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Newspaper Page TextOREGOK VOL. XXI. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1904 nn MIST. IH n ----- - . NO. 4. PROFESSIONAL. J. B. GODFREY. A TTORNE Y" AT- LA W. cal Estate and Timber Lands Soli A 1IHTUAOTW MADKi BT. HELENS, OREOOH S. H. GKUBER, A TTORNE Y- A T- LA W. niriae with B, I. Quick, ST. t1ICI.KN, 1 I OUII10N. Will alt (Mil peraonel attention ( ell !) netitra tntiuaied I Will iiull IB all tlie elate end tilled Statei Ceurla. W.,11. POWELL, ATTORNEY. AT- LAW. MPt'TV UIITHIUT iTTUMHKT. T. HKI.KNtt, I I OBBuOrl. Dr. Edwin Ross, Physician and Surgeon. 8T. HELENS, ORKUON. Dr. II. It. Cliff, Physician and Surgeon. ST. IIEl.liNS, Ulir.UUrl. Watts & Price, -DKAI KKH IH- Floor and Feed Choice Groceries Staple Dry Goods Best Quality Shoes Hardware and Notions Scupyoose, Oregon. Steamer JOSEPH KELLOGG Imtm rottUod nn Ttdav. Tburedar ead Set urday el a. n tor St. Htltnt, Kalama. Cnrrtll i Pvnt, faini$i cni Kilio. Anlrlntat rufttl M.mday. ucaday and Kridey t 1 a, a. 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IS a aari l.ur montha, tu Bald brail naaMaalara. kaiiuil a A. kl . V I. mux: iNewTorl it, Waakluaioa, D. C. It all rlihlT Ramanibar that It la the aovarns. It ta aur biulnaaa to ararcn tna what thay ronlaln In relation to land T. MtLUi. tHtOOH ft fXX aX X afb Z X Z S S jj rNTa.Ar19. BAILV. fel EVENTS OF THE DAY qathiIred from ml parts op the TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprehcnalve Review of the Import ant Happening! of the Paat Week, Preacnted In Condenaed Form, Moat Likely to Prove Interacting to Our Many Rcadcra. Jiimu la iiliii'ing large onlfrs for coal in Walce. King Edward la reiortd to be trying to got the czar to yivld to Japan. Rooaevalt hat "aunt a mreigc to the aonato defending hie Panama policy. The coiiHplracy count iu the indict ment BKninet Henatijr Dietrich haa beon quaehed. Fire in the Iowa etataj houee partially (lcntri.ywl that building. The loea is placed at frl0,000. The nuprt'ine court haa decided that Porto Ricana are not alien and can freely enter the United States. The Rt.fiate committee, by eight to three, lie decided for confirmation of appointment of Wood a major gen eral. . The president haa aent to the aenat1 the iioniiiiationa of William II. Taft to bo aecretary of war and Luke E. Wright to le civil governor of the l'hilippinea. The Britlah maaaoa are heart and ion I with Japan. Priiiceaa Mathihle, one of the lat of the Napoleona, In deal. The Wanhington ehingle mill com bine fterta large profit during the coming year. Marine inaurante companiea have made great advance on all veeaela biitinil fur the Orient. Horace G. Burt, president of the Un ion Pacific, haa resigned. Harriman i almiMt aure to rucccexl him. China regardu war a inevitable. Rhe will remain neutral a long aa poa- ible and then aide with Japan. A arene ahifter in the Iroquoia thea ter, Chicago, declare that the fire cur tain raught on a reflector rareleaaly left open. The nruduction of gold in the United Stateti for 103 waa 74,425,3t0. Of thi amount Oregon produced 1,364,- 341, Wanhington ,434,H)tf and Idaho 2,007,183. War between Japan and Ruaaia ia more prolmbla than ever. People from many citie are flix-king to Chicago in aearch of lovixl one. The revenue for Great Britain ahow a decrease of 13.4U7.040 for the pat nine month. ' Washington official believe the probability of war with Columbia ia growing leas. Farao Bauior. eldest son of United State Minister Puuiera, waa accident ally shot and killed at Havana. Twelve employe of the Iroquoi thea ter, Chicago, have been arrested on a charge of accessory to manslaughter. Fearing he intended to flee, secret service officer have rearrested John A. Benson, the California timber op erator. Chicaso will station firemen at the several theaters, at their expense, and any objection will cause the closing of the place. Sir Thomas Upton haa aigniflcd hi wlllimtnoaa to donate from SOU to ll, 000 to those in need aa the result of the Chicago fire. f.To learn the land policy desired by ureiron waa vne onieci oi nooaoven " ending a commission to Portland to attend the meeting ol the national live stock association. On account of the theater holocaust the striking Chicago hack drivers and their employers have declared a truce for 10 days. Wage and other quea tions are not to be considered during that time. Jerome Sykes, the well known actor, Is dead. W. J. Bryan's European trip failed to change hla free silver view. Roosevelt and the cabinet have con sidered the protest of Colombia and will answer it soon. Secretary Root ia conducting negoti ationa with General Reye during the illness of Secretary Hay. President Roosevelt haa ordered an lnnttirv into the condition at Kishlnef. where Hebrews fear a second massacre Ponhtor Fulton has shown the land commission that the present national policy ia working to the injury of Ore- goa. One report says Russia is slowly mov ing troop toward l'ektn ; another that she is more willing to make concessions r China. The senate committee has outlined i probable action If Senator Smoot chal Umgoa the authenticity of the charges against him. Postmaster Bancroft will not be moved from the Portland poatoflice. Whatoora and Fairhaven have united and will be known aa Bellingham in the future. ' Santo Tlominirn has now two revolll tlonary governments and foreigner fear they win suiier, ' Tha Jananese commissioner to the St. Louis fair say Japan will make no concession to Kusaia. CHAN0INO MINING LAWS. Bill Relating to Mineral Vein Within Boundaries of Plactr. WttHhington, Jan. 0. Representative Dixon, of Montana, ha introduced a hill to amend the law relating to min eral vein or lode within the boun daries of placer claim. He proposes to change section 2320 of the Revised Statute so a to read; "The deputy mineral surveyor making a survey for uny application under this section shall examine and nfate in hi field notes whether there is within the boun daries of such claim a vein or lode such a i described in section 2320, and if so, shall designate the location of the same upon tlie plat to be niea wim such application." He also propone to change section 2333 by inserting the following: "When a vein or lode such as is ties- criled in section 2320 i shown by the field notes and plat filed with the ap plication to exist within the boundaries of a placer claim, an application for a iiatciit which does not include an appli cation for the vein or lode claim shall be considered as a conclusive declara tion that the claimant of the placer claim has no right of possession of the vein or lode claim; but Where tlie exis tence of a vein or lode in a placer claim is not so shown a patent for the placer claim shall convey all valuable min eral and other deposits within the boundaries thereof. MORE UNDER BAN. Ch'cago Close All Public Place Save the Churches. Chieoao. Jan. 6. After tonight it will, for some weeks at least, be prac tically impossible to hold a houee meet ing of any kind in Chicago outside the churches. Building Commissioner William tonight lusued an order clos ing ail public halls, dance hall and iH..,.,r.-,,r,,m l.ullu ami all similar place of public assemblage until inspec tion has shown that they are complying . . .. , .l. a...:i.i:nn witn an provisions o uio uuiiumg ordinance. A there are more than 5,000 halls ; f't.;..-,. r.r,lnr will nrnhahlv II, V affect a many persons as the theater closing order, rroiesis were numer ous, but the ImildiiiK commissioner was inflexible. Ho said: "Many of these halls are worse than any theater in Chicago, some of them are put up with no restrictions, such aa arovprn theater, and many of them are tiretraps of the worst kind." Two years ago a general inspection oi i,aiia maili-t Vuifiir tliA commence ment of Building Commissioner Wil liams administration, rtotwiinstana im. tliia tl,a e,-mimitirner declares he will take no chances, and every hall mi.. Htiliufv tli rnenirementa. The sole exemption is in favor of private lotlgo nans, wmcn ao not itiu in me scope of the order. DIVISION OF ARMV. Departments ol Columbia and California Merged Into Pacirtc uivtaion. Pan Francisco, Jan. 6. An order making important changes in the army organization on the Pacific coast has been received Here. The order is is sued by direction of President Roose velt, upon the recommendation of the ml atff. annroveti bv the secretary of war, dividing the territory of the United State and it possession into geographical departments and divis ions, changing existing rxnimiary tines. There will be four divisions in the United States and one in the Philip pines. The new order of things is to take effect January 15. Officers aa si,M,n,l to now nosts must report for duty'on or before that date, if they are in the l nitea Mate. The division of the Pacific will lie Komiinaeil of the department of Califor nia and the department of Columbia, with headquarters at Sau franeisco, i ir.l :mw ml Mar.Arth.ur. will be in command of the division of the Pacific and retain command of the department of California, temporarily. nrimiilier-Cennral l'unston will be in command of the department of the Co lumbia. All Is Quiet at Panama. Colon, Jan. 6. An Indian courier who came in last night with a message for Governor Me lendes, reports that the Indian Chief Inanaquina hit returned to Carti. The courier says that the chief is silent concerning his confer ence with the Colombian officials, but the courier suppose that the t ilom bians attempted to win the good will of the chief as to learning what .he United States naval officers were doing along the const. The general situation on this side of the mthmu is tran qui I. Jewelry Frozen in Ice. Chicago, Jan. B. Probably 25,000 worth of articles lost in the fire are still unidentified. Dorens of pieces of jew elry are frozen in the ice in the ill-fated theater, and officer were busy all day digging out watches, rings, hairpins and fur. Money to help bury the un identified dead and relatve who may be suffering from the fire haa com menced to pour in. Only four bodies among those taken from the fire remain unidentified. Porta Ricana tor Panama. Ran Juan. Porto Rico. Jan. 6. Gov a-nnr limit has received advices from Washington countermanding the order to dismount the remaining mounted p,M.tn T?ionn troops. From this fact. eonpled with the constant determina tion of the troops, it i inferred that the Torto Rican regiment will soon be ordered to proceed to Panama. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON RECORD IS COMPLETE. Governor Flit Last ol Act Passed by the Legislature. Salem Governor Chamberlain has filed the last of the act passed by the last legislature, and the record of that body at it special session is complete. Only ten of the bills seem to have effec tive emergency clause. A number of other have emergency clause which merely declare that an emergency ex ists, but under the leferendum amend ment it i necessary that in order to put an act into effect at once the legislature must declare that the immediate pres ervation of the public peace, health or safety go require. Those acts which contain the emergency clanse euch as i required by the referendum amend ment, are marked with an asterisk. All others will take effect 90 day from December 21. Senate Bills. 8. B. 2, Smith of Umatilla To amend charter of Adam. 8. B. 3, Carter To incorporsU town of Gold Ray. 8. B. 4, Dimmick To incroporate Beaver Hill. 8. B. 6, Dimmick To incorporate North Bend. 8. B. 8, Dimmick To amend charter of Marshfield. S. B. 7, Miller To amend charter of Lebanon. 8 B. 8, Wade To provide for dep uty district attorney in eighth diitrict. 8. B. 9, Smith of Yamhill To fix salary of judge of Lincoln county. 8. B. 14, Carter To amend law pro hibiting killing of elk. 8. B. 17, Rand Correcting law re lating to execution at penitentiary. 8. B. 18, Pierce Fixing time to give notice of tax levies in 1904. 8. B. 19, Rand, Fixing time of hold ing circuit court in ninth district. 8. B. 31, Marsters Appropriating 2,500 for Soldier' home. 8. B. J2, Carter Placing limit of 10 per cent on interest on tax sales. 8. B. 23, Brownell To prevent as signees from bringing uit to recover recorders' fee. 8. B. 25, Tuttle To amend charter of Seaside, S. B. 26, Mulkey Granting life di ploma in certain instance. 8. B. 27, Wehrung, by requet Pro viding or condemnation ol water rights. House Bills. H. B. 1, Kay To repeal the tax law of 1903. II . B. 2, Kay To re-enact the old tax law. H. B. 8, Carnahan To correct the law relating to recorders fee. II. B. 15, Adam Amending charter of Athena. H. B. 16, Hale Fixing salary of judge of Josephine county. H. B. 20, Edwards lo incorporate Cottage Grove. H. B. 21, Whealond To appropriate 100,000 for Celilo canal right of way. II. B. 23, Shelley To revive the 300 tax exemption. H. B. 25, Whealdon To amend charter of Dalles City. H. B. 26, Burleigh To incorporate Loetine. H. B. 29,Malarkey Raising salaries of circuit judges in Multnomah county to 4.000. H. B. 81. Judd, by request To give owners of stallion lein on mares. II. B. 37, Gault Relating to com petency of witnesses. H. B. 40, Ualloway Amending charter of McMinnville. H. B. 41, Edward To protect Chi nese pheasants. H. B. 42, ways and means committee To appropriate money for expenses of special session. Have Cash to Invest. Pendleten Never In the history of Eastern Oregon have the people been as wealthy as they are at the present time. The heavy crops, with the high prices, the large herd of cattle and the ncreased flocks of sheep is the cause. The farmers and the business men alike enjoy this reign of prosperity. More mortgages have been paid on this tall than ever before in the history oi tne country. A majority ol the larmers, after paying themselves out ol debt have deposits in the banks and are looking for Investments. Lumbermen Enter Protest. Pnmn Two of the most important complaint to be made before the coun ty board bf eqnalitation, wnicn nas been in session this week, wa made by A. D. Hyland and the Booth-Kelly Inmhnr company. Thev ask for a re duction in the assessed valuation of their large timber holdings. Assessor Burton has assessed timber lands at an average valuation of S per acre, which is considerably higher than they have been assessed before. Interest on Tax Sale. Salem The new law placing a limit of 10 per cent upon the rate of interest to be bid at delinquent tax sale will not go into effect until March 23, and will, therefore, not affect sales that are now being advertised under tho tax roll of 1902. In some counties the tax sales are delayed, and may not be com pleted until the new law goes into effect. In nearly all counties, however, the delinquent lilts are short, and sales will be conducted in January. Shedd Poet on Ice Robbed. Albany A report has reached Al bany that the postoffii'o at Shedd sta tion, in the southern part of Linn coun ty, was broken into and robbed one night last week. The report is to the effect that the robber broke in the rear door to the building. MONEY IN 5U0AR BEETS. Qrand Rond Farmer Oat 895,000 Thl Year for Their Product. La Grande The ngar beet industry netted the farmer this year i5,00O. according to the management of the La Grande beet sugar factory; The beet crop this year was greatly in excess over the yield of 1902. The yield last year was 9,000 tons of beets, while this year it waa nearly 12,000. A announced earlier in the season, there were some portions of the crop which proved to be a complete failure. The failure, it is said by the professors at the experimental station at Union, was due to the lack of cultivation on the part of some of the farmers. It i said the farmer fully realize how beets should be cultivated, but s.-,r.,c of them were careless abont their work. The acreage planted during the paat summer was much larger than the pre vious year. There are more farmer entering the industry now than ever bo- fore in the history of the plant, and the ndications are that the acreage for 1904 will be nearly double that of this year. The soil here 1 highly produc tive for beet tailing, and excellent re sults are obtained where proper culti vation is conducted. The labor in harvesting the beets is not expensive, as palling is generally done by Indiana and Japs. Sometimes white labor ia employed, but this year It was scarce. The management of the factory rea lizes a large profit from the sugar man ufactured. The management says one ton of beets will produce 240 pounds of sngar. Thus the 12,000 tons produced 288,000 sacks of 100 pounds each. This sugar waa sold st 5 cents per pound, making a gross output of 144,' 000. LAWBREAKERS OET THE BIRDS. Laos S porta meo Do Not Believe Law Will Bo Effective. Eugene The new law enacted by the special session of the legislature, prohibiting the killing of Denny pheas ants for the next two years, is the sub ject of much comment in this vicinity, especially among sportsmen. The law doe not appear to meet with favor. The argument is advanced that it ha not been the shooting of these birds lawfully that has been the means of re ducing their numbers, and that if the old law had been rigidly enforced there would have been no occasion for further restrictions. Coming Events. Northwest fruitgrowers association, Portland, January 11-13. National livestock convention, Port land, January 12-15. National woolgrowers' association. Portland, January 12-15. Poultry ahow, Albany, January 12-15. Angora goat show, Dallas, January 14-15. Whitman-Oregon debate. Eugene, January 15. Oregon Christian Endeavor coven- tion, Pendleton .February, 19-22. Vote to Form District. Freewater The election for the es tablishment of the Little Walla Walla irriagtion district according to state law carried by a good vote. An at tempt was made some time ago to form a district, but it was voted down by heavy property owners living near town. This time the district waa se lected so they wonld be left out. The formation of this district will stop the endless litigation over the supply of water. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 71c; blue- stem, 76c; valley, 77c. Barley Feed, SO per ton; brewing, 20.60; rolled, 121. Flour Valley, 3.75 3.85 per bar rel; hard wheat straights, 3.90(34.10; clears, 3.5583.75; hard wheat pat ents, M.204.50; graham, 3.76; whole wheat, M; rye flour, 1.50(2 4.75. Oats No. 1 white. 1.07J.O1.10; gray, l.OS per cental. Milistuns JBran, f is per ton; mid dlings, 23; shorts, M9; chop, lS; linseed, dairy food, IO. Hay Timothy, 18 per ton; clover, 12; grain, 12; cheat, M2. Vegetables Turnips, 65c per sack; carrots, 75c; beots, 90c; parsnips, 85c 1; cabbage, lOliic per pound; red cabbage, Die; parsley, per dozen, 25c; tomatoes, 11.50 per crate; cauliflower, 75cl per dozen; celery, 75c; pumpkins, leper pound; onion, Yellow Dan vers, 80cn per sack; Fannos, 1, growers' prices. Honey 33.50 per case. Potatoes Oregon, choice and fancy, 6575c per sack; common, 5060c; weet potatoes, sacks, 2c; boxes, 2Ho. Fruits Apples, 75c(82 per box; pears, 11.60. Butter Fancy creamery, 27s'30c per pound; dairy, 20 22 ic; store, 15 15Se. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 910c per pound ;sprina, 10c; hen, 10c; tur keys, live, 17 18c; dressed, 20c; ducks, per dozen; geese, live, 8c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 30c; Eastern, 2727c. Hops Choice, 24 25c per pound; prime, 2122c; medium, 1920c; common, 15l7c, Wool Valley, 17 18c; Eastern Ore gon, 12 15c; mohair, 3235c. Beef Dressed, 5 7c per pound. Veal Dressed, small, 838c; large, 58c2per pound. CHICAGO THEATERS CLOSED. Mayor Orders All to Lock Up Until Law Is Compiled With. Chicago, Jan. 5. Tonight every theater in the city of Chicago is dark, and its doors are locked. Not one of them will be open to the public until their managers have complied in the fullest manner with every section of tbo ordinances regulating playhouses. lite order compelling the theaters to close waa issued thi afternoon by May or Hartiaon, after a conference with Corporation Counsel Toiman, who as sured the mayor that ample legal ground existed for hi action. Seventeen theater and museums were closed last night, and the sweep ing order of the mayor today shut the doors of 18 more. These last are tho leading theaters in the bnsines section of the city. The 17 places of amusement which were closed last night were closed for the one reason that they were not pro vided with an asbestos curtain. Tho further action taken today is In conse quence of violation of other sections of the ordinance regulating theater. There was a hasty rush of theatrical managers to the office of Mayor Harri son in the effort to secure the with drawal, or at least a postponement of the order, but their reception was of an exceedingly frosty nature. They were informed by the mayor that the inspec tors had reported every one of them violators of the law, and be was deter mined it should not be said hereafter that the city bad neglected anything which could prevent a repetition of tbo horror of last Wednesday afternoon. JAPAN WILL NOT HESITATE. One She fees vusala WB Not Give 1st War WUT Be Declared. Washington, Jan. 6. Count Cas- sini, Russian ambassador, thinks tho Far Eastern situation "gloomy, bnt not without hope of salvation." At the Japanese legation tonight it was intimated that if the Russian reply does not give definite assurance that in general the concessions asked for by Japan in Cores will be granted, tho Tokio government will be impelled to abandon diplomacy for force. Dispatches received by Mr. Taks bira, the Japanese minister, from To kio today, tell of the critical state of public feeling there. It is stated that if Russia fail to give a definite reply, Japan will interpret a diliatory note aa indicating Russia's wish to defer hos tilities until the spring, when her forces on land and sea can be need to better advantage. If Japan is convinced of Russia's in tention not to accept ber proposals, tho Tokio government, it is declared, will not hesitate to take the initiative and assume the responsibility for making war. The Japanese minister does not be lieve that, after the manner in which he says his people have acted through out the negotiations, they will forfeit any sympathy which they have in this country by striking first. QRBAT SAFETY APPARATUS. Caused Win Pa Asked ta Endorse Auto matic ArrangetMut. Chicago, Jan. 5. To throw open in stantly and simultaneously all door of a theater, like the method of throwing a multiple lever in' a railroad awitch tower, is the purpose of an ordinance which will be presented to the city council. According to the provisions , of the ordinance, all theaters or other places of public amusement having a capacity of over 500 persona shall pro vide an automatic apparatus to open and close all door to exits. Levers shall operate in conjunction with elec tric lights to be located near the exits so that when the doors are opened all passageways shall be simultaneously lighted. The owner of a theater must employ a man, to be approved by the fire marshal, to be on duty at the lever dur ing the whole time the theater is open to the public. He shall bo in full uni form and operate the apparatus before and after each performance so as to familiarize the public with the exits and to ascertain whether the ap paratus is efficient and in ready work ing order. For violating the foregoing a heavy fine is provided, together with the clos ing of the offending theater. Heavy Tax on Chinese Vancouver, B. C, Jan. 5. Tho rais ing of the head tax on Chinese from 100 to 500, which went into effect January 1, means that steamers must put up five times the amount of sexuri. ties for Chinese aboard. The big liner Oanfa has just deposited 35,000, she aving 70 Celestials on board. Tho Canadian Pacific Empress steamers will be forced to deposit 100,000 for each vessel. If any Chinese escape tho ateamers will have to pay $500 for each one Every Chinaman coming through now will be carefully examined. Charges Against Qravcll. Helena, Mont., Jan. 5. Three in dictments were filed in the district court today against Isaac Gravelle, who was found guilty a few days ago of sending threatening letters to tho Northern Pacific railroad company. Two of the information charge him with sending blackmailing letters from Helena and the other charges burglary in the first degree. The penalty on conviction of first degree burglary ia imprisonment from 10 years to life. May Expect Cold Soap. Washington, Jan. 5. Cold wavo warnings have been issued for Ohio, West Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Western Georgia, We tern Florida, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory,