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REPORT BY MILES
TELLS WAR DEPARTMENT WHAT HE
SAW IN PHILIPPINES.
Refers to Misconduct of Officers and Sol
: diers in the Islands Report Has Been
Asked for Several Times, but Secre-
tary Regarded It as Confidential Old
Story RetOld.

Washington, April 29.-The war de-
partment has made public that portion
OF the report of General Miles which
refers to misconduct OF officers and
soldiers in the Philippines. Secretary
Rott has received several requests for
this report, some OF them iron per-
sons in Boston, who stated that it con-
tains much matter that never had been
brought out in the investigations.
The secretary has held that such re-
ports were confidential in order that the
officer making them might be free TO
make such comments as he desired,
but as it was learned that General
Miles had no objection to the publi-
cation OF the report, it has been made
public with a brief comment by Gem
eral Davis, judge advocate general, who
has charge of all matters pertaining to
the subjects referred to in this portion
OF the report. The statements made
by General Miles are the result of his
tour of inspection in the Philippines
last autumn and winter.
General Miles report on his Philip
pine observations is dated February 10,
1908, and is addressed to the secretary
OF war. In brief, it states:
That the people complained OF the
administration of the water cure and
that one man was burned to death;
that they were concentrated in towns
and suffered great indignities.
That 600 PEOPLE were crowded into
one small building and some of them
were suffocated.
He tells again the story OF the killing
of the guides in Cebu, of which Major
Glenn has been acquitted by court mar
tial.
He says three men in Samar were
subjected to the water cure.
He states that Major Glenn and a
party known as "Genn's brigade" were
moved from place to place to extort
statements by torture.
He has annulled all military orders
which seem to encourage cruelty.
He condemns the sale OF rice by the
military authorities to the natives.
In reply to General Miles report,
Adjutant General Davis says all the
CAGES of alleged cruelty have been sub
jects of investigation and that the rice
sales we're a military necessary.
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POWER FROM SIsKIYOUs.
Eiarnessed Streams viii Give Light and
Motion to Southern Oregon Cities.

FIarnessed Streams viii Give Light and
Motion to Southern Oregon Cities.
An agreement for. the sale OF the en-
tire plant and equipment of the Ash
land electric power and light company
to the Siskiyou electric power and light
company has been entered into between
representatives of the two companies.
The California company. it is under
stood, takes over the entire stock Of the
local company and pays a substantial
premium over the face value for it.
The California company is developing
extensive power on Fall creek and
Klamath river on the south side of the
Siskiyou mountains which will be
transmitted across the mountains to the
valley, supplying mines and small
towns on the way with light and pow
sr, including the towns of Klamathon
and Hornbrook and number OF quartz
mills in that vicinity.
The Churchill Bros, bankers, of Sis
kiyou county, and Alex .ROsenborough,
of Oakland, CAL, are the controlling in
fiuences in the new company, and they
claim to have available in the waters
of Fall creek and Klamath river total
horsepower resources OF $4,000 which
it is proposed to develop and with it
promote electric railways and manu-.
featuring enterprises throughout South
ern Oregon and Northern California.
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PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 7O@71c; blue.
stem, $50 81; valley, 75@76c.
Barley--Feed, s2l.5o per ton; brew.
ing, s2S.
Flour-Best grade, sS.s5@4.25; grab.
am, sS.45@S.S5.
Millstuffs - Bran, sl9 per ton
middIings, : "a; shorts, sls.bO@20,
chop, slS.
Oats-No. white, $1.15 q 1.20:
gray, t1.12h@l.15 per GENITAL.
Hay = Timothy, s1S@1S.5O; clover,
$lO@11; cheat, sl1@12 per ton.
Potatoes Best 6urbanks, 50c per
sack; ordinary, 25@40c per GENITAL
growers prices; Merced SWEETS, $50
$50 per GENITAL.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 1l@12c;
young, l3@14c; hens, 12c; turkeys,
live, 16@17c; dressed, 20@22c; ducks,
s7@7.6O per dozen; geese, s6@6.5O.
Cheese Full cream. twins, 16k@
lie; Young America, IL q 17kci
factory prices, i@1Kc less.
Butter - Fancy creamery, 22e per
pound; extras, 21c; dairy, 90@22kci
store, l6@lsc.
Eggs-l6@l7c per dozen.
Hops Choice, ls92Oc per pound.
Wool-valley, I2A@l6e; Eastern
Oregon, S@l4hc; mohair, s5@3ec.
Beef - Gross, cows, SK@4e pei
pound; steers, 41z@5e; dressed, 7zc,
VeaI-s@Ske.
Mutton - Gross, 7@7fe per pound
dressed, s@9c.
Lambs Gross, 4r per pound
dressed, 7kc.
Hogs-Gross, 7@7He per pound
dressed ,s9sXe.
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OBJECTS TO TWO THINGS.

coHger Protests Against Russian Demands
Affecting Our interests.
Pekin, April 2e.-Minister Conger
has sent note to Prince Ching, the
grand secretary, protesting against two
features of Russia's proposed Manchur-
ian agreement, which are considered
particularly antagonistic to American
interests. The note objects to China
promising not to open more towns to
foreign trade. because negotiations are
proceeding in connection with the
American commercial treaty for the
opening of Mukden and Taku Shan,
and it objects to promising that the
foreign employees in China shall be
only Russians.
The United States withholds express
sion regarding the other demands, but
Is prepared to insist on her treaty
rights il infractions incur.
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GOVERNOR RICHARDS DEAD.


Chief Executive OF Wyoming Cleaned by
the Old Reaper.
Cheyenne, Wyo April 29 Govern
or De Forest Richards died at his home
in this city at O'Clock yesterday, Of
acute kidney disease.
Governor Richards was born at
Charleston, N. H., August 6, 1916.
His father was a Congregational min
lister. After finishing his schooling at
Phillips Andover academy, he went to
Alabama and engaged in cotton raising.
There he was sheriff, lawmaker and
county treasurer in turn. In 1885 he
established himself at Chadron, Neb {,
organizing the Chadron bank. In 1885
he came to Douglas, Converse county,
Wyoming, and established the First
National bank. He was elected mayor
of the town.. then state senator, and in
1898 was elected governor on the Re-
publican ticket, succeeding himself in
1902.
The governors chair now falls to
Fenimore Chatterton, secretary of state,
as there is no lieutenant governor in
Wyoming.
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HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
FOR A GREAT STATE FAIR.
Larger Appropriations for Agricultural
Premlums-Interest Increasing.

Larger Appropriations for Agricultural
Premlums-Interest Increasing.
The state fair this fall will mean
mure to Oregon as an advertising medi.
um than it ever has before. The large
immigration now coming to this state
gives the people Of the different sections
OF Oregon an opportunity TO represent
their resources and advantages to a
large number Of newcomers at compar-
atively little cost, A majority OF those
who come to the coast seeking new
homes do not invest until after they
have spent several weeks or even
months looking around. Their desire
is TO find the locality that will suit
their individual preferences and occu-
pations best. Through the annual state
fair it will be possible to present, in an
attractive form, information regarding
the industries Of every county in the
state, and by visiting the fair, strang-
ers will learn more about the different
localities than they could in any other
way at the same expense.
The last Legislature increased the
state fair appropriation from $4,000 a
year to SIC, 900, and 1t is provided that
all this sum must be offered and award
ed as premiums for agricultural and
other industrial products. The increase
in the appropriation for premiums is
sufficient to make it certain that if the
season be favorable to crops, this years
fair will be ahead of anything yet had.
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Yasnuez Is nownsd.

santo Domingo, April 29.- As re-
suit OF the fighting between govern
ment forces and revolutionists here yes
teriay the government has abandoned
San Carlos and Guida, and these
suburbs are now occupied by the reb-
els, who became possessed Of the am
munition, rifles and cannon left by the
government forces. The fighting Of
vest rday has entirely changed the sit
uation here, and it is hoped that peace
will soon be restored. The hospitals
of the city are filled with the wounded.
The losses sustained by the government
were heavy.
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SUCCESSOR TO TYNER.
Charles H. RObb, of Vermont, Gets the
Vacant Office.


Vacant Office.
Washington, April 29.-Charles H.
Robb, assistant attorney for the de-
partment of justice, has been appointed
assistant attorney general for the post
Office to fill the place vacated by James
N. Tyner, who was dismissed. Mr..
Robb has assumed the new position.
Mr., Robb, who is from Vermont, is
on leave of absence from the depart
ment Of justice, to which he will return
as soon as the Investigation OF the post
Office lie closed, and the postmaster gen.
eTal has time to choose permanent as
sistant attorney general.
Postmaster General Payne has grant.
ed Mr.. Christiancy an indefinite leave
OF absence.
The charges recently formulated by
the Central labor union, of this city,
against the mail equipment bureau
have been filed.
Mr.. Payne today forwarded to Attor-
ney General Knox additional iniorma-
tion regarding the abstraction OF papers
from the assistant attorney generals
Office by Mrs. Tyner last weeek. In
bis letter Of transmission he says:
''I am unable to conclude that no
other papers we're taken than those
submitted and returned. Inasmuch as
it clearly appears that certain papers
Of the government we're taken, and
since, in my opinion, all of the facts
presented tend to show a willful vlo-
lation Of law, recommend that the
matter be referred to the United States
attorney for this district, with instruc-
tions to submit the case to the grand
jury, as decided in our recent inter-
viatr -
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NEED A sTIR-UP.
Postoffice Officials are Lax In Methods
Too Anxious to Please,

Washington, April 29,--It is the con.
census OF opinion among fair men who
have watched the postoffice department
OF late years, and who are familiar
with it's officials, that there is much
more smoke than fire in that depart
ment just now, and that the investiga.
tion that has been under way for sew.
eral weeks will make far less sensa-
tional disclosures than have been pre-
dicted. Not but what the business
methods OF the department will be
shown to be lax in many respects, and
that remedies will be recommended, for
this no one doubts, but it is reasonably
certain that very few officials will lose
their positions as result OF the
charges that have been filed and are be-
ing run down. Typ2r ia, of course,
already out. and Assistant Attorney
General of the Department Christiancy
10 suspended at his own request pend.
ing investigations
The postoffice is the biggest and
most extensive OF all the, government
departments. 1t employs more men,
and is more generally distributed over
the country than any other branch OF
the government, hence, the chances
for fraud, for wronRdoing. and for evils
arising from lax methods are greater
than in any other department. At the
same time, with so many employees on
the rolls, and so many officials with
varying grades Of authority and re.
sponsibility, it will be an extremely
matter to fasten onto any one
man the responsibility for she rtcomings
that may be found.
The service will benefit from the in
vestigiation, no doubt, for its moral in
iuence is good, and serves as warning
to all employees that the postmaster
general is after wrongdoeis, and is
ready to prosecute all he can find.
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WANT HIGH PRICES.
rIarlon County Fruit and Wool Men Or
gaaize Unions for Mutual Benefit.

rIarion County Fruit and Wool Men Or
gaaize Unions for Mutual Benefit.
Union among producers to compel
competition among buyers was the
watchword at the meetings of fruit
growers and woolgrowers in Salem last
Saturday. The produ ers propose to
stand together for their mutual benefit
and to compel BUYERS to bid against
each other for the produce they have to
sell. To secure he highest price the
market will warrant is the purpose,
and those who are identified with the
unions feel confident ". q successful
outcome of the cooperative movement.
About so owners Of sheep met and
organized the Marion county woolgrow.
ers association. A sales committee
was appointed. Committees we're also
appointed to draft resolutions as basis
for the organization and TO prepare a
constitution. A large committee, com.
posed OF residents OF different parts Of
the county, will be appointed to solicit
member ship.
The Salem fruitgrowers' union, which
was organized last year, held a meet.
ing TO discuss the methods OF disposing
OF this years crop Of berries and cher
ries. 1t was the general opinion that
competition must govern the prices, but
after the early fruit has been disposed
Of the Salem cannery will be given the
preierer ce at the same price that shall
be offered by shippers.
The growers were unit in voicing
their loyalty to the cannery and assert
ed their intention to give the cannery
their patronage, provided that the pro
prietor would meet the prices Of ship
pers. Some of the early fruit will be
shipped fresh, while the prices are
high, put after that the fruit will be
offered to the cannery in preference to
fresh, the price being the
same or better. An earnest desire for
the success OF the cannery was ex-
pressed by many, for the reason that
this enterprise furnishes market for
the fruit and prevents glut in the
local market. A determination to pro
duce better quality Of fruit was also
expressed.
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READY FOR WAR.
Russia Has Long Prepared Tor Opposition
Never Meant to Evacuate.

Victoria, B. c.. April S0.-The Rus
sian demands regarding Manchuria did
not come as surprise to Japan, accord.
ing to advices received here today by
the steamer Oansa. Japan had been
preparing for the crisis and dispatches
to Japanese papers from various sec.
tions indicate that Russia has also
been making warlike preparations.
Officers of the Oansa say that foy
months large importations of rice have
been made-by Japan and all export is
forbidden. From New Chwang it 10
reported that ,0O0, 900 taels have been
forwarded to Port Arthur to buy pro-
visions, and from Nagasaki comes the
news that Russian agents have bought
up is, 900 tons OF Cardiff coal there,
and at Chefoo, all on hand. Large
purchases Of foodstuffs are also re-
ported.
As for the evacuation oil Manchuria,
dispatches to japanese papers say 1t is
patent that Russia had no intention Of
evacuating, although one dispatch Gays
that the garrison of Moukden was en-
trained for Port Arthur when sudden
telegram from Port Arthur forbade the
departure and the garrison marched
back to its barracks. A Pekin dispatch
Of April II Gays the Russian troops in
Manchuria gave some sign OF moving
when the plans were changed. Those
stationed at New Chwang we're moved
mile further from the town and seem
to be settling down in the new location
and making ready for hostilities.
Moreover, Gays dispatch from Pekin
to the Jill, there are kilograms coming
to Pekin from points along the coast re-
porting most suspicious actions on the
part of Russian Sarships. The big
battleships coming to reinforce the
Russian squadron in Eastern waters,
consisting Of the IL, 700-ton battleship
Retvian, the cruisers PalIada and Diana
and five torpedo boat destroyers, passed
Hong Kong on April l3 for Port
Arthur.
Another Pekin dispatch to ths Asahi
says that numbers OF soldiers are being
moved into Manchuria, garbed in civil
ian clothes. Other dispatches tell Of
the cutting Of the telegraph lines in
Manchulia By Russian officers and Of
the cutting Of the cable between New
Chwang and Cheioo by Russians.
An official Of the Toxic foreign offica,
interviewed by Japanese paper, says
that Viscount Aoki has been constantly
shadowed by Russians during his Off
cial visits at Pekin. This official also
told OF Russia's warlike preparations,
of the suspicious movements Of Russian
warships in the gulf of Pechili, and Of
the buying up Of foodstuffs by the Rus
sian agents.
Another sensational dispatch, pub
lished by the Japanese papers is that,
japanese having set ire to the forests
at the mouth Of the Yalu, Russia has
dispatched force OF 900 troops over
land to that point. 1t was intended to
send force Of 1000 by the steamer
Wuchan, plying between Port Arthur
and Taku, but this vessel is British,
and permission to carry the force was
refused. 1t was increased and sent
overland. Russia obtained lease OF
these forests in 1895 on the occasion Of
the fight OF the Korean emperor to the
Russian legation.
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Philadelphia, April 80. - President
Cassstt, Of the Pennsylvania railroad,
has appointed an advisory committee
Of experts to assist him in the work OF
constructing the New York $50, 200, ,0OO
tunnel. The committee has already
decided to adopt for use in the tunnel
an electrical engine, the motor to rest
on . truck, 50 that it will only be ne
cessary 10 increase the number Of trucks
10 obtain increased power.
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WORK GANG RUN DOWN.
Ten Greeks and One American Killed ln a
Kansas Smash-Up.

Kansas Smash-Up.
Buffalo, KAN, April 20. - A north
bound Missouri Pacific stock train
crashed into the rear end of work
train Just north OF this town at 7
O'Clock last evening and ii men were
killed and 25 injured, 10 of the latter
seriously and four fatally. All we're
Greeks except one. The cause OF the
wreck is given as misreading of orders.
The worktrain consisted of flatcars
and caboose, all filed with labort RS.
The men on the hatcars escaped by
jumping, but hardly man in the ca
boose escaped. The work train was
backing into town for the night and
running at good speed. The heavy
freight engine did not leave the track,
but plowed the work tram off the track,
leaving little Of it except the car wheels
and kindling wood. Doctors OF Ruffalo,
assisted by townspeople, did heroic
work among the injured until the
wrecking train from Neodesha and a
corps of half a dozen physicians ar
rived. The dead and injured we're
taken to Coffeyville, the latter to be
temporarily cared for at the hospital
there. The scene of the wreck for
several hours looked like a battlefield
by the dazzling light of the burning
debf1s. with dead men strewn about
on the ground, where they lay after
being taken from the wreck.
The foreigners were nearly all mar
ried and had large families in the old
country.
At the Office OF General superintend-
ent Gould, in Kansas City, the blame
for the wreck was placed on the con-
ductor and engineer Of the construction
train. The freight, which was a regu
lar train, was on time and had the
right OF way.
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Weld to Prophecies,

Battle Creek, Mich, April S0.-After
a fight lasting more than a week, the
stockholders Of the Seventh Day Ad-
ventist publishing house have decided
to move their plant East, the name Of
the city has not yet been decided on.
This action shows that the majority OF
the stockholders believed Mrs. Ellen
White, a leading prophecies of the So
ciety, who predicted disaster If the
plant we're not moved and the Advent
lists colonized here failed to scatter to
various parts of the country.
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BaIsIey.EIkhOrn to Resume.

The Baisley- Elkhorn mine, which
has been tied up in litigation for more
than two years, will resume operations
May /. General Manager Hayes, who
is also the principal owner Of the prop
erty, was formerly president and MANI
ger Of the Bonanza mine. He sold out
his interest in the Bonanza about a
year ago, and he was then in position
to take advantage of the opportunity
offered to become the principal owner
Of the Baisley- y-Elkhorn. A tunnel
about X miles long is to be driven
into the mountain.
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plrer strIkers won ntIa rrnnde

The striking river drivers have again
gone to work, having won their terms
from Manager Murphy, OF the Grande
Ronde lumber company. They are to
have $3.50 per day and board and lose
no time. They will also receive wages
and expenses for the six Aya of the
strike spent in town.
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Pet vords m Lnerature.

There are pet words in literature
words which become the fashion for a
time and then take rank again In OBJ
scurity. Thus in the eighteenth cen
tury we find such words as vastly,
hugely" "the quality" "gen;eel." etc.
Elegant still fingers conspicuOusly IN
America and in England at the present
time especial favor seems TO he shown
10 convincing" weird" and "strenu-
GUS"
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counterfeIters Caught at posen.

Berlin. April 29.-seven counterfeit
ers have been arrested in body at
Posen. The men counterfeited various
coins, the coupons OF government bonds
and foreign eoins, including those of
the United States. They are said to
have had American connections. Di-
rect inquiry at the court at Posen for
information and details concerning
their American connection brought the
reply that the court could not answer
the query for several days, pending ex-
animation Of the PRISONERS.
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Bids Opened on Land.

The state land board Tuesday opened
bids for the purchase of sections l6 and
Sc, in township 81 south, range west,
and section l6, in township 81 south,
range 10 west, which townships were
recently surveyed. There were several
bids, ranging from $3.50 to $4,25, the
land being sold at the latter figure. II
is understood that there are several
homesteaders on the land and that the
purchasers from the state will have q
contest.
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nutflftIne Id Enrene

Colonel A. B. French, OF the coast
geodetic and geographical survey, is
now in Eugene making preparations
and outfitting for a trip to the regions
of the Blue river and Bohemia mines,
where he will make some surveys for
the government. He will have 20 to
25 men in his party.
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Five Burned with Molten Metal.

Lancaster, Pa, April 29.-By an ex-
piosion Of motion metal five men we're
horribly burned, two Of them probably
fatally, at Yesta furnace, Marietta,
early today. The men we're engaged
at the cupola preparatory to q cast,
when the accident occurred, and were
literally showered with molten metal.
The accident was esusel by wet pro-
jectile being shot into the eupOla.
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Cutting Down Forces.

Dunsmuir, CAL, April sO.-The gen.
eral management OF the Southern Paci-
fic company continues TO follow the
policy adopted lately Of reducing all
forces to the very lowest possible limit.
Assistant Master Mechanic Hale. of
this place, received today wire instrue-
tions to reduce the mechanical force at
Dunsmuir by 40 men and at the closs
of working hours ten maehinists, one
car laborer and 20 laborers, mostly coal
beavers, we're dismissed.
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plaques Smite Luzou.

Manila, April 29.-Cholera is again
threatening the Island Of Luzon. The
bad outbreak in the. Cameroons appar-
emily is spreading northward. The
Cayagan valley is infected and it is
feared the recrudescence will extend
all over the islands. Past epidemics
have generally lasted three years.
There have been 10I cases Of bnbonic
plague, mostly among the natives and
Chinese, in Manila since January, and
the plague is apparently gaining ground.