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THE OREGON MIST vol. xxvm. NO. 22. HT. IIKLKNM, OUEflON, FRIDAY, AIMUL 30, 1909. EVENTS JJFTHE DAV Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts ot the World. PREPARED I OR THE BUSY READER Ltd Important but Not Less Inter tiling Happening! from Points Outside the 8!lo. man- have llelnrith Conretd, the operatic gr, ii dred. Two more counties In Indiana voUhI out saloon. A hail 'turtn smashrd doiens of win dow t Oklahoma City. Kirvmrii at a Nw York fire were iiurkft) by hundred of rata. Tb Hamburg-American Uneateamer Srandia l ashore nar Hkuii. The ltulti pacinian rontinun it rnsrrh to Tebrls In spite of the shah. (igrMnin Scott, of New York, prlirU Utlllbn on whrat corners. Una man 1 dead ami three other wuutulnl M ii reault of iuUtlral fud in MlMtMtppi. Many Christiana are atarvlng ami tirgti In Aula Minor and the powers (.ar to ml leva the in, Callanher baa ronfeaaad that he wr jurwl htmaelf when he deniod thera was grafting In Kan KraneijKO. A Kansas City fire destroyed 1200, Ouo worth of property and for a time IhrratrneJ the bualneaa portion of tha nty, A Chicago 4 Northwestern train hit n auiomohlla near Klmhurat. ill , re- sultiriC in tha death of one raon and the era Injury of four other. Wrtrn railroad are growing tired of lUrriman' dlcution. lot Angeli-a la preparing a welcome for the Japaneaa training fleet, I'eraia haa aunt tmop to TabrU at the rwul of the United Stair. tantro continue to rava at the pow er fr duing the bidding of the United 8Uteea. Clonitinued uae of dynamite ia en larging the onltig In the ica jam at Niagara. Porrtland l to be heaikiuarlera for NurUiweatrm comtnJction on tha liar riman tinea, A young man in Iltinoia who ia heir to f I2!,000 haa reenlltl for four year' arvlce In tha army. An electric line la being projecle.1 from i"urtland to Ilulte, to go through Central Oregon ami Ilaker City. II. W. Scott haa declined tha presi dent' offer aa ambassador to Mexico. Business will not allow it, he aay. SulUn Abdul Hamld, tha central fig ore In the Turkish trouble, waa born . In 112 and became aullan In 1H6. A big Irrigation project haa been launched in Colorado which will reclaim ltKioo" acrea of land and coat 2,3oO,- 000. Fa-Senator Stewart, of Nevada, la P. K. Collier, publisher of Chiller' Weekly, dropped dead from apoplexy. It ia estimated that ratten haa made million and a half in hia recent wheat deals. Modieaka'a eaUte had dwindled until but $5,01)0 remained at the time of her death. The United State haa called upon Great Ilritaln and Kussia to protect miiMionarie In Turkey. Kx-Governnr Taylor and aeveral other accused of tha Uoebol murdor in Kentucky have been pardoned. A violent earthquake at I.labon caused a panic. Many fire broka out but no persons loat their Uvea. A bill ha been Introduced In the Illinois legislature to limit the sis of women' hU to on cubic foot and bars anake. bird and other stuffed animal. One of tha I.ad.1 farm In Portland ha been sold and will bo thrown open for home. Thera are 462 acre In the tract and it brought $2,000,000. According to the secretary of the Kanaaa alula tinanl nf BlrriCUHurC, there Is a decrease of 400,000 acrea of twheat In that atate, compared wttn last year. American women in Asiatic Turkey are In danger. Prairie fire In Texas have burned over 800,000 acre and the loa exceed u0,000. Berlin ha Inaugurated system of opening a bank account or one mars for each child when born. The American Newsnaner Publish r' association haa asked the sonate to reduce the duty on paper. Rate ara being cut on many of the trana-Atlantlo liner. It I believed that Secretary Hallln- Ber Will ora.it rlirlita nf WBV for both road to build up the Denchiiti', tney will have to begin worK aiely. The pope I opposed to woman auf-frage. Riir hula inriv nnmnadour have been thm University of Chicago for scientific reason. UNTOLD THOUSANDS DIE, tflorl of Power In Vain to Slop Slaughter In Asiatic Turkey. Ilelrut, April 27.-The situaton in Asiatic Turkey is extremely serlou. How many thousand have been massa cred cannot even be rstimatiul, becaiiHo til dieturhaiirr have been so wide apread It ia impossible to obtain do tails of the hMpMniiigs, The taU st eallmaUi of the number killed in the vilayet of Adnn rearhea approximately Zfi.OOO, and thuusaml have been killed In the town of out side diatrlcta. The alate of slegs at several of the places has brought the inhabitants near starvation, and each day brings its tale of furth.r atrocitira and the depth of mlat ry ami despair to which the savagi-ry of the fanatics haa hruught the people. rtrveral wamhip are now In these waters, but the disorder are so far reaching that elforta of the power to restore normal conditions have as y-t hsrdly been fell. The cruiser Jules Kerry arrived today and left almost Immed lately for l.atftkiu. where swartna of rcfugeea are pouring in. Hritish, Krench and Gernmn warship sre at other ports, and murines have been landed to uel tha disorders at the rruml lniMrtant miIiiU. One of the minsiuiiarie at Alcian dretta, Mr. Kennetly, with 450 Turkish troops, has gone to the relief of Deury tel, an Armenian village in the coast, where 111, ooii p. rion s within the walls are brsii get y itnmrnse banda of Kurds and Uircassiana. gUAKE KILLS MANY. Thousands Are Homeless and Starv ing in Portugal Towns. Lisbon, April 27. Although Lisbon was shaken from end to end by an earthquake Friday evening, there were no fatalities here, but the outlying dia trlcta suffered. llenevetite, Samosa and Santo K.ilevan were almost com pletely destroyed. Already 8a dead and loo Injured have been taken out if the ruins, and 120 persons are re ported missing. When the news reached l.itbon doctors, nurses and fire men, taking medical and other store act off for the devantated towns. King Manuel, the Uuke of Oporto, minister of public work and minister of marine went to the scene and found some 4,0! 10 persons homeless and with out foo I. The king eenl to the capital f,.r supplies. Cerloada of general pro vuioi'S ami bread were dispatched and distributed to the famihmg popula tion. Two thoussnd blanket and 100 military tents followed. The refugees ara now campirg uuuer o iniw un tlie hillsides. A hurriedly nmveyetl council of ministers voted JIOU.ooo fur preliminary relief. Hospitsl trains are now coming in laden with injured. Lisbon ia recovering from the panic, which was extreme on Friday. SUHVtYINO TO LOLO PASS. Northern Pacific F.Rhting for Postet ion ot Missoula Cut-ort. Missoula, Mont., April 27. -The Northern Pacific la prepared to reaist the Harrlman invasion of Jibe country ..t of Mixsoula, in the Clearwater country, In Idaho. A party consisting nf 20 Northern Pacific engineers from Portland arrived yesterday under the direction f William Mayer, locating engineer of the Northern Pacific. The outfit left today, equipped with suppl lea for a long jaunt. It is believ ed that the corps is headed for the Lolo river, and it i likely that the survey will be along the lino of the route se lected by the Northern Pacific years ago for a right of way between Mis oula and Lewiston. (In the Idaho side of the Hitter Itmt hoth the Northern Pacific ami the Union Pacific have had con tending parties in the field for two or three weeks. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST SULTAN AWAITS TROOPS. FRUIT CROP NOT HURT. Counterfeit Dens Raided. New York, April 27.-Thousand. of dollar in counterfeit coin now oi w.e United States and Italy, were secured bv secret service agent at New Ko- riiell.. today In a house formerly oecu- ..ill.i three a leireil coume. ..i... with a woman, were arrested on . I. t . I i u Saturday. The presence oi uie 4v.... money give, the affair a bit of interna. tional co or. ami imlicaiesan ...u,v,.- ....i .,.., nt at COUII- iiei arlure iroin iwum ". ..., ...rittiop 'I IB ijniiwn fc-tvo"- . . ... ..II r. aileer cortillcau. to- IellB weie mii v" - tallng about $l,l00. o nnn Dead at Conetantlnopl. i..m,l.m. Anril 27.-The Standard' i.... at flonstnntinoplo estl Z Z, . 000 men were killed In the CHpUaUi dthe Use. were heaviest on u"e .hleof the Constitutionalists, who .' . ,... and olTerodKiwd aMri"r.::r At th0 time of K'lw, sultan bad with him. . . ..... ,a.l vicier and the war T . ..r two of Uie nearest heir to I"'!' I'Z.hH nmed Kechad Effendi and Yusslf hxedino. Cruiser, to Go On to Manila. Itav. April 27.-U undstiKMl here the American cruiser u..th l rn ni ami iwi :.. Yesterday for Turkish after the .ettlement of tl Turk, h ored cruiser .quauron fleet. Indication Point to Heavy Yield In Vicinity of Milton. Milton- Keara that the fruit crop in tho Walla Walla valley had been injur ed by Kin frost aeveral day ago have been generally dispelled by the careful investigation of the orchard and vine yard In this vicinity. In some place near the state line strawberries and prune were injured some, but the dam age is not considered to be of great vol ume. Apple orchards, which were in full bloom at tint time of the frosts, were Injured in no way. Indications now point to a heavy fruit crop in thu vicinity during the coming season. Although the peach crop will amount to but a small per centage of Its usual volume, other fruit wilt be harvested in bountiful quarititiea. Thu careful pruning, spraying and cultivating of vineyards and orchards have had much to do with the excellent crop, which are now as sured in the year 11)09. shippers and warehouse men are making preparations to handle large quantities of all kinds of fruit. The first strawberries are expected to be on the market within two or three weeks and from then until the apple crop is harvested, Milton and vicinity will present a scene of lively activity in the fruit business. SCHOOL LAWS ARE PRINTED. Ten Thoussnd Copies Resdy for Dis tribution in State. Salem Ten thousand and eighty copies of the school law of Oregon, publication of which wa authorixed by the recent regular session of the legis lature, will be completed by the state printer and ready for distribution from the office of the state superintendent of public instruction in a few day. The edition i largo enough to sup ply each school district in the state with four conies, each chartered educ' tiunai institution five copies, each member of the legislature with one copy, beside taking care of tho librar ies, public ollicials who have need of the pamphlet, etc. The law probably will he rcadv for distribution about May 1. Coos to Seek Publicity. Marshl.eld -The Coo county cham her of commerce hus decided to enter uion a publicity work which will in elude advertising of the entire county, the Coouille velley as well as the im mediate Coos bay country. Plan are being made for making an exhibit of th.. products of the county at the heat- tie exKition, and 75,000 pamphlet w ill be printed to distribute at the fair. Figures are being compiled to show the shipments of lumber and freight exports and imports of both ('.-.a bav and the Coriuille river, and all of the resources and advantage of the county will be set forth. Estate Left to School. Sal. m- Juilue P. U. d'Arcy has filed with tho County court his finai account as executor of the estate or josepn n;num pioneer resident of Salem ih.nll.Hl a vear ano. Dignam be oueathi d his entire estate, the savings nf ..ars. to the Sacred Heart academy a local Catholic educational Institution, Tho estate netted the school $12,29 Dignam, who was a spinner, was em ..I.......I f..r nmnv vears PV me wuinni' ette Manufacturing company, one of the first woolen mills concerns west of the Kocky mountains. Central Begin Survey. La Grande--The Central Railway of II n reeent V PUrCPBBOU in a un '.---- . ... ....... u... .nl.. hv r.uKlern cbpuuhbib, nao ui'i'J '" " -rf commenced to run a preliminary Bur- from Hunt Siding, near uove, . ih.. iiraml Itonde valley to La m ninn .-- - . Grande. It is said on good authority Ihat after striking the right or way to La Grand activities will be re timed again in extending the survey across the Blue mountain to Pendle ton and eventually to W ana nana, Private Interest Interrupt Govern ment in Malheur County. Ontario After pending several montha In reviving the Malheur irriga tion project, it now look aa if the gov ernment nroiect will again receive a i. . - - m i, 1 1 1 t r ih. arrivtrv ni r.r:r;..i ;;;' ' ignation. ,ut night, ,...B... A ul.jo. The people around lNyssa ana inose araw tnera tuuay, snu m . vine- un tha Owvhee vallev are back i ptseing most oi the time wun me " r r I - K a.a.ieaA nnmrian iiM htRlIIM tnftV I UIUIll. 1.1 1 C SI IIOIU VVMII'HM I B .i ,v,.t th. Hiih will an HO feet Nazirn fasha is still in command oi hi..ku. ..i ..n k enmn ..ted sooner tbe earrlson. but no preparations nave thnn th o-overnment ditch. Th Deo- been made to resist the advance of the Die of thee local itie have sent peti tion and delegation to Washington asking the reclamation department to efer action on that portion or tne Mal heur nroiect which take in their land. The Clinton-Hurt interest, of Boise, ara the nrivate corporations that are back of thia new movement, ana mcy are trvinir to interest the people that nut in the Twin Fall project. Similar complication in tne ui bow country and the balking of the road land companie toppea government work four vear aeo. The private cor poration are backed by Kj. t.. . wooq and other interest beside the people f the Nyssa and Owyhee distrita. New Flouring Mill at Baker, Baker City Contractor are busy removing dirt for the foundation to the new flounne mill to be erected oy j. B. Stout. Surveyor for the O. R. & N. have located switches and udetrack for the mill. The foundation will probably be finished within two week, and there will be no delay in erecting the mill building. Stern & Ayer have the contract for excavating. Dur ing the past few dsya Mr. Stout ha been looking over the country to aee how much wheat ha been planted. He is pleased with the acreage sown, and an the attitude that rancner are as suming toward the new mill. but linmedi- T.r. riiuan Invitation Montrose. Colo., April 27.-President T.ft will receive soon a forma. ... .- ut nn tn Hliniu " -r . " assocm... " - ...ition pro- tlils great gor. " b"hoa three i.,i The exercise Will be nom i dava in Autfist or September accoro tothe convenience of the pre.ident. Dalle Farmer Organize. ii nnll At a mooting here an niati.n of tho fruit and vegetahl growers was perfected under the name of The Dalle Fruitgrower associa- .:.. Thn nnsociat on nas oeen un."i- porated with a capital stock of $5,000. It is intention of tho fruitgrowers to I...H.I u u.,.r,ihoiiHe ann cannery, ngs will be held me nrsi DBiurunj ach month. Horse bhow for Elgin. EIirinKlgin Is making preparation " . . n I Ml Ml 1(1 for its annual norae nw, May IB. Thl event has grown in fa vor and has done much toward improv .l ..r iiriuriiriHt here, has closed HIV It"" s.ri-. . , a.,- deal for 100 acre, of stump land five ., . ...hi..Vi ha Intends .I.-M nn.in .11 i-j.ui.i. .... getting to orchard this fall. Insurance Examiner at Salem a.1... Paul I.. Wilson, of Denver, expert insurance examiner, ha arrived in Salem to conuuev a tion of the annual tttementa of the iji suranco companies doing business in this state, preliminary to the publica tion by Insurance Commissioner Koxer of the annual insurance report,. New Mill for Forest Grove. ForeBt Grove Work on the new planing mill which il to be operated hero i!y Loyne. & Moore, who recently came here from Langdon, N. D., ia ..in ranldlv. The machinery I ha arrived and i ready to be in.Ulled. DITCH PROJECT BLOCKED. Turkish Capital Ready to Fall Feet at ot Army. Constantinople, April 21. Sultan Abdul Hamld i awaiting in hi palace for whatever may befall. Hia gTand vizier, Tewflk Paiha, ha announced that, without fear, the sultan will re main with hi family and accept re signedly the fate prepared for him and hi country. Tewflk Pasha and the minister of Edhem Pasha, who sent their res- decided to with- Salonica troop. The Constitutionalist line now envelop the city, but tne commander in chief, General Husnt Pasha, i still at Hademoki and it l not likely that the invader will enter the citv before tomorrow nitht or the following day. It is understood that the Salomcan have submitted to the government list of person whose punishment i( de manded for complicity in the recent mutiny. Thi list include deputie and journalista. But apparently there is the utmost good feeling between uie invader and the residents of the city, many of whom visited the camp of the Salon ica troops today and were receiv ed hospitably. , PASSENGER TRAFFIC LARGE. Big Stock Farm Sold Fossil Connelly' stock farm, near Burnt Ranch, Wheeler county, has just been sold to Charles Hutchins, of Net Perce. Idaho. It consists OI Z,6b0 acre, of which about 600 acres are al falfa and: 130,000 worm oi aneep. cattle and horses, and exclusive water iirhta. The ranch ia located 25 miles southeast of Shaniko, one of the prin cipal wool markets in Oregon. The ew owner ba already uuten posses ion. Flume Lumber Into Elgin Eltrin A company i being formed to construct a flume from Elgin up In dian creek and its branches, to be used for fluming lumber from that section. Tha flume will have a capacity or inches, and. having ample supply of water, will enable tne million oi ieei of fine pine lumber to be marketed very cheaply. If the flume is suc cess a Btring of lumber will be running into Elgin thi fall and winter. Date for Hearing is Set, Salem The Railroad commission has set for hearing on May 11, at 11 A. M.. at Salem, the matter or double deck chutes on stock cars. The inves tigation affecta all lines in Oregon. Coos Bay Port Issue Win. Marahfield - - By an overwhelming maioritv. Coo bay towns have approv ed the legislative enactment providing for a port commission. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Bluestm milling, $1.27JiKf 1.20: club. $1.20(.l 1.22H. Oats No. 1 white, 40(l4l per ton, Rarlev Feed. $34(ii35 per ton Hav Timothy. Willamette valley, tl4(.i'.6 oer ton: Eastern Oregon, $17 r.i-19; elover. tllil2: alfalfa, $14((i 14.50: erain hay, i3(u '4, cneat, n (.1 14.50; vetch, $13.60ii:14. Ann es 6rclZ DO DOX. Potatoes $1.40(?1. 50 per hundred; sweets, 2 Vb(i3c pound, Thousands Will Seek Home on Pa cific Coast. Chicacro. April 21. Official of the North Pacific coast road expect an un usually larire passenger traffic to that country during the coming summer. It will not be created wholly by the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific fair, though that will be a great drawing card. There will also be a vast volume of travel broueht about by the large number of persons going to the coast with the intention or becoming permanent settlers in the Northwestern country, The business depression which has been keenly felt in all the industrial and commercial centers or tne r.ast has caused a great many people to seek out pastures new as the fields for their future exertions, and large numDers oi these have come to look upon the Pa cific Northwest coast country as offer ing them the greatest inducement or making their future homes there. Already inquiries are being made ot the railroads in great number aa to facilities for transportation and reser vations are being made for sleeping car and other accommodations away in ad vance of anything believed to be possi ble a short time ago. DART & MUCKLE Carry a Complete Stock of the Best in Ceneral Merchandise at Lowest Prices Consistent with Quality. Country Produce Bought and Sold. When in Need of Groceries, Dry Goods, Hardware, Boots or Shoes We Solicit Your Patronage and Aa snre Yon Courteous Treatment ST. HELENS, OREOON IWe Will I JURY PROBES SMUGGLING. New Federal Body Take Action in York Gown Importations. New York, April 21. Further inves- tigatidn of the systematic smuggling of Paris gowns into this port led the customs officials to declare that the syndicate probably had smuggled in $1,000,000 worth of goods each year for the last 10 years, thus defrauding the government out of $600,000 an nually in customs duties. Efforts to avora criminal prosecution and to shield from publicity the prom inent women for whom the ?&i,ouu worth of crowns recently seized were intended resulted in the offer by repu table attorneys representing anonymous clients of $260,000 to the government to drop the investigation. The Federal trrand lury is invest! gating the case, and it ia intimated the identity of the smugglers will De vealed. Colima Pours Out Lava. Mexico City, April 21. A severe eruption of the Colima volcano, follow ed by an earthquake shock, has spread terror and confusion among the inhabi- Vetretables Turnips, $1.25 per sack ; tri(ir hnmea and fled to carrots, $1.25; parsnips, S1.50; beets, 0Ut8iae affected zone. The $1.75; horseradish. 10c per pound.; eruption began at 6:10 o'clock yester- artichokes, 65(ii85c dozen; asparagus, day mornin(t. it covered a wide area Oregon, 75(i 80c per dozen; cabbage, with Bshe8 and lava, and subsided at 4(4Kic pound; lettuce, neao, oc Q"- nightfall. Just as confidence was be en; onions 4ii(ii one uoien; paniejr, oov - restoreH the reeion was shaken by dozen ; radishes, S5e dozen ; rhubarb, a vio)ent expiosion, and the populace 2bt 4c pound ; spinacn, oc. once moTe WM thrown into a panic, Butter (Jlty creamery, extras, i 79 (11 29c; fancy outside creamery, tow i ca Dams Niagara River 29c; store. 8K20C. Butter rat prices N, , FaUs R y., ApriI 2i.ice average 1 centa per pound under reg- conditiotl8 in the Njagra gorge are ular butter prices. th ever toniKht Immense Eggs-Oregon ranch, c dozen. h)ock8 of ice have ded on a sand Poultry Hons, 16M(i,17c; broilers, . . . mnth f.min aolid 25e; fryers. 18(ii22)ic; roosters, old, b aeainst which thousands of tons are piling up every hour, lonignt tne river is five feet above the nign level 20f 20c; lOdillc: voune. 14f(iU5c; ducks, 22 Vic: geese. lOdillc; turkeys, squabs, $2.50(d 3 dozen. Veal Extras. 10c; ordinary, 8t(il 9c; heavy. 7(n;8c. Pork Fancy, 9K?fl0c; large, 8(i9c. Hopa 1909 contract, 9c; 1908 crop, 6(d6c; 1907 crop, 3c; 1906 crop, Wool Eastern Oregon, 13(S!l8c; valley, fine, 19Mci medium, 18c; coarse, 17c; mohair, choice, 23 (C24e. Cattle Topsteers, $5.25fiT5.50; fair to srood. $4.7565: common to medium, $3.25((i:4.50; cows, top, $4.25; fair to good, $3.60i4; common to medium, $2.60(f3.50; calves, top, $5(5.60; heavy, $3.60(4; bulla and stags, fat, $3(r3.60; common, $2(2.75. Hogs Best, $7.25C7.50; fair to good, $6.75Cii!7; stackers, $5.50(.je6.50; Phina fats.S6.75. Sheep Top wethers, $55.75; fair to good. $4.60(314.75; ewes, c less on all grades; yearlings, top, $6.607; fair to good, $66.25; spring lambs, $77.60. of Monday, and at the highest mark ever recorded on that atretcn 01 tne river. The ice is within 18 feet of the floor of the Lewiston suspension bridge, Castro's Wife Goes Back. Colon. April 12. The steamer Guad alupe came into port today from Port Limon. Costa Kica and sailed inis afternoon for France via Venezuela. Amonfir her passengers are Senora Cas tro, wife of the ex-president of Vene zuela, who ia returning to Europe to ioin her husband. She could have landed here or in Costa Rica, but elected to proceed to France. Steams 29 Knots an Hour. Liverpool, April 21. The Maure tania. which arrived from New York today, concluded the last portion of her trip, about 200 miles, at a speed of 29 knots, a feat never before accomplished by an ocean liner. LOAN You money. RENT You a lock Box. SELL You real estate or farm land SURVEY Your lots or land. INSURE Your buildings. MAKE Your abstracts. SELL Your property. DO Your notarial work. LOAN Your money. COLUHBIA COUNTY ABSTRACT AND TRUST COMPANY n OUR LIST 3 3 JOB PRINTING IS OUR BUSINESS WE bare the best and most fully equipped Job Print ing Office in Columbia County And tve are prepared io do all kinds of Printing on short notice and. at most reasonable prices t TRill WILL CONVINCE OREGON MIST COLUMBIA COUNTY BANK DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS , PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENTS : First National Bank, - i'ort ana. ure. U. S. National Bank, - - Portland, urc Hanover National Bank, - - New York Officers Wm. M. Ross, President and Casmer, nama Ross, Vice President; A. U Stone, Assistant wasuid. Directors Wm. M. Ross, M. White, James Dart, Edwin Ross. New York Store Carries the only complete line of General Mer chandise, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hay, Grain, Flour and Feed in the City. Courteous treatment, good goods, prompt delivery for all. Your palronage solicited. Ready made clothes for Men, Women and Chil dren. Cnnplete line of Gent's Furnishings. H. RflORGUS St. Helens, Ore.