Hillsboro independent., March 23, 1906, Image 2

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CUT AWAY THE RED TAPE.
HILLSBORO.
OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
la a Condensed Form for
Busy Readers.
Our
A Reeuma of the Last Important but
Not Lata Interesting Evanta
of tha Paat Week.
Wallace favors a
loat in a atorm
Ex-Chief Engineer
ealevel canal.
Nineteen liveslwere
on tha Oulf of Mexico.
A com prom It a at tha Moroccan con
ferepce ia now promised.
Daring robbera have taken $ 432,600
from Moscow, Russia, bank.
The price of bottlee ia to ba increased
6 per cant by the manufacture.
Jerome says giving insurance money
to campaign committeea la not larceny.
Several ahipwrecke have resulted
from tha recent atorm on tha Atlantic
ooaat.
Attending phyiiciana now believe
John I). Sprecklee haa a chanca of re
covering. Total collection In the United Btatea
from all sources for the relief of starv
ing Japanese now reaches $120,000.
Objection to the appointment of W.
B. Hoggatt an governor of Alaska may
result in the selection of tome one else.
Bellamy Storer, recenlty recalled
ambassador to Austria, ia said to have
greatly offended the Jews while in Vi
enna.
John D. Rockefeller ia on the verge
of insanity from worry. This ia caused
by the sickness of his daughter and
brother and the continual dodging of
process servers.
The forty-fifth annual convention of
the National Educational association
will be held in San Francisco July 7
to 14. Kail roads have granted special
round trip rates from all parts of the
United States. Those attending from
the East have also been given the priv
liege or going by way oi rortiand one
way wiht stopover permits.
Witte will soon resign aa premier of
Russia.
Shonts may succeed Taft aa secretary
of war.
A split among coal operator! at the
wage conference is expected
President Mullen, of the Northern
Pacific, denounces the rate bill.
Many Germans are eating dogs and
cats because other meat is too dear.
l he Mandara uil lias confessed own
ership of many supposedly independent
Purpose of Bill Regulating National
Reclamation Work.
Washington, March 20 In its gen
eral operation, tha National reclama
tion law haa proven quite aa effective aa
its framera expected; indeed, tha gen
eral work of national irrigation la pro
greasing satisfactorily. In tha admin-
is'.ri'.ios of turn nvciaiiiaiion service,
however, there haa been aome alight
friction which haa reaulted in delays
that have been bothersome, if nothing
more.
No one can realise tbia mora than
tha chief of the Reclamation service,
Mr. Newell, and tha director of the
Geological aurvey. Mr. Walcott. To
obviate these delays, tha reclamation
authorities have explained the situs
tion to tha president and he haa ap
proved their recommendations and at
the Joint request of theae officials a bill
baa been introduced in congress which
will, if enacted, prove of very material
benefit to tha Reclamation service,
Most of tha friction and delay com
plained of ia tha result of red tape that
exists between tha Reclamation office
and the Interior department proper.
Their dealings ara not direct, and in
tha roundabout course they follow
many delaya are likely to occur. The
bill that baa been laid before tha house
by Representative Cooper doea away
with tbia red tape by providing a more
direct meana of communication, at the
same time giving tha Reclamation ser
vice mora leeway. Tha director of the
geological aurvey ia made the director
of the Reclamation service and be goes
ahead with his plana, merely submit
ting them to the secretary for approval
and not for reveiw.
Another important change ia made
by the bill in the matter of apportion
ing and expending money for reclama
tion worka. At present tbia money is
entirely under the control of the secre
tary. At tbia time there is a very
strong sentiment in congress against
allowing cabinet officers to handle such
funds in a free manner, and the ten
dency is to restrict lump appropriations
and stipulate the various purposes for
which the money is to be need. The
Cooper bill permits the Reclamation
service to send to congress each year a
statement of the expenditures which it
proposea to make during the following
12 months, so that congress shall spe
cifically authorise the various expendi
tures. Thus, while the Reclamation
service will retain the right to say how
the funds shall be apportioned, their
findings are always subject to the ap
proval of congress.
Notwithstanding tbia bill is approved
in its entirity by Presidnet Roosevelt
and by the house leaders. Represents
tive Mondell, of Wyoming, chairman
of the irrigation committee, says it ia
faulty and baa asked permission to
make certain amendments.
WILL QUIT CANAL.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
COMPLAIN OF GRAZING RULE
Oregon Stockmen's Grievances Ara
Taken Up by Senator Pulton.
Washington Senator Fulton haa re'
ceived many letters of complaint from
stockmen of Oregon, who express di
satisfaction with tha manner in which
tha forest service la managing the sum
mer range in forest reserves. The
sheepmen of Umatilla county feel that
they bava been unfairly treated in th
distribution of range in the Wenaha re
serve, and tha sheep and cattlemen
whose stork is permitted to grata in
tha Cascade reserve feel that they are
paying too mucb for tha privilege. So
far aa the Cascade reserve ia concerned
the sheepmen object to paying 6 cents
a bead for tha grasing privilege when
sheep are permitted In other reserves
at 4 and 5 cents each.
Tha forest service explaina that the
grasing aeaaon in tha Cascade reserve
ia longer than in the reserves where the
fee ia smaller. Bo far aa the Wenaha
reserve ia concerned, the range has
been apportioned for tha coming sea
son, and it is too lata to bring about a
readjustment. To ascertain all the
facta, with tha view to laying the mat
ter before the forest aervice in ita true
light, Mr. Fulton haa requested the
stockmen of Oregon to furnish him with
accurate data, that be may adjust these
matters beforo another grazing season
opens. .
Tha Dalles to Portage.
The Dalles A company of local cap
italists, under the name of the Colum
bia Transportation company, has
bought the steamer George W. Simons
from the D., P. & B. N. Co. It will be
operated between Cascade Locks and
the lower terminus of the state portage
road. The boat will leave Cascade
Locks at 6 o clock in the morning and
reach The Dalles at 10, making all way
landings. It will lie here an hour,
then run to the lower terminus of the
portage, and returning will leave for
Cascade Locks at 2 o'clock. It ia the
purpose of the company in buying and
operating the boat to afford people
along the Columbia opportunity to
make The Dallea their trading point.
GREAT TRADE WITH EUROPE.
Ambassador Storer was removed from
his post because his wife involved bim
in Catholic church politics.
The War department says it can state
authoritatively that Shonts will not
resign as chairman of the Isthmian
Canal commission.
William Rockefeller, who, next to
his brother, John D., is the richest
man in the United States, is suffering
from cancer of the stomach and there
Tia no hope of his recovery.
General Wood has cabled the War
department that tha stories of the Moro
battle were manufactured in Manila by
yellow journalists. llnly newspaper
reports tell of the killing of women
and children
J. Pierpont Morgan it In deadly fear
of assassins.
G rover Cleveland has just celebrated
Ills Btb birthday.
Coal miners are working hard to pre
vent a general strike April 1.
Nebraska thermometers are register
ing from ft to 10 degrees below tero.
Jotin l. Hocke'eller maintains an
armed guard at his house In New Jersey.
The house and senate are likely to
disagree on the type of canal to be
bui't.
General Wood defends the action of
the American troops at Mount Dajo,
Philippine islands.
Secretarfyy of the Navy Bonaparte
insists that the United States should
build a greater navy.
Customs authorities have decided
that Chinese josshouae fittings are sub
ject to a duty of 15 per cent.
Snow slides in Colorado have caused
a number of deaths and a property loss
that will reach close to a million dol
lars.
Latst returns from the Colorado train
wreck give the number of killed as 22.
Telegraph operators are blamed for the
accident.
New YorL. proposes to establish a
municipal seaside resort.
the president wtu not appoint in
preme judge for ais months.
Our Exports Passed the Billion-Dollar
Mark in 1905.
Washington, March 20. Europe
lakes two-thirds of the exports of the
United States and supplies practically
one-half of the Imports, says a bulletin
issued by the Department of Com
merce and Labor. Of the f 1,021,000,
000 worth of merchandise sent to Eu
rope in 1905, $239,000,000 was manu
farturea, the other $782,000,000 worth
being largely foodstuffs and manufac
turer' material.
In 1900 the exports to Europe
crossed tba $1,000,000,000 line, and
since then have averaged about $1,050,'
uuu.uuu per annum, in luuu the ex
ports to all sections of the world other
than Europe were $354,000,000 In
value; in 1905 they were $498,000,
000, the growth since 1900 in epxorts
to the non-European countriea having
been proportionately greater than to
Europe.
Prior to 1800, the share of the im
ports drawn from Europe averaged
about 65 per cent; in 1905, it wis 48.4
per cent. Tbia reduction, the bulletin
says, is apparently accounted for by
the growing demand in the United
States for tropical and subtropical pro
ducts, which are supplied almost ex
clusively by the other grand divisions
of the world. The value of these pro
ducts into the United States in 1905
was $508,000,000, against $303,000.'
000 in ir5.
Many Buy Wallowa Timber.
Wallowa Locators have been doing
much business the past three months
on account of a wild rush by local men
and outsiders to secure claims in the
pine, fir and tamarack forests of Wal
lowa county. Sections which sold at
$1.25 an acre were bought first, and
only those claims remain which are in
the $2.60 sections. There are but a
few more claims open for location, and
t is expected the locating season will
be closed within 30 days. Capitalists
are buying much of this timber, and
from individual holders claims pur
chased for less than $500 are selling at
from $1,000 to $1,600 each. These
carry from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 feet
to the quarter section.
Enterprise Still Capital.
Wallowa The Wallowa county com
missioners, at their last meeting, ac
cepted the offer of F. D. McCully, L.
Knapper and Aaron Wade, to build a
wooden structure in Enterprise large
enough to meet the county's require
ments for a courthouse, and to lease
the same to the county for five years
at an annual rental of $650. The
building ia to be completed by August
1. It will be of wood, but compara
tively safe, aa it will be equipped with
a fireproof vault. The board thus
settled further controversy for five
years regarding the permanent loca
tion of the county seat.
CREATED' AT LAST.
President Seta Aside Blue Mountains
for Timber Purpoaee.
Washington President Roosevelt, on
recommendation of tha forest service,
has signed a proclamation creating the
Blue mountain forest reserve in Eastern
Oregon, to embrace 2,627,270 acres.
The reserve as created follows the gen
eral lines of the temporary withdrawal
made three years ago, with tba excep
tion of 200,000 acres in the valley of
the Silvies river, which has been elim
inated because of the agricultural na
ture of the land. Around the edge of
the withdrawal small tracts of agricul
tuia. and school land have been elim
inated and the boundaries are so drawn
aa to exclude all land lying along the
border which haa passed into private
ownership nnder any public land laws.
I lie original Bine mountain with
drawal embraced more than 3,000.000
acres. About 600.000 acres bava been
left ont, ao aa to make the reserve
compact body of forest land.
Long Winter In Wallowa.
Wallowa Snow covera the entire
Wallowa valley and county, varying in
depth from five inches on the Imnaha
and Grand Ronde river bottoms, to 17
inches on the foothills of tha Joseph
mountains. Stockmen are somewhat
anxious concerning feed. The unusual
long season will necessitate using much
more hay than is customary in average
winters. Though this is a bar nroduc-
ing county, and though great crops of
hay were put away last season, and
much old hay was left over, it is ex
pected that there will be no surplus.
Dallas Men Jubilant.
Dallas The business people and gen
eral public are jubilant in Dallas over
the news that F. W. Lead bet ter has
purchased a half Interest in the Dallas
A Falls City railroad, together with a
half interest in the Gerlinger timber
tract, said to be the largest owned by
any one person on the east slope of the
Coast range. The tract is the objective
point of the Falls City road f'om Dal
las. Mr. Lead better has, so it is re
ported, also bought a half interest in
the Cone sawmill, Mr. Gerlinger buy
ing a quarter interest in the mill also.
Shonts Will Give Entire Attention to
Hit Railroad.
Chicago, March 19. A Washington
special says:
Information from trustworthy sources
makea it seem practically assured that
Theodore Perry Shonts, of Chlmjo.
chairman of the Isthmian Canal com
mission, intends soon to send his resig
nation to President Roosevelt. It is
unquestionably the intention of Presi
dent Roosevelt to nominate John F.
Stevens, the chief engineer, to succeed
Mr. Shonts. Mr. Stevene will combine
the duties of the two offices.
Pressure from hit associate on the
railroad with which Mr. Shonts ia con
nected has been strong for aome time to
bring about this result bia return to
railroad work and his resignation from
the canal board. Mr. Shonta had
withstood the pleas of his business as
sociates, but recent events bava Induced
hint to consent.
Mr. Shonts is still president of the
Clover Leaf railroad, and it ia said that
the intcreeta of that road, in tba mind
of his colleagues, demand that he
return and take active charge of the
property. It ia said ha owns securi
ties in the road to tha value of about
$3,000,000, and, in the interest of
these holdings, aa well aa the holdings
of others, it is declared that he feela he
must no longer divide time and his
labor.
There has been no secret that the re
lations between Secretary Taft and
Chairman Shonts have been strained at
times. They are probably today not of
the most amicable nature. It is prob
able that Mr. Taft will succeed to the
vacancy in the United States Supreme
court caused by the resignation of Jus
tice Brown, but will not take bis seat
before next October. Mr. Taft has his
own views about the canal work, which
are not in accord with those of Mr.
Shonts.
When Mr. Taft goes to the Supreme
court, it is the intention of President
Roosevelt to turn the supervision of
the canal over to Secretary Root'e de-
HE WANTS DETAILS
Hermann Hill Ask Proof Letters
Were Official. -
House
GOVERNMENT WILL BE PREPARED
Accused Reoreaentative Denies Da
stroyed Letter Books Wara Public
Documents and May Appeal.
partment. The secretary of war de
sires to arrange the construction plans
to suit his own judgment before the
transfer is made.
TIMBER LAND BILL READY.
Susan B. Anthony's sister will stump
Uregon in the suffrage campaign.
The Japanese parliament has voted
to bny all railroads in that country.
The house will take np tha amended
Statehood bill Wednesday, March 21.
The District of Colombia court has
overruled Binger Hermann's demnrrer
to indictments for destroying pnblic
records. He will ask for an appeal to
the Circuit Court of Appeals.
Official figures show the population
of Germany to be 60,005,183, against
oa,37,17S in 1900.
King i naries, oi Konmania, la near
death. The crown prince is unpopular
and a movement haa been started to
crown hia 13-year old son.
Western railroads are facing a labor
famine. Twenty-five thousand men are
needed In the Northwestern and South
western states to build the roads that
are alrrady nnder way, and it is esti
mated that before June twice that
number will be needed.
Crushed With Iron Hand.
Snkhnm, Transcaucasia, March 20.
The manner in which General Ali-
kanhoff has crushed the revolution in
the government of Kntais by rasing
towns, executing ringleaders of the
movement and driving sympathisers
with it to the mountains, has produced
such resentment that acts of terror and
the throwing of bombs at the troops
are frequent. General AlikanhoR baa
proclaimed and ia enforcing martial
law with terrible vigor and revolution
aries and other pesrons caught with
arms are immediately shot.
Storer to Retire at Once.
Washington, March 20. Other than
admitting that Bellamy Storer, the
American ambassador to Austria-Hun
gary Is to retire immediately from his
post, Secretary Root declined to make
any statement regarding the change in
office. A successor to Mr. Storer will
ba named by the president today. The
secretary refused to say who the new
ambassador will be. It is known that
there baa been soma friction with the
administration which neither Mr. Root
nor others in a position to know will
discuss.
Fight for a Courty Seat.
Canyon City The fight for the coun
ty seat now being waged between Can
yon City, the present capital, and
Prairie City, long aspirant for the
honor, ia waxing red hot. The laws
of Oregon provide that a vote must be
ordered by the county court if a peti
tion, signed by not less than three
fifths of the registered voters, is pre
sented. The promoters of the removal
have organised an improvement asso
ciation, and among other things have
secured subscriptions amounting to
$20,000 for a new courthouse.
Police Diaperse Meeting.
St. Petersburg, March 20. Six
thousand persons participated today in
the initial meeting of the League of
Education, which was inaugurated by
me constitutional Democrats to dis
seminate political instructions among
the people. Prominent speakers were
pretent, and there was no interference
with the meeting until M.' Novikoff
made an impassioned speech, in which
he demanded tha abolition of the death
penalty.
Peat in Eastern Persia.
Askabad, Russia, March 20. News
received here from Seistan, in Eastern
retsia, says that a rest ia soreadini.
that tha populace ia becomlnf panic
stricken and that many persona are
neeing.
May Divide Grant County.
John Day Petitions are now being
circulated calling for a division of
Unnt county. It ia reported to be
gaining general support, and if the
terms of division are considered aa fair
by the remainder of the county, there
ill be little, if any, opposition.
Should the people generally favor the
movement, Senator Lay cock will almost
certainly try to secure favorable action
by the next legislature. If the plans
carry, Long Creek will probably be
the new county seat. A name has not
been selected yet.
Hopgrowers Elect Officers.
Salem About 75 hopgrowers have
become members of the Oregon Hop-
growers' association, recently organised
in this city, and permanent organisa
tion has been effected by the election of
the following officers: President. J.
K. Sears, McCoy; vice president. H.
C.Fletcher, Salem; secretary. J. R.
Coleman, Salem; directors, J. T.
Wood, Salem; Louis Ames. Silverton:
C.W.Beckett, Salem; W. II. Euan.
Gervais; Francis Shafer, Salem.
Lana Fruit is Unharmed.
Eugene Dr. H. F. McCormick, Lane
county fruit inspector, aaya it is his
opinion that the freesing weather of tha
past few days has done no material
damage to the frnit in this vicinity.
Each thaw haa been accompanied by
cloudy weather. Had the sun shone
warm and bright each morning; the
crop would have been ruined.
Hop Sale at Woodburn.
Aurora Ed Herron, tha hophover.
this week bought the Joe Kennedy hnn
crop of 72 bales at Woodborn, paying
better than 9 cents. The hops were
shipped direct to London. M. H. Gil-
bertson, Ulhman Bros.' agent here,
went to North Yakima a few days airo
to look after several big lota of hooa
there.
Great Loss In Malheur County.
Baker City Sheepmen and stockmen
of Malheur county are offering $80 a
ton for hay, according to report, and
the price ia rapidly advancing, as very
little feed could be bought even at this
fabulous price. It is estimated that
the storm which has swept over the
country during the past week will re-
ult in the lose of at least 25 per cent
of the livestock of Malheur county, as
many sheep and cattle were upon the
range when it struck.
Columbia County Breaks Record.
Salem Columbia county breaks the
record in the matter of payment of
state taxes tbia year. State Treasurer
Moore received a draft last week for
$8,3B0, the amount of general state
nd school tax, and $265. the amount
ue for the support of the Agricultural
college, from Columbia county, for the
yoar 1906. Only half of this amount
was due. The rest med not have
been paid until December 31.
Luckiamute Mohair Pool.
Independence The Luckiamute mo
hair pool has been organized at Arlie
and has the following officers: Presi
dent, A. C. Staata; secretary, Maurice
Fowle; I. M. Simpson, A. C. Staata
and Maurice Fowle were elected a
board of managers. The new associ
ation already has a membership of 35,
representing 3,093 fleeces. It is prob
able 15 more names are to be added to
the membership soon.
Cattle Bring Higher Price.
Pendleton Three cars of cattle were
shipped to Seattle from Pendleton a
few days ago, bringing $4.50 per hun
dred pounds. This is about 1 cent a
pound higher than the last shipment
made.
Senate Committee Favors Repeal, but
Fulton Will Fight It.
Washington,' March 19. The senate
public lands committee today virtually
completed the bill to repeal the timber
and stone act and authorize the sale of
public timber at not less than its ap
praised value, small dealers to be given
preference in the sales and miners free
use of timber for domestic purposes,
the same as in forest reserves.
An amendment insisted upon by Sen
ator Fulton will be adopted giving the
counties 10 per cent of the amount of
sales in their respective limits in lieu
of taxes.
The committee is also framing a bill
to permit homestead entry of agricul
tural land in forest reserves. This bill
is designed particularly to meet the
principle objection to reserves in Ida
bo. Senator Dubois is strongly urging
this measure and predicts its passage.
Mr. Fulton is the only member of the
committee opposed to the repeal of the
timber and stone act, but other West
ern senators agree with him and will
join him in opposition to the bill when
it comes up in the senate. In case it
is impossible to prevent the passage of
the bill by the senate, Mr. Fulton will
seek to increase the amount to be paid
counties from the receipts 'of timber
salea from 10 to 25 per cent.
The Oregon senator is so thoroughly
convinced of the inadvisability of re
pealing the timber and stone act that
he will carry hia fight to the house and
seek to induce the bouse committee to
table the senate bill, just as it has
heretofore tabled a sim'lar bill in the
house. He feels certain that this leg
islation will be ) illei in the house, if
not in the senate.
Washington, March 20. Represen
tativa Hermann, through bia attor
neva. intends to ask tha court for a hi.
of particulars more definitely describ
ing tha letterpress copybooks which be
destroyed just before leaving tha gen
eral land office, and which are alleged
by the government to have been public
records. The bill will be prepared and
submitted by District Attorney Baker,
if ao ordered by the court, and, when
tbia is done, another effort will be made
to set a date for Hermann's trial.
From statements made by hia counsel
last Friday, it ia believed that Her
mann will aeek permission to make I
special appeal to the Circuit Court of
Appeals, but it is not at all probable
that any auch appeal will be granted.
While counsel baa made no atatement
about the case, court officials believe
that Hermann will not aeek to evade
trial on account of his constitutional
risht of exemption during the session
of congress, and it is therefore believed
that bis rase will be tried, some time
next month. '
From the steps taken np to this time,
it is apparent that Hermann's defense
will be solely on the contention that
the letter books destroyed by his order
were not "public records." The de
fense does not deny the destruction of
35 letterpress copy books, but virtually
admitted this in the argument on the
demurrer. In that same argument,
however, a line of defense wai shown
up from which it is concluded that
Hermann will insist that the letter
books destroyed contained solely his
personal correspondence, which, he will
contend, cannot be construed as "offi
cial," and from tbia he will argue that
the books containing copies o' this cor
respondence do not constitute "public
records."
It is probable that the defense will
go so far as to concede that many let
ters copied in the fateful books related
to business of the land office, but as
contended last Friday, they will insist
that all correspondence about the busi
ness of a government office is not neces
sarily "official."
One of the main arguments is likely
to be that the records destroyed con
tained nothing of permanent value to
me land oince, and mat, though the
books are gone, the land office has
sustained no material or consequentia
lots. The burden of proof will rest
entirely upon the government and an
abundance of evidence ia promised to
offset the contention of Hermann
counsel and to show that the books de
stroyed were actually public docu
menta, In that they contained corres
pondence which, the government will
contend, was official within the mean
ing of the law. '
ACT ON JETTY BILL.
Rivers and Harbors Commit
tee Will Soon Meet.
Washington, March 16. Chairman
Burton, of the house rivers and har
bors committee, said he would call a
meeting of bia oouimittee at an early
j to ccneider Senator Folton'a will
appropriating $400,003 for work on tha
jetty at tba mouth of tha Columbia
river. Tba committee ia dua to arrive
bare from ita southern trip by Saturday
or Sunday and it is probable tha meet
ing will be held aome time next week.
If it aball be tha opinion of the com
mittee that thia separate bill should bo
presented to tha house and pressed on
its merits, tha bill will be reported
without amendment. There ia every
reason to believe that tba committee
will favor the appropriation of $400,000
inasmuch aa the chief of engineers and
secretary of War have both stated that
this amount ia absolutely necessary to
preserve the jetty work from destruc
tion and bava specifically stated that
any lees amount will not answer.
There ia a report that the members
of the bouse committee may favor en
larging tha Fulton bill by add.rg pro
vision for three or four other emergency
projects, ao aa to make It virtually an
emergency river and harbor bill, auch
aa was suggested earlier in the session.
This ia not certain, however, as the
ummittee baa had no meeting thia
session, and ita aentimenta cannot be
accurately ascertained. If the bill can
be ao amended without making it a
general river and harbor bill, ita
chances of passing the bouse will be
brighter than would the bill making
an appropriation for the Columbia river
alone.
CONSTITUTION FOR CHINA.
GERMANY STANDS ALONE.
to
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club,' 6567c: blnestem.
66(367c; red, 64(4fi5c; valley, B8c.
Oats No. 1 white feed. $27.60: gray.
$27 per ton.
Barley Feed. $23(324 per ton:
brewing, $24(324.60; rolled, $24.50
25.60.
Buckwheat $2.25 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $13(9
14 per ton; valley timothy, $8(39;
clover, $7.608; cheat, $6(37; grain
hay, $78.
Apples $12.60 per box.
Vegetablee Asparagus, 9(310c per
pound; cabnage, l.gi'c per pound;
cauliflower, $22.25 per crate; celery,
75 90c per dozen; rhubarb, $1.76(32
per box; sprouts, 8310c per pound;
turnips, $11.25 per sack; carrots,
6675cper sack; beets, 85c$l per
sack.
Onions No. 1. 80c(3$l per sack:' No.
2, nominal.
Potatoes Fsncy graded Burbanks,
50(360c per hundred; ordinary, nomi
nal; sweet potatoes, 221'c per
pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27X30c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon lunch, 16816ic per
dosen
Poultry Average old hens, 13(3 1 4c
per pound; mixed chickens, 12"3l3c;
broilers, 20322c; young roosters, J2
312c; old roosters, 10 (3 10,c;
dressed chickens, 14(315c; turkeys,
live, 16(317c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
l3JOc; geese, live, 8a9c: geese,
dressed, 10(312c; dncks, 16318c.
nope Oregon, 1906, choice, 10 3
lOSje per pound; prime, 8K9$c;
medium, 78c; olds, 637c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average beet,
16(32lc per pound: valley, 2432ftc;
mohair, choice, 25rt28c.
Veal Dressed, 3,S7,'e per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 2,3c per
pound: cows, 3 3 4,4c; country
steers, 4(3 5c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 8S89c P'
ponnd; ordinary, 435c; lambs, 89
Pok Dreeiod. 638e per pound.
Trustees Endorse Tax Dodging.
Cheyenne, Wyo., March 19. Irping
Howbert, president of the Portland
Gold Mining company, and his entire
board of directors were re-elected at
the annual meeting of the stockholders
today. The re-election was bitterly
i i a - !
conieeieu oy J. t. linrns, who was
ousted from the presidency a year ago.
The action of the trustees in removing
the headquarters from Iowa to Wyom
ing to avoid paying $1,000,000 accumu
lated taxes was indorsed. The secretary
states that dividends in 1905 amounted
to $1,080,000.
Kaiser Would Be Boss.
London, March 19. Reynolds' News
paper prints a dispatch from Berlin
stating that Kaiser William is more de
termined than ever to have his own way
in regard to the Moroccan question at
the Algeciras conference. His latest
ambition is to pose aa the dictator of
Europe, and he seems to consider the
present moment a favorable one to as
sume the role. The more moderate of
his ministers are anxious lest the kais
er shall provoke France too far, for
fear that France and England may
throw down the gauntlet to Germany.
Conatitution Is Saved.
Washington, March 19. The famons
old war frigate Constitution, "Old
Ironsides," is to be saved from rotting
at the Boston navy yard and will also
escape the worse fate of being need as a
target by the North Atlantic fleet. The
gallant old craft is to be patched np
and rehabilitated, so she may indulge
in an occasional cruise in mild weather.
in is is me Decision oi ine house com
mittee on naval affairs. It is estimat
ed that it will cost just $6,000.
Started I OOO Rivets.
Baltimore, March 19. The British
steamer Belfast, Captain McKee, which
arrived from Las Palmas, Grand Ca
nary, today, brought mails from the
drydock Dewey. Captain McKee re
ports that when he left Las Palmas re
psirs were being made to the dock,
which had started a thousand rivets on
the trip across the Atlantic.
All Other Powers Either Oppose Her
or Remain Neutral.
Paris, March 20. Officials here say
mat trance s position is absolute an
final against placing Caaa Blanca nnder
international command. It is main
tained that this is nut a question of de
tail, but one that involvea the entire
Franco-German controversy over inter
nationalisation of the police.
The changes at the various capitals
officials declare, mean that another
vcte will show that France is supported
by Great Britain, Spain, Portugal and
Russia, with Austria doubtful and Italy
and the United States abstaining. Aua
tris's doubt is due to Vienna's waver
ing in the support heretofore given
Germany.
The current opinion In official circles
is that Germany intends to recede from
her position.
Austria Victor In Tariff War.
Belgrade, Servia, March 20. The
Austrian-Servian tariff dispute has col
lapsed. Orders have been issued to ad'
mit from today all Austrian mercban
dise into Servia on the same condition
Hi.. .i . ...
which prevailed oeiore me tariff war
Relations between Austria and Servia
had been strained for a long time past
owing to the former's objections to
custom union formed between Servia
and Bulgaria, which Austria regarded
as not only adverse to her commercial
interests but aa likely to lead to a league
oi me iiaixan states.
Hundreda Face Starvation
Denver, March 20. By the loss of
13 lives in a snowslide near Si 1 vert,
the death roll resulting from the great
storm oi the past week in the San Juan
mining districts has been Increased to
at least 15. At Silverton, at the Camp
Bird mine, a few miles from Ouray,
and at Coal Basin, on the western
slope, hundreds of miners, their wivei
and their children are facing starva
tion. Mills and other mining property
estimated to be worth $1,000,000 have
been swept to destruction in
gulches.
deep
Storm Throughout East.
Washington, March 20. The whole
of the country east of the Mississippi
river is, according to reports to the
Weather bureau, experiencing the ef-
lecis or the prevailing storm, with the
temperature below the average for this
time of the year. There have been
besvy rains In the South and anow in
the North. The storm began Sunday
night in the Sooth and extended into
New England, New York, the lower
lake r gion and the upper Ohio valley.
Spreekles' Doom Sealed.
Pan Francisco, March 20. John D.
Sprecklea is very near death. He may
linger for days, but a fatal outcome to
hie illness is predicted. Dr; W. 8.
Thorne, who has charge of hia case, has
Informed his relatives that there is ab
solutely no hope.
Commissioners Predict This as Result
of Study of America.
New York, March 16.-- Prince Tsai
Tse, High Commissioners Shang Chi
Ileng and LI Cheng To, envoya of the
emperor of China, their secretaries and
attaches, sailed on the White Star
liner Baltic today to continue their
investigations In England, France and
Belgium. The prince said last night:
"I have greatly enjoyed my visit to
this country, and the uniform courtesy
that bas been accorded me, including
the reception by President Roosevelt,
has deeply impressed me with the
friendly attitude of the American peo
ple. I believe that such contact makes
for a better understanding and must
bring benefit to both of our peoples."'
That China will soon lmve a contsi-
tutional government is the opinion of
some of the commissioners. Announce
ment of tHs belief was made by one of
the secretaries of the commies ion just
before the Baltic saileJ. It followed
brief conference between all members
of the party.
"We have been making a compre
hensive study of the political situation
in this country," he said, "and have
seen the application of your laws and
the workings of the governing bodies.
I believe that China will soon have a
constitutional government. It will
probably be modeled much on the lines
of the Eritisb constitution, but will
contain some of the rood features of
your own constitution."
WRECK KILLS 160 PEOPLE.
Head-On7Colliaion of Fast Passenger
Traina In Colorado.
Pueblo, Colo., March 16. No. 1,.
southbound, and No. 8, northbound,
passenger trains on the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad collided head on near
Portland, Colo., shortly after midnight,
and it Is reported at least 60 person
are killed and a large number injured
Relief trains have been ordered from
Pueblo and Florence. At this hour de
tails are unobtainable.
Meager but authentic information
from several sources states that the.
number killed In the collision will
reach 160. The reaches caught fire and
most of the victims were roasted to-
death.
Money for Guns and Powder.
Washington, March !. The senate-
committee on appropriations today
completed the fortifications bill, and it
waa reported by Senator Perkine. It
carries appropriations aggregating $5,
618,993, an increase of $780,000 over
the amount appropriated by the house-
bill. The increasea are: For mountain,
field and siege cannon and eaoloment
and machinery for their manufacture
at arsenals, $290,000: for the erection
and equipment of a powder factory and
or seacoast cannon, equipment and ma
chinery for their manfacture, $365,000.
Range Cattle Are Not Suffering.
Helena, Mont., March 16. The bit
ter cold continues all over Montana
but there is an absence of high winds!
Reports from the mountainous sretiona
report from five to ten feet of snow on
level. W. G. Preuitt. utrretar nf
the Montana Stockgrowers' assr elation
nas received reports from the ranva
tions which indicate that, while in
some s ctions the snow is deep, range
animala have not suffered. Unless tha
severe weather should continne for two,
weeks, there is no danker nf I..
the stockmen.
Did They Steal Money?
New York, March 16. The cr.n.l
)ary which is investigating evidence In
the Insurance matter submitted ty
Dlstriet Attorney Jerome is at tea aa to
whether a political asement h a hi.
rector of a corporation mnsiiinf
crime ot larceny. Tha m.i
the Jury questioned Mr. Jerome on the
matter and at his suggestion th.
waa placed before Judge O'Sullivan, of
the Court of General Sessions, who will
render an opinion next week.
Will Nationalize Railroads.
Toklo, March 16. 'The p.rH.m
tary majority in favor of nationalisa
tion of railways ia rermrtaH in
creasing and there seems to be little
doubt the project will be carried,
through. Work on the elev.tt ,.n
road in Toklo, suspended during the
war, has been resumed. Japan and
Knsaia are planning to exrh.n.. im
perlal envoya to signify tba ....!
a " 4 w ivawiRtlVIl
of peace.