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No Mure Money for Dredging
Columbia River Bar,
CONTRACTS WILL SOON BE LET
Big Dredge Chinook Will Not Con
tlnuo Operations on Oar Dur
ing Coming Soaion.
Washington, Starch 23. Tho work
ot improvement nt tho mouth of tho
Columbia rivet this summer will be
confined exclusively to Jetty extension,
in accordance with tho provisions ot
tho Into river and harbor bill. Tho
chief ot engineers will soon award, tho
contract for furnishing stone for tho
Jetty and ns soon ns possible thereafter
delivery will commence and tho Jetty
will bo pushed seaward.
It has been finally determined to
abandon dredging on tho Columbia
river bar. Major Lnngfitt is not im
pressed with what was accomplished by
tho dredge Chinook last season, and in
clines to tho opinion that the money
required for operating this dredge
might better bo expended on permanent
work on tho Jetty. This viow is now
concurred in by tho department officials.
What will bo dono with tho . Chinook
has not been determined. Sho may lie
up at a dock or bo sent to somo other
locality where dredging produces better
results.
The government will have to pay
mora for stono this year than it did
under tho former contract, but tho ex
act figure is not yet known, as all data
Is not now at hand.
Tho engineers are not ready to com
mence construction of the Dalles-Cclilo
canal. Major Lnngfitt has been direct
ed to submit to tho War department a
plan for utilising tho 300,000 carried
by the river and harbor bill. It is be
lieved this amount will be amplo to
construct the first or lower lock.
DOINGS IN CONGRESS
Friday, March 17.
In tho executive session of tho sonato
today Morgan continued Ills speech of
yesterday. Ho spoku until 4:45 p. m.,
when Foruker took tho lloor In defense.
Adjournment Is looked for tomorrow.
It is not determined whether tho treaty
will be recommitted or whether it will
bo allowed to hipso without action of
any kind.
Senator Spoonor discussed brlcflly
the rlatlous between the Phllpipluea
and this country, and said ho believed
tho timo would como when the islands
would havo their own government.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
DEATH HOLL QMOW8.
Saturday, March 10.
Tho special session of thw sonato was
at 3:30 today adjourned without day.
All tlto nominations sent in were con
firmed with tho exception of five, tho
most important ot which was that of
Judgo James Wlckersham to succeed
himself as Judgo ot tho District court
ot Alaska. Several unimportant treat
ies were ratified, but beyond theso mat
ters no legislative business was traaus
acted. Most ot tho seslou was devoted
to tho Santo Domingo treaty and at ad
journment no action had been taken on
tho matter and it was allowed to re
main on tho calendar.
RESUME WORK ON UMATILLA
Irrigation Proloct Has Attention of
Government Engineers.
Pendleton John T, Whistler, en
gineer of tho reclamation bureau for
Oregon, says work will bo resumed on
tho Umntllln irrigation project In n
WAITS FOR TITLE.
SAY IT IS NOT A SQUARE DEAL.
Canal Commissioners' Heads Will Go
Off" Under Protest.
Washington, D. C, March 23. The
president and Secretary of War Taft are
conferring tonight on proposed changes
in tho personnel of tho Isthmian canal
commission. It is thought that an an
nouncement ot the removal of the pres
ent members and the appointment of
their successors may be made tomorrow.
Cluurinan Walker and tho members
of tho commission have practically de
cided that they will not tender their
resignations until requested to do so by
tho president. They feel keenly tho fact
that during the recent criticism of their
management of affairs they have not
been requested by tho president to pre
sent their side ot the case. Their
friends declare that snap judgment is
being taken and they are quoting
against the president his famous motto:
"A square deal for every man; no more
and no less."
HAY IS WORN OUT.
Health Will Never Permit Him to Re
turn to Duty.
Chicago, March23. Privato advices
received in Chicago from friends of Sec
retary of State John Hay indicate more
fully than recent press dispatches that
tho distinguished American, now on
his way to Europe, has no expectation
of ever resuming his official duties and
that he feels his physical condition to
be quito serious. Three personal let
ters to Chicagoans, ono from tho secre
tary himself and two from close person
al friends of his, show this.
"I need a long, long rest," he him
self wroto to an old-time acquaintance
here, "and I must have it, even at the
cost of many ambitions for tho work I
have under way. I am very tired and
not well, tho eprlngs ot youth are not
what they were. Some one else" must
go on witli what has bc-cri' started dur
ing m timo. hero?'
Forty-Four Are Still Missing.
Brockton, Mass., March 23. No
more bodies havo been found in the
ruins of the It. II. G rover company's
shoo factory today. Tho number of
bodies recovered is 55. Late last night
City Marshal Hoyden issued a state
ment to tho effect that 44 persons who
wero employed in the factory wore still
missing. Practically all business
throughout tho city will bo suspended
today during tho funerals. Tho schools
are closed, and so far as possible all
traffic will be discontinued as the cor
tego passes through tho streets.
Panic Due to Fire In Skyscraper.
Now York, March 23. Many lives
wero endangered and daumgo to tho ex
tent of $50,000 was done by a fire in
tho nine-story Empire Stato building
at Broadway and Blocker streets today
Scores of girls employed in tho upper
portions of tho buildings wero thrown
into a panic when the flames swept up
from the seventh floor, where tho fire
started, and it was only by the greatest
good fortune that all escaped. As it
was, many wero mora or less bruised.
Japanese In Front of Him.
St. Petersburg, March 23. A dls
patch from General Linievitch, datod
March 21 says: Yesterday Japaneio
cavalry detachments appeared in front
of our advance posts. Behind tho cav,
airy were infantry who halted at the
village of Macbantzy." I
As Soon as Secured Goqernment Wil
Begin Celilo Canal.
Washington, March 24. It devel
oped today, upon inquiry at tho War
dcp-irtmcnt, that tho government is not
llkel) to begin construction ot The
Dallca-Celilo canal, because the state of
Oregon has not yet conveyed to the
Federal government absolute title to the
right of way for this waterway.
Tho original act of congress authoris
ing the canal stipulated that no work
should be done until the state had pre
sented right of way to the government
free of cost. When this condition was
imposed by congress, steps wero taken
by the stato looking to tho purchase or
condemnation of tho necessary lands
and army engineers aro advised that
most, if not all, of tho land necessary
has been purchased or condemned. In
fact, last September Mnjor Langfitt
transmitted to the chief of engineers
abstracts of title to this land. Theso
abstracts were examined by tho attor
ney general and approved as being suffi
ciently binding. The papers wero then
returned to Major Langfitt with the
understanding that tho state would
make payments for the various parcels
of land included in the right ot way.
Since that timo nothing has been heard
from Major Langfitt or from tho state,
and, so far as tho War department is
aware, this right of way has not been
purchased.
Until the titlo is turned over to tho
government, not one cent ot the $300,
000 appropriated last session can bo ex
pended. Notwithstanding this situa
tion, Major Lnngfitt will proceed with
tho preparaion of tho project for tho
expenditure of this money and work
will begin in accordance with this plan
just as soon as titlo to the right of May
rests in tlto government.
WILL ADOPT LESSONS TAUGHT.
President and General Officers Will
Apply Them In Army.
Washington, March 24. Results of
tho observation of American army offi
cers during tho llusso-Japancso war
formed the subject of a conference today
In'tween tho president and Assistant
Secretary of War Oliver, General Cra
zier, chief of the bureau of ordinance
and several officers of the general staff.
Tho importance of individual initiative
In tho soldier and of highor physical
training than heretofore has character
ized the private in tho ranks has been
made evident. Tho conference today
was preliminary to the adopt ion of such
means as will increase tho training and
add to tho initiativeof the enlisted men
join the army. Tho methods will 1m
taught them which aro born of exper
ience and observation. It is expected
that these methods not only will in
crease the efficiency of tho private sol
dier, but also will enable him the bet-
I tor to protect himself and perhaps his
comrades in lime oi emergency, tlto
new methods will be promulgated in
general orders to tho army.
snort time, mo engineers will con
tinue their Investigations of the John
Day river proposition and ascertain if
tho river can bo diverted from its chan
nel over tho desert lands ot Southern
Morrow county.
Tho feat would le a difficult one,
and, contrary to the belief of tho pub
lic, who think tho river would leavo
its channel nt tho headwaters ot Wil
low creek, tho canal would necessarily
follow tho deep canyon of tho river for
miles, emerging to the top nt
a point west of lone, Morrow county,
and take an easterly direction toward
Umatilla county until tho grade neces
sitated running north to tho Columbia.
This project would probably cost from
$2,000,000 to 13,000.000, but Mr.
Whistler states that should it ho found
that 260,000 ncres could bo rcclinmcd
it would Ire feasible. Should tho
amount of land bo much smaller than
this it will ho deferred until such a
time ns hinds nro ot a sufficient value
to warrant tho expenditure of such a
sum, or at least until the reclamation
fund readies such an amount as to war
rant tho commencement ot such a
scheme.
Other investigations in tho Umatilla
project proiwr will bo continued, as n
site was found late Inst fall which
might prove feasible. Tho character
of tho soils in that district is such that
great euro Is being exercised uhii a
site. Some have proved after tests to
be ot such a nature as not to hold
water through the hot season and
would lose a great amount by tho per
colation through tho sides and bottom
of a reservoir.
Instructions for Taking Census.
Salem Secretary of Stato Dunbar
has issued tho blanks and instructions
to county assessors governing tho tak
ing of tho state census of 1U05. Su-
pllea will bo sent to eacli assessor in a
day or two. Tho legislature, at its IjbI
session, having failed to pass any act
amending tho old census law, Secretary
of State Dunbar has adhered closely to
tho law, out ot dato though It is. Two
blanks aro provided, ono for tho enu
meration of inhabitants and tho other
for tho enumeration of industrial pro
ducts. For the convenience of assessors
the military roll was included in tho
enumeration of inhabitants. The in
structions given are vey complete and
if studied and carefully followed the
census should give a very accurate col
lection of statistics.
NUMDER ALL NOSES.
Now Legislative Apportionment to Do
Made In 1007.
Salem A now legislative upiKirllun
ment, based upon tho statu census of
11)05. must bo umdu by tho legislature
ot 1D07, and for that reason It behooves
each county to seu that a full enumera
tion of inhabitants is nrndo this year,
The growth of Eastern Oregon and the
city of Portland In the last tlvo years Is
supH)sod to have been moru rapid than
the growth of tho Willamette valley
counties, and It tho stato census should
show much of n difference, Multnomah
county and Eastern Oregon may profit
by securing larger representation In the
legislature.
From computations made by latltor
Commissioner O. 1. Huff Inst summer,
that ollleial reached tho conclusion that
some of tho older settled valley counties
are not increasing very rapidly lit impu
tation. His rcjRirt allowing that opin
ion raised a storm of criticism from the
counties that received an unfavorable
showing, but Commissioner I loff avert
ed that his computations wero made ac
cording to plans approved by tho best
statisticians, and he anticipate that
the census will hear out his figures.
The npportioumeut into senatorial
and representative districts Is not al
ways made in strict compliance with
the constitution, and therefore soinu
counties get a larger representation
than their iMtpuhitiuii untitles them to,
while other counties get less. Should
the legislature ot 1U07 I hi actuated by a
desire to follow tho constitution, tliire
might Ik some important change In
tho apiHHtioumciit ot representatives,
Water War On.
Klamath Falls Tho Klamath Cnnal
company ordered the headg.tto of Its
canal opened on Link river and tho
water went coursing down tho canal
through tho tunnel, under Ankeuycannl,
down Eleventh street, In Klamath
Fulls and out onto the flats bordering
Lko Ewauna. Immediately Sheriff
Obcuchuin served tho manager ot the
company with an order from tho court
directing him to shut oft tho water, be
cause the property owners on Eleventh
street brought suit against tho company
for dumnges, as the secretary of War
had notified tho company that taking
water out of Link river would lie il
legal. The company will now undoubt
edly have the attention of tho United
States district attorney.
Ono Hundred Dead and Missing nt
'Brockton, Massachusetts,
llrookton, Mush., Match 22. Satis
fied that there wan no clmiico of recov
ering additional bodies from the ruins
of tho It, II, (trover company's slioo
factory, search was abandoned at 11
o'clock tonight by tho small army ot
volunteers after 37 hours ot constant
toll. Although the police and Medical
Examiner Pnlno lelt that they have re
moved from tho debt Is nil remains
which weio not reduced to nshes, a sec
ond search shortly will I hi Instituted to
satisfy relative and friends of the
victims.
The revised list m given out by tho
police nt 11 till) o'clock tonight was us
follows:
"llodles recovered, 55j Identified,
14; missing, 4(1 reported as escaped,
283, It now seems probable that but
14 bodies will Ito buried with their
Identity poidtlvely established,"
An Inquest will bo held shortly.
Tho day saw tho first movement on
the part of the workmen In trades sim
ilar to tlmt pursued by the victims to
raise a relief fund for the bereaved
families, It Is expeclinl that several
thousand dollars will be sulwerllH-d.
At tho ruins tonight hundreds ot men
drenched to the skin by the rain tolled
unceasingly amid the hiilf-huriied tint
Iter for fragments of llesh anil Ihiiiu
which, when found, were hurried to
the morgue to Ihi eon tined by those
waiting there. That the 55 dead repre
sent tho total number of victims no
one familiar with the disaster believes.
It Is extremely doubtful, however, that
more than fragmentary pieces of other
bodies will ever Ihi found.
EXPLODING
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nt Lenst Sixty Persons nt
Urockton, Mnssaclnisolts.
THEIR DODIIiS AKE CREMATED;
Shoo Factory 8wnrm'ng With People.
Ripped Asunder by Bursting
Dollar and Uurnod.
To Exhibit Sumpter Ores.
Sumpter The building which will
contain tho permanent oro exhibit ot
tho Sumpter mining district, is com
plete in its interior decorations and
now ready for tho reception of a dis
play specimen. The object of tho ex
hibit is tho concentration at ono piont
of tho many different kinds ot minerals
that aro produced in this district.
This will permit of insjiectlon of ores
without tlio necessity of visiting tho
many different sections whore they aru
found. Many visitors from thu East,
visiting tho Portland oxitosltlon, aro
expected to stop over and lnsject this
section, and tho mineral display will
bo ono of tho most imtKjrtuiit objects to
attract their attention.
Oregon Hops are Dirty.
Silvcrton Fred Arthur has Just re
turned from a four mouths' visit in
England, and among other things ho
brought back a sample ot choice hojm
iiKn comparison witli which the Ix-st
hops of Oregon are found to bo less
clear and bright in nppcnrntico. Mr.
Arthur says that although many of
Oregon's hops found a market in Eng
land this year tho buyers there com
plain that the hops aro too dirty and
that instead of getting better they are
picked less clean eacli year. Ho fears
that thu reputation of Oregon ho, will
suffer unless there is an improvement
in the plcinkg.
New Japanese Battleship.
Newcastle-on-Tyno, March 24. The
now Japanese battleship Koshiina was
launched today at tho Elawick ship
building yard here, in thu presence of
Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minister
to Great Britain. Tho Knshima mid
her sister ship, the Katoil, being built
for Japan at Barrow-on-Furness, are
10,400 tons, and are to have n speed of
10 knots. Thoir main batteries will
consist of four 12-inch guns, four 10
inch guns, and 12 six-inch guns. Tho
armor belts will be ninu inches in
thickness.
Must Make Price Uniform.
Laaning, Mich., March 24. In the
house today a bill was introduced pro
hibiting differences in the price of oil
other than those directly traceable to
frieght charges. Thu hill is aimed to
prevent discrimination between locali
ses. It has been alleged that ono
county in Michiagn recently had to sub
mit to an arbitrary inereaso in tho price
of oil coincident with the winning of a
lawsuit against tho Standard Oil com
pany by residents of that county.
Damage of 31,000,000 is Done.
Pittsburg, March 24. Tho crest of
tho flood was reached early today and
the rivers are receding rapidly. It is
estimated that tho total loss to local
industry since the flood began wilsl ex
ceed $1,000,000.
To Import Black Percherons.
Pendleton A. O. Ruby A Co. this
week sold to John Crow, tho wheat
grower, a black Percheron stallion,
making the eighteenth sale since estab
lishing a distributing dujwt in tho
place. Mr. Iluby is preparing to go to
Europe to purchase another lot, end
will leavo tho latter part c! Hay. Ho
will first visit. Englnnd to purchase a
few Shires and then to Franco to pur
chase tho black Percherons, which aro
more popular than other breeds. Tho
animals will bo shipped and will reach
hero about tho first of July.
Umatilla County Booklet.
Pendleton Tho Commercial associa
tion is preparing matter for a booklet
containing information of Umatilla
county, to bo distributed among thu in
coming homeseckers to Induce them to
locate in the county. A number of the
newspaper men and business men havo
been asked to contribute articles for thu
hook, and it will be printed as soon hh
possible. Fifty thousand copies will
bo printed for distribution among thu
visitors who pass through to tho Lewis
uud Clark fair this summer.
Low Prices for Cattle,
Pendleton Stock growers of tho
county are disappointed at tho poor
cuttlo market and a few aro selling re
gardless of tho fact that only tho lowest
figure of tho seuHon can be obtained. A
short timo ago tho market promised to
reach 4 cents for steers and 3J cents
for cows, and in one or two instances
thoso figures wero paid, hut after those
sales tho prices Immediately fell until
only 3J cents Is paid for tho choicest
animals.
Klamaths Mutt Pay Taxes.
Salem Attorney General Crawford
has rendered an opinion in which he
holds that tho Indians of tho Klamath
reservation, who have just received
their allotments from thu government,
are subject to government under thu
laws of this state, and are entitled to
enjoy thu sumo privileges as other citi
zens. This means that tho lands held
by these Indians are subject to taxation
the same ns those of white men. Al
though the net making this allotment
passed congress in 1809, it lias Just
been approved by the president.
Plan for Larger Iron Works.
Ashland Tho Ashland Iron' Works
company, whoso plant was partially de
stroyed by Are a few months ago, has
let tho contract for new buildings mid
machinery on n now situ and on a great
ly enlarged scale. Tho company hns
lweu reorganized with a nominal capital
of $20,000, hut tho plant when com
pleted will represent an Investment of
Hourly $75,000, it is said, Thu now
buildings aru to bo completed and the
new plant installed by May 1.
Pruno Trees About to Oloom.
Corvallls Uy the hitter part ot this
week thu Italian prunes In thu big 165
acre orchard north of Corvallls will be
In full bloom. Thu event is nearly a
month ahead of time, thu usual date
iMiliig alxmt tho middle of April. Five
years ago tho same orchard began blos
soming March 11, and tlmt season
yielded a heavy crop. Peach, almond
nud apricot trees In tho vicinity have
nearly finished blooming.
WORST FLOOD IN YEARS.
Swollen Rivers Swamp the Pittsburg
Mills and Drive People Away.
Pittsburg, March 22. Pittsburg Is
threatened with one of tho worst flood
In venrs. At 1 1 o'clock touluht Fwe-
caster Frank ltfdgwuy predicted over 110
feet of water in thu river. Ho does not
expect over 35 feet, If that much
During thu early hours today thu
water ltcgnit to recede from thu rleo In
tho Allegheny, hut n fresh impetus wns
given to thu rushing torrents by a rain
fall of nearly two inches oer thueiitlro
watershed of the Moiiougaheln river.
Tonight nltout 60 miles nlmvu Pittsburg
thu Mouougnhela rising eight inches an
hour, and at tho hnrtmr hero thugaug
show a rise of nearly three litchts an
hour.
Already a nutnltcr of mills linvn shut
down as a result of the water putting
out the llrcs. From three to five feet
moru of water Is extx-ctcd up tho valley,
and n total of 20,000 men nro liable to
Idleness.
Hundreds ot houses on the South side
and In McKecsiMirt and other suburbs
of this city nro surrounded by from two
to eight feet of water, thu occupants
living In thu second stories. In some
places thu water hns entered the uper
nxit'iN ami home aru Itolitg nlmndoncd
for tho timo Iniing. No fatalities have
been retried.
TORNADO TAKES NINE LIVE8
llrookton, Mnss., Mnruli 21, At least
(10 persons wero killed early today by
thu explosion of a lotller In u Intgn
slum manufacturing establishment In
thu Campbell district conducted by tin;
It. II. drover company. Thu explosion
wns Immcdintoy followed by n flash ot
tlamu which consumed thu fnototy, n
lung, four-story structure, ns if It worn
a huuso of cards, and Incinerated an
unknown number of men and women
who were unable to extricate them
selves from thu mas of tangled wreck
age formed by the terrific upheaval In
tho Inillcr room. Moru than 50 of tlnv
employes In tho building were maimed,
hutuod or hruUcd by thu timu they
reached safe ground,
Thu lire extended from thu factory to
seven other buildings In thu vicinity
uud destroyed them, One ot theso
bullilliigs wns u lltrco-story wooden
block, thu others Mug cottages ot
small value nud a blacksmith shop,
Thu wooden dwellings nenr llio englno
room wetu practically demolished by
thu flying lollr, but none of their oc
cupants were seriously Injured. Tho
total tliinuclal Iom In estimated nt
$250,000, $200,000 of which falls on
thu It. It. drover company.
It may never bo known Just how
many persons erlhcd In thu wreckage.
No one knows exactly how many w
sous wero In the factory. Tho uumlter
hns Ihhui cuilniMlcd ut 400, but Treas
urer Charles O, Ncbon said tonight ho
doubted whether ihnu were so many nt
work, Two hundred nud fifty survivors
have Iweii nceouutcd for, ami nt mid
night thn remains of 50 ImkIU had
Im-cii recovered from tho ruins, tho
search being continued nil night.
SAY AMOUNT IS EXORBITANT
Tears Through Alabama, Wrocklng
Houses and Slaying Occupants.
Hoanoko, Ala., March 22. ltcrts
have reached here of one of the most
disastrous storms that ever visited tlmt
section, whLii swept aero thu south
ern jHirt of Randolph county Into hint
night. Eight or ninu lives are known
to have ltcon lost, nud damage amount
ing to thuusuitd of dollars wns done to
property. Thu tornado started at n,
jtoint near Double Heads and proceeded
in a northwesterly course.
Thu residence of Mnok Carlisle was
demolished and It. O. Hnynus, of Roan
oke, was killed, Three negroes were
killed mid several injured on thu
Wilson plantation. Three or four
negroes wero killed on thu Holly plan
America and Britain Hold Out Against
Paying Samoan Claim,
lndnu, March 21. Thu Associated
Press understands that them aro no
pnwHvts of an early settlement of tier
ninny's Hnmoan claim. A tentntlvo
offer of $fO,000 hns been declined.
Germany's claim of $120,000, when
divided M wciil the Culled Hlntm nnd
Great llrltnln, Is conceded to Ik) not
worth haggling over, but thu two gov
ernment stand together on principle
on the refuxnl to settle.
The claim fur $120,000 Include
morn) damage, and thu American and
ilritlsh ox'rt to whom tho accviiiutn
went submitted report tlmt tho claim
represent ten time thu actual ors.
Germany hns Itecn Informed tlmt tho
two government are anxloii to settle.
uud would bo willing to pay any rea
sonable, sum, n other Halm nru await
ing thu result of thl settlement.
BIQ GUNS MAY TALK.
French Warships Ordered to Proceed
At Once to Venezuela,
Wellington, March 21 Thu French
Cable comNiiiy complication Imvo
notched a crisis, and Minister Itoweii
has informed thu Statu detriment that
thu French minister nt Caracas, by in
structions of hi government, bus noti
fied thu Vuiitieziielan government ijiiil
there muhfcjuijjjrtliet a7eeti lings
tntlon. near Hoek WHlJ -""--""Tirtt!. ""'ft part toward thu cancellation of
, . w ....., rwtrrt IIUI. " . ,, "
mo oouiiaiiy-a irnuciiisu or Interference
with it property.
Further, Mr. Itowen rrxrls tlmt two
French warships, thu cruisers Duplelx
nnd Jurleii do In Gravieru, have Inen
ordered hsI haute to Venezuela to net
In accord with tho Instruction of thu
French mlulster. Thu warships aro
now In thu Caribbean nisi.
Wlldwood Mill to Start.
Cottage Grove Tho Wlldwood Lum
ber company, which ownB a largo saw
mill near tho end of tho Oregon A
Southeastern track, above Wlldwood,
has decided to put tho mill into nctivo
operation. There aro plenty of logs
close to the mill. I. L. Smith, a well
known sainwill man, has been nut In
charge
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 80 87c;
bluestem, 04o; valley, 87o, per bushel.
Oats No, 1 white, $1.371.42j
gray, $1.60 percontul,
Hay Timothy, $14(310 per ton:
ciover. ii(si-'j grain, $ui2; cheut,
$11312.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 18c per dozen.
Butter Funcy creamery, 2714&
320.
Potatoes Oregon fancy, 8505cj
common, 06980c.
Apples Fancy, $1.762.60 per box;
choice, $1 01.25,
Hops Choice 1004, 23)Q24c por
pounu.
Wool Valley, 1020o Eastern Oro
gon, 1217c per jwund; mohair,
choice, 2520c per pound.
iMMiomco n sioro wns ocnioimned nnd n
little white girl, daughter of a Mr.
Lucas, was killed and her mother seri
ously Injured.
Details of thu storm nro difficult to
obtain on account of tho wires being
down.
Aro Suspocted of Polygamy.
Honolulu, March 22. It. W. Ilreck
on, United Status attorney, Is cMirted
to bo investigating thu M .rmon suttlu
iiiont nt lado for evidence of polygamy,
on Instructions from Washington. Mr.
Ilreckons refuses to confirm or deny thu
report. A.T. Atkinson, superintend
out of public Instruction, nud father of
Territorial Secretary Atkinson, has re
signed ut tho ruquest ot Governor Cur
ler, who considers his udminiHtrntiou
unsatisfactory. In his letter of resig
nation, Superintendent Atkinson de
mands a public investigation.
Cabinet Considers Canal,
Washington, March 22. Questions
relating to thu Isthmian canal and thu
reorganization of thu canal commission
occupied much of thu attention of the
cabinet ut today's meeting. No dell
tutu iiunouiicument was inndo nt the
conclusion of thu meeting regarding tho
cumil question other than that u statu
ment on thu general subject of thu do
cIhIoiih readied will ho made prior to
tho president's departure on his south
western trip,
Must Not Tako Manchuria.
Kobe, March 22. According to tho
Pekin corresiwndeiit of tho Mnlnic'hl
Shlmbun, ono of thu lending Toklo pa
pers, United States Minister Conger has
notified tho Chinese government that
in future no power will bo nurmittcd to
acqiiiro territory In Manchuria. It Is
also said that In this policy America is
supported by ureat Britain, Franco.
Germany, Bolglum, Austria, Hungury
and Italy.
Fighting Hawaiian Forest Fires.
Honolulu, March 21. Flvo hundred
or moru Kirsoiis, mostly plantation la
Isirers, were today fighting thu forest
fires ut Wah law a. Thu llio Is now lw
llovcd to bo under control. Almut '',
000 acres wero burned, luting mptly
land recently acquired by thu United
Slnti-H for u military reservation. A
trull 30 feet whlu was hunted around
It, Thu forest is being patrolled to
night. Thu tires In Oliiu ami Komi nro
ulso believed to ho under control.
Itnln helped to uxtiitgish thu fires in
thu Ohut district.
Extra Session In October.
Dos Molueri, March 21. Bwintor Al
lison Is niithortiy for the statement that
President Koosuvult will call congress
hi extra session October 1, two months
In advance of thu regular session, for
thu purposu of considering thu railroad
rnto Investigation. Sunntor Allison
ulso expressed IiIh own views relative
to thu rnto question. Ilo stands fur
empowering tho commission to ikIJumL
rates, declaring tlmt there am many
ubuses yhloli nro subject to correction-
Wltto Askod Penco Discussion.
Paris, March 21. In the courso of
an interview in tho Matin todny, Vis
count Hayashi Btnted that M. Wltto,
when in Berlin Inst July, sunt nit
emissary to London asking tho Japanese
minister there to moot him to discus
peace Mlnletor Hayaslil consented
but received no further communication,
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