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i YAMHILL COUmi REPORTER Oitffln STAT! urn1 D. I. ABBIMI, P«blish«r. Items of General Interest From M c M innville .......... O regon . All Parts of the State. m Of Hit MT COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL NOTES, ETC. A Brief Review of the Growth and Improve ments of the Many Industries Through An Interesting Collection of Item» From the Two Hemisphere» Presented In a Condensed Form. The ’French squadron has with drawn from the Turkish ports. Board of visitors to naval observa tory reports in favor of civic contrt 1. The Hague council of administra tion will meet November 27 to con sider Boers’ appeal. Filipinos attempted to repeat the Samar tactics, but were completely routed by the Americans. One more of the four Kansas escap ed convicts has been taken, making one-half of them recaptured. Columbia university has asked Wu Ting Fang, Chinese minister to the United States, to till the chair of Chi nese literature. William 1*. Sullivan, Jr., head of the San Francisco police,is dead from a complication of diseases caused by worry and over work. Chan Yen Tung will be the new governor of Shan Tung province, China, the position held by Li Hung Chang at the time ot his death. A new dynamite gun has been test ed by the United States government. It shows better powers of destructive ness than any previous gun tried. The Nome steamer City of Seattle struck an iceberg in Taku bay, stav ing a large hole in her side. The steamer was not disabled to such an extent tnat she could not proceed on her voyage to Douglas Island. She returned to Seattle wit hout passengers or cargo. The damage will amount to about $5,000. The Franco-Turkish dispute has been settled. All Russian crops'are reported be low the average. General Smith says the rebel leader will soon be captured. Escaped convicts in Kansas cap tured a sheriff and deputy. The Federal party continues its tur bulent meetings at Manila. Tariff legislation is not probable at the coming session of congress. A Lick observatory astronomer finds the new star in Perseus is moving. Several burglaries have occurred in Pendleton, Oregon, the past few days. A fatal duel in the German army may lead to a reichstag investigation. An American schooner was seized by a Portuguese gunboat in the Azores. Surgeon at Port Townsend, Wash., is ordered to Liverpool to inspect im migrants. Ltikban says he will not surrender until the Americans withdraw from Gandara valley. Northern Pacific and Great North ern railways may utilize Snoqualmie Falls, Wash., for power. One hundred and eleven”sections of land in Malheur, Oregon, oil district have been withdrawn from entry. Turkey yielded to all of France'« demands. Peter Maher knocked out Jim Jef fords at Baltimore. British trade in past ten months haB greatly fallen off. Ixrngbaugh has been positively Identified at St. Louis. Canal system planned for Joining Baltic and Black Seas. Three missing soldiers from Second Oregon probably murdered. Company to drill for oil on Menzies' place in Eastern Multnomah. Spring salmon pack on the Colum bia River was 224.000 cases. Colombia is levying on the steam ship lines to raise war funds. Governors of neighboring states commend Lewis and Clark Exposi tion. The Pension Bureau is Investigat ing utterances attributed to Dr. Mary Walker. H. St. John, who wrecked three bnnks In Washington, was arrested in London. Nine convicts who escaped from Leavenworth were recaptured and two were killed. Mrs. Dunsmuir begins a legal ac tfon against her son James. Premier of British Columbia. Li Hung Changjis’dend, The British cabinet discusses Franco-Turkish dispute. Ten persona perished in the burn ing of a Wisconsin theatre. More money for the great 1905 fair, though stock lists are not ready. out Our Thriving Commonwealth. The La Grande factory has made about 25,000 bags of sugar this season. The fall run of silverside salmon in Rogue river is greater than for 10 yea rs. W. T. Grier has sold his fruit farm of 10 acres, two miles from La Grande, I for $3,000. The Hodson farm of 225 acres, ¡three miles southeast of Salem, has ' been sold for $6,500. EXPRESS MESSENGER C. F. CHARLES. Who refused to open the express car for the robbers that recently held up the Southern Pacific express train near Eugene, Oregon. His action prevented the robbers getting a large sum of money. Mr. Charles will be transferred to San Francisco and given substantial promotion by the Wells, Fargo Express Company. HAVANA SEWER CONTRACT. Bid of McGivney and Rockeby, of Jersey City, Accepted. ORDER OF WASHINGTON. Charges Against Supreme Officers Not Sus tained and Everything is 0. K. Seattle, Nov. 7.—Supreme Presi Havana, Nov. 12.—The municipal dent W. W. Terry, Supreme Secre council of Havana has decided by a tary J. L. Mitchell, Supreme Cap vote of 10 to 8 to accept the bid of 8. [ tain Paul Pferdner and T. B. Mc P. McGivney and R. T. Rockeby, of [ Devitt, of the Order of Washington, Jersey City, which is $10,393,015, for I have answered charges made by John the Havana sewering and paving con- I R. Parker, president of the local tract. Considerable feeling was man- ; union, regarding the organization. ifested during the session over the I The supreme officers were indorsed in circulation of a pamphlet insinuating I every possible manner by the members that the McGivney-Rockeby bid was of the union, and whatever dissention really tho bid of the engineers' de- ■ there might have been, disappeared partment. when President Parker threw down The paperi assert that Senor Tam ayo, secretary of state and govern his badge and withdrew from the ment, has been challenged to fight a meeting. A unanimous vote of con duel by a member of the Union Club fidence in the head officers was ex whom, it is said, Senor Tamayo and pressed by the Seattle union, and a friend assaulted at the close of the recent banquet given by the Cuban peace reigns, with the exception that society to the visiting Chileans. Parker is to be tried under impeach Senor Tamayo was detained by the ment proceedings. police but ultimately released by the | The Order of Washington has un ions in Oregon, Washington, Idaho civil governor. The Democratic party has adopted and Montana, and has a membership General Bartolomé Maso as its can of over 12,000. The supreme officers are leading citizens of Portland. It didate for the presidency of Cuba. is incorporated under the laws of Oregon, and was the first society OMNIBUS HELD UP. authorized to do insurance business in Washington under the new law. Bold Robbery Within the Limits of a ’North Dakota Town. Valley City, N. I)., Nov. 12. — While an omnibus was on its way to North Valley City tonight it was held up by masked men. Half of the pas sengers aboard were robbed, losing money and other valuables to tl^e amount of about $400. Lawyer Combs, who was riding with the driv er, jumped from his seat in the dark ness, ran back to the nearest house and telephoned to the police. By the time the officers arrived, however, the robbers hail escaped with their booty. There is no clew to their identity. The hold up took place within the city limits and was a bold piece of work. Forgot to Close the Breech. Athens, Nov. 12.—A terrible gun accident occurred yesterday on the British battle ship Royal 8 ivereign, outside of the Ostoko harbor. An artilleryman forgot to close the breech before the gun was tired. One officer and six artillerymen were killed out right, the bodies lieing te’ribly mutil ated, and the captain and 13 sailors were seriously injured. American Schooner Seized. London, Nov. 12.—The Exchange Telegraph Company has received a dispatch from Lisbon announcing hat a Portuguese gunboat has sezed he American schooner Nettie and Lottie at Horta, Island of Fayal, in the Azores, for clandestinely convey ing 2t> emigrants who were trying to avoid military service. To Divert American Traffic. New York, Nov. 13.—A dispatch to the Tribune from London says : Ac cording to the British correspondent of the London Chronicle the German railway authorities are arranging to run a train in connection with the ar rival of the North German Lloyd steamers, which will leave Hamburg ami Bremen twice weekly. It is be The Panama canal has been offered lieved that if this plan can lie carried to the Isthmian Canal Commission. out it will divert much of the Amer General II. C. Corbin and Miss ican passenger traffic which at present Edyth Fatten were married at Wash passes through Liverpool and London for Southern Europe. ington. A Heroic Elevator Min. English mail for Australia is deliv New York, Nov. 13. — Fire in the ered in 31 days when sent by way of the Unites! States, the quicker route. carpet making plant of the Planet Mills in Brooklyn today endangered In 1894 the Untied States senate the lives of 800 women at work on the leased a bill excluding anaichists. but upper floors of the building, but they it failed to |>as8 the house and did not were all gotten out. William Stew become a law. art, an elevator man, kept his cage Rev. O. N. Hartshorn, I.L. D., going until the last woman had left founder and for almost Ml years presi the building, and then fell uncon dent of Mount Union college. died at scious from the smoke ami tire fumes Alliance, O., after a long illness from he had inhaled. Three-firemen were Loss, $35,t>t>0. Bright« dises*1. He was 78 years old. overcome by smoke. PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS. The Several Committees Are Getting^ Down to Active Work. Mexico City, Nov. 13.—The several committees of the Pan-American congress are getting down to work. The committee whose work is perhaps the most advanced is that on Pau- American railways, of which Senator Davis is chairman. Its work, how ever, has largely been preliminary. Mr. Davis has received information about the route of the projected rail road from several countries through their representatives now in this city, and in cases where the delegates are unable to supply the information desired they have, at the senator’s re quest, sent to their government for it. The committee on commerce and reciprocity has held a few informal meetings, but nothing of importance has devehqied. On Friday the dele gates to the congress and their fami lies will depart on their first excur sion, going to Pueblo, where they will be banqueted by the governor of the state. Gave the Officers the Slip. President Asked to Establish One to Promote Commerce and Industries. Washington, Nov. 13.—Elliott Du rand, Laverne Noyes and several other Chicagoans, representing the National Business League, today pre sented to the president a memorial urging him to recommend in his message to congress the establish ment of a department of commerce and industries, and also the reor ganization of the consular service on a civil service basis. The president said it would be manifestly improper for him to tell what he would recommend in his message, but assured the members of the tielegation that any suggestions they might make would receive grave consideration. The delegation also invited the president to attend a banquet to lie given in his honor during the winter by the association. The president expressed his appreciation of the invi tation, but said he could not accept it at this time. The president has been tendered similar invitations by organ- izations in various cities, but thus far has not seen his way clear to accept any of them. I A railroad will be built to Lake view, next summer, to develop the property of the Oregon Potash Com pany. 1 About 75 men of the coast artillery ’ | will complete their terms at Fort i Stevens next month and will receive STRUCK ON ICEBERG. their discharges. A mysterious burglar got away Alaska Liner City of Topeka Has an Exciting with a large amount of goods from Experience. I Pendleton cigar store and left all fastenings undisturbed. Seattle, Nov. 13.—The Lynn Canal A receiver will be asked for the steamer City of Topeka, steamed Baisley-Elkhorn mine at Baker City, slowly into harbor this morning with so that it may l>e worked and made her stem bent and a gaping hole near to pay up its indebtedness. the lord line. The steamer collided A movement is under way to or with a sunken iceberg in Taku bay on ganize a company composed wholly the up trip on the night of Novem of Astoria business men to operate a ber 2. A blinding snow storm was freight steamer between that city raging at the time, and when the and Portland, in consequence of ex shock came some of the passengers, cessive freight charges by the trans believing the ship was going down, portation lines. made frenzied attempts to get into A syndicate, of which the principal life preservers. It was soon found is a millionaire lumberman of Minne that although several iron plates apolis, is about to acquire the im were broken . through, there was no mense lumber, railroad and sawmill immediate danger. holdings of the Siskiyou Lumber & The steamer was taken to Douglas Mercantile Company, including the island after the accident for an in McCloud River Railroad, for a sum vestigation, and it was decided that reported to be $3.000,000. the Topeka should be allowed to re The Roseburg water company’s ex turn to Seattle without cargo or pas tensive improvements are nearing sengers. The extent of the damage is estimated at about $5,000, besides completion. the loss of a trip and the necessary The St. Helens school district will expense and delay that must ensue issue $3,500 in school bonds to build while the vessel is being repaired. a new school house. On account of the accident the To- The roads of Wasco county are I peka did not call at Skagway, and vastly improved by reason of the ' therefore brought no late news. adoption of wide-tire wagons. ATTACKED BY FILIPINOS. The Salem Automobile Co.has been incorporated to operate automobile Insurgents Tried to Repeat Samar Tactics— lines between Salem and suburbs. Americans Prepared. Nineteen members of the Oregon City militia company were court- Manila, Nov. 13.—Major William martialed for neglect of duty. L. Pitcher, of the Eighth regiment of County Commissioner Young, of infantry, reports that the garrison of Clatsop county, was in Astoria last Abra de Ilog was attacked yesterday week, and reports that the county saw I by a force of insurgents, commanded mill is in place and will at once be i by Leno Cos. The Filipinos appar gin operations. The break in the dike ently attempted to repeat the Samar is being repaired by a force of men. tactics, but the Americans, who were The Sumpter Lumber company’s breakfasting, fully armed, completely new 45 horsepower engine has been- routed the insurgents, who left five installed at the saw mill at Sumpter, men dead on the field, each having a One Ameri and all three engines started up last rifle and ammunition. week and are working satisfactorily, can was seriously wounded. Captain Noyes, of the Thirteenth both in the saw mill and the planing infantry, commanding a detachment mill. of 50 men, has captured a deserter The Chisholm logging camp near named Richter, of the Sixth artillery, Knappa, has closed down for the win wearing the uniform of an insurgent ter, after having cut the body of tim lieutenant. ber it has been working on for several Major Pitcher says he recently cap months. It will start up again in the tured three officers and a large part of early spring on a body of timber in an insurgent company, all fully the same vicinity. armed. It is believed the insurgents recently received an illicit supply of Portland Markets. munitions of war. Wheat — Walla Walla, nominal, 55355 4c?; bluestem, 56c; Valley, ARMY PAYMASTER ROBBED. 55@55^£ c . Flour—Best grades, $2.6533.50 [>er barrel; graham, $2.60. Oats—Nominal 903$ 1.00 pr cental. Barley—Feed, $15@15.50; brewing, $16.00 per ton. Millstuffs—Bran, $17318; mid dling, $203 21; shorts, 19@2O; chop, $16. Hay—Timothy. $11@13; clover, $730.50; Oregon wild hay, $536 per tton. Butter—Fancy creamery,253 27 4C; dairy. 18320c; store, 14315c per Stage Hugging. I pound. Miss Julia Marlowe, writing in the Eggs—Storage, 20c; fresh, 233 24c; Dramatic Number of Collier's Weekly, Eastern 20321. says that she was once asked if an Cheese—Full cream, twins. 12*43 actress did not sacrifice her finer na 13c; Young America, 134314«'. ture by permitting "stage embraces.” Poultry—Chickens, mixed, $2.503 In reply she declares with some spirit: "Such a question demands the appli | 3.00; hens. $4.00; dressed, 10311c cation of only a fair degree of com ! per pound springs, $2.503 3.00, mon sense to eusure a negative an per dozen; ducks, $3 for old $3.003 4.00 for young; geese, $637 per doz swer.” en ; turkeys, live, 10311c; dressed, 1 8310c per pound. Italy's New Battle-Ship. Mutton—Lam ba, 3 4c gross; dressed New York. Nov. 11.—The battle ship Brennetto Bren has been suc 636’»c per pound; sheep. $3.25 gross; cessfully launched at Castlemare, In dressed, 6c per pound. Hogs—Gross, heavy.$636.25; light. the presence of the King and Queen, says the Naples correspondent of the $4 7535: dressed, 737l4c per pound. Herald. On the arrival of the Queen Veal—Small, 8384c; large.737 4c she was presented wtth a magnificent per pound. bouquet. Her Majesty performed the Beef—Gross top steers. $3.503 4.00: christening ceremony, and as the bat cows and heifers. $3.003 3.50; dressed tle-ship glided into the water the lieef. 54364c per pound. ships of the Mediterranean squadron Hops—83104c per pound. tired a royal salute. The Brennetto Wool—-Valley, 113134c per pound; Bren Is one of the largest ships of the Italian Navy, having a displacement Eastern Oregon, 8312 4c; mohair, of 13.000 tons. Her launching weight 20321c per pound. Potatoes—65385 per sack. was 7000 tons. Topeka, Kan., Nov. 12.—Three of the eacajHil federal convicts have l>een located in a building in Shorey. a suburb of Topeka, ever since Satur day. The police were notified and they made a hurried trip out. I How ever, the men had become suspicious, I and eluded the police by leaving about 10 minutes before the police! arrive,!. A negro woman noticed the convicts and her husband gave the alarm. FOR NEW DEPARTMENT. The assessed valuation of Idaho has increased $4,649.580 in a single year, and the total now is $52.195,486. Thlrtytwo additional warehouses are to be provided tn Nev York for the storage of 500,000 to 600,000 bags of coffee. The total number of experiments on living animals in the United Kingdom in 1900 was 10.839, 2370 more than in the previous year. It is stated that but few of these experiments were in any serious degree painful. Pickpocket Stole $4800 From His Satchel In Florida. Report of Board of Visitors t J Naval Observatory. LONG WAGED CONTEST MAY BE ENDE J It Is a Rich Prize, and Much Sought After I V Scientists and Navel Una Officers— President Will Appoint Washington, Nov. 13—A contest lx - tween the scientists of the country o * one side and naval line officers o ‘ the other, which has been waged fc r several years past, and involving tl ’ rich prize of the control of the navi I observatory, has been brought to critical point by the presentation t 1 Secretary Long of the report of th board of visitors to the observatory in which the issue is drawn sharpl / in favor of civil control. The partit ular bone of contention of late hn - l>een a vacancy in the office of astro nomical director, and the board makt the following pointed remarks as a[ plying not only to that, but to othi less important places in the observi I tory: “It is recommended that no astre • nomical director be appointed a present, as a dual headship has bee > found to work unsatisfactorily, an I under the existing law, the appoint ment of an astronomer as sole direc tor of the observatory, which th board considers the proper solutioi of the question, is impracticabk Vacancies should not be filled amon : assistant astronomers nor amon:: professors of mathematics in th ■ navy without examination for eac! d vacancy occurring. No distinction] should be made between the em ployes of the observatory and othe applicants. “The responsibilities of the posi | tions of assistant astronomer and pre'• | fessor of mathematics are distinct! r different from those of a computoi although much of the required expert r ence may properly be maintained i 1 connection with the latter position! and be credited in the examinations for the higher positions. As far as it consistent with the routine needs < 1 the institution, the duties of the com ■ puters should be arranged as to en courage them to prepare for advance ment within the observatory itself > In no case should appointments b r made to the observatory merely b ■ transfer from other bureaus or office« in the serivce, nor should appoint • merits lie made, even temporarily without competitive examination . Applying these principles to practice I the board declines to name a persu 1 to fill the vacant office of assistant as ■ tronomer at the observatory, and in • stead recommends that the appoint ■ ment be made after a civil servic s examination under the auspices cf the commission.' Coming to th » more important subject of the hew» I of the observatory, which involves the issues between the scientists air I the line officers, the board says: “As every other prominent obser - vatory is under the direction of ail astronomer, it is our judgment tha . the law limiting the superintendenc; to a line officer of the navy should Is » changed, so as to provide that th'» official head of the observatory, pe • haps styled simply the 'director, ' should be an eminent astronomer, ap pointed by the president, by and witl. the advice of the senate, holding thi 1 place by a tenure at least as perman ent as that of the superintendent o ; the coast survey, and not merely by 1 . detail of two or threejyears’ duration. ’ ’ Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 12.—Paymas Cast of Chinese Immigrants. ter Stevens, of the United States Washington, Nov. 13.— The case army, arrived from Atlanta, and be fore leaving that city placed in a of approximately 100 Chinamen win hand satchel $2U0 in silver and $4,800 are detained at San Francisco wer<. in paper money for the purpose of I heard by Assistant Secretary Taylo ¡laying the several hundred artillery today. They are all known as “tran men at Fort Barnacas their salaries sit cases,” the Chinamen making for the past month. When he oath at the port that they were boun< reached the fort he found that all the for Mexico. “We have investigate« i paper money had been abstracted. may similar cases,” said 8ecretarj Die police were instructed to watch Taylor, “and found that 99 out o out for the treasure. Paymaster 100 mysteriously came back to ths ; Stevens thinks some professional | United States. As a matter of fact pickpocket followed him and relieved ' they go to Mexico only in order t< him during the trip. He cannot come over the border at the first The secretary decide«' recall a single incident of the trip chance.” that would lead to anything on the that the Chinese should be deported robbery, but has 'an idea the money but, to make sure, referred to th« solicitor of the treasury for an opin was taken liefore he left Atlanta. ion. Formal Dinner at White House. Washington. Nov. 11.—The presi dent and Mrs. Roosevelt gave their tirst formal dinner at the White House tonight, when a company of 18 persons was assembled in the fam ily dining room, which was beauti fully adorned with white chrysanthe mums. The guests included Secre tary and Mrs. Hitchcock, Admiral Dewey, Colonel Sanger, Assistant Secrtary of War and Mrs. Sanger; Mr. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid; Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Adams, of Boston; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rockhill. Com mander and Mrs. Cowles and Miss Roosevelt. Carter Has More Evidence. Leavenworth, Kan.. Nov. 11.—Ob erlin M. Carter has been notified of the granting of a civil trial in the United States Circuit Court in Chi cago. Colonel L. D. Carter, I. Stanton Carter and Horace Stone, a Chicago attorney, have been here in consul tation with the prisoner, gathering information for the approaching trial. The purpose is to try at this trial to introduce evidence which Captain Carter asserts was excluded at the court martial. To Decide Boers' Appeal. The Hague, Nov. 13.—The admin istration council of the arbitration bureau will meet November 20 to de cide an appeal of the Boers against the ruling that the war in South Africa is not subject to the court’s arbitration. Thanksgiving Proclamati on. Olympia, Nov. 13.—Governor Rog ers today issued the annual Thanks giving proclamation. appointing Thursday, November 28. as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer. Situation in Samar. Catbalogan, Island of Samar, Nov. 13.— The insurgents are flocking northward. They are suffering great ly from famine. Many isolated bolo- men have surrendered. Only fear caused by Luk ban’s proclamation, threatening with death those who surrender, prevents a general submis sion of the insurgents, but it is ex pected that this will l-e secured in a few days.