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r OREGON nn VOI,. XXVIII. ST. HICLKNK, OIUXJON, FJUDAY, MAY 14, 1909. NO. 24. I 71 MIS EVENTS OF THE DAY Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts of the World. PREPARED I OR THE BUSY READER Lsm Important but Not Llt Inter llrC Htminlng from Point Outside th Stat. Th strike it lluimo Ayr has twn llill' I. Decision on French illrke dtjmla on the action of arltamcht. Tuft r'tlr are under old Ration to provide jdsyicroumls for emiuren. Hoy la ha Implicated th Whitl buy' undo in hi Ury of Out kidnap- iiiK, Humlrwls of tproi are on the vertr of starvation in the Zicaturaro district, Meli. fllolnif furl lira. l'Aet TliniMnm, an American who twain king of one or Ilia r ijl imamls, la drat, lit n wilt ufcetl him. German bank will refuse to giv Abdul llamid' funds to the Younir Turks unloaa ordered to do o by the rourta. Craft prwUMUluni will try to prove Calhoun aa dlrwtly mncUd with brilwry of the fcn Franclwo super visor. Collector l(wl, of the New York port, baa removed five ana slant weighcra fur allriM 1 '" ", weik',ll,1fc" of Imported rlw. Th International audition of dry farm product will b bald during th t)ry r'armlriK congrraa at llllltntr, Mont, Thirteen Wrst slat and Urritorir. two Canadian province, Moiico and Humib will md exhibit, Chin ha derided to establish mili tary traiutiK school fof officer. Wreckaija from tha strainer Shorn ha born awn on l-ak Michigan. A Iniotn ha been trteutl in Now York to run Itoueevelt for mayor. Many Vfaaol bava been lcxt by hurricane off th cwaat of Yucatan. Tha Illinoii legislature ha been fail ed on to cut appropriation $10,000,000. A tirw MWtatamp(t)mmen)i ratlve of Uia A.-Y.I'. fair will be issued June I. A systematic smuggling of Chinese from Kl 10 to Chicago baa been di covered, A wan ba been cleared of a murder charge at Chicago by a comparison of finger print. The French government and employe are gathering their force together for a gigantic struggle. The premature explnaion of a email bomb t Marallan, Mexico. tarted a fire in which &0 houae were burned. At the Furtland primary election Joaeph Simon wa nominated by the Republican for mayor and M. G. Mun ly by the Uemocrat. Speaker Cannon ba jut celebrated hi "3d birthday. Wheat and corn have had another ad vance in California. Admiral Kvan I emphatic In hi Idea against disarmament Jerome may be the Tammany candi dal for mayor of New York. Uusines i at a slamUtill at Hueno Ayr on account of the atrike. There la much rioting. A rumor i current In New York Uial (Jotild ha loet control of the West ern i'acitlc to Mackay. The lake (learner Shore aunk while on the way to Uuluth. The passenger and crew numbered 21, A atatue of Ungfollow ha jut been unveiled at Waehinglon. A grand daughter nf the oet pulled the ilken cord. H. E. Huntington l ransacking the globe for rare plant for hi home near l Angelea. lie ha had force of 40 gardener at work two year. Indictment have been returned against six employe of the American Sugar ltetlnlng company for alleged fraud In connection with weighing uger for determining duty. Hapld progress I now being made in the Calhoun trial. Roosevelt declare the country ha a right to pick Immigrant. An Indualrlal exposition will be held In Chicago during August. More cold weather I being experi enced through Kanu and Nebraska. The death lint In the Adana, Aalatlc Turkey, massacre, la estimated at 23," 000. Ex-Senator Stuart, of Nevada, died owing $26,000, with an estate worth only $1,600. The government haa just ent $&0, 000,000 in ooin from the San Francisco mint to Denver. Captain Franklin, United State iy, U to be court martialod for teallng aeveral hundred thouiand dol lar. Commercial and civil bodiea of San Francisco gave abrilliant dinner to Ad miral Ijichl, commnnder of the Japan Mo warship in that port. The ahah of Persia ha granted a eonatitutlon. . UNO INSURANCE JOKfcR. Fraternal Socletlat of Illinois Sound Warning Against Measur. Chicago, May II. Leader of fra ternal inaurance ocl.tie have dlscov ered a Joker in houae bill No. 602, now ready for a third reading in the milium legislature, which, If paused, will develop a billion-dollar insurance combine with power to force smaller concern and fraternal order out of the insurance business, The bill In question contain a clause which provides that any insurance com pany doing business in Illinois may is sue policies with apodal rates of pre mium lea than the usual rate to member of labor unions, lodges and tthi,r i.rifitiiiMtl..,M u.l... i. .... ofllcer, may take out Insurance of not i"m man urn riirinwrs. In this provlno fraternal men ee poa- ibihtiea of a great Insurance corpora tion, which, by cutting rates, would utterly annihilate cometiti(in of small er and fraternal concerns. It was on ly by accident that the attention of fraternal men was drawn to the Joker, A strong lobby will be sent to Spring field to light it. POT OF COLD SOUGHT t-OR. Eacsvallqn 'tor Kentucky Church Is Closely Watched. Cincinnati, May 11. The excavation for the building of St. Francia' church in Dayton, Ky., a suburb, i being watched by many who believe that a tot of gold wa buried under thtt site after the raid by General John Hunt Morgan and his band of Confederate near the eUm of the Civil war. The property belonged to the late Malhew McArlhur, a, ntd Southern aympathuer. There was a subterra nean pasnage leading from the houe, and it is here, the passage having long since been filled up, that the treanure Is supp wed to be. The money was left, it was said, by a Confederate named Caldwell, wh" bail been North to pay the troops of General Morgan, then located in this vicinity. He stopped at the McArthur residence, and, his presence being die- cloeed, aecreted the gold, said to amount to aevrral thousand dollars, and escajwd, intending to join General Morgan. The letter wa killed in Tennessee about the same time. Black Hand Again Busy. Chicago. May 11. Another lilack Hand outrage was perpetrated today when three bomb were exploded in quirk succession in the home of Itom inirk I'cfurere. This followed closely U(Kn the death of Mariano Zagone yes terday as fie result ot an allege! WIbck Hand shooting. No one was injured by the explosions. For three months I'ecorero, who is reputed to be ealthy, has received letter from the Hlack Hand threatening him with death unless he complied with the de mands for money. MuUi Threatens hpsm, 1 t.It is renorted that ii,.Li iliU the sultan of Morocco. has broken oil negotiations with Senor Merry del Val, the ipnln minister iu Morocco, who went to Fei recently to liscuss Moroccan allairs wun mm. n I. ..t.l further tliat the sultan ha written direct to King Alfonso, de manding Spanish evacuation of the Kif i.v and intimatimr that he would consider refuisal to withdraw a declara- ion of war. Wu Ting Fan(t to Teach. Chicago, May 11. - Wu Ting Fang, Chinese minister to the United Mates, has accepted the presidency of the Chi a,luml of Chicago. The school is one of a aeries started under the au spices of the imperial Chinese govern- ,.r..a In Chinese literature, domestic science, Chinese and Interna tional law and in the custom and hab its of Chinese in their own country will be given. Hawaiian daps Slrike. ti ,ii,i M 11. Fifteen bundled Japanese laborers employed on the Honolulu Sugar piamanou strike for higher wages today, and i is expected the movement . . .i... ,.ii.. ii iintut nn wnere jn wii are employed. The Held lathers de mand they he pan" i aiiay, .. in sinriir mills and else where want a proportionate incrouse. Egyptisn Cotton Succei. a.... ii...n.iinn. Cl..Mav 11. Gov- v.,.,ri have turned their at- tention to the Yuma valley experiment farm, where UiO acres oi r.gypj... cotton is being planted on the Indian enervation. l'rofessor Howard L. freston, who arrived W""" " exirinienis nun ui ccssful thu far on trie ocsen i-""". Restitution by Regent. rkin, Mayl l.-The regent. Prince Chun, who since the dismissal oi mm .. . . i.- ,.ll..lliir lists of Shi Mil nna umu vw ... "--. olDelala dismissed previous to Jim tak ing offlee, iuod an edict today re habilitating the reputations and re ward ig th famUie. of five official of Z lato dowager empress who were beheatledforpposingthjijloxera. Postal Employe Scared. Paris, May ll.-Conditions were favorublo ftr the government in its IZlZw with the po-to .mp W It was said today, and ')""J'?2 a strike would be declared for the pres ent The government's firmness has and fllo. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST HAS RECORD CLIP. Over 3,000,000 Pound of Wool Ex peeled In Malheur County. Ontario The wool clip in Malheur county this year will ba much larger than it was a year ago, or for aeveral years, as the fleece is in much better condition, and there are also more sheep In the county than for several years. The clip last year totaled about 2,760,000 pound and was considered very large, but thi year it will be more than U.OOO.OOO pounds and.it will be cleuner and much thicker per sheep than it was last year. One and one half million pounds have already been sold here, for May and June delivery, and buying continue at a rapid rate, so rapid in fact that there will be very little public selling thi year, as the sales days for Ontario have been set so late. They are June 7 and 21. There has been very little bad weather this year, which is the partic ular reason for the fine condition of the fleeces. The sheep have come through the winter with less los than for sev eral years previous. l'rice this spring range from 20 to 21 cents. Last year they were about 12 to lG)t cents. Very little of the wool in this vicinity is going to the Chicago warehouse. Most of it will be sent to iitmton, a in former years. A number of wool growers throughout the vicinity joined the warehouse plan, but the majority continued in the old way, a the prices in thi part of the coun try have always been good. Much of the shearing this year will be done by machine. Some complaint of the machines have been heard, the complaint being that they shear too close fur the best health of the sheep, but thi does not seem to be credited by many of the grower. The annual meeting of the Malheur and Harney Wool Growers' asociation will meet in Ontario on June 22. At that time all the wool grower of the two counties will be here. WOOL CLIr GOOD. Mitchell Grower Say Quality i Bet- tar. Than Usual. Mitchell -Woolgrower in thi local ity rcrt that the season which i jut closing hBs been the most favorable for lambing for many years. The weather ha not only been ideal but the range grass was mora abundant than usual, which fact enable the ewe to tart the sucking period with plenty of nour ishment. All the sheepmen report that the crop of 1909 lambs will go beyond the too per cent mark. Shearing will start here about May 10, although those who have yearling and mutton beep contracted for early driving are just commencing to shear them. The wool this year is of a better quality than usual, and the prices are likewise. Farmers of thi section are beginning to complain of drouth and cold north ,,,,! K'nll aown erain is not doing so well as it should nd the spring sown crops will neon moisture io in sure a good stand. A larger acreage has been sown to grain this year than in former year and all concerned re gret that the weather should remain so unfavorable. While the weather ha such a back ward effect on the crops, it is pleasing to know that the range is abundantly supplied with the finest crop of grass that the stockmen could desire. All classes of Btock are in fine condition, and prospects point to a favorable grazing season. No cattle or horse are moving on the market ai present, i,i c t. Kriczull. of Girds creek, will drive 300 head from thi county to Toppenish, Wash., via Arlington, anoui the middle of the montn. Farmers' Firt Annual Picnic. Weston -The anuual meeting of the Umatilla county Pioneers' asociation will be held in this city May 28 and 29, ahn it is exiiected that practically nunrv old settler will be on hand to re call the "good old days" when Eastern Oregon was the home oi coyotes anu the land was covered with sagebrush. ti, twit tiinn.ter societv to be organiz ed in Eastern Oregon was founded here, and annually the meetings have neon held for over 20 years. Over 26 of the enrly settlers of the county have passed away during the past 24 months. Hopyards Looking Very Poor. i...!...,,i .. ll.muiinU nf tha Willam ette valley are looking poorer than ever before. In some section not mt.ro than 6 per cent of the vines have I uml in nn instance i the showing better than 15 per cent. Gen- erally speaking, muy oo i-o yci v.... of the hops which appeared last year are missing thus far this season and ...i.:!- .,, mnu nimrsr and produce Will." cvm.w -j -n hops, it is unlikely that the average will be Changea materially. Cruising Benson Timber. ... . i.. ...... on nnri Rfl timber : ... ,.,rb inir nn thn lfkrETfl Ron- cruisera n - --- son timber holdings, located on the headwaters of the Clntskanie river and along Oak Ranch creek to the Nehalem river. It is rumorca among umoer w. this tract will change hand by the end of the month. A promin ent Michigan syndicate is said to be in the deal. Prospect for Oil. Aii.r,u A eomminv of oil men from California have leased about 800 acre of land from Mrs. K. b. warner, ner Priceboro, in the southern pari or tnia ... -.,.i ...in alnk a well. The nm- chtnery will be shipped Irom California in a few day ana wora win ve com menced about June 1. FARM LANDS SOLD. Large Tract In Yamhill and Polk to Be Subdivided. PortlandMore heavy buying of Oregon farm lands ha just come to light. Three deal involving the trans fer of over 7,000 acre In which the to tal money consideration wa about $275,000 were reported. Broadmead, better known as the Ladd & Heed farm located in Yamhill and Polk countieia, wa sold tn a Port land syndicate, composed of J. R. Pat terson, D. E. Keasy, L. R. Menefee and Georire Akers. for $150,000. The Keaaey-Menefee syndicate secured an option on thi property some week ago from Martin Winch, representing the Reed estate, and from the Ladd inter est which was closed up by the formal transfer of the title. At the same time the profierty waa turned over to the Columbia Trust company and by thi concern will be subdivided into Ave, ten and 20-acre tract and put on the market. Millmen Have Protest. Oregon City Complaint ha been made at Salem by 17 lumber manufac turer of Clackamas county against the Southern Pacific company, with the ob ject of compelling the corporation to provide adequate facilities for loading car at Oregon City. It i stated that the complainant are unable to in crease their business and market their product because of the failure of the Southern Pacific company to atlord la cilitie for loading lumber in car loads. The lumbermen ask for an investiga tion by the State Railroad commission and it is probable that a time will be set for a hearing at Oregon City in the near future. Ontario Land Bring $80,000. Ontario Eighty thousand dollars' worth of property changed hand in the vicinity of Ontario during the past week. The price ranged from $125 to $200 an acre. Among the sale were 100 acre owned by A. M. Moody, which sold for $20,000; 75 acre owned by Judge J. T. Clement. $15,200; 160 acre owned by Dave Dunbar, jzo.OUO. Thi land waa purchased by Portland parties, and the entire acreage will be planted to fruit tree. A. A. Brown also sold 2,000 acres for $20,000. Shaniko Wool Clean. Shaniko Wool generally in this ter ritory is of a much cleaner and finer quality than last season, the past wint er having been exceptionally favorable for sheep. The output from present indications, will be considerably larger than last year. It ia estimated that there will be marketed at Shaniko ap proximately 4,000,000 pounds during the three scheduled sales, June 1, 15 and 20. The grower' opinions vary aa to the probable price to be paid. Work on Fair Buildings Begun. Eugene The work of building the grandstand and pavilion for the Lane county fair, which will be held in Sep tember, is under way. The fair ground will be a busy place during the summer, as little building ha yet been done. The track, which ia being used for training, is in good condition. The capacity of the grandstand will be 1.000. The pavilion will be large, well arranged and modern. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Bluestem milling, $1.80 1.36; club, $1.20; Turkey red. $1.26; valley, $1.17; forty-fold, $1.26; red Russian, $1.17(itl.20; Corn Whole, $35 per ton; cracked, $36. liarley Feed, $34(ii35 per ton. Oats No. 1 white, $40 per ton. Hay Timothy, Willamette valley, $14(U8 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $18 ((t20; clover, $11(412; alfalfa, $13(if 14; grain hay, $13(u l4; cheat, $14 14.50; vetch, $l ldi l4.50. Fruits Apples, 65c(u$2.60 per box; strawberries, Oregon, 12.S(C per pound. Potatoes $20 per hundred. Vegetables Turnips, $1.25 per sack; carrots, $1.25; parsnips, $1.60; beets, $1.75; horseradish, 10c per pound; asparagus, Oregon, 75c per dozen ; let tuce, head, 20(n;60c per dozen ; onions, 12.S)fiil5c per dozen; radishes, 15(ii20c per dozen; rhubarb, 2H3s.c per pound. Butter City creamery, extras, 26c; fancy outside creamery, 22,.et24c; store, 18c. Butter fat prices average ls" cent per pound under regular but ter prices. Eggs Oregon ranch, 2425c. Poultry--Hens, 14,S.(rl5c; broilers, 28((f30c; fryers, 22(i$25c; roosters, 10c; ducks, 1415c; geese, lOGJllc; turkeys, 20c; squaba, $2. 60(43 per dozen. Veal Extras, 9uc; ordinary, 8 ,''$ 9c; heavy, 7(i;8c. Pork Fancy, 10c per pound. Hops -1909 contract, 9c; 1908 crop, 8(48,'4c; 1907 crop, 84f 4c; 1906 crop, 1 .c. Wool Eastern Oregon, 16((T21c; valley, fine, 22 c; medium, 21c; coarse, 20ic; mohair, choice, 24(ir25c. Cattle Steers, top, $5.50(?5.75; fair to good, $5(45.25; common te me dium, $4.60(44.75; cows, top, $4.25 4.60; fair to good, $3.75(4.25; com mon to medium, $2.60(rt)3.60; calves, top, $6(5.50; heavy, $3.50Ci4; bull and stags, $3(:3.50; common, $2((?2.75. Hogs Best, $7.60(47.75; fair to good, $7.25(d)7.50; stackers, $6i!6.50; China fata, $6.75(i)7. Sheep Top wethers, $14.50; fair to good, $3.504; ewes, c less on all grades; yearlings, best, $4.50; fair to good, $4(4.25 ; spring lambs, $5. ACCIDEN1 IN SEATTLE. Rail of Balcony Snap, Throwing 300 People to Floor. Seattle, Wash., May 7. In full view of the throng witnessing the great in door meet of the Seattle Athletic club at the new armory last night, at the close of th Marathon race, the balcony rail gave way and precipitated fully 300 persons to the floor beneath. At least 60 are seriously injured, and some may die. Instantly the throng became panic stricken with horror at the sight, but soon collected itself and began the work of assisting those who lay crush ed and bleeding on the floor. Ambu lance and physicians were quickly summoned, and those who could be moved were sent to hospitals. The accident occurred at the close of the Marathon race, with the contest ant neck and neck at the finish line, which was directly beneath the bal cony. It was to see the finish of thi event that the crowd leaned over the balcony when the rail broke, precipi tating 300 people to the cement floor 15 feet below. The accident waa due to the collapse of the iron railing at the end of the balcony. The hollow iron railing was on the outside instead of the inside of the iron rods that support the balcony. When the railing 'gave way more than 300 of the spectator on that aide of the building plunged head foremost to the floor below,. So far were the people leaning out over the balcony that when the railing gave way practically every one in the balcony in that vicinity waa swept overboard. Both city police patrols and every available ambulance in the city, to gether with score of private automo biles and scores of physicians hurried to the scene. A squad of police clubbed their way into the crowd and made way for the people to assist the injured to the waiting ambulances and automobiles, which hurried them to the hoepita's. CLEMENCEAU DEFIED. French Civil Servant Organize Union and Trouble May Follow. Paris, May 7. The famouB P. T. T. that ia, the Posts, Telegraphs & Tel ephone Employes association threw down the gage of battle to the govern ment today by transforming itself into a syndicate or union under the law of 1884. This places the association on the same footing with workmen's un ions with the right to strike. This defiance, which ia nothing short of open revolt, came as a Budden and sensational sequel to Premier Clemen ceau's failure today to receive a depu tation of postal employes, who called to demand the redemption of promises they say the government made when the recent atrike wa declared off. The government, which claim to be prepared for any eventuality, it i con ceded must now act vigoroulsy or abdi cate. The leaders of the movement have no option but to declare a strike the minute the government makes a hostile turn. The entire country is tremendously excited by the violent agitation to which it has been subject ed for months, and fears are entertain ed that a whirlwind may be unchained. There are even intimations that the monarchist and other reactionaries are furnishing funds to stir up a revolution in the hope of imposing a new regime BROKEN LEVEE COSTLY. Over 14,000 Acres Are Flooded by Rise in San Joaquin River. Stockton, Cal., May 7. Reports from the islands tonight say it will be impossible to save reclamation district No. 1 7, on which a break in the levee occurred this morning. The water is pouring from the San Joaquin river through a crevasse al most 100 feet wide opposite Lathrop. Owners of property are rushing a dredger and steamer to the scene, but at the rate the water is running into the large tract the indications are all of the 14,000 acres will be inundated. The land is very rich and was ex pected to produce fully 35 sacks of bar ley to the acre. The loss this year will be near $250,000. Thousands Face Starvation. Hadjin, Asiatic Turkey, May 7. Notwithstanding the presence of troops here, the situation is desperate because of the lack of food and medical sup. plies. The troops arrived just in time as the besiegers had succeeded in Bet ting fire to a house on the edge of the city. The fire spread, but as the breeze was blowing away from town, only five buildings were destroyed. A heavy rifle fire was kept up against those who tried to extinguish the flames. The Mohammedans carried off all the cattle outside the city. Oil Supply Investigated, Bakersfield. Cal., May 7. Two Jap anese naval officers and an officer of a leading Japanese steamship company are here looking into the oil production of this county. It is supposed their in quiry is relative to the adoption of Cal ifornia oil for fuel by the Japanese navy. The Japanese are Commander Yiechi Tomiyasu and Naval Expert Sanmatsu Kanaya, of the Japanese navy, and Yoshie Nakaya, of Nutsio & Company, the Japanese steamship firm Abdul's Hoards Are Found. Constantinople, May 7. The com mission which is taking an Inventory of the property at the imperial palace at Yildia has, it is stated, discovered bank notes to the value of $2,250,000 and a large quantity of jewelry. Pa pers seized at the palace show that Ab dul Hamid had over$ 5,000,000 on de posit at a foreign bank. Jas. Muckle & Son Hi ill w i Successors to Dart & Muckle ST. HELENS Carry a Complete Line of the Best in General Merchandise at Lowest Prices Con sistent with Quality. Country Produce Bought and Sold. When in Need of Gro- ceriesj Dry Goods, Hardware, Boots and Shoes We Solicit Your Patronage and As sure You Courteous Treatment. Prompt Delivery. iU Iff ill w Hi Iff Iff iu iff Iff iU Iff iU Iff Til !fffff!!fnf!fffffmfffmnfmnfiifm!!fmffffff!ffnffff!!f!ffIiri4 I We Will LOAN RENT SELL SURVEY INSURE MAKE Your abstracts. SELL Your property. 3 DO .Your notarial work. 3 ; LOAN Your money. H COLUHBIA COUNTY ABSTRACT 3 B AND TRUST COMPANY a SEE OUR LIST g 72 1 immmmimimmmmmmMZ 1, v'vy v-v vwvva tvm vvw 1 JOB PRINTING IS OUR WE have the best and most V fnlly equi pped Job Print ing Office in Columbia County And we are prepared to do all kinds of Printing on short notice and at most reasonable prices k TRIAL WILL CONVINCE OREGON MIST COLUMBIA COUNTY BANK DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENTS 1 First National Bank. - - Portland. Ore. U. S. National Bank, Hanover National Bank, Officers Wm. M. Ross, President and Cashier; Edwin Ross, Vice President; A. L. Stone, Assistant Cashier. Directors Wm. M. Ross, M. White, James Dart, Edwin Ross. 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