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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,
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Floor and Feed
Choice Groceries
Staple Drj Coods .
Best oaliij Shoes
Bardiarejod Hollow
Bcappocwe, Orrfjon.
Steamer JOSEPH KELLOGG"
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Arm at Portland. .10:0 A M
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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
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lr aa-wriain ou. eptai"! P'
ulna la wka.bl ."aalaWa
incilr nii-l. Ilaortb.
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Vai.an
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.i.t. taJian iSroa.a Maaa taoalf.
m,m neiwa, wllhau.eaar. la ta.
Scientific American.
A kMAaeaj.tr lllaetralja wwklf.
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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-
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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