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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
HOLD UP TRAIN.
Safes of North Coast Limited Rifled
Near North Yakima.

North Yakima, Dec. lS. - Overland
limited No. /, due here at $50 O'Clock
.. M, but running almost five hours
late, was held up at Hillside, in the
Yakima canyon, IL miles north of this
place, at 7:l5 Saturday evening. The
express car was dynamited, two safes
blown open and all contents of value
taken.
From good source it is learned that
there was little currency in the safes on
the limited at the time of the holdup.
The main contents consisted of drafts,
etc.
City Marshal Curren has ordered the
arrest of every stranger seen in North
Yakima who comes anywhere near an
swering the description given OF the
holdup men. Up to midnight last
night there have been four arersts.
One man was arrested by Officer Lane
who aswered the description perfectly.
He was taken off passenger coach on
a train coming from the scene of the
holdup, and was wet to the skin. 1t is
thought he may be one of the men.
1t is thought possible the bandits
may have crossed the Columbia and be
headed for British Columbia.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
DECREASE OF POSTOFFICES.
Result Of Rural Delivery - Local Par
GELS Post Proposed.

Washington, Dec. 16-The annual
report of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General P. V. DeGraw says there has
been decrease of 575 in the new post
masters commissioned, as compared
with the previous year. The actual
number of postofiices in the United
States at the close of the fiscal year
was:
First class, 275; second class, ,25S
47S; total 6S, ,13l-
This, the report says, was reduc-
ton, resulting mainly from the discon-
tinuance of 3,492 fourth class postofces
during the year by reason of the estab-
lishTent of rural free delivery. The
aggregate compensation of the post
masters thus displaced amounted to.
$l98, ,994.
City free delivery had been extended
during the year to "A new postofices,
as against SO in 1904. The gross re-
ceipts of free delivery offices during
the year had increased per cent and
the cost only per cent.
Mr.. DeGraw renews the recommend
alton that a rate of 3 cents per pound
or any fractional part thereof be fixed
on packages not exceeding five pounds
mailed at the distributing postoffice of
any rural free delivery route. This
rate should apply only to packages de-
posted in the local postoffice for deliv-
cry to boxes of patrons on routes eman-
ating from that office, and not to mail
transmitted from one office to another.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Government Openly Defed.

Paris, Dec. l6.-The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Matin, under date
of December Is, says the sudden re-
turn of the government to reactionary
measures has aroused the interest of
the revolutonaries, who are holding
meetings and passing resolutions de-
claring their determination to resist
the government. As the resolutions are
passed they are forwarded to the min.
listers, who do not reply to them.
A St. Petersburg dispatch to the
Journal, dated December Is, says:
cat meeting of engineers tonight
it was resolved to demand the immedi-
ate release of Schmidt, the leader of
the mutiny at Sevastopol.
Alarming reports are arriving con-
cerning the troops at Moscow, who ap-
pear to be Thoroughly disaffected, and
who, in addition to demanding in
creased pay and shorter terms of serv-
ice, ask for liberty to read all news
papers,"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
|WARSH|PS SENT
TO ATTACK RIGA
Is HOtbed of Revolution in Russian
Baltic Provinces.
Provisional Government Established
by Home Rule Party-Battles are
Fought in Streets Between Troops
and Rebel ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Defed at ST Petersburg.

St. Petersburg, via Eydtkuhnen, /,
Dec. 16.-It is stated upon the highest
authority that two cruisers and two
torpedo boats have been ordered by the
minister of Marine, acting under in
structions of Count Witte, after an
audience with the car, to proceed from
Libau to Riga and shell the city, if the
reovolutioniets refuse to surrender.
provisional government has been
established there and the public build
ings are occupied by representatives of
the home rule party, who have determ-
ined to make Riga the capital of the
Baltic provinces.
Barricades have been erected every
where, and steamers arriving at the
port are unable to communicate with
the shore. Public buildings have been
burned. The population is fleeing
and merchants are abandoning their
business.
The new strike law provides heavy
penalties, and drastic punishment for
participators and instigators Of strikes.
They may be sent to prison for from IS
months to four years for an offense.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
DIGGING LONG TUNNEL.
Baker City Irrigation Co. to Conduc
Water Through Hill.

Baker City Irrigation Co. to Conduct
Water Through Hill.
Baker City-The 5OO-foot tunnel OF
the Baker City Irrigation company
through the hill on which is situated
the city reservoir is ander way by a
gang of 40 men, with all the necessary
machinery. Work was commenced at
both ends simultaneously, and unless
the plans Of the engineers 60 wrong,
the two crews will meet in the middle
OF the hill.
When completed this will be the
greatest irrigation tunnel in Eastern
Oregon.
The entire cost OF the tunnel will be
about $40, 900, while the system this
company is putting in will cost over
800, 900. The headgates are on Pow.
der river, about seven miles above
Baker City. The ditch follows the foot
hills down to the big reservoir hill,
where tunnel was found necessary.
After leaving the tunnel the water will
be taken around the east side Of Baker
City and put on about 5000 acres If
land adjoining the city limits on the
northeast.
This land will be devoted to fruit
raising and small farming. E. l..
Smith, of Hood River, is at the head
OF the company building this ditch,
and it is the first and only irrigation
project of any magnitude in Baker
county.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
WORK DONE ON IRRIGATION.
Great Amount of Construction Done
b. Reclaim alton Service.

Washington, Dec. 1S. A resume Of
the work performed by the Reclama.
tion service to date shows that II miles
of main canal, 54 miles of distributing
system and 1876 miles of bitches have
been constructed, including dams, head.
works, etc. Tunnels having total
length of three and one-half miles have
been driven, including more than a
mile of the great Gunnison tunnel.
More than $50 miles of telephone lines
have been installed and are in opera
ton; 1876 miles of wagon road, many
miles of which were cut out of solid
rock in almost inaccessible canyons, 147
bridges and so Office and other build.
ings have been constructed
The works above mentioned have
called for the excavation of $3.50, 900
cubic yards of rock and earth, the lay
ing of 20, 900 cubic yards of concrete,
$4,000 cubic yards of riprap, 100000
linear feet of sheet piling and 10000
feet of bearing piles have been driven.
There have been purchased 100000
pounds of railroad iron, 250, 900
pounds of structural steel, 600, 900
pounds of cast iron, 1,750,000 feet of
lumber, and $4,000 barrels of cement.
The government has erected cement
mill at cost of more than 500, 900,
which has already turned out l5, 900
barrels of cement, and is now furnish
ing about 300 barrels day. The saw
mills operated by Uncle Sam have cut
2, $50, 900 feet of lumber from the gov
ernment reserves.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Promotion for Macarthur,

Washington, Dec. 15.-The authora-
tive statement was made at the War de-
partment today that, on the retirement
in September next of General Corbin.
who will succeed General Bates in April
next as lieutenant general of the army,
General Macarthur, the officer next in
line OF succession, will be promoted to
the grade of lieutenant general. 1t
also was announced that General Wood
probably will succeed General Corbin
in the Philippine division.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Connecticut Safe Looted.

Suffield, Conn, Dec. 10. - After
binding the railroad watchman, W.
Jones, and his II year old son to chairs
in the railroad station here this morn
ing before daylight, six bank robbers
pried their way into the Suffield Saw
ings bank on Main street, blew open
the safe after fourth attempt and es-
capped with $50, 900 worth of registered
bonds and stocks not negotiable, ac
cording to President Newton, OF the in
stitution. They overlooked 50, 900 in
cash and negotiable bonds IN drawer
nearby.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Christmas Presents by ShipIoad.

New York, Dec. 1S.-The American
line steamer Philadelphia, which sailed
from New York today for Plymouth
Cherbourg aud Southampton, carried
1926 bags of mail for Europe. This
represents the largest quantity of mail
matter ever carried by any one stermer
out of the port of New York. The
Philadelphia is the Christmas ship
from New York this year and the major
portion of the mail che carries consists
of presents for relatives and friends
who are OH the other side of the At
lantic.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Armv of Strike Breakers.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-The Chicago En-
ployers' association, at meeting to
day, formulated plans for the establish
ment of standing army of iaborers,
both skilled and urskilled and repre-
senting every branch of trade to be pre-
pared to go to any city in the United
States to fill the places of strikers when
necessary. The scope of the associa-
tion will be extended SO as to include
every city in the United States with a
population of 5O,O or more. Employ
ment bureaus will be maintained where
nonunion workmen can register.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Friends Will Give Aid.

Havana, Dec. 1S.-That the Ameri-
cans in the Isle of Pines have friends
in the United States who are willing to
aid them in every way possible in their
efforts to have the island added to the
Union is manifest here in letters re-
Gently received from prominent resi-
dents of the Isle of Pines. These let
ters say that friends in the States have
offered hundreds of thousands of dollars
to aid in establishing territory Of the
United States.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
SALEM WOULD CAN FRUIT.
Movement Started to Form Company
to Handle Output.

Salem-A movement has been started
for the organization of cooperative
company among the fruitgrowers for
the purpose of cohstructiong and oper-
atins cgnnery. The plan is to form
a corporation with 400 shares of stock
at $25 share. Not more than 20
shares can be held by one person, and
transfers can be made only through the
board of directors. The board will
consist of nine men and will have
charge of the BUSINESS of the concern.
The purpose is to secure to growers
the highest possible price for fruit.
The movement was started by S. j.
Lennon, an Eastern fruit packer, who
expects to take the management of the
cooperative cannery.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Club, 72c per bushel; blue
stem, 74c; valley, 73c; red, CSC.
Oats-No. l white feed, $27 90
gray, $26 so per ton.
Barley-Feed, $22@22.5O per ton
brewing, s22.5O@23; rolled, $3.50
% so.
Rye-$1 so per GENITAL.
Hay - Eastern Oregon timothy
$14 .5O@15.5O per ton; valley timothy,
S11@12; clover, $S@9; cheat, IS 500
$50; grain hay, $S@9.
Fruits-Apples, $1@l.5O per box
pears, 81 .25@ so per box.
Vegetables - Beans, wax, 12c per
pound; cabbage, 1@1Ac per pound
canliflower, $l.25 per crate; celery,
45@75c per dozen; cucumbers, 5O@6Oc
per dozen; pumpkins, A@1c per
pound; tomatoes, $l@l.25 per crate
sprouts, &c per pound; squash, "a ole
per pound; turnips, 90c@$1 per sack
carrots, 65@75c per sack; beets, s5c@
81 per sack.
Onions - Oregon yellow Danvers,
$1@1.25 per sack.
Potatoes - Fancy graded Burbanks,
65075c per sack; ordinary, 55@60c;
Merced sweets, sacks, $1.90; crates,
$2.15.
Butter - Fancy creamery, 27k@3Oc
per pound.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 35c per dozen.
Poultry-Average old hens, 12c per
lb; young roosters, 10@11c; springs,
1lk@12c; dressed chickens, l2@l2kc;
live, 16c; turkeys, dressed,
choice, 17k@1Sc; geese, live, 9@1Oc;
ducks, 14@l5c.
Hops - Oregon, 1905, choice, log
ii &c per pound; olds, 5@7c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon average best,
l6@2lc per pound; valley, 24@26c;
mohair, choice, SOC.
Beef - Dressed bulls, 1@2c per
pound; COWS, 3@4; country steers, 4@
iHc.
Veal-Dressed, 3@7kc per pound.
Mutton-DresseG fancy, 7@7kc per
pound; ordinary, 4@5c; lambs, z
07Kc.
Pork-Dressed, 6@7c per pound.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Conference at White House.

Washington, Dec. l9.-Senators Alli-
son and Hale, who are members of the
committee on appropriations, and
Chairman Shonts and Secretary Bishop,
of the Isthmian Canal commission.
were in conference with the president
at the white house tonight. 1t is pre-
sumed that the case of Secretary Bish-
op, whose duties as agent for the COM
mission has been the subject of discus
sion in congress, was among matters talk
ed of, but no statement was made.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
MADE PLAIN TO Mr.. SHONTS.
Panama Canal Affairs Discussed at
White House Conference.

Washington, Dec. 10. - President
Roosevelt tonight took up the matter OF
the Isthmian canal scandals as devel'
oped by debate in the senate during the
past three days. He is determined to
prevent further criticism of the char.
acter put forward by Senators Tillman,
Culberson and others. Senators Ali.
son and Hale, both members of the ap-
preparations committee, were present.
The president made it plain to Mr..
Shonts that the literary bureau in
charge of Secretary Bishop must be at
once discontinued, and Mr.. Bishop con-
fine his service purely to administra-
tive matters. He also discussed the
advisability of reducing his salary from
$4,000 now paid to $5,000 or some
other moderate sum.
1t was also made apparent to Chair
man Shonts that if he still has an Off
cial connection with the Glover Leaf
railroad, it must be severed immedi-
ately. Senator Tillman declared that
Mr.. Shonts is still active president OF
the system, and neither Mr.. Shonts nor
any of the administration senators have
entered denial of the declaration.
The president further gave Mr..
Shonts much advice regarding the con-
duct of affairs on the isthmus. 1t is
prescribed in the presidents order that
the canal commission must leave at
once for that place.
The hill appropriating $11 100000
for the canal work, passed by the sem
ate on Saturday, provides that
within 80 days the secretary OF the
treasury must furnish estimates to the
senate and house appropriations COM
mittees of all salaries paid those en-
ployed on canal work, except laborers
and unskilled workmen. This feature
of the bill was discussed with Senators
Allison and Hale.
1t is believed that many reforms will
be instituted in the administration Of
the canal before another appropriation
is requested from congess. This work
of reform must begin at once, as Secre-
tary Taft says the $l1 ,00O,0O new be-
ing obtained will last no longer than
April at the outside.
In the meantime Senator Tillman
will begin a strong agitation after the
holiday recess for thorough investiga-
tion of the entire canal situation. He
will be opposed by the Republicans,
but supported by the Democrats. Even
some of the Republicans favor an in
quiry, and Mr.. Tillman threatens to
cause much trouble unless matters are
put on such basis as to prevent just
criticism.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Linn Farms Nav Yield Oil,

Albany-Are the foothills of Linn
county charged with crude oil that will
make the owners of the land fabulously
rich? This question is agitsting the
minds of a large number of people
since the investigation of the land has
been taken up by A. A. Horter, Will
liam s. Harris and w. P. Ready. For
some time these men have been pros
pecting in the coal fields around La
comb, and now have arranged to lease
several hundred acres in that neighbor-
hood for the avowed purpose of boring
for oil.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
General Strike is lmprob able

London, Dec 19.-The correspondent
of the Daily Telegraph at st. Peters
burg, in commenting on recent events
in Russia. Gays he is still optimistic
and is convinced of the impossibility
of an organized general strike, because
public opinion and the peasantry are
strongly averse to it. He insists that
the military outbreak at Moscow is in
no way an indication of general disaf-
fection in the army.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Linn County Taxes Fixed.

Albany - At the regular December
term of the county court for Linn
county the tax levy for Linn county for
all purposes was fixed. The total levy
to be paid by residents of the county
who are not subject to city tax will
be 81 mills. This includes state,
county and the several special taxes.
divided as follows: State, 6 5 mills !;
school, 5.4 mills; county, 3 mills !;
roads and bridges, mills; INDECENT
soldiers, OIL mills; special road, 2
mills; total, 81 mills.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Line to Run Through Vale.

Vale-A corps of railroad engineers,
who arrived in Vale several weeks ago,
left recently for the Malheur cany on,
about l 4 miles west of Vale, in the Vi.
cinity OF the proposed government irri-
CATION canal. Here they are surveying
the land for the road, which it is said
will soon be built through Malheur
valley, touching at Vale. Several very
important meetings of citizens have
been held to consider plans for benefit
ing the city.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Finds Millions in Ground.

Winnepeg. Man., Dec. lS.-Anthony
Blum, of Boston, principal owner of the
Laurentine mine in the Manitou dis
trict, 200 miles east of here, has un-
earthed walls of gold that assay $780,
600 to the ton. There are millions in
sight. 1t is the richest discovery ever
made in gold mining. He spent ten
years off and on in the district and has
made much money.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
New Cutoff Nearly Done.

McMinnville-The new St. Joseph.
Lafayette cutoff, which is nearly com.
pleted, will enable the Yamhill divi-
sion of the Southern Pacific to have
regular trains over the new road within
a short time. The new stretch of track
is nearly two and half miles long,
and will do away with keeping up the
nine miles OF road from Whiteson to
Lafayette and the big bridge near the
latter place. If the present schedule
remains in force, three trains a day
will run into Portland-at 6 and 8 a.
m. and p. m.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
CURE OF THE INSANE.
Good Record the Past Year at the
Oregon Asylum.

Good Record the Past Year at the
Oregon Asylum.
Salem-An unusually good record in
the curing of patients has kept down
the number of inmates of the state in.
sane asylum and has probably averted
congestion at that institution. When
the last legislature met, there was
every reason to believe that the con-
struction of new wing would be abso-
lutely necessary within the ensuing two
years. An appropriation for an addi-
tion of three wards was made, but the
appropriation was included in the ON
nibus appropriation bill and was held
up by the referendum. Construction of
new rooms was therefore made impos-
sible.
The usual rate of increase in popula-
tion at the asylum is 50 per year, and
at that rate the institution would have
been crowded to the limit before anoth.
er legislature could take action. Of
late, however, large number OF pa
tients have been discharged.
Should the next legislature make an
appropriation for new wing, contain
ing three wards, it will be at least two
years from the present time before the
addition would be ready for occupancy
There is now room for SO more patients
in the mems department and ten in the
women's department. Unless, there
fore, the present low rate of increase
continues, the building will be full be-
fore the capacity can be enlarged.
In any event it will be necessary to
transform one of the mems wards into
a ward for women, and probably it will
be necessary to use some of the mems
smoking rooms for dormitories.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Furs Go Up in Smoke

New York, Dec. 1.-Two hundred
thousand dollars worth of furs were
destroyed by fre today in the establish
ment of Max Paiseeki & Co., wholesale
furriers and manufacturers of automo-
bile garments, 37-39 East Twenty first
street. Other tenants in the building
will suffer heavy damages from water.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Bright Outlook for Show.

Albany-December 10 to 23 are the
dates set for the annual exhibition Of
blooded fowls under the auspices of the
Linn County Poultry association. This
bazaar promises to be one of the best
yet held, and many prizes will be offer
ed for the best exhibits, for many of
which there is material in Linn county.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Take Water From Ninam River.

La Grande - Articles of incorpora.
tion have been filed for the Grand
Ronde Irrigation company, with cap
ital stock of 100000. The incorpora-
tors are Walter NJ. Pierce, C. II. Craw-
ford and T. R. Berry. The object is
to secure 10000 inches of water for ir-
rigating in Grand Ronde. The water
Is to be secured from Minam river by
means of canals, conduits and pipe
lines. 1t will be the most extensive
irrigation project in this section.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Snow Falls Early.

Burns-The first snow storm of the
year has visited this county, and snow
is now IL inches deep in the valley and
three feet on the mountains. This is
more snow than fell all last winter, and
old settlers say it is more than has fall
en- this time of year since the hard
winter of l8S7-SS, when IS per cent of
the stock perished. The early snow
indicates long, cold winter, but the
stockmen have plenty of fodder for five
months feeding.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Complaints on illegal Fishing

Tillamook-Deputy Fish Warden II .
A. Webster has filed two complaints in
Justice Haberlack court on account of
the alleged violation OF the fishing law
in Tillamook bay. One is agaisnt the
Elmore Packing company, and the 9TH
er against w. w. Rldehalgh, manager
of the cannery at Garibaldi.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-21
Horizontal Reduction of Tariff.

Washington, Dec. Is. - Senator Nc
Creary yesterday introduced bill to
reduce the tariff of the United States
by providing that there shall be levied
upon all articles imported from foreign
countries rate equal to three-fourths
OF the Present schedule,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-26

CURRAN's WIT.-Curran's ruling pas
sion was his joke. and 1t was strong
If not In death, at least in his last
illness. One morning his physician
observed that he seemed to cough
with more difficulty"
That Is rather surprising, an
swered Curran, for 1 have been
practicing all night"
While thus lying Ill Curran was
visited by a friend. Father OLeary,
who also loved his joke.
"I wish, O'Leary." said Curran to
him abruptly, that you had the keys
of heaven"
why, Curran?"
Because you could let me in." said
the facetious counselor.
1T would be much better for you'
Curran," said the good humored
priest, that I had the keys OF the
other place. because 1 could then let
you out"