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Hillsboro Independent 4 frWer tack Weak HILLSBORO OREGON NEWS OFTIIE WEEK Busy Readers. TORNADOES IN NEBRASKA. Destroy Four Towns and Kill t Least Fourteen People. Omaha, Neb., Msy 13. Twelve per . L L:ilo.1 an.1 iodi are mown to nave crcn n a score InjureJ by tornado which swept over tht northern port of Sarpy 'fminlr at B o'clock vesterdar after- noon. The storm, which gained in ve locity on ita war south, startd In Omaha ,a-m . . "7t...... ... ...,. At Iiellevue tha college buildings were damaged to the extent of prob- . . . J ably $50,000. an J several persons were A Reeumaof the Last importanj dui .. Not Last Interesting Events of tha Past Week. ILputlieaa member of .oagrea fa vor emergency eurrescy. Little progress ia bsisg ma.la la the Paikside trolley trial of Abe Ruef. Catrn) Kansas has been visited by s raia storm that bordered a eloudburst. Tha aorner atone of tha bureau of Amr1caa republics baa been lam ai Wuahingtoa. (.'hineas rebels are becoming more na tive. Large forces of troops ars being sent out to check them. A tornado in Mercer and TIenry soua ties, Illinois, did considerable property damage and killed one woman. Tha National Industrial Traffic League lias appealed to the interstate commerce ommiasioa to prevent an increase m frcigkt rates. Tha British house of lords Is diseuja ing a plan to tax American hops that re being Imported to tha detriment of the English erop. While officers from tha battleship fleet were being given auto ridea, two of ths big machines eolimea, who ai most serious results. The United States is enlisting other nations in the war against opium trade. The Methodist general conference haa akJ that presidential candidates bo total abstaiuera. C'bieaga street railway men arc te vote on a general strike. There is an lscrsasa of tippliag ainaog English sosiwty wsmea. Indications point to Taft men son trolling tha Ort'goa republican convention. New Terk'a unemployed have formed moved on to Louisville, Litchfield and Springfield, where the principal dam age and loss of life occurred. The storm was the most severe that ever struck Eastern Nebraska. The damage to the college buildings at Iiellevue waa heavy. The tower was blown from Park Hall, and tha building wrecked. Lowry Hall and Rankin Hall were unroofed. The panic stricken stu dents ran to the bnseinent anil in this war many fatalities were probably avoided. The college atables were wrecked and all the hones killed. A number of small buildings and stores in the village were blown down. Moving south, the tornado struck Fort Crook, damaging several of the barrack buildings, but nobody was in jured. In the town of Fort Cook, now ever, a number of buildings were en tirely wrecked and other damage was done, OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST WILL UNVEIL MONUMENT. COLONY IS ASSURED. To Mark Sita of First Public School Settlers Arriving to Found New Can in rui r. .r or rnm r - . -,..,. linia P.,!,,.,. raJI..The flrat school ,denic , l Wolf - ,t JyiirW. .,.. .. " hi t run. .'' i i , a i ii r rr i;i ui na. i urn i i,t i..... hm "'H""""" - - r . " t - . i Three Towns Ara Wracked Springfield, Nob., May IS A tor nado lata yesterday afternoon wrecked the towns of Louisville, Iiellevue and Richfield and killed several persons and injured large numbers. Tha heaviest losses of life and in jured ara reported from Louisville, a junction point of the Missouri Pacific and Burlington railroads, in Cass eoun ty. The number of deaths is unknown, and no names have been secured, but it is said between 40 and 60 are injured, many seriously and aome fatally, The town of Hellevue la declared practically wiped out, but it is not known that there are any fatalities. Iiellevue is the seat of the Presbyterian college. The storm destroyed part of the vil lage of Richfield, where Elmer Leader was killed and bis father was badly in- a' association and will hold a natioaal jurod. Ed. Falter, a farnwr near Kich- uuiu, was laiaiiy injurea. Louisville Is Blown Away. Lincoln, Nob., May 13. It is diffi cult to get any definite- news from Louisville. Reports are to the effect that the town is blown away and the people are in a panic. The Burlington station was torn to pieces, moat of tbe business bouses were wrecked and 30 residences destroved. The Missouri Pa cific station is standing, but both the telegraph and telephone wires are down. There wero four distinct tornado clouds as seen at Springfield, and tbey made their appearance shortly before 5 o clock. ' Heavy damage was done in the coun try, and it ia feared there was soma 1om of life. D.ispatchea reeeived at Lincoln say there were severe storms along the Mis souri river further south at Nemaha City and Falls City. IMPROVEMENT BONDS VOTED. convention. Tha Union Pacific reports an increase in earaings, and u putting ahopuiea Laik at work. Tba Intsrstats Commerce Commission irt to Investigate ths proposed increase of freight rates. A Frsseh mob tried ts lyash a woman who had murdered maay skildrea, bat v.-as prevented by tha police. If ths weather permits the battleship fleet will stop off Coos Bay on its way from Baa Franoisso to Seattle. A number of ssaatora ars preparing to denounce Soosevslt as a usurper be en use he claims supremacy aver tha army. Msthedists have sailed on Speaker Cannon ta aid prohibition. lioiats has besa sued for tha losses ef tha Aetna liuak, of Butte. There have been several serious out breaks in Ohio against ths tobacco trust. The nan who blew tip ths Burlington train at Butts has proven to be only half witted. Prince Philip su Euleuberg, once fa vorite ef the kaiser, has beea arrested for psrjury. Japaa haa issued a peremptory de mand that China stop tbe boycott of Japusesa goods. Roosevelt denies the power of roa grena to restrict authority over tha army and navy. Kentucky continues to have tronbla with sight riders, who ara burning te Liicco warehouses. The Kuef bribery trial is tha scene of many threats and almost open fights sniong the lawyers. California people hav drawn us a inoinurinl to rongrsns asking for the promotion of Rear-Admiral Evans to the grade of admiral. Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, wants the government to survey all unsur vi'.vd lands in Idaho, Washington, Mon tana, Oregon and California. Great Britain is considering an old sgn pension. Japan denies tha report that the Co n an emperor ia to ba banished. Jipaa has filed aaotbsr protest with O ina against the boycott of Japaoess goods. Fmrna flolrinaa, high priestess of an nrshv, will give a series ef addresses in I'ortlsnd, commencing Msy 23. The sashier of ths Alleffhsav Ns- tional Bask, of Pittsburg, hss been ar- n' L i'..:.,7l. l7.r tha veil Will lU UCU UUW Si ..,.! ..,.t at Bickreall, Saturday, May Id. J. 1L goes steadily on. The freightJiousa has Ackermau, superintendent oi jjuhud - oowa a cungested eni.nuu " itruction, and Ueorge 11. llimes, of Port time, several Katern families bringing land will be the- principal speakers, eonsideral (u f their belongings wuu .... will t,a iMvtn over to them, and .i.-ir ireat satisfaction ports and guinei. The committee on household Kllll,1 pipped from Pennsyl srrangemeuts is under the direct super- vania le tlmn two before thov vision of Buperintendont U. C. eymour, siartea awaitaj their owners on arnvi of Dallas, county school superintendent, here. in.. .Mu,.iiAn tt tua uav wiii ror a m-l. npvevinir i'iot uu i. unveiling of a suitable niosu- leen t work on the outside lines, run . ..rk tiia .; of the first school nlnir thro 1 1 K frt ,T,ivernmort section cor aivu, v . - - h .. opened in Polk County. This nistonc ners, then making corrections so win spot is on the road between Danas ana me work may be of a sausiaeiorj cu. Rickreall, and about half n mile west neter. 8evr";, tracts have been staked k. inter nlaca. The first school was off in subdivision No. 1. and tracts Nos. opened in the spring of 1843, with J. E. 2 and 3, comprising 7 acres, were pur- Lvle, a former Polk County pioneer, chased last evening by tt young man now deceased, ns teacher. Mrs. Jose- from Chicago, who has been on the phina Boyle, one of tha first students, ground for three weeks, awaiting the will unveil the monument. George II. survey. Inquiries sre being received iiim will deliver an address at the from all nan. t tha country, and the unveiling, dealing with early Oregon "no-saloon" future is commented on hiMtor. Riekreall. known in early and eommividct more than any other yeara as "Dixie," waa tbe home of single feature. Colonel J. W. Nesmith, former Indian Wolf Creek is th first valley south fighter and politician. The bouse in of the Unipcpn divide, introducing the which be died still stands about half a traveler southward on tbe scenic Houth- nule east of this old and bistorio town, ern Pacific to the famous Rogue River valley, in formation, soil and cnmaio PREPARE FOR CHERRY FAIR. this smithernlv aloninff valley is much like the first vallev north of the Sia kivou divide, in which is situated, on Salem Exposition to Surp... That of J"-! J Last Year. 'chard, which, without a single failure, Salem. Extensive preparations arc has yielded Its owner net annual nver- being made for tha annual cherry fair age profits of $71)1 per acre for ths to be ksld in Salem about tha first of past seven years. July, and from information receive Kecent showers have wondorruity will surnass that of 1907. Cherry- arable acreane of corn is now being growers at Tha Dalles sua planning to planted. coma to the Salem fair nnd capture tha t beet of the prizes in competition witl i Market Day Is success. ' Willamette Valley growers. Last year L Grande Saturday. May 9. prom- u silver cups anu as nrnny mpiom.s iies to be B cmM and cpter wero the NONE SAY COOD-BYE. Venezuelans Show No (Courtesy to Minister Russell. Willemstadt. May 12 W. W. Russell, tba Amsricun Minister to Veneauela, .ile.I from here today on the steamship Caracas for the CuiteJ State, where ni will spend bis vacation of two mouths. Tba American Minister arrived kers from Puerto Cabello, sailing from that port yesterday afternoon after a visit STORM IN OKLAHOMA WMe ToHn of VIcI Is Tern to Pieces and Scattered. dualized tbera is tension in the diplomatic relu tiona between tha LniteJ (States aa Venezuela waa shown iu tba fact that none of the IohI officials waa on ban to bid Mr. Russell good bye. Thonms P. Moffa'.t, tbe American Con sul at La Guaira, is atill in ihat aity without means of communication ba eeuse of the plague, and it ia eared without necessities of lira, It ia thought that tba United States may send a gunboat tbera for the pur pose of transferring tha consul, because at present tbera are no American in tereats requiring nis presence. PresKlont Castro a decree shutting off La Uuaira may be prolonged indefinitely or until full week passes without nsw cases of plague appearing. Tbera is great distress among the unemployed, of wbicn tba numner ia large. Merchants in I uuaira ara doing little business, and are no longer aide to support tha poor. An nppeal las been made to tba chamber of commerce in Caraeaa for help. A second relief train was sent to tbe isloated city yesterday with pro visions. Tha death list is growing, and tba whole town seems to be infected. FLEET VISITORS VICTIMS. Petty Swindlers Sell Bogua Tickets for Trips to Warships. Sao Francisco, May 12, Tba thou sands who wished to visit the warshipi. today rumisneu a ricn harvest Held for a number of petty swindlers. Bnirua tickets were sold witaout interference from tha police by venders who repre sented no launch aompany whatever. Nona but invited guesta were taken on tba flagship, although thousands bought tickets which they thought would en able them to board the Connecticut, and offered a. premiums. This year TV Ha .d ition ,i,. k- .nn.i.tar.hlv in lalnlnK market day. in addition to me , j j paiwengers on any warship, but number will be considerably In- attract on of tl,. Hntnmotdle narade an 1 .i,. v' .ir.t l.in n,a,l. in n(Tn. " ' .. . 1 merely eruiseu ninons mom '.' " raees there wi 1 be a public auction of i his indignant nassenffera de- a nremium for averv elaaa of fruit riia .L- ... r Jiecmuse nis inomnnni !'" "K" ne at thnt season tention will mercial pack iraue nas taaen cnarge or me preuini- . ..,., . ; , . a ,.,,,. i i ' - . , ., : . nary arrangements, 2nd baa commit- "u " " S"Jf "u f. 't hi HlHn "L ' iT'T thrtat"'H t ' . offered for sale. No charge ia to be -hoot John Babcoek. the spokesman made for the torvices of the auctioneer. 1 0f tUe protesting excursionists. Police ,ea,on of the TcTr Hpecial it W want ,to ! mande.1 th. return "of their money when i be I ven to chrrie in lorn- 7h M'tin L" ia Uilo to land them on th. battle- pack gTba Balm 1W1 of ' thoroKt' ""vss. of th. va. ley, ',,,, Vermont today, Captain Henry S"nLSltti?ll fl r'-f " rt of the excursion steamer St tees at work. San Francisco to Spend Millions for Greater City. Snn Francisco, May 13 Citizens generally are enthusiastic over the re sult of the bond election. The vote was 10 to 1 for the bonds. The first step to be taken by the supervisors will be to estimate the cost of the improve ments made possible by the sale of the bonds and the amount of money to be expended. Possibly by the middle of Aiieust work will begin on the projects whicn are to make San Francisco n larger and more beautiful city than ever. For an auxiliary fire system and lands necessary for it, bonds amounting ta .i -iio.uuu wero approved. For a city sewer system. $1,000,000. For school buildings and lands for ample sites. fr,.000.000. For public, hospitals and necessary lan. is, $2,ono,r,no. For a new city ball and eounty jail. $1,000,000. ' For a suitable pirbage system and crematory, $1,000,000. Evans Reiterates Demand. North Platte, eb., M:iy 13 Stand ing upon the rear platform of his car as it lingered hero for a few minutes today, "Fighting Bob" Evans ad dressed a big erowd of people who came from miles around to gteet him. The former commander in-chief of the At lantic fleet repeated the statement that re.td fsr ember.aliair S4 20 1100 of k.' '. n" nr different occasions- bank's funds, itnat the I rated States would be. better , . . , , , ,W,!h i"" ""'"men and more (rest Britain s financial bndgct, just battleships and added: "We are in isyned, shows conditions to be in such danger of war and alwnvs w;ll he as rn,M shsr,. that ths duty oa sugar ia ln as we have something that somo to ba reduced. other nation . Ths saast haa eoslrmsd tha nsmisa of William K. Wheeler, of Cali fornia, to be sssistant secretary of com meres ami labor. Few Sailors Desert. Pan Francisco, May n.The numer ous desert President OomPers, of the America, which it was r,ron I L . ZTZll s port, have to materialize. I,es than 100 absentees are reported today, and a niiuiier of these are men of long service wlio have overstayed their shore leave rut spa i . . ermon in n. u,. I. -j ... . l'' rlM'" nerore the " runrcnes. neei sans ror the north. Very few of i"iW let Wsbb, m s 1 a.JI & V 1 1 . ssna I tno young Hiiriirltnfa mY, u: 'ay bv proclamation of the governor.1.,! V. . ?T" exr,,'t'''l " deserf vhe asked ths peepls to adopt reso,,- ?u! r,'?r,.r'1 "b'.,'nt- Thu niorala of . " " . ... ...r, nmvrirac , wnirn it was prophesied tn r . -deration ef I.sbor, hss written a let- 1 . , . I T er to concress in tha th -'" of the fleet nt this many bills of interest to labor. .failed Whils at Sas Frsnciseo, Kesr-Admlral r,ionias. second in command of the At- innc neet, will preach at least oni i The list of all articles to be offered for I A - D.lt... D . .. I . .... mPiuDnismi rrann ua7 ga0 w, be published in the lOCal pa rviamatn jt ana vvorK baa already pers before Saturday. commenced on the improvements at , Pelican Hay, owned by E. II. Harriman, Klamath Canal Holds Water. on Upper KlAmatb Lke. A pumping' Klamath Vn Khm.ih mmt land plan baa been installed, and hot and holdere will pny but $l..r,0 an acre for cold water will be available in every WBter R(rain thi yMr It j. .Xp0cted cottage. A cold storage plant will also that innnn .ill v,. .;nnl,l under be erected. J. 8. Ilolablrd brother of the temporary arrangement, and if Colonel W. H. Uolabird, of Loa Angeloe, 0 ilt .jjjnej tho rate will be reduced, wu cBuorvameu mo iiarriman pany as it is intended to charge only for last summer, ia in charge of tbe Ira- maintenanen , Kni vmf provemenU. Colonel Holabird, who Is the regular ratns will prevail. Water now in Mexico, is expected to arrive j, now flowing in the main canal, and here the latter part of May to take per- tut very little trouble has been experi sonal ebarge of tha resort. Pn(Bi with ,h, hronklBf( ot bank. ThPV hnve settled (luring the past senson, and Timber Claims in Bly Country. 'th" squirrels nave done but slight dam Klamath Falls, Or., May 4 Several 8e' good timber claims have been secured Corvallie taLtery Completed. recently in tbe Itly country, and others Corvallis. -.,-rvams cannery fs are said to be obtainable, on account of comI'l,,tc. Vi accepted by the .. . ,, . , , , . cannery company, t. is a thoroughly the recent ruling in land eases against up to date plant. Ml equipped, and homesteader, on timber land. In many y fof hritMUk u w. Oill, of Wis- TACOMA PLANS BIQ TIME. Huge Hailstones Destroy Crops and Injure Livestock Devastation in Farming Districts. Woodward, Okln., May 12 At least eight persons were killed and scores of others injured in the several tornadoes in Northwestern Oklahoma yesterday evening. There was a succession of tornadoes between 5 o'clock and 10 o'clock P. M.. They appeared first in tho western part of the devastated district and moved toward tbe east. Tbe most serious re sults were in the viuinity of Arnctt, wbero fully 30 persons are believed to have broken limbs. Nearly all of these victims are residents of tbe farming dis tricts. Tbe only town known to have been destroyed is Vici, a postoffiee town in the southern part of Woodward county, where it is anid there is not a house left standing. Postmaster K. A. Speck has asne.1 tnat a postomee inspector report on nis omen, wbieb was demolished and the contenta scattered in all directions. The report of four deaths nt Arnett includes the two at Little Kobe, and is confirmed by the news that four caskets nave tieen sent overland from fiage to Arnett, Gage beans the nearest railroad point. Reports from the neighborhood of Vici state that the heavy bail that ac companied the storm did much damngc to property, crops and cattle. Hail stones measuring 15 inches in circum ference are said to have fallen. ALL FOR GOOD OF PRODUCER Wants o Outdo All the' Other Cities Where Fleet Has Stopped. Tscomu, Wash., May llTbe local fleet committee has made arrangements for the review of the 13 battleships ia Taconia harbor, May 7, and tbe conse quent festivities that will make their stay of four days in this port ths most meuioraLle in tbe history of te fln-t '. viuiao iuub ar. reparations are being wade for the entertainment of thou sands of people all over tha Northwest, who have made known their intention of attending the Taeoma celebration. This will conclude May 30 with a uis murial .lay parnde, having in line thou sands of marines and stitnrs from the ships, members of tbe Urand Army of the Republic from every post in the state, with the-uniform raak of the fra ternal bodies. There will be no lack of entertain. ment for visitors, who will have i An. opportunity to view the fleet from the high bluffs on which the city is built. Massed bands of the fleet, with numer- our musical organizatione of Tn.ni.. and the surrounding country, will play .,r.. i nose, wun the New lork Symphony Orchestra, lad by Tin,,,. roach, in a four-dav cnirairement will give Taeoma the greatest assemblage of musicians ever irot touethe- in .... city in Washington. In addition, there will be athletic contests, boat raeee between tha crews of the virlnn. I,.n. ships, a grand illumination parade of the harbor craft, nightly illumination of tbe warships and Japanese flreworka. ADJOURN 'N TWO.WEEKS. consin, a man of t years experience, relinquished and placed timber and ha, ,jpr ,Kft.ni, , "processor," nnd stone filings or have sold their rcl.n- , irpa(Iv on h,nil w, K. Tavlor. man- quishments for the mere locating fee. a?or of jho hnt u thai he hn. a Travelers returning from Bly state that .mi. ', :, ', .m. ,. claims having several settlers on last trAct fo? ,h ., sl fall at the time of the rush, appear to together the prospect Is bright for a W UlU.fcV-U hU.D . 1 111 7. successful season for the new enter prise. Trout for Eight Mile Creek. The Dalles A shipment of 10,000 trout fry has been received by Victor Marden from the United Fish Commis- Ask for Freight depot. Salem. Citizens of Lyons, on the Corvallis & Eastern Railroad, have pre sented to the railroad commission a for mal complaint, alleging that the Cor- vallia It Eastern, through lack of enter. prise, has neglected to bnild a freight 'er at Oregon City, snd Is being shed at that station and will not main- placed In Lowor Eiiht Mile Creek. tain an agent there. Freight la left Many of ths trout that have been iiv .reented. aereelna to appear tn exposed to the weather, and all articles placed in local streams previously have ,ome teeture of the cavalcade that must De snipped prepaid, which is an- got Into Irrigating ditches, and wnen noying aometimes. The complaint is the water ws turned off they died. signed by several persons. Formal an- However, the farmers are being gener swer must be filed by the railroad eom- ally notified to put in screens in their pany within 10 days. ditcho to keep the young trout out. Officer Charles Wedeking was on tbe dock when the trouble began, and bt lost no time in. disarming tbe steamboat eaptain. QUIET IN THE ISLANDS. Basllan Moros Lay Down Arms With out Serious Trouble. Manila, May 18 The disarming of tbe Basilan Moroa ia progressing wita out aerious trouble. The Lanao dia triete are quiet. The trouble against which the trooJ were recently operat ing was aporadi. and noitner general nor serions. Major-Oeneral Woston, who baa re turned to Manila from an inspection of ii,. .ntir. district, reports that eon- Hitlnna are auieter than nsual. He pn nouneea the recent operation, to have been police rather than military. Ths irovernment is being urged to secure a loaa for the purpose of install ing an extended System of irrigation The ialands must purchase 10,000.000 pesos of foreign rice this year, making a total purchase, during the past ten years, of 100,000,000 pesos worth. It Is believed that irrigation will restor tbe eropa. Joaquin Miller la Comirg Portland. May 12. One of the pic turesque attractiona of the Portland Rose festival during tbe week June 1-8. will be tbe appearance here of Joaauln MUIpt. the "Poet of the Sierras." Miller la a native of Ore gon, and when the request and Invi tation wna sent to him by the festi val management to take part In the spectacular street pageant "The Snirlt of the Golden West." he read Commission Favors'Produce'Business of ExpresslCompanies. Washington, May 12 An important report was transmitted to the senate h the Interstnto Commerce commission on the results of inquiry made by the eom mission ns to whether tbe express com panic, of the country were engaged in the business of buying, selling or hand ling consignments of fruit, vegetables anu oysters entering into interstate commerce. The commission finds that for the handling of perishable commodities the express companies have established or der and commission departments. The agents of the companies undertake to nno a market for producers and to han dle the products offered. The products are marketed and the proceeds, less the "I1""" coargea. are turned nF tn tha producers. The commission reports that ernreaa companies do not buy or sell commodi ties transported by them to their own account. Agenta of the companies who have done so have been prohibited from continuing it by the companies. Accordingly it recnrmtiemta that all express compnnies and their apouts be prohibited from buying or selling on their own account romrpoditien trans ported by express, but that express com panies be permitted to eontinuo their present nft-thods of conducting inter state business through order and com mission departments, subject to the pro hibitions of law against unjust discrimination. Excursion to Sea Fleet. would be typical of the life, habits and cuBtoms of the early days of the Oregon pioneers, In the times tn which he waa a conspicuous figure. This parade will symbolize the ad vancement of civilization In the Northwest from the earliest d?ys Salem.An effort is being made by flown to in. PreB"V n,uJ tha Hnt,. W.i . ,.!,. to have sn ex clllea OI ureijon win u rcurnwuu-u Frost Nips Prunes. Portland Advicea being reeeived dally by Secretary Wlli.ma, of the ZnTrZZn trZ atlM ,lo"tB ,n the ,,De f ciaio Horticultural Jtoard, show that port at the time the Atlantic fleet win . "" the recent frost waa nrodnetiva nt .. pass tannins bay on its northern trip. siderable damage to the prune erop of Tho ,rnin ' ('i,rrv ?" Jh? f'l .k. XT .v . n.. . . .. . r tn on tn tl, ... (lie fleet from nunawwi. mis state, it is now - - estimated, will have only about two- valley towns along the Southern third. t,. . . i Pacific nnd fnrva'lis 4 Kastern rail- last year. This, however, will make the ;' 11 " ".V.lTZil, crop rail but little less than normal, . ". . r"npietci i" boeanse last veer's production was w'tbm tbe next ten days, more than ordinsiHly Urge. f . .,-ro otrawberry Day at Milton. ApplesS.dect $2- P" nr- t'?' Milton Milton will hsva anothai. a. . ...li.arv. 1.2. strawberry da this year. The Prngres- "potntoess',',i,.'ct 70c "per hundred: sivc Uub of the city baa the mntter in Willamette Villev. 4- per hundred; cnarge. and committees hsve been an- va.t V,.l 1. Clackamas ,r).")C ponted and preparations will soon, be per hundred- sweet. S'-'.c per pound, under way for the event, which, it is to P Pn.ltaV.Criies. Oregon, W t ii I "i 1 " fctivltica 3.S0 per crate Mr "i T, n. Thi" take place Vegetables JTnmlp-. ' aarlv in June and is looked forward to carrots St r,nr.j T5: beets. l 2. d:ir7n,Vh,nn!::"llwh'h-e snips. tIo5; f2 per , mi sack; par Will Clear Stump Land. stoT,a.r,r. It p n.mv ... beans, wax, Fu,(!ri.1-c "J;; bend lettuce. S.c r''r " ,7,'n; ,,,',rv'' r-il pes dovan; sr'icViokes, KOc per doren: sspari.nis. P,,r r"n,Ii '.nns rallisg npon congress to pnss leir- - ation providing for the selection of 1'nitod $tsts senstsrs by direct vota Many ef New York 's officeholders sre 'c!ng trial on lindictments charcina rrlft. " Another nprisirS- Is reported in rent. T' e laat disturbance haa been but just - bdlied. The paper trnat la sceesad of msVI"j the fleet is exeellant. Robbers Secure $16,000. Seattle, Wash., May 12.F. J per rine Great Northern express messenger en the train which left Seattle at S 10 n.is morning for Vancouver. It C beaten ore, the head with bia own' g," and tied hand and foot by two m"n who entered the train just ss It was Seattle, ant who. after oer powering the ani.... , . . bli.hers pay for speculations in Can- .iron box nf . . . ' ' lian timber. niated at r.m ai aa . . . . . - t Purkaide real estate men sre enlesv 'inu to shield Kuef in his trial for ae- pting bribes. ("tah sheepmen will store their wool f .ther than accept ths price offered by 1 La wool combine. Over 100.000 people from outside ......... . Ir.,m ti.iuii! to (in, ooo. The ---"I""- i errine is in a seri ous condition. Tillman Fears Paralv.i. Washington, May irThreatened itn rsralvsis. Sensfna t;h.. , , declining to a.a wi sanitarium here, ra Francisco will watch tba arrival of j rope, accompanied by hi. ,,fl C T tb. battleship fleet. inJ ia .Nov.mber 1 W,,' Veturn- Pert of the forest service of the I'nitel f,,nnt' "'f V2" ' States. Un arrived here with J p 2r" "T V V"". whereby the stump lnnd of this section PTP-rs. 20P v pound; radi-hes, He may be profitably cleared for agrieul. V"T n7"- rfmharh per Pnnd; tiiral purposes, ne will Yn tn this vi- pP"""'h. PSe per rti. clmty U mimrnir. Dr. Jtawley pro- '""at-fl, h f"c rr bu-h-l; red pose, the calling, of a eonvnt'ion of sr,i,,. Unesfem, 91c; '""'T. ?a?'v ?! " ",,,mp ,Bn'1, throughout fi0 " ' . II I he Northwest, which the members of1 FeeM K ton: rn"''' .-...lUre. ,nnu pe invited to attend. "V 1 rawing. "" Th. Tha Dalles Market Days. No. i white. z;z,w;s V" - , Fat ton ; cray i e PallesT,. ... . . "ay Tim,.,i., Wi'H-rete al'ev The Dalle. he,t Saturday wa" n, ita ; WiW Valley. ;'; snece.s. There i n?,rv. a,j- P-,,rn Oregon. Ti' .-J aide people i town, and the m.h ' eiayef, I4; 'tM. had poo) sales. f i, i-, ,,., . . alfalfa me-it .-n ,, it, nn , T- ... . . A .. . ITU. t nm AI, .fl, flrtl TH .III.,, ' r.rfr-x. . " chnica, Opc- store. IOC. ' tf 1st' . ncr iloren. I'ltrvMil chi.-Ven. 1.114' re these nU, '"'"--I to r, ever, J ' M Saturday n .' ," ,n commmittee of bus. pound; f,. ' .... ui.'.l'.c: roosers a,.'s! ' dnren. broiler- do, .Sort';. nn.dtrv. per lb. le Pressed. 10 Manv Sit.. .. r ,, , . . renaieron. v nrns.eo ,.rcn.lleton..Pendletnn Is I cipher; nmk "d of rmntills pnnn.i r 0",,' - Fasten. Or. " "::"T" '"neerna t .itn..... ' ' m tna west , off. v...: OI 1 mrn rnnn.i; 1 by Prtia, MJin ,h, "ed hare WootT Or,eofl. average bet. f;:"y to th. busin J."n,."; JL"2.1- tS l:ZrJrn t shrink- toa. Train Stopped in Time. Wenatcheo, Wash., May 12 With a roar that could be beard for miits around, the waters of Lily Lake camo rolling down the Stemilt Crock Canyon, about five miles from Wonatchee, this morning at 4 o'clock, in a flow that swept everything that came in its way. Just before it found is way Into tho Columbia River, it washed out about P0 feet of the Oreat Northern roadbed, just a few minutes before thfl Oreat Northern overland came speeding along, eastward bound, and was stopped just in time to prevent a wreck. Children In Factories. Richmond, Va., Msy 12 Dealing with the world wide topic of children, thetr education, training and the evil of driving them under steam pressure at the wheel when their frail limbs and bodies are too weak to stand the terri ble punishment snd strain, the session of the National Conference of Charities snd Corrections at Ht. Paul a ( hurch tonight aroused the public to the im portance of adequate laws to protect them from the evils of the factory work. Professor W. Tf. Hand, of the I'niversitv of South Carolina, pointed out the Imperative demand for compul sory education. Long Walk for $2,000. Kansas City, May 12. Across ths continent and back in eight months for a pnrse of 12.000 is the task chosen by Charles Moyer, an Indian of tho Sioux tribe. Mover is in Kansas City nn his return trip to San Francisco. Tie left there October 29. 1!07. and arrived in New York on January .1, Iflos. He has until June 29 to complete his trip back tn San Francisco, lie expects to reach San Francisco two or three weeks ahead of time. Dying by the Hundred. Kiev. Russia. May 12 A frightful epidemic of exsnthematous tvphoid is rsging in the city prison. More thaa no desths so far have occurred, aal practically all of the inmates ara infect ed Tbt authorities) ara withholding de lta as O. R. & N. TO FIGHT. Starta Suit Against Lowering of Rates on Freight. Portland, May 12. Suit was filed In tho Vnited States court yesterday bj the O. R. & N. Co. to enjoin the Oregon railroad commission from enforcing its order of April 22, directing a reduction by the raifVoad company of 15 per cent in its distributive rates in Oregon, be tween) Portland and points enst of The Dalles. In support of its npplpication for a temporary injunction the rnProad company alleges) thnt tbe proposed ac tion of the commission in in violation of federal and state constitutions, con fliets with Interstate commerce, and necessarily would Involve a complete rovisbpn of nil interstate rates. Ily the order of the rnllrond commission the reduced tariffs were to go isto effect tomorrow, More "Graft" Cases. ITarrisl urg, Pa., May 12 The second of the alleged "grft" cases having to do with the building and furnishing of the state capitol was called for trinl today. This is the metallic furniture case, in which the defendants are Arch itect Huston, Congressman Cnsswell former Auditor Ceneral Snvder, former State Treasurer Mathens. former Super intendent Hhumaker and Traveling Au ditor-Irvine. Former Oovernors Stone and Pennypacker are among the n.j tables who are to be subpenacd as wit nesses at the trial. Congress Leaders Prepare to Rush Through Business. Wsshington, May 11 Stronir efforta will be made to have congress adjourn not later than two weeks from today. Representative Tawney announcea that the committee on appropriations, of which be is chairman, began work nn tbe general deficiency bill today, and he will try to report it by next Tu.. day. This la the last of the big supply bills, and it will probably go through UUU"B wunour. much discussion. The public buildings bill will be re ported by the committee on buildings and grounds as soon as Cl.airmaa Hnr tholdt is sure of a right of way for it. It is conceded that this measure will bo rushed through the house. A leader in tbe senate, who is an im portant member of the finance commit tee, Is quoted as saying yesterday that ne believed congress wm.l.i k 'i.i. adjourn on May 23. The only legisla tion which ba thouoht nrnk.l.i. -....i.i- or the appropriation bills, are a child labor bill for the District and possibly a campaign publicity bill, aad an .m.i geney carreney bilL GATHER AT WHITE HOUSE. Anxious To See Adm!ra . Reno, Nev., May 12 Rather than miss the opportunity of giving his o'd friend, 'righting Hib" Fvsns. hearty handshake, and recalling the itnvs when they fought in battle to gether, Martin Cilbert walked SO miles over Nevada hills to see tho oi l sei warrior. Gilbert stood in the crowd of 2,000 people who gathered st the depot when the train reached Reno Sunday morning. Evans raised the blind of h;s car nnd saw him. "Hel'o. there. C.il bcrtl" shouted the former eomrnnndor of the Atlantic fleet. "Come in here anil shakel " Thomas Not Seriously III. San Francisco, May 12 Rear Ad miral Thomas, the new commander of the Atlantic fleet, who was reported to be so ill Sunday that he had to take to his led in the Fnirmonnt bo'el, was up ami around early today, snd left for his flagship at nbmit'B o'clock ths morning. The admiral a-'mitted that he felt a little worn out and weary Sun day, but declared there was no grounds for tha report that he was quite ill and eould not aee visitors. Memorial Day In South. Raleigh, N. C., May 12 Vesterdav was generally observed ttirnttini North and South Carolina a r'nnf.. ate Memorial day. The chief cere monies were at Raleigh, Wilmington, Charleston, Charlotte, Asbeville and Columbia. Governors Confer With President or. Conservation of Resources. Washington, May 11 Hi.torv will be made at tbia week's White House conference on natural resources. For history-making eonditions are remark. bly favorable. Nam fc.Cor. . President of the United States .con ferred wlta all tha governors of the states. Never before has the White House, with ita long record of social and state functions sheltered a large eonvention called for ths consideration of a great public issue. And never be fore has the whole broad question of ' the conservation of this country's nat ural resources been brought before a great deliberate body as tbe sole sub ject of its consideration. The reception accorded to this project indicates that the people of the country expect definite results of a far-reaching character. After hearing from experta . l. . ..... . . . ' i" conditions me country is racing, the members of the conference will them selves decide whether anything ought to be done, and what. Some have sug gested the advisability of forming a jrreat national organization to carry lorwara ine plans originated in the conference. The probability as that,, at the least, some basis will 'be laid for future co-operation between the fed eral and state governments in a vigor ous policy or conservation, for one of the things which will le shown most forcibly at the conference is that neither the states nor the federal gov ernment can make satisfactory headway independently. Serum for Pneumonia. Rrusse:., May 11. Dr. Ilertand, of Antwerp, claims to have discovered a serum which will cure pneumonia, aad has delivered a lecture on the subject to the Medical Society of Antwerp. "I ftrst satisfied myself of the oflicaey of my serum," ha says, "by experiment ing nn animals. Then trials were made this wintor in the St. Elizabeth and Sfuvvenbtirg Hospitals, In Antwerp. Several of the patients had pneumonia, in sn advanced stsgo, and were also habitual drunkards." Crowd Bids Evans Farewell, Oakland, May 1 1. Rear Admiral Evans wns given an enthusinstie greet ing by a crowd which gathered at tlo Southern Pacific ferry depot just be fore he entered his private car attached to the overland train. On the trip over on the ferry bout the admiral stsiod on the deck watching the fleet so long as it was in sight. When asked for a statement, he said: "There is nothing to bo said excepting that out there," and ho pointed to tho fleet, 'Mi,,, m. O... ...I 1.... n. ... - ,.-- ...j pn'i 11-tgsiiip, mo Vorktown and Connecticut." Representaf! a M ("!-' Wsshington, May 1 1 Representative business men from various sections of the country arc arriving to attend the congress next week of the National Draining Association. Tim object of this congress is to- improve nn I 'indorse federal help to drainage as a national policy, but not to recommend nor nt tenipt tt dictate what legislation slinll be passed by congress. William Jen. nmgs Hrvan an I Senator Newland f. Ne vada) will make addrew.a. Grover Cleveland Improving. Lakewood, N. J.. May 11 Thnt for. mer President Orover Cleveland is Im proving, and that his condition today is more encouraging than it hss bcn for tha last few dsys. is the gist of a atatement iwmed hv Mrs. Cleveland from ths hotel at Lakewood. '(v