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Hillsboro Independent huxsdoro rridmy tact WmI OREGON la a Condensed Form lor Oar Busy Headers. A Riiunii of tha Less Important but Not Less Interesting Event of tha Past Waalu WORK OF BOYS. mmm wins Plurality Over Cake Hill Reach 1,000 or Mere. Representative Huff, of Pennsyl vania, is seriously ill. Koi kefeller has given another $500, OOO to the Rockefeller institute. Chinoe of San Francisco ate or ganizing a boycott against the Jap anese. Trustee of Stanford university have . f .1 . l,nE r. ( boi iki. Tin. rmnlnvment of union men at inspector indignant. Youthful Robbers Confe to Holding Up Great Northern. Great Fall. Mont . June J -The hold up of the northbound Lireat Northern train at the stockyards, .hour a mi !e and a half from this city, was the work of three boy i. who , .v rr ?n A luiii i,i vouiii. wi.o auiiiii -" si.trd in olanning the hold up. but .li.i no ciive nart.""n aIo ,,r;...r Th. maret have made a complete confession to the police. The namei ot tne tour iuy I . i. . .f Laad Hatch, aged U; William Randall. I statement No. I Hat Safe iged 17; Marry Kheirns, agiu Hawlev and Ellis for Uongress UNIVERSITY APPROPRIATION SAFE r.a:,rj fmiwrll aued It. According to the story told by Ran dall, Kheams and Cresswell, the hold up was planned and carried out under tk nfu shin of IlatcU. tne young est of the four, who is laid to have turned the switch, ordered tne engi nr tit h.-irk Ull and to have gone through the oassenger coaches with the conductor, forcing tne latter ai the point of a gun to collect from the passengers. According to the other boys, it was also llatcn wno nui William Dcmpsey and narrowly missed shooting Conductor Jack J .... (... Kheams stated that llatcn, aner -r Many New Dry Spot. H.uiiumunii ii'tniii United States Senator otu.p I E Chamberlain, Democrat. J. Representative First Congres- sional District Willis C. ttawiey. Republican. Representative Second Lrtn gressional District-W. R. LIIis. .. Republican. " Justice of the Supreme Court t Oregon Dairy ana roou wm- Kheams stated tnat naicn, aner y Renub they had left the scene of the hold- rmssioner-J. W. Bailey, KepuD- 1 f" I ' - tr.... I lu'irl makes rauroau ii.aii,., up propnw, u.ai inrj, no. T ,7"., j r,,m,'..;,.ner. F rst tne .Montana Lcmrdi ox i . . f ------ . k.M .... v o i l., I T f onizressionai uikirni An ear,huake lasting 10 second, -hi up ft'" .V- t K. Campbell. Republican. I , tiutte, whicn was aue in two or mrcc "-" "" . cnH hours. Because he demurred, Rheams Railroad Comm, s.oner. Second states. Hatch drew h.s revolver and I Congressional District-Clyde U. was felt at Marysville, Cat. aue was done. - n,nn.vi, Knv h.n il!t I .1 . - J (. ; ? 1 l.:m IX Aitchison. Republican, s r u Mil w d v ij i uum f i tin rriiriicu iu ciii iihii. . . . returned home after 2U years' absence. He was dissuaded from the second -I 'l I I I I N 1 I I I I I ' ' "' 1 1 l"'"1"t' He is a millionaire. attempt at tram robbery by the two pr,i,nj iline 3 Governor Cham- Raault ClOM in Marion. Salem, J,. ., C,pl.te returns from ;) t.r,-,,.,, i Marion county give C.kc vtls "J Chamber lain L-U37. The reIaiiwng precincts are ii"t exp,,!,,! t change the rela tive position, ,,, the senatorial candi dates very i,,,,, , ,y Returns today cniifirtn tin- r ' ,( yesterday that all other Rr,, candidates have re.-.MvH .;(;,; 4Mijar:t!e. Josephine for Chamberlain. Grants Ils,. ,une -Returns are now in from . 'rrjncts out of 10 in this county, an )cmocratic party has. so far as tl.se relurns show, cap tured United States senator on the state ticket ami ..!,imtv senator, sheriff and treasurer i county as a whole goes dry by a Vl)le of ahout 300. Cake's Plurality Only 20. Condon, June " L'tiolVu ial returns give Lake a I,.,. I over ChamDonain of about 2o v .tes in Gilliam county. Condon gave il, oovernor a majority of five. Clackamas for Chamberlain. Oregon Citv tune 2 Very frag mentary return, are being received in Clackamas ":::!', ?n, while the re- Baker Favor Chamberlain. Ilaker City, June 8. With only one small precinct to hear from, Il.ikt-r county gives Cake l.Vi4, Chanibrl.iiii IHtit, Cooper 24C; for congressmaii. F.llis 5W, Jeffrey lll'i, Sainler 273 Shaffer in; for justice of supreme court. Robert S Mean 2'U6, C. J Hright l-'9. C. C. Itnx 31S; railroad commissioner, Aitchison M-S, lluiuil ton 70S, Newell 7ii4. Young U74 Cake Ahead in Wasco. The Dalles, June 2. Wasco county, with three precincts to hear from, gives Cake Ui'j, Chamberlain l.ioo, Itean 21i, Hailey IMiS. F.tnery 6:i0; Fllis 137. Jeffrey 621; Aitchison 1223, Young 5i2. For prohibition 1-tlH, against 1616, making this the only wet town on the O. K. & N. Chamberlain Ahead In Union. La-Grande, June 2 With all but one very immaterial precinct in, Union county is in position to give a careful estimate of the line-up of poli ticians in this election. Chaniberb.in carries the county by a small margin. 1 lie votes complete Irorn 20 to 21 pre cincts give Cake 13-10, Chamberlain 1423. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST , INVESTIGATE EXPRESS RATES. WILL CEMENT CANAL. Seepage CauscsJWashcut cn Ui Thomas . . ..... . i i vnnlhi ahfS wr won hltn. i.- n nnni7 .straits Has Droicn uu i ... " .u. .r,w .ill The stories told by the boys, witn ueriuu. be more regular now. Democrat, has carried the the exception of Hatch, agreed in the state of Oregon for United States sen- main details. They state that the 4tor over j M. Cake, Republican .. . 1 UA I... '. . i largest naiiuon ctci niian i hn ri.im was n innrri iwn niffnra ne- i . . t nn.t . - has just been finished at Danville. III. f ;( bein(r decided to rob the train ""J0" "nB'n "m Whm inflated it is 130 feet high. ,h. fir.f rf.rb niffht 1200. Returns from all the counties A fl-rman has iust been arrested are nearly enough complete to leave who it in believed, was attempting to I BIQ RAIL CONTRACT. no question of the result. Chamber reach the kaiser to assassinate him. , hain naJ f,cen SUCCessful in 14 out of S.onuel Gomoers. president of the I Illinois Cantral to Snand SSI. 450.000 the 33 counties, as follows: Haker, American Federation of Labor, bitter-1 f N s,.i I n-irLim3 ri.-itson. Crook. Dotmlas irjr:::z:rbrttoi2 K,rmim. m,, ..-t.- jk.on, Josephine, i.. u, 4 f.i.. alarm of a drssnti plot ,"n' .,nat. P:'.pe.r".y. .r."ur7,nJ! " Union, and probably in Lake. -.,d a panic la .ae of Chicago's "V'" " VITJ; Mr. Cake has carried the remaining cln"li. Liih th. nn.n!nn v..i..u ni ii. 11 counties, but his average plurali- , ...... ... .... I K L.,L,U. T VJ 1 IIJ IC TT I Arizuna demoerata have indorsed I line between Chicago, Birmingham I ties are much smaller than his oppo- lirv.-in ami approved rorakera stand and Atlanta, has placed a contract for Incut's The largest marcin eiven bv ou siaiKiiaou. ions 01 sieei raus, to cosi . . I Ii. .on nnn dele- I Tl. . . . . . ... rr ld.it. wnt Mm in I .nii jehcri fh llrl . . . . . i.-i i c in rai ff in in inp ipnnpswp " - - ga'esat arire nave Leen iDsiructaa w i r . . " - , - i , . . . r. . , ,, Iron & Coal company, and is the lam- popular action of the Democratic gov lest order since the financial denrn Lm. in .,(,.;,, . l, ti .( ,,,,..rtii., The Arkansas river is over it banks sion set in. Only one contract, that . . . . at several plaer, in Arkansae and flood- of the Pennsylvania, takes rank with -PP"'P"ation naa a great innuence on ing bottom lands. it. p"e voters. Cakes smallest plurality The official announcement that the was 18 in Benton. The county of Clny eountr, Kansas, but very little Central has decided to ignore Baker, which the Portland Republican dihH,-e wua done. ".""V'V"," 'e nnancia. aepres- i -i"u is uncijr iu sci me pace ior otner Tornadooa that swept Oklahoma large systems which have bren with. northwest of tluthrin brought great holding similar orders until ronHitinn damage to crojis and farm property. are fully normal. A gale of wind at Hiio preceded .T,m,1 cn'r.ict will en.ible the steel an eleetrieal storm whinh did consid- m"'3 . re .,0 0Prn a'ltionaI plants enil le damage in b11 parts of the city, h1"'1 ive immediate work to more than twrt thnucnnH cLi!1t I):ills, Tex., is without lights or have been idle for some time In an drinkable water. Residences in the de lindirert mv it ,;il .-,, .u- prosperity over the entire South, put- viisiated district have been robbed by loitelS. Itutto members of the G. A. R. have been aroused tioeaiisa one of the ehnreliea has been tendered to Emma UnMinao for ber lectures. Dynamiters wrecked the big pipe line that conveys water from Ronita Itountaine, New Moxieo, to Carrizozo, N. M. Repairs are being made. This pipe liae eost $1,000,01)0. Rear-Admiral Crowninsliield, retired, is dead. France and Germany have agreed on a plan for the pacification of Morocco. IK-arst is gaining in the recount of New York mayoralty ballots of the r.io" election. A typhoon at Hankow, China, cost nioi-e than 1,000 lives and wrecked 500 junks. A Columbus, Ohio, boy invented a m.'fhme wuh which he has made sev eral successful flights. San Francisco supervisors are check jug up the city treasurer's accounts. lie is alleged to lie short $:17,MK). Johnson's managers predict his nom ination for democratic presidential can dnl.iie on the second or third ballot. A tornado which swept Alfalfa coun ty. Okla, killed M people and injured many others, besides doing much dam ai!'1 to property. The Belgian consular agent at Rabat, Morocco, has been maltreated b. tnes and his home government is likely to uke energetic action. J. C. Stuhhs says our Oriental trade is threatened if the ruling of the inter file uimmerce commission regarding wcsirrn roaas nold. Mm. Carrie Nation hat been trrestej Chester. Ta . is havinB trouble with i i n i iar men. Two cruisers and five torpedo boats have left San Francisco for Portland A company of militia is to be orsran ire.i at Honolulu, the first for the isl anils. .-senator lia.ley. of Texas, will go to the .lcmocratic national convention as o' legate. i wo v tan mining companies are honing over a silver mine said to be "'nil I,S KI.IMMI. Senator Foraker is favoring Roose velt fr another term, as he dislikes linn irsj man latt. A man has just been arrested Michigan for a murder committed in vi.n.iaui. u years ago. An ex-member of the United States service is in trouble at Flagstaff n..MM, ior trying to extort money. The troops of the pretender to the morocco inrone nave looted ll th. ernment buildings and houses of the eui'.Tn. While preparations were in progress for the funeral of a Kansas City man the supposed corpse sat up and asked a unnK. Mrs. Harry Thaw has withdrawn her S!iu ior divorce. It n thought this is tv.ove to gam control of any property lir nnj H.OC. Mrs Alfred Vanderbilt has secured a divorce. President Fall-err, of France, ii visiting km( Fdward. A Se.itt'e lonun sent her daueh ter for a doctor and then committed suin.'e i V. T. lls-in it , ta !m lives; of GenrTal Crer ftec-uia, aaa jost A tsi at u aue. Kent. ting a large amount of money into immediate circulation and stimulating an sons ot Dusiness. FEARS FOR SHIP. tn Steamer Vaderland I Reported Sunk With All On Board. Paris, June 2 A soecial disnatrK to the Petit Journal from Brussels says that it is rumored the Red ir steamer Vaderland has been wrecked in the North sea in a dense fog. There are 1 Alio passengers aboard. 1-loyd s does not confirm this which, however, comes from what is usually considered a most reliable source. There were three collision. in the North sea today, and passen gers on the Dover-Ostend mail packet 10-ii.ire mat tney saw a vessel cast away on the Goodwin sands. New York. Tune 2 o on,ri-.l firmation could be obtained tonight in this city of the renort of the vr.i-L;. of the steamer Vaderland in the North ea. me oflices of the International Mercantile .Marine, which controls the pea .-,,-,r i.,nfi and the 0rrlce, 0f ,he Red Star Line company were closed The Red Star steamer Vaderland was due to sail from Antwern for rsew ,otk May 30. Arrnnlim. schedule she would have reached Do ver on Sunday, from which port she ouui De reported on her arrival. Up to a late hour Sunday night she had "ui ocen reported. Cleveland Goes Home a - i.anewood, N. I.. Tune 2 Ex Tresi. dent Grover Cleveland, who has been confined to the Lakewood Hotel for two months with an attack of rheu matic gout and acute indigestion, has sufficiently recovered from his illness to leave here today for his home in I rinceton. The Iran iv-. w,.a. : , r " " "ifliic 111 John I lay Hammond's large touring Kar x. VVfvf'i,n'1 w" "companied hv Mrs. Cleveland and Dr. G. Rowe Kockwood, who has been alternating with Dr. Joseph T. Bryant, the family physician, in caring for the patient. Collide in Channel. Dover, June 2 A heavy fog in the channel tonight, which has lasted for -4 hours has been responsible for several collisions. The British steamer Uueenswood was towed into the har ror, hiving been seriously damaged m a collision with the Span.sh steamer Bermeo Before she could be got to her moorings, the Queenswood sank t u''n,or Thf began Wking badly. A prtirin (,f the crew of the steamer Loanda, from Ham hurg fr We,t Afr.ca. who landTd here tonight, report being in collision with an unknown steamer. Close to Mile Minute. Los Angeles, Jne 2 The , days auto meet held in thi, city w an unprecedented success, sev"! thousand people being in attendance or so'-!'"- Tht C'1M or so miles on a circular track nT Kalph Hamlin, who drove a 4' horrp,nver. six cylinder car So mj,f n S7 minute, and i seconds Ham n i made this record yesterday d ring ' .tuie nine tod candidate for senator carried by a large plurality in the primaries, re versed its friendly attitude towards him and gave his rival more than 3u0. The same result occurred in Clacka mas. The eastern Oregon counties. however, as a rule, although they were for Fulton in the primaries, gave the Republican candidate pluralities, aimoutMi tney were small m nearly every instance. Umatilla, however. which is the home of Senator Fulton's sirvngesi mends, rolled up over 300 for the man who beat him in Anril Wasco, which was yesterday thought to have gone for Chamberlain, comes through finally with a small plurality for Cake. Hawley, Republican, is elected to congress in the first district by U.OoO or more, and IJlis, Republican, by 15,000 or more in the second district Bean, Republican, for supreme judge, nas a very large vote, having no on- position, while Bailey. Republican, for food and dairy commissioner, wins by 23,0110 to 30.000. Campbell. Republi- can, is successful tor railroad commis sioner in the first district, and Aitchi son, Republican, for railroad commis sioner, for the second district, has 5000 or more plurality. Fifty-two members of the legisla ture are for Statement No. 1. inrtud. iif Kay of Marion-and Bonebr.-ke of ticnton, who are pledged conditional ly. A majority of the legislature is 41. Pluralities for Senator: Cham- nnt"y. Cake, berlain naker Benton jg Clackamas " Clatsop "" Columbia jjo Coos " Crook '. Cu"y " ' 50 Douglas wniiam Grant Harney .... Jackson .... 'osephine .. Klamath ... Lake Lincoln .... Lane Linn Malheur .... Marion Multnomah , Morrow ... Polk Sherman .., Tillamook ., Lmatilla .. T'nion .... Wallowa Wasco Washington Wheeler Yamhill Totals 80 7S 100 lay Foot of Snow in Nevada. Fly. Nev. June !The heaviest now storm since lw winter renenced here n,k,,1t foot of .n,lw ,. Th, wV, gen er.il between Fly and Cohre V., ... " r as reported. 50 500 AO 100 NO 3.T1 50 50 lfiO 125 170 310 500 300 150 75 300 50 50 417 100 100 800 HO 80 3.112 lira Chamberlain's plurality, n.-.fl. China it Awakening Tacoma, Wash . June 2.-The grow- ing importance of China as a world power and e,,, a worl'l Phased c. : '. '." ,n.r.ce w" em- -- .-iiiiu.iv nv i i Charles ChrChmaI,a;id ouMespecialealih'deb;: have onscienc" traced""' Ch -10"' ideils" Ti, , "f0."1 Christian velr, K,IfW,Vla,,or,, in China P. s,V"eV; ."hi, I' hrrn the . rar at his home in Prnnei-i... "Joying a needed re't ,tnn,lvnu United State. Chin.', Ally. an I rancisco, June l "r;, - i power ih,. , . a roI"binat on of r-'-ti..nV of Z m0rP lbn"t mrr,f, ,, ni,,v' cmtry Sn, rriri in delivering an id, Ire.. -ProtfrP,,lve (,:,., ;n 'l'Vres on is.rmblv at t Tl " the f"' I'-'Pfs, church Hm"'on Square iuiii are in ir,.. eeerv ureciiui save one. the figures are far short on the amendments, ;i!1d Sotne of the offices. L naniDerlain M, carried the county by about ,1nn ,,tcs, receiving 2Vi:t. to -'ins tor Lake Hawley s vote is to una ,,r W hiey. Lane Givea Cake Big Vota. Eugene, Jnne Lane county re turns, three f, mrths in, give K. Bean a lead of 20 to 1 over both coin netitors. Bailee 2 to 1 over ICtnery Cake leads Chamberlain 650, which will likely be oyer 7" nlurallty. Ilaw ley beats Whiinev 2 to 1. T. K. Camp bell, for railroad commissioner, and Ldwin Bryson for prosecuting attor ney, are polling a big Republican vote Cake in Washington by 160. Hillsboro, June 2 The unofficial vote gives Cake a plurality of only lAik . . t r rr 1 n.imtier la ii. iiawiev car. ries WashinKt(ii county by over looo aitnougii the exact figures are unob taiiiable. The entire Renublicaii leu- isjative ticket is elected Chamberlain in Lake. I.akcvicw, June 2 With several precincts yet to report, the vote Lake county is as follows: Cake LM'7 : I h:in,l,.,.l )). 11. ...I.... l.o p I la I ii, ,il ,i, J 1 ,1 w ii y , oii,t Whitney, ion. Other Republican can didatcs are ahead in the same propor lion. Cake Plurality in Yamhill. McMinnville, June 2 Returns from ot tne i.i precincts, of this county though incomplete in some instances give Cake lfii;.l, Chamberlain 1522 Bailey I.il'H, Hmery 770. Hawley 1023 Kicnards 2.',2, and Campbell, for rail road commissioner, 201S. Judge Bean leads all other candidates, bis total vote being little short of 2."i()0. Forty Saloons Voted Out. Icndletnn. lune 2. Practically complete returns from the county snow that Uke has a d ura itv of 250 and that tht county has gone dry by run .i ... . iuimg more man so saioon out ot business, being in Pendleton Cak Loses Linn. Albany, Junt 2. Chamberlain has carried Linn county by 417 votes. The complete unofficial count on the state ticket in I. inn is as follows: Cham berlain, 2:m'.i; Gke, 1952; Cooper, 18H; Amos, vi; Hawley, 2.111; Whitney, 10.10; Richards. 2.10; Staver, 94; Beau, '-':'; I'.ru, 3ii: Bright. 17; Bailey, 221; l-.merv. lfiSl : Hoskins, 2t2. f)ppotients nf the university of Ore gon appropriation have scored heavily in this county, Slight Margin for Cake. Marshlield lime 2 No returns are complete at this hour. Votes as far as cntntrd j, the county indicate that Cake will defeat Chamberlain in loos county ,y a small majority Other stat.' , .tiiccrs on the Republi can ticket M , 1 1 have majorities of 500 to 700. Chamberlain Take Clatsop. Astoria, Jllne 2 Complete unof ficial returns from all except four small precinct give Chamberlain a majority of 2'.i7 over Cake, and indi cate that he will carry the county by about ;ino. Crook Goes Dry. PrineviU, Jnc 2 With two small precinct, t,,' n,..,r from. Crook county has K,,p ,rv ,)V nearly fiOO majority, 'veil I'rinev'ille has gone dry by three v"'"i Chamberlain is well in the lead f f ir senator, having a majority of about 100. Chamberlain teads in Douglas. RoMdiurg, June 2 The count for ''""glas cnunty is not yet finished, wo l.-,r,e pr .jnets remaining to be heard fr, -i-mbi-rl.-iin will have ll'e en, over Cake by not over 75. law ley le.-idn Whitney, the vote being iu;n The univ-ersiiy oi ore K"",;'l'"riPri.,tion bill will carry by ; Kr,,l majority, Jackson Votes Out Saloons. Medford, tnne 2 Official count 'T."m 21 of t.-kson county's '33 pre ,"V't, Merlford 'n" inclii.lc.l. gives T "7. Cli.miberl on loos i ro '"'"tion h .... and anti-nrohib tion 1 I he M..i.-,r,l count cannot pos rlln the result, though there i c a loons Cake Leads I.r Ctv.ton. torvains, June 2 Lakes majority in nentoii. complete, but not official is 1H. Incomplete returns from nine out of 16 precincts give Hawley, for congress, and other Republican state ticket, a probable plurality of 500, Lorvallis precincts gave he univcr sity appropriation a strong vote breaking nearly even, but outside pre cincts went heavily against it. Ke turns from four precincts give a vote ot more than four to one against sin gle tax. Grant Goes for Cake. Canyon City, June 2. Complete un official returns show the following re suits in liratit county: Cake 6H9, Chamberlain 652. Prohibition carrie by about 20 votes. Result on amend mcnts has not been tabulated. Cake Loses in Polk. Dallas. June 2. Unofficial returns from all precincts in polk county but one give George IC. Chamberlain a majority of 17S votes fiver Cake for the tinted States1 senatorship. Other wise the state ticket is running from too to 500 votes Republican. The oro hibition vote leads by about 200. and the county will probably go dry by 300 majority. Cake Carries Tillamook. lillamook, June 2. Haw ev fiSO Whitney l'j.1. Cake 5o, Chamberlain 451, Hean 774, Bright 73. Bri.x 137 Barrett 801. Kuykendill 1H5. Beal 504, Loughlin 420, prohibition S.'lil for, against 4i; county high school de feated; university, tor 200, against 3,12; woman sufTrage, for ;ioh, against 351. 1 he entire Republican ticket has carried, with the exception of treas urer. Harney is for Cake. Burns. June 2. Lleven out of Ki nrccincts in Harney county, four-fifths f the entire vote, give Cake 397, Chamberlain 2'Jd; ICllis 4U2, Jeffrey. 210. Wallowa Remains Dry. Joseph, June 2 Partial returns from Wallowa county, covering, how ever, a majority of the vote, give Cake ;i slight lead over Chamberlain. The county remains dry as a whole. F.n- terprise retains the county seat, Wal lowa failing by a small margin to wrest it away, though it made a fight so hard that it ended with an offer representing $15,ooo. Chamberlain's Lead in Jackson. Jacksonville1, June 2. Twenty-one out of 32 precincts in Jackson county give Chamberlain 1177, Cake !Mn, Hammcrsley, Renublicaii. and Miller. Democrat, are elected- to the legisla ture. Prohibition carries 21 precincts by 3firt. University of Oregon appro priation has 450 majority. Amend ments raising salary nf legislators, changing seat of public buildings, equal sufTrage, fisheries bill and the recall have all lost. Salem, Or., May 26. An investigation has been started by the railroad com mission regarding express rates en forced by the Wells, Fargo and ;he Pacific express companies in Oregon. Some startling revelations have been brought to light that will likely de mand the attention of the commission in the near future. Comparisons have been nude show ing the relative charges on lines in Or egon and the charges in other states for similar distances and for the same class of goods. From Portland to Siskiyou, a distance of 385 miles, the Wells Fargo express company charges a mer chandise rate, of $2.75 for 100 pounds, while for the same distance in Missouri a rate has been established by the Mis souri railroad commission, which is now in force, of i for loo pounds. The weTn-APfv". rve ir J era; tor a sini ilar distance is $2.05. The rates charged by the Pacific ex press company are even more exorbi tant according to the figures given out by the railroad commission. Ihe Pa cific express comrlany operates out of Portland east over the O. K. & N. For 440 miles over the O. R. & N., from Portland to Huntington, the general merchandise rate for loo pounds is $4 For 358 miles, or the same distance for which the Wells-Fargo charges $2.75 in Western Oregon, the Pacific express company in lastern Oregon charges $3.73. Compared with similar distances in Missouri and Texas, the rates of the Pacific express company are extreme, For 440 miles in Missouri the general merchandise express rate is $2.10 and in Texas it is $2.30. In both these states the rates have been fixed by railroad commissions and have been ac cepted by the express companies and are now in force. The rates given are for the same classes of goods in every instance. ANNUAL INSURANCE REPORT Secretary of State Shows Growth and Present Status of Business. Salem. Frank Benson, secretary of state, as ex officio insurance commis sioner, has completed . his annual re port. It is now being printed and will be available within a few weeks. The report includes a statement of the to tal risks written by all insurance com panies doing business within the state of Oregon, the gross premiums received, premiums returned, lc sses paid and the net premiums for taxation of all au thorized companies and associations for the year ending December 31, 1U07. Besides much other valuable infor mation the report shows the aggregate business transacted within the state since 18!i5; the amount of licenses and taxes paid into the state treasury since I8S7, and gives a list of all the insur ance companies authorized to transact business in Oregon on May 8, 1908. A statement of the business of the sev eral Oregon mutual fire relief associa tions for the. year ending December 31, r.'07, is also included. Complete Elgin-Joseph Line. I In the Portland mail from the East to General Manager J. P. O'Brien, of the O. R. & N. company, be has received the long-expected instructions from New York to proceed with const! union f the I-.lgin-Joseph branch. About "iOO.ooo, the amount necessary to com plete the line, has been provided. From too to 400 men will be put on at once, For the last two months the authonza tion from Mr. Harriman for this work as been expected dailv. As soon as the effects of last year's money strin gency began to wane Mr. O'Brien made atmlication for the necessary funds to complete the road to Joseph. Pendleton A section of the main feed canal of the Umatilla irrigation project about 40 feet in length was washed out between Foster and Julio, the cause of the washout bring seep age water, which has constantly drained through the porous soil at that point. 'I he O. K. & N. track i within a few feet of the canal at that point, and the grade has been softened for about half a mile by the seepage. The government engineers have de cided to cement a section of the canal there. Jt is estimated it will cost $21,100 to complete the cement work necessary. Owing to the strong tlw under the tracks, the company has kept track walkers constantly there for several months. All trains hav run slowly over the place fur some time Costly refnirs will be ,,i.-.d the O K. Hi S track. Water wiil be turned off the feed canal while the re pairs are in progress. Posse Chases Horsethievcs. B-ker City - In the country south of Huntington oflicers are chasing a band of horsetbieves, who have been practicing in Malheur county. It is claimed the thieves are headed for Baker county, with the probable hope, of being able to reach a transconti-' nent-'l railroad and get out of Oregon. In the last few weeks many report having lost horses, and there is a ru mor that the gang sent up from Mal heur some time ago and later par doned by Governor Chamberlain has completed a new organization, and is operating in the same manner they were a few years ago. when the tax payers of eastern Oregon spent much money and effort to capture them. Umatilla Wool Sale. Pendleton. Umafilla county wool to the amount of 1,500,000 pounds was sold in this city and Pilot Rock last week in the regular wool sales fixed by ihe Oregon Woolgrowers' associa-- tion. Ihe highest price paid at either Pendleton or Pilot Rock 'was 13 3-R cents for the clip of L. L. Mann of Birch Creek. Ihe lowest price paid was 6 1-4 cents for the clin of D. L. Johnson of Kcho. This clip was very sandy and last year brought a very low price. 1 he average price paid for the wool sold in the county so far is 11 l-i cents per pound. Coos Finds Oil. Marshfield. The stir over oil in Coos county, successfully held down for several weeks past, has reached the stage that facts cannot longer be ept from the public. Oil men have been here on investigating missions. ind corporations and individuals have quietly been taking options for sev eral weeks. Actual crude oil has been struck near Bandon, and gas has been encountered in many places. Around Coos Bay indications are sufficiently strong to warrant large options and extensive preparations for borings. Cake and Prohibition in Wheeler. Fossil, June 2. Cake has carried Wheeler county, probably by 100 votes. With three precincts to bear from, the rrsult now stands: Cake 382. Chamberlain 300. The univer ity appropriation has carried well in the county. Columbia for Cake by 160. St. Helens. June 2. Incomplete re turns show Cake has a plurality in olumbia county of 150. Prohibition has been defeated by 80 votes. The Republican ticket is successful, with the exception of county judge and as sessor, which have been captured by the Democrats. majority in favr of the sa- PrPre for Long Trip. San l'rinr;. Inne 2 Five war sm1 r'f the Atlantic fleet are now at anch"r 'n th, harbor, making prepara- 1! " ,"r their trin around the world lhf v'sC, ,h;,t arrived from the itrn,rf " fl'8,hip C"nnfr,,ir"t Admit,! c.nerry in command; the l-r.: W0nt, Minnesota ami Ad- i-.mory, flagship, the Louisiana r'!'M J' r" ' Int to Admiral of"1. f Washington that the men m, , flr" are to take part in no S hff"rt SUr"ng rrld cruise . At th, Naval Academy. Annan,, , . ,, , Tne 2 Com- rn,;"nrn, 1 'V fhe United States d-1...? was ...shered.in yester- ewf IrDffl 'next -idshipnienwillbe kept letic re Purs . ..... - W . , and otner te... ..... j1 i tlM..ne week" celebration I C culminate Friday with m. '"1 W the etnhr diploma,. culminate exercise lmirals win reic. . . - .Hn ., p. i...-.n exeriisrs, .... tne emk.. 'um . Increases Lead In Multnomah. Portland. June 3. As the count progresses in Multnomah county Gov ernor Chamberlain maintain his lead over Cake, and will" probably carry the county by Roo to looo. At an earlv hour this morning complete un official returns from 103 precincts and in complete returns from 13 of a tot.il of 114. give the following results Cake, 11.127; Chamberlain, 11,032 Chamberlain's plurality, 805. The pluralities of the other Repub lican nominees for the contested of fices are increasing as the count pro gresses. With the exception of four precincts, including bairview and St John, every precinct on the Fast Side in which a local option election was held went wet by a heavy vote. Kingston's 250th Anniversary, Kingston, N. Y., June 2. The cele bration of the 250th anniversary of the settlement of Kingston culminated yesterday in a blaze of glory. For three days business has been suspend ed, while the inhabitants and many visitors joined in merrymaking. Not the least interesting feature of the oh servance was the reburial of the re mains of George Clinton, vice-president of the United States, and first governor of New York whose home was in Kingston, and who was sworn in here as governor oi tne state. Plasterf Portraits Popular. London, June 2 Plaster portraits are the fashionable form of "counter feit presentment" in London. They are done in the form of miniature busts or bas-reliefs, at the low price of half a guinea C$2 50) apiece. They are modeled by clever artists from the itter in 45 minutes. In these tiny pieces of sculpture they are only about six inches high the details of costume are modeled with charming delicacy. Many society people have started collections. I Construct Electric Line. Baker City. It is the intention of the rand Ronde Electric company to con struct 33 miles of electric line this summer from Union to connect with the Rock creek line in Baker county, at a cost of approximately $.10,000. This line will connect with the lines of the Fremont Power company at the Red Boy mine to the south of Sumpter, thus assuring the patrons of the Grand Ronde company ample power the year round. l lie company will also erect a brick addition to the union station 24x24. one and one-half stories, for transformers. Good Progress on Calapooia Line Brownsville. The new railroad up the Calipooia river from Brownsville is being surveyed. Work on the line will commence soon. The line will run out from South Brownsville and thence east for about 20 miles to Crawfordsville and Hollcy. This will be of great advantage to the town It will open up a vast timber belt said to be the finest in the state. The big dam across the river is about com pleted. Brownsville will soon have electric lights again. Double the Enrollment. University of Oregon. F.mrene Judging from the applications that are pouring into the Registrars office, the freshman class of next Seiilembrr will he the largest in the history of the uni versity. More than 200 applications have already been received from grad uates of the different hieh schools and academies throughout the state, and it is safe to predict that there will be at least loo more, as many freshmen do not apply for standing until college 1 opens in me tan. Fruit Crop Will be Heavy. Baiter City. Unless excentionallv cold weather should overtake this part of the country there will be a large fruit crop, according to men who are heavily interested in fruit lands and or chards. In the immediate virinlt of Baker City fruit is necessarily slower on account of the altitude, but over in Pine and Eagle valleys it is far advanced. Recent cold spells have not damaged the crop materially. Young Chosen at Milton. Milton J. E. Young, recently prin cipal of Moore's school, in this valley ins urn. ppoinrei nrincipal of the Milton school. The dirertor t,d previously engaged R. I Di vies Imt this week he notified the trustees of his refusal of the position. Mr. Davis will teach at Nyasse, Ore. Teachers Turn Homesteaders. Ontario About 30 tearbers e,f V. public schools of Malheur county have filed on homesteads tinder irrigation project near Vale and will engage in farming. A nnmlier of iinmirned ,r. men teachers are in the number. Drain Mora Klamath Land. Klamath Falls. Twelve hunrfrrd acres of swamp land north of Klamath F'alls, near Naylor, will be reclaimed bv the owners, Fred Melhase and John Hagelstein. Land adjoining has raised some of the finest vegetables ever grown in Klamath county, and this land when drained will be cut up into small truck patches. The surveyed line of the Oregon F'astern, running north from Klamath F'alls to Natron, will cross this area of swamp land and the dike will be used in draining it. Open Gates at Hermiston. Pendleton With hundreds of en thusiastic excursionists in attendance and ideal weather prevailing the he.-d gates of the Umatilla irrigation pro ject were thrown open at Hermiston last week. An excursion train of six coaches left thi place, bearing a large number of representative business men and farmers, as well as repre sentatives from Milton, I-'rcewater, Weston and Athena. Progressive Spirit at Cornelius. Cornelius. The old schoolhouse in Cornelius, which has so long been an c-esore to the more enterprising por tion of the people, has been torn down and preparations are being made to erect a new one, which will be a credit to the city and district. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club. !0c per bushel; red Russian, 8Nc; bluestrm, U2c; valley, !i0c. Barley Feed, $25 50 per ton; rolled. $27 .5(Kn 21 50; brewing. $2n. Oats o. l white, $27.50 per ton; gray. $27. Millstuffs Bran, $20 per ton; mid dlings. $.10 50; shorts, country, $'S50; city. $2S 50; wheat and barley chop, $27 50. Hay Timothy. Willamette Valley, $17 per ton; Willamette Valley, ordi nary, $15; Eastern Oregon. $! 50; mixed, $lrt; c'over, $14; alfalfa. $12; alfalfa, meal, $20. Dressed Meats Hogs, f.mcv. Roper pound; ordinary, 7c; large fie; veil, extra. 7jo; ordimry, Br; heavy, 5c; mutton, fancy. 8i, He. Ilutter Extras. 2'c tier pound; fancy. 24o; choice. 20c; store, K,c I-.gg Candled. 1!) H 2 'c per dozen; uncnidlcd, H'c per dozen l onltry .Mixed chickens, 1 1 o 12 e pound; fancy hens. VJi 12'o; root.-rs, r; fryers. 20c; broilers. L'-J'c; duks, old KrtilRc; spring, 20 ',i o ; e-ee, K'.iOc: turkeys, alive, IfoH,- for liens, 14ft lie for gobblers; dressed 17 " I'to. Apples Select. $2 50 ji -r b x; fancy, $2; choice, $1 '.1; ordimry, $1 25. Potatoes Old Oregon, choice, 7nr hoc pe; hundred. Fruit Straw berrie. Oreg n. 1 ' I7fc per pound; gooseberries fie per pound; apricot, ft 50 per cr-'te Onions California red. $ f fi'So 1 75 per sack; Bermudas, $ per crate; gir lie I.vi2nr per pound. vegetable Turnins, f 50 per ark; carrot. $1 50'i 1 75; beet. $1 75; parsnip. $125; cabbage,' $1 T.V.i 2 per cwt ; bean. 1Kil2k per lb; head lettuce, 12Kt15c per dozen; aspa'a gu. $1 50 box; egg plant, 20o p(r lb ; parsley, 25r per dozen; peas, 5 o 7c per pound; peppers, 20c per pound: rid ishe. 15c per dozen; rhubarb, 3c P'-r pound; spinach, 3c per pound. Ho HI07. pfrm, nn, ehi.jee. 5? !je per p m-ni, !,, 2((, tc per pound. Wool -Eastern Oregon, average best. IKol.'io per pound, accord ng to shrinkage; valley, lo'o 12e. Mohair Choice. In,, is- n,.r ),, Cascara Bark 31', 4c per lb.