"wsr?nFi T VjV - M- ', e New Age. J ' rf. tf '? w . ," ! ' ..,T -WrT,1 ' ' .5 t rfw v ii 'i VOL. IX. POUTliAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1905. NO. H7. M i 1 f- TJicTT ,,JliwWlW"l'""'''lIH.'lH""'-' ill in n I M .iiw.mot 1.1.11' .' y.MT-. - ,-y - .- .. - LIbbbbbV sH LH rtttl ' 'i 1i Ss x ' V LADD TILTON, BANKERS SS8C BeUhllahea la .Ml. TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Interest allowed ob time deposit. Collection! made at all polnta ob favorable termi. Letter of credit ImboI available in Europe and the Eaitera statu. light exchange and Telegraphic Transfer aold on New York, WashiBRtoa, Chicago, St. Louie, Denver, Omaha, Baa Fraaclaco and various point la Ore tea, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Britlih Columbia. Exchange aold on London, Pari, Berlia, Frankfort and Hong Kong. BAINK OF COMMERCE, MBI9K, 'rUS.nn.'. r- OM1KN. Prenldenti M. ALEXANDER, Vice President) II. N. COf- FIN, Cufhlori J. M. II AINKfl, Asiatant Caahler. mrtKUTOltm Ilobt. Noble, Thou. Darin, n, F. Olden, J. M. 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N.TODIE Asa t Caahler Ommmty ImI 1Mb Ft 'y- FIFTEEN REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD STOP AT THE WA8HINOTON. 1st It la the best hotel on the Coast. 2d It costs no more than poorer hotels, as shown by ratos below. 3d New hotel, new furniture. 4th Excellent service 6th Tho Washington, whllo Tig... In tho centor of tho city, la on an oio vntlon of 200 foot, which lifts you abovo tho noise, dust and smoko of the street hotels. 6th The hotel la situated In the conter of i acres of beautiful grounds, with thousands of roses and othor fragrant flowers to boautlfy tho BUTrountllngs. 7th Eight hundred feet of wldo vor nndas surround tho hotel, giving to tho guest opportunities for rest and promonado not found olsowhoro. 8th Tho vlow from thoso spacious verandas cannot bo described. Motin tains, lakes, tho Sound and tho city Itself form ono magnificent panorama not found nnywhoro clso on earth. 9th Tho hotel lobby, parlors, Turk ish room, etc., are exquisite, and form a continuation of comfort and luxury not often found In hotels. 10th A Dutch grill has recently beon added, whero Borvlco. may bo had nt nil hours, 11th Tho dining room cannot bo excellod. Dreakfast and lunch, nro served a la carto, at most reasonable prices, and a tablo d' hoto dinner for 11.00 Is pronounced by nil to be abovo criticism. 12th Rates Extremely reasonable European plan Room, without bath, $1.00 per day and upward. Room, with bath, $2.00 per day and upward. 'Bus sorvlco to nnd from all trains and boats, 25 cents. Trunks, each way, 25 cents. Carriage fnro (private), GO cents. Special rates mado to parties for ono month or moro. 13th Doing above tho street and away from tho notso, you will enjoy n night's rest bettor nt tho Washing, ton than any other hotel In tho city. 14th do to tho Washington and If you aro not satisfied that It surpasses all other hotolo on tho Pacific Coast for excellent scrvlco nnd reasonable prices, your bill will bo nothing. ICth Do not bo docotvod by believ ing that come othor hotel In tho city Ib as good as tho Washington,, for such lu not tho cnao, Tho Washington stands nlono ob tho most charming and attractive hotel wost of Now York. The following people .h'avo stopped nt tho Washington during tho past year 1 nd have given unntl'.ited praise and declared that In many respects it excels any other hotel on the conti nent: ' President Theodoro Roosevolt. Win, H. Moody, Secretary of the Navy; Gov. Odell, of Now York; Baron Rothschild, Mr. Smith, of the DoBoers Diamond Mines, South Africa; Hop, Cornelius N, Bliss, Ex-Socrctnry of Interior; Hon. C. S. Mellon, President N. Y. & If. R. Ry.; Mrs. J- J. Hill, Louis Hill and J. N. Hill, of tho Great Northern Ry.; Hon. Howard Elliott President N. P. Ry.; Adollna Pattl. E. II. Sothorn, Gov. Brady, of Alaska; Mmo. Nordtca, Maud Adnms, Nnt Goodwin, Mrs. Flsko. nil Raymond & Whltcomb totirlBtH, Rlchnrd Mansfield nnd other celebrities of tho commer cial and professional world. Don't fall to ask for tho Helena boor, mado by Keslor Browing Co., Holona, Mont. It lins no oqtutl, CHEAP SUNDAY RATES. Betwcon Portland nnd Wlllnmetto Vnlloy points. Low round-trip rates huvo been plnccd In effect between Portlond and Wlllamctto Vnlloy points In cither direction. TIckots will bo sold Saturdays and SundnyR nnd limited to return on or before tho following Monday. Call on Southern Pacific Company's agent for partic ulars. IP YOU ARE NOT PARTICULAR don't travel over tho Illinois Central, as nny old road will do you nnd wo don't want your patronngo; but If you aro particular and want tho best nnd mean to havo It, ask the ticket agent to route you via tho Illinois Contral, tho road that rutin through solid ves tlbulo trains between St. Paul, Oma ha, Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis and Now Orleans, No additional chargo Ib mado for a seat In our reclining chair cars which nro fitted with lavatories and smoking rooms, and havo a porter In attend ance Rates via tho Illinois Central arc the lowest and wo will bo glad to quoto them in connection with any transcontinental lino. B. H. TRUMBULL, Commerclnl Agent, 142 Third Streot, Portland. Oregon. J. C. LINDSEY, T. F. nnd P. A., U2 Third Street, Portland. Oregon. PAUL B. THOMPSON. Frt. and Pass. Agent, Colman Bldg., , Seattle. Wash. SUMMONS. In tho Circuit Court of tho State of Oregon for Multnomah County, Edward Schraeer, Plaintiff, vs, Maud Schmeer, Defendant. To Maud Schmeor, tho abovo nnmed defendant: In tho name of the Stato of Oregon; You nro hereby required to appear and answer tho cpmnlalnt filed against you in tho abovo entitled Court and suit within bIx weeks from tho data of tho first publication of this summons, and If you fall to so appear and answer said complain tho abovo nnmed plaintiff will apply to tho Court for the relief demanded therein, to-wlt: For a decree forever dissolving tho bonds of matrimony now existing be tween said plaintiff and you. This summons is published in pursuance of an order of Hon. M. C. Georgo. Judge of said Court, mado on tho 17th of November, 1904. The time prescribed In said order for the publication of this summons is six consecutive weeks, and the date of tho first pub lication thereof is the 10th day of No vember, 1904. CHAS. F, LORD, Attorney for Plaintiff. NEWS OFIHE WEEK In a CondtMtd Form for Our Basy Xiifcrs. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Resume of the Uaaa Important but Not Leas, Interesting Events of the PastftrVook. A tiavnl battlo In the Indian ocean Is expected. 'X The miners' Htrikcft In Germany la spreading. " A bill will bo introduced In the Hon ate to restore tho nrinyu'antecn. Tho Colorado leglslaturo lias expelled tu Hcnatora in connection with the election frauds. fc Russia' linn cntcmlm protest to tho powern, claiming that 'Japan Is organ izing Chinese troops against her. Oynma has received a largo number of reinforcements and'Kuropatkln will make a supremo effort to crush him bctoro moro arrive Appropriations, though small, will bo maed for tho Columbia jetty nnd channel, and Fulton , has joined in tho fight for tho Colllo canal. Two Banta Fe trains collided head on near Las Vegas, New (Mexico, and three peruana were killed. valid n number of others Injured, two fatally. Tho Jupnnes war office has notified MlniMer Grlncoin that It will bo pleased to permit General MacArthur to accompany tho army of Japan In Manchuria. iA Tho National Livestock association is in scHHiou at Denver. J Mark Twain la much Improved nnd will bo able to bo out shortly. Japanese cruisers await the RtiPHlnn licet in tho Indian ocean off Borneo., Seven moro vessels have arrived nt tho Hues canal on thu.way to join tho Baltic squadron. V Sixteen degrees below toro has been recorded on tho Gfcatlakos nnd in the Mississippi vnloy. , Russia intends to be bettor prepared far a slrgo against y Vladivostok than sho was aL Port Artliufl ' While removing mines in Port Ar thur harlwr, ono was accidentally dis charged, killing 20 Japanese. T. O. Powell, of Portland, has been appointed United States marshal at Noino, Alaska, by the president. RtiHslnn troops nro losing confidence in Kuropatkln. Thero is constant bickering among thu ofllcers at tho Manchurlan headquarters. President Roonevolt will call an ex tra pepflion of congrcpri to rovino tho tariff nnd calls on emigres to pass rail road rate law and nnvy appropriation bill. Edward Wallace Hock is now gov ernor of KannaH. A great socialist conspiracy haH been dincovered lu Ruutda. Charles S. Deneeu has been inaugu rated governor of Illinois. Wltto Is to succeed Mlrsky as min ister of tho Interior in Russia. Tho president urges improvement of tho army medical nndjordnnnco service. Tho oath of ollko has beon adminis tered to Governor Douglas, of Manna chusettH, Govenror Pealxxiy announces that ho will contest tho Colorado election und unseat Adams if oohhIIjIo. General BtoeHcel nays ho was led to believe by Chlneco splcH that General Kurokatplu was marching south to re lievo him. Ho knew nothing about the retreat from I.lao Yang until after his surrender. W. J. Bryan attended tho Inaugura tion of Governor Folk, of Missouri. On invitation lie uddressed tho legls laturo and advocated iiiunlclpial owner ship of public institutions, Ho declar ed that if Roosevelt is in earnest in his desire to curb the power of railroads ho will lead a strenuous life during tho next four years. The Colorado legislature 1ms declared Adams elected governor., but Peabody may contest. Missouri may appropriate $200,000 fo tiie Lewis and Clurk fair. Committees of Atlantic steamship lines and mllroatds mot to take steps against tho rigid inspection of Immi grants by tho government, which, they say drives business from American to Canadiaau steamer liues. Andrew Carnegie has Intimated to tho officials of the Franklin institute, of New York, that if they can secure tlwi Km 11 1; I in fund, ainouiltlni! tnslifi.- 000, ho will duplicate tho amount, as he did In tho catu 01 franklin union, of Boston, Russia plans to spend $200,000,000 on rebuilding her navy. All tho railroads centering in Chi cago will apply to tho United States district court January 17 for a perma nent injunction restraining all local brokers from dealing in any form of nontransferable transportation. The scalpers propose to appeal to the United States supremo court. The beef trust case is before the su preme court. ),', Friday, Jan. 0. Arbitration treaties between tho United States nnd seven foreign coun tries wero mado public today by ordor of tho senate. Tho countries making tho conventions nro: Great Britain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Ger many, Italy and Spain, Tho nomination of W. B. Crum, a negro, to bo collector of customs for tho port of Charleston, S.C, was confirmed by hto senate. Tito ioubo passed tho fortifications bill. Both houses adjourned until Mon day. Monday, January 0. After the passage of tho omnibus Mil ami a few minor measures and thu fix ing of January 28 for tho delivery of addresses in memory of tho lato Senator Hoar, the senate devoted its time to' the statehood bill. At 4:23 tho senate adjourned, rPtllt llflMUfl llttnnt Mlnflrtt. 111 .1lunltaatii. ..V. .......V .-,.V-..V "'"; lit HI-,11CP1II(, minor uiauore anu at. -i:;sj aujourncu until tomorrow. , Tuosday, January 10. Tho senate today continued consider ation of the joint statehood bill, tho chief accomplishment being tho accept ance of most of thu amendments sug gested by, the committee on Indian affairs. - Senator Cullom reported tho legis lative, judicial nnd cxecutivo appropri ation bill as amended by tho senate commltteo on appropriations. Thu to tal carried is $20,102,002, a net in crease of $434,772 over tho amount ap propriated by thu bill as passed by tho house Tho session of tho house was given over almost entirely to discussion of tho bill on banking and currency "to im prove currency conditions." Tho impeachment charges on which Judge Charles Swnyno will bo tried wero presented Jilst before adjournment nnd notice given that 011 Thursday they would bo called up for action in the house. Wednesday, January II. Thu attention of thu senate today was divided by tho statehood question nnd government regulation of railroads. All amendments to tho statehood bill ex cept ono wero ugreed to. In tho house the army appropriation hill received consideration. Tho ex penses of thu army nnd navy worn se verely criticized by several members. Attention was called to tho largo re tired lls,t of ofllcers, which includes 230 brigadier generals. An effot was made to reduce tho pay of retired ofllcers above tho rank of major when assigned to duty with tiie militia of the several states. Tills was aimed nt General Miles as secretary general of Massa chusetts. Thursday, January 12, The legislative, executive nnd judi cial hills wero read at length in tho senate and thero was considerable dis cussion of thu civil servicu question and tho provision for an Investigation of foreign trade conditions by thu de partment of commerce. The liotiMU devoted It sentlro session to tho discussion of impeachment charges against Judge Charles Kwayne, of tho Northern district of Florida. Hear Evldenco In Public. Paris, .Ian. 11. Thu text of thu pro cedure of tho International commission appointed to Inquire into thu North sea incident was given out today. It regu lates tho hearing of witnesses ami vari ous other details. Tho most important points aro as follows: Tho olllelal lauguago of tho commis sion will bo French. Witnesses testi fying In other languages will havo their testimony translated into French. Thu commissioners will deliberate in secret and will hear tho witnesses in public. The British claims will bo first pre sented and tho Russian reply will fol low. Counsel for lstth sides will pro sent final arguments. Tho commissioners will deliberate In secret tiou their final report, Thu closing session of thu commis sion, which will publish thu result, will be public, Bids for Armor Plate Oponed. Washington, Jan. 11. Hids wero opened today at the Navy Department for 7,828 tons of armor plate for tho battleship Nuw Hampshire and thu ar mored ci niseis Montana and North Carolina. Tho aggregate bid of tho Carnegie and llethlehem companies was identical, $3,201,700, tho first delivery to be made In six months, The lowest lifit.l.ii- unit Mm Mlilviilit Ktftnl I'rmumtiv. of Philadelphia, whose aggregate bid was $31,28,781, delivery to Dcgln Au gust IT), at thu lato of 500 tons a moiuiii More Submarines for Japan. Minneapolis, Jan. 1 1. Another con signment of submarine toiptdo boats was handed from the Burlington road to tho Great Northern railroad at I lam lino und rushed onward to tho coast today. It was Identical in nature with tho shipment of boats which passed through hero in tho summer, These shipments of war supplies havu become so numerous as to excite little attention at tho transfer station. They consist of ammunition, guns, beef and medicines. Stoessel Had 60,000 Men. Toklo, Jan. 11. Tho Japanese achievement at Port Arthur Is more remarkable In tho light of further in vestigation. The original Russian strength is now believed to havo been almost 50,000 men. It is announced at thu army headquarters that in addition to tho prisoners already reported, alxnit 13,000 wounded combatants will event ually be brought to Japan. DOINGS IN CONGRESS. NO MONEY TO SPARE Chairman Burton Is Opposed to Dalles-Celilo Canal. THINKS PORTAGE ROAD ENOUGH Williamson Makes Vigorous Answer, Saying Portage Road Is Only Tomporary Makeshift. .Washington, Jan. 13. It is going to require nil tho influence that thu com bined delegations for Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho can bring to bear to securu provision in tho river and harbor bill for carrying on work on tho Dalles Colllo canal. Chairman Burton, who has heretofore been regarded as friend ly to this project, Is now decidedly an tagonistic, and, if his present views prevail, no appropriation will bo mndo for tho canal. In a letter which ho sent to Representative Williamson to day ho said : "I ntn strongly disposed to think wo shall havo to omit any appropriation for tho Dallcs-Coltlo canal. Tho total cost of tho plan would be $3,800,000, nnd it is useless to begin with n partial appropriation. "Again, thoro nro numerous othor projects in Oregon, notably tho mouth of the Columbia, which will requiro large appropriations. Would It not bo well to try for tho time tho portage railway that can bo completed at com paratively small expense, and would indicate whether trafllc from below the falls would develop In sufllclunt amount to mnko it desirable to caunllzo tho river for 12 miles nt and near The Dalles?" To this lotter Representative Wil liamson tonight mado reply, stating that thu people of Oregon, Washington nnd Idaho are nut asking for a full ap propriation at this time to complete thu canal, but only enough to start work, not over $500,000. Congressmen Jones nnd Vrcnch nro co-oporntlng with Mr. Williamson in tho effort to convince Chairman Burton that tho government should nt this tlino mnko provision for tho Dalles Colllo cana. If tho effort ultimately fulls in tho house nnd tho river nnd harbor bill should pass thai body n re newed effort will bo mndo by thu north- western synators to havo an amendment attached to thojdll in tQ"5nau4 J)ro viding for coinincriclng'worlc' onlKis canal. OPPOSED TO REVI8ION. Canvas of House Shows Nine-Tenths of Republicans to Inclined. Washington, Jan. 13. A prominent member of tho ways and means com mittee of tho house raid to tho Associ ated Press today that thu poll which tho leaders of the house had conducted of tho Republican members on thu question of tariff revision showed that til) per cent of tlio members who had been approached wero against revision. All of thu leaders of the house except Representative Payne, chairman of tho ways and means committee, who Is laid up with rheumatism, and Representa tive Taw uoy, are against revision. Thu work of erystalll.lng sentiment against revision irf being done by Represent atives DaUull, of Pennsylvania, and (IroHvenor, of Ohio. GONE TO MEET HIM. Japan's Cruisers Believed to Be Near Baltic Fleet Commander. London, Jan. 13. Japanese corres pondents of the Morning Post consider it not iucrediblu that Japanese men-of-war have reached Diego Gaieia (Chagos Archipelago), and point out that, al though Admiral Togo Is at Toklo, other admirals aro not idlo. Vice Admrlal Uriu, it is stated, has been cruising in thu vicinity of thu equator for some time past. The num ber of vessels ho luiH'at Ills command Is kept secret, but doubtless ho Is ready to do battlo with tho Russian Baltic squadron whenever it appears east of thu 70th meridian. Germany Does Not Fear America Berlin, Jan. 13. Finance Minister von Rhclubahcn,1' in introducing tho budget in thu Prussian diet, referred to Herman-American trade relations, Ho said it was wholly erroneous that Ger many could gain anything through a decline in the economic prosperity of the United States, Tho danger of American competition, which had never Ihjcii estimated very high, had greatly receded since tho growing improvement of business in thu United States had broadened thu consumptive demand there, For Promotion of Commerco, Washington, Jan, 13. Provision is mado for thu Investigation of trade con ditions at homo and abroad in amend ment to the executive, legislative and judicial appropriation hill reported to thu senate today from tho commltteo on appropriations. Agitation of this ques tion was started soon after thu creation of tho Department of Commerco and I-Jilior, nod bills wero prepared by sev eral members of congress providing for such luvestlugtion. Deep Snow In Oklahoma. Oklahoma City, Jan. 13. Thu bllz zard that began yesterday in Oklahoma continued today, thu fall of snow und sleet being the heaviest In years. Streot car and railroad traflio were Interupted and wires were broken by tho weight f tho sleet. THREAT TO CHILE. Japan Warns Her Not to Sell War ships to Russia. Paris, Jan. 12. Japan has" informed Cliilo that further salo of vessels to Russia will bo followed by summary punttlvo measures. This Information comes directly from tho foreign office, but has not yet been published in Paris. According to nn official of tho office, Japan is greatly irritated over tho mat tor, and lias oven gone so far as to hint broadly that tho Chilean const would mnko a fine tnrgot for Japanese war ships. At the samo timo n similar protest was mndo to tho Argentine Republic, in spito of thu fact that such n threat might bo considered an offeiiBO ngainMt thu Monroe doctrine Tho Bourco of this information leaves no doubt as to itfl correctness. Dr. Motono, tho Jnpnncso minister hero, says ho has no knowledge of nny such communication on thu part of his government. At tho samo time ho took occasion to crltlulzo tho two re publics. A member of thu Japaneso legation said that, if tho United States should take no measures to prevent any further action of this sort, it would not bu fair to invoke the Monroe doctrlno against Japan. Speaking unofficially, members of government circles say tills incident shows that Japan lias grown so self complacent over her victories that she can run the risk of losing the good will of even tho United States. HOLD-UP GAME BLOOKED. Fulton Putt Spoke In Wheel of Kla math Irrigation Company. Washington, Jan. 12. Tho chief of engineers, nt tho request of Senator Fulton, today decided to grant no authority to tho Klamath irrigation company to divert water from Klamath lnko for irrigation purposes. This company, with purely speculative in tent, hits begun tho construction of an irrigation canal lying within tho pro posed government irrigation project, its purpose being to sell nut to tho' govern ment nt n largo profit. Fortunately for tho government, It, proposes utilizing tho water of a navi gable stream, ami this cannot be done except by authority of congress. The company had applied for permission from the War department, contending that Klamath lnko and Link rivor are not navigable. Senator Fulton showed that both bodies aro navigable and navigated. While tho government will prolwbly recompense tho Klamath irrigation company for the work which it may ac quire, it will only pay a fair price, It will not be held up and robbed. IRRIGATION IN WASHINGTON Government will Carry Out Palout Project If O. R. & N. Helps. , Washington, Jan. 12. Tho Wash ington delegation had a conference thin morning with officials of tho reclama tion service, during which T. A, Nohlo, in charge of examinations In Washing ton, explained the progress of work in that state, In brief, ho showed that government irrigation is not practicable on tho Okanogan river, nnd Intimated that thu whole Okanogan project would bu abandoned, llecauso of numerous vested interests In tho Yakima valley, thu government has not yet found an attractive project in that vicinity, Tho Big llend project, which contem plates thu reclamation of 1,000,000 acres or more at a cost of $30,000,000, is too gigantic to bo considered serious ly nt this time, hut there is a strong probability that tho government will next year begin work on tho Palouso project, which contemplates tho recla mation of 80,000 acres, mostly in Franklin county, at a cost of $5 per acre. This project has been found en tirely feasible. All preliminary sur veys are completed, and it only waits for thu O. R, & N. Co. to consent to remove Its tracks from Washtucna coulee, which it is proposed to convert into u storage reservoir. This consent Is expected to bu given, negotiations to that end being now under way, Needs of Oklahoma, Guthrie, Okla. T., Jan. 12. That Oklahoma should begin thu purifica tion of politics by punishment of tho professional "lobbyist," who ho con tends is striking a vital blow at thu government by thu people; that Okla homa is deserving of, and should bo given, statehood by congress, and that a crusade should bo inaugurated for good roads lu thu territory, nro tho points of most general interest men tioned by Governor T, B, Ferguson in his message to thu Eighth leglslaturo, now in session, Sea Sown with Mines, Toklo, Jan. 12, Tho navy depart ment says that tho district covered with submarine mines had it radius of 40 miles outside of Port Arthur. It reports thu destruction und explosion of (1'Jli of thesu mines to date. Ten ad ditional survivors of tho third expedi tion of tho Japanese to blockade tho entrance of 1'ort Arthur havo been discovered lu Russian hostlpals. They have been transferred to tho Japanese hospitals, To Open Mineral Lands, Washington, Jan. 12. A provision wns inserted in the Indian appropria tion bill that all mineral lands within Indian reservations shall bo declared open, subject to location, dovelompent and entry under thu mineral land law. This provision will apply to all reser vations whero it has been enforced without infringing on tho rights of Indians. t t 1 l I i , M.'jZtee vtji-Mim -a j &UU.US