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MAKES MACHINE TO 8AVE GOLD
Baker City Man Perfects Scheme for
Dry Diggings.
Baker City J. G, Evans, of this
city, has Invented and patented a gold
saving machine for use In localities
where lack of water or absence of grade
has prevented the working of placer
deposits. Mining men who have exam
ined the machine are enthusiastic in Its
praise.
It consists principally In a table
eight feet long and of width ranging to
the amount of work to be done, which
lays on a slant of 83 degrees, and is
'given a vertical and at the same time
lateral or "pan" motion by a rachet
arrangement. In, the table are cup
shaped riffles, water tight, and placed
at intervals of 16 inches. The dirt is
thrown in at the upper end of the table,
and if perfectly dry, no water is needed
to work it down over the rifiles. As
the dirt moves down the table, the
rifiles catch all the gold or concen
trates. If the gravel is not dry, enough
water must be used to keep It moving.
Mr. Evans states that the machine
can be made large enough to handle
1 00 yards of d i rt per day . The mach ine
is now on exhibition in this city.
Cherry Men to Hold Exhibit.
Salem Full of encouragement over
the great success ol the effort of last
year, the cherry producers of this sec
tion of the Willimette valley have de
cided to' hold another cherry exhibit
this spring, June 10, 11 and 12, upon a
larger scale. Preliminary arrange
ments, such as the appointing of com
mittees, have been mode. It is pro
posed to engage the auditorium skating
link with its immense floor area. In
conjunction with the cherry fair the
women of the city will hold the annual
Tose carnival and, since the Nursery
men's association of the Northwest will
be in annual convention here at the
ame time, the period promises to to
ibe an auspicious one.
Favors Manual Training.
Salem The teaching of manual
training in the public educational in
stitutions, in the opinion of Dr. J. W.
Kerr, of Logan, Utah, newly elected
president of Oregon Agricultural col
lege, is now recognized as one of the
most important branches of the mod
ern educational system. President
elect Kerr arrived here a few days ago
and met with Governor Chamberlain
.and State Superintendent Ackerman as
a special committee of the board of re
gents of the college, to decide upon
plans and equipment for the new ma
chinery hall, for which the last legis
lature set aside an appropriation of
440,000.
Infected Trees Are Destroyed.
Oregon City Twelve hundred fruit
trees on the Ladd tract near Mount
Pleasant are being destroyed, and a
rstump puller is being used to take up
the trees, which are diseased. The
trees are on the property of Mrs. Lena
Rigler, corner Ninth and Jack eon
streets, are being cut down and burned
toy order of the county authorities, who
:are making a determined effort to stamp
out orchards that are infested with
ifult pest.
Eugene After Timber Lands.
Eugene The Lane County Home'
iseekers' association, composed mainly
of Eugene citizens and business men,
lave sent their attorney, S. D. Allen,
to San Francisco with about 100 appli
cations for the purchase of the Southern
Pacific- railroad lands which it is
thought the company will be forced to
(sell at $2.50 per acre. The applica
tions cover some of the finest timber
.land in the world.
Push Good Roads Campaign.
La Grande The county court Is pros
ecuting its good reads campaign with
, vigor. The county has now been divld
ed into three general districts and each
of the members of the court will super
Anse the construction and repair of the
' Toads in his particular section. It is
expected by'this move to get results
much better than generally obtained
' -when road work is left entirely to dis
trict supervisors.
Parker Bros. Purchase Mill.
Albany Parker Bros., who operated
-a sawmill near Plainview for several
Tears, have purchased the Hall sawmill
on Thomas creek, and will enlarge the
capacity of the plant. With the pur
chase of the mill they secured control
of about 20,000,000 feet of timber and
will make the industry an important
one in the Santiam country. The mill
.a situated six miles east of Scio.
College Year Nearing End.
Albany Active preparations are in
progress for the annual commencement
'exercises at Albany college. Wednes
day, June 19, will be commencement
day and the week preceding will be
filled with various exercises, commem
.orations and festivities. Sundav. June
16, will be baccalaureate Sunday and
'the junior oratorical contest will be
.held Monday evening, June 17.
POISONS AT DRUGSTORES.
Grocers and Seedsmen Cannot Dis
pense Them After Mey 25.
Salem When the new law regulat
ing the sale and dispensing of poison
ous drugs, goods and solutions or ail
kinds goes into effect, May 25 all gro
cers, seedsmen, etc., who nave oeen
dispensing arsenic, strychnine, etc.,
and other poisonous compounds to the
trade as rat, squirrel and bug exter
minators, will have to go out of the
business entirely and leave this field
of profit open exclusively to registered
pharmacists.
This,' in effect, is the conclusion
which Attorney General Crawford ar
rived at In an opinion tendered in
response to a letter of inquiry for an
interpretation of the new law from
District Attorney John II. McNary, of
the Third judicial district. . Under
present conditions it is possible to ob
tain poisons of nearly any description
in the form of compounds and solu
tions, especially prepared for the ex
termination of rats and other vermin,
at Beed and many grocery stores, where
no record is required to be kept, and it
Is impossible under these conditions to
trace the source of a poisonous drug or
compoupd which may have been se
cured with murderous or suicidal in
tent.
Busy Time In Coos County.
Marshfleld One who made the trip
down the Coqullle to Bandon last Aug
ust has just gone over the same ground
and expresses his surprise at the gener
al development going on there. Many
new enterpises have been started in
that time. Three large sawmills are
going up and one new one Is in opera
tion. A ship yard is busy, where two
large schooners are being built and the
keel is being laid for the third. New
logging camps are being opened, new
lands being put in cultivation and coal
mines long neglected are being put in
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ruauiaess lur wording again.
Installing Fruit Cannery.
Albany Work is progressing rapidly
on the fruit canning plant at Browns
ville, which will be the first industry
of the kind is Linn county. , The can
nery is being installed in the old tan
nery building near the Southern Pacific
depot. The plant will be ready for
operation this summer. Beans and to
matoes will be canned this season and
other vegetables will be added to the
output later. Some marketable fruits
will also be put up.
Fairbanks to Come in July.
Astoria Manager Whyte, of the
chamber f coommerce, bas received
letter from Vice President Fairbanks In
which the latter says he will arrive at
Astoria on either July 13, 14 or 15-to
attend a banquet to be given in his
honor by the citizens of Astoria.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 8182c; bluestem, 84
85c; valley, 8081c; red, 7980c.
Oats No 1 white, $29; gray, $28
29
Eye $1.451.50 per cwt.
Barley Feed, $22 per ton: brewing
$23; rolled, $23.5024.50.
Corn Whole, $26; cracked, $27 per
ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $1718
per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $21
23; clover, 19; cheat, $910; grain
hay, $910. i
Fruits Strawberries, Oregon, 15
20c per pound; apples, $12.50 per
box ; gooseberries,. 10c per pound.
vegecaoies xnrnips, sii.zs per
sack; carrots, tl(au.zo per sack; beets
$1.251.50 per sack; cauliflower, $1
1.25 per dozen; lettuce, head, 3545c
per dozen; onions, lul2)o per doz
en; radishes, 20c per dozen; asparagus
(ajoc per pouno. ; inuDarp, 40 per
pound. '
Onions Oregon, $23 per hundred,
rotatoes uregon, zz per sack; new
potatoes, 56o per pound; sweet po
tatoes, do per pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2022o
per pound.
Butter Fat First grade cream, 21c
per pound; second grade cream, 2c lees
per pound. v
rouitry Average oia nens, 140 per
pound; mixed chickens. 13c; spring
fryers and broilers, 22J25c; old
roosters, 910c; dressed chickens, 16
17c; turkeys, live, 1315cj turkevs,
dressed, choice, 1820c, geese, live.
8c; young ducks, nominal; old ducks
1618c.
Eggs 18c per dozen.
Veal Dressed, 58c per pound
ceei uressea duus, 4(d4$o per
pouna; cows, o7c; country steers
78c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 1010J
per pound; ordinary, o(a9c; spring
lamps, witn peus, vriuc.
Pork Dressed, 69o per pound.
Hops 68)o per pound, according
to quality.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
1519o per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 2021c, according to fine
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ness; monair, cnoice, z3uc per
pound. ,
No Check to Steady Stream of Immi
gration to United States.
New York, May 14. The flooding
tide of immigration to American shores
runs ceaselessly on, and new high water
marks for the Influx of Europe's migra
tory hordes are being recorded every
month in the port of New York,
Already Msy bids lair to outstrip the
April record, when 133,452 immigrants
poured through the gateway of New
York into the country. Five trans-Atlantic
liners brought in over 5,000 yes
terday and officials at Ellis Island say
that there are no signs of cessation of
this European invasion.
The well spring ol this human stream
lies principally in Southern and Middle
Europe, while another but lesser cur
rent has its source in the Scandinavian
and German states. Italy, Austria-
Hungary and the Lower Russians now
supply more than one half of all the
immigrants seeking homes in this coun
try. Every fourth alien examined a
Ellis island is Italian, while every .fifth
newcomer is from the Austrias.
A score of years ago the headwaters
of foreign immigration were in Ireland
and Germany. But now the source has
entirely changed. The industrial fields
of the United States still absorb the
greater part of the foreign outpour, and
several states Massachusetts, Connec
ticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsyl
vania, Illinois and Ohio And homes
for 70 per cent of the total number.
NINETY DIE IN MINE.
Cigarette Smoker Starts Blaze in Va
cani Mexican Shaft
City of Mexico, May 14. Ninety
men are supposed w nave iosi ineir
lives in a fire which started in I the
Tenares copper mine at Velerdena, in
the state of Durango, last Friday night.
The fire is stilr raging, and is said to
be beyond control.
Thirty-five bodies have been recov
ereduptothis time. Seventeen min
ers are known to have escaped. This
information has been conveyed in a
dispatch to the Associated Press offices
in Mexico City. The burning mine be
longs to the Guggenheims.
The origin of the fire is supposed to
have been due to the cariessness ol a
miner, who was smoking a cigarette in
an abandoned shaft. The fire hod
gained great headway before it was
discovered by the men in the near vi
cinity. They found that all avenues of
escape to the surface had been cut off.
Seventeen, however, were in a good po
sition, and made a dash and reached
the outer air.
Rescuing parties have been working
heroically, but only charred and un
recognizable remains have thus far
rewarded their efforte.
EXPLODE SUNKEN MINE.
Japanese Steamer Brings News of
Bad Disaster,
Victoria, B. C, May 14. Advices
were received by the steamer Riojun
Maru from Yokohama that as a result
of the recent increases in duty on mat
ting entering the United States, the
guild which controlled the bulk of ex
ports of Japanese matting has been
broken up.
News of the destruction of a Japan
ese boat with the loss of 13 lives as a
result of the explosion of a derelect
mine off Toyama was brought by the
Riojun Maru. The fishermen mistook
the mine for an oil drum, and were try'
mg to pick n up wnen it expioaea
The Riojun Maru reports that tea
shipments to the United States to com
mence on the next inward steamer will
be larger this year than during any
previous Bbason.
Big Legal Fight Is On. ,
Denver, Colo., May 14. Last week
the attorneys for the defendants in the
case of officers of the Lost Bullion Span
isb Mine company, charged by the
Postoffice department with - using the
mails to defraud, entered a demurrer
to the indictment before United States
District Judge R. E. Lewis. Areu
ments were made by the attorneys of
both sides and Judge Lewis is expected
to give his decision early this week on
the demurrer. This is the first gun in
what promises to be a hard fought
legal battle to show whether or not the
defendants told the truth in the glow
ing prospectus which they sent broad-
oast through the mails.
Selfish Policy in Korea.
. Victoria, B. C, May 14. The steam'
et Yangtse, which arrived from Yoko
hama, brings news that Marquis Ito,
resident general in Korea, in a recent
speech at Seoul, rebuked the selfish
policy of Japan in the Hermit kingdom.
He said no policy that was entirely
selfish was never successful, and urged
Japan to farther the interests of other
countries in Korea as well as her own.
News was also received that China is
about to send a number of military ca
dets from North China to the French
military school at St. Cyf for training.
Five Killed by Blast.
Ruston, La., May 14. Some unnown
persons set off a charge cf some high
explosive here under the house of
Samuel Cook, a negro, early today,
blowing the house to pieces and killing
Cook and four other negroes sleeping in
a front room.
NEWS FROM THE
UNIVERSITY GETS MONEY.
Supreme Court Settles the Wyoming
Wrangle Over Funds.
Washington, May 15. The Supreme
court of the United States today decid
ed the controversy between the Wyom
ing Agricultural college and the Uni
versity of Wyoming as to which of the
institutions is entitled to the national
government funds contributed to the
state for the support of an agricultural
college, in favor of the univeristy,
affirming the verdict of the Wyoming
Bupreme court.
The case was instituted by the Aari-
cultural college, located at Lander.
which set up a claim for $25,000 paid
by the national government for the year
1HUD. ine state Bupreme court decided
in favor of the university, which is lo
cated at Laramie, and which maintains
an agricultural department under state
sanction, holding that the funds should
continue to go to that institution until
further legislation on the subject. The
opinion was by Justice Moody, who
held that the government grants are to
the state and not to any particular in
stitution. ,
Malcontents Gain Points.
Washington, May 16. Governor
Franz, of Oklahoma, and the deleea
tion from that state, who are in Wash
lngton to confer with Chairman Sher
man and members of the Republican
congressional committee regarding the
consume! on aaoptea ioi the state ol
Oklahoma, have received a telegram
announcing an appeal from the perma
nent injunction granted byzJudge Pen'
coast at Alva, Okla. in the Woods
county case, restraining the county offi
cers from calling an election prior to
.November, 1908.
Timber in Public Domain.
Washington, May 16. Lands here'
tcfore withdrawn from entry by order
of the president for forest reservation
purposes have been restored to the pub
lic domain as follows: 998,560 acres
In the Rainier and 256,000 acres in the
Washington forest, Washington; 355,
840 acres in the Cascade forest and
132,000 in the Heppner forest, Oregon
244,980 acres in the Medicine Bow for
est, Wyoming.
Warships Stay in Position, I
Washington, May 17. That the
American warships now in Central
American waters will be retained there
for some time was indicated at the
State department today. The Marietta
is at Puerto Cortez, the Paducah at
Point Barrios and the Yorktown is tat
ing Minister Merry from Costa Rica to
Acajutla.
Again Probing Brownsville Affray,
Washington, May 16. The investi
gation by the senate committee on mil
itary affairs of the Brownsville shoot
ing affray, was resumed tcday. It is
expected that testimony will be offered
against the negro discharged soldiers.
Heretofore the testimony has been
mostly in favor of the negroes.
Northwest Postal Affairs,
Washington, May 14. Claude E.
Hathaway has been appointed regular,
Clarence Hathaway substitute, rural
carrier, route 4, at Cheney, Wash.
Oregon postmasters appointed: Bly,
Ada Erb, vice W. F. Reed, resigned;
Celilo, Ulric C. Dodge, vice I.H.Taf
fer, resigned.
Successor to A. C. Edwards.
Washington, May 15. Arthur E.
McFatridge, superintendent of the
Winnebago Indian school, has been
appointed agent at Umatilla, Or., to
succeed Major O. C. Edwards, whose
resignation has been accepted. He is
expected to take charge at once.
Northwest Postal Affairs.
Washington, May 16. Clarence E.
Gay. has been appointed regular, Liz
zie Gay, substitute, rural free delivery
carrier, route 8, at Spokane, Wash
Herman J. Grand has been appointed
postmaster at Johnson, Wash., vice
L. S. Greer, resigned.
Special Delivery Stamp Not Needed.
Washington, May 16. No special
delivery postage stamps will be needed
after July 1 to insure the immediate
delivery of a letter. The affixing of 10
cents extra postage and marking the
covering "Special Delivery" will suf
fice."
Consul Manning Prepares to Sail.
Washington, May 14. I. N. Man
ning, of Portland, recently appointed
consul to Cartagena, is here receiving
instructions from the State department
prior to his departure for his post. His
wife and daughter accompany him.
Cannot Enforce Higher Rates.
Washington, May 16. The Inter
state Commerce commission today de
cided that where two rates between the
same points are in force, the shipper
must be given the benefit ox the lower.
NATIONAL CAPITAL
ROOSE VELT MUSTD I C LE
Interstate Commission Disagrees In
Harriman Case.
Washington, May 18. The question
of bringing criminal prosecution against
E. H. Harriman and suits to dissolve
the railroad combinations he has effect
ed must be decided by President Roose
velt. This is a matter in which no
subordinate will meddle. The president
must figure out his own deductions and
assume full responsibility for the con
sequences, i
The Interstate Commerce commission
is divided into factions. One believes
that succeessful suits can be maintain
ed to break the Harriman combinations
under the Sherman anti-trust act,
which might permit subsequent crim
inal prosecution of Harriman. The
other is convinced that legal proceed
ings for the dissolution of the combina
tions would prove an ignoble failure.
Commissioner Coming West.
Washington, May 15. It is learned
that Indian Commissioner Francis E.
Leupp, who is soon to make a trip to
the Northwest, will visit Pendleton and
the Umatilla reservation and will make
an investigation of conditions at the
headquarters of he agency and look
into the charges that have been made'
against Superintendent O. C. Edwards,
which were made several months ago.
This is taken to mean that the Indian
department is not entirely satisfied
with the investigation made some time
since by Inspector Davis, who was sent
there foi that purpose.
Immigration Commission to Sail.
Washington, May 17. When the
steamer Canopic sails from Boston on
Satudray next for Naples, it will have
on board' members of the Immigration
commission authorized at the last ses
sion of congress to make an extensive
study of every phase of the immigra
tion question in this country and abroad
and to report its. findings to congress.
While a part of the commission will go
abroad, some of the members will re
main in this country to study the ques
tion. The commission will return by
way of Liverpool upon the steamer Ce-
dric August 29.
fortiana Needs it uaaiy.
Washington, May 14. In response
to an inquiry from Senator Bourne,
District Attorney Bristol states that
there is great need for the establish
ment of a naturalization bureau at
Portland, if the department is to adopt
the policy outlined a few days ago look
ing to the elimination of naturalization
and election frauds. Mr. Bourne will
put the matter to the attorney general
and strongly urge the establishment, of
such a bureau at Portland, of the de
partment decides to carry out the plan
now in hand.' v
Taft's Brother Visits President.
Washington, May 14. Henry W.
Taft, of New York, a brother of the
secretary of war, talked with the presi
dent today about the prospective va
cancy on the bench oi the United States
Circuit court for the Second district to
be caused by the retirement of Judge
Wallace, Mr. Taft went also to the
War department to see his brother and
later returned to the White House
with the secretary, remaining there for
some time discussing political matters.
Mr. Taft declined to say anything for
publication.
Great Area Open To Entry.
Washington, May 16. On July 27
there will become subject to settlement,
but not to entry filing or selection until
August 26, about 355,840 acres within
Portland, Lakeview, The Dalles and
Roseburg land districts, Oregon, and
surrounding the Cascade national for
est reserve temporarily withdrawn as a
proposed addition to that forest reserve
about 132,920 acres withdrawn for pro
posed addtiion to the Heppner forest
national within the La Grande and The
Dalles land districts will become subject
to settlement, entry filing or selections.
Grant Veterans Hold Reunion.
Washington, May 17. An interest
ing feature of the next Republican Na
tional convention will be a reunion of
the delegates to the national conven
tion in Chicago in 1880 who for 36 bal
lots supported General U. S. Grant
iur uuu pieBiueuur mr n mini term.
The call for the reunion has been is
sued by Colonel A. M. Hughes, of Co
lumbia, Tenn., the only surviving
member of the Tennessee delegation to
that convention.
Barrett to Break Ground.
' Washington, May 16. The president
today requested John Barrett to act as
his representative at the ceremony at
tending the breaking of ground at Se
attle on June 1. Mr. Barrett has the
matter under advisement.
Northwest Postal Affairs.
Washington, May 17. William H.
Thomas has been appointed regular,
Eliza M. Thomas substitute, rural ffte
delivery carrier, route 2, at Bow, Wash.