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SCIO, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 20,
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By D. C. Humphrey.
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Comprehensive Review of the Import­
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Arrives
Ashland 12..”.3 a. in., 11.30 a. m.
Entered at the postoffice at Scio, Oregon, as
Bccond class mali mutter.
V Sacramento 7.55 p. m., 8.55 a. m
D e« a general banking and exchange
“ San Francisco 7.55 p. m., 8.55 a
business. L ns made at current rates
Pullman and Tourist cars on both rad drafts issued on principal cities.
trains. Chair cars Sacramento to O-r-
:len ami 1.1 Paso, ami tourist ears to
Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans ami
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Connecting at San Francisco with
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West Scio station, or address
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SCIO. OREGON
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Cincinnati,
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Fresh Candy, Nuts, Cigars and Tobacco,
and soft drinks of all kinds.
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All kinds of watches, clocks and jewelry
promptly repaired.
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Our rigs are first-class and our horses good
drivers. Prices reasonable.
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Albany, Oregon
J. J. Barnes & Son,
General Blacksmiths
and Wagonmakers
We buy our stock in large quantities
and keep a full line of carriage and
wagon material. All kinds of work in
our line done on short notice.
Horseshoeing a Specialty
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INSURANCE AGENT
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Oobe lueuraace Coapaay.
Presented in Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Reader.«.
The cruiser Albany bus been sent to
Corea.
Great Britain w ill send an expedition
to make Thibet respect trade treaties.
Four men, while blasting stumps
near Columbus, Ohio, were blown to
pieces.
Japanese are becoming bitter toward
Great Britain on account of alleged un­
faithfulness in Manchuria.
France has instructed her ambassador
at Washilihgton to receive the minister
from the new Panama republic.
W. E. COMAN, G. P. A.,
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(’. II. Dietrich, of Nebraska,
Portland, Ore 1 I All work guaranteed. Estimate» furnrhed has Senator
been indicted by the federal grand
jury at Omaha for selling a postoffice.
Lord Kitchener, commander in chief
of the British army, was thrown from
his horse in Simla and sustained a
broken leg.
The reports of the pension bureau
•how that the pensions issued during
the first four months of the present fis­
cal year exceeded the same period of
last year bv 25 per cent. The pension
issue last year was the largest in 10
years.
Forty ]>eople were killed and 23 oth­
ers injured in a railway collision near
Kentwood, La.
Rockefeller, Hill and Gould have se­
cured control of the steel trust as a part
of a big railroad scheme.
Through Salt Lake City, Leadville, I’ueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver, and
Both sides of the Chicago street ear
the Famous Rocky Mountain Scenery by daylight to all points East.
strike are willing to arbitrate, but will
not make the first advance.
The National W. C. T. U. has start­
'j
Fast trains daily between Ogden and Denver
ed a fund to carry on the agitation for
ousting Senator Smoot, of Utah.
Modern Equipment, Through Pullman and Tourlat
Diplomats have not confirmed the
movement of Colombian troops on Pan­
Sleeping Cars and Superb Dining Car Service.
ama and there is little fear of invas­
ion.
The president has asked advice from
the heads of departments on preparing
that part of his message dealing with
For rates, folders and other
land reforms.
fonnnation address
124 Third St., Portland, Or The United States has tendered war­
ships to the Colombian agent and Pan­
ama so they can hold peace conferences
if they so desire.
A caucus of Democratic members of
congress has decided to support the
CubanJJreciprocity bill, but will try to
have some amendments made.
During the fiscal year which closed
June 30 there were 3,553 person killed
and 45,997 injured in railroad wrecks,
against 2,819 killed and 39,800 injured
the year before.
The thirtieth national convention of
We have alw ays on hand a full line of
the W. C. T. U, is in session at Cincin­
nati.
Caskets, Coffins, and robes at low prices. Our
The Great Northern railway has se­
cured a loan of $7,290,000 for improve­
ment of the system.
The czar of Russia has wired the
Manchurian viceroy that there must be
no war with Japan.
Departn. Ant cannot be beat.
Piotures
Representative Jones, of Washing­
framed in any i ize or style at reasonable prices
ton, has introduced a bill dividing the
state into two judicial districts.
Dispatches from Bogota say Colom­
bia will never recognize the republic of
Panama and will fight to the last.
The Oregon delegation in congress
has aksed Roosevelt for his aid in se­
curing the 1905 fair appropriation.
Andrew H. Green, oneof New York’s
oldest and most remarkable citizens,
has been shot by a negro, who is be­
lieved to be insane.
Chicago street car strikers have been
joined by the firemen.
A few cars
are being*run with police protection,
bnt they are carrying no passengers.
Representative Lacey, of Iowa, has
introduced a bill providing that when
Irvine Myer, Props.
any stream shows signs of being over­
fished the secretary is authorized to es­
tablish weekly closed periods during
the fishing ftesaon.
Hack connects with all trains at West Scio
cf PROFESSIONAL-"^
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Weber and others
oaoAMS—Newman Broa, and
Kimball
E.U. WILL
General ^Huaic Realer
Music Books, Sheet Music, Small Instruments and Strings
Agent tor the popular "New Home" Sewing Machine.
fi Sell a Sewlu Machine for $20, Warraatet for Fire Yearn
Needles and Supplies for all Sewing Machines.
Pianos, Organs, and Sewing Machines Repaired.
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PROTEST IS FILED.
Colombia Holds That America Violated
Existing Treaties.
London, Nov. 18.—The Colombian
authorities have cabled to Ixrndon a
long protest against the United States'
action toward Panama, in which they
allege the “main responsibility for the
secession of L Panama lies with the
United States government, firstly, by
fomenting the separatist spirit, of
which there seems to lie clear evidence:
secondly, by hastily acknowledging the
independence of the revolted province;
ami, finally, by preventing the Colom­
bian government front using proper
means to repress the rebellion."
The cable message goes on to say that
President Marroquin has energetically
protested to the United States, anti
wishes thut his protest should be known
throughout the civilized world. The
president contends that the Uniter!
States has infringed article 35 of the
treaty of 1846, which, he asserts, im­
plies the duty <tn the part of the United
States to help Colombia in maintaining
her sovereignty over the isthmus, and
adds that the "('o)onibian government
repudiates the assumption that they
have barred the way to carrying out
the canal.”
He asserts that since 1835 they have
granted canal privileges to different
people no less than nine times, and
claims that the treaty concluded with
the late General Hurlburt, when he
was minister at Bogota, July 18, 1870,
has been ignored at Washington.
After giving the previously stated
reasons for the Colombian senate’s fail­
ure to approve the Ilay-Herran treaty,
and asserting that the delay in negotia­
tions had not affected the ultimate issue
of the canal project, the protest of Pres­
ident Marroquin points out that Colom­
bia had "constantly endeavored to act
in a friendly manner with the United
States, even asking for the assistance
of the American marines to insure free
transit across the isthmus,” says the
rising occurred when the government
was not prepared, having withdrawn
most of its troops when peace was re­
established last year, and concludes:
"The hastiness in recognizing the
new government, which sprung up un­
der the circumstances, is all the more
surprising to the Colombian govern­
ment, as they recollect the energetic
opposition of Washington to the ack­
nowledgment of the belligerency of the
Confederates by the powers during the
Civil war.”
CAIN SUGAR ÛA1NS.
Increase in Output Much Oreater Than
Beet Product.
Washington, Nov. 18.—The depart
ment of agriculture, in its official crop
report for November, announces that
tlie indications are tliât the world has
entered on a new era in the production
of cane sugar. The department quotes
estimates placing the total sugar pro­
duction of the world in tlie year 1903-4
at 10,425,800 tons of 2240 pounds each,
including 4,342,800 tons of cane sugar
and 0,083,000 tons of beet nu*ar, and
says as to cane sugar:
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"During the past five years the
world’s output of this product has in­
creased from 3,000,000 to more than
4,000,000 tons, quantitatively the
greatest increase ever made in any five-
year period in the history of this in­
dustry. Moreover, for the first time in
a half century the ratio of increase in
the world's production of cane sugar
has exceeded that of sugar made from
lieets, the percentage of increase in the
former product for tlie five years being
about that of the latter.
‘'’the four years from 1900-01 to
1903-04, inclusive, were each in its
turn record-breaking years for the pro­
duction of sugar. Tlie previous high
record crop (3,530,000 tone) was that
of 1894-95, tlie crop made just before
the outbreak of tlie revoluton in the
most important producer—Cuba.
“The high-record crop in the history
of the world's liect sugar production
was that of 1902-03. Since that date
there has been a decline in production
in Europe, amounting in all to about
1,000,000 tons, but the present year's
estimated output still allows a consider­
able increase over that, of five years
ago.”
The report says that aliout 80 jier
cent of the cane sugar of the world is
now annually ptoduced in tropical and
semi-tropical islands.
New Lieu Land Bill.
Washington, Nov. 18.—In line with
his belief, as repeatedly expressed in
his annual reports, while commissioner
of the general land office, Congressman
Hermann has introduced a bill to
amend the lieu land exchange law by
providing that whatever lands within
forest reservations are relinquished to
the government and other vacant sur­
veyed public lands are taken in ex­
change therefor, the lands si. select<-d
must Im of approximately the wnif
i-liaracter and the same value as the
lands relinquished to the government.
Democrats will oppose any canal
treaty negotiated with Panama.
The diplomatic agent of Panama lias
been received by President Roosevelt.
The powers have notified Turkey that
•he must accept the Macedonian reform
plan at once.
Senator Foster will win his fight for
a place on the committee of commerce
over Mitchell.
Vancouver, B.
Chinese are work­
ing a new scheme to evade the laws.
Corporations with large capital on
Forty Year* a King.
paper are being formed and Celestials
Copenhagen,
Nov. 18.—Fetes were
without a penny are now classed as
merchants. This entitles them to go held throughout Ib-nmark today in
honor of the 40th anniversary of King
to China and return as they please.
Christian's accession to the throne, the
Rear Admiral Beardalee died of population rendering homage to their
apoplexy while visiting In Georgia.
aged and beloved sovereign. Thous­
The San Dominican republic has ands of telegrams and addresses of con­
fallen Into the hands of the revolt! gratulations a« well as gifts and How­
ers have been received, many of the
messages of congratulation coming from
Senator Mitched will give a banquet the United States under cabled instruc­
to all of the Western senators and at tions from Washintgon.
that time explain fully the 1905 expo-
Opening of Wiju.
sition.
Pekin, Nov. 18.-—The demand of the
The department of the interior has Unitwl States government for the < pen-
withdrawn 2,142,000 acres of land in ing *of—Wiju has been received here
the Great Falls, Mont., land district. with surprise. The British and Japan­
The withdrawal is for the purpose of ese (ministers at Seoul on October 17
investigating in connection with a asked for the opening of Yongampho.
proposed irrigation scheme.
The foreign minister consented, subject
Colombia has sent general Reyea to to the approval ot the emperor, which
wa» withheld.
try to make peace with Panama
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
OREGON IRRIGATION CONVENTION.
SLOW MARKET FOR STOCK.
Second Seralon, Held at Pendleton, Full Seller* and Bujer* are at Variance
ot Enthusiasm.
Heppner Neighborhood.
Pendleton—“Interest in irrigation
has increased the biblical ten-told
during the past year." said President
A. H. Devers concerning the session
of the second annual convention of
the Oregon State Irrigation Assoc.a
tion
“We hail an enthuaiaatlc meeting
In Portland a year ago. but we had u
letermined meeting here this year."
Delegates to the number of about
150 were here from all over the state.
Ontario sent a delegation of 25 mem­
bers for the purpose of capturing the
1904 convention. They wore badges
Inscribed. "Ontario. 1904.“ The con­
vention hall was crowded and every
speech brought forth discussion.
President Devers, in his opening ad
dress said, regarding the attacks of
the press:
"I want to say that, while some of
the papers libeled the association by
saying that they have accomplished
but little. I know that, if it has done
nothing more, it has called the atten­
tion of the government to the fact
that we want irrigation, that we need
Irrigation works, and while no proj
ects are yet completed. I know that
some will be announced soon. Fur­
ther than that, at the last session of
i he legislature a resolution was pass
nd requiring the governor to appoint
i commission to investigate the state
'aw* on Irrigation, riparian rights and
kindred questions, and the governor
has appointed the commission. Fur
•her than that, the coming together
>f people interested In the welfare of
•he state, particularly as applied to ir
Igation, 1 sthe means of arounsingthc
people up as to the necessity of irri­
gation. and that is the most import-
int thing, and the meeting which we
have today shows that Interest is not
lacking.”
Other addresses were delivered by
Governor Chamberlain. ex-Oovernor
Geer, Mayor Halley, Judge Lowell, A
King Wilson, and Will R. King.
OREGON MINES GAIN.
Output of the Preclou* Metals on the In­
crease In Our State.
Washington, D. C.—Compared wOth
ether states in the west, and with
Alaska as well. Oregon made a most
.reditoble showing, proportionately,
with Its gold production in 1901. ac
t ordlng to reports that have been re
■eived by the director of the mint
The official report on Oregon’s gold
output was prepared by F. A. Wing,
tssayer at the government assay of­
fice at Seattle. By way of introduc
tion Mr. Wing says:
“By a thorough and systematic
method of checking the receipts of
bullion and ores originating in Ore­
gon, deposited and shipped to the sev­
eral assay offices, mints, smelters and
refineries of the United States and
British Columbia, the output of 1901
was found to be as follows:
Ounces.
Value.
Gold ..................... 88,759 $1,834,821
Silver ................... 163,873
211,87t.
The copper output was valued at
$4103 and the lead at $1631, making
a total valuation of $2,052,433.
There was a gain of $146,257 in the
output for the year over that, of 1900.
potwithstanding the fact that some of
the mines were closed down for part
□r all of the year, some for the pur­
pose of installing new sinking plants
OT other machinery, some from labor
troubles some on account of the lack
of ore, and other causes.
The production of 1901 is given as
follows:
Value.
Gold ....................................... $1,727.892
Stiver .....................................
170,721
Copper .....................................
8,416
Lead .......................................
4.145
in
Heppner—The livestock industry
here, while not suffering, does not
present a very encouraging outlook.
Between cattle and sheep the condi­
tions are about a stand-off. Owing
to the extreme backward demand and
scarcity of buyers, which are usually
plentiful at this time of year, very
few transactions are reported.
While a few sheep sales have eo-
curred. the business has been ooa-
flne.I principally to local people. Out­
side buyers and owners have not been
able to agree on prices. Owners are
.letermined In holding for $1.56 per
head for lambs and $2 per head tor
yearling wethers. Farther in the in­
terior, in Grant and Wheeler counties,
where shipping facilities are not so
good, the conditions are even worse
than they are here.
A grant county sheepman was la
Heppner a few days ago looking for
a buyer for his lambs.
Two Wheeler county cattlemen
were in Heppner last week. They
brought in 52 head of choice beef eat-
tie. which had been sold to a local
butcher at Gresham. They report
that, in a general way. the market is
bud in the Sptay country. Little de­
mand and the absence of buyers Is
the general complaint. In the vicin­
ity of Spray, there are a great many
yearlings for sale.
The best offers have been $1S per
head, while tlie owners are holding
for $16. For the same cattle this
spring owners were offered $18, but
then they were holding for $20 h
the vicinity of Spray the Gilman *
French cattle, consisting of 5000 head
are ranged.
In the great alfalfa feeding district
on Butter creek, there are 1000 les»
•attle being fed this year than last
The fact that hay is selling for $8 per
ton in the stack is the principal cause
for this.
EXCEEDS ITS CAPACITY.
Coo»
Hay Hatchery Will
Million Eggs.
Handle Tea
Oregon City—“With a capacity of
only 6.000.000 eggs, the Coos Bay
Hatchery will this year handle 10-
0C0.000 salmon eggs.” said Deputy
Fish Warden H. A. Webster, who has
lust returned from a visit to the
state's salmon fishery interests In the
Southern and Coast districts of the
state. Tilts Increase in the output of
the station at Coos, says Mr. Webster,
is due to a change in the manner of
operating the plant. Racks were in
Stalled this year that withstood the
freshets and permitted a continuous
catch of salmon, while last year the
catch aggregated only 3,500,000 eggs.
The surplus in this year’s catch is be­
ing deposited tn the bed of Coos rive»
after the eggs have impregnated. Mr.
Webster also visited the state’s sal­
mon interests at Yaquina. Alsea and
Sliislaw and reports an unusually good
run of silverside salmon this fall. He
also found the hatcheries making a
good showing, the catches equaling,
f not excelling, the capacity of thé
different plants.
Forty Cattle Were Killed.
I matllla—Word has been received
here of a terrible slaughtering of cat­
tle on the bank of the Columbia river
at a point west of here. Richard
Brothers of Horse Haven had pur­
chased a large bunch of cattle in the
vicinity of Heppner and drove them
to the banks of the Columbia. Dur­
ing the night the cattle became fright­
ened. it is believed at a passing train
and were thrown Into a fierce stam­
pede. They rushed over a steep bluff
"r..l 10 sere killed outright. Many
were so badly Injured they had to bo
killed. The loss Is over $600.
Apple» ol Rogue River.
Work on the Bill Nye.
Medford—The owners of the Bill
Nye mine, located on Gall's creek,
about ten miles north of Medford, are
making preparations for mining on n
large scale. A five-stamp mill, hoist
Ing machinery, etc., are being Install
od. The company has an 80-foot shaft,
a good deal of tunneling and other de
velopment work on the claim. The
ore is free milling and there are sev
eral thousand dollars worth of gold
in sight. Superintendent D R. An
Irus, of thia city, left recently for the
mine, to look after the Installation of
the new plant.
Machinery for Bohemia.
Cottage Grove—The mining mi
< hlnery for the Crystal Consolidated
Mining Company has arrived from the
Union Iron Works. San Francisco,
and was Immediately transferred to
tracks of the Oregon 4 Southeast
ern Railroad for shipment to Bohem
la This machinery consists of the
latest, and most improved pattern in
stampmilling machinery. When com
pleted the mill will have a capacity
of 25 tons per day. A high-grade
standard concentrator will be need In
connection with the mill.
Marvelous Vein of Gold.
Wolf Creek—E E Blalock has
struck a ledge on his mining claim
on Cayote creek which, it is claimed,
assayed $27,000 per ton. In It he
found a stringer of solid gold, from
which ho has taken out about $25.000
and still continue« with the same
width. It is rumored that he placed
? guard over it night and day The
ledge Is said to be wedge shape?!,
peaked on top, and widens In depth
Mining Company Formed.
Roseburg—Article» of Incorporation
have been filed by the Gold Mountain
Mining * Smelting Company The
capital stock la fifed at $100.000. di­
vided Into share» of $1 each The
company has a number of claims
south of Camas Valley, near the Mar­
tindale mine, which wa» recently «old
for $10 009 ASMYa of or« taken from
r«ir tho »tivfaee shew averag« vkhtaa
•f $11 t« $2$ per t«a.
Ashland—The Value of the apple
crop of 1903 In the Rogue river val­
ley is estimated at $125,000. Thin
takes into account only the export
crop, which Is estimated in quantity
at from 150 to 175 carloads. Central
Point, the shipping point , for several
of tlie large orchards. Including Ot­
well Bros , will send out 60 carloads
or more; Medford about an equal
number Fifteen carloads will go out
from Talent, ten or more from Acte
land, several from Gold Hill and
Phoenix.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat—Walla Walla, 75c; bine-
«tern, 79c; valley, 78c.
Barley—Feed, $20 per ton; brewing,
$22; rolled, $21
Flour—Valley, $3.7503.85 per bar­
rel; hard wheat straight«, $3.7504.10;
hard wheat patent«, $4.200 4.50; gra,
ham, $3.35(®3.75; whole wheat, $3 M
«4; rye wheat, $4.50.
Oats—No. 1 white, $1.07)4 ; gray,
$ 1.05 per cental.
Millstuff»—Bran, $20 per ton; mid­
dlings. $24; short«, $20; ehap, $18;
linseed dairy food, $19.
Hay—Timothy, $1« per ton; «lover,
$13; grain, $11; cheat, $11.
Butter—Fancy creamery, 27)$*30e
per pound; dairy, 16H@30c; «tore,
16c.
Cheese —Full cream, twin«, 15e;
Young America, 15016c; factory
prices, l(?lHc lose.
Poultry—Chickens, mixed, 10*10)$«
per pound; spring,HJ<c; hen», 11*18«;
broilers, $2.50 per dozen; turkey«, liv«,
14(® 15c per pound; dressed, 16O18c;
duck«, $CO7 per dozen; geese, $7*10.
Egg«—Oregon ranch, 30c; EaaUr-u,
frerh, 21026 )$C.
Potatoes—Oregon, 50 <3 65c par sack
•weet potatoe«, 202)4«.
Hops—1903 crop, 120 22c per pound,
according to quality.
Wool—Valley, 17019«; Eastern Ore*
gon, 12015c; mohair, 35*37)$«.
Beef—Dressed, 6(®«*4c per pound.
Veal—Small, 7)$*8e; larg«, 1)4*4«
der pound.