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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1906)
■ "■ 11 1 .. ■ ■ .................. ■ ■ ■ ■■ ■ "■ ■ ■ ■ ■■■'— OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST 8 T A T E F A IR A 8 U C C E S 8 . A ttendance at 8 a le m About T w o Y aara A go. Equal to Halem— Notwithstanding three half day« u( cold, rainy weather, together with th« fart that this la the height of the hop harvaat, tha Oregon elate fair of 1906 han h«en one of the inoat *-c- <en«ful in the hiatory of theatate. The attendant'« wan almat ««jual to that of two year* ago and waa much larger on 1‘ortland day. Hale* of conreeniona and advertiaing spare have heeu good and lereipta from thia aourre have tieen large. The addition* to the pavilion not on ly made inure apace for eihihita, but gave more room for aalea of concee- *ion*. The*« rirniinatanrea made the fair a aucreaa linanrially and it la Ntated that there are funde on hand to pay every claim. Nearly 4.000 people were camped in the grove in front of the fair grounda and thecome-and-etay-ail-week idea ha* heroine ao popular that a numlier of regular visitors at the fair have decided tu erect amall cottage* on the grounda next year. Mince tegular atreeta and idock* have heen laid out, thia can he done «atiafactorily. Vialtora to the atate fair gave only paaaing attention to the *ainpla roa 1 the government ia building adjacent to the atate fair grounda. The end of the road and a few rode of ita length are plainly vi*ible from the street cai track, a* alao are the cru*heil rock hunkera, but aaide from the view thue obtained the viaiiora paid little attention to the road. The road won quite general ap proval, eapecially on the rainy daya, when the rruahed rock road waa entire ly free from mud and aluah. A few farmer* and road aii|>ervieorR took time to inapect the inannei in which the road waa built and made in- quirie* aa to the oouatruction. hut the greater number wera more interealed in liveatock and horea race«. Tunneling on O. R & N. I.a Grande— An enlarged fiwce of men ia now engaged In tunneling the mountaiua between Kainela and llil- gard in order that the O. K. A N. main line will not croa* *o many treetlea, which at present are high and numer- n u . When the tunneling ie completed the *tream that now croeee* and re- cro**ee the right of way w ill have a continuou* couree on one aide of the track. The treetlea wilt be tilled in a* the new courae in fixed, and much re pair and loan of time, which nece«narily follow* from ao many treatlea, w ill lie eliminated. The scheme i* a gigantic one and will require many moutha to complete. Labor Famine at Hood River. Hood River— The scarcity of laborer* at Ifo o i River ia «aid by nawmill men a n d applrgrowera here to have become a serious matter. One of the big mill*, whitjh have been trying for a long time to get white men for employment in ita plant, haa had to fall hack on Jape. Aa they are «aid to he entirely unfa miliar with the work they are a moat aeriona handicap in getting out lumber. Rancher* are in need of men for pick ing applee, and other work at thia Rea son of the year, and are making every effort to obtain them, but without euc- ceaa. B o o k * fo r School L ib ra rle a . Salem — Ho ratinfactory have the re sults of the traveling library ay*tem proven, from an educational stand point, that the State Library commie- eion ha* elected to place a new order for 42,000 book* for nchool libraries, in addition to what ia already on hand, at a total coat to the state of $11,- 802.35. Among the most popular of the hooks ordered are the life of Robin son Crusoe, Baldwin's Life of Lincoln, Stories of Great Americana for Little Americans— 50 famous stories, and Black Beauty. _________ V ery Heavy Sales o f S heep . Baker City— Owing lo the unofficial announcement by government officials some days ago that next year the rang ing of sheep on forest reserve* would he restricted at least 50 per cent, sheep owners have, during the past three weeks, sold large portions of their Hocks. The pries have heen good and it ia estimated by one sheep buyer tiiat 76,000 head have heen sold out of W al lowa and 05,000 out of B«>ksr. L a rg e r School A ttendance. I.a Grande— The public schools open ed with an attendance of 750 and a corps of 19 teachers, with one teacher yet to he supplied in the high school. The first day’ s attendance was in ad vance of last year’ s. A business de partment has heen added to the course and the high school has the twelfth grade. _____ _ H ops Dam aged by Rain. GRABBED BY S P E C U L A T O R S . K lam ath County D evalopm ant W ill Be Delayed, Says B lanchard. San Francisco — C. J. Blanchard, a member of the reclamation service from Washington, la authority lo t tba state ment that the development of the Klamath country will tie hindered be cause of the fact that land speculator* have seised upon hundreds ef acres in thia new irrigation proeject of the gov ernment. " I look for a great development in the Klamath country,” he said, ‘ ‘ hut thia development will lie delayed lie- cause of the numlier of land speculators who have secured line tracts there. They are holding this land at from $26 to $40 an acre. Thia price will pre vent many aettlera from coming to Ore gon, and will retard the progieaa of the Klamath country. The government w ill charge the settlers $26 an acre for water, and this amount, added to the speculator*' price for the land, will act to the detriment of the purchaser. The news that the Southern Pacific will build through Klamath will greatly add to the value of the land there.” Blanchard was delighted with the work of the irrigation congress at Boise, which he attended. ” We appointed a publicity commit tee there.” he said, “ which will great ly aid the Pacific coast. This commit tee will place before the common peo ple of the United States a truthful re port of the irrigation country and will help them get land.” Begins W o rk on Second U nit. Klamath Kalla— Work on the second unit of the irrigation system has com menced under direct supervision of the government officials. Thia unit in cludes 19 miles of the Hast Branch canal and 27 miles of laterals. Bide for the construction of this unit were advertise«) for some months ago, but non« was received, and the construction work ia now umlertaken by the govern ment, on force account. H op Picking Resumed in C lackam as. Oregon City— Hoppicking haa heen resume«! in earnest in all yards in this locality. No damage lias resulted to the hop crop here on account of the rain, except in a few yards where some of the vines were laid on the ground on account of the heavy foliage. The yield continues about one-fourlii below the average, hut the quality is good. Pick ing will be finished in moat of the yards in thia county hy tiie last of the week. PORTLAND M ARKETS. Wheat — Club, 63c; blceetem, 66c; valley, e6®68c; red, 60c. O ats— No. 1 white, $23® 24; gray, $22 per ton. Barley — Feed, $20021; brewing, $21.60022; rolled, $22 per ton. Rye— $1.35 per cwt. Corn— Whole, $*7; cracked, $28 per ton. Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1, $10® i l per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $12014; clover, $7®7 50; cheat, $70 7 60; grain hay, $7; alfalfa, 410; vetch hay, $7(97.60. Fruits — Apples, common, 25@50c per hox; fancy, 75c®$1.60; grapes, 60c®$l 60 per crate; Concords, 27'k (430c per basket; peaches, R0c®$l; pears, 50c®$1.25; plums, fancy, 250 75c per box; blackberries, 6®0c per pound; crab apples, $101.25 per box. Melons— Cantaloupes, 50c®$l 25 per crate; watermelons. * » ® l c p e r pound; caealias, $2 50 per doaen. Vegetables — Beans. 6 0 7 e; cabbage, 1*4 02c per pound; cauliflower, 75c®$l per drzen; celery, 90c per doxen; corn, 12)4c per dozen; cncumtiers, 15c per doxen; eggplant, 10c per pound; let tuce, heail. 20c per dozen; onions, 10O 12)yc Per dozen; peas, 4®5e; hell pep pers, 12)«® 15c; radishes, 10O15c per dozen; spinach, 203c per pound; to matoes, 30®60c per hox; parsley, 25c; sprouts, 8c per pound; squash, $1® 1 26 per crate; turnips, 90c®$l per sack; carrots, $1®!.25 per sack; beets, $1.25® t .50 per sack; horseradish, 10c per pound. Onions—New, 1 *4 01 t^c per pound. Potatoes— Oregon Burbanks, 80®90c; sweet potatoes, 2)4c per pound. Butter— Fancy creamery, 25®30c per pound. Eggs— Oregon ranch, 27®27)4c per dozen. Poultry — Average old hens, 14c per pound; mixe«l chickens, 13®18)4c; spring, 14®15c; old roosters, 9® 10c; dress««! chickens, 14® 15c; turkeys, live, 16®21c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 2 l® 2 2 )4 c; geese, live, 8®10c; ducks 14®15c. Hops — 1906 contracts, 17®20c per pountl; 1905, nominal; 1904. nominal. W ool— Eastern Oregon average best, 15®19c pr pound, according to shrink age; valley, 20® 22c, according to fine ness; mohair, choice, 28 ® 30c pei pound. Veal — Presee«!, 6)4® 8c per pound. Beef — Dressed bulls, 3c per pound; cows, 4 )4 ® 5 )4 c; conntry steers, 6®6c Mutton — Dre*se«f, fancy, per n ««n d ; ordinary, 5®6c; lambs, fancy, Kngene— The recent rain, by mold and breaking strings and poles, damag ed Lane county hops to the extent of 15 to 20 per cent. Pickers are in great demand as growers wish to hurry ths 8 ® 8 ^ c . Pork— Dresaed, 7®8)4c par pound. harvest. B ID S F O R C H IN E 8 E . F ou r Firm s OfFar to Supply Tham fo r W o rk on Isthm us, SURROUND CAPITAL Washington, Sept. 2 1 .— Proposals were submitted to the Isthmian Canal commission yesterday for the furnish ing of Chinese labor to he employed in the construction of the Panama canal. The requirements of the specifications were, in brief, that the contractor* shoahl agree to supply the commission with at least 2,600 Chinese, the com mission having the privilege of calling upon the succeeeful contractor for adi- tional labor not exceetling 16 , 0 00 . It was further specified that th# laborers should be on the isthmus ready for work within three and a half months of the opening of proposals and that the contractors should deposit with their proposals a bond of $ 60,000 as a guarantee to fully carry out the terms of the contract. W hile the commission has heen in communication with about 150 indivhl nais and corporations who had signified a possible desire to submit proposals, only four proposal* were finally offered to the commission. In the presence of the contractor* and others interested the propositions were opemil by W. Leon Pepperrnan, assistant chief of the office of administration of the commis sion. At the conclusion of the reading of the proposals, Mr. Pepperrnan an nounced that no award woul«l be made of the contract until the proposals bail been examine«! by the commission and its general counsel. I p accordance with the specifications, the proposal* were made for the furnishing of different classes of labor at a price fixed by the hour in American gold. A summary of the four proposals sub mitted follows: The American-China Contracting company : Common laborers, ID cents per hour; foremen and interpreters, 20 cents an hour; physicians, 40 cents per hour; cooks and barbers, 16 cents per hour. International Contracting company. Washington, D. C.: Laborers and cooks, ISceivtsper hour; doctors, 39 cents per hour; assistant doctors, 36 cents per hour; interpreters, 2 V4 times 13 rents per hour; foremen, 1 times 13 cents per hour. Wah Me l^e Hang A Co., Baltimore: Laborers, clerks an<! barbers, 12)4 cents per hour; foremen ami interpre ters, 16 cents per hour ; doctors, 25 cents per hour. Joel Julian Reuben, Washington, D. C.: For the first 2,500 Chinese labor ers, 11 cents per hour; foremen, 40 cents per hour; doctors, 60 cents per hour; interpreters 60 cents per hour; cooks and barbers, 30 cents per hour. For adilitional laborers above 2,600 per hour: First 1,000, 11 ceuts; second 1.000, 107» cents; third 1,000, 10)4 cents; fourth 1,000, 10*» cents; fifth 1.000, 10)4 cents; sixth 1,000, 10*» cents: seventh 1,000, IOV4 cents; eighth 1,000, 10 cents; ninth 1,000, 9)4 cents; tenth, 1,000, 9)4 cents; eleventh 1,000, 9)4 cents; remainder of 16,000 9 Cents. The last proposal is assumed at the department to provide tiiat, if the com mission enters into a contract with Mr. Reuben and wans the full quota of 15,- 000 Chinese, he will furnish them at the rate of 9 cents per hour for common laborers. Army ol 3,000 Insurgents Out side City ot Havana. SHOW NO SION OF YIELDING L ib eral Leaders Openly S h o w T h e m selves on S treets and Even C o n fe r W ith G overnm ent O fficials, Havana, Sept. 18.— The only reeults thus far of Preeldent Palma’ s order for the suspension of hostilities have been that Liberal leaders who hitherto have had every reason for anticipating arrest are circulating openly in Havana again and even conferring with members of the government with regard to peace, and that such insurgents in the field as have heen consulted, while expreesing themselves as agreeable to settling mat ter« amicably, at the same time assume an independent attitude, which cannot he said to bode particularly well for prompt settlement of existing differ ences. In the meantime, Cienfnegos is in a state of siege, communication by tele graph being severed not only in the d i rection of Havana, but to Hantiago as well. It is known that Cienfuegos had not been attacked up to midnight Hun- «lay, hut what has transpired since that time ia not known here. A ll accounts agree that there easily are 3,000 insurgents a few miles south east of Havana, and rumors are in cir culation that they w ill enter tke city peaceably if they are not moleeted, but that they w ill fight if they meet with resistance. A ll visitors to insurgent camps in Havana province return with this impression, but it is believed uc attempt w ill be made against Havana until the arrival of Pino Guerrera’ s force, which now is variously reported to be from 20 to 40 miles distant. The general impression is that the presence in Havana harbor of the American cruiser Denver will not act as a deter rent to such a movement, the auxiliary cruiser Dixie having gone to Cienfuegos and the cruiser Des Moines having gone presumably to bring to Cuba Secretary of War Taft and Assistant Secretary Bacon. T E S T IM O N Y IS S H E L V E D . Interstate Com m ission T u rn s Down Pacific C oast L um berm en . Chicago, Sept. 21.— Various Eastern and Western railroads, through their legal representatives, made strenuous objections today before the Interstate Commerce commission tq the presenta tion of testimony hy the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers association in its petition against 25 Western rail roads. The lumber manufacturers are asking to compel the railroads to furn ish adjustable racks on fiat cars for the transportation of lumber. They claim that the roads furnish proper facilities for the shihpping of other commodities, and is not doing likewise for the lum bermen, discriminating against them. After the attorneys on both sides of the lumber case had made exhaustive argu ments, the commissioners declared that the case would be indefinitely post poned. . Many Killed and In jurad in O klahom a T ra in W re c k . Gntbrie, Okla., Sept. 19.— Eight peo ple are dead, 20 more oi leas injured, and aa many more are miaaing in the most diaaatrona wreck in the recent his tory of the Rock Island, which occurred three milec from Dover, Okla., yester day. The engine, tender baggage and mail cars, smoker and day coach of pasaen- ger train No. 12, northbound, left the high bridge that spans the Cimarron river, and plunged into the current flanked by tieacherous quicksands. The locomotive disappeared from sight almost immediately. The mail and baggage clerks escaped from their coaches aod swam to the shore. The accident was doe to the defective condition of the bridge which waa swerved out of line by the pressure of driftwood carried down by the swollen stream. The train waa an hour late and was running at high speed to make up time. The engi/ieer did not see the condition of the bridge until he waa within a few yards, when it was too late to stop. He shouted to his fire man, threw on the brakes and jumped. He lauded on the very verge of the river hank and escaped unhurt. The fireman was less fortunate, sustaining severe injuriee. When the engine struck the bridge the whole structure suddenly collapeed, precipating the engine and coaches into the water. The chair car and two heavy Pullmans were not pulled in, but remained on the track. The most authentic accounts place the number of passengers in the smok er at between 26 and 30. With but few exceptions these have not been ac counted for. The only hopeful news is contained in messages received from rare! district#. Men on bits of drift wood have been seen going down stream at various points, hut attempts at res cue have in moat instances proved futile. G E R M A N S W A N T P R O T E C T IO N . M u rd e r o f Bush Causes a Vigorous P ro test by Am bassador. St. Petersburg, Sept. 18.— The inse curity of life and property in the Baltic provinces, which culminated last Satur day in the murder of Herr Bush, a rich German manufacturer and the leader of the German colony at Riga, has led the Germs’) embassy here again to make energetic representations to the Foreign office concerning the adoption of meas- uree for the protection of German sub jects. Bush was killed by agents of the revolutionary organization engaged in levying tribute. Dr. von Miquel, firs» secretary of the German embaesy, called today at the Foreign office and presented the report of the German consul at Riga regarding the killing of Bush, who was struck down in his own factory. He called attention to the length of time the reign of terror has lasted. Although the armed revolt was crush ed and the country reconquered by tne forces under General Orloff last winter, robberies and murders have continued unchecked for over a year and a half. There are 5,000 German subjects living in Riga. The Araeiican consul at Riga has not joined in this demand for protection. There are ecaicely any Americans there. Alfred Bush w n a partner in the Bush-Hinge Manufacturing company. From Odessa, where the conditions are almost as bad as in the Baltic pro vinces. the embassies have heen in- foimed that guards have been furnished for the consulates and the residences of the various consuls. Typhoon Hits H ongkong. N ew Pointa’ U nd er M e a t’ L a w .___ Washington, Sept. 21.— The decision of the acting attorney general has heen asked by the secretary of agriculture- regarding certain provisions of the new meat inspection law. particularly as to whether or not foreign meat products, or food products in which meat is large ly a component pari, w ill be absolutely prohibited from entering the United States and whether England, Germany and France w ill be forced to provide a system of governmental inspection and labeling which w ill be acceptable to this government. O pens M o re O klahom a Land. Oyster Pay, Sept. 21.— The president has issued a proclamation opening the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indian lands in klahotna. The Interior de partment w ill announce the date for the reception of sealed bidi under which the 50,5000 acres of land are to be dis posed of to homesteaders. B R ID G E C O L L A P 8 E S . Manila, Sept. 18.— Cable reports from Hongkong state that a typhoon which sprang up suddenly at 10 o’ clock this morning did enormous damage to the shipping in that port. The Ger man steamer Johanne and the British steamer Han Cheung were sunk. The Hongkong, Canton A Macao company’ s steamer Fatshan foundered and of the crew the purser and mate alone sur vive. The Canadian Pacific Railroad company’ * steamer Monteagle went ashore. A ll business in the city is at a standstill. N E W S T O R M A R IS E S . Santo D om ingo Again Infected Revolutionary F ever. W ith Washington, Sept. 19.— Just aa the Cuban insurrection appears to be on the point of harmonious adjustment, the United States government is con fronted with a new ontbresx in Santo Domingo. Commander 8outherland, senior American naval officer in Do minican waters, reported to the Navy department by cable late this afternoon that an insurrection is about to break out in Santo Domingo at any time. He eay* that the government has sent a force of 400 men to Monte Christo. The situation is declared to be aente. He fears that an uprising may take place. He requests that the Dixie, which is now in Cuban waters, be re turned at once to Santo Domingo. When the advisability of withdraw ing the naval forces from Dominican waters was discussed when the crisis came in the Cuban revolt, a euggaetion was made that it might give encourage ment to the insurgents in that island. It was finally decided, however, that the Dominican government bad matters well in hand and that no change was to be apprehended with the present fleet ol gunboats in tboee waters. F U N S TO N TO LEAD. Will Be In Command o f American Army in Case o f Intervention. Washington, Sept. 19. — General Frederick Funston, who is now on his way to Washington under orders from the War department, w ill probably be assigned to command the army in Cu ba, if intervention should be found ne cessary. While orders have not been issued for the movement of troops to Cuba, the army was never better pre pared for quick action, if it is found necessary to send them to Cuba. General Funston is probably as well informed regarding conditions in the island as any officer of the army. He made a good reputation in the Ph ilip pines, and only a few months ago at tracted attention by the manner in which be handled the difficult situa tion growing out of the employment ol troops in San Francisco after the earth quake. The fact that he is under or ders to come to Washington and to await further instructions indicate# that he ia wanted for important duty. Dynam ite F ro m the Sky. W atching fo r M o re L o o t. Brussels, Sept. 19.— Sensational ru mors of a plot Against the Russian czar and his family are being circulated here. It is stated that the revolution aries, finding it impossible to approach the palace at Peterhof by land or sea, have purchased balloons from an Amer ican inventor, the purpose being to as cend from the German frontier and drop down explosives on the palace. I t is intended to destroy the infant czare vitch and Grand Duke Vladim ir. It ie said the anthoritiee became aware of the plot and arrested the ringleaders. Chicago, Sept. 18.— Acting upon in formation that loot from the wrecked Milwaukee Avenue hank, of which Paul Stensland was president, is hidden in Chicago, the police have placed guards over two banks with deposit vaults in which it is suspecte«! some of the plunder may be found. The sum may ran into the hundreds of thousands. Richmond, Ind., Sept. 19.— Com panies G and O, of the Fourth United States infantry, on the'wav from Fort' Benjamin Harrison, near Indianapolia, to Fort Wayne, Mich., were today o r dered to report to Fort Thomas, Ky., in anticipation of be ng sent to Onba. M o re T ro o p s Ready fo r S ervice.