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About The new age. (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1902)
ir v ,a; New Age. Si M . v. NJ8t,t? . I . sV , VOL. VII. PORTLAND, OHEGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1902. NO. 11. r I '$ ,' FIRST NATIONAL BANK SSKfeft' Desl-nntl Depositary and jTlnanclal Agent of the United States, mddtnt, B. W. Corbetti cashier, E.O. Wlthlngtonj assistant cashier, J. W. Ncwkltkj second assistant cashier, W. 0. Alvord. Letter! of eredltTlssued. available In Europe and the Eastern states. Bight exchange and Ulegraphlo tranilera iold on Now York, Boston, Chicago, Omaha, Bt. Paul, San Francisco and ( he principal points In tho Northwest. Sight and time bill! drawn In sums to suit on London, 'arls, Berlin, Franklort-on-the-Main, Hong Kong. Collections made on favorable terms at all accessible point. LADD TILTOIM, BANKERS IVSZXZ Established la 18B9. TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Interest allowed on time deposits. Collections made at all point on favorable terms. Letters of credit issued Tillable in Europe and the Eastern states. Bight exchange and Telegraphio Transfers sold on New York, Washington, Chicago, 8t. Louis, Denver, Omaha, San Francisco and various points in Ore fon,Washlngton, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia. Exchange sold on London, Paris, Berlin, Frankfort and Hong Kong. BAINK OF COMMERCE, LrlMITED. BOISE, IDAHO. OFFIOKUSt B. F. OLDEN, President; M. ALEXANDKIt, Vlco President; II. N. COF FIN, Cashier; J. M. IIA1NKH, Assistant Cashier. DIBWiMli Robe Nokie, Tho. Davis. II. F. Olden, J. M. Ilalnca, J. K. Yates, J. II. Morrow, T. Regan, M. Alvxamler, F. It. Coltln. I A Mmmt Llkmrml Tmi-mm Tjonmlmtmnt With Mmtl BMHktn. LACK & SCHMITZ, Brokers. BAKE BITT, TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE EASTERN OREGON GOLD FIELDS. EXAMINATIONS AND REPORTS A SPECIALTY. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Wnlla Walla, Washington. (First National Hank In tho Hlato.) Transacts a General Banking Business. CAPITAL 1100,000. BUIU'LUB 100,(i00. LEVI ANKENY, President. A. II. REYNOLDS. Vlco President. the first National bank. Pndlton, Oregon. Capital, $70,000.00. Surplus tad Undivided Profits, $0,000.00. RESERVE AGENTS First National Bank. Chicago. III.; First National aWak, Portland, Oregon; Chemical National Bank, New York, N. Y. OFFICERS AND DIKEUTUKS l Vice President: C. B. Wade, Cashier; KcLeod, W. S. flyers, W. F. Matlock, ; THE PENDLETON ftnuLti uw, uncuun, Organized March I, 1880. Capital, $50,000. Surplus, $55,000. Interest allowed on time deposits. Exchange bought and sold on all prin cipal points. Special attention given to collections. W. J. Furnish, Presldont; J. N. Teal, Vlco-President; T. J. Morris, Cashier. Throw away your eyeglasses If thoy do not fit ; or, if tho frames are good, brint; them in to iih and let uh test your oycH (free of charge). Wo will replaco tho glasses with tho best PERISCOPIC LENSES nt a very reasonable price, and give you u thorough 'examination with our now scientific iiiHtrument. You will receive courteous treatment. Remember tho place, JAEGER BROS., Jewelers and Opticians. 290 Morrison St., South Side of Street. Willamette Iron and Steel Works. Founders, Machinists and Boiler Makers, PORTLAND, OREGON. DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF... Marin and Stationary Engines and Boilers, aw Mill, Logging and Mining Machinery, Roll Grinding and Corrugating Machinery, Power Transmission Machinery. We f constantly developing Modern Machinery for special purposes, which sjur up to-date plant enables us to build accurately and economically. BW- CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED, -JR NEW LIFE TO ifo".'tuW&05t,V Anchor ret Combination ol Strength and Beauty. Tai T That Bun" HB a A - See Our Anchor Clamp Yon would be surprised It you knew bow little It would cost )ou to fix up tbatold tenet, better tend for some Anchor Clamps ami Uprights, and a pair ol our pinchers, and make jrour old. wire (ence look like a nevr one. ANCHOR FENCE loots to nice and la so strong that farmers sometimes think that It roust be high priced. It Isn't, though. i.aF CXAJatr Birou Uhko. Cattle, Sheep aad FARM, RAILROAD "Write for Prices and Catalogue. Agents Wanted In JCrerx Town. GOLD MINES AND INVESTMENTS OHEOOM. A. It. HUilFOIlI), Cashier - vi Ankeny, rretiaent; w. r. Matlock, II. O. Unerensy, Aasietant Cashier; J. 8. II. F. Johnson. SAVINGS BANK OLD FENCES! Clamps and Uprights. Tub Old Fkkcs. Tub Anchor Fbkcb. Hog Tight. It Niter Burs alter closing. AND LAWN FENCE. -sY The Portland Anchor Fence Co. 74a NJcoIal St., PORTLAND, Oregon. EVENTS 01 THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. A Comprehensive Review of the Important Happenings of the Past Week, Presented In a dsawiaitd Form, Which Is Most Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many Readers Tho Iioubo has killed tho Pacific cable bill by striking out tho enacting clnuso. In tho collapse of a St. Louis build ing six pcoplo wore injured, ono prob ably atally. King Edward has received Whlto law Reid, United States representative at tho coronation. The Cuban military government paid out between 8,000 and $0,000 to nid the reciprocity cauao. A dozen lives wero lost in a storm that swept i through Central Illinois, doing ImineiiEO damngo to. property. Tho Rtrlko situation in thoanthraclto coal district remaitiB unchanged, with no prospects of eitiior side giving in. Over 180 Ynqul men, women and children woro shot down by Mexican soldiers in tho most cold blooded man- nor. Bovon of tho striko leaders of tho coal minors of Wost Virginia havo boon ar rested, charged with violating injunc tions. Tho senate has passod tho naval ap propriation bill. Ilepublicana of Iowa havo renominat ed W. P. Hopburn for'congiosB. Two 'negroes woro takon from tho Charlotto, N. O., jail and lynched. The third trial of Jossio Morrlson'fbr murder bus boon commenced at Eldo rado, Kan. Tracy and Merrill, the escaped con victs from tho Oregon penitentiary, are still at largo. A tornado in the northeastern part of Iowa did great damago to property. No llvoa woro lost. Tim lnlmr trotiblo in Manila is Brow ing much worse. Jt is estimated that 7,000 men nro now out on strike Tho members of tho Cuban Iioubo and senate will rocolvo 13,000 a year, President Palma having signed tho bill. A tornado in Clay and Uocker coun ties, Minnesota, killed at leant five per sons and destroyed f 100,000 worth of property. Tho house has passed tho antl anarchy bill. Ton nerHnnn woro killed and many Injured In a Chicago hospital flro. Mexican troops and Yaqul Indians met In n bnttlo which resulted dla- astorlouoly to tho Indians. Tho Hoods In Hansen havo not en tirely subsided. Tho Moslio and Cot tonwood rivers havo again left their banks, Tho May postal receipts at CO of .tho largest ofllcos In tho United States 'show nn Incrcaso of CO par cont over May, 1901. Threo business blocks at Saratoga, N. Y., woro destroyod. Fivo porsons lost their lives. Tho proporty loss Is estimated at $300,000. Two convIctB nt tho Orogon Peni tentiary stayed threo guards and wounded a lifo prisoner and escaped. Thoy nro well nrmod with rifles and rovolvors and havo plenty of ammuni tion. The forming of tho new French cab inet has been completed. Mitchell denounced the Panama canal routo in a speech before the senate. A plot has been discovered at Pre toria to blow up tho government build ings. Twolvo trainloads of Mystic Shriners arrived at San Francisco to attend tho imperial council. Coal minors in West Virginia have gono out. A larger number quit work than was anticipated. The officers of the cruiser Chicago who caused tho disturbance in Venice will not do court martialed. An excursion train on a Michigan road was wrecked, killing one pert on and injuring 33, throe fatally. Tho relief supplies sent by the United States to the Martinique sufferers wero not properly distributed and did not go where they would do tho most good. Kruger will not be required to ac knowledge British sovereignty in South Africa. The president is being urged to send a message to congress on the Cuban question. Fire in Demer destroyed a grocery store, rooming hoose and t-overal other business concerns. June 8 and 0 have been declared thanksgiving days and holidays throughout Cape Colony. A lu-iat oinln fulrfrr trrif finovilafi ar- tillery officers was run down by a steamer at Gijon, Spain, and fivet drowned. HEAD ThE RIOT ACT. Militia Patrols Streets af Pawtucket, R. I. Due to Street Railway Stike. Pttwtuckut, 11. 1. Juno 14 Bnyonots in tho hands of soldiers ordored out by tho governor of tho stato to suppress riotous disturbances glistened in the strata of Pun tucket today. The nston lebiirg incrcaso in tho number of law- loss' nets directed against tho United Traction Company, whoso union men havo bcon on Rtrlko since Juno 2, and tho inability of tho limited police force and deputy sheriffs to suppress rioting, Indtuod Governor Kimball to call out tho militia. Numerous scenes of dis order occurred during tho day, and more than a score of peoplo woro in jured, ono fatally. In the presonco of abf.ut 14,000 porsons and tho aillitla, this evening, Adjutant General Eackett road tho riot act. Tho city was taken possession of by the militia. A pro visional reglmont was formed. Tho regiment responded to tin emergency call promulgated by Governor Kimball, and Urigadier General Horbort S. Tan nor assumed command. In tho after noon orders woro issued calling out tho third division of the naval retervo and tho machino gun battery. The most serious disturbance today was on the city lino. A car was started from the Pawtucket avenue cur houso, on which woio luscoro of doputy sheriffs. At Pawtucket and East ave nues, a big crowd was in waiting, and it was prepared to glvo tho doputios a warm reception. Major Mavnard had tho first battalion of cavalry ub a guard to the car, tho troops boing divided by platoons In the front and rear. Tho deputy shoriffs woro ordered to keep their rovolvors in thoir pockots by Major Maynard, who said if thoro was to bo ,any shooting tho militia would do it. . Chief of Police Rico was present and advised tho pcoplo to disperse, and a number of the striking conductors and motormen practically endangorod their own livos by endeavoring to prevail on the peoplo to leave. Ilcioro tiio pcoplo turned their attention to tho car they cheered tie troops. Immediately after, hoj7YCr.j,b(av..raln.qf stoneB, bricks and every concnivablo 'form ol uiIbhIIo fell upon tho electric car. Tho troop orn woro hemmed in by tho mob, and with great difficulty succeeded in work ing their way out, the motorman of the car facing the mob and getting his car through. When tho turmoil was at its height fully a dozen shots were 11 rod from the car through drawn curtaiiiH. Ono bul let struck a boy in tho neck, fatally in juring him. Tliis sobeied tho crowd, which boenmo more tomporittc. There woro no further sorious disturbances during the afternoon and everything is quiet tonight. GIVE POSSE THE 8LIP. Convicts Break Through Strong Cordon and Escape Into Clackamas County, i Needy, ClacKitmas county, Juno 13. Tracy and Merrill broko through the cordon that nd them surrounded near Gorvals Wednesday night and with something like 250 militiamen, 'deputy sheriffs, constables, city marshals and prlvato detectives in their wake, tho outlaws yesterdny proceeded on tiller way ovor-hill and ditto in tho direction of Portland. Thoy wero last soon near tills vitiligo, where thoy took dinner and fivo poui.ds of bacon at tho resi dence of a , farmer. Sheriff Durbiii, who alone of all tho motley throng ,has boon pursuing tho flooing convicts, lias kopt within reasonable shooting dis tance of them, throw out a lino of dep uties and soldiers last evoning around what was supposed to bo their position. Then ho and his trusty bloodhounds wont to Aurora to rest, for three dayH of marching vigil havo proved wonting on both men and (lows. Sheriff Cooke, of Clackamas county, has now assumed command, having hurried to Molalla Corners at the behest of his brother officer from Marlon. He is backed by the Orogon City militia company, which loft at 8:30 Inst night, and us ho has tho advantage of boing ahead of tho fugitives, instead of behind them, ho ought to 1)0 ablo to bring them to bay; tlif-t is, if lie ever sees them. Companies F, of Sulom, and D, of Woodburn, havo been recalled to thoir homes and dieluuided. Nicaragua Craten Active. Managua, Nicaragua, Juno 1. Dark, high, ugly looking columns of vapor and gas have within tho last few days been arising from the cratered cones known asMomotomboand Bantu Maria, on tho large mountainous range of vol canic ejecta weit of Lake Managua, causing an uneasy feeling among many of tho peoplo in the adjacent tonus. Bad Fire at Wheeling. Wheeling, W. Va., Juno 14. Tho plants of tho Kxloy-WuUon Catsup & Preserve Company, the Wheeling Mat tress Company and tho Acmo llox Com pany were destroyed by fire toduy. Loss, f 150,000. About 000 persons are thrown out of employment, . iEW8 OP THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happenings of lm. portance A Brief Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report. Grants Pass, will hold two days' colobration, tho 4th and 5th. Six students graduated tills year from tho McMinnville college. Fourteen diplomas wero issued this year by the Willamette University at Saloni. A class of seven graduated from tho Eouthorn Oregon state normal school, at Ashland this year. Articles havo (been filed incorporat ing tho bank nt Bourne Tho capital stock is placed nt f 10,000. Tho Yollow Daisy group of mining proportion, on Spokane Ilill, Eastern Oregon, hits been sold. Tho considera tion was 20,000. A fruitgrowers union has been formed at The Dalles for tho purpoFO of hand ling and marketing local crops during tho prosont season. Tho state teachers' institute moots at Etigouo Juno 25. About (100 nro ex pected to bo in attundanco and local toachors are busy completing arrange meHtH. Tho weather of tho past week has added materially to tho crop prospects of tho year, and tho outlook is good for a largo yield of wheat and oats, both of the full andjspring sowings. Tho Oregon City Lumber Company has just completed nn addition to their sawmill on the west side of tho Wil lamette, and after installing now ma chinery will bo startod up again. Considerably moro than ordinary In tel est is being tuken in tho timber lands of tiio coast ran go in Lano coun ty. Soveral wealthy corporations havo cruiFors examining and reporting on timber, Tho Insurance" companies carrying in surance on tho Industrial building nt tho reform school, which was burned last fall, havo compromised with tho stato, and will pay f0,032.50 into Ore gon's tioasury. Tho, Woodmen of tho World will erect a hall at Dusty, Kenton county. A lodgo of United ArtisniiB with a membership of 18 lias been organized at Fall Creek. A two story brick building to cost f 15,000 will bo erected nt ltosuburg for the Douglas County Hank. Tho prospects ara that tho fruit crop of Josephine county will ho heavy and of exceptionally good quality. 'Lower Columbia rlvor ciinnorymon havo rained tho price of fish weighing over 25 pounds one cent a pound. Farmers of tho Waldo hills havo pooled their wool, feeling confident that thoy will bo ablo to eecttro bettor prices theioby. A company has boon formod that will absorb tho I .a Grando sugar factory and two in Utali and heroaftor tho threo will bo run us ono concern. Tho Snow Crook group, consisting of four claims, In tho Greenhorn mining district, Hasten) Oregon, has been sold to New York capitalists for f (15,000. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 65f)5tfc; bluestem, J0K(307c; valley, OHMc. ilarloy Feed, 2222.50; brewing, 1 23 per ton. Flour ISest grades, 2.003.40 per barrel; graham, $2.602.80. MillstuffB llran, $1510 per ton; middlings, 1020; shorts, 1718; chop, 1 10, Oats No.l white, $1.201.30;gray, fl. 151.25. Hay Timothy, 1215; clover, (7.5010; Oregon wild hay, 60 per ton. Potatoes Best Burbanks, 1Q1.16 percental; ordinary, 0075o cental; growers prices; sweets, $2.262,50 per cental ; new potatoes, 2c. Butter Orearriery,17&186cidairy 1410c; store, 1315c. Eggs 17alHc for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twins. 12H 13e;YoungAmerlca, 1314Mc; fac tory prices, 1 l)c less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 4.00 5.00; hens, 4.50(g5.50 per dozen, HQllc per pound; springs, 11 llKc per pound, $2,50(34,50 per doz en; ducks, 4.505.00 per dozen; tur keys, live, 1314o, dressed, 1510c per pound; geese, 0,007.00 per dozen. Mutton Gross, 4c per pound; sheared, 3?4c; dressed, 7)ic per pound. Hogs Gross, Ocj dressed, 7p per pound. Veal 6K8o for small; 07o for large. Beef Gross, cows, 4Mc steers. 6iio) dressed, 88c per pound. Hops 14010 cents per pound. Wool Valley,l2134;K8tern Ore gon, 812Ku; mohair, 252Gc pound. ROB PURSUERS. Escaped Convicts Mold Up Two Men of Posse and Take Morse and Buggy. Gorvals, Juno 11. Harry Tracy and David Morrill, who escaped from tho Oregon penitentiary Monday, camo into Gorvals at 0:30 last evoning and secured a meal at tho homo of Alonzo Briggs, who was mado to do thoir pleaetiro at tho point of n gun. Thoy next nppcurcd in an alley back of tho drug Btoro and poatolllco on tho main street. Thoy climbed a fonco and passed through a back yard and then by two hotels. Notr this placo thoy mot and hold up n buggy containing twomombors of tho posso searching f.i them. Both men woro mado to vivo up their guns and ono his coat. Thoy woro then ordered from tho buggy, which tho fugitives took and started out of town. Ton minutes later tho horso returned with tho empty buggy. Soveral citizens saw tho convicts in town, but uono attempted to capturo them. Sheriff Durbln soon enmo up with two bloodhounds from tho Walla Walla penitentiary, in charge of guard Carson, and again sot out in pursuit. Convicts Return to Salem. Snlom, Juno 11. Trno and Morlll, tho fugitive convict murderers, camo into Salom Monday night, held up a man, divested him of hlHcIothlng, stole a team of horses and mado thoir escape. All this happened about 10 o'clock, but tho officers wero not informed until 4 o'clock in tho morning, tho victim of tho highwaymen having fears of his lifo if ho talked sooner. Tho convicts then passed through tho residence district of tho city into Cartwright's addition, whoro thoy stolo a tenm of horses from n barn within a block of tho East Salem school and then loft tho city, going north. Thoy woro seen to pass through Brooks at 12:30 yostotday morning. FIRE IN A HOSPITAL. , Ten Persons Killed and Thirty lnured In a Ch'caf.0 Blaze. Chlcngo, Juno 11. Nino .mon and ono woman woro klllod and about 30 porsons Injured in a flro which yostor day afternoon doBtroyod tho sanitar ium connoctod with St. Luko'a Socie ty, at Wabash avonuo and Twonty first streot. Tho greater pdrtlon of tho patients rocolvod In tho Institu tion woro thosp sooklng euro from tho drink habit and thoso who woro ad dicted to tho uso of drugs. Wlion tho flro broke out thoro wbh on tho fifth floor a numhor of patlonta suffering from delirium trometiB anil somo who woro dorangod by drugs. Soma of thoso woro strappod to thoir hods anil It wna ImnnRnlliln In nnvn thorn, so rapidly did tho flro spread tiiroiign uio nuiKiing. TllO flro nrlulnntoil In Mm linnnmnnf of tho building and nprond rapidly to tho upnor Htorles through tho olovnt- or nunii. uororo ma occupnntR of tho building could ho wnrned, tho tinmen hnd boon cnrrled to tho roof, had ont on through It and woro leaping high In tho nlr. As tho flro ran through tho building pntlonts sprang from thoir hods and hoforo thoy could bo provontod novornl had Jumped from tho windows to tho pavomont. Tho flro dopnrtmont was on tho acono In a fow minutes nnd nn tho windows woro filled with pooplo Bhrloklng for help, tho flromon dovotod thoir first offorts to buvo Hvob and allowod tho flro to hum. Wlillo thin wns tho moanB of saving ft largo numbor of pooplo, who woro cnrrled down lad dorn by tho flromon, It gnvo tho flro Rtich liontlwny thnt thoro wiib almost no chanco for thoso on tho uppor flooM of tho building to innko their oscapo, nnd thoso who woro not suffocatod woro klllod or badly Injured by loop ing from tho windows. MINE8 FILL WITH WATER. Companies Cannot Keep Men lo Operate the Pumps. Hnzloton, Pn Juno 12. Buporln tondent Kudllck, of Coxo Brothers, wns nttnckod by women on tho streets of Frooland todny, but was not Injured, About 800 Btrlkors gathorod today nt Ehorvalo. and nhout 1000 at Joddo, to Intorcopt traction cara cnrrvlng non-union mon to North Sldo colllor Ips. Shorlff Jncolm wan notlflod last night of tho Btrlkors' Intention, nnd accompanied by eight Bpoclal ofllcorH, Wont to Froelnnd to nrnvmil- nnv ilnm. onstratlon. District Secretary Onlla- gnor procoiioa Hnerirr Jacobs ond por Riindetl tho mon to return to their homes. Unnhlo to scruro firemen and pump runners, J. R. Wentz & Co. will per mit tho Hazlebrook colliery to bo flooded. Cntn'n Rtnckfon rnlllnrv la rn. ported by tho mlno workors as filling wiiu water, owing lo mo dopictou forco of flromon and pumpmen. Paying Honolulu Fire Claims. "Washington, Juno 12. Tho Honnto commlttco on Pacific Islands nnd Por to Rico has authorized a favorublo re port on tho bill allowing pny for tha destruction of proporty In Hawaii on tho order of Prosldont McKlnloy on account of tho provalonco of tho plaguo In 1899 and 1900. Tho commit too doclded to recommend that an nmondmont shall bo mado to tho gen eral deficiency appropriation bill pro viding for tho nnvmont by this gov ernment of 1,000,000 and authorizing tho Territory of Hawaii to Ibbuo bonds for tho paymont of tho remain der of tho claims, i I M X