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ESTACAD A .................. OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In i Condensed Form (or Our
Busy Readers.
A Resume o f the Lees Impertsnt bu*
Not Lees Interesting Events
o f the Pest Week.
Riots ere occurring in Vlsdivostok.
The Americsn Mining congress is in
session et E l Paso, Texas.
W itte has determined to crush the
rebellion in Poland with iron heel.
Prosecutor Heney is arranging for
land fraud trials at the national capi
tal.
An American cruiser has been sent
to Cronetadt, Russia, to protect Am eri
can citieens.
Suit under the Elkins law has been
begun against the Pabst brewery and
several railroads.
Christians are fleeing from the in
terior of China and America has sent a
squadron to Canton.
Speaker Cannon denies that he is a
candidate for president and predicts
legislation on railroad rates.
The national committee for the relief
of Russian sufferers reports having re
ceived $132,686 raised in the United
States.
The Reclamation service has asked
Secretary Hitchcock to reconsider his
decision relative to the Umatilla irriga
tion projqpt.
Tammany w ill rely on a decision of
Judge Parker, made eeveral years ago,
to prevent a recount in the New York
mayoralty fight.
S E LL A D U L T E R A T E D SEED.
Agricultural Department Blacklists a
Long List o f Dealers.
Washington, Nov. 14.— W hile the air
is full of talk about graft, Secretary
Wilson, of the department of Agricul
ture, is going ahead quietly puncturing
one form of graft that is imposed upon
the farmers of the country— that oper
ated by the fraudulent seed men. Un
der a special act of congress Mr. W il
son’s department makes an examina
tion and analysis of seed sent in by
farmers who are suspicious that dealers
are selling them adulterated goods. As
a result of investigations
recently
made, the Agricultural department has
issued a warning to farmers against
buying red clover or alfalfa seed from
a number ol dealers who have been
found disposing of adulterated seed.
The dealers named on the ’ ist are:
W. W . Rawson & Co., Boston; Roes
Bros., Worcester, Mass.; W. H . Small
A Co., Evansville, Ind.; The W . E.
Barrett Company, Providence, R. I . ;
Barteldes A Co., Denver, Colo; Cross
man Bros., Rochester, N . Y . ; W . E -
Dailwig, Milwaukee; J. A . Everett,
Indianapolis; James Gregory A Son,
Marblehead, Mass.; W. Crossman, Pe
tersburg, V a.; Hamilton Bros., Cedar
Rapids, la .; Huntington A Paige, In
dianapolis; Jacob F. Kirchner, Pitts
field, Mass.; McMillan Seed Company,
Atlanta, Ga.; B. E. Martin, Salem,
111.; L. L . May A Son, St. Paul,
Minn; National Seed Company, Louis
ville. K y .; The Frank 8. Platt Co.,
New Haven; Rush Park Seed Com
pany, Independence, la .; Sleekier Seed
Company, New Orleans, and Young A
Halstead, Troy, N. Y .
The names of these dealers are pub
licly posted by the department, in
reality they are blacklisted. This note
is a warning to farmers who are in the
market for red clover or alfalfa seed.
IT 8 W O R K A FIASCO .
An earthquake has been felt in Utah
•d Idaho.
Committee on Public Printing Does
Not Fix Blame for Watts.
Russian Socialists, led by Gorki, are
agitating for a republic.
Washington, Nov. 14. — Judging by
A Texas mob lynched three negroes results so far obtained by the “ joint
who had murdered a farmer.
committee on printing,” the public
More frauds are being discovered in printing graft is not going to be checked
the recent New York election.
by congress this winter, as President
After giving
Brewers oppose prohiition in Okla Roosevelt had hoped.
homa, saying beer is not intoxicating. hearings to officials of the government
Yellow fever has broken out in Cuba. printing office, officials in charge of
The first victim at Havana to die was senate and house documents and some
an American.
of tfoe men in charge of publications in
A court martial has been ordered on the various departments, the committee
Midshipman Meriwether, who killed a arrives at the conclusion that there has
companion in a fight.
been waste.
It is not able to analyze
Great Britain has perfected the basis the waste; it is not able to point out
of an agreement with Russia in which
the manner in which the waste can be
Germany is slighted.
checked; it is not able to fix the re
A former minister of Boston has been sponsibility.
In short, the committee
indicted for swindling. His operations has brought to light nothing new. And
are said to involve $1,000,000.
now it has taken an indefinite recesB.
But this class of investigation is typ
France and Venesuela have reached
It is about as effective as the
an agreement. It is said that in this ical.
average congressional inquiry.
I t is
case Venesuela was in the right.
parallel to the inquiry held in the last
People in all parts of the United congress for the purpose of clearing
States are raising funds for the Jews of senators and representatives of chargee
Russia.
Portland expects to send made against them in the famous Bris
about $13,000.
tow postal report.
Reed Smoot lias fallen into disgrace
in Salt Lake City by dragging the Re
NO BILL, S A Y S B U R I ON.
lief society into politics. This has been
the only Utah institution on which the
Congressional Appropriations Must Be
Mormon and Gentile have united.
Kept at Lowest Figure.
Senator Burton has been indicted
Washington,
Nov. 14. — The Post
again.
tomorrow w ill say;
Norway is naming her ministers to
No general river and harbor bill will
foreign countries.
be passed by congress at the approach
A ll foreigners are leaving Odessa,
ing session. This forecast was made by
fearing the disorders.
Representative Burton, of Ohio, chair
A strike may tie up the Chicago
man
of the river and harbor committee,
light and water works.
before he left Washington for Hot
The merit system w ill be adopted for
Springs, Va., for a short vacation.
the American diplomatic service.
There are two cogent reasons for not
Every tenth man among the Cron enacting such legislation next winter,
according to Representative Burton—
etadt mutineers is to be executed.
first, because a large bill passed last
An Ohio doctor is accused of nine
session carried appropriations for all
murders, itjdding his whole family.
projects deserving of immediate atten
A New York grand jury has issued 12 tion from congress; second, the neces
indictments in connection with the sity of bolding down appropriations to
the lowset figure to prevent, if possible,
election.
another deficit in the treasury.
The French cabinet has been shaken
by the resignation of the minister of
Sale o f Lots Postponed.
war after a stormy scene in the cham
Washington, Nov. 14.— The sale of
ber.
lots in the new townsitea of Heybnrn
A Detroit, Michigan, stonemason has and Rupert, on the rich Minidoka re
ejected a statue of satan and placed it clamation project in Idaho, has been
in his front yard, declaring it repre postponed from November 14 to 21 to
sents his friend.
some date early in April. This action
A general movement has been started has been taken by the secretary of the
in the United States to raise funds for Interior upon the recommendation of
the relief of Russian Jews. It is hoped the governor of Idaho and prominent
citizens of that state.
Bad weather is
to secure $1,000,000.
feared and lack of suitable accommodu-
King Edward of England has passed tiona (or the purchasers. It is advisa
his 64th birthday.
ble to postpone the event until later,
A ll of Russia’s grand dukes are now when prices w ill be higher.
out of controlling offices.
Boycott is a Bugaboo.
Several American warships have gone
Washington, Nov. 14.— “ The Chi
to San* > Domingo to suppress a revolt
nese boycott on American goods cer
1'iere.
tainly cannot bs carried to the extent
Herrick, the defeated candidate for of seriously affecting our commerce in
governor of Ohio, says slander by his the Orient,” d dared Charles Denby,
enemies was the cause.
the new chief clerk in the State depart
ment, today.
He recently completed
A Chinese mob at Lien Chow has a 20-year official residence in China,
killed five American missionaries.
and has arrived in Washington to as
“ When I left
Senator Cullom says he expects con sume his new duties.
gress to ratify the treaty with Santo Pekin last Marh, there was no apparent
Domingo, giving the finances of that diasatisfaction over the excluaion law,
country into the control of the United and there was no talk of a boyott,”
he aaid.
States.
Striksra Call to Arme.
Sailors and artillerymen at Cron-
stadt mutinied, bu» were subdued after
St. Petersburg, Nov. 14.— The strike
a day of terror.
Machine guns were leaders, after a conference which lasted
turned on them by loyal troops and until 1 o'clock this morning, drafted an
bunderds shot down.
appeal calling on all citizens to arm in
The New York Life Insurance com defense of thei • homes and fam ilie).
pany continues to solicit business in The delegatee to the union of unions
Missouri in defiance of the insurance decided to again stop all traffic Be
commissioners who suspended their tween Warsaw and St. Petersburg, and
orders to that effect were issued.
A ll
certificate in that state.
workmen have been commanded to
Chairman Shonts eaye those who are work not more than eight hoars a day
denouncing the methods of the canal beginging this morning.
commission are a band of hired knock
era getting in practice for a grand buret
Buy Mountain o f Iron.
of noise when congress convenes.
El Paso, Tex., Nov. 14.— News has
Tbs suffrage strike is spreading come from Mexico tnat the United
States Steel company baa purchased the
through Austrlai
famoua Solid Iron monntain, the rich
The powers are planning a naval est of its kind in the world, at Du
demonstration against Turkey.
rango.
POINTS OF MESSAGE
Measures President VIII Recom
mend to Congress.
RATE QUESTION FIRST ON LIST
Will
Be the Longest and Most Re
markable o f President Roose
velt's State Papers.
Washington, Nov. 14.— The proofs of
the message that President Roosevelt
w ill send to congress on the first Mon
day in December are now in his hands
for final revision. It is said by those
members of bis cabinet who have heaid
portions of it read that it w ill be the
longest and most remarkable document
that has been written by President
Roosevelt.
Among other topics that
have been treated in a striking manner
are the following:
Correction of the rebate evil and the
regulation of railroad rates.
Telling what has been done toward
building the Panama canal and advo
cating legislation that will expedite tjie
work.
Urging the reorganization of the dip
lomatic and consular service.
Advocating moderation in Chinese
exclusion laws.
Suggesting methods for cementing up
the crackB in the immigration laws.
Recommending administrative re
forms in governmental departments and
the adoption of business methods in
operating the government.
Urging the ratifi ation of the Santo
Domingo treaty.
Recommending better tariff relations
with the Philippines and Porto Rico.
Explaining the government’s right to
inquire into corporations engaged in
interstate commerce.
Pointing to the benefits of a greater
navy.
Preservation of Niagara Falls from
the encroachments of commerce.
Statehood for territories.
Federal supervision of insurance
companies greatiy desired.
Other topics touched upon are:
Treaty of Portsmouth, trade in the
Orient, treasury deficiencies, public
lands, forest reservations, rights of la
bor, Venezuela and economy in govern
ments expenditures.
A G AIN ST TH E R AILRO AD S.
Washington State Commission Up
holds All Complaints.
Colfax, Wash., Nov. 14. — “ Found
guilty as charged on each count of the
indictment.”
This is the verdict of
the State Railroad commission rendered
yesterday evening in the State Railroad
commission vs. the O. R. A N. Co.,
the Great Northern Railroad company
and the Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany.
Shipments from Puget sound for
points on the O. R. A N. in Eastern
Washington must not be routed via
Portland unless requested by the ship
per. Coal rates from Roslyn to points
on the O. R. A N. in Eastern Washing-
con must be lowered to that existing
before the cancellation ol the joint
rates January 1, 1902, and joint rates
must be re-established between all the
railroads pf Washington. In fact, the
railroads have lost every point, and the
commission has arbitrarily announced
its intent to fix the rates to favor Puget
sound at the expense of Portland.
The O. R. A N. Co., by its attorney,
James Wilson, announced just before
adjournment of the commission, after
all the testimony had been taken, that
it would grant a rate of $2 55 on Ros-
lyn coal from Wallula to Colfax, mak
ing the total rate on both roads of
$4.45, thus placing Roslyn coal on an
equal basis with Wyoming coal.
Commissioner McMillan asked if the
O. R. A N. and Northern Pacific would
make the same rate on Roslyn coal to
Colfax that the Northern Pacific makes
to Garfield an 1 Pullman. Mr. Wilson
stated he has no authority to make such
a rate.
EVIDENCE O F FRAUD.
B LO W AT IRR IG ATIO N .
Hitchcock Refutes to Approve P ro
je c ts in the Northwest.
New
Washington, Nov. 13.— Following
close upon Secretary Taft’ s refusal to
recommend an appropriation for con
tinuing the improvement of the mouth
of the Columbia river comet Secretary
Hitchcock’ s refusal to approve the
Umatilla irrigation project in Oregon,
and the Okanogan and Tietan projects,
in Washington, all of which have been
pronounced feasible by the reclamation
engineers, and all of which were re
cently submitted to Mr. Hitchcock for
his approval. Lack of funds is given
as his reason for turning down all three
projects.
Mr. Hitchcock finds that he has al
lotted all the money in the reclamation
fund and about $3,000,000 in excess.
He Concludes that it is time to check
these allotments, and is determined to
accumulate a surplus before more work
is undertaken.
He therefore intends
to hold back on new projects until July
1, at which time, it is estimated, there
will be a surplus on hand of about $3,-
000,000. Mr. Hitchcock finds nothing
wrong with the engineering features of
these projects, but he is entering upon
a new policy of distributing money out
of the reclamation fund, and hie reform
is put in force just at the time when
Oregon and Washington were in line
for recognition.
Another thing that develops in con
nection with the refusal to approve the
Umatilla, Okanogan and Tietan projects
is the determination of the secretary to
hereafter confine allotments of reclama
tion funds to 61 per cent of the amount
contributed by the various states and
territories. It is unfortunate for Ore
gon and Washington that this rule is
adopted at this late day, but, if it be
lived up to strictly, the secretary
should at once expend $2.500,000 in
Oregon and more than $1,600,000 in
Washington. As a matter of fact, not
a dollar of the reclamation fund has
been expended on any irrigation work
in Washington, and the only benefit
Oregon seems likely to receive for some
time is her share of the $1,000,000
which has been set aside for Klamath.
New York, Nov. 10. — The contest
over the mayoralty election inaugur
ated by W illiam Randolph Hearat, the
Municipal Ownership candidate, devel
oped interesting and spectacular feat
ures today.
Charges that several ballot boxes had
been stolen before the returns were re
ported and that others were found un
sealed were made during the day. The
investigation of the election promises
to be the most thorough ever made in
New York City.
The police have not reported say
ballot boxes missing since the election,
but there have been reports that un
locked and unsealed ballot boxes have
been found in out-of-the-way places.
There was one report that ten men on
the tugboat Robert White had picked
up four ballot boxes floating in the
North River early yesterday, and Mr.
Mayer admitted having such informa
tion.
Evidence df gross carelessness in the
care of election returns developed yes
terday when the official envelope con
taining the official returns and tally
sheets for the 73d election district of
the S5th assembly district was found
in a baby carriage in the cellar of a
house in The Bronx. How it got there
no one in the house was able to ex
plain. The tally sheet showed that 26
votes had been cast for Ivins, 99 for
McClellan and 139 for Hearst. Both
Mr. Jerome and Attorney General
Mayer at once began an investigation.
Mr. Hearst announced today an ad
ditional reward of $10,000 for evidence
for the arrest, conviction and imprison
ment of the first Tammany district
leader to be convicted of frauds against
the ballot in Tuesday’ s election. This
is in addition to the other rewards, ag
gregating $17,000, for proof of crimes
against the ballot and registration laws
in the election. This makes the total
of rewards he has offered $27,000.
The first information came to Dis
trict
Attorney
Jerome
yesterday
through a policeman, who walked into
his office with a bunch of ballots, and
said that he knew where more of the
same kind were to be found, but that
he had not dared to bring in all he had
found until be bad been assured of
protection.
He>was sent back with a
county detective, whom he escorted to
a barber shop, where the ballot box
was found.
O N L Y H ERRICK IS BEATEN.
Republicans Carry Most o f Ohio Elec
tion— Legislature Doubtful,
Columbus, O., Nov. 13.— Today’ s
developments have cleared up the post-
election situation in Ohio considerably.
Practically complete returns on the en
tire state ticke» show that all the Re
publican candidates except for governor
have been elected by substantial plu
ralities.
The figures given out by
Chairman Dick, of the Republican
State committee, show a range from
27,000 plurality on lieutenant governor
to 39,000 on state treasurer. Leads
Houck, Democratic candidate for lieu
tenant governor, before leaving for his
home at Mount Vernon tonight, ad
mitted his defeat.
Chairman Garber,
of the Democratic State committee,
was expected to givr out a statement
tonight, but did not.
Both parties continue to claim a ma
jority in both branches of the legis
lature. The majority in either branch
w ill be small, possibly not more than
two or three for the party that controls.
LE T R O O T M ANAG E
BIG C ANAL.
Plan to Relieve T aft of Panama Mat
ters Again Discussed.
Washington, Nov. IS.— An echo of
the suggestion that the Isthmian canal
should be placed under the State de
partment has been heard in a rumor of
the possibility that the Insular bureau,
which grew up under the direction of
Secretary Root when he was at the
bead of the War department, may be
transferred to the State department.
The discussion of the matter has not
taken any concrete form, but it is one
of the suggestions made to relieve the
secretary of war of heavy responsibili
ties which now rest upon him in ad
ministering not only the affairs of the
army, but the Philippines, the Panama
canal and other island interests.
It would take legislation to bring
about the change, as the Insular bureau
was legislated into the War depart
ment when the Philippine government
Concessions to Peasants.
8t. Petersburg, Nov. 14.— The gov act was passed.
ernment has decided to make an appeal
Extra Session In Pennsylvania
to the peasants.
W ith the workmen
of the cities completely estranged and
Harrisburg, Pa., Nov. IS.— Governor
Liberals refusing to aid the authorities, Pennyacker issued a reclamation today
there is nothing left but to turn to the calling an extra session of the legisla
peasants, and the emperor has approved ture for January 15 to consider refofm
a ukase informing them that measures legislation. Bills to enable contiguous
for the amelioration of their condition eities in the same counties to be united
will receive immediate consideration. into one municipality; to reapportion
The discontent of the peasants and the the state into senatorial and represent
danger of the spread of the agrarian ative districts; to provide for the per
movement largely contributed to the sonal registration of voters, and for the
government of cities first class, and the
government’ s decision.
proper distribution of the poweg exer
cised by such municipalities are to be
Vots fo r King.
Christiania, Nov. 14.— A t 2 o’ clock considered at the extra session.
this morning the returns of the plebi
Divert Traffic From Canal.
scite were still incomplete, but no
change in its main features la now pos
Washington, Nov. 13.— The Tehuan
sible. The results in 418 constituen tepec railroad, which the Mexican gov
cies show 233,935 votes in favor of ernment has been building across the
Prince Charles of Denmark as king of country from the Atlantic to the Pa
Norway, and 62,739 against him. The cific, will, according to information re
Republicans expected to poll 33 per ceived at the Mexican embassy, be fin
cent of the votes, but obtained only 21 ished and ready for use within six
per cent. An interesting peculiarity of months. The belief in Mexico is that
the plebiscite is the strong monarchical the completion of this imortant road
majorities obtained in the Republican means that a great deal of freight
leaders' constituencies.
which formerly went by way of the
Panama route w ill now be transported
Troops in Finland Mutiny.
through the Mexican republic until the
Helsingfors, Nov. 14.— A revolt broke canal is completed.
out ) eaterday in the garrison of 8vea-
Witte Threatens to Resign.
borg. Hundreds of the men assert that
they have been retained with the colors
Chicago, Nov. 13.— The St. Peters
from two to three years beyond the burg correspondent of the Daily News
legal period of their service, and also cables; An influential Russian informs
complain of their conditions of life. your correspondent that Count Witte
The mutineers refused to obey orders, insisted yesterday that the ministers ol
expelled the civilians from the pre war and of the navy and the president
cincts of the fortress and in several of of the national defense mnst submit to
the barracks threw beds, chairs and the premier like the other cabinet min
kitchen apparatns out of the windows. isters.
The czar refused these de
mands, whereupon Count W itte tender
ed his resignation, which was not ac
Reviving a Dead Scheme.
Mexico City, Nov. 14.— The Mexican cepted.
Herald p*inla a story claiming it has
Dunne Will Return to Charge.
information that the governments of
Greet Britain and Japan have practical
Chicago, Nov. IS — Mayor Dunne
ly derided to construct a ship canal of announced today that he w ill present
their own across Nicaragua, practically another message and ordinance to the
on the lines of the plan rejected by the city council, in which the purchase of
American government. Great Britain the present street car lines and the
to fnrniah the capital and Japan the ownership by the citv of all the present
labor.
system of lluaa w ill bu sought.
P O R TA G E ROAD W IL L P A Y .
NEED N O T V A C C IN A T E .
Water in River H at Interfered Children Cannot Be Forced to Take
Precautionary Measures.
With Ita Traffic.
Salem— In answer to an inquiry from
Salem— “ That the Portage railway
will be self sustaining when regular 8tate Health Officer Robert C. Yenney,
traffic has been established, there is no of Portland, Attorney General Craw
doubt,”
said Superintendent L. S. ford has rendered a decision holding
Cook, of the Celilo Portage railway, that the State Board of Health has no
when in Salem to attend a meeting of authority to require that children shall
the Portage commission. “ For various be vaccinated before gaining admission
reasons we have not been getting the to the public schools.
The attorney general quotes from the
business we should have had at the
start, hut present difficulties wi.l he re law cieating the board of health, show
moved and avoided in the future.
ing that the board has general super
“ Low water has made it impossible vision of the health of the state and
for the boats on the,upper river to take power to establish quarantines.
The
on wheat at some places to bring it vaccination rule would not be in the
down to Celilo.
For example, at nature of a qua-antine; hence the
ljuentin there was ” 12,000 sacks of board cannot find ita authority in that
wheat piled up on the shore, but the provision.
Neither does Mr. Crawford think the
water was so low the boats could not
get near enough to load. Some 150,000 clause giving the board general super
sackB of grain along the Upper Colum vision w ill authorize them to establish
bia have been shipped out by rail, when a new qualification for admission to the
under normal conditions of water, it public schools unless there is apparent
would have come down by boat and the danger of an epidemic of smallpox.
portage road.
“ I cannot, give exact figures at pres AID S T H E C A T A L O G U E H O USES.
ent concerning the expenditure and in
come, because we have not made settle Baker City Merchants Protest Against
ments with transportation companies
Numbering o f Rural Boxes.
when the charges are collected by one
Baker
City— The merchants of Baker
line and the amount apportioned.
In
round numbers I should say that it City are circulating a petition asking
costs us $800 a month to operate the the postmaster general to withdraw his
road and our income is about $600 a order to the effect that all rural mail
month. I f we were getting a'l the boxes must be numbered in consecutive
traffic that is available and naturally order. In this work they have asked
tributary to the portage road, we would the aid of all the merchants from Boise
have an income of $1,200 a month and to Spokane, and petitions have been
an expense of perhaps $1,000.
We sent to these towns for circulation.
The merchants allege that the num
have handled 10,000 to 15,000 sacks of
wheat this month, whereaB we would bering of the mail boxes on the rural
have handled much more if the boats free delivery routes would give the cat
alogue houseB in the large cities like
could have reached it.”
New York, Chicago and St. Louis a
great advantage, as these big concerns
W A N T W ATE R FOR C AN A L.
would be enabled to send out their cat
alogues and other literature to every
Deschutes Irrigation & P ow er C om
patron along every rural free delivery
pany Files on Water Rights.
route without knowing the names of
Salem — The Deschutes Irrigation A the parties, as the literature could be
Power company has made two water addressed to Box 24, or any number,
filings to secure new sources of water and reach its destination.
supply for its extensive irrigation sys
tem near Bend. The present source of
Start Free Library.
supply is about two miles above the
Baker City — Baker City now has a
town of Bend, hut it is understood that free public library, the council having
the land upon which the headgate is ratified the appointment of the library
located is owned or controlled by A . M. commission as named by Mayor C. A.
Drake. The Deschutes con pany has Johnsr A special library tax w ill be
now made a filing for 1,000 cubic feet voted on the the next June election,
of water per second about three miles and in the meantime Andrew Carnegie
further up the stream. The filing is w ill be asked to renew the offer of
lor the purpose of securing water for $1,000 made about a year ago for the
the Central Oregon canal. The other establishment of a library in this city.
filing is for 1,500 cubic inches per The present library was instituted by
second at a point about 10 miles above a private library association and con
Bend, at Beham falls.
The tiling is ducted for the benefit of the public at
for the purpose of securing water for a small membership fee.
the Benham falls canal, which w ill ex
tend eastward and northward a distance
Sugar Harvest Nearly Over.
of 30 to 40 miles, bringing the water
La Grande— The digging of the beet
to Prineville and irrigating large areas
crop is nearly finished, and it is ex
of land north of the canal.
pected that the factory w ill close down
The Portland Irrigation company,
for the season by the end of the week.
represented by Edwin Mays, of Port
Eighteen thousand tons is, approxi
land, has filed on 15,000 inches of
mately, the quantity of beets handled
water in Chewaucan creek, Lake coun
this year. This is not as much as last
ty, the point of diversion being in sec
year, which was the largest crop in the
tion 34, township 33 south, range 18
history of beet growing in this section.
east.
About 200 hands have been employed
by the company during the season, 160
Fruit Drier Closes Down.
Freewater — J. P. McMinn, proprie of whom have been at work in the fac
tor of the large fruit drier north of tory. The payroll for labor last month
Freewater, has closed for the season, was $15,000.
after a very short run, owing to the
O. R. & N. Block System.
scacrity of prunes and the active de
La Grande — The construction gang
mand and high price paid for the green
fruit, 75,000 pounds being the output at work erecting the block system on
this year as compared with 200,000 the mountain division of the O. R. A
pounds last year.
Heretofore he has N., has almost completed its labors for
shipped his prunes east, disposing of the winter. The system is installed
the same in the large cities at prices well along the line between Meacham
from 3 to 3H cents a pound. He has and Bingham Springs, and when the
sold half of this year’ s output at 6 crew reaches the latter place work will
cents a pound to Pendleton and Walla be suspended this season, although it
is likely that it w ill be extended on as
Walla merchants.
far as Umatilla, at least by another
year.
Sandlaka May Talk.
Cloverdale — The Cloverdale Tele
Nucleus o f Permanent Exhibit.
phone company this week completed
Ontario— The Malheur county exhib
ten miles of new telephone line to
Sandlake. The company has also late it returned from the fair at Portland is
ly completed ita line to Dolph.
This being installed in the office of Don
gives Tillamook City telephone conneo Carlos Boyd. It is to be made the nu
tion with every voting precinct in the cleus of a permanent exhibit of the
south part of the county.
Thera is products of the county.
hardly a farm house from Tillamook to
P O R T L A N D M A R K E TS .
Slab creek that has not telephone ¡Con
nection, and it is hoped next year w ill
Wheat— Club, 73c per bushel; blue-
see the system extended to the valley stem, 75c; valley, 74(<|75c; red, 69c.
by way of Willamina. The system now
Oats— No. 1 white feed, $26; gray,
embraces over 60 miles of wire.
$26 per ton.
Low
Road Opens Rich Region.
Sumpter— Sumpter is congratulating
herself on the running of regular trains
to Austin, opening up a rich country
for business [here.
The first regular
train went to Austin last week and car
ried a large excursion of business men,
who are already laying plane for getting
their share of the business of that coun
try. The country through which the
road travels after leaving Sumpter is
covered with a heavy growth of pine
timber. Much of this is owned by the
Oregon Lumber company, whose big
mills are located at Baker CUy.
Work on Coquille Bar.
Bandon— Work on the north jetty at
Coquille bar is now fairly under way,
and^will be completed probably within
a year. This is part of the improve
ments along the Coquille river, for
which the government recently appro
priated $55,000. The jetty w ill be ex
tended 555 feet seaward.
Contractors
Wakefield A Jacobsen, of Portland, have
the task in hand, and extensive work
had to be done before the artual work
of building the extension was started.
Winter Irrigation a Success.
Milton— W. T. Shaw, the well known
Hudson bay rancher, was in the city
recently and reports that irrigation on
the line of the Hudson Bay ditch is
increasing.
This ditch neee the sur
plus water of the W alla W alla river,
and as a result it can only irrigate when
the ordinary irrigation season ends.
Car Shortage Felt.
Freewater— Owing to the scarcity of
rare on this division the Peacock and
Eagle mills are working at a great dis
advantage on account of storage capaci
ty being blocked with millatuffs ready
to ship. Manager J. H. H all advises
he has 20 cars of flour and feed ready
to move and can get but one car a day.
Barley— Feed, $21 50(322 per ton;
brewing, $22(322 50; rolled, $22.50(3
23.50.
Rye— $1.50(31.60 per cental.
Hay— Eastern Oregon timothy, $15(3
16 per ton; valley timothy, $11(312;
clover, $8(39; grain, $809.
Fruits— Apples, $101-50 per box;
huckleberries, 7c per pound; pears,
$1 2501-30 per box; grapes, $101-25
per box; Concord, 15c per basket;
quinces, $1 per box.
/
Vegetables— Beans, wax, 10O12c per
pound; cabbage, I Q I H c per pound:
cauliflower, $1.2501-50 per dozen; cel
ery, 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 50060c
per dozen; pumpkins,
% 01c
per
pound; tomatoes, $1 per crate; sprouts,
7c per pound; squash, H g l c per
pound; turnips, 90cO$l per sack; car
rots, 6 5 0 75c per sack; beets, 85cO$l
per sack.
Onions — Oregon yellow Danvers,
$1.25 per sack.
Potatoes — Fancy graded Burbanks,
75 0 85c per sack; ordinary, 55060c;
Merced sweets, sacks, $1 90; crates,
$2.15.
Butter — Fancy creamery, 25027,t^c
per pound.
Eggs — Oregon ranch, S2Hc per
dozen.
Poultry— Average old hens, 1 0 0 l i e
per pound; young roosters, 9 0 10c;
springs, 10 O l i e ; dressed chickens,
12014c; turkeys, live, 1 7 0 18c; geese,
live, 8O10c; ducks, 14£15c.
Hops— Oregon, 1906, choice, 9 0 U c ;
olds, 7HO10c.
Wool— Eastern Oregon average beet,
19021e; lower grades down to 15c, ac
cording to shrinkage; valley, 25027c
pee pound; mohair, choice, 30c.
Beef — Dressed balls,
102c per
pounl; cows, 304c; country steers,
404 >yc.
Veal— Dressed, S % 7 % c per pound.
Mutton— Dree ed. fancy, 7g7!^e per
pound; ordinary, 403c: lambs, 7>%08c.
Pork— Dressed, 6 0 * He per pound.
Y ork's Election Will Ba Thor*
oughly Investigated.
F L O A T IN G M INES A M ENACE.
Pleiades Barely Misses Destruction in
China Sea.
Victoria, B. C., Nov. 10. — The
steamer Pleiades, which arrived today
from Niu Chwang and Tientsin, had a
narrow escape from destruction by a
floating mine near Niu Chwang on Oc
tober 8.
Officers of the Pleiades re
port that floating mines are now a great
menace in the China sea, and several
vessels have been lost to date as a re
sult of them. The Hsieho was sunk a
day before the Pleiades passed the
mine. This steamer struck a mine
when off the Shantung coast, near Wei
Hai W ey.
There were two foreign
passengers, and both were among the
survivors of 110 persons who were on
board. Fifteen were drowned.
The
steamer Chinhua rescued 69 people.
Messrs. Manchau and Muir, engineers,
who were residents of Shanghai, were
among tl)e drowned.
News was brought by the Pleiades
that Admiral Nehogatoff, when inter
viewed at Hong Kong, en route to Eu
rope, stated he would not go to Russia,
but proposed instead to go to France,
and subsequently to the United States.
Wu Ting Fang, ex-Chinese minister
to the United States, is reported to
have lost bis hearing permanently ak a
result of the bomb outrage at Pekin on
the occasion of the departure of the
Chinese commissioners
to
foreign
countries.
Will Not Hurt Policy-Holders.
St. Louis, Nov. 10. — “ The policy
holders in Missouri w ill not be hurt
by the action of Insurance Commis
sioner Vandiver in suspending the li
censes of the New York L ife Insurance
company to do busines-t in this state.
We w ill see that their interests are
protected to the fullest extent. The
attorneys will hold a meeting tomor
row, bnt until then we cannot tell what
we w ill do to met the emergency,” said
W. C. Crow, ex-attorney general, and
an attorney for the New York L ife In
surance company.
Opposes Federal Rate Legislation.
Decatur, Ala., Nov. 10. — The Ala
bama Commercial and Industrial asso
ciation today
protested
indirectly
against President Roosevelt’ s policy
of Federal regulation of railways, char
acterizes railways as the greatest devel
opers of the country and defeated by a
decisive majority the passage of a reso
lution that condemned alleged discrim
inations in Alabama freight ratea. Iq
spite of opposition to Chinese immigra
tion by Representatives Burnett and
Richardson, the association adopted a
resolution favoring less restricted laws.
Witts Winning Friands.
8t. Petersburg, Nov. lO.— Prospects
are growing brighter for a working
combination between Count W itte and
the conservative faction of the Constit
utional Democrats and the wing of the
Zemetvoiets which was left behind in
the rapid development of reform ideas
in the congresses.
The resignation of
General Trepoff and his nomination aa
poet commandeer of the imperial pal
ace is generally reported in the city
tonight.
Driven Crazy by Defeat.
Zanesville. O. Nov. 10.— J. E. Grot-
ser. Republican candidate (or member
of the board of public service, who was
defeated at Tueaiday’e election, was to
day adjudged insane and committed to
the Cola mbs state hospital. His assn-
tal condition is attributed to worry
over the election.