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J. B. GODFREY,
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ST. HELENS, OIIEOON, Fill DAT,
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
JANUARY 1, 1004. .771 "
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I l , x u J DHATM IN WRECK,
LOOT CNDtiR PIRO.
Daring
Brnit In
on wner roll.
mur auoaot'iullun.
m mm m Timoer Lands m
QATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
AI1ST11AOT8 MADXi
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"(lira with I. I. Quick.
BELItNi, , , ogKIO.
wmtlvt bvat national sltantton wall latal
J"alu,r. aMiii.tt-d 1. wui ur.ciK, a ail
lii. si.it uii 1 11111 courta.
W. II. POWELL,
dTT01iYEY-AT-LiW.
mh'tt uiitrict ArrossxT.
ST. H XI ENS, 1 OKKdOM.
Dr. Edwin Rosa,
Physician and Surgeon.
ST. HELENS. ORh'-JON.
' Dr. H. K. flitT,
Physician and Surgeon.
ST. HELENS, OREGON.
Watts & Price,
DIALCRs IH-
Floar and Feed
Choice Groceries
Staple Drj Goods
Best Quality Shoes
Hardware and Notions
Scappoose, . Oregon.
JOHN A. DECK
KKAI.IR IM
Watches, Diamonds, Silieri are,
....JEWELRY.,..
Repairing a Specialty.
Morrla M. IM, rroul ritil, rOHTLANB
FOR PORUANO DAILY
Steamer Iralda
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PORTLAND LANDING, TAYLOR BT.
ASTORIA & COLUMBIA RIYER
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lr, I Comprehensive Review of th Import
ant Happening! of tho Past Week,
Presented In Coa4aoaa4 Form, Moat
Llkaly to Prova Intaraatlng to Out
Many Ranalara.
Jnpan liaa outbid ltitunU (or two war-
aUlpa itaurlng coin)Utiun in Italy, .,
roatnuMtor Iluiioroft will Dot tii.
uiovtHl (rum tha Purtland itoatullloa.
Wlmtonni ami Falrlmvun hava milled
and w ill bo known aa llulllngliara In
tliu (uturn.
Haiitu Domingo liiu now two rvolu
tionary Kovcrniiionla anil (orliiitni (var
Uioy will aulTur. , t
The Jupaiu'Mi coniniliiaioiii'r to the
St. l.(iuU fair anya Japan will maka 110
ooiut'HHloiia to lunula.
(IIioiiIh mIOkmI many uf tha dad In
tho MliMunn tmln wr-k. Thu dvath
lint hn tntm awclUHl to 31.
Rumla la not irtiard (or war and
may await a mora favorable tlmit, at-
thoiitth hi) la luiying large (iiantltlr
of atort'l. ,
The Coloiiililnn rhann at Waahing.
ton luin little Unix) of nnoivlng favur-
able aimwnr and la urt-tHirliig to rluao
the legation.
imring llie prownt aeanion 01 con-
grow the navy will lie mntoriully
itrmiKtlicmHl. NMo'ii the additloiia
rtnly anllmriUMl are cotn jl't-I .the
1 iiiuhI fiaU'a will have a more power-
viulds qood money.
WW Runllt.nda
Tha Eddy Law Vaarly Incoma
to 1180,000.
fialttm When the Kd.lv (rorooi'ution
U law wan pamcd it waa uatlmatcd
lhat It would iiriKluco a revenue of
100,000 year. The act haa ben In
fort eraivoly more than aix moniha
Robbery of Bank at Kiowa,
Indian Territory,
buuth M'Allatvr, I. T Dvo. 30. A
gung of Ave bank rol bora looted th
hank In Kiowa, amah town 16 in I Urn
north of hero, at S o'uluck tlila morning
and ei'MHid afhr irvtrul hiindrml ahota
had Ik'uii exohnngiHl Imtween the rob'
iH'raand pornie uf 60 citiaona of Ki
owa.
1 he robhitra dynamited the aafo and
iHotiri'd I2.N00 in vaali, aomo of which
la believed to have hmn mutilated bv
the vxploalon. The bank build Inn waa
partially wiwkcd, the damage to the
uiiiiuing muim aiiout I l.RUO.
An entrance to tho bank waa talned
12 iTi I ,rr,"B" .r,;rr fun"'' nm
' " " ' ...... vnaa. Vi iia uinii uiii 1 Ml 1 nil. ill hi Willi 1 1 Im1iu
the wntk of blowing un the aafo. three Im,,,,, ,l ' A. . "1.. " " "V
ti,VMl n,,..l,l ...i. Ti.. n .I T. , . .: ""'"""re,
. ' . "" I eviuooniiai llie law will nt
,l..af.. muh m ..I.I I I I 1 ..
" ,..,,,, ifinniiiM 11 1, mil m I ihr fiiHUitii,itii,i,..i
!,...,.. 1. 11. .iiiu iimu UHiimKit. 1110 cm-1 It liaa -n (r,..,il. i........i i.
tna heard the nolae, and arming them- penmoUira of wildcat mini.. ,., .l,,.
.llvna villi ....I .I.... I.i ... .. , . . ,
n .... ,. pt(,u II1UIIIIIII.. I UI.L In. 1,1,111 ,a h-,.I.I , ... . . .
I,,. ..i i . .1 i i " I ""Mm wb uui ior
luirrlixl to the bank. I. tfl, cornor.tli.n. .,,,1 ,i
A. I. ... l . l . - . . I . . ,i,.UIKV
m uiu viMiimniiii in a leaner ol llie nliat ,m nf .. i. i.
..I.l ..n i... .. . " V"" v v..... it i. irur
T.,i ry mi nni at me roi.uera, that the law haa put a very noticeable
,.n,.,. ,.....,. iC .nuiivra. cnecK iiixiti ti,e organlmtlon of corpora
" linirinni iit llie Kliama lona Willi nnnrni.ii ., l. I....
I .. .1 ,,i " I vf.',., niiH m.
oe ouiaiuo, without anv rnr,.l,l..i.U n...
M'l.ll.. .1 .. .i ,. I . ' " ,nr
iii,u mti two men on me limine ttoral linn arn n f,,r,,..l
wnraeii, uie tnree min mi the mitalde bualneaalike bani.
ki' i no a meany nre will the noaae oil Tli aiuuiriln ..I i.. .i..i . i.
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mriw e.pioHiona ui promotra aerved to ra uae aomo dmibl
"lo-.i ni naic, Aimr ne ia expioeion aa to the ann-eaa of th- iui.lv l..
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
Michigan
WALLOWA COUNTV STOCK.
of Heavy
Third In the Llat
libeep Prodoceri.
EuUirprliie -The county aaavA-or haa
Juat compluted hia atutcmcnt of the
niimber of aheep and cattle in Wallowa
county for 11103. He ahowa tha
and there haa bran paid Into the atate but of ahottp to be 180,000. Time Wal.
aecretaryof atnte, e.tlmnta that the " "i 'c'"t4,rn 0r:'K''"- 11
njiun s more
....
the burglar gathered up their loole and the facta gleaned from the recon'le la 1 '"",I',P "' mttln of Uma-
oiuy by Morrow and Umatilla. The
aneep in each of thoao countiea num.
bered alwiit 183,000. The average
Ir.io oi auwp ti.m i- pled at
I2.S0. Thla makea the value of the
"beep of Wallowa county 1414,000.
There la little Im reaae thla year over
win iiiuiiorr ruiiMii iii JUI1Z.
The numlier of cuttle la placed at
la.U.lo. which ia almut the aaliiii aa
waa ralaeil lent year. Wallowa county
il woll down the liat I n the tiiimlwr f
CMtltA .,.!... i . l(
-n,,,g .mlJ niiirrowcouniy, li,Hli-a,l It miI,..,1 i,u
The averaitu nrico of mttl n,l.
nlai-e.1 h n.: i...M i. . "V " "IH-rator then;
would muke tho total ftlue of the rat
tle 1423,400.
The value of the cattle and ahrep
crtmbinil would be 1 1.037. 400. Tl,
leaving through the front of the bank the ollh of the eecretarr of atata i.ruve """"T. irant, Union and
iriit Ih ll. ,I..L I.i . .. T Mnrrnvimoiitil. ,,. bit iuy it. ni
. , v" i",,iii. i nun
me vaiuo oi me cattle and the eheep of
"" wregou ia n
got away In the dark.
The Miamt followed the gang fur a die
ts nre but tiwt the trail, While aome
of the citixena believe one robber waa
Injured not one of the cltiien waa
atriirk. The latter were protected from
the error of tluxw aaaerliona. The enr.
poration l law haa not kent awav anv
ii(n,riiun mai iieaireii to i0 legiti
mate buaincaa In thla atnte.
The rccorda ahow that alnce Ma 51
i i . . ' ". i
wiien me new law went into elloct, 171
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ful navy than any other nation eacept " ' , f "V.! ," . 1 ' " TJ . " 1r Ute Artealan W.ll Company Or.
(Jreat lirltaln. a , ,7r IiuZ'...i "Ti"w". 'f" ,n ,r" M
in ,..,.l, n..i ..i i. I... , -, . i ".""Bv I 'ii'ie mei.iiitf ana I, ,.1,1 .,
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Italy haa recugniel tho new republic
of I'anauia.
fortlanil ,.n Ti., Thuradar 4 a
St Htltm, galama. Carrtll t Fwnt, Ham,,,
ttho.
Arrltrlnait forll.n.t Mimitar, W.
o),) ami rrM, at la. at.
Japan will eund a large furcotoCorea
to end rioting.
A aevere cold wavo haa awept tha
Kant and Middle Weat.
Kuttaia will probably modify her de
mands rather than go to war.
chance of im
mediate Trunin, aa the men had auveral j
Irytira atari.
OUTLOOK OMINOUS.
i doing
aim r' lii l,.u il..,. .... ....i . I '
ia aA ' """" I"" fr 'e purp,w f organiai,,.
T leuinitanv in i,mt iK....u...i.i.. i n r
Theaeni foreign corporation, alao I of the arUian well. The mwtina' wa
proMinion oi the annual larmdy attndl J m ci.,. "...
Head-On Train Colllalon In
Coata 18 Llvea.
Grand RapdlH, Mich., Dec. 20.
I-lghUH-n are dend and 81 injured, aev
eral of them futally, aa the reaultof tho
colliaioii early thla evening of two pa.
engor trolna on the I'cre Marquetta
railroad, one-half mile weat of Eaat
Parle, about aix milea eaat of thla city.
Tho colllalon, which waa head on, waa
cauwril, according to a statement ineued
by the off) lala of the mail at il,. Mn.
eral offlcea In Detroit, by the high wind
blowing out the red aignal lamp at Mo
C ord a, where the weet-bound train,
No. 6, ahotild have atonoed and r.
celved ordera to hh the eaBt-bound
train at Fox. The olh lull d ny the re
port lhat a inl'iinderatuniliiiir f il
on tho pait of one of tho engineer! waa
reponiblo for the colllalon.
According to the atutement of tha
officials, the traina were originally to
nave mm and paanmi at Oakdalo Park,
hut to help the eaut-hoMiid trwin the
dmpalcher inaued new ordera, fixing
Fox aa the meeting place. The east
bound train received thia order, and
the wont-bound train should have re- '
celved the same order at MePnl'a
his station, and
after ri'iuirtliitr l,l
... i , .".
mn, iouiki on going out on hia platform
that hia red light, which had been
burning two minutes before, was ont,
presumably extiniruiid.ed by the high
wind that waa blowing.
The traina met with terrible fmeh,
win oaginige anil smoking care behind
each locomotive Iniing instantly reduced
ton pile of kindling wood. Tho en
Klnes were completely wrecked, the
boiler of the engine which had pulled
the eant bound train lying torn com
pletely torn from the running gear and
standing pcrH-ndieu!arly in a ditch at
he side of the track.
Japan afte warships.
Ail yam. maka rloaa ronnarUona ai GnM
hh NrOt.ru r.ellta Ifalii. ,n ... ...
'n, -I' lead for the manufacture ol bulleU
Jin'1, oll .1 A.lnrla wllh I
. wii aim fan una and hium.i
r J. foliar la aud roa
.4n ;utnu.
llvaiw sad f-arm
Steamer NORTHWEST
fi1fi P0,,1'l Monday, Wed
and rndsy nights at at 10 p. m ,
same poims mentioned alwve a
Wednesday
lor the
hrdo, reaching the Istter nl.r. .t in
a. m. on tin- mllowinir da. HeinrnU.
the twat leaves Toledo ,t nwl( ,n"j
lawasiys, lhur.dsv. mnA
r.Miinfar.mr Aatorta or ar point, mu.l S.i
.. A.iarla. 0
Iralu. al Hoiiltim
.aiifri. off at Uuit(in ah.s nomine li
...... r
urm. r.M.
iiaiu. win .loo IA lal a
(Miau
The United State haa ordered gun
boat to Corea to protect the American
minister.
afternoon,
lesvlng Vortland earl in the momfn.'
Ml 11 llni it . u .
uvi.Ai, Anal. !
Wnarf loot f Salmoa t
5Ucvica'0
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till... If rail cantamplala bugrliiic land or loanlnt nianav as rral.
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War Party Oalnlng Strength la Japaa
Chlaa Would Be NeatraL
Pekln, I tec. 30. Tho opinion enter-
Japan ia buying largo quantities of talned by the best Informed diplomats
in i kiii, mat war iielween Ktimla and
Japan is prolmhle and almost Inevit
able, remains uiifhunged,
Nothing has been received here to
corriibcrate tint tccial dispatches from
Kffurte are being redoubled to have Toklo whivh asid that the Jaiumese
t'tiln ratify the trau treaties with the government wa adopting an Impera
LnlUnl Htates. live tone III pressing for speeily reply
The Colombian char, .''ill oult .m. llMt n,'"- Tb t U not
Waahl,iti,n If K..T(r. II. v U.,,irM m'lleVBil.
Colombian demands. . l c.nmunlc.tiona received
hern from high' sources say that the
uirge patent medicine manufacturer Jatiancm, war part Is Krowlnir In
will, the first of the year, take mean- strength and is bringing all Its iiitlti
ence to besr iiihiii the covernment
The thlmtm hoard of war haa ordered
the viceroys to furnish full Information
as to the niimlwrs of foreign trained
troops available for active service
The viceroy of three of the central
provinces In response have raported
thai vo.ihhi such troops are in readl
new. This uuo,uctionably, is a re.
markaiiie exairgerntlon, as the great
majority of the foreign trained troops
exist oiuy on paM-r.
i ne dowager empress has Issue,! an
eillct at the reouest of Prince China.
appointing several unknown and
probably inexperienced officials as
heads of army departments. One such
has been appointed director of tiaininir.
another has been given command of the
di-pfirtnicnt of instruction, while a
third bus been put In charge of the de
partment which has to do with the sup
ply of ammunition.
urea lo establish uniform prices,
Chief Newell, of the reclamation
service, will visit Oregon and confer
with the people about Irrigation pro
ject a.
The" Far 'Kastern situation ia very
threatening.
Britain will aid Japan If she goes to
war with Russia.
The Coolmblan force which landed
on the Island of Pine will have to go,
A lone masked man robbed a gambl
ing room al The Dalles of about 1 1 ,000,
Chicago liverymen have decided to
fight the union hearse drivers to a tin
iah.
Tho bakers of Paria have gone on
strike and the situation has assumed a
serious asiect.
General Itys haa warned Colombia
that war on Panama moans war on the
United Htatcs.
The Yosemlte national park cannot
be used as a storage reservoir for Han
Francisco water supply.
Governor Taft has left Manila forth
United Htatcs. He waa given an en
thusiastic farewell on leaving
Rear Admiral Walker believes force
of murines now at Panama ia sulllcinnt,
but two more batallion will probably
be sent.
Colombians at Bogota are holding
nightly warlike demonstrations.
The contract has been let for the m-iises for the protection of the railway
Alaska building at th tit. Louis fair, and other interests.
It is to cost f 13,807,
japan will safeguard corba.
Russia Must Modify Her Answer at One
to Avert Such Action.
Toklo, Dec. 30. An extraordlnarr
meeting oi mo privy council toilay ai
proven ma issue oy ma cauinel of an
emergency
guarantee
of an
uers for tho purpose of cxiHiditing the
work on the Heoiil-Kusan railway,
which Is expected lo !k finished bvthe
end of the year, Tho ordinance also
provide for nil jiosHible military ex
paid the
license fee due for the unvxtilrvd frao.
lion of the year, which fe varied ae.
cording to the capital stock. The rev
enue from this s-niree waa $17,3fiB,71),
making a total of 1,000.79 which for.
sign corporations have contributed to
the support of this state In a period -of
less than seven months.
During thia same time 220 new con-
tj: l:?... 't. . . ,w.w. pter McDonald
r-,-.'"Mi.iiMiiina wiut'ii varieii i an,i .1 at f'i....i. .
ar..r.lt.. a ., ., .1 i "'III II IICMIinr
a iih'hiii i mo rapnai
Stork, and aitgregatlng 9,862.97.
These 22 new companies, in per
iod of lea than anven months, means
an average of more than 32 per month,
which does not seem to Indicate that
th Kddy law haa proven led the organ
isation of corporations or forced them
lo go to other states lo secure cornorate
atiinoriiy. j lie total 1,-es collected by
the secretary of state from both fomlim
ami domestic corporations ar 3a,802.-
in.
elected rhalrman of the meeting and J.
ii. i-miiii secretary.
it was decided to organinj a capital
stock of 14,000, divided into shares of
10 each, to be known as the Grand
Rondo Valley Artesian Well company.
On adjournment of the general meet-
inn me ui rectors met and elected F. 8
Ilramwell president, 8. J. Brooks vie
secretary
A well will be duv a deoih of at i
2,000 feet unless water la struck More
digging this far. and th experiment
will b made on the aand ridge, near
Coming Bveat.
Hashing t Ma Coal Field.
Pralrl. rtty-Ther 1. big rnsh
through this plat to the John Day
coal fields, which have rerontly been
discovered. Men ara rnmlii. .i.-
country to Investigate, and much of the
land
Negotiations for Two Chilean Vesasla ar
Ladcr Way.
London. Dec. 29. Japan is negotiat
ing for the purchase of two Chilean
warships, the armored cruiser Esmer
alda and another, probably, the battle.
hip Capitaii Prat, which are for sal.
It is now only a matter of price. Ne
gotiations with other South American
government for tha purchase of war
ships are also in progress.
Baron Haya.hi, the Jansnese minis.
lr to Great Britain, said to a repre
sentative of the Associated Pre today,
relative to these negotiations:
"We want more ships. Of coarse,
this is only precautionary measure,
nnd it may be a lot of expense -II fr
muhlng. I have no Indication of , ?'f"i
nature of the Russian reply "
sonally I scarcely expect it w,t0 obtain a
ivervu u.r aome utile tlme.Js of matri
no truth whatever in the.- plsiutttl ami
Japan's last note stipulate hereby no
limit." j,enr su-t .tu
Asked aiu-nt the dispatch i',Bhuy ""
iwrled i .. .-. ocuiauuea
-v, I U
goven
ciar that Ore'
unianen land la being located. The
coal is said to l amri,,. In ,i...
Northwest frultarowera association. I dticed by the Ilemmer coal A..1.I. .,..i I "''nietl Japan' demands iiihadt
P.... I. ...I t , . .. 'I.I . i..,; .. . . V """ I Mrnull. , . .. ,
.... i, ...i,, vanuKry ti-ij, "' m iniiicauohs thai large denoe-1 , " i" thai mi lor i'laiutitl.
Ptatlonal liveshsk convention, Purl- h opened. Cropping! have nl "'". "Baron UayashW ihia notice.
""l awaro f the urn.
mini, vanuary ja m. i wen ojiscoveml In many places. Pev
ational woolitrowera' asanclal ion. I oral thousand acres of ih
Portland, January 12-lft. coal lands have been secured by pro-
ln,I,.M .1.. A II 1 ... ..... 1 . , , .
.,,,.,iir siiuw Aioaiir. jannarv I "'"erB, woo are irviiia? tooct moMi
IA I " "
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Angora gnat ahow. Dallas. Januarv
1415.
Whitman-Oregon debate. Euiwme.
January IA.
Oregon Christian Endeavor conven-
tlon, rendluton, February 19-22.
taken by Great rtrimin and lotieo,
bunt, said: J
"Tho British govarnmt' '
aware that Japan will be .JB LICENSE.
Athsna Farmers Hold Oram.
Rich Udg In th ftaatlam.
Albany What promises to be a very
rich mining ledgo has Wn reirorteil
rislter. The illa,.,iv..irl,Mi a .1,.... . I 1 -
. ,,,,..ii,.innu two
miles from the Whitcomb postolllee, in
the mountains, and are 40 miles from
the Southern Pacillc by wairon road
few
been
to war unless Russia modlliet, COUNTY
sitlon sheh as taken in her Inst ummL f
At Hie foreign ollice here nothin la -
yet known of the probable nature of
FIRE LAID TO MOB.
Afl,M.,a Tl I. ..!........ I l. .1 . i .1
buvers f this i,..ti,.lii,e.. . :z :iM froirl ln "
7.(M)0 bushel, of wlu.nl l im. ,n. .1 "r fm? .. e matter has
that have not bran sold. J I Bel d A a7 l,,",ll,",,Il "'
8o. have jus, disp.rof 28 I , n.h. 'kTI I ' "M
els at almut 02 cents per bushel. Mr. ' 1,1 '
Bell raised about 30,000 bushels this
year, this Mng among the largest
yiema tor one ranch. It has been
PORTLAND MARKETS.
the Issue by tho cabinet of an learned from aomo of tho Hankers of the Wheat Walla Walla,
ncy ordinance, authorising the ( district that the depolsta In the Inslltn- n, 77c; valley, 78c.
r i rnr,r,,l5L",,d I' w"'"' U"" thl" m,Mnn not tan- had Barley-FhI, 20 pe,
Issue of 10,000,000 yen doNint- ,eon expectod. Uy-auss the farmers ar 20 . 20,80; mIM, 3l.
Eurotiean powers will endorse. Amer
ica If she refuses to allow Panama mat
ter to be submltUid to The Hague tribunal.
Ronstor Hanna will retire as chair
man of the national Republican com
mittee and Roosevelt want Root to
succeed him.
Rockefeller has Just
university 1,680,000.
given Chicago
Scenes at Washington resemble tlnlso
preceding the 8an lull-American war.
The strike of Chicago hoarsedrlvors
continues to seriously interfere with
(unerals.
Revision of the Dreyfus case ami his
restoration to grade in the army seems
assured.
Britain and Franc have redoubled
effort to prevent war between Japan
arm jtussia.
Enough constituent of Democratic
senators will demand the passage of the
canal treaty to make It safe.
Tha powers will try to dissuade Co
lombia from going to war. ;They have
notified hur that she tarns! expect no
help.
MartlnC olemnn, a noted Now York
Are fighter, and another fireman per
ished in flames which caused a loss of
2150,000.
Reports from Ilaytl and Santo Do
mingo show great unrest. i
Russia tlvsaly Watching China.
New York, Dec. 30. The Russian
government is noting with the closest
attention nnd keenest Interest tho un
common energy now being shown by
l... i 'i. : i 1. 1 in.
nm v iiuirm, iujiiukiiik wnruse prepar
atlons under the guidance of a large
nunuicr oi .inpnneso instructors, enh e
tho Herald's Ht. Petersburg correspond
ent. This hits grown so serious as to
come Into the first lino of Russia's clr
dilations, broadening out the situation
on new lines. Btich a complication
won ui iiring into place the Frimco-Rus
slim and Anglo-Jupancse treaties.
' For These Cent Car Fare.
Clevelund, Dec. !). Two ordinances
were introduced in the city council tor
..t.-l.l ...!.. I .
Kin puriniuiiig to a a-eeiii fare on
street cars in this city. One was to the
effect that the Woodland avenue fran
chise, expiring Heptomher 20, 11)04, bo
given to the now 3-cent fare company,
and a like transfer to occur when the
Central avonuo lino franchise expires.
The second ordinance was to tho effect
that the rate of fare on strootcar routes
shall bo made. 3 cents;
not selling their wheat.
Feeding a Thousand Hogs.
Athena Hog raising la now an ex
tensive Industry of the farmers of this
district. It Is estimated that fully
1,000 hogs aro Mng fed in this im
mediate vicinity at present. John
Bell, who Is an extensive hog raiser,
says: " We aro feeding 200 hoirs this
winter. Nearly every fnrnter of the
district has Inti-cascd his stock this
season and they are Inking a deep In-
iwrem in me ministry, wo II ml a
ready market for our hogs."
Pktaty of Peed la th Orand Road.
I Orandc Proswrts for hay feed
thla winter were never better. Up to
this time the stock In the Grand ltonde
valley have had to have very littlo feed
ing, although there is plonlv of fornirn.
The range along the foothills ia very
gooa aiiti biiouiu mere no little snowfall
the cattlemen will pull through, the
winter In lino shape, Cnttl and sheep
are comniantiuig lair prices.
Cotton la Agricultural Regent
Balem Governor Chnmlwrlnlii has
appointed W. W. Cotton, of Portland,
to succeed Benton Klllin, whose term
hat expired, as a member of the board
of regents of tho Oregon Agricultural
college. John D. Olwell, of Jackson
....I 7 W "Il i a .. .
iiiiuiiijr, anu ii, m. v iiiin ii, oi union
county, wore reappointed to anoceed
themselves on the same board.
Panama'a Stand on Debt
Washington, Deo. 30. The state
ment of M. Buimu-Varilla. tho Panama
minister, that his government Is will
lug to assume a portion of "tho Colom
bian debt, has been received at lh Tl.l. I. n.., ,i... i . .i '
- ... .r,v i,,,,., ii, m-ivini nioniiin
British omhnNHy and transmitted bv that I, haa !-.. .hi. ... ,
cahlo to tho Iiondon govornmunt for its lutely clean bill of health, althomth no
' pldamlo hai existed at any time.
Douglas Haa Clean Bill of Health.
Rosebtirg The local health ofllcor,
Dr. K. Du Gas, reports that not a
slnglo case of quarantine for contagious
u I senses now exists In Douglas count
consideration.
Smsll Bias to Destroy J. Csdsos Los
of 835,000.
Pineapple, Al., Dec. 29. In their
efforts to hide the lynching of Arthur
Stusrt, a colored prisoner, whom they
soetired from the jail here last night,
a mob Is thought to have fired the Jail,
which was not only destroyed by fire,
but caused the I. (MN it .fri- nw.a
Wheat Walla Walla. 71(372c: bhuv war.hu,-(! and the POStoflllV vnlnol
at 35,000. On Wcliies.lov. P. Mai.
per ton; browing, ton, a prominent white man, had a
21. I Otiarrtd with some nnnfri,,. . A
ri .-ii- .. ....... . . . . . . "i
....... ,. , tv. u.oi, iwr nar. i 11 nil mini 1111,1. fin i t.i.fn.a- ... .
.oi, iinru wiient siraigiiis, f iu.oi4.10; negro sain to be his accomplice wa ar.
v.ii.o, t,..ui,v-.v.io, nani wneat pat
ents, 4.2094.oO; graham, IS;
whole wheat, (; rye flour, 4.60(!
47.5. Oats No. 1 white, il.O?)
.iu; gray, i.uo percental.
MUlstnffs Brnn, IS per ton; mid
dllngs, $23; shorts, $19; chop, $18;
linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy, $1(1 p.r ton; clover,
$12; grain, $12; cheat, $12.
Vegetables Turnips, tlft per sack;
carrots. 7fic; beets, 9('c; parsnips, 76(S
00c ; cabbage, l(l.t4'c per pound; pars
ley, perdoxen, 2flc; tomatoes, $Kl.n0
per crate; rauliltower, 7Si(ii$l perdox
, ,.,.1... IJE -
..ii,ii, iiiit; iiiiiiiiiKina. I .,.
l.niniii onions, leuow I'Biivers, 80c(
i ier sac, urowers' prices.
Honey $:i(i3.60 inir case.
I otatoes Oregon, choice anil fancy.
un ion per sacx; common, oOitrdOc;
sweet potatwa, sacks, 2c; hoxos, 2 WC
per pound.
Frniln Apt,les, 75c$2 per box;
pears, $1(1.I0 por box.
Butter Fiincy crcamerv, 2730c
per pound; dairy, 2022ci atore,
18aic.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 14(S16c;
Young America, 1510c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 9o per
iiuiiu, eiriiig, no; nens, uc; turkeys,
live, lc; dressed. 7Jic: ducks. lai7
por doxen; geese, 8o per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 82 c; Eastern,
2530'i.
Hops Chohe, 24c per pound;
prime, 22c; medium, 19o; common,
lfio. Wool Valley, 1718c; Eastern
Oregon, 12(!lSc; mohair, 32a35c.
litHif HresstHl, 690?40 per pound.
Veal Dressed, small, 888Kcj
inrife, o noo por pound.
Mutton Dressed, 66cc; lambs,
dressed. 6 o per pound.
Pork Dressed, flSBo per pound.
n-sieii ami piami In jail, and the
friends of Melton, it is allcited, swore
vengeance. This morninii at 4 o'clock
a mob broke into the jail, and after
knocking the negro in the head poured
aenmeno over ins wxty ami set it afire.
The flames spread to adjoining build
i"g". Troops Cannot Enter.
WaHhington, Dec. 20. The following
cablegram reached the navy depart
ment today from Rear Admiral Cogh
Ian, at Colon: "Atlanta did not allow
an armed force in Colombian territorr
at any time for any purpose. Two
oflliers landed as usual with swords at
invitation . of Colombian generals."
Admiral Coghlan also cabled the de
partment that he would proceed to
Cartagena with his flagship, the Olym
pla, for the purpose of bringing Minis
ter Beaupre to Colon, on hia way to
the United States from Bogota.
Contends Pop Qot Wealth.
Paris, Dec. 29. The Rome
spondent of the Figaro maintains th
accuracy of the statement that the pope,
has received through Cardinal Gottl,
prefect of the congregation of ths nmn.
aganda, several millions of dollar..
which were hold liack at tho request of
toe nwe rope iki. rne correspondent
says the money has been Invested, and
Cardinal Gotti simply transferred to
Pope Tins a memorandum of the investments.
Ex-Oorernor Sharp Dad.
Washington, Deo. 29. Ex-Governor
Isaac Sharp, of Kansas, died here fw
day of an affection of th stomach,
god 71 years. He waa a native of
rennsyivania, but wont to Kansas ia
the early fifties.
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