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NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NEWS
NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST
Western Men Make Big Prediction*
for Northwest Country,
Chicago---" While applee are not yet
HALTED the principal products of Washington,
sriDERH DAMAGE HOPS
OREGON HAS OPPORTUNITY.
Oregon, Idaho and Montana, thorn- who
Property Must Be Protected, Declares Govsrnmstit Announces Policy of Rs arv familiar with the unrivaled cli Long Continued Drouth Helps Cut Down Consul Miller Recommend* Pear* Be
United States,
»tnctlon Want Exclusion Law.
Crop Estimate.
Placed on Par With Apple*.
matic and noil and other condition«
Washington Invasion of American
Washington. — Asistant
Secretary j tx lieve the time la near when the
Malein Standing lietwrea two evil*,
Portland "Europe is clamoring for
property in Nicaragua by soldiers of ' Beajaiaia S. Cable, speaking for Ike i
a record breaking Drouth in the Wil
apple yields of the four state« will be lamettv Valley and an unprceenented Oregon pears," writes H. B. Miller,
Madrig has called forth a formal pro Department uf Cummeree and Labor, I
American consul at Belfaat. Ireland,
test from the United State*.
The i announced a policy uf increased re ’ worth 8100,000,000 a year and the cul scourge of the red spider, the hop crop in a recent letter to C. C. Chapman,
1
strict
io
ns
as
regards
the
immigration
i
of
the
."Mate
of
Oregon
has
suffered
State department has repeated its ulti
lure of the king of fruit will be the
immensely the past week or ten days, manager of the promotion bureau of
matum to both factions in Nicaragua uf Hindu*, and so emphatic waa hi* at chief industry.“
I
tiled*
that
he
seemed
to
regret
that
and
the yield, conservatively estimated the commercial club, and he follows
that American property must be pro
H. L. Moody, a member of the cham from the standpoint of both the "bull* this with the advic* that pears as well
ho had not the power to eunet an abso
tected.
lute •-«elusion law forthwith.
and bear*," will fall approximately ns apples t>e exhibited at the forth
Extended reports to the State depart I The report from Calcutta of an ia i ber of commerce and other organlta- 5000 bale* below that of last year The coming Portland Apple show.
ment would seem to Indicate that the dux to the 1‘aeifie Coast, occasioned by ’ tiona in Spokane, Wash., said thia in - yield of last year w»»
it *|, imhi
Mr. Miller presents such sound argu
situation of the Madris government I* ’ widespread reports that America wa» I an address on "Apple Culture and Irri bales, and the latest estimate for this ments for this action and point* out so
precarious.
Monetary exchange haa ths "good laud’' and that there every gation in the Northwest," at the first season ranges between »8,oral and loo, plainly the benefits that are likely to
risen to 1.520 per cenL
OOO bales.
husky hand had a chance to get on the
result from It that the commercial club
meeting of the Chicago Irrigation
The Madrix soldiers have again been police force, prompted the Ai* stant
The market has taken on a consider will earnesly consider the pnqiosition
aMociation
at
the
I.a
Salle
hotel
in
able stimulus as a result of the effects with the view of having both fruit* ex
invading the property of Americana, Becrrtary to declare that it wa* alioul
impressing laborers and appropriating time the country awakened to the nu ‘ Chicago the evening of July 28. Judge of th* weather and increased ravages hibited.
provisions sccording to the 'State de port of such a threatened invasion.
Charlee F. Fishback waa toastmaster. of the vermin within the past week, In
"1 waa formerly a fruitgrower in
consequence of which the growers begun
Cable feel* himself on safe ground So
partment advices from consular agent
Mr Mraxly added, among other things: to assume a decidedly optimistic atti the Rogue River valley," writes Mr.
far
as
international
relation*
are
con
W. H. de Savigny, at Matagalpa. On
tude, and little trading in future* is Miller, "and am now planting quite a
July 27 they invaded the home of Al eerned, for he need« but pout to the | "Federal and state engineers say in
attitude uf the Canadian government ! reports U> their respective <iepartmcnta the result Thus far there ha* been no large orchard near Sheridan, Or., and
fred Scott, impressed his laborers as toward tho fe <>w subject* of the Brit
remedy presented to combat success am therefore Immensely interested
soldiers and carried off supplies. The ish Empire.
He expreases concern I there are approximately JOO.OOO.OtX) fully the ravages of the red spider in thia movement.
same depredations were also commit about the requirement* of migratory I
scourge, which is gaming impetus with
"Two values are to lie derived by
ted on a large American estate on lalwr for the various harvests in the j
each succeeding year, and unless there placing pears on a parity with apples
Chon tales.
is a visitation of a good drenching rain in your show one ia the Inspiration
' West, but the problem of the farmers
Consular agent Olivares, at Mana- i and the railroad* a* well, he declare*,
within the next few day* (the only for lhe growing of larger and better
thing that will check the destructive fruit ami the other ia the advertising
gun made formal protest to Madrix and must be *olv<- I bv other mean* than
work of the spider), the loss to the
repeated the ultimatum of this govern- » resort t > immigration of the very uu
it will give the pear-growing industry.
growers cannot be estimated
merit that both factions In Nicaragua ie»irabl.> l >-t Indiana
Much complaint wa* received from 1 am convinced that the Orrgon pear
would be held strictly to account for
Th** d.q.srtm.-nt ran but enforce lawn
the brewer* on account of the laxity or has as great a future as the Oregon
the protection of Americans ami prop-
1 ' *tat i’e
.« and cannot stop
apparent indifference on the part of the apple. It requires great attention to
■
It
can,
however,
apply
erty in the territory under their de
-n. however
It also
*
*
I m
s » m stii r Aw of r<Ht!
net i.in with a ■ t»r.
ia.I.t» :
growers last season in respect to the eneviurage and cultivate it
measures
restriction
broader
facto control.
harvesting of their crops, a* a result needs labor ami attention to encourge
construction of th* law than generali)
of which the Oregon crop, which ordl the production."
obtain*, and if a Hindu flood come*
RATES ARE SUSPENDED.
narily bring* the top price In both the
It will, in a large part, be halted.
Eastern and the English market*, auf
FIRST WHEAT SALE MADE.
fered a severe slump in the quotation*,
Commission Annuls for Time North- TWENTY MILLIONS FIRST YEAR
and a serious setback in demand. The
ern Pacific Act.
early deliveries were such an inferior Average of Bl Cents Paid for 10.000
That'a
Size
of
Exctnui
of
Receipt*
Over
Bushel* at Pendleton.
Washington—What are known as
grade in point of picking that brewers
Expend.turea from New Tariff.
refused to bid u|>on the offering*, and
the back haul tariffs from Seattle and
Pendleton Though grain growers in
| paid the greater price for the I’alifornla thia vicintiy have been loth to aell
Tacoma to points in the state of Wash-
____ ___ —A , . surplus
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Waahiagton
of 120,21 t.iX)“
and North Yakima crops.
ington have been suspended by the In- m government r<- i-ipt« over expcndi
their holding* at existing prices, one
Oregon dealer* in geueral have re
tcratate Commerce commission [tending tures is shown in official reports of the
I reived warning* upon this score from im|»rtant deal waa made Saturday.
first year’s operation of the Payne
an inquiry into their reasonableness.
> the Eastern factors, cautioning the E, W. McComas ia «aid to have secured
j
Aldrich
tariff
law,
ending
August
6.
The tariffs were to have become i
growers to be more cirrum*)*eet in the two or three small lota of 40-fold
effective August 1, on the Northern I’ke surplus is nearly 41.I.1 »"<)."• s) m >re
inatlcr of picking, else the Oregon hop. wheat, totaling about 10,000 bushel*.
Pacific road, but action of the commis than that of 19u7, which was a record
which ha* heretofore commanded the It ia understrad that the average price
•year.
The
total
receipts
for
the
year
acres
of
undeveloped
arable
lands
in
sion restrained the line from [Hitting
highest price in the market, both <|o waa about 81 cent*. The regular quo
¡ending August 6 were ♦678,650,816.
the United State* west of the 9*th mestie and foreign, «lauds in danger of tations for club and bluestem are 75
them into effect.
Except for the year 19<>7, the surplus
The proposed advances in the back I this year is greater by ♦75,uOO,i)Oo than meridian, ami men veraed in agricul losing its prestige
and 85 cent*.
haul rate« were made by the Northern ) that of nay other year in the history ture aaarrt that under proper cultiva
Mr. McComas has been the local rep-
RABIES INQUIRY BEGINS
Pacific In the face of a decision of the I of the country.
riaentati ve of the Northwestern Ware-
tion thia area could be made to produce
commission that the rates ought to be
• orpo/ation tax receipt« amounted to between 4,000,000.000 and 4.500,000,-
houae company for a number of years,
reduced 20 per cent. In the hearing of ♦2<>7,0<)0 less than the amount assessed. 000 buahels of wheat yearly, or other IP-*»« Health Board Ruahea Phylalcan to ■ it it now Inlying
inde|>endvntlv.
the back haul case last autumn by the 1» Disbursement a for the Panama Cana! crop« in proportion. The settlement
Muet of the wheat Ixxight by him ia to
Wallowa County
full commission, it was agreed by the dur.ng the year are given a« ♦33,18)0,1)00. of these land« would mean home« for
Portland To make an investigation be ahipped to California for milling
railroads that the reduction of 16 2-3 If the Treasury is lster reimbursed for not le»a than 2<), ihmi , ooo [mpulation and (>f the epidemic of ralnr» winch ha« pur¡s*ea. The rest will probably lie
this
item
by
the
sale
of
bonds
author
p«r cent probably would be fair. In
a source of added food supply, and, as «pri-iid . \er i [uirtimi uf Wall.-ws • nun turned over to the Byers Milling com
spite of this statement, however, the ized by ('ongr*aa, the working balance a consequence, permanent prosperity, tv. Dr. W H Lytle, stat* veterinarian, pany, of this city.
advance of 25 per cent waa made. It for the government will reach ♦150,
"The four Northwestern state« cun-, l*H L r that seetioa a« th. reprewata
waa the advance that the commission 600,000.
253.M94.760 acre«.
acres.
Lea* than
«hr ”>'■ '••>»'•1 f he . th
Code Two-Shirda Printed.
tain 253,894,780
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Dr. Lytle will procure the brain* and
suspended.
TARirr CHECK TO TRADE
¡•er cent of this land is occupied by
Salem More than two-thirds of the
The hearing will take place in Chi
farms and the total population ia not spinai cord of the dog that is reported work on th«- new I^inl crate has ra-en
to have the rabies, and will bring the
cago August 29, by George N. Brown,
more
than 3,000,000, In an area of
United States Seriously Concerned With
completed by State Printer W. 8. Dun-
qteeimen* here for examination.
chief examiner for the commission.
397,700 square miles. More than 50,-
New Japanese Laws.
"! do not take much stock in the iway. Two thouaand pages have now
000,0th) acres of this land is adapted to rumor* that these animal* are afflicted been on the presa, and there arc 3,000
Washington- American trails with irrigation.
NORMAL LIFE IMPOSSIBLE.
Planted to apples and
8. White, pages in all, including the index.
Japan may lie seriously affected, in part properly watered the minimum crop at with the rabies,” «aid Dr
of the board. "Hydrophobia in any
*t least, after July 17 next, when ths
Committee Reports Deplorable Con duties in the new Japanese tariff law maturity would be a matter of 20,000,- form is scarcely known wm I of the
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Rocky Mountain* There hare l>««n re
ditions in Coal Region*.
will go into effect. This wa* the fear 000,000 bushels, or about 40 per cent
|oirts
of
thia
disease
in
the
past,
but
of the total crop of the United States
Wheat Blueatcm, 95/</9«c; club, 8«
Washington After an investigation exp|e*«rd in a statement by the State in 1909, when Iraa than 23,000,000 bar upon investigation the rumor* have
Department, ia
of mor* than 50,000 individual caaea
However, we in 6188c; r«i Ruaaian, 84«t85c; valley,
liven found incorrect
rels of apple« were harvested.
most important
92c; 40-fold, 876188c; Turkey red, 90c.
among the miners of the Western n>-w tariff law.
"I mention these facta merely to tend to investigate the situation in
Hay Track price«: Timothy, Wil
Wallowa
County
and
ascertain
the
facts
Pennsylvania bituminous coal fields,
Although the treaty between Japan show the imaaibilitiea of the country
lamette valley, 8186/19 per ton; East
the senate committee on immigration, and the United State* doe* not expire a* pruof that, a* gold waa the strung at once.”
Coyote* afflicted with rabies in Wai ern Oregon, 8206/22; alfalfa, new,
headed by Senator Dillingham, of Ver until July. 1912, it contain* no conven magnet which sent the first American
mont. has reported that condition* pre tmnal tariff arrangement*, where*« those acroas the continent to the California Iowa County have created pandemonium 8136/15; grain hay, 815.
Barley Whole,j823; cracked,
vailing among the miners are not con between Japan and other countries do; e*aat in 1849, so today the apple is at in the nciglilnirhood of lily, on the state
line, for some time, according to infur ton.
and for thu reason the United State*, tracting thousands upon
ducive to normal family life.
thousands mation that reached the office of Dr
Oat« No. 1 white, 83*61.33 ton.
Seventy-five per cent of the mine on July 17, 1911, when the treaties other more people from Eastern,
Middle White Coyote* have bitten domeatir
Green Fruita — Apple«, new, f.Oc/.i,
workers are foreigners who are unable than it* own expire, must pay the du Western and Southern states to the animal», and a dog on one farm in Wai
to read the English language and many tics insofar a* they are enforce! upon great orchard belts of the Northwest. Iowa County with the result that the 81.50 per bos; apricot*. Slot 1.26;
plums, 75c6i$l; peart, SI. 26641.75;
of them are unable to speak English im[>ort* into Japan and other countries
"The apple is king throughout the animal* have developed marked symp
peaches, 40o/76c; grapes, 75c6/8l.75;
intelligently. Criticism ia made of the
toms
uf
hydrophobia.
A
row
that
was
vast Northwestern domain, and it ia
SHIP’S TRIAL TEST BEST
blackberries 11.75 per crate; loganber-
custom of the companies in virtually
conceded by pomological expert* that reported to have lieen bitten performed
rice, 11.50; watermelon«, 90c/<i |1.25
compelling these foreigners to trade at
no district in America stands higher in sundry antic* about the place and ended
‘t* gyrations by trying to butt down a per hundred; cantaloupe«, fl. 506/3
New Battleship Delaware Makes Orsat fruit production.
the store owned by the corporations.
With
increased Itree.
crate.
Showing on Trip.
transportation facilities and the steady
Vegetable« — Beam, 36/5c pound;
Oregon Crop* Are Good
FALLING
OFF
RUN
influx
of
settlers,
the
early
attempts
in
SALMON
Newport, R I-—The new battleship I
cabbage,
2'«u/2c H ; cauliflower, 11.50
Washington Crop growth through 1 Delaware returned from her trial trip I the valleys and uplands have become
out the United Stales was unfavorable along the coast to the Bradford Coal ■ more pretentious and systematic. Irri Packers Paar They Will Ixise Money on per dozen; celery, 90e; com, 25c; cu-
eumbera, 6Oc per box; egg plant. 86«
during July, according to the state i ing Station wi/h one of the happiest I gation plants have been established by
Chinese Contracts.
10c per [mund, green onions, !5c per
ment of the bureau of statistics issued ‘ crews in the service over the showing private individuals and corporations,
Astoria-—-While the catch of «almon dozen; peppers. 50c per box; radishes,
i
made
by
the
big
fighter.
In
addition
W<dr>esday. Conditions aversge low
and the United States government 1* was slightly better following the 24
15/</ 20c j>er dozen; tomatoes, 406/60c
est in North Dakota.
By states, the to the records reported from Washing expanding enormous sums in reclaim- hour closed «eason, it wa* far from be
per box; carrot*. Slot 12.5 per sack;
•Kgrvgste of crop conditions on Aug- ton it was learned the “Dreadnought" ing the volcanic waste« which are ao ing satisfactory. The salmon caught ¡•eels, SI.50; parsnip«. Sin/1.25;
sust 1, (100 representing the average I held one satisfactory test of steaming womierfully rich and fertile and so pe average very small, while at thia season
nips, SI.
on August 1 of the last 10 years) fol 20 knots an hour for 24 hours.
culiarly adapted to raising unblem of the year large fish should be coming
Captain Charles A Gove expressed |
Potatoes— New, 81.15621.25
in. The pack of le.th pickled and
lows: Montana. M3; V
Wyoming. 74;
ished
fruits.
his keen pleasure, not only over the ;
hundred.
canned
salmon
is
rapidly
dropping
lie
Arizona. 100; Utah, 94; ; Nevada, 102; eruising ability of h a «hip, but over her .
Apples grown in Washington, Ore
Onion* -Walia Walla, 12.50
hind, and the question of Alling their
Idaho, 91; Washington, , 88; Oregon, j fighting qualities.
All her ferret gun* gon, Idaho and Montana are in demand Chine*« contracts ia beginning to bother ■ack; Oregon, 826/2.25.
106; California, 111.
in
the
Eastern
and
M
drlle
Western
I were discharged simultaneously an.!
Butler —City creamery, «did park,
some of the ranners. Last season one
phen the who'e battery of 10 and 12 stale* and in Europe and Australia, and of the local canning companies had a< 34c per pound; tnittcr fat,
34c; cuun-
Roosevelt to Visit China.
the markets are being extended year I Chinese contract for putting up 40,000
I inch guns waa flrrd at oace.
try store butter, 24e.
Peking — According to Prince Tsai
by year. Experts in the East who I rases, but it parked only 32,000 rases,
Eggs Oregon candled, 286129c per
Battleship to Make Cruise.
Tao, who met Colonel Roosevelt while
have studied conditions in the North and was thus rompelled to pay out a
dozen.
In txindon, the rolonel haa promised
Washington.—Following the course | west frequently refer to these states i net loss of over «4000, This year it«
Poultry — Hem, 18c per pound;
tn visit the Chinese empire next year. taken by the battleship Oregon on her as ‘the world*« fruit basket,* adding jl hinese contrart >s for 32.000 rases, and
The prince, who haa just returned famous cruise around the Horn at the ■ there has been established in a com- i up to a few days ago it had parked spring», 18e; ducks, I5c4317e; turkey*,
live, 20c; dressed, 226/ 25c; aqua ba,
from an American and European trip, time of the Spanish American war, the j [mratively short time a domain where | onlv about 20,000 rase*.
Next year prartlcally all the Colum S3 per dozen.
waa much impressed by the cordiality cruiser Washington will leave San the first foot of soil, properly cultivat
Pork—Fancy, 13c per pound.
with which he was greeted in the Uni Francisco this week for New York. A« ed and irrigated, ia worth more than bin River plant* will )>* using the now
far
as
Valparaiso
the
cruiser
wdl
be
Veal
Fancy, 126/13c per pound.
.
seam
less,
or
what
are
termed
«anitarv,
ted States.
all the mines from Alaska to Mexico
accompanied bv the Colorado, the Cali i
Csite Beef stccra. grad to choice,
| ran*. This will result ia eliminating
and
all
the
forests
from
the
United
fornia and the Pennsylvania ’ The war
the Chinese contrart* tn a groat extent, 85.5O/./5.75 fair to medium, 84.506/65;
Cruisers Off for South America.
ship* will participate in the Chilean States boundary to the Arctic sea."
and more white labor will be employed cow«, and heifera, good to choice,
Seattle- The cruisers Pennsylvania centennial celebration. On the Atlantic
in the plant*.
84.406/4.75; fair to medium, 13.6 06/
and Colorado, which have been under Coast the Washington will join the fifth
Italy it After Charlton.
4.15; bulla. 83/./3.75; stags, 82.5Orrf¡
going repairs at the Puget Sound navy division of the Atlantic fleet.
New York Porter Charlton will not
Cnttera Patrol Rare Courne.
4.50;
calves,
light,
85.756/5.75;
var^Kiilvd Wednesday for Valparaiso.
escape returning to Italy to answer for
Aatoria—W. F. MrGregor, eolleetor of h*avy, 83.506/5.
Joint Tribunal Urged.
They will stop at San Francisco to pick
the confessed murder of his wife, eustnms, wa< notified by the department
Hog» Top, 8106/10 25; fair to me-
up the cruisers Washington and Cali
New York.—The suggestion of a new Mary Scott Castle Charlton, at Lake of commerce and la)>or thaï the départ
d urn, 88.«06/ 9.75.
fornia.
treaty between the t'nited State* and Como, without a legal batt)«,
Thia ment had taken official knowledge of
Sheep
Best Mt. Adams wether«,
Canada and the establishment of a joint waa made plain by Gustav Dirraia, the the course laid out for the apeed rare*
tribunal in the nat.ire of an interna Italian vice conaul, who told f’roaecutor te b* he|d duririg the regatta on August 8 I 25/./4.36; beat valley wether«, 83.75
Montana Express Hates Cut.
requested the 6/4; fair to good ewe«, 83.506/3.75;
Helena, Mont.— The State Railroad tional traffic commission a* the mean* Garvin in Jersey City, where Chari* 29, 30 and 31, and had reqi
la mt*, choice Mt. Adam«, 85.906/5;
mmmiaaion issued Jan order which In of effective control of through railroad ton ia In priaon, that hia government treasure department to detail cutter» to
traffic between the two countries, wa*
choice valley, 85.5OM5.76.
■ patrol the course.
effect reduces express rates in Montana
“He
adopted at a sonferenes between M wa« "going to get Charlton."
Hope 1909 crop, Mm 12c; olda, nom
Five of the fastest motor craft on the
about 25 per cent
The action waa Knapp, ehairman of tho Interstate shall not e*ca[>e trial in Italy if we can
roast have alreadv entered for the races inal: 1910 contract*, 13c.
taken after a hearing and rehearing on Commerce < ommiaaion. and J. P. Ma help it”
The vic* consul inquired They are: Heattl. Spirit. Pacer No. 2.
Wool— Eastern Oregon, 136117c per
ths subject, the latter having been bee, chief of ths Railway Comml*sion of whether the pruseeutor intended to Wolff No. 2, Fighting Bob No. 2. and
pound; valley, 86112c; mohair, choice,
nought by the carriers.
"ana 4*.
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—
-
have alieniate «lamina Charlton.
I Bonderworth, tho latter being a steamer. 326283c.
MADRIZ IS WARNED.
a
APPLES *100.000.000 A YEAH
HINDU
INFLUX TO
BE
’
A
iw-
*
to.