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seno, IX VOL. LI »TS COUNTY. OKBí.ON. I \ \ I \R\ 1 " ■ JZfU'3 Frasi fi tp- ,-r' THE SKIPTON STABLES PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDÄY AT ■<IO, CO., I.IW hr-11 mllMrMI Good Turnouts. Prompt and Courteous Attention Oltre. ON By T. L DUGGER hi a Condensed Form lor Our Busy Readers. REASON ABLE RATLS uta 1 I •• o» tn Mraatt < »mar • • • Albin y I » Oregon I un< h Albany C pröfessionä O Counter Best 20c. Mral in the Valley Oprn AH Niyht <■ < Inwi Mfya-.t H. ATTORNEYS AT LAW [ ALBAN) OMOOON «• a N Keystone Shaving l'arte > O • • • y I • I w *4 fe».» ! • and Patenta ernte Hhavlng . ...... Hair I Hhau>t«--tng r 25 ...» ...2» • GIORGI IH\II ■ I ATTORNEYS AT LAW I Offlr. •• •« PliOl'RII I<>R general Blacksmiths and Wagonmakers £ « t»<lunati. <»bio •> IO UME-.oN 4 0 PI : I M 0 Horseshoeing a Specialty SCIO, OREGON PHYSICIAN <nl SURGEON Ocio, OrtfOB VMS Ttltpboa» Xx: tanca H« 11. Bunk Stute Scio J • REALESTATE BROKER, Oregon Jiatlc« of th» F»»:s Xctary FnïUc Bei» Cr«cea W • . .in crr::»s .............. T President Caabisr J Mregias W A Ewiao ATTORNEY AT LAW M B i • • • 1 O *• a g«D«ral betaking an i •ichang* bna nMM I. >»• n**4«' at rurrnnl rate* * and draft* iaa tad on principal ciuae 41 N AXY. OHIunS Beware of a « Defective Tides EAST AND SOUTH ViA — fit • ¡rejared by the a Linn County Abstrait Co Of the real J f i rr y y 1» I '»¡4 (o ; .r h«M orarewjt a* wrurllf ter tnenev . • *d ur pat fa.« r«< • ' i '• *«n»r.i vl r aaptti •uca. M«iat- «b»4 ,n l. H HUM), Manager <>®r« «vr Third sn-t Bres4aiVia Ma Al.HA.XY. OBKOOJt Shasta Route . ..■ atoeva «I I» » • » » p ■ K)MS A IIMKIR . . Hoe U Inca, l iquors «nd Cigars 'i » • r niai I at I way laara lor Albau. at Ira... l'uri .rvl .is» • • p ■» Ir«>. A.lany 11 IS p ■> . II "I» arrivo» i.b.and t|«».B,ll»s« arrivas norr.«renio 1 i- a; »Mo m CORNER SALOON I r.n. •■ . " ,. « . I U» ■ balltr-sn • 4 tv-.rl.l rars on Soin Irvin. <1 a t - a ■ 1 -••--■ | ’,» »»J tl l*MO. . . a Vr ' • • • « i.e Purs Liquor» for Medicinal 1'urp.i«.-» I i |.t • 1 " •• g a -* « . • < • »'» «.and - OH LOOS *th A a a».al al W. Í. OOMAH. a. P. A. Purtltnd, Oragtin. LUMBER! LUMBER! 11 D. tan-ion, o! tlio Bdveu I irli Sa« mill», ia prepared to till orders for Common °« Finishing Lumber a Hi* lumber is the beet of mountain Hr. and pn< ra ir« r«*a»< nable. LANDON! • • » • ' 1» < !.• «•«•fBi a a a •no Mr. « I «--J anse» *rlv Halloo, or addraaa Give Ua a Call SCIO The annual report ol the Panama ’ Kail«ay company show» an earning ol i ’> |w»r cent. An es|x»lltlon will lie sent to H i I mii « by the Kuesian government to sutalue the revolutioniste. Graduate Eclectic Medical College ! taf fee of t I R « • »• m • tata I Mvertltr r»». • • 1 <Xletf<»var Fu»i s* • *■ b il King Kd»»rd has railed lor the elec■ ' tioo of a new parliament. and lioaten. OMI ».O W toll«« British merchant has tmen urreste.1 J. J. Burnca & Son, > l.y A Kueeisn autboritles and imptisonod .1 V. «; • II. . Al WAN) -M..> tiertnany tears that «ar will ths Mururcan coiiferam-o. f'reeident K.w>orvelt !■«• suhinittfti a ' isngthy report on the I'anama canal to . ooagraaa. • » i » v * : k of ths Past Week. Kinger Hermann is In Wsshingt in jaadsik Ills trial «III occur in Fob- I ruary. • Only Flrtl < mm ?»hop In Tt* ( I f ATTORNEY AT LAW A Return« of IM La»» Important but Not Laaa Interesting Events Francs protests against s fresh insult from Castra. <>• To The M-ATANYI II HAPPFMNliS OF TWO CONTINENTS The kaiser » mnflnod to his be«l with a cold Al HAM. <>Kf(»ON. N NEWS OF THE WEEK LANDON! Hack connects with all trains at West Scio and morning train at .\lunkers W th LRITAIN HEADY TO STRIKE Would Havs S'oasbed Rojectvsn»«» H Togo Had Lost. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST Washington. Jan. Trade between the United Slates and Germany, wbiwe commercial relations are no« the sub- | )«ct of nrg< flattons I »tween the two CONTAINS MANY DIFFICULTIES countries, segregated in the fiscal year | 11*05 over I TOO.000.000 A report Oreg on State Primary Law Hard for Candidates to Follow iseuwi balay by the bureau et Stalle- tics of the department of Commerce Xaletn — Another very serious prob atol lathee, says lem lisa arisen ia cnnnectloa with the "The Imports !n»m Germany were direct primary law. The law requires 111 ft.OOt) Out) in value and esceatled that candidates tor state ottises shall imports from tlmt country tn any ear file |>etitu»ns from not less than seven lier yrar The capotta to Germany ! countiee. and that al least 10 per cent were ||U4,000.000 in value anti ex of the pre meta shall 1» represented in i-eedetl one esports to that country in . each of the seven countiee. Two |»r any earlier year except 11*0» in which cent of the Votes cast at the last state I i «lection lor supreme judge by each par this decrease in 1905 compared with ty must he represented on the petition 1904 liaving occurted in raw cotton and ¡ It has tieen the supposition until re Iwing due alb’gfther to a lall in prices, cently that eo long as the require.! since the quantity in 1905 was greater niimtwr of counties and precinct« were that in : <”t Importe fturn i.ermsiiy represented by Hie siguaturne of one or increated IST.IX '«Ö in the peritai more voter» that the bulk of the signa from |H't5 to I90Ä and exports to thst lures on a |»tition to make up the 3 country increased «10,000,000 in the per cent might come from one county, same time. *> long a« tbe required numlier of names "Germany «tamia second in the was fl I k ] with the secretary nf stale order of magnitude of our traile with It is now dis.overv.1 that there must tie foreign countries, t»th as to imports 2 per cent of the vote cast by ,the party represented in ea- h county and precinct and exports. "Msnfsctures are the hulk of the represented, as well as throughout the II 19,000.IHM) worth ol merctiandise im stats. The attorney general will probably ported from Germany. >>e asked to render an opinion In regard "In manufacturée, eeprwially copjier, to the numlwr of signature« require*! mineral, leather, scientific instruments from tlie countiee »nd pre, met». Tn and certain manufactures of iion ami secure 2 per cent of the voter» in seven •twi, our t-x|~ its to Germany show a counties, and 10 per cent of tbe pre steady growth. The value of copper el nets in each of the seven countiee, in lare and plates exported from the and in addition have 2 per cent of the ''niteil Ktatee to Germany amounted to party vote m the eutire state, will add ovet »I4.oo0.000 to the dirti. ulties of securing a |wtitlon. WILL TRY TO GET FACTS The Slate Normal school of New Yoik has lew« dretruyxl by file. Tbs lore Missouri's Attorney General Says He will rra< h ISOO.OOO. Doe» Not Expect Much A landslide at Jlavrrstraw. New New York, Jan. 9. — Attorney Gen York, carried eight hoiieee with it. eral liadle), of Missouri, said tonight Sistwen peraone were killol that he wuii id probably ask for a hear fighting still continuée in Hanto lk>. ing in the Supreme court in this city rningo In a recent engagement HU) I men out of HIM) engagde on both »idea on Wednesday or Thursday to deter mine whether 11. H Rogers and oilier were killed. directors of the Htandard Oil company The Chicago council is inveetigating must answer questions at the bearing « graft from which contractors are raid before Commissioner Xanlxirn regarding ! to have obtained Vi.tMW.OtiO of the the control of oil companies o|>erating city's money during tho past decade. in Missouri, "1 confess." he says, "that I did A civil war is in progrree in Kcuador. not l.ave much hope when I came here Tlie trial of Annapolis haters ia In that tlie Standard Oil directors would progrees. tell about the Standard Oil control of The Knnsian douma lia« been called the Waters-Pierce Oil corti|>any and two other companies operating in Miseouti, i to meet Match 3. but sime they have appeared in answer «ne men were kllle.1 near Chicago to sub)H>erias, I shall make the Iw-et by the riplosion of a ton of dynami.e i'Hort I can to have them tell the The governor of Ohio was inaugurat facta. ed in a glaav cage owing to delicate "I don't care, of course, to have any . health. liody committed for contempt. 1 shall Idaho officers are c >nti lent they are ask the court to have the witnesses di questions on the right track in the Nteunentrerg rected to answer certain which they have declined to answer. murder case. If the court orders them to answer and Itevid H Mfi<«t »aye he will extend they still refuse, 1 shell have to leave i the lienver, Northweetern A Pacific to the court the question of contempt. ' railroad to Portland. "A refusal to answer in such a ease More evidence in the Kmoot case is would be next Iw-et for my pur|x*e to I to be taken by the senate committee sn answer in the attirniative, since it on privilèges and elections. would l>e equivalent to an admission." Much American money was lent abroad during 1W06 Nearly I2U0,* KENTUCKY IS RAMMED OX),000 went to Japan alone. i FORM NEW ORGANIZATION Independent Telephone Companies of Oregon Unite Portland—In order to fortify them selves and protect their interests, rep resentatives of the independent tele phone lines in Oregon met here last week and formed a permanent orguix«- tion. It «ill lie known as tl <• Ort.- >n lii'lep. nlr-it T.-o I'l.o a»-., at. ii. aid is formed after similar orgnixations in other states of the I'num and affiliated with the national association of inde- pendent telephone lines The objects of the asmciatlon are to encourage development; lister and stimulate the growth; protect the mu tual interests; promote and systema tise uniformity of accounting, opera tion, maintenance and construction of itulependent lion-Bel I) telephone inter este, and to defend the same from un fair encore. I merits of competition by eo-operation and by such other avail able means as may, from lime to time, seem advisable. Favor Woolen Mill» Albany — The business men ol tl.e city met and discussed the proposition of securing the new woolen mill for this city. Judge Htewsrt, of the stock committee, withdrew from the active work of soliciting subscriptions, and Frank J Miller «as selected to till the vacancy and the committee will push the work. Tbe purpose of the et'm- rnittee is to secure subscription» to tbe st.x k aggregating »15,000 toward ths capital >4 Ili'O,OOu when the mill will lie liuilt and fitted up. The business men at the meeting were enthusiast'C in support of the project, and the spirit maiiifwded was in favor of co-operation | among the business interests of the city for the upbuilding nf Altxuiy and its - industries. ; Plan» an Electric Line. Alfred F. Norton, who haa Imen Battleship Run» Aground in Fog in conducting a grocery store at Indiansp- New York Harbor. ; oils "as Christ would," has gone bank- New York. Jan. 9. — While the list- (rupt tieship s ,uadron under command of H. II. Kogers , of the Standard ihi Rear Admiral Evans was proceeding to company, has defied the Missouri law sea today, the liattleeliips Kearwarge by refusing to answer questions con and Kentucky ran aground in ttie bar- cerning tire oil business. bur of! the West Bank light house. As a result of s collision on the The Alabama and Illinois were tollow Philadeli.is A Erie railroad lietwren a ing nelt in line, and before they could fast pasaengrr and a freight, three alter their course, the Alabama collid trainmen were killed and Ï0 passengers ed with the Kentucky, striking her a glancing blow. Tlie Illinois just got' more or le«e seriously injured. clear of the tangle and proceeded down The revolution in Russia has spoiled the bay, am boring outaids the Imr with the Christmas festivities. the flagship Maine. The starlsiard side of the Kentucky Witte is accused of nullifying the al*ove the «ster line was quite badly I concessions to the Liberals. damaged. Xbe will come up to the No more Jamaicans will lie si low lei navy yard tomorrow for repairs. Tlie to go to Panama U> work on the canal. accident occurred shortly alter 1PM The house and sentae are lure to The Alat>aii>a stood by to render aMist- i clash over the appropriation of money. anew to the Kentucky and Krarsarge and wireless messages were seut to the hire in the heart of Kansas City de Brooklyn navy yard for tugs. stroyed tli roe blocks. The lies will , reach 1500,000. No lives were Let. Road Through the Stats. Eureka, Cal., Jan. 9 —F. L. Evans, The drydock l>ewey. on its way to the Philippines, has rnu lied Bermuda, a civil engineer, claiming to 1« backed where a stop was made for coal end by <>ne of the transcontinental railroad magnates, has prop, sol to but bl a rail- provisions. road from Eureka east to Caspar, Jerome is preparing to indict big fish Wyo., there to connect with four lines in insurance companies in February. The proptwed route is from Eureka, The small men are expected to turn the terminus, to ftelta Ttinity river, state's evidence. striking 1'ilt river, f Blowing that Two commissioners of the Chinese stream through the Kierra Nevada emperor are on their way to this coun mountains, touching Alturas, thence try to attend American schools and to Iwkeview and Vale, in Oregon, thence through Southern Idaho and to study our ways. Caspar, Wyo. The Navy department has presented mêlais of honor to the 11 members of Flood» Oettroy Cro p». the Bennington's crew who survived, Maaatlan, Mex , Jan. 9 — According for bravery in rescuing more unfortu to Ignacie Fennie, government director nate shipma'ee in the town < I Aponiet. the people of The secretary of the Interior ha« that town and the surr muding rauntry withdraw more than 1,000,000 acres of are tacmg starvation. Crope have l>een ’ public land in Arisona and New Mexico almoet entirely destroyed by the reernt ’ from all forms of dt»)*>aal except under inundations, and the roads have tiewo Thouaands of the mineral laws for inclusion within renlered impassatde. cattle |»rished in Northern Hinalra as forest reserves. the rwnlt of the flood. The lose The Santo IKitningo revolnti on is throughout Hmaloa will amount to ' practically at an end. several thnusanda of dollars. The house has received another rate bill. Damage» to American Property. A reign of terror now exists st Riga, 81. Petersberg, Jan 9.— Mr. Meyer, ; Russia. ths American amt«asador, has received An immense graft by Rt. ixmis po- from the consuls at Mixwow and Odessa iletailed reports of the Injuries suffered liee has l*en excised. by American property during the re President Morales' army has iwen cent riots. A statement of the damages j beaten and his general killsd. claimed will be forwards.! l.y Mr. From Kansas north all trains are Meyer to the Mate department for lo greatly delayed by enow storms. st ruction. 1*.« ................... _____________________________________________ SECONO IN TRADE Immense Volume of Germany During >905 mu , 12. Forest Grove—-At the meeting of the Forest Grove city council last week, Hlate Senator E. W. Ilainee, in Imhalf of the Forest Grove tran»|iortati<>n com pany, a in-, organisation, applied for a 25 year franchise for an electric railway iu Forest Grove, to tun from the Houth- ern Pacific depot to ths busineee section of tbe city, about two miles Accord ing to the term» of tbe ordinance, the new line must tie i»gtin in 90 days, ami completed in eight months. It is to carry the I'nited Slates mail, express and |«sseiigets. Senator Ilainee furn ishes electric light to «Orest Grove from his plant about 12 miles distant, and, it is understoad, will furnish pow er for ths new road from bis plant "t Prier»! Kg Jan 6.—The remark- able a >-g*i u that the British fleet «a» be I m ree.lm.-ee to destroy the AMEND IRRIGATION LAWS I; ■ ■ a: • ' ft e battle ol the Hee of Ja|»n had .- me in ths RuMÍatie' favor, rs. Rojestve »ky in a Irrigatiomat« Say Comfit.oo» in Idaho ■ i . - » A l.-tt»r pu- i.l-r.1 in the Novae Vrvtrya Are Better Than m Oreg on [today with the permission of the min Salem — Prom ms nt irrigator» of tire ister ol marine gon are corn*> Jet Ing the advi»«> ility <4 Referring to ti e alwdute secrecy of asking ths next Irgislanrv to amend the Admiral ! ■»•> In regard to the dlapoei- irrigation law» in several parti, ulars ti -<i of bi» forvvs. K.qwtvsnsky de- Al the present time all lbs contracts - ¡arcs tb»t "U. • en» unknown even to with the stale for the rv lamation of the admiral of the British fleet silled -insert lands under the Carsy act are «ilht><- Jc| . who con. ent rated l»«e<l upon ths theory that the owner» his lois»« at Wei liai Wei, in expecte* of the .anale and ditches are entitled to t - --i» g »n r Irr t- annihila » collect a perpetual annual rental from tbr R-i-.-an fleet, It this, the final oh- the landholders. In Idaho ths land ' jr. t ->f Great Brita n, was t*yond the holders will eventually own and control i [>ower of the Japanese." lbs canals, ditches, hewdgatee, str. I i t ■ >1 K ■•t.rr-.ky'e sc- In the contract with ths state of i ,nt 4 ' ata, lu» in tlie lettl» ol the Idaho for the construction of the Twin 're of Japan, the realer la al miet Falls canal it ia provided that a com mnvinrei that tbe Ku»«ian commander pany shall i» forme.! aim-ng the land ■ -if mai;-'i»rrr,| Admiral Tc-g'* •• every owners on the tmeia of one share of point, and ww hitu»e!f tbs real victor. spick tor .me share of water right, and He -I- »re« h» knew Vltiural Togo's that within seven years the control of rva. t wii.-rral* ut» two -lavs Iwfore the the canals, diUlias. dams and hew-lgatee tattle, i-, a-le ht» I «p-eition according* ■hall pass to ths cor|xirati<>n tonne,! > i ir-.-i ii . tlglK with b.» eyee among the water users. Previous to open. the formation of this company ami te* Mr H; • ng Rice, the Iiritiah charge fore the expiration of the sewn years* .l'aftair», without waiting for instruc- limit, the construction cnm|«ny is en- . tion* from hie government, demanded iitled to collect annually not rsi-eeating an explanation from F-reign Minister x<) cent» an sers. Tbe «ame tiiecry of lam«-!-.rf! tin* afternoon of the »taté ««netship prevails In all g-verumvut mente ront»inr*l in tlie admiral'» letter work. to the Novoe Vremya. All the contracts f-.r the rr< iamalion of arid lands under Ilia Carey a. t in lliia alate ailow the cmetrnction < m- MAY HOLD BALANCE panies the right to collect »! an a- re peiqietiially, tlie company agreeing to United Stets* Mjy Act as Arbiter in keep the canals ami ditches in re|«ir Moroccan Confersncs Wwlilngton, Jan 9. — The agitatloo in Fur p<- <o.r tbe aiming Moroccan ron!«r,-n<e an I the rv* ill it may bring l a« «pr> aj to tbi* < uulry and ..fllciala here are now deeply interested in the matter Iv. a-ne of ti e recently devel- o|u.| fact that the A men an delegation ha« live- m<> the im »1 pr- iuineiit factor >4 the gatheting. It has been talirved here that the ration« European governments which are so deeply ll-len-ele-l in the confer- nine, notably Frame and Germany, ha<l agre«Ml to a program which would Allen W.tnt» Oregon Boys I •• a.lherc.1 to t-gi.lly The |-.»a i lii 111 y Corvallis—Lieutenant ljuinlan, com of a »pill between thsw two govern mandant of the ca.lrt regiment at Hie ments on some of the question» in- college, has recsivsil instructions to vol e-1 may thr- a ti e 1'lilted Htates recommend six additional grad nates into » preitlon where its de legates with from tbe Oregon Agricultural college : their votes will have the power hi »ellle for positions •• Third lieutenant» in ths queali.-n. In that event, it is <»>n- the Philippins constabulary. Hires »ldere,|, the p-sltlon of the United similar lecoiumemlatuuis were recently Mate* may become emtarraseing. It 1« learned - i- g nd authority that made, and from these one appointment has already tieen made, that of Lieu : ths I'nited Htates g verumenl Will do tenant Floyd Williams, who has gone ekvrytinng in it* p wer to tiring alxmt a p.a<e'til »ettirnienl of His l«»ue« to Manila. which will lie Iu*»»-d at ths confer ence Er- m thia it »pi-are that Preal- New Railroad tor Gilliam. Salem — Articles of Incorporation lent Ro- .rreB lias again determined to have l»en tiled with the secretary of use all hl» pows’ in keeping the world Tlie ditto title» of ths »itna- state tor the Oreg >n Northern Railway at |--»‘ com|»ny. The incorporators are l lion are grrat aixl the American ml*- William J. .Mariner, R W. Robinson • n will undoubtedly have much work and C. Fl Jones The road runs front : to du. Blalock, in Gilliam county, to Hard man, in Morrow - untv. Tlie capital Dolliver Will Fight Daisy- - I - Washington, Jan. 9.— Senator IMIII- •hare» of (3t> ea.li. Ths principal ver, -f Iowa, will resist to the utmost place ol businvM is Heppner. any attempt of tlie loiunilttee on in- trr.tate commerce ol which lie 1» a Contract* at Interest menitier to deist action upon railroad Salem — Ths State Land laiard re rate lrg>»lat.--n until tlie house ha» ports interest Ixutring contracts out ps.-cl a bill. Ti e pirsent majority of standing Pecsmlwr 31, ax follows t' <• - on. ml I tee 1« opp -.«I to giving the Rchool land contracts, »»WtW.&lfi.Mi; Interatatw • -turner........ mmiselon |xiwer Agricultural college, »3’*.'*'' ! »3. l'ai- to change rate» Three of tlie Republi verxity, »i."Hx. cans, however, stand with the Ihimo- i ratlc members fi>r regulation as gen PORTLAND MARKETS erally define,! by the president. Fruit Inspector in Linn. Albany—The I.inn county court has appuiated K. C. Armstrong, residing st Marion station, Marion county, to act as fruit inspector for Linn county, temporarily, on the rec>mmen-lati< n of Horticultural Commissioner C. A Park, of Salem. Mr Park wish«! to •ecure tiere a man who would be ready to l-egin xsr on |»a<a at once The court will al once select a man for per- nianent appointment who will I» asked to take a short course in training under Professor A H Cordlsy, at lbs ttregoii Agricultural college. Wheat—Club, 73c, l.lueetem, 7ii< 75c; rad, 09c; valley. 73c. <>ats—No I white lead, 137, gray, 12H 5Ü per ton Barley—Feed, »23 00*433 50 perlon, brewing, »3« 00 -124 -0, rolled, • '') *34 M Buckwheat—»3 50 per cental. Hay — Eastern Oregon timothy, »13 50*14 >0 per ton. valley timothy, l • 1 ■ 9.50; gram hay, »«<4». Fruits—Apples—75.•'<»1.50 >>er box, persimmons, »1 25 |*r bos; peer». It 35 11 50 per I- x cranberiiss, 113 <413 50 |wr barrel. Vegetables — Beans, 20c per pound, enbt>age, lj|3c per pound; caullfl-iwer, 11.25 per dosen. ce'ery, »3*3 •" per [crate; pumpkin», *»<4lc per pound: sprouts, 7 ltc per |H>und ; »quash, I ’« ' <41 ltc per pound; tnrnip», 9oc<4»l per sack; carrot», AA*?Sc |»r sack; lieete, [ *5c*»l per sack. Great Printing Trust in East. Cincinnati, Jan. ft. — Tbs I'nited i . . i- ■ . - »,- tel I t. I7<- 300 one of the largest com-etna of it» kind in the country. w«ll 1» lewaed to tlie I iiit.-.l Blates Printing oompuy, of New Jersey, if tlie »tixkholder» on February I ratify tlie artion ol th» di rectors announced Imlay. The com pany I.a* plants in Brooklyn, Mont clair, N J., Norwcxxl ami (Tncinnal*. ' The total output IS estimated to ta nearly »2.5"0,000 annually. Ths new : Ii d.ling company will take over all tbe I plants ol ths company. Buys Ranch in Gilliam. Comion-—A. H. Holien has purchased he «>><) acre ranch on Trail fork, Gil liam county, belonging to J. W. Booth. ‘ The transaction, which involves about »1 >.0<Hi, i» one <4 the newt important real estate transfers for sometime here, and gives Mr. Iloilen a meet valuable farm and stank ranch. In thedewi Mr. Booth takes residaucw property in Con don value.I at about f - OtN), consisting i>nions—Oregon, No. 1, »1*1.25 per ol several fl-is dwellings Mr. Holien ! sack; No. 2, 7&*u0c. ia proprietor of tbs Condon Flouring Potatoes — Fancy graded Burlwnk», mill. He will take imwaession of ths l65*7Scper sack, ordinary, 50*'.<). , ranch about March I. Me.real sweet», 2c per jw-nn-l Butter—Fancy creamery, 271^*30 Newport at W.ntsr Resort l«r pound. All>any — Many Albany people are Eggs — Oregon ranch, 21t*30c |>er spending s portion of the winter at down. Newport on Yaquina l>ay, where the Poultry—Average old hens, 12'tUS weather as a general thing has been de I3l»c per pound; springe, 12%<411‘»e ; lightful. Only a lew .lava during the mixe>l chickens, 12*l2!gc; broiler», holiday season «as tbe sea rough. I5*lfic; dre»»ed chickens, I4*15c; Home of the leading people of the val tarkey», live, l<*|flt; turkeys .lr«w»e<l. ley cities—Salem. Eugene. Albany, In choice, 17*20c; grew, live, 9* 11c; dependence and Corvallis—hare S|»nt ducks, 15*lfic. a portion of the winter at the seaside, Hope—Oregon, 1905, choice, 10*lie and Newport is gaining a reputation as per pound; prime, fi'aMO',; medium, a winter teeorl. 7*Hc; olds. 5*7c. Wool—Eastern Oregon average twwt, Few Hop» Left in Josephine. lfi*21c per pound; valley, 24*2fic; Granta Tase — Several sales of hops ■tabair, choice, 30c. have lieen made here recently at from Beef — Dresse. I bolls, I* 2c per 9 to 10 cents. About 500 bales have pound; cows, 3*4c; country steers, changed hands, aid by February 1 but 4*«Sc- few hope will lie held by the grower» Veal—Dreese.1, 3*9 l»c per poon-l. in Josephine county There sre quite Motion—Dressed, fancy fi<49i»c per a few baby hope still held and a few pound; ordinary, 4*5c; lambs, 7* old ones, though not to exceed 500 7»>c. bales in ail. Pork—Dressed, <1*7 >»c per poond. Mutineers Rule in Siberia. bt. Petersbwrg, Jan. 5. — Grave ap- prehension la felt rrgnrding condition» in Manchuria. No direct word has I—en re.eive.1 from General Linievitch, tlie Russian < -minan-ler in cl.iel there, wince De. .-mtat 3 last, at which Ums lie re| rt. l tlie tr -- p. were defying tl e r ' . < r- tii-l burning and pillaging at will, officials at the war office de ar» that they fear the mutineers are in al —>lute control east of take Baikal. \t orkrnm in the naphtha works al Baku went on strike yesterday, and it is fear»! there will lie trouble there. Philippine 1 artff Up. Washington. Jan 4.—Both branches of congrt-»» will convene at noon t.xlay after a holtliay recess of two weeks. The l--ader» of the bouse have decided that the Philippine tariff bill shall ta first considered. Il will ta reported without any rul« to limit detate. and amendments may ta offered ad libitum. It had tieen the intention to start with the «tate|i<H»| bill, but Mr. Hamilton, chairman of tbe committee, is not quite ready to report that measure. California to Celebrate. Washington, Jan. 9 — Repreeentativs Kahn, -4 California, Introdwcmi a bill tdar providing for an appropriation of 15.000.000 for an exposition ia Han Francisco in 1913 to relebrato ths ♦OQth anniversary of ths discovery of ths Pacific '«-»so by Balbow.
