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- " ' " ' ' 1 1 .1 I M-l I Bohemia Nugget X3TTACK GROVE OREGON NEWS OFTHE WEEK la a Condensed Form for Our Easy Readers. A Resume of the Lest Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. Germany is trying to stir np a revolt In Egypt. The new Spanish prince has been baptized with great ceremony. Isaac Stephenson has been elected United States senator from Wisconsin. Russia has adopted the term "unde sirable citizens" as fitting the terror ists. A lion which escaped from its cage at Atlanta, Ga., created a panic until it was caught. Some time next fall President Roose velt will take a trip down the Missis sippi from Iowa to Memphis. Two tenement houses in Brooklzjn were blown to pieces, three persons fa tally and 30 seriously injured by an explosion of gas. The Western Cloak manufacturers' association has already decided on next winter's style of wrap. The loose fit ting cloaks should be 52 inches long and the tight fitting from 60 to 55 inches. The United States cruiser California, started by the Union Iron works, San Francisco, will be finished in the gov ernment navy yard on account of a strike at the plant of the contracting firm. The United Railroads in San Fran cisco is to be boycotted by all union men. President Calhoun denies that the United Railroads bribed Ruef, Schmitz and the supervisors. Cossacks in Poland shot down 68 workmen because one of their comrades was killed by robbers. Ruef has confessed to receiving $30, 000 as a bribe for securing a franchise which was never granted. . General Kuroki is being banqueted by many , army and navy officers in "Washington and New York. Two plots against the czar's life have been discovered, one by the terrorists and one by the reactionists. Fire has destroyed the piers of the Morgan line, New York, owned by the Southern Pacific. The loss is placed at $500,000. Great Britain is after grafters and has just sent the entire board of guard ians of a workhouse and infirmary to prison for bribe taking. Newspaper men who have recently Interviewed Harry Orchard, at the Idaho penitentiary, declare he is not a physical and mental wreck as has been reported. The entire Russian wheat crop is threatened with failure. General Bonilla, 'exiled president of Honduras, is preparing to renew war on the Honduran government. The Butte mayoralty contest has been complicated by the discovery that seals on ballot boxes have been broken. Some of the new passenger cars for the Union Pacific system will have side doors instead of in the end as at pres ent. It is said that Ruef will be sent to Ran Quentln, but not until after he has given the grand jury all the aid possi ble. The United Railroads is having less trouble in operating its San Francisco cars and is gradually increasing the service. Frank Wayne, who confessed tc rob bing the postoffice at Sellwood, a sub urb of Portland, has been sent to Mc Neil's island for nine years. Harry Orchard, chief witness for the state against Haywood, declares that his confession against the miners was obtained by threats and promises. An explosion of powder at the foot of Lookout mountain, Tenn., caused the death of three men and the fatal in jury of three others. A railroad bridge was blown tip and much other damage done to property. Socialists, have made great gains in the first Austrian election under uni versal surffage. ' The split in the Russian douma is widening and a dissolution would not be a surprise. Montana claimants have started Buit for valuable city property in the very heart of St. Louis. The strike in the lumber camps of Western Montana has been settled ant' the men are back at work. President Diaz declares he did not announce himself in favor of a union of the Central American republics. The National Christian Endeavor convention will meet in Seattle In Jaly. The committee on entertainment has decided colored delegates shall not be houBed in the same hotel with the whites. The German reichBtag has passed a tariff agreement with the United States. RUEF MAKES GOOD PROMISE Tells Graud Jury About Franchise Graft Doomed to Prison. San Francisco, May 17. Abraham Ruef mado good his declaration that he would, following his ehangu of plc to guilty in the extortion cases against him.tntn state's evidence and assist tho bribery graft prosecution In its cam paign against municipal corruption. Ruef, obeying a subpoena from the grand jury served upon him at the Fill more Ftreet prison bouse shortly before 3 o'clock yesterday, went in the charge of Speleal Agent Burns, Elisor Biggy and another guard to the grand jnty chambers in Native Sons' ball, where he took the witness stand and submit ted to an examination thai lusted from 3:20 p. m. until after 5 p. m. When the ordeal was over, he called the newspaper nien arcund him and said that he had promised .the gran. 1 jury to divulge nothing. District At torney Lnnsdon and Assistant District Attorney Heney refused to make any statement whatever. From Mr. Burns it was learned that the only matter on which Ruef wa9 questioned was the al leged bribing of Mayor Schmits and 18 supervisors by the United Railroads to grant to that corporation a chango in its franchise allowing the electrifying of its 250 m'les of Btreet railway sys tem lu this city. SCHMITZ ABDICATES OFFICE Signs Agreement to Let Committee of Citizens Name Officials. San Francisco, May 17. Mayor Schmitz last night signed an agreement to be guided in his appointments dur ing the rest of his term by a committee of seven. This committee is composed of representatives of local commercial associations. Schmitx from now on will be mayor in name only. He willingly signed the agreement, as he is a nervous wreck and unable to carry on the affairs of the city. Before concluding arrangements with Schmitz, the committee called upon F. J. Heney, and explained its plans. Mr. Heney said it would not conflict with the graft prosecution. The practical abdication of the mayor will result in the appointment of a new chief of police at once to restore order and a new works commissioner to clean the city and repair the streets. More drastic actions will then follow. ONLY ONE IN ELEVEN PASSES. Examination of Talesmen in Haywood Case Reveals Prejudice. Boise. Idaho, May 17. During the one session of the Haywood trial held yesterday 11 talesmen were examined before a satisfactory juror was secured to replace William Van Orsdale, the grocer, as No. 2, who was excused Wednesday after neon on a peremptory challenge frcm the state. As court ad journed yesterday the defense exercised its first challenge by relieving Allen Pride, a farmer, as No. 5. Mr. Pride had testified during his examination that he had invited to dinner the dep uty who served him with a jury sum mons. He and the deputy discussed the case for some time, their talk hing ing particularly upon larry Orchard, who is to be the principal witness for the state. A talesman was called to replace Pride, but his examination was deferred until today. Will Prosecute Harriman. Washington, May 16. That the in quiry conducted by the Interstate Com merce commission into the conduct of railroads controlled by E. II. Harriman, will result in Drosecutions was plainly shown by the publication today of the report and recommendations of . Frank B. Kellogg and Charles A. Severance, counsel for the commission. Within a shot time the commission will take up this report, vote upon it and transmit to the department of Justice the evi dence tending to show that the Harri man school of railroad financiering has operated in violation of the Sherman anti-trust laws and other statutes. The publication of this important report caused a pronounced sensation. It proved a decided shock to some of the members of the commission. Eight Million In a Year. Butte, Mont., May 17. At a meet ing of the stockholders of the Anaconda Copper Mining company, held today at the offices of the company in Anaconda, all of the old directors were re-elected. The report of John D. Ryan, president of the Anaconda Copper Mining com pany, submitted to stockholders, shows that the corporation for the year that ended Dec. 31, 1906, earned a profit of $8,842,669. The balance on Dec. 31, 1905, was $7,240,572, which, with the profits for last year, amounted to a sur plus of $16,083,241. Carmen Make Headway. San Francisco, May 17. The Geary street road has granted the demands of the striking carmen and will resume operations on a basis of $3 for an eight hour day. The board of supervisors notified the officials of the line last Monday that, unless the company start ed its cars, the city would take the road and operate it. The line runs from the junction of Geary, Kearney and Market streets to Golden Gate park. This is a victory for the men. Will Cut Passenger Rates! St. Paul, May 17. General reduc tions in passenger rates to all points by the Great Northern railroad will soon be announced, to become effective July 1. A. L. Craig, passenger traffic man ager, states that the Great Northern will allow all points on its system to receive the benefit of the lower rates provided by the Minnesota and North Dakota laws, 2 and 2 cents. I i . i -j -jw.w OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST MAKES MACHINE TO SAVE GOLD Baker City Man Perfects Scheme for Dry Diggings. Baker City J. G. F.vans, ot this city, has Invented bih! patented a gold saving machine for use In localities where lack o( water or alwenee ot grade M prevented tlio working of placer deposits. Mining men who huve exam ined the machine are enthusiastic in Its praise. It consists principally In a table, eight feet long and of width ranging to the amount of work to K done, which lays on a slant of 33 degree, and in given a vertical and at the same time lateral or "pan" motion by a rochet arrangement. In the table are cup shaped rittle, water tight, and placed at intervals of 10 Inches. The dirt is thrown in at the upper end of the table, and If perfectly dry, no water i needed to work it down over the ritlles. As the dirt move down the table, the rittle catch all the gold or concen trates. If the gravel i not dry, enough water must bo used to keep It moving. Mr. Kvans states that the machine can I? made largo enough to handle 100 yards of dirt per day. The machine li now on exhibition in this city. Cherry Men to Hold Exhibit. Salem Full of encouragement over the great success ol the effort of last year, the cherry producers of this sec tion of the Willimette valley have de cided to hold another cherry exhibit thi spring, June 10, 11 and 12, upon a larger scale. Preliminary arrange ments, such as the appointing of com mittees, have been made. It is pro posal to engage the auditorium skating rink with its immense floor area. In conjunction with the cherry fair the women f the city will hold the annual rose carnival and, since the Nursery men's association of the Northwest will be in annual convention hero at the same time, the period promists to to be an auspicious one. Favors Manual Training. Salem The teaching of manual training in the public educational in stitutions, in the opinion of Ir. J. T. Kerr, of Logan, Utah, newly elected president of Oregon Agricultural col lege, is now recognized as one of the most important branches of the mod ern educational system. President elect Kerr arrived here a few days ago and met with Governor Chamberlain and State Superintendent Ackerman as a special committee of the board of re gents of the college, to decide upon plans and equipment for the new ma chinery hall, for which the last legis lature set aside an appropriation of $40,000. Infected Trees Are Destroyed. Oregon City Twelve hundred fruit trees on the Ladd tract near Mount Pleasant are being destroyed, and a stump puller is being used to take up the trees, which are diseased. The trees are on the property of Mrs. Lena Rigler, corner Ninth and Jackson streets, are being cut down and burned by order of the county authorities, who are making a determined effort to stamp out orchards that are infested with ftuit pest. Weston Brickyards in Operation. Weston The first kiln of brick burn ed at the Weston brickyards for the season of 1907 is now ready for the market, and the first two cars went for ward a few days ago, tne being con signed to Hermiston, the growing town on the Umatilla irrigation project, and the other to La Grande. The yards will be kept busy at their full capacity for the entire season, there being a good demand for its product, much building is being done. Eugene After Timber Lands. Eugene The Lane County Home seekers' association, composed mainly of Eugene citizens and business men, have sent their attorney, S. D. Allen, to San Francisco with about 100 appli cations for the purchase of the Southern Pacific railroad lands which it is thought the company will be forced to sell at $2.50 per acre. The applica tions cover some of the finest timber land in the world. Push Good Roads Campaign. La Grande The county court is pros ecuting its good reads campaign with vigor. The county has now been divid ed into three general districts and each of the members of the court will super vise the construction and repair of the roads in his particular section. It is expected by this move to get results much better, than generally obtained when road work is left entirely to dis trict supervisors. Parker Bros. Purchase Mill. Albany Parker Bros., who operated a sawmill near Plainvlew for several years, have purchased the Hall sawmill on Thomas creek, and will enlarge the capacity of the plant. With the pur chase of the mill they secured control of about 20,000,000 feet of timber and will make the industry an important one in the Santiam country. The mill s situated six miles east of Scio. College Year Nearlng End. Albany Active preparations are in progress for the annual commencement exercises at Albany college. Wednes day, June 19, will be commencement day and the week preceding will be filled with various exercises, commem orations and festivities. Sunday, June 16, will be baccalaureate Sunday and the junior oratorical contest will be held Monday evening, June 17. POISONS AT DRUGSTORES. Grocers and Seedsman Cannot Dla I pans Them After May 28. ! Salem When tho new law regulat ing the stile and dispensing of joison ou drug, goods and solutions of all kinils goes into effect, May 25 all gro cers, seedsmen, etc, who have been dispensing arsenic, strychnine, etc., and other iunou comjwmnilH to the I trade as rat, squirrel and bug exter minator, will have to go out of the , buines entirely and leave thin field of prollt open exclusively to registered pharmacist. This, in effect, is the conclusion which Attorney General Oh w ford ar rived at In an opinion tendered in response to a letter of inquiry for an interpretation of the new law from Ilistrict Attorney John II. McNurv, of J the Third judicial district. Under (present condition it i possible to ob- j tain Hiions of nearly any description in the form of compounds and solu tions, especially prepared for the ex termination of rats and other vermin, at seed and many grocery stores, where no record is required to lo kept, and It is Impossible under these conditions to traco the source of a poisonous drug or compound which may have lcen so cured with murderous or suicidal in tent. Busy Time In Coos County. Marshfield One who made tho trip down the Coquillo to Randon last Aug ust has just gone over tho same ground and expresses his surprise at the gener al development going on there. Many new enterpises have been titartod in that time. Three large raw-mills are going up and one new ono is in opera tion. A ship yard is busy, where two large schooners are being built and the keel is being laid for the thirl. New logging camps are leitig opened, new lands being put in cultivation and coal mines long neglected are loing put in readiness for working again. Installing Fruit Cannery. Albany Work Is progressing rapidly on the fruit canning plant at Browns ville, which will bo the firet industry of the kind is Linn county. The can nery Is being installed In the old tan nery building near the Southern Pacific depot. The plant will be ready for operation this summer. Beans and to matoes will be canned thi season and other vegetables will le added to the output later. Some marketable fruits w ill also be put up. Will Try Wooden Pips. Hood River The Farmers' Irrigat ing company, which operates one of the lagest irigating system at Hood River, is considering a plan of jcrmanent im provement that provides for replacing the greater part of its ditch with wood en pipo. This system irrigates tho larger part of the strawberry fields at Hood River, which must have water to be successfully cultivated, and the new plan w ill insure a safe supply. Once in operation, the cost will ho lens. Fairbanks to Come in July. Astoria Manager Whyte, of the chamljer f coommerce, has received a letter from Vice President Fairbanks In which the latter says he w ill arrlvo at Astoria on either July 13, 14 or 15 to attend a banquet to be given in his honor by the citizens of Astoria. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 81,82c; bluestem, 84 85c; valley, 8081c; red, 7080c. Oats No 1 white, $29; gray, $28 29 Rye $1.451.60 per cwt. Barley Feed, $22 per ton; brewing, $23; rolled, $23.50(24.50. Corn Whole, $26; cracked, $27 per ton. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $1718 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $21 23; clover, $9; cheat, $910; grain hay, $910. Fruits Strawberries, Oregon, 16 20c per pound; apples, $12.60 per box; gooseberries, 10c per pound. Vegetables Turnips, $11.25 per sack; carrot, $11.25 per sack; beets, $1.251.60 per sack; cauliflower, $1 1 .25 per dozen ; lettuce, head, 3545c per dozen; onions, 1012$c per doz-' en; radishes, 20c per dozen ; asparagus, 78c per pound; rhubarb, 4o per pound. Onions Oregon, $2(33 per hundred. Potatoes Oregon, $2 per sack; new potatoes, 6Co per pound; sweet po tatoes, 6c per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 2022o per pound. Butter Fat First grade cream, 21c per pound; second grade cream, 2c less per pound. Poultry Average old hens. 14c per pound; mixed chickens. 13c; spring fryers and broilers, 2225c; old roosters, 910c; dressed chickens, 16 17c; turkeys, live, 1315c; turkevs, dressed, choice, 1820c, geose, live, 8c; young ducks, nominal; old ducks, 1018c. Eggs 18c per dozen. Veal Dressed, 68o per pound. Beef Dressed bulls, 44c per pound; cows, 67c; country steers, 78o. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 1010f,c per pound; ordinary, 69c; spring Iambs, with pelts, 910c. Pork Dressed, 69o per pound. Hops 68a per pound, according to quality. Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 1519o per pound, according to shrink age; valley, 2021c, according to fine ness; mohair, choice, 20 30c per pound. PLAN TO BLOCK HENEY. United Railway Officials and Employes Refuse to Testify. Han Francisco, May 15. Tho United Railroad ha resorted to destitute mean to block Francis J. lleney lu his efforts to fasten upon the olllclal of tho corporation tho hrllxry transac tions to which the supervisors have confessed. Stanley Moore, ono of the attorneys for the eortoratlon, informed Mr. lleney today that tho olllccr and employe of the United RaUiuid In tended to Ignore tho ruling of Judge Coffey Hiul would rcfuao to testify be fore the giand jury. When the United Railroads people first refused b testify, Mr. lleney cited them lofore Judge Coffey, who ordered them to answer. Now the corporation has instructed it officer and employe to ignore the court' order. When Mr. Heney received the mes sage from Mr. Moore he replied with some heat that In 'such a contingency he would call uihui tho judge to punish the witnesses for contempt, "and 1 will not ask for a light fine, but for the heaviest penalty the law uftords," said Mr. lleney. "It I ridiculous," said Mr. lleney, "for those people to contend that their relation are confidential and that they cannot dlvulg" the wmptiny' affair. I only regret that there I not some method of punishing the attorues who advise their client to disobey the law in this way." CARS ARE STONED. San Francisco StreetsJRuled by Mob and Police Powerless. San Francisco, May 15. Yesterday, one week after the link street lottle, which marked the present car strike n the bloodiest labor dlstnilnnee lu the history of San Francisco, was the worst day of violence since that tragic event. The forenoon passed with little disturb ance, hut throughout the hours of the afternoon from 12 to 7 o'clock, stone (lew on Mission street from Fifth to Twenty-fourth, a distance of about three miles, ami the live of ninny pas sengers a well ns those of the nonunion operative of tho ten in on that line were almost constantly in danger. Though nearly 100 fHiliceiiicn, a few ot them mounted, were stationed along Mission street under tho command of ('upturns Anderson and Duke, violence was not prevented and comparatively few arrests were made. In some In stance jiussengcr narrowly escaped great injury or death from flying col blestones and brickbats. Several ls sengers were assaulted by the crowds, numerou strikebreaker were struck, pane of glass were smashed and per sona alighting from cars were chased and in some Instance knocked down and beaten.' TEN MEN PASSED. Good Process Made In Getting Jury for Htywood Case. Boise, May 15. Substantial progress toward the formation of a jury to try William D. Haywood for the murder of Fran Steunenlierg, twice chiisen a tho chief executive of thi state, was made yesterday, the third day of the trial. Selection of talesmen halUnl for three hours over cliHir 5 and fl, but once those seats had been filled progress whs very rapid. At adjournment for tho day counsel for the defense had com pleted tho examination and temporarily passed the tenth talesman. They had hut two more to exumino in chief and a reservation to examine, if they desire to exercise the right, two of those tem porarily jmssod, so that with reasonable progress the 12th talesman should tie passed today in timo to open the way for the first peremptory challenge, whose exercise marks entry to tho final stage of the formation of the jury. No 8trlke On Rio Crande. Denver, May 16. There will be no strike of the trainmen of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad as a resutl of the differences over the wage scale. A conference lasting until late lust night wound up with an agreement between the trainmen's committee and officials of the road that there would be mutual concessions and a caerful weighing of the claims of both sides nntil an un derstanding fair to all was reached and then a scale based on this understand ing will Io signed at once. It will re quire several days to settle the details. Canal Workers Quit Job. Panama, May 15. The strike of the steam shovel workers, which began yes terday, the men demanding $300 per month instead of their present salary of $210, continues today. This morn ing only eight steam shovels were at work. Colonel Goethals is endeavoring to replace the strikers with mechanics now employed in the shops and It is re ported that he has sent a cablegram to Jackson Smith, the member of the canal commission to contruct for en gineers in the United States. Resume Work on Athol Cutoff, Cheyenne, Wyo., May 15. Tele graphic instructions have been re ceived here to resume at once the build ing of the Athol cut-off on the Union Puciflo railway between Cheyenne and Denver. The contract, amounting to some $500,000, was let some months ago and soon after work began it was ordered discontinued. The cut-off Is built to avoid the steep grade, over Athol hill and will reduce the time of trains between the two cities. Summer Already Begun. New York, Muy 15. The govern ment thermometer at the weather bu reau today registered 82 degrees and the first case of heat pro t rat Ion for the year was reported. The victim was a laborer. GOODING'S BAD MOVE! Granting ol Orchard Interview Raises Judge's Ire. COUNTY ATTORNEY INVESTIGATES Plan May Have Been to Prejudice Juryman Lawyers Think Gov ernor's Action Untimely. lUse, Idaho, May 1H. Judge Wood touched off some firework Just at the opening of court, and It became mves sary to ask a'l proMvtive Jurymen t leave the room while the display i- tinned. It wa all over ichi pub lished In the morning paper of tho newsmier men' interview with Harry Orchard the day before. The States man published the story sent out bv the Associate! Pre, ono from It own representative, and two signed state ment from visiting newni'r I i. Judge Wood called attention to tin pilblietitlon immediately upon ascend ing the U'lich. All were ui prised. When the judge had concluded, Ml. Ilawley sjxike. Then Mr. Rlelmrdsou said ho would like to ray what ho thought of It, but was restrained by the presence d the talesmen. These wero excused and then the whole matter wan aired for hh hour. The Judge finally directed the county attorney to look lhe matter up and see hat, If anything, could I' done. During the progress of the diHCusHinn h said there wit a plain remedy, if it wa the intention U pre judice jurymen, Intimating he would cite nil concerned for contempt if ho thought that wa the purpowo. Yesterday five peremptory challenge were used. Of tho SH'ial venire ot 100 only 34 are left. WHOLE DAY UNDER WATER. Rival Submarine Boats Undergo Se vere Test. Newport. R. I., May IK. With all hand well and contented, and with bountiful supply of frefh air, and with record for submergence bioken, the submarines Oetopu and Iiike rose to the surface of Narragansett ly at 4 o'clock thi afternoon, ending a test of 24 hour under water. Tho Octopus rose first, and tho mem ber of the nan I trial board crowded slxiut her, a the conning tower hatch flew oH'n. The members of the trial board at once went below to see w hat conditions existed on heard, and alno U test tho air supply. Sample of air were N.ttled eveiy two hour through out the test for analyst by the board. The Octopus blew out foul air only twice during the 24 hour alio wa at the bottom of the bay. It was com puted that only one-fifty-fifth of her air supply was exhausted and, if theso figure are correct, they tend to how that the lmt could remain submerged .'15 day, provided tho food and fuel supply were sufficient. The Ijike also stood the test well, al though a leak wu sprung in tho super structure. SCHMITZ NERVOUS WRECK. Would Follow Kuet's Lead and Con fess, but Lawyers Restrain. San Francisco, May IK. Mayor Schmitx is on the point of a nervous colliijmo. lie recognizes, that the end is at hand. Ruef has already exxmed his part in the trolley hr!tcry and tho Purksidu deal and In the next few days will continue tho exposure, showing how the mayor figured in every corrupt deal put through during hi adminis tration. The mayor realize that two courses are open to him. Ho can either con fess or hold out for a few weeks, when, he will l. triod, convicted and sent to tho penitentiary. At present the mayor is hesitating la-tween the two courses. Two of his attorneys want him to fight it out and the third has urged him to confess. Minister Conger Reported Dying. Pasadena, Cal., May 18. F.dwin Conger, ex-United States minister to China and recently resigned ambassa dor to Mexico, Is critically 111 at his homo in this city. Dr. Conger came to Pasadena Immediately after his return, from Mexico in 1C05. Since then he has been slowly dying. The end may come ot any hour. Kx-Mlnister Conger first came into prominence as minister to Brazil in 18U7. Ho was in Pekin during the Boxer eiego and conducted the negotiations for the United Stated after that city was captured. Tsl An's Death Will Cause Trouble. Tokio, May 18. Japan is consider ably concerned about the recent atti tude of the Chineso papers on dynastio matters. Tho Malnichi Shlmpu inter prets tho comments of these newspapers as foreshadowing the beginning of a struggle for the succession, the dowager empress of Chirm, who is virtually r iler of the empire, being now 77 yeoia old. The civilized world, the Malnichi Shimpu thinks, may expect an up heaval at no very distant date. Will Build Two Dreadnaughts. London, May 18. Orders have been given to lay the keels of two battleships of the Dreudnaught type. It has been understood that in cuso the proposal for disarmament took definite shape in The Hague conference only one Dread naught would be laid down. The or der for two such ships is construed as Great Britain's acknowledgement ot Germany's refusal to entertain the dis armament quostion.