OREGOK
VOL. XXI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1904
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PROFESSIONAL.
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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
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witn an provisions o uio uuiiumg
ordinance.
A there are more than 5,000 halls
; f't.;..-,. r.r,lnr will nrnhahlv
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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,