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About The new age. (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1902)
i-yiZ ,.. .sw,jM. The NeW Age ifV l ) " t " VOL. VII. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1902. NO. 14. Jjp p . r I- IT w w l n 1 ?i iH ir If Ml i JR , Ik FIRST NATIONAL BANK 'dFB&tf,B Deilcnnteil Uermsltary anil Financial Agent of the United Stntes. VtMtdent. H. W. Cotbett; cashier, E.O. WIthlngtoni assistant cashier, J. W. Ncwklrkt Mcond assistant caihtcr, W. C. Alroril. Letter! of credit Issued, available In Kuropo and the Eastern states. Bight exchange and telegraphic transfers sold on Now Yorlt, lloston, Chicago, Omaha, Bt. Paul, San Iraiiclsco and he principal points In the Northwest. Sight and time bill! drawn In sums to suit on London, Paris, Borlln.Kranklort-on-the.Maln, Hong Kong. Collections made on tavomble terms at all accessible points. LADD TILTON, BANKERS SKSC Established In 1830. TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Interest allowed on time deposits. Collections made at all points on favorable terms. Letters of credit issued Yftllable in Europe and the Eastern states. Bight exchange nnd Telegraphic Transfers sold on New York, Washington, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Omaha, San Francisco and various points in Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia. Exchange sold on London, Paris, Berlin, Frankfort and Hong Kong. BAINK OP COMMERCE, BOISE, Ol'KICKKSi n. K. OI.DEN, Presidents M. ALKXAKDKR, Vice President; H. N. COP- KIN, Cashier; J. M. II A INKS, Alstant Cashier. DIllKllTOItm Itojit. Nnble, Thos. Davis, II. F. Olden, J. M. Halms, J. E. Yates, J. II. Morrow, T. Kcgan, M. Ali'xandor, F. It. Collin. Aeaountm of Bmnkm, Flrmm, Oormormtlonm mnd Indlvlttumlm Rmoolvmtl on tho Moot LHimrml Tormm Conmlotont With Sound Banking. ..ack scHM.Tz,g G0LD MNES ftND NVESTMENTS BAKER CITY, OREGON. TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE EASTERN OREGON GOLD FIELDS. EXAMINATIONS AND REPORTS A SPECIALTY. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Vt alia Walla, Washington. (First National Dank In tho HI Mo.') Transacts a General Banking Business. CAPITAL 1100,000. SUItI'LUS !100,U)0. ' LEVI ANKENY, President. A. II. REYNOLDS. Vlco President. A. It. I1UKF0KD, Cashier THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Pendleton. Oregon. Capital, (70,000.00. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $00,000.00. RE8ERVE AGENTS First National Bank. Chicago. III.; First National Bank, Portland, Oregon; Chemical National Bank, New York, N. Y.. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Ivl Ankenr, President; W. F. Matlock, ice President; 0. B. Wade, Cashier; II. O. Unerensy, Assistant Cashier; J. S. McLeod, W. S. Dyers, W. F. Matlock, II. F. Johnson. THE PENDLETON SAVINGS BANK PENDLETON, OREGON. Organized March I, 1889. Capital, SBC.OOp. Surplus, $65,000. Interest allowed on time deposits. Exchange bought and sold on all prl Ipal points. Special attention given to collections. Wr J. Furnish, President; J. N. Teal, Vice-President; T. J. Morris, Cashier. OUR OPTICAL DEPARTMENT HAS PROVEN TO BE 1 BIG SUCCESS Five Reasons for it 3 Count 'Em. I. No chnrgo for testing. s 2. Thorough examinations wilh modern scientific Instruments. 3. CourteouH treatmont, Wo don't hurry pntionts. 4. Our GliiHfics improve tho looks. 5 Count 'Em. 5. Very Reasonable prices. Remember tho Place. Willamette iron and Steel Works. ' Founders, Machinists and Boiler Makers, .PORTLAND, OREGON. OBSICNBRS AND BUILDERS OF... Marine and Stationary Englnaa and Boilers, Saw Mill, Logging and Mining Machinery, Roll Grinding and Corrugating Machinery, Power Transmission Machinery. Wa arc constantly developing Modern Machinery for special purposes, which ur up to-date plant enables us to build accurately and economically. KBT- CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. " NEW LIFE TO ISytu'?ffi5foS Anchor Great Combination oj Strength and Beauty, Thi Tj Tbt Burea." A t - -fisr 4-tWp - - tfr "UjIl II " I jL -4 - -II!- -PU- - - 4411- - :l3t : 4 - r -5 ZV. SJSfJiiviiiSsKjit?-" ' V.w "5 ' " ? bee uur Ancnor ciamp You would be surprised It you knew bow little It would cost you to fix up that old fence, ltetter send for ome Anchor Clamps and Uprights, and it pair of our pinchers, and-make your old wire fence look like a new one. ' ANCHOR FENCE looks so nice and' Is so strons; that farmers sometimes think that'll must be high priced. It Isn't, though. OF Cxxw BtroM Csiwa. Cattle, Sheep and FARM, RAILROAD Ville for Prices and Catalogue. mm Wanted In JtTery Town. LIMITED. IDAHO. JAEQER BROS., Jewelers and Opticians. 290 Morrison St., bet. Fourth and Fifth OLD FENCES! Clamps and Uprights. Thx Old rutac The Ancjiok Fencb. . Hog Tight. nxtm Bun alter closing. AND LAWN FENCE. & The Portland Anchor Felice Co. 74a NJcoUl St., PORTLAND, Orzoa. EVENTS OE THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. A Comprehensive Review of the Important Happenings of the Patt Week, Presented In a Condensed Form. Which Is Most Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many Readers Minnesota llopubl leans hnvu renom inated Vun Sunt for governor. Sovcnty bills and resolutions wore pushed the (net day in tho housu. Shopmen of the Northwestern nnd Burlington & Ohio nro on strike. Tho cabinet hns begun tho confiidorn tion of tho isthmian canal measure. Tho Columbia river salmon pnek this year will bo tho largest in years. Many nominations sent to tho senate for confirmation were not nctod upon. China refuses to pay tho July Indem nity installment at tho prosunt rate of exeliaiiiio. Tho ensh value of real ostnto of Chi cago and Cooko county is placed at f 1,-. 203,024,260. Tho session of congress just closed appropriated ((10,855,202 more than the eosHion of last year. An Italian striker at Wilkcsbarro, Pa., was shot by a policeman. This is tho first loss of life since tho great anthracito strike began. Frequent riots havo occurred in South Russia. Tho Unhlon Patcific striko has sot tied down to a stubborn contest. Two Salt Lako bbank employes hnvo been nrrestcd for embezzlement. Tho first six months of this year 310,711 emigrants lnndodnt Now York. The tenures of tho new warships will be strength of batteries nnd thickness of armor. A board of engineers has boon namod to inquiro Into Columbia nnd Willam ette river projects. Four hundred clorks in tho Chicago postolllco havo had their salaries raised from fOOO to f 1,000 por year. Ono man was killed nnd several in jured and 40 housos wrecked as a result of a tornado in Wisconsin. The Prince of Wales and Queen Aloxnndrn reviewed tho Indian troops who wont to London to attend tho coronation. Tho gunboat Marietta Una been ordored to Hnytl to protect Amorlcnn interests. Senntor ElklnB, of West Virginia, mado n lengthy speech on ,tho annexa tion of Cuba. Earthquakes in AbIo Minor destroyed many lives nnd demolished tho greater part of 20 towns. Marine onglnoors on tho Columbia nnd Willamette rivers ask for a rulso of f 10 a month nnd will striko if they do not receive it. General Cronjo, tho Ioor commander, has taken tho oath of allegiance to King Edward. Mnny of tho romnlnlng prisonera aro following his example. Many of tho minors and other strik ers in tho anthracito coal Holds nro willing to roturn to work, nnd it is not likely that tho troublo will last a great whilo longer. Senator Balloy, of Toxns, assaulted Senator Uoveridgo, of Indiana. Tho southerner declared ho was insulted and demanded retraction, but tho Indiana senator said ho had meant no insult and had nothing to retract. Congress held a sessiou last Sunday, tho ilrst tlmo in 01 years. Chicago stieot car men will go out if they do not recolvo inoro pay. One wns killed outright and 30 in jured in a railroad accident in Col orado. Tho house decided tho Missouri con tested olection by declaring tho sent vacant. With the exception of iron and steel our exports this year will beat any previous record. No great anxiety is felt in Washing ton oflicial circld? regarding tho situa tion in Venezeula. It has been ascertained that tl man killed at Whatcom, Wash., in mistake for Tracy, was insane. King Edward's hoalth continues to improve II Ib coronation has been set for the end of September. Queen Alexandra received Whitolaw Roid, tho special ambassador of the United States, and Mrs. Roid in a very courteous manner. Fighting has been renewed In Iluytl, The situation is complicated as there aro several candidates for the presi dency and each has an army fighting the rest. BIGGEST IN THE WORLD. Cotton Mill to Be Built Near Kansas City $10,000,000 to Be Invested. KnneflB City, Mo., July 3. The Star says: Tho largost cotton mill in tho world is to bo built within 20 miles of Kan sas city. Ton million dollars is to bo invested, (3,100,000 of which has al ready been subscribed by Eastern and Western men. Tho mill will hnvo 500,000 spindles nnd 12.000 looms. It will employ 4,800 operatives, nnd have a payroll of (2,450,000 n year. Tho capacity of tho mills will bo 170,000 bnles of cotton a year, with nn output of 75,000,000 pounds of finished cloth. Tho value of the annual output will, it is ostimntcd, amount to (12,750,000. Electricity will bo used as tho motivo power, nnd several now devices will be installed. There will bo four mill buildings, covering an aggregate of 2, 000 acres of ground. Thomill was promoted by Wlttpn McDonald, formerly u banker of Khiisuh City and Inter editor of tho Kansas City Times, who recently has bcon interest ed in mills nt Mammoth Springs, Ark. Williamson ItcimUlcan ?. ; :& :r : XZSi Hpntiltllug rroMblllun g ; jg3 : ; denies Boclullst 14 llnlchor l)oinocrnt - : ; ! i Wcathorford Democrat 2G 2 Toniino Itopubllcan 3 m IS i-el : Itatnri . Prohibition S2 : iij :Ms i (iollllt Boulallat B s. Whltnoy Itoi'UMIcun tf paaaagaat) plIppsBiJlasiri HoMner r Hoclallit 5 -( u flodfroy Democrat r.i- r llrmkK Prohibition Itnlny Democrat V, u w fioyuo l'rofclUtlon Crawford ltoiUbllCHIt w.n71 PHfi8;,HsMrrf;2H2r?i uv. Domonrat S I J I m Kolnoy I'rohlbltlon ArVorman ltepiiUlcuii f- CI-1 ii H Jlvors buclallst Monro Ilcpubllcan McDanlol rrolilbltlon W H Hln:lcHiau lHiuiocrot ri u Pears Democrat Dunbar Uoimbllcan rf t(rS ii rt Dv I'rol.lLl.lon w u llarrre SoiluIIst Hrls-ht I'rohltltiou Ilonham Don. otmt I ri n" n" llran ItopuLllcaiii rt till -. f '. : : s : : ; : : c I 8 Philadelphia Leaves Panama. New York, July 3. Tho United States cruiser Philadelphia has left here, north bound, mys u 1'anf.iiiu dis patch to the Herald. GovurnorSalazar and Generals Gultorre. and Alhiya mudo a farewell call oi) thu cruiser. En.otement In Morons;. Manila, July 3. A detachment bf United States marines and a force of the nutlvo constabulary have had an engagement with a large body of la drones in Morong province, Luzon. iNEWS OF.THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happenings of lm. portance A Uriel Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report. Tho receipts of tho state land ofllco for Juno wore (35,240.84. According to tho city superintendent of schools, l'ortlund hns n population of ;t trlllo over 08,000. Tho first labor troublo In years in Astoria was caused by thu plumbers going on striko for an increase of 60 cents per dny in wages. Tho receipts from tho sale of stumps, stamped envelopes nnd postnl cards at the Portland postolllco for Juno amounted to (20,444.14, an increase of (3,130.80 overj tho same month of Inst year. a!iSJii5SSSH::i:i:::SHi3:ielBHlS : :-, : : : ::::::: : o ; :crr TTWWWW : ! : : M :::::: ji! 5Jj jS ,S lit'.' ko ;hi-i m if-i ,-t II' : :8lSnsS91 l i i3 Is 9 : ;23aaSulfl i is i1 55sWS"8r5g8'S""La53X33H58s3S?ia.a9A33. ,-i ef ,i r tt ,i et r - tr " K r efrt .Fi 11 "SSSSaSBsSiasagisagBaasssTsifpiRii s 'm$$wwzzwH$$&ffWY$ mzWWTM'ZsHHSxsZ$ffifi?w n CI om p.m nn n gl3ssauaflu"asWfisB-ss"Bsa,i3 ri etn H 1 ' 1 "1 f'1 I"-1 " BViiSflsg Sft!35Sa5SaH33j3S8W1g3'gSflS' prr m r4 M W W hpim CI CI rH W 'imMMKMWMrmM ii ii .4 "f ' ri A n Cf B Cl rli f PIPPjsfRllpaaHgBpaabsgSBJiSaa'! SSaSaw,,Sa3SasaiSS8Bjgsgagaaaga - .- rrf 1-f rf n tt n Hi g ClM H- r A petition is being cinuluted asking tho Southern Pacific to extend the serv ice from Sherldun to Portland via Cor nelius so us to include Suuduys. Work Is progressing rapidly on tho repair of thu Madison street bridge at Portland. Thu structure will bo open for public travel in uhmit two weuks. As a result of the lubor tl' ubles, all sawmill owners in Portland have ad vanced the price of rough lumber (1,60 per thoiif-and feet and (2 per thousand for clear. '.'.:'.'.;'.'.'.'''..''.'.''.' '. ' ' ' ' J : : J : : :::::::: I ::::::: :-g . ;j : : : :5 ; ; IIIJ!slIliJ!iIigjB l?pl OREGON AND WASHINGTON. Consrtu MaKti Them Larger Appropriations Than Evtr Utlore. Washington, July 6. Tho session of congress which hns just closed accom plished much for tho Pacific North west. Uoth Oregon nnd Wnslilngton hnvo fared well at tho hands of tho first ses sion of tho Fifty seventh congress. In fact at no other congress havo theBo statos fared so well as nt this session, although largo appropriations Hero made hy former sessions for river and harbor improvements. 1'or rlvors niu harbors, Oregon, including thu Colum bia river, gets about (2,580,000, and Washington over (001,000. Tho In dian hill carried tho necosfnry amount for continuing schools nnt agoni-ies in bctli stntes, while minor appropriations, were made in tho sundry civil bill. Tho Portland postolllco is nssurod ot (200,000 and (10,000 allowed will put tho finishing touches on tho custom house. ft .Aside from appropriations, Oregon has boon exceedingly fortuiintu in local legislation, getting an Indian war pen sion bill; thu Orator lako national park; authorization of the sale of Umn tilla lands, nnd relief for Sherman county tottlers, aside from n number of private pensions. Members of tin Washington delega tion nro highly gratified over tho libornl treatment nccoided their state. Wash ington, in addition to (1,100,000 for tlio Pit got sound navy yard gets bovorul lighthouses, (17,000 roimburhomont for state expenditures, public buildings nt tspoKuno nnti Tncoinn, and n brlduu across the Columbia at Vancouver. CHINA REFU8ES TO PAY. Another Wrangle Over the Settlement of tht War Indemnity, Pekln, July C.Tho Tnotniof Shang hai has not i lied tho banker's commis sion that China rofusoa to pay tho July installment of tho Indemnity oxcept at tho rate of exchange prevailing April, 1001. Thu foreign miuistors consider that tho Tnotnl's declaration is tho re sult of thu announcement of thu United. BtatOM.iutnUtar, Ir.'TJoiitfur, to the) Chincfii, that tho United States sus tains China's contention and la willing to accept payment on thu Imsds men tioned. Hut tho ministers aro confi dent that China will accept thu decision of the majority of thu ministers when sbu Is convinced that thu United States is her only supporter. Homo of tho ministers insist that tho policy of thu United Status is uurcnsoiiablu and in direct opiosltioii to tho terms of tho protocol. Thoy ussort that Prtnco Ohlng, head of tho foreign ofllco, nnd othor Chlneso nlllclals, before learning that China bad tho support of tho United Status in the matter, admitted that their arguments were rather n plea for mercy than a demand for justice. Great Jlritain proposes to permit sil ver payment of thu indemnity until 11)10, on account of China's great Iohh owing to thu deprecation of tho price of silver. I'hu ministers of tho othor powers regard tho proposal as, being a further complication, and ns being equi valent to an udmlsfiou of China's con tentious. FARMERS ARE RUINED. Damage by Rain and Hoods In Illinois Will, Amount to $1,000,000. St. Louis, July 3. A low estimates of thu damage wrought within it radius of lf0 miles of Alton, III., by tho re cent storm of wind and rain is (1,000, 000, In tho American llottom farming dif-tricts thu fariuorsr.ro ruined. Wood river, a small and usually hurmles stream, overflowed its banks and tho farmuiH in thu vast expaiiHo of bottom lauds were forced to gut Into tho upper stories of their homos to save their lives. Theli hniu-os wore flooded. Alter spending n night full of peril thuy watched thu day comu in only to sen their crops hud been wan hod uwuy. Thu Hunter farm, near tho banks of Wood ri.er, three miles from Alton, was damaged to tlio extent of (10,000, and when tho waters subside thu Iohh may bo twi o this amount. This in only one instance, At Kast Alton thu Western Cartridge Company is flooded with a loss of (, 000 or more, Thu reports received from the PIusu. creek district say that tlio farmers in their anxiety to get stock out of tlio valleys into the hills, neglected to save any of their shocked wheat, and lost all. All thu crops there uro lost. Heavy Rains In Ncbraika, Omaha, July f. There wore general rains throughout Nubrasl;a. In tho Plutte and Missouri valleys thu rainfall for tho past week or two has been ex torsive, and' in t-omo places potatoes aro reported to bo rotting in the ground, and the corn crop it somewhat dumugetl hy too much molHture. On thu table lands, however, thu heuvy fall of ruin lias served to put the corn crop in splendid condition. Thu temperature (. vertigo for tho past week has boon con siderably bolow iiormul, and sunshine is needed. ' I