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EVENTS OF THE DAY
(1ATHERE0 FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehenalv Kevkw of the Import
nt Happenings o th Put Wwk,
PrcacnUd In Comlanacal Form, Meat
Likely to Prova Intcrastlng U Oar
Many Readers.
ii-niiiiny Ihih ri'i'OKiiiwi the new re-
IMllllii; li( 1'llllHIIIU.
llutln aln t Oartt'Kriia woiilil umum
iimlo Urn Aiiiirrlcuii conxul.
Kf imU.r MiUlii-ll will call dp tin;
T.HI5 lair dill farly tliiii motith,
Know in iinu-rul in (irt-at Britain and
all Kuroiw Iiuh auflcrixl (rum a grwit
nl'irui.
Kwri'tary nf Africultur Wilwin aayn
rrnlit fur favuralilv Imlami- in due the
(unm-ra.
Tlit li-liTal grand jury )ian rlmrntil
lli Hawaiian lt-rinluttire with nrm
crruiiim.
(ii'ticral Urikikc liaa clmrn'l (icnt-ral
Wuul willi iimulxirdiiiHtinii lc(re tin
wimlc riiiiiinittc.
Cliina li'lii-n.' KuKxiu inti'mlitto take
militiiry utt'ii)iation ( and !' the
ruilriiad ni-ar Niu (.'limiinu.
Tim 1'nitcl 8taUn iiiri"inc court lia
li-lriH valid the Kannan law making
ciKht tiunr a day in public work.
Kx-KlliriaU and uthi-nt iiii)ilii'atfl in
tin- (Hiatal (ratnU by HriHtow xtrimgly
inuiiiliiiii iiiii('i-iii'.' and nn! lion made
a cuiinU-r charge.
Th if the late Collin V. Hunt
itiilltill i uliliroiuM.1 .1 t'K Mill
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lii r Admiral 8ignlx aaya that the
narv in greatly in md of mure men.
liri yfim haa liniilly triuiiihed in hid
"rl" l" ""''"re a judicial hearing of
(tin raw.
The title tu the rich Bonanza mines,
of Valdm, is confirmed to the Alaska
cin'r toiiiiaiiy.
t . r, l',.l.,,.. .,,i,,niii.l..r in i hit.f nf
l "r'' l",,",ft. (omi iumlfr in tl IU O!
the liritmli army, Is likely to retire on
'aivoillit of ill health.
Several iiiemlieni of congri'ss will of
I"' '' H of K.evelt to nsluce the
tariff oil I'll 1 1 1 pttlllC giXlI.
Culoiiiliia will unk Ijitin-Aincrican
coiiiitriea to protest .gaiiiet the action
of the I'liitetl States, if Reyes' niimsion
1 failK.
i A New York theater management
paid $:I0 a minute for 0 minuU-s to
hear I'atti sing in making up a deflc
. ieiicy in receipts.
The lot t( Ihe American consul t
Cartagena is being mad every hard.
Kx-Presidont Ctcvoalud declare he
has no idea ot being a candidate for the
presidency.
I I'tah miners drflare they will not
stay out in sympathy with Coloradoans
if demands are met.
The American minister at Santo Io-
arknowleiitn the liro-
tlHionai goveniuiviii.
A crank evaded hundreds of New
York police and approached President
Roosevelt while at a funeral.
General Reves must confine his activ.
ity for Colombia at Washington to
lawful channels or be dejiortcd.
Senator Mitchell will urge that "the
Oregon country" has paid far more into
the treasury than it na recciveo. in
propriations and the HH)5 fair should
lie favored.
The Far Kastern situation is lees re
aimring. The strike situation in Colorado and
I'ttth is fust approaching a crisis.
The senate is sure to pass the bill
appropriating 11,125,000 for the 11HJ5
fair.
General Reyes, the Colombian com
missioner, has arrived in Uie United
States.
The settlement of the Chxego street
car strike did not restore normal condi
tions bs soon as expected.
Colombia has given the Panama ca
nal company warning not to aell its
rights to the United States.
General Funston reports that liquor
and tulierculoeis is largely responsible
for sad plight of the Alaskan Indians.
pension Commissioner Ware has re
signed. Everything was not going as
smoothly (or the commissioner as he
desired.
Another crunk, who has been dis
turbing the president by writing let
ters, hits been placed an asylum.
Friends of O'Psy, the noted Wyom
ing outlaw, will try to rescue him.
The sheriff lms sworn in a large num
ber of deputies and is confident of hold
ing his man.
The secretary of war says Oregon must
secure the right of way for The Palles
Celilo canal before the department will
commence work. This action Is very
unusual, there being no precedent.
Senator Morgan severely critioiser
the Tanama policy of RooseTolt.
Secretary Hitchcock has suspended
another clerk in the Indian territory
land ofllce.
Reports from India tell of a flood of
the Palur river which wiped out an en
tire town. Two hundred person, were
drowned.
While King Victor of Italy wa. leav
ing Iawdon an obstruction wa. found
on the railroad tracks, evidently placed
there for the purpose of wrecking his
tiain.
DROPS WAR PLAN.
Ocneral
Reyes Find. Such Talk
Don't
Affect America.
Washintoti, Dec. 2. Dr. llerran,
the Colombian minister, has silenced
all the members of the Reyes party
and the Bolivar commission. The
Colombians are now holding warm con
ferences, in which they are attempt
ing to find out just what steps should
lie taken to bring the South American
republic out of the present squabble in
the best form. General Reyes is
known to have undergone a change of
mind as to the best method of looking
after his country's interests here. War
talk did not make any impression upon
the United States. It is now presumed
that Dr. llerran' advice is to be taken,
and an attempt will now probably be
made to bring Colombia out of the
muddle w ith all the money possible.
The return of Panama to the Colom
bian union, and the retraction of all
the steps taken by the United States
government, are so far out of the ques
tion that they will probably not be
suggested.
Itepurbi from the United States min
ister at Bogota and other sources that
war talk in Colombia is becoming more
w idespread call attention to the fact
that even if General Reyes' mission to
the United States accomplishes no
other purpose, it will serve time for
the Colombian armies to mobolize and
equip in case a campaign should be
undertaken against the isthmus. It is
now concecdcd that the passage of
troops by land from Colombia to the
isthmus is not impossible.
POSTOFHCB FRAUDS.
Figure Telling What th Government
Lost by Corrupt Official.
Washington, Dec. 2. The amount
of money secured by the corrupt offic
ials ami their confederates is small,
as compared to the total loss to the
government. To illustrate: There is
no evidence that Louis received any
compensation from Ault 4 Wiliorg,
yet during the first year of his ad
ministration the expenditures for can
celing ink increased over 10,000.
Barrett received but lfi.000 from
Arnold, yet that company defrauded
the people out of over 13,000,000.
Mai hen prolwbly did not receive
more than f 2(1,000 from the Gruff fas
tener. Yet the government has paid
approximately 1 130,000 for that de
vice, w inch represents a net loss, since
the detriment continued, by the
terms of the contract for letter boxes,
to pay for the original fasteners.
Beavers and his assix-iates received
less than $20,000 from ttie automatic
cashier. Yet the department ex
pended t'S'S for this wholly un
necessary machine.
The total amount that the erpetra
tors of these frauds themselves received
cannot lie definitely learned, hut it
will aggregate between 130,000 and
1400,000, while the loss to the gov
ernment, considering the unnecesasry
supplies that have lieen purchased
and the inferior quality of those fur
nished by fraudulent contractors, can
not lie estimated with any degree of
accuracy.
VIRTUALLY SHUT OUT POWERS.
Russia and Austria Propose to Have Ac.
tual Control of Macedonia.
'London, Dec. 2. The Chronicle
learns of a curious episode. When the
appointment of European ollicers to
tho Turkish gendarmerie in Macedonia
was proposed, Great Britain asked that
three English officers lie appointed,
thinking that each of the other powers
would require the appointment of a
similar numlier. The government of
Austro-Hungnry, however, demanded
the nimointment of ISO Austrian olli
cers, and Russia asked for an equal
nuiiilier of Russian officers, the obvious
intention on the part of Austria and
Russia being the exclusion of all other
powers from any real share in the
control of the gendarmerie.
The Chronicle says the directors of
the Macedonian relief fund have re
ceived advices that pneumonia and
pleurisy are working havoc among the
refugees in the burned village, as the
results of exposure and destitution.
Russia Branching Out.
London, Dec. 2. The Times' Pekin
,..-r..u, .i,,l..nt Suva that small bodies
.,( liiiMHinn trooiis are patrolling the
country around Hsinmintun, the ter
mination of a branch line oi uie rau
.. .... lu.rueen the erent wall and Niu
Ch'wang, on the pretext of suppressing
brigands, altliougn me region is per
fectly quiet and peaceful. The Chi
nese "are daily expecting to hear that
the Russian, have occupied me rau
i ttw.m utul hnve resumed military
occupation of the country down to the
great wan.
Hobson'a Plan for Big Navy.
w'oaliliiuton. Pec. 2. Ex-Com-
niander Richmond P. Hohson, of the
n.n baa iirenared a bill which he
has requested Representative Wiley,
of Alabama, to introduce in the house
on the convening of the regular ses
sion, for the purpose, as he says, of
making the United States the first
naval power of ttie worm during me
ncl ltt VMIIt. The bill makes a total
appropriation of 12,750,000,000, a por
tion is to lie usea cacu year.
China Will Retaliate
TW. 2. The Morning Post
says it has reason to believe the Chi
nese government has prohibited the
recruiting of laborer, for South Africa
in any part of China, "inis uecis-
.....a tlia Mom iiii? Post, "is main-
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ly due to legislation by the Dominion
of Canada excluding the Chinese from
Canadian territory.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
STATB WILL LOSB HEAVILY.
If Rejection of Claim to Swamp Land
I. Affirmed.
Salem The rejection of the claim of
the state of Oregon to 55,000 acre of
the swamp land in Klamath marsh
will, if affirmed by the secretary of the
interior, cut a big slice off the sum the
state hoped to realize from the sale of
this land. The state's claim wa for
100,000 acres, and of this all hut about
7,000 acre, had been declared by the
surveyor-general to lie swamp land.
The state', claim was based upon the
swamp land grant of 1860. The Klam
ath Indian reservation wa. created in
18(!4 and the alottments to the Indians
were made within the last ten years.
The 55,000 acre, probably comprise,
the best of the swamp lands and if the
title of the Indian, should be finally
confirmed, the remaining 38,000 acres
which the state would receive, would
be rendered practically worthless.
Whether an appeal will be taken to
the secretary of the interior has not
been determined. General W. H. Odell
was attorney for the state in the pre
sentation of the state's claim to this
land. He does not know the grounds
upon which the decision of the assist
ant commissioner of the general land
office was based, but is very firmly of
the opinion that the state', right to the
land is superior to that of the Indians.
The value of the swamp lands on
Klamath marsh has been estimated all
the way from $100,000 to $1,000,000.
Begin. Werk an the Ditch.
Echo Tiie Butter creek irrigation
company has begun active work on the
construction of an irrigation ditch to be
20 mile, long, beginning a short dis
tance below Echo. Harry Rogers, an
extensive cattle man and wheat grower
who resides on Butter creek, was elect
ed president of the company and will
take personal charge of the work. The
company has large tent, for the housing
of employes and teams. There are
nearly 50 team, at work with marly
tw ice as many men Water will make
this land very valuable.
Living Expensive.
Pendleton Living in PendUfton is
unusually high at present.' Packed
eggs are selling at 40 cent per dozen.
With those price, it is seldom that a
dozen eggs are bought at a time. They
are handed out like oranges which are
sold at 5 cents each. Butter is wiling
at 40 cents per pound roll, having ad
vanced recently from 30 cents. Al
though this is near the great Milton
fruit belt, some apple, are selling at
five pounds for 25 cents. .
Logging Camp. Close Down.
"" Astoria The Pelton-Armstrong com
pany closed down its logging camps on
the Elokomin river, near Cathlamet,
for the season. Benson has shut down
nearly all his camps, but has one at
Bunker Hill still in operation. Besides
that one the only camp, on the north
shore of the Columbia river that are
running are those of the Skamokawa
logging company and the Saldren cainp,
on Grays river.
Re Ekcttd State Veterinary Surgeon.
Salem Dr. William McLean, of
Portland, has been re-elected state vet
erinary surgeon for a period of two
years from July 1903. The power to
fill this position rests with the Domestic
Animal commission, comp ised of the
governor, secretary of state and presi
dent of the state board of agriculture.
The salary is $1,500 per year and neces
sary expenses.
Snow Discourage Stockmen.
Heppner The first general snowfall
of the season in Morrow county oc
curred last Saturday, and the ground
is covered to a depth of from one inch
on the low lands to 30 inches on the
foothill and mountains. The unus
ually early appearance of snow on
froxen ground causes rattier a depreseeu
feeling among stockmen.
Reduction ol Wages.
Eugene The employes of the Booth
Kelly company have been notified of a
new schedule of wages which will go
into effect December 1. The schedule
makes a reduction of 26 cents per day
on all men receiving $2 or less, and 60
cent, per day on all receiving more
than $2 per day.
BukeJ Ilanenaa.
Tear a narrow strip of peeling front
on aide of each banaua. Lay the ba
nana, open side up. In a baking puu,
cover closely and bake for half an
hour, or until very tender, but not s
tender a. to break when handled. Peel
ana .end to t.ble .nd serve a a vege
table, or with hot cream sauce a t
dessert
reteto Bonfflee (Chefln-Dlak).
Mis pint of mashed potatoes with
balf a cup ef thick cream and the
white, of two egg., beaten .Uft. Put
twe table.poonful. of butter In the
cbaftng dish, and when very hot put
In th potatoe. In large tablespoonfule.
When brown on on .Ide, turn, brown
the ether, and aerve immediately.
NECE5SARY MONEY PUT UP.
Financial Trouble of Oregon Electrk
Company Ar Over.
Baker City The Oregon electric
company, which has been in financial
trouble, will resume ntwratir,na .r,.
The Eastern capitalist, who are hack of
tne enterprise nave put up the neces
sary cash to discharge all the debt and
dismiss the attachment, suits which
have been filed by creditors. Th
money for this purpose ha been re
ceived by Ol instead A Stayer, the cor
poration attorneys.
This company wa. organised by A.
B. Frame, of Portland, who secured
valuable water rights on Eagle creek.
Considerable work was done last sum
mer, but early in the fall there was
trouble over financial matter., and
Frame resigned as general manager.
Since then creditors have attached the
lumber, flume and other property and
all work ceased. Several hundred
thousand feet of lumber had been de
livered along the line of the flume and
work on the power house wa under
way when the work ceased.
11. H. Andrew, one of the officer, of
the company, who represent the East
ern capitalist., is expected in a few
days, when operations will be resumed.
Article, of Incerperatloo.
Salem Article, of incorporation
have been (ilea in the office of Secre
tary of State Dunbar as follows:
Oregon Traction company, Portland,
$ 1 ,000,000. The object of this corpor
ation is to acquire right of way and
construct a railway from Portland to
Hillsboro and Forest Grove.
Hotel Monopole, Incorporated, Jor
dan Valley, $15,000.
Western Oregon Conference associa
tion of seventh day adventists, Salem,
Or., $10,000.
Brewer Drug company, Stayton, $10,-
Land Sell at $120 per Acre.
Milton The high value at which ir
rigated land of this district i. held is
shown by a deal just closed. Alfred B.
Duff and John Hunter have sold to A.
Fuller a 10 acre garden, located six
miles north of here, for $1,200. Mr.
Fuller get. full use of the irrigation
ditch which runs by the property, but
only under the agreement that Mr.
Fuller doe hi. part in maintaining the
ditch. Whenever a deal is made in
this district it is nractienllv tha
which is sold, as the land is worthless
witnout a proper supply of water.
Orandc Road I Inspected.
La Grande Men will be sent here
in a few dav bv John Whistler of Pen.
dleton, United States engineer, who
haa been in Eastern Ore eon eatherimr
data for the government for irrigation
worxs. inere men will establish
gauges and points for observation nn
Grand Sonde river for the purpose of
scientifically determining the amount
of water flowing down the river, the
velocity of the current, etc.. and tha
area that can be irrigated.
Preparing It Annual Report.
Salem The state board of agricul
ture is in Salem, preparing it. annual
report to be submitted at the annual
meeting which will be held December
15.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
- Wheat Walla Walla, 73c;
blue-
stem, 7bc; valley, 7778c.
Barley Feed, $19 per ton; brewing,
$20(820.50; rolled, $21.
Flour Valley, $3.753.85 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $3.90(34.10;
clears, $3.553.75; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.204.50; graham, $3.75;
whole wheat, $4; rye wheat, $47.65.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.07Ji; gray,
$1.05 per cental.
Millstuffs Bran, $19 per ton; mid
dlings, $23; shorts, $20; chop, $18;
linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy, $16 per ton; clover,
$13; grain, $12; cheat, $12.
A'egctables Turnips, 65c per sack;
carrots, 75c; beets, 90; parsnips, 50
76c; cabbage, ll V4'c; tomatoes, 50
fiOc per box; cauliflower, 75c$l per
doxen; beans, 45c; celery, 3565c;
pumpkins, leper pound; onions, Yellow
Danvers, 75c(g$l per sack.
Honey $33.25 per case.
Potatoes Oregon, choice and fancy,
60(8 75e per sack ; common, 60c; sweet
potatoes, sack, 2c; boxes,
Fruits Apples, 75c $2 per box;
crabapples, $1.25 per box; pears, $1
1.50; cranberries, $9 10.50 per barrel.
Butter Fancy creamery, 30(J32ic
per pound; dairy, 2022sc; store,
1515jC.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 159
15'c; Young America, 1616.c;
Tillamook, 1414,4c; Eastern cheese,
15c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 9c per
pound; spring, 10c; hens, 10c; tur
keys, live, 18c per pound; dressed, 20
(fi22Stc; ducks, $67 per doxen; geese,
78c per pound.
Eggs Oregon" ranch, 824'835c;
Eastern, 2627c.
Tallow Prime, per pound, 4 5c;
No. 2 and grease, 23c.
Hops 1903 crop, 12 21c per pound,
according to quality.
Wool Valley, 17 18c; Eastern Ore
gon, 12 15c; mohair, 3537s'c.
Beef Dressed, 5dJBKc per pound.
Veal Dressed, small, 88c; large,
6 7c per pound.
Mutton Dressed, 45i'c; lamb,
6c"per pound.
Pork Dressed, XQ7c per pound.
LOOK TO OREQON.
View of Engineer, on Th Dalle a-CeHIo
Canal Right of Way.
Washington, Dec. 1. Engineer offi
cers in Washington are inclined to be
lieve The Dalles-Celilo canal .ituation
i. very much simplified by the fact that
there is to be an extra session of the
Oregon legislature. These officer, aay
uch a session present, an opportunity
for an early and a thoroughly satisfact
ory solution of the problem raised by
the recentrestrlctive order of the secre
tary of war, who demands that right
of way for the canal shall cost the gov
ernment nothing.
It is the opinion of the engineer,
that the legislature should make an
ample appropriation to purchase the
desired right of way, as they are con
vinced the state can not only get the
needed lands si oner, but cheaper, than
could the general government, should
it resort to condemnation proceedings.
Among engineer officer, who are
known to be friendly to The Dalles-Celilo
canal project, three is a hope that
it may not be necessary to go to con
gress to ask for a further appropriation
for purchasing this right of way. They
fear if congress is asked to increase the
limit of cos of this work beyond the
figure set by the last congress unfavor
able action on the entire project may
be taken, which will delay construc
tion indefinitely. They therefore be
lieve that it is better that the state
shall acquire the right of way under an
appropriation of its legislature, and
present the land to the general govern
ment, as w as contemplated by the sec
retary of war.
If the legislature will make such an
appropriation as wa. suggested, there
will be no necessity for congress to give
further consideration to The Dalles-Celilo
project, except to make annual ap
propriation for carrying out the work
which has heretofore been authorized,
and for the commencement of which
there i. now over $300,000 available.
CANAL AS A 01 FT.
Colombia I. Prepared to Make This Offer
to tha United States.
Washington, Dec. 1. That the re
public grant to the United State all
the canal concession, provided (or in
the Hay-Herran treaty, but absolutely
free of cost, is the proposition which
General Rafael Reye? brings for the
consideration of the official, of Wash
ington. General Reyes arrived here
today. He was met at the station by a
son of Dr. Herran, the Colombian
charge, and went at once to hi. hotel.
Later in the day he had a conference
with Dr. Hcrrsa. Genera! P.eyes, talk
ing with a representative of the Asso
ciated Press about his mission, said:
"You will readily admit the proprie
ty of my refraining from discussing my
mission, which is of a confidential
character. Of the offer, which Colom
bia is ready to make, I desire to say
my energies and those of my follower,
will be devoted to the granting of the
canal concessions to the United State
without the payment of a cent. Even
at this Colombia will be the gainer."
"Are you authorized by President
Marroquin to make this offer to the
United State, government?" General
Reyes was asekd.
"That would be dviulging my in
structions before I have executed them.
I cannot say more about this now," he
replied.
VOTB TO END STRIKE.
Northern Colorado Miner Accept Term
of Operator.
Louisville, Colo., Dec. 1. The min
er, of the Northern Colorado coal field,
tonight voted to return to work on the
terms granted by the operators, which
embrace compliance with every demand
made by the unions. This i. the third
vote taken on the proposition. Ike
first vote rejected the proposition by a
majority of four. The second vote wa
heavily against it on account of the op
position of District President Howell,
and "Mother" Jones although represen
tatives of President Mitchell urged the
acceptance of the proposition.
Today, it is said, telegram, were re
ceived from President Howells with
drawing his opposition and the men
voted strongly in favor of resuming
work. The mines have all been kept
in good condition and work will be
started at once. It is estimated that
1,270 men will go to work.
Internal Revenue Receipt.
Washington, Dec. 1. John W.
Yerkes, commissioner of internal reve
nue, in his annual report to the secre
tary of the treasury, shows the total
receipts of his bureau for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1903, were $230,
740,927. The receipts for the last fis
cal year are about $41,000,000 less
than for the year 1902. "This de
crease," says the commsisioner, "i. not
due to a diminution in the business
movement, and commercial transac
tions of the country, but to a reduction
of internal revenue taxation."
Urge. Franc to Build Canal.
Paris, Dec. 1. Republic of Colom
bia is endeavoring to induce France to
renew work upon the construction of
the Panama canal. Colombian Finan
cial Agent Samper, who is also a spec
ial delegate to the administrative coun
cil, is now in Panama. The French
canal company has published a state
ment in which it declare, the offer of
the United State, is ridiculous and
place, a high value upon the company's
property and concessions.
Maria Onard la Withdrawn.
Washington," Dec. 1. Commander
Merti, of the gunboat Newport, ha re
ported to the navy department that
Santo Domingo is quiet, and the marine
guard ha. been withdrawn from th
ity so recently surrendered to the)
D mincian insurgent.