DEVELOPMENT _
PROGRESS OF OÜR HOME STATE
HURRICANE 8WEEP8 FLORIDA
Sea Rushes Over Walls and Many
Buildings Crumble.
GOVERNMENT NEWS
OTES OF GENERAL INTEREST
Jacksonville, F la., Oct. 19.—-Storms
last night and tonight swept the entire
OUTBREAK NOT FEARED.
IRRIGATION LAW8 IN EFFECT
Florida peninsula, doing damage esti­
Thirty-five Mile» of Canal in Lake Eastsrn Oregon Lime and Gypsum mated at several million dollars.
Forty thousand square miles of ter­ Good Will Towards America Prevails Interior Department Makes Regula­
County Practically Finished.
Deposits to Be W orked.
In China.
ritory south of Jacksonville has been
tions Under Acts of Congress,
I.akcview —During the year the Ore-
Portland — The Western Lim e A
without
«.ommunication
with
the
out­
Victoria,
B.
C .— C. W . Webster, a
ashington— The Interior depart­
gun Valley Land company haa has ex­ Plaster company, having a paid-up side world for more than 24 hours.
Spokane retired lewyer,
and Mr.
pended 1300,000 on Irrigation works In capital of $350,000, has been organised Last reports told of hurricane winds Moorehead, of the Chinese customs, ment has just completed regulations
by Portland capitalists for the purpose
the Guoee Lake valley during the last of engaging in the extensive manufac­ and rapidly falling barometers. The who arrived by the Awa Maru from carrying into active operation various
year.
Aside from the flume work ture of lime and all kinds of hard and orange crop in that territory and vast North China, say that there is no deep laws passed at the last session of con­
trucking
industries
probably
are anxiety in China with regard to the gress affecting settlement and settlers
practically the whole 36 miles of canal finishing plaster. Charles F. Beebe is ruined.
prevailing unrest and they are of the
from the Drews creek dam to Thomas president of the company; Charles E.
Along the Eastern coast many lives opinion that an outbreak such as was on government irrigation projects,
Ladd, vice president and treasurer; M.
there being four such acts, all signed
creek is completed. The Hanson Con­
B. Wakeman secretary, and W. C. Hay are believed to have been lost and the recently predicted in Washington dis­ by the president on various dates in
property damage is believed to be patches is unlikely.
struction company haa a few hundred general manager.
June, 1910. Section 5 of the $20,000,-
g re a t
Mr. Webster found in Pekin and
The company has extensive deposits
yards of canal to complete and sev­
000 irrigation bill contained provision
The
maximum
wind
velocity,
70
other
centers
the
utmost
good
w
ill
of
eral other small sections are still un­ of lime rock near Huntington, In Bak­ miles an hour, was recorded here at 7
that no entryman may hereafter go up­
Chinese
officials
toward
the
United
finished, but all told there remains er county, and gypsum deposits cover­ o’clock tonight, when the center of the States, and when in Shanghai he at­ on public lands reserved for irrigation
ing about 1,000 acres in Northern Bak­
probably less than a quarter of a mile er county on the line of the Oregon disturbance appeared to have passed tended splendid receptions given to the until the secretary of the interior haa
established the farm unit and fixed the
of canal to finish.
As to the flume Short Line's Lewiston branch. Lime up the Atlantic coast toward Savan­ American business delegation now water charges and the date when water
nah. Maycock, a t the mouth of the touring China. Mr. Webster traveled
kilns
with
a
capacity
of
several
hun­
considerable of the piling is In place,
St. Johns river, experienced a wind of across Siberia and found great armies can be applied)
Local land officers are instructed, in
and In Drews canyon the lumber is on dred barrels « day are being erected on 80.or 90 miles sn hour and half the of workmen engaged in double-track­
the company’s property near Hunting-
The ing the trans-Siberian railroad and ex­ regard to tbia law, not to recognize
the ground for a considerable distance ton. A t Gypsmu, in the northern part houses there have been wrecked.
tending the Am ur branch, which work any settlement on such lands made af­
and a force of men is engaged building of Baker '•ounty, the company to pre­ population of Mayceck is 700.
There has been no communication he considers necessary, owing to the ter June 26, 1910, or to allow any en­
IL i t Is 12 feet wide and 6 feet In paring to begin the erection of a plas­
with any point south of Jacksonville, great volume of busineas offered in ex­ try thereof during the period of their
ter mill w ith a daily capacity of 400
depth in the clear.
withdrawal until the conditions fixed
except St. Augustine, since late today, cess of the facilities.
tons of hard and finishing plaster.
by the law have been complied with.
In excavating for the flume a vast
and
all
wires
north
but
one
were
sev­
M
r.
Webster
said
that
he
did
not
General Beebe said that the company
Existing entries are not affected by
amount of heavy rock work was en­
ered shortly before dark.
think Russia entertained any desire to
would be shipping lime from its new
this act, and where settlement was
countered and in one place It was nec­
A
heavy
downpour
accompanied
by
renew
war
with
Japan.
Rather
it
was
kilns within 30 days, but that it would
essary to drive a tunnel through solid
high winds is reported
At
St. evident that both Russia and Japan made in good faith prior to June 25 on
be probably six months before the
lands embraced in second-form w ith-
rock for a distance of 400 feet.
A ll
Augustine
houses
in
the
business
sec­
had mutually agreed to divide Man­
plaster mill begins operations.
the way up Drews creek canyon one
tion were flooded at low tide with churia, which must sooner or later be drawala, such entrymen may perfect
In addition to manufacturing lime
their entries.
is impressed with the magnitude of the
and plaster, the company w ill handis promise of immense damage to busi­ "gobbled up” by those countries.
Another act, signed June 25, grants
work, but it is not until the dam is
ness
property
when
the
high
tide
came
building materiala of all kinds.
leave of absence to homesteaders on
reached that one fully realises the vast
in. The city is in darkness, a gale
OMAHA GAINS 21 PER CENT.
government projects.
The instruc­
work that is being done.
The esti­
still blowing, and at 6 o’clock the seas
tions relative to this low provide that
Figures Show Bulge.
mated cost o f the dam is $150,000.
were over the sea wall.
Salem— Reports af county assessors
In the first place a trench is sunk
Not a word has come from Tampa Nashville Census Shows Bulge of when an entryman on a project files in
the local land office application for
down to solid rock. Then a cut is are being received by the state tax since 4 ;20 a. m., and the telegraph
29,499 Over I9OO.
leave of absence, the application, with
made into the rock which in some in­ commission and the three so far filed companies do not expect to restore
Washington— Popuation statistics of recommendations of the local officers,
stances reached to a depth of 12 feet ---Columbia, Lincoln and Polk— show communication before tomorrow. The
and in no place is less than four. The substantial Increases. In the reports damage w ill be the greatest in the in­ the 13th census were issued for the fol­ shall be forwarded at once to t> ° gen­
eral land office.
These applications
cut is then filled in with concrete and
now received an apparent difference terior, where the storm came upon the lowing cities:
Omaha, Neb, 124,096, an increase of for leave must be in the form of affi­
on top of It is built a solid wall of con­ in shown, which causes a decrease on people with little warning.
21,641, or 21 per cent over 102,655 in davit corroborated by two witnesses
crete and masonry some 30 feet in the face of the reports, as county as­
and must establish the good faith of
1900.
width at its base, and to a height of 25 sessors are not assessing telephone,
South Omaha, Neb., 26,259, an in­ the entryman and set forth in detail
W ith
feet. This wall is reinforced in front telegraph and railroad lines.
crease of 268, or 1 per cent over 26,001 the character, extent and approximate
by loose rock and sand and in the rear this fact taken into consideration, the
value of the improvements on the land,
in 1900.
by a hand-built rock wall as well as totals as shown indicates large in­
Zanesville, 0 ., 28,026, an increase which must satisfy the requirement of
loose rock fill, the base of which is creases.
of 4,488, or 19.1 per cent over 23,538 the law that the entryman has made
about 126 feet.
New York— The New York Times in 1900.
substantial improvements, and must
Registration Under Three-Fourths
received a wireless saying that W alter
Nashville, Tenn.,110,364, an increase show also that water is not available
ZONE IS RICH IN COPPER
Burns— The registration books have Wellman and his companions aboard
closed with only 781 registration out of the airship that started to fly from of 29,499, or 3C.5 per cent over 80,865 for the irrigation of the entryman’s
land.
in 1900.
New Developments in Eastern Oregon a possible 1,200 voters in Harney coun­ America to Europe were rescued by
When sufficient showing is made
Colmubus, Ind., 8,813, compared
ty.
O
f
these
429
are
Republicans,
Mining Indicated.
the Royal Mail steamer T re n t
leave of absence w ill be granted until
with 8,130 in 1900.
299 Democrats, and 63 miscellaneous.
News of the rescue came by wireless
Sumpter— That mining activity in
such tim e as water is available for
Oak Park, 111., 9,444.
from Captain Downs, of the Trent, in
Eastern Oregon is being actively re­
Shenandoah, Pa., 25,774, an increase irrigation is turned into the main ir r i­
PORTLAND MARKETS.
a
message
which
read:
vived was declared by Em il Melzer in
of 5,443, or 26.8 per cent over 20,321 gation canals from which the land is
" A t 6 o’clock this morning we
his address before the mining congress
to be irrigated, or in the event that
Wheat— Track prices:
Bluestem, sighted W ellm an’s airship America in 1900.
here.
Nerristown, Pa., 27,875, an increase the project is abandoned by the govern­
86c; club, 82e; red Russian, 80c; val­ in distress.
They signalled by the ef 5,610, or 25.2 per cent over 22,265 ment, until the date of notice of such
"T h e extension of the Sumpter V al­ ley, 86c; 40-fold, 84c.
Morse code that help was required.
ley railroad beyond A u stin ," he said,
abandonment and the restoration to the
in 1900.
Barley — Feed, $21.60 per ton;
A fte r three hours of maneuvering
"has mads the Greenhorn district more brewing, $23.
public domain of the lands embraced in
with
fresh
winds
blowing
we
picked
accessible, with many good prospects,
M ASSACHUSETTS IS GROWINC the entry.
Millstuffs— Bran, $26 per ton; mid­
which in time w ill not fail to make dlings. $33; shorts, $27; rolled barley. up Wellman and the entire crew and
The effect of granting leave of ab­
the c a t A ll are now safe aboard the
their mark. In the north end of the $24.50(<i 25.50.
sence under the law is to protect the
State
Has
Population
o
f
3,366,416;
Trent. A ll are well.
The America
Eagle mountains, now accessible by
entry from contest for abandonment
Hay— Track prices: Timothy, W il­
Illinois Ruralites Drop Off.
railroad from La Grande to Joseph, lamette valley, $19020 per ton; East­ was abandoned in latitude 35:43 north,
and, by the necessary implication of
longitude
68:18;
w
e
s
t”
prospecting has become more active ern Oregon. $21022; alfalfa, new, $15
Washington— The state of Massa the act, the period of seven years w ith­
This
point
is
east
of
Cape
Hatteras,
and the district deserves more atten­ 0 1 6 ; grain hay, $14.
chusetts has a population of 3,366,416, in which the entryman is required to
and half way to Bermuda.
tion. In the southern part of Baker
according to the 13th census, as an submit final five years’ proofs w ill be
Com— Whole, $31; cracked, $32 ton.
The cat referred to was the Am er­ nounced by the bureau. This is an in­ extended and the entry w ill not be sub­
county near the Baker-Malheur line,
O a ts - W hite, $27.500 28 per ton.
ica’s mascot, placed aboard by Mrs.
lies Mormon Basin, an old placer camp,
Apples- King, 76c0$1.25 per box; Vaniman. w ife of the chief engineer of crease of 561,070, or 20 per cent, over ject to cancellation fo r failure to sub­
with the Rainbow mine, which has Gravenstein, 75c0$1.25; W olf River,
the population of 1900, when the total m it proof until seven years from the
made an excellent showing and which $101.26; Waxen, 85c0$1.25; Bald­ the airship. Captain Downs gave no was 2,805,346.
The increase from date of entry, exclusive o f the period
w ill not fail to make its mark in the win, $1.60; Northern Spy, $1.2601.76; other particulars.
1890 to 1900 was 566,403, or 25.3 per for which leave of absence may be
granted.
cent.
gold production of the state.
The Snow, $1.760 2; Spitzenberg. $1.260
The instructions carrying out the act
Humboldt mine, within a short dis­ 2; W inter Banana, $1.7603.50.
The census for the state of Illinois,
BALLOONS MAKE GOOD TIM E
tance of the Rainbow, is still* in the
which is expected w ithin two or three of June 23, 1910, perm itting entrymen
Green Fruita — Pears, $ 1 .260 2 per
earlier stages of development and has box; grapes, $1 01 .2 5, per box; 17i„c German in Lead, With Four Others weeks, w ill show a decrease in the on government projects to assign, read
fine possibilities."
rural population, according to a predic­ as follows :
per basket; cranberries, $8.1009.60
Close By.
"U n d e rth e provisions of this act
I t was strongly brought out in sev­ per barrel: quinces, 7 6 c 0 $ l. per box.
tion of the census officials, who like­
eral of the papers read by mining en­
St. Louis, Oct. 19. — Heading wise anticipate a fallin g off in the persons who have made or may make
Vegetables— Beans, 3 0 6 c per pound;
gineers that Eastern Oregon has prom­ cabbage, 1 0 1 ‘ ¿c; cauliflower, 6O c0$l straigb* for Ontario, across the Great rural population of Indiana and Ohio homestead entries subject to the rec­
ising copper deposits.
M r. Mezler per dozen; celery, 40075c; corn, 1 2 0 Lakes, a.jng the best balloon route in and possibly other Middle West states. lamation act may assign their entries
in their entirety at any time afte r fil­
pointed out that 26 miles east of Ba­ 16c; cucumbers, 26040c per box; egg America, Captain von Abercron, the
ing in the general land office satisfac­
ker City a zone traversed the country plant, $1 01 .2 6 per crats; garlic, 8 0 famous German pilot, with his balloon,
Finish Map of Heavens.
tory proof of residence, improvements
which is filled with copriferous iron 10c per pound; green onions, 16c per Germania, is believed to be leading in
Washington— The gigantic work of and cultivation for five years required
pyrites, and the deposits were large dozen; peppers. 6c per pound; pump­ the international race for the James
enough to perm it work on a large kins, 1 0 c ; radishes, 15(u20c per doz­ Gordon Bennett cup, which started making a map of the heavens has just by the ordinary provisions of the home­
been completed at the naval observa­
scale.
en; sprouts, 70 8 c ; squash, l t 4c per from this city late yesterday afternoon. tory in this city. I t was commenced stead law. The act also provides for
the assignment of homestead entries in
Somewhere w ithin the radius of 100
pound; tomatoes, 25(7i!50c per box; car­
WASCO PRODUCTS ON SHOW. rots, $1(701.25 hundred; parsnips, $ 1 0 miles, over Lake Huron, dispatches in­ before the Civil war and many of the part, but such assignments, i f made
government scientists devoted many prior to the establishment of farm
dicate that the America I I , the Swiss
1.25; turnips, $1.
v.
nights]to the stupendous task.
The
Potatoes — Oregon, $1.2501.35 per Helvetia and Azurea, the French Isle great equatorial volume w ill show all units, must be made in strict accord­
Railroads Will Make Displays in Chi-
ance with the legal subdivisions of the
de
France
and
the
German
Hamburg
hundred.
ago and Southern States.
the stars visible gt different seasons in public survey, and i f made after such
Onions— Oregon, buying price, $1.10 I I I and Duiseldorf I I are keeping close the Washington zone.
Each star is units are established, must conform
The Dalles — The Dalles Business per hundred.
company with the leader.
given its exact acension and declina­ thereto.
Men’s association, through its secre­
H . E. Honeywell, in the S t Louis
Poultry— Hens, 15016c; springs, 15
tion for a given year. The annual re­
tary, Judd S. Fish, has been engaged
0 1 6 c ; ducks, white, 160)18c; geese, No. 4, landed tonight near Hillm an, sults, together w ith the final positions
all summer in supplying the Great
South Carolina Gains Light.
11c; turkeys, live, 20c; dressed, 2 2 'i Mich. They had run out of ballast. for each star of American ephemeris
Northern Railroad company w ith pro­ 25c; squabs, $2 per dozen.
Nothing definite had been heard at a
Washington— Population statistics of
and
for
each
miscellaneous
star
ob­
ducts of Wasco county which are to be
Butter— City creamery, solid pack, late hour from Colonel Theodore S. served and their proper places in the the 13th census were made public for
exhibited in a car that w ill tour the
the following cities :
36c per pound; prints, 37037H 'c; out­ Schaeck, in the Helvetia, or Lieuten­ heaven ■ are designated.
Southern states this winter.
Charleston, S. C., 58,833, an in­
side creamery, 36036c; butter fat, ant Messner, in the Azurea.
Fine specimens of crabapples, apri­ 36c; country store, 24025c.
crease of 3,026, or 6.4 per cent over
cots, peaches, pears, almonds, beans,
65,807 in 1900.
Transport Trips Planned.
Eggs— Oregon, candled, 3 7 03 7)< c
Key West Suffers Heavily.
tomatoes, eggplant, rhubarb, blackber­ per dozen; Eastern, 29032c.
Columbia, S. C., 26,319, an increase
Washington — Arrangements being
ries, prunes and cereals have been sup­
Key West, F la .— The tropical hurri­
Pork— Fancy, 13c per pound.
made by the quartermaster general call of 5,211, or 24.7 per cent over 21,108
plied and the association is now secur­
Veal— Fancy, 86 to 125 pounds, 13c cane that has been sweeping over tl.e for two trips of the transport D ix from in 1900.
ing grapes and apples.
West Indies and Southern waters for
per pound.
Seattle and San Francisco to Honolulu
five days took Key West in its grip and
The association has also furnished a
Hops— 1910 crop, 10013c;
1909,
Corporations Pay Tax Willingly.
and the Philippines, November 16.
fine display of various Wasco county nominal; olds, nominal.
tore away the roofs of houses, shook a
The D ix w ill leave Seattle with 241
Washington—
V irtu ally all of the
products for the car of Oregon exhibits
Wool— Eastern Oregon. 13017c per number of buildings from their founda­ hor«es and 60 mules from Fort W alla corporation tax, aggregating in excess
which the O. R. & N . company is mak­
tions,
blew
vessels
from
their
moor
pound; valley, 170)19c; mohair, choice,
W alla and 35 private horses for offi­ of $27,000,000, has been collected by
ings and did other damage, the extent
ing up to send to the Chicago land 32033c per pound.
cers. The transport w ill stop at San the Treasury department.
Officiala
of
which
cannot
yet
be
estimated.
But
show, which is to open in November 1.
Cattle— Beef steers, good to choice,
Francisco November 20, and take on say it was collected w ith leas annoy­
The secretary finished shipping ce­ $505.50; fa ir to meoium, $4 .5 0 0 5 ; three lives were reported lost, a ne-
other horses and mules for the a rtil­ ance and was paid apparently w ith less
reals, apples and grapes th is ' week, choice spayed heifers,
$4.5004.75; gress and two children being drowned. lery. A fte r delivering this cargo at reluctance than other internal revenue
as the car leaves for its journey in a good to choice beef cows, $4.2504.50; The first mutterings of the 9torm were
Honolulu the D ix w ill return to Seattle taxes.
few days.
medium to good beef cows, $3.600 4; heard five days ago, when the wind and leave for the Philippines January
The farmers and orchatdists are also common beef cows, $303 .6 0; bulls, rose and there was a deluge of rain.
10, 1911, w ith a cargo of 600 animals
Spain-Morocco War Due.
preparing apple exhibits to be sent to $3.500 4; stags, good to choice, $ 4 0
and forage.
Paris— The P etit Parisien asserts
Spokane for display at the National 4.60; calves, light, $6.7507.10, heavy,
Lava Floods Samoan Isle.
that Spain is on the verge of a rupture
Apple show November 14 to 19.
$3.7505.
Victoria, B. C.— The volcanic errup-
Philippines Have Surplus.
with Morocco over thejpayment of the
Hogs— Top, $9.6009.85; fa ir to me­ tion of Mount Savali, on Upolu, Sam­
Manila— The Philippine legislature indemnity of 130,000,000 pesetas (ap­
Grange Organized at Waldport.
dium, $9.5009.75.
oa, continues with unabated intensity, was convened O c t 19. In his message proximately $26,000,000) which Spain
Waldport — Waldport grange has
Sheep — Best valley wethers, $30 according to advices received by the Governor General Forbes congratulated
exacted following the successful cam­
been organized by State Deputy Cyrus 3.26; fa ir to good wethers, $303 .2 5; steamship Makura. Large streams of
the government on the results of the
H. W alker, w ith a good charter Hat. best M t. Adams wethers, $ 4 04 .2 5; iavn, flowing ; from the crater, have Payne-Aldrich tariff bill and said the paign against the R iff tribesmen in the
summer of 1909.
The Parisien says
This makes four granges for Lincoln best valley ewes, $303 .5 0;
lambs, swept down upon the farm lands and finances of the Philippines were satis­
Spain contemplates dispatching 46,000
county in a month’s (ime, and likely choice, Mt. Adams, $6 06 .2 5 choice many estates have been destroyed. No
factory. The fiscal year closes w ith a soldiers across to the R iff coast to oc­
more w ill follow.
valley, $4.7605.
loos of life has been reported.
surplus in excess of $1,000,000.
cupy Tatuan.
DAM TO COST *160.000.
INCORPORATE BIO FIRM,
WELLMAN AIRSHIP LOST;
CREW SAVED BY STEAMER