The Oregon mist., April 19, 1907, Image 1

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OREGON
MIST.
VOL. XXIV.
NEWS OFjFWEEK
la a Condensed Form tor Our
Busy Readers.
BAPPENWiGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A R.um of - Important but
Nut L lntertlng Event
of tho Pt Week.
A Northern Pacific train waa Wrecked
mi Jam-iown, f. V., ami Bv per
li Injured.
Itumla and Jttn Itav completed the
evacuation ( Manchuria, lvlng only
t Irw mlly guard.
Olt"ieil r I tin Zortumri, Mont.,
tninse deny that tlt lga rubber gut
fur hi work,
Kinrtw company employe In tti0
Fast ht gained shorter work day
ami sol alantlal Increase In Salary,
Hailway employe of Ui Kin Grande
ant an iinrcun in wage tm the bos)
t.f the Ttk-go settlement and may go
on atilko.
The Aor family ha liait en appeal
against the New Yrk law ahich
ina-i them pay ft transfer tax un
alwtii ft, 000,000.
Tl Wiseormlu legislature U ballot
lux dr a nalur to take Hisnoner'
place. Irvlti 1., tanroMt and Io
riKiliritin are the leading candidal.
Tim Kupicme mrt ot I ha United
Htl h eontlriitod I hit action t( the
In it et.utt which flnnl ex United
Mali KUr Patterson 1 1, 000 luf
contempt.
K. II Itarriman, George J. tlould,
Jacob II. Kehitl ami Jam PUIIman
are llkrly to have to defend a uil for
million tnr wrecking the Chicago Ter
minal Transfer Railroad company.
C.minwl for Tliaw will now fight to
have hi hi niauHHi on bail.
A praro eoiiferrn haa been arranged
Mwiwii Nicaragua and Halvador,
Now York I itinera t will celebrate
Jifti-rtim day, but will not invito
Bryan.
Tim government U seeking a way to
prevent JinaM twin amuggled into
tliin niuniry,
Tl? pw ha mad Important cow.
inn to Catholic In Amor lea and tu
t athollc member at secret soclctiin.
A Kn FranrUco police raplain wilt
till the grand Jury all ahotit the system
t( gri-ltiug, in liia department of the bay
city gntertiment.
Minora al Park City, Utah, have
gone on strike and other in nearby
miiie .rK exp-cted tu follow, Tba man
want to enter and leave the alia It on
cmiity time.
The Cape Arago lighthouse may be
blown tip by dynamite on a ehoonel
which i pi mil. I Inn to piece on tli
r'k near. The viwml la 4,t)tH)
pomiiU ul the diwlly powtUr abid.
Tlo- I' n ion Pacllle will mako a tout
ca of tli Nobraaka 8-wnt rat law.
Hnltn la ovrrrun with holdup turn.
Tlin and four robbetinl uwur a iilil.
A nnw cnmblna la now undor way
wlih-li will control the rubber Uado of
the world.
Tim Hmith Annrlmn war Ut llivd
lo In? over now that (ho llunduian pn
Idi'iit haa aurrtnidi'rvd,
Aimtria and ()-rinny aretotHmfnr
rKyarilinK thrlr attitude at U10 coming
1Ikiim ixmu'o confi rone.
Thrra Urn Angmlea Homo Tolfphona
tnn ara afraid tlny will be Indloloil by
tho Hun Kranoiano grand Jury,
Klvin Jaimiipao aro to I rolurnod
liomti Irotn HUlc ft coming to thla
country tinder oontratt.
Tralna In California have all rtwunuxl
thnlr ri'itular mtltM, at all tm of tlo
toi'imt wanbotit liavo dlnippmred.
Tho Thaw jury luta diaagiotMl and
biwii dlM'hargoil by the court. A ww
trial will cotumctH:o In October. The
trial baa coat tbo county and fnmlly
:ioo,WK). An effort will I nut lo to
l"l the defendant out on boll.
Chicago iwcking honae men UirntUm
anothur atrlko.
A now Anulo-Hpuulnh alliance haa
bitjn eoiiolinlml.
I'roaldvnt ItonlUa, of Jlonduraa, ba
tunundored to NltJamguan Iroopo.
Iiord Cromtir had preoentod Orcat
HrlUIn with li lot realgiiatlon a ruler of
'gypt.
HotiHlor Burrow anyi Booaovelt
would dotillno oven If nouilnated for a
third Icrm. '
ToMika, Kan., haa ct aoldn a linlhlay
on which the ptiople propoae to dig up
all llie diniilnlliino of the city. :
The Ban Fmnolaco grand Jury In al
moat ready to turn In a bunch of In
difltmuiiti agnlnat mllllonaltea.
Morocco I endeavoring to end French
occupation of Oudju.
Dr. Thotnpaon M. P., will likely be
apxlnted governor of Klondike.
The KenHita attorney general btw
tnrled nrmieeillnga nfilunt all brewery
cniiiMnloa and whlakey jobliers doing
btialmiiM in the itato. '
The Carnegie Institute t PitUbttrg
luta htM-n dedicated. It la to be devoted
to line arta and coat 16,000,000. BU
tliointand tono of marble alone were
used In 1U conotruction.
lARTHQUAKkf IN MEXICO.
hock Laate More Than Four Min
ute Over Largo Territory.
City of Mas loo, April lfl,An earth-
.1 MM La l..ull.... . I .It.
Vmmv m-iiMK IOIII aim B llllll fllltlUle
alaitlcd thla city Hutuuty tilghl. The
earth roikeil in a long, iwlngiug mo
linn, terilfylng the inhal itanta but do-
leg no damage far aa can be learned
al Uilacily. Cl'k loppvl at 11:34
p, in. (Mexican time), and tlie pen-up-
tilile tool Ion of the earth darned at
ll:2B. The telegraph wlrea were
put out of 1'oiniiilwioii and for a abort
time the city wea in daiknem owIiik U
the falluie of the electric HkIiU. The
aaphalt on one of the principal biiaiiie
m met a or the city waa cracked opin for
a UI-lBiiee of 10 tarda. I'eonlo Hud
from their houaea into the rtreeta.
HepreaenUtlvea of the Aowadated
Puma inade rapid nenrehea ovci the city
but nothing le'vund ciackrd walla and
auiall II win ne in the iementa roiil.l
nvrounu. At tne i ine atatlitia no
death luul been retxirtdl. A wall on
SoiiIUko atinet collitpaeil, killing a tiutii
bet of horree and wounding live men.
u retoila nave Vet come fMin the
American ihiIoiiv, hul It la not U-lleved
tlial Mrimia ilaumue waa auatalneil
tuete, amioiiK'ii tne iiiiuaea, umme llue
in the old eectlnn of the city, are not
built to wllbaUnd eartluiuake ahiakt
Teligrupliic comniiiniiitlKin aa fat
aonth aa the rltiro of Ornate and fnu
Juan Itmitinta haa Ut n tUhlmliitl, tut
lieyuna tlie report that the alnak wua
very heavy In thai legion and alonit the
gulf ciit nothing mote ana itaimil
ROUTE OF LONQ RiOE.
Lieutenant McCaba fielectt Courte of
3.000-Mlla Trip.
Waehingttiii, April 10. Lieutenant
K. Warner M. t'alw, of the Hlath isval
ly, who baa liren pn ke.t by tieneral
Ilell to ride from Kilverton, Ore., arrma
the continent on an Arab tUtllion, haa
a.ked tlmt Quartet maater (m-i grant
Hamuet I'eterann, tnaip K, Sixth caval
ry, lie detalleil aa hi orderly to aixiwi
twnv him on bla long trip.
Met alie haa alu ttidicatLHi tl.nl tie
will lay lib route alon the Oregon
Hlioit l.ina and the I'nton l'acillc road
front Silverttim ti Cmatilla, Or.;
thence U lluiee liariack. Idaho; Fort
I). A. Unwell. Wyo. ; Omaha, Neb
Ftrt IH-i M.tlnee, la.t Fort Itenjainin
llanlaon, Ind ; Columbu lUriat ka,
Ohio; rtttlutg and llarrialmrg, Fa.,
to Sew York CllV.
tieneral lull ail toly that be
thought tlie Hip, which will embrace
mole than 3,Wai ntllee, might be made
In 100 dv. and even lea If the horc
had the tie-aiy eniluram-e. Com
pletoatatlatira of the condition of the
home and I tiler, amount of food Cull-
Uliieil end othct detAlla will lie kept
from day to day.
Pick Flaw In Douma.
Loudon. Anril 10. In a long letter
to the l-ondt n Time, the Knaelan jnr
lt, Ftofor IV Marten, eprwwc the
conviction that the eecond Uumnun par
liament I atatolutety unlit tc woik ihv
ceaafullv for the benetlt of lluaala and
cannot mlvance the nation In the direc
tion of a contlto!kmal eyatetu or gov
ernment. Iroftwir IVMartena Iwwe
til. Iwlinf on the uroond tlmt legielative
nwieuibly find not a amglc word to dia.
approve of aeeruw I nation and murdet,
only eujoya eptwhea of diecontent ami
unlimited hnte and i quite unfit to die
cum needful reform, ami cannot pomd-
bly cotiairuct new onler In the elate,
lie lielteve diiwolutiou I abeolntely
Inevitable and only a qmwtion of time.
Fruit DamaRO U Heavy.
Kanieut City, April 16.-There were
killing froete again laet1 night in the
ftuil d strict of Kan-ma and Wcetcrn
Mlaaouti, milling to the damage already
done. All report agree that heavy Ion
haa been eauaed million of dollar,
according to Hecretary laOtaidinan, of
the Miaeonrl Valley Horticultural ai"iw
elation. Several daya may elP"e tc
fore the full eatent of the injury can be
edlmateil acouralely. 1le weauier
tonight I cloudy and warmer and fur
ther froat i not expected.
Make Good Haul.
llutte, Mint., Aptll 10.-A Miner
dlMwtch from Ureet Fall ay that the
itage running between Malta and Zort
man wiut held up lual niUt by a lone
bandit according to a telephone mca
nue received toilay, and a ottro wtlinat
ed at abonl 2,000 I raid to have been
secured. Tho mearago gave; no details
of the during robbery other that than
It wftiircd Juat north of Znrtnmn a the
atage waa entering the Little Ruckle
with a consignment of money to pay
the wage of the miners ut the Zorttnan
mine.
Texa Ha New Taa Plan.
Auatln, Tex., April I8.i-With 27
Uix mcaaurea pending for conaldertttion
In eonaoniieneo of Governor Camplwll
having reconvened the legislature In
neoial atwalon liut Friday, much Into
rent awnlta his demand which he mya
will make tomorrow for r-peciflc action
upon these meusure. They represent
a tax tuxm every known outpoiato In
te "l in the .utc. In ad.litlon the
unite revenue agent ban demanded a
reliatmont of property value.
Flood Do Great Damage.
ConHtantlnople, Apil 10-OonUnu.
out heavy rein have caused . the r ver
Ui overllow, mlouly. Hooding Mace
tola and Asia Minor. The
llriisa, Adabawir, Kutitahla, A im and
almost all the villese. are ub.o.HKod
and there have been heavy low of life
and 'totruction of cattle and property.
ST. HELENS,
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST I
M08TLY SPRING GRAIN.
Dry Fall In Waico Pravtntet Seeding
of LUual Acreage.
The Halle Farmer from the Inter
ior of Wasco county nay It la atill too
early to predict with any degree of cr
'jilniy, what will be the troeiect for
till year' crops. The season is alwiil
tiiree week late, and tho ram, which
ha fallen to the depth of 1.6 Incite
inee April 1, haa greatly interfered
with plowing and seeding. From funn
el In different part of the county, it
la l.m mil that there I more moisture
in the ground now than for a number
of year punt. On account of the liu-k
of moiattirn last jenr, a small projur
lloil of the acniige waa sown to fall
grain, probably not more than 25 per
niil. The grain tiial was own, how
ever, eaine through the winter in
splendid alinie, the heavy snow fill I
milking a gul protection. A nx.n u
the ground settles enough to U-gln,
work will lie ptishol forward with great
niplillly in order to make up foi the
lateiie of the season.
PORTLAND GETS LABORATORY.
Agricultural Department 8lct City
fur Tailing Food.
Fort land Fort land is tu have a gov
ernment food laboratory.
Prior to the paange of the pure f'i
and drug ad of cougrms, which went
Into effect on the Brat of the yenr, four
laboralorlc were maintained by the
government, at lluetoit, New York, Chi
cago ana Man rianeteco, lor mo put-
pose of tceling the purity of foists and
drnga inipruteil Irom foreign countries.
t iron the iMo-dage and enron-ement of
the new lew, on account of the wide ex
tent of Is opt'ialions, it became ne-
nasary for the department of agricul
ture to rmdju-t that branch of He
work, as il is now unlawful to alnp
Irom one stntc to another the various
article covered in tho act, or at leaet
department insjiector and chcinieU ate
iiinlriu'U.l to condemn any looa or
Irtig loiiiid to tx adulterated or impure
that has come from an) other state.
Rain Delay Seeding.
Pendleton A a reeult of the rainy
weather that luta prevailed all over this
am tion during the greater part of the
spring it has been dittk-ult for farmer
to get spring work done as early as us
ual. , Cnder ordinary condition prac
tically all of the spring m illing la done
by the middle ol April, but much land
meant fur spring grain thia year is yet
unsown. To make the situation worse,
there is more than the usual amount of
soring giain to lie eown thia year, be
cause of the dry weather during the
early fall, and wmie of those who seed
ed in the late fall met dhaater because
cold weather kept tho wheat ftoin germ
inal hie. Comtetiuently tlie latter nave
to reaeed now. However, tlie only re
seeding of consequence is in the north
western part of the county, where more
late rowing was done than on tne reser
vation. Tho Dalle Fruit Poe.ibilitle.
The ltollca This place is waking up
n i f,.. i ilint the soil and climatic
wndiiloii ant perfectly tilted for the
production of lirst class fruit, and es
pecially for tho raining of cherries and
i,..ii,-l.i. Men evcrv dv are turning
their attention to tho fruitruising in
dustry, many Investing in tracts of hind
varying in ie fiom nvo to u acres,
M.-li ilwtv have rilarited orchards.
with the prosiH-ct of splendid result.
Nowhere can finer cherries and peaclu'
tie raised, and this season bids fair to
be an exceptional one for a fruit crop.
Willamette Get Nw Building.
WillniiiclUi university. Salem The
i.iUi.t.i ..f vvi1luimtta univoisitv have
........ul u nuu- lintlitimr. valued at 110.-
000 which ir-to bo placed upon the
ii.i . nl. .......
iiimpu as soon as possiuie. un u.
building will be either a new college of
music or a home for the college of law.
At present the law department nas
oukrti.ni down town and i not lo
cated on tho campus. The building Is
known as the old uray reameiice arm is
now situated on State Htrcet.
Fruit Commlisloner Named.
c.i..... li ll.tt iuMtlnif nf tb RtAto
ri . i'u i v v..w .. . r - -
k...-.i....ii...M.I tu...i..l thrt followinir in-
liuriiuuiii - - n -
polntmeut were announced for the next
I (..,, vAiirs- .Todd Oner, of
111 III O. IV". -
Cove, to succeed himself from the rifth
district; 0. A. Parks, ot twom, ap-
Inted to succeed inmseit irom tne oec-
ond district. There are yet two candi
date for tho thitd appointment, which
. . . , , i u nn..... a .
1 not Deen ticcioeu iipui. hj
II. Scchler end li. H, Webber, of
Tho Dulles. It is thought poesible
Webber will be reappointed.
Work Must Bo Don Over.
ill....,,. Miinihem of the Stole
Grange who have been circulating petl-
. i. J M..f..H.....I...M a.r.1.1
lion aSKIIIg Uir U nJlPiwimmu vw
University or uregon appropriavmu
liavo worked In vuln. H has been
dleoovered that an error waa made in
preparing the form foi tlie petitions and
which rentier mom worm ions. -
I hundred names have been slgnod
these petit tons and the work of seve
l day has ocnie to naught.
Covo Fruit Outlook.
Piwe Tha nrosnocte for a heavy
of fruit from this section of the
Grand Rotule were never brighter at
this time of year, and the outlook for
may and rapid shipment was never be
fore so good, even in tne minus oi mo
doubters, aa the Central Railway com
pany imsures shipper it will be rcdy
to lift tho struwbeiry crop in juue.
OREGON, Fill DAY, AP
BUY SACKS DIRECT.
Inland Association Cut Out Middle
men' Profit on Big Order.
Pendleton C. A. Barrett, preeident
of the Inland Wheatgrower' associa
tion, announced a few day ago that he
hml just purchased for the aeiociation
250,000 sacks from Koshland Bros., ot
San Francisco, and 75,000 from Port
land firm. Tho exact pt Ice paid waa
not given out, but under the contract
which tlie association has with the
fanners, the sacks are not to cost more
than W'b cents delivered in carload
lots to the different stations in this and
Morrow county.
The present (notations from the lo
cal gminbuyer who have heretofore
supplied the local market I I0
.elite. A Unit two and a half million
sacks are used In this county annually,
more than one million of which have
now been purchased by Die association
for tiiis year, and applications for more
are coming in daily.
This is the first attempt the grain
growers have mode to cut out the
profit of the middlemen, and so far it
seem to have been successful.
Governor Name E. L.Smith,
Kh lem Governor Chamberlain has
appointed K. L. Smith, of Hood River,
to act as Oregon' oulci&l representative
in opening tlie Jamestown exposition.
I'pon bis shoulder will devolve tbe
important duty of being present at tlie
inaugural ceremonies of the fair, and
he will present on beha If of the state
the governor's formal announcement nf
tlie stale's representation, if he does
not attend himself, and Mr. Smith
will also be the state' official guide
through the depart menta ot exhibits
and will take care ot the correspond
ence from Oregon people and see that
they are properly treated while there.
Log Drive on Mary' River.
Corvallis A leg drive containing 1,
2.r0,000 feet of lunitier, has just been
successfully driven down Mary's river
from Summit, for the Corvallis Saw
mill company, and is held at the mouth
of tho river in this city. A crew of 12
men accompanied the drive and they
were alxiut five weeks on the trip. The
river where the logs are now held ia
c mpletely blockaded fur a distance of
about a mile upstream and present a
pretty sight.
Mora Interest in Farming.
Prairie City The tipper part of tho
John lay valley, in which Prairie City
is situated, is fast coming to the front
as an agrlcultuia! district. It is usual
ly considered and spoken of a a stock
country, but of late years grain
and fruit raising have given it the char
acter of a farming section. Citiiens
have come to understand this, and are
systematically taking up the vsrious
farming features.
Grain Crop Will Bo Large.
Elgin There if evety prospect of a
bumper grain cmp in Union county this
season, a large snowfall together with
unusually large rainfalls the past few
weeks, insures sufficient moisture for a
large ctop. Thousands of acres were
sown to fall giain last fall and unless
unknown conditions arise the crop will
In all probabilities be a record breaker.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club 783t74c; bluestem,
7577o; valley, 70$71c; red, 7172o.
Oats No. 1 white, $29.60; gray,
2H2.
Rye f 1.45(t)l. 50.
Hurley Feed, 122.50 per ton; brew
ing, 23; rolled, 23.6024.60.
Corn Whole, $25; cracked, $26 per
ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $15
16 per ton; F-astern Oregon timothy,
$I718; clover, $9; cheat, $9; grain
buy, $010.
Apples Common, 75c$1.25 per
box; choice, $1.602.
Vegetable Turnip, $11.25 per
sack; carrots, $1(81.26 per Hack; beeta,
$1.2601.60 per sack; horseradish, 7
8c per pound; cauliflower, $1 per
doien; celery, $4 per crate; lettuce,
head, 3545o per doxen; sprouts, 9c;
radlMhea, 26o per doxen : asparagus, 13
15c per pound ; rhubarb, 60 per
pound.
Onions Oregon, $3.
Potatoes Oregon Ilutbanks, fancy,
$1.401.05; extra fancy, $1.75; No. 1
choice, $1.6()1.40
Butter Fancy creamery, 82c
per pound.
Butter Fat First grade cream, 38,Sc
per pound ; second graoe cream, 2o lee
per pound.
Poultry Average old hens, 1516o
pet pound; mixed chickens, HQl6c;
spring ft yers and broilers, 2022o;
old roostors, 1012c; dressed chicken,
lt!17c; turkey, live, 1316c; tur
keys, dressed, choice, 18f,'80cj geese,
live, 80; ducks, 1618c. .
Kggs Oregon ranch, 1920o per
doxen.
Veal Dressed, 5j4'8o par pound.
Beef Pressed bulls, 33o pel
pound; cows, 68o; country steers, 6
7c. '
Mutton-rDrossed, fancy, 1010c
per pound; ordinary, 89o; spring
lambs, with pelt, 1213o.
Pork Dressed, 69o per pound.
Heps 8llo per pound, according
to qnalityt
Wool Eastern Oregon average beat,
1318o per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 2022, according to fine
ness; mohair, choice, 2829c per
pound.
REDUCE HARRIMAN POWERS.
Union Pacific Director Bllv Ho
Ha Too Great Control.
New York, April 12. Some of the
director of tbe Union Pacific railroad
favor a material reduction of tbe extra
ordinary power conferred upon it
president, Edward II. Harriman, which
make the company a one-man affair.
At present tbe executive committee
has all the power ol the director
when the latter, are not in session, and
Mr. Harriman ha alf the powers of
tho executive committee when that
body is not in session. In oilier word,
Mr. Harriman can do a he please, ex
cept for tbe few minute once a week
or once a month, when the committee
i in session.
He has a power of attorney and could
sell the million upon millions of the
securities of other road owned by the
Union Pacific at what price he pleated,
or he could hypothecate securities, bor
row ten of million npon them from
bank and engage in stock market op
eration on a colossal scale.
In the hope of appeasing fie Union
Pacific stockholders and eliminating
the public distrust in the securities of
the Harriman roads, it is proposed to
put aome new blood In the executive
committee, reorganize the body and
adopt resolutions taking away from
Mr. Harriman some ol tbe powers
which have provoked o much criticism.
GIVE GOOD REPORT.
Congressmen Say Work on Canal Is
Progressing Rapidly.
Washington, April 12. Chairman
Tawney, of the bouse committee on ap
propriations and Representative Olcott.
who have recently returned from a visit
to the isthmus of Panama, today dis
cussed with the president conditions as
they found them. Mr. Tawney is favor
ably impressed with the progress being
made In the canal work, and tcld the
president he thought that at the pres
ent rate the waterway should be com
pleted in five year.
He aaid he regarded it as unfortunate
that the engineering world had been
representing to the people that an al
most impossible engineering problem
confronted it. The principal condition
now to be met, he said, were those of
sufficient railroad capacity to take care
of the diit excavated, and sanitation
with the view to keeping the place in
a good, healthful condition.
Mr. Tawney also discussed with the
president questions affecting congres
sional appropriations for canal work,
and it is likely some legislation bear
ing on the subject, will be recommend
ed to congress as tbe result of the visit
to the isthmus.
PREMIER DEFIED BY PUBLIC.
Question Authority to Forbid Gath
ering of Statistic.
St. Petersburg, April 12. Premier
Stolyplu, in attempting to limit tbe
competence of the lower house of par
liament by forbidding it committees to
obtain statistics from tbe Zemstvos and
avail themselves of outside expert ad
vice, has been defied by the publie.
President Oolovin bad written a curt
letter to the premier asking him on
what grounds and under what law he is
entitled to address such demands to the
imperial parliament. Tbe law, M.
Golopin says, contains a paragraph au
thorising the lower house of parliament
to interpellate the governmeut but no
where was there a reciprocal right on
the part of the ministers.
The actions of President Golcvin and
tho budget committee were taken after
long conference between the president
and leader of all the parties in parlia
ment except the extreme right, and
bring the Issue squarely before the
cabinet.
The discussion of the budget in com
mittee is expected to last from four to
six weeks. The estimates probably
will be accepted, with minor changes
by the house, when presented.
Obey Colorado Law.
Denver, April 12 Insurance Com
missioner Rittenhouse, who has been
in Indianapolis for several days confer
ring with the official of the State Life
Insurance company, of Indiana, whose
license to do business in this state wag
revoked recently, telegraphed State
Auditor Blatter yesterday to issue a new
license to the company, which, was
done. Tlie company agreed to abandon
it plan ot issuing stock to policyhold
ers, which was construed as a violation
of the state law, resulting In their per
mit being cancelled.
Strike May Cause Flood.
Chicago, April 12. Chicagc and sub
urb are exposed to the danger of flood
ed basements and general damage by
water through a strike of drain pipe
layers called yesterday; " Practically all
the laborer employed in this work
walked out when their employers re
fused to concede an advance of 50 cent
a day in wages. About 800 are on
strike. The drain men have been re
ceiving $3.50 day, while the "help
ers" have been getting $2.50.
Navy to Have Four Bates.
Shanghai, April 12. It Is said the
organised navy of China is to have four
bases, one on Chang Chow island, one
In the Miao Too group, a third in the
Chnsan archipelago and a fourth on
Hainan Island. The scheme involves
the outlay of 12,000,000 taels annunal
ly for the construction ot new moderate
sized armored cruisers, a number of tor
pedo boat and a dozen submarines.
FOR OREGON CLAIMS
Commissioner Balllnger to Rasb
Action on Land Patents.
GREAT WRONG HAS BEEN DONE
Assures Senator Bourn That No
More Claim Will B Held Up
on Mora Suspicion.
Washington, April 13. Land Com
missioner Ballinger today assured Sen
ator Bourne of bis Intention of "rafting
the lid" in Oregon, meaning that he
intended to take np and pass all valid
public iand entries that have long been
under suspension in that state.
A great many entries were held np
by the old administration on mere sus
picion that there was something crook
ed about them. There waa no actual
evidence of wrongdoing or wrong in
tent on the part of these entrymen.
Mr. Ballinger will pass to patent every
Oregon entry which, npon examination,
appears to be made in good faith, and
those entriee that are irregular or show
evidence of fraud will be examined as
promptly aa possible and appropriate
action taken.
Mr. Ballinger agrees with Mr.
Bourne that Oregon has suffered un
justly in late years, and he ia willing
to do everything in hi power to place
the state on the same footing with all
others. He has hope of disposing of
all pending entries during the coining
summer, and it U his expectation that
a great many will pass to patent in
the near future.
The commissioner is rapidly putting
the land office on a sound business ba
sis, he himself working until midnight
every night at reorganization. He is
determined to make the land office a
thorough business institution and bring
it woik np to date.
DOLLAR SAVES A LIFE.
America Urged to Give $3,000,000
for Chinese Sufferers.
Shanghai, China. April 13. Tele
gram received here from 20 point in
tlie famine district reported that the
condition are growing worse.
The Chinese government and people,
up to date, have contributed more than
four million dollars for famine relief,
and the sums received from all foreign
sources total half a million dollars,
including the supplies on their way
from America.
.The relief committee here ia prompt
ly sending supplies to the front, but
the fun da are not yet in its possession
Measures adopted up to date are inade
quate. Ten million persons are suffer
ing from lack of food and facing starva
tion. A dollar, the relief committee re
ports, will save one life until the har
vest, June 25, and $10,000,000 is need
ed. Tbe whole amount cannot be
raised in China. The situation is des
perate, and Americans are urged to
give $3,000,000 in the next three
weeks, not for Christian, but for hu
manitarian works. It is suggested that
it would be beet to cable money to the
consul here, James Linn Rodger, as
supplies can be purchased in Shanghai.
SANTA FE MUST STAND TRIAL.
dudgo'Welborn Declines to Quash In
dictments for Rebating.
Los Angeles, April 13. In a lengthy
verbal opinion, Judge Olln Welborn,
in the United States District court, de
clined to quash the indictments against
the Santa Fe Railroad company for al
leged rebating, and the company must
stand trial upon 65 separate counts.
Judge Welborn's opinion reaffirmed
the doctrine set forth in the American
Tobacco company case, that a corpora
tion is not a person, aa defined in tbe
fourth and fifth amendments to tbe
constitution of the United States, and
may be compelled to give teetiony tend
ing to incriminate itsell.
Judge Welborn gave the defendant
permission to file a demurrer, it they
desire to do so, by April 22.
Buy Off Canadian Sealer.
Ottawa, Ont., April 13. Sir Mac
kenzie Bowell, in the senate today,
read a cable dispatch from Gieat Biit
ain saying that an agreement had been
reached between the United States,
Great Britain and Canada, whereby
Canada agreed to give up deep sea seal
ing rights for a monetary consideration.
Mr. Soott said in reply that, a far a
the Canadian government knew, noth
ing had been done toward abrogating
the agreement made two or three years
ago as to the seal fishers.
Woman Was Go-Between.
St. Petersburg, April 13. Senator
Kimpe today took the testimcny of sev
eral notorious women connected with
the grain contract scandals. It waa es
tablished that a woman had acted as a
go-between from M. Gurko, the assist
ant minister of the Interior, and M.
Lidval. ' Sensational developments are
expected at the senate session of April
27, when the case of Raron Federicks,
governor of Nizni Novgorod, implicated
in tlie ecandals, will be heard.
Smuggled Japanese Caught.
El Paso, April 13. Inspector Shu
macker, In charge of the immigration
office here, received a telegiam today
telling of the capture ot eight smuggled
Japanese. ' Five were ea tight; at Fort
Worth, one at Pecos and two at Albu
querque. They had ef -.ped across the
rrdor er vd west 'be station..
HERMANN FLOUNDERS.
Testimony While on tho Stand Mak
a Poor Showing.
Washington, April 10. Binger Her
mann literally went to piece yesterday
afternoon when subjected . to cross ex
amination by District Attorney Baker.
Where previously be had been calm and
suave, though sometime evasive, ho
frequently exhibited temper, when
preesed with embarrassing question,
and repeatedly avoided giving direct
answer to questions pnt to him by tho
prosecuting officer. When pinned
down he made several reluctant admis
sion that reflected anything but credit
upon htm. At other times, though
confronted with documentary evidence
showing what tbe district attorney
styled violation of tbe law npon hi
part, Hermann repeatedly, denied all
guilt and undertook to explain away
transactions which involved him in va
rious land deals. The most pitiable
feature of Hermann' explanation waa
that they did cot explain.
Altogether Hermann showed np in
an extremely bad light. Unless he im
prove when the bulk of the cross ex
amination i conducted, it ia evident
bo will have done hi cans more in
jury than good by going npon tho
stand.
Hermann was asked if he had recom
mended Mays' appointment aa district
attorney. He had no recollection of
taking such action. When tho docu
ment was produced showing joint re
commendation of Mays, signed by
Mitchell, Dolph and Hermann, tho
witness vividly recalled the cricum-
atances.
MAKE HARRIMAN ANSWER.
Commerce Commission Will Ask for
Order From Court.
Washington, April 10. According to
a decision reached by the Inteiatate
Commerce commission today, . H.
Harriman will be made to appear in
the United State Circuit court in New
York in answer to proceeding to com
pel him to answer certain question
which he refused to answer when., he
was on tho stand at the recent hearing
by the commission in New York. Tho
action will be brought a soon as Messrs.
Kellogg and Severance, special counsel,
can prepare the case for court.
Tbe hearing at which Mr. Harriman
appeared waa in connection with certain
transactions of the Union Pacific. On
advice ot counsel he refused to answer
the questions pnt to him. It waa
brought out in tbe testimony that the
Union Pacific owned a large amount of
Southern Pacific stock,. Mr. Harriman
was asked whether any and, if so, how
much of that stock belonged to him
self, when he bought it and what price
he paid for it, but he declined to an
swer. -
Another quest ion'which he refused to
answer and that on which tbe commis
sion desire light was whether or not
any of the director of the Union Pa
cific were interested in the sale of cer
tain share ot stock of the New York
Central railroad at the time they were
sold to the Union Pacific.
DAY SPENT IN CONFERENCE.
Nicaragua Make Counter Proposi
tion to Salvador and Guatemala.
Washington, April 10. A day of
conference between the Central Ameri
can representatives here in their effort
to reach a basis for peace had no
marked result. Having deciphered
the cable response from his own gov
ernment to the propositions submitted
to him yesterday by the representative
of Sahador and Guatemala, Senor
Cores, the Nicaraguan minister, callad
today npon Senor Creel, the Mexican
ambassador, who had taken the part o
mediator, and acquainted him with
President Zelaya' answer. Thia made
necessary huther conference, which fact
was taken as an indication that the
Nicaraguan response waa in the nature
of a counter proposition.
Messrs. Corea and Creel then re
paired to the State department to con
fer with Secretary Root and Assistant
Secretary Bacon. This conference also
advanced matter only so far aa to pave
the way for another conference, which
was held late in the afternoon between
Messrs. Creel and Corea and Herrante
and Mejia, the latter two representing
Guatemala and Salvador, respectively.
Standard' Rival Indicted.
Topeka, Kan., April 10. H. H.
Tucker, Ji., secretary of the Uncle Sam
Oil company, with headquarters in
Kansas City, was indicted by the Fed
eral grand jury this morning on the
charge of using the mails to defraud.
His arrest at Kansas City, Kan., fol
lowed a writ of capias having been
Issued. The penalty on conviction
may be either a fine of $5,000 or im
prisonment tor five years. In Febru
ary, 1905, Mr. Tucker organised the
Uncle Sam Oil & Refinery company
and Incorporated under tho Arisona law.
Effect of Nino Hour Law on Road.
Council Bluff, la., April 10. In
preparation for the 9-hour law, the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad, ia
closing score of it smaller , offices
throughout Iowa. Twenty offices upon
the Galena division have been discon
tinued within a week, and many other
will, be closed thi spring. The' rail
roads are unable to secure telegraph
operator sufficient to man the office,
now that this class of men can only
work nine hours.
Texas to Close Bucket Shops.
Austin, Tex. April 10. Both
branches of the Texas legislature today
passed a bill prohibiting the operation
of bucketshops, cotton exchange or any
J dealinp In future In Texas,