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B i sm i TO HELP WEST COAST Immediate Appropriations Neces sary tor Commerce. NEEDED TO SECURE CANAL TRADE Congress Mutt Change Plans If Coun- tryjs to Receive Any Marked Benefits of Work. Washington, Oct. 30. "The Pacific Coast harbors need immediate appro priations from congress to deepen them and provldo for commerce through the Panama canal. Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Grays Harbor, San Diego, Los Angeles, Oakland and Eu reka mast bo provided for more liber ally in the future if the Western coast is to reap the full benefit of tho great Isthmian cut now being made. The Sacramento and San Joaquin, the Co lumbia and Snake rivers on the west ern slope traverse a country that is de veloping too fast to wait for appropri ations made in tho old manner. They must receive larger amounts from con gress if the country is to receive any marked benefits.'" These are sentiments expressed by John A. For. special director of the National Rivers and Harbors congress, who has just completed a tour of the country, covering substantially the route followed by President Taf L Mr. Fox, who is an engineer of dis tinction, having been connected with many of the big waterway projects of the country, is to make a report to tho Rivers and Harbors congress at its next meeting In Washington on De cember 8, 0 and 10. In his report be will elaborate upon the Idea above quoted, and will undertake to impress upon the congress, and through it upon the national congress, the importance of making large appropriations for im mediate use in.further improving the big harbors of the Pacific coast, so that they may, as he indicates, resp full benefits from the commerce that will seek the Pacific coast upon com pletion of the Panama canal. On his recent tour Mr. Fox started from Washington, went down the At lantic coast, through the southernmost tier of states, and northward along the Pacific coast from San Diego to Bell Ingham. He then retraced his steps to Portland and studied the situation on the Columbia and Snake rivers, and from there followed the Missouri from its headwaters to its mouth. He re turned by way of the Great lakes and completed his tour with an inspection of tho Ohio river. PRAIRIE FIRE RACES. Homes of South Dakota Claim Hold ers Are Swept Away. Dallas, S. D., Oct 30. A prairie fire extending a distance of three miles from east to west is raging in Tripp county, in the southwestern part of the state. Much loss to farm buildings and crops is reported and hundreds of men and women are out fighting the flames. The towns of Lamro and McNeeley, threatened for a time, were saved after strenuous efforts. The fire started in the Southern part of the county and was swept along by a high south wind. At one time Lam ro was completely surrounded by flames, but at last reports the place was believed to have been saved. The entire population and the surrounding country went out to combat the flames and for hours worked desperately. The town of McNeeley suffered a similar experience and the flames were diverted only after heroic efforts. Out on the open prairie, away from all help, the homes of many claim hold ers were destroyed. No deaths have been reported. The fire has burned over an area es timated at more than CO square miles. The flames were checked today after they had destroyed farm and ranch property worth $100,000. Several peo ple had narrow escapes. Coreans Are Clad. Seoul, Oct. 30. It is evident from the attitude of a considerable section of the Corean population that tho assassination of Prince I to was not unpleaslng. Those comprising this element, which is now deprived of op portunities formerly offered here, sre agitating for further violence. Vis count Sone, Japanese resident general, is much disturbed by the reports com ing regarding the attitude of some officials and otherB who formerly were closely connected with the emperor's court. Wireless Picks Up Eureka. San Francisco, Oct. 80. The United Wireless here reported later that it had established communication with Eureka and that no serious damage had hsen dona bv the shock there be yond the wrecking of telegraph and I telephone wires. ERA OF LOW MORTALITY. It Hat Boon Reached by the Civilized World. Washington, Oct. 20. "Tho civ tilted world has indeed arrived at an era of low mortality." This conclusion is stated In census bureau bulletin No, 104, on mortality statistics for 1003, prepared by Dr. Crcssy L. Wilbur, chief statistician for vital statistics under Director Durand, who has transmitted it to Secretary Nagel, of the department of commerce and labor. The death rate of the registration state in 1908 was 15.3 per 1,000 of population, which was slightly lower than that for tho entire registration area, 15.4 por 1,000, and it is tho low est on record. Dr. Wilbur states it is probably tho lowest death rato that has ever occurred in tho United States. The death rato of tho rural portions of theso states was still lower, being only 14 per 1,00,0. while that of the urban population was 10.5 per 1,000; the latter including nil cities having a population of 8,000 or more Inhabitants in 1900, and being, as usual, some what greater than the rural rate. Such rates would have seemed qulto out of the question a few years ago. Nearly one-fifth of all tho deaths that occurred wero those of Infants uander one year of age and over one fourth are of children less than five years of age. Nearly ono-iourtn of all dcatns reg istered were those of persons born out side of the United States. Tho states having tho largest proportion of native-born Americans of native stock are, Dr. Wilbur states, the ones in which it is the most difficult to securo tho passage of effective registration laws. Therefore, the actual mortality of Americans of native parentage is not fully represented in the registra tion area, although over two-thirds of the deaths registered were of native born persons and one-third wero of native-born with native parents. It appears that the month of maxi mum mortality in 1903 was January, with 07,763 deaths and that of mini mum mortality was June, with 49,701 deaths. ZELAYA BOTTLED UP. Insurgents Have NIcaraguan President In Tight Place. New Orleans, Oct 2. Passengers arriving today on the steamer Impera tor from Dluefields, Nicaragua, report that, when they left Dluefields three days ago, President Zelaya was virtu ally bottled up at Managua. A gene ral advance by General Estrada is be ing checked by want of ammunition. Several of the passengers on the Im perator stated that general news of the revolutionary movement was unre liable, as the revolutionists were in clined to exaggerati their successes. They said their own assertions regard ing the serious situation raced by Pres ident Zelaya were based on their per sonal observations. Captain John Pederson, roaster of the Imperator, said General Estrada bad already established a provisional government over Grayton, Cape Gra das, Dluefields and Rama. The strict est discipline was being maintained, all ssloons were closed at nightfall and drunkenness and disorders were imme diately suppressed. Captain Pederstn confirmed tho As sociated Press dispatches from Port Cortes telling of the capture and hold ing of a launch sent by the revolution ary leaders to Port Barrios. The launch, he said, was to have brought a large supply of ammunition to the in surgents. Dummy Entries Claimed. San Francisco, Oct 2. Jn the trial of Dr. G. W. Dwlnnell, Rex Dexter and John Gilpin before the United States district court here on a charge oi subornation of perjury in connection with the dummy entry of timber land in Northern California, Benjamin French, one of the alleged dummy entrants, took the stand again today. He testified that he and bis brother bad entered claims In Siskiyou county as tho result of a letter from Dr. Dwlnnell, promising them $200 each for their holdings. De Lara Out on Bonds. Los Angeles, Oct. 29. -L. Gulterrez de Lara, tho Mexican attorney held by the United States Immigration author ities on charges of being an anarchist and illegally in this country, was re leased from jail today on $3,000 bond pending his bearing before Chief In spector Ridgway, of the immigration service. De Lara's bond was signed by C. C. Reynolds, a prominent and wealthy hardware merchant, and Al fred M. Salyer, a well-known local bus iness man. Epidemic Hits Academy. Atlanta, Ga Oct 29. Forty stu- dents of the Georgia Military Academy near here, were rushed to the city to day suffering from an Illness which has affected the school in epidemic form. They were distributed among several hospitals. The nature of their j illness baa not been learned. - . ''' ' L'--l I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST IRRIGATION IN MALHEUR. I UIQ SHEEP DEAL IS MADE. Private Company Planning to Water 150,000 Acres. Salem According to advices re ceived in the ofiico of the stato en gineer at Salem, Trowbrldgo & Nlvur, a privato reclamation company with a splendid record, Is conducting a survoy of a tract. Including about 150,000 acres of arid land, tomo of which is in Malheur county in this atato and some in Idaho. Tho object is to learn through tho results of the surveys if It would bo foasiblo to start a reclama tion project covering this torrltory. The land whtch is receiving tho at tention of the reclamation company's engineers lies bweteen tht Owyhee and Snaka rivers. The water for Irriga tion will probably bo taken from tho Owyhee river. Thn project is in its incipient stsge, and no definite Infoi mat Ion as to tho plans of Trowbrldgo & Nlver can bo obtained. According to Stato Engineer Lewis, the work done by Trowbrldgo & Niver, has proved highly satisfactory and in those districts in Idaho where the firm has already accomplished big results, the people of tho state prefer the com pany's operations to the United States government's projects. Thn day after Oregon's now water law went into effect last spring, Trow brldgo & Nlver sent a party of sur veyors and engineers Into the Owyhee river valley to take observations. The work has been continued until the present, which leads the state engineer to bellovo that the privato company will shortly take up a large tract in this stato for reclamation. TUNNEL THROUGH MOUNTAINS Indications Point to Huge Undertak tng by O. R. & N. Pendloton Rumors In local railroad circles here predict tho greatest rail road undertaking that has taken place In this section of the state for years, of which the crew of surveyors which are now working on the Stanfiold Coyote cutoff are the vanguard. This underaking includes, among other ac tive changes and Improvements, tun neling through the Blue mountains ant the elimination of several bad grades for the purpose of shortening the time and distance between Chicago and Portland. This tunnel, which of necessity would be from three to five miles in length, would accomplish much in the saving of time and power. By pushing up Butcher creek canyon and there en tering the mountains, the worst part of the grade and many windings would be eliminated, and on tho east side of the mountain the famous Kamela hill would be avoided and the distance from Huron to La Grande reduced to 12 miles. Rumor also ssys that considerable work will be done on Tellocastet hill, between Union and Baker City. It Is believed that surveying camps will be established at Duncan and Enclna and at other points within the next fow days. If these improvements are ac tually contemplated by the O. R. & N., it Is evident that It Is not the Inten tion of the officials to divert freight or passenger business down the Snake river, as has been proposed. Will Prevent Floods. Athena A number of teams have been at work the past month straight ening the part of Wild Horse that runs through the property or the Athena Land & Trust company, and through the city park. The creek has been changed in many places and made much wider and deeper. William Booher has charge of tho work, and assures the land company and park commission that when it is finished It will bo sufficient to carry all tho flood waters that come down the In wet season and have here tofore flooded the valley. Own Valuable Cold Mine. Albany The directors of tho Mexl can mines, owned by Linn county men, have just received word and assays from their mine showing they have struck a vein which goes $106.90 to the ton of free milling ore. The letter stated that the mine is one of the great est In Old Mexico. Considerable stock in the enterprise is held by Albany people. Dr. J. L. Hill of this city, Is the president, Fred Ware secretary and L. E. Blaln one of tho directors. Top Price for Peach Trees, Talent C. M. Lee has sold four acres of peach orchard to C. W. Hope for $3,000. Tho tract Is set to new varieties. Sixty trees of the Apple gate variety are three years old; 80 trees two years old are of the Sooner variety. Tho rest are younger and of different varieties. Esstern Man Buys Orchard, Hood River Twenty acres of the Klemmer place on the west side bavo been sold for $17,000. The trees are two and three year old Spitzenberg and Newtown trees. The purchaser is H. W. Rodamar, who recently came from Iowa. Young Rancher Buys 9,500 Ewes at 85 20 Each. Hoppner Ono of tho biggest sheep deala that has been made In this sec tion this season has just bten consum mated. Jim Farley, one of tho pro gressive young sheep men of this sec tion, bought 2,500 head of 1 and k-year-old owes from Molahan & Ilryno at $5.25 per head. Tho deal Involved an Itivottmcnt of about $14,000 by Mr, Farley, but ho flgurea that the Increase and wool will mako him a profit, at though the prlco paid is about the top notch. With tho present outlook for wool prices and tho general upward tendency of tho stock sheep market, tho prlco paid by Mr. Farley Is not con sidered too high. Another snlo Involving over $0,000 was made tho latter part of Inst week by thopurchaieby Paul Hitler of 2,000 lambs from Hanao Neel, of IOno Rock. This was a splendid band of lambs which will bo fed by Mr. Jllsler at his Butter creek ranch. Tho price paid was $3.15 per head. Start Rotcburg-Coot Day Survey. Marshfleld That six or eight survey ing forces will bo put In the field with in 10 days to survey the proposed elec tric Una from Coos bay to Itotoburg, Is stated by J. II. Somers, who represents locally tho promoters of the road, Messrs. Haas and Kuettner, of Port land, Mr. Somers left for Portland on bualness connected with tho road. Ho states that the mattar of tho bond will be satisfactorily arranged and gives insurance that thero will bo no delay In tho work of starting the survoy. Good Roadt Are Agitated. Pendleton That the good roads cam paign inaugurated recontiy by tho County Good Roads association Is to bo waged relentlessly In every part of the county was Indicated at the last meet ing of the association. A vice presi dent was appointed for each precinct, and, aside from spreading thegoapol of good roods, he will be expected to form subordinate organization In his neigh borhood. This will be followed by rousing meetings In which the entlro county will participate. Car Shortrge Affects Union, La Grande The car shortage of th Northwest is being keenly felt here, according to the statements of some of the large shippers from this section. Only two cars per day could be socured to ship the large quantity of hops from the Wallowa valley. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Bluettem, $1GC1.03; club, 92c; red Rutalan, 90c; valley, 91c; fife, 92c; Turkey red, 92c; 40-fold, 05c. Barley Feed, $20. 60ft 27 per ton; brewing, $27.50. Uata No. 1 white, 1Z8(Z8.&0 per ton. Corn Whole, $36 per ton; cracked, $30. Hay Timothy, Willamette valley, $146J17 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $18 620; alfalfa, $166116; clover, $14; cheat, $13614.60; grain hay, $146.jl6. Butter--City creamory, extras, 30c per pound; fancy outside creamery, 336130c; storo, 22X6f24c Butter fat prices average lc per pound under regular butter prices. Eggs Oregon, 366t3Cc per dozen. Poultry Hens, 16GCl5Hc; springs, MHQJIGc; roosters, 96610c; ducks, 16 (ftlCc; geeie, 10c; turkeys, 10160 I7Sc; squabs, $1.766J2 per dozen. PorkFancy, OfltOHc per pound. Veal Extra, 106(Uc per pound. Fruits Apples, $16(2 per box; pears, $1611.60; grapes, B0c6t$1.26 per crate. 16c por basket; catabas, $l,26(!(1.60 per dozen; quinces, $1(7$ 1.26 per box; cranberries, $8.606t0 per barrel. Potatoes 506tG6c per tack, sweet potatoes, n46l2c per pound. Sack Vegetables Turnips, 76c6ti por sack ; carrots, $1; beets, $1.25; rutabagas, $1.10. Onions Oregon, $1(31.25 per sack. Vegetables Artichokes, 80c per dozen; csbbagr, J4'68lc per pound; cauliflower, 406490c per dozen; celery, 606485c; corn, $16(1.26 por sack; horseradish, 9 (if 10c per dozen; pep pers, 6(ftflc per pound; pumpkins, lap lkc: radiants, lCc por dozen; sprouts, 86t9c por pound; squash, $11. 10: to matoes, 406tC0c. Hops 1909 crop, 246J2Ccper pound; 1908 crop, 20c; 1907 crop, 12c; 1900 crop, Be. Wool Kastorn Oregon, 10&J23C per pound; mohair, choice, 24c. Cattle Best stoers, $4.75; fair to good, $4634.60; medium and fuedors, $3.26613.76; belt cows, $8.00; fair to good, $8623.25; common, $2.606j2.75; bulls, $2622.60; stags, $2.60623.60; calves, light, $5.2666.60; heavy, $46i 4.75. Hogs Best, $7.86628.05; blockers, $7.257.60; stockers, $600, Bhecp Best wethers, $4,25K4.60; at. 4. Mihrl CO HK7tlA . Iias. J..! Q fl K (it 4; fair to good, $3.6003.75; iambs, $6(36. REVENGE THE CAUSE, Aitnttln of Prince Ito Uosttt Deed Dona for Goroa, Harbin, OoL 27.- As Prince Hlro bumi Ito, president of tliu Japaneso privy council, alighted from his train and advanced across tho platform, smil ing and bowing, to meot M. Kokuvaolf, tho Russian finance minister, half a doicn revolver shots worn fired In quick succession by a Corean In the crowd. Throe of them struck Prince Ito and at tho second he fell unconscious. Ha died 20 minutes later. A panic resulted from tho fusillade and when it had subsided, it Was found that Prince Ito's prlvnta secretary re ceived a bullet, as did Japanese Consul General Kawaknn and General Manager Tanaka, ot the South MnnclmrUn rail way, who had movod closer to the prince as the firing began. It Is thought that these three aro not mor tally wounded, Tho assassin was not hnrd In locate1, as ha stood defiantly In the crowd, ro volvor In tin nil. He proved to be a Co rean, and, with two companions of tho tamo nationality, boasted of a conspir acy to take the life of tho former resi dent general of Cores In satisfaction for the alleged tyranny of tho prince over the Coreans, Prince Ito had coma to Harbin to meet M. Kokovsolf, the Russian Milli liter of finance, for what was believed to bo an lmortnnt conference. The conference was suggested by l'rlnco Ito In hit capacity at pretldent of the privy council of Japan. SHIP STRIKES REEF. Twant Llvea Lost In Wreck OfTCoatt of Maine, lUatport, Me., Oct. 27. Twenty llvea and perhaps more were lost today In tho destruction on shallow Seal cove of the steamer Ileitis, bound from Glaagow for St. John and Baltimore. Four of the victims, young ricotch boys, were pastengi rs, and the others were members of the crew. Captain Newman and 20 or more of tho crew wero last seen In a ship's boat, tossing on tho stormy sea. Of tho 40 persons who were aboard the steamer when she piled on the shoal early today only six are posi tively known to have been saved. They were forced to cling to the wreck, shifting their precarious posi tions at the steamer was tossed by the seas. It was not until 3 p. m. that llfesavsrs were able to man their boats and roach the strsndrd vessel. A northeatturly gale Is said to have been responsible for the Heatla'a fate, although It It partly duo to the man at the wheel who, believing he had seen Gannel Rock light, whllo really dlt cernlng thn gleams of a lighthouse on Machlas Seal island, tevnrsl miles southwest, steered the ship many miles off her course. MURDER MAY ALTER POLICY Ito's Death Is Likely to Draw Japan Nesrsr to America. Washington, OcL 27. A probable result of Ito's assassination will be an indefinite poitponemont of the negotia tions regarding railroad conditions In Manchuria, When those negotiations are resumed it may be that the Japan ese government will find Itself In a po sition to come Into closer accord with the understanding of the powsrs, es pecially America, regarding the exact meaning of that part of tht, treaty of Portsmouth which declared against the cultivation of any special Interests by Japan or Rutslnn In Manchuria. Thero is said to be a striking resom blsnce between Japan's claims to su (wrlority In Manchuria and those of Russia to a dominant position In Man churia, and this community of Intorest might have had Important results had tho meeting between l'rlnco Ito and Minister of Finance Kokovsolf taken placo. Genersl Howard Dssd. Burlington, VL, OcL 27. General Ollvor O. Howard, last of the Union commanders of tho Civil war, died sud denly at his homo hero last night of heart disease. He was 79 yeatr old. Last weekvueneral Howard was In On tario delivering his iecturo on "Abra ham Lincoln." His lsst public appear anco was at London Saturday nlcht. On Monday he returned to his home hern and apparently was In his usual good health. Last night he was at tacked by heart trouble and was dead when a physician reached tho houto, Four Warthtpt In Mlttlttlppl, New Orleans, OcL 27. The United States warships Mississippi, North Carolina and Now York arrived hero today preparatory to tho visit of Presi dent Taf t to tho Deep Waterways con vention, beginning Saturday, This is the first tlmo that more than ono war vessel has breasted tho curront of tho Mississippi, Ito's Son Hesrs Ssd News. Genoa, Oct. 27. Prlnco Ito's son, Hlrokunl, arrived hero tonight from London. He was mot by tho Japanese consul, who informed him of his father's death. The youth controlled himself by great effort and showed little of the grief he evidently suffered. DEEP RIVER NEEDED Commercial Advantages oi Mis sissippi Sleep, Says Tail. POOR CHANNEL DELAYS PARTY Vastett of Flotilla Ars Unsltlo to Keep Together and 'Much Lott of Time Rstultt, Helena, Ark., OcL 28. Pretldent Taft's river schedule went all to pieces yesterday, owing to the Inability of thn vessels following his llngshlp, the Oleander, to maintain the designated seed. The pretldent tried to remain with the fleet as far as possible and do layed his arrival at Memphis threa hours In order that the boat carrying the 20 governors and the 177 congress men, as well as other vessels carrying delegates to the waterways convention In Now Orleans, might land at the ssmo time, leaving here nearly throe hours late, the president will not reach Vlcksburg until tl o'clock or later tonight, that being his next stop, Kvrn to mako that city at 0 p. m the president will have to leavo the oilier vetes behind. It had been Intended that tho president should bo welcomed once more to Ar kansas by Governor Donaghey, but tha governor's bout was an hour behind tho presldenL and the Introductory speech km made by Mayor Martin, Thn delay In the arrival caused much confusion, however, and two of the president's cabinet mlnlaterscamo near getting left on the riturn from the au ditorium. The pretldent In hit addrrst at Mom phis dolarod that such commercclal advantages as the Mlttlttlppl river al ready afforded wero not Lslng taken advantage of. He alto olnted out the hard work that would have to iwt done to ttart a system of commerce, oven after the deep waterway had been so cured. The president It stilt very hosrso and It was with great effort that ho spoke. He referred to tho flotilla jestingly as a "traveling show, booked for a full performance," and regretted that one part of the show was called upon to fill the entlro engagetnenL lht trip down tho river, according to tho president, hss simply dvmonatrated the Inade quacy of pretent river traffic to com pete, with the railroads and Is good ar gument for deep waterways. HONOR ITO'S BODY. Murdered SUteiman Raited to First Rsnk Afltr Attattlnttlon. ' Toklo, OcL 28. Tho body of Prince Ito, the murdered elder statesman of Japan, will be taken aboard the Japan ese wsrthlp Iwata at Darlen ami wi be brought to Japan accompanied by m full suito representing tha entlro na tion. Tho body lay yesterday In a hotel at Dsrlen, tho coffin covered by a simple white pall. Guards surrounded thn hotel and only tho prince's persensi staff was admitted. Before tho official announcement of l'rlnco Ito's death difficulty was en countered, which was of purely techni cal nature, In avoiding acknowledg ment of tho statesman's actual demise. Thla was obviated later when tho death was officially announced, an onllnanco being simultaneously Ittued and nn to- dated, bettowlng unuiuul honort, ono of theto being advancement from Jun ior to tha flrtt grade In thn court rank. Those closest to tha throno say thai tho emperor Is deeply affected bv tho assattlnatlon of tha prince. Ho has oikod for every detail and apparently Is unablo to understand whv tha mtir- dor wot committed, In view of tho evi dent popularity of Prlnco Ito. BuL when Informed of all the facta so far as they have been loarnod here, tho emporor ordered that thero must be no chongo In policy toward Coreo. Flood Victims Need Help. Mexico City, OcL 2H. A telegraphic appeal for aid was received hero today from tho flood stricken districts of tho stato of Tobatco, In the southern port of Mexico. According to the dispatch es tho floods began when n turrlblo cloudburst broko over tho stato follow ing 20 days of Incesitnt rnlnfnll. Thousands of acrca planted In corn, uuans anu ouier corculs aro a total loss. Thousands of cattle havo bren swept away and drownod In tho rivers which havo extended beyond their banks. Housos havo been domollthod, City Slipping Into Csnyon. Rono. Nov.. OcL 9fl Ti.f !,. ni.i mining camp of Virginia City Is sink ing Into the deep canyon on tho olilo of Which it Is located, anil Mint If l.n. .1. ready slipped 11 feet within the last row years, was thoannouncomontmsdo bv Professor (innran V Vmmr, !. University of Nevada, today.