P O L IT IC S P IQ U R E L A R G E L Y .
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
UA T H E N H O P D A T A .
T A L K S P R A Y AM O P R U N IN G .
Pacific Coaat Hopgrowera’ Association M arlon Ccunty Fruitm sn Plan M o ra
Wants O regon A creage.
,
Halein—The board of directors for
<iregon of the Pacific Coast Hnpgrow-
ers' union met here last week and form-
ulate<l a plan for ascertaining the names
of all the hnpgrowers in the stale, the
acreage of ho|« owned by each, the
namee of growers who have signed the
constitution and bylaws of the union
and tiie acreage of each.
It is expected that this information
will be at hand ami complete anon and
then for the (list time It w ill tia known
definitely how many acres of hops are
grown in Oregon. Thla information is
neceaaaiy in order to ascertain the pro
portion of acreage rapra“entcd In the
onion and alao the names of growers
who are needed as members but who
hare not joined.
The work of gathering the statistics
was designated to the secretary, Joseph
Itaumgnrtner, and arrangements were
made to raise a fund of $1,000 to pay
the immediate expenses of the organ)
r.stion work in Oregon. W hile no par
ticular effort will be made to learn the
acreage of hops that will Ire plowed up
this season, it is probable that a pretty
fair idea of the extent of the plowing
up will be gained.
Shingle M ill fo r Albany.
Albany— A shingle mill, with a ca
pacity of 60,000 shingles daily, w ill be
established in Albany thla winter by
R . A. Thompson and Klmer (harrier,
former employes of the Curtiss Lumber
«-ompany in It* big plant at M ill City.
Work w ill begin on the new mill as
soon aa a satisfactory location is found.
The two men have secured the shingle
manufacturing machinery of the Mill
City mills, and have alao acquired the
ownership of a large body of spruce
timber, and propose to make the in
dustry a large one.
Qlass Factory fo r Eugane.
Kugrne— Kugene bids fair to have a
glass factory in the near future.
Ulis
ts vs Mathinen, an expert glass blower,
who was one of the promoter* of the
factory at Coburg, in this county, offers
to put up a plant coating $60,000 if the
citixens of this city take stock in a com
pany to he organised to the amount of
$6,000. Mathlaen claims to be backed
by ample capital. The matter will at
once be taken up by the Commercial
club and it is probable that aomeaction
will be taken immediately.
Lebonan M ills Raopan.
Ablany— After being closed for three
weeks, the I.elianon paper mill has re
sumed work and 60 men temporarily
idle are again in employment. The re
cent flood piled so many logs in the
Hsntiam canal that the m ill coaid not
get a supply of fuel wood for the regu
lar consumption of 30 corda dally.
Though this was the cause of the shut
down, some feared it might be due to
the financial stringency,
but
the
prompt resumption of work lisa re
stored confidence.
Little Snow in M ountains.
Fr«q lent M aatlngs.
Haleru—'The Marion County Horti
cultural society ban decided to hold
either weekly or bi-weekly meetings
the remainder of the winter for the
special purpose of spreading Informa
tion concerning the proper priming and
spraying of fruit trees. It has been
found that at one meeting the time is
so abort that all the subjects In which
fruitgrowers are interested cannot be
satisfactorily discussed, and that as a
result the growers get partial informa
tion, which is of little practical uae to
them. A t the weekly or bi-weekly
meetings, special subjects w ill he taken
up, varying according to the particular
portion of their work the growers are
about to perform. Thus the subject of
pruning will be one of the first consid
ered for the reason that the pruning
season ia now on. After that spraying
will be the subject of lectures and
dernonstrations.
Use of frrtllltera,
methods and time of cultivation, thin
ning fruit, etc., will be taken op as
occasion seems to demand.
Filing on Harnay Lsnda.
Burns— The business of the United
States land office in thia city for the
quarter ending December 31, 1907,
makes an excellent showing for this
country, the total entries and proofr
for the period covering 61,200.69 acres
and the payments, fees and commis
sions amounting to $66,944.64.
The
month of December brought In $29,000
of thia sum. When it la considered
that the financial pan c held business
in suspense a good part of the quarter,
it will be seen that the movement for
settlement of Harney county and con-
tignons country ia a determined one
and cannot he stopped.
Walcoma to Now Industry.
Oregon City— Nothing in recent yeara
has brought so ranch satisfatcion to the
people of Oregon City aa the announce
ment that a new paper mill is to be
constructed at Oregon City on the East
side of Wilarnmette Falls, fronting the
b:isln. with the installation of two ma
chines of the largest capacity at the
outset. Not lets than 300 men will be
famished employment, and this means
that from 400 to 600 people will be
added to the population of Oregon City
within a year, and that there will be a
corresponding increase in the industry
and business of the town.
Road Will Go U n der the H am m er
Albany— The real property of the
Corvallis A Eastern Railroad company
situated in Linn oounty Is to lie sold
for delinquent taxes.
A majority of
the stock Is now owned by the Harri-
man interests. Sheriff Smith lisa lie-
gun the advertisement of the property
for public sale February 17. The prop
erty advertised includes the roadbed
and right of way of the company in
this county, the roundhouse and ma
chine shops at thia city and some
tracts of real estate adjoining Albany.
PORTLAND M ARKETS.
Frolts— Apples, 75c® $2.25 per box;
peaches, 76c®$l per crate;
pears,
$1.26® 1.76 per box; cranberries, $9.60
0$12 per barrel.
Vegetables— Tnrnips, 76c per sack;
carrots, 65c per sack; beets, $1 per
suck; beans, 20c per pound; cabbage,
lc per pound; cauliflower, $2(42.25
per doxen; celery, $3.60 per crate;
onions, 15020c per doxen; parsley, 20c
per doxen; peas, 10c per pound; pep
pers, 8(^17c per pound; pumpkins, 1 0
1 t4c per pound; radishes, 20c per doa-
en; spinach, 6c per pound; sprouts, 8c
Large Tim ber Land Sale.
per pound; squash, 101 >$c per pound;
Oregon City— The transfer of 1,860 tomatoes, $2 per box.
acres of timliered lands on the Upper
Onions— $1.86(42 per hundred.
Molalla river In Clackamas county has
Potatoes— Delivered Portland, 60®
just lieen made public, through a deed 76c per hundred; sweet potatoes, $3
filed in the office of County Recorder per cwt.
Rainsby. The price stated in the deed
Wheat— Club, 86c; bluestem, 87c;
is $81,000 or abont $44 per acre. The valley, 86c; red, 83c.
purchaser Is the Molalla Lumber com
Oats— No. 1 white, $27.50028; gray,
pany, a West Virginia corporation, $27.60(5)26.
which purchased the property from the
Barley— Feed, $27.60 per ton; brew
Cornwell Lumber company, of Saginaw, ing, $32; rolled, $29(430.
Mich.
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Corn — Whole, $32.60;
cracked,
$32.60.
Change in Blue Mountain Reaerva.
Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1, $8 per
Washington— The president has just
signed a proclamation which elim i ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $21(5)
nates 131,643 acres of the Blue Moun 22; clover, $16; cheat, $16; grain hay,
tain forest reserve, as recommended by $16(5)16; alfalfa, $16; vetch, $14.
Butter— Fancy creamery, 80035c per
the forest service. The greater part of
the area eliminated consists of open pound.
Poultry— Average old hens. 12c per
grass lands. The boundary has also
l>een changed to exclude some heavily pound; mixed chickens. 114012c;
timbered land, title to which has passed spring chickens, 114 @ 12c; roosters,
8010c; dressed chickens, 14c; turkeys,
from the government.
live, 16c; dressed, choice, 18c; geese,
Minas to Rasuma in 8 p rin g .
live, 9®10c; ducks, 16017c; pigeons,
Baker City— The annual meeting o- 75c0$l; squabs, $ 1 . 6002 .
Kggs— Fresh ranch, candled, 30c per
the Highland Gold Mines company con
sumed a two-days’ session. It was def doxen.
Veal— 76 to 125 pounds, 9 0 9 4 c ;
cided to resume work in the mines in
the spring, money having been pledged 126 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200
by the Eastern and Southern interests. ponnda; 506 4 c.
Pork— Block, 76 to 150 ponnds, 6®
B attar Lights in Pullmans.
7c; packers, 607c.
Salem— Many complaints having been
Hops— 1907, prime and ohoice, 6 0
made that poor lights are provided on 7 4 c ; P*r pound; olds, 1 ®2c per pound.
Pullman cars on the O. R. A N., the
Wool— Eastern Oregon, average best,
railroad commission has secured a 1302Oo per pound, according to shrink
promise that suitable lights will be age; valley, 18020c, according to fine
provided.
ness; mohair choice 29®80c per pound.
Albany— I-crs snow is reported in the
mountains of this part of the state thia
y a r than for a great many yearn
This winter only the highest peaks and
ridges are covered, while the valleys,
even though far up in the mountains,
are free from snow. Reports from the
upper valley and headwaters of the
South Hantiam river are to the effect
that there ia no snow at all now on the
ridges and in canyons where the snow
As usually seven or eight feet deep in
January.
Hsnsy Tells Sensational Story In His
Opsning Statem ent.
Portland, Jan. 17.— In hia opening
address in the Hall-Ma>a conspiracy
trial yesterday, Francis J. Ileney charg
ed that:
Hall wanted reappointment aa Unit
ed States district attorney and sought
election of Senators Mitchell and Ful
ton to that end.
He forced State Senator W . W . Htei-
wer to vote for Fulton in February,
1903, by thteatening Htelwer and others
with criminal prosecution (H all then
being United States district attorney)
for illegal fencing of public land*.
Fulton was a party to thia deal with
Hteiwer and used hia influence in Hbei-
wer's behalf to cause Hall to institute
civil proceeding* against Hteiwer in
stead of criminal.
Brownell wanted to succeed Hall and
had pledgee of support from Mitchell
and Fulton. Hall forced Brownell to
retire and so to notify Mitchell and
Fatten, by thteatening Brownell with
proeeoutlcn for acknowledging forged
land papers, for which Brownell later
was indicted through Heney.
Hall threatened Hermann, W illiam
son and Mitchell with land-fraud in
dictment if they did not aecurs his re
appointment.
Hal! had agreement with Hteiwer,
Zachary and Hendricks by which he
allowed them to maintain their illegal
fences, this being the allege«] aconapir-
Monda>, January 2 0 .
Washington, Jan. 20.— The senate
devoted over two hours to considering
the hill revising the criminal laws of
tne United Htates.
The senate adopted a resolution offer
ed by Tillman directing the secretary
of the treasury to send to the senate a
statement showing the number of na
tional banka placed in the hands of re
ceivers as insolvent since January 1,
1903, the capital stock of each, the
names of the receivers and their com
pensation and the names of all attor
neys or special employes under them.
Henator Fuilon secured favorable re
port on his bill to divide Oregon into
two judicial districts, one east of the
Cascades and one west. Later the bill
l*a»sed the senate.
Secretary Cortelyou asked more time
to report on the various bond issnee.
Senator Fulton today inroduced a
hill appropiiating $250,000 to reim
burse the Sherman oounty settlers for
land and improvements of which they
were dispossessed by the decision of the
Supreme court.
The senate today passed Henator Ful
ton’s bill conferring jurisdiction upon
the Ninth Circuit Federal court to dt-
termine in equity the rights of Ameri
Hey.
can citixens under the Behring sea ar
Hall says he and Mays will beth take bitration and render judgment thereon.
the stand in their own defense.
Washington, Jan. 20.— Unrestrained
L. R. Webster, attorney for Hall,
said that when hia client first learned opportunity to express views on the
of the illegal fences in 1901, he noti immigration question was afforded
fied Hteiwer, et a)., that they muat not members of the house today by the de
fence government land.
Webster de cision to take up and consider a bill ap
nied that Hall was actuated by ulterior propriating $250,000 for an immigra
tion statloo in Philadelphia and ao
motives, politics or other.
Witneesee Putnam and King testified many took advantage of it that the
that they informed Hall by letter of code of laws bill, which the managers
the fences as early as March, 1900. had planned to take up, was aide track
The fences were not removed until ed for the day.
The discussion of the immigration
1906, after Hail was ousted from office.
station bill opened np the whole sub
ject of immigration and excited the in
IN V E S T IG A T E H A R R IM A N .
terest of the entire house. Members
from both sides of the chamber cla
C alifornia W ill P robs Into Actions of mored for recognition, which carried
Southarn Pacific.
with it the right to speak for an hour,
San Francisco, Jan. 17.— After 29 if so desired.
The debate was notable in that it
yeafs of quiearent obedience, the state
board of railroad commissioners flew waa indulged in largely by members
full into the face of the Southern Pacific Berving (heir first terms, who foand in
company today and ordered a search the bill a chance to make their maiden
ing investigation into the relisting pro efforts at speech making on the floor
clivities of the Harriman lines, the of the house. The entire session was
Santa Fe and the Salt I.ake road. At devoted to a consideration of the bill,
the same time the hoard, with the which was passed.
assistance of Attorney General Webb,
passed the responsibility for efficacious
Thursday, January 16.
action to the door of Governor Gillett.
Washington, Jan. 16.— A complete
It lies with the chief executive to au change of front was exhibited by the
thorise the expenditure of the money majority in the honse of representa
that such an investigation will cost, tives today in the consideration of the
and Mr. Gillett has no alternative but bill to codify and revise the penal laws
to choose squarely between the people of the United Htates.
The pacific
and the railroads.
spirit displayed by the committee on
The sudden awakening of the board revision of laws toward the cloee of
has developed a unique situation. The yesterday’s session, when it appeared
state railroad commission lias always as though the eereral amendments
been the object of tender care on the strengthening certain provisions of the
part of W illiam F. Herrin. Now the bill regarding corruption in the ap
commission lias suddenly decided to pointment of persons to public offices
put Mr. Herrin and his associates on would be adopted, had vanished today
the carpet.
and instead every inch of ground was
fought over to keep amendments out of
the bill.
When adjournment was
8 E E K 8 T O R E T A IN T R O O P S .
taken, only six additional pages had
N. vada Legia'atora A re Unanimous in teen disposed of and but one or two
verbal amendments by the committee
Approving Policy.
had been inserted.
Carson City, Nev., Jan. 17.— At the
A resolution was adopted that the
afternoon seenion of tlie assembly yes house convene at 9 a. m. instead of 12,
terday a resolution which passed the and remain in session until 6 p. m.
senate in the morning, petitioning the Lunch hour to be from 1 to 2.
president to retain the troops tempo
rarily, passed without a negative vote.
Washington, Jan. 16.— Senator Ful
There was no argument on either side ton has introduced a bill appropriating
as to the merits of the measure. Gov $250,000 lor a revenue cutter for the
ernor Sparks was at the speaker’ s desk, Portland station. The bill has the ap
and as he came into the hall was greet proval of the Treasury department.
ed with applause.
A resolution was passed declaring
Speaker Skaggs, who has opposed the that no communication from heads of
governor in the matter of calling troops departments would be received unless
to Nevada, left tLe chair and Speaker sent in compliance of law or trans
Pro Tern Folsom placed the motion be mitted by the persident.
fore the house. Skaggs failed to vote
Carter, of Montana, opposes giving
on the measure, absenting himself at public land to the states for various
roll call.
The governor is receiving purpoeee.
congratulations from both parties since
A bill has been introduced creating a
the pRBsage of the bill. There was a bureau of mining.
meeting of the joint committee this af
The senate calendar was cleared of
ternoon in reference to taking up a nearly every bill upon it today and the
measure for policing the state. It is bill to revise the criminal laws of the
likely that this measure will be intro United States was taken np and dis
duced by Monday.
cussed until adjournment, which waa
taken at 4:30 nntil Mcnday.
Washington, Jan. 15.— Ho persistent
have been the efforts made in the house
of representatives to amend the bill
codifying Ihe penal laws of the United
Htates that the committee on the revis
ion of the laws today consented to let
down the bars, and as a result the
measure waa cuanged in some Import
ant particulars. The pacific attitude of
the committee in thia regard served to
modify the opposition to the measure,
and In consequence the proceedings to
day were devoid of the heated argu
ments which have characterized the
previous debates. When the honse ad
journed there were pending a number
of other important amendments, which
seemed to meet with no particular op
position by the committee, but which
were passed over until tomorrow.
The portions of the bill which at
tracted the most attention were those
covering the giving and accepting of
bribes by senators and representatives,
and the sale of endorsement* or support
for appointive public offices.
It is to
the amendments touching these ques
tions that the house will devote itself
tomorrow upon resuming consideration
of the bill.
Tuesday, January 14.
Washington, Jan. 14.— The recent
bond issue by the Treasury department
was again the subject of discussion in
the senate today, being brought for
ward by a resolution offered by Culber
son, calling upon the secretary for addi
tional information concerning the rea
sons that induced him to award bonds
to National banka instead of individu
als who, he declared, offered a higher
price than was bid by the banks. The
resolution went over nnder the rules.
Tillman offered a resolution embody
ing a new series of inquiries concerning
the financial situation.
The senate refused to confirm four
Ohio poetoffice appointments at the in
stance of Foraker and Dick.
The bill granting leaves of absence to
homestead entrymen during December,
Janaary, February and March waa
passed.
Washington, Jan. 4.— The amount of
the fine and the length cf the term of
imprisonment to be meted oat to offi
cers and directors of corporations for
violating the law with respect to money
contributions for political purposes fur
nished material for a lengthy debate in
the house today, in connection with the
consideration of the penal code bill.
All amendments to increase the penal
ty or enlarge the scope of the law, how
ever, were voted down.
These amend
ments, without exception, emanated
from the Demccratic side, bat the one
that brought forth the most discussion
was by Cockran, New York, who want
ed the fine fixed at $10,000 nstead of
not more than $1,000, and the impris
onment at 10 years instead of not more
than one year.
When adjournment was taken at 5
o’clock 86 sections of the 342 had been
disposed of.
DAMS AND LO CKS 8AFE.
Goethals Says 108 Fast W ill Bs Lim it
o f Vessels’ B earn.
Washington, Jan. 21.— Colonel Goe-
thala, chairman of the Isthmian Canal
commission, today resumed his testi
mony before the senate canal commis
sion. He detailed the structure of the
various dams and locks, giviDg it aa
his opinion that all of them, especially
the big project at Gatun, were going to
be absolutely eafe and capable of use in
passing the largest vessel in the world
through the canal.
Colonel Goethals said that he con
sidered 110 feet a sufficient width for
the canal locks. “ If we made them
much wider that that,” he said, “ it
would practically call for a widening of
all the drydocks of the world. We w ill
be able to accommodate ships of 108
feet beam in the canal. I donbt if the
beam of ships will ever be greater than
that.”
A proposition to work both night
and day on certain parts of the canal ia
under consideration by the commis
sion, according to Colonel Goethals.
The hearings w ill be reeumed on
Wednesday next.
M A Y S K IP B U E N O S
AYRES
T R IP
Wants H earings C hanged,
Washington, Jan. 17.—-Representas
tive Humphrey, of Washington, ha-
reintroduced a bill of last session pro
viding for the hearing of Alaska ap
peals at either Seattle, Portland or San
Francisco, instead of merely at the Cal
ifornia city ae at present. Mr. Humph
rey does not expect the same trouble
that was encountered last year, al
though Representative Kahn, of Cali
fornia, has asserted his intention of
fighting the bill.
Mr. Kahn claims
that the majority of appeals from Alas
ka are matters of California interest.
N ew Express Rates.
Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 17.— The
new schedule of express rates recently
agreed upon by the board of railway
commissioners and the express com
panies doing business in Missouri, goes
into effect today. In round figures the
eohedule provides for an average reduc
tion of 21 per cant.
Wednesday, January 16,
Washington, Jan. 15.— Bacon today
introduced a currency bill and ex
plained its chief features to the senate.
Bacon said that hia bill was sd amend
ment to the Aldrich bill and embodied
many of its provisions, aa it did of the
provisions of the bill introduced by
Knox. He said it omitted railroad
bonds from the classes of securities
that could be used as a basis of circula
tion.
The senate did not receive a reply
today from the secreary of the treasury
to ita resolution railing for information
concerning the financial situation, as
had been promised, and in its absence
Aldrioh assented to the passage of Cul
berson’s resolution on the tame subject.
Without further comment, the resolu
tion was adopted.
The resolution providing for the re
mission of more than half the Chinese
Boxer indemnity was passed.
Probab'e
T o rp ed o Flotilla
D irect Fro m Rio.
Will
Go
Washington, Jan. 20.— It seems
probable now that the torpedo boat
flotilla on ita way to the Pacific will
not pay a visit to Buenos Ayres, as was
intended.
According to the original
plan, the flotilla was to proceed from
Rio Janeiro to Montevideo.
Now,
however, as the flotilla is said to be
three days behind ita itinearry, it is
probable that the entire cruise up the
River Platte w ill be cut out and with
out stopping at either Montevideo or
Buenoe Ayres the little veseels will try
to make the run from Rio Janeiro to
Handy Point, in the straits of Magellan.
The torpedo boats w ill thus be given
athorongh test of their ability to make
a long distance run and will also be
able to catch np with their schedule
and accompany the battleships in the
passage of the straits of Magellan, aa
desired by Admiral Evans.