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NEWS OF THE WEEK
lo a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
A Resume o f th« Lass Important but
TI
Not Lass Interesting Evems
o f the Past Week.
Fine
Kansas banks remain open but pay
all demands by check.
The Western Union has opened a
number of its branch officers in Chi
cago.
Oklahoma has proclaimed a public
holiday that runs on banks may be pre
vented.
A tight money market has suspended
work on the new Dupont Powder woiks
at Tacoina.
Secretary Taft has had another close
call In the Philippines.
This time an
automobile ran away with him.
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Many Seattle people condemn the
mayor for asking Federal aid in pre
venting a spread of bubonic plague.
The steamer Finland from New Aork
for Dover, England, struck near that
port and is supposed to be badly dam
aged.
The national president of the W. C.
T. U. predicts that prohibition will
rule throughout the South within five
years.
Conditions have greatly improved in
New York, tot throughout the Middle
West there is a stringency amounting
almost to a panic.
P A C K A G E S IN R U R A L M A IL
Po stm aster G eneral to M aks R eco m
m endations in Report.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 29.— Post
master General von L. Meyer, at a din
ner at the Union League club last
G O V E R N O R A ID S .
night, made an address in which he
tailed attention to recommendations
Cham berlain N otifies W a r D epartm ent
which he purposes making in his an
o f A ct o f L e g is la tu re .
nual report for the consideration of the
next congress. On the question of par
.Salem—Governor Chamberlain has
sent letters to the secretary of war at
cels post lie said:
“ 1 shall recommend the same rate, Washington, D. C., saying:
12 cents a pound, and the same limit
‘ ‘The legislature of this state at its
of weight (or parcels, whether intended last session passed a bill appropriating
for points in this country or abroad, $390.000 to be paid to the United
which means a reduction of four cents States for ttie purpose of assisting the
a pound and increase in the maximum United States in acquiring by condem
weight to eleven pounds.”
nation or construction of a be at canal
Taking up the rural parcels post ques and lucks around the falls of the Wil
lamette river at Oregon City, Oregon.
tion he said:
“ I shall recommend a parcels post The present and only canal and locks
system on the rural delivery routes, a around these falls is owned by a pri
special rate to be charged on packages vate corporation which has the power
for delivery from the distributing offices and does impose a tax of 50 cents per
of the rural route, or if mailed by a ton on every ton of freight that passes
patron of any rural route for delivery from the upper to the lower river or
to a pation on the same route cr at the from the lower to the upper river. This
distributing office of said route. The tax as the state grows is an annually
rate would he five cents for the first increasing burden ami the people for a
pound and two cents for each additional number of years past have been stren
pound, up to eleven pounds. This uously demanding government owner
would he a great boon for the farmers.” ship and control of the locks at the
Regarding postal savings banks, the falls of the Willamette to the end the
postmaster general said:
river may be opened to free navigation
‘ ‘As an evidence that it is not the de its entire length. The delegation from
sire of the government to compete with Oregon to the congress of the United
the private savings banks in obtaining States intend to bring this matter to
deposits of the people, I shall advocate the a’ tention of congress and urge upon
a rate of interest of 2 per cent per an that body the importance to our people
num, or 1 per cent semi annually and a of an open waterway through the heart
limit of $590, not more tnaD $250 to lie of the Willamette valley, and I am
deposited in any one year.
My own taking tfie liberty of enclosing you
belief is that far from its being a detri herewith a copy of the act of the Oie-
ment to the established banks, it would gon legislature bearing upon tire subect
lie in the end an advantage.
Now, in in order that your department may be
order to get this money back into the fully advised in the premises.”
channels of trade, I purpose to ask con-
grees for authority to place the savings
More Shortage Complaints.
in the National banks.”
Salem—Car shortage complaints con-
D E V E L O P S A N EW
GRAPE.
Taft is visiting the principal towns
California Scientist Believes He Has
of the Pbilippiines.
Variety Surpossing the Tokay.
Rumor again has It that Harriman
Stockton, Cal., Oct. 29.— An entirely
is to be deposed as king of the rail
new kind of grape is being develuped at
roads.
tlie government experimental station
A man has just been arrested in Eng near Lodi, and I’rofessor H. C. Hus-
land who threatened to kill King Ed mann is of the opinion that it will re
ward.
sult in a grape that will excel the
Governor Vardanian, of Mississippi, famous Flame Tokay, which has given
•ays Bryan will be elected our next Lodi so much fame. The new variety
is somewhat similar to the Tokuy in
president.
texture and color, but is imi<ervious to
There has been t marked slump in the rain, is much firmer and can be
the consumption of liquors in Kansas shipped longer distances without dam
the past year.
age. It apears to be a cross between a
Seattle has appealed to Governor Tokay and Farerra and is of an im
Mead for funds with which to tight the proved flavor. If properly developed it
is expected to become a most profitable
bubonic plague.
variety.
Militia lias been called out to quell
i’rcfessor Husmann is due to arrive
disturbances growinsg out of the car
in Lodi this week and he intends to set
■trike at Yonkers, N. Y.
out at>out 30 varieties of grapes, five
Letters of the late Queen Victoria different kinds of each variety, for ex
covering 24 years ot her life have juHt perimental purposes. Already 130 va
rieties of grapes are Ireing grown at the
been published in book form.
The Pettitione trial for complicity in station, and it ia believed that the
the murder of ex-Governor Steunenbeig vineyard will receive great lienetits
has been postponed until November 18 from the experiments being made at
the station. Additional apparatus is to
The North Bank railroad from Pasco be installed at the plant in the wav of
to Vancouver, Wash., will tie in opera thermometers and records of tempera
tion by January 1, and the bridges tures will be made so as to make com-
serosa the Columbia and Willamette by paiisons with grape growing points in
the middle of the summer.
F'rance, Spain, Italy and South Africa.
A few more small banks In New York
have dosed, but the big ones stand
IM P R O V E M A R E IS L A N D .
Aim.
There have been 48 oases of bubonic W o rk s o f Extension Planned to Cost
plague at San Francisco which proved
S e v e ra l M illion D ollars.
fatal.
San Francisco, Oct. 29.— Represent
An armed man held up a freight ative Joseph R. Knowland visited Mare
train near Los Angeles and robbed the Island navy yard today and hail an ex
tended conference with Commandant
train crew.
The Commercial Telegraphers’ union Phelps and Civil Flngineer Rockwell.
has decided to ask terms of the tele Plans and estimates were given Know-
land for the improvements desired at
graph companies.
Mare Island, which call fer the expend
The Vancouver, B. C., city council iture of several million dollars to make
has appealed to the government to ex this station the finest naval establish
clude all Asiatics.
ment in the world.
The spur dikes,
The Japanese at Vancouver, B. C., which were designer! by H. H. Rosseau,
are making exorbitant claims for dam now of the Panama Canal commission,
an I have proved such a success in deep
ages sustained dining the riots.
ening the channel to the yard, will l>e
There are rumors that the Ute In greatly extended at a cost of several
dians on the Cheyenne river reserva hundred thousand Jollars. The stone
tion are about reedy for an outbreak.
quay wall, to which vessels under re
Representative Burton is likely to re pair are tied, will also be extended
main chairman of the rivers and har about a mile southward toward 'he
bors committee during the next session magazine. At present the quay wall is
so crowded that many of the ships
of congress.
have to lie in midstream or at a point
Thirty-three suits against the South
below the lighthouse.
ern Pacific have lieen tiled at the re-
queet of the attorney general for viola
Prison O fficial Killed.
tion of the 28 hour law.
8t. Petersburg, Oct. 29.—General
Kansas City is working for the Re MaximofTsky, director of the depart
publican national convention.
ment of prisons of the ministry of the
More than 20 persons were Injured interior, was shot and killed today.
The general was the first responsible
n a street car collision st Chicago.
otlicial connecter! with the Russian
It is said Roosevelt will try for
prison. A young woman who lias not
Platt’s sent in the senate if a president
iieen identifier!, presented herself at
to his liking is elected.
tlie weekly reception of General Max-
There have l>een four deaths in Se imoffsky anti remained quietly in the
attle In which the symptoms were very crowded anteroom until it was tier turn
to enter the general’ s private office.
similar to boubonlc plague.
When she was in his presence the
Harriman may distribute the stocks woman tired seven shots.
of other roads held by the Union Paci
fle among the stock holders of the latter
U te s S a id to Issue Defy.
road.
Pierre, 8. D., Oct. 2 9 — Partie« from
The trans-Atlantic liner Luaitanii the Cheyenne river agency report that
has crosses I from New York to Queens troops are now marching toward ttie
town In 4 days, 22 honrs and 4« min Ute camp and expect to reach tt to
night or tomorrow. The Utes arc well
utea.
aimed and say they will fight if any
A big prairie Are lias swept the Sioux effort is made to compel them to send
Indian reaervation near Valentine, their children to school or to work. A
special from Sturgis, 8. D., where F’ort
Neb.
Meade is located, savs that late reports
The Alton and Burlington roads in indicate that the Sioux Indian police
tend to cat the passenger rchednle from already lutve the Utea under control.
Chicago to Kansas City and Denver.
Other rosds are expected to follow suit.
Increase Railway Rate*.
Mexico City, Oct. 29.— It was au
United Railroads employes and the
police clashed again in San Francisco thoritatively atated today that a gene
with the result that a conductor was ral increase in the railway rates ot the
shot and an officer beaten and three country would go into effect in the
near future.
arrets made.
O . R. & N. R E P O R T S .
Net Incom e o f Road N e a rly S ix M il
l i o n ! — Accidents of Se p te m b e r.
Presid en t S e t ' A p art N ovem ber 558 as
Day o f Thanksgiving.
Washington, Oct. 28.—The presi
dent’s annual Thanksgiving proclama
tion, issued Saturday, selecting Thurs
day, November 28, for the people to as
semble to pray that they may he given
strength so to order their lives as to de
serve a continuation of the man f Id
blessings of the past year, triumphant
ly declares that nowhere in the world
is there such an opportunity for a fiee
people to develop to the fullest extent
all powers of laxly, mind and character.
‘ ‘ During the past year we have been
free from famine, from pestilence, from
war,” it declares.
‘ ‘ Our natural re
sources are at least as great as those of
any nation. Much has been given us
from on high and much will rightly be
expected o( us in return. Into our care
the 10 talents have been entrusted, and
we are to be paidoned neither if we
squander and waste them, nor yet if we
tide them in a napkin.
‘ ‘ We should earnestly pray that the
spirit of righteousness may grow great
er in the hearts of all and that our souls
may be inclined even more toward the
virtues that tell of gentleness, for lov
ing kindness and forebearance one with
another, for without these qualities
neither nation nor individual tun rise
to the level of greatness.”
o m sinks sun
W ill Time to Get Money D ue
I ron) the East.
GOVERNOR ISSUES PROCLAMVTIONv
Salem—The O. R. A N. has filed its
report. It shows the following: Total
cost of construction and equipment to
June 30, 1907, $54,523,984.2; cost per
Action o f Portland Clearing House
mile, $821,295.92; gross earnings from
Necess tated by Refusal o f Eastern
operation the past year,
$12,942,-
815.49; operating expenses, $6,969,-
Banks to Honor Balances.
821.56; income from operation, $5,-
972,815.93; income from other sources,
$1.294,362.13; total income, $7,177,-
Salem, Or., Oct. 29.— By ordei of s
356.25; dednetioon, rents, taxes, in
proclamation it-Biied lute last night bv
terest, etc., $1,383,572.04; net income,
Governor Chamber lain, Oregon liank*
$5,793,784.20; dividend 4 per cent on
will enjoy live business holidays, in
preferred stock, $449,900; surplus for
which interim it is expected that'the
ttie year; $535,3784.20; total surplus
situation in ttie East will become more
entry general balance sheet, $28,930,-
clarified and the coast bunks will
400.03.
enabled to secure the caeh balances dm
The following is a summary of the
them from New York.
results of accidents within the state for
This action was taken at the instance!
the month of September prepared by
of the Portland clearing house commit,
the railroad commission from the re
tee, which met last evening to talk ova
ports of the various lines: Collisions
the situation with Governor Chamber- •
of passenger trains, 1; freight trains,
luin. Tire hankers urrived in the city
estimated damage to property of the
by special car.
ruilroad companies, $5,150; killed pas
Briefly stated, tiro situation eg de
sengers, none, trainmen, none, other
F ix e s s a il in g d a t e .
scribed to the governor is that Oregon
employes, 5, other persons, 2; injured
banks have heavy deposits of ia,h in
passengers, none, trainmen, 2, other
All Plan s C om plete fo r Fleet to S a il tiie East and the Eastern lunkg refute
employes, 6, other persons, 5.
Total,
fo r Pa cific D ecem b er 16.
upon any conditions to send money
7 killed and 13 injured.
Washington, Oct. 28. — Secretary West in payment of demands. There
Metcalf today announced that it was has been no run or indication oi & run
N ew G am e W ard e n .
by depositors upon Portland tanks.
Salem— Robert O. Stevenson, of For definitely settled that the Atlantic fleet
Believing that in one week they can
est Grove, has been appointed state will leave Hampton Roads on December
effect a satisfactory arrangement with
game and forestry warden by Governor 16 for its cruise to the Pacific coast.
county banks and also arm- ge for the
Chamberlain. Mr. Stevenson will sue This annouucement followed a confer
shipment of money due them from the
ence
held
at
the
White
House,
to
eeed John W. Baker, of Cottage Grove,
Flat-t, ttie linnks asked that ttie remain
whose term of office has expired. The which the president summoned Secre
der of this week bo made a legal holi
appointment of Mr. Stevenson makes tary Metralf, Rear Admiral Evans, who
day. November 2, the lust day men
the first change in Governor Chumber- w ill cuinmand the fleet on its cruise to
tioned in the proclamation, is Satur
the
Pacific,
and
Rear
Admiral
Brown-
ain’ s official family.
The appoint
day. Monday will therefore be the
ment is for four years, during which son, chief of the bureau of navigation
The confer next Uinkitig day.
due Mr. Stevenson will make h ’s of the Navy department
It is understood that tiie Portland
adquarters at Forest Grove. The ence was called to continue more in de
bankers sent ti-legrarns to all bankH in
■w appointee is a well known citizen tail the cabinet meeting discussion of
the state notifying them of the issu
Foiest Grove and is a native son, naval affairs. The discussion related
ance of the proclamation. The purpose -
iving been born ami raised in Yam- particularly to details of the Atlantic
is to prevent calls for money from
xII county. In politics he is a Demo fleet’ s cruise to the Pacific.
It is understood that matters were in country banks, induce them to close for
at, and his appointment was made
the week and bring them together in ail
ion the recommendation of a large such shape that the president was thor
arrangement that will satisfy demands
oughly
informed
on
all
important
items
imber of
prominent
Democrats
n the itinerary. Admiral Evans, who liefore next Monday. That Portland
.roughout the Willamette valley.
has been confined to his apartments on banks are solvent and in fact were nev
account of an indis)x>sition, looked and er in better condition than they are
B ig L u m b e r C om pany Adm itted.
today, was asserted by the t ankers who
Salem— The Miami Lumber company declared himself to be much improved
waited upon ttie governor.
in
health.
The
bureau
of
insular
San F’ rancisco hae filed papers with
Governor Chamberlain at first doubt
le secretary of state for permission to affairs today received a cahlegam from
ed ttie wisdom of the action requested
o business in this state.
This is a Governor General Smith, of ttie Philip
by tiie Portland bankers, but when the
500,000 concern.
The Oregon agent pines, asking that the Atlantic fleet he
situation regniding the locking up of
permitted
to
visit
Manila
during
ttie
4 W. L. Ducy, of Hobsonville, Ti 11a-
funds in the Flast was explained and
•iook county. The Loose Card Book week («ginning February 10, in order
the necessity ot checking any stringen
ompany, to have its place of business to attend to pte-Lenten festivities.
The fact that ttie fleet will not have cy which might arise as a result of this
t Portland, was also incorporated with
in the West, Mr. Chamberlain readily
capital stock of $50,000. The incor- arrived in Pacific waters by that time
complied.
"rators are T. W . Thomas, C. H. precludes this.
Mr. Metcalf stated that the question
humas and W . B. Palmer.
S A Y S IT I S O N T H E B O O K S .
of allowing newspaper correspondents
to
accompany
the
fleet
was
discussed
R e co rd P r ic e in B arle y.
and the conclusion reached not to allow W itn ess in F o rd T ria l Testifies That
Weston— A record price of $25 per newspaper men aboard, but that officers
B rib e Money Is Entered.
in has just been paid for barley at of the fleet would be designated to send
San Francisco, Oct. 29.— Such rapid
/eston, where a great deal of this such news as might be thought desir
progress was made yesterday hy the
-real is grown, and where the acreage able to make public.
prosecution in the Fi rd bribery trial
annually increasing.
This was
that if the defense, adopting its proced
aid by 8. A. Barns, of the Pacific T W O - C E N T F A R E P R O F I T A B L E
ure in the former trial, declines to put
oast Elevator company, who purchas
in any evidence, the case should be in
1 18,000 bushels from five Weston
T w o Roads in M isso u ri M ak e Money the hands of tiie jury within the week.
rowers who formed a pool.
Twelve witnesses were examined, all
U n d e r N ew L a w
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 28.— Having but the last one of whom were conclud
N e w Aaylum Superintendent.
ed with.
George Wilcutt, secretary
Salem— In accordance with an un found the two-cent fare profitable, two and controller of the United Railroads,
of the railroads operating in Missouri
erstanding. which has existed for
testified— to the unconcealed surprise
oine time, the board of trustees of tiie have decided to give the new law an and manifest distrust of the prosecu
other
month’s
trial.
täte insane aiylum have elected Dr. R.
Herbert 8. Hadley, attorney general tion— that the books of the street car
L. Steiner to succeed Dr. J. F. Cal-
of
Missouri, said this morning that he corporation do carry as entries the
ireath as superintendent of that insti-
had
information from a reliable source $200,000 w ith which Ford and Ruef are
utlon.
that two of the railroads operating in alleged to have bribed the supervisors
Missouri had found the 2-cent fare to to pass the trolley franchise. The wit
PO RTLAN D M A RKETS.
ness was directed to produce the corpor
be proflttable.
‘ ‘ The auditors of two of the railroads ation’s journal and ledger.
Wheat— Club, 87c; bluestem, 89c;
say the 2-cent rate has proved profit
a-uuuiiwement lias ■ >,* .
m «, uie .alley, 87c; red, 85c.
G eorgia N e g ro Lynched.
able, while others take a different view
university will soon be presented with
Oats— No. 1 white, $29 50; gray,
Macon, Ga., Oct. 29.— Passengers cn
of it,” said Mr. Hadley.
S portrait of President Johnson, the <29 50.
‘ ‘ The fact that the railroads can’t the Central Georgia train coming fiom
first president. The Alumni associa
Barley— Feed, $28 50 per ton; brew-
agree on the proposition caused them Byron, Ga., brought an account of the
tion and Rev. Herbert Johnson, son of ng, $30; rolled, |30@31.
to decide tc give it another month’ s lynching of a negro natmd John Wilkes
President Johnson, will make the gift,
Corn— Whole, $32; cracked, $32.
at that place last night. The negro
which will tie valued at $500. R. Le-
Hay— Valley timothy. No. 1, $17@18 trial before going into court again. I
Barr Goodwin, of New York City, lias per ton; Flastern Oregon timothy, $23; shall not take any further steps in the roblied two small ixiys of 75 cents.
been engaged to make the portrait. Mr. clover, $13; cheat, $13; grain hay, $13 matter unless the railroads make a When Marshal Johnson made an effort
move. I shall be satisfied if they de to arrest him tiie negro attempted to
Goodwin is a portrait painter of con @14; alfalfa, $13@14.
shoot tiie officer. Quick work prevent
siderable renown.
F’ruits— Apples, $1@2 50 per box; cide to eoutinue the 2-cent rate indefi ed this. At a late hour unknown per
nitely.-’
cantaloupes, $1@1.50 perorate; water
sons dragged, tiie prisoner from the jail
B ig T im ber Deal in Clatsop.
melons, lc per pound; pears, $1@1.75
and after carrying him a short distance
Sen ato r O w en for Su ffrage.
Astoria— A deed has been filed for per box; grapes, 75c@ $l.75 per crate;
Muskogee, I. T., Oct. 28.— The ad the body was riddled with bullets. It
record here whereby J. L. Washburn, quinces, 60r@$l per box; huekleber-
vocates of women suffrage will find a was then burned upon a log fire.
of St. Louis, sells a tract of4,715 j ries, 7(3 8c per pound; cranberries,$10
powerful
ally in Robert L. Owen, sen
acres of timber land located on Upper @10.50 per bairel.
Ends Lend Grant Inquiry.
Young s river, about six miles from
Vegetables— Turnips. $1.25 per sack ; ator elect from Oklahoma. Senator
Portlnd, Oct. 29.— B. D. Townsend,
Olney, to the Youngs’ River company, carrots, $1.25 per sack; beets, $1.26 Owen has long held strong ideas rela
tive to the rights of women t<- the bal Special United States Attorney for Ore
a Minnesota corporation. The consid per sack; cabbage, l @ l l4C per pound;
eration named is $50,000.
The tract cauliflower, 25cfS $1 per dozen; celery, lot. Last fall when the constitutional gon, will comp ete his investigation of
convention was in session in Guthrie, the Oregon A California (Southern Pa
is heavily timbered and the price is un 50c@$l per dozen; corn, 85c(3$l per
he openly espoused the cause and as cific) railroad grant in this state in a
derstood to have been considerably in sack; cucumbers. $1 per sack; onions,
sisted in every way he could to get a few days, when he will submit his re-
15@20c per dozen; parsley, 20c per
excess of the amount named.
favorable clause in the constitution. poit to United States Attorney General
dozen; peppers, 8@17c per pound;
ColonelfOwen is also a “ white ribbon- Bonaparte. Mr. Townsend will not
radishes, 2Cc per dozen; spinach, 6c per
Um atilla D im s K ill Salm on.
er,” and never touches liquor in any discus« tiie result of his investigation,
Pendleton—One hundred and fifty pound; squash, 1(31 ' 4c per pound; to form.
which has covered several months and
residents of Pendleton have signed a matoes, 25@50c per box.
lias included a careful reseatch of all
Onions— $2@2.50 per sack.
petition to ttie state game warden pro
Indicted fo r Grafting.
the records and documents pertaining
Fotatoes— 80c@$l per hundred, de
testing against the dams in the Uma
Indianapolis, Oct. 28.— The Marion to the grant and its term«.
tilla river and the dam of the Maxwell livered Portland; sweet potatoes, 2l4C
county
grand jury has returned indict
land A Irrigation company in particu per pound.
Men Going Back to the Keys,
Butter— Fancy creamery, 30@35c per ments against Henry Mar-hall, of La
lar, as fatal to the salmon which are
fayette, president of the Western Con
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 29.— It was
said to be dying hy the thousands pound.
Veal— 75 to 125 pounds, 8@8 t,c; 125 struction company, and formerly speak announced la-t night that a large ma
through a failure to provide proper fish
to
150 pounds. 7 S|C; 150 to 200 pounds, er of the Indiana house of representa jority of the telegraphets who have been
ladders and means of passage.
tives. George W . Baxter, cashier of cn strike in Birmingham since August
8@7c.
Pork— Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 7 ^ the company, was indicted also. The 11 will lesume work today. They will
M ill M ak es Good Run.
company has contracts with the city of go back to both tiie Western Union and
F'lgin— The most successful run made <3 8c; packers, 7@7 '„c.
Poultry— Average old hens, 1 2 ',@ Indianapolis for repairing asphalt Postal companies under practically the
by any sawmill in the history of Elgin
has just iieen brought to a close when 13c per pound; mixed chickens, 12<3 streets. Harry Brunaugh, agent of the same conditions they were working un-
dor when called out.
Local managers
Galloway Brothers finished a run last R’ tyc; spring chickens, 12@ 12l, o ; old company, has been brought back.
of the companies state that the men
ing 137 days, during which time they roosters, 8(39c; dressed chickens. 13@
C on sid ers Suez Route.
will be re-employed as individuals as
cut 4,300,000 feet of lumber.
This is 14c; turkey», live, old, 16c; young,
Rome, Oct. 28.— The United States they app'y.________________
considered exceptional for a small mill, 18c; geese, live, 9<310c; ducks. 14c;
consuls at Naples, Palermo and Messi
and averaged atxmt ? i , 640 feet per day. pigeons, $ 1@1.50, squat«. $2@3.
Buys Bar Gold in London.
Eggs— Fresh ranch, candled, 35c per na have received instructions from
Washington to ascertain what amount
B o rt W ill Paint Asylum.
dosen.
London, Oct. 29 — The United States
Hops— 1907, TAyfSklOc per pound; ¡o f coal and provisions the three cities secured all the her gold offered today
Salem— Tiie contract for painting the
can supply on short notice. The in- in the market, totaling rearly $5,000,-
interior walls of the state insane asy olds, 4@4 lt c per pound.
Wool— Flastern Oregon average best,! qniry is believed here to imply that the 000. The price paid was $19.50. This
lum has been awarded to Pharlee Bort,
of 8alem, at $3,388. The contract for 16(322c per ponml, according to shrink- j Un ted States Navy department contem- is 3 <5 cents higher than previous quo
supplying the paint was at the same age; valley. 20@22e, according to fine- plates sending part of the Atlantic bat- tations, indicating the keenness of the
time awarded to Fisher, Thorsen A Co,, neees; mohair, choice, 29@30c per tleship squadron to the Pacific by way competition. Both Paris and London
pound.
I of the Suet canal.
of Port laud.
bid against the United Ftitee.
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