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rooDSTurrs NOT ooNTRABAND.
United States Will Not ReCede Prom
Position Once Taken.

Washington, Aug. 6.-The state de-
partment Is in telegraphic communica-
ton with it's agencies abroad respecting
the Russian seizures and destruction Of
American goods, but it is not yet ready
to define precisely its position as to the
whole subject of seizures. These ex.
changes are not confined to st. Peters
burg and Washington, 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 suffered
moie than that Of any other. 1t ia
said here that the precedents already
established in the Spanish and BoeI
wars, as we'll as in the operations in
China during the black flag uprising,
have worked so satisfactorily and have
received such universal approval that
under no circumstances will America
now recede from the doctrine that food
stuffs not directly intended for the use
OF belligerant army or navy cannot
be regarded as contraband.
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rIRr N WHEAT FIELDS.
Grain Is Destroyed on Two Farms
Near Adams.

Pendleton-The first serious wheat
fire this summer visited the farm Of
Lowell Rogers, near Adams, last week,
causing loss Of nearly 1900. Five
hundred sacks Of grain, q wagon and
40 tons Of hay were destroyed. One
horse was 80 badly burned that 1t died.
The harvest crew was some distance
away when the FIRE started. Two little
daughters Of George Rogers were sent
after the men, and narrowly escaped
being burned to death in the burning
gain. By hard work the crew finally
extiDguished the fire.
The first Of the week fire again vis-
tied Rogers place and before it could
be extinguished over 1900 sacks Of
wheat we're destroyed and about 20
acres Of standing grain burned. The
grain and straw being very dry. the FIRE
spread rapidly into an adjoining field
owned by Louis 0dette. 0dette lost 80
acres Of grain before the fire could be
gotten under control. Mr.. Rogers ee-
Inmates his loss at 900 or more BUSH
els. 4 number Of farming implements
and harvest supplies were also lost.
His loss will exceed $1,000. He had
small insurance. Mr.. 0jette's loas is
believed to be $1,000.
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FORESTS BURN
Great Damage Throughout
Montana by Fire.
IDAHO TIMBER SUFFERS ALSO
Homes of Settlers Destroyed and
and Fiany People Have Narrow
Escapes with Their Lives.

Butte, Mont, Aug. 8.--A Kalispel
special TO the Miner says: Forest fire.
ale still raging with undated fury IL
the timber lands Of this county and
from all reports received thus fai, th,
damage will run into the thousands o
dollars. Small holders OF timber lands
are the chief sufferers. They are moi
only losing their timber but their cab
ins and home buildings as we'll as their
stock Of provisions, hay and grain are
being rapidly consumed. Their condi.
tion In many instances will be deplOra.
bile. The fires are not only confined ia
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 we'll
as the timber west Of Libby and be
tween Troy and Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
About half dozen frame buildings
on the outskirts Of White Fish have
been burned. Several buildings be-
longing 10 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 hSy between White Fish and
Columbia Falls has been burned, az
we'll 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 timber in the Flathead
forest reservation, and people returning
from that section report that the dis.
tance around the fires at that point al
present exceeds Is miles.
A White Fish report says the timber
ie on fire on both sides Of the county
wagon road and Il was with difficulty a
courier was able to urge his horses
through. having narrow escape from
the fire. rhe roads are now said to be
utterly impossible.
The fire at Bolton was extinguished
this week after 1t had done great dam.
age to the timber, but at Colam and in
that vicinity II is still eating its way
thEs"sh tlse hoavy foIssss.
A forest fIe in the Crazy mountains,
90 miles north OF Big Timber. has done
considerable damage in the last few
days. The FIRE started Sunday and has
gradually increased until 1t has burned
over large stretch OF heavily wooded
country. Among the timber burned
is some Of the most valuable in that
district.
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rlLL ALL ORDERS.
Chicago Packers Say plants are
pOlnl We'll.

Chicago, Aug. Elm statement
given out tonight by the packers, the
report that negotiations are in progress
to bring about another conference be.
tween the packers and the labor lead
ers Ia declared TO be uniounded. The
packers assert that there lie not the
elighiest possibility Of further confer
ences with the strikers.
According to this statement, the pro-
gress making at the plants Is satisfac-
tory to all the packers; more men are
employed daily; all contracts and cur
rent orders are filled and there lie q
normal supply Of beef, mutton and
provisions at all plants in the United
statcs. while sales aso made ~ Iower
prices than before the strike began.
In table accompanying the state.
ment IL Is shown that the total number
OF men at work tonight at all points is
more than 10000. With this number
Of men at work the packers say they
shipped S3l carloads OF fresh meats
from all points yesterday.
Beyond trying to enforce the order
iorbiddng the delivery of ice to retail
ers who have been hauling meat from
the stockyards themselves since the
teamsters' strike, the strikers did little
today. Up TO date this ice supply Of
100 retail markets has been cut off.
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New BattIeshlp,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 the uncorrected
figures for the 0hio's trip showed an
average speed of 17.S knots per hour,
These figures are subject to change or
account of tidal allowances Under
the terms of the contract, the Ohio il
to make Is knots an hour.
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Charging japanese Driven Back Of
Port Arthur.

Cheioo, Aug. "A desperate three
days assault on the inner deienses, on
the northern and eastern sides Of Port
Arthur, has failed, according to adyices
brought by two junks which arrived
here today.
A Russian who escaped from Port
Arthur via Pigeon Bay, the night oi
July 20, states that the earth tTembled
under the terrific cannonading which
began at 4 a. M, July 20, and ended
during the night Of July 2s, when the
the battle ceased.
A Chinese who has arrived here on
a separate junk confirms the Russian 3
statement that the Russian killed and
wounded during the assault numbered
between s 900 and 5000.
The japanese in their repeated as
eaults against the eastern forts on the
bills, through barbed wire entangle.
ments and over mines, displayed fanati.
cal bravery. They were moved down
by the hail Of shells and bullets and
the explosion Of mines under their feet.
Their losses are estimated at 20, 900.
The Russian declares that the Rus
slams held all the eastern forts leading
to Golden Hill and that the Japanese,
shattered and exhausted, retired to the
eastward.
As related by the passengers OF the
two junks, the japanese advance, which
began from Kwokau before daybreak,
July 26, was directed against Kikwan,
Kinkiun, Kinkishan and Pch0ushan
forts, lying near shore. The Russian
outposts were driven back. In the
meantime Admiral Togo shelled the
forts at long range. but the return FIRE
OF the forts kept his ships at safe die
tance. rendering the cooperation Of the
feet ineffective.
On the morning OF July q, the Rus-
sian feet steamed out, keeping under
the protection Of the Golden Hill guns.
The Russian vessels did not fire on the
japanese and coon returned to their
anchorage.
The assault on the northern side Of
the city occurred July %. The Japan.
ese left at Iisikau advanced on the
Russians at .Shinshi Ying, but were
repulsed.
The iunks were within hearing dis
tanee foi three days after leaving, bat
no more firing wa. heard.
The Russian hospitals at Port Arthur
are said to be 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 is inadequate.
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TO BRING rINERS BACH.
western Federation Is working for
Cripple Creek DeporfeeS.

Denver, Aug. 3.--Attorneys II. N.
Hawkins and John H. Murphy, coun-
sci for the Western Federation Of Min
ers, are devising ways and means to
enable the deported Cripple Creek
miners to return to their homes. Pa
pers are being drawn and application
will be made to some court, possibly
the federal court, for an injunction re-
straining the Citizens alliance and
Mineowners' association from interier-
ing with any deportees who return to
the Cripple Cheek district.
The Western Federation officials are
also making arrangements to reopen
the union stores in Cripple Greek and
Victor that were raided and looted by
mobs June 6 and I.
Sheriff Edward Bell, OF Teller coun-
ty, has advised against the reopening
of the stores or the return OF deportees,
fearing that such action will lead to
violence.
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No word From Prisoners,

London, Aug. S.-The correspon-
dent OF the Inns at Toxic says that
much indignation is felt there because
Of Russia's persistent refusal to COM
ply with the rules of The Hague con.
vention in supplying information re-
garding prisoners. Despite frequent
inquiries about the prisoners taken in
the 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.
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HAWAII NOT A DRAG.
United States Treasury Enrlched al
minor Outlay.

Sacramento, CAL, Aug. 0.--In an In
teryiew today, Governor q. O. Carter,
Of the Hawaiian islands, said to rep
resentatlve Of the Bee:
"The annexation Of the islands 10
the United States has not been com
niereial success, so far as the islands
are concerned. Since We have been
United States territory We have not
made gieat progress. One reason for
this is because the laws by which we
are governed are not suited 10 the
country. For instance, We have 10
obey the United States law and cannot
rent government land for period Of
more than five years at time. As II
takes from two 10 four years TO raise q
crop In our climate, We cannot find
anybody that will rent land for such a
shoIt period as fve years. Thus We
are deprived Of big income from gov
ernment land.
"since we have been annexed con.
gress has never dredged our harbor.
II 10 filling up and thus prevents the
landing Of the aTgest vessels. Az a
result Of this our traffic Is falling of &.
We have dredged the harbor at our ex.
pense since We have been annexed, but
unless II is dredged again We will lose
much OF our trade.
Annexation has cut of all OF our
internal revenue. On the other hand.
from Uncle Sans point ci view, an
nexation has been decided success.
Over 81, 900, 900 has been paid into the
United States treasury from the is-
lands. The Whole cost Of annexation
was only $4,000, ,000."
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OREGON NEWS OF INTEREST
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
State Association viii Pieei to Fix
the Date,


salem--President John II. Scott, O
the Oregon Good Roads association,
has cailed a meeting Of the executive
committee Of that organization to b.
held in this city at / p. n. Wednesday
August 10. The principal business oI
the committee will be TO az date foH
the annual convention Of the associa.
tion. At the last meeting II was de.
cided that the association shall meet
this year in Salem, and the date will
probably be sometime In October on
early in November.
Through the courtesy Of Manager
Edwin Stone, Of the Corvallis & East
ern railway, the members OF the ex-
ecutiye committee will be given an OPP
portunity to visit the granite quarry en-
the Santiam river ON Thursday August
IL. A special trian will be run from
Albany to the granite quarry so that
there need be no delays waiting for the
regular train.
The members of the executive COM
mittee are: John H. Scott, Salem ;
II. M. Palmer, Albany; George C..
Blakely, The Dalles; W. w. Travllion,
Baker City; Virgil E. Waters, Cor
wallis; H. B. Thilesen, Salem; J. o.
Booth, Grants Pass; B. F. Rhodes,
McMinnville; 7. F. Ryan, Oregon City.
At the meeting the committee will
also make arrangements for preparing
the program for the convention and
will also take up the matter Of formu-
lating campaign Of education in favor
Of good roads. A number of counties
have contributed to the educational
fund, and the committee is ready te
take up active work.
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MONTANA NEEDS MOISTURE.
unIeSS Rain Soon Comes, Loss of
Stock viii Be Great.

unIeSS Rain Soon Comes, Loss of
Stock Will Be Great.
Butte, Mont, Aug. S.-Advioes re-
ceived from throughout the state the
past week depict a serious state of
affairs on the big ranges in Eastern and
Northern Montana, and unless heavy
rain is soon forthcoming considerable
loss OF stock will ensue. The Northern
Montana ranges in many localities re-
semble desert, former watering holes
and springs being dry and paIched.
Many OF the ranges have had to be
abandoned and the stock driven long
distances for water. So bad have the
conditions become that the state hu-
name officers have interfered and COM
PEELED stockmen to drive herds into To-
calities far removed, where some grass
and water still remain, though even
then the supply is scanty.
Stock shipments have been almost
entirely suspended as result of the
strike Of the packing house employees,
and the thousands Of head of cattle
roaming the plains which could other
wise have been shipped East make the
problem Of caring for the animals one
OF extreme seriousness. While the
Eastern Montana ranges still bear con-
siderable grass, those in the Northern
section OF the state are in many in
stances almost devoid Of feed.
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HOLD-up THAT rAILs.
Rock Island Is Boarded By Seven
Masked pien.

FL Paso, Aug. 3.--The Rock Island
passenger train, which left Ei Paso
Saturday morning, north-bound, was
held up Saturday night at II clock at
Logan, n. NJ, station 50 miles north
OF Tucumcari and 90 miles north Of
Santa Rosa, the division point. Seven
masked robbers boarded the train Just
as It was leaving Logan. uncoupIed che
baggage and express cars and went on
with the engine.
Conductor John York resisted and
was shot in the leg. The engine was
run ahead a short distance, when IL was
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 vas to blow
the small safe through the roof Of the
car, the larger one not being injured.
The smaller safe was replaced and
the second charge Of dynamite put be-
tween the two safes with the same re-
suit, 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 darkness.
Officers we're advised this morning Of
the hold-up and are on the trail Of the
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, as most
Of them were asleep. Owing to the re-
moteness Of Logan, the details Of the
hold-up were not obtained until to
night, when south-bound Rock Island
passenger train arrived here.
The Wells Fargo officials say there
was only " in the safe when 1t left
here.
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Outposfs are Engaged.

With the Japanese army in Man
churia. at the headquarters OF General
Kuioki, July 29, via Antung and Sc
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 as yet reached here.
The Russians are strongly entrenching
their secondary position five miles west
of Lao Yang and are expected to make
stand there.
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NEW YoRk SUBWAY STRIKE.
Effort TO Patch Up Quarrel OF the
Rival Unions.

New York, Aug. Sit is said here
today that If the members OF the union
who are held responsible for the strike
in the subway do not adjust matters
promptly. general lockout may be
ordered by the Building Trades EN-
ployers' association to be followed by
an attempt to establish an open shop.
At the meeting Of the Central Federal
union more conciliatory attitude was
adopted. At the close OF the secret ses-
sion it was announced that committee
had been appointed to bring about an
amalgamation Of the two painters
unions-the Brotherhood OF Painters
and the Amalgamated Painters society,
whose fight, one against the other, led
to the subway strike.
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No Second Trial of Ohio.

San Francisco, Aug, 6.-The bat
tleship Ohio will not be given another
trial. engineer Robert Foisythe, who
had charge of the machinery of the
Ohio, states that the machinery work.
ed without hitch, and that the fail
ure to make the required speed was due
solely to the tidal conditions. The
horsepower developed was over 1000,
more than the contract called fol. The
stakeboats Fortune, Preble, Paul Jones
and Undilla returned today from the
south, but the Annapolis will not ar
rive here until tomorrow.
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Government win Run Hatchery.

Oregon City-The Upper Clackamas
hatchery, located about so miles up
the Clackamas river from this city, has
been turned over to the government Tor
operation, having been conducted for a
number Of years as q state enterprise.
The Clackamas hatchery is considered
by fish culturisis to be the best hatch
cry in the state, not because Of its
equipment and location, which are
ideal, but because of the quality Of the
Chinook fish that are propagated there.
The employees now at this hatchery
will be continued this season.
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TALE ONLY HALF TOLD.
No Account Yet OF fhe Battle That
Took Place August 2.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 4.--Allowing
for the inevitable conflict in names, the
japanese and Russian reports seem to
agree on the main points OF the mill
tary developments up to August l, but
both stop short at their interesting
point, namely, regarding what happen
ed on August 2, when it is possible
that decisive struggle was going on
east and south of Lao Yang.
The Gaual crowds were assembled
around the bulletin boards outside the
Office OF the general staff until long
after midnight awaiting further official
details. but nothing was given out be-
yond General Kuropatkin's two official
dispatches. 1t is evident from these
dispatches and the Japanese reports
that the Russians abandoned Yangse
Pass, falling back on Liandinsin, a
strong defensive position in the hills
"a miles southeast of Lao Yang.
General Kuropatkin admits that
there were heavy losses along the
Saimtsze-Liao Yang road July 81.
The official account is somewhat incon-
elusive, 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
the dispatches report that all was
quiet up to noon of August /.
In the meantime serious envelop-
ing movement of the Japanese divis.
ions was maturing around the Russian
left at Haicheng where there was also
heavy fighting July 81.
No news has been received from Port
Arthur.
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TanaIer Guards Doubled.

Tangier, Aug. 2.-Last night all the
guards about the 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 meeting today,
at 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.
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Grange win Have Exhibit.

Oregon Cty-Acting in conjunction
with the committee appointed for the
purpose by the state grange, the vari-
GUS subordinate CHANGES Of Clackamas
county are appointing committees to
arrange for the holding OF district fairs
this fail. Collections will be made of
all kinds of agricultural products for a
competitive exhibition. The cream for
the respective exhibits will be arranged
in one grand exhibit for the inspection
of the national grange which will be
convened at Portland in 1905, during
the Lewis and Clark fair.
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HONG Incident Is Ended.

st. Petersburg, Aug. S.-The an
nouncement in the dispatches of the
Associated Press from Vladivostok that
the steamer Arabia will be released,
and that only portion of her cargo
consigned to Japanese ports 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 the immediate release of the
shin,
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THREE DrsTRoYERs CRIPPLED.
japanese FlotiIIa FiakeS Safe Get.
away In the Bay.

Toxic, Aug. S.--The Japanese naval
department asserts that in the attack
made by the Japanese torpedoboat flo
tilla on the Russian Port Arthur de-
tense squadron, July "a, which was
previously reported without details,
resulted in the crippling of three Rus
sian destroyers so badly as to render
them useless for any future fighting.
The attack took place in East Hsiend-
heng bay and the japanese destroyeis
discharged three ish-model propeller
torpedoes and then made their escape
in the fog without waiting to zee if
the machines reached their marx.
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Lend nonev In New York.

New York, Aug. 6.-The republic of
Panama has made another big loan on
real estate in this city. Aloan Of $780,
900 at AZ per cent was made by the
representatives of the republic on a
large Broadway building. The sum is
part of the $40, 900, 900 which the Pan
anna republic received from the United
States for the Isthmian canal conces-
sion, and its Representatives have al
ready loared out on mortgage nearly
81 600, 900 on real estate in this city.
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Smaller Loaaers Lose Heavily.

Astoria-The failure of the usual
freshets last winter entailed consider
able loss to the smaller loggers operat-
ing in this vicinity. 1t is estimated
that there are at the present time over
10000, 900 feet of logs above tide water
in the Lewis and Clark river. These
logs were cut last fall and winter, but
there was not sufficient water in the
stream to float then down. They are
valued at fully $4,000.