The Oregon mist., October 26, 1906, Image 1

THE
OREGON
MIS
VL XXIIIt ST. HELENS, OEECJON, FRIDAY, OCTOBEIt 20, 190C. NO' 4'
NEWS OF THE WEEK
GREAT COLD IN WYOMING.
In a Condensed form lor
Easy Readers.
Oar
Snow Falls, In 8oms Ssctlons Accom-
panled by High Winds
Cheyenns, Wyo., Oct. 28. Tim
worst Harm known In yesrs lor tlis
Kin now prevslls ovsr Wyoming. It
ll accompanied by heavy anowtall, and
in some sections vsry high winds. Tlx
Union l'iclflo has mow plowi out ou
Ilia entile line between tier nd Og
dsn. West o( Green Kiver, Wyoming,
tli line it blockaded, end U commun
ication shut oil. All wires era down.
A dlsiistch Irom Green River isys
tbt highest wind known In 25 yet
li now blowing, with (lit temperato e
10 degrees abovs sero, end mow falling.
One flagmen iimi Granger m loond
deed and another man was lound on
lb track unconscious and badly In ten.
On building at Green Klvor til de
molished by the wind. The newt Irom
Northern and Central Wyoming re
port! practically Ilia tame condition!,
h'locktnen are apprehensive ot great
la fuel gelling together an "-. "- "" , .
It-drilled ami w.ll-ainied u. l, p . no'm "
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST I
CYCLONE IN SOUTH.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Rasum of th Last Important but
Not Lata Interesting Event
of th Paat Week
r.i boys liae loat their llfet In the
KutU Dakota billiard.
Kt Hetiator Burton, ol Kansas, la
snving It tat Jail lenience.
preparations are being made lor
president Itooeevelt'e trip to Pauama.
China
ar ny ol
men .
Nrgio- threaten a riot In Philadel
phia against Dison'a produciloo ol
"The Clansman."
Out Arm has the monopoly ol ship
ping grain aver the Milwaukee road
Ir im Kaness City,
ileaist la eitending hi campaign
wo'k Into other atalea to capture the
I residential nomination.
Certificate holders hse oommenctd
PACKERS MAKING MONEY.
Talk ol Sale to English Syndicate Is
Not Credited.
Washington, Oct. 23 The Agricul-,
tnral department officials are very
nnrh Interested In the report Irom
houtes product
DISTILLERY TO BE BUILT.
North Bend Will Probably Secure De
natured Alcohol Plant.
'North Vend The Cool bay country
has secured the establishment ol a
plant lor the manufacture ol denatortd
alcohol and the distillery will be reedy
to receive potatoes Irom the aimers
nest let!.
8. T. Clover, ol the American Alco
hoi company, New York, came to the
Coos bay country about two weeks ago
in an endeavor to Interest the larmere
In denatured alcohol. He was accom
iianied by Dr. Witbycombe, who con
ducted several farmer' institutes In the
county and at these meetings the sys
tem ol conducting denatured plants was
eiplained to the farmers. It was ex
plained that II 75,000 tons ol potatoes
were promised the company it would at
once prepare to begin operations, in
dWtillery could essily handle twice the
onantitv named, but wai willing to
start on a small scale.
Contracts were entered into ith
number ol larmt-rs on a basis ol $8 per
ton for three vrars. the distillery to
take notatoes ol all sites. It Is eti
mated that at this price farmers will
receive nearlv 1100 per acre lor their
PAY TAXE8 D RECT.
Cuba and Florida Swept by Heavy
Gale All Wires Down,
Sort Pierce, Fla., Oct. 19. The con
ductor on train No. 98, just In frqm
Miami, reports terrible destruction
there hv the hurricane yesterday. rui
lr 100 houses were blown down, and
Oregon T.x Comm ailtn Recommends the city is in a demoralised condition.
o-iuf t. Rh.riff.. Tbe handsome churches ol the
Eolscooal and Methodist denominations
Salem That tbe doty ol collecting Dotb blown down. Tbe concrete
Laa ehould be taken from tbe sheriffs un ... lean inn. with danger of torn
and Imposed upon the county treaaur- ling over, and tbe prisoners had to be
. i ! i j ft. art mrm ninwn
Uined io the report of the Oregon lax down ana tne wp h uiuwu wu u F.
cnmmlHalon last Ifiaed from the print- lineal, and Occidental tmr neat.
HUNDREDS PERISH
Storm Sweeps Florida, Cuba and
Central America.
-I i l. . .1... I.I- .... L 1., ..
vnioau ' "-a r-v-n r ---- . ... ....
sra eonteoinletlni a gigantic company, was eipiamnu UJ ... r. .
m r flnanead h Koallsh capllat. the enterprise that when Uf distillery
prmedlitgs to attach 11,000,000 of the Thliy jo B0t look lor the carrying out was running at Its lull capacity it
funds ol the llartloid Life loiomnce L ,ny lacb project. For years the woold require 87 tone of coal per day
mnibttiv. In.rWIn. ariinnaii as hava been straining ior iu u umu. ,u ...
. .... . r m , ,
.v.re mil in create the impression
to convert
alnnhol. and this would
A steamer struck a floating mine in 7 -- -."7 - . . to cot mlnln.
, the pott ol Vladlvoetog, " ' Lorth.rrnore. a number of by producU
ami an unknoan number 0! persons lost "",""r' .,. . ,.,,. .mild be manulactured that woold
their lives. I , , , ,.t Increase the psvroll.
Colorado shippers have petitioned L,.,- now belna enforced, the pack- Although the site lor the distillery
1.-. .1.1. '...., M,.rr rnmmlialon to I 1 1.-1 tih I has not been dennitely announced 11
giant them the same railroad freight h( rofl, Tb c,Dno wbeieln will probably go to North Bend.
there would be any serious disadvant
age lor the packers as tbe outcome ol
such deal, for foreign corporations
ould be absolutely at tbe mercy ol the
respective states.
ratos as ftandard Oil has been recelv
ln.
He-retary Talt will soon start on a
ai.iwch.makinu trip and especte to
ooiue aa far west as the coast. Incl
dentally he will Inspect a few army
posts.
p ram la J. llenev Is to probe the
charges ol graft at Hn Francisco.
An uuknown vessel has been wrecked
near Crfpti Henry, on the Virginia coast
A at mile Bale has swept Charleston,
H (' . bit iiractUallV no damage bas
been teporled.
The Dopartment ol Agrlcnllore bas
adobted rulte for the enforcement of
tbe pore food la as.
Herbert . H julers, of Nsw York,
has Iwen appointed to eucceed Magoon
as mlulsUr at Panama.
A man caught In the act of highway
rntitx.iv at Han Francisco haa been
given 10 yc-ars in the penitentiary
Ti.. r.m.iMi nf Carlisle, president
ol the ll.ilish W. C. T. V.,
CHULO VOLCANO BELCHES.
Mines Fabulously Rich.
Lakeview W. I. Fleck, member of
the firm ol Fleck A Snowgoose, mining
exoerte and asnaveri o! Jiidwell, was in
l..kai rrrntlv on bis way home
from the Windv Hollow mines, In
Warner vsllev. known now as the Lost
Volume of Sulphur Water Swamp, a - U of the
Salvador Town, d m firmly
a. B.I. . tor. Oct. 23. Telergaphlc ,u., 1. ;l itelon rich diggings. He
MimmnnUatlon with interior points .i.ted that he took samples ol tbe roci
bas been restored, and news ol wis ais- Ddlrcriminately ar jund one 01 me por
..1.. roneht be the terrific storm ,,.,.. (ilk.. nn on. 0f the claims, and
.Mrh hu rent over the country is oe- ,i . 1.. ,irt for several leet irom me
i. itiil. Ovr 100 persons were .uv. .ml fonnd it to aeeay $50 to the
.Iro.ntd In Coaleneaue. A vast qoan- 00 , ,?erage. These tests
lity ol solpbor water was thrown out
ol the Cbulo tol.ano, and lnnodeieu
,t.. ..- nf Pnili naloo. Silling moai
nl lha Inhabitants.
From other points also reporia 01 ior.
.im. .i.v..i.tlnn are coming in. 1 mn
nento and other loans are reported to
Have been swept away by the tl xle.
Tt.. vhiuiwr Aaelene. with a nc
. 1... 1 n
has been ber ol passengers os wni, u..
..-I.. 1,... I i.t K.iun tirlnto. iHicaragua
1 -.1. 11, in-line. Kvervbody on
n .ip (' .
Ave men susHted ol having know- Tbt flXKls have disinterred a numW
l.l.. nl the recent robb-ry 01 uie p-1, . )rnm mm.t.rlea and are car-
sn - I Ul tVi wwvm ...
anfM k. l.-i... hmnt Anmn the tramfl H
' - 1 1 r llll susi" " " "
A gigantic wheat corner Is planned reported that the railroads In Homlur
f.rmeis who will meet at owa as nave sun- -
msde Irom rock and dirt Irom
ol tbe ground.
were
tbe top
elected head ol the world's association
Han Franclfco olice have captured
lor the nnrpnee ol forming an organira-
tlon to control the niaraet.
Prominent Cnrans in New York aie
planning a eonferer.ee between the war
ring factions with the Idea ol heading
off the glowing sentimenv ior
tlon.
The provincial governors ol the Phil
BUOY MESSAGES FOUND.
Reserve In Southern Oregon,
R.l.m A proclamation creating the
Siskiyou forest reserve, comprising
about one-hall ol Josephine count? and
two or tlneo townships ol Douglas
county, bas been received by Governor
Chamberlain from rreeiuen nooeeven
Thl. I the reerv concerning which 1
.trnn. nrotest was made a year or two
1,. rMidents of Curry county. As
originally planned, the reeerve Included
about three-firths cf Curry county, but
the protests were so strong and persist
...1 i..t the lines of the temporary
withdrawal were changed and io finally
creating the reserve no uurry counvy
lands are Included. The reserve covers
over 700,000 acres.
- - - 9 t. 1-lard uii compan
;y nas oeen auoui ,u.p..., - - - . ,u on the ch,e 0, con
ound.th.t tb. output miejear .gainst trade in violation ol the
larger than last year. Raini at tne , rt
time diying comment .caused conMd- V"dc w. rendered at 4:36
erab e damage by 0.clock this morning, the jury having
and ny maa.ng u r.peu ' .nnounced Us readiness to report exact-
even with tb.ii disadvantage the crop Is .
above tbe average. uannenee - . . th
been woiking on tomatoes lor tbe P I""' . .
aa.m K R dw n-zelgier roiar
on pmiiii r - -
Expedition In 1901
Oct. 23. Two buoy
Timber Land Sold.
c..naAnnrnxlmate) 10.000 acres
Buffalo, N.Y.. Oct. 23.-TWO dooj ber ,and in the state
assages, let adr ft from c,nea hands a few days ago when
ndbvthe Baldwin Zslgler polar " nf Rmrene People and
1.. il,.r residing elsewhere, sold
their holdings on Q iarls creek, in the
u,.v.n.ia rnuntrv. 50 miles east of
picked UP on Mt M"8! Kd capita".'.".. wbsT .
1LI I! . . 11 a. Ik Ul nnarsnn . Ill inn 1
a and. oy v-apvi" u.. ,
,r..k r ".1 iintttrled. and forwarded not n
Imilnea have rwlltioned the commlnlon . 1B0, 1..., been found and
f. l,nn, nl. i i.j ii-..ln B. Baldwin, the
-- lorwaruou w - .
R.v..li ia said to be working to . n-4.roi the kipedition, who ll "v-
in.,, 1. In il. nate when 1 . .1.1. The meesages were
MfinrH run iiim.k ... -- in. id hub
till term as president eipnes.
... . hi
Atinm (leneral M oiy win
made public, for about 25 an sere,
Aiiornrj .-- 1 - . . , f1.-.aiP(iH(i 1 nov maun puui.., ----- ;
Tthe railroads In their . ffort to break Arotlo whaler UoUlrM, and .ithongh the eiact purchase price was
- .... .m..tn,. llahllltr law. to the Onlted States HUte depaim e.. - - . Tll. t,nd Is In town
lt.wl t A M I . Ita IIHIII IIU1H '
ti.. it.. i,ii.ns In Wvomlng, on
11 .1 u. n.l.lvin Irom
Tbey were maneu - -
( ion 11
I Washington and
1 1 hMD Hni im
them, have broke camp and healed to' " , t,p.wrjM on film
Montane
It the verdict of the Jury In the
o, 1. ..1 nil r. at Findlay. OHIO,
that company Is liable to a fine ol Irom
ISO to 10,000
! in terror lest worse reac
tionary outrages than the country has
known follow me buii
. .L. n. ... a nf inpir
naoer. and snow
Journey In the Arctlo sea. The mes
. .n .nneal lor coal, the lack
ot which lorced the expedll,on 10 tuIU
back.
yet
"Blnck
Kleft.
ol
Hundred" organisation
17 smth, Mnge easi, ana nee
nnnW lor sale since 1901, a
. . . ' , .1 I ..t mt sin
wnlcn lime uie juiio -
acre. ,
Modern Road in Coqullle Valley,
M.rtle Point The rock crusher,
-.1.1.1. tuuin nnerated at the quarry
on the road between Myrtle Point and
-m. In ahnnt to suspend wora, ow
i in wet weather. The result of the
. ti- 1 Jn. thnfl far
wore; w;iicn nas uuru -
A two-story brick building collapsed.
Houaea Ruined at Key Weat.
fit. Aoirustine. Fla. Oct. 19. re-
nnent meesages were received at me
i '
wireless telegrapb station nere y ester
dav giving tbe progress of a severe hur
ricane, which swept irom ViUDa vo me
lower east coast ofUJordia. Jiany in
the morning tbe storm was reported In
the vicinity of Havana, doing great
damage there, but details are lacking.
Later tbe storm reacneo ney neei,
blowing down small honses and trees,
haine Darticularlv severe along the
water Iront.
Havana Totally laolated.
New York. Oct. 19. At 2 o'clock
this morning cable communication witb
Havana bad not been restored ana me
Western Cnioo company was suable
to get in ejonuection with Miami or
Key West, tbe land lines tnrongnoui
Southern Florida having been prostrated.
It ia impossible to get Information
tbat will give any basil for an eati-nate
ot tbe damage in Havana, ine caDie
lines on tbe western Cuba end are con
LOSS REACHES INTO MILLIONS
ins office. This recommendation is in
itself of considerable importance in me
inaneMtment of countv affairs, but it
ansnmei particular intereet to sheriff
and tr aimers when coupled with tbe
suggestion that this change will make
necensaiv a reduction of tne salaries 01
sheriffs and a raise of tbe salaries of
treasurers. The commission concludes
the sublect bv remarking tbat tbe leg
islature, II it makes tbe change, should
not overlook tbe salary matter.
That the handling ol public funds Is
mote particularly the work ol a treas
urer and not ol a sheriff, is tbe princi
pal reason for tbe proposed change
The commission is of the opinion tbat
tbe accounts could be last is accurately
checked II tbe money were paid dirtct-
ly to county treasurer! as it could be 11
it were first paid to tbe sheriffs and by
them turned over io tbe treasurer!.
There would be one less opportunity
Ior mismanagement. Tbe commission
does not base its recommendation 10
ucb upon its own reasoning, however,
it does noon the reasoning 01 a sner-
iff. who is auoted. but whose name il
not given.
..j : v. Ei..n. hv Ipnit wirAa and
Harneas Ulive wane. ., . ,; 1. ih.t these wires
Bumpter-The Fremont Power com- . ..L- otlt o ccmmi.ejon, a
pany, wnicn nas rjeen ior eou. v.ui- . di teh recei.ed by the Asso-
past engsged in harnessing tbe water! tUto(1 Preei fr0m Santiago de Cuba
of Olive lake Ior power pnrposcs, H I t lh.t tha weather there Is
pushing operations towaid the comple-1, This dispatch came by way ol
tinn of its plant by employing almost u, G.n;.-. inh which
everv idle man in tbe district. Men I . . ' Knn iu. frnm Havana. r-
l T 1 t ,.J I .lmM . ' ""-J . ,. 7'
nve ueeu iui.i porta tLat all wires to me capiiai are
! I L'.alo.n llMann hi thlff AfllD 1
ouiiuu ui o w u , n I rfnwn
pany IO wora on ne uiku uu f'K"
line as well as installing its huge power
mschinery. This company n identified
with the Red Bot mine also, which
property will be operated in the lutnre
by electric power, instead of steam, as
heretofore
Shipping Receive Serious Blow ar.d
Everywhere Loss of Life I
Reported Great.
MRS. DAVIS OEAO.
GUILTY AS CHARGED.
Lane Prune Crop Is Big.
Eogene Prune drying in Lane toon-
Verdict of Jury Against Standard Oil
in Ohio Case
Findlav. Ohio. Oct. 19. After de
liberating 32 hours the jury in the case
of the Bute of Obio against the Stand
ard Oil company, of Obio, returned a
fi .-e or six wekes, and still bave a
ply in light.
sup-
Buvina- Great Tracts of Timber.
Eugene The Monioe Lumber &
Milling comoany, of Mjnrce, Wash., ll
having recorded deedi to 6,000 acres of
timber land in Lane and uenton coun
ties, and it ia reported tbat tbe com-
- . . . ' i i
psnv intends to construct a rauruau
Ir.m Engeie. Ccrvallla or junction
Cly, to tbe timber, if another 6,000
acres of timber land can be recured at a
raunnable figure. If more land can
not be secured, the company wil hold
what they now have as a speculation.
Tbe land involved is in tbe northwest
ern part ol Lane county.
verdict was rendered
As the inrv was leaving tbe room
Mr. Tioup stepped up to tbe court and
said he wished to make a motion for a
new trial ol the case. Judge Banker
.nri him that all inch motions
would be entertained, as a matter ol
course, ine couri at once eujuumcu
and five minutes after tbe verdict bad
been rendered the building was dark
and deserted.
NO CHINESE ON CANAL.
Miami. Fla.. Oct. 20. The steamer
St. Lucie, Captain Pravo commanding,
bas sunk on tbe Florida coast, une
steamor arrived in port tonight bring
ing 60 injured, who were taken to tbe
hospital, and it is said 28 dead bodies
will be brought np tomorrow.
Captain Bravo aayi tbat he anchored
on the lee side of Elliutt'i Key, 26
miles south of Miami, yesterday morn
ing and soon afterward a tidal wave
engulfed tbe entire island.
He aavs tbeie were zou resioenta on
tbe island, all ol whom where lost. Tbe
Ht. Lucie was crushed by tbe same
wave and ol the 100 passengers on
board 26 were killed. Captain bravo
is seriously injured.
A Darge containing 100 people is
said to bave been torn away Irom Its
moorings at Elliott Key and alter
wards picked op near tne canama
islands. 60 of her passengers having
been drowned.
Havana. Oct. 20. A cyclone of nn
precedented severity, accompanied by
a terrif&c downpour of rain, awept over
the n avincea of Havana and Plnar del
' - ... .
Rio Wednesday nlgnt ana reeuiua m
20 deaths in tbii city and the serious
njury ol a dosen or more persons,
fna damage ia estimated at lolly .,-
000,000. Tbe dead are all Cubans ol
the pooier class.
San Joan, Porto Bico, Oct. 20. Tbe
Ked Star Line steamer rbiladeipnia
from La Gnayra. Veneiuela, for new
York, arrived here today. Her cap
tain reports that a Dutch steamer was
lost in tbe cyclone at a point between
Caracaa and La Guayre.
Twenty miles of tbe railroad eon
netting La Gnayra with Caracaa bave
hen totally destroyed by the storm
according to officer! and passenger! ol
tbe Philadelphia
Ban Salvador. Oct. 20. A tempest
haa rased incessantly tor ten days
througbont tbe republic, flooding the
rich valleys, principally that ol Majada,
and reuniting in great loss ol life and
the destruction ol cattle and crops,
The tonography ol various depart'
menta has been changed, buildings bave
fallen, bnrving their tenants in tne
rains, and the iron bridges over the
orinicnal rivers bave been carried away
The riven are bringing down the bodies
nf neraons drowned in tbe storm and
the carcasses ol cattle, and tbe light of
these tends to insrease tbe terror ol tbe
iwnnli .
Guatemala and Honduras also bave
nffMred greatly. It is said the losses
there will amount to many millions
dollars.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
bluestem,
68c;
is
this
Insane Kspt In Filth,
rvt. 83 Governor Magoon
. I .,.-..-, , , ... I wort w .nun linn u. " -
visited the national asylum this alter n, th, entire road between
I 1 1 ...i . .Innlnrahle State I e - r . . , i . Tkt.
noon aoo qiko""'" - r- . , i (iin. and mvrtie roini. iun "
i th.r. One thousand " 7,, i .ml !, cove
, ,..ry .ihnth .exes 'lu " "T." j
repoit find, that the ponce - -7 hundred ana ... p-.- T7"d,,rf ng of crushed root li
cit v have been lacking in u.m .p....- are crowuen into -"- - ' ,. road as any Oregon can ouanv ui.
i .L-a nil lai rvat I Biiih aa nanirn w iui iuu
. , recommend, mat . - Tar. .loping on brok
appointed. """"-"'. -"T'.i.. i..t American oc-
Th. New York Central " ' m,d. an ipproprl-
ber, fined lioa.ouu .ti0n to enlarge the asylum, but me
batei to the liigar ltu anu ' " mooe, WM n,v.r eapended. Tb. on
roy, trafllo manager, muat pay 8,000. MJ M yy mtie better than
An appeal use neon t--. ander BpRniab control
The gunners ol the battleship Maine
have broken rail previous
target practice. "id today by the announcement
Wheat Club, 64c j
valley, 67c; red, 61o.
Oati Wo. l wniie, fis.u"i
gray, Z8xa.ou.
Earley f eed, zu ou per von, ore-
leg, 121.60; rolled, $23.
Bye il.sr(3l.4U perewt.
Corn Whole, 25.60; cracked,
28.60 per ton.
Hay valley timotny, o.i,iubu
per ton; Eastern Oregon timomy, si
916; clover, ooui9, cueav,
7.60; grain hay, $7; alfalfa, 11.60;
veUih hay, 77.60.
Fmita Annies, common to cnoice,
Miami nar box: choice to lancy, 76c
911.25; giapes, UOl.ou per crave;
(innenrds. Oieson. 27Xo ball basket;
neaches. 75c$l; pears, 75c91.25;
nnlnma. tl 611.25 per box
Vegetables Cabbage, lJil)c per
nnnnd: cauliflower, 11.25 per drsen;
lerv. 75(8850 per dosen; lettuce,
head, 20c per dosen; onions, 1012M
per dosen; pumpkins, lMoper pound;
tomatoes. 3050c per box; squash,
lWc ner pound; turnips, 90oll per
rk- arrots. BOaail per sack; beets,
ft 1.25(31. 50 et MGki nT8eraaiBQ, wis
- AswslUnl nnalltV of TOCI for
All - i . iL-lfl ,9UASJ W" Kul I 4
purpose, which is quarneo w " jqc per pound; sweet potatoes, K(S
crusher il located.
Big Timber Deal at Dallal.
Dallas It ll understood In Dallas
thai the largest timber deal ever made
in Folk county has just been cl jsed.
- o.iuj T Amount. The transaction involves mo
m i nit. Ont 2"i . A sensation $100,000 and include! the mills and
Mexico pity. Oct. 28. - A . ' fco uin of th, j0h.o,i Lumber
watcanseo rouay . .n ,n n.iai: alio the tract
Hallock nronerty. The
understood to be tbe Will-
nor .7v.77JT;: . T. Iob of territorial a. n.tte Valley Lumber ng company,
allure ol the potato spon..... . -- re(e.g to the owner of the Cone mins anu r...
The president will soon appoint , t aocomenti have been presented to conipany, in
lc, governor ol the Phlllplnel and a MCD,lng Ralaal laabal, gove,- kn "f J
dureme Jutlga. . nor ol th. .Ute Sonora, ol be ing .-
vice
upreme judg
Owing to li ' '. , ohti. The
crop a famine Is tnreateneu . on Mexican
I ml mill this Wlllter. . .iWail tn
W 1" 'TJ l,U" rA'rn,t.itttrm.ol
nirAiaiKiAsiiY itn t. j il I isa il i iHfimiicai a
ti, k. French lubmarlne ha I document are not ai yet known
been located and all on board are dead
soil ol Arisona railroad
have been in the
ri,l.,f Wllkle. of the United States
. i investigating the al
L.ged shortage at the sub-treaiury in
St. Louis.
Briti.h stnckhoMen of companlei
whose money Is invented In
ale now that the United
taken charge there.
RUmaneeau la Summoned.
Paris, Oct. 23. Al wai expeoted
m.mlnflMii. minister oi tne
M
interior,
Grow and Sell Vetch.
Albany A company ol larmen,
lormed for the purpose ol growing and
selling vetch, has been incorporated by
articles filed In the county clerk l office
here. The Tangent Vetch Growers
nnlnn is the name of the combination.
nlnceau, roinnw u. t tn county farmer! have bean vtry
nmmoned to the palace today and Linn county , ..j
ompanies new (h. new company intenua "
Cuba feel day! to choose his mini ten and mow 1M, d wiU w,
Btates bas er four or nr. vetch both for grain and nay.
try to agree ou i""a'
iwf nnnnd
"' ' . 1 L. (...
Potatoes uregon oujwum, w .
Hal m.
T.v, ..... ...!.
Butter fancy creamery, og)in
nnv nound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 8132c per
flnvnn .
Poultry Average old hens, 12l8c
per pound; mixed chickens, iaffllc
nrlnir. 12ffll3c: old roosters, 8(8 10c
dressed chickens. 1314o; turkey!,
live, 17 17)c; turkeys, dressed
ini... 2i(22Uc: geese, live, 8id9c
.l,.v. 14r,HIKn.
Veal Dressed 6 W ffl 8o per pound
Beef Dressed bulls, Zgzc per
nnnnd: cows. 45o: country iteere.
5a5o.
Mutton Uresseo, lancy, io f
pound; ordinary, 68c; iambi, lancy
8o. .
p.irk Dressed. 6a8o rer pound
Hops 1908, chclce, 15(s521o; prime
19 (a 14o: medium, 12 124o per
nnnn rf; olds, nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best
i9(SilRn nr pound, according to shrink'
age; valley, 2021o, according to flue-
neee; mohair, aao.
Widow of President of Confederacy
Paasea Away.
New York, Oct. 17. Mrs. Jefferera
Davii, widow of the president of tbe
Confederacy, v bo ' as been ill for a
week at tbe Hotel Majestic in tbla city,
died at 10:26 last night.
Death was due to pneumonia Induced
by a severe cold which Mrs. Davie con
tracted upon her retnrn from tbe Ad
irondack!, where she had ipent the
ummer months. Although grave fears
were felt from the first, Mr!. Davie
wonderful vitality, which brought bar
safely through a similar attack a rear
ago, gave hope ol animate recovery
until Monday night, when a decided
change for the woise was evdlent and
tbe attending physician announced mas
tbe end was near. It was then believ
ed tbat Mn. Davia conld not survive
the night, but she rallied slightly car.
ng tbe early hours ot yeaieraay.
Sbor ly after 7 o'clock ye tar'ay
moinini she had a similar s,el and
l y. Nathan A. Beagle, rector ot b.
tenhen'a Protestant Episcopal chnrch,
was burriediy summoned to give religi
ous comfort to the patient in ber last
moments of consciousness. Tbe clergy
man remained some time and aa boar
later it was announced tbat Mrs. Davia
had lapsed into a state of coma. The
period of unconsciousness lasted to the
end.
Mrs. Davii bai for lome year made
ber'bome in thii city, where aba bad
wide circle of lriendi. Tbrougbont ner
illness solicitous inquiries regarding
her condition were continually made
at ber apaitmenta.
STAYS UNDER SEA.
ol
Another French Submarine Boat .
Lost Off Bisarta.
Biserta, Tunis, Oct. 17. Tbe French
submarine Lntin left mil port tbla
morning Ior plunging experiments.
Signal! received at 10 o'clock tonight
reported her disappearance. i wo tor
pedo boats and three tngs went oat la
search ol the submarine.
It now appears almost certain, ac
cording to tbe news received at a let
hour tonight, that tne crew oi soo a.w
tin baa sudered a lata similar to that
wbich overtook tbe crew ol tbe subma
rine Farfadet here last year. The crew
ol tbe Lutin numbered 14 men.
Admiral Belloe, commander oi me
Tnnie naval division, who went oat on
board a tug, returned at a ute nour to
night and said that, owing to the heavy
seas and the obscurity, it waa impossi
ble to continue talvsge operation antll
dev. Tbe tngs and torpedo boata, how
ever, will remain through tha night
near the place where the Lnttn maae
her final plunge.
One of these boat! reports that ita
drag encounters resiatane as though a
vessel were lying at tbe bottom. The ,
government salvage steamers belonging
to thiB port, will return in th morning
and participate in tbe work.
The British consul general her pro
posed to the French resident general t
telegiaph to the British admiralty at
Malta for salvage and assistance. This
offer was accepted.
The Lutin was a single ireew steel
marine boat built at Bcchefort in 1901.
She was 135 feet long and bad a die-
placement ol 185 tons.
GRAIN TRAFFIC BLOCKED.
Chairman Shonta Says None of These
Menials Will Be Employed.
Chicago. Oct. 19. Chinese labor is
not being employed in the Panama
canal aone, nor will it be, according to
Chairman Bbontl. of the canal commis
sion, who is in the city to attend the
celebration ol his mother's eighty-third
birthday. Mr. Bhonts said sanitary
conditions on tbe canal aone are excel
lent and work progressing steadily.
I cannot imagine bow tne report
waa started," he laid, "that Chinese
were being employed as laborer! on the
canal. I have never contracted Ior
Chinese labor, but simply Invited bids.
There are no Chinese employed in Pan
ama, to my knowledge, except, per
haps, as laundrymen, and none win oe.
Tbe published stories that 5,000 of
them are at work in tne canai aone
absurd."
Track Full of Cars.
Ran Francisco. Oct. 19. Freight
hinments to flan Francirco over tbe
Southern Paclfio bave again been tied
nn. The new embargo will become
effective tomorrow and no more Ireight
will be received lor shipment to can
Francisco or Oakland yards or lorward.
The congestion bas rapidly been ln
tcreasing sines the embargo was remov
ed. At present over a.ouu cars are
standing idle on tbe tracks. Can bave
been coming into tbe city at tne rate oi
over 400 every day and all efforts to get
them unloaded bave proved ot no avail
Fraud in Registration.
Los Angeles, Oct. 19. What is
Oalmed to be extensive registration
frauds are shown in tbe returns to tne
ortrv of the "non-partisan" execu
tive committee 01 ,ou unclaimed poev
.1 earde recently mailed to voters whose
names a Doeared on the register. The
rotnrnml cards bear postmen's inscrtp
tions stating that "there is no such
street." "no such person," "no inch
number." and other report! of a like
nature.
Japanese Sealers Claim Damages,
vintnrla. B. 0.. Oct. 19. According
to advice! from Japan, diiecton ol the
Toyi Fishing company, ol Wayakama,
t urn earnl til tha wihooner Tove Mara No
6, which had five men killed and m
captured when raiding the St. Paul is
land rookery in Bering sea, ju'j,
hava aoDroacbed the Japanese govern'
ment asking that a claim lor damages
be lodged with tb American govern
men'-
SEAL RAID DELIBERATE.
Shipper May Appeal to Interstate
Board Againat Railroads.
New York, Oct. 20. There bai for
some time been active complaint by tbe
New York grain trade at tbe railroad
de'ay in bringing wheat and corn to
this port.
The comlpaints bave besome so gen
eral, aavs the Journal ot Commerce, to
day, that tbe railroads bave nnauy de
cided tbat until they can secure posa-
uwinn of eonioment they will not re
ceive any more grain. This refusal ia
Vumlnte and applies to new aa well as
old bnsiceil.
The grain trade il greatly excited
over the decision, and a joint meeting
ol the Produce Exchange grain commit
tee witb tbe committee on trade and
tranannrtation was held today with tbe
steamship interest! to devise ways and
means, take legal advice, and ll neces
sary make lormal appeal to the Inter
state Commerce commission against tun
action of tbe toads.
Little Chance for Students.
Ban Francisco, Oct. 20. Tbe Federal
authorities are now investigating a con-
en called the Interstate bchool, lncor
nnti. which is inducing young men
to part with considerable money in tbe
hum nl securing appointments as imun-
oratlnn inspectors. O. L. Bynder, tne
secretsrv Ot me UlVll oervice cvmiuin
ion. declared tbat no examinations for
the office ol immigrattion inspector
have been announced by the com mis
sion, and there are now 1,379 eiiglbles
on the lsit should any vacancies occur
in the service.
Japanese Crew Compelled Captain to
Consent to Slaughter.
Victoria, B. C, Oct. 17. Clear evi
dence is forthcoming by advice receiv
ed today by tbe iteamer Empress of Ja
pan that the raid on St. Paul island by
Jspaneee sealers waa premeditated, and
the itatement that the Japanese landed
for water and were treacherously fired
upon bv the Americans, as reported by
the Japanese government by director
ol the raiding schooner, is shown to be
nntme. Hunter! ol the raiding echoon-
er, Tjye No. 2, which appeared oB St.
Paul island two day neiore me rem,
went to the captain witb tbe ultimatum
that unless he permitted them to go
ashore and club seal on the rookery.
tbey would refuse to work and compel
him to return. The master agreed.
Further discussion took place aa to in
division ol prospective spoils, ana
knives were drawn. At mldnlgnt a
boat was lowered with the oarlock
muffled and sent in, the vessel being
but a mile from the rookery in th log.
Four other boata followed.
Lava Claim to No-Man'-Land.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 20. Attorney
General Herbert B. Hadley, of Missou
ri, has decided to institute proceedings
in tbe United states supreme court to
..t.Mi.h title to Island Park, in the
Missouri river, between Clay county,
- . 1 TXT 1 . . ITall T..
MO., ana n jiuuuiw w-juu, anu
land Park comprises nerty a section of
land in the Missouri river. Prisefights
and other lawbreaking have taken place
without hindrance on the Island, It be
ing outside all state jurisdiction.
McKlnley Memorial Fund.
Csnton, O., Oct. 20. Secretary Hart
ael. of the McKlnley National Memori
.1 .Hiwiatinn. today gave out a State
ment showing total contributions of
tKKfl RB4.to which should be added $74.
flfts Interest. Ol this sum there bai
been expended $178,886.
Make the Oregon New Ship.
Washington, Oct. 17. Tb Naval
Construction board today approved es
timates lor repairs to tb battleship
Oregon, which call for an expenditure
of nearly $1,000,000. wnen me secre
tary of the navy approve thii report
work will begin at ruget souna navy
yard and will probably require two
years to complete, une uunureu tuuu
sand dollars is to be expended for new
gum, $250 000 for repair! to machin
ery, about $400,000 tor general repair
totb hull and upersiruciure, ana
$145,000 lor new equipment.
Robbers Get Little,
r dllle. Colo.. Oct. 17. Two arm
ed men boarded the engine ol Denver fc
Rin Grande passenger train No. O at
Malta tonight and at the muiale of re
volvers compelled the engineer and lira
man to uncouple the express and bag
gage cars. They then forced th engin
eer to pull tbe car several mile np th
road. When tha train neppea, toe
bandit! went to tbe express car and at-
trmnted to blow open the sal, iney
only succeeded in securing about $60.
Secede From New Union.
Perth, Australia, Oct. 17. Th 1
ieatlive assembly today, by a vot of 19
to 8, adopted a motion that th state of
Western Australia secede from th ret
ol the commonwealth,