OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
DISTILLERY TO BE BUILT.
North Bend Will Probably Secure De
natured Alcohol Plant.
North Bend The Ooob bay country
Las secured the establishment of a
plant for the manufacture of denatured
alcohol and the distillery will be ready
to receive potatoes from the farmers
next ia.ll.
JS. T. Clover, of the American Alco
hol company, New York, came to the
Ooob bay country about two weeks ago
in an endeavor to interest the farmers
in denatured alcohol. He was accom
panied by Dr. Withycorabe, who con
ducted several farmers' institutes in the
county and at these meetings the sys
tem of conducting denatured plants was
explained to the farmers. It was ex
plained that if 75,000 tons of potatoes
were promised the company it would at
once prepare to begin operations. The
distillery could easily handle twice the
quantity named, but was willing to
Mart on a small scale.
Contracts were entered into with a
number of farmers on a basis of $8 per
ton for three years, the distillery to
take potatoes of all sizes. It is esti
mated that at this price farmers will
receive nearly f 100 per acre for their
product.
It was explained by the promoters of
the enterprise that when the distillery
was running at . its full capacity it
would require, 87 tons of coal per day
lor 10 months in the year to convert
the tubers into alcohol, and this would
prove a great stimulus to coal mining.
Furthermore, a number of by-products
would be manufactured that would
.greatly increase the payroll.
Although the site for the distillery
lias not been definitely announced it
will probably go to North Bend.
Mines Fabulously Rich.
Lakevlew W, I. Fleck, member of
the firm of Fleck & Bnowgoose, mining
experts and assayers o! Bidwell, was in
Lakeview recently on his way home
from the Windy Hollow mines, in
Warner valley, known now as the Lost
Cabin mining district. Mr. Fleck is
enthusiastic over the prospects of the
new mining camp, and believes firmly
that it will develop rich diggings. He
stated that he took samples of the rock
indiscriminately around one of the por
phyry dikes on one of the claims, and
also the dirt for several feet , from the
dike, and found it to assay $50 to the
ton on an average. These tests were
made from rock and dirt from the top
of the ground.
Reserve In Southern Oregon,
Salem A proclamation creating the
Siskiyou forest reserve, comprising
about one-half of Josephine county and
two or three townships of Douglas
ounty, has been received by Governor
Chamberlain from President Roosevelt.
This is the reserve concerning which a
strong protest was made a year or two
ago by residents of Curry county. As
originally planned, the reserve included
about three-fifths of Curry county, but
the protests were so strong and persist
ant that the lines of the temporary
"withdrawal were changed and in finally
creating the reserve no Curry county
lands are included. The reserve covers
over 700,000 acres.
Modern Road In Coquille Valley.
Myrtle Point The rock crusher,
which has been operated at the quarry
on the road between Myrtle Point and
Coquille, is about to suspend work, ow
ing to wet weather. The result of the
work which has been done thus far is
the graveling of the entire road between
Joquille and Myrtle Point. This road
is laid on a good grade, and the cover
ing of crushed rock makes it as good a
road as any Oregon can boast of. It is
an excellent quality of rock for this
purpose, which is quarried where the
crusher is located. '
Timber Land Sold,
Eugene Approximately 10,000 acres
of the finest timber land in the state
changed hands a few days ago when a
lirge number of Eugene people and a
few others residing elsewhere, sold
their holdings on Quartz creek, in the
McKenzie country, 50 miles east of
Eugene. The sale was made to two
Portland capitalists, whose names are
not made public, for about $25 an acre,
although the exact purchase price was
not given out. The land is in town
ship 17 south, range 4 east, and has
been pooled for sale since 1901, at
-which time the price was set at $10 an
acre. 1
Grow and Sell Vetch,
Albany A company of farmers,
formed for the purpose of growing and
'selling vetch, has been incorporated by
articles filed in the county clerk's office
here. The Tangent Vetch Growers'
-anion is the name of the combination.
Linn county farmers have been very
successful in the growing of vetch and
have found it paying industry. The
new eompany Intends to go into the
"business on large scale and will raise
-retch both for grain and hay.
PAY TAXES DIRECT.
Oregon Tax Commission Recommends
Relief for Sheriffs.
Salem That the duty of collecting
taxes should be taken from the sheriffs
and imposed upon the county treasur
ers, is one of the recommendations con
tained in the report of the Oregon Tax
commission just issued from the print
ing oflice. This recommendation is in
itself of considerable importance in the
management of county affairs, but it
assumes particular interest to sheriffs
and treasurers when coupled with the
suggestion that this change will make
necessary a reduction of the salaries of
sheriffs and a raise of the salaries of
treasurers. The commission concludes
the subject by remarking that the leg
islature, if it makes the change, should
not overlook the salary matter.
That the handling of public funds is
more particularly the work of a treas
urer and not of a sheriff, is the princi
pal reason for the proposed change.
The commission is of the opinion that
the accounts could be just as accurately
checked if the money were paid direct
ly to county treasurers as it could be if
it were first paid to the sheriffs and by
them turned over io the treasurers.
There would be one less opportunity
for mismanagement. The commission
does not base its recommendation so
much upon its own reasoning, however,
as it does upon the reasoning of a sher
iff, who is quoted, but whose name is
not given. . '
Buying Great Tracts of Timber.
Eugene The Monroe Lumber &
Milling comoany, of Monroe, Wash., is
having recorded deeds to 5,000 acres of
timber land in Lane and Benton coun
ties, and it is reported that the com
pany intends to construct a railroad
from Eugene, Corvallis or Junction
Ciy, to the timber, if another 5,000
acres of timber land can be secured at a
reasonable figure. If more land can
not be secured, the company wil hold
what they now have as a speculation.
The land involved is in the northwest
ern part of Lane county.
Harness Olive Lake.
Sumpter The Fremont Power com
pany, which has been for some time
past engaged in harnessing the waters
of Olive lake for power purposes, ib
pushing operations toward the comple
tion of its plant by employing almost
every idle man in the district. Men
have been imported from almost every
section of Eastern Oregon by this com
pany to work on the ditch and pipe
line as well as installing its huge power
machinery. This company is identified
with the Red Boy mine also, which
property will be operated in the future
by electric power, instead of steam, as
heretofore.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 64c; bluestem, 68c;
valley, 67c j red, 61c.
Oats -t tfo. 1 white. $24324.50:
gray, $2323.50.
Barley Feed, $20 50 per ton; brew
ing. $21.50; rolled, $23.
Bye $1.851.40 per cwt.
Corn Whole, $25.50; cracked,
$26.50 per ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No.l, $1011
per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
16; clover, $6 507; cheat, $7
7.50; grain hay, $7; alfalfa, $11.60;
vetch hay, $77.50.
Fruits Apples, common to choice,
2575ii per box; choice to fancy, 75c
$1.25; grapes, $11.50 perorate;
Concords, Oregon, 27o half basket;
peaches, 75e$l; pears, 75c$1.2j;
quinces, $11.25 per box.
Vegetables Cabbage, lJlJo per
pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen;
celery, 7585o per dozen; lettuce,
head, 20c per dozen; onions, 1012c
per dozen; nnmpkins, lc per pound;
tomatoes, 8)50c per .box; squash,
tjc per pound; turnips, 90c$l per
sicV: rarroti, 90c$l per sack; beets,
$1.25(31.50 per sack; horseradish, 9(3
lOti per pound; sweet potatoes, 22c
per pound.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy,
$11.10.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2527c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 3132c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 1218c
per pound; mixed chickens, 12(312 c
spring, 1218c; old roosters, 910c;
dressed chickens, .13(3il4c; turkeys,
live, 17 17c; turkeys, dressed,
choice, 2122,'4c; ge6se, live, 8S9c;
ducks, 1415c.
Veal Dressed 5!8c per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 22c per
pound; cows, 45c; country steers,
55c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 7c per
pound; ordinary, 56c; lambs, fancy,
8c.
Pork Dressed, 68o per pound.
Hops 1906, choice, 1521c; prime,
13 14c; medium, 12 2c per
poun'd; olds, nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
1818e per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 2021c, according to fine
ness; mohair, 2628c.
GREAT COLD IN WYOMING.
Snow Falls, In Some Sections Accom
panied by Hijch Winds
Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 23. The
worst storm known in years for the
season now prevails over Wyoming. It
is accompanied by heavy snowfall, and
in some sections very high winds. The
Union Pacific has enow plows out on
the entire line between here and Og
den. West of Green River, Wyoming,
the line is blockaded, and all commun
ication shut off. All wires are down.
A dispatch from Green River says
the highest wind known in 25 years
is now blowing, with the temperature
10 degreeB above zero, and snow falling.
One flagman near Granger was found
dead and another man was found on
the track unconscious and badly frczen.
One building at Green River was de
molished by the wind. The newB from
Northern and Central Wyoming re
ports practically the same conditions.
Stockmen are apprehensive of great
losses, as the storm came upon them
unprepared. The storm is slightly
abating here.
CHULO VOLCANO BELCHES.
Volume of Sulphur Water Swamps a
Salvador Town,
Ban Salvador, Oct. 23. Telergaphic
communication with interior points
has been restored, and news of the dis
aster wrought by the terrific storm
which has swept over the country is be
ing received. Over 100 persons were
drowned in Coatepeque. A vast quan
tity of sulphur water was thrown out
of the Cbulo volcano, and inundated
the town of Panchinaloo, killing most
of the inhabitants.
From other points also reports of ter
rific devastation are coming in. Pimi
nento and other towns are reported to
have been bwept away by the floods.
The schooner Azelene, with a num
ber of passengers on board, has been
lost between Corinto, Nicaragua and
Amapala, Honduras. Everybody on
board was drowned.
The floods have disinterred a number
of corpses from cemeteries and are car
rying them down the streams. It is
reported that the railroads in Hondur
as have suffered seriou damage.
PACKERS MAKING MONEY.
Talk of Sale to English Syndicate Is
Not Credited.
Washington, Oct. 23. The Agricul
tural department officials are very
much interested in the - report from
Chicago that the big - packing houses
are contemplating a gigantic company,
to be financed b English capital.
They do not look for the carrying out
of any such project. For years the
packing companies have been straining
every nerve to create the impression
that they are acting independently of
eacch other.
Officials here declare that notwith
standing the rigorous beef inspection
measures now being enforced, the pack
ing houses are being operated with a
big profit. They cannot see wherein
there would be any serious disadvant
age for the packers as the outcome of
such a deal, for foreign corporations
would be absolutely at the mercy of the
respective states.
BUOY MESSAGES FOUND.
Set Adrift by Baldwin-Zeigler Polar
Expedition In 1901,
Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 23. Two buoy
messages, Bet adrift from Franz Joeef
land by the Baldwin-Zeigler polar ex
pedition in 1901, have been found and
forwarded to Evelyn B. Baldwin, the
rounder ot the expedition, who is liv
ing in this city. The messages were
picued up on July 10, 1906, on Moffet
island, by Captain Strenerson, of the
otumu wnaier uouinea, ana lorwarded
to the United States State department
They were mailed to Mr. Baldwin from
Washington and delivered to him to
day.
The messages are typewritten on film
paper, and show the effects of their
journey in the Arctic sea. The mes
sages were an appeal for coal, the lack
of which forced the expedition to turn
back.
Insane Kept in Filth,
Havana, Oct. 23. Governor Magoon
visited the national asylum this after
noon and discovered a deplorable state
of affairs thjr9. One thousand aix
hundred and sixty persons of both sexes
are crowded into filthy and dilapidated
buildings with, a capacity for 400 per
sons only. They are sleeping on brok
en cots, relics of the last American oc
cupation. Congress made an arjoronri-
ation to enlarge the asylum, but the
money was never expended. The con
ditions today are ""v little better than
under Bpar'sh r pr? ii.
Clemenceau Is Summoned.
Paris, Oct. 23. As was expected, M
Clemlnceau, minister of the interior
was summoned to the palace today and
intrusted with the task of forming
new ministry. It will take him four
days to choose his ministers and anoth
er four or five days for the new minis
try to agree on a program.
SNOW GETS DEEPER
Sheepmen In Wyoming, Colorado
and New Mexico Suffer.
WORST STORM IN TWENTY YEARS
Whole Country Between the Rocky
Mountains and Missouri River
Under White Pall.
Denver, Oct. 23. Snow, wind and
cold have extended over nearly the en-
re country between the Rocky moun
tains and the Missouri river today,
causing heavy loss of livestock and
fruit. Telegraph wires have been pros
trated and railroad schedules disarrange
. The storm is almost unprecedent
ed for severity at this season of the year
and takes rank, according to the weath
er bureau, with the snowfall on April
22 and 23, 1885.
Up to 6 o'clock this evening pVinnk 9n
inches of snow had fallen in Defiver
and indications were that the snow
would continue all night.
Locally but little damage was done.
Sheer men in Wvomine. Colorado and
New Mexico, it is believed, will suffer
neavy losses, as tney were unprepared
for such weather. There are hnnrlrnHa
of tons of sugar beeta and thousands of
Darreis of apples still in the open in
the' northern part of Colorado and
should the cold continue, the damage
will be very great to the ranchers.
Telegraphic service throughout the
West is badly hampered and trains in
definitely late.
The blizzard which has been raging
in Pueblo and vicinity Bince early Sat
urday afternoon is slightly abated this
morning. Railroad and street car traf
fic is badly crippled. The Rio Grande
west of Pueblo has suffered most from
the snow, which is unusually heavy
along its line, ranging from 16 inches
at Florence to 30 inches at Buena Vis
ta. Trains from the East are generally
from a few minutes to several hours
late. Cattle and other stock on ranges
suffered from the wet snow and cold.
Colorado Springs reports that the bliz
zard, which has been in nrocress for
the past 48 hours, broke this merning.
l rains are somewhat delayed. The
temperature in Colorado Springs this
morning was about 15 above zero.
WISCONSIN REMITS TAXES.
Increase in Railroad Assessmedt Sup
plies All Funds Necessary.
Madiaon, Wis., Oct. 23. All the
state taxes, with the exception of the
school tax, which was reduced to half
of one mill, were remitted today by the
state board of assessors. There is al
ready so much money in the state treas
ury that none of the officials know
what to do with it.
With the prospect of more than $2,-
500,000 coming in from this year's
taxes, btate .treasurer Kempt threw up
bis hands in despair and said there was
no way to spend it. Accordingly Gov
ernor Davidson, Secretary of Slate
Honeer and Mr. Kempf met today and
decided to remit the taxes.
The railroads are footing the bills.
That, in the main, is the reason for the
action today, the first time such a
sweeping move has been made in the
history of the state. It is one of the
results of Senator LaFollette's long
fight when he was in the governor's
chair. Under the new ad valorem law
the roads pay about $2,600,000 annu
ally, or one-third more than they did
under the old license fee system.
The amount of taxes remitted is $1,
818,235. Instead of raising this
amount from the taxpayers, the admin
istration will deduct it (rein the gene
ral fund of the state to meet cerain
fixed expenditures. The school tax,
amounting to $643,680, goes back to
the taxpayers in the support cf the
public schools.
Relief Fund for Winter.
Washington, Oct. 23. The executive
committee of the Red Cross has finally
approved the estimates of the San
Francisco relief committee for the con
tinuance of the relief work in that city
up to July 1 next. Originally placed
at $6,000,000, these estimates have
been reduced by a little more than
$700,000. Most of the money is already
in Bight, as the San Francisco commit
tee haa a balance of $2,382,000, with
unfilled subscriptions subject to call of
$900,000. The Red Cross proper.holds
a little over $2,600,000.
Blizzard Coats Texas With Ice. ;
Dallas, Tex., Oct. 23. Wind blow
ing at a velocity of 60 miles an hour is
sweeping across the plains county in
the Texas panhandle, with blinding
sleet and enow. Grass is covered with
ice, but cattle are in good condition and
(he loss will not be heavy. At Chan
ning a blizzard is raging. In the Dal
las territory the temperature has been
in the 70'i, bat at midnight is falling.
SALT LAKE WIND aWEPT.
Buildings Razed and Packing Plant
Destroyed by Fire.
Salt Lake City, Oct. 22. For 24
hours this city and vicinity was swept
by a wind storm of unparalleled sever
ity. In addition to three serious acci
dents to persons, property has been
devastated over a wide area, a fire
fanned by the wind has obliterated the
new plant of the Utah Packing com
pany, and a monetary loss of appproxi
mately $250,000 is entailed.
Duiing the full period of the storm
trains have arrived irregularly or not
at all. For much of the time the street
car service has been at a standstill, and
the electric lighting plants are out of
commission.
The burning of the Utah packing
plant, north of the city, is the most
serious single loss. The building had
just been compleetd at a cost of $100,
000, and was to have been put into use
in a few dayB. The project was inaug
urated by Western cattlemen and was
in opposition to the large packing
houses in the East. The cause of the
fire has not been ascertained. Only a
small fraction of the loss is covered by
insurance.
Ruined buildings, fallen chimneys,
broken windows, loosened signs and
toppled trees throughout this and ad
joining towns are the most common
souvenirs ol tne storm and aggregate an
immense loss. The wind attained a
maximum velocitv fo 52 miles an hnnr.
For hours at maintained an average
speed of 38 miles an hour. The local
weather bureau has been handicanned.
f j j
but expresses the opinion that the
storm is local and wich little effect
north of Ogden or south of Provo.
LOSS WAS HEAVY.
Cuban Hurricane Crosses the Island,
Leaving Death In Trail.
Havana, Oct. 22. More complete re
ports have been received by Governor
Magooon and show that the recent hur
iican, which swept across Cuba, has
caused greater damage than was at first
supposed. Scares of lives are now
known to have been lost as the result of
the storm.
The worst reports come from the Ba
tabano, on the south coast of Cuba, the
point where the cyclone first struck the
island. Forty fishing schooners are
now known to have been loet. Many
corpses have been picked up floating in
the bay, and it is believed the dead at
this point alone will reach nearly 100.
The majority of the victims are Spanish
fishermen. Wreckage from the vessels
which were destroyed litter the shores
for miles. It is believed that several
small schooners were swept out to sea
and lost, their crews perishing. '
The town itself suffered severely.
Nine bodies have been removed so far
from the ruins. On every hand are to
be seen e idences of the storm's fury.
Houses were blown down, trees were
uprooted, and devastation has been
wrought generally. A conservative es
timate of the damage in that city is
$600,000. The greatest damage was
caused in the lower portion of the city.
The upper section away from the shore
escaped almost miraculously. The
wharves were badly damaged, in many
cases completely wrecked.
More Delay for Hermann.
Washington, Oct. 22. Representa
tive Binger Hermann will not be placed
on trial in this cit" on the indictment
charging destruction of 36 official let
terpress copybooks until sometime after
the Christmas holidays. No definite
arrangement for the trial has been
made, but the court's docket is now so
filled that it will be impossible to hear
the case within the next three months.
Since the case was last postponed at the
time Mr. - Heney was called to San
Francisco nothing has been heard from
Hermann and his whereabouts are un
known to the court. No anxiety is felt
on this score however.
Quake Wrecks Trestle.
Portland, Me., Oct. 22. Two earth
shocks last night destroyed about 100
feet of a temporary highway structure
which crosses the upper harhor. The
first shock was felt at 6 o'clock and the
second at 7:07. Both shocks were
light, but were distinctly felt by pedes
trians. Accompanying the rumbling
was the sound made by the cracking of
the timbers of the temporary structure.
It is feared that great damage has been
done to the foundation of the new high
way bridge nearby, for which $250,000
was appropriated recently.
Soldiers Go In Pursuit.
Sheridan, Wyo., Oct. 22. Ten
troops of the Tenth cavalry left Fort
Robinson, Neb., at noon today from
Gillette, Wyo., to ronnd up the band
of marauding Ute Indians from the
White Rock agency, Utah. The com
manding officer is said to have instruc
tions from the War department to take
the Indians dead or alive.
Snowstorm In South Dakota.
Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 22. Dis
patches received at the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul office in this city
state that a heavy snow storm with
wind prevailed all night on the Rapid
City extension of that road in South
Dakota. The snow is drifting and
suowplows have been ordered to Cham
berlain and Fresh.