The Oregon mist., November 24, 1905, Image 1

THE
OREGON
MIST.
VOL. XXil.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Return of tha Lest Important but
Not Lsaa Interesllng Event
of the Past W.k.
There I a lull In Ilia Uuaalaii rovo
liillon.
The second trial Senali r Ilurtoti
III commenced.
Missouri may hnt out two mora In
aurance ronipaiilps.
Tlt denounce (rum wlilrli oppoae
free lrale with tlia Philippine.
Kind Chrlatlan lia accepted tl Nor
wegian thruna lor Prince Charles.
The p'clitniit will co-oereU with
I lis slate in compelling Insurance re-
lunn.
Knatlan Palllc port ara Iroirn up,
th ui cutting off t-ommutiicaliou by
water.
Tli i Cuban gov rntuent ha learned
(I lnl plana (ur tlia overthrow ul
President I'aliua.
Tim death lull In tlia wmk of lb
steamer Hilda, off tlia eoaat ul Fiance,
ha grown Ui liit,
Secretary II il'lirM-k and Attorney
(inrral Mik.ly have agreed to remain
In tlia cabinet it: another year
A numlwr tl town in Northern
I'tah are without lul ami should a
sudden eM uap com many eiplr
would itifter.
Tlia production of gold In Ilia Colled
Utile during H04 amounted U 8,910.
729 ounce, valued at $H0, 1135,640, an
Inrrraae of over $7,000,000.
General Chaffee a ill auun retire.
Tall aaya canal need mure money.
Pole f.-ar inverventlon hy tlia kaiaer
II they revolt.
Henaior Hmool' political control ol
Utah la ended.
Further revelation, ara expected In
t'alilornla on lournce scandal.
Tlia Norwegian atortliing haa form
ally alerted Prince Chart at king
The hoard ol roimulllng engineer
hal ueclded In lavor ol a tea level
canal.
The, outhreak ol yellow lever In
Havana U heing controlled and lew
new raaee ara reported.
Workmen ol Uuaal hava called oil
the atrlkt and claim incceai In aaving
Cronatadt mntlueera.
Pan Franclaco ha raised 125.000 lor
Russian Jewa and expect! to add an
other ,5,000 to the ( u I'd.
A meeting ol Denver bualneai men
pawed reaolntiona lavorlng hetler tariff
regulation with the t'hlllppiiiea.
Over hall o( Vladivostok haa heen
dealroyed aa a reaull ol Ilia recent out
break. The damage la animated at
000,000.
During a loot 111 game at Ann Arhor
grand atand loll, hurling 2,000 peo
ple Into tlia wreckage. Nut more than
a dozen were hurt aulnclenlly toieuiia
the aervicea ol a physician.
California politician! are now lie
coining Involved in the Insurance scan
dal. ti. .i.il.. In Poland la helleveii to
have lieen btoken and Ilia country 1
settling down.
Indication are thatl a new roglatai
ol the l-ewlaton land olllca will not ha
named lor eome lime.
Hecreiary Root 1 preparing to Initi
ate negotiation! Ir the settlement ol
III pending diaputee with Canada.
Many women ara going lo Panama
in -nrk aervanta in the varloui
camp! along the route ol the canal.
A prairie (Ire near Aberdeen. B. D.,
canaed a loaa ol llrealock, gialn and
firm buildiliga eatlinatiHl at 1600,000.
A Ara u l.l.-l, atarted in a Knoxville,
Tenn., paint atore destroyed 1200,000
worth ol nronertv Iwlora extlngiuaneu
Kiiropean nation! are not pulling to.
gather In their demoiiatratlon agalnat
Turkey ami the aultan doean't mem
badly scared. ,
The ranvaa ol the New York eleo.
itlun iliow! galni lor Hearst.
Th. niril,il,,iia Inr Ilia relief ol
the Ruaalan Jew! total! 1740,000 Irom
all parte ol the world UI ttua lau.uuu
.came from tha United Stale.
in ,f Mnr niniiie'a nUns for im
mediate municipal ownerahlp of the
Chicago atroet railway! have heen
hatterml by the council reaching an
agieemont with the companlei plauinK
tlie time ten yeur tiuuce.
Bieker Cnnon ha declared agalnat
tariti revlalon,
The prealdotit liaa removed Ri'giater
went, ol the Usw.ntoi., iuhuu, muu
til Ice,
ititnu viimi iwi'"'u -
In the United Btte lor tha relief ol the
1 HuaHiann Juwi.
A,, .1.1. r.i... ft... 1,,llul, mililiii-ta will
revolt ol Kuaaian I'oland la aucceaalul
In locurlng autonomy.
itu ltrldim worka. at Mar
tin"! Ferry, Ohio, haa burned. The
loai will reach f 100,000
V . 7??!!!?!!" .
HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
Stiamai Rum on Rock Off North
Coail of Franc.
Ht. Mala, Frame, Nov, 21. One of
the moat loul harrowing tale ol ma
rine dlanaler In the hlatory ol the Kng
llah channel waa brought here lata laat
night, when the tug Chateau Hryarid
arrived here In company with the
ateamer Ada, having on board all aur
vivora of th 106 paaneiigei and crew
of th riouthweatern railroad'! ateatn
ahlp Hilda, which, while' bound from
Honlhaiuptnn to Ht. Malo, waa driven
on th I'onU-a rocka, thro mile from
here, during a blinding atorm In the
early linuia of Nnnday.
Tlie ateamer left Houtlnmplon Hatnr
day lur Ht. Main with Hit paaat-nger
and a crew of III on iMiard. The
-weather waa bitterly cold, while a
ht-avy mow accompanied by a high
wind, made navigation well nigh Im
poenihle. Ilelore the Hilda waa clear
of the Hnutliampton harbor it waa
plain that the voyage would lie very
daiigiirniia, and ail panarngoia were
driven below deck and the hatcbea
liattdrmd down.
Owing to tha wind and enow the
veaael made but very alow progrraa,
time and again having to Heer from
her courae to avoid the atrength of the
wavee, which malted mountain-high
down up"n her. When off the fonte.
rocka tne Hilda waa caught in a itrong
current, and belore he could be turned
head on to the wave, ah drove item
on aga nil the outerniiwt prumintory.
Nh broke into three piece ilmoat Im
mediately, and rank lielore It waa poe
aible to launch the lilvhoata.
NO COMPLAINT ON CUBA.
l of Pin American Merely Wish
Change of Oovernment.
Havana, Nov. 21. The municipal
council ol the lalo of Fine haa leaned
a lengthy itatement denying the
.-barge made by J. II. Keenan, of
Pittalulrg, and other, that the inland
i in a condition bordering anarchy
and la without proper court, chool,
lacilitiea lor the protection ol hie ami
property. The atatement allege that
theae have all been provided and that.
although varlou public Improvement
ara neceaeary, the government ha done
more than the imall revenue ol the la-
land warranted.
It agree that the record ahow the
actual ownerehip ol Americana ol landa
In the Inland to be far (mailer than haa
hern aaerted, aince mol ol audi land
are held on option or on the payment
of email inatallmenta, and that they al
io ahow the amount of taxea paid by
Americana to be very ami!!.
The oltlcera ol the principal Iale ol
Pine land company, wlioe oillcea are
in Havana. av that while they believe
the Inland ehould be conaidered United
Htatea ten.tory, they have no oom-
plaint to make ol the Cuban govern
ment. FIND OF DIAMONDS.
Cauail Excitement to Run High on
necanicum mver.
U...I.U Ar N'nv. 21. Duiins the
out week there ha been Interne excite
ment on the Necanicum. The accret of
It all lie In tha tact tliat an oclire
mine, which i being developed lnat
tw,. I.tl.ltiji .rrmi lite Net-ariirum
on the Klk creek road, haa been yield-
t: I- ....I
tug precioua iionea. I'laiiiunti. wui
rubie are eaid to lie in evidence and a
I.u. ..f ,,nta l,.v liw-AtwA i-litlnil.
IIIIIMIIVI W, '
The oclire 1 ol 11 neat quality and plen
ty ol ill near, iirwiny ecr umui'""
.1 .t.n n,l,,n. al,,t,M m-em
ih Mirrn, - -----
dicoveted the eicitemenl readied lever
heat and people were coming irom
Portland to lie guided to the diamond
a. i.i L'.-.ui ),l,i.t 1,ui1(mI ff,Mid to the
iiviti, s, vi j . - n -
aeeker alter preclou itoue and every
... .t i .. i i ... hi.. .
peotiie mey aw uniaixi iu mnu
diamond In the rough. They are b.p-
,l.i ,l;uutf m-lll mil "hOnn lie
IIIH itiv m-.h.-. -- -
over," but will continue until they
have ecured buahel of the precion
atone.
The ochre 1 being lacked anil inp
....I i.. P..nl.,l tn lie anhlfcled lo the
neceiaary n'lliiing procena, and from
preaent Indicition a great induatry
will lie built up near Hcaaido, which
will give employment to a large num
ber ol men. Thi. aalde from any
precioua atonei which may lie lound In
the mine, la the moat desirable leature
connected with the enterpriae.
No Claih Over Flihing.
Wu.l.liminn. Nov. 21. All danger
of a clash between the Cllnuceater and
New Foiindland flahermen haa been
averted, it I bidieved, for thla acainn,
hy the exchange between Secretary
Hoot and Sir Mortimer Hunnd, the
Hrltlah ambaaaador. The aecretary I
now awaiting the reply ol the London
government to hi memorandum, In
which Im called afentlou to the three
main point of difference. Thl I ex
n.tA,l aimiA time within the week and
It 'receipt, It I believed, will clear up
pact leal ly the entire iituation.
Muling Among Prlonr.
Toklo, Nov. 21. A telegram from
Nagaaakl aay that 600 of th Kuaaian
priaonera ol war bound for Vladivoatok
on board the veaaela Vladimir and Ho
roiiejl have ahown ligua ol mutiny.
The olllceri ol the two vernell applied
to the Japaneae autborltlea to dlapalcb
troopi and police otllconto their aaalBt
anew. One hundred oonatablea have
boarded the .Joronejl and lour Japanepe
torpedo boat have surrounded tho two
Ituaaian alilpa.
r-i.in. tn Paw Indemnity.
London, Nov. 21. The Toalo corre
aponilent ol the Daily Telegraph under
mndatlmt an Anglo Thilietan treaty
haa been ilgned and that It provide
that Great Jlrltaln ahull acknowledge
Chlnoae aoverelngty In Thibet In return
for which China will pay n Indemnity.
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DECISION NOT FINAL
President Advocates Building ol
Lock Canal.
STEVENS IS OF SAME OPINION
Board of Coniulting Engineer Will
Male Two Report Canal
Commiitlon 8ay Lock.
Waahlngton, Nov. 21. Although the
hoard ol couaulting engineer ha de
cided In favor ol a aea level canal, it ia
yet an open g neat ion whether the Pan
ama canal ahull be a aea level or a lock
waterway. The decialon of the board
ia not Dual. It wa reached by a vote
ol 8 to 6 in favor ol the tea level pro
ject, General Davi and Meair. liurr
and Pdiaoni Joining with the five for
eign engineer! agaiuat a lock canal.
The report ol the board probably will
not be aubaitted to Preaidunt Hooee
veil lur Ave or nx weeka. Aa to the
character ol the great project, the re
port will not be unanimoua. In fact,
two reports, one by the majority and
one by the minority, wilt be itibmit
UhI. Theae report the president will
lay before the cxnal commiaaion and
Chiel F.ngineer Htevena lot conaidera
tion. Mr. Kteven will come to the
I'nited Klale from the iatlimu to take
op the auhject with the couimiuiou
and the preiident.
It ia conceited hy the adherent ol a
aea level canal that to conitrucl lucu a
waterway will coat much more money
and time than to build a lock canal.
It ia known that in the mind ol the
preaideul theae are vital element. It
II Ilia deaire, expreaaed to mine ot thole
who bve diacuaaed the auhject with
him, that the canal abould be built aa
expedluualy aa poaaible and at no great
er expenae than may be necen-iry to
provide a practicable waterway. He
iiaa indicated to ome ol thoee to whom
he haa talked that he personally lavora
a lock canal, but he ia determined ful
ly that tlie auhject alull be conaidered
thoroughly from all point ol view be
lore a Dual drciilon ia reached.
Mr. Btvvem will leave Colon lor
Waahington next Thuraday. He ia
coming to give the commiaaion infor
mal ion upon different phaaea of the
work on the iathmua, but more particu
larly bla view aa to the type ol canal.
Theae vieai are already known to the
olliciala who are in charge ol the canal
work, but an ollicial atatement fiom
the engineer i deeired.
Mr. Wteveiia told olliciala who recent
ly viaited the canal tone that, if a ea
level canal wa to be conelructed, the
government ought to put'boya under 20
year ol age in charge ol it, eo that
they would laat until the work waa
completed. The visit of Mr. Htevena
lor the eapecial purpoee ol giving hia
view aa to the type ol canal indicates
that the judgment ol the couaulting
Imaid of engineer la not definitely to
determine the type, but that the com
miaaion will earneetly take up the ub
jecl and make recommendution. From
SHAW WILL STAY.
Agree Not to Leave Cabinet While
Congrea Sit.
Waahington, Nov. 21. Leelie M.
Shaw will remain aa aecretary of the
treaaury in President Kooaevelt cab
inet until the conclusion ol the ap
proaching aeseion of congreaa, and per-
hain lor aeveral mcnilia longer.
It baa been understood that Mr. Shaw
expected to retire from the cabinet
about the liral ol February next, or
eooner, with a view to gteater freedom
in promoting Im candidacy lor the Ke
luihlican preaidental nomination in
1008. ellhotiuh the secretary liimaell
never haa announced himaelf to be a
candidate.
l'reaident Rooaevclt attention waa
attracted to some recent publications
that Mr. Shaw haa presented bin resig
nation to take place next February, or.
tierhana. earlier, and today he ba.l a
conference with the aecretary about the
matter.
Breaker In Salton Sea.
tn 1 niutlna. Nnv. 21. Information
Ima au nil tl Ilia Honthern Pacific head-
(iuiirtra here today that the gale that
. . ., .1.1- !
blew inland irom me sea una muming
lushed the watcra ol Bulton aea Into
hugo breakera, which damaged tlie
Pill I Fill I 1 truck and cut off telegraphic
communication along thia point. The
rnilroad had juet finished extensive
worka to protect the track fiom the en
croaching water that flowed in fiom
the Colorado river, and believed
that it had Anally overcome tne ait
Acuity. Canal Need $16,000,000.
WaoMiiirtoii. Nov. 21. An estimate
of 11(1,0000,1)0 for continuing work ol
the Panama canal naa ueeu sein ny me
t...u.,.i, .im.nrtmunt to the War de
partment to be sent to congress. The
estimate la lor expeniuiure ii io
il.. itaoal vear endinir June
30, 1007. A part of thi! money will be
necessary at once, ami an emergency
amwiinrliil (fin will he asked ai aoon aa
congreaa convenes, In order that the
work may proceed.
La on Dlatlllerv 81,600,000.
Connellsville, La., Nov. 21. Last
..i. .i.i'. n,.a at Dm Overholt distillery
at Uradlnrd resulted in a loss estimated
tn,lv at Il.tl00.n00. It i estimated
nf wbiHkv were do
atroyed. The whisky was valued at
$(148,000, and the government will lose
the tax nf 1.10 a gallon, amounting to
1801,000.
ST. IilflLENB,- OliKGON, FRIDAY,
8TRUQQLE IS ON
Senate Committee Meet to Conaider
Rat Maasure.
Washington, Nov. 20. In the room
ol the lenato committee on interstate
commerce thi morning the itrnggle
with the problem of legislation affect
ing the railroads will begin. The ques
tion has occupied public attention to
the partial exclusion of other matter
of importance for a year, but the com
mittee meeting will mark the real be
ginning of the contest, which congrea
will end before th close of the coming
seaalon. The committee, of which
Htephen 1). Elkina, of Weet Virginia,
ia chairman, baa been directed ex
plicitly by the lenate to make a report
on the matter of railroad legislation
"by bill or otherwise" not later than
December 14. Nearly evtry member of
the committee i iu Waahington and
the few abneiitee ate expected to reach
the city today.
Mr. hlkini bai intimated that no
bill can be prepared within the time
set by the senate for making the report.
If thia i true, it mean that an exten
sion of time must be asked and there
will be nothing for the senate to do
but grant it. Senator Dol liver, of
Iowa, on the other band, believe that
there I no reason why a bill cannot
be presented to the senate within a
week after the convening of congrea.
Member ol the committee are divid
ed on the question of the extent to
which legislation to be recommended
should go in the matter of giving au
thority to the Interstate Commerce
commiaaion to fix rates. Thia is the
mere itatement of a fact already well
known, but there are indications that
Mr. Klkin may be able to obtain a
majority report by yielding much Irom
hi view and by gaining as much from
the members of the committee wbo
have been antagonistic or partly antag
onistic to the chairman.
REBUILD THE OREGON.
Famou Battleship to Remain in Dry-
dock Two Year. ,
Washington, Nov. 20. The Navy de
partment expect that the battleship
Oregon will remain at the Puget Bound
navy yard the better part of two years
undergoing a complete overhauling.
Many part of the ship are to be prac
tically rebuilt. The turret are to be
equipped with electric controlling ap
paratus and feature wblcb bave be
come obsolete are to be replaced by
the latest pattern known in naval con
struction. Work will be begun early
in January, as soon as the Oregon ar
rives from the Philippine.
Secretary Bonaparte is now consider
ing the naval estimates. What be will
recommend for the Puget Bound navy
yard i unknown, but there is a belief
that he may endorse the recommenda
tion of the bureau of yards and docks
that 11,250,000 be appropriated to
tuild a new drydock. It seems im
probable that congress, in its economi
cal mood, will authorize a new dock
this seeaion, but congressional action
will depend largely upon the amount of
pressure the Washington delegation
can bring to bear.
CONGRESS MUST ORDER BONDS
Nona for Panama Canal Can Be Issued
Without Its Action.
Washington, Nov. 20. It can be au
thoritatively stated that no Panama
bonds will lie issued until congress
shall have authorixed their use a a
ha lis for national bank circulation at
one-half of 1 ier cent , the same as the
consols of 19U0. Two per cent bonds
it is said, would not lie worth par if
bank circulation based thereon were
taxed at 1 per cent, as the law now
provides. And even ll the bonds were
tanned and sold, tlie money would not
be available until congress should ap
propriate it.
Treasury olliciala are somewhat sur
prised at the published statement that
the secretary ol the treasury is con
templating the issuance of bonds under
ores 'lit conditions. Mr. Miaw nas
twice called the attention of congress to
this needed legislation. This will un
duubtedly be repeated in hi forthcom
ing annual leport, and Speaker Cannon
has given him assurance that he will
do everything iu his power to expedite
its passage.
Cuban Get Many Arms.
Havana, Nov. 20 The truth in the
repoit of plot to overthrow the gov
ernment was revealed In pa-t today.
he government received a confidential
report to the effect that an ostensibly
vacant house in the Cerro suburb was
being utilised as a secret depository
for arms and ammunition. The police
lound 41 rifles, 21 carbines, 85 pack
ages, each containing 1,000 cartridges,
and some barrel) filled with ammuni
tion and accoutrements. Suspicion is
directed toward the Liberal and Radi
cal leader.
. Filipino Melt Peso.
Waahington, Nov. 20 The rise ol
silver bullion, which haa been going on
steadily for a year, lias now reached a
level tlmt affect the currencies of the
world, based on ilie ratio of 32 to 1 ,
like the new peso In the Philippine!
and the new Mexican currency. The
Philippine commissioners, In consider
ation of th ? prospect that the currency
will be turned into pots and melted
into bullion, have Issued an tirder
against the exportation ol the coin.
Local Government for Poland.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 20. It ia re
ported that another manifesto promis
ing a general icmstvo and local munici
pal government to roland, may be la
med ihorlty.
NOVEMBER 24, 15.
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OKEGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
NEW LUMBER CENTER.
Two Mill Building and Three Under
Consideration at Dallas.
Dallas Though situated in the midst
of a splendid fruitraising and bopgrow
ing territory, Dallas promises to become
a great lumber center aa well. In ad
dition to the Cone mill, now being
built, and tbe Nap mill, which will be
remodeled, three more propositions are
now before tbe business interest! of the
city for consideration.
Plan for the remodeling of the Nap
mill are completed. The mill will be
rebuilt several hundred feet west of the
present location, and enlarged to a 60,-
000-foot plant. A pond will be exca
vated between tbe "Y" tracks of the
Fall City railroad and will be led with
water from tbe came source as the Cone
mill.
The Cone pond is completed, and the
superstructure of the mill nnder cover.
Tbe sawing frames and carriage trucks
are heing put in place and everything
indicate the early completion of the
plant.
Every house in Dallas is occupied,
and new cottages are springing up in
every quarter. The common comment
ol all newcomers ii that Dallas is a
beautiful town and baa the finest court
house lawn in the state. Although
the Lewie and Clark fair is eaid to
bave drained tbe valley of all the stray
change, tbe merchants say trade ii
good.
Big Land Deal.
Weston Two of the largest real
estate transactions consummated in
this section for some time were record
ed this week. One was the sale of 240
acre of land, with fine Improvement
by Mrs. Annie O tiara to Charlea M.
Price for $18,500. This is one of the
finest farms in this section of tbe conn
try, having upon it a handsome brick
residence. Mr. Price also owna a third
interest in what ia known as tbe Steen
place, located on Dry creek, consisting
of 560 acre. This, it ia eaid, he is
about to dispose nf to his brothers.
Old Picture of General Lane.
Salem State Librarian J. B. Put
nam hai received from New Orleans an
old photorgaph ol General Joseph Lane,
Oregon's first territorial governor and
one ol tbis state's first senators. The
picture bears no date, bnt was taken in
Washington, D. C, presumably while
Lane waa delegate in congress or senat
or. No communication or explanation
came with the photo further than the
words, Compliment! of W illiam Beer,
Howard Memorial library, Isew Or
leans, La."
Irrigating Harney Land.
Burns Ten thousand acres of the
best sagebrush land in the state will
be put on the market as soon aa in
spected by tbe proper state ollicial, as
a result of the operations of the Port
land Land company. It will le sold in
tract ol Irom 40 to 160 acre at $10
per acre, a lower price than that lor
any irrigated land yet put on the mar
ket in Oregon. This company was first
to get a contract from Oregon to irri
gate land.
Southern Pacific After G-avel.
Eugene Southern Pacific surveyors
hava laid out a route tor a spur in the
northeastern part ol the ci'y to the
gravel beds acioea the river, just out-
side the city limits. It is said that the
company intends getting its ballast ma.
terial for its proposed new line from
Natron across the mountains from tne
extensive beds here. A trestle will
bave to he constructed across the river,
which ia narrow at that point.
River at Very Low Stage.
Eugene The river at this point 1b
almost as low as it was during August
arid lower than was ever before known
in November. Loggen find great scar
city of water above here for drivina
logs, and would welcome a few daja of
ram. There is plenty ot snow mgn up
on the mountains, which fell a month
ago, but the weather has continued
cold and tbe snow does not melt.
Buy Indian Creek Mill.
Elgin J. G. Brown, of the firm of
Shockley & Brown, sawmill men, has
disposed of his interest in that firm to
his partner, and has purchased the
Cummins mill, located on Indian
creek, together with 820 acre of timber
land. 11. G. and II. E. Reed, experi
enced sawmill men, are interested in
the deal. A new engine, edger and
gang lath mill will be added.
Want Pay for Dead Cattle.
Elgin F. E. Grahain, of this town,
has presented a claim against Union
county, amounting to $290, for the loss
of cattle killed by the collapse ol the
Wallowa bridge. Hector McDonald,
who was also driving a herd of cattle
across the bridge at tbe time and suf
fered a similar loss, has also put in
a claim against Wallowa mnty for
damages.
No Right to Sell the Land.
Salem Attorney General Crawford
has held that the State Land Board has
no authority to sell land bequeathed to
the state for the Soldiers' home. He
holds that the board can sell land only
when It haa authority nf law to do so
and It general authority extends only
to the sale of state land granted by the
government.
ADVANCE IN PRICE OF LOGS.
Logging Camps Soon lo Shut Down,
and Shortage ia Expected. ,
Astoria While several of tbe logger
in tbe Lower Columbia river district
are nnder contract to deliver logs at
7.60 per thousand nntil the first of
the year, the other have advanced tbe
price lor fir log to $8 and a few sale
are said to have been made at figure
a shade higher. In spite of this ad
vance in price, tbe demand is excellent
and tbe logs are being taken a fast as
they are put in tide water. A number
of the larger logging companies will
close down their camps for at leas a
month or six weeks aa soon as the
heavy rains set in and a, with the
single exception of tbe Eastern A
Western Lnml er company, none of the
mills have a large supply of logs on
hand, a ihortage ii looked for before
the end of tbe winter season.
Notwithstanding tbe advance in the
price of fir logs, spruce ia still selling
at about (7.
Buy 2,000 Lambs.
Prineville Stockmen here are sti'l
commenting on the sale recently ol
2,000 lambs by Williamson & keener
to the Baldwin Sheep & Land com
pany, at $2 60 per head. Bucb larg
sale at this time of tbe year ia consid
ered as remarkable, particularly when
tbe price is such a good one. In tbe
spring there would be nothing extra
ordinary about tbe transfer. That such
a large band should be transferred juet
as tbe feeding season is coming on, and
at a good figure, is taken to mean that
there are indications somewhere of a
good price for both mutton and wool
next spring.
West Coast Lumber in Demand.
Portland Within the last few weeks
a new market has been openeud np for
Oregon and Washington lumber, and
already shippers are preparing to trans
port by water more than 9,000,000
feet to New York. Part of this lumber
will go from Portland on sailing vessels
and part of it will be taken from tbe
mills of Puget sound. Outside of tbe
extreme heavy timber heretofore there
has been practically no demand ior
Oregon and Washington lumber in tbe
New York markets, and tbe suddenness
and magitnde of the orders of recent
date have come as a lurprirse.
Can Corn at McMinnviile.
McMinnville II present interest in
the matter doe not wane, next year
will see McMinnville with a large corn
canning factory. Several years ago
samples of corn were eeut to this coun
ty to test soil, climate and other con
ditions. The result sent back to the
promoters show tbe quality first class
in every particular. The Eastern peo
ple contemplating building a factory
here state the plant will be the Ban:
size aa the one they now operate, pay
ing out about $10,000 each year for the
product and about $6,000 in wages.
Extenaive Plant at Carlton.
Carlton The Carlton Lumber com
pany's new mill and extensive plant,
representing an outlay of over a mil
lion dollars, will be in full operation
by April, 1906. With the natural ad
vantages Carlton already enjoys
through its position among the foot
hills of the Coast mountains and the
other improvements now being made.
Carlton expects soon to be numbered
among tbe leading scenic and indus
trial towns of tbe Willamette valley.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 73c per bushel; blue
stem, 7576c; valley, 7475c; red,
69c.
Oats No. 1 white feed, $2tf; gray,
$26 per ton.
Barley Feed. $21.5022 per ton;
brewing, $2222.50; rolled, $22.50
23.60.
Rve $1. 501.60 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $15
(16 per ton; valley timothy, $11(312;
clover, $89; grain hay, $89.
Fruits Apples, $1(31.50 per box;
huckleberries, 7c per pound; pear,
$1 25(81.60 per box; grapes, $1.50(3
1.75 per box; Concord, 15c ptr basket;
quinces, $1 per box.
Vegetables Beans, wax, 10(3 12c per
pound; cabbage, lll4C per pound;
cauliflower, $1.752.25 per crate; cel
ery, 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 60,i60c
per dozen; pumpkins, 7jlc per
pound; tomatoes, $1 per crate ; sprouts,
7c per pound; squash, ?4lc per
pound; turnips, 90c$l per sack; car
rots, 05 76c per sack; beets, 85c$l
per sack.
Onions Oregon yellow Danvers,
$1 25 per sack.
Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanks,
6570cper sack; "rdinary, 5560cj
Merced sweets, sacks, $1.90; crates,
$2.15.
Butter Fancy creamery, 252"i'c
per pound.
Kggg Oregon ranch, 35c per dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 11
HVric; young roosters, V'10c; springs,
llllWc; dressed chickens, 1214c;
turkeys, live, 1717cj geese, live,
8U9c; ducks, 14915c per pound.
Hops Oregon, 1905, choice, 9(3 11c;
olds, nominal, 7 it, 10c.
Wool Eastern Oreogn average best,
16321c; valley, 2426c per pound;
mohair, choice, 80c.
Beef Dressed bulls, l2c pr pound;
cows. S4c; country steers, 446C.
Veal Dressed. 87Ko per pound.
Minton Dressed, fancy, 77o per
pound; ordinary, 405c; lamb, 1
Sc.
Pork Dressed, 67Jc per pound.
NO. 50.
CASTRO REFUSES TO PAY MORE
Keep Back Second Installment on
Plumley Award.
Pari, Nov. 17 The forelirn office ia
advised that President Caatro yesterday
refused to pay the second installment
of the Plumley arbitration award. Tbe
arbitration covered damage sustained
by French citixens in Venezuela during
tbe revolutionary periods prior to 1903.
Judge Frank Plumley, of Kortbfield,
Vermont, was president of the arbitra
tion committee, which met at North,
field last year. The judgment waa in
favor of France, which was awarded
about $860,000, and President Castro
paid tbe first installment of the award
three months aim. The anni nv.
ment waa due yesterday, but was not
pBIU.
Apparently tbe Venexnelan Presi
dent' failure to Dav the inatallment
was on the ground that diplomatic re
lations oei ween e ranee and Venesuela
tre interrupted. The official here de
cline to admit that thia tnot ifioH Praai.
dent Caatro in not paying the install
ment, a ne incident l considered to be
a further provocation.
CZAR HELPS PEASANTS.
Remit Million Due on Land and
Makes Purchase Eaey.
London, Nov. 17. A dispatch from
8t. Petersburg to Renter's Telegram
sgency lays that an imperial manifesto
granting land concessions to the peas
ants was iasned this morning. By its
terms tbe land redemption tax pay
ments from January 14, 1906, will be
reduced by one-half, and from January
14, 1907, the payments will be totally
abolished.
At tbe same time the capital of the
Peasant bank is increased and tbe bank
is granted additional loan privilege)
with the object of facilitating to the
utmost the purchase of land by peas
ants.
It is estimated that the amount of
taxation thus lifted from the peasants
by the manifesto will aggregate $40,
000,000, while the extenaion of the
field 'of operations of the Peasants'
bank will enable vast tract of crown
and private lands gradually to become
the property of the peasant.
PRETENDER LEADS PEASANT3.
Army of 60,000 Supports Usurper's
Claim to Czardom.
St. Petersburg, Nor. 17. A false
emperor haa suddenly made bis appear
ance near Penxa, and already hi fol
lowers number 60,000. This is tha
startling report received this afternoon
in a dispatch from Simbrisk. Penza is
in tbe heart of the vast region extend
ing westward from the Volga, where
agrarian uprisings on a large scnle have
occurred, and if the report turns ont to
be true that the pretender to the throne
has placed himself at the bead ot the
peasantry, the government will soon
face, beside it other troubles, a form
idable agrarian rebellion. It required
a year to suppress the famous rebellion
led by Fugaticheff, wbo impersonated
the dethroned and murdered Peter III
in the time of Catherine II. That up
rising was started in the same region
on the banks of the Volga.
STORM CLOUD IN AFRICA.
Germany Protests Acainst an Anglo
French Agreement in Liberia.
Washington, Nov. 17. The State de
partment has learned that Germany
haa protested to Great Britain and
France against the conclusion of certain
negotiations now on foot between thoee
two governments and the government
of Liberia. Liberia wished to borrow
some money and ia willing to hypothe
cate certain territory as security. Ger
many sees in this proposition a threat
of nndue expansion of British and
French influence in that quarter of
Africa. Tbe State department haa not
felt called upon so far to take any ac
tion in this matter, and in fact regards
the communication merely as informa
tion. Want Statehood on Any Terms.
Tucson, Ariz, Nov. 17. A number
of leading business and professional
citizen held a meeting tonight to or
ganize a campaign in the interest ot
immediate statehood for Arizona, on
the best term congress will give. Ex
Mayor Charles Schumacher was made
president. The meeting adopted the
following resolution: "Resolved, That
we favor the admission of Arizona as a
state in tbe Union npon such terms aa
congress may grant, even accepting an
nexation of New Mexico rather that re
main any longer a territory."
Battleship Idaho Not Ready.
Washington, Nov. 17. Tbe Navy
epartment has not been advised by the
Cramp Shipbuilding company that aay
date has been set for launching the bat
tleship Idaho, although Senator Hey
burn baa been informed that it will take
place December 9. The Idaho ia only
40 per cent completed. It 1 nnnanal
to launch ship in that early itage, and
it seems improbable that the launching
would be fixed for a date so near with
out notifying the Navy department.
Standard Oil's Big Dividend.
New York, Nov. 17. The Standard
Oil company has declared a quarterly
dividend of $10 a share. The previous
dividend was $6 a share and the divi
dend at this time last year waa $7 a
share. Today's declaration brings the
total dividends focr the year to $40 ft
share. Last year it was $36.
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