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Heppner Gazette battel! Thursday af Each Wk HEPPNER OREGON RESUME OF THE WEEK'S DOINGS General Review of Important Hap penings Presented in a Brief and Comprehensive Manner for Busy Readers National, Political, His torical and Commercial. FOREIGN WARSHIPS COMING. valley lumbermen favor a Missouri joint rate. Russian reactionaries plan to dissolve the douma Britain and Russia mav unite to keep order in Persia. War between unicns may close the Goldheld, Nevada, mines Jerome is confident of being able to destroy the Thaw defense. Garfield and Ballingei are to tour the West in the interest of land reform. Secretary Straus has started a radical reform of the steamboat inspection ser vice. Taris electricians have won their strike and the big city again lias light and power. Eleven of Portland's sawmills and 2,000 men are idle as a ns.ilt of the labor troubles in that city. Michigan copper companies are pleading with the governor to allow them to form a trust so as to success fully fight their rivals. The Niearaguan government has in suited the American fiag and assaulted Minister Merry, who has closed the legation and gone to Costa Rica Radicals have elected officers of the Russian douma. Jerome has decided to recall Mrs Thaw to the stand. Hearst has won another decision in the New York mayoralty contest. The sugar trust has been sued in a Ne.v York court by a crushed rival Roosevelt is preparing to close the gates against Japanese immigration North Dakota solons passed a law providing a 2g cent passenger fare The woman suffragist bill has been talked to death in the British parlia ment. Enrope and South America Will be at Jamestown Exposition. Washington, March 12. In addition to the great ironclads of the Atlantic ileet, commanded bv Admiral Evans, the naval display at the Jamestown ex position will include some of the finest vessels in the foreign navies. These are mostly of the cruiser class, but as the armored vessels of this typo are equal to battleships in size and scarcely less formidable in appearance, they will make an attract ire showing. The Navy ' department has been ad vised up to date of the coming of the following foreign ships: Great Britain 1 he armored cruisers Good Hope, flagship Argyle, Mapstead and Roxburgh, under command of Rear Admiral Neville. France Armored cruisers Kleber and Victor Hrgo and another cruiser to take the place of the Jean Bart, re cently wrecked off the African coast, commanded by Rear Admiral Thierry. Japan The cruisers Tsuguka and Chitose, under command of Vice Ad miral Ijuin. Portugal One cruiser, probably the Don Carlos. Austria The armored cruiser Char les VII and another cruiser. .Italy One armoied cruiser and one protected cmiser. Sweden One warship, not yet named. Brazil One to three warships, not yet named. Argentina One to three warships, not yet named. Chile The cruiser Senteno. Belgium Will send a military dele gation and China a military and naval delegation. DOINGS OF OUR NATIONAL BODY OF LAWMAKERS Monday, March 4. Washington, March 4. With a new record for large appropriations and fur leaching legislation, the Fifty-ninth congress was brought to a close shortly after noon today. The last few hours were tame bv comparison with what had been expected. Extreme fatigue, due to continued night sessions in the house during the last week, had a dampening effect upon many congressmen and the usual exces sive "hist day" enthusiasm was con fined to less than half the membership. Vice President Fairbanks and Speak er Cannon received the thanks of the minority for the impartial manner in which they had presided over the delib erations of the two houses, and both made speeches expressing gratitude at the words of appreciation. A feature of the house session was the presentation of a club silver service of 300 pieces to General Grosvenor by his colleagues of the Fifty-ninth con- cress. In addition to the songs and stories that usually mark the close of a session, ttie entire house or representa tives waved flags and sang "My coun try, 'tis of thee" as the gavel fell at 12:15 P. M. In the senate the last of the proceedings was a speech by Vice President Fairbanks. REFORM IN POSTAL SERVICE. GRAND JURY AT BOISE. of An electricians' strike in Paris put the city in darkness and demoralized the newspaers. The Spanish minister to the Untied States says the battle of Manila bay was a victory of non over wood. Leonilas Preston, a Texas million aire, committed suicide by taking poi son. Physicians found enough of the deadly hydrocyanic poison in his sto mach to kill six men. The Kansas legislature has voted 110,000 for the Seattle fair. There is a promise of harmony be tween the czar and the douma. President Bonilla, of Honduras, claims a victory over Nicaraguan troops. A rich copper strike has been made in Nevada not a great distance from Tonopah. Harriman offers to co-operate with the government in settling the railroad controversy. Thaw's lawyers announce that the defense is through. Jerome will send the case to the jury. The news of the acceptance of Swet tenham's resignation was receive! with rejoicing at Kingston. The attorney general has decided that the new immigration law excludes state aided immigrants. Four of Portland's largest sawmills are closed on account of labor difTieul ties. Nearly fifteen hundred men are out . Railroads in Nerbaska will comply with the 2-cer t passenger fare iaw, but will not grant a special rate of any kind. Much Speculation as to the Cause Calling of Special Session. Boise, Ii'aho, March 12. Rumors are rife tonight that there will be some startling sensations as the result of the sitting of the United States grand jury beginning yesterday. What these mat ters are is not known, but there are many surmises. Hints are given that some people high up in the scale will be involved. There are cases pending in which persons are under indictment foi alleged timber land fraud cases in Washington county, but it seems prob able these will not be brought to trial. Colonel A. R. Greene, special agent of the Interior department, has been here for some weeks, and it is apparent that the sensations promised are par tially the result of his work. It is known that he has been investigating some complaints made by contractors on reclamation works, but the under standing has been that it was simply an Interior department matter, the contractors complaining they have not been treated fairly One of the hints given out is in rela tion to the section line surveys for the government. Another is that some land matters in the vicinity of Sho- hone Falls are to be investigated There is a crooked section line theie which throws the falls into another sec tion from that in which it should be embraced. There are other rumors in volving names of prominent persons, but nothing definite has yet leaked out. Commission to Suggest Improvements for Meyer to Execute. Washington, March 6. President Roosevelt today bad a conference with Postmaster General Meyer, and mem bers of the postal commission, includ ing Senators Penrose and Carter and Representatives Overstreet and Gard ner of New Jersey The commission is to make a thorough investigation of the methods of the administration em ployed in the postal service, with the view to suggesting reforms and im provement's that may be for the better ment of the service. There was a gen eral exchange of ideas batween the president and his callers regarding the work. Mr. Mever believes that the most improved business methods should be adopted in all brandies of the postal service, witn a view to us Being en tirely self-supporting, and that reforms should be put into effect wherever there is any evidence of a want of sys tem or laxitv of methods. NO ACTION ON CHINESE LABOR Government Releases Bidders From Obligations Under Bids. Washington, March 8. Frederick Morse, of the American-China com pany, and Julian Rubens, who have submitted proposals to the Isthmian Canal commission to supply Chinese laborers for the canal work, have ad dressed an inquiry to Secretary Taft as to the decision of tho department upon their bids, which have been pending since last fall. Action has been deferred on these bids because the administration was not certain that the work would bo done by contract or continue under gov eminent management. Meanwhile the bidders have become impatient and Mr. Morse called on Mr. Taft today, with the result that they went to the White House and discussed t he matter with the president. Later the following statement was given out at the War departmnet : In view of the changes which have taken place in the management on the Isthmus, the persons making bids for Chinese labor, which have long been pending, have been notified that no action will be taken in respect to them; that they are released fioni any obliga tions under their bids, and that, if oc casion should arise for a renewal of bids for Chinese labor, they would be notified." STUDY COAST DEFENST. HEAVY SNOW IN EAST. The Russian douma has opened with radicals in control. more expensive Milliners! predict hats lot this season. Jerome defied the judge in the Thaw trial and was sternly rebuked. Grover Cleveland objects to state re strictions on insurance investments. The Nortnern Pacific will lose rich timber land through the new forest re serves. England says her navy is equal to that of any two other nations of the world. secreiary iaii ana a numwr ot con gressmen are going to Panama, Cuba and Porto Rico. The upper house of the California legislature has voted down the pro posed woman suffrage. The transport Thomas hae just sailed from San Francisco w ith a full cargo of supplies for the troops in the Philip pines. Governor Swettenham's resignation Las been accepted. John F. Stevens has been appointed temporary chairman of the Isthmian Canal commission. The congress which has just adjourn ed parsed appropriation bills aggregat ing a total of $919,948,680- I Nine Inches at Atlantic City Driftine and Delaying Trains. Philadelphia, Pa., March 12. A heavy snowstorm, which seems to have centered along the New Jersey coast and Eastern Pennsylvania, visited this section today. Snow fell continuous for lo hours, to a depth of seven inches Reports from Atlantic City show that the fall of snow there was nine inches, with as great a fall at other coast points. Throughout Pennsylvania the storm was almost as severe. At Pottspville a fall of eight inches is reported, and at Lockhaven there was a fall of ten inch es. At Wilkesbarre, Scran ton, Allen town, Harrishurg and other points in the eastern end of the state, a similar fall is reported, and in many sections the public roads are closed to traffic. The storm was accompanied by a high wind, which caused drifting, and tralf'c on the railways, particularly in the mountainous sections, was retarded. Northwest Postal Affairs. Washington, March 9. Washington rural routes ordered established May 16: Hatline, Douglas county, route 1 population 3-10, families 85; Walla Walla, Walla Walla county, route 6 population not given, families 120. Maurice W. Staples has been ap pointed regular. John S. Gates substi tute, rural carrie., route 1, at Indicott, Wash. Oregon postmasters appointed: Cor bet, Newell P. Gleason, vice W. II. Reed, removed; Leland, Percy G. Minis, vice II. C. Ball, resigned; Ma- pleton, FIrnest A. Tabor, vice F. 0. Bean, resigned; Wren, George W. Hovey, vice Richard Wilde, resigned. May Graduate to Consulate. Washington, March 0. At the joint request of senator Fulton and John Barrett, the president has designated Isaac A. .Manning, of Portland, for ex amination with a view to appointment to a consular position in South Amer ica, under the new law only persons designated by the president may take the examination and those making higher mark are appointed to existing vacancies, it Mr. .Manning manes good snowing, ins appointment to some South American post is probable Absence of Many Regulars Prevents Usual Encampments. Washington, March 7. Assistant Secretary Oliver has notified the govern ors of the various states and territories which have an organized militia force that it has been found necessary to omit for this year the contemplated annual brigade and division encampments for the instruction of the infantry, cavalry and field artillery of the regular army, as many posts will be depleted by reas on of the absence of about 6,000 troops in Cuba, a considerable number ai the Jamestown exposition and the move ment of a large portion of the army to the Philippines. In lieu thereof camps of instruction for the coast artillery will be establish ed during the season of 1907, and t he National Guard of the various states contiguous thereto will be invited to take part in the development of the problems involved in the defense of the sea coast. Invitations will shortly be issued to the governors of the seaboard states interested, specifying in detail the forces desired to carry out the pro posed problems. The camps probably will be held in July and last from one week to 10 days. THIRD TERM TALK. Movement Refuses to Down and the President May Accept. Washington, March 11. Politicians in Washington nre trying to figure out the meaning of the sudden outburst of the Roosevelt third term boom here. They regard as especially significant the typewritten memorandum given out by Representative Martin, of South Dakota, after a conference with the president, vigorously defending the third term idea. They have reached the conclusion that the president lealizes that the third term movement must be alldwed to run right on in order to head off the progress of the booms of reactionary candidates. The prevailing opinion here remains that President Roosevelt personally will go as far as he can to prevent his own renomination, but will stop at nothing lo assure the nomina tion of a successor in accord with his policies. Rather than pee them suecumbvmany believe that the president himself, if properly approached, would take a re nomination, providing no other candi date satisfactory to himself and friends is ctrong enough to unite the next Re publican national convention. BIG RESERVES IN NORTHWEST President Acts In Advance of New Timber Law. DISARMING IS EXCLUDED. at Russia Will Not Allow Discussion The Hague Conference. St. Petersburg, March 11. Professor de Martens, Russian imperial councillor of state, who has been making a tour of the capitals of F'urApe for the purpose of determining the program to be dis cussed at the next peace conference at The Hague, is expected back in St . Petersburg this week. The introduction of any measures for the limitation of armaments is regard ed here as definitely excluded, because of the attitude of several of the powers United States Ami .nssador Riddle has inquired at the Foreign ollice here re garding the mode of admission to the next conference of certain South Amer ican and other states which did not participate in the first conference. He was informed that practically all the signatories had agreed to the method proposed bv Russia, namely, notifica tion of acceptance of the regulations, the signing of the protocol of the first conference and the number of delegates. ALL PRISONERS GOING NAKED. On Eve of Signing Bill Which With draws Authority, He Signs Pro clamations Rescuing Vast Areas from Lumber Syndicates Largely in Northwest. Imports Show Increase. Washington, March 12. A state ment issued today ly the bureau of Statistics shows that the importations of manufacturers' materials continue to increase. The value of the imports of raw materials for use in manufactures in the seven months ending with Jan uary, l'.07, was ?202,000,000, against 1223,000.000 in the same months of last year, while materials imported for further use in manufacture amounted to $158,000,000, against f!23,000,000 in the corresponding period of last year. Cement imports, f47,OOO,OU0. Raises Wages in Navy Yard. Washington, March 12. The secre tary of the navv has approved the re commendation of the naa! wage board in the cae of the Mare Island navy yard at San Francisco and the Puget Sound naval station. The result is a considerable increase of the rate of pay of the me'hanics and laborers; based on the fact that the vast amount of re- onst ruction work at San Francisco in- ident to the rebuilding of that city has aused a considerable increase of wages. Send British Sh"p South. Victoria, B.C., March 12. H. M. S. Shearwater is loading stores and provi- iors at Fouimalt f r a trip to South America to protect British interests en langered by the war in progress be tween Nicaragua and Honduras. i Forest Rangers for Idaho, Washington, March 9. The follow ing forest rangers have been appointed in Idaho: W. A. Wickersham, J. W Hill, H. A. Beigh, C. T. Gray, J. L Wooden, C. K. Hoyt, of Boise; G. W. Hudnniciitt, Badger; C.H. Huff, Priest River; H. O. Rose, Weston; J. I). Mc- Call, L.irdo; G. F. Johnson, Meaelmm; D. H. Kerby, C. E. Herrich, Alphi; W. M. Carrbell, Weiser. Henri Post for Governor. Washington, March 6. Mr. Henri Post, of Bayport, h. I., and a former assemblyman for that district, has been selected as governor of Porto Rico by the president to succeed Governor Win- throp, who is to become assistant sec retary of the treasury. Mr. Post is now secretary of the insular govern ment, and is alout 43 years of age. Kill Bill Amid Laughter. Washington, March 4. Ileveridge called up in the senate today a bill for the protection of game in Alaska. The reading of the measure was de manded by Culberson and bad pro ceeded for five minutes when it was suggested by Carter that it would be impossible to get the bill engrossed be- foie noon, even if it passed. "I wish to call attention to the fact that the bill must necessarily be amended," said Clapp. "It gives no protection to woodchucks, and there is no exception against the penalty for men who kill ducks and prairie chick ens in self-defense." The bill was withdrawn amid laughter Nominations Not Corfirmed. Washington, March 4. When con gress ended today, there remained about 160 nominations by the president that had not been confirmed. Of these three were appointees as United States attorneys and confirmation was object ed to by senators from the districts to which the appointments were made. They were: William C. Bristol, for the district of Oregon, opposed by Sen ator Fulton; James 1). F'lhott, for the listrict of South Dakota, opposed by Senator Kittredge. and O. R. Hundley, for the Northern district of Alabama. The remaimhrof the unconfirmed nom inations were postmasters. Appoints Wickersham Again. Washington, March b. I he presi dent today signed a recess appointment for District Judge James Wickersham oi Alaska. 1 lie judge is now serving bis pecond term on the bench, but his nomination for that term has not been confirmed by the senate. Charges against him are being investigated by the department of justice. Refuse to Wear Clothes Because In fected With Leprosy. St. Petersburg, March 11. Four hundred political prisoners at Smolensk have gone on a very original strike. A week ago they refused to put on any clothes and since then they have walked around stark naked. The reason is that the prison author ities took away their own clothes and gave them clothes made from the poor est grade of burlap unfit for making bags. After they had worn these clothes a few days nearly all were suf fering with a rash eoveiing their whole bodies, but still ihe prisoners did not mutter. When a number of them had been infected with leprosy, one morn ing all of the clothes, blankets and sheets were thrown out of the prison ers' cells and thev declared unanimous ly that they would go naked rather tlran run the risk of contracting diseas es from wearing the prison garb. PLAN TO FORTIFY PHILIPPINES. Ballinger Takes Office. Washington, March 6. Judge Rich ard A. Ballinger, of Washington, yes terday succeeded Governor William A. Richards of Wyoming as commissioner of the general land ollice. After teing sworn in, Mr. Ballinger bad an infor mal conference with the bureau and di vision duets. Judge i;ai linger enters upon his duties as commissioner co incidentally with the entrance of James R. Garfield as secretary of the interior. Secretary Garfield and Judge Ballinger were classmates at college. J. II. Bal linger, of Seattle, is his secretary. Stevens Making Good Record. Washington, March fi. Chief Fngi- neer Stevens is trying to make a record before be turns the Panama work over to bis successor, Colonel Goethals, as is evidenced by a cablegram from him received by Secretary Taft, which pays: In 23 working days in February ex- ea vat ion in the Culebra cut was C38, 644 jards. On the same liasis a full month would have bcn 722,000 yards. March should go considerably over 800,000 yards." New Rules for Private Postcards Washington, March 6. An order has been issued providing new regula tions governing private postcards. Such cards must be made of an unfolded piece of cardboard, not exceeding 3 9-16 by 5 9-16 inches, nor less than 2?4 by 4 inches. lhey must in form and in quality and weight of paper be sub stantially like the government post cards. They may 1 of any color, not interfering with a legible address and postmark, erythin sheets or paper may be attached to them if they com pletely adhere to the card. Square Deal in Weighing Mail Washington, D. C, March 5. It was announced today at the Postolf.ee department that the following or l r was issued by Postmaster General Cor telyou on March 1: "That whenever the weight of mail is taken on railroad routes performing service certain day per week, the whole number of days the mails are weighed shall be used as a divisor for obtaining tiie aeragc weight per day." It is believed tliis- will be a fairer deal. President Considers It and Will Push Construction Rapidly. Washington, March 11. Fortications of the Philippine island-! formed the subject of a lengthy conference at the White House tonight, participated in by the president, Major (ieneral Frank lin Bell, chief of staff ; Brigadier (ien eral Murray, chief of coast artillery; Secretary of the Navy Metcalf, and Cap tain Mason Sargent, of the naval gener al board. There is available at the present time for this purpose $1,435,000 ana tenative plans already Jiave Dcen repared for carrying out the project These were carefully gone over today by Secretary Taft and Generals Bell and Murray and it was the secretary's in tent ion to be at the White House to night and join in the conference, but he was unavoidably kept away. Washington, March 5. Prior to signing the agricultural bill, which contains Senator Fulton's amendment prohibiting the creation of forest re serves in the Northwestern states ex cept by the authority of congress, the president yesterday issued a proclama tion creating 32 forest reserves in the six states affected by the Fulton amend ment. His proclamations add 4,051, 000 acres to the reserve area of Oregon, 4,246,000 acres in Washington and 580,000 acres in Idaho. The creation of these reserves prob ably marks the end of reserve extension in the Northwest for many years to come, lor the additions now include most of the desirable timber land of all six states, so far as known to the Forest service. Being hastily made in order to circumvent the restrict ions of tho Fulton amendment, the reserves are loosely created and no doubt contain much land that will he found uiisuited to forestry purposes and which will ul timately be restored to entry. The largest reservation in Oregon was an addition of 977,000 acres to the Blue mountain reserves in F'.a.stern Ore gon. Other additions in existing re serves are: 446,000 to the Siskiyou in Southern Oregon, 71 ,000 acres to the Weneha reserve, 514, 0UO acres to the Cascade reserve, mostly on its western border, and 154,000 to the Ashland re serve in Southwestern Oregon. To include the timber land of the Coast range the president created the Tillamook reserve, containing 105,000 acres; the Coouille reserve, embodying 140,000 acres, and the Uinpqua reserve, wilh an area of 802,000 acres. The Wallowa and Chosniminus re serves are combined under the name of Imnaha, and 783,000 acres are added. In Washington the Washington re serve is enlarged by the addition of 2,- 5,000 acres, which includes pinctical- lyall government land between t lie present Washington and Rainier re serves. This makes one continuous re serve along the Cascade mountains from the Columbia river to the international boundary. This addition embraces tho Noithern Pacific grant, but railroad lands are not made part of the reserve and no right of lieu select ion accrues. A new reserve is created to include 857,000 iicres of the Colville Indian lands; the Prie.-t river reserve is creat ed in Stevens county to contain 310,000 acres; the Olympic reserve is enlarged by 119,000 acres, and 730,000 acu s are added to the Rainier reserve. Most (jf the foiest land in Idaho has already been reserved. A Palonse re serve is created with an area of 192,000 acres; the Port Neuf is created wilh mi area of 100,000 acres; the Big Horn is enlarged hy the addition of 280,000 acres, and about 100,000 acres is added to the Weiser reserve. MANY "DEAD DUCKS.' Will Bridge Gap of Time. Washington, March 11. As a result of consultations N't ween Secretary Root and Director North, head of the Ameri can Tariff Fxpert commission, whicl visited Germany relative to the making of some tariff arrangements before the expiration of the German order bus pending for a year the application of the German maximum tariff rales to American exports a new arrangement will have been made which will bridge over the period oi timo Detween that late and the reassembling of the next congress. Archie Now Recoveriner. Washington, March 11. Marked im provement was shown yesterday in the condition of Archie Roosevelt, the president's son, who is ill with diph theria. Surgeon (ieneral Rixey last evening expressed the opinion that Archie was practically out of danger so far as tho diphtheria is concerned, but Mint the dNe:iso has left him in a some what weakened condition. He assorted, however, that if no complications set in the boy would be well in two or Ihree weeks. Those 600 Not Avenged. Danville. III.. M-uvli 11. In the rial here of Will J. Ihtvis, charged ith manslaughter, n ing to the Iro- piois theater lire at Chicago, in which learlj 600 lives were lust in 1903, Judge Kimhrougli today held that part f the Chicago ordinance on which Mavis was indicted is void. Numbar of Noted Men Will Not Ap pear in Next Corgr-ess. Washington, March 5. It is prob able that tho designation is resented, but "dead duck" is the name the sur viving congressmen ap'dv to those who. have failed of re-el -ct ion. The Wash ington game bag is full of "dead ducks" today. Nine members of the senate have yielded their seats to their successors. iou rui iciiuering ones are J . rrariK alee of Delaware, James II. Berry of Arkan sas, Jo-eph C. S. Blackburn of Ken tucky. FMward W. Carmack of Tennes see, William A. Clark, of Montana, John F. Dryden of New Jersey, Joseph II. Millard of Nebraska, Fred T. Dubois of Idaho, and Thomas M. Patterson of Colorado. In the house there were 72 members whose names will not be called at tho next session. What Congress Accomplished. Measures which have failed Publi city of campaign expenditures, Philip pine tariff reduction, citizenship for Porto Ricans, copyright- revision, eight hour bill, anti-injunction bill, anti- child labor bill, removal ofdntvon works of art, conservation of public coal and oil lands, ship subsidy. Measures which succeed Immigra tion restriction, limitation of hours of railway labor, all appropriation billn. financial bill. Priva'e pension bills passed exceed those ol any previous congress. The Reconstructed Cabinet Secretary of state, Klihn Root, of New York: secretary of treasury, George B. Cortolyou, New York; secretary of war, William H. Taft, Ohio; Pecretarv of nay, Victor II. Metcalf, California: attorney general, Charles J. Bonaparte, Maryland; postrna.stei general. Georgo von L. Meyer, Massachusetts; secre tary of interior, James R. Garfield. Ohio; secretary of commerce and labor, Oscar Straus, New York; secretary of agriculture. .James Wilson. low. Accepts Two-cent Rat. Lincoln, Neo., March 5. Governor Sheldon tonight received official notice from the Burlington Railroad comnanv that it will accept the 2-cent fare law without resistance and revise its rates.