FIGHTING DISEASES
EPIDEMIC IN CHICAGO.
Save Children,
Aim Is to Keep Scarlet Fever From
Aiding Diphtheria Epidemic
y - -
Now on Decrease.
Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria Ram
pant Among Children.
ni!(nin. .Tm. 1R. With n.ttOO school
Cllcago Bending Every Effort to d1Inh!c?8?and suburbs proa-
I fro( with Oforlol. fnviar nnil flinlitlinria
and tho announcement Jtrom-tho state
capital last night that smallpox and
scarlot fovcr nro practically cpidomic
throughout Illinois, the health author
ALL PUBLIC GATHERING STOPPED fttwcnwi laLw!!!!
yeats. Radical stops wero taken at
once in closing many schools, and, if
tho disease continues to spread, it may
result in tho closing of all places of en
tortainmcnt and resorts whoro peoplO
congregate in largo numbers.
Reports of now cases flooded into tho
health ofhep with increasing rapidity
Sovonty-alx now cases of scarlet fever
and 30 cases of diphtheria woro report
ed within tho city hunts in three
hours.
In all 118 cases of contagious dis
eases woro reported to tho Chicago
health department yesterday, . Includ
ing cases of Bcarlot fever and diph
theria, against 107 reported tho pre
vious day.
Dr. Herman Spalding, tho city's con
tagious disease export, declared there
woro about 3,000 cases of scarlet fever
in tho city at present and 2,000 cases
of diphtheria. In Evanston and Oak
Park thero were probably 1,000 addi
tional cases.
In Evanston 4,650 pupils woro bar
red from school by order of Dr. Wil
liam R. Parkers, of tho Evanston board
of health. In Oak Park 3,500 moro
children -woro barred. It is estimated
that moro than 25,000 pupils were kept
homo from schools m Chicago yestor
day by tho parents.
Chicago, Jan. 19. Tho fight to stay
tho progress of tho scarlet fovcr and
diphtheria epidemic in Chicago and ad
joining suburbs was systematized to
day. Heroic efforts to save children
from contagion were put forth by Chi
cago officials and by tho authorities at
Evanston, Oak Park and all tho other
sections affected, as well as by author
ities in other suburbs not yet visited
by tho epidemic, who aro anxious to
keep it from their midst
In many sections thero was a decided
decrease in tho number of new cases re
ported. Tho chief efforts of tho heal th
department were exerted to keep scarlet
fever from spreading in tho southern
ond of the city, where fliphtheria here
tofore has been most prevalent.
Whilo Commissioner of Health
"Whalen was appearing before tho city
council financo committee to ask that
he bo given money -to employ 100 new
medical inspectors, one of the most im
portant steps in the crusade was taken
inE vanston, where Dr. Williams R.
Parkes advised residents to foP.ow tho
example of Oak Park and discontinue
all public gatherings until the crisis is
passed.
Two deaths as a result of tho epidemic
PROCEEDINGS OF OREGON LEGISLATURE
t imllrntns tho nnnarent differ
I onco between thoso two bodies on tho
Recommendations Made by Chamber-. qn-Uon pf "J1 n"JKfaio
!i n i ffi.it,.r regulation and reciprocal demurrage
lain to Legislature. ..Ammront difference" means thoro
Salem. Jan. 15. Govornor Chamber-' .M it Inn to tho
lain dolivorcd his biennial mosrago this 0f dlsciplinluK tho mllronds will
afternoon to both housos of tho legisla- kntor hi Uio flonnnto, and tlmt foes of
vuru m juuimuaaiim. ma muinuiuu- , , II not 81)011(1 OHOrgy 111 UIO
house, unless they eiinu pcrceivo grow
ing sentiment thoro in tholr favor.
It is rathor too early yet to measuro
up sentiment on this Important ques
tion, obviously tlio most important bo
foro tho lawmakers. Not yet have tlio
lawmakers token sides on tho railroad
matter. .
Doth tho hoiiBO and tho senate ofteol
dations follow
Election of Jonathan Bourno and
Frederick W. Mulkey to tho long and
ehort terms, rospectivofy, as United
Stales sonators, in accordnnco with tho
result of tho direct primary election. .
Passage of a law creating a railroad
commission, following generally tho
measuro prepared by tho Pot Hand
cunmbor of commorco. .. .... . ti n, 1i1ir .mitt.
Enactment of laws to make Uio tax iM th(J Ma ,gol8,atorH
u,u...jr u.v i'.c... , , ,, . . , ,,n.niinriltion of Stato
SINKING INTO SEA.
Ruined City of Kingston in Danger of
Being Engulfed
St. Augustine, Fla., Jan. 18. Wire
less messages received at the station
were reported to the health department on Anastasia bay today by Chief Elec-
f ruin v ffivtu.fniii. Menu rt cKooUf farrar. I trimnn Elkin.i bh.v thnt Kirwstnn in
. umvj-.uua v4 . u yj II ov.i.tjU 1. ) I J
reported to
and 21 of diphtheria were
tho health department
Six cases of contagious diseases other
than scarlet fever and diphtheria were
recorded by r. Spalding and 106 cases
were reported yesterday.
The health department records show
there are 15 contagious disease cases in
Irving Park and four cases of the dis
cafe in West Pullman. Five new cases
of scarlet fever developed in Oak Park
in the morning and were reported to
the health department.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
Six Hundred Bodies Have Been Re
covered in Kingston.
Kingston, Jan. 19. The streets of
this city aro now picketed with Amerl
can guards. Admiral Evans, at the re
quest of the British authorities, landed
a force of marines from the battleships
Missouri and Indiana.
bix nunured Dodies nave been recov
ered and more are being constantly
found.
Dynamite is being used to clear away
the debris of shattered buildings.
The situation at Kingston seems to
be improving. Order has been re-es
tablished and tho work of burying the
dead and caring for the injured is pro
"gressing on an organized basis. The
work of sending in relief to the stricken
city is progressing with energy.
Kingston is receiving supplies as fast
as possible from the island of Jamaica
itself. The American warships in the
hatrbor have put on shore all the food
stuffs and medical supplies they could
spare, and the Jamaican authorities
have taken charge of the distribution of
all provisions in the city.
Wood on Forest Reserve.
Washington, Jan. 19. Officers of
the Forestry service today took what
is believed to be an important step
towards relieving tho fuel shortage in
the West by issuing telegraphic orders
to forest superintendents directing
them "in view of the fuel shortage,
please post notices at local postoffices
and make every effort to encourage the
use of reserve timber."
Officers of the service Bay that pres
ent regulations favor tho use of fire
wood taken from reserves at small cost
and without delay, the requirements of
the public being promptly met on tho
spot without the delay of red tape.
Drive Them Like Sheep.
Now York, Jan. 19. District Attor
ney Jerome told a committee of prom
inent clergymen at tho Bible house to
day that the best way for them to assist
him in his effort to break up "gamb-:
ling and racing" in this state was to1
get tho assistance and backing of 1,000
churches to appoint representatives to
take the fight to Albany. "There is
no way to deal with the legislature but
to drive them," said Mr. Jerome, "for
they fear public sentiment. They can
bo driven Hko sheep if we go at them
right."
Food Supplied to Starving.
Washington, Jan. 10. Captain Rose,
cniei oi uio itevenue service, uas re
ceived a telegram from Captain Ains
worth, of the cutter Rush, who recently
-was sent to Yakatogn, Alaska, with
provisions for a community supposed
to bo in great want, stating that all ne
cessary relief had been furnished.
Three persons wero brought away, and
tho remaining 37 were fully provis
ioned and wero in no further danger
irom famine this winter.
sinking gradually; that many holes
and cracks 100 feet deep were formed
by tho earthquake, and that grave fears
are felt that the entire city will slip"
into tho bay.
Havana, Jan. 18. Rear Admiral
Evans, in a message to the cruiser Co
lumbia hero, states that a huge tidal
wave has changed tho coast line of Ja
maica, leaving tho entire south side of
Kingston under water.
No bay is reported left, and tho
whole coast line is reported sinking.
Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 18. Thous
ands of persons were killed in tho
earthquake and the dead bodies are be
ing taken from the debris by hundreds.
Tho whole town is in ruins and the
greater portion is still smoldering in
ashes. Tho smell of burnt flesh per
vades the air.
The earthquake came as a sudden os
cillation, not from any particular direc
tion, but up and down. Thousands of
persons were on the streets of Kingston
at the time and great numbers of them
were crushed.
Many Americans in Kingston were
killed and have been buried.
TEST CASE FOR JAPANESE.
Frauds In Export to America.
Antwerp, Jan. 19, The American
consul general here has discovered ex
tensive frauds in tho exportation to tho
United States of infectod rags in the
guise of jute bags.
Boy Will Demand Admission to White
School and Be Refused.
San Francisco, Jan. 18. The initial
step in the international test case be
tween Japan and the United States over
the exclusion of Japanese children from
the public schools of this city attended
by whites will be taken this morning.
At 9 o'clock in the morning Kei
Kechi Aoki, a ten-year-old Japanese
boy, accompanied by his father, will
appear at the Redding primary school
and demand admission. His denTand
being made, it will be refused by the
teacher, Mis.s M. F. Deane, on the
ground that she is acting under the
state law and under ths instructions
from the school board. Witnesses will
be on hand to make affidavits to the ex
clusion of Aoki from tho school. The
issue having thus been declared, suit
will at onco be filed in the Federal
court by the United States district attorney.
Plan Car Clearing House.
New York, Jan. 18. Local officials
of the American Railway association
Baid yesterday that the reports from
Chicago tliat many of the largo railway
systems of the country had agreed to a
pooling arrangement for all their freight
cars was premature. What is in con
templation, it is said, was the estab
lishment of a freight clearing house,
with the object of increasing tho effi
ciency of car service. Tho railroads
entering Chicago have already consent
ed to the establishment of an experi
mental clearing house.
Tell Troubles to President.
Washington, Jan. 18. Victor II.
Beckman, of Seattle, secretary of tho
Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers'
association, headed a committee of 15
from tho National Reciprocal Demur
rage convention that called on the pres
ident today to discuss car shortage.
They went over tho subject .generally
and urged tho president to support a
bill proposing reciprocal demurrage, it
being their belief that this will mater
ially aid in solving the problem.
burdon fall moro ovonly on
property and corporations.
tVmcndmont of tho inheritance tax
law to tho graduated system, with addi
tional clauses to mako evasion impossible.
iV graduated tax on incomes from
$3,000 up.
Decided increase m cost - of commis
sions to notaries public.
Withdrawal from salo for 10 years of
the remaining stato tido lands.
Purchase of tho Willamette locks.
Appropriation to operate tho pottago
railway until tho 1909 session. A now '
personnel for tho board of portage
commissioners.
Appointment of an export accountant
to audit the books of all stato officers. ;
Creation of tho office of oxpert ac
countant, with duties to mako uniform
all stato and county bookkeeping and .
check funds of state and county officials. I
Enactment of an anti-pass law, with
an appropriation to pay expenses of
public oihcers on public business.
A reciprocal domurrago law.
Continuance of the library commis
sion, i
Investment of compulsory visitorinl
power in some state authority to cover
private asylums for insane. I
A law providing for supervision of
banks in Oregon. I
A stringent anti-lobbying law.
Deposit of surplus state funds in banks .
at interest, the deposit to bo safeguard-1
ed by bonds or other collateral.
Escheatment to the stato of funds m
banks where tho depositors have not
been heard from for over seven years.
Prompt action to establish an insti
tute for feeble-nlinded and epileptic
children.
Publication of itemized statements of
the source of campaign funds and pro
hibition of campaign contributions by
corporations. .
Compulsory lectures to their classes
"by public school teachers on tuborcu
losis.
Measures looking toward eradication
of scabies in sheep.
Punishment of wildcat mine promot
ers.
Flat salary for the state printer and
erection of a stato printing oflico build
ing. Board of control for normal schools,
with the normal school appropriations
in one fund, to be distributed by this
board.
Printer Duniway, who rccmoinontled
and materially aided in accomplishing
this reform.
Clerkship graft was reduced to a
minimum in both houses today. Each
house adopted tho report of its com
mittee on resolutions, in which it wns
recomended tlmt no clerks bo employed
on any of tlio various joint investigat
ing and junketing committees that may
ho created, unless it is shown that tlio
services of such clerks are ei-sentlal.
.More than $050,000 will be asked of
tho legislature by educational institu
tions -this session an increnso of $300,
000 over what they rcecoivednt tho last
session for tho biennial period. De
mands of tho four normal schools will
bo moro than doublo the total sum al
lowed by tho last legislature.
Demands of tho several institutions
aro as follows: Monmouth normal,
$110,000; Drain normal, $40,000; Ash
land normal, $(10,000; Weston noimal,
$70,000; Argicultuml college, $125,000;
Kxperiment station at Union, $15,000;
State univorsitv, $250,000; total, $070,
000. Both houses adjourned until Monday.
Ther have now U'eii 59 measures pro
posed in the house and 01) in tho wenato.
A bill has Iwen introduced in tho
senate to abolish tho normal schools at
Ashland and Drain.
A bill has also appeared in tho sen
ate appropriating money for the Third
Eastern Oregon District Agricultural
society.
May Refund Monoy.
Salem Holders of fraudulently pro
cured stato school land certificates aro
to receive their money back, if tho re
commendation of Governor Chamber
lain shall be curried out. At tho re
quest of the governor, Attorney General
Crawford has propared a bill, authoriz
ing the state land board, in its discre
tion, to refund to u holder of such a
certificate whatever money lmd been
paid to tho state thereon.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
MANY BUILDINGS IN RUINS.
Hospital Burned With 40 Soldiers -
&r Jamas Ferguson Killed,
London, Jan. 10. The colonial offlco
last night rteolvod confirmation t the
ti.i- .11 i ...t.t..t. t . 4.
lorrtuie uitwuui nmuii una uvtTMtKeH
Kingston, Jfttnnk' in a dispatch from
Ilamar Greenwood, M. P., rent : from
Holland, at tho oast ond of tho Inland.
Tho telegram mya Kingston Iihh boon
ruinod by an earthquake which occurred
without warning Monday afternoon at
3:30 o'clock. A very great number of
buildings and dwoUlngs woro destroyed
oltluir by tho earthquake or by tho con-
sequent firo.
Tho military hospital was burned
and 40 soldiers woro reported to have
boon killed, together with sovoral
prominent olt lr.onH and many other in
habitants of tho city. Sir Jamoa For
guBon Ih reported to have boon killed
instantly, but no other Englishmen,
Canadians or Americans woro missing.
Tho city Is quiet, but disciplined
workora aro needed. Tho govornor of
the colony, Sir Alfred Jones, is direct
ing nffulrfl.
Up to this hour tho foregoing Is tho
most correct dispatch regarding tho
Kingston disaster tlmt hits boon receiv
ed here. Tho absence of 'details is ac
counted for by the breakdown In cablo
communication, but tho anuoiincomeiit
that no Englishmen, Canadians or
Amoricnnds aro missing will greatly ro
aneuro tlio. public concerning tho fnto of
tho unusual number of tourlsta and
others who aro unending tho winter In
Jamaica or who woro attracted thoro by
tiie agricultural anil cotton conferences.
REDUCbS SHED TO STOVEWOOD
tLuiaLfliUKtSJUE
Stubs
toanlzatlon In Twa staTii,
ALL THE SESSIONS Qe
Cut-
Wheat Club. 0007c; blnestcm,
68G0c;valley, 00c; red, 0405c.
Oata No. 1 white, $2520;
. $24.50025.
I Barley Feed, $21.5022 per
New apportionment of senators and browing, $22.50; railed. $2324.
jvyu $ i.iuiyi.tu per cwi.
Corn Whole, $20; cracked, $27 per
ton.
gniy,
ton;
representatives
Transportation of convicts to the pen
itentiary by penitentiary officers.
Conservative legislation for employ
ment of convicts in new fields, without
abandonment xf the present system at
once. 1
Appointment of a stato engineer to
supervise construction of new roads. I
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Appnjirmin or muus reprcsemuuon . po,,
of rlid, A Uialo Vnl'nnl'.i h AvnAUHinn
and some kind of representation at
Jamestown.
A now irrigation code. Extreme
caution should be used in changing the
tentative measure framed by tlio Port
land board of trade irrigation bill-committee.
Residents ot Tacoma Are Even
ting Up Their Sidewalks.
Tacoma, Jan. 1(1. "Coldccl weather
in ton years" Is tho official report on
tho cold snap In this tsoctlou. Ther
mometers In Tacoma registered lmn
that 10 above zero, while reports from
Western Washington point place tho
mercury us low us 2 above. Water
pipes throughout tho city froze. (U'spito
precautions of householdcra. Thoro Ih
much suffering from, lack of fuol. The
less fortunate borrowed coal from neigh
bors. Ah an instance of tho extremity of
the weather, a resident of E street, near
Ninth, vainly endeavored to got fuel.
The cold made him desperate, and Juk-
mg a sharp axo no reduced Jits wood-
Bhcd to stovo-length fuol. Ho put in
four hours chopping. Other people de
molished fences and board walks in the
vicinity of their residence.
Tho High school has been closed, ow
ing to colli and lack of fuel. Ita reop
ening is indefinite. Tho fifarthorn Pa
cific general offices are suffering front
the lack of fuel, and little work in bo
ihg dot)o.
Tho entire North End ia without
water.
SNOW AN" FROST RULE.
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ton'u tenth legislature spent about
in nutcri in ortrnnuiiiL' vcsutust
then took a reat until this morning,
TJio Hcnato proceedings wero cat
tun nriiinnrv nr in mnsi inn. i
Nlo'-iola of Beattlo nominated Jesse
.Inn m of Tncoma ror nres aeni wo
Railroads Blockaded by Huge Drifts
and Raging Blizzards,
St. Puul, Jan. 10. UnuHiial cold
weather prevails throughout (ho North
west with no inimcdiato relief In flight.
Know blocks the niilroadn and tho tern-
rx'nitiin Iiiih fnllim tiiiinv iIcltoch. It ntwl .Tnmw u imu' mrMiilwr here, for
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Hay Valley timDthy.No. 1, $1311
per ton; ICaatern Oregon timotliy, fl4
10; clover. $88.50; client, $7.50
8.G0; grain hay, $7.508.50; alfalfa,
$11.50; vetch hay, $88.50.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3035c
Tuesday, January 16.
Salem, Jan. 15. Tho senate wan
called to order at 10 o'clock a. m. by
Pretddent Haines. There waH but a
short session in order that both houses
might attend the inauguration of Gov
ernor Chahmerlain and listen to his
message. In tho brief time, however,
a largo number of bills and resolutions
were introduced. Among thoso present
ed was one to provide fOr the lending
of surplus funds in the stato treasury
and the state to receive the
thereon.
Japanese Spies at Fort Clark.
El Paso, Tex., Jan. 18.Threo Jap
anese who had been employed as serv
ant" by tho oficera at Fort Clark have
mysteriously disappeared. Their ac
tions in examining tho fort and equip
ment, their closo attention to tho drill
ing and tho discovery that thoy wero
frequently making memoranda led to
tho belief tliat they woro Japanese offi-
jcors.
Salem, Jan. 15. Having perfected
organization yesterday, tho house today
gave evidence oi great capacity for bus
iness. Although tho session of tho
houso thiB morning was not convoncd
until nearly 11 o'clock about 40 resolu
tions wero offered, tho report of tho
committee on apportionment of clerks
wag received and approved, and moro
than a dozen bills were received and
passed to second reading this in timo
to admit of an adjournment at 11;50
o'clock.
A large number of investigating com
mittees and junketing trips aro already
in prospect.
A railroad commission bill, including
reciprocal demurrage was among tlio
measures introduced.
Wednesday, January 10.
Salerni Jan. 10. Five bills curbing
railroads in tho houso, and none in tho
To Secure Locks.
Salem To obtain free waterway in
tho Willamette river, at Willumetto
falls, Representative Jones, has intro
duced a bill creating a board of com
missioners of the Willamette locks.
This board, which is to consist of tho
governor, secretary of stato, and suite
treasurer, is ompowerod to build, con
struct, operate and maintain locks on
tho east bank of tlio river at Oregon
City. To ralso tho necessary funds.
$400,000, two tax lovios are provided.
Butter Fat First grado cream, 33Jc
per pound ; second grado cream, 2c less
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 35c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens,1314c
per pound; mixed chickens, 1213c;
Bpring, 1415c; old roouterf, 10llc;
dressed chickens, 1017c; turkoys,
live.l717c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
2022c; geese, live, 1012c; ducks,
1415c.
Veal DresRed, 59c per ound.
Beef Dressed bulls, l2cper pound;
cows, 45c; country steers, 55C.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 80o per
pound; ordinary, fl7c.
Pork Dressed, 08c per pound.
Fruits Annies, common to choicn.
interest tU(a)oc per oox; clioico to fancy, fl
2.50; pears, ?11.50; cranberries,
$11.5012 per barrel; persimmons,
(1.50 per box.
Vegetables Turnips, I)0c$ por
sack; carrots, 00c$l per sack; beeta,
$1.251.50 por sack; horseradish,
010c por pound; sweet potatoes, 3c
per pound; cabbage, 2c per pound;
cauliflower, $1.25 per dozon; colory,
$3.7604.25 per crato; onions, 10
12c per dozen; boll peppers, 8c;
pumpicins, zc per pound; spinach, 4
is reported at tlio ureal zsontnorn gen
eral office that tho mercury registered
30 below zero this morning, nt Brown
ing, Mont., and there Is no point be
tween Grand Forks and Spoknno where
the maximum temperature is ubovo ,'18
degrees below zero. Great Northern
employes are battling ngnlnst snow
drifts which aro 20 to 30 feet high.
Tho greatest tie-up on tho Great
Northern lino has occurred in tho dis
trict liotween Drowning and Cutbank,
Mont., a distanco of ubout 40 miles.
In' this district rotary plows aro sent
against tho banks without result, and
tnnugit plows are kept going continual
ly it is impossible to clear tho tracks.
Tho snowfall in tho West is greater
than has over ltoen known before. Be
tween tho Cascado and tho Itocky
mountains, whfcro thoro is scarcely over
any snow, drifts are now piled seven
feet high. Tlio Great Northern lino
between Kemnaro tfnd Thief Klvor
Falls has been abandoned. Trains
which connect with the Canadian Pa
cific railroad trains at Mooso Jaw have
been delayed hudly.
On tho linen wlioro traffic Is at all
possiblo tho trains nro run with three
and oven four engines and preceded by
rotary plows, but ovon then havo been
delayed from ono to three days.
Typhoon In Philippines.
Manila, Jan. 10,Tho Islands of
Leyto and Samur woro swept by a ty
phoon January 10. Ono hundred lives
wero lost on tho island of Loyto. Tho
barracks und officers' quarters pn tho
oast const of Sauiitr woro destroyed. No
estimate of tho damage to property has
yet beefi made. No damago to shipping
has been reported.
first time was fflcctwl by occlan
to a position which heretofore bts
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Godman of Dayton oiicruis
behalf of the Democrats that It
..It.inilU I . II. illCIUD va
Yakima for chief clerk and Glenn
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torill lor sorgt'iiiu
by acclamation. .
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nniinin iLiiiTti liiu twiw"w - . .
that tho mcHMiKO Iw read in joW
slon at 2 o'clock W.
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t44,r. ,xn ninn nVCH. UIO OK-"'
" 1 nnaa
ployofl' payroll to m'
of last session
Farmers Rflld a Col Cr
Pendleton Jan.
ii .l.llAn
. . . -I.. afflll BUlllv-
vicinity of vaiwycw. ,
tho Ho of. the . :: - - m
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nuruiuui imi - - . , -j nirnn
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imi : K Liir.iu t w - - - . i .k i.niii
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VanBycle
was'lwund for tlio
comnany, in una y. .
- 1 1 . rivtrtl wuw-
:tn ur iu jiv . n
2c por pound
Onions Oregon, $11.26 por hun
dred. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy,
$lt31.80j common, 7500c.
Hops ll13c per pound, accord
ing to quality.
Wool Eastern Oregon avorago best,
1318c per pound, according to shrink
ago; valloy, 2023c, according to fine
ness: mohair, choice, 200280.
Linn and Lane Compromise.
Salem At a conforenco tho legisla
tors from Linn and Luno counties in
tho stato loigslature agreed to a satis
satisfactory adjustment of tho boundii y
lino between thoso counties. Tlio dis
puted territory is divided about equally
betweon tho two counties. Tho now
boundary lino as agreed upon follows
tho divide between tho McKonzio and
Calapooia rivers. Tho division of tho
district decided upon is tlio natnrnl
Dixon Named In Montana.
Uolona, Jan. 10. Both branches of
tho Montana logislaturo balloted today
for United States sonator, and Congress
man Josoph M. Dixon, Republican, re
ceived a majority in each bouso. Thoy
will moot In joint session nt noon to
morrow and ratify tho result. Tho Voto
stood; House Dixon 52, Toole (Dcm.)
10, Frank (Dom.) 4, Conrad (Doui.) 2,
Norrls (Dom,) 1, absent 4. Senate
Dixon Irt, Toolo 7, Frank 2.
Twenty Below at Prlnevllle,
Prinovlllo, Or., Jan. 10, After two
weeks of modomtoly cold wonthor tho
mrenrv lias irnnned to 20 bolow zoro,
tho coldost known in this city for many
Tltrt ufnrin WftU flin
Sopor pound; parsley, 1015e; squash, worafc t-bat haH occurrod within tho last . consoquonco tne ",r"' "j of
win years, uommunicution witu JXtyto cohi iur jr,ntto
and Stttnar has been cut off for tho past thoy havo won to "i""v ucnt;
ino storm wero rocoived today.
11 ., . ,, , " . : u.uwoii niiunii 411 Him uivj iui umur
distribution of the disputed territory, yoars. Thoro is proapoofc for coldw.
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i Imvn HO tlW !'".,. m0Ii.
tit mh that u " V'Z ths ur
I'A fll Z. IIW' ' i All
M. river to ICllonsUurg,
nn. . nw blockade on 7. , v0
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lug is posslblo In
tlio city front.