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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1907)
Heppner Gazette lawatf Thursday of Cm Wk HEPPNER .OREGON RESUME OF THE WEEK'S DOINGS General Review of Important Hap pening Praaented In Briar ana1 Comprehensive Mannar for Busy Reader National, Political. Hla- torfcal and OommercIaL Mexico has just sent a representative to the Jamestown fan. Chicago streetcar employes have de manded an advance in wages. Paris has just had a fire the property jobs ol which amounted to $2,000,000 Major Edwards has been forced to resign as agent of the Umatilla Indian reservation. Berlin has automobile hearses, au thorized and licensed bv the city and they seem veryp poular. ine Kussian czar is in contempt ot a French court because he does not trim the trees of a villa he owns at Nice. William A. Pinkerton, of the Chicago detective aenccy, says President Moyer, of the miners, is the Chicago burglar. New York police are being held in readiness tc prevent expected riots growiDg out of the longshoremen's strike. Statistics show that during April 322 people were killed and 303 wounded in Eussia by robbers, police and in various street riots. The temperature in Pittsburg has suddenly dropped from 65 derees to 32 degrees, making the coldest May weath er on record. Mexico has withdrawn her demands cn Guatemala. The Harriman lines have orders for 110,000 tons of steel rails for delivery in 1908. Armed bandits are reported to bo committing depredations in several sec tions of Cuba. The shipping trust declares it will never give in to the striking New York longsnoremen. An heir to the throne has been born in Spain and there is great rejoicing throughout the land. An enraged mob at Butte made an unsuccessful attempt to lynch an officer who shot an escaping prisoner. A Chicago paper claims that Charles H. Moyer, implicated in the Steunen berg murder, is an ex-convict, having served a term in Joliet for burglary. The Court of Appeals of New York has granted the attorney general the right to contest Mayor McClellan's seat. The recount of the ballots is now expected to commence soon. E. H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel corporation, says if rail roads would use heavier rails there would be fewer accidents. The heavy cars now used by the roads cause fre quent breakage of rails. The death list in the steamer Poitou wreck is placed at 48. From an unknown source Princeton university has received a gift of $1, 200,000. There is some suspicion that an ex pert jury fixer is at work on the Hay wood jury at Boise. ; 1 -I Two volcanoes in Sicily, Stromboli and Etna, are in active eruption, caus ing terror on all sides. une ot uermany i leading papers editorially predicts war between Japan and the United States. THOUSANDS POURING IN. No Check to Steady Stream of Imnl gration to United States. New York, May 14. The flooding tide of immigration to American shores tuns ceaselessly on, and new high va er marks for the influx of Europe's migra tory hordes are being recorded eery month in the port of New York Already May bids fair to outstrip the April record, when 133,452 itnmigra its poured through the gateway of New York into the country. Five trans-Atlantic liners brought in over 5,000 yes terday and officials at Ellis island say that there are no signs of cessation of this European invasion. The well spring of this h iman stream lies principally in Southern and Middle Europe, while another but lesser cur rent has its source in the Scandinavian and German states. Italy, Austria- Hungary and the Lower Russians now supply more than one half of all the immigrants seeking homes in this coun try. Every fourth alien examined at Ellis island is Italian, while every fifth newcomer is from the Austrias. A score of years ago the headwaters of foreign immigration were in Ireland and Germany. But now the source has entirely changed. The industrial fields of the United States still absorb the greater part of the foreign outpour, and several states Massachusetts. Connec- icut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsyl vania, Illinois and Ohio find homes for 70 per cent of the total number. NINETY DIE IN MINE. NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM THE STATE OF OREGON CROP OUTLOOK GOOD. Fall and Spring Wheat In Harney Ara In Excellent Condition. Burns Prospects are good for the largest crop of grain, grass and fruit produced since cultivation began in Harney county. There is more acreage WATER IN PLENTY. Large Irrigated Tract In Baker County Thrown Open. Baker City The placing upon the niarket of a large tract of land lying northeast of this city and owned by the in arrain than ever before. Both fall se irrigation company, marks one and spring wheat are receiving atten-1 of the greatest steps In the progress of tion fromthe farmers, who desire to the metropolis of Eastern Oregon. The Cigarette Smoker Starts Blaze in Va cant Mexican Shaft City of Mexico, May 14. Ninety men are supposed to have lost thei ves in a fire which started in I the Tenares copper mine at Velerdena, in the state of Durango, last Friday night, The fire is still raging, and is said to be beyond control. inirty-nve Doaies nave Deen recov ered up to this time Seventeen min era are known to have escaped. This information has been conveyed in dispatch to the Associated Press offices in Mexico City. The burning mine be- longs to the Guggenheims. The origin of the fire is supposed to have been due to the carlessness of miner, who was smoking a cigarette in an abandoned shaft. The fire had gained great headway before it was discovered by the men in the near vi cinity. They found that all avenues of escape to the surface had been cut off. Seventeen, however, were in a good po sition, and made a dash and reached the outer air. Rescuing parties have been working heroically, but only charred and un recognizable remains have thus far rewarded their efforte. EXPLODE SUNKEN MINE. An excursion of Omaha business men will make a tour of the Northwest. There will be 125 in the party, which will start June 2. A suburban passenger train on the Burlington rod was wrecked six miles out of Chicago. One passenger was killed and a number injured. Colorado men are endeavoring lo have patents to several thousand acres of lacd net aside because it is claimed the lumber companies obtained posses sion fraudulently. Passengers at New York wishing to cross the ocean are carrying their own baggage on board vessels on account of the longshoremen's strike. Freight is piling up on the docks and thousands of boxes of citrus fruit has been ruined Russian Socialists are to hold a con vention in England. Union teamsters of Los Angeles are on strike and all other organizations of the city may join them. The Imperial council of Mystic Shriners is in session at Los Angeles Seattle is working for the next con clave. A new Irish home rule bill has been introduced in parliament. Absolute control of eight depigments is granted by the bill. A San Francisco maniac killed six people with a shotgun. He declares they were trying to poison him for his insurance. In a collision between a freight and passenger train on the Mobile A Ohio railroad at Percy, 11., eight persons were injured. Butte Chinese charge the police with burglary. The Orientals say officers are in the habit of visiting their stores frequently and helping themselves at the point of a gun. , Japanese Steamer Brings News of Bad Disaster, Victoria, B. C, May 14. Advices were received by the steamer Riojun Maru from Yokohama that as a result of the recent increases in duty on mat ting entering the United States, the guild which controlled the bulk of ex ports of Japanese matting has been broken up. News of the destruction of a Japan ese boat with the loss of 13 lives as a result of the explosion of a derelect mine off Toyama was brought by the Riojun Maru. The fishermen mistook the mine for an oil drum and were try ing to pick it up when it exploded The Riojun Maru reports that tea shipments to the United States to com mence on the next inward steamer will be larger this year than during any previous season. ; see which is the most productive, some of the farmers contending fall grain does not do well here. So far, how ever, it has been a success. The sagebrush land cultivated for the first time last year will produce good crcps if farmers will cultivate the soil as they do in other successful agricul tural countries. The native graBs is better than tor several years, and there will be plenty of feed for the stock this summer. The hay crop will be larger than last year, and with the fodder left over from last winter insures plenty of feed for the coming winter. Fruit trees are in a healthy condi tion, and at present there is good pros pects for a large crop of fruit. Last fall several collections of fruit were sent out of this county to show what j could De produced here, and all was pronounced of first class quality. Baker Wants Better Rates. Salem Baker City is preparing to make an effort to secure through the Oregon Railroad commission to secure changes in railroad rates which will make Baker the distributing center for a large section of Eastern Oregon. Definite plans have not been opening of this body of land to purchas ers is an event that has been awaited with interest by a large number of homeseekers of Baker City and vicinity, who have been watching the progress it. . - i jf i i oi uio irrigation alien since work com menced on it about 18 months ago. n' I ii , . . mo ran j jieaua in tne rowder river about eight miles south of Baker Citv. and after following the tortuous contour of tne valley and the hillside for a die tanee of 12 miles, reaches the reservoir site, one mile east of this city. Along a gooa portion of the mountain side above South Bapeer the canal has, at great expense, been cut into the solid rock, thus obviating the use of the cheaper but temporary wooden flume The company has not spared any ex pense to provide against any accident that would deprive it of the water at the critical period of irrigation work, and at one point near Sutton creek a long line of flume has been dispensed with by making an immense fill of earth. SIFTING OUT PANEL OF JURY. . . i many i eietmen ueny Prejudice or Knowledge of the Case. uoise, Idaho, May 10 WilJiam D. nay wood, first of the alleged partlci pants in the avenging conspiracy by which it is averred the assassination of rank Steunenberg was plotted and ex ecuted, was placed upon trial for his life yesterday. Counsel for state and prisoner enteral at once, in business like way, upon the examination of prospective jurors, and kept steadily at uie tasK ror nve nours. No juror wai nnally accepted, but substantial pro gress was made, and the indications at the close cf the session were that a'jury could be obtained by the end of "next week. The opening day of the trial went through to its conclusion in quiet bar mony, unmarked by unusual incident. il was earnest and business-like. Its striking feature was the entire absence of crowds or demonstation in any form. At no time, morning or afternoon, was the court room more than half filled, and the streets'form ing the court house squrae contained uut a single loiterer, ihe case was halted shortly before 5 o'clock by the exhaustion of the jury panel, and an adjournment was taken until Monday morning. Meantime, the sheriff will summon a special venire of 100 men. The 11 men under examination but not yet finally accepted or rejected, were locked up under close guard. POLICE FORCE IS INADEQUATE Experimental Running of Car Shows Larger Force Needed. Mayor Schmltz, However, Declarea ' Department la Competent to Cop Wi:h Situation Meanwhile People Are Entirely Deprived of Street cir Service. WILL SPEND BILLION. to commissioners has called for lor supplying the state institution nt made and ' Salem with electritf lieht after Mnmh the uaner Uity commercial interests 1908. when the present contract with have not determined just what they the Portland fienpal rcwt.H onm Mrv n on -r I ; 1 1 t- win expire, rropcsais must be sub- Railroads to Make Great Effort Catch Up With Traffic. Chicago, May 10. American rail TITO it3 will anAn1 1hm!h n 4- i P"' uu.iuiuK nearly $1,000,000,000 in an extraordi proposals nary effort to secure sufficient eauiD- ment in which tc transport State to Make Own Light. want, but vv. r . .Butcher, a prominens attorney, was in Salem a few days ago conferring with the commission and as certaining the procedure it will be nec essary to follow. As soon as Baker City gets ready to present its case it will begin a movement of some kind for favorable rates. Teach Raising of Fruit. Salem The rudiments of horticul ture in the rural school, to be taught as a branch or side line from the regular mitted Dy June 4. In case the state cannot secure satisfactory terms a plant win De installed at the penitentiary, and the etate will make its own elec tricity for the capitol, prison, asylum. blind school, mute school, reform school and asylum farm. Artesian Well at La Grande. La Grande Miller & West, who I have been digging for an artesian weli i the traffic ol the country, sufficient power to keep that equipment moving, and sufficient rails for both the equipment ' and the power to run on. It is estimated that, if the manufac turers are equal to the test, between 340,000 and 350,000 freight cars will be added to the total equipment of the railways of the United States, fully strikebreakers, motormen in the O. R. & N. roundhouse yards for studies, and to occupy the same im- the past six months, have been reward portance to tne country school as man- bv a flow of coo, 8Darkiini, WfltftP !to "i , a Big Legal Fight Is On. Denver, Colo., May 14.- Last week the attorneys for the defendants in the case of officers of the Lost Bullion Span isb Mine company, charged by the Postoffice department with using the mails to defraud, entered a demurrer to the indictment before United States District Judge R. . Lewis. Argu ments were made by the attorneys of both sides and Judge Lewis is expected to give his decision early this week on the demurrer. This is the first gun in what promises to be a hard fought legal battle to show whether or not the defendants told the truth in the glow ing prospectus which they sent broad cast through the mails. May Spread to Other Cities. New York, May 14. President Pat rick Conners, of the Longshoremen's union, expressed the opinion tonight that the strike against the trans-Atlan tic companies would be extended to Boston and Philadelphia if the com panies sent their vessels to discharge and load at those ports. This the steamship officials here said they would do if sufficient help could net be se cured here. Mr. Conners statement followed a meeting of the strikers at which he said it had been shown that not a man had deserted the ranks. Hope to Avoid Strike. Denver, May 14. It is stated au thoritatively that the failure of Inter state Commissioner Knapp and United States Labor Commissioner Neill to settle the differences existing between the Denver & Rio Grande railroad and its trainmen, and their departure for Washington yesterday, will not result in an immediate strike of the train men. They are expected tc have an- other conference with the railorad offi cials tomorrow. uel training does to the city schools, is the innovation that President W. K. Newell, of the state board of horticul ture, is striving to introduce into the public school system of the state. At every opportunity he is acquainting the patrons of the different districts with the practicability of and advantages to be gained from his theory. Teachers' institutes in the valley give him es pecial opportunity. Scouring Mills Start Up. Pendleton With an increased force of workmen and new and added ma-1 chinery the Pendleton scouring mills has begun the 1907 season's run of eight months' duration. Manager! Judd, who recently arrived here from ! his home in Boston, predicts a hard run this year and an increase in the manufacture of woolen goods at this place to supply the eastern demand for western made stock. An extra night shift will start to work week. the extent of 100 gallons per minute, The water carries so far a slight taste of sulphur, but otherwise is excellent Additional digging, it is thought, will ' cause a spouting stream of 20 feet. The i well is now 850 feet deep. The water win De piped and used to nil tanks. Donates Books to State Library. Salem Mrs. Cleveland Rockwell, of Poitland, has donated to the state li brary a set of 36 volumes of Reports of the United States Coast and Geodetic Surveys, showing the sweep of the coast of Oregon and Washington and the Columbia river. The books were a part of the library of the late Cleve land Rockwell who took a deep interest in the coast survey work 5,000 passenger coaches will be built and over 6,000 locomotives will be added to the Eteam power which is now available to the railroads. These fig ures mean tnat every shop and every plant where these utensils of commerce are manufactured mast run day and night in the United States, in Canada some of the steel mills in other lands will get a substantial reflex of this prosperity. San Francisco, May 11. The street- .... - ni.:i.A i. .1 i i ; a - i l. a . m nLri.n i in n iii-vifiiiimii iiiiiii m. u , ... , 4 " n - a finish. Neither side is willing to ac cept arbitration and the citizens' com mittees appointed to secure industrial peace have been unable to find any basis of settlement. It has been de monstrated that the present police force is inadequate and that stronger meas ures will be necessary to insure a gen eral resumption of service, if the strug gle is conducted on present lines. The wish yesterday of tLe United Railways officials was to run a string; of cars from the barn at Ouk and Brod- erick through the burned district ancL north on Market street to the ferry building, but the consent of the police department could n it be obtained. A a compromise two cars were run as far - into the burned district as Larkin. street, being operated. on Oak, Stanyan, Page, Devisadero and Sutter streets-. This route was covered twice. On the- first trip mounted police acted as out riders, and more than a score of patrol men rode in automobiles, but no vio lence was offered by the crowds. On the second trip the mounted offi cers were withdrawn as an experiment- to determine the temper of the crowds. Missiles were hurled from buildings- and several persons were injured. An assistant to President Mullally said today he had several hundred. and conduc- A oany to Have Stock how. Albany Plans are on foot for the holding of a stock and horse show in Albany the coming summer. There is an abundance of good stock in Linn county, and since the location of the S S. Bailey training stables at the Albany track, this city has become quite a horse center. Hence it is believed such an exhibition could be successfully held here. Committees will probaOly be named soon to take charge of the ar rangements. Meeting Demand for Brick. Albany With a view to avoiding the ; brick famine, which prevailed in this in about a : cllv Jaec summer, J. b. Morgan, of Albany, is burning two kilns of 300, OOOj brick each. Of this amount he has orders for 40,000 brick for building in Albany and surrounding towns, and is planning to burn another kiln of equal size. Five Killed by Blast. Ruston, La., May 14. Someunnown persons set off a charge cf some high explosive here under the house of Samuel Cook, a negro, early today, blowing the house to pieces and killing Cook and four other negroes sleeping in iront room. Big Cheese Factory for Lorane. Lorane The cheese factory to be started during May by . H. Crow will be an important industry to this com munity and county. The milk of about 200 cows will be used at once, which will bring a return of from $1,200 to $2,000 a month to the owners. For the present, the products of the factory will be handled through the local merchants. New Hospital for Eugene. Eugene Eugene is to have a new hospital on College hill to cost approx imately $20,000. The building will be of wood, and bids will be received at once for construction, It will be known as the Eugene General hospital. The corporation consists of about 15 doctors of Lane county and a few Eugene citi zens. Gold Strike at Rooster Rock. Albany A gold strike is reported near Rooster Rock, a well known land mark on the Willamette Valley & Cas cade Mountain wagon road, near the Upper Soda resort, which is 57 miles east of Albany. Some very rich orj is said to have been found, but the extent of the discovery has not been learned. Close Bridge for Repairs. Oregon City The Circuit court has closed the big suspension bridge lhat spans the Willamette river at Oregon City to teams and wagons, allowing pedestrians to pass over. Extensive re pairs will be commenced at once and rushed as fast as possible. Baker Wins for Inspector. Salem Labor Commissioner O. P. Hoff has appointed Edward Trumbull. of Salisbury, Baker county, a factory inspector. He is a foreman in a plan ing mill and is familiar with machin ery. PORTLAND MARKETS. bluestem, 80c; gray $28 Wheat Club, 78c; valley, 77o; red, 76c. Oats No. 1 white, $29; 29. Rye $1.451.50 per cwt. Barley Feed, $22.60 per ton; brew ing, $23; rolled, $23.5024.50. Corn Whole, $25; cracked, $26 per ton. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $15 16 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $1819; clover, $9; cheat, $9; grain hay, $910. Fruits Strawberries, Oregon, 12 15c pound; apples, $12.50 per box vegetables rurnips, si(gi.zo per sack; carrots, $11.25 per sack; beets $1.251.50 per sack; cauliflower, $1 1.25 per dozen; lettuce, head, 3545c per dozen ; radishes, 20c per dozen asparagus, 10c per pound; rhubarb, 4c per pound. Onions Oregon, $2.503 per hun dred. Potatoes Oregon, $1.85 2 per sack new potatoes, 8c pound; sweet pota toes, 6c per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 2022)c per pound. Butter Fat First grade cream, 21c per pound; second grade cream, 2c less per pound. Poultry Average old hens, 15c per pound; mixed chickens, 1515Jc; spring fryers and broilers, 2225c; old roosters, 910c; dreesed chickens, 1617c; turkeys, live, 1315c; tur keys, dressed, choice, 1820c; geese, live, 8c; young ducks nominal, old dncks, 1618c. Egga 18c per dozen. Veal Dressed, 5) 8c per pound Beef, fressed bulls, 4(3)4c per pound; cows, 6c; country steer, 78c. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 1010Jjc per pound; ordinary, 69c; spring lambs, with pelts, 910c. Pork Dressed, 69e per pound. Hops 69c per pound, acording to quality. Wool Eastern Oregon average best , 1519c per pound, according to shrink age; valley, 2021c, according to fine ness; mohair, choice, 29 30c per pound. No Peace From Strikes. San Francisco, May 10. There is no peace in sight for strike-harrassed San Francisco. Despite the vigorous and unremitting efforts of the peace makers, comprising citizens' commit tees appointed to bring employers and employes together on some middle ground, no conclusion or decision has been arrived at and no concessions have been intimated out of which compro mising might grow cr settlements be made. The executive committee of the com mittee of 50 appointed by Mayor Schmitz held a secret meeting yester day afternoon and at its conclusion re fused to make any statement. It is understood, howeer, that a plan for submission to the whole committee was partially formulated. Robbers Trailed Into Butte. Butte, Mont., May 10. Two men who are believed to be the North Coast train robbers have been trailed from the summit of the continental divide to a point on the flats below Butte, where the trail was lost. Their description corresponds so much with that of the two bandits, even to the footprints found in the snow, that the officers are almost positive they are the fugitives. It was announced at the Northern Pacific office tonight that the reward offered for the capture of the two men has been raised to $5,300. tors, quartered in the company's barns, and that they are competent to operate- practically the entire streetcar system Mayor Schmitz said the police depart--men "is competent to cope with the- situation." Chief of Police Dinan said; his men will preserve order. Mean time the population of San Francisco is - deprived of a sreetcar service, and sub jected to the alternative of walking or paying five prices for a wagon service. Reduced to an arithmetical aspect,. the problem is simply this: If 50 po lice are required to afford safe conduct; to two streetcars dally over six miles of track when no passengers are carried, how shall 200 cars be operated in pas senger traffic ever 250 milps of tracks; with a total force of only '00 police, not more than half of whom can be on duty continually? That the running of two or three cars a day may constitute the entire stieetcar service for a city of 300,000 people for an indefinite time is perfectly apparent unless an adequate protective force is srpplied. Enjoins New Alabama Rates. Montgomery, Ala., May 10. Pre liminary injunctions were granted in the United States court today on peti tion of ten railroads in Alabama re straining the state from putting into operation certain new rate laws. A continuance for 30 days was taken in the petitions of the Louisville & Nash ville and the South & North roads, be cause of their having made rates in vio lation of the law, which provides for maximum charges. Undesirables Will Parade. Chicago, May 10. The Chicago sym pathizers of Moyer and Haywood, the accused officials of the Western Federa tion of Miners, decided tonight to hold a parade Sunday, May 18, as a protest against President Roosevelt b utterances regarding the union officials. Every man who participates in the parade will wear a button bearing the words "un desirable citizen." Stung to Death by Ants. Puerto Cortez, Honduras, May 11.- Americans arriving here report that the Guatemalan government is commit ting -unspeakable outrages and atrocities. Even women and children are not being -spared. A family of 10 was massacred by Guatemalan soldiers near Guatemala City bv order of the government, when Jose Olevora incurred its hostility through political activity. Abitz Crec- care, one of Cabrera's political oppo nents, near Livingston, was tied to a . stake in the middle of a hill of poison ous ants, which stung him to death. Queer Place for Strike. San Francisco, May 11. The plant of the Hercules Powder company at Pi nole was tied up today through the re fusal of the union men to work at the side of 11 non-union machinists who had been imported by the company to take the places of the machinists who- struck for an eight-hour day. Nearly 1,000 men are affected by the strike. The boiler makers' helpers, electri cians, lead burners, eteam fitters and. other unions called out their members-. Relations to Continue. Guatemala, May 10. The president ot Guatemala, when questioned today by a representative of the Associated Press concerning the report that diplo matic relations between Guatemala and Mexico bad been terminated, Eaid the report was unfounded. British Aid to Jamaica. London. May 9. The British govern ment has decided to make Jamaica a gift of $750,000 to assipt the inhabitants of Kingston to recover from the effecta of the recent earthquake. Will Entertain Peace Conference. The Hague. May 10 The lower house of parliament vesterdav voted 40,000 for the reception of the dele gates to the second peace conference. Deep Snow In Wyoming. Laramie, Wvo., May 11. For two- days a snow has raged in the Southern Wyoming mountains, and snow is .ev en feet deep on a level. Since April 15 the sun has not shone, and the storm has not ceased a moment. The temper ature has been between zero and 10 de grees below during that time. It is the most remarkable storm that ever visit ed the Wyoming mountains. Unrest In India la Growing. Lahore, India, May 11. The politi cal unrest here is assuming graver pro portions. The authorities are drafting troops of all arms, and have issued a. proclamation prohibiting meetings or every kind. A sensation was caused today by the arrest of a prominent law yer in the Punjaub. He was immedi ately deported to another province. Fire Loss of Half a Million. New York, May 11. Fire caused av loss estimated at $500,000 tonight in the building at Sixth avenue and Thirteenth- street occupied by Sheppard Knapp & Co., dealers in furniture and carpets. Many oriental rugs were de stroyed. More Strikebreakers on Way. Denver, May 11. Six carloads of strikebreakers on their way to San- Francisco passed through Denver over the Union Pacific railroad this after noon. They, were joined here by a number of men recruited by labor agents in this city.