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.