The Ainrora Boreall
VOL. I.
A 17 HO HA, OREGON, THURSDAY, XOVKM WUll 5, 11)08.
NO. 28.
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BRIEF NEWS OF
THE PAST WEEK
Condensed Dispatches from All Parts
of the Two Hemispheres.
Interesting Events from Outside the
State Presented in a Manner to
Catch tha Eye of the Busy Reader
Matter of National, Historic!
and Commercial Importance.
A Virginia football player died from
a broken skull received in a game.
An Italian army officer has an air
ship and has made several successful
flights.
Chancellor von Buelow has offered
his resignation, but the kaiser has re
fused to accept it.
A French aeronaut has made a dis
tance of nearlyjnine miles across coun
try in a monoplane.
Wilbur Wright has again amazed
French army officers with his aeroplane
and its wonderful feats.
Rumor says Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
is engaged to a daughter of Congress
man Munn, but he emphatically denies
it.
Henry Farman has won the French
prize for the first aeroplane going to a
certain distance above ground. The
prize was $500.
At a Chicago party a burglar enter
ed dressed as one of the guests and got
away with jewels worth $1,600. The
police have no clue to work on.
Irving B. Dudley, ambassador to
Brazil, came all the way home to cast
his presidential vote. His residence is
at San Diego, over 8,000 miles from
his post.
Hamilton Fish, assistant treasurer
of the United States, in charge of the
New York subtreasury, has resigned
and all the money will have . to be
counted to check his accounts. This
will take a month.
Some of the most influential Dutch
papers urge war with Venezuela.
The czar has lectured Prince George,
of Servia, for making warlike lectures.
General Corbin says fool women like
Mrs. Hains cause much trouble in the
army.
The body of a young German, half
devoured by coyotes, has been found
near Los Angeles.
Two colliers have left New York for
San Francisco and a 13,000-mile race
is on between them.
The Chinese war junk Whang Ho
left San Frnacisco March 8 for New
York and has not been heard from
sinee.
Officials of two large Boston struc
tural steel companies have paid fines
of $1,000 each for collusion in con
tracts.
Governor Fattison, of Tennessee,
says it is now known who murdered
Colonel Rankin and punishment will
follow.
Most of the Japanese emigration
companies have suspended, it is said
because of the restriction on Japanese
going to America.
A sailing vessel has just arrived at
Victoria. B. C. which came from the
Atlantic by way of Cape of Good Hope
because the weather was too rough to
make it around Cape Horn.
The second squadron of the battle
ship fleet has arrived at Amoy, China.
One of New York's four hundred
rives as a lady's limit one pint of
champagne at diniu r.
Los Angeles high school boys have
been suspended for branding with acid
initiates into a school society.
Rockefeller declares he will continue
the development of his life's plans and
abhors the idea of a vacation.
President Eliot, of Harvard univers
itv. declares himself to be a moderate
drinker ar.d opposes prohibition.
John Bums, an English labor leader.
has angered the Britiish labor party
by comparison of British and American
workmen.
Dan Crawford, 10 years ago one of
the wealthiest men in Reno, has been
convicted of beine a common drunk
and vagrant.
A fire panic caused several girl em
ployes of offices in a 11-story Cincin
nati building to leap to the ground.
Ten were injured.
The North Dakota Supreme court
has decided unconstitutional the pledge
feature of the primary law of that
state by which members of the legisla
ture atre bound to vote for the senator
ial candidate receiving the highest
vote by the people.
Holland expects to blockade Vene
zuelan ports.
One county in South Carolina and
three in Ohio have voted for prohibition.
S TATE SHOWN BY SYMBOLS.
Beautiful and Artistic Decoration for
Wisconsin Capitol.
New York, Nov. 2. The nearly
completed decoration for the assembly
room of the Wisconsin state caoitol.
a '
painted by Edwin A. Blashfield, has
been placed on exhibition in New York
and is attracting much attention.
It will remain on exhibition for only
few days,. The decoration symbol-
zes the past, present and future of the
state, and contains three groups of fig
ures, set in a handsome grove of pine
trees. The figure, typifying Wiscon
sin, is seated on a rock in the center of
the composition, surrounded by other
figures, which represent Lajte Superior,
Lake Michigan, the Mississippi river,
number of the early explorers of the
Northwest and one of the Jesuit Fath
ers w ho first worked among the Indians.
The figure of Wisconsin is in almost
full light; the others are in partial or
complete shadow. In the right hand
corner is a "color guard" of one of the
Wisconsin regiments in the Civil war,
and a couple of Indians covering their
eyes from the light of advancing civil
ization. This group symbolizes the
past of Wisconsin, from the earliest
times until the middle years of the last
century. Directly in front of the cen
tral figures stands "The Present,"
pointing toward the dim white build-
ngs of the capitol, seen in the dis
tance, and a group of lumbermen, min
ers and farmers, on whom the prosper
ity of the state now depends. At the
extreme left stands the figure of "The
Future," guarding her lamp and Dy her
side a figure typical of the "Conserva-
tion of Force," whose gesture indicates
her wish to preserve the great trees of
the forest.
TROOPS FIRE ON REBELS.
Turkish Rebels Quickly Subdued
by
Single Volley.
Constantinople, Nov. 2. A 'threat
ened outbreak on the part of a com
pany of Turkish troops attached to the
garrison at the iildiz Kiosk was
promptly put down this morning with
a single volley from a loyal battalion
Inree oi tne mutineers were killed or
wounded.
The murderous spirit manifested it
self when the company was assembled,
which threatened for a few moments
to result in serious trouble. Hurry
orders were issued and a battalion from
regiment recently brought in from
Salon ica was marched to the scene and
one volley sufficed to cow the mutin
eers. The rebelHous troops were un
der orders to leave lor the provinces,
but they refused to depart, withdrew
to a field near the barracks and defied
their officers. The battalion from
Salonica which was drafted into the
capital especially because the men,
who are stanch supporters of the con
stitution, was ordered to attack the
rebels. They fired one volley, with the
result above set forth, after which the
mutineers surrendered and were made
prisoners. Later they were drawn up
on the public square, tied together and
exhibited to the assembled troops and
as rebels who had broken their military
oath. This prompt suppression is ex
pected to have a salutary effect on the
remainder of the Yildiz Kiosk garrl
son, which is suspected of being antag
onistic to the constitution.
SHIPS FINNS TO NEVADA.
Labor Agent Takes Miners to Relieve
Shortage at Ely.
Ogden, Utah, Nov. 2. Two carloads
of Finns, miners from the Lake Supe
rior district, in charge of a boss on
their way to bly, fev., are looked up
on as the advance guard of a great
army of iron miners to be placed at
work in the mines of the Nevada Cop
per company. They are under contract
to work for $2.50 and board, a scale
much below the prevailing wages in
E!v. yet Geortre C. Butler, who is di
recting the party, anticipates no dem
onstration on the part or the union
miners when the Finns reach their des
tination. Mr. Butler explains they are
not strikebreakers, but are imported to
meet a labor shortage.
Will Stay at Olongapo.
Manila, Nov. 2. The first squadron
of the Atlantic battleship fleet, under
command of Rear Admiral Spen, will
remain at Olongapo, where its arrival
will be celebrated today. It is expect
ed that the celebration will be speedily
finished and that the squadron will be
crin target practice. The Vermont will
come to Manila tomorrow and the othe
vessels are expected to follow at irreg
ultr intervals during the week. New
cases of cholera average three daily
They are chiefly in the outlying dis
tricts of the city.
Ruel Jury Slill Incomplete.
San Francisco, Nov. 2. Anothe
week has gone with the Rutf jury still
' incomplete. The latest venire drawn,
composed of 40 men, was exhausted
Saturday mornirg without a single
juror being added to the 10 now in the
box. An adjournment until Monday
was then taken.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED FROM
YARIOUS
WATER IN RESERVOIR.
Headgates of Government Dam
on
Hermiston Ditch Opened.
Fendleton Settlers in the Hermis
ton valley are rejoicing over the fact
that water has been turned into the big
government ditch which will feed the
Cold Springs reservoir, the water to be
stored for use during the summer of
1909.
The water is now running through
the concrete section of the feed canal,
recently rebuilt. The temporary dams,
which have held back the seepage from
the new concrete lining, have been re
moved, and within a few days the
water will be pouring over the big inlet
drop inte the reservoir. The water
was turned in with a small head, and
it will be some time before the ditch
will be carrying its full capacity.
The fact that the government is able
thus early to begin storing water in
the big reservoir insures a full supply
of water to the Umatilla project. The
engineers estimate that it will take
100 days' flow to fill the big reservoir,
with the ditch carrying its full capaci
ty. It is believed that by early Febru
ary the storage will have been complet
ed. This done, the government will
turn the waters from the river into the
distribution system direct, through its
by-pass drop, and as soon as the
settlers are ready for water it may be
delivered to them direct from the river
up until along early in June, when the
river usually goes so low that further
supply from that source is impossible.
WILL PLANT MUCH WHFAT.
Klamath Farmers Rejoice Because tf
Recent Heavy Rains.
Klamath Falls Splendid rains fell
the past week on the valley lands of
the Klamath basin, extending to the
Big Butte valley in California, also,
being the first moisture of any conse
quence to fall over the region of Kla
math county, Oregon, and Northern
Siskiyou and Modoc counties, Califor
nia, since June. Great benefit will be
derived from the rain by fall sown
grain, and it has also put the ground
in excellent condition for plowing, and
with continued favorable weather there
will be a vast amount of land prepara
tion done this year for spring crops.
There w ill be a great increase in the
acreage sown to grain and other crops
next year, owing to the extension of
laterals and enlargement of the irriga
tion system accomplished by the work
of the season of 1908, for which clear
ing has been in progress throughout
the year and is still under way. There
are thousands oi acres in sagebrush
now that v. ill be plowed and seeded the
cominng spring. All of this work will
be greatly facilitated by the thorough
wetting the ground has had, and which
was much needed.
Cholera in Lane County.
Junction City Hog cholera has
made its appearance in this section.
The first instance was noted among the
hogs belonging to J. E. S. Neilsen.
He lost nine head. A few days later
theh'rdof F. W. Thorn, who lives
two miles from Mr. Nielsen, contract
ed the dis ase and 20 head were lost.
At present the plague is ravaging the
large band of fat hogs belonging to
Hon. C. W. Washburn. To date he
has lost 24 head and more are dying
every day.
For A. Y. P. Exhibit.
Eugene D. H. Weyant, who got up
the state's mineral exhibit at the Lew
is and Clark exposition in 1905, was in
Eugene last week arranging to secure
from this county materials for an ex
hibit of the state's timber at the Seat
tle exposition next year. As Lane
county is reputed to be the banner
timber county in the state, Mr. Wey
ant expects to get more and better ma
terial from here than from any other
county.
Lumbermen Complain of Rates.
Salem On cars that will hold less
than 22.000 pounds of shingles when
loaded to their capacity, Allen & Bou
ty, lumbermen of Portland, assert that
they are required by the Southern Pa
cicfl to pay a rate based on a minimum
of 24,000 pounds. They regard the re
quirement unreasonable and have asked
the assistance of the railroad commis
sion in remedying the matter.
Improvement at Haines.
Salem The railroad commission has
teen informed that the Oregon Rail
road St Navigation company will in
crease facilities for handling livestock
at Haines. It is believed that aftr
the contemplated improvements are
corrpleted there will be no further
complaints from shippers in that vicin
ity. New School for Milton.
Milton The Milton public school i.
not large enough to accommodate all
of its pupils, so a new building is be
ing erected nar the Central building
for the use of ib- ninth grade and the
overflow from the fifth and aixth
grades.
PARTS OF OREGON
IRRIGATION PROJECT.
Work to Commence at Once on Big:
Klamath Undertaking.
Klamath Falls M. D. Williams,
county surveyor of Klamath county,
has gone to Lakeview to take charge
of the engineering work of the Valley
Land company for its hugh irrigation
and colonization project in Lake, Kla
math and Harney counties.
The alley Land company is the
successor of Viiv. Oregon and California
Land company. It has also acquired
the Drews valley reservoir site, owned
by the Hewitt Land company. The
company controls over 300,000 acres
that it proposes to irrigate, and to
colonize under the contract and auc
tion bid system, recently tried with
great success in the San Luis valley in
California. R. J. Martin, president
of the company, states that about 5,-
000 contracts have already been sold.
and that the opening will be held in
September of 1909.
Work will be begun immediately, as
the undertaking is a large one, calling
for several large dams for the storage
of water and many miles of canal.
The first land put under irrigation
will be 60,000, acres on the west
side of Goose lake. It is expected
these lands will have water by 1910.
Lake and Harney counties have
thousands of acres of land wanting
only water to make them productive.
and that region promises great devel
opments in the next few years, both in
colonization and in railroad building.
Visit Orchards in Valley.
Portland When the Pacific North
west fruitgrowers come to Portland to
attend the annual convention of the
Oregon Stata Horticultural society,
Deceuiber 1 to 4, they will be given an
opportunity to visit the fruit growing
sections of the Willamette valley.
Excursions will be arranged for them,
according to Mr. Williamson, of the
board of horticulture, and they will be
taken as far down the valley as u nec
essary 10 snow tnem wnat uregon can
do in the way of prunes, grapes and
spp'.c.. For the convention no definite
program has been arranged. Professor
E. R. Lake, the state secretary, has in
view an address by a prominent horti
culturists from Australia.
Ship Fruit at Freewater
Freewater The Fruit Growers'
union shipped three carloads of apples
from the Btate line a few days ago to
Chicago. The Sheilds Fruit company
shipped a carload to Crawford, Neb.,
and the Peacock Mill company shipped
three carloads of flour and feed to Chi
cago. All went over the Traction and
Northern Pacific route.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Bluestem, 94c; club, 89c;
fife, 8Jc; red Russian, 86c; 40-fold,
90c; valley, 90c.
Barley Feed, $260 2G.50 ; rolled,
$27,50028.50; brewing, $26.50 per
ton.
Oats No. 1 white, $310 31.50 per
ton; gray, $30630.50.
Hay Timothy, Willamette valley,
$14 per ton; Willamette valley, ordi
nary, $11; Eastern Oregon. $16,500,
17.50; mixed, $13; clover, $9; alfal
fa, $14; alfalfa meal, $19.
Fruit Apples, 60c Oi $2 per box;
peaches, 70 85c per box ; pears, 75c0
$1.25 per box; grapes, 75c0$1.25 per
crate; local Concords, 350 40c per half
basket; huckleberries, 9 0,l0c per
pound; quinces, $101.25 per box;
cranberries, $10.50 per barrel; nutmeg
melons, $1.25 per box; casabas, 2jc
P'-r pound.
Potatoes 80c 0i $1 per hundred;
sweet potatoes, 20 2c per pound.
Onions Oregon, $1.25 per 100
pounds.
Vegetables Turnips, $1.25 per sack;
carrots, 85c; parsnips. $1.25; betta,
$1.25; artichokes, 75c per dozen;
beans, 10c per pund; caSbsge. l4'c
per pound; ca'jliflover, 75co$l per
dozen; celery, 400 75c per dozen; cu
cumbers, $2 per box ; egg plant, $2 per
crate; lettuce, 75c0$l per box; par
sley, i;c jer dozen; peas, luc per
pound; peppers, $1,7502 per box;
pumpkins, lol'tcper pound; radish
es, 12 'c per-dozen ; spinach, 2c per
pound; sprouts, 10c per pound ; squash,
1 ,'c per pound; tomatoes, 4050cper
box.
Butter City creamery, extras, 340
35c; fancy outside creamery, 326$
35c; store, 170 20c per pound.
Eggs Oregon selects, 380 40c per
dozen; Eastern, 27o32!c.
Poultry Hens, 12 Ot 13 ,'c per
pound; spring, 12Jor is'c; ducks,
oil, 12o12.',c; young, 140 15c; geese,
old, 8r 9c; young, 9o10c; turkeys,
161 c.
Veal Extrr, 8, '6 9c per pound; or
dinary, 7o7,'tc; heavy, 5c.
Pork Fancy, 7c per pound; large,
5,V'jf,e.
Hops Oregon, 1908, 7 Oi 8c per
pound; 1907, Zoi 4c; 1906, 10lc.
Wool Eastern Oregon, average best,
100 14c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 150 16c; mohair, choice,
18c per pound.
APPEALS TO DOUMA.
Servia Wants Russia to Aid Her in
Balkan Conference.
Belgrade, Oct. 30. Despairing at
the prospect of being altogether ignor
ed in the coming Balkan conference,
the Servian parliament today tele
graphed to the Russian douma asking
that Russia ally herself with Servia
and Montenegro. The telegram begged
tussia to consider the alliance and
said: "Do not abandon us to our afflic
tion."
The message declared that Servia
and Montenegro would never submit to
Austria's absorption of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
The diplomatic corps here is await
ing indications from St. Petersburg as
to what action, if any, will be taken
on the telegram by the Russian gov
ernment. The new attitude of Servia and Mon
tenegro places Russia in the peculiar
position of having an opportunity to
strengthen her hold in the Balkan pen
insula, but she had already arranged
the details of the proposed Balkan con
ference through roretgn Minister Is-
wolsky
If Russia decides to heed the plea of
Servia and Montenegro, a new situa
tion will arise for the conference of
powers to dispose of.
HUGE IRRIGATION PROJECT.
Great Dam, Third Highest In World,
Scheduled for Nevada.
Reno, Nev., Oct. 30. A reclama
tion project, second only to the great
Carson-Truckee project in magnitude
and of far-reaching influence in the de
velopment of this state, s about to be
started in Lincoln county, the company
to be known as the Nevada-Utah Irri
gating & Development company.
The undertaking includes the con
struction of the third highest dam in
the world, at an expenditure, including
ditches and laterals, of $750,000. The
promoters are Salt Lake City capital
ists associated with the Salt Lake, Los
Angeles & San Pedro railroad, known
as the Clarke route, lhe total num
ber of acres to be reclaimed is 23,333.
This territory, lying within eight
miles of Moahu, which is half way be
tween Ca'iente and Las Vegas, 50
miles from each place, is government
land, and will be withdrawn under the
Carey act.
The dam will be constructed at the
head of Arrowhead Canyon and will
have a width of 670 feet and a height
GOVERNOR SERIOUSLY ILL.
Massachusetts Alarmed Over Condi
tion of Chief Executive.
Boston, Oct. 30. Governor Guild
was seized with a severe attack of gas
tritits today. As this is the third
dangerous illness experienced by the
governor within a year, there is con
siderable anxiety over his condition.
Governor Guild had an attack of in
flammatory rheumatism and a severe
heart trouble on March 4. For nearly
a week his condition was critical. He
rallied, however, and after nearly
three months' convalescence was able
to take up his work at the state house.
He had been at his desk scarcely a
month before he was stricken down
with appendicitis on August 24, and
was obliged to undergo an operation.
He was able to take up his duties sev
eral weeks ago and has spoken once or
twice during the present campaign.
Reach Pole by Drifting.
Coenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 30.
The famous Norwegian Arctic explor
er, Roald Amundsen, leader of the
Gjoa expedition, which discovered the
Northwest passage, has planned a new
exploit for the Polar regions next year.
He will try to reach the north pole
by adopting Fridtjof Nansen's plan of
drifting northward on the Arctic cur
rent. He will, however, choose a
more Easterly starting point than Nan
sen did, probably because he fears a
too close proximity to Bering strait.
It is not improbable that Nansen's old
ship, the Frain, will be used on this
expedition.
Capture Seal Poachers.
Victoria, B. C, Oct. 30. The seiz
ure of more raiding Japanese sealing
schooners at the Russian sealing
grounds in the North Pacific is reported
by the steamer Monteage, which arriv-
ed this mroning. The schooner Bono
Maru was intercepted off the rookery
at the Russian Seal islands on Septem-
ber 6, on her way home from the Behr -
suae erw mm ww w I ill
six men.
armed with rifles, were on the beach.
The men were engaged in clubbing
seals on the hauling grounds when the
Russian patrol ship arrived.
Bulgaria to Make Amends.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 30. The Four
teenth National Bulgarian assembly ,
was convened for its autumn session Venezuela Remembers Bolivar,
this afU-rnoon. The speech from the ; Caracas, Oct. 29. The birthdav
throne was read by Emperor Ferdi- niversary of Sin.n Bolivar, who libe
nand, and was eminently pacific in rated Ven-r.uela from Spanish rule, wn
character. He defended the recent observed throughout the republic yea
course of his government. terday.
ASKS FOR PEACE:
READY FOR WAR
Castro Replies to Holland With Re
quest for Negotiations.
Says Dutch Government Should Send
Confidential Agent to Venezuela
Interprets Sending of Warships
as Threat and Takes Ammunition
to La Guayra Forts.
Caracas, Oct. 29. President Castro
received on October 12 the second note
from The Netherlands government,
which fixes November 1 as the date
for revocation of the transshipment
decree of May 14, but it was not until
the. following day, October 13, that
Venezuela's anxiously awaited reply
was delivered into the hands of Baron
von Zickendorff, the German minister,
who is in charge of Dutch interests.
Dr. Paul, minister of foreign affairs,
closed his answer to Holland by saying
that, as an interruption of diplomatic
exchanges exists between The Nether
lands government and Venezuela, and
as the Venezuelan government desires
to arrive at sn amicable agreement, he
asked the government of Holland to
send to Caracas a confidential agent
with powers and instructions to settle
all pending different a.
Holland makes no further threat in
her note, but the fact that two Dutch
warships left Holland at the same time
as the note, and are now lying in the
harbor of Curacoa, has been interpret
ed here to be a direct though mute
threat that force would be used on No
vember 1 to compel revocation of the
decree of May 14.
President Castro has answered this
threat by making all necessary naval
and military preparations to Tr.t-vl any
reasonable emergency, and chells for
the large coast defense guns on the La
Guayra mountains were carried up to
the mountains last week.
BEWARE OF JAP.
Hobson Says United States Doomed
Soon as Fleet Leaves Pacific.
Kan Francisco, Oct, 29. A few
thousand Democrats in San Francisco
were told last night by Captain Rich
mond Pearson Hobson that Japan is
eagerly seeking war with the United
States at an early date.
Hobson was Bailing along smoothly
diiscussing the campaign issues with
fervid speech, when a voice in the au
dience asked him to enlighten his hear
ers on naval rffaira.
The congressman, who is a member
of the house committee on naval af
fairs, readily complied. He asserted
that Japan had borrowed more than
a billion dollars to be used in a war
with the United States. The overtures
of peace on the part of Japan, said the
speaker, were to delude thU nation
into returning the battleships to the
Atlantic bo that Japan could seize
strategic points in the Pacific and on
the western coast of America, and by
commanding the mountain passes could
prevent relief from the East. He told
his hearers that there are now in the
United States 65,000 Japanese soldiers.
SELL GRAZING LANDS.
March of Civilization Causes Sheep
men to Dispose of Holdings.
Lewiston, Mont., Oct. 29. The sale
of nearly 30,000 head of sheep here
this week by Waite, Elliott & Peck to
Fergus and Yellowstone parties marka
the retirement of another big Montana
woolgrowing firm which has for many
vears figured conspicuously in the busi
ness. With the influx of farmers from the
Middle West these great tracts of land
are becoming too valuable for agricul
tural purposes to justify holding them
for sheep ranges. Land that will grow
an average of over 35 bushels of high
grade winter wheat, without irriga
tion, now commands about $15 per acre,
so it will be seen that these immense
tracts represent a large sum of money.
Sultry Politics In Cuba.
Havana, Oct. 29. The fight between
v. l :i . -.1 i r
for ,Upremacy throughout the island
. becomes more bitter daily. The ill
feeling has resulted in charges, which
, the authorities are Investigating tLv.
that the Liberals have stolen private
property along the route of their cam
paign excursions. The Conservatives
claim to give a number of instances In
which they say the Liberals "appro
priated landa." In the Eastern por
tion of the island serious clashes are
expected.