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• ” ' ’ -1'- j* • • z • Î- *. - ' » •*- * V*«;- • .. i *•»* .-¿/LaJis»» ( <H X I Y, WILL QUIT CANAL Purpose of Bdt Regulating National Reclamation Work. Shoots Will Give Entire Attention to Hi* Railroad. Washington, March 20 — In its gen eral ofaralloa, lhe National reclame- By T. L. DUGGER I tion law las proven quite a« sfleclive aa its liamero ex paled. I tvdeed, the gen TCKW» »r intvim •( Ih® ®tt4 <4 th* j»®jr •i era) work of national irfigaUon ia pro- tboum, iu advaiac® i r gr»s*ing satisfactorily. In the sdmin- A tvwrtUln« MH ma4® I ihmmi <m hppllretkMi istration ul lhe Reclamation servic», H r« »tr « rri ¡na ti r-nta m »«• mid fo» ! however, tb»re has tw»u some slight I. Ft. Rt DO. Manager • • i» the « W» »• ®t*M U m their lnaarU«H». friction which has reeultad in delays oOHe »er Tklr« swt >ii«d»IMi sis » ■ . 4 • he t« '■ at trio, •* xLwxxv. oasooM that have town bolhersoma. It nothing •» n i «/»«• uukL u-®u*r A R»aum« of the Leas Important but more. No one can realise this more than Not Les« I nieras ting Event« the chief of the Reclamation service, of the Past Week. Mr. Newdl, and the director of the ttrological survey. Mr. Walcott. To obviate tlx«» delays, th» reclamation Witte will coon rsoign aa premier of authorities hav» explain«! the situa >1 hryaui tion to th» president and lie lias ap < C Br y Ml Rnaeia. proved their recommendations and at Hbcnto may succevxl Taft aa secretary the joint re*jurat of theee officials a bill • ot war. has loen introduced in congreas which We buy our st.wk In large quantltire A split among coal operators st ths will, if enacted, prove of veiy material arid keep a full line of carriagw and benefit to the Reclamation service. i.«.4«ln Bl*ck At.HAW OR® iM>M wsgw conference is expected. wagon material. All kinds <4 work tn M,wt of lhe friction and delay com Preaidant Mellen, of the Northern < ur line done on short notice. J H M“5TAW1M plained of is the reenlt of rod tap» that Pacific, denounces lhe rate hill. exists between Ills Reclamation office Many tiermans are eating d<«s and and th» Interior department proper. cats Imcauas other meat is too <lear. Their dealings are not direct, and in Keter? Cubllr »»<1 **IIHUir follow xf EVoalon* an.l I'slsnl* The Mandarli Oil has confeearii own the roundabout course they ership ol many suppoanily independent many delays are likely to occur. The limns. .HI W*»l M Mresl ALRAMY. o HS i .OV bill thst has lean laid before lhe house mnesrns. by Representative Cooper does away « TUB Amhaaaador Hlorer «as removed from with this red tape by providing a more his post Iie.ause his «Ils involved him direct means of communication, at the In Catholic church politica. same time giving the Reclamation ser The director of the Ths War department «ays it can state vice m-*re leeway. öffn *■>»♦, Hoi >»■. .. a h* i authoritatively that Hbonts will not geological survey is made the director AlMAXY OHYGOM resign as chairman of the lethnnan I of the Reclamation service »nd he gore ahead with his plans, merely •ubinlt- Canal commission, Oregon g ‘ bKi.M x F. M D ting them to the secretary for approval William Rockefsller, «ho, nett to and not for revel«. his brother, John B., it the richest Another important change il made Graduate Eclectic Medical College man in ths United Htates, is suffering by the bill in the matter of apportion from cancer ol the stomach and there cm:xM < tncluaaU, ing and expending money lor reclame- Tis no bops at his recovery. .................... T. J I* resident I: ii works At present, thl* money Is IM IO OBKiiON General Wood he» cabled the War entirely under the control of the secre Cashier.. department that the stories of the Morn tary. At this time there is a very tattle were manufactured in Manila by strong sentiment in congress against 4 0. FRILL M. D. Only new»|>a)>«r allowing cabinet officers to handle such D •« a general banking and exchange yellow journalists. bus usas. 1. ns n.adi* al current rates reports tell of the killing ot women film!» in a free manner, and the ten and children dency is to restrict lump appropriations and drpfta issued on princi;«! cities. and stipulate the various purp*»e» for J. Pierpont Morgan is in deadly liar ic'.o, Cr«eca which the money is to be used. The of aaaassms. Co»|>et bill permit« the Reclamation tirover Cleveland has just celebrated T«ltjhoa« XzchA^M Ho. 11. service to send to congress each year a his 69th birthday. statement of lhe expenditures which it I * Coal miners «re working hard to pre propoeee to make during lhe following 12 months, so that congress shall spe vent a gem-ral strike April 1. cifically suthorixe the various expendi Nebraska thermometers are register ture». Thus, whils the Reclamation V ia ing from 5 to 10 degrees below aero. service »ill retain the right to say bow John B. Rockefeller maintains an the funds shall la apportioned, their armed guarii at his house in New Jersey. findings are always subject to the ap Jwtlce ct th* react 1?starr PuKic proval of congreas. K. Acts Cregsn The house and senate are likely to Notwithstanding this hill is approved disagree on the type ol canal to lie in its sntirity by Presidimi Roosevelt bui*t. 1 un< h ami bv the house leaders. Reprerenta- General Wi>od detent!» the action of tive Mundell, of Wyotning, chairman Mi hill OP A BeVANfY, Props th» American troops at Mount Bajo, of the irrigation conimitt»«, rays it is Philippine islands. faulty and has ar koi permission to Best 2(k. Meal in the Valley Hecretadyy of the Navy Bonaparte make certain amendments. insists that the United Btates should Open All Night build a greater navy. GREAT TRADE WITH EUROPE. Tram» lsavs West «eii> lor Portland and «ay Customs authorities have dscidt-d •t •tallo»* at 1U M a in toave ter Alban? that ("limese joeshouse fittings are sul- ALBANY, (Htrc.ON. Our Exports Passed the Billion-Dollar > » p m joct to » duty of 15 per cent. Mark in 1006. teevea F»»rilend • v» a tu • • |- m (io Io lhe Know slides in Colorado have caused Laarea Alban? I> 1« p m II ai p m Washington, March 20. — Fiunipe a number of deaths and a property lose Arriva* Ashland I.- via m 11 :>! a m Arrtia* Mac ramante * «Api» • M e m that will reach close to a million dol take« tao-tbild» of the aaporta of the United H tat ex and »tipphee practically Arriva» mu Frawciso 1 »? s. • A a « lars. one-ball of the import», says a bulletin Pnilmas a:*.d Tcnrla! va*» **« b..tb traina lalst returns from the Color?-.h> train issued by the Imfartir.ent of Com < bali « ut» a .••»»■« : ’•* to •‘firn ahi Fi Fa*», wreck give the numlwr of killed as 22. merce and labor. Of the 61.021.000,- atvrl or» »<» • l'u •<<», *< I xhi M. Telegraph operators are blamed tor the OOO worth of merchandise sent to Eil- Ut irai a •: t H ' •! ■»> < otinr» fine «l ben Fr®ct<-t*ro wiih tb® accident. ro|* in 1906. 6239,000,000 was niami- •te* tu »hit» liti®« ft»r H i - ih tua. Japau. «bina, Shaving........ .. 15 cents New York propoeee to establish a fa. tn res, the other |7«2.000,000 worth rblLpViEira « eiitr®» ®bd >- ulh Anrflfft. l«ing largely foodstuffs and manufac •• municipal sensi ie reeort. Hair Cutting .. •aa Mia M r Woodnans»». Jk*ui al «»al turer»' material. •• Hharilpixillig... 23 The prreident will not appoint a su H«rk» bUklkm <»r a4<!rwb In 1900 the exports to Europe •• Heths preme judge for six months. 23 W. £. OOMAM. a. P. A. crossed the 6i.000.'««».0OO line, and Husan B. Anthony's sister will stump since then hsvs averaged alH.ut 61,060,. (il.GRGi: DAN Ili Porlltnd, Oraffon. Oregon in the suffrage campaign. 000,000 per annum. In 1900 the ex The Japanese parliament has Voted ports to all so t ions ill lhe world other than I <ir<>|>e were I »64,000,000 in to buy all railroads in that country. .. I . ■ The house will take up the amended 000, the growth since 1900 in epxort» statehood bill Wednealay, Marrh 21. to the non-European countries having Official figures show the population teen proportionately greater than to Of Portland, Oregon of Germany to t* 60,006,163, against Karope. Prior to 1 «90, the »bare of th* im- 66,367,178 in 1900. ports drawn from Florop» averaged The Ohio legislature is considering alout 55 per cent; in 190.5, it «Ns 48 4 a hill which will give the courts power DUES $1.00 PER MONTH per cent. This reductirm, the bulletin to punish «itneeses who refuse to talk NO MEDICAL EXAMINATION says, is apparently accounted for by King Charlee. of Roumanla. Is near the growing <leman.| in the United For ¡»articular« me ® T L DUGGEJl death. The crown prince is unpopular Ntatee for tropical and subtropical pro GROVER POMEROY C oll« toc and a movement has l*e«n started to ducts, «hich are supplied almost ex Agent M IO. OREGON crown his 13-year old *<>n. clusively by ths other grand divisions The Bistrict of Columbia con it has of the world. The value of theee pro overruled Binger Hermann's demurrer ducts into the United Blates in 1905 to indictments for destroying public was t I records. II* «ill ask for an ap;>eal to I KM) in 1695. the Circuit Court of Appeals. Crushed With Iron Hand Weetsrn railroads are facing a labor famine. Twentv-five thousand men are Sukhum, Transcaucasia. Match 20. neovied in lhe Northwestern and South- —- The manner in which General All- II !•. Land<>n, of the Bilyeu I*rn haw milla, i» prepared , western state» to build lhe r<«de that kanboff baa crushed the revolution in to fill orders lor are air ady under way, and it ie reti« the government of Kutala by rating I maUwl that tielore June twic« that town», executing ringleaders of the : number will ba needed. movement and driving sympathisers I>enmark may put a tariff law into with it to the mountains, baa produced am h reeentment that seta of terror and effect. i 'r 'era taken at the »ar 1» in S. io ,.r at th.- mid» in I lyeii I',-n. the throwing of bomba at the trooja Ili» lamber te tlx* tarai of mountain Ar, and price» are rt-am-nablr. Russia suspects Japsn of hostile de ar» tre<|ii»nt. General Alikanhofl ba» signs in Hi laris. proclaimed ami ta enforcing martial All railrc-ds throusb Colorado are law with terrible vigor and revolution- ariea and other peamna caught with blocked by snew. arrna are Immediately »hot. Henatoi f)»|aw is too ill to attend to hi« dulie« in th« senate Police Disperse Meeting. HI. Petersburg, March 20. — Hix The first severe blisaard ot the win thousand persons participated today in ter has just swept New York. the initial meeting ol the longue of Th» esar has ordered extreme meas- Education, which was inaugurated by u ee to be taken to protect Jews from the Constitutional Democrats to dis seminate political Instru.-tion« among massacre. the people. Prominent speakets were The bous» «ili rejsrt the senate present, ami there was no interference amendmoets to lhe statehood bill. with the meeting until M. Novikof! Secretary Taft has consul teil with made an impaseioneil speech, in which three ot hi« brother« legarding the he demanded the abolition of the death place on the «opreme bench. penalty. A Chicago man ha« asked a divorce from hie second «if» that she may Pest in Eastern Persia. marry hi« «on. Th« husband i« 56, Askatiod, Rnsaia, March 20. — News th« «it« 22. received here from Heistan, In Kaalara Chicago I« no« ahont to on«t th« I’eraia. says that a prat if spreading, , Weatern Union and Postal Telegraph that the populace ■a becoming panic rómpanles or make them |«y a gixxl strickrn ami ’.bat many person« ar» 1 price for the use of stieets. fleeing. Chicago. March 19.—A Washington spe* ial »ay» Informalloa from trustworthy source« makes it seem practically assured that Thoxlore Perry HI.onia, of Chicago, chairman of the Isthmian Canal com mission, Inlands K>m Io send hl» resig nation to Preeldonl Roosevelt. It ie un<]usetionsbly the intention ot Presi dent Roosevelt to nominate John F. Htevens, the chief engineer, to saccsad Mr Hbonts. Mr "»levene will combine th» duties of the two office». Preeeur» from his aaoixTate» on th» railroad with which Mr. Hbonta is con nected has leen strong for sometime to bring slxvut this reeult—bis return to failroad Work an.l his resignation from the canal board. Mr. Hboula ha.l withstood the pleas of hi» business as- »■elates, but recent events have induced him to <-unseat. Mr. Hbonts ia still president ot ths Clover leaf railroad, and H ia eaid that the internals ot that mad, in th» mind ot hl» colleague», demand that he return and take active charge ot tbs property. It i» »aid bo own» »«curi- tie» in tit« road to the value of »bunt 63,000,000, and, in ths interest ot lbe»e holdings, as well aa the bolding« of others, it Is declarei! that ho feel» he must no lot»frr divide lime and hie labor. There has leen no secret that th» re- 1st ions Iwtween Hecrvtary Taft and Chairman Hbonts have twen »trained at time«. They are pndwbly tixiay not of the must amicable nature. It i» prob able that Mr. Taft will »ui-ceed to the vacancy in the United Hialre Supreme court caused by the resignation of Jus tice Brown, but will not take bio seat before next <klulior. Mr. Taft has bls own views slvvut th» canal work, which are nut in Hbonts. When Mr. Tilt g.«-a to th» Hupreme court, it le the intention of President Roosovnlt to turn th« supervision of the canal ov»r to Beeret *r y Root’« de- Tte secretary of war de- partmeut. tire» to arrange ths conatruction plans to suit his own judgment iwlure the transfer 1» mads. Brware gar.tiam of Drfctlñe Titles I-* ? * 4< l<», « - • » • PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 4 I • * l' > I * • t I.INN <’4>., OHUOOY tla.a an Vb*lr*el .4 Tula s***esrsA b? «»• Linn County Abstract Co In a Condensed Forni lor Our Busy Readers. H APPENINGS Of HO COMINI NTS • • » ù PROFESSIONAL > J. J. Bornes & Son, N .* » •i « •t H. "BTAMir 4 **’ ATTORNEYS AT LAW » / * * . 1 4 ’*< • t < ♦ ’ Í W • . • «'* I ATTORNEY AT LAW I 0 General Blacksmiths and Wagonmakers Horseshoeing a Specialty SCIO, OREGON 1 •' w ■ « 4 4 ATTORNEYS AT LAW' ♦ » a ■ d' 4' ; , i * . 4* • Stute Bank PHYSICIAN dtl SURGEON *v EAST AND SOOTH t % BEALESTATE BBOKER, r A » ,-'i Albany Counter Shasta Route ♦ * N r ' I * s • 4 ' I * » t PACIFIC AID ASSOCIATION « t Pays Sick, Accident, Death Benefits • i •* s ’• • ’ 4 • -» ' a * * K* . I , •A » LUMBER! LUMBER! < • » • • „ « • Common <« Finishing Lumber Í ’y LAINDOIN! V. • » A .»SCIO • ' % 4 LAINDOIN! LIVERY & FEED STABLES, !> Irvine Sr Myer, Props. Hack connects with all trains at West Scio and morning train atMlinkers. » Our rigs are first-class and our horses good drivers Prices reasonable • I ' V * 4 .11» CUT AWAY THE RED TAPE Ï7.L’ t XO. OHUiOX • % COMPLAIN OF GRAZING RULE. CREATED AT LAST. Oregon Stockmen'» Grievanc»» Ar» President Sets Aside Blue Mow'da"'» Taken Up by Senator Fulton. for Timber Purposes. Washington—Eenator Fulton ba» re Washington—I* real dent Rixoevelt, on ceived many letter» of complaint from reciimmen.iation of th» Joreat eervice. •Uickmen of Oregon, who ex pre«» di». has »igned a proclamation creating lb» satisfaction with the manner in which Blue mountain foreet reaerve tn Eastern the fore»t service is managing lb» sum Oregon, to embrace 2.627,270 acre» mer range in forest reeerves. Th» Th» reosrvw a» created follow» the gen sheepmen of Umatilla county feel that eral line» of the temporary withdrawal they have l<een unfairly treafe.1 In the made three years »go. with the excep distribution of range in the Wenaba re tion ot 300.000 screa in the valley of set r», and the sleep and cattlemen th» Hilvias river, which ha» be»o »¡mi who» stock 1» permitted to gras« in mated liecaa»» of the agricultural na th» Casifcle reserve feel thst tjiey are ture of the land. Around the edge of paying too much for th» privilege. Ko the withdrawal small tracts ol agncnl- far as the Cas* reserve is i-oix-»rnsd, tura. anil a-hool land have been elim lhe sheepmen object to paying 6 cents mated and lb» boundaries are so drawn s head for the grasnig prlvileg'* when as to exclude all land lying along the •beep are permitted in other reserve» border which has paese d into private al 4 and 5 cents each. ownership under any public land laws. The forest »ervic» explain» that the The original Blue mountain with graiing season in th» Cam ad» reaerv» drawal embraced more than 3,000,000 1» longi-r than in the reserve« where the a. res About 600,000 ai re» have t«en fee 1» smaller. So far as the Wetiaha left out, so as to make the reaerve a reverve is concerned, the rang» has compact body of forvat land. l*een apportioned for the coining sea son. and it is too late to bung aliout a Long Winter m Wallows raadjustmsnt. To ascertain all the Wallowa — Enow covers tt>e anti re facts, with the view to lay mg th» mat Wallowa valley and county, varying in ter before the forest service in it* ini» depth from flve inches on the Imnaha light, Mr. Fulton ha» requested th» and Grand Honda river bottom», to 17 Stockman of • • regoti to furnish him with inches on lhe foothills of the Joseph accurate data, that he may adjust the»« mountain». Htockmen are somewbat matters tetor another graxing season snxiou» eoncsrning feed. The unusual opens. long season will neiessitate using much more hay than 1» customary iu average The Dalle» to Portage. wintere. Though tin» is a hay produc The Bailee—A company of local cap ing county, and though great crops of italist», under the name of the Colum hay were put away last season, and bia Transportation company, has much old hay was left over, it is ex- hough*. the steamer George W. Simons fwx ted lliat there will tie no surplus. from tlo- D . 1’ A B N 1 ' It «ill I* ojaratad between t'aecade Locks anti Great Lots m Malheur County. the lower terminus of the stale portage Baker City—Hhrepmen and stockmen road. The boat will leave >Cascade Ixtcks at ft o’cl a k in lhe morning and of Malheur county are offering 6’0 a reach The Ihtilee at III, making all way ton for hay, according to report, and landings. it will lie here an hour, the price Is rapidly advancing, aa very then run to the lower terminus of the little feed could i>e bought even at thia portage, ami returning will leave for labuIons price. It is estimated that Cascade 1-ocks at 2 o’clock. Il is the the storm which has swept over the purpose ol lhe company in buying anti country during ths past week will re operating the boat to afford people suit in the lose of st least 35 per cent along the Columbia opportunity to of th» llveatix-k of Malheur munty, as many sheep aud cattle were upon the make The Bailee their trading point. range when it struck. Many Buy Willows Timber. Wallowa—Locators have Iwen doing much business the past three months on account of a wild rush by local men and outsiders to secure claim» iu the pine, Hr ami tamarack foreste ot Wal lowa county. Section» which »old at II 25 at* acre were taiught tirit, »nd only thoee claim» remain which are in thè E2.50 section». There are but a few more claim» open f-r location, ami it I» expected the locating season will be closed within 30 days. Capitalists are buying much of this timber, and from individual holders claim» pur chased for Ire» than |50<l are selling at The«» from I 000 to < carry troni l.OOO.GoO to 3,000,000 feet to th» quarter sa tion. Enferprixe Still Capital. Wallowa—The Wallowa county com missioners, at their last meeting, ac cepted the offer ot F. D McCully, I.. Knappor and Aaron Wade, to build a «oodan structure in Enterprise large enough to meet the county’s require ments for a court house, and to I rase the same to the county for five years at an annual rental of 6650. The building is to be complete I by August I. It will b» of wood, but compara tively safe, as it will !■« eqnipfieii with a fireproof vault. The bard th of settled further controversy for li V» years regarding the permanent loca- tion of the county seat. Fight for a County Seat. Canyon City—The tight for the coun ty »eat now being waged between Can yon City. tl>a present capital, and Prairie City, long aspirant for th» honor, 1» waxing red hot. The law» of Oregon provide that a vole mu»t lie ordered by the county court if a p»ti- lion, »ignoi by not lr»» than three fifth» ot the registered Voters, is pre sented. The promoters of the removal have organised an improvement asso ciation, and ano-ng other things have sec ure* I su torr I pt ion» amounting to- 630,000 for a new ■ ourthou»«. Hopgrowers Elect Officsrs. Halem — About 75 bopgrvwers have become tnembore of the Oregon Hop- growei»’ see-xdalion, recently organised in this city, and permanent organisa tion has loen effected by the diction of the following officers President, J. K. Heere, McCoy; vh-e prreident, H C. Fletcher, Hslem. secretary, J. R. Coleman, Halem; director«. J. T. Wood, Halem; l>*uis tme». Hilvrrtoo; C. W Beckett, Halem; W. H. Egan, Gervai«; Francis Hhafer, Halem. Lane Fruit it Unharmed. Eugene—Br H. F. McCormick, lane county fruit inspector, say» it 1» hi» opinion that the (reeling weather of the past few day» has done no material damage to the fruit in this vicinity. Each thaw has linen accompanied by cloady weather. Had the sun »bona «arm and bright each morning the crop would t>ave been ruined. Hop Sale at Woodburn. Aurora — Eel Herron, the hopbuyer, this week bmght the Joe Kennedy hap crop of 72 la Im at W<odburn. paying toiler than 9 cent«. The hop« were •hipped direct to l-ondin. M. If. Gil bertson, Ulhman Bro«.’ agent here, vent to North Yakima a few days agii to look after several big lot« ot bopa liter«. Columbia County Breaks Record Haletn—Columbia counts breaks the record in the matter of payment ot state taxes this year. Htate Treasurer Moore received • draft last week for 66.3*10, the amount of general state and school tax, and 6266, the amount due for the support of the Agricultural college, from Columbia county, for the year 1906. (inly half of this amount was due. The rest n< e»l not have t>een paid Until I>eceniber 31. Luckiamule Mohair Pool. independence—Th» l.ncklamule mo hair pool has been organised at Aril» and has th» following officer» Errai dent, A. C. Htaal»; secretary. Maurlc» Fowls; I. M. Himpaon, A.C. Htaal» and Maurice Fowle were elected a biard of managers. The new as»i»-i- ation already ha» a memliership of 36, representing 3,093 fleece». It II protr atile 15 more name» are to lie added to 'he membership soon. Cattle Bring Higher Prica. Pendletou—Thr»» cara of cattle were •hipped to neaitie from Pendleton a fa« <layf ago, bringing 14..SO par bun- pounds. Thia la about I rent a pound higher than th» last shipment made. PORTLAND MARKETS Wheat — Club, rt-*>«i,7c; blue»tern, Mtj|o7c; red, MMfUkc; valley, Me. Oats—No 1 white feed, |27 '>■>. g*av. 1 ' n Barley — Feed. |23g|24 per ton; brewing, |24<024.M; rolled, |24 50ff 23.60. Buckwheat —12 26 per cental. Flay—Eastern Oregon timothy, II.¡(d 14 per ton; valley timothy, |w«tv; clover, 17 .’>041«, cheat, 1*1(47; grain hay, 67(43. Apples—11 <42.5<) per box. Vegetables — As|>arsg’ls, 94610c per ponnd; cahoage. ¡'«^I'tCper pound; . s iliHower, 62413 25 ;>»r erat»; celery, 7&4l'>0.' per d xe:>; rhnharb, 61 75462 per box; sprouts, 3<4<4l0e |>er pound; turnips, 6I<4I 35 per sack, carrot», K5<476c per »ack; leet», «6.(4 61 per •ack. Onion»—No. 1, 40c<461 per »ack ¡’No. 2, nominal. Potato»« — Fancy grale.1 Burbanks, AOtfAOc per hundred; ordinary, nomi nal; sweet potatoes, 2'-«<42,»c per pound. Butter—Fancy creamery, 27% 4130c per ponnd. Egg»—Oregon ranch, 164416 %c per doom Poultry — Average old hen». I3g|14c per pound; mixed chickens, 12%<413c; broiler», 20<432c; young ronater», )2 ■4l2%c; old roosters, 10 <4 !0%e; ■ ana, 14<c »»y». live. I6fl|7r; turkeys, dreeeed, choice, l«iC20c; geeee, live, «<4»e; geeee, dreeee>l, B>«6l2c; ducks, l««13e. flops—Oregon, 1906, choice, 10 46 10%c per pound, prime. *%<49%e; medium, 7®He; olds, 6®7c. W> k >I —Eastern Oregon average bewt, 16®2le p«r pound; valley, 24®26c; moliair, choica, 25®2*c. V m I —Breewed. 3%®7%c per pound Beef — Breoaed balls, 2%®3c per pound: cows, 3% ® 4%e; country steer». 4®6c. Multoa —Breasai, fancy, «%®»c pa* pound; ordinary, 4®6c; lamb«, H® 9%e. Pork—Breoaed. 6®9%c per ponnd. 1 MÜER LAND BILL Ht ADV. Senate Committee Favors Repeal, but Fulton Will Fight II. Washington,' March 19.— The senate public lands committee today virtually completed the bill to repeal the timtar am! stone m t and authorise the sal« of public timber al not less than its ap praisal value, small dealers to ta given ptefeieme in the sale» ami miners free us« of timtar for domestic put|>*ara, the same aa in forest reserves. An amendment insisted u;«in by Min- ator Fulton will ta a* I opt»* I giving the counties 10 jar cent ot the amount ot sale« in their respective limit« in lien of taxes. The i-onimittee is also framing • bill tn permit bomralead entry ot agricul tural land in forest reserves. This bill is deaigned perticularly to meet lhe principle objection tn reserves in Ida ho. Senator Ihlbois is strongly urging this measure and predicta its passage. Mr Fulton is the only memtarot the committee op|>*a«il to ths re|aal of the timtar and stone act, but other West ern senators agree with him and will join turn in oppiaition to the bill when it cornea up in the senate. In caae it is impiwelble to prevent the passage ot th« bill by th« senate, Mr. Fulton will seek to im rroae ths amount to la paid count Ira from the receipts *ot limlar sale« from 10 to 25 per cent. The Oregon senator is so thoroughly convincnl ot the inadvisability ot re- l>«tllrig the limlar and so ne act that he will carry his fight to the house and seek to induce the house committee to table Hie senate bill, just aa it baa heretofore lafiled a si.n'lar bill In the lions». Ils frals i erta n that this leg islation will ta killed in the house, it not in th» senate. Trustee» Endorse Tas Dodging. Cheyenne, Wyo., March IP.—Bplng llowliert, president of the Portland Gobi Mining com|>anv. ami his entire board of directors were re-elected at the annual meeting ol the storkboldafa today. The re-election was bitterly contested by J. E. Burns, who wae onste.1 from the presidency a year ago. The artion of the trustee» in removing the heaihpiarters from Iowa to Wyom ing to avoid |>aying |1,000,000 accumu lated tetr« was lndorw«wl. The se. retary state» that dividend» in 1006 amounted to II.OHO.OOO. Constitution I» Saved. Washington Marrh 1».—The fatnone old war frigate Conetitution, "Old Ironeidea,*' ie to oe eared from rotting at the H<»ton navy yard and «ili eleo escape the «ora» fate of lalng usai aa a target by the North Atlantic float. The gallant ohi craft ia to be patchwl up and rehabilitated, eo alia may indulge in an oreaaional ernia» in niihl «»other. Thia I» the decision ot the botta» com mittee on navel affaire. It ie ratimal- »<1 that It will coot just Itt.OoO. Started I OOO Rivets. Baltimore, March !•. — The British steamer Belfast, Captain McKee, which arrived from las Palmas, Grand Ca nary, todav, brought malle from the drydark I»ewey. Captain McKee re port» that when he left lea Palmas re pairs «ere being made to the dork, which had etaKed a thon»and rivets on lhe trip acruoa the Atlantic