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CONDON, GILLIAM CO., OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904.
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WEEIVSJ)OINGS
Newsy Items Gathered from All
Parts of the World.
Or INTEREST TO OUR READERS
General Review of Important Happen
pcnlgs Presented In Brief and
Condensed Corm.
Montana stockmen bare snt a depu
Ullon to Chicago to try and patch up
peace.
The ItUHitlan government has given
ordeia that no mot merchant steamers
Im sunk. ", .
Inlormalon liaa bwn given the feder
al iiiMpectur of an Infraction of lha law
by the beef trunt.
Tlio Japanese liave taken advantage
of mountain pauses to outmaneuver the
Russians cant of Liao Yang.
The fall of Tort Aithur and the sur
render of General Kuiopatktn ar pre
dieted to occur on the Mine day.
Altcn B Paiker, Democratic nomi
nee fm president, haa resigned from the
bench of the New Yora court of appeals.
The Chlneiw general, Ma, niny rut
off retreat of Kuropatkin If lie trie to
eacai the Japanese by going tluough
Mongolia.
Two Russian cruisers from the Baltic
are chailng a steamer which left Eng
land for Canada, carrying ammunition
foi Yokohama by way of the Canadian
Pacific railway,
Germany baa a fleet near Chofoo.
Ex-Governor James T. Lew la, of
Wisconsin, ia dead.
Tort Arthur ia preparing for a final
land against the Japanese.
The Japanese army attacking General
Kuropatkln la estimated at 200,000.
While the battle waa raging July 31
the thermometer waa up to 102 degrees
near llaicbeng.
The old Grimea hotel at Seaside baa
burned. It waa one of the oldest build
ings at the coast.
A fast train on the Friico system waa
derailed lu Indian Territory and a num
ber of pel sona injured.
While trying to come aabore from a
atianded yacht a number of peraona
were drowned in Nova Scotia.
The government ia awaiting fuilher
newa of the aetame of part of the Ara
bia's cargo before taking action.
The Japaneae are auppoaed to be de
layed.in the pursuit of the Russians by
a lack of ammunition, w hich ia being
hurried to the front.
No word baa been received from Gen
erate Stakelherg or Zarouhaleff for sev
eral dayi and it may be that General
Nod mi baa cut them off from General
Kuropatkin.
Packers claim victory over the Chi
cago atriketa.
El Paao will flght for the American
Mining congreaa for 1005.
The London Tlmea declares the link
ing of merchantmen piracy.
Insurance rates have decreased since
the return to Vladivostok of the Rus
sian raiding squadron.
The assassin of Von Plehve has been
identified as a student at Khaikoff uni
versity. He haa died of his injuries.
A amall German vessel loaded with
fish for Yokohama waa also sunk by
the Vladivostok squadron on its recent
raid.
An Inr pection of the excursion steam
er Grand Republic shows conditions
similar to thoae on the death-ship Gen
eral Blocum.
Washington Democrats have nomin
ated George Turner, of Spokane, for
governor and Steven Judson, of Pierce
county, for lieutenant governor.
Railway telegraphers on Texas roads
are on a strike.
The government statement for July
aliows a lagre deficit.
Large receipts of livestock are being
received and bandied at the Chicago
stockyards.
Special efforts will be made at San
Fiwnolaoo by the government In the
land fraud cases.
The battleship Ohio fell below the
required speed in the first trial trip in
Santa Barbara channel.
The New York Building Trades alli
ance has caused work to cease on a
number of large buildings.
The "Diamond Special" on the Illi
nois Central was held up near Chicago
by four maksed men who went through
the coaches and secured $ 10,000 in
booty and escaped.
Genreal Count Keller was killed by
Japaense shell July 29 while resist
ing the preliminary attack of General
Kurokl's army. lie ia the first high
Russian officer to be killed in the Man
churian campaign.
A cloudburst in Nevdaa flooded sev
eral towns.
The assassin of Von Plehve still re
fuses to talk.
Packres and strikrea both claim vic
tories at Chicago.
Relations between France and the
Vatican have been broken off.
The Japanese are said to have made
great gains around Port Arthur.
Count Ignatieff will succeed to the
Russian ministry of the interior.
The Sntaa Fe tracks were washed out
for 12 miles by a flood in Arioina can
yon.
HAWAII NOT A DRAG.
United Slates Treasury Enriched at
Minor Outlay.
Sacramento, Cal., Aug. 0. In an In
terview today, Governor G. C. Carter,
of the Hawaiian islands, said to a rep
resentative of (he Ike:
"The annotation of the islands to
the United States has not been a com
mercial success, so far as the Islands
are concerned. Since we have been
United States terrltoiy we have not
mada gieat progress. One reason for
this Is because the laws by which we
are governed are not suited to the
countiy. For instance, we have to
obey the United Suites law and cannot
rut government laud for a period of
more than five years at a time. As it
takes from two to four years to raise a
crop In our climate, we cannot find
anybody that will rent land for such a
shoit period as five years. Thus we
are deprived of a big Income from gov
ernment land.
"riince we have liecn anneied con
gress has never dredited our harbor,
ft is filling up and thus prevents the
lauding of tlio 'argest vesmda. As a
result of this our t radio ia falling off.
We have dredged the harbor at our ei
penae since we have been annexed, but
unleas it is dredged again we will lose
much of our trade.
"Annexation has cut off all of our
Internal revenue. On the othei band,
from Uncle Sam's point tf view, an
nexation has been a decided success.
Over M.2'10,000 has been paid Into the
United States treasury from the is
lands. The wlole cont of annexation
was only M.000,000."
TILL ALL ORDERS.
Chicago Packers Say Plants are
Doing Well.
Chicago, Aug. 6. In a statement
given out tonight by the packets, the
report that negotiations are In progress
to bring about another conference be
tween the packers and the labor lead
ers is declared to be unfounded. The
packers assert that theie is not the
slightest possibility of further confer
ences with the strikers. '
According to this statement, the pro
greHa making at the plants la satisfac
tory to all J be packers; more men are
employed daily; all contracts and cur
rent ordeis are filled and there is a
normal supply of beef, mutton and
piovisiona at all plants in the United
Mi wtkil jtUm . ! - lvwt
prices titan before the strike began.
In a table accompanying the state
ment It Is shown that the total numler
of men at work tonight at all points it
more than 29,000. With this number
of men at work the packers say they
shipped 831 carloada of fresh meats
from all points yesterday.
iieyond trying to enforce the order
fotbiddng the delivery of ice to retail
ers w ho have been hauling meat from
the stockyards themselves since the
teamsters' strike, the strikers did little
today. Up to date th ice supply of
100 retail markets has been cut off.
rooosTurrs not contraband.
United States Will Not Recede rrom
Position Once Taken.
Washington, Aug. 0. The state de
partment is in telegraphic communica
tion with its agencies abroad tespecting
the Russian seixures and destruction of
American goods, but it is not yet ready
to define precisely ita position as to the
w hole subject of seixures. These ex
changes are not confined to St. Peters
hnro and WaHhincton. but are in
tended to develop the purposes of the
governments of other nations, and par
ticularly of Great Britain and Ger
many, whose shipping has sunerert
mnm tlmn that of anv other. It is
said here that the precedents already
established in lite ppnnisu aim ooei
wars, as well as in the operations in
China during the black flag uprising,
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have woikeu so eauaiaciorny ami nave
received such universal approval that
under no circumstances win America
nnw rupRiln from the doctrine that food
stuffs not directly intended for the use
of a belligerant army or navy cannot
be regarded as contraoanu.
No Second Trial of Ohio.
San Francisco, Aug. 6. The bat
tleship Ohio will not be given another
dial. Engineer Robert Foisythe, who
had charge of the machinery of the
Ohio, states that the machinery work'
ed without a hitch, and that the fail
ure to make the required speed was due
solely to the tidal conditions. The
horsepower developed was over 2,000,
more than the contract called foi. The
stakeboats Fortuno, Treble, Paul Jones
and Undilla leturned today from the
south, but the Annapolis will not ar
rive here until tomoirow. ,
. Lend Money In New York.
New York, Aug. 6.- The republic of
Panama has made another big loan on
real estate in tkis city. Aloan of $000.-
000 at i)i per cent was made by the
lepresontatives of the republic on a
large Brodaway building. The sum is
part of the $10,000,000 which the Pan
ama republic received from the United
States for the Isthmian canal conces
sion, and ita representaties have al
ready loared out on mortgage nearly
11,000,000 on real estate in this city.
Payment on Cuban Loan.
Havana, Aug. 6. Manuel Despaigne,
fiscal agent for the Cuban government,
in a cable dispatch from New York to
day says that Speyer & Co. have paid
him $10,000,000 of the $35,000,000
Cuban loan.
FORESTS BURN
Great Damage Throughout
Montana by Tire.
IDAHO TIMBER SITTERS ALSO
Homes of Settlers Destroyed and
and Many People Have Narrow
Escapes With Their Lives.
Butte, Mont., Aug. 8. A Kalixpell
special to the Miner says: Forest fires
aie still raging with unabaUd fury In
the timber lands of this county and
from all reports received thua fai, the
damage will run Into the thousands of
dollars. Small bolder of timber lands
are the chief sufferers. They are not
obly losing their timber but their cab
ins and home buildings ar well as their
stock of provisions, hay and grain are
being rapidly consumed. Their condi
tion In many Instances will be deplora
ble. The fires are not only confined to
the forests surrounding this city, but
the finest lumber sections In Northern
Montana are suffering. The thickly
wooded sections about Sterling, Atlanta
and Fisher river are burning, as well
as the timber west of Libby and be
tween Troy and Bonn em Ferry, Idaho.
About half a dozen frame buildings
on the outskirts of White Fish have
been burned. Several buildings be
longing to a rancher named Hoffman
near by also have been destroyed. The
sawmill of Baker Bros., was burned.
The people living in the timbered sec
tions are all fighting the fire, but are
almost powerless to check its advances.
Much hay between White Fish and
Columbia Falls has been burned, as
well as all meadow land in the section
where the fires are raging.
Fires raging in North Fork of Flat
head river country are doing much
damage to the timbei in the Flathead
forest reservation, and people returning
from that section report that the dis
tance around the fires at that point at
present exceeds 15 miles.
A White Fish report says4he timber
is on fire on both sides of the county
wagon rad and It was with difficulty a
couriei was able to urge bis horses
through, having a narrow escape from
the fiie. The roads are now said to be
utterly Impassable.
The fire at Belton was extinguished
this week after it bad done gieat dam
age to the timber, but at Coiam and in
that vicinity it is still eating Its way
lli.Mnh vy to. . .
A forest fiie in the Crasy mountains,
20 miles north of Big Timber has done
considerable damage in the last few
days. The fire started Sunday and has
gradually increased until it haa burned
over a large stretch of heavily wooded
country. Among the timber burned
is some of the most valuable in that
listrict.
MONTANA NEEDS MOISTURE.
Unless Rain Soon Comes, Loss of
Stock Will Be Great.
Butte, Mont., Aug. 8. Advices re
ceived fiom throughout the state the
past week depict a sericus state of
affairs on the big ranges in Eastern and
Northern Montana, and unless heavy
rain la soon lortncoming considerable
loss of stock will ensue, rue bortbern
Mnntana ranees in manv localities re
semble a desert, former watering holes
and springs being dry and patched.
Mnnv oi the ranges have had to be
abandoned and the stock driven long
distances lor water, bo bad nave tne
conditions become that the state hu
mane officers have interfered and com
pelled stockmen to drive herds into lo
calities far removed, where some grass
and water still remain, though even
then tne supply is scanty.
Stock shipments have been almost
entire! v suaoended as a result of the
strike of the packing bouse employes,
and the thousands of head of cattle
roaming the plains whicb could other
wIba linvn lwwn Rhinnnd East make the
problem of caring for the animals one
of extreme seriousness. While the
Eastern Montana ranges still bear con
siderable grase, those in the Northern
section of the Btate are in many in
stances almost devoid of feed.
No Word Trom Prisoners.
London, Aug. 8. The correspon
dent of the llra s at Tokio sftys that
much indignation is felt there because
of Russia's persistent refusal to com
ply with the rules of The Hague con
vtntion in supplying information re
garding prisoneis. Despite frequent
inquiries about the prisoners taken in
(he third attempt to seal Port Arthur,
the Russians, the correspondent says,
maintain complete silence, which can
not be due to the lack of means of
communication as the recognition of
two more hospital ships was asked.
Hope Incident Is Ended.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 8. The an
nouncement in the dispatcheB of the
Associated Press from Vladivostok that
the steamei Arabia will be released,
and that only a portion of her cargo
consigned to Japanese poits will be
held, will, it is believed, end the
Arabia incident, so far as the United
States Is concerned, as the United
States asked nothing more than prompt
action for tbe immediate release of the
ship.
forest Fires In Montana.
Butte, Mont., Aug. 8. The Miner
advices from Missoula state that infor
mation has been receved there that two
big forest fires are raging in the vicini
ty of Heron and Vermillion, on Cherry
creek, one of the most thickly wooded
sections in Missoula county.
PORTS HOLD OUT.
Charging Japanese Driven Back at
Porl Arthur.
Chefoo, Aug. 4. A desperate three
days' assault on the kmer defenses, on
the northern and eastern sides of Port
Arthur, has failed, according to advices
brought by two junks which arrived
here today.
A Russian w bo escaped from Port
Arthur via Pigeon Bay, the night of
July 29, states that the earth trembled
under the terrific cannonading which
begsn at 4 a. m., July 20, and ended
during tbe night of July 28, when tbe
the battle ceased.
A Chine who baa arrived beie on
a separate junk confirms the Rusalan's
statement that the Russian killed and
wounded during the assault numbered
between 6,000 and 0.000.
The Japanese in their repeated as
raulta against the eastern forts on the
hills, .hrougb barbed wire entangle
ments and over mines, displayed fanati
cal bravery. They were mowed down
by the bail of shells and bullets and
the explosion of mines under their feet.
Their losses are estimated at 20,000.
The Russian declares that tbe Rus
sians held all the eastern forts leading
to Golden Hill and that the Japanese.
shattered and exhausted, retired to the
eastward.
As related by the paesengers of the
two junks, the Japanese advance, w hich
began from Kwokau lfore daybreak.
July 26, was directed against Kikwan,
Kinklun, Kinkishan and Pchoushan
forts, lying near shore. The Russian
outposts were driven back. In the
meantime Admiral Togo shelled tbe
forts at long range, but the return fire
of the foita kept his ships at a aafe dis
tance, rendering tbe co-operation of the
fleet ineffective.
On the morning of July 27, the Rus
sian fiet steamed out, keeping under
the protection of the Golden Hill guns.
The Russian vessels did not fire on the
Japanese and soon returned to their
anchorage. '
Tlie assault on the northern side of
the city occurred July 27. The Japan
eae left at Heikau advanced on tbe
Russians at -Hhinshi Ying, but were
repulsed.
The junks were within bearing dis
tance for three daye after leaving, but
no more firing watheard.
The.Russian hospitals at Port Arthur
are said to bo swamped. Thousands
of wounded are lying in houses and
shops of the Chinese, the owners having
been evicted, with the exception of
one who acts as caretaker of each place.
Medical attention ia inadequate.
TALE ONLY HALT TOLD.
No Account Yet of the Battle That
' - Took Place August 2.
St. Peteisburg, Aug. ' 4. Allowing
for the inevitable conflict in names, the
Japanese and Russian reports seem to
agree on the main points of the mili
tary developments up to August 1, but
both stop short at their interesting
point, namely, regarding what happen
ed on August 2, w hen it is po6sible
mat a ueciaive struggle was going on
east and south of Liao Yang.
The UDual crowds were assembled
around the bulletin boards outside tbe
office of the genera staff until long
after midnight awaiting further official
details, but nothing was given out be
yond General kuropatkin's two official
dispatches. It is evident from these
dispatches and the Japanese reports
that the Russians abandoned langse
Pass, falling back on Liandinsin, a
strong defensive position - in the hills
24 miles southeast of Liao Yang.
General Kuropatkin admits that
there were heavy losses along tbe
baimtsze-Liao xang road July 31.
The official account ia somewhat incon
clusive, but indicates that although
the Russians withdrew from their ad
vanced posts Kuropatkin hoped to be
able to hold his main posistions even
in the face of the superior Japanese
force and that he evidently expected
heavy fighting along this line, probably
about Anping. This battle possibly
was proceeding August 2, although
tbe dispatches leport that all was
quiet up to noon of August 1.
In the meantime a serious envelop
ing movement of the Japanese divis
ions was maturing around the Russian
left at Haicheng where there was also
heavy fighting July 31.
No newa has been received from Port
Atrhur.
New Battleship's Speed.
'Washington, Aug. 4. Rear Admiral
Whiting, who represented the govern
ment aboard the battleship Ohio,
which was given her preliminary speed
trial in Santa Barbara channel yester
day, reported to the navy department
by telegraph today that tho uncorrected
figures for the Ohio's trip showed an
average Bpeed of 17.8 knots per hour.
These figures are subject to change on
account of tidal allowances Under
the terms of the contract, the Ohio is
to make 18 knots an hour.
Situation, Serious at Tangier.
Washington, Aug. 4. Acting Secre
tary of State Loomis has received
mail report from Mr. Gummere, the
American consul-general at 1 anglers,
dated July 15, showing a state of great
unreBt and uneasiness in Morocco foi
lowintr the Perdicaris incident. Mr.
Gummere tells of the attempt to kid
nap Mr. Harris, the representative of
the London Times, which has been
described in cable dispatches, and Bays
the situation grows more serious daily.
Transports for Baltic Squadron.
Copenhagen, Aug. 4. A Russian
agent has arrived here with the object
of purchasing large transports to ac
company the Baltic squadron to the
Far East.
OREGON NEWS
, WkstysxafctJBVaJsViapjsifc
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
State Association Will Meet to fix
the Date.
Salem President Jobn H. Scott, of
tbe Oregon Good fioadj association,
baa cailed a meeting of the executive
committee of that organization to be
held in tbla city at 1 P. M. Wednesday,
August 10. Tbe principal bnsineea of
tbe committee will be to fix a date for
tbe annual convention of tbe associa
tion. At tbe last meeting it waa de
cided that the association thall meet
this year in Salem, and the date will
probably be sometime in' October or
early in November.
Through the courtesy of Manager
Edwin Stone, of the Corvallia A East
ern railway, tbe members of the ex
ecutive committee will be given an op
portunity to visit tbe granite quarry cn
tbe Bant iam river on Thursday August
II. A special trian will be ran from
Albany to tbe granite quarry so tbat
there need be no delays waiting for tbe
regular train.
Tbe members of the executive com-1
mitteeaie: Jobn H. Scott, Salem;
II. M. Palmer, Albany; George C.
Blakely, Tbe Dalles; W. W. Travilion,
Baker City; VirKil E. Watters, Cor
vallia; II. B. Thilesen, Salem; J. O.
BoothGrants Pass; B. F. Rhodes,
McMinnvllle;T. F. Ryan, Oregon City.
At tbe meeting the committee will
also make airangementa for preparing
the program for tbe convention and
will also take np the matter of formu
lating a campaign of education in favor
of good roads. A number of counties
have contributed to the educational
fund, and the committee ia ready to
take np active work.
PATENT rOR LIEU LAND.
Received by the State in Accordance
With Recent Act of Congress.
Salem The state land board haa re
ceived a patent from tbe United States
government conveying to the state 19,
000 acres of lien land in accordance with
the act passed by' the last session of
congress. This land waa selected
upon Klamath reserve base, made
available by tbe readjustment of tbe
boundaries of the reeeive. The selec
tions were made in 1901, but there was
some question in the department as to
whether the state waa entitled to cse
school sections within the new boun
daries aa base. The question was set
tled in Apnl last by the passage of an
act of congress directing that the
state's selections be allowed, and the
issuance of the patent is the formal
compliance with that act. The state
sold the lien land as soon as it waa se
lected, in 1901, at $2.50 per acre, the
legal price at tbat time.
Grange Will Have Exhibit.
Oregon Cty Act ins in conjunction
with tbe committee appointed for the
purpose by the state grange, the vari
ous subordinate) granges of Clackamas
county are appointing committees to
arrange for the holding of district fairs
this fall. Collections will be made of
all kinds of agricultural products fora
competitive exhibition. The cream for
the respective exhibits will be arranged
in one grand exhibit for the inspection
of tbe national grange which will be
convened at Portland in 1905, during
tne Lewis and Clark lair.
Rosedale Is After Electric Line.
Salem The citizens of Rosedale. a
farming community six miles south of
this city, met last week and took the
preliminary steps for the organisation
of a local "push club," a name not
bavmg been chosen. The object is for
the betterment of tbe community in
general, but its chief aim is to secure
tbe proposed extension of an electric
line from this city into that communi
ty, which is in the heart of a rich fruit
oelt.
Smaller Loggers Lose Heavily.
Astoria The failure of tha nmial
freshets last winter entailed a consider
able loss to tbe smaller loggers operat
ing in this vicinitv. It ia estimated
that there are at the oresent time over
lu.uuu.uou feet of logs above tide water
in the Lewis and Clark river. Theao
logs were cut last fall and winter, tint
there waa not sufficient water in the
stream to float theja down. They are
vaiuea at tuny 70,000.
Resume Work on Umatilla Dam.
Echo A crew of government en
gineers, headed by Edmund J. Davis,
has arrived here and will proceed to
the site of the big dam of the Umatilla
irrigation project to take np tbe work
which was dropped two months ago
when the engineers Were taken away to
woik on the Malheur county project.
Mill Will ResumeGrinding.
McMinnville The large flouring
mills known as tbe Atlas mills, which
have been idle for the last two years,
will again reeume operations. The
mills have been undergoing some re
pairs the past week and will begin
next week on a large bill of flour for
China.
Profitable Seed Crop.
Amity A. Sheldon, a farmer resid
ing two miles west of town, hulled
eight acres of Alsyke clover which
yielded him 60 bushels. This ia a very
profitable crop, as it usually sells from
14 to 18 cents per pound, netting him
$67.50 an acre.
OF INTEREST
flEC IN WHEAT riELOS.
Grain Is Destroyed on Two farms
Near Adams.
Pendleton Tbe first aerions wheat
fire this summer visited tbe farm of
Lowell Rogers, near Adams, last week,
canaing a loss of nearly $1,500. Five
hundred sacks of grain, a wagon and
40 tons of hay were destroyed. One
borse waa so badly burned tbat it died.
Tbe harvest crew waa some distance
away when the fire started. Two little
daughters of George Rogers were tent
after tbe men, and narrowly escaped
being bnrned to death in the burning
giain. By bard work the crew finally
extinguished tbe fire.
The fiist of the week fire again vis
ited Rogers' place and before it could
be extinguished over 1,200 sacks of
wheat were destroyed and about 70
acres of standing grain burned. Tbe
grain and stiaw being very dry. tbe fire
spread rapidly into an adjoining field
owned by Louis Odette. Odette loet 30
acres of g-ain before tbe fire could be
gotten nnder control. Mr. Rogers ee-
ti mates his loss at 7,000 or more bush
els. A number of farming implements
and li a i vest supplies were also loet.
Ilia loss will exceed $5,000. He bad
small insurance. Mr. Odette's loas is
believed to be $1,500.
Government Will Run Hatchery.
Oregon Citv The Uooer Clackamas
hatchery, located about 60 miles np
tbe Clackamas river from this citv. has
been turned over to tbe government for
operation, bavmg been conducted for a
number of years aa a state enterprise.
Tbe Clackamas hatchery is considered
bv fish cnltaristi to be the beet hatch
ery in the state, not because of its
equipment and location, which are
ideal, but because of the onalitr of the
Chinook fish tbat are propagated there.
X be employes now at this hatchery
will oe continued this season.
Balance of $1,000.
Oregon City When all expenses
have been met, tbe maaagement of tbe
Willamette Valley Chautauqua associa
tion will have a balance of about $1.-
000 as tbe product of their efforts this
season. Tbe total receipts of the 12-
days' eeesiod were $8,000, and it it es
timated that the attendance exceeded
25,000. Several improvements will be
considered by the Chautauqua before
the convening of next year's session.
Among others, the grandstand will be
enlarged.
Clackamas Crops in No Danger.
Oregon Citv Residents of this citv
who have toured tbe county thorough
ly, announce tbat there ia no cause to
be alarmed for the crooa of Clakamaji
county, which are in much better con-
anion man uiey nave been represented
to be and will vield eats far. tori It. Ob
servations show that tbe hay and grain
crops are in splendid condition gener
ally and will produce average yields.
roiaioes win need anotner rain to in
sure a good crop.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla. 68c: blue-
stem, 76c; valley, 77 78c.
Barley Feed, $19 per ton : rolled,
$20.
Oats No. 1 white. $1.2234 - grav.
$1.20 percental.
Flout Valley. $3.9033.95 ner bar
rel: hard wheat straights. 13.7534:
ciears, $3.503.75; bard wheat pat
ents, $4.004.35; graham, 3.504;
whole wheat, $44.25; rye floor,
$4.50.
Millstuffs Bran. $19 ner ton: mid
dlings, 23.50; shorts, $21; chop, $18,
unseea, aairy iooa,
Hav Timotbv. 114(315 ner ton clo
ver, $10ll;grain, $U 12; cheat, $11
Butter Fancy creamery. 1822c:
store butter, 13 13Kc.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2021c.
Cheese Full cream, twins,
ll12c: Youns America. 12313c.
Poultry Fancy hens, llQ12c per
oound: old hens. HOllWc: mixed
chickens, 10llc; old roosters, 89c;
ouns roosters. lUlsilc: sorimra. 1 a
to 2-pound, 1212c ; broilers, 1 to Im
pound, 1313ic; dressed chickens.
1213c; turkeys, live, 14 16c; do
di eased, lo($ltc; do choice, 18320c;
geese, live. 5A6c: do dressed. 9(3 10c:
du2ks, old, $56.00 per dozen; do
young, aa to size, $23.
Vegetables Turnips, $1.25 per sack;
carrots, ll.oU; beets, 11.25; parsnips,
$1.25; cabbage. IK l?c; lettuce,
head, 25940c per dozen; parsley, 25c;
cauliflower, 1. 76(32; celery, 7o(90c;
asparagus, 50c; peas, 46c per pound;
beans, green, 45c; wax, 45c; squash,
$1.25 per box; green corn, 60c par doz;
onions, new red, $1.30 per cwt; yellow,
$1.75. -
Honey $33.50 per case.
Potatoes Fancy, old, $1.0001.25
per cental; new, Early Rose, lc per
pound; Garnet Chile, lc.
Fruits Cherries, 45c per pound;
gooseberries, 6c; raspberries, $1.25 per
crate; huckleberries, 15c per pound;
apples, new, 7ocfi.7o; apricots, 910
1.25 per box; peaches, 5075c. cante
loupes, $2.50 per crate; watermelons,
lc per pound; prunes, $1.25 per
box. ' ' -
Beef Dressed, 66c per pound.
Mutton Dressed, 45c per pound;
lambs, 6c.
Veal Dressed, 37c per pound.
Pork Dressed, 78c per pound.
Hops 1903 crop, 2124cper pound.
Wool Valley, 1920c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 1017c; mohair, 30c
per pound for choice. .
IIOU-UP THAT PAILS.
Rock Island Is Boarded by Seven
Masked Men.
El Paso, Aug. 3. The Rock Island
passenger train, which left El Paso
Saturday morning, north-bound, was
beld np Saturday night at 11 o clock at
Logan, M., a station SO miles north
of Tucumcari and 99 miles north of
8an?a Rosa, the division point. Seven
masked robbers boarded the train iust
aa it waa leaving Logan, uncoupled tha
baggage and express cars and went on
with the engine.
Conductor John Yerk resisted and
waa shot in the leg. The engine waa
run ahead a short distance, when it waa
stopped and dynamite applied. The
small safe was placed on top of the
large one and then the charge was
fired, but the only effect was to blow
the small safe through the roof of tha
car, the larger one nof being injured.
Ibe smallet sate was replaced and
the second charge of dynamite put be
tween the two safes with the same re
sult, except that the small safe this
time was blown through the side of the
car. The robbers then mounted their
horses and rode away in the darkneea.
Officers were advised this morning of
the boid-up and are on the trail of tha
men who are believed to be the "Evans
gang."
The passengers were not molested
by the robbers, and many did not know
the robbery was in progress, aa most
of them were asleep. Owing to tbe re
moteness of Logan, the details of tha
hold-up were not obtained until to
night, when a south-bound Rock Island
passenger train arrived here.
The Wells Fargo officials say there
was only 4 7 in the safe when it left
here. "
TO BRING MINERS BACK.
Western Federation Is Working for
Cripple Creek Deportees.
Denver, Aug. 3. Attorneys II. N.
Hawkins and John H. Murphy, coun
sel for the Western Federation of Min
ers, are devising ways and meana to
enable the deported Ci ipple Creek
miners to return to their homes. Pa
pers are being drawn and application
will be made, to some court, possibly
tbe federal court, for an injunction re
straining the Citizens' alliance and
Mmeowners' association from interfer
ing with any deportees who return to
tbe Cripple Cleek district.
The V estern Federation officials are
slso making arrangements to reopen
the nnion stores in Cripple Creek and
Victor that were raided and looted by
moba June li and J.
Sheriff Edward Bell,' of Teller coun
ty, has advised against tbe reopening
of the stores or the return of deportees,
fearing that such action will lead to
violence.
NEW YORK SUBWAY STRIKE.
Effort to Patch Up Quarrel of the
Rival Unions.
New York, Aug. 3. It is said here
today that if the members of the onion
who are held responsible for the strike
in tbe subway do not adjust matters
promptly, a general lockout may be
ordered by tbe Building Trades Em
ployers' association to be followed by
an attempt to establish an open shop.
At the meeting of the Central Federal
union a more conciliatory attitude waa
adopted. At the close of the secret ses
sion it was announced that a committee
had been appointed to bring about an
amalgamation of the two painters'
unions the Brotheibood of Painters
and the Amalgamated Painters' society,
whose fight, one against the other, led
to the subway strike.
THREE DESTROYERS CRIPPLED.
Japanese Flotilla Makes Safe Get
away in the Bay.
Tokio,- Aug. 3. The Japanese naval
department asserts that in the attack
made by the Japanese torpedoboat flo
tilla on the Rusisan Port Arthur : de
fense squadron, July 24, which waa
previously reported without details,
resulted in the crippling of three Rus
sian destroyers eo badly as to render
them useless for any future fighting.
The attack took place in East Hsiend
heng bay and tbe Japanese destroy ei 8
discharged three fish-model propeller
torpedoes and then made their escape
in the fog without waiting to fee ii
the machines reached their mart.
Outposts are Engaged.
With the Japanese army in Man
churia, at the headquarters of General
Kuioki, July 29, via Antung and Se
oul, Aug. 1. The conditions on the
right remain practically unchanged,
although numerous engagements be
tween the outposts of the two armies are
of constant occurrence. There has been
severe fighting in the center, although
no details have aa yet reached here.
The Russians are strongly entrenching
their secondary position five miles west
of Liao Yang and are expected to make
a stand there.
Tangier Guards Doubled.
Tangier, Aug. 2. Last night all the
guards abouthe city were doubled and
a strong mounted force patrolled the
outskirts until daylight. Europeans
living in isolated places have been
warned to come into the city. The
diplomatic corps held a meeting today,
at 1 which Mohammed-el-Torres, the
sultan's representative here, and two of
his council were present. It is believed
that the object of the conference was to
discuss present conditions.
Philadelphia Fire Loss.
Philadelphia, Aug. 3. The group of
four buildings of the ornamental Terra
Cotta works at Wissackon avenue and
Bristol streets was entirely destroyed
by fire tonight. Loss, $150,000.