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ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1898.
NO. 4.
MS OF THE WEI
From ail Parts of the New
and Old World.
BRIEF - AND INTERESTING ITEMS
Comprehensive Itevlew of th Iwport
nt lliiulii of the Cur.
rent i Week. ; ,,
The tultan i negotiating for th
building of a flrst-dati armore
cruiser,
Tlio tteumor Concho hat arrived In
New York from Havana with QliS halet
t Cuban tobacco.
Th English engineer anonnoe that
they have plenty ol fund and Intend
to continue their atrlke.
It I reported that the Afrldil are
ssseiiiblliig In tribal council, with a
view to concluding pence,
Eight of the principal building in
Lebanon, Term., were destroyed by
(Ira Thursday night, with a lo of
175,000.
The death rate of Chicago forth i
ear wan 14 in the thousand, the lowest
recorded for any oily of over 200,000 in
habitant. The British bark Taymonnt, bound
from Liverpool for Kan Francisco, j
new 23 duya overdue, aud her ownora
have given her up.
John Williams, at Marseilles, O. at
tarkoj Mra. Flint and cut her ao badly
m itb a ktilf that h i not expected to
live. He then fatally out himself.
British bark Samaritan, from San
Francisco, arrived in Liverpool contid
, erably damaged flora a hnrrlcan
which she encountered December 23.
Walter Gregory and Philip MoNelly
were Instantly killed by a twitching
engine on the track in the yard of th
Murden Boiler Work at Philadelphia.
A thief atolo 4,000 worth of jewelry
from the house of Volney Mallett, prea
hlunt of tha Indiana National bank, of
Indianapolia, while tha family were at
dinner.
Joseph Lockloy, clork of the manager
Bl the Mcllenry Estate Association, bat
disappeared from Near York, aflor e
' ouring teveral thousand dullurt by
raised checks.
A fortnightly steamer servioo be
tween this count and Australia will
commence in February, the Canadian
Pacific Una and the Oceanio Una. alter
natlng their tailing date.
French bark Lombard, from Mobile,
Ala., tunk while entering the port of
Cette, France, t ive of the crew, in.
eluding the captain, were drowned,
and eight were saved.
Mra. Sarah McGovorn, wife of one
of the wealthiest resident of Rankin,
Pa., was shot and killed at hur home
Friday night, and hr husband baa
been arrested for murder.
A new law went into effect on tha
first of the year in Massachusetts, pro
viding that not over 80 per cent of tha
inmate of any penal institution in
the state thai) be employed in any one
Industry.
A line of steamer is to be estab
lished between Valparaiso and Ban
Francisco.
Five shots fired by an unknown per
son Into a saloon at Piuton, Cul., killed
liobert Mandolin!, the proprietor, and
Dave Evans, and carried away a portion
of the chin of Hick Owen.
A conncil of the Uintah and Whit
Hiver Ute wet held Friday, and an
agreement finally made to consummate
the sal of their lands on the terms pro
posed by the commission.
A destructive wind storm visited
Chattanooga Friday. A large frame
church and considerable other minor
damage was done. The wind wr fol
lowed by a heavy tnow storm. .
iadlmcr Bourtzeff, editor of the
Narodnaya Voltl, and Wierzbeokl,
printer of that paper, have been com.
mitted for trial in London for publish
ing articlo inuiting porsons to am
aiuate the czar.
Tha trustees appointed by Mrs.
Phoebe Hearst to obtain architectural
plant of the buildings and grounds for
the University of California have com
pleted the plan Of an international com
petition which ia to be issued immedi
ately. Colorado will not join the combina
tion proposed among certain Western
states to biennially inspect the book
of large Eastern life insurance com
panies at a condition precedent to per
mitting them to do business In those
tatos. " .
Morrit Mueller and Vlotor Goldatei:
attempted to drag William Smith, a
passer-by, into a second-hand store in
(it. Louis. Smith drow a pistol and
fired teveral shots. Mueller it in the
hospital dying, Goldstein hat torn
bullet holes in hit arm, and Smith it in
jil. ;
The building trades conncil of San
Franclsoo hat indorsed the aotion of
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald In urg
ing th annexation of Hawaii, advocat
ing the eight-hour labor law and the
anti-Immigration law, and striving to
have a clause inserted In the specifica
tion for the new postoffloe requiring all
stone to be dressed in Ban Franoisoo.
JE. G. Trlplott, prosidont of th
Algorn agricultural and medical college
for colored people, near Kodnoy, MiBg.,
was shot and fatally wounded by some
unknown asassin.
James W. Miller, of Pittsbm-R, hot
cloHed a contract to deliver 4,000,000
tons of 01 Pf oent Mmwuba iron ore
on the doultt et Cardiff, for tha Cardiff
Iron Founder Company. This lathe
largest ore deal ever consummated, the
amount involved being $'30, 000,000, on
which Miller gota a commission of
$i00,0"0.
LYNCHING IN COLFAX,
Chauwlck Marshall Hsng-ed
Courthouse Wall,
Colfax, Wash., Jan, 11. Chadwlok
MiitHlutll, the suspected murderer of
young Iluyden, near Farmington, on
the night of October S3,wn taken from
Jail by a mob at 8 o'clock Saturday
morning and hanged to the : west wall
of the courthouse.
There was a suspicion thut a mob
whs collecting, but the oftlnera made
no preparation to resist. The train
from Hpokane that night arrived an
hour late, at nearly 1 o'clock. A few
minutes afterward the prisoners in the
juil saw a body of masked men march
op Mill street east of the jaiL
Jailer II. B, Treff, who wt the only
officer about the courthouse, wat
awakened and informed that an officer
wanted a priHonur locked up. lie
dressed and came out, and was con
fronted by masked men with cocked re
volvers. Treff wat informed that the
mob wanted to hang "Blaokey" Chad-
wlek Marshall and "Dakota Slim
McDonald, and demanded that Treff
give up the jail key. The oflloer led
t lie way to the sheriff' ofllco, opened
tiie sure, got the key and gave them
to hit captoi.
Twelve member of th mob then
entered th juil, taking Treff with
them. They first went into th
woman' wing, where "Dakota Slim
whs confined. When th mob came to
bis cell door "Slim" protested his In
nocence, and said:
"Take 'Blaokey," who admit hit
guilt, and if be implicate me I will
The mob thought this only fair, and
went Into the oast wing of the jail, the
cell wing proper. "Blaokey'" cell
was unlocked and the inmate awakened.
lie had only time to lay: "Don't hurt
me. Before God I am icnocent,"
when a member of the mob (truck him
a heavy blow over the bead with an
Iron bar, stunning him.
A rope was then fastened around
"Blackey'a" neck and he was carried
and dragged out of the jail and np the
narrow stairs to the superior courtroom
and to one of the west double windows,
where a rope wot tied , around a stand
ard between the windows and "Black-
ey't" body was pitched out head fore
most at the end of an eight-foot rope
and left dangling against the court
house wall in plain view of the people
on Main street.
While this wat being done, part of
the mob went to "Dakota Hliuvr" cell
again. During their absence, the pris
oner had stuffed the keyhole of the cell
dour with ragt and fastened sharp
knife on the end of a broomstick.
With this xar he kept jabbing
through the barred door of the cell,
preventing anyone approaching the
door to pick the rugs out of the keyhole.
Ilia cell bad two doort, the inner one
of solid steel and behind this he pro
tected hia body.
Finally, a member of the mob, catch
ing a glimpse of "Sllm'a" shoulder,
aimed and fired at him, the bullet
splitting on the door and one portion
striking the wall outside of the cell
The larger half of the bullet passed
through "Slim't" slewve, cutting th
skin and striking the wall, splattered
and rebounded, four small pieces strik
ing him on the breast.
"Slim" fell to the floor, shoving th
solid door to with his foot at tiie same
time, and exclaiming "My God, they
have killed me." One member of the
morr was heard to say, ''Let' be tuts
we've killed - him." Another said
"Let't give him another shot and fin
ish hi;n.' Finally, the mob docided
"Slim" was dead and left. "Blim'i
injuries, however, were not dangerous.
The mob was at the jail lens than 10
minntos. They turned Treff loose,
"BlackeyV body was not out down
until about 3 o'clock. The mob's visi
tation wan of the quietest character.
Treff'a family, with rooms directly
beneath the jail, did not know of any
disturbance until Treff told them after
th body was taken down.
A ooroner't inquest was held this af
ternoon, the verdiot being thut
Blackey" wat killed by partiea uu
known to the jury.
SAID TO BE SETTLED.
lleportad Agreement Between Knajlaad,
Japan and ltul.
London, Jan. 11. A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Hong Kong, dated
yesterday, says it is reported there that
England, Japan and Kussia have ar
rived at an agreement respecting Corea.
The detail of the agreement are not
known to the correspondent, but the
dispatch says the British fleet! return,
ing to Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
Times, under date of January 6, says:
A high Russian official has left tVk
Ing for Canton to discus certain mat
ter with the viceroy, who hat been or
dered to agree to hit demands.
Will flue For Peace.
: Havana, Jan. 11, It has been ru
mored since yesterday that General
Fitzhugh Lee will aocompauy General
Blanco when the latter takes the field.
It I further reported that Sonor ICa
trada Palma, the , delegate to the
United States of th Cuban insurgents,
will arrive here shortly and accompany
the oaptain-gcnoral and General Lee
to the field, and that a conference with
General Maximo Gome will follow.
The report have caused a sensation in
thiteiiy. - - -
Bl Burled In a Quarry.
AUontown, Pa., Jan. 11. Newt wat
reeeived here this afternoon that ix
men were buried in a cave at Walter
Beach's shite quarry, Slatintown, about
15 miles from here. Two have already
been taken out dead, and it Is believed
thut four more have lost their lives.
Vibration of the earth, followed by
a noiw) like a heavy distant exposion,
disturbed the inhabitant of Kxeter and
other New Hampshire town. '
FROZEN TO DEATH I
Fate of Two Douglas County,
Washington, Ranchers.
WANDERED S EARLY 100 MILES
Travclnd In a Clrcl-I)at gturm Cam
I'p luiiimiliiitxly After They
. MtarUirt vn the Trp. .
Coulee City, Wash., Jan. 11. Wil
lhtro Putnam and Parrish Johnson,
who left her December 20 or their
place 80 miles northeast of Waterville,
were found frouen to death about 80
milet from here by a search party,
They had lost their way and wandered
in a circle for nearly 100 mile. John
ton was an old settler.
Sjrokane, Jan. U. In July last,
William Putnam, a farmer in the
Pleasant Hill country 12 mile west of
Bridgeport, was committed to the in
sane asylum at Medical Lake, where he
remained until about three weeks ago,
when he wat released and given into
the charge of hi father-in-law, Pr-
rish Johnson, who also resides in the
Pleasant Hill country. When last
seen, three weeks ago, Johnson and
Putnam were 10 milet west of Coulee
City, and were starting for home on
nownhoes. They intended to strike
across an unsettled part of the country.
diirtanoe of 80 miles, where there are
no house.
Immediately after they left the house
of Mr. Holt, at St. Andrew, it began
to aiorra. Mr. Joonson wa a man
over 60 year of age. Mr. Putnam wa
a robust man formerly, but hi indoor
life of late muBt have wholly unfitted
him lor such a journey at he under
took. The men were advised to keep
the stage road and go via Bridgeport,
but on account of the extra distance,
and it i thought, to save expenses,
they risked their Uvea by takingamost
perilous lourney, and with no suitable
preparation. Saturday th searching
party came upon the body of Johnson.
Ilia feet were in a badger hole, and hi
loft hand indicated that in desperation
he had cut or gnawed it and sucked hi
own blood. Putnam wat found eeven
mile further on.
DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPLIES.
Havana aufferen Receive Aid From te
United Btatea.
Havana, Jan. 11. About 3 o'clock
tli is afternoon, while service wat in
progress in the cathedral, a man named
Kauion Vivesa entered and fired sev
eral revolver shots. The bullet struck
the image of St. Peter, destroying the
chulioe and a hand. The (hooting
caused the greatest alarm, and th peo
ple dispersed amid wild confusion.
Vivesa, who was promptly disarmed by
those near, hat been sent to a lunatic
asylum. .
Today, at the residence of "Dr. Villi-
osola, of the special committee ap
pointed by Senor Bruaon, governor of
Havana, and Consul General Fitzhugh
Lee, to superintend the work, took
place the first distribution of supplies
received from the United State consul
ate for the reoonoentradoa. ;
La Discussion hat phrase of profuse
gratitude to the American charity. It
published a apeciel supplement, the
proceeds of the Bale of which will be
turned over to the relief fund. In a
leading editorial, La Discussion ask
the insurgent, in the name of human
ity and for tha take of their mothers.
wives, sisters and children dying of
ttarvation, to lay down their arm and
to make peace with the government.
Insurgent Leader N'unes and five
other insurgents have surrendered in
the province of Santa Clara.
It is reported that the fierce criti
cisin that have appeared In El Reoon-
trado on Senor Fernandez do Castro,
are inspired by Senor Brnzon, civil
governor of Havana, and have caused
in rich comment and created a division
among the autonomists, who arn at
tacking each other.
JUDGES FOR ALASKA.
Senate Committee Will Recommend
Appointment of Three.
Washington, Jan. 11. Senators
Thurston, Carter and White, constitut
ing the committee on territories, held
a prolonged session today. They prac
tically decided to recommend that the
territory be given three judge instead
of one, and that the judges be author
ized to appoint Uuited States commis
sioners, this power being now vested
in the president. They discussed the
advisability of allowing a delegation
in congress, and, while they did not
decide to recommend this course, they
considered it with more favor than
Heretofore. There i great pressure
for tin concession. The prinoipal ob
jection urged against it is the diffi
culty of getting convenient polling
place.
Murder Followed by Bulclde.
Bedford, la., Jan. 11. James R.
MuCown, a justice of the peace and
prominent ait izon, who lust night shot
and killed his divorced wife trying to
obtain possession of their ohildren, was
found dead today in the yard of Sheriff
Lane. He had evidently shot himself,
for there was a bullet bole in hi bend.
Tire of a Driver Bunt. .
New York, Jan. 11. The rim of one
of the six-foot drivers on an engine on
the Balt imore & Ohio burst an the train
was rushing past Netherwood, N. J.,
this morning, Three persons wore
slightly injured. The train was mak
ing fully 60 miles an hour when the
accident occurred. ,.
Bread riots have occurred in the pro
vince of Glrgenti, Sicily. Rioter fired
upon and looted the municipal build
ing. Troops have been called out.
THE LAST CHAPTER,
Theodore Purrnnt Ktecuted
Quentln lrlson.
la Sua
San Qnmitin, C1., Jan. 8. When
William Henry Theodore Dnrrant diuti
on the gallows Friday morning for the
murder of Blanche Lamont, he gave an
exhibition of ooolnest and nerve as hat
leldoiu been seen under similar circum
stances. ; Hopeful almoat to th last
that something or tome one would in
tervene to save him, he walked to th
scaffold this morning and made hi lit
tle speech protesting hi innocenoe a
calmly and with at dlstinot enuncia
tion as If he had been addressing an as
semblage of friend upon some ordinary
topic of the day. His faoe wat pale,
and hit eye were red, but hi voice
was firm and be stood a solid a a
rock while he proclaimed hi innocence
tnd professed forgiveness to those who,
he said, had hounded him to death
There was not a hitch or accident to
mar the plans of Warden Hale in car
rying out the sentence of the law. The
noose was adjusted, the trap wat
sprung, the stout rope held and Dur-
rant't dead body dangled at th end.
The neck wa broken by the fall of
over five feet and IS minute later the
murderer' body wa out down and
placed in the coffin. .
In despite of the exciting event of
last night, when Dnrrant wa beseiged
by newspaper reporters and talked to
bis parent till 11:80 P. M.. he rested
easily during the night and shortly
after A o'clock be awoke and bade hi
guard good morning. Warden Hale
had provided neat suit of dark ma
terial for the occasion and those clothes
Dnrrant quickly donned. He noticed
the absence of collar and necktie, how
ever, and knowing full well the reason
for thit omietion, be asked for them,
explaining that a turndown collar would
not interfere with the nooso. Then he
sat down to an excellent breakfast and
ate heartily. During the early morn
ing hour, Durrant did not have much
to say beyond expressing a deeire that
no newspaper men should be allowed
to see him. This request wa com
plied with. ". v
Consistent to the last, Durrant died
professing religion. But he died, ac
cepting at the last moment the com
forts of the Cathoho church, instead of
the Baptie.t church, in which he wa
reared. Rev. Mr. Bader, s Protestant
minister, had arranged to ascend the
scaffold with Dnrract, bat the minister
would not eay that he thought Durrant
innocent, and the condemned man de
clined his services until Ruder professed
belief in bis innocence. Then it wat
that the once ardent Baptist turned to
the Catholio church for consolation, and
called upon Father Lagan, the priest
who had frequently visited him in
prison, to attend him. Father Lagan
rctponded promptly and performed the
last solemn rite of the church. Dur
rant remained in close consultation
with the priest and seemed to be deeply
interested in the impressive ceremony.
At the hour of the execution ap
proached the prisoner became somewhat
restless. Hi father and mother wer
admitted to bid him a last farewell.
The elder Durrant clasped hi son by
the hand and the young man turned to
commit bis mother, who cried hyster
ically. Durrant aaid: The hour has
oome for us to part," and put her gently
away. The grief-stricken mother wat
led to a private room where ahe re
mained until after the execution. The
father, however, went to the execution
room and, inpported by two friends,
taw bit ton meet hit death.
Warden Hale did not attempt to
hurry matters, but allowed all possible
time for the supreme court at Washing
ton to take some action. Finally,
when word was Sashed across the conti
nent that the supreme court had de
clined to interfere, the warden ordered
the programme of the day oarried out.
At 10:8i o'clock, Durrant, accom
panied by Father Lagan, appeared at
the door of the execution room. He
wa followed by his father, a friend,
Warden Hale and the guard. The
father and hi friend walked around
the gallows to the front, while Durrant
and his keepers climbed to th gallows
platform. Instantly on arriving at the
gallows, hi leg and arm were pin
ioned and the rope was placed upon
hi neck.
The hangman wa about to adjust the
black cap when Durrant announced hi
desire to speak. Permission wa given
and the doomed murderer spoke a fol
lows: "I desire to say that although I am
an innocent man, innocent of every
crime that ha been charged against
me, I bear no animosity toward those
who have .persecuted me, not even the
press of San Francisco, which hounded
me to the grave. If any man thinks I
am going to spring sensation, I am
not, except it ia the sensation that I
am an innocent man brought to the
grave by my peisecutors, but I forgive
them all. Tbey will get their justice
from the great God who is master of us
all, and there I also expect to get the
justice that is the justice, of an inno-
oent man. Whether or not the perpe
trator of the crime of whioh I am
charged are discovered, it will make no
difference to me now, but I say this
day will be a shame to the great state
of California. I forgive everybody
who bat persecuted me, as innocent
man whose bands have never been
stained with blood, and I go to meet
my God with forgiveness for all men."
The word were delivered slowly and
distinctly and without emphasis. The
eager crowd of spectators grouped
closer to the wooden framework that
they might not lose a word of what
was being said. Durrant finished and
bad barely ceased when the black cap
was placed over his face.
At the 6mo instant, Hangman l.unt
raised his band, the trap was sprrm--,
and with a rattle. Durrant'a bo.
through th opening. There w,w a
sound a of a stout rope rliatw 1
and broken-necked crimu, 4 i
to and fro. fur a moment. mi . e
body became motion h"-.
A GENEROUS OFFER
Cuba Is Ready to Buy
Liberty.
Her
VALUE PLACED AT $250,000,000
Offers by Speln ef Anything Short of
Independence Will Be Scorned
Vlewe at Gomel.
,New York, Jan, 10. The Herald
print the following letter from Gen
eral Maximo Gomez, commander in
chief of the Cuban army, dated "In the
Field, December 28, 1897:"
"You ask me for my opinion regard
ing what effect the autonomous regime
about to be implanted by Spain in
Cuba, might have towards the pacifica
tion of the island. The Cubans in
arm do not propose to give up, shall
never yield, in their struggle with the
metropolitans, until they have estab
lished their absolute independence.
No matter what number of liberti.es is
granted to Cuba by any Spanish gov.
renment, even in case Spain should re-
serve for herself no other right than to
keep the Spanish flag over Cuba a a
symbol of nominal sovereignty, he
will not succeed in ending the war. ,
The Cuban people will admit of no
other solution of the present conflict
than that whereby Cuba shall be recog
nized as a member of the sisterhood of
free nations. In this attitude of abso
lute radicalism we are sustained by
two great motives, which, nnified a one
single force, impel the Cuban people as
a whole as well as individuals to adopt
the grand resolution of their existence
sentiment and interest; the former
because the Cubans feel that they have
been profoundly hurt by tbe horrible
war method emnloved against them
by Spain, the latter because they are
all firmly convinced that only a free
men will they be able to enjoy p?ace
and command the necessary credit to
reconstruct their country, which had
been devastated by Spain herself.
In short, Cuba not only wishes, bnt
needs to be free. It is about time
that Spain should recognize that fact,
and leaving aside all chaotic autonomy,
should manfully confront the ' true
problem.. Let the Spanish nation ac
knowledge Cnba's independence which
she just ly claims, and receive a com
pensation which is right and equitable.
And even let her claim from our gov
ernment some advantage in the Cuban
tariff to foster her own industries.
Then, and only then, will the rainbow
of peaoe lighten the horizon which is
now reflected by the glare of tbe glow
ing fields and the firing of tbe cannon.
The Herald also print an interview
with Gomez at a date later than the
above.' Tha correspondent found
Gomex in the best of health and spirits
and fully convinced that the long strug
gle is drawing to a close.
The Intransigents of Cuba," said
General Gomez, "have been tbe only
ones willing to continue tbe struggle,
because they feared that Cuban triumph
would result in their prosecution and
the confiscation of their propertv.
Tbey are utterly mistaken. I, Maximo
Gomez, whose word has never been
broken, assure them of absolute protec
tion. I know these people represent
tbe thrifty business element of the
island, and believe they are destined to
rank among tbe most valued citizens of
the republic. The triumph of our
cause will bring to them assurance and
permission to follow their vocations in
peace. There will be no revolution,
either political or social. All we ask
of them is to help build the fortunes of
the island and repair the waste of war.
I say the same thing, too, to the
Spanish officers in tbe field. They
have been fighting us not because tbey
hate Cnba, but because they love Spain
They have proved themselves to be
loyal sons of the motherland, and
wnen tney nave laid down tneir arms
we will gladly extend to them the right
hand of fellowship. We will bury the
bloody past and go forward shoulder
to shoulder to build up Cuba's laboring
classes, which bare been almost de
stroyed, and we shall need them to till
the soil. The rank and file of the
Spanish army will fill the gap."
Speaking of terms on which Cuba
might win freedom, General Gomex
reiterated fait statement that Cuba is
still waiting to purchaset her liberty,
It is believed that $250,000,000 would
be an equitable amount now. He said
be bad no doubt that an arrangement
would be made with American capital
ists to form a syndicate, collect customs
duties and pay Spam in installments.
In this way the general said there
would be a positive end to the war by
the establishment of friendly relations
with Spain. fc
"When peace is declared," he said,
"we want to reckon on Spain as being
among our friends."
Referring to the ability of Cuba to
carry on the war, Gomez said his forces
were ample, and declared that Cuba
' could continue the fighting even if the
' soldier had to go naked; that the war
cost the Cubans nothing, whereas
Spain's life-blood wag being rapidly
spoke in terms of affectionate admira
tion of America, describing her a the
light of Cuba, and said he would wel
come intervention as affording an in
etantaueous solution of the problem,
but deprecated annexation, although
willing to aooept protectorate.
Minneapolis, Jan. 10. A practical
tost of the long-distance telephone was
ii.!a t n.iiy betweeu the Minneapolis
it nd Lowell, Mam, Charles
0 iM-len, president of tho Traders' Na-
1 bank, of Lowell, was in Minne-
1 , and presided over the meeting
t 'nk directors in Lowell, Tiie
i u ft of three copper metallic:
, and w over 1,600 lulled in j
CpTTON FOR THE NORTHWEST.
New Crop to Be Tried East of Cnanndee
Other riant Will Be Tried.
uregon and Washington will raise
sotton next season. Their cotton crop
will probably not "bear" the market
the first year, but there it no telling
what effect cotton will have on the in
dustrial conditions of the future. The
cotton production of this year wilt be
under the fostering car of the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company, which
bat just opened an industrial depart
ment that will experiment with various
tiling to develop the country reached
by it transportation lines. This is a
far-sighted scheme of President Mohler,
H. C. Judson.who hat bid considerable
experience in such mattera ia the East,
bat been put at the head of tbe depart
ment. He will be guided to a greit
extent in hi operations by the agricui
tural college of Oregon and Washing
ton. Cotton ia successfully grown in the
pan-handle of Texas, at altitudes rang
ing from 1,000 to 1,500 feet above the
tea, where frosts occur in April. In
some parts of Eastern Oregon frost has
been absent through tbe entire year,
rortions of Umatilla county are espe
cially favored in this lespect The ex
periment with cotton will be made in
tha arid and semi-arid sections of East
ern Oregon and Eastern Washington-
in Wasco, Sherman, Morrow and Uma
tilla counties, of Oregon, and Whitman
and Adams counties, of Washington
wtiile toe cotton plant will stand a
great deal of moisture, it can also en
dure drought. It sends roots deep
Into the ground. In many places where
wheat is not a reliable orop, or cannot
be grown at all on account of the lack
of moisture, it ia believed cotton will
flourish. If so, it will soivatbe irriga
tion problem for those sections- A
thorough test will be made the coming
season. .
Among the other things in view by
the Oregon Railroad ft Navigation Com
pany's industrial department i the
introduction of tobacco raising. A
considerable colony of Cubans in Florida
are negotiating to come out to the Pa
cific Northwest to raise and manu
facture tobacco, and the part of Ore
gon and Washington lying east of the
Cascade mountains are believed to pos
ses all of tbe conditions suited to the
business. Tbe destruction of the trade
in Cuba has turned the attention of
these people to oher fields of operation,
and they have sent agent here to look
the matter up. Martinez, the great
cigar man of Key West, examined the
country east of the mountains recently,
and be did sot doubt that tobacco of a
superior quality could be produced in
the vicinity of Blalock, in Gilliam
county.
The production of forage plant in
the Indland Empire will also engage
the attention of this move for industrial
development. Incidental to this will
cornea thorough investigation of the
possibilities of dairying and raising
livestock under different conditions
than now prevail conditions that will
admit of a fuller development of the
country. A number of new trees will
also be experimented with, to see if
they will not have the effect of precipi
tating: moisture, so a to make arable
area now arid. Among the exotios is
tree that is said to have redeemed a
portion of France from desert conditions
ages ago a gum tree that is t native of
Assyria. It is reasonable to suppose
that the tree would be valuable in tha
dry sections of the Inland Empire, and
it will be given a trial there.
The mechanical device of a Boise
man for raising water from sweams for
irrigating purposes will also be tbor-!
oughly tested. It consists of a cylin
der, on the outside of whioh are buck-1
ets that fold automatically, and the j
contrivance is said to work well in a
current so slow even as two mile an
hour.
Tbe excitement over gold in Alaska
will bring thousands and thousands of
men, many of whom will for the first
time see the great natural advantages
of the farming country and not go to
the Yukon at all, stopping to plant
their own vine and fig trees, under
which they will repose in comfort and
happiness, while the goldhunters suffer
the hardships and uncertainties of the
chase for sudden affluence. "
In speaking of the proposed enter
prise a prominent business man said
recently: . r. .
"Many will go up the Alaska coast
and return to Oregon and Washington
to make their homes. Still others will
go to the gold fields and then return to
engage in more sober pursuits. , Prac
tically all will have to pass through
the Northwest country, and the trip
will educate them. A new era is open
ing for these states, and tbe far-seeing
and energetic one are preparing to
meet the new conditions. Prosperity
and progress are not in the dim dis
tance, but are at the door, and it 'is
common sense and business sagacity to
tsxe these steps tor opening and devel
oping the resources of the country."
Northwest Notes. '
A Coos county paper sava that there
re a number of Chinese pheasants in
the vicinity of Remote, in that county.
The olose of 189? witnessed an im
provement in Olympia trade of at least
3S per cent over the corresponding
period of 1896.
Garfield has shipped more than 20
carloads of apple to the mining camps
this season, beside large quantities of
pears and other fruits.
Professor F. L. Washburn, biologist
at the university of Oregon, has for
some time been in ooirreapondence with
the commissioner of fish and fisheries
at Washington, D. C, to secure an ad
ditional lot of Eastern oysters' for
Yaquina bay, and has just received J
word from Commieaioner Brice to the ;
effect that no more oyster can be sup- j
plied until furthr develonments are !
Made in the plant' already located, i
Profet-nor Washburn in of the opinio'.) !
that the oyster already planted will
thrive, aud feel so no wav dieeourajU
WILL DIVIDE CONTRACT
Portland and Seattle Furnish
Yukon Relief Supplies.
SX'MEROL'S BIDS WERE RECEIVED
Could Not Be Considered Becenae They
Old Not Conform With Hpeolllca
tiooa of the Government.
Portland, Or., Jan. 10. The awards
on the bid for supplies to be furnished
for tbe government relief expedition,
which were received at the ofilce of
Captain Allison, chief commissary ofll
oer, Vancouver barracks, at noou yes
terday, were made and given out by
Captain Brainerd today.
Portland and Seattle were the only
cities submitting bids for tbe supplies,
nd the contract will be divided be
tween these point.
Tbe proposals submitted were quite
numerous, and it wa no small task to
segregate and classify them in such a
manner that the proper awards might
ba made. Captain Brainerd staled
that the awards in each case had been
made to the lowest bidder when the
proposals conformed with the condi
tions and specifications named in the
advertisement !
In a number of case, proposals
which would otherwise have received
consideration had to-be laid .aside for
the reason that they contained condi
tions not in conformity with the adver
tisement. For instance, several bid
ders submitted their bids on goods to
be delivered at some certain point, as
at Skagway or Dyea, while the adver
tisement gWes the government tbe op
tion as to the point of delivery.
Tbe following order have been re
ceived from the war department:
"First Lieutenant Guy H. Preston,
Ninth cavalry, having reported at these
headquarters in compliance with tele
graphic instructions f -om the major
general commanding the army, is here
by assigned to duty with, and will as
sume charge of, the pack train report
ing from the department of the Platte.
The train, men and animals, will be
thoroughly organized and outfitted for
winter service in Alaska, including
harness and appliance necessary to ad
mit using the animals (in tandom) in
hauling sleds, should that method of
transport be found expedient. The
chief quartermaster will meet prompt
ly all requisitions for supplies necessary
to carry out the requirements of this
order. The train will be ready for the
service indicated by the 12th inst.
"First Lieutenant James A. Rvan,
Ninth cavalry, having reported at
these headquarters, in compliance with
par. 8, S. O. 118, series 1897, from
headquarters, department of the Platte,
is assigned to duty with the pack train
organized for service in Alaska, and
will report to First Lieutenant Guy H.
Preston."
The Seattle Hardware Company, , of
Seattle, wa awarded the contract to
furnish sled and woolen stockings
with which to equip SO men from com
pany H, Fourteenth infantry, who are
to go in advace of the relief expedition.
U. P. Rummelin c Sons, of Portland,
were awarded the contract for sleeping
bag. ... ' ' ' -
ENVIOUS OF GERMANY.
Itnsila Wants a ' Permanent Hold e
. Port Arthur. -
London, Jan. 10. According to a
special dispatch from Shanghai, Russia
is edeavoring to obtain terms similar to
Germany's for the occupation of Port
Arthur and the Kiao Tung peninsula
from a point considerably north of La
Lien Wan. It is believed that the at
titude of England and Japan-will frus
trate her designs.
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle says:
The Russian occupation of Port Ar
thur completely blocks the entrance to
Peking, and it is imperative that the
court should be transferred to Nanking
(the southern capital). ,
It is learned on excellent authority
that in tbe event of Great Britain's
guaranteeing the new Chinese loan, the
concessions required will be the open
ing of the new treaty porta to all na
tions alike. According to a special
dispatch from Shanghai, the existence
of an Anglo-Japanese alliance is openly
asserted there iu well-informed quarters
an alliance to maintain the status
quo iu China and Corea and to declare
tha independence of Corea under the
joint guaranty o! England, Russia and
Japan.
Bishop Hurtsel in Africa,
New York, Jan. 10. A correspond
ent of the Associated Press at Deltt!oa
bay writes that Bishop Hartzel, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, is being
received with great enthusiasm on bis
African trip. One donation included
6.000 acres under the .British dag in a
mountainous and healthy region, 'lhe
bishop is on his way to Beira, 50 miles
further north on the east coast, from
which point he wil) go inland to locate
bis concessions. His plan is to make
this point a base of operations to ex
tend missions northward to the equa
torial regions and northwestward to
Angola, on the west coast, from whh.it
a ( ham of Meihodist mu-uotis m .th
bsnitf puahed. lhe bishop s v'ii ac
companies it i in.
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