: '4'\ T '»V * *"*" 1 ° * ■ ' | ií ¿ ’ «T K *' '7 : .< " * ' / Vr ' -V ■ ** Kr ” •'■ .ORBGGN NEWS OF THE WEEK A • - V . »»_«■ . . U. ■ >• >*., * ,jl.- .•# » ;•*• • *•„ *aW .*> ,« » » ¡«f « lA áiy twawaddiineyve:1»* *■ tjk. *r-,. * *'v * l i v À ■ !.. I. I ................. .. ■■ ■■- . ■" V~wut. úwC^sJfen, . ♦? --------- -- T W E N tY -O N E DEAD. New York, June 9.—Confident of hA ability to cfrry the stars and stripes to the north pole. Commander Robert E. Peary, who has plantad the American flag nearer the coveted northern goal than any othet living man, is in New York making active preparations for another Arctic dash OREGON STATE DIMS OF INTEREST » r Ç O M Tornado Sweeps Path Along Kansaa- Nebraska Una. Omaha, Neb.,'June 8.—The tornado which passed over Southern Nebraska and porbons o f Northern Kansaa F ri­ Mentana Cot Oft i day evening was the most destruçtive T O PURIFY C A M PA IG N . WILL C E M E N T O A N A L . Ranina | and covered the most territory o f any similar storm Which -has visited the Corrupt Practices Act Restricts Seepage Causes;Washout on Umetilla state ip many ygars. At least twenty- vif . didates' Acts. ' Irrigation Ditch. one persons are known to be dead, | Salem,—The adoption o f the corrupt Pendleton.— A section o f the main five fatally injured and a acore of RAILROADS LOSE MUCH TRACKAGE F in hr I * othera more or leaa seriously hurt, feed canal o f the Umatilla irrigation t i f “ t r . pl* , project about- 40 feet in length was some of. them dangerously. Additional reports received state ,h , norlh, which (or c o t u r ic . h „ •>“ * 1 ■“ > » I»“ “ » 1 been the aim of daring explorers.! campaign a vastly different one from washed out between Foster and Echo, that several persons were killed at Grant Steal Bridges Washed Out— I k been seen in * Oregon, - The stanch steamer Roosevelt, which l taoee w hich have the cause o f the washout being seep­ the towns o f Byron, Neb., and Court- land, Kan., wfiich towns have been Wires Down on All Sides— the Peary Arctic Club built for C o m - in the last fe w y e a n . age water, which has constantly mander Peary, and which carried 4 him 1 For one thing, the advertising plan drained through the porous soil at cut off from communication with the Deluge Continues. "i-1 . of ^ and his little party on his last north- * campaign, which Senator that point. Tne O. R. & N. track is outside world. At Fairfield more than forty build­ ward journey, has been overhauled Bourne mtde popular in Oregon, will be within a few feet of the canal at that and put in better condition than ever |em extensively used in the future, point, and the grade has beCn softened ings were more or less wrecked and af them, ' including three Missoula, Mont., June 6.—At 5 o’clock Great scarcity of beef in Chicago for her exnected battles with the ice Two fu tu re , of the corrupt practices for about half a mile by the seepage. some causes high prices to prevail. barriers o f the frozen north. The act will tend to accomplish this e n d - The government engineers have de­ churches, were'demolished. The loss last eevening the flood situation in west-, will exceed $100^000. Seventeen o f the finest paintings in ship is tugging at her hawsers in tne one a limitation on expenditures, and cide 1 of j * *nd ta 7 general mor tnat the gang sent up from Mal­ area and been ao destructive wherever the day. At Boniu, Nimrod and Bear- A New York actress has secured his personal means, amounting to n, __ _ year’s salary, . pigs 10 per cent of one damages for the sale o f her photo­ $80,000. heur some time ago and lates par­ jt touched the earth that it has almost _________________ though any candidate may spend as doned by Governor Chamberlain has caused a panic among the inhabitants. mouth the telegraph operators have * graphs without her consent. much as $100 if the percentage should completed a new organization, and is Hundreds o f farmers drove into town been compelled to leaVe their posts, ROAD AGAIN B L O C K E D . A new record for m otor bicycles be less than that. A candidate for operating in the same manner they seeking shelter, many of them being driven out by the rising waters. At Garrison nearly all the residents have has been established at Buffalo, N. Y, governor will hereafter be limited to were a few years ago, when the tax­ homeless. fled from their homes and are camped O n a race track ten'm iles were made Month May be Required to Replace an expenditure of $750 in a primary payers of eastern Oregon spent much upon th£ hills in the rain. in 6:40 3-5. campaign nnd $$00 in a general cam- money and effort to capture them. Montana Railroad Lines. * • None of the dams on the river have • END 3 3 D A Y S ’ RAIN S T O R M . John Brandt Walker, leader o f a Butte, Mont., June 9.—The North­ given way, though the power dam •eat bear campaign in the New C o o s Finds OIL . owned by ex-Senator William A. Clark, C IT IZE N S TAKE INITIATIVE. ork stock market, has failed. At ern Pacific east from Butte is again Marshfield.— The stir over oil in Rivera Begin to Fall, but Communi­ above Missoula, is reported to be in a. one time he had a fortune o f $3,- tied up by a new washout of 600 feet cation it Stopped. Coos county, successfully held down critical condition. 000 , 000 . o f track near Jefferson Island, a small Plan Bonds to Raise Money to Im for several weeks past, has reached Yesterday afternoon the Northern Pa­ Missoula, Mont., June 8.— Saturday the stage that facts cannot longer be night at 6 o ’clock the sun broke cific released by wagon transfer 200 o f prove Siuslaw Bar. Brewers from all parts o f the coun­ station in the Jefferson River Valley, kept from the public. Oil men have through the clouds after 33 days of th* passengers that have been marooned try are to meet at Chicago to plan a about 60 miles from Butte. T w o steel Eugene.— The citizens of fhe Sius­ defense against the ever increasing trestles oiv, the Great Northern are law valley, on the coast of Lane coun been here on investigating missions, rain and the rainfall, which/had been eayt o f here. They will be sent to Spo­ wave o f prohibition now sweeping reported as having gbne out, near ty, are becoming tired waiting for and corporations and individuals have lessening since morning, ceas-d. kane on a made-up train. Basin, 35 miles north of Butte, add­ quietly been taking options for sev­ The rivers show a lower mark than the United States. The damage to the new roadbed o f ing to the demoralization o f that road. the government to improve the bar at eral weeks. Actual crude" oil has been they did 24 hours ago and there is the St. Paul line between Missoula , the mouth of the Siuslaw river so ves­ Because o f washouts in Montana Great Northern Railway officials struck near Bandon, and gas has been But and Butte will not fall short o f a mil­ the Burlington road has canceled all will not venture an opinion as to sels can pass out or in without delay, encountered in many places. Around hope that the worst is over. Pacific Coast trains running in con­ when normal conditions will be re­ and a plan is being discussed to raise Coos Bay indications are sufficiently there has been great damage and it lion dollars, and it is becoming greater nection with the Northern Eacific stored, one official stating that in .his funds for the undertaking in another strong to warrant large options and may be days or weeks before railroad all the time. traffic is resumed to the eastward. J The Northern Pacific has assembled on until further announcement. belief a month’s time would be nec­ way. It is proposed to bond that extensive preparations for borings. All day Saturday Missoula was cut this division all o f the piledrivers from part of the county lying west o f the essary to put the Montana line of the King Edward has started for Russia. ff from the outside world. Not tfntil the west that it can get; it has taken Coast range of mountains for 30 or Northern Pacific in proper condition. The Governor's View. night had there been wire communi­ from its own western divisions and has Sir Robert Hart predicts a great fu­ The Great Northern telegraphic serv­ 40 years, and use the money thus cation and it consisted of a tingle borrowed from other roads. The fight ture for China. Salem.—“ There seems to be no raised in building jetties at thfc mouth ice is completely demoralized, and the line to the west and none to the east. against the water is being carried on by question o f my election,” • said Gov­ of the river. It / is thought by the officials fear they have yet to learn of Eight persons were killed in a col­ Saturday night and Sunday morning 10,000 men, but the water is gaining ernor Chamberlain, “ and l am deeply promoters of the scheme that $100,-000 lision on a trolley road near Annapolis. the teal magnitude o f the destruction the high water reached its maximum, steadily, and the rain continues to foil grateful to the people for the,high could be faised easily in this way, aqd wrought by the flood waters. j » registering the highest mark ever , in torrents. The Missoula river at this Scandinavia, Neb., has been wrecked The barometer is higher than for that with this sum considerable start tribute which has been paid me. by a cyclone. Franklin albo suffered peveral weeks! This would indicate could be made toward constructing attribute my election to the State known in this country. All o f the place is but a few feet below the high­ chy and county bridges are out and est mark ever registered. Tl»e expensive much damage. ■ warmer weather and with that the the jetty. It is hoped by the time ment No. 1 issue more than anything Missoula is divided into three dis­ city bridges are in danger, and are else, considering the overwhelming this sum is expended the national gov Mayor Busse, o f Chicago, has been rapid melting o f the snows in ^ the tricts, each of which is without com ­ guarded to prevent their usct so danger­ married a month, and his friends have mountains. As there now is lying eminent would be ready to take up Republican majority in the state, and munication with thç outside. Three ous are they considered, had Cake stuck to that principle as the work and push it to completion. from three to four feet o f snow in just found it out. large residences in the city webt down t West o f here the Northern Pacific the mountains it is feared the rush of T o meet the interest on the bonds strohgly after the election as he did t Hearst has made a net gain o f 105 waters will add to the damage already each year, it is proposed to collect a before he would have wpn out hands the river. Their occupants had been has no trouble as yet: | At midnight the Northern Pacific has warned aryl were out before the flood votes so far in the recount o f ballots down.” ' toll o f perhaps 25 cents, per thousand done. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ struck. The big log-jam o f the Black- surrendered the fight against , the water for mayor o f New York. feet on the lumber and a proportion­ foot Company has been held in place east o f Missoula tor the present. Un­ Open Gates at Hermiston. ate sum on other articles exported - H EARST’ S GAIN N O W 120. While O. H. P. Belmont’s physicians and the great power dam owned by less the rain stops soon, there will be from the towns at the mouth o f the Pendleton.— With hundreds of en­ have not abandoned! all hope, there is | very little Atft of 150 miles of the most W. A. Clark is intact. river. Later a sinking fund coaid he thusiastic excursionists in attendance little chance o f his recovery. Recounting o f 7 7 Ballot Boxes C om ­ raised in the same'way to pay off the The damage to farms in the bottom expensive road on the line. Two big and ideal weather prevailing, the head A tornado in Nova Scotia killed two pleted in New York. bonds when they become due. In d a te s'o f the Umatilla irrigation pro- lands wiH be great. The loss to the steel bridges have been washed out, but city and county will run far into the it is not understood that they are d e -. persons and injured a number o f others. thrown oÿeçi at Hermiston " New Y ofk, June 4.—The recount o f! this way the expense o f tyiflding the ■ N T were st royed. thousands and cannot be estimated Much damage to property is reported. excursion of i s six la s t week. wee« r An m e x c u r s io n train (ra m o .x u n t i , t h ^ the ballots in the disputed m ayoralty' jetty would be borne by " the indus­ last | The serious feature of the situation is* The interstate commerce commission election of 1905 proceeded with expe­ tries directly benefited by the work. coaches left this place bearing a large look tod ¡8 e* couraRing and it is the fact that the high water has ex­ will be unable to give a decision on the dition today before Justice Lambert, number o f representativ representative business the crigj8 ha8 ed tended west o f Missoula, and is attack­ men and farmers, as well as repre­ Reject Dam Bide. Pacific coast lumber rate case before in the supereme court, and 29 ballot ing the track between Missoula and the boxes were opened, which show a July 1. Klamath Falls.—The secretary of sentatives from Milton, Freewater, west end of tbe state. The Idaho di- 1 W eston and Athena. M ISSO U R I ON RAM PAGE. vision has sent a big force of men over The situation in Persia is steadily go­ gain of 16 votes for William Randolph the interior has rejected the bids on to help in the fight on the west end. ing from bad to worse, and it is believed Hearst. Seventy-seven boxes have the C le y lake dam, a part of the Monmouth Waqts Freight Depot. the present shah will not rule much been counted since the recount be­ Klamath' irrigation project, on ac­ Continued Reins in Montana C ost 8 gun, and the total gain for Hearst is count o f the high figures, together Salem.— The Oregon railroad •commis­ longer. Lives and Much Property. 0 CR U ISER 'S B O IL E R .B U R S T S . 123. Early today Hearst made large with the fact-that land owners in that sion has ordered that a hearing be had Japan says the revolt in Corea is now gains, which were materially reduced section have still five per cent more at Monmonth, June 15, at 1:30 P. M., Great Falls, Mont., June 8.— Never confined to the remote districts, and by the recount late in tl\e day. land to sign u6 to bring the total up on the questiog of a Southern Pacific , before^ in the hlstorv of Montana has Four Men Killed by Explosion on Ten­ that in a short time the entire country Supreme Court* Jifstice Lambert, to the required 80 per cent. The two freight depot. there been such a flood as has been nessee at San Pedro. will be pacified. who is trying the case, has requested bids submitted were by Mahoney sweeping down the valley o f the Mis­ I San Pedro. Cal.. June 6.—VYh'fo the souri River and its fatbutaries. Five The crown prince o f Servia is ac Governor Hughes to recommend to Bros., of San Francisco. $115,770, and PO RTLAND M A R K E T S. lives have already been lost in the United States armored cruiser Tonnes*- cused of plotting against Montenegro. tfie legislature that a special appropri­ Maney Bros., of Winnetnucca, $188, see was steaming at 19'knots per hour ation be made ^under which the jurors 980/ The government may readver­ Wheat— Club, 90c per bushel; red waters in this vicinity, and the dam­ on speed trial, off Ponit Hueneme, Cal., English socialists oppose the pro- who are hearing the evidence may be tise for bids, or do the work by force age to farms, railroads and industrial Russian, 88c; bluestem, 92c; valley, posetf visit o f King Edward to Rus­ allowed extra compensation for their account. and commercial institutions wttt ran at l l : 0 h yesterday morning, a «team pipe _________ 90c. > in the starboard engine room burst un­ sia. duties. Barley—Feed, $25.50 per ton; roiled, into the millions. »T h e river is at the der a 235-pound pressure, killing four highest point ever known since the It has been learned that one of the G ood Prograas on Calapooia Line O. H. P. Belmont is believed to be $27.50@28.50; brewing, $26. men and injuring ten others—all of the dying o f an operation for appendi­ jurors has lost his employment since Brownsville.—The new railroad up Gats— No. 1 white, $27.50 per ton; first settlement o f Montana and it 1s : men in the compartment at the time. still rising. the opening of the trial nine weeks citis. the Calipooia river from Brownsville gray, $27. Some of the smaller outside towns Two o f the injured will,die. ago, and that another’s business has Millstuffs— Bran, $26 per ton; mid«- The Union Pacific will immediately seriously suffered from neglect for so is beinjf surveyed. W ork on the line The explosion, the cause o f which ia are in even worse condition than is will commence soon. The line will dlings, $30.50; shorts, country, $28 50; issue $50,000,000 in bonds for the ldBg a period. It is said that from $5 yet unknown, occurred only a few min­ Great Falls. At last reports Choteau run out from South Brownsville and city, $28.50; wheat and barley chop, building o f new roads. was completely' surrounded by water utes after Admiral Uriel Sebree, Cap­ to $10 a day for each juror was the thence east for about 20 miles to $27"50. tain J. B. Howard and Chief Engineer The Erie railroad will immediately compensation suggested to the gov­ Crawfordsville-and Holley. This will Hay—Timothy. yVillamette Valley, and all bridges were gone. A large Robertson had left the engine room on _________________ reopen its shops, giving employment ernor. be o f great advantage to the town. $17 per ton; Willamette Valley, ordi­ part o f Belt was partially under water a tour of inspection. Four of the men to several thousand men. It will open up a vast timber belt said nary, $15; Eastern Oregon, $18.50; and the people had taken ta the high were killed instantly, apd two more are , Tornado in Iowa. to be the finest ffn the state. The hig mixed, $16; clover, $14; alfalfa, $12; ground. Governor Johnson, o f Minnesota, expected to die at any moment. "**7---------------------- ..... ...... .... .1 n dam across th^ river is about com­ alfalfa, meal, $20. Charles City, la., June 9.— A tor­ says no one yet has the Democratic Canadian Bridges Go Out. Dressed Meats— Hogs, fancy, 8c per nado struck this city Sunday, demol­ pleted. Brownsvilte will Soon have nomination fo^jpresident. Boycott la 8praadlng. electric lights again. pound; ordinary, 7c; large. 6c; veal, . Mc'Leod, Alberta, June 8.—The Ca­ ( A Los Angeles banker has been ishing about 200 residences and «-»w— fokio, June 6/^-Two hundred thou- extra. 7 jc; ordinal^, 6c; heavy, 5c; nadian Pacific, bridge at West ^ fc - robbed o f $10,000 in jewels which he barns. One man, W . R. Beck, is mutton, fancy, S@ 9 c. Albany Will Retaliate. and yen is now indicated as the size o f known to have been killed and four Leod was swefit away Friday night. was carrying with him on a street Butter— Extras, 25c pef pound; St. Marv’s bridge, between here and the proposed present to Canton guilds . children are reported missing. The Albany.— Because they believe the car. path o f the tornado was about ten Southern Pacific railroad is seeking fancy, 24c; choice, 20c; 'store, 16c. "k Lethbridge, is a .total wreck and the if the boycott is discontinued. Mean­ Eggs— Candled, 19}@20c per dozen; Canadian Pacific puippinp station while advices from north China and A number o f clubmen in L os An­ rods wide. It struck the city in the to retaliate in. erecting a small and has been swept into the river. The Manchuria state that, owing to the ac­ geles have been arrested because southwestern part, crossed the river inexpensive depot .to replace the pret­ uncandled, 19c per dozen. Poultry— Mixed chickens* iy® 12c bridge at Browket on the Crow;s Nest tivity o f the Cantonese emissaries, the they were selling liquor without a and lifted the-w ater almost clean ent structure, following the action of roosters, •line is expecte'd to gor at any time, movement is rapidly spreading through­ hens, 12@12ic; 64WW — from the river bed. It passed in a the city council in securing an order pound; fancy license. lilers, 22lc; 22Á 8c; fryers, 20c; broilers, docks, and mail and freight and passenger out the north. The emissaries are work­ northeasterly direction, just missing from the state railroad commission Indications are that Hoke Smith the Charles City college buildings, | for a new depot here, thè merchants old, 17@18c; spring, 20E®22fc; geese, traffic is it a standstill. Rain con­ ing systematically and secretly. Their has been beaten by Joseph M. Brown spent itself a -few miles northeast and heavy shippers have decided* to 8@ 9c; turkeys, slive, 16@18c for hens, tinues to fall in torrents. Farms for literature jnakes no mention either o f as Democratic candidate for govdVnor o and f the city. combine and ship all their eastern 14@16c for gobblers; dressed, 17@19c. many miles around are inundated and the boycott or -of Japan, speaking o f o f Georgia. Apples— Select, $2.50 per box; houses have floated,away, and the loss "the national disgrace with reference to freight orders over the Northern Pa­ fancy, $2; choice, $1.50; ordinary, will be enormous. the country responsible,” which the Chi­ Trainmen on the Nashville, Chatta­ Pull Conductor O ff Car. cific. or some other line not owned by $1.25. . nese all understand means Japan. nooga & St. Louis railroad threaten Bakersfield,-Cal., June 9.— A street the Harriman system. _ Potatoes—Old. Qregons, choice, to g o on strike unless the company ^Machine Shops Burn. 70(£)§0c pet hundred. takas back some discharged men who car was held up on the outskirts o f Judge Administers Rebuka. Bronco Bucking for Condon. m ___ V1 Victoria, B. C., June 8.—The three .Fruits—Strawberries, Oregon, 15(g) the city about midnight Saturday and belonged to the union. San Francisco, June 6.—Judge Conley, Condon.— Condon will celebrate the 17*c r pound; gooseberries, 6c per i nwchiqe shops of the Victoria Ma- C. J. L. Meyer, aged 77, first presi­ Conductor Frills was robbed qf $41. Fourth o f July iu old-fashioned style, ,u „ „ . apricots. $1.50 per crate. chmery Depot Company, Limited, administered a rebuke to the veniremen poun dent of the Chicago Northwestern The deed was committed by t w o ________________ ________ to | ^ and a committee ______ was appointed so Onions—-California red, $t.65@1.75 destroyed by fire Saturday even- who are attempting to evade jury duty railroad, and worth at one time a mil­ masked men, one o f whom jumped licit funds for the carrying on" of the er aack; Bermudas, $2 per crate; gar- out at 8 ? c.,Pck i*°- lion dollars, has applied for admis­ aboard the car, pulled the conductor j festivities. It is planned to hold a uig $180,000 damage and throwing in the trial of Walter J. Bartnett, the sion to the Milwaukee county, W is­ to the ground and robbed him while market day in connection with the Ic 15(®20c per ponnd. alleged, bank wrecker, this morning. | T > 1 Vegetables — Turnips, $1.50 per consin, poorhouse. the other stood guard with guns. The celebration, just as has been Held in sack; carrots. $1.50(6)1.7$; beets, $1.75;' amounted* to $30,000. The fire was Nearly every man- called had some ail­ car continued on its way, , the motor- Pendleton and The Dalles. Broncho- parsnips, $1.2$; cabbage, $1.75@2 per caused, it is thought, by the fire from ment. Most o f them were deaf, either Butte police are making an effort to man and passengers failing to see the bucking contests and baseball will cwt*, beans. U @ lS )c per lb ; head the moulding room. Usually it is the in one ear or the other, and Judge Con­ freeze out Emma Goldman. * attack made on the conductor. form a part of the programme, while lettuce, 12}