NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NEWS
NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST
GENERAL WOOD AT HEAD.
H»t Patted From Civilian Life to Po
sition Second Only to Pretident.
Washington Major General Ijwani
Wood ia now chief of *t»ff of the Uni
ted State« army, second in command
only to the president of the United
State«. lie succeed« Major General J.
Franklin Bell, who has held the office
for a number of year«.
General Woud's appointment ia in
teresting to military, naval and admin-
■iatration circle«.
He has long shown
reform tendencies, and it is expected
^tat his incumbency will result in re
forms in various branches of the army.
It is believed that General Wood will
work for more rigid fihysical testa for
thus«- seeking enlistment, and that he
will at once try to bring about a closer
relationship between the army the na
tional guard.
Brigadier General William II. Car
ter become« assistant chief of staff,
succeeding Brigadier General Tasker
H. Bliss, who is stationed at San
Francisco.
Brigadier General Thomas
H. Barry becomes commander of the
military acadmey at West Point.
FAMOUS PICTURE STOLEN.
I ■ !■
On« of World's Great Paintings Now
In New York City.
Paris The Cri de Paris say* that
Ixonardo de Vinci's masterpiece, the
"M<>na Lisa" [Kirtrait, was stolen
Converted Yacht May Attempt to Aid from the galleries of the Liaivre one
night about a month ago through the
Ettrada Faction.
. complicity of a high official of the mu
Washington If the converted yacht •rtlm. A copy of the painting was
Hornet. which the government has juat put in the frame in place of the orig
•old to Isaac Stein, of New Orleans, inal.
the highest bidder at the condemna
The paper asserts that the genuine
tion sale, is going to Nicaragua to psintmg is now in New York. It says
serve as the nearest approach to a that a New York millionaire collector,
navy that the Estrada force« can se wh««.- initials are J. K. W. W., has
cure, the Washington authorities have the original.
!
not receive) any official word of that
None of the important dealers or art
fact.
col lectors on this side of the water
Thcro is nothing, however, to pre could shed any light upon the possible
vent eithrv faction in Nicaragua from identity of "J. K. W. W,"
The can
acquiring the discarded naval vessel, vass of art collectors who might come j
under certain limitations. The vessel under the category of "New York mil
could carry arms as a cargo, but it . Iionairvs." failed to reveal one wh<«e
could not be equipped as an armed ves | initials even remotely correspond with ;
sel and sent out cf an American port. the ones mentioned in the dispatch
The Hornet, when built 20 years from Paris.
|
■g> , cost his government $117,500,
Leonardo de Vinci's portrait of
and was sold a few days ago for "Mona Lisa." also called "La Jo-
$5.100. She is a tidy steel craft and conde," nr " IGioeonda," ia one of
could be ot more use to the Estrada the world's famous paintings. In Eu
forces than the Venus and the little rope an art circles it is considered to
antiquated tug San Jacinto are to the rank second in value only to th*» Sis
Madriz forces in Nicaraguan waters.
tine Madonna, by Raphael.
Both
The Stein shipyards deny that they ' arts priceless.
bought the Hornet to fit her out as a
Il is a matter of giwmip, though no
Nicaraguan revolutionary
warship. official verification can be had of the
The Hornet ia on her way from Nur- rumor, that the British governmet
folk to New Orleans.
offered £1,000,000 for "La Joconde,"
and that the offer was refused.
The most striking feature of the
ICE CREAM CONES SEIZED.
portrait ia the mysterious smile that
lurks in the eyes and lip«.
IS HORNET TO CARRY ARMS?
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
STATE'S PROGRESS GREAT.
EXPECT 25,000 DELEGATES.
Stats Engineer Lewis Says Irrigation
Work is Revelation.
Portland Plans to Entertain National
Woolgrowers' Convention.
Salem After traveling 1,000 miles
Portland That Portland will reap
through Central and Souhcrn Oregon, fully $2.0(8),000 aa a result of ths Na
half of the distance by automobile and tional Wool Growers' convention and
stage. State Engineer John II. Lewi« the National Sheep show January 4, 5,
is back at the state Captiol and n»[xirt* 6 ami 7, 1911, is the belief of pel so *
that development work and advance prominently identified with commercial
ment of Carey act projects are a revel- activity in the city.
ation to him.
The National Wool Growers' Con
"Ihiring the past few years the de vention and Sheep Show, the first
velopment work has been •'•■markable,” ever held in Oregon, is expected to
he assert«. "At Prinevibe they are bring into Portland fully 26,000 dele
expecting a big rush of settlers Iw- gates and persona interested in the
cause of ths recent opening of the road sheep and wimi I business.
land grants and prospect* are bright
Members of the Portland Commer
for a branch of the Oregon Trunk up cial club and Oregon Wool Growers'
associatinn met with George 8. Walk
Crooked river.
"Al Laidlaw the iislicationa piont to er, secretary of the National Wool
a reorganization of the Columbia Growers' association, ami formulated
Southern project and it is probable plana for the largest convention and
instruction work will he resumed for .«how ever held in the history of the
the purpose of reclamation of 30,000 sheep or wool imiuatry in the United
acres of valuable land.
i States.
" Irrigation development ia causing
A num tier of innovations are to be
signal activity at Bend.
In addition intrmiuced at the Portland
show.
to thia factor, timber, railroad con 1 Among these will be an exhibition of
struction and waterpower development i collie and shepherd dogs, of which the
are all opening a great era for that ■ Northwest has many breeders and fan
already prieperoua community.
Ixita ciers. This exhibition will tie for both
NEW JAP ALLIANCE DUE.
that sold for next to nothing on the exhibition and "working" animals.
main street of the town ten years ago The latter will lie "worked" aa on a
Declaration Made That Germany Is
are now going nt $4,000.
Many new sheep range for the edification of the
Being Sought as Ally.
bouses are being erected and a great , visitors.
Berlin A new political alignment,
rush of a«-ttl<-rs is expected.
Arrangements are being made by C.
with Japan breaking away from Eng
"Forty miles south of Bend heavy B. Minton, »eervtary of the show, for
land as soon aa the present treaty tar Boras Content to Be Made Basis of
machinery in being assembled and con- a monster exhibition of Angora gusts
tween these two has expired, is pre
Federal Prosecution.
TIMBER WORTH *500.000 GONE «truetIon work is beginning on an irri simultaneously with the sheep show.
dicted by Professor Albrecht Wirth,
gation project to water 30,000 acres. Always heretofore at the annual show
Washington
Prosecution against
one of the most prominent Pan German
Largs Crews Fighting Fires In Wis Development work here is in charge of this feature haa Ixieti neglected, Im I
manufacturers
of
ice
cream
cones
con
politicians and writers.
the Deschutes Land company.
The at the January show it is planned to
consin ¡Districts.
"Japan will not renew her alliance taining borax are to be instituted by
main line of the Oregon Trunk will go make this a stellar attraction.
"The
the
government
under
the
pure
ftxd
with England," Profeasor Wirth de
Wausau, Wla. The fires at Gallo directly through this project and the brand of mohair grown in Oregon ex-
law.
Large
seizures
of
cones
were
clared. "England known« this and ia
way, which have caused disastrous Natron Klamath line is to pass within eevda that of any part of the United
taking the necessary precautions to made recently in different parts of the losses in that vicinity, are reported to a few hundred feet of the dam site in Statea," said Mr. Minton, "and ns the
country
by
the
department
of
agricul
strengthen her position in the Far
lie fairly under control.
The flames Crescent Lake, which supplies water industry is much followed In Oregon,
Analysis of the cones seized
East.
She ia enlarging and modernis ture.
are still extending for five miles east for the project. La Fine is the town- we hope to havo fully 1,000 thorough
showed them to be deleterious to the of Eldron to Pike lake village, and
ing her Singapore fortifications.
site for this development work and bred Angora goat« nt the exhibition."
"Japan ia seeking other alliances human stomach.
large crews of men are fighting the there is now talk of moving Hovland,
Not only will »ward* be given to
The
cones,
by
chemical
test,
were
and has offered to come into the triple
i tires throughout the standing timber the old town, to La Pine so that it will prize *heep, but the fat stock ami
also
found
to
contain
saccharine
and
alliances with Germany, Austria and
■ portion in that district.
be’ on the railroad.
From La Pine al- mutton will have a apecial department
Italy. She has also offered to conclude benzoate of sola, but it was said at
The l<«a in standing timber and logs, rvay can be hear I the sound of blast with cash awards. Thia ia also an in
the
department
that
proposed
prose--u-
a defensive and offensive alliance with
according to a conservative estimate, ing on the Natron-Klamath line, where novation.
Turkey, and has suggested a quintuple tiona would I» baaed solely on the pres - ■ <
■
work is being carried on over the
Neg.dintlon« .have ix-en 0|MMd to
league with Germany, Austria, Italy, enee of borax, inasmuch aa sscharine
The Jacob Mortensen I.umlier com mountain.
Every blast ia cheerful obtain the armory for the nhee[> «bow
was still under investigation and ben
Turkey and herself as members.
pany, which owns a large tract of
and the convention seiuiiona.
aoate of aado oda had been held harm { standing timber near Galloway, has a news to the people of the Deschutes.
"At Paisley the 12,000-acre Carey
less when Used in small quantities.
large crew of men fighting the fire.
FRUIT IN JEOPARDY.
POSTAL SHOWING GOOD.
act project la being delayed («cause of
Inspectors will continue to make
The Hatton Lumtwr company are conflict In witter rights.
seizures where cones are found to con
, protecting their timber. If the wind
"At Lakeview the dam and main Decision In Peacock Mills Case May
Over >10.000,000 Reduction is Made tain borax.
Manutacturera using
keeps down, it is expected the ffkmes canal of a 50,0tMl-acrc private project
Stop W»t«r.
in Deficit for Year.
borax contend this ingredient is ne
will soon be under control
are nearly complete and the land under
Walla Walla Attorney C. M. Rader
Washington More than $10,000,000 cessary to make the cones old their
In addition to the fire at Galloway the canal sold.
of Wnlln Walla, discussing the decis
reduction in the |>o«tal deficit was shape.
‘ numerous small fires have started in
"Perha;isof all prospective project« ion of Judge Bean at Pendelton, in the
made in the first nine months of the
,
the
southeastern
[xirtion
of
Marathon
in
Southern
Oregon
the
one
in
Warner
Taft Receives Honor.
fnmou* Prncoi-k Mill* »»ter MMb said
fiscal year just ended, according to re
county, the western part of Shawnee
Washington - In accepting the hon county, and northeastern portion of Lake valley I found had the more nu .that several hindr.d acres of land
turns received by Postmaster General I
merous interesting feature«.
Thia ia
Hitchcock. Such a reduction is urpre orary presidency of the second interna ' Portage county. Conditions now are 40 miles east of Lakeview and $30,000 now irrigatml in the Milton-Freewater
»ection, will be deprived of water un
tional
conference
of
American
Stu
cedented in the history of the depart
1 reported favorable.
ho r.lready been expended in surveya less the decision ia overruled by the
ment. The deficit for the nine mouths dents, in session at Buenos Ayres.
The towns of Irma, Gleason and looking to the development of 100,000
was $2,709,000, as against $12,832,- President Taft directed Acting Secre Bloomville are still safe, but the fires acres of land. This valley ia 80 miles Supreme court of Oregon. The case
has been in the courts for five years,
tary
of
State
Wilson
to
make
a
re
O00 in the same ¡«riod of the preced
are still raging around them.
' long and runs from five to 15 miles in and involves a water right arrange
sponse.
ing fiscal year.
width, between rock bluff* 3,000 feet ment in which priority in water right
"The pleasure of the president in ac
In the thin! quarter of the fiscal
GRASSHOPPERS ON WAY.
high. The land here will lie developed acquisition cnabl<« a holder to deprive
cepting
this
compliment
and
in
thus
year ending March 31, the postal ser
by the state under the Carey «cL The
vice earned a surplus of $1,368,000, lending his patronage to the congreaa, " Swarms ot Black Insects are Devour company doing the work is under $7,- a more recent securer of a water right
of his water in times of drouth.
the revenues for the quarter amount- > sait! Wilson, in his telegrm, "ia great
000 bonds to make a complete inves
ing Crops in Manitoba.
ing to $58,934,000, and the expendi er because of his conviction that the
ligation
and
ia
apparently
going
ahead
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Gretna, Manitoba The black grass in gixxi faith, notwithstanding there
tures to $57,561,000.
11 m
latter Association of Scholars and the inter
Wheat
Blueatcm, 8H6i90c; club,
showtai an increase of 10 per cent over change of students among the univers j hopper, or black locust, the greatest are immense obstacles blocking the
83«i84c; red Russian, 81c; valley, 86e.
those of the same quarter last year, ities of the American republics should jest that has ever attacked the ero|« path.
Barley Feed and brewing, $2<8<i22
while the former showed an increase be a potent factor in cementing inter ; of Manitoba and the Northern states,
"A canal of 1,000 second foot capac tier ton.
national g<»«l understanding between has arrived in swarms, and the injur
of lea« than four per cent.
ity will have to be constructed for 15
the people of all our countries."
Hay Track prices: Timothy, Wil
ious insects arc headed north, having mile* along an alm-wt vertical rock
mma from Dakota, where they have cliff and three miles of dikes, 40 to 50 lamette valley, $I8«<| 19 per ton; East
Protest Action of Norway.
Bank Notes Fluctuate.
already done great damage to the grain feet in height, must be constructed ern Oregon, $20<<i22; alfalfa, new, $13
Washington—-Announcement of the
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Washington
Hovering
close
to
the
crop«
and the gardens.
attitude of the government against the
acmes a |>eat log, in addition to sever
Corn Whole, $32; cracked, $33 per
The black grasshoppers are to be al storage sites, long flumes and in
recognition by Norway of the Madriz $700,000,000 mark, the volume of Na
ton.
blockade at Bluefield«, Nicaragua, tional bank notes outstanding fluctu noen in great numbers and are attack verted siphons.
Data- No. 1 white, $26«) 27.50 ton.
may be made at the State department âtes from week to week, although se ing gardens, showing a special fond
"The tract, however, ia very desir
Butter City creamery, extras, 31e
soon. A telegram in answer to pro cured by United States ubonds and by ness for cabbage. Where they do not able, and lies well for irrigation, hav
find succulent garden forage, they at ing an excellent climate, and with | mt [Miund; fancy outside creamery, 30
tests from New Orleans against the lawful money.
The aggregate now is $711,964,360, tack the standing grain and strip the railroad facilities, which have been «13Is; store. 23c; butter fat. 31c.
Norwegian action ia being prepared by
Eggs — Oregon candled, 26‘-v&i27e
Acting Secretary of State Wilson. which is $1,466,272 less than at the ' straw bare in an incredibly short time. definitely promised, may prove very
per dox n; Eastern, 24«i25i*e,
United States Consul Moffatt, of Blue beginning of the fiscal year, and $278,- "Tim" O’Brien, the veteran custom* fea«ible to irrigate.
Poultry
Hens, 18«il9c; springs,
fields, threw some light on the situa 48! below that of June 10 last, but i collector at Neche, N. D., recalls that
Wasco Out of Debt.
20c; ducks, 15c; geese, )0«r lie; tur
$22,044,286 more than on July 1 of I in the years 1871 to 1874 the black
tion.
The Dalles Waaco county ia prac keys, live, 18«) 20c; dressed, 22%«0
grass hop [>«.-r was a terrible pe«t, strip
It appear* in Mr. Moffatt's dispatch last year.
tically
out of debt and ho $41,095 in 25c; squall«, $3 per dozen.
Of
the
present
aggregate
only
$22,-
ping
the
whole
country
bare,
and
to Washington that Michael J. Clancy,
Pork Fancy, 12H<rr. 13c per pound.
its
general
fund with which to meet
586
consista
of
gold
notes.
eating
the
bark
off
the
poplar
trees
for some time the American Vice-Con
Veal Fancy, 12«tl2)»e per pound.
when they had cleaned everything else I current expenses, according to the
sul at Bluefield«, also had been acting
Green Fruita Apples, new, $1.25«c
green off the face of the earth. They semi-annual report of the county treas
Banks Getting Anxious.
in a similar capacity, for Norway.
2.25 per box; Lambert cherries, 12)%e
Washington Applications are pour came suddenly after a long dry spell in urer just published. During the past
Clancy's report of the situation at
per pound; apricots, 50c«» $1 per l»x;
Blueflelds to the Norwegian Consulate ing in from banka throughout the coun 1871 and at times were in such swarms six month* it . »[» tided I.’ ,711.
plums, 50c ftf $1.25; peach««, 50c «$
at Havana is said at the State depart try whose officials are anxious that that their flight obscured the light of roads anil highways, which was it*
$1.25;
Loganberries, $1«il.50 per
heaviest
expense.
It*
next
heaviest
the
sun.
ment to have been declared by Moffatt their institutions be made dep<«itories
In 1874, after doing tremendous expense was its state tax, the half- crate; blackberries, $l.5O«r2 |«r box;
as misleading and improper.
As a re under the )x*stal savings bank law.
watermelons, 1 t,c per pound; canta
sult it is said at the department that They come to the secretary of the damage, they disappeared as suddenly yearly payment being $12,441.18.
loupes, $3.50«» 4.25 per crate.
aa
they
had
come.
treasury,
the
attorney
general
and
to
Norway doubtli as obtained a wrong
Booth-Kelly Lands Burned.
Vegetables Artichokes, 60ftl75c per
the Poetoffice department. Formal re
[impression of conditions.
Eugene The Booth-Kelly Lumber down; beans, 3«t5c per pound; cab
It is also intimated that Mr. Clancy plies arc sent but no information is yet
Volcano is Cooling Off.
company's loggia! off land above Wend bage, 21 |«i2Sc per pound; cauliflow
will no longer continue as American available aa to where such de [ mm i tory
Juneau, Alaska Mount Shiahaldin, ling ia being swept by Are, which ha* er, $1.50 per dozen; celery, 9Oe; cu
banks will be located.
Vice-Consul at Bluefielda.
the volcanic peak on Unimak island, been (turning now several days. So cumbers, 50c per box. egg plant, 12Sc
which was rvcently reported as emit far the company has been able to keep per |>ound; green onions, 15c per do«-
Ministry is Anti-American.
Taft Writes to Mikado.
ting a great sheet of Are. is now only the fire out of the standing timber, but en; peas, 5c per pound; peppers, 10«$
Washington - Consul Olivares, of smoking, and the sides of the mountain the mill wim forced tn close down on 12SC> radishes, 15«»20c per dozen;
Beverly -President Taft sent a mes
sage of thanks to the emperor of Jap Nicaragua, strongly intimates that the are covered with snow, indicating that account of a shortage of log*.
carrots, $I«»L26 per sack; beets,
an for the cordial welcome extended to new ministry ia likely to be unfriendly there is no great heat within, accord
11.50; parsnip«. $l«)l.25; turnips, $1.
New Block at Klamath Falls.
Mr. Oliver™ in* to Captain Will Gregory, of the
Secretary of War Dickinson as follows; to the United States.
Potatoes Old Oregon, 75c«» $1 per
Klamath Falla—The two story build
"I wish to express to your majesty nd vises that the new war minister is lighthouse tender Armeria, which ar
hundred; new, I tjc per ;»und.
Ing
whish
L.
F.
Willis
is
tn
erect
on
my deep appreciation of the generous bitterly anti-American, and ia the rived here direct from Unimak. The
Onions Walla Walla, $2.50 per
the lot where the Masonic hall now
and courteous hospitality extended to author of aeveral incendiary articles keepers of the Scotch Cap light house,
sack; Hood River, $2.26.
stands
will
be
50x106
feet,
and
will
Secretary Dickinson and his party againat the government of the United on Unimak island. slm<ot in the shad
Cattle—Beef steers, gixxi to choice,
have two store rooms on the main floor
while in Japan.
The expression of Statea and American interrata in gen- ow of the smoking volcano, express no
$5.206)5.60; fair to medium, $4.25««
and
office
rooms
on
the
second
floor.
cordial welcome evoked strengthens • ral. which have tx-en published recent alarm.
The sntirs front of the building will 4.76; cow* and heifers, good to choice,
the bond of friendship between the ly in the censored press at Managua.
$4.256)5.10; fair to medium. $3.50ar4;
be of plats glass.
•40,000
Stolen
on
Liner.
two countries."
bulla, $3«t3.76; stags, $3.5(8») 4.50;
Wickersham Going North.
Weston Hsrvost Starts.
Hamburg It is reported here that
calve«,
light,
$5.75«>6.75; heavy,
Coxswain Commits Suicide.
Seattle —United Statea Attorney Gen thieves on board the Hamburg-Ameri
Weston—Harvesting is starting In $3.5(W<i6.
Vallejo, Cal.- J. A. Nelson, a cox eral George W. Wickrrnham and Se can liner Amenka robbed Eva Brad here. A few outfits have already begun
Hogs- Top, $10«i 10.25; fair tn me
Crops dium. $8.6O«)9.76.
swain on the cruiser California, com cretary of the Department of Com ford, of New Jersey, of jewels valued work on the lighter lands.
mitted suicide by hanging aboard that merce and Labor Charles Nagel will at $40,000. The Hamburg police be * round the immediate vicinity of Wes
Sheep Best wethers. $3.756)4; fair
vraael at the Mare Islam! navy yard. start on their Alaska tour from Van lieve the thieves belong to an interna ton will be averag-e. from all indica to good, $36» 3.50; best ewes, $36» 3.50;
Ill health and despondency are believed couver, B. C., on the government fish tional band working on trans Atlantic tions, and of good quality; much bet lambs, choice, $5.506z6; fair, $4.75«*
liners.
ter than last year.
erica steamer Albatross.
to have caused his act.
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