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THE OltEGON DAILY JOURNAL, rOKTXAXD. SATURDAY EVENING, 3IAY 30, .1003.
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DESTROY
Attempt Said, to Have Been
Made to Gain Access to
Eagles' Books Which Show
a Shortage in Accounts.
While McDevitt Stood by, Keys
to the Place Where His Re
ceipts Were Kept Were
Stolen Suspects Deny,
Barney Leach, the Expert, Says
Charges Against Eagles' Sec
retafy Still Stand Commit
tee Will. Investigate, . '
IlABERLY
PLACED
UNDER ARREST
The Salem Druggist Who Said
He is a Kleptomamic Will Be
Prosecuted For Thefts- : of
- Goods From Store, ' .
His Accomplice Makes, Affida
vit That He Only . Took the
' Money as a Joke and Intend
ed to Return It,
i
A.
What Is bel loved to ' be a daring at
tempt to destroy the evidence against
Thomas B. McDevitt, Jr., the alleged
defaulting secretary of the Eagles'
Lodge, was prevented on Thursday.
At 2 o'clock In the morning of Thurs
day the keys tQ John Gieblach's saloon
No. 269 Salmon street, where the books
of the Eagles were being kept, were
found to have been stolen.
Suspicion was at once directed to
-Chick" Houghton and an associate, who
had left the saloon but a short time
before, and these men were arrested
and accused of he theft, but stoutly
denied their guilt. They wre then re
leased.
Suspicion had been aroused, however,
and watch whs kept on the saloon for
the remainder of the night. It 1h be
lieved there was a systematic effort j
under way to secure possession 'of the
.lodge books which McDevitt Is acr-msed
inf having wrongfully kept. Since that
(lime the bonks have been carefully
Snatched.
; The theft of the keys was discovered
by Night Hartcnder Barney Leach, who
was expertlug the books. Mr. Leach
says that no one left the saloon except
the two men arrested between the time
he saw the kcjyjand when he discovered
It to be gone, and Tom Malone. who had
come Into the saloon with Mr. McDevitt.
Malone departed shortly after Chic
Hougntnn and his friend disappeared,
leaving McDevitt. two carpenters and
the bartender .the only persons In the
bar room. McDevitt had come to look
over the tillered wrong accounts.
Denied Their Oullt.
As soon us the keys were missed an
officer was sent for and within half an
hour Houghton and his companion were
brought back to the saloon and put
through a Severe course of questioning.
Accused of taking the keys and ordered
to give them up, the suspects stead
fastly denied alt knowledge of the affair.
The evidence against them being purely
circumstantial, the men were released.
Mr. Laach's Story.
Barney Leach, a. former member of
the Eagls Lodge, gave a reporter for
The Journal the following account of the
eupposed attempt to get at the records:
" r'At 1 o'clock ' Thursday morning -1
closed the saloon and" locked the front
door, leaving the keys "In the lock on
the Inside. At that time Chic Houghton,
a companion. T. B. McDevitt. Jr.. Tom
Malone, two carpenters and myself were
the only occupants of the room. I com
menced cleanjng up the bar and fixtures
and permuted the pafrrms -W "remain.
but relocked the door when any one left
and allowed no one to enter. McDevitt
and Malone. hud been in there for some
little time, the former ior the purpose
of going over Trie lodge-books with mer
I had been employed to expert the books
and McDevitt had consulted with me
at the saloon several times previously.
Owing to the fact that the report was
to be turned In to the lodge last night.
Mr. McDevitt was anxious to learn
whether any changes could be discov
ered In my report that would tx credit
able to him.
Discussed the Shortage.
"We went over the matter at some
length on this occasion. The books
were then placed behind the bar. Short
ly after midnight, , I should Judge. Chic
Houghton and his friend dropped lntl
the, saloon. They had Just cme from
the prize tight. Neither one of them
had been In the place before to my
knowledge. About 2 o'clock they wont
out. 1 was busy at the time and did
not notice them as they turned tho key
and passed out. I could not swear that
they removed' the key and departed, but
the fact that no one clue left until after
I could not swear that they removed
the key as and passed out, but the
fact that no one else left -until after
the discovery was made caused me to
suspect them of being the guilty par
ties. Fearing that the men would re
turn later and enter the saloon for no
good purpose I setMired an. officer to re
main with me until morning, or -'until
the proprietor. John Geiblsch, came
down with his key."
tench Bays "$Bortsre."
Expert Leach, when shown' an item
In a morning paper today to the effect
that the Eagles had practically exoner
jiled Secretary McDevitt,.. and that nn
error had .beeit --found - tn ttte -epm n
Journal Special Service.)
BAL'EM, May 80, Jacob M. Haberly,
the young druggist who was accused of
stealing 1126 from the drug store or
Fred J. Haas last Friday, and who
paid back the money on Tuesday of this
week, together with 150 for goods al
leged to have been taken by him from
the same store, was yesterday afternoon
arrested by Chief of Police D. W. Gib
son, upon a warrant charging him with
larceny from a store. Clarutice Beau
champ, Habcrly's clerk, was arrested
at the same time on the same charge,
The men were both arraigned and the
preliminary hearing was set 'for next
Thursday at 10 a. m., and the two de
fendants were released on giving $200
bull each.
Haberly claims to be a kleptomaniac,
and acknowledges having taken goods
from the Haas drug store, as well as
from the store of G. W. Putnam,- for
which merchandise he hns paid, but
denies taking the money, as charged, al
leglng that his clerk, Clarence Beau
champ, took the coin. The latter Is re
ported to hav made an affidavit to the
effect that he took the money In a Joke,
Intending to return It later. This affi
davit has been shown to several people,
and It resulted In the .Issuance of the
warrants for the arrest of the two men,
Mr. Haas appearing as private prose
cutor. The case has attracted considerable at
tention here. Since the report was pub
lished in The Journal last Tuesday
night, other publications have men
tioned It. It has been the main subject
of discussion here for several days,
but owing to the social position of the
parties It was supposed that prosecu
tions .would- not follow. -Since.the Ac
cused parties hnv.e been arrested, how
ever. It Is believed the case will he
pushed with vigor, and interesting de
velopments are expected.
Haberly Is xald to have been In simi
lar trouble before, and several Instances
are cited to show that he has for years
been In the habit of taking what he
wanted, and he has made statements to
the officers tending to show that he Is
afflicted with kleptomania.
Two San Francisco Street Cars
Filled With Pleasure Seekers
Collide Today A Great
Panic Ensues, ,
Thirty Persons Seriously In
jured, I wo ot Whom May
Die All Are Taken to Re
ceiving Hospital.
parons
DENIED
IN TWO APPEALS
The Governor Refuses to Ex
tend Executive Clemency to
Ezra Colestock Who is Serv
ing 12 Years.-
William Wallace Who Was
Sent Up Ear Horse. Stealing.
in Eastern Oregon Will Have
to Complete His Term. . ;
Women and Children Scream
and Report is Circulated
That Many Are Killed Po
lice Beat Crowd Back,
(Journal Special Service.)
BAN FRANCISCO, May 80 At noon
today a Fillmore; street trolley Car
crashed Into an overloaded Halght
street cable car at the junction of those
two streets. The Halght street car wns
totally- demolished. Six passengers
were badly hurt, two of whom may die,
and 80 others mora or less seriously In
jured. All were taken to the receiving
hospital.
For fully Ave minutes after the acci
dent a panic was In order. Women and
children, In holiday attire and who were
on their way to the parks or on visits
to other places of recreation, were
thrown into great consternation. When
it became known that an accident had
happened, great crowds began to gather
about the scene and soon it was a cur
rent rumor that many had been killed.
The. shrieking of-, the Injured ..children
added to the strength of the rumor.
Twelve police were hurried to the
place of the collision a.nd soon had the
crowd under control. The Injured were
taken to the sidewalks and those per
sons crowded around were beaten back
by the police. Finally medical assist
ance arrived and In ambulances the In
jured were removed to the receiving
hospital. The sad accident put a pall
on Memorial Day celebrations.
RMSACTIONS IN THE WORLD OFfWANGE
WAR IS LIKELY
TO HURT TRADE
Oriental" Rate Slashing by
China. Commercial Company
-i U 'I t M'll r
diriKes Locai miners ur
ders Fail to Come,
Shortness of Valley Wheat
Stocks Causes Hour Men to
Pay Higher Prices Busi
ness Shows Improvement.
WAS IS IIXELT,
The catting' ot Oriental freight
ratas by a naw steamship com
pany la causing the lous of con
siderable flour business to the mili
ars of this city.
MAY T
URN
DOWN
CANAL TREATY
The People of Colombia Are
Opposed to the brantmg of
Exclusive Rights to the
United States,
(Journal Special Service.
8ALEM, May 3t. Gov. Oeopg J2.
Chamberlain has declined to exercise
executive clemency in two cases of pe
titions presented for his consideration.
A petition. Including Ihe names of
five trial Jurors'," was' presented for the
pardon of Ezra E. Colestock, who was
convicted In Washington County on
April 1, 1901,' of the crime of assault,
and sentenced to 12 years In the peni
tentiary. Colestock was a married man
when he committed the crime on a
young woman who was a domestic in
the family of Thomas H. Tongue, and
he was proven to have boasted of the
crlmer After receiving the petition the
Ooyernor asked Judge Thomas McBride,
the trial Judge, as to the facts In the
caKe, and that gentleman, after stating
the facts In his reply, adds: "Why any
Juryman or any other accent man should
sign a petition for his (Colcstock'e)
pardon, I can't see. 1 gave him 12
years, and ho ought to servo every hour
of them." 1
Mrs. Colestock herself appeared before
the Governor nnd pleaded for a pardon,
but it was denied her. v
The other case is that of Wm. Wal
lace, convicted of stealing live horses
in Eastern Oregon, for which he was
sent to prison for five years. He stole
the horses while riding the range, and
the, pardon is asked for by his family,
the prosecuting witness. 10 of the Jur
ors and a. number of citizens. Judge
M. I). Clifford, the trial Judge, says of
the caw. that Wallace -was arrested lri
199. placed In Jail, but cut his way
out and escaped to Idaho. A year later
he wns rearrested and returned for trial,
and the1 jury found him guilty without
making any recommendation. Before
sentence' could be passed Wallace, to
gether with Al Keaton. convicted of
murder In the second degree, again. broke
Congress May Refuse to Rat-
.-Jfyf,.,.C.ontnding.That the Lo-,
cal Government Should Have
the Power to Police,
(Journal Special Service.)
; IKEW VORKY. May 'SW.A- rjnle -message
to the Tribune from Kingston.
Jam.-flca, says: Reports from Bogota
of the approaching session of the
Colombian Congress is likely to see
the death of the Panama Canal treaty,
according to authentic Information.
The people of Colombia are opposed to
the treaty, principally on ihe ground
that they would lose sovereignty over
a canal strip, six kilometers wide, and
this is offensive to th,e sense of na
tional pride. They want' the right of
policing tho canal. Furthermore, the
opinion Is expressed In many quarters
of Colombia that the United States Is
playing Panama against Nicaragua-
that is, dickering with Colombia, as
means of getting better terms on an
alternative route.
BIG EXCITEMENT
STILL PREVAILS
Fear Expressed At Jackson
Ky., That Desperate Attempt
Will be Made Tonight to
Rescue Jett and White,
hidden In the mountains, and that he Is
a common horse thief:
GOOD ROADS MEETING
-ta-lli- 4441 bth wev Fewtptur-! and
renort in favor of McDevitt. denied that brought to the. penitentiary. Judge
ny such error existed. iic saia iwiiirani siuies inai n uevempi-u nni
knew.
The SDeclal committee appointed to
audit my report will settle these things,"
he said.
"Even though the attempt to spirit
away the lodge's books and thus de
stroy all evidence of any appropriation
of funds had been successful, it "would
have made no difference," observed Ex
pert Leach.' "My full report was secure
in the saloon safe on the night tbe Keys
were taken; and the lodge would not
have been without evidence of the con
dition of the books."
Chic Hougfhton. who Is now out on ball
pending an appeal for a new trial, was
convicted In the Circuit Court rhere for
holdlngu a. man In the North End. He
received a seven-year sentence, which
he will haye to serve If the motion for
a new trial Is denied.
DAILY BOAT SERVICE
(Journal Special 8ervlce.
THE DALLES. May 30. Davenport
& Taylor of ' Hood River havs placed
their steamer Maja-on the run between
The Dalles and Hood River. It will
leave here every afternoon at 3 o-'clock
except Sundays, returning, leaving Hood
River at T:80;a ni Th1 wHM9fVery
accom moda ting for the travel tng" public,
a It gives an afternoon boat,- '
(Journal Special Service.)- 1
WOODBURN, May 30. A go!d .road
meeting In this city last night waj ad
dressed by Marlon County Judge 'John
H. Scott, resident of the State Good
Roads Association, and Hon. H. B.
Thlelson, president of the Sulem Com-
menial Club. The object was to create
enthusiasm, further organisation and to
Improve the roads' with volunteer work
and county assistance. Steps were
taken toward the attainment of this
object.
More Troops Ordered .to Pro
tect the" Situation Rumors
Current That French-Ever--
--sok;Wi!fcte.'-Engag0d.7.--' -
(Jp.umal Special Service.)
JACKSON, Ky.. May 30. A big
crowd watched the arrival of addi
tional troops this morning. They were
ordered because the commanding of
ficers learned last night that a party
of old-time Frencn-Eversole feudists
were expected to arrive- today and at
tempt the release of White and Jett
tonight.
Portland millers are likely to be con
siderably affected by the r.ite war be
ing waged between tle various lines
now operating frbm the l'acltlo Coast
ports to the Orient and a new concern
called the China Commercial Company.
The former rate of $j a ton has been
cut to $1 by th new concern, but nn
yet the older companies have not made
any cut except . on the steamers that
leave the same day an those of the
new concern.
Excellent Local Demand.
Local flour demand Is excellent this
condition being cauHed by the shortness
f the stocks In the hands of the retall
rs who purchased heavily several
months ago when the market showed
very tendency to make some spirited
advances. . At present there Is very
little likelihood of any further
i.dvances in the flour line and the retail
ers have drawn upon their stocks un
til they have been reduced to the lowest
notch. Now, with the market in a nor
mal condition they arc; ilndlng It per
fect b" safe to stock tip ami the-renewed
activity In the (lour market dur
ing the pant week Is due to this cause.
Tery Little Wheat Left.
Wheat stocks of last year's growth
are comparatively small In this section
and the market Is showing added
strength. Valley Is in heavy demand.
with supplies very short. The stocks
remaining unsold are principally In the
hands of the speculators, hut tho farm
ers of the Valley still have some of It on
hand. The Valley grade, left Is In
strong hands and those millers who
are short on supplies are being com
pelled to pay advanced quotations. Val
ley is quoted today at 7. cents. Blue
stem "7 cents and Walla Walla 7( cents.
Not a Million Bushels Left. -
Of nil irrwdps In ,i. nrthw..t WntUi
Walla Is in the largest Kiipply, but It is
said by some of the larger wheat men
that the entire wheat stock in the coun
try tributary to Portland will not reach
1,000,000 bushels.
Business Is Improving.
Today, the close of the month, shows
a vast Improvement in wholesale circles
compared with the first period. During
the opening of the month the many labor
troubles made the retailers wary and
their purchases consisted of only enough
stock to tide them over from day to
day. Now conditions seem to be chang
ing and larRer and more buys are re
ported.' " THe reaT "r W "srvnrrfir -Kf rrke
had a chilling effect on all the wholesale
markets they being the first ones to
feel tbe e,ffect of a business depression.
Now thfrt there is a likelihood of a set
tlement of the existing troubles, busi
ness on the street is beginning to re
sume Its normal condition.
Wot Enough Chickens.
Even ylth the extra heavy receipts of
the past few days In the local markets,
poultry was entirely cleaned up on the
street today, all stock beiiiK eagerly
picked tip at the highest ruling quota
tions. The price of poultry is rather
high for this season of the year, but this
condition Is due somewhat to the pre
vailing higher prices on fresh meats.
The sales of poultry would be much
larger with quotations down a trifle, as
the price- as it stands at present is a
trifle too high to admit of indulging by
the general public. Quotations are un
changed today. ,
Egg Prices Kept Up.
The commission merchants seem to
have succeeded in keeping the quotation
of eggs up to the highest possible notch
by shipping the larye and fast accumu
lating surplus into cold storage. Re
ceipts during the week were considerably
larger than for the previous week, but
the largo demand. In connection with
the cold storage plants, has kept t he
market fairly steady. Quotations to
day range from 1 7 H' cents for the single
caiers to 17 cents for trie larger orders.
Today's Rail Receipts.
Today's receipts per rail from the
south consisted of three cars of bananas.
one car of California cabbage and the
usual car of Kbrin strawberries. The
commission bouseH seem to be plenti
fully supplied with fresh greens of nil
kinds. The car of strawberries received
today Is very likely to be one of the
last to arrive from California during
the present season. Oregons aro arriv
ing in large supplies nod the market is
well stockl.
Of Insanity Despite
Doctor's Care.
Nervous Cramps in
Hands and Feet.
Dr. Miles' Nervine Was
My Salvation.
Sleeplessness is at once a svmptom and a
disease. Just as soon a.s the nerves become
deranged the patient suffers from sleepless
ness. Deprived of their natural rest the
nerves soon lose all force and vitality and
while sleeplessness is a symptom in such
cases it frequently becomes chronic and
remains the chief effect of disordered nerves.
Dr. Miles' Nervine quiets the nerves and
strengthens them; soothes the tired brain
and permits sleep; restores lost enerpy and
vitality and brings sleep, health and strength.
"Previous to our cominir to the territory
three years ago, we lived in Virginia, and it
was there that I got acquainted with the
wonderful powers of Dr. Miles' Nervine. I
had been under the doctor's care and taking
his medicine for over two years, but the nerv
ous trouble that was gnawing my life away
grew steadily worse. I had nervous cramps
in my hands and legs, which would draw up
and pain me so that I could not sleep at
night. Often I never closed my eyes for
days and nights together. The doctor hnally
told me he could do nothing more for me and
that I was on the verge of insanity. He told
me I might try your Nervine as a last resortj
and it proved to be my salvation. When I
had used four bottles of the remedy together
with the Nerve and l.iver Tills I had re
gained my former good health." Mrs,
Martha J. Sheffkr, Omer, Oklahoma.
THEY INT TO
CONTROL PRICE
Eastern Oregon Wool Men
.Think That Their Product
Should Get the Highest Pre
vailing Quotations,
Dealers Experiencing Consid
erable Trouble in Convincing
Growers That All 'Product is
Not Alike,
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot-'
tie Dr. Miles' Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
Hides Dry bides. Nn. 1. 18 pound and up,
IS'n lft'io per m. drr kip. No. 1. 6 to 15 In.
12e; dry elf, No. 1, . under 5 Itw. lf.e; dry
CRlteri, Itullrt anil itiiB. 1-.1 in thmi thy flint;
piTHed bldi-i. nteer. nutiml. tin pounds or over,
TS'f(Hi,r: fnj to 00 Itni. "'yK-Ni'- under Ml
!Tm Hnd conn. 7c: fttnfr und o'dlM. nound. .Vtr
';; kin. oound. 1.1 to 30 7c: sound. 10 to
14 n, )-; calf, .omul, under 10 Itn. He; green
runulted), lc tn Ium: rtilln. le tt lew; horn,
lil'lco altcl. ench. l .2T.'.( 1 7.V drr, eiich. tl 00
till .r0; coltn' hl.len each. ZiliTiOc: coat xklna.
-oniuion. ench, liKiJIfic; Angora, with wool ou.
mi.-h. iocdjSI Oo.
ButUr, Egra and Poultrr.
llutter Oregon creuujerjr, Zihc; dairy,
20c; .tore. 17'alKV-.
Ekk. Kre.h Oregon. 17c.
Cheese Full crenm, twin, Irtc; Young
American, lxtflt!c; Eimtern. 10ril7c; Cali
fornia '15c.
Poultry Cblckcnc. mixed. I2fti l.'lc per Tb:
bens, 1 3 V, 41 1 4e ; rooatem. in'.ailltc fb; Droll
.v lt: duck". 13H11
It) J
lire.
em. 10' 17c rt; fry
14c Iti; geem. .1U,ttHv lb, tuikej.
la; aruwicfl lSGfl'jc.
Oroo.rlei, Nuti, Etc
Fiignr "finck baal." cube, sri.771.: powd
ered. SAboU; dry grunulnteil. So 47 '4 ; extra
r. an.oiitj; t.oldeu ('. iHlili'-j, barrel. 10c. lj
bam-ia, 2.V; ttuxca, oOc udvum-t- on anck baaia,
lca iV per c t for caab, li Uuy; maple. Hit
lbc lb.
Honey - -I.Vft lrtc per frame.
Coffee-(ii-cen Mocba. 2lut2'c; Java, fane.
20'Vi..'t2c; Java, good, OZ.V; Java, ordinary, ltt
lirMr: ( ..atu Itlca. fancy. IU()c; Costa Klea.
good, lUdtl.sr: Coatn Idea, ordinary, 10M12c
i.er IT; Columbia roaat. SHUU; Arhiicklea
11.12U Mai; I, I. .11. 11.2. Hal; Cordota. $11 25
Teaa--Oolong, different grades, 2.V0: fl5c; Gun
powder, asru.'Cu Hoc; Kngllah Breakfast, dif
ferent, grades. 121a''tO.V; Spider I?g. uncolored
Japan, jouooc; greeu Japan, rery scarce, ijuitf
0Oc.
Halt Hales. 2a. 3a. 4s. fis. 10s. $2 10; fine
table, dairy. .Via. 8c: Uhis. 74c; Imported LIT-
L V.UW.I. 6o?J. 4a,- It Se- SftU. H6.
r .Salt--Worcester salt. bulk. fibV S20s. tif.W);
Worcester. 140 2s, 15.no; Worceater. 1MI Ss.
$:.ro; Worceater. 3o ra. S.V25; 30 10s, "J5.UO;
llnru sacks, una. MV-.
Salt Coarse, half ground, lists, per ton,
SI l.oo; ."Hia. per ton. Il4.1i; Liverpool, hitup.
rock. 12IV0O par ton; bo-lb rock. $14.00; lOua.
SKtAii.
(iraln Bags Cal. utla, J5 7.Viia.00 per 100 for
Aogwt delivery-. '- - - - -
Itlce Imperial Japan. No. 1, uc; N. 2,
Slo; New Orleans bead. He. ,
Ilrcakfiisl I'ooil - Premium. .''.0 2" c; 12.00;
Force. 4.5(; ll-O oata. s.'I.I.V
Salmon Columbia Kivi-r. l fh tails. SI.70; 2
rb tails. 12.40; fanrv. 1 lb flat". Sl.NS: Vi-lb
faiicv flat, 112"; ".1Ua tails, pink, 80c f red,
fl.i; 1 m taiu, sz .1
Coal Oil Isaacs, '!c per gal; tsnks. Water
White, iron bhls. Klc, wooden ISic: Head
light, rases 24Nc. Iron bbla. ISc: gasoline, iron
hbla 22c. cases 2sic.
Llnsccd OH Pure raw, tn bbla. 5c; geouln.
kettle, boili-d. 4.V; nuro raw. lu cases. 57c:
genuine kettle. In caaes..Mc.
turpentine - in ,-nsea, 10c; wood nma, toc;
imn bbla. iic: ln-rb mac lots, 74c.
Ileans - Small w hite. 4'ic; large w hite, 4c;
pink, ."lc; bayou. 4c; f.linss. 6c.
Tobacco--Plug cut smoking. 1, 2. 3-oa pack
agesSeal of North Carolina. 71c fb: Mas
tiff, RSc lb: Dlite Oueen. 41c lb; Ited Hell, 3lc
ITi; Pedro. .'iOe fb: woldcn Scepter, $1.15 fb; lino
cut Cameo. 41etb: Caiwtan. $1.85 fb: Dukes
Mixture. 4oc fb; Bull Durham, rttic fb; Old Eng
lah Curve Cut. 74c lb; Maryland Club. 71c Tb;
Mall Pouch. 3Ne rt,; Vale Mixture, $1.40 lb.
Plug Tobacco - lirtinmiond a Natural If. BSe
fb; Piper Heldleek. Orto IT.: Something flood.
4.V lb; Standard Navy, lIHc tb; T. B.. 58c tb;
Spear Hear. 43c tb; Star. 41c. Fine Cut
Chewing Golden Thread, OSc lb; Fast Mall. 70c
ID.
Fruits and Vegetables,
Potatoes 'Ifi'io'ir; new. 2'.jc tb.
OnloTii-.tlregi.ii. oo'iiT.'tc. buvers' prices;
local, $l.(M)f(! 1.2fi; garlic. tl!i(7c tb, California,
new reds. $l.nodz 1.2.Y
Fresh Fruits Apples, fancy Oregon, 7."rrf
Sl.oO; cioklua-, '.ri0''i7rM' box; Oranges, navala.
$2 ..VHfl.LOO; Mediterranean sweets. $2.7f;
(alifort.la tangerines. Jl.iaiiiT 1.2"i box; ha-
tin naa. $2 25(i .'1.5H bunch. f,c tb; straw berries.
fl.ioritl.25 per IB tb crate: Oregon, lniif 12'c;
cherries, red. fl.isi ht 10 1b box, black, fl.tsi;
gooseb.rrli-s. 4ifi5c lb.
Vegetables Turnips. $1 no such; carrots,
fl.fio: beets. fl. 5o per nik; radishes.
121.3"' lfc per d"i: cabbage. California.
fb: lettuce, head. 2?e j.-r doz; hothouse.
SI. 2.'. b-.x; green peppers. 4oc !h: b'.rserudlsh. He
fb; celery, $1.00 doi; beans, string. I:1 '-j JJ 15c
t... n . .... o.,.i 00..,..t1 (ui n..f ft. tw.- .k..
ljuiuaiHiiis win ""..rh. 3c fb: tomatoes. - $ m. per So tb box;
the fore part nf next week. parsnip. $1.75: plncapr'.cs. j.viki dm; peaa, 5c;
. 1 1 'j. -uiiinri n, i..i ii'i.
New Onions Are IOWr. 1 srif.-n Fruits Apples. ev;i,,orated. 6'(f7c
r'aiifcriii i i-.pw rol onions nro In : tb: apricots. 7mMOc rh: pi-arbc. eftlc tb:
Targef" rTot "lin anrnUrn :ar TeatteUr fa;:
snlont Klljfhtly lowered quotations. Ore- ; ,,;:,,.. ,i,,i,ite. 7v,ftb: plums, "pitted. r.uj ! Iian
ffons of last yours grnwm are imuinK a in-; raisins, seeded, ram-y l-m cartons, oopack
Htnall local domnnrl. but it 1 riot likely 1 ages to case. S',c pkg; seedud. I2-o cartor.s,
tTaV'theMock will receive any call after j "WM V"'
next week. Quotations In the Hay lty Nuts - Peanuts. fl"l7c per !b for row. 0iII0c
(Journal Special Service.)
PENDLETON, May 30. The wool
market at the present time resembles
the great Amerlcun game of poker, at
leant from the grower's side. Every
man who lias wool thinks Ills wool Is
worth an mueh or more than the other
fellow's. Tho sales at Arlington the
other day were a farce so far as any
movement of wool was concerned, ac
cording to reports from there. The
buyers are scaling from 10 to 14 cents
and this figure the growers refuse to
accept
Several small salea of special grade
wero made In the- Arlington country
prior to the sales, for 16 ent8, - ami
the growers took the cue and held for
higher prices when trie warehouses
opened with the pools. The buyers re
fuse to pay the prtca asked, and the
wool is still In pool.
, There are now about 760,000 pounds of
wool In storage for sales at this place.
The buyers are Independent in their at
titude and claim that the growers will
not hold out longer than the second
sales, or If they do they will yield at
last In private sate, to the terms offered
them. Whether or not this will be true
remains to be seen
Tho sheepmen know the ravages of
the recent storm In Montana and can
guess something of the consequences
on the price of- wool. They realize that
the loss of a million or more sheep from
the Western market means much to the
aggregate output of wool and will hold
for the market to raise.
Hop for Bettor Prices.
The wool quotations have been atrong
and with conditions prevailing since
the storm they hope for a still stronger
upward tendency, so the growers say.
On the other hand, the buyers con
tend that there Is plenty of wool In the
market and that they can pay so much
and no more. Then again, tha growers
lose by each added day of Insurance and
storage. Hence they are Independent
and refuse to stretch the limit. Each
side holds good cards, and Is playing
o All Its hands.
"The Washington output is practically
sold, and the Idaho market la cleaned
out. The Oregon market Is yet to be
opened; In fact, the Pendleton sales
011 this week will draw the cork. Twen
ty-seven carloads of wool came In yes
terday for tho scouring mills, and 17
today, while all the warehouses are
receiving their season's clip about as
rapidly as It can be handled.
After the sales here the situation may
be a more open book, and the movement
of the market can perhaps be more
readily discerned, but .until then It Is
a game between the buyers and the
sellers, a feinting and sparring for an
ojenlng, with the odds about even
It the buyers can bluff the growers
Into the belief that the market will not
rise', 'they will 'get the wool; If, how
ever, the growers hold a while, they
hope to fill the cards they have and
call the bluff.
Wool Sales in Idaho.
Sales of this year's wool clip to the
aggregate, of 85,000 pounds were mad?
In l,ewlston Monday, F. E. Green, rep
resenting the Konhland wool house, of
Boston, being the purchaser. The clips
sold were those of James Madden, of
40,000 pounds, and of George Rlggs, of
30.000 pounds. In ewrh case -ihe pi?cij
paid was 13 cents a pound, the wool
being of unusually' fine quality. The
third sale was of the Patterson clip
of Asotin. This was 15,000 pounds,
for which 11 3-8 cents a pound was
paid. These are the first wool sales
reported In this section this year.
There are now three wool buyers
here, who are endeavoring to make ar
rangements for taking the larger part
Of this year's clip, which they estimate
will be in excess of 600,000 pounds.
The buyers now here are F. E. Green
and Jack Lycette, each representing
Boston parties, and J. J. Chappelle, of
San Francisco. They expect to remain
until after this week, and state that
the wool raisers who desire to sell had
better see them now. as they will not
be able to be here on June 15, the date
fixed by the Woolgrowers Assocla
tlon as sales day.
Attendance here will be prevented by
a previous arrangement to attend a
wool sales day at Baker City on that
date, yesterday Mr. Green made an of
fer , to J. D. C. Theissen of J18.000
49T."galnst lie.TlMOg In HOt ' r
Tha consumption of pig Iron tn 1101
was approximately !S,43M9I long tons.
of which 625,383 tons war Imported, a
compared with 16,!3J,44 tons In 1101, .
of which 63,930 tons war Imported.
The production Of ' Bessemer steal
Ingots and castings Increased mors than .
600.000. tons In 102 to i.SOMH long ,
tons; ma production or Bessemer staei
rails remained almoat stationary. Thai- -production
of open-hearth steel Ingot ,.
and castings In 1103 was 5.681,729 long
tans nrt Infiraals a 1 All 14A Anna jw.
1901. . .-t -Z::k
ivnra vau JLUTsmsaaw .
NEW YORK. May 80. Ths Cnftad ' ,
States Cotton Duck Corporation Is not
alone In advancing prices. Competing
concerns have also Increased rates. Tha
advance haa been general on cotton
duck of nil grades, cotton ropa. and
twine cotton sheeting and dres goods. ,.'
The reason assigned la the high price) T"
of cotton, and It Is assorted that ths v;'
nr.Bont nnr.alM will htt fnllnwaS ir
others If the cost of cotton la not fa- ; '
duced.
Clovar I.af Slsrater BasX ,
uhiuauu, way so. An elevator mer ..
ger affecting Chicago and Toledo ln
icresiH win go into .eneci on orvinriors1 ,-
July l. It will take over the control
of the grain elevators' heretofore oper
ated by Paddock Hodges & Co., ot To
ledo, the Churchill White Grain Co. and
Churchill Co.
The new corporation will be capital
ized at J500.000, under New Jersey
laws, and will control about it ele
vators, principally in Toledo, South''
Bend, Buffalo. Chicago and on the Una
of the Clover Leaf In Ililriols, Indiana
and Iowa.
Wo Ortsla In Ooffaa.
NEW VORK. May 30. The Brailllart
Rwhrw, tn tta Istrue of -April !hy:-aay9r"
that when a great and influential class 11
like planters have come down to tha last
penny in the locker they may ba ex- .
cused If they "kick a wee."
A writer In the Statist protests that ,
ths price of coffee Is not falling and
there is no crisis ' at all. This has
aroused the Ire of the Review, which
retorts as follows:
"Since the publication of tha Statist,
prices have fallen at New Tork to tha
very lowest point ever reached. That
disposes, therefore, of one part of tha
argument. Planters are on their very
last legs. If the correspondent of tha ,
Statist still doubts. let htm come out
here and buy a fatenda and he will soon '
learn that the condition of planters is '
not merely critical, but desperate!
"He pooh-poohs the Idea- of cutting
down 20 per cent of the treea and says .'
It would cost a great deal of money.
No doubt It would If obligatory, but .
that would be too gross an interference
with the rights of property and 'has
never been even proposed. There la, "y
however, no reason why planters should
not do it themselves."
MILL BUYS WOOL
PENDLETON. May 30. J. Sheuerman
repreaenting the Pendleton Wool Scour
ing Company, entered the wool market '
here Tueaday and purchased 110,000.
pounds, the price ranging from 11 to 11 .'
cents a pound, says the Lewtston Trib
une. The purchaaes were made from
the following parties: ;(
J. H. Walker of Alpowal. 60,000 "
pounds; J. McQIll of Alpowal. 26.000 ,
pounds; .Walker & Sampson. Liosrlaton,
20.000 pounds; Jumps Armstrong, Lew- '
Iston, 2 4,000 pounds.
Mr. Sheuerman has been out from
Pendleton about a month and during
that period haa purchased about 1.600.-
000 pounds of, wool. F. E. Green, rep- ;
resenting the Koshland Company of
Boston, who purchaaed 85,000 pounds
here on Friday, is still In the city, as Is '
also Jack Lycette, who repreaents a,
Boston house. Mr. Lycette made a ",'
trip In the country to Inspect a quantity
of "woof:" -J - v'" 1 r"'
James Armstrong received lltt cents
a pound for his wool. -.The fleece was
exceptionally heavy, and- he realized
over $2,700 from 2,400 head of sheep.
for 'his wool clip of this year. This
WOMEN OP WOODCRAFT
Journal Special Service.)
SALEM. May 80. Silver Bell Circle,
No. 43, Women of Woodcraft, elected
officers last night for the term of six
Tnonths, beginning July 1. They are:
Past guardian. Marguerite Pomeroy;
guardian neighbor. Lydla A. Leabo: ad
viser, Caroline. Bushnell; magaclan,
Mary F. Erlxon: attendant Eliza J.
Darling: Inner sentinel. Mary Massey;
outer sentinel, Sylvia Terrell: manager,
Anna Warner; captain pf guards, Allle
Stapleton; musician, Maude Morrison.
LEXINGTON.' May 30. A Hpher
message today from MaJ. Allen,-' com;
mandlng the troops at Jackson, was
received here at "midnight urgently
asking that more men. In fact a full
company, be sent forward by 8 o'clock
this morning. Orders have been sent
to the Louisville company to alxo hold
Itself In readiness to take the field.
FOUND MISSING CHILD
Little Roberta Wisdom, the flve-yen?-old
girl who waa kidnapped by her
father. W. M. Wisdom, returned to her
home yesterday In charge of her mothu;
who thus brought to a -close a long and
trying search. Wisdom and his Utile
daughter disappeared from Portland
April 27. The child's mother engaaed
detectives with tha result that the
father and charge were found in San
Francisco. The mother had no difficulty
In securing possession Of htr daughter,
It la said Wisdom is partly insane.
have fallen flat for lust year's stuck.
Fresh Meat Situation.
Veal and mutton are In bad phape,
the receipts during the past few days be
ing: much larger than the demand. Hie
stock still continues to arrive In ba.l
shape and only the lowest quotations are
being received. Jieer is pieniinu, wun
a consequent weakening of tho market.
No demand for pork.
Today's quotations, as revised, nre
as follows:
PORTLAND WHOLESALE PHICES.
Crain, Flour and Faed.
Wheat Walls Walla, 72c; bluestem, T7ci
Bnriev feeO. ?21 CO; roiled, 122. OV
Osts No. 1 white. Sl.lTfeftil .20; gray. $1.13
(IJ.lTtt-
" . .. . . . 1 . P..nn. tt AKOJ 111
r ,iar r.eiern .'..'-. ...
Diamond w.. $1.20; straights
$3.35; Valley,
I. 3.u.
middlings.
for r.msteil; eoeoHinits. SfiHHle per ilns; wsl
nuts, 14..f(1.V per In; ,iliie tints, liir.(12'-e
iter .in; tiieKory , nuts, itie per it); cnestuuts
Knsterr. l.iei liw- tier Tn; BrRzIl nuts. Ifk- fi
ITi; fllb.rt-i. l.i(.t,Hti. p.-r tr; faney tt-cans
15e per TTi ; tiliiHiiuls, 14fi' lr.e tier Tti.
Maats and Poviaiona,
Fresh Meat- I'.eef. prime. "U-faK'ie; hulls.
B5le; eons. (UilTe; pork. 74!-; veal. 54
fT4c; niiiil'iu, 4il4 4'. gross; dressed. 7Sc;
lambs, dressed. 7V.SHV-
limns. liii.-..n. Kte f'ortlnml iisek (loeitl)
hams, in t.. 14 !Tr. 144e: 14 gi. f tts. 14'Hi-;
l.reakfust l.n.-.ii. l.'i'.j Hie; plenlra, 1 1 Vic; cottajte.
11 sslti'd sides, 121,1- Tti; smiiKed sides.
13e; drv sniT-'! 1-sek? 1 1 ;l4 c haiin hi.-'ks,
12e; l.ut to. s.i'i.-.f P'v: sm-'ked. 104c tti.
Eastern-1-aeke.l H.ims -1 'inter 14 Ifa. IRi-ie;
ni-er It rt.s 14,1-. funey. l.V,e; plenles.11i.je;
shoul'lerv. 11 4e; drv suited Bides unstll'iked.
124'-- iireskfust liacnii. l5V.'tll0Uc; fnuer.
isi,,,': l.ntts. I 1 i, U I2"-1,.-.
I..nl I.ar.l K-f III- leaf. 10s. 12V.C1 Ss, 12,e;
cWi-rb tin-. T2!.,e: st.-aui rennered. ills. 11
Rs.. 12e. ,".', 114r; cJmis.und tlerca,
tulw. M;e.
Kastern Isrl.hertle leaf. 111-Tn tins, ll',e
clip. It is estimated, weighed between
130.000 and 140,000 pounds, and Is of
hue quality. Mr. Theissen refused the
offer, at the same time stating that he
would refuse an offer of $20,000.
Wallows Growers Combine.
The Wallowa County woolgrowers
have held ft meeting at Enterprise
and discussed the wool pool proposi
tion thoroughly.
Already n majority of the sheepmen
of the county are in tho pool and it
befieved -that -all the -output c- bej-
fllel lit the pool.
Last year the highest price realized
was 12 3-4 cents and the owners feer
that there is great protection for them ,
In the pool. Local bankers have offered
to ''advance money to all tho sheepmen
in the pool. 4
The total number of pounds in tho
county will reach 2, 750. 000, and already
due-half of the clip la pooled.
LAMBS ARE WEAKER 4:,;,
! . ,- .
PORTLAND UNION BTOCKiARM,'-
May--80.-Today'a receipts ofr livestock; 1 1
in the local yards consisted of 25 cat
tla. and .-255 jsheep. . Cgttlft. . rce.ss.re .
weaker on account of the poor condi
tion, of the stock received. Lamb prices
are quoted weaker n& lower. No call -for
hogs. Ruling quotattona are:
Cattle Beat, $5.50; medium, $5. -: -'
Hogs Market weaker, .Sc. - ,,
Sheep Weakrlc.' - i ' '
Lambs Weak, 4c. ;
FIVE WHOLESALE GROCERS.
in The Journal Friday it wag Inad-f
vertently stated in a. news Item from.
Pendleton that there, were " out "four v
bona fide wholesale grocery firms la j
Portland," while the fact Is there are J
five, Wadhams & Kerr Bros. being w
pmltted from the item in question;
Heavy Stock Shipments.
The movement of stock East is lively ,
these days, says The Dalles Chronicle.
Twenty-flve car loads of sheep went'
nut nt Aril nrt on vtaterda.v bound for
Chicago markets, and 25 left Heppner--.' J
this morning, both shipments being tnaae.
Dy li. r . eiaunuers. -a. uuyer ir ini
market. Twenty-six carloads more "will
be shipped out Friday and 30 Monday.
while eeveral carloads of horses will '
leave Shanlko Sunday for Omaha.' The
Columbia Southern Is aald to hare the ;
orders for 100 cars before the 1st of
June.
MillstufTs- Brsn. 2.1.in tier ton
rvr nn. h,,n 123 ori: chop, ils.00
liar Timothy. 2o.OO; closer, $17.00.
Hops, Wool and Hidsa. '
Hopa 204i21e fer t-boice; 1U0S contracts,
15e . . -
Wool Valler, 10 iw, roarae; nn to med
ium. 164$17;; Eastern Oregon, lulSc; Mohair
aomtnat. 8TH8e. '
.Sheepskins Sbearlw, 1444ile; short wool.
2341 23e; medium wool, 30c;. long wool, 90c ?
$1.44 each. . L ' '
Tallow Prime, per n, 84Q4c; Na. and
grease, zgzc.
12e
stesm
rendered,
13
3a, tN.1-. .in In 'His.
10s. l;l'V.e: fsN.- ll'.e.
Alxive pai klr.it Imuse prices are net cash.
Ba.-.
Fish- It.' k eod 7e: floun 1eM. So: halibut.
3e. lln e..l. 7r: i-rnhs $l..'ni di raaor elains.
fc dm; striped hsas 124r: salmon. 8c; aolia.
ie: lobsters, l.le:. shrlmiis. Pnet S,nnd, 13c;
catfisti. (Je IT); 1'iifti t Sound herring. 4c Ih.
Machinery has hem ordered for the
Argentine Republic to turn out 250 tons
n. week of 'molascult," tbe new 'cattle
.food, made from molasses and sugar
cane fiber. . : :
Imports Show Vast Increase,
(Journal Special Service.)
WASHINGTON. May 30. The re
port, now in press, on the Iron and Steel
Trade for 1902. by Mr. James M. Swank,
1'nlteil .States Geological Survey, shows
u lontinued advance In the annual do
mestic production of pig Iron, the ex
cess over .r.ifll beJng l.'J42,H53 tons
or almost H.24 per cent. Tho total
production in 190,as 17, S21, S07., long
tons, us compared with 16,878.354 tona
in 1901, 13.7Sll.942 tons In 1900, 13,620.-
703 tons In 1S99. 11.773.934 tona til
1S9K. and 9.2."i.680 tons in 1897.
Notwithstanding this Increase ot pro
duction, the imports of iron and -steel
in various forms amounted in foreign
value in 1902 to $41,463,828, aa against
$20,395,015 in 1901, an Increase of mora
tharilOf) per cent. - V
The total -exports of Iron 'and steel
including , locomotives., car wheels, roa
thlnerj-etc jamounted ' In 1?01 to $97,
892.036. as against $102,534,575 In 1101.
$lja,3l.489 ,ln 1900. tl05.9.O4i In
1X99. Th exports of agricultural Im
plements amounted tn l0J to IIT.SIL-
Good Coal at Weiss.
BAKER CITT, May 30. Specimens
from a coal claim near Payette were .
brouKht to the city yesterday by J. W, ;
Xrom-an;. of :tMelsst. :3g!tlC'irr22L
Interest capital Ire the development ot .
the Held. Lignite Is on the aurface to
a depth of eight feet, resting oh sand-,
stone. Mr. Duncan has gone two feet '
Into tJy,-.4wndstone and will continue ;
his development work as early a pos-...
Sible. ' ' . ; 'i
rieecf Walfba 53 lound. .
W. I. Goodman of Freewater brought .
to the East Oregoninn office--at Peadlo
ton the otlier day. part of. a. fleece of
wool sheared by "Hig" Harris of Mil ton.
The wool brought lri la from a $-yar-old i
grade Merino wether, and measures IH
inches in length. The entire flaeee
weighs 68 pounds and is of tint texture.
It Is the longest wool of this grade or
record in ihe county, ' . y.l
The Edward Xolrnan XTadartaklng Co,
funeral diraetors and emtMslxuefS,
Yunhlll. f hpge 607- ' , - ; :
j, p. rinley and Son, funeral dlreetora
said mkalmen, have- removed to $!
new tablisnment, corner h 14 aa
Uaaison streets.. Bpt paeneg . - -
Crematorlam. -oiWtttfhi ' City- .
Dm, iitt BUwood modera, eteBtiiie,
eamplete, Cnargee A dnlts, t3S ehU
drea, 88. Tliors e A . in. jrortl4
CrenUo AaaoclaUen. yortiand. Or.
Clark rcs. to flowafs, R Korris a
ttre, .,- ';
Lrd. CTn Is tli 2:
India.
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