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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
DISTRUSTS JAPAN'S MOVES.
China Sees Trouble Brewing Over
Chentao Boundary Dispute.

Pekin, Sept. S-Contrary to her
agreement to maintain the status que
pending settlement Of the Chentac
boundary dispute with China, Japan
has recently done number Of things
in this territory which arouses the
apprehension of the Pekin govern
ment. She has occupied the residence
buildings recently completed at Yen
chi Ting in the disputed district; she
has brought into this town a joint
civil and military commander and
1000 gendarmes and she is proceed
ing with the organization of the cx-
isting system for the government of
the Corean population China has
protested to Toxic and to the Jap
anese diplomatic representative here.
but with no result whatever. The ar
rival of battery of japanese field
guns near the border has renewed the
fears of China that Japan proposes to
precipitate some action.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
REVEALS DYNAMITE PLOT.
Detective Gives Sensational Testimony
at Strike Hearing.

Chester, Pa, Sept. 7.-Testimony
given by a detective. who from the
start of the Chester trolley strike
posed as a street peddler and said he
had wormed his way into the conf
dence of the union leaders, was to the
effect that he had received from their
lips the confession of a conspiracy to
dynamite and destroy street railway
property. The testimony caused a
sensation at the hearing of Patrick J.
Shea, vice-president and national or
ganizer of the Analgamated Associa-
tiOn of Street and Electric Railway
Employees; William Stockhart, presi-
dent of the Chester division, and 13
strikers arraigned before Justice of
the Peace Williamson, at Media, the
county seat.
The Is defendants were held under
50 900 bail for court. The testimony
OF the detective made out the prima
facie case against the accused men.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
FIGHT WITH JAPANESE.
Men From British Cruiser Stand Of
Brown Men.

Shanghai, Sept 7.-Outnumbered
ten to one. blue jackets from a British
cruiser in this port put up desperate
battle with Japanese non-commis-
stoned men and a motley Japanese
mob, until the police broke up the
fight by the free use of revolvers, fir
ing repeatedly into the mob. Many
Japanese civilians were wounded, but
were carried away by their COM
panions.
The fight started over the arrest OF
a Japanese officer for a particularly
atrociOus assault upon a low-class
European woman, which was resented
by the English jackes A well-organ-
lied riot came simultaneously with
the publication Of N letter from the
Japanese cOnsul-general to the mu-
nicipal council, which was of a highly
recriminatory and incendiary charac-
ter, and defended the ruffianism of
his own people and the failure of his
court to assist in maintaining order.
The feeling between the British and
the Japanese is intense, and further
outbreaks are feared
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
LAND GRANT SUIT BEGUN.
Government Seeks Return of Tracts
Given to Railroad.

Portland. Sept Suit by the
United States to cancel the Oregon &
California land grants has been filed
in the United States court for the
district of Oregon. The government
asks for the forfeiture of all lands in
cluded in the two grants to the de-
fendant railroad company, valued at
$40,000,0O0. If this relief is denied,
plaintiff requests the appointment of a
receiver to take charge of all unsold
lands, included in the grants, and the
disposition of the same under the re-
celvershlp in tracts not exceeding 100
acres to each purchaser and for a
consideration not exceeding $3.50 an
acre. If this petition is rejected. the
plaintiff asks for a mandatory injunc-
ton requiring the defendant corpora
ton to sell all of the unsold lands re
naming in the grants in quantities OF
not more than 100 acres each and at
price not exceeding So so an acre.
1t is also asked by the government
that the defendant company be re-
strained from asserting any further
claim to the land, making any further
sales of the property or trespassing
thereon. An accounting also is asked
from the railroad company to the
government for all money realized by
the defendant company from its sales
of the lands.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
HOPS LIGHT IN CLACKAMAS
Crop Not Expected to Average Owe
500 Pounds to Acre.

Oregon City,-The rains of the last
few days have geen generally bene-
ficial to the hops of this section
though the crops is not SO far along
as it was last year at this time.
A large amount Of hop acreage has
been plowed up, and in the yards that
remain the cultivation has been no
ticeably insufficient, and it is expect
ed that the crop will be very short
not averaging more than 500 pounds
to the acre. In most of the yards
picking will not commence until the
early part of next week, and even
later in some instances.
The pickers will work on a strictly
weight basis this season, and in most
cases the growers will pay 81 hun
dred, but it is reported that some of
the growers in the Butteville district
will pay only y 70 cents hundred
The low market price of hops has
discouraged hopmen, SO that in many
sections very little care has been
given the yards.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
NEWS NOTES GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF OREGON
COUGARS ARE DESTRUCTIVE
Estimated That 500 Will Kill 10000
Deer Every Year.

Iebanon.-That there will soon be no
deer to speak of in the Oregon noun
tains is the belief of Dan Simons, a
prominent Linn county pioneer and one
of the oldest hunters in the state. Mr..
Simons lays the rapid passing of the
game animals to the depredations of
the cougar and will be one of the fore.
most in favor of enacting bounty law
on cougar scalps.
There is no one in the state better
qualified than Mr.. Simons to speak on
game conditions. Mr.. Simons, who is
IS years of age, came to Oregon in 1851
and on October s of the same year en-
camped on the spot which is now his
home. He is one of the heaviest tax
payers in Linn county and is willing to
be assessed to provide a bounty fund.
assessment to cover the bounty.
He estimates that there are over 500
cougars in the state. A half thousand
of these predatory eats get away with
more deer than all the hunters in the
state, he says. From his experience
with tlrem he estimates that the cougars
will average one deer a week for feed.
year the 500 cougars will kill at least
26,000 deer in twelvemonth. The
amount seems unusually large, but
other pioneer hunters back Mr.. Simons
up in his assertions.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
FRUIT PRICES WILL BE HIGH
Growers Expect Quotations to Soor
Advance in East.

Medford.-Fruitgrowers have rea-
son to feel hopeful as to prices to be
realized for pears and apples this fall
according to L. D. Harris, ex-man-
ager of the c. H. Lewis orchard here
who has just returned from a visit
through the East, where he has been
carefully studying Eastern market
conditions. He says the East and
Middle West have not yet fully re
covered from the effects of the furry
last November, and as a consequence
there has not been the call for large
shipments, as heretofore. Bartlett
pears, he believes, will net the grow
ers about $50 per box, and as local
pears are about three weeks later
than those grown in California,
thinks the growers here will realize
better prices than California fruit
men
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
WATER IS IMPURE.
Eugene's Proposed SupplysUnfit for
Domestic Use.

Eugene.-A bombshell was thrown
into the camp of the adherents of the
plan of securing a water supply for
the city from Ritchey creek, 25 miles
east of Eugene, when a report from
the state board of health on samples
of water from the creek was received
here The board declared that the
water was unfit for drinking or do
mestic purposes. Mayor Matlock, who
has been at the head Of the movement
to secure the water supply from
Ritchey creek, secured the samples
returned and shipped them to the
state health board about 10 days ago.
He was greatly surprised when the
report came that the water was i'm
pure, and gives it as his opinion that
it was contaminated in some manner
after having left his hands. 1t has
been the general opinion that the
water in Ritchey creek, a mountain
stream, was absolutely pure Old
residents of that section have used it
for domestic purposes for years, and
no cases of illness have ever been
known
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
New Jersey Troopers Win.

Seagirt, n. J., Sept S.-RifIe and
revolver experts from all parts of the
country took part in the 18th annual
shooting tournament of the New Jer-
sey State Rifle Association, which be-
gan Friday and will be in progress
until Saturday evening, September Is.
The prize-winners in the tyro COM
pany team work were: Second Troop,
New Jersey, first, 14O; First Troop,
Philadelphia City Cavalry, second,
129 The company team match was
won by the Second Troop of New
Jersey, with a score OF 3O7.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
RAWHiDE is BURNED.
Nevada Mining Town Almost Wiped
Out by Conflagration.

Rawhide, New, Sept. "A fire that
started Friday in DR.. Garner's office
veritable firetrap, spread with light
ning-like rapidity and, despite the Wig
orous efforts of the fire department
and 500 miner volunteers, eight
blocks, comprising all the business
section of the town, were a mass OF
flames. The hre-hghters soon discov-
cred their efforts were of no avail
against the fire, so they began dyna-
hitting adjacent buildings. Over a
ton and a half Of dynamite was used
At II o'clock the total area was a
mass of ashes and smoldering embers.
Among the first buildings to go was
Collins hardware store, which con-
tained two tons of dynamite, which
exploded with terrific force, hurting
burning planks and boards a great
distance and setting fire to numerous
buildings simultaneously. This Ca
tastroDhe led the firemen to fight the
flames with dynamite, which prompt
action saved the outlying portions of
the town. A strong wind was blow
ing, which swept the flames south
ward across Rawhide avenue and east
across Nevada street.
The buildings destroyed will alone
result in a financial loss of $75OOOO,
with no insurance. The contents Of
the buildings are complete loss and
will swell the total to considerable
more. Many people were slightly in
jured by flying debris, but none are
reported seriously hurt.
Many acts of heroism were enacted
and were it not for the cool-headed
ones among the fire-hghters several
fatalities would have resulted. Fren-
zied men, whose fortunes were going
up in fame. rushed madly forward in
their attempts to save their belong
ings, and would have perished had
not restraining hands detained them.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
GIANT TREES SCORCHED.
Threatening Fire at CaIaveras Grove
Now Under Control.

Stockton Cal Sept. 5,-Informa-
ton from Mr.. Whitcsides. owner of
the Calaveras grove of big trees at
Big Trees today, is to the effect that
the fire which has been raging close
to the grove for the past three days.
is now under control, though still
burning to the north of the grove on
the ridge toward Gardner's No fur
ther alarm is felt at the grove, and
unless something unforeseen should
occur all danger as far as the big
trees are concerned is past.
The latest reports are that the wind
has abated. Last night the fire fight
ers got the better Of the flames, and
they are now under control. Men are
still working in isolated portions of
the grove, eXtinguishing the last
sparks, so that the flames may not
break out afresh
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Club SSc per bushel; forty
fold, 9Oc; Turkey red, 90c; fife, SSc
bluestem. 92c; Valley, SSc.
Barley-Feed, $245O per ton; rolled
$27M28; brewing, $26.
Oats-No. l white, $27@27.5O pei
ton; gray. $26@26.5o.
Hay-Timothy. Willamette Valley
$14 per ton; Willamette Valley, or.
dinary, 81; Eastern Oregon, $16.50;
mixed, $13; clover, SO; alfalfa, 81;
alfalfa meal, 500.
Fruit-Apples new, 5OcM$1.75 per
box; peaches. 5O@S5c per box; pears,
75cG$1.5o per box; plums, 75c per box;
grapes. S5cM$1.65 per crate.
Potatoes - 90cM$1 per hundred
sweet potatoes, 2H M2hc per pound.
Melons s-Cantaloupes, 90cM$2.0O per
crate; watermelon3, $1M1.25 per 100
loose; Grated. Ac per pound additional; !;
casabas 1925 per dozen.
notwithstanding $3.50 per sack
carrots, $1.75; parsnips. $1.75; beets,
$50: artichokes, 65c per dozen; beans
sc per pound: cabbage. &c per pound; !;
cauliflower. $3.50 per crate; celery, 75c
0D$1 per dozen; corn. 25O30c per dozen;
cucumbers, 30N40c per box; egg plant,
$1.75 per crate; lettuce, head, 15c per
dozen; parsley, 15c per dozen; peas, &c
per pound; peppers, SM10c per pound;
radishes 1215c per dozen; spinach. &c
per pound; sprouts. Zoe per pound;
'40c per dozen; tomatoes, 35M
SOC
Butter -Fxtras. Bile per pound;
fancy, 27Hr; choice. 25c; store. 19c.
Eggs - Oregon extras. 260D271%c;
frsts 24N25c: seconds. o2M23c. thirds
l5M20c; Eastern. 24M25c per dozen.
Poultrv-Nixcd chickens. 11M111hr
DER pound; fancy hens. 12N12Mc: rnoe
.crs. 1Oc; spring. 13N14c; ducks, old,
I2M12Hc: spring. 14N1515c: goose.
I'D. Sc; Young. Zoe; turkeys, old, 17M
Sc: voung. poe.
veal-Fvtra. sm9c per pound; or
linarv. 7GD7hc; heavy. Sc.
Pork-Fancy, Sc per pound; ordinary,
ic: large. So.
Mutton-Fancy srT9c.
Hops-19O7 prime and choice, 41h@ |
c per pound; olds, 1G1hc; contracts,
Nsc
Wool-Eastern Oregon average best,
O@16Kc per pound. according to
hrinkage; Valley, 15@15kc; mohair,
hoice, 1s@1skc.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
lNDICTSsTHREE POLICEMEN.
Springfield Grand Jury HarshIy Re-
Dukes Cowardly Officers.

Springfield. ILL.,, Sept. 5.-The spe-
cial grand jury called to probe the re-
cent race war adjourned tonight,
after returning II more indictments.
This makes a total OF III during the
session. Among the indictments re-
turned this afternoon, four we're
against Springfield policemen. They
are indicted for alleged failure to sup
press the riot when detailed for that
duty.
Sheriff Warnock. Chief of Police
Wilbur Morris, Captain Charles S
Walsh. Of Troop D, Springfield, and
other officers are commended by the
grand jury. The report condemns
alleged towards" among the officials
and says:
After the most diligcnt inquiry we
condemn in unmeasurcd terms the
cOwardly, contcmptuous action Of
those members of the police, who.
having taken the oath OF office, failed
to do their duty"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
Abdul Aziz Victorious.

Tangier, Morocco, Sept. 5.-The
reorganizcd army of the dcposed sui
tan, Abdul Aziz. has defeated the
army of Muai Hafid, the usurper, in
terrific battle, according to adviccs
received here today, but with such
heavy loss that he will be unable to
follow up his advantage. The sue
cess of Abdul was decisive, it is said,
but the opinion prevails that sooner
or later he will have to abandon hope
of regaining the Moroccan throne.
Mulai has sent strong detachment
from the city of Morocco to the scene
to reinforce the defeated forces.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
Germany Can't Understand

Berlin, Sept. 5.-The action of Ger
many concerning Morocco. it was ex-
planned today, is limited to the sug-
gestion of the signatories to the Al
geciras act that the time has arrived
to recognize Mulai Hafid as sultan
of Morocco. Official wondermcnt is
expressed at the agitation of the
French and English newspapers over
the occurrence. They act as though
Germany had done something outside
her powers instead of something that
one of the signatory powers must do
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
Develop AppIegate Mine.

Grants Pass.-John Longwell and son
southern Oregon prospectors, after pa
tient and persistent work in the Apple
gate district near Provolt, twelve miles
south of Grants Pass, have uncovered a
fve-foot ledge that carries values of
from $50 to 5000 a ton. Some of the
ore is thickly shot with gold and runs
up into the thousands. 1t is one Of
the richest strikes made in southern
Oregon this season. The ledge has been
traced for a long distance on tho sur
face, and though opened by shallow
shafts and cuts only, the general char
acter of the quartz and the contact
prove it to be a permanent proposition.
Several claims have been located. and
the property will be deeply developed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
Sails From Melbourne.

Melbourne, Sept 7-Punctually at
8 o'clock Saturday evening the Con
necticut, flagship of Rear-Admiral
Sperry, commander-in-chief of the
American Atlantic fleet, weighed an
chor and pointed her prov down the
bay With clock-like precision IA
others of the white-huled craft fol
lowed in her wake and began the
cruise to Albany, West Australia
The New Jersey remained in the har-
Dor to convey the American mail,
which is expected shortly. to the fleet
AS the vessels passed down the bay
many salutes were fired.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
Writes History of Columbia.

Pcndleton.-Professor w. D. Ly-
man, who is writing a complete his
tory ,of the Columbia river and Co.
lumbia river navigation has secured
dozen photographs from Major
Lee Moorhouse, the photographer of
this city, to use as illustrations The
work being prepared by Professor
Lyman will be complete in every de
tail, giving the exact history of the
development of navigation on the Co
lumbia from the earliest times to the
present. 1t will be published in New
York within the next few months.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
COLOR TESTS
FOR WARSH|PS
Navy Department Will Try a Green
on the Yankee.
Invisibility Is the Object Sought by
OhiciaIs-White Painted Vessels
Can Be Seen and Their Identity
and Power Established as Far as
Glass Can Reach.

Boston, Mass, Sept. 5.-The famous
white squadron" of the American
navy may become a green squadron
as result of series of tests that
were commenced this week with the
big auxiliary cruiser Yankee off the
Massachusetts coast. Early in the
week the Yankee left the Charlestown
navyyard, where every portion of her
exterior had been painted a deep slate
green. The cruiser was then sent to
sea for series OF tests to determine
at what distance she would be dis
cernible in the new color, and how 1t
would act in various sorts of weather.
Later the Yankee will be painted
other shades of green, and the same
suits of the tests will not be an
nounced until the experiments have
been completed though it is pretty
we'll understood that some one Of
the shades will be selected. The
navy department recently decided that
the whitepainted warships were too
easily seen at distance, and their
identity and power were clearly dis
closed as far as the eye or glasses
could reach. Acting on the advice
and recommendations of the general
war board, of which Admiral Dewey
is chairman, it was decided to have
a series of practical experiments to
absolutely prove the advantage Of
more somber color and to test, by
practical methods, the various shades
OF green paint as a method of hiding
a ships approach. The carrying OF
the painting scheme to the masts, ven
tllators and every exposed portion Of
the ships exterior above the water
line is a new idea.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
ASK NO MORE PENSIONS.
Grand Army Votes to Suspend APP
peals to Congress.

Toledo, O., Sept. S.--Not for three
years will the Grand Army OF tht
Republic ask congress for further re-
lief measures. 1t appeared to be the
consensus of opinion OF the leaders
that too much hammering for pension
bills and relief measures might soon
create an undigniied impression in
the minds of congressman and reflect
discredit on the civil war veterans at
the time in their lives when they
would need the most assistance at the
hands of the nation they helped to
save.
Another way will be sought by the
veterans to get before congress those
bits of legislation which they feel can
not wait. The attention of the G. A.
r. delegates was called by Kate
Brownies Sherwood to the status of
the pending widows pension bill, in
which at present it is required that
applicants shall have been married a
number OF years prior to the present
date She asks that the bill may be
altered to allow the eligibility of
those who marry up to the date of
the passage of the bill and that the
matter may be placed in the hands of
the pension agents. The same plan
may be used with regard to the
amendment to the service pension
bill.
At the wish of General I. R. Sher-
wood his dollar-a-day pension bill
was not brought up for consideration,
and a resolution asking congress to
pay ex-prisoners of war 50 a day pen
sion was laid over.
After the installation of the newly
elected national officers, the G. A. R.
delegates decided upon Salt Lake
City as the next meeting place by
vote of 461 to 1O4 for Washington.
After Salt Lake City had been chosen
for the encampment, Vice Comman-
der-in- Chief Scott notified the en-
that Atlanta would be in
the field for 1910.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
Packing Plant for Albany.

Albany.-The largest independent
meat packing plant on the Pacific
coast, to cost a quarter of a million
dollars, will be built in Albany, and
work will commence within the next
90 days. O'Shea Bros, formerly
owners of the Union Meat company
in Portland, are behind the under
taking. In converse ation@ with one of
Albany's business men Mr.. O'Shea
said: I'VE will build a large independ-
ent meat packing plant in Albany, and
it will cost at least $256,OO0. | have
looked over the situation here thor
oughly, and am convinced that this
city is the ideal point for establishing
Our plant"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
Phosphate Found on Pacific Isle

San Francisco, Sept. 1.-Two com
missioners of the French government
Albert Bonnel de Meziere and John
Stephens. are in this city on their re
turn from the exploration of an island
in the Pieumotu group. near Tahiti.
which is said to be enormously rich in
rivalling the deposits
owned by the British on Christmas
ISLAND. They will go to Paris and
return with sufficient capital to begin
the work of developing.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
Japanese Town Burns.

Toxic. Sept. Fifteen thousand
people are homeless as the result oi
4 fire which almost entirely destroyed
he city of Niigata. Is miles north
vest OF here. 1t is estimated that
5000 buildings were destroyed. The
town has population of 10000 The
government has been asked for aid
and tents are being supplied. Food
depots will be opened at once So far
rs is known no lives were lost.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
Three Bankers Indicted.

San Francisco, Sept. s.-After sew
eral days Of intermittent investigation
into the affairs OF the defunct Market
street bank, the grand jury has re
turned indictments against 4. F. Mar
tel. president OF the bank; w. B.
Nash, former cashier and director,
and L. p. Haven, the cashier who sue
ceeded Nash The indictments charge
the return Of false report to the
bank commissioners. Martel Nash
and Havens are held under $4,000
bonds in each case.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
S4,ooo,ooo Given to Charity

Oswego, N. Y, Sept. 5.-More than
s4.oO0.O0O are left the charitable in
stltutions, the Metropolitan Museum
of Art and Yale University by the
will of Frederick Cooper Hewitt, who
died at his home here last Sunday
To relatives and friends less than
s5OO,OOo is left. The estate is esti-
mated to be worth $1,000 900 to So
OO0,OO0