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Vlem Prmmltlmnt a. m an AMt, mmu. oiiMr STATE BANK NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Resume of the Less Important but Not Les Interesting Events of the Past Week. News of rlotR in Russia is causing dlBnffoction'ln Kuropatkln's army. Tho now Excelsior Roller mills at Mnryavllle, Knn., wero destroyed by fire. Loss $150,000. Tho Now York clinmbcr of commcrco bns nsked the lcglBluturo to spend $100,000 on tho Lowift nnd Clurk fair. Tlio bursting of a largo water tank on the roof of tho Denver dry goods Htorc, n lnrt'n dctmrtmunt store, causctl dnin- ago to Btock estimated nt over $60,000. Professor II. Cole, of Chicago, has discovered what is bolioved to bo tho largest spot on tho sun. It covers one tnnthof tho sun's surface, iscirir-shaped, And can bo seen through Htnokcd glass. Fire in tho Cramp shipbuilding plant nt Chester, Fa., destroyed valuablo blucprintR, models and charts, includ ing plans of tho battleships Idaho and Mississippi, and the crulHur Tennessee, hut work on these ships is not much delayed. Extreme cold weather !h prevailing throughout thu Eastern nnd Middle states. Tho entire country from the Atlantic to tho Itocky mountains is In tho grasp of a blizzard aud the temper ature ranges from 5 below at Kansas City to oil below at Glcudtvo, Mont. Tho annual report of President Charles W. Eliot, of Harvard unlvera Itv fnr ilin vnur Hin.'l.O-l. Mlinu'fl n llcfl. cit of $10,000, nnd he predicts an atyl nuai tiencn unless iiiuion ieen nru raised or a largo endowment created. Ho says $2,600,000 is needed for rea sonable objects in view. Three would-bo assassins of tho csar have been captured. A number of senators aro opposing tho Malheur irrigation bill. The Japanese lmvo captured another vessolb ound for Vladivostok witli con traband of wnr. Tho federal grand jury working on Oregon land fraud rases Is still grind ing out Indictments, Thirty-six lturslan refugees from Port Arthur on their way to Chofoo in a junk woro caught by a storm and drowned. Grand Duko Vladimir defends tho action of tho Itusslan government nnd Bays she has not deferred tho llcrco ox derations of tho world. Russian officers dcclaro before tho North sea commiHsion that they saw torpedo bouUi of a foreign country among the ilshiug lxmtn. Governor Deneon ruges tho Illinois legislature to appropriato sufficient monoy for tho Lewis and Clark fair to enablo a bulldng to bo erected. In tho Colorado election content caso Peabody urges that all fruud-taintcd precinct returns bo thrown out. A number of ballots from precincts out sldo of Denver hnvo been examined and found to have been made out in tho sumo linndwriting.- Ilueslans acruso Ilritish of inciting the riots and Great Dritain has naked for an explanation. A canvass of the Denver vote in the Colorado content shows one-third of tho ballots to bo fruudulent, Tho thermometer in Manchuria where tho fighting is now in progress ri-gletera 20 degrees below zero. The residence of Governor Trepoff, of St. Petersburg, was utmost demol ished by a bomb. Tho governor was absent. , It is believed that Kuropatkin re ceived ortle'rs from St. Petersburg to as sume tho offensive or else ho would not have moved against the Japanese at present. , Twenty membere of the Chicago Commercial csltib have gone to Cuba, where they will devoto two weeks to studying the commercial )OHsibilities of the island. Tho provincial council as warned the czar to grant freedom or lose his crown. Edwin Stone, of Albany, manager of the Corvallis & Eastern railroad, tus apsaulted and the room in which he was asleep set on fire. The flames were not discovered until, with the Injuries received from tho assailant, they proved fatal. There is no clew to the mur derer. Tho naval appropriation bill provides over $100,000,000. Tho Prussian government has ap pointed a commission to investigate the coal strike. Chile has refused to soil war vesfols to an American firm, presumably for one of the nations now at war in the Far East. Secretary Taft wants a reduction of tariff on Philippine producta and de clares the islands will ultimately bo given their independence. Sympathizers with the Russian strik ers marched through the streets of Boston with a red flag, but they were not not allowed to make speeches. DOINGS IN CONGRESS. Saturday, Jan. 28. Eulogies upon tho departure of tho lato Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, particularly engrossed the attention of tho senato today. Thoro wero 10 speeches by as many senators. After tho conclusion of the memorial serv ices tho sonato adjourned out of respect to tho dead senator's memory. In a session of less than two hours today tho houso passed 373 pension bills nnd received for tho calendar tho naval and diplomatic appropriation bills. Tho session was devoted to leg islation entirely devoid of discussion. Monday, January 30. Tho Benato today agreed to voto on tho joint statehood bill beforo adjourn ment on Tuesday, February 7, tho amendments to bo considered on that date under tho tcn-mlnuto rule. The larger part of tho day was occupied in general debato on the statehood bill. Fulton offered amendments' to tho In dian appropriation bill referring to tho court of claims of Chinook, and Cath lamct Indians; also conveying title to persons who iiavo purchased grazing lands from tho Umatilla Indians. After n protracted debate tho houso adopted tho conferouco report on tho executive, leglslatvoand jodiclal appro priation bill. As agreed to tho hill carries $29,132,242. A bill was passed dividing tho stato of Washington into two judicial districts, the Eastern and Western. Tho bill extending to tho Philippines tho provisions of tho revis ed statutes concerning tho extradition of fugitives from justice was passed. Tuesday, January 31. Tho senato today continued tho con sideration of tho joint statohood hill with Nelson as tho principal speaker. A number of hills wero panned, includ ing one largely Increasing tho fees for stock companies in tho DlUtrlct- of Co lumbia. In tho houso tho senato amendments to tho army appropriation bill wero disagreed to and tho bill was sent to conference. Williams, (Dem., Miss.) started a lengthy debato by bringing up tho treatment by General Miles of Jefferson Davis, president of thu Con federacy, when ho was a prisoner at Fortress Monroe. Tho postofllco ap propriation bill was debated tor an hour. Wednesday, February I. Clark (Mont.,) Dillingham and Teller today continued tho discussion of tho joint statehood bill. Proctor reported (ho agricultural appropriation bill and gavo notice that ho would askd have, it considered. Bills wero passed grant ing certain lands to tho Okluhoma Ag ricultural college; amending tho land laws so as to permit settlers on public lands to mako transfers for public uses beforo completing title; amending ex isting lawH so as to require captains of passenger vessels to supply information regarding tho ago aud sex of immi grants. Tho postolllro appropriation bill oc cupied tho houso. tho major portion of today. Willi nil understanding that tho discussion of the Ui'8tion should bo continued tomorrow, tho bill was laid asido and other matters taken up, Tho conference report on tho fortifica tions bill was adopted. Tho bill cur ries $(1,747,803. Senator Ankeny will endeavor to have a provision made in the naval ap propriation bill (or tho allowance of a differential of 4 per cent to Pacific coast shipyards competing on government warships contracts. Friday, February 3. Tlio postotllco appropriation bill was tho main topic of discussion in tho houso today and its consideration was not completed. During tlio day bills wero passed as follows: Amending thu law ho as to reduce tlio amount of bond required of agents acting for con signees on imported goods; providing for thu construction of irrigation and reclamation works in certain lakes and rivers in Oregon and California; grunt ing certain lauds within thu Flathead Indian reservation, Montana, to certain Catholic societies for religious pur M)ses, Thelcnnte spent much of today 'dis cussing tho distribution of ordinary farm and garden seeds by tlio Agricul tural department. When adjournment was taken consideration of tho hill had not been completed. A further con ference was ordered on tho formications appropriation bill. Many Killed at Riga. Kt. Petersburg , Feb. 3. Tho latest reportH received by Consul General Watts, from thu American consuls in Russiu, indicate a cessation of tlio troublu in most of the industrial cen ters. The consul ut Riga report that tho rioting at that place was precipitat ed by studentH and rowdies, who fired on tho police, Tlio police and troops returned the fire, and 63 peifons were killed and 160 wounded. At Rovul tho soldiers wero obliged to defend u factory on Suturduy against a mob. Three strikers uto killed. Sold Mining Stock on Routes, Washington, Fob. 3. Postmaster General Wynne today removed three letter carriers in thu Toledo, O., jost nffico, ordered u fourth man to show caupu why ho should not he removed, and suspended 30 other carriers, till of tlio Toledo office, for 30 days on tho charge of felling mining tdock and of collecting tlio assessments thereon. It is charged that the men hold this min ing stock while on duty as carriers, as Hell as when off duty. Piles for the Panama Canal. Washington, Feb. 3. The Isthmian canal commission has awarded a con tract for furnishing fir piles to the American Mercantile company, of La Conner, Wash., amounting to about $200,000. TWO ARE INDICTED Mitchell and Brownell Held to Answer Charges. JURY MAKES ANOTHER REPORT Mitchell Said to Have Accepted Pay While Senator Brownell Had Men Swear Falsely. Portland, Feb. 2. Tho Federal grand jury haB spoken again and tills time two now nnd distinctly important in dictments havo been returned, ono nimlimt Hcnntnr Mitchell chnrelne him with violating section 1782 of tho re vised statutes i ol tho United States, which provides that no ono holding tho olllco of senator shall recolvo any compensation whatsoever for any work dona to further matters relating to tho work of the government in any depart ment; tho other against Stato Senator Gcorgo C. Brownell, alleging that ho is guilty of subornation of perjury In hav ing induced Fred Slovera and John A. Howland, two axmon formerly In tho employ of Surveyor General Henry Moldrum, to swear falsely beforo tho grand jury In regard to tho work dono by Brownell as a notnry while making affidavits in connection witli tho work nf tli niirvnvnr iriituinil's nllico. all of which is in violation of section 6303 of tho revised statutes. It has been rumored for somo time that Senator Mitchell would yet havo to face another chnrgo than tho ono wlileh Ihih heen haneliiu over him for Homn time, but It woh not known from which direction tho blow would fall. Many theories havo been advanced and among them an entanglement with Frederick A. Krlhs, nnd this has proved to bo tho correct guess. It was for work dona tar Krllis that tlio inuici ment bns boon returned. Tho senator has been Indicted under tho same sec tion of tho statutes which was used against Congressman Drlggs, of Now Ynrk. wlin lilended irulltv to tho churuCH against him, and is also the same charge brought against henator uur ton, who was recently convicted and grouted a new trial. "GREATEST OF WATERWORKS Croton Dom, Largest Piece of Ma sonry of Modern Time. Now York, Feb. 2. After 10 years of labor and tho expenditure of $0,000, 000, thu new Cornell dam, near Croton-oii-Hudson, in Westchester county, from which this city will draw lurguly for its water sujdpy, haH been practical ly completed. It is tho largest piece of masonry in tlio world, except the Pyra mids of Egypt. The flood gates havo been shut down for tho first tlino aud tho dam has begun to fill with water. It Is estimated by tho engineers thnt it will require about two yearn to fill. When tlio water reaches tho base of ItH coping It will mako a lako 10 miles long. Tho water will rise 30 feet uboo the old dam. Tho new daul will hold 30,000,000,000 gallons of water. Half n dozen towns which occupied the Hito wero abandoned. AMERICAN BEEF TOO HIGH. That Is Why Army In Philippines is Supplled'from Abroad. Washington, Feb. 2. Senator An keny today culled on tho quartermaster general to ascertain why all army beef for tho Philippines is purchased cither in Argentina or Australia, to tlio ex clusion of American heel. Ho was told that tho government can get Argentina or AuHtrullun beef delivered at Manila for iyt cents a jKiund, far below tho prlcu at which any American dealers will agree to deliver it. Tlio war de partment nays that, until congress passes u law requiring the purchase of American meutH, it will continue to mipply tho Philippines nt the lowest price obtainable. Test of Submarine Boat. Newport News, Vu Feb. 2. With representatives of tint Argentine repub lic nnd British governments, among others, on board , the submarine boat Simon Ijiko "X" today was submerged 38 feet and returned to the surface in 30 seconds. This cuts in half tlio rec ord held by tlio French type of subma rine, which is one minute. Another record was broken in filling tho 'ballast tunks for tho submergence. Tho tanks wero filled In 0 minutes, the best previous time beliiK 16 minutes, made by a French submarine. Crop Outlook on Pacific Coast. Washington, Teh. 2. Tho weather hureau'H summary of crop conditions for tho month of Junuury, 1005, nays: In the Rocky mountain region and to tho westward the temperature wuh milder than usual, with more than tlio average precipitation in th southern plateau region and Southern California, and much less thau average precipiuttion, us a w hole. On thu North Pacific coast the winter wheat outlook is favorable, except late sown in Washington. Land for Irrigation. Washington, Feb. 2. For tho exten sion of the Klamath river irrigation project, the Interior department today ordered tho withdrawal from all forms of disposal of 44B,60 acres of public lands in tho Ukevlew, Or,, land dis trlct: 220,620 acres in tlio Redding, Cal., land district, and 100,440 acres in the Susanville, Cal., land district. COLD KILLS THE WOUNDED. Stream of Sufferers Pours Into Muk denJapanese Spread Dissension Mukden, Feb. 1. Constant streams of wounded men arc arriving horo from tho right flank, including Lieutenant Gonornl Mistchonko, who !b In excel lent spirits nnd is receiving visitors. According to tho official army organ, tho wounded number 3,600. The cold Is intenao nnd tho condition of tho wounded causes- tho greatest anxloty, becauso tho cxposuro of their wounds to tho frost induces gangrcno. Tho Japaneso are taking good euro to see thai tho Russian rank nnd filo are not left uninformed regarding tho dis turbances In Russia. They aro carry ing on a regular campaign to spread bo- ditiou nnd discouragement among tho troops. Letters aro daily thrown with in tho Russian lines declaring that all Russia is aflamo with riot nnd revolt, arguing that tho soldiers aro shedding their blood In vain, and culling on them to surrender or desert. Tho boI diers eagerly read and discuss these communications, especially accounts of tho events ut St, Petersburg January 22. GIVES UP ATTEMPT. Kuropatkin Will Not Try to Break Through Oyama's Line. Mukdon, Fob. 1. There is no appar ent connection between storting of tho battle of January 20 and tho domestic excitement nt St. Petersburg, nor tho orders just issued to abandon tho plan ned advanco against Jtho Japanese posi tions. Tho nfloct of tho troublu in Russia Is an yet Inperceptlblo hero. Tlio facts aro not generally known. Officers possessing information of oc currences nt homo say that the disaf fected aro probably using tho present war us a pretext for their periodical demonstrations, which aro regarded no moro seriously that formerly. Tho commander in cliief'H orders to abandon tho advanco are reported to reasons for stopping tho advanco: First, tho losses sustained; second, tho failure of a quick attack upon which tho advance depended. Thu precise meaning of tho above Is not apparent. Notwithstanding tho order to cease, a tenacious conllict continues In tho vicinity of Sanchiapu, a fortified out post on thu Japaneso loft, whore It Is reported tho Russians havo taken thu outer works. TOWNS ON IRRIGATED LAND. French Proposes-, te' H-Lts'enl Water Rights for Fund. Washington, Feb. 1. Representa tive French, of Idaho, today introduced a bill authorizing tho secretary of tho interior to withdraw from entry nny public lands needed for townslto pur poses in connection with any irrigtinu project under tlio national irrigation law and to huIhIIvIiIo them Into lots. Such lots shall bo sold ut public unc tion to the highest bidder for cash, tlio proceeds to ho expended for tho con struction ot witter and sower systems and other municipal improvements nnd for payment for rights to tlio use of water. Monoy o expended tor muni cipal Improvements shall ho repaid by tho town authorities in 20 annual In stallments into tlio reclamation fund, Tint secretary may sell rights to tlio uso of water available under tho recla mation act for domestic, flro and other purposes to any city or town establish ed us above provided, and also to other cities or towns. DEAD IN HEAPS. Warsaw Streets Full of Human Bodies as Result of Battle. WnrHuw, Feb. 1 . Moro blood has been shed in the streets of Warsaw during Tuesday and early Wednesday morning. Tho number of strikers is increasing, nnd conditions throughout tho city are fast becoming chaotic. Thu worst disturbances occurred in the suburbs, wliilo the city proper whs somewhat more (pilot. Many streotH In tho city proper are liko chanel houses. In somo disticts tho dead lio in heaps, as it lias been impossible to bury them all. Author ities admit that at least 700 corpses uru still in tlio streets. They nro pu trefying fast, and in somo quarters tho stench is becoming unbearable. Can't Collect Old Debts. Washington, Feb. 1, All the mem bers of tho cabinet wero present ut the meeting today except Secretaries Hay and Wilson, tho former still being con fined to his homo by a suvero cold. Again thu president emphasized his in terest in tho arbitration treaties pend ing beforo tho senate, Ho holds that the opponents of tho treaties are pro ceeding on wrong premises in maintain ing that they may bo used by foreign countries es a basis for action against certain of tho Southern states in thu collection of old claims, Must Obey the Court. Washington, Feb. 1. It can bo said by authority that unless thu corpora tions constituting tlio alleged beef trust shall heed thu injunction mudo perma nent yesterday by tlio decision of thy supremo court of thu United States, tho government will institute proceed iugs against tho individual members of tho corporations to enforce tlio decision Of tho court. Thu proceedings will bo under thu criminal law, if such cuq bo instituted. Carrying Out New Forestry Law. Washington, Fob. 1. By order of tho president, tho forest division ot thu general land office was abolished today, and its work will bo continued by the bureau of forestry of tlio de partment of agriculture, under Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot. ARE BEATEN BACK Russian Advance Ends in Dis astrous Defeat. AWFUL SUFFERING OF SOLDIERS Battle Carried On In Blizzard by Jap anese When Forced to Fight , to Save Position. Toklo, Jan. 31. Tho troops which twico captured Port Arthur, onco from the Chlncso nnd then again from tho Russians, havo administered a defeat to Gcnoral Kuropatkin's army from which It cannot possibly recover during the winter. Field Marshal Oyama has sent a dispatch to the imperial headquar ters indicating that tho conquerors of Port Arthur woro sent by him to meet tho enemy in tho bloody battlo just de cided, owing to their long practice un der arms and their tried ability to withstand tho hardships of tho awful Mnnchurian winter. Tho result of tho struggle so far has proved thelwls- dom of his course Evory dispatch received from tho front tells ot winter horrors such as no other battling nrmy over had to contend with, Many Inches of snow cover the country ns far as tho cyo can see. Tho ridges aro Bnow-cnpped. Avalanche upon avolancho has tumbled Into tho trcncliH, inflicting untold suffering upon tho soldiers thoroin. Field Marshal Oyama's dispatches have convinced tho military authori ties hero that ho was by no means anx ious to engage in thu battlo, and, In fact, permitted tho Russians to tako several positions in his vicinity to savo tho troops from thu unspeakable strain of fighting in thu storm. But tho Rus sian advanco was mudo wltlilt such en ergy nnd determination by large bodies of troops occupying miles of ground that Oyama finally decided to accept ' tho challenge A largo portion ot Gcnoral Nogl's army, both his regulars and his re serves, woro placed in tho vanguard. Among them wero thousands of veterans ot tho Chino-Japaneso war, who, hav ing dono service in Manchuria in the winter, wero able to make progress and uso their arms where less seasoned troops would havo been paralsyed. Tho victory gained over the Russian right nrmy is considered hero even a greater feat than was tho capture of Port Arthur, for, while the battle raged, there woro no trenches to seek protection in and ovury shot of the enemy was miidu more deadly by the indescribable cold. For this reason thu iiuws from thu front that Field Mar shal Oyiinui Is now following up his advantage with relentless energy lias been received witli amazement. CITY OF BLOOD. Battle Rages In Warsaw Streets with No Respect to Age or Sex. Warsaw, Jan. 31. Another day and half a night of horrors havo passed. Ah this dispatch is sent, tho city is ruled by savago mobs and moro savage soldiers. Both aro intent upon killing. No official statements uru obtainable ut tills hour, but when tho cost in human lives comes to bo counted there will be found dead by tho hundreds men,' women and children. Everybodyyoung and old, men, women and children was attacked by thu soldiers and ruthlessly shot down. One Holdiur aimed a sahru blow ut a woman, In suit defense sho druw n re volver and fired a shot, which wont wild. A second later a volley was' di rected at her, and she fell dead, riddled by u scorn of bullets, This is but one of a hundred instances. For thu most part the soldiers who rodu and trumped through the streets during thu lato afternoon of Monday weru drunk. They seemed to take a particular delight in nttacking harmless persons. They killed tor tho mere sake of killing. To Shoot Down Bandits. .Manila, Jan. 31, Habeas corpus has been suspended In the provinces of Ca vltu and Butuugus. Major General Cor- bin is heartily co-operating with Gov ernor Wright, nnd is giving him uvory possihlo aid in suppressing lawlessness. Federal troops consisting of detnchmentH of picked sharpshooters work in con junction with tho native scouts nnd tho constabulary. Federal troops garrison thu towns and martial law bus prac tically been established. Tiiu present situation in thu two provinces is partly dtiu to raids of ladroiies. Run Down by Cavalry. London, Jan. 31, The foreign office lias received u telegram from Consul Gueral Murray, at Wursaw, reporting that himself and Vice Consul Mucu kuin weru charged by Russiaul cavalry men engaged in clearing thu streets of Warsaw. It appears that Mr. Murray is partially deuf, aud when hu endeav ored to mako known his personality, it was without avail. Ambassador Ilard ingo lilts been ordered to make urgent protest ut St, Petersburg. Beef Trust a Monopoly, Washington, Jan. 31. Thu supremo court of thu United States today decid ed thu United States vs. Swift A Co., known us tlio beef trust ease, charging conspiracy among tho puckers to fix prices on fresh meats nnd liko products. Tho opinion was handed down by Justice Holmes and affirmed thu de cision of thu court below, which was aguliiat thu packers, u u m it" i m m & -1HT.J,''rell