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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12

Stockholm, Dec. S.-Although the
theaters and other places of amuse-
ment were open as usual last even
ing, the crowd, numbering thou
sands, patiently waiting in a pouring
rain in front of the palace, testified
to the popular sympathy for the aged
monarch, whose life was slowly ebb-
Ing.
Within the palace, members of the
royal family, high ecclesiastics, the
Premier and the Minister of Foreign
Affairs had been assembled for sew
eral hours in the Kings study, to
which room His Majesty had been re-
moved in bed at noon, when still
unconscious. This measure was taken
to enable all the family and the Off
cials to be present at the last mo-
ments without undue crowding.
The physicians in attendance ad-
ministered stimulants, consisting of
saline solution, camphor and digi-
tails, which were injected at inter
walls, and they relieved also as far as
possible the vesical trouble from
which the King had suffered severe
ly all through the illness
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
PETITION CONGRESS.
Rivers and Harbors Convention Wants
Canals Constructed

Washington, Dec. Ga committee
of so OF the delegates to the recent con-
vention at Memphis Of the Lakes-to-
the-Gulf Deep Waterways association,
led by President w. K. Kavanaugh,
called on Vice President Fairbanks and
Speaker Cannon at the capitol yester-
day and presented to each memorial
adopted by the convention praying the
support Of congress to the project for a
ship canal from the great lakes to the
Gulf Of Mexico and another through
the Atlantic Coast states and recon-
mending an annual appropriation OF
$50, 1000 900 for harbors and waterways
improvements, as proposed by the
Rivers and Harbors congress.
In receiving the memorial, the vice
president said he would take great
pleasure in presenting it to the senate
and in referring it to the proper COM
mittee at the earliest possible moment.
Mr.. Cannon greeted the committee
cordially and at once went to the point
by asking whether the memorial re-
commended bond issue for the pro-
posed expense. Mr.. Malone OF the
committee replied that, while some of
the delegates to the convention expect
ed such recommendation to be made,
it had been omitted.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
WAR ON MINERS UNION.
800 U. S. Regulars Now in Camp at
Goldfield, Nevada.

| Goldfield, Dec. 9.-Encouraged,
doubtless, by the presence of federal
troops in Goldfield, the Goldfield
Mineowners' Association held meet
ing yesterday afternoon, and last
night gave out statement in which
it is openly said that the members of
the association have decided to make
a determined struggle to free Gold
field of union domination and make
/ this an, open camp.
The statement of the purpose of the
mineowners is direct and unequivo-
cal, and throws down the gauntlet to
the Western Federation of Miners.
Officers of the association refused
to say if any steps have already been
taken toward importing non-union
miners in sufficient numbers to re-
open the mines, which are now idle
and rapidly filling with water, but
stated that many kilograms are being
received hourly, offering men, and
that within As hours the mines could
be opened with the same number of
men as were formerly at work in
them. One concern in San Francisco
! it is said, offered to send 1000 men
on an hours notice.
The officers of the association say,
however, that in their belief there
are enough men in the camp who
will leave the union now to make
the importation of men unnecessary,
and they are looking for these men
to make application early in the
week. 1t is impossible, the operators
say, for them to get enough men in
the mines at present to operate the
pumps and keep them clear of water.
Cave-ins are constantly taking place,
and other damage is being wrought
by reason of the inactivity.
No unusual excitement was caused
by the arrival of the first detachment
of troops and the crowds that gath
cred at the depot quickly dispersed
after the troops had marched to the
mess, in the northwestern part of the
city, where they have gone into tenn
porary encampment. Goldfield is
quiet and there are no indications of
impending trouble.
The Nevada Workman, organ of
the mine workers in Goldfield con-
tains statement by Charles X. Mac
kinnon, president of the Goldfield
Miners Union, in which he says:
There is no sane man in the dis
trict who will say that there was any
need for the federal troops in Gold
field"
The paper says editorially:
ut is evident that the Mineown-
ers' Association intends to re-enact
the tragic scenes of Colorado. The
coming of the troops means nothing
short of that. Violence and disorder
will ensue upon the arrival of the
troops and it is apparent that the
gloomy history of Colorado is to be
rewritten"
A statement to the public by the
Goldfield Mine Operators Associa-
tion states in the beginning that ere
peated outrages against individual
rights and Punishment from the camp
of men desirous of investing in the
mines, open looting of every mine
carrying high grade ore and deeds
OF violence have become so unbear-
able that the owners must either
close the mines, hand them over to
the union, or make desperate effort
to gain the right to work them as we
please. We have chosen the latter
alternative, and propose to make one
final struggle for the right to man
age our own property"
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Astoria Plants Cut Wages.

Astoria-0n account OF the disturbed
condition OF the lumber market and in
order to guard against a shutdown Of
their plants, the Clatsop Mill company
and the Astoria Box company have
made a cut in the wages of their EN-.
ployes of 25 cents per day on each man,
The new scale became effective Decem.
ber 2. The Tongue Point Lumber com.
pany is also said to have made cut in
wages amounting to about l5 per cent.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Apples Bring Good Money.

Medford-J. A. Perry, president o.
the Rogue River Fruitgrowers' union,
states that financial conditions have had
little bearing upon the fruit shipping
industry Of the union. He says: awe
have shipped to date all varieties of ap.
pies which we have handled at date
corresponding to this in previous years.
We have received good prices for all
fruit shipped, and We now have in
transit to London and other markets,
for which we shall also receive good
prices, as l think the English market
will not be subjected to financial condi-
tions as in the United States.''
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
RAILROADS REPLY.
Say New Lumber Rate is Not Excess
sive as Is Charged,


Washington, Dec. 6.-The Inter-
state Commerce commission today re-
ceived the answers of the Hartman
roads, the Astoria & Columbia River
and the Bellingham Bay & British Co.
lumbia roads to the complaint recently
fled by the lumbermen of Oregon and
Washington against the new rates on
lumber from the Pacific coast to inter-
ior points.
The answers are along similar lines.
Each road denies that there was any
unlawful agreement in fixing the new
rates, and as specifically denies that
there is any agreement between the
Hill and Hartman systems under
which the Northwest is parceled out,
Mr.. Hill to control Washington and
MIR. Hartman Oregon.
In defense OF the recent increase,
they allege that the old lumber rate
was extremely low and non-compensa-
tory, made at time when the Pacific
Northwest was undeveloped and lum-
bermen needed low rate in order to
reach out into competitive territory.
Since then, they allege, the lumber
business has assumed enormous proper
tions, yielding a handsome income to
those engaged in it, and the cost OF
transportation has correspondingly in.
creased, rendering it necessary for rail-
roads to get higher rate for handling
lumber.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Appeals to Commissioners.

Burns-An appeal to the commits
sioner OF the general land Office has
just been filed in the Burns land Office
from the decision of the register and
receiver in the important contest of the
Pacific Livestock company, protestant
against the state of Oregon and the
flarney Valley improvement company,
claimants, involving the rights of the
latter company to draw water from the
silvies river for the irrigation of about
20, 200 acres of land.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
CurtaiI Copper Output.

New York, Dec. 9.-The directors
of the Amalgamated Copper Com
pany today voted to continue cur
failing the output of copper from the
mines of the company as nearly as
possible on parity with the present
basis OF consumption. 1t was also de-
cided to authorize the operating Of
tices to close each or continue In
operation such mines and smelters as
they deem best. This latter action
was taken with view of concentrate
ing the output at such mines and
smelters as can be most economically
operated.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Plague Nearly Beaten.

San Francisco, Dec. 6.-The sanitary
campaign that is being prosecuted by
the Federal authorities in cooperation
with the local health board for the
eradication of the plague in San Fran
cisco is proving effective. There has
been most decided improvement in
the situation. Only one death from
plague has occurred in the past eight
days, while the average number OF
cases reported weekly has decreased
over rs per cent as result OF the cam
paign of sanitation inaugurated by the
United, States marine hospital corps.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Oregon State ITEMS OF INTEREST
RUSH RAILROAD WORK.
Southern Pacific Anxious to Reach
Klamath Falls

Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls-The Southern Pacific
company seems bent on extending the
California Northeastern railway into the
Klamath basin at an early date, as
there has been no cessation of work
since the financial furry made its ap-
pearance. There have, of course. been
rumors that work is to be discontin-
ued, but the methods being pursued by
the contractors indicate that the work
is to be rushed rather than delayed.
Erickson & Peterson, the contractors,
who are now building roadbed near
Mount Hebron, in the south end OF
Butte creek valley, are increasing their
forces, and Archie Mason, who has the
contract for building the dixie across
Klamath marsh, just below this city,
has also increased his force and has an
other large dredge en- route to be used
on the work.
Little can be learned as to the plans
OF the Southern Pacific and the engin-
GERS in charge of the California North
eastern extension make no further
statement than that they have orders
to construct the road in the least pos
sible time.
The distance from Bray, the present
terminus, to Klamath Falls is about
81 miles. Nineteen miles of this, the
distance across Butte creek valley, is a
level sagebrush plain and construction
of road across it will require but a
short time.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
UNITING AGAINST JAPAN.
European Bankers Anxious to Secure
Lions Share of Loan.

Pekin, Dec. 6.-Several foreign bank
ing firms are in active competition for
the Chinese loan which it was planned
to make to secure money to meet the
expenses of the Chinese administration
of Manchuria. This money was to be
spent, among other things, for the con-
stIuction Of modern government build
ings and to raise the nucleus Of mod
ern army in ManchuIia, to consist ulti-
mately Of one army corps. The viceIoy
proposed recently that this loan be
raised.
The attitude taken by Japan in the
matter Of loans and concessions in
Manchuria, namely, that she must be
a partner in anything that is done, has
resulted in coalition OF the European
money lenders against her. These
firms make special objection to the
fact that Japan should be both bor-
rover from and lender to China.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Persimmons Grow in Oregon.

Albany-The versatility of produc-
tion Of Willamette valley soil is again
illustrated by the fact that in the or
chard of George w. Wright, local at
torney, persimmons, figs, almonds, fl
berts and walnuts are growing beside
all common varieties Of Oregon fruit.
The persimmon tree, which is probably
the greatest rarity, was planted six
years ago. and began bearing the third
year. This year it is loaded with fruit,
which will be delicacy when it at
tains full flavor. The tree is of the
variety native to Missouri.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Pack Short of Last Year.

Astoria-Reports from the canneries
on the Oregon coast streams for the
season ending on November 20 are COM
ing in slowly, and it will be some time
before all the plants are heard from
Advces thus far are that the pack is
short OF that Of last year. The Klye
cannery and cold storage plant on the
Siuslaw put up $4,000 cases of canned
fish and $50 tierces of picked salmon.
On the Coquille river the Prosper Can
ming company put up 5000 cases and
Cross Timmons packed 5000 cases.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
No Right to Buy Car Line.

San Francisco, Dec. 3.-Judge Sturte-
want, of the Superior court, yesterday
decided that the board OF supervisors
had no right to appropriate $3.50, 900
from the tax fund for the purchase Of
the Geary street railway. The board
of supervisors instituted suit to have
the ordinance declared invalid on the,
ground that the city's charter provides
for municipal operation of public util;-
ties only by direct vote Of the people,
or when the city's unexpended revenues
will permit Of such investments, and
neither provision prevails.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Klamath Conditions Better

Klamath Falls-It is hoped here that
the present cost Of labor will reduce
the estimated cost Of water on the Kla.
math project. The original estimate OF
SIS per acre was made at time when
labor was cheap and plentiful, but la.
Dor conditions changed and the esti.
mate was made higher. Now that con.
ditions have again changed it is thought
the original estimates will be approx.
mated.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Roosevelt Orders Troops

Washington, Dec. 6. = President
Roosevelt last night instructed General
Funston to dispatch sufficient force
of.regulars to Goldfeld, New, to con-
troll the situation there. This action
was taken upon receipt OF telegraphic
request from the governor OF Nevada.
The troops will proceed from San Fran
cisco and the strength of the expedition
is left to the Judgment Of General Fun
ston. Goldfeld is about IA hours by
rail from San Francisco.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
PORTLAND MARKETS,

Wheat-Club, SSc; bluestem, S5c;
valley, S3c; red, Sic
Oats-No. l white, $29; gray, $29.
Barley-Feed, $3.50 per ton; brew
ing, $40; rolled, $3O@31.
Corn-Cracked, $33; whole, $32.
Hay-Valley timothy, No. l, sl7@
15 per tom Eastern Oregon timothy,
s23; clover, SIS; cheat, SIS; grain
hay, $l5@l6; alfalfa, $l4; vetch, $14.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 3O@32kc
per pound.
veal-75 to 125 pounds. SOS &c; f;
l25 to $50 pounds, &c; l50 to 200
pounds, 5t96hc.
Pork-Block, rs to $50 pounds, exc;
packers, 6,ec.
Poultry-Average old hens, 1l1S@
l2c per pound; mixed chickens, ll@
llhc; spring chickens, 1Ok@l1c;
roosters, Sc; dressed chickens, l2@l3c;
turkeys, live, l4@l5c; geese, live, ga
lOc; ducks, l2@l2hc; pigeons, $l@
l.60; squads, $2@S.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, candled, 37H@
40c per dozen.
Fruits-Apples, 7hc@$2 per box;
peaches, 76c@$l pei ate; pears, 81 %
@ l.76 per box; ounces, 6O@6Oc per
box; cranberries, $9.50@12 per barrel
Vegetables-Turnips, sl.25 per sack /:
carrots, $l.25 per sack; beets, 81 .25 per
sack; beans, 7@9c per pound; cabbage,
lc per pound; caulifiower, 80(@90c doz I;
parsley, zoe dog; peppers, s@l7c per
pound; radishes, zoe doz; spinach, &c
pound; sprouts, Sc per pound; squash,
l@l4c pound; tomatoes, $l.25@1 .35
| per box.
Onions-sl 5000 per sack.
Potatoes-Delivered Portland, 50@
Zoe per hundred; sweet potatoes, 2Ilc
per pound.
Hops--lso7, 5@7a4c per pound /;
olds. 2ls@S1Sc per pound.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, average best,
10000 per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 10000, according to fine-
ness; mohair, choice, 2s@S0c per
pound.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Likes the Ashland Normal.

Ashland-Hon. Milt A. Miller, OF
Linn county, is member of the state
textbook commission, a regent of the
state university and deeply interest
ed in the educational system of the
state, He addressed the normal stu
dents in chapel briefly and after visit
ing the different department and look
ing over the buildings and grounds,
expressed himself as being impressed
with the school and its work and
pleased with the beautiful grounds.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
indict All Sunday Actors

Kansas City, Dec. 9.-Drastic
measures We're taken here yesterday
TO enforce the Sunday closing law as
n result of the resent campaign be-
gun by Judge William II, Wallace, of
the criminal Court. The county
grand jury indicted 22S travelling ac-
tors and actresses and employees OF
local theaters, charged with violating
the Missouri law forbidding labor on
Sunday, or this number Al were ar
rested and gave bond for s2OO each.
while the others evaded the officers
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Pilot Rock Getting Ready.

Pendleton-It is announced that train
service over the Pilot Rock branch OF
the o. R. & N. will be inaugurated De-
cember 10. Arrangements for a dem
onstration in Pilot Rock that day are
being made and it is expected that sew
eral hundred people will go out over
the new line from this city on the first
train. The regular service on this line
will consist Of combination train one
way each day, leaving Pendleton in the
morning and returning in the afternoon.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Two States Exclude Providen,.

New York, Dec. cit was officially
announced last night that word had
been sent by E. E. Rittenhouse, com.
missioner of insurance for the state Of
Colorado, and Otto Kelsey, New York
state superintendent OF insurance, to
the Provident Savings Life Assurance
society to cease the transaction and co.
licitation Of any new business in these
two states.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Insurance companx Balls.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 3.-Attorney
General Thompson yesterday prepared
a petition asking for receiver for the
National Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany, Of Omaha. The attorney general
alleges that the liabilities Of the ccm-
pany are $253, 1858 and the assets $ll6,-
779. T. NJ. Coffin is president OF the.
company and j. l.. Abbie secretary.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Race Under Lipton,. Rules.

New York, Dec. 3.-Sir Thomas Lip
ton and other famous foreign yachts
men will be invited to come to Amer
lea next year to sail for cup to be
presented by certain members Of the
Brooklyn Yacht club. The race will
be for boats similar to those suggested
by Sir Thomas in his challenge for the.
Americas cup, which challenge was de-
clined by the New York Yacht club.
A number Of prominent yacht clubs in
Europe will be invited to compete.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Canal piggers Beat Record.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Co'onel Goe-
thals, chief engineer CT the Panama
canal, cabled the canal officers in this
city today that all records were again
broken for the month OF November in
the matter ot excavation on the 18TH
mus. The total amount OF earth re-
moved during that month was 1885,
4s6 cubic yards as against $50, ,407
cubic yards in November, 1906.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12

Washington, Dec. Sit was report
ed here early this morning that Wis.,
count Aoki, the Japanese ambassador,
called on the president and Secretary
Of State Root yesterday and presented
his letters Of recall.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
MuIkey Mot a Candidate

salem-While in Salem President b.
F. Mulkey, OF Ashland normal, said
that under no circumstances will he be
candidate for Superintendent of pub
Tic instruction, with which aspirations
he is credited.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Lid On in kalamsx ,o.

Kalamazoo. Mich. Dec. 9.-Mayor
Thompson issued an order that ali of
the theaters here close during Sun
day. The order prohibits entertain
ments or any other form OF amuse-
ment."
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
Cash for Government Checks.

Astoria = Arrangements have heen
made through the local banks by which
all government checks will be paid in
cash in the future, as money has been
received by the banks for that purpose.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-12-12
KING OSCAR IS DEAD.
Beloved Ruler of Sweden Sinks Pain
lessly to the End.

Stockholm, Dec. S.-King Oscar is
dead.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-19
SEWER NOTICES
 WERE OFFICIAL
Mayor and President of Board of Health Authorized H. W. Cardwell to Noti- fly Property Owners to Obey
 Terms of Ordinance 215.

Quite an attempt at sensation- alism was made in Mena last week by the publication of an article charging that the notices sent to certain downtown proper ty owners requiring them to con- form to Sanitary Ordinance No. 2l5 reiating to making connec- tions with the sewer were done without authority from Mayor Olney and Dr. Parks, president of the Board of Health. The charges were evidently the result of d misunderstanding as indicated by the following statement:
 "The notices sent out by Fl. w. Card well, relative to sewer connections, were authorized by Mayor and President of Board of Health, for downtown district.
 Mark P. Olney, Mayor.
 Dr. w. P. Parks, President Board of Health"
 The same source from which the above charge emanated is re- sponsible for the statement that the "ordinance is clearly illegal" and indicates desire to encour- age the violation of it's terms. The fact remains that until proven in the courts to be invalid, the ordinance is law and will be enior unless the executive officers of the city violate their obligations.