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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1905)
RESUME OF THE WEEK'S DOINGS Newsy Items Gathered From All Parts of the World. Genera! Review of Important Hap penings Presented in a Brief and Comprehensive Manner for Busy Readers National, Political, His torical and Commercial. The Franco-German agreement leaves Morocco in the lurch. Ambassador Meyer urges an improve ment in the diplomatic service. Senator Dolliver declares that the Chicago university smells of Standard Oil. Official corruption continues in Chi na, notwithstaudingthe reform policy adopted. A Wisconsin woman believes she has found her son, kidnaped 25 years ago, in Seattle. The Union Pacific is to establish a new limited train between Omaha and Los Angeles. Methods of a San Francisco trust company have caused the bank examin ers to close the doors. Baron Hayashi, Japanese minister to England, is likely to be called home to take charge of the Foreign office. The Prince and Piincessof Wales are going to India to quiet the antagonism to Curzon. The trip will cost the British people $1,000,000. Taft says the difference between Eoosevelt and Bryan on the railroad question is that the president wants rate control, while Bryan desires gov ernment ownership. There is a general feeling of relief in Europe now that Norway and Sweden have settled their differences, "War between these two countries was only prevented by intervention of the powers. Rockefeller has advanced the price of crude oil 10 cents. President Roosevelt visited the home of his mother at Roswell, Georgia. Linievitch has ordered the barricades and trenches he has been occupying destroyed. Twelve commissioned army officers have been convicted during the past year by court martial. Quantities of rich pearls are being found on the Kankakee river, says a La Porte, Ind., dispatch. The weather bureau says that during the clear cold nights Northern Lights of rare beauty should be seen. A Chicago woman dressed in man's garb instinctively reached for her skirt in crossing a street. Her arrest fol lowed. The geographical survey has reported that the sand of the Pacific coast is nearly one-third iron. This is the re sult of tests made during the past sum mer at the fair grounds. Japanese merchants are to put a fleet of steamers on the Pacific coast trade that may make heavy inroads on pres ent companies. They will carry freight at about one-third the present rate. Pekin advices say Russia and China will renew the treaty of 1727. This will allow Russia to extend her trade in Mongolia and permit her subjects to engage in mining and railway enter prises. Western railroaJs are placing heavy oiders for equipment. It is announced that the strikes in Russia Lave been ended. The entire middle West is buried under a blanket of snow. Enthusiastic ovations greet the presi dent at every stop on his Southern trip. President Roosevelt has received messages of thanks from the czar and mikado. W. J. Bryan, who is touring the Orient, will be leceived in audience by the mikado. Japan will celebbrate her victory over Russia with a parade of the cap tured warships. Japan has sent troops to Corea to suppress an uprising, Ihe government, forces were inadequate. Secretary Shaw is arranging with Wall street bankers for the sale of bonds of the Panama canal issue. A resident of Philadelphia, who was traveling in Nicaragua, has been sent to prison for 10 years for murdering his guide. Announcement is made that the sur vey of the Flathead Indian reservation in Montana has been completed and that the allotment of lands will begin within a short time. It 18 expected that the reservation will be thrown open to settlers in the fall of 1906 or eprirg of 1907. GRANARIES ARE BARE. Foreign Agents Are Eagerly Picking Up Cereals Where They Can. Chicago, Oct. 24. The American grain trade is just beginning to realize that Europe is practically barren of all coarse grain supplies and is willing to pay whatever price is necessary to sup ply the want. Unprecedented sales of new corn, which this year is of excep tionally good quality and almost equal to old corn for all purposes, is one of the signs on the commercial barometer. Sales within two days of more than 2,000,000 bushels of barley malt, at this point alone, to eav nothing of sales at other centers, is another significant pointer. Agents of foreign houses are scouring the markets everywhere, pick ing up all available durum wheat which is being greedily snapped up by Europe, more especially Russia, which is woefully short of wheat. This shown by the fact that Odessa, hereto fore the foremost wheat center of Rus sia. is practically an empty port thi year. The public has wondered why th wheat market has been quiescent whil the export demand for every other grain has been booming by leaps and bounds The explanation is easy. Canadian ex porters have been reaching into th millions of wheat in Manitoba and sending just enough to European mar kets to keep the price down until they can tret possession of the entire North west crop at their price. Farmers of the Northwest, in unde voleped country, have no storage facil ities, and must send their wheat to market. It is going into elevators at Montreal and other points East and on the Pacific coast, and when it is all cleaned up prices will undoubtedly take a sensational jump, for Europe has no wLeat and must pay our price MOVING TROOPS HOMEWARD NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM THE STATE OF OREGON REAMES SIGNS UP. Trains From Harbin Are Crowded With Men and Equipment. Harbin,. Oct. 24. Now that the rati fication of the peace treaty has been announced to the assernbl, perm is sion has been given by headquarters to telegraph the fact that the troops are being rapidly demobilized. All north bound trains from the position are loaded with troops and their equip ment. Half of all the native buildings in the northern part of Kuanchengtsu and vicinity have been requisitioned for use preparatory to this movement home ward and many huts and buildings there and elsewhere will be used by those troops which the authorities will be unable to move before winter Lieutenant General Linievitch, who has been here since October 12, con templates a visit to Vladivostok. A prominent general has been appointed to conduct he movement of Russian prisoners from Nagasaki. The Russo-Chinese bank is preparing to reopen its former branches along the line of the South Manchurian railroad and is arranging to establish agencies at Dalny. Port Arthur, Yinkow, Muk den and Tie Pass. The Amur railroad will be immedi ately extended to Blagovestehensk and Kabarovsk Local authorities are be ing re-industries established. GOLD STANDARO IN MEXICO. Imports Have Marked Risen and Activity Is n Many Lines. Mexico City, Uct. 24. Hie currency and exchange commission which has been in charge of matters connected with the putting into operation of the money reform, met yesterday under the chairmanship of finance Minister Li- mantou. It was announced that the mint had begun coining new $5 gold pieces. The monetary change to a gold basis has been operative now for nearly six months and has brought about the stability in rates of exchange on foreign markets, regardless of the variations in the price of silver. Imports have risen, owing to the greater purchasing power of the people. There has been an increase of activity in manufacturing, mining, land trans actions, etc., and Mexican exchange on a gold basis has been effected without pertubation of any kind and resulting in increase of general prosperity. Reform of the Service. A'a-hington, Oct 24. Secretary Root bits completed a plan for the reorgan ization of the diplomatic and consular service. lie has recently worked out a scheme whereby lie hopes to se cure the hearty co-operation of con gress. Among other things be will recommend increase of the salary for ambassadors, ministers arid consuls; ownership by the United States of its foreign legations; the merit system in the filling of vacancies in all positions under the grades of consul general. Irrigation in Klamath County is Now Doubly Assured. Klamath Falls Evan R. Reames has signed the tiust deed for his surplus land under the lower project, consist ing of 2,500 acres. This makes the assurance of this project being completed by the govern ment doubly sure, as about 93 per cent ot the surplus holdings embraced in the lower project has now been signed up with the Klamath Waterusers associa tion. The government only asked for 75 per cent of the total and 73. per cent was signed up before Mr. Reames came into the association. Though this was not quite the amount asked, all prepar ations had been made to go on with the work without him, and the people were assured that the government would not turn it down, regardless of whether he signed or not. Mr. Reames' tract was the largest in dividual holding in the project not signed, and the land belonging to the G. W. Smith estate, consisting of 1,200 acres, is practically all that is left Jout at present. This will cost the estate 50 cents penalty per acre if the owners wish to sign up for irrigation. Other wise it will be left dry, so far as Uncle Sam is concerned. There are a few other tracts not yet signed up, but they are all small. JURY VENIRE IS DISMISSED. State Land Fraud Cases Will Go Over Until January. Salem The demurrers to the infor mations against A. T. Kelliher and II. H. Turner, chaiging forgery of an as signment of a certificate of sale and also of an application to purchase state school lands, were argued by counsel for the state and defendants respect ively and taken under advisement by Judge Burnett. Defendants also filed a plea in abatment on the ground that H. H. Turner was a witness before the grand jury and his name was not men tioned in the information. Judge Burnett has dismissed the jury venire for the term, which will have the effect of postponing the trial of the case to the January term of court, against the wishes of District Attorney McNary, who desired to bring it to issue and trial during the present term. Hop Crop Excellent. Independence Hoppicking is'now a thing of the past here, and the crop for 1905 has surpassed even the most san guine expectations. The quality of the hop is full equal to last year s unexcel led standard, and an increased acreage will cause the total yield to go beyond that of 1904. There is a disposition among the local growers to be inde pendent with the buyers. Such a large profit has been derived from hop cul ture in the last few years that most growers are in a position to hold their crop for advances which they think are sure to come. TO BUILD SMELTER. Portland and Grants Pass Capital Has Placed the Order. ( i rants Pass A custom smelter, the first in Southern Oregon, for handling gold and copper ore, is soon to be added to the industries of Grants Pass. The Rogue River Mining, Smelting & Pow er company, made up of Grants Pass ami Portland men, have secured back ing from some of the leading capitalists of Boston, who have placed to the credit of the smelter company all the funds that will be required for the con stniction of the smelter and for putting it in operation. i tie oraer was placed a month ago with a Spokane foundry tor the manu faeture of the furnaces and the machin erv, and word has been received that the first of next month the first ship ments will be made. The smelter will be located at the Savage rapids, on Rogue river, five miles east of Grants Pass, and on the Southern Pacific rail road, where the smelter company has a large tract of land on ooth sides of the river. The smelter for the present will be of 100 tons capacity per day and will he ol the latest pattern in every respect. The smelter will be so arranged that it can be enlarged at any time. The last of this month a large force of men will be put at work putting in the siding at the smelter site, and in construction work on the smelter, ore bins and the necessary buildings. The orebins will be completed first and be ready to receive ore by the middle of November. It is expected to have the furnace ready to blow in by New Years, and the inauguration of an industry made that will be far reaching in its effects in developing the great mineral wealth of Southern Oregon. Cone May Build at Dallas. Pallas George Cone, who-ie sawmill at St. Johns, Ore., was recently de stroyed by fire, has made a proposal to build and operate a mill of 50,000 feet daily capacity at this place, provided the people will extend aid to the amount of $2,000. Businessmen generally seem to favor the plan and the offer will probably be accepted. M. M. Ellis, president of the local board of t rade, has been authorized to name a solicit ing committee. If the amount is secu red work on the buildings will com mence at once. Few Sales in Hops. Salem The hop market the past week has been very quiet. A few for tunate growers who contracted their season's crop some months ago at 16 and 18 cents have been making deliver ies. The ruling market price during the week has been 11 to 12 cents. Quite a number of bales have been dis posed of at this price, although there has neen no general movement among the growers to accept the prevailing quotations. The best informed growers and buyers say there will be no grow ers' pool organized this year. State Has Much Scrip.' Salem Oregon has land scrip, repre senting 50,000 acres, on her hands, and Governor Chamberlain is working on the question of how to dispose of these rights to the best advantage. Failing any purchasers for the script, which was offered for $6 an acre, the governor would willingly select some large body of timber land and hold it for the state but here again he is met by the ob struction that there are no funds at his disposal to employ timber cruisers. Small Gain in Umatilla. Pendleton According to the recent state census taken in this county, and which has just been completely totaled, the population of Umatilla county is 18,083. This is a gain of only 34 over the Federa' census of 1900. The prin cipal reason for the small gain is doubtless the exodus to sections w here land ia cheaper. PORTLAND MARKETS. Has Monstrous Name. Albany ' Anarnchtys Oceoiate is the scientific name of the strange sea monster captured at Yaquina bay by Robert Loeth last summer. J. G. Crawford, photographer and scientist, sent pictures of the uncanny animal to the Smithsonian institution, and also to the University of Oregon. Word as been received from both these au- horities that the above unpronounce able words constitute the scientific name of the monster, and that the pop lar name is wolf eel. in all ambassador and The canal commission and engineers Lave returned. Ten Denver bankers dieted for stealing. have been in- A French fleet is moving against Veneruela with American approval. The president has forbid len the ex port of arms to Santo Dominican rebels. A German economist says Europe will form a tariff alliance againet America. Mexican Crop is Short. Mexico City, Oct. 24. The shortness of the wheat crop is greater than was estimated a few weeks ago, and millers are looking for the entire removal (t the duty on American and Canadian wheat by the first of next year. The city bakers have reduced the size of their loaves, asuerting that it is impos sible to give the same weight as for merly. There are some stocks of wheat in the hands of large farmers here, but not sufficient to bring down the price. Ten-Stamp Mill on Gold Bug. Sumpter The long Gold Bug cross cut tunnel seems destined to cut an in numerable number of blind and parallel ledges. Since the report made two weeks ago another ledge has been cut, assaying $440 to the ton. The ore body is seven feet wide, with the rich streak taking up ten inches in the cen ter. It is said the ore body will aver age clear across about $65 to the ton. Erection of the reduction plant will commence in a few days. The plant will consist of ten stamps. Protests to the Porte. Constantinople, Oct. 24. Mr. Irish man, the American minister, has ad dressed a note to the Porte, protesting against the violation involved in the re trial of (ihirkis Yartanin, of the Porte's assurances that judicial proceed ings would 1m suspended endiiig the settlement of the questions of principle arising from Vartanian's claim to American citizenship. Purchase of Choice Hops. Salem Joseph Harris, of Benjamin Schwarz fe Son, has returned from Puena Yista, where lie took in the Steele lot of 212 bales of choice hops at 12'.j cents, and reports havingpur chased an aggregate of 300 bales at be tween 11 and 12 cents. It is estimated 10,000 bales of the 1905 crop have been cleaned up to date, and that approxi mately 90,000 to 100,000 bales lemain unsold. Buyers are in the market, but growers are reluctant. Big Money for Six Acres. Silverton A. Ulvin, of this place, has just sold his crop of Italian prunes to a Salem firm for $666. From eix acres of orchard he got 1 3,661 pounds of choice prunes. The price was 4 J-i cents per pound. Wheat Club, 73c per bushel; blue- stem, 76c; valley, 71ra72c. Oats No. 1 white feed, $2424.50; gray, $2424.50 per ton. Barley Feed, $20.50(21 per ton; brewing, $21.5C22; rolled, $21.50 22. Rye $1.401.45 per cental. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14 15perton; valley timo'by, $1112; clover, $89; cheat, $7.509; grain hay, $89. Fruits Apples, $11.75 per box; peaches, 6075c per crate; canta loupes, 75c$1.25 per crate; pears, $1.251.50 per box; crabapples, $1 per box; grapes, muscat, 7590c box; Tokay, 75$1.30c; black, 50(S75; Con cord, 15c; quinces, $1 per box. Vegetables Beans, l(S4c per pound; bbage, lOlJc; cauliflower, 75c per dozen; celery, 75c per dozen; corn, 65c per sack ; cucumbers, 10(2 1.: per doz- en; pumpkins, ".jexic; lomaroe, .o 40c per crate; squash, ?4'(?lc per pound; turnips, 90c($l per sack; car rots, 65tft75c per sack; beets, 85c$l per sack. Onions Oregon yellow Danvers, $1 (31 .25 per sack. Potatoes Oregon fancy, 65 85c per sack; common, nominal; Merced sweets, 22c per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 2530c per pound. p:ug9 Oregon ranch, 2830c per dozen. Poultry Average old hens, 12c; mixed chickens, 11c; old roosters, 89c; young roosters, 10 lljic; springs, lljafailjgc; dressed chickens, 1212,'ac; turkeys, live, 1 7 1 7 2c ; geese, live, per pound, 89c; ducks, 14(14c. Hops Oregon, 1905, choice, 11 13c; olds, 1012c. Word Eastern Oregon average best, 19(32Ic; lower grades down to 15c, ac cording to shrinkage; valley, 2527c per pound; mohair, choice, 30c. Beef Dressed bulls l(32c per pound; cows, S4c; country steers, 434c. Veal Dressed, 37c per pound. Mutton- Dressed, fancy, 6g7c per pound; ordinary, 45c; lambs, 7 7c. Pork Dressed, 67c per pound, j TRYING TO HEAL SPLIT. Negotiations On for Merger of Rival Livestock Associations. Denver, Oct. 23. The proposition to amalgamate the National Livestock asso ciation and the American Stockgrowers' association on a basis that would also dispose of the much mooted question of representation of the packing, railroad and commission house interests, was taken up at the joint conference of the executive committees of the two organi zations at the Brown Palace hotel yes trday. A plan outlined by a subcom mittee was voted down after a some what extended discussion and the sub committee instructed to make another effort to formulate a plan that would be acceptable to all interests. The subcommittee will report again today The report, which was defeated yes terday, recommended that the National Livestock association be changed to Na tional Livestock committee, consisting of representatives of the producers of livestock. This committee would in turn appoint committees on railroads, packing houses, commission houses, etc, which would give those interests a representation and a right to be heard whenever they felt the need of expres sion. The report recommended that the American Stockgrowers become known as the American Oattlegrowers' association, with a membership con sisting of cattle, horses and swine growers. The sheep men, the report suggested, should affiliate with the American AVoolgrowers' association. FIGHT WITH FEVER ENDED. New Orleans Now Prepares to Wel come President. New Orleans, Oct. 23. Yellow fever report to 6 p. m. : New cases, 7; total, 3,359; deaths, none; total, 435; new foci, 2; under treatment, 92: discharged, 2,832. Though Dr. White would not confirm the statement, it was generally re ported today that practically the wbole force employed by the Marine Hospital service here would be honor ably discharged within the next week or ten days, in view of the practica extinction of yellow fever in New Or leans. There seems to be a general desire to have all of the men remain here until the president's arrival, in order that thev may participate in a formal presentation of the Federal fe ver fighters to the president, an event which it has been arranged will take place at the city hall. The em rgency hospital was finally closed today. A thanksgiving service marking ttie close of the fever fight, is being arrang ed to take place at Trinity church on Sunday next. Mayor Behrman today issued a pro clamation in connection with the visit of President Roosevelt, asking all busi ness houses to close during the presence of the distinguished visitors, in order that -he whole community might have the opportunity of manifesting its ap preciation of the service rendered by the president in the fever fight. GALE SWEEPS GREAT LAKES Death List Will Be Heavy When Full Reports Are Received. Property Loss is Reckoned by Mil lionsWorst Storm in History of Lakes East Shore of Lake Mich igan Receives Brunt of Storm Boats Sunk at Anchor. CHOLERA UNDER CONTROL. Attacks Europeans and Americans Rather Than Filipinos. Washington, Oct. 23 The cholera plague in the Philippines is being got ten under control by the Marine Hos pital service. A peculiarity of the dis ease is that 'it has not shown any ten- ency toward location and the persons attacked have been generally of ihe better classes. In proportion to the population there have been more cases among the Europeans and Americans than among natives. The origin of the cholera has not een discovered. The body of a person who died of the disease was exhumed at Pateros shortly before the outbreak. The belief is growing, however, that holera may live indefinitely in the wells of Pateros and at times become virulent. Many medical men are in- lined to believe that the disease is in- digenious to the islands. A land quarantine has not been in stituted and a cordon around Manila would require 100,000 men. This free dom from restraint has enabled the board of health to secure co-operation from the natives in efforts to stamp out the disease. Chicago, Oct. 21. Death and de struction resulted from one of the fierc est gales that has ever swept over the great lakes, which has been blowing for 12 hours and has not yet subsided, destroying much shipping, sinking a. number of vessels, ruining; docks and waterfront property at many ports. Many lives are reported lost, while the property loss is reckoned by millions. One freighter with crew of eight was torn loose from her tugs and lost with all hands. Crippled vessels today sought, refuge in every lake port and many wrecks are reported. The east shore of Lake Michigan suffered severely, dock prop erty worth thousands of dollars being, swept away at St. Joseph, South Haven, Holland, Grand Haven and Muskegon. Heavy waves are still bombarding the coasts. The storm, raged from Lake Superior to Lake On tario and great anxiety is felt for ves sels on the lakes. The damage at Buffalo will exceed $100,000. Many small vessels were sunk within sight of the shore at their archorage. Some of the largest docks sustained heavy damage from both wind and water. From all pointB details are coming in of the enormous damage caused by the storm. Many docks were injured in this port and many craft crippled.. The damage at Holland exceeds $100, 000, at Menominee the loss is $250,000. Summer resorts along the Michigan and Wisconsin coasts suffered heavily while every harbor reports -much damage. STUDYING TYPE OF CANAL. Board of Engineers His Not Yet De ,'ciced Question. Washington, Oct. 21. The following was issued by the Isthmian Canal com mission today: In regard to the published rumors to the effect that the majority of the members of the consulting board of en gineers have decided in favor of a lock canal at Panama, General Davis, chair man of the board, said today: "So far as I am aware, neither the board nor any individual member of it has expressed any opinion as to the type of canal that is favored. The board is not in possession of all the facts bearing on the question of type. "Two committees have been apoint ed to study the two types of canal sea level and lock and these commit tees are endeavoring to develop the best canal of each type. When the work shall have been completed, the whole board will be ready to decide which type it prefers." GIVES UP HARNEY SCHEME. Want Tariff Off Zinc Ores. J.I i'aso, lex., Uct. L'.i. with the increasing inability of the state of Mis souri to supply the zinc demand of the United States, the importation of ores from Mexico is increasing, and the miners of the sister republic want the duty taken off the zinc ores to enable them to be imported on an equality with eilver, copper and gold, and will send a delegation to congress to ask for modifications of the tariff law, and will also have a big delegation present at the American mining congress in this city on November 14. Cruiser Lena to Leave. Vallejo, Cal., Oct. 23. It is expected that the Russian cruiser Lena, which has been interned at the Mare Island navy yard for more than a year, will depart from here about Novemler 1 She will take on coal at San Francisco after she has received her breechloeks and other portions of her equipment now stored in the ordnance departmei.t at Mare Island. The official orders of release from the State department and from St. Petersburg have not arrived. Death List Growing. Chicago, Oct. 23. Later returns from the storm which swept the Great lakes for 3ft hours, subsiding yesterday morning, increased the known death list to 21 and the number of vessels either loat or damaged to 42. Several email craft are missing, and it is feared that the death list will grow. Government Cannot Reclaim Great Valley in Southern Oregon. Washington, Oct. 21. The Reclam ation service hae, for the present, at least, abandoned the idea of construct ing an irrigation project in Harney valley, in Southern Oregon, and it now seems improbable that a government project will ever be built there. Much land in that vicinity is now in private ownership, owners are not prepared to make satisfactory terms with the gov ernment and furthermore, water rights are in such a condition that litigation would prolmbly be necessary before the government could build. In view of this fact the secretary of the Interior, on recommendation of the Reclamation service, today with drew his objection to the right of way which the Portland Ditch company sought to acquire for its canal in Har ney valley. Rjle. ;i .The Australia for Irish Home Melbourne, Australia, Oct. Federal house of representatives and senate today adopted a motion to pe tition King Edward to grant home rule to Ireland. The success of the homo rulers is attributed in a large measure to William Redmond's recent cam paign in Australia. The motion has been hotly debated and the I.alior party and Liberals supported the Home Rulers. The Federal premier, Alfred Deakin, promised to vote for the home rule principle as a necessary prelimi nary to the federation of the empire. Steamer Line to Arctic Ocean. Victoria, B. C, Oct. 21 .The steam er Lyra brings news tnat the Russian government has established a trade route via the Arctic passage to the mouth of the Yenesei to reinforce the Siberian route. Seagoing pteameis will run from Russian orts via the Polar ocean and the Kara sea to t lie mouth of the Yenesei, w here depots are estal lished for the steamers to transship their cargoes and passengers to the river ports. Barrett Soon Goes to Colombia. Washington, Oct. 21 . Minister John Barrett made a final call on Secretary Root today anil tonight went to New York. He will sail in a few days and as soon as possime win iaae up nis duties as minister to Colombia.