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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-21
FISHES SILYERNARE
OUT OF A hILLDAM.
Sligo Young Man Makes a
Remarkable Catch.
HE'S THE HERO OF VILLAGE
Finds oH HIS Hook Sack Filled
with Valuable Silver Plate and
Probably stolen i'm Washington
or Nearby City-Nnmes Filed on.

Residents OF the suburban settlement
Of Sligo just over the D<trict line in
/ Maryland. on the Seventh street road
extended, were thrown into excitement
and speculation yesterday by the finding
in the bottom Of the creek that flows
through the village of a large grain sack
filed with a rich and costly collection OF
table silver
Donald McCurley eighteen years old.
who resides with his parents IN Sligo.
went to the creek yesterday morning TO
| Ash He tried his luck first at one place
and then another without success. Final
ly he went to the dam across the creek
that supplies the water power for a grist
mill near by. After a time his line be-
came fast
Schemed TO Get IL.
Not wishing to break it. ne tied the
line 10 the top OF the dam, and waded
into the water, armed with pole After
a strenuous effort he landed a two
bushel grain sack filed with something
heavy. They boy dragged the bag and
contents to the shore, where he opened
It, expecting TO find it filled with junk
To his surprise he found the sack filled
with silverware.
There were silver walters. plates. dishes
in various sizes, cream and sugar bowls.
platters. dinner knives and forks, lunch,
breakfast and eighty or moro table
spoons, teaspoons -cTeam spoons. des-
sert spoons, after-dinner spoons, fish and
ice cream and fruit knives, and other
articles
The silverware had the appearance OF
having been in the water n long time.
the sack IN which it was incased being
in a bad stage Of disintegration All of
the spoons, Knives and forks, and other
pieces. on which the names OF the own
ers had been engraved, bore evidences OF
having been filed TO remove the names.
Every piece Of silverware is sterling.
Mr.. McCurley took the sack to his home
and made known the nature OF the find.
When il became known the boy had
picked up the valued find. estimated 70
be worth considerable money. II became
the absorbing topic Of conversation in
Sligo. The contents OF the sack were
spread out at McCurleys home and were
viewed by the curious.
Mystery as to Owner.
Mystery surrounds the ownership OF the
silverware. as no one IN the vicinity
owned IT, II is believed the silver was
either stolen a long time ago in Wash
ngton or nearby cities, and that the
thieves being hard pressed decided to get
rid of their booty at the Sligo dam.
The police OF the Tenth precinct were
notified and are making an effort 10 as
certain 10 whom the recovered silver
pieces belong.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-21
Steamer St CrOix Goes
Down in the Pacific.
ALL ON BOARD ESCAPE
Explosion Starts Fire and Drives
Passengers Off.
DEFECTIVE BOILER BLAMED

Ships Company Numbering lS5
Taken to Ranch in Canyon Near
Scene of the Wreok-The City of
Topeka Ciroled BurniAs Raft, and
After Finding No Signs Of Life
Visible, Rushed Relief Parties
from Los Angeles.
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E;25 BaIumore and Retur,

Every saturday and Sunday. All trains
both ways. both days, except ROYAL Linn
tied: City Offices. 1E7 @ st. and s19 Pa.
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sI.25 20 Baltimore and Return.
To-day via Baltimore 4 Ohio Il. r.
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BlnckistOne'S Flowers Superb.
FRAGRANT, lasting. Moderate prices. 14&H
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J. n. Small & sons. FLORISTS,
lttn and sts. Washington; Waldorf.
Astoria and 115s Broadway. New York.
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Chance Brought Aid.

Chance had aided them again, The
digging for water at that moment had
been just the time that It could be heard.
David Powell was the first TO hear the
indications of life. and he called TO the
others 10 listen.
Rev. James p. Heaney. OF Mendoza. Ill.
who, wearing q miners cap. was one OF
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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
GAR GETS MONEY.
Compromises With Former Official
Who EmbezzIed S 100000.
many.

Winnipeg, Man., June 25. - The
famous case in which the czar of Rus
sia brought action against Ivan Pros
kowreakoff in the Winnipeg courts for
the recovery of large amount of mon
ey was ended today after year and a
half of litigation.
Ivan. was defaulting official in
charge of the administration of pro-
vince in the trans Caucasus. He ab-
seconded with more than $1,000, 900
years ago, made his way through China
and Japan, where he purchased large
quantities of Oriental goods, and final
ly reached America, opening stores in
San Francisco, Vancouver and Winni-
peg.
Anna Seaman, a talented and hand
some Russian woman, alleged to be a
Nihilist, Joined him here as his wife,
and they kept house in luxurious fash
ion in fashionable suburb.
The Russian police eventually traced
him to Winnipeg, but when the time
came to make his arrest he was miss
ing. His property was attached, and
after long fight, compromise finally
has been reached under which the prop
erty and merchandise is to be sold and
the proceeds divided between the czar
and representatives of the Prosko.
wreakoffs.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
ACT is SPECIAL.
Injunction Is Granted Against Crater
Lake Road.

Injunction Is Granted Against Crater
Lake Road.
Salem-In the Circuit court Judge
William Galloway granted perpetual
injunction restraining the governor and
secretary of the treasury from paying
out $4,000 for the construction of
the road to Crater lake. He held the
law is special and local and clearly in
hibited by the constitution of the state.
The case will be Immediately appealed.
The Supreme court has previously TAX
en- the same stand as Judge Galloway,
in case almost identical.
The courts reasons for the decision
are given as follows:
The act is local and special in that it
applies to only two counties in the
state and because it is limited to spe-
CITED section and for special purposes
only. The act creates loan of the
credit of the state, which in the aggre-
gate with previous debts or liabilities
exceeds the sum of $50,000.
The proposed Crater lake road would
not be continuous public highway
across the state via Crater Lake Ma
tional park because the act provides
only for the construction of roads from
Medford, in Jackson county, to the
western boundary of the park and from
Klamath Falls, Klamath county, to the
eastern boundary of the park, leaving
an intervening segment of more than
1917 miles over which the state gov
ernment has no jurisdiction or right to
trespass.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
AUSTRIA GUSTS STANDARD.
Will Build Reservoirs and Aid Home
Refineries to Fight Octopus.

Vienna, June 25.-Owing to the de-
cisive Intervention of the imperial gov
ernment, the Standard Oil company's
plans for gaining control of the Cali
clan petroleum industry have suffered
final and crushing defeat. The Aus
trians have withdrawn the contract
with the company, which would have
insured to the American concern a
dominating position in the Galician oil
fields, for which it has been striving
many years.
The minister of finance has under
taken to build reservoirs and lease
them to oil men at rents much less
than those demanded by the Standard
Oil company. Moreover, home refiners
will escape the handicap of heavy re-
bates en- the price of the raw product
which the Standard was to have en-
joyed under the contract now cancelled.
The government expresses a hope
that competition will be sharpened
through abrogation of the contract, but
it is probable that lively fight will fol-
low for export trade, which vitality
affects the Standards position in Ger
many.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
BALLINGER STARTS WEST.
Will Rid Indian Service of lncompe-
tent Agents.

Will Rid Indian Service of Incompe-
tent Agents.
Chicago, June 28.-Secretary R. A.
Ballinger, the "big chief" of the De-
partment of the Interior, sharpened his
long knife and tomahawk today while
he was in Chicago, to go after the
scalps of a large number of Indian
agents on the reservations in the West.
He spent the greater portion of the
day with Frank Sorenson, superintend-
ent of the Indian warehouse, and then
announced that he was getting ready
to rid the Indian agencies of numerous
incompetent hands.
He made no secret of the fact that
he is cheap brave" and is going on
the warpath to burn the red tape of the
department. He laid the foundation
for his campaign in long conference
with Mr.. Sorenson, making detailed
inquiries into the manner of conduct
ing business with agents and inspected
the stock of goods on hand which are
being shipped daily by carloads to the
reservations.
Secretary Ballinger said tonight that
he was going to make radical changes
in the manner of conducting Indian
affairs in the West.
81 am not afraid to cut away the red
tape when l see that it is hampering
the work of the department, said
Mr.. Ballinger. ~ think the principal
difficulty Is with the incompetent
agents. They are not unscrupulous,
but it takes good business men and
men who understand the manners of
the Indians to deal with them."
Secretary Ballinger left late tonight
| for Kansas.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
PORTAGE ROAD GETS FUND.
Attorney General Finds Way Out o.
Legislative BIunder.

Salem-Attorney General Crawford
has rendered an opinion to the effect
that $75 a day appropriated by the
terms of Chapter SO, laws of 1909, be
used for the operation and maintenance
Of the entire portage railway system.
Under strict Interpretation of the
act, the amount would not be available
for anything but the construction of
the line from Big Eddy to The Dalles,
and the balance of the line W. uld have
to quit business for lack of money
with which to operate. The attorney
general, however, decided that it would
be safe to be guided by the evident
intent of the legislature rather than
by the strict wording of the law.
Judge w. ]. Mariner and L. A.
Lewis, of the Portage Railway CON-
mission, are in Salem to consult with
the state officials regarding the mat
ter. The commissioners report that
the road is doing good business and
that when the extension to The Dalles
is completed the road will be self sus-
tanning.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
Has Called for Bids on Line From
NatfOn to klamath Falls.
Will COST ABOUT $2,225,OOO
Construction to Be Undertaken Now
Will Be Followed by Compile
4. ton of Line Soon.

Portland, June 26.-Bids for the con-
struction of 59.48 miles of the Oregon
Eastern railroad, projected from Ma
tron to klamath Falls, will be received
in the Southern Pacific offices at San
Francisco during the next two weeks.
Of that mileage, 34.24 miles will be
constructed southeasterly from Natron,
while the remaining 1924 miles will
be built in northwesterly direction
from klamath Falls.
Bids for the construction of the Kla-
math Falls end of the extension must
be submitted on or before June 80.
Contractors, however, are allowed until
July 10 to submit proposals for build
ing the 81 miles of the track from Ma
tron, the present northern terminus of
the projected road. Local Hartman
officials will make no estimate of the
probable cost of building the two Sec
tions of this railroad, but it is believed
the improvement will involve an ex-
penGiture of approximately So, 225, 900.
The two extensions, aggregating
about 60 miles, for which bids have
been asked, cover about ene-third of
the length of the proposed road, which,
according to the approved survey, will
be 1884, 6 miles in length from Klamath
Falls to Natron.
The action of Hartman in calling
for bids for extending this road by be-
ginning work simultaneously at Ma
tron and klamath Falls is accepted as
conclusive evidence of his determine
tion to complete its construction. 1t
is figured that to build the 60 miles Of
track for which bids have been invited
will practically exhaust the appropria-
tion that has been made for this road
for the ensuing year. For that reason
additional appropriations for further
extensions are looked for next year.
There can be no question of the ulti-
mate purpose of Hartman to complete
this road between Natron and Klamath
Falls. Completion of the extensions
for which proposals have been asked
cannot in themselves add materially to
the value of the property. By extend
ing the road 25 miles northerly from
klamath Falls, the northern terminus
of the southern extension would reach
only into the heart of Klamath county.
The construction of an additional 35
miles southerly from Natron would
terminate the road from this end in a
mountainous and sparsly settled dis
trict.
For these reasons it is patent from
practical business consideration that
the Hartman interests will complete
the road as soon as possible and place
the investment on revenue earning
basis. The primary purpose in project
ing this road was to provide for the
Southern Pacific better grade for
crossing the state and thereby avoid
the more difficult passage now followed
over the Siskiyou mountains. When
completed, the Oregon Eastern un-
doubtedly will become the main line for
the Southern Pacific between Portland
and San Francisco.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
Boiling Oil in Texas Well.

Galveston, June 2S.-Oil tappers are
working on problem confronting
them on the farm of M. Zimmerhaul,
near here, where a flow of boiling oil
was struck. Specially constructed
dams are being built to hold the pro-
duet, which is too hot to be handled in
the usual way. The strike was made
four days ago. For three hours col
umn of hot water shot into the air, fol,
lowed by the hot oil. At first it was
thought the heat of the oil was tempo
rary, but its temperature has remained
near the boiling point.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat = Bluestem milling, $l.3O;
club, $1.20; valley, SLIT.
Corn-whole, $35 per ton; cracked,
$36 per ton.
Oats-No. white, SAL per ton.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette valley,
$l7@20 per ton; Eastern Oregon. 500
@23.
Fruits-Apples, $1@2.5O per box;
strawberries, $1.50@1.S5 per crate
cherries, case per pound; gooseber-
ries, 4@5c per pound; currants, So
10c per pound.
Potatoes-$1. .25@2 per hundred.
Observation-Disclosures, 75@90c per
dozen; lettuce, head, Csc; onions, IL 4
@15c; parsley, S5c; peas, 3@6c per
pound; radishes, 15c per dozen; rhu-
barb, S@31sc per pound.
Butter = Fancy creamery, extras,
261ac; fancy outside creamery, 25@
261sc per pound; store. 1sc. Butter
fat prices average l &c per pound un-
der regular butter prices.
Eggs-Oregon ranch 24c per dozen.
Poultry = Hens, 13c per pound
springs, 1Sc; ROSTERS, S@9c; ducks,
young, 14@l5c; geese, young, 11@12c
turkeys. 1Sc; squads, S2@2.25 per
dozen.
Pork-Fancy, 1Oc per pound.
Veal-Extras, S1s@9c per pound
ordinary, 7c; heavy, &c.
Hops-1909 crntracts, 15c per pound
1908 crop, 10@1lc; 1907 crop, 5@5 &c;
1906 crop, 2@2Ac.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, 16@23c per
pound; valley, fine, 23c; coarse, 81 1hc;
mohair, choice, 24@25c.
Cattle = Steers, top, $4.50@4. go;
fair to good, s4.25@4. 40; common, 81
@4.15: cows, top. sS.75@S.S5; fair
to good, S3.25@S. so; common to me-
dium. s2.50@3; calves, top, s5@5. so;
heavy, $4,000; bulls and stags, SO. rs
@S.25; common, S2@2. so.
Hogs-Best, sS@S 15; fair to good,
$7.50@7.75; stockers, s6@6. so; China
fats. Sc. 75@7.
Sheep-Top wethers, 81; fair to
good, $S.50@3.75; ewes, &c less on
all grades; yearlings, best, s4.15; fair
to good, sS.75@4; spring lambs, s4.75
@5.25.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
Plant Has 500 Berries.

Dufur-A strawberry plant bearing
800 well developed berries is thought
to be the record, even for this prolific
variety, yet in the field of Mike Abnet,
not far from this place, such plant
flourishes. The berries have been
counted time and again by doubtful
persons. The plant is supported en-
tirely by one root, and spreads over a
large area. 1t has grown with no un-
usual cultivation.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
May lake Clear Title.

Washington, June 26.-Under an or
der just issued by Secretary Ballinger
settlers on all government irrigation
projects may make full payment for
their water rights as soon as they fully
comply with the requirements of the
law as to residence, cultivation and ir-
rlgation. Heretofore final payment
for building charges could not be made
until five years after water was turned
on. This makes it easier for settlers
with money to get absolute title to the
land, especially settlers who went on
the land before water was ready,
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
JAP SEALERS ARE CAUGHT.
Schooner kenai Maru Taken Within
Three-Mile Limit of Sitka

tnTee-Mle II11lt OF SitNd
Vancouver, B. c., June 2S.-united
States Marshal Shoup, of Sitka, has
captured the Japanese sealing schooner
Kenai Maru, taking it well within the
three-mile limit of Sitka. Two Japan
ese cruisers were to be at Unalaska
June 8, to patrol Bering sea and pro-
tecct Japanese interests off st. Paul
and st. George. The Thetis left Una
laska June 2, for Herschel island and
Point Barrow. Because of the ice she
may not reach Nome before July /.
The Manning is at st. Paul and St.
George doing patrol duty. The schoon-
er Emma, of Unalaska, reached there
June 6, with 400 fox skins seured by
trading. The Russ, together with the
Perry, touched at Sitka, Yakutat and
Belkofski en- route to Unalaska.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
Robs State School Fund.

Denver, June 25.-Mark Woodruff.
ex-state register of lands of Colorado.
was arrested today at Plattville under
an indictment charging embezzlement
of $15, 600 from the sale of school
lands. Woodruff was brought here this
afternoon, arraigned in the District
court and released under So, 500 bond.
Woodruff declares that he has received
no promise of immunity. He refused
to go into details as to where he has
been since leaving Denver more than
two years ago, but stated that he had
been employed on various newspapers.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
WILL BUILD NORTH.
Rurnor Says Hartman Will Not Stop
at Klamath.

Rumor Says Hartman Will Not Stop
at Klamath.
Klamath Falls-According to reports
Klamath Falls is not to be the terminus
of the terminus of the California North
eastern for any considerable length of
time. 1t is stated on good authority,
however, not officially, that contract
has been let for the construction Of %
miles of road northward from this city.
The roadbed is now completed to upper
Klamath lake, about two miles north
of the depot site. The track will be
completed during July and direct con-
nection made with the boats on the
lake. The large steam dredges used in
building the dyke across the marsh are
to be moved to the lake and will be
used in building the Southern Pacific
dock. This work will take but short
time. 1t is generally believed that as
soon as the docks are completed the
dredges will be used in constructing
the grade for the extension. 1t will
be necessary to cross several miles of
marsh in extending the road northward
and it is likely that this work will be
begun in the near future.
Local representatives of the South
ern Pacific will not confirm the report
that contract has been let for 25
mile extension. Erickson & Peterson,
contractors, who have been building
the spur, say that they cannot give out
information in regard to future work.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
Gotham Still Swelters

New York, June 25.-Although the
temperature in this city was slightly
cooler than yesterday, the humidity
was high and therefore conditions were
extremely uncomfortable. The high.
est point reached during the day was
SO above zero. Fifty persons were
Frustrated by the heat. There were 6
deaths from that cause. The hot wave
yesterday was blamed for at least IL
deaths and more than score of pros
trations.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
War on Heney to Start.

San Francisco, June 2S'-Stanley
Moore, of counsel for Patrick Calhoun,
whose trial on charge of offering a
bribe to supervisor resulted last Sum-
day in disagreement of the jury, az
peared in Judge Lawlor's court Satur-
day and announced that today he would
file motion in an effort to impeach
Assistant District Attorney Francis j.
Heney. He also stated that he would
file another motion alleging that Judge
Lawlor was biased and prejudiced.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
BLOCKS GROWING OF BETS.
Lack of Railroads Prevents Oregon
From Becoming Sugar State.


Washington, June 28.-According to
the United States Department of Agri-
culture, lack of transportation facili-
ties in Oregon is seriously retarding
the development of the beet sugar in
dustry in that state. Oregon today has
but one beet sugar factory-that at
La Grande. Capital has been looking
over the Eastern Oregon field and sew
eral localities have been found where
the growing of sugar beets on a large
scale would prosper if there were ade-
quate facilities for getting the beets
to a factory. But the almost utter
lack of railroad transportation is an
obstale too great to be overcome in
most instances. The department re-
port indicates that there is prospect of
the installation of sugar factory at
Enterprise, though no details are given
and the whole matter is still undecided.
Washington, like Oregon, has but a
single sugar factory at this time.
That one is at Waverly. There are a
number of places in Eastern Washing
ton, however, where the building of
sugar factories is seriously contemplat-
ed, among them North Yakima, Spo-
kane and Thorp. The department re-
ports that companies have been formed
/ in some cases contracts have been
made with the farmers to grow sugar
beets; considerable capital has beer
subscribed; concessions have beer
tentatively secured from towns, such
as free building sites, remission OF
taxes for period of years and Other
privileges. All these projects are
simply awaiting development or more
opportune conditions.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
Welcomes jap Cruisers.

Honolulu, June 26.-The training
squadron of Admiral Ijichi, composed
OF the cruisers Aso and Soya, arrived
here today. Hundreds of Japanese
assembled at the waterfront and gave
the vessels an enthusiastic reception.
Governor Fear entertained Admiral
lJichi at dinner tonight and the men
OF the japanese feet were given shore
liberties during the day and evening.
The squadron will remain in the harbor
for week.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-06-30
AID DESTITUTE LABORERS.
Plantation Hands Nnw in Bay City to
Be Returned to Bay City.

Honolulu, June 25.-The territorial
board of immigration has decided to
bring back here 200 Spaniards and
Porto Ricans stranded in San Francis
co, and reported to be destitute. 1t is
understood that this is being done at
the request of the department of COM
merce and labor at Washington.
The stranded laborers were imported
here about year ago from Europe and
Porto Rico to work on the sugar plan
tations in the islands. Becoming dis
satisfied they left the islands and went
to San Francisco, where they charged
that they were brought to Hawaii un-
der false promises.