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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1910)
DOINGS OF THE EE OREGON HAS 674,765. Current Events of Interest Gathered From the World at Large. General Resume of Important Events Presented In Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. unionists nave made great gains in British elections. The election campaign in England is marked by a radical change of policy Dy tne lories. Disastrous storms have swept the Philippines, killing many natives and doing great property damage. General Wesley Merritt, commander of the land forces in the Philippines during the bpanish war, is dead. It is said President Taft is making every effort to bring about peace be tween the different Republican fac- tions. A clairvoyant medium in San Fran cisco has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment for swindling a patron out of $150. Robert E. Davis, aged 23, known as the "boy broker" of New York, has disappeared with several hundred thousand dollars belonging.to investors Kyrle Bellew, a noted actor, will fit up a large steamer with a complete tneater and make a world tour, cover ing three years, carrying two theatri cal companies. The Chicago garment workers' strike has finally reached the point of arbitration, and a settlement has been reached with one of the largest cloth ing manufacturing concerns. State Entitled to Another Represen tative Idaho Has 325,598. Washington Oregon has a popula tion of 672,765, as shown by the 13th census, me population ten years ago was 413,536. The increase the past ten years, therefore, has been 62.7 per cent. The population in 1880 was 813,767. The increase in 20 years has been 114 per cent. The census bu reau's figures indicate that Oregon will be entitled to another representa tive in congress two years hence, even if the ratio of representation is increased, in accordance with custom. The announcement of the population of Idaho, also made public, indicates that that state also will gain one representative. The figures show that there are in Multnomah county, outside of Port land, 19,047 persons. The population of the county is given as 226,261, the population of Portland having been an nounced previously as 207,214. The whole county shows an increase 123,094. The county has more than doubled its population in the past ten years. It had a population of only 4,150 in 1860, the first year in which there is a record of the county's peo ple. The figures of the bureau show that Idaho, which is credited with a total population of 325,598, as compared with 161,272 in 1900, a gain of 101. per cent, has a greater increase the past ten years than any other state in the Union thus far announced, ex cept Oklahoma. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP!!!! OF THE STALE PEACE OVERTURES MADE. $10,000 FROM MINE. in LOVE NOT JAP MOTIVE. Friendship a opoKane ann-suffragist will give cooking lessons to young men. The Navy department opened bids for two new Dreadnaughts, one to cost $5,760,000. President Diaz was again inaugura- A -J 1 f w - . leu as president oi Mexico. This is his eighth term. It is reported that the Mexican reb els have control of 200 miles of coun try and many important towns. The New ,York express drivers' strike has been settled, the men win ning all but the closed shop principle. A private yacht drawing 17 feet of water navagated the Panama canal from the Atlantic side as far as the big Gatun dam. iwo gin striKeDreakers in the gar meni worxers striKe in Uhicago were brutally beaten by two men and one's purse was taken. nicago garment workers nave no faith in Mayor Busse's efforts to effect a settlement, and are preparing for an indefinite struggle. Miss Helen Taft, daughter of the president, made her debut in Washing ton society at a brillinat reception in to honor at the White House. ine runman company nas ottered a 20 per cent reduction in the price of berths, but the Interstate Commerce commission says that is not sufficient reduction. A big rush is expected among Spo kane women when the registration books open. Madero's brother says the Mexican revolt is gaining and that President Diaz is badly scared. A bank at Bath. Me., has failed on account of competition, after 42 years of succeessful career. t The German leather industry is en dangered by the high price of the American hide supply. Austria refuses to discontinue dis crimination against American oil and ite products and a diplomatic conflict I is on. Louis Brandeis, of Boston, asserts that American railroads could save $1, 000,000 a day by scientific manage ment. The proposed river and harbor bill to be placed before the coming session oi congress carries appropriations ag gregating $30,000,000. Rate experts testifying on behalf of shippers before the Interstate Com merce commission declare the proposed rate increases were unjust and unfairly distributed. The report of the Washington state board of control on the insane aslyum snowa tnat tne coat oi living has in creased out of all proportion to the in crease in wages. Mexican rebels at Chihuahua have been reinforced and a big battle is ex pected. The commission form of government has failed to cut down municipal ex penses in Tacoma. Great Britain's Belief in Shattered. London When japan recently gave orders for a new dreadnaught to be built in England, the proponents of the English-Japanese alliance were loud in referring to this act as having been inspired solely by an desire of Great Britain's Far Eastern ally to prove by friendship the pact was not obtained with the flavor of business bargaining, but simply intended gracefully to draw more tightly the ties of alliance, All this sentiment has been rudely shattered by Fred T. Jane, . naval ex pert and student of international fight ing ships. The report that Japan, while leav ing five of her own shipyards empty, has ordered a dreadnaught to be built in England to show her admiration for the Anglo-Japanese alliance, is some what weak in the matter of assigned cause," Mr. Jane asserts. The actual facts appear to be that although Japanese yards are how fully capable of turning out moderate-sized vessels and very good destroyers, the building of monstrous battleships is rather beyond the capacity of their ex isting plants. This probably explains the tremendous delays in recent Jap anese construction. It is far cheaper and expeditious to have a ship built outright in England than to import large quantities of material to be put together in Japan. Rainbow, in Eastern Oregon, is Rich Property; Other Good Mines. Vale A revelation to the people of Malheur county as well as to the gen eral public is the news coming from the Mormon Basin mining district in the northern part of this county through M. B. Runyon, who was in Vale the past few days, when he stated that $10,000 in gold had been taken out of the famous Rainbow mine during a 30-day run. Since the bohding of the Rainbow mine for over $1,000,000 a few weeks ago, a new impetus has been given the Mormon Basin mining district. Numerous good placer mining proper ties in the district, if not seriously handicapped by the water proposition, would long ago have been wonderful camps. The excellent showings of ore found on the surface go to show that some day the mother lode the great est Surprise of this country will be found. Over $4,000,000 of ore has been blocked out in the Rainbow mine. On the point of the California hill prospects from the surface rock of the Joe Wirch's claim go as high as $150 to the ton. The Humboldt mine, now at the 200-foot level, got ore in place with prospects of striking the perma nent vein. The Cleveland Mining company, which has staked 19 claims in that section, is now preparing to work all of them. The different mining companies are now figuring on shipping all of their supplies, machinery and provisions through Vale over the Brogan railroad to Brogan, 16 miles from the mines, Baker City, now 22 miles away with a heavy up-hill pull to the mines, is to lose all of the trade, Vale being pre ferred on account of the short distance and the down-hill haul for freighters, OREGON HEIFER WINS. W. O. Minor's "Golden IPaullne" Takes Ribbon in East. Chicago More premiums have been captured by Oregon cattle at the In ternational Livestock exposition. W. O. Minor, of Heppner, Or., whose herd of Shorthorns are among the finest at the show, produced another ribbon taker in "Golden Pauline." a iunior yearling heifer. K. A. Jackson, of Dayton, Wash, was elected president of the Rambouil let bheep Breeders' association, at meeting held in the exposition wounds F. S. King, of Laramie, Wyo., was eiectea vice-president. lhe Western cattle breeders attend ing the show are buying manv of the champions for the purpose of improv ing their range stock. W. O. Minor will sell all the Shorthorns he brought 10 me enow. He may purchase a cham pion or two, however, to take back Oregon. Over at the great Land Show, at the rirst Kegiment armory, Oregon much in evidence. On Oregon and Washington day at the Land Show the Coliseum was crowded to such an ex tent that the doors were closed at o clock. Chicago knows a e-reat rionl more about Oregon now than it did he lore it had an opportunity to sample the magnificent fruit produced in that great commonwealth. The display of Oregon aDDles at the First Regiment armory. U a marvel to Chicagonas, who rarely see such per- Mexican Government Approaches " Rebels With White Flag. Chiahuahua, Mex., Dec. 8. The peace commission appointed by Presi dent Diaz left here tonight to confer with the revolutionists at San Isidro, The revolutionists promised to facili tate the passage of the commission special train, which floated a white flag. This is the first time in 30 years mat the Mexican government has made such overtures. SCIENTIST IS DEAD feet fruit. WEST IN LEAD BY 6,102. Total for A. ARBITRATION REACHED. Chicago Garment Workers Reach Agreement With Big Firm. Chicago Through the influence of the City Council committee, which realized that a continuation of the garment workers' strike meant a big financial burden on the city, an arbi tration has been reached between ' the firm of Hart, Schaffner & Marx, and its 10,000 employes, who have been on strike for nearly two months. With nearly 100,000 persons affect ed by the strike, it was rapidly becom- ng a serious problem to the city au thorities. This mass of people, mostly foreigners, were destitute, and with the advance of cold weather the situa tion would have become a desperate one. The Council committee conferred all day behind closed doors with repre sentatives of the clothing makers, but details of the conference are withheld until the terms are voted upon by the mployes. " It is known, however, that in the compromise the strikers have won substantial gains. Number of Votes Cast Governor, 117,690. Salem Oswald West's plurality in the recent election, as determined by the official count now in progress is :,102. The total number of votes cast for governor was Il7,b90. Jay .bower man, Republican nominee, received 48,751; Oswald West, Democrat, 54, 853; W. S. Richards, Socialist, 8,059; E. Eaton, Prohibitionist, 6,027. In the First congressional district, Congressman Hawley's total vote was 26.256. Robert G. Smith, Democrat, received 18,232; C. W. Sherman, So- alist, 4,981, and W. P. Elmore, Pro- lbitionist, 4,585. In the Second congressional district, W. Lafferty's plurality was 11,165. The vote was as follows: Lafferty, Republican, 30,642; John Manning, Democrat, 19,477; W, Crawford, Socialist, 5,583; George B, Pratt, Prohibitionist, 5,324. For secretary of state the vote was as follows : Frank W. Benson, Republican, 65, 768; Turner Oliver, Democrat, 29,157 Allen McDonald, Socialist, 11,535; N, A. Davis, Prohibitionist, 8,170. Vale to Get Electric Road. Salem Articles 1 of incornoration nied wijh the secretary of state by the Farmers' Electric Railway comnanv disclose a plan for the construction of an electric railway in Vale, Malheur county, to extend from Vale for 25 miles in a southwesterly direction lhe road is to be standard gauge and well equipped. Capital stock is placed at $50,000 and the incorporators are K. H. Dearmont, C. W. Thomas and F. L. Johnson. The physical valuation of railroads is believed to be a long step towards regulation of rates. In a suburb of Berlin 2,500,000 gal lons of benzine exploded. No one was killed, but the property loss is $350, 000. A theatrical magnate of Baltimore has given $100,000 to build a hospital nd industrial home for crippled chil dren. The government has begun a second desperate fight against the sugar trust, consisting of nearly 30 separate con cerns. I Fatal Portent Fulfilled. New York For the reason that both his brother and his sister had died just as each was approaching the age of 17, John Smyth, a young resident of the Upper East Side, had frequently expressed a fear' that he would never live to celebrate his own 17th birthday He was nearing what he considered this crucial age, when Saturday he fell eight stories through the elevator shaft of a new building at Broadway and Ninety-second street, and died as the last rites of the church were being ad ministered to him. Japanese Mimic War Big. Victoria, B. C. Extensive Japanese army and navy maneuvers were closed shortly before the Chicago Maru left Japan. Fifty warships took part in i mimic battle off Tokio bay, the re suits not being made public, lhe em peror attended the army maneuvers, the feature of which was mountain work. The 'Japanese army has been augmented until now it totals l,3fi0 companies of all arms, excluding the balloon corps. Twu-Dollar Counterfeits Out. Washington Christmas shoppers in Chicago and other Middle Western cit ies will do well to examine closely any two dollar bills they may receive in change. -A new counterfeit two-dollar silver certificate has been discovered In circulation. The note is not a good one on close examination, but would easily deceive any one not accustomed to paper money. Buy High Bred Stock. Independence J. B. Slump and Ran Nelson have received their shipment of 53 high class Jersey Ibland cattle from Shclbyville, Ky. These cattle represent an investment of $17,000 the head of the herd being "Noble Peer," an animal not fyet two years old, that cont them $5,330. He is world beater, as he took the grand champion sweepstakes on the Island of Jersey and has also won first prize wherever exhibited in the United States. It is probable that there is nothing better in this vicintiy. Seve ral of the cows cost within the neigh borhood of $1,000 each. This is with out doubt as good a herd of Jersey cattle as was ever shipped into the state of Oregon. , No Survey of Umpqua. Roseburg Information has been re ceived here to the effect that Federal engineers at Portland have decided to report against the proposition to sur vey the Umpqua river, between Scotts burg and Roseburg, to determine whether the stream conld be made nav igable. This information is received from the engineers themselves. The reasons are not stated, but it is said that if the commercial club wishes to remonstrate it can do so. Coos Apples to Portland. Marshfield Twenty boxes of the finest apples that Coos Bay produces have been shipped to Portland to be exhibited at the show of the Oregon oiate norucuiiurai society. The ap ples were gathered by P. M. Hall Lewis, the county fruit inspector, and are of many different varieties, show- ng all kinds of apples that can be grown in this locality. The apple" crop is good this year and the exhibit of Coos county, it is believed, will be among the best shown. " Nellis Pears Sell at $6. Medford W. S. Brooke, manager of the bnowy Butte orchards, at Central Point, was advised by cable by a Lon don fruit commissioner that a car of Winter Nellia pears had been sold for $6 a box. This price, while not the record for Winter Nellis pears, is the highest that has been paid this season for this variety. 2,000 Christmas Trees Felled. Oregon City W. H. Lucke, of Can by, is filling an order at that place for 2,000 fir trees, which are to be used for Christmas trees, the order having been sent from San Francisco. Mr. Lucke has a force of men loading the cars, the trees having been cut within the last few days. PORTLAND MARKETS. El Paso, Tex., SDec. 3. The insur rectionary troubles in Mexico took an entirely new and unexpected aspect nere tonight when it became known that the government had made over tures for peace. The peace commis sion has been appointed by Diaz, ac cording to a special dispatch fom Chi huahua, and la composed of Chihuahu men, but the pesonnel is not given. The explanation of this move is that foreign interests have brought strong pressure to bear on the government to end the turmoil by placating the in surgents. Douglas, Ariz.. Dec. 3. It is reli ably reported today that the rebels have successfully smuggled 5.000 rounds of ammunition over the interna tional line into the state of Sonora. Mexican guards discovered the camn of the smugglers in the Sierre Madre mountains on the East San Bernardino ranch, in the San Simon valley, two nignts ago. lhe camper? opened fire and a brush with the guards ensued. ine smugglers succeeded in getting away with the ammunition. CONSTITUTION NEAR FINISH. Arizona Convention AdODts Strict Corporation Measure. ni ; a tuuenix, Ariz. Kapid progress is being made toward completing Ariz ona s constitution, and unless unfore seen developments occur, the conven tion will be ready to adjourn Tuesday. lhe afternoon session was largely consumed Dy the third reading and final passage of measures for the reg ulation of corporations. The first measure adopted was that for the gov ernment of municipalities, giving cities of 3,500 population or greater the power to frame their own charters. The article for the regulation of foreign and domestic corporations passed by a vote of 34 to 4 in almost the identical form tentatively adooted. and that creating the corporation com mission and prescribing its duties was also adopted without amendment. MEAT PRICES ARE REDUCED. Mary Baker Eddy, Founder Christian Science Church. of Preumonia Given as Cause of Death Followers Weep at Reading or Farewell Letter. " . ? Boston, Dec. 5. Mrs. ' Mary Baker Glover Eddy, discoverer and founder of Christian science, is dead. An nouncement of the passing of the ven erable leader, which occurred late Sat urday night at her home at Chestnut Hill, was made at the morning service of the mother church in' this city yes terday. "Natural causes" explained the death, according to Dr. George L. West, a district medical examiner, who was summoned a few hours after Mrs. Eddy died. Later Dr. West added that the more immediate cause was pneumonia. The news of Mrs. Eddy's death was made known simultaneously by Judge Clifford P. Smith, first reader of the mother church, at the close, of the t y' mh I ' : : MAKY BAKER EDDY Cottage Grove Streets Paved. Cottage Grove Cottage Grove's main street is now paved its entire length in the business portion of the ity, the contract having been com pleted by the Warren Construction company. The pavement is bitulithic, and the city furnished the contractors with all the crushed rock from its quarry just north of town. $3,800 Fines in Wallowa. Wallowa The recent term of Cir- ouit court brought into the county treasury in fines for violation of the local option law alone the sum of $3,800. Wheat Track prices: Bluestem. 82(5j83c; club, 81c; red Russian, 78c; valley, 80c; rorty-fold, 82c. Barley Feed, $21.50 per ton; brew ing, $23. Millstuffs Bran, $25 per ton; mid dlings, $33; shorts, $27; rolled barley, Hay Track prices: Timothy. Wil lamette valley, $20(3)22 per ton; East ern Oregon, $2324; alfalfa, $14.50(5; 15.50; grain hay, $14.5015.50: clover. $15. Corn Whole, $30; cracked, $31 ton. Oats White, $28(328.50 per ton. Poultry Hens, 15(3)15c per pound; springs, I4($14c; ducks, white, 16(3) 17c; geese, 12c; turkeys, alive, 20c; dressed, nominal; squabs, $2 per doz. Eggs Oregon ranch, candled, 42c; Eastern, Aprils, 3033c; Eastern fresh, 37c. Butter Official quotations : City creamery, solid pack, 37c per "pound; butter fat. 3537c; Eastern, 31(334c, Pork Fancy, 10(3)llc per pound, Veal Fancy, 85 to 125 pounds, 1213c per pound. Apples King, 4075c per box; Wolf River, 75c(3$l; Waxen, 85c $1.25; Baldwins. 75c3,$1.25; Northern Spy, 75c$1.25; Snow, $1.25(1.50; Spitzenbergs, $1.25(3)2; Winter Ba nana, $1.75(5:3.50.' Green Fruits Pears, $1.25(3:2 per box; grapes, $1.35; cranberries, $8(3) .50 per barrel; quinces, $11.25 per box; huckleberries, 68c per pound. Vegetables Beans, 10(3)1 lc pound; cabbage, $1(351.25 per hundred; celery, California, $3(3,3.25 per crate; pump- ins, 1(3)1 per pound; sprouts, 7(3! 8c; squash, llc; tomatoes, $1.25 per box; carrots, $1(3:1.25 per hundred; parsnips, $11.25: turnips, $1; beets, $1.25(3:1.50. Potatoes Oregon, $1.25 hundred. Onions Oregon, jobbing prices, $1.40(1.50 per hundred. Hops 1910 crop, llfL134'c; 1909 crop, 7(38c; olds, nominal. Wool Eastern Oregon, 13(3 17c per pound: valley, 17(319c; mohair, choice, 32(333c. Cattle Beef steers, good to chioce, $5.25(35.65; fair to medium, $4.50(3) 5; choice spayed heifers, $4.75(3.5; good to choice beef cows, $4.50rn5; medium to good beef cows, $3. 50(3 4; common beef cows. $2(33.50; bulls, $4(3 4.25; stags, good to choice, $4r3 4.50; caWes, light, $7(37.50; heavy, $4(35.25. Hogs Top, $8(3 8.25; fair to me dium, $7.50(37.75. Sheep Best valley wethers,- $3.25 (33.50; fair to good wethers, $3(33.25; best yearling wethers, $4.25(3 4.75; best valley ewes, $3.50(34; lmh, choice mountain, $5.756; choice val ley, $4.75(36. uotations Drop in Both Wholesale and Retail Markets, New York Meat prices continue to rop in the New York meat markets. both wholesale and retail. The Drices ijuuieu now are me lowest in more than five months and dealers express the opinion that the decline is likely to continue ior some time yet. nr t. .. i i . . . - . i uuieaaie prices ior no. i beer in the New York market compared with tnose that ruled 10 days ago and seven weeks ago, tell the following tale : , , Freaont. Nov. 21. Oct. 13 n.iun na loins , Rounds 9t4 m inn. Chucks 8M1 8V4 9 Retail prices quoted in the Washing ton market as compared with those of last week are: Beef, porterhouse. 25c, last week 28c; lamb chops, 22c, last week 25c; pork loins, 18e, last week 20. SHANGHAI RIOTS SERIOUS. Troops Called to Quell Disturbances and Protect Foreigners. Victoria, B. C. Serious riotinir followed the outbreak of bubonic pla gue at Shanghai. Stories were spread that the health officers took sufferers to the hospital to secure their eyes and hearts for foreign medicine, and the health officers were assaulted. Riot ing followed, and the Shanghai volun teer corps was called out tolirotect foreigners and property. The recent outbreak against foreign ers in Kwangtung was fomented by anti-dynastic rebels. Insurgents from Hunan aided, and it was not until 8,000 troops were sent that the upris ing was suppressed. Churches and property were destroyed at Leinchow and Sanchang, but no foreigners lost their lives. morning service, and by Alfred Far low, of the Christian Science publica tion committee, in a statement to the press. According to Mr. Farlow, Mrs. Eddy passedaway at 10:45 o'clock Saturday night. "She had been indisposed for about nine days," said Mr. Farlow's state ment, "but had been up and dressed, and as late as Thursday transacted some business with one of the officials of the church. She took her daily af ternoon drive until two days' before death. Saturday night she fell quietly asleep and those around her could at first hardly realize that she had gone. Her thought was clear until the last and she left no final message. MEXICANS RESUME FIGHTING. Peace Commission Closely Followed By Government Troops. El Paso, Tex. A telegram from Marfa, Tex., states that apprehension and excitement prevails at both Presi dio and Candelaria, 90 miles south of the Texas side of the river, owing 'to the revolutionary disorders reported on the Mexican side. Nothing definite has yet been learned of the reported flght at Ojinaga Saturday "night. Fir ing has been heard at intervals, but so far as can be learned there has been no loss of life. Members of the peace commission returned to Chihuahua and renortpd that their work was greatly embarrass ed by the fact that soldiers followed at their heete. At Guerrero, just as they were beginning to talk with the insur rectos, a peon arrived with word that the soldiers were on the way, whereup on the meeting promptly came to an end. Japs Predict Struggle. Victoria, c Japanese newspa pers comment at length on the exped Hon of arrangements for a Chinese constitution and opening of a parlia ment in laid. lhe constitution wi ue uucmreu in duly, mil. and a gen eral election will take place the follow ing may. ine J apanese newspapers attriDute the shortening of the time to apprehensions engendered by the Russo-Japanese alliance and the an hexation of Corea. Japanese newsna pers predict a struggle to the death be tween Manchu and Chinese. Aviator Hits Tree. wew 'Jrleans Augustus Post, the aviator, fell 60 feet in his Curtiss bi plane at the City Park race track here and was painfully bruised. In making a turn, ne swooped too near the ground, the tail of his machine catch ing in a tree and sending the areoplane neaciiong tne to earth. 1'ont was tak en to a hotel. The machine was badly wrecked. Later Post was reported to be almost recovered from his in juries. Russian Dies, Aged 106, New York Joseph Zeitlin, a Rus sian, who died in Brooklyn Saturday, was 106 years old. He spent most of his life in Moscow and said he saw Na poleon when he invaded Russia in 1812. He smoked and drank and said i it did not hurt him. "Boy Broker" Disappears. Boston After a meteoric career of several years in high finance. Robert E. Davis, the boy stock broker, is missing from Boston. Simultaneous with his vanishing a month ago, sums estimated at from $300,000 to $500, 000 have disappeared. The police have a warrant for his arrest on a nominal charge of larceny of $10,000 worth of stocks from a woman. Davis is 23, one of the youngest and at one time the most successful man of affairn on State street. Scores of financial firms and brokers are losers. Howard Asks Vindication. Lexington, Ky. Another man who was convicted in connection with the assassination of Governor Goebel will seek vindication at. the polls. James Howard has announced his candidaev for state senator on the Republican ticket in the 17th Kentucky senatorial district. Like Caleb Powers, who was elected to congress from the 11th dis trict at the recent election. Howard was pardoned for his alleged connec tion with the assassination of Goebel. Uprising Is Ridiculed. Seattle A cable dispatch from Fair banks reporting an Indian upiising is ldiculed by men familiar with tha Mount McKinlcy country. To begin with, the white men in the distript much outnumber the Indians and better armed. The Indi ana have si. ways been friendly, and do not num ber more than 100-in the whole dis trict alleged to be in peril. ine cabled story was that the In- lans in the Kantishna dintrit in arms and that six whit reported killed. men were were