P H IL IP P IN E S W A N T O U L U .
Conage Grove Leader.
F l u c t u a t i o n s o f S ilv e r S e r io u s ly I n te r f e r e
in T r a n s a c t i o n o f B u s in e s s .
L. F. W OOLKT. r u b li.h rr.
C O T T A G E GROVE
OREGON.
W EEK’S DOINGS
O e n e r a l R e v ie w o f I m p o r t a n t H a p p e n in g s
o f t h e P a s t W e e k in B r ie f a n d
C o m p r e h e n s iv e F o rm .
Sign« for a better government for Ire
land nave appeared.
President Kooeevelt baa hie message
all ready for the senate.
Three hundred Negro colonists will
go to Liberia from Georgia in January.
Rumor lias it that the erar may abdi
cate the throne to his uncle. Grand
Duke Vladimir.
Gould and flarriman have fallen out
over the control of the Colorado fuel
and iron company.
The government survey for the Pa
cific cable has been turned over to the
Commercial cable company.
A message received from Dr. Hunter,
from Guatemala, states that the killing
of Fitzgerald was in self defense.
The navy department has decided on
, distinctive garb for marines and en-
listed men serving tim e in prnson.
Heretofore they have worn their old
u liforms.
Coal miners and operators held their
first conference towards a peaceful set
tlement ot their troubles in Washing
ton.
Only the preliminary arrange
ments were discussed.
John L. Mitchell, judge of the su-
nerior court of Pennsylvania, will he
retired on half pay until the expiration
of his term in 1910, on account of ina
bility to perform the dutiee of bis ofbee
through sickness.
Wheat h ss reached the highest point
at San Francisco since 1898.
Great Britain and Germany are co
operating in serious measures to bring
Venezuela to time.
The American Federation of Labor
re-elected all its officers, and voted to
meet in Boston next November.
Herr Krupp, the great German gun
maker, and «he wealthiest man in
Germany, is dead irom apop'exy.
Oil is to be used as fuel on the steam
ers of the Furness line, one of tbs
largest English steamship companies
The robbers who held up the Rock
I.l.n .t evpress. near 1^ ^ ^ V a n ctoo’
secured in the neighborhood of |20,000.
The report of Consul General McNal
ly on the Hunter- Fitzgerold affair in
Guatemala puts it in the aspect of a
cold blooded murder.
Matters are proceeding favorably for
an agreement between the coal miners
,n d operators. An increase of 10 per
cent in wageB is assured.
The bodv of J. W. Fuller, who die-
appeared from his home in P ° * ' * * A
October 27, lias been found There
was a bullet hole in his right temple
and a revolver with one empty cham
ber lay alongside the body.
Thirty people were drowned by the
sinking ol a steamer in the Danube
river.
Reports from the district in Guate
mala devasted by the volcano place the
loss of life at 10,000.
The famous eating house at Meacham,
on the O. R. A N ., which burned a few
days ago, will be rebuilt.
Prominent citizens of Denver have
Btarted a movement for the establish
ment of a sanitarium ler actors.
Augustin Chacon, one of the moet
desperate outlaws in Arizona, has been
hanged. During his career he had
taken at least a score of lives.
A serious financial problem is con
fronting Germany.
The government
expense deficit is larger than ever be
fore and the people can hardly afford to
pay more taxi**»
Advices from South China state that
the Boxer movement is spreading.
Ijirge bands of rebels are marching
through the country devastating every
thing as they go.
Secretary Moody has announced that
employes of government navy yards are
to be allowed to present in person to
the bnerd of wages any question affect
ing the rate of pay.
Venezuela complains of European
governments aiding her revolutionists.
The sultan of Morocco has given $5,-
000 to the widow of an English mis
sionary who was killed by natives.
Three Chicago saloons were dynamit
ed by unknown persons, breaking win
dows and doors and causing other dam-
ags.
Prominent physicians testified be
fore the coal strike commission that
coal mining is an nnhealthful occupa
tion and greatly shorten, life.
Friends of the N icaragusn route for an
isthmian canal are picking np murage
from the check to the negot.at.on. with
Colombia relative to the Panama venal.
Manila, Nov. 28 — Silver has suffered
another decline in value. The govern
ment has issued a proclamation making
the official rate $2.00 for 41 gold. The
former rate was $2.t>0.
The possibility of the adoption by
tlie Straits settlements of a gold stand
ard, and the reports current that Mexi
co is about to abandon the silver stand
ard, have greatly weakened the Indian
and Asiatic silver market. Large quan
tities of Mexican silver are coming here
from China, as it is believed that much
gold is being circulated here on account
of government expenditures. The fact
is that American trade is going to
China, and the losses in silver are seri
ously affecting the insular treasury and
business interests generally. The rap
idly changing rates embarrass the busi
ness houses, making it almost impossi
ble to fix prices. The native officials
are beginning to-petition for the pay
ment of salaries in gold, and the de
mand for stable curency is universal.
The secretary of finance says:
"There is nothing to indicate a more
hopeful future (or the currency ques
tion. It will probably be as had as
now, if not worse, until congress acts
and gives us a stable currency.”
C L E A R E D T H E F R E IG H T V A R U S.
P i t t s b u r g S w i tc h m e n S e n t O u t 0 5 T r a in s
In s id e o f F iv e H o u r s .
Pittsburg, Nov. 26.— After 36 hoars
of the most 'strenuoas activity on the
part of the greatly augiiiueuted forces
of men and locomotives, the Penn
sylvania railroad system has made a
comparative cleaning up of its congest
ed teim inals.
The car movement
breaks all records of a similar kind. It
is estimated that SO,000 cars were
moved in and out of Pittsburg, fn five
hours 95 trains were started for Altoona
by the Pennsylvania, 20 per cent heav
ier than the record.
Tonight the Pennsylvania railVoad
yards are freei fioni obstructions than
at any time within five months, but the
receipts of eras destined for Pittsburg
ehippers will fill them up before tomor
row is passed. The cars will be moved
in from the outlying sidetracks which,
for 30 m iles along every approach to the
city, have been stagnated with cars
laden with all manner of crude pro
ducts.
In the yards of the Pittsburg A Lake
Erie and Baltimore A Ohio also good
work was accomplished, and tonight
their terminals are comparatively close
to normal conditions. Before 6 o’clock
eight trainmen had been taken to the
hospital injured at various points.
G A T H E R IN G IN A T W A S H IN G T O N .
M e m b e r s o f C o n g r e s s A r r iv in g a n d P r e
p a r i n g f o r t h e C o m in g S e s s i o n .
NEWS OF OREGON
F A T A L W IS C O N S IN F\R E.
S e v e r a l P e r s o n s D e a d a n d P r o p e r ty L o s s
A m o u n tin g t o $ 5 2 5 ,Off).
GENERAL STR]
Ashland, W is., Nov. 25 *t*The Wis Labor Troubles in Havana Ha|
Items of General Interest Gathered
consin Central ore dock a as destroyed
Spread to All Trades.
From All Over the State.
! by fire this afternoon, the lo* involved
being about $525.000.
In (ailing the
dock tarried with it a numler of fire-
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL DOINGS i men and dockmen and a number of
i lives were lost, juft how ilanv will
A B rie f R ev iew o f I m p r o v e m e n ts , G r o w th probably not l»e known for Kereral days.
A number of badly injury] firemen
a n 0 D e v e lo p m e n t A lo n g A ll L in e *
were rescued from the burniig m ins.
T h ro u g h o u t O u r S ta te .
The fire caught about 5 o’flork, pre
sumably from a boat unloading lumber
Eugene has secured an additional across the slip, and before Iff* firemen
arrived the entire ore dock, ta li a mile
mail carrier for city delivery.
An engine was
The new electric car line from Gresh ! long, was in Hames.
am into Portland will be ready for run on the tramway as near to the fire
as possible, and half a hundred men
operation in about two weeks.
began tearing apart the timbers con
Burglars entered a Salem residence necting the tramway and dock to keep
and ransacked the place, securing a it from falling with the dock.
Sud
small amount of cash and tome jewelry. denly the dock gave way, (idling with a
Baker City will be compelled to re rash and carrying with it 200 feet of
main in darkness for a while longer the tramway, the engine just barely
owing to the non-arrival of the trans escaping the fall into the hay. Sever
al hundred people were under the tram
formers and street lights.
way, but most of them neaped with
A six-stamp m ill with a capacity of slight injuries. Ae the broken tram
50 tons a day has been purchased f >r way and the burning dock fell, fully a
the Red, White and Blue mine in the dozen men were seen to go down in the
I go »ow n in Hie
Malheur district. The mine *is owned ruins.
The wreck fell into 20 feet of
by a Boston syndicate.
water. The
The tire
fire is
is still
still raging
raging and
The
A number of cities throughout the Murray’s sawmill is in danger.
state will bold municipal elections De dork was valued at $600,9(0 and the
cember 1. Considerable local interest ore at $25,000.
is being taken on account of factional
POSTOFFICE ROBBED.
tights, prohibition measures, etc.
The Baker City lodge of Elks has
purchased a site and w ill erect a two
story stone and brick building 50x100
feet.
When complete the structure
will cost about $25,000.
Three prisoners finder detention at
the county jail at Union, made their
• s ape by sawing through the bars of
their cells. The prisoners were await
ing a hearing before the grand jury,
two charged with assault and one with
mayhem.
The Oregon dairymen’s association
will meet in Corvallis De<ember 10
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and 17,
Cream separator and other
fairy supply firms are invited to make
exhibits of their goods.
Addresses of
interest will be delivered bv well known
dairymen. Special rates will be given
by the transportation companies.
The noted Bowden mine and Braden
m ill, situated near Gold H ill, with its
water power, lias been transferr d to a
corporation capitalized at $500,000.
The purchase pri<e was in the neigh
borhood of $100,000. Southern Oregon
is coming to the front as a mining
country and the purchasers of this
mine are going to put in new and
heavy machinery and do considerable
development work.
TWO DEAD AND THIRTY-TWO INJUj
C a r m e n D id N o t Q u it a n d W e re A u a a lt
u n d S to n e d by O th e r W o rk m e n -T |
N o B r e a d o r M e a t o n S ale .
Havana, Nov. 26.— As a result
conflicts of a serious nature tod«y
tween the police fcnd men on ttr
here, two strikers are dead and
other persons are wounded. Five
the wounded, one a lieutenant of
■ lice w hose throat was cut by a striki
j have very severe injuries. Eight oth
! policemen are wounded.
The polj,
have the rioters well under control |
night, ami every precaution is bej
taken to prevent a further outbreak
j disorder, and all the police and rn
guards in the suburbs have betm , u
moned to concentrate iu Havana.
The strike, which at first concern
on|y the cigar workers, became asnsl
n ,ii m ornisg by t h e calling oat
trades in sympathy with the cj|
makers. All the tradespeople cli
their doors this morning, clerks a
and every class of workmen’hari
obeyed the command of the union t>
cept the motormen and conductor,
the electric cars, who refueed to j,
P r o b a b ly $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 T a k e n a n d D a rin g T h ie f
in the general etrike.
G o t S a f e ly A w a y .
Trouble began early by the boUim
Chicago, Nov. 25.—The Chicago post- up ol the electric care by the s trik m l
office was robbed of probably $10,600 whose wruth naturally was dirwi
today in a most daring manner.
Tin- against the street railway emplova
robber made his «¡»cape without leaving Several oars were held up and 8tont
any clew to his identity. Two regis- in the outskirts of the city, and
tered mail sacks containing the money, , passeugers were compelled to walk m A ,
which had just been picked up from Havana, among these being the Brititi
two of the down town substations, were and German ministers.
¡Several cai
left in an unprotected wagon in ftont of were wrecked and some motorjieo ir
the Masonic Temple, while the mail conductors were injured during tl
carrier went into the building to gather rioting.
The carmen, however, cm |l fut
mail that had accumulated there. The ; tinued running their cam until l:
l
carrier was gone only a nmnent, but ! o’clock, when Superintendent
Green-I
w)|eQ he returned hie hors* and wagon | wood ordered a suspension of
ha<l disappeared.
While the carrier
had been in the building the robber,
who had evidently been waiting hi* op-
portunity, jumped into the rig ami
drove away. The rilled sacks and the
horsy and rig were afterward found
where the thief had abandoned them,
The Btreet was full of people at the
time of the robbery, but not one seems
to have noticed lire thief,
S T R Ik E S IN HAVANA
G e n e r a l S u s p e n s io n o f B u s in e s s T h r e a t
e n e d by th e L a b o r U n io n s .
Havana, Nov. 25.—The coachmen of
Albany will hold its regular city the city struck todav, and the street
electioa Monday, December 1.
Con car men say they will go out this after
siderable local interest is manifested. noon, time tying np traffic generally.
Typesetters have struck also.
The Methodist church in Oregon City
The street car conductors and motor-
is being raised high enongh to permit
; men refused to go out this aftenroon, in
of a store room being built on the
I spite of the notice previously given of
ground
. . . floor.
. . . This arrangement
,
. . . . . . will I their intention to strike, and several
brmg the church people about $150 per cl„ ,hes
between them and the
month.
strikers. Traffic was not suspended.
The heavy rains have washed out a The manager of the street railway noti-
large portion of the dam of the Condor fieri the mayor that the company’s em-
water and power company, at Yolo ployes were willing to work, and de
Eighty men of the crew have been laid manded that they be protect«! by the
off and work is practically abandoned police. Tire company being an Ameri
for the winter.
can organization, the manager intends
The farmers of Linn county will hold to appeal to Minister Sqaiers, if the
a farmers’ institute November 28 and city authorities fail tc grant protection
29, under the auspices of the experi to the men.
No newspapers were published today,
ment department of the Oregon agri
cultural collge. The meeting will be and it is announced that Ihe cooks and
heid at Grange Hall No. 10, near Al waiters will strike tomorrow.
bany.
TWO DEAD IN MINE FIRE.
Washington, Nov. 26.— Senators and
members of the h o u se d representatives
are beginning to arrive in Washington
preparatory to the meeting of i-ongreas
next Monday. Most of the leaders will
be here during the 'early part of the
week, as the president desires to confer
witli them before putting the finishing
touches on his message.
Today’s ar
rivals included Senators Spooner, A lli
son, Fairbanks and Bailey, and Speaker
Henderson.
Senator Spooner spcDt
some time at the white bonse tonight
in conference with the president.
Speaker Henderson expressed the
opinion in an interview tonight that
there would be little legislation at the
coming Bhort session aside from the
passage of the appropriation bills. He
added, however, that the president
would have the first inning.
The
PORTLAND MARKETS.
speaker expressed his belief to some of
W e r e O v e rc o m e b y G a s W h ile B a t t l i n g
his callers that a constitutional amend
w ith t h e F la m e s .
Wheat—
W
allaWalla,
70
9
7
1
c;
bine
ment would be the only means of deal
stem 70877«; valley, 7 2 X 8 7 3 c .
Trinidad, Colo., Nov. 24.—Two min
ing with the trust question.
Barley—Feed, $23.00 per ton; brew ers have lost their lives in a fire which
started in the Colorado fuel and iron
ing, $23.50.
M O R E M O N EY N E C E S S A R Y .
Floor— Beet grade, 3.50(33.70; grah company’s mine at Engleville. Last
night a severe ex plosion ol gas occurred,
I n c r e a s e In P r i c e s o f B u ild in g M a te r ia ls am, $3.00@3.50.
which spread the fire over z consider
D e la y in g G o v e r n m e n t W o r k .
M¡listnffe— Bran, $19.00 per ton; I able area. No one was in the workings
middlings,
$23.60;
shorts,
$19.60;
Washington, Nov. 26.— The attention
at the time. This morning a gang of
of Secretary Moody was directed today chop, $17.
15 or 20 men were put to work some
to the fact that it would he impossible
Oats— No. 1 white, $ 1 .1 2 X 8 1 .1 5 ; distance from the fire, bnt the foul gas
to complete the buildings at the naval gray, (1 .1 0 8 1 .1 2 X per cental.
drove them oat.
Four men were
academy within the limit of cost fixed
Hay — Timothy, $10 8 1 1 ; clover, overcome, one being brought out dead,
(8
.0
0
;
cheat,
$
8
8
9
per
ton.
by congress, owing to the very large in
and one being carried 200 feet and left
Potatoes— Beet Bnrbanks, 60880c behind dead. Two who we-e taken out
crease in the price of material. When
the new academy
buildings were per sack; ordinary, 6 0 865c per cental, unconscious have since recovered.
planned congress fixed the lim it of growers’ prices; Merited sweets, $1.76(3 Every available man is lighting the
cost at 1300,000, and
Secretary $2 per cental.
fire, bnt it is probable the mine will
Long apportioned this sum among the
Poaltry— Chickens, mixed, $3.608 have to be closed indefinitely until the
various buildings and improvements. 4.25; per ponrd, 10c; hens. $ 4 8 4 .5 0 per flames are smothered.
Since then it has been decided to erect docen; per ponnd, 11c; springs, $3.00
a hospital and also to do certain 8 S .5 0 per dotsn; fryers, $2.6083.00 .
After Trafn Robbers.
dredge work in the Severn.
Captain broilers, $2.0 0 8 2 .1 0 ; docks, $4.50$
Trinidad,
Colo., Nov. 25.— Word
Brownson, superintendent of the acad 6.00 per dosen; turkeys, yonng, 12 H
reached this city tonight that Gny La-
emy, who was at the academy today, 8 1 3 c ; geese, $ 6.0086.50 per dozen.
called the secretary’s attention to the
Cheese— Fall cream, twins, 168 | croix, the man who the officers believe
fact that since 1900 the price of build 16e;
Yonng America, 15X 816X ~ I led the gang that attempted to hold np
ing material had increased on an aver factory pricea, 1 8 IX « less.
Batter— Fancy creamery, 3 0 8 3 2 Hr | the Colorado A Southern train near
age of over 30 per cent.
This, he told
the secretaiy, would make it impossible per ponnd; extras. 30e; dairy, 20 1 here, had been Been in the vicinity of
Clayton, N. M., and at 8:30 this even
to complete the buildings within the 8 2 2 4 c ; store, 15811.
ing a posse left on the Colorado A
Eggs—2 5 8 30c per dosen.
lim its fixed by congress.
It is prob
able that the secretary will call the at
Heps— New crop. 22825c per ponnd. Southern train for the same locality.
tention of congress to tne matter in his I Woel—Valley, 18H 8 1 6 e; Eastern ' Special Agent Reno and Division Sup
erintendent Rainey were in charge of
Oregon, 8 8 1 A H e; mohair, 2 6 8 20c.
annual report.
—
Beef—Greet, cows,
3 8 8 He per the posse. Efforts were made to keep
| the departure of the officers a secret.
E x - Q u e e n L ll In W a s h i n g t o n .
pound; steers. 4e; dressed, 6 8 7c.
Washington, Nov. 26.— Ex-Queen
Veal— 7 H 8 8 H e.
French Banks Losing Deposits.
I.ilinokalani, of Hawaii, arrived in
Mntton — Gross, 3c per ponnd;
Sew York, Nov. 25.— The qniet rnn
Washington last night, to remain fori dressed, 6c,
some time. She was accompanied by
Lam bs— Gross, 3 H e per pound; on French ordinary savings hanks con-
| tinnee, says a Paris dispatch to the
her maid and by John D. Aimoku. dressed. 6 He.
' Times bv way of London.
Withdraw
She is seeking favorable action by con
Hn« —Gross, • H 8 6 H e psr ponnd; als since the beginning of
the year
gress on measures for her relief.
dressed, 7 8 ? He.
i amount to $ 2 1 , 000 , 000 .
I
traffici
The em ployes were willing to r en ,!* 1'"
. at work, bnt ihe uulw
officers of the un
pany, in order to protect
itect the prop-rid
of the company, deemed it wire to n j
pend the service.
<
! Mr. Greenwood asked for protecticq
j from the civil government, botthi I n
i authorities were unable to protect l .
public vehicles. The mayor of Hirui
and ihe secretary of government, l*ip
Tamayo, had during the put
E j
openly sympathized with the «rite;
and had given orders to the police i
to use force in dispersing crovtii, t
under these conditions the poJiu
unable to cope with the atr'Utv
The situation was approtthai
critical point at noon, seriuoiitis
having taken place in front of lbs pill
ace itself, when President Pslm m l
word to the mayor that unless thecitj|
authorities could preserve erd«
protect the railroad company tbs stile
would interfere. The mayor tbenti
drastic measures and issued an i
prohibiting crowds from gatherin|i
the streets, and authorizing tbechielol
police to k ill, if such action should b
necessary, to preserve order.
A sim ilar shiW of force early inti
morning undoubtedly would hove |
vented trouble, but now the striki
had become emboldened and freqne
clashes between them and the pas
occurred in ail parts of the city.
No bread or meat were on sale tab,'.I
and a continuance of the strike u9|
cause much suffering to the poor,
police fear that trouble may occt
the city tonight and a detachment!
rural guards is expected to rescb
vans at 2 :30 tomorrow morning.
Henor Tamayo has resigned th« l
of secretary of the government,
President Palma will not ncceptb
resignation until the strike hsa
settled.
The public blamea Tu
for his active participation in
strike, and Bay he and tbs miyora
responsible for today’s riots, asj
openly expressed sympathy with
strikers.
At a political meetint«
which Senor Tamayo was the ibsirr
he indorsed the action of the
N O W W O R S E THAN EVER.
H e a v y R a i n s In T e x a s D elay T ra in «
D a m a g e C o tto n Crap.
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 26.—Heavy
fell throughout North "and Nortl
Texas again today, anil as a remit I
sitnation is more serious than e*
Rivers are overflowing their hsnki :
many places and nearly all rtilH
are heavy sufferers. The Trinity r
at Dallas is rising at the rite of •
foot per honr.
The Texas A Pacific track«!«*
oat both east and west of DnJI**1
the Shreveport branch of the Mi«®11
Kansas A Texas is tied np. Tbs
is washed out between ’Frist« 1
Prosper.
The rain has bees I
in that district than for year«. ,W"T
on the Cotton Belt are «erioo»ly*,l
layad, and the Red river near
kana is on a rampage. Report«
Tyler say the strawberry growhjf
trict has been seriously daBSgm
some districts entire fields her*
totally ruined.
Connty road« l
been damaged to the extent of
thousands of dollars. From R*®
reports come that cottoa «iH ’*
worth picking.