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GORVALLIS
GAZETTE
WEEKLY.
zSxU.:ii.iCfiiisolidatid Feb., 1881
COKVAXJLiIS, BENTOK COXrHSTTX, OEEGON, FI&IDAY, XOVEMBER 20, 1903.
VOL.
NO. 48.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive ' Review of the Import.
1 " ,ant Happenings of the Past Week
Presented in Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
-. Many Readers.
PananWwill not listen to the over
tures of thei peace commission from
Bolivar.
The flagship of the American fleet at
Panama saluted the flag of the new re
public with 21 guns.
The United States has officially as
sumed sovereignty over the naval sta
tion at Guantanamo, Cuba. t
The German colonial society is to
send a number of young men to this
country to study cotton growing.
The internal revenue collections for
October of this year were $381,125
greater than for the same month ' last
year.
John M. Sinclair, of Hemstead, a
Democrat, has been elected to congress
from Texas to succeed T. Hi Ball, re
signed. Steps have been taken to end the
Chicago street car strike. The indica
tions are that both sides will agree to
arbitration.
Representative Richardson, of Ten
nessee, has introduced a bill in the
house putting all trust made articles
on the free list.
' The Western sugar refining company
has begun suit in the United States dis
trict court at San Francisco to test the
.i validity of the war tax.
The cruiser Albany has been sent to
Corea.
Great Britain will send an expedition
to make Thibet respect trade treaties.
Four men, while blasting stumps
near Columbus, Ohio, were blown to
pieces.
Japanese are becoming bitter toward
Great Britain on account of alleged un
faithfulness in Manchuria.
France has instructed her ambassador
at Washinhgton to receive the minister
from the new Panama republic.
. Senator C.H. Dietrich, of Nebraska,
kas been indicted by the federal grand
jury at Omaha for selling a postoffice.
Lord Kitchener, commander in chief
f the British army, was thrown from
Ids horse in Simla and sustained a
broken leg.
The reports of the pension bureau
show that the pensions issued during
the first four months of the present fis
cal year exceeded the same period of
last year by 25 per cent. The pension
issue last year was the largest in 10
years.
Forty people were killed and 23 oth
ers injured in a railway' collision near
JCentwood, La,
Rockefeller, Hill and Gould have se
cured control of the steel trust as a part
f a big railroad scheme.
Both sides of the Chicago street car
strike are willing to arbitrate, but will
mot make the first advance.
The National W. C. T. U. has start
ed a fund to carry on the agitation for
ousting Senator Smoot, of Utah.
Diplomats have not confirmed the
Movement of Colombian troops on Pan
ama and there is - little fear of invas
ion. The president has asked advice from
the heads of departments on preparing
that part of his message dealing with
lasd reforms.
The United States has tendered war
ships to the Colombian agent and Pan
ama so they can hold peace conferences
if they eo desire.
A caucus of Democratic members of
congress ' has decided to support the
Cuban reciprocity bill, but will try to
have some amendments made.
During the fiscal year which closed
June 30 there We're 3,553 person killed
and 45,997 injured in railroad wrecks,
against 2,819 killed and 39,800 injured
the year before.
The thirtieth national convention of
the W. C. T. U. is in session at Cincin
nati. The Great Northern railway has se
cured a loan of $7,290,000 for improve
ment of the system .
Representative" Jones, of Washing
ton, has introduced a bill dividing the
state into two judicial districts.
Dispatches from .Bogota say Colom
bia will never recognize the republic of
Panama and will fight to the last.
The Oregon delegation in congress
has aksed Roosevelt for his aid in se
curing the 1905 fair appropriation. ' .
.
Andrew H. Green, one of New York's
eldest and most remarkable citizens,
has been shot by a negro, who is be
lieved to be insane.
Chicago street car strikers have been
mined by the h re men. A few cars
are being run with police protection,
but they are carrying no passengers.
Representative Lacey, of Iowa, has
introduced a bill providing that when
any stream shows signs of being over
fished the secretary is authorized to es
tablish weekly closed periods during
the fishing sesaon. v
The czar of Russia has wired the
Manchurian viceroy that there must be
mo war with Japan. -
MIGHT CAUSE MONEY PIN Si.
Question About Paying Out the Price of
' the Panama Canal.
Washington, Nov. 19. With the ad
ministration definitely committed to
the building of a canal by the Panama
route, and having brushed aside all im
mediate consideration of Colombia as t
factor in that purpose, the important
question now confronting the president
the cabinet and the Republican leaders
in congress are whether they can pro
ceed with the work under the Spooner
amendment, adopted at the last session
or whether it will be necessarv to enact
new legislation throughout.
Senator Spooner was at the White
House today, but would not say wheth
er the question was discussed.'
The most important question for the
treasury ia the expenditure of $50,000,
000 in cash that is authorized under the
canal amendment. Can this amount
be paid without unsettling financial
conditions to some extent is a question
being asked. .The total available cash
balance of the treasury department a
few days ago was $223,144,399, but of
this vast sum $173,328,464 was in na
tional bank depositories throughout the
country. That makes a total of about
$50,000,000 in Ithe treasury proper
r-1
ine amount win prooamy cnange in
favor of a larger cash balance by the
time this countrj' gets to the point of
doing business and making canal pay
ments, but it will not be above $60,-
000,000 at the outside unless the trans
action is long delayed.
Traditions declare that there should
always be in the treasury department
proper $50,000,000 with which to meet
possible emergencies. It is admitted,
however, that the amount could safely
be reduced to $40,000,000 or less.
Of the amount with national bank de
positories and carried as Jatrliability to
the treasury, there is a large sum to
the credit of disbursing officers. This
could be reduced and the treasury
could probably use for the canal pay
ments $30,000,000 out of the funds
now in hand.' But this would leave
$20,000,000 to come from the deposits
with the national banks. How serious
ly the withdrawal of this sum would
disturb the financial and commercial
interests of the country is now being
carefully considered.
TO BREAK LAND RINQ.
Heuey Goes to Confer With Knox and
Hyde Is Stricken Mlent.
San Francisco, Nov. 19. Attorney
Francis J. Heuey will leave for Wash
ington tomorrow to confer with United
States Attorney General Knox on the
land frauds. The investigation will be
extended to this city, where it is assert
ed that the conspiracy had its fountain
head in breaking into the big steal in
the Southern Oregon land deals.
The men interested in that business
have been at work covering up their
tracks since Mr. Heuey was appointed
special prosecutor against those frauds.
In reference " to the disclosures in the
land frauds which are bringing the
crooked deals so prominently before
the public eye, Hyde, the land lawyer
is now silent. The man who was so
hasty to rush into print with his state
ments when conjectures and . innuen
does were flying -through the air is not
talking for publication now. When he
so airily took the public into his confi
dence to tell them all he wanted to tell
them about these land deals, the ma
chinery of the law had not been set in
motion.
Q RE AT EXODUS OF MINERS.
Trouble Is Feared at Hastings,
and
More Deputies are Sent.
Trinidad, Colo., v Nov. 19. Another
large shipment of miners left here 'to
night for the different coal fields of the
south and middle west. A large crowd
was at the station to bid them good-bye,
and the demonstration when the train
pulled out was deafening.
The report reached here that 200 men
had.resumed work at Hastings today,
but this proved to be untrue. -A man
from that camp arrived ln Trinidad to
night, and states that not a man' is
working there. Hastings is a Victor
Fuel camp and trouble is feared there.
Five extra deputies were sent out to
night to join a large number of guards
already at Hastings.
' To Become judge at Once.
Honolulu, Nov. 19. The commis
sion appointing Governor Dole United
States district judge reached here to
night. He will take the oath of office
before Chief Justice Frear, of the terri
torial supreme court, and assume his
seat bn the bench immediately. Secre
tary Carter has not yet received his
commission as governor, but by virtue
of his office of secretary he will act as
governor in the interim. . The grand
jury will resume its investigation of
the scandals connected with the last
legislature. : .
Colombian Commission Here,
New York, Nov. 19. Frqm the mast
head of the steamer City of Washing
ton, which arrived today from Colon,
flew the flag of the republic of Panama,
and on board were the special commis
sioners sent by the new republic to the
United States. The commissioners are
Manuel E. Amador and Federico Boyd.
The commissioners on their arrival here
did not know1 their exact state, and de
clined to talk until they had received
the latest news from Washington.
Jack London's Creed.
Jack London is a practicing believer
in hard work. "Work," he told a re
cent interviewer, "will carry a man
anywhere. The four great things are
good health, work, a philosophy of life
and sincerity. With these you may
cleave to greatness and sit among
giants." Mr. London's new novel,
"The Sea-Wolf," will begin in the Jan
uary Century. -
MORE STRIKE RIOTS
CHICAGO STREET CARS, HOWEVER,
GAINING IN NUMBERS.
Police Force to Be Increased by Five
Hundred Men and Screens Protect
tbe Gripmcn From Missiles There
Seems Very Little Hopes of Peace
Both Sides Claim to Gain.
Chicago, Nov. 18. Encouraged by
the successful operation of a regular
service on the Wentworth avenue line
today, the manageent of the Chicago
City railway announced tonight that
an effort would be made made tomorrow
to resume' traffic on the Cottage Grove
avenue cable line. The intention is to
start trains early in the .morning, and
unless too much opposition is met with
the service willbe gradually extended
later in the day.
Five hundred policemen will be
added tomorrow to the number already
detailed to guard the property of the
company. This additional force will
be assigned to the Cottage Grove avea
ue line; and the cars will be run under
the same protection as those on Went
worth avenue. Screens have been
provided for the grip cars to shield the
gripmen, and the trains will be run at
a high rate of speed in an effort to pre
vent crowds from blocking the tracks
Although considerable - .interference
marked the operation of the Went
worth avenue branch today, still a five
minute service was maintained through
out the day, and an attempt will be
made tomorrow to install a closer
schedule. Riots were frequent all
along the line, but the police charged
on the crowds with such quickness and
force thatNbut one serious blockade was
met with. . When the last of the 25
cars that had been in the service reach
ed the barn at 4:30 o clock tonight, it
was decided to suspend further traffic
until tomorrow morning.
ine inquiry oi tne state boara ot ar
bitration asking that the difficulty be
settled by arbitration, it was announced
tonight, would be replied to tomorrow
by S. R. Bliss, counsel for the company.
The communication, it is said, will
ree. to arbitration of the wage ques
tion only, and will entirely ignore the
demands of the men that the recog
nition of the union also be submitted
to the board. -As the latter clause in
the demands of the men has been the
stumbling block all along to a peacea
ble settlement of the trouble, it is said
there is little chance, for" the present
at least, of a conciliatory adjustment of
the controversy.
Reports to the effect that union men
were going over to the company and
deserting the organization are declared
by both President M. C. Buckley and
Secretary L. D. Bland, of the union, to
be falsehoods.
RARE STAMPS STRAY AWAY.
Postoffice Department Seeks to Find
Leaking Place.
Washintgon, Nov. 18 The postoffice
department is pressing the investiga
tion of published allegations that rare
postage stamps have lllegaljy found
their way from the department to
stamp speculators.
Poetoffice Inspector Fosnes, ex-direc-
tor general of posts of Cuba and fourth
assistant postmaster general Bristow's
chief assistant in the postal investiga
tion, and Inspector Williams are in
charge of the stamp investigation.
They have not only gone through the
records of the department, but have ex
amined a number of persons in the de
partment and in the bureau of engrav
ing and printing, which prints the
stamps, and have questioned philatel
ists, including a prominent dealer in
this city, - with a view to ascertaining
the identity of persons who have sold
stamps to the dealers in those articles.
It has been the practice of the office
for a , number of years to distribute
among department officials and other
prominent persons "specimen" stamps,
distinctly marked, so as to prevent
their use as postage, as an official cour
tesy, and it is known that a large num
ber of these stamps have found their
way into the hands of the dealers.
Plea for" Statehood.
Washington, Nov. 18. Governor
Brodie, of Arizona, in his annual re
port to the secretary of the interior,
urges that the interior department aid
in securing the passage of an enabling
act for the admission of Arizona to
statehood. He states, however, that
the people of the territory would rath
er forego statehood tharf accomplish it
by union with any other state or part
of any other state or territory. The
total population of Arizona is esti
mated at 155,000. The total taxable
wealth aggregates $43,088,041.
China Prepares for War.
London, Nov. 16. Advices received
from China this morning indicate that
the situation in the far east is becom
ing more strained. According to the
London Daily Mail's correspondent at
Tien Tein, more activity on the part of
China was displayed at the conclusion
today of a conference between Admiral
Alexieff and the Chinese officials than
had been expected. The correspondent
of thePost states that everything tLere
indicate that China is preparing for war.
Big French Wheat Crop.
Washington , Nov. 1 8 The depart
ment of agriculture has been advised
that the. 1903 wheat crop of France,
according to an estimate of the French
ministry of agriculture, is 365,600,514
bushels, harvested from 16,151,967
acres. These figures represent the lam
est crop and the smallest area of any
crop harvested im France within the
last ten years.
PROTEST IS FILED.
Colombia Holds That America Violated
Existing Treaties.
London. Nov. 18. The Colombian
authorities have cabled to London
long protest against the United States
action toward Panama, in which they
allege the "main responsibility for the
secession ' of Panama lies with' the
United States government, firstly, by
fomenting the separatist spirit, of
which there seems to be clear evidence
secondly, by hastily acknowledging the
independence of the revolted province
and, finally, by preventing the Colom
bian government- from using proper
means to repress the rebellion.
The cable message goes on to say that
President Marroquin has energetically
protested to the United States, and
wishes that his protest should be known
throughout . the civilized world. The
president contends that the United
States has infringed article 35 of the
treaty of 1846, which, he asserts, im
plies the duty on the part of the United
States to help Colombia in maintaining
her sovereignty over the isthmus, and
adds that the "Colombian government
repudiates the assumption that they
have barred the way to carrying out
the canal."
He asserts that since 1835 they have
granted canal privileges to different
people no less than nine times, and
claims that the treaty concluded with
the late General Hurlburt, when he
was minister at Bogota, July 18, 1870,
has been ignored at Washington.
After giving the previously, stated
reasons for the Colombian senate's fail
ure to approve the Hay-Herran treatv,
and asserting that the delay in negotia
tions had not affected the ultimate issue
of the canal project, the protest of Pres
ident Marroquin points out that Colom
bia had "constantly endeavored to act
in a friendly manner with the United
States, even asking for the assistance
of the American marines to insure free
transit across the isthmus," says the
rising occurred when the government
was not prepared, having withdrawn
most of its troops when peace was re
established last year, and concludes:
"The hastiness in recognizing the
new government, which sprung up un
der tne circumstances, is all tne more
surprising to the Colombian govern
ment, as they recollect the energetic
opposition of Washington to the ack
nowledgment of the belligerency of the
Confederates by the powers during the
Civil war."
CAIN SUOAR (JAINS.
Increase in Output Much Greater Than
N Beet Product.
Washington, Nov. 18. The depart
ment of agriculture, in its official crop
report for November, announces that
the indications are that the world has
entered on a new era in the production
of cane sugar. The department quotes
estimates placing the total sugar pro
duction of the world in the year 1903-4
at 10,425,800 tons of 2240 pounds each,
including 4,d4z,uu tons or cane sugar
and 6,083,000 tons of beet sugar, and
says as to cane sugar:
During the past five years the
world's output of this product has in
creased from 3,000,000 to more than
4,000,000 tons, quantitatively the
greatest increase ever made in any five
year period in the history of this in
dustry. Moreover, for the first time in
a half century the ratio of increase in
the world's production of cane sugar
has exceeded that of sugar made from
beets, the percentage of increase in the
former product for the five vears being
about that of the latter.
"The four years from 1900-01 to
19Cf3-04,- inclusive, were each in its
turn record-breaking years for the pro
duction of sugar. The previous hiarh
record crop ( 3,530,000 tons) was that
of 1894-95,. the crop made just before
the outbreak of the revoluton in the
most important producer Cuba.
"The high-record crop in the history
of the world's beet sugar production
was that of 1902-03. Since that date
there has been a decline in production
in Europe, amounting in all to about
1,000,000 tons, but the present year's
estimated output still shows a consider
able increase over that of five years
ago-" .
The report says that about 80 per
cent of the cane sugar of the world is
now annually pioduced in tropical and
semi-tropical islands.
New Lien Land BUI.
Washington, Nov. 18. In line with
his belief, as repeatedly expressed in
his annual reports, while commissioner
of the general land office, Congressman
Hermann has introduced a bill to
amend the' lieu land exchange law by
providing that whatever lands within
forest reservations are relinquished to
the government and other vacant sur
veyed public lands are ' taken in ex
change therefor, the lands so selected
must be of approximately the same
character and the same value as the
lands relinquished to the government.
Forty Years a King.
Copenhagen, Nov. 18. Fetes were
held - throughout Denmark today in
honor of the 40th anniversary of King
Christian's accession to the throne, the
population rendering homage to their
aged and beloved sovereign. Thous
ands of telegrams and addresses of con
gratulations as well as gifts and flow
ers have been received, many of the
messages of congratulation coming from
the United States under cabled instruc
tions from Washintgon.
Qpenlng of Wiju. ;
- Pekin, Nov. 18. The demand of the
United States government for the open
ing of Wiju has been received here
with surprise. The British and Japan
ese ministers at Seoul on October 17
asked for the opening of Yongampho.
The foreign minister consented, subject
to the approval ot the emperor, which
was withheld.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
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CALIFORNIA & OREQON COAST.
Prospects for a Line From
Orants
Pass to Eureka.
orants I'ass . ever were tne pros
pects of a railroad from Grants Pass
southward, through Josephine and the
southern counties of this state, and Del
Norte county, California, connecting
with the line being built north to Eu
reka, as bright as at the present time
For several months railroad talk has
been at a low ebb in Southern Oregon
especially tnat pertaining to the pro
posed Oregon & Pacific, but recently
has been revived, and in a way that
gives promise of something definite be
ing done. This road would open up
large and rich mining section.
There has been organized in San
Francisco, and incorporated in Call
fornia, a concern known as the Call
fornia & Oregon Coast railroad com
pany. It is organized with a capital
stock of $1,000,000, and several influ
ential men are behind the enterprise
among them being John Barth, of Mil
waukee; B. V. Thomas, of New lork
J. O. B. Gunn, T. W. M. Draper, II
H. Laidlaw and M. S. Wilson of San
Francisco.
The purpose of the newly organized
company is to build a line of railroad
from Grants Pass to Eureka, Cal., or
rather to some point on Humboldt bay
The new company absorbs the old Ore
gon & Pacific, and is more extensivejin
its scope than the former company, as
it was the original intention to build
line only from Grants Pass to Crescent
City, while the new road will extend
on south, connecting with. the northern
built line to Eureka, giving a new line
from Grants Pass to San Francisco
As has been previously stated, the
survey for the proposed road is com
pleted, and grade stakes have been set
over a large part of the proposed route
Right of way has also been secured for
a greater part of the line. Grounds for
sidings and stations have also been
granted, and the company is ready to
begin the actual construction of the
road with the arrival of the spring
months.
FIRE AT.TILLAMOOK.
Courthouse Burned and Business Portion
of the City Threatened.
Tillamook A disastrous fire occurred
here last week which entirely destroyed
the courthouse of Tillamook county
and seriously endangered the business
portion of the city.
When the , fire was discovered the
building was entirely ablaze and to save
it was impossible, but by the valiant
work of the fire company and citizens
many books and papers were saved from
destruction. The entire contents of
tlie offices of the school superintendent
and the county surveyor were lost, and
most of the papers and books of the
assessor's offices weie burned, although
the contents of the safe are thought to
be intact.
This year's assessment roll was for
tunately saved.
BIUs Vetoed by Oovernor.
Salem If a special session of the
legislature should be called, other mat
ters than the tax law must receive
some attention. The governor's vetoes
in the last session constitute a sort of
unfinished business" which must be
taken up by the legislature when it
next convenes. The governor said, af
ter sending out his letter, that he
did not intend to , attempt to preclude
action upon these vetoed measures, for
the constitution particularly prescribes
what course shall be pursued, and the
governor could not prevent legislative
action, even if he so desired.
Altitudes in Union County.
La Grande A complete 1 survey of
Union county has just been made by T.
R. Berry, United States geological sur
veyor. I his survey aetermmea tne
geological as well as the topographical
formation of Union county. The alti
tude of all the streams and feeders have
been determined, at the source as well
as at the mouth The highest point in
Union county is at the summit of Gran
ite mountain, which is a little over 8,-
000 feet. Mount Fannie, above Cove, is
7,000 feet, and the lowest point is at
the mouth of the Wallowa river, which
is 2,535 feet.
Carpenters are Not to Be Had.
Pendleton There is a scarcity of car
penters in Pendleton. This is the sea
son for repairing old buildings, but
workmen cannot be secured. A num
ber of people are desirous of construct
ing homes, but owing to the scarcity of
men and materials, it is not likely any
new Duimings win De started until
spring. There are from 15 to 20 build
ings under way, and carpenters are
busy on all of them It is estimated
that there are fully 300 carpenters at
work on new buildings in different
parts of the city.
Big Boy of Wheat at Pendleton.
Pendleton W. S. Byers, the exten
sive flour manufacturer, has purchased
within the past few days 150,000 bush
els of choice wheat for milling purposes,
paying an average price of 67 cents.
The wheat was purchased from a few
large farmers, and as soon as the fact
became known by local buyers the price
immediately dropped to 64 cents. As
a result of this transaction there is lit
tle doing just now in the local markets,
and farmers will continue to hold.
Pays $15,507 for Land.
Pendleton A deed has been filed
with the county recorder whereby
Michael McCracker sold 2,000 acres of
Manuel Pedro for $15,507. The prop
erty is located several miles southwest
of Pendleton.
SNOW IN BLUB MOUNTAINS.
Promise of Plenty of Water ' for Next
Year Big Price for Haystack.
Baker City More than three feet
of
snow nas lauen in xne mountains m
this vicinity during the past few days.
Such a heavy fall of snow this early in
the season is unusual, and while it has
its inconveniences, on the whole the
people regard it as a favorable con
dition, because it argues well for an
abundant supply of water for mining
and irrigation purposes next sca.son.
It will be hard on stock, especially
sheep, on the ranges, but, as stockmen
generally are prepared for a bad winter
season, Very little actual loss is antici
pated. Sheepmen were obliged, on
account of the high price of hay, to sell
a goodly portion of their . sheep, and
they are prepared to feed those they
have on hand until spring.
It is an ill wind that does not benefit
some one, and in this instance the hay
ranchman is the man who is gathering
in the harvest. Hay is hay, and will
be until grass comes again.
One rancher in this vicinity
sold the hay in qne big stack
000 cash. It was a big stack
and there is several thousand
hay in the stack.
recently
for $18,
or rick,
tons of
WHISTLER LEAVES HARNEY.
Reading of Water Oauges in Streams
Will Be Kept Up All Winter.
JBurns Jonn 1. w rustler, engineer
in charge of the work being conducted
in Oregon by the reclamation service of
the United States geological 'survey,
has left for Pendleton. This will be
his final visit to Harney county for the
present year, as he will leave the state
for Washington. D. C, in December,
to take up the work of making a de
tailed exposition of the present year
fieldwork in Oregon.
Mr. Whistler has had three parties
of engineers in the field in this state
all summer, one of these parties having
been engaged since June in surveying
the proposed reservoir site in Silvie s
valley, and also in working out the de
tails ot an irrigation system to carry
water therefrom to the subjacent lands
in Harney valley.
The approach of bad weather has
drawn the work for this year to a con
elusion, with the exception that the
reading of water gauges in the streams
will be kept up without interruption.
End Fruit Tree Shipping.
Milton The season for shipping
small fruit trees has closed. It is esti
mated that 12,500 trees have been
shipped out to all -parts of the west,
middle and eastern states during the
past two weeks. About 10 cars have
been shipped in the past 10 days. As
the season was short thisTyear, many of
the smaller trees had to be expressed,
as it would delay matters too long to
send them by freight. " Samuel Miller
has one of the largest nurseries in East
ern Oregon, and there are several fruit
men who have small nurseries.
Indorse the Assay Office;
Baker City The Miners' association
of Sumpter has passed, -' resolutions
adopting the action of Senator Mitchell
in introducing a bill for the establish
ment of a government assay office at
Portland. The association of this city
will endorse the movement for an assay
office but will insist that it be located
in this city. Representative Moody
almost succeeded in securing the pas
sage of a bill for an assay office in this
city at the last session, of congress..,.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 71c; blue-
stem, 75c; valley, 576c.
Barley Feed,$ 20 per ton ; brewing,
$22; rolled, $21. - :
Flour Valley. $3.753.8o per bar
rel ; hard wheat straights, $3.904.10;
clears, $3.553.75; hard, wheat pat
ents, $4.204.50 ; graham, $3.75 ;
whole wheat, $4 ; rye wheat, $4.75(55.
Oats No. 1' white, $1.07; gray,
$1.05 per cental. , " v
Millstuffs Bran,. $20 per ton ; midr
dlings, $24; shorts, $20; chop, $18;
linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy, $16 per ton; clover,
$13; grain, $11 ; cheats $11.
Vegetables Turnips, 65c per sack ;
carrots, 75c; beets, 90c 7. parsnips, 50
75c; cabbage, llj.4c; celery, 35
60c; pumpkins, lOlcper pound.
Onions i ellow Danvers, 5c$l
per sack.
t Honey $3 3.25 per case.
' Potatoes Oregon, choice and fancy
6075c per sack; common, 50c per
sack; sweet potatoes, sacks, 2c; boxes,
2Kc.
Fruits Apples, 75c$2 box; pears,
$11.50 per box; ' cranberries, $9
10.50 per barrel. ' . ,
Butter Fancy creamery, 27M30c
per pound; dairy, 2022Mc; store, 15
15Kc
Cheese Full cream, twins, 159
15 &c; Young America, 1616c; Til
lamook, 1414Mc; Eastern cheese,
15c.
Poultry ; Chickens, mixed, 10
lOKc pe pound; spring, 10Kllc;
hens, 11c; turkeys, live, 15016c per
pound; dressed, 1618c; ducks, $67
per dozen; geese, 7 8c per pound. j
Eggs Oregon ranch, 3032cr;
Eastern, 2527c.
Beef Dressed, 5K6c per pound.
Veal Dressed, small, 88c; large,
66Mc per pound. j
Mutton Dressed, 45c; lambs,
dressed, 6c. - - - '.
Pork Dressed, 6K7e.
Hops 1903 crop, 1222c per pound,
according to quality.
Wool Valley, 17(9 18c ; Eastern Ore
gon, 1215c; mohair, 3537c. - 1
WORDS OF JESUS.
Unknown Sayings Buried Since 200 A.
D. Discovered In Egypt.
London, Non 17. Many hitherto
unknown sayings of JesiiB Christ have
been discovered hi Egypt by archeolo
gists, who have dug up papyri buried
since the second century, 100 miles
south of Cairo. Dr. Bernard P. Gren
fel, who has been engaged in 'Egyptian
excavations since 1894, at the general
meeting of the Egypt explpration fund
here yesterday gave the following de
tails: ' '
Accompanied" by Dr. 'Hunt, Dr.
Grenfel found a rich Ptolemaic necrop
olis at El Hibeh. The' bulk of the
documents from the one mound con
sisted of a collection of sayings of
Jesus. They are all introduced with
the words, "Jesus saith," and for the
most part are new. The ends of the
lines, unfortunately, are often obliter
ated. Apparently all the sayings were
addressed to St. Thomas. One of the
most remarkable is :
"Let not him that seeketh cease
from his search until he finds, and
when he finds he shall wonder: won
dering he shall reach the kingdom, i.
e., the Kingdom of Heaven, and when
he reaches the kingdom he shall have
rest."
Dr. Granfel remarked that enormous
interest would be also aroused by the
discoveries on account of the variations
they disclosed from accepted texts.
One variation of the mystical saying re
corded in St. Luke, "The Kingdom of
God is within you," was of great value,
as the paying in the papyrus appeared
in quite different surroundings, from
those attribute to it by the evangelist
and extended far into another region.
MINERS GET HIGHER PAY.
Northern Colorado Operators Offer Al
most Sure to End Strike.
Louisville, Col., Nov. 17. Represen
tatives of the miners of the northern
coal district and the operators reached
a satisfactory conclusion at an early
hour this morning, after being in con
ference for nine hours, and in conse
quence the mines will without doubt
resume operations at once. The matter
will have to be referred to the various
unions of the district for a referendum
vote tonight, and the vote will be
counted tomorrow. It is believed the
agreement will be ratified with prac
tical unanimity.
President Struby, of the Northern
coal and toke company, acted as chair
man of the meeting and made the fol
lowing proposition :
"To settle the existing strike, in the
northern lignite field, the operators in
that field offer to resume work on an
eight-hour basis, with the understand- -
mg that if the miners lose the present
strike against the southern Colorado
field, or if said operators shall not ac
cept an eight-hour day, the miners will
go back to the hours prevailing before
the strike."
He also announced the wane scale
which the Northern coal and coke com
pany was willing to pay, and which
was an increase of about 10 per cent.
It is stated the change will necessi
tate an increase in the price of lignite
coal. "
BRANDS MANY AS BOODLERS.
Missouri Qrand Jury Sends in Four In
dictments Against Prosecutor.
Jefferson City, Mo., Nov. 17. The
Cole county grand jurv, which has
been investigating legislative boodle.
has made its final report, returning 10fi
indictments, but it is not made known
as to the number that are for boodling.
It is stated, however, that four indict
ments are returned against Prosecuting
Attorney R. E. Stone, on the allega
tions that he accepted a railroad pass,
accepted a bribe for . dismissing prose
cutions and accepted illegal fees. -
Attorney Stone has given out a state
ment declaring that the charges are
false, and are the work of parties who
have been hounding him. The indict
ments resulted from an investigation
started, by charges made by Rev.c C.
Brooks, a local minister, who attacked
the prosecuting attorney in a sermon
from the pulpit. -
Attorney Stone was present in the
eourt when the indictments were re
turned, and gave bond for his appear
ance at the next term of court.
Concern About Canal.
: Washington, Nov. 17. President
Roosevelt embraced the opportunity
afforded by the call on him of a large
representation of both the senate and
house of representatives to discuss with
members, both of the majority and the
minority, the situation which has
arisen out of . the establishment of the
republic of Panama. The nature of
the action, if any, to be taken by con
gress on the Panama canal question
has not been determined definately,
but it is known that it is constantly
the subject of conferences
Crank Seeks Oovernor.
Denver, Nov. 17.- A man giving his
name as John Otto was arrested this af
ternoon at the state house while at
tempting to obtain access to Governor
Peabody's private : office. He was
armed, and it is believed by the officers
making the arrest that he is tbe author
of a half dozen letters threatening tbe
life of the governor and fixing 3 o'clock
this afternoon as the time.. After a
desperate resistance Otto was disarmed
and lodged in the county jail.
Thousands of Witnesses.
St. Petersburg, Nov 17. About 3,
000 witnesses and 50 lawyers will ap
pear at the trial, - which will open
Thursday next, of the persons arraigned
on the charge of participation in the
massacre of Jews at Kishinef in April
last. All ; the mayors, marshals and
nobles of Bessarabia will eit in jndg
saent on the prisoners.
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