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CURRENT EVENTS OF THE WEEK Doings of the World at Large Told in Briet General Resume of Important Event! Presented In Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. Roosevelt insists that the political battle is just begun. President-elect Wilson is consider ing the calling of an extra session of congress. British Unionists forced a division and defeated the government on the home rule measure. Turkish soldiers die by thousands from hunger, fatigue and lack of at tention to their wounds. The Mexican government is arrest ing wealthy land owners on the charge of aiding the Zapatistas. Woodrow Wilson will attend the Christian Citizenship conference in Portland, Or., in June, 1913. An unarmed 'stranger was arrested or insisting on seeing President Taft regarding the high cost of living. Heavy gales off the Pacific coast have caused much delay and trouble for shipping, but no serious losses have been reported. Owing to the protests of the pow ers, the Turkish authorities have promised not to proclaim a “holy war” to redeem their lost cause. Firing of big guns by 'battleships in practice off the Atlantic coast alarmed the residents of coast cities, many thinking the noise and tremors due to an earthquake. REIGN OF TERROR IS PROMISED THANKSGIVING PROCLAMA SPAIN’S LEADING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND TION ISSUED BY PRESIDENT STATESMAN SLAIN PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE Guillotine for Rich—Death In Bsatllr----- for Many Others. Mexico City — General Geronimo Trevino, who was recently retired from the army at hie own request, is suggested as provisional president of Mexico in a new revolutionary mani festo which has just reached the capi tal. The manifesto is dated Puebla, the day after the capture of General Felix Diaz. The newspapers of Mexico City have refrained from mentioning the manifesto, and it is believed Gen eral Trevino is not interested. Another revolutionary document ob tained by the police from Zapatista prisoners was made public. It ap pears to reveal the intention of the Zapata brothers and the leading insur rectionary chiefs whose names are signed to imitate the French revolu tion. Promises are made to the insurgent army, to which the document is ad dressed, that a guillotine will be erected in the capital and that the heads of many of the rich will fall. It also promises that others will end their days in the “Mexican bastile.” Notwithstanding the failure of the Zapatistas to take Cuernavaca, activi ties continue in the states of Morelos, Guerrero and Mexico, and the govern ment is planning to resume the “ex termination” tactics employed by General Robles with some success a few months ago. General Blanquet will be left in the Zapatista district instead of being or dered to return to the north to resume the campaign against Orozco rebels. The defeat administered by General Blanquet at Cuernavaca appears to have incited the Zapatistas to more horrible outrages. Wandering bands are committing murder and arson. A freight train was stopped near Puebla. The con ductor was stabbed to death. The en gineer was stabbed and, though not killed, was thrust into the firebox of the locomotive and the door was closed. When custom officials went to ap praise the alleged $500,000 worth of pearls and other jewels belonging to ANTHRACITE PRICE HELD. Gabys Deslys, a French dancer, they found that the whole lot was worth Operators Say Dealers Are Paying less than $2500. No More for Coal. Discovery was made that four peni New York—Because of the uneasi tentiary prisoners, because they were insane and transferred from the Ohio ness regarding the supply of anthra state prison to the state hospital, have cite and the fact that some consumers been unlawfully held for years after are complaining that an abnormally high price is asked, the committee of their prison sentences had expired. operators issued a statement in which Fourteen were killed and about 90 they say: injured when a fast freight crashed “The larger mining companies are into an excursion train in Louisiana. bolding absolutely to their circular The United States senate will be at prices. They have not advanced these least half Democratic, with six states to dealers to whom they sell and have no intention of doing so. By far the still in doubt. greater part of the total of anthracite President-elect Wilson says he has output is being sold by the original not made any plans as to the forma producers at the circular prices.” tion of a cabinet. The statement concludes: “The The city of Loe Angeles has estab operators are convieed that, though lished a permanent summer camp for this year’s production is behind last children in a forest near the city. year’s, consumers will not suffer for want of coal if they content them Declaring that if necessary he would selves with moderate purchases for call out the state militia to protect the time and do not attempt to lay in loyal students. Governor Brewer, of a large store in advance and thus cre Mississippi, took a band in the ate an artificial scarcity.” “strike” of classmen at the Mississip pi Agricultural and Mechanical insti AUSTRIA IS CHIEF OBSTACLE tute who “walked out” after Presi dent Hightower had refused to rescind Servian Problem to Furnish Sole In an order prohibiting men from visit ternational Difficulty. ing young women students in class Budapest—I have the highest au rooms out of study hours. thority for stating: Firstly, that the Roosevelt receives $12.50 per week expected disagreement between Aus as indemnity from an insurance com tria and Servia over the Balkan settle pany while disabled by the attempt on ment will constitute the sole interna tional difficulty. his life. Secondly, that Servia must define her attitude within a few days. PORTLAND MARKETS Thirdly, that Austria demands--and these demands are immutable—a cus Wheat—Track prices: Club, 78<3 toms and commercial union with Ser 79c; bluestem, 82c; forty-fold, 79c; via and Montenegro, and is certain to red Russian, 77c; valley, 79c. obtain this unless a great power in Corn—Whole, $38; cracked, $39 ton. termeddles, which is deemed unlikely. Millstuffs — Bran, $22 per ton; Archduke Ferdinand of Austria re shorts, $24; middlings, $30. pudiates the bellicose designs attrib Barley—Feed, $25 ton; brewing, uted to him. He is convinced that $27@8; rolled, $27.50(328.50. Austria should restrict herself to an Oats—No. 1 white, $26.50(327 ton. economic domain. Hay — Timothy, choice, $17^18; Note—The foregoing cable dispatch No. 1, $16; oat and vetch, $12; al is from one of the best-informed men falfa, $12; clover, $10; straw, $6(3 7. on European politics, who objects to Fresh Fruits—Apples, ordinary, 50c bis identity being disclosed. (311-50 box; peaches, 35(360c; pears, $1.25(31.50; grapes, $1.10; cranber British Cruiser Damaged. ries, $11 barrel; casabas, 75cfa$1.50 London—A dispatch from Malta to dozen. the Post Bays a rumor is prevalent Onions—Oregon, $1 sack. Potatoes — Jobbing prices: Bur that the British cruiser Branham has met with an accident. One report has banks, 60(3 65c hundred. Vegetables—Beans, 12c; cabbage, it that she struck a Turkish mine. A l(31ic; cauliflower, 40c(3$1.25 dozen; Malta dispatch to the Telegraph, how celery, $3.75 crate; cucumbers, 50(3 ever, says the reports being circulated 60c dozen; eggplant, $1.25(3,1.50 box; regarding a mishap to a battleship are Twenty British head lettuce, 90c dozen; peppers, 6'3, with foundation. 8c pound; sprouts, 8c; tomatoes, 75c warships are now in Turkish waters. (3$1 box; garlic, 5(36c; carrots, $1.25 Ships are calling at Malta in unprece The markets have sack; turnips, $1; beets, $1.10; pars dented numbers. been cleared to supply them, and nips, $1.25. Eggs — Fresh locals, candled, 40(3 prices are rising rapidly. 42Jc dozen; Eastern, 27J(3 32Jc. Taft's Picture is Barred. Butter — Oregon creamery, cubes, 35|c pound; prints, 36i(337c. Austin, Tex.—The textbook board Pork—Fancy, 10(3 lOJc pound. has ordered the publishers of the geo Veal—Fancy, 12}@13c pound. graphy adopted for use in the public Poultry — Hens, 13(313|c pound; schools of Texas to remove from that broilers, 13(313Jc; ducks, young, book the picture of President Taft and 12i(314c; geese, 12jc; turkeys, live, substitute therefor a picture of Wood 18(320c; dressed, 20(328c. row Wilson. The members of the Hops—1912 crop, prime and choice, board also urged the removal of the 18(320c pound. picture of Abraham Lincoln from the Wool — Eastern Oregon, 14(3 18c school history, bat the proposition was pound, according to shrinkage; valley, so vigorously opposed by Governor Colquitt that it was abandoned. 21i(322ic; mohair, choice, 32c. Cattle — Choice steers, $7(37.25; Phone Lineman is Lucky. good, $6.50(36.85; medium, $6(36.25; choice cows, $6(36.35; good, $5.50(3 Los Angeles — Edward J. Butter, a 5.75; medium, $4.50(35.25; choice telephone lineman is a lucky man. calves, $7.50(3,8.50; good heavy, $6(3' Rendered insensible by a wife carry ing 2000 volts, he fell from the cross- 7; bulls—$3(36; stags, $5(3 6. Hogs — Light, $7.85(3,8; heavy, arm of a pole, but his trousers caught on a spike, and he hung suspended 30 $6.75@7.25. Sheep — Yearlings, $4.25 (3 4.90; feet from the ground for 10 minutes wethers, $3.60(34.65; ewes, $2.75(34; until taken down by men of the fire lambs, $4(35.85. department. FRUIT CANNERY IS COMPLETED rate bill passed by the people at the recent election. Whether thia action will be insti Machinery to Be Put In Forest Grove tuted by the railroads or by the ship Plant This Winter. pers has not been determined. One Forest Grove — The Fruit Cannery plan is for the railroads to apply to association of thio city has just com the courts for a restraining order. pleted a large cannery and packing Another is for the railroads to enforce plant on First avenue and will install the new law as nearly as it is possible for them to do so, and then let the machinery this winter, so as to be shippers endeavor to enjoin the rail ready to take care of the early fruit roads. Attorneys declare the law became and vegetables next spring. There are over 100 stockholders in effective immediately after the elec the association, these being mostly tion assured its adoption, and that the farmers and fruit raisers. A letter railroads are subject to the penalties received by President Atwell from every time they charge the old or ex Manager Holt, of the Eugene Fruit isting rates. Yet, traffic officials point out, it Growers' association, has caused the members of the local association to would take them six months to pub feel very hopeful in regard to the suc lish a new tariff in conformity with the new law. Because no one expect cess of the Forest Grove plant. Manager Holt states that it is yet ed the measure to pass no one is pre The bill too early in the season to give a com pared to meet its demands. plete statement of this season's busi was plainly written in that it did not ness, as they are yet running full carry a "joker,” yet few people un blast, canning pumpkins, squash, ap derstood its object and intent. ples, tomatoes and sauerkraut, and packing apples. They expect to be Lincoln County Grows Best Roots. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor kept busy until December 1 and in some departments will be kept busy vallis—Fine exhibits of root crops, the year round. The buildings of the fruits, artichokes, potatoes, clover, Eugene plant cover 30,000 square feet vetch, squashes and cabbage on dis of floor space, consisting of a green play in the grange halls of Lincoln fruit packing department, cannery, county are reported by Professor C. R. Hyslop, of the agronomy department, dryers and spray factory. This association is now completing and E. R. Stockwell, of the dairy de A bright future for the the fourth year of its existence and it partment has grown steadily from the begin dairy and stock interests of the Ya chats district is predicted by them, ning. Washington. D. C.—President Taft has signed and Issued the following Thanksgiving Day proclamation: “A God-fearing nation like ours owes it to its Inborn and sincere sense of moral duty to testify its devout gratitude to the All Giver for the countless benefits it has enjoyed. For many years it has been customary at the close of the year for the NatlonA Executive to urge upon his fellow countrymen to offer praises and thanks to God for the manifold blessings vouchsafed to them in the past and to unite in earnest suppliance for their continuance. “The year now drawing to a close has been notably favorable to our for tunate land. At peace within and without, free from the perturbations and calamities that have afflicted oth er peoples, rich in harvests so abund ant and industries so productive that overflow of our prosperity has advant aged the whole world, strong in the steadfast devotion to the heritage of self-government bequeathed to us by the wisdom of our fathers, and firm in the resolve to transmit that heritage unimpaired but rather improved by good use to our children and our chil dren’s children for all time to come, the people of this country have abounding cause for contented grati tude. “Wherefore. I, William Howard Taft, president of the United States of America, in pursuance of long- established usage and in response to the wish of the American people, invite the countrymen, wheresoever they may sojurn, to join on Thursday, the 28th day or this month of November, in appropriate ascription of praise and thanks to God for the good gifts that have been our portion and in humble prayer that His great mercies toward us may endure.” CRUISERS TO FAH EAST. Tennessee end Montane Rushed to 8cene of Turkish War. DIL HARRY LANE, ELECTED SENATOR FROM OREGON. after comparing the exhibits with the many they have judged at grange and Secretary Olcott Will 'Aid Women t$ county fairs throughout the state. Vote Soon. RUSH OFFICIAL COUNT, Salem—To insure the women of the state a privilege to vote in what city elections may be held throughout the state before the first of the year, Sec retary Olcott has issued a statement that every possible effort will be made to have the canvass of the vote com pleted early. He also calls upon the county clerks to be as rapid as possible in Bending in completed returns, as sometimes errors are made in these findings which require correction. In com menting on this Mr. Olcott said: “ Inasmuch as a number of munici pal elections will occur during the months of November and December of the present year, I wish to announce that I will use my best endeavors to expedite the official canvass of the vote cast at the recent election, in or der that the women who were granted the right of suffrage by the passage of the equal suffrage amendment may participate in the local elections in their home cities and towns. WOULD HALT RATE BILL. Injunction May Be Asked as of Recent Election. Result Portland — Injunction proceedings will be started within the next few weeks to prevent the State Railroad commission from enforcing the fruit Wilson Ahead in Klamath. Klamath Falls, Or.—Incomplete re turns from four precincts in Klamath county give for president—Taft 29, Wilson 61, Roosevelt 42. Senator—Bourne 18, Clark 1, Paget 3, Selling 40, Lane 48. Represent atives in congress Graham 37, Sin nott 64. Secretary of state—Kennedy 1, Olcott 63, Ryan 25. Justice of Su preme court—Eakin 42, Slater 29. Dairy and Food commissioner — Lea 25, Mickle 42. Railroad commissioner —Campbell 43, Vogt 7. Suffrage Yes 65; No 48. Single tax—Yes 41; No 53. Sells Oregon Apples in East. . Milton—J. N. 8tone returned home this week from hie selling trip for the Fruit Growers’ union. He has been out since the latter part of June and reports good success. J. H. Hall, of Freewater, who has been selling the apple crop south of Chicago, is in Chicago, where he will look after the storage of 100 cars of apples for the union, which have been held for high er prices. Washington, D. C,—Two big Amer ican armored cruisers, the Tennessee and the Montana, have received rosh orders to proceed to Turkish waters to look after the interests of American citizens. The cruisers are now in reserve at the Philadelphia navy yard, the Ten nessee being the flagship of Rear Ad miral Austin M. Knight. They should be ready to sail within 24 hours and under ordinary circum stances should reach Constantinople about November 25. Full complements of marines will be carried by the two cruisers when they sail for Turkish waters. Orders were issued for assembling the re quired number at Philadelphia. From the Norfolk navy yard 400 marines will be drawn. The first disposition of the State de partment had been to refrain from sending any American warships to the Bosphorus, for the double reason that their appearance might be taken as an evidence of American participation in the present Balkan war and its settle ment and that so rapid has been the progress of the war that probably the ships could not reach Constantinople in time to be of any service. Since the president's return from Cincinnati, however, and after a con ference with the State department officials, the fact was demonstrated that American naval vessels could be employed as places of refuge for American citizens in Turkey, in case of general anarchy or the existence of conditions of disorder beyond the con trol 'of the military commanders on both sides. Speckels Offers *6000 New York — Rudolph Spreckels, of California, gave out the following statement at Democratic National headquarters: “The latest reports from California indicate that Roose velt leads Wilson by 55 votes. Being familiar with the California political situation, I feel that a careful investi gation should be promptly made con cerning the slow count and unexplain able changes that have taken place In Ix>s Angeles county. I have suggest ed that n $5000 reward be offered for evidence of frauds.” Santiam Power Again Filed Upon. Salem—Another move in the fight to gain possession of and hold power per mits on the North Fork of the San tiam and Breitenbush rivers is seen in the filing of an application fora power plant in the state engineer’s office by William Hobson, representing the Hammond Lumber company. Hobson Warren Likely Elected made application for 650 second feet Cheyenne, Wyo. — Incomplete re of the North Fork of the Santiam and Lincoln county, upon 350 second feet of Breitenbush for the turns from which depends the re-election or de generation of 10,000 horsepower. feat of Senator Warren, received late Saturday, give the Republicans six of eight legislators, making the next Race In Marion Close. Salem Or., Nov. 7. — Twelve com legislature Republicans 43, Democrats plete precincts out of 51 in Marion 41, indicating thereby the re-election county give Taft 380 Wilson 323 and of Warren. Should the missing pre Roosevelt 308. Selling has 380, Lane cincts return Democratic pluralities 261, Paget 108, Bourne 124 and Clark the legislature is tied. The electoral 85. Secretary of state—Olcott 619, vote is assured to Wilson. Ryan 195, Kennedy 10. Banking Laws Taken Up. Washington, D. C.—A meeting of Rail Tie Order is Large. the suh-committee on legislation of Portland—One of the largest con the house banking and currency com tracts for railroad ties made in seve mittee has been called by its chair ral years was closed here when an or man. The members are urged to be der for 20,000,000 feet of ties was here within ten days. They will pre placed with the Lewis River Tie & pare a substitute for the Vreeland bill. Lumber Mills association by the Ore More Than 300 Saloons Closed. gon-Washington Navigation company. The price to be paid for the ties has San Francisco -More than 300 sa not been made public. The associa loons will be closed"'in California as tion will begin making deliveries at the result of the vote cast at the elec once. Within the last few weeks othr tion of November 5, according to an er large orders for the product have nouncement made by A. C. Bane, been placed, one with a California state superintendent of the Anti company for 6,000,000 feet of ties. Saloon league. Canalejas Shot in Back by Bar* ing Alsassin. Murderer Attempts Suicide, But Fall» — Act Bslisved to Ba That of Individual, Not Conspirator Madrid, Spain—Jose t'analeja* y Mondes, tha prime minister, whom Spain regarded an one of its greatest statesmen, was shot and killed Tues day by a young anarchist. Manuel Bardinas. « Canalejas was shot in the bark three times as he was walking to the minlatry of the interior. He had stopped to glance into the window of a book store. He had just been to the royal palace to submit several decrees to the king. He emerged smiling and happy. As an attendant opened the door leading to the street, a strong gust of wind struck the premier in the face, caus ing him to exclaim gaily : “Oh. what a wind’ We are going to have a bad day I” About an hour later his prophecy was fulfilled. A h he stopped for a moment at the shop window, a man darted from a near-by doorway. He ran up behind the premier and fired four shots at close range. Three bul let* took effect. Canalejas sank to the sidewalk. A friend who was passing at that mo ment rushed up cyring, “Don Jose, Don Jose,” it being the premier’e baptismal name. The wounded man scarcely had strength to murmur, “The scoundrel ha* kiltled me." He then expired. In the meantime his a**ailant turned ths muzzle of the revolver on his own breast and tired again. A crowd quickly gathered, while the as sassin was half dragged to the police station. The premier was carried to a phar macy and then to the ministry of the interior, where he was placed on a large marble table in the main salon. The blood flowing from a wound be hind the right ear soon formed a poo) on the floor. The king was informed of the tragedy aS he was leaving the palace ’ to attend the crysanthcmum exhibition. He sprang Into an auto mobile and went to the ministry with out an escort. As apon as he reached the Fuerte del Sol the crowd ac claimed him, crying. “lx>ng live the brave king.” T. R LEADS IN CALIFORNIA. Wilson Ahead for Half Hour, Soon Falls Back. But San Francisco—Returns from all but five precincts of 4872 in the state, including what were reported to be official returns from 35 of the 58 counties, gave Colonel Roosevelt a plurality of 24 votes. These returns show majorities for Roosevelt in 16 counties and for Wilson in 42 counties. The figures for the state now are 234,434 for Roosevelt. 234,410 for Wilson. Roosevelt lost his plurality in Cali fornia for al>out 30 minutes and then regained it, an additional official re turns came In. When he again ap peared at the top of the column it win with 10 votes margin over Woodrow Wilson and thia later was increased to 24. Wilson’s Idaho Lead Cut Boise, Idaho- Revised election re turns received here cut Woodrow Wil son’s majority over President Taft from 574 to 502. With returns still incomplete and two counties, Custer and Adams, missing, Wilson ha* a total vote of 28,920 and Taft 28,418. The official canvassing board of Ada county ha* completed it* task. On president the vote stands: Roosevelt 3512, Taft 3198, Wilson 2569. Cus ter county. Democratic, will give Wil son a majority of 400 votes, while Adame county, normally Democratic, probably will give Taft a majority of leas than 100, leaving Wilson a net gain of 200. Spanish Minister Laments Philadelphia—When Don Juan Biano y Fayangos, the Spanish minister to the United States, learned of the as sassination of Premier Canalejas, he said: “Spain has lost the strongest man in the country. The loss is al most irreparable. He was a man of high ideals and orfe of the moat capa ble in Spain. He had enacted many reforms, especially In educational mat ters, and he obtained many liberties for the people. I do not know of any man who can fill hie place. He was democratic in all his actions.” 200 Surgeons in Clinie. New York—Nearly 200 leading sur geons of the world wielded the rcalpel for charity in New York’s hospitals Wednesday. In 171 institutions in the city clinics which were held by members of the Congress of Surgeons of North America gathered here, more than 2000 strong, for their third an nual convention. European surgeons also are here as guests. The opera tions covered a broad field in almost every branch of surgery. Large Paper Mill Burns. Antioch, Cal.—In a fire that was started through the carelessness of a workman, the entire plant of the Cali fornia Paper and Board mills was de stroyed. The loss will reach more than $400,000, partly covered by In surance.