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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1907)
I Heppner Gazette baaed Thursday f Cadi Week HEPPNER OREGON RESUME OF THE WEEK'S DOINGS General Review of Important Hap penings Presented in a Brief and Comprehensive Manner for Busy Readers National, Political, His torical and Commercial. PASSAGE THROUGH STRAIT8. Big The rush subsided. of aliens to Europe has The De Beers company will reduce the output of diamonds. Quiet has again been restored in Te heran, the Perisan capital. The premier of Hungary has chal lenged a man to a duel because he was accused of being dishonest. ine Kansas city grand jury is very Captain Greene Selected to Pilot Fleet Safely Through. Los Angeles, Dec. 24. The man who is to pilot the United States battleship fleet through the Straits of Magellan is in Los Angeles on his way tc Washing ton, from whence he will proceed to Rio de Janeiro, there to join the fleet on January 1 . The man selected by the Navy de partment for this important service is Captain E. F. Greene, of the United States army transport Bervice. He is 58 years of age and has made in all 17 trips through the straits. He has been a sailor since he was 14 years of age, when he joined the Confederate navy. His first trip was made in 1869 and the last a year ago, when he brought the lighthouse tender Junita to the Pacific coast. Captain Greene will assume charge as pilot of the fleet at Punta Arenas about February 1, according to schedule. There will be assigned to him by Admiral Evans one of the fleet est of the torpedo crafts with which he will lead the way through the straits. The actual passage will require about 48 hours. Captain Greene anticipates WILL CHECK EMIGRATION. busy returning indictments, principal ly for violation of the Sundaj closing no danger in taking the squadron eafely Iw' through. The mint at Philadelphia has been ordered to cease coining silver and coin only double eagles. About $1,000,000 gold a day will be coined. ine explosion at the Darr mine, Jacobs Creek, Fa., killed every miner at work in the tunnel. Only six bodies have been taken out and there are at least 180 dead. Japan Immigrants affl'cted with contagious diseases are coming into New York fast er than the local authorities can care for them. One day recently 99 immi grants suffering fiom contagious diseas es were turned over to the local author ities by the Federal health inpsectors. Smallpox has broken out near Pe Ell, Wash. An assay office has been established at Albany, Oregon. James Hamilton Lewis ia a candidate for governor of Illinois. Goldfield mineowners say efforts at compromise come too late. Legal holidays are over in California. December zl was the last. The battleship fleet is well off the Florida coast and all is well on board. Japanese are anxious for Admiral Evans to visit them with his battleship fleet Representative Scott, of Kansas, would prohibit dealing in futures on grain. The first train has passed under the Hudson river at New York through the McAdoo tunnel. ine total loss to vessel property on the great lakes amounted to $743,000 for the season of 1907. The Illinois Smupree court has de clared unconstitutional the lawforbiud- ding speculation in theater tickets. ine fcearcniignt Uanfc x I rust com pany, of Searchlight, Nevada, has been . looted by the president of the corpora tion. Friction between Cortelyou and Roosevelt may result in the resignation of the former. Michigan elecitric road managers say they cannot operate at a profit for less than 2 cents a mile. An Atlanic liner arrived at New York a few days ago with only seven first class passengers. George Rex Clarke, blind since birth, has just graduated from the University of Chicago with an A. B. degree. A New York man has had his name changed from Crooke to Croohe,be- cause his sweetheart would not accept such a name. Gives Canada Assurance Di vert Stream to Corea. Tokio, Dec. 24. Negotiations be tween Canadian Minister of Labor Ru dolphe Lemieux and the Japanese gov ernment, which have been delayed by a hitch over details, will be concluded within the next few days It is under stood that Minister Lemieux has fin ally agreed to accept Japan's verbal assurance that she will undertake the self imposed task of limiting emigra tion to Canada. The exact method of limitation will be left entirely in the hands of the Japanese government. The assurance is identical with that given the United States. It is stated that the hitch arose over the desire of the Canadian government to secure a definite promise in writing outlining the undertakings. This was positively declined by Japan because it would entail a sacrific of treaty rights. Minister Lemieux also desired to secure from the Japanese government a note giving the exact number of laborers that the government proposed to allow to emigrate to Canada. This was also refused. NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM THE STATE OF OREGON HELP FOR STUDENTS. In- University Establishes Loan Fund stead of Making Gifts. University of Oregon, Eugene The University of Oregon is planning a loan fund of at least $5,000, based on the belief that a loan is better than an out right gift in the form of a scholarship. Some subscriptions have already been made to the fund, and a number of prominent men of the state have agreed to guarantee amounts up to $500. Pres ident Campbell is using his best efforts to raise the entire $5,000 this year if possible. In almost every high school graduat ing class there are some who do not have the means for a college education, but who would take advantage of any fair opportunity offered them to secure one. The treasurei of the loan fund, who is to be the high school inspector and will thus have an opportunity to know personally the members of the classes, will work in conjunction with the city superintendents and high school principals. He will make lcaus to such students as need them each year at a low rate of intereet, with the agree mert that they are to repay the princi pal as soon as they are able after leav ing college. A small amount of life in surance will be taken out on each at SPECIAL SHORT COURSES. RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES. 2. 3. 4. 5. Oregon Agricultural College Plans to Aid Farmer With Little Time. The Oregon Agricultural college will give winter short courses, beginning January 7, 1908, as followe: 1. General Agriculture: two weeks Dairying; six week. Horticulture; six weeks. Mechanio Arts; six weeks. Household Science; six weeks. Many young men as well as many mature farmers who are so situated that they cannot take a four years course of study desire to acquiant them selves more fully with the most recent developments in agriculture. There are others who feel the need of a more practical knowledge of farm mechanics and the use of tools. It is to meet th needs of these classes that these courses will be given. The course in House hold Science will be of value to the women of the home who desire to more thoroughly acquaint themselves with the principles of good cooking and of general home management. The sub jects to be discussed will be of interest and importance to every farmer and bomekeeper and it ia hoped that large number will take advantage of this, opportunity. A circular containing further inform the expense of the tund. It ia the plan ation will be sent on application to to have ten men guarantee the fund i the Agricultural College. Corvalli? against loss to the amount of $500 each Oregon. The university has had a small loan fund of about $300 for the past four years. During this time, 25 students have been enabled to complete their colleae course who otherwise could not have done so. Only one loan has been lost. WANT BRAND ON ALL SHODDY Cut in Railroad Force. Sacramento, Dec. 24. Orders from the general Southern Pacific offices in San Francisco were posted yesterday in the local railroad shops to the effect that the shops will close, with the ex ception of enough men to handle round house work, today and remain closed until January 1. It is stated unoffi cially that after the first of the year the force in each of the shops will be reduced or the men will be given from three to four days a week. It is also said that a similar reduction will be made all over the Harriman system. Favors Giving Tithes. New York, Dec. 24. Joseph H. Choate in an address at the annual meeting of the State Charities Aid association advocated adherence to the old Mosaic law that one-tenth of all property be given to charity. He said he did not believe many of the rich women and men who composed his au dience had lived up to the law and that if all the people of the country had done bo there would not have been any financial troubles like those through which the country has just passed. Woolgrowers Working for Protection of the Industry. Pendleton In accordance with one of the resolutions passed at the recent convention of the Oregon Woolgrowers' association, the secretary has sent to the Oregon congressional delegation a request for an act compelling the brand ing of manufactured goods and clothing, the object being to protect the public from shoddy and cotton counterfeits of woolen goods. The pure food law is cited as an example that it is right for the government to protect the people from frauds, counterfeits and adultera tions of all kinds. Another resolution passed at the same time calls for the retention of the import duty on wool, woolen fabrics, hides, meat and meat animals, with the ob ject of continuing the present prosper ous condition of the wcol and livestock industry. Tbe Supreme court of Illinois holds that the anti-cigarette law does not prohibit the sale of cigarettes made from pure tobacco. More than 100 all steel passenger cars will be in me on the Pennsylvania railroad between Pittsburg and New York shortly after January 1. The liner Oceanic, which has just sailed for Europe from New York, car ried 85,107 money orders, worth $1, 192,422.25, which is a record cargo. The regulation requiring soldiers to stand at salute while the "Star Span gled Banner" is being played is modi fied so as to permit the men to stand erect and to salute only at the last note of the music. The czar and the douma will clash on the rebuilding of the Russian navy Cortelyou denies that he is a candi date for the Republican presidential Domination. Wireless messages from the fleet show that it is making good progress in Its journey south. Butte mobs hive defied the Federal court's orders and deported nonunion telephone linemen. Electric power has been cut off at Goldfield and the mines have had to suspend temporarily. Justice Gould has enjoined the Amer ican Federation of Labor from boycot ting the Buck Stove & Range company. The state does net seem to be making much progress in the Pettibone trial. Judge Wood will not permit Colorado labor troubles to be brought into the case. Johan Poulsen, of the InmanP-oulsen company, of Portland, told the Inter state Commerce commission his com pany could make money even with the increased lumber rate on railroads. Will Cut Oil Rates. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 24. The state railway commission has decided to cut oil rates in Nebraska 30 per cent. This action was forced by alleged discrimin ation by the railroads in favor of the Standard Oil company. The railroads view the proposed reduction with great disfavor, and declare that they will lose money on every gallon of oil they move at tbe new rate. They are al ready outlining a fight to maintain the present toll. New Road Is Under Way. Grants Pass The government is making good progress under the direct superpvision of the local forestry serv ice, m extending a road down Rogue river into Curry county. This particu lar stretch of road will open up a wide latitude of country rich in mineral and prolific of the best marketable pine. When this work has been completed, 10 per cent of the proceeds will be di verted to the school fund, thus increas ing the permanent .means of keeping up schools. About $5,000 has been aDDro- priated to be used in developing the highway, and it is expected that con gress will set aside $5,000 more to be used on this project. Another Mill for Albany. Albany Albany is tc have another flourmill. In the next few weeks a plant with a capacity of 50 barrels a day will be established by E. A. John son, who now operates a, saw mill at Drain, and P. B. Marshall, who for years has been secretary of the Albany Farmers' company. The two men have consummated the purchase of the three warehouses of the Albany Farmers' company, situated at Albany, Tallman and Tangent, and in addition to carry ing on a warehouse business, will oper ate a flourmill in one of the local build ings of the old company. CHANGES FOREST BOUNDARIES Department Heeds Demands of John Dap Stockmen. jonn jjay uyj. .Bingham has re ceived his commission as acting forest supervisor -for the Malheur national forest preserve, with headquarters at John Day. The boundaries of the new reserve are the John Day river on the north, previous withdrawal on the east, former lines on the south, irreg ular lines running near the center of .townships in range 27 on the west Heppner forest is extended to the John Day river and headquarters removed to Monument. The remaining portion of the western division is renamed Des chutes and headquarters at Prineville Stockmen rejoice at the change. Grain Instead of Hops. Aurora During the past two weeks this section has been well soaked with the usual winter rains and the farmers are well pleased with the outlook. The ground is in good condition, and much work has been done for the . winter grains. An unusually large acreage of grain has been sown this fall, many of the hopgrowers thinking it better to put in small grain than to depend en iireiy on nops xor nnanciai returns on their properties. Big Lumber Contract. Astoria The Olson-Mahoney Lum ber company, of San Francisco, which has been awarded a contract for 6,000, 000 feet of lumber by the Isthmian Canal commission, is closely identified with the Clatsop Mill company and the Astoria Box company, of this city, and it ia expected a large part of this order will be cut al the local mills. . Present for University. University of Oregon, Eugene The Alumni association has just presented to the University of Oregon a painting of President Johnson the first presi dent of the university. The work was done in Eugene by R. LeBarre Good win, of New York, at a cost of $500. PORTLAND MARKETS. Secretary Cortelyou Makes Report to Congress. Washington, Deo. 23. Secretary Cor telyou has repoited to congress (he re ceipts from customs from Oregon during the past fiscal year to be $1,140,612, of which there was collected in Portland $1,123,291; Astcria, $17,319 and Ya quina, $1.35. The total for Washington, all ports, was $1,622,033. From internal reve nue the collections were in Oregon, $378,428; Washington, $1,046,238, and California, $5,536,790. The immense lead of New York state in both items is shown: Customs re ceipts, $223,127,065; internal revenue, $32,353,797. The reports of receipts from sales of publio lands gives Oregon $1,621,287, of which there was collected at Port land, $163,796; The Dalles, $344,276; Roseburg, $415,004; La Grande, $435,. 208; Burns, $91,952; Lakeview, $171. 048;. In Washington the receipts were $660,714; California, $367,270. Total receipts from land sales in the country were $7,878,811. The territorial government of Alaska cost $51,472 in salaries, and $4,919 in expenses. The fine custom house at Portland cost in Improvements only $770.42, and the Baker City postoflioe only $50, and the Salem public building $5,628. During the year the government ex pended $2,201 on its exhibit which was at the Lewis and Clark exposition, and $1,382 on the exposition government buildings. On harbor improvements the dis bursements were: Entrance to Coos bay, Oregon, $2,600; dredge for Oregon and Washington harbors, $1,000: Grays harbor, Washington, $10,000; Grays harbor and Chehalia river, $3,-990. River improvements cost: Columbia and lower Willamette, below Portland, $72,668; Columbia, at Cascades, $270; Columbia, between Wenatchee and Bridgeport, $1,000; Columbia, Wash ington, $12,500; gauging waters of the Columbia, $773,636; upper Columbia and Snake rivers, $18,000; Coos river, $500; Coquille river, $4,400: Tilla mook, $3,980; Willamette and Yam hill, $23,000. The surveyor general's office at Port land cost in salaries, $8,750; at Seattle, $9,750. Crater lake cost the government $2, 999. Oregon's five per cent of the public land sales amounted to $22,489, Wash ington's, $20,011. Pacific Northwest Indiana cost, for support: Umatillas, Cayuses and Walla Wallas, $2,713; Yakimas, $3, 391; Nez Percea, $987; Warm Springs, Oregon, $3,397; Klamath Indians, $5,- 203. besides administration expenses at all reservations. xo maintain the Columbia river lightvessel, $74,496 was tbe expense Tbe summary of the nation s expenses shows the cost of the war department for the year was $123,290,500; navy department, $95,306,894; treasury de partment. $72,174,930; state depart ment, $2,066,394; executive depart ment, proper, $26,407; Interior depart ment, $165,048,667; postoffic depart ment, $10,097,771; agricultural depart ment, $9.551,' 14; commerce and labor, 9,328,881; judicial department, $7, 517,396. It is an interesting fact that although the department of commerce and labor has been organized only a few years. ta expenses equal those of the depart ment of agriculture. The grand total of the governmental department expense was $762,488,753, which did not include many millions appropriations and some items which bring the actual outlay close to 1,000,000,000. For State Line Stations. Guthrie, Okla., Dec. 24. The rail road commission of Oklahoma has or dered the Santa Fe to establish stations at all points on the state line crossed by the company. The action was taken because of a decision on the part of the commission that the Santa Fe had failed to sell interstate tickets at the 2-cent rate. Chile to Welcome Fleet. Valparaiso,' Dec. 24. The house of W. R. Grace & Co., of this city, has received a telegram from New York certifying that the American fleet, now on its voyage to the Pacific, will enter the ports of Chile. Preparations are Ceing made here to give them an agree able welcome, in which the government will join. Goldfield to Be Troopless. Washington, Dec. 24. Roosevelt has ordered the troops withdrawn from Goldfield Monday, December 30. No statement as to the reason for with drawal is offered but at the War de partment it is assumed by many that General Funston has found that it was not necessary to send the soldiers there. British Squadron In Pacific. London, Dec. 24. According to the Standard, the Admiralty has decided to establieh next May a Pacific and North American squadron, the base of which will be at Eequimalt, B. C. Heat and Light for Agency. Pendleton Supervising Engineer Pringle of the Indian department, who has been at the Umatilla agency exam ining the facilities for heating and light ing the buildings of the agency, will recommend, it is understood, the erec tion of a one-story brick structure, 4 Ox 70 feet, in which a complete electric lighting and heating plant will be in stalled. It is desired that the building shall be completed for the opening of school next year. Fruit Meeting in Eugene. Eugene Plans are under way for an important meeting of the Lane County Horticultural society with the officers of the State Horticultural soceitv. in Eugene, the first week in January. President W. K. Newel and Secretary H. M. Williamson, of the state beard. will be here to address the meeting. and there will be some members of the faculty from the Agricultural college in attendance. Lard Claimarts Anxious. Pendelton In the Umatilla land fraud case, which will poon beain. about 200 entrymen will be involved in th La Grande district. Great uneasi ness is being shown as to the outcome of these cases. New Notares Fublic. Salem Governor Chamberlain has named the following notaries Dubli:: Thomas Coatee, Tillamook; J. L. Camp- Dell, Ulendale; lrgiJ II. Massev. R. F. D. No. 8, 8alem. 'Wheat Club, 8081c; blnestem, 82 83c; valley, 8081c; red, 7879c. Oata No. 1 white, $28: gray, $28. Barley Feed, $27.50; brewing, $31; rolled, $30. Corn Whole, 32; cracked, $33. . Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $16; Eastern Oregon timothy, $2023; clo ver. $15; cheat, $15; grain hay, $15 $16; alfalfa, $15; vetch, $14. Butter Fancy creamery, 3537 per pound. Veal 75 to 125 rounds, 8J9c 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds, 6(36c. Poik Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 6 oc; packers, 6b$c. Poultry Average old hens, ll12c per pound; mixed chickens, 11c spring chickens, 12c; roosters. 8c dressed chickens, 12(&13c; turkeys live, loc; dressed, choice, 1719c geese, live, 89c; ducks, 1213c pigeons, $11.50; squabs, $23. Lags Freeh ranch, candled, 85 37c per dozen. Fruits Apples, 75c$2 per box; peaches, 75c(i$$J per crate; pears, $1.25 1.75 per box; cranberries, $9.6012 per barrel. Vegetables Turnips, 75o per sack; carrots, 65c per sack; beets, $1 per sack; beans, 79c per pound; cabbage, icperpouna; caunnower, y&c(2)il per dozen; celery, $3.50(33.75 per crate; onions, 1520c per dozen; parsley, 20c per dozen; peas, llo per pound; pep pers, 817c per pound; pumkpine, 1 1 14C per pound; radishes, 20c per doz en; spinach, 6c per pound; sprouts, 8c per pound; squash, llc per pound; tonatoes, $1.50 per box. Onions $1.752 per hundred. Potatoes 50(365c per hundred, de livered Portland; sweet potatoes, $2.6n per hundred. Hops 1907, 5 7c per pound; olds, nominal. Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 1320c per pound, according to shrink age; valley, 1820c, according to fine ness; mohair, choice, 2930o per pound. I FATAL MINE EXPLOSION Entombs Over Two Hundred Men In Pennsylvania. Third Disaster In Same District In Nineteen Days Raises Toatl of Deaths From the Three Accident to 550 Over Half the Dead Are Americans. Lumber Case Ended. Washington, Dec. 23. Taking of testimony in the lumbermen' case be fore the Interstate Commerce commis sion has been concluded. Final arguments will be made before the commission on March 4 and a de cision is anticipated shortly thereafter. In the meantime lumbermen of the Pa cific Northwest named as complainants in the case will be entitled to ship un der the protection of the injunction is sued by the Federal courts at Portland and Seattle. Jacobs Creek, Pa., Dec. 20. An ex plosion of gas in the Darr mine of the Pittsburg Coal company, located here, yesterday entombed between 200 and 250 miners, and there is scarcely a ray of hope that a single one of them will be taken from the mine alive. Par tially wrecked buildings in tbe vicinity of the mine and the condition of the few bodies found early in the rescue work indicate an explosion of tuch ter- riflo force that it seems impossible that any one could have survived it. All of the 13 bedies taken out up to this time are terribly mutilated, and three of them are headless. This is the third mine disaster since the first of the month in the veins of bituminous coal underlying Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, for the Naomi mine, near Fayette City, and the two mines at Monongah, W. Va., in which the earlier explosions hap pened, are in the same belt as the local workings. Yesterday s catastrophe swells tbe number of victims of deadly mine gas for the 19 days to between 550 and 600. That this disaster does not equal or even surpass in loss of life and attend ant horrors the one in West Virginia is due to the devotion tc church duties of a considerable number of tbe miners. In observance of the church festival, many of the 400 or more men regulaly employed at tbe mine did not go to work. These who escaped through, this reason are members of tbe Greek Catholic church and they suspended work to celebrate St. Nicholas' day. As was tbe case at Monongah, the explosion followed a brief shut down. The Dair mine having been closed Tuesday and Wednesday. It was just 11:30 o'clock when .the tenth trip of loaded cars . had been brought out to the tipple that there came an awful rumbling sound, followed immediately by a loud report and a concussion that shook nearby buildings and was felt within a radius of several miles. At the same time there came out of the mouth of the mine an immense cloud of dense smoke and dust that floated across the Youghiogheny river. Intuitively everyone m the vicinity knew what had happened and all start ed for the one place the mouth of the? mine. As far as known only one man who went to work escaped. Joseph Maple ton, a pumper, emerged from one of the side entrances shortly after the explosion. He had left the part of the- mine where most of the men were working and was on the way to the en gine rcom for oil. A considerable number of the miners- were Americans, some oi the onicfra estimating that probably more than half of the victims are Americans, as the majority of the foreigners did not-work. The Darr mine is Jocated on the west side of the Youghiogheny river, in Westmoreland county, along the line- of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroad, 40 miles southeast of Pittsburg and 18 miles northwest of Connelsville. It is one of the largest of the Pittsburg Coal company. There was much drunkenness here- tonight, some of the men who got a. good start on account cf the holiday continuing their carousal after tbe ex plosion in celebration of their escape. A new air shaft for the mine is being constructed, work having been started on it several months ago. Had this been completed, it ie said, the loss of life today would have been much less serious. More Islands Than Thought. San Francisco, Dec. 23. Uncle Sam is richer by 1,400 islands than he thought he was. When the United States purchased the Philippines the charts showed 1,200 islands in the archipelago. The charts used in mak ing the treaty were known to be far from perfect, but it was thought they were sufficiently accurate for all pur poses of the treaty. Accurate maps were brought to San Francisco today from the islands, which show that in PAPA- Rfth VrWllr WOO lnrAafin.fAJ tne group are 2,bU0 islands. Many of a special committee consisting nf finer- Makes Traveling Safer. Omaha, Neb., Dec. 21. That safety- devices save limbs and lives is demon strated by the casualty report of the Union Pacific railrond. In spite of greatly increased traffic, the number of people killed and injured bv the road during 1907 was 1,209, as compared with 2,097 in 1906. The report con tains a list of the principal train acci dents of the year, with a statement of the causes and consequences in each- Each wreck was investigated them are small. Hope to Rescue Miners. Ely, Nev., Nov. 23. The three min ers entombed in the Alpha mine will, unles further trouble is experienced. probably be released by Christmas day. according to Foreman Gallagher. The 500-foot level was reached last night by the rescue party at work on the cave-in. and now that danger of a further cave- ating or other officials of the road. New Grand Jury at Work. San Francisco, Dec. 21. The new ciunty grand jury held its first session yesterday and after quickly perfecting the details of organization took np the case of the missing Colton eecuritif and the connection of former officials of the California 8afe Deposit A Trust ntmrmnv triHi tha I loonnn.. ........ i n haa been averted, work in hnina I naKln c ' n umuiu L,wuina nun inimin. h ri n it rw possible speed. The witnesses were examined, and the tek- imprieoned since De-. ing c f tettimonv had not hennlnnnolnl when the meeting adjourned until today. i pushed with all men have been cember 4. Dr. Hanna Is Appointed. New York, Dec. 23. According to a special dispatch from Rome to the New York World, Rev. Dr. Edward J. Han na professor of dogmatic theolosv in St. Bernard's seminary at IWlientop w - - New Drydock Projected. San Francisco, Dec. 21. The Bulle tin says that within a few months the Union Iron works will let a contract for a floating drydock large enough to- fiiVfimrriAjioTn a 1 1 Al a. . m v u i. , . , . . ' -vvMivunw mi vcceviB mat come lO fhbiston nfese 'PP0 the possible exception archbishop of San Francisco, in succea- 'of th PaMfi nr-;i nJT w sion to the late George Montgomery. ' Manchuria.