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About The Estacada news. (Estacada, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1905)
' CASH FOR KLAMATH JA P A N C O N T R O L S K O R EA . Minister Runs Country, and Removal of Emperor is Proposed. — - of Estacada, Oregon -— Paris, May 22. — Reports received here through autboritive channels rep resent Japan as carrying things with a M A N U FA CR U R ER S OF A L L C L A SS E S OF high hand in Corea. Whether the re ports are influenced by sentiment it iB impossible to say, but they recite a F IR i A N D C E D A R number of specific facts supporting the view that M. Hayashi, the Japanese minister to Corea, no longer observes ! the position of the other ministers at -Last Obstacle to Project Removed by Seoul. He is said to consider himself a sort of resident general or viceroy, Purchase of Private Works— thus taking precedence over his diplo Will Cost S4,400,000. matic colleagues, who are obliged to High Grade Building Material A Specialty await his convenience in dealing with the court and government. The gen Washington, May 18. — The govern eral commanding the Japanese troops is If You Are Goiiu< to Build We Can Fit ment is going to build the Klamatn ir represented as seconding the assump tion of precedence on the part of the rigation project, which will ultimate You Out to the Top Notch inf Every ly reclaim 236,400 acres of land in Japanese minister. The official reports confirm reports Klamath basin, in Oregon and Cali thing Required wwwwwwwwwwwwwwww fornia. The project will cost $4,400,- from Pekin that the Japanese recently 000. Secretary Hitchcock today form exerted strong pressure upon the em MOULDINGS OF ALL MAKE ally approved the project drawn up by peror of Corea to induce him to leave the reclamation engineers, who have the country and go to Japan with the been at work for the past year. He evident purpose of removing him as an For information and prices, call on JOHN B. H A V IL A N D also set apart from the reclamation obstacle to the development of Japan our local agent in Estacada, Oregon, or The emperor is said to fund $ 1 , 000,000 to be used in com ese control. mencing construction. There is not have requested the departure of the enough money in the reclamation fund Japanese officials who had made this at this time to pay for the entire Kla representation and to have taken dis- math project, but the money today croat means to permit the European Telephone connection direct with the mill made available will defray all expendi government to learn of the prospects of Finally, when this in tures that need be made immediately. his removal. There is no question that there will be formation reached the St. Petersburg Foreign office, it issued a protest ample funds as they are needed. The adoption of the Klamath project against Japan's assumption of control was assured when Secretary Hitchcock of the affairs of Corea. accepted the offer of the Klamath Canal . . . . P io n e e r R eal E sta te M an o f E stacada . . . . company to sell its canals and works to FER R Y B O A T R U N S AW AY. the government for $166,0p0, in ac cordance with its recent offer. There had been considerable doubt whether Loaded Down With Excursionists It Improved farms, W ild lands and Timber claims for sale Smashes Into Wharf. the secretary would pay this price, since it is known that these canals can San Francisco, May 20.—The lives of Also some excellent town lots not be utilized by the government, but over 2,000 passengers, most of whom the secretary concluded it would be were women and children on their way N O T A R Y PU BLIC cheaper to buy out this company at its to the annual picnic of St. Dominic's lastest figure than to enter upon a long church, were endangered today by an suit in the courts, which would con accident on the ferry boat Tamalpais. Dr. C. B. Smith, sume much time as well as money. Running at full speed, the boat, with Chief Engineer Newell, of the Recla engines entirely beyond control, crashed Dr. G. W. Hill, mation service, has been instructed to into the dock, ripping out piles and Oregon Water Power and take steps looking to early construction woodwork and throwing the frightened PH «IC IA N S A N D SU R G E O N S Railway Company of this project. But before construc passengers into a wild panic. Estacada office: In Howe’s Store A break in the engine room was re tion work is begun, he will complete Offices: 132 1-2 First St. Portland, Ore, all purchases that have been authoriz sponsible for the accident. When the Dr. Smith will be at his home in Eagle ed. so there will be no further question captain gave the engineer the signal to Cars leave Estacada Creek evenings and mornings as to the absolute right of the govern slow (town, 100 yards from the ferry ment to go ahead with its work. It is slip, the levers gave way and the boat at 7:37. 9:37. n:37. a. m. and 1:37 the expectation of the reclamation offi ran at full speed straight into the dock. 3:47, 5:37 and 9 o’clock p. ni. William K. Haviland, M. D. cials that the project will be built in Realizing the impossibility of averting Cars leave Portland several unite, that is to say, one storage a crash, the officers drove the crowds PHYSICIAN and SUKCC0N. system will be completed and water back from the forward deck and sound at 7:30, 9:30, 11 ¡30 a. m. and 1:30 Office at U m drug ito r t , turned onto land lying under its canals ed the danger signal to attract the em 3:40, 5:44 and 7:15 a. m. before work is begun on the next stor ployes on the wharf. Might cells The steamer struck with a terrible age reservoir. The lay of the land and the source of water is such that this crash, but hawsers were thrown aboard Way freight leaves Estacada at 7:10 a. m Night bell at Second St. entrance plan can be followed. After making and, though the engines were still run arriving at Portland at 10 a. m. Leaves the preliminary purchases, there will ning at full speed, the apron was low Portland at 10:30 a. m. arriving at Esta be $500,000 left for actual construction, ered and the frightened crowd rushed ashore. Several women fainted during cada at 1 : 15 . p. m. probably enough to finish one unit. Approximately 45 per cent of the the excitement. Excursions e v e r y Sunday at reduced Barber land to be reclaimed is still vacant. ratea, from either direction. The owners of the remaining 55 per Japan May Buy Argentine Ships. Best work at popular prices cent have already signed agreements St. Petersburg, May 19.—The Rusky Agency for the and agreed to pay for their water right Slovo declares that Russia having fail For further particulars inquire of STAR LAUNDRY. at the price fixed by the government ed to complete the negotiations for the which will be $18.60 per acre. purchase of the Argentine warships, an E. L. M E Y E R S , intermediary has now arrived in Paris Fire Burns All Day Long. Estacada, Oregon. C H A R LES L. FE R R Y , and is negotiating their sale to Japan. Local Agent, Wilkesbarre, Pa., May 23.—One of the most disastrous fires that has oc W . A. DIM ICK G. B. DIM ICK Je w e le r and curred in this city in years started early P O R TL A N D M A R K E T S . Optician. . . . today, and not until afternoon were the D IM IC K & D IM ICK, firemen able to control the flames. The Wheat— Club, 84@86c per bushel; loss will reach $300,000. The fire bleustem, 90@92c; valley, 85@90c. ESTACAD A, OR EGON * originated in the.millinery department Attorneys at Law Oats— No. 1 white, feed, $28@29 per of the Isaac Long dry goods house in ton; gray, $28.50. Estatci Settled. Mortgagee the Wells building, on the west side of Hay—Timothy, $14(310 per ton; No tary Public. Foreclosed. Abstracts Furnished the public square, one of the handsom clover, $ 11 @ 12 ; grain, $ 11 ( 9 12 ; ch. at, est and costliest structures in Wilkes- $ 11012 . Money Loaned barre. When first discovered the Eggs— Oregon ranch, 18c per doz. O FFICH: 2, 3 & 4, C A R D S BLDG, flames were promptly controlled by the j Butter— Fancy creamery, 17)£@20c firemen in less than one hour. A sec- [ per pound. O R E G O N C IT Y , OREGON ond fire broke out in the basement of Apples— Table, $1.50(92.50 per box. the building an hour after the first one Strawberries—Oregon, 10@15c per W. A. JONES, Prop. had been subdued. pound. Potatoes— Old, $1.05(91.15; new Geo. C . BROW NELL General Davis Home from Panama. potatoes, 2@ 2% c per pound. AM work given prompt attention LAW YER Hops— Choice, 1904, 23 % (3,25c per New York, May 17.— Major General W. Davis, the retiring governor of the pound. WOOD Wool— Eastern Oregon, best, 19(9 All basinets promptly attended to canal zone, accompanied by his two daughters, arrived tonight on the 21c; valley, 27 X c per pound; mohair, O B B G O ff C I T Y , Dry, any length always on hand O B BO O N choice, 31@32)<c per pound. steamer Alliance from Panama. The Dubois Lumber Company $1,000,000 Set Aside for Gov ernment Irrigation Canal. NO UFLAY IN ITS CONSTRUCTION LIMBER C. E. DUBOIS, Manager Thos. J. C U R T IS , TIME CARD W. S. H Y D E , J Livery Stable & Dray Line I