OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
'
REAMES SIGNS UP.
Irrigation In Klamath County It
Now
Doubly Assured.
Klamath Falls Evan R. Reames
has signed the trust deed for hie surplus
land under the lower project, consist
ing of 2,500 acres.
This makes the assurance of this
project being completed by the govern
ment doubly sure, as about 93 per cent
-ot the surplus holdings embraced in the
lower project has now been signed up
with the Klamath Waterusers' associa
tion. The government only asked for
75 per cent of the total and 73 per cent
was signed up before Mr. Reames came
into the association. Though this was
not quite the amount asked, all prepar
ations had been made to go on with the
work without him, and the people were
assured that the government would not
turn itdown, regardless of whether he
signed or not.
Mr. Reames' tract was the largest in
dividual holding in the project not
signed, and the land belonging to the
G. W. Smith estate, consisting of 1,200
acres, is practically all that is left Jout
at present. This will cost the estate
50 cents penalty per acre if the owners
wish to sign up for irrigation. Other
wise it will be left dry, so far as Uncle
Sam is concerned. There are a few
other tracts not yet signed up, but they
are all small.
JURY VENIRE IS DISMISSED.
State Land Fraud Cases Will Go Over
Until January. '
Salem The demurrers to the infor
mations against A. T. Kelliher and H.
H. Turner, charging forgery of an as
signment of a certificate of sale and
also of an application to purchase state
school lands, were argued by counsel
for the state and defendants respect
ively and taken under advisement by
Judge Burnett. Defendants also filed
a plea in abatment on the ground that
II. H. Turner was a witness before the
grand jury and his name was not men
tioned in the information.
Judge Burnett has dismissed the jury
venire for the term, which will have
the effect of postponing the trial of the
case to the January term of court,
against the wishes of District Attorney
McNary, who desired to bring it to
issue and trial during the present term
Hop Crop Excellent.
Independence Hopplcking is now
thing of the past here, and the crop for
1905 has surpassed even the most Ban
guine expectations. The quality of the
hop is full equal to last year's unexcel
led standard, and an increased acreage
-will cause the total yield to go beyond
that of 1904. There is a disposition
among the local growers to be inde
pendent with the buyers. Such a large
profit has been derived from hop cul
ture in the last few years that moBt
growers are in a position to hold their
rop for advances which they think' are
sure to come.
Few Sales in Hops.
Salem The hop market the
-week has been very quiet.- A few for
tunate growers who contracted their
season's crop some months ago at 10
and 18 cents have been making deliver
ies. The ruling market price during
the week has been 11 to 12 cents
Quite a number of bales have been dis
posed of at this price, although there
has been no general movement among
the growers to accept the prevailing
quotations. The best informed growers
and buyers say there will be no grow
rB' pool organized this year.
Has Monstrous Name.
Albany "Anarrichtys Oceolate"
is
the scientific name of the strange
sea
monster captured at Yaquina bay by
Robert Loeth last summer. J. Q
Crawford, photographer and scientist
sent pictures of the uncanny animal to
the Smithsonian Institution, and also
to the University of Oregon. Word
has been received from both these au
thorities that the above unpronounce
able words constitute the scientific
name of the monster, and that the pop'
ilar name is wolf eel.
Ten-btamp Mill on Gold Bug.
Sumpter The long Gold Bug cross
ut tunnel seems destined to cut an In
numerable number of blind and parallel
ledees. Since the report made two
weeks ago another ledge has been cut
assavinir $440 to the ton. ine ore
tody is seven feet wide, with the rich
streak taking up ten inches in the cen
ter. . It is said the ore body will aver
, age clear across about $65 to the ton.
Erection of the reduction plant will
commence in a few days. The plant
will consist of ten stamps.
' Big Money for Six Acres,
Silverton A. Qlvin, of this place,
has just sold his crop of Italian prunes
to a Salem firm for $666. From six
acres of orchard he got 13,661 pounds
of choice prunes. The price was 4
centi per pound.
TO BUILD SMELTER.
Portland and Grants Pass Capital Has
Placed the Order.
Grants Pass A custom smelter, the
first in Southern Oregon, for handling
gold and copper ore, is soon to be added
to the industries of Grants Pass. The
Rogue River Mining, Smelting & Pow
er company, made up oi urants rasa
and Portland men, have secured back
ing from some of the leading capitalists
of Boston, who have placed to the
credit of the smelter company all the
funds that will be required for the con
struction of the smelter and for putting
it in operation.
The order was placed a month ago
with a Spokane foundry tor the manu
facture of the furnaces and the machin
ery, and word has been received that
the first of next month the first ship
ments will be made. The smelter will
be located at the Savage rapids, on
Rogue river, five miles east of Grants
is, and on the Southern Pacific rail
road, where the smelter company has a
large tract of land on Doth sides of the
river. The smelter for the present
will be of 100 tons capacity per day,
and will be of the latest pattern in
every respect. The smelter will be so
arranged that it can be enlarged at any
time.
The last of this month a large force
of men will be put at work putting in
the siding at the smelter site, and in
construction work on the smelter, ore
bins and the necessary buildings. The
orebins will be completed first and be
ready to receive ore by the middle of
November. It is expected to have the
furnace ready to blow in by New Years,
and the inauguration of an industry
made that will be far reaching in its
effects in developing the great mineral
wealth of Southern Oregon.
Cone May Build at Dallas.
Dallas George Cone, whoie sawmill
at St. Johns, Ore., was recently de
stroyed by fire, has made a proposal to
build and operate a mill of 50,000 feet
daily capacity at this place, provided
the people will extend aid to the amount
of $2,000. Businessmen generally seem
to favor the plan and the offer , will
probably be accepted. M. M. Ellis,
president of the local board of trade,
has been authorized to name a solicit
ing committee. If the amount is secu
red work on the buildings will com
mence at once.
Small Gain in Umatilla.
Pendleton According to the recent
state census taken in this county, and
which has just been completely totaled,
the population of Umatilla county is
18,083. This is a gain of only 34 over
the Federa' census of 19C0. The prin
cipal reason for the small gain is
doubtless the exodus to sections where
land is cheaper.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 73c per bushel; blue'
stem, 76c; valley, 7172c.
Oats No. 1 white feed, $2424.50;
gray, $2424 60 per ton.
Barley Feed, $20.5021 per ton;
brewing, $21.5022; rolled, $21.50
22.
Rye $1.401.45 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
15 per ton; valley timo'hy, $1112;
clover, $89; cheat, $7.509; grain
hay, $89.
Fruits Apples, $11.75 per box;
peaches, 6075e per crate; canta
loupes, 75c$1.25 per crate; pears,
$1.251.50 per box; crabapples, $1
per box: grapes, muscat, 7590c box;
Tokay, 75$1.30c; black, 5075; Con
cord, 15c; quinces, $1 per box.!
Vegetables Beans, l4c pet pound;
cibbage, llc; cauliflower, 75c per
dozen ; celery, 75c per dozen ; corn, 65c
per sack; cucumbers, 1015c per doz
en; pumpkins, lc; tomatoes, 30
40c per crate; squash, lc per
pound; turnips, 90c$l per sack; car
rots, 65 ( 75c per Back; beets, 8fic$l
per sack.
Onions Oregon yellow Danvers, $1
1.25 per sack.
Potatoes Oregon fancy, 6585c per
sack; common, nominal; Merced
sweets, 22c per pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2530c per
pound.
fcggs -yregon ranch, 283Uc per
dozen. 'j;.
Poultry Average old hens, 11
12c; mixed chickens, 11c; old roosters,
89c; young roosters, 10 !s
springs, HUllWc; dressed chickens,
1212c; turkeys, live, 17l7c;
geese, live, per pound, 89c; ducks,
1414c. 1
Hops Oregon, 1903, choice, 11
13c; olds, 1012c. '.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
19(321c; lower grades down to 15c, ac
cording to shrinkage; valley,; 2527c
per pound; mohair, choice, 30c.
iieet Dressed buns ltgsic per
pound; cows, 34c; country steers,
44c. ,
Veal Dressed, 37c per pound.
Mutton-Dressed, fancy, 6)7oper
pound; ordinary, 45c; lambs, 7
Pork Dressed, 67c per pound
TARIFF NOT TO BE TOUCHED.
Senator Aldrich It Alto Opposed to
Railroad Rate Legislation.
Washington, Oct. 17. Senator Aid
rich, of Rhode Island, the general man
ager of the United States senate, is not
telling what the program is to be for
the coming session, but he has allowed
an intimation to leak out that there
will be no tariff legislation, and no
revenue legislation beyond some pro
vision for Panama canal bonds.
What Mr. Aldrioh may say and think
is not necessarily the plan to be fol
lowed, but it is pretty apt to be, and
when the Rhode Island senator, who is
chairman of the finance committee,
says there is to be no tariff legislation,
the probabilities are strongly in favor
of such legislation being pigeonholed if
it ever comes from the house.
But Senator Aldrich is believed to be
equally s interested in suppressing
railroad rate legislation which would
be offensive to his good friends, the
railroads, and there again he is going
to have something to Bay later, though
he will not talk at the present time.
Senator Aldrich is a member of the
committee on interstate commerce, but
he did not attend the hearings given
by that committee last spring, after
congress had adjourned. His mind is
made up on that question. He knows
how he will vote; he knows the kind
of bill he favors; he understands what
his friends want, and when the time
comes for action, though he will say
little, he will get in a powerful lot of
effective work.
There is no discounting Senator Al
drich's ability; he is one of the might
iest factors in congress, and it so hap
pens that he is chairman of the com
mittee which handles tariff legislation
and a member of the committee that
must pass upon the railroad rate bill
after it passes the house. That is an
other reason why Aldrich is in a po
sition to speak with authority as to
legislative prospects at the coming ses
sion. '
MAKE TIMBER DURABLE.
Forest Service Studies Methods, Also
Its Structural Strength.
Washington, Oct. 17. William L.
Hall, assistant forester in charge of the
office of forest products in the forest
service, has returned to Washington
after an extended trip in the West.
The study of the methods of seasoning
and treating Western timbers to derive
their greatest Service when put to use,
to which Mr. Hall has given special at
tention on this trip, forms an import
ant part of the work of this office. And
the subject is considered of such vital
consequence by steam and electric rail
ways and telephone and telegraph com'
panies in the West that a number of
these companies are co-operating with
the forest service in its consideration
Their interest centers chiefly in timbers
for tie and pole purposes. Tests are
now under way for tamarack, hemlock
and cedar timber in Michigan and Wis
consin, and for red fir, western hemlock
and western tamarack in Idaho and
Washington.
Another important line of work in
the omce of forest products is a series
of tests of strength of structural tim
bers.
YAQUIS FIRE FROM AMBUSH.
Two Companies of Mexican Troops
Lose Heavily.
Hermosillo, Mex.,i Oct. 17. A com
pany of the fifth regiment, Mexican
army, sent out a few days ago to tup
press the rebellious Yaquis in the
neighborhood of Ortiz, was almost
wiped out Friday from ambush. Lieu
tenant Ayalo, who commanded, and
five of his men were instantly killed
Four others were fatally wounded, and
died soon after, while a dozen escaped
with serious wounds.
A company reconnoitering near Are
nas was also ambushed by the savages
and their leader shot down almost DC'
fore they were aware of the presence of
the Indians. The survivors, after the
first onslaught, drove back the savages
with much slaughter. The Indians
however, outnumbered them, and the
whole party would have been massa
cred had not a company frornanother
regiment, stationed at Arenascome to
the rescue. . .'
- Diaz to Give Audience.
Mexico City, Oct. 17. The commit'
tee having in charge.the entertainment
of the General Passenger Agents
of
America has completed elaborate ar
rangements for the care of the party
from the time of their arrival at the
border until they reach this city, where
they will hold their convention. The
customs inspection of the baggage at
the border will be made as lenient as
possible. The Mexican government
will participate in the entertainment
of the visitors. They will be granted
an audience by President Diaz.
Explosions Injure Firemen.
fTChicago, Oct. 17. Five firemen were
slightly injured and property valued at
$180,000 was destroyed today by a fire
that demolished the five-story brick
building at 75 and 77
cupied by Podrasink,
Co1, wholseale dealers
wa 1 paper.
Lake street, oc
Klappenrich
In paintt and
TO RECOVER LAND
Government Begins Six Salts in
Court at Tacoma.
TITLE WAS OBTAINED BY FRAUD
Bribery, Perjury, Subornation of Per
jury, Forgery, Fraudulent Affi
davits, Etc., Charged.
Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 17. In the
Federal court today six cases were filed
by Attorney General Moody on behalf
of the United States to recover to the
government the title to lands of the
public domain in Washington, Oregon
and California, out of which the Unit
ed States has been defrauded.
The complaint charges that Freder
ick A. Hyde, John A. Benson, C. W.
Clarke; the Willamette Pulp & Paper
company, a corporation existing under
the laws of the state of Maine; Wil
liam G. Gosslin, Alfred Truxbury, W.
Sawyer and others, by fraudulent
schemes and practices, involving brib
ery, perjury, subornation of perjury,
forgery, fraudulent affidavits of persons
not desiring or intending to purchase
lands, and affidavits of fictitious per
sons, have, while pretending to comply
with the laws of the United States re
garding the disposition of the public
lands and the granting of lieu lands,
divested the government of large tracts
in the Vancouver land district in this
state, and in California and Oregon.
It is further charged that the defend
ants employed one Henry P. Dimond,
lawyer of San Francisco, to assist
them in their fraudulent procuring of
public lands by representing them be
fore the department at Washington,
D. C.
It is also alleged that the defendants
employed Woodford D. Harlan and
William E. Valk, employes of the In
terior department, whose duties are to
investigate and report on cases of the
fraudulent entry and acquisition of
lands, to give them information con
cerning departmental affairs connected
with the public lands and otherwise
misuse their trust to aid the defendants
in defrauding the government.
DYED BUTTER FOR NAVY.
Coal Tar Was Used by Contractors
at League Island.
Washington, Oct. 17. That samples
of butter submitted as a portion of a
large quantity supplied to the League
Island navy yard at Philadelphia prove
to be colored with coal tar dye is the
substance of a report which Chief
Chemist Wiley, 'of the department of
Agriculture, will submit tomorrow to
Secretary Wilson. Specimens were re
cently taken for analysis from the
League Island yards hospital kitchen
and barracks, from the United States
receiving ship Lancaster and other na
val craft by representatives of the
Pennsylvania dairy and food commis
sioners, who are said to have obtained
similar samples from the men who sold
the produce.
Mr. Wilson will refer the report to
President Roosevelt, who will, in all
probability, call the attention of the
department of Justice to the matter.
KOMURA REACHES TOKIO.
Received Warmly by Mikado, Coldly
by His People.
Tokio, Oct. 17. Baron Komura, the
Foreign minister, who acted as chief
plenipotentiary for Japan, arrived here
today from Vancouver, B. C. His re
ception at the railway station was not
enthusiastic, those present being prin
cipally government dignitaries. The
streets were strongly guarded by the
troops, police and gendarmes. The
baron drove to the palace in an impe
rial carriage.
The emperor showed exceptional
honor to Baron Komura by dispatching
to Yokohoma, where he landed from
the Empress of India, Colonel Inouye
his majesty's aid-de-camp, who went
alongside the steamer in a dispatch
boat and brought Komura ashore
Sweden Dissolves Union.
Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 17. The
union between Norway and Sweden ex
ieting sinca 1814 has been dissolved
both houses of the riksdag having pass
ed the government bill repealing the
act of union and recognizing Norway
"as a state separate E from the union
with Sweden." The lower house adopt
ed tne bin without debate, but two or
three members of the senate expressed
the opinion that the dissolution was
irreparable minsfortune and would be
regretted, both houses subsequently
passed the new nag law.
Naturalization Frauds React.
Washington, Oct. 17. The license of
ten mates, pilots, masterB and engin
eers at San Francisco were revoked to
day by United States steamboat in
ipectors. ine action in eacn case was
for the reason that their naturalization
; papers were obtained by fraud.
FAIR AT AN END,
Great Lewis and Clark Exposition
Passes Into History.
Portland, Oct. 16. The Lewis and
Clark Centennial exposition is ended.
Its imposing palaces and buildings will
come down ; its well groomed terraces
and lawns will quickly fade to har
monize once more with the rugged
landscape. But its influences for the
betterment of a new country will live
on forever.
It ran its course on a chalk mark of
success and ended in a burst of glory.
From a financial standpoint it was a
Buccess ; from a commercial standpoint
it was a success; from an artistic stand
point it was a success. Look at the'
Portland exposition from any stand
point you will, and all you see is suc
cess. The end came at midnight, October
14, with a scene that words can but
poorly describe. Although a heavy
rain was falling, thousands stood the
wetting and waited for the vital hour.
At ten minutes of the hour President
H. W. Goode, Governor Chamberlain,
Mayor Lane and a large party of prom
inent citizens and exposition officials
entered the bandutand on Gray's boule
vard. The band played a medley of
patriotic American airs, which brought
forth prolonged volleys of cheering.
Then Governor Chamberlain was intro
duced. In a few well directed words
he congratulated the people of Pcrtland
and of the Coast for the great success
they had achieved, and in passing, eu
logized President Goode and those who
had been actively interested in shaping
the destinies of the exposition. Mayor
Lane spoke in a similar vein, and ex
pressed particular delight in the fact
that the fair should end in the midst
of a good old Oregon rainstorm.
Then there came a pause, a breath
less pause, during which there was a
nervous consulting ot watches, ine
minute hands pointed to four minutes
of midnight: then to three, then to
one. The life of the great exposition
was swiftly ebbing away. It was but
now a matter of seconds. The hush
was that of a death chamber.
President Goode arose slowly to pro
claim the end. It was ten seconds
away. "The greatest honor that has
ever come into my life or that ever will
was that of declaring this exposition
open," he said; "I now officially de
clare the Lewis and Clark Centennial
exposition at an end."
TWO ARE GUILTY.
Jury Returns Verdict in Oregon Land
Fraud Case.
Portland, Oct. 16. "The United
States of America vs. Willard N. Jones,
Thaddeus S. Po ter and Ira Wade: We,
the jury, in the above entitled case find
the defendants, Willard N. Jones and
Thaddeus S. Potter, guilty as charged
in the indictment. C. P. Bishop, fore
man."
"In the Circuit court of the United
States for the district of Oregon. Unit
ed States of America, plaintiff, vs. Wil
loH V. .Tnnp. Thddn fl. Potter. Ira
undue, iiuuu Due ana iueuarU Roe, de
fendants : We, the jury in the above
entitled case, duly impaneled to try the
above entitled criminal action, find the
defendant, Ira Wade, not guilty. C.
P. Bishop, foreman."
It took the jury just 30 minutes Sat
urday night to bring in the above ver
dicts. Only three ballots were taken,
and they were on the guilt or innocence
of Ira Wade, county clerk of Lincoln
county. It took only a brief discus
sion before the verdict was reached in
regard to Willard N. Jones and Thad
dues Potter. In fact, so unanimous
were the 12 men of the guilt of Jones
and Potter that it was hardly necessary
to take a ballot. On the first ballot
upon Wade the vote stood seven for ac
quittal, five for conviction. The second
ballot resulted in nine for acquittal
and three for conviction, and on the
third ballot the entire 12 "men voted
for his acquittal.
Caught Wife With Trap.
Buffalo, Oct. 16. A husband has a
right to keep a rat trap in his trousers
pocket, according to a ruling made here
hv Police Justice Rochford. The man
who did this was Joseph Schultz. He
was arrested on his wife's complaint
that her hand had been injured by the
trap wen she went to take-money from
Shultz' pocket while he was asleep.
Justice Rochford ruled that Shultz
could keep a rat trap in every one of
his pockets to protect hto money if he
wished to do so. He discharged the
prisoner.
Rebel Ammunition Captured.
Lomza, Russian Poland, Oct. 18.
Several wagon loads of rifle ammuni
tion in charge of Jewish teamsters were
captured here yesterday. They were
on their way to Warsaw, and the am
munition is thought to be a portion of
a supply imported by a band for use in
' an uprising.