OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
STATE FAIR A SUCCESS.
Attendance at Salem About Equal to
Two Yean Ago.
Salem Notwithstanding three half
days of cold, rainy weather, together
with the fact that this ig the height of
the hop harvest, the Oregon etate fair
of 1906 has been one of the most suc
cessful in the history of the etate. The
attendance was about equal to that of
two years ago and was much larger on
Portland day. Bales of concessions and
advertising space have been good and
receipts from this source have been
large.
The additions to the pavilion not on
ly made more space for exhibits, but
gave more room for sales of , conces
sions. These circumstances made the
fair a success financially and it is stated
that there are funds on hand to pa;
every claim.
Nearly 4,000 people were camped in
the grove in front of the fair grounds
and the come-and-stay-all-week idea has
become so popular that a number of
regular visitors at the fair have decided
to erect small cottages on the grounds
next year, Since regular streets and
block) have been laid out, this can be
done satisfactorily.
Visitors to the state fair gave only
passing attention to the sample roai
the government is building adjacent to
the state fair grounds. The end of the
road and a few rods of its length are
plainly visible front the street car track,
as also are the crushed rock bunkers,
but aside from the view thus obtained
the visicors paid little attention to the
road. The road won quite general ap
proval, especially on the rainy days,
when the crushed rock road was entire
ly free from mud and slash.
A few farmers ana road supervisors
took time to inspect the manner in
which the road was built and made in
quiries as to the construction, but the
greater number were more interested in
livestock and horse races.
Tunneling on O. R. & N.
La Grande An enlarged force of
men is now engaged in tunneling the
mountains between Kamela and II il
gard in order that the O. R. & N. main
line will not cross so miny trestles,
which at present are high and numer
ous. When the tunneling is completed
the stream that now crosses and re
crosses the right of way will have a
-continuous course on one Bide of the
track. The treBtles will be filled in as
the new course is fixed, and much re
pair and loss of time, which necessarily
follows from so many trestles, will be
eliminated. The scheme is a gigantic
one and will require many months to
complete.
Labor Famine at Hood River.
Hood River The scarcity of laborers
at Hooi River is said by sawmill men
and applegrowers here to have become
a serious matter. One of the big mills,
which have been trying for a long time
to get white men for employment in its
plant, has had to fall back on Japs.
As they are said to be entirely unfa
miliar with the work they are a most
serious handicap in getting out lumber.
Ranchers are in need of men for pick
ing apples, and other work at this sea-
eon of the year, and are making every
effort to obtain them, but without sue
cess. Books for School Libraries.
Salem So patisfactory have the re
suits of the traveling library system
proven, from an educational stand
point, that the mate Library commis
sion has elected to place a new order
for 42.000 books for school libraries, in
addition to what is already on hand,
at a total cost to the state of $11,
802.35. AmoLg the most popular of
the books ordered are the life of Robin
eon Crusoe, Baldwin's Life of Lincoln,
Stories of Great Americans for Little
Americans 50 famous stories, and
Black Beauty.
Very Heavy Sales of Sheep.
Baker City Owing to the unofficial
announcement by government officials
some days ago that next year the rang
ing of sheep on forest reserves would
lie restricted at least 50 per cent, sheep
owners have, during the past three
weeks, sold large portions of their
flocks. The pries have been good and
it is estimated by one sheep buyer that
75,000 head have been sold out of Wal
Iowa and 65,000 out of Baksr.
t
Larger School Attendance.
La Grande The public schools open
ed with an attendance of 750 and i
corps of 19 teachers, with one teacher
yet to be supplied in the high school
The first day's attendance was in ad'
-vance of last year's. A business de
partment has been added to the .course
and the high school has the twelfth
grade.
Hops Damaged by Rain.
Eugene The recent rain, by mold
and breaking strings and poles, damag-
ed Line county hops to the extent of 15
to 20 per cent. Pickers are In great
demand as growers wish to hurry the
lharvest.
GRABBED BY SPECULATORS,
Klamath County Development Will
Be
Delayed, Says Blanchard.
Han Francisco (J. J. Blanchard, a
member of the reclamation service from
Washington, is authority for the state'
ment that the development of the
Klamath country will be hindered be
cause of the fact that land speculators
have seized upon hundreds ef acres in
this new irrigation proeject of the guv
ernment.
"I look for a great development in
the Klamath country," he said, "but
this development will be delayed be
cause of the number of land speculators
who have secured fine tracts there.
They are holding this land at from $25
to 140 an acre. This rjrice will ore
vent many settlers from coming to Ore-
gon, and will retard the progiess ot tne
Klamath cnnntrv. The envernment
will chares the settlers 125 an acre for
water, and this amount, added to' the
speculators' price for the land, will
act to the detriment of the purchaser.
The news that the Southern Pacific will
build through Klamath will greatly add
to the value of the land there."
Blanchard was delighted with the
work of the irrigation congress at Boise,
which he attended.
"We appointed a publicity commit
tee there," he said, "which will great
ly aid the Pacific coast. This commit
tee will place before the common peo
ple of the United states a truthful re
port of the irrigation country and will
help them get land."
Begins Work on Second Unit.
Klamath Falls Work on the second
unit of the irrigation system has com
menced under direct supervision of the
government officials. This unit in
cludes 19 miles of the East Branch
canal and 27 miles of laterals. Bids
for the construction of this unit were
advertised for some months ago, but
non was received, and the construction
work is now undertaken by the govern
ment, on force account,
Hop Picking Resumed in Clackamas.
Oregon City Hoppicking has been
resumed in earnest in all yards in this
locality. No damage has resulted to
the hop crop here on account of the
rain, except in a few yards where some
of the vines were laid on the ground on
account of the heavy foliage. The yield
continues about one-fourth below the
average, but the quality is good. Pick
ing will be finished in most of the yards
in this county by the last of the week.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 63c; bluestem, 66c;
valley, 66 68c; red, 60c.
Oats No. 1 white, $23 24; gray,
$22 per ton.
Barley Feed, $2021; brewing,
$21.5022; rolled, $22 per ton.
Rye $1.35 per cwt.
(jorn vvnoie, i; cracked, fZa per
ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $10(8
1 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$1214; clover, $77.60; cheat, $7(3
7 60; grain hay, $7; alfalfa, $10;
vetch hay, $7(37.60.
Fruits Apples, common, 2550c
per box; fancy, 7Dcsi.du; grapes
60c$l 60 per crate; Concordi, 27'$
30c per basket; peaches, 80c$l;
pears, 50c$1.25; plums, fancy, 25(3
75c per box; blackberries, 5 (3 6c per
pound; crab apples, $1(31.25 per box.
Melons Cantaloupes, 50c(3$l 25 per
crate; watermelons, lc per pound;
casabas, $2 50 per dozen.
vegetables Beans, e 7c; cabbage,
14 2c per pound; cauliflower, 75c3$l
per dozen; celery, 90c per dozen; corn,
12Jc per dozen; cucumbers, 15c per
dozen ; egg plant. 10c per pound ; let
tuce, head. 20c pei dozen ; onions, 10(3
12c per dozen; peas, 45c; bell pep
pers, iZHMioc; radianes, lUftOloc per
dozen; spinach, 23c per pound; to
naoes, 8060c per box; parsley, 25c
sprouts, 8c per pound; squash, $1
per crate; turnips, yucl per
sack; carrots, $1(31.25 per sack; beets,
$1.251.50 per sack; horseradish, 10c
per pound.
Onions New, 114 (31 c per pound
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 8090c;
Bweet potatoes, 2c per pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2530c per
pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 27327)c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 14c per
pound; mixed chickens, 1313)c;
spring, 1415e; old roosters, 9 10c;
dressed chickens, 1415c; turkeys,
live, 163Zlc; turkeys, dressed, choice
2122c; geese, live, 810c; ducks,
140115c.
Hops 1906 contracts, 1720c per
pound; 1905, nominal; 1904, nominal
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
1519o pr pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 2022c, according to fine
ness ; mohair, choice, 28 (3 30c pei
pound.
Veal Dressed, 58c per pound
Beef Dressed bulls. 3c per pound:
cows, 45Kc; country steers, 56c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 78c per
pound; ordinary, 66c; lambs, fancy,
88c.
I Pork Dressed, 78c per pound.
SLAVES IN RAILWAY CAMPS.
Negroes by the Hundred Make Com
plaint to District Attorney.
Knoxville. Tenn., Sept. 18. The
Federal grand Jury now sitting in this
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city is investigating uku peonage
cases at seveial railroad camps in this
vicinity where hundreds of negroes are
employed. The investigation is going
on secretly under the direction of a de
tective sent here by the government
from Washington on the complaint of
numerous negroes to District Attorney
J. B. Penland.
All last week the government build
ing was crowded with negroes, who
one by one told their tale of woe and
maltreatment before the justice. It is
believed indictments will be found this
week against some prominent railroad
contractors and their subordinates.
The government detective visited the
railroad camps in the role of a man de
siroas of purchasing timber lands
He
spent a ween or more in several diner-
eni caujpo iw.ni.eu w uiuuu,, muuij,
and quietly gathered a volume 01 evi
dence
Most of the
negroes were brought
here from North
and South Carolina
and other neighboring states. Witness
es have told some frightful stories of
the manner in which they were held
prisoners at the camps for debt. They
allege that a guard line is kept and nn
man is allowed to pass this line. They
say that outrageous commissary prices
are charged them and they get deeply
in debt to the contractors. One or two
witnesses told stories of seeing negroes
killed and assert that the bodies were
sunk in the river.
BIG FLEET IS SENT TO SEA.
Force of 4,000 Men Can Be Landed
in Cuba by United States.
Washington, Sept. 18. It is
an-
nounced at the Navy department to
night that the battleships Louisiana,
Virginia and New Jersey have been or
dered down the Altantic coast on a
shakedown cruise, and that they had
been directed to keep in touch with the
government at Washington by wireless
telegraph and, if necessary, in the event
of an emergency arising, they will be
sent to Havana. It was also stated
that the cruisers Tacoma, Cleveland,
Minneapolis and Newark have sailed
from Norfolk, Va.
The Minneapolis and Newark carry
about 700 men altogether and the Ta
coma 150. Should all these vessels go
to Havana the navy would be able to
land a force of 4,000 men in Cuba by
Wednesday or Thursday, if any devel
opments should occur rendering such
action necessary.
Final instructions will be given the
Cleveland and other vessels when they
reach Key Wast. The Cleveland Bailed
from Norfolk Saturday, wmle the Ta
coma left there Sunday. The Louisiana
and the Virginia left Newport Saturday
after hurriedly coaling. The New Jer
sey Bailed from Boston.
TWO-CENT FARES IN EAST.
Western Governors Say Population
' Too Sparse in Their States.
Harrisburg. Pa., Set. 16. 8. M
Williams, secretary of the Pennsylvania
State Board of Trade, today made pub
lie copies of letters received from the
governors of several states on the move'
ment to obtain uniform legislation
thioughout the United States for a 2-
cent maximum fare on all steam rail
roads. A number of the governors are
personally favorably to a 2-cent fare,
and, in a few instances, they tell of the
movements in their states to obtain the
passage of such legislation in the next
session of the legislature.
The governors of some of the West
em slates say that Decause of the
sparsely settled condition of their etates
the time is not yet ripe for a radical
reduction of fares, but that such a re
form will come about when the popu
lation Increases to give the business to
justify a cut. The Western governors
express their approval of the movement
so far as it applies to the thickly popu
lated states of the East.
Earthquake Felt at Sea.
San Francisco, Sept. 18. The lum
ber laden ship Robert Searlea haa ar
rived from Tacoma and northern porta
Captain Piltz, in command, states that
among other incidents during the trip
the officers of the vessel recorded a se
vere earthquake shock, which caused a
panic among the crew and threatened
seriouB harm to the vessel. Captain
Piltz says that on the morning of Sep
tember 14, when the Bhip was within
250 miles ot her destination, a severe
disturbance of the water was felt. The
shock lasted several seconds.
Steamer Mongolia Aground.
Midway Island, North Pacific Ocean,
Sept. 18. The Pacific Mail steamship
Mongolia, a sister Bhip of the Man
churia. la aground on Midway reef.
The Bhip is being lightered and her
passengers have been landed eafely.
The weather is fine end the sea ia
smooth.
SURROUND CAPITAL
Army 01 d,UUU UlSUrgeillS UOt"
A A rft A -
side City of Havana.
SHOW NO SIGN OF YIELDING
Liberal Leaders Openly Show Them
selves on Streets and Even Con
fer With Government Officials.
Havana, Sept. 18. The only results
thus far of President Palma's order for
the suspension of hostilities have been
that Liberal leaders who hitherto have
bad every reason for anticipating arrest
are circulating openly in Havana again
and even conferring with members of
the government with regard to peace,
and tDat Bm;n insurgents in the field as
have been consulted, while expressing
themselves as agreeable to settling mat
ters amicably, at the same time assume
an independent attitude, which cannot
be said to bode particularly well for
prompt settlement of existing differ
ences. In the meantime, Cienfuegos is in a
state of siege, communication by tele
graph being severed not only in the di
rection of Havana, but to Santiago as
well. It is known that Cienfuegos had
not been attacked np to midnight Sun
day, but what has transpired since that
time is not known here.
A 11 accounts agree that there easily
are 3,000 insurgents a few miles south
east of Havana, and rumors are in cir
culation that they will enter the city
peaceably if they are not molested, but
that they will fight if they meet with
resistance. All visitors to insurgent
camps in Havana province return with
this impression, but it is believed no
attempt will be made against Havana
until the arrival of Pino Guerrera's
force, which now is variously reported
to be from 20 to 40 miles distant. The
general impression is that the presence
in Havana harbor of the American
cruiser Denver will not act sb a deter
rent to such a movement, the auxiliary
cruiser Dixie having gone to Cienfuegos
and the cruiser Des Moines having gone
presumably to bring to Cuba Secretary
of War Taft and Assistant Secretary
Bacon,
GERMANS WANT PROTECTION.
Murder of Bush Causes a Vigorous
Protest by Ambassador.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 18. The inse
curity of life and propel ty in the Baltic
provinces, which culminated last Satur
day in the murder of Hern Bush, a rich
German manufacturer and the leader of
the German colony at Riga, haa led the
German embassy here again to make
energetic presentations to the Foreign
office concerning the adoption of meas
ures for the protection of German sub
jects. Bush was killed by agents of
the revolutionary organization engaged
in levying tribute. Dr. yon Miquel,
first secretary of the German embassy,
called today at the Foreign office and
presented the report of the German
consul at Riga regarding the killing of
Bush, who was struck down in his own
factory. He called attention to the
length of time the reign of terror has
lasted.
Although the armed revolt was crush
ed and the country reconquered by tne
forces under General Orloff last winter,
robberies and murders have continued
unchecked for over a year and a halt.
There are 5,000 German subjects living
in Riga.
The Ameucan consul at Riga has not
oined in this demand for protection.
There are scarcely any Americans there.
Alfred Bush was a partner in the
Bush-Hinge Manufacturing company.
From Odessa, where the conditions
are almost ai bad as in the Baltic pro
vinces, the embassies have been in
formed that guards have been furnished
for the consulates and the residences of
the various consuls.
Typhoon Hits Hongkong.
Manila, Sept. 18. Cable reports
from Hongkong state that a typhoon
which sprang np suddenly at 10 o'clock
this morning did enormous damage to
the shipping in that port. The Ger
man steamer Jobanne and the British
steamer Ban Cheung were sunk. The
Hongkong, Canton & Macao company's
steamer Fateban foundered and of the
crew the purser and mate alone eur
vive. The Canadian Pacific Railroad
company's steamer Monteagle went
ashore. All business in the city ia at
a standstill.
Watching for More Loot.
Chicago, Sept. 18. Acting upon in
formation that loot from the wrecked
Milwaukee Avenue bank, of which Paul
Steneland was president, ia hidden in
Chicago, the police have placed guards
over two banks with deposit vaults in
which it ia suspected some of the
plunder may be found. The sum may
run into the hundreds of thousands.
NOTHING FOR JETTY.
Congress Not Likely to Make Appro
priation at Next Session.
Portland, Sept. 17. That the $2,
500,000 needed for completion of the
Columbia bar jetty cannot be secured
next year from congress is the opinion
of Congressman Ransdell, of Louisiana,
and Jones, of Washington, members of
the rivers and harbors committee, who
have just inspected the jetty, escorted
by members of the chambers of com
merce of Portland and Astoria, mem
bers of the Oregon delegation in con
gress, Governor Chamberlain, Lieuten
ant Colonel Roessler, who is United
States engineer of this district, and
others.
That it is inadvisable to resume work
on the jetty until this sum shall be
available, either as an appropriation or
under continuing contract, if very
wasteful construction is to be avoided,
waa the opinion ol the two committee
members, who accorded with the view
of Colonel Roeesler announced before a
meeting of the Chamber oi Commerce of
Portland Friday night. Colonel Roess
ler advised further that money should
not be diverted from the bar project,
by insistence on sums of money for
other improvementa on the river, lar
ger than are necessary for maintenance
of present work and slow construction.
This plan is opposed by Representa
tive Jones, who rather considers the
Celilo project more important than the
bar project, at least to the upper Co
lumbia river region, which wants lower
transportation rates to and from tide
water. He takes the view that the Ce
lilo barrier, which now prevents navi
gation up and down the river, should
be opened aa soon as possible, and that
the bar improvement is not as urgent
as is alleged, because ships of 23 and
more feet draft can already pass in and
out.
This opinion is shared by Mr. Race-
dell, and he urges that the two projecta
be striven for together, Baying that
otherwise, there will be a divided
effort, which will react against the in
terests of the entire river.
Mr. Jones and Mr. Ransdell Bald that
it is extemely unlikely that the jetty
can obtain $2,500,000, or that even the
whole Columbia river can secure such
a sum. I Both were even fearful that
there will be no river and harbor bill
at all next year.
It will be impossible, they said, to
put through an emergency appropria
tion, aa was done at the last session of
congress for $400,000, because that sum
was allowed simply in order that the
government might not lose several hun
dred thousand dollars' .worth of con
struction works at the jetty, for want
of money to finish the stone deposits
under the tramway then in place.
It waa not the most cheerful outlook
for the river interests that were repre
sented in the party. Its members be
gan busying their heads with devices
for obtaining the required $2,500,000
right away, because, in
their minds,
completion of
the jetty
is extremely
urgent.
TREPOFF IS DEAD.
Tyrant of Russian People Succumbs
to Heart Disease.
St. Petersburg, Sent. 17. General
Dmitri Feodorovitch Trepoff, command
ant of the Imperial palace, died at 6
o'clock Saturday evening in his villa at
Peterhof of angina pectoris.
General Trepoff, whose namo ia in
delibly linked with reactionary repres
sion in Russia, was a remarkable man.
He waa a natural despot, a tryant by
inclination, education and conviction.
He waa one of those men who have con
stantly appeared in Russian history,
just at the time when conditions were
most promising for putting an end to
despotism, to turn the Russian rulers
from liberalism to reaction.
It was he who became the guiding
spirit of the reaction after Nicholas II
bad issued his manifesto in the fall of
1905, promising the people a share in
the government. Holding the position
of master of the palace, in league with
the court intriguers who were deter
mined to restore the old regime, he
constantly had the emperor's ear.
Dawson City is Excited.
Winnipeg, Sept. 17. Advices from
Dawson City Bay there ia more excite
ment over the dredging here at present
than there has been Bince the earlieest
days. The whole population ia mad
over dredging, and stampedes have oc
curred every day and night for several
ieks. Phenominal success has been
attained by the Bear creek dredge and
at the mouth of the Yukon river. The
arrival of the Guggenhimes, of New
York, as well aa other capitalists whose
names are household words, baa in
fused new life into Dawson City.
Plotters' Nest In Peterhof.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 17. The police
have arrested 14 revolutionists in Pe
terhof, including several students. The
fact that one of the men arrested waa a
court lackey caused a rumor that a plot
gainst the emperor had been discov
ered, but there ia no definite in forma
tion to this end.