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Washington County News
Russian Peasants Worship Pic’ ura o f
President
hwed Each Week
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
¡■an Francisco, Dec. 17 — Americans
FOREST GROVE.
OREGON
! think a great deal of President Theo
dore Kooeevelt, but it has been reserv
DAIRYM EN M E E T.
ed for the Russian peasants settled in
Eastern bibetia to reverence the well
known picture, which shows the gleam •uccessful Two-Day Convention H e’d
| of teeth, as that of a saint. That they
in Portland
i do so is asserted to be a fact by A lex
Portland— The most important meet
ander U. Denbigh, who arrived on the
ing of dairymen ever held in the state
( steamer Siberia, and is now staying at
of Oregon was that which convened last
the St. Francis hotel.
Thursday and Friday in Woodmen of
the W "ild hall, on Eleventh street,
A Resume o f the Less Important but
“ The people there are of the lowest
when the Oregon State Dairy associa
Not Less Interesting Events
class of Russian peasants, and know
tion held its deliberations. The con
o f the Past Week.
nothing about the cutside world,”
vention hall was crowded at both days’
eaid Denbigh.
“ In every house, no
sessions with delegates and others in
matter how poor it may be, there is
terested in the development of the
A Montana forest ranger has been sure to be an ikon of some kind, and if dairy industry. The hall in the base
it is possible for the owner of the
killed for a deer.
ment of the Woodmen building, in
place, he also has a picture of a saint.
which dairy products and the most ap
French troops have repulsed an at
“ Ihe picture of our president has
proved dairy machinery were displayed,
tack of tribesmen near Ain Bfa, Algeria.
gone uvei tiie world, ami can be found
attracted large crowds.
The Japanese ambassador to France in many queer placee.
I remember
The convention was called to order
denies that his country is after another asking one of my men from the Ural
at 111 o’clock Thursday by President E
foreign loan.
mountain distret. who had never
T. Judd, of the a-sociaion. Tom Rich
Carnegie wou’d base the issue of pa heard of Roosevelt, what picture he ardson, of the Commercial club, wel
Imd
in
his
tent.
He
a»
once
told
me
per money on the gold reserve instead
comed the delegates to Portland on be
that it was one of St Peter— without
of government bonds.
half of that organization. In respond
the heard and with specs on. Curious
The Northern Pacific railroad will re to see such a picture. 1 went to the hut ing to the adorers of welcome President
duce grain rates from Montana points and found that it was a < hr eno of th Judd thanked the Commercial club for
its reception and its efforts In making
to St Paul and Minneapo.is.
president of the United Sta es.
The
this meeting of the association a suc
Findlay, Ohio, was badly shaken by man assured me that he had the best of cessful one. The speaker referred to
the explosion of a glycerine factory good foitune since lie had obtained the the important position dairying in this
Much property damage was sustained. picture of the ‘ holy saint.’ ”
stale has reached in the last few years,
M E X IC O ’ S A N N U A L EXPENSE
and said that this was the first time in
H ill told the Interstate Commerce
the history of the state that the dairy
commission that it means a loss of (fill
a car to keep the old lumber rate in What It Costs to Conduct Affairs o f industry had received the recognition
its importance should command and
effect.
Southern Republ C.
would fully pay the cost of promotion.
Secretary Taft is having a rough pass
Mexico City, Dec. 17.— In congress
Papers were read by prominent
age across the Atlantic and his vessel yesterday the report of the minister of dairymen and others from all parts of
w ill he a day or two late in reaching finance was read and the budget for the the state.
New York.
coming year was made public. The es
timated receipts for the coming year
Goldfield mineownera have asked the
W AN T BRAND ON A L L SHODDY
total $103 3»5.000, while the expendi
government to dissolve the Western
tures will reach $103,203.843, leaving
Federation of Miners and prosecute it
an estimated surplus of $181,158
The W oolgrowers Working fo r Protection
as treasonable.
o f the Industry.
total increase of this year’s budget is
Liquor men propose to fight river and $8,506.276, the largest item in the in
Pendleton— In accordance with one
harlior appropriations by congress for crease lieing for $1,387,680 for main of the resolutions pas-ed at the recent
dry stales. They say two-thirds of the tenance of l lie department of war.
convention of the Oregon Woolgrowers*
national revenue is derived from the
The qpvenues for the fiscal year just association, the secretary has sent to
liquor business.
ended total $114 082,000, the expendi the Oregon congressional delegation a
tures $100 208,132, leaving a surplus request for an act compelling the brand
England has jnst been visited by
< f $14,077,989.
The surplus of the ing of manufactured goods and clothing,
severe storm.
previous year, $29,049,081, and the the object lieing to protect the public
The Colorado State bank, of Durango, falling off of tfie past year, was due to from shoddy and cotton counterfeits of
has suspended.
large surr.8 spent in public works— $17,- woolen goods. The pur# food law is
Min ster Limnnteur main citeil as an example that it is right for
The revolutionary agitation is grow 208,808.
tained that the recent crisis in the the government to protect the people
ing in Portugal.
United Slates would make itself felt in from frauds, counterfeits and adultera
The Yaqiri Indians are again on the the com>ng year in Mexico, in that in
tions of all kinds.
warpath in Mexico.
vestments would lie curtailed.
Inter
Am ther resolution passed at the same
The National I tan k of Commerce, of est rates are higher, but this would on time calls for the retention of the import
ly affect mining industries. He lieliev- duty on wool, woolen fabrics, hides
Kansas City, w ill reo|>en.
ed that in the end it wculd work for meat and meat animals, with the ob
Japan and Russia have combined to
good rather than evil.
ject of continuing the present prosper
freeze China out of Manchuria.
ous condition of the wcol and livestock
The bridal gifts of Marshall Field’s
industry.
RELIEF FOR V IC T IM S .
daughter were stolen in Flnglaud.
Men Do More Work.
The peace conference of the Central Committe Taking Contributions to Be
Klamath Falls,— J. D. Church, as
American republics has lieen concluded
Sent to Mononga.
sistant engineer of the Southern Fa
Scotchmen In London are again
Fairmont, W . Va., Dec. 17.— The cifio, has just returned from the end of
adopting the k ilt as a regular wearing permanent relief committee, headed by the California Northeastern railway
apparel.
Governor Dawson, to provide for the and states that the 860 men now at
The East has just exeprienced a great widows and orphans in distress through work for Kricson A Peterson, the con
storm. Heavy snow fell and many the recent explosion at the mines of tractors, are doing more work than the
the Fairmont Coal company at Monon- 1,100 men they were working last sum
wires are down.
gah, today prepared an appeal for funds mer. The grade between Bray and the
Premiums are being offered for tin that is being sent to chambers of com
first townsite, Mount Hebron, is about
new gold pieces witiiout the motto “ In merce and kindred organizations all
completed, and Mount Hebron may re
God We Trust.”
over the country.
Contributions of main the terminus of the road for this
A petition to allow women to vote clothing, toys for the orphans at Christ winter. However, as Dorris is only 13
on municipal affairs in Paris was greet mas time and similar donations are to miles distant from Mount Hebron and
ed with laughter by the council.
be sent to W . I I . M o ce, mayor of Mo- the grade very easy, that town may he
Genera! Funslon finds the Goldfield nongah, and chairman of the commit the terminus.
tee. looking after the temporary wants
situation serious.
Embryo Farmers Interested.
of the victims.
Commissioner
of
Indian Affairs
The appeal says that fully 260 wid
Albany— I.inn county school children
Leupp says Indians are losing millions ows and 1,000 children are left without aru taking gioat interest In the new
yearly In timber lands.
any means of support.
As near as can subject of agriculture, the teaching of
A house-to-house canvass at Monon- lie determined. $60,000 from all rourcts which was begun this fall. No experi
The committee ment work has yet been begun in this
gah, W. Va.. shows 18 still missing as I ihb been snlacribed.
feels that a total of $200,000 will be re- county, but in the seventh and eighth
a result of the mine disaster.
.qnired to carry on the relief work
All grades in all the schools of the county
P'ans are complete for re-organizing
HhouId he made payable to the one recitation each day is required in
the Merchants’ National bank at Port Monongah Mines Relief committee, J. an agricultural text book. Reports re
land and it is ex|>ected to o|ien soon.
E. Sands, treasurer. Fairmont, W . Va. celved by Co ritv School Superintend
cut Jackson state (hat probably greater
District Attorney Ijrngdon, of San
interest is maniftsted in this study
Francisco also admits that the evidence
Kich Oil Sirike.
than in any other branch.
of Ruef w ill Ire required to convict Cal
Santa Barbara, Cal,. Dec. 17.— A tel
houn.
ephone message from Santa Maria, 60
Water Reaches Hermiston.
The American Can company has con miles north of here, brought the infor
Hermiston— Water in the distribut
trol of the Pacific coast, having absorb mation this afternoon that the Union
ing system of the government project
ed the United Can company, of San Oil company had struck a wonderful
gusher which threw a vast stream ol has readied Hemiston. A good flow in
Francisco
petroleum over the derrick and contin the A line heralded the coming of
Goldfield mineownera
have with
ued to flow at tlie rate of 7,000 barrels water for irrigation next season and
drawn their new scale and opened nego
a day. A t the present price of oil this activities under the Um atilla govern
tiations with the American Federation
means $:' 600 a day from this one well. ment reclamation project are under full
of Labor. The object seems to lie to
This is the second largest gusher ever headway. The water tiaversed the big
get this organisation into a light with
struck in California
The largest was feed canal a distance of 28 miles to the
the Western Federation of Miners
a 10,000-barrel well, but it has since reservoir gate, where it was turned
through what is knowm as tha by-pass
I). L. Anderson, president of the declined considerably.
into the distributing system of ditches.
Foochow university, who has just re
NEWS OF THE WEEK
1 b a Condensed Form lor Oor
Busy Readers.
Still in Race for Senate.
turned to this country, says China is
on the eve of a bloody revolution that
St. Paul, Dec. 17.— A special from
will mark tier entrance into the parlis Pes Doinee, Iowa, says that Governor
ment of the world as a power t>> be Cummins, of Iowa, referring to his eng
reckoned with.
gested candidacy for the Republican
The campaign aga nsO rats is lieing presidential nomination, said: “ I have
nc thought of surrendering my candi
kept up vigorously in San Francisco.
dacy for United States senator. Ttie
The Michigan stale treasurer Is to lie suggestion about the presidency is new
removed for putting funds in a rotten here, although I have heard alnurt it in
bank.
other states. I do not intend to do
The great fleet of warships is all anything that w ill take me out of the
ready to start on Its voyage to the Pa race for senator.”
cifio.
The presence o f General Funston at
Goldfield is believed to have a good
effect.
Bristol’s nomination has been with-
drawn from the senate as district at-
torney for Oregon.
Queen Carols, of Saxony, is dying.
Mr*. Longwnrth has undergone an
operation for appendicitis, but there is
nc fear of the results.
Fiat Money Saves Life
Pan Rafael, Cal., Dec. 17.— Stewart
Ponliar, a prominent Insurance broker
of Honolulu, while on his way to meet
a party of friends last night, fell
through a cattle guard on the narrow
gauge tracks of the Northwestern Paci
fic railrosd and caught his foot so that
he would have l-een crushed to death
beneath an approaching handcar had he
not ignited a clearing house eertifiate
and used it for a danger signal
Knropatkin has taken the witness
Forty liv e s Lost.
stand In behalf of Ptoeseel and the gen-
London. Pec. 17.— The gale along
oral stands a lietter chance of being
the British coast on Friday and Patur
cleared.
day, which was described by Captain
Two mail pouches containing valu Jain «son, of the steamship St. Louis,
able packages were stolen from the as the worst in hi* experience, snbsid-
Omaha poetotflee, and no trace of them ed yesterday. It w *» responsible for
the loee of come 40 lives.
ha. bean found.
Small Chance Congress Will
Currency
Novem ber Ideal Month.
Burns— November was a month of
ideal fall weather in Harney.
There
were two flurries of snow, on November
18 and 23, but they were followed hy
pleasant sunshine and the snow disap
peared in a few days. There has been
a great deal of fall plowing done and
the amount of winter wheat sown this
year is double that of any year in the
history cf the country.
B F Mulkey Has Resigned.
Ashland— Anncnncement ha* been
made at the state normal school here
that President B. F Mulkey would re
tire from th# institution on January 1
and w ill engage in the law and abstract
business at Jacksonville as a partner in
the Jackson County Abstract company,
which maintains offices at Ashland and
Medford and will open one at Jackson
ville.
Timber Made to Pay Tsa.
Oregon City— The assessed valuation
of Clackamas county property is very
cloee to $13.000,000. The figures were
made public t v County Assessor Nel
son, who has made an increase of shont
$2 500,000 over the valuation of last
year. This increase is all on the prop
erty of the big corporations and on tim
ber lands.
C H AN G E S F J H E h l
BOUNDARIES
Department Heed* Dem ardj o f John
Dap Stockmen.
John Day— C yJ . Bingham has re
ceived his commission as acting forest
-upervisor for the Malheur national
forest reserve, with headquarters at
John Day.
The lioundaries of the
new reserve are the John Day river on
the north, pievioue withdrawal on the
east, former lines on the south, irreg
ular lines running near the center of
townships in range 27 on the west,
Heppner forest is extended to the John
Day river and headquarters removed to
Monument. The remaining portion of
the western division is renamed Des
chutes and headquarters at Prineville
.Stickmen rejoice at the change.
Reform
Washington, Dec. 16.— It can 1 e
stited on the highest authority that if
the subcuin mil lee of the house commit
tee on hanking and currency now deal
ing with the subject can have its way
no effort will be made hy ihe prem it
congress to adopt legislation remedial
of the present financial condition. All
the energies of that committee w ill he
diiected toward the framing and pass
age of taws mote general iu character
and which will be intended to preclude
shrinkage of the circulation, entailing
widespread financial distress.
The sulcoiuinittee held a four hours’
conference today with its chairman,
Representative Fowler, of New Jersey,
a’ which the bill which the subcom
mittee has undertaken to draft was
earnestly discussed, hut no decision as
to its precise character and scope w s
reached. It is not likely the subcom
mittee w ill be ready to report on the
hill until after the holidays. Men high
in the wot Id of finance w ill he given an
opportunity to appear before the com
mittee to present their views on the
proposed measure.
Much time w ill be spent in both the
house and senate in considering the hill
when reported, and it is the hope of
ihe members of the hanking committee
that the finances of the country will
have so adjusted themselves by that
time that there will be no necessity lor
legislation looking to the correction of
present conditions.
BI5 FLEET IS OFF
Sixteen Battleships Start Out for
Pacific Ocean.
ARE REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT
Sight Is One That Brings
miration o f
Forth Ad.
Every Spectator,
Many Being Foreigners.
Old Point Comfort, Va., Die. 17.—
Sixteen hard hitting, steel belted Amer
ican battleships, guns biistling and
burly of girth, but sparkling white in
their immaculate dressings of peace,
►turted away yesterday under the daz
zling sun of a cloudless winter sky, on
New Road I* Under Way
Grants Pass— The government
is
their famous twin sea expedition of
making good progress under the direct
14,0JO miles along foreign shores and
snperpvision of the local forestry serv
in changing climes to the west coast of
ice, in extending a road down Rogue
the United States.
President Roose
river into Curry county. This particu
lar stretch of road will open up a wide
velt, tm the bridge of his cruiser-yacht,
latitude of country ricu in mineral and
the Mayflower, personally ltd the mag-
ptolific of the best marketable pine.
uificent four-mile line of fighting ves
When this work has been completed,
sels
during tirst stage of the voyage.
10 per cent of the proceeds will he di
From the anchorage grounds in Hamp
verted to tlie school fund, thus increas
ton Roads to the Horesbce bend of
ing the permanent means of keeping up
Chesapeake hay his eagle-crested flag of
sehools. About $5,000 lias been appro
W O M E N IN TERROR.
blue pointed the way to the fleet’s new
priated to be used in developing the
home at ihe Golden Gate. Then, when
highway, and it is expected that con-
grisa will set aside $5,000 more to he Afraid fo r Their Lives Until Troops ihe wide reaches of the Bea were visible
through the wide-swung capes of V ir
Arrived in Golufield
used on this project.
Goldfield, Nev., Dec. 16.— Deltga- ginia, lie turned aside and, coming to
anchor again, reviewed the passing
Another Mill for Albany.
tions from the Woman’s club, of Gold
pageant.
Albany— Albany is tc have another field, and from the chamber of com
l'he blue of the sky, the stretch of
flourmill. In the next few weeks a merce, Merchants’ association and Min
green sea miles, the glistening of spot
plant with a capacity cf 50 barrels a ing exchange called on General Funston
less liul Is, the curl oi foam-crested bow
lay will be established by E. A. John this afternoon to acquaint him further
waves, the cheering of salors afloat and
son, who now operates a saw m ill at with the conditions which have prevail
friends ashore, the breeze-blown strains
Drain, and P. B. Marshall, who for ed in Goldfield previous to the coming
of “ Ankl Lang Syne,” floating across
years has been secretary ol the Albany of the United States troops and the sit
the waters, the blate of trumpets, the
Farmers’ company. The two men have uation which led to the sending of Gov
ruffle of dtunis, the flash of signals and
ernor
SparkB’
dispatch
fo
Washin.ton
consummated the purchase of the three
The the boom of saluting cannon marked
warehouses of the Albany Farmers’ asking that trcop- be sent here.
the departure of the fleet, presenting to
company, situated at Albany. Tallman visit of these delegations doubtless was
the people who watched it a spectacle
and Tangent, and in addition to carry because of the efforts that are constant
they w ill never forget and to the world
ing on a warehouse business, w ill oper ly being made to have the troop-
at large the reality of the trimmest,
recalled.
ate a flouim ill in one of the local build
most homogeneous, most thoroughly
General Funston said, after Ihe con
ings of the old company.
ferences were over, that the statements equipped, most mobile and selfreliant
were a revelation, especially those made assemblage of first class battleships ever
Request Railway Service
gathered in one command.
Salem— A large number of farmerp by the women, who are wives of ptom-
There w ill not he a ship in the line
inent
citizens
of
Goldfield.
The
state
and shippers leeiding between Tallman
old enough to have smelled powder or
ments,
he
said,
showed
that
for
davs
and Slelburn, in Linn county, have
to have taken the shot of Manila or
complained to the railroad commiision ihe women of Goldfield had lived in a
-antiago— stories written scarcely 10
because the Southern Pacific has aban sta e of constant terror, until the com
years ago in the history of nations. All
doned its train service between the ing of the troops though no instances of
we e modern of de-ign, examples of the
two towns named. The complaint re anything more than trivial annoyances
aggtess ve seagoing navy which the
were
cited.
cites that traffic was abandoned liecauBe
president has declared to be so essen
a bridge wa-hed out about a year ago.
tial to the peace of the country.
MAKE C AN AD A IND EPEND ENT
The farmers want the commission to
Attaches of foreign legations and em
order the railroad company to renew
bassies at Washington and many cor
the service.
Destiny Is Union Wltn United States respondents who have seen war service
or Morarchial Independence
on foreign journals freely declared that
Fruit Meeting in Eugene.
Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 16.— The inde yesteiday’s naval display was the most
Eugene— Plans are under way for an pendence of Canada is now being open impressive they hail ever seen.
The
important meeting of the I,ane Comity ly discussed and in a measure promoted facility with which the big vessels were
Horticultural society with the officers befote some of the most important pub handled, the manner in which they
of the State Horticultural soceity, in lic bodies of Ihe dominion.
Today the were maneuvered into single column
Eugene, the first week in January idea of Canada as a nation is looming formation, and the perfect alignment
President W . K. Newel and Secret-ry large on the public mind, and it has in which was mainta ned to the southward
II. M. Williamson, of the state beard, a very short space of time marvelously turn from the cape called out the warm
w ill be here to address the meeting, changed public sentiment in that re est admiration. The thrill of the beau
and there will be some members of the gard.
tiful marine picture was felt until the
faculty from the Agricnl oral college in
Speaking liefore the Canadian club at last wind blown spiral of smoke was
attendance.
Ottawa, J. S. Ewart, K. C., of Toronto, lost on the horizon.
The first pait of the fleet’s journey
predicted that Canada would yet fill an
No Depot for Suver.
independent
position in the world will hrit g it to Trinidad on Christmas
Sal°m— The state railroad commis Then she would pursue either one ol eve, and tlitre, amid the heat of the
sion has turned down the proposition three courses—a union with the United tropics, the Christmas celebrations will
to give the people of Suver better depot States as an independent republic, a lie held. Hundreds of good-bye tele
facilities
The business of the station union with Great Britain as an inde grams were flashed to the ships by
has fallen off in the past five years, pendent monarchy with her own sov wireless telegraph as they left the road
and the people of Wells, two miles ereign, or an independent monarchy stead and had turned down the south
from there, have in a petition for a with allegiance to the British sovereign ern coast.
station.
Canadian opposition against the im-
Ttiese vessels made up the fleet which
per'al government was directed not sailed yesterday under command of
F O R T LA N D M ARKETS.
against the king, hut against the col" Rear Admiral Rohley I) Evans:
nial secretary, who is generally ignor
Connecticut, 16,000 tons; Louisiana,
Wheat— Club, 80(<i81c; blnestem, 82 ant of colonial matters.
16,000 tons; Kansas, 16,000 tons; Ver
<88de; valley, 8l'@81c; red, 78(3l79c.
mont, 16,000 tons; Georgia, 14,948
Oats— No. 1 white, $28: gray, *28
tons; Virginia, 14,948 tons; New Jer
Long List Yet to Ha»g.
liarley— Feed, $27.60; brewing, $31
8t. Peter-btirg, Dec. 16.— The autho sey. 14.948 tons; Rhode Island, 14,948
rolled, $30.
rities have just comp'etcd their inve-ti tons: Minnesota, 16,000 tons; Ohio,
Corn— Whole, $32; cracked, $33.
gation of the daring terrorist robbery 12,500 tons, Maine, 12,500 tons; Mis
Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1, $16
of October 27, 1906. Thirteen men al souri, 12,500 tons; Alabama, 11,525
Eastern Oregon timothy, $20@23; clo
ready have been executed for connection tons; Illinois, 11,525 tons; Kearsarge,
ver $15; cheat, $15; grain hay, $15@
with this outrage, and 80 others are to 11.525 tons; Kentui ky, 11,525 tons;
$16; alfalfa, $15; vetch, $14.
be tried for complicity.
The robbery Culgoa, supply ship, 5,725 tons; Gla
Butter— Fancy ueamery, 35@37>ye
of October 27 was a daring affnir.
A cier, supply ship, 7,000 tons; Panther,
per pound.
Yankton,
hand of 15 revolutionists attacked a repair ship, 3,380 tons;
V *al— 75 to 125 poinds, 8 ^ 0 9 0
cashier of the custom house who was tender, 975 tons.
125 to 150 ponnds, 7c; 150 to 200
proceeding in a carriage from the sub-
pounds 6(iA6tEe.
treasury. They wrecked the vehicle
All Quiet in Japan.
Pork— Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 6@
with a bomb and made their escape
Tokio, Dtc. 17.— The announcement
6 tyc; packers, 6^.6iyc.
with $193,000.
of the sailing of the Atlantic fleet of
Poultry— Average old hens, U@12c
the United States navy hag not been
per pound; mixed chickens,
11c;
Agree on Incorporation.
received by the newspapers of Tokio or
spring chickens, 12c; roosters, 8c;
Santa Rosa, Cal., Dec. 16.— Articles by the government officials. All public
dressed chickens, 12(Sfl3c; turkeys,
live, 15c; dressed, choice, 17(a»19c; of incorporation and by-laws of the Pa men who have been interviewed by the
geese, live, 8(Si9c; docks, 1 2 ^ @ 1 3 ' sc; cific Coast Hopgrowers’ union, the pur Associated Press representative accept
pose of which is the combination of the sailing of th e- fleet as a foregone
pigeons, $1(81.50; squabs, $2fa,3.
Kggs— Fresh ranch, candled, 35@ hopgrowers of California, Oiegon and cnncolsion and it ia not likely that the
Washington, were adopted here today. actual start will cauge the slightest rip
i*c per dozen.
Everyone accepts
Fruits— Apples, 75c(3'.$2 per box; A committee was also named to visit ple of excitement.
peaches. 75c(ci$l per orate; pears. $1.25 Oregon and Washington to organize the assurances of friendship offered by
1.75 per box; cranberries, $9.50fa<12 growers of those states, and, when such \merica concedes the right of that na
organization is effected, 10 of the 15 tion to send its warships to the Pacific.
per harrel.
Vegetables— Turnips, 75c per sack; directors are to resign and give pla?e to
Short o f Cash in Alaska.
carrots, 65c per sack; beets, $1 per five from each of the states mentioned.
Seattle, Dec. 17.— A special frem
sack; beans. 7(jl0c per pound; cabbage,
Buy Ties in Hawaii
Fairbanks, Alaska, says:
Today the
lc per pound; cauliflower, 75c(Sl$l per
I.oe Angeles, Dec. 16.— The Santa Fe Washington-\laska and First National
dozen; celery, $3 50(83.75 per crate;
oniona, 15(820c per dozen; paisley. 20c Railroad company has just contracted tank of Fairbanks will go on a clearing
Only $60 a day with-
per dozen: peas, l i e per pound; pep for 5,000,000 road ties in Hawaii, the house basis.
pers, 8@17c per pound; pumkpins. 1 i<$ biggest contract ever let for such mate irawal w ill be allowed each depositor.
Vjc per pound: radishes. 20c per doz rial to be shipped by water. The ship A committee of depositors representing
en; spinach. 6c per pound; sprouts. 8c ments may result in the establishment the Fairbanks Banking company, which
per pound; squash lir tl'a c per pound; f a freight steamship line between San recently closed its doors, reported today
Pedro and Honolulu.
The Ronthern that the asset* exceeded the liabiliitss
tomatoes, $1 50 per box.
Pacific may also place similar orders in by $354,815 and the bank will probably
Onions— $1.75(82 per hundred.
open on a clearing houae basis scon.
Potatoes— SO@06c per hundred, de Hawaii.
livered Portland; sweel potatoes, $2.50
per hundred.
Hops— 1907, 5@7c per pound; olds,
nominal.
W ool— Eastern Oregon average best.
13(3G2(V per pound, according to shrink
age; valley. 18(«i20c. according to fine
ness; mohair, choice, 29@30c per
pound.
Old Suit Cleared Up.
8t. Louis, Dec. 16.— The decision of
a jury in the Prohate court today on an
instrument of writing confirmed as the
will of Po'omon P. Sublette, a pionrer
who died In 1857. and title to 208 scree
of land in the southwestern part of 8t.
Louis, valued at $2,500,000, is cleared.
Gold Movement SI05.350.000.
New York, Dec 17.— The Guarantee
Trust company today announced the
engagement of $500,000 in gold for im
port.
Lsu rJ Freres have engaged an
.
additional $1 600,000 in gold for tm
port. This makes the total movement
$105,350,000.