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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-18

The Minneapolis & st. Louis road in
its annual report to the state railroad
commission shows an addition to its
surplus of $3O9,S82, making total Of
$1,4S2, 40l. A per cent dividend has
been paid on preferred stock and moth
ing on the common.
Reports for~the last two years show
comparative figures as follows:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-18
Success i'm the Gulf Coast Country
Tomatoes Pay $3.50
an Acre.

Mr.. F. M. Lawrence, of Nueces County,
realized $500 this Spring from one crop of
tomatoes raised on two acres of land. He
testify that truck farming pays in the Gulf Coast
Country. 49, 3.
you would like know what he thinks about it, write
him at Corpus Christi Tex. He will tell you his experience.
But there is secret in his It's the rich soil,
bounfu supply of for irrigation and perfect climate.
Tender vegetables be raised almost every month in
the year. They can be marketed in Winter and early
Spring. when the price highest The land will raise two
and sometimes three twenty acres there will
make as much as fifty in many other places.
The climate is good for people we'll as for vegetables
The Winters are mild the Summers tempered by the
cool Gulf breezes
Don't you think this is better than onecrop country
where your depends uncertain weather with
Irregular rainfall
NoU the land is cheap and you get easy terms.
Twenty will you about $780, The cost of clearing
it is about S. The of for irrigation VARIES
You may aresian we'll of your may get
river; get from neighbour
the is not great and those who have tried have
melted the first crop which has paid all
and left good surplus.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12

Is earning over S4OO day. There Is
only one other man In this country who
could rival Ade as a literary financial
success. This man refuses to compete.
He is Finley Peter Dunno, who created
Dooley, and, although his copy Is worth
dollar word he makes no attempt to
produce 1t. Humor pays. Both Of these
men evolved In Chicago newspaper
offices.
Mrs. Wharton, whose hlman Insight
and literary workmanship Is incom-
parable, William Dean Howells, Gilbert
Parker. Mrs. Humphry Ward and
Mark Twain are all large earners In
the world of books, but their combined
annual income does not largely exceed
that of Ade's alone. Robert Louis
who, like Kipling. has not
yet come into his own. did not receive
$15O.OOO in all his writing days. Tho
united earnings OF Copernlcus, who
discovered the shape of the earth and
the movements of the stars: Harvey,
who discovered the circulation OF the
blood. and Darwin. one of the pioneers
Of evolution. did not amount TO AIDES
annual income.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
IRRIGATED LAND TOWNSlTES.
House Passes Bill Allowing Sale of
Lots for Reclamation Fund.

Washington, April 5.-Representa-
tive French today called up and passed
through the house Senator Heyburn's
general townsite bill, authorizing the
Reclamation service to set aside town.
sites on government irrigation tracts
and sell lots at public auction, the
money going into the reclamation fund
instead of into the treasury, as it would
under the general townsite law. The
bill also provides that towns on recla.
nation tracts and other towns may re-
ceive municipal water supply from
government canals, and where there is
surplus power developed under any
project. it may be leased for ten-year
periods, the money to go into the re-
clamation fund.
The Reclamation service considers
this bill highly important, believing it
will ultimately yield from $4,000, 900
to SIS 10000
The bill passed today is not the Hey
burn townsite bill recently reported.
This bill probably will not be passed.
because general opposition developed in
the house.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12

time. The royalties Of Dickens, Thack-
cray and Scott have amounted to vast
fortunes, but their earning capacity
greatly outlasted their terms Of life.
When Kipling's income in the height
OF his popularity reached the sum OF
$4,000 year, the world was astound-
ed. He was tho first Of the prodigious
literary earners, and he made a dent
on the pages Of books that will last
as long as the English language. 1t Is
safe to say that Eipling's income Is not
one-fourth that of AIDES to-day. Kip
ling's splendid novel, the greatest novel
Of the 10th century, The Light That
Failed, was practically failure as
play, though 1t was very shabbily
dramatized. 1t Is doubtful II altogether
the earnings of this book will amount
to that Of The College Widow when
the latter's career as a play alone ia
done,
Roughly speaking. Is years ago, Ads
was working for IS a week. To-day he
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
RUSSIA HOLDS
TO MANCHURIA
Refuses Demands of China to Give
Up Claims Now Held.
Deadlock is Reached in Negotiations,
But Russia is in Possession-Chi-
nese Say Their Government Never
Sanctioned Concessions - Both
Work Secretly.

Pekin, April 5.-The Russo Chinese
negotiations appear to have reached a
deadlock. At any rate, they are drag
gipg along slowly. M. Pokotiloff, the
Russian minister to China, and Tong,
the Chinese commissioner appointed to
negotiate an agreement with Russia re-
garding Northern Manchuria, have con-
ferred only two or three times during
the past month.
Russia has the upper hand, because
she holds nearly all the privileges she
contends for, while demanding that
China officially grant them. The Chi
nese, on the contrary, it is said, are
also determined to Withstand all for
eign encroachments. Both parties are
trying to keep tho details as secret as
was the case with the Chinese-Japanese
treaty.
One contention is believed to be
about the mining and other concessions
which the Tartar generals in Man
churia gave to Russian corporations,
and which Russia wants the Chinese
government to ratify. The Chinese,
however, insist that their government
never sanctioned these concessions, and
that therefore they are invalid.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Club, 66@67c; bluestem, &C
@6Sc; red, 64@65c; valley, Csc.
Oats - No. l white feed, $27. so
gray, s27 per ton.
Barley-Feed, $23.5O@24 per ton
brewing, $24@24.50; rolled, s24.5O@
25 so.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy,
choice, $17@lS per ton; common, SIS
OLA; valley timothy. $S@e; clover,
$7.5O@s; cheat, s6@7; grain hay, 81
as; alfalfa, $l2.
Apples-*2@2.75 per box.
Vegetables - Asparagus, S@12c per
pound; cabbage. 214c per pound
cauliflower, 1925 per crate; celery,
$4,000 per dozen; head lettuce, $50
40c per dozen; onions, 4Oc per dozen
radishes, zoe per dozen; rhubarb, $1@
1.25 per box; spinach, 81 per box
parsley, Csc; turnips, s1@125 per
sack; carrots, 65@75c per sack; beets,
85c@$l per sack.
Onions - No. 1, 7O@9Oc per sack !;
No. 2, nominal.
Potatoes - Fancy graded Burbanks,
50@60c per hundred; ordinary, nomi-
nal; new California. 5@6c per pound; !;
sweet potatoes, pa @2Rc per pound.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 2O@25c per
pound.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 16c per dozen.
Poultry - Average old hens, 1870
lac per pound; mixed chickens, I3@
131ac; broilers, 25@ 90c; young roost-
ers, I3@13kc; old roosters. 11@l2c;
DIR essed chickens, 15@l6c; turkeys,
live, Is a 16Rc; turkeys, dressed,
choice, 1S@20c; geese, live, 8 a size;
geese, dressed, 10@11c; ducks, 17@
19c.
Hops-Oreeon, 1905, choice, 7@1Oc;
olds. SAFE.
Wool-Eastern Oregon average best,
10000; valley. 24@26c per pound;
choice, 25@29c.
Veal-Dressed, 3x@ &c per pound.
Beef - Dressed bulls, Sc per pound;
cows, 4@5c: country steers, Az @5Ic.
Mutton-Dressed, fancy, 9@9lac per
pound; ordinary, 4@5c; lambs, with
pelt on, 10@11c. N~--s. -sssrs ~-a>
Pork-Dressed, 6@s nc per pound.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
SPEAKERS FOR CHAUTAUQUA.
Willamette Valley Directors Making
Up Program for Year.

w 'O6' o'' 'O' Ss~'
Oregon City-The board of directors
of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua
association is preparing the program
for the 1906 assembly to be held at
Gladstone next July. DR.. Charles Ed
ward Locke, who WAS in Portland III
years ago, but is now pastor of one OF
the largest Methodist churches in the
United States, at Brooklyn, N. Y, will
be one of the speakers. Captain Jack
Crawford, the famous poet-scout, has
been engaged for the coming assembly,
as has also Rabbi Leon Harrison, of st.
Louis, who will be heard in two lee
lures, on "Shylock" and "The Glory
and Shame OF America"
Professor Mark B. Beal, of the Occi-
dental college of oratory, of Los Ange-
les, will be the elocutionist this year.
DR.. w. G. Sherman, of Sacramento,
who last year had charge OF the class
in Bible study, has been retained for
another year. Other classes will be
conducted as usual in music, domestic
science, United States history, elocu-
ton, English literature, physical cul-
ture, junior Bible study and W. q.
T. U. institute.
The Chsutauqua management is IN
communication with great many
other lecturers and entertainers with
whom contracts will be entered into If
possible. Another meeting OF the board
OF directors will be called soon, when
the program will be completed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
OFFER TO ARBiTRATE.
Miners Willing to Let Cancellation
Board Settle Trouble.


New York, April g. Having failed
to come to an agreement themselves,
the hard coal miners OF Pennsylvania,
through their representatives, today
proposed to the operators tina. all mat
ters in dispute be referred to board of
arbitration for settlement, the tribunal
to be composed of the board of concili-
alton which was created by the award
of the Anthracite Strike commission in
1903, with Judge Gray, of Delaware, or
any person he may appoint, as chair
man and umpire. If the operators ac-
cept the proposition and conveI ton
of mineworkers approves the plan, the
1000 men now idle in the anthra-
cite fields will return to work at once.
While it had been reported for several
days that the miners might ask that
the differences be arbitrated, the prop
osition came to them az great sur
prise, as they did not believe the union
leaders were ready to leave the cOntro-
yersy to third party at this time.
That the operators will accept the
miners proposal as submitted is not
generally believed; in fact, it is inti-
mated they may fatty refuse the offer,
on the ground that existing conditions
are the result Of arbitration. The en-
ployers have decided to consider the
miners latest move and promise to
give President Mitchell and his men an
answer on Monday, when another
meeting of the two sub-committees will
be held in this city.
The anthracite board of conciliation
consists of six members - three repre-
senting the operators and three the
miners. This board held frequent ses-
sious during the last three years,
settling local disputes in the anthracite
region. The award of the strike COM
mission provided that, when it could
not agree, Federal judge in the Third
judicial district should appoint an
umpire, who should make a decision.
Judge George Gray, president of the
strike ission, made the appoint
ments. During the first two years he
selected Carroll d. Wright, ex- United
States commissioner of labor, as the
umpire, but during the last year
Charles P. Neill, the present labor
commissioner, acted as the arbiter.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
Disturbance in Coal Field.

Philadelphia, April &. - The situa-
ton in the coal fields remains un-
changed. Occasional disturbances are
reported from various sections, but
they are regarded as inconsequential.
As a result of the attacks made on the
breakers of the Fernwood colliery, the
Erie, company, which owns the land
occupied by the mineworkers, has sr-
dered them to vacate the property.
The miners are said to have shot out
nearly every window in the breaker.
A detail Of state police today arrested
seven Italian laborers at Mocanaqua,
near Wilkesbarre, who yesterday pre-
vented non-union men from operating
the West End washery. They were
cent to Jail.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
The Approved Type.

We were about to engage new
chauffeur.
1.-TWO hundred q month. the salary
you demand. Is reasonable enough" we
said; but can you furnish a reference
from your last employers"
"Oui. monsieur; In one month";" the
applicant replied.
I'm one month";" we objected. But
why not now?"
The fellows explanation was volubls
and ready.
"Helas. monsieur" he said. my for.
mer employer is In the hospital. and Il
will be quite month before he will be
able to write again"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
FURIOUS WITH FOREIGNERS.
Chinese Excited by Picture Of Magis-
trate Killed by Priest.

Pekin, April 6.-The Nanchang affair
of February last, during which Chi
nese magistrate met death as the result
of dispute with French Catholic mis-
sionaries which caused riot and the
killing of number of French and Brit
ish missionaries, continues to infame
the Chinese. The native papers in the
north Of China this week print pictures
of the magistrates corpse, showing his
wounds, with sensational articles writ
ten ia style which appeals to the
lower classes, exhorting the people not
to forget the outrages and to prepare to
defend themselves against foreign bru-
talities.
The belief that French priest MUIR
dered the magistrate is universal and
probably no other incident ever excited
such widespread resentment against the
missionaries. In many places the
Catholic converts and the other Chinese
are living on the basis of armed neu-
trality, and but for the presence Of the
troops stationed near the missions by
the governments orders, the slightest
friction would result in massacre.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
Cherry Crop DESTROYED,

Scappoose-Early cherries, with few
exceptions, are killed by the early
frosts. Royal Annes are completely
destroyed, as we'll as early pears. Ap.
Piles, prunes and plums are apparently
all in good condition, having been un-
injured. Nearly all orchards in this
locality are being sprayed this seaeon.
Fruits from the Scappoose district are
not inferior to any in quality, as attest
ed by premiums won at the Lewis and
Clark exposition.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
Will Build Island for Fort.

Washington, April 6.-The creation
OF an artificial leland in the middle of
the entrance to Oh sapeake bay lie pro-
posed by the joint board on coast de-
tense, as an absolute essential to the
defense of the National capital and the
cities of Baltimore, Norfolk, Newport
News and even Richmond. The gov
ernment will dump stone on the middle
ground as foundation for q Tort.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
Insure Their Own Hops.

San Francisco, April 5.-The hop
growers of Sonoma county who are
members of the Hopgrowers' exchange
will coon organize an insurance COM
pany of their own and will insure their
own crops, particularly during that
dangerous period, the drying season.
The growers believe that they can in
sure their product more cheaply than
the old line companies. The Sonoma
hopgrowers control almost the entire
hop crop OF the state.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
Changes in Coeur d'Alene Bill.

Washington, April 5. - By unani-
nous consent of the Idaho delegation.
the Idaho delegation, the senate
amendment to the Indian appropria-
tion bill authorizing the opening OF the
Coeur d'Alene Indian reservation to
settlement was altered to make all save
mineral land subject to homestead en-
try, but no Communication is allowed on
timber land. This was done at the in
stance Of Dubois to prevent large tim
her corporations from gobbling up all
the best timber. Change wasmade to
open the reservation by act OF congress.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
OFFICIAL CANDIDATE LIST.
Names as They Will Appear on Pri-
mary Ballots at Election.


Salem-The follwing is list of the
Republican and Democratic candidates
for nomination for senators and repre-
sentatives in congress and state officers
as they will appear on the official pri-
mary ballots:
Republicans: Senator-Short term,
Fred W. Mulkey, Multnomah county
senators, long term, Jonathan Bourne,
Jr., Multnomah county; II. M. Cake,
Multnomah county; Stephen A. Low
ell, Umatila county; E. L. Smith,
Wasco county; E. B. Watson, Multno-
NAH county.
Representative, First district-Willis
G.. Hawley, Marion; Samuel B. Hous-
ton, Washington; Walter l.. Tooze,
Marion. Second district, w. r. Ellis,
Umatilla; William j. Lachner, Baker
John L. Rand, Baker; George 3. Shep-
herd, Multnomah.
Govarnor-Harvey X. Brown, Baker
T. T. Geer Marion; G. A. Johns, Bak-
er; Charles J. Sehlbrede, Coos; James
Withycombe, Benton.
Secretary of state-Frank w. Benson,
Douglas; Claud Catch, Salem; Lot l..
Pearce. Marion; Frank 7. Wrightman,
Marion.
Treaeurer-John H. Atkin, Baker
f. V. Carter, Jackson; Ralph w. Hoyt,
Multnomah: Augustus G. Jennings,
Lane; Thomas F. Ryan, Clackamas ;
George A. Steel, Clackamas.
Supreme judge - Robert Eakin,
Union.
Superintendent public Instruction.
J. H. Ackerman, Multnomah.
State printer-William J. Clarke
Marion; Willis S. Duniway, Multno-
NAH; J. r. Whitney, Linn.
Attorney general-M. A. Crawford,
Douglas; George H. Durham, Joseph.
inc.
Commissioner OF labor-O. P. Hoff,
Multnomab.
Democrats: Senator-long term, John
M. Gearin, Multnomah.
Representative, First distfct-P. A.
Cochrane, Marion; Charles V. Gallo
way, Yamhill. Second district, James
Harvey Graham, Baker.
Governor-George E. Chamberlain,
Multnomah.
Secretary of state-P. II. Sroat, Ma
rion.
Treasurer-J. D. Matlock, Lane.
Supreme judge-T. 6. HALEY, UNA
tilla.
State printer-J. Scott Taylor, kla-
math.
Attorney general Robert A. Miller,
Multnomah.
Each one of the above filed the re-
quired petition with the secretary OF
state.
The names of Oelesby Young and H..
B. Nicholas, Democratic candidates for
Circuit judges in departments and 4.
OF Multnomah county, will not appear
on the official ballots. Secretary Dun
bar was obliged to reject their petitions
for the reason that they were verified
by J...T. Miner, who had not himself
signed the petitions
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12

Columbus, o., April 5.-John H.
Winder, president of the Ohio Operat-
ors association, today gave out part OF
a letter he has received from President
Roosevelt, in which the president
answers the request that a commission
he appointed by him to settle the min
ers' strike. The president said:
"To appoint a committee to meet
with the miners and operators, as you
request, would nee cssitate action on the
part of congress. As yet, / am not
to say what action l personal
ly will or can take in the matter"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
Wants All Railroads Appraised.

I Washington, April 6.-By unani-
nous vote today the National assoca-
tion of Railway commissioners adopted
the resolution of B. H. Meyer, of Wis
consin, offered yesterday, declaring it
to be the sense of the association that
the congress of the United States should
authorize and direct the Interstate
Commerce commission, or some other
of the Federal government
to ascertain the inventory value of all
railways in the United States, and to
fix valuation on the railway property
of each state separately.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
Insure Water for Land.

Salem-The State Land board is pre-
pairing to enforce rule with regard to
the sale OF lands reclaimed under the
Carey act, which will insure the settler
ample supply of water for all land pur-
chased. Until recently contracts have
been entered into for the sale of land be-
fore the irrigation canals were complet-
ed or exact supply OF water available
known. In order that there may be no
question in future, the board will insist
on knowing how much water is availa.
BILE for each segregation and the number
of acres to be sold will in no instance
be more than the visible supply of
water will irrigate.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
Furnish Ditch is COMPLETED.

Pendle,on-W. J. Furnish announces
that the Furnish ditch. which is to re-
claim 20, 900 acres of land in the west
ern end of this county, is finished. OF
this amount of land, 10000 acres are
now ready for water. and there are at
least 10, 900 more which can be brought
under the ditch. This land is adjoin-
ing the big Umatilla reclamation pro-
ject which the government now has in
hand. The Furnish ditch is 80 miles
in length. while the government canal
will be 90 miles long and will also sup
ply water for 20, 900 acres.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-12
PoPuls:G!!|3'l5ienoe' Il

st. Petersburg is now considered to
be the unhealthiest capital In Europe
Disappearing paper Is French nov
city. Ordinary paper Is first STEPPED
IN sulphuric acid, diluted according to
the intended durability, and Is then
dried and glazed, the acid being par
TALLY neutralized by ammonia vapor.
The material is adapted for temporary
Use. Sooner or later 1t falls to pieces,
however, and it is recommended to
those whose correspondents forget to
burn their letters.
Medical thermometers are expected
20 be accurate, as much depends upon
them. Since the beginning Of verifca-
tlon recently at French laboratory,
44O Of these instruments have been
tested, and 60 per cent have failed to
satisfy the required conditions Of ac
curacy, their errors exceeding the ad
missible O.15 degree, French patients,
therefore, appear to have been mostly
watched with faulty thermometers.
Growing In the spray Of the great
Victoria Falls in South Africa, new
gladiolus has been discovered, and
named the Maid Of the Mist" -Four
hnlbs Of this plant. sent to England.
have been induced to sprout and bloom
by virtue Of constant spraying In hot
Louise. There the interesting discovery
was made that the petals of the flower
are so arranged as to form pent-
house to protect the stamens and pistils
from The unceaslng downpour to which
they would otherwise be subjected In
the native haunts Of the plant.
In strong contrast with the uncer-
talnty about the population Of China is
the exactness Of the figures gives for
the population Of Japan In the Japan
Csc Blue Book for 1905, which has been
printed in English by the japanese
government The population of the
islands constituting Japan proper Is
41,S12,702, and that Of the Island of
Formosa 3,059.235. Japan comprises
100 main islands and nearly 500 small
making the name "Island EN-
ire" peculiarly appropriate. The to-
tai area Of these islands Is about 161,-
700 square miles. 1t Is noted that there
IS q close approximation to equality In
the division of the population between
he two sexes.
DR.. c. A. White Of the Smithsonian
Institution points out that the theory
If Doctor de Vries of Amsterdam. ac-
,ording to which new species of plants
ONE into existence, not by long pro-
.ess of natural selection, as Darwin
but through sudden muta-
ions, the cause of which remains un-
.nown. applies equally well to new spe
'lcs of animals. The giant dinosaurs
or instance. whose remains, as found
II our Western bad lands" excite so
much amazement, appear by paleonto- |
ogical evidence to have sprung sud !
'cnly into being and as suddenly to
ave disappeared. All the other animal |
ypes also seem to have been well char |
cterized when they first made their |
appearance. The theory of the origin |
ither 10 the plant or animal kingdom. |
loes away with the demand made by |
he natural selection theory for inordi- |
ately long periods of time. during |
7Eich existing races were brought grad
ally to their present condition.