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BEAVER STATE HERALD GRESHAM OREGON — EVENTS OF THE DAT Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts of the World. Les* Important but Not Les* Inter esting Happening* from Point* Out*ide the State. The second trial of Calhoun will statr Monday. June 28. Ex-Governor McCord, of Arisons. is accused of bigamy. Roosevelt has sent two baby ante lopes to hi* daughter. Mr*. Nichols* Longworth. In the hope of checking wholesale smuggling at New York. 100additional watchmen will be put on July 1. A paymaster in the Rssusian army has fled after drawing $80.000 of gov ernment money with which to pay troops. There is talk of President Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton university, being the next Democratic candidate for gov ernor of New Jersey. The steamship Mauretania has es tablished a new record from New York to Queenstown, her time being 4 day*. 17 hours and 21 minutes. A landslide struck the westbound Oriental Limited passenger train on the Great Northern near Ural. MonL Three persons were injured. Mrs. Bellamy Storer has started a new society, the aim of which is to ob tain from steamship and railroad offi cials permission to allow pet dog* to travel first class with their mistresses. Five men and 68 horses were burned to death in a Duluth fire. The millionaire son of Cyrus Field is clerk in a lodging house. Harriman is ill and has gone to Vi enna to consult a physician. New Y'ork is experiencing a record breaking cold wave for June. President Reyes, of Colombia, has resigned rather than face a revolution. Taft may viait President Diax this fall. The two presidents plan to meet at the border. A burglar in Prussia has secured damages because be broke a leg while robbing a bouse. One of the trials of Indian railway men is set forth in a report telling of a train striking a wild elephanL Cuba refuses to assume a share of the Spanish debt incurred when the islands gained their independence. A new dirigible balloon built in France has made two successful flights, each time carrying nine passenger*. The French budget for 1910 show* * deficit of $21,800,000. A prospector has been shot in the mountains of Arizona by Mexican*. The government is investigating the charges that meat inspector* are lax in their duties. DRIVt JAPS OFF. JAP BDI TOR APPLAL8. Planter* Propose Drastic Measure* to Prevent Repeated Strike*. Want* Mikado Io Inlerter* In Labor Trouble in Hawaii Honolulu, June 23. The work of getting a jury to try five of the Jap an«»« strike leader* charged with con DELEGATES ARE NAMED. spiracy in connection with the strike of laborers on the sugar plantations be Governor Selects Citizen* to Attend gan today. Tran*-Mi*si**ippi Congee**. Several of the leader* stated today Salem Governor Benson has ap the strike would be resumed on the pointed the following citizens of Ore- Ewa and Waialua plantation* July I. Igon delegate« to the Trans Mississippi Development congress, to be held at when they would again call out 3,1X10 i Denver, August 16 to 21: Japanese who have returned to work. H. L. CorbetL E. W. Wright, W. They declared that all the Japan««» in C. McBride, Henry Hahn, A. H. Dev- th» island* ar» affiliated in one large res. I. N. Fleischner, J. B. Eddy. Sig organisation. Sichel, John F. Carroll, Julius Meier, Representatives of Jthe planter* de H. C. Wortman. Edward J. Failing, clare that, if the threatened plan of Portland; W. H. Sheusloff, Clifford intermittent strikes on alternate plan W. Brown. Salem; U. 8. Laughary, tations, enabling those working to sup Dallas; Herman Wise, Astoria; John port the large number on strike, is car H. Hartog, Eugene; E. I. Smith, ried ouL th« strikers will be ordered Hood River. W. 1.. Thompson, Pendle otf the plantations. This would mean ton. Walter M. Pierce, La Grande; that the Japanese would have to va J. H. Dobbin, Joseph; W. A. Messner. cate the homes furnished by the plant Independence; A. H. Miller, Medford; ers and would be homeless. Alex Martin, Jr., Klamath Falla; F. The Japanese training squadron is P. Light, Lakeview; G. A. Barrett. expected here tomorrow. Athena; Jesse Edwards, Newberg; The Planters' association has receiv W. H Ragadale. Moro; F. A. Soufert, ed from its agents at Washington, D. The Dalles; Phillip Knowles, Dufur; C.. encouraging reports regarding a Asa B. Thompson, Echo; T. J. Don plan to import efficient labor from nelly, Baker City ; Herman Rothchild, Europe through immigration channels. North Powder; Ger Small. Baker City; Sugar planter* here resent the state Clark Wood. Weston; A. C. Marsters, ments of a number of Spaniards who Roseburg; Warren Freed. Ganliner; departed from the islands some time I W. G. Gilstrap, Eugene; F. W. Wa since and are reported stranded in San ters, Salem; G. V. Johnson, Corvallis; Francisco, where they complained of Alex McNair, Tillamook ; W. T. Schul- unfair treatment. The planters de- | field, Astoria; G. C. Huntley, Oregon Clare that the men were given hous<a, City; J. A. LaCocS., Canyon City; T. lands, wages and other perquisites C. Taylor. Pendleton; L. A. Wright, usually granted to plantation laborers, Union; Walter L. Tooze, Falls City; and that they left against the advice John D. 01 well. Central Point; Percy of the Spanish consul to go to Mexico, I R. Kelly, Albany; W. T. Macey. Mc lured by false promises. Minnville; Ed Radcliffe, l.anglois; N. Whealdon. The Dalles; Dr. Frank Kistner, Heppner; A. W. Hope, Vale; HIS SEAT RICKETY. S. A. Kendall, Roaeburg; I. J. Simp Reichstag May Force Chancellor Von son. North Bend; E. H. Flagg. St. Helens; H. L. Truax, Grants Pass; Buelow to Resign. Charles H. Fisher, Eugene. Berlin, June 23.—The political situ WILL BUILD NORTH. ation for the crown is extremely con fused by today’s events. The reichs- tag’s adoption of a quotation tax, Rumor Says Harriman Will Not Stop which Chancellor von Buelow declared at Klamath. the government would never accept, Klamath Fall* —According to rejorts •nd the finance committee's rejection of an inheritance tax, which be de Klamath Fall* is not tube the terminus clared to be an eesential part of the of the terminus of the California North central scheme of finance reform and eastern for any considerable length of which the Conservatives and Clericals time. It is stated on good authority, are determined to defeaL leaves the however, not officially, that a contract has been let for the eonatruction <>f 25 chancellor’* position precarious. Many politician* think the chancellor : miles of road northward from this city. will be compelled to resign, unless he The roadbed is now completed to upper has the courage to dissolve the reichs- Klamath lake, about two miles north of the depot site. The track will be tag and appeal to the country. Dissolution can take place only on i completed during July and direct con joint action by the emperor and the nection made with the boats on the lake. The large steam dredges used in Federal council. The proposal to impose a yearly tax building the dyke across the marsh are on bonds and stocks was adopted by to be moved to the lake and will be 203 votes against 155. The tax is to used in building the Southern Pacific be calculated on the basis of the aver ; dock. This work will take but a short age quotation for the preceding year time. It is generally believed that as and the rate of int rest on thia amount soon as the docks are completed the which the current dividend yield*. The dredges will be used in constructing It will tax will then be deducted by the com the grade for the extension. panies from the dividends before pay- be necessary to cross several miles of marsh in extending the road northward menL and it is likely that this work will be begun in the near future. WHEAT DOES WELL. Local representatives of the South ern Pacific will not confirm the report Colorado Farmer Pay* Debt* on Irri that a contract has been let for a 25 gated Land From Dry Farm, mile extension. Erickson & Peterson, contractors, who have been building Longmont, Colo., June 23.—Twelve hundred bushels of wheat harvested the »pur, say that they cannot give out from 60 acres of dry farm land and information in regard to future work. In hi* closing address to the jury in sold for $1.32 a bushel. the Calhoun case Heney talked 12 hour* This is the result of dry farming on and was still not tired. George F. Givens’ farm near here. He A steamer has just arrived at Seattle bought the land from the railroad at from Alaska with six and a half tons $4.50 an acre. In 1907 he got 2,990 of gold, valued at $3,200,000. bushels of wheat from 60 acres. Last Japanese, who claim to be agents for year, which was the driest in many the lokio government, are endeavoring years in that vicinity, he threshed the 1,200 bushels mentioned above. Now to secure oil lands in California. he is building a fine bam and paying Hawaiian Japanese have preferred off the debts he contracted on his irri charges against the sheriff who made gated quarter section with the proceeds the recent raid*, alleging burglary. of his dry farm wheat. Samples of the grains raised under Chicago surgeon* have successfully grafted a section of bone from the leg similar conditions in all parts of Colo of a lamb into the right leg ol a man. rado will be exhibited at the Interna tional Exposition of Dry Farm Pro By a traffic agreement between the ducts, which will be held at Billings, Milwaukee and Harriman roads the Montana, next October 25 to 29, in former can enter Portland on the 0. R. connection with the Fourth Dry Farm & N. line*. ing congress. The largest amphitheater in the world is to be erected at Chicago. Rad um for California Hospital. The huge structure will have seats for San Mateo, Cal., June 23.—In a tiny 45,000 and with the site will cost $3,- bottle kept under lock and key in a 000,000. strong box at the Red Cron* Guild hos Morse, the convicted bank wrecker, pital in this city i* * minute particle •ays he will repay every dollar be of radium, the gift of Mr*. Whitelaw Reid, wife of the American ambassa owe*. dor to the court of SL James. This Cardinal Gibbon* warn* women to be particle of radium, guarded so jealous careful about taking up woman suf- ly by the hospital authorities, is valued frage. at about $10,000. Its price per troy An amendment to the Illinois pri pound would be $8,000,000. Mrs. mary law may restore Harrison to Reid’s gift will be used in a series of power in Chicago. experiment* and investigations in the treatment of cancer. The Japanese government treats the Hawaiian incident lightly and puts the Treasure Ship it Found. blame on agitator*. Chester, Pa., June 23.—Silver was A British steamer was fired on by a found today by the crew of the govern Russian warship for approaching too ment boat Cataract, which has been near the czar’s yacht. working in the vicinity of Fort Mifflin Loe Angele* police declare that in an endeavor to raise the contents of thousands of young girl* have been the supposed English treasure boat shanghaied from Pacific coast cities that was sunk during the Rerolutionary and taken to China to live a life of war. The dredger Hellgate will be slavery. sent to Fort Mifflin to raise the sunken boat It is believed that the hold of the Ten persons in Austria took shelter vessel contains many thousands of dol from a storm in a bam and it was lars in gold sent to to pay soldiers. •truck by lightning and all killed. As a result of the observance of the battle of Bunker Hill, 65 persons were treated at hospital* for injuries and as many more received treatment at borne. Fireworks and toy pistola were the cause. Masked Men Rob Messenger. Green Bay, Wis., June 23.—Two masked men held up Night Messenger Kade, of the United States Express company last night, securing $5,000 1 Kade was 1 and making their escape I counting the money in the transfer The fiast victim of excessive heat ■•oom here when the holdup took place. for this year was reported from El There ' i* no clue to the identity of the Centre, Cal. I bandit*. Oakland-Coot Line Launched. FARMERS WANT RAILROAD. Beliav* Umatilla County Trolley Lin* Would Help Shippar* I'amilaton Believing that with an indepamlent electric railroad extending serves the wheat belt of Umstilla county and connecting with the boat* on th* Upper Columbia river they would be able to aell their wheat to better advantage, the farmer* of the county are again talking of building the proposed line. Though no plan* have yet been worked out, the propo rtion ia to be fully diacuaad at a meet ing of the County Farmers' union, which is to be held in thia city June 26. Two plana for the building of the road have *o far been proposisL One ia for the farmer* to build and operate the line themselves, while the other ia to induce someone who ia in the rail road building buainea* to construct IL If undertaken, thia will t»> the second co operative movement fostered by the Farmer' union, the building of a string of warehouse* in the northern part of the county being the first. Would Arouse Interest. Salem Governor Benson has ap pointed John H. Lewis, state engineer. Jay Bowerman, president of the state senate, C. N. McArthur speaker of the house, F. S. Stanley, of the Portland chamber of commerce, and Tom Rich ardson, of ‘the Portland Commercial club, as an executive committee of five to arouse interest in the National Irrigation congress at Spokane on August 9 to 14. It i* the purpose of this committee to interest commercial clubs and other organizations entitled to representation at the congrvss. Governor Benson will soon announce the name* of the twenty honorary dele gate* from the state at large. Com mercial organizations, county courts, in.-orporated cities ami irrigation com panies are all entitled to representa tion. It is the purpose of the execu tive committee to arouse state wide interest in the Spokane congress to the end that Oregon may have the largest ami moat representative delegation in attendnnee. The committee will hold a meeting in a few days when It will organize and adopt plans for ite work. Thirty Claim* Staked. North Powder A large deposit of high grade ore, running largely to cop per. gold and silver, has been uncover ed near her*. Thirty claims have been staked otf within five miles of town and the location work is being vigor ously prosecuted under the direction of George H. Downs, who ha* cornered the labor market by employing all avail able men. It is understood here that the enterprise is being backed by Port land people. Railroad Bonus Raised. Bak< r City—All of the $10,000 bonus that has been raised for extension of the Sumpter Valley railroad, the last being reported from the John Day val ley, following which David Eccles or dered construction crews into the in terior to begin the work of grading and laying track. The road is expect ed to be ready for business by Thanks giving. Congres* Committee Named. Salem Governor Benson has ap pointed C. N. McArthur, State Engi neer Lewis, Fred S. Stanley, Jav Bow erman and Tom Ri.-hardson as a com mittee to work up enthusiasm for the National Irrigation congress to be held at Spokane from August 9 to 14. Honolulu. Jun* 22. tn an editorial appearing in today'* issue of the Nippu Jijl. the organ of the leader* of the Japan«*« strike movement, an app<-a* fur interference In the Hawaiian «trike situation I* made to th* Japan«*« gov ernment. The article alleged that th* Ja|>aneee have been accorded unfair treatment by the courts ami by the Federal and territorial officials of the island*. The Jijl ha* supported the leader* of the higher wage movement ever since the strike of the Japanese sugar plan tation hand* waa called. The office« of the pwfier were »«arched on June II, and numerous paper« were seized by the territorial authorities which, it I* alleged, contained evidence of a wide spread conspiracy among the Ja|>aneee on the islands. Y. Soga, editor of the Jijl, waa In dicted twice bv the territorial grand jury, following the *»i*ure, once on a charge of conspiracy to incite riot and once on a charge of conspiracy to com mit murder. He was released on fur nishing $2.250 bail iHinds to cover both indictment*. The effort* of certain of the Japan ese to give the Hawaiian situation an international aspect are apparently concentrating here, as evidenced by the Jiji's special to the Japanese govern- t nunt. WASHINGTON LEADS Barnier State In Lumber Industry With Oregon Eighth. LOUISIANA HOLDS SECOND PLAIE United Sisis* Produced IT Par Oent Less in I OOH a* Result of Financial Panic. Ottawa, Jun« 22. Canadian manu- facturar* declare th« American tariff revision will force Canada to make some radical change* in her custom« tariff« also. That the adoption in its present form of the Aldrich tariff bill must result probably in a widening of th« British preferential tariff by Cana da is the opinion freely expressed by the officer* of the tariff department of the Canadian Manufacturer*' associa tion, who are now here on buainea* with the government That important tariff changes will be announced next spring is the opinion held by many, but th« extent of them is depending much on the developments at Washmgon. There may be no gen eral increase as affecting the importa tion into Canaila of American commo dities, although in many lines it will be vigorously urged, but a widening of th» British preference at least is al ready being pressed upon the govern ment ami plan* are being laid for mure actively and aggressively agitating such a policy. Washington, June 22. During the year 190K 31.231 sawmills in the United State* manufactured 33,239,369. (Hit) feet of lumber, according to a prelim inary report just issued by the bureau of the census. T hese mill* also cut 12,1' 6. 4X3.IMH) shingles and 2.9M ■ 1 000 lath. Lumber manufacturing, like every other Industry, felt the effects of the business depression which began in October, 1907. Consequently th* pro duction In 1906 was Iwlow that for the pti-v lous year. In 1907 the cut of 2*. 850 sawmills was 40,256,154.000 feet, the highest production ever recorded. Notwithstanding, therefore, that in 1908 reports were received from X per cent more mills than in 1907, the de crease in lumber cut reported by them was slightly over 17 per cent. Washington, as for several year* |>a*t, still rank* first among the slates in lumber production, it* cut in 19ox being 2.916,926,01X1 feel a decrease of 22.X per cent from the cut In l'.m;. l-ouisians rank* second. with 2,722,- 421.000 feet, a decrease of 260,000,000 feet, or X.4 per cent from the cut In 1 Mississippi wss the thiril state in lumber production in I9<i8, with a total of 1,661,016,000 feet a decrease of 11 per cent from the cut in 19o7. Arkansas ranked fourth, with 1,656,- N1,OM feet a decrease .if In srly 17 per cent, and Wisconsin fifth, with 1,- 613,315,000 feet against 2,003.279.000 feet tn 1907. In Texas, where the lumbqf indus try I* confined almost exclusively ’to yellow pine, the falling otf waa very heavy. The total cut of the stale in 190' was I. . ..... ............ f.-et a de crease of 31.6 per cent from th« cut In 1907. Eight other states manufactured more than 1,000,000,000 feet each of lumber last year. In the order of im portance they were; Michigan, Ore gon, Minnesota. Pennsylvania, Virgin ia. Alabama, North Carolina and West Virginia. California and Maine, other states which reported more than 1,000,- ooo . oihi feet each in IW7. went just below that figure in 1906. END IS NOT YET IN SIGHT. DRY FARM EXPERIMENTS HIGH DUTIES TO BE MET. Canadian Manutscturer* Plan Meat- ur*s ol Retaliation. Hope* for Early Adjournment of Con Nevada Will Hgvs E ahibit lor Coming Dry Farming Congress gress Disappearing. Washington, June 22. Although the senate mail* much progress during the week in considering the tariff bill, the date of the final vote is as indefinite a* it was a week ago. The possibility of sending ths bill back to the house by July 1 is now con sidered remote. The discussion of a duty on hide* will occupy th« senate for possible a day or two. The wood pulp amendment offered by the finance committee, which practically doubles the duty on wood pulp, will then be taken up. After these'two schedules have been disposed of it is Understood the tax on corporation*, propoaed by President Taft, will occupy the attention of the senate for several days. The lumber schedule and the rate* on pig and «crap iron and wire nail* remain to be dis poned of. The queation of fr-e cotton bagging and tie« and binding twin* are certain to result in an interesting discussion. Billing*. Mont., June 22. Dry farm ing experiment* will I* carried on under the supervision of the state au thorities in the northeastern part of Nevada anil when the Fourth Dry Farming congress meets at Billing* next October M M It is .x|-<et.d that the delegate* will hear of great ad vances in the reclamation of non irri gable land* in that state. A commission just appointed by the governor baa just selected a «lie for a dry farm experiment station in Pleasant valley, Hi or 1R mile* south of Elko, where the ranch of John W. Thompson, containing 160 acre*, has been secured by the state. The quar ter ia fenced and atxiut 30 arre* are under cultivation. There i* an or chard of about 150 trees, including apple», pear*, plums and cherries, anil a two acre patch of berrie* are on the place. The soil is rich and of great depth and is considered excellently adapted to dry farming operation*. It ia reported that Mr. Thonqison last year raised 1, non sack* of potatoes, and that all kind* of vegetable* gave good return«, cabbage head* running a* high as IX pound*. It i* the purfsiie of the Nevada Ex perimental association to demon*irate on this farm 'hat dry farming method* can I m - applied on the million* of acre* of bench land* in the state. Salem—Articlee of incorporation for the Oakland & Tidewater railway, with a capitalization of *1.1X10,000, have been tiled with the lecretary of state. The incorporators are C. A. Pengra, H. D. May and Wilbur W. PORTLAND MARKETS. Purdy. The principal place of busi ness of the new railroad corporation Wheat — Bluestem milling, $1.30; will be at Portland. Accordit g to the club, $1.20; valley, $1.17. articlee it is the object to build a line Com whole, $35 per ton; cracked, of railroad from Oakland, in Douglas $36 per ton. county, to Empire, in Coos county, and Oats—No. I white, $41 per ton. also to maintain a line in the city of Hay—Timothy, Willamette valley, Oakland. $17<«20 per ton; Eastern Oregon. $20 6/ 23. Country I* Unique. College Secure* S50.000. Fruit* - Apples, $l«/2.50 per box; Madison, Wi«., June 22.—“If I were Albany—Albany college has realized str«wberries, $l.60/pl,85 per crate; a»ked of what good America waa to its $50,000 endownment. Announce cherries, 66/ 8c per pound; gooseber Europa, I would say that Columbus cut ment v.as made by President Crooks at ries, 46/5c per pound; currants, 86/ large doors and windows on the west the annual meeting of the board of 10c per pound. side of the old European manor, which trustees of the college that the $25,000 Potatoes $1.256/2 per hundred. received its ventilation only from the needed in Oregon has all been raised Vegetable*—Asparagus, 756/90c per cast. America has regenerated the and this insures an additional $25,000 dozen; lettuce, head, 25c; onions, 12)4 Public May Buy Airship. from the national college board, of the 6/15c; parsley, 35c; peas, 36/6c per old world since the 16th centqry as Presbyterian church. Eleven thous pound; radishes, 15c p-r dozen; rhu effectually as the influx from Central London, June 22. The idea of a Eurojie regenerated it in the middle public fund for the purchase of an air and dollars of this amount was sub barb, 36/3Hc per pound. ages.” This was the declaration of scribed in Albany, $10,000 in Albany Butter — Fancy creamery, extras, Senor Nabuco, the Brazilian ambassa ship is being strongly supported by Portland. 26 l*c; fancy outside creamery, 256t dor, who delivered the baccalaureate Secretary Haldane, who says the War 26)*C per pound; store, 18c. Butter 'address at the University of Wisconsin. office will accept the gift. A large College Catalogue Out. list of subscriptions is already an fat prices average 1 Qc per pound un University of Oregon, Eugene—Tho der regular butter prices. nounced. It is stated by the defense China to turn Music. university of Oregon catalogue, with commission that a project is on foot to Eggs Oregon ranch 24c per dozen. Seattle, June 22. After eight years announcements for 1909-10, has ju t sail from Paris to London thia summer Poultry — Hens, 13c per pound; been published. It contains a com springs, 16c; roosters, 86/9c; ducks, spent in studying music in the con a powerful airship now approaching plete synopsis of the work done in the young, 146/15c; geese, young, 116/12c; servatories of Germany, France, Italy completion. The ship has two pro|>el- university and of that which is re and the United States, Charles Knox lors an<l two motors, each of 220 horse- turkeys, 18c; squabs, $26/2.25 per quired for entrance; gives a list of the Johnson, a Chinese baritone, is in Se jiower, and io capable of carrying 25 dozen. instructors and students, outlines the attle awaiting the sailing of th« Great passengers Pork—Fancy, 10c per pound. equipment of the different colleges, Veal -Extras, 8)46/9c per pound; Northern steamship Minnesota to re and tells of the life of the students in turn to his native land. There he will Yala Teaches Immoral.ty ordinary, 7c; heavy. 6c. their different branches of activity. undertake to teach European ami New York, June 22. — Harvard, Hops—1909 crnfracts, 15c per pound; American music to the Chinese. He Princeton and Yale are teaching im 1908 crop, 106/llc; 1907 crop, 56/5'4c; Strike Reported Near Gates. is already engaged to teach music at morality and disrespect for all man Albany—President R. F. Shier, of 1906 crop, 26/2’4c. the Nanking university at Nanking. kind is being taught at these colleges, Wool—Eastern Oregon, 166/23c per the Black Eagle Mining A Milling com said Bishop James A. McGaul, of pound; valley, fine, 23c; coarse, 21 '-»c; pany, has left for the mines near Gates. Hard Storm Hit* Gulf. Trenton, N. J., in his address tonight mohair, choice, 246/25c. He reported that he had just received New Orleans. June 22. A severe bi the graduating class of Ft. Francis Cattle — Steers, top, $4.506/4.60; word of a rich strike of copper ore. He condemned what fair to good, $4.256/4.40; common, $4 storm passed over the Mississippi Xavier college The ore is a cuprite, consisting of 80 I The waters of the gulf he said was the desire of Catholic par 6/4.15; cows, top, $3.756/3.85; fair coast today. per cent copper, with some gold and 1 reached a height of from 3 to 6 feet ents to get their children into society silver, and he claims will assay at $200 to good, $3.256/3.50; common to me above the normal tide inflow. A num through their associates in the great dium, $2.506/3; ealvea, top. $56/5 50; per ton. heavy, $3.506/4; bulls and stags, $2.75 tier of steamlwat» were beached and non sectarian universities. property along the shore was damaged. Looks Good in Wheeler. 6/3.25; common, $26/2.50. Strikebreakers Go Far. Mitchell—Cloudy, damp weather, Hogs Best, $86/8.15; fair to good, Big Fiords on Isthmus. with heavy showers at intervals during $7.506/7.75; stockera, $66/6.50; Chin* New Orleans, June 22. Seventy-five the past week, have been favorable to fate, $6.756/7. Panama, June 22. — Heavy rains laborers from sugar plantations of Por the crop*. In tome localities fall sown Sheep—Top wethers, $4; fair to throughout the past week have caused to Rico passed through New Orleans grain failed to rally, but a big hay crop good, $3.506/3.76; ewes, Jfc less on great floods all over the isthmus, and today en route to Hawaii, where they and a heavy yield of spring sown grain •II grades; yearlings, be*L $4.16; fair in many places the crop* are ruined. will txke the place* of striking planta are now the very best prospecta in the to good, $3.75<i(4; spring lambs, $4.75 The Chagree river has overrun its tion laborers. Similar parties, it is greater portion of Wheeler county. «5.26. banka, but without damaging the canal. said, will follow.