Hillsboro Independent
MAKE LAST PROPOSITION.
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raXSBORO ORZCON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Bqjj Eaaden
Mediator Still Hopful of Provsntieg
B Railway Strik.
Chicago. Acril 3. In a final effort
to avert th impending railroad trike,
Commissioner KnarJD and Neil I, th
tJ PrMldent Roosevelt. Will
niak a direct appeal to the full com
miUes of cooductor and trainmen to
.).. TV.. nw.ina ') I Kol.l ID th
In a umrensed term Icr Dnr UhWiuan iiou. anj tb Fe.iiai di
atura will lay be'.or in J.u ueiegaww
the final proposlion of the general man
ager. What tliat proposition ia neith
er the commissioner nor th labor
chief would dlelo tonight, but it ia
understood to contain aoroa minor Con
ors iori.
Tin decision of Messrs. Knapp and
Neill to visit the meeting ol the labor
delegate and appeal to tbem direct
waa reported at a conference with the
labor chief, which lasted until 11
o'clock last night. It ws taken to m-
A n-.t tht the committee wnicn na
been conducting the negot iationa refut
cd to accept the term cf the manager
and that it Invited the Federal mediat
or to attend the meeting and find out
in a direct manner what the delegate
thought of the offer.
At the meeting today the entne mat
tf r will be Dut up to tbe delegate and
it ia believed that it will end tne con
ference. The controversy will either
he fettled or the threatened strike,
which ha been upended for several
day while the negotiation wer pend
ing, will be declared. The profpect
for an amicable aettlement seem more
remote.
Chief Morrissey and Garretaon at
tended a meeting of the full committee
and it wa aaid they learned the temper
of their men a to what concession
they would make in the intereat of
peace.
I the nine-hour day the real stum
A Ritum of the La Important but
Hot Laa Interesting Events
of tho Pat Weak.
Oklahoma election gave Republican
roi.trul.
S x men were overcome by g in
mine at Lead, S. D.
The Hermann defense ha attacked
lliti hm-k's method of conducting the
land office.
Iitm tor in the Thaw cane have di
agreed, sorae saying him cane and oth
ers insane.
J. J. Hill ha formally retired a
pre-i lent of the Great Northern and hi
sou Uuia ha neumeJ control
At a result of the city election in St
Ixii- the PemocraU are in complete
contr d of every branch of the city gov
eminent.
All citie and town of Colorado ex
rept Denver have just held municipal
ele. I i..n. The liquor question wa the
chief on and in a large number of
the temperance people carried
tie .lay.
A letter from Harriman to a friend,
published in Eastern paper. My
velt asked him to raise 1200,000
f ii the 1904 campaign fund, which be
did. Tbe president ray the statement
is ale.
On the liner Siberia, due in San
Fian-ico Mar 3. are coming a number
of Chinese military officer being aent
b' their government to the Jiameetown
m-oition to tudy the warship of all
iMtllollS.
N enragnan bave captured another
llni.diiran port.
Ruef ha appealed to the Supreme
comt for release on lil.
A new movement ha been tartel in
the South to end the race problem.
The government i to prosecute Hill
for violation of th 28-hour law for
tck.
Railroad employe are willing to
yield on the question of wages but are
firm f if nine hour
A storm at Havana drove wav
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
INVOKES REFEREN5UM.
Unit County Grangers Hold Up Unl- Another
versity Appropriation. I
PROBE FOR LAND FRAUOS.
Begin
into
Many
th- city, causing much damage
live were endangered.
The Nebraska legislature is working
on a law to make railway mileage book
good in the hand of bearer.
The San Francisco supervisor are re
moving many official who were mere
figurehead drawing aalariea.
Oakland and San Francisco laundry
worker have (truck for an increase of
w and only three laundrie are
running.
R'oeveIt declare he i not in favor
o' government ownership of rallioads
if it ran be avoided, but he doe want
r-n'ress to pas a law that will allow
Lim to squeeze the water out of stock.
The Roumanian revolt has been aup
rvred with wholesale slaughter.
French troops bave raised their flag
over the Moroccoan town of Oudja.
S-t.mit denies that he ha attempted
t get a patt of the board of supervisor
to resign.
The municipal campaign just ended
in Chicago Is the fiercest in the hiatoty
oJ the city.
T1uW stood tho lunacy examination
an welt that Jerome ha aiked for mors
time to call expert.
R-Mwevelt may make public his rail
way policy at tho opening of the
Jamestown exposition April 28.
American at Ceiba, Honduras, were
glad to see a United States warship put
into that pott to protect their Interest.
Ruef ha been on th pay roll of the
Pacific State. Telephone A Telegraph
company for tho past two year at
l,-i. per month.
Henry W. Goode, persiden'. of the
Tort land Railway, Light A Power com
pany, ia dead. He was president of
tle lirwia and Clark fair.
The American government i confi
dent Th Hague conference will do
rl, even if all question to be
t rrtiglit up aie not agreed upon
Jhe Roumanian revolt is quieting
Jwn.
The president ha called an election
in the Philippine.
All labor trouble around Butte have
b-en adjusted for the tim being.
st. Loui brewery worker threaten
to -tr ke and the city is facing a beer
ta nine.
The disarmament question Is likey to
le Iwrred from Tbe Hague peace con
feience. Republican member of the Tennes
see legit latur propose Roosevelt for a
third term.
T e Nebraska legisature ha pasted a
direct primary a copied after th Ore
gon statute.
wnreckel had guaanteed the cost of
th rotiK'h housecleaning of gl afters at
Km F rancieco.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pn'r ha raited Its rates, in tome cafes
a miiclt as 20 per cent.
The census bureau estimate that ih
populatiiM) of the United Mstee has in
cre. scd 8,(XH),iH) in the iJt six tears.
The Colton, Cal., death lit as the
l i't of the train wreck ia placed at 22
and at least ix more of the icjnred
will die. A . green switch crew is
b n:nl with th sccident.
T'ie San Frvncisco investigation may
te.l to every city on the coatt.
Mrs. Thaw is aaid
d n under Ui (traio
TUw.
to be breaking
of th trial oi
bung block In the way of peace? wa
asked of Mr. Garreteon.
"I am not at liberty to discus the
situation now," he replied, "but as a
matter of fact there ha not ten a min
ute since the conferer.ee has bevun that
tbe nine-hour day wa not tht real
stumbling block. The men are deter
mined on that issue."
In the event of the negotiations being
broken off and a strike resorted to,
which is a strong probability, the resl
i?sue will be the nine-hour day.
DUNNE LOSES- OUT.
Chicago Votr Turn Down Mayor
for Nsw Man.
Chicagc, April 3. The Republicans,
headed by Frederick A. Busee for may
or, carried Chicago yesterday. Perhaps
no one waa more surprised at the result
than the Republican themselves. It
marked the climax of the most certify
ing and the filthiest campaign ever
waged in the city.
Chicago will now speedily settle it
treetcar problem, which has been
handed back and forth for 11 year as a
political aset, the service growing more
wretched and antiquated every year.
Within 91) day the traction cornpanie
must accept the ordinances, rehabilitate
the line entirely, provide sufficient
cars, abolish straps, repave the streets,
sprinkle and keep the street in order,
build such extensions a the city shall
order and turn over, a from February
1 of this year, 55 j-ej cent of the net
profit. The city may invest thi sum
against the time it will buy the line
for 130,000,(100 plu the amount rent.
or it may be used to lower tare.
Albany Th University cf Oregon I
appropriation bill 1 to be referred to ,
the rwcDi. Effort of Linn county
Granger to hold op th university bill
culminated in a meeting cf representa
tive cf all grange organization of Dun
county in Albany.
Beside the tiranger incfe were in
attendance President P. L. Campbell,
of the university, and Senator M. A.
Miller, member of the board ol to-
gent ol th acnool. ineso men pre
sented very strongly tho university s
side of tbe case showing the need of
more money than was appropriated.
The $125,000 canied in the bill was
segregated by Preaident Campbell, who
explained the use to be made of every
dollar. But tho ti rangers were obdu
rate and at th close of th conference
decidod to use' the referendum to hold
the appropriation up nntil the next
general election, when the people will
determine the fate of the school.
But little argument wa used in up
port of the position of the Grange, oth
er than "retrenchment." It was also
decided to have reproduced an editorial
printed in the Oregcnian of Saturday,
February 11, 1905, entitled "Machine
Made Citisens," and scatter thousand
of copies over the state.
Federal Grand lury
Sssaions in April.
rort:nd Within two week another
REORGANIZE HOSPITAL CORPS.
Federal ,.nj iury will begin to grind
on Ore' UdJ frauds. The jury will
be sumnotiediuop tbe old e well
a the new ca that have been inves
tigated lj (d through tbo United
States d .strict attorney's office and by
the agents of ?pecll Iaspector Thorn as
B. Nouhans, U'gether with the cae
that har been worked up by Edward
W. Duon, ia charge of the special
f. r Oregon, will be laid before
the juror.
When Francis J. He hey left Portland
o tear Ue lid off ol graft iu San Fran
cisco, be Ift number of land fr?ud
, evidenc in which wa already in
the hnn.i 0f tbe United State attor
ny, to he brought to tbe attention of
gran.i jnry. Since hi departure the
work jf investigating newcaeeeof fraud
ha been rirg on and when the jury
get into ai-tiya it vill have a long ses
sion. Amon th esse of alleged fraud that
will be brought to the attention of the
jury are ihie said to have been discov
ered in and ir0Ond Pendleton. To this
list mill b added others that rumor
y involve a number of prominent
men, nut cclv in Oregon, but in several
other state. "
CHILE WAS AIMING HiGH.
Nsw
FRISCO IN DARKNESS.
Else trie Light Plant Valued at Two
and a Half Million Destroyed.
San Francisco, April 3. Tbedestruc
tion of the electric light and power
bouse of the San rranciaco Ga 4 fclec
trie Light company at Twenty-second
avenue South and Georgia street by fire
laat night plunged almost the entire
city into darkneea, resulted in th in
juring of five firemen and causing a loss
estimated at 12.500,000.
Extra police were placed on duty at
the temporary hall of just Ice and city
prison at tddy and Mason street
Owing to th darkneea, the buildings
having do ga connection, do one waa
allowed to enter or leave the city prison
and no prisoner were released on bail.
Prize Cup for Rsal Airship.
New.York, April 3. Th Scientific
American will offer a cup to be com
peted for annually by American built
flying machine. It will be confided to
th rare of aero club under whose man
agement the competition for it cus
tody will be held. The cup will cot
not leaatiian II, (XX) and will be com
peted for for the first time on Septem
lr 14 at tbe Jamestown exposition.
Only machine heavier than air will be
eligible and they must all be self pro
pelled without any gms log attachment
whatever, even for lifting purpose.
Hi Chauffeur Burnt Spy.
San Francisco, April 3. When Su
pervisor Jsmes G. Gallagher wa dash
ing about San Francisco last winter in
his red automobile, the quiet, unassum
ing young mahout at the wheel was
none other than a disguised detective In
the employ of William J. Bum. When
Gallagher went to Ruef office to get
the boodle money, when he secretly
ped to the home of Mayor Schmitx to
arrange upon franchise programs, when
he went to the tank to deposit hi own
hare, thi mahout wa always with
him in the automobile.
Montana I Rcpudlican.
Helena, Mont., April 3. Monday'
municipal elections in Montana result
ed in a Republican landslide, only two
citie in the stae electing iH-nn-ratlc
mayors, while the oppution party was
sureful in all other instance. As a
role, party lines were cle!y drawn
nd a heavy vote polled. Great Fan
and Iewiston elected strainht Kmo
emtio tickets, while Billing, IVwe
man Iivingtyin, Arutcr.nda nd Butte
choe Republican mayors.
Vol on Saloon in Nbrtk.
Omaha, April .1. City elections
were held in all cities anil towns of Ne
braska exrept Omaha, South Omiha
and Lincoln. Ptofably three-quarters
of the toirns ignored party politics,
voting only on the question of licensing
alonna. In only a few town were the
existing condition changed.
Military Board Hold Si
Company at Oregon City.
Salem The state military board, at
it last meeting, effected a reorganiza
tion of the hospital corps of the Oregon
National Guard into what will be
known in the future an the ambulance
company, consisting cl i non-commissioned
officer and men. A new com
pany will be formed st Oregon City to
take the place of the one diebanded.
The Dalles, Oregon City, Ashland,
Roseburg, Albany and Woodburn have
offered land for armory ite provided
for by the appropriation of $100,000
in house bill 118. No action wa taken,
the matter being left to the town. The
various companies of the state are pay
ing an average of 3U0, per year for the
use of building as armories, and Gen
eral Finzer figure that in 20 year the
state will be repaid the $100,000 appro
priation.
ery little action was taken on ac
count of the anticipated action of the
Grange in asking tliat the appropria-
ion be submitted to tbe referendum at
the June election.
1 o Remodel Fair Ground.
SalemTartfiitr prisoners from the
state remtentiary have been detailed
I rder l'Qd Eln"r Whit "nd Frank
I Benson to commence work on tho fair
grounds, in theold building that are
"ortolil be torn down and replac
ed by modern structure. Such lumber
s can be tilizd will be saved, but a
general pUa 0f reconstruction will be
carried out, and it is the purpose of the
t the building and grounds
in the best condition they have ever
been.
South Airrican Rspobl-C VVantod Am
bassador at Washington.
Washington, April f .--Chile's fail-
ore to send a miniaU-r to Washington
to replace Mr. Walker Martin, who
did not return hero after th Pan
American conference at Ric Janeiro
last uuimer, ha caused much com
ment. The neglect of the Chilean con
gress) to appropriate sufficient money to
maintain the legation ha been given as
a reason for leaving th American mis
sion in charge of Alberto Yuacham, sec
retary of tbe legation.
But it ha just become known that
tbe remi cause was hidden deep in
Latin-American politics. Chile decid
ed it would be a good idea to have an
ambasaudjr in Washington, and step
were taken to discover what the Unit
ed State thought of the proposed ele
vation of the Chilean representative to
Washington.
Tbe suggestion ' that the Chilean en
voy might be raised to the ambassa
dorial rank set all Latin America on
edge and a general movement wa in
stituted by the Southern republics to
head off such a movement. Argentina
being unfriendly to Chile was especial
ly opposed to the plan, a Brazil and
Chile are always rated as allies and
Argentina did not want her two strong
est rivals to outstrip her in American
representation.
It has not been the policy of the
State department to send ambassador
to any country which can not be ranked
a a world power, and when the hostil
ity of tho rest of South America to uch
a change became known the United
State decided that the question had
better not be agitated further at thi
time.
AFTER RAILWAY NOW
MUST IMPROVE WATERWAYS
Grand Jury loresllgatlcg Ham
moib Bribe la Bay City.
$450,000 mi TO GRAFTERS
After Month of Dly Arrargmnts
Aro Completed for Trial of
Bos Ruf.
Klamath Fall' Lars Club.
Klamath Fall Thi city now boast
one oi tns large social organization in
interior Oregon. The Inland Empire
club, orginized a few month ince
to promote the eocial interest of thi
city, and in an indirect way the re
lource of the county, now has a mem
bership of over 100. Tbe club main
Li in excellent quarter in the four
I story lialjwin block. I he club room
are conducted on line similar to those
of like denizations in Is rger cities
The Inland Empire club fill a long
needed aant in this city.
Parents and Tsaehsrs Orraniz.
The Dalle The Teacher' and Pat
ron Educational association, organ
ized March 8, now has lib patrons, a
the result of circular letter sent out
by tbe city superintendent to ascertain
the sentiment of th people relative to
school and home eo-operation . Th
object of the association is to encourage
a better school spirit in Tho Dalles; to vets
Snow in Klamath County.
Klamath FH Heavy snow the
pact week have made the rid in this
section a!rot impassable, especially in
the mountains. The tnow is going off
very rapidly and the streams through
out the country re carrying large vol
umes of viater. However, no material
damage ha bn done. All outdoor
work waa astpended during the ftatt
Oovemneiit work lias resed
ONLY SPECIAL RATES GO UP.
bring the parent and teacher closer
together in a anci&l way; to diwuss.
freely and fully, all matters pertaining
to school life, and to recommend such
reforms in the schools of The Dalle a
will meet the requirement of the pres
ent and provide for the future.
Student to Fight Shep Diat.
Corvallis Four Oregon Agricultural
college students are leaving college to
take position on the government staff
tor eradicating eheep direase in Or?
gon. They are G. A. Dodson, Walter
Foster, Edgar W." Donnelly and Henry
Rooper. They receive good salaries and
hav their expenses paid. The work
will extend from now to tbe end of the
summer. Their appointment arc re-
everywhere except
the tunnel.
on the interior of
Willamsrt Rally OfT Till Jun.
, Willamette Tniversity, Salem An
nouncement i made that the big rally
in connection with the new building
and it unkrvosn donor, which had
been scheduled lor April 3, ha been
postponed until next June. The meet
ing, which wai lor the purpose of mak
ing announce roents, boosting the en
dowment fund, ind formulating plan,
cannot be held, is all the plana con t em
plated will not be completed by that
time.
Nsd Smith tor Sheep Inspector.
faiem A committee conairting of a
ceived from th bureau of animal in. -.ii n i-;-. c..i
a.rJ ' ""nu,n- tnaaoa !-, asked him to sppoinl Ned Smith, of
nei.y ano roster are to operate in East-. Corvallis. .. , of the district insnect-
or ci sheer, there being tnree to ap-
ern Oregon and Rooper iu tho Willam
ette valley.
Bad Wathe for Goat,
Dallas Bad weather continues, to
the great inconvenience cf th goat
raisers, for thi is tbo he'ght cf the
kidding season. All the flock have to
bo boused and In many instance file
i . i . . i
ia pruviueu tor me youngster to pre
vent them chilling to death, while tbe
keeper are
poinL Mr. Sieofloff ha taken Mr
Smith's application under advisement,
and will probably give him the position.
Wbeat-Clob, T.V;
valley, 70c; red. Tie.
Oats No. 1 ahite,
125.29.
kept busy night and dav ' Br'7 Feed, $22 50 per ton; brew.
i iaa ! A ft E A" O A C t
PORTLAND MARKETS.
bluestem, 75c;
2930; gray,
A small percent of loss is. bo ever i"1"- 2;J; rolled, 123.50(2,24 60
reported among the careful raisers, wha
Rye 11 .4SAI.50 perewt
bave made preparation for storm. The' Corn Whole, 125; cracked, 126 per
imsriT iiai men oi rolk county
re finding out that goat must have
careful treatment, with warm bousing.
ton.
Hay r;ey timothy. So. 1, 15
1 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
17f,19; Otom, $); cheat, 9; grain
hy, i.lo.
Apples 0mmon, 7531.25 per box;
choice, 1 1.5 i 2-
eyetablf Turnips, I(1.2S pr
Work for Condrtd Milk Plant.
McMinnville The citizen of Mc
Minnvllle are very jubilant over the re
sult of tho man meeting held V.i.. I
evening to talk over plan for a con- M,-k; "ti, $131.2 pr sack; beets,
denaed milk factory, with A. J Keat- 1-2vSl-) per : horseradish, 7
ing, manager of th Coo Bv Condena. Ir pound; caluiflower, $2.50 per
ing company. TLe clan ia to nmni.. dozen; celerv. H Ir lettuce
a stcck company with a rjoid-nnp.r.it.1 nd, 3.VS4(V per dosen; onion, 10f3
of 185,000. The Coo Bav enmn.n. lJSc; pet djsrn; sprout, 9c; radish
will take np a la i fie amonnt of the w' P d n; asparagus, I2e per
stork and will manage the plant in con- P00"1; ihnrarb. 12Sc per box.
nection with iu other plant. ' Onions Oregon, 1.20TI0 per
-' . h und re.1 .
Terminal Rat for Bakae I Plains Oregon Burbank. fancy,
" ia....-.
view nf .w; V "3 l -: extra tancy,
" illHl
Prsidnt of Wtrn Union Explain
Rcnt Advanc in Toll.
Xew York, April 2. Concerning the
recently announced advance in tne
rate charged by the company, Colonel
R. C. Clowry, president of th Western
Union Telegraph company, tonight
said:
... . .
mere nas Deen no large increase in
rate by the telegraph companies. A
number of epecial and unprofitable
rate have been increased to the stand
ard of schedule rsta. These special
rates were discriminative against a
large number cf place and were orig.
many established by competing com
paniea, wtich by reason thereof went
into bankruptcy.
"Most of the rate increased were 25
cents for 10 words rate. It cohU at
least 30 cent each to handle such mes
sage for short distance at the present
time. Tbe increase in the cost of tele.
gtaph material have been from 25 to
100 percent within the last few years.
"In addition to the recent increase
of 10 per cent in the salaries of all
manager and operator, there ha been
for yer past a large and steady in
crease in wise of all classes cf indi.
vidual employe from month to month.
"There I no increase in the extra
word rate, consequently the newspa
per rate remain the same. .
San Francisco, April 2. A new link
ha been added to tbe cbaln of evidence
which connect tho United Railroad
with the local bribery deal. It is the
most important link and cornea from
source within the compuny. The grand
ury will soon return indictments in
connection with thi mammoth brib
ery by which the sum of 1450,000 was
divided among Mavor Schrnit. Abe
Ruef and the supervisor.
W bile no definite staten ent baa been
forthcoming a to the men slated for
indictment, thi much is certain the
prosecution will direct it fire to three
branches cf the corporation. These
brant he are tbe control, represented
by Patrick Calhoun, the president of
the company; the active management,
represented by Thorn well Mullallv, and
the law department, at the head of
w hich is Tirey L. Ford. The next
week will determine where the blame
is to bo placed. It may lie distributed
among all three branches.
Tho grand jury today set up George
Hat ton, former political manager for
Senator Perkins and more recently on
the political tafT of the Southern Paci
fic, for it special mark. It was brought
out that Hat ton had been attorney for
the Home Telephone company befoie it
bought its way into San Franciaco. It
transpire that Congressman Julius
Kabn wa alo attorney for the com
pany during the early stage of it fight
to enter the San Francisco field.
vvnen tne trial oi Abe Hue! on a
charge of extortion .i called today in
Judge Dunne' court, prosecution and
defense will alike answer "ready." The
last of tbo many postponement and
Interferences which have caused the
preliminaries to drag out over several
month, are at an end.
DISSOLVE UNION OF ROADS.
ALMOST GOT PRES DENCY.
Grow, Former Pennsylvania Con-
grmr Di of Old Ag.
Binghamton, X. Y., April 2. Ex-
Congressman Galueha A. Grow died at
hi home in G '.en wood, Pa., Saturday
a a result of a general breakdown, at
tributed to old age. Mr. Grow was
elected to congress from tho Wilmot
district of Pennsylvania a the young
est member of that body in 1851, and
after retirement from public life for
nearly 40 yean he re-entered tho house
of representative a congressman at
large from Pennsylvania .
m hen ho retired four years ago hi
public servirs In th bouse extended
over the longest period, although not
continuous service, of any man who
ever sat in that body. During the
ante-belldm dav he wa one of the
beet known men in J. he United State,
and in 1864 he cams within one vote of
being nominated for vie president In
place of Andrew Johnson.
Final Stag I Reached in Matter of
Harriman Lin.
Chicago, April 2. A dispatch to the
Tribune fiom Washington says:
I fie final stage in the Investigation of
tbo Harriman situation will begin on
Thursday next, when the Intersatte
Commerce corumis-tion will bear it own
. i j . i . . i .
counsel inu inai or invoiveu railroad
in explanation of point brought out in
tne testimony taken.
hollowing argument tbe commission
will refer all tetttimony to the attorney
general, witn a view to the institution
of legal prcetdings for a dissolution of
the combination existing amonir tbe
Inion Pacific. Oregon Short Line
Southern Pacific and allied line which
have been found to be competing, and
will prepare a report for tho inform
tion of the president wherein will be
set forth steps which tho investigation
how will improve the transput tat ion
facilities generally and legislation nec
essary to insure more satisfactory Fed
eral regulation.
Only Practicable Way To 9ov
Freight Pre b lam. Say Hill.
Sew Vcrk, April 1. James J. Hill,
preaident of the Great Northern, taking
a a text the recent action of President
Roosevelt in appointing a waterway
commission, said today that through
tb waterway of th country, prcperly
improved, must com tho much desired
improvement in tho freight-handling
conditions. Tbe country, he said, must
look to its) waterways for Immediate re
ief of tho freight preaeur.
"if the government would laoprov
its waterways and extract from them
one-fifth of their latent posaibilitie,"
aid Mr. Hill, "the freigbt-lndling
problem soon would be nearer solution
than th railroad theiuselve can
ever hope to bring it.
"There ha been in the past a feeling
among some railroad men that water
way development would be inimical to
railroad interests. I do not think it
would, and if thi idea ha not already
wholly disappeared it i in a fair wav
of doing so soon. We realised that we
have created in tho prosperity of the
country a condition that call loud'y
for relief, and any mean to that end
would be welcome.
"Take, for instance, a 15-foot chan
nel in the Miseittsippi from St. Loui to
ew Orleans. There is no more im
portant work for the general govern
ment than this improvement It might
cost 1100,000.000. but when it wa
finished a tingle powerful tow boat
could pull from 30 to 40 tralnload.
Heavy freight, requiring only moder-
te speed in transportation, would go
to the seaboard by wsy of the Gulf, and
there would no longer be freight con
gestion between the East and West."
ADVANCE RATES ON GRAIN
Railroads
Two-
Hermann Ha Inning.
Washington, Atril 2. Numerous
witnesses for th defense .were placed
on tho stand today to impeach tbo tes
timony brought out by the prosecution
during tbe past seven weeks of the Her
mann trial. Their statements, while
contradicting considerable testimony
offered by government witnesses, hsd
no direct bearing on the principal point
st issue, tbongh their deniala bad the
effect of weakening the prosecution.
Henry .Meldiom, daring his examin
ation, testified that be called to e
Hermann at the request of II. P. Gst
ley, on-ln-law and associate counsel of
th defendant.
Baker City With a
up a ngni lor terminal rate for Baker
cy, tq .Merchant' association ha
appointed a committee to plan the or.
ranization of a kral .hipping bureau.
I he committee is meeting with marked
ticces, tn the bureau will I estab
lished within a short time. This bu
reau will be under the management of
a rate expert, who will compile .-a
mpl.nt against the raiWI and
put them intoshspetn submit to the
state railroad coiiiini.-;.,ii.
O. N. G. Companv Diicnarr.rf
la t.rsnde (omrany L, Thirl regi
rnenKO. N.G., ,.atM ,
has been din barged bv onlra of tie
n..r, i me grounds r,f lntfT
.aii.nai nuar.j otja-iah, from
are her t. . I . I l
broks. Or lney Jtn j, captain.
A.vhim Board Buy Lad.
Salem Tbe state ..1 v ' , ,
h.sw.fe and the deed I. revwde" !
""s an-i a frswi. -
a.vlnm . .' -"J'"'-.g
lerv-y.
Portland
lrg
the
chased by th, u, "
11.75; No. 1
'", ll.2S.8l. 40
Butter Fancy creamery, 35c per
pound.
Butter Fat First gnrde cream, 3V
ponnd; second grade cream, 2c lee
ponnd.
Poultry Ar'rge old hens, 15c per
P"n'l; mixed chickens. 14c; spring.
,r."-f' and broiler , StV-Sc; old
rn"'er. rvili-; drew! chickens, 18
'"17c: tnrkev. live, 1.VS.1V; turkeys,
lrs-d, rhrre. l11!; geee, lne,
V-; dn k, JrW 1
fj i r,t. n ranch. litf2V per
-n.
Veal I.r,ed. 5sf' !c per ponnd.
Pef -e 1 bulls, .Vj3,c per
r "nd; er,w, 5'V; ountry steer, 6
7(T
Mat ton pr-ed, funcy, lOfflO'c
tr po'ir,, -rlinary, Siflc; spring
lV'lV-.
Pork iissed, Vi!c per pound.
H..T v-tllc per pound, accorlirg
t( lial.ty. "
' Eastern Oregon average best,
1:1 life rr pound, aroriiing toshrink
a.ley ?vi.23c, according to fin-
moUir.w thoic 25- Pr
poun.1. 1
Disorders Have Csaasd.
Bucharest, April 2. It is emi-ofTi-
cially cUted ttat in many district th
peasant sro repairing the damage done
to property and restoring stolen good
to their owner. Disturbance are re
port ed from Putna in Moldavia, and
many cases of plunder, incendiarism
and aimed conflict in Walachia. A
number of peasants have been killed
or wounded by troops at Langs and
Patulele. AtGalicea, in the center of
the disturbed ares,, all th ringleader
have been captured. The commune of
Huerexanl and Pengeni aro in revolt.
John D. iivt Away Homo.
Cleveland, April 2. Public an
nouncement will be made today of the
gift by John D. Rockefeller of Forest
Hill, hi magnificent summer home in
East Cleveland, tc the city of Cleve
land for use as a public park, together
with an endowment and improvement
fund of 12.000,0110. While full detail
of the gift are lacking, it is learned
that Mr. Rorkefeller has imposed fei
restrictions, the most important con
dition being that the transfer shall be
made when East Cleveland shall In
come a part of the citj .
If L Pay, Will Str k.
Wheeling. W. Vs., Apiil 2.- -Tele-
g'sp fifrators in West v irgtnia threat
en to strike if the-r wae are reduced
hen the new eik'M-honr law, ci,ai-ti
rr the ivi-etit icgislsture, goes into
effect. The railrrwd comtwnie have
given notice that there will be a pro
portionate reduction tn waites a soon
a tl act take effect. Mv . At a
meeting toilay operator representing
every uivwiod in vest irginia adopt
ed resolution to ccept no reduction.
Suppr Nw in Russia.
St. Peterburg. April 2. Premier
Stolypin ha sent a circular to the irov-
ernor of province ordering them to
prohibit th printing of new of the
0
Bulgarian on Warpath.
Belgrade, April 2. It i reported
nere mat band of Bulgarian ho at
tacked the old Servian town of Rudniu
and Toohicha, burning 31 house i, kill
ing seven men and maltreating a nam
tier of women and children. Increas
ing bitterness i being displayed here
toward tne Bulgarians, owing to the be
lief that, while the poweis have called
the attention of the governments of
Servia and Greece to th atrocitie per
petrated by Servian and Greek bands,
they have made no protest against the
actions ol Bulgarian bands.
Hill Has Plan.
Minneapolis, A pi il 2.--President J
J ..Hill, of tbe Great Northern railroad,
is nere arranging a compromise rate
measure, which will be submitted to
tbe legislature tomorrow, according to
an announcement made bv a railroad
omcial today. Mr. Hill, it i (aid, ha
been conferring with head of other
road, trying U make a mutually tatir
factory arrangement. It ia learned n
good authority that the measure will
be submitted to the legislative commit
tee in an effort to substitute it for legit-
isiion now penning.
Chanc to Earn Monument.
Ottawa, OnL, April 2. James Brvce.
British ambassador to the United
States, was the guest of honor at the
Canadian flub brum net tonitht. Kit
Wilfrid Laurier said that Mr. Bryce
wss tbe firt British amhag-ndor at
Washington to visit Canada. "If Mr.
Rryee," continued the Dremier. "is
ble to turn a new leaf in retard t..
Canada' relation with the rn;.t
State. I will propose for him a m.mn.
ment on Parliament hill."
Hotpital on Mount Olivet.
Jerusalem. April 2. The founlatior.
sV,ne of th new German hospital npr.n
the Mount of Olives, wa laid Sunday
in th presence of the governor r,f J.m.
lem, the other l-ral oflViala and
many spectators, to the acromnnitrr
of cheer or Emperor William and for
tho eultan of Turker. knn..iv.
Tak Rvrg For
Cent Fars Law.
Washington, April 1. In accordance
ith their intention expressed aomo
time ago, the railroad constituting the
Western trunk line, tho Central TrafF.e
ociation and the Eastern trunk lines.
have filed with tbo Interstate Com
merce commission tariff increasing
their raters on eastbound grain and
grain products, to become effective
ut April 1.
This action wa taken, it i under
stood, because of the enactment by leg-
latures of some of the Western state
of law regarded as inimical to their
nteresta. The particular law to which
the railroads took exception was tho
2 -cent fare act of the legislature of Nebraska.
When the new tariffs were filed, th
commission suggested to the carriers
that the time for putting the increased
tea into effect should be postponed.
The carriers cheerfully anieoed and
tbe commission has granted the carrier
permission to post and file amendment
postponing the proposed advance In
rates to May 1 .
CHOObE NEW PRESIDENT.
Honduran Rebel Will Make Gnrat
Guitrri Their Chif.
Washington, April 1. General Dio
niso Guiterret, one of the most prom
inent leaders of the revolution in Hon
duras against President Bon ilia, prob
ably will be president of the provision
si government established by the Hon
durian revolutionists with tbe aid of
President Zeiaya, of Nicaragua. A dis
patch received todsy from Commander
Wi Iter ha Iter, of th American gunbxat
Paducah, now at Port Limon, CVts
Rica, state that it is reported thers
that General Guiterre i the favorite
candidate for the head of tbo new gov
ernment in Hondars.
It is also reported in Port Limon. ac
cording to Commander Winterbalter'o
dispatch, that President Bonilla i com
pletely surrounded. The dispatch does
not atats exactly where Senor Bonilla.
is, but it i believed that be i some
where near A ma pa la on tho south coast
of Honduras.
Dispatches received by tb Slats de
partment from several different point
in Central America announc tbo bom
barding of A maps la.
Girl's Bssu'y Worth SI.20O.
Pari, April 1. Twelve hundred dol
lars ia the value placed anon beauty hr
the Swis Federal tribunal. It had
been spoilt by a dog's bite, and tho
girl claimed damages from the owner
of the dog. The local court at I vow
awarded her 800. Tbo dog's owner,
a butcher, appealed and. when the can
came before the higher court, the judg
es confirmed tho award and raised tho
damages to 11,200, because tho rirl.
who wa 17 and had been very pretty,
hsd suffered the "diminution of her-
beauty" because of tho bite.
Ask Protection for Jw.
Washington, April 1. Secietarr of
State Root has received a number of ap
peal from Jewish organisations in thi
country for I he exercise of good office
by this government for the protection of
the Jews in Roums.nl a who ars suffering
from the excesse of the rebellions res.
sntry of thst country. So far the sec
retary ha been unable to see how !,
could make any representation on the
ubiect wth benefit to the distressed
people, in view of the fsct that the up
rising of the peasantry annears to he
political and against the th ,ne.
Loiter Scheme Eaposed.
Jackson, Mi".. April 1.
al discl.toires regarding a lotterv srheine
npm the (oaM were piced In-fore the
Federal authorities t-lay. Judge Nile
ha called a sptcial term of the Federal
court to meet April 22 to indict the
person involved, some of whom are al-
eged to be among the most r,i
citizens;.! that section Tbe authorities
c iine io reveal tl.e details, but it is
l-rned tliat S reaular ilnmin. r f
has taken place aboard gulf vessel.
Olivr, th Nw Governor.
London, April 1. Kinir E.Im.,d i...
approved the appointment of Svdney
Oliver to be governor of Jamaica in
Csion to Sir Alexander SwettenUm,
who recently resigned tha off!,.-
M th ,eson advanced year.. ' "