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Newspaper Page TextTHE ORE I ; A 0 VOL. XX. ST. HELENS, OBEOON", F I'KOFESSIOXAL. 1 UfAl FtlPMO, CnTlY4KC'lll, J. B. GODFREY, ATTORNEY-AV-LAW. Teal Estate ani Timber Lanij Soli AttMTitAOTN MAUKi fT. HELENA, OREfJOH S. H.GKUBER, ATTOMNEY-AT-Um nm with. 1. 1, (uik. M HiMtHI, I I OMIUON. WUIgl.. bl Mml .li.ntten M all legal seiiaia .nttuaie t . Wilt ri,U la til Mai i4 Unuxt ,.utia. W. II. POWELL, ATTORNEY -AT-IA)Y. nsrvTi uhwiict rror. IT HKIIKI, I I OUtOON. Dr. Edwin Ron, rhysician anil Surgeon. BT. UKUHiB.UHKUUa. Dr. II. It. Cliff, ' rhysician and Surgeon. BT. HELENS, UHKliU.. Watts & Price, -pgAl ,IM IX- Floor and Feed Choice Groceries Staple Drj Coods . Best oaliij Shoes Bardiarejod Hollow Bcappocwe, Orrfjon. Steamer JOSEPH KELLOGG" Imre rHtt T.l. rtittttdt, u4 4 nUf M M lar If. Htltnt. ttlgm. Ctrrtlf I fit, 04l ftll. Airi.lnaM putUaml W,,i,4af. MM' 4) tod Md.l Hi, Steamer NORTHWEST l.r.rre J'nHlfltnl Monday, Wdnday nl Friday nlghi l at tU p. m., for lh mm ("ilnn inriitioiiH ( .and To lJ, tra.lilng lit Inner plsc l 10 . (it, on lit following it. Hrturnlng, tii host to Toledo at noon, arid Cafl IturWf.l 6 Si in lh flrnooa, TuAian ff Jl hnndavt and Buadayt, ivtnf j? oattv in lh morning. .' I :,M.nol. H. HUlkUH. Agaal. .fn'.? Journal, snly 14 t r to sg-. m. , . Z . . .a-- IsS PRESIDENT TO CONG RE- I.I..I. . .1.. ' III ih. 7r... ""n "er roll in Cregon. Sena In yuur subscription..! P. O. Due 181, J'ortlnud, Or. i THI.IBIU Mil INK. JOHN A. DECK PIUUs IN Watcbes, Diamonds, Slfoeri are, .... JEWELRY.... Kepairin'g a Specialty. HorrtMB M. 14. rrsal a first. roaTLAKB, Chief Executive Sends Message People's Lawmakers to HANDLES MATTERS BEFORE PUBLIC FOI PORTLAND DAILY i Steamer Iralda I. H,hklrk. Mutir. RAILROAD TIME. I..M Rainier datlr (aiear.1 uilar)for Port and. al 4 A U., departing Iron Hi lUl.ua .1 1 tlort. Rtlurnliii Ihim rarllaua at 3 W f U., tilrlu M t, blliu al 46. Passencers and Fast FreltU PORTLAND LASDINU, TAYLOR ST. Pavors Lewis and Clark Exposition Undesirable Class of Immigrants Should be Kept Out Ap point Commission to Inquire Into Needs of Shipping-Extend Rural Free Delivery Better Legis lation for Alaska Panama Canal Question. WAHHINOTON. !. J.-Prculilent Run! v-lt' mcHK lo Cunitrc-M w read Iwf.uit lb 8vnt mxl Hou loHttf. "i iiU ut lb nrfM (ll"w: To thr Hiuit and Houm of Rprnta' . Vhi'counliy i to b eongmtuUtd on ih muunt of autalaliltal achl.vtmc it X STORI k & COLUMBIA R1YER 1 r.r xSAXJZl - Will, nation wlln a man lh mot imporianl lhlt. ar IhoM of ' "a" l..,lt. and thrr(ore the country ' rtally lo b mrlulutcd on " J l,r. 0 .mi,.l...-d In lh. "'ec,'1n1 r vulina fur th er. l of .opervlljn th. gr.l corporation, and combination. r rorporallon. pnaagrf In Inlerata .com m.i The t'onitr.f.. baa created the UJ- unrin.cnt of Craimrne and Ijioor, 1115 iht Uurpu of Corporailon fi RAILROAD COMPANY. 1 iTi&iiSiv !S"jf&jt r 1 in n ' l i w I 4. I at 1 1 ia ao ia m t 10 M . ItTATIOMI a ! n 4, U) t 4 H 4 ! I. in Utll 4 K. t M Ml I III OH 4 I It t 44 41 10 tl ft a is at n j ia at 4 1; OA 40 II I 4 x. a, I.Trortlao4rll 19 .. Malal.r .., -I'.famld... , ... Ma(tKr.,,. . itiucr .... .. I l.lk.Ul... ,. Mai.bland.. .,,. lin.n ... Knaiif..,,. ,,. KtaiiMin.,,. Jiilm I'ajr,., II W V. A.iaHa . 10 04 M I W I JT 17 t at u u l it or 7 a r 4t 41 4 04 f 44 I 44 1 14 7 24 1 i: t 04 42 4 M 4 .1 II alvlna ua our olaca on tha Pacinc a- board, and maklna ready tn. way ior our uiuf rulem-v tn th. co mm ere or in. arreai ent of th. owtin.. The centennial of our eatabll.hment upon th. Wealern Coa.t by ihe expedition of lwl and Clara i to u celebrated at Portland. Or., by an Kxpoaltlun In the Hummer of 1906, and thla event ahould receive reconniiion ana iup port from tho National Overnment. DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA. T ah nee- land ai ... . 1 atreama of th. Went be reaerved to Iri- ur permanency of water aupply for ir- rtcatlon. Much proirrea in loremry naa been made during the pant year. The ne cea.lty for perpetuating our forent re ourcea, whether In public or private hand, la recognized now a never be fore. The demand for foreat reserve, ha become In.l.tent In th. Wert, becauae th Weat mtiat uie th water, wood ana Bum- mer rang which only auch reaerve. can aupply. - The admin latratlv feature or rore.t rewrvea are ai preaent unaatlafactory. being divided be tween three bureaua of two department. It la therefore recommended that all mat- tera pertaining to foreat reacrvea, except tho. Involving or pertaining to land title, be consolidated In tha Bureau of Koreatry of th. Department or Agricul ture. ; . ' INDIAN AFFAIRS. Agents 8hould Not Bo Upon Partiaan rai.arlallr f.arl... ( aaai.t.atlr I4.l)lla. " (rota alt tha orW-Wll rllt.o, oritnal itorloa An er to quartet Artlel 'lealth, th Horn; Ww Booki, J on Work About th Farm od UaiUrn. ihe Weekly Inter Ocean i a matnbar ol lh AwocUtaJ I"ra, th only Woatarn Nwa ptpar rolinf ll.nllr tal graphic arlo of lhN York Bun od pil of port Irora ovar J.OOO iptwlal corr.auondenU throughout tb ouutrjr. YEAR Q N E DOLLAR k.erliia far Taia 4H40I IT 4ka Waattlr lttf Hattl paper tar (M.0. All trslna wan. r! eonne'Una at Uebl. allk ..rinein faelne italix to and Item lh. ttM.ri iiii4 p.'nia. At Porltaod ana all lltlna lam I'n.ea dapol. l AMnrla wllb I II X t 4 boal "! "H '" aiii r I I'oitar la au froai llaaia and bona a.ara peinia. raMiierslor Aaiorlaot mat point, mu.ie.l (ram. at Houltoa Traina all! atop lo l.t auiaiae al Hau'im a coming Iroai aelou el ttakl. J. ". Plajpa. Ilea. raaa. Al., Aaieria. Ot r-afpapr-a "MM r4aTLA!a, B4II T. f -TtAMi- ii America,, , r-7 , Willamett Roate IaT 6t. lUIang ... ) Arm at Portland. .10:0 A M I e.va Portland . 1 SO P M Arrtv at Bt. I:W f M Will Carrp Holhlng ant FB- aari a9 ra.i rraigna. JAMS 4eOD, Ma.4ar. 14 Inftud- wlth for lh. lirat time authority to aecure "iM to know. It ha. Pv',l'"r, e.Vd.ilna of auit. fr th. "'''''r"' ilw r,-.lrtl anil-truai law; ana W ,,hrr law H h. .eoured iual 'te , ... ...ovlucer. In tb. t;''"'"'."."" Hi.ir aou. uiu. " - " rV ot t.uward In making effective i th. wort ot III. Inieralaie Commerce lommlwion. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES Indication Are that th. Surplua of th. Prea.nt Yaar Will Be Small. From all anurc. eaelualve of the p "v bV the raeatpt. ' the '"T for lb lt n..al year aasr-fl"! git Tb e "pendltur.w Mr Ibe .ame rlod .!V.W.I. the aurplu. for the ml v. bViT : Tha indication, are ta r XrV-f-r the "t ,Wy ... fainly undr.lral.le. Two year, ago the war l..e. taken off with the eapreaa Tntentlon f "TuT.'h" on and ahiptied hence to Part Limon. The prisoner were all born in the in terior of Colombia, and have been upon the ithmu for yeai. They were member of the Colombian battalion, on it way to the United State. Japan ha postponed the meeting of the diet in the hope of receiving an answer from KusBia. reeular from epecial session without bitp1'1"' any notable transition. I "fn "," refu'"K. r-""''";J a4 wkmh nut Mimmnnnuil h ftnfnil Dowie alleire hi set are four Tlnertas. Thev all took the ciath of time hi liabilities, and make an Allegiance to the new republic and cunt untied to serve in tne army. rerrtpi and elnltture. ...... .mi .hnwed a aurpiu. If mriraiiiri ... .. eeeina likely ih.t a ' bo veARr CXPINIENCI w .4 Tnaot M e,. riraiONB lr aa-wriain ou. eptai"! P' ulna la wka.bl ."aalaWa incilr nii-l. Ilaortb. ' Aetna! Vai.an r. ..vi.r; z;l:jiiVi. iiunn.aai .i.t. taJian iSroa.a Maaa taoalf. m,m neiwa, wllhau.eaar. la ta. Scientific American. A kMAaeaj.tr lllaetralja wwklf. - ....41... lit W.IHP of revenu. and "P"'"", " f (71li.lt ui'iaaa. 1 Mnd lo rHi mompiit b-th to v. i miitinrttttion. abaT p y any change In our flol revenue S i which may reduce our Income. 'The intearlty of our currency U wnj .rdi,ber;;dp"r.r7.o.;. "epo.lt lh. cu.toma ""Z nurcea. .i w ,rt of 13 I ra ted attention m o -- - .v Ibe nnanc... altuatlon. ami " th. eonaldarallon ot me v.ow"- queailnn. FRAU08 IN PUBLIC SERVICE. Appropriation Ur9ed to Inveatigat Land and Potai Anaira. ... .. i.i Annual meaaaae, in connec- Lf.k .i.a aublect ot th. lu. regula- Uon of combination, of capital which are or may become Injurlou. to the public I rrmmend a aperlal appropriation for the better enforcement of th. antliru.t law ifiww aun.. to be expended under a. It now """ ...---ji.nral. Ae- Ihe.dlreetion oj ".' ;nd ...... n d 1 1 nil T tin rii.inil.v, ------- Legislation I Needed and th Survey of Public Land Urgtd. I cull your apeclal attention to, the Ter ritory of Alaaka. Th country I develop ing rapidly, and It haa an aaadred future. Tb. mineral wealth I great and ba. yei hardly been tapped. Th. n.herlea. If wtaely handled and kept under National control, will be a bualnea. aa permanent a any other, and of the utmoat Import ance lo the people. The foreete. If iircmerlv auarded, will form another great source of wealth. rontons or Aia.aa are fitted for farming and itockralalng, although the method mut be adapted to the peculiar condition, or, ine country. Alaaka ia altuated in the Far North; but o are Norway and Sweden and Finland; and Alaaka can proaper and play It. part in the Sew World juet aa thoae nation, have proapered and played their part In Ihe Old World. Proper land law. hould lie enacted and the aurvey of the public land Immediately begun. Coal-land lawa shold be provided whereby the coal-land entryman may make hi. location and ae cure tiatent under method, kindred to thoae now prescribed for homestead and mineral entrymen. Salmon hatcheries, ex clualvely under Government control, ahould be established. The cable should be extended from Bltka westward. Wagon rends and trails should be built, and the bulldlna of railroad, promoted In all le gitimate way.. I.lghthoues ahould be built along the coast. HAWAII. Greater Power Should Bo Vested in th Governor. I recommend that an appropriation be made for building Ilghthouae. In Hawaii, and taking possession of tho.e already built. The territory should be reimbursed far whatever amounts-It haa already ex pended for lighthouses. The Governor should be empowered to suspend or re move any official appointed by him with out submitting the mailer to the Legis lature. INSULAR POSSESSIONS. . Philippine Should Be Knit Cloaer by Tariff Agreement. Of our Insular possessions th. Philip pines and Porto Rico it la gratifying to Dependant pontic. A The Indian agent, should not be depend ent for their appointment or tenure of office upon consideration, of partisan poll- tic: th. practlc. of appointing, when possible, ex-army officer, or bonded super intendent to the vacancle that occur I. working well. Attention I Invited to the widespread Illiteracy due to lack of pub. lie achool in the Indian Territory. Prompt heed ahould be paid to th. need of edu cation for the children In thl territory. PENSIONS. offer to settle with hie creditor. Secretary Shaw estimates that the entire appropriation needed for gov ernment use for 1905 will be 1624,602,- the steel trust will reduce expense Vi hundred thousand dollar a year by dismissing a number of "Carnegie' pet.' Minister Lifton, of Canada, dec' that country is loyal to Britain' and No Other Class Deaerve So Well of th Nation a the Veterana. No other clasa of our cltlaen. deserve so well of the Nation as those to whom th. Nation owe It. very being, the vet eran, of the Civil War. Special attention la asked to the excellent work of the Pension Bureau In expediting and dis posing of pension claims. During the fiscal vear ending July I. 190J. th. Bureau settled K1.9S2 claims, an average of 825 claim for each working day of the year. Th. number of settlements since July 1, 19U3, ha been In excess of last year average, approaching lio claim foe each working day. and It la believed that the work of the Bureau will be current at the close of the present fiscal year. CANAL. Dealing With Colombia and Recent Eventa. ISTHMIAN Review of How About Your Titler1 Rrombr that tt It tha ur buMUMi W MtYn ny in rviKiion w tua (4 RK TOO it li U titbit JVTW . jt .hat .hat neal.ta.in T. ; ioal.pl.l. buying land or Icnlng taon.y .a real- a.laia sMiirlty, taae so m tb. racern anowa warm dl. In.Llonba.ini tOOSS IB n. eeamr- " " -"-'--. - .,. u. . call We ar. aav. propwljf li eai uat it wn ua ."... . "E. E. QUICK fc CO., tr tin tut tUtOOH mam rr. . -jrjjMrjaM w&invzaa&SMSZSzn Greatest Clubbing Combina- v tWO WEEKLY PAPERS F0U THE Of ONE GREATEST BARGAIN IN 000D REAWN0. Baa.o4Kilalrrnimiwrblt furnlh Tn 0f oo Mtw VaW I WEEKLY CAPITAL JOURNAL t tb. following lb blni prlo lor both papri aTaaa. Una TflKr lit rr ! H4itl4. ! Armm; Th W.kly Journal, of Bln, Or., pint mot in.id nw. Lr .UU f.t.rnnt nd th. full legl.l.tlv proceed n,.. whal tor th. eomlnf ..lo.. Th. Journ.l U . .Ig P.J. P-P fn tl.fP-io a ct th. whol. world, pi. Mp furlbd If opo" lulrX " ffl,, boot Just larg. lata .....-ii .nnmur allon act ot reuj !" .' 'Z u... ... soil, the Congress ap- ......,. rt ri.'r the purpoae of enforcing rJ"F..' ....... i.'..l,.rl trust and Interstate- .erc law., the .urn of 15W.00I) to be .. ...! the direction ot the At torncy-lienerol In th. employment of .pe dal counsel and agent. In th. Departmen . .h. rniimi Statea. I now recommend aa a mutter of th. utmoat Importance and urgency, th. .xten.lon of the purpose, of till, appropriation, so that It may be available, under the direction of the At-torney-Oeneral. and until used, for the of the laws of th. United a,.... in eneral and especially of the civil and criminal law relating to public land, and the law. relating to poarai crimes and offense, and th. subject of ..mnl ml nn. Kecent invesugauuuo I hav ahown a deplorable tate of affairs in thes. thre matters of vital conoern. llv various fraud, and by forgerlea and ...riuri.. thousand of acre, of the pub lic domain, embracing land, of different .h.raci.r and extending through van . ..,-ii,n. of th country, hav. been dl.honestly acquired. RURAL FREE-DELIVERY SERVICE Sytm Must B Extended, and Sal- I arie of Carrier Adjusted I The rural free delivery service has been steadily extended. The attention ot the Ctongreaa la asked to the question of the ,mni.atinn of the letter carriers and .nmiiid In the postal service, especially on the new rural free-delivery route.. More routes have been Installed since the first of July last than In any like period In the departments history. While a due regard to economy must be i..... i i.i in the eatabllshment of new routes, yet the extension of the rural free ,i.ii.,. .v-.i,.m must be continued, for I .....,. nt .nunri nubile llOllcV. No GOV ernmental movement of recent year has ! resulted In greater Immediate benefit to th. people of the country aisirici. LEWIS. AND CLARK EXPOSITION Congress Should Give It Support a Well as Recognition. . I trust that the Congress will continue to favor in all proper way. the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Thla exposition commemorate, the Louisiana purchase, -.Mh th. first great step In th. ex a,hi,.h made Us a eontlnenta The expedition of lwls and r.i..b the continent followed there on, and marked the beginning of the ... n. exnloratlbn and colonisation which thrust our National boundaries to th raciflo. The acquisition OI u.w.. r. including the present States of .iMJ., ind washlnaton. was a fact of Immense ImporWnc In our history; first eitort on i a few army officer to per. enaile the garrison at Panama to revolt. ro .ntsaauag to Oar If such a plot really existed, it was .fumy Reader, promptly nipped in the bud by the P- . nrehension thi morning at Panama of t. i . ... ....... a four alleged conspirators, who were im ?r.lTtM mediately brouunderV-" to Col-' lo in cWre fr One of them is a colonel named Fer- rol, two are majors, and the fourth i the adjutant of Genenl Huertas. They declare the t hnrge that they were engaged in a conspiracy ij. the-work . personal enemies. "d "that some Co lombian who was detM.rtert irom inn sthtniis immediately aftir thv eslah- lishrnent of the republic wnt a letter from Port Limon addre eseil to Colonel Ferrol. The cirmmunicati' D wa wni- regret it infantine attitude over Alas- ten in term impliraiing them in an. h ka decision. plot. At the same lime, tney wiy. , , , . . i the writer advised simie ol me m. iais A party of Colorado nonunion miner gt Panama to a,, r,.a(t ,be. ,rM,.r addressed to Colonel Ferrol twf re it hi that their steady progress na ocen such as to make It unnecessary to spend much time In discussing them, xet tne Congress should ever keep In mind that peculiar obligation rest, upon u. 10 further In every way tn. weirar or these communities, ine rniuippine. should be knit closer to ua oy lann arrangements. PUBLIC LANDS. Necessity for Revision of th Law I Pointed Out. The cash receipts of th. General Land Office for the Inst nscal year were U,ei,743.S5, an Increase of g4.762.S18. 47 over the preceding year. Of this sum, approximately. I8.461.4I13 will go to th. credit of tne ruua ior me ii.in..ui. of arlfi land, making the total of thl Wln e. f June m Experience has shown that In 14 win ern Stale, themselves, aa well a. In the rojt of tile country, there Is wldesaroa-1 conviction that certain of th public-.and lawa and the resulting adminlstritlve pr.'ctlce no longer meet the present rted. Tc character and use. of th remaining nnbik- landa differ widely from those of the public land, which th Congress had especially In view when thea. law were passed Th. rapidly Increasing rate ot disposal of the" public lands 1 not fol lowed bv a corresponding Increase In hooie-bulldlng. There la a tendenoy to mas In large holding, public lands, es pecially timber and grating lanrt. and thereby to retard .ettli-mcnt. I renew and emphasise my recommendation ui laet year that so far as they ar avallVjle fcr agriculture in ita broadest en.e, ik' to whatever extent they may be reclai.ned ui der the national Irrigation ".aw, the re. malning public lands should b held rigidly for the home-builder. The atten tion of the Congress Is especially Erected to the timber and stone law, tha ilnsort land law, and the commutation clai.e. of th homestead law. which In ttnlr oper ation have In many respects conflicted with wis. public-land policy. Th discus sions In the Congress and elsewhere have made It evident that trier la a wide di vergence of opinion between those hold ing opposite view on these subjects! r-r.d that the opposing aides hav strong ind convinced representatives of weight brth within and without the Congress; the dif ferences being not only aa to matters of opinion, but aa to mattera of tact. The work of reclamation of the arid lands of the West is progressing steadily and satisfactorily under tha terms of the law setting aside the proceeds from the disposal of public lands. Th. corps of engineers known a th reclamation service, which la conducting th surveys and examinations, has been thoroughly organised, especial palne being taken to secure under the civil ervlc rule a body of skilled, experienced and efficient Niirveva ana eiiiini"iii By the act of June 28, 190!, the Congress authorised the President to enter into treaty with Colombia for the building of the canal acroaa the Isthmus ol Panama it being provided that in the event of failure to secure such treaty after the lapse of a reasonable time, recourse ahould be had to building a canal through 2.1 caragua. It haa not been necessary to consider this alternative, as I am enab1- to lay before the Senate a treaty proviu mg for th building of the canal across the Isthmus of Panama. Tnia was tn route which commended Itself to the de liberate Judgment of the Congress, and we can now acquire by treaty th right to construct the canal over this route. The question now, therefore, ia not by which routs th. Isthmian canal shall oe built, for that question has been definitely and irrevocably decided. Tne question is .Imply whether or not w shall have an Isthmian canal. Laat Spring, under the act above re ferred to. a treaty concluded between th. repreientatlves of th Republic of Colom bia and of our Government was ratified by the Senate. This treaty wa entered Into at th urgent solicitation of the people of Colombia, and after a body of expert appointed by our Government especially to go into th matter of the route across the Isthmus had pronounced unanimously In favor of the Panama route. In draw ing up this treaty every concession was made to th people and to the Govern ment of Colombia. We were more than Juat in dealing with them. Our generos itv was such aa to make It a serious ques tion whether we had not gone too far In their Interest at the expen.e of our own; tnr in mi. .Vfiiniilnii. rleetra tO rWV fttl possible heed, not merely to the real, i even to th fancied right of our weaker neighbor, who already owed so much to our protection and forbearance, we yleld M.l In nil nnul hie wave to her deslrea In drawing un th. treaty. Nevertheless the Government of Colombia not merely re pudiated the treaty, but repudiated it In such manner as to make It evident by th time the Colombian Congress ad Journed that ' not the scantiest hope re mained of ever getting a satisfactory treaty from them. t i.i,. .ft., the adjournment iw. f,r,. . revolution broke out in Th people ot Panama had long been discontented with the Republic of Colombia, and they had been kept quiet only by the prospect of the conclusion of the treaty, which was to them a matter of vital enncem. When it became evident that the treaty was hopelessly lost, the people of Panama rose literally as one man. Not a shot was fired by a single man on the Isthmus In th interest of tha Colombian Government. Not a life was lost In th accomplishment of th revolution. Th Colombian troop, sta tioned on the Isthmus, who had long been unoald made common cause with the peo ple ot Panama, and with astonishing unanlmliv the new Republic waa started. Th duty of the United States in the premises was clear. In strict accordance with the nrlncloals laid down by Secre- tarlea Cass and Seward In the official docu. menta above quoted, th United States gave notice that It would permit the landing of no expeditionary force, the ar rival of which would mean chaos and de struction along the Una of the railroad and ot the proposed canal, and an Inter ruption ot transit as an Inevitable conse quence, . . it,..,-,, .irort has been made by the Gov ernment of th. United State to persuade Colombia to follow a course which was essentially not only to our interests and to the Interests of the world, but to the uitereata of Colombia itself. These efforts i,.i.. .i led. and Colombia, by her persist- in reoulslng the advances that have been made, has forced us, for the sake of our own honor, and of the interest and well.helna not merely of our own people, but of the people of the Isthmus of Pan ama and th people ot ine civiiueu coun irlea of the world, to take decisive steps to bring to an end a condition of affairs which had become Intolerable. The new Republic of Panama Immediately offered , neirottate a treaty with us. This treaty i h.rnwlth submit. By It our interest. nutter safeguarded than In the treat With Colombia, which was ratified by the Senate at Its last session. It Is better in It terms than me treunee unereu io ui were ambushed near Trinidad. Of five only one escaped to give the alarm. The sheriff with bloodhound haa gone to the scene. An epidemic of diphtheria at Stan ford university ha put 12 in the hos pital. Pope Pius is trying to secure more cordial lelations between France and the church. The British consul finds the outrages in Congo Free State fully equal to the first reports. The wages of something like 14,000 miners at Birmingham, Ala., have been reduced. More creditor of. Dowie have come to hisr eacue and it is thought he will yet come out all right. Secretary Hitchcock refuses to rein state Asa B. Thomas as receiver of the La Grande, Oregon, land office, 8enatory F'ter, of Washington, has introduce ull giving vhe Puyallup Indians t ht to BeP ."-lease their lands. the best house committeeatups to members, and Oreogn . got only j minor positions. Washington fared but little better. Edward L. Wentx, the young Phila delphia millionaire, who ha been missing since last October, baa been found in a demented condition wander ing in the mountains of Tennessee. Martial law has been proclaimed at Cripple Creek, Colo. An international administration is proposed for Macedonia. Herbert Spencer, the famons writer, is seriously ill in London. waa delivered to him. BILL CJOPS "VI It. Ship progressing" throughout the arid states and j by the R,publtcs of Nicaragua and Costa territories, plan, for reclaiming" work, be-; Klca At last the right to begin thla great ir nrenared and oasseit Upon by boards ..,,,M.tl.kln. ig maae available. Panama ...inun hefnr aiioroved by th Sec-j her pari. All that remains retary of the Interior. In Arlsona and 1 for tne American Congress to do lta part, x. i inclines where auch work Is j forthwith thl. republic will enter nre-emlnently needed, construction ha. al- j upon the execution of a project colossal V. . . . ... t. ....... n.rt. n. th. ... ... .1.. . .,,1 txf w.ll-niah Incalculable reaoy oeen i-un. In other parta ot the arid We.t various project ar well ad vanced toward the drawing up of con tracts, these being delnyed In part by necessities ot reaching agreement or un til Us sle and of Well-nign mcaicuiaoie poasibtiiuea for the good of this country and tne nations 01 mannum. THBODORH ROOSEVELT. White House, December 7, 1901. Seven large creditors of Dowie oppose the move to declare bim bankrupt. Ex-Congressman William M. Spring er, of Illinois, and a Democratic leader, is dead. The simplest solution to The Dalles canal right-of-way muddle appears to be purchase by the state of Oregon. In his annual report Secretary Moody strongly urges a general staff for the navy, similar to that at the head of the army. A forest fire which is raging in the mountains northeast of San Bernar dino, Cal., has already destroyed about 8,000,000 feet of sawed lumber and other property and is not yet extin traished. The loss will reach at least 1100,000. The Submarine boat Pixie has stranded on the Virginia coast. Emil Roeski, one of the Chicago ban dits recently arrested, will plead hyp notism. - The two Chilean warships supposed to have been sold to Japan were pur chased by England. Six hundred coolies sailed for China from San Francisco on the steamer Lothian a few days ago. Japan has demanded an answer from Russia to the former's latest note on the Manchurian question. An ex-Cuban official tells the senate committee that General Wood changed laws to meet his own ends. The British cruiser Flora Is ashore on Vancouver island and there is danger of her beinga total wreck. Although number of Western sen a tors desire to see Secretary Hitchco k removed, President Roosevelt will net ask him to bo. j Dowie will be forced to take the stand Wind give tne standing ol Zion Uiv It is claimed his wife took 1 7,000,000 worth of securities with her to Ana. tralia. A Y Dowie, the Zionist leader, has been lorcea into Dannrupicy. y The United State stands ready to tender its good offices to effect a settle ment between Colombia and the new republic. The Philippine exhibit at the 8t, Louis, fair will be an exposition within an exposition. Forty acre are reserved for the islands and every one who has seen articles from that island expresses admiration at tbe riebness ol th. ex hibits sent. Compromise Haa Been Reached oa Sub.loy Mattr Washington, Dec. 8. The Port yes terday said; A compromise has been r-achl rw tween the friends and the opioneiit nf the proposed ship stilisiily bill ami effort was made to pass that imai n during the life of the Fif y--igh li gress. The compromise contemplate (ge lation that shall provide for the ap pointment, by the preeident, of a non partisan commis-i-jn, whose duty it shall be to make a full and com pie . investigation on every phase of the sub sidy question, and submit its report to the Fifty-ninth congress at an early date in the first session. The commission, as proposed, will consist of five members, to be chosen from capable men who are not members of either house of congress, who shall be appointed for a periiid if two years. and bave an annual salary of IS. (MX) each, while an appropriation of 25, 000 annually for the general and leri- cal expenses of the commission will be made. It will be the duty of the commission to make a general investigation of the entire subject of merchant marine inter ests, foreign markets and prices, as well as everything pertaining to Amer ican commerce and navigation. Tbe commission will alxo be charged with the duty of suggesting aids for the ex tension of foreign markets for Ameri can products and with the examination into the increase or decrease of foreign markets for snch products during the last 10 or 20 years. CENSOR FOR NEWS. Colorado Militia Will Scan All Report. on Strikes. Cripple Creek, Colo., Dec. 8. The declaration of martial taw has paia- lyzed all business in this city. Heav ily armed pickets of the National Guard are stationed on all street corners, and many residents of the city do not ven ture upon the streets. Provost Marsh al Thomas E. McClelland ia oc rjpving the mayor's office. He has caused the arrest of several persons, but no import ant arrests have vet been made. The Western Federation of -Miners is pre paring, through its attorneys, tn m:ik a vigorons fight.against the martial law and in favor of its lr-etnbera who a.'f! now confined in the diffcri-ut jails and bullpens. v Major Naylor, commanding officer in the absence of Colonel Verdeckberg, stated today that a news ccnor from Denver would arrive in the district and 1 in charite of all news to be pub lished in the future. China Fear (trltlsh advance. Pekin, Dec. 8. Prince Ching contin ues optimistic on the subject of the res toration of Manchuria. He tells th. officials here that the czar favors ita evacuation, and although Admiral Al exieff desires its annexation, the czsr, according to Prince Ching, will over rule him. Ching, with other Chinese tficials, is apprehensive of the re sults of the British advance in Thibet. The native press fears it is a step to ward partition to which the other pow ers may imitate. Reports from Mukden say many Rnscians are settling there. New Cruiser On Over I 'nvt Boston, Dec. 8. In her officisl trial over the Cape Ann cmirse today the new cruiser Des Moines exceeded her contract requirement of 16.5 knots an hour in speed, making an average of t'lft.fiSS knots ner hone. It i thnturbt the total correction will not mat-rially change these figures. Next to speed, the noticeable feature of the trial ws. the remarkable steadiness of the ship. The conditions nf the trial were favora ble on the whole. Wireless ir eg.apn pi.ni a acce New London, Conn , Dec. 8. A suc cessful test of the new wireless tele graph plant, installed by the I'nited States government at Fisher', island, was made today. The system will ba used in Alaska for the government aer- ic. L.lscijw