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V OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST OREGON FIR FOR PULLMANS. Millions of Feet Used Every Year for Palace Cars. Portland In 18 months Portland has furnished between 40,000,000 and 60,000,000 feet of fir lumber for use In the construction of cars at the shops of the Pullman Oar company, located at Pullman, III. In the purchase of this material, the company has expended clone to II, 500,000. These figures are vouched for by Al bert Jones, purchasing agent of the Pullman company, who was sent to the West 18 months ago to buy lumber. The first is UBttd exclusively for siding on boxcars, and, besides the lumber bought here, more is continually being contracted for in other sections. Borne Slf t 11 mnto!.! la d.n.on r. ..... I. ( ing, siding and the like, while more has been shipped rough. There is no prospective cessation of the buying so far as the pine is con cerned, and, while yellow pine ie also largely used, that ie not being drawn from this locality. In the construction of sleeping and passenger cars only hard woods are utilized, particularly for finishing the interior. Some ma terial is often left in dry kilnd four or five months, subject to slow heat and the air drying process, in order that when fitted in cars it is perfectly sea soned. Prices of Cattle Advancing, La Grande Peter O'Sullivan, who has just returned from a visit to Wal lowa county, says that one of the chief Cannes for the prevailing prosperity in all sections of that country is the in crease in the price of cattle. Repre sentatives of the Pacific Meat company are making large purchases, and Walla Walla buyers are looking for feeders. The range leasing plan has proved very satisfactory, and the forming of separ ate boundaries for cattle and sheep has resulted to the advantage of the cattle, which come from the range in fine con dition, i Apples at the Fruit Fair. Hood River The exhibit of spples grown by A. I. Mason, which took the eweepstakeB and several other prizes at the Hood River Fruit fair consisted of three boxes taken from 9-year-old trees, planted 63 to the acre. The trees averaged five and a half boxes, and altogether he took 1,141 boxes from his orchard. Jn the entire yield there were only 64 wormy apples dur ing the season and the trees were sprayed six times with arsenate of lead. In the whole yield there were only 54 boxes that went smaller than four tiers to the box. Wants Passenger Bridge. Oregon Uity For ttie accommodation of the people of Oswego, the Clackamas county court will be asked to negotiate with the Southein Pacific company to the end that the county may construct an upper deck on the company's rail road bridge to be constructed across the Willamette river at Oswego. The plan of the Oswego people who will petition the county court foi this action is to secure ior themselves a means of cross ing the Willamette river and more di rect communication with this city. Institute Arouses Interest. ' Myrtle Point The Farmers' insti tute and fair, which has just closed, proved a great success. The display of agricultural Droducts convinced all vis itors of the agricultural possibilities of the region about myrtle roint. vr. Withycombe of the Oregon Agricutlural college gave an illustrated lecture on the treatment of the dairy cow. As this is a dairying region, this lecture was well attended and the farmers got many benecflial ideas from the doctor's remarks. Land Withdrawn From Entry. The Dalles The local land office is in receiDt of a telegram from the com missioner of the general land office withdrawing from filing or entry, un der the coal land laws, all the public lands embraced in the ionowing town ehiso: Townships 6 south, ranges 24, 25 and 26, E. W.D.; townships 7 south, ranges 24, 25 and 26, E. W. D.; townships soutn, ranges zo, zo, & W. D. Much Grain Accumulates. La Grande Homer Littleton, fore man of the Chas. Playle warehouse at Alieel, reports that a large quantity of grain has accumulated, owing to tne flmharso Dlaced aeainst railroad ship ments of wheat from the interior points to Port and. on account ot the grain handlers' strike, but that shipments will now be resumed. Crook County Horses for Alberta. Pendleton Thirteen carloads of range horses 'were shipped from this ritv to Alberta last week. They are owned bv M. R. Cowell, and were tak n from the ramre in Crook county. The shipment was consigned to Shelby Junction, Mont., but tne norseB are ae signed for the Alberta market. , ROCK CREEK'S FINE FRUIT. Growers Busy Picking Large Crop of Apples and Pears. Rock Creek The ranchers along Rock creek have stepped out of the hay harvest into the fruit hai vest, and are picking apples and pears. Fruit men are proud of their orchards and claim that Hood River or any other locality in the Northwest can produce no finer fruit or more abundant yields. Fruit is shipped from this section to many important points in the East, and com pares favorably with any of the pro ducts in these markets. The leading fruit growers are William Head and A. A. Carothers. The former has an or chard of 10 acres, the latter about 20 acres. Mr. Head has picked and ship ped about 800 boxes of apples, peaches and pears to Spokane, Walla Walla and Pendleton and other points east, while some was shipped to Condon and Arlington. He estimates he will have 1,000 boxes of winter apples for ship ment. Mr. Carothers has shipped 1, 000 boxes of fruit and will ship 1,300 more. These gentlemen get the high est prices for their fruit. Fruit grown on Rock creek captured first prize and gold medal at the Omaha exposition a few years ago. The exhibit was made by A. A. Carothers, and was a surprise to orchardists, packers and dealers. Hops Are On the Up Grade. Salem The hop market at Salem has assumed a very active condition in the last day or two, and now every dealer in the city has orders for hopi at a slight advance over figures named a week ago. Krebs Bros, has received an order for 1,000 bales at 15 cents a pound. All other dealers are offering that price. Krebs bought the ClaU' field crop of 175 bales at Dallas. Jos eph Harris and Uatlin x Linn were also buyers on the West side at 12 cents, while Lachmund & Pincus paid 17 cents for a choice lot bought from a dealer at Dallas. To Establish Big Sawmill. Albany A sawmill with a capacity of 20,000 feet per day is to be estab lished six miles south of Brownsville by G. B. and E. H. Dickinson, of thia city. A contract with the lessees of the land secu'ed requires that the plant be in operation by January 1. PORTLAND MARKETS, Wheat Club, 64 065c; bluestem, 68 069c; valley, 67c; red, 61062c. Oats No. 1 white, $23.50024; gray, I2222.50. Barley Feed, 120.50 per ton: brew ing, 121.50; rolled, $23. Rye $ 1.35 1.40 per cwt. Com Whole, $26027; cracked, $28 per ton. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $10 11 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $1416; clover, $6.6007; cheat, $70 7.60; grain hay, $7; alfalfa, $11.50; vetch hay, $77.60. Fruits Apples, common to choice, 25075c per box; choice to fancy, 75cO $1.25; grapes, 6Oc0$1.5O per box; Concords, Oregon, 27 c half basket; peaches, 75c$l; pears, 75c$1.25; crabapples, $11.25 per box; prunes 25 050c per box; cranberries, Oregon, $308.6 per box; quinces, $101.25 per box. vegetables Beans, 57$c; cab ,ge, 1)4 lc per pound; cauli flower, $1.25 per dozen; celery, 75 05c per dozen; corn, 12s per doz en; cucumbers, loc per doztn; egg plant, 10c per pound; lettuce, head 20c per dozen, onionB, 10 O 12&c per dozen; peas, 405c; bell peppers, 6c pumpkins, lc per pound; spinach 405c per pound; tomatoes, 80050c per box; parsley, 10O15c; sprouts 7&c per pound; squash, lo per pound; turnips, 90c$l per Back; car rots, $10125 per sack; beets, $1,250 1.50 per sack. Onions Oregon, $101.15 per hun dred. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, deliv ered, 80085c; in carlots f. o. b. conn try, 75 0 80c; sweet potatoes, 202 Jc per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 2530c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 3132c per dozen. Poultry Average old hens, 12c per pound; mixed chickens, 11 0 12c spring. 12c; old roosters, 9 0 10c dressed chickens, i15c; turkeys live, 16021c; turkeys, dressed, choice 2022c; geese, live, 9O10c; ducks, 14 15c. Veal Dressed, 5)8c per pound. Beef Dressed bulls, 22o per pound; cows, 45c; country steers, 5c. Muuon iresnea. rancy, 7c per pound; ordinary, 506c; lambs, fancy 80. Pork Dressed, 608c per pound. Hops -1906, 14016o per pound l&uo, nominal; 1904, nominal. Wool Eastern Oregon average best 1318c per pound, according to shrink age; valley, 20021c, according to fine ness; mohair, choice, 26028c. URGE ONE BUILDING. Oregon Men Want United Northwest at Jamestown Exposition. Portland, Oct. 16. A movement for joint Northwest building at the Jamestown Ter-Centennial exposition was launched at a recent meeting of the Oregon Jamestown Exposition commit tee at the Portland Commercial club. President Jefferson Myers and Secre tary John II. Stevensonn, of the com mission, were directed to write an offi cial letter to the governors of Washing ton, ' Idaho and Montana, notifying them of the attitude of the Oregon commiBsion, and asking them to take action in their official capacities to bring about participation in the plan on the part of their respetive states. Thj plan is conceived by the Oregon commission is for joint action on the part of the four Northwestern states in the erection of one magnificent exhibits and headquarters structure, in which each state shall have a department of its own, the expense to be borne equal ly by the several statea. It was point ed out at the commission' session that such co-operative action would have the effect of impressing the East with the unity of Northwest interests and of exerting both a political and commer cial insignificance. It also seemed ap parent that with the combined capital of the four states a building of such imposing size and beauty could be erected that it could not fail to attract wide attention, while a building by any one of the states, singly, could not have this effect, and, besides, joint ac tion could reduce the expense ot put ting up individual buildings. President Myers was authorized to go to the scene of the exposition and ne gotiate for a site for an Oregon build ing, in the event it is desired to erect one, and also keep in mina tne possi bility of a joint state building. . He will defer his departure for the East until he has had time to hear from the governors of the Northwest states on the plan suggested. In the event the other states do not show a disposition to adopt the plan proposed, this will not be allowed to interfere in any de gree with Oregon's plan to make an ex Libit, should the legislature warrant it Upon his return from the EaBt Pres ident Myers will make a report to the commission, and (Jovernor unamber lam on the result uf Lib investigations, and this report, Betting forth in detail the cost of making an exhibit and the facilities for erecting a building and installing an exhibit, when delivered, will be used as the basis for appearing before the legislature to ask such an appropriation as shall be necessary to make a creditable showing. FARMERS MUST DRAIN. Department of Agriculture Issues Bui letin of Instruction. Washington, Oct. 16. For the guid ance of the great number of people from humid regions who settle on the im mense areas of Western lands opened to settlement, the Department of Agricul ture has issued a report on "Practical Information for Beginners in Irriga tion." Ihere are several million acres open for settlement in the United States and irrigation works built by private enterprise and works being constructed by the national government will pro vide a water supply for more than 1, 000,000 acres of arid lands. The re port discusses arid soils and water sup plies generally and describes how to locate and build farm ditcher, prepare land to receive water, irrigate staple crops and how much water to apply. "Experience throughout the arid re gion," the report says, "is demon strating that the greatest danger to irri gated lands is lack of drainage. Water applied to crops raises the ground wa ter, which brings with it the salts dia solved from the soil; capillarity brings this water to the surface, where evaporates, and the Baits accumulate until all vegetation is destroyed. The only insurance against this is proper drainage, but anything like economy in the use of water and thorough cultiva tion, which will check the rise of ground water or lessen evaporation will decrease the danger." Battling'Witha River; Imperial Junction, Cal., Oct. 16. Seldom has a more desperate battle with nature been waged than that for the turning of the Colorado river Rockwood gate went out last Thursday and a great disappointment was occa sioned, but the outlook is much bright er. Yesterday the trestle below the gate was prepared, 100 cars of rock being dumped as an experiment. This morning the rock was found in the same position, indicating that the soil was firm enough to support it. Another trestle ia being built. Silver Advances to 70.13. Washington, Out. 16. The director of the mint yesterday purchased 150, 000 ounces of silver at 70.13 cents per fine ounce, delivered at the mint in Denver. For the convenience of bid ders it has been decided to open bids for the sale of silver on Mondaya, Wednesdays and Fridays of each week, instead of on Wednesdays only, as heretofore. ONE MORE CHANCE nnexatlon Sore to Follow Next Failure ot Cuba. SELF GOVERNMENT IMPOSSIBLE Sugar and Tobacco Men Will Object to Free Competition, But It Must Come. Waehington, Oct. 16. Republican senators and congressmen who have been in Washington recently and offi cials closely identified with the admin istration agree with the president that Cuba shall have another opportunity to try self government, but the opinion is almost universal that annexation is only a matter of time. Little is being said publicly about the probability of annexing Cuba to the United States, but the subject is receiving a great deal of attention in Washington and public men are seriously discussing the best method of bringing the island under the protecting arm of the United States President Roosevelt is absolutely sin cere in his declaration aeainst tne present annexation of Cuba and he has hopeB that the Cuban people, on thier second attempt, will be able to form and maintain a satisfactory govern ment. He does not want the island made a part of the United Statea if, by any possibility, the Cubans can con duct their own affairs and protect the ives and property of all their citizens He does not believe that the United States at this time would be justified in taking over the island, merely be cause vast amounts of American capital have been invested. But if the words of other administration officials can be held to be authoritative, it ia to be in ferred that the president will interpose no further objection to annexation in caee the second Cuban government is a failure. While annexation is generally ex pected. no one looks forward to it with enthusiasm. Rather, the Cuban prob lem is regarded in the light of one of the unpleasant outgrowths of the Span ieh war, as perpleing in some respects as the Philippine question. Southern men would like to Bee Cuba made American territory, but they want the tariff wall kept up against Cuban sugar and tobacco, and some bar erected against the immigration of native Cu bans into the Unite States. The South has more than its share of dusky citi zens. It is probable that the men in con gress who are fighting a reduction ot the duty on Philippine sugar and to bacco would join the South in demand ing the retention of the tariff on sugar and tobacco from Cuba in case of an nexation. If Philippine sugar is a menace to the beet sugar industry of the West, it will be argued that the sugar from Cuba, closer and much more abundant, would be a still greater menace. STORM SPOILS BANANAS. Hurricane Sweeps Through Central America, Wasting SI, 000,000. New Orleans, Oct. 16. Damages of fully $1,000,000, including the partial demolition of one town, was done by the hurricane on the coast of Central America which was reported by a brief wireless message received here last night, Wireless and cable advices to day to the United States Fruit company say that probably no loss of life- oc curred. The hurricane appeared to be central near Bluefields, on the east coast of Nicaragua. It swept in from the sea, its first fury striking Little and Great Corn islands, which were swept bare of vegetation aud their topography even altered by the waves. On the mainland the storm's damage was con fined mostly to a path about 80 miles wide, in which banana and rubber crops were destroyed and plantations blown down. Great damage is report ed from Rama, a town on the coast about 40 miles from Bluefields. Mrs. Jefferson Davis Dying. New York, Oct. 16. Mrs. Jefferson Davis, widow of the president of the Confederate states, is dying of pneu monia at the Hotel Majestic here. It 1b believed she cannot survive more than a few houra. Mrs. Davis has been ill for several davs, but it had been believed she would recover up to last night, when a sudden change for the worse was noticed. Mrs. Davis went to the Majestic a short time ago on her return from the Adirondacks, where she spent most ot the summer for her health. Army in Cuba Given Name. Washington, Oct. 16. Brigadier General Barry, acting chief of staff, to day issue! a general order by direction of the president stating that the mill tary forces now assembled In (Juha or to be assembled there are constituted an army to be known as the Army of Cuban Pacification. NEXT POPE NOT A SAINT. Need of a Palitician at the Vatican is Widely Recognized. Rome, Oct. 16. In spite of the fact that the pope is enjoying perfect health, the matter of possible rweults of the next conclave, whenever it does occur, is being discussed among the cardinals, and this with no desire to anticipate the election or to be disre spectful to the pontiff. The feeling among the cardinals has changed great ly dince August, 1903, and today there exists a tendency quite opposite to that which triumphed three years ago. In view of the Vatican's experiences with France, the cry this time will be not for a merely religious pope, but a po litical pope; not for a saint, but for a statesman. Even the strongest opponents of three years ago of Cardinal Rampolla now favor his election. Rampolla failed in 1903 chiefly because he was vetoed by Cardinal Puzyna, in the name of Austria, speaking for the en tire Triple Alliance. Although Pope Piua has suppressed the right of veto ibroaeted by certain powers, the reason which induced the Triple Alliance to oppose Cardinal Rampolla still exist, and the church today is less able to afford displeasing the Central Empire. Consequently there are rumors of an experiment with a foreign pope, in spite of the disfavor of the Italians. For the last four cen turies all the popes have been Italians. FOOTPADS HARD AT WORK. Police Round Up All the Suspicious Characters They See. San Francisco, Oct. 16. Despite the energetic measures taken by the police in rounding up all ex-convicts and sus picious characters yesterday and today, the activity of the footpads and high waymen continued Several reports of robberies and attempted hold-ups were made to the police. Carl Wilson, a laborer, was "Jield up and robbed of $6 by two men, while walking on Rush street, near Kearney, about 10 o'clock tonight. As the foot pads stopped him Wilson fired a shot at them in the darkness. In their haste in searching him, the robbers overlooked the pistol which he had. Attracted by the shot, a nightwatch man came running np and also began shooting at the fleeing men. Edward Lang, a street-car conductor, reported to the police today that he was held up by two masked men at the north end of the Ferry building shortly before 12 o'clock last night. While one of them held a pistol against Lang's head the other footpad went through bis pockets, and, according to Lang, robbed him of $50. An attempted hold-up was reported from Golden Gate park. The approach Borne pedestrians frightened away the highwaymen. BIG GUNS NEEDED. General Wood Also Wants Cavalry Sent to Philippines. Wahington, Oct. 16. An argument against the reduction in the number of troops in the Philippines is made by Major General Leonard Wood, com manding that division, in his annual report. The total garrision, on June 80 last, numbered 20,043 men. "We are far from home,", says Gen eral Wood, "and in case of foreign dis turbances, even with all our troops concentrated at Manila, the force avail able would be scared y sufficient to de fend it from a serious attack. More over, a strong garrison should De main tained here until conditionns pertain ing to the civil government are well es tablished and the animosities and dis appointments incident to the building up of a local government under new and perhaps strained conditions have passed away." General Wocd suggests adding some artillery to the present garrison and sending to the Philippines one squad ron of esch of the cavarly legimenta in the United States. Public order has greatly improved in Miindanao. The rice output there is said to exceed any previous year and the people have gone to work. As there is an large Mohammedan tlement there, and unexpected disturbances may occur as the result of action of re ligious fanatica returning from Mecca, the report Bays the garrison should be concentrated. Postal Deficit Less. Wasnbington, Oct. 16. Postmaster General Cortelyou has given out an ad vance statement of the receipts and expenditures of the postal service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906. It shows a reduction of the annual de ficit from $14,572,584 for 1905 to $10,- 516,996 for 1906, over $4,000,000, or 27.832 per cent. The total receipta for 1906 were lrr ,932,783, an increase over 1905 of $15,106,198, which ia the greatest increase for any year in the history of the service. The per cent of increase in receipts for 1906 ia 9.88. Rain Damages Cotton. Houston, Tex., Oct. 16. A heavy rain has fallen over the ground in part of Texas the past 24 hours, doing con siderable damage to the cotton crop. There will be a heavy loss in tice.