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' 1'" . "IT'S A COLD DAY WHEN WE PET LEFT." YOL. XVI. UtU'Si UX:lVYiUU HOOD RIVES, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1804. XO 5. Hi OD RIVER GLACIER iMued evert Thursday by ARTHUR D. MOB, PuWI.hw. Term, o! subscription 11.60 year wbeo paid In advance. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAES. HOOD RIVER. The prstoftlee li open dally between Sam at d 7 p. m.; bunday rom li to 1 o'clock. Ileila fi r the East clone at 12:2U a. m. arm p. m; (or The carrier, on K. F. D. routee No. 1 end No. 2 leave the poetofflo at 8 : daily. Mail leave. For Ml. Hood, daily at 12:00 m.; arrivea, 10:2i' a. m. For Chenoweth, Waah., at 7:90 a. m. Tubs dava, Tr ursrtayaaud Saturday.; arrive, tame day. at 8 p. m. For Underwood, Waah., at 7:30 a. m. Tues daya, Thursday, and Saturday.; arrivea tame days at 6 p. m. For White Salmon, Waah., dally at 2:46 p, m. j arrivea at 11 a. m. WHITE SALMON. For Hood River daily at (a. m. ; arrivea at 4:46p.m. For Hu.um, Trout Lake and Guler, Waah., daily at 7 :30 a. m. ; arrivea at 12 m. For Olenwood, Uilmer and Fulda, Wash., daily at 7:8U a. m.: arrives at 6 p m. For Finefiat end Bnowden, Waah., at 11:80 a. m. Tuesdays and Saturdays; arrives same days, ld:3lj a. m. For Bin en, Wash., dally at 4:45 p. m.; ar rives at 8:46 a. m. AK GROVE COUNCIL No. 142, ORDER OF ) PEN DO. Meets the Second and Fourth Frldav.oi the month. Visitors cordially wel couied. F. U. bkosius, Counsellor. Mute Kims Clakk. Secretary. 0 RDER OF WASHINGTON. Hood River Union No. 442. meet, in Odd Fellows' hall second and fourth Saturdays in each month, 7 :8u o'clock. H. L. Rood, President. C. V. Iukim. Secretary. H OOD RIVEIt CAMP, No. 7,702, M. W. A., meets In K. of P. Hall every Wednesday night M. M. Kuiwkix, V. C. C. U. Dakin, Clerk. HOOD RIVER CAMP, No. 770, W. O. W., meet, on lirm and third Tuesday of each month In Odd Fellow Hall. A. U. Statkn, (J. C. F. H. Blaoo, Clerk. WAt't'OMA LODGE, No. SO, K. of P., meets in K. of P. Hall every Tuesday night. 0. H.JtHkms, U. C. C. E. IIbmman, K. ofR. Si8. TJOOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 26. O. E. B., A X meet, aecond and fourth lueaday even ings ol each month. Visitors cordially wel comed. Thkrksk Cartmek, W. M. . MM). Maby B. Davidson, Secretary. HOOD RIVER CIRCLE, No. 624. Women oi Woodcraft, meets at K. of P. Hall on the first and third Friday, of each month. II klrn Norton. Guardian Neighbor. Nellie Hollowill. Clerk. CANHY PORT, No. 16, O. A. R., meets at A. O. U. W. Hall, second and fourth Saturday, of each month at 2 o'clock p. m. All U. A. R. members invited to meet with us. H. II. Bailey, Commander, T. J. C'ONNlwo, Adjutant. CAN BY W. R. C, No. 1, meets second and fourth Saturdays of each month in A. O. U. W. Hull at 2 p. m. Mrs. Alida Fhoemaxer, President. Mrs. T. J. commiho, Secretary. EDEN ENCAMPMENT, No. 48, I. O. O. F., Kegular meeting second and fourth Mon days ol each month. A, J. Gatcukll, C. P. Bert Entrican, Scribe. I DLEWII.D LODGE. No. 107, I. O. O. F.. meets In Fraternal Hall, every Tnursaay nignt. J. K. Rees, N. O. Bert Entrican, Secretary. HOOD RINER CHAPTER, No. 7, R. A. M., meets third Friday night of each month. U. K. Castnkr, H. P. D. McDonald, Secretary. COURT HOOD RIVER No. 42, Foresters oi America, meet, second and fourth Mon days in each month in K. of P. Hall. L. C. Haynis, C. R. F. C. Brobius, Financial Secretary. L ATREL REREKAH DEGREE LODGE, No. 87, 1. O. O. F., meets lirst and third Friday, in each month. Francis Morse, N. U. Thekesk Castner, 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. fi. Savage, Secretary. OLETA ASSEMBLY No. 103, United Artisans, meets II r.-t and third Wednesdays, work; work; second and louun v eanesaays, soci lal; Artl sans hall. D. McDo: NALD, M. A. E. M. McCarty, Secretary. RIVERSIDE LODGE No. 68, A. O. U. W., meets first and third Saturdays of each month. E. R. Bradley, Financier. W. B. SHUTS, W. M. 3. O. Haynes, Recorder. RIVERSIDE LODGE, NO. 40, Degree of Hon or, A. O. U. W, meets Hrst and third Satur days at 8 p m. Mrs. Sarah Bradley, C. of H. Miss Cora ( oph.k, Recorder. Mrs. Lucretia I rather, Financier J)R. W. T. ROWLEY PHYSICIAN, SURGEON, OCULIST Office and Pharmacy, Hood Eiver Heights. Phone, Alain 961. J7 H. HARTWIO LAWYER Will Practice in All Courts. Oftioe with Geo. D. Culbertson A Co. Collec tions, Abstracts, Settlement of Estates. HOOD RIVER OREGON Q H. JENKINS, D. M. D. DENTIST. Specialist on Crown and Bridge Work. Telephones: Office, 281; residence. M. Office over Bank Bldg. Hood River, Oregon L L. DUMBLE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Successor to Dr. M. F. Shaw. t ails promptly answered In town or country Day or Night. Telephones: Residence, 611; Office, SIS. Office over Reed's Grocery. j F. WATT, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Telephone!: Office, 281; residence, 381. SURGEON O. K. & N. CO. J 0HN LELAND HENDERSON ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. ABSTRACTER, KO- 1 An. Y ruHLiu ana keal, E8TAIS AUINT. For 21 veers a resident of Oregon and Wash ington. Has had many years experience 1b Real Estate matters, as abstractor, searcher of title, and agent. Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge- A. JAYNE. LAWYER. Abstracts Furnished. Money Loaned. Hood River, Oregon. p C. BROS1C8, M. D. . ' PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 'Phone Centra!, or 121. Office Honrs: 10 to 11 A. M.; J to and 6 to 7 P. M. A. W. ONTHANK Kntarv Public and Real E.tate Agent. Ixians. Collections and Conveyancing. Fire and Life Insurance in the best Companies. btenograpuy ana typewriting. Oak Street, Heed River, Oregea. EVENTS OF THE DAY GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprehensive) Review ol the Import ant Happenings ol the Past Week, Presented la Condensed Form. Meet Likely to Prove Interesting to Our Many Readers. Colorado troops have sent .. 36 union men to New Mexico. Fire at Oroville, California, destroy' ed property valued at $180,000. The inventor of the submarine mines used by the Japanese has been killed. Burglars dynamited a safe at Pipe stone Springs, Montana, near Butte, and secured 12,700. The reserves just called out by Ru? sia means the dispatch of 200,000 t troops to Kuropatkin. Two men held up a street car in the suburbs of San Francisco and secured (23 from the conductor. Attorney General Knox will retire as soon as his commission as senator ar rives. Moody is likely to succeed him. Admiral Togo has captured a number of rice laden junks attempting to run the blockade and enter the Port Arthur harbor. The Vladivostok squadron is report ed to be in the Corean straits and heavy firing indicates an engagement with the Japanese. The government will take hold of the Utah lake irrigation scheme and complete the work. When finished the project will water fully a million acres of land. Russia has called out more resreves. Many deported union miners are ar riving at Denver. The Russian forces at Ping, south of Niu Chwang have been forced to evacu ate. Russia will not heed the protest of Britain against declaring foodstuffs con traband. . An attempt has beea made to kidnap the Italian consul at Tangier, Moiocco, by bandits. All Russian warships at Port Arthur are expected to be. . ready lot advice . withm a lortnigut. , The tenth semiannual reunion of Scottish Rite Masons of Oregon is in sees ion at Portland. Congressman Metcalf, of California, ia slated to succeed Cottelyou as secie- tary of commerce and labor. The national heads of the Rathbone Sisters and Pythian Sisters, at a con ference, have prepared a plan for the consolidation oi the two orders. A cloudburst on the tableland adja cent to Sterling, Colorado, caused a sheet of water 10 to 18 inqhes deep to cover the lower portion of the town. Much damage was done to growing crops in that section. ' The land offi-e at Oregon City may be moved to Protland. Abner McKinlej , brother of the late President McKinley, is dead. The Colorado train robbers have again eluded the posse and are further into the hills. The man who attempted to kill the Spanish premier has been sent to pris on for 17 years. The wife of Mayor Ballinger, of Seat tle, has been warned of a plot againBt her husband's life. Chinese report that a battle was fought June 9 within seven miles of the inner forts of Port Arthur. The Panama commissioners ate sure a currency system acceptable to the United States will be adopted by Mana ma. More union miners aie being deport ed from Colorado and the work will be kept up until all are taken out of the state. The Japanese are constructing a rail road from Feng Wang Cheng to Shak- dedal, 80 miles to the southeast, near the mouth of the Yalu river Roosevelt desires Ambassador Choate to succeed Knox as attorney general. John W. Minto baa been apointed postmaster at Portland, to take charge July 1 Perdicaris, the American held by Moroccan bandits, will soon be re leased. The Japanese have dislodged Russian forces in a number of towns along the Liao Yang. A waterspout in Oklahoma was the cause of three deaths and washed away many houses. Kansas objects to being made the dumping ground for the objectionable Colorado unionists. Many union miner are . being de ported from the Victor, Colorado, mining district every day The alleged ' leader in the Victor, Colorado, riots baa been captured Cripple Creek alliance has decided it will not try to break up me print era' anion, fearing that tke papers will suspend Four bnndred school children were thrown in a maas at San Jose, Cal., by the breaking down of platform in a theater. None were seriously injured The secretary of the Mineownera' as sociation aays the desire to make all loin the onion and not the eight hour ' O t A day is the real Issue in the Colorado navai transport, was uoi eenuueiv uam trouble. Pd- MANY MEN LOST. Japanese and Russians Engage In a Furious Skirmish. St. Petersburg, June 16. General Stackelbeig, through the army head quarters at Harbin, reports a number of desperate skirmishes with the Jap anese, in which both sides lost heavily and in one of which the Russian Gen eral Gernroes was severely wounded. At midday yesterday an entire di vision of Japanese made a derperate at tack on the left flank of the Russian position at Vafang w. They attacked in three columns, and after shelling the Russians with heavy artillery made a furious bayonet charge in the face of a heavy charge of rapid-fire guns and musketry. The desperation of the Jap anese charge is shown by the fact that some of them succeeded in getting with in a few yards of tke Russian trenches before they were shot down. They were finally compelled to retire, leav ing fully 800 dead behind. The First Siberian rifles bore the brunt of the attack, and their lostes were very heavy. Their commander, Colonel Kavastounoff, fell almost in the first fire, with a bullet through his brain. Adjutant Sub Lieutenant Nod-1 (X'hinuky was killed almost at the same time. Two majors and a nun.ber of officers of lesser rank were picked off by the Japanese sharpshooters, whose fire was unusually deadly and acurate. General Gernroes was shot just as the Japanese atacking column broke and fled. A shrapnel bullet shattered one side of his jaw, but he refused to retire. A report was also received from Gen eral Kharkevitch telling of the battle between the outposts at Utiaton Satur day. He states that the Japanese at tacked from front and flank early in the afternoon and the fighting rated until late. Finally the Japanese were driven back, and the Russians followed up their advantage under cover of dark ness. Just before dawn the Russians charged the heights of Liao Tung, car rying the Japanese position with a loss of but four killed and 18 wounded. . Gei eral Kharkevitch also reports that his scouts have reported to him that a Japanese column numbering 3,- 000 men is marching toward Iluayen siang. MAY ESTABLISH NEW BASE. Russians Now Believe Japanese Will Take Niu Chwang. St. Petersburir. Jnne 16. The bom bardment by tne Japanese oi tne coast near Kaichou and the blockade of Niu Chwang is taken to indicate that the ultimate object of the combined move ments is to clear the Liao Tung penin sula of Russians and occupy Niu Chwang as a new base. The garrison at Niu Chwang, it is said here, remains undiminished, but it is not believed the Russian plans contemplate a seri ous attempt to hold Niu Chwang. The Japanese are strongly fortifying Feng Wang Cheng as a precaution against disaster. The war office has advices since June 12 from Pu Lan Tien, in the southern part of the Liao Tung peninsula, and they do not mention the reported Jap anese ambush of that date, resulting in the loss in that vicinity to the Russians of 800 men. Neither has the war office any confirmatory report of the ambush ing and almost total destruction by the Russians of two Japanese battalions on the Hai Cheng road. The officials of the war office discredit both reports. BELIBVBS WAR ABOUT OVER. Peabody Discusses strike Conditions and Replica to Critics. Denver, June 15. "I think the war is nearly over," said Governor Peabody today. "I bave news from General Bell that the Cripple Creek mines are open and running today, also that there is comparatively little disaffec tion among the men. There is no news of any further trouble or any like lihood of any. "I learn from Captain Bulkeley Wells, of Telluride, that the union men there concede that their cause is lost, and those of them who are acceptable to the mineownera are already at work again. One hundred and fifty capable men, whether union or nonunion, have been invited to go to work, and the in vitalion will be speedily accepted. Revolution Is Certain. Tangier, June 16. French occupa tion is the only remedy for the serious internal condition of Morroco. A revo lution is practically certain within a couple of months, and it will be sup ported by the entire educated class The sultan's authority is virtually non existent, and nntil the country is occu pied Europeans are on the edge of a volcano. Should trance avoid her re sponsibility, America or Great Britain may be foned into energetic action, thus creating t situation similar to that existing in Egypt. Release May Be Delayed. Tangier, June 16. A courier from Raisuli, who kidnaped Messrs. Perdi caris and Varly, arrived here during the night. United State Consu. Gen eral Gummere and the British embassy visited Mohammed El Torres, the rep resentative of the sultan of Morocco, to discuss the contents of Raisuli's mes sage. The distance of Rasuli'i head puarters makes the negotiations drag. It is now thought possible that the captives will not be released this week. Mine Kills Nineteen Men. Tokio, June 16 While the Taihokn was engaged in laying mines at the en trance to Port Arthur, last night, a mine exploded, killing one officer and 18 men, and wounding two officers and seven men. ine lainoao, wnrcn is a F00LTHE RUSSIANS JAPANESE MAKE FEINT AND 800 OP CZAR'S MEN. KILL Defeated Troop Fall Back en Kaichou Show Indications of a Long, Forced March, but Will Olve Out No Infor nation to the Correspondents Who are Along Their Line of March. St. Petersburg, June 15. I. is re ported that a naval battle between the fleets of the Japanese cn the one side and the Russian fleet and shore bat teries on the other side occurred off Port Arthur on June The naval battle was accompanied by the advance of the Japanese troops to the rear of the Poit - Arthur defense. The Russian forces within the fortress were in com mand of General Stoessel, who," it la reported, is wounded. It was neces sary to amputate his leg at the knee. Niu Chwang, June 15. Information has been received here through hereto fore reliable channels that part of the Japanese force left at Pu Lan Tien to checkmate tiie Russians' southward movement to reileve Port Arthur was attacked southeast of Bluing Mao yes-( teiday. After slight fighting, the Jap anese made a false retreat, the Russians hotly following them, .when the Japan ese made a flack movement, catching the Russians in a trap. The Russian losses are placed at 800 men. They then fell back on Kaichou and began to retreat along the Baimatgu-Tsai Chou road. About 2,000 Russian infantry from Kaichou passed through Niu Chwang yesterday, accompanied by a large sup ply and hospital train. Several carte contained bandaged men. The troops appeared to be fagged out, and slit wed every indication of a long, forced march. The officers refused to furnish any information, buj a noncommis sioned officer told a correspondent of the Associated Press that all the troops were retreating from Tsai Chou. Be fore he could say anything further, he was reprimanded by a captain. Strag glers are closely watched by noncom missioned officers to prevent them abandoned the ground mines eight miles south of here. A native messenger just in from I lie Russian camp west of here reports that there are many wounded men there. REVOLT AT PRISON. Four Condemned Men la Ohio Penitenti ary Attempt to Escape. Columbus, O., June. 15. An attempt was made by four of the nine con demned men at the penitentiary to es cape at 1 o'clock this morning by over powering the guard. The guard was badly beaten, but two guards from the hall came to his assistance and the pi is oners were forced back into their cells and locked up. The prisoners in the plot to escape were Moses Johnson, of Scioto county ; Philip Nagle, of Wyandotte, county; Lewis Harmon, of Franklin county; and Ben Wade, of Lucas county. Guard Richards, of Williams county, was in charge of tne prisoners, lie was unarmed, ' no weapons being al lowed in the annex. The prisoners beat him down with their fists, and secured the key to the cage in the an nex, but failed to find t'.e key to the outer door. Guard Richards made such an outcry that two guards in an adjoining ball were attracted, and they came to his rescue. The prisoners were overpow ered and locked up. Guard RichardB was badly beaten, but hit condition is not considered serious. - It was evidently the purpose of the prisoners to get out of the door of the annex which leads into the prison yard and scale the walls. Tbey had no weapons, but expected to secure them from the guard. It is not believed that the five other men in the annex were a party to the plot to escape. Wtilpplnf-Post Regime Revived. Lexington, Ky., June 15. Police Judge John j. Riley today revived the old whipping post regime when he sen fenced Simon Scearce, a 15-year-old negro lad to be whipped in the public square. Scearce had struck a white boy. The court decreed that the boy's mother take the boy to the public square and give him 20 lashes with a buggy whip. The mother, in the pres ence of a large crowd, administered the punishment as directed. This is the first time such an Incident haa been witnessed since the Civil war. Believe Big Ships are Held. ., Chicago, June 15. A special to the Daily News from Chefoo says: Accord Ing to the captain of one of the ships comprising the Japanese blockading fleet, the cruiser Novik has been out of the harbor on several occasions bunting Japanese destroyers. The captain thought the obstructions at the month of the harbor prevented the exit of the larger Russian vessels. The Russians have three submarine boats ehich have been put together at Paya. Dowle Coming Hone. London, June 15. It is announced that John Alexander Dowie has decided to return to the United States by the first steamer. In strongly-worded de nunciatory editorials, the London papers this morning express unbounded satisfaction with Dowie's speedy de 1 partnre. QOOD ROADS. A Few Simple Rules Which Would Our Highways. Help Among the elements and forces bf nature there are several enemies of good roads, but the greatest of them is water. It washes away the material of the road. It soaks into the road and softens it so that the wagon wheels cut into the surface making ruts and holes. It permeates and softens the foundation so that the surface of the road sinks or breaks up. In the winter the water that is in the road freeses, expands, and loosens and disintegrates the road material. ' The most important thing in the building of roads is to lest en or prevent the ravages ot water; yet no feature of the work is so neglected as thrs. Many local road supervisors seem to give no consideration to the question of drain age, and the result is a regular mud oiocaage , during several weeks or montiis of the year. The following are a few simple rules tlie observance of which would go far toward bettering the roads of this coup try: First. The road should be so located and constructed as to avoid steep grades down which the water rushes during heavy rains tearing up and washing away the road material. Second. The foundation of the road should be thoroughly drained by open side ditches which will carry off the water, and where neceBsitry tile drains should be laid in the foundation itself. Third. The surface of the road should be hard and smooth and have sufficient elope toward the sides to shed the surface water. Fourth. Ruts and holes on the sur face of the finished road should be filled as fast as made so that no water can lie on the surface to be worked up into mud. These rules are simple and easy to follow, and any one who gives any seri ous thought to the matter can see the wisdom of following them. Still they are almost universally ignored as the condition of our roads abundantly proves. x What this country needs is a radical change, a new era In road building. The people have been moving in ruts in more senses than one, and if each local community is left to work out the road problem alone, thoy will continue to move in the same rut, and every year millions of dollars will be thrown into the mud, to say nothing of the losses resulting from the use of bad roaus. i ecvnree on road improvement seem to do very mn ..j. n.u. j bulletins on road building appear to have very little effect. What the local communities need is practical object lessons and actual as sistance, and these can come only from the state governments and the federal government. It is for this reason that road reformers everywhere are turning toward state and national aid as the only sol ut ou of the road problem. The bad roads of the United States are a blight, a curse, a disgrace and all patriotic, progressive citizens should make a grand united effort to wipe them out and put our nation on a level with the advanced nations of Europe in the matter of roads. Pestilence In Siberia. Paris, June 15. Letters received from correspondents who have investi gated the conditions prevailing in Si beria show that the natives are suffer ing severely as a result of the war. An epidemic has broken out among the laborers who live around lake Baikal, and it is feared the disease, the exact nature of which has not yet been as certained, will affect the troops who are passing through on the way to Man churia. The unfortunates affected by the disease usually die within forty eight hours after being first attacked, and so far all known remedies have proven useless. Visits the Bandit's Camp. Tangier, June 15. J. W. S. Langer- man, commissioner ol the Moroccan section at the St. Louis exposition, ar rived here today from the camp of Ral suli, the bandit. In an interview gi- en to the Associated Press, Mr. tanger man said: "I met Raisnti and his band fully armed and suspicious of the visit. For a few miutes the situation was critical, but all passed off well. Ion Perdicaris is much better and in good spirits over the prespect of his speedy release." Ouns Drove Back Train. Tokio, June 15 Rear Admiral Togo reports that Tuesday a part of the fleet bombarded the west coast of the Liao Tung peninsula, near Kaichau, and drove back a military train that was approaching southward. No trains have been seen since. The enemy was moving in troops and erecting works evidently expecting a landing of the Japanese at that point and making all preparations to prevent it. Small gun boats sent in close by Rear Admiral Togo bombarded the Russians at work. Port Arthur Left to Fate. St. Petersburg, June 15. Relief felt in militry circles at the removal of dissension in military circles. It Is understood that the sole responsibility devolved upon General Knropstkin and that no serious attempt will be made to relieve Port Arthur. It is re ported that the Vladivostok squadron now consists of three cruisers and fou ironclads. It is therefore presumed that the squadron has effected junc tion with Port Arthur vessels. Russian Prisoner la Japan. Tokio, June; 15. The Russian pris oners in the hospital in Japan number 546, including 19 officers. Of these 38 men and 10 officers are wounded, while the other are suffering from sickness ol various iDit. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON DECISION ON SWAMP LAND. Qovernor Receives the Text From the Interior Department. ' Salem Governor Chamberlain haa received the full text of the decision of the secretary of the interior rejecting the claim of the state of Oregon to the swamp lands within the Klamath In dian reservation. Briefly stated, the decision quotes the swamp land act of I860, which specifically provides that the grant to the state shall "include any lands which the government may nave reserved, sold or disposed of (in pursuance of any law heretofore enact ed) prior to the confirmation of title to be made under the authority of the aam act." ..... The treaty creating the Klamath res ervation was not made until 1864, but tne decision holds that the right or title of occupancy of the Indian ex isted prior to that time, as recognised by the act of 1848, establishing the ter ritorial government of Oregon, wherein It was provided: That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to impair the lights of person or property now pertaining to the Indians in said territory, so long as such rights Bliall remain unextin guished by treaty between the United States and such Indians, or to affect the authority of the government of the United States to make any regulation respecting such Indians, their lands, property or other rights, by treaty, law or otherwise, which it would have been competent to the government to make if this act had never passed." lhe secretary of the interior holds that this provision recognizes the title or right of occupancy of the Indians to all the country occupied by them, and that the treaty of 1864 operated merely to cede to the United States the righta the Indains held in lands other than those set apart as a place of resi dencethe Klamath reservation. In other words, the treaty of 1864 but re duced the extent of the possession of the Indians, whose right existed prior to the swamp land act of 1860 and still exists. MILLION SHEEP EN ROUTE. Oolng to the Blue Mountains for the Summer Range. Pendluton Tens of thousands of fieenare en route to summer range In tiie in ue mountains scions voiiuub parts of Umatilla county. Between 20,000 and 30,000 traveled last week up the Walla Walla river road through Freewater and Milton, numerous bands went up the Umatilla, and flocks are moving southward up Birch and simil ar creeks into Southern Umatilla, Tne mountaian range of this county, and portions of Union and Grant coun ties, are the ultimate destinations. The annual protest is alBO beginning to go from water users in the irrigated sections, who are afraid that the now of their various Btreams will be lessened through sheep eating out underbrush at the headwaters of these streams. Whether the increasing deficiency in flow during the dry seasons is due to extra demands made by the constantly growing number of irrigators, or to the isappearance of mountain shrubbery and consequent lack of anything to -re tain the snowfall is a disputed iBsue between sheepmen and water users, an issue which brings up the old conten tion about whether sheepherders burn out the undergrowth to help grass for tlie next season or not. Meanwhile, the bands whose aggre gate will fill the Blue mountains of three counties mentioned with nearly 1,000,000 sheep are pouring in, and can be encountered on any mountain highway. Hay Crop U Sbort. Hillsboro The Washington county hay crop will not be more than a half yield this season, owing to the extreme dry weather during tlie nion'-h of May. In the lowlands along the Tualatin and other small streams the timothy Is much better than on the plains, where in many places there is not a third of a yield. The way things look, Wash ington county, which has always sent out thousands of tons of timothy each season for Philippine shipment, will not be able to enter the markets to any appreciable extent. Qood Strawberry Crop. Salem The strawberry harvest Is now in full swing in this vicinity and one of the largest crops ever seen is being gathered. The bulk of the crop is going to the Salem fruit cannery, where about 160 persons are employed parking the fruit. The berries are ex ceptionally good this season. They are now coming to the cannery at the rate of 12,000 pounds per day, and a uni form price of 34 cents per pound is paid. Mo Word of Land Office Change. Oregon City Register A. 8. Dresser, of the Oregon City land office, in reply to an inquiry concerning the proposed removal of the local land office from Oregon City to Portland, said he had received nothing of any official nature from Washington as to the proposed change. Teople of Oregon City are sur prised at the proposed change in locu tion of the land office, and will strive to retain.the office here. Union County Scat Fight. La Grande The complete election re turn of Union county show a majority for the removal ol the county seat. The vote on the removal of the county seat from Union to La Grande was 2, 552 for removal and 1,003 against, making a total of 419 more than the 60 per cent required. 200,000 POUNDS OF WOOL. 0 w inn-Isaacs Livestock Company DU oaes of Immense Clip. Pendleton Two hundred thousand pounds of wool have been sold by the Gwinn-Isaaca livestock company, of which J. 11. Gwinn, secretary of the Oregon Woolgrowers' association and a resident oi Pendleton, la a partner. The Gwlnn-Isaacs company ia consider ed an Idaho sheep firm, although a large portion of its animals range in summer in the western spur of the Blue mountains in Grant county. The com pany is one of the largest sheep con cerns operating in the Northwest. Late as it is, some of the Gwinn Isaacs bands are not yet even sheared. Eight bands were trailed into summer range in Grant county from the Snake river country in Malheur county. Here the company has over 50,000 acres leased from the old Dalles military land company which secured control of an Immense area in Grant and one or two other counties for cutting a road through the interior In the early days. and the Gwinn-Isaac people have 80 sections on long lease. As govern merit sections alternate with each sec tion granted to the military road com pany, the sheepmen bave an immense territory available. In spit of tlie normally overciowded condition of the Grant range, no trouble is experienced with settlers by the Gwinn-Isaao peo ple, partly because their land is leased and partly because there are few or no settlers In the district they occupy. In addition to this, their sheep trail is through sparsely settled and barren country. The remaining five bands of this company are In the Wood river country in luano. Asks for Receiver. Eugene R. McMurphy, one of the stockholder of the Willamette Valley woolen Aiamuacturing company, has begun uit foi sequestration of the Eugene woolen mill property and ap pointment ot a receiver. This action i the result of too small capital to be gin with and mistakes in building the mm, so that by the time the mill was in condition to become productive and profitable the capital and resources were so nearly exhausted that it suffer ed for operating money. This caused Jha niilf to joe nnprodcutive. Big Insane Asylum Roll. Salem The monthly report of the state insane asylum for May shows one of the largest monthly increase in enrollment in the history of the insti tution. The total number of inmates is now the highest ' it has ever been. The report shows: Number of patient April 80, 1,238; received during May, 43; escapes returned, 3; discharged. 10; died, 9; eloped, 6; number remaining June 1, 1,350. The total expenditures were f 14,245. Wool Sella at High Price. Pendleton Practically all the re maining wool of Umatilla county was disposed of at the second wool sale under the auspices of the State Wool- growers' association. Eleven grower disposed of clips, aggregating 198,000 pound. The clip of Isaao Knot of Pilot Rock, consisting of 16,998 pound, topped the market at 15 cent. The average price wa 14 cent. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat-Walla Walla, 70c;bluestem, 78c; valley, 79c. Barley Feed, 123 per ton: rolled. (24.50025. Flour Valley, 3.904.05 per bar rel; hard wheat straights, (404.25; cleats, (3.85(34.10; hard wheat pat ent, (4.4034.70; graham, (3.50(84; whole wheat, (4(34.25; rye flour, (4.60. Oata No. 1 white, (1.25; gray, (1.20 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, (19(920 per ton; middlings, $25.60027; shorts, (203 21; chop, (18; linseed, dairy food, (19. Hay Timothy, (15316 per ton; clover, (89; grain, (11312; cheat. (11912. Vegetables Turnips, (1.25 per sack; carrots, (1.60; beets, (1.25; cabbage, 22Kc; lettuce, head, 25340c per doa; cauliflower, (1.75S2 per dot; celery, 764190c per dot.; cucumbers, (1.253 1.50 per dot; asparagus, 60c; peas, 6c per pound; rhubarb, 3o per pound; bean, green, 12Kc; squash, (1 per box; green com, 60c per do. Honey (333.50 per case. Potatoes Fancy, 75c( 1 per cental; new potatoes, (1.753 2 per cental. Fruits Strawberries, Oregon, 436c per pound; cherries, 50c(l per box; gooseberries, 6c per pound; apple, fancy Baldwin and Spitzenbergs, (1.5032.50 per box; choice, (131.60; cooking, 75c3(l; canteloupi, (5 per crate; apricots, (2.25 per box. Butter Fancy creamery, 17g20c; store, 13c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 183l8c per doKen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 12312o per pound; small, spring, 20322c; hens, 12312),c; turkeys, live, 16(3 17c per pound; dressed, 18320c; duck, (738 per dot; geese, live, 7($8c per pound. Cheese Full cream, twins, new stock, 12K13c; old itocr, 10c; Young America, 14c. - Hops 1903 crop, 23(3 Mc per pound. Wool Valley, 1920c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 11316c; mohair, 30c per pound for choice. Beef Dressed, 6370 per pound. Mutton Dressed, 436c per pound; lambs, 8c. Veal Dressed, 643 7c per pound. Pork Dressed, 637c per pound. 0