The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906, May 12, 1905, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextCOLUMBIA REGISTER ' fffc trmy Wik IIOULTON- OREGON MOFJIIETO h a Cc J Fcra fcr C:r A Raauena of tha Lett Important but Not LM Intorosting Events of tha Past WhL Kuropatkin ia to be recalled to St. Petersburg. The Chicago teamster' strike seems to be dying oat. The United States mint exhibit has arrived at the Lewis and Clark fair. The president's hunting trip is over and he has taken op the duties of his office again. The Multnomah county grand jury will investigate alleged frauds in se curing Oregon school lands. A grand Jury at Peoria, Illinois, has returned indictments against two high officers of the Standard Oil company. The Polish Socialist party has issued a manifesto calling upon the workmen to return to their places of employ Bent. Homer Davenport has started for the Lewis and Clark fair with his col lection of birds, horses and other ani mals, where they will be exhibited. China will request Japan to restore Manchuria to its rightful owner as soon as the war is over. The Pekin govern ment plans to station 50,000 troops in the province. Germany is anxious for a reciprocity teaty with the United States. Cuba refuses to favor Great Britain lest she offend the United States. Japan has renewed her protest to France and Russia may protest to II 1 tand. Union Pacific stockholders have vot ed to issue 1100,000,000 of preferred stock. Bojestvensky has started south to meet Nebogatoff a squadron in order to asve his fleet from the Japanese. Tacoma'a. trolley system may be ex tended ot Portland, application having been made for right of way part of the distance. Attorney General k'xxly holds that courts cannot make railroad rates, but that congress may give a commission that power. Heavy snow has fallen in North Da kota, Montana and north to Winnipeg. The railroads have had to bring out their snow plows. The Chicago strike continues the same. Two thousand officers are guard ing the wagons making deliveries to the boycotted firms. Pat Crowe, the alleged kidnaper of Eddie Cudahy, has tarned up in Oma ha and told the story of his wander ings. He wishes to reform and go into business. A retired British admiral advocates war with Germany. A typhoon has scattered and dam aged the Russian fleet. Yellow fever is on the decrease in the Panama canal zone. Chinese will fight the exclusion law in the United States courts. Snow has injured Wyoming sheep just sheared and on unprotected ranges. Philadelphia has been asked to bring the liberty bell to the Lewis and Clark exposition. Nebogatoff" squadron has passed Singapore on its way to join Rojest vensky'a fleet. The third trial of Nan Patterson re sulted in the jury disagreeing. She may not be tried again. The Russian fleet under Admiral Ne bogatoff is believed to have been in English waters for a week. The McCormick family has given $1,000,000 to the McCormick Theo logical seminary of Chicago. The sheriff has taken charge of the Chicago strike and will swear in 2,000 deputies. Troops will not be sent by the governor. The government has withdiawn over 400,000 acres in the Great Falls, Mon tana, land district in connection with the Milk river irrigation project. Further trouble is expected at War saw. W. R. Hearst baa purchased the Cosmopolitan magazine. , China is trying her beet to hold the interned Russian war vessels. The British house of commons has passed a bill restricting immigration. Roosevelt will strive for peace in the Far East at the first opportunity. ' Poland threatens a general strike as a result of the last Warsaw massacre. Two large Chicago firms have signed a wage agreement with the Teamsters' union. Edward J. Smith, the defaulting San Francisco tax collector, has been caught in St. Louis. The gasoline motor intended for use Between Portland and Forest Grove on the Southern Pacific railroad, is to make a tour of the United States. VESSELS IN COLLISION. Southwast Gala Causes Havoc In San Francisco Bay. San Francisco, May . A stiff gal from the southeast caused danuur to 'several vessel in the upper bay today. The torpedo boat destroyer rul Jones, at anchor off Stewart street, dragged ber anchor and collided with th cruiser Marblehead, staving in a plate jot the Paul Jones and turning one of her life boat. The schooner Ruby, although h had two anchor out. was carried by the gale down the bay from her posi tion eff II arrision atreet, and it was necessary for the Marblehead to shift her anchor to avoid being struck by the schooner. The big collier Eureka, lying on the north aide of Folsom atreet wharf, parted her stern lines and was carried by the high sea against the tug boat General Mifflin. The Mitnin was dam aged to the extent of perhapa 15,000. The stern of the Eureka was damaged to the extent of seveial hundred dol lar. The river steamer Alvise, at Harri son street wharf, was buffeted about by the rough seas and in her lurching lost her smokestack, besides smashing her fantail and the guard rail from stem to stern, the damage amounting to about $1,000. BOATS ARE NEARLY OONE. American Designer Rushing Work in Russian Yards. Sebastopol, May 9. The torpedo boats which are being built at the gov ernment yard here, under the general supervision of Lewis Nixon, of New York, are nearing completion and their trials in the Black sea will begin in a few days. In order. to overcome the difficulty always encountered in work in a foreign country, Mr. Nixon pro vided his own organization, with which he has pushed the construction of these boats to a state of completion. 'Much is expected of these torpedo boats. The Russian admiralty already has had practical evidence of the sea worthiness of Ue Nixon boats in the performance of the Gregory, which crossed the Atlantic in the face of heavy weather, but the future pres tige of the designer of the American battleship Oregon will depend in Rus sia upon the result of the coming trials, which will be much more severe than usual, in order to test certain things claimed for them by their American constructor. MADE TWENTY-DOLLAR BILLS Counterfeiters Caught After Chase from Coast to Coast. Portsmouth Ya., Mav 8. After a vigorous chase that led through sev eral Atlantic roast cities, Secret Ser vice Officer T. E. Land, of Boston, to day arrested Thomas Brewster, Charles Fairbanks, and Robert Slack, all of Sai Francisco, charged with extensive counterfeiting operations. The trio were located at Key est, Fla., but they succeeded in eluding arrest until they reached here. It is said that large quantities of bogus money have been circulated in all the cities through which the men passed. Together with the prisoners the secret service officer captured $5, 000 in counterfeit money, most of which is in the denomination of $20 bills. Officer Land said tolay that he dis covered that a large number of spurious bills were made at Buffalo, N. Y., which was the distributing point of the gang that was operating. IMMIGRANTS POURING IN. Over 12,000 Admitted at New York in Twelve Hours. New York, May 9. All records were broken today in the number of immi grants passing quarantine. Within 12 hours 12,039 foreigners, arriving in steerage, were permitted to enter New tork, indicating that the spring influx of immigrants this year will probably exceed the records for former years. Ten trans-Atlantic liners brought this army of immigrants to the United States. They began to arrive early in the morning, and the last to pass quarantine was the Hamburg-American liner Blucher, which was admitted at 6 o'clock in the afternoon and added 605 names to the already long list of foreigners arriving in the eteerage. Stockmen to Organize. Denver, May 9. Today leading stockmen from all parts of the country will assemble in this city to take up the work of concluding the organiza tion of the American Stockgrowers association. This association was par tially formed during the annual con vention of the National Livestock association held there in January last Those who went into the new organ ization were displeased with the admis sion to membership in the old associa tion of packers, railroad representa tives and persons of that class. Made Russian Naval Base. London, May 9. A telegram from nongKong to a news agency gives a long dispatch, which it alleges the French authorities at Saigon refused to transmit April 30, detailing how for ten days the Russian Pacific squadron was allowed to convert Kamranh hay practically into a Russian base, freely coaling and provisioning under the di rection of Prince Lieven, captain of the interned Russian cruiser Diana, the French admiral being present. Officers Torn to Pieces. Ekati, Rinsburg, Russia, May 9. In revenge for the death of a workman who was drowned in attempting to es cape from a patrol, a mob of workmen gathered and tore to pieces two officers Order has been restored. BUILD CANAL SOON Flaa Icr DatoCelllo Waterway Approved. . START VORK ON UPPER ICCK Approval of Title to Right of Way by Attorney General Now Oniy Preliminary Necessary. Washington, May 6. Construction of The Dalles-Celilo canal will probab ly commence in June. General Mac keniie, chief of army engineer, today approved Major landfill's plan tor starting work on the upper end. He also aubiuitted to the attorney general the title to the right ot way which the atate ot Oregon ha presented to the government. The abstract ot title hav ing been previously examined and ap proved, it is presumed the title will be found satisfactory and accepted. The law autthoriting construction of the canal stipulates that no work ahall be done until title to the right ot way and a release from damage baa been convey ed to the United State free of coat. If the attorney general acta promptly and accepts title, iLstructiona will be sent to Major Langfitt to advertise tor bid for the work which he outlinea in his project. In general terms Major Langfitt 'a plan conforms to the general plan laid down by the board which drew up the canal project. He, how ever, found it necessary to make an im portant change. The original plan lo cated the first lock at the upper en trance. When soundings were made, it was found that it would be impossi ble to get a rock foundation tor a heavy lock at tha point, so the lock has been located 1,900 feet down the canal, and the entrance will be guarded by flood gates not contemplated in the original plans. These gates will be used in time of high water to keep the sediment brought down by the river from enter ing and obstructing the canal. Intil bids are received it is not known just how much progress can be made with the funds available. There is now on hand $153,176 remaining from the old boat railway appropria tion, and the last session of congress appropriated 50,000 cash and author ized contracts for $250,000 additional, making a total of $453,176 with which to begin work. Major Langfltt's plan contempla es the expenditure of only about $375,000 of this amount, he deeming it expedient to have some re serve until a further appropriation is made. TWINE TRUST DECLARES WAR. Attempts to Take Away Trade of (he Coast Manufacturers. Sao Francisco, May 6. The Call to morrow will say: A great fight is on for the market for binding twine on the Pacific coast. On one side are arrayed the Portland Cord age company and the Tubbs Cordage company, of this city, home manufac turers of cordage and twine. On the other side are the International Har vester company and its leading agen cies on the Pacific coast, the trouble all coming from an attempt, as rejiorted, on the part of the International Har vester company to take away the trade completely from the Tubbs Cordage company and the Portland Cordage company. Deprived of the agencies of the In ternational Harvester company to mar ket their goods, the program of the coast manufacturers is to market on their own account, through retailers, through agents of their own employ and in any other feasible way. Violent Strike of Collarmakerf. Troy, N. Y., May 0. A crow.l which at times numbered 4,000 or 5,000 per sons, surrounded the collar factory of Cluett, Peabody & Co. yesterday where a strike had been inaugurated tly the collar btarchers. Disturbances were frequent. Those still Lt work were kicked or beaten as they entered or left the factory, and several workers had their clotthing torn off. Police and deputy sheriffs were cowed, and there was talk of calling for troops. The strike is against alleged cuts in wages aim me installation oi machines. Strikers Cause Others to Quit. Elmira, N. Y., May 6. Fifteen hundred striking miners leathered in Blossburg, Pa., at an early hour today and started to march to Morris Run, Pa., to induce the nonunion men who have taken their places in the mines of the Morris Run Coal Mininir comnanv to not only quit work, but to leave Morns Kun, the strikers furnishing money to them which had been sup plied by the national Mineworkers union. Austria Shuts Door on Poles. St. Petersburg. Mav 6. In order to btop the flood of Poles who are fleoina across1 me Doraer to escape conscrip tion, and on account of the troubles in Poland, Austria has ordered that, all Russian citizens desiring to cross the irontier must be provided with pass ports, vizeu by Austrian consu-r DAVIS MUST COME HOME. Tart Issuaa Orders New Commission Going to Isthmus. Washington, May 8. Secretary Taft today cabled Goveronr Davis, at Pana ma, to return at once to the United State, lciiir Colonel Uorgaa In charge of th administration ot th canal son until the arrival there of Governor Magoon. Governor Davia ia suffering from malaria, and hi phy sicians advised him to leave the isth- mua to recuperate, lie ha resisted their appeal, however, tearing that hia sudden departure at a time when the health conditions on th isthmu are adverse would be rolsunderUood. The secretary plan to have th ex ecutive committee of the ranal commis sion, consisting ot Chairman Shouts, Governor Magoon and Chief Engineer Wallace, sail for the isthmus on May 16. It a ill I followed by the remain ing member of the commission July 1 and the entire body w ill make a thor ough examination ot conditions on the isthmus, with particular refetcne to the format ion ot plan for ranal con struction. It will consider the import ant question of tide level or lock canal. These plana will be submitted through Mr. Taft to the board ot consulting en- tinecr, w hich will te called in eesslon for the first time in Washington Sep tember 1 or 15 next. Mr. Taft feel that two month will be sufficient to enable the board to form final plana upon which can be based a presidential recommendation to con gress at the next session. ZEMSTVOISTS IN SESSION. Damand Election of Popular Mem bers on Bouligan Commission. Moscow, May 8. The most ambitious and thorough project ot the new govern mental organisation contemplated by the rescript ot Match 3, namely, a pop ular assembly, is being discussed by the second Zemstvo convention, which opened here today. The first day was devoted to explanations and familiaris ing member with the variou details of the program, making clear point In doubt. The project wa exceedingly well received by the delegate and proUbly will be adopted iu it mam line by the congress. It la noticeable that the program confine Itself entively to the projxised representative assembly, not mention ing the executive, the intention being to avoid any attempt at definition or limitation or the power of the em peror. Before beginning the discussion of the project, the member adopted a resolution favoring participation by the people in the work of the Rouligan commission, only it the popular repre sentatives are elected, and not selected, and are given an equal voice with the government representatives. It .wa also resolved that the delileratlims of the commission should lie subject to the broadest publicity and that, as a necessary preliminary to any satisfac tory result, the alxdition of martial law and the establishment ot the right of assembly and free expression of thought by word and press should be declared. STORM IN INDIAN TERRITORY Fierce Wind and Rain Demolishes Buildings and Rulna Crops. Muscogee, I. T., May 8. Several persons are reported killed, many in jured and much damage wrought to property as a result of the fierce wind and rain storm in various parts of In dian Territory. Wires are down and names ami details are lacking. At Owl, 25 miles southwest of South Mc- Alester, eight persons are said to have been killed and a dozen injured. At that place nearly every building is re ported wrecked. Among the buildings demolished was the town school. Pro fessor Binson, a teacher, is reported fatally hurt,-and many pupils are said to have been injured. It is believed none of them will die. Among the buildings wrecked were a church. which was totally demolished; three business houses and 20 residences. A special from Welch, I. T., says that a terrinc storm swept over tha part of the territory, and that several persons were injured, some of them seriously. In the central and northern part of Indian territory, the worst rain storm in years was experienced. Crops were ruined and many homes in the low lying country wct flooded. Wants Fleet Driven Out. Tokio, May 8 Popular attention is now centered in the nreseticn of t.h second Russian squadton in French aters. While the assurances ot France relating to the Kamranh bay incident as generally accented, the later discov. ery that the Russian ships continued their stay at Kamranh bay, and then entered other French oorts. has created a feeling of keen disappointment, rap- idiy growing deeply resentful. The local press charges France with bad faith, and repeats the demands for independ ent action by the Japanese. Oyama Ready for Russians. Fenshushbien. Manchuria. Mav R. Field Marshal Oyama seems ready to assume the offensive on a large scale and activity already has begun on General Linievitch's left. This may be the prelude to another general bat tle. The Japanese have concentrated heavy columns on the Llao river, and their advance divisions have been in contact with the Russians, who are holding the main road from Fakoman to Bashtencben. British Trade Statistics. London, May 8. The April state ment of the board of trade shows i decrease of $4,994,500 in imports and an increase of $3,208,000 in exports. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST.! I - - - " - -- i i YAMHILL CROPS DOINQ WELL. Prospects are that Crl Ylld Will B the Bsst In Yr. McMlnnvllle Yamhill county ha nut had a better promise of a good yield In cereal tor year than it baa th pre- eut eam. Crop generally are thrif ty, and ot the finest color. Owing to the weather and crop condition last spring, the faruurl sealed a larger acreage than usual last fall. The fall owing w a mostly wheat, and Uit I advancing rapidly. Oat also look well, and there I no lgn of blight. The spring sowing I practically fin ished and the earlier spring grain U up and growing well. Former generally have made a larger sowing ot spring oala than usual. There 1 a growing tendency in this county to make the pring crop consist chiefly of oat. Hop conditions, while good, cannot I called excellent. The growth has leen extremely uneven, ome vine having grown rapid!), and are already trelllsed, while other have not ad vanced far. Otherwise, the crop look well and ha not been harmed by frost. In a tew yard the leave have been lightly nippped, but practically no harm done to the hop. Aa far aa can be ascertained, every yard in the coun ty la being cultivated, and a fall crop la anticipated. Ilopmen are not dis couraged by the uneven growth, and are having the yards thoroughly hoed and the more advanced hop twined. Apple and other fruit, except prune and cherriea, will yield abundantly. The cherry crop will be very light in all part of the county, owing to the late frosts. The prune crop will also tie less than normal. The prosprcts were exceptionally good until visited by the recent frost. Near Ihiyton and sections along the Willamette river there will not be over a third ot the usual yield, while on the prairie about half a crop ia expected. In the morn protected section there may be three fourth of a crop, but in no part will it be up to th normal output. Barries on th Reservation. Adam John Pierce, a quarter-breed allottee, who reside two mile outh ot here, ha demonstratd that the I'ma- till reservation land I capable of rais ing more than wheat, although It Is not Irrigated. I-ost year he set out Irs than one half an acre of Hood River strawberries, and although the plant were less than a year oi l, they bore berries from June until November, the heaviest crop being in June and Oc toler. This year he ha set out more plants, having now almost one acre All are in bloom and Mr. Pietce ex pecta to have rie herrie in two week if the weather 1 favorable. Rogue River Craft. Grants I'asa The first boat, other than a canoe or skiff, to navigate the I pper Rogue will be one now complet ed and ready for launching here. The craft Is a light draft, staunch affair, and was built by John C. Lucas, a lotal merchant, for pleasure purpose. It Is 30-foot length, with six-foot beam, and will le propelled by a powerful gaso line engine. Its builder i confident it will successfully ( make the rapid of the Rogue, both below and altovo Grants Pas. The power dam will be mounted by skidwaya. One Fare to Albany. Albany Efforts of the Albany Com menial club to secure special rate from Portland to Albany during the Lewis and Clark exposition have proved successful. A committee was appoint ed some time ago to confer with the officials of the Southern Pacific railroad in Oregon, ami as a result of the work of this committee the traffic men have granted a rate of one fare for the round trip for all who hold transportation from Eastern points, ticket good to re main in Linn county for 15 days. Lost Mall Pouch Found. Woodburn The registered mail pouch lost at this point, the disappear ance of which has constituted a great mystery, has lteen found by little lioys as they were after a ball under the Southern Pacific freight station. The. thief had unlocked the letter-sack, ex true ted the registered immicIi and re turned the sack. He got the contents of several packages, $240 that had been placed there as a remittance from this office to Washington. Hood River to Get the Mill. Eugene The present owners of the woolen mill here, Messrs. Wright and Wilbur, of Union, have no intention of putting the mill into operation, as was reported at the time they made the pur chase last winter from the receiver. Instead, it ia now learned, the mill will be moved to Hood River, where the citizens are to take stock in the concern to the amount of $20,000. Valley Wool Pool Sold. Dallas The Tolk County Woolgrow ers' association sold its pool of 100,000 pounds in Dallas for 25 cents a pound. II. L. Fenton, of Dallas, was the buyer. May 13 both the mohair and wool associations will meet in Dallas to elect officers and transact other general business of the associa tions. . Land Sale Near Union. . Union The Dwight ranch of 160 acres, well improved, i miles from Union, on Catherine creek, was sold last week to Faulk Brothers, of Daven port, Wash., for $6,000. Acre proper ty in this section is showing a livelier tendency, and numerous sales are reported. ALBANY BIOS FOR MILL. Citliani Agr to Put Up Mony to Aid In Rebuilding. Albanv A meetlmr of Allnnv'a i-M. sen was held last week to consider the uueatlon of taklmr soma iim t.i .. Hi rebuilding ot th woolen mill of th liannot-auurn woolen Mill company In Albany. This I mill that wa burned aUnit a month ago, eulailllnr a Km of I0,IHHJ. Among those who addressed th meeting were: J. K. Wlhertord, Km! Dawson, P. II. Goodwin, li. W. langtion,T. J. Miller and Myor W. II. Davis. All favoied tiunla ..f stock by Albany cltiseua, and several a . a.. at volunteered to take Mock ranging In value from $250 to $1,000. A com mittee wr appointed to tak charge of the work, ascertain how much money Alnany people will put up to assist lu rebuilding the mill, what kliwl f proposition the lUniiockburn company win entertain, u any, ami report. It set-Ill that Albanv w ill m ibla to. uhcrlh enough dock In the Bannock burn company to rebuild the mill If that company will put In the nia. chine ry, and put the mill la wot king; oruer. Boom Spirit at Ashland. Ashland As a Mult of nnurrti..t action ot leading citlsen of Ashland working through the board of trade, a a aa . . . lund oi approximately 12,000 has been pledged (or th promotion and publi city of the resource and attraction of thla cltv and vlrinitv whtla tlm t.lv eiMltion I on at Portland. Fifteen k t a a t a a.i. n u mi red uoiiar oi tin sum wa sub scriled at a big mas meeting of cltl seu held under the autplc of the hoard ot trade, at which there wa a very large attendance and much en thusiasm fur th object In view. A portion ot the sum subscribed will l expended upon a permanent display at the Southern PHn Ail In thi city. Hatchary on Wallowa River. Astoria Ferguson A Houston, ot this city, have completed the plan tor the promised new salmon' hatchery to be erected by the 8 tale Fisheries de partment on the Wslbwa river. The I lint are for a frame structure 230 fret ling and 55.4 feet wide. It will con tain 33d troughs, each ot which will b IK feet in length and hold tlx egg bss kets. The rapacity ot the plant wilt be 15,000,000 egg each season. The appropriation for building the hatchery wilt m available May 1H, and bid on the construction will be called for soon, after that. Encllnt Crop Protpacts. Pendleton The reservation sou t Ik and east ol here present the most thrifty appearance and the prosecU are for the finest wheat crop In the his tory ot the county. South of Adarns the wheat ia nearly knee high ami ot a dark green color, which indicate tlm best of growing condition. In a few instance in the same locality the fields are Infested w ith t.ir weed, the pest of the reservation. The great nnmtier of these, weed 1 partly accounted for by the fact that only combined harvester have been used for vear. 1005 Hop Contract Filad. Palein Three 11105 hop contracts, aggregating 50,000 pounds, or 2HO bale have becu filed tor record In the deportment of the county recorder. They are: J. E. Forrest, of Halem, to T. Rosenwald A Co., of New York, 10,000 pound at 18 cents; J. E. Kirk-, land and others, of Indeenilence, to T. Rosenwald A Co., New York, 30,000 pound, at 17 cent, and George H. Irwin, ot Brooks, to Valentine Loewl' Hon Co., of New York, 10,000 pounds, at 17 cents. Will Not Contract. The Dalle The wool altuat'on in this part of Eastern Oregon varies from practically all the other woolgrowing sections of the state from the fact that the growers have thus far declined to contract their clips in advance of the scheduled sales days, June (1 ami 2& and July tl. These sales will be held a usual at Khaniko, the market place for tho wools grown In Wasco, Crook, Wheeler, and Grant counties, where the choicest clips nro produced. Educational Exhibit. Pendleton Tho educational exhibit for the Lewis and Clark fair is all in tho hands ot the county school suieriu tendent, and is being assembled and prepared fur the cabinets. One of th fine features of tho exhibit is a nnmbor of drawings. The papers to be bound after reaching Portland are classified into piles according to the work. Su perintendent Welles has threo assist ants at the work. PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. , Wheat Club, 8480c per bushel; bluestum, 81)(01c; valley, 8lic. Oats No. 1, whito, $28 per ton; gray, $27. Eggs Oregon ranch, 11nc per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 17, 19a per pound. t . " Potatoes Oregon fancy, $101.05; common, 8085c. Apples Fancy, $1.7502.60 per box; choice, $11.25. Hops Choice, 1004, 23)0 25c per pound. Wool Valley, 23:5Kc; Eastern Oregon, best, 17 (31 9c j mohair, choice, 3132c per pound. , Hay Timothy, $1410 per ton; clover, $ll12i grain, $1112; cheat, $11012.