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About The Estacada news. (Estacada, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1905)
GIVE NEW EVIDENCE Effect of Judge Hunt’s Ruling In Land Fraud Cases. HAD BEEN SHUT OUT PREVIOUSLY P r o s e c u t io n S c o r e s P o in t D e sp ite the V i g o r o u s E ffo r t s o f A t t o r n e ys f o r D e fe n se . Portland, Sept. 9. — The sensational feature of the Williamson-Gesner-Biggs case yesterday was the admission by Judge Hunt of a line of testimony that had been excluded by Judge De Haven in the previous two trials, and who had also declined to permit United States District Attorney Heney to argue the distinctions existing between the various title papers. Replying to an inquiry from the court, Heney assured Judge Hunt that be had not been per mitted to “ get beyond the front door” with any of his authorities bearing upon the admissibility of the evidence. The question came up in the course of the direct examination of Benjamin F. Jones, a government witness. At torney Bennett, for the defense, made a vigoruos effort to exclude the testimony, and took an exception to the ruling of the court. The indictment charges that the con spiracy was to induce a large number of persons to commit the offense of per- ju-y by taking their oaths that they would depose truly that certain decla rations and depositions by them to be subscribed were true, which in fact contained material matters which were not true, and which they did not at the time believe to be true, to the effect that certain lands which these persons would then be applying to enter and purchase in the manner provided by law, were not being purchased by them on speculation, but were being pur chased in good faith to be appropriated to the use and benefit of those persons respectively, and that they had not, di rectly or indirectly, made any agree ment or contract, in any way or man ner, with any other person or persons whomsoever, by which the titles which they might acquire from the United States in and to such lands should in ure, in whole or in part, to the benefit of any person egxcept themselves, when in truth and in fact such persons would be applying to purchase such lands on speculation, and would have made ar rangements and contracts with W il liamson, Gesner and Biggs to convey the titles so obtained by them to Wil liamson and Gesner. E X P L O S IO N A T P O W D E R M IL L N in e tee n M e n K ille d a n d E n tire Plant a T o t a l W re c k . Connelsville, Pa., Sept. 11.—The Rand powder mills, at Fairchance, six miles south of Uniontown, were entire ly wiped out by an explosion today. Of the 32 men who went to work in the mills, 19 are known to be dead. Of these 13 have been identified. Besides nine of the factory force who were Beriousiy injured, scores of people in the town of Fairchance, within half a mile of the powder mills, were more or less painfully injured. The shock of the explosion was dis tinctly felt in Connelsville, 20 miles away, buildings being rocked to their foundations. At Uniontown hunderds of panes of glass were broken. In the town of Fairchance there is scarcely a house that did not suffer damage. Hay stacks were toppled over in the fields, and livestock were stunned. The rails of the B. & O. and the West Pennsyl vania Traction company were thrown from the roadbed and traffic delayed j six hourB. Train No. 52, on the B. & | O., had a narrow escape from annihi lation. It had just passed the Rand mills when the explosion occurred. The windows in the coaches were shattered and passengers thrown in a panic. A street car on the West Penn sylvania railway had also passed a few seconds before the explosion, and was far enough away to escape damage, though it was derailed. C a lif o r n ia Is In the L e a d . The Dubois Lumber Company ■ ~111 1 of Estacada, Oregon- - — n MANUFACTURERS OF ALL CLASSES OF Fir and Cedar LUMBER ++++i+High grade building material a specialty:}^*** If You Are Going to Build, We Can Fit You Out to the Top Notch in Every thing Mouldings in All Styles C. E. DUBOIS, Manager W . A. JONES is our selling agent in Estacada, Oregon Telephone connection direct with mill TIME CARD Dr. C. B. SMITH PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Washington, Sept. 12.— Director of Oregon Water Power and the Mint Roberts today made public Estacada office; Up stairs in H ow e's store. Railway Company his estimate of the production of gold and silver in the United States for the Offices: 132 1-2 First St. Portland, Ore. Dr. Smith will be at his home in Eagle calendar year 1904. These figures show an increased production over the calen Creek evenings and mornings. Cars leave Estacada dar year 1903 of $7,131,500 gold and a t 7 : 37 . 9 : 37 . n : 37 . m- and l : 37 3,486,000 fine ounces of silver. The largest gain was by California, which 3 = 4 7 . 5 :37 and 9 o ’ clock p. m. increased about $3,000,000 more than Cars leave Portland William K. Haviland, M. D, in the previous year, and a larger a t 7:30, 9:30, 11:3 0 a m and 1:30 amount than in any year since the ’ 60s. PHYSICIAN a ad SURGEON. 3:40, 5:44 and 7 :1 7 p m PO RTLAND M ARKETS. Office at the d ra g atore, Way freight leaves Estacada at 7:10 Wheat— Club, 68@69c per bushel; a m for Portland, and leaves Portland at bluestem. 72c; valley, 71c. 10:30 a m for return Oats— No. 1 white feed, $23@24; gray, $22 per ton. For further particulars inquire of Barley— Feed, $20 per ton; brewing, $21; rolled, $22@23. E. L . M E Y E R S , Rye— $1.30 per cental. Hay— Eastern Oregon, timothy, $14 Local Agent, Estacada, Oregon. @15 per ton; valley timothy, $ 1 1 ( 3 1 2 ; clover, $8@9; grain hay, $8@9. Fruits— Apples, 90 c@ $l.75 per box; O . B . D I M I C K w . A . D IM IC K peaches, 50@90c per crate; plums, 50 @75c; cantaloupes, 75 c@ $l; water DIMICK & DIMICK, melons, $ i@ lc p e r pound; crabapples, $1 per box; grapes, 50c(3$1.65; pears, Attorneys at Law $1(31.25. Vegetables— Beans, 1 (34 c per pound; NoUry Public. E iU tu Settled. Mortgages cabbage, l(3 1 )ic ; cauliflower, 75@MOc Foreclosed. Abstracts Furnished per dozen; celery, 75@85c; corn, 8 @ Money Loaned 9c; cucumbers, 10@15c; pumpkins, W ils o n Is T o In ve stiga te . 7)i@ 7J4c per pound; tomatoes, 20(3 O F V IC K : 2 , 3 & 4 , C A R D S BLDO, Washington, Bept. 12.— During his 36c per crate; squash, 5c per pound; extended trip through the West, Secre turnips, $1.25(31.40 per sack; carrots, O REG O N C IT Y , O REG O N tary of Agriculture Wilson will investi $1.25@1.50; beets, $1@1.25. Onions—Oregon, 90c@$l per sack; gate the Bureau of Forestry, of which Gifford Pinchot is head. Gross irregu Globe, 75c. Potatoes— Oregon, extra fancy, 65 <3 larities are said to exist in the Black Geo. C. BROWNELL Hills forest reserve, and in many West 75c per Back. Butter— Fancy creamery, 27)4 (3 30c ern reserves. No charges of graft have LAW YER been made against the bureau here, but per pound. Eggs— Oregon ranch, 24(325c per ugly rumors have been circulated All business promptly attended to against agents of the bureau in the ex dozen. treme West and Northwest. Wilson j Poultry— Average old hens, ll@ 1 2 c ; O R K G O W C I T Y , ORBGOV will look into these allegations during mixed chickens, 10 > 4(31 lc ; old roost ers, 8@ 9c; young roosters, 1 0 @ llc; his tour of inspection. dressed chickens, 12@13c; turkeys, live, 20(32lc; geese, live, 8@ 9c; P r iv ile g e s A r e T o o G reat. ducks, 13@14c. Havana, 8 ept. 12.—Two of the prin Hops— 1905, choice, 15c; prime, 14c; cipal commercial and economic associa 1904 choice, 15@17c per pound. tions, responding to a confidential re Wool— Eastern Oregon average best, quest made by the foreign relations 19@21c; lower grades down to 15c, ac committee of the senate for advice as to cording to shrinkage; valley, 25@27c: whether the pending treaty between mohair, choice, 30c per ponnd. W . A. JONES, Prop. Cuba and Great Britain ought to be Beef — Dressed bulls, l@ 2 c per ratified, declare emphatically against pound; cows, 3@ 4c; country steers, 4 ratification. The principal reason @4>4c. All work given prompt attention given is that Cuba's commercial in Veal—Dressed, 3@8c per pound. terests are too inevitably bound to her Mutton—Dressed fancy, 6)4(3 7 c per WOOD great customer, the United Btates, to pound; ordinary, 4 @ 5 c; lambs, 7 @ permit of granting for ten years soch 7 * c . Dry, any length always on hand privileges to British ships and citiiens. Pork—Dressed, 6 < 3 7 J 4 c per pound. - fate cede Night celle eaawered. Night bell at Second St. entrance CHARLES L. F E R R Y , J ew eler and Optician. ... ESTACAD A, OREGON Dont Pay Rent ! We have a nice improved residence lot, with house and other improvements on it. Buy it and save your rent money For particulars call at Livery Stable & Dray Line The News Office.