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The Estacada News HUNDRED LIVES L 0 8 T . Steamei I m m 4 tack Thursday E S T A C A D A ........................ OREGON NEWS o n p WEEK I l i Condensed Form lor Oar Posy Rendors. A Raauma o f tha Lata Important but Not Laaa Interesting Evanta o f tha Paat Week. There ia a lull in the lotion. Russian revo The second trial o I Senator Burton haa commenced. Missouri may shut out two more in surance companies. Tait denounces trusts which oppose free trade with the Philippines. King Christian has accepted the Nor wegian throne for Prince Charles. The president will co-operate with the states in compelling insurance re form. Russian Baltic ports are frozen up, thus cutting off communication by water. The Cuban government has learned of fresh plans for tha overthrow of President Palma. The death roll in the wreck of the steamer Hilda, off the coast of France, has grown to 128. Secretary Hitchcock and Attorney General Moody have agreed to remain in the cabinet tor another year A number of towns in Northern Utah are without iuel and should a sudden cold snap come many people would suffer. The production of gold in the United States during 1904 amounted to 3,910,- 729 ounces, valued at $80,036,646, an increase of over $7,000,000. General Chaffee will soon retire. Taft says canal needs more money. Poles fear invervention by the kaiser if they revolt. Senator Smoot’s political control of Utah is ended. Further revelations are expected In California on insurance scandal. The Norwegian storthing has form ally elected Prince Charles as king The board of consulting engineers has decided in favor of a sea level canal. The outbreak of yellow Havana is being controlled new cases are reported. fever in and few Runs on Rocks O ff North Coast o f France. 8 t. Malo, France, Nov. 21.— One of the most soul harrowing tales of ma rine disaster in the history of the Eng lish channel was brought here late last night, when the tug Chateau Bryand arrived here in company with the steamer Ada, having on board six sur vivors of the 106 passengers and crew of the Southwestern railroad’s steam ship Hilda, which, while bound from Southampton to St. Malo, was driven on the Pontes rocks, three miles from here, during a blinding storm in the early hours of Sunday. The steamer left Southampton Satur day for St. Malo with 86 passengers and a crew of 19 on board. The -weather was bitterly cold, while a h -avy snow accompanied by a high wind, made navigation well nigh im possible. Before the Hilda was clear of the Southampton harbor it was plain that the voyage would be very dangerous, and all passengers were driven below decks and the hatches battened down. Owing to the wind and snow the vessel made but very slow progress, time and again having to steer from her course to avoid the strength of the waves, which rushed mountain-high down upon her. When off the Pontes rocks the Hilda was cangbt in a strong current, and before she could be turned head-on to the waves, she drove stem- on against the outermost promintory. She broke into three pieces almost im mediately, and sank before it was pos sible to launch the lifeboats. NO C O M P L A IN T ON CUBA. Isle o f Pines Americans Merely Wish Change o f Government. Havana, Nov. 2 1 .— The municipal council of the Isle of Pines has issued a lengthy statement denying the charges made by J. H. Keenan, of Pittsburg, and others, that the island is in a condition bordering anarchy and is without proper courts, schools, facilities for the protection of life and property. The statement alleges that these have all been provided and that, although various public improvements are necessary, the government has done more than the small revenues of the is land warranted. It agrees that the records show the actual ownership of Americans of lands in the island to be far smaller than has been asserted, since most of such lands are held on options or on the payments of small installments, and that they al so show the amount of taxes paid by Americans to be very small. The officers of the principal Isle of Pines land company, whose offices are in Havana, say that while they believe the island should be considered United States territory, they have no com plaint to make of the Cuban govern ment. Workmen of Russia have called off FIND OF DIAM O N D S. the strike and claim success in saving Cronstadt mutineers. Causes Excitement to Run High on San Francisco has raised $26,000 for Necanicum River. Russian Jews and expects to add an Seaside, Ore., Nov. 21.— During the other $6,000 to the fund. past week there has been intense excite A meeting of Denver business men ment on the Necanicum. The secret of passed resolutions favoring better tariff it all lies in the fact that an ochre mine, which is being developed iust regulations with the Philippines. DECISION NOT FINAL President Advocates Bnlldlng of Lock Canal. STEVENS IS OF SAKE OPINION Board of Consulting Engineers Will Make T w o Reports — Canal Commission Says Locks. Washington, Nov. 21.— Although the board of consulting engineers has de cided in favor of a sea level canal, it is yet an open question whether tbe Pan ama canal shall be a sea level or a lock waterway. The decision of the board is not final. It was reached by a vote of 8 to 5 in favor of the sea level pro ject, General Davis and Messrs. Burr and Parsons joining with the five for eign engineers against a lock canal. Tbe report of the board probably will not be submitted to President Roose velt for five or six weeks. A b to the character of tbe great project, the re port will not be unanimous. In fact, two reports, one by the majority and one by the minority, will be submit ted. These reports tbe president will lay.before the canal commission and Chief Engineer Stevens for considera tion. Mr. Stevens will come to the United States from the isthmus to take up the subject with the commission and the president. It is conceded by the adherents of a sea level canal that to construct such a waterway will cost much more money and time than to build a lock canal. It is known tbat in the mind of the president these are vital elements. It is his desire, expressed to some of those who have discussed the subject with him, that the canal Bbould be built as expediously as possible and at no great er expense than may be necessary to provide a practicable waterway. He has indicateid to some of those to whom he has talked that he personally favors a lock canal, but he is determined ful ly that the subject shall be considered thoroughly from all points of view be fore a final decision is reached. Mr. Stevens will leave Colon for Washington next Thursday. He is coming to give the commission infor mation upon different phases of the work on the isthmus, but more particu larly his view as to the type of canal. These views are already known to the officials who are in charge of the canal work, but an official statement from the engineer is desired. Mr. Stevens told officials who recent ly visited the canal zone that, if a sea level canal was to be constructed, the government ought to put boys under 20 years of age in charge of it, so that they would last until the work was completed. The visit of Mr. Stevens for the especial purpose of giving his views as to the type of canal indicates that the judgment of the consulting board of engineers is not definitely to determine the type, but that the com mission will earnestly take up the sub ject and make recommendations. From above the bridge across the Necanicum S H A W WILL S T A Y . Over half of Vladivostok has been on the Elk creek road, has been yield destroyed as a result of the recent out ing precious stones. Diamonds and break. The damage is estimated at rubies are said to be in evidence and a Agrees Not to Leave Cabinet While $26,000,000. Congress Sits. number of people have located claims. During a football game at Ann Arbor The ochre is of finest quality and plen Washington, Nov. 21.— Leslie M. a grand stand fell, hurling 2,000 peo ty of the beat fireclay ever discovered Shaw will remain as secretary of tbe ple into the wreckage. Not more than is there, but when precious stone were treasury in President Roosevelt’s cab a dozen were hurt sufficiently to require dicovered the excitement reached fever inet until the conclusion of tbe ap the services of a physician. heat and people were coming from proaching session of congress, and per California politicians are now be Portland to be guided to the diamond haps for several months longer. It has been understood tbat Mr. Shaw coming involved in the insurance scan field. Everything looked good to the seeker after precious stones and every expected to retire from the cabinet dal. pebble they saw looked to them like a about the first of February next, or The strike in Poland is believed to diamond in the rough. They are hop sooner, with a view to greater freedom have been broken and the country is ing that the digging will not "soon be in promoting his candidacy for the Re settling down. over," but will continue until they publican presidental nomination in Indications are thatl a new register have secured bushels of the precious 1908, although the secretary himself never has announced himself to be a of the Lewiston land office will not be stones. The ochre is being sacked and ship candidate. named for some time. ped to Portland to be subjected to the President Roosevelt’ s attention was Secretary Root is preparing to initi necessary refining process, and from attracted to some recent publications ate negotiations for the settlement of present indications a great industry that Mr. Shaw has presented his resig all pending disputes with Canada. will be built up near Seaside, which nation to take place next February, or, Many women are going to Panama will give employment to a large num perhaps, earlier, and today he had a This, aside from any conference with the secretary about the to work as servants in the various ber of men. precious stones which may be found in matter. camps along the routs of the canal. the mine, is the most desirable feature A prairie fire near Aberdeen, S. D., connecter! with the enterprise. caused a loss of livestock, grain ard farm buildings estimated at $600,000. No Clash Over Fishing. A fire which started in a Knoxville, Washington, Nov. 21. — A ll danger Tenn., paint store destroyed $200,000 of a clash between the Gloucester and worth of property before extinguished. New Foundland fishermen has been European nations are not pulling tc- averted, it is believed, for this season, gather in their demonstration against by the exchanges between Secretary Turkey and the sultan doesn't seem Root and Sir Mortimer Durand, the badly scared. British ambassador. The secretary is The canvass of the New York elec now awaiting the reply of the London government to his memorandum, in tion shows gains for Hearst. which he called at'ention to the three The contributions for the relief of main points of difference. This is ex the Russian Jews totals $740,000 from pected some time within the week and all parts of the world Of this $370,000 its receipt, it ia believed, will clear up came from the United States. pactically the entire situation. A ll of Mayor Dunne’ s plans for im Canada Takes Lassons mediate municipal ownership of the Washington. Nov. 21. — The Cana Chicago street railways have been ahattered by the council reaching an dian government has not been unaware agreement with the companies placing of the almost miraculous transforma tion which irrigation has been making the time ten years hence. in the waste places of the United Speaker Cnnon has declared against States, but haa followed closely the tariff revision. work of reclamation inaugurated by The president haa removed Register the Federal government. The interest W est, of the Lewiston, Idaho, land of our neighbors in that work has been heightened greatly by the influx of office. settlers to the Northwest Territories More than 300,000 baa been raised within the paat few years. Heretofore In the United Sttes for the relief of the Canadian agriculture has been confined Rueaiaan Jews. to nomid areas. Austria fears her Polish subjects will revolt of Ruaaian Poland is successful in securing autonomy. The Riverside Bridge works, at Mar tin’ s Ferry, Ohio, has burned. The lose will reach $100,000 The new king of Norway will receive a salary of $200,000 annually. Governor Folk, of Missouri, aaya the reform movement now on will last. Many Russian capitalists a n »»I'.ing their government and other securities and leaving the country. Democratic and Republican mem bers of the house will each hold cau cus December 3 to nominate house offi cers. President Mellen, of the New York, ■ew Haven A Hartford railroad, has declared himself In favor of railroad rata legislation. Muting Among Prisoners. Tokio, Nov. 21.— A telegram from Nagasaki says that 600 of the Russian prisoners of war bound for Vladivostok on board the vessels Vladimir and Bo- roneji have shown signs of mutiny. The officers o( the two vessels applied to the Japanese authoritiss to dispatch troops and police officers to their assist ance. One hundred constables, have boarded the Bo rone ji and four Japanese torpedo boats have surrounded the two Russian ships. China to Pay Indemnity. London, Nov. 2 1.— The Toaio corre spondent of the Daily Telegraph under stands that an Anglo-Thibetan treaty haa been signed and that It provides that Great Britain shall acknowledge Chinese eovereingty in Thibet in return lor which China will pay an indemnity. New Service Inaugurated. New York, Nov. 21.— With the de parture from Naples yesterday of the new twin screw steamer Florida, the Lloyd Italian Societa de Navigazione inaugurated its service to New York. The company ia an entirely new Italian organization, capitalized at $4,000,000. The Florida is the first of five new steamers. The Florida on her maiden voyage, and first trip of the new service, carries 668 passengers. This service will make the number jf lines engaged in the Mediterranean emigrant business total almost a dozen. Kesps Senate Committee Meets to Consider Rate Measure. Washington, Nov. 20.— In tbe room of the senate committee on interstate commerce this morning the itruggle with the problem of legislation affect ing the railroads will begin. The ques tion haa occupied public attention to the partial exclusion of other matters of importance for a year, but the com mittee meeting will mark the real be ginning of the contest, which congress will end before tbe close of the coming session. The committee, of which 8tepben B. Elkins, of West Virginia, is chairman, has been directed ex plicitly by the senate to make a report on the matter of railroad legislation “ by bill or otherwise" not later than December 14. Nearly every member of tbe committee is in Washington and the few absentees are expected to reach the city today. Mr. Elkins has intimated that no bill can be prepared within the time set by tbe senate for making tbe report. If this is true, it means that an exten sion of time must be asked and there will be nothing for tbe senate t o do but grant it. Senator Dolliver, of Iowa, on the other hand, believes that there ia no reason why a bill cannot be presented to the senate within a week after the convening of congress. Members of the committee are divid ed on the question of the extent to which legislation to be recommended should go in the matter of giving au thority to the Interstate Commerce commission to fix rates. This is the mere statement of a fact already well known, but there are indications that Mr. Elkins may be able to obtain a majority report by yielding much from bis views and by gaining as much from the members of the committee who have been antagonistic or partly antag onistic to the chairman. REBUILD THE O R E G O N . Famous Battleship to Remain in Dry- dock Tw o Years. Washington, Nov. 20.—The Navy de partment expects that the battleship Oregon will remain at the Puget Sound navy yard the better part of two years undergoing a complete overhauling. Many parts of the ship are to be prac tically rebuilt. The turrets are to be equipped with electric controlling ap paratus and features which have be come obsolete are to be replaced by the latest pattern known in naval con struction. Work will be begun early in January, as soon as the Oregon ar rives from the Philippines. Secretary Bonaparte is now consider ing the naval estimates. What he will recommend for the Puget Sound navy yard is unknown, but there is a belief that be may endorse the recommenda tion of the bureau of yards and docks that $1,260,000 be appropriated to build a new drydock. It seems im probable that congress, in its economi cal mood, will authorize a new dock this session, but congressional action will depend largely upon the amount ol pressure tbe Washington delegation can bring to bear. C O N G R E S S M U S T ORDER B O N D S None for Panama Canal Can Be Issued Without Its Action. Washington, Nov. 20.— It can be au thoritatively stated that no Panama bonds will be issued until congress shall have authorized their use as a baiis for national bank circulation at one-half of 1 per cent , the same as the consols of 1930. Two per cent bonds, it is said, would not be worth par if bank circulation based thereon were taxed at 1 per cent, as the law now provides. And even if the bonds were issued and sold, tbe money would not be available until congress should ap propriate it. Treasury officials are somewhat sur prised at the published statement that the secretary of the treasury is con templating the issuance of bonds under present conditions. Mr. Shaw has twice called tbe attention of congress to this needed legislation. This will un doubtedly be repeated in his forthcom ing annual report, and Speaker Cannon has given him assurance that he will do everything in his power to expedite its passage. Cubans Get Many Arms. Havana, Nov. 20 —The truth in the reports of plots to overthrow the gov ernment was revealed in pa-t today. he government received a confidential report to the effect that an ostensibly vacant house in the Cerro suburb was being utilized as a secret depository for arms and ammunition. The police found 41 rifles, 21 carbines, 35 pack ages, each containing 1,000 cartridges, and some barrel) filled with ammuni tion and accoutrements. Suspicion is Breakers in Salton Sea. directed toward the Liberal and Radi Los Angeles, Nov. 21.— Information cal leaders. has come to tbe Southern Pacific head quarters here today that the gale that blew inland from tbe sea this morning lashed the waters of Salton sea into huge breakers, which damaged the railroad track and ent off telegraphic communication along this point. The railroad had just finished extensive works to protect the track from the en croaching waters that flowed in from the Colorado river, and believed that it had finally overcome the dif ficulty. Army Needs Officers. Washington, Nov. 2 0.— “ The army is unofficered," says Lieutenant Gen eral Adna R. Chaffee, chief o f . staff, in his annnal report to the secretary of war. He says this condition exists for the army in peace, and in "tim e of w ar" it wonld be in a badly crippled condition. There are 617 officers ab sent on detailed duty. These officers are detailed in the general staff, re cruiting service, at the various acad emies and schools and on different Canal Naads SI6.OOO.OOO. kinds of duty required by orders and Washington, Nov. 21.— An estimate regulations. of $16,0000,00 for continuing work of the Panama canal haa been sent by the Filipinos Melt Pesos. Treasury dpeartment to the W ar de Washington, Nov. 20 — Tbe rise of partment to be sent to congress. The estimate is for expenditure up to and silver bullion, which has been going on including the fiscal year ending June steadily for a year, baa now reached a 30, 1907. A part of this money will be level that affects the currencies of the necessary at once, and an emergency world, based on the ratio of 32 to 1, appropriation will be asked as soon as like the new peso in the Philippines congress convenes, in order that the and tbe new Mexican currency. The Philippine commissioners, in consider work may proceed. ation of th - prospect that the currency will be turned into pots and melted L oss on Distillery S I .6 0 0 .0 0 0 . Connellsville, La., Nov. 2 1.— Last into bullion, have ieened an order night's fire at the Overholt distillery against the exportation of the coin. at Bradford resulted in a lose estimated today at $1,600,000. It ia estimated that 18,000 barrels of whisky were de stroyed. The whisky was valued at $648,000, and the government will lose the tax of $1.10 a gallon, amounting to M i l , 000. C A S T R O R E FU SE S T O RAY MORE S T R U G G L E IS O N . Local Government for Poland. St. Petersburg, Nov. 2 0.— It is re ported tbat another manifesto promis ing a general zemstvo and local munici pal government to Poland, may be is sued shorlty. Back Second Installmant on Plumley Award. Paris, Nov. 17— The foreign office is advised that President Castro yesterday NEW LUM BER C E N T E R . ADVANCE IN PRICE OF LOGS. Tw o Mills Building and Three Under Consideration at Dallas. Logging Camps Soon to Shut Down, and Shortage Is Expactsd. Dallas— Though situated in the midst of a splendid fruitraising and hopgrow ing territory, Dallas promiees to become a great lumber center as well. In ad dition to the Cone mill, now being built, and the Nap mill, which will be remodeled, three more propositions are now before the business interests of the city for consideration. Plans for the remodeling of the Nap mill are completed. The mill will be rebuilt several hundred feet west of the present location, and enlarged to a 50,- 000-foot plant. A pond will be exca vated between the “ Y " tracks of the Falls City railroad and will be ted with water from tbe same source as the Cone mill. The Cone pond is completed, and the superstructure of the mill under cover. Tbe sawing frames and carriage trucks are being put in place and everything indicates the early completion of the plant. Every house in Dallas is occupied, and new cottages are springing up in every quarter. The common comment of all newcomers is that Dallas is a beautiful town and has the finest court house lawn in the state. Although the Lewis and Clark fair is said to have drained the valley of all the stray change, the merchants say trade is good. Astoria— While several of the loggers in the Lower Columbia river district are under contract to deliver logs at $7.60 per thousand until the first of the year, the others have advanced tbe price for fir logs to $8 and a few sales are said to have been made at figures a shade higher. In spite of this ad vance in price, the demand is excellent and the logs are being taken as fast as they are put in tide water. A number of the larger logging companies will close down their campe for at leas' a month or six weeks as soon as the heavy rains set in and as, with the single exception of the Eastern A Western Lumler company, none of the mills have a large supply of logs on hand, a shortage is looked for before the end of the winter season. Notwithstanding the advance in the price of fir logs, spruce is still selling at about $7. Buys 2 ,0 0 0 Lambs. Prineville— Stockmen here are still commenting on the sale recently of 2,000 lambs by Williamson A Gesner to the Baldwin Sheep A Land com pany, at $2 50 per bead. Such a large sale at this time of the year is consid ered as remarkable, particularly when the price is such a good one. In the spring there would be nothing extra ordinary about the transfer. That such a large band should be transferred just as the feeding season is coming on, and at a good figure, is taken to mean that there are indications somewhere of a Big Land Deal. good price for both mutton and wool Weston — Two of the largest real next spring. estate transactions consummated in this section for some time were record West Coast Lumber In Demand. ed this week. One was the sale of 240 Portland—Within the last few weeks acres of land,'with fine Improvements by Mrs. Annie O’ Hara to Charles M. a new market has been openeud up for Price for $18,500. This is one of the Oregon and Washington lumber, and finest farms in this section of the coun already shippers are preparing to trans try, having upon it a handsome brick port by water more than 9,000,000 residence. Mr. Price also owns a third feet to New York. Part of this lumber interest in what is known as the Steen will go from Portland on sailing vessels place, located on Dry creek, consisting and part of it will be taken from tbe of 560 acres. This, it is said, he is mills of Puget sound. Outside of tbe extreme heavy timber heretofore there about to dispose of to his brothers. has been practically no demand for Oregon and Washington lumber in the Grind Wheat Where Grown. New York markets, and the suddenness La Grande— It is estimated by grain and magitude of the orders of recent dealers that perhaps 90 per cent of the date have come as a surprirse. wheat crop of Union county has changed hands this season, and that Can Corn at McMinnville. fully 75 per cent of the amount sold McMinnville — If present interest in will remain in the county and be ground by the flouring mills. There tbe matter does not wane, next year are six mills in the county, and esti will see McMinnville with a large corn Several years ago mating the wheat crop of tbe county at canning factory. 1,000,000 bushels, each mill, on an samples of corn were sent to this coun average, has purchased 100,000. The ty to test soil, climate and other con price this season reached 70 cents a ditions. Tbe results sent back to the bushel for the finest grades, paid by promoters show the quality first class in every particular. The Eastern peo tbe Imber Flouring Mills. ple contemplating building a factory here state the plant will be the same Old Picture of General Lane. Salem — State Librarian J. B. Put eize as the one they now operate, pay nam has received from New Orleans an ing out about $10,000 each year for the old pbotorgaph of General Joseph Lane, product and about $6,000 in wages. Oregon’ s first territorial governor and Grub Up Hop Yards. one of this state’s first senators. The Eugene—The present condition of picture bears no date, but was taken in Washington, D. C., presumably while the hop market is having its effect up Lane was delegate in congress or senat on the growers of Lane county, and it or. No communication or explanation is reported several new yards will be came with tbe photo further than the abandoned and no new ones will be set words, “ Compliments of William Beer, out next year, nor will any new hop Howard Memorial library, New Or houses be built. Marion Davis, a Springfield grower, has already com leans, La." menced grubbing up a fine young yard of 10 acres. Many old growers, among Irrigating Harney Land. Burns — Ten thousand acres of the who are George A. Dorris, Campbell A best sagebrush land in the state will Walker and T. D. Linton, will do but be put on the market as soon as in little work on their yards next year, spected by the proper state official, as making expense of cultivation light. a result of the operations of tbe Port Extensive Plant at Carlton. land Land company. It will te sold in tracts of from 40 to 160 acres at $10 Carlton—The Carlton Lumber com per acre, a lower price than that for pany’ s new mill and extensive plant, any irrigated land yet put on the mar representing an outlay of over a mil ket in Oregon. This company was first lion dollars, will be in full operation to get a contract from Oregon to irri by April, 1906. With the natural ad gate land. vantages Carlton already enjoys through its position among the foot hills of the Coast mountains and the Southern Pacific After Gravel. Eugene— Southern Pacific surveyors other improvements now being made. have laid out a route for a spur in the Carlton expects soon to be numbered northeastern part of the ci'.y to the among the 1 fading scenic and indus gravel beds across the river, just out trial towns of tbe Willamette valley. side the city limits. It is said that the PORTLAN D M AR K E T S. company intends getting its ballast ma terial for its proposed new line from Wheat—Club, 73c per bushel; blue- Natron across the mountains from the extensive beds here. A trestle will stem, 75@76c; valley, 74@75c; red, have to be constructed across the river, 69c. Oats— No. 1 white feed, $26; gray, which is narrow at that point. $26 per ton. Barley— Feed, $21.50@22 per ton; River at Very Low Stage. brewing, $22@22.50; rolled, $22.60® Eugene— Tbe river at this point is 23.50. almost as low as it was during August Rve— $l.50@1.60 percental. and lower than was ever before known Hay— Eastern Oregon timothy, $16 in November. Loggers find great scar @16 per ton; valley timothy, $11@12; city of water above here for driving clover, $8@9; grain bay, $8@9. logs, and would welcome a few days of Fruits— Apples, $1@1.50 per box; rain. There is plenty of Bnow high up huckleberries, 7c per pound; pears, on the mountains, which fell a month $1 25@1.60 per box; grapes, $1.60@ ago, but the weather has continued 1.75 per box; Concord, 16c ptr basket; cold and the snow does not melt. quinces, $1 per box. Vegetables— Beane, wax, 10@12c per pound; cabbage, l@ l% c per pound; Buys Indian Creek Mill. Elgin — J. G . Brown, of the firm of cauliflower, $1.75@2.25 per crate; cel Shockley A Brown, sawmill men, has ery, 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 50@60c J i@ lc per disposed of his interest in that firm to per dozen; pumpkins, his partner, and has purchased the pound; tomatoes, $1 per crate; sprouts, Cummins m ill, located on Indian 7 4 c per pound ; squash, %<§lc per creek, together with 320 acres of timber pound; turnips, 90c@$l per sack; car land. H . G . and H . E . Reed, experi rots, 65@75c per sack; beets, 85c@$l enced sawmill men, are interested in per sack. Onions — Oregon yellow Danvers, the deal. A new engine, edger and $1 25 per sack. gang lath mill will be added. Potatoes — Fancy graded Burbanks, 65@70c per sack; ordinary, 5 6 9 6 0 c ; Want Pay for Dead Cattle. Merced sweets, sacks, $1.90; crates, Elgin— F. E . Graham, of this town, $2.15. has presented a claim against Union county, amounting to $290, for the lose of cattle killed by the collapse of the Wallowa bridge. Hector McDonald, who was also driving a herd of cattle across the bridge at tbe time and suf fered a similar loss, has also put in a claim against Wallowa c >unty for damages. No Right to Sail the Land. Salem— Attorney General Crawford has held that the State Land Board has no anthority to sell land bequeathed to tbe state for the 8oldiers’ home. He holds that tbs board can sell land only when it haa authority of law to do so and its gederal authority extends only to the sals of state land granted by the government. Butter — Fancy creamery, 2 5® 2 7 H e per pound. Eggs— Oregon ranch, 36c per dozen. Poultry — Average old hens, 11® 11 H e ; young roosters, F ® 10c; springs. l l @ l l H c ; dressed chickens, 12® 14c; turkeys, live, 17® 17H e ; geese, live, 8 H ® 9 c ; ducks, 14®16c per pound. Hope— Oregon, 1906, choice, 9 ® l l e ; olds, nominal, 7 H 9 1 0 c . Wool— Eastern Oreogn average best, 1 6 @ 2 Ic ; valley, 24®26c per pound; mohair, choice, 30c. Beef— Dressed bulls, l® 2 c pr pound; cows, 3 ® 4c; country steers, 4 ® 4 H c . Veal— Dressed, S ® 7 He per pound. Mutton— Dressed, fancy, 7 ® 7 H c per pound, ordinary, 4 ® 6 c ; lambs, 7 H # refused to pay the second installment of the Plumley arbitration a want. The arbitration covered damages sustained by French citizens in Veneiuela during the revolutionary periods prior to 1903. Judge Frank Plumley, of Northflald, Vermont, was president of the arbitra tion committee, which met at North- field last year. The judgment was in favor of France, which was awarded about $660,000, and President Castro paid the first installment of the award three months ago. Tbe second pay ment was due yesterday1, but was not paid. Apparently the Venezuelan Presi dent’ s failure to pay the installment was on the ground that diplomatic re lations between France and Venezuela (.re interrupted. Tbe officials here de cline to admit that this justified Presi dent Castro in not paying the install ment. The incident is considered to be a further provocation. C ZA R HELPS P E A S A N T S . Remits Millions Due on Lands and Makes Purchase Easy. London, Nov. 17.— A dispatch from St. Petersburg to Reuter’s Telegram agency says that an imperial manifesto granting land concessions to the peas ants was issued this morning. By its terms the land redemption tax pay ments trom January 14, 1906, will be reduced by one-half, and from January 14, 1907, the payments will be totally abolished. At the same time the capital of the Peasant bank is increased and tbe bank is granted additional loan privileges with the object of facilitating to the utmost the purchase of lands by peas ants. It is estimated that the amount of taxation thus lifted from the peasants by the manifesto will aggregate $40,- 000,000, while the extension of the field of operations of the Peasants’ bank will enable vast tracts of crown and private lands gradually to become the property of tbe peasants. PRETENDER LEADS P E A S A N T S . Army o f 6 0 ,0 0 0 Supports Usurper’s Claim to Czardom . St. Petersburg, Nov. 17.— A false emperor has suddenly made his appear ance near Penza, and already his fol lowers number 50,000. the This is startling report received this afternoon , in a dispatch from Sinn brisk. Penza is in tbe heart of the vast region extend ing westward from the Volga, where agrarian uprisings on a large scale have occurred, and if the report turnB out to be true that the pretender to the throne haB placed himself at the head of the peasantry, the government will soon face, besides its other troubles, a form idable agrarian rebellion. It required a year to suppress the famous rebellion led by Pugaticheff, who impersonated the dethroned and murdered Teter III in the time of Catherine I I . That up rising was started in the same region on the banks of the Volga. S T O R M C L O U D IN AFRICA. Germany Protests Against an Anglo- French Agreement in Liberia. Washington, Nov. 17.—The State de partment has learned tbat Germany has protested to Great Britain and France against tbe conclusion of certain negotiations now on foot between those two governments and the government of Liberia. Liberia wisbed to borrow some money and is willing to hypothe cate certain territory as security. Ger many sees in this proposition a threat of undue expansion of British and French influence in that quarter of Africa. The State department has not felt called upon so far to take any ac tion in this matter, and in fact regards the communication merely as informa tion. Want Statehood on Any Term s. Tucson, Ariz, Nov. 17.— A number of leading business and professional citizens held a meeting tonight to or ganize a campaign in the interest of immediate statehood for Arizona, on tbe best terms congress will give. Ex- Mayor Charles Schumacher was made president. The meeting adopted the following resolution: “ Resolved, That we favor the admission of Arizona as a state in the Union upon such terms as congress may grant, even accepting an nexation of New Mexico rather that re main any longer a territory." Anarchy at Vladivostok. St. Petersburg, Nov. 17.— The latest reports from Vladivostok indicate that the rioting has not yet been suppressed. Both sailors and fortress artillerymen particapated in the outbreak. The commandant lost his ..head, the situa tion got beyond control, and energetic measures were not taken until a large part of the city had been destroyed. The population is still seeking refuge on the vessels in the harbor. Accord ing to one report from Vladivostok, 800 rioters, mostly sailors and artillerymen, were killed or wounded. Battleship Idaho Not Ready. Washington, Nov. 17.— Tbe Navy epartment has not been advised by the Cramp Shipbuilding cr mpany that any date has been set for launching the bat tleship Idaho, although Senator Hey- burn has been informed that it will take place December 9. The Idaho is only 40 per cent completed. It is unnsnal to launch ships in that early stage, and it seems improbable that the launching would be fixed for a date so nsar with out notifying the Navy department. Standard Oil's Big Dividend. New York, Nov. 17.— The Standard Oil company has declared a quarterly dividend of $10 a share. The previous dividend was $6 a share and the divi dend at this time last year was »7 a share. Today’ s declaration brings the total dividends foer tbe year to $40 a share. Last year it was $36.