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
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I C culminate Friday
with m. '"1 W
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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.