FIXTURES BY THE POUND.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
CROP OUTLOOK GOOD.
Fall and Spring Wheat In Harney Are
' In Excellent Condition,
Burns Prospects are good for the
largest crop of grain, grans and fruit
produced since cultivation began in
Harney county. There la more acreage
in grain than ever before. Both fall
and spring wheat are receiving atten
tion from the farmers, who desire to
see which is the most productive, some
of the farmers contending fall grain
does not do well here. So far, how
ever, it has been a success.
The sagebrush land cultivated for the
first time last year will produce good
crops if farmers will cultivate the soil
as they do in other successful agricul
tural countries. ,
The native grass is better than for
several years, artd there will be plenty
of feed for the stock this summer. The
liay crop will be larger than last year,
and with the fodder left over from last
winter insures plenty of feed for the
coming winter.
Fruit trees are in a healthy condi
tion, and at present there is good pros
pects for a large crop of fruit. Last
fall several collections of fruit were
sent out of this county to show "what
could be produced here, and all was
pronounced 'of first class quality.
Baker Wants Better Rates.
Salem Baker City is preparing to
make an effort to secure through the
Oregon Railroad commission to secure
-changes in railroad rates which will
make Baker the distributing center for
a large section of Eastern Oregon.
Definite Dlans have not been made and
the Baker (City commercial Interests J
have not determined just what they
"want, but W. F. Butcher, a prominent
Attorney, was in Salem a few days ago
-conferring with the commission and as
certaining the procedure it will be nec
essary to follow. As soon as Baker
Oity gets ready to present its case it
will begin a movement of some kind for
favorable rates.
Teach Raising of Fruit.
Salem The rudiments of horticul
ture in the rural school, to be taught as
a branch or side line from the regular
etudies, and to occupy the same im
portance to the country school as" man
gel training does to the city schools, is
the innovation that President W. K.
Uewell, of the state board of horticul
ture, is striving to introduce into the
public school system of the state. At
very opportunity he is acquainting the
patrons of the different districts with
the practicability of and advantages to
be gained from his theory". Teachers'
institutes in the valley give him es
pecial opportunity.
Scouring Mills Start Up.
Pendleton With an increased force
of workmen and new and added ma
chinery the Pendleton scouring mills
has begun the 1907 season's run of
eight months' duration. Manager
Judd. who recently arrived here from
bis home" in Boston, predicts a bard
iun this year and an increase in the
manufacture of woolen goods at this
place to supply the eastern demand for
western made stock. An extra night
shift will start to work in about a
week. I
Big Cheese Factory for Lorane.
Lorane The cheese factory to be
started during May by E. H. Crow will
be an important industry to this com
munity and county . The milk of about
200 cows will be used at once, which
will bring a return of from $1,200 to
$2,000 a month to the owners. For
the present, the products ol the factory
will be handled through the local
merchants.
New Hospital for Eugene.
Eugene Eugene is to have a new
'hospital on College hill to cost approx-imat-nlr
S2O.O00. The buildinswill be
of wood, and bids will be received at
once for construction . It will be known
as the Eugene General hospital. The
-corporation consists of about 15 doctors
of Lane county and a few Eugene citi-
zens.
Gold Strike at Rooster Rock.
Albany A gold strike is reported
near Rooster Rock, a well known land
mark on the Willamette Valley & Cas
cade Mountain wagon road, near the
Upper Soda resort, which is 57 miles
east of Albany . Some very rich om Is
said to have been found, but the extent
of the discovery has not been learned.
Close Bridge for Repairs.
Oregon City The Circuit court has
dosed the big suspension bridge that
spans the Willamette river at uregon
City to teams and wagons, allowing
pedestrians to pass over. Extensive re
pairs will be commenced at once and
rushed as fast as possible.
Baker Wins for Inspector.
Salem Labor Commissioner O. P.
TToff hna annotated Edward Trumbull,
-of Salisbury, Baker county, a factory
inspector. He is a foreman in a plan
ing mill and is familiar with machin
WATER IN PLENTY..
Largs Irrigated Tract In Baker County
Thrown Open.
Baker City The placing upon the
market of a large tract of land lying
northeast of this city and owned by the
Baker Irrigation company, marks one
of the greatest steps in the progress of
the metropolis of Eastern Oregon. The
opening of this body of land to purchas
ers is an event that has been awaited
with interest by a large number of
homeseekers of Baker City and vicinity,
who have been watching the progress
of the irrigation ditch since work com
menced on it about 18 months ago.
The canal heads in the Powder river
about eight miles south of Baker City,
and after following the tortuous contour
of the valley and the hillside for a dis
tance of 12 miles, reaches the reservoir
site, one mile east of this eity. Along
a good portion of the mountain side
above South Bapeer the canal has, at
great expense, been cut into the solid
rock, thus obviating the use of the
cheaper but temporary wooden flume.
The company has not spared any ex
pense to provide against any accident
that would deprive it of the water at
the critical period of irrigation work,
and at one point near Sutton creek a
long line of flume has been dispensed
with by making an immense fill of
earth.
State to Make Own Light.
Salem The board of capitol building
commissioners has called for proposals
for supplying the state institutions at
Salem with electric light after March
1908, when the present contract with
the Portland General Electric company
will expire. Proposals must be sub
mitted by June 4. Incase the state
cannot secure satisfactory terms a plant
will be installed at the penitentiary,
and the state will make its own elec
tricity for the capitol, prison, asylum,
blind school, mute school? reform school
and asylum farm.
Donates Books to State Library.
Salem Mrs. Cleveland Rockwell, of
Portland, has donated to the state li
brary a set of 36 volumes of Reports of
the United States Coast and Geodetic
Surveys, showing the sweep of the coast
of Oregon and ' Washington and the
Columbia river. Ihe books were a
part of the library of the late Cleve
land Rockwell who took a deep interest
ki the coast survey work.
Meeting Demand for Brick.
Albany With a view to avoiding the
brick famine, which prevailed in this
city last summer, J. S. Morgan, of
Albany, is burning two kilns of 300,
000 j brick each. Of this amount he
has orders for 40,000 brick for building
in Albany and surrounding towns, and
is planning to burn another kiln of
equal size.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club. 78o: bluestem. 80c:
valley, 77o; red, 76c.
Oats No. 1 white, $29; gray $28
29.
Rye $1.451.50 per cwt.
Barley Feed, $22.60 per ton; brew
ing, $23; rolled, $23.5024.50.
Corn Whole, $25; cracked, $26 per
ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $15
16 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$1819; clover, $9; cheat, $9; grain
hay, $910.
Fruits Strawberries, Oregon, 12$
15c pound; apples, $12.60 per box.
Vegetables Turnips, $l1.2o per
sack; carrots, $11.25 per sack; beets,
$1.251.50 per sack; cauliflower, $1
1 .25 per dozen ; lettuce, head, 3545c
per dozen ; raaisnes, zuc per aozen ;
asparagus, 10c per pound; rhubarb, 4c
per pound.
Onions Oregon, z.du3 per Hun
dred.
Potatoes Oregon, $1.852 per sack;
new potatoes, 8c pound; sweet pota
toes, 6c per pound.
i Butter Fancy creamery, 2022)c
per pound.
Butter Fat ami grade cream, zic
per pound; second grade cream, 2c less
per pound.
Poultry Average oia nens, ioc
per pound; mixed chickens, 1515)cj
spring fryers and broilers, , 2225c;
old roosters, 910c; dressed chickens,
1617c; turkeys, live, 1315c; tur
keys, dressed, choice, 18)20c; geese,
live, 8c; young ducks nominal, old
ducks, 1618c. ,
Eggs 18c per dozen. , 1
Veal Dressed, 58c per pound
Beef, Dressed bulls, 44o per
pound; cows, 67c; country steers,
78c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 1010c
per pound; ordinary, 69c; spring
lambs, with pelte, 910c.
Pork Dressed, 69c per pound.
Hops 6 g 9c per pound, acording to
quality. ' -
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
1519c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 2021c, according to fine
ness; mohair, choice, SJ93Uo per
pound.
Keystone State Capitol Grafters Must
Face Criminal Charges. '-
Harrisburg, Pa., May 7. Civil and
criminal suits will be brought by At
torney General Todd against those re,
sponsible for the state capitol scandal.
A complete list of the defendants will
not be known until the Inquiry is com
pleted. The commission will hold no
more public sessions until after the
legislature adjourns on May 16.
As the commission cannot finish its
work in time to report to the present
legislature, as provided in the resolu
tion creating that body, the investiga
tors will send a report to the general
assembly which will simply be an an
nouncement that the inquiry is incom
plete and a request that its time be ex
tended indefinitely, and that it be au
thorized to make its report to Governor
Stuart when ready.
The suits will be based on the testi
mony showing that the contractor col
lected from the state for 752 thermo
stats and installed only 363, and on the
substitution of domestic for baccarat
glass and an inferior glass for Tiffany
favrile. The testimony also shows that
while the more elaborate of the $2,000
worth of lighting fixtures was to be
mercurial gold, the bulk of those in
stalled were merely lacquered, the lat
ter process costing one-tenth the price
of the former. All these fixtures were
supplied to the state at a cost of $4.85
"per pound."
GRAFT IN KANSAS CITY.
Investigation to Begin, Conducted by
Governor Folk.
Kansas City. Mc, May 7. Tomor
row morning the board of police com
missioners will begin their promised
investigation of charges of police cor
ruption. The probable advent in Kan
sas City within the next week or so of
Governor Folk, who has practically
said he would come here and take a
hand personally in the investigation,
gives promise of sensational disclosures.
For a long time allegations have
been made that graft was commonly
practiced.
It has been charged that it extended
all the way from the protection of petty
criminals to the covering up for a con
sideration of the graver crimes of mur
ders, and dangerous crooks shielded.
and appointments made at the behest
of certain factions to pay political debts.
Chief of Police Hayes has repeatedly
said that he courted an investigation of
his department, and he has offered to
give the governor and the police com
missioners all aid at his command.
READY FOR TRIAL.
Lawyers, Witnesses and Reporters
Occupy All Available Rooms.
Boise, Ida., May 7. Practically every
available room in Boise, the capital
city of Idaho, has been reserved for
lawyers, witnesses, or newspaper men
in attendance to the court which will
try William Haywood on the charge of
the murder of former governor Frank
Bteunenberg. wniie were is little or
no public discussion of the case, the
undercurrent oi interest runs strong,
and every incoming train brings addi
tions to the very large number of people
connected with the case who are al
ready on the ground. '
That there might be some delay has
been dissipated by statements emanat
ing from both sides. Clarence Darrow,
cf Chicago, and E. ' F. Richardscn, of
Denver, Jointly leading counsel for the
defense of Haywood, have both stated
that they are ready for trial. Counsel
for the prosecution, James H. Hawley,
and Senator W. E Borah, who have
been engaged specially, are of the opin
ion that there will be no further delay
Took Toll From Police.
Chicago, May 7. That the city of
Chicago has for years' been violating
the civil service law was brought to the
light by the investigation of the police
department, which resulted yesterday
in indictments being returned against
four city officers and two detectives un
der Mayor Dunne's . administration
lhe investigation Degan ten days ago.
following charges made during the re
cent mayoralty campaign that ex-Chief
of Police Collins had used his depart
ment to further the Knterests of Dunne
by receiving money fromfche police.
President's Words Denounced.
Mobile, Ala., May 7. The Socialists
of this city and surrounding places
held a largely attended meeting at
Fairhope, a single tax colony, today.
The president's statement as to the
undesirability of Moyer, Haywood and
Pettibone were denounced.
Los Angeles Fears Strike.
Los Angeles, May 7. Proepects for
a local teamsters strike which last
night appeared enoouraging have sud
denly taken a turn in the opposite di
rection and there is a possibility of i
serious strike in the immediate future
with many other branches of labor in
yoked.
NEWS FROM THE
JUDGE GRAY POSSIBILITY.
Conservative Democrats Favor
Him
for Presidential Candidate.
Wasl 1 igton, May 9. A seratorial
syndicate having for its object the con
trol of the next Democratic national
convention is in process of formation.
William J. Bryan might call it a con
spiracy, for it is decidedly anti-Bryan
in character, while the work prepara
tory to launching the movement that is
contemplated has been conducted with
well guarded secrecy. Something tan
gible, however, is likely to transpire
in connection with the movement with
in a few days, when the country will
be let into some of the details.
Some of the plans of the senatorial
syndicate are merely tenative, but at
this time the candidate favored for the
presidential nomination is Judge Gray,
of Delaware. Unless something un-
forseen happens, it is believed that
Judge Gray will be the sure-enough
conservative Democratic candidate for
presentation to the national convention.
AF I ER THE WATCH TRUST.
Its Goods Are Sold Abroad for Less
Than at Home.
Washington, May 8. Charles E.
Keene, of New York, president of the
Independent Watch Dealers' associa
tion, today conferred with Assistant
District Attorney Purdy concerning an
investigation which the department is
making into the methods of the socalled
"watch trust." Mr. Keene presented
to Mr. Purdy, he said, evdience con
cerning the operations of the alleged
watch trust. He asserted that Ameri
can made watches could be purchased
in various European countries for ruuoti
less than they could be bought in this
country, and that the alleged watch
trust sold watches to foreign dealers at
a much less price than they quoted to
American dealer He exhibited Amer
ican watches which he had purchased
abroad for less than he could buy them
m this country.
AMBASSADOR FROM JAPAN.
Will Visit Portland and Seattle on Be
half of His Countrymen.
Washington, May 11, T. Taka-
hashi, of Seattle, has been in frequent
consultation with the Japanese ambas
sador the past few days regarding the
Japanese situation in the far North'
west. The ambassador is greatly in
terested in Takahashrs statement that
business men of Oregon and Washing'
ton generally are not hostile to Japan
ese and has promised to visit Seattle
and Portland in a few weeks for the
purpose of making personal investiga
tion. The exact date of his trip can
not be fixed until the ambassador has
concluded the ceremonies in connection
with the entertainment of General Ku
roki and party in this city and James
town. Takahashi will participate in
the Kuroki reception here and start for
home in about ten days via New York
and Boston.
May Sever Relations.
Washington, May 9. Although the
actual news of the severance of diplo
matic relations of Guatemala and Mex
ico has not reached here, oflie.ials have
no doubt that Mexico has taken the
action that will result In giving to the
Guatemalan minister in Mexico pass
ports for his withdrawal. The Amer
ican minister in Guatemala is now
preparing to return home, and the
American charge, Philip Brown, sec
retary to the legation has been in
structed to look after Mexico's interests
in the Guatemalan capital.
Express Rate Too High.
Washington, May 7. The Interstate
Commerce commission has rendered its
first opinion in a case involving the
reasonableness of an express rate. The
case was brought by the society of
American florists, who claimed that the
rate charged by the United States Ex
press company on cut flowers from New
Jersey points to New York city was un-,
reasonable. This rate, until July, 1906,
was 50 cents per hundred pounds, and
at that time was raised to $1. Com
missioner Lane, ' who delivered the
opinion, holds that the rate coud be
reduced to 60 cents.
Fine Berth for Wood.
Washington, May 8. The order as
signing various officers to command de
partmenst proposed by the general staff
was issued today by the adjutant gen
eral of the army. It provides that Ma
jor General Wood shall be relieved from
the command of the Philippine division
and shall assume command of the de
partment of the East at Governor's is
land, relieving Major General Grant,
who is ordered to assume command of
the department of the Lakes at Chi
cago, relieving Brigadier General
Carter.
Treasnry Statement.
Washington, May 9. Today's treas
ury statement shows: Available cash
balance, $255,288,079 gold coin and
bullion. $99,555,988; gold certificates.
j $43,325,960.
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NATIONAL CAPITAL
CHINA SENDS GRATITUDE.
Viceroy Thanks America for Gifts to
t Relieve Famine.
Washington, May 10. A dispatch
received today from Consul General
RodgerB at Shanghai says:
"The viceroy of Liang Kiang pro
vince requstes me to offer his sincere
thanks to the American people and gov
ernment for magnificent gifts sent to
relieve the suffering Chinese of the
Kiang Peh famine district. In addi
tion to this request cf the viceroy,
have received similar expressions from
all the ranking Chinese officials of this
section of China."
Special arrangements are being made
by the viceroy to assist in the landing
and handling of the cargo of the army
transport Bufford. The news of the
coming of the Bufford has spread
throughout the whole empire. The
Red Cross today decided to remili $1,
000 additional by cable at once to Mr.
Rodgers for famine relief.
HAS POWER TO REGULATE.
Railroads Are Creatures of Nation,
Savs Judge Farra.
Washington, May 7. That the Unit
ed States has full power under the con
stitution to govern and control railroad
corporations is declared by Judge E. H.
Facrar, of New Orleans, in a letter ad
dressed to President Rooseveh. The
railroads, he says, are creatures of the
Nation. This fact places them under
the rule of the nation, and has the dual
result both of regulating the roads and
protecting them from an unjust exac
tion by the states. The roads can be
protected, he says, against the preju
dice of the local jury by giving them
the right to sue and be sued in the Fed
eral courts. The national government
Bhould provide the manner and extent
through which the roads should be tax
ed by the states.
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Investigate Artesian Wells.
Washington, May8. Representative
Jones has just received assurances from
the director of the United States geo
logical survey that the request for , an
investigation on artesian water possi
bilities in the Yakima valley will be
complied with. The region, specified is
Gold Creek valley, in the vicinty of
townEhip 12 north, range 24 east. From
a superficial investigation of this region
it. appears that artesian possibilities
are excellent. The investigation con
templated will develop all the facta
possible.
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. Wants Experts for Land Office.
Washington, May 7. Commissioner
Ballinger, of the general land office.
has asked Secretary Garfield to assign
to duty in his bureau two of the busi
ness experts who are to be engaged by
the secretary to suggest improved plans
for the betterment of the service of his
department, to assist in developing cer
tain reforms now in progress in his bu
reau in order that particular attention
may be paid to the divisions of mail
and files and accounts.
Northwest Postal Affairs.
Washington, May 8. Postmasters
appointed: Oregon New Pine Creek,
Benjamin F. Griffith, vice H. M. Flem
ing, resigned. Washington Lamar,
Albert S. Gross, vice M. L. McNellyj
resigned. John J. Rezek has been ap
pointed regular, Samuel P. Soule, sub
stitute, ruial free delivery carrier,
route 1; Roy M. Cowles regular, Whit
ney H. Cowles substitute, route 2,
Wenatchee, Wash.
Cruiser Tacoma Leaves Santiago.
Washington, May 8. The cruiser
Tacoma, by orders of the Navy depart
ment, has left Santiago, the scene of
the recent collision between the sailors
of that ship and the police, and gone to
Guantanamo, thus removing the possi
bility of further friction.
Surgeon Noble Sent to Canal.
Washington, May 9. Captain
Robert E. .Noble, assistant surgeon, is
relieved from duty at Fort Casey to
take effect upon arrival at that post of
First Lieutenant John R. Bosley, assist
ant surgeon, and will then repair to
thip city for duty with the Isthmian
Canal commission, ' ,
Open's Actors' Fair at New York.
Washington, May 8. At 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon the president touch
ed a button at the White House which
opened the fair for the benefit of the
actors at the Metropolitan opera house
in New York
Awards Carrying Contract,
Washington, May 8. Secretary Gar
field awarded the contract for transpor
tation of supplies from Seattle to Rein
deer stations and schools in Alaska for
the coming season to Captain Michael
White, of Ballard, Wash.
New Register at Hailey,
F Washington, May 7. Alvln MoMa"
hon was today appointed register of the
land office at Hailey, Idaho. i '
ery.'