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s f NEWS OF THE WEEK h i Condensed Form for Onr Busy Readers. BAPPEMNfiS OF TÏ0 COmWTS A Resume of th* Leas Important but Not Lea* Interesting Event* of th* Past Wsek. Sunday theater« in New York may be closed. Rcoeevelt has ordered th# land fraud exutes pushed. The dry party show« greet gain* in Massachusetts cities. Secretary Taft wa« given a great re ception al St. Petersburg. Moorish rebel« have capture.I th# harems ol the sultan and his ministers. NAMES CURRENCY COMMITTEE I MINERS ENIOMBkO Cannon Yields to Dsmard for Quick Action by Congress. Washington, Itec 4.—In the house yesterday Speaker Cannon announced the appointment ot the committee on banking and currency, and in doing so •latext that he had exceeded by one member the number permitted by the rul«« of the house and atked unanimous consent to his action, which was granted. The committee retains as Its chair man Fowler, of New Jersey, and in the main it* personnel is unchanged. There wete only two vacancies on the committee is it stood last year, one of these being caused by the failure of Shartel. of Missouri, to «scars re-elec tion, andg the other by the voluntary withdrawal of Legare, oi South Caroli na. who found the duties pertaining to his work on this committee to be in conflict with his service on other com mittees. Burton, Rep., Ohio, wa« designated for Shartel'« place and Craw ford, of North Carolina, for legate's. The additional «election was McHenry, Democrat, of Pennsylvania. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST LARGER IMAN LAST YkAH. Oregon's Prune Shipment* Will Reach Vast Area Will B« Added Reclamation 24,00,000 Pounds Work m Klamath Albany—Aaxwding to figure« com- |file«i by C. A. Malb>x*uf, district freight sgent of the Southern Pacific, Oregon's total prune shipment for 1907 will excred that of last year by 7,000,- 000 pouada. or 175 ear«, i'he t> tai shipment of dried prun«»* from this state this year will aggregate 600 car loads, a total of 24.000.li00 pounds. last year the total shipment «xms'st- ed of 425 carloads, consisting of 17,- 000.000 pounds. This year's ship ment, it is estimated, will bring $1,- 680,000 into th# stat#. Leaell* Broth- m, of this city, are the chief ptune shippet* of Oregon, and they alone will ship 7,000 000 pounds of prune* from this city. Of this coloeeal ship ment, which is the largest ever sent out Itoni on# city in the Pacific N-rtli- weet. 6,000,000 poumia have already been sent. ELECT CULBERSON LEADER. There are more women and girls in New York seeking positions than there Democratic Senator* Organize and are places for. » GREAT LAKE la LUWkHlNU. Fortunes in Walnut*. Klamath Faile— Nature ia parform- ing one of ths most extensive portions of th* reclamation work of the Klamath i project, and al»> one ot the nnet expen sive parts Ineludsd In th* «etimate, which ia tbe drainage of Tule lake. Report* received from J. Frank Ad an». of Tule lake, brings Intelligence I hat th* water ot th# lake la rapidly falling, and a tremendoua whlrl|xiol ba* lortne«! just off Ncotplon point, through which th# water ia paai-ing with a d««*f#iilng toar tliat can be heard Below ia apparently a great >1 is la no a great channel underground through which th# waters fin«l outlet beneath th# Modoo lava bnla and thence through th# drainage of Fall river to Pitt, ami finally ou to th# «vean through th# Sac ra manto and Nan Fraix-ino bay. It has long been held by geologists that Tule lake has an und#rgtouml out let. ami that Fall river, which bursts from a gushing spring in M-xlix-county, Cal., is the vent, last spung th# lake water teacheil a higher level than has ever been known since the country was »'tiled, and bordering farm* were inun dated. For «everai «lays the water has Ixxen receding ami invest'gatu-n reveal- e«l the new outlet. Should th# vent en tirely drain the txxly of th# lake, it will add 50,000 acre* of irrigable land to the project am! at a saving of hun- dnxla of lhou»amla of dollar« to the people of Klamath basin, as the in tended diversion ot lest river will be rendered unnecessary. No Hop* for at Least Tw«iit>-five In Pernsylvanut Mme. Fayette City, l*a , Dec. 3.—Between 25 and 30 miner«, pwaibly more, are entombed lu the Naoitii mine of the Unite.! Coal oumpany, hwated Hire# miles west of this city, and there Is practl««lly no hope that any of them an« alive. The Imprisonment ia due to an explosion of black damp about It o'clook tuiiday night, aoou after lhe night force went to work. It ia said a miner entering an old wutking with an open lamp oeoeed th# #xplosion. Had the diaastei ocx'urre«l on any other night than Numlay the number of victim* would have lexsn twice a* large The mine rmployrd from 275 to 800 regularly, about cne- lourlh of them making entry at night, but on Sunday night* only about one- half the night force goes to work. The tui ie ia ot the shaft type ami the con crete side* of the entry were broken down *'> as to cloee th# pa aras«' back a considerable distance. About 100 feel front the entrance is hs'eted the firat air shaft and from this deadly gas la p urlng in great volume. The gas found in mine* in thia territory ie *0 poirounoiis that no human Imi ng can live In It f« r more than a few minutes, and for this leaaon it is believed not » single one ol the entombed men ia still alive. CONGRESSCONVENES Brilliant Scene Marks Opening el Sixtieth Session. DEMOCRATS DENOUNCE BULES ai«e Hpeakar of lhe House Too Much Power—Point I* lost and Cannon Chosen, Washington, Dec. 3.—A larllllant ■cene characterised the meeting of the Hixth-th congres* yeeterday. Ill the •enate and house of representatives there weie notable gatherings In the gal 1er i «a ol representatives ol the «iti cial society ol the capital. The striking ■■enea ol the day were in lhe house ol representatives, where the formal selection of Joseph G. Can- iv>n again t<> lie shaker at d lb* deal* nation by the l>eiiioerata of John Nliarp Williams as their lender, were uva alona for ovation* lor those gentlemen. The *|M'nker wa« given as wxi m a leoep- tlon lioin the nilnoilty ss from his own party. Ths »iqiearsnce of William J- Bryan on the floor of the house also was the o«va-ion for eiitliu«ia«tiu cheering. W lien the ad, pt loll of the rules fur the g< vernment ol the liouae duriti* th« Nixtlcth congress came up, the rules ol the last congrcea were opposed bv Wil liam« and he was joined In the op|x«i- lion by Denxa'rale and by a «ingle Re publican, Cooper ol Wiacotisln. The old rule« were de. lartxl to lie too auto- cratk', p'aclng tix> much power In the banda ot the apcakcr, but alter a aonie- what netInioiiioua dl-cuarlon they weri- adopted by a I«tty vole. Committee* were appointed by !«>lh bouses to inform the president that congress liad met and was ready to re ceive any in enrage lie might wish to communicate. New senau re and all the repressi tativss were sworn in and both heures aljourtied out of reaix-cl to the memory of uietnliera who have died during recess ot congre«*. Promptly at 12 o'clock Clerk Me- Iiowell ent, red the rhatnler of repre sentallvre aacmipanied by the veteran aw istalli «ergraut at arms, Colonel E. N. fierce, bearing the mace, the em blem of order >n executive bodies The hum of conver-ation suddenly eease.1 and Mr. McDowell declared the body duly m session. Chapion Couden immediately offers«! pray« r, altri which the roll •«« cal leit The roll call occtipiixl 20 minute«, and showed 3«5 memlwr* preaent. The senate convene«! promptly at n«x n. After Vice I'reeident Fnirtenks ■rundvd the gsirl the pr«reedlngs were opened With p aier by the Rev. Ed- waid I ve <tt Ha e chaplain. l.a F« I ette was lhe first senator rec- ognixed. and presente«l the credential* of Isaac Ntevrn«oii, of Wisconsin. The Vice president orderr«! that lhe roll of senati rs *ln.*t l*e call««l alpha betically, and tbrv were sworn In and escort-d tn tl sir de ka. All of the sen- atorx elici were | r went except Bank- head. ot Alabama, who is III. Under ti e form observe«! by the sen ate ne ther Bankhead nor Johnson will be s«oin In until the deaths of Morgan and Piltua have lieen aeknowIrslged Rotiert L. Owen an«l Thomas P. Gore, of Oklahoma, not having tw-en electci to tlie senate by their I« gislature, were not rec«*ive«l by lite senate and their credential will not lie a<vepte<l until after their election l*eeeiuber 10. The toll call allowed 85 senator« present. Allison and Teller were des ignated a committee tu Inform the prse- ident that congress had ari««.mbied and s r uidy tn rei.ive any commuti u*at tons Teller offered resolutions of resjie« I to the memory of Morgan and Pettua, ot Alalwrna, and they were adopted and the seriate adjourned al 12.39 p. u> AIMS IO PLEAHE ALL. Präsident'* Message la to tie a Con servative Document. Washington, lhe. 2.— It I* said that President Riva sveli'* annual tiise-sge toeongi*** will o|»ii with a bruñí and confident expression of twllef In the reseti roes of America and an appeal U> th* citisene to keep filler money lu cir culation. It will be |iatiiotlc In lone, conaeiv- stive without belli* reactionary. The iiiraesge will Its regs ids» I by many a« a political work ol ait. Il reai he* out to reassnr«' and please th* business man, the railr<«d man, the woikni* man, lhe taruier, lhe labor agitator. The president Is In favor of currency leglalalion. lie would have provision made for the Issuance by lhe t«i>k« of an einrrgeney currency, safely secutad by good laiiide, which should lie tatnl enough to make it unptofiiahle to con tinue its uso altri the emergency liad Iusase. I The president Is in favor of legisla lion that will give lhe rallr<ads a chance to live. Hr would have the hherman anti trust law amend»!. It should l>s changed *o a> to pel lull cer tain very proi e> cotub nation*, necee- •sty to Inducir al pro*lee* «nd also ma<le lo pievani other combinations that are op|>«e<l to tl e p ibllc intesasi. Mr. Ihxisevell thin sth*tariff ehould la» misad al proprr peruxls, but noth ing is to 1» done In that direction with bis ci meni until tl e next presidential election lie looks w ill favor on the pro|u««| to remove me tai on print |ia|a<r and pulp, but only c 'iiditionrd mi lhe l'anadian gov« rn nel I permitting tea pulp » ihm ! loonier'hi United Htat#« flee of an espiti las Though he wants lhe condition ol the women and children who work in factories improved, he wants inure In- veal IgalIon < f the subject. Ho, too, I he president want* tn*hiiKXtl training es tended to the farmer. He does not ea- peot onagre** will enact any of Ina ■ •eoininvadatioiis al thia «rasión, es- ce pt perhaps, currency reform and rail med relief. If hi* present plana are carried out, lie will not luxve any fights ou bls liamia with oongree*. Ashland—The black walnut thrive* in the Oregon climate, particularly in Snub Bailey, of Texas. More than a score of persona were in Southern Oregon, above almost every Washington. Dae. 4.—The Demixrat- other tree and become# a tree of much jured near Dayton, Ohio, by the over ic senators held a conference after the commercial value within 20 year*. The turn ing of an electric car. adjournment of the senate yesterday other day a black walnut wa* cut on Mrs. Bradley has been acquitted of and elected Senator C. A. Culberson, of laurel street in this city that was mnrdering ex-Senator Brown, of Utah, Texas, chairman of the Democratic planted 26 year* ago. It* diameter two SIBERIAN REBELS ACTIVE. and will now contest his will. caucus. This position carries the nom feet above the ground was two feet. A Ambassador Aoki state* that hie re inal leadership of the minority on the number of cuts were taken from it to a Rumors of Battle In Which 2 HO Are call is for the purpose of making a floor of the senate. Senator .McCreary, cabinet shop. It is of fine grain an I Killed— Many Arrests Made. verbal report to the Japanese emperor. ot Kentucky, was chosen vice chairman, rich color, equal to any black walnut and Mr. Owen, the senator-to-be from Victoria. B. C., I've. 3.—The British grown in the Mississippi valley. The The Supreme ceurt of Colorado has steamer Poit Marla, which arrived at decided that tbe Torren» act for the reg Oklahoma, was made secretary of the cabinet maker in exhibiting this wood, Nagasaki shortly before the Monteagle pointing out the anuual growth in the istration of teal estate with the county caucus. A reeolution was passed asking the cross-section, said sailed, with fugitive* from Vladivostok, "The young man r«<ord#r without the formality of ab chairman to appoint a committee whose who will plant 10 acre* of black walnut Halt In Survey Work. reported «ever» lighting, lu which 280 stract transfers, is legal. duty it shall be to arrange for Demo trees here will find tliat it will make a Klamath Falls—1'taius and wagons had lieen killed or wounded, waa in Tbe monthly report of the Philadel cratic appointments on senate commit fortune for him in 25 years.'* use«l on the Oregon Eastern to the north progrras when ah* left and that Itevm- phia A Reading railroad shows an in tees and to shape the legislative course have been brought here and timed over ber 12, the csar’s birthday, had been crease in earnings for October of »152,- of the minority a- soon as possible. Walnut* Will Supplant Hop*. | to Assistant Engineer J. D. Church, of fixed for the outbreak which revolu 465 over the same moath last year, not McMinnville—That walnut groves the California Northeastern, statione«l tionary'« on the Port Maria said would withstanding the two-cent rate law. will in time supplant the extensive bop at this point. Mr. Church has also re give Vladivostok a place In Russian Propose* New Form of Currency The Oklahoma legislature ia in ses Washington. Dec. 4.—Representative yards in this county is apparent from ceived and stored lor future use a large history. Mtsamer Mongolia. which also rrsch- sion. Garner, of Texas, yesterday introduced the action of the largest bopgrowers. ■1'iantity of supplies, turn#«! over to CANNON IS CHOSEN. ed Nagasaki, brought fugitive* who Forty-nine miners lost their live* in a bill creating a new form of legal ten The hop acreage will be materially te- him by Engineer D. l>. Griffith*, who Among the growers ba* been nvaLed from location work stated that the discovery of large quail der to be called “United State« curren duced this fall. the Fayette City, Ps., mine accident. Republican Caucu* Nominal«* Hlm The feeling titiea of anna and exphalvea turd been cy notes,” and providing for their wb are plowing up their yards out on tbe Oregon Eastern. Reforms in land law« have been re printing to the amount of 1500,000,000. right for the purpose* of planting wal here that this lull in railroad activity made, and plans of the fort res* and loll« for Sp««k«r of tb« Hous«. quested of congress by Commissioner nuts are F. W. Fenton, 14 acres, and is only for the winter and will reeuuie of revolutionists had l«een unearthed by Washington, l>«c. 2.—Hon. Jieeph Ballinger. seerrt service officer* In a Vladivostok P. J. Wirfs, 13 acres. R. Jacobson when spring opens. G. Cannon, of Illinois, was Nstunlay Asiatic Bill Introduced. shipyard, the finding of tbe enrollment has more than 20 acre« in which he A passenger steamer was wrecked off night nomlnatsxl by th# K#| uh Iwan Washington. Dec. 4.—Representative of the teliela being followed by hun Forest Supervisor at John Day. theooastof Nov* Scotia, bat all lives Hayes, of California, introduced a bill will grub up hop vi..es at equal dis niembers oi thrhouseof r«'|>r«went*ti'#s dreds of arre«te, quickly suic«-ed«xl by tance« and plant walnuts, cultivating were saved. John Day —Cy J. Biigham deputy für hi* third term a* apa«ali*r, an«! h« yesterday providing for the appoint them with the hope for a few ycais and executions. A girl of 17 was among surpervisor of the Western division of will b# re elrcte«i to tl>*t office npon the A receiver ha* been asked for te ment of a committee to «elect the site then remove the bop«. those shot. Many other nunening of the house at 12 o'clork U wind up tbe affairs of tbe Jameetown for a nava! base on San Francisco ley bopgTowers will follow Mr. Jacobson's the Blue mountain forest, has arrived Two Rua-ian engineer* have arrive»! at this place, where his headquarters .lay. Th# nominatlon w*a tn»l« in a and for a drydock and repair etation in exposition. example. ; will l>e from now on, and is preparing at Vladivostok tc construct barrack* to caiirua hehl in the hoose of rrprraenta- San Diego harbor, also his bill to regu I to take up hie new duties. The estab aocommodste twe additional divisions, Fire in tbe Pullman car plant at tivee, which «*• att«nde>l by praetieal- Apple* Bring Good Money. late Asiatic immigration. and substantial increasessie to be made Buffalo. N. Y,. destroyed »400,000 lishment of a supervisor's office here is ly all <>t the 226 Repiibhean tnanibera. Medford—J. A. Perry, president of to the Baikal force* to cope with the worth of property. one of tbe moat important concessions Th« «•ei en« «ras <-*lle«l to or«ler al " the Rogue River Fruitgrowers' union, revolutionists. Arrivals from Habwo More Pay for Vessel*. made local stockmrri by the buerau of o'clook by Repiesetiiativ# llrpburn, of Night sessions of court are being Washington, Dec. 4.—Representative state« that financial conditions have bail forestry, and it is hoped that most of rovsk say large lints ai d barracks are Iowa, who preaidrd. and withln an held at Boise to hurry the selection of Humphrey, of Washington, yesterday little bearing upin tbe fruit shipping tbe causes of fricti n will di-ap[>eur un also being built at the mouth of the hour'a tim# the nomlnatioa not nnly ot the Pettibone jury. Amur. introduced a bill providing for an in industry of the union. He «ays: “IVe der his administration. tl « sprakrr, but of all th» oflteers cf No more patente will be issued for crease in mail pay of second-class ves have shipped to date all varieties of ap the hotin# was c«>mpl«'te<l and an ad- ple« which we have bandied at a date tbe Oregon A Califonria land grant un sels to the same rate that is now re PAPER MONEY HARMFUL. Pilot Rock Getting Ready, journrnent taken. The otlier «ifficera til tbe term« of grant are observed. ceived by first-class vessels making voy corresponding to this in previous years chosi'ii were: Pendleton—It is announced tliat train We have received g x>i prices lot all The bill Alexsmisr McDowell, Prnnsylvania, The ice trust st Loe Angeles has ages of 4,000 miles or over. fruit shipped, and we now have in service over the Pilot R*ck branch of Financier* Fear Evil Results From elerk, Frank B. Lyon, New Y«rk.<l«»r- knocked out the California anti-trust is believed by Mr. Humphrey to be in transit to London and other market«, the O. R. A N. will be inaugurated De Currency Tinkering. conformity with »he recommendations k#e|x>r; Henry / '»••«>n. Ma>Nu'hu«#tie, I law on a technicality and promptly for which we shall also receive good cember 15. Arrangements for a dem New York, Dxic. 3.—It is significant made by die president in his message. sergiant at arm«, and Kanniel W lan- ra;sed the price of ice. prices, as I think the English market onstration in Pilot Rock that day are ot the change in financial opinion that gum, Minnesota, p<«tn>a»ter. will not be «ubjecteti to financial condi being made and it is expected that sev moat of the discii'sion among financial Tbe estimate« of tbe various depart eral hundred people will go out over men last week dealt with th# drea«ie<l FORD IS ACQUITTED. tions as in tbe Unite«! States.’’ ments of tbe Federal government for the new line from this city on the first effect of a state of inflation of the cur DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE 1909, which have been sent to con train. The regular service on this line rency, into which it was fcareil tbe gress. ask for appropriations of »766, Jury Say* He is Not Guilty of Bribing Chance for Oregon Mills. will consist of a combination train one Country might merge with the passage John Sharp William* Chosen Minority 5u8,273, an increase of »77,479,819 Supervisors Portland—The Panama Canal com- i wav each «lay, leaving Pendleton in the of the effects of th# irrational distrust over the 1908 estimates. Leader ol the House San Francisco, Dec. 4—Tirey L. mission has called for bide on the larg- morning and returning in the afternoon. Th«* bringing forward of this subject Washington, Ikx* 2. — By agr«-emg to The mother of Secretary Taft ia near Ford, general counte1 of the United eet lot of lumber known to have been into debate while the premium on cur Railroads, was late last night acquitted embraced in a single order on tbie death. piaos in nomination tor «peaker John Still Threshirg in Gdliam. rency wa« still being pahlan l measures ' The commission, through the of the charge of having bribed ex-Sa- const. — Sharp Will arris, of Mississippi, the Condon — A great amount of threshing The Panama canal bonds have been were l>eing taken to st p the famine was pervisor Jennings Phillips to vote for Portland chamber of commeice, ark# is still to be done in this county. l*em<s'ratir memtwrs >>f the house Sat One <lue to plain lees*>na ot experience in greatly over-eubeeribed. Oregon lumber mill men to bid on lum an overhead trolley franchise. urday in efftet decided to continue him crew in Ferry canyon has 25 ’ ays' work In Glasgow i« said to be growing weary The ca.-e went to the jury at 6 o’clock ber lots aggregating 16,000,000 feet, of ahead. The farmers are hampered a pa«t crises of a similar condition. in the |xMition of minority le*<ler for of municcipal ownership. and the verdict was reached at 10:40, Douglas fir or Oregon pine, to be used great <leal by the fact tliat the threshers [ all of these the return of confidence ami the Hixtli'th mugre«*. Tin« nomination the re-e>-tabliahtnent of credit have in canal construction. The amount of Mr. William« was ngnx«l <>n in a Hill predicts the decline of New York the jury reporting to the court at 11:05. asked for would be sufficient to make will take nothing in ;>ayment except brought a condition of actual r»lund- On the first ballot the jury sto-i nice caucus of ths Democratie memls-ra held a« the chief port ot the United States. gold coin, and this is hard to get. The ancy of th# rnon#y market, a heavy ac two ordinary shiploads. Oregon mills for acquittal and three for conviction. in th# hall of th# lioua«< of repri^enta- bad weather of the pa-t week has also cumulation ot banking reserves and a President Riley, of the Santa Fe, Several more ballots changed it to elev should, it is said, make a strong effort tlvea neglnnlng at 2 o'lhx k. Repre hindered them in hauling their produce free export movement of gold. blames clerks for the granting of re en for acquittal and one for conviction. to secure this order. sentative llxnry D. Clayton, of Ala ' to market, and a lrage amount of the While th# enormous mas« of gold bates. The sixth ballot was unanimous for ac bama, prexidrxl, ami Rrpreaentatlxe ' grain will remain to be hauled in the that has tlow#«l into th# United Htate« Persimmons Grow In Oregon. liyan, of the Buffalo, N. Y,, district, Evidence ha« been secured that J. R. quittal. in response to t 1# urgent re<|iilr#nient« Albany—lhe versatility of produc- ,Pr*D3' This was Ford’s second trial. In the wa« choeen aeeretary. Walsh stole »2,250,000 from the Chi No Right to 6uy Car Line. develope«! by the crisis la admittedly In first trial the jury was unable to agree tion cf Willamette valley eoil is again ; IrnmrdiHtely after the < rgnmxation cago National bank. Smelter at North Powder. excess of the normal requirements ol Kan Francirco, lhc.3.—Judge Sturte of th«« retteti« had been compiei»!. Rep on a verdict. The present trial v.as illustrated by the fact that in the or North Powder—A smelter is being th# period, the return flow of gold ia vant, of the Superior court, yesterday The New York bank reserve is grow begun about seven weeks sgo, but was chard of George W Wright, a Iccal at- I resentative Thomas, of North Carolina, ing steadily, showing an improvement interrupted a month by a series of torney, persimmons, figs, almonds, fil put in at the new cop;>er mines, the bonnd to hav«* an unfavorable effect on decide.) that the l««rd of supeivlaors was recogniuxl. and he pr<x'«<e<le<l at Panhandle and Tamarack, mithesart financial sentiment and in the event of in financial condition«. had no right to appropriate 1750,000 special holidays called to protect the berts and walnuts are growing beside once to place Mr William« in nomina of here. Charles Mills, who lately lo ■ ta undue stimulation by any inflaiion from the tax fund for the purchase of tion. There waa no opposition, and Tbe annual report of Postmaster Gen banks during the financial stringency. all common varieties of Oregon fruit. cated the»e tine mines, says the first by faper not# is«u#e, which would tend the Geary street railway. 1 tie laerd Mr. Williari.s waa elect»l by acclama eral Meyer deals largely with theeetab- Durling all the holidays the jurors The persimmon tree, which ie probably were kept together under tbe custody lhe greatest rarity, was plant««! six shipment of copper will be made aliout to force out gold, the danger of a check of supervi*ora instituted suit to bnvc tion. lishmert of postal savings banks. being admiiii«ter#<l to the recovery in The the ordinance declared invalid on the years ago. and l>egan bearing the third the second week in December, The American Tobacco company is of deputy sheriffs. commercial activity is taken anxious ac gronnd that the city's charter pmvi les year. This year it i« loede«! with fruit, assay is very high. Barred from California said to secretly control a large number count of. for municipal ofa-ration ol public titlli- which will be a delicacy when it at Kan Francisco, live. 2.—The Examin Federal License for Autos. of the suppoeedly independent concerns. ties only by direct vote of the people, er «ays Kxlay that three of the largrwt tains full flavor. The tree is of the 1 PORTLAND MARKETS. New York, Dec. 4.—A Federal anto- Train Leaps Into Bay. or when the city's unexpended revenues Insurance companies «lolng buainra« on The Jameetown fair has cloeed. The variety native to Missouri. mobile bill similar to the one intro Kan Francisco, Dec. 3.— While round will oermit of anch investments, and m inagement is in debt »2,500,000 and the c<ax"t have la-m denied certificates Wheat—Club, 83c; bluestem, 85c; Complete the Roundup. ing a sharp curve m-ar Mnrshall, a tram neither provision prevails. mi-management and carelessness ie giv duced just before the cloee of the last of authority to do any further bii-ine-a valley, 83c; red, 81c sees ion of congress, will be introduced Weston—The stockmen of the W«-ston of the Northwestern Pacific railroad en as the reason. in thia «tale by Insurance Commission Oat«—No. 1 white, $2»; gray, by Congressman Cox, of New York, country have complete«! th«ir annual was derailed, and after running over Ford Evidence Completed. er E. M. Wolf. The com pan ><■• affect Barley—Feed, (28.50 per ton; brew The railway tunnel under tbe Hudson The bill has the backing of the Ameri- fall roundup, which has been the most the ties for a distance of 200 feet, dash Hen Francisco, !>ec. 3.—-The second ed are the Palatine, of laimlon, the connecting New Y'ork and Jersey City can Automobile association, It is based successful in recent years. Cattle have ing. »30; rolled, »30(^31. ed down an emliankment into Tomales trial of Tirey I.. Ford, general counsel Commercial Union of laindon, and the Corn—Cracked, »33; whole, »32 will be opened soon. The work was on interstate traffic and provides for come out of the mountains in fine con-1 Uy, where nothing but the shallowness ol the Unitisi RaiIrosds and ex attorney Williatnsbiirgh, of New York. The _____ _______ Hay—Valley timothy, No. 1, »17(a) commenced in 1874. Federal licensing of motor care. These dition, and they have ____ left ____ the ____ ranges _ of the water saved the crew and paa«en- Per *on; Eastern Oregon timothy, gers from being drowned like rate# in a general of California, on the cliarge of three companies Insisted on taking «ulta licensee are to be in addition to the knee deep in gra-4 because of the favor- Canada ha« made a reciprocity treaty present etate license, the only change able rulings __ of '_____ having hrll*d members of a former for lomes sustalne«! In the great fire in ____ ______ the _ forest reserve ____ offi- *'*! cheat, »15; grain trap. Owing to the fact that the train b «rd of supervisors in connect ion with to the United Ktales courts. Thia ia in with France. It is xrmugni thought mat that next year," year . hay, being that after an owner has taken out rials, ilia “-'’ )15@16; alfalfa, »14; vetch, »14. plunged into the muddy bottom of the the granting of an overhead trolley violation of a state law. Butter—Fancy creamery, 3O032)4c Boston ha« a municipal indebtedness a license in hi« own state he can tour in there will 1« a double amount of cattle Uy and faileil to overturn, no one W«l franchise, was resumed yesterday after About 1,000 P« pound. other etatee with a Federal license. on the Wenaha reserve, of 1111,848,735. seriously injured in the accident, Hev- an interruption of one month, caused Sanction for Flat Money. Veal—75 to 125 pounds 8(S;8^c; head have recently come from the 1 eral were painfully bruised. by the intervention of legal holidays. 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 It is reported that Senator Smoot New York, Dec. 2 —It is announced mountains to the Weston country. Oil Trust Controls Rate*. The prosecution closed its caae and the that shortly after congress cperis Menat pounds, UCa-fl 1 sc. will not seek re-election. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 4.—Ned Cham Huge Fighter Is Ready. defense rested without offering any tes oi Platt will Introduce in the senate a Pack 8hort of Last Year. Pork—Bl'vk, 75 to 150 pounds, fi^C; berlain, of Cleveland, O., secretary f New York, Dec. 3 —With two mil- timony. It is ex pec t er 1 that aigument bill providing tor lhe national Incorpor Democrats in the bouse will revolt Astoria—Reports from the canneries j-acker-, 6^c. the National Petroleum association, lion pounds of ammunition stowed will lie concluderl trs lay. against Williams’ leadership. on the Oregon coast streams for the Poultry — Average old hens, ation of clearing liousea. The hill ia this morning made a spirited attack on season ending on November 20 are com 12c per pound; mized chickens, Ufa; away in her magazine rooms and with similar to those which fai led of passage Archbold, of the Standard Oil, de the Standard Oil company in a speech nearly one thomand men and officer« Raes Under Lipton's Rules. lO^t^llc; in 1896 ami lflll2. It will provide that before the state railway commisrion. ing in slowly, and it will fie some time ll%c; spring chickens, niee that his money is tainted. aboard the big 16,000-ton Ijettleahip New York, Dec. 3 —Hlr Thomas Lip one clearing house in each alate shall He asserted that Nebraska, likeothir before all the plants are heard from. roosters, 8c; dre«se«i chickens, 12013c; Iziuisiana, representative of the largest Seven men were killed by a gas ex ton and other famous foreign yachts have the power to issue currency to its Advices thus far are that the pack is turkeys, live, 14(^15c; gee«e, live, Wo» states, was in the relentless grip of the plosion in Kansas City. The Klye 10c; ducks, 12(0)12)^0; pigeons, »lot class of fighting .-raft in the American men will be invited to come to Amer mrmbers and shall maintain a reaerie alleged oil combine in the matter of short of that of last year. navy, sailed at daybreak yeatedray from ica next year to sail for a cup to be cannery and cold storage plant on the 1.50; squabs, »2^3. <-<l'ial to that required of national hanks The German chancellor declares the railroad rates. He referred to county Kiuelaw put up 12,000 cases of canned Eggs—Fresh ranch, candled, 37)40 the Brooklyn navy yard for Hampton presented by certain members of the The passage of thia bill will give coi- policy of the kaiser is one of peace. •eat points, equalized so that the inde road«. The heavy «lores are explained Brooklyn Yacht chib. The race will gres« ione I sanction to the plan of issu fish and 180 tierces of pickled salmon. 40c per dozen. It is reported that an attempt was pendent companies would be placed on On the Coquille river the Prosper Can Fruita—Apples, 75c(o>»2 per box; by the fai t that the fleet will spend be for Ixats similar to tinaie suggested ing clearing house certificalo«. made to blow up Taft’s train in Runia. an equal footing with the Htandatd Oil ning company put up 9,000 cases and fx-aeh"«, 7fc(3»l per crate; pears, »1 25 nearly one month al spring target prac by Hlr Thomas in his challenge for the company. ~ Il America'« cup, which challenge was de Cross Timmons packed 5,000 cases. (oj 1.75 per box; quinces, 504»60c per tice In Magdalena bey, lower Ca Test the Eight-hour Law. Foraker has announced his candidacy fornla. clined by the New York Yacht club. box; cranberries, »9.50012 f>er lerrel. for president *nd denounce* the rate Butte, Mont., D-c. 2.—Two Chicago, Insurance Taxation. A number of prominent yacht clubs in Milwaukee A Rt. Paul Railway con Electric Line for Wallowa. Vegetables—Turnips, »1.25 per sack; law. Louisville, Ky., I)ec. 4.—State In Change City Government. Europe will lie invited to Compete. Enterprise—There is some talk that carrota, »1.25 per sack; beets, *1.25 tractors, Michael Jennings ami I*. A. Mount Vesuvius is slightly active, surance Commissioner Henry O. Prewitt New York, I>ec 3.—Hweepingchang- McIntosh, were today found guilty of but the Tillages surrounding it are not has called a meeting of the committee a party of Walla Walla capitalists will per sack; leans, 7(S,9c per pound; es Involving a remodeling of the entire Insurance Company Falls. cabbage, lc per pound; cauliflower. organize an electric railway to lie run violating the eight hour statute ami suffering. on taxation of the National Association 60000c dox; ci lery, 7tO90c doz; on present plan of city government of between Walla Walla ami pointe in the Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 3.—Attorney fined »100 each, with coeta. Immmli- ot Insurance Commissioner« lor Decem Greater New York are recommended to General Thompson yesterday prepare«! ate nt tire of an appeal was given, it Congressmen who have just returned ber 18 in Izmisville. Mr. Prewitt also Wallowa valley, and unless tbe O. R. ions, 15O20c doz; parsley, 21k: doz; Governor Hughes by the charter revis from Panama say the canal may be 11 petition asking f.»r a receiver for the lielng the intention of the contractors invites members ol the associations A N, company complies with the condi pepper, 8017c per pound; radishes, finished in six years. 20c doz; spinach, 6c pound; sprouts, ion committee. The recommendations National Mutual Fire Insurance com to teat the constitutionality of the stat and representatives of life and fire in- tions in the right of way deeds, to com include absolute home rule in regard to plete its line of railway within two 8c per pound; squash, lOl V««' pound; pany, of Omaha. The attorney general ute. The contractors aver that if the Secretary of Agriculture Wilson ears snraace companies to attend the meet years from the date of the right of way tomatoes, »1 25(jjl .35 per box. city administration, a vice mayor, a alleges that the liabilities oi the c< m- law la upheld it will greatly retard the present year has been the beet for ing and aid in drafting a uniform in deed, there ie no doubt an electric line smaller board of aidermen and the ex pany are »253,653 and the assets »116,- Onions—»1.5002 P^r sack. construction work on the Ht. Paul road. crops in all parte of the country in its surance taxation law for presentation will be constructed in the Wallowa clusion from the city debt limit of all 77'1. T. M. Coffin is president of the Potatoes—IX'live re« I Portland, to the legislatures of the various states. history. Ixmds isaued for revenue earning im company an«l J. L. Abbie secretary. valley. 75c per hundred; sweet potatoes, Graveyard Sinks Into Sea. provements. per pound. The government ha« increase«! it! Ixmdon, l*ec. 2.—Owing to the ero- Snow Storm in Chicago. Mulkey Not a Candidate. Hope — 1907, 5<97?4c per ponnd; Japan Recalls Her Envoy. d -posit* in Portland banks. •lon of the sea at l.yme Ifegls a grave Chicago, * Dec. 4.—A blinding snow Salem—While in Salem President B. olds, 2J403J^c per pound. thousand Men Out of Work. Washington, Dec. 3.— ft was report yard attached to the church la disap storm swept Chicago yesterday and last F. Mulkey, of Ashland normal, said No more treasury certificates will be Woo)—Eastern Oregon, averag best, Pittsburg, Dec. 3.—The Isabella fur ed here early this morning that Vis pearing, an<l It was reported at a meet night and was responsible for many that under no circumstances will be be 13O20c per pound, according to shrink sold by Secretary Cortelyou. nace of the American Hteel A Wire count Aoki, the Japanese ambassador, ing of ths county council that coffins street accidents. Street traffic was a candidate for Nuperintendent of pub age; valley, 18«i»20c, according to fine company at Etna, a suburb, has been called on the president and Hecretary could be seen projecting from the «Idea Secretary Garfield say« irrigation hampered and surface and elevated lic instruction, with which aspiration* ness; mohair, choice, 29(<$30c per closed indefinitely, throwing over 1,000 of Htste Root yesterday and presented Jias now poseed tbe experimental stage. electric cara were delayed. of the cliff, while many coffins have he is credited. pound. men out of employment. • hi» letter* of recall. disappear»! in th« sea. (