The Amrora -Boreal! vol. i; AUItOUA, OREGON, TIIU1.S1AY, OCTOllEIt 15, 1908. NO. 23. JJRIEF NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK SPITZbERGFN IN DISPUTE. Conference ta Be Celled to Settle Ownership of Land. Berlin, Oct. 12. An international conference will be summoned in the near future to regulate the future of NEWS NOTES GATHERED FROM YARIOUS PARTS OF OREGON OPPOSE PARCELS POST. fanlMKftl nkiufrJiPt frrim All Parte c...u .. ..... 'A DESCHUTES BID TOO HIGH. TRAVELING LIBRARIES. delegates will attend from Great Brit ain, the United States, France, Russia, Germany, Sweden and Norway. The Norwegian government, which has takrn the initi.-itive in nrnnnti ti it th State Pretented In a Manner to conference, desires to safeguard the Catch the Eve of the Busy Reader I rights of the Norwegian fishermen -Matters of National. Historical "ho wo.rk a,on the coasts of Spitz- vikvii jj w unci iiauuuai & ctlliv III. Ihe Norwegian fishermen and huntsmen were for a long time undis puted masters of Spitzbergen and enjoyed unlimited freedom in follow ing their occupations. Recently, how ever, two mining companies, one financed by British and Norwegian capital and the other financed by American and Norwegian capital, of the Two Hemispheres. Interesting ' Events from Outside the and Commercial Importance. A Virginia girl has married a Brit sh naval officer. Trans-Mississippi Congress), Favors Ship Subsidy, However. San Francisco, Oct. 9. Assembling after half a day of recreation, the del egates to the nineteenth session of the Trans - Mississippi Commercial con gress devoted yesterday afternoon and evening to practical addresses on the development of the West and brief speeches explanatory of resolutions under consideration by the various committees. Hereafter one half of State Land Board Balks at $60 an 1 Oregon Now Has 00, With 5,000 Acre Lien. I Volumes, Scattered Over State. Haletn The state land board, at its The Oregon library commission, lat meeting, heard and took under ad- which ha it headquarters in the state vuement the application of the Pes- houso at balem, has charge of HO travel- chutes Irrigation & Power company for ing libraries, 5,000 volumes, which eon- contract for the reclamation of 74,- stitute Oregon s state lending library. I eAeu dav U to be taken ud bv enter Hu. acre. or land south and east of the r.a-n m.rary contain, iro.n ou tainmcnt provided by the commercial ing in ine vicinity oi renl, l TOOK I lerruce ajjva anu lamem. iiifno nurarin fount v. This new tract is what is are sent to any community )n Oregon, what is known as the" Benham Falls absolutely free, except transportation pnt'et. I charges. We will have more libraries The state has a contract with the this winter and should le glad to com- Servians Want King Peter to light Servla or Abdicate. bodies of . San Francisco and of the 1200 delegates who are registered as attending the congress, fully one-third participated yesterday in an excursion by steamer to many points ot interest International balloon races are be ing held near Berlin, Germany. Britain continues to hold out against Austria and defends Turkey. " i .v.. K, i nned Mates ror tne reclamation or munieaie wnn anyone wao is iniereaieu i . fir.l r.f rucnlniinn. drbtard iiii. iron, .nu uuw wit? qm-miun is in 1 mviv ni'vu. .uvi.i. wnom ine siate snail let ine contract i mo inimm wu.t-u are now iv -.,i !.,-,... f th . reclamation tvstem. ceiving traveling libraries are located ,.. . ' ... . : Cn I0' '"""fluting nave begun operations in Advent ua The 1)tM,cnute, C0IU,,any Want. m lien n the counties of the state as follows: tended debates that have occurred in the sessions of the committee on reso lutions, it is probable that the action huntsmen from trespassing on thc that the Twin Falls Wnd V W.tVr rant; five; Jackson.' four; 'llood for which approval has been asked i irri(Arta it la mtrmetmr t fait rv rir. i . , i uri i rrririirn The Trans-Missisippi Congress has """iii-v Josephine, rour; wmD, .; . .... turned down the parcel, post, alter a o spiubern by virtue o( the prior modified form, the rcso and ootn companies nave anncxeu . - . . . - ,;... tU ,., I lukn .. v nn. ..tin. rw-iamn. c.tiiinr nirirl.r i- nuit ill nnA I enormous areas of land, and haveL .'I..;...... m I lutioi as been forced to cance several prohibited Norwegian fishermen and L, . , ..,, , ., Vroak one? l) .url.. t.- r.illi.m. two; "Pon. the important measures speaking dates. spimca acuaic. Ight. o( Norwegian fishermen and . " , , ; " h ; ' h '" j Morrow, two; Polk, three; Hherman ut.on urging the necessity ot provid Much of the wheat grown in the huntsmen, but in this case it is ex, ' , J1 hUe7 company three; 'Tillamook, three;' Umatilla "? OT ,a rejuvenated rnerchant ma province of Ontario, Canada, is being pected that Sweden will raise a coun- h x rf . J Engineer three Union, three; Wasco, one; rine. and after a bitter debate of sev moved to tidewater by American tcr claim on the ground that Swedish . J "JJ "he land anrrelrt' Washington, four; Wheeler, one; Yam! eral hour,, determined to. report ad carriers scientific expeditions have been 1, 10 ,u"I,r luo rprorv; . ... .. J ' ' ' versely the resolution commending the a a , .f mainly instrumental in opening Spitz- ??Z ?Z7lnLVJZ The books of the eleven traveling li- attitude of Postmaster -General Meyer A man and woman bound together uer'n to ,he outside world . of the entire tract is non irrigable. l he tooKs or tne iieven traveling 11 subiect of a oarccls oost. The were found drowned near New York. bergen tQ thC UtS'dC Wr'd- The state land board adopted a new branes which were returned to the of- Ver topic7s expictJd to ' urnish IhJ Investigation showed that they had and important rule relating to resi- fa e letw.eu August 12 and August topic s P",.10 '"J'1,; entered into a suicide pact. ' PUT POACHERS TO DEATH. denco on reclaimed land in the Des- had a total circulation of 1,842. I of a lively contest on the noor A Inno robber beM un a Kt.ice near Missoula. Mont. From $5 to $25 each Russians Make Short Work of Jap was obtained from the 12 passengers Hunger was given as an excuse by chutes projects. Heretofore the rules The following Looks were among have reniented Purchasers of recla med t ' were me most popular; land to reni.ln three month on the land Church, Htories from Homer; Dumas, and put one eighth of it under cultlva- C'unt of Monte tristo; Kingsley, W ent WAR ON AUSTRIA. the bandit. anese Seal Butchers. San Francisco, Oct. 12. The United I lion within three years from the date ward Ho; Kipling, Kim; Kipling, I'ight I people of Servla Renew Demands on .plication. The rule adopted per- i'"i raneu; i yie, nome A.ivcniurea 01 1 King Peter. v iiuiun noon; rrunii'r, jimiury ui iiir . Il'aeifie Northwest; Htevenson, Master Isallantrae; Tileston. Children's States gunboat Yorktown, w hich has I'l The United States circuit court of . . . , ;n AUtUn nii,a t,,e ,ttler to 4,prove up" by u ppeals at Chicago has modified tho arrived here after a cruise in Alaskan Bhliwinjl a 30 ,,ay teiijnpet th rultf. I functions against picketing, allow- waters, confirms the news of the sum-1 yation, of 75 per cent of his land and of a mi ing unions to thus fight employers so mary execution of several Japanese I the erection of a four-room house. long as it is done peaceably. seai poachers by the Russian authori- Tlic battleship fleet has left Manila hies on the Komandorsky islands. GIVES ELECTORS' NAMES. for Japan. I After a speedy trial on charges of The army retiring board declares piracy, the men were convicted and I Secretary Benson Issues Form of Bal Colonel Stewart is disabled. put to death. I lot for November Election a n,;,;.K ... i,,. bn o 1 wo Japanese scnooners. wnn tne.r Turkey to keep the country quiet. Hour; Wallace, Ben Hur. Besides the traveling libraries the e ommimion has a collection of lKoki Municipal Government" and a col King Belgrade. Oct. 9. Great crowds again surrounded the palace last night, shouting for war and calling for the king to appear. Finally King rcter, accompanied by the Crown crews, found sealing within the three- lection on "Roads" which it is glad tol Prince, came to the balcony and im not to cause a dis d: d my government """ . " " ' 1 1111?, came u 11 loan to anvieon or any organization plored the people in the state. The one on "Municipal I turoance. lie said Oovernment" considers municipal im-j "Trust me and Salem. Secretary of State Benson r0Vement. sanitation, water aurrly. I ..... .t,.: ile limit by the revenue cutter Bear, !' 5s.!,ue(1 the form of ballot contain- public health, sewage disposal, ga and! Th prow(i ,-heered the ki A conference of the powers on th were taken to Valdez. following tne ,'" 77 v" " i eieciric ngni pianis ana cuy roaus ' I continued to shout, ng, but nr.. ...:.u a... Balkan muddle depends upon Great custom of previous seasons, it is I'"1:""1"' lu ""J0,,,"ri pavements in a practical way. in n- tri, Uritain thmiirht the men will be sl owed to election, i no ranuiuaira ui iu uvc t.rary on "itoans ' gives tne vaiue 011 T, . , ... r" ZlXC..Vl.rJVl 4K2AV.Wna.,fir"ttl,?n,r ' ministers was premature, but the rad The naval tug Sotoyomo went I 'uget Sound during a 1 yoj . ponce duty arounu mc --- 1-- ..!. Vr.nk J. Miller, of Linn E. A. S. Blake has been found states that the rookeries tncre . arc ' ' aground on Tugct Sound during a tu" Yo;Wtown which has been doing "omah county; j. i. w, 01 minr UN tosa nwiot wrgon sw w -Kafging flicn-llh"(nKIWll7 in wt heavy fog. r.i!. .imv around the Pribilof islands. county y. if nresent critical situation, and it feared that a cabinet crisis may be Ar.luW at Marl in. &JLW.Y PrS OT.eLTh?M had beeS killed at sea Democratic-O. P. Coshow, of, Doug- Merlin.The first carload of rnachin. ff port ,prcad V""" Ju,ul ' ' i-f, Ub Ins county; August uuesestein, 01 ery ror tne new pmoner wu.. u . . e crown orinc -had a A Russian general was wounded by " !Jur' ' ' Vn,Knwn Marion county; K. 8. J. McAllister, of put in by the Alame. a lonsoiiaaie.i . . . his own troops during the army ma-1 ' SY" ic 8Calcrs. but Multnomah county; Samuel White, of Mining company at uaiics . na. ' I Xhil was received with neuvers. Balls became mixed witn ;";""":,":.:' ,nc three-mile limit. Baker county. s nan a.so me i.v J t . ' I w-laim, and he was given the blank shells. no 'l'" Kii,. Vl, York- Prohibit ionW. P. Klmore. of Linn Tortlan.1 to haul the machinery to the . . . j hij motof . t J' yrVr Vnd was county: Hiram Oould. of Washington mine. The work or tranHpor.auon - Thousands o( ine waterways tuiu.u.uu .... l0wn ... V " ! JnA hnura county A. J. Hunsaker, of Yamhill down Kogue river w.11 negin si once, --- . ,ry P"" i?.VC. bidrfromhstUem "unty F. McKerchcr, of Multnomah in order to handle" the machinery that "to thj country Uk7.eVth.FGuT.. th. reterfl of Un,a. ,,t0f0UW- escorted them Into the .0 nnn Ven nace with the volume of k a carried away. This was the same Hoeialist I etfr m. iwk, or lhi Aih.n-. war songs. A Massachusetts scnooi icacner ;.' .1 f 1tl mpn . county; F. U. Varner, or jsenion Piub will have tnree delegates 1 inm in a ciusci iui k"" '" iiniinrv. i i rani -niinninB.iM'i - lorlted a bov mn and inrirot him. 1 he boy re mained in his dungeon two days and a night while the teacher attended a TRY WIRELESS TELEPHONY. wedding 20 miles away. -The teacher Apparatu, to Connect -Admiralty Of- ley, of Multnomah county; Thomas is prostrated and the boy under a Wjh Snip$ at Setf I Sweeney, of Multnomah county. iiy 9v.idi a va.v a : "u ,,rbm to Bel- London, uct. 12. ine ue 1 orcsi trade and threatens to annex Servia. system of wireless telephony is snort- )f Turkey ly to be put to tne test Dy mc th indepe ad ommtv. Trans Mississippi Inilenendence John w. uenncii, 01 1 cisco next ween, i-reaiurnt iiuni Clackamas county; William K. Lake, has appointed Y. O. Freeman, Thomas of Multnomah county; Micuaei j. Aiai- cummings and reier l auiua 10 rrj.ro A. I sent the club, and ail win attenu. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Bluest em, 9.1c; club, e; fife, 8Sc; red Russian, 8Cc; 40 fold, 91e; Sand is Discovered. Klamath Falls. The railroad grad- - 1 V - I pr have uncoveren a laru" "- m yesterday that nnounced hi into Bosnia popular ac an ovation car in th people pro to meet th neuvers, an wn singing New York Building Authorities Df Clds on 300 Fest. New York, Oct. 0. The committee on public buildings of the board o aldermen has announced a public hea ing on the proposal to limit the height of all buildings in New York. If th ildermcn should adopt the proposa EOPLE DE MAND WAR Emperor Francis Joseph Could Place On Hundred and Fifty Thousand Men Across Lin in Twenty-Four Hours Already Has Large Army Camping on Border. N London, Oct. 10. In spite of warn gs to King Peter from Great Brit- in and t rance that the people 01 Servia be kept in check, the populace f Belgrade held demonstrations yes terday and demanded the resignation of the cabinet and also the abdication f King Peter unless he declared war gainst Austria-Hungary, which has refused to accept Servia's protest gainst the annexation of Bosnia and erzegovina. Two thousand Austro-llungarian troops sre garrisoned along the Dnna river between Bosnia and Servia, ready for eventualities, and is said 150.000 men can be thrown into Servian territory in 24 hours. M. Iawolsky, the Russian minister f foreign affairs, arrived in London last. night and will have a conference today with Sir Ldward Grey, British secretary for foreign affairs, concern ing the calling together of the pow ers signatory to the treaty of Berlin in an endeavor to bring about order in the Balkans. Prince Ferdinand, czar of Bulgaria, entered Philippopolis yesterday and received an enthusiastic greeting at he hands of the troops snd the popu lace. At Candia, the largest city in Crete. he militia yesterday followed the example of their compatriots at Canea, the capital, and took the oath of loyalty to Greece. A British fleet of two battleships, wo cruisers and two torpedoboat de stroyers is today well on its way from Malta to the Aegean sea. The forts on the Bosphorus yes terday fired blank shots across the bows of steamer flying the new Bulgarian royal flag as it attempted lA..UvM.. - tion is the self-control of the Turks, who Rre acting practically under the direction of $ir Ldward ( Grey, the British secretary of foreign affairs, who is supposed to have written their note to Austria-Hungary, which was published today. BATTLE TO RACE. More dependencies, of Turkey l'1" , ! :ii I ...ilii thra miles south va!y . .... ... . ' , u" brin It must co to the reaten to revolt 'and declare tneir m.rany. wno . - w ,d 1. ,f "fl't l"ni ' I uIa !Cir V.t m.iM and the mavor ndence. municate by wireless telephone wiwi .1 - . n?- fl Ume WWOffis brew ng, wu. I-V-'? .r" Seattle banks will back Alaska-Yu- the channel fleet from the admiralty r onJy bppn fon(1 in w0od river, 40 " "a"-. ! " It is proposed to limit the height of kon-Pacific exposition Donas 10 me offices in M. James iarK. m;ips north of Klamath fans, necea- iav Timothy Willamette valley, buildings to 300 icet, wnn tne excrp- amount of $200,000. The experiments, which may extend ,itatin(r a ing and expensive barge ton "vinamptte valley. or lion of buildings that front on a park, A rbnmrnal1v rich discovery ol ovfr Rome wccks . exP'ct5d !f haul. The sand just discovered is on , ' t rn Oregon, $16.R0; square or plaza, for which the limit i r'nKmnna"Le in thi StiSeon demonstrate the possibility of the of- th Bpheg of . E. williard and A. P"er 9- alfalfa, $11 is proposed at 350 feet. ? Ai h.,ricr Canada 5tureon ficials in Lon.lon keeping in touch (, Lpwi and within ea(,7 hauiig "iral"' Tlproposition was made by the Lake district, Canada. with the warships at sea and also of d.sUn(.e Fru"t-Ai' code revision committee, James J. Hill says railroads are be- tnr ships communicating with the ..eaches 65(77 85c per box; pears, which made its reports after investi- ing hampered by many laws, lie ad- land station. ' Cancel Feed Contracts. social "5 per box plums C0c(?r$l per gating the widlh of the streets in the vocates deep waterways.. Wireless telephony over long dis- rorf1anll.rortUnd hay and f eed ,,; ' -Jr a" rl()e(ll 3 rer crate; Con- city. Where the width of a street is Delegates to the National Rural tanccs has dy been " J me have been requested by the Tsth- cor( B jjjoe' per basket; huckle- ess than 43 .feet, a height of 135 lee Lettecarriers association favor adop- possible by the 'e"5 ' S' mian canal commission to bid for goy- ,iprrip 0(lim per quincM, only will be permitted; A genera twn of a parcels post law. the famous Dan h nve ntor By fontwts for 1.500.000 pounds 125 ' r l(0 Vranberries, $10 per limit of 150 feet is proposed for all tton ot a parcels posi law. o powcrfu, arc ,amp? cf a spe- f , noo0oo pounds of oats and J , ' Be Ae r poun(1.' stores, lofts, warehouses, restaurants. An American and two Spaniards forrn continuous electrical waves 100()00 un,i ot riCe Btraw for bed j.otatoes per hundred; markets, refrigerator plants, stables were murdered by Juhptnos in one of can be sent from one place to another for delivery at Clon or La Bora gWPot potatOPfl 2c ppr ' nfl. factories, workshops, garages and the provinces near Mani.a. impressed with the elfects ot P i,rtween January 1 and February 1. Melona Cantaloupes, $1(J1.50 per other structures of a simitar nature .. . in uch a wav that these impressions , ..v,l tnr 8.000 . .1. . ff!r. t.uiMinir orain elevators and "fOTT"n "5. .hTU"; ? "r in, pe"h " ,h vi ; - 1 b. .h. ., um- . -.: I. in IcaDauiC oi wuinn ""t"-' " " . ... i " -r.r. u-. , nn. .nrn. A nesslmistic feeinff prevails in Great Brtair wfth regard to an early settlement of the near Eastern ques tion. Registration In New York has fallen off greatly from the figures of 1904. A German millionaire has married a St. Louis heiress, after proposing by cablegram. Mrs. Jean Dunsmuir, who died re cently at Victoria, B. C, left an e tate of Z,ouu,iwu. Two Iwo school teachers were first to register at O'Neill, Neb for land in Rosebud reservation. In an attempt to enter a house at Slobodire, Russia, robbers killed 12 peo ple. The murderers were arrested. The jury box for the latest Rnef trial la filled, bnt six of the 12 men may te removed by peremptory ebal lenge. The Japanese government has de cided to prohibit all gambling on race tracks and to strictly enforee the laws capable of carry! the receiving apparatus. Not Aggressive, Says Servia. Budapest, Oct. 12. Servia has re plied to the Austro-Hungartan de mand for an explanation of her pur pose in summoning the reserves to the colors by granting that this step has no aggressive character, pcax ing at Saturday's session of the Aus-trn-llnniririan deleeation. Foreign MinUtPr von Aehrentnai expresea the belief that he would be able to carry through the annexation of Bos nia and Herzegovina peacefully. He said that already he was negotiating with nme of the powers with the view of smoothing out difficulties. Acquits Mob Leader. Snrinefield. 111.. Oct. 12. The jury in the ease of Frnest Humphrey, one of the a leKcd mob leaders inmcrcu for malicious destruction of property nn August 15 last, has returned a vrr- diet of not guilty. This is the third rn. erowinff out of the recent rce riot in which a verdict of not guilty 1 scsvr Htaley snd fifteen one roadbed, together tnrk. was assee nr an inrreaae over the assessment ror 1907 of 14.2.'0 a mile. Red Bluff. Cal . Oct. 9. One of the larsest sales of land ever recorded in northern California was ciosea nere nmpany's holding in this county for dor.en; celery, :5H5e per dozen; corn, no, hss-been completed by County As- 90c1.15 per sack; encumbers UOi r k an.1 aivtren 20c per dozen; effg plant, S1...3 per hundredths miles of crate; lettnce, ,oe(ii per r'v. yctcrday. when the Herbert Kraft r with the rolling 15c per dozen; peas, Ce per pound ; PM company ioj the Capay Rancho. in .A at S44.250 a mile pers, 810 per pound; pumpkins, 1(Q , ,nll.t,.rfl nr.rtion of Tehama coun- l,e per pouna; rauinr, i4-s r"hy and the northern part of Glenn dozen; splnarh, 2c per pound; "Pfont"' county, to the Metropolis Trust com 9c per pound; squash, Wit rr MpJny Df san Francisco. The ranch Trans-Mississippi Congress May Fight Roosevelt's Policy. San Francisco. Oct. 10. The ses sion of the Trans-Mississippi. Com mercial Congress held yesterday was devoted largely to addresses covering a wide variety of subjects, to the de liberations of the committee on reso lutions, which took action upon a number of important questions, and to entertainment of the delegates in the form of automobile tours of the city. Practically all of the contests be fore the committee on resolutions af fect, directly or indirectly, the ex pressed policy of the national admin istration upon matters relating to conservation of resources and in some instances it is expecica mat uic cun troversies will be carried to the floor of the congress this morning, when he de aved report of the committee s presented for consideration. One of the most important ol these related to the disposal of water rights suitable for power develop- ment. and a resolution introaucca or Frank Short, of I resno. dealing witn the subject, was so amended before the committee as to dcicai a pro posal to grant to the originators of power projects mc riKl vy- ICgCB lliai are h'jw iiu."u - ionists. Kx-Oovcrnor George C. Pardee, of California, a member of the national commission on conser vation of resources, opposed Mr. Short in the hearing, and it was greed that the resolution should not ndorse the granting oi perpetual rights, whether located in or out ol forest reserves, and should noi con fer the right of disposal upon tne state in which they were located. tomatoes. 40Ti C.'.e. Butter City creamery, extras, 32'4 31c; fanry outside creamery, ZOQZZfyt Wallowa to Have Courthouse. Enterprise The eounty court, has accepted plans for a courthouse, to eost 1 pound". tore. ISc. t.10,000. Bids for foundation ahd bane- Kggs Oregon extras, 32(a33e; ment wri te anvrni-ru mr m.m.-v eastern, 25ffi2e per down. ly in or.ier mat mi irrnniniu may be Put In this ran. waiiowa tuu ty has been set apart from Union eonn ty 20 years, and this will be the first courthouse erected in me eouniy. cons sts of 1000 acres of fertile iana nd is to be subdivided into colony irart. The figures have not been made public, but it is stated here that the San I rancisco concern paia s-sju, ooo for the land poultry Hens. 12e per pound; spring. 12c; ducks, old, 12(ftl24e; spring, 14'7I15e; gerse, old, 8fi9e; young, 9al0c; turkeys, old, ISe; young, i a. Veal Extra. Ptf9He per pound or-1 mob leader, cnargea wnn acurucii linsry. "W.'ie; heavy, 5e. of property aurmg in ic. . ...... . m f o . ., i..a,.j ,rt r r ni nni criii 1 1 th rora-ranry, twi per Puu... or- .c.u. ...u - ' . - ,:-" ijaM- that the teraay. naymcr nu r , : CI. ii...'. Riot Leaders Go Free. Snrinufield. 111.. Oct. . The Jury in the case of Abe Raymer, alleged Coal Suit Compromised. rueblo, Colo., Oct. 10 The fa- .. . . It '. J c.... mous suit ot tne -unitea oiairs against the Ute Ca'. & Coke com pany, of Durango Colo., in which the government sought to recover suu,- 000 for coal alleged to nave Deem taken from government lands Illegally was compromised n the federal court here yesterday. The coal company is to pay the government $10,000. The case was tried here in 1906. snd the government was awarded judg ment in the sum of 5,12V but imme diately took an appeal. The case was reversed snd remanded for trial. Sought Triple Alliane. Hongkong. Oct. 10. It is learned Heavy Assessment in Clatsop. A.tnrla While it will I several I . I r.. k, ( amount oi mriainarr. laiic, w. .?Vr 4-343 Sf'SfS governing r. eiag jhas been returned. j -