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Returns Wilson's Opinion on Effect o f Meat o f Meat Inspection Law. Albany, N. Y ., July 31.— State Su perintendent of Insurance Otto Kelsay tonight made public the results of his investigation as to the losses of fire in surance companies in the San Francisco disaster. A ll joint stock fire and inland marine insurance companies transacting busi ness in the state were called on for a sworn statement as to their losses in California. The companes were asked for the gross amount of insurance in volved in risks destroyed or damaged, the deduction for amounts recovered by reinsurance, the deduction for estimat ed salvage, the total deduction and the net amount of loss as shown by the records June 30, 1900. The New York state companies, 47 in number, show the gross amount of insurance involved as $41,110,069; the reinsurance to be recovered, $10,834,- 196; the estimated salvage, $7,137,183, and the actual amount of loss $23,138,- Washington, July 30.— Secretary Wilson today declared that, as a result of tne new meat inspection law and thr rule* promulgated by him, a radical change for tbe better would occur “ Within a very ehort space of tim e,’ ’ he said, “ the meat prodneta of th* United States will be purer and more wholesome than any similar products of the world. The conditions existing in sone of the slaughtering and pack ing houses abroad are about as bad as can be imagined, and the American people henceforth will enjoy a dietinci advantage over the foreign consumers “ Of particular importance is the rule providing for weekly inspection reports to be supplied tbe bureau of animal in dnatry. W i’hout such report* it would be difficult to cope with tbe situation. Ae a general proposition, however, the law will be complied with in every de tail, bat I shall take nothing for grant- ed, and w ill make the inspections in every eetablishment that th* law reach- rigid and com plete." It baa not been determined when thr rniee governing the interstate tranepor- tation phase of tbe question w ill be is sued. The secretary ie in almost daily conference with railroad men, particu larly from the West, and from these ht has already gathered a considerable amount of data on tbe subject. I t it believed at the department that tht railroads will not be less sincere in complying with the law than the pack ere. In tact, it was stated today thal they have evinced a determination t< co-operate with tbe department in every way in order that tboee meat prodacti which bear the government label shall find their way into other than the states from which they were shipped. Insurance Companies Make in San Francisco. OREGON B T ACADA W IL L HAVE B E S T IN W O RLD . L O P S BY D ISASTE R . The Estacada News NEWS OF THE WEEK Ift i Condensed Form tor Oor Buy luden. A R am ni« o f tho Lasa Important but N ot Lasa Intarlatine Evants o f tha Past Weak. Track workan in Saa Francisco hare •track lor more pay and ahorter hour« Nihilieta wracked strain in Belgium thinking Grand Dnke Vladim ir, ol Rnaaia, on it. Dowi* «ay* he w ill appeal from the recent deciaion of the coart oaating him from control of Zion City. 000 . Returns from other joint stock fire The Pacific Coaat Steamahip company !• aaid to be coneidering the manning and fire marine insurance companies, 84 in number, show the grora amount of its vessels with Indiana. of insurance $80,423,704; reinsurance A grand Jury will convene in Chicago to be recovered, $22,130,167; estimated Aognst 6 for the parpoea of taking tes salvage, $11 368,25; actual amount of timony agaioat the Standard Oil. loss, $61,983,111. The foreign companies, 32 in nunber, Bryan says that he will announce the Gross insurance platform on which be w ill consent to made these returns: be a presidential candidate August SO. involved, $101,4302,633; reinsurance to be recovered, $32,281,808; estimated The outbreak of cholera in various salvage, $153,18,869; actual loss, $57,- parts of the Philippines is due to the 701,856. unusual number of flies in the islands, The gross amount of insurance in according to doctors there. volved by al! companies was $222,836,- Poverty has forced W illiam H. 307; reinsurance, $66,246,771; salvage, Belcher, a fogetive from justice and $33,814,468. and actual loss, $132,- former mayor of Paterson, N. J., to 823,067. •urrend ir to the authoritiee. T IE -U P IS NOW C O M P L E T E . A nattional conference on wireless telegraphy w ill convene at Berlin October 3. Practically every power of Kruttschnitt Forbids M ore Freight any importance w ill be represented. Cars in San Francisco. France is guillotine. preparing iu retire the There Is much pseculation as to whether or not union men w ill stand by Gompers in his campaign against those members of the lower house of congress who worked against the labor bills in the last session. Han Francisco, July 31.— The embar go of the Southern Pacific on lumber, lime and hay has been increased, and now includes all articles from the north. Not a pound of freight can be shipped into San Francisco from Portland or adjacent territory until the freight tie- up at San Francisco has been loosened. This is the latest edict of Julius Kruttschnitt, who has been threatening to do this for tome time unlete the sit uation speedily cleared. It has been decided by the local authorities to take no further chances but to stop at cnce all shipments from the north. For the embargo there is only one remedy--to clear up the congestion in the freight yards. Efforts in this di rection are being made by all the freight agents, and the missionary work among the consignees is having a salutary effect. The unloading in the yards is going on at a faster rate, bat not fast enough to suit Kruttschnitt, who has taken the precaution to i that no more cars are addeiFto the glnt that is already crowding the tracks. The tie-up is working to the detri ment of the city, as many merchants thronghout the state are sending East fer their goods instead of patronising the wholesalers of Han Francisco, Re lieving that they can secure their stocks just as quickly under present conditions. A general strike has been ordered in Poland. AR R E ST C AU SE S M U T IN Y . Revolutionists have cut the telegraph wires between St. Petersburg and the provinces. A clever French woman swindler has stolen a fortune in diamonds from a Madrid jeweler. John D. Rockefeller has arrived in Mew York, but no attempt was made to serve legal papers on him. John Mitchell, president of the Unit ed Mineworkers of America, is being boomed for Bryan’ s running mate. An early fall of Zion City is predict ed by residents of Dowie’ s colony as a result of the recent court decision. Severe crop damage is reported from several points in Minnesota, North Da kota and Iowa, resulting from hail, rain and wind storms. The outbreak of smallpox on the canal sone appears to be under control. There has been no new cases since July 19 and hut one death since July 0. Secretary Wilson has announced rig Battallon o f Russian Troops Attempts id rules for meat inspection. to Rescue Prisohers. Martial law has been proclaimed at Poltava, July 31.— A grave outbreak Cronstadt, Russia, to prevent mutiny. occurred yesterday in the Hevsky regi Dooms leaders have deferred a gene ment owing to the arrest of a private ol ral strike, but have split on the ques the First battalion, who was discovered tion. with some other soldiers in a shed The government has brought suit to where the revolutionists are in tha After the recover Utah coal laad obtained by habit of holding meetings. arrest the entire First battalion, a- com fraud. panied by a large crowd, paraded the Turkey objects to receiving Leleh- streets in defiance of the military au man as ambassador from the United thorities. States. The soldiers proceeded to the artil Tha Russian province of Kharkov is lery barracks, where they seised several arming to establish an independent re guns and marched with them to the prison, where the nolitical prisoners public. are confined. At this stage all the re Great Britain will build three more mainder of the Poltava grarison was battleships from the plans of the called out. Dreadnaught The loyal troops fired on the muti Russell Sage left nearly all his neers with machine guns as they were wealth to his widow. She w ill spend engaged in breaking nown the gate of a large sum for charity 'he prison. Several msn were killed Tha fn 'e itite Commerce commission or wounded. The outbreak was not has called on the railroads to revise snppretsed until 2 o'clock this morning their rates under the new law. Both Dowie and Voliva have lost their sale for possession of Zion, and tha court ordered the election of an overseer by the people. There are a few cases of smallpox at the Colon end of t^s canal. Germany hopes to absorb Holland when Queen Wilhelmina dies. The government has bought the An keny canal for Irrigation work. Revolutionists are landing large sup plies of arms and ammunition on the ooast of Finland. Premier Stolypin declares that the policy of the new Russian cabinet will ba one of reform. China proposes a radical raform in bar laagl coda. Trial by jury and em ployaient of coansel ls to be the first step in wastarnlslng bar courts. Polies ara looking for tha tallei of tha Ht. Louis Union Trust company, who is short $6,000 in his acconnts. Ha was considarad an exemplary citi- Viborg Manifeeto Salted. Kharkov, July 31.— Tha authorilim have seised copies of tha Viborg mani- President Hticknay, of the Gres' Feeto iaeued by the outlawed parliament to the weight of 400 ponnde which have Western railroad, baa bee been eurreptitouely (hipped into Khar mat on tha Interstate Commerce kov. LAW U N C O N S T IT U T IO N A L . Stata Commission Proposes Ravition Household Goode Not Entitled to Ex. emptlon, Says Supreme Court. o f Present Law. Salem— With a viaw to (scaring a more cqoitable assessment of property n this state, tbe Oregon Tax commia- •ion has recommended a revision of tbe law governing tbe equalisation of as sessments by the county board. In this connection, tha commission gives its flat diaapproval to the plaa often agitated of having tba aeaeeement roll* published in tbe newe|>apers in tbe locality in which the property ie located. Tbe propoeed revision of the law re lating to equalisation of tha asseaa ment ia largely based uprn inconeiaten cias in the present law, bnt also upon a laxity in the law by which wealthy property owneri have been able to co erce county ourts into allowing an in equitable assessment to stand. Tbe commission proposes a law which seems to have “ teeth in it,” and which will be effective if county officers are dis posed to do tbeir duty. Tbe inconsistency in the present law lies in the fact that tbe county board of equalisation is required to meet on the last Monday in August, while tbe assessor is given until the first Monday in September to file hie roll, or until the first Monday in October if tbe county court makes an order to that effect. A t the aame time there ia no authority of law For an extension of the time of meeting of the county board of equalisation. Assessors usually take tbe full time to prepare tbeir rolls, and very fre quently ask for end are granted the extension of time. Commenting upon this condition of the lass, the commis sion says that “ the board of equalisa tion is thus requireJ to mtet perhaps six weeks before the assessmunt roll is completed, and as its functions lapse when it has been in session a week, it most have ptssed out of legal existence at a date before the assessor is required to have the aaseaement roll ready to equalize. “ Under the present system we have practically two boards of equalisation," save tbe commission, “ one meeting alter the other, and having foil power to undo the work of its predecessor. The county board of equalisation con tinues in session one week, and if it doss not complete its work within the week, the county court, at its next reg ular seasioD, completes the examina tion end correction of the roll. The new law is to do away with this, miking provision for the board meeting after tbe roll is completed. This proposed law contains several provisions that seem to be an improve ment upon tbe existing law. In tbe first place, a taxpayer will not go before tbe county board of equalixation unless be has a teal grievance, for the court has power to raise hie assessment, and hie formal petition will serve to call tbe attention of his neighbors and tbe public generally to tbe representations he is making governing tbe value of his property. Placing the matter of eqnal- ixation entirely in tbe hands of one board instead of two w ill centralise the responeibilty and give time and oppor tunity for careful and well advised work. Firs Precautions at Asylum. Salem— Leet friends and relatives of the 1,420 patients confined in the ic- sane asylum may be unduly concerned as to their welfare on account of the recent fire at that institation, an official of the asylum says that none of the pa tients were I d danger, and would not be even in case of a fire eeriona enough to destroy a considerable portion o( tbe building. The facilities for getting patients out of the building are such that a disastrous fire need nntcanee the loee of a single life. In thie particular the building could ecarcely be improved. Fall Whaat o f Good Quality. Pendleton— Threshing in thie part of the country fa now in full blast, al though many outfits are running a lit tle thy of men. Owing to tbe hot weather, tbe spring sown grain has baen damaged so that it will bringdown the average about four buehele to tbe acre. The fall sown grain baa not been damaged much, as was evidenced by tome that has been brought into the Patent Office Behind. city for sale at tbe local m ills. Grain Washington, July 31.— Patent attor from north of the city was brought in neys throughout the country are arrang which gave the millers a aurpriea by ing to send a delegation to see Presi tipping the scales to 63 pounds. dent Roosevelt at Oyster Bay and re quest him to either remove Commie- Umatilla Canal Contract Let. -doner Allen or cause such change in Waahnigton— The secretary of the methods as will place the patent office interior has awarded the contract to the on a satisfactory basis. The work of Puget Sound Bridge A Dredging com the patent office, attorneys declare, has been running behind since the ap pany, of Seattle, for the construction of pointment ol Mr. Allen, five years ago. tbe storage feed canal of the Umatilla The work of tbe There are now 23,000 applications for irrigation project. patents una< ted upon, besides nuxier- contract involve* the construction of 25 mile* of canal from the Umatilla river, oua, copyrights, trade ma*ks, etc. near Echo, to Cold Spring* reservoir, and conaiata of 700,000 cubic yarda ol Death for Four Mutineare. earth excavation, 6,000 cubic yarda ol Sebastopol, July 31.— A naval court rock excavation, 2,300 cubic yard* of martial today passed sentences upon concrete and 2 600 cubic yards of rip the seamen who arrested were for com rap. The bid was $161,388. plicity in the mutiny of the Blsck see fleet of November, 1906. Four men Fira in tha Cascades. were condemned to death, one to life Albany— A timber drain tha Cascade servitude, 32 to varyii g terms of penal mountains near Detroit ie spreading -ervitnda, and 60 to imprisonment. rapidly, threatening heavy damage. Six were acquitted. A man named Tha lira started near the Santiam river Hamenkoff, who was charged with com and spread into heavy timber. Two plicity in the e.ttempt with a homb up hundred acre* of the finest foreet In tbe on the life of General Neptueff at Be- Cascade« ia now burning, and the wind haetopoi May 27, escaped from jail to ia driving the flame* into tba heart of day. __________________ tha mountain!, where, if not stopped Tha coolies employed in the Chi laundries of Han Francisco struck for a raise in wages. They demanded $11 par waak, a raise of $1. Tha matter Pardo in Favor o f Peace. was compromised by giving the men a Lima, Peru, July 31.— The message raise of 60 cents. of Presltient Pardo to congress calls at Bavaral members of the Russian per tention to the progrecs of the republic and to the policy of the nation, which llameot have bean arrested he says is inspired bv a deaire to settle Citiaeos of Lander, Wyomnlg, are up international differences on a basis of la arose at tha idea of a colony of Holy friendship and equity. Tha preaidant Rollers locating there. I t is under declares further that a dleromlon of stood a large number are on tbair way. 'hese principles, which Pern end a ma A succeaaful teat has (net been made jority of tha Honth American etataa up of a steam motor tar on the Great hold, will <akt place at the Pan-Ameri can congress at Rio de Janeiro. Northern railroad. Admiral W. T . Swinburne will ! Rear Admiral Goodtch as com mander of tha Pacific squadron. FOR E Q U ITA B LE T A X . Salem— By holding, in a decision just rendered, that the householder’s tax exemption ia unconstitutional, the Ore gon Supreme court has declared void a statute that has been in force in thie state almost continuously eince 1859. Householders' exemptions have been allowed every year except 1904, when the exemption law had been repealed. It was re-enacted by the special session of 1903, but went into effect too late to be applicable to tbe assessment of 1904. Approximately $8,000,000 ' has been exempted from taxation in this state from year to year, and legislators, county officers ard the people generally have recognized tbe exemption as valid. Now the Supreme court has declared all ihese exemptions invalid. This decision will make it necessary for connty aeseesors in many counties to make a reassessment of property in their counties for 1906, for it ia the practice of many assessors not to lilt property that ia exempt. In aome and perhaps moat of the counties the assess ors list the exempt property and make the deductions afterward. DISARMS THE JEWS Antl-Jtvlsh Oitbreak Might Help Czar’s Cause. HELPLESS PREY TO HOB’S FURY Leaders o f Jewish Bund Arrestad, Bastan and Torturad to Ex tort Confessions. Paris, July 30.— The competition of the Ganloi* anent dreams of m illion aires hae come to an eud and tbe prise* have been awarded. The newspaper« said that Mr. Rockefeller poaeaaaae $10 000,000 a year income, and aakei its readers what they would do with thie money if they possessed his for tune. Some of tbe answers war* ae awful as a Welsh rarebit dream. Thay ranged from - overturning tha republic fo giving all tha money away. Testing New Bullets for Army. Washington. July 30.— Bullets which ara lighter and more pointed than tho** now in nee ar* being tested at th* 8prinffi«ld armory. Tha naw ballets haea much flatter trajectories than tha old type, and consequently are much more efficient against advancing enetniaa Jury Passat on Casa a f T w o Land Fraud Operators. Mora Portland, July 27.— A t 12:17 o'clock thie morning tha jury in tba Federal court returned a verdict of guilty against Martin G. Hrge and Charles Nickall, both of Medford. They war* recommended to the clemency of the court. Tho two men were charged, along with Heory W. M iller and Frank E. Klncart, alio of Mad ford, of with the crime ol having conspired to dafrand the United Stataa out of portion* of already pleaded guilty, and their taeti- mony was need to convict th* other two defendants. Tha indictment against tba fear men had been returned Jana ary 1, 1905. M iller and Kineart had previously pleaded gnilty. Tha maximum punishment under the section of tbe revised statutes applying iu tbair case is two years’ imprison ment and a fine of $10,000, or both fine and impriaonment, while the minimum i* 30 days’ imprisonment and a fine of $100, at the discretion of the court. A t 9:30 this morning the case of tbe United Stataa v i. Hamilton H . Hen dricks w ill ba called iu the Federal court. I t involve« an indictment re turned February 8, 1905, charging tbe defendant with a violatiou of section 393, revised statute*, in suborning George W. Hawk to commit perjury iu giving testimony before the Federal grand, jury in connection with said George W. Hawk’ s homeatead entry. Odessa, July 26.— The authontiet continue their tactics of disarming al who are suspected of having weapons House-to-houae searches have result««1 iu bringing to central headquarter« hundreds of modern revolver«. Most o: these era of American make and wen taken from houses in the Jewish quarter. It ie plain from the attitude of thr authorities that their intention at present ie to disarm all tha Jews and tc place then* at the mercy of the mob, should the government feel that anti- Jewish rioting would benefit iti posi tion. Daring last night and up to noon today many Jews who are known tc have been prominent in the Jewish Bund movement have beenarreeted and imprisoned. It is reported that li M U S T SH O W B O O K S . many instances these men were nnmer cifnlly beaten and tortured by the an thorities in an effort to compel them tc Sugar Trust Official la Haulad B efore confeea where arms and bombs knowr New York Court. to have been brought into the city wer New York, July 27.— That the New concealed. York grand jury ie investigating west ern trank railroad lines suspected of G O V E R N M E N T H E LPLE S S. having granted rebates to the American Sngar Refining company wae made At Mercy o f Shipping; Trust on Goode known today, when W . E. Foster, gen eral auditor of that company, wae taken fo r Philippines. Washington, July 26. — That a com before Judge Hough,, in the United oination of foreign steamship lines has State« Circnit court, as a recalcitrant .he United States government at it« witneea before the grand jury. The foreman reported that Mr. Fester merry aa regards the transportation ol army and navy supplies and govern bad declined to produca before the ment sto-es from this country to the grand jnry certain books and docu Mr. Foster Philippines is the lateet charge entered ments demanded of him. in the docket book. The army and aaid that he had not refnaed to produce navy officers in charge of transportation the data. He aaid that be bad not the matters are loath to disease the subject, physical possession of all the book* dismissing it with tbe explanation that and papers iu question, except aa gen under the rules of the departments they eral auditor of the corporation. A por are not permitted to talk about officia1 tion of them, be aaid, were in the aale of the company’ s president. affairs for publication. Judge Hough gave Mr. Foster until I f statements emanating from outside sources are worthy of credence, how tomorrow morning at lO o’clcck to com ever, there will be work for tbe depart ply with the grand jury’s instructions. ment of Justice in an entirely nea Unless the papers are forthcoming the field, when it can take (he time awax judge informed Mr. Foster that he from investigations of big interior trust would consider an application to punish abuses and the enforcement of the rev- him, both aa a recalcitrant witneBB and for contempt of conrt. enue law. Banner Year for Benton. Corvallis— Tbe last few weeke ol fine weather bae enabled tbe farmere to barveet an immense bay crop. Many were compelled to build etxra abeda to house their extra supply, and bay bal ers w ill he weeks completing their cou n t ts. Fiom a number of tielda bay ROB PO LIS H TR A IN S can be sc cared fiee by hauling it away; but, as one Corvallis citizen remarked, Armed Bandits Secure Large Sums “ It ia cheeper to bay it delivered than o f Government Money. to hire a t-am to haul it.” Wheat ia Warsaw, July 30.— Two daring train also rapidly ripening, and very little, f any, dan agd ia reported b/ the grow- robberies were committed in Russian ert. Binders are everywhere at work. Poland today, one of them reenlting in a considerable loss o( life. A train from the frontier station of Herby Clackamas Farmers Are Happy. Oregon City— There ia an abundant bound for Czentochowa, was carrying yield of all bay and grain crops in money received from the custom boost Clackamas county this year that sue to the branch Imperial bank under pass the average in quality. Early protection of seven frontier guardsmen fruits and vegetables yielded heavily, General Zukat, chief of the frontier while tbe vineyard, field and orchard guards; General Weiteringand Captain with maturing crops, give the producer Laguma were passengers. Fifteen persons hoarded the train al every assurance of increased prosperity They evidently hac with the harvest. In celebration of the a way station. large and satiefactory crops, a number been waiting for it, and made an attack of harvest festivals have been held and on the guardsmen, who were reinforced A regular others are being arranged. It has been by the officers named. yeare eince Clackamas county farmers skirmish followed, iu which the two generals, two officials, five soldiers and were ae prosperous and contented. one robber were killed and Colonel Brexeziki and one robber wounded. Tht Raise Railroad Assessments. wounded and dead were taken to Csen- Salem— That railroad property in stochwowa. Oregon was assessed at only $10,815,- In shipping to onr possessions in thr The robbers escaped, taking $8,000 915.41, when it had a commercial value and the arms of those who had attempt Far East, tbe government is compelled of nearly $70,000,000, ia one of the im to patronise steamship cumpaniee fly ed to defend the train against robbers portant and interesting features of the The second robbery was committed ing foreign flags. The shipments are report of the Q «¿on Tax commission, on the Warsaw-Vienna railway, six made mostly by British lines sailing which w ill be presented for the consul miles from Warsaw. While tbe trxin from New York by way o( the 8nex eration of the next legislature. These was under way unknown persons pulled ■anal. The only other way would br figures relate to valuations in 1904, the daDger signal, causing it to stop to ship by rail across tbe American which was the lateet year for which Robbers who were aboard jumped ou- continent and thence by tbe Pacific ex the commiaaion could secure reliable and seized the locomotive and detached press steamers, bnt freight rates by information. the mail car from the train and ran il chat ronte are prohibitive, except for down the line. They secured $37,500 Food «applies and forage bought on thr Yields 90 Bushels an Acre. Pacific coaat and shipped direct to Ma of government money. Weston— A remarkably heavy yield nila. There ia no direct American line of barley has just been harvested on to the Philippines by the eastern route T R A IN H ITS E LE C T R IC CAR. the farm of O. C. Turner, two miles north of this place. The yield from 14 A D U L T E R A T IO N IN G E R M ANY. acres was 529 sacks, or 1,267 bnshels, Passengers Tossed About and Many Seriously Hurt. an average of 90H bnshels to the acre. Few Articles o f Food That Have Not Turner Bros, were expecting a good Los Angeles, July 30.— One woman Been Tampered With. yield, but did not look for more than was killed, two or three persons fatally Washington, July 28.— German food 70 buahela to the acre, which is a big injured and upwards of 35 hurt, many yield. of them seriously, in a collision this adulteration ia the subject of a report afternoon by a local Southern Pacific received by tbe bureau of manufactures Half Million to Clackamas Roll. passenger train running between this f-om Consul General Brittain, of Kehl Oregon City— By tbe deciaion of tbe city and Paiadena and a car of the Sier Dr. Jackenack, of Berlin, ; states that 8upreme conrt on tbe tax exemption ra Madre division of the Pacific Electric there were in Germany in 1888 1,400 prosecutions for adulterating food law, Aaseesor Nelson reports that there Railway company. w ill be added to the Clackamas county Tbe accident happened at Oneonta prodneta; in 1898 the number had in aaaeeament rolls about $400,000 addi Junction, in the suba.'bs of Booth Pas creased to 3,000; in7l901 to 3,585,"and in 1903 to 6,000. Thirty Berlin but tional on which next year’s tax levy adena. w ill be made. Revision w ill delay tbe The electric car left here with 42 pas ter manufacturers were summoned be task of completing the roils which were sengers on board. Arriving at Oneonta, fore the courts for almost incredible received from the state anthorfiies ten the car stopped and the condnctor went adn’ tera'.ion of their wares. Wines, chocolate, cocoa, brandies weeks later than the usual time. ahead to the Southern Pacific crossing i t this point. He eaw no train ap and medicines have been discovered to P O R T L A N D M A R K E TS . proaching, and the car started ahead, contain absolutely injurious and dan reaching the center of the crossing, gerous substances used for adultera Wheat — Club, 71c; bluestem, 73c; when the train from Pasadena for Los tion. In fact, according to a Strassbnrg red, 69c; vallev, 71c; new clnb, 70c Angeles suddenly rounded the curve paper, there seems to have been very new blneetem, 72c; valley, 71c. north and crashed into the car with Few articles ol manufactured food and Oats — No. 1 white feed, $30; gray, terrific impact. drink prodneta which have not been $29 p .r ton. the subject of adulteration on the part Barley— Feed, $23 50 per ton; brew of tbe German manufacturer. M ore but o f W orse Quality. ing, $23.60 per ton; rolled, $24024.50. Washington, July 30.— Revised fig Rye— $1 50 per cwt. Violations o f Eight-Hour Law. Hay— Valley timothy. No. 1, $11@ ures indicate that the immigration to Washington, July 26.— I t is said ut this country daring tbe fiscal year end 12 50 per ton; clover, $8.5009; cheat, the War department that there have $6.6007; grain hay. $708; alfalfa, ing June 30 last, was 73,574 greater been bnt two complaints daring the Iasi than it was during the fiscal year 1905. »11. three yean of violation of the eight- Frnits— Apples, $1.5002.25 per box; The immigration daring tbe past year hoar law by government contractors apricots, $1.2601.35; cherries, 6O10c aggregated 1,100,073, against 1,026 499 The last of these occurred at Fort Win It is notable per pound; currants, 9 0 10c; peach for the previous year. gate, N. M., bnt the contractor ex- es, 75cO$1.10 per box; plums, $1.25; that the class of immigrants was not so p'ained that there was a real emerg Logan berries, $1.3501.40 per crate; high as in many previone »ears, moat ency for this, as it was necessary to raspberries, $1.4001.50; blackberries, of them coming from Anetria-Hnngary, Russia and Italy. During the year jnst rueb the work and (have hie material 8c per pound; gooseberries, 8c. in hand and wrought op before all Vegetable*— Beans, 507c per pound; passed 12,433 persons were debarred, transportation facilitiee were absorbed cabbage, l$ i0 2 c ; corn, 16020c per for varions causes. by th* large movement of troops at doxen; cucumbers, 40060c per d ten; tending the maneuvers. eggplant, 10O16c per pound; lettnce, Will Decide Iroquois Theater C ates Chicago, July 30.— Judge Chytraua head, 25c par dosen; onions, 10O Call British Pramiar a Czar. 12tic ; peas, 406c per pound; radish declare« that many of tbe Iroquois the Dublin, July 26. — Eleven aldermen es, 10O15c per dosen; rhubarb, 2 0 ater cases will come to naught through 3 H e per pound: spinach. 2 0 3 c; toma the carelessness of the plaintiffs’ lav - and councillors of the extreme Nation alist party sent the following cable toes, $1.2503 per box; parsley, 25c; yen , who have allowed the statute of squash, $101.26 per crate; turnips, lim itation! to interpose. He has jnst dispatch to tbe president of the dooma “ We, the 90cO$l per ecck; carrots, $101.25 per disposed of the last demurrer in the before it was dissolved: e growing out of tbe Iroquois theater undersigned members of the municipal sack; beets, $1.2601-60 per sack. council of Dnblin, Ireland, which ia Onions — New, red, 1 H 0 1 H « per disaster now pending in the Superior ponnd: new yellow, 1 per pound court. There ars nearly 100 injury threatened with diaeolntioli by tbe Potatoee — Old Burbanks, nominal; cases pending. Daring the last week British government for maintaining th* Judge Windor has been hearing demur rights of the people against tbe bureau new potatoee, 76c0$1.26. Butter— Fancy creamery, 2003$ He rert, and hie decision is expected early cracy, send yon assurances of out dis tinguished consideration. Campbell- this week. per pound. Bannerman’s cry, ‘ V ivi la Dooms,’ ie Eggs— Oregon ranch, 21021 H e pei the cry of a hypocritical English exar.” Would-Be Rockefeltera. dosen. toon, immense damage will result Poultry— Average old hens. 13014c Everything is extremely dry and the per pound; mixed chickens, 13013H e: Dames are spreading rapidly. epringa, 16 O 17; roosters, 9 O 10c; dr eased chicken«, 14016c; turkeys, Whaat Yield About Normal. Pendleton— Tha harvaat in all part* live, 16017«; turkeys, dre-eed, choice, of Umatilla county hae commenced. 20022H e; gee««, live, 8 0 9 c; ducks, The threshing up to thie time baa bean 11013«. Hope—Oregon, 1905, 11012c; olde, too limited to make a vary cloaa esti mate of tbe yield, hut from what hae 9c: 1906 contracts, 1 2 0 15c par ponnd. Wool— Eastern Oregon average beet, baen threshed on tha reservation, and around Athena it ia thought tba yield 16020c per pound, according to shrink ia those districts will be about normal, age; valley, 30022, according to Flna- and bad it not baen lor tbe hot wind* neae. mohair, choioa. 28030c par the yield would have been at laaat 25 ponnd. Veal— Dressed, 6 H C * c per ponnd. par cant above tba average. Beef— DreeesJ belle. 3c par pound; Flour Mills Closed Dawn. etw i, 4 H 0 6 He; country steers. 6 0 6 « La Grand«—The flooring m ill* of La Mutton— Drseeed fancy, 7 0 8 « par Grande, Island City and Union have pound ; ordinary, 6 0 6 r ; lambs, fancy, rinsed down, having otiliaad ail theold 80« Ha- tapply of wheat. Pork—Draaned, 7 0 * H* par pound. V E R D IC T 18 G U IL T Y . C onfer on Standard Oil Casa. Chicago, July 26. — Five of tha men who are expactrd to ba prominent in tba government proceedings against the Standard Oil company ware in confer- ence bar* today. Tba men were: As sistant Attorney General Pagin, Special Coansel C. B. Morrison, Special Agent T. C. M. Schindler, of th* department of Commerce and Labor; District A t torney Sullivan, of Cleveland, 0-, and Assistant District Attorney Francis H*ncb«tt. H r * In Leeds, England. England, Jaly 2*. — Fira broke out ia tba heart of tbia city lata last sight, aad waa «till burning fierce ly early tbia moraing. Tba damage thus far to estimated at $600.000. BLAM E DAMAGE T O Q U AK E . Six Big Insurance Com paniei Repud iate San Francisco L o tte s. San Francisco, July 27.— Tbe sever est blow dealt the policy-holders of San Francisco bat come in the form of an announcement from aix of tbe larg est underwriting concern i, which prac tically declare that they will pay no losses incurred by the April fire. The earthquake clause in tne policies ia put forward and the statement made that all the damage done by the flamea ia attribntable to the shock. In this combination of welcbera are two American companies and four Brit ish companies. The concerns are: Commercial Union Asaurance. ltd., of England; Commercial Union Fire In surance company, of New York; Pala tine Fire Insurance cnmpanv, ltd., of England; Alliance Assurance company. Ltd., of England ; Alliance Assurance company, ltd., of England; Norwich Union Fire Assurance society, of Eng land ; Indemnity Fire Insurance com pany, of New York. Tbeir combined liabilities in th* burned area w ill reach $16.000,000. Of this amount they pledge themselves to pay “ for actual loee suffered in every case in whih legal liability ia not donbtfnl.” As the companies claim that they cannot be held for loeeee caused “ directly or indirectly by tbe earthquake,” this pretty phrasing, when translated into plain English, means absolute repudiation. Japan's Great Liberality. Washington, July 27.— Thiongh the State department the Red Cross hae ■ent a dispatch to the Japanese govern ment asking that no further contribu tion« be made by the Japanese to the Ban Francisco relief fond. This action was taken by tbe Red Cross officials, because they believe all the fonda ne cessary for the relief of California earthquake sufferers can be railed ia thia country among peraona better able to give than many of the Japanese who contributed to the San Francisco land. A total of $146,000 was sent by Japan. Pur* Food for Londoner*. London, July >7.— Th* health offi cer* of the metropolis have formulated proposals dealing with canned goods for the considérât ion of varions borough authorities. Tbe most important clauses provide that th* name and ad dress of tbe manufacturer and the date of canning be impressed on a ll't in e ; that 1 per cent of each consigament ■hall be opened on importation and ex amined before the goods are marketed, and that food intended for canning «ball be inspected by an independent official prior to being eanned. Finding Cause o f Cancer. London, Jaly 27.— Ae tha raanlt of experiments with mica, tba superin tendent of th* imperial cancer reaearch fnnd laboratory announced today that th* prospect of discovering tba mystery of the origin of cancer waa more hopeful than aver. Tbe superin tendent «aid that tbs experiments most be carried farther before it can ba srtained whether they w ill have a bearing on tba treatment r f tbe die in mankind. Say* Companies Will Daal Fairly. Oakland, Oaf., Jaly 37.— Represent ative Mnlline, of tbe Pilatiae, Com- reial Union end Alliance Into ranee comp anise, of London, thie afternoon stated tba announcement of bia com panies’ plana now bain« prepared w ifi ebow an intontion to deal absolutely fairly with every poltoyboldar.