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HEPPNER
. OREGON
BRIEF NEWS OF
THE PAST WEEK
Interesting Events from Outside the
State Presented in a Manner to
Catch the Eye of the Busy Reader
Matters of National, Historical
and Commercial Importance.
A Jap spy has been caught with
complete plans of New xork forts
The Prohibition party is raising the
biggest campaign tund m its history.
Crops in southern Minnesota were
bailly damaged by a wind and hail
storm.
Taft has not yet selected a chair
man for the Republican national com
mittee. More than 50 New York militiamen
gave out from the heat and over
exertion of a five-mile march.
A New York man plans to propel
and control an immense balloon with
a 45-horse power automobile engine
suspended from the balloon.
A man committed suicide by throw
ing himself in front of a New York
subway train, almost causing a 'panic
among the crowd who witnessed the
act. t
The jury in the Hyde-Benson case
is still unable to reach an agreement.
Bryan feels sure of the Democratic
nomination, figuring out 116 votes
more than enough to win.
Virgil Gavin, who played ball with
the Chicago Nationals and New York
Giants, is dead.
The first steamers frpm Seattle this
season have reached Nome, after a
"hard battle with the ice.
Races will be held next year under
the auspices of the U. S. Signal Service
between balloons and aeroplanes.
Denver police were enjoined from
interfering with race track gambling,
and bookmaking is carried on freely.
The American auto has overtaken
and passed the German machine in the
New York-to-Paris race. They are
now crossing Siberia.
James J. Hill says the crep prospects
for the year are good, and as the crop
will not be an unusually large one, it
will bring good prices.
E. G. Bethel, the English editor ar
rested for seditious utterances " at
Seoul, has apologized for the publica
tion, and says he was misinformed.
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy says that
during the past year new Christian
Science societies have been formed at
the rate of one every four and one-half
hours.
CLOSE CALL FOR TAFT.
Breaking of Piston Rod on Engine
Nearly Wrecks Train.
Dennison, O., June 2:). Secretary
Taft had a narrow escape tonight
from being involved in a serious
wreck on the Pennsylvania Fiver.
which was carrying him east.
1 rompt action of the towerman in
a signal station a third of a mile east
!of Coshocton, and of the engineer
of the flyer, alone averted what might
have been a dreadful accident.
As the train was speeding along at
the rate of 50 miles an hour, the pis
ton rod on the lett side of the loco
motive broke short off. Almost in
stantly the cylinder of the engine was
cracked by the unmanageable rod.
Secretary Taft and National Com
mitteeman Kellogg entered the din
ing car and sat down to dinner after
the accident occurred without thought
of anything serious in connection
with the stopping and delay of
the train. The Secretary made no
comment on the incident when in
formed of it. The engineer of the
locomotive explained that it was
merely good luck that averted a bad
accident.
"If the piston rod, after it broke,
had gone under the train," said lie,
"we would have gone into the ditch,
as we were running 50 miles an hour,
and the derailment would have been
a serious matter. Fortunately the
broken rod landed six or eight inches
outside of the left rail. That saved
us."
JARAN WEAKENS.
I NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
UMATILLA DAM FINISHED.
Would End Chinese Boycott by Re
mitting Indemnity.
San Francisco, June 23. Sochita
Asano, president of the Toyo Risen
Kaisha Steamship Company, reputed
to be the second wealthiest man in
Japan, ranking next to Baron Shi
busawa, has arrived here en route to
New York on a financial mission.
'Speaking of the boycott against
Japanese goods in China, Mr. Asano
said that Japanese trade had suffered
severely because of the boycott re
sulting from the Tatsu Maru affair.
but he did not expect it to continue
much longer.
The Chinese were feeling its reflex
influence, and he thought that finan
cial considerations would soon out
weigh sentimental reasons.
A different version is brought by
Thomas F. Millard, the author, who
was a fellow-passenger of Mr. Asano
on the steamship Mongolia. Accord
ing to Mr. Millard, the boycott is
hurting Japanese trade so severely
that the government, through the
Water Soon Ready for 20,000 Acres
of Arid Land.
Hermiston The dam of the Uma
tilla project is practically complete and
the distribution is Hearing completion
as rapidly as men and teams can do the
work, lu a few weeks nearly all the
men who havo been employed on the
project will have departed and one of
the largest and best irrigation schemes
in the northwest will be in shape to
water 20,000 acres of arid land. J. T.
Whistler, chief engineer on the project,
has already left for Portland, where he
will open an office, having resigned his
position with the United States recla
mation service.
1). C. llenny, supervising engineer
for the reclamation service, has stated
that, he expects Secretary James R.
Garfield here to visit the project about
July 15. He will doubtless make a
tour of inspection of the various proj
ects and his visit here will doubtless
result in helpful suggestions to the set
tlers, lie will be the guest of the
board of directors of the Water Users'
association while here.
Turpentine From Old Stumps.
Astoria Dr. Hawley, the govern
ment forestry expert, accompanied by
II. G. Van Dusen, made a trip to
the Walluski district to examine some
hind that had been logged off and which
would be desirable farming land if the
stumps could be removed at a reason
able expense. Dr. Hawley found one
stump, estimated to contain four cords,
including the roots, which he said
would contain at least $15 worth of
turpentine. Other stumps and roots in
the same neighborhood would develop
in proportion, rue system used in pro
ducing this turpentine is a very simple
one, but to be used to advantage there
must be sufficient stumps in a vicinitv
ro warrant tne establishment of a plant
as it would not be profitable to bring
tne stumps and roots to a central plant
Dr. Hawley will receive from the Wal
luski in a few days samples of stumps
and roots with which he will make
careful tests at his laboratory at the
nuisop mm.
Artesian Water for La Grande.
La Grande Considerably more than
100 taxpayers of this city have signed
a petition to the city council to have
nriiiou a trial well in an effort to find
ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL.
Lincoln County Makes Good Move for
Higher Education.
Newport Lincoln county marks an
other step forward by providing a high
school for the young men and women
wno nave just graduated trom the com
mon schools. The county court has
issued an order giving both Newport
and Toledo money to establish high
school courses immediately, though the
question as to where tno school will
eventually bo located was left to popu
lar vote two years hence.
Events havo been coming thick and
fast the past two months on Ynquina
bay. The organization of a commer
cial club was almost instantly followed
by a vote to establish a high school.
and at the same time a large influx of
capital caused largo changes of hold
ings of property and promoted building
in ewpori tin now some ifu,uoo or
new buildings are under way.
TOMATOES PAY WELL.
merchants of the empire, called the sufficient artesian water to supply the
yninese mercnants in japan together
in order to make a proposal to end
the boycott by remitting the indem
nity exacted in the Tatsu Maru incident.
TURBINES RUN WILD.
A federal grand jury in New York
has indicted the heads of the New
York Cotton Exchange and the Manila
Paper and Fiber Manufacturers' Asso
ciation. An English editor is on trial for se
dition by Japanese authorities in
Corea.
Havana authorities do not credit
the rumors of a well-organized insur
rection. A dining car will be added to the
A. & C. trains between Portland and
Seaside.
Governor Dawson, of West Vir
ginia, has a well-developed case of
tuberculosis.
The transport Sherman will be
quarantined at Astoria. She has
smallpox on board.
Harry and Evelyn Thaw have be
come reconciled, but Thaw must re
main in the asylum.
A runaway automobile jumped off
the dock into the river in New York
and drowned four persons.
it is estimated that the spring
clean-up in the Tanana district of
Alaska will reach $15,000,000.
The rivers have begun to fall at
Kansas City, and it is believed all
danger from the flood is passed.
A Venezuela war vessel tired on a
Dutch sailing vessel and took from
them all mail not in regular mail
sacks.
Four thousand of the sultan's
troops are in revolt.
A Seattle man was robbed of $10,
000 by pickpockets in St. Paul.
Bubonic plague has made its appear
ance in Caracas, Venezuela.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, is ill
in Chicago.
Senator Bailey, of Texas, is recov
ering from his attack of bronchitis.
Frederick Arthur Stanley, Earl of
Derby, and ex-governor general of
Canada, is dead.
American warships are gathering at
San Francisco, preparatory to their
trip around the world.
A Southern Pacific gatekeeper com
mitted suicide because his gates had
accidentally injured a woman.
The German kaiser cordially re
ceived the American ambassador. Da
vid Jayne Hill, and talked with him
for half an hour.
Rev. S. C. Lapham says women are
worse than men in supporting per
nicious fads, including free love. He
fays oratory is taking the place of the
Gospel in the modern pulpit, and that
social conditions are much the same as
before the flood.
future needs of the town. That arte
sian water is obtainable has been
proved by numerous flowing wells in
almost every part of the valley. One
was drilled last year for the O. R. &
A. to. in the yards here that was
decided success. Another has recently
been finished on the hillside west of
Strange Accident Wrecks Cazadero ! u""' ? "! "inn VJJrXX
Kower Mouse. cinal business and residence section of
Portland, June 23. An accident to tAe. tovvn as jt J9 D0W built, and in
the machinery at the Cazadero power
plant of the Portland Railway, Light
which the water lacks but two feet of
rising to the surface. These and many
& Power Company early yesterday otller examples have caused the people
mornino- r-.niseH the mmnlpt. -rBt-. ( to hope that a supply of pure water.
ing of the station, entailing a loss of j a 1?ast. for domestic needs, may be
$110,000. l-lying pieces of hot metal u"la'"1 11 cusmerauiy less expense
and burning insulation set fire to the 1 . u """S'ng "om me moun
building, destroying inflammable parts
of the structure. Two operators who
were on duty at the time had a mirac
ulous escape from instant death.
tains.
Trainer Goes After New Methods
I niversity of Oregon, Eugene The
The three big water wheels "ran ! associated students of the University
away," one after the other, the gen- 01 Oregon will send "irSill" liayward,
erators to which they were coupled Oregon 's famous trainer, east this
flvinz in nieces and wreckage from ' summer. Ifayward will take six weeks
each machine in turn disabled the
next water wheel. Huge parts of the
monster dynamos were hurled
through the brick walls to the station
and through the iron roof.
Although the two operators on duty
were right in the midst of the flying
wreckage, they escaped without a
scratch.
Taft leaders claim he will receive
704 votes on the first ballot.
Thaw will remain in jai because he
hates the asylum attendant.
Leading English steel manufacturers
deny the story of a new trust.
Buried in Ancient State.
Honolulu, June 23. The funeral to
day of Prince David Kawananakoa,
who died recently in San Franisco,
and whose body was brought here fin
the steamship Manchuria, was one of
the most imposing royal funerals ever
held in Hawaii. The ceremony was
in ' accordance with the ancient Ha
waiian usage in the case of chiefs.
The First regiment of the National
Guard of Hawaii, a detachment of the
Twentieth infantry from Fort Shafter
and marines and sailors from the
battleships Maine, Alabama and St.
Louis, now in, the harbor, marched
in the funeral procession.
Plague in Port of Spain.
Port of Spain, June 23. Since June
15 there have been four new cases of
plague here, resulting in three deaths
The fourth case is in the isolation
hospital. Active measures are being
taken bv the sanitary corps in d
stroying rats and cleaning up the
city. About 150 persons who came
in contact with these cases are now
in the observation camp, but up to the
present there is no sign of infection
among them. 1 he medical author!
ties take a very hopeful view of the
situation, and expect to be able to
eradicate the disease at an early date
Damage Up in Millions.
Milwaukee. Wis., June 23. The
wake of last night's storm has left
millions of dollars of damage. Crops
in the vicinity of Prairie .du.Cluen are
totally destroyed, buildinsrs wrecked
glass fronts smashed, trees uprooted
or broken down. The loss in Prairie
du Chien will reach $100,000. In Mc
Gregor, across the Mississippi, the
loss will reach $100,000. About four
inches of rain fell in the 40 minutes,
during 27 minutes of which hail as
large as walnuts fell.
Seventeen Condemned.
St. Petersburg, June 23. A man
and woman have been condemned to
death at Warsaw on the charire of
being implicated in a recent attempt
to kill General Skallon. governor
general of Warsaw. Seventeen death
sentences wer announced today from
J other towns and cities in Russia.
in the Yale summer school, perfecting
tumseir in tlie most approved methods
in training and physical culture, and
studying tne best iorms of gymnasium
apparatus and equipment, and will
also inspect a large number of the
most prominent university and other
gymnasiums of the Eastern States.
Ifayward will be away from Oregon
for a couple of months or more, and
will have charge of the training of
Dan Kelly and probably Forrest Smith
son for the Olympic games. He will
accompany the American team to Lon-
i don.
Normals Furnish Teachers.
Salem One hundred and eleven
teachers will have been graduated
from the four normal schools of this
state when the normals close , this
month. Recommendations for the
graduation of 102 were made by the
executive board of the normal school I
regents Monday. Nine were graduat
ed trom .Monmouth in rehruary.
iiie graduates are divided among
the different schools as follows: At
Drain 14 will graduate; at Weston 21;
at Ashland, 28, and at Monmouth, 39;
which, with those who were graduated
in February, makes a total of 48 grad
uates from Monmouth. Monmouth is
one of the schools that received no ap
propriation from the legislature last
winter.
Ontario Wool Sales
Ontario. The largest wool sale in
eastern Oregon will be next Thurs
day, June 18, in Ontario, when the
M. M. Company will place 2,500.000
pounds of wool on the market.
At the wool sale in Vale recently
the prices ranged from 10c to 14c, but
since then the price of wool has been
steadily advancing, and the sheepmen
expect to realize a good price for
their clip. Nearly all of the Malheur
and Harney county wool clip is
stored in this city.
Grants Pass Farmers Double Their
Acreage.
Grants Pass. The tomato industry
ot Kogue Kiver valley has made rapid
strides, particularly since the erection
of the cannery last year, and the
small farmer and berry-raiser have
found it profitable to set out idle
land with the young plants. This
year's acreage will be double that of
last year, and it is anticipated that
it will increase in like manner for
several years, for the reason the can
nery has a capacity to take all the
growers can produce for the next
five years; in fact, it is understood
that the company will contract to
that effect.
The plants do well here when
planted in rows five and six feet
apart, and planted in this manner
they will usually produce from 20 to
40 tons an acre, and find ready mar
ket at $10 a ton for canning purposes.
The necessary expenses for harvest
ing and marketing arc $23 an acre.
The tomato plant; if properly culti
vated, will grow from four to five
feet high, and cover a proportionate
space. Visitors who have looked over
the field where the matured plants arc
laden with fruit, have remarked that
they looked more like trees than
vines. During the picking season,
which opens in August and extends
through November, men, women and
children are employed to harvest the
crop.
Owing to the soil and rank growth
of the plant, many find it necessary
to prune the vines after they have
bloomed, so as to divert the energy
of the tree into the fruit instead of
vine and foliage.
All raisers use racks. Tins keeps
the truit clean, holding the vine off
the ground and preventing rot. It is
estimated that $200 can be realized as
a net profit upon each acre.
Sue Road for Lack of Cars.
Pendleton. The first suit filed in
Oregon against the Oregon Railroa:!
& Navigation company under the
provisions of the law passed by the
last legislature, giving shippers dam
ages for failure on the part of a
railroad to supply cars was filed in
the Umatilla county circuit court.
The plaintiffs are Martin & Riggs. of
Milton. The plaintiffs allege that
last fall they lost $0,310.50 on ac
count of failure to get cars upon ten
days' written request.
FIRE SWEEPS MICHIGAN.
Villages Are Destroyed and Hundreds
Made Homeless.
Detroit, June 22. Fires in North
ern Michigan forests, fanned to great
proportions by the gales tof the last
two days, have destroyed at least
three villages, rendered hundreds
homeless, swept over thousands of
acres of timber land and caused dam
age estimated at about $200,000.
The heaviest loss has been sus
tained in Presque Isle and Cheboy
gan counties, although Lclanau,
Charlevoix and Otsego have also suf
fered. In many towns today lamps were
lighted, as the sun was obscured by
the heavy smoke.
The village of Case, in Presque Isle
county, was destroyed today. A spe
cial train conveyed the homeless vil
lagers to Onoaway, where they were
sheltered tonight.
Legande, a little town in Cheboy
gan county, was also abandoned to
the flames tonight. Many women and
children were taken in wagons to In
dian River.
While a big fire at Wolverine today
was being fought, a forest lire threat
ened another section of the village.
While the Wolverine department was
engaged, a call for aid was received
from Rondeau, three miles north.
1 he firemen could not leave Wol
verine, and Rondeau was at the mercy
of the flames. A hotel, several stores
and houses and the Michigan Central
station were burned.
In Lclanau county a great fire raged
near Fouche. All night the glow of
the fire could be seen at Traverse
City, 12 miles away. Several farm
buildings were destroyed, and Fan
nett's big lumber yard was wiped out.
Much valuable timber was burned.
MONEY FOR PROHIBITION.
CONVENTION
CHOOSES TAN"
Bjllot in Din of an Attempted Roose
velt Stampede.
Cheers for LaFollette Change Sud
denly to Roosevelt Roll of States
Called by Megaphone Crowd An
gers Indiana Delegation and Pro
vokes Retorts.
Chicago, June 19 For president of
the Uniteil States, William II. Taft, of
Ohio.
Taft on tho first ballot, Taft by 702
votes, Taft by tho unanimous choice of
the convention.
Such is the record of tho culminating
day of the Republican national conven
tion of 1908, effected amid scenes of tu
multuous enthusiasm, and after a nerve
racking continuous session lasting near
ly eight hours. With tho president
named and tho platform euunciated,
there remains only tho nomination for
vice-president to complete tho momen
tous work. Last night tho whole city
was given over to wild exultation in
honor of the new candidate, whoao
name goes echoing through tho country.
The picture within the walls of the
vast amphitheater as the presidential
! candidate was named was one truly
grand in its magnitude. In front, to
tho right and left, below and above,
the billowing sea of humanity, restless
after hours of waiting and stirred from
one emotion to another, was in a fever
of expectancy for tho culminating vote.
The favorite sons of other states had
been named, save Knox and La Follette,
and now on the rollcall came Ohio.
As tho Buckeye state was reached,
the tall, gaunt form of Theodore E.
Burton, with student-like face and se
vere black, clerical garb, advanced to
the platform to nominate Ohio's candi
date. IIo spoke fervently, with tho
singing voice of an evangelist, which
vent ringing through tho great building.
The close of his speech of nomination
was tho signal for tho long pent-up
feeling ot the lsft legions. Instantly
Party Raising Largest Campaign Fund
In Its History.
Chicago, June 22. The largest cam
paign fund in. the history of the Pro
hibition party is what Charles R.
Jones, chairman of the national com
mittee, expects to get, and the contri
butions so far indicate he is not ex-
nectinc without hone. Al rendv more
ti, fit .in i,., k., ,i 4-...1 the Ohio delegates were on their feet.
' . 3 l" u,t J other Taft states following while th.
cause, which is more than twice the convention hosts in gallery and on floor
largest amount ever received so early! broke into a mad demonstration.
in a presidential campaign.
With its unusual campaign funr
"Taft, Taft, W. 11. Taft," came in a
roar from the Ohioans. Megaphones
u,wi.....i r- t i ..i
.Mr. Jones is willing to predict the ,! BWPn fh T;,ft tumult iritn tlinrnlr
party will cut a wider swath than it , A huge, blue silk banner bearing tho
has mowed before. Several have been familiar features of the statesman-sec-meutioncd
by the Prohibition leaders , retarv was ,..,,,, wrn thn (in1.!B.
is possible nominees tor president, awakening a fresh whirlwind of cu
red 1 Wheeler, a rea estate dealer i,u;.,m
ot l.os Angeles, Cal., who has con
tributed liberally to the cause of tern
perance. was the first suggested. Dr.
All semblance of order had been
abandoned, and the delegates were a
maelstrom of gesticulating men. The
ri.ii n-'11, , a ,,:'Ptlst i'"ster of j gidons of the states were suatehed
Dallas, Tex., who was a candidate for
vice-president in 1S02, has also been
mentioned.
Alfred Manierrc, an attorney of
New York, and Dr. W. B. Pelmore,
editor of the St. Louis Christian Ad
vocate, are said to be willing to as
sume the honor.
SHARP NOTE FOR JAPAN-
Cherries by the Ton.
Cove. It is estimated that, with
the new cherry orchards cominjr in
this season, not less than 200 tons of
cherries will be shipped from here.
md require V twice the number of
picking and packing crew of last season.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Hayes Conveys Message From Presi
dent on Coolie Exclusion.
San Francisco, June 22. In a
speech before the Asiatic Exclusion
up l.y tlie laft enthusiasts or borne
under by the storm of disorder. The
band was inaudible a mere whisper
above the deafening volume of sound.
For 10, 15, yes L'O minutes this uproar
was continued. It was a repetition of
the scene of Wednesday, when the name
of Roosevelt brought tho convention
into a frenzy. Hut there is a limit to
the physical resources of throat and
lung, relays had not been established
and at last the tired voices died down
to a hoarse shout and subsided.
This- lull now gave tho opportunity
for the speech seconding Taf t 's nomina
tion by George A. Knight, of Cali-
tv..ri v;.. . i a- . . . i
l eague of San Jose Congressman E . f,,rth on the sympathetic inultitu' le'and
A. Haves delivered today what he j his splendid baritone voice going forth
declared to be a personal message 'ike. t,ie tones of a great church organ.
;from the president of the United', lt"rnit? tr''Uto to Taft was brief
States to.the people of the Pacific ' 7, W J Tl
I , , " ...v......,..,, n inn, LUU
Coast.
"Two or three days after the ad
journment of congress said Mr.
Wheat Track prices: Club, 88c per
mshel; red Russian, 86c; bluestem, 90c:
Valley, 88c.
Mill.stuffs Bran, $26 per ton; mid-
Uings, $30.50; shorts, country, $28.50;
citv, $28; wheat anil barley chop,
$27.50.
that, if I cannot get what I want by
dinlomacv. I will tret it liv eveliisinn
T ! X... - 1 A.CT A --
1,,-trjev reeci, .Ti per ion; ronea, , Jcgislat ion
27.50 28.50; brewing. $26. i Mr n.nvpt
$2
:trewing, $
1 white, $27.50 per ton;
Oats No
gray, $27.
ITa3-Timothy, Willamette Valley,
$17 per ton; Willamette "Valley, ordi
nary. $15; Eastern Oregon, $18.50;
mixed, $16; clover, $14; alfalfa, $12;
alfalfa meal, $20.
Dressed Meats TTogs, fancy, 8c per
pound; ordinary, 7c; large, 6c; veal,
extra, 8e; ordinary, 67c; heavy, 5c;
mutton, fancy, 8(o9c.
Butter Extras, 25c per pound; fancy
24c; choice, 20c; Rtore, 16c.
Eggs Oregon, 17Jr)18c per dozen.
Cheese Fancy cream twins, 13c per
pound; full cream triplets, 13c; full
cream Young Americas, 14c; cream
brick, 20c; Swiss block, 18c; limburger,
20e.
Poultry Mixed chickens, ll(a)llJe
per pound; fancy hens, 12c; roosters,
0c; fryers. 16tfJ)17c; broilers, 16rri)17e;
ducks, old, 15c; spring, 15tfi)20Je;
geese, 8(?i!)e; turkeys, alive, J6fa)i8e
for hens, 14(7iAfc for gobblers; dressed,
1761 19c.
Potatoes Old Oregon. $1(75)1.10 rer
remaining candidates were placed in
nomination. ' ,
The secretary was powerless to mako
11 ayes, 1 went to the president and, 1113 ''ai1 or states heard above the deaf
asked him how I should explain the ening clamor. Seizing a megaphone, ho
absence of exclusion legislation, which . shouted the roll of states: "Alabama,"
I told him my constituents expected, j " Arkansas, " but his voice was swal
IIc replied: j lowed up in tlie mad uproar. O radii-
"'I am still trvincr dinlomacv. 1 . ally, however, the curiosity of the nml-
am sending to Japan the sharpest cor- J titmlo conquered its enthusiasm and it
respondents that any nation has ever j lapsed into silence to-hear the result of
received; hut tell your constituents i the call. A hush of expectancy bum?
over the as'semMy as the call proceeded.
Hasty summaries showed that Taft
was far in advance. When New York
was reached tho Taft column totaled
i-w. unio carried the Taft total to
511, or 20 more than enough to; nomi
nate. Still the call went on until the
final result was announced by Chair
man Lodcre:
"For Theodore Roosevelt, 3 votes;
for Joseph B. Foraker, of Ohio, 16
votes; for Charles W. Fairbanks, of
Indiana, 40 votes; for Joseph O. Can
non, of Illinois, 58 votes: for Robert
La Follette, of Wisconsin. 25 votes; for
Charles E. Hughes, of New YoTk, 67
votes; for Philander C. Knox, of Penn
sylvania. 68 votes, and for William II.
Taft, of Ohio, 702 votes."
Mr. Hayes did not state whether
the presence of the fleet in the Pa
cific was in any way connected with
the president's note to Japan.
Great American Crime.
Indianapolis, Ind., June 22. One of
the most important movements in the
history of railroad has been started
bv the railroad commission of In
diana to stop what William J. Wood,
of that body, terms "the great Ameri
can crime." This crime is the kill
ing and maiming of over 10,000 per
sons by American railroads at grade
crossings, lhe crossings consist o
intersections at grade of steam rail
roads and highways, and of steam
railroads and electric lines. Four
state railroad commissions will assist
Mr. Wood.
Prostrated by Heat.
Ottawa, Kan., June 22. Frank J
Ilanly, governor of Indiana, was pros
trated by licit while addressing the
Self Supporting Normal.
Pendleton President French of the
Weston State Normal states that if the
, , , ., .. . in y.i per nnx; iiananRs, anitimc per
school made the progress another term o d ' phcrri) 5 per
that it has during the term just closed, '..,, r. ' Tin.1 onr:ff..'
the institution would be self support
ing, ir tne normat hart 500 students
instead of 200 the income from dormi
tory rents and other fees would make
the institution absolutely self support
ing and it would cost the state nothing
to maintain it.
Sells Ranch.
North Powder II. V. Polen has
just completed the sale nf a 160-acre
ranch near town to Robert Stark
weather. Consideration $4,000.
hundred; new California, 2(w21c per nii,, t,. .-,,., i,, r..
, - I viiit viniuiiiui Hia IRI L llll.T (11UI
T-vJi. Tv:t. r . . tioi; noon. Governor Hanly was eiven
fJ3.75; lemons, $4(4.75; strawberries. "hcal -ittc ntmn and assisted to his
50etf?$1.25 per crate; grape fruit. $2.75 j He st;irted for home tonight.
ii.c novt-inor came nere direct ironi
the Ch'cago convention to address the
Chautauqua. He had almost finished
his remarks when he was taken ill
and forced to stop.
$1(7i)1.25 per orate; cantaloupes, $2.75fo)
3.25; blackberries, $1(3)1.25 per crate
peaches, 90c(?-$l rcr crate; plums, $1
per crate.
Onions California red. $1. 65(7551.75
per sack; Bermudas, $2 per crate; gar
lic. 15i?20e per pound.
Hops 1907, prime and choice, 57T5c
per pound; olds, 2(fi)2e per pound.
Wool Eastern Oregen, average best,
6oxl3e per pound, according
shrinkage; Valley, 10(fi)12e.
Merelik Names Successor.
Addis Abeba, Abyssinia, June 22.
The fjuestion of the ascension to the
throne of Abyssinia, which has been
mm scent for over a vcar. has been
revived by an official statement from
King Menelik designating his grand
to . son. Lig Yasu, the 12-year-old son of
ibis daughter. Waizaru Shoa Roarcra.
Mohair Choice, 1818Je per pound, and Ras Michael as heir to the throne.
Prohibit Tips and Cause Strike.
Cherbourg, June 19 The agents of
the North German Lloyd line have for
bidden the dockworkers in their em
ploy to accept gratuities for the trans
ferring of passengers' baggage from
train to steamer at this port, and conse
quently the men yesterday refused to
handle the baggage of the passengers
who came down town from Paris to
embark on the" Kaiser Wilhelm der
Orosse. To get over the difficulty the
company requisitioned the services of
the ship's sailors, and the baccace was
handled without delay.
Persia in Sorry Plight.
St. Petersburg, June 19. A dispatch
received here from Baku says a Russian
gunboat has entered the Persian port of
Enzeli on the Caspian sea, but the
statement has not been confirmed. The
foreign office here is without definite
advices from Teheran concerning the
situation in Persia. It sees but few en
couraging symptoms in the present
state if anarchy that exists in Persia.