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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
MUST LEAVE FRANK.
Repetition of Recent ACcIdent7 May Oc-
cur at Any Time.

SuA NJ any Alahes
Ottawa, Ont, May 27.-Messrs. R.
w. Brock and R. P. Mcconnell, the
biologists who were sent to report on
the cause OF the landslide at Turtle
Mountain, which wiped out the town
OF Frank, have submitted a prelimi.
nary report to Sir William Mullock,
acting minister of the Interior.
Mr.. Mcconnell estimates that be-
tween 60,000,000 and 10000, 900 tons
of rock fell, the debris of which
covers almost two square miles. The
Slide is attributed to the steepness OF
the mountain and the shattered con-
dition of the rock. This was due to
"faulting" and crushing of the rock
during the process of mountain build
Ing. Heavy rainfalls pouring through
the assures tended to open them still
further.
The accident was locally fastened
by creep in the coal mine which
caused a jar The mountain where
the slip took place is very badly frac-
tured and is now slipping down con.
tinuously in small pieces. There is
1anger of another slide, as some of
the fractures extend back 500 or 600
ieet from the face, and II these were
to open another bulk would come
down.
Mr.. Mcconnell thinks that there will
always be more or less risk In living
at Frank and that the people should
move as soon as possible.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
FLOOD IN KANSAS.
Many People are Driven From Their
EIomes-Wheat Crops Ruined.

hlumGC- WhCae ShoPS NAAAAS@'
Salina, Kan, May 26.--This city is
tonight the scene of the worst food in
its history, fully 100 families having
been driven from their homes, and the
extent of the damage Is estimated to
be hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Another heavy rain fell tonight, max
ing four inches of rain that has fall
en- here during the last "a hours. The
northwestern portion of the city is
entirely submerged, and women and
children were rescued from their
homes in boats.
The Missouri Pacific grade on the
west is holding back a large and
threatening body Of water. If the
water succeeds in crossing the tracks,
the entire western portion of the town
will be under water
A passenger train on the Lincoln
branch of the Union Pacific is held be-
tween two washouts two miles north
of here. The passengers were
brought to this city ON handcars. The
Union Pacific tracks for three miles
west of here are washed out, and all
through trains are running over the
Rock Island from Lincoln Junction,
Colo, to Manhattan, Kan. The Union
Pacific station here is surrounded by
water and the railroad yards are
flooded.
The entire district for miles north
west and southwest from the station
Is flooded. AS far as the eye can
reach, the wheat fields have been
transformed into great lakes of rag
ing water Crops are ruined and
homes deserted.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
SLAVERY IN NEW FORM.
Secret Service Men Find Judges Pro.
noting Peonage in the South.

Washington, May 26.-At the re-
quest of the Department of Justice,
the United States Secret Service has
undertaken an investigation Of the
charge of peonage, or holding another
in servitude to work out debt, which
has been made against persons living
in the vicinity of Montgomery, Ala
One man, named Robert N. Franklin
has already been indicted for keeping
a Negro in servitude, and information
in the hands of Chief Winkle tends to
show that a regular system has been
practiced between certain magistrates
and persons who want Negro laborers.
The plan is to bring a poor Negro
before a magistrate on a fiimsy
charge. He is convicted. and the
white man offers to advance him the
money provided the Negro will make
labor contract with him for a
length of time sufficient to reimburse
him for the money and trouble he has
taken to keep the Negro out Of jail.
The Negro is thereupon taken away.
and begins what is frequently a long
term of cruel servitude.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
SWEPT BY TORNADO.
Oklahoma in Track Of Storm injuries
to People are Few.

Oklahoma City, o. T., May 26.-Last
night tornado struck the town of
Carmen and destroyed one-third of
the place. P. F. Brown, of Wichita,
was instantly killed by flying timber
and Mrs. Wismiller fatally injured.
Twenty people were more or less in
jured.
The Methodist church was set on
top Of the parsonage, where 1t re-
mains and can be seen for miles.
The dwellings of J. P. Atterbury
and Robert Payne were demolished.
Mrs. Atterbury was carried so feet
but not seriously injured, while her
son and daughter were dangerously
hurt. Orchards and crops we're dam
aged severely. The Arkansas river is
on rampage as result of the heavy
rains. The town of Kaw City is prac.
dcally under water, many farmers liv-
ing in the bottoms near Ponca City
and Newkirk having been compelled
to leave their homes. Fields and
crops are submerged. numerous
bridges have been washed away, and
traffic is blocked.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
Oregon Can Grow Flax.

That the Pacific Coast and especial
ly the Willamette valley of the state
of Oregon is especially adapted to the
culture of fax, and that of the very
finest quality, has been demonstrated
beyond any possibility of doubt by
Mr.. Eugene Bosse, the celebrated Bel
gian fax culturist, who has been con-
Quoting scientific course of expert
ments in and around Salem for more
than year past, and is now engaged
in raising the second crop for the pur-
pose of proving this fact to the en-
tire satisfaction of those who are now
backing him financially, and have
shown heretofore a disposition to
doubt the veracity of his broad asser-
tions regarding the possibilities of the
flax industry for Oregon.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
COPPER NEAR RoSEBURd.
Rich Veins Of Ore Reported by Prospec.
tors In Collier Greek Country.

Frank Reed arrived in Roseburg a
few days ago from the Collier Creek
country, in Curry county, where he
and other members of his party have
made a discovery of a very rich cop
per ledge or deposit, on which they
have located Is mining claims. The
deposit has been traced a distance of
over mile and half, and surface in
dications show wide vein. No as
says have as yet been made on the
discovery, but IL is generally believed
that this new find will prove the rich
est yet discovered.
The ledge is about Is miles south
of Rogue river, and is at present a
very difficult place to reach, as there
is only trail through that section.
1t is expected that operations will
soon commence on the development of
these mines, as Mr.. Reed Is a member
of a copper company which was re-
Gently organized in Roseburg, with
Mr.. Fred Blakely at the head. Ma
tive copper is abundant throughout
Southern Oregon, but those owning
most of the mines have not sufficient
capital to work them properly.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 7O@71c; val.
ley, 74c.
Barley-Feed, $1,000 per ton; brew.
ing, &21.
oui--Best grades, ss.s5@4.3O; gra.
ham, $s.45@3.s5.
Mlllstuffs-Bran, s2S per ton; mid.
dlings, s27i shorts, $500, chop,
SIS.
Oats = No. l white, s1.lO@I.I5;
gray, $1.O5 per Genital.
Hay - Timothy, t20@2l; clover,
tl0@ii; cheat, sl6@16 per ton.
+ Potatoes-Best Burbanks, SOC per
sack; ordinary, 25@4Oc per GENITAL,
growers prices; Merced sweets, $50
$50 per GENITAL.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, Il@I2c;
young, lS@l4c; hens, l2ey turkeys,
live, l6@l7e; dressed, 20@22c; ducks,
s7.OO@7.5O per dozen; geese, s6@6.6o.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, 181<@
lie; Young America, 17@l7kc; fact.
ory prices, l@1kc; less.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 2O@22c per
pound; extras, 2le; dairy, 20@22 Kc;
store, 16@1Sc.
Eggs -16Ql7C per dozen.
Hops-Choiee, 10000 per pound.
Woll-vallev l2k@I5; Eastern Ore.
gon, s9l4; mOhair, S5@ S6c.
Beef - Gross, COWS, sSk@4c pei
pound: steers, 41<@5e; dressed, re
Veal-s@SKo.
Mutton-Gross, 7@7Ke per pound
dressed, s@ec.
LAmbs-Gross, 4c per pound dressed
INC.
Hogs-Gross, T@k7e per. pound
dressed, s@sk.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
NEW coALINo STATION.
Admiral Dewey Recommends One for
Dutch HarbOr, Alaska.

Washington, May 27.--Admiral
Dewey. as president of the General
Board, has made report to Secretary
Moody, recommending the immediate
establishment of coaling station at
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, and the erec-
ton there of coal depot with an
initial capacity Of 5000 tons. The es-
timated cost of the work is about $751;.
900. The money is now available. Be.
lieving that the establishment of a
coal depot at this strategic point will
strengthen the United States on the
Pacific Coast, the President has hear
tily approved the plan, and prelimin-
ary steps in the work have been taken
already.
Dutch Harbor is located on one of
the Aleutian Islands, and is on the d.
rect commercial route between the
ports of Behring Sea and Southern
Alaska and the Pacific Coast of the
United States. 1t is also in the line of
steamships passing through the Uni.
max, Pass, most of which make Dutch
Harbor port of call. It's use as coal
depot site was first recommended by
Rear-Admiral Bradford, Chief OF the
Bureau of Equipment. His recon-
mendation was referred to the Gen
eral Board, and is now about to be
executed according to his plans.
Dutch Harbor will form the fifth
in the chain of coal depots along the
Pacific Coast, which will begin at San
Diego and include San Francisco, Pu-
get Sound and Sitka. Honolulu is the
sixth in the chain, and Guam probably
may be added to the list.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
Fruit Trees Feel Frost.

A killing frost blighted the pros
poets for an abundant fruit crop
around Baker City last week. The ex-
tent of the damage is not fully de-
veloped, but it is known that all the
early fruit is badly damaged, and in
some localities all the fruit is killed.
SO far as known, there has been no
frost in Pine and Eagle valleys, or
down on the Snake river, below Hunt
lngton. These portions of the county
comprise the principal fruitgrowing
sections of the country. Until last
night the prospects were favorable for
the greatest fruit crop ever known in
this, the Powder river valley.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28

Baker City authorities are pre-
pairing to supply the city with an
abundance Of water, for what prom
ises to be a long, dry summer. The
new reservoir on Goodrich creek,
which was completed last fall, will be
in use this season in addition to- the
Eagle creek supply. Several of the
water mains are being replaced with
larger pipe, so that both the supply
of water and the pressure may be
equal to the demand.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
oerman Report on the Massacre.

Berlin. May 2S.-The German Jew
ish Relief Society has sent an agent
houses were destroyer, 600 shops
10 Kishinef who reports that 700
sacked and that about 10000 persons
are homeless. as a result of the recent
massacre. Forty-five persons were
killed outright during the massacre.
"a were seriously wounded and 500
were slightly injured. The number Of
persons affected through losing DO
sitions or otherwise is estimated at
$4,000. mostly belonging to the poorer
classes.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
Butehery By Turks.

London, May 27-The Sofia cores
pondent OF the Morning Leader tele-
graphs that the Macedonian commit
tee reports that the Turks have burn.
ed the village Of Banitzai. near Seres.
Only IS OF the 500 Inhabitants es-
capped aad many women and girls
we're outraged and murdered and
their bodies cast into the water.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
EXHIBIT FOR FAIRS.
Montana Legislature In Special Session
Makes Appropriation.


Helena, Mont, May 26.-(Special)
The Eighth Legislative Assembly
assembled here today in extraordinary
session, at the call of Governor Toole,
for the purpose of making an appro-
priation for Montana's representation
at the Louisiana Purchase and the
Lewis and Clark Expositions, in st.
Louis and Portland, respectively, in
1904 and 1905.
Both houses met in joint session
shortly afer II o'clock and listened to
the reading of Governor Toole's mes.
sage, which stated that there seemed
to be a general demand for a display
of the states products and resources
at these Expositions, hence his call
for an extra session.
Before the day was over three bills
had been introduced and passed ap-
propriating $4,000 for st. Louis, $10,-
900 for the transfer of this exhibit
from st. Louis to Portland, and $751;
900 additional for the maintenance of
the State Capitol and grounds. Be-
fore midnight the session had been ad-
journed sine die.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
coNFIDH OF SUCCESS.
prospectors for OIL Do Not Lose Faith
Because Of Reverses.

The Umpqua Valley Oil Company,
of Roseburg, which has been boring
for oil at Myrtle Creek, has abandoned
the we'll after having reached dis
tance of 1900 feet. Some time ago,
while the boring apparatus was at
work, the cable parted and let the
drill fall into the we'll. After the drill
was removed IL was found that the
casing had also been broken and part
of it had fallen into the well. 1t
was later found that the we'll had been
plugged" and III such manner that
1t is now impossi1fe to work il at all
The company is so confident of find
ing oil that it has again let a contract
to Lloyd Smith, a practical well-driller,
who will immemiately commence op-
erations on the new well within 12
feet of the old.
Mr.. Smith claims that the indica-
tions for oil are the best he has yet
seen on this Coast, and Is confident
that oil will be found within 1000 feet.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
Estate Long Unsettled.

San Diego, Cal, May 27.-By an or
der OF court the valuable estate Of
james W. Robinson is to be distrib-
uted. The case is remarkable one.
Robinson, who was once Lieutenant
Governor of Texas and subsequently
a prominent lawyer in this state, died
here in 1857. For some reason his
heirs, who lived in Ohio and else
where in che East we're not awawe OF
his death until long afterward and no
efforts were made until comparative
ly recently to settle up the estate.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
Headed Toward Burns.

Chief Engineer Joseph West, of the
Sumpter Valley Railroad, is in Baker
City prepared to begin the work of
extending the road. The rails and
other material for the extension have
begun to arrive and the sawmills are
busy cutting ties for the new road.
Just how far the road will be built
this season is not stated, but it is GER
tain that it will penetrate some dis
tance into Grant county in the direc-
tion of Burns, the county seat of Har-
ney county.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
LocomotIye Boiler HxnIodes.

Erie, Pa, May 27.-While passing
Mays siding on a hill west of Kane
today, the boiler on one of the loco
motives pushing a Philadelphia &
Erie freight train exploded. killing
one man and injuring four others,
three perhaps fatally.
The crown sheet OF the boiler was
blown through the caboose. splitting
the caboose in two. The injured, ex-
eept the engineer and fireman, we're
In the caboose.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
Damminr Of the Rogue.

The Golden Drift Mining Company
has resumed with vim the work OF
completing its big power dam across
Rogue river, in the Dry Diggings,
three miles above Grants Pass. The
dam was begun early last year, but
was not completed before the arrival
of the fall rains. The dam, even in
its uneompleted state, withstood the
very high water and several freshets
Of the Rogue during the winter.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
Fraudulent Citizens Papers.

Washington, May 27.-Immigration
officials said today that they had inves-
tigated reports that thousands Of
fraudulent naturalization papers had
been sold to immigrants at New York,
and had ascertained that the purpose
was not to facilitate the admission Of
immigrants into the United States,
but to permit immigrants to secure
work On the subway and other i'm
provements In New York, as under
the state laws only citizens can work
on improvements of that kind. In
some cases as much as $50 was paid
for a fraudulent certificate.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
New York Celebrates.

New York. May 2S.-New York to-
day officially commemorated the 250th
anniversary of the establishment Of
municipal government in New Am
sterdam, afterward called, by force
and treaty between Holland and Eng
land. New York. The city hall, where
the main exercises were held, and
city hall park, were the center Of at
traction. In the public schools 500,-
900 children took took part in the ex-
ercises. Mayor Low, General James
Grant Wilson. Secretary of War Root,
Governor odell and Bishop Potter
made addresses.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
Great Irrigation Dam,

Washington, May 27.-The Geolog
ieal Survey has prepared model of
the extensive dam to be constructed
on Salt river, 65 miles above Phoenix,
Ariz. This dam will be among the
first and also among the largest irri.
cation enterprises to be undertaken
by the Government under the new law.
The exact proportions of the dam are
1888 feet thick at the base, $50 feet
long at the top and $50 feet high. 1t
viii contain 11,6O0,0OO cubic feet OF
masonry. The reservoir to be con.
structed will drain over 5000 square
miles of territory.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
Curb on Willamette.

Extensive work is being done on
the Willamette river just north of In
dependence. captain Ogden states
that work will be continued all of the
summer. The jetty being construct
ed below Independence will save to
the land owners over 1000 acres Of
land, as the current was about to
wash through a number of the best
farms and change the course of the
river for several miles. This ietty
will save this as we'll as the banks
which the current has been moving
at the rate of about 20 feet year in
many places.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
chinonk and Shad.

The White Island SEEMING Com
pany's grounds, about two miles above
Cathlamet, have begun operations,
and have been catching about half a
ton of fish per day, which more than
pays expenses. About half the catch
is chinook, the balance being blue
backs and steelheads. The ehinooks
bring 5 and cent. the bluebacks. 4
cents. and the steelheads, 8 cents per
pound.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
Rainier Is Confident.

The county-seat fight in Columbia
county is on. The election notice call
ing a special election for July 6 will
be posted in few days. At present
there are only three candidates for the
honors of county seat. st. Helens,
which is the county seat now, Rain
ier and Clatskanie. A hard fight will
be put up from three points. 1t is
generally conceded that Rainier will
be first in the race. Should no point
receive majority of all votes, sec
end election will be held in August,
and the vote will be taken between
the two highest
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
cntherlre creek Chains raken.

There is another small rush on in
locating timber in the Catherine creek
district, east of Union. About 20
claims have been located during the
past ten days and others are investi.
eating. Last year many locations
we're made, but filings suddenly ceased
when it was rumored that there had
been frauds in making locations, and
that the government was investigat-
ing the matter.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
Geological Survey Begins.

Government Engineer Sutton, who
has been getting together his corps OF
assistants and outfit in Union for the
past week, has just commenced his
field work of making a complete geo.
logical survey Of the county in this
section. The work was started in I'm
ion and will branch out covering about
1000 square miles, requiring about two
years work.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
Block on American Trusts.

London, May 27.-The Daily Mails
correspondent at Singapore states
that the government Of the Malay
States has imposed a prohibitive duty
on the export Of tin ore unless ii
is smelted within the colony. This
step is designed to check an attempt
to create a combination in the tin
trade by the Standard OIL the United
States Steel Corporation and the
American Tinplate Company. who
propose to import the ore into the
United States free Of duty and re-eX-
port the smelted article.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
SEALED BIDS FOR WOOL.
First Pool Sale This Season Held at
ArIingtOn-SaIe Small.

The first wool sale of the season
under the system of sealed bids, in
augurated in this state for the first
time last year, came off in Arlington
last week. It was a sorry disappoint-
ment to both seller and buyer. Over
500, 900 pounds of wool was offered for
sale, but only about $4,000 pounds was
sold. Prices paid for those sold
ranged from liz cents to 1S cents.
The offers on the largest and best
clips were all declined because the
ruling prices had fallen below the
owners expectations. Dissatisfaction
was expressed by a number of buyers
over the sales made this morning by
the local bank to a buyer on the
ground before the time for the public
sale when all the buyers should ar
rive. This may have had a tendency
to qualify the interest of the buyers
in the other lots listed.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
MANY HOMELESS BY FIRE.
New Hampshire Blaze Causes a Loss
of 100000.

OF 94UOiOUUs
Laconia, N. H., May 26.-Nearly 100
buildings have been burned, $50 per-
sons are homeless and a loss between
$35O,0OO and 100000 has been caused
by fire in the Lakeport section, the
area burned over being about Is
acres. The fire started in a boiler
room of the H. H. Wood hosiery mill
The flames spread brisRiy, and in a
very short time, under the influence
of a brisk southeast wind, the entire
structure was burning. Next it
spread to the finished-lumber plant of
the Boulia & Gorrell Co., and then to
the works of the Laconia Electric
Light Company. In less than an hour
both these plants were destroy
ed. The city fire department was
helpless to stay the progress of the
flames, and destruction went on until
the fire actually burned itself out for
want of material
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
pine Lands Cut Out,

The General Land Office at Wash
ington has received the amended map
filed by the Oregon Development
Company, showing lands on the Up
per Deschutes river in Eastern Ore
gon, which it proposes to reclaim un'
der Carey act. On this map, the com.
pany has eliminated nearly $4,000
acres that were included in the origin
al selection, this action being taken
because of the report of Special Agent
Green, that much of the original selec'
ton was land covered with merchant
able timber.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
Rich Strike in dray Eagle.

A narrow streak of fabulously rich
ore has been struck in the Gray Eagle
mine. in the Sparta district. The ore
assays $4,000 per ton. A fve-foot
ledge assays SIS. The property is
owners Of the Bonanza.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-28
Irrleatlnnlsts surnrIsed.

The abandonment Of the semi-annu-
Al meeting of the State Irrigation As
ISOLATION comes as a surprise to most
Of the friends OF irrigation in the
eastern part Of the state.