OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
RECORD HOP CROP.
Oregon Yield for 1908 Promises to
Exceed Even That of 1005.
Salem AlmoBt incredible though it
may seem, well posted Oregon hop
growers expect a crop of 180,000 baleB
in this state this season. This is an
expectation based upon the present con
dition of the yards. Some men who
are both dealers and growers say they
will not be surprised at a crop of 140,
000 bales, and will be disappointed if
it goes under 130,000, with continued
favorable weather conditions. The
largest crop heretofore gathered was
that of last year, aggregating 108,000
bales.
All the yaHs are now in first class
condition. Many old yards are prom
ising a yield 25 to 60 per cent greater
than last-year. In addition to this
there are many young yardB which pro
duced light crops of baby hops last year
that will yield full crops for the first
time this year. The great question in
the minds of growers is whether all the
hops can be gathered. Labor is scarce
and a much larger number of people
than usual will be required to pick the
crop.
Heavy showers iu this vicinity have
iniured clover hay to some extent, and
cracked Royal Anne cherries slightly.
The rain, however, will' benefit grain,
potatoes and other crops.
Harney Sawmills Busy.
Burns The sawmill men of this
county have all started their mill to
running on full time and the outlook 1b
better than for a number of years, as
there is a large large number of new
settlers locating in this county, and
then the sawmills near , Harney City
ship most of their product to Malheur
county. There was not much demand
for lumber last year, and most of the
mills closed down early in the season.
Lumber has increased in value from
10 to $12 per thousand for rough lum
ber, and dressed lumber has increased
about the same per cent.
Springfield May Be lerminus.
Eugene The Willamette Valley
company has applied to the city of
Springfield for a franchise for the con
etruction of an electric railway on cer
tain Btreets entering the city from the
north. For a long time the company
has been attempting to secure a iran
chise for entrance into Eugene, intend
ing to extend the line now under con
etruction between Salem and Portland
south to Eugene, but as the city coun
cil seems loath to give the franchise,
the company threatens to build around
Eugene.
Trouble in Harney County.
Salem There is trouble brewing
down in Harney county over irrigation
matters. The Burns board of trade
has asked the state land board to send
the state engineer over to make an in
vescigation with a view to obliging
some of the companies holding lands
under the Carey act in the vicinity of
Harney to proceed to develop" it or va
cate. State Engineer Lewis will soon
go to Harney county, the land board
having made an order to that effect a
its last meeting.'
Investigate Insurance Companies.
Salem The Greater Salem Commer
cial club has adopted a resolution ask
ing the Oregon Development league to
appoint a committee to aid Senator
Fulton in his effort to secure a larger
share of the reclamation funds for Ore
gon. The club also authorized the ap
pointment of a committee to confer
with Secretary of State Dunbar regard
ing an investigation of the course of in
surance companies in the payment or
nonpayment of losses in the San Fran
cisco disaster.
Seats Assigned Legislators.
' Salem Members of the next Oregon
i i i a- i i i
seats in their respective houses, and
Secretary of State Dunbar has been as
signing seats as requested. Before the
legislature convenes he will have each
member's name on a card on the front
of his desk, in letters large enough for
the presiding officers, pages and others
to read at a distance. In each house
the Multnomah delegation will occupy
practically the same seats occupied at
, the last session.
Outlook in Lane County.
Eugene Sunshine has improved all
crops in Lane county. . An average
cherry yield is on the market; straw
berries are practically harvested ; rasp
berries and black caps are ripening and
are prolific. Prunes, apples and pears
are in the best of condition. Hay and
grain are very heavy, while hops are
well advanced, promising a big yield.
Pasture is good.
Oregon Appropriations Cut.
Washington The senate committee
cat down the building appropriations
in reporting on the omnibus bill so that
Baker City gets only $65,000, Eugene
$50,000, and Salem $15,000 to com
plete its grounds.
OPINION ON INSURANCE LAW.
Attorney General Says Insolvency of
Company Cancels Policies.
Salem Attorney General Crawford
has rendered an opinion in which he
holds that where an Insurance company
has become insolvent and a recevier
has been appointed in court proceedings
in another state, all policies in this
etae are thereby cancelled, but a poli
cy holder, who did not know of the in
solvency, may have a claim against the
deposit fund in this state tor any loss
he many sustain within a reasonable
time after the appointment of the re
ceiver.
He also holds that the secretary of
state of this state, as insurance com
missioner, has authority to investigate
the condition of such an insurance com
pany and if he finds that its capital is
impaired below the sum of $200,000,
he may cancel its license in this state.
Ask State for Appropriation.
Ontario Henry Blackman, recently
appointed by Governor Chamberlain as
one of the commissioners of Oregon to
the Jamestown exposition, representing
Eastern Oregon, is in Ontario gathering
statiniics'and exhibits for the world's
fair in 1907, so as to make a report at
the next legislature with the view of
having a liberal appropriation made.
Mr. Blackman states that the commer
cial bodies of Portland are back of the
movement and requested the governor
to make the appointments. Oregon is
the first state on the Pacific coast to
come to the front for the purpose of ad
vertising her resources.
Dr. Sherman Cannot Attend.
Oregon City Secretary Cross, of the
Willamette Valley Chautauqua associa
tion, has received a telegram from Dr.
W. C. Sherman, of Sacramento, an
nouncing his serious illness at his
home, which will prevent him from
keeping his engagement at this year's
assembly. Dr. Sherman has for a
number of years been instructor of the
Bible class and his services have been
invaluable to the chautauqua meetings.
Secretary Cross is planning to substi
tute a round table for this interesting
feature of the chautauqua program.
Wheat Crop Looks Good.
Pendleton Umatilla county will
have one of its beat wheat crops this
year in spite of threatening early por
tents. The moist weather of the past
four weeks has lifted the crops out of
the ground until they will be as good
in straw as usual, whereas it was pre
dicted that in some places a harvester
could hardly get below the beads. Now
the warm weather has begun to harden
the young grain and cause the maturing
beads to fill out and increase in weight.
County Fair at Tillamook.
Tillamook At a meeting of the Till
amook Development league the matter
of a county fair was taken up. The
date for the fair will probably be Aug
ust 23,24 and 25, and it will probably
include a stock show and street carni
val. J. C. Cooper, of McMinnville,
has been engaged to manage it.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 7172c; bluestem
74c; red, 6970c; valley, 7172c.
Oats No. 1 white feed, $31.5082;
gray, $31.60 per ton.
Barley Feed, $2424 50 per ton;
brewing, nominal; rolled, $2526.
Fruits Apples, $2.503 50 per box;
apricots, $1.752 per crate, cherries,
58c per pound; currants, 910c;
peaches, $1 1 .25 ; strawberries, 58c
per pound; gooseberries, 57c per
pound; Logan berries, $1.25 per crate;
raspberries, $1.751.85; blackberries,
10c.
Vegetables Beans, 57c per pound;
cabbage, lc per pound; cucumbers,
65c per dozen; lettuce, head, 1025c;
onions, 8 10c per dozen; peas, 45c;
radishes, 10 20c per dozen; rhubarb,
3c per pound; spinach, 23c per
pound; parsley, 25c; turnips, 90c$l
per sack; carrots, $11.25 per sack;
beets, $1.25(31.50 per sack.
OnionB New, ljlc per pound.
Potatoes Fancy graded old Bur
banks, 4050c per hundred j ordinary,
nominal; new Oregon, 750c.'
Butter Fancy creamery, 1720c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2222c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 1813)c
per pound; mixed chickens, 1212)c;
broilers, 1516c; roosters, 9llc;
dressed chickens, 1314c; turkeys,
live. 17 17c; turkeys, dressed,
choice, 2022c; geese, live, 1012c;
ducks, old, ll12c; young, 1213c.
Hops Oregon, 1905, 10llc; olds,
6c per pound.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
1823Kc; valley, coarse,r2223c;
fine, 24c per pound ; mohair, choice,
28030c,
Veal Dressed, 47c per pound,
Beef Dressed bulls, 3c per pound ;
cows. 45c; country steers, 56c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 78c; per
pound; ordinary, 56c; lambs, with
pelt on, 8c.
Pork Dressed, 78$c per pound.
HILL WINS FIGHT.
Road Down North Bank of Columbia
Given Right of Way.
Vancouver, July 3. Hill won over
Harriman yesterday when Judge W.
W. McCredie, of the Supeiior court of
Washington, decided that the Portland
& Seattle railway had the right to con
demn across the property of the Colum
bia Valley railroad along the north
bank of the Columbia river. The de
cision is a sweeping one, and carries
with it the settlement of an important
question in the struggle between the
two roads. Both have lougbt for the
narrow strip along the river's edge
whereon a railway can be built. Both
have been at work building grades pre
paratory to laying rails. Both claimed
certain points of conflict, the Columbia
Valley by deed from the tormer owners,
and the Portland & Seattleby virtue of
condemnation suits across the property
of the rival corporation. By a decis
ion allowing this right, if sustained by
the higher courts of Washington, ap
parently no barrier can be raised in the
path of Hill that will prevent him from
following his surveys down the Wash
ington shore of the river.
The decision announces that in case
the Columbia Valley desires to build a
railroad down the north bank, the
court will extend the road full protec
tion by allowing it to build a roadbed
and track over the right of way parallel
with the Portland & Seattle track as
surveyed, without compelling the Har
riman road to recondemn, providing
the Columbia Valley determines to
build and does build within a reasona
ble time. If the opposing road to the
Hill line fails to build, then the Port
land & Seattle is to have the full
of way for its own purposes.
CANAL BOND SALE.
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Bidders for Small Amounts Are To Be
Given Preference.
Washington, July 4. Secretary Shaw
yesterday offered to the public 130,
000,000 bonds o' the Panama canal
loan, authqrized by the recent act of
congress. The bonds will bear interest
at the rate of 2 per cent, will be dated
August 1, 1906, and irite-eat will be
payable quarterly. They will be re
deemable at the pleasure of the govern
ment at the end of 10 years and will be
payable 30 years from date. In the
statement made public Secretary Sbaw
says:
"In considering bids, the bidders
offering the highest prices receive the
first allotment. If two or more bid
ders offer the same price, those asking
for the email amountr will -receive P"
ority in allotment. The department
reserves the right to permit bidders
offering the highest price to increase
the amount of their purchases. The
department also reserves the right to
reject any or all bids if deemed to be
to the interest of the United States to
do so.
"The bonds will be ready for deliv
ery about August 1, 1906. Prospective
bidders desiring information not con
tained in this circular may address the
secretary of the treasury, division of
loans and currency, Washington, the
assistant treasurers at Chicago, St
Louis, New Orleans or San Francisco.'
ISTHMIAN CANAL COMMISSION
President Puts J. E. Stevens In Col
onel Ernst's Place.
Washington, July 4. Because of the
failure of the senate to confirm the
Isthmian Canal commission, President
Roosevelt has named a new commis
sion, consisting of Theodore P. Shonts,
chaimran; John F. Stevens, Governor
Charles E. Magoon, Brigadier General
Peter C. Hains, U. 8. , A., retired;
Mordecai Endicott, civil engineer, U.
S. N and Benjamin M. Harrod, mem
bers. Mr. Stevens replaces Brigadier Gen
eral Oswald Ernet, who retired from
active service in the army laBt week,
and will hereafter devote practically
his entire time to the International
Waterway commission. JoBeph Buck
lin Bishop, who was secretary to the
old commission, and a member of the
commission, will be secretary to the
new body. The salaries of the mem
bers will continue the same as hereto
fore. Mr. Stevens will cpntinue as
chiif engineer of the commission, but
will not receive any extra compensation
as'a member of the commission.
Sunday Laws in Missouri.
KansaB City, Mo., July 4. The Sun
day closing law, enforcement of which
has brought Governor Folk more prom
inently before the public than any act
since, he became the state's chief exec
utive, was declared inoperative, so far
as cities of the second class are con
cerned, by the Kansas City court of
Appeals yesterday. The decision was
made in the case of the state against
William T. Kessels, a saloonkeeper of
St. Joseph. The decision applies only
to St. Joseph and cities of the second
class.
Assistant to. Secretary of State.
Washington, July 4. Huntington
Wilson, secretary of the American em
bassy at Tokio, assumed his duties as
third assistant secretary of state Mon
day. Mr. Wilson succeeds H. H.
Pcirce, who sails Jly 21 for Norway as
United States minister to that country,
WRECK IN ENGLAND
ast Express Train Jumps Track
With Fatal Results.
RECOVER TWENTY-SEVEN BODIES
Nearly All Were Americans Who
Had
Just Arrived on Steamer
From New York.
Salisbury, England, July 3. Driving
at a mad pace over the London South
western railway, the American Line
Express, carrying 43 of the steamer
New York's passengers from Plymouth
to London, plunged from the track just
after passim; the station here at 1 :57
o'clock this morning and mangied to
death in its wreckage 23 passengers,
and four of the trainmen.
Beside those to whom death came
speedily, a dozen persons were injured,
some of them seriously.
The late hour of the New York's ar
rival at Plymouth saved many lives.
She carried more than 60 travelers for
London, but many of them elected to
travel on comfortably to Southampton
in preference to the late landing at Ply
mouth ana the long night ride across
the country. If the New York bad
made a faster paesage the somber roster
of the dead and injured would have
been larger.
The surviving passengers and train
men describe the sound of the wreck as
like the discharge of a series of heavy
guns of varied caliber, and when the
crashing of the wreck was past there
came calls of the injured, some shriek-'
mg with pain and fear and others
moaning as if bewildered by the shock.
Belief came quickly, although it was
an hour before the last body was
dragged from the wreck. The police,
attracted by the noise, called ambu
lances and surgeons and warned the
hospitals to prepare to receive' the in
jured. The railway yard quickly filled
with police, doctors, nurses, trainmen
and volunteers.
The darkness and incredible destruc
tion made the work of rescue exceed
ingly difficult. Lamps and torches
were brought to light the desolate
scene, lhe station was converted into
a surgery and the platform was made a
mortuary.
LOOKING FOR GOOD MAN,
Czar Finds Difficulty in Selecting New
Prime Minister.
St. Peteabug, July 3. No definite
statement with reference to the retire
ment of the Gortmykin cabinet was
forthcoming today. Emperor Nicholas
is apparently encountering trouble in
finding a man to whom to intrust the
relr.s o' power and eff acting an Under
standing with the Liberal groups of
parliament.
The Constitutional Democratic par
liament committee met this afternoon
behind closed doors to discuss tactics
under the situation. The Associated
Press was informed after the meeting
that the committee adhered to its for
mer decision that nothing less than a
fully responsible cabinet will be accept
able, and that Constitutional Demo
crats will refuse to take portfolios in
an mixed cabinet.
The leaders scarcely expect that these
terms will be accepted at present. In
deed they have slight desire to shoulder
the responsibility of government, when
the country apparently is on the verge
of a series of outbreaks and disorders.
Tbeir present plan iB to adopt toward
any new ministry the same tactics they
have followed in the past, the accept
ance of what is good in the policy o'
the government and unsparing criti
cism where that policy does not square
with their ideas. The immediate paes
age of a vote of lack of confidence is
probable.
It is stated that Minister of Interior
Stolypin and Minister of Finance Ko
kovBoff will submit to the lower house
of parliament, probably tomorrow, a
request for an appropriation of $50,
000,000 for famine relief.
Sedition Spread Among Mexicans.
Mexico City, July 3. Since Gover
nor Ysabel, of Sonora, made his report
on the Cananea outbreak, showing con
clusively that seditious papers were be
ing circulated among the Mexican min
ers in that mining camp, there has
been renewed attention given tbe prop
aganda, eemi-socialistic in character,
carried on among workingmen in the
industrial centers by political intrigu
ers seeking to take advantage of organ
ization in various parts of the country
of labor unions. These unions are
quite legal in their construction.
Contest on Smoot's Seat.
Washington, July 3. The question
of the right of Reed Smoot to retain
his seat in the United States senate
will be presented to that body the first
day of the session in December. Chair
man Burrows, of the committee on
privileges and elections, so announced
in the closing hours of the session just
closed.
CUTTING NEW CHANNEL.
Colorado Flood Waters Now Flow
Into Salton Sink.
Imperial, Cal,. July 3. Flood water
from the Colorado river, finding its way
into Salton Sink, has been cutting a
new channel about 30 feet deep through
the flooded country at the rate of about
a third of a mile a day. As the chan
nel has proceeded it has lessened the
threatened serious damage to Calexico
and Mexicali, the two towns on the in
ternational line.
Three or four days ago the river cut
a channel across the line, passing Ca
lexico at sufficient distance to relieve
it from the pressure of water, but cut
ting into the Mexican town to the ex
tent that the Southern Pacific depot
was undermined and fell into the
stream.
. Three or four small adobe houses on
the outskirts of the town have alBO
gone into the water, but as yet the
business portion remains intact.
Whether the town rill escape further
damage cannot now be told. There is
also a bare possibility that Calexico
may be damaged, though this is now
believed improbable.
Mexicali is a town of about 500 ia
babitants, of neat appearance but of
no large investments in buildings, the
Southern Pacific railroad being the
chief sufferer. Aside from the damage
to these towns the water situation has
seemed to improve from the standpoint
of the Imperial valley.
The flood season is believed to be
drawing to a close and the .Southern
Pacific is accumulating a great force of
teams and men on the lower Colorado
with a view of turning the river back
to its old channel when the water falls
to the 20-foot level, which should be
by July 20.
WANTS WATER WORKS TOO.
Standard Oil Not Content With San
Francisco Gas Monopoly.
San Francisco, July 3. The Bulletin
today Bays: The Standard Oil company
ib preparing to invade the local water
field and give battle to the Spring Val
ley Water company, which has enjoyed
a monopoly in San Francisco for more
than 40 years. The Rockefeller con
cern is believed to be the purchaser of ,
the Blue Lakes and Sierra Nevada Wa
ter & Power company. The 'price
agreed uponissaid to be $5,000,000.
Standard Oil already controls the gas
situation here, having purchased the
plant of the San FranciBco Gas & Elec
tric company. It is now proposed not
only to give San Franclsoo a new water
supply system, but also to furniBh pow
er for tbe gas corporation and possibly
to the United Railroads as well. It is
also declared that the new system will
supply Sacramento and Stockton, giv
ing them light and power and a pew
water system.
F. A. Martell, president of the Sierra
Nevada Water & Power company, says
he is not in a position to give out the
names of the men with whom be ia
lealingj and he cannot at this time say '
whether or not the Rockefeller interests
have acquired the property.
MERELY UNDRILLED MOB.
Salvador Openly Supporting Guate
malan Revolutionists.
San FranciFC, July 3. Among the
passengers on the steamer City of Pana
ma, which arrived today from the isth
mus, waB George W. Phelps, a railroad
official from Guatemala. Mr. Phelps
believes that President Cabrera will be
able to hold his own against the revo
lutionists, but this belief is not shared
by his fellow passengers.
According to Phelps, Cabrera has 6,
000 trained troops in the western part
of the republic. The other passengers
refuse to dignify the Guatemalan army
to the extent of calling them troops at
all.
"They are undersized and under
drilled," said one passenger, "and if
they meet any real opposition will melt
like hail in the sunshine."
When the City of Panama left San
Jose it was understood that a division
of the revolutionary army was crossing
the Mexican border and that more
rebel troops were pouring in from Sal
vador. Tbe officers of the City of Panama
confirm the report brought by the City
of Peking that Salvador was openly
supporting the revolution, and waB vir
tually a war with Guatemala.
Root to Visit South America.
Washington, July 3. Secretary Root
will accept the hospitality of Chile and
make part of his trip along the west
coast of South America in a Chilean
warship. The United States cruiser
Charleston, on which Secretary Root
will Bail for South America, 1b too large
a craft to work its way along the inside
passage from the strait of Magellan to
Valparaiso, Chile, and as a result Sec
retary Root and his party will leave the
Charleston at Sandy Point, in the,
strait of Magellan, and go aboard a
Chilean man of war,
Workmen Beat Government Spies.
St. Petersburg, July 3. Detectives
disguised as workmen were denounced
and nearly battered to death with
"knuckles" at a workmen's meeting
today. They were removed to the hos
pital in a dying condition.