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C O T T A G E G R O V E ............... OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
I d a Condensed Form lor Oar
Busy gealter t
A B .*u m . * f tha Lets Important but
Nat Laaa Interastln« Evanta
o f tha Paat Waak.
Rrjan «ay» Alabama primaria« were
a vietery O T e r the trusts.
Senator Denby, of Louisiana, has been
re-elected by the legislature.
The republican national convention
will open each day with a prayer.
A federal gTand jury has begun an
investigation of the New York cotton
exchange.
Night riders continue to do much
damage by burning tobacco barns in
Kentucky.
A man has been arrested in Chicago
for obtaining money while poaing as a
United States army officer.
Returns from the city election at
Denver indicate that the democratic
candidate for mayor will be elected.
It is said Bryan will support Culber
son for the democratic presidential can
didate if he cannot get the nomination
h imself.
The pupils of one of New Y ork's
schools have been appointed sergeants
to report misconduct by the regular
patrolmen.
A New York man has killed his father
and himself because the son did not like
a second marriage by his father, who is
72 years old.
The Chinese boycott against Japan
has crossed the ocean, a number refus
ing to sail from San Francisco on a
Japanese steamer.
Paper trust officials deny mil charges
o f a combine.
Bryan hae carried the Alabama dem
ocratic primaries.
Heyburn of Idaho threatens to talk
the dry homestead bill to death in the
eon ate.
Commander Robert E. Peary says he
can reach the north pole for an outlay
o f $50,000.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, has lost
another fortune in the decline of min
ing stocks.
Roosevelt and Taft oppose Burrows
fo r chairman of the national republican
convention.
Anna Gould and Prince Helie are find
ing many obstacles to marriage, but
may wed in England.
The Arkansas legislature, called in
extra session by the governor, has ad
journed without doing anything.
A union of tho Methodist Episcopal;
Congregational and United Brethren
churches is being considered at the gen
eral conference o f the Methodists.
A naval launch rammed the torpedo
boat Stiletto off Goat Island, N. Y. No
lives were lost. The Stiletto is the first
torpedo boat put into active service by
the navy, and is 25 years old.
Head o f the paper trust denies its
existence.
All indications point to an immense
Canadian wheat crop this year.
Nebraska railroad employes will aid
the railroads in fighting rate laws.
Bryan is being shadowed by an officer,
as there have been threats of violence.
A street car strike is on at Cleveland,
Ohio. There has been much rioting and
some bloodshed.
Good conduct marked the stay o f the
sailors and marines of the Atlantic
fleet at San Francisco.
Two men, who are accused of robbing
the New Mexico express office of $35,-
000, have been captured.
No appropriations will be made for
rivers and harbors this session, accord
ing to leaders in congress.
Secretary T aft's managers claim he
has the assurance of support from 592
delegates to the national convention.
DiseoTd has sprung up in the inter
state commerce commission. Some of
the " confidential clerk s" may lose
their places as a result. Two members
have given employment to their sons,
who are charged working hardest when
druwing their pay.
Grover Cleveland is rapidly gaining
in health and strength.
Trouble is brewing between China and
Russia along the Manchurian-Siberia
border.
A $50.000 memorial to Abraham Lin
coln is to be erected at his birthplace
in Kentucky.
Latest estimates of the dead in the
recent Louisiana tornado place the
i number at $0.
Commercial bodies all over the coun
try are protesting against the increase
in freight rates.
Both sides in the Dinurad Hyde land
fraud ease being tried i t Washington
elaim a victory.
Russian troops will destroy the Per
sian villages near the border, where the
recent trouble occurred.
Hindus st Calcutta attempted to blow
op a number of whites by placing a
bomb sn the ear tracks.
No liquor will be sold or brought into
the republican national convention hall,
according to a decision of the leaders.
In an encounter with Arab« the
French troope lost 13 killed and «5
wounded. The Arab losses are de
scribed as heavy.
The old plant of the Omaha Packing
company has been destroyed by fire,
together with 3,000,000 pounds of meat,
involving a loss of $500,000.
Another women now figures in 8sn
*tftr Platt's domestic affairs.
The governors' conference plans to
form a permanent organization.
Tonopah, Nev.f is rapidly recovering
from the effects of the recent fire.
The Oklahoma house has passed a bill
providing that the state shall fix wages.
Minnesota democrats have declared
fer Jehnsoa, and refused Bryan as sec
ond cboiee.
Proceedings in the endeavor to re
lease Thaw from the New York asylum
fi*8 eriminal ineane are in progress.
M O B S RULE C LE V ELA N D .
B IG F L E E T B R E A K S U P .
S h o o t D ow n C arm en and Burn C ars
— Little G irl Killec.
A tlantic B attleships S ta rt N o rth , O th
e rs G o S outh.
San Francisco. May 19.— The Atlantic
Cleveland, O., May 20— The most se- 1
fleet o f battleships, after 12 days of
rious violence of the street car strike
naval pageantry and merrymaking in
which hag been on here since Sunday,
San Francisco, sailed yesterday morn
F R U IT P R O S P E C T S G O O D .
C O U N T IE S T O E X H IB IT .
occurred
Lakewood, a suburb, last
ing at 10 o ’clock for Puget Sound, ar
riving off Seattle on May 21. One-halt
night, when four men were wounded
U m pqua Valley F ru it M en in Good O reg o n Commission Asks Active C o
of the ships will dock at Bremerton
with bullets, one car burned and an
S pirits.
operation o f A ll.
navy yard while at the north, aod the
other partially wrecked.
Roseburg.— The report of President
Portland.— County judges and com others will return here for repairs and
Trouble had been anticipated, and the
H. N. Cobb, o f the Douglas County missioners o f all the counties of Ore painting beneath the water line.
first car to Clinton carried no passen
Play days in Puget Sound will be
Fruit Growers’ association, shows the gon, as well as all the commercial or
gers. When it stopped before a railway fruit crop in the Umpqua valley will ganizations of the state have been sent over half the month, and then the of
Peers
and men will resume the usual
a
letter
by
the
Oregon
Alaska-Yukon-
bridge, a crowd which had been lying in be very good this year. The straw
routine of man o ’ war life. Orders cal’
wait, leaped from hiding places and berry crop is good, and the berries are Pacific commission in which the commis for the reassembling o f the fleet in San
sioners ask for co-operation in making
opened fire on the crew and guards. coming in pretty fast now. The peach Oregon’s exhibit at the Seattle show the Francisco harbor not later than July 3.
crop is fair, and the last frost was a
On July 7 the fleet will sail for Hono
Guards W. G. Barnes and John Swanto
detriment in only a very few sections. greatest state exhibition at next year’s lulu, and after a w eek’s stay there will
returned the fire, more than 30 shots The pear crop is fair. Apples will be big exposition.
being exchanged.
The commissioners set forth that Ore go direct to Auckland.
good. The prune crop will also be
The Pacific fleet o f armored cruisers,
While the shooting was in progress
good, as only a few o f the small sections gon will have the most complete state under command of Rear Admiral Day
the crowd grew to nearly a thousand.
of the county were late enough to be building at the fair, and that the co ton, sailed south Sunday morning at 8
Another car arrived and its crew joined caught by the frost. The cherry crop operation of the officials in securing
in the fight. Gasoline was poured on is good. All kinds of berries are ex thorough and attractive exhibits of Or o ’clock, and Rear Admiral Sperry, in
the second car and it was burned to the cellent. Tho crop in general was not egon’ s resources will be imperative. command o f the Atlantic fleet, hoisted
trucks. The Cleveland police were no damaged to any noticeable extent, and The letter which has been sent by the for the first time his commanding flag
tified, and 60 officers were sent to the the fruit growers are greatly pleased commision through President Wehrung of blue. Being junior in lineal rank
to Admiral Dayton, Admiral Sperry
rescue. The first car, riddled with bul to note that this section, while it was is in part as follows:
" T h e expense to your county in col was compelled by naval regulations to
lets and windows broken, proceeded to reported to have been damaged by the
lecting such an exhibit will not be fly a subordinate flag o f red so long
the barn.
late froat, will be as good or even bet
An earlier disturbance occurred in the ter than last year, and will be first in large. Get a live man to take hold of as the Pacific fleet remained at this
downtown district, when Yatta Wolkin- the market with all kinds o f berries and the work and push it, bearing in mind station.
The long line o f armored cruisers,
son, a little girl, was killed by a car cherries. Many large shipments of ber that it is quality not quantity that is
while attempting to cross the street. ries will be made to Portland the latter wanted. After you have gathered your which sailed for Santa Barbara, was
headed
by the flagship West Virginia,
As soon as he realized what had oc part of the week. Several small ship exhibit we will transport it to Seattle,
curred, the motorman speeded the ear ments have already been made. The install and maintain it without furthsr and included the Colorado. Maryland,
several blocks ahead, where the polico local markets will be supplied with expense to your county; we will als<* Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington
were notified. The conductor then left home-grown fruits of all kinds from place an attendant in charge, and will and California. The protected cruiser
keep in close touch with you during the Charleston, flagship of Rear Admiral
the car and sought refuge in a near-by now on.
fair, so that your county will get all Swinburne, also sailed with the fleet,
drug store. A crowd attempted to
the benefit possible in the way of ad but her destination is Monterey.
reach him, while others attempted to
L E A S E B IG T R A C T .
vertising, etc.
catch the fleeing car. The police ar
" T h e commission is also having
rived just in time to save the conductor,
IM P R O V E IN C O R E A .
at whom the mob was yelling, "L y n ch Sheepm en Gobble 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 A cres as printed a 96 page booklet on the re
sources of Oregon, which will be dis
him; lynch h im ."
O ve rflo w to Forest Reserve.
tributed during the exposition. Two Conditions A re G ro w in g B etter U nd er
The state arbitrators took up the task
Pendleton.— One hundred thousand pages of this booklet will be devoted to
P rince Ito ’s Rule.
of endeavoring to effect a reconciliation
between the strikers and the Municipal acres of fine range land has just been each county. We also intend to show
Seoul, May 19— Conditions through
iraction company early last night, and leaned in Baker county by Morrow, Gil by moving pictues the farms, orchards, out Corea are improving. The deter
liam and Umatilla county sheepmen as livestock, timber, mountains, streams mination o f Prince Ito, the resident gen
remained in session several hours.
an overflow range from their forest re and everything of interest in each eral from Japan, to suppress the dis
serve
allotments. The land is logged- county.
orderly element, so that the peaceful
R E S E R V E D A Y F O R V IS IT O R S .
off timber land, and lies in a strip 50
We must have your help and co-opera farming population may do their work
miles in length between Austin and tion in the gathering of your exhibit. in the outlying districts, where armed
T a co m a Planning fo r E ntertainm ent o f Pleasant valley, in Baker county, and I f we were compelled to buy these ex
bands are harrying the farms and vil
belongs to the numerous lumber com hibts the state would have to double lagea, is shown by the prompt arrival
M any S trang ers.
panies
o
f
that
district.
It
was
leased
its
present
appropriation,
but
with
your
Tacoma, Wash., May 20.—Wednesday,
of reinforcements of gendarmerie num
for five years by Dan P. Smythe, of assistance we hope to carry out our bering about 5,000, who will be scat
May 27, the day on which the full bat this city, and A. K. and A. Smythe, of
present plans without asking for any tered throughout Corea.
tleship fleet will parade in Tacoma's Arlington, William Smith, o f Arlington, further apppropriation."
Prince Ito has issued strict instrue
harbor, will be reserved for visitors and A. C. Whittier, of Baker county.
tions to Japanese soldiers and civilians
from out of town, who will be given The sum of $8,000 was paid for use of
that they must not treat the Coreans as
T e ach er to V isit E urope.
the tract for five years. Over 50,000
exclusive freedom of the nation's big
Salem__ Miss Ida M. Case, instructor a conquered people, which they are not
head o f sheep will be held in tho terri
fighting machines. This arrangement tory during a portion of the summer. in grammar, literature, English and but that all the rights of law abiding
citizens must be respected under pen
will give those not living in Tacoma It is well watered and contains fine rhetoric at the Ashland normal, has alty of severe punishment.
been selected by the executive com
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the first opportunity to visit the battle grass.
Four thousand Corean police, under
mittee of the board of normal school
ships. The general committee deemed
regents to take part this year in the Japanese officers, will be enlisted and
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slt
in
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im
b
e
r
Land
Buying.
this precaution necessary because of tho
annual tour for teachers conducted by trained. Four hundred new telephone
great crowds of people coming to Ta
Klamath Falls.—J. W. Alexander, of the national civic federation. Each telegraph offices will be established in
coma from Oregon, Washington, and as the Weyerhaeuser Lumber company, is year the federation sends 500 teachers the districts infested by revolutionists,
far east as Idaho and Montana, some of in this city on business for his com to Great Britain and Ireland for the so that easy communication may be had
them for a single day only.
pany. He states that he is not here to purpose o f observing methods in those with the soldiers and police.
In Tacoma they expect to find special buy timber, but that he expects to buy countries. The school boards recom
The crop prospect through Corea is
advantage«, for from the high bluff* when special inducements are offered. mend the teachers, and the list is made excellent.
surrounding Commencement bay and There is but little movement in timber up from those recommended.
Prince Ito today attended the cele
forming an immense natural grandstand, in this section, and none is expected un
bration of the 25th anniversary of the
hundreds of thousands of visitors can til after the presidential election. While
opening o f Chemulpo to foreign trade.
Pays Large Inheritance T a x .
be accommodated with a perfect view the price o f farming lands in this sec
He was accompanied to Chemulpo from
of the spacious harbor. William Jones, tion has increased in the past six
Salem.-^-The second largest, inherit Seoul by his suite, a number of foreign
chairman of the general committee, says months, timber laud has decreased from ance tax ever paid into the state treas consuls and the Corean minister of agri
he is advised that thousands are coming $1.50 a thousand to 75 cents and $1. ury was received recently. It was culture. Chemulpo was en fete. At a
from Seattle to view the parade of the However, those holding claims are not the tax on the estate o f Amanda Reed banquet. Prince Ito. in his address,
fleet, owing to the superior advantages worrying over conditions, as they feel of Multnomah county, appraised at a spoke o f the peaceful and friendly de
enjoyed in Tacoma. In consequence of sure the slump in timber is but tem valuation of $1,385,919.89. The tax velopment o f Corea in order that the
the expected rush, the steamship lines porary.
was $7,141.40. The largest tax paid Coreans might, in the future, have inde
and the eletcric and steam roads run
was on the estate of Henry Weinhard pendence under a stable government,
ning into Tacoma are preparing to
which amounted to $15,248.54. The ap and become a friendly and prosperous
W hipping U p on T u le C o n tra c t.
handle immense crowds. Most o f the
Klamath Falls.— It is stated here that praised value of the Weinhard estate ally of Japan.
cities and towns adjacent to Tacoma Chief Engineer Hood has given impera was but $1,381,967.22, but was left in a
are preparing to send their school chil tive orders that the dredging on the lump sum, while the Reed estate was
G REAT C O N G R E SS PLANNED.
dren here en masse, and members of marsh for the railroad grade must be divided among a large number o f bene
the Grand Army of the Republic, mili rushed or the contract will be forfeited.* ficiaries.
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tary and other uniformed organizations The contract consists o f a grade four
Delegates F ro m E n tire W o rld Going
o f this and adjoining states will be in miles along across swamp land, now rank
N ew O u tfit on Klam ath Ditch
to London.
Tacoma May 30 to join with the forces with tules, and the agreement now is
Klamath Falls.— The outfit o f Maney
London,
May
19.— Delegates from a
from the battleships in paying honor to that crews must be worked day aod Bros., contractors on a portion of the
thousand dioceses scattered throughout
the dead o f two wars in a memorial day night in order to throw up the grade
parade that will be without parallel In at the earliest possible date in order to south branch federal reclamation canal the world have been selected to attend
the Pan Anglican congress to be held
the history of the Northwest.
allow it to settle and dry before the has arrived overland from Nevada. A in London in June. These delegates,
large force was brought in with the including laymen and clergymen, will
track is laid.
B R IN G S C A R G O O F C H IN E S E .
outfit, and a substantial camp is being in most cases be accompanied by their
Says H a lf Peach C ro p is Lo st.
made six miles from Klamath Falls. bishops, and if the prophecy of the or
Pendleton__
Half
the
peach
crop
in
Suspected Mission o f Jap S tea m er to
Maney Bros, have the reputation of ganizers is fulfilled, the congress will
the vicinity o f Freewater and Milton rushing work, and it is probable they rank among the great gatherings of
C alifornia Coast.
religious workers.
Los Angeles, Mav 20.—Immigration has been destroyed by the aphis, said will take on addition work before the
Most of the American bishops have
John
S.
Vinson,
of
Freewater,
while
in
season
is
over.
Their
trip
across
the
officials were notified last tonight of the
sent their acceptances, and, as each
country
was
delayed
by
the
finding
of
the
city
a
few
days
ago.
He
says
where
diocese in the United States will also
arrival o f a mysterious Japanese
'«now on the mountains near Alturas.
send one or more clergymen or laymen
steamer at Gaviota, in Santa Barbara heretofore the aphis has only affected
America will be well representated as
county. The vessel carries a large leaves o f trees, this year it has attacked
Chautauqua Preparations.
regards numbers and ability; all the
crew. When the captain attempted to tho blossom and destroyed the fruit.
Oregon City.— The work of grading colonies will have their spokesmen and
land his men the authorities prevented The surviving part of the crop will be
missionaries from every portion o f the
it. An immigration officer will investi much larger and better than it other and putting the ground in good condition globe will come to teil of their work
gate.
wise would have been, and the increased at Chautauqua park, at Gladstone, is among native tribes.
The immigration authorities at this price will probably largely compensate going on, and will be pushed to com
The programme embraces problems of
point telegraphed the officials at Gavi for the loss.
pletion. Secretary Cross has expected a diverse character, and in order to get
ota to detain the vessel until an investi
to complete the main program this through the list of papers the work has
gation could be made. The steamer had
week, but owing to t/usincss during been divided into six sections, which
Im proving W alnut T re e s .
been seen off the coast for several days,
will sit simultaneously during the week
McMinnville__ George C. Payne, the the late session o f the circuit court,
which fact led the officials o f Gaviota
and other unavoidable circumstances, o f June 16 to June 22.
to telegraph to this city for instruc walnut expert from California, has been was prevented from doing so. The
tions. It is thought the vessel may in this vicinity for the past several program, however, will be ready for
Aid fo r the Unem ployed.
contain Chinese, who are trying to land
days, doing grafting work in the wal the press the latter part o f next week.
New York, May 19__ Alexander Law,
in violation of the immigration laws.
nut groves and along the streets and
who was delegated to convey to Wash
H atchery Superintendent.
on the lawns, or wherever there are
ington a resolution passed at the recent
Reduce Convention Rates.
walnut trees that do not seem to be up
Oregon City__ W. H. Smith, o f Park- convention for the unemployed held
Chicago, May 20.— In making rates to traditional reouirements. He has place, has been appointed superintend
here, reported to a gathering of nnem
o f 1H cents a mile for the Shriners' inserted English walnut scions on a ent of the state fish hatcheries at Wal ployed today in Manhattan Lyceum. Ho
convention in the Twin Cities, the Wis large number o f eastern and California lowa and Ontario.
said that Congressman Fornes, o f New
York, had promised to introduce in the
consin Central railroad has set an ex black walnut trees that were formerly
planted for ornament and shade.
house of representatives the resolutions
ample which undoubtedly will be fol
PORTLAND M A R K ETS.
o f the convention calling for a large
lowed by other Western roads. That
public works to furnish employment for
O pen Reserves June I.
Apples—Select, $2.50 per box; fancy, the idle. President Roosevelt, Mr. Law
the interstate commerce commission is
Pendleton.—Sheepmen o f Umatilla $2; choice, $1.50; ordinary, $1.25.
taking keen interest in the squabble of
reported, had been too busy with the
Potatoes—Select, 70c per hundred; conference o f governors to grant him a
the roads over convention rates and county have received notice that sheep
would like to see the matter settled is may be taken upon the Wenaha forest Willamette Valley, 45c per hundred; hearing.
evidenced by a statement made today reserve June 1, instead o f Juno 15, the East Multnomah, 55c; Clackamas. 55c
by a member of that body who declared date originally set. For some time per hundred; sweet, 5% e per pound.
F ierce Fight W ith A rabs.
Fruits — Strawberries,
California,
that he thonght the roads were hurting sheepmen have been asking for the use
o f the reserves on the Blue mountains $1.50(5)1.85 per crate; Oregon, 10@
Paris, May 19.—Official dispatches
themselves.
earlier than usual, because o f the dry 12%c per pound.
from General Vigy, commander o f the
weather prevailing this spring. Dan P.
Vegetables— Turnips, $1 per sack;
W ants W om an fo r President.
Smythe, secretary of the sheepmen’s carrots. $1.50(5)1.75; beets, $1.25; par French forces in Algeria, who engaged
New York, May 20.— That Mrs. Roose association, has received notice from snips, $1.25; beans, wax. 12V£(^13%c in a fierce fight with Arabs on Thnrs
velt would make a better president tnan Supervisor Schmitz that admission per pound; head lettuce, 35c per dozen; day, state that he occupied Boudenib,
artichokes, 50c per dozen; asparagus, the stronghold o f Mulai Hasan, after
her husband is the opinion expressed would be granted June 1.
7(558e per pound; egg plant, 25(5)30c per vigorously shelling the tribesmen, who
today by Mrs. Lydia Kingsmill, author
nound; parsley, 25c per dozen; peas,
number 6,000. The enemy dispersed in
W ill E xhibit at S tate F a ir.
ess, and woman suffrage agitation.
7e
per pound; peppers, 20c per pound; all directiohs, abandoning their camp
Oregon City__ The board of directors
"M a n y women are capable o f filling o f the Clackamas County Fair associa radishes, 15c per dozen; rhubarb, 2@3c and large quantities of stores and am
that high office," she said. " A woman tion haa authorized the executive com per pound; spinach. 85c per crate.
munition. They suffered severe losses
as coadjntor to the president would also mittee to make a county exhibit at the
Wheat— Club, 89c per bushel; red owing to admirable handling of the ar
create an ideal situation. I mention state fair, which will follow the Claek- Russian, 86% c; bluestem, 91c; valley, tillery by the French. The latter lost
Jane Addams. of Chicago; May Wright amas county fair. The board appropri 89c.
three killed and nine wounded.
Sewell, o f Indianapolis, and Elizabeth ated $50 for premiums for juvenile
Barley—Feed, $25 per ton; rolled,
Cady Stanton as women who would exhibits, and reappointed Thomas F. $27(5)28; brewing. $26.
C h o le ra A m ong T ro o p s .
make either good presidents or coad Ryan. George Lazelle and T. J. Gary a»
Oats —No. 1 white, $27.50 per ton;
Simla, May 19.— An outbreak o f chol
ju to r s."
gray,
$27.
a committee to direct the affairs of the
era has compelled the withdrawal of
Hay—Timothy. Willamette Valley, nearly all the white troops with Major
associtaion.
$17 per ton; Williamette Valiev, ordi-
E xpect to End S trik e .
General W illcocks’ first column into the
nary, $15; Eastern Oregon. $18.50;
C h e rr y fF a ir at T h e Dalles.
Cleveland. O., May 20.— Rioting yes
cholera camp. The intense heat and the
mixed,
$16;
clover,
$14;
alfalfa,
$12;
The Dalles.— The mid-summer meet
absence o f running water, necessitating
terday continued to mark the progress
ing of the State Horticultnral society alfalfa meal, $20.
depending upon the muddy vilage water
of the street car strike, though the end and cherry fair will be held at The
Dressed Meats— Hogs, fancy. 8% e per
tanks, make the danger of a cholera
of the trouble seems to be in sight. In Dalles, June 30 to July 2, inclusive. pound; ordinary, 7(5)7t4e; large. 6c; i epidemic serious. On approaching Kha-
many instances ears and the crews that Prizes will be offered for various ex veal, extra, 7 H c; ordinary, 7c; heavy. pak Pass today, the pickets of Major
man them were stoned, but the police hibits o f cherries, and there will be a 6c; mutton, fancy, 10c.
Butter—Extras, 24e per pound; fancy, General W illcocks’ force had a desper
were so quickly on the scene that seri programme each day. R. H. Webber,
ate four hours’ fight with Mohamand
ous disorders did not result. In one A. Tv Lake, and G. E. Saunders, the 23c; choice. 20e; store, 16c.
Poultry—Mixed chickens, 13(5)14cper troops.
part o f the city a street car collided committee, are now busily engaged in
pound; fancy hens, 14H @15e; roosters,
with an explosive which had been making the arrangements.
V enezuela Pays Debts.
old. 9c; fryers, dozen. $4; broilers,
plaeed on the track and was badly dam
dozen. $4.50fJ5)6; dressed poultry, per
Caracas, Venezuela, May 19.— The
aged, but no one was hurt.
B um per C ro p P rom ised.
pound, lc higher; ducks 16/3)17c: geese, Venezuelan government today made its
Arlington.— Heavy rains throughout 9(5^9c; turkeys, alive, 17@18c; dressed, monthly payments on account of the
T ro o p s Suppress Rioters.
this section of Oregon a few days ago 19^20 c.
foreign claims, despite the curtailment
Tokio. M ay 20— The rioting at Haa- have added many thousands of dollars
Hops— 1907. prime and choice, 5(5) o f revenue resulting from the closing of
kow, which began 10 days ago, has been to the wealth o f Gilliam and adjoining 6tAe per pound; old. lH(5)2e per ponnif. the port o f La Gnayra. There have
suppressed. The damage to property counties The weather is warm and the
Wool— Eastern Oregon, average best. been no new cases o f bubonic plague for
inflicted by the rioters amounts to 500,- farmers happy. Every one predicts a ll@ 1 5 c per pound, according to shrink four days; should four more davs go by
000 yen. Many persons were killed or prosperous year for this part o f the age; valley. lOtf^lStye.
without a ease, the port will be. re
wounded.
state.
Mohair—Choice, 18@18%e per pound. opened.
SEEN BY THOUSANDS
Atlantic Squadron in Sight Two
Hours Oft Astoria.
GET SPLENDID VIEW OF PARADE
Excursion S tea m ers Salute
W arship *
as They Round Tillam ook Head
— C olo rs Dipped in Reply.
Astoria, Or., May 21.— From every
point o f vantage on dunes and head
lands between Willapa Harbor and
Tillamook Head yesterday the pa
triotic people o f the Pacific North
west waved their welcome and fare
well to the battleships of the Atlantic
fleet as they steamed up the coast.
Ten thousand throats cheered the im
posing pageant o f the nation’s naval
pow er; hats were flung high in the air
and tears streamed down the faces
of many spectators in an excess of
patriotism, as the imposing file o f
monster fighting ships rounded Tilla
m ook Head and came in sight o f the
waiting multitude.
It was a magnificent sight, such as
the O regon coast has never before
witnessed. In the lead, flying Rear-
Admiral Sperry’s blue two-starred
flag, was the Connecticut, the splen
did type o f the navy’s latest fighting
machines. The vessel that led the
squadron on its historic voyage from
Hampton Roads, with “ Fighting B ob”
Evans on the bridge, still stood at the
head of the column, which was made
up of the follow ing ships:
First squadron, first division— Con
necticut, Kansas, M innesota and V e r
mont.
Second division— Georgia, Nebras
ka, New Jersey and Rhode Island.
Second squadron, third division—
Louisiana, Virginia, O hio and Mis
souri.
Fourth division— W isconsin, Illi
nois, Kearsarge and Kentucky.
Accom panying the war vessels was
the hospital ship relief.
As the fleet rounded Tillamook
Head at 11:30 in the morning, the
battleships, which were steaming
abreast of each other in a straight
line stretching to the horizon, swung
nto a single column, the flagship lead
ing the van, and cruised within two
miles o f the surf, affording a splendid
view to the spectators on shore. A
fleet o f excursion steamers crossed
the bar earlv in the day and greeted
the battleships off Tillam ook Rock
with a volley o f whistles. Each ves
sel was loaded to its capacity with ex
cursionists. and their cheers were
added to the noisy salute. The m os
quito fleet escorted the war vessels
northward o f the Columbia River,
when they returned to Astoria. When
the war vessels left the excursion
craft behind, the battleships resumed
their positions steaming to the north
abreast of each other.
As the squadron steamed along in
perfect order, each vessel dipped its
colors in acknowledgment of the loud
acclaim from the excursion craft.
BOMB W RECKS TE N E M E N T.
Black Hand A ngered Because| E ffo rts
to E x to rt Money Fail.
New York, May 21.— The refusal
of a wealthy Italian physician to co m
ply with the demands of Black Hand
criminals for m oney resulted in e n
dangering the lives o f 100 persons
yesterday, when a bom b was exploded
in the tenement house at 316 East
Eleventh street. A number o f per
sons were injured and the occupants
o f the house rushed into the street in
panic, while doors and beams which
had been twisted out by the explosion
tumbled all around them. The lower
part of the house was almost com
pletely wrecked. None o f the injured
was dangerously hurt with the excep
tion of T on v Lambarro, w ho was
crushed bv falling timbers and in
ternally iniured.
The explosion occurred when most
o f the occupants o f the house were at
breakfast. The bom b had been plaeed
in the rear hall, under the stairs. The
stairway was almost com pletely torn
awav. every door on the fir«t and sec
ond floors was wrenched off. windows
were b’ nwn out, and plaster and
beams all over the house were shaken
down. Lambarro was on the stairs
when the exnlosion occurred.
The
others iniured were struck b y flying
timbers in their apartments.
W estern Pacific to Rush W o rk .
Reno, Nev., May 21.— Orders have
been'Issued to rush with all possible
speed the work o f constructing the
Western Pacific Railroad’ s new tun
nel through the Sierra Nevadas at
Chilcott.
The slow progress made
during the past winter is partly re
sponsible for the order, which author
izes the employment o f an increased
force. Tt is not thought that the tun
nel can be completed inside o f a year.
Officials o f the road expect that with
in tw o years trains will be running
through Reno from Great Salt Lake
to tidewater in the west.
Big D eal in Oil Land.
Los Angeles, May 21.—The biggest
oil deal -in the history o f California
has been closed by the purchase o f
1.200 acres o f oil fields in_tke heart o f
the Coalinga district by the American
Petroleum Company for the sum o f
$2.000.000. W ith the exception o f the
Southern Pacific holdings this land
represents all the undeveloped ground
in the best part o f the Coalinga field
Early operation and the production
o f an enormous quantity o f rpl are as
sured. as the American Petroleum
Company is capitalized at $10,000.000.
Seven K illed in Explosion.
Memphis. Term.. May 21— Seven
persons lost their lives and nine oth
ers narrowly escaped destruction in
an accident which befell the gasoline
launch Columbia, about eight mile«
south o f Clarendon. Ark., at 10 o'clock
Tuesday night
The tank on the
launch exploded.
The surviving members o f the party
are in a precarious condition
An in
spection of what remains o f the launch
show« that both sides o f the craft
were blown out.
Italy Protests.
R io de Janeiro. May 21.—The min
ister o f Italy has delivered to the min
ister o f foreign affairs a protest
against the condnct o f the coffee
planters o f San Paulo, who oblige
Italian labores to becom e naturalized
citizens before they will employ them.
F A C E S F IN A N C IA L P A N IC .
M exico T a k e s Steps to Im prove S it
uation by A djusting Duties.
Mexico, May 18.— Limantour, the soc
retary o f the treasury, being inter
viewed
concerning current rumors
about the intention of the government
to take some positive and activo meas
ures to improve the financial situation,
limited himself to saying that the only
measures proposed by the government
for any such purpose will be presented
to congress for its action, and consist
in abolishing the duties on the expor
tation o f hemp, for the encouragement
of its producers in Yueatc- The sec
retary addod: " I n reality, our economic
situation does not inspire either anxiety
or fears of any class. There has never
been a period during the economic
stringency abroad and which has affect
ed the whole world, that there has been
in Mexico a moment of the fear of a
panic or anything like it. Moreover,
the attention of the government of
Mexico to the financial condition is not
a thing of today or yesterday. It bo-
gins always at the first sign of an epoch
of stringency in any of the money cen
terg of the world; and thia constant
vigilance has never ceased. The gov
ernment, watching affairs in tho rionev
world, does not believe any extraordi
nary measures are necessary in the
present situation. The normal con
dition is everywhere re-established, and
our banks, following my instruction*,
have maintained a system of circum
spection and caution, limiting their op
erations to affairs that offer ample se
curities. The solidity of our banks is be
yond doubt, and they are in a condition
to meet whatever contingency. The fact
that business conditions in Mexico are
improving daily is very satisfactory to
tho government, and our financial con
nections, though there has never been
here grave fear of trouble. We are
like an individual, who suffers an at
tack of indigestion, which does not en
danger his life of health, but for the
moment annoys and takes away his ap
petite, obliging him to let his stomach
rest a little. This rest is, in both
cases, the only remedy necessary, effi
cacious and beneficial."
C O N G R E SS BREAKS RECO RD.
A ppropriations N ow Exceed Those o f
Previous Session.
Washington, May 18— The present
session of congress, to end this week,
is a record-breaker. The appropriations
of this session so far authorized exceed
those of the first session of the 59th
congress by more than $300,000,000.
The total appropriations made up to
this time aggregate approximately
$854,844,807. This amount will be in
creased by the general deficiency and
omnibus public buildings bills and such
other measures as may go through be
fore adjournment.
The session has also established a
high record for the number of bills,
resolutions introduced and considered
and for the transaction of executive
business. There have been 7,127 bills
introduced in the senate, and 21,940
in the house. In the senate 90 joint
resolutions were offered, of which 30
were passed and nine have become laws.
The senate considered 184 simple reso
lutions.
Up to this time 115 bills and 15 joint
resolutions have bpeome laws. The
senate has passed 484 bills, 17 of which
were omnibus pension bills.
H O P M E N A S K P R O T E C T IO N .
British H old G reat D em onstrationt Fa
voring Im p o rt Duty.
London, May 18.— A great army of
men and women interested in the hop
industry in England, estimated to num
ber more than 50,000, held a demonstra
tion in Trafalgar Square this afternoon
in favor o f imposing a duty of $10 on
every hundredweight o f hops imported
into this country.
8peeial trains brought in thousands
from Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Worees-
ter and Hereford, the great hopgrowing
counties, while the east end of London,
whence emanate almost all the hop-
pickers. furnished a contingent perhaps
twice as large as the growers and la
borers from the provinces.
After being marshaled on Victoria
Embankment, the demonstrators with
banners flying and bands playing,
marched to the square, where English
men with a grievance always have been
accustomed to assemble. Speakers from
half a dozen platforms harangued the
multitude on the ruin o f the industry
through the dumping of American hops
into England, and resolutions were
adopted by acclamation calling upon
the government not to delay in helping
to re-establish the industry and placing
a duty on all imported hops.
C ub B ears fo r W arships.
Aberdeen, Wash., May 18.—Georgs
Wolff, a business man, proposed a few
days ago that when the excursion from
this eity by steamer to see the battle
ship fleet leaves Grays Harbor, that 16
live bear cubs be taken, and one pre
sented to each ship. The idea at once
took popular fancy and up to this even
ing ten Teddy bears had been gathered
from surrounding towns, and the total
number necessary is expected to bo
rounded up by Wednesday next, when
the excursion is promised by the cham
ber o f commerce.
S ix Killed in To rn ad o .
New Orleans, May 18__ A tornado
swept across the central part of Louis
iana late this evening, killing six and
injuring more than 50 persons. Chnt-
aignier. La., 150 miles northwest of
New Orleans, was practically wined out
of existence. Chataignier was a place
of about 100 inhabitants. Crossing the
Mississippi river a few miles below
St. Francisville, the twister devasted
one of the finest timber sections of the
state, destroyed many fine farm man
sions, tore down all fences in its path
and injured many people.
H askell W ill N o t Lose P o w e r.
Guthrie. Okla.. May 18__ Governor
Haskell today vetoed* the Eggerrnau
Davis-Redwine drastic antitrust act.
tie especially disfavored the section
giving the attorney general more power
than the governor, by empowering him
to go before one supreme judge and
have a receiver appointed for any cor
poration without giving the latter no
tice. He favors the provision for im
prisoning convicted trust mangers. A
bill conforming with Haskell’s sugges
tions was immediately introduced.
C hicago Employs C hinesefP olice.
Chicago, May 18.— For the first time
in many years, the Chicago police de
partment has engaged Chinese detec
tives to aid in preserving peace m
Chinatown. The result of the trial of
three Chinamen o f murdering a wealthv
Chinese merchant has so hxereiaed the
Chicago Chinese that further warring
between the tongs is feared.