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rm HE OREGON MIST YOU XXII. BT. HELENS, OREGON, FIIIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1905 NO. 47. NEWS OF THE WEEK In I Condensed Form tor Oor Basy Readers. MANY NOW DESERT. Army I Llttl Considered in Tim of Psac by American. WkntilriKton, Oct. 81. Major Gen- oral K, C. Aliiaworlh, the m.lilary sec retary, In hla annual rrinrt, devoUi I much attention to desertion from tlia army. "Tliiwa who know how tlia can I tii cam to bo abolished," ha says, 'are nut linticftil of Ita restoration : HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS " ; .; " tins a w" " . crease In tlia soldier' jny aa will offawt ' tlia greater Inducement offered In c'ivll I pursuit; th coinlnrti and even Imur ia Uiat are furnished to enlisted men 1 : : ' ; : i il ' fear PARALYZES CAPITAL. rtnii I inn rnintrrn NO APPROPRIATION. 1- JL ill IILMI AlilllV I.U Aft I Lll III Russians Free to Speak, Think, Write and Meet. COUNT WITTE IS FIRST PREMIER Taft Will Not Racommand Monay for Bar or Calilo Canal. Waahlngton, Oct. 30. Secretary Taft, in hla estimates tula year, will not recommend any appropriation lor I completing Jetty work at th mouth of the Columbia river, nor wilt lie ask lor an appropriation to continue the con traction of The Dalles-Celilo canal. Army engineers who have been advised of tlia aecretarv'a attitude are of the opinion that, unless aome special ieia- latlon la enacted making appropriation OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST Nat Lata Interesting Event of the Past Week. In In our service are even now criticised by aunie a being not only extravagant but Injttrloua in their effect on men whoae ri-al limine it to fight and niari'h, encumliered with frw comfort and no luxuries; and tiie disclplln and Instruction to which the eoldier II now ullctd are not likely to be re- laird in future. "Our people have little real Intermit in th army In time of peace, and from Manifesto Show Complete Abdica tion of Autocratic Power Em peror Bow to Inevitable. MAY BE DISSOLVED. Five Thousand Oregon Incorporation Are Delinquent. Rilem -Two month hence 6,000 Or egon corporation will be dissolved by proclamation ot tn. governor unieae they comply with the terma of the cor for theee project, work will have to be u licenM Iaw before that time I l.fs.. a anrtthtt TVtT ind ... s . L.I.I " I ,..niw,jat Mantl rf inMfl rf ITlI'tT I lH III 111 m I r i i wo. t ... A general lrlk hu bren called Finland. China' army made good choelng at the recent maneuver. Von Btielow y Germany wanta trad treat with the United HlaU. tit. Petersburg I wild with rejoicing over the manllreto ol lh caar granting freeduui, Russia ha oumUr of vesl at Jauanr Port arranging to take bonis 0f the recruit prisoner of the late war. 'It la safe to predict that desertion . . I..H...HI,. n..i.r. irom llie arniv win continue w "'" . "' VrriT o.lv. ..Mil there .hall have been a radical chaug of public sentiment to ward the arm aud until the deeerter In head-on collision between two.i.Bjt come to lie regarded a the crim freight trains on the Uk Island at na) tnBt ia, to ostracism and Casey, Iowa, all men were killed. bunted down aa relentlessly aa any Acting I'ubllc Pflliler Klikellaha submitted estimate of the ipensee tor lii.cnn.lng ye!. They er much low er than fonu.rly. Thirteen person were killed and 30 li.lMrml in a wreck on the HanU re a ... mile out of Ks.iia my of the Injured may die. Bt. Petersburg, Oct. 31. I am snre the American people, who understand what freedom ll, and the American prees, which voices the wishes of the people, will rejoice Willi the friendly the earUes't Ilsy ofthe p-public have .o-nt, when c' f b lo in the sunT lie earnest osy oi ui n pumic it Kiissisii people have received from . . .. . ... ,,,, .nv recommend- le..u.ton,Wllol.K.kp,n m.p.-w'Jj,,,, tl promise, and ?' .to, u3e7.rt T1 nior. o, -"''r1"1.0"; th. guarantee, of freedom, and will ZX.luL to tl"' r.nll.lment. In the army in time oi ,n U , U))lt the Russian peace Is not uncommonly renaraeu as ,u. .,:.lv .1,1 i .i.. re.iiMlin II . .1 .1. l......UM fl.M I . . . ' . VTIUVIUI 111 HWIIHirPJHw. vt '.- susnended befoie another river harbor bill can pass, something him la i , rt or negotiable paper, and deplored by the engineers a much .n wm their power of transacting it -111 be by the people oi tiie ronii-i. . from the dale of dilution. t. . vinra than that, anv rterson whi shall Mr. Taft I not discriminating against .,, ... tti,ml). to exercise the cor- the Columbia river in refusing to ask .. ..... ji..nint!oi has for an appropriation this winter, for he procUime(i win be liable to a fine has decided to recommend no appropri- o jj m0 nd imprisonment for one ations for river nd lu.ibor work. Tbe ,aw i, pUin and compre- lnose projeria anown w".-""",e hensive In its terms, and will ipsrve suspend tbe power of delii quer i rporationa nnles they comply witn requirement PUT ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT, General Trepoff Placed In Command of St. Petersburg. St. Peterabnrg, Oct. 27 St. Peter, burg was in a panic today, but to large extent without reason. The most sensational rumors were in circulation. Fearful of nd th shopkeepers on all except a few of the principal streets cioeea meir stores and boarded np tbe door and window, while peaceful minded inbab- Eastern Oregon People Timber Inveatigatlon. Raker Cltv A aovernment agent has been quietly looking over me iirooer . . . , ithi d Anxiety was i j- i ti . U.L.. anit Fu orn I . . . .. . i : ' i evidenced in itie wnoie aimosp or ui landa In Western Baker and hastern Grant counties and a great many "prominent" citiien are on tbe un easy seat. While it ha been earnestly maintained that there no land fraud in Baker county yet the questions ask the cit7, but so far netbing baa oc curred to Justify these fears. Ther were no disorders. ' General T.epoff, who ha been placed in command of the 8t. Petersburg gar- of those liberties by eo-oporatiiig with the government (or their peaceful In Iroduclion. Only thus will il be possi hie to secure ment. but. unfortunate) for the Co lumbia river, neither the bar project n.ir tha Oelllo canal is in this class. Hid OrefHin full renresentation In congress this winter, a good strong del- These 6,000 corporation referndto are concern wtiicn nave noi in it manner complied with tha corportti n license Ux law. There are 10,000 or- .na.ilnna liatak1 An t. hnnlci nf the freeilom conferred upon the '1 " A. b prt h!! r P ...... . , I MBVn BireaUlT K UQ viis v vo-v - - , i i id sjuiuixiaaiJU v aws e n ed by this government ofhnial are said d iyen M ditionat division . i "I ..... 1 .. V. . n.ii hAina ' 0 , . . . i wj nave lainy mm 0( reinforcemeits, declare mat ne la questioned. The agent wa very anxi- tmp, Me msint,in order and th oua to learn of men who, according to lice are ,nowiug the striker to vent the record and files, own and are sup- tbeir enth0,iMm so a to avoid posed to be living on certain claims, demonstration. General Trepoff ia- but who are absolutely unknown to tbe itracted the poijce not to interfere with oeople living in that district, and no . so ,. tner were or- trace of them can be found. Nothing . . . . . notice tonight that . . : lh. hmM nn I .' v. wnaiever remain. the plat and records other transgressor of the lawa." BURST MAIN CAUSES DEATH. - . I anil lUKIl l. trU ilea v v mio a.-., 1 .1 tt t t ....a ll'Isa i . m. H mm i.eurnlu I .... I UIIO Blicaui K M waav w - wouiiv uw, u.. . ... . ntinojnB contract and thereor r - ,u. . i. nnm. i . a. . . i I in I ' " I L IIHIH TEUlailUD UU MOV Ifttl nilCIU fn- III IIWT" iiimwhow ;. f, notisrxa nnnl ID- 7 : . : i.-u the American pe..ple through the Asso- " ""'til the woBrk 1. complet- "J rZSZS ed. am wun oniy one rBM.......- Dron8rtT rilthU which they must p re in Washington and no repesentation in Because the corporation have the bouse, where such legislation uu- , . n d(jin a .tive business and ally originate, mis accompiiBuiucuv considered impoesible. A nuuitwr Mi Families Made Homeless ana Much Property Dsstrorsa. ChU-ago, Oct. 81. Three Uvea were i.ri..rtv V ued at IIOU.UW was ii ui. It,,-!, .her 130.000 men destroyrd. scores of families were made ... ei .utocratio power. ... , - . , .ii .n h--; ... . . . i ere oriierwi I liomeirsa aim iri". .. v.. xim verv stvle ol tne uocumeni is ciear i.l .1 1 I 1.1 l . mt ciaieu i reus. nw nwijiiHiin"1... . . . I i .. p,.. nia rreiueiioe on iviiiiiicwiu.it .w nert from Peterhof. where in tbe Alex ander ualace the einiieror two hours be fore had given bis nnai approval 10 a manifesto and to a program which will forever end the rule of absolutism exer- .luil hv him and his ancestors for 300 veara. ' . . . ... .... A aimule perusal oi lue mannj shows how complete Is the emperor WITHOUT A HEAD. are merelv holding property, the offi cers of tbe (on piny have neglected to comolv with the law, and thereby re- -- . - .... tain their comorate powers, -vtnen thev have been dissolved by proclama Czar Vacillate While Russian Revo- tion of the governor, they win no long -.- . lor hv toer 10 execuie a uwru, cm " I . . .... t Anw -;ht in th I l .i ...-.l o;lrn hnilltinff mp.ii ,i 1 lecv a tieuv or jmvi.o "i w m lut iup reiersourg, v. . of tbe Ute. which beain in a lew monins. It ia well known that certain syndi cate have secured control of neaTly all tbe valuable timber lands of the Blue mountain range, in Baker and Grant counties. It waa thi cpnauion oi affair that wa being investigated. The timber region is lirgely in Grant ounty. names on , . ...i ,m. with OT Jl tj..' L tnr J any disturbance. He had printed in all the evening paper a notification that the troop would tomorrow be or dered to use ball cartridge in case there should be any outbreak. Tbe situation, however, cannot be regarded as much improved. Th striker at tbeir meeting today wer ; a determined as ever to continue th strike and the full force of the govern ment railroad battalions is almost help- Mine in Baker Busy. Baker City One hundred men are I leeg in the face of tbe general trike on now at work at the umtea tiKiorn the railroads, in moei encouraging mine 16 mile weet of thi city and 60 (eatur of the situation is the absence teams are busy hauling concentrates 1 0f Uj widespread disorder. 'mm the mill no the mountain to me railroad station in Baker City, for ship ment to the Bumpter smelter. There is much excitement in the copper dis trict east of Baker and many strangers are here looking over properties which are ranidlv coming on the market, in DEMAND SMOOT BE EXPELLED. Bt. 11.-. ml m. Iratttaf m mrM triit HM! I (HlIliM IffM MHU -... I Il,a tmrW all VI A III I lift 1KITII IIlVIl I I I ....l,.ll .illmnl lilnThf lHtlaVl to fir Into their ranks, hut Instead Nickel Plate railroad was delayed .or ,nd JllH.t ,d devoid of verbose, vague n he Hagtitin capital, and while the p fi R. M of pointed lb.lt in.. high In the air. veral -'" '"'Ll ,l.nih nd '"'b"".lio JTV 1wh'c'' l.b"?; city i. outwardly calm, today", devet- gllemAt,orney . , , . . . i. orraaing ui tolore has cnararwsriieu un r11; nnmenta all indicate that a crisis is . . IUar A.lmll.1. Ttaln. """' and Clark re.U today. . . .ife.to. It not only betray, tk C 1 A.thZt th. atreet are response to a TanaCk . 1Z' W . p., . d reinforcement. ry, M . inan iw'iwi'n . r-r-. omM)ior has ai last iirevwaui tre now pouring n from riniana, me . , Chinrafl at Siaukin. Marine were I n.ii .i tm miniate neluhlmr. '.i . u.i.i. n. .1. nni even I" uu" I" . company has no ri .-llt U, Are twice In ord.r to sub- " r " .1 1-k.. damping a ,0.u'". ' I V. . . T' . . .Tr K.'nment .eems u r.y !--.- on ,an1, ,old ,0 v ... -:k " . ' t- m conrr"' ir. . r r: ..." r. " cop lue "" ... the "date of red """""" numoer oi oumiw- .K talton ol HIS suniecis n urnn. i-rer. aeem serious V toT.helleve inai Petition of Two Million Women. Will Qo to Congress. Philadelphia, Oct. 27. More than 2,000,000 women, representing th leading women's organization ol tn United "State, have adopted a memor- .. TT.I.ul ial calling lor tne unseating oi um Wter Company. w . A-jca' Sole Cobalt Min. General urawiora, KoV The Standard mine. request from Secretary Q . district, 60 miles southwest RtllfeB gen-tor Reed Smoot. Thi wa . . T ... J V. n. I hnU. I ... . . , i I . .. ... . announced by the executive commiwee of the Sational Congress of Mother which met here today. Thi memorial Hull haa bun to oust th New York Ufa and Mutual Ufa Irom Ohio. The Standard Oil wp"f 137,000,000 ol Hanta F prlerre.l stock. Htrik leailer have formwl a govern to ever i.:iiM .r iur.ui iul liltertv ol con1 i, Ulltl. " ... ....... - - - - il..;..' i. ..l .uu.ml.1v. lie not il.. h.,iii who lost their lives were overcome by gns in the Illinois tunnel t Kiuhtwnth street and Armour ave nue whllx attemnting to cer.aln Hie fl hkI hal damsgi d the properly ol , the farcical imperial dou the company. Th' other death " L, wjin 0y consultative power, into il.. r.nlt ol a liix K IO an iiitpiiii, oil" -ii,,i. i . i. i.ve uaeiiiuiv. kiiii ment at Moscow to act IndepauUoniiy awke and lound ner room uiwm ...m . u( ,n(J MW,lt oI w,t,cu n0 measure of the Imperial auihoritlee. water. shall become law, and before which all mnm t IM .tl.ta treated at th tk. greai wa. ' V" " governmental utnor.ue, '"-. - , C ark Sireei irom m..-"... fr.,.e. k i .11,1, ,iJ as cured. I"" v . .t i . 11.1 . u,"' ue " " rweulieth treei, anu mow '" Huasla will unabl to get the new ,tW!t w,. (KMled. The tracks of the loan of J50.000.(KH) she want until uke ,nd Michigan Southern railway, ......I ..i ir.il.l. la settlml. ii H..vrnlh and Kighteenth . . . ... L..i. .m nnderminel. and the A maniac killed two men at v ..enoa. - - -- , M cars were overturned and their contents damaged. iIm-Is has driven lilm . :.i take the step and practically yields tl) pre8ent tegime is tottering to srythiiig civil lilierty, the inviola- f its Land hour I, holds Irrigation A Power ght to charge interest settler p rev ions to amation." as fixed by the Carey desert land act; that is, the of here, is said to be the only prounc- ing cobalt mine in America, ana is one of the wonders of the world. During t,, nut 18 month the property ba heen rievelnned under Superintendent v F. Heath ao that ore can now be will be presented when con grew con vene. United action wa decided upon, at a meetine of the executive eommrt- Mlnots, and mad lorirwaoi m e.ult in th hank. II wa captured by tb vast ol chloroform. AiHMlla Dowle I recovering hi health and will eoon return to Chicago from Mexico, where he has boen ar ranging for his new Zluu City. An extradition treaty haa been ap proved by th United Htate and Marino. A consul will be sent to Washington. Han Marino Is th small eat and oldest repoblslc in the world. Tli Kueaien cruiser Ien. now at Ran Francisco, may be seised by revo lutionist as soon reac h re t h Black . The crew sympathise with tha preeent movement against the gov ernment. Secretary Taft ha completed hi es timates ol th appropriation required i... .i.. Was denartment lor the next interior of the work done Dy me com- . 1.A I .... 1 Thi. en. Count Witte and General irepon, anu - :. to be Riven when tbe state while the pre:ioiu momenU psss, xne J . certiaes that the land ha emperor, surrounded by the imperial i-jmed. which, in this case. family, remains shut up at reteruon, been done, and will not be Mm nn v still nesiiaviuK M course to ni'reue. The situation cannot wen De exagger- Alfalfa Land Are Soakad. ated. With the present indecision oi Milto Sow that the fruit and veg i he emneror. tne Kovernmeui " neither a head nor a crisis, and wiings seem hi " -iMtimr nnrooses uiward anarebv. The revolutionist .1 ... :. fl,,i0 down the Hard Fight Required to Secur Arj- openiy declare that the goverument has L " o th- Hndgon bay district, nroorialion for Columbia. ceased to exist anu iu -.t -here it is nsed to nood advantage on nl mains vo uw ip'j date of approval by the secretary ol the worked gpecification for the mill 0f the National League of Women' i eventually universal suf- HANDICAP TO OVERCOME. nlant are in tbe bands of Engineer N. Ornanixations. which wa held in New C. Bonnevie, in Denver. Forty-two york yesterday. The women . declare men are at woik, and excavation are tbat kj gmoot, who is an apoeti in progrees. Bid for tlje plant close and jn direct line for the Mormon pre- November 30. idencv, has pledged nrt auegianca w tbe Mormon hierarchy, whicn naa Government Testing Plant. broken faith with tbe government. TTniveritnfOreon.Euir.ene Work- Smoot, the women declare, control the men are engaged in the construction of TOte of eight other eenator. and faar- .l. m.;,. ii,.i hi. will inrreaae. theT nXtomeetth" eUble crops have been harvested there 'h. Sbe taken at th. convei m to be dating no ,urther n 'I XJLm ng plan , Tor w the state of Oregon ing of congres. ' ' in to Moriiiing ; t, purposes on land under cnlti- :P'B: . . . eMsion n waM decided to hold the next nt- t .1.. .." The hnildin i lo- tional coneree of mothers at UI ..iniB.UPV. i Lo Ab Washintgon, Oct. 31. In view cat. With a firm head at the helm, , BIO RANCH CUT UP. rt..h.il. Count Will Have Addition lo Population ih.rd.en. Wash.. Oct. 31. -The sale of the ''nim-khoiis,," S nith ranch, near n.kvllle. in tliis coiii-ty. lor -o,u, ii. .,i.,iini,ni-e more to the otiv Ity In farm lands In this vicinity. It is an indication that luinlr is not to lie .. .. .i.. ...n.. ...lnn. The sale allog'iiier uiv inn", i-" .i.hi. r.och follows in the wake of .. 1 ntlier wh li b have been re the attitude aiwumed ny r7 however, all might quickly be changed, and tl..f.t that the,, will be no me h0 ' . " , XJ9 A8(ociited and harbor bill this winter, it see ... - r .hmllah -n .on, of the i .n.i.in lltai nn atiuriiiiriA 1 ,- . aoao...... -"" T J- nI Cit, toilay. Troo, tion can i Bii-ui hn evidence .. r, i i i. .i.... .i tu nmiinir aes-l"1 eviuence, llie iimiiio.e " were everywhere as if to overawe the peo ple, but although there were many ru- .ion.l()rcgonh..butonerep tive in emigre, and even i J Hit . other Ml'heuUcatej, There were ln tD1 great crowd of workmen in the ind trial quarter, but they were orderly the alfalfa lands for winter irrigation, which proe beneficial to the early -. a il. I I prnn. The wa er overnowee mo iouu, r. . l i I : which ia tl orougniy oaxea, roiumn the mnintnre nntil the crop gets a good Hart in the spring. Thi system oi winter irriaaiion is recognised by the alfalfa grower a an important feature cated just north of the gymnasium and Igeles May 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1906 a little to the rear oi tne r.tsi.iet:r.ug hall, is 30 feet wide and 40 feet long and haa solid foundation of cement and masonry to support the heavy test ing machinery. THINK RUSSELL WILL WIN. ., Dispute three place, ahould be nneu vj new th. indue- ....... ti, ..li.nre of securing, tne mntc " - ...... ... needed appropriation would still be ,he WHERE MUCH MONEY GOES. Apple-Growing Profit Small. Milton W. H. Wilmont, who owns 40 acres of land near Freewater, which . i n.r.;.llv not nnt to fruit, sav that apple are becoming an nnsatisfac- it minister at Caracas to endeavor to Franc Hopes Ha Will Settle With Venezuela. Paris, Oct. 27. The official hr are gratified at the action taken by the American government in lntrncting remote Army engineers who recognne the imnnrtanr ol pushing wora uu v..r Columbia river bar, and who have Building everv confidence tbat the project now RAu.nnr Refuted to Sisrn Salem For the first time in the his- tory crop on account of the uncertainty arrange the Franco-Venexuelan diplo torv of Oreeon, deal to state lands of crop, which is a failure nearly every matie incident, and are hopeful of the have been issued without me signature alternate year corned in the past month or six uuder way will provide a channel deep ...is. imitnrtatnt The Smith ranch compilse over 800 acie and was settled upon a far hack as 1H54 by the man from whom it takes its nam. Sm tn is a quaim n..v . flw al year. They total m,.v.- , ,lr himself on the nickname of 2(17.75, 110,000.000 lea. than th. last j TbU eOKnomm was congress appropriated. rwin)t Q, hi ,mvlng built a block- T.ft h.a started for Panama. ,.,., on his ranch for protection Southern eongrec.m.a onltod 'Xd the ranch ' I. to be' for rate bill. . C(U ,,lUl 9M farm and disposed A split In Maryland Democracy may () lo , rmnen. In connection with end Gorman', rule. lhe sal. of big ranches, it s Impoi -Unt Flre ha. royed on. o, the Princ to not. that Jgi'Ji X ton colleg. building. tountM.trn.lonU.tlonpurpo.es I . King Oscar ha declined lhe Norwe- lnl4Satlng to the people ol thi. glan thron lor a member ol his family. (,Uon know that an hastern farmer .r.hip at th. mouth ol th. river col- appointed I. t ;;JB,,f ,Lera ( the ':iiirl:de?.0v ;:: irirs: KeiVt .u wa injureii, - , " i...u now under construction preeldent proceeded. - ; ; - aubmitted Acting Pnbllo Printer Rickett has been in conlurenc. with th. sen.t. and house committees on printing. Ac cording to him thousand ol dollars might be .atml .vry year by r.fuslng to print worthless report. t ; A Louisville Southern passenger train traveling 00 nine, an ;, Produclon of Lead. ed through a ur.ug. e g . - 31, Ths Geolog Islington, r,y. ."""." ". ,iin, , " '.' re.wirt on the Kr,TrU.t toZ the United SUte. for reach at least 10. The onlv trains runn ar manned by soldiers Tli caar may grant a fut"nn 'n Russia .Imilsar to that ol Great Brlt- noimh to meet all the Immediate a mand. ol Portland comuieri-e, .v anxious that an appropriation rhall tie made this winter. They want at least 1 250,000; unless they get it, tbey admit that work will have to be sus pended without securing a 40-foot ....ii. furthermore, diecontinu- Ar. Full of Useless Gov ernment Printing. Washington, Oct. 30. In his testi mony before the joint printing commit tee toilay, Foreman Brewer, ol the Senate folding room, said that there wer. 476,000 uncalled for publications stored in hi department. Amai Smith, who has been in the Senate document room for 30 years, said that i he annnlv of documents there has also because ol the low of the governor. Governor Chamber- price and expense in getting cherries and peace, in- i. .-i...t t .inn the deeds convevinit the market. He thinks semusly ol 10,000 acre of state school lands to piling out nag appies trees o.n.B various holders oi reruucswi ui iiaiiui pruueo which certificate the Marion county their place orand lnrv reported aa having been , . ; . irsmiiiient v omainea. oecreiary ui Rttj. Dunbar and State Treasurer Mr. siirued the deeds, and, in the) opinion of Attorney General Crawford, . . , . : 1 1 l. ...jc.:... PORTLAND MARKETS. ance of work while the jetty remain unfinished means retrogression ..u n not mauy waste, which ! quadrupled during his incumbency, but "a nnt tm niaiiv to meet the de- will nltirautely increase . th cJst of the project beyond th orig- j 'R uaiverson iu,erintendent of nal estimate. Theie engineer are luuy th(j louse tMmg IOom, testified that cognisant of the need oi ,uere , re no fewer than 1,000,000 doc- pletionolthe j.uy, mey nmonta ,tored, including suu.uuu oounu mwessity ol a deep channel across the I oUlmM o( . he Congressional record. bar to accommodate rapiuiy B.ww...B grgeant.t-Arm Kanstleli, oi tne sen commerce. Express Company Robbed, u.lena. Mont.. Oct. 81. The con tents ol a 125.000 express package sent from Hamilton, Mont., to New York are missing, and detectives are trying to discover what became oi me . . i. .. WHICH l"- . ..I.IL . .....i..r,i,iv was maun i .... on. v.iirt. i nw. .unv mk data tb. cltv has lost through excessive eosUi. collusive bid., Illegal Mortising and in other ways the sum o ...,ooo, Son a B..ml.r ol city official, an held responsible. ' sine Industrie oi me- v...- --- Li... 11104 shows a gross prm notion . d i. f lead of 807,000 short tons, valued at jing InBussia of Ir dMa ,nl.reM0 p,oduo- V "'. ..i...i I.. Honthem Missouri, I nn WH uim.." . . . . . Colorsdo, utan ain. Hon wa msrkei j ...,i.....t.m Kansas, ami Idaho. Th. prinoipal In.rease was u'.t,.a. The ieau In a.n.tr Oorman dofolid negro d Is- franchlsemeut In Maryland Togo continues to receive many hon or from Japanese business men. . . f.n .liver dollar has .l.i11,,. hv the Japanese m.earance In Portland. L on and . - .SLTO Kur-okiu'excted here' by th. middle nutnut ol the )'L. j-Aiena district ol Idaho a. giv en as T08.H54 short ton. i..n... Laavlnr Manchuria Toklo, Ot. 31. - The evacuation oi ate, stated that me senate uokuuioui. are stored in an abandoned car barn, and that it is almost full. Wheat Club. 7576c per bushel blueatem. 7879c: valley, 73(9 oc; these two signature will be sufficient red, 71 Datto All No Mor. Manila, Oct. 30. Troops under Cap tain Frank R. McCoy, ol the Third cav- : 1 el,A Hat tn Alt s,o tiicviMv. - , . i.y ngg BururiDou vrw The money wa. shipped by Charle . y. rf jtoro n.urg0nts oi the Kelley to . w. mm. ,(tand of Mindanao, vestment. jnu-uui in... . entities be had purchased, Kelley was dumbfounded to receive a letter stating that the contents ol tne package, u,... receipt by the New York firm, consist ed ol newspaper clippings. The seals, however, were Intact. Rights of Bank Stockholder. Washington, Ot 81. In deciding th. case of J. W. Guthrie vs. 1 . i.. Harknes. the supreme cour. . l Hi.ina tniinv neiu urn" holder In a National bank is entitled to Inspect the books oi me - case arose in connecnoi. " Hal nn. Iltll OI IILIUVU, tin" Hiorumi -" , a,.L t -i .i.i..h n.rkneas owned one-nltn oi o, Ttmwu. ..... - , , . the stock. He was oeniea tne " Inspection. The supreme cvu.v . ... state decided in favor of hi. contention. German Fleet to the Re.cua. Berlin, Oct. 31. -The German cruis er Luobeck and ten torpedo boat put m .ea todav Irom Kiel for an unknown destination, giving rise to a rumor that they are bound lor St. Petersburg to bring the Russian empress and her children to be the guests of Prince and TUnrv of Prussia. No official confirmation of the report i obtainable who ha. been on the war path for some tune past, and killed him, together with his son and t.n fnllnwers. Forty-three wounded More were made prisoners, ana many arms and a large quantity ol ammuni tion were captured. Three eniistea ...en nf the Twentv-second infantry were killed and two wounded during the engagements , Germany May Help Nicholas. t ivt. 80. Germany has massed 100,000 troops along the Rub slan frontier. The kaiBer, it is be lieved, has offered to Intervene ia Kus .i. tn rentore the autocracy and to over throw any revolutionary government that mav he set up. It is feared tbat as a last resort the ciar will accept the i.u.'i nffr. Should tne kaiser un dertake to reconquer the ciar'a empire for him, there would be creaiea a situ ation ol appalling complications. Decrease In Pension Roll. Washington, ct. 30. The Pension K,.r..n rennrta a lOBB ol 2.003 Civil war pensioners by death during Sep .ni,r The net decrease ol pension ers wa 941. leaving a total ol 998,270 on the pension roll. September W to convey title. Hop Farmers Not Alarmed Woodburn Hopgrowers in thi. sec tion are not despondent over the reign ins low prices, and believethat.il thev ar financially able to hold on, tl.. tnna nf tha market will be made nmra encouraeing in a few weeks Some think an effort is being made to enmer hons. and that in time there : 1 1 v. . . ,.mn nnnni in nricen Th. first sales here this season have l. 50 per box; Concords, 15c per has- i - Tnhnann Rrna. havintf sold I ket; nnlnces. I per oox. if i. ivau., ." " i . - inaiOAw. to Tooie A Page' 30 bale at 8j cents, vegetahies ueans, w, and Collinson Bors. 60 bale, to Wil- pound; cabbage, lmiy.e per poinu, i.m Bmwn. of Salem, at 8 cents. cauliflower, oc per ouaeoj cv.v.j, i ner dozen: corn, ouu por imh.b, vv.. Grants Pas Schools Crowded. bera. 1016c per doaen; pumvkin. n.... p... lTh enrollment of the SfOlc per pound; radishes, 25o per o... i i. hS. r.o..ut th. 7snlW.Mn; tomatoes. 30(S4OC per crate; mark and the 17 room, of the three I squash. ?4'lc per pound; turnips 90c ki knilnino. have their seating &tl per sack; carrots, 65 75c per Oats No. 1 white feed, iLazi.ou; gray. I-.'4.ou(S-o per ton. Barler Feed. $21 per ton; brewiDg, 21.60; rolled, $21.602Z. Bye $1.4081.45 per cental. TIv Eastern Oregon timothy, $14(9 15 ner ton; valley timothy, iioij; clover, $89; grain hay, $89 Fruits Apples, $ll.i5 per box; huckleberries, 7c per pound; pears, it 25(31.50 per box; grapes, t.uc(s success of Minister unseen a buuim. which are similar to those of the French minister at Morocco in behalf. of Ion Perdicaris. It is said that Mr. Russell' repre sentation will take the form of show in President Castro that it is tb. de sire of the United State to have the Frenih controversy adjusted. The ques tion which it is necessary to adjust is tbe withdrawal ol the offensive fiction taken by the government of Venesuela toward M. Taigny, the French charge d'affaires Thereafter the question of compen sating the French Cable company fo its losses, and redress for expulsion from Venesuela, of M. Bran, the man ager of the company, remain to be ad justed. No difficulty is apprehended in arranging the commercial feature of the case, if President Castro first cor rects his discourtesy toward the repre sentative of the French government. mtneeitv full, vet new echolsrs are en- . . ..... j :u tenng each day, ano wnat touuw.w them is the problem City Superintend ent Turner and the district board are trying to solve. The board has ae cided to rent a room and hire another teacher to relieve the crowded condi tion of the school. Sash and Door Factory. Astoria Work has een commenced on the construction of a new sash and nnnr factorv for the Clatsop Mill com- any. The building 1. to b 30x200 feet and one .tory high. The machinery was ordered some weeks ago from usn kosh, Wis., and has already been ship ped. It is exiected to arrive so that the factory can De in operauou vj iu. first of the coming year. Irrigation In Baker Countv. Baker City Work ha. begun on two irrigation ditches in Baker county, which, when " completed, will carry water from the Powder liver and Birch ereek and will render productive thous- emUnf acres near Baker City and Huntington, respectively. sack; beets, 85c$l per sack. Onions Oregon yellow vanvers, i 1 25 per sack. Potatoes Fancy. U0 per sac; orui- naiy, 5560c; Merced sweets, sacks, tl no. Butter Fancy creamery, 2530o per rjonnd. Eczs Oregon ranch, 2930c per dnten. Poultry Average old hens, ll12o per pound: young roosters, 10llc; springs, 11H12c; dressed chick ens, 12?'14e; turkeys, live, 1719c opens, live. 8ffl9c; ducks, 14ai4Wo. Hops Oregon, 1905, choice, 10 lR'c ner pound: olds, 7l0c Wool Eastern uregon, average uw., 19ia21c: lower grades down to 15c, ac cording to shrinkage; valley, 25327c . i . on. per pound; monair, choil-b, Beef Dressed bulls, l2o per pound; cows, 30 4c; country steers, 44,c. Veal Dressed, 3f c per pounu. Municipal Ferry In New York. New York, Oct. 27. One of New York city's most conepxuous venture in municipal ownership was inaugurat ed today when the new ferry line be tween the Battery and staien isiana wa put into operation. It is owned and operated by tbe city, and it five splen did ferry boats are me largess in view York harbor, aggregating neany a, 000 000. They replace an antiquated private ferry line against which there was a great protest, f rje new serrieo was Btarted with ceremony by Mayor McClellan and 4,000 guests. More Taxe for Poor Germany. Berlin, Oct. 27. The committee ol the bundesrath haa accepted the plan oi Baron von Stengel, secretary of th. Im perial trersurv, for increase of th. Im perial revei,u -a. These plan embrace an inheritance tax, which, however, will not affect the husband or wive and descendant of decedent, and an extension ot tbe taxe on tobacco and bee-. An increase of the stamp tax on the listing of and sales of stocks is slso contemplated. Mail Service I Stopped. Washington, Ot. 27. The State de partment received a cablegram from Mr Kd Iv. the American charge d pound; ordinary, 45c; lamns, owing .o vu, jmj. , munication was cut off from St. reters- Pork Dressed, 6(87)0 per pound, burg. Arkansas, uom. 0 November guesis
