INDUSTRIAL DEVEI.Oi’MENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
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AHMlSTICt IS NEAR.
M«s*can
Rebel»
Propo»«
Which Ars Favored.
T»rmi
WORK OF NATION’S LAWMAKERS
City of Mexico, April li)
A prop-
AMENT DAM IS RUSHED.
FOREST FACTS GIVEN.
i osition for an armistice pending negv
Washington. April 21. Ex-Speaker
Washington, April 17.
"After a
| nations f->r a settlement of Mexico's : Cannon, Representatives Hanna, of thorough canvass of the Republican
Lowsr Bogus Ri«»r Valley May Gst Stats Official Distributes Literatur« internal troubles was received by the North Dakota, Nelson, of Wisconsin, membership of the house, I can say
Water Thia Season.
Urging Precautions.
department of foreign relations today ' and Sloan, of Nebraska, attacked the positively a substantial majority of
Granta Paas Work is rush«»! on the
Salem As an additional inducement from Washington, presumably from ; Canadian reciprocity agreement in the the party will vote against the Cana
Ament dam preparatory to furnishing
j debate on the reciprocity bill in the dian reciprocity bill." said Dwight,
water for this season in th«* lower part steps toward the prevention of forest 1
A reply was returned in which it ' house today. Gudger, of North Caro- of New York, the Repubican whip,
of Rogue river valley.
Eleven hun Are«, State Forester Elliott has pre ¡'
tonight. The bill is to tie put upon
dred barrels of cement have been or l>ared some facts concerning < tregon j was indicate«! the government look««! 11 in«, a Democrat, also attacked it.
dered ami a large concrete mixer will forest« which will be distributed in . with favor upon the suggestion.
Rapid-fire speeches were mad«* by its passage this w«*ek.
l>e delivered at the works this week. connection with the digest of the new I The armistice proposal appeared to
This will not prevent its passage,
be an outgrowth of the battle at Ague Republican« in reply to Republican
This machine has
capacity of 30 forestry law. He «ays.
even
though several Democrats vote
;
and
Democratic
supporters
of
that
Prieta
ami
the
loss
of
life
and
Kxiily
cubic yards a day.
"Oregon has one-fifth of the stand- !
A professional diver has been em- ing
_ timber of the United State«, or injury in lh>uglas by the fire from the measure, headed by Representatives against the majority of their party.
Mexican side. It |s>ints to the dang Underwood and McCall.
ployed to search the river b«*d for the \ about 500.000,000,000 feet,
Hubbard, of When th«* reciprocity bill passe*! tho
"This
timber is worth on the «tump ! ers of international complications Iowa, spoke in favor of reciprocity.
big pump that went down stream in
*
house in th«* last session, a majority of
which
might
follow
a
continuance
of
the flood last winter ami was lodged not leas than $»>00.000,000, ami if
the Rvpublicnns vot«»l against it. but
Mr.
Sloan
referred
to
the
house
suit
in a deep hole just below th«- dam site. 1 manufactured will bring in over $8, the fight.
Minister
de
1«
Barra
sent
to
Wish-
porters
of
the
^reciprocity
bill
as
"a
the Democratic majority in favor of it
The fishway put in recently by the 000.000.000 of outside money
It will ‘
state ia said, to be a hindrance to I either be manufactured or destroyed ,n _*
8**<r> i the answer to the proposal | Tammany and Dixie combination has greatly increaa><d in the new con-
made by the agent of the revolution
building a coffenlam in the progress by fire.
gre«
against the welfare of the country."
of the work under way.
j '‘Oregon** forests already distribute ists. In it he stipulate«! minor terms.
Five speakers participated in tho
The general del>ale of the measure
i
to
which
it
is
believed
there
will
be
no
There was at first some doubt about more wealth in the state than apples,
debate today. Forxlney, of Michigan,
objection.
It
may
t>e
assum«»i
that
will
continu«»
tomorrow,
but
Chair
delivery of water this year to the , fish, wool and wh«*at combined.
Cut
farmers but it is now believed that | ting has hardly begun.
Of the rev- before a full agreement 1« entered man Underwixsl, of the ways and a Republican member of the ways and
all obstacl«*« have l»ecn overcome and enue received from our lumlwr 80 per into every detail of the projxsal will means committee, will endeavor to get means, committee, and Lcnnait, of
tie submittnl to Francisco I. Madero.
that the work will be completed suffi- cent goes for ialxir ami supplies,
So far have negotiations now , the bill before the house under the Wisconsin, an insurgent Republican,
ciently to pump water to the High'
"Last year approximately 1,750,- ’ Jr.
S|a»kv against the bill.
Harrison, of
gone
that
it is not expected Madero five-minute rule Iwfore adjournment.
land ditches on each side of Rogue | 000,000 feet of timber was kille«l by
will
longer
oppose
the
overtures
his
New
York
an«l
Peters,
of
Massachu
th«-
United
Aided
by
a
large
map
of
river. This will mean that the dis tire, representing a value of not less
States and Canada, Cannon playtxl the setts, Dem«H*ratic members of the
tricts of Fruitdale on the south am! than $$.000,000 in stumpage alone. j agents have mad«* for peace.
It is believed no time will !>♦* lost I
the territory lying in the valley north Over 1,000.000.000 feet of the timber
role of a schoolmaster to a crowd«»! ways and means committee, and ('rum
packer, of Indiana, approve«! its pass
east of town will lie supplied.
killed was on private land« outside either by the rebel» or the government ’
ami filled galleries,
Hi» re-
I in concluding arrangements for the I
age.
National forests.
marks followed those of Representa
OREGON LEADS IN MOHAIR.
l.ennwii gave an emphatic statement
“Six human lives were lost in thin armistice, ami that as soon thereafter ___________
of insurgent policies and views, yues-
state last summer through forest tires, aa jKissible the drafting of terms for ; tjve Gudger
It
permanent peac«* will t>«*gin.
'* ia
‘
Cannon assail«»! th«* pro|«*»«»I agree- tinned from th«* Democratic side, ho
Industry Started In 1867 Now One ot the homes of many settlers burned and
i con* «»i«*<l ls>th allies realise the war ia m.-nt M I ii>K’* rous to American tra.l«*. *«W he op|»>**e.| th.- reciprocity agree-
livestock
on
the
range
destroyed.
Most Important.
' costing too much in money and lives.
“Timber owners are spending each
inimic.»! to the b.-»t itlt.-r.
. f |
'■
-I- he_b«:ov.-d it incr.-a.»«»!
Portland
"The Angora Goat and year for fire protections bout $130,000,
ican farmers ami certain to result in many duties, He said if the Demo-
Mohair Industry of th* Pacific North the Federal government «pend» for pa
depreciation of American farm lands. ! crate were sincere in their desire to
west" is the title of a book recently trol $150,001), and under this law the
"Not since th«- war with Spain and l’ut more articles on i the free list,
»ut-has’-t •»« «->»»».1 f-r th.- rn.
would attach the free list to the
all that follow«»! it has there been con- they
1
of the Northwest Angora Gout associa lection of its forest« $80,000 for the I
He then accused
sidt-red by the house of representa- reciprocity bill,
tion. It contains the full report of |
of wanting the president to veto
next two years.
tiv« • »<> im|>or(unt .« bill v.« the *>n<- them
’
the convention of the
association :
Danville, 111. Sensational charges
their free list bill when it finally
"Oregon's timber»*«! area is approx-
now pending," he declared.
which waa
Portland in connec imately 25,000,000 acres,
Of this I that William Randolph Hearst is at
"(>n the action of the house rests passed, so as to make political capital
tion with that of th«* woolgrowers in ! amount one-half is patrolled by the the head of a gigantic plot to unseat
the well Ix-ing and the prosperity of th«* for them.
January last, and much valuable in Federal government, the rest mutt be Joseph G Cannon in congress and in
"The progressive Republicans have
|H»*ple of the United States.
Is it
formation relative to the industry, in looked after by the state and the pri the furtherance of his plans he has
projier on slight consideration to vital never been free trader»,” said l.en-
cluding a historical sketch of its vate owner. ”
"I challenge anyone to point to
ise into laW an agreement that affects ’ r'H’t
growth.
The first Angora goats
i vestigating Vermillion county’s cor-
in th«-
the prosperity of every I home
____ ...
__ _ “ny "l»rech made by a progressive Re
I rupt electorate, are made in the news
brought to Oregon were imjsirt«»! by
publican in congress or elsewhere a«l-
BEAVER SLOUGH DRAINED.
land’"
A. ('antral from California atxiut l.*'*7,
i columns of the Commercial News, the
‘
.
I stand for a
Mr. Cannon declared that th«* treaty vacating free trade,
according to this publication. Oregon
Cannon organ in Danville.
protective
tariff, measuring duties by
had
been
mad«*
in
secret.
The
coun
I
is now first it is stat«»l in the number Six Thousand Acres Along the Co
The article, which appears under a try. the senate and the house had act-
difference in cost of production al
of Angora goats and the production of
quille Redeemed at *11 Average.
"scare head," says that Hearst has
ually nothing to do with the prepara home and abroad.”
mohair in the United States.
The
already spent $15,000 in the eighteenth
tion of th«* agreement with t'ansila. "President Taft,” said Fordney,
Marshfield A big advanceent of the
value of the annual clip approximates
congressional district in
obtaining
i "will be the candidate of the Repub
he declared.
agricultural
interests
of
Coos
bay
has
$50.000. Th«- value of the yearly in
evidence and has a swarm of detec
lican party for re-eiection, and I will
be
-n
achieved
in
the
completion
of
crease is approximated at $400.000.
tives in the district.
vole for him gladly, but I differ from
Washington,
April
2!.
Senator
$W4> drainage districts in the ('.»pull.-
Oregon mohair commands the highest
him radically on this Canadian tariff
valley near Coquille, the county seat.
Work
’
s
maiden
speech
c»u»«»i
a
brief
TACOMA RECALLS MAYOR
market price.
question. ”
One is the Beaver «lough drainage
revival of th«* Lorimer controversy in
Fordney said he had lost all the
WILL HAVE MONSTER PARADE. district and the other is the Fat Elk
Activity of Woman Voters Believed to the senat«- today. The speech was de money he had put into the flour mill
district.
In the two districts 8,000
Bo Responsible.
liver«») in support of the initiative, ing business ut the time of the Wilson
Portland Rose Festival Pageant W.ll acres of land, formerly waste, has
referendum, recall ami direct election tariff bill, and that he hail been a
l>een
converted
into
some
of
the
rich
Tacoma,
Wash
Mayor
A.
V.
Faw
Break Alt Records.
i'’dyed in the wool protectionist ever
est land in the county. In one case cett, of this city, was recalled Tues of senator».
I since. ”
Portland The novel street spec the cost of drainage was $13.40 an day in one of th«- most hotly contested
The senator touch«»! on the (»rimer
tacle calk»! the "Shower of Roses" ___
acre ___
ami in the oher $8.50 an acre. municipal elections ever held in this
Washington, April 18. Contending
which ia to be a part of the next Port ! The land. for years regarded as no city. W. W. Seymour is the new case in connection with his plea for
land Rose Festival in the we.*k of Kiiod whatever, is now worth $100 an mayor elect.
honest politics. Senator Works was that the constitutions of New Mexico
June 5-10, will cover more
more than
than 50*
*’>•’j Bere, and .......
will yield enormously any-
The election was the second mayor nam«»l in the resolution introduced at and Arizona are in accordance with tho
city bi««cks or nearly three miles in
jn t),,. way of grass, hay, oats,
alty recall contest within two weeks, th«- present session by S«*nator I.a Fol constitution of the United States, Sen
the central business district of the potatoes, cabbages and other vegeta Seymour an<i Fawcett being the two
lette calling for another investigation ator Chamberlain, of Oregon, today
city. While the train of six cars is bles.
The land was covered with high candidate« at the flr«t election,
moving through the main thorough thick willows and marsh grass and when a Socialist wan also in the race. of th«* Lorimer case, as chairman of delivered an argument in the senate
fares. ths 100 young women and girls covered most of the year with water.
An el««ction will be held May 3 for the committee on investigation.
in support of th«* Brown resolution
in white will keep up a continuous The brush is being cleared away and the purpose of recalling the four city
“This widespread unrising against approving th«* two instruments
bombardment
of roses, showering by a system of drainage ditches the commissioners.
the corruption that, if |«er»ist«»l in,
He point«»! nut that th«* constitution
them upon spectators along the way. water has been removed so that the
must eventually overthrow our rep- wm similar to th«* systems of Oregon,
Specially adapted cars will ba ure«i in land can lie tilled.
With land held Imported Filipinos Break Agreement res«-ntative form of government," he Oklahoma, Montan» anil South Dako
this train so that the thrilling spec for ataiut $100 an acre, in order to
San Franciaco It ia unlikely that said, “la found«*«! upon th«* most con ta.
tacle can better be obeerved from the clear it and get it ready for the plow the steamer Senator of the Pacific vincing evidence that corruption is
Mr. Chamlierlain defended th«* pro
street. Heretofore close«! cars have the cost would lie from $30 to $40 an Coast Steamship company’« fleet, will eating at the very vitals of the repub
vision f«»r the recall of state officers,
been used and the fair rose throwers acre, and thus to make a home on the engage in any further attempt« to lic am! threatening the pa-rpetuity of
including judges, contain«»! in the
have lab»ired under a handicap and land would cost about $150 an acre, bring Hawaiian ami Filipino laborers our free Institutions.
Arinona constitution. He said there
part of the beauty of the spectacle but in some crops the land will almost here from Honolulu for transahi|>mcnt
"We need not go outside of this is no reason why members of the ju
has be«-n lost.________
pay for itself in one year. It ia ex- to Alaska for work in the Alaska chamber to find evidence of this fact. diciary should not lx* «ubj«*cted to the
pected the drainage work will result Packer»' association canneries.
Un Th«- png«*» of the (»mgressional Record will of the p«x>ple as much as other
Olcott Assumes His Duties.
der charter to the Alaska Packers’ as of the past few months will disclose a official«, ami that such a law would
in settlement of much of this land.
Salem Ben W. Olcott waa sworn in
sociation, the senator sail«»! from this condition that has brought the whole have no tendency to deprive that
Monday morning as secretary of state
port for Honolulu, March 28, last, nation to shame. It was charg«»l that branch of the government of it« inde
New
Madras
WarthouH.
to succee«i Frank W. Benson and
equipjied to carry 1.000 lalsirers here. the election of a memlier of this body pendence.
shortly afterwanl took charge of the
Madras
Work has eummence*! on She returne«l last Sumlay with 145. was procured by corrupt practices and
Mr. Chamlierlain referred to the
office. At n«x>n the first full Ix.ard the new wool warehou»« in the Oregon They left th«* steamer Wednesday af
the bribery of Votes in the legisla effort to reopen the case «if birirnrr
mwting of the r»ew administration Trunk yards at this place by the Ker- j ternoon, after refusing to tak«* pas-
ture.”
and expressed the opinion that this
waa held, when Governor West. State nek Construction company, which is j «age on the Star of Italy for Bristol
matter is mil yet settled, " No matter
Treasurer Kay and Secretary Olcott ( to have the building completed by Hay.
Washington, April 21. Party affil can be,
In- said, "until it in settled
met to consider minor details of the May 10. Th«* building will be 80x150|
iations were broken repeatedly today right.’
plan Governor West has been father feet inside, with an eight-foot covered
Anarchist Is Arrested.
in the house in the concluding hours of
ing in using the labor at the state in |x>rch on each side full length.
Work
TAFT LOATH TO INTERFERE.
Bordeaux, France
The police ar the tight on the Canadian reciprocity
stitutions.
ia also being done on the new brick
•’I will d«*vote my time to learning i hotel, by the Bentley Construction rested Fernand«« Francisco, alleged to bill.
[ be a Spanish anarchist, at the railway
Democrats denounced fellow Dem Motive« M ght B» Mitronstrusd If
the details of the office and not to hir- j company, of Portland.
The excavat
Troops Crossed Border.
ing or discharging employes.’ said I ing is finished and brick, sand and ce i station here just before the arrival of ocrats for supporting a Republican
the train on which King Alphonao was protective principle and Republicans
Secretary Olcott. "Whether changes ment are being put on the ground.
Washingbin President Taft replied
It I to leave the city. Since the arrival hprled criticism against fellow Repub
will come in the future is for future ! is expected to complete the hotel by
here of the Spanish monarch every licans for marching with the Demo io a m«--* age from Governor Sloan, of
to say as at present I am endeavoring August at the latest.'
precaution has been taken to secure crats toward the free trade goal. Dur Arizona, asking protection for citizens
to learn the buxines« of the office.
of Douglas from the fire of fcd«*ral«
his safety, in anticipation of seeing ing the seven hours of debate 24 men
“Now that lhave received the ap
and insurrecUis, that he was loath to
the king many persons hail gathered spoke on the measure.
Farmer»’ Union Will Meet.
pointment ! desire to confirm the re
endanger Americans in Mexico by
at
the
railway
station.
King
Alphonao
Most
criticism»
of
the
bill
were
from
Helix
Helix and Holdman locals
port that the state hoard will work in
taking so ra'lical a step as sending
harmony so far as 1 am concerned. of the Fanners’ Educational ami Co- came here to see Professor Moure, agricultural sections and were based American troops across the bonier to
who
has
frequently
treated
him
for
on
the
position
that
reciprocity
with
! view the state of Oregon as a large operative union of America will hold a
prevent further fighting.
Canada under the agreement would in
business proposition. If private busi joint meeting here May 6. The atfair an affection of the nasal organs.
The presi«i«*nt in his telegram to the
jure the agricultural interests of the
ness cannot be conducted successfully will last the greater part of the day
governor said the situation might
Salmon
Prices
Advanced.
United
State«.
Difference«
in
the
where harmony does not exlit, no and one of the features will be a noon
justify him in ordering troops to cross
Astoria, Or. The Columbia River North Carolina delegation, all Demo
time feast.
Prominent members of
more can public business"
i the tsinler an«l attempt to stop fight
crat«,
were
vigorously
aired
on
the
the union from all parts of the county Fishermen'« Protective union, at a
Representative Webb said ing or to fire upon both contestants
»[M-cial meeting held here, has fixed the floor.
Fraternal Order« W*ll Participate.
are expected.
Claude
Kitchin,
who opened the re from the Am«*rican side.
rates
to
be
paid
for
raw
salmon
«luring
Portland Every fraternal organis
He hesitate«! to take such a step
ciprocity
fight
last
Friday, had no
the
fishing
season,
which
opens
May
Grain it In Fine Condition.
ation ami secret society in the city is
because of the possibility of resistance
1, at »‘>J cents a pound for small or right to criticise him or other mem
planning to have representation in
and greater bloodah«»! anil the «langer
Weston Growing grain is reported
cents a pound for bers of the state delegation who pro
the big demonstration which ia to be to be in first class condition by Wes cannery fish, and
of having his motives misconstnied
posed
to
vote
against
the
reciprocity
large,
or
cold
atorag«*
salmon,
those
held on one of the evenings of the ton farmers.
ami arousing Mexican« against Amer-
Fall wheat has attained weighing 25 pounds or over.
These agreement, because they thought it
forthcoming Rose Festival. June 5-10, a height of eight inches or more ami is
leans now in Mexico.
was
opposed/o
Democratic
ideals.
rates
are
an
advsnre
of
1
cent
a
pountl
in this city, Scores of these bodies »tooling nicely. The field» this season
on
each
el
ass
of
fish
over
the
prices
which have uniform rank and trained are unusually free from weeds.
Harper Land* Collectorship.
Pries of Timber Limited.
that prevailed last season.
drill teams will be found in the line
Washington Omgresaman Ioifferty
Washington, D. C. Fred C. Harper,
of march.
Milton Fruit Outlook Oood.
Much Opium Destroyed.
of Seattle, will be confirmed as collec introduced a bill tn require the aale of
San Francisco Customhouse offi tor of custom« for Washington, in unreserved timber land to individuala
Milton
This section will have a
Albany College Gets *5 000 Gift.
Albany News of another goo«l do good crop of peaches, cherries, pear» cial« destroyed «bout $70,000 worth of view of the announcement marie today at $2.50 an acre, in tracts not exeeed-
Thia ia the by Senator Poindexter that he would ing 180 acres to any one purchaser,
nation to tbe endowment fund of Al ami apples, despite the cold weather contraband opium here.
bany College has reach«*«! here
The of last week. It develops that few largest amount ever confiscated in San not oppose Harper’« confirmation. Until two year* ago the timber and
The opium was taken Senator Jonee haa already reporter! atone act had been const rued to re-
donor was Ellen S. James, of New orchards were damaged to the extent Franciaco.
favorably on it.
quire the «ale of Umber land«.
from the liner Korea.
they at fl rat feared.
York, and the gift $5,000.
HEARST ALLEGED TO RE IN
PLOT TO UNSEAT CANNON.
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