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HILLSBORO OREGON
NEWS OFTHE WEEK
la a Condensed Form lor Oar
Busy Readers.
A Rium of the Last Important but
Not Last Interacting Evanta
of tha Past Weak.
TLe Corean revolt ia spreading.
Japan plana to monopoluse the trade
of the Orient.
Fire at Loa Angeles destroyed a block
in tbe wholesale district.
A number of Russian newspapers
have been suppressed for printing news
of the Bialystok massacre.
Tha bouse has passed a bill granting
California 6 per cent of the net pro
ceeds of the sale of public lands.
It is expected that the Italian gov
ernment will soon issue an order for
tha complete exclusion of American
canned meats.
Count Witte expresses tbe opinion
that thi Russian douma is becoming
revolutionary in its character. lie
also says tha Jews have brought their
troubles on themselves.
A submarine eruption recently t rew
op a small island near Boroslov, an 1
land In Alaskan waters. Boroalov was
upheaved in the same way 100 years
ago and another small island in 1882
Dr. W. T. Hariie, commissioner of
education, has tendered bia resignation
to the president and the latter has an
nounced the appointment of Dr. Elmer
E. Brown, professor of education at
tha California university, as his sue
cessor.
Revolutionary feeling it spreading in
Russia.
Tobacco trust officials have been in
dieted for conspiracy.
Evidence is being found that Dreyfus
was convicted by forgery.
California is pushing the fight on
"six-bit insurance companies.
The president and bouse committee
have agreed on a meat inspection bill.
The Hermann land case trial at Port
land is expected te take place tbe first
of July.
The Russian nobility will refuse to
divide their estates with the peasants
in order to prevent revolution.
The 131st anniversary of the battle
of Bunker bill was celebrated at Bos
ton, where the day is always regarded
as a holiday.
AI. L. Craig, general passenger agent
of the O. R. A N., haa resigned to take
a better position with the Great North
ern. William McMurray", of PortlanH,
will likely be Mr. Craig a successor.
Presbyterian churches throughout the
United States are raising a fund of
1300,000 with which to rebuild the
edifices of that denomination destroyed
by the Ban Francisco earthquake and
tire.
UnamDloved Men for Kansas Grain
Fieldt Hard to Find.
Topeka, Kan., June 19. Kansas ia
sending out tha strongest appeal of bar
history for men to work in tha harvest
fields. Tha difficulties of tha last few
years getting help to gather tha wheat
before it becomea dead rip and scatters
in the gathering will be intensified this
vear if the advance signs are token of
what is to coma.
At least 25.CC0 more men than are in
sight now will be needed, and desperate
measures will be adopted to draft men
into the service behind the self-binders.
Competition for labor ia stronger this
year than ever before. There seems to
be no idle men anywhere
Appeala have been addressed to the
employment agencies in Chicago, St.
Louis and other large industrial cen
ters. Tha answer baa come back in el
most every instance that it ia impossi
bl to fill tha orders.
Factories are running at full capacity
all over tha country. Building opera
tiona are going on on a scale exceeding
anything of tha kind in past years
These activities, in addition to tbe
many public improvements that are in
progress, have absorbed tbe bulk of tha
labor of the country, skilled and un
skilled.
State Free Employment Agent Gerow
bolda that a number of railroada arc
largely to blame for tha shortage of
harvest hands. He says tha railroads
need every man they can get to com
plete their own work, and for this rea
son have refused to grant the 1 cent a
mile passenger rate that is usually made
for tbe harvest bands. They fear, It is
said, that tha call from the wheat
fields, with the attractive wages, will
draw away their laborers, who get only
$1.25 for working on tracks.
Tbe Rock Island and Union Pacific
have given the harvesters' rate, but
the other lines are obdurate.
There will be no room for complaint
on account of compensation. The farm
ers, if need be, will pay as high as $3
a day for good men. The ordinary
wage will be $2 to $2.50. Board and
lodging are also given. Farmers will
co-operate with each other, and there
will be less "stealing" of the hands of
others than in past years.
The fiat has gone oat unofficially that
there must be no able bodied men in
Kansas at harvest time. The loafer
who can work will be obliged to toil or
leave the state. Local authorities in
cities and towns hitherto have co-oper
a ted with the agriculturists in enlisting
the whole available force for field work.
They will do so again this year.
Present indications are that Kansas
ill harvest 65.000.000 bushels of
wheat. The usuel migration from the
Texaa and Oklahoma fields will recur
this year, but this source of aid of
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
CHANGE CRIMINAL LAWS.
itself will not be sufficient.
LITTLE MAIL WAS LOST.
Attorney General Urawrora
Remedy Many Defects
Salem Attorney General Crawford
has started a movement for tha revision
of the criminal laws of the state by re
moving defect" and enacting new laws,
so that the guilty shall not escape ujon
technicalities. He has addressed a let
ter to each of the prosecuting attorneys
nf tha atata. asking theil) to SUblOit to
him such recommendations upon the
need of criminal legislation as they
m. think best, and he will lay the
whole matter before the judiciary com
mittee of the next legislature.
In his letter Mr. Crawford says that
probably every district attorney haa in
his experience found some laws wnicn
are ao defective in their terms that men
who are guilty cannot be convicted,
and have found some offenses for which
no statute whatever ia provided. lie
. . i
says ttiat tne nine vo remeuy me ue
fects in tbe criminal laws is during a
session of the legislature, and, in order
that this may be done properly, the
laws should be drafted before tbe iegu
lature meets.
Tbe prosecuting attorneys, he thinks,
are in the best position to learn of the
defecta in the laws, and he wants them
to suggest the changes that should be
made. With recommendations before
him from all the prosecuting attorneys
tbe attorney general will be able to lay
before the legislature information that
will enable that body to place tbe crim
inal laws in a much better condition
than they bave ever been before
A very striking illustration of the
defective condition of the criminal laws
was found when tha state land fraud
prosecutions were begun in Marion
county something over a year ago.
There was no law nnder which men
could be convicted after they had sworn
falsely in making applications for the
purchase of school lands.
There was no statute making it a
crime to sign a fictitious name to an ap
plication for the purchase of school
land. There was no law to be found
for the punishment of a notary public
who affixed his seal to an instrument
which he bad drawn, and to which he
had signed a ficticious name.
At nearly every term of court men
who are placed on trial escape punish
ment, although proven guilty, because
the statute does not quite cover the
crime committed. It is defects of this
kind that Attorney General Crawford
wishes to remove. He is not seeking
to make crimes of small offenses which
are of no importance, but merely so to
correct the laws that ic will be possible
to secure conviction when men are
found guilty of acta which every one
recognizes as criminal in character.
WILL 8hiP CARS
Would Bountiful
YI.IH. From Grand Rondo
rch.rd, it Assured.
tiniated by tne
"la-kii n w- ,
principal f,ui, ' ,eri of Orana ttooue
r that ti,.ntpot M bit section
valley
thi, year will be 400 carloads. The es
timate on ,pp " wbich are the largest
crop, is Sii ' . nrunes, oo cars,
pears, pe, !.-. and cherries, 20
cars. Thee, Ihmrei tie consiuerea reu-
.1.1.- .. UI . linl. .l.n... In
uo, as juer, WB ,at inn ,..-.".---
the difTnr.ni siven and the
estimates on - all agreed. Thi
forecast ia n,..i.. tha expectation of a
continuation of tbs present favorable
conditions, which eoold hardly be im
proved ii tat on be
trees as full .. .. n be to give first
class quality.
In swnrir, .1- immo di areport it
UK 1MB IV - H " -
was also posHihi. to obUin some inter
esting figures relstiv 40 tlje enormous
increase in tha .nnla orchard acreage.
There are now 200,000 apple trees in
this valley and nf this number 146,000
are in bearing. That is to say, thit it
the number ol of fl yera nM
and npwards. fivs years hence, when
me whole number of trees are in near
ing, the yield nf an tverage crop year
will be a million boxes, or about 1,666
car loads. It i. not too much to say
that within a short time the apple crop
income of this valley will be a minion
uonars a year,
Even at the rider factory price of $5
per ton, ten year-old trees will on aver
age years yield ,t tbs rate of $142.63
per acre.
While the annls is in the ascendancy
at the commercial fruit ol thit valley,
the cherry plava unite a part. Can
nery representatives are here now mak
ing contracts for cnerries at 4 to 4?4
cents per pound. Tbe La Grande fruit
growers will have shout 20 tons to offer,
but tbis includes only the sweet varie
ties suitable fur canning, such as Royal
Anns aud Centennials.
Old cherry trees in some orchards in
the valley have yielded as high as 800
pounds to the tree. The price paid is
$80 per ton and tt this rate old trees
will yield $3,200 and npwards per acre.
All these figures and estimates are
based on as reliable (acts as are obtain
able. It is not necessary to exaggerate
the fruit Industry of Grand Ronde.
The truth is good enough.
President Signs Statehood Bill and
Makea It a Law.
Washington, June 18. .Another ttar
wat added to the Uoiou Saturday when
President Roosevelt signed the bill ad
mltting Oklahoma and Indian Territory
aa "one state. The measure also pro
vides that Arisona and New Mexico
may be admitted to statobood aa tbe
state of Arixuna, provided the people of
the territorlea vote in favor of admis
sion on the terms submitted by con
crc3i.
Tbe signing of the measure was'niade
the occasion of an interesting cere
mony. (Senator Beveridge and Repre
sentative Hamilton, chairmen of the
senate and house committees on terri
toriea, who bave worked long and bard
for tbe measure, were present, as also
were Delegate McUuire, of Oklahoma,
and a number of residents of Okla
homa; Delegate Andrews, of New Mex
ico; Secretary Loeb and others. Just
before the president signed the bill,
Ambassador Spick von Sternberg, of
Gem any, wat ushered into tbe office.
ana be, too, witnessed the ceremony.
I tie president used two pent in burn
ing the measure, writing tbe first
name, "Theodore," with a solid gold
pen presented by the people of Ari-
ona, hit family name, "Roosevelt,"
with an eagle' e quill taken from an
eagle in Oklahoma.
After signing the bill, the president
congratulated Mr. Beveridge and Mr
Hamilton ou the completion of theii
long and arduous labors in connection
with the measure. He also expressed
the hope that tbe people of Arixona and
New Mexico would avail themselves of
the opportunity to come into tbe Union
aa a state. From every view point, he
said, he regarded thit at the wite thing
for them to do, at the opportunity
might not come again in a score of
years. The president said that be had
a personal interest in the admission of
Arixona and New Mexico, at many of
the mombert of hit regiment, the
Rough Ridere, resided there
PRELUDE TO GENERAL ATTACK.
Japan hat suppressed the outbreak
in Corea.
Castro will resume the presidency of
Venezuela July 5.
Tha army will soon abandon San
Francisco relief work.
Tbe czar is preparing for an open re
volt in Southern Russia.
A Texas negro has been sentenced to
the penitentiary for 999 years.
Half of San Francisco's present water
uppiy is wasted by leaks in the mains
The Blackfoot Indian reservation in
Montana will Le opened to settlement.
GermHny is planning to spend 150.
000,000 in widening and improving the
Aiei canai.
A pretended president of the Philip
pine republic haa scrrendered to tha
authorities.
1 be house committee on agriculture
nas agreed to Kooeevelt's demands on
the meat inspection bill.
Mrs. h. II. Conger, wife of the ex
minister to China, has sold for $7,000
a rug which she bought in Pekin for
to depose
A movement has started
the insane king of Bavaria.
Many Oregon and Washington post
masters have received ao increase in
pay.
Mayor Schmitx, of San Francisco,
has decided that saloons may open
July 5.
Light earthquake shocks are felt fre-
qnently at San francieco, but no dam
age ia done.
Rioting has been resumed at Bialy
stok, Russia, and parliament has sent a
committee to investigate.
Leader in congress agree to loan
$10,000,000 to Sn Francisco banks for
use in rebuilding the city.
Roosevelt condemns the meat inspec
tion bill and threatns to call an extra
session if action is not taken on the
ranal.
The naval bill provides $ii5,000 with
which to establish wireless telegraph
stations along the cowsts of Oregon,
Washington and California.
The governor of California and mayor
of San Francisco have joined In an ap
peal to the insurance companies for a
square deal to S.m Francisco.
There is a general feeling throughout
Russia that a revolution cannot help
but come nin.
The Japanese Red Cross has given a
total of II 10,000 to the relief of earth
quake sufferers of California.
Insurance companies contemplate a
raise of 25 percent in rates in Wash
ington as well as Oregon and Idaho.
Thirty-two insurance companies have
refused to cut payment of San Francisco
losses 25 per cent and will pay in full.
Peasants are rioting and killing land
owners in Southern Russia.
Settlement Named After Wagon.
Arlington Some 30 yean ago a few
e . . , , , i men eeuiea on a nal about 12 miles
yrV.,.,s nmram , ou.m... r.ow ,0uth ot Arllnaton. In tha ...
only one wagon an old Schutler. In
some way they began calling this neigh-
in San Francisco Postoffice.
Waehington, June 19. Postmaster
General Cortelyou has received final
reports from the postmaster at San
Francisco, dealing with detailing the
postal conditions during the great dis
aster there and pointing out that the
amount of mail lost was comparatively
small. The postmaster reports that
May 2 the records of the canceling ma
chines at the San Francisco poetoffice
showed tbe collection of mail within
60,000 letters of the heaviest collection
on record in the office, while the stamp
sales were within $300 of normal.
The postmaster sayj, however, that
the mails of second-class matter were
but a litttle over 20 per cent of the
amount before the earthquake. He
adds that there has been no falling off
in tbe amount of registered mail re
ceived.
There were 20 employes of the post-
office whose homes were burned out in
the fire, many of the men being left
destitute, but so far aa known only one
employe, a carrier, lost bis life, while
one other is missing. The postmaster
general has written the postmaster,
specially commending the action of
certain employes and baa called the at
tention of the secretary of the treasury
to certain officials in the custodian
service of that department.
Foreigners Refuse to Pay Tax.
London, June 19. The correspond
ent at Tokio of the Daily Telegraph
says that the deficit In the next budget
is expected to reach $40,000,000. The
correspondent says that the majority of
the foreigners resident at Nagasaki re
fuse to pay the income tax and that the
German consul is supporting them.
The dispatch adds that an army reform
commission has been appointed, con
sisting of the ministers of War, In
struction and State, to remedy defects
in the army disclosed by the war with
Russia.
Fira Burnt All Day.
St. Paul, June 19. The six-story
Ryan Annex building was complete!.
gutted by a fire which was discovered
soon after 8 o'clock thin mnmin ..i
which burned fiercely all dav. Tha ...
timated loss to the buildings and stocks
of the occupants is between $450,000
and $500,000. The fire originated in
the basement of the store occupied by
the Palace Clothing com nan y. annnna.
edly from a defective electric wira.
Several firemen were cut by flying
pieces of glass and 37 were overcome by
beat and smoke.
Jewish Appeal for Help.
London, June 19. The I)ail T.1-.
graph this morning prints a teWr.m
received in London from Helsingfow,
r inland. It is .Uted Sunday after.
noon and is siirned h f Vi...
The telegram sava: "Tha nntCr..k
ai i.iaiystok clearly was the beginning
of an organized masacre riniilar to the
bloody October days. Only energetic
intervention can prevent a t-;hi.
...a-impne. Tenl ia imm nent
peal to all influences to help us.'
borhood Schotler, from the old wagon.
A few years later it was, as It is now,
known as Schutler Flat. When tbe
Condon branch railroad of the O. R. A
N. Co. was built, a station was estab
lished near this place, and is named
Schutler. This is one of the finest
farming sections in Gilliam county, and
thus from an old wagon a name is
found for a fine wheat belt.
Grain Sack Problem Serious.
Pendleton The grain sack problem
promises to be serious for the farmers
of Umatilla county, who will use 2
000,000 this year. At the present
prices, 10 cents each, this means $200,
000 in this county. Other Eastern
Oregon counties, it is estimated, will
use at least 2,000.000 more, making a
total ol $4,000,000 for this section.
This entails the expenditure of nearly
half a million dollars for grain sacks,
which, together with the expense of
harveBting the crop, represents an
enormous expenditure of money before
anything is realised from the crop.
A p-
Smoke From Shasta.
Redding, Cal.. JnnalQ P.
being received here that smoke Is ponr
mg from the cone of Mount ih..,.
that deep rumhlinaa .p. i
. ucwri in me
i.iuuuiaina, ItJO
credi'.ed.
reports are not
Resume Work on Reservoir.
Eugeae Work on the bis reservoir
for irrigation purposes started at Lake
Waldo, in the Cascade mountains. 100
miles east of Eugene, by A. R. Black
last fall, will be resumed within few
days. Mr. Black has left here with a
good sized force of men to continue the
work. A year ago this summer Black
filed on the waters of the lake and
announced a big irrigation project for
the upper Willamette vallev. Ha
claims to be barked by Eastern capital
ists, ana says he will carry his plans to
consummation in the not far future.
May Test New Law.
Salem Just what additional nnnn
will come to the state treasury as the
result of the passase of tha ! i..;
the gross earnings nf laLonnk
phone, express and other corporations
not known for a re-tlnt Th.
Western Union TeWranh enmt, -ni
have to pay about $:i. 800. Tha p.nin
States Telephone company will have to
pay more prol.aUy. None of the cor
porations will pay until it has tested
w.0 w in me courts, so it is said,
worae have estimated the revenue at
from $50,000 to $100,000 a year.
Working for Coast Railroad.
Newport J. F. Kt.r w;n:
Scarth and O. Krnt,l
, , ' .1.,., in-!, o
he Toledo corporation organixed for
the purpose of securing the right of
way for the coast railroad. ..,. i
city last week agitating the forming of
a company of Newport people to help
n the endeavor to bring the railroad
through this section. Thev mnL.i
n arousing the citinens to mPh ...
in inai a comnan with is nun
italization is proposed to be formed.
Special Prizes at State Fair.
Salem The state board of agritul-
ture has voted to offer tkree special
prizes for the best individual farm ex
hibits to be made at tbe state fair thit
fall. The prizes will be $75. $50 and
$25 in cash and in addition the Stude-
baker company will give a $100 wagon,
the S. Lamport company a $40 set
of harness and F. E. Shaler Saddlery
company a $10 robs. It is expected
that a large nwvber of farmera will
compete for te prizes. Secretary
Durum vui f'r applicant wltn
the necessarr (formation.
HittoW: 3tes To Be Marked.
Eugene Acting upon a suggestion
made by f nleesor F. O. Young, of the
State uniyenity, the Native Daughters
of Martha Inlligan cabin No. 3 bave
taken up tie matter of marking some
of tbe earhhintoric places of interest
in or about Eugene. Miss Ann White-
aker has appointed committees of fi
nance, location and program, it was
decided to Dirk with basaltic columns,
taken from Skinner's butte, the loca
tion of the Skinner cabin, the first built
in Eugene, tbs first rchnolhouse and
the place where tbe first court was held.
Prunei Promise Great Yield.
Salem The rains of tbe past two
weeks have not done as much damage
to berries in this vicinity at expected,
and a good crop it being gathered.
The wet wrtther has made pasturage
excellent and an enormous crop it as
sured. Witb few exceptions, prune
growers report bumper crops, and in
some orcliirds the fruit is so abundant
that weak limbs are already breaking.
A few cherries have been cracked by
the wet weather.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 7273c; blneetem,
"475c; red, 70"lc; valley, 72c.
Oats No. l white feed, $31.60Q32;
gray, $31.50 per ton.
Barley Feed. $24(324.50 per ton;
brewing, nominal; rolled, $25026.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $12.50
w 13 per ton: c over, s.outso; cneai,
637; grain hy, 78; alfalfa, $13.
Fruits Apples, $2 50Q3.60 per box;
apricots, $1.25(3$2 per crate; cherries,
75c$l per D'x; strawberries, 67c
per pound: gooseberries, b7c per
pound; Logn berries, $1.75 per crate.
Vegetables Beans, 68c; cabbage,
l-c perponnd: lettnee, head, 15(a25ci
onions, 8rtti0r per dozen ; peas, 45c;
radishes, 10(a20c per dozen ; rhubarb,
o per ponnd: spinach, 2 3c per
pound; panlev. 25c; turnips, $1(3(1.25
per sack; c.,rots. 65376c per sack;
beets, 85ci per sack.
Onions Sew, l lg2c per pound.
Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanks,
60((i0c per hundred; ordinary, nom
inal; new California, 22.l4c per
pound.
Putter Fancy ereamery, 17,'320c
Pr pound.
2c per
Matsacte at Bialystok Will Be Imitat
ed in Other Cities.
Berlin, June 18. "We have every
reason to believe that the massacre ol
Jewa at Bialystok is a rehearsal for
wholesale repetition of the atrocities of
last October,' said Dr. Paul Nathan,
president of the Central Jewish Relief
league of Germany. "Our information
indicates that the Bialystok massacre is
the same sort of officially inspired
counter revolutionary outbreak at was
that at Odessa. We have learned posi
tively that tbe government's allegation
mat tbe trouble began in consequence
of the bombs being thrown at a Chrit
tian religious procession by Jewa ia
ridiculous falsehood. Bialystok is still
in tbe hands of the drunken Cossacks,
who are determined that no Jewa shall
be allowed to escape or go unrobbed.
"Tbe military have deserted the rail
way station and every passing train Is
held up and the passengers plundered.
Panio reigna in the neighboring vil
laaea, which fear thcr will be tha next
object of attack. Numerous Herman
firms and individuala are among tbe
sufferers at Bialystok and cause the
suggestion that German intervention be
invoked."
IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS
Tuaaday, June 19.
Washington, June 19. Knox ad
dressed the senate at length today in
support of the lock type for the Pan
ama canal, contending that in point of
feasibility and economy it ia far super
ior to the sra level plan. He took di
rect issue witb Kittredge aa to the
Safety of the Gatum dam.
Tbe agricultural appropriation bill,
containing the meat inspection provis
ion, was received frcm tbe house and
the house substitute ordered printed.
The senate ordered another confer
ence on the naval appropriation bill.
Washington. June 19. Witb practi
cal unanimity the house today adopted
the substitute for tbe Beveridge amend
ment to tbe agricultural appropriation
bill relating to meat inspection, the ob
jectionable features of the former
amendment! being eliminated and the
amendment perfected to meet the
wishes of tbe president. An effort was
made to extend tbe time of debate, but
Wads worth, chairman of the commit
tee on agriculture, desiring to get the
bill into conference aa toon aa possible,
objected. After the adoption of tbe
amendment the bill was sent to confer
euce, tbe conferees being Wadswortb,
Scott (Kan.) and Lamb (Va.)
A large number of bills were passed
under suspension of rules. Through
the efforts of Champ Clark, of Mis
souri. and Williaois, of Mississippi, tbe
subsidiary silver coinage bill failed to
secure enough votes to past it under the
rule.
Monday, June 18.
Washington, June 18. After another
day devoted largely to the Lake Erie A
Ohio river canal bill, the senate today
passed that measure with only 11 votes
in tbe negative. In addition, several
billt to which there was no objection
received favorable action. There also
was further discussion between Tillman
and Hopkins over tbe resolution of the
former for an investigation of tbe ques
tion of national bank contributions to
political campaigns, which involved
renewed reference to tbe failure of tbe
Chicago national bank.
The session adjourned upon tbe offi
cial announcement of tbe death of Lee
ter, of Georgia.
canal.
DISAGREE ON PIPE LINES.
Rate
Bill Conferees Thrash Over Old
Straw Without Result.
Washington, June 18. In the ab
sence ol representative Bberman, oi
New York, who was out of the city, the
conferees on tbe railroad rate bill were
in session less than an hour today, and
reached no decision on any subject.
The pipe line amendment was dis
cussed. Senators Elkins and Tillman
opposing any change in the provision
making them common carriers and con
tending that most of the companies
that bave protested the amendment are
subordinate companies of the Standard
Oil company.
Opponents of the amendment pro
posed that the amendment which pro
hibits a common carrier from carrying
commodities it produces be changed to
read: "railroad carrying commodities
it produces," in order that this amend
ment shall not conflict with pipe lines,
which are constructed for the so'e pur
pose of carrying their productions. If
thit were done, they agreed to support
the pipe ilne amendment.
Must Clean Up Promptly.
Chicago, Jine 18. The city health
department has sent its first official
written notice to tbe packing compan
ies at the Union stockyards to improve
sanitary conditions of their plants. The
packers were intructed that they mnst,
within three days, discard the filthy
tables and benches, provide cleaner
rooms and tools, and correct some of
the present unsanitary conditions.
Structural changes in the buildings, in
cluding new toilet rooms and more ven
tilation and light, must be made within
30 dsvs.
Washington, June 18. A black
draped desk in the ball of tbe bouse
of representatives today told tbe story
of the passing of Rufut Lester, late a
representative in congress from tbe
First Georgia district. Previous to
any announcemeat Wadswortb, of New
lork, asked unanimous consent, which
was granted, that the agricultural bill,
witb senate amendments, be recom
mitted to the committee on agriculture
Payne, of New York, by unanimous
consent, then fixed Tuesday and Wed
nesday at suspension days, instead of
today, in view of the early adjourn
ment of tbe house.
Bartlett, of Georgia, announced the
daatb ol bia late collsaft-na, stating that
he had 'been a member of the house for
nearly 18 years. He offered the usual
resolutions, which were agreed to. As
a further mark of respect, the houte
then adjourned until tomorrow.
Saturday, dune 16.
Washington, June 16. The senate
spent the entire day debuting the bill
to incorporate a ship canal connecting
lake Erie with the Obio river, and
again adjourned without action on it
Tbe bill was savagely attacked by Pat
ter son as in the interest of speculation,
and was aa warmly defended by Knox
and Nelson. LaFollette offered a num
ber of amendments, which were laid
on the table.
During a lull in the proceedings the
president pro tern announced bia signa
ture to the statehood bill.
'The senate adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
for want of a quorum.
Washington, June 16. After 40
minutes debate today tbe house by the
vote of 129 to 82 adopted the senate
resolution providing for the purchase
of material and equipment for use in
the construction of the Panama canal of
domestic manufacturers and of tbe low
est responsible bidder, unless the presi
dent ehatl in any caie deem tha bids or
tenders therefor to be extortionate or
unreasonable. The adoption of the
resolution came after a long discussion
of purchasing canal material in open
markets, while the tundry civil bill
wa nnder consideration.
The sundry civil bill also was passed.
It carries a total appropriation of $94,-
678,040, nearly $26,000,000 of which
is for the continuation of work on the
Friday, June 16.
Washington, June 16. When the
senate took up the Kittrsdge era level
ranal bill today, Senator Teller Soke
in support of that plan. He argued
that aa tbis government had practically
prohibited the French government, and
later bad declined to allow private cor
porations to embark in the canal enter
prise, the United States can not afford
to' hesitate on account of the cost in
money or time. The fact that a sea
level canal would coat more than a
lock canal should not deter this country
from giving to the world the best pos
sible waterway between the oceans,
which must necessarily be on the tide
level. He expressed tbe opinion that if
a sea level canal could be built for the
same price as a lock canal, all tbe en
giners would favor it as tbe best possi
ble canal. Hence he contended that in
standing for a lock canal Chief Engi
neer Stevens discredits himself as aa
engineer.
Washington, June 19. The house to
day by a vote of 110 to 36 voted in
favor of a lock canal across the Isthmus
of Panama, the amendment to the sun
dry civil bill to this effoct being pre
sented by Littauer, of New York.
With members of congrest titling on
the thort steps in the aisles of the
houte, around the space in groups, the
galleries filled, and with Burton, of
Ohio, pointer in hand, discussing charts
to show tbe difference between the sea,
level and lock canal, tbe house present
ed every appearance of a class room.
Thursday, June 14.
Washington, J one 14 . The senate to
day decided to vote next Thursday on
the Panama sea-level canal bill; ac
cepted the conference reports on the
diplomatic and naval appropriation
bills, the former complete and the
latter partial; passed a bill limtiing
the liability that may be assumed by
individuals to national banks; adopted
Morgan's resolution relative to the control-
of the Panama railroad; admitted
A. W. Benson as tbe successor of Bur
ton, of Kansas; received the credentials
of Senator-elect Dupont, of Delaware;
listened to a speech by Dryden in sup
port of a lock canal across tbe Istbmua
ot Panama, and also passed several
semi-private bills.
Washington, June 14. After elimi
nating the appropriation of $100,000
for the further gauging of the waters of
the United States under tbe direction
of the geological survey, the house to
day grew weary of economy and in
creased tbe appropriations for further
tests of structural materials, lignites-
and other coals, although the appropri
ations committee labored xealously to
retain them at their original figure.
Tbe conference report on the omni
bus lighthouse bill was adopted.
The report of the conferees of the
agricultural appropriation bill man
ubmittatJ.
I
Wednesday, June 13,
Washington, June 13. The senate
adopted without division the conference
report on the statehood bill at 6:20
o'clock tbis evening.
Tbe report was debated by Foiaker,
Bailey, Patterson, Money, Dubois,
Morgan, Stone, McCumber and others.
Dubois announced bis intention to
vote against the acceptance of the re
port, because of the omission of the
anti-polygamy provision inserted by
the senate, and in doing so he took oc
casion to review hit own political ex
perience in dealing with the Mormons,
saying that be knew hit stand on the
question would result in bis enforced
retirement from the senate. The sen
ate also listened during the day to an
argument by Millard in opposition to
tqe sea level Panama canal bilsl.
Washington, June 13. There was a
round of applause from both sides of
the chamber when Hamilton, of Michi
gan, reported to the house today that
the conferees on statehood had agreed
reached an agreement and asked that
it he printed in the Record.
The day was spent on the sundry
civil appropriation bill, and, ;with the
exception of an hour occupied in con
sidering the proposed abolition of re
ceivers erf land offices, which measure
the houtte refused to sanction, the en
tire day was taken up with the consid
eration of sppropriations for the United
States Geological survey, members of
the appropriations committee being in
severe criticism of the officials of the
survey.
Bend Ships Horses.
r . i .
i.en.i .Many horses are being
pe. trom Ind and vicinity to Portland
and other pomts in the valley. Many
riders are out on the range, rounding
that ronaiderah hnr
h. , -"" mirTiug nas
J ot finable horses mnt, ami
.eeB0onSP,Ci0n, chr--" have been
een o th. range, of lata it i, feareJ
that th. animal, have been ran off.
Kggs Oregon ranch, 212
uozen.
Poultry Avraee old hens, ISra
per pound; mixed chicken, 129
12ip: broilers. 15(31Vi rrosters,
fWcUlc; .heed chicktnt, 13rtl4e;
tnrker. 17 17 4"; turkeys
dressed, choice 2"'221'; geee, live,
W!V: ducks, old, 11 0 12c; young,
12S13c.
Hops Oregon, 1905, 9,m3 12c.
Wool Partem Oregon average bet,
1S23V; ' T,lley, coarse. 22ClMe;
fine, 24 f?t 25P; mohair, choice, 230c
per pound.
Veal Dre-sed, 4ft7c per pound.
Beef Dr,ed bnI1"' 3c "r onn,,
cows, 4VQr,i,c; country steers, 55t6c.
Mutton pressed, fancy, 7(?8c per
Pound; ordinal. 636ci lmbt), with
pelt on 8c.
Fork Dress'. 79e P" Pan(1'
Kansas Will Investigate.
Topeka, June 18. Secretary S.J.
Crnmhine, of the Kansas Statt Board
of Health, has commenced an investi
gation of the Kansas packing bouses;
with a view to ascertaining whether or
not preservatives cf a harmful nature
are nsed in preparing the products.
Sanitary conditions in the big plants at
Kansas City will also be looked into.
Dr. Crnmhine states that the investiga
tion is not the result of the government
eport on the Chicago plants, but wst
planned by him before the Neill-Rey-nolds
Investigation was commenced.
British Colonies Guilty, Too.
London, June 18. The report of Dr.
Thomas, the mediral officer cf the bor-
oiwli of Sfepny, to the local govern
ment hoard, shoes that his department
during the last five years has destroyed
over a ton of rotten tinned foods daily
at the Stepney whaves. These, he
adds, were not American goods, as
practically no canned goods from Amer
ican concerns are imported through the
Stepny wharves, but were colonial
n it, fish and fruit.
Past Three Big Billt.
Washington, June 18. A conclusion
was reached late this afternoon by
house leaders whereby the meat inspec
tion bill, the pure fond bill and tbe im
migration bill are all to be pasted this
week in the order named. I
President and Committee Agree.
Washington, June 19. The basis of
a complete agreement on the meat in
spection bill between President Roose
velt and the house committee on agri
culture was arrived at today at the
White House. Speaker Cannon rrpre.
tented tbe committee in tbis instance
and subsequently spent some time ex
plaining the situation to the committee
in iti room at the capitol. It will au
thorize an annual appropriation of $3,
000,000 to pay the cost of inspection
but contains no provision for court re
view at tbe snggestion of the president.
Lose Unused Rights.
Washington, June 19. The senate
today passed the house bill providing
that every right of way grant to any
railroad under the act of March 3,
1875, whtre such railroad has not been
constructed an 1 shsll not hereafter be
constructed within five yesrs after defi
nite location, shall be forfeited to tbe
Unite 1 S'ates, all land along the tin
constructed parts of tbe road to revert
to the government. Roads now build
ing to Portland and elsewhere in the
Northwest are excepted, are all that
are being built in good faith.
Status of Appropriation!.
Washington, June 19. (if the 14 ap
propriation bills which are required to
run the government but four have In
come laws. These are the urgent defi
ciency, the pension, the diplomatic and
consular and the army bill. Tbe In
dian appropriation bill has been com
pleted so far as congress is concerned.
and only awaitt the approval of the
presi.lent. Six others have been passed
by both houses and are now in confer
ence.
Grafters Want All.
Washington, June 18. According to
officials of the Indian office, the ten at
torneys who are scheming to divide up
$510,000 of the money which congress
appropriated to partly pay the Colville
Indians for the north half of their res
ervation are: R. W. Nuzum, M. J.
Gordon and F. C. Robertson, of Spo
kane; ex Senator Butler, North euro
Una; J. N. C. Vale and C. E. Creecy,
of Washington, I). C; Hugh H.Gor
don, of Atlanta; Levi Meish, cf Penn
sylvania, and Samuel J. Crawford and
D. B. Henderson, addresses unknown.
Predict Philippine Panic.
Washington, June 1H. The defeat of
the senate bill intended to ratify and
confirm the act of the former military
government of the Philippine islands
in collecting customs prior to M in h 8.
1902, is declared by the chanc er of
commerce and leading business men at
Manila as necessary to avoid a financial
panm. Coixmer-ial interests, in a
cablegram to the vice president. nrg
that apptr pria'ions be made to refund
the arrount of customs collected during
the period named. It is estimated that
about $4,000,000 is involved.
International Crrp Estimates.
Washington, June 18. --Senators Per
kins and David 8. I.ubin, of California,
called on the president today to tirye
him to transmit to the United States
senate for ratification a treaty provid
ing for the participation of the United
States government in an international
arrangement for the estimation of the
world's rop of grain each year. A pro
tocol has been drafted carrying the idea
into ffect, but the approval of the sen.
ate ia necessary.