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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1907)
------------------------------------------ ---------- NEWS OF THE WEEK h I Couteosed Fora for Our Buy Readers. IAPKMNGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A R*auma of the La** Important but Not Leas Interesting Event* of tha Past Weak. Governor Ftear, of ¡Hawaii, it on hit way to Washington. Andrew Carnegie hat given 110,000 to Chicago university. Chicago hat engaged another (million and a half of English gold. ice President Fairbanks was in a wreck in Maryland but escaped injury. Senator Platt says the affidav it ad mitting hit marriage to Mae Wood it a forgery. Horace McKinley, the Oregon land fraud operator, was arretted in China, b it escaped. Han Francisco has sent a committee ♦n Washington to enlist further aid f om the Federal government in fight ing the plagae. Seven Miaeouri men have been found guilty of holding negroes in peonage aud have been sent to jail for periods of a vear and a half to three and a half ynira. The American Federation of Labor w 11 raise a big fund with which to fight the Manufacturers association. Toe president of the latter says he baa *1,500,000 to fight the union with. The Russian douma meets November 14 The New Orleans stock exchange baa closed lor a week. Five persons lost their lives in a fire at New Haven, Conn. A Federal attorney in Texas declares clearing house certificates illegal. The United States has secured seve- ril million dollars more of English gold. A woman has just died at Trinidad, Col., who for nearly 60 years has pa-eed as a man. The packing plant of Swift A Co. at Htrriaburg, Pa., has been destroyed by fire. Loss, *250,000. The 27th annua) convention of tbe A ruerican Federation of Labor is in ses sion at Jamestown, Va. Root has arranged peace among the Central American republics and tbe hatchet bas been buried. The 2,200 employee of the shoe fac tories at Marlborough, Mass., have b en put on half time on account of money stiingencv. Foreign inveeotrs are buying cheap ■tonka. Another plot to murder tbe czar baa been thwarted. ANOTHER BANK CLOSES GETTING FLEET READY. vong Continued Rnn at Portland Ex hausts Cash. Ships Will Be Prepared to Ball Ot Scheduled Time. Portland, Nov. 13.—After meeting the h«ev ieet run an Oregon bank ever saw, the Merctants' National suspend ad yesterday morning. During the two weeks ended yesterday the paying tel lera had sifted *1,500,000 thiough the wickets into the hands of timorous peo pie. This huge sum «as in bard caah The bank io solvent, say* l'reoident J. Frank Wateon, and will reopen within 90 «lay*. Claud Gatch, of Sa lem. national bank examiner for thia district, will take charge of the institu tion this morning and make a careful inxeetiaition of the bank's condition. He has been directed to do so by the controller of the currency. He will make his report to rhe controller. If. as is confidently expected, this rep.«rt discloses a solvent bank, the controller will allow stn-h time as seems neceesary for the collection of outstanding ac counts and the doors will be opened again for nnsineee. No receiver. In all probability, will be appointed for the closed bank. The condition of the hank io not such, ap patently, that it cannot go on with its business. Only when a tank is insol vent is a receiver necessary, and in the case of a national hank a receiver Is appointed by the controller of the currency. Malicious rumors, ipread'by enemies of the bank, are believed by President Wateon to be responsible for its sue pension. These were circulated in var ious ways. Anonymous letters to prom inent business men about the city, mysterious telephone calls, all advising the withdrawal of deposits from the Merchants National, and street reports help'd to instill the fear of lose in the minds of the public. The result was that anxious depositors poured into the bank. Washington, Nov. 12.—Every detail M t.ue preparations fur the sailing ol ths battleship fleet to the Pacific uoeuii la now well in band, aud by Iteceuibm 16, the date on whloh the veaoels will pasa out of Hampton Roads, in revie» before Preeldeut Hoauevelt, members ol the cabinet and high officials of tin navy, arrangements tor the comfort oi the men en route will have lawn at teuded to. At all ol the navy yard- the work of making ueceeaaiy repairs u toiug pushed and th< lece will be coni plvtod by lieceinlwr I. Provisions are being stored aboard llie vessels, and their coal bunker* are being tilled Io their capacity. Four i aix'hors will be carried by each vesrel I so as to to read) for any emergency. The cost of provisioning the fleet is estimated at about *375,000, contem plating the feeding of a force ol 15,000 men (or 100 daya. Only thia week con tracts were awarded for head cheese. »a usages and veal. Advantage will ta taken of the two ocean cruises to make several b-ete with the provisions aboard—their preserva tion. packing and handling. Incidentally to the visit of the fleet to the Pacific coast the Navy depart ment Is making arrangements to obtain a place fur small arms tiring there, go as to give the men au opportunity tor practice in that capacity. MAKE HARRIMAN TALK. Interstate Commerce Commission Wants to Know Things. New York, Nov. 13.—Argument« will be heard today on the petition of the Interstate Commerce commission for an order requiting Edward H. Har riman to answer certain questions pro pounded by the commission in its in vestigation of the Union Pacific railroad ard its allied lines the early part of this year. It is declared in the Federal brief that under section 12 of the Interstate Commerce act, the commission baa au thority to inquire into tbe management of the business of al) common carriers doing an interstate busineee, and under section 21 it is required, on or before December 1 of each year, to make and transmit to congress its report, tbe re port to contain such information and data collected by the commie* on as may be considered of value in the de termination of questions connected with regulation of commerce, together with such recommendations as to national legislation relating thereto as the com mission may deem necessary. PREVENT FRAUD IN MINING. Mining Congress Will Draft Bill for That Purpose. Joplin, Mo., Nov. 13.—Three hun Money is moving West under Secre dred delegatee from 30 states were pres tary Cortelyou's threat. ent here today at the first business ses Native laws and custom« make death sion of the American Mining congress, which began its annual convention yes inconvenient for strangers in Egypt. terday. Many high authorities on mat An Oklahoma bank cashier is miss ters pertaining to mining and metal ing, also *50,000 of tbe institution’s lurgy were on tbe program foraddressee ca-h. on various kindred subjects. A committee of five «as appointed to An extra seesicn of tbe legislature is certain in California to relieve San draft a measure that will prevent min ing engineers from aiding in tbe perpe F rancieco. tration of mining frauds. New York bank statement shows a A resolution asking tbe Federal gov d pleted reserve bu‘ lmfporta of gold ernment to issue separate patents to will replenish it. land suitable for both mining and agri Secretary Taft's carriage was hauled cultural purposes, and classifying mine thnngh the streets of Manila by en ral land as “mineral land” only, ix- submitted. thusiastic Filipinos. In an interview President Richards Records show that nearly two-thirds stated that President Roosevelt told of the bubonic plague cases at San him be would recommend to congress F'ancisco have proven fatal. tbe establishment of a bureau of min Tbe wood trust at Tacoma bas ap ing similar to the Agricultural depart parently busted, as there has been a ment. big drop in prices aDd first class cord Tbe next session of the mining con wood now sells at *2.75 per cord. gress will be held in tbe East, probably Secretary Taft has left Manila for at Columbus, Ohio. Vladivostok. New York bankers say they are send ing money West as fast as possible Forgers of clearing house certificates at El Paso, Tex., have been caught. A threat to dynamite Great Northern trains in Montana has led to placing of guards on many. San Francisco has appealed to the government for money with which to fizht tbe plague. Keswick, a small California town near Redding, has been almost com- p etely destroyed by fire. pTbe national convention of the W. C. T. U. is enthusiastic over the pro hibition gains in tbe South. Advices from Unalaska say a peak 3**0 feet above the sea has disappeared. The peak was raised by a submarine earthquake several years ago and its disappearance is attributed to the same cause. The Santa Fe railroad is to be tried on another indictment at Loe Angeles. Taft has decided to complete his tour of tbe world as originally planned. One of the Vanderbilts bas offered the Y. M. C. A. of Newport, R. I., •*100,000. The United States District court at Loe Angeles has imposed » fine of *330,000 on the Santa Fe railroad for granting reI»tee. A number of small banks at various places in the Southwest have failed. Three large factories at Bridgeport, Conn., have closed on account of money stringency. Four European countries have raised the discount rate to atop gold exports to Atnerlica. Roosevelt has promised to investigate the paper trust and reoommend a re peal of paper tariff. Estrada Palma, former president of Cuba, rays American rule is better than independence with anarchy. Montana Objects to Rates. Helena, Mont. Nov., 13.—About 12 of the leading lumber companies of Flathead county today filed suit in the United States court against the Great Northern Railroad company, reeking to prevent putting into operation an advance of freight rates on lumber. Tbe complaint asserts that under pres ent freight rates Montana mills cannot compete in Washington, nor east of Devils Lake, N. D., but that the new rates would utterly put them out of business, rendering valueless property worth millions. Want Southern Man. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 13.—A state convention of Democrats tolay started a movement for the nominations of a Southern man as a Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1907. Each dele gate was instructed to work in the in terest of sending a delegation from Ten nessee to the national convention that will vote first, last and all the time for a Southern man. An address to the Democrats of the nation was issued. The address authorized by the conven tion declares that tbe Democratic party was born in the South. Oakland Bank Suspends. Oakland, Cal., Nov. 13.—The Bank of California, of which D. Edward Col lins is president, did not open its doors for business yesterday, although the officers say the bank is solvent and that the depositors are fully protected. A sign on the doors resiling “Bank Closed, Legal Holiday ” notified passers-by that the bank for its protection had decided to take advantage of the holidays pro claimed by Governor Gillett and would not open for business. Against Harvester Trust. Jefferson City, Mo., Nov. 13.—The attorney general has inaugurated quo warranto proceedings, in the Supreme court, for the ouster of the Internation al Harvester company of America for alleged violation of the anti-trust law of Missouri. The company is a Mil waukee corporation. ELLIB APPeALa FON SETTLERS WEBTON BiUDENTB WORK. Asks Secretary of Interior to Permit Fro aident French Hopes to Make Land Proof* Without Payment. Normal Self Supporting. Pvndletem—As an emergency request on tatalf <>t eevetal hundred enlrymeu in Eastern Oregon, who have advertis ed to prove up on their claims, »hoes time has expired and «ho m wt now pteeent prvxyf and make payment at the land office In thia diatiict within the next few weeks, Congieesmaii W. R. Ellia has aant a message to James R. Garfield, secretary of the interior, ask ing him to permit the advertise«! proof* to to made without payment and to al low 60 daya for the making of pay ment*. Owing to thep resent financial condi ’ Nona and tha continued holidays, it will to itnposs ble for many of the en- try men to make their payments at thia time, and it is feared that an rndlese amount ot litigation, red tape, l<ws of time and in many instant*«» kws of land rights, will result if tbe government in sists on payments at once. Weston—The Weston normal will become a self supporting Institution If the ambitions ot Prssideiit Robert 0. French are realised- It may offer young men and women an opportunity to secure an education on their own re sources. With this plan in view, Ptee- ident French has just purchased 65 acres of excellent timber laud Id miles from Weston, where boys may work at w«xxl cutting during vacation, the pro duct to t>e sold for the benefit of the school. It is tha hope ot President French ........... ,,, to develop tha industrial side ot life 'UÌWv^"“th*'"¿(¿rtunlty‘ ,t’.> - should ■ • • - be offered - t' every young work man and woman attending school Even now many young men and women are working their way through school. One Tree Nets Him «100. NEED STRONGER MEN doth House and Senato Commit INS WNU. MEMBERS CANNOT BE TRUSTED It Is Feared Their Finance Legislation Would Bo Weak and Favor Wall Birsst. Washington, Nov. 12.—The rvcsnt tlnani'ial disturbane« lu New York and the flurry lu other |«rUi ol Hie country will result <n considerable diecuasivn if finance at the coming aeMion of con- giess and will prudacs an unusually large number of bills to amend I he tanking laws. The subject will to ills cuaaeil by the president in Lis nosings and the congress urna I rm-ord will be loaded with all kinds of talk as to the advisability ot changing the currency laws of Ihe nation. Hui the more con si.<rvaUve men who have viewed the sit uation in Its broadest light believe there will to no financial legialathui and in their judgment the talk will come Io nothing. It these views prove to to incorrect and financial legislation le nudi itaken, it will to most uulortunate lor the country, lieenuse I lie legislation »III to intrusted to two committees which are not propelty constituted to handle a subject of thia importance. The senate committee la largely ninipwel ol men who are Incapable of framing safe finan cial legislation or who would take ad vantage ot the situation to put through legislation In the interest of Wallsim t latter than In Ihe interest of the entire community. The house committie is maile up almost entirely ot men «ho are incs|«ble of |«esliig judgment upon a aubject of such coneequenee The senate committee on finance la conati tuteli aa follows Ne Iso i W. Aldrich, of Rhode Island; William II. Allison, ot Io»a. Julina Ü. Burrows, of Michigan; Thomas C. Platt of New York; Henry C. Hansbrough, of North Ikikota; Boiea Penro-e, <t Pennsylva nia; Eugene Hale, ot Maine; John W. lWmiel, ot Virginia; Hernando D. Money, ot Mississippi; Joseph W. Bail ey, of Texas. James P. Taliaferro, ot Fi-rida. The house com mitt es is c- m|<wed of the following members Charles N Fowler, of New Jersey: George W. Prime, of lihuoia; Willi,iatn A. Cal- derhead. of Kansas. Llewellyn Powers, of Maine; Henry M> Morran, of Michi gan; Capell I . Weems, of Ohio; Elijah B. tow is, of Georgia, Arsene P. Pujo, of Loulsana; Carter Glass, of Virginia, Oscar W. G í II s [ m >, of Texas; Olle M. James, of Kentucky; George H. togare, of Houth Carolina; George D. Mc Creary, of Pennsylvania; Joseph H. Knowland, of California; George E. Wald«, ot New Yirk; Everta A. Hayes, of California; John W Weeks, of MasaachiuH-tta. REPORT BIG BTEEL OUTPUT. Production Probably Will Bs Curtallsd I hi* Month Cleveland, O., Nov. 11.—Reports from the building trades rvvvsl some ivmarkabls conditions.* Although for s number of weeks new bualusaa baa toen isduced to a small volume, atells- liiw of nvnductkMI fur the |«al UHinth aho« 'ha seldom in the history of tbe tredi ha s sush large tonnages to. u turned out. For eiamph , the Ameri can Bridge company, the largest pioduo- sr of atruotural material, turned on* 60,000 tuna last month, but sold only one third of that aiuouul. A steel Corpoiation made aupilalng fSCOfda at Pittsburg. The vAruegle ooui|xmy broke records at Ila various plants. The Illinois Hteel company not only broke all Ila previous reourds but did ai In every Individual drpart- ment in all three »oiks, Houih Chicago, Milwaukee and Jollrt. Even moie aniprlalng than all these waa the blast furnace pnxluctlon for tkt tor, which, aivording t< the statis tics ot the Iron Tiads Review rtwlied a new high point In the history ol the trade, lbs production being 2.362,631» bins, compared with Hie laigesl output, 2,291,030 Iona in May ot thia year. In other words the production lor Oclulcr waa at ihe rate ol abuu*26,000,000 lone a year. The statistics for Noveintar w'll doubtless tell a vastly dlffeiant story, Many sheet and Un plate mills liave lw>en c I< hhh I and the sheet tar mills ol the steel corporation at Columbus ami Bellaire aie idle. The nilporalion now has 21 blast furuaeva out uf iximmiselon and indv|ieiidenl concerns areourtaibng their pr-xiuct. Hence It may to coutl- dciitly expecte-l that the output ol both pig Iron and finished materials would to iiiix-h smaller thia month Ilian fol any previous month ot the year. Hood River — The ncord prolific yield of Newtown pippins wan reported KENO IRRIGATION BANAL. a few days ago when J. T. Porter, ol the firm of Sears A Porter, part owner Work Progrssting Rapidly in City of one o* the largest commercial or Limits ot Klamath Falls. chards in the valley, announced he had Klamath Falls—Wotk on the Keno picked 37 boxes of this variety of ap canal ie now well within theclty limits ples from one tree but 11 years old. and the hillside where the government The apples are also remarkable for size, force ie at work pieeentethe appearance ae 35 boxes are 4 tier and the other two AGUINALDO IS HOPEFUL. At tbe prices received for ol a very animated anthill. A large 4'x-tier force with shovels and with teams is at Newtown pippins thia year the yield Confidant of Bsnafits From Tail's work and good progress is being made. from the tree will bring in the neigh Visit to Islands. It is expected that a great part of the borhood ol_*luu. Manila, Nov. IS.—A fsaturs of ths heavier work will be completed before Krag-Jorgsnsens for O A C. winter seta in. The Keno canal is on visit ot Secretary of War Taft to Manila the west side of the river and will reach Corvallis—The Oregon Agricultural wnts ths presetK-s of Aguinaldo at aever- BRAZIL OUTLET FOR JAPAN. a part of the farming lands not touched oollege cadets have just received from al of the functions, for the first time by the main irrigation canal now in the government about 400 of the latest Negotiations Pending tor Immigration operation. improved Krog-Jorgenaeii rifles. These aincs iila capture. Diacuasing the visit ot 6,000 Annually. guns will In part take the place of the of Mr. Taft to Manila with a represen Washington, Nov. II.—Ilsrrrd from Need Stock Inspector. old guns now in use. which will to re- tative of the Aasociat«! Press, he said: the Dulled Hlatea, Japanese coolies are Baker City—A very bad state of af-' turned to some arsenal. There has "It la my belief that the benefits to turning to Brazil, where, according to fairs prevails in Baker county among just been formed a third cadet battal follow the visit, to the people of the the Brasilian Review, they hope to the stock, as there is no county stock ion. The new companies are I, Kami Philippines, will to greater than they gain reaily admission, Tina newa|«|ier, inspector, and when any disease breaks L, and three mote captains and othvr can reckon at the present time. I am published In Rio de Janeiro, say.*: out among the stuck, it is permitted to necessary officers will to selected from at present unable to form an opinion, "It Is reported from Yokohama that spread without any official attention. the students. offhand, of the advantages, but I am North America ami Australia, txing Glanders now prevails to a great extent confident that it has done gtxxl. The practically cli-eed to the Jafiamwe im among horses in nearly all parts of the Enlarging ths Cannery. inaugural Ion of the assembly has gone migrants. Japan will now turn its at county and very little ie being done to Brownsville—The Brownsville can a long vray to cement tire friendship ol tention Io Brazil, as a [stint toward stop tbe spread of the disease. Dr. C. nery is building a large addition to its the Philippines with the people of the which Its surplus population aliali 1« J. Korinek, the state veterinarian, was plant. It will be about 100x160 feet United States. It is the fulfillment of directed, and that negotiations will to in the city last week to investigate the and will give capacity to handle the a solemn promise, which many expect opened with the Brazilian governmen* situation and bo ses of sexeral farmery fruit output of the whole neighborhood. ed would not to fulfilled The secre forthwith to arrange lor the landing of were fiuarantined. Apples are still coming In by the wagon tary of «rar did not bring independence 6,000 Japanese In that republic every load. Another carload of the prepared for many [wople in his picket, but he year. From Milan also come* an an O. A. C. Registrar Busy. fruit was shipped last week. The rail brought the inmns of attaining it. He nouncement to Hie iflnl that the Jap Corvallis—The registration at Oregon road company will put in a switch. told us how we can gel it. The Fili anese government has propuard Io the Agricultural college has already reached The fruit now has to be hsuled shout pinos are thankful for the information, Italian amlwsamlor nt 'loklo Hist the 887, not counting the specials in music 200 yards to the nearest sidetrack. and pleased at wlial the zeervtarv has Navigazione Generale Italiana shall and dairying. This is an unprecedented done, especially In the interests of ed undertake the trana|x>ri ot three emi enrollment for this time of the year ucation and agriculture." Apples for President. grar t< and lor that purpose shall està fi and demonstrates plainly, in the opin Freewater—The Freewater Commer liali a new ateamehlp evi vice from Yo ion of those informed, that the regis ra cial club will send a tine box of apples EXCAVATION OF HERCULANEUM kohama to tienisi. Fi«m Genoa to tion will easily reach 1,000 ot 1,100 be to President Roosevelt. These apples Brasil, an Is well known, the Naviga- fore the close of tbe school year. Ev- have been donated by D C. Conrad, alone Generale alieady rune a direct ertybing is meving along smoothly at whose Spokane Beauty variety took Money Will Be Appropriated to Carry line. There is said to to no doubt that On the Work. the college ami President Kerr is giving tbe prise at the Walla Walla fair, and the Italian company will retabllah tliw complete satisfaction as head of this caused much favorable comment. They Rome, Nov. 12.—The propiwal to new line, seeing a guarantee lor the great institution. will be rent to Washington, D. C., in s continus the work of excavation tranaport of 6,1*00 third-dans paaaen- few days. gers from Yokotoma to Genoa every Herculaneum has become so popular Linn Apples to Cuba. YEAR'S WORK LOST. rear." a result of the efforts made by Charles Char Albany—A box of the beet apples Completing Beet Harvest. Waldrtein, professor of fine arts in exhibited at the recent Linn county ap LADD AIDS DEPOSITORS. La Grande—Superintendent Bebbe- Kings College, Cambridge, England, Survey of Alaska Boundary Must Be ple fair has left this city for Cuba, lov, of the Amalgamated Sugar com that the Italian government la about to Repeated. where it will be enjoyed by the officers pany, reports that the beet harvest is take the matter actively in band. Vancouver, B C., Nov. 12—Valuable Pledges Full Payment to Havings Ac of the Eleventh United States infantry. now about one-half completed. With Signor Rava, minister of public in counts at Portland It was rent by County Commissioner T. reasonable conditions there will lie no struction, upon whom the work actual photographs and tlmu-ands of dollars' Portland, Nov II.—By a pledge from J. Butler to hie son, Clifton M. Butler, trouble in finishing the work in Grand ly depends, has prepared a bill to to worth of official data gained by the in ternational boundary surveyors during W M. I.add last Saturday, savings de- who ie a second lieutenant in the Elev Ronde valley. Indications seem to presented to parliament which provides enth infantry, now serving in Cuba. confirm earlier estimates as to the out- for an appropriation of *100,000 for a summer's working delimiting the [svitorv in tbe lattai tank ol tbe Lilt« Lieutenant Butler was appointed to the put this year, which is placed at 20,- the purpiae of removing the houses Alaska line, were lost by the upsetting Guaiantrr A Trust company are guaran of a canoe in the Bradfield river. Five tee. I full payment of their claims, United Starts military academy at West 000 tone. forming the mo lern town of Resina, men narrowly escaped with their lives amounting to *406.000, and the Mar- Point from this city and graduated in which is located over Hereular.eum anil Officer* of the two governments are now quam blix-k le to be tornei! over Io the the clase of 1903. Winter Supplies for Lake. an appropriation of *3.060 for the devising means of recovering the last talik aa an asset for |«yment of all Klamath Falls—Lake county people actual excavation work. Thia latter property, which, however, may have ere.'itore alike The Marquam block, Digging Potatoes at Weston. are now laying in their winter rupfli -a sum does not inchide the salaries of been carried many miles in the swift oart ad bv the < *reg,,n company, has lavo Weeton—Potato digging is inactive and every day teams come into Kla officials. In the meanwhile a special current. J. M. Bates, Canadisn bound belìi aa security for a debt to ladil A progress in tbe mountain district tribu math Falls or go out heavily loaded. commission under the pr-wldency of ary surveyor, arrived here with the Tilt« n of *607,000, by assignment to tary to Westen. The acreage is larger Much of the flour is hauled from the Profesaor de I’etra, of the University of news on the »twiner Princess May. ladd A Tilton of the stock of that com- than that of any previous year and the Merrill mill. Next year it ie expected Naples, has undertaken preliminary "If the photographic negatives we pony aa Collateral. lad l A Tilton, yield is good, averaging about 100 sacks that Lakeview will have its own flour studies for the commencement of the lost cannot be recovered," said Bales, then to e, are not to be preferred cred to the acre, which is considered excep mill. work. "tbe entire survey of the Iscott river itors. tionally g<><d f»r unirrigated ground. Professor Waldstein is about to bring section «III have to be repeated next By the terms of the pledge, tbe re- B. F. Bark low and Henry Ransen, the Lumber Company Shuts Down. out a large volume showing what has summer. We struck a submerged tree osivi r Is to administer the affairs of the largest growers on the mountain, will Pendleton—The Grand Ronde Lum been done up to the present and setting and the canoe turned sideways and al bank, and |«y uff depositor* to the full have about 8,000 sacks from 80 acres. ber company, at Perry, lias shut down forth what be considers necessary to in most split in two. I la-came entangled measure of the assets, ami if, in two Most of the crops will tie held for next its plant for several weeks. One rea- sure the completion of the work. He in a line and was swept under water. years, savings diqsaltz ra shall not have spring’s market. 1 eon assigned is the high railroad rates, will maintain that if carried out ac Three others shared the same adven received all their money, Mr. I add will which haie have raiieerl caused many coast mills to cording to modern methods the excava ture. later we were rescued, but not make good the deficiency. The word tion of Herculaneum will call for an a vestige of our foods remained, Lumber Milla Shut Down. close. We ing of Mr. Ladd's offer makes no men expenditure of *2<M).6<IO. Pendleton—Many lumber mills in obtained grapllng irons and a water tion ol Interest on the depaiita during PORTLAND MARKETS. Eastern Oregon are closing down on i ac- telescope at Juneau, but never got a tha two years. State Has Wartime Claim. count of the money stringency. The ' sight of the outfit." Wheat — Club, 86c; bluestem, 88c; Meacham Lumber company shut down Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 12.—The claim Lives With Gold Leaf In Rkull valley, 86c; red, 84c. and 40 men are out of work. Several of the state of Georgia against the Fed Extra Ssazlon Probable. Baltimore, Nov. 11.—Richard Swan I Oats — No. 1 white. *29.50; gray, eral government for the use and occu small mills in Union and Baker coun H«n Francisco, Nov. 12.—Governor ger, who «as unconscious hr 11 daya »29.50. ties are closed. The largest mill shut pation of the Western and Atlantic Gllett arrived in tins city yesterday from a depressed frai ture of the skull, I Barley — Feed, *28 50 per ton; brew- down was the Oregon Lumber mill at railway immediately after the Civil afternoon, and after a shirt conference cause.I by * tree falling ii[>on him, ie South Biker. This employed 200 men. ingi *30; rolled *30@31. war, aggregating *600,756, will to tiers with bankers and city officials recovering from a remarkable aurghal Corn—Whole, *32; cracked, *33. Many Blue Mountain mills are closed, preened at the approaching session of stslol that file decision regarding an operation aa a iMult of which he will Hay — Valley timothy, No. 1, *17(3; be Umatilla county mills are still run congress. Bills providing for this will extra session of the legislature will to carty a quantity of gold leaf in hie 18 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, ning. to presented by Senator Clay and Rep given before tha end of tlie present head. The surgeons at Maryland Uni *23; clover, *15; cheat, *15; grain resentative Livingston. The calm is week. The extra session, if railed at versity hospital found a part of the hay, *15«16; alfalfa, «14. Begin Seeding at Athena. based on the use and occupation by the all, will, according to the governor’a brain covering ami a part of tha brain Butter—Fancy creamery, 27)4032 Unitali States army officers of the statement, to called next week and the itself adhered to the curameter. The Athena—Seeding in thia section has per ponnd. state's road from May 11, 1863, to oil will provide tor an amendment to brain covering end the gray matter begun in earnest since the rain began. | Veal—75 to 125 pound«, 7J4@8c; September 25, 1863. Up to that time a great many farmers were ae pa rated and the gold leaf »aa the code making it possible to hohl ' 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 were afraid to begin seeding lest there court during the continuance ol the placed between the parts. pounds, 60614c. should not be enough moisture in the Quake Ruins Town, special legal holidays. | Pork—Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 70 ground to sustain the growth of the 8t. Petersburg, Nov. 12.—The first Clark Bays Flurry Is Over. 7)4c; packers, 6'4<g7c. wheat. But now they feel assured, and Can’t Prove Story. Chicago, Nov. II.—That the financial Poultry—Average old hens, 10c per direct reports from the scene of the there will be thousands of acres of land Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 12.—8. A. flurry has practically cearid is the pound; mixed chickens, 9010c; spring great earthquake st Kartagh, Russian seeded during the next few weeks. The chickens, 10c; old roosters, 8c; dressed Turkestan, about three weeks ago, Cunningham, publisher of the Confede opinion of ex-Unlted Mates Hena’or large farmers have from four to six reached this city from a corporal who rate Veteran, of this city, the official William A. Clark, of Mon'ana, who chickens, 12013c; turkeys, live, 17c; drills rnnning daily, and each drill geeee, live, 10c; ducks, 13(^13>4c; accompanied the relief exjieditlon rent organ of the United Confederate veter- was in Chicago today cn Ids way to plants from 20 to 25 acres a day. to Jamarkan. Telegraphing under date ana, stated today in regard to the pub Arizona, where he will Inspect varl< tia 'pigeons, *101 50; squabs, *203. J'-ViT’—Fresh ranch, candled, 350 of November 9, tbe corpora! says: "The lication that General Grant, Admiral mining properties which he centr -Is Albany Gets New Industry. town of Karatagh was completely de Farragut and General Thomas had ap there, lie said the recent heavy ship 37 )4c per dozen. Albany—Albany is to have a fnrni- Fruita—Apples, 75c0*2 par box; stroyed. The victims numbered a tout plied to President Jefferson Imvis for ments of gold from Europe have aided ture factory and the <leeerted buildings peaches, *1 per crate; pears, 11 <9 1 25 400 in Karatagh and about 10,000 in commissions in the Confederate army, materially In the readjustment of the of the old organ and carriage far tory in per box; grapes, 75c0*1.76 per crate: the adj dning district of Denansk. All that at tha time of the publication of country’s finances and that conditions the southeastern part ol the citf are to qnincee, 5Oc0*I per box; cranberries, the villages in the vicinity were wreck Captain De Roeeet’s communication in generally will speedily right them ed. Many more may lie dead to utilized for that industry. The Al *9 50010 per barrel. the Veteran ha hnd misgivings aa to the selves. Mr. Clark left for the South bany Furniture Mannfaitnringcompany statement and an Investigation had con west tonight. Vegetable»—Turnips, *1.25 per sack; Texas Probes Mill Trust. is being formed by John Mcneil, of Al- carrote, *1.25 per sack: beets, *1.25 vinced him that it was erroneous. tony, who owns the factory bnildinga; , per sack; cabbage, 1 1 %c per pound; A nati n, Tex., Nov. 12.—An anti Bteala <1,000.000 Jewels. J. M. Gilkinson, «ho recently came to cauliflower, 50090c per dozen ; celery, trust snit has toen filed by the attorney Japanese 8 tea I Beals. Chicago, Nov. 11.—A dispatch to he Oregon, and H. P. Hannon, a furniture 50ctit*l per dozen; corn, 85c0»I per general in the Twenty-sixth District Victoria, B. C., Nov. 12.—Advices Record-Hera’d from Cleveland. <>., manufacturer of Tacoma. sack: cucumbers, *1 per sack; onions, court against 120 Texas milling com from official Russian sources at Vladi nays: Ixrcal detectives are searching 15020c per dozen; parsley, 20c per panies alleged to to in conspiracy In vostok report armed raids by Japanese for *1,000,000 worth of jewels said to Klamath Opening in a Year. The state alleges seal poachers on trie seal rookeries of have been stolen from the wife of a dozen; peppers, 8017c per pound; restraint of trad.e Klamath Falls—Hiram D. White, pumpkins, lte.1 J^c per pound; radi'h- that tiie defendant companies have vio- the Copper islands. The commander Pittahnrg milllonai’enna train lietween allotting agent of the Indian service, is es, 20c per dozen; spinach, 6c per lat«l toth the 1809 ami 1903 acta and of the Russian patrol cruiser Mandjur New York and Pittsburg Novemlier I. now at the Klamath reservation en pound; squash, 101)40 per pound ; asks lor penalties against each defend reports that three Ji|«neae sealing In her belt jewel bag were diamonds, gaged in the last allotment of lands. tomatorx, 25r<«50c per box. ant in the sum of *75,000 for the al- schooners appeared off the seal rooker emeralds, pearls and other costly jew The work will occupy perhaps a year. leged violation of the act of 1899. and ies and with three-inch guns drove off elry. No questions will be asked and Onions—*1.7502 per sack. It is thought the opening of lands for Potatoes—75c per hundred, delivered *56,250 for violation of the act of 1903. the guard, landed and remained for a thousands of dollars in reward will bs settlement may take place soon after. Portland; sweet potatoes, 2)<c per week, killing and skinning «eels, and paid for the return of the property. Lives Lost In Italy. pound. got away with several thousand skins. Much Fruit at Milton. Hope—1907, 709o per ponnd; olds, Rome, Nov. 12.—The rain storms More Disasters In Italy, Milton—The fruit men of thia vicin 4c per ponnd. Two Dead, 3,000 Homelesa. and floods thronghont Italy aontinne. Rome, Italy, Nov. 11.—Htorms ac ity estimate the fruit crop at 300 cars Wool—Eastern Oregon, average tost, Railroad tracks are being carried away fqniqiie, Chile, Nov. 12.—Two lives companied by torrential rains have in the district alront here. In addition 16022c per ponnd, according to shrink In several places, and reports are being were lost In the fire that visited this again caused floods in several parts of to this there has been an immense age; valley, 20922c, according to fine received of the destruction of honses port yesterday and destroyed a large Italy and a number of vessels liave been quantity of fruit shipped by package ness; mohair, choice, 29030c per and the destroying of cattle. Beveral section of the ree i drei t la I quarters. wrecked in the Mediterranean and expreas. pound. human lives have also been lost. Three thousand people are homeless. Adriatic seas, —»