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Hcppncr Gazette HEPPNER OREGON JAPAN READY FOR WAR. RESUME OF THE WEEK'S DOINGS General Review of Important Hap penings Presented in a Brief and Comprehensive Manner for Busy Readers National, Political, torical and Commercial. His- Voliva threatens to build a rivai Zion City. A stringent prohibition law is eure to pass in Georgia. Stoessel ana other defenders of Poit Arthur are on trial. Canada is also having its troubles with the Japanese influx. Greeks at Roanoke, Va., were badly beaten for hitting an American boy. Chicago telegraph operators have been notified to be ready for a strike. The Hague conference will adopt nearly all tions. of the American proposi- Ambassador Aoki proposes intermar riage to cement the Japanese-American alliance. The rate law prevents railroads com ing to the relief of farmers by giving a special rate on farm implements. Harriman says the Interstate Com merce commission report is a political document and he is being persued per Bcnally. The Interstate Commerce commission has reported the Harriman monopoly illegal and the attorney general will decide in a few davs on what action to take. Stensland, wrecker of the Milwaukee avenue bank, Chicago, has made $20, 000 Eince in prison by charging fees for releasing mortgages. A movement has been started to pardon the bank wrecker. j f The emperor of Corea is said to have abdicated because of pressure from Japan. Haywood made an exceptionally good witness for himself in his trial at Boise. Peter Larson, second richest man in the Northwest, is dead at his home in Eebna. Japanese spies have been caught sketching Fort Rosecrans on the Cali fornia coast. Leading citizens of Toledo, Ohio, have been sent to the workhouse for or ganizig an'ice trust. The National Educational association has placed itself on record as favoring Lighecr salaries for teachers. Fairbanks delivered an address before the Christian Endeavor convention at Seattle. He had an audience of 12,000. Telegraph operators in New York have been ordered to prepare to Etrike at a moment's notice. Should they be called out 2,600 men will be affected. Acting Mayor Charles Boston, of San Francisco, says he told Heney and Burns everything he knew about the grafting officials to Becure immunity for himself. Intense heat throughout the East is causing many deaths and prostrations. Christian Endeavor people are spend ing busy days at their convetnion in Seattle. Pennsylvania railroads are suing to restrain enforcement of the 2-cent pas senger rate law. The Wisconsin legislature has passed a 2-cent passenger rate law which will go into effect August 15. Admiral Yamamoto, Ambassador Aoki and Admiral Evans all say talk of war with Japan is baseless. The cruise of the American fleet to the Pacific will be the longest in the history of the American navy. Mayor Boxton, of San Francisco, has moved ? the office from the location oc cupied by Schmitz to the city hall. Important edicts have been issued by the Chinese government with a view of preparing the people for a constitution. The National Teachers' association in convention at Los Angeles has refused to adopt suggested changes in spelling of words. The millionaire witnesses at the re cent Standard Oil hearing at Chicago were asked to give their witness fees to the Salvation Army, but they declined, as they needed the money. Deaths from heat are being recorded in Chicane. A. O. Bacon has been re-elected Unit ed Sstates Eenator from Georgia. Six men were Browned by the capsiz ing of a sloop at Bangor, Me. Four children were cremated by the burning of a house at Suisun, Cal. The parent were badly burned but will re cover. The government will start suit in New York against the tobacco trust and will endeavor to have a receiver ap pointed. The Anti-Imperialist league of Bos Ion has issued an appeal to the people to force the government to make the Philippines an independent nation. The Interstate Commerce commission recommends the prosecution of Harri man for breaking the anti-trust laws. Roosevelt doubts the success of such suite. Would Attack United States on South With Big Army. Mexico City, July 15. Nine thou sand veteran Japanese soldiers are now in Northwestern Mexico. They are sta tioned at points in the states of Sonera, Sinoloa aim Chihuahua, Lacn group is commanded by skilled commanders, who saw service in the Russo-Japanese war. Thirty thousand Japanese, the vast majority of whom are veterans of the Russian campaigns, are in the southwestern Eection cf the United States and Lower California. Three Japanese generals who held high rank in the Russo-Japanese war have been in Mexico for three months. They dress like Mexican rancheros and are ostensibly buying land. The Trans-Oceanic Immigration com Danv. whose vice president is T. Hina- ta, a member of the Japanese parlia ment, is subsidized by the Japanese government to bring Japanese soldieis to Mexico. They have been coming in to Mexico at the rate of 800 per month, landing at Salina Cruz, Manzanillo and other Pacific ports. In case of war, the plan is for the Japanese fleet to sail up the Gulf of California, capture the port of Guay mas, and use the state of Sonora as a base of operations in a campaign against the United States. This plan will practically duplicate the operations against Russia, in which Japan seized Corea at the outbreak oi the Russo-Japanese war. Japan, in her war against the United States, will despoil Mexican territory, which has no navy,rjust as she did that of Corea in the war with Russia. Foreign diplomats here, and especial ly those of Euiope, are watching the developments with interest and aston ishment because of the inadequate American secret service officials, who seem not to be thoroughly informed of Japan's operations in Mexico. This story is absolutely correct in every detail. TIREO OF BEING GOVERNOR Judge Wickersham Creates Sensation by Speech on Alaska. Seattle, Wash., July 15. Federal Judge James Wickersham, of Alaska, speaking before the State Bar associa tion, created a sensation by declaring that he was tired of acting as the gov ernment of Alaska, and that the bar of the state must whip the congres sional delegation into line to grant some power to the people of Alaska. His speech overshadowed that of ice President Fairbanks in importance, for he insisted that the only authority of any kind in Alaska is that of the judi ciary and the governor is a mere figure head with only authority to appoint a private secretary and notaries public. He denounced Seattle tor quiet. y en- joving a $20,000,000 annual trade with Alaska and refusing to aid Alaskans in getting a system of government. The Bar association banquet lasted until 1 a. m., Mr. Fairbanks, Governor Mead, Congressman Humphreys, Sena' tor Piles and others speaking in re sponse to toasts. FREIGHT CAR POOL BREAKS. NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM THE STATE OF OREGON PROFIT IN ALFALFA. NEW NORMAL REGENTS. Affil. Experiment Shovs Great Value of Men Placed on Board Have No Plant for Hog Feed. iation With State Schools. Corvallis A profit of $27.51 an acre Salem Governor Chamberlain has for pasturage on alfalfa for three na"Hl the members cf the new board , , i . u of regents who will have control of all months has been proved to be a poss,- Btatel0rmal schools. The regents are bility by an experiment on the college c. E, Spence, of Cams, Clackamas farm. There will remain yet during county, to serve one year! E. Hofer. of the season throe or four months more of , Salem, two years; E. E. Bragg, of La Grande, three years; W. B. Ayer, of Portland, Four years; Henry J. Maier, pasturage on the same alfalfa field, and Dr. Withycombe, who is directing the experiment, is confident that more than $50 an acre will be realized from pasturage of the field during the sum mer. The showing is considered to be of great value in that it is believed an almost equally favorable deiiionstrat'on can be made on clover, rape or vetch. of The Dalles, five years; Stephen Jew ell, of Grants Pass, six years. Not one of these men live in a normal school town, or has any connection with a normal school. It is evident that in making the appointments the governor studiously avoided appointing men who might by past associations, geographical I location or political interests, be pre HAYWOOD ON STAND. The results are of striking value in il- judiced for or against any one of the Bis: Roads Abandon Project Which Does Not Succeed. Chicago, July 15. The American railway clearing house, which for eight months has been trying to perfect a pool of all freight cars in the country, is in process of disintegration, accord ing to the Inter-Ocean. The Chicago & Alton railroad, which was one of the strongest advocates of the car pooling scheme at the outset, will withdraw The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad has already withdrawn, and many of the big roads in the East and West have determined to abandon the project. The oreanization has failed in its prime object, to insure each road hav ing on its own rails all the time the number of cars owned by it. It has failed to do this became it had no power to penalize the roads for disobey ing the mandates, beyond the imposi tion of the established rate of rental per diem. Panic Threatens All Japan. ictoria, B. C, July 15. A financial depression was being severely felt when the steamer Tartar, which arrived to day, left Yokohoma June 29. A meet ing of the managers of eight of the most prominent banks of Japan was held shortly before the Tartar sailed, for the purpose of devising means to check the depression. The government has redeemed treasury bills, recognized nationalized railway shares as negotia ble securities and paid proximate in terest on these, but the banks consid ered a more drastic course. Good Will Towards Koreans. The Hague, July 15. It was official ly stated today that Joseph II . Choate, speaking to the Corean delegates at The Hague yesterday, merely said that America had always felt good will to ward KoreanB, but he manifested no opinion about the present condition of that country, and only expressed the belief that no action can be taken here, adding that if the Coreans desire to make representations to the United States it must te to the government. Europe Has Summer Shivers. Berlin, July 15. Unseasonable cold prevails throughout Middle Europe. Temperatures as low as 41 degrees have been reported in Southern Bavaiia, and it is reported that enow is falling in theVosgee mountains. lustratinc the poss;bilities of Western Oregon in the field, as the profit to be gained by the land is more per acre than lands on which it can be done sometimes sell for. In the experiment hogs were used. Thirty-two of tl.e animals were put on a two-acre field of alfalfa April 1. .All but five of the pigs were picked up in the open market, and were of ordinary grade as to breeding. Up to July 1 they had made a net gain of 1,630 pounds. Besides alfalfa they had con sumed during the three months' period 11,850 pounds of skim milk, and 1,420 pounds of chopped wheat. For the skim milk, wh ch was produced on the college farm, 25 cents per 100 pounds was allowed, aggregating $29.62. For the chopped wheat, also grown on the farm, cents per pound was allowed, aggregating $21.30, making the total cost of food, aside from alfalfa pastur age, $50.92. At 6 cents live weight, the present market price of hogs, the value of the increase in weight is $105.95, leaving a net balance for the aelfalfa pasturage of $55.03, or $27.51 per acre. Opening Will Cause Rush. Klamath Falls The restoration order issued by the secretary of the interior affecting lands in Klamath county will cause a big ruth for homesteads on September 28, when the lands will be thrown open to settlement. There are only a few good claims, that is, claims valuable for timber, in the entire dis trict to be restored to entry, and already 50 local residents are making arrangy ments to rush onto the land and acquire a prior right through squatting on the same and making improvements. While the land is restored to settlement on September 28, it is not open to entry until 30 daya later. Consequently the squatter who is on the land first after it is restored to settlement stands the best chance to acquire title to the same. The number of available claims is very limited, and the land seekers are so numerous that many legal entangle ments are sure to follow. iour normals. iNotonepi tne men is interested particularly in either the ( Unitersity of Oregon, the Agricultural college, or any other state institution. This fact will leave them more free to handle the normal school problem free from other influence. Spence is a fanner, a Democrat and a member of the executive committee of the State Grange. Hofer is editor of the Capital Journal and a Republican. Bragg is county superintendent of Union county and a Democrat. Ayer is a lumber manufacturer and a Republican. Maier is a'merchant and a Democrat. Jewell is county judge of Josephine county and a Democrat. The state board of tducation, com posed of the governor, secretary of state and superintendent of public instruc tion, are ex-ofh'cio members of the board of regents. Among educational workers in attend ance at the session of the State Teach ers' association, it was generally re marked that the governor has selected a strong board that will be free to man age the normal schools with a view to the best interests of the state President of Miners' Federation De nies All Evil Deeds. Boise, Idaho, July 12. Rapid pro gress was made yesterday In the Hay wood case. The cross-examination cf Charles H. Moyer was completed at one session of the court and in the aftor noon the direct examination of W. D. Haywood, the defendant, was carried well along'through his story. Both men have made good witnesses. They were expected to deny everything said by Orchard that.connected them with crimes and they are doing so con sistently, but in the admissions both make the case of the state is receiving pronounced support. When Orchard confessed it was stated in a great many interviews by these and other men con nected witli the management of the Federation that he knew nothing alout the affairs of the organization; that they had no knowledge of him, having met him, but having no real acquaint ance with him. Now they are obliged to practically admit intimate acquaint ance running over a long period. Again and again they admit thtflcoriectness of Orchard's statements respecting collat eral matters and again and again they reflect their intimate acquaintance with him under his various aliases. It was noticeable that Haywood was far more at ease on the stand than he was while Moyer was in the chair. During the entire examination of Moy er, Haywood was nervous, but when the latter took the stand he was more composed and ehewed less nervousness than had been displayed by his prede cessor. The testimony given by Moyer was characterized throughout by pur pose to protect himself. Again and again in answering questions as to! criminal plans or acts charged tc him! and others, he qualified his answers with a phrase like this: "Speaking for myself, I can say there was no such knowledge." HARRIMAN MUST llTViivi, i nvii iw Interstate Commerce Commission to Report Against Him. His Roads Are Competitors Union racing iwusi oen ouuiM.ni r- cific Mtorney General Is Advised That Competition Is Killed Be tween Mississippi and Pacific DELMAS AROUSES HENEY. North Powder Valley Clip. North Powder Sheep shearing and dipping are about over in North Pow der valley, and, while hauling and weighing are still under way, it is safe to say not less than 360,000 pounds of wool will be baled at the two shipping points for the Eatern market, IJaker City and Pendleton, and estimating at the lowest figures for good and better grades of merino wool, 17 to 18c, not less than $7,000 will come to North Powder's sheepmen from wool sales alone. Owing to the long-continued cold rains of spring, lambing was be low the average. Both lamb and mut ton are bringing good prices and are in steady demand. At this time the North Powder valley sheep, with a good bill of health, sheared and dipped, are moving on the trail to the reserves in fine condition. Big Sawmill Burns. Cascade Locks The entire plant of the Wind River Lumber company at this place, Including lumber in pile, is burned to the ground, involving a loss of over $150,000, and throwing out of employment 125 men. Fire broke out in the boiler room of the planer, and there being a high wind it rapidly spread to the Eawmill and in 15 minutes every structure between the railroad and the river was enveloped in flames. No one was injured. Land Office Active. Salem Governor Chamberlain has received a letter from the commissioner of the general land office containing certified copy of approval list No. 13, containing 14,292.96 acres of school in demnity selections of the state of Oie gon in the La Grande land district, "i desire to congratulate the present offi cials for their promptness in this mat ter," said the governor, "which is in marked contrast with the dilatory meth ods of their predecessors." Bridge to Replace Ferry. Eugene ine county commissioners have just decided to erect a bridge across the Willamette near the Hyland farm, to take the place of the ferry. The cost will be about $6,000. PORTLaND MARKETS. Maryland Invites Mr. Smith. Hood River Hon. E. L. Smith is the recipient of an invitation from the Maryland State Horticultural society to deliver an address before that body at its annual meeting which will take Iqhh t Vi S a i'Dqi of .Tamoatnrrn Vo T n extending the invitation the society ; PPU" ' states through its secretary that it is deeirious of securing Mr. Smith in or der that they may be instructed in the Hood River methods of growing and packing fruit. Milk Condenser for Amity. Amity A modern milk condenser plant, complete in every detail, is now Wheat Club, 86c; bluestem, 88 89c; valley, 86c; red, 84c. Oats No. 1 white, $27.5028; gray, nominal. Barley Feed, $21.5022 per ton; brewing, nominal, rolled, $23.50 24.50 Corn Whole, $28; cracked, $29 per ton. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $17 18 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $2123; clover, $9; cheat, $910; grain hay, $910; alfalfa, $1314. Butter Fancy creamery, 2527c per pound. Poultry Average old nens, loc per mixed chickens, 14c; spring chickens, 17c; old roosters, 101 2c; dressed .chickens, 1617c; turkeys, live, ll12c: turkeys, drepsed, choice, nominal; geese, live, 10c; ducke, 89c. Eggs Candled, 2425c per dozen. Fruits Cherries, 810c per pound; apples, 75c$l per box; storage Spitz- enbergs, $.1.50 per box; gooseberries, 7c per pound; cantaloupes, $2.503.50 assured for this place. At a meeting ' rr box- nl,,! nr.ro to o ! .""j- . r ' $1.50 per box; blackberries, 7(a)9c per pound; loganberries, $75(3;$1.25 per recently it was decided to incorporate a joint stock company with a capital of $42,500. Before the meeting closed $1,400 of the stock had been subscribed. A meeting has been called to complete the organization and in the meantime committees are actively at work raising the balance of the capital stock, with every prospect of success. New Buildings for Divinity School. Eugene The Christian church of this city has completed the work of rhubarb, 3)c raising ?o,uuu, wn:cn, wnn otner mnds rained insures the erection of a $25,000 building for the Eugene Divinity school. The building will he 60x80 feet, of stcne or brick, and will be lo cated on the northwest corner of the Divinity School block at the intersec tion of Eleventh and Alder etreets. Wild Blackberries Plentiful. Albany Wild blackberries are vtry plentiful in all parts of Linn county now, and hundreds of gallons are being picked. The berries are more abund ant this year than for many years, the vines in the woods being completely filled with berries. crate; raspberries, $1.251.50 per crate; prunes, $1.50l.5 per crate. Vegetib'es Turnips, $2 per sack; carrots, $2.50 per sack, beets, $2.50 per sjck; asparagus, 10c per pound; beans, 710c per pound; cabbage, 2c t f A S A per pound; cucumoers, ouctoi per box; lettuce, he id, 25c per dozen; onions, 1520c per dozen; peas, 45c ,per pound; rauisnes, zuc per aozen; per pound; tomatoes. $1.503 per crate. Potatoes Old Burbanks, $2.503 per sack; new potatoes, 3c per pound. Veal Dressed, 5(38c per pound. Beef Dressed bulls, 3a(a,4o per pound; cows, 66)c; country steers. 67c. Mutton Dressed, fany, 89c; ordi nary, 57c; spring lambs, 6(nj9c. Pork Dressed, 68ar per pound. Hops 68c per pound, according to quility. Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 1622c per pound., according to shrinkage; valley, 2022c, pco-ding to fineness; mohair, choice, 2930c per pound. Little Progress Made in Glass Bribery Case. San Francisco, July 12. Dr. Charles Boxton, the temporary mayor of San Francisco, on the witness stand in the Glass trial yesterday afternoon told the story of his debauchment by Theodore V. Halsey, the indicted agent of the Pacific States Telephone company, who, he testified, paid him $5,000, "mostly in $100 bills," for having voted and used his influence as supervisor against the granting of a rival franchise to the Home Telephone company. Boxton is a fine-looking gray haired man of middle age. He has a credit able Spanish War record and is en titled to write "Major" before his name. He was the last and only im portant witness in an otherwise slow and tedious day. He was not a reluc tant nor yet a noticeably willing test i fier, but his examination by Mr. Heney was so 6piked about with clever objec tions from Mr. Delmas often sus tained that at length the gorge of the assistant district attorney rose and he hotly accused his veteran adversary of trying to cloud the issue and impede justice. VAN GESNER IN JAIL. XT V-t I..!.. 10 Xr.irof urn a lion -A. VJA j hjj i o fc w "mm agitated late yesterday by a rumor that the Interstate Commerce commission, which has been investigating the Har riman control of the Union and South ern Pacific, will make public its report within a day or two and that it will recommend a separation of the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific railroads on the giound that they are competing lines and that their operation as one system is against public policy and a direct violation of the Sherman law. At the ofliee of K. 11. Harriman the statement was made that Mr. Harri man had no advance knowledge of the commission's recommendation and had received no intimation as to when it would be made public. The Wall street story declared that the commissioners had unanimously advised the attorney general to begin an action to force Union Pncitic to di vest itself of all its Southern Pacific stock, of which it holds 900,000 shares. According to the report, so the story went, the two systems are in direct competition from the Mississippi valley to the Pacific coast and arbitrarily fix rates in restraint of trade. The com mission believes, this story continues, that there is ample law to break up this combination. It has been known for several months that Mr. Harriman expects that some attempt will be made to prevent the Union Pacific from holding the stocks of competing lines, and it is said that his lawyers have been at work upen a plan to enable the Union Pacific to di vest itself of these securities voluntarily and thereby prevent long and expensive litigation, such as occurred in the North ern Securities fight. It is said that Mr. Harriman's plan is to form a holding; company similar to the Railroad Secur ities company, which he organized sev eral years ago to bold his JJlinoH Cen tral stock. The legality of this com pany has never been attacked. JAPAN DOES NOT WANT WAR. Convicted of Land Fraud and Is Now Paying Penalty.. Poitland, July 12. Suit case In hand, wearing an expression on his face that was half smile and half grin, Dr. Alonzo Van Gesner walked into the county jail Wednesday and announced that he was ready to begin serving the five months' sentence imposedfupon him following his conviction of subor nation of perjury. Gesner was con victed with ex-Congressman William son and Marion R. Biggs. Biggs began serving his sentence of 10 months Monday and Williamson has appealed to the Supreme court of the United States. Both Gesner and Biggs, by order of the United States marshal, are to be allowed the freedom of a por tion of the jail during the day, and will not be confined in their cells all the time. They are allowed to walk about in one of the corridors, upon which the doors of the cells in which they sleep open. During the day their cell doors stand open, but are locked at night. Crushed by Falling Wall. 1'biladelphia, July 12. inree men are known to have teen killed, one was fatally hurt, and 18 others injured at the coliapse of a new concrete building today at the plant of Bridgeman Broth ers' company, manufacturers of steam fitters supplies, at. Fifteenth street and Washington avenue, in the southwest ern section of the city. The building was just being put under a roof when a section about vJU feet in widtn and ex tending the entire depth of the structure collapsed. About 30 men were at work on the side which gave way. Harriman Will Violate Laws. New York, July 12. During lunch eon today on board ol the Southern Pa cific company's new turbine steamship, he Creole, E. H. Harriman startled those present by announcing that since the United States government had re ently chartered foreign steamships to carry coal to the Pacific coast he would lo the same. "The bars are down," said Mi. Harriman, "and I am going to diin coil the to Pacific coast in foreign vessels." Bryan Says Jingoes Cause Scare to Get Big Navy. Carthago, Mo., July 13. "Japan does not want to mak war upon the United States," William J. Bryan is quoted as saying in an interview. "Of course," he continued "there is a lot of jingoism in this Japanese war talk and the huirvinvr of a fleet of warships to the Pacific coast. To my mind, thebjeet is not to repel an at tack by Japan but that the talk is be ing done by some alleged statesmen at Washington to influence congress to make a big naval appropriation. " When 1 say Japan does not want war, I do so advisedly, for, when I was in Japan, I talked with the leading men of all walks of life and I found only expressions of friendship for country." our Wreck on Missouri Pacific. Bushong, Kan , July 12. Missouri Pacific train No. 2, found from Denver to Kansas City, was wrecked at 5:30 o'clock this morning. Several passeng ers were injured and the lggage and chair cars and a coach left the track. Many Japanese for Canada. Victoria, B. C, July 13. The Tokio fmmigration company has entered a contract with the Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk Pacific railways to supply all help wanted on constructien work and will send about 3,000 Japanese into Canada. Yesterday 399 Japanese arrived. The company is working very quietly so as not to excite suspicion and will bring over a contingent on every boat. Advices from Honolulu state that a steamer has been chartered to carry 875 to British Columbia. Labor or ganizations have taken the matter up. and in all probability it will be refer red to the Dominion authorities. Guilty of Fencing Public Land. Helena, July 13. A grand jury in the United Statoe couit today returned a verdict finding F. D. Cooper, a well known Northern Montana stockman and foimer member of the board of commissioners of Cascade county, guilty of unlawful fencing of government lands. Sentence will lie announced later by Judge Hunt. P. Stefee, an other prominent stockman, was placed on trial on a similar charge. This is Cooper's second conviction, he having pleaded guilty to a similar charge about a year ago. Save Crews of Submarines. London, July 13. Two officers of the navy have invented an apanitug which it is expected will remove the present dangers to crews manning submarine boatt?. It is designated to enable the men to escape from the vessel, even if she is filled with water or poisonous gases. Experiments at Portsmouth proved successful. The invention re sembles a diving helmet with a jacket attached and contains an ingenious oxy gen generator. Lumber Rates Go Higher. Salt Lake City, July 13. The Herald tomorrow will say: "Freight rates on lumber shipments throughout the Unit ed States, and narticularlv llwn Washington, Oregon and other Pacific- coast points to the inUr-mountain coun try, will be raised from 5 to 10 per cent on September 1 or October 1, by the railroad companies.