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f A TTft 7HT TH A VOL. XVIII. ST. HELENS, OUGON FRIDAY, JANUAIIY 25, 1901. NO. . I H71 -e- T FT tt rN crrr3 MiS'l' IICY5 Of THE Et From All Parts of the New World V tnd the Old. r Of INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS Compreheiurv Rcvtiw of tht Important Hap. penlnjii of the Put Week at t ' Condemed form. West Point cadatt ngra tg abolish hating. Enraged Omaha oltlisni burntd pesthonte. ' German contemplate cable Hat round tbe world, -. Tli naval appropriation bill provide lor (oar new warrhlp. Astoria's big export sawmill will be located at Tougue'i Point. Tbt term of duty In th Philippine may bt limited to two yuan. Minister Wo argot American to tutr into trad with China. Havana cltlaeua petition congress to lower duty on Cuban product. America' protests against Vtnetoela bar bMu defied by that government. Tbt homt will rtevuta moat of Its time tbta wk to tho appropriation British ablp Muel Tryvan foundered In hoglisn ciiunntl ana 11 nvat war lost. -. " T. W. Bartlty. of Moscow, hat peon appointed, lisb and gam warden for Idaho. Anarchist plot to kill prominent Americana dlsolosed by wtuibtr in a conit trial. Svr old weather prevail in Cuba. There baa bMn much suffer tug al Santiago. Count do Lnbertae and Baron dt Kolbschlld fought a duel in Frauct in which tli former waa wounded. An Idaho bill for tbt repeal' of Hit stringent law. agaiutt gambling baa Introduced In Hit bout. " Tbt Oregon legislator will bt asked by tiit manager of I hi Spokan expo tiiou to appropriate $50,000 for an tx blbtt at th fair. Two man, while, rowing aoroat Nl agara river, lost ooutrul of thtdr boat and wtrt carried into th rapidt. On of thtm wa wpt ovar tbt fall and drowntd. Tbt othr wat' rescued. All bopaa for tha recovery of ijoeeo Victoria art gun and tint announce iiitut of har death it hourly expected. All member uf her family are either at her beMsid or going ther at ftt at steam can carry them. Th British mat with tavere lotto at Murraytburg, Kclnforoeitieut will b tout to Kitchener at one. Two buudrad mill bandt at Klortoot, Colo., bav ttruck. , Frd T. Dubolt wa elected United States tiuator from Idaho. , Tbt tetitenctng of Alvord, tb n- beixler, bat bn iottpond. , Colombian rabtla wtra defeated by tha government troops jai Panama. Tbt prealdaut bat appointed Vnda Muora postmaster at Ironside, Oregon, Fied Alexander, th Negro murderer, wa burutd at tha stakt at Leaven worth, Kant. A sawmill (or Aitorla, with a daily, capacity of 2110,000 (set, baa bu fiuanoed in New York. Tba Or R. A N. Co.'a wharf at Baleni waa carried away by . blgb water. Lott about 1,000. Two earloadi of Portugaet laborait , bunnd fur tha aiiear plantation of Hawaii pan ted tbrtOiih Cbloago route fur Ban Franoieoo. Chlvago doteative raited a counter fettar't den, oapturtd J. P. MoUarry, tb toppoted leader of tha band aud aeourad three bag of tpurlout coin. Rear-Admiral Oatirge W. Melville, anglneer-ln-oblef of th Unltwl btate navy yard, tar that Kuglhih mailt warihipa art not near aa ttabl at thote of our own build. Tb Veneauelan governmeol ha tetaed two iteamera flying th Uritiob nag. Tbt oompany owutug tha retaelt bat an American protideut and tevtral oi tlia principal ttoukholdera art Amtrioana. , Hoolt Wilke, who aerved in tb lowar hona ol 'oongrtM two ttrma, beglunlng with 1880, and who wat at aintaut controller of currency during 1'itiident Cleveland' latt term, it dying at bit home near Harry. Plk county, 111. , - Coquard, tha man who defied the Pari police, lint committed lulcide. lie wa partned by the police to hi home where ha barred the noon, and. from an uptialra window,' warned all to keep away or he would tboot them. Later an army- offloer with a netuoh nieut of troopa forced the door and found Coquard hanging id tbt garret with a ballet hole through hi chin. THE FINAL NEGOTIATIONS. Mlnlittii it Pckln Will Clew lh Way l Minor Mjtlcri. Waililughin, Jan. lO.fio fur a our ttata deiMrtmtot can liifluAuoa the ue. gotiatloni now about to Iwgiu at 1'ekln it will eiik to clear the way of all luluor mutter ami of niini. 1 whluh there it no riUgremnt what' evr amuag tn alilet, before oodertaic. ing thtt eolutiurt of the mora diilloiilt problem involved in the lettlemeut of ... suo.tiuu ui inuemuitlea, uuran toe and commercial treaties. It it fa ly expected tl.ut the Chiueae ropreiutu. tativea will offer opponltlon to almont very point, in order to teonre wore lavoraoi termt, inch at an oudortuk lug to dUmautle, lmitead of deitroy, the Chluete forte between Tuku and Pekln; tomt abatemeut of tha rentrlo tlou upon the inicortatlou of and comiidereble II uttatlon upon the lite of tha legation euarda to La main. taiuod in i'ekio. it ia tald that Mr APPEAL DYRODEKTS He Calls for Five Thousand More Volunteers. AUTHORITIES INCREASE THEIR EFFORTS at tha ttata dentrtment KOCKIlIll Bti Hirued an Inten. tlon to return to tha United Ht.t in aihorttlme. lie bat not retired, bnt return voloottrily. Chin. WiaU Etikr TtriM, -jondon, Jan. 19. "Althnnh ti.. Dntted Htetej government ami tha Amerioan papert aoouae Mr. Conger of teverity toward the Cblmwe," eayt tbt Pekitt correnimndnDt of tba Morning Pout, "the American had regarded blm aa lm llued to leuinnnr. 'Tli Chliien commlMlonert handed to th foreign envoy with tht tigued pructuooli t dUpatcb from Kmperor Kwang Hun, aiklag a forelun tlon watead of deatructlou of the Takn lort. The emperor 'a dimiattth aelced alaoof the II log of a delluite period for iae proniiutlon of tha importation of arm, ana renutited that the Dtiuitiv expeatuooi be itopped, atked for pa tlouiara a to the amount of land to be retained for the leitatlou. the nnmlmr of legation guard, the probable coat of the military operation and the date Mhen the foreigner pitipoee to reatore tho publio offloet and record in l'ekin to the Chine. The einpemr doei not mention the demand of tho nowera for the punlHbmeut ol tbe prlucipal offend Fkrat Sltlinj of Putt Coafcrtnct. B. rlln, Jed. 19. Ao oIIIcIh! of th German ' foreign office tufofmed a currondent ol tha pre today that th Diet aitliug of the penre conference lu Pekin would be appointed immed. iatily after the diffeniut foreign envov had convim-ed themeelvet that their oople of the jcint note had been prop erly ilguid and aealed by the Chluea plenipoteutarle. , A DESPERADO CAUGHT. Mayor-Elect Hurley, of Salem, Man., will give bit (alary of 12,500 to tb poor. Chairman Johnaon and Storetary Walah will keep national Democrat io beadquartert ' in Chioago open "till 1U01. . Aa experiment farm .will be atarted S00 mile from Manila by tha United tttate Philippine com in Union forth growth of all torti of eed aud plant front tint country. Offkcrt Lacated Marvla Kuhni, th Inditna Oulitw : ; Loganaport, Ind., Jan. )9. Murivn KiihuK, the deerado who hat terror- lxed Northern Indiana for weeki and delted the offlcert of two ttatoa, wat captured iaat night at Giucuhill aud it now in Loganaport jail. Kubnt and bia brother, who wat rt leaned from the Colombna prioon thortly after Marlvn en-aped, were taken after a deeperate fight. He fore the outlaw wa over powered ha (hot two men and wat him- telf thot in tbt head, but not aerioualy. Kaba and bit biolher aud a oou fed erate ttole a team at Plymouth Suuday night and Marted touth. Kt HbertS Marahall and Marabal Cheuey traoed them lo La Fayette lent evening aud by telephoning oeighliorlug tuwut located thtm at (ireenhlll. , near Otterheiu. At Otterheiu the potae aurronnded tli bona and rushed in at midnight. Marvin wa awake aud tniand a re volver at bia bedaide. Before he could Ore, Elmer 8wituier (hot him in the face and th poet closed in, Oue man jumped from the teonnd-itory window nd eacaped, but the brother were overpowered alter a ttrnggle, in which number of abut were exchanged. Wounded aa be wat, Marviu partially ahook off the attacking party and ihot II. V. Volt In the back and Lewie llawklna in tha arm. Neither wa fatally injured. Brlthh Offiiuiv Operation Havt Cuitd for the PrcMnt-Martial law Proclaimed Throughout Cap Colony. London, Jan. 19 Lord Roberti, who wa eotertaiued prlavtely at dluner lat evening by United Servioe Club, the guttata including the Priuoe of Waloa, the Duke of York, tbe Duke of Cambridge aud tome 800 officera, ha burned from the war cilice a tlr ring appeal to the country for a prompt reipoune to the rail for 6,000 yeomaury, whoae paat aorvlcea in South Africa he highly commenda to tha gratitude of the nation. Tbe antborlttea continue to bold a hopeful view regarding the South Afri can iltuation, but they teem to recog nice that vigoroua meaiore are nroe- ry. lh proclaniHlion of marital law throughout th whole of Cape loiony, lata Kitchener ttrong meat uret aaglunt the population of the re public, the placiuit on reduoed ration of tba wive of men In the field, and tlmlar measured, go to ihow that there 1 heavy work. Brttlah offenaive ' operation have oeaaed for the present. It la tunooaed LtTd ' Kitchener la collecting hit ttreugth for a final effort to croah or to capture the commandot by a revetition of the taotica which canted theiur render of General Crooje ard General Print Loo. It i alleged that the lioeni who are oonceurrittiug at Caro lina and K'niiole are preparing to de wend into Natal, Tb eaiuulty I let indued yeatrrday hnwt that the Born havt released 397 HritUh who were captured at Helvetia and lielfmt. The facte regardiug the capture at Itelfaat have not been al lowed to transpire. It It aatcrted that more heavy naval gum will be landed at the Cape. In formation as to the doing of the in vaders la bard to obtain, bat it is clear that they are getting very little help from tbe Dutch. Twice they attempted to capture Berkley Fast, but both timet they were repulsed , For three dayi they occupied Sutherland, hot they cleared out on the approach of the British.' Some scattered pnrtioa are reported operating lu different parte. Apparently the Inradera aban doned tbe idea of attacking Clan Wil liam on flndingthe town well defend ed. , A commando of 1.00Q hat been active in tba Riuhmond district, hot there th Boers have secured only 100 Dutch recruits. DIAMOND SMUGGLER CAUGHT Had Thtm Snugly Hidden In tht Pockets of Belt tic Wort Around Hit Waist, New York, Jan. 21. United States Marshal Alcott, of the Ferry district, hat formally seized in this olty $17,600 wortn oi diamonds, which were brought into this country by Antonio Antenlaa without paying duly on them Th goods were found on Anoenios person by United Htalet customs off! olal at Auseuint was leaving a steamer of the Hamburg-American line at Ho' boken. Auseulat was not arrested, but the diamonds will be held pending decbr- ion of tbe Treasury department a to whether fa Is giilty of smuggling. Hi - defence is that he is a Cuban merchant, aud that be is merely past ing through this country on bit way to Cuba. Tbe diaorand were concealed in the pockets of a large belt wbicb Anseniaa bad around bi body, and were accidentally discovered by cos torn Inspector who happened to place bis hand on Antenieas' back aa the lat ter was leaning over a trunk. There are 138 separate a i tides, of an ap praised valuation of fl 1,000, which with 60 per ceut dutv added would make tbem worth 117,600. THE IRRIGATION MOVEMENT. rirt at Phetnlx. Phoenix, B." C, Jan. 19. Fire to- nlitht caused a lost of 130.000. It started in MoBean Co. t dry goods store, rpread to the I in per in 1 hotel aud thence to the buildings of the Phoeuix Newt- Company, tliaM- powder waa used to blow up buildings in the path of the flames. MoBean St Co. loet on their stock $13,000. The loss on the butldiiiff was $3,000; Imperial hotel loss, $10,000; Phoenix Newt Com pany, $2.('00; T. A. Hick, dry good store, $1,800. Tuore was partial in- surnnce on soma of tbe buildings and took. Would Develop Dsnlsh liltnds. Cotienbatren, Jan. 19. The leader of th syndicate of merchants who are petitioning the government to make tbe Investment Of Danish capita) proniauie in tbe Danish West Indies, declare they hava no intention of agitating against the sale of the islands to the United States. Their idea ia to oe- velop the islands in tbe eveut oi tn3ir not being sold. Boers Attacked Colville. Standerton, Jan. 19. Collvlle's mo bile oolumu, marching from New Den mark to Vladlaagte, waa attacked by 1,000 Boers, divided into two force )ue force made a determined attempt on the baggage aud the other on the cavalry conttitutiug tbe rear guard The cavalry wai compelled tcTrelire nutii protected by four companies of riiles, hidden by a ridge, who were waiting with bayonets. Tha Boer made a speedy retreat, leaving several dead and wounded f om the heavy British fire. Eventually both attacks were repulsed, the Boertlosiug heavier. The British were not able to pursue the Boert, owing to the necessity of pro- tooting their baggage. Tbe o snail let were one killed and IS wounded. ' It Receive! Strong Support From Secretary . Hitchcock.. . , ' Washington, Jan. 21. Secretary of tha Interior Hitchcock was to hare been heard today by lit house commit tee on public. lands on tha subject of Irrigation, which it attraoting atten tion in many Western states, but being unutrie to oome to tbe capital, fa tub mitted a statement. This strongly supfiorta the policy of irrigation, and saya that a vast acreage capable of sop porting 60,000,000 people should not be left a desert. Mi. Hitchcock points ont tbe remarkable results experienced iu the valley of the Nile, practically redeeming r.gypt from bankruptcy Professor Newell, of the geological sur vey; Professor Pinchott, ol the agri cultural department, and Represented tive Newlands, of Nevada, bo started the movement by a bill for irrigation storelK n-es along the Humboldt river in Nevada, also strongly supported tbe plan. Tbe hearings today were on the Newlands bill, but this has brought up tha whole subject aa applicable to estern states, aud particularly- Call forma, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Montana, . Wyoming, Colorado, . Kanasa, Nebraska, South and North Dakota. ' - DARING HOLD-UP. TO PROTECT WALRUS. Tht Muter of th Geystr. Beaumont, Texat, Jan. 19, Th owneri of the Luoa oil geyser, whioh hat been shooting oil 60 feet high sluce last Thursday, hava succeeded in con trolling tha well. A valva was placed on the mouth ol the wen to iay, ma Captain Lucas thinks he i now master the geyser. It is estimatea mas 60,000 barrel of oil nave aireauy flowed from the well. rrospeotor and ipectetor continue toarrlva. Indians' Food Supply Endangered by Wanton Destruction. Port Townseud, Jan. 19. Reports of the wanton destruction of walrus have reached the treasury department at Washington. Walrus oome from the Arctic on the ice flow during the early portion of the open season to points be tween Pt. Michael and Cape Nome, and :hotieauds ol pusseugers on early steamer plying betweeu those places shoot into bardn, killing and wounding mauT. Captains of whalers have re ported that thousands of oarcasses are seen floating in nennug sea and the Arctic ocean. Walrui flesh is tha main subalnteuce of Alaska coastwise Indians, and their wanton destruction threatens starvation to them. The law relating to fur-bearing animals does not not apply to walrus, but Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Spaulding has Issued instructions to Collector of Customs lleustis, at this port, to urge masters of vessels viaitiug Alaska waters to prevent the killlug of walrus by persons on board of their vessels. These instructions are issued with a Wew of protecting the food supply of the Indians, many of whom are aaid to be almost in a starving condition. Admiral Catty's Plans, Philadelphia, Jan. 10. Immediately upon being relieved of the command of Lague Island navy yard, Admhal Casey, with bis wife aud family, will proceed to Nan Diego, Cal., where be will meet Admiral Kauta, and assume command of the Paclflo station, with the battleship Iowa as flagship. Alvord Gets Thirteen Year. New York, Jan. 19. Coruelins L, Alvord, Jr., the defaulting note teller of the First Natinal Bank, was today sentenced to 13' years' imprisonment. The amount of felt defalcation was $890,000. . Te Tskt Pert In tht Inauguration. All warahips lu enstoru waters will b ordered to Washington to take part in the inauguration of President Mo- Kinley, Two Men Tried te Rob a Fifth Avenue, Ne York, Restaurant. New York, Jan. SI. Two robbers, armed with 82 calilier Colt's revolvers, entered Maillard a re tan rant and con fectiouery (tore, near tbe I ifth Avenue hotel, just a tbe place wat being closed at milnijbt, aud ordered tbe oashier to throw up his bands. In the place were a half down waiters. and tbe very boldness of the robber attracted attention. Tbe cashier bad several hundred dollars of theday't receipts ou the desk before him, and it is supposed that he did not move quickly enough to satisfy the robbers, for one of the men discharged his re volver. The bullet crashed into the wall back of tb cashier, who caught up the cash and dodged underneath the counter. The waiters concealed themselves underneath tables. The shot attracted a .Broadway crowd, and the police were notified. Brandishing their weapons the robbers dashed from Maillard's, the crowd failing back 'and giving them all the loom they wanted. One turned into Twenty-fourth street and snoceeded iu making his escape. The other dashed across tha pavement of Fifth avenue to Madison square, and was captured by a policeman. H aaid he was Edward Burgess, a steam fitter. Conference on Cannal Treaty. ,; London, Jan. 21. United States Ambassador Cboate and tbe secretary of state for foreign affairs, the Mat quia of Lansdowne, had a aeoovd con ference today on the amended Hay Pauncefote treaty. An outline of the action Great Britain intends to pursue was not developed, and no definite de cision is likely to be reached by Great Britain for several days. - . ; ; General A. J. McKay Dead. New York. Jan. SI. General An-! drew Jackson McKay, a distinguished veteran of the civil war, died iu this city today. He was quartermaster general on the staff of General George W. Thomas in tbe army oi th Cum berland. - 1110 Farquhar's Squadron Ready to Move on Venezuela. IF THE TROUBLE IS NOT SETTLED P Of THIS M STATK Interesting Events and Gossip of the Past Week Reported From Cities and Towns in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. . Minister Leoml's Dispatches Tampered With- The Scorpion Will Remain st La Guiyra, Where Her Presence is Necessary. Washington, Jan. 21. Nothing has been heard over night from Minister Lomis regarding the situation in Veu eieuela. Navy department officials' Aabland. deny that any iusiruotiont have been given to the North Atlanlio squadron to move over from Florida to Venezue la. The ships, however, are in perfect cruising trim, and could sail within few hours after the receipts of 'orders. though It it not believed here that there will be any necessity for their movement toward Venezuela. The orders to tba Scorpion to tiro oeeu to uuanooo from La Guarra have oeen countermanded, aud she will re main at La Gnayra, 'where her pre net is regarded as necessary. By di reel ion of tbe state department. Min later Loom is baa protested to tbe Yen' ezuelan government against tba exer cise of censorship over any of his offi cial communications, and it ia under stood that tha protests have been effec! wve. ' It cannot be gathered that any very late advices have caused tbe change in the department's plans relative to the movements of tbe Scorpion In fact, it Is saiduhat nothing baa been received to show any marked change in th status in Venezuela since yesterday, when Minister Looinis spoke of the suppression of a rebellion among tbe troops in . Caracas, tbe inception of wbiob was unknown to tbe depart ment of state. The fact that such a movement could gain headway in Cas tro s own capita, however. Is very aig niticant, and this rebellion among tbe troops may have led fo the decision to retain the Scorpion at La Guayra, the nearest port to Caracas. The naval authorities were con salted during the day aa to the feasibility of la-ec forcing tbe American naval force now in Venezuela, but while some such thing ia in prospect, it . cannot be lea rued that any positive orders have yet gone out. The Hartford is not within reach of the cable, being on a cruise from Port of pain for Barba- does, at which place she ia due in about two days. She may be tinned back from that port, unless tbe situa tion improve. Tbe Lancaster tailed from Port of paiu for tbe Cape Verde Islands, so she is entirely beyond reach There is no disposition on the part OREGON. Tb Dalles has levied a 6-mlll tax. Burns has leceived a chemical fire euglne. " " . Tha Southern Pacifio is staling ice at . Th Dalles will purchase 500 feet of are nose. The Oregon legislature deficit fcota up I50.COO. Machinery for tba new laundry at Eugene has arrived. : Tht Grant county tax levy at been fixed at 25 fi mills. Coyotes are numerous In Coles val ley, Douglas county. The Douglas county tax levy hat beta fixed at 20 roillt. The Pendleton school district has levied a special tax of 8 mills. Several herds near Montgomery have been visited by coyotes of late. It it reported the Dallas crsan fac tory may be moved to Albany. The approach to the Upper Calapooia onage was carried away by ih,flood. Baker City ha rescinded street lighting contract, and 1 L darkness. The wails of tbe first story of Mal heur county' new court bouse are fin ished. '. ,--. ; Collision of a train and handcar near Woodburn, Or., was narrowly averted. -. ' . Famous Uncle Ren irrorn nf minna in Idaho bat been sold to a New York syndicate. Tbe coal shaft being sunk by W. A. Maxwell of Coos City, is now down about 800 feet. Plana for the new creamery at Snm- merville are taking shape. It will cost about $4,000. . : " : Athena has Invesetd $1,600 in school' warrants, me city, besides, has a balance on hand of $1,100. Lincoln county baa awarded the i-ontract for building tbe depot bridge to beorge McCuuIou for $335. The old "Coos Bay road is said to be in better condition tban for several years at this time of the year. Henry Zuta, Jr.. 17-year-old boy. of Vale, Or., acoientally killed him- . WASHINGTON. Tacoma butcher bav formed an association. A petition is being circulated to have the postofflc nam of Guy changed to Albion. The Simpson Lumber Company, of South Bend, ha accepted plana for a pony band saw mill. Fire partially "destroyed tha ship chandlery store of J. C. Todd A Co., on the water front, Tacoma. Los $4,000, fnlly covered by insurance. . Mr. H. P. Harrington, prominent citizen of Rosalia, died of pneumonia. , remains were taken to the bom His of bi parents interment. in Monro, Mich., for of the authorities here to go to any un- wl( while examining a revolver. usual length in dealing with this situ atiou, as they say irankly that it is not a part of their purpose to browbeat or coerce the Venezuelans by a formal naval demonstiatiou, nute aach course is forced on them, which is not believed to be at ail likely. But it is quite certain that Amiral Farunhar I. J. Straw, of Klamath conntv. rode off a bridge into enow bank last week, and had to dig his horse out. Contract for building the Wheeler county court house has been let to A. F. Peterson, of Corrallis. for f 9.035. Sixty-five thoroughbred sheep belong will shape the movement of tbe North I iaS to O. P. Knox were drowned near Atlantic squadron so as to keep in close touch with the navy department and he will not be far away from a oable end for many days at a time after be leaves Florida. Mr. Loomis' protest against any cen sorship of his official mail on the part of tbe Venezuelan government was not idly lodged, and fca acred by the de partment's direction only upon a well etonuded suspicion that his cables were being tampered vith or unreasonably delayed. . Burned by Molten Copper. Tusoon, Ariz., Jan. gl. Juan Lo pez, a workman at the Copper Queen smelter, was burned to death by molten copper which fell from a swinging pot under which fa stood. His clothes were set on tire and his body horribly disfigured by the liquid metal. WATCHING AN EMBEZZLER. Tht Confident!! Clerk of s New York Whole- salt House Sails for Europe, London, Jan. SI. The alleged for ger for whose extradi iou the United States authoriites are asking is said to be bimund Herts, alias Emden, of rew York city. He is supposed to be on board the steaniei Corinthian, which left Halifax, Sunday, Jan. 7, for (jueenetown and Liverpool. The police of those cities are watching for bun. Acting under instructions from Chief of Detectives .George p, Titus, the Scotland Yard .orticinls were csbled yesterday to arrest at Queenstown or Liverpool as be steps off an incoming steamer, .the alleged defaulting conn deutial dark of a large wholesale house on Walker street. New York City, who is said to have embezzled $50,000 of. the firm's funds at the time of his flight, and to have embezzled nearly $ 300,000 before be was even suspected. New Ships Building. Ship that will be worth in th ag gregate $29,725,000 are now in pro cess of construction at the shipyards aloug the Delaware river. Mail Boxes for Rural Routes. Salem, Jan. 21. Tweuty-five' dozen mail ; boxes 'required by tba govern- meut for the rural mail route, bav been received lu Salem, and the bal ance .are .expected in a lew days. They are made of galvanized iron, 16 inches long, six inches wide and six inches high, Kach family or person on the route desiring mall by the car rier must put up oue of thea boxes tud pay $1 each for them, . . Want Back Pay. Barre. Vt., Jan. 21. Many granite cutters aud tool slurperers are taking action toward pushing, their claims of back pay for work done in tbe service of tbe government of the United State ueaily 30 year ago. The claims arise out of the building of "the Boston and New York postoftlces, the work on Dix. Hurricane and Fox islands, and work in navy yards. The claimants worked 10 hours a day instead of eight, and they are now trying to collect pay for tbe extra two boora a day, Tbe navy J aid men git their pay , two years ago. - , Tht Peace Protocol,. '. Washington, Jan.: 5!l. A message was reoeived. today from ' Minister Conger, at Pekin, stating that tbe Chi nese plenipotentiaries had signed and delivered the protocol. This removes the last doubt that had arisen a to the sealing of the government agreement, for tt would not have been accepted by tba Spanish, minister, who Is dean ol the corps, unless it bore all the seals and signatures necessary to give It full foro. . Cottage Grove by the recent freshet. Howard & Stearns are feeding 500 cattle on Crooked river and about 600 bead at Silver Lake, in Lake conntv. A petition is in circulation askiuit that tbe publio roal from Cottage Grove to Lorane be widened to 60 feet. J. W. Walters St Son, proprietors of tbe Llmira nulls, have boated their logs intolba Ixmg Tom.. fro.-i the Noti river. v . b'evera car loads of Weston bricks have been abipped to Mission station. they will be used for government ! uiidings. An acetyline gaa plant belonging to J. P. Williams, of Long Creek, ex ploded last week, and slightly injured Mr. Williams. . A petition is being circulated asking an appropriation of $1,000 to- repair and improve the state buildings and property at Sodaville. ' A herd of 110 sheep was shipped from Huntington to Salt Lake Citv by the Baldwin Sheep & Land Com pany, of Crook county. It is reported that Ed Lambson,' of Willamina, has leased a large tract of land ou Salmon river, which he in tends to stock with cattle. The tale of land belonging - to the Leonard Lang estate in Pine valley, which escheated to th state of Ore gon recently, ha been confirmed bi Judge Kakin, of the circuit court. . A meeting was held at McMinnville in the intarest of the woodcutters of the county. Every preoinct was well represented. They advanced the price of outting oak wood from 75 cents to 90 cents a oord, and fir from 70 to 80 cents. , - Tbe farmers and stookmen of Malheur county feel confident that the coming season will be a prosperous one for them. While tbe winter thus far has been an open one compared with those generally experienced here, the indi cations are that there will be pleutv of water for irrigation during the coming summer, and that tbe feed on tbe range will be good. ' During tha recent anow 80 ton of ore wat hauled from tha Cedar Canyon district to Dsveooort for ahioinenl. Had the sleighing continued good, still more would have been brought out. Larkina' hotel at Garfield, teased try J., W. Keown, was entirely destroyed by fire, together with moot of tbe eon. tents. Loss on the building, $1,500; insurance, $650; loss on contents, $1,000, with $650 insurance. While fording Toppenish creek, near North Yakima. Will Garnet waa nearly drowned. He was on horseback and the twift current of tha stream carried bora and rider several yards, when . they lodged in some willows, from wbicb, with difnouity both succeeded in binding safely on shore. Owing to technical error in writing the boundaries of a small strip of land, amounting to nearly three sections, . lying on the east side of North Bay, between Mason and Pierce counties, is left out of tbe jurisdiction of both counties. An attempt will be made to have the neutral strip incorporated with Pierce. Oscar Bates, ex-sheriff of Etovan county, received fatal injuries at the Drummer' mine, near Curliew. He bad set three shots in the 125-foot level, and started to climb th ladder, but missed bis footing on the second landing and fell back 30 feet. The shots exploded before he could regain the ladder. Hopkins D. Jones, until recently a hotel porter at Wilbur, Wash., who was arrested at Spokane on a charge of borse stealing, has been releaed. Word came from Wilbur that tha man Chance, whose horse and saddle Jones had appropriated, would not prosecute 1 Jones. The Wilbur man aaid he owed Jones money, and that ha would be satisfied to have him keep the bona - and saddle to settle the bill. IDAHO. WASHINGTON. The new $16,000 school house at Davenport ia finished. The railroad, ageut at Hamilton, Harry Beeurdsley, wat robbed of $200. A -school bouse will be built at Day ton to cost between $20,000 aud $30,- 000.' . Ed Sievera, of Iowa,- is considering a proposition to buy a shingle mill at Everett. .' A free ferry at Weiser ia proposed. Caldwell merchants hava made an early closing agreement. John Hunt waa arrested at Oiofino, on a charge of cattle stealing, A publio meeting wat held at Lewis ton to protest against division of Mes I Perce county., , The postoflke of Led no, Blaine county, has been moved two mile southeast, without change of post master. ;, ;.. ., , . , i- ... At Weiser' regular city election in April, tbe citizens will vote whether or not they want the city bonded for $80,000. it Is announced that shipments of crude ore aud concentrate from tbe Coeur d'Alene last year aggregated 175.000 tons. There were several anow slide in Bear gulch lait week, but no damage ia reported except that tha Orofino blacksmith shop was swept away. Several carloads of steel rails hav leen unloaded in the Weiser yards. They aie to be used in extending th Pacitio fc Idaho Northern next sum- .. mer. ', " ,- - 'Meetings have been held and retolu tlons adopted by several G. A. B. post ' protesting against th proposed plan o ' moving the soldiers' home from Boi to Fort Sherman. . , II. M. Merrin, of Spokane, ha taken a bond on tbe Father lode and two claims adjoining in the Coeur d'Alene district. It is understood that work will commence immediately. Lew Granger, who. is charged with stealing eight head of cattle out of a pasture near Moscow, has been arrest-, ed. Granger has a number of aliases, bnt it is said his true name ia Laikins. Plans are being perfected whereby 300 feet more tunnel will ba driven in the claims of the Silver Eagle Mining Co. -There is also talk of building a cog-wheel road from th Silver Eagle to the summit. A Mountain Home drug -store was broken into and an attempt mad to rob tbe place. The proprietor, who .' has sleeping apartments in the rear, was awakened by tbe noise of the rob bers. Upon bis appearance they ran, having secured notbiug,
