THE- OREGON
MIST.
VOL. XXII.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY OCTOBER 6, 1905.
NO. 43.
NEWS OFJHE WEEK
In a Condensed Form (or Our
Busy Readers,
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A fUtum of the La Important but
Nut LS Interesting Event
f Ihe Pt Wk.
Japan will nut have to make new
loan.
Morn cholera Iim made lU appear
ance in Poland.
Tria tr.' hv been ordered out to
prevent I ho lynching o ft negro.
The Virginia City, Nevada, ml iim tit
In i iiiiiiiI out ami worked aualn.
Tin) tuberculosis congri, represent
ing all nation, la In lon In I'aili.
John Mitchell, prsldenl o( tlia I'lilt
td Mine Wuiker, aaya ha doe not fea'f
link..
Hwilierlaml liaa accepted the Invlta
llmi for a second peace conference at
The llKue.
Witt (ma been offered tha-Chancel-lur.hlp
( Ituaaie. The til le of count
Iim elto Iwen conferred on him by tlia
nar.
Over 60,000 electrical woikvra ara
now ou alrtka In Herllo and other
trade liivolvlun mure men ata expect
ed tu Join.
Further delay liaa occurred In tlia
naming of a Federal Judge for Oregon
n.l th president aaya ha may not -pilnt
one until In IfecamUr
A mutual laiik ha rn oened in
Chit-ago. Tha depositor ara to receive
thara of tha profit and the pmiple
re ragcrly seising the opMirlunltjf to
make additional maney on their sav
ing. The Milwaukee gram) jury liaa !
dieted inula grafter.
The ballleahip Miaalaaippl ha t nit
unmalull;' launched.
Tlia emperor of Aualro Hungary la
arvking conciliation ol Ilia two (ac
tion. William liandolph Hearst i to mn
lor mayor In New York on a municipal
imiififliip platform.
Turk have niaaaaried many Mate
Ionian Christian undo! tha eye o(
European gendarme
tub Williamson and Hermann re
etgn Oregon will have no representa
tive in the next )tigr-a.
The eteamahlp Alameda liaa piled
iim the lock in the hay while on the
way to aea from Kan Kraurlaco.
Owing to the many evidence ol graft
among liln Inaiiianre companies, tier
many may abut out Amectrcau com
panira It haa ten found Ihat the boiler In
therrnleer Marblehead ara In aa had
condition aa thoee ol the Bennington,
and muni be overhauled More tlia chip
can go In aea.
An 0. It. A N. freight train running
In two ewtlona waa wrecked aa It waa
mining Into tha Portland yarda. The
firl aectlon haul aUipped to take a
awiti'h and the second cllon waa nn-
liln in at.in. Nn one waa hurl Two
engine were luully damaged and eight
rara annulled Into kindling wood
i-i.. ti.i l.l.. r ...... lu. vol 111 la
building 140 engine for the llarrluian
lines.
Uadtng Hungarian! aay Geimany la
tli cause ol the preeii irouuie iu m-u
country.
Peace haa been rwtored at Baku, Ku
ala, and workmen are returning to
ttinir occupation.
A white woman of Missouri liaa lieen
awtit to the penitentiary for ten yeaia
lor marrying and living with a negro.
George Maxwell, wealthy Caned!
am, will aue the United State tiecaiis
he waa denied admission to thia inn
try. At the Pntuorratlc atata convention
of Maryland a platform waa adopteil
declaring in favor of diafranchlalng no
grona. (Iiiam, tha amalleat laland weaalon
of the United HUlea, now haa a Hu
prauie court mid a ayatem of wireluaa
iKii'grapny.
ThodeadltHk ttween Hungary and
Austria may reault In revolution.
n..... t a..... .1 wIia fvimniHiidwl
it,i,i,rni nu',wi -
the KiiNelan forcea at Port Arthur, la
iurforing from a atroke 01 pariyi,
which affect hla entire left aide.
.United BUtea Attorney lleney aayi
h ,m ii, u FiMln.liir of the Ore-
i i I.....I .ml illannae of
a1'! innu irmiu in
them aa rapidly aa pnaaililo, aa he haa
oiner work vominuuiiinK """
New Orleana la aleadlly recovering
from the dliaatroua epluemio 01 yeiiow
ever.
(ome haa retired from tha fight for
the Ciilmn prealdency.
Norway may have a popular voto on
monarchy or rnpuliMc.
Hecretnry Taft and party have ra
turnixl from the Philippine.
A Liberal party haa hen organUod
to control the Kuaaian uoiima.
The largor part of General Llnle
vllch'a army will winter In the field
GUILTY A8 CHARGED.
Verdict In tha Williamion, Qatnar and
BIrk Land Caaa,
Portland, Ht.pt, 28. "Uullty aa
charged In tha Indictment." After
three trial, extending over three
month, John Newton Wllllamaon.
Kepreeentative In congreaa from Ore.
gon; Dr. Van Ooaner, hi partner, and
Marlon It. lligg. their frieud and the
United Hlatue comiiiUalouer for the
general land ofllca at Pilnevllle. have
been declared to be guilty of the crime
of conaplracy to auburn twriurv. ami
have been thrown upon the leniency
of the court, by rcawrn of their prevb
on gowl character.
Tha long and tlrnaoiua third trial of
the caae ha paaaed Into biatory, but
unlike the fir at and aecond, It haa been
productive of a deciaive reult. Once
mora the cauae of the government and
the indefatigable energy of United
HUtee Matrict Attorney lleney have
been triumphant, and conviction ha
coma lioin the handa rf a Jury aelected
and aworn to try the guilt or Innocence
of the dcfeiidanta upon the law and the
evidence.
Hut It waa not a qimation eaaily do
hied or inick of eetllement, for the
Jury wreetlnl with the dcclaion from
& :1'0 In the afternoon until li at night,
and It waa eight minute later before
tha ald envelope containing the fate
of the three men waa handed to Judge
Hunt lor hi wrnal. For many bal
lot tha Jury aloud 1 1 lor conviction
and 1 for acouittal.
A aooli aa the verdict had Wn lead
Judge Hunt aroae and thanked the Jury
for their patient attention aad uncom
plaining ervlce throughout the trial.
He then dimiaed them.
Turning then to the defendant' and
their attorney, Judge Hunt aaked if
there weie any motlona to he made,
and Mr. Ilenuett, ahaklng off the ell
which vemed to wrap him round,
aaked to be allowed on behalf of all
the delendanta to Ale notice of a motion
for a new trial. Judge Hunt Btated
that he would like to have the motion
filed aa imn a piawihln, aa be draired
to leave the city within two wecka, hill
allowed ten day in which to com
plete the written tranarript of the mo
tion ami place It belore the court.
The court announced thai pending
the filing of the motion the defendant
would be allowed to go on the Mine
bond under which they are now reel
ing. Then the court adjourned, and
without (peaking tbe delendanta filed
ilently from the room and into the
night. They had no atatenienu to
make, they aald. It waa nut their
lime to talk.
FIRE SCOrtCHES COLON.
Two Block Ara Cleared and Govern
ment Records Destroyed.
Colon, Hept. 2. By sheer good luck
the city of Colon was aaved fiom com
plete deal ruction by tire laet nignt.
The fire broke out in a building next
lo the realdence of the Hpanish consul,
and tKn d.-atroyed the Phoeuix hotel,
an American-owned building, and two
other hotel, several linnor aalotin and
vera! tenement building. Kowe a
building, containing t"e poatolllce, Hie
oilier of the municipality, of (lovernor
Melendes, the port Inspector, the Ju-
lieierv and other olllcea, together wltu
the Ireaauy building, were also burned.
A fire brigade (mm Panama bringing
aiitflnea and eouiimient arrived at 1
o'clock, but by thai lime mo nre was
under control.
Nearly all the record and documeuta
nl iim irovernment were ileal roved. The
burned region comprise two mocks-
Tl, American residential quarter was
not touched.
The aanltary authorities are creeling
i..,,i. In the lira aone to shelter tlie
linmeteaa.
During the fire many harrowiong
scenes were witnessed. Among theae
waa the removal of Ihe body ol a 10-
.... ..I.I el. 11,1. The ch id had died a
lew minute before the fire alarted.
Demand Reform of Judiciary.
Miinenw. Held. 21). The congreaa of
the Zumsvtoa and municipalities at It
a....l,. vnitnidav. In addition to the
program already ceieiirauni, auopi
separate reso utlon on the subject ol
i...ii...i,,r. It declares itaelf in favor
..( th eoiniilete separation of the de
...rimetit of Justice irom uie omer
i.,.,. of tbe administration, tbe t&
l,alilllt.illll flf the avstem providing for
ii,. l,-.i l,m of Indues, the trial of every
.... i...(..r a inrv. the abolition ol ine
capital penalty and punishment by ad
mlniatrativa process. .
Will Refund Mora Bonda.
Washington, Sept. 21). The secretary
of the treasury made the announcement
!.L that on October 3 next be w ill
resume refunding operations under the
act of March 14, ll'OO, receiving 4 per
i.,,.l ,,f tlia funded loan of 11)07
uciow - - ' .
rant lunula of the loan ol
11108-11)18 at a valuation eipml to their
present worth and Issuing In place
thereof 2 per cent bonds, consols of
11)10 at 101, subject to discontinuance
at any timo without notice.
Cannot Suppress Boycott.
.wile. Wash.. Be.pt. 2.-Chlnese
merchants In Beattle state that they
i...,- ....li advlena from Canton whicli
declare the viceroy of that province has
acknowledged his inability to pui uow.
the boycott. The viceroy insists that
the merchants and people will buy as
they see fit. He adds, though, that
the sentiment Is belug resisted, and
that mina fftltriM have been made by tha
government' effort to auppree the
LAND FRAUD CASES
Heney Working Hard to Secure
More Convictions.
LAWYERS WANT CASE DISMISSED
Should Indictment Be Found Faulty
Defendant Will Qo Fraa on
8tatuta of Limitation.
Portland. Oct. 3. Willard N. Jonea.
Thaddena H. Potter and Ira Wade will
face the Federal court thia morning
charged with a conapiracy to defraud
the government, provided Judge Hunt
overrule the demurrer to the Indict
ment, which waa argued yesterday by
H. 11. II union ami M. L. Pipe for the
defuiiee and Diatrict Attorney Heney
lor the government.
Hii vera I move have lieen made by
the defenae to prevent the caae coining
to trial, but to far they have been un
nicceaaful, though their effort have
hindered the conaideration. The flint
Indictment againat the defendant wat
admitted to be defective by the diatrict
attorney and waa diamiaaed, while the
preaent indictment waa returned Junt
a the atalule of limitation waa about
to run. A plea in abatement waa filed
by the attorney aa theaecoml atep, but
thia waa overruled by the court, opon
which the demurrer waa preeented.
Yeaterday morning It waa aubmitted
n Kin a aUU'inent of contention by the
different attorney interested in the
caae.
The court liatcned to the argument
on both idc and then took the matter
of it deciaion under advisement until
thit morning, when it w ill make known
it opinion. If Judge Hunt ihould de
cide for the defenae, the delendanta
would be enabled to eacape prosecution
entirely, aa the etatute of limitation
haa l,y thia time run and no new in
dictment could be drawn or voted to
replace the preaent one.
STEALING IS EASY.
New York Bank Clerk Take Money
to Prove It.
Nwe York, Oct. 3. By the confea-
ionof Henry A. Leonard, a young
clerk in the employ of Halle A Btieg
liti, broker at 30 Broad treet, me
mystery of the robbery on Wednesday
lut of 13511.000 worth of securities
from the National City bank waa clear
ed up today. Leonard who live with
hie narenta at Bun r.aal iwin ireei.
in aneeted veaterday and kept in
clue confinement while tbe detective
continued their search for the missing
wiiritiM. evurv dollar of which was
recovered today.
The prisoner, who is only 24 years
nl.l and who has previously borne the
i.ti,,T, nf an industrious ana
thoroughly reliable clerk, made the as
tounding statement in his conhauon,
il.i l, had nlanned and carried oui
l,U M-heine ol forgery not from a crim
1 motive, but solely to snow oy
what a aimnle device the elaborate safe.
mania of New York lianks could tie set
at naught. That this statement is in a
,,,..,re rnrrect is shown by the facts
in the case.
TRAIN HELD UP.
Great Northern Express uar uyna
mited and Safe Looted.
Peattle, Wash., Oct. 3. The Great
vn,ii..rn nvnrland train, leaving Seat
tle at 8:20 last night, was held up and
1 1,, hariraire and express car dynamited
i..ir . mile east of mile poet ten, about
n.. .til.a from ltullard. at 8:45. It
was 1 1 o'clock before the train pulled
into Edmonds and the most meager re-
sent to the local olllce.
Three men are knowu to have done
i,. wnrk Two Ikivs. who got on me
i, I i, I hautfiiire here, aa soon aa uie noiu
no beifan entered the paesenger coaches
lu..r, holdinir on the paasongers.
They were captured. l"ey say iwo 01
the men were on the blind bagguge
when they got on and the third got on
u.llar.l. All were dressed Willi
raincoats and slouch bats.
Aaitatinc for a Republic.
t.,don. Oct. 3. The Christiania
-.l.,ni of the London Post says
the agitation against tho terms of the
Karlstad agreement continues 10 k.
Critics declare the terms have placed
the government In a humiliating posi
.1,,., iit the duleirates shrunk from
...iJiinif thorn or taking the conse.
quences The object of those who are
behind tbe agitation is to weaken the
...,...,t In order to prepare the
foe a demand which is being ad
.....,.,..l f.,r ilia establishment of a re
public.
Blame for Wreck Fixed
v v..rt Oct. S. Responsibility
for the accident on the New York Ele
vated railroad recently, in which 12
n....,a lost their lives, waa nmi
L. mrontr's Jury upon two men
i..ii a Jackson, the towerman
., .t tbe wrong switch, and Kelley,
who drove his tram
,i n, enrva with a speea which
cauied one chr to Jump the track into
inn outo, " -
criminal negligence,
Firs Destroy Army Store.
Tokio, Oct. 3. It is officially
...,.t.i that the dnmaire caused by
.1.- n. .....1 ttnrn noill Clinrvvu nivu
re.
the
n. I. !. arinV storehouse at Hlro.
..li.... .minted to 1.849.107 yen
equivalent to about 24,633, Including
clothes
the butldtnga, proviaio..
which were destroyed. .
8AND3 ARE RICH IN ORE,
Black Deposit Naar Mouth of Co
lumbia Give Results.
Portland, Oct. 3. Dr. David T. Day,
chief of the division of milling and
mineral resources of the United Htate
Ueological survey, announces that his
experiment with black rands at the
Lewis and Clark exposition have been
eminently succesaful. Dr. Day says the
black sand totind in the vicinity of the
mouth of the Columbia river la of suffi
cient value to warrant it being concen
trated, aa It contains valuable minerals
that will average not leas than $ 7 per
ton. The experiment carried on in
the concentrating pavilion at the expo
sition proved that a ton of the black
sands taken from the Columbia river
will average 1 5 In magnetite, or Iron.
nd 'i in other minerals. He says the
exact value of the gold and platinum
ban not been determined as yet, but
that the iron alone makes it valuable
enough to pay the cost of transporta
tion and then leave a splendid prollt.
Dr. Day baa been experimenting
th these black sands for some time.
He says the extent of the sand Malt
radically unlimited, and that in seme
laces they have been found to be 70
feet in depth. Humph have been
taken from tbe surface sands and from
the bottom of the beds, and the rich
mineral always shows up when the
and is concentrated. He says tbe
ieeiier the sand is obtained the richer
it is in minerals.
DRIVEN BY CLUBS.
Martinique Workmen for Canal Com
pelled to Land at Colon.
Colon. Oct. 3. Six hundred and
fifty laborers from Martinique, brought
here Friday on tbe trench steamer er
saillea, under contract to woik on the
canal, lefused to disembark or to sub
mit to vaccination, which is imperative
under the American sanitary regula
tinns.- They clamored to be taken back
to Martiniuqe, asserting that they had
been misinformed as to the conditions
here before they embarked, and that
later they learned theae conditions were
intolerable and deadly.
Yeaterday morning, however, BOO of
them were with difficulty persuaded to
land, and these were sent to points
alonit the line of the canal. One bun
dred and fifty remained on board and
declined to leave the ship under any
consideration. These were forcibly
elected from the vessel this afternoon
bv Panama and Canal tone policemen,
but not until nearly every one oi tnem
had been clubbed and several were
bleeding from ugly wounds.
All yesterday and last night tbe er
saille waa guarded by Panama police
men. Early this morning the French
consul at Colon, M. Bonhenry, ap
pealed to the men to listen to reason,
explaining that they bad left Martin
ique under contract witn xne uanai
xone emigration agent, nuaraoieeuin
the payment of their passage here, and
that while working on the canal they
would have, in addition to their wages,
the guarantee of free quarters and free
medical attendance.
ARMY STORES BURN.
Temporary Buildings Contained Mil
lion of Dollar' Worth of Goods.
Tokio, Oct. 3. A flie which broke
out in an army storebouse at Hiro
shima at 1 o'clock and continued for
over three hours, destroyed 20 tempo
rary buildings, together with their con.
tents, consisting principally of provis
ions and clothing. The cause of the
Are ia beins investigated.
A lame portion of the clotbing bad
been removed from a new storehouse
before the fire. The extent of the dam
age ia believed to be comparatively
aliirht. There was no loss of hie.
A later telegram irom ltiroenima
said that the fire was still burning at
t o'clock thia afteruoon. In addition
to the 20 buildings, several others filled
with fodder were destroyed. Although
Uie buildings were constructed of light
material, they contained an enormous
amount of Btored goods, and the struc
ture being of inflammable nature, the
Haines were diihcult to extinguish, ae-
spile the desperate eflorta of tbe troops
The fire was discovered at 1 o'clock,
and spread with great rapidity. It
was probably of incendiary origin. 1 lie
loss is variously estimated at irom
000,000 to 5,000,000.
Older Than Aztec Monarchy
Mexico City, Oct. 3. Exploration
made at an old Toltec pyramid on the
Maimevitoa hacienda, in tbe slate ol
Puubla, have disclosed the fact that the
tructure was built of clay bncxs.wnicn
proves it to be far older than the Axtec
monarchy, and possiuiy oiuereveu innu
the Toltec occupation of the country
Several elaborately carved figures were
found remesenting men in Chinese
dross and with marked Chinese figure
Antlniinriana aie much puxxled, lor
the evidence point to Chinese settle.
nient in Mexico in the past ages.
Blown Up by Mine.
Chefoo. Oct. 3. The coastii.g steam
er Ilslesho, plying between Shanghai
and Tientsin, struck and was totally
lmtmvad bv a mine DO miles south of
tbe Shantung promontory Daiuruay
morning. Fb'teen persons on board the
vessel were drowned, included among
t.liAm helns Ensineer Mauchan and
Muir. The foreign passenger and
portion of the crew of the llaieaho were
r.iaenail hv two HHSB1HK Bieamera, om
enty-one were taken to Shanghai.
Bier Order for Rail.
Montreal. Oct. 8. It is officially an
nonnced that the Grand Trunk Pacific
has given an order for $4,000,000 worth
of ateel rails to the Dominion Iron &
Steel company, of Sidney, B. C. The
contract calls for tho delivery ol the
rails within five years
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
LET FOR TWO YEARS.
Oregon' Convict Labor Qoe to the
Slov Foundry People.
Balem An agreement baa beer
reached between Governor Chamberlain
and the Loewenberg-Going company foi
the leasing of convict labor at tbe peni
tentiary for a period of two year. Tht
price to be paid for labor ia the aaroi
that baa prevailed in tbe past, but sev
eral change have been made in tbi
contract in other particulars.
Because there ia a popular desire
that convict be employed on tbe pub
lic roads, in wLich desire Governoi
Chamberlain joins, and because tht
last legislature authorized the appoint
ment of a commission to investigaW
tbe subject and report to the next legis
lature, the governor refused to make
contract now for the leasing of convict
labor for more than two years. In
sistence upon the shorter period madi
it impossible to secure a bigber pner
than has been paid in tbe past
cent per hour for each man.
The new contract require tbe stovi
foundry proprietors to employ not lest
than 150 men a day, whereaa the min
imum number heretofore haa been 100
There are now 390 prisoner In thi
penitentiary. About 100 of these an
employed on the farm, in the stables.
in the kitchen, and on otber work con
nected with the management of tbe in
stitution. This leaves 2D0 to be oiner
ise employed. The foundry will now
take not less than ISO, leaving 140 out
of employment. At many times thi
foundry will employ more than 160
but this number must be paid lor, ever
though not worked.
What to do with the 140 idle men u
now the problem. A few of tbem cat
be employed on tbe public roads neai
Salem onder a co-operative arrange
ment with the connty court, and s
gang will be put at work grubbing oui
piece of state land on tbe iteiorn.
school iarm. Thia will still leavi
some idle. Drobablr. at many times ol
the year.
Wasco to Cultivate Hopa.
The Dalles Wasco county will, it u
expected, in a few year become thi
banner bOD producing county oi int
state. This season a number ol farm
era have been experimenting in hoi
culture with satisfactory result. Thi
hops they have produced are ol an ex
eel lent quality and the yield is ver)
large. So auccsefut has been tbe ex
periment that a number of farmers an
now contemplating putting oui largi
yard next season and engaging in tht
business of hop raising on an extensivt
scale. There are thousands of acres in
the countv suitable for bop fields, at
the bops thrive wtihout irrigation and
will do well on almost any ot toe up
land that is sheltered from wind.
Quality la Perfect.
Salem While it is yet too early ti
make accurate statements of tbe yield
of bops in Marion county this year,
timates by men in tbe beet position u
judge are that the total yield will be in
the ne ahborhood ol 37 .000 bales, lot
Quality will be perfect. In about
week, when the work ol baling is iar
ther advanced, a fairly accurate state
ment of tbe actual yield can be madi
and tbe samples will show the qnality
Growers are showing little disposition
to sell at present prices, but it is be
lieved that 15 cents a pound woulr
cause rapid selling.
Lane County Estimate More.
Eugene The best estimate that can
be made at the present time ol tut
amount of the bop crop of this county
is not considered much more tban
iruesB, although it it based upon reporU
from a largo number of growers. Even
among thoee who are best posted then
ia a large variation in estimates, iuen
11 lie at east 1.600 bales more thai-
last year, which would make 7.50U
bales, but some estimate as high as 8,
000. No better figures will be availa
ble until a poll ia made after the baling
is completed.
Yield and Quality Better.
Oregon City The curing and baling
of Uie boo crop in this county hat
iiard v progressed suniciently to war
rant an accurate estimate as to tin
yield, lu the aggregate, however, th
v eld bv reason ot tbe increased acre
age, will exceed that of last year, tht
quality will be materially better.
With the exception ol a lew yaros,
the product will surpass in quantity
that of last year, while the qualityill
be far better than that of 1904.
Firat Snow Fatla In Bourne.
Sumpter Tbe mountaineers report
the first snow of the season. In the
highlands surrounding Bourne light
falls have occurred in tbe early morn
ings. The ground has been covered,
but the snow haa always disappeared
before noon. Old citixena, who take
pride in the weather knowledge, say
that the very warm and dry summer
that has Just died will be followed by
an unusually severe winter.
Douglas Crop Increased.
Boseburg This year's hop crop In
Douglas county will approximate 800
bales. The quality is good. No sale
are reported, as growers expect prices
to rise somewhat.
Benton County's Yield.
Corvallis The estimated yield
hop in this.viclnity is 1,410 bales.
of
FORFEIT TO STATE.
About 810,000 Paid on School
Land
Lost to Buyer.
Salem Certificate of sale for a total
20,000 acres of state school land
have been cancelled in the last few
weeks, because of lapse in the payment
installments within the required
time. Of this aggregate amount ol
land, 7,000 acres is in the limits ol
the proposed Blue mountain forest re
serve, and, according to tbe rulings of
tbe Interior department, the state will
be able to use the land a base for tbe
selection of lieu land.
The original purchasers of the land
have forfeited the payments made,
amounting probably to $10,000 or
more, and the state baa tbe land to
tell again. Much of the land outside
tbe reserve will probably not be salable
for some time, as tbe state baa raised
tbe price to $2.50 an acre. The 7,000
acres inside the reserve should find a
market as base for lieu land, at $5 an
acre.
A large ' proportion of the certiflates
that have been canceled were among
those secured by violation of the law
governing the purchase of state school
and. Prosecution of land fraud cases
has scared many of tbe holders of cer
tificates fraudulently obtained, and
they have thought best quietly to drop
tbe whole transaction, forfeit what
ihey have paid and let the State keep
the land.
Adopt Early Closing.
Eugene Forty-seven business men
of Eugene who have closed their shops
and stores at no regular bour in toe
vening have signed an agreement to
close hereafter each evening except
Saturday at 6 o'clock. The list in
eludes hardware stores, gun stores,
grocery stores and places in other lines
of business, many of wBich have never
closed before 9 o'clock. The dry goods
stores bare heretofore cloeed at 6 and
most of tbe grocery stores at 7, but now
there will be a uniform bour for clos
ing. Getting Ready for Primaries.
Salem Secretary of Sate Dunbar has
begun to make preparations for tbe gen
eral primary elections to be beld in this
state in April 20. The petitions of all
candidates for state and district offices
must be filed with the secretary of
state by April 1, in order to have a
place on the official ballot. It will re
quire at least 60 days for each candi
date or bis friends to secure tne neces
sary names aod prepare the petitions
required by law.
Many Students Enrolled.
Corvallis The attendance in the
Oregon Agricultural college promises to
cross the 700 mark early in the year,
and many believe it will reach 800.
Hop fields, fruit harvest snd the Lewis
and Clark fair have laid claim on
many, so that the enrollment has bsen
delayed. During the opening week 627
reported for duty, and tbe registration
is steadily progressing.
Making Beet Sugar.
La Grande With 125 men at work
in tbe beet sugar factory and fully 400
more at work in the fields, the yield in
sugar this season is expected to be
about 25.000 tons. Piext year it is ex.
pected to far exceed this amount. The
work of converting tbe beets into sugar
has stared.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Oats No. 1 white feed, - $23.5024;
irav, $23.5024 per ton.
Wheat Club, 7172c per bushel;
bluestem, 7475c; valley, 71c.
Barley Feed, $19 20 per ton;
brewing, $1920; rolled, $2223.
Rye $1.30 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14(3
15 per ton; valley timothy, $1112;
clover, $89; grain bay, $89.
Fruits Apples, $11.50 per box;
peaches, t5c$l per crate; plums, 50
975c; cantaloupes, $1$ 1.25 per crate;
pears, $1.251.50 per box; water
melons, ?4 leper pound; crabapples,
U per box; quinces, $1 per box.
Vegetables Beans, l4c per pound;
abbage, K3D4C per pound; cauliflow
er, 75c per doxen; celery, 75c
per dozen; corn, 65c per sack; cu
cumbers, 1015c per dozen; pumpkins,
lOlJuC Per pound; tomatoes, 25(3)
30c per crate; squash, 5c per pound;
turnips, 90c$l. 00 per sack; carrots,
C576c per sack; beets, 85c$l
per sack.
Onions Oregon, $1 per sack;
globe, 75c per sack.
Potatoes Oregon, fancy, 65c per
sack; common, nominal.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2530c.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2727c.
Poultry Averageold hens, lSs14c
per pound; mixed chickens, 13(3
13!i,'c; old roosters, 910c; young
roosters, ll12c; springs, 1415c;
dressed chickens, 14c; turkeys, live, 18
21c; geese, live, 89c; ducks, 13
14c.
Hops Nominal at 13c for choice
1905s.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
1921c; lower grades down to 16c, ac
cording to shrinkage; valley, 2527c
per pound; mohair, choice, 80c.
Beef Dressed bulla, 12 per
pound; cows, 34c; country steers, 4
4c.
Veal Drwsjd, 38o per pound.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 6lo per
pound; ordinary, 46c; lambs, 77Ko.
Pork Dressed, 697c per pound-
STORM WAS FURIOUS.
Typhoon In Philippines Much Wors)
Than Firat Reported.
Manila, Oct. 2 New of th mag
nitude of last week's typhoon continues
lowly to filter from the interior, bnt
specific details are as yet bard to ob
tain, owing to the fact that telegraphic
service baa been paralyzed and it will
be many days before tbe wires are re
stored to their former state of useful
ness. It is certain, however, that tho
earlier reports of the loss of life have
been underestimated, and when the
facts are known the full list of dead
will run well into the thousands.
But it I not tbe dead that are the
chief sufferers, inasmuch as the de
struction of thousands upon thousands
of native huts has been followed by a
period of what approaches actual star
vation of the survivors, and it will re
quire prompt action on the part of tho
authorities to relieve thoee in distress.
Tbe damage to crops cannot be esti
mated, bnt will run well into tbe hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. This is
a most serious blow, inasmuch as tbe
last season has been the first when the
agricultural workera have been in s po
sition to do their utmost with their
land, and they had buit great hopes on
the outcome.
WRIGHT WILL RESIGN.
Taft Reports Unfavorably on Hia Gov
ernment of Philippines. '
San Francisco, Oct. 2. The opinion
has been expressed by prominent mem
bers of tbe Taft party while in San
Francisco tbe other day that General
James F. Smith, who ia on tbe Snpreme
bench of the Philippines, will likely be
soon the governor of the Philippine
islands. The good reason for their
belief is that Luke E. Wright, ot Mem
phis, Tenn., the present governor, will
be asked by President Roosevelt to re
sign on the recommendation of Secre
tary of War Taft.
Governor Wright is expected to ar
rive here in November on bia journey
to Memphis and Washington. It i
given out that be ia making the trip
for a change of climate and scene and
to be present in Washington at the
opening of bids for the construction of
tbe projected system of railways
through the islands. Tbe true reason
for his visit, however, is said by the
senators and representatives of the Taft
party to be bis retirement from tbe
governorship of the islands.
AN IMMENSE THRONG.
Eighty-five Thousand Admissions to
Fair on Portland Day.
Portland, Oct. 2. Portland day.
with its 85,133 attendance, brought
with it tbe city's bour of greatest tri
umph. It waa the crowning day in tbe
success of the Lewis and Clark exposi
tion. Portland has cause to feel proud
of September 30.
On no otber occasion in the past his
tory of Portland baa there been such a
patriotic outpouring of humanity. The
city was depopulated; the exposition
was thronged. The populace appeared
to move as one man to tbe exposition
grounds to make tbe day such a day as
never before was seen at the exposition.
And at that tbe weather was not what
one wonld call pleasant, there being a
lowered temperature with intermittent
showers. Had the weather been more
propitious, for the past three days, it
is confidently believed the 100,000
mark would have been reached.
The attendance proved a surprise to
even the most sanguine. It is true that
the sum of 100,000 admissions was set
as the tide mark. But not even the
most sanguine expected tbe actual re
turns to be above 65,000 or 70,000.
Hence the outcome is a surprise.
John A. Dowie Paralyzed.
Chicago, Oct. 2. John Alexander
Dowie, founder of the Christian Cath
olic church in Zion, and of Zion City,
111., has announced that be waa strick
en with paralysis on one side before
hia recent departure for Mexico. He
passed through Dallas, Tex., today, on
his way to that country. Dowie baa
chosen his successor, but keeps his
identity secret. Dowie attributes his
illness to tbe "sin of overwork" and
haa bidden bis Hock farewell, not ex
pecting to recover. Dowie was born
near Edinburgh. Scotland, in 1847.
Snow Storm in Nevada.
Tonopah, Nev. Oct. 2. A heavy
snow storm, which swept over South
ern Nevada yesterday and last night
and which did not cease until this
morning, did great damage in Tonopah,
Goldfield, Silver Bow and Columbia.
In the Gold mountain district south of
here and at all exposed places on the
desert the storm attained the propor
tions of a blizzard and it is feared some
prospectors may have perished during
the storm.
The Way Britain Does It.
Constantinople, Oct. 2. The arrival
at Hodeida Yemen, province of Turk
ish Arabia, of the British cruiser Fox
promisee to lead to a speedy settlement
of the British claims in connection
with tbe piratic attacks of Arabs on
British dhows in the Red sea. The
commander of the Fox has been in
structed to see that the local authori
ties arrest and punish the culprits, de
stroy the pirate dhows and pay com
pensation to the owners of the British
dhows.
Boycott Still Active.
Washington, Oct. 2. United 8tates
Consul General Lay, at Canton, China,
has sent a telegram to the State depart
ment regarding the Chinese boycott
against American goods. He says the
situation is bad, and that the feeling
against foreigners continues. He ex
presses the opinion that the boycott
ought to die a natural death, but aay
it seems to be lingering.
boycott
wuere llioy are.