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CURRENT EVENTS OF THE WEEK Itoii.jjs of the World at Urge Told in Brief. General Rssuma of Important Event Presented In Condensed Form for Our Busy Reader*. Russia troops on the Chine»«- frontier, ready for invasion. A tornado in Alabama wiped out all the building» in a small village, and injured many people. The holy synod of Russia has issued an <«lict prohibiting Jews from bear ing Christian names. Chancellor von Bethmann llollweg, of Germany, says arbitration and dis armament are impractical. An American woman. n»w the wife of a British freer, christen«*! the Brit ish drea«inaught Monarch, recently launched on the river Tyne. The New York fire marshal says bad arrangement of «■levators, in violation of city ordinance«, cau»««! most of the deaths in the recent factory tire. A coining outfit and I89 bogus <fa>! lars were captured by San Francis«*» authority ", Iagt ih.-r with two men in whose possession they were found. The Chinese government has ordered th« construction of numerous mer chant steiimers in Germany, to ply bi tween China ami a number of Pacific porta. Dr. D, K. Peareona, n millionaire pinanthropist of Hinsdale, III., will celebrate his lflst birthday April U by giving away 1300,000 to schools and religious organizations. A new city directory of Portland, Or., gives the city a population of 252,621. Russia has accepted China's reply to her demands, but diplomata are sus picious. Taft says the coming chnng«- in th« Mexican cabinet will bring peace to that nation. The Minnesota legislature has adopt«*! the recall for all state officer* except state judges. The Maderos say peace will com«* in Mexico within 30 days, and that Diaz will resign the presidency. Peter Wi«lener, a Philadelphia cap italist, purvhn»««! Rembrandt's paint ing. "The Mill,” for 3500,000. PORTLAND MAHKETS. Wheat Track price*: Blueatem, 86c; club. 82c; re«l Russian, 816i82e; valley, 82c; 40-fold, 82*183c. Barley Choice f«-«*l, 8256125.50 per ton; middlings, 8276128; shorts. 82)"» 22; roll«*! barley, 8276128. Corn Whole, 328; cracked, 82 Moi 28.50 per ton. Oats No. 1 white, 328 jxr ton. Hay Track price*; Timothy, East ern Oregon, No. 1. 319ni21; mix«*!. 816"tl8; alfalfa, 31 l'l 12, grain hay. ! XX? Poultry Hens, 20c; broiler*, 25 6» 30c; turkeys, 21c; «lucks, 206» 23c; geese. 1261.14c; dressed turkeys, choice. 23«» 25c. Egg* Oregon ranch. 206121c dozen. Butter City creamery. extra, 1 an»! 2-pound prints, in boxes, 31c pound; leas than boxes, cartons and delivery extra. Pork Fancy, lOV'tllc per pound. Veal Fancy, 85 to 125 pounds, 12 6112} c per ¡s>und. Apples Fancy, 82m 2.75; choice. 31612; common. 850ci»i 1 j»er box. Vegetables Asparagus, 8c pound; cabbage, 31-5o per hundred; rhubarb, 82.25«»|2.50 per box; sprouts, 9c; car rots. 85ao 31 per hun«lr«x|; parsnips. 85c«» 81; turnip«, 85coi81; beet*. 90c6»81. Potatoes Oregon, buying prices, 31.35 i 1.6o per hundred. Onions Buying price. 32 hundre»!. Hope 1910 crop, 17p<>|8c; 1909 crop. 126113c; contracts, 15m 16c. Wool Eastern Oregon, nominal. 12 6i 18c per pound; valley, 166tl7e; mohair, choice, 32c, delivered Port land, Cattle Choice st«»er*, S6.25«o6.60; good to common, 85.50616; prime cows, 3561.5.50; choice. 84.75oi5; common, 826:4; choice heifers, 35.25 6(5.50; choice bulla, 34.5061 4.75; fair to g»«*! fat bulls. 33.75614; fair to medium heavy calves, 34.75<o5; choice stag*. 35.25615.50; fair to good, 34615.50; choice light, 37.90 918; choice heavy, 87.506i7.7ft. Hogs Choice. 37.90618; goo<! to choice, 37.75617.90; good to choice heavy, 37.5061.7.75; common, 376» 7.50 Sheep Choice yearling wether*, grain fed, 34m 4.85; old wethers, 34 614.25; choice ewes, grain fed. 84ai 4.50; fair to medium, grain fed. 82.75r.r3.25; choice lambs, grain fed. 35.25m 5.50; good tn choice, grain fed, 85«i 5.25; fair to good, 84.75ot5; culls, 82.50ttv3.50. SAVING THE SOIL. University of Illinois Sands uable Booklet Out Val ARMY HAS SHOWN PREPAREDNESS FIGHTING IN PROGRESS. Mexican Rebel* Take Renta Berber* After Hard Fight. WAR WOULD BE A GREAT CRIME El I’aan, Tex. A stubbornly fought Chicago Illinois recently took a and bloody battle between 3'8» insur leading place in the national move gents and 200 F«*!eral troop« has ment for th«- advancement of scientific rag«*! arouml the little town of Santa farming when 50,000 booklets on • Barbara, southwest of the city of Chi huahua, since Wednesday morning, "Saving the Soil" were mail«*! out to , according to a telegram received her* farmer* through out the state. This i from Parral late Friday nighL Both campaign which is in line with that of : »idee have sent for reinforcement*. the National Irrigation congress, Practice in Going to and From Phil Wednesday morning, acron!ing to Asquith and Reid Agree— Bibla i* Bond That Cannot Be Ignored which meets in Chicago in Decemiier, ; the Parral dispatch, the insurrectos ippines Has Taught Troops How T*tt Sand* Greeting. i attack«*) and took Santa Bart>sra. but is to be advanced from time to tim 1 by Io Move Quickly. before they could strengthen its de experts of the university of Illinois fenses the FtMeral* rallied and at- and will b* directed by Dr. Cyril G. tempt«*! to retake the place. A body Iximlon Premier A«|uith and Washington, April 3. Aside from Hopkins, chief in agronomy. Dr. of 25 rural«-« charg«*i through the in- Whitelaw Reid, the American am has- th«- diplomatic aignificance ami other surrecto iln«-* and suec«--*b«i in reach «axkir, at a meeting of statesmen Hopkins is said by many to lie the considerations Involved, the movement foremost soil ex;>ert in the United of troops U> Texas is regard«*! by the ing th«» municipal building, but were Wednesday evening, took occasion to cut off from the main Federal body. : eulogize the arbitration moveent. St «tea and he has the cooperation in War department officials as having They took refug«- in the building thia educational campaign of th«. demonstrated the preparedncM of the I The telegram from Parral do«-» not re- , They were the principal speakers at the tercentenary celebration ol the Banker«' association of Illinois. This army. • veal their fate. | completion of the English translation Detail«*! reports of th«- movement of Finding himself outnumbered. Col association represents 1,480 banks, camp conditions are coming in daily. of the Bible, known as the King onel Arxamemii, in command of th«- with more than 81,500,000.000 of "It is evident,” sai«l General Wood, ' F««icral troopa, sent to Parral for re- James version, in 1611. In his address Mr. Asquith said: banking assets, all concern«*! vitally chi« f of staff, today, "that the ex- I inforcementa, and the inaurr»-cto lead "The English Bible la-longs not only in preserving the richness of Illinois perieffee which the American troops ers are said to have dispatched mes- U> the subject* of King G«-orge, but to have gam«*! in recent years in the soil. The booklet mail«*! to the farm : aenger* in the direction of the camp the whole English qx-aking world. government movements to and from j of M»d»-ro and Oroeoco on a similar er* is from th«» pen of Dr. Hopkins, the Philippine« ha* taught them h<iw I On«- of the truths which I firmly be- errand. and R ichard L. Crampton, seertary of to move and to move quickly. I lieve is rooted in th«- faith of the Neither aide had recciv«*! reinforce . Christian men and women on both According to the reports of Major- the Bankers' association, has announc ments when th«- message reach««! here. I side* of th«- Atlantic is that war iie- es) that a secon«i booklet is in course General Carter from the head«p;arter* ■ It is said that both sides exhibited th«- twe« n English-speaking p»«»ple would of th«- maneuver division at San An of preparation by Dr. Hopkins, of tonio, the whole movement has pro | greata-st coolness ami bravery and that lx- not only a crime against civiliza which half a million copies are to be duced nothing but satisfaction as a ' the ;«-r»-entage of killed ami wounded tion, but an unforgiveable breach of is exceptionally high, considering the diMrlbut «d. those <x>mman<im«-nts which are en military ‘ situation. The ease with "Scientific farm work exteniing which the movement has been carried numbers engaged. shrined in the testament on which over a period of a-veral year*," out and th«- absenc«- of «xmfusion, it is both nations have been bred." NEGOTIATIONS BEGUN. s tya Mr. Crampton, "has prov«-d th«» said, are attributable distinctly to th«- M r. Reid said : meth »1 ao good that it appears itn|»er- leHsona l«-am«xi during the Spanish- "From the men anil from the (woples ative to interest every farmer in the American war. in 1898. all the re British Ambassador and American ; nurture«! on the precepts of th«» Bible state right now. The university quisition* came after the arrival of and mainly on this version, cam«- the Secretary Discuss Peace Treaty. authoritire are unanimous in the opin tin- troops, ami »»me of them never ! recent statesmaniik«- proposal of the Washington Jam«-« Bryce, the Brit- ' pn-sKlent of the United States and the ion that n«i other Mingle agency could reach«*! th«- troops for which they iah ambassador, held a conference Sat j inspiring response of King George. so well serve the university as the were int«-n<i«*i. Bankers' associate n. and were ask «si On the movement towanl the Mexi- urday with Samretary Knox regarding I through Sir Edward Grey, which prom to undertake the movement. We f«xd I can border th«- troops took their own the prop<»H««l arbitration treaty be ises to make war as a setth-raent of it our duty to d>« so and consider it a iippii.-- with them. All the ».fli. er- tween the United States and and Great any dispute henceforth between any privilege to carry on such work for ‘ ha<i t!i< «r ««pnpm-mt'ready as though Britain, but negotiations are still in a English-s|M-aking |M*>ples im;>ossible, th«» stat«» as a wh» 1st. " anil between any other civilized na H' ti m f war I 'nd«-r the new reg tentative stag«-. It is sail! that no hitch has yet been tions discreditable,*' Dr. Hopkins, who is intcre»t«*l in ulationa, th«- baggage which they car- the work of the National Irrigation riad is limited, whereas in 1898 it lit encounter*«! and reaeonable progress congress in Chicago this year, has pre- U-rad the field» and cam|»s. BIBLE BINDS TWO NATIONS, The en is being made. This treaty the forerunner of its pared, through study and extensive list««! men carried their shelter tent*, travels, many tables of statistics con blankets, towels, combs and brush*, kirn! will be presented to th«- world Tatt Sends Message Rejoicing in So cerning averag«- crop yields in th«- tooth brushes ami soap and everything us a model for th«- lessening of strife Precious Tie as Scripture. different states of the Union against was ready for their remfort within a among nations, if it t.-.-.-iv. - the ap Washington Felicitations on the proval of the United States senate. th«» yields of various foreign countries. short time after detraining. Bibl«- tercentenary celebration in Lon The wheat yield at th«» university’s Before th«- maneuver orders were is There is no reason for haste, it is ■ -x p. r. ■« . • t far«- h .«- !-.-< n '■..»!■ tw «■». sued. it was optional with the enlisted pointed out, and to-caus«- of th«» mam don were express««! through Ambas- ty seven bushels to the acre, while the men whether they would submit to in moth task which its importance in aador Reid from President Taft as fol lows : average Illinois yield for th«» last six oculation against typhoid. About 25 volves, the negotiations will proc«-«*! “The tercentenary celebration of years has been only sevcnt«*»n bushels. per rent of them submitt«*! of their with deliberation. The a<lministration Friends of this movement in other own will. But troop* participating in will endeavor to have it in complete th«- publication of the King James states will'gather much information th«» Texas event have been inoculated form for presentation to the senate version. Royal Alla-rt Hall, London, from the nineteenth session of th«» Ir against th«» disease which demand«*! so before the adjournment of the ap England: It afford« me very great pleasure to present, through Mr. Reid, rigation congress at Chicago Decem man victims in th«- fever camps of th«- proaching session of rongress. So far as negotiations have ’ pro- my congratulations to thus«- who, in ber 5 to 9. Spanish war period. All the Texas troops have also be«-n vaccinated ccedvd, it has develop««! that, while the mother «-ountry, are commemorat GRAIN BAG COST MAY RISE. the treaty will provide for th«- arbitra ing *> signal am! historic an event as against smallpox. the publication of the King James The men have been trained to reject tion of practically all dis;»utes that This Early Purchase Recommended to In wat«-r of a suspicious character and may arise betw«-en the two rountries, version of the English Bible. book of books has not only reigned su- including matter* relating to questions land Growers' Association. facilities for boiling are being ar preme in England for three centuries, Extensive exjierimentation of honor, it will not provide the ma Pendleton, Or. Believing the price ranged. chinery for the arbitration of each but has bound together, as nothing has developed new forms of sanitary of grain bags is going to I m - higher be »jM-cific controversy. That will be ar else could, two great Anglo Saxon na fore the harvest season arrives. C. A. sinks anil new methods of incineration. ranged by s;>«»ciai agreements under tions. one in blood, in sjx-ech and in a Barrett, president of the Inland Grain Patent**! devices prevent th«- carrying the general treaty in each instance. common religious life. growers’ association, will recommeml of infection by flics and the mess- "Our laws, our literature, our social rooms an«! kitchens are carefully that an early purchase of bags for th«- life, owe whatever excellence they VEDRINE FLIES LIKE WIND. members of the association be made. screen««). As a result, health condi {Misses* largely to the influence of this He is authority for the statement tions are report«*! excellent. our chief classic, a»knowl»«lg»-d as "Experience of th«» camp," reports French Aviator Travel* 20R Miles st such ««|ually on both aides of the sea.J that some of the grower* of the coun ty have already entered into contracts General Carter, "may indicate an in DO 2 Miles *n Hour. "Americans must, therefore, with nt 6f cents an«! he is of the opinion crease of men and a decrease of «*juip- unfeigned satisfaction, join in thanks Isay Ix-s Moulineaux, France ment. But in any event it is a very that no better than this can I»» ex Poitiers in a giving to the God of the Bibl«» who has pected. Last year th«- organization busin<*is-hke unit and one which needs Pierre V«*lrine left thus bound together the old and the secure«! sacks at less than 6 cents only I m - multiplied to« make a worthy monoplane at 6:18 o'clock Saturday new world by so precious a tie, morning and arrived here at 8:30 and useful army. The beat of spirit apiece for its member*. "1 can speak, I am sure, for my fel o’clock, having maintain««! an average At the annual meeting Saturday the pervades th«- «»ntlre command." low countrymen in congratulating you m | m ->-<! of 9<i.2 miles an hour. As soon board of director* vot«*l to wait an as .some minor repair* can be made, on so significant a commemoration. BARS UP ON MEAT TRUST. other w»*-k for additional bids before “WILLIAM H TAIT." Vedrine will start again for Pau. in placing the contract. Several bids an attempt tn win the A«-ro Club's cup were receiv«-d an«i opened, but none I Australia and New Zealand Consider WAR TALK MAY BRING WAR. for the best flight from Paris to i’au. was accept«*! The amount of the bids Precautionary Measures. Vedrin began the Paris-to-Pau flight was not given out, but Mr. Barret in- Victoria. B. C. Fearing th«» Amer Tuvsday, but met with an accident Barvn d'Estournelles Warn* Ameri tirnat«*! that th«- best one was in the can* Not to Anger Japan ican meat trust's entrance into Aus which compelled him U» descend at vicinity of 7 centa. tralia, the authorities are considering Poitier*. He made 170 miles in three People Fit for War. SOUND FETE CHRISTENED. regulations to cope with the invasion, hours and l<i minutes. l-os Angeles That ther«* is danger Vedrine did 335 kilometer* (approx according to advices brought by the imately 208 miles* in 132 minutes. of war lietween the United States and Seattle Carnival Called "Golden Pot Makura. The Australian prime min One of the fastest railroad expresses Japan, was stated by Baron D'Estour- ister said that, although no action had latch. ’87,“ in France cover* the same general enelles de Constant, member of the yet been taken, such powers as the French senate hn<! representative of Seattle The Seattle Carnival com commonwealth possessed would be route in 136 minutes. mittee has chosen a name for it« sum use»I to prevent the meat trust from Discussing his record-breaking France at Th«- Hague Peace confer ence, in an address before the City mer festival, which is to l»c made an securing control of Australia's supply. speed, V«*lrine said: annual event. It will be known as "1 was favored with a light brerxe. club. Sir Joseph Ward, premier of New "There is a storm hanging over "Golden Potlatch, ’97," with a subtle Zealand, who arrive«! on the Mukura. but my machine does 130 kilometers your heads," he said, "a battle that "A Hot Timo in a Cool Place.” (approximately 81 miles) an hour in a said th«- New Zealami govenment was Th«» "97" refer* to the arrival of fully alive to the efforta of th«- beef calm. It will do in the air what a threaten* destruction of all this loveli the steamship Portland from Alaska. trust and would not have its system IftO-horaepowcr motor will do over the ness, and it is of thia I have come to warn you. Japan does not want war July 17. 1897. with th«- first cargo of adopted by any organization in New best road.” any more than you «io, but may be Klondike gold dust. The festival will Zealand. forced into it by a force of circum include this date every year, which is Embryo Citizen Lose*. stances that seem* to be deepening also th«- height of th«» flower and early Italians Called to Act. Olympia. Wash. Disgusted because around your both.” fruit season. Chicago With the confession of he lost a justice-court suit in Seattle one "Black Hand" agent, the an against th«- Northern Pacific railroad, De Lara Accused of Shirking Closer Union Projected. nouncement of another conspiracy F. Cotterill, who was horn in Eng F.l Paso, Tex. L. Guitierrez de Victoria, B. C. Sir Joseph Ward, against a government official, James land. had his naturalization pa;>ers premier of New Zealand, accompanied E. Stuart, postoffice inspector, and cancelled ami has left Olympia with Lara, former but Angeles Socialist magazin«» writer, by Lady Want an«i suite, arrived here spurred on by the long list of recent more disgust than ever against Amer lecturer and a on th«- Moana. en route to the imper "Black Hand” crimes, the Italian ican institutions. He says that in hie reach«*! here from the interior of ial conference of over-seas premiers to people themselves threaten to put a country a poor man can get justice, Mexico, where until recently he was Madero offi lie hel<i in txmdon next month. Sir stop to the lawlessness. A reflection but in Washington, he says, he cannot an insurgent captain. Joseph will advocate the formation of of the views of many Chicago Italians get his case to the Supreme court lie cials declare that De Lara refused to an imperial parliament in which all is seen in an article which appear«! in cause there is not money enough in fight at Casas Grandes. He was re over-seas dominions of Great Britain L'ltalia, the leading newspaper in volved and even, if there was, he had ported killed in that battle, but this proved untrue. Rodney Gilbert, a shall he represented in proportion to Chicago, which says the Italians must no funds. Chicago newspafier man. returning population. Th«- proposed parliament act^to preser'e their own self-respect. from a trip to the interior of Mexico would take over all <|U«-stions of for Nina-Mil* Tunnsl Finished. was jailed by Mexicans in Juaret sev eign policy and defense and seek Moorish Rebel* Win Victory. Berne, Switzerland The final ob eral hours, but was released later. closer union in trade laws. Fex. Morocco The rebel Benictir struction to the IxM-tachberg tunnel Maine Hous* Reject* Income Tea. Hundreds Die of Plague. tribesmen have defeated a government through the Bernet Alp* has lieen Augusta. Me. The Maine house of Amsterdam Report* of a serious force, killing 20 soldier* and wound pierc««! by the laborers, after 5| outbreak of the plague are coming ing 50. This rebel »uccess has result- years' work and the expenditure of representatives, by a vote of 82 to 53, The tunnel, which is declined to ratify the proposed amend from the southeastern part of Java. ed in several other tribes, which hith 820,000,000. It is stated that 350 cases, of which erto had been neutral, joining the re- the third longest in Eurojie, measures ment to the United States constitution approximately nine mile*. providing for a tax on incomes. I vulL 221 proved fatal, have developed. War Department Ofiicilas Satis fied With Maneuvers. England and America Must Re main Best oi Friends.