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HILLSBORO..
....ORGON
CHARGES ARE FALSE.
MS OF THE WEEK
la a Condensed form lor
Busy Beadert
A Rwumi of the Lea. Important but
Not Leee Interacting Events
cf the Pa it WmIu
Governor Toole, of Montana,
whose resignation, on account of HI
health takes ffftct April 1, In in Los
Angeles.
It Ih estimated that over 12.000,
000 will have been paid by New York
patrons of opera before the present
fciisiiu ends In April.
Tim senate committee has ap
proved the dismissal of the negro
troop engaged In the Urownsvuie
riot in August, 1906.
Having been left an annuity of
$2,5i)D a year as long as he remains
In college and lives In a college dor
mitory, V. C. U. Kemp has contrived
to remain at Columbia university,
New York, 27 years without grad
uating. K ur mall clerks were Injured in
train wreck near Hovllla, Us.
Work is about to begin in New York
on a building for the various Irish societies.
New York hotel clerks have organ
ixed club under the name of the
Oreeters.
Ir. K ml I O. Hirsch, in an address
at Chicago, denounced Germany as a
menace to the peace of the world.
Sixteen persons were injured, five
seriously, by the derailment of a car on
the scenio railway at one of Denver's
amusement parks.
Mrs. Yerkes, widow of Charles T.
Yerkes, intends to devote a portion cf
tier $10,000,000 estate to the erection
ol a hospital in New York.
A man dipguised as gitl obtained
employment in the St. Louis telephone
office and waa only discovered when he
proposed to one of the girls.
F'irst-cls.s west bound ocean travel
i at its lowett ebb at the present time.
inr big liners have just arrived with
their cabins practically empty.
That there is less graft and business
dishonesty in America today than there
was In Washington'! time, is the opin
ion of Ir. R. II. McArthur, of New
York.
Eap.rt. T..tir ft.fore Committee on
Naval Construction.
Washington. Feb. z-
. M.n Rear
nerta In naval consirui" --
Admiral Converse, retired, pres.u--.
of the board of construction, and
Rear Admiral C'appe, tuiet Jtc t'1"
. n.i rsnalr. were
ireau or consirucuuu -
'before the senate committee on
OUT naval affairs today in the Investiga
tion of charges against the navy
I i- k. lionrv nnnterdabl In a re-
uinuB vj ...... J -
I ... rr-k. .hgrffpl
cent mugazlne article. iuo ..--were
taken up In the order they ap
peared in the article and at the con
clusion of the extended refutation ,
i,ir.l Converse It was stated by
..nainr Perkins that the apologies
nf the comm ttee were aue mo
. . h.vitiK mlled them to an-
l ri . . " ' "'' -. .
.a..ntH m this view and no mem-
i.... ..i iha KLmmittcit took Issue.
un . uw - .
TKI, Inl.lunl at the COUCldHlon OI
the first day's proceedings Is thought
to Indicate that the Inquiry will be
short. It has not been aeicnum
whether the committee will enter up
on an Investigation of any subject ex
cept those embraced In the criticism
f ih hiitth'ahln construction, but.
If other questions are taken up, It Is
certain no long-continued discussion
sill le nermltted. It Is likely mar.
the entire Inquiry will be conclude
before the naval appropriation bill
taken up.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
TO BE WOOL CfcN I tft LARGE CLIP s'k ' '
. '. Looks
S-crei Lew irn Oregon Woi
ki.ult to Boston. I tnr-.. ,rl"'-
n.w., Titv-Baker City will become! Peodleton-Tue lD ' lb?. "t.
i .K .Mtont wool markets In Ore- salea dates lor Fji.tsr. U'W" ' " i
0M ui$'J!TtZ?hZ in Portland flr.t atep in vl.VlZi to be on. ol
LnsuUiniwith the O. K. A N. official, the best years for "n
Baker to Boston. IM "umpwr ... over 7 " ,nJ
ha. made a i.ta of 20 cent, from Aua- ,mb crop promises hX7 than
tin to Baker, and the reduction by th. the wool d.p will se , K .t.t the
twod. mean, that mot. than 1 000.. ever before. It , B?Dl
000 Bounds of wool from JLi rant anJ tastern Oregon herdi ' 'vf he
whX countie. will b. lUledto pound, or more thi. T-'- ?1
Austin and then shippJ to 15-ker or et improvsmeut oij -' '""
sem centre ux-. oiieaiing iinu" ,
rant county, land price, will h tied oon. "
and he rancher, woul I much rather , thought th. pri,. for
Saul their wool to Ausitn.use of about 7), cenU pe, bJ'nd( w. 'd
Tbey have oeen pay- - .-rge prererenc. 7: t tlit
ina $ to nave tneir wuui nu. - "'k to . . . 1
Shaniko because of th lower rate. Th. machine, injure ths ioot of the wooi
shipping of the wool via Baker Uity , oy cuiung too close W v
smppiug w ...... . v,.. .kur, ti,-.i.: . h machine shorn
Bin 01 " . 1
MAY CAUSE WAR.
Minister Warn. Parliament of Dang.r
Ahead In Europ.
London, Feb. 26. The Macedonia
nlfflcnltv was raised In both nouses
of parliament tonight. Sir fcdwara
Grey, secretary for foreign affairs
n. n Rtiitement In the house of
commons on this subject, and Lord
Fltzmaurlce, under secretary for for
elgn affairs, did likewise in the Bouse
of lords, the gist of both statements
being that, because of the Porte s
obduracy, matters had reached a
critical pass; that the government
deprecated any isolated action, but
was doing Its utmost to preserve
the concert of powers and press Tur
key to an acceptance of the reforms
Sir Edward Grey said that In dis
cussing the Macedonian question the
government was not far from the
TurklHh question, which more than
once had lea to an European war.
American naval officers were ban
queted at Lima, Peru.
A Frenchman has invented, wirelees
elictric power system.
Mexico is devising way. lor the re
form ol the public credit system.
The Hearst Independence league has
decided to nominate a national ticket.
The sale of ex-Minister Conger's Chi'
nee curio collection ha. realized $20,
63.1.
Japan has asked tor a larger appro-
pi mtion for the Tokio exposition in
1912.
Russian authorities have captured
plotters against the life of Grand Duke
N icholaa.
Fire for a time' seriously threatened a
large part ol the business district ol
Ne Orleans.
A mortgage lor $225,000 has been
inrecloeed on the lerkes home and art
collection in New York.
A Columbia, Mo., man has just died
who lor the past 20 years has drunk at
leitst a quart ol whisky a day.
The children ol Eureka, Cal., have
petitioned the lorest serv.ee lor the cre
ation ol a redwood national lorest.
An attempt was made to burn the
K lale. hotel, at Muskogee, Okla., where
about 100 delegates to the Democratic
convention were quartered
Kailrd unions deny the necessity
tor wage reductions
The Northern Tacific has reduced
gram rate.
Chicago.
They were rapidly nearlng a point,
he said, where the concert of powers
must either Justify or stultify Itself,
and, If the concert disappeared, It
was Impossible to foretell what mis
understanding might arise. If Mace
donia continued to be neglected, he
added as a note of warning, It must
sooner or luter provoke a catas
trophe.
Sir Edward suggested that, If a
Turkish Governor were appointed for
term of years and he was a man
hose capacity and character were
recognized and accepted by the pow
ers, the whole question might be
solved.
EXPECT F.EET AT HONOLULU.
from Montana points to
Senator Ankeny has given a banuet
lo a number of senators, at which he
b"Oued the Seattle fair.
f.arly fruit and vegetables lor ship
m-rit to the North have been damage.)
in Louisiana by a cold wave.
The Illinois Supreme ctnrt holds that
a Utor nnions s unfair list is in effect
a boycott and can be enjoined.
The Pullman car company has irsned
orders to sell no liquor, while the cars
are passing through dry districts.
the cruisers West Virginia and
Maryland ars to undergo extensive
pirs at the Mure Island navy yard.
Members ol the marine hospital ser
vii-e have condemned a large part of
Mil rrancisco s packing bouse district
t ha 11 gee w ill lie made at once.
tteneral Nelson A. Miles will make
his home in Washington, . C, here
after.
Secretary ol the Navy Metcalf will
fi to San Kanrcisco to welcome the tleet
on it. arrival there.
During the next nine yesrs lines
w ui rpenu f i,ihv,uvv,vmu ior the con
struct ion of a new navy.
Fire which started in a large depart
ment store at Wotmrn, Mas., destroy
ed $100,000 worth of property.
Consolidation nf the large coal min
ing Interests of Illinois and Indiana for
the purpose of regulating the output
and upholding prices is under way.
Russia discourages talk of war with
T.irkey.
... 1 ..... . -,J ,.t ha Mnphri sheen.
HI mean inai iuiru - ..m u . ,,,-
buvina their .i plies at Shaniko Uiey.heep being dipprd tymV'S'Z'
will haul their wool to Austin, leave ' sunburn, badly ,0d tim
their team, there and oome on to Maker growin 01 tne wool for "" .
n: A .' (,;, ..,.!,,, receintel Wool and .1, huver. are already
and while here purchase their .npplies. on the ground, and the promise, to
By this mean, the locsl banks will be spirited bidding tor woo and niut
handle $200,000 that would go to other ; ton sheep all over tbi. section, fcwe.
citie.. Although the rate on wool i. which will bear a lamb this spring and
still higher from Baker than from 1 Laing a heavy fleert of wool upon them
Shaniko th. ranchers can afford to .re now worth $8 per head In tastern
hln via Baker becau-e of the low cosl , uregon.
of getting their wool to Austin.
Sue. to Card Contract
Portland The case of th. stab, ol
Oregon against th. Columbia Southern . evjklle trrfit( tD, a Cgreful watch is It
1 hreaten
Fruit Replaces Forests.
n..ni. P.iia Tf th nroureas of clear
ing up raw laud and improving it keeps . Irrigation company ! being beard in ,n g kept for t,,.
T . ? l: 1 k. T'-.it.l i.'. A.. ni.-i mnrt Thai r
county, within 6ve years, will be en-!.tato i. represented by A. M. Craw
red an 1 nlanted to fruit. As i ford, attorney general, ana tne Irriga
an instance of this work it mav be stat- : tion company bv W. T. Muir and Sene-
ed that one country store in Applegate ca Smith. Under the Carey act the ir-
val lev ha. daced seven grubbing ma-,rigation company wa. to irrigate cer
shines within the last month. These tain tracta of land in Eastern Oregon
mechanical device, dc the work ol aev-aggregating something like ?7,000
eral men, with greater ease and less ex-! acre.. This was the agreement made
1 . . . . ... It... -I . I
pense. Within short distances OI town ueiween representatives oi uic buio
where heavy machinery may be used, land board and the company several
.years ago. lhe state maintain, tnac
the company ha. not carried out Us
part ol the contract and Mr. Crawford
is asking that a tecelver be appointed.
Russia Provide. World-Wldo System
of Sacra ttervice.
SL Petersburg, Feb. 25. The skilful
performance ol the police in the round
up ol the great band ol plotters has
won praise throughout the city, bearing
wltnea. to the thoroughness of the
method, evolved for fighting terrorist.
The secret police are spending unlim
ited sums in bringing the terrorist, to
Justice and have drafted agent, of in
ternational experience who are thor
oughly familiar with the by-way. ol
Western anarchists and who will in
troduce an improved technique here.
The police department ha. en t red
Into relation, with detective agencies
abroad, and ha. organised an estensjve
aervice in all theceutei. where Kuaslan
emigrant, congregate, particularly in
New York, Pari, and Switserland, and
are making a special effort to penetrate
within the Innermost council, ol the
Social Democratic and Social Iievolu
tionist organization..
I. connection with the latest plot the
men of the aecret service were abso
lutely trusted by comrade, of the revo
lutionist., who attended the meetings
held In Finland, where the final plan
lor the assassination of Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholiavitoh and Judge Tche
glovltoff, minister ol justice, was elab
orated. Two hundred plain clothes
meu were called in by heads of the po
lice department and given precise In
structions as to what action should be
taken and appsrently they arrested
without error the persons involved.
Thu. far the police have failed to ex
tract a confession from any of those ar
rested as to their identity, but several
undoubtedly are member, cf aristocrat
ic houses. It is certain that numbers
ol the conspirators have managed to
u. s.
Jcprcma
tlklos
Ccurt
Law.
t'pbolds
DECIDES GREAT NORTHERN CASE
BLACK HAND BUSY.
donkey engine, play a prominent part
in pulling stumps and hruBh
New Fruit Peklng Hon.-
Mljton At a meeting of the Milton
Fruitgrowers' union the following di
rector, were elected for the ensuing
year: J. !. ti ne, T. L. rtagsdale,
La Grande Adopt. Market Day
La Grande Satisfied with the excel
lent results of the market days estab-
to Blow Up Government
Powder Store.
New York, Feb. 25. In a letter
signed "Black Hand" and addressed to
Commander Braunstiueter, in charge
of the United State, naval magazine at
Iona island, the threat has been made
that the enormous stores of smokeless
powder on the island will be blown up
unless the married men discharged
from employment on tne island Janu
ary 1, 1908, be put back to work at
once. There are 3,000,000 pound, ol
smokeless powder and other explosives
stored in the numerous mairazines
William rorsytiie, O. K. Goodman and lished by the Fendleton Commercial Kwv.t service men are workina to
t. r. Jenson. ine union I. in goou association, this city ha. decided to try discover the Identitv of the writer of
condition and It affairs have been the experiment and within two week, the letter. Printed by hand, the letter
nanuieu in a very creuname manner, will have formulated a series of market ... m.Uo.) t the Ilaverstraw nostothce
it is me purpose oi tne union to duhu day sale. Ior the coming spring and two weeks ago. It was a. follows
a new and larger packing house on the summer months. The La Grande sale. "If the married men that were dis
site of the present one for this season, will be the first to be adopted east of charged from Iona Island are not taken
ine new ounuing win pronaoiy oe a , the Blue mountains, but the high sue.
three-story .tructure and will be con- cess ol the sales at Pendleton and else-
Attempt to rlsv Off One Law Against
Anoth.r and Escape Penalties
Completely Foiled.
Washington. Feb. 25. One of the
main contentions by which the rail
roads which gave and the corpora
tion, which received rebate', hoped
to t'scupe punlhhmtiit waa sw.pt
away today by a decision of the
LnlU-d states supreme court. This
decialon vitally uftVcts the case uu
aer wnun rne standard Oil to. was
fined $:'!, 240, ouo for the same point
waa ruiseu.
The case upon which the decision
was rendered was instituted In the
United States District Court for the
District of Minnesota, which court
fined the Great Northern railroad
$1,000 each for 15 violations of the
first aection of the tlklna law.
The alleged offenses against the
law were committed during the sum
iner ol 1DU5. and constated in grant
ing concessions to the W. 1". D
veuraux Company on Its shipments
f outs and corn from Minnesota to
point. In Washington. The com
pany admitted the concession, and
fought the prosecution on the ground
that by amending the Klkins act so
as to provide for punishment by Im
prlsonment rather than by fines the
Hepburn law had so modified the or
iginal law as to accomplish Its re
peal and render punishment under It
impracticable. Today's decision was
announced by Justice White and af
firmed the finding of the District
Court end the L'ulted States Circuit
Court of Appeals.
HEROISM ON MARYLAND.
venieuttly arranged for the handling of
fruit.
Enough Coal Being Stored Up for
Battleships.
San Francisco, Feb. 25. Advice.
from Honolulu of F'ebruary 19 say
plans are already beginning to be
aid for the victualling and enter
tainment of Hear Admiral Evans'
fleet, should It conlte to Honolulu.
The addition of the 20.000 men
whom the fleet may be expected to
bring to the population of Honolulu
will quickly exhaust the normal sup
plies of fresh vegetables and Island
fruits grown here unless hirge addi
tions are made to the area cultivated.
Although there has been no offi
cial announcement that the fleet Is
coming here, there Is a feeling of
certainty that It will. There is now
here and on the way to arrive with
in a few weeks fully fiO.000 tons of
coal belonging to the navy. This
coal has all been brought here since
the announcement was made of the
sending of the fleet to Pacific
waters. For the ordinary purpose.
of the navy at this nort. 4.000 or
5.000 tons a year Is nil that is need
ed. Hence the provision of 60,000
tons here now Is looked on as nrac
tlcally conclusive that the fleet Is
coming.
Big Copper Find In Montana.
Helena. Mont.. Feb. 26. The first
discovery of virgin copper In large
iiuamiues ever mane in Montana, ac
cording to prominent mining men
has been made only n short distance
from this city In a claim owned by
residents of Dillon, Hutte and Sun-
sit. The property Is situated be
tween Helena and Winston. The
lead was discovered several days ago
at the SO-foot level, and n rlos in
vesnuation revealed a vein of 3 14
feet of nearly solid mitlve copper. A
nirae lump or the ore exhibited In
Helena created a decldedsensatlon
Will Advertise Pan Franci.ee.
fan rrancisco, Feb. 2. One of
the beneficial results of the aglta
lion for the cleaning up of the city
and the extermination of r;its will b
made evident this week h"n the
consuls of several foreign couhtrl
win prepare their reports to their
superiors on the sanitary conditions
in Mn rrancisco. Dr. Rupert lllue
in prepare a lull report to submit
io rne consuls. The federal health
omeers win have a report prepared
in a day or so, which will tthow the
percentage of Infection nmong the
10, J to rats caught last week.
where in the inland empire ha. stimu
lated the La Grande commercial club
to try the experiment.
Clackama. May Get Cannery.
Oregon City If the present plan, ol
the members ol the Clackamas County
Horticultural society are carried out. the Klamath Oil immnanv have elected
. : 1 .m l.i . . 1 1 . ' J ...
vimmiiiMcuuui; win imv null nu-iino iouowing snoera: u. Iieiraemper,
other enterprise In the shape of a fruit Jr., president; K. B. Hall, vice presi
cannery. A meeting of the society was dent and general manager; Pierce
held last week. Mr. Britton, ol East-, Kvans, secretary, and O. White, trees
em Oregon, addressed the meeting on nrer. It has long been claimed that
the subject and stated that he had made indications are very strong of vast de
a careful examination of the fruit acre- i posits of coal oil beneath the vulcanic
age ol this vicinity and finding it high- blanket in this region, a. proven by
ly eausraciory, wa. willing to finance the fact tut
back again at once all the magazines
on the island will be blown np. The
writer doe. not fear death.
Black H.nd."
On January 1 between 30 and 40
men. who nad oeen empioyeu uu mo
Island, were discharged, owing to delay
the scheme.
Oil Company for Klamath
KlamaU. Falls The incorporator, of I In forwarding funds from Washington
to continue wora. inis uemj wo
looked arjon at the time as temporary
and it was understood the meu would
be taken back as soon as the money ar
rived.
Amons the men discharged, most of
whom were laborers, were many itai
lans.
8 lnce the receipt of the letter every
it oosea op at various approach to the island has been guard
places.
ed day and night by marines, it is said.
and the civilian employes have lieen
kept under the itrictest surveillance.
Iona island is aooui seven mi lessouiu
ol West Point.
Death at Grade Crossing
Pnrimi Valley. N. Y., Feb. 25. A
Beaver on Increase. Plan Rett Room at Milton.
Oliver i-aae ueavers seem to be on Milton An interdenominational so-
the Increase in this part ol the state, cietv has h.n f.trmml In which all the
under the protection of the law which churches ire Interested to promote the
provide, a $500 fine for killing one ol establishment ol a reading room in the
these industrion. little animals, citv. Monn. ni th will be
Creeks and rivers In Northern and held every two week.. The reading foam specked pair of horses that tore
I entral Like and Klamath countiea in room is int.A ro.t room for the through the streets early today, urag'
timbered sections especially, are lieing cour.t'v rjenr,u A library of 500 vol-1 ging with them a splintere I wagon
taken possession of to a greater or less limes has h,n .ftainxl for. Commlt-
extent by the lieavers, and in some few tee. renreseniiriF different b-anche. of
Instances they are causing trouble to the cwork have been appointed.
iriKBiioiiisia uj uimaing aams that In-
Begin Work for Pu'p Mill,
Oregon City Work preliminary to
the conKtrnclion of the new mill of the
Hawley Pulp f, paper company was be
gun when 1 force of men started to
build a walk leading Irom station A to
the mainland. As soon as thi. work is
done. aetnl 'instruction of the new
pulp mill on the site of station A will
begin, ami it a expected to have a por-
pole, brought to the village tne hist
news of a grade cro-sing accident in
which nine member, ol its most prom
Inent families were either killed nut
riirht or frightfully in urtd. ronroi
the nartv were inst.Dtiy killed, two
. -
died while being removed to the Hud
son county hoepital at Hohoken N.J,
and the other three lie in a serious
condition at that institution tonight.
Explosion Averted by In.tant Obedi
ence to Hurried Signal.
San Francisco, Feb. 25. An act
of heroism performed by three blue
jackets on the L'nited State, cruiser
Maryland during the recent target
practice held at .Maguaiena Hay, was
all that prevented a repetition of the
Georgia disaster oft the Massachu
setts coast last year, when Lieuten
ant Goodrich, the son of Admiral
Goodrich, and 13 of his shipmates,
met death in the explosion of one of
the big guns.
It happened while the Maryland
was having her try at the navy rec
ord. After the second or third shot
from No. 4, one of the Maryland's
eight-Inch guns, J. J. Donnelly, a
seaman, acting as first loader, dis
covered mat two nana or rire were
spinning around within the screw-
box. This fire should have gone out
of the muzzle of the gun but It had
failed to do so.
Without the loss of a moment,
Donnelly hastily signalled J. C. King,
ine noisring man, to lower the am
munition car Into the handling-room,
and King, with the assistance of J.
Green, the rammer man, compiled
with the former's request upon the
instant. Twenty-five seconds elapsed
before the fire in the screw-box was
put out, but In that brief time a
great disaster was averted
Fulton Denies f very Accusation Made
by Heney.
Portland, Feb. 24. Iu a long state
ment liven to the newper of Port
laud lor publication, Charle. W. Ful
ton, senior United State, senator from
Oregon, answers in detail the charges
made sgaiimt hliu by Francis J. Henry,'
special proeecutor lor the government
in the land fraud cases, in a speech de
livered in the First Congregation. I
church in this city on the night ol Jan
uary 28 ol the present year.
At that time Mr. Heney made the
direct charge that Senator Fulton', long
participation in cr ooked political and
business deal, in Oregon, notably iu
timber land frauds, had unfitted him to
occupy the high otlice he now holds and
announced a determination to oppose to
the utmost the senator', candidacy lor
re-election. Mr. Heney further charg
ed thai Senator Fult n is the tool of
the railroad in'erests at Washington
and represents, not the people of hi.
tate, but ths law-defying corporations
in congress.
The specific charges made in the
Heney speech are taken up one by one
in Senator's Fulton', answering state
ment and denied comprehensively ami
in detail as to evety material fact.
Senator Fulton doe. not mince matter,
in laying before the people of hi. state
his defense. He strikes squarely from
the shoulder and chorees in the plainest
terms that I ii accio-er delilierately fal
sified in his Congregational church
speech, which Senator Fulton point,
out to have been the climax ol a cam
paign of malii ious peisecution and vil
li dea tion Leguu more than two year,
ago.
Senator Fulton Impugns the honesty
of Mr. Henry's motl.es. Kevenge and
partisan politics, he says, are the basis
of tl e graft proesecn tor's enmity to
ward him, and Mr. Heney'. olieessioo
by an irrepressible ambition to stand
in the limelight is given as an added
incentive for what Senator Fulton call.
the lawyer', utter di.regaid for the
truth.
PRIES v IH SLAIN.
TRYING TO GfeT ENOUGH MEN
terfere with the flow of water. One
colony ha. possession ol Silver oreek.
Cannery Stock Subscribed.
Corvalli. Announcement ha. been
made that enough stock had been sub-
scribed to insure the success nf tha
movement Ior a linit canntry, and a
meeting 01 stockholder, ha. been called
lo perfect an organization. The canital
stock is I11.0UO. and the nUnt i. . ' " " eV J ' L..f. rn...,tion and Al Ruef 1
have, capacity of 12.000 can. 1 7u Z."1 w P'nt 10 0p"r"l'"U ' T ".din The exhaustive affidavit.
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ine machinery arid anno intrm.ni. ...
PORTLAND MARKETS
The AmerU-an fleet
Callao, Peru.
has arrived at
A number of Stanford student, hare
been expellede for drinking.
Mis. Dorothy Whitney, of New
York, is to wed a Hungarian nobleman.
Thaw's Mind Diseased.
ew ,rK, reh. Statement,
emanating from the alienist, who
have examined Harry Thaw Indicate
that nothing short of a mlr.icle will
save Stanford White's slayer from
"O'endlng the remaining il.ivs of hl
life In an asylum fur the Insane it
Is said that Thaw Is the victim of
paranoia, whhh Is a progrcsxive dis
ease of the mind. Thaw Is entirely
In the hand of the slate hoard of
lunacy anil the alienists at Mattea-
wun and bis fate rests with th
.-n u, uiu rf y mi t si models, em
bodying everything necessary to turn
ing out a perfect product.
Pumping Out Red Boy.
Baker City After lying idle for
months, the pumps of the famous Red
Boy mine have been started again and
the mine will soon lie in condition for
operation. The monster pump. Uuow
out about fiOO.OOU gallons of water everv
24 hours, and at this rats the mine will
be ready for operation, in about 30
days The Red Boy mine whs one of
the best producers of Eastern Oregon
for many years n. it is thought that it
will again occupy a front rank.
fter Federal Court.
Fendleton-The Pendleton Cmrner
cial asocial ion will send a delf,inn to
Vahington to fight for the Federal
district headipisrvrs when the date f
the hearing with the house judicial
committee I, fixed. If the Oregon del
Ration think it neees-ary, exp-es" i !J
from attorney, of Morrow, Gilliam
Sherman and other Ka-tern Oregn
'"" x enaieton f.
ueamiuaner. will he secure.!.
Wheat-Plh. 81c; blueatem, 83c;
valley, sir- T9c.
Bar lev IJfi per ton; brewing,
-12 : mlUl 'hi.
Oats i hite. 127; gray, 27,
per ton.
Corn - wb0le, 32.60; cracked,
33 .:.().
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1. 17(3
,IS rr ton. Eastern Oregon timothy,
-2l; clover. ,4";,;he1VJi,v
ttmin nLal5; alfalfa, 12(3)13,
vetch, 114
Frtiits-App,, table, 1.75(33.00;
ror'k'rit, II (.fl.riO P1' cran
tarries, m.j'i'i per barrel.
VegetabiTurnip.. 7Sc P,J,M('ki
crrots, e.y. r sack; bee. P
Bark -.il ' 1-.M i .p ner connd ; can-
1 iirii. it - r -
Will Bare Ruef. Secret.
San Francisco, Feb. 25. FCvery 'e-
tail of the negotiation, between the
will te
to te
filed in Judge Lawlor'scourt this morn
ing by Pistrict Attorney Langdon, As-
sistant District Attorney Francis J
Heney and William J. Burn.. litney
.mi Burns spent yesterday in preparing
their affidavits, and while they would
not discuss the content, of the d u
mente, both snid that the sworn state
ment, would include every important
detail ol their relations with Ruef.
r the
'IU.
Big Fleet at Frisco.
San Krrin.lsru. Keb. If! From
present figures there ), ;,n vev
"Is. If not more, belonging to the
fnlied States navy, assembled In San
Francisco hay with the irrlval of
"Fighting Hob" Kvans' bftr fe,t In
the early part of May. These ves
sels will rome from the north and
south, where many are either en
cased In maneuvers or making
pairs.
re-
Can Fish
spin-
8c per
, deliv-
S.fiO
Up tO the lllinni.
Gold Beach-The gline ,,..
r-heba. which ha, lately b -en ,,t
K. gne river to cry fish lo the XV"
nd cold.tor.ge plant, la great ly H
fating the work of finning. F,.i,
are now ilU ... .1. . . '"'""inn
. . ... ,, 7 ,nrlr trs )p
the month of M,m tii; ;.
imnnswihle before b, cause ' lhl, T,
not tend their net. .ml bring ' heir fi t
0 far doan the river. fi"h
Coleman Out of Wnl,m,M,
f-alem-The resignation nf I j.
H. Coleman as president ol ,,J,v ',n
lamette university hs been . lU
by h. board otuV-tT IZT
tenders,! hs. resign. m"!0
ago, but the bo.rd failed E . ? th
Nothing ha. thu. f., been dol!l n il'
appointing hl. Iuccn doD .rd.
parsley, 2 rdoien; peppers.
Ir rmiirM. nnmrkins. Hl U
P"n'l; ra.l'iihf. 2'i'Per ,lo,!,'ni
acli. u . ,ind: anrouts,
P'""1'!; snah, lllc P"r f,,nd
r"tsh-' 50 per hundred
Portl,n,- iweet potat.s,
,f,"lWFsDcy creamery, 30935c per
pound
P-mltry- u.gnM ien., 1
P'ivmn;.: n, e.l chickens 12',C-13c;
;:7kB,. uc-. tur.
no to': '' dre i rbnice. lf
EWWresh ''' n,IIe,,, " S 9
VfM' 7c. 150 to
o e.!-;,,, pounds, c,
''C: m.. Hi J h.
Operate on Edison.
Nrw York. Feb. 2.V Thomas A.
F:dison, the inventor, is a patient .'. the
Manhattan noepitai, wnere msi mgoi
h underwent an uperation intended lo
relieve him of trouble In the left ear,
The operation, which was not consider
ed especially .erlons, wa. performed by
Dr. Arthur D. Denll, the ear specialist,
who ooened an sbces In the middle
ear. Tne operation was seemingly
prompt recov'
1715 ery is .ntlcipated.
c per
Railroad. Have Ten Day. Before New
Law Take, effect.
Los Angeles, F"eb. 25. With less
than ten days until the new federal
law limiting the hours of labor of
certain railroad employes shall be
come effective, Los Angeles railway
officials are preparing as best they
can for the necessary changes which
must be made. Approximately 140
new telegraph operators will be re
quired In the territory governed by
Los Angeles general offices. The
Santa Fe will need the greater por
tion of these. If It keep, all it.
offices open It will require 81 men on
Its coast line In addition to Its pres
ent force. There Is a possibility that
It will not be able to get that num
ber nt once. If so, it will be neces
sary to close a few offices all or a
part of the time until the additional
men can be found.
Anarchist Phooi. Catholic Leader in
Denver Church,
Denver, Col., Feb. 24. Father Leo
Helnrichs was shot and killed when
administering sacrament at tarly mass
In St. Elizalieth's Catholic ihurch,
Eleventh and Curt ia atre ts, this city.
at 6 a. m. yesterday morning. Kneel-
irg at the alter rail between two wo
men, (iuaranaicin pressed the muzzle
of a revolver against the body of the
priest after receiving from him the con
secrated wafer and shot the man of God
through the heart.
The muroerer wa. hurried to the city
jail, and a. threat, of .ummary justice
were made by many men in the crowd,
which quickly gathered in front of the
church, Chief of Police Mcllale Ie-
larey called the reserve lorce of patrol
men.
I just went over there because I
have a grudge against all priest, in
there. They .re all against the work-
Ingman. I went to the communion rail
becaui-e 1 could g t a better shot. I
did not give a damn whether lie wsa a
German priest or any other kind of a
priest. They are all in the same class."
RETURN BY SUEZ.
Money Panic In Jpan
Berlin, Feb. 25. The tightening
of financial conditions in Japan Is
regarded by bunks here as likely to
result In the transfer from London
to Toklo of a large portion of Jap
anese balances and somewhat to dis
turb European money markets.
.Lilian's balances In London are es
timated at between fiO.OOU.OOU and
75,000,0(10. At the Japanese Em
bassy the news of panicky conditions
at Osakl, Kyoto and Kobe Is dis
credited, but private advices to
man firms trading In the Far
confirm the scarcity ofmoney.
C.er-
East
fsil.l
... ---llM - , TWJ
.nowe,. (,.!. S ce ery. .,, ,nd .
Facial,, oninn". i' - '
6S
ate an. rheice Hi 9
beet
P"nnd, o' .yerage I
ags- it ,V,:2iv according to nre-
Rrptlr at Pugst Sound.
Seattle, F'eb. 25. The Colorado and
the Pennsylvania, armored cruisers ol
the first c'ass, arrived at the navy yard
today lt dry decking and repairs. The
Colorado will be equipped with a new
main battery of four eight inch breech
ading rifles. The two vessels will be
followed by eight other wsrships which
will be repaired by April 26.
Main Water Pipe Burst.
Paris, Feb. 2-V The main water
nine ol Pari., under Tuilleries street,
burst last evening and converted the
street into a torrent. The water flooded
cellar, in various side streets, extin
guishing fire, .nd .topping the dyna
mos In at least one large hotel, putting
the building in darkness.
Rums Back. Down.
Copenhagen, Feb. 25. It is under
stood in diplomatic circle, tkat as a re
sult of pressure from other owoM' Rus
sia ha. abandoned her plaa 4 brtfp
ing the Aland islands and tin m irai
tente will soon be arranged.
Santa Fe'. Cry f Misery
Topeka, Feb. 25. On the Santa
Fe railroad 4tS new operators will
be required, the Oulf lines xcepted,
to comply with the provision's of the
federal nine-hour law, to go Into
effect March 4. About 60 are re
quired on the eastern grand divi
sion. The officials do not know
whether they will be able to get the
requisite number of new men or not.
Notices were posted In the Santa
Fe shops at Newton today that em
ployes need not report for work till
.Monday, .March 2. About 200 men
are affected.
Black Hand Threat. Ter-or ze
Seattle, Wash, Feb. 25. Black
Hand Society notices, sent through
the malls and posted on doors and
f nces, with the object of frighten
ing Italians who have offended the
society In the mining village of
Block Illamond, 2.'. miles from Se
attle, reached a climax last Friday
night when J. Vlfero was shot nt
three tlms while making
home. One bullet passed
his left arm and another
cout.
his way
through
cut his
Fabulous Strike I. Mde
Rawhide. Nev., Feb. 25. What le
said to be the most wonderful strike
in the history of mining- lo Xeva4u
was made today on the l!t .v linoi-
gnn claim. Assays of the ore ."
valuta f kUrk in ! te t. ton.
Tk rre4 ajm Tiv perchased by
"W. SJam, . ei aker of Boxeman,
Meat.
Atlantic Fleet Ms Complete IM Trip
Around the World.
Washington, Feb. 22. Interesting
and important news rela' lve to the fu
ture movements of the American battle
ship fleet was made public at the con
clusion of the cabinet meeting yester
day by Secretary Metcalf, comprising
an invitation from the Australian gov
ernment to have the fleet, or at least
some of the vessels, visit that country;
end Secretary Root', reply. This reply
i. the first authentic information of
the movements ol the fleet after its
journey to San Francsco has been com
pleted. Alter expressing the apprecia
tion) of the nation, the secretary says:
"The eventual movements of our
fleet have not been determined. While
it is possible the vessels will return by
way of Hues, I would be glad if some
of them could be sent l y the Australian
route, hut it vould be premature to
promise this,"
Threat to Blow Up Dock.,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Feb. 24. It
has just come flight that certain Ital
ians at Port Arthur and Fort William '
attempted la-t week to bl..w np the
huge Canadian Northern railway coal
docks recently erected at an eaoriiioiia
coft. Following the custom tf the
"B ack Hand" anil similar blackmail
ing societies, they first sent . letter to
the manager of the dock that they
would blow him and hi. Institution np
unless he Innnil them work, naively
ilding that an explosion would create
plenty of work lor the shovelera.
Urge Work on Amur Road
St. Petersburg, Feb. 24 A secret
sescion of the d'ltiina committee on im
perial defence tonight wtti devoted to
.flairs in the Kr and Near East. It
was attended by Premier Met) pin, M.
Ifwolfky, the minister o foieign
affairs, and M Kokovshi ff, the min
ister of finance, who outlined t e Rus
sian policy. The m ni-ter uigetl speedy
lO'iStriU'ti'in ol the Amur Piilroud. wo-k
on shich was formally begun last sum
mer and which is designed to give R
ia a line to Via livo-tok entirely
through Ruffian territory.
Plumber. .. Inspec'or.
San Francifoo. Feb. 24. The Mater
Plnmliers' asncistion of this city at a
meeting today derided to im-trui t em
ployes to inform the health ofl.t.'ials in
each instance whtre nn-anitary condi
tions wre found or the law reijuirit g
the Cfiistrtit-tion of rat pro if ImiM rg
is being Ignored. Warned of the cer
tainty ol a quarantine unless the rata
were exterminated at once and the
plague stamie. out, the pluml-rs tok
aotion toaard co-operation.
Snoweterm Cssts lt.ODO.
ChiaaiK), Feb. 2. Tl city has com-p!et-4
tt tok i4 eteahae the Imsines
keas) of the snow that fell in the
f rest storm of last week. Funr thou
sand men were kept busy for four day
and i8,(K)y wagon loads of snow were
removed. The expense to the city waa
about 25,000.
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