FIRST MOVE FOH PEACE.
Mexican Government and Insurgent*
Both Fear Intervention,
3.000 ACHES FOR
ORCHARD.
Company Buy* Big Tract in Yamhill
County.
Portland The purchase of a 3.000
acre tract of orchard land in Yamhill
county, four milra from Sheridan, on
the Southern Pacific, by the Clear
View Orchard company, of Portland,
i> announced The purchase waa made
from C G. Andrewa. a well known
Western Oregon land owner and oper
ator. The conaideration ia nut made
known. but Mr. Andrew* retain* an
intereat wi the company and will arrve
in the capacity of secretary and treas
urer.
The purpose of the purchaser» is to
convert the land into 10-acre orchard
home tract*.
The tracts have l>een
laid out and a numt>er of them have
already been contracted for.
Mr
Andrew» said that eight horn«-» were
under construction, the cheapest of
them coating $2,300, other» ranging in
price from $3,000 to $4,000.
Each tract is being planted to fruit
treea by the company.
Expert tree
planters from Hood River have been
secured to do the work. Eighty-seven
men are now on the ground.
"We will make of this tract a mod
em Eden for 300 homes." said Mr
Andrews. "We intend to make every
¡»ssible preliminary preparation for
the coining of those who really want
homes. Each tract is not only to be
laid out and planted to fruit trees, but
we arc building- the barn* and the
roads that go with the homes.
We
will establish our own telephone ser
vice, electric lights and water supply.
At Sheridan we hnve secuerd ground
for a fruit storage warehouse and will
later build a canning factory.
The
land is in the center of an ideal mar
ket and Portland. Salem and the coast
are but a few hours distant.
The
Southern Pacific furnishes excellent
train service."
WORK TO BEGIN JUNE I.
Contract Awarded for Stanfield-Coy
ote Cutoff.
Pendleton
Work on
the conxtruc-
ff will
t Ion of the CojfotoMBtani
be started June 1. if nothing unfore
seen arises to cause a change in the
plans of the On-gon-Washington com
pany officials.
From sources known to be reliable
it was learned that practically all pre-
pari turns are now made for beginning
work on the above date. The contract
for work has already been let to
Twohy Bros., and it is understood
they are ready to begin operations
whenever orders to do so arrive from
General Manager James P. O’Brien.
The Coyote cutoff calls for the con
struction of an additional track from
Coyote, <in the Columbia river, across
country to Stanfield.
The cutoff will eliminate eight
miles of the present distance between
those two points. However, the pres
ent main line track will be continued
in use so as to provide a double track
for the road.
Work of building the
cutoff will cost slightly leas than $1,-
000,000, and the building of the road
will add much to the activity of this
section of Oregon during the coming
summer.
SELECT CAPITOL SITE.
Governor Owns Dasirabl*
Will Say Nothing.
Sits, But
Salem
Governor West has asked
Speaker Rusk of the house of repre
sentatives, and President Ben Selling
to advise the board in the selection
and location of the new annex to the
capitol. The governor owns a quarter
block of land that ia upon the location
desired for the building, but so that
there can he no charge made against
him in the likelihood of the choice, of
his property, he will have nothing to
do with it.
ThF governor says that if his quar
ter block is selected he will dispose of
it to the state for the amount which
he paid. He holds his lota at $10,000,
while the same amount of property ad
joining his is held at $13,000, or near
ly twice the amount asked by the gov
ernor. The governor's property lies
directly east of the capitol and be
tween it and the Southern Pacific com
pany's tracks. Speaker Rusk is now
at Salem and the location of the new
capitol annex will be made at once.
To Cruise Coo* Timber.
Marshfield For the purpose of has
tening the work of cruising all the
timber in the county, it ha* been de
cided by the county court to put five
more cruisers in the field in addition
to the one man who was employed
last season.
The ide* is to get all
the timber cruised so that a fair valua
tion may be put upon it when the
assessments are made.
To Locata Hatchary.
Salem Master Fish Warden k. E
Clanton went to Astoria recently for
the purpose of definitely locating the
new salmon hatchery on Young** river,
for which provision was made by the
legislature at it* late *ea*ion.
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NEWS
NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST
,
New York. March 15.
Before Sc-
AMERICAN PRISONERS SAFE.
i nor de la Barra departed for Washing
TROOPS TO STAY ON BORDER
ton today hr gave out here the proof»
Wall Digger Uncover* Good Vain
of an article which will appear to- Msxican Official* Promise Fair Trial* But Tsft May Abandon Joint Army
Mue West of Salem.
to Captiva*.
and Navy Maneuver*.
i morrow in the Independent, on "The
Salem
Discovery of what are de
El Paso, Tex., March IK. A»»ur-
Washington
Troop* now concen-
Situation
in
Mexico,"
urging
all
hl*
clare«! to be bon* tide coal depoait* on
an er of the aafety of all American* trating in San Antonio. Tex., are to
countrymen,
regard)«-**
of
"all
divis
a small tract on the Robert* ranch,
| now confin«! in Mexican prisons is t>e kept in that vicinity, So are those
about a mile west of Salem, in Polk ions of party, all differences between
. given in an official statement issu«! at centering at San Diego, Cal., and at
county, have set the town agog
The m -n." to recall the "»acred inter«-»!»
Juarex tonight
Galveston. Tex.
This statement is
discovery was made by men employed
Americans now in custody will to- made on the highest War department
I of our country." and "to work to-
on the H. P Chase drilling machine.
given fair trials .but hereafter all in- authority, notwithstanding constant
They were seeking for water. Ata | gether for the progress of true demo-
l xurret-to*.
whether citixen* of the rumors to the contrary.
depth of 36 feat the first coal vein was cracy and best development of the
> United States or not, may to- »ubj«-ct
So far as the navy is concerned, it
found. Thi* vein was thin, being but motherland.”
' to the death penalty under summary ■ 1» declared that the guntoiats on the
five or six inch«« thick, but waa well
The ambassador |wnn«l this Sp|W*l ; military procedure.
East and West coast» of Mexico and
defined.
Th«- statement from the Mexican Central America are simply exchang
only
last
night,
after
his
conference
At a depth of 44 feet, a deeper vein
| official» was iaaued relative to th«- 17 ing place».
was struck, but the coal was broken with Senor I.imantour, the Mexican ! foreigner* who are now imprison«! in
The patrol work of the tro«q>» on the
up and apparently scattered.
The 1 minister of finance, and he considered
' the Fevieral Jail* at Casas Grandes. Mexican border I* arduous and trying,
quality is declared to be excellent and | it so very important that at the very
: Fifteen of them
ar«-
Americans. and for thi» reason the War depart
the indication* point to a diacovery of
I last moment he had it crowded into Pending their trials, they will be ment is making plans for relieving
*ome magnitude.
■ given the consideration due prisoners those now there after a short time.
H. P. Chaae said that the coal de | the locked form*.
of war. Colonel Cuellar, in command The men who art- now doing the work
Insurrecto leaders to whom the par
posit* discovered west of the river
at Casas Grandes, is suffering from are to be relieved at intervals, but
were found after drilling through a agraph was shown said they «Consid
wounds, and as soon as ho is able to there is no present intention on the
sandstone rock.
He says that while er«! it an invitation to come into
move, th«- prisoners will to- march«-«! part of the War department of in
the present veins discovered are ap
170 miles to Chihuahua to face the creasing the numtier of patrols.
-
camp,
and
it*
issuance
makes
more
no
parently small, the indications are ex
j civil court. The two other foreigners
It is declared even to lie possible
cellent and that endeavors will be im- table a trend of events that has been
I are Eurofiean "soldiers of fortune.” that in the execution of the wish' of
mediately made to determine just the i discoverable for the last three day*.
: who have fought in Central American President Taft to divest of an Inter
extent of the deposit* and the value
After the first »hock of surprise in revolution*.
national significance the movement of
of the find.
The men are confined in cell* in the troops and naval vessels, the projected
the United State». and of alarm and
prison and are under guard of joint army and navy maneuvers may
distrust in Mexico on-el by th«- d's
FIFTEEN ACRES OF GRAPES.
As a result, Admiral
Mexican soldier*. Their ration« con- in- abandoned.
■ patch of 20,000 American troops to
i »1st of such as can be spared them Staunton, who has arrived in Cuba
Nyssa Businas* Man to Experiment 1 the frontier, there began a »erie* of | from th«- military «t.-rvs. for the t- wii, w<th hi» armored cruiser, will begin a
■ formal diplomatic exchangee tielween al»'Ut 1 Ml mil- » -outh of I I P h - m ., ha* series of drill» and evolutions in that
on Largs Scale.
, had no food supplies since March 6, vicinity, Whether Admiral Staunton's
Nyssa Nyssa this year will have the two power», and a »eriel of care
i when the battle wa* fought in which squadron will be sent to the Texas
th* di
if planting the largest fully weigh«! interview* and author
coast at all will d<-|iend on develop-
I the insurrecto* were defeated.
vineyard in Eastern Oregon, and prob ized publications in the daily pre*»
Colonel Manuel Tamhor«!. military ments.
ably in Southern Idaho. Thia vine I Underneath this current ran a deeper
commander at Juarex. said:
yard will be planted on Bridge island, tide tide of *ym|>athy between coun
"The American* have not to-en shot, : SHIPS READY FOR ANY MOVE.
one mile south of Nyssa, and will con trymen who might I«- nt odd», but
and will not be
Colonel Cueliar ha» |
sist of 15 acres of grapes, mostly of were still countrymen.
so report«! to ua here, and to Mexico Marine* at San Disgo Distributed
the (’oticord variety
S N
Emi-m;.
"Intervention ¡mean* war.” said City. It is the intention to give th«-
¿Aviator Sent to Texa*.
one of the beat known resident» of Senor Limantour, in so many word*.
men a fair trial. Thi* do«-» nut mean .
San
Diego,
Cal.
The ships here
Nyssa, where he ha* been a business
"Intervention?” answer«! Dr. F. the same consideration will be given
hav«- been ma«!«- ready for any eventu
man for a number of years, is behind V'aaquex Gomel, the insurgent repre- I foreigner» hereafter captured.”
alities.
Collier* are to arrive within
the project.
sentative at Washington, who has
Colonel Tambored at first said to
Mr. Emison has conducted rather been here for three day*.
“The mo- ws» advisad that 40 foreigner» had' the next few day* with oial and »up-
plies. The marine* sent here on the
exhaustive experiment* on grape cul ment there is intervention there will
t»een captured, but later »aid th«, re
ture here for the past three year*. cess«- to be an insurrection,
Both I port was incorrect. He »aid he had Buffalo have been distributed to the
different cruiser* of th«- fleet, of
From Concord grapes he had planted side* will make common cause against
not received the nam<-s of th«- Amer I which there are five vessel* now at
three years before, Mr. Emison last a common enemy.”
lean*.
anch«ir here. There ha* been no dim
year got an average of 56 |»>und» of
Frsderico Madero, a brother of Gu*
inution of pr«q>are<inr»» in any section
merchantable grajies from each vine. tavo, head of the junta her«-, let fall
BONDS NOT NEEDED NOW
of the naval forces on thi* station.
When it is realized that 540 grape today that his brother had recently
The force* of General Bliss, in com
vinca are planted per acre, it is seen made a call on Scnor Limantour. One
that at the rate of production just of hie friend» said this afternoon 'hat Corporation Tas Decision Put* Gov mand of th.- provision*! brigade bars,
as those of the navy, ar«- prepansl for
mentioned an acre of three-year old Gustavo had »pent part of the morn
ernment in Fund*.
imm«liatr service.
An indication of
grap«-» would produce 30,240 pounds of ing with Secretary Dickinson, but the
Boston Secretary of the Treasury this wa« shown this evening wdien
gr*(a-». or a tritie over 15 ton» per secretary himself dashed all intima
MacVeagh »ays of finances of the t'ompany B, Thirteenth infantry, wa*
acre. A fair average price of grapes tions with cold water.
is 4 cents per pound, so that a produc
"I have not been in communication government and the new Panama detailed to reinforce Captain Evan* on
the main border and reported ready to
tion at the above ratio would bring with the Madero*. cither directly or canal loan :
"Although it has been the general ! leave in less than an hour.
$1,209.60 per acre.
indirectly,” he said tonight. "I have
Signal corp» and Lieutenant G. E.
never met any of them and I have had impression that a block of new 3 per
TO ' PLANT” PHEASANTS.
no word from any of them. I carry no cent Panama bonds would be issued M K.-lley, Thirteent infantry, were
messages from them to Senor Lim immediately after the adjustment of detach«! from the aviation school nt
My presence here ha* noth the corporation tax. we are in no im North Island tonight and ordered to
State Buys IOO Pair* Reeva* Specie* an* our
In fact, while report for duty on the signal corjis at
ing
to
d<>
with
th«- Mexican situation.” mediate need of funds
for Distribution.
The belief grow* here, however, I am having plates engraved fur th«- San Antonio.
Corvallis Game Warden Stevenson, among those closely in touch with bond», neither the amount nor the,
MUST FHEE AMERICANS.
of Forest Grove, has just gilaced an both camp*, that *«ime understanding time of issue has been decided. *
"The
first
issue,
however,
will
order with Gene Simpson, the pheas will be reached, it was pointed out
ant fancier, of Corvallis, for 100 pair» that if Francisco Madero. Sr., ha* al probably be not more than $50,000,- Mosico Can't Hold Prisoners Captured
~ decision of the corporation
on American Soil.
of the Reeves pheasant, to lie deliv ready seen Senor I.imantour once, he 000. The
ered next September.
These birds is likely to find means of keeping in tax litigation in favor of the govern
Washington. An investigation hav
will be shipped by the game warden touch with him as the situation may ment ha» changed the complexion of ing convinced th«- American govern
the government finance» for the mo ment that Edwin Blatt, of Pittsburg,
to all parts of the state and turned demand.
looao.
The Madero* are considered the ment. This decision involved a mat Pa., and l-awrence Converse, of Loa
The Reeves pheasant is the largest wealth and brain* of th«- revolution. ter of $52,000,000 to the treasury im Angeles, Cal., held prisoners al Juarex,
of the pheasant family, and ia a fine They are not in sympathy with the mediately. Of this amount, $27,000,- Mex., had been captured on American
game bird. As they are hardy and Socialist movement in Southern Cali 000 represent* the amount collected »oil, the State department ask«-«! the
We estimate the income
increase rapidly in the wild state, it fornia. "If those fellows win,” said last year.
Mexican government to release them.
is expected soon to have the foresta of Gustavo Madero today, "we »hall hav«> from the tax thi* year at $25,000,000, Th«- request was delivered to the Mex
so that with $52,000,000. remaining ican embassy at Washington.
Oregon well stocked with the birds.
to fight them."
in the treasury, the immediate neces
l^Mt year Mr. Simpson supplied the
Th«- case has to-en under investiga
sity of a bond issue is precluded.
state with 100 pairs of the pheasants.
tion for several weeks by the depart-
PLAGUE
RAVAGES
CONTINUE.
"The treasury will close the current
They were distributed over Western
I ments of state and justice. The re-
fiscal year on June 30 with a total i suit has develop«! that the men were
Oregon and some were sent to Baker.
deficit
of
about
$30,000,000.
They were set at liberty at the various Live* of 20,000 Lost in Harbin Dis
apprehended on this side of the to*und-
point* by persons who are co-operating
trict Alone.
ary not far from the line.
TRUST SUES STEEL TRUST.
with the game warden and who have
It remains for the Mexican authori
Washington.
The plague is con
studied the birds as closely as prac
ties to prove that the acene of th«- V ii -
tinuing its ravages in China, as shown
ticable under the varying condition*.
by the mail advices reaching the State Allege It Control* the Cement Trust tire procedure had been within the
Report* show that they have come
and Railway*.
jurisdiction of Mexico, or else set the
department from American consular
through the winter in excellent con
young men at liberty.
•’* ■J
officer».
Washington,
March
1R.
Declaring
dition.
Blatt and Converse were arrested
It is estimated that 20,000 people that the United States Steel corpora
have succumbed in the Harbin cons tion u* « mi it* unlimited power to »title I February 22 and were confined in the
Rafarandum Petition* Circulated.
I
ulate district since the outbreak of the compctition in direct defiance of law, ! Federal prison at Juarex on charge* in
Salem
The first petitions having
epidemic. In Harbin and its suburb, th«- Alpha Portland Cement company <-onn<?ction with the revolution against
for their purpose to refer to the people
The State depart
Fuchiatin. 6,014, including 50 Europ |of Easton, Pa., today fil'd charge* President Diax.
at the next general election all of the
ment. »hortly after the arrest*, was
eans, died up to February 11.
with
the
interstate
commerce
com
University of Oregon appropriation*
as»ur«l the men .would receive fair
The disease is playing havoc with mission against the steel trust.
of the late legislature, amounting ap
trials.
the Chinese troops at Chang Chun,
In
it*
complaint
the
Easton
com
proximately to $500,000, have made
according to Ja|>ane»e statistics. 350 pany charge* that the »tael corpora
Rebel Agent Deme* Strife.
their first appearance in Salem. The
deaths among them being reported up tion either owns, or control* through
Washington That there ia disaatis-
circulators are working hard
for
to January 26, the daily death rate of is director», nearly all of the «-astern ! faction In the council* of the repre-
names and they believe they will get
the town being abut 50.
railroads, including the Pennsylvania, •entativ«-» of the Mexican revolution
many in Marion county. The circula
the Baltimore 4 Ohio, the New York I in thi* country was denied emphatic
tors, it is said, are from Cottage
Central and the Union Pacific.
Leading Citizen* Escape.
ally in a telegram from Gustavo A.
Grove. It i* the impression here that
ft is also charg«-» that the Universal Madero, of New York, a brother of
Danville, III.
After returning 37
the movement started in
Yamhill
The tele
county to refer the university appro indictments, but 14 of which were for Portland Cement company, of Pit t*- the leader of the uprising.
priations has died out and the inten political offenses, the grand jury wa» burg, which is controlled by the steel gram r«-ad as follow*:
"Referlng to telegrams published at
dismiss«! Wednesday afternoon by corporation. I* given the preference
tion will not be prosecuted.
Judge Kimbrough until April 17, the by the above named railroad* in all ce Washington stating that Dr. Vasques
> Gomes an«! myself are not in accord,
day preceding the city election. No ment contratcs, regardless of price.
View Sd** for Armory.
I beg to say that our relations were
politician*
or
leading
citizens
were
in
Salem
Adjutant General Finxer
Ts*s* to B*eom* Target.
' never better, politically and other
and Colonel Jackson, of the Oregon dicted. the accused being precinct
wise. and that my present *ym|>athy
Norfolk. Va. The battleship San
I
National guard, were in Salem thi* chairmen and worker* about the poll*.
week for the purpose* of viewing pro- William C. Brown, member of the Marcos, formerly the Texas, is to un- for Mr. Limantour has not and will
not change my political ideas, which
P- — -I site* fi.r the new
oo-^rn try city election commission, was indicted dergo experimental explosive test*.
Detail«! plans for the tests are be are against the government of General
to be built her«- this summer.
A *e- for receiving money from a candidate i
lection will be made within a few to influence his vote in the election ing guarded with cosiderable secrecy Diax and consequently against all
at the Navy yard. It is known, how member* of said government.”
days. so that construction of the arm last fall.
ever. that it is intended to maintain
ory can begin at once.
Washington i* Surprised.
service condition* on the veanel as far I
Robber Hold* Up Hotel Clark.
Washington Official* of the State
N*w Insurance Law* Good.
Washington With the White House as j»i**ible and her machinery and1
department and the Chinese legation
Sale* It i* the general opinion that and police headquarter» each one block guns remain aboard.
The crew, as she goes out, will con here are puttied to find a reason for
the laws relating to insurance enacted away and the Unit«! States treasury
at the session of the legislative assem just across th* street, a rubber en sist of enough men to man her boiler» the sudden delivery of an ultimatum
bly just adjourned are in the main tered the office of the Grand hotel on | and pumps. The only living things to by the Russian government to China
progressive and in the line of securing Pennsylvania avenue and held up the remain on board during the firing tests in connection with the negotiation*
uniformity in legislation covering this clerk at the point of a pistol and es will be a doxen eat* and a lot of chick- regarding Russian trade relations in
| ens.
Hi provionce.
important subject in the various states. caped with $50.
COAL FIND STIRS CITY.