The Estacada News
I m 4 Cadi TharaSar
ESTA C A BA
OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
h i Condensili F r a
A R n u k m o f tho L o m Important but
Not Laaa Intaraatlng Events
o f tho Pool Weak..
Tho Texas senate has voted to exon­
erate Senator Bailey.
A Denver man has confessed to k ill­
ing hio wife that he might marry an­
other woman.
The senate haa'approved of another
Federal judge foM be Northern district
of California.
The eenate has refused to consider a
measure to reduce tariff on sugar, to­
bacco and rice from the Philippines.
Secretary Shaw w ill leave the cabinet
March 4 to become president of the
Carnegie Trust company, of New York.
Pittsburg has just had a fire in the
heart of the business district, the loss
amounting to several hundred thousand
dollars.
E. H . Harriman Is now before the
Interstate Commerce commission. He
has refused to tell some things the com­
mission wants to know and the matter
w ill be carried to the Federal courts.
PLAN T O S T O P SACK GRAFT.
Pa louse Farmers Will Garry Their
Wheat to Elevators.
Waverly, Wash., Feb. 29. — The
farmers and wheatgrowers of this dis­
trict have decided to do away w ith the
‘ ‘sack profit,” and elevators for hand­
ling wheat In bulk will lie be built all
along the Spokane A Inland Electric
road. A very enthusiastic meeting was
held here recently and the matter thor
oughly discussed by the termers. The
meeting was addressed by a represents
tive of the elevator company, who ex­
plained the advantages to be derived
from the farmers handling loose instead
of sacked grain.
The company w ill be organised to en­
able the wheatgrower to handle his
grain in the most economical manner,
and thereby save the price of sacks,
which sell for from 10 to 11 cents each.
The farmers feel that they have been
Imposed upon by the “ sack grafters”
long enough, and they have to decided
to stop buying sacks and handle their
wheat in bulk.
Wsgon boxes that w ill hold 100
bushels of wheat to haul to the eleva­
tors w ill coet the farmers but $16 each,
and these boxes can be used from year
to year. A ll elevators will be equipped
with the most modern machinery for
the handling and cleaning of grain in
the most economical manner.
Wheat
can be handled fully a cent a bushel
cheaper than through the warehouses in
sacks.
Wagon dumps and shipping
scales w ill be provided at every eleva­
tor. These elevators w ill probably be
built all through the Palouse country
this season, as farmers all over Eastern
Washington are anxious to do away
with sacks.
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TRUST IS REALITY.
The Union Pacific and Burlington
have lost a case carried to the United
States Supreme court. Back taxes of Farmers Holding Bsck Producs for
Bettsr Prlcss.
over $3,000,000 were Involved. The
various county treasurers of Nebraska
Chicago, Feb. 26. — The farmers’
represented the other side in the case. trust has arrived.
It has stretched its
Jerome aims to have Thaw declared big, strong hands over the states of In­
diana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, W is­
permanently insane.
consin, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma,
Mayor Dunne has been renominated Missouri and Texas. Its knotted fin­
by Chicago Democrats.
gers have piled up millions of bushels
Floating mines are still loose in the of grain and fruit and thousands of
bales of cotton into a mountain heap,
neighborhood of Vladivostok.
and the trust has said to the dealers of
France and the Vatican are again the world:
quarreling over church matters.
"Y o u can’t have any of this until
Owing to trouble between owners and you pay us what we think is coming to
us. Now do your worst.”
labor all Butte mines may be closed.
Ever since early last fall, board of
There is a possibility that the river trade men and shippers of grain have
and hrbor bill may yet be killed in the been talking about the scarcity of cars
house.
To that scarcity they have attributed
The Texas legislature w ill publish almoet entirely the fact that corn
all evidence in the Bailey case and let wheat and other farm products do not
move to the market centeis with more
the people decide.
haste. The dearth of cars is an every­
The State department has received
day theme in the speculative, e .u uim
formal notice of a declaration of war
ercial gossip.
That tb re is a great
between Honduras and Nicaragua.
deal in it nobody disputes, but a still
The Illinois legislature may pass a more sign'^uT.t' phenomenon of the
law lim iting the speed of trains as the day if that grain is being held back be
result of many recent wrecks due to fast ‘„•'use the farmers are determined they
running.
shall get the price they have set on
The Austrian Lloyd steamer Jupera- their own property.
PROCEEDINGS OF OREGON LEGISLATURE
Saturday, February 23.
I House members and attaches today
Salem, Feb. 23. — The legislature 'presented Speaker Davey with a gold
which adjourned today went down in watch and chain.
history as the most lavish Oregon has
An adverse report has been made in
ever had.
A grand total of $3,500,1)00 the senate to compel Southern Oregon
has been appropriated.
j land barons to sell their land at $2.50
The senate refused to adopt the house per acre as provided in the grsnt.
bill changing the biusli file law.
I The house passed a bill for the re-
Ttie house reconsidered a vote of yes- pair and maintenance of the fishway at
terday and passed two bills giving farm j Oregon City.
laberers and threshermen liens on J The joint resolution providing for a
crops for money due them.
recall of public officers was indefinitely
Indorsed by nearly every assessor in postponed by the bouae.
the state, the bill providing for an I Thirteen bills were passed by the
equitable system of assessing the tim -; house today. The senate passed 20 and
her Sands of the state went down to de­ killed 13.
feat in the senate.
Tussday, February IB.
The house finished up its business at
Salem, Feb. 19.— Veto of the $126,-
11:30 but it was 2 o’clock before the
senate was through, and it was neces­ 000 appropriation for the State uni­
sary for the house to continue in session versity was overridden in each house
today.
until that time.
Compulsory passes for public officials
I t was announced to the members of
the legislature that it would be more was carried over the governor’ s veto in
convenient to buy tickets at the depot the house and w ill be taken up in the
than to pay fares on the train. Passes | senate tomorrow.
Two additional appropriation bills
would not do, as the new anti-pass law
were reported to the house by the ways
is in effect.
and means committee.
One carries
$1,000 for making an exhibit of fruits
Friday, February 22.
and vegetabes grown in this state under
Salem, Feb. 22.— The bill creating
i irrigation at the National Irrigation
the state board of tax commissioners
congress at Sacramento next Septem-
was killed in the senate by failing to '
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President »atnee was p.esented with
an elegantly framed photograph of the
members and officers of the senate.
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The senate banking b ill was passe.
by the bouse.
Several unimportant
I The other b ill carries $66,662 made
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for es-
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The bill to establish two or more
hmpita|H for tuberculosis patients
wag ki||(£ in the genate.
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, . . I The senate refused to pass the Smith
posed of s i business but 12 lulls which norma| bm over ^
^ DOr,B veto
he taken up tomorrow morning. The Henator wU1 endeavor to secure a
The normal school question is the only reconaideration.
vexation they have on the table.
| The senate bill for the purchase of
The house bill appropriating money
voting machines passed the house,
to pay interest on certificates issued in
t The house passed the senate bill ap­
1906, when the appropriation b ill was
propriating $100,000 for the purchase
held up, was passed by tiie senate,
of a site and erection of a house for
amended so tiiat interest is not to be
feeble minded.
paid on such certificates as were dis­
Agricultural college improvements
counted.
The senate nassed the house bill ex- i was cufc ,rom » 76.0 °°
*60,000 for
tending the ta w r a g u la U n g h ir a o f * l | ^ 7’
» 65’00° for 1908
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male labor to mercantile establish- 1
The houge jg WQrking from
mente.
morning until midnight in an endeavor
Another house b ill passed by the
to get its calendar cleared by time of
senate gives conductors and engineers
adjournment.
Today 31 measures
authority of sheriffs on trains.
I were passed, only three failing of pas­
Eight hours is to constitute a day's
sage.
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work in underground mines according
to a bill passed by the house, which
PASSED IM PO RTANT BILLS.
the senate lias already approved.
Altogether the senate passed 68 bills
What the Legislature Accomplished
today and the house 26.
During the Session.
SU B-TREASU RY ROBBED.
Two Hundred Thousand Dollar Theft
Uncovered in Chicago.
Chicago, Feb. 23.— The Tribune to­
day says:
One of the largest— if not the largest
— thefts from the United States treas­
ury has been unearthed in Chicago.
Somewhere between $176,000 and
$200,000 was stolen from the local sub-
treasury last week.
The money has
disappeared as completely as if it had
vanished from the earth.
The authorities here and in Wash­
ington have been working night and
day on the robbery since it was discov­
ered.
Chief W ilkie, of the United States
Secret service, has been keeping inform­
ed by telephone and telegraph of every
development, and, according to tele­
graphic advices, he w ill leave Washing­
ton today to take personal charge^of the
investigation.
Secretary Shaw, of the Treasury de­
partment, was told of the big theft
when in Chicago last week, and was in
conference with Sub-Treasurer W illiam
Boldenwick and secret service officials.
The money w as stolen either a week ago
Saturday, the next day or Monday.
The chances are it was abstracted on
Monday.
The loss was discovered
Tuesday.
A ll t ie money taken was in large
bills— bills of the denomination of
$1,000, $5,000 and $10,000. Just who
discovered the loss the sub-treasury offi­
cials would not admit last
night.
Neither would they tell from what de­
partment the money was taken, nor
how the loss was discovered.
DANGER T O HARBOR BILL.
May Be Killed Entirely to Avert Big
Treasury Deficit.
Washington, Feb. 25.— Since Chair­
man Tawney, of the appropriations
committee, called attention to the prob­
ability of a deficit of $100,000,000, in
consequence oD the large appropriations
made this session, there has l>een con­
siderable talk around the capitol about
defeating the river and harbor bill,
thus removing the possibility of such
deficit.
The river and harbor b ill as passed
by the house carried $83,000,000. As
amended by the senate, it carries $92,
000,000, and the prospects are that, if
the conference committee agrees, it will
report a bill carrying in the neighbor­
hood of $90,000,000, or approximately
the amount of the deficit predicted by
Mr. Tawney.
Friends of the river and harbor bill,
since the rumor started, have become
active in urging prompt agreement on
the bill in conference, so that it will
not run the chance of being talked to
death in the last day or two of the ses­
sion. I f the report is delayed until the
middle of the week, and a few senators
determine to k ill it, they w ill have the
bill entirely within their power.
TRIAL TO CONTINUE
Judge Stafford Reteses to Dis
miss Hermann Case.
LETTERS TELL OF CONSPIRAC
Prosecution Has Two That Hermann
Wrote to ex-Register o f Rose-
burg Land Office.
Washington, Feb. 26.— Justice Staf
ford today overruled the motion of the
defense in the trial of Representative
Binger Hermann to take the case from
the jury and dismiss the charge on the
ground of fatal variance between the
indictment and the evidence be’ore the
grand jury. Hearings were resumed
The trial was halted last Thursday
when Mr. Worthington for the defense
made a motion on the evidence submit­
ted by Hermann’s former secretary
Hough, as to his testimony before the
grand jury,
Mr. Worttiington also
argued that the prosecution could not
adduce evidence of conspiracy on the
part of M r. Hermann with others
defraud the government out of puhlis
land in order to show a motive for the
destruction of records, as alleged by the
prosecution, on the ground that Her­
mann was not on trial for conspiracy
After hearing the argument on Thurs
day, Justice Stafford adjourned the trial
until today, in order to consider the
points made by the defense.
J. T. Bridges, ex-register of the land
office at Roseburg, testified that he had
receiver! many letters from Hermann of
a private character that lie had destroy
ed. Two were found in his desk when
the desk was broken open at the time
he was suspended in 1905.
One
these mentions the name of Agee, who
is identified by the government with
what has been designated as the "A gee
conspiracy.” It was identified by Mr
Bridges, District Attorney Baker stat
ing that he desired to show the inti
mately friendly relations existing be
tween them. He further said that this
transaction in which Agee was involved
took place while Hermann was at the
head of the land office, and that he
should have knowledge of it.
W ATCH SEVERAL S U SP E C T S .
HUNDREDS LO ST.
Big Steamar Wrecked and Pastargsrs
Washed Overboard.
London, Feb. 22.— The worst disaster
for many years in the history of th«
busy croes-chanel traffic between Eng­
land and the continent occurred during
a violent gale shortly before 6 o’clock
this morning, when the Rotterdam
mail steamer Berlin, from Harwich to
Hook of Holland, having satisfactorily
weathered the hurricane, was wrecked
as she was entering port.
Altogether 143 persons are either dead
or clinging hopelessly to the wreck.
The terriffic seas broke upon the
steamer with such awful suddenness
that attempts to save life appear to
have been utterly hopeless. Late to­
night it is reported that a few surviv­
ors were clinging to the wreck, but as
the herqio efforts all day of the lifeboat
crews had failed to reach them, little
hope that they w ill be saved remains.
The cause has not yet been assigned
for the disaster and it probably never
w ill be known bow the steamer came to
miss the channel.
It is conjectured
that some derangement of the engines
or steering gear may have rendered the
vessel uncontrollable.
Captain Pre­
cious has a good record of 14 years’ ser­
vice;
The list of pasesengers was lost, and
all the names of those who were on
board have not yet been learned, but as
far as has been ascertained there were
no Americans among them.
A terrific southwest gale was blow­
ing inshore, and drove the steamer on
a sand bank close to the northern jetty
as she was trying to enter the new
waterway. Heavy seas quickly pound­
ed the vessel to pieces,. She broke in
two, her fore )>art sinking immedi­
ately, while the doomed passengers
and crew clustered upon the after part.
PLA Y G R O U ND S FOR CHILDREN.
Roosevelt Endorses Movement to Ac­
quire Them in Cities.
Washington, Feb. 22.— Municipal
playgrounds within easy walking dis­
tance for every boy and girl in the
large cities were advocated tonight by
President Roosevelt in a letter, and by
Representative Boutell, of Chicago; E.
E. Brown, United States commissioner
of education; Henry S. Carlis, superin­
tendent of Washington playgrounds,
and other speakers at a “ playgrounds
banquet" given under the auspices of
the Washington Playgrounds associa­
tion. Mr. Boutell explained the ob­
ject of his bill now pending in congress.
The president in his letter expressed
hope that Me. Boutell’ s bill for play­
grounds in Washington will pass con­
gress, that sites may be secured before
prices become prohibitive, saying; " I
regard this as one of the most import­
ant steps toward making Washington
the model city which we all feel that
the capital should be.”
He praises the work in this direction
done by Chicago and the High School
Athletic league of New York, and calls
attention to the inclusion of games in
the curriculum of German and English
schools and several noted
private
schools in America.
Secret Service Men Have No Clew to
Salem— Many important bills passed
Identity o f Thief.
Thursday, February 21.
Salem, le b . 21.— The Normal school both houses of the Oregon legislature
Chicago, Feb. 26.— Although a score
question is still unsettled and may be at the session just ended, and a consid­
of detectives are at work on the case
passed up to the next legislatuie. Both erable number were defeated. The ap­
the theft of $173.000 from the sub­
propriations
are
very
large—
amounting
houses passed a b ill providing for a
treasury in this city last Wednesday
to
some
$3,500,000—
and
no
bills
passed
discontinuance of two normals, but this
seems as far from solution as the day
raising
any
considerable
amount
of
rev­
was vetoed by the governor. Both
on which the robbery was committed
houses have passed appropriations for enue by new methods.
The general impression prevails that
I
Several
bills
for
new
revenue
were
Weston and Ashland, and the senate
the thief must have been a government
I
defeated.
Among
them
was
that
of
for Monmouth.
employe, and eeveral of these men are
1
Representative
Beals
to
tax
timber
The house passed a bill allowing
trixib. while bound from Trieste to
being closely watched, but, as far as
farmers to burn brush l>efoie June 1 or holdings on the basis of cruisings sub­
Bombay, ran onto a »ock near Cape
RATES O N DECLINE.
known tonight, no tangible evdjence
mitted
to
assessors
by
their
owners.
Elaphonial, ielar i t . Crete, and sank.
after October 1 without obtaining per­
S T O P FOREST RESERVES.
has been discovered.
I
Another
was
that
prepared
by
the
late
The pawr..’Tra Lnd crew numbered ISO, 8snator Elkina Files Long List of mits.
Among those under surveillance
but it is not known if any were saved.
The house indefinitely postponed the tax commission and introduced by Rep­ Fulton Would Give Congress Author­ George W. Fitzgerald, who was in
Railroad btatlatics.
resentative
Freeman
taxing
public
ser-
GREAT REJOICING IN UTAH.
senate bill for the purchase of the half
charge of the teller’ s cage from which
ity to Create.
Honduras has declared war on Nica­
Washington, Feb. 26.— Senator E l­ block eaBt of the capitol grounds.
I vice corporations on their capitalized
the
money
was
abstracted,
but
he
in
ragua.
Washington, Feb. 25.— Senator Ful­
kins, of West Virginia, has just com­
The irrigation code b ill was indefi­ ■ net earnings. A third was that of Rep-
sists that he has no knowledge of how State Legislature Congratulates Sen­
| resentative Settlernier for collection of ton has offered his amendment to the the money disappeared.
The survivors of the steamer Berlin pleted and filed in the senate is minor­ nitely postponed by the house.
ate, Smoot and Sutherland.
agricultural
apiopriation
bill,
prohib­
ity
report
on
the
railroad
rate
law.
It
number eleven.
The senate passed the locks bill ap­ taxes on land that had escaped taxation
Salt Lake City, Feb. 22. — Among
iting the creation of further forest te-
presents a comprehensive history of the propriating $300,000 for co-operation in the last six years.
M AY S T O P FIGHTING.
Cleveland says the only thing to do economic development of American
the active Republicans and the leaders
I One of the defeated measures of large serves in Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
with ex-presidents is to turn them loose railroads, together with exhaustive with the Federal government in pur­
of the Mormon church there was great
Wyoming
and
Colorado,
except
by
au-
moment was that of the Portland board
chasing
the
Oregon
City
locks.
and let them fish.
United States or Mexico Threaten to rejoicing when the news came from
tables which tend to show a constantly
Land barons were successful In the of trade, for control of the water pow­ thoriy of congress. Senator Lodge, who
Intervene in War.
Washington that Senator Smoot had
Senator Fuluton proposes that no decreasing freight and passenger rate, senate Unlay securing the defeat of the ers of the Btate. Another was that for threatened to raise a point of order
Washington, Feb. 26.— Unless Nica been sustained. By unanimous standing
more forest reserves be created without and the relation between such rates and Coos bay grant bill.
a $60,000 appropriation for extension against the amendment, withdrew his
the price of commodities and cost of
objection, and it was generally agreed ragua and Honduras speedily agree to vote the lower house of the Utah legis­
the consent of oongress.
The proposed tax laws have passed of the portage road to The Dalles.
lalior.
that the amendment would be permitted arbitrate their difficultiesin response to lature adopted the following joint reso­
the
house
and
were
favorably
reported
A t a Washington birthday speech
to go in the b ill if it was not debated. the suggestion of the United States and lution, which was also introduced in
‘ ‘The average passenger rate,” says to the senate. The house changed the
PO
R
TLAN
D
M
ARKETS.
Governor Hisgglns, of Rhode Island,
This is satisfactory to Mr. Fulton, and Mexico, it is not improbable that inter­ the senate:
the report, "advanced slightly from provision for taxes to be paid the coun­
Butter—
Fancy
creamery,
32>$@35c
criticised the first president.
‘ Be it resolved by the legislature of
he expects to have the amendment ac­ vention w ill be resorted to in order to
1870 to 1880. During the next 24 years ty treasurer to sheriff as at present. per pound.
the state of Utah, that, in determining
Over 40 persons were injured and a there was a decline equal to 17.86 per The senate committee made minor
Butter Fat— First grade cream, 33X c cepted by the senate when the bill is bring an end to the present hostilities
dosen unaccounted tor in a wreck on cent of the average for ,1880.
The net changes in tliis measure that the house per pound; second grade cream, 2c less taken up.
It became known today that within the that Hon. Reed Smoot is entitled to
the Pennsylvania railroad, at Mineral decline from 1870 to 1890 averaged overlooked.
Western men in congress are thor­ last day or two a second note was sent his seat, the United States senate has
1 per pound.
stood for constitutional rights against
Point, Pa.
16.14 per cent. The decline in the av­
A ll bills looking to the creation of
Eggs — Oregon ranch, 21 @ 22c oughly aroused at the Forest service for to the presidents of Nicaragua and Hon­
powerful influences and has avoided a
erage
rale
per
mile
per
ton
of
freight
its
attempt
not
only
to
regulate
all
gov­
duras,
in
effect
oonveying
this
threat.
new
counties
have
been
killed.
|
per
dozen.
Russian terrorists attacked the War­
dangerous precedent.
was
58
71
per
cent
during
the
years
ernment
timber
land
but
public
range
No
replies
have
been
received
and,
The
house
passed
the
eenate
reappor-
1
Poultry—
Average
old
hens,
13ly@
saw pottoffice and after killing five
‘Therefore, the thanks and the con­
persons secured all the money on hand from 1870 to 1904, the rate for the t ion ment bill and shortly afterward the 14c per pound; mixed chickens, 12@ land as well, and in consequence legis­ while in official circles the hope is ex
earlier year being about two and one- senate passed the house b ill appropriât- 13c; spring, 13>4@14){c; old roosters, lation recommended by the president, pressed that further bloodshed may be gratulations of the state of Utah are
and escaped.
half times that of the latter, and the ing $20,000 for new buildings at the 9@10c; dressed chickens, 14@15c; tur- looking to the leasing of the public averted, there is an underlying belief hereby extended to the senate for its
final action in this case.
The State department has about con­ net saving to the shippers averaged
state fair grounds.
The passage of keys, live, 16(a)17>4c; turkeys, dressed, range and the reservation of all public tiiat it will be necessary for either the
cluded that blood letting is the only 11.09 mills per ton per m ile.”
“ Personal congratulations are sent to
the two bills was in the nature of a choice, 18@20c; geese, live, 10c; ducks, timber land now in reserves, w ill be United States or Mexico to step in and
cure for the trouble between Central
Senator Smoot and his colleague, Sena­
tabled.
The report says that the cost of trade.
force an arbitration.
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17@18c.
American republics.
tor Sutherland, and to the other sena­
tiansportation in 1904 was nearly $2,
Today the house passed 27 bills and
Wheat — Club, 69c; bluestom, 71c;
tors who f poke and voted in protection
Japanese Will Investigate.
Can’t Find Mayor Schmitz.
¡ I t is said that Japanese laborers now 000,000,000 leas than it would have the senate 13.
valley, 69c; red, 67c.
of the rights of the state of Utah.”
Beattie, Feb. 25.— The Japanese asso­
in Hawaii, who decile to enter the been had the rates for 1870 still pre­
Oata— No. 1 white, $29; gray, $28.50.
San Francisco, Feb. 26. — Judge
Wednesday, February 20.
United States, propose to do so by vailed.
Barley— Feed, $22.50 per ton; brew­ ciation of Seattle has appointed a com­ Dunne this morning set next Tuesday,
Committed to th« Asylum.
mittee of five to make a full and impar­ March 6, as the day for the commence
going through Mexico.
Salem, Feb. 20.— The bill for an ap­ ing, $23; rolled, $23.60024.50.
Dry Farming in Malhaur.
tial report on conditions existing in the ment of the trial of Abraham Ruef on
propriation of $2,600 for the importa­
Seattle, Feb. 22.— Esther Mitchell,
Rye— $1.45(3)1.50 per cwt.
Mayor Dunne has carried the Chi­
Vale, Or., Feb. 26.— Persons here tion of song birds was defeated by the
Corn — Whole, $24.60;
cracked, Pacific Northwest, as regards their the charge of extortion.
The case who since July last has been confined
sago Democratic primaries.
from Pendleton and W alla W alla state house.
countrymen. The result of the com­ against Mayor Schmitz was continued in the county jail here, was sent to the
$22.50 per ton.
that
they
will
take
up
some
of
the
bench
Slight earthquakes are still felt in
House bills for free text books in
Hay— V alley timothy, No. 1, $14@ mittee's investigations will be sent to until next Thursday, after Judge state asylum for the insane at Stoila-
land just west of Vale and use dry farm­ public schools were killed in the sen­ 16 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, the government at Tokio, through the Dunne had directed the district attor­ coom today.
San Francisco occasionally.
Superior Judge Frater,
ing methods. They feel certain that ate.
$17016; clover, $9; cheat, $9; grain Japanese ambassador at Washington. ney to ascertain where Mayor Schmitz who called a lunacy commission to ex­
Taft is going to Cuba in April to the soil is similar and better than that
A. flattori, president of the assocition, is at the present time, and when he is amine into the g irl’s mental condition,
The gentae by indefinite postpone­ hay, $9010; alfelfa, $14.
investigate conditions there.
around Pendleton, on which such excel­ ment killed tiie house b ill annexing
A p p les— Common, 75c9$1.25 per declared that the meeting was not called likely to return. He stated that if the signed the commitment this morning.
No dry to Bakei county a pert of Grant county. .box; choice, $1.50@2.60.
The Japatnese minister and Secretary lent returns are being made.
as a government function, but merely mayor had not returned by next Thurs The killing of George Mitchell by his
farming Iras ever been tried in this sec­ The same disposition was made of
Root are working on a new treaty.
Vegetables — Turnips, $1(3)1.25 per through a sense of national pride to in­ day some proceedings should be taken sister was the result of the reign of
tion of the county, and the outcome is the bill propoaing to create Nesmith sack; carrots, $101-2* per sack; beets, vestigate conditions.
Holy Rollerism in Oregon. George
to compel his return.
A Kentucky woman has just given
being prophesied as a failure by some county.
Mitchell killed Franz Edmund Creffield,
j $1.25(3)1.50 per sack; horseradish, 7 0
birth to five children. A ll are doing
of the old settlers, but those who are
The b ill abolishing the 3 per cent 8c per pound; sweet potatoes, 3)$c
the H oly Roller leader, in this city
Put All on Rams Footing.
well.
Steamer Empire at Old Game.
studying the situation state there can tax rebate was indefinitely postponed per pound; cauliflower, $2.25 per dot-
Washington, Feb. 25.— The postoffice
Washington, Feb. 26. — Advices re­ last May.
Senator Bailey, of Texas, says all be no doubt as to success.
by the senate.
|en; celery, $3.75 perorate; onions, 10 appropriation bill, as passed by the ceived by the State department today
charges are false and he would like to
The house defeated the bill appro- @ 1 2 ^ 0 per dozen; parsley, 25030c; house, differentiated between salariee
Boars Will Rule Transvaal.
through Minister Coiea of Nicaragua are
shoot accusers.
Lsathsr Exports Trsbla.
piiating $26,000 for the constriction of sprouts, 9c; radish««, 25(3)30c; rhu- paid letter carriers and clerks in first to the effect that the small steamer
Johannesburg, Feb. 22. — According
Washington, Feb. 28. — The leather a bridge acmes Snake river near Ontario, j barb, $1.75 per box; asparagus, 20e and second class offices and those of the
Tawney says the present session of
Empire, which in the past hae figured to the election returns thus far, the
Hart's b ill to found a state library at per pound.
oongreea w ill appropriate more than industry contributed $160,000,000 to
third class. At the suggestion of Sen­ conspicuously in filibustering expedi Boers w ill have a majority in the next
the foreign commerce of the United Pendleton met a hasty death in the
Onions— Oregon, $1(3)1.26 per cwt.
one billion dollars.
ator Fulton, the bill was amended plac­ tions, is being utilised for the trans­ parliament.
Eighteen Progressives,
8t«tea In the year 1906, against lees house.
Potatoes— Oregon Burbanks, fancy, ing clerks and carriers of all presiden portation of monitions of war from six Nationalists, sixteen Dutch party
The Connecticut tax commissioner than $55,000,000 a decade earlier.
The senate passed the house bill ap­ $1.35(3)1.60; common, 90c@$l.
tial offices on an equal footing, so that Salvador to Honduras. Minister Corea candidates, one independent and three
offered to sell an appointment and now Theee figures, announced by the bu­ propriating $19,000 for maintenance of
Veal— Dressed, 5ty@9c per pound.
the same salaries w ill be paid in third w ill request this government to have Laborites have been returned. The
he is out.
reau of statistics department of Com­ the portage road.
Pork— Dressed, 6(3)9c per pound.
class offices as in the two higher the steamer Newport intercepted by the returns from a number of country dis­
merce and Labor today, combine im­
grades. This is in the interest of the cruiser Chicago, believing that she car­ tricts have not yet been announced, but
Frederick T. OatM, Rockefeller’s
ports and exports of leather and its
cities of the Pacific coast, which would ries supplies ultimately intended for these districts distinctly favor
Wallowa Enjoys Good Winter.
Timber Notice Pickups Ending.
the
business representative, says the oil
manufacture« and imports snd exports
Wallowa — W h ile the outaide papers
Dutch party.
The Dutch party, the
Wallowa— The past year has been a have been discriminated against.
Honduras.
king’s income is about $20,000,000
of hides and skins. The value of hides have been carrying the news of blii- fortunate one for the newspaper men of
Nationalists and the laborites are al­
par year.
and skins imported in the calendar
Alaska L osm by Much Wrangling.
rils, cold anaps, fuel famines, floods Wallowa county, owing to the great
lied.
It is said that General Botha
B>g Air Ship Ready to Fly.
year
1906
was
practically
$84,000,000,
Trainmen of the West are demanding
and washouts, all Wallowans have number of timber locations.
Washington, Feb. 25. — A ll import­
Every
San Francisco, Feb. 26.— The Exam­ w ill be invited to form a cabinet.
Increase of wages and as the railroad having quadrupled in ten years.
suffered is the inconvenience of railway available strip of land, chiefly valuable ant Alaska legislation now pending iner says a new flying machine, ar­
companies are inclined to refuse.
transportation, owing to the many for its timber, has been taken with before congress w ill tail because of dis­ ranged to carry 15 persons, is now
Montana, Too. in Lin«.
To Enlarge Irrigation Projsct.
trouDle may follow.
washouts on the main line of the O. such great activity that very little now agreement among the Alaskans now ready at Pleasanton to start on its ini­
Helena, Mont., Feb. 22.— The R ail­
Pendleton, Feb. 26.— More than $6,- R. A N. The winter has been very remains worth the taking. The adding here. The moat Alaska can expect is
tial voyage.
This machine measure« road Commission and Warehouse bill
An association has been formed In 000 w ill be expended this spring on the
pleasant, with the exception that the to forest reserves in this county has the passage of the bill creating land 226 feet in length, and has a diameter is now a law. The b ill went to Gover­
Chicago for the purpose of holding the work of extending the Hinkle ditch,
ground was scarcely froien sufficiently taken the remaining sections of merch­ offices at Nome and Fairbanks, a new c f 40 feet. The frame of the strnctnre nor Toole today, who immediately re­
largest corn exposition next fall ever one of the small private reclamation
to make stock feesling from stacks as antable timber. The newspaper men game law, a b ill requiring the record­ is built of 18,000 feet of aluminum. ferred it to the secretary of state with
attempted ia the United fit*tea.
projects In the vicinity of the govern­ successful as Is generally the case. The too, are now realising the fact that ing of assessment work on mining
The six propellers are moveable and the notice that he wonld allow the
The Alabama railway commission ment’s East Um atilla project at Herm- first snow did not come until midwint­ their business must emenate from the claims and the bill relieving the Tan- adjustable. The engine« located within measure to become a law without bis
iston.
The
announcement
was
made
er,
and
remained
but
a
short
time.
ana
Minee
Railroad
company
from
the
merchants
of
the
county.
has ordered a 1-oent passenger rate on
the ship drive the propeller«, which signature. He objected to the power
by Attorney J. T . Hinkle, of this city,
payment of taxes.
and policy of the legislature naming
all railways.
are eight feet in diameter.
who is at the head of the company.
State Railroad Commiesloners.
Timber Becoming Scares.
the commissioners, saying he was con­
The
contract
has
been
let
to
the
New­
No Hop« for Seattle Fair Bid.
A Northern Pacific train was ditched
Salem— Oregon's three railroad com­
vinced that the method was wrong in
Albany— So great has the rush for
Bandita G«t Big Plunder.
port
Land
A
Construction
company,
and
Mar Paha, Wash. Floods had weak-
missioners w ill be Oswald West, of timber land claims become in this part
Washington, Feb. 25.— Senator Pilee
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 26. — Bandits principle and w ill be bad in practice.
the work w ill ba started at once.
saad a trestle.
Salem, now state land agent; Clyde B. of the state that many people are now has about abandoned hope of aecnring raided the hacienda of Jesus t'rangan
Aitchlson, of Portland, now attorney naing their timber entry right to secure the paaeage through the senate this Salens in the village of Durango, M exi­
Chamberlain a Physical Wrack.
Forty of Crow PoHahoB.
Wisconsin railroads are complying
for the Title Guarantee A Trust com­ 40-acre c la im . The law gives every session of Senator Ankeny’s bill appro­ co, Sunday night. After making pris­
London, Feb. 22.— An interesting au­
with the order of the railroad commis­
Caneo, Island of Crete, Feb. 26.— pany, and Thomas K. Campbell, of person the right to take 160 acres but priating $700,000 for the Seattle expo­ oners of Salens and his servants, the thoritative statement concerning the
sion for a 2>t cent passenger rate.
A ll the passengers on hoard the Aus­ Cottage Grove, a lumberman of the firm having once filed on a smaller amount sition. Senator Hale refuse» to with­ bandits robbed his safe of $7,000 in
Ith of Joseph Chamberlain is pub­
trian steamer Imperiatrlx, which ran of Campbell A Alexander.
There se­ he can then take no more. The entry- draw his objection. As the bill cannot gold ahd gathered np many thousands lished here today. Although it does
Sickness of a juror in the Hermann on a rock Friday evening near Gape lections were decided upon by ths state men realise this, bat since timber land pass the house this session, the whole of dollars’ worth of jewelry and plate,
not confirm the worst rumors, it shows
M a i has caused the selection of s new Elaphoniso, srere saved. Forty mem­ board, which is given the appointment values have risen so remarkably in the matter w ill go over to the next oon- destroying all they could not carry off.
that Mr. Chamberlain it completely
maa and storied the case at the begin- bers of the crew, of whom 32 were Aus­ under the Chapin law. West isa Dem­ past fsw months they are content to greee, when it stands ■ fair ehanoe of ¡Officers are searching the mountains for
broken physically, although he ia
alag again.
trians and sight Indians, perished.
ocrat and the other two Republicans.
| take a vacant 40 acr^p well timbered.
passing.
I the robbers.
I tally alert.