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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1905)
Heppner Gazette Issued Thursday of Each Week HEPPNER. .OREGON RESUME OF THE WEEK'S DOINGS General Review of Important Hap penings Presented in a Brief and Comprehensive Manner for Busy Readers National, Political, His torical and Commercial. plana to make Ger by surrounding her King Edward many powerleea with his allies. There is danger of friction between France and Germany in the Moroccan conference. Germany haa assured the sultan that she will assist Turkey in resisting fur ther demands by the powers. Contributions to the relief fund for Russian sufferers has reached a total of $1,172,639 in the United States. Miss Roosevelt's Oriental gifts are valued at $20,000 according to the amount of duty she paid on them. General MacKenzie strongly recom mends an appropriation for continuing work at the mouth of the Columbia. The plan of the Russian rebels is to bankrupt the government by stopping taxes and refusing to take paper money A defiant manifesto of Russian revo lutionists has been met by the govern ment arresting the leaders and publish era. Thomas Lawson, of "frenzied & nance" fame, has given a $1,000,000 mortgage on his property and admits he may go bankrupt. A ton of gelignite at the Central Star mine, Rossland, B. C, exploded, wrecking the mine buildings and shak ing the entire country. One man was killed and several score injured. A strike haa occurred for the first time in the British royal dockyards The men were working overtime on construction of a battleship being rushed. Their demand for better pay was granted and work was resumed. Castro uaa withdrawn bis insult to France. A massacre of Christians is feared in Egypt. The Russian army in Manchuria is to be disbanded and hurried homo. The Montana legislature will be call edain extra session to pass a railroad rate regulation law. New York'a employing printers are preparing for war on the Typographi- - al unioa Jaoiuu1 J. 1 - - ' Attorney General Moody will decide whether Annapolis hazers shall be dis-, missed or court martialed. MADE PLAIN TO MR. SHONTS. Panama Canal Affairs Discussed at White House Conference. Washington, ec. 19. President Roosevelt tonight took up the matter of the Isthmian canal scandals as devel oped by debate in the senate during the past three days. He is determined to prevent further criticism of the char acter put forward by Senators Tillman, Culberson and others. Senators Alli son and Hale, both members of the ap propriations committee, were present The president made it plain to Mr Shonts that the literary bureau in charge of Secretary Bishop must be at once discontinued, and Mr. Bishop con fine his service purely to adminiBtra tive matters. He also discussed the advisability of reducing his salary from $10,000 now paid to $5,000. or some other moderate sum. It was also made apparent to Chair man Shonts that if he still has an offi cial connection with the Clover Leaf railroad, it must be severed immedi ately. Senator Tillman declared that Mr. Shonta is still active president of the system, and neither Mr. Shonts nor any of the administration senators have entered a denial of the declaration. The president further gave Mr. Shonts much advice regarding the con duct of affairs on the isthmus. It is prescribed in the president's order that the canal commission must leave at once for that place. The hill appropriating $11,000,000 for the canal work, passed by the sen ate on Saturday, provides that within 90 days the secretary of the treasury must furnish estimates to the senate and house appropriations com mittees of all salaries paid those em ployed on canal work, except laborers and unskilled workmen. This feature of the bill was discussed with Senators Allison and Hale. It is believed that many reforms will be instituted in the administration of the canal before another appropriation is requested from congess. This work of reform must begin at once, as Secre tary Taft says the $11,000,000 new be ing obtained will last no longer than April 1 at the outside. In the meantime Senator Tillman will begin a strong agitation after the holiday recess for a thorough investiga tion of the entire canal situation. He will be opposed by the Republicans, but supported by the Democrats. Even gome of the Kepubiicans lavor an in quiry, and Mr. Tillman threatens to cause much trouble unless matters are put on such a basis as to prevent just critcism. NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM THE STATE OF OREGON CURE OF THE INSANE. Good Record the Past Year at the Oregon Asylum. Salem An unusually good record in the curing of patients has kept down the number of inmates of the state in sajie asylum and has probably averted congestion at that institution. When the last legislature met, there was every reason to believe that the con struction of a new wing would be abso lutely necessary within the ensuing two years. An appropriation for an addi tion of three wards was made, but the appropriation was included in the oru nibus appropriation bill and was held up by the referendum. Construction of new rooms was therefore made impos sible. The usual rate of increase in popula tion at the asylum is (0 per year, and at that rate the institution would have been crowded to the limit before anoth er legislature could take action. Of late, however, a large number of pa tients have been discharged. Should the next legislature make an appropriation for a new wing, contain ingt three wards, it will be at least two years from the present time before the addition would be ready for occupancy. There is now room for 68 more patients in the men's department and ten in the women's department. Unless, there fore, the present low rate of increase continues, the building will be full be fore the capacity can be enlarged. In any event it will be necessary to transform one of the men's wards into a ward for women, and probably it will be necessary to use some of the men's smoking rooms for dormitories. BUSINESS IS PROMISING. TRADE WITH PHILIPPINES. The czar is planning to issue more manifestos on his name day, which will grant more liberties to the peasants. Secretary Richards has several pew measurs in connection with land laws which he would like to see enacted by congress, An experimental farm on every gov ernment irrigation project is a recom mendation from the Agricultural de payment, wo inen were shot, one badly if not fatally, and the other eeriously, by two masked men in Portland while holding up a hotel. The robbers escaped with something over $100. President Roosevelt has written the Merchants' Exchange, of San Francisco, expressing the wish to see Chinese la borers more closely barred from en trance into this country, but he says the exempt classes should be treated more courteously. The czar is afraid to leave his palace Stern measures have been adopted at Annapolis to stop hazing. There is a great demand for invita tions to Miss Roosevelt's weddiDg. The Kansas board of railroad com missioners has ordered the grain rate cut. A conflict between the president and congress on the canal question is prob able. Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, continues to fight the president's forest reserve policy. Strikers at Riga, Russia, are held in check by machine guns placed in the streets. Poland ia in a state of desperate an archy and panic reigna in every quar ter of the province. The Great Northern railway and oth ers have been indicted at Philadelphia for granting rebates. In the trial of the beef trust officials at Chicago Commissioner Garfield will be summoned as one of their witnesses. Great Increase Shown Over Last Year by Department ofCommerce. "Washington, Dec. 19. Estimates made by the bureau of statistics of the department of Commerce and Labor, based on the returns for ten months ending with October, are that the ag gregate commerce between the United States and the Philippines for the cal endar year 1905, will amount to about $20,000,000, against about $15,000 in 1896, $1,000,000 in 1900, $4,000,000 in 1898 and a little more than $4,000, 000 iH 1897, trie J? P"ior to the American occupation, Prior to 1)399, tbJ exports from the United States to the Philippines, the bureau reports show, had never ex ceeded $250,000, while in the present year they will aggregate nearly $6,000, 000. Imports from the islands, which ranged between $4,000,000 and $5, 000.000 per annum prior to 1899, were in 1902, $10,000,000; in 1903, $12, 000,000, and in 1905 will be about $14,000,000, according to the bureau estimates. The imports in 1905 are chiefly hemp and sugar. Hemp imports for the first ten months of 1905 amounted to $10, 376,528, and sugar $2,212,249. Portaee Railroad Saves Farmers Five Cents a Bushel on Wheat. Salem That the operation of the portage road from The Dalles to Celilo has resulted in an increase of 5 cents a bushel to wheat growing farmers, who were able to reach the portage road, is the report made by Superintendent L. S. Cook, to the Portage Railway com mission. Not all the wheat that brought the increased price was shipped over the portage road, however, for Mr. Cook says that the O. R. & N. Co. has met the cut brought about by the oper ation of the state's railroad and farmers have profited in ihat way. The O. R. & N. met the cut by ab sorbing drayage at Arlington and by other means and thereby secured much of the shipping. Only 18,139 sacks of wheat went over the portage road dur ing November, but more could have been secured by seeking contracts and more will be secured when the shippers become familiar with the rates. DIGGING LONG TUNNEL. Baker City Irrigation Co. to Conduct Water Through Hill. Baker City The 500-foot tunnel of the Baker City Irrigation company through the hill on which is situated the city reservoir ia ander way by a gang of 40 men, with all the necessary machinery. Work was commenced at both ends simultaneously, and unless the plans of the engineers go wrong, the two crews will meet in the middle of the hill. When completed thia will be the greatest irrigation tunnel in Eastern Oregon. The entire cost of the tunnel will be about $40,000, while the ayttem thia company ia putting in will cost over $100,000. The headgates are on Pow der river, about seven miles above Baker City. The ditch follows the foot hills down to the big reaervoir hill. where a tunnel waa found necessary. After leaving the tunnel the water will be taken around the east side of Baker City and out on about 5,000 acres of land adjoining the city limits on the northeast . This land will be devoted to fruit raising and small farming. E. L. Smith, of Hood River, ia at the bead of the company building thia ditch, and it is the first and only irrigation project of any magnitude in Baker county. ' INSURGENTS RULE ON BALTIC Gunners Refuse to Fire and Ships Cannot Be Trusted. Chicago, lkc. 18. The Daily New correspondent sends the following from St. Petersburg: Expectation of the downfall pf the government continues to grow in this city. Insurgents still hold Riga, Reval and other Baltic towns. The garrisons in these provinces are insufficient to put down the armed rebels and the ar tillervmen refuse to fire on them Strikes of railroad workers and crew of steamships prevent the forwarding of troops and ammunition to the revolt ed provinces. Though the government has been urged to dispatch a fleet to the Baltic ports Admiral Birileff hesitates to make any move, fearing that his sailors will join the rebellion. Dispatches received from Manchuria today report the situation of the army as desperate. Many officers are in hid ing from their own troops, fearing for their lives. The men are burning and pillaging everything within their reach, while the civil population has fled. Revolutionary proclamations have been posted about in the barracks and in the streets. Dissensions among the chief officers seriously complicate matters. The soldiers accuse the com missaries of stealing large quantities of supplies and have burned their houses WORK DONE ON IRRIGATION. Linn Farms May Yield Oil. Albany Are the foothills of Linn county charged with crude oil that will make the owners of the land fabulously rich? This question is agitating the minds of a large number of people since the investigation of the land has been taken up by A. A. Horter, Wil ham S. Harris and W. P. Keady. For some time these men have been pros pecting in the coal fields around La- comb, and now have arranged to lease several hundred acrea in that neighbor hood for the avowed purpose of boring for oil. Connecticut Safe Looted. Suflield, Conn., Dec. 19. After binding the railroad watchman. W. Jones, and his 12 year old son to chairs in the railroad station here this morn ing before daylight, six bank robbers pried their way into the Sufiield Sav ings bank on Main street, blew open the safe after a fourth attempt and es caped with $50,000 worth of registered bonds and stocks not negotiable, ac cording to President Newton, of the in stitution. They overlooked $3,000 in cash and negotiable bonds in a drawer nearby. Conference at White House. Washington, Dec. 19. Senators Alli son and Hale, who are members of the committee on appropriations, and Chairman Shonts and Secretary Biehop, of the Isthmian Canal commission. were in conference with the president at the white house tonight. It is pre sumed that the case of Secretary Bish op, whose duties as agent 'or the com mission has been the subject of discus sion in congress, was among matters talk' ed of, but no statement was made. SALEM WOULD CAN FRUIT. Movement Started to Form Company to Handle Output. Salem A movement has been started for the organization of a co-operative company among the fruitgrowers for the purpose of cohstructiong and oper ating a cannery. The plan is to form a corporation with 400 shares of stock at $25 a Bhare. Not more than 20 shares can be held by one person, and transfers can be made only through the board of directors. The board will consist of nine men and will have charge of the businesss of the concern ihe purpose is to secure to growers the highest possible price for fruit. The movement was started by S. J Lemmon, an Eastern fruit packer, who expects to take the management of the co-operative cannery. Linn County Taxes Fixed. Albany At the regular December term of the county court for Linn county the tax levy for Linn county for all purposes was fixed. The total levy to be paid by residents of the county who are not subject to a city tax will be 21 mills. This includes state, county and the several special taxe. divided as follows: State, 6 5 mills; school, 5.4 mills; county, 3 mills; roads and bridges, 4 mills; indigent soldiers, 0.1 mills; special road, 2 mills; total, 21 mills. The building in Philadelphia where Betsy Ross made the first American flag has been purchased by the govern ment. There is a movement on foot in Ha waii to seen re Portugese laborers to work the sugar plantations of the is lands. A Tacoma mill has secured a con tract for supplying 2,500,000 feet of lumber to the government for the Phil ippines. A Democratic mayor has been elected in Boston. The pope haa maintain order. appealed to Poles to General Strike is Improbable. London, Dec 19. The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at St. Peters burg, in commenting on recent events in Russia, says he is still optimistic and is convinced of the impossibility of an organized general strike, because public opinion and the peasantry are strongly averse to it. He insists that the military outbreak at Moscow is in no way an indication of general disaf fection in th- army. Furs Go Up in Smoke. New York, Iec. 19. Two hundred thousand dollars' worth of furs were destroyed by f're today in the establish ment of Max Paiseeki A Co., wholesale furriers and manufacturers of automo bile garments, 37-39 East Twenty-first street. Other tenants in the building will suffer heavy damages from water. New Cut-Off Nearly Done. McMinnville The new St. Joseph L,aiayette cut-on, waicn ia nearly com pleted, will enable the Yamhill divi sion of the Southern Pacific to have regular trains over the new rsad within a short time. The new stretch of track is nearly two and a half miles long, and will do away with kepping up the nine miles ot road from Whiteson to Lafayette and the big bridge near the latter place. If the present schedule rema'na in force, three trains a day will run into Portland at 6 and 8 a. m. and 3 p. m. Snow Falls Early. Burns The fi'st snow storm of the year has visited this county, and snow is now 12 inches deep in the valley and three feet on the mountains. This is more Bnow than fell all last winter, and old settlers say it is more than has fall en tbiB time of year since the hard winter of 1887-88, when 75 per cent of the stock perished. The early snow indicates a long, cold winter, but the stockmen have plenty of fodder for five months' feeding. Take Water From Vinam River. La Grande Articles of incorpora tion have been filed for the Grand Ronde Irrigation company, with a cap ital stock of $100,000. The incorpora tors are Walter M. Pierce. C. H. Craw ford and T. R. Berry. The object is to secure 10,000 inches of water for ir rigating in Grand Ronde. The water a to be secured from Minam river bv means of canals, conduita and pine lines. It will be the most extensive irrigation project in this section. Complaints on Illegal Fishing. Tillamook Deputy Fish Warden H. A. Webster has filed two complaints in Justice Haberlack'a court on account of the alleged violation of the fishing law in Tillamook bay. One is agaisnt the Elmore Packing company, and the oth er against W. W. Ridehalgh. manager of the cannery at Garibaldi. Line to Run Through Vale. Vale A corps of railroad engineers, Who arrived in Vale several weeks ago, left recently for the Malheur canyon, about 14 miles west of Vale, in the yi cinity of the proposed government irri gation canal. Here they are surveying the land for the road, which it is said will soon be built through Malheur valley, touching at Vale. Several very important meetings of citizens have been held to consider plans for benefit ing the city. Bright Outlook for Show. Albany December 19 to 23 are the dates set for the annual exhibition of blooded fowls under the auspices of the Linn County Poultry association. This bazaar promises to be one of the best yet held, and many prizes will be offer ed for the best exhibits, for many of which there is material in Linn county Great Amount of Construction Done b' Reclamation Service. Washington, Dec. 18. A resume of tiie work performed by the Reclama tion service to date shows that 77 miles of main canal, 54 miles of distributing system and 186 miles of ditches have been constructed, including dams, head works, etc. Tunnels having a total length of three and one-half miles have been driven, including more than a mile of the great Gunnison tunnel More than 250 miles of telephone linei have been installed and are in opera tion; 126 miles of wagon road, many miles of which were cut out of solid rock in almost inaccessible canyons, 147 bridges and 50 office and other build ings have been constructed. The works above mentioned have called for the excavation of 9,350,000 cubic yards of rock and earth, the lay ing of 70,000 cubic yards of concrete, 12,000 cubic yards of riprap, 150,000 linear feet of sheet piling and 10,000 feet of bearing piles have been driven. There have been purchased 130,000 pounds of railroad iron, 250,000 pounds of structural steel, 600,000 pounds of cast iron, 1,750,000 feet of lumber, and 78,000 barrels of cement. The government has erected a cement mill at a cost of more than $100,000, which has already turned out 15,000 barrels of cement, and is now furnish ing about 300 barrels a day. The saw mills operated by Uncle Sam have cut 2,880,000 feet of lumber from the gov ernment reserves. WARSHIPS SENT TO ATTACK RIGA Is Hotbed of Revolution In Russian Baltic Provinces. Provisional Government Established by Home Rule Party Battles are Fought in Streets Between Troops and Rebel Workmen Government Defied at St. Petersburg. HOLD UP TRAIN. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 72c per bushel; blue- stem, 74c: valley, 73c; red, 68c. Oats No. 1 white feed, $27.00; gray, fzo.oU per ton. Barley Feed, $22(322.50 per ton; brewing, $22.50(323; rolled, $23 23.50. Rye $1.50 per cental. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14.5015.50 per ton; valley timothy, $1112; clover, $89; cheat, $8.50 9.50; grain hay, $8(39. Fruits Apples, $11.50 per box; pears, il.zo(gl.oU per box. egetables Beans, wax, 12c per pound; cabbage, lljc per pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per crate; celery, 4575c per dozen; cucumbers, 5060c per dozen; pumpkins, (ctc per pound; tomatoes, $11.25 per crate; sprouts, 7c per pound; squash, ?4lc per pound; turnips, 90c$l per sack; carrots, 65g75c per sack; beets, 85c $1 per sack. Onions Oregon yellow Danvers, $1 1.25 per sack. Potatoes Funcy graded Burbanks, 65 ( 75c per sack; ordinary, 55i0c; Mrced Bweets, sacks, $1.90; crates, $2.15. Butter Fancy creamery, 27)3,30c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 35c per dozen. Poultry Average old hens, 12c per lb; young roosters, 10llc; springs llg12c; dressed chickens,1212gc; turkeys, live, loc; turkeys, dressed, choice, 17)18c; geese, live, 910c; ducks, 1415c. Hops Oregon, 1905, choice, 10Q lljC per pound; olds, 57c. Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 1621c per pound; valley, 2426c; mohair, choice, 30c. Beef Dressed bulls, l2c per pound; cows, 3(3,4; country steers, 4 Veal Dressed, 37c per pound. Mutton Dressed. 'ancy, 77c per pound; ordinary, 45c; lambs, 7 7Mc. Pork Dressed, 67c per pound. Safes of North Coast Limited Rifled Near North Yakima. North Yakima, Dec. 18. Overland limited No. 1, due here at 2:50 o'clock p. m., but running almost rive hours late, was held up at Hillside, in the Yakima canvon, 11 miles north of this place, at 7:15 Saturday evening. Tiie express car was dynamited, two safes blown open and all contents of value taken. From a good source it is learned that there was little currency in the safes on the limited at the time of the holdup. The main contents consisted of drafts, etc City Marshal Curren has ordered the arrest of every stranger Been in North Yakima who comes anywhere nepr an swering the description given of the holdup men. Up to midnight last night there have been four arersts. One man was arrested by Officer Lane who aswered the description perfectly. He was taken off a passenger coach on a train coming Irom the scene of the holdup, and was wet to the skin. It is thought he may be one of the men. It is thought possible the bandits may have crossed the Columbia .and be headed for British Columbia. St. Petersburg, ia Eydtkuhnen,. Dec. 16. It is stated upon the highest authority that two cruisers and two torpedo boats have been ordered by the minister of Marine, acting under in structions of Count Witte, alter an audience with the czir, to proceed from Libau to Riga and shell the city, if the reovolutionieta refuse to surrender. A provisional government haa been. established there and the public build ings are occupied by representatives of the home rule party, who have determ ined to make Riga the capital of t he Baltic provinces. Barricades have been erected every where, and steamers arriving at the port are unable to communicate with the shore. Public buildings have been burned. The population is fleeing and merchants are abandoning their business. The Dew strike law provides heavy penalties, and drastic punishment for participators and instigators of strikes. They may be sent to prison for from 16 months to four years for an offense. Government Openly Defied. Paria, Dec. 16. The St. Petersburg- correspondent of the Matin, under date of December 15, says the sudden re turn of the government to reactionary measures has aroused the interest of the revolutionaries, who are holding meetings and passing resolutions de claring their determination to resist the government. As the resolutions are passed they are forwarded to the min isters, who do not reply to them. A fit. Petersburg dispatch to the Journal, dated December 15, says: At a meeting of engineers tonight t was resolved to demand the immedi ate release of Schmidt, the leader of the mutiny at Sevastopol. Alarming reports are arriving con cerning the troops at Moscow, who ap pear to be thoroughy disaffected, and who, in addition to demanding in creased pay and shorter terms of serv ice, ask for liberty to read all news papers." DECREASE OF POSTOFFlCES. second class, 1,258; fourth class, 62,- Christmas Presents by Shipload. New York, Dec. 18. The American line eteamer Philadelphia, which sailed from New York today for Plymouth, Cherbourg and Southampton, carried 3,226 bags of mail for Europe. This represents the largest quantity of mail matter ever carried by any one stermer out of the port of New York. The Philadelphia is the Christmas ship from New lork this year and the major portion of the mail she carries consists of presents for relatives and friends who are on the other side of the At lantic. Result of Rural Delivery Local Par cels Post Proposed. Washington, Dec. 16. The annual report of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General P. V. DeGraw says there has been a decrease of 575 in the new post masters commissioned, as compared with the previous year. The actual number of postofliccs in the United States at the close of the fiscal year was: First class, 275 ; third class, 4,120; 478; total, 68,131. This, the report snys, was a reduc tion, resulting mainly from the discon tinuance of 3,492 fourth class poet offices during the year by Teason of the estab lishment of rural free delivery. The aggregate compensation of the post masters thus displaced amounted to $198,994. City free delivery had been extended during the year to 44 new postofiices, as against 69 in 1904. The gross re ceipts of free delivery offices during the year had increased 8 per cent and the cost only 2 per cent. Mr. DeGraw renews the recommend ation that a rate of 3 cpnts per pound or any fractional part thereof be fixed on packages not exceeding five pounds mailed at the distributing postoffice of any rural free delivery route. This rate should apply only to packages de posited in the local postoffice for deliv ery to boxes of patrons on routes eman ating from that office, arid not to mail transmitted from one office to another. Friends Will Give Aid. Havana, Iec. 18. That the Ameri cans in the Isle of Pines have friends in the United States who are willing to aid them in every way possible in their efforts to have the island added to the Union is manifest here in letters re. centiy received irom prominent resi dents of the Isle of Pines. These let ters say that friends in the States have offered hundreds of thousands of dollars to aid in establishing a territory of the United States. Find Millions in Ground. Winnepeg, Man., Dec. 18. Anthony Blum, of Boston, principal owner of the Laurentine mine in the Manitou dis trict, 200 miles east of here, has un earthed walla of gold that assay $400, 000 to the ton. There are millions in eight. It ia the richest discovery ever made in gold mining. He spent ten years off and on in the district and has made much money. Army of Strike Breakers. Chicago, Dec. 16. The Chicago Em ployers' association, at a meeting to day, formulated plans for the establish ment of a standing army of laborers, both skilled and unskilled and repre senting every branch of trade to be pre pared to go to any city in the United States to fill the places of strikers when necessary. The scope of the associa tion will be extended so as to include every city in the United States with a population of 50,000 or more. Employ ment bureaus will be maintained w here nonunion workmen can register. Promotion for MacArthur. Washington, Dec. 15. The authora tive statement was made at the War de partment today that, on the retirement in Septemler next of General Corbin. who will eucceed General Bates in April next as lieutenant general of the armv. General MacArthur, the officer next in line of succession, will be promoted to the grade of lieutenant general. It also was announced that General Wood probably will succeed General Corbin m tlw Philippine division. Horizontal Reduction of Tariff. Washington, Dec. 16. Senator Mc- Creary yesterday introduced a bill to reduce the tariff of the United States by providing that there shall be levied upon ail articles imported from foreign countries a rate equal to three-fourths-of the present schedule.