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RECORD HOP CROP.
O P IN IO N O N IN S U R A N C E L A W .
O regon Yield fo r I BOO Promless to Attorney Qeneral Says Insolvency of
Company Cancels Policlaa.
E u clid Even That o f IBOO.
Helen)— Almnet Incredible though It
may Mini, well posted Oregon bop
grower* expect e crop of 190,000 belee
In tble etete thie eeeeon.
Thin ii en
eipeatetlon based upon the preeent con
dition of the yard*.
Home men who
are both dealera and grower* *ay they
w ill not be surprised at a crop of 140,-
^)O0 bale«, and w ill lie disappointed if
it goes under 190,000, with continued
favorable weather couditlona.
The
•largest crop heretofore gathered waa
that of laat year, aggregating 108,000
balea.
A ll the yarda are now In first claa*
condition. Many old yarda are prom-
iaing a yield 26 to AO per cent greater
than iaat year.
In addition to thie
there are many young yarda which pro
duced light ernpa of baby hope laat year
that w ill yield full crope for the first
time thia year. The great question in
the mind* of grower* la whether all the
iiopa ran be gathered.
l-abor la acarre
and a much larger nnmber of people
than usual will be required to pick the
crop.
Heavy ahowera in thia vicinity have
injured clover hay to some extent, and
cracked Koyal Anne cherries slightly.
The rain, however, w ill benefit grain,
potato«* and other crops.
Halem— Attorney General Crawford
ha* rsndsred an opinion in which be
bolds that where an Insurance company
haa become Insolvent and a racevier
haa been appointed in court proceedings
In snotbsr state, all policies In this
sta*a aia thereby cancelled, bat a poli
cy holder, who did not know of the in
solvency, may have a claim against the
deposit fund in this stats for any loaa
ha many snatain within a reasonable
time after the appointment of the re
ceiver.
He also holds that the eecretary of
state of thia elate, as insurance com
missioner. has authority to investigate
the condition of such an insurance com
pany and If he finds that its capital is
iuipairsd below the sum ol $200,000,
be may cancel ita license in this state.
Ask 8tat* for Appropriation.
Ontailo— Henry Blackman, recently
appointed by Governor Chamberlain aa
one of me commissioners of Oregon to
the Jamestown exposition, representing
Kastern Oregon, ia in Ontario gathering
statistics and exhibit« for the world's
fair In 1907, so as to make a report at
the next legislature with the view of
having a liberal appropriation made.
Mr. Blackman state« that the commer
cial bodies of Portland are back of the
movement and reqnested the governor
Harney Sawmills Busy.
to make the appointments.
Oregon is
Burns— The sawmill men ef this
the first state on the Pacific coast to
county have all started their mill to
corns to the front for tiie purpose of ad
running on full time and the outlook ia
vertising her reeources.
I »«tier than for a number of years, aa
there ia a large large number of new
Dr. Sherman Cannot Attend.
settlers locating in thia county, and
Oregon C ity— Secretary Cross, of the
then the sawmills near Harney City
ship moat of their product to Malheur Willametts Valley Chautauqua associa
county. There waa not much demand lion, haa received a telegram Irom Dr.
for lum(>er last year, and moat of the W. C. Sherman, of Sacramento, an
m ills closed down earlv in the season. nouncing his serious illness at his
I.umlier has increased in value from home, which will prevent him from
910 to |12 per thousand for rough lum keeping hie engagement at this year’ s
Dr. Sherman haa for
ber, and dressed lumber has increased assembly.
nnmber of years been instructor af the
about the same * r cent.
Bible clsss and his services have been
invaluable to the chautauqna meetings.
Springfield May Be I erminus.
Secretary Cross is planning to substi
Eugene — The Willamette Valley
tute a round table (or this interesting
company has applied to the city of
feature of the chautauqna program.
Springfield for a franchise for the con
struction of an electric railway on cer
Wheat C rop Looks Good.
tain streets entering the city from the
Pendleton— Umatilla oounty will
north. For a long time the company
have one of its best wheat crops this
has Iteen attempting to secure a fran
year in spite o( threatening early por
chise for entrance into Kugene, intend
tents. The moist weather of the past
ing to extend the line now under con
four weeks has lifted the crops out of
struction bet w ren Salem and Portland
the gronnd until they w ill he as good
south to Kugene, but as the city coun
in straw aa usual, whereas it was pre
cil aeems loath to give the franchise,
dicted that in some places s harvester
the company threatens to build around
could hardly get below the heads. Now
Kugene.
the warm weather has begun to harden
the young grain and cause the maturing
Trouble in Harney County.
heads to fill oat and increase in weigbt.
Halem— There is trouble brewing
down in Harney county over irrigation
County Fair at Tillamook.
matters. The Burns board of trade
Tillamook— At a meeting of the T ill
has asked the state land board to send amook Development league the matter
the state engineer over to make an in of a county fair waa taken up.
The
vestigation with a view to obliging date for the fair w ill probably be Aug
tome of the companies holding lands ust 29,24 and 26, and it w ill probably
nnder the Carey act in the vicinity of include a stock show and street carni
Harney to proceed to develop it or va val. J. C. Cooper, of McMinnville,
cate. Htate Kngineer Lewis will soon haa been engaged to manage it.
go to Harney county, the land board
having made an order to that effect a*,
P O R TLA N D M A R K ETS.
ita last meeting.
Wheat— Club, 71072c; blneetem
74c; red, 69070c; valley, 71072c.
Investigate Insurance Companies.
Oats— No. 1 white feed, $91.60(932;
Halem— The Greater Halem Commer
cial club has adopted a resolution ask gray, $31.60 per ton.
Barley— Feed, $24(924 50 per ton;
ing the Oregon Development league to
appoint a committee to aid Senator brewing, nominal; rolled, $26 0 26.
Fulton in hie effort to secure a larger * Fruits— Apples, $2.5003 60 per box;
share of the reclamation funds for Ore apricots, $1.76(92 per crate, cherries,
gon. The club also authorised the ap 6(98c per pound; currants, 9® 10c;
pointment of a committee to confer peaches, $10 1.25; strawberries, 508c
with Hecretarv of State Dunbar regard per pound; gooseherries. 5® 7c per
ing an investigation of the course of in- pound; I»gan berries, $1.25 per crate;
eurance companies in the pavment or raspberries, $1.7501.86; blackberries,
nonpayment of loesee in the San Fran 10c.
Vegetables— Beans, 507c per pound;
cisco disaster.
cabbage, lj^ c per pound; cucumbers,
65cperdocen; lettuce, head, 10026c;
Seats Assigned Legislators.
Halem— Members of the next Oregon onions, 8010c per doxen; peas, 406c;
legislature have already been selecting radishes, 10020c per doxen; rhubarb,
seats in their respective houses, and 3c per pound; spinach, 203c per
pound; parsley, 26c; turnips, 9Oc0tl
Secretary of Htate Dunbar has been as
signing seats as requested.
Before the per sack; carrots, $101.25 per sack;
beets, $1.2601.50 per sack.
legislature convenee he w ill have each
Onions— New, 1 ' 40 1 )4 c per pound.
member's name on a card on the front
Potatoes —• Fancy graded old Bur
of his desk, in letters large enough for
the presiding officers, pages and others banks, 40050c per hundred ; ordinary,
to read at a distance.
In each house nominal; new Oregon, 76 0 0c.
Butter— Fancy creamery, 17 % 020c
the Multnomah delegation w ill occupy
per pound.
practically the same seats occupied at
Egg»— Oregon ranch, 22022><c per
the last session.
dosen.
Poultry— Average old hena, 13018Kc
Outlook in Lane County.
per pound; mixed chickens, 12012,4c;
Kugene— Sunshine haa improved all broilers, 1 6 0 1 6 4 c ; roosters, 9 4 0 1 1 c ;
crops in I.ane county.
An average dressed chickens, 13014c; turkeys,
cherry yield is on the market; atraw- live. 17 0 1 7 4 c; turkeys, dressed,
berries are practically harvested; rasp choice, 200 22c; geeee, live, 10012c;
berries and black capa are ripening and ducks, old, 11012c; young, 1 2 40 13 c.
are prolific. Prunes, apples and pears
Hope— Oregon, 1905, 10011c; olds,
are in the beat of condition.
Hay and 6c per pound.
grain are very heavy, while hope are
Wool— Eastern Oregon average beet,
well advanced, promising a big yield. 18023 4 c; valley, coarae/2240234c;
Pasture ia good.
floe, 24c per pound; mohair, choice,
28030c,
O regon Appropriations C u t.
Veal— Dressed, 407c per pound.
Washington— The senate committee
Beef— Dressed balls, 3c per ponnd;
cat down the building appropriations cow«. 4 4 0 5 4 c ; country steers, 606c.
in reporting on the omnibus bill so that
Matton— Dressed, fancy, 708c; per
Baker City gets only 966,000, Engene pound; ordinary, 60 6c; lamba, with
$60,000, and Salem $16,000 to com palt on, 8c.
plete ita groonds.
Pork—Draanad, 7084c per ponnd.
R IO T S A T V L A D IV O S T O K .
Battery of Artillery Captured and C o s
sacks Drnten Off.
Toklo, July 6. — Additional detail«
received hare of rioting in Vladivostok
indicate that so far the loyal troop«
hava been unable to gain control of the
situation. Fighting la going on on all
■idea, both In the city and the out»
■kirta. Especially severe fighting has
taken place in the neighborhood of the
ontlying harbor defanaee, where the
rioters succeeded in capturing a battery
of artillery. The gunners mads but
a scant show of resistance, it being
plain that they ware in sympathy with
the rioters.
A detachment of Coewcka attempted
to recapture the battery, but the rebels
fired heavy volleys of grspesbot and
shrapnel into the attacking column and
forced it to retreat, with heavy loss.
At last accounts, the rebels were still
in command.
W ild moba have burned the govern
ment stores in the heart of the city,
and have secured possession of snpplies
valued at a large sum.
One mob
stormed the city prison in an attempt
to reacue s number of persons who had
been arrested, after looting the m ili
tary supply station of a quanity of dy
namite. Severe fighting, which lasted
several hours, followed, but the prison
guard was finally successful in driving
awav the attacking forces.
Information haa been received here
that all the Kussian troops on the
Manchurian border are in a state of
mutiny, and it is all their officers can
do to keep them in reasonable subjec
tion.
Revolutionary propaganda ia
making headway among the Kussian
soldiers in Siberia, sod it would not be
surprising if news of a general revolt
there were soon to be received.
BAY C IT Y S A LO O N S O PEN .
Police Will Strictly Enforce the Law
Against Drunkenness.
Han Franciaco, July 6.— For the first
time since April 18t the saloons were
permitted to reopen yesterday.
Licenses had been granted to about
600 drinking places and all did a rush
ing business.
To a large number of
persons tbe resumption of business at
the saloons appeared to be quite a nov
elty, and many were on band when tbe
barroom doors swung open. Nearly all
tbe resorts were crowded, but up to
noon no serious trouble bad been re
ported.
Extra policemen were detailed for
doty in all the blocks containing sa
loons.
It iv planned to place all men
arrested for intoxication at work clean
ing away debris from sidewalks.
" A l l persons who show the effect« of
intoxication are to be quickly gathered
in ," said Chief of Police Dioan today.
"Patrolm en have been instructed to
maintain order. Up to noon today but
few arreata have been reported from
the sub elation*, and but one or two
have been booked for drunkenness at
the main station. I do not expect that
we shall have much trouble in hand
ling the situation."
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B A T T L IN G W IT H C H O L E R A .
Manila Bureau o f Health is Holding
Disease in Check.
Manila, Jnlv 6.— Tbe cholera situs
tion has improved.
The report at 6
o'clock last night showed 19 new caeee
since midnight of July 4 and 10 deaths.
The report for July 4 shows 28 esses
and 19 deaths. Two Americans, Robert
Lnmbertz a n d ----- Hart, are dead, but
to date only five Americans have been
seised with the disorder. Thus far
cholera has not appeared in the Amer
ican section of the city. The Ameri
cans who have been stricken live in
the native sections of Manila.
The bureau of health has refused to
permit the sale of foodstuffs that may
have t>een liable to infection.
The
«(Torts of the doctors engaged in com
batting the disease show results in the
decrease in the number of new cases re
ported. W hile the disease started in
stronger than the great epidemic of
1902, the authorities believe they have
the situation now under control.
For the week ending July 4 there
were 116 casee and 99 deaths. For the
24 hours ending at 8 o’ clock on the
morning of Jnly 5 there were 12 cases
and five deaths in the provinces.
Ticket in Kansas.
Topeka, Kan,, July 8.— After an ex
tended wrangle of speechniaking, in
which more or lees bitter feeling was
displayed, the Populist state party del
egates yesterday voted to place a party
ticket in the field. The vote stood 94
to 68. After naming a portion of the
Congressional committee, the Populist
Htate convention proceeded to the nom
ination of a state ticket. Horace Keef
er, ot Leavenworth, was named for gov
ernor by acclamation. J. A . Wright,
of Hmith county, waa named for liea-
tenant governor.
WRECK IN ENGLAND
fast Express Train Jamps Track
With Fatal Results.
RECOVER TWENTY-SEVEN BODIES
Nearly All W are Amarlcans W ho Had
Just Arrived on Staamar
F ro m New Y o rk .
Halisbnry, England, July 3.— Driving
at a mad pace over tbe London South
western railway, tbe American Line
Expreea, carrying 43 of tba steamer
New York’ s passengers from Plymouth
to London, plunged from tbe track juat
after passing tba station bere at 1:57
o'clock thia morning and mangied to
death in it« wreckage 23 passenger«,
and four of tbe trainmen.
Beside those to whom death came
speedily, a dozen persona were injured,
some of them aerioualy.
Tbe late hour of the New York’ s ar
rival at Plymouth saved many lives.
She carried more than 60 travelers for
London, but many of them elected to
travel on comfortably to Southampton
in preference to the late landing at P ly
mouth and tbe long n'ght ride scrota
the country.
If tbe New York had
made a faster passage tbe somber roster
of the dead and injured would have
been larger.
The surviving passengers and train
men deacribe the sound of tbe wreck aa
like t te discharge of a series of heavy
gun* of varied caliber, and when the
crashing of the wreck waa past there
name calls of tbe injured, some shriek
ing with pain and fear and others-
moaning aa if bewildered by tbe »bock.
Relief came quickly, although it was
an hour before tbe laat I ody was
dragged from the wreck.
The police,
attracted by tbe noise, called ambu
lance« and surgeons and warned tbe
hospitals to prepare to receive tbe in
jured. Tbe railway yard quickly filled
with police, doctors, nurses, trainmen
and volunteers.
Tbe darknese and incredible destruc
tion made tne work of rescue exceed
ingly difficult.
Lamps and torches
were brought to light the desolate
scene. Tbe station was converted into
a surgery and tbe platform was made a
mortuary.
L O O K IN G F O R G O O D M A N . -v
C za r Finds Difficulty in Selecting New
Prime Minister.
8t. Peteebug, July 3. — No definite
statement with reference to tbe retire
ment of the Goremykin cabinet was
forthcoming today. Emperor Nicholas
’is apparently encountering trouble in
finding a man to whom to intrust tbe
reins of power and effecting an under
standing with the Liberal groups of
parliament.
Tbe Constitutional Democratic par
liament committee met tble afternoon
behind closed doors to discuss tactics
under tbe situation. Tbe Associated
Press was informed after the meeting
that the committee adhered to ita for
mer decision that nothing lees than a
fully responsible cabinet w ill be accept
able, and that Constitutional Demo
crats w ill refuse to take portfolios in
anv mixed cabinet.
The leaders scarcely expect that these
terms w ill be accepted at preeent. In
deed they have slight desire to sbonider
the responsibility of government, when
(he country apparently is on the verge
of a serie« of outbreaks and disorders.
Their preeent plan is to adopt toward
any n«w ministry the same tactics they
have followed in the past, the accept
ance of what is good in the policy o'
the government and unsparing criti
cism where that policy does not square
with their ideas. The immediate pass
age of a vote of lack of confidence is
probable.
It is stated that Minister of Interior
Htolypin and Minister ot Finance Ko-
koveoff w ill submit to the lower house
of parliament, probably tomorrow, a
request for an appropriation of $50,-
000,000 for famine relief.
Sedition Spread Among Mexicans.
Mexico City, July 3. — 8ince Gover
nor Ysahel, of Sonora, made his report
on the Cananea outbreak, showing con
clusively that seditious papers were be
ing circulated among the Mexican min
ers in that mining camp, there has
been renewed attention given tbe prop
aganda, semi-socialistic in character,
carried on among workingmen in the
indnatrial centers by political intrigu
ers seeking to take advantage of organ
isation in various parts of the conntry
of labor unions.
These unions are
qmte legal in their construction.
Contest on Sm oot's Seat.
*
Washington, Jnly 3. — Tbe qneetion
of the right of Reed Smoot to retain
hia seat in the United States senate
ill be preeentod to that body the first
day of the session in December. Chair
man Burrows, of the committee on
privilege# and elections, so announced
in the cloeing hours of the session just
May T ie U p Black Saa Ports.
8t. Petersburg, Jnly 6.— According
to information received here, tbe sm-
pi iyea of the Siberia, Honthweatern and
Cancaaaian railroads are ready to join
in a general strike, and the longshore
men of the Black sea porta era prepared
closed.
to taka pert in tba movements.
H IL L W IN S F I G H T .
Road Down N orth Bank of Columbia
Given Right of Way.
Vancouver. July 3.— H ill won over
Harriman yesterday when Judge W.
W. Mi-Credie, of the Hupei lor court of
Waebington, decided that tba Portland
A Beattie railway bad the right to con
demn across tba property of tbe Colom
bia Valiey railroad along tha north
bank of the Columbia rivar.
Tba de
cision ia a sweeping one, and carries
with it tbe settlement of an important
question in tbe struggle between tbe
two roads. Both have fought for tbe
narrow atrip along the river’s edge
wbaraon a railway can be built. Both
have been at work building grades pre
paratory to laying rails. Botb claimed
certain points of conflict, tbe Colombia
Valley by deed from the former owners,
and tba Portland A Haattieby virtue of
condemnation suits across tbe property
of tbe rival corporation. By a decis
ion allowing this right, if sustained by
tire higher courts of Washington, ap
parently no barrier can be raised in the
path of H ill that w ill prevent him from
following his surveys down tbe Wash
ington shore of the river.
The decision announces that in case
the Colombia Valley dsairea to bnild a
railroad down tbe north bank, tbe
court w ill extend tbe road full protec
tion by allowing it to build a roadbed
and track over tbe right of way parallel
with tbe Portland A Seattle track aa
surveyed, without compelling tbe Har
riman roaul to recondemn, providing
tbe Columbia Valley determine# to
build and does boild within a reasona
ble time. I f tbe oppoeing road to tbe
H ill line fails to build, then tbe Port
land A Beattie is to have the full right
of way for ita own purpoeee.
C A N A L BO N D SALE.
Bidders fo r Small Amounts Are T o Ba
Given Preference.
Washington, July 4.— Secretary Shaw
yesterday offered to tbe public $30,-
000,000 bonds o ' tbe Panama canal
loan, autborixed by tbe recent act of
congress. Tbe bonds w ill bear interest
at tbe rate of 2 per cent, w ill he dated
August 1, 1906, and interest w ill be
payable quarterly. They w ill be re
deemable at tbe pleasure of tbe govern
ment at tbe end of 10 years and w ill be
payable 30 years from date.
In tbe
statement made public Secretary Shaw
says:
" I n considering bids, tbe bidders
offering tbe highest prices receive tbe
first allotment. I f two or more bid
ders offer tbe same price, those asking
for tbe small amounts w ill receive pri
ority in allotment.
Tbe department
reserves the right to permit bidders
offering tbe highest price to increase
tbe amount of their purchases.
Tbe
department also reserves the right to
reject any or all bids if deemed to be
to tbe interest of tbe United State* to
do so.
"T h e bonds w ill be ready for deliv
ery «boat August 1, 1906. Prospective
bidders desiring information not con
tained in this circular may address the
secretary of the treasury, division of
lo*ua and currency, Washington, the
assistant treasurers at Chicago, St.
Louis, New Orleans or San Franciaco."
IS T H M IA N
C A N A L C O M M IS S IO N *
President Puts J . E . Stevens in C o l
onel Ernst’s Place.
Washington, July 4.— Because of the
failure of the senate to confirm the
Isthmian Canal commission, President
Roosevelt has named a new cum mis
sion, consisting of Theodore P. Shouts,
chsimran: John F. Stevens, Governor
Charles E. Ma goon, Brigadier General
Peter C. Hains, U . 8. A ., retired;
Mordecai Endicott, civil engineer, U .
S. N., and Benjamin M. Harrod, mem-
be1« .
Mr. Stevens replaces Brigadier Gen
eral Oswald Ernst, who retired from
active service in the army last week,
and will hereafter devote practicallv
his entire time to the International
Waterway commission.
Joseph Buck-
tin Bishop, who was secretary to the
old commieeion, and a member of the
commission, w ill be secretary to tbe
new body. The salaries of the mem
bers w ill continue the same as hereto
fore. Mr. Stevens w ill continue as
chief engineer of the commission, but
w ill not receive any extra compensation
as a member of the commission.
Sunday Laws in Missouri.
Kansas City, Mo., July 4.— The Sun
day closing law, enforcement of which
has brought Governor Folk more prom
inently before the public than any act
since he became the state’s chief exec
utive, was declared inoperative, so far
aa cities of the second class are con
cerned, by the Kansas City court of
Appeals yesterday. Tbe decision was
made in the case of the state against
W illiam T. Kessels, a saloonkeeper of
8t. Joseph. Tbe decision applies only
to St. Joseph and cities of the second
class.
Assistant to Secretary o f Stats.
Washington, Jalv 4. —Huntington
Wilson, secretary of the American em
bassy at Tokio, assumed hia duties at
thud assistant secretary of atate Mon
day.
Mr. Wilaon succeeds H. H.
Peirce, who sails July 21 for Norway aa
United States minister to that country.