Heppner gazette., March 26, 1908, Image 2

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HEPPNER
OREGON
RESUME OF THE
WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Headers National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.
Illinois is in the midst of a bitter
liquor war.
The American cruiser Tacoma ia at
La Guayara, Venezuela.
Senator Borah says it was the plain
people that saved the day in the recent
money panic.
A ban rraneisco Chinese woman
wanes to De deported to avoid prosecu
tion for stealing $400.
All union miners have been warned
to stay away from Alaska until the la
bor trouble has been settled.
Two train robbers cut their way
through four Bets of steel bars at the
county jail at Helena and are at liberty.
Dr. Hall-Edwarda, one of England's
greatest physicians, has lost his left arm
as a resu.t of constant use of the X-ray
Congressman Humphrey says that
without ship subsidy Japan could whip
the United States as easily as she did
Kussia.
BONFIRE OF CLOTHES.
Chinese Declare Boycott on Japanese
Goods.
Canton, Marsh 24. The greatest in
dignation prevails here aaginst the gov
ernment for yielding to the Japanese
demands in the Tatsu Maru case, it
being considered that the government's
action in this matter has brought dis
grace upon this province. The Self
Government society of Canton has or
ganized several monster indignation
meetinge, at which resolutions were
adopted that the anniversary of the re
lease of the Tatsu Maru be observed as
a day of public mourning. The resolu
tions also declared a boycott against
Japanese goods.
More than 50,000 persons attended
the mass meetings held yesterday;
buildings were draped in mourning and
20 or more orators delivered denuncia
tory speeches. Among the speakers
was a 12-year-old, whose declaration
against the Japanese caused the greatest
enthusiasm.
A great number of those who had as
sembled thereupon divested themselves
of Japanese-made garments, including
caps and handkerchiefs, and made a
huge bonfire of them. One dealer in
Japanese goods offered to sacrifice his
entire stock.
The meeting recommended the im
peachment of Yuan Shi Kai of the
board of foreign affairs for weakness in
yielding to the Japanese.
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
EXCURSION RATES.
OVER MILLION UNEMPLOYED
Effects
of
lhe largest crowd of siantseers ever
in San Francisco is expected when the
battleship fleet arrives. Accommoda
tions are being arranged by the hotels
for 250,000 people.
Fulton says he will return to Oregon
to answer Heney.
Senator Bryan, of Florida, is eeriouB
ly ill with typhoid fever.
ihere is a rumor that Heney is in
vestigating Chicago graft.
Canada has appealed to 'Great Brit
ain to keep out Asiatic labor.
Hearst's Independence league intends
to keep the old parties guessing.
Roosevelt is to write a message on
amendments to the anti-trust law.
Travel to the Coast from the East
will be $2.50 cheaper than last year,
Fire destroyed the Grand'Pacific ho-
tel, Chicago, to the extent of $100,000.
The Susquehanna river is so high
that the iron works at Harrisburg have
had to close.
The Shanghai, China, council has
voted to reduce the number of opium
smoking dens by one-fourth.
The United States Steel corporation
made earnings of over $60,000,000 last
year. This is more than $4,000,000
above the earnings of 1906.
the Recent Panic in East
and South.
JNew xorK, March z. in a canvass
of the country to ascertain the number
of .unemployed; men, dispatches have
been received from many industrial
centers with reports of conditions, and
from these it is estimated that more
than one million men are minus jobs.
The reports indicate more than 600,000
unemployed in the chief cities and
nearly 603,000 in the states outside the
cities.
That there are more'unemployed men
and women in New York City today
than at any previous time in many
years past is the belief of union leaders,
charity workers and students of social
conditions. Estimates of the number
out of work vary from 100,000 to 500,
000. It is probable that half of the
latter number, or 250,000, is about cor
rect.
The following estimate is given by
responsible labor leaders: Carpenters,
10,000; tailors, 8,000; rockmen and
excavators, 8,000; bricklayers, 7,000;
laborers, 20,000; housesmiths, 9,000;
asphalt workers, 2,000; paperhangers,
2,000; painters, 7,000; rockdrillers,
2,000; engineers, 2,000; pavers, 2,000;
plasterers, 2,000; steamfitters, 500;
sheet metal workers, 500; compositors,
2,000; pressmen, 1,000; miscellaneous
trades, 20,000; unorganized labor, 145,
000; total, 250,000.
Many Oregon People Expect to Visit
Fleet at San Francisco.
Portland Many Oregon people
expect to go to San Francisco to see
Admiral Evans' squadron upon its
arrival in the city by the Golden
Gate. So many inquiries have been
maae or the Harrimaii passenger of
ficials that a special rate will be
made to San Francisco and return
from Portland to permit Oregon peo
ple to assist in welcoming the fleet
to the Pacific coast. A first-class
rate of $25 for the round-trip to San
Francisco will be named, with a ten-
day limit, and passenger officials ex
pect the low figure will be popular
and that many will take advantage
of it. The present roundtrip rate is
$40. The dates on which the re
duced special tickets will be sold
have not yet been decided, as this
will depnd upon the movements of
the fleet. As soon as it is definitely
settled just when the fleet will ar
rive at San Francisco, the Southern
Pacific will announce the dates.
"We expect to take 700 people
from Portland alone to see the fleet,"
said Assist General Passenger Agent
Scott yesterday. "We have had a
very large number of inquiries from
all over the state in regard to the
possibility of fixing rates to permit
Oregon people to visit the fleet on
its arrival in San Francisco. In re
sponse to this widespread desire to
see the lighting ships that make ud
the squadron, we have decided to
put in the low rate."
APPLE LAND $1,000 PER ACRE
Grower Says It Is Worth That With
Apples $1 a Box.
Hood River The annual meeting
of the Hood River Horticultural So
ciety, the largest auxiliary organiza
tion to the state society in Oregon,
tooit piace last Saturday.
ine meeting started in the morn
ing with S. F. Blythe as chairman,
aim wun an intermission at noon
lasted until late in the day. A. I
Mason, whose subject was "The Ap
pie, stated as his opinion that the
time was coming when districts
growing cheap and inferior grades of
iruit would
business.
J. C. Porter, who was on the
gramme to speak on pruning,
who is one of the most prominent
growers at Hood River, or else
where, stated that, even if prices for
OF ONE OPINION.
House Committee Votes to Forfeit
Railroad Land Grants.
Washington, March 23. Two mil
lion aorea of land in California and
Oregon vested in the Oregon & Califor
nia Railroad company, owned by the
Central Pacific and controlled by E. II.
Ilarriman, will be subjected to suit for
recovery of title by the United States,
if action taken by the committee on
public lands is sustained by the house.
The committee agreed to report favor
ably without amendments a resolution
which has already passed the senate,
empowering and directing the attorney
general to Dring suits for the recovery
by the United States of the title to the
public lands granted to certain Western
railroad companies in caBes where the
be forced to go out of conditions stipulated in the grants have
not wen complied with such condi
pro- tions, for example, as governed the
and grant of land to tha Drponn Ar Pali far.
nia Railroad company in the Bixties
Under the grant the land was to be
FLEET WILL
VISIT JAPAN
Mikado's Invitation Is Accepted by
President Roosevelt.
Cordial Reception Promised Ameri
cans at Yokohama May Also Call
at One Chinese Port All Otru r
Invitations Must Be Declined for
Lack of Time.
Washington, March 21. The Amer
ican battleship fleet is to visit Japan.
The desire of the emperor of the Island
Kingdom to play host to the fleet was
laid before Secretary Root Thursday
by Baron Takahira, the Japanese am
bassador. The invitation, which was
coucned in most cordial terms, was
nude, oiaieu mai, even n prices io:li. L.ii. , wuuucu m ujubii cummi teium, waa
apples should go to $1 a box, land rnQWfl,ope 7 th "le,to made the subject of extended consider-
ASK FOR INSTRUCTION,
Fal-
Umatilla Farmers Want Summer
low Train.
Pendleton So successfully was the
summer fallow train recently run by
the O. R. & N. company through the
wheat belt of the Palouse country that
Umatilla county farmers are making an
effort to secure such a train for the
wheat belt of this county.
Half a dozen agricultural experts ac-
companiea tne train ana lectured on .hours, while with the examinations
dry farming, antisummer fallowing and I there is very little likelihood of hav
deep plowing for the wheat districts, 'ing more than two in one day
with the result that farmers were great
at Hood River would still be worth
$1,000 per acre on account of the
immense return on the investment.
Kj. n. &proat, who was called on
to speak on "What Shall We Do to
Market the Future Apple Crop to
Get the Best Results?" was strong
ly in favor of raising the best grjades
and best quality of fruit, and in this
connection, as a director of the Ap
pie-Growers Union, read a number
of letters from large buyers and im
porters in which they stated that
they had found it cheaper to pay
higher prices for fruit grown at
Hood River than a less price for that
grown elsewhere on account of its
quality and keeping properties. Mr
Professors Quiz Students.
University of Oregon, Eugene
The custom of giving a quiz each
month in the different subjects has
become almost general among the
different members of the faculty,
and as approximately a month of the
second semester has elapsed, the
students are in about the same state
of mind only in a lesser degree, as
during examinations. Under this
system a student may encounter as
many tests in one day as he has
bona fide settlers of the United States
at not more than $2.50 an acre and in
parcels not exceeding 160 acres each.
It is charged that some of thia land was
sold by the Oregon & California railroad
in violation of the conditions named.
The refusal of E. H. Harriman, an
nounced by him at the Irrigation con
gress at Sacrmento last year, to sell
any portion of the remaining 2,000,000
acres, led totheintrcduction by Senator
ruiton or tne resolution which, the pub
lic lands committee acted on favorably
today. Chairman Mondell was author
ized to draw the report of the commit
tee, which he will do this week.
ROOSEVELT'S PROGRAM.
ly benefitted and have expressed a de
sire to hear more on these advanced
lines of farming. Umatilla county
farmers are dissatisfied with summer
fallowing half of their valuable land
each year and desire to know what
crops can be raised on alternate years
which will conserve the soil forces and
at the same time yield a profit. With
this end in view they will ask the O.
R. & N. company to organize a farmji's
train.
DECIDES IMPORTANT CASE.
Anna Gould says she has had enough
of married life.
Count Leo Tolptoi is reported to be
ill at lasnaya Polaua.
Another affidavit by Ruef says Burns
used threats to get false testimony.
Railroads will maintain low excur
8 ion rates to the coast all summer.
Abraham Hummel, prominent in the
first Thaw trial, has been released from
prison.
Miss Wilheimina Crawford, of Low
ell, Mass., 29 years old, has adopted as
her son James Butler, who is 46.
Old Benicia barracks, near San Fran
cisco, which has been an army post for
50 years, is to be abandoned, but the
arsenal will be retained.
Letters have been received by Mayor
Busse, Chief of Police Shippy and As
sistant Chief Scheuttler, of Chicago, in
forming them they will be shot.
The roaring well near Beloit, Wis.
sounds from which preceded the San
Francisco disaster, is again emitting
rambling noises and a strong wind.
The United States navy post at the
Midway islands la to be abandoned.
Rear Admiral Evans will be retired
after the fleet reaches San Francisco
May 8.
A number cf foreign warships are
at Port Au Prine, Hayti, and the revo
lutionists are to be deported.
Viscount Aoki was recalled by his
government for offensive talk to Rooee
velt regarding Japanese exclusion.
Rear Admiral Evans admires Magda
lena bay and says it would be a grand
thing if the United States owned it.
near Admiral eperry will taxe com
mand of the American battleship Meet
to complete its voyage round the world
The Oregon and California coasting
steamer Pomona struck the rocks off
Fort Ross, Cal., and is a total loss. The
passengers and hand luggage were
aaved, but 102 sacks of mail were lost.
The czar has confirmed the death
sentence on General Stoessel but re
commends commutation to ten years'
imprisonment.
Senator La Follette says 'high finan
ciers manufactured the recent panic.
An Irish skipper in Galveston har
bor hoisted the Irish flag above the
American on St. Patrick's day, but was
obliged to change them.
The senate has inreased the salaries
of surveyors general from $2,000 to $3,-O00.
Interstate Commerce Commission Has
No Control Over Ocean.
Washington, March 24. A decision
was promulgated today by the Inter
state Commerce commission in one of
the most important cases it has been
called upon to determine for some time.
It is that of the Cosmopolitan Import
ing company, a Philadelphia organiza
tion, chartered under the laws of New
Jersey, against the Hamburg-American
Packet company, the North German
Lloyd Steamship company, the Wilson
(Hull) lines and the Scandinavian-
American lines.
The complainant's petition was filed
with the commission nearly a year ago.
Some time subsequently the defendants
filed a demurrer, attacking the juris
diction of the Interstate Commerce
commission.
The opinion in the case, which is
very voluminous, was prepared by
Commissioner franklin K. Lane.
In brief, and in effect, the commis
sion decides against ltseli. It holds
that it has no authority over oceanic
transportation and thus determines the
case adversely to the contention of the
complainant.
Expect Big Freshman Class.
University of Oregon, Eugene Indi
cations are that Oregon's freshman
class of next year will be the largest
in the history of the university. Regis
trar Tiffany has received so far over 50
applications for university entrance,
while in previous years very few if any
came in so early. University author
ities predict an entering class of close
to 250 next fall. The present enroll
ment, exclueive of outside branches, is
418, and with the law, medical and
music department the total is brought
up to 710.
Berlin Socialists are preparing to
celebrate the anniversary of their up
rising in 1848.
Robbers Make Rich Haul.
Reno, Nev., March 24. Three rob
bers, heavily armed, overcame Edward
Hoffman and a companion on a road
two miles from Rawhide late this after
noon, threw them to the ground, and
made off in their victims' two-horse
rig, taking gold a ad bank notes amount
ing to about $47,000 with tbem. The
money was consigned to the Coalition
Mining company at Rawhide to be used
in paying miners' wages and to meet
the final payment on one of the proper
ties purchased last week by the Coali
tion company. Posses are in pursuit.
Marine Casualties Heavy.
Boston, March 24. A review 'of the
marine casualties off the coast of New
England and British North America
during the fall and winter season juft
ended, shows that about 350 lives were
lost. Of this number 251 persons per
ished in the wrecks of ten vessels be
longing to the French fishing fleet of
bt. Pierre, last fall. These vessels
foundered in heavy gales which swept
the Grand Banks. About 25 Newfound
land fishermen were lost in these storms.
Violated Game Laws.
Albany George W. Fisher, pro
prietor of the Brownsville glove fac
tory, was convicted in the State Cir
cuit Court of violation of the game
laws, by having fresh deer meat in
his possession December 12, long af
ter the open season for killing deer
had closed. Judge Bennett directed
the jury to return a verdict of guilty
without leaving the jury-box. Fisher
was fined SI 00 and costs. He will
appeal the case to the state supreme
court.
Try to Throttle University.
University of Oregon, Eugene In
oicacive or. tne widespread interest in
the referendum movement against the
university appropriation, is a letter to
President Campbell from President
Pritchett, of the Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Teaching, of
New York, asking for all the valuable
data on the subject. President Pritch.
e.t mentions that this is the first case of
this kind and that, on this account, he
will make a study of the circumstances.
Umatilla River Swollen.
Pendleton Warm rains followed
by a chinook wind and then more
rain is taking the snow oft the moun
tains at a rapid rate. The Umatilla
river is higher than it has been any
time this year, and though the water
is rising rapidly, it is still far from
dangerous. The rains are being
hailed with delight by the farmers,
as the season has been exceptionally
dry.
PORTLAND MARKETF.
Undertakes to Get New Laws Through
Congress.
Washington, March 23. President
Roosevelt has determined on a .legisla
tive program the enactment of which
will be urged upon congress in a special
message which he said today will go in
this week. Each of the measures to be
proposed involves perplexing difficul
ties and each will have far-reaching
effects on business and economic condi
tions of the country. The program is
the product of important conferences
through which the president has been
put in possession of the views' of all in
terests concerned. Likewise the atti
tude of the leaders in both branches of
congress has been made known. Its
success depends upon the combined
effort, which he believes can be brought
to bear in behalf of the whole plan by
those affected especially by some one of
its features.
The program includes:
A declaration in favor of revision of
the tariff in a special scseon to be held
after March 4, 1909.
An amendment to the Sherman anti
trust law so as to make important con
cessions to combinations of both labor
and capital.
Limiting the powers of certain courts
in the use of the injunction in labor
disputes.
Passage cf an employers' liability
bill.
Passage of the Aldrich financial bill.
ation by President Roosevelt and his
entire cabinet yesterday. Mr. Root waa
directed to accept the invitation and
the acceptance was laid before the Jap
anese ambassador late yesterday. It is
regarded in official circles herj as more
than likely that China will be next to
bid for a look at the fleet, and that.
should this be the case, the .invitation
will be accepted.
Secretary Metcalf and Admiral Pills-
bur g, chief of navigation, are arranging
the details of the new itinerary. With
the exception of China, it is deter
mined that all other invitations, should
any be received, will be declined, for
at the best the fleet will not now be
able to reach the Atlantic seaboard be
fore the first of next March.
The itinerary, which seems to be the
most direct, includes stops at the Ha
waiian islands, Samoa, Melbourne,
Sydney, Manila, Yokohamashould
that port be selected as the stopping
place in Japan possibly a Chinese
port, back to the Philippines, and then
home by way of the Suez canal, with
only such stops as are necessary for
coaling.
The fall target practice has been
planned to occupy a month at Manilla, .
either before or after the visit to Japan.
Although target practice is regarded as
decidedly important, and the custom
ia to have the ships occupy a month in
each spring and fall in gun practice.
the desire to have the fleet return to its
home station may lead to a curtailrxent
of the month planned for Manila.
Japan will have the ships a week.
according to the tentative plans. While
the stops in foreign ports so far made
have been on an average of ten days
duration, a part of that time was occu
pied in taking on coal. With a viv.it to
Manila, no coaling operations will be
neceseary in Yokohama. This would
enable the entire stay there to be given
up to festivities and show features of
the visit.
The acceptance of the Japanese invi
tation is regarded in naval circles as of
considerable importance in the way of
showing the cordiality existing between
Japan and the United States. The
added trip is nearly equal in distance
to a voyage from New York to Europe.
LABOR ASKS CABINET SEAT.
HINTS DIRE PLOT.
bluestem, 84c;
ton: rolled
Plaster Cast of Big Meteor.
University of Oregon, Eugene The
university has received an odd addi
tion to the Condon museum, in the
shape of a plaster of paris cast of the
meteor which fell near Oregon Citv in
1905. The gift was made by the Wil
lamette Steel & Iron comrianv. of Port
land. The cast was made at the Smitt - Vice' ?ad'
Wheat Club, 82c;
Valley, 82c; red, 80c.
Barley Feed, $26 per
$28 30 per ton.
I Mlllstuffs liran, city, $2 6; coun
try, $27 per ton; middlings, $30;
shorts, city, ?2 7; country, $2 5 per
ton; chop, $20 25 per ton.
Oats No. 1 white, $2 7 0 28 per
ton
I Corn Whole, $32.50; cracked,
$33.50.
' Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $17
ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $19
20; clover, $1415; cheat, $15;
grain hay, $14 15; alfalfa, 12 13.
Domestic fruits Apples, $1.25
3.50 per box, according to quality;
cranberries, $8 11 per barrel.
Fresh Vegetables Artichokes, 75
90c per dozen; asparagus, 25c per
pound; beans, 20c per pound; cab
bage, lc per pound; cauliflower,
$1.75 2; celery, $4.25 4.75 per
crate; eggplant, 20c per pound; let-
65c per dozen; hothouse,
Hundreds Perish at Sea.
Tokio, March 24. The Mutsn Maru,
a 900-ton coasting steamer belonging to
the Yusen Kaisha line, was sunk in a
collision with the Hideyoehi Maru, 696
tons, at 2:30 o'clock this morning two
miles off Todohokke, nar Hakodate.
The captain of the Mutsn Maru, a ma
jority of her 244 passengers and 43 of
the crew periihed.
soman institute, and is an exact repro
duction of the orig'nal. The meteor
fell on land belonging to the Willam
ette Steel & Iron company.
Assessable Property Increased.
Astoria Assessor Cornelius has
received notice from the Portland
Land Office that during the year end
ing on March 1, patents were issued
by the government to 7555.91 acres
of land in Clatsop county. This land
win be included in the 1908 assess
ment roll, which is now being prepared.
Smaller Apples Sell Best.
Hood River Speaking for the ap
ple buyers, H. F. Davidson said the
idea that the big apple was the one
that brought the most money, was
erroneous. The smaller sizes run
ning from 96 to 128 were the big
gest money makers, - and the most
desired, except on one or two va
rieties.
Reduce Rates on Sacks.
Pendleton Umatilla county farmers
are rejoicing over the announcement
made by the Northern Pacific and O.
R. & N. railroads of a 40-cent rate per
hundred on grain bags from Portland,
Tacoma and Seattle. This is a reduc
tion of practically 35 per cent from the
present rate.
New Sheep Commissioner.
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
appointed A. L. Mackintosh, of Paul
ina, sheep commissioner for the Second
district to succeed Thomas Bo v lan. '
i whose term expired March 12.
50c$l per box; parsley, 20c per
i dozen; peppers, 17c per pound;
radishes, 30c per dozen; rhubarb,
10c per pound; spinach oc per
pounds; sprouts 10c per pound;
squash, KSllic per pound; to
matoes, crates (6 baskets), $5
5.50; Mexican, crates, $3.
Root vegetables Turnips, 75c per
sack; carrots, 65c per sack; beets,
$1 per sack; garlic 8c per pound.
Onions Buying price, Oregons,
$2.502.90 per hundred; Japanese
jobbing prices, $3.50.
Potatoes Buying price, 40 65c
per hundred, delivered Portland;
sweet potatoes, $3.50 3.75 per hun
dred. Butter City creameries: Extra
creamery, 30c per pound; state
creameries, fancy creameries, 25
30c: store butter, choice, 1617.
Cheese Oregon full cream twins
15c; Young America, 1616c per
pound.
Poultry Average old hens, 14
15c; mixed chickens. 12(1 3c;
spring chickens, 16 20c; turkeys,
live, 15 17c; dressed, choice, 167i)
20c; geese, live, per pound, 8ffJ10c;
ducks, 16(ff)17c: pigeons, 75c$l;
squabs, $1.50 2.
Eggs Fresh ranch, lfic per dozen.
Veal 75 to 125 pounds, 99Mc;
125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200
pounds, 5 (f? 6 14c.
Pork Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 7
7c; packers, 56c.
Hops 1907, prime and choice, 4
f5c per pound; olds, 1 2c per
pound.
Wool Eastern Oregon, average
best, 12 16c per pound, according
to shrinkage; valley, 18 Z0C, ac
cording to fineness
Will Urge Congress to Create Gov
ernment Department.
Washington, March 21. At the con
cluding session yesterday, of the execu
tive council of the American Federation
of Labor it was decided to urge upon
the house committee on labor the neces
sity for the passage of the pending bill
creating a department of labor, the
head of which shall be a member of the
president's cabinet.
It was decided to make a vigorous
effort to secure the passage of laws in
the various state legislatures for the
abolition of child labor. A memorial
of protest similar to the one presented
to congress yesterday is to be sent to
organized labor and the public general
ly; it will be prepared by a committee
consisting of President Gompers, Secre
tary Morrison and v ice President O Con-
nell.
The council was not notified that the
bill of grievances presented to Vice
President Fairbanks yesterday was laid
before the senate and referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Indictments Are Dismissed.
San Francisco, March 23. Judge
Dunne this morning dismissed the four
remaining extortion indictments against
E. E. Schmitz, with the recommenda
tion that the case be submitted to an
other grand jury, and announced that
Theodore V. Halsey will be brought to
trail for bribery as soon as as the court
is able to take up his case. Henry Ach,
attorney for Abraham Ruef, was in
formed by Judge Lawlor that he must
make a complete showing in the matter
of affidavits in the immunity contract
hearing by next Wednesday.
Hang Prisoner by
Columbus, O., March
Wrists.
23. Senator
Lamb, of Toledo, here today created
sensation by declaring that, while visit
ing the Ohio penitentiary, he taw a
prisoner hanging by his wrists. "I
was astounded," continued the senator,
"and eoon saw that the attendants
were trying to keep me away from this
man. I insisted on seeing him, and
the man said to me: 'I have been
hanging here since Thursday, and they
only let me down for bread and water."
Mohair Choice, 25c per pound.
Tillman Seriously III.
Columbia, 8. C, March 23. United
States Senator Tillman is seriously ill
at his home at Trenton, this Btate,
suffering from a nervous attack due, it
is believed by his Dhvsiciana. to hard
t work.
Heney Imagines Effort Will Be Made
to Spirit Ruef Away.
San Francisco.March 21. Abe Ruef,
indicted on 116 counts, thinks the sum
of $1,115,000 is toe much bail, and says
there are 37 counts against him on
which the bail is $370,000, of which he
should be relieved, and that the bail on
the remaining counts is excessive. Ruef
was in court on a writ of habeascorpus.
Assiftant District Attorney Heney
presented an affidavit stating that Ruef
was wealthy, and that he believed that
there was a conspiracy to get Ruef out
of the country. He cited the attempted
kidnaping of James L. Gallagher, on
whose testimony he said Ruef would be
convicted, and also the attempted kid
naping of ex-Supervisor Lonergan, just
befocre the Tirey L. Ford trial.
Murphy pointed out that at the pres
ent rate of progress over a year and
not one trial it would take 116 years
to try Ruef on all the charges. He said
a conviction on one or two charges
would practically send him to the peni
tentiary for life.
Land to Be Thrown Open.
Washington, March 21. By author
ity of the secretary of the interior, the
public lands in 131,643 acres excluded
from the Blue Mountain forest reserve,
Oregon, by proclamation of January 9,
1908, will become subject to settlement
on June 1, 1903, if not otherwise with
drawn, reserved or appropriated, but
not to entry, filing or selection until
July 1, 1908, at the United States land
offices at Burns, La Grande and The
Dalles. Sixty days' notice by publica
tion in newspapers near the lands re-
stored has been authorized.
Launch "Ship" Conqueror.
San Francisco, March 21. The Sal
vation ship Conqueror went into com
mission at 3 o'clock this afternoon with
appropriate ceremonies, over which
Mayor Taylor presided. The Conqueror
was built by the Salvation Army. The
front represents the bow of a warship.
The place was built for the use of the
men of Admiral Evans' fleet as a coun
ter attraction to the gin mills. Read
ing matter will be provided for the
sailors and lunch at a nominal cost.
New Battleship in Commission.
Philadelphia, March 21. The new
battleship New Hampshire, with Cap
tain Cameron McK. Winslow in charge.
was placed in commission at the Leagun
Island navy yard today. The warship
will be ready for sea in about a month.
J