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PAGE TWO THE ECHO REGISTER, ECHO, OREGON. FRIDAY OCTOBER Ij 1900 BRIEF NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK Condensed Dispatches from All Parts of the Two Hemispheres. Interesting Events from Outside tha Stat Presented In a Mannar to Catch tha Eya of tha Busy Reader Matters of National, Historical and Commercial Importance. Taft favors the issuing of bonds to aid irrigation in the West. In his speech at Spokane Taft praised both Ballinger and I'mcbot. The National Guard association will hold it next meeting in St. Louis. Whitney believes that both Cook and Peary reached the North Pole. Eight sailor were drowned by tha sinking of a collier on the Atlantic coast. Secretary Wilson, of the Agricul tural department, will resign Jan uary 1. Speakers at the Mining congress at Goldfield, Nev., revived the silver question. Horace Clark has been 'appointed general manager of the Denver & Rio Grande railway. District Attorney Jerome opposes Judge Gaynor in his candidacy for mayor of New York. Bryan and Senator Bailey, of Texas, will debate the tariff question some time in October at Atlanta, The British steamer Clan Mackin tosh is reported to have blown up at sea and sunk with its crew. More earthquakes are predicted for Sicily. Spanish troops have burned many Moorish villages. A French aviator has established a new record in Germany. A Boston bride weighs 210 pounds and stands 6 feet one high. Six children were badly injured in a school fire at Jersey City, N. J. Harvard university has a Chinese athlete who is looking for honors. A San Francisco highwayman has been sentenced to DO years in the peni tentiary. The twelfth annual convention of the American mining congress is in session at Goldfield, Nev. Mayor Galvin, of Cincinnati, has es tablished a "kicking day," when all complaints are to be heard by the city officials. George F. Baer, of the Reading com pany, aays there is no combine among the anthracite coal compania of Penn sylvania. Three miners were buried by a cave in In a Goldfield, Nev., mine. The physicians attending Judge Wil liams are hopeful of his recovery. A big fight is on in Missouri between the breweries and prohibitionists. A French army dirigible balloon ex ploded in the air and four aviators were killed. The Omaha streetccacr company will make concessions to its men and a set tlement is likely. Disease is breaking out in the dis trict dmuedfd by the hurricane along the Louiaiana roast and more death are expected. Reports from Morocco say the tribes men have inflicted a terrible defeat upon the Spanish, driving them back and killing 7,000. An American company will be awarded the contract oyer a British concern for furnishing the machinery for conatructing a small arms factory in Australia, Hunger among the Modrs has led to overtures for peace. A Colorado man 78 years old is to remarry the wife he divorced 60 years ago. Mora piratee are thought to have captured an American cutter and mur dered the crew. Police of Omaha are busy in their efforts to prevent riota in connection with the atreetcar strike. Several English suffragettes in jail in London have refused to eat and had to be fed with a stomach pump. Eastern railroads establ'ahed cheap excursion rates from the Middle West to the Atlantic thia summer with good results. Clarence II. Mack ay says the report that the Postal Telegraph company is about ot absorb the Western Union is unfounded. The Wright brothers are to start a fight against several flying machines which they consider infringements on their patent. The late Governor Johnsono, of Min nesota left no will, but it was his wish that his wife should have all his prop erty, worth about f 18,000 General Solicitor Looraie, of the Union Pacific, with headquarters at Omaha, is to go to New York to be come bead of the legal department of the Uarriman lines. A young Chinese at San Francisco has invented an aeroplane which has mads several successful flights. RATES ARE SUSTAINED. Judge Wolverton Upholds Oregoi Railroad Commission. Portland. Sept 29. Laws establish- inir the Oregon State Railroad com mission and the schedule of railroad rates established by that body, were declared valid in a decision handed down yesterday morning by Judge Wolverton. of the Federal court. One important result of this decision will be to force the Oregon Railroad & Navigation company to refund about 14 per cent of the money the company has collected while the case decided yesterday before Judge Wolverton has been pending, since May Z6, 1908, for freight carried between Oregon sta tions. Judge Wolverton'a decision was in the form of an order dissolving the temporary injunction, granted the Ore gon Railroad & Navigation company preventing the commission from enforc ing its schedule of rates within the limits of the state. The restraining order was requested on the assertion by the company that the Railroad com mission was organized in violation of the state constitution and that the rates established by it would influence interstate commerce illegally. It has been charged by the company that the penalties provided by the State Railroad commission were exor bitant, but Judge Wolverton did not agree with this statement He had compared the penalties in question with those in other traffic laws and was unable to find that the Oregon penalties were unjust HUDSON-FULTON PARADE. Great Floats Psss in Review Before More Then I.0OO.00O. New York, Sept 29. Americsn his tory in visible form passed in review today before the eyea of more than 1,000,000 spectators that lined the route of the first Hudson-Fulton land pageant from the upper end of Central park to Washington square. Thou sands of dollars and months of effort were spent to make this parade of 64 floats an accurate reproduction of the life in New York state from legendary Indian times that preceded the first settlement to the first voyage of Cler mont in 1807. The line of parade had to be selected with great care because of the great sise of the floats, which are said to be the largest and most elaborate ever exhibited. They vary in dimensions from 20 to 40 feet high, 32 feet long and 14 feet wide. They could not pass under the elevated railroad, and even the electric decorations of the court of honor and reviewing stand on Fifth avenue, opposite the new public libra ry, had to be changed at the last mo ment to accommodate them. Nearly 20,000 men. women and children, most of them in costume, representing every national and patri otic society in the city, posed as his toric personages on these floats or marched between or beside them. The cost of the whole spectacle was $300,- 000. On every available spot along the five mile line of march stands had been erected for spectators and the sums paid ftr seats varied from $1 to $5. BANK IN SORE STRAITS. NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM THE STATE OF OREGON COVE'S APPLE CROP. Commissioner Takes Charge of Ok lahoma Institution. Oklahoma City, Okie., Sept 29. Following a secret session of the Okla homa banking board, which lasted un til 5 o'clock this morning, and included several informal conferences today. Bank Commissioner A. H. Young to night announced that the Columbia Bank & Trust company, with a capital stork of $200,000, was in his hands. This bank holds $50,000 of the $400, 000 state bank guaranty fund. It also holds $165,000 of the general funds of the state. Bank Commissioner Young admitted tonight that the situation was very delicate. "Should the bank close it doors to morrow, however," he said, "the de positors will lose nothing. The bank guaranty fund deposit and the assets on hand will protect depositors to the fullest extent" Mr. Young declined to give any hint whatever of way the bank finds itnelf in an embarrassed condition. It is be lieved some light on this feature will be forthcoming tomorrow. Jap Strikers Go Free. Honolulu, Sept 29. The jury in the second trial of the 10 Japanese who were arrested on charges of riot ing during the recent strike at the Waipahu plantation disagreed tonight Thia amounts to an acquittal under the local laws, as the men cannot be tried a third time. The men were among tboee, it was charged, who besieged E. M. Scoville, the plantation engineer, and Policeman Wells in a hut on the plantation. As this was the most seri ous disorder during the strike, it ass decided to make an example of them. Criticises General Grant. Chicago, Sept 29. Proteat against the appearance of General Frederick D. Grant in the uniform of his rank in the United States army In the temper ance parade in thia city last Saturday waa aent today to Secretary of War Dickinson by the United States Socie ties for Self Government Secretary Michalia asks if there is any rule of the War department governing such aa appearance, nd requeeta that the reply be in the form of an open letter. Cures Sleeping Sickness. Paris, Sept 29. Dr. Laveran, of thia city, has announced to the Academy of Science a new cure for the sleeping sickness. It consists of sub-cutaneous injections of aa aniline emetic Estimate Places Output at 300.000 Boxes. Cove A conservative estimate of the fruit crop near Cove is 12 cars of esrly mixed fruits, SO cars of prunes and five cars of lata mixed fruits 80 cars of prunes and five cars of lata mixed and 300,000 boxes of winter shipping apples, although there ia only a 60 or 60 per cent crop this year. There is a full crop of plums, pears and prunes, but the late rains have cut down the yield in other fruits. All of the big prune growers in the valley are scouring the country for help and are finding it very hard to se cure enough pickers. This is the first year for seven years that all of the prune crop has been packed for fresh shipment; in previous years a large part of ths crop has been dried, r rom 260 to 300 people are required here to pick the prunes and the growers have been forced to bring in about half of these from the outside. In a few days the Italian prune crop will be ready for picking and this will last about three weeks. With such a crop as thia and with a quality of fruit that is unequaled. union county and Cove should be cele brated for tha fruit grown here. Elmore Buys More Land Astoria Negotiations are in pro gress and will probably be consum mated soon for the purchase of 60 feet of valuable water frontage in this city. Samuel Elmore ia the purchaser, and the property extends from the Astoria Iron works to the property of F. L. Parker, now occupied by the Astoria Wood & Fuel company. With thia purchase Mr. Elmore will own the frontage from the Astoria Iron works to the cold storage plant of S. Schmidt & Co., except the Parker 60-foot strip. With his other waterfront holdings, including his control of the property of tha Columbia River Packers' associa tion, he will control more Astoria water frontage than any individual or corporation. Feed Fat Cattle at Haines. Baker City Indications are that Haines, eight miles north of Bsker City, will be the feeding point for the Swartzchild & Sulzberger Packing com pany. That concern has just arranged to procure winter pasture and also to contract all the hay that can be pur chased in the valley. Stock will be shipped from Idaho points and probably some will be drriven in from the inte rior. Cattle will be held at Hsinea on feed until the plant at Portland de sires to consume the stock. Hay prices have made a marked advance since buyers for the packing plant entered the field. Railrosd Assessment Boosted. Medford The Southern Pacific will pay taxes on this year'a assessment on a valuation of $38,000 per mile on its road through Jackson county. The valuation on the taxroll for 1908 was $30,000 a mile. The basis for the in crease in valuation made by Asstaaor W. T. Grieve was that the Southern Pacific in an affidavit before the state railroad commission had placed a cash value of $65,000 per mile on its roads in Oregon. The company haa 68.2 miles of road in Jackson county, which by the new valuation will amount to $2,211,000. Railroad Must Rebuild Highway. Hood River The committee ap pointed by the Hood River Commercial club to devise means to construct a highway from Hood River to Portland finds that the railroad company is specially bound to replace and repair all portions of the wsgon road destroy ed in the construction of the railroad through Wasco county. It is expected that the company will be called upon to make good by Wasco and what is now Hood River counties. Lsne County Farm Sold. Cottage Grove The Nelson farm of 375 acres, on Row river, three miles from this place, waa purchased last week by John Spray of the Spray Wynne Hardware company of thia city, the purchs'e price being $16,000. Mr. Spray will begin at once digging a gravity irrigation ditch from the Currin bridge, about a mile above the farm and intends irrigating the entire tract which is very fertile. Linn Property Charges Hsnds. Albany Land in Linn county is daily changing hands. Among the lat est sales reported whi:h brought good prices are the 240 acres of the farm home of W. R. Wray of Jordon to J. J. Burkhart and George Townsens of Port land at $40 per acre. Mr. Wray re tained 302 acres. Martin Stupke, of Scio. haa sold his 300- acre farm to Henry A. and Albion Dolvsell, reently of California, for $11,000. Bridge to Span Willamette. Springfield The Portland, Eugene & Eastern bridge across the Willam ette her will be built The contract has been let to L. N. Roney, and the cost will be about $40,000. There will be four concret piers 10x30 feet at the base and 30 feet high above low water, supporting three spans of 200 feet of Howe truss design, and of suffi cient strength to carry any load that may be) put on them. Hops Ssll at 21 Cents. Woodburn O. L. Barber has sold his 1909 crop of hops, weighing 9,000 pounds, to Fred Dos at 21 cents per pound. HAWLEY WILL AID. Pledges His Support for a Deeper Harbor at Tillamook. Tillamook Congressman Hawley paid this county a visit to ascertain what is required in harbor inrprove- menta and to familiarize himself with the the situation. The members of the Port of Tillamook commission took bim to Tillamook bay, showing him the need of improving Hoquarton slough, giving it a nine-foot channel from Tillamook city to the bay, also for the improvement of Tillamook bar. The business men honored Mr. Haw ley with a banquet which was largley attended, a delegation from Bay City being present ss there is a great deal of interest being taken at present to get these two projects started. All of the large timber owners are vitally in terested in the improvement of the bsr on account of a large proportion of their timber being matured and will soon begin to deteriorate. Congressman Hawley waa warmly received when he rose to speak, and after commending the people of the county for the splendid improvements which were going on, said he waa hear tily in sympathy with the people ind emanding these improvements, for the great timber resources of the county demsnded a waterway so that it may be transported to all parts of the world. The congressman waa greatly disap pointed in the adverse report of Cap tain Mclndoe, and it was bis intention to appeal and make a strong fight for the improvement of Tillsmook bar and to get the government to assist in the straightening and deepening of Ho quarton slough. Cow Creek's Big Peaches. Glendale Two peaches are on exhi bition at the Commercial club rooms that demonstrate that the Cow Creek valley is strong on peach culture. The fruit was raised by R. H. Springer, and is of the Early Crawford variety. On peach measures 10 inches in circumference, and the other 10 i inch es. The Cow Creek valley produces as good fruit aa grows anywhere, yet the fruit industry is in its infancy in this section. Yield Over $2,600 Per Acre. Dayton From 30 trees in the or chard of J. L. Dumas, near here, 647 boxes of apples were gsthered last week. This is an average of over 18 boxes per tree. The receipts from the 647 boxes were $64.25. Of the total 472 boxes were sold for $1.50 per box ' and 75 boxes at 75 cents per box. This yield from an acre would be, 8213 boxes and the gross receipts from the same would be $2,647.60. Berkshire Hogs Shipped. Hermiston A carload of fin bogs, the third in two weeks, has been ship ped by J. F. McNaught of the Max well Land & Irrigation company. For more than a year Mr. McNaught has kept registered Berkshire stock which won laurels at the county fair. An other two carload shipment will be nsade in a few days. PORTLAND MARKETS. Whest Bluestem, 95c; club, 86c; red Russian, 84Jc: valley. 89c; fife, 86c; Turkey red, 86c; 40-fold, 88c. Barley Feed, f 25.50ft 26; brewing, $26.60(ii;27 per ton. Oats No. 1 white, $27j 27.25 per ton. Hay Timothy, Willamette valley, $156(16 per ton: Eastern Oregon, $17.50ifl8.60: alfalfa. $14; clover, $14; cheat $1314.50; grain hay, 150fl6. Butter City creamery, extras, 36c; fancy outside creamery, 33(if36c per pound; store. 21(t22c. Butter fat prices average 1 He per pound under regular butter prices. Eggs Oregon ranch, candled, 32,'c per doxn. Poultry Hens. 16ftl6,e per pound; springs, 15,Vrl6c; roosters, ftftlOe; ducks, young. 14W15c; geese, young, lOfallc; turkeys, tOc; squabs, $1.754 2 per dozen. Pork Fsncy, 9 S,(i 10c per pound. Veal Extra, 10m 10 Sc per pound. Fruits Apples, $U(2.25 per box; pears, 60cfi$1.25; peaches, 75cC$1.25 per crate; cantaloupes, 50cw$1.25; plums, 25di 60c per box ; watermelons, lc per pound; graprs, 80cffl$1.25 per crate; Concords, 25c per basket; easa ba, $l.50(d2 per crate; quinces, $1.50 per box. Potatoes 75c(i$l per ssck; sweet potatoes, 2c per pound. Onions $1.25 per ssck. Vegetables -Besns, 4(i 5c per pound ; cabbage, lMlc; cauliflower, TSedt $1.25 per dozen; celery, 60i75c; corn, 15(il20c: cucumbers. 10rI25c; onions, 12.4(tfl5c; peas, 7c per pound ; pep pers, 4Yi5c; pumpkins, Vtlc; squash, 6c: tomatoes, 50e per box. Hops 1909 Fuggles. 20(i21e; dus ters, 21i?22c; 1908 crop, 17e; 1907 crop, 12c; 1906 crop, 8c. Wool Eastern Oregon, 16f-i23c per pound; valley, 23325c; mohair, choice, 23ft? 25c Cattle Steers, top quality, $4 25 4.60; fair to good, $4; common, $3.50 6i3.75: cows, top, $3.50; fair to good. $3613.25; common to medium, $2.50 612.76; calves, top. $5615.50; heavy, $3.606t4; bulla, $2(82.25; stags, $2.50 W150. Hog Best, $8; fsir to good, $7.75 617.85; stockera, $66j7; China fats, $7.50618. Sheep Top wethers, $4414.25; fair to good, $3.50613.75; ewe. t less on alt trades; yearling, best $46? 4.25: fair to good, $3.503.75; spring lamb. $5.255.50. Producing I Orchards . I ForSale I & We will sell a limited amount of land and set the f samo to peaches, apples or pears, care for the same for three years paving all taxes and other JeV ftjcr expenses. For terms address sjtr ajfcr Columbia Land Co., Peidlstet, Or. Eclt, Ore. jr R. II. WOOD, Secretary. FRANK SLOAN, Superintendent JC. Portliid, Ort Louis Scholl jr., For Reliable Fire Insurance, Surveying, Notary Public and Real Estate. Phone Main 27 Bridge St., Echo, Or. - j 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 I C. R. Bonney fc Sons, Props. New Rigs, New Harness NEW WHIPS, NEW ROBES, NEW HORSES COURTEOUS TREATMENT A SHARE OP THE PATRONAGE SOLICITED TT-IE IDLE IIOXJR Hell Norman, Prop. Cigars, Tobaccos, Nuts, Candies, Soft Drinks, Etc. X Tool and lulliards Lunch Counter In The Rear Shaving, Haircutting, Shampooing Everything First Ciasa Dath Room In Connection. Give na m Trial Hotel Echo Tonsorial Parlors HULLH & STEWART, Prop. The Echo Regist AND T-riceffkCuICCNJGLlXAl $2 a Year