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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1906)
T rT' "-t "t -j r-rw MUST INTERVENE Only Disposition of the Contro versy in Cuba. TAFT DESPAIRS OF MEDIATION Moderates Willing to Accept Terms of Med'ators, but Liberals Not Inclined to Yield. Havana, Sept. 22. reaco for Cuba, unites accomplished through American intervention, seems to be further away now than when Secretary of War Tail and Assistant Secretary of State Bacon begun negotiations to harmonize the opposing factions. The arrival today of three United States battle ships and two cruisers in addition to those al ready here has had little effect on the insurgents in the field, and, when the leaders of the revolution were apprised of the squadron's presence they greeted the Information with Spanish expres sions to the effect that' "They cannot come into the bruin." A meeting of the executive committee of the Moderate party was hastily sum moned this evening and it was voted unanimously to accept whatever dispo sition of the controversy Messrs. Tail and Bacon may decide upon, in the hope that such a concession will Induce t te Liberals to yield similarly. The latter however, have as yet signified no willingness to accept the decision of the American mediators. Messrs. Taft and Bacon have practi cally abandoned their hope of finding a middle ground and fear that a decision in favor of either side would result in no more than temporary tranquility 'for the island. It is their belief that American occupation ia the only way to end the civil warfare, and it la not denied that intervention must be fol lowed by American sovereignity. Mr. Taft has cabled to President Roosevelt regarding the gravity of the situation, and Mr. Roosevelt ia expected to dic tate any further program. MEAT LABELS TO TELL TRUTH. Vvilson's Rules Forbid Calling Pork Beef and Libels. on Lard. Washington, Sept. 22. Further rul ings in connection with the enforce ment of the meat Inspection law alter October 1 next were mads public today by the secretary of Agriculture and give an Idea of what consumers are to expect hereafter when purchasing meat prodacts, partlcnlarlr canned goeds. Anything savoring of a false or decep tive name will not be tolerattd and no picture, design or device which gives Any false indications of origin or qual ity will be permitted on any label, as for instance the picture of a pig appear ing on a label placed on beef products, or tho picture of a chicken upon the label of a veal or pork product. Geographical names are allowed to be ux.l only with the words "cut " "type," "brand," or "style." as the case may be, except upon foods pro duced or manufactured la the place, state, territory or eoantrj named. For instance, "Virginia baa" mnst be marked "Virginia style bam;" "Kog lish brawn" must be "English style brawn j" "Westphalia haa" mutt be "Westphalia style bam." The word "ham," without prefix indicating the speoles of animal ia considered by the department to be a pork ham, bat trim mings removed from the ham and need in tbe preparation of potted meats or sausage, or when used alone, may be known as "potted ham" or "bam sau sage." Frankfurter sausage no longer can be known aa auch, but must be sailed "Frankfurter style sausage." The rales clearly define what consti tutes pure lard, but prescribe that a substance composed of lard, stearin or other animal fat and veget&ble oil may be labeled "lard compound." Wants Meat Inspection. London, Sept. 22. Tbe city corpora tion, at a meeting held today, resolved to exert pareesure on the president of the local government board, J. Burns, for the introduction of a bill for com pulsory inspection at the time of slaughter of all animals Intended for the food of man, aa well as tbe official stamping by insperctos of all meat found to be without disease. This bill is to provide further that all foreign killed meat brought in be required to comply with tho same standard a home-made meats. Kuropatktn's History of War. St. Petersburg, Sept. 22. General ICuropatkin has completed hla book re viewing the Russo-Japanese war. The work ia in several volumes and has been submitted to the general staff. It may not be permitted general circulation. BIDS FOR CHINESE. Four Firms Offer to Supply Them for Work on Isthmus. Washington, Sopt. 21. Proposal wcro submitted to tho Iithmlan Canal commission yesterday for tho furnish ing of Chinese labor to be employed In the construction of tho Panama cnnal. Tho requirements of tho specifications were, in brief, that tho contractors should agree to supply the commission with at least 2,600 Chinese, tho com mission having the privilege of calling upon the successful contractor for adt tloual labor not exceeding 16,000. It was further specified that the laborers should be on the Isthmus reidy for work within threo and a half months of tho opening of proposals and that tho contractors should deposit with their proposal a bond of $50,000 aa a guarantee to fully carry out tho terms of the contract. While the commission has been In communication with about 160 Indlvd usli and corporations who had s'gnldcd a possible desire to snbmit proposals, only four proposals were finally offered to the commission. In the presence of the contractors and others Interested the propositions wero opened by W. Leon Pcpperman, assistant chief of the office of administration of the commis sion. At tho conclusion of tho reading of the proposals, Mr. Pepperman an nounced that no award wou'd bo made of the contract until tbe proposals had been examined by the commission and Its general counsel. In accordance with the specifications, the proposals were made for the (urnlshing of different classes of labor at a price fixed by the hour in American gold. A summary of the four proposats sub mitted follows. Tho American-China Contracting company. Common laborers, 10 cents per hour: foremen and interpreters, 20 cents an hour; physicians, 40 cents per hour; cooks and barbers, 16 cents per hour. International Contract'ng company, Washington, 1). C. laborers and cooks, 13 cents per hour; doctors, 39 cents per hour; assistant doctors, 30 cents per hour; interpreters, 2,4 times 13 cents per hour; foremen, 1 times 13 cents per hour. Wah Me Lee Hang A Co., Baltimore: Laborers, clerks and barbers, 12) cents per hour; foremen and interpre ters, 16 cents per hour; doctors, 25 cents per hour. Joel Julian Reuben, Washington, D. O.: For the first 2,600 Chinese labor ers, 11 cents per hour; foremen, -10 cents per hour; doctors, 60 cents per hour; interpreters 00 cents per bonr; cooks and barbers, 30 cents per hour. For additional laborers above 2,600 per hoar; First 1,000, 11 cents; second 1,000, 10, cents; thin! 1,000, 10 cents; fourth 1,000, 10 cents; fifth 1,000, 10H cents; sixth 1,000, 10', cents: seventh 1,000, 10Vt cents; eighth 1,000, 10 cents; ninth l.uUO, 9?i cents; tenth, 1,000, 0V cents; eleventh 1,000, 9 cents; remainder of 16,000 0 wnts, The last plopc! is assumed at the department to provide that, it tbe com mission sclera into a contract with Mr. Reuben and wans the full quota of 15, 000 Chinese, he will furnish them at tbe rate of 9 cents per hour for common laborers. TESTIMONY IS SHELVED. Interstate Commission Turns Down Pacific Coast Lumbermen. Chicago, Sept. SI. Various Eastern and Western railroads, through their legal repreeeatatix , made strenuous object to Dt today before tbe Interstate Commerce com mission to tbe presenta tion of testimony by the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers association in its petition against 26 Western rail roads. The lumber manufacturers are asking to compel the railroads to furn ish adjustable racks on fiat cars for tbe transportation of lumber. They claim that tbe roads furnish proper facilities for the shibpping of other commodities, and is not doing likewise for tbe lum bermen, discriminating against them. After tbe attorneys on both sides of the Ismber case bad made exhaustive argu ments, the commissioners declared that the ease would be indefinitely post poned. New Points Under Meat Law. Washington, Sept. 21. The decision of the acting attorney general haa been asked by the secretary of agriculture- regarding certain provisions of tbe new meat inspection law, particularly as to whether or not foreign meat products, or food products in which meat is large ly a component pan, will bo absolutely prohibited from entering tbe United States and whether England, Germany and France will be forced to provide a system of governmental inspection and labeling which will be acceptable to this government. Opens More Oklahoma Land. Oyster Pay, Sept. 21. Tbe president baa issued a proclamation opening tbe Kiowa, Comanche and Apacbe Indian lands in kiaboma. Tne Interior de partment will announce tbe date for the reception of sealed bid i under which the 60,6000 acres of land are to be dis poeed of to homesteaders. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST j STATE FAIR A SUCCESS. Attendance at Salem About Equal to Two Yoars Ago. Salem Notwithstanding three half days of cold, rainy weather, together with the fact that this is tho height of the hop harvest, the Oregon state fair of 1900 haa been one of the most suc cessful In the history of the state. Tho attendance was about equal to that of two years ago and was much larger on Portland day. Sales of concessions and advertising space have been good and receipts from this source have been larse. The additions to tho pavilion not on ly made more space for exhibits, but gave more room for sales of conces sions. These circumstances made the fair a success financially undit is slated ttiat tbere aro (unus on liana to pat every claim. Nearly 4,000 people wero camped in the grove in front of the fair gruiinds and the come-aiid-stay-all. week Idea haa become so populir that a number of regular visitors at the fair have decided to erect small cottages on the grounds next year. Since regular streets and olocks have been laid out, this can be done satisfactorily. Visitors to the etate fair gave only passing attentton to the sample roal the government ia building adjacent to the state fair grounds. Tho end of the road and a few rods ,o( its length are plain!) visible (ran. the street cai track, as alto are the crushed rock bunkers, but aside from tho view thus obtained tha vishora paid -little attention to the road. The road won quite general ap proval, especially on the rainy days, when the crushed rock road was entire ly free from mud and slush. A few farmers and road supervisors took timo to inspect the manner in which the road was built and made in quiries as to tbe construction, but the greater number were more interested in livestock and horse races. Tunneling on O. R. & N. La Grande An enlarged force of men ia now engaged in tunneling the monntaina between Kamela and Hit gard in order that the O. It. & N. main line will not cross so mnny trestles, which at present are high and numer ous. When the tunneling Is completed the stream that now crosses and re crosses the right of way will have a continuous course on one side of the track. The treaties will be filled in aa tbe new coarse it fixed, and much re pair and loss of time, which necessarily follows from so many trestles, will be eliminated. Tbe scheme is a gigantic one and will require many months to complete. Labor Famine at Hood River. Hood River The scarcity of laborers at IlooJ River Is said by sawmill men and applearowra here to have beeome a serioua matter. One of the big mills, which have been trying for a long time to get white men for employment in Its plant, has bad to fall back on Japs. Aa they are said to be entirely unfa miliar with the work they are a most serious handicap in getting out lumber Ranchers are In need of men for pick ine apples, and other work at this sea son of the year, and are making every effort to obtain them, but wltnool euo com. Books for School Libraries. Salem So istisfactory have tbe re sults of the traveling library system proven, from an educational stand point, that the Btate Library commis sion has elected to place a new order (or 42,000 books for school libraries, in addition to what Is already on bam), at a total cost to tbe state of 111, 802 36. Amoig the most popular of tbe books ordered are the life or Robin son Crusoe. Baldwin's Life of Lincoln, Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans 60 famous stories, and Black Beauty. Very Heavy Sales of Sheep. Baker City Owing to the unofficial announcement by government officials some dsya ago that next year the rang ing of sheep on forest reservt-s would be restricted at least 60 per cent, sheep owners have, during the paat three weeka, sold large portions of their flocks. Tbe pries have been good and It is estimated by one sheep buyer that 76,000 head have been sold out of Wal lowa and 66,000 out of Bskir. Larger School Attendance. La Grande Tbe public schools open ed with an attendance of 760 and a corps ol IV teacners, witn one teacuer yet to be aupplied in tbe high school. Tbe first day's attendance waa in ad vance of last year's. A bualnesa de partment haa been added to tbe course and the high school has tbe twelfth grade, Hops Dcmaged by Rain. Eugene Tbe recent rain, by mold and breaking strings and poles, damag ed Lane county hops to the extent of 16 to 20 per cent. Pickers are In great demand as growers wish to harry the j harvest. GRABBED BY SPECULATORS, Klamath County Development Will Ua Delayed, Says Blanchard. San Francisco O. J. Blanchard, n member of the reclamation seiv Ice from Washington, is authority for the state ment that the development of the Klamath country will be hindered be cause nl the fact that land speculators have seised upon hundreds ( acres In this new Irrigation proeject of the gov ernment. "I look for a great development In tho Klamath country," he sold, "but this development will Ire delayed lm-caur-c of the number of laud speculators who have secured lino tracts there. They are holding this land at from $26 to $40 an aero. This price will pre vent many srttleta from coming to Ore gou, and will retard the progn-ss of the Klamath country. The government will charge the settlers f 26 an acre for water, and this amount, added to the speculators' price for the laud, will act to the detriment of the purchaser The news that the Southern Pacific will build through Klamath will gieatly add to the value of the land there." Blanchard waa delighted with the work of the Irrigation congress at Boise, which he attended. "We appointed a publicity commit tee there." he sild, "which will great ly aid the Pacific coast. This commit teo will place before tha common peo ple of the United States a truthful re port of the irrigation country and will help them get land." Begins Work on Second Unit. Klamath Falls Work on the second nnlt of tho Irrigation system has com menced under direct supervision of the government officials. This unit in cludes 19 rnllea of the Kast Branch canal and 27 rnllra of laterals. Bids for the construction of this unit were advertised for some months ago, hut non was received, and the construction work la now undertaken by the govern ment, on force account. Hop -Picking Resumed In Clackamas. Oregon City Hsppicking has been resumed in earnest in all yards In this locality. No damage has resulted to the hop crop here on account of the rain, except in a few yards where some of the vine were laid on the ground on account of the heavy foliage. The yield continues about one-fourth below the average, but the qntllty Is good. Pick ing will be finished In most of the yards in this county by the last of the week. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Chb.Wk; blaestem, 06c, valley, 608c, red. 00c. Oats No. 1 white, f28g34; gray, 122 per ton. Barley Fee!, 120(321; brewing, $21 6022; rolled, $22 per ton. Bye $1.36 per cwt. Corn Whole, $.7; cracked, $28 per ton. Hay-Valley timothy, No. 1, llOfl il per ton; Eastern Oregun timothy, $12614; clover, $7Q7 60; cheat, $7(3 7 60; grain hay, $7; alfalfa, flO; vetch hay, $77 60. Fruits Apples, comrroi, 2o360c per box; fancy, 75e(ftfl.fiQ; graes, G0cfl 60 per crate; Conoerdi, 27', 30c per basket; peaeliei, 80c((tl. pears, 60C4SI1.36; plums, fancy. 76 per box; blaekWries, per pound; crab apples. 111 S6 per box. Melons Cantaloup-, MMM1 36 per crate; watermelons, Otitic per pound, caaabos, $2 60 per donm. Vegetable Beana tft'c; cabbage, lt3Se per pound; cauliflower, 7 (still per d sen; eelery, 90c nr dixen; earn, 12tfc per dozen; cacBmbers, 16c per doxen; eggplant, 10c per pound, let tuce, head. 20c pet doxen; onions, 103 12J$c per dozen, peas, 46c; bell pep. prs, 2ll&c; radishes, 10916c per doien; spinach, 233c per jKwnd; to matoes, SOQftOc per box; parsley, 26c; sprouts, 6c per pound; squash, $13 1.25 per crate; turnips, 90c$l per sack; carrots, $131.26 per sack; beets, $t.2el 60 per tack; horseradish, 10c per pound. Onions New, H- ft I c per pound. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 8o0; sweet potatoes, 2Jc per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 26S0e per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 2727c per dozen. Poultry Aversge old bens, 14c per pound; mixed chickens, 1313Kc; spring, 14316c; old roosters, OGtlOc; dressed chickens, 14316c; turkeys, live, 16921c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 2l22Kc; getse, live, 8310c; ducks, 14316c. Hops 1900 contracts, 17320c per pound; 1905, nominal; 1904, nominal, Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 15319c pr pound, according to shrink age; valley, 20322c, according to fine ness; mohair, choice, 28 Q 30c pet ponnd. Veal Dressed, 68c per pound, Beef Dressed bulls, 3c per pound; cows, 4K36Kc, country steers, 636c. Mntton Dressed, fancy, 738c per rtnnnd; ordinary, 636c; lambs, fancy, 838Kc Pork Dressed, 78)c per pound. BRIDGE COLLAPSES. Many Killed and Injured In Oklahoma Train Wreck. Guthrie. Okla., Sept. 1U. Right poo pie aro dead, 20 iiinro ui less Injured, ami as many morn are missing In the most disastrous wreck In the recent his tory of the Rook Island, which occurred three miles from Dover, Okla., yestur day. The engine, tender baggage and mall cars, smoker and day romih of nasseii oer train No. 12. northbound, left the high bridge that spans the Cimarron river, and plunged Into the current Hanked by tieacherous qiilcksainla. The locomotive disappeared from sight almost Immediately. The mall and baggage clerks escaped from their coaches and swam to the shore. Tho accident was due to the defective condition ol the bridge which was swerved out of line by the pressure ol driftwood carried down by the swollen stream. The train was an hour late and was running at high speed tu make up time. Tlio engineer did not see the wml 1 1 Ion of the bridge until he was within a few jards, when It was too late to stop. He shouted to his fire man, threw on the brakes and Jumped. He landed on the veiy verge of the rlvei bank and rscaped unhurt. The tlreiuan was lots fortunate, sustaining severe Inluiles. When the engine struck the bridge the whole structure suddenly collapsed, preclpatlng the engine and roadies Into the water. The chair car and two heavy Pullmans were not pulled In, but remained on the track The most authentic accounts place the iiumbor nl passengers In the smok er at betw een 2o and 30. With but few exceptions these have not Ix-cn ac counted for. Che only hopeful news Is contained In messages received from rural distrlcta. Men on bits of drift wood have Iteen seen going down strram at various points, lmt attempts at rr cue have In most instances proved futile. NEW STORM ARISES. Santo Domingo Again Infected With Revolutionary Fever. Washington, Sept. 10. Just as the Cuban Insurrection appears to be on the point of harmonious adjustment, the United States government la con fronted with a new outbreak In Kanto Domingo. Commander Souther laud, senior American naval officer In Do mlniran waters, reported to the Navy department by cable late this alternoon that an Insurrection Is about to break out In banto Domingo at any time. He say that the government has sent a force of 400 men to Monte Chrislo. The situation la declared to I acute. He feara that an uprising may take place. Ho requests that the Dixie, which Is now In Cuban waters, be re turned at once to Santo Domingo. When the advisability of withdraw, log the naval forces from Dominican waters waa discussed when the crista ratne In the Cuban revolt, a suggestion waa mads that it might give encourage ment to the Inaurgenta in that Island. It waa finally decided, however, that the Dominican government had maltera well In hand and that no chanie waa to be apprehended with the pierent II ret of gunboats In those watera. FUNSTON to LEAD. Will Be In Command of American Army In Caae of Intervention. Washington, Sept. 10, General Frederick PuHtton, who la how ou hla way to Washington under orders from the War department, will probably be assign wl to command the a tiny in Cu ba, if intervention should be found ne eessary. While orders have not been Issued for the movement of troops to Cuba, the army was never better pre pared for quick action, If It la found necessary to send them to Cuba, tienrra! rnnalon Is probably as well Informed regarding eonditlona In the Island aa any officer of the army, He made a good reputation In the Philip pines, and only a few montha ago at tracted attention by the manner In which he handled the difficult situa tion growing out of the employment of trooa In Haa Franolrco after the eaith quake. The fact that he ia under or dera to como to Washington and to await further Instructions indicates that he la wanted for Important duty, Dynamite From the Sky, Prnrtels, Sept, 19. r-entatlonal ru mors of a plot against the Russian csar and hla family are being circulated here. It la stated that the revolution aries, finding it Impossible to approach the pslsce at Peterhof by land or sea, have purchased balloons from an Amer ican inventor, the purpose helna to an. cend from the German frontier and drop down explosives on the palace. It Ia intended to deatroy the Infant cxaro vitch and Grand Duke Vladimir. It Is said the authorities became aware of tho plot and arrested the ringleaders. More Troops Ready for Service. Richmond, Ind., Sept. 19, Com panies G and'O, of the Fourth United States Infantry, on the way from Fort Benjamin Harrison, near Indianapolis, to Fort Wayne, Mich., were today ot derrd to report to Fort Thomas, Ky,, in anticipation of be ng sent to Cuba. DEAD IN THOUSANDS Many Chinese Were Drowned in llonykomj Typhoon, ALL COMMERCE IS PARALYZED Hair the Harbor Craft Wrecked and Many Buildings Destroyod Camo Without Warning. Hongkong, Hept 20. The typhoon which swept this xirt, destroying great number of vessels and raostng much losa nl life, was of n local nature, It came aiiildnily and without warning. f ho observatory had predicted moderate winds. Half an hour after the gun signal had been tiled the storm wm t lis height. It lasted two hours Moot uf the damage waa wrought on the Kuwluoii peiiluaula. The I n-e am estimated at several million dullars. Or or 1,000 rampaiia and junks are mining from Honr-koiir alone. Wharves were t ept away and houti collapsed. The military harrarki urn In ruins. The harlwr la atiewn with wreckage, thrown upon the slmie. Hundreds of Chinese txatuietl and their families wero saved by the bravery of the polk and civilians, hut several thousand of the Chinese water dwellers mint have perished, many within abort distances of the ahore. The testes In lives itM property among the Chinese weie ap palling. Today the olre stations in Hotigkimg are urreundwl by ('liine bUntllylHg their dead The famUiM of the HoHgkeng boatmen live nigM am! day on the sampatia, ami thouMttds of thee e people are now homeless The Chinese take the dlomtrt ralm'y ami slmw ihi nianlfeatatleu of grie'. One launch that waa cepslsed had M0 Chinese on Ifoard. They were all drowned, Kir Matthew Nathan, governor of Horgkong, ami tho authorities, are doing all everything poaslhle to rrndrr assistance. Iteporte of fresh disasteis a,rn arriving every hour. Only a few I'uropeaua am missing. It la now estimated that 6,000 Chi nese, lost their llvta Reports are dally Incrraalng the mortality. BEQIN THEIR TAbK. Taft and Bacon Hear Stories of Both Factions In Cuba. Havana, Kept. 90 The presidents of both the Moderate and the I literal partlea this afternoon submitted to i1' retary of War Taft ami Assistant Secre tary of Klate Itaenn, representing Presi dent Kooaevelt, their rrsetWe state ments of the facta leading up to the revolution and the conduct of belligei- enta. Kach of the pmaidenta tomorrow will present a written statement ol the teima he la willing to agre to In the Interest of peace. General Men Khal, representing the veierans, also related to Messra. Taft and lUcon the effort he had made In the line of peace and the difficulties he had cncounteicd ami iraro hla opinion aa to what roursre hold any promise of an amicable settle ment. Today 'a heating began at the home of Minister Morgan In the village of Mariarmo, whluh la only three im'ea (torn the most ad vn. iced Mt of lh in anigent for mi, thai of Colonel l'!.t niaro Aeosta, which la oncampwl in Ihe vllnlty nf Arroya Arenas, Alter the hearings Mr. Taft rail to the Associated Press that he ha I !'t begun his work and that It was evident the mission upon whloh became would require moru timo than tie had antici pated I foru hla arrival He Intimated that ten daya would be required, to complete hla eiraud, but he could not say whether or not II would he neces sary to visit Insurgent ramps or other cities than Havana. A private telegraph wire Is bring strung finm Mr. Morgan's house to the cable office In order that Messrs Tslt and llacnn may be able to report dirtct to Mr. Roosevelt, Scotch Train Wrecked. London, Kept. 20. The crowded Sflotch express train on the Great Northern Hallway, leaving London lmt night, waa wrecked nutalito of Grant ham at midnight, Tho train should have stopped at Grantham, hut failed to do so, Boon after pa suing the ela tion the train left the rails and then jumped a bridge, The engine nnd sev eral coaches wero dashed over the ' bankmont. There mo many passengers beneath the debris, Of ten extricated (lvo have died. The number of Uvf lost Is not known. Artillery General Killed Warsaw, Kept. SO. General Nlcolal eff, of the artillery, haa been aasaaaln sled, He waa erroneously thought to ho n member of tho field couit martial. General Nlcolaleff was walking on Wellka street this morning, when he was surrounded by five revolutionist'' and ihot dead. The murdarsjts escaped.