The Estacada Progress
FIND INSURANCE JOKER
Fraternal Societies o f Illinois Sound
Warning Against Measure.
E STAC AD A
OREGON
RESUME OF THE
WEEK’S DOINGS
General Review o f Important Hap
penings Presented in a B rief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers— National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.
The strike at Buenos Ayres has been
ended.
Decision on French stirke depends
on the action o f parliament.
T aft says cities are under obligations
to provide playgrounds for children.
Boyle has implicated the Whitla
boy’s uncle in his story of the kidnap
ing.
Hundreds o f persons are on the verge
of starvation in the Zicaturaro district,
Mexico, following a forest fire.
Chicago, May 11.— Leaders of fra
ternal insurance societies have discov
ered a joker in house bill No. 562,
now ready for a third reading in the
Illinois legislature, which, if passed
will develop a billion-dollar insurance
combine with power to force Bmaller
concerns and fraternal orders out of
the insurance business.
The bill in question contains a clause
which provides that any insurance com
pany doing business in Illinois may is
sue policies with special rates of pre
mium less than the usual rates to
members of labor unions, lodges and
other organizations who, through an
officer, may take out insurance of not
less than 100 members.
In this proviso fraternal menace pos
sibilities of a great insurance corpora
tion, which, by cutting rates, would
utterly annihilate competition of small
er and fraternal concerns. It was on
ly by accident that the attention of
fraternal men was drawn to the joker.
A strong lobby will be sent to Spring
field to fight it.
PO T OF GOLD SO U G H T FOR.
Edgar Thompson, an American who
became king o f one o f the F iji islands,
Excavation "for Kentucky Church
is dead. His son will succeed him.
Closely Watched.
German banks will refuse to give
Cincinnati, May 11.— The excavation
Abdul H am id’ B funds to the Young
Turks unless ordered to do so by the for the building of St. Francis’ church
courts.
in Dayton, Ky., a suburb, is being
Graft prosecutors will try to prove watched by many who believe that
Calhoun was directly connected with pot o f gold was buried under that site
bribery of the San Francisco super
after the raid by General John Hunt
visors.
Morgan and his band of Confederates
Collector Loeb, of the New York port,
has removed five assistant weighers near the close o f the Civil war.
The property belonged to the late
for alleged fraud in the weighing of
Mathew McArthur, a noted Southern
imported cheese.
sympathizer. There was a subterra
The international exposition of dry nean passage leading from the house,
farm products will be held during the and it is here, the passage having long
Dry Farming congress at Billings, since been filled up, that the treasure
Mont. Thirteen Western states and is supposed to be.
territories, two Canadian provinces
The money was left, it was said, by
Mexico and Russia will send exhibits. a Confederate named Caldwell, who
China has decided to establish m ill had been North to pay the troops of
General Morgan, then located in this
tary traning schools for officers.
vicinity. He stopped at the McArthur
Wreckage from the steamer Shores
residence, and, his presence being dis
has been seen on Lake Michigan.
closed, secreted the
gold, said to
A boom has been starteud in New amount to several thousand dollars,
York to run Roosevelt for mayor.
and escaped, intending to join General
Many vessels have been lost by ! Morgan.
The latter was killed in Tennessee
hurricane off the coast of Yucatan.
about the same time.
The Illinois legislature has been call
ed on to cut appropriations $10,000,000.
Black Hand Again Busy.
A new postage stamp commemorative
Chicago, May 11.— Another Black
o f the A .-Y .P . fair will be issued June Hand outrage was perpetrated today
1 .
when three bombs were exploded in
A systematic smuggling of Chinese quick succession in the home of Dom
from El Paso to Chicago has been dis inick Pecorere. This followed closely
upon the death of Mariano Zagone yes
covered.
terday as the result of an alleged Black
A man has been cleared of a murder Hand shooting.
No one was injured
charge at Chicago by a comparison of by the explosions.
For three months
finger prints.
Pecorero, who is reputed
to
be
The French government and employes wealthy, has received letters from the
are gathering their forces together for Black Hand threatening him with
death unless he complied with the de
a gigantic struggle.
mands for money.
The premature explosion o f a small
bomb at Mazatlan, Mexico, started
Over Atlantic in Air.
fire in which 50 houses were burned.
Boston, May 11.— A balloon trip
A t the Portland primary election over the Atlantic from this city to Eu
Joseph Simon was nominated by the rope is planned by Professor Henry H.
Republicans for mayor and M. G. Mun- Clayton, who recently resigned as me-
ly by the Democrats.
teoroligist at the Blue Hill observa
Speaker Cannon has just celebrated tory after 16 years o f duty. Professor
Clayton believes he can cross the A t
his 73d birthday.
lantic by taking advantage o f an upper
Wheat and corn have had another ad or planetary current, which his experi
vance in California.
ments have shown, follows constantly
Admiral Evans is emphatic in his eastward two miles and more above the
earth. He declares he can make the
ideas against disarmament.
distance of 3,000 miles easily in three
Jerome may be the Tammany candi
or four days.
date for mayor of New York.
Business is at a standstill at Buenos
Mulai Threatens Spain.
Ayres on account of the strike. There
Madrid, May 11.— It is reported that
is much rioting.
Mulai Hafid, the sultan of Morocco,
A rumor is current in New York has broken off negotiations with Senor
that Gould has lost control of the West Merry del Val, the Spanish minister to
Morocco, who went to Fez recently to
ern Pacific to Mackay.
discuss Moroccan affairs with him. It
The lake steamer Shores sunk while is seated further that the sultan has
on the way to Duluth. The passengers written direct to King Alfonso, de
and crew numbered 21.
manding Spanish evacuation of the R if
A statue of Longfellow has just been country, and intimating that he would
unveiled at Washington.
A grand consider refusal to withdraw a declara
daughter of the poet pulled the silken tion of war.
cord.
Wu Ting Fang to Teach.
H. E. Huntington is ransacking the
Chicago, May 11.— Wu Ting Fang,
globe for rare plants for his home near
Los Angeles. He has had a force of Chinese minister to the United States,
has accepted the presidency of the Chi
40 gardeners at work two years.
nese school of Chicago. The school is
Indictments have
been
returned one of a series started under the au
against six employes of the American spices of the imperial Chinese govern
Sugar Refining company for alleged ment. Courses in Chinese literature,
frauds in connection with weighing domestic science, Chinese and interna
sugar for determining duty.
tional law and in the customs and hab
Rapid progress is now being made in its of Chinese in their own country
will be given.
the Calhoun trial.
Roosevelt declares the country has a
right to pick immigrants.
An industrial exposition will be held
in Chicago during August.
More cold weather is being experi
enced through Kansas and Nebraska.
The death list in the Adana, Asiatic
Turkey, massacre, is estimated at 23,-
000
.
Ex-Senator Stuart, of Nevada, died
owing $25,000, with an estate worth
only $1,500.
Hawaiian Japs Strike.
Honolulu, May 11.— Fifteen hundred
Japanese laborers employed on the
Honolulu Sugar plantation went on
strike for higher wages today, and it
is expected the movement will spread
to the other plantation where Japanese
are employed. The field laborers de
mand they be paid $1 a day, while those
employed in the sugar mills and else
where want a proportionate increase.
Egyptian Cotton Success.
San Bernardino, Cal., May 11.—Gov
ernment experts have turned their at
tention to the Yuma valley experiment
farm, where 160 acres of Egyptian
cotton is being planted on the Indian
reservation.
Frofessor Howard L.
Preston, who arrived today, said the
experiments had been remarkably suc
cessful thus far on the desert lands.
The government has just sent $50,-
000,000 in coin from the San Francisco
mint to Denver.
Captain Franklin,
United States
army, is to be court martialed for
stealing several hundred thousand dol
lars.
Commercial and civil bodies of San
Francisco gave ahrilliant dinner to Ad
Restitution by Regent.
miral Ijichi, commander of the Japan
ese warships in that port.
Pekin, Mayl I. The regent. Prince
The shah of Persia has granted a Chun, who since the dismissal o f Yuan
Shi Kai has been collecting lists of
constitution.
officials dismissed previous to his tak
The fourth Dry Farming congress
ing office, issued an edict today re
w ill be held at Billings. Mont., October
habilitating the reputations and re
26, 27 and 28.
warding the families of five officials of
T a ft has declared himself in opposi the late dowager empress, who were
tion to an income tariff tax except as beheaded for opposing the Boxers.
a last resort.
Postal Employes Scared.
Harriman is planning a motor car
Paris, May 11.— Conditions were
service in Eastern Oregon and Wash
ington in competition with electric favorable for the government in its
controversy with the postal employes,
lines and a rate war is looked for.
it was said today, and it is not likely
Three Wisconsin assemblymen are a strike would be declared for the pres
accused o f receiving bribes in connec ent. The government's firmness has
tion with the election of United States made a deep impression upon the rank
and file.
senator.
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
ALL RAIN ABSORBED.
S TATE S LO SS S20.000.
Umatilla Does Much Good—
Measures Three-Fifths Inch.
Pendleton— Reports from all sections
o f Umatilla county indicate that the
rain last week was general all over the
county.
The total amount of rain
which fell locally was three-fifths of
an inch, practically all of which has
gone into the ground due to the fact
that the rainfall was slow and steady.
With the coming of this rain, it seems
that every condition is met for large
wheat crops for next fall and while an
other rain, coming some time late in
May or early in June, would be highly
acceptable and would add thousands
and thousands of dollars in value to the
crops of the county, yet with the pres
ent amount of rain alone the wheat
cropof this section of the inland em
pire is pronounced absolutely sure.
The total amount of rain for this
year in Pendleton and vicinity has been
eight inches, which is a little less than
a normal amount. However, it is un
derstood that more rain has already
fallen this year than the total amount
for last year, which was uncommonly
dry. And even with this small amount
of rain last year the crops were well
up to the normal and highly protfiable.
I f the present rain is followed by
sunshine and warm weather the recent
frosts which nipped down some of the
spring grain on the lower ground will
become a true blessing, since the
wheat will not only come out unin
jured, but will stool out more, hence
insure a much heavier yield.
Fire in State Prison Caused Damage
o f Over $50,000.
Fall
Salem— A fter a careful inspection of
he ruins of the shops of the Oregon
penitentiary, gutted last week by fire,
Superintendent C. W. James is of the
opinion that $20,000 w ill cover the loss
to the state. While some shafting and
machinery owned by the state was
ruined, the equipment was old and not
very valuable. Loewenberg, Going &
Co., o f Portland, will lose heavily, their
loss on patterns alone probably reach
ing $40,000 to $50.000.
They will
also lose several thousands on machin
ery.
The penitentiary officials now believe
the fire did not originate in the foun
dry, but in the polishing room or front
shop, where there are several emery
wheels.
As a result of the fire about 225 con
victs will be out of work and will be
kept locked up except for a short out
ing twice a day for exercise.
The
prison board is expected to hold a meet
ing some time this week to arrange for
rebuilding the shops.
Orchard Brings $105,000.
Hood River- The largest land deal
ever made in the Hood River valley
was closed recently, when Burt Van
Horn, of New York city, sold to Edwin
R. Pooley, of Philadelphia, 100 acres
of orchard for $105,000. This includes
35 acres o f bearing orchard, the balance
of the trees ranging from 2 to 6 years
old. Although the bearing orchard is
just starting to produce a full crop,
Lownsdale Orchard Sold.
the trees being mostly 7 and 8 years
Portland— Millard O. Lownsdale has old, it has produced 18,000 boxes of
sold his famous apple orchard in Yam apples in the last four years, which
hill county, Oregon, for a consideration have sold from $2 to $3.25 per box.
of $275,000. The purchase was made
by the Lownsdale Orchard company,
Heavy Produce Shipments.
recently incorporated by Portland, Sa
La Grande— Last year La Grande ex
lem and Seattle capitalists. The pur ported 4,035 carloads of produce, while
chasers do not intend to cut up the
but 1,167 were brought to this place.
property, but under the conditions of
This shows how decidedly the balance
the sale will maintain it on the unit of trade is with the rich Grand Ronde
system of ownership.
The property valley.
As the development of the
consists of 300 acres planted to apple land continues the ratio will be great
trees and 350 acres of ranch land, suit er, and the profits of the producer will
able for planting and is situated one
be enhanced. Of the immense ship
and one-half miles from Lafayette and
ment outward 1,500 cars were loaded
about seven miles from McMinnville.
with wheat, barley and oats, while 270
The land planted was sold at a price cars carried sugar.
Other shipments
varying from $800 to $1,000 an acre, were wool, fruit potatoes, brick, stone,
while the ranch land went in at a much hay and livestock.
lower figure.
Port Board Selected.
Salem—Governor Benson has ap
pointed Henry Sengstacken and E.
Mingus, of Marshfield, W. P. Evans
and J. C. Gray, of North Bend, and W.
C. Harris, of Sumner, port commis
sioners of the newly organized port of
Coos Bay. The members of the com
mission will draw lots to determine
their respective terms of office and
their successors will be elected. The
port of Coos Bay was organized under
the provisions of a bill passed by the
legislature last winter at a special
election held a few weeks ago.
Bie: Berry Crop at Freewate.
Freewater— The strawberry crop in
this section is going to be a big one
and will be on the market in a week or
ten days. The tracts are white with
bloom and prospects never looked bet
ter for big prices. With the exception
of peaches and prunes the fruit o f this
district in quality and quantity will
not be excelled by previous years. The
Milton Fruit growers’ union, the Walla
Walla
Produce company and the
Shields Fruit company are preparing
for big shipments. Buyers are already
contracting.
ACCIDEN1 IN SE ATTLE .
Rail of Balcony Snaps, Throwing 300
People to Floor.
Seattle, Wash., May 7.— In full view
of the throng witnessing the great in
door meet of the Seattle Athletic club
at the new armory last night, at the
close of the Marathon race, the balcony
rail gave way and precipitated fully
3U0 persons to the floor beneath. A t
least 50 are seriously injured, and some
may die.
Instantly the throng became panic-
stricken with horror at the sight, but
soon collected itself and began the
work of assisting those who lay crush
ed and bleeding on the floor. Ambu
lances and physicians were quickly
summoned, and those who could be
moved were sent to hospitals.
The accident occurred at the close of
the Marathon race, with the contest
ants neck and neck at the finish line,
which was directly beneath the bal
cony. It was to see the finish o f this
event that the crowd leaned over the
balcony when the rail broke, precipi
tating 300 people to the cement floor
15 feet below’.
The accident was due to the collapse
o f the iron railing at the end o f the
balcony. The hollow iron railing was
on the outside instead o f the inside of
the iron rods that support the balcony.
When the railing 'gave way more than
300 o f the spectators on that side of
the building plunged head foremost to
the floor below',.
So far wrere the people leaning out
over the balcony that when the railing
gave way practically every one in the
balcony in that vicinity was swept
overboard.
Both city police patrols and every
available ambulance in the city, to
gether with scores of private automo
biles and scores of physicians hurried
to the scene.
A squad o f police
clubbed their way into the crowd and
made way for the people to assist the
injured to the waiting ambulances and
automobiles, which hurried them to
the hospita u.
C LE M E N C E A’J DEFIED.
French Civil Servants Organize Union
and Trouble May Follow.
Paris, May 7.— The famous P. T. T.
— that is, the Posts, Telegraphs & Tel
ephone Employes association— threw
down the gage of battle to the govern
ment today by transforming itself into
a syndicate or union under the law of
1884. This places the association on
the same footing with workmen’s un
ions with the right to strike.
This defiance, which is nothing short
of open revolt, came as a sudden and
sensational sequel to Premier Clemen-
ceau’s failure today to receive a depu
tation of postal employes, who called
to demand the redemption of promises
they say the government made when
the recent strike was declared off.
The government, which claims to be
prepared for any eventuality, it is con
ceded must now act vigoroulsy or abdi
cate. The leaders of the movement
have no option but to declare a strike
the minute the government makes
hostile turn.
The entire country is
tremendously excited by the violent
agitation to which it has been subject
ed for months, and fears are entertain
ed that a w’hirlwind may be unchained.
There are even intimations that the
monarchist and other reactionaries are
furnishing funds to stir up a revolution
in the hope of imposing a new regime.
CONDITIONS AT
KESSAB HORRIBLE
Large Portion of Town Destroyed by
Moslem Raiders.
G irl,’ High School Wrecked Com-
pletely—Was American Property—
Turkish Guard Is Not Trusted'
People Wander About Absolutely
Destitute— Relief Inadequate.
BLOW A T UNIONS.
French Premier Takes Steps to Put
Down Organization.
Paris, May 5.— Premier Clemenceau
apparently has taken the bit in his
teeth and has decided to test the power
o f the government to put down the
present “ syndicatilist” movement, so
far ub it affects state employes, even
if this involves the precipitation of the
threatened general strike. Dangerous
signs are manifest throughout the
country, and it is conceded generally
that the belated determination of the
government to vindicate its authority
comes none too soon.
The recent gigantic strides of "syn-
dicatilism” and its arrogant attitude
under the leadership of the General
Federation of Labor, with which the
various classes of state employes now
insist upon affiliating, has almost cre
ated a public panic. The property in
terests o f the country will support
unitedly any measures that the govern
ment, takes, no matter how rigorous,
which might end the agitation.
The attitude of the Combes and oth
er previous radical governments, which
encouraged state servants to form
unions even in the navy yardB, and the
records of Mm. Harthou and Viviani,
respectively ministers of public works
and labor, have heretofore embarrassed
M. Clemenceau. Since the visit of
King Edward, however, who, it is un
derstood, let the premier see the anx
iety existing abroad that France was
drifting into a condition approaching
anarchy, M. Clemenceau resolvtd to
act.
Beirut, Asiatic Turkey, May 8.— An
investigutor who has just returned
here from a trip to KesBab reports
that all the American property at that
place has been completely destroyed by
the Moslem raiders. The American
property there consisted of a girls’
high school under the direction of Miss
Ettie N. Chambers. Three-quarters of
the native houses also have been de
stroyed, but the Armenian church and
the new Protestant school building ure
standing.
Almost all of the people
who Hed from Kessab have returned to
find their houses looted. They are ab
solutely destitute.
Some food and
clothing are being distributed, hut
there is no system in the work and the
supplies are inadequate.
One band of Turkish reserves has re
turned to the town, but as they took
part in the rioting and killing there,
the people cannot trust them.
The
ADANA MASSACRE RENEWED.
protection afforded is in no sense suffi
cient. The situation at Deurtyul, on Looting, Shooting and Burning; Aim
the coast north of Kessab, is still criti
to Exterminate Christians.
cal.
Adana, May 4, via Cyprus, May 5.—
Adana is still lawless.
More people
STR IKE SEEMS SURE.
were killed yesterday. There are 30,-
000 dead in Adana province as a result
French Government Will Dismiss Em of the massacres, and 36,000 homeless
and penniless refugees are wandering
ployes Who Take Part.
Paris, May 8.— Warned in advance into the vilayet.
The deaths in Adana city alone are
that to strike means dismissal from the
service, the members o f the Post, Tel estimated at 6,500. Adana is terror
egraph & Telephone Employes associa ized by 4,000 soldiers who are looting,
No respect is
tion in various citieB have already vot shooting and burning.
Both the
ed in principle for a general strike, and paid to foreign properties.
the congress o f railroad men has order Ferench schools have been destroyed.
The new vali has not yet inspired
ed a referendum on the question of or
dering a strike and has appointed a confidence. There is reason to believe
the authorities still intend to permit
strike committee.
That a strike will result is a foregone the extermination of all Christians.
conclusion. The citieB where it has The troops here are making a pretense
been’ decided upon include several of o f throwing water on the flames, but
the largesCinduatrial centers, such as instead of water they are using kero
Lyons and Havre. The time to strike sene.
A ll letters and telegrams sent out
alone appears to be undecided, having
been left by the local unions to the through Turkish channels are censored.
general strike committee o f each or
ganization.
The determination of the government
to fight to a finish the question o f the
right of state employe« to strike is
shown by the declaration o f M. Bar-
thou, the minister of public works,
that the government, in the event of
an attempt being made to strike, wiil
instantly discharge from the service
any postman who ceases work.
New Line to Butte.
Helena, Mont., May 8.— Montana is
to have a new railroad. Because of
its proposed Western connection, it is
supposed to be a Harriman property.
The company has an authorized capital
stock of $16,000,000, for which a filing
fee o f $1,800 was paid by J. L. Wir.es,
o f Butte. The road will run from Lap-
wai Junction, where it connects with
the O. R. & N company’s lines, along
the Clearwater, crossing into Montana
by way of Lolo pass; thence through
Missoula, Granite, Powell and Deer
Lodge counties to Butte, 350 miles.
W ILSON GIVES LINK .
Shows Connection o f Ruef With San
Francisco Bribery.
San Francisco, May 5.— Andrew M.
Wilson, whose failure to testify to cer
tain recollections in one of the trials of
Tirey L. Ford was followed by revoca
tion o f his immunity contract and his
indictment upon three charges of hav
ing accepted bribes, was the principal
witness in yesterday’s session o f the
trial of Patrick Calhoun, president of
the United Railroads.
Under direct
examination of Assistant District A t
torney John O’Gara, Wilson recited the
story of how he sounded the members
of the Schmitz board of supervisors on
the proposal to pass the overhead trol
ley permit, and was promised $10,000
for his vote and effort after conversa
tions with James L. Gallagher and Ab
raham Ruef. Stanley Moore, o f the
defense, supplementing Earl Rogers as
cross examiner, subjected Wilson to a
severe cross examination that had not
been completed when the hour o f ad
journment had arrived.
Eugene Reports Damage.
Eugene— Some damage is reported
to fruit from last week’s frosts.
Strawberries were nipped in several
localities and cherries and prunes were
injured some.
Sufficient reports are
not in to give a definite idea of the
BROKEN LEVEE C O S T L Y .
extent of injuries, but it appears now
that some districts were affected con
siderably, while others were untouched Over 14,000 Acres Are Flooded
by the freeze.
No adverse reports
Rise in San Joaquin River.
have come in from the high lands as
Stockton,
Cal.,
May 7.— Reports
yet.
from the islands tonight say it will be
Puts Germany in Trouble.
impossible to save reclamation district
Berlin, May 8.— An extraordinarily
A. & C. Road’s Rates Reduced.
No. 17, on which a break in the levee difficult situation for Germany has been
Trolley Rights Granted
Salem— The Astoria & Columbia rail
Haymarket Anniversary.
Marshfield—J. F. Clark and J. H. road announces that passenger rates occurred this morning.
caused by the announcement o f the in
The water is pouring from the San tention o f the United States to termi
Somers have been granted by the coun everywhere on its line were reduced
Chicago. May 5.— Yesterday was the
ty commissioners a franchise for an May 1 to 3 cents a mile to conform Joaquin river through a crevasse al nate the commercial agreement. “ Ger anniversary of the two most memorable
most 100 feet wide opposite Lathrop.
electric line over the county road be
with the law. The action was taken as Owners of property are rushing a many must again struggle for the ad events in the criminal records o f Chi
tween Marshfield and Coquille. These
a result of notice issued to the com dredger and steamer to the scene, but vantages secured in the provisional cago— events that w ill long live in the
same parties are said to be connected
The
pany by the state railroad commission. at the rate the water is running into agreement,” says the Tageblatt. “ The memories of Chicago policemen.
with the move of the Coquille Mill &
new American tariff is in many points great Haymarket riot, in which six po
the large tract the indications are all explicitly directed against German im licemen were killed and 60 others se
Mercantile company in recently secur
PO R TLAND M ARKETS.
of the 14,000 acres will be inundated. ports, and the concessions that Ger verely injured, occurred May 4, 1886.
ing a franchise for an electric line in
The land is very rich and was ex
Coquille and an electric plant there.
Three years later, May 4, 1889, the
Wheat -Bluestem milling, $1.300/ pected to produce fully 35 sacks of bar many is able to offer so as to set aside
the protective tariff probably w ill be noted murder of Dr. Patrick H. Cronin
1.35; club, $1.200/1.25; Turkey red, ley to the acre.
The loss this year insufficient.”
took place. Deaths of those connected
Wallowa Wool Clip Sold.
$1.26; valley, $1.17; forty-fold, $1.26; will be near $250,000.
with the trials subsequent to these
La Grande- E. M. Rumbler, repre red Russian, $1.17H@1.20.
City in Grip o f Strike.
tragedies have been numerous, most of
senting the Bolton-Bodmer company,
Corn— Whole, $35 per ton; cracked,
Would Use Spiritualism.
Buenos Ayres,
May 8.— Buenos them unnatural.
o f this city, has just closed a deal for $36.
Rome, Italy, May 7.— Princess d’An- Ayres is still in the grip o f the strike
the purchase of practically the entire
Barley— Feed, $34(0 35 per ton.
tuni says the proposed attempt to com begun early this week as a protest
Governors to Form Alliance
wool clip of Wallowa county. The to
Oats— No. 1 white. $40(041.
municate with Mars by means o f sig against the action of the authorities in
tal amount of the purchase is between
Salem, Or., May 5.— A movement is
Hay— Timothy, Willamette valley,
180,000 and 185,000 fleeces.
The av $140/18 per ton; Eastern Oregon, naling is not likely to succeed, and be firing upon a crowd of demonstrants on foot among the governors of the
The customs receipts Western states to form a tentative al
erage price paid was 20 cents.
The $17.50(o 19.50; clover, $11(012; alfal sides, is of no practical value, because on May Day.
estimated amountof money represented fa, $13(014; grain hay, $130/14; cheat, even i f it succeeded it would prove only show a great falling off as the result liance among themselves for the better
that the planet is inhabited, and could of the stoppage o f commerce and vari interests o f the states to be embraced
in the purchase is $350,000.
$14(014.50; vetch, $14(0)14.50.
not lead to any regular communication. ous navigation companies are holding in the new union, which will include
Fruit— Apples, 65c(0$2.50 per box;
She advocates Spiritualism as the best their ships in port, as it is impossible Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Cali
Fruit Crop to Be Large.
strawberries, Oregon, 20 0/ 25c per
and safest plan and suggests that a to load or discharge cargoes under fornia, Arizona, Washington and Ore
Medford— Local fruitmen are rejoic pound.
series o f experiments be undertaken present conditions.
gon. The proposal was first made by
ing in the fact that the liability of loss
Potatoes--$l.85(02 per hundred.
under strict scientific conditions for the
Governor Spry, o f Utah, and the con
from freezing is now past.
The past
Vegetables— Turnips, $1.25 per sack;
purpose
o
f
ascertaining
the
best
meth
ference w ill be called by Governor
Rivers Found Navigable.
few days have been quite warm, and carrots, $1.25; parsnips, $1.50; beets,
all fruits are growing rapidly.
Thor $1.75; horseradish, 10c per pound; ar od o f communicating with Mars.
Los Angeles, May 8.— Lieutenant L. Hay, o f Washington, to take place
ough investigation has been made of tichokes, 60(o 75c per dozen ; asparagus,
C. Easton, assistant to Captain Fries, sometime this summer, probably about
Thousands Face Starvation.
the orchards throughout the entire Oregon, 75c per dozen; letture, head,
government engineer here, returned to August 15.
Hadjin, Asiatic Turkey, May 7.— day from an exploration of the Grand
Rogue river valley and a bumper crop 200/50c per dozen; onions, 12'.j(015c
Fairbanks Admit* Hawaii.
is found without exception in every per dozen ; parsley, 35c per dozen; rad Notwithstanding the presence of troops and Green rivers in Utah and Arizona,
orchard.
Honolulu, May 5.— That the terri
ishes, 16(//20c per dozen; rhubarb, 2)4 here, the situation is desperate because and stated that as a result of the trip a
of
the
lack
of
food
and
medical
sup
report will be sent to Washington de tory o f Hawaii is destined to become a
(r/3'...c per pound; spinach, 90c(//$l.
Clatsop County Renigs.
Butter— City creamery, extras, 24c; plies. The troops arrived just in time claring those two rivers navigable for full fledged state o f the Union, and
as
the
besiegers
had
succeeded
in
set
many miles above their junction where that the inhabitants of the islands are
Astoria—The County court has made 1 fancy outside creamery, 22)4(n24c;
an order directing tha clerk to draw a store, 18(o 20c. Butter fat prices av ting fire to a house on the edge of the they meet and form the Colorado.
capable o f governing themselves, is
city.
The
fire
spread,
but
as
the
warrant for the first half o f the state erage 1 }.,c per pound under regular
the opinion o f former Vice President
breeze
was
blowing
away
from
town,
tax as levied by the state board on Jan butter prices.
Fairbanks, who is touring the islands
Vast Fortune All Gone.
only
five
buildings
were
destroyed.
A
uary 2, 1909.
This means that the
Eggs—Oregon ranch, 240/ 25c.
New York, May 8.— C. W. Morse, in company with his w ife and daughter.
heavy
rifle
fire
was
kept
up
against
County couit will not recognize the
Poultry -Hens, 150/ 15Hc per pound;
the ex-banker, who is now in the Tombs Fairbanks addressed the Hawaiian leg
$4,000 increase which the state board hr/ilers, 25(//28c; fryers, 180/22Hc; those who tried to extinguish the prison under sentence for violation of islature and announced himself as fav
flames.
The
Mohammedans
carried
off
at a later date made in Clatsop coun roosters, old, lO ozllc; young, 140/15c;
the national banking laws, has not a orably impressed with conditions here.
ty ’s apportionment of the state tax.
ducks, 200/22'.,c; geese, 100/ 11c; tur all the cattle outside the city.
share of stock, a bond or a piece o f real He was cordially received.
keys, 20c; squabs, $2.500(3 per dozen.
estate left of his fortune o f an esti
Oil Supply Investigated,
College for Pendleton.
200.000 Out on Strike.
Veal -Extras. 9 '..o/10c per pound;
mated value o f $30,000,000, according
Bakersfield. Cal., May 7.— Two Jap to evidence which he gave in supple
Pendleton— A Catholic Young Men’s ordinary, 8\(S9c; heavy, 7(/r8c.
Buenos Ayres, May 5.— I t is calcu
anese naval officers and an officer o f a mentary proceedings made public to lated that not less than 200,000 of the
college for Pendleton is being consid
Pork Fancy, 9 ’ *@10« per pound.
ered by the Order of Jesuits. Though
Hops- 1909 contract, 9c; 1908 crop, leading Japanese steamship company day.
workmen of Buenos Ayres have gone
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the plans have not been fully matured, 6d/7c; 1907 crop, 3c; 1906 crop, 1 He. are here looking into the oil production
out on the 48-hour strike organized by
it is believed the order is in earnest
Wool — Eastern Oregon, 150(20c; of this county. It is supposed their in
Houses for Homeless.
the Workmen’s Federation as an em
and that the college will soon be a real valley, fine, 22c; medium, 21c; coarse, quiry is relative to the adoption of Cal
Messina, Sicily, May 8.— Lieutenant phatic protest against the occurrences
ifornia oil for fuel by the Japanese Commander R. R. Belknap, the Amer of last Saturday when at the May day
ity. It will be a preparatory institu 20c; mohair, choice, 240/25c.
tion.
Cattle Top steers, $5.50(//5.75; fair navy. The Japanese are Commander ican naval attache at Rome, has turned celebrations there was a collision be
to good, $5(1/5.26; common to medium, Yiechi Tomiyasu and Naval Expert over to the prefect 400 American tween the people and poilce in which a
Inheritance Tax tor April.
$4.500/ 4.75; cows, top, $4.250/4.50; Sanmatsu Kanaya, of the Japanese wooden houses to be used to shelter large number of persons were killed or
Salem— State Treasurer Steel has is fair to good, $3.750/4.25; common to navy, and Yoshie Nakaya, o f Nutsio & sufferers from the earthquake o f last wounded. The police have made 600
sued a statement showing the receipts medium. $2.50(0 3.50; calves,
top, Company, the Japanese steamship firm. December. The attache expects that arrests.
from the inheritance tax during April $50/5 50; heavy, $3,500/4; bulls and
2,300 houses will be completed by
Abdul's Hoards Are Found.
reached a total of $4,713.44. The pay stag«, fat, $30/3.50; common, $20/
June 7.
IS Railroads Are Sued.
ments are about an average of what is 2.75.
Constantinople, May 7.— The com
Jefferson City, Mo., May 5.— Attor
received each month.
Hogs— Best, $7.50017.76; fair to mission which is taking an inventory
Abdul’ s Money In New York.
ney General Major instituted quo war
good, $7.26o?7.50; Stockers, $6(/f6.50; of the property at the imperial palace
Constantinople, May 8.— The parlia ranto proceedings in the Missouri Su
Vale Gets New Depot.
China fats, $6.750/7.
at Yildiz has, it is stated, discovered mentary commission has learned that preme
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# against
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court today
railroads.
Salem The Oregon Short Line has
Sheep Top wethers, $4014.50; fair bank notes to the value of $2,250,000 ' Abdul Hamid recently deposited con- j charging them with having'"violated
advised the state railroad commmission to good, $3.600/4; ewes, H c lesson all and a large quantity of jewelry.
Pa-1 siderable sums of money in New York the common law in
in conspiring
conspiring and
that, in accordance with the ri quest of grades; yearlings, best, $4.50014.76; pers seized at the palace show that Ab- banks, and it appears that he has in
! agreeing to fix passenger rates.
An
the commission, a new depot will be fair to good, $4(/14.25; spring lambs, dul Hamid had over$ 5,000,000 on d e-' the neighborhood o f $10,000,000 in
! alternative w rit was made returnable
built at Vale, Or.
$0(115.50.
posit at a foreign bank.
German banka.
' to the court en banc on June 1.
Building Contract Let.
Salem— Salem’s first five-story busi
ness block will be built this summer by
the Unied States National bank, the
contract having been let this week to
the Northwest Bridge company, of
Portland. The building will be a mod
ern steel and concrete structure and
will be erected on the corner of Com
mercial and State streets, one of the j
best corners in the city.
It will cost
about $100,000. Work will commence
soon.
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