..... . PAGE TWO 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 Producing Orchards For Sale 46- 46- 46- We will soil a limited amount of land and set the 46 46 46 j. same to peaches, apples or pears, care for the & same for three years paying all taxes and other 46- 46 46 jjg. expenses. For terms address 46- 46- -46- 46- I Columbia Land Co., I li. U. WOOD, Secretary. $. - FRANK SLOAN, Superintendent - k- & . Portland, Ore. Pendleton, Ore. Echo, Ore. j Louis Scholl Phone Main 27 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 A SHARE OF THE PATRONAGE SOLICITED TIIE IDLE HOUR Hell Norman, Prep. X Cigars, Tobaccos, Nuts, Pool and Billiards Lunch Counter In The Rear Shaving, Haircut! in, Shampooing Everything; First Claaa Bath Itooni In Connection. Give, ua a Trial Hotel Echo Tonsorial Parlors MULLIN ft STEWART, Prop. The Echo Regist AND Tvice-a-week OREGON JOURNAL jr., For Reliable Fire Insurance, Surveying, Notary Public and Real Estate. Bridge St., Echo, Or. Candies, Soft Drinks, Etc. : $2 a Year