I
S C E N E S IN E U R O P E .
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
President o f Washington State School
Telle H ie Experiences.
Following la the address delivered by
President K. A. Bryan, of the state col
lege, to the wheatgrowers of Washing
OLEAN UP O R C H A R D S.
Monday, February 3.
notification relative to the operations of
H O LD 8 W HEAT RECORD.
ton at their recent meeting In Pullman,
Washington, F«b. 3.— Henator Pile*, the Treasnry department in connection
in which he recited various observa
The
C ondon la Largest Prim ary D istribut Springbrook F ru itg ro w ers to Fight tions he had made during his recently of Washington, made a decided hit in with tbe financial disturbance.
secretary
had
had
the
introductory
part
the
senate
today
with
his
speech
in
completed
trip
abroad:
T
re
e
Diasaae.
ing Point In C ountry.
“ The one thing that impressed me support of his bill appropriating 9700,- of his reply printed, and copies of the
Hpringhrook — The fruitgrowers
Condon— The latent estimate of the
while in Europe was the fact that we GC0 for government exhibits and build pamphlet were on the (leaks of ail sen
amount of grain already whipped and Hpringbrook, Yamhill county, met last Americans do not fully realize the ings at the Seattle exposition.
ators, wbieh was declared by Demo
week for an open discussion of their
Henator Fulton secured the passage cratic senators to be without precedent.
that remaining to he whipped (rout Con* local interests. C. E. Hoskins spoke greatness of our own land, and its op
Tbe Heattle exposition bill was given
don la 1 ,.'100,000 buahela.
According at some length on the necessity of a portunities, and the greatness and op of his bill sending to the United State
Circuit court for the Ninth circuit all a black eye when it was passed over
portunities
of
our
own
people
as
com
to thia allowing, Condon ia the largest more systematic and vigorous effort to
This means that
sealers whose under rule nine.
pared with our brethen In Europe. The claims of American
primary grain whipping point in the clean up orchards, and alao introduced opportunity for the average man Is so vessels were seized by government ves hereafter tbe bill can be considered
the question of getting In touch with
only when a majority of tbe senate
sels while in the open seas.
United Htalea and, aw far aw can be
the Willamette Valley Development much greater that we can hardly con
Henator Fulton Introduced a resolu votes to take it np.
learned, in the entire world.
The
ceive
the
difference.
In
Flurope
a
man
league. Others present spoke of tiie
The senate passed a bill to reorgan
lint which haw heretofore olalmed the
ia born in a cla-a from where he cannot tion directing the secretary of war to
various phases of orchard work.
survey the locks at Oregon City with a ize the corps of dental surgeons attach
jnor of being the Urgent primary
escape,
and
he
accordingly
flt*
birnrelf
Resolutions were adopted declaring
view to purchasing them in conjunction ed to the army.
grain whipping point in the world ia
for a vigorous campaign against the for that class*. There is stratification with Oregon.
Henator Hopkins introduced a joint
Kitsrille, Waeh., it* supremacy being
after
stratification,
and
it
is
practically
Han Jose scale and Indorsing the atst*
resolution
propoeing an amendment to
Tillman's
resolution
asking
the
pres
4-laimd on the I mu I h of ahipping 1,260,-
inspection law* and upholding the impoaaibl* for an individual to pass ident to inform the senate what action the constitution prohibiting polygamy
000 huwheln.
from
class
to
class;
and
think
that
the
county inspectors and courts in enforc
had been taken in regard to violation in the United Htates.
From figure* obtained from the bent
ing the laws where this ia found necee freedom of the American people is one of land grant laws in Oregon and Waah-
author I tie* on tiie subject 1,100,000
of
the
greatest
things
which
w*
have
aary.
ington by the Southern Pacific was
buahela of wheat and barley have al
Washington, Jan. 29.— Tbe need of
here.
ready been received by the warehouaee
an American merchant marine aa an
“ in Italy the poverty and dlstreee passed.
Cannery fo r Dallas.
and mill here. And to thia muat be
auxiliary to the navy formed tbe prin
were very interesting, although it ex
Dallas—
The matter of establishing a cited the greatest pity.
Washington, Feb. 3.— Three of the cipal topic of discussion in tbe honse
added tTie large amount that ia yet ncat-
It seemed as
trred over the country watting to be tannery in Dallas to be conducted by if there were no end of beggars. They giants of the house of representatives today daring the consideration of tbe
hauled to town before wpring.
It ia home stockholders, is now well under begged in almost every way imagina had their Innings today. Technically, urgent deficiency appropriation bill.
nafe Ui aay that there remain* in Con way, over two-thirds of the necessary ble. Whole families could be seen the Indian appropriation bill was un The debate was precipitated by Little
don’a territory 200,000 buahela yet to capital being already auberribed. The begging together by means of musical der discussion, hut legislation was rele field, of Maine, who questioned tbe
1« brought in, making a grand total of capital stock has been divided into 100 instruments. In one case I noticed a gated to the background while national legality of the provision appropriating
1,300,000 buahela to be ahipped from share* of the par v^lue of 926 each, woman holding an umbrella upside politic« occupied the stage.
91,000,000 to snpply a deficiency of
not more tlian two share* being sold to down to catch the copper*, while the
Before the political question cropped coal for the navy caused by transfer of
Condon alone.
No lean remarkable ia the ealimated any one person or firm. A site fur father played the guitar, and the child out the house, with next to the largest tbe battleebip fleet from the Atlantic to
output of grain in every section of Oil the cannery ha* already been donated ren each played some sort of musical attendance of the session and with bat tbe Pacific. He criticised congress for
liam county, the total of the eatirnatee in the north part of the city, and the instrument, and all were begging. Hev one dissenting voice, passed a general its failnre to make appropriations for a
of the different atationa exceeding tiie building will iie started early in tiie erai huaky looking fellows dived into widow’ pension bill granting a fiat pen merchant marine.
mount to tie shipped from Condon.
It spring. There is enough fruit in and the sea to get coppers worth about a sion of 912 a month to the widows of
Tbe bill was still under consideration
cnuat alao be taken into consideration around Dallas and vicinity to make the half cent, and begged the people to all honorably discharged soldiers of the when the house adjourned.
that many thousand*of bushels of grain prop<«ltion a paying one, and the work throw the coppers in. It seemed as if United States who have not heretofore
harvested along the border* of tiie conn will be gradually enlarged to keep pace one-half of the population lived off the received the benefits of the pension law
Tuesday, January 2 8 .
and an increase of 94 a month for those
tv are «hipped from nearby railroad with the number of new trees being set ether half.
Washington, Jan. 28.— The senate
(mint* in tiie adjoining counties. The out.
“ I was very much interested in the who have benefited under the act of taday ordered that tbe privilegee of the
The law expreesly floor be extended to Benito Legarda,
total of tiie number of buahela shipped
horses. The average horse in Paris for June 27, 1890.
waives
the
limitation
of property hold and Pablo Ocambo, resident commis
Last o f M achinary Enrouta.
from these points added to the amount*
tiie heavy draft work is a very good an
ahipped from different atationa in (ill*
North Powder— The laat wagon load imal indeed. There were great num ings. The bill involves the expendi sioners appointed by the Philippine as
liam county place* the enormous out of the four carl<«d* of mining machin bers of magnificent atalliona that wonld ture of more than 912,000,000.
sembly.
ery delivered here last week for the In have sold in this market for from two
put of Gilliam county at 2,760,000.
Henator Heyburn’ s bill, granting
Friday, January 31.
diaona, or Muir, group of mines, 22 thcoaand to three thousand dollars,
leave of absence to settlers on govern
miles from North Powder, at the head and they were all of a very high type.
Washington, Jan. 31.— After the ment irrigation projects who have been
M ay T ra d a T a rrlto ry .
Albany— The residents of northern of Grand Ronde river, baa started on One thing that impressed me both in reading of the president’* message, the able to get water, was passed.
the new road.
The Indiana Mining London and Paris was that the average senate devoted today to farther consid
Benton county are agitating for
The bill appropriating 925,000 to re-
cliange in the boundaries of I.inn and oomi>any, which owns and spare« no coach horse was a much larger fellow eration of the bill revising the criminal survey the Washington-Idsho line was
Benton. It is proposed to make an exj>ense In the development of the than we have been accustomed to see laws of the United States. The first passed.
even trade and allow Linn to annex one Muir mines, has 40 men at work in for that work. I think that we people reading was concluded, inclnding all
Washington, Jan. 28. — Representa
township or more in Benton, immedi stalling a new concentrator, the ca;>a here in America should look toward paragraphs to which no objection has
ately across the river from thia city, city of which is 100 tons per day. breeding a larger animal that we have developed. When the measure is next tive McGavin, of Illinois, in the house
and to exchange therefor a township There is also an electric hoist under in the paet, and nnleas we watch our taken up, sections involving amend today attacked the custom of American
lying a^rosa tiie Willamette from Cor construction for the pur[icse of sinking selves, we will be inclined to breed ments to the law and others to which girls marrying titled foreigners. He
vallia. It ia thought thia plan will a shaft 1,000 feet below the present down. In Naplee there were many cab objections have been made will be con said be had no particular person in
view, but went on to say that “ women
horses, and about ninety per cent of the sidered.
meet with the approval ol the residents level.
Henator Nelson introduced a local op are sacrificing their aoula and their
cab horses driven were stallions.
One
of the section* concerned and make it
honor on the altar of snobbery and
thing that was very interesting' to me tion bill today applicable to Alaska.
Eight M iles o f Shads Trass.
possible for them to have better r<wda
vice.”
He maintained that every day
and receive more benefit* from the
Eugene— An order has been placed was that they do not use the bit. They
Washington, Jan. 31.— The honae is a bargain day in New York, “ where
taxes paid for the oare of roads and with an Oregon nursery by the cltixens use an instrument that fits over the
bridges. At present the roads across of Fairmount for 1,000 trees to be nose, and above the nostril is apiece today passed 288 pension balls and then you can buy anything from a yard of
the river in Benton county are badly planted along the streets of this suburb which extendi out about three inches, took np the Indian appropriation bill. ribbon to a pound of flesh.”
Representative French today intro
Mr. McGarvin was speaking on the
neglected as likewise are the roads of Eugene. The trees are to be planted and when pulling a horse to stop, they
duced a b ill propoeing to amend the bill to tax dowries and titled husbands.
leading into Corvallia on tiie south side alxrut 60 feet apart on both sides of. the pull on the noee.
“ In going np the Tiber river north constitution by granting the right of His remarka were mads under the li
of Linn. The resident* of these sec street, and will stretch over a distance
of Rome, almost every wagon that I franchise to women.
tions are said to be generally favorable of eight miles.
cense of general debate and at time«
The house is awaiting with interest a they provoked langhter and applause.
met was being drawn by oxen, either
to thia cliange.
by tandem, or with a yoke. The oxen speech from Cushman, of Washington, The urgent deficiency bill was the prin
Poultry 8 h o w at T h a Dalles.
were
all very strong fellows, quite who now wears the title of “ Humorist cipal topic of debate today, although no
Initiative Petition Filed.
The Dalles— As the result of a meet
large,
well built, and had huge horns of the House.” His colleagues look to great progress was made.
This was
Salem— The petition for the initia ing of local poultry lanciera a poultry
rising
above their heads. There did him for at least one “ funny” speech the longest session of thq house.
tive of the question of the division of show will be held here some time dur
Waaco county and the creation of Hood ing February. Committees on arrange not seein to be the beef type of cattle, each session.
A favorable report on the Townsend
R E P O R T T O BE F A V O R A B L E
River county haa been Hied with the ment* are at work and the show will be nor was there any milk type. 1 sup
secretary of state by W. B. Andrus, of open to any and all poultry enthusiasts. pose their cows, were, of course, used arbitration bill by the committee. The
for milking pnrposes, but they were bill provides for the appointment by
the Hood River Commercial club. The
Fulton’s Bill Regulating Railroads Re
not
apparently bred to either type, but the president of a commission to inves
petition ia said to contain 10,367 sig
PO RTLAND M AR K ET8.
ceives Sup p o rt.
tigate each dispute between capital or
rather to the ox type.
natures, and ia composed of a number
Washington, Feb. 3.— Northwestern
“ The poorer class of Italians do not labor of snch magnitude as to inter
Butter— Fancy creamery, 30035c per
of asperate pamphlets, each of which
senators who united io supporting Sen
know what it ia to have meat in any fere with interstate traffic.
ia prcvlded with an artiatic cover de pound.
ator Fulton’s amendment to tbe inter
sign, with three lusciotia red-cheeked
Poultry— Average old hena, 120124c quantity. The average man isatoo poor
state commerce act, prohibiting rail
Thursday, January 3 0 .
apples on the obverse and a tempting per pound; mixed chickens, 114012c; to be able to buy beef, as they would
Washington, Jan. 30.— The senate roads from enforcing any increased in
qprlng chickens, 12013c; roosters, 8 0 have to pay not less than twenty-two
at raw berry on the reverse.
10c; dressed chickens, 14c; turkey* cents a pound for It. Kids are used for today held a short session during which terstate rate prior to the determination
live, 13c; dres-ed, choice, 16017c flesh there a great deal. The swine Henator Aldrich reported his banking of its reasonableness by the Interstate
Linn 8to c k Doing; Well.
geese,
live, 9010c; duck*, 16017c there were very large, and rather more bill from the committee on finance, Commerce commission, have t>een very
Albany— Reports from all paita of
of the type of the bacon tiog than like which he announced he would call up busy during the past week, so much so
the county are that cattle and alieep are pigeons, 76c@|l; squabs, 91.5002.
onr Berkshire* or Poland Chinas. They for consideration on Monday, February that tbe Interstate Commerce commis
Eggs—
Freeh
ranch,
candled,
26026c
wintering to tietter advantage than for
sion has agreed to report favorably the
use goats’ milk a great deal, and es 10 .
many years. On account of the mild per doten.
bill.
pecially in Naples.
In the morning
Mr.
Aldrich
said
that,
the
committee
Veal—
76
to
126
pounds,
909
4
c
;
126
ness ol the weather Helde and pastures
When Senator Faltón appeared be
you would see women and nun driving bad under consideration some amend
to
160
pounds,
7c;
160
to
200
pounds
furnish excellent grazing and unteea
fore
the committee early in the week,
goats
around
from
place
to
place,
as
ments
to
the
bill
relating
to
railroad
the valley should experience extreme 6 0 8 4 c .
the customer has the privilege of hav bonds, and probably would suggest he was told that the railroads were de
Pork—
Block
75
to
160
pounds,
6
0
changes within the next few weeks it
ing the operation of milking performed them at a later day. He explained manding a hearing and that the com
ia thought all danger of a hard winter 7c; packers. 506c.
in his presence. The goat selected is that the bill was the bill of the major mittee would not act on the bill until a
Fruits—
Apples.
91.2502
per
box;
will iiave passed and the farmers not
milked, and in many cases you w ill see ity of the committee and that members full hearing could be granted. This
be obliged to draw on their atored sup pears, 91.26fatl.76 per box; cranber
a goat being taken up in an elevator, or of the minority might have a substi meant that tbe bill would be pushed
ries,
96011
per
barrel.
plies of feed.
aside and go unacted upon, at least this
Vegetables— Turnips, 75c per sack; up a stairway, wherever the customer tute to offer later.
session.
The Northwest men were de-
may be, and then milked in his pres
Henator
Bourne
introduced
a
bill
pro
carrots,
65c
per
sack;
beets,
91
per
Platting N ew Tow nsite.
viding for the sale at public auction or termind to get action that they finally
sack; beans, 20c per pound; cabbage, 1 ence.
Oregon City— The Oregon Iron A
“ In Italy the tillage is of s very in sealed bids of reserved land in the Si- induced the committee to waive hear
0 1 4 c per pound; cauliflower, 91.750
Steel company haa a force of surveyors
There, many of the letz Indian reservation and appropriat ings on condition that the bill be amend
2 per dozen; celery. 9303.50 per crato; tensified kind.
at work platting its property beyond
ed giving the Interstate Commerce com
Italians
have
their
own vegetable gar ing 9300,000 for purchase.
onions, 16020c per dozen; parsley, 20c
the Tualatin river, near Willamette.
Senator Gore introduced a bill pro mission the right to determine what in
per dozen; peas, 10c per pound; pep den, and raise their own vegetables.
The company haa about 3,000 acres
pers, 8017c per pound; pumkpins, 1 0 Here we pay twelve or fifteen cents a hibiting the granting of restraining or creased rates should become operative
there and it is believed that the con
1 4 c per pound; radishes, 20c per doz head for cauliflower, and in Italy you ders by Federal courts in cases between without action on their part and what
struction of a railroad connecting the
en; spinach, 6c per pound; sprout*, 8c can buy a dozen heads of cauliflower employer and employe unless it is ne should be investigted before becoming
territory with Portland is a surety In
per pound; squash. 1 0 1 4 c per pound. for six cents, and that w ill make it cessary to prevent injury to the prop effective. The compromise bill was
the future, as the land is being platted
framed by a subcommittee Saturday
clear why the Italian is able to live on erty of the applicant.
Onions— 92.60 per hundred.
into tracts of two and one-half, flve and
afternoon.
a
vegetable
diet
so
well.
The
people
Potatoes— 40075c per hundred, de
ten acres.
Washington, Jan. 30. — The ap
livered Portland; sweet potatoes, 93.25 train their vineyards upon trees, and
in many cases there is hardly any top proaching trial in this city of Hyde,
Ruahea Revenue C u tte r Bill
0 3 50 per hundred.
F ruit Inspector Resigns.
Benson
and
Schneider,
Washington, Feb. 4.— Senator Fulton
Wheat— Club, 84c; bluestem, 86c; to tiie trees, as they had Iteen cut dewn Diamond,
Freewater— County Fruit Inspector valley, 84c; red, 82c.
to stumps for the vines to climb on. I charged with conspiracy to defraud the today took up with the house members
Howard Evan* lias resigned, the death
Oats— No. 1 white, 928; gray, 928 did not get a decent apple to eat until government out of public lands In Pa of the Oregon delegation his bill appro
of hie father, James Evans, having in- per ton.
I was on board the ship, and had some cific coast territory, provoked consider priating 9250,000 for a revenue cutter
creaned the demands on his time to
Oregon
apples served to me.”
able discussion in the bouse today in for Oregon coast service, which passed
Barley— Feed, 927 per ton; brewing,
such an extent that he found himself 932; rolled, 929030.
the course of the consideration of the the senate last evening. Firmest effort
R a t a B a k e * la T s w a t M * .
unable to attend to both private and
urgent deficiency appropriation bill. is to be made to pass the bill in the
Corn — Whole, 932.60;
cracked,
Select round, smooth tomatoes of uni The bill carries a provision requiring honse, and the delegation believes this
public business. The new horticultural 932.50.
society signed a petition asking that T.
form
b I e *.
Cut a thin allco from tbs that the expenses of the trial shall be will be accomplished.
Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1, 918
I.. Ragsdale be appointed in his place. per ton: Eastern Oregon timothy, 920 top of each and with a teaspoon scoop borne entirely by the United 8tates,
0 2 1 ; clover, 914015; cheat, 916; out enough of the pulp to admit an but it was stricken out on a point of
D ebt Incraasas in January.
Elgin Livestock S h ip m en t*.
grain hay, 914015; alfalfa, 913.60; egg. Season the cavities with salt and order by Mann, of Illinois.
Washington, Feb. 4.— Tbe monthly
pepper and a tiny pinch of onion or
Elgin— During the past week a great vetch, 914.
statement of the public debt shows at
many hog shipments have been made
W ednesday, January 2 9
Hops— 1907, prime and choioe, 6 0 parsley. Drop an egg Into each. Set
the close of business January 31, 1908,
from the W allowa and Elgin oountry. 7 4 ° P*r pound; olds, 102c per pound. the tomatoes Into a well-buttered pan,
Washington, Jan. 29.— The senate the debt, less cash in tbe treasury,
Heverai carloads have gone to W alla
Wool— Eastern Oregon, average best, to which a very little water has been was entertained today by a series of amounted to 9392,638,637, which is an
Walla and about 10 loads went to 13020c per pound, according to shrink added and bake about fifteen minute* animated comments on the method increase for the month of 98.607,806.
Troutdale, while several carloads of cat age; valley, 1802Oo per pound, accord Season with butter and serve each to adopted by Secretary of the Treasury The decrease In the amount of cash in
tle have gone to Portland in the past ing to flneneee; mohair, choice, 290 mato on a slice of delicate!/ brawn Cortelyou in plaoing before the senate the treasury for the month was 93,192,»
several day«.
30c per pound.
his reply to the resolution calling for 689.
C