Hillsboro Independent
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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
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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.
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