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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