Heppncr Gazette
Issued Thursday of fach Week
HEPPNER
OREGON
SESSION WILL BE BUSY.
RESUME OP THE
WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Bus
Readers National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.
A largo section of the crater of Vesu
vius has caved in.
France has ordered a squadron of
warships to Tangier, Morocco.
Justice Gaynor, of New York, ad
vocates imprisonment for rebating.
Russia and Japan have disagreed
over their fisheries and talk of war.
A 1 1 it has been unearthed in Set via-
which was intended to unseat King
Peter.
Spain denies that a secret treaty lias
lieen entered into w ith Fiance regard
ing Morocco.
The recent session of theTrnns-Mis-eis-ippi
congress at Kansas Cit y was
the best vet held.
car strike at Hamilton,
serious riots and troops
A street
Ont., caused
had to be tailed out to restore order
A discharged Cuban chief of jxilice
lias taken to the field with a band of
followers, Rural guards ure pursuing.
It is said that Sir llendy Cumjiltell
Pannermnn will resign as premier of
the Pritish cabinet and take a place in
the house of lords.
Hungary has decided to close all the
Canard steamship agencies in that
country, as they encourage emigration,
which is not wanted.
China threatens a lioveott'ou Japan.
i
llarriman is reaching after all pub
lie utilities in Chicago.
Peary has arrived at Sydney, X. S.,
on the steamer Koosevelt.
San Francisco is going ahead w ith
plans for a world's fair in 101,'J.
President Smith, of the Mormon
church, has been lined for polygatmy.
It is said Piatt and Depew w ill re
turn to the senate, defying public opin
ion. The king of Greece while in Kome
was slighted by the other Jlalkan
states.
Mayor Schmitz, of San Francisco, de
clares the indictment against him is
the result of politics.
A prairie tire in Western Texas has
caused the loss of several lives and
"great damage to farm property.
Policy holders in German insurance
companies who lost in the earthquake
w ill xx)l their claims in an attempt to
collecct.
The town of Carlsbad, N. M., is
snowed in and is without fuel. liacon
is being burned by many to keep from
freezing.
The price of lumber has again lieen
raised $2 per thousand feet at San
Francisco. Shingles have also gone up
25 cents per thousand.
The president lias started home from
Porto Rico.
Russian reliels have been denied an
asylum in Finland.
The New York Central railroad has
again lieen fined fur relating.
Three men are dead and others are
missing as a result of the deep snow in
Texas.
Thirteen were killed by the collision
of the trans-Atlantic liners in the Eng
lish channel.
Mayor Schmitz, of San Francisco, is
on his way home from Hamburg to face
the charges against him.
Pryan and Shaw were the principal
speakers at the third day's session of
the Trans-Mississippi congress.
Minv vessels were wrecekd and 2.1
liva are known to have lieen lost in a
eewre storm on the (Jreat lakes.
Federal authorities at San Francisco
are to investigate the alleged lumber
trust in Oregon and Washington.
The Monon railroad has defied the
Interstatte Commerce commission jmd
will issue passes in pavmcnt for udver-
tisii.g.
The mayors of several Kansas towns
are leing removed liocnuse of a deter
mination on their part to license liquor
joints.
Trains are snowbound in Kansas.
Congress May Make Changes in Sev
eral Important Laws.
Washington, Nov. 27. The indiea-
1 uons are mat the short session ot con
gress that opens lVcomber ;S and ex
pires 1 limitation March 4 next, will
not go dow n in history because of any
jtarlieular achievement. It will he a
busy session; all short sessions are, for
three months is none too much time in
which to perfect and pass the regular
appropriation bills. Aside from this
legist ta ion, little ofmat ional importance
is likely to result.
Following out recommendations made
by the president in his annual message,
the house may frame, and possibly
pass, some sort of bill limiting inherit
ances; some bill proposing changes in
the rate law, the pure food law and the
anti-trust law may be projxwcdund dis
cussed, but nothing of this character is
likely to get through the senate. Nor
is there the slightest jiossibility of the
passage or even rejHrt of a tariff bill.
These problems are of too great im
portance to lie disposed of in a short
session, but a limited d scus-ion mav
serve to bring the various 'topi s fairlv
oeiore me countrv, and mav result in
legislation at the long session of the
next congress. This was theVourse fo
lowed in the case of t lie railroad rat
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oni, ami it piovea to Do a w ise move
on the part of the house leaders.
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
SEEKS GUARANTEE.
MONEY IN FOTATOES.
GOLD IN THE WRECK.
Eastern Men Secure Concession from
Mexico for Recovery.
Mexico City, Nov. 27. A special to
th Herald from Guadalajara says:
15. F. Richardson, a capitalist of
Pennsylvania, and C. W. Johnston, a
Delaware man, have secured from the
Mexican government a eonseession for
the recovery of the gold thatjstill re
mains in the hull of the Golden Gate,
the American ship that was beached on
the coast of Colima, a short distance
from Manzanillo, in the winter of 1801-
(12. Mr. Richardson is now in this
city. Mr. Johnston recently left San
Francisco for the scene of the wreck,
accompanied bv divers and other assist
ants.
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i ne ttoinen uate was on me wav
from San Francisco to New York, and
carried nearly $1,500,000 in gold coin,
destined for New York banks. While
heading north toward Manzanillo lire
broke out alioard the vessel, and in an
attempt to save the passengers the ship
was run ashore. However, nearly 200
persons were either burned to death or
drowned. Of the amount aboard the
ship, bet ween $800,000 and $000,000
was recovered some lime later. Jt is
believed that (here still remains in the
hulk of the vessel at least $500,000 in
gold.
WOULD BUY CABLE.
Grand Ronde Farmers Market Big
Crops at Good Prices.
La Grande" Farmers who planted
potatoes last spring are reaping a boun
tiful harvest in the Grand Rondo val
ley. The gross income from this year's
crop is placed at $50,000 on the output
of potatoes from this valley. It is es
timated that 100 cars will be necessary
to ship this season's crop. These fig
ures are computed on the basis of 1,000
acres with an average yield of f0 sacks
to the acre. This has been the yield
on unirrigated lands on the "Sand
ridge" section, and the estimate is con
servative. More than half of the entire
potatoe acreage of the valley is in the
vicinity of Iniblen and Alicel.
Fields that have produced 00 sacks to
the acre and very many tracts have
done better than that give a net re
turn of $27.50 per acre. The gross re
ceipts from an acre at the present price,
of 05 cents per sack amounts to $,'?!).
One of the prominent growers figures
the cost of production per acre at
$11.50, as follows: Cultivating, $:!;
digging, and sacking, $:!; sacks, $,;
seed, $1 ; hauling, $1 .50.
The heaviest yield so far reported is
that of A. J. Surby, of Cove, who has
secured M0 sacks from an acre. At the
present market price, Mr. Surhy's in
come for an acre is $105, of which
about $183.50 is net. A six-acre field
on the Oregon Red Apple company's
ground, north of La (J ramie, gives at
yield of 200 sacks per acre. These po-1
tatoes are grown entirely without irri-j
gat ion, and on account of their superior
piality are rated 10 cents higher than
the open market.
The returns from the six acres will
be $900. The patch was planted as a
matter of getting the ground in suitable
cundition for cultivation.
COAL MINE OPENED.
wul,T"r rmas tignteen-r-oot Vein
Near Ashland.
Asiuantt Iliere is no little interest
and enthusiasm in this section of the
state over the opening up of w hat ap
pears to be permanent coal deposits
Coal croppings have been discovered for
30 or 40 miles along the Cascades from
the state line northward, but no depos
its of sufficient extent to justify devel
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ujMiiein nave oeen touna in the pros
pecting heretofore. Some iime ago the
company that is opening the Blue Lead
copper mines in this section, after se
curing leases on a considerable area of
land, began prospecting on the Furrey
place on the east side of Pear creek.
about seven miles from Ashland.
They began by running two tunnels
into the mountain. One if these is
now 270 and the other 240 ieet into the
mountain, and an 18-foot vein of coal
I luis been opened up. The coal has
been tested and appears to be of excel
mi . i
em quiiiuy. nit! uinneis are seven
feet square and run parellel 70 feet
apart, fhev are well timbered and
are being connected by cross cuts every
to ieet, tor ventilation and to extract
the coal. They extend into the mouii
tain from the west to the east on a '
per cent incline.
About 25 men are being employed
and the work is being pushed night and
day. Other crews are employed in
building coal bins, scales, grizzlies nnd
screens for sorting the coal.
Norway Fears Russia May Attempt to
Seize One of Her Ports.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 20. An inter
national compact guaranteeing the in
violability of Norway against territorial
aggression by tiny power whatever, unit
giving the new kingdom a status some
what similar to that of Switzerland and
Pelgiimi, w ill s(Hn be inscribed on the
records of diplomacy. On account of
its extended position, the possession of
valuable deep water harbors on the At
lantic and the agreement with Sweden
against fortification in the neighborhood
of the frontier, Norway is in a peculiar
ly exposed position and the first efforts
of the Norse diplomacy have been di
rected toward eliminating the danger
of being attacked and securing facilities
for the peaceful development of the
country without the crushing burden of
a large army. '
With regard to the action of Norway
in approaching the powers for the pur
pose of securing these concsesions, it
can le stated that Russia, the power
most directly concerned and from which
Norway apparently had most to fear,
in spite of tlie denial by the Russian
foreign ollice that Russia was endenvor-
g to secure a Norwegian port, or in
any way contemplated infringing on
Norwegian territory, had i o objection
to the conclusion of a cc mention. Ger
many already had signified her approv
al of the movement of which Groat
Britain is the sponsor, and France will
follow suit.
Russia admittedly contemplated se
curing a deep water harbor, one easily
defensible, on the fiord southward of
North Cape, but is now willing to dis
claim these pretension and make the
be t use of the present available port of
Yokatemina, on the Murmanian const
BIG INDUSTRIES
ADVANCE WAGES
Steel Trust Takes the Lead in Great
Movemenl.
Sixty Thousand Men Are Affected
and Millions of Dollare Will Be
Added to the Payroll? Annually
Two Big Railroad Companies Included.
Chicago, Nov. 24. Sixty thousand
employes of the great industrial and
railroad corporations were today grant
ed increases in wages that w ill add mil
lions to the annual pay rolls. One of
the notable increases was that announ
ced by the United States Steel corpora
tion, by which its 20,000 unskilled
workers w ill receive an addition of 10
cents per day to their wages after Jai -uary
1. This will add about $000,000
to the payroll.
The New York Central firemen were
today granted an advance averaging be
tween 0 and 7 per cent as a result of
completion of the wage ('conference at
New York. The advance applies to all
the lilies cf the comjiany except the
lioston it Albany and affects about
0,000 n e i. Py an adjustment of the
working hours firemen on sw itch en
gines will hereafter have to work only
COMPANY PAYS THE FINES.
Benson Announces Changes.
Salem In addition Jto the appoint-
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T-..U f"V O i . . . mini, II nun J M CUIlilll, III FUCCCtll r.
Telegraph Company Seeks to Acquire rp , , , ' ...
Government Wire in Alaska. tion department, Secretary of State-
Pnrtland, Nov. 27. If congress will ! elect F. V. Benson has announced that
authorize the sale of the government S. A. Kozer will he promoted to chief
cable which reaches from Seattle to J clerk to succeed F. K. Lovell, and that
Seward, with branches to Juneau and Kozer will be succeeded by H. H. Cor
Skagway, the North American Tele- ey, of Paker City. Kozer is now audit
graph it Cable comjiany w ill lay an-' ing clerk. The remainder of the ollice
Col. Hofer Tells His Hopes.
University of Oregon, Eugene Col
onel Ilofer, of Salem, addressed the as
sembly at the university. He was full
f enthusiasm over the development of
the state of Oregon, and predicted that I,,,.,,,.:,
i ne grow in would ne marvelous it there
were two competing railroads in the
state. He was of the ojiinion if these
two railroads enter the state, that Coos
bay would see the terminus on one and
that country would shortly develop a
ity of 150,000, and Portland would be
the other center for the end of the rail- i
road system.
To Improve Federal Property.
Salem Francis W. Grant, enjicrin
tendent of construction of public build
ings of the United States Treasury do
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paiiiucui, nas oeen in me city to m
sjiect the jdans, look over the grounds
and draft pmsjiective plans, sjieeifiea-
tions and make estimates upon the
proposed improvement of the grounds
surrounding the Federal building in
this city, which have remained in an
unfinished condition ever since the
. r i i i-. .i
in oi me ouiiding, three years
ago, and for which improvement con
gress has appropriated a fund of $10,
000.
Pin Faith to Cherries.
La Grande Cherries, of the ship
ping varieties, have proven one of the
most nri ifi t '.i I il, i ,v, 1 u,.t o ,.f l,,, :,., ,,.1
Two such thriving cities iIl(in(k. all(, ,. ,',,. ,,'
would be of great benefit to the state.
force of Secretary of State Dunbar will
be regained until after the session of the
legislature. There will be no change
in the force of janitors until after the
legislature.
other wire from Seward to Vladivostok.
The comjiany stands ready to purchase
the government cable, together with
1,400 miles of land lines, for $2,180,
500, which rejiresents the actual cost.
To extend the cable to Vladivostok will
cost apjiroximately $1,500,000. Eager tor a New County
J.i. Ilynn, secretary of the North Hood River At a big mass
.wneiiniri leiegiajui iv i aide comjiany, held here tor ttie purpose of ascertain
ing Port land en mute from Seattle to. ing public feeling in retard to the
Washington, where he w ill rejiresent j movement to create a new county, to
his comjiany at the coming session of . be known as Cascade county, the senti-
lonre , wnen a mil win ie ml ro- ment was unanimous and committees
duced to am In ir ize 1 1 if1 sa le of the cable. I will he arirtoi n ted to ci ron -i te t iit i t ii in a
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.nr. rivmi was in i ne real esraie nusi-
wni lie many new cherry orchards put
out in the sjiring. George Thomas, of
Cove, will plant 1,000 trees. Mr.
Thomas is one of the most extensive
cherry growers in the valley, and now
has about 20 acres of cherry orchard in
full bearing. During the past season
these trees yielded at the rate of $:S25
per acre.
Crawford for Judge.
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
announced that he will appoint T. II.
Crawford, of La Grande, to succeed
Robert Kakin as circuit judge in the
Tenth judicial district, when Judge Ka
kin goes to the Sujireine bench in Jan
uary. Other men w ho were in consid
eration for the circuit judgeshi) were
Turner Oliver and V. M. Riamsey. of
Law Fails to Punish Ra Iroad Officials
for Reba.irg. j
Chicago, Nov. 20. Rail mud officials
fined by the government for rebating
do not my the fines themselves. The
stockholders pav the hills. Such at
least is the case of the Chicago, Hurl-!
ington it uincv, according to evidence
submitted today to F. K. Ijiue, of the
Interstate Commerce commission. The
evidence was taken in connect ion with
the jiunishment of the railroad recently
by a $40,000 fine and of First Vice
President Pnrius Miller and Trallic
Agent C. C. Puriiham bv fines of $10,-' M
000 each on charges of rebating.
today s hearing came on a charge
that $20,000 of the road's funds had
hi eu used to jiay Miller's and Burn
ham's fines. "Solicitor Dawes, of the
road, jiaid the fines to Clerk MacMillan
of the United States court," testilicd
General Auditwr Sttirgis. "He tendered
a $00,000 check signed by Cashier W.
F. Fabian. It was aeeejited in jiav
mentofall three fines. The amount
of the check was not entered as a single
10 hours a day instead of 12.
The Calumet it Hecla Mining com
jiany announced at Calumet, Mich., to
day, that, beginning January l,the
wages of all its emjiloves at the mines
and stamj) mills would be advanced 10
jier cent. The action, which affects
between 5,000 and 0,0000 men, was
taken voluntarily, the first intimation
being given the emjiloyes when the no
tices were jiosted.
Peginning next Monday, ISO, 000 cot
ton mill ojieratives at Fall River,.
Mass., will work under a new scale,
lidding 10 jier cent to their wages. T he
agreement in this case was forced on
the malingers, by the ojieratives, who
had voted to strike unless the new scale
was adojited, and also by the fact that
0. D. Portion, an important manu
facturer emiiloving 5,000 hands, and
the Fall River Iron works mills had al
ready met the demands of the mill
hands, and his act ion forced the other
mill managers to yield.
Means Advance for 100,000.
lioston, Nov. 24. According toad
vices received from cotton mill centers
in Southern New Kngland, an advance
of 10 jier cent in wages grunted by the
Fall River manufacturers today to
amount on the books. It was j.laced their 110,00 emjiloyes will affect nearly
m the 'correct ion of freit'lit earniiurs' i 1 on (Mill onenitiv.'m in y:,inilw.o-,.
tta ,.!, a C.rande, and D. "W . Sheahan, of
Enterjirise. Crawford w ill serve under
this appointment until July, 1008.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
account and sjiread over two months,
April ami May. The account contained
entries necessary in errors in accounts
of freight earnings claims arising
throughjjdemaiuls on ovei marges and
the like. The $00,000 was spread over
two months that the monthly report of
the roiul that carried the freight might
not show too large a reduction for a
single month."
ISSUIS WORTHLESS PAPER.
ut 10 years ago.
the Ort g in hotel,
many of his for-
ntss in Portland ah.
He is a guest at
where he is meeting
mer acipia'ntances.
"Probably the most perfect wirelesft
telegrajihy stations in the world are in
Alaska, and are manatrecl by the gov
ernment," said Mr. Flynn. "The sta
tions in mind are on Norton sound, ami
one is at St. Michaels and the other at
Safety harbor. They are sejia rated by
a distance- oraliout .H miles. J hey are
ojierateil by soldiers, and t he last sea
son they transmitted 1,200,000 words
without a single error."
Kl Paso, Texas, is exjireiencing the
coldest weather in 20 years.
General Shafter left no will. Ilis
projx-rty is valued at $15,01)0.
All parties in Russia have joined in
a campaign of abuse against Witte.
The crown jjrince of Servia i.-i en
raged at the charges of insanity.
The Interstate Commerce mmrriis-
eion is gathering evidence oi rebates to
the grain trust.
Spain will join with Pritain and
France in a naval demonstration
again-d Morocco.
The recent fl'rlfl have caused a loss
fti nearly a million dollars in the vicin
ity of Cat!e Rock.
France has barred American pork.
The new in"at inspection rules violate
the old agreement.
Killed by the Purales.
F.I Paso, Tex , Nov. 27. In a colli
sion here today bet ween Mexicans and
a cajitain and two jirivates of the Mexi
can rurah s, eomjxising a jmrt of the
guard of the Mexican Cent ml jmy car,
Manuel Paretta. of this place, was stab
bed and in-tantly killed with a bayonet
by one of the rurales. The rinales es
caped into Mexico. Th' affair is be
lieved to have lccn the outgrowth (if
feeling against American-Mexicans
and ollicial-of Mexico, cau-ed bv the
recent arrest and effort tocxtradit
.ed revolut ioiiists.
to be presented to the next legislature
with that object in view.
prominent men here sjjoke on the ques
tion, anil statistics were jiresented
which show that the new county can be
governed more economically than the
same treritory is under present conditions.
A number of ' w,me t"-S-o.ou;
Wheat Club, 04c; bhiestein, 07c;
valley, 00c; red, 01c.
I Oats No
gray, $2.1.50(24.
Parley Feed, $21.50 per ton; brew
ing, $22.50; rolled, $2:1.
Rye $1.401.45 jier cwt.
$25.50; cracked,
Big Option on Timber Lands.
Atsoria An option covering the sale
of 0,040 acres of timber lands, .',200
acres being located in the northern
jiart of Tillamook county and 5,840
acres in the southern part of Clatsop
county, at $20 jier acre, has been filed
f'r record in the county clerk's ollice.
The lands belong to A. W. Priest and
the option for .'ill days was triven to R.
V. Jones and R. F. Fox, of Portland,
and sold by them to Godfrey von Platen.
1, $11
timothy,
al-
A'armed by K'ail Robberies.
St. Petersburg, Nov. L'7. The mir:-
is'cr f'f the Interior ls.-ue 1 orders t hat
heneef nth the illiie siuill onlv for
ward iMoiiev within the Russian cinpi e
iv means of money order. I In
t lee oi sending t nrreix v m the regi-ler-
1 mail will b- abmdoncd lxi-ni-c f
the almo-t deilv mhbcrvof mail trails.
iv 1 mnds of a i nn d rev dot ion i-t - , w ho-e
noty from this source of procedure h:is
-ached such pmjiort ions t hat the gov
ernment ha- to n-iKiv bv installment
Corn Whole,
$26.50 per ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No.
12 jier ton; Eastern Oregon
$1410; clover, $7f3S; cheat, $7.50(
8.50; grain hay, $7.50(3:8.50; alfalfa,
$11.50; vetch hay, $7(37.50.
Fruits Apples, common to choice,
50075c jier box; choice to fancy, $1
2.50; grapes, 00c(3$1.25 per" crate;
pears, 75c(rf$1.25; cranberries, $10(ffi
12.50 jier barrel; quinces, $lf1.25 per
box; jiersimmons, $1.50 jkt box.
Vegetables Cabbage, 1 '('H ' jier
pound; cauliflower, $1.25 jer dozen;
celery, 75(tK5c jier dozen; lettuce,
head, 20c per dozen; onions, lOili'n
per dozen ; pumjikins, 1, '4v per pound
spinach, 4(tf.5c jier 'pound; tomatoes
.'0rii;50c jer box; parsley, 1015t
squash, KSl'4'c jier pound; turnijis
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!p('i.fi jiersacK; car mis, vocofsi jier
s.'ick : heets. 1 1 '1T(1 1 nil ner
T 1 . V Wl I'll 1 t II til IIU ( ri . . I ..I.. . . A ir i -. . . ..... .
- oo,h naisey, iH.rseradisIi, WMjOc j)er pound; sweet
inn wiihin me last six months things potatoes, 2(d2 ',.c jier pound.
n.te 1 ii.tngeu. I.eai (slate is lugheri Oni.mH (Invnn. 7.WrfI1rw.rl.ini.
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me nisiory dred
Halsey Real Estate Higher.
Halsey Halsey has slejit long and
well while the great, busy world about
it has been making rajiitl strides, leav
ing it far In-hind. Nowhere in I.inn
county has there lieen so little tlemnnd
Stensland's Crime Brings On Another
Crash in Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 20. Cbauncey L.
Graham, vice president of the Steel
P.11II comjiany, was arrested last night
at his residence in Kvanston bv detec
tives from the ollice of State's Attornev
Ilealy on a bench warrant issued by
Judge Kersteii, the charge being utter
ing fictitious jiajier. The accusation
grows out of the Milwaukee Avenue
State Punk failure. The Steel Pall con
cern owes the hank ajijiroximately
$270,000, ami most of the notes it gave
are considered worthless.
The receiver said he has lieen unable
to find the makers, endorsers or guar
antors of certain notes, ami that he
does not believe they can be located.
He thinks they are all fictitious.
! Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pastern
Connecticut and several towns in other
sections. It is understood, however,
the advance will not amount to 10 jier
cent excejit in Fall River and several
small villages.
YEAH'3 INCOME OF RAILROADS.
than ever ln-fore known in
of the town. The noise of the saw and
hammer has awaken. 1 the cit izciid f rom
their js-aeeiul slumbers.
Herds Lost in Blizztrd,
F.l Pji-o. T-., Nov. 27. A sjiocial
t the Times from A Iniagordo, N. M..
Rac"s for the Lard Office.
North I'.end The announcement bv
prac- tia. .,,;,! dejiartmei t that eontc-t filings
voii,d lie received in a number of In
dian allotment claims has caused many i dressed
l.orsc races from points in Curry county live, 1
to t he land office in R.,s-burg. It is
alleg.-d only Mich Indians; Hlid half-breed-
as l long to tril.es or live on
re-ervations are entitled to allotment
claims.
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Much Wheat at Weston.
Weston It i- (-tiiuat-d that als.ut a
says tnat tin- goat and mh-cii raiser- of quarter of a million bushels of wheat
t f Sai-rnriicnt'i mountains in New t are stored in the warehouses in thin vi
Mexic.. I., t from iOti Mil jsr ti nt of cinity. The local market has l-en
their he 1 ds during the recent blizzard, : dull, awaiting a solution of the car fit
whi -h, it is -aid. is tie- 1 ;u iesl loss uation. It is thought that nearly five-
;cvcr t yjx nehced by ti.e industry in the sixths of the crop is still jn the handa
est. , of the growers.
Potatoes Oregon Purhanks, fancy,
OfftK.ic; common, 00(ti0c.
Putter Fancy creamery, 25rl27,,2i
per jKMinil.
Fgg" Oregon ranch, 35m. '17 l.jC do,
Poultry Average old bens, DIM 1 Ir
jier pound; mixed chickens, DiMllc;
spring, lOMllc; old rasters, OwlOc;
11 . ,
cult kens, j.t (ft nc; turkeys,
tin keys, dressed, choice,
2(rt2Ic; geese, live, 10c; ducks,
14M,10c
Veal Dressed, SMSJaC jkt pound.
jMt-l uressinl bulls, lMl'c per
pound; cows, 4c; country steers,
5 (3 5,4 c
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 8(59c per
pound; ordinary, 0M7c.
Pork Dressed, OMS 'gC per pound.
Hops 1 !(!, choice, I4c 15c; prime,
12cr l3c; medium, 10fi 12c jirr jhiuikI.
Wool Kastern Oregon avetage liest,
1JVS I Re per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 20cr 21c, according to Cne
jness; mohair, choice, 2G(W 28c.
Means $2,000,000 More Wags.
Pittsburg, Nov. 20. Two million
lollars additional each vear will be
distributed .through the Pitstburg steel
listrict by reason 01 the increase in
wages or the alitor force of the 1 nited
States Steel corporation, which irocs
into effect January 1 . The notice of
advance will be jxtsted in the steel
mills altout December 1 . A conserva
tive estimate of the total inmilier of
lalnirers employed by the subsidiary
comjtanies of the I'nited States Steel
corpora t ion in what is known as the
Pittsburg district. s 5(1,000.
Witte Hopes to Dominate.
Rome, Nov. 20. Private rejnuts dis
credit the rumor that there is a jiossi
bility that Count Witte may ln-come
the Russian minister of finance. The
animosity against Witte is being in-cn-a-ed
so greatly that it will not be
-urjirisii g if nil attempt were made to
1 a iiai,. him. udvice add-
f 1 Hi t it seems to In- Witte's intent ion to
n- a.H.ii,t.-. president ,,f (he council of
he empire, thinking that in that Jntst
e would ; . I e ;ible to dominate.
Increase of Nearly $07,000,000 in
Net Earnings.
Washington, Nov. 24. A prelimi
nary rejiort of the Interstate Commerce
commission 011 t he income account of
the railways of the I'nited Slates fur
the vear ended June .'!() last contains
returns from comjtanies ojiernting 220,
020 miles of lines, or about 00 jier cent
of the mileage that will lnt covered in
the final report.
The ttital gross earnings of the roads
were $2,:!10,700,u:;o, ln-ing equivalent
to $10,54.'! jn-r mile. Passenger earn
ings were $01 8,555, 0.'!4, or $2,811 jkt
mile, ami freight lurnings $1 ,040,042,
802, or $7,45H jier mile. Ojn-rating ex
jienses were $1 ,512, lfnl, 15:5, or $0,!Mi:
jn-r mile. The net earnings were
$787,507,877, ln-ing $.'!,580 per mile
ami nearly $07,000,000 more than the
corresjitinding amount of tiiv previous
year. Incomes from other sources than
those of ojM'riitionjiggrtgated $1:12,024,
0782. The dividends jtaid amounted to
$220,4011,508, mi, taxes $:;s,oo::,288.
New Rules fcr Railroads.
Chicago, Nov. 24. In its last circu
lar issued vesterdav the Interstate
Commerce commission has given the
railroads an important hint on through
rates. The circular modifies to an t-i-tent
one issued Octolier 12, in which
in-ruii-i-ion was given the railroads to
reduce 011 a single day's notice the
through rates where they are greater
than the sums of the ln-al rates. Ship
pers said it di-l not afford them any
relitf, adding that the commission
should declare the sums of the Imals to
In- the through rates in such cases.
Italy A, mils Arrerxan Pork.
Rome, Nov. 2i. The lxmrdof health
' o : to admit American pork
-to I: v witl.ont other requirement
an t'e r gn'a r ccr iii.-jdeof t be Amer
01 ! ijtitmeiit of Agriculture. A
rcm-copV in-jK-ction ,t
Vide, it In-iiii; consilient! Unit tl.n liv.
Zien c measures taken in the I'riite.1
t-c sntlicieiit !
ity of the meat.
Defies Them Irrmunity Bath.
Minhenj olis, Nov. 24. Grain firms
and i.-tilroid mefl who were recently ir
dicled I v the sm i ll gland jury in
M i it 1. 1 asd s at the instance o" the dc-
iirt ment of .lust i, e w ill get no "im
munity Uitii'' from the Intcrst.-i'e
Ciiiiihietcc commission, which dosed
its session today, us none of the it -liesses
In-fote the last jury were called
by the commission in the investigation
of the relation" Utwcen the grain
tiadcaml the railrids.
Govrrment "i o Make Torpedoes.
fNewjH.rt, R. I., Nov. 21. Arrai ge
inents are rewrtcd for the establish
ment in this city of n government tor-pi-dn
factory where all of thi class of
exjtlosives used in the I'nited State
navy will 1 manufactured belt t ndent
of private concerns.