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REPORT ON CANAL
Isthmus Has Been Made 'Ilenllliy
as First Essential.
PAYROLL OF $600,000 A MONTH
Working Year Will Bo of Only Eight
Months. Owing to Difficulties
of Rainy Soason.
Washington, IVc. 30. Conditions
on tho Isthmus of Panama and tho
progress which is being made on the
gigantic enterprise before tho Canal
commission were set foith In the an
nual report ot that body for tho year
ending December 1, submitted to Presi
dent Roosevelt today. According to
the repott, tho work up to this time
has been confined mostly to tho prepar
atory operations, although some exca
vation work has been in progress which
will bo mostly of uso in making esti
mates upon tho cost of future excava
tion. Sanitary conditions has also re
ceived much attention, and as a result
tho health of tho isthmus is now in
good shape.
Whllo this preparatory work has
been in progress, very littlo has been
done In the way of actual excavation.
Eleven steam shovels have been in
operation in Culcbra cut and approxi
mately 1.000,000 cubic yards of mate
rial have been removed. By this work
the levels of the cut are being pnt in
condition for the Installation of tho
largest number of machines which can
bo effectively operated, and data is
being gathered which will be use.'ul for
estimates of tho cost of future construc
tion. The chief engineer, John F. Stevens,
reports that tho working year will bo
of only eight months, duo to tho rainy
seawn. Tho problem of the Calebra
cut is simply a matter of disposing of
the material excavated, lie also states
tho necessity of obtaining more effl
dent labor, and asserts that there are
exceptional opportunities for yoong
men from the United States to secure
good positions.
A thorough business administration
ot affairs on tho istnmns, ho says, is
eesential. Tho old railroad usrd by
the French company, was in bad con
dition, especially the rolling stock.
The payroll on the Isthmus at pres
ent amount to approximately 800,
000 a month. An immediate appropri
ation is therefore necessary.
GOOD HAVEN FOR BIG THIEVES.
Cannot Be Extradited From France
and Germany.
Washington, Dec. 30. It is proba
ble that steps will soon be taken by
the State department to secure a revis
ion of the existing extradition treaties
with Franco and Geimany. Recent
events have drawn attention to some
very serious defects in the old conven
tions, and it is leared that txiore long
France and Germany will become na
vena of refage for a certain class of
.Anierieai criminals.
Within the past fortnight, the chief
of police ot Iloboken tabled a request
to the Paris municipal authorities to
. arrest and return to the United btatea
a. man named Sasola on the charge ot
grand larceny. The French authorities
were surprised at this request, coming
not through the American embassy,
and, finding that no regular application
had been made tor extradition, placed
him at liberty. In the course of the
proceedings it was disooveied tnat
there was absolutely no provision in
the extradition treaty for the surrender
ot a person charged with grand larceny.
The treaty with I'ruMia arw tn uer
man states, made in 1S2, likewise
fails to include garnd larceny as an ex
traditable crime.
Send Squadron to Relief.
Chicago. Dec- 30. A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington says: The
administratioi. will send a squadron,
and not a single ship, to European
waters for use in the Itussian crisis, in
case American life and property ate
menaced. At a conference yesterday
between the president, Secretary Root
and Secretary Bonaparte, Instructions
were given Admiral Sigtbee, command
ing the cruiser division of the North
Atlantic fleet, to proceed to Madeira.
Then, If necessary, the squadron will
go to the Baltic.
Yerkes at Death's Door.
New York, Dec. 30. A bulletin was
issued tonight relative to the condition
ot Charles T. Yerkes, stating there had
been no change in the past 24 hours.
Dr. Loomis, tho attending physician,
added that, while there were no imme
diate symptoms of approaching death,
the end might come at any moment.
Mr. Yerkes' buslnws affairs in London
are said to have been recently so ar-
ranged that they will not, be Jeopard
Ixed by his illness.
May Quarrel With Germany.
London, Dec. 30. The St. Peters
burg correspondent of the Times re
port that the relations between Russia
and Germany are distinctly strained
and that there is a possibility ot inter
national complications arising from the
rebellion in the Baltic provinces.
Rebel Plans All Foiled.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 30. The ener
getic measures taken by tho govern
z . i.nA mmnlntolv nvertnrned the
i.. i i revolutionists in St. Pe
tersburg. Practically U the leaders
have been arrested.
AFTER THE OIL BARONS.
Missouri Summons W. G. Rockofeller
and Six Othors.
Now York, Dec. 29. William O.
Rockefeller, son ot William Rockefeller,
was, It was learned yesterday, served
Christmas evening with n subpoena to
appear at n hearing In tho case ot tho
stato ot Missouri against tho Standard
Oil company at tho oillcos of Henry
Wollman, here January 5. Christmas
day is a legal service day, though most
holidays aro not n proper service tlmo
for subpoenas. Tho service was made
as Mr. Rockefeller was stepping Into
his automobile In front of his residence.
Edward T. Bedford, also one of the
dliectors ot tho Standard Oil company,
was served with a subpoena in the
same proceedings.
Henry Wollman, Now York counsel
tor tho stato of Missouri in tho proceed
ings, said yesterday that he thought
somo ot tho Standard Oil men were at
tempting to evade service.
"They aro making It very difficult
for us," ho said, "hut wo are succeed
ing steadily. We have already served
seven. The hearing will begin Janu
ary 6 and Attorney General lUdleyand
I will tako tho testimony of all tho wit
nesses wo get by that time, and then
wo will adjourn from tlmo to tlmo to
got all of them. It Is probable that we
will give notice to tako depositions in
some of tho neighboring state, where
somo of them aie now residing tempor
arily." BOYCOTT IN ALL PROVINCES.
Will Be Continued Until Exclusion
Law is Relaxed.
New York, lec. 29. Dr. F. F. Tong,
tho representative of the Chinese gov
ernment who is here to create a public
sentiment against tho exclusion law,
as administered, declared yesterday
that there would bo no abatement of
the boycott in China against American
goods "jntil the desired change was
made.
He said that his most recent advices
indicate that the movement ot retalia
tion had spread to every province ot
tho empire. Everywhere merchants
and their customers are working to
gether to shut out goods made in the
United States. At Tien Tsln, Dr. Tong
asserted, mills for the production of
cotton and woolen goods have been
started, and a flour mill is in operation.
Women are heart and soul with the
men in the fight aaginst American
goods. In purchasing powder for their
faces the first question they ask is:
"Was it made in America?" It the
answer is affirmative, they refuse to
buy.
"What we aro seeking to accom
plish," said Dr. Tong, "is an adjust
ment ot the law and its administration
that will pot a stop to the injustice to
which Chinese in this country aro con
stantly sublected."
CLAIM FOR STEAMERS.
Heirs of Rebel Commodore Revive
Civil War Incident.
Washington, Dec. 20. Secretary
Shaw and 'he United States treasurer
are defendants in a snit instituted to
day in the Federal court here to recover
from the government the value ol 3ft
steamboats alleged to have been taken
from James E. Montgomery during the
Civil war by men representing them
selves to be military officers ot the
United States.
Mr. Montgomery, who is now dead,
was a prominent steamboat owner, and
lived in St. Louis. The suit is brought
by thi trustee of the Montgomery es
tate, who seeks to recover 1260,000 for
the heirs. The petition states that
Mr. Montgomery opposed secession,
but was compelled to cast his lot with
the Confederacy, as his property Inter
ests were chiefly in Mississippi. He
became a commodocre in the Confeder
ate navy, but was the first Confederate
officer to take the oath of allegiance to
the United States after the war. He
took the oath In the presence of Gener
al U. 8. Grant, his neighbor, who was
the first Federal officer to congratulate
him on his return to the sspport of the
Union.
Warships to Santo Domingo.
Washington, Dec. 29. The gunboat
Padacah left Norfolk today for Monte
Criatl. The Navy department has ad
vised Rear Admiral Bradford ot her de
parture, and that sh will be at his
disposal as soon as she an ires in Do
minican waters. The Paducah is a
sitter ship to the Dubuque, and will
be attached to the squadron guarding
American interests in the West In
dies. As soon as she ean bo commis
sioned, the cruiser Dixie will be or
dered to the West Indies, carrying a
strong marine gnard.
Purchase Oregon City Locks.
Washington, Iee. 28. When con
gress reconvenes after the holidays,
Senator Fuiton will introduce a bill au
thorizing the secretary of war to pur
chase the canal and locks at Oregon
City, provided they can be had for
f 000,000. If a higher price is atked,
bis bill authorizes their acquisition by
condemnation. There has been loud
olamor for free navigation on the Wil
lamette, and this biii is intended to do
away with the tolls.
Morales Severely Wounded.
Washington, Dec. 20. The Navy do
naortment has received a cablegram
from Commander Chambers, of the
gunboat Nashville, dated Puerto Plata
last night, stating that he had been
Informed from a government eocne
that President Morales had been shot I
and seriously wounded. i
SALARIEHOO IB
Poor Service Rendered by Cheap
Clerks In PostoHlces.
MONEY ORDERS SHOW INCREASE
Large Amount of Money Recolvod in
Dead Leltors Mailed to Fraud
ulent Concerns.
Washington, Dec. 28. In his an-
nual report made today First Assistant
Postmaster General Hitchcock says
that tho low salaries paid clerks In
first and second class postotllces aro do
creasing the standard of efficiency. It
is Impossible, ho says, to Induce etll
cient men to enter his branch ot tho
service, when tho salary to begin with
is but f00 a year, with no certainty
ot promotion tor perhaps several years.
My. Hitchcock strongly recommends
a discontinuance ot tho practice of In
stalling postotllces In public buildings
devoted In part to other branches of
tho government service. Tho best typo
of quartert t r poo to like, purposes, ho
says, Is a slnglo large room In a one
story building.
Much embarrassment has been oc
casioned the postal authorities to pro
vide emergency mail facilities In min
ing towns, and Mr. Hitchcock recom
mends an emergency appropriation of
176,000 to meet such requirements.
There has been an increase of more
than $18,000,000 in the amount ot do
mestic and of more than $6,000,000 In
the amount of foreign money orders
issued during the year over the year
preceding.
While the number of undelivered
letters which are on their way to the
dead letter office dnring the year was
smaller than during tho previous year,
the number of undelivered letters with
valuable enclosnrea greatly increased.
General prosperity of tho wintry Is
given as ono reason; anotl or is tho
suppression by the department of eon
cerns nsing the mails for fraudulent
purposes. Mail tor such concerns con
taining money, money orders and com
mercial paper was received at the dead
letter office in unusual quantities.
Nearly 11,000,000 pieces of mail were
received at the dead letter office during
the year, including 1,008 that failed of
delivery in the Panama canal xone.
Over 1,600,000 cases ot alleged In
decent and scurrilous matter received
attention. In the summer tie influx
of offensive pictorial ot cards became
so great as to call for a sjeclal order
by the department looking to the abate
ment of the nuisance. As a result ot
this order, many thoutands of objec
tionable cards have been withdrawn
from the mails by postmasters and for
warded to tho department for destruc
tion. FLOUR TRADE MENACED.
Puget Sound Mill's Oriental Business
Falls 30 Per Cent.
Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 28. Accord
ing to Superintendent Armstrong, of
the Tacoma Warehouse A Sperry Mills
company, tho boycott In China Is prov
ing a serious menace to the milling
interests of Tacoma. Where years ago
full cargoes ot flour were being shipped
to China and mills were running over
time to fill orders, shipments to the
Orient have fallen off over 30 per cent
and mills are running only part of the
time.
"The boycott in China has knocked
the bottom out of the flour business,
as far as exports are concerned," said
Superintendent Armstrong. "Local
freight keeps upVrell but we need for
eicn shipments. It would be good
business policy to get that boycott out
of the way as soon as possltle."
Ralph Smith agent of the Puget
Sound Flooring Milts company, says:
"We are shipping lees flour than
usual to China, and the boycott is re
sponsible for it. I don't know what
else eould be the trouble. Home trade
keeps up about as usual."
Volcano Smothers Savall.
San Franolseo, Dec. 28. According
to the passengers vho arrived yester
day on the liner Ventura, tho volcano
on the island ol eavail, in trie bamoan
rroan. is still in vigorous activity.
The blaze from the crater at night, it
is said, is visible at tea many miles
away. The lava has covered an area
ot 30 square miles. This raolton flow
has filled 11 miles of a deep valley
and is heading for the seashore, na
tives whose -homes are near the beach
are preparing to abandon their houses
and ooccanut groves on short notice.
Many Horses Fall Dead.
New York, ec. 28. Afllieted with
spinal meningitis, more than a seore of
horses dropped dead In the streets ot
Williamsburg today, and at least hall
of them succumbed to the disease bo
fore a veterinary could reaoh them.
Every veterinary surgeon in Williams
burg was called into service, and they
were kept busy from before daylight
until tonight trying to check the spread
ot the disease. Up to 0 o'clock one
had been called to attend 18 cases.
Will Adopt Extreme Measures.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 28. After -an
exciting meeting of the workmen's del
egates to the Union of Unions, it wan
decided to continue the strike and adopt
the moat desperate measures.
BATTLE IN MOSCOW.
Rebels Rocolve Rolnforcemonls From
Neighboring Cllles.
Bt. Potorslmrg, Deo. 27. Tho battle
In Moscow Is still laglng, tho victory
being undecided. (Atnsldorablo rolie
lorounonts for tho revolutionists have
...,W'.t.i rr.un tint noliihborliiu districts
of Ynroslav, Vladimir and Tauibov.
Tho loyal troops ol wo government
In Moscow number 8,000 cavalry and
Cossacks, whllo the Infantry regiments
there Incline toward tho revolutionists.
Tho number of killed and wounded
In tho lighting thus far exceeds 10,000.
Tho artillery and tires lighted by tho
revolutionists have destroyed many
blocks ol houses, and It Is feared that
Moscow will bo Involved In a conflagra
tion before tho present struggle Is over,
Memltera ol tho government aro ro
ported to believe, from Information
which has renclietl mem, mat wo .'lira
cow affair Is only a demonstration, and
that tho decisive battle with tho rovolte
tlonUts Is to be fought In St. Peters
burg before many days. In this city
and its suburbs and on tho frontier of
Finland are concealed largo quantities
ot revolutionary arms and ammunition.
Eighty thousand lahoreia aro exectcd
to march on tho capital from Narva
and Roval at tho appointed time. At
present, howevorr, tho city Is compara
tively quiet.
Encountora with strikers in the sub
urbs have lately caused tho death or
Injury ot several hundred victims. Tho
chief city surgeon, M. Rosen, says he
examined tho wounded and killed and
found among them many schoolboy
and young girls. This fact further
affords proof ot tho cruelty of tho Cos
sacks. NO INTERVENTION.
Civil War In Santo Domingo No Affair
of United States.
Washington, Dec. 27. Kor tho pres
ent there will not be any Interference
by tho United States in the difficulty
which has arisen In Santo Domingo.
Tho troublo is re garded by the State de
partment officials as entirely an Inter
nal one, ami so long a outside interests
are not menaced this attitude of nonin
tervention will be maintained.
If, however, conditions should change
materially and lawless acts shook! lw
committed against Americans ami
American Interests, Involving tho cot.
lection ot the Dominican customs by
this government, or other violence
should occur which, In the opinion ol
the officials here would make It proper
for this government to interfere, this
step will be taken, and measures adopt
ed to quell the trouble.
This decision was reached by State
department officials during the day and
was confirmed at a conference at the
white house late this afternoon, In
which the president and Sccretarle
Taft, Root ami Bonaparte participate!
The cabinet officers remained In the
white home until nearly 0 o'clock.
Tho gathering, however, was not called
specifically for the purtaso of diseas
ing matters bearing on the develop
ments in Santo Domingo, but to talk
over a number of questions which the
president was anxious to dispose of
preliminary to his departure for an
outing ot several days In Virginia.
SMITH TO BE GOVERNOR.
Will Soon Succeed Wright In Philip
pine Possessions.
Washington, Dec. 27. Despite de
nials and assurances recently credited
to Governor General Luke E. Wright,
there is no longer serious doubt of tho
administration's purpose to make a
change In the head ot the Philippine
government. James F. Smith, formerly
of San Franclico, now a snemlier of thu
Philippine commission, Is the man
picked for the succession as governor
general. His Installation In the post
is likely to be accomplished In the not
distant future.
There is high authority for the state
ment that American pn-stlge in the
islands has waned seriously 'n the last
yar. The fact la hardly disputed by
those familiar with conditions there
It was recognized by members of the
Taft party, some of wltom havo ex
pressed grave concern about It.
Abolish Hanging In Jersey.
New York, Dec 27. Assemblyman
Berg, of New Jersey, has drafted a hill
to abolish capital punishment In that
state and will go to Trenton tomorrow
to ask Governor Stokes to grant re
prieves to all condemned murderers un
til the legislature shall have acted on
the question. If Governor Stokes ac
cedes to the Assemblyman's request,
two women, Mrs. Valentino and Mrs.
Lotta, and a man awaiting death In the
Hackentaok jail, and three men under
sentences in other county jails, will he
given reprieves until well Into spring.
Big Factory Building Burns.
New York, Dec. 27. Five alarms,
summoning 32 fire companies and the
reserves from nine olice preolncts,
were sent out tonight for a blaze which
completely gutted the six-story factory
buildings, Nos. 102, 104, 100 Woocter
street, entailing a damage estimated at
$800,000. Five firemen sustained
slight injuries. No ono was In tho
building when the tiro started and its
qrigin is unknown, Somo insurauco
was carried.
China Makes Demands.
London, Dec. 27. The correspondent
of the Morning Post at Shanghai says
that the Chinese foreign office has in
structed tho Chtneso minister at Lou
don to negotiate with tho British gov
ernment regarding the mixed court dis
pute, to demand the dismissal of tho
British ambassador, and to insist on
the punishment of the police concerned
in the recent outbreak.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
BUY FORESTRY BUILDING.
Stato Board of Agrl.ulturo Proposes
Moving It to Halem.
Halem At the mooting ' l'"1 Mn
boaid ol agriculture Inst week John II.
Albert, ol tho LwU and Clark fair
commission, submitted it cqiiiiiiiiiiI
cation suggesting that tho board take
steps to secure tho forestry building
erected at tho Lewis ami Clark fair
and move It to Halem.
Mr. Albert said that neither tho city
ot Portland nor tho Oregon Historical
...i..iu i.ui tWmiHitliiii toward preserv
ing tho building, and ho thought It
would bo a good pun ui move i ..
i.. H..1..IH mill nriiet it III the
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stato fair grounds near tho Hoiillii'in
Pailflo track, where all persons whihk
on tho trains could sen It. H" thought
I... I.i..... tnirlllmSlf hlltS WOllId It'll
only bo an attraction at tho stato lair,
hut when to Hlliiattnl wuuiu im a -potual
advertisement for Oregon's tine
Ikt resources. ,
Tho Board of Agriculture appoint
committee composed of W. II. Down
I.,.. I I). Matlock ami Frank Immi to
ascertain tho cost ol transportlnc tho
building to Salem, anil also wuewirr
it... ..u-.L.r n( lint land llttrtll which tho
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building now stands will permit It to
remain there until iiicleigsiaiureiucewi
In 1007.
WOOLEN MILL FOR ALBANY.
Subsidy of SI6.000 Will Insure Re
building on Larger Scale.
Albany The Commercial club ap
pointed a committee of leading bualneM
men to secure 116,000 in sulwcrlp
lions toward reorganising tho Ban
nockburn Manufacturing company, to
rebuild tho woolen mill rrcently
burned, replacing It with a mill double
the capacity. Tho company is to have
1 1 00. 000 en'iital and a practical woolen
manufacturer is to run the mill. The
now factory will give employment to
100 people.
The proposal Is to bring machine ry
for a six-set mill from Massachusetts,
the owner to take stock In the mill for
the machinery ami run the plant. The
old building is to I rebuilt w Ith money
subscrilwd lor stosk in Albany, the old
company te put In Its proprerty at hall
cost and raising H0.O0O additional
stock. This will give tho company a
complete plsiit with a working rapltal
ot f-IO.OOO. Business men here are
taking hold with a will ami the plans
premise success. Over 12,000 was
uWUhnI br three men on the siKit,
The Commercial club re-elected the
entire board of directors and officers.
President M. II. Kl'ls and associates
holding another year.
Statistics of Feeble. Minded.
Palem An effort has Ix-en made by
tho commission aulliorlsjii ny mo iai
legislature to Inquire into necessiiy or
tiiH ailvlailitliti of Mtabllihlnir a school
In this state for the feeble minded, to
find out how many itnlortunltes ol tins
character are to Im found In the state.
A report received at the office of tho
secretary of the State Library commis
sion, compiled from a census taken In
several Eastern states, shows the aver
ago number of feeble minded persons Is
2 to 1,000, On this basis there would
be about 1,000 feeble minded persons
In Oregon.
Candidates Must File Notice.
Palem Hecretary of State Dunbar
calls attention to the fact that It is no
cescary for candidates for stato or dis
trict office to first tile a notice ol in
tention to lieeome a candhUte with tho
secretary of state, lntfore or at the tlmo
of bf ginning the circulation of petitions
for tho primary elections. A candidate
Is permitted to write a platform, not
exceeding 100 words, to lie 11 led with
this declaration, ami to have printed
en the official ballot a edmlensed plat
form, not exceeding 12 words,
Census Returns Slow.
Halem Only 17 of the 33 counties ol
the state have tiled their census returns
with the secretary ol state. Scarcely
any ol the reports aro complete. Die
plications have been discovered in sev
eral Instances, whllo glnrlug Inaccura
oles are alleged In othors. Kamath
county only reports eight Indians,
whereas tho great Klamath Indian res
ervation is In this county, and should
have lcen reported, according to stato
officials. Names, residences and places
of biith aro Improperly recorded on
many returns.
Will Extend Railroad.
Klamath Falls J. W. Alexander,
connected with thu Woyorhaiisor lime
Imp NvmllfiAti. tvlilrtli r.M-j.titlu mir.
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chasod tho Klamath take (railroad,
running ir.im Tiirau 10 roKcgama, in
connection with tho largo tlinlxir hold
ings ot the railroad company situated
on thu Jeny creek plateau, denies tho
statement that (ho now owunrs ot thu
road Intended discontinuing tho pas
senger service Umard Klaulath I'iiIIh
tho llrst ot the yeur,
Lincoln County Shows Decrease.
Salem Lincoln county's nasnaainnnt
summary (or 1005 has been received at
tho office ot tho secretary of state. It
shows a decrensu of 10 pur rent In the
valuation ot taxable property, tho total
for 1004 being $1,0:10,602, as compared
with 1 030,16 1 In 1(105.
Mill at Entorprlso,
Enterprise Otto Brothers havo in
stalled u chop mill near hero, n largo
race nllonllng power. Tho flouring
mill in Enterprise Is frequently com
polled to cloto down, hut the chop mill
can be run at any time.
MAKINQ MEAOY IN KLAMAIM.
Govsruniont Engineer Llpplncott Now
un ina urnumii
ritntutli Kulla Huiinivlsliiif 1 nut..
eor J. H. I.lpplm'otl. '" Hi" ltecUim.
tlou service In California, and hnvn.
charge nl llm Klamath project, urrM
here Hunday. Mr. Llpplncott cnittato
l-l... .1. t.ull 111 nllltf. III. .-II .....ll..
ixiniiimu nim i v..... . .. I'MMim,
Innrlmi unit nrritliuit fur Puvlllif nil i.l.ll.
gallons against tho government In eon.
nwilllllll Willi uio iwniiinui irrigation
ploject,
HhvihiiI private (ouipiiIm m.
iKtught out by (ho government oltKitlt,
or arrangt'iiiouis wore ooinpieiMi lor tli
iiiiriilmaii of nil IHIIlllll'lllIU Irrigation
dltohrs put hero previously by private
concerns, ami iimugii um imruipnis ut
been authorised by government, nmi
of these private injinjHUiIre iixdTol
tholr money, This had rained con.
sldorabla rt,HttiUtlnii, and tho uniting
of Mr. Llpplncott, with the a iiotiiKe.
mntit that Ills mission nern wm to
clean up all these claims, no Hut. (h
coutractois awarded the coutisils Isr
work on tho Irrigation canals uxikl
proceed at oueo after tho bids were Ul,
places all who lirrntolore Im'l wuh.lrrnl
if iIih iHtvpimiiKlil would llllM'tH-d Willi
actual ditch work in much drain p.
alllou regarding uio iiiiuro m m pi.
ect.
Mitchell Estate Small.
Poitlaud David M. Dunne hsi Iwtn
apHtlntrtl administrator of the mUU
of Senator John II. Mitchell up mi ts
potltlou of John II. Mitchell, Jr , la
the County court, The petitioner itst
rd that tho estate U valued at 12,000,
and the heirs ale Matlle K Milrhell,
wife of deceased, ami Matt In 1. it
Koohefimeauld, a daughter, itwidlrtg la
Paris; John II. Mitchell, Jr., and lib
rain K. Mitchell, sens, ami Alice a ad
Mildred Chapman ami .Mitchell sad
Kobeit Handy, grandchildren,
Want Trees Destroyed.
Oregen City-Fruit Inspector Jsmm
H. Held will appeal In tit courts si
Clsekamis uoMHty to emiil K. J. (til
er, an attorney of Purtland, to submit
to the destruction of his fruit Irrr.
Iusvetor Rehl says Mr. Rileys' orch
ard, wSkh Is mealed In Mintborn a4
dlllon, near Mllwaukle, Is InlrcWj
with the Han Jimo seale, arid that Iks
only way In whtaii the l-l ean t
eradicated Is to drstroy the trees, Mr.
Reld says he Is determined to make a
test case.
Say Agents are Frauds.
Halem Agents are traveling over
this stale soliciting orders fur hooks for
traveling libraries. In some Instances 1
they represent themselves as being an
thorisnl by the State Library commis
sion to solicit orders for Ixxiks. The
eommlsilon has no traveling boek
agents, nor has It aiitltarlied any oae
to sollelt orders for traveling libraries,
or IkxAs to bo Included In traveling li
braries. Wherever such cr have
been reported to the library commis
sion steps have l-rn taken to sdviie
people not to (HitrMilio these agents
Newcomers From Minnesota.
Albany The vangHardof Imtitlgrants
from Kalern and Middle Weatera
states to Linn county has arrived If
the toplnallon increase at a contwr
lively rapid rate during the more fav
orable season In the spring, the county
will experience a rapid ami sulwtsntlil
growth liefore another fall rnHi hsi
rolled around. This latest addition li
In the farm of three families fiom
Hhcllrtirn, Minnesota, aggregating
twenty-four ptoplo.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wlmat Club. 71t7to: biuMtirtti. 73
7le; red, o70Ht; valley, 79c pr
tmsliel,
Oats No. 1 white feed, 37; gray,
2(1.60 per ton.
Barlov Feed. ItS.oO tier tout
brewing, 24; rolled, 24.
Rye ft. 60 jier cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy,
114 AOlQlfi.fiO iter ton: villnv ilmothr.
IllfilS. clover. 184.0: eheut. 18.603
ll.no , grain hay, frtttu.
rrti Is Ann es. 11612.50 per host
pears, 1.250 1.60 per box.
Vegetables licans.w ax. 103 12 HC per
tlAllll.l nnliliau.i li'J. fu.r tuvntlll!
catilllloor, f 1.26 perdoscn; celery, 45
8l75c per ilczen; cucumbers, 608t0c
per dozen ; tappers, 0c per pound;
pumpkins, iflj leper pound j sprouts,
7c per pound; tuasti, i(lcporpoumli
tllrtllllM f)n.!.ritf1 .j.r auMlf MMrr.ltii flA
.......'n, VWVV3T I''" vm,W , VM..U.V,
y76o par sack; beets, HRuUH per rrk.
Onions Oregon, fl(tl M per tark.
Potatoes Fancy graded lltirlmnki,
u5fc7mj per lack: ordinary, oOeOOoper
sack; Merced tneots, sacks, fLVO;
orates, 12.15,
lltitter Fancy creamery, 27fc,e30o
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 30c per doien.
I'lillllrvAvurnirn nlil linna. HllSillC
por pound; young roosters, 10c; spring;,
10(811 oj broilers, 1213o; dressed
chickens, 12Q12o turkeys, live, 17
GtlHej turkeys, dressed, cholfo, l"t y
22o; gecso, llvo, OUJlOoj ducks, 16c.
nops uregon, 1005, olioico, juk
11 J-tic; prime, 80Oo; medium, He;
olds, 67c,
Wool Eastorn Oregon, nvorngo best,
1021c; valley, 24Q20o; mohair,
choice, 30c per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 102o JK
jtound; cows, 3Q4o; country slcors,
434io.
Veal Dressed, 38o por pound.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, OQOHopcr
ltound; ordinary, 435c; lambs, 70
Pork Dreeeed, 67o por pound.