t r OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST Xnsxaasa to Tax and Tlmni Mnij : Indicates Prosperity. . Salon If ths business dona by th departmsnts of the stats' tfrvsrumsnt, aad th report! of thoss departments way bs eoasidsrsd as barometers of the .general prosperity of ths 'stats, then the stats at lug It im a Tory flouriah ing sonditioa. Chiof Clerk j K. LoroU, of the Mtnkrj of statea jf 4m, states that U soms divisions the work of that department has toernased over 60 pot cut ia tho past year. After ' -deducting inaarane fee, which Kara been paid to the lnsuranfis commis sioner sines March 1, tho secretary of wtats's offle has paid into the treasury from October 1, 1908, t September 80, 1908. feea amounting to $63,334.58, as compared to $03,052.06 from October 1, 11W7, to. September 1, 1008. Automobile lieenaea issued for the first six month . of 1900 reaehed the total of 1064, aa eompared to MS for the same period la the preceding year. - Csah statement of the state treasurer for the sine months ending September 80, 1009, shows a larger balance in the common sehool fund than over-before in the history of the state. The first mortgage loans bow amount to 84,534,- 434.62: school district bonds, 8186,826: erCfleates of Bale' of state lands, $548, 5H6.02; a total irreducible school fond of $5,260,845.04. The agTloultural eol lege fund amounts to $180,810.03, and the university fond to $06,138.75, total educational fund of more th -5,500,000. There was an increase of ' first mortgage loans during September of about $44,000. The treasurer ' eash summary shows ash ob band January 1, 1009, $898, 147.44: receipts, 82,302 ,514-86: trans- -fers, $34,874.35; disbursements, $2,557,- -482.73; eaah ob hand, September 80, 1009, $627,170,071 Ul, $331980.15. PISH MOWOPOLT BBOKEJf. interests of Sato X. Ik. Ham to Bo old s Public Sale: . Marsbfield The monopoly of the ieh Ing rights held for so many years by the interests or the late a. D. Home 'trill soon be broken, as the entire ee- 'tate.is to be sold at private sale this month. After Mr. Home's death the fisheries and1 cannery were closed, but were opened for a short time this fall. Ob account of the approaching sale, the Bsberiee were dosed after 400 eases of anned salmon had been shipped. Sinoe they were eloeed, the Union Fisheries oompany ia said to have made a heal with seines which netted 1800 ish. The gasoline schooner Oerald 0., which was formerly owned by the Home owtate, has been sold, and has made her , last trip to Bogoa river. She will be takes to Astoria. For over 30 years B. D. Ham con trolled the ishing rights, owning both aides of the river for II miles np frees the bar. He had his own flab hatchery and canning plant, and mads a fortune out of the business. The people la the Bogus rive valley assert thai It is the maest fishing stream in the country. . twoatten Make Ffllaga. MarshBeld About 40 men have filed homestead claims in townships 84 and 15, rangs 0. It was ansarveyed land, the survey of which has been accepted, and thoee who tied were persons who bad squatted oa the land some years ago. There was little opportunity for aew homesteaders, for the reason that sarin has beea Biased on all of the land by the Norther Pacific and other large interests. Those who file! for home steads elsim that they have a squat tor's right, and some declare they will tahe the eases to eeurt to defend their ' Bosebarg All members of the Boee Tmrg committee signed the contract for eo net ruction of the Bossbnrg-to-Osos Bay eleetrie railroad. Messrs. Knettser aad Haas, of Portland, with whoa the contract Is made, will build the lias. They are expected hers ia a few days, and will then post a boad in the sum . of $100,000 for ee attraction of the road withia two rears. Surveyors will be pat into the field at sees. Dcbass Teats Is Cm is an. TJalversltv of Orvgom, Eugene With Supcristeadeat A. M. Sanders, of Al bany, president, aad Profess r B. X. Doeoa, of the mathematical department of the University of Oregon, ssrretsry, ho Oregon High School Debating hmano stares ea a prosperous ysar. The Isagoo sow contains practically every font year high school la tho state. Albnr On of tho biggest sata BHmts of ahosp swot made from She Willamette valley was loaded at the Albany depot. Approximately S500 sheep wars loaded, aad tho shipment fillet $4 alsgls-eosk earn. A spoessl traia will carry tho sans to Portlaad. Tho asimak wore seUoated ha Uaa aad Beaten eoaatsss by Wi D. Brews of 'Carvallfav' ' Oragwa City & A. ami f. I. Brvsa lava aoid 140 aoroa of mnd sjemr WU ssavillo so' Qisisi MeBrido. a saa of Bam sens Casjtt JawUee MsBrtoo, win plot has as easily hras m$lpet MatOKXMXS PICK BKBETBB Oranbssxy Curtain Bxtenxlv Industry on Oeos Bay. Marsbfield During the season of har vesting cranberries ea Coos bay, whioh is bow coining to a sloes, employment is furnished to many persona, Indians and halfbreeds fere especially good- at the work, and soma ire quits oxpsrt. They gather at tho cranberry ranches Lat -picking time and some from all parts of the county. On the William ' Frazurrp)aee, ob North inlet, big buakhouses are pro J vided for the pickers, and they furnish their own meals. They are paid 50 cents a box for picking, aad some make excellent wages. Ob some of tho places patent pickers are used: 'Those patent pickers consist of a box arrange ment that opens and shots with teeth in front. The bos Is elosed over a bunch of berries sad by polling ton device thb berries are removed from the vines sad left iaeide the box. After the picking the marsh is flooded snd the loose berries which may have fallen on the ground float on the water ado are gathered up. Mr. Frssier bought the ranch of the late Mr. Mc Far land, who was the pio neer cranberry man of the Pacific coast. This is- his. first season on the place, .but" he understands the businees, as ho was formerly in the cranberry -ommission business in another city. Tho yield from the ranch this year will be nearly 1000 boxes, and Mr. Frasier will lesvs eonn for Portland to look after the marketing of his crop. There are aear Coo bay several other bear ing marshes, besides new ones which have been planted, and which will pro- dace within a few years. Buttons! Bank for Baadoa, Washington The application of J. W. Roberts, of Pierre, 8. DS, H. L. Houston, A. Metfair, O. A. Trowbridge, E. E. Oakes and F. E. Steams to organ ise the First National bank of Bandoa, Or., with $25,000 capital, has beea ap proved by the controller of the cur rency. , Thlrtsea afore Lawyers Lot In. Salem Clerk Horeland, of the su preme court, announced that the 18 ap plicants for admission to the bar of Oregoa, who took the examination last week, passed a satisfactory examination and all will be admitted. State Bsisas Land Prlos. Salcm At a meeting of the stats land board it was decided to increase ths price of indemnify selection lend from $8.75 to $10 an acre. Tho state still owns about 90,000 acres of this class of land. The aew pries goes into eneet at ones. POBTLAJTD BUBXBTB. Wheat Track prices: Brsosttm, 98c: club, 89sf rod Bussiam, 87e; valley, 91c; sfe, Sao; Tarkey red, 80s; forty fold. OSs. Marlsy Feed, $2fld( brewiag. 8270 to ns par ton. Oats No. 1 white, tSTitOSfi per tea. CeraWhole, $Ut efaeAsd, $8& per tea. Hay Timothy, Willamette valley. $1417 per toaj Esstsra Oregoa, $1873) 19; aJfaKa, $14: alovor, $14: cheat. $18 14.50 grain hay, $14aili. Batter City erosmery. extras, sot fancy ontsras creamery, KHwaa per pound; store, xz6i)24e. (Bottar pat prices average par pound aadsr regular batter prices.) Oreiros, SSfoiMc per dosea; Eastern, 88 (a 30c per doves. Poultry Hens, 1414ttef springs, 14c j roosters. 910e; duehs, 153)16e: geese, Ot&iOe; turkeys, 17I8o squabs. bj.7mo)i per aosen. Pork Fascy, 8(W)ts per pound. ' Veal Extra, 10(S10c per pound. Fresh Praitopples, new, $1.85(3) 8-50 par box: pears, $10)1.75 Mr box: peaches, 70e(S)$l per crate; cantaloupes, $1(8)1.50 per crate; watermelons, lc per pound; grapes, 7oet)$l.l0 per erate. 10(&)I5e per basket; eassbas, tlMUS0 per dosea; quinces, 1 (ft 1.85 par box; cranberries, $9 par barrel; huekls ber ries, 969104 per pound. Potatoes Bavins; priest: Oreaoa. SO taw nor saekt sweat potatoes. Ss par pound. . Sack vstrtablee Tnrnlpe, 7S(8m1 par sock: carrots, $1 basts. $10: ruta Mmsu. $1.85 per sack. Onions New. $1 Af par sack. Vegetables Oabbawe, Ifdl U aor poana; eannnower, ooeihrfi per ewcea; cdery,' f0)75e per doses; corn, $1(3) l per -doses; egaplsat, $IJU per box; oi"a"i wiM per sex; is, 10s par psnad; hororradish, Gb r doses j peppers, f(iroe per . pampkhu, 1S)1Hsi radishes, garue, loe 10c pomi1 15e par dosea; apreata, t)9a per pound; Bqoaeh, ,$t; torn St SOS, 0 dsa. Cattle Btsors, top aoaBtv. $4-25 4.85; fair to good, $4; eommoa, $SA0(S) 8.7S; cows, top, $S-85(93Afi fair to good. $308.1$; ssmmsa to sssdlam. SA0i.75; soivoa, top, iSM; heavy, foJftd balls, a&tA5; stags, $8.5ftff8J(n. Hgs Best, fair to anod. JJ JJ7' MaaamHfideS CUast fast, heap Top wot here, fioAAtfi: fair to aaod, $8J0? TB. owes. 1U less os H aradss; yeaittnas. bast. soa4.ia: fair to good, $Jsa.75f spring kmba, $StiMJ0i Wco lata) Wmsssotte vsltor. fta) toe; Baotova Ongsa, SsaSsi mshshr, jmm, BtfBM, Wtl TALKS WITH SPIBITS. Bzalneiit Ohlness aWahrtar Attend Ss. . ; boom tS Wsoaington, , . ' Washington, Oct. IS. Taking his first nibble at the mysteries of spirit ism last Sunday eight, Minister Wu Ting Fang, tho best educated Chinaman in ths world, returned to the "medi ums" but night for a full bits. He left ths "seance' shock full of lafor mstioa from ths spirit world, for through ths "medium1' he it supposed to have consulted the spirts of the late President MeKinley snd his own dead mother. And the latter -talked ia real Chinese language. t Minister Ws doors t say he is a eon vert to spiritualism. In fact, he tries to avoid the subject entirely while talk ing with- newspaper men. He admits, however, that he is Interested, snd tost, ho may attend other "seances" before retiring-from his post ia.the atar fu ture. His first axpeiieaos - oeesrred - last Sunday night at a public meeting, where anonymous Chinese spirits were described to Dr. Wu by jr "tranee medium," as hovering in ths distin guished diplomat's immediate vicinity. Dr. Wu exhibited great interest. Last night he went again, this time to a smaller seanoe at a private house. Dr. Wu refused last night to discuss his experieaoa-or impressions, snd sven showed solicitude lest his presence at the seance should be the subject of newspaper mention. Ths -woman me dium who officiated a different one this time brought- to him messages purporting to some from ths late Presi dent MeKinley, who waa-aa intimate friend of Dr. Wu, and also from the minister's own mother. Tho latter was the mere startling because, apparently, delivered ia the Chinese .signage. . Those messages are elalacd by the spiritualists to be brought to the me dium la trsBOs by the spirit of a 16-year-old Americas Indian- girl, under whoee "control" she speaks ia broken English; yet ths conversation between Dr. Wu and ths medium, whilo nrten slbly under this "control," was some what extensive, lasting fully five min utes, and seemed to be is the Chinese vernacular, question and answer, unin telligible to tho auditors, passing back and forth with considerable freedom. There was every evidence that the dip lomat perfectly understood ths com mo il ieati on which apparently appeared to come from ths spirit of Dr. Wq's own mother. It was asserted thst the medium and her "control" are both absolutely ignoraat af ths Chinese laa- . . .. . WJAPAK MTJCH DIBTTJBBED. Amsrlcatm and British to Build Ball road la China. i Washington, Oct. 10. American and British capitalists hsvs about completed arrangements with tho Chinese govern ment to build a railroad from Chin Chow Fu through Mongolian territory to Tsitsihar, a distance of about 400 mites. This fset seems to havs dis turbed the equanimity of Japan. Published reports from Pekin Indl cste that Japan has given China notice that it will maintain its right under tho two treaties concluded last month to be soasulted with respect to Mm ehuriaa railways. Japan says U re serves decisioa with regard to subse quent actios. Among- officials here It is retarded as doubtful if Jspas will Vs permitted to taterfsra, without obJfeewVn, in this or other enterprises in China, or Man eharla in which Americana are inter ested. Ths fact that an objectios to the eonstrnctioa or the proposed Chin Chow Fu Tsitsihar mod Is hinted at by Japaa Is regsrded hers as tending to support allegations of monopolistic ia elinatioas oa the part of Japan. The proposed railroad tbroue-h Mob golia will bs a boat 400 miles is 'length to Tsitsihar, snd, If extended' on the Amur, its total length will approximate 600 miles. The fact thst H will tap tns Russian Trans-Siberian road at Tsitsi har is thought to esrplata tho supposed uneasiness of Japaa, and. inasmuch as the Chinese Eastern and South Man- churl an line, because of lta mors direct route aad shorter distance to ths soath, would be likely to b seems a strong competitor to ths Utter road, whisk is now controlled by J ipsa. Government ofllclsls hers reward Ja paa 's opposition to tho- Bsinmlstss FskomoB lino as retarding ths develop ment by China of a portion sf aor ter ritory, and as la direct violations of ar ticle 4 of ths treaty sf Portsmouth, which states that "Japaa and Bassui rseiprsoally sagags sot te obstraet any general measures com men to slL or steps which China may teas for the de velopment sf eommsrea aad iadastry la Laaeanria. " Ores Bertacra Sxhfhtt a Bffllaga. Billlsga, Oct. 15-0. J. Byan, general iadastrial agent af ths Ores Next hers, has applied for space $ foot lang to tee- exhibit hall of the latersatloaal dry farming exposition which wiD be held si Billings in eo so series with tho fourth dry farming ssngrsns, October TB-ra. Ths Great Northern is smeetod to have one of the krgost eolfeetlve exhibits af dry farmed oradaeto dia- plsyod. tt will bs repress slativs of .the crops that an boisg pre Jo sad aa tho son irrigated laads along taw Uas of tho railroad. - itim Coelinsn, OaL, Cot, lsV A revert fa eavrsat bora tesiabt that aha Standard Oil esmpaay has parehassd alas of the lending ail pveperltes af thie Sod the Kara river oil fioU lar ssara thoa $ OOOjm. Tho price Stated to creator thaa tho sum involved to aav suits at eai a NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL WHOLB WOBLD TO TOAST. . TsA Writes Beaumont for Portoto 7es- ttal Day, Baa Francisco, Oct. 16. The toast composed by President Taft,' which Will bs drunk all over the world at ths hour when the Portola festival spans here next Tuesday, has been received by -the committee ia charge of the .oelebratioa. Ths toast fellows: .''Since Portola looked through the Golden Goto, Baa Francisco has twice become the Imperial city of the Pacific first by ths energy of a pioneer race and steady growth into tho Western metropolis: eeoono, arter complete oo struetioB by the great flames and ia ths faes of insursto us ta b is sbstaslss by a regeneration so rapid aad com- Slot as to bs ths wonder of the World, lay her future growth bs as remark able aa her past, and may her civic righteousness and the individual hap- f liness of her citixeus keep pace with L' ' . . . ..... . ' Arrangements havs been made for the drinkina of this toast ia all foreign countries where Americans gather, and by official and eivis organiastisns throughout ths United States. With ths drinking of ths toast ths sehool children will arias and oh eai ths re built city. Everywhere the drinking of the to sat and the cheering of the children will bs timed .to agree with the hour of ths opening of the festival, which begins at aooa (Pacific time). October 19. : IMMIGRANTS ABB HELD UP, . Forced to Mortgage Homos to Purchase . Tickato. Washington, Cot.- 14. "Thsse poor people ob ths other side are mads by ths steamship agents to mortgage their property la order to procure their tickets to corns here, Ths matter has gone te such a length that it has been taken np by the state department with the Greek foreign department." This statement was mads by Assist- aat Commissioner-General of Immigra tion Larned ia the course of the reeent bearing of the representatives of newt- pa pen, who urged the conserving of the inunigraats' rights of appeal and the placing of men representing ths various nationalities that supply ths largs num ber of immigrants ob ths special boards of inquiry. Secretary MeUsrg asked questions te bring out details. "Is it not well known," he asked, "thst this business is stlmplated by steamship companies and tickets sold at exorbitant rates!" 'The business doesnt exist among the Christian people. I have no knowl edge of it," replied Louis N. Hammer ling, of counsel for the complainants. tlont" "Yes." "The immigrant finds that he has to Siy 6 per' neat oa twice ths amount of osey it should hsvs east for tickets," interjected Mr. Larned. "Is not ths person with ths prepaid ticket mors or less likely to become a public charge!" continued Mr. Ms Usrsv "He k confronted with the debt which Is usurious sad a groat burden He Is confronted with two or throe times the sormal sect of transportatioB, though if he had paid his fare out af hte owa pocket he eoald bay bis own ticket at a normal cost." ' Appeals to Qrsad' Jury. - Annapolis, Oct 19. It at said that ths mother of young Lieuteaaat James X. Sotton, Jr., of . Oregon, who met his death at the Naval academy during a fight with brother effleera, will lay charges agalast certain sf tho msrine officers before ths federal grand jury at Baltimore. At the second investigation of the death of Lieutenant Button last Au gust, Mrs. Sutton ehargod that her son had beea murdered. TJnele Sam to Print Postals. Wsshisgtoa, Oct. 18. Press mana fseturers will soon bs asked te farsleh proposals for building presses to print sboot 800,000,000 postal cards annually at the government printing office. The government printing office will not have to begin printing thg cards before about February 1, 1910. To avoid delay In tarnfng out snougb cards to ksep the poetofflrs depertment supplied at all times, duplicate machinery wiD be ta stalled. Postal BinalpU Brow. Wsshlngtoa. Oct. II. The psresatage of laerssss of postal receipts at Port lead for September, as eompared to September last year, was greater thaa st any other poetoflcs In ths United States exeopt Seattle aad Hew Haven. Seattle's big increase was das to the sxpoeitioa, . IkmaWeam Ordor Btoeto. Washington, Oct. 14, The Very Bs. Lawrsass L. Kearney, O. P., of Zahes vlUs, O was yesterday for the fourth tisns sleeted previaelal sf the Destln- leaa orawr la the Unnofl exstaa, Tse Vrw Bm. v. P O'Boorho. Ol of this city, was stosted aoeias to tas ars- BotoH Washingtea, Oat. 15v The AsMttoaa legation at Baa Domingo has tele- BTspbed tao state sosortmoat rant a alight leeal aprlelag aoar Moats CheMI aadsr ths kadership st? Oeaerale Ms- srra and MoMm, TZK 60LDIBBB ABB PAST, AH Mam bert af Militia Must Harsaftet Be Baal Jlghtent, Washington, Oct. 19. January SI next will be a critical date ia the Vie- tory of the national guard, it was aa Bouaesd today, for thereafter no portion or the money appropriated by congress for the support of ths militia oaa bo paid to- any organisation that fails to conform to the standards sf ths regular army. Next year, for ths first time la Its history, the militia, or so much of It as remains under the caption, "Ths Na tional Guard," will bs found a changed : body, with the latest pattern of military ' rifles; clothed from head to foot 'in reg- -ular amy gear; supplied with all reg- ular equipment and with ranks flllsd : te the requirements of the lav.-, In Nevada, It is said, there h not a " single company of the national guard ' able to establish a claim to a dollar of ths -large appropriations mads by son grass. BB8T BXOmBBBJ LOST. Competent Man Find Private Bator- , arlaaa Pay Better. Wsshlngtes, Oct 18. Ths extensive development of irrigation in thoi West by large corporations during the past few years is making It extremely dif ficult for the United States rselamatloa service to retain Its experienced engi neers. Thoee engineers who havs eue cessfully built big projects for ths gov ernment, and demonstrated their com pete ney to handle such undertaking. eaa readily command salaries far la ex cess of what they are paid by ths gov ernmsnt - ' From tints to tints during ths past ' year very tempting offers have beea- . made to a number of ths beet engineers in ths reclamation service, and several. havs beea unable to withstand ths lure V of higher .salaries. Ths latest of them to lesvs ths government service was Ira W. MoConneU, the engineer who bad charge of the construction of ths Gun nison tunnel, In Golorndo, recently . opened by Fresldsnt Taft Several others hsvs gone before, and- It la feared that still others will follow. Market Id Bast Expands. "Washington, Oct 19. Extensive pur chases ia ths United States by members of the honorary commercial commission . of Japan of a large variety of manufac tured articles which heretofore hsvs not found a market ia tho Orient -cause American trade experts to look for a heavy Ineresss ia trade between ths United States sad Japaa. Ia spite of the fset that ths distinguished Japaness - ' ' visitors hsvs beea received hospitably by every city they hsvs thus far visited. it has beea appareat ia a number of places thst ths real purpose of ths com mission is coming to this country u not fully understood. HotBot agplst Doga. Washington, Oct 19. Horses srs su perseding dogs to ths transportation of , mails ia Alaska. A load of mall weigh ing not lees then 8000 pounds is often drawn over the frosea roads of Alaska by ons horse attached to a sled. In a chert time, tt was said today, the post ft': office department expects to make an nouncement of the awards of contracts for ths transportation of malls la Alaska for tks four years ' period from July V1910, to July 80, 1914. . Minister to China Is Deposed, Washington, Oct 14. Charles B.-. Crane, of Chiesgo, minister- to China, today was practically deposed by a 1e msnd from Secretary Kaox for his rss ignstlos. Thus a new chspter ia Amer icas diplomacy was written. A eltltom -chosen with special regard for his 'quail- v n cations for the poet was recalled bo fore he had embarked from Saa Fran cisco, and was discharged from hla high office because of alleged tndistrsst dis closures through the press. . 4845 Dessrt ta Ton Hosts. - Portlsnd, Oct 15 That there WoV beea 4845 desertion from ths United ' States army sines tho beginning of the ' yenr Is shown by circulars received by United States Marshal Beod yesterday. The army follows ths plaa of polls departmsats ia Bombing the Uslsn for deserters, snd sssds brosAeast a fall- . face and profile view of every do sartor. -A special (lis of ths army circulars hi - ' kept by Marsha Beod, th somber stamped en the latest one received show ing ths ranawaya from January 1, 1909, to date exceed 4000. ' Taft WTU'Laars to Knox, Prsacott, Arts., Oct 15-Presldent Taft evinced great Interest today la th press dispatches from Washington eon- corning the Crane ease, bat gave sat no statement regarding It th intimities ' boisg that there will be aa statement from Mr. Taft at a ay tint. Secretary Kaox k la full control of th state do- Crtmewt, aid ft Is presumed that ha i bees aathorised by the president to seeopt Mr. Creas's tasigastl forth- , - Rear Elaaaaah's Platot Wasfctogtoa, Oct 15 Aesordlnff a the twrised sshosnle, tho senate farrlga- ' ttoa oommittea, which will rssoasmbl - at Denver November 1, win spead No-- vsmbsr 10 lasveertng the Kismets Ir- rigattoa projeet sad iisteoisg to settlers who hove sngroetions or oomplatats to effsr. This wiU no th only stop tot Oregoa. At least eevoa msmbers sf the smlHSS will bs friunt O. --- -J--. .! ;