PLUNDERED BY HILL-MORGAN
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
FINE CROP OUTLOOK.
Eastern Oregon Farmers Rejoicing
Over Recent Rain,
The Pullet) The rain arid Bnow which
foil hero last week aggregated one inch
moisture. Showers Htill continue and
the biiow on high olovatioriH, which
varied from four to six inches in depth,
1h gradually disappearing.
Thin will furlhor retard plowing and
seeding which, owing to the miry
condition of the Hoil, had hut fairly
begun throughout the country. When
thlH last Htorm fell, fannorc from the
Tygh ridge wlieat holt reportel that the
conditionH for spring grain have not
been an favorable in many years aH
now, because of the heavy freezing
which loosened the ground to a depth
of 18 inches, and the thorough soaking
from tho deep snow and heavy rain.
Owing to the long drouth and the
lateness of fall rainH, there is loss acre
uge in winter wheat than usual, hut
under the present favorable conditions
for Hpriug seeding, there will be
about the usual annual acreage in
grain. Tho fruitgrowers regard the
lute biiow storm as rnoHt beneficial,
wince it checks the building until dan
ger of killing frosts is past. No loss
of sheep is feared, since lambing on the
hheep ranges of tho county baa not yet
begun.
Electric Line at Milton.
Milton The Walla Walla Valley
Traction company now has its tracks
laid down to the head of Main street
in this city, and it will be only a few
lays when there will be hourly service
between this city and Walla Walla,
Wash. This will bo a great benefit to
Milton and vicinity, anil will material
ly aid the already rapid growth of Mil
ton. This city is now in a very pros
perous condition; all the principal
wtreets are being brought to proper
grade, and many changes for the better
have recently taken place. There will
soon be a $15,000 hotel erected.
Rate on Logs Will Stand.
Salem The state railroad commis
sion made public the result of the hear
ing at Dallas, in the case of the people
of Falls City against the Salem, Falls
City & Western Railroad company,
protesting against the raising of rates
bv the road on logs and lumber. After
an impartial bearing and investigation
of the matter, and there being no fur
ther remonstrance against the rate be
ing increased after it was thoroughly
understood and had met the approval
of the commissioners, it was decided to
allow the railroad company to make the
increase.
Abandon River Surveys.
Salem Because the state legislature
did not co-operate with the state legis
lature in appropriating more money for
the work of the state geological survey
in connection with the reclamation of
arid lands throughout the state, Dis
trict Ilvdrourapher J. C. Stevens, of
the United States geological survey, an
nounces that part of the wcrk will have
to be abandoned and a number of the
stations cut out for lack of funds to
carry on the work.
La Grande Settlers Rejoice.
La Grande Two thousand entrymen
in this district, who have been waiting
for a month to two years for patents
from the government, will be affected
by the president's recent instructions
to the general land office to expedite
the issuance of patents. The local land
office is six months behind in the work
here, a great majority of papers being
held up in Washington.
Large Sums In Short Time.
Marshfield Prominent business men
of North Bend subscribed $70,000 in
two hours at a special meeting for the
purpose of establishing a building and
loan association in that city. The cap.
ital stock of the association will be
$100,000. It has been established for
the purpose of aiding in the upbuild'
ing of North Bend and Coos Bay.
Big Orchards In Jackson.
Medford According to the report of
Horticultural Commissioner Carson, of
the Third district, 350,000 fruit trees
have been added to the orchard wealth
of Jackson county during the past year.
The acreage reported exceeds 7,000, and
of this amount, the larger portion has
been devoted to Cornice pears and Spit
zenbergs. Tax Money Received.
Oregon City Sheriff Beatie has col
lected up to date about $190,000 in
taxes. The time for the granting of
rebates for prompt payment is over,
and all the big taxpayers of the county
"have paid in.
Local Insurance at Eugene.
Eugene The Merchants' Protective
association has decided definitely to
form a local mutual fire insurance or
ganization, and a special meeting will
be called within a few days for that
purpose.
PRIZES FOR ESSAYS.
Sons of American Revolution Want Es
says From Pupils of Oregon.
Tne Oregon society of the Sons of
American Revolution offers prizes to
the pupils of the public schools of the
state of Oregon, for eHsays on subjects
connected with our war for independ
ence. Prizes of $30 and $20 will be
given for the first and second best essay
respectively, written on any of the fol
lowing subjects: "Joseph Brant and
the Indians of tho Revolution," "Pub
lie Schools as a Means of Americanizing
the Children of Aliens," "Separation
of Church and State in America."
The essays are limited to three thous
and words each, mint be written in the
student's own handwriting on one side
only of the paper, and accompanied by
a certificate of the writer's teacher,
stating that the writer is a pupil in a
designated class, and that the teacher
believes the essay to bo the pupil's own
unaided work. The essay must be
signed by the writer, giving also his or
her postoffice address. They should be
forwarded to Mr. A. M. Smith, Fenton
building, Portland, Oregon, and should
reach their destination not later than
the 25th of May, 1907.
In awarding these prizes the commit
tee will be governed by considerations
of: Originality, accuracy of statement
manner of treatment, orthography, syn
tax and punctuation. Ihese prizes are
offered to encourage love of our country
and the study of its history.
Additional information may be ob
tained bv writing to General Thomas
M. Anderson, care of The Bucknguam,
Portland, Oregon.
Office Short of Clerks
Roseburg The local land olhce says
that there are from 500 to 600 final
proofs awaiting action. Delay has been
lne to lack of clerical assistance, rather
than to the president's former order
though action on some proofs was de
laved to some extent by that order
Many of these cases have been pending
since 1904, but most of them have ac
cumulated since the reopening of this
office, January 8, 1900, after a suspen
s ion of one year.
New Bank Examiner Chosen.
Salem James Steele, of Portland
has been appointed -state bank evam
ner. He is a brother of State Treas
urer Steele and was one of the founders
of the First National bank at Portland
in 1868, and later was connected with
the Merchant's National bank of that
city.
Oregon Middy Graduate.
Washington Ernest Durr, of Baker
City, will graduate from Annapolis
Naval academy this year, being the
only midshipman from the Northwest
to graduate this season, except Albert
T. Church, of Boise. Church stands 12
in a class of 106.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 72c; bluestem, 74c;
valley, 70c; red, 71c.
Oats No. 1 white, $2930; gray,
$2829.
Barley Feed, $22.50 per ton; brew
ing, $23; rolled, $23.5024.50. '
Rye $l.451.50 perewt.
Corn Whole, $24 .50; cracked, $22.50
per ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $15
16 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$1718; cdover, $9; cheat, $9; grain
hay, $9(310; alfalfa, $14.
Butter Fancy creamery, 32)35c
per pound.
Butter Fat First grade cream 33 c
per pound second grade cream, 2c less
per pound.
Poultry Average old hens, 15c per
pound; mixed chickens, 14c; spring,
fryers and broilers, 2022c; old
roosters, 1012c; dressed chickens, 16
17c; turkeys, live, 1315c; tur
keys, dressed, choice, 1820c; geese,
live, 8c; ducks, 1618c.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 19c per
dozen.
Apples Common, 75c$1.25 per
box; choice $1 502.00.
Vegetables Turnips $11 .25 per
sack; carrots, $11.25 per sack; beets,
$1.251.50 per sack; horseradish, 7
8c per pound; cauliflower, $2.50 per
crate; celery, $3.504 per crate; let
tuce, head, 3545c per dozen; onions,
1012c per dozen; sprouts, 9c per
pound; radishes, 30c per dozen; as
paragus, 10c per pound; rhubarb, $2
2.25 per box.
Onions Oregon, 7590c per hun
dred.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancv,
$1.351.50; No. 1 choice, $1.101.25;
common, 75c$l.
Veal Dressed, 59c per pound.
Beef Dressed Duns, 6(g6$Q per
pound; cows, 56c; country steers,
67c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 1010c
per pound; ordinary, 89c.
Pork Dressed, 69c per pound.
Hops 912o per pcund, according
to quality.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best
1318c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 2023c, according to fine
nees; mohair, choice, 2829c.
Attorney General AsKea to Air
Northern Pacific Scandal.
Philadelphia, Fa., March 19. Re
duced to the form of affidavits and ol
document), the authenticity of which
have been proved in legal proceedings,
revelations concerning the wholesale
plundering of the rights of stockholders
in the Northern Pacific railroad are
about to be presented before Attorney
General lionaparte. As me nine oi me
Hill-Morgan reorganization ol tne
Northern Pacific railroad, Brayton Ives,
then a prominent New York banker,
was the president ot the oiu company.
In February of lsim -wr. ives, as
president of the Nothern Pacific, ap
pointed from his board of directors a
so-called "protective committee,"
claiming authority to proceed with the
work of reorganization. Morgan & U,
were not only reorganization managers,
contracting with tliemselves as syndi
cate managers, but they were also syn
dicate subscribers, and thus appeared
in a three-fold capacity, being joined
as syndicate subscribers with Mr. Ives
and other directors of the old Northern
Pacific company. Millions of dollars
wore collected in assessments levied
upon the stockholders of the old North
ern racillc company, wuien id was
thought by the public were to be used
to rehabilitate the company.
Instead of being so appropriated they
i i i i i
were gathered in ana uiviueu among
the syndicate as commissions ar.d pro
fits. J his is one the ot reatures oi tne
"sell-out" of the old Northern Pacific
company and is one of the many amaz
ing things connected witn this remarK
able reorganization for which a com
plete investigation is being demanded
of the authorities at Washington.
ROCKEFELLER MAKES WILL.
Plans to Give An Immense Fortune to
Use of the Pubiic.
New York, March 19. Ihe Herald
will tomorrow say that according to a
member of John D. Rockefeller Jr. s
bible class, and who is also a personal
friend of John D. Rockefeller and in a
position to know of his affairs, the lat
ter proposes to make a princely gift to
New York City. It will amount to at
least $50,000,000. It will be partly
charitable and partly' educational. The
Herald will add:
"This man said that when Mr. Rock
efeller was conferring with his son at
Lakewood, N. J., a fortnight ago, the
meeting was not for the purpose of dis
cussing any immediate gift, but was on
the subject of Mr. Rockefeller's will,
which document the oil king was then
completing with the aid of his son and
his lawyers. It was said that this dofr
ument will astonish the world when it
is made public.
It will, it is declared, give no less
than $250,000,000, for charitable and
educational purposes, and it will be so
bestowed that the benefit therefrom
will almost be perpetual.
Rate War on the Atlantic.
London, March 19. Herr Ballin, di
rector general of the Hamburg-Ameri
can Steamship line, who is here attend
ing the shipping conference, today said
there was every likelihood of a renewal
of the rate war for the North Atlantic
trade with the Cunard line. Within a
fortnight he expects to see a decision
one way or the other, a urther iierr
Ballin declared the German lines had
a working agreement with the White
Star line, and that all possibility of
friction, owing to the removal of that
line to Southampton, had now been ob
viated. Reports Massacre of Jews.
New York, March 19. A Jewish
morning paper tonight received the fol
lowing cablegram from Podihilo, near
Jassack, Roumania: "Terrible massa
cre since last Thursday. Town totally
destroyed . All the Jewish population
are ruined and houses pillaged. We
ask help Marcus Getzel, Elias Solo
mon, Shjen Sterberg." Ihe names
signed to the cablegram are said to be
those of leading merchants of Podihilo.
It is a place of about 6,000 inhabitants,
4,000 of whom are Jews. It is only
30 miles from Kishineff.
Fhrce Gale Sweeps Bay.
San Francisco, March 19. A fierce
south and southeast gale swept the
bay today, which drove small crait to
shelter, caused vessels in the stream to
seek positions of safety and made the
ferry steamers roll unpleasantly. Out
side the heads the gale raged with a
velocity of 50 miles an hour, and the
seas ran high. Beerai vessels were
compelled to put back, owing to the
rough condition of the weather.
Torpedo Boat Is Rammed.
Ajacico, France, March 19. During
the maneuvers last night without lights
the torpedo boat destroyer Epee ram
med torpedo boat No. 263. A Bteam
pipe on the last named vessel burst,
killing two men and mortally injuring
another. The Epee towed the torpedo
boat ashore, where she was beached.
Japan Adds 24 Regiments,
Tokic, March 19. In pursuance of
the program to increase armatmente, 24
infantry regiments have been organ
ized, mainly concentrated in Northern
Isles. The main base will be Kurume.
NEWS FROM THE
ADVANCE WILLIAMSON CASE.
Hoyt Wants Decision Before Supreme
Court Adjourns.
Washington, March 22. Next Mon
day Solicitor General Hoyt, represent
ing the attorney general, will submit
to the Supreme court a motion to ad
vance the appeal of ex-Representative
Williamson in the hope that the case
can be tried this session and before ad
journment in May. In a formal mo
tion, which he has prepared to submit
to the court, Mr. Hoyt briefly reviews
the progress of the Williamson trial
from its inception to and including the
action of the Circuit Court of Appeals
on March 1, and then states that his
motion to advance is based on the fol
lowing reasons:
First, this is a criminal case; sec
ond, a constitutional question appears
to be involved; third, it is a case of
public importance involving the ques
tion whether the immunity from arrest
granted to senators and members of
congress by the constitution extends to
a sentence ot imprisonment after legal
conviction; fourth, an independent
writ of error from the Circuit Court of
Appeals has been dismissed by that
court as to Williamson.
COMPLETES NOBEL BOARD.
President Appoints Two More Com'
missioners on Industrial Peace.
Washington, March 18. The presi
dent today appointed Seth Low, of New
York, and Thomas G. Bush, of Birm
ingham, Ala., as representatives of the
general public under the act of congress,
establishing a foundation for the pro
motion of industrial peace, the basis of
which is the Nobel prize fund, recently
awarded the president of the Norwegian
storthing. This completes the admin
istrative board. Other members of the
board of trustees are:
John Mitchell, president of the Unit
ed Mineworkers of America, as the rep
resentative of labor; Marvin Hughitt,
president of the Chicago & Noith west
ern Railway company, representing
capital ; the chief justice of the supreme
court of the United States, the secretary
of commerce and labor and the secretary
of agriculture.
Will Carry Relief to China.
Washington, March 21. The United
States army transport Buford will take
a load of provisions at once to China
for the relief of the famine sufTeiers
The War department advised the State
department today that the transport,
which is at San Francisco, is at the
disposal of the Red Cross Cross for
immediate use in the shipment. The
transport will stop at Honolulu on its
way to Shanghai and probably will
carry a special party of congressmen
who are to visit Honolulu as guests of
the citizens of the Hawaiian islands
Displeaing to Veterans.
Washington, March 19. The United
SDanish War Veterans, District of Co
lumbia department, today adopted a
resolution vicorously denouncing the
action of the constitutional convention
of Oklahoma in adopting a clause in
its constitution disfranchising soldiers.
sailors and marines, and characterizing
such action as a direct insult to all
American soldiers, sailors and marines
"who have foueht in the several wars
in which the country has been engaged,
and who have never known defeat in
any war."
Meet Only In Washington.
Washington, March 19. The work
of the Interstate Commerce commission
has grown so heavy that it has been de
cided to discontinue the hearings which
have been conducted by members of the
commission outside of Washington.
Hereafter, when it is found necessary
to conduct investigations in other cities,
special agents will take the testimony
and report to the commission and the
arguments on the case will be heard by
the commissioners in this city.
Coal Land Is Reopened.
Washington The general land office
has issued a statement giving the loca
tion of the following public lands re
opened to entry by the president's or
der of March 12 last: Montana, 2,000,
000; Oregon, 710,000; Washington,
320,000. The land was, previous to
the order of March 12, included in land
classed as coal land and withdrawn
from entry.
. Cost of Pacifying Cnda.
Washington. Match 22. Extiaordi
nary expenses to the United States up
to date caused by the sending of an
army of pacification to Cuba, aggregate
about $2,500,000, according to figures
which have been prepared by the War
department. It has not been determ
ined exactly when the mcney will be
collected from Cuba by the United
States.
Supreme Court Takes Recess.
Washington, March 20. The chief
justice announced today that the Su
preme court would take a two weeks'
recess, from next Monday until April 8.
NATIONAL CAPITAL
DISCUSSED ALTON DEAL.
Roosevelt Denies He and Deneen Are
Booming Taft.
Washington, March 21. "Governor
Deneen and Attorney General Stead
did not come to see me on any politaca
matters at all."
The above were substantially the
words the president used in his talk
with Senatoi Hansbrough today when
the latter asked him about the report
that Saturday's conference at the White
House with the Illinois officers during
which Secretary Taft and his brother
called, was for the purpose of launching
a boom for Secretary Taft for the pres-
dency.
From authoritative sources it was
learned today that the visit of Governor
Deneen and Attorney General Stead
had to do with the Chicago & Alton
deal which figured in the Harriman in
vestigation before the Interstate Com
merce commission. The president was
anxious to learn what was being done,
or what the state contemplated doing
in the matter.
Secretary Taft issued the lol lowing:
"I had an appointment with the
president at 3:30 p.m. Sunday and
went to the White House to keep it. I
found Governor Deneen and Attorney
General Stead with the president and I
was introduced. They left immediate
ly. There was no political conversa
tion."
Much Land Is Reopened.
Washington The secretary of the
interior has restored to entry a large
quantity of government land which was
withdrawn last summer on the suppo
sition that it contained deposits of
merchantable coal. In all 710,000
acres are restored in Oregon and 320,
000 acres in Washington. The geolog
ical survey, after examining, reported
its inability to find coal indications in
this land. The land now becomes sub
ject to entry under the general land
laws. Oregon land is in the Portland,
Roseburg, Dalles and La Grande dis
tricts, the Washington land in the Se
attle, Olympia and North Yakima dis
tricts.
Ballinger's New Assistant.
Washington, March 20. Land. Com
missioner Ballinger announces the se
lection of Fred Denett, of North Da
kota, as assistant commissioner, suc
ceeding George F. Pollock, of Ohio,
who becomes chief clerk in the general
land office. Pollock takes the place of
James F. Macey, assigned to field ser
vice as inspectcr of surveyors. Mr.
Ballinger states he will redistrict the
field force in order to secure a more
perfect organization, enlarge some dis
tricts, eliminating others, and bring all
special agents under the control of field
chiefs.
Extends Sympathy to Russia.
Washington, March 21. The execu
tive council of the American Federation
of Labor today listened to addresses by
Alexis Aladyn, representing the Group
of Toil in the first douma of Russia,
and Nicholas Tchykovsky, representing
the revolutionary party, regarding the
question of economic improvement, ma
terial advancement and political liberty
for Russian workmen. The council
unanimously adopted resolutions ex
pressive of its sympathy in the struggle
of the laboring men of Russia for their
freedom and pledging co-operation.
Theft of Mule Caused War.
Washington, March 19. One mule
a mule belonging to Senor Ireno Sal-
gado was the chief object of dispute
between Nicaragua and Honduras when
they began the quarrel which finally
ended in the war that is threatening
the peace of all Central America, ac
cording to the official communicatipns
exchanged by the ministers between
the two republics, copies of which com
munications have been . received in
Washington.
President Confers With voakum.
Washington, March 20. The presi
dent had a conference today with B. F.
Yoakum, chairman of the board of di
rectors of the Rock Island Railway
company. This is the second confer
ence the president has held with Mr.
Yoakum within ten days. Mr. Yoak
um declined to state the purpose of this
interview.
Not Dead, but Sleeping.
Washington, March 21. The ship
subsidy bill is not dead, but sleeping.
When congress reassembles, in Decem
ber, the bill will be reintroduced; in
fact it will probably be reintroduced in
various shapes, and then the friends of
subsidy will join hands and attempt to
pass some compromise bill.
Will Open Antung t Trade.
Washington, March 21. W. D.
Straight, the American consul general
at Mukden, notified the State depart
ment today that be has assurances that
the Antung custom he use will be open
ed by the Chinese soon.