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VOL. I.
OREGON CITY, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1903.
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EVENTS OF THE DAV
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happening of the Past Week,
Presented la Condensed Form, Mos
Likely to Prove Interesting to Ouf
Many Readers.
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Ex-Secretary of the Navy Ixng shows
improvement and may recover.
Senator Mitchell is slowly recovering
fiom his severe attack of illness.
MONEY IN DANQER BY FIRE.
Binger Hermann has turned over the
general land office to his successor.
A Manila official is short $8,000 in
his accounts and has fled to Japan.
The railroad connecting Havana and
Santiago is completed and opened to
traffic. '
' The French chamber of deputies is
unanimously in favor of a large stand
ing army. ":.
Jean Jules Jusserand, the new French
ambassador to the United States, has
arrived in Washington.
Ore assaying as high as (50,000 a ton
.has just been discovered in Chicken
creek district, near Dawson.
The United States will buy from
Spain the heavy guns now in place in
the fortifications of Porto Rico.
An amendment to the constitution
has been introduced in congress prohib
iting the holding of a fortune exceeding
$10,000,000 bj any one individual in
the United States.
Colonel David Phillips Jones, chief
engineer of the United States navy, re
tired, is dead. He was prominently
known throughout the United States as
the father of modern engineering in the
navy.
Appropriation for Dalles-Celilo canal
cannot be made this session of congress
The Graceland. N. J., death list
from the train wreck now numbers 23.
Russia and Austria are preparing to
force Turkey to grant reforms in Mace:
donia.
Lee S. Overman, Democrat, has been
elected United States senator from
Nprth Carolina.
It is said that the United States is
negotiating for seveeral war vessels now
being built for Chile.
The Alabama legislature has passed a
measure foridding the sale of cigarettes
or cigarette papers in the state.
A collision on a Pennsylvania road
resulted in the death of two train men
And the serious injury of three others.
The district supreme court at .Wash
ington has decided that a Filipino may
become a naturalized citizen of the
United States.
Envoy Von Sternberg has arrived in
"Washington and declares the German
mperor's friendship for the United
States could not be greater.
Native constaulary defeated a band
of ladrones and compelled them, to
surrender. This is the same band that
defeated the constabulary recently.
New York Assay Office Ablaze, with Mil
lions in Bullion on Hand.
New York, Feb. 2. Fire broke out
today in a laboratory in the second
Btory of the United States assay office,
which is next door to the United States
subtreasury, and destroyed a portion of
the roof and upper etory and some of
the apparatus. Chief Assayer Torrey
said the loss on the building would be
nominal. He thought the business of
the assay office, which amounted to
about 74 assays a. day, would not be in
terrupted longer than three or four
days. Mr. Iorrey believed that nitric
acid, which is used in testing bullion,
was the cause of the fire.
An alarm was turned in and the G5
government employes in the building
hastened to save the millions of treas
ure in their care. There was about
$40,000,000 in bullion in the ! vaults
and about $1,600,000 lying outside in
various parts of the building. The
$1,500,000 and about $100,000 in melt
ed state, as well as the books of account
and records were hastily locked up.
The building used by the assay office
is historic. ' Before it began to be used
as an assay office, 40 years ago, it was
a government mint, and for a time it
was the United States or government
bank. The structure is of gray stone
and bricK and very oid fashioned.
Bid SACRAMENTO FIRE.
THE LEGISLATURE
WHAT THE LAWMAKERS OP OREGON
ARE D0INQ AT SALEM.
Bills of Importance I hat are Being Intro
duced and Acted Upon In Both Houses
Measure Signed by the Governor
Progress of the Balloting for United
States Senator.
- Saturday.
The vote Fulton 32, Geer 16, Wood
14, scattering 18, absent and paired 8,
present but not voting 1.
The Senate Among the bills passed
wac one relating to licenses for selling
intoxicating liquors and one to provide
for transfer of prisoners from the peni
tentiary to the asylum.
The House Committee on education
reported in favor of senate bill appro
priaitng $20,000 for Eaetern Otegon
agricultural college. Committee on
com men e reported favorably on the
house bill for. the improvement and use
of rivers. '
ANKENY IS NAMED.
Department Store Burned, Causing Loss
of $500,000. ,
Sacramento, Feb. 2. The 'great de
partment store of Weinstock, Lubin &
Co., wan destroyed by fire this morning.
One fireman was killed by a falling
wall. One other fireman was fatally
injured and several others received
serious injuries.
The store was one of the largest in
California. It was a four story brick
and cement building, covering a large
area of ground. An immense stock of
department store goods was carried, as
in addition to being the leading store in
Sacramento it did a large business
throughout Central and Northern Cali
fornia. Colonel Weinstock and the company's
directors h&ve decided to rebuild at
once. Meantime, tne deuns . win De
cleared away and temporary warerooms
put up. . Abdut 400 people have been
thrown out of employment.
The total insurance ia estimated by
Colonel Weinstock at about $300,000.
Loss, probably $500,000..
HOBSON QIVES UP.
Friday.
The vote: Fulton 33, Geer 16, Wood
16, scattering 21, absent 4.
' The Senate Motion to adjourn until
Monday voted down. A bill was passed
prohibiting child laboi under certain
ages. A communication was received
from the governor calling attention to
the scandal at the state prison. A
measure was introduced to provide an.
executive mansion.
The House Among the bills intro
duced was one providing a matron at
the penitentiary and one for an eight
hour working day.
Thursday.
The vote: Fulton 33, Geer 16, Wood
17, Williams 10, scattering 11, absent
3. .
The Senate A bill was introduced to
describe the Beal of the state. All oth
er measures acted on were of minor im
portance. The House Bills were passed ask
ing congress to enact better land laws
and changing the time of fixing the tax
levies. A bill was introduced compell
ing railroads to erect gates in the city
of Portland. - . . '
Washington Legislature Selects the Man
, from Walla Walla.
Olympia, Jan. 30. Levi Ankeny, of
Walla Walla, became United States
senator from Washington yesterday, re
ceiving 99 votes on the 13th joint bal
lot. After the action of the caucus the
voting was merely a formality, but it
brought with it more oratory of an ex
planatory nature than has ever before
been heard at Olympia on the last bal
lot of a senatorial contest. The sudden
death of John B. Allen, who in years
gone by had fought fierce political bat
tles on this field with the man now en
joying the plaudits that go to the
victor, threw a sombre spell over the
joint BesBion, and much of the rancor
and bitterness which has marked the
closing hours of the fight had. van
ished before the shadow of death which
hung heavy over the hearts of the men
who had stood by the dead leader in
many a similar contest. This almost
tragic closing of the life of one who
had made so much political history in
Washington, coming simultaneously
with the long-deferred victory of his
rival of many years' standing, gave an
intensely dramatic air to the situation,
and at the joint session tumultuous ap
plause for the living mingled with elo
quent and heartfelt tributes to the
dead.
The final ballot was: Levi Ankeny,
99, Harold Preston 9, John L. Wilson
2, W. L. Jones 1, George Turner 23.
Preston and Wilson were put on the
committee to introduce Ankeny, and
all three made speeches, in which there
was a note of sadness on account of the
death of John B. Allen.
GETS NO ANSWER
B0WEN AWAITS REPLY FROM ALLIES
TO HIS DEMAND.
He Has Delivered an Ultimatum If Allies
Insist on Preferential Treatment All
Other Creditor Nations Will Be Called
Together to Enter Protest Situation
Is Qrave.
PREPARINQ FOR TROUBLE.
An outbreak in China, more serious
than that of 1900, is expected at any
time.
The Cuban minister to Spain, Senor
Marchan, has presened his credentials
to the king.
The Drummond Tobacco company's
box factorv at East St. Louis burned.
.Loss $100,000.
United States Minister Leishmann
litis returned to his post at Constants
nople from his vacation.
An English syndicate Sydney, C. B.
is abeking C. O. MacDonald's project
for submarine coal mining at South
Head.
The board of engineers which lajt
summer examined the rival . canal
schemes at Seattle, has reported ad
versely. A general strike has broken out 'in
-the town of Reus, province of Tarra
gona, Spain. Ten thousand kworxmen
are affected.
William Henry Pickering, assistant
professor of astronomy at Harvard, has
discovered that latitudinal and longitu
dinal measures of the craters of the
moon are greatly affected by the height.
Mrs. Clara Norton Fuller, a proles
ional pianist of some prominence, was
found dead in her apartments in the
Metropolitan hotel, New York.
Between 4,000 and 5,000 horses in
Brooklyn. N. Y., are being fed on mo
lasses because it is cheaper and better
than oat. The work horses dont have
time "properly to chew oats, and mo
lasses is found to be more nutritious
and cheaper.
Ex-senator John B. Allen, of Seattle,
is dead.
The Kansas legislature has passed a
bill authorizing the use of voting ma
chines. Four personsjwere killed and 11 oth
ers injured in atrain wreck near La
Jox, 111.
Hero of the Merrlmac Resigns from Navy
on Account of His Eyes.
Washintgon, Feb. 2. Captain Rich
mond P. Hobson,' of Merrimac fame,
has tendered his resignation as a naval
constructor in "the navy. For some
time Captain Hobson has Bought to be
relieved, but the board befoie which he
was examined pronounced him fit for
duty, and he was ordered to duty in
charge of construction work at the
Bremerton navy yard.
'It is well known that for some time
Captain Hobson has Buffered from an
affection. ( f the eyes, he and his friends
have declared, incapacitated him from
active duty. A bill to retire him has
passed the house of representatives, and
recently, when it was called up in the
senate by Mr. Morgan it was passed
over on an objection by Mr.' Cockrell,
who Insisted that, an examining board
having pronounced him fit for duty,
Hobeon should not be retired.
In a letter to the secretary of - the
navy Hobson Bets out the reasons - for
his resignation, the princpial one being
the bad condition of his eyes. It ib
understood that Admiral Taylor, the
chief of the bureau of navigation, will
mase a favorable recomendation on
Captain HobBon'a resignation.
, (Some Becomes Sub-port. .
Washintgon, Feb. 2. The secretary
of the treasry has issued an order mak
ing Nome, Alaska, a sub-port of entry.
This action was taken after a thorough
Investigation : of the whole subject of
officials in Alaska, and it is. expected
that it will add very materially to the
prosperity of Nome and the whole ter
ritory. At present all vessels going to
Nome are necessarily subject to many
inconveniences and delays. Under the
new arrangement vessels will enter and
clear and duties will be paid at Nome
the same as at all other ports of entry.
Trolley Cars Mobbed.
Waterbury, Conn., Feb. 2. The trol
ley strike in this city tonight reached
the proportions of a general riot. Eve.ry
car sent out from the barns was greeted
with a volley of stones at various
points, and no car escaped without
broken windows. Thousands of people
filled the streets, and the police were
powerless to control the mob, and were
at length forced to request the company
officials to call in the cars. The re
quest was complied with, and the last-
car pulled into tne barn at ll:lo es
corted by the police.
Orders to Rush Rifles.
Springfield, Mass., Feb. 2. Orders
have been received at the United States
armory to rush the shipment of 100,000
Krag-Jorgensen rifles to arsenals over
the country. The original cause of the
order was the jaaseage of the militia
bill, but the rush feature of the order
apparently has a special cause.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 75c; blue-
stem, 86c; valley, 78c.
Barley Feed, $23.50 per ton; brew
Ing, $24.
flour Best grade, $4.304.85; grah
am, $3.4o3.85.
Millstuffs Bran, $1819 per ton;
middlings, $23 24; shorts, $1920
chop, $18. '
Oats No. 1 white, $1.15 1.20;
gray, $1.12g1.15 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $1112; clover,
$89; cheat, $910 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 6075o per
sack; ordinary, 4050c 'per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, $2
2.25 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, lljc;
young, ll12c;hens, ll12c; turkeys,
live, 1516c; dressed, 1820c; ducks,
$77.50 per dozen; geese, $78.50.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 16J
17c; Young America, 17186c;
factory prices, lle less.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3032c
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20
22)c; store, 1518c.
Eggs 25 per Dozen.
Hops Choice, 2526o per pound.
Wool Valley, 1215c; Eastern
Oregon, 814c; mohair, 2628c.
Beef Gross, cows, 33c per
pound; steers, 44c; dressed, 7c.
Veal 78Kc
Mutton Gross, 4c per pound;
dressed, 7c.
Lambs Gross, 4c per pound;
dressed, 7fcc.
Hogs Gross, 6Jc per pound;
dressed, 776o.
Venezuelan Crisis Causes Inccease In Ap
propriations for Army.
Washington, Jan. 31. The Vene
zuelan situation, espacially the atti
tude of Germany, was discussed by the
senate committee on, military affairs to
day, and the situation influenced the
committee on some matters pertaining
to the army appropriation bill, among
which was the decision to accept the
house provision relating to transports
that they be retained in the service.
The committee also provided for an
increase of electricians, skilled gun
ners, machinists and others who take
care of and handle guns in the eeacoast
defenses. Some other additions were
made in the bill with a view of improv
ing the service.
The discussion was general and earn
est. and the conclusions reached were
that the honor and dignity of the coun
tiy would be maintained, and that
Germany should not be allowed to
"bluff" the government by any attitude
sue mignt assume.
MEXICANS STEAL BULLION.
THERMOMETER MAKING.
Washington, Feb. 2. The European
allies have not yet answered Mr
Bowen's proposition, made several
days ago, that there shall be no prefer
ence of claims of Germany, .Great Brit
ain and Italy against Venezuela over
those of other nations. Minister Bowen
thinks the delay should be construed
in a hopeful light, on the theory that
the delay in the answer of the powers
indicates that they realize the import
ance of the matter. He still expects
a favorable reply to his con.ention, and
believes that the questions at issue will
be settled at Washington between him
self, acting for the government of Ven
ezuela.and the representatives of the
powers.
It is reported that an answer to Mr.
Bowen's demand has been received in
Washington, but the report cannot be
o n firmed officially, and ..the answer,
if received, was not transmitted to Mr.
Bowen. If the answer did arrive, the
suspicion is that it was unfavorable to
Mr. Bowen's contention, and in view of
his positive attitude in the matter, was
not not presented to him, but was with
held by the representative .of the
allies, in order that they might again
impress upon their governments the
importance of the question before sub
mitting a final answer.
It became known today that Mr.
Bowen had addressed to the representa
tives of the allies what migh be re
garded as an ultimatum, as defining
Mb position. Mr. Bowen declines
absolutely to discuss the question, but
it is known that he said to the allies
that if they persist in their determina
tion to receive preferential treatment
he would call together the other credit
or nations having claims against Vene
zuela, with a view to their making a
formal protest against the demands of
those who participated in the blockade
The effect of this would be that the
other seven creditor nations would be
lined up against the three allied pow
ers, with the result that the settlement
of the whole matter in all probability
might go to The Hague, if it is to be
settled at all. This note is believed to
Iw having its effect in staying the
final determination of the question by
the allied governments.
British Warships Buralng Oil.
London, Feb. 3. Exceptional inter
est is attached to the departure of the
channel squadron from Portsmouth to
day on a prolonged cruise. , For the
first time British battleehips have been
fitted to consume oil as fuel. These ex
perimenta have so far been confined to
small war vessels, but now both the
Hannihftl anil Mam will nap, ratrnlAnm
instead of coal, while the cruisers Duke propriation bill authorizing the secre
They Break Into Bonded Car and Throw
Out $40,000 In Sliver Bullion.
Alamogordo, N. M., Jan. 31. Some
where between this place and El Paso,
Tex., a United Stales bonded car, in
transit from the El Paso smelter to
Chicago, loaded with 600 bars of silver
bullion, was entered by robbers and 80
of the bars stolen. . '
At Jarilla Junction the broken seal
was discovered, and an investigation
revealed three Mexicans in the car.
When an attempt was made to eject
them they pulled knives and a lively
fight took place, in which the crew was
victorious and drove the robbers away.
At Dog Canyon Sheriff Hunter saw-
three Mexicans, who took to the brush.
A call to halt was answered by a fusil
lade. A running fight ensued. Hunt
er shot a Mexican through the heart.
The other two men escaped, but posses
are after them. ' Officials are of the
opinion that the bonded car was entered
by the robbers just outside of El Paso,
who threw the bars out of the car, to
be gathered up by confederates. The
value of the missing bullion ia estimated
at $40,000.
Will Retain Army Transports.
Washington, Jan. 31. The senate
committee on military affairs today
made an adverse report cn Senator
Perkins' amendment to the army ap
HARD WINTER IN ALASKA.
of Edinbnrg and Black Prince are simi
larly equipped. . The oil is carried in
tanks stowed in the double bottoms of
the ships.
Torpedo Boat Crushed.
CorfuIsland of Corfu, Feb. 3. The
British ciuiser Pioneer ran into a tor
pedo boat destroyer near the channel of
Corfu today and 13 persons are believed
to have been drowned. The torpedo
boat destroyer was the Orwell. She
was cut through at the conning tower
during night naval operations, and her
tary of war to lease the army transports
for terms of five years and to award
contracts for transportation of troops
and supplies for a similar period. This
action is taken to mean that the com
mittee favors a continuance of the pres
ent transport service, sending by com
mercial lines only such freight and sup
plies as transports cannot handle.
Urged to Be Brutal.
Chiacgo, ' Jan. 31. Major General
Eiwell S. Otis, in a lecture before the
students in the college of commerce and
administration at the University of
fore riart sank in deeD water taking down Chicago tonight, declared that promin-
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recovered. The after part of the Orwell rebellion in the Philippines by devasta
tes been towed here. I tion and murder.
Much Snow and Temperature so Low that
Even Eskimo Suffer.
San Francisco, Feb. 2. Alaska is un
dergoing the severest winter that has
visited the Northern country in 20
years. Even the Eskimos, who are ac
customed to the cold, are suffering
The little cod fishing schooner Pearl
which has arrived from the North
brings news of the condition of affairs
in the icebound land. The Pearl comes
from Unga, Alaska, with 18,000 cod
fish. Her officers state that the ther
mometer at Unga fluctuated between 10
and 12 degrees below tero. Snow has
fallen, covering the ground to a 'great
depth. The white men residing in
Unga were greatly affected by the cold.
The crew of the Pearl had also suffered.
The Pearl had a hard time fighting
her way out of the ice. For 16 days
the schooner lay motionless in an ice
field, 200 miles from Unga. Only by
strenuous efforts was Captain ' Ipsen
able to free his vessel from the pack
and reach open water.
Cuba Don't Want Spanish Ouni.
Havana, Feb. 2. The interest dis
played here in the claims presented
by the Spanish minister at Washington
for payment for Spanish guns left in
the Cuban fortress is only lukewarm,
and even if it should appear that '.he
ownership ;of the guns is vested in
Spain, it is not probable that the Cuban
government will consent to pay for
them. ' The guns in question number
40 in All, but all save four 11 and 12-
inch Krupp guns are considered of too
old a type to be worth purchasing.
Explosion In Oil Refinery.
Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 2. As a result
of an explosion at the works of the
Standard oil company today, four men
were more or less injured. One of them
nrobablv will die. The others, it is
thought, may recover. A safety valve
on an oil still blew off and a tremend
ous explosion ;of gas followed. ' The
pecuniary loss is slight.
How Boiling and F reeling Points Are -
Found and Degrees Marked.
The making of a thermometer may
be either a delicate scientific operation
or one of the simplest tasks of the -skilled
mechanic, according to the sort
of thermometer made. With the ex
tremely sensitive and minutely accur- '
ate Instruments designed for scientific
uses great care Is taken and they are :
kept in stock for months, sometimes
years, to be compared with Instru
ments that are known to be trust
worthy. But so much time cannot be
spent over the comparatively cheap
thermometer In common use, and these
are made rapidly, though always care
fully. Mercury is generally used for scien
tific Instruments, but most makers pre
fer alcohol because It Is cheaper. The
alcohol Is colored red with aniline dye,
which does not fade. The thermom
eter maker buys his glass tubes In '
long strips from the glass factories.
The glass blower on the' premises cuts
these tubes to the proper lengths, and
with his gas Jet aud blowpipe makes
the bulb ou the lower end. The bulbs
are then filled with colored alcohol and
the tubes stand for twenty-four hours.
On the following day another workman
holds each bulb In turn over a gos Jet
until the colored fluid by Its expansion
entirely fills the tube. It then goes
back into the hands of the glass blow
er. He closes the upper end and turns
the tip bnekward to make a little hook,
which will help keep the tube In place
In the frame.
The tubes rest until some hundreds
of them, perhaps thousands, are ready. ..
Then the process of gauging begins.
There are no marks on. the tube and
the first guide-mark to be made Is the
freezing point, 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
This Is found by plunging the bulb
Into melting snow. No other thermom
eter Is needed for a guide, for melting
snow gives Invariably the exact freez
ing point.' This Is an unfailing test for
any thermometer when accuracy may
be suspected. But melting snow Is
not always to be had and a little ma
chine resembling a Bausage grinder Is '
brought Into use. This machine shaves
block of Ice Into particles, which
answer the purpose as well as snow.
When the bulbs have been long enough
In the melting snow a workmoriVokes
them one by one from their bath.Vselz-
tng each so that his thumb nail marks .
the exact spot to which the fluid ha
fallen. Here be makes a scarcely per
ceptible mark upon the glass with a
fine file, and goes on to the next.
The tubes, with the freezing point
marked on each, now go Into the hands
of another workman, who plunges the
bulb, into a vessel filled with water,
kept constantly at 00 degrees. This.
Is marked like the others, and the tubt
Is now supplied with these . guide
marks, 'each 82 degrees from the next. .
With Its individuality thus establish
ed, the tube goes into the hands of a '
marker, who fits Its bulb .and hook .
Into the frame It Is to occupy and
makes slight scratches on the frame .
corresponding to the 32 degrees, 64
degree and 00 degrees marks on the.
tube. .i
The frame, whether it be wood, tin
or brass, goes to the gauging room,
where it Is laid upon a steeply sloping
table marked exactly in the position
for a thermometer of that size.
A long, straight bar of wood or met
al .extends diagonally across the table '
from the lower right-hand corner to
the upper left-hand corner. On 'the
right this rests upon a pivot and on
the left It rests In a rachet, which lets
It ascend or descend only one notch
at a time. Each notch marks the ex
act distance of two degrees. London
Express.
Windows as Fire-Spreaders.
In a paper read at St. James' Hall
before the Society of Architects, Ellis
Marsland, honorary secretary of the)
BritlBh Fire Prevention Committee,
stated that unshuttered windows are
the main cause of the spread of a con
flagration. Lantern slides of the Bar
bican fire emphasized his conclusions,
and showed that If, as recommended,
all such openings were closed every
night by Iron, hardwood, or asbestos
blinds, though ,the spread of a fire
might not be entirely prevented, .its
progress would be retarded. As It Is..
Immediately the hose plays on the
heated and unprotected glass It smash
es and the flames fly Inward and on
ward. He suggested that the Insur
ance companies might well encourage
this form of protection by reducing
fees to clients who Introduced it, or.
there might be legislation making It
compulsory. London Express.
Grave Irreverence.
At Alzen, In Hesse, the other day a
prominent tradesmen was sentenced to
twenty-fqur hours' Imprisonment for
the "grave Irreverence" of reading a
newspaper In court while a case was
under trial.
Wise Man.
"What's become of that struggling
author friend of yours, Cumso?" asked
Cawkcr.
"Oh, he's given up the struggle and
gone to work." Detroit Free Press.
IIow the girls like to look at a bride'
clothesl