CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings cf the World at Large
Told in Brief:
Central Resume of Important Event
Presented in Condensed Form
for Our Bus Readers.
President Taft says he will stand by
reciprocity, even at the cost of votes.
Diaz' promise to resign as soon as
peace is restored is having little effect
on the people.
A San Francisco laborer has a fam
ily of nine children, the oldest being
less than nine years.
Armed sluggers are active in the
Chicago machinists' strike, and police
are unable to stop the disturbances.
It is decided that a str.ke of rai
ay mail cleiks would be punishable
ute same
the mails.
ar.v case of obstructing
It is predicted that the Hid ra'. -
roads will be extended sout.-t from
Oregon to Los Angeles, and thence
east to Denver.
Alaska coal miners and others who
need coal are planning to work the
vast deposits there in defiance of the
United States government.
Mexican rebels become
mutinous i
over delay
s in the fighting and attack
, ,, , .
anv bullets failing in Amer-
Juarez, manv Du.iets tailing
ican territory and five American spec
tators being killed by stray shots.
A rancher near Eugene. Or., un-
earthed an ancient Indian bowl made
of blue riint and used by the Indians
for grinding
well carved
pound'
crn and rcts. Ic is
and weighs about 50
The Stel trust has purchased the
Risdon Iron works of San Francisco.
Camigie has given Cornell univer
sity it0, 300 fjr a new chemistry
building.
A scheme has been presented to the
British parliament for state insurance
for working men and women.
Seismographs at Santa Clara. Cali.,
record ec an earthquake in the Pacific
ocean of one and one-half hour's dur
ation. PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices: Bluestem,
92c; club, &t'iS7c; red Russian, S5c;
valley STc; 40-fold, S'e.
Barlev Choice feed, i2i per ton.
MilistufTs Bran, I2-J.t24.50 per
ton; middir.gs. $31; shorts. 125. 5u-:
26; rolled barley, l29.5CX-z.30.50.
Cora Whole, $23; cracked. $30
per ton.
Oats No. 1 white. $29 -i 29. 50 ton.
Hay Timothy. Eastern Oregon.
No. i. $21. 5C".j 22.50; light mixed,
$19'i20; heavy, mixed. fl7.50-t
IS. 50; alfalfa, $14-2.15; clover,
$12.5'.x.i 13.50; grain hay, $13.50i
14.50.
Fresh Fruit Strawberries. Florin,
$2.25"i 2.50 pr crate; Los Angelas.
$l.To'i l.?5; apples, fancy. $2w2.50
choice, ib-il.50; commons,
75c-.- $1
per box.
Vegetables Asrararjs. 90ew 1 1.75
per crate; cabbage, new. $2 pr hua- i Flven ""FP'ft hy patriotic Ven
dred; cauliflower, ll.5o- il.73 ! ezuelans abrr.i and by my own c-rr.-dozen;
celery. Caifomia. 7 i 9"c per ' patriots in Venezuela. I have already
dozen: cucumbers. $l.o' .-2.23 : ee-. ! or?ar.:ze.l ag. ncies f-r our cause, but
plant, 15e per pound; garlic. l-t 12 ;
lettuce. 50c; hotV-use lettuce. 11. oo
in 2 per box; peas. 7;c per pound;
peppers. 3-';35c; radishes. 15c dozen:
rhubarb. 2 j"i 3c per pound; sprouts.
6c; tomatoes. $2-;3.25; carrots. $1.2'
fl.5J pier sack: parrips. $1.23-!
1.50: turnips. $1.23-: 1.50; beets.
$1.50.
Potatoes Oregon. j--bt
l
ng price. ;
$2.o0 per hundred; new, 7 -7 7;c per . The proposal charges the date of the
pound. inauguration from March 4 to the last
Onions Jobbing price: Orer-in, ' Thurs-iay in April. The date of hoi 1
13.50 pr hundred; Australian. $:J.5o; i ir.g national electi- r. would be char.g
Texas. $2.25 per crate; Calif.rr.ia. $2. e-i frr-m the first Tuesday in N ,vem
Pouitry Her.. l"5je: brilers. 3-'c; 1 ber to the f.rst Tue in Ar ril p re
turkeys 2 '?: ducks. 22--27c: g-.-e. 1 ce-ii.-.g the expiration of the terms of
nominal; dre-se-l turkeys, choice, 23c. the president ar.l congressmen.
Egg Oregon ranch, candled. 2'.-; !
21c per d z
Butter CI
: case co'jr.t. 1? jc.
ty creamery extra. 1
rts. in boxes. 24c
and
per
Z pound pnrts.
pound; le.sa than
boxes, cartons
delivery extra.
Pork Fa-..-. l'Y 10 j?
Veal Fancy. 5 to 125
J 1 1 c per p urd.
rer p-.und.
pound, 1 "j
Hop IC'l ) cr-.p. last sale
i-; ' A
crop. l-,c; j.4. i contract. 2 ,'c. .
, Wool Easte-n Oreg--n. n- rr.ir.al. 12'
i 14 per pourd; y alley. 12 :13c; mo-!
hai'. cfvice. 37jc. I
Cattle Prime grain-fe-i steers.
. i''ii; hay-fee-1 teer. $-5. 6'.- ;
.: choice. $n 23. ;.55; g-c-i.
$3.75- ;6; fair. $3.5' i 5.75 ; common.
$4.75"; 5; prime cow. $5.5'y-;6; ri.
"i J w'i.i.20; fair. $4.7v;5
I" $4.50
Krs.io; cn-iice r.eners, a-i.oo--; 5.75;
ij choice bulls. $4.7V-;5. g-jod. $4.5'-;
j 4.75; choice light calves. $7.75"J;
good, $7.5i-;.7.75; fair. $7-; 7.50;
choice heavy calves, $3.3,;'5: god.
J.v.i 5.50; cnoice stags, $5.23--;5
5;
good. $4.5'!,i o.
Hog Good to choice light. $j.75'-.-7;
choice heavy. $n.25 ; 6.50 ; g-od.
$5-;ts; common, $.; "3; stock, $7.3o
( 7.75.
Sheep Grain-fed wether. havy.
$4.5i-;3; choice yearlirg wethers,
grain-fed. $V-;5.50; old wethers. II i
4.50; g-i stvorn wethers. $4.2'-";
4.50; choice ewes, grain-fed. $4.3o--;
4.75; fair ewes, $3.75; 4; good shorn
ewe. $3.73-; 4; cNdce wool lambs,
grain-fed, $5. Six ; 5.75 ; gxi. $3.2"x-;
1 6.50; good, I ,V.; 5.25; fair, $4.75-;
6.23; rails, $2.5ia3.50.
DIAZ PROMISES TO RESIGN.
But Insists That Revolution Must Be
Ended First. I
Events Exciting.
Following is a resume of exciting
developments in the Mexican situit-
tion, given in their proper sequence:
I Mudero announces that in defer- j
j enoe to United tSattS, he will give .
I up plan to attack Juarer, take his
! troops from the neighborhood of j
j the international boundary and j
t start south with cry, "On to Mei
City.
Rebels apparently
charge plans
and prvpare to make midnight
at
tack on Juarez.
When rebel guns an? trained on
Juarez and attack is about to begin, j
t the news of Diaz announcement
i reaches ir.surrecto leaders and loth j
attac
acK on ju;tni ai:u rAn-uiiuiii 10 -th
are halted. Peace is thought
? south
near at hand.
Mexico City. May 9. General Tor-
; firio Dial tonight issued a manifesto i
I to the pet po of Mexico declaring his
'intention of resigning the presidency ;
as soon as peace is restored. Ia this j
manner t.-.e present ras -.rtuai.y ac
i ceded to the demands of Francisco I.
I l i tjr h. rru'.-j fin n. 11 1 e...Tn i,i t of"'
.sach tet,titfn. j
. Aj to wkt. actually re-!
, 5tore,- Genera Diaz reserves the;
ritfht to ,h(? j,Jtitre- ,n the worJs .
of the manifesto, it will be "when,
according to the dictates of my con
science. 1 am sure that my resignation
will not be followed by anarchy."
The president said his determination
' , . . i . . 1
i this tiir.e as not due to vamtv or love
, . , . - .
i ui j..ivst-r, ir'.tue, s ne uiuinj i'ui,
power at this time had no attraction,
i accompanied as it is bv tremendous
j responsibilities and worry. He said
j he was prompted solely by a desire to
; conserve the best interests of his
Cviuntry.
The president made it clear he d-x-s
not propose to abandon the presidency
while his country is at war and that
he would not do so at ar.y time under
compulsion. President Diaz' mani
festo will be made public tomorrow
morning, but it will not be sent offi
cially to Judge Carbajal forforrnal
transmission to Dr. Vasjuez Gomez.
The promise of the president is
made to the people of Mexico and its
receipt by the revolutionist swill be in
cidental. That it will be sent to
them immediately, however, by pri
vate individals and regarded as en
tirely satisfactory by them is taken
for granted.
REVOLT IS IMPENDING.
Plan on Foot to Depose President of
fVenezeuela.
New York. May 9. Plans are being
formulated in New York to launch an
insurrection." in Venezuela to depose
President Juan Yircente Gomez, by
Alejandro Rivas Varjez. a member
of the Venezuelan congress from the
state of Apure and a former cabinet
off.cer during the administration of
Cipriano Castro.
In a long interview, dicsussing the I motives the 1'nited States has in ten
plan. Dr. Yasquez is rept)rtel as say- ' derirg its gd offices, " c-ntinued the
ing that President Gomez has estah- president. "Asseveration of good
lishesi a dictatorship in Venezuela ' faith helps but little where suspicion
more harrassirg to the people than ! is the rule, and vet I like to avail mv-
I '-a cf '",1S pre-iecessor.
"I have evry assurance." Dr. Yas
' TeZ is quote-J as saving, "that 1 will
j .f are the principal field of
opera-
lions wi.i oe in -New lorii.
Dates Miy Be Changed.
Washington A change cf the date
t of the inauguration of the presid-nt is
assure-i of ratification t the 2d con-
' press, ar.-i it is not imp rob
: rr. : i a r
H" the
action will be ta.eri
date of holiirg nati-
to cha-
nai elect
22 Rebe's Slain in Battle.
Pivl la. Mex. - Twer.ty-two ri (ji
were killed and 12 wounded M--r-iay
at San Nich- las de Los Kan -hos. -ah-n
a part;; cf 70 revolutionists was at
tacked by a detachment of r:ra!
The fe-ierai l-.ss was five killed a.ij
t !
1. acc-Hirg t re;-rts.
ret e.s are rai
din
g b-
cier.das not far from here an 1 attack
ing the smaller town, almost always
abar'ior.ir.g them after takirir fre'sh
supplies and what money
is available.
People Flee From Fires.
Wir.ni;-g, Man. Forest fire are
threatening settlements along Pig
River, north of Saskatchewan. A
sp-ecial train has brought all rrsjns
living in the danger zore to safety.
At Clearwater Pay, 13 miles from
Kenora. Or.t.. on the Lake of the
Wo,d4. buh fires have been raging for
the last two day. There is no settle-
ment there. Fire ranger retort the
country dry and ma.l fire alorjr the
railway right of way at many p,ir.ts
may spread b) darenus proportions.
Tra-n Rjns Through Fir.
Walker. Minn. Dangerous foret
fre are rag rg rK-rth of here on the
Minnesota & International railrr.ad.
At Spur, the St. Paul train was forced
to rin thmugh the flames which are
beirg swept northwest by a strong
wind. Settlers are Weil protected, a
hundre-i of men are out back-firing.
Thousands of dollars' worth of p r par
tly is being destroyed. I
TWO PROMIJiTNT TIGURES
V
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UNITED STATES
IS NOT GREEDY
Taft Denies Ambition to Fx
tend Domain.
Allusion is to Mexico Says We Know
What War Means Want
None of It.
Ealtimore, May 4. President Taft
in his speech at the opening of the
Thir-j National Peace conference here
today, said the I'm led States would
keep hands off and net Seek to extend
its domain or to acquire foreign terri
tory. He made no mention of Mex-
j ico, but to those who heard him it was
evident that he referred to the uth.
! era republic.
"Ore of the di:T;cu!ties
the United
States f.nds is the natural suspicions
that the countries engnged have of the
se,i oi an opjortumty in such pres
! ence as this to assert that there is r.ot
j in the whole length and breadth of the
: United States among its people ary
desire for territorial aggrandizement
; and that its per-ple as a wh-i will not
! permit its government, if it would.
j to take any steps in re-;oet to foreign
pe'piT. njoaii g o a i- rcioie exten-
sion of our jliticul p.wer. '
"We have had wars and we know
what they are. We know what re
sponsibilities they enta.i. the bunler
and los-es and hurmr, ar. l we would
have none of them. We have a mag
nificent domain of our own in which
we are attempting to work out ard
show to the world success in popular
government, ard we ned no more
territory in which to show this. liut
we have &ttair,e-J great pri.-:snty and
great power. We have t-c .n e a
p werf jl m-rr t-er of th1 community
"f nation. in which we live and there
is. therefore, thrust ujon u necessar
ily a care ar.d respr.nsibihty f-r the
pea,-e of the world in our r.e.ghlx.r
b d, ard a burden of helping tho-e
nations i.-iai cannot r.e.p ir.errslvv4,
if we may uo tnat peacefu.,y ar.l '
efieetiveiy.
The president
thousand persons in the Lvric theater,
Cariinal (iibbor.s. Secretary of War
Dickinson. Senator (iore. tf Okla
ht.'ma. Count I-eo Tolstoi. Andrew Car
Woman Mayor "Meets" Alone.
Himneweil. Kan. Hunnewtll's new
mayor. Mrs. Ella Wilson, ha clashed
with the city council. On Mrs. W'il
son's motion the council voted last
week hi meet in a ltcal hotel. The
five councilmen went tn the hotel to
hold their meeting, but Mrs. Wilson
"met" in a feed store. She had the
clerk's journal and other papers, but
as she alone was not a quorum, neither
session transacted any business.
Meanwhile two women who were to
have been appointed city clerk and
marshal, still lack their commissions.
Indianapolis Waits Indignant.
In iianapoli The Merchants' asso
ciation of Ir.diana;ili passed resolu
tion "ureriivoca,!y demanding that a '
most thorough investigation be ma le
into the recent cirge which connect,
Indianapolis with the many dynamit
ir.g outrage w hich bare taken f Tace
throughout the country in the last two
years." The aociation al ofTers
it support to city and state officials in
ail legitimate efTorts to discover and
punish the guilty parties. ,
atr
. &"Sv. "N.
I I. : - . t -s i - , ' . ' . .-Ik
I I ' t s v.'.' - iV . ' ..I I !i ..th. rt .i t-nt.-r ro.ti
. .
i ' ' I J -. . L 1 Li iTi'IWi rftft-TfT f ' "1 - , . .. . . . , nun. s in me insirn-i art- n,r iiihiiIii, Jt
-A' 1 ' - 3 ",-"M'"lr l'!,nNlU,";'U1,'i.,l Clev.U.,,1. but there ,r,
'CUVV- H - A t-S'-.i' . I health officr "1 he running stM-ams; .f , u
;'---vV'.-;V;-- -i I --Y- V-"'; -3 "f i,r'"n ,hl Uli lr","T' '":nv,KhlJrh.L that are in gr.,.,..rof
.V-.v'"- -?.-V4rI ''A St' .-. 't '."I"" ,ht :"" n ,th' ""T Mages of devlopment. Th
' Yn4J;c-';- j C' iiJ'A , whence they flow, have been ,.:! ,r1I!.:ll.lin ., 1mJlhlin ,nvth J
JV-V.V. - : '1 I l ,!"r Th" -nl r ' "7 " , ., ; !-reg,.n. A. I'. An-lers..,, .r,, ,. S.
V'-:V-'-V.;. I' fi - V; J that the dangor. not only U. camp. rs , f tl. ,-iw
i5C3eCV.W-'V .. ' t -sji "if k -I u.ul.l l. and I think will be. such , k .. ,K ' '"'
IX WORLD'S PEACE MOVEMENT.
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negie ami more than a dozen leaders
in the movement for world peace sat
on the l--'atform with the president.
j
I LABOR WAR RAGES,
j
Chicago Workers Forced to Flee for
Lives Strike Spreads,
Chicago. May 4.- Professional slug
gers and hired "gun men" ran riot in
, the city t,-iay. while gxnernment an,)
state officials. architects, building
contracUirs and international labor un-
ion official worked In an etfort to re
store harmony in the industrial tit-Id.
i Late tonight all negotiations be
; tween the freight handlers and the
railroad were declared off and a
strike will probably be called tomor
row. This will involve the territory
in an area from the Canadian bonier
to New Orleans and the Pennsylvania
line to Western Iowa. It will also
bnrg in the teamsters in ail aiTected
. cities.
! A new element of discord was in
jected ir.to the troubled building
trade situation when the Otis Eleva-'
tor com par y hired evator construe-
tors to take the place of the rua
'rhinist. who have b.-.-n dor.g the,
work for two years. Sluggers w..rk
, ir.g f-r the machinist who were ous- I
1 ted by the company raidetl a number
; of buildings and attacked the elevator '
- constructors, with the result that one
man is in the Alexander I'.r thers' '
hospital and a number of others are,
seriously injured.
In the plumbers and t amf.ft.-rs'
war, international association steam
fitters were driven at trie point of re
volvers fpjm two schix-1 build. rg I
where they were trr.pl-.yed.
Mazatlai Standing Siege.
N- gales. Mexico --'tVhat is believed
to be an authentic report ha reached
i this city
.- 'rw..r t ..ri-l-.n t I-.. k.O.
on the western
ast r f the .'..ite of
-snv .h.-:..?v
s.
JX - - Tr . . mt w fc .r '. Jan r- - - - - -j
XtoigSS :' '"--' Hl The state l-.i.nl of health
JJrftr (:;:' !j -W. V:J I : ten to the Kovert.mer.t uth..r.ti.-e at
is .Tv.v-'-.",(-i- s o r ,
te?ll. I
Smalls, saving it is complete sur-sp-
ke to several round-id by r.-U-ls. The Mexican gun-
.-.v i-f.o i oo.n ;ne ren.-l J.BJllon
frim the harbor, t ut yiebletl to the
united protest of foreign consuls and
ceased firing, anJ later put to a.
Trains are not running to Mazatlan
from the north, the rebels havirg
1 burned a bridge H mile ouU Trains
stjuth to Culiaran are also stipped.
Big Families to Parade.
Pari Contrary to general belief
there are some large families in this
country, and they are being asked to
parade in force some Sunday in Paris.
Father, mothers and progeny are to
muster on the Place des Invalides.
They will then march with bands and
banners to the chamber of deputies
w hich they will not, however, invade
w ith their children, pass by. tramps
ir.g on to the Place de la Concorde,
where they will disperse.
Frenchwoman is Spf
gne. Germany Mme. Thirion.
Coli
an attractive Parisian resident here,
wa. arrested charged with being a spy
and obtaining the secret mobilization
plans of the Herman army from an
army ofcer. The privmer offers the
romantic defense that she had asked
for the plans ir order to test the honor
of the officer, wBo was a suitor fur her
hand.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
MUST NOT TAINT STREAMS
Stte Board of
Hralth Hs Posters
j Distributed in Nslioni
Thousand.-! of posters
i t-r ugBint polluting of
onl Forests.
warning cam-
strrams 'e
j being distribute I througl
,,nji f,.rt.,t of r.g
thrxiughout the
Or.gim by forest
i : ,
M i rangers, m wie numri-i
rd of health. They read :
J I " Danger Forest rangers.
iu state
hunters,
campers and tourists contract t.vphohl o.mpany, ior . e.......rr.i..n i.i
fever every year from pollut.-d iM. The initial payment was
tiui). The closing of this di al in li
st reams, .t.
Section I'-MO. Oregon laws, savs : gre.it. st Ust th I.aern (Ir. p,,
If any person shall put any rwn-
meiil. or ar.y puin.i.
decay-J
ing. deleterious
spring, bnx k or
v atT. be nhall It
misdi-meanor. ' eti
(nf.ri-tst. r.g
substance in any
branch of nini.ing (
il.-em.sl g iii'V of a j
This law niiisl be ,
n
Stale lU.anl of
Health.'
' In ad liti.m lo ri,-
law enfo
merit we a-k c- op-t.:i
of ci'i'lrs
..r.al f.
The slate l-oard of h
bus writ
..ritus at
ten to the government
Washingt.-n, a-Aing m '
ity is vest. si to pr. viint
strt-ams i n't rt r Lake
et. This is rendezvous
hotn a-ithor-I".;i':in
of
i.atii nal f- r
for h.iridrf-U
of campers durn g fumnu-r nn-nths.
CENSUS DATA FOrt OREGON.
Great and Small Gams in Population
Are Fotures.
Washington Vital le increases in
pf pul.itiun are shown in ll:e rcvu.si
n-"Tt of the census of Oregon cities
and towns jut corn; Ieti by the c n
nus bureau, and l'l ir.crea.es are als.
recsiriisl. Outside of Portland the
growth (if Salem is the greatest, the
capital city now housing M.o'.'l it--ple
compares! to 4.2.r'S, its population
when the census was taken in l'.on.
Fully as interesting are the slight
. increases in population in a deca le
shown by many cities. Athena, in
L'matilla county, gained only :
since L'0; Hake'rT'J; Kav Citv. Til-
lamk county, 7s; l!.-v.-r Hill. (".
county, 30; Copperfirld, I'.aker coun
ty, 1M; Dunlee, Yamhill county. 72;
(lervais, Marion county, lfi; Mount
Angel, i; lone. Morrow county, ,
1'endieton, l'matilla omnty, 54; Ver
nia. Columbia county, 7; Waterloo,
Linn cunty. 24, and Yamhill. Yam-
, hill county. 71.
Among the cities for
population is rerun led
vhich los of
are Adams,
Antel.-pe. Arlington. Huttev ille, (Iran
ite. Harney, Harriburg, Heppner,
Jifin Oay. an.l lxmg l rees. 1 he j.p
ulrttmn dwindling of HutteviUc i the
worst, the ctiur.t in lV'ii leir.g 547
and or.ly 4'J ten year later.
BIRDS FLOCK TO KLAMATH.
Lake County Fast Becomirg Famous
Breeding Place. j
Klamath Fails That Klan .i'h cmn-'
ty is becoming farno'i a a bree-iirgl
place and that t'.e establishing of the!
Iwer Klamath Lake birtl reserve by1
Colonel Ioi-evt !t when pro,-i.ji r t of i
the Unittsl Stat. was a k"xid move1
I for the future bird industry of tr.e ;
; entire r. ur.ty i attested by Deputy j
(lame Warden Lewi. wh,i in in charge
of this ret -rvet l,;rh be partly m j
, Northern California and partly in
Southern ' )r. gon.
I Mr. I.e-ais has jut retiirre.,' fro-n a'
' trip of several day s-r:t in the L.w-
er lake r-gion. where he as I, ..king
after the l i.-l of that reserve f r the !
i Federal government. He t.ltes that 1
j from all ap; uranre more of the'
I feathered triiw of ail kind will wt '
jon what ar known us H:.-d Diamls!
this year than ha been the ca e f ,r'
, y-ar. AiM.r.g tf,e.- wiil be n.ili..-i: ;
of geese an-l duck of evry kind, j
(While crane, cormorant.. -!irans and j
: other kind of non-game bin! are.
iit-iiir.g ii. .-re in great numti-r.
Mora Convicts for Roads.
At..rney f..r lxwenbtrg.
Ooir.g Co. are he
-gotiatir.g w ith Itov-
ern-.r Vv et f..r a renew al jf the en
tract for labor at the t-rit.-ntiary,
which the governor ha declared f,,'r'
feited because the stove foundry peo
pie are jn default on their payments.
The governor say he will in.iit ui.n
a release of a large number of the
convicts the state is oblig.nl t,, f Jrn,,-Iiwer.b.-rg.
C,.,irg & Co.. under the
present contract. ,. they may be ue.l
in building public road.
Artesian Well Down 750 Fset.
Freewater The artesian well Vf
the commercial orchards of J. H. Hall
is being rushl by U,th day and night
hift. The Ure is now down 7.".f)
feet an.) Contractor Durant states that
""I V it r.e necearv to
. .it., t - . J
go
luny i.ooij leel. ;foi) r..rt ii.-.
IS-r thsin
nv other ,u,iii .v' .
Wall, yailey The . '
iormatmn i niu.i t
country.
but in the
oner well lie. n-k
reacf.e-1 at a depth of about
l
feet.
.l . J,i""lr ".r me wneat net- .-! water nxr
Fre.wat.r Po.stoe. 2 7b". Sack.
Freewater P.. f-.t.. .
this v clni A l w r ,Var7 ,n
I'een se h g5 ,t $1 7a iack urt I th '
week they jumpVi to $"T5 - ' i
j
RAINBUW MINE PURCHASED.
Eastern Company Hi,, 75Q.
Eastern Company Pay
000 lor Property.
linker Hy the terms of a (runna.
tion aniioiineeil hent one of the bik,(
mining di als in recent yenrn in Drrp,),
g.-s on record. The I'niled Stutn
Smelting company hae purrhaHi t
KainUw mine, in the Mormon !,a
j district, from the I'omriH-rcial ruining
, mines nuve ever n-rrivni. I He run.
ing or trie nuei Males
'"i.nj
rii.-uns the greatest
mitiing in-lustry the
ueitvity i:i it
state I,.
Vff
The Kainlx'W property Wm dismy.
end nix iit nine year ng.i and wu
den-li 's from a prt.npj-ft rti.iuily
through ti e etforls .f W. H. Kin.
f llooil Mvrr. I lie other prnn-iiul
are now in marge. i ney nave lieknja
ti.eir arriirigi inetits for men and a di,
sU .pmeiit and state that th. v will
begin 1'i-rntions on a large scale at
..;i as pssible.
CHANCE GIVEN CONVICTS.
Governor Wet Plans EmploTie'it y,
Slat lnl tulion
S.ilevi Ate ther ww prison p-brj
is announced bv liovernor Went. Cub.
;if' are being ent grndtially 1.i tfi
j v an o-,is st.ite inatitutiorm to art as rn.
p! -yes. In this raateity they will U
urguardt- I and w ill have virtually th
. same priv ilege that are extended to
the other employe. They Will prob
! ably be paid 23 cent a day a spend.
! ir.g money or to be placet! to tiieir
' rrtsl.t against the time of their r-
leas-.
"If I") men at the prison can b
placed at some employment which will
be of value to the state, a ((reat tar
ing can be made," said the governor.
"Estimating the !a!r of these men M
valiits) at $2 a day, it would mean I
saving of nearly $2011,001) annually
"I am now working on plan tthere-
by I hoi to acrt.mtJish iut thu
thing an-i piare at least 1"0 men St
work. A new contract with the Inr-
enberg A Ceiing company will make
uch a move i,,i)iie and I believe It
can be acmm pi lulled.
"In the meantime a many men aj
I ran -sibly fiml n.m for will b
jilare.1 at the institution and have de
cent lal-r to prrform. I am tisf'il
urnler the corl;tion they will nfd
I "o gianl and will le on a quicker
mad
to reform than uruler the former
tern.
Rain Helps Hopgrowsrs.
Forest drove. Hoj grow ers in this
section are hulirg thf occasional
showt rs w ith delight. W hile the rail
ha interfered with the work in !h
y.inl tie gn.wtr believe that th
showers rune at an oprtuni time to
L-lve the gpiw ing plai t ti e molttillt
neres.ary f.r growth. Tbroiik-S'Ut
this section much wmk ha bet n ia
pn.greH in the yard, in the way of
"jckering" and training the vines,
HopvanUin the (iaston ami Panki
rieightmrh...'. look exceptionally well.
Coos to Cnjite All Timher.
M.ir'il;el 1 The commissioner f
'. rounty have appointed Der.mi
M.-i'arthy head rnn.-r for the county.
As-ist.inf w ill be named later. Th
pur;ie is to rruise of (h t:T.lt-r
in the r-Minty with a view to m.Amf
a rr or.. n iiia!,!,. aemnt. Mr.
M.- urthv w as en pl.. ed f,,r the past
year in this Wt.rk. but there is a Ur(f
ii'iio-.r.t of timber in the nuinty anil
half a do7.-n men with McCarthy l
general d. rector will be put to woik.
j Rain Helps Wheat Crop.
I I'erdl.-ton - More tim. ly showers
fell on Umatill.1 county wheat (i-ld
thiweek, adding many thousand- '
dollars to the value of the developing
I m. p. Farm.-r si,v th,. weather which
, has prevail'-l has been id-.ll for lb
.wheat and Worth a much as tn
shower. Heavier rains have fallen on
the mountain range, where it wa
net-!.! even more than on the wheat
Hood River Berries Aided.
Hood River- The warm spring rsi
has Fen a great boon to the berr
farmer. The warm showers will
hasten the maturity of the crop. H. T.
Coburn. a ram-her who lives about two
mile from the city, said that he prob
ably Would have to begin the lint
picking of hi two and one-half acre
hy May 10. He ami his neighluri
count on a big yield.
Athana s Dry Spall Broken.
Athena The l.mv -irtf .,u.ll has
been broken bv heave .hover, .nil lh
! iTh.n,..! 1 . .. . . ..-
ei ii.iwn several incnr-
very op,
irtun
t.... ,L . . ' . j
y. althmig the gnmnd had plenty of
n oisnire to keep the grain growing.
Val Iri"inK '' ''V- U,f
Lam hers in the (ow vsllfj
"" h'-l re sir k ing a number of
' W"h h"v' ,r'in
7"' plenty of good water b-
been tapped.