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THE ECHO REGISTER, ECHO, OREGON.
FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 1900
BRIEF NEWS OF
THE PAST WEEK
Condensed Dispatches from Ail Parts
of the Two Hemispheres.
Interesting Events from Outside the
State Presented in a Manner to
Catch the Eye of the Busy Reader
Matters of National, Historical
and Commercial Importance.
The direct primary law was the
cause of a riot at Indianapolis.
A bronze bust of Jamea J. Hill has
been unveiled at the Seattle fair.
The asylum superintendent and two
experts agree that Thaw is still insane.
In a referendum etetUsn 3-cent
street car fares was beateu in Cincin
nati. ,
Spanish soldiers at Melilla are said
to have trapped the Moors and routed
them.
Germany is now the only nation op
posed to giving; Americana a share in
the Chinese railway loan.
Charles H. Moyer has been re-elected
president of the Western Federation of
Miners fur the eighth time.
Two thousand Cooneyites are await
ing the end of the world at Dublin,
pending their time in prayer.
A Mississippi preacher has been
forced to flee for bis life because he at
tended a conference of negro preachers.
Count Zeppelin has made two un
successful attempts to fly from Frank
fort to Cologne and each time an acci
dent caused a failure.
Don Jaime, the pretender, says he
will not take a hand in the revolt un
less Alfonso is unable to handle the
situation and asks his aid.
A labor crisis ia fast approaching in
Sweden.
Great Britain baa begun building an
aerial navy.
A French aviator baa reached a
height of 800 feet in bis aeroplane.
The whole Missouri Pacific system
ia to be merged into one company by
Gould.
Chicago carmen threaten a general
strike and police are drilling to be
reedy for trouble.
Two Italian children have been ab
ducted in St, Louis and are held for a
ransom of $25,000.
The Wright brothers are busy mak
ing further changes and improvements
in their aeroplane.
An official report on the Osaka,
Japan, Are, says 11,368 buildings were
destroyed, but that only one life waa
lost
The governor of Guadalajara, Mex
ico, says there were 16 persons wound
ed in the recent riotiong there and
none killed.
A homing pigeon was turned loose at
Las Vegas, N. M., and made its wsy
to Chicago, a distance of 1,266 miles.
In six days.
The Spanish revolt may spread to
Madrid.
The czar is in France visiting with
President Fallieres.
Count Zeppelin haa made a flight of
220 miles in his airship.
Major Burnham his found evidence
in Mexico of an extinct race.
Governor Shallenberger and a party
of 60 will tour the Pacific coast
Chicago school authorities are to do
away with high school societies.
A streetcar strike involving every
line in the city threatens Chicago.
The Chinese vice consul in New
York has been murdered by a crazy
Chinaman.
A daring robber held up a Vancou
ver, U. C, bank in broad day, but se
cured only $100.
Spokane police will overlook the
anti-cigarette law during the National
Irrigation congress.
The king and queen of Great Britain
reviewed the great naval pageant,
which was made up of a line of war
ships seven milee long.
An explosion of gasoline at St. Paul
caused the death of five persons and
the injury of seven others. A four
story building waa also destroyed.
. Goldfield, Nev., mines with a capital
of over 119,000,000 have been consoli
dated. The ant-Diax riots in Mexico are
said to have been started by expelled
students.
The French talk of other powers
helping Spain in Morocco, where the
situation is serious.
Wright's aeroplane haa successfully
passed another government test, mak
ing 42 miles an hour with a passen-
A Denver man has received a de
mand from blackmailers for $10,000
with death aa an alternative.
The Colombian eongreaa wants to
know why President Reyes left the
country and then sent in his resigna
tion. Terror and tragedy are supreme in
Spain. Burning buildings have turned
Bight into day at Barcelona and it re
quire a constant vigilance by troops to
prevent further trouble. ,
SWEDEN FEARS REVOLT.
General Strike Gives Excuss for Re
volution by Socialists.
Stockholm, Aug. 4. Not only has
the strike of 100,000 workmen largely
paralyzed industry and traffic, but it
threatens to develop into a revolution
ary movement under the leadership of
the Young Socialist party and to In
volve every industry, thus msking the
paralysis complete. The king has sum'
moned a special session of parliament
and the entire army is kept ready for
immediate action.
Forewarned of the purpose of the
Young Socialists to give the strike a
revolutionary turn, the government has
decided at the first sign of insurrection
to declare Stockholm in a state of siege
snd has qusrtered soldiers in various
sections of the city and suburbs.
A civil corps guard is being organiz
ed for the protection of property and
the banks are closed and guarded.
All the ferries ruunning out of Stork-
holm have ceased operation and the
largest steamers engsged in carrying
visitors and residents to the seasHe re
sorts in the archipelago have suddenly
stopped running, discharged their crews
and laid up for the winter. The sum
mer traffic is usually continued until
October.
It is expected that the present total
of about 100,000 idle workmen will he
argely increased by tomorrow. It is
anticipated also that the streetcar ser
vice in Stockholm will stop, and ar
rangements are being made to run the
waterworks and the electric light
plants by soldiers.
WAR MENACES CHICAGO.
Trsction Companies Make Carbarns
Camps tor Strikebreakers.
Chicago, Aug. 4. Active prepara
tions to meet a strike are being made
by officials of the street railway lines of
this city. Old power bouses are being
fitted up as sleeping quarters for
strikebreakers.
B. L. Reed, who organized the Em
ployers' Teaming company, which
broke the teamsters' strike in 1906
haa charge of the hiring of nonunion
men. He stated that he had on call
6,000 men competent to handle street
cars and that 160 men were available
in Boston and 100 in Kansas City. Ar
rangements have been mad with ca
terers to feed the nonunion men in the
barna and power houses.
The companies aim to prevent a
complete tieup on any of their lines
and it ia said cars will be kept run
ning, no matter what the preaent em
ployes determine to do.
Special notices were sent out by the
secretaries of the two principal unions
to the various barna with instructions
that the men be urged to cast their
vote on the strike referendum Thurs
day. Members of the Illinois state board
of arbitration have stsrted for Chicago
to see if they can avert the trouble.
By reason of the quasi-partnership
of this city in the surface traction
lines. Mayor Busse, Acting Chief of
Police Schuettler and M. B. Herelr,
the municipal traction expert, held a
conference today on the subject of the
threatened strike.
POLICE GUARD DOUBLED.
New Outbreak of Striking Japs In
Hawaii Is Feared.
Honolulu, Aug. 4. As a result of a
story published in a local paper that T.
Mori, who today attempted to kill S.
Sheba, editor of the Japanese conserv
ative paper Shippo. had been chosen by
lot to assassinate Sheba because of bis
opposition to the strike of the planta
tion laborers, the police are working
on the the ry that the deed was planned
at a meeting of strikers held here yes
terday. No evidence, however, haa
been found by the authorities to indi
cate that there is any truth in the
story.
Mori freely admits that it was his
intention to kill Sheba, declaring that
the Japanese editor is an emeny to his
race and that he intended to punish
him for his opposition to the strike for
highir wages. Investigation by the
police developed that Mori bought the
knife and had it sharpened preparatory
to his attack.
Buried Treasure Sought.
I-oe Angeles Aug. 4. Public Ad
ministrator Bryson is quietly conduct
ing a search for a quantity of money
supported to hsve been buried by the
late Itartollo Ballerino, one time known
aa "King of the Tenderloin," in this
city, who left an estate valued at
$200,000 to Delia Garrison Guien and
rut otT his wife and nine children with
a pittance. The administrator believes
that Ballerino buried several thousand
dollar in gold in some spot on one of
his numerous properties in this city be
fore his death.
Unskilled Laborers Strike.
PitUburg, Aug. 4. A strikv of
street laborers which haa hitherto been
conaidered a minor affair, has become
w idespread and gangs of wen are pa
rading the streets. Steps have been
taken to form an organization among
the 15,000 Italian workmen of Alle
gheny county ami the police have
learned of an effort to organize the
fureigrere. A letter received by May
or William Magee demanda that the
strikers be allowed to drill.
Liabilities of 0er S9.0OO.OOO.
New York, Aug. 4. Liabilities of
S9.558.349 and asset of $8,395,928
are shown in the schedules of Shepard
k Co., the bond brokerage house which
failed April last, filed today. All but
a few thousand dollars of the claims
are unsecured. The firm was heavily
interested in railroad projects and in
dustrial enterprises in New Mexico.
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
UMATILLA FARMERS ANGRY.
Resent Incressed Charges of Ware
houseman; Promise Retaliation.
Pendleton Grain growers of Uma
tilla county are up in arms over the in
creased storage chargea recently an
nounced by the warehouse companies.
An indignation meeting was held here
last week and if its decision is any
criterion, the amount of wheat stored
in the warehouses this season will be
much less than usual. The farmers
declare they will stack their wheat
in the fields and sell it from there.
Temporary platforms will also prob
ably be built at different points along
the railroads.
Having been led to believe that the
storage charges this year would be 50
cents per ton up until January 1, in
stead of 75 cents as heretofore, they
are naturally greatly put out to be in
formed that the reduction in chargea
i sintir tn K. uivwl trr 90 rtava unA th.fr '
an additional charge of 10 cents is to
be made for each month thereafter,
thus bringing the total charge to 90
cents up to the first of the year.
At this meeting it was also decided
that stepi bs immediately taken toward
securing co-operative warehouses to
handle next year's crop.
Vale Short on Ice.
Vale It is predicted that the ice
supply in Vale will be exhausted be
fore ice comes again. This is the
second summer this haa occurred in
Vale. The butchers were unable to
avoid it this year, however, on account
of the scarcity of sawdust and the
mildness of the winter. Heretofore
when the ice aupply has given out it
has been found necessary to ship it in.
The butchers last year shipped from
Boise. . It is expensive to do this and
the icemen are talking of putting in a
cold stoage plant for next year.
School Heads to Meet June 28.
Salem The annual convention of
county school superintendents has been
called by J. H. Ackerman, superin
tendent of public instruction, to meet
in his office Monday, June 28. Among
the topics to be considered are school
supervision, how it may be made more
effective; school libraries, how to use
them; annual institutes, moat import
ant subject to emphasize for all insti
tutes this year; school sanitation, what
haa been done, what should be done;
school board convention, value of, bow
to conduct
New Railroad Proposed.
Albany The Albanv Commercial
club, taking advantage of the railroad
aituation on the Deschutes, has written
Julius Krutschnitt at Portland sug
gesting the immediate extension of
the Cor vail is & Eastern railroad from
Detroit to Madras, as a means of solv
ing the Deschutes railroad problem as
well as to furnish Immediate transpor
tation facilities by easy grades to the
large business interests in Eastern
Oregon.
Ssmuel Hill Gift to Quakers.
Newberg Samuel Hill has made a
liberal donation toward the fund for
carrying on the work of the Friends'
church in Oregon. Mr. Hill is promot
ing a model town on the banks of the
Columbia in Klickitat county, to be
known as Mary hill, and he invited the
Frienda to attend the opening of the
town in August. Inducements to
Pennsylvania Quakers have been made
by Mr. Hill to locate in his new town.
Clstskanie Sawmill Burns.
Clatskanie The Krati & Anderson
shingle mill at Hazel Grove, one and a
half miles from here, waa burned to
the ground while the manager and crew
were attending the Clata':anie celebra
tion. A spark from the sawdust pile,
which was supposed to be safely out, is
thought to have caused the damape.
The mill was constructed only last
winter and gave employment to a crew
of ten men.
Water Again on Deschutes Land.
Prineville Water has again been
turned into the big flume at the head
of the D. I. St P. company's irrigation
system and soon all parts of the segre
gation will sgain have an ample supply
after a famine lasting about two
weeks. The break in the big flume,
which came without warning, left all
the settlers on the land, aggregating
214,000 acres, without wster.
lone Region Is Not Hurt,
lone Harvesting was arrested two
days by rainfall throughout the lone
region. There was no damage to the
grain, and the farmers took advantage
of the layoff to get in supplies. There
is much rejoicing at the absence of
smut this year, and that nearly all the
wheat is grading No. 1.
Are Pleated With Mill.
Wallowa-Stockholders of the Nib-ley-
Mimnaugh Lumber company have
just inspected the company's interests.
They express themselves well pleased
with the progress on the mill here.
The statement was made that their
holdings here would keep the mill run
ning SO years at an annual cut of 10,
000,000 feeC
Lumber Company Complains.
Salem The Bridal Veil Lumber com
pany baa complained to the state rail
road commission that the rates on lum
ber on the Mount Hood railroad are too
high. The Bridal Veil Lumber com
pany also claims that the Oregon Lum
ber company is owned by the railioad
and that this company gets a much
lower rata than other shippers.
COW TALKS PRINTED.
State Dairy Association It sues Inter
esting Data on Industry.
Salem The Oregon State- Dairy as
sociation haa put out its annual report,
which givea many valuable hinta to
those engaged in the dairying industry.
Copies may be secured free by address
ing the secretary of the association,
Salem.
The publication contains the report
of the proceedings of the 1908 conven
tion, fn Salem, which had the largest
attendance of any of these conventions.
The convention waa held under the
auspices of the Salem board of trade,
and the address of welcome as given
by August Huckenstein, president of
the Salem Business Men's league, is
published. The response was made by
F. L. Kent, president of the dairy asso
ciation. Both spoke highly of the
great resources in Oregon for this
branch of work, and Mr. Kent told of
the progress made within the last few
years. An interesting discussion on
tbe care of dairy cows followed.
Ed T. Judd, former president, then
read a paper on "Food Problems in
Oregon." Dr. E. N. Hutchinson, of
the United States bureau of animal
industry, gave a paper on "Tuberculo
sis" as a cattle disease, with some val
uable hinta as to the best way to fight
it J. W. Bailey, dairv and food com
missioner, spoke on "Dairy Legisla
tion;" C. H. Freer, of tbe Corvallis
Creamery company. Criasey, retiring
secretary of the dairy association, on
"Dairying and Advertising;" C. L.
Mitchell, on "The Quality of Butter;"
Mrs. A. Yoakum, on "Needed Improve
ment in Milk Production;" Paul V.
Maris, on "Cow Testing Associations."
A Imume is given of the business of
the convention and the awards made.
The discussions are given in full.
New Potato Pest Found.
Albany A new kind of potato bug
has appeared on soma farms about
seven miles north of Albany and baa
proven very destructive in the few
patches it haa attacked. John More
head, a farmer living on R. F. D. route
2. from this city, brought some sam
ples of the bug to Albany and is en
deavoring to find out its name, but
thus far no one has been found who
has ever seen such an insect The bug
is black in color and haa the appear
ance of an ant, but flies well. It at
tains a aize of about half an inch in
length and ia very hardy and multiplies
rapidly. The bugs bite off the blos
soms on the potato vines and then at
tack the plant, killing it quickly.
Irrigation Congress Delegates.
Oregon City The state committee
haa requested Judge Grant B. Dimick
to appoint five prominent men of Clack
amas county to represent that county
at the Seventeenth National Irrigation
congress to be held at Spokane, Wash
ington, August 9 to 14. Judge Dimick
appointed the following to go from
Clackamaa county: Hon. E. G. Cau
field, Hon. Frank Jagger, Hon. C. D.
Latourette, Mayor W. E. Carll and
William Sheahan.
Taft Will Stop at Salem.
Salem In reply to a telegram from
Governor Benson inviting him to stop
at Salem on his Western trip. President
Taft haa replied, by his secretary,
Frederick W. Carpenter, stating that
if the trip West is made, eareful con
sideration will be given to the invita
tion to stop at Salem.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat New crop, bluestem, $1.02;
club, 98c; Russian, 96c; valley, 97c;
Turkey red, $1; forty-fold, $1.
Hay New crop, Timothy, Willam
ette valley, $12fti 16 pr ton; Eastern
Oregon, $17 6I8; mixed. $15.50;t
16.60: alfalfa, $13; clover, $lldU2.
Grain bags 5c each.
Fruits Cherries, 4(tl2c per pound;
peaches, 65cfti$l per box; apricots,
$1,2561.60; loganbreries, fl.25fttl.40;
blackberries, $1.90; wild blackberries,
10c pound.
Potatoes New, lftilc per pound.
Vegetables Beans, 5c per pound;
cabbage, lf4ft(le; celery. 90c0$l
per dozen; cucumbers, 25(i50c; let
tuce, head, 25fii 35c ; onions, 12Vrl5c;
peas, 78c per pound; radishes, 15c
per dozen; tomatoes, 50cftjfl.
Butter City creamery, extras, 80S'
per pound; fancy outside creamery,
27Vt(S0c; store, 20c. Butter fat
prices average 1 lfc per pound under
regular butter prices.
Egg Oregon ranch,candled,27oi23c
per dozen.
Poultry Hens, 14ftfl4,V;c; springs,
l.ValSM; roosters, 9ilCc; ducks,
young, 13(.(14c:geese. young. He; tur
keys, 18c: squabs, $2(n2.25 per dozen.
Pork Fancy, lldtUHc per pound.
Veal Extras, 9Vfl0e per pound;
ordinary, 7(.i8c; heavy, 7c.
Hope 1909 contracts. llft?20c per
pound; 1908 crop, 12(dl3c; 1907
crop, 9ftil0c; 1906 crop, 6Yi7c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 16(j23c per
pound; valley, 23g25c; mohair,
choice, 24(() 25c.
Cattle Steers, top, $4.50; fair to
good, $4(4.25; common, $3.75i4;
cowa, top, $3.50; fair to good, $3
S.25; common to medium, $2.502,75;
calves, top. $5(05.50: heavy, $3t3.50;
bulla and stags, f2.75G.t3.25; common,
f2r.i2.50.
Hogs Beet, $8."5(i9.15; fsir to
good. f7.7Wr8.25; stackers, $67;
China fats. $6.757.
Sheep Top wethers, $4.25; fair to
rood. fS.5Cai3.75: ewea, JC less on
all grades; yearlings, best, $4; fair to.
good. $3.60(3.75; spring lambs, $5.25
115.35. 1
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Grain Wanted
We Want to Buy
WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, RYE
And Will Pay the Highest Market Price.
Our Mill is again ready to run, having been
thoroughly overhauled.
Henrietta Milling & Grain Co.
ECHO, OREGON
NEW LIVERY STABLE
C. R. Bonney & Sons, Props.
New Rifis, New Harness
NEW WHIPS, NEW ROBES, NEW HORSES
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
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