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About Lexington wheatfield. (Lexington, Or.) 1905-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1905)
LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD S. A. THOMAS, PublUher LEXINGTON OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK 1b a Ccs&sssd Form for Oar fcsy lexers. A Ruuma of hs Less Important but Not Lmi Interesting Events of ths PMt Woak. Rockefeller has advanced the price of crude oil 10 cents. President Roosevelt visited the home of his mother at Roswell, Georgia. Linievitch has ordered the barricades and trenches he has been occupying destroyed. Twelve commissioned army officers have been convicted during the past year by court martial. Quantities of rich pearls are being found on the Kankakee river, says a La Porte, Ind., dispatch. The weather bureau says that during the clear cold nights Northern Lights of rare beauty should be seen. . A Chicago woman dressed in man's garb instinctively reached for her skirt in crossing a street. Her arrest fol lowed. The geographical survey has reported that the sand of the Pacific coast is nearly one-third iron. This is the re sult of tests made during the past sum mer at the fair grounds. Japanese merchants are to put a fleet of steamers on the Pacific coast trade that may make heavy inroads on pres ent companies. They will carry freight at about one-third the present rate. Pekin advices say Russia and China will renew the treaty of 1727. This will allow Russia to extend her trade in Mongolia and permit her subjects to engage in mining and railway enter prises.' Western railroads are placing heavy orders for equipment. It is announced that the strikes in Russia have been ended. The entire middle West is buried nnder a blanket of snow. Enthusiastic ovations greet the presi dent at every stop on his Southern trip. President Roosevelt has received messages of thanks from the czar and mikado. ' W. J. Bryan, who is touring the Orient, will he received in audience by the mikado. Japan will celebbrate her victory over Russia with a parade of the cap tured warships. ( Japan has sent troops to Corea to suppress an uprising. The government forces were inadequate. - Secretary Shaw is arranging with Wall street bankers for the sale of bonds of the Panama canal issue. A resident of Philadelphia, who was traveling in Nicaragua, has been sent to prison for 10 years for murdering his guide. Announcement is made that the sur vey of the Flathead Indian reservation in Montana has been completed and that the allotment of lands will begin within a short time. It is expected that the reservation will be thrown open to settlers in the fall of 1906 or spring of 1907. The canal commission and engineers have returned. Ten Denver bankers have 'been in dicted for stealing. A French fleet 1b moving against . Venezuela with American approval. The president has forbidden the ex port of arms to Santo Dominican rebels. A German economist says Europe will form a tariff alliance against America. Japan announces that another Rus sian battleship sunk at Port Arthur has been raised. Practically no new cases of yellow, fever are being reported in the' infected districts of the South. Discovery has been made that many young American girls are being Bold into slavery in China. Liberals have decided not to vote in the Cuban election. President Morton, of the Equitable Life Assurance society, advocates pub lic examination of accounts of all cor porations. In the Young court martial, in con nection with the Bennington disaster, Ensign Wade testified that he had con demned the gunboat's boilers. Life insurance companies entering Texas after this year will have to . an swer numerous and largely personal questions before a permit will be given them. ATTACK ON LOCAL TRUSTS. Government is Prosecuting Hawaiian Lumber and Meat Monopolies. Honolulu, Oct. 20. Acting under instructions of the United States attor ney general, District Attorney Breckens has Instituted the first of a number of injunction suits for the purpose of' breaking up the local trusts. A suit was filed today against the firms of Allen & Robinson, Lewers & Cooke and Wilder & Co. It asks that the Federal court issue a perpetual in junction restraining the above named firms from carrying out an alleged agreement controlling the entire lum ber business of the islands. It is alleged that the three firms named control 90 per cent of the busi ness here and have combined, in viola tion of an act of congress to prevent the unlawful restraint of trade. It is fur ther alleged that the price of lumber here, as a result of the combination, is 175 per cent in advance of that on the mainland. Practically all the lumber used here is imported. United States District Judge Dole signed an order to show cause why the injunction should not be issued. The hearing was set for December 4. It is reported that Mr. Breckens is about to file a similar suit against the cattle and meat dealers, of whom there are about 70, including many very prominent ones. It is, alleged that practically all of the cattle ranchers of the island have combined to control ret tail prices, agreeing not to compete and to sell only at a single market in Hon olulu. AMERICAN RIGHTS SUSTAINED. Root Proves Gloucester Fishermen May Fish Off Newfoundland. Washington, Oct. 20. After a con ference between Secretary Root and Sir Mortimer Durand, the Britith ambas sador, lasting for an hour and a half. it was announced that a speedy and satisfactory solution of the Gloucester Newfoundland fisheries controversy was in sight. The facts obtained showed that the Newfoundland inspector of revenue protection service directed that American vessels should not be allowed to fish under American register, on the ground that they had never done so in the past. Prior to this time the Amer ican fishermen had bought bait in New foundland under fishing license. They are now prevented by law from buying bait, and the authorities have been un willing to permit them to catch herring without a special fishing license. Mr. Root informed the ambassador that an American register is a ship's highest proof of nationality, and carries with it not only a license to trade, but also a regular fishing license. As soon as this fact is made clear to the Newfoundland authorities, it is ex pected they will withdraw all objec tion. Meantime, the American fisher men, with the approval of the Srate department, have been instructed, to continue their fishing. WARSHIPS IN CARIBBEAN. France Ready to Enforce Demands on Venezuelan Government. Washington, Oct. 20. Secretary Root is doing all he can to assist in bringing about a settlement of the differences between the French and Venezuelan governments growing out of the refusal of the latter to longer maintain diplo matic relations with M. Taigny, French charge d'affairs, in Caracas. Today he discussed the situation with both M. Jusserand, tbe French ambassador, and Senor Veloz, the Venezuelan charge d'affairs here. The ' French ambassador, as he was leaving the State department, said M. Taigny was entirely without fault in tbe matter. He had merely obeyed the directions of the Paris foreign office when he sent to the Venezuelan gov ernment a letter of protest against its action jn seizing the property of the French cable company. "Therefore," said the ambassador, "France will support him." He added significantly: "We have two beautiful warships now in the Caribbean sea." Alturas, Cal., is in Ruins. Reno, Nev., Oct. 20. From an un known cause a fire started at Alturas, Cal., at 9 o'clock last night, and when the flames were under control late this afternoon the greater portion of the thriving Modoc county town was in ashes, at least $75,000 worth of prop erty being swept out of existence. The fire started in a candy factory, from what cause will probably never be known. A brisk wind qarried the flames from one building to another, the fire fighters being unable to check its course. Great Storm in Oklahoma. Guthrie, O. T., Oct. 20. Heavy wind storms prevailed throughout East ern Oklahoma last night. The worst was at Manfoodkit, where two children were killed and nine persons injured, two prabably fatallv. At Meriden a house was demolished, but no one was hurt. Near Cunning farm buildings were damaged, but no persons have been reported injured. DESTRUCTIVE GALE Sweeps Great Lakes and Causes Man) Deaths, PROPERTY LOSS UP IN MILLIONS Many Vessels Reported Lost and Anx iety Felt for Many That Are Out in the Storm. . Chicago, Oct. 21. Death ahd de struction reSUltnri frnm nna nf t.hn flarn. est gales that has ever swept over the great laaeB, wnich Ms been blowing for 12 hours and has not vet RnhaiiTart. destroying much shipping, sinking a numoer oi vessels, ruining docks and waterfront Dronartv at manv nnrfa Many lives are reported lost, while the property loss is reckoned by millions. One freighter with craw of oht. torn loose from her tugs and lost with all hands. Crippled vessels tndav soncht rafiura in every lake port and many wrecks are reported. The east shorn nf Lata Michigan suffered severely, dock prop erty worth thousands of dollars being swept away at St. Joseph, South Haven, Holland, Grand Haven and r I iuuBnegon. Heavy waves are still bombarding the coaRts. The atnrm raged from Lake Superior to Lake On tario ana great anxiety is felt for ves sels on the lakes. The damage at Buffalo will e-rraa1 $100,000. Manv small vessels vera sunk within sight of the shore at their anchorage. Some of the largest docks sustained heavy damage from both wind and water. From all rtoints rtatniln nra fnmins in of the enormous damage caused bv the storm. Many docks were iniured in this Port and manv craft rrinnled. The damage at Holland exceeds $100, 000, at Menominee the loss is $250,000. Summer resorts alnnor thn Minhio-nn and Wisconsin coasts suffered 'heavily wule every harbor reports much damage. STUDYING TYPE OF CANAL. Board of Engineers Has Not Yet De cided Question. Washington, Oct. 21. The following was issued by the Isthmian Canal com mission today: ' In regard to the published rumors to the effect that the majority of the members of the consulting board of en gineers have decided in favor of a lock canal at Panama, General Davis, chair man of the board, said today: "So far as I am aware, neither the board nor any individual member of it bas expressed any opinion as to the type of canal that is favored. The board is not in possession of all the facts bearing on the question of type. "Two committees have been appoint ed to study the two types of canal sea level and lock and these commit tees are endeavoring to develop the best canal of ach type. When the work shall have been completed, the whole board will be ready to decide which type it prefers." GIVES UP HARNEY SCHEME. Government Cannot Reclaim Great Valley in Southern Oregon. Washington, Oct. 21. The Reclam ation service has, for the present, at least, abandoned the idea of construct ing an irrigation project in Harney valley, in Southern Oregon, and it now seems improbable that a government project will ever be built there. Much land in that vicinity is now in private ownership, owners are not prepared to make satisfactory terms with the gov ernment and furthermore, water rights are in such a condition that litigation would probably be necessary before the government could build. In view of this fact tbe secretary of the Interior, on recommendation of the Reclamation service, today with drew his objection to the right of way which the Portland Ditch company sought to acquire for its canal in Har ney valley. Australia for Irish Home Rule. Melbourne, Australia, Oct. 21. The Federal house of representatives and senate today adopted a motion to pe tition King Edward to grant home rule to Ireland. The success of the home rulers is attributed in a large measure to William Redmond's recent cam paign in Australia. The motion has been hotly debated and the Labor party and Liberals supported the Home Rulers. The Federal premier, Alfred Deakin, promised to vote for the home rule principle as a necessary prelimi nary to the federation of the empire. Barrett Soon Goes to Colombia. Washington, Oct. 21. Minister John Barrett made a final call on Secretary Root today and tonight went to New York. He will sail in a few days and as soon as possible will take up his duties as minister to Colombia. RUSSIA IN NEW FERMENT. Strikes Break Out In the Big Manu factoring Cities. St. Petersburg, Oct. 18. The strike at MOSCOW llHH orlvnn an imnatni fn ha " e - w a au C v vuu w wu v new wave of strikes' and disorders Which is HWflRnlnor nvar fha nnnntrv . . f n V w V.W J and which promises a repetition of the ponoii oi stress mat prevailed in Janu ary and February, though, it is hoped. on a less serious scale. Besides the tumult in .St. Petersburg and Moscow, strikes and disorders inspired by the events in the latter place are reported irom Baratoit, JUeff, Kazan, Kharkoff and other cities, while the strike move ment has again broken out in Moscow. DiSDatchs from Vltntarinnalav Vn. ban and Tiflis report troubles in the Caucasus, which, however, have no connection witn the Russian move' ment. A large part of the working people oeeui io oe inspired Dy a spirit oi un rest. The movement, la Inroalv nnliti. - - ..e.j j,..v.- cal, and is engineered by the Social democrats and social Revolutionaries, many of the leaders of whom deplore AL- .1 . .... . . . . ... wie ouiDrean at wis time, as it will interfere with thn narfntal - X - of the parties during the elections oi lL J ml . . iue uouma. iney say, However, that it was necessary to take advantage ' of me uiuurnuK ai Moscow, even tnougn they were not fully prepared for ths movement. PAY DUTY ON PRESENTS. President Orders Daughter Ireated Like All Other Citizens. Chicago, Oct. 18 A dispatch to the Record-Herald from Washington says: Secretary Shaw and Collector Rtratton. of the port of San Francisco, have had a load of trouble for several weeks about which the public has known nothing, and it was lifted yesterday when the secretary was told hv Presi. dent Roosevelt to collect the legal duty on all dutiable articles brought back to this eountrv bv Miss Alice RoosavaU. The total duty is expected to reach nearly sou.uuu. The daughter of the president has re ceived d uring her trio to the Philin- pines, ihina, Japan and (Jorea many pretty and some quite valuable pres ents. Some of the enstoms nflicaro suggested Miss Roosevelt ought to be allowed to bring tbe valuables in duty free, inasmuch as she wan trant.ari with all the honors of a nrinrean onH rliH much to cement friendship between tbe United States and foreign countries. Tbe belongings of crowned heads, of royalty and of diplomats are always ad mitted free of duty into the United States. Hecralarv Rhaw rare .veil nno. gestions until he was almost sick. The presents are worth probably $100,000, and if the nsual rate of Antv wan im. posed it would cost Miss Roosevelt or ner lather upwards oi 60 per cent or $60,000. Neither Miss Roosevelt nor her father is rich, although the vonntr ' o 4 e woman is understood to have a modest fortune in her own right. WILL DEFEND CANAL. United States Government Decides to Fortify the Terminals. Washington, Oct. 18. Fo.tification of the terminals of the Panama canal is one of the subjects to be considered by Secretary Taft, when he makes his visit to the isthmus, and for this purpose he will be accompanied by members of the first committee of tbe Fortifications board. This committee consists of Major J? P. Storey, ex-chief of artil lery, retired; Brigadier General Alex McKenzie, chief of engineers; W. M. Crozier, chief of ordnance; Samuel M. Mills, chief of artillery; Captain Charles Sperry, of the navy, and Major George Uoethals, corps of engineers. All the members of this committee will not accompany the secretaiy and until definite orders are received it in prob able that General Storey, Captain Sper ry and Major Goethals will be the members who will go to Panama. Fortification of the canai was forbid den by the first Hay-Pauncefote treaty, but this treaty was amended by the senate. The canal treaty which was finally adopted and is now in force, and which superseded the Clay-Bulwar treaty has no mention of fortifications, but does allow the United States to use such military force as may be necessary to 'police and protect the canal. Stand by Uncle Sam. Havana, Oct. 18. The seven com mercial, industrial and agricultural associations of Cuba, at a joint meeting here today, unanimously passed a reso lution that the great commeicial need of Cuba is a new, and, if possible, a permanent, commercial treaty with the United States. The meeting elected a committee to initiate a movement to ward obtaining such a treaty. Louis Galban, a leading importer and presi dent of tbe Havana chamber of com merce, was chosen president of the joint movement. Preparing Reserve Vessels; Cherbourg, Oct. 18. Active work is going on here in preparing reserve ves sels for service in case of eventualities in Venezuela. The arsenal and the artillery depofare working at full pres sure. The cruiser Desaix, which left yesterday, took a large store of ammu nition for Fort du France, Island of Martinique. TAKES A FIRM HOLD Engineer Stevens Improves Con ditions on tbe Isthmus. BUILDING IS GOING ON RAPIDLY Shonts Says Commission Has Erected Houses, Docks and Railroad Shops Health Good. Washington, Oct. 19. Chaiiaaan Shonts, of the Isthmian canal commis sion, made the following statement of his observations on the Isthmus of Pan ama during his recent visit: "The most encouraging feature of affairs on the isthmus, observed by every person during the last six or eight months who had been there pre viously, was the feeling among the. men. Chief Engineer Stevens' meth ods and personality are making a strong; impression and creating confidence in his measures. "I found that substantial progress had been made in the repairing and construction of hosues, over 200 of the old Freneh houses having been repaired during the last two months. A large dock at Christobal, which has 28 feet of water, will be ready for ships in a very fpw weeks. Rapid progress is be ing made on dock 14, also at Cristobal. "When these docks are all accepted, and in operation, we shall be able to. handle all, the commission material and a large part of the Panama commercial freight from these docks, leaving the old docks largely for the use of ships of other lines. We are also putting in shops and terminal yards at Cristobal and have planned yards for La Boca, and the end of the line. The bridges of the Panama railroad have beea strengthened so as to carry the heavier locomotives now arriving on the isth mus. ."General health conditions are illus trated by the fact that notwithstanding we have increased the laboring force to nearly 4,000 men during the last four months, the number of patients in An con hospital was lower than for many previous months." CUBA FEARS COMPETITION. Probable Reduction of Tariff on Phil ippines Alarms People. Havana, Oct. 19. The fear that t he United Stats will lower the tariff on Philippine products was one of the factors that led to the united movement of the seven commercial, industrial and agricultural organizations of Cuba in favor of a new treaty with the United States. The directors of the joint movement begun here Tuesday night visited Pres ident Palma this evening and outlined to him their purpose of securing a gen eral treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States to supeisede the praesent reciprocity treaty betv-een the two countries. The committee said it desired to inform President Palm defi nitely of tbe project that had been un dertaken, in order that it might be as sured that the Cuban government fav ored it. MONOPOLY CHARGE FAfLS. Beef Packers Will Be Tried, How ever, for Conspiracy. Chicago. Oct. 19. Federal JnAo .T Otis Humphrey todav cave a pinion on the demurrer of the meat packers charged with illegal conspiracy. He overruled the portion of the demurrer in which the packers attacked the odd numbered COUntS. charging? DinnnnnW was sustained. Following the decision, cnnnanl fa the packers asked leave to extend his demurrer to the third count of the in dietment to the first count, to which he previously announced he would enter a. plea of not guiltv. The court nlinwari this and then overruled the demurrer to the first count. Judge Humphrey gave the defendant until Monday next to enter special pieas in tne case. Popular Farewell to Wright. Manila. Oct. 19. Arrangements are being made for a popular farewell dem onstration upon the departure of Gov ernor Luke E. Wright for America. It will take the form of a banquet, public- reception and,a water pageant. Gov ernor Wright has vetoed the proposi tion to give him a valuable present,, subscribed for by the public, as it might ha construed as indicating his intention not to return to the islands. The foreign residents of this city are ll 1 i! it .... . entnuBiaauc over me proposition to give Governor Wright a farewell. Jerry Simpson Has Quiet Day. Wichita, Kan., Oct. 19. At m o'clock last night ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson was sleeping soundly. He passed a quiet day. His son, Lester Simpson, and family arrived yesterday morning from Roswell, N. M.