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and Tourist cars to Chicago, St. Louis. New
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to fill orders for
Common «■ Finishing Lumber
Orders taken at the yards in Scio or at the mills in Bilyeu T>en.
His lumber is the best of mountain fir, an t prices are reasonable.
LANDON! LANDON!
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and morning train at Munkers.
Our rigs are first-class and our horses good
drivers. Prices reasonable.
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Busy Readers.
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TRANSPORT SERVICE WEAK
Fleets on Both Coasts Must Be Pre
pared in Peace for War.
Washington, Jan. 16.—A remarkable
exposition of the fatal weakness of the
army transport resources in case of war
is contained in a paper prepared by the
genera^ staff, transmitted by Secretary
Taft to Senator Gallinger, chairman of
the Merchant Marine commission, in
charge of the shipping bill now pend
ing before tbe senate.
In tbe course of its work in prepar
ing in time nf peace for war, the gene
ral staff has discovered that even the
present limited military force could not
be transported over the sea, in case of
a w ar with a foreign country, or to de
fend our insular possessions, unless
there should be an immediate and great
increase in the hr.u oer of Arm rican
steamships suitable for transport eer-
v ce.
It is pointed out that foreign ship
ping could not be drawn upon in
time of war because of the neutrality
lawr, s > that under preeent conditions
"the quick first blow, so very and in
creasingly important, cannot be struck
at all.” Incidentally, the staff criti
cises with the greatest freedom the con
ditions under which the first little
American army was transported to San
tiago to begin the Spanish-American
war.
This report will be presented to the
senate tomorrow by Senator Gallinger,
who will inform the War department
that ships of the size and speed describ
ed as most desirable for transports are
also ships of the size and speed equip
ped for several of the most important
mail lines provided for in the bill of
the Merchant Marine commission,
which stipulates that ships receiving
subvention from the government shall
be held at the disposal of the govern
ment in time of war.
BOXER COIN FOR COLLEGES.
Senator Pile», of Washington, Will In
troduce Such a Bill.
WANT HOP INSPECTOR.
WILL IRRIGATE LAND.
Lane County Growers Are Tiring of Enthusiastic Citizens at Echo Form
Numerous Rejections.
Waterusers’ Association.
Flugene—A number of hopgrowers of
Echo—A mass meeting of thecitizens
this vicinity are agitating the matter was held here last week. Tbe commit
of securing legislation to better some of tee appointed to incorporate the Water
A Resume of the Less Important but
the troubles of bopgrowers. A meeting users’ association reported that the ar
Not Less Interesting Events
will be held here soon and an attempt ticles of incorporation and by laws
of the Past Week.
made at organizing an association for adopted by the committee had been ap
the benefit of the industry.
proved by the secretary of the interior
Oue of the worst complaints against and the articles of incorporation had
the dealers, for which it is believed re been filed with the secretary of state.
France is preparing to whip Castro.
lief might be had by legislation, is in The report of the committee was ap
The Morocco conference is in session.
the matter of rejections upon inspec proved.
Marshall Field has rallied, and may
tion. On this point tbe plan is to se
A stockholders’ meeting was then
recover.
cure a law providing for a state inspect held and 8,482 shares at $60 a share
or,
whose
duty
it
would
be
to
inspect
were subscribed. The following named
Election returns in Great Britain in
and grade all hope and brand the grade stockholders were elected directors:
dicate a Liberal landslide.
on each bale, so that sales would be H. T. Irvin, J. F. McNaught, A. C.
Mayor Dunne has asked for more po
made upon this inspection and tbe Crawford, H. G. Newport and W. H.
lice to stop Chicago’s murder epidemic.
common complaints of dealers, after Skinner. The directors elected H. T.
they have bargained for a purchase, Irwin president, J. F. McNaught vice
J. C. Napier, a negro, has declined
would be wiped out.
president, A. C. Crawford secretary and
to become United States consul to Ba
It has been a cauee of much provoca H. G. Newport treasurer.
hia, Brazil.
tion to tbe growers the way the inspec
The city was crowded with delegatee
The pretender to the Morocco throne
tors usually act when ’’going through” and much enthusiasm was’shown. The
is again active.
He lias 6,000 well
a lot of hops. They will throw out a government was represented by J. T.
armed troops.
number of bales from some lots with- Whistler, engineer, and HolgateA Wil
out cause and make all kinds of com- liamson, reclamation attorneys. The
Henry Pratt Judson, dean of the
plaints; and, if the market has weak- Echo irrigation nroject is now a reality
Chicago universit, will succeed the late
ened since the bargain waB made the and work will go forward at once.
President Harper.
grower confidently expects that tbe
The Dunlop Milling company's plant
hops will be called "broken,” “high
Will Go to Salt Lake.
at Clarksville, Tenn., has been datnag
dried,” "Black dried,’’ "mouldy,” etc.,
Salem—Governor Chamberlain has
ed by file to the extent of $250,000.
and if nothing elec is complained of received a message from Governor Cut
then “not up to sample” is tbe charge ler, cf Utah, and ex-Governor Wells,
A severe wind storm throughout In
that turns down many "bales. The president of the Sait Lake Commercial
diana caused the loss of three lives,
growers think this one of the first club, asking him to preside at the
many injuries and serious damage to
things that Bhould be corrected by leg meeting of the “Seeing America Con
buildings of all kindB.
islation.
ference,” to lie held in Salt Lake City
Attorney General Moody has declared
It is proposed to have similar organ January 25. The governor will accept
it will be lawful for the Agricultural
PANACEA FOR INSURANCE.
izations in other parts of tbe state and the invitation. He decided not to go
department to publish the names ot
to form a state federation for mutual further Bouth than Sail Francisco with
those companies who sell adulterated Senator Dryden Has Bill That Would
good and to accomplish unity of effort the Oregon excursion. He will deliver
seeds.
Cure All Ills.
on all important matters.
an address before the Stanford Btudents
A party of Texas men were to have
Washington, Jan. 16.— Senator Dry
January 17 and return at once to Ore-
visited Eastern and Northern cities, den has revised his bill contemplating
Fine Hospital for Albany.
gon, that he may go to Salt Lake.
but the trip has been abandoned on ac government control of insurance, and
Albany—What will perhaps be the
count of high rates demanded by the will reintroduce it in the eenata today. beBt hospital in the state, outside of
Power From River.
railroads.
He had followed very closely the in Portland, will be established in Albany
Salem — The Interior Development
Boon.
The
announcement
puts
an
end
vestigation being conducted by tbe
Japan has sent a minister to Cuba.
company has made a filing on 19,000
New Y’ork legislative committee, and to speculation as to wliat would become
It is said that Hermann is determin this has aided him in perfecting hie of the palatial residence of the late cubic inches of water per second on the
Deschutes river, at a point about 31
ed to take his seat in tbe house.
measure until now he expresses the Father Louis Metayer, of the Albany miles south of the Columbia river.
Marshal Field is slowly sinkng and belief that it will correct practically all Catholic church, who willed all his The company proposes to take the water
bis death is expected at any time.
insurance evils exposed by the New property to his private secretary, F. C. from the river a short distance south of
Devine, of Portland. Mr. Devine has Shears’ bridge, a well known crossing,
Germany seeks harmony about Mo- York inquiry.
Publicity is the keynote of the bill, sold the property to Rev. Father I-ane, and convey it through a flume down
rocco, but will fight if her honor is at
and coupled with this are safeguards Mr. Metayer’s successor, who will turn the river several miles, where it will be
tacked.
the« rthe structure
__ ___ ______
into a It hospital,
is by
for the detection of wrongdoing aud tin
used to furnish power for the genera
far the finest building of Its
fl klriT in tion of electricity.
The Chicago Commercial association punishment of th' se offending. It ¿e'
<
will send 15 of its members on a tour fines policies or insurance contracts as Albany.
of the Western states.
instrumentalities of commerce, and pro
Regarding the Opticians.
Railroad Booms Ontario.
Meriwether, the Annapolis cadet who vides for the regulation of the business
Salem—The state board of optometry
Ontario—Work is progressing rapidly
has filed its annual report with the
was responsible for the death of through the medium of a controller of
insurance and along the lines similar on the Vale-Malheur railroad. Grad governor.
The financial statement
Branch, will be tried for hazing.
to the control exercised over national ing is being done and men are at work shows receipts from all sources for the
A house to house search in Riga, banks. The author says he believes making preparations to span the Mal
year $1,244.10; expenses, $390.13.
Rsusia, by the police for bombs has this will go far towards meeting the ob heur river with a steel bridge. The
given startling results. Many weapons jection of those who have questioned First National hank has increased its There were 200 optometrists in the
state January 1, 1900. The members
wie found.
the constitutional possibilities of feder capital stock from $25,000 to $50,000, of the board are C. W. Lowe, presi
and
has
elected
M.
Alexander
presi
The entire Caucasus is in the bands al regulation of insurance.
dent; Herman W. Harney and E. O.
The senator says the bill has the in dent and C. E. Kenyon cashier. W. 8. Mattern.
of the revolutionists. The Bevere meas
ures practiced by the authorities in dorsement of the president, administra Flora, a prominent stockman of Jordan
Asks Oregon to Show in Florida.
other parts of Russia are inapplicable tion officials, eminent constitutional valley, is dead. Tbe Ontario creamery
lawyers, in and out of congress, and plant has arrived and will be put in
there.
Salem—Governor Chamberlain has
others, who are familiar with its gen operation by February. H. Wagner, of received a proclamation, accompanied
The bank examiners of Massachu eral features, as coming nearer to meet Portland, is in charge of the work.
by an invitation from the governor of
setts have been forced to resign. ing the demands of the situation than
Florida, asking Oregon to participate in
They were negligent in their duty and any of the other numerous pending
Grant County is Prosperous.
the proposed International Isthmian
several banks failed by the officers loot measures.
Canyon City—The sheriff reports the exposition, to be held in Tallahaeae in
Senator Dryden has long
ing the deposits.
been a champion of federal regulation. Grant county tax collections for 1905 1908. Governor Chamberlain will call
as about $70,000. The heaviest collec the attention of the next legislature to
Ruesell A. McKinley, Jr. of Boise,
nephew of the late president, has been OUR COMMERCE WITH FRANCE. tion in any previous year was slightly the invitation.
under $90,000. Notwithstanding the
granted a pension of $100 a montn.
He lost the eight of both eyes while Balance of Trade Against the United drain from the general attendance at
Ship Flour to Japan.
the Lewis and Clark exposition, times
serving in Cuba.
States by Several Million.
McMinnville — The Houck Milling
are better and money easier than for
Marshall Field continues very sick.
Washington, Jan. 16.—The total years. Stockmen are gaining confi company, of this city, has sent 9,400
barrels of flour to Japan since last
France has recalled her envoy from commerce between the United Blates dence in the market outlook, and the
and France, as shown by figures com price of good range cattle is steady or August, besides supplying the local
Venezuela.
demand.
piled by the Bureau of Statistics of the advancing.
Tbe revolution in Ecuador has been Department of Commerce and Labor,
suppressed.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
amounted in the fiscal year 1905 to
Yamhill to Raise Stock.
McMinnville—Yamhill county farm
The Russian government is gradual about $166,000,000, of which $76,000,-
Wheat—Club, 72c jer bushel; blue-
000 was the amount of the exports to ers will devote more time and land
ly reconquering Siberia.
France, and $90,000,000 was the value hereafter to Btockraising, says an au stetn, 74c; red, 69c; valley, 73c.
Morales has sought refuge in the of the imports from that country.
Oats—No. 1 white feed, $27.50; gray,
American legation and resigned his France gets most of its provisions and thority. He deduces this from the fact $26 50027 per ton.
that, although the most of the ground
office.
Barley—Feed, $23.50024 per ton;
breadstuffs from her colonies, and ex devoted to grain this year has been
Mrs. Chadwick is now in the Ohio ports mainly high grade manufactures sown, a great deal of land has been brewing, $23.50024 ; rolled, $24 0 25.
Buckwheat—$2 50 per cental.
penitentiary serving her 10-year sen- and wine.
seeded to meadow and forage crops.
Hay — Eastern Oregon timothy,
The United States exported to France Thia has been done to keep pace with
tence.
$13.50014 50 per ton; valley timothy,
nearly all the copper and the cotton the increasing livestock
ii.duslry.
Russia pays an annual interest of
$90010; clover, $9010; cheat, $8.50
$211,500.000 on her national debts of used by that country, the total amount "Lean years” have Isen one incentive 09 50; grain hay, $809.
of these two articles being alioiit $18,- to the farmer to turn his attention to
all kinds.
Fruits—Apples, common, 75c0$l
0-10,000. Agricultural implements ex diversified agriculture.
per box; choice, $1.2501.50; fancy,
Eastern papers have contained sever ported from the United States thia year
$202 50; pears. $1 250 1 50 per box;
al severe articles on Representative were approximately $3,000,000, against
Plan Lumber Railroad.
cranberries, $13013.50 per barrel.
Hermann.
$500,000 a decade ago.
Coquille — Plane are completed by
Vegetables—Beans, 20c per pound;
John Yoakam anil John Peart for a cabbage, 102c per pound; cauliflower,
The New York Life Insurance com
Russell
Informs
Washington.
railroad up Cunningham's creek road $1.25 per dozen; cilery, $303 50 per
pany has again lieen admitted to Mis
Washington, Jan. 15.— Mr. Russell, to tap Peart’s coal properties. The crate; ball peppers, 35c ;>er pound;
souri for tbe transaction of business.
the American mini-ter at Caracas, has road will be ten miles, besides spurs to pumnkinn, % 01c per pound; sprouts,
Wall street has been shaken by the notified the State department ot hie ac the Rimpson company’s large body of
6'.07cper pound; squash, l'401%c
discovery of several million dollars’ tion in delivering a note to the Vene timber. The work commences soon.
per pound; turnips, 9Oc0$l per sack;
worth of forged stock certificates.
zuelan government on behalf of France, It will open up some of the finest tim carrots, 65075c per sack; le-ets, 85c0
severing
diplomatic
relatione
between
ber
in
Oregon.
France may soon resort to force in
$1 jiersack.
Onions—Oregon. No. 1, $101.25 per
settling her Venezuelan troubles. Rhe the two countries, as stated in the As
sociated
Press
dispatches
from
Caracas.
Wasco
Grain
Protected.
will act in full concert with the United
sack; No. 2, 75090c.
Conformably
to
the
request
of
the
TLe Dalles—All of Wasco county is
Potatoes—Fancy graded Burbanks.
States.
French government, Mr. Russell will covered with from six to ten inches of 70080c per liundred; ordinary, 500
The body of Thomae N'ast, famous for look after such interests of France and enow. Know is most welcome at this 60c; sweet potato«*, 202‘»e per pound.
his cartoons during Boes Tweed's time, French subjects as may require imme time, since it affords protection to
Butter—Fancy creamery, ¡27032 %c
will be brought to the United States for diate attention until euch time a* grow ng grain from frost
The temper per pound.
burial.
friendly relations are resumed.
ature is a little Itelow freezing and in
Eggs—Oregon ranch, 21 % 029c per
dications are that the enow will con dozen.
The kaiser is making great prepara
Yaqui Stories Bring Retaliation.
tinue.
Poultry—Average old hens. I21., 0
tions to suppress So >alist demonet rs-
KI Paso, Tex., Jan. 16.— Because of
14c per pound; springs, 12% 013«-;
tions which are expe;ted throughout
tbe slander of foreigners who alleged
Must Rewire Roseburg.
mixed chickens, 12013c; broilers, 15
Germany.
they had not been given proper protec
Roseburg — The Circuit court for ..i I in ; <i
- ! . .. .-kens, 14 d I ■>'• ; fur
Two Annapolis hirers have been tion fr.m allege'! Indian outrages in Douglas county is in session in thia keys, live, 15c; turkeys, dressed,
Sonora and Lower California, and, city. All owners of business bouses in choice, 170 20c; geese, live, 901|e;
found guilty cf hazing.
owing to the circulation of such stories, this city have received notice from the geese, dre«ee.l 12013c; ducks, 15016c.
France has broken off ail diplomatic the Mexican government has issued an
board ol fire underwriters that their
Hops—Oregon, 1905, choice, 10011c
relations with Venezuela.
order forbidding mining agents in those electric wiring is defective and must lie per ponnd: p-itne, 8 %09 %c; medium,
Southern cotton planters condemn states to allow foreigners to file mining done again. Considerable
I
indignation 708c; olds. 507c.
claims. This is the outgrowth nf the is expressed, and it is claimed that
negro labor and want immigration.
Wool—Eastern Oregon average heat,
Russian authorities are preparing for circulation of alleged Yaqui stories in much o' the wiring condemned is of 16021c; valley. 24026c per pound;
the United States by prospectors.
the beet quality ami workmanship.
mohair, choice, 30c.
trouble on Red Sunday, January 22.
Beef—Dressed bull», 1 02c per pound ;
Cleveland declares himself to be in
American To Be Retained.
Coal Prices Doubled.
cows, 304c: country steers, 404 %c.
favor of publicity of campaign ex
Veal—D •’■ed. 3%08%c per ;>ound.
Seoul, Core», Jan 16.—The govern
Baker City — The coal famine »till
penses.
Mill on— D *—svi, fancy, 608 %c j>er
ment has dec Jed to retsin the eervic I exists. Dealers here hope to receive a
Sir Thomas Lipton is miking plans I of Durham White IJ’ephene, the Amen- , few cars ol coal within the next week, ponnd, ordinary, 405c; lambs, 7
for another challenge in 1907 to race I "an diplomatic act >• ir to the emperor but the pricee will be advanced from 07 %c.
for the Americas yacht cup.
Pork—Dressed, 607,%c per pound.
efCoree
|7 and
to |10 and lift.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 15.—United
States Senator 8. H. Piles will intro
duce in congress a bill appropriating
the $20,009,000 paid this country by
China as damages in the Boxer upris
ing to defray the expenses of Chinese
students to be educated in American
colleges. A part of this sum, it is pro
posed, shall be expended in school*
conducted by Americans in China.
A bill prepared under tbe direction
of tbe faculty of the University of
Washington has beeu forwarded to Sen
ator Pile*, and the co-operation of coast
educational institutions has been asked
in the campaign. Out of this move
ment, it is believed, will grow some
thing satisfactory to China, aud result
ing in abandoning the boycott against
American goods.
The measure was agreed nopn at a
meeting of the faculty of the Universi
ty of Washington, with A. W. Bash,
promoter of the Canton-Hankow and
other Chinese railroads, and an inti
mate friend of many high Chinese offi
cials, and Dr. W. A. P. Martin, an ed
ucator long employed in Chine*«
schools, who came West to welcome
the high commission just landed at San
FranciBco. Mr. Bash has been official
ly designated by President Roosevelt
and Secretary of State Root. Mr. Bash
started the movement on the coast be
cause he has been a resident here, and
because he believes the Pacific Coast
states originating the movement would
strengthen the figtit. For that reason
the co-operation of Oregon and Cali
fornia educators was asked.
Under the plan adopted here, the in
demnity money would be spent: First,
¡o invite Chinese students to the Unit
ed States and provide ior their educa
tion in this country; second, to aid
worthy American colleges already es
tablished in China; third, to provide
for helping Chinese students at the
American consulates in China.
i
COMBINE FOR COLONIZING.
Western Railroads Establish Bureau
for Handling Business.
Chicago, Jan 15.—General passenger
agents of Western lines, after three
days of almost continuous discussion,
have agreed upon a plan for the organi
zation ot a general colonization bureau
to handle the details of the issuanc« of
certificates and tickets for land and im
migration business.
Reports from those who attended the
Western Passenger Association meetings
during the debates on thia proposition
indicate that there were some repre
sentatives of railroads in the conference
who were in favor of abolishing the
privileges the colonization department*
have found so valuable in building up
communities along the railroads.
"We were fearful,” said a passenger
agent of one Western road, "that the
issuance of certificates would be abro
gated and that every Western state'*
development would be materially affect
ed by the shutting off of the homeseek
ers’ colonization certificate provisions.”
According to one ot the passenger
agents, the bureau will handle the col
onization business for all the roads in
the Western Passenger association, and
there will Ire no diminuation in the
volume of business.
Shaw to Stay Another Year.
Chicago, Jan. 15.—A dispatch to the
Chronicle from Washington says: At
the meeting of the cabinet President
Roosevelt asked Secretary Shaw to re
main at the head of the Treasury de
partment until March 4, 19(17, and
Mr. Shaw agreed to do so. More than
a year ago Mr. Shaw let it be known
that he exfiected to retire from the
cabinet in February of this year. The
president did not understand that this
was the secretary’s determination until
some unusual reference was made to it
a few weeks ago, and then he lost no
time in urging the secretary to remain
in the cabinet for another year.
France Won't Shoot Town.
Washington, Jan. 15.—The breaking
off of diplomatic relations between
France and Venezuela will not, in the
opinion of the State department officials,
mean a bombardment of the ports of
that republic, or any present attempt
to blockade them by the aggrieved gov
ernment. It is likely the French fleet
now at Martinique may lie ordered to
La Guayara to take away the French
charge al Caracas. There is some talk
of the president sending a special mes
sage to congress on the Venezuelan sit
uation.
Calhoun Will Make Report.
Washington. Jan. 15.— Mr. Calhoun,
the p-eaident’s special minister to
Ven« znela, ha» telegraphed .Mr. Root
from Chicago that he will submit early
this week the report on the a-phalt con
troversy called for in the department
as a basis for the resumption of active
negotiations with Venezuela looking to
a settlement of the claims. The cable
company haa reported to the secretary
that its '¡new connecting with Venezu
ela are interrupted.
Need* of Railway Mail Clerks.
Washington, Jan. 15. — The annua)
report of the general superintendent of
railway mail service for the fiscal year
1905 shows the ’ tai number of mile*
ol service hy railroad, electric, cable
and steamboat lines to have been 378,-
584 037. An urgent plea is made for a
retirement and superannuation fund for
the benefit of clerks disabled in line of
duty or worn out through long and
faithful service.
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