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VOL. XXI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANITAHV 29, 1904.
NO. 7.
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
QATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprchenalve Review of the Import
ant Happcnlnga of the Paat Week,
Presented In Condenacd Form, Moat
Likely to Prove Interacting to Our
Many Rcadera.
C'ouU-a Kinney, tlie author and poet,
la iliml.
HiM-ri'lMiy Root la prepared to turn
over liia oiilce to (iunural Tuft.
Jujmii and UiihhIu are KruwliiK bittirr
anil ri'KHrd cm h other with auMpivlun.
Mayor Carter lUrrmon. with avvi-n
olhura hua lux-n held (or the Chicago
theater fire.
Tins houm hua wwl the army Bp'
proprmtion hill, carryiiiK approximate
ly 176,000,000.
Major Hoyt fihorman, brother of
tieneral W. T. (Sherman and of Hecre.
tary John Sherman, ia dead.
The Middle Went la aufferliiK from a
nevere. cold 8iiu. The teiiieratur ia
far IhOow xero at many point.
ReproMentatire Hermann miyn it ia
fitliM" i-conomy not to tiasa a river and
harbor hill at the preaent amnion.
Roowvelt haa decided to ignore the
churgi-a againat II. Hmlth Wool lev and
haa renpMiinted him a waver at JJoiw
a
rHMTelaty Root ia atrongly opjifiaed to
I he pr.ip;! law that ail rlnltppine
freluht Ih carrieil on American venue In
He aaya it will place the country at the
merey of ahip owner.
It ia re)iorted that I'ope I'iua Ink-nda
lo retire in a abort tune.
Japan propoaea to make military
deiiioiiatratiou in Corea.
KutMian military activity at Black
aea porta ia greater than ever before.
Although war rumora are very num.
erotia, the trend of affaira makee more
for iace.
Coventevn men, including the man
agera, will le indicted for the Chicago
thenter tragedy.
Thell ood dangr ia over at I'ittuburg
and the general Kaatern eituation ia
much improved,-
A noted diamond thief, auniiected of
a San Franciaco offenoe, haa tjeen rap
lured in Minneatiolia with f 12,000 tn
diamonda.
(ieneral Taft haa reacbeil the United
Htatea and will aaatime the dutiea of
mH retary of war aa aoon aa he arrived at
waahington.
Senator Rurton, of Kanaaa haa been
indicted for bribery in connection with
8t. lxttils grain concern, placed under a
ban by the pqatal department.
The accidental death of a Corean hit
by an American electric car in Seoul
atarted a aeriotia riot, which waa quick
ly quelled by the American legation
guard.
Japan haa landed troops at Maaam-
pho, Corea.
Henry Watteraon aaya Brayn iaatotd
in the handa of Kepublicana.
Coreana are attacking Japanese in
many flections and eerioua trouble ia
feared.
Riiimia ia reported to m erowinff
nervous over the continued delay in
negotiatoina.
The houne committiw has decided
that there w 111 tie no river and harbor
bill thia seaaion.
Fulton a bill protecting the Colum
bia ngainat miabranded salmon hua
been reported to the senate.
Pleaaant Armstrong waa haugeil at
Baker City last Kriday morning for the
murder of Minnie Enamingcr.
A thaw in the East ia causing great
Aooda and many citiea are greatly
alarmed, particularly Pitteburg.
The senate haa passed the Gorman
resolution calling on Roiitievelt for pa
pers relating to the Panama aaflir.
The I'nitml States haa sounded both
Japan and Russia and finds that neither
carea for the good otllcee of any outside
powor to bring them together.
I Ice blocks many Kaatern streams and
floods are fearod.
A Canadian multimillionaire will
build a yacht to compete for the
America's cup.
Senator llanna is confined to his bed
with a severe clod. His doctor aaya he
must have rest.
Fire at the Greensboro, N. C, Btate
normal college destroyed f 100,000
worth of property.
I The internal revenue receipts for
Peceniber show a decrease of 100,001
over the preceding month.
' A gns explosion followed by fire in a
Marion, Intl., hotel, wrecked the build
ing and caused the death of three per
sons.
A torando which struck Austin, Tex
as, caused several thousand dollars'
loss by unrooting houses. No one was
hurt.
Every Indication now points to a re
newal of the Macedonian uprising in
the spring and it is believed the trouble
will be much more widespread than last
fall. Clashes are already occurring.
The Lewis and Clark fair is fast gain
ing friends In congress.
Corea lias told Russia she must not
Interfere with rioting soldiers.
The Panama canal treaty Is sofe, the
Democrats agreeing to vote for it.
HURRY UP EXHIBITS.
Plea Sent Forth by Managers of St
Louis Bipoaltlon. !
St. Louis, Jan. 27. The Lousialna
Purchase exposition company stands
ready and Is waiting for the full and
general installation of exhibits. The
point has been reached where the man
agement of the exposition is no longer
occupied with the rapid advancement
toward completion of the buildings,
but instead, it nw lays particular
tress upon tlio Importance of the
siwedy shipments of exhibits, especial
ly those assembled by domestic exhibit
ors.
(Illicials of the exposition make the
statement to the Associated Press that
the one thing of paramount Importance
to insure the anticipated successful and
auspicoiis opening of the fair is the im.
mediate commencement by domestic
exhibitors to ship cars as rapidly as
can be had.
Owing to the unprecedented particl
pat inn by both foreign and domestic ex
hibitors, vast amounts of exhibits have
been ami are now in course of arrange
ment and collection. The time for the
opening of the exposition is rapidly ap
proaching, but apparently the know.
ledge of the fact is not causing the
shipment of exliibits to be rushed for
ward with the promptness and dispatch
that is absolutely necessary to secure
rapid delivery of the ears to the fair
site, and to avoid possible congestion
in the handling of the cars after they
have reached et. Jxmis.
The fair management has devoted
more than ordinary attention to prep.
oration for the handling of cars and the
arrangements are now completed. Ad
equate railroad facilities are ready, the
warehouses have all been erected aud
all the buildings are in such a state of
completion that installation of exhibits
can be commenced immediately.
What the management now most
ardently desires is the prompt ship
ment of exhibits from the different
parts of the country to begin immedi
ately. Otheiwise, if there lie delay,
congestion in traffic handling after St.
l,oui is reached is almost an assured
condition.
NO! THAT KINO OP POWER.
Corea Joining With Japan Would
Not
Drag France In.
Paris, Jan. 27. The attitude of
Corea in the event of war between
Russia and Japan has been the subject
of much comment among the diplo
mats here, as it ia believed Corea's giv
ing aid to Japan might constitute two
powers attacking Russia, thus bringing
in France, under the terms of the
Fianco Russian agreement. One of
the ambassadors, therefore, asked For
eign Minister lVlcasse what the result
would be if Corea joined Japan and the
answer Is In substance that Corea is
not considered to lie that kind of a sov
ereign independent power, whose assist
ance to Japan against Russia would
bring about the contingency contemp
lated by the Franco-Russian agree
ment. Although the answer was con
fined to Corea, it is understood that a
similar view prevails, thereby confirm
ing previous reports on the same sub
ject that China's joining Japan would
not constitute two powers attacking
Russia.
AMERICA NOT FRIQHTENED.
It Expects No Trouble Over Sending Con-
sals to Manchuria.
Washington, Jan. 27. Count Cas-
sitii, the Russian ambaasador, had a
long talk today with Mr. Loom is, act
ing secretary of state, on the Far East
ern situation, trie ambassadors ad
vices gave some hope of peace, though
the phase of the question which re
ceived most attention was the uncon
tradicted statements which have ap
leared in certain newspapers regard
ing the attitude of this government.
The Russian government, of course,
could not presume to question the pre
vious assurances received from this
country regarding its neutrality because
of any newspaper publication, but the
recurrence of these statements has
proved annoying.
There is no anticipation on the part
ot this government of any hitch in the
reception ot our consuls in Manchuria.
The evidence of approval of the com
mercial treaty which Russia has given
convinces the state department that
the consuls will receive every courtesy.
Destruction ol the Cotton-Boll Weevil.
Washington, Jan. 27. Tho secretary
of agriculture has aproved the plana for
the cotton boll weevil investigation in
the Southwest, for which ai appropri
ation of '.'50,000 has been available.
Secretary Wilson believes that the best
methods for meeting the ravages caused
by the boll weevil will be put Into
actual practice the facts which have
lieen accumulated by the department
during the past two years in the matter
of improving culture conditions, the
planting of early maturing varieties of
cotton, substitution of other crops, etc.
Philippine Trade on the Increaae.
Washington, Jan. 27. The Philip
pine trade statistics of the insular bu
reau of the war department show that
the imports during the eight months
ended August, 1003, aggregated $22,-
20(1,680 and exports $20,857,313.
These figures are exclusive of coin and
government supplies. The aggregate
of exports and imports Is an Increase of
almost $0,000,000, over four-flftha of
which may be credited to shipments
fiom tho archipelago.
Destructive Fire in New York.
New York, Jan. 27. The buildings
at 544-548 Broadway, occupied by
Morumira Bros., Japanese goods; E.
R. Ponnr & Co., hats, and Cranford A
Quigley, Rossenware Bros., andFinkle
stein & Maaitet, clothing, was destroyed
by fire early today. Estimated loss,
$250,000.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
5ALB OP EASTERN OREGON PINB.
Seven
Thousand Acre Tract Will
Be
Held for Higher Prices.
Ia Grande One of the largest tim
ber deals made In Oregon for some time
was that to George Palmer by Robert
Smith, president of the La Grande na
tional bank, of the white pine tract
known as the Stanley lands, about 25
miles from La Grande. This piece of
land comprises about 7,000 acres, and
was sold at near the $200,000 mark
Near this land is situated the Elgin
lumber company plant, w hich was in
eluded in the sale. This company was
organized in May, 1002, and has been
closely connected with the development
of lumber industries in Eastern Oregon.
The annual output of this plant av
erages 12,000,000 feet of lumber, which
found a ready market aa far east as Mil
waukee and Chicago. The tract of tim
ber is one of the finest in Eastern Ore
gon, and consists principally of pine of
unusual height and size, standing upon
comparatively level ground.
At some future time an extension of
the U. R. & N. from its present termi
nus at EIkui will tap this section and
deveiop a large industry in lumbering,
and when the land has been cleared of
timber it will still be valuable for agri
cultural pnrposes.
Mr. Palmer, the purchaser, states
that he bought these lands as an invest
ment, and will not manufacture this
timber, but will hold it for iMvicased
stumpage. He is banker from the
state of Iowa, and is very favorably im
pressed with Oregon, and will likely lo
cate here in the near future.
VALLEV FILLINQ UP.
Advertising the Willamette Has Brongbt
Many to Oregon.
Salem The advertising which has
been carried on in the Middle West in
the last two years for the purpose of at
tracting bomeseekers to Oregon seems
to have produced good results. Not
for many years has real estate been as
active as it ia now, and still greater ac
tivity is expected before the close of
the1 present year.
There is no blind rush to buy land,
and no effort is being made to "boom"
this section of the valley, but many
sMt-s of farm lands have been made to
people who are pleased with . this
country and have money to invest in
permanent homes. Though most of
the sales have been made at prices but
little above those asked three or four
years ago, the increased activity is
tending to raise values, thus giving the
realty market a strong tone.
In the different localities of the Will
amette valley land may be found in
any stage of improvement. There are
thousands of acres of land that still
bear heavy growth of timber, fit to
be made into fuel. There are thous
ands of acres of land from which the
timber has been removed and upon
which the decaying stumps still stand.
Lying alongside these unimproved lands
are farms upon which grain, hay, fruit.
hops, livestock, poultry and vegetables
of superior quality are grown. It is
upon these lands that a dairyman can
support a cow to the acre, that hop
growers and prunegrowers have pro
duced crops in one year sufficient to pay
for the land upon which they grew.
Merging Satar Factories.
La Grande Won! comes from Og
den, Utah, to the effect that there will
be a consolidation of all sugar fac
tories in the three states in the near
future, which is considered very prob
able. Should it take place it would
mean the consolidation of eight fac
tories, as follows: The Ogden, Logan,
I'tah, and Iji Grande, Oregon, fac
tories of the Amalgamated sugar
company, the factories at Lehi and
Garland, Utah, and the Lewiston,
Idaho Falls and St. Anthony factories
in Idaho.
Weather Checks the Work.
Cottage Grove The Oreon & South
western railroad company haa sus
pended construction of its road at the
front on account of the severe weather.
A couple ot miles of grade is completed
beyond the end of the track, which is
laid to Frank Brass creek, ltt miles
from here. The bridge acres this
creek ia completed. Track laying and
grading the right of way will lie re
sumed about April. Then it will be
rushed as speedily as possible.
Coming Event.
Poultry and cat ' show, Portland,
Februa.y 9-15.
Republican club banquet, Portland,
February 12.
Oregon Christian Endeavor conven
tion, Pendleton, February 19-22.
Benton county gun shoot, Corvallis,
February 22.
College oratorical contest, Pacific
university, Forest Grove, March 13.
Dog show, Portland, April 20-23.
Looking for Fattened Hogs.
Enterprise E. E. Kiddle, a hog
bhyer of the firm of Kiddle Bros., of
Island City, and Iji Grande, came in a
few days ago for the purpose of buying
a load of fat hogs. The weather is so
cold now that they can be hauled in
wagons to the railroad with little or no
danger of death from suffocation.
LOOK FOR WATER OUTLET.
Booth-Kelly Company May Build Road
to Sulslaw Harbor.
Eusene-jRumors here to the effect
that a railroad to the Siuslaw harbor is
to I one of the enterprises of the
Booth-Kelly company have gained some
credence from the fact that cruisers
have been at work in the timbered re
gions west of here. The company
uenici any intention of such an under
taking. The belief is general that they would
like to get possession of some of the
good timber on the coast slope and be
in position to compete for business by
means of water freights, but nothing-
definite has been done on that line as
yet. The annual meeting of the stock
holders is to be held next week and
may result in some step toward devel
oping business along the coast slope,
but nothing is looked for before that
time.
There is no doubt the interior mills
all feel keenly the handicap nnder
which they are laboring as compared
with mills to which water transporta
tion is accessible.
MO-EV FOR PUBLIC ROADS.
Oregon's Share of Public Land ' Sales Is
Over $90,000. -Satem
The public road fund re
ceived by the state from the United
bUtes for the year 1903 is four times
as large ever before. The amount
is $90,135.24, and this amount will be
distributed among the counties in -pro
portion to their areas. The distribution
will be made Borne time this week.
This money is 5 per cent of the pro
ceeds of ealea of government land in
Oregon for 1903. It is donated to the
state under an act of congress, and
can be used only for public road pur
poses. The state law requires that it be
apportioned according to area and the
large aud thinly settled counties get
the greater part of the money. The
apportionment is made in that manner
because the needs of the counties for
road purposes depends more upon area
that upon population orvalue of prop
erty.
The increase in sales of public lands
in this state is indicated by the in
crease in this fund.
Fine Conditions for Wheat.
Pendleton M. L. Morrison, who
owns a large wheat ranch at Juniper
in the Umatilla district, and who is
living in Pendleton this winter, has
just returned from a visit to that sec
tion of the country. He save wheat
conditions for the 1904 crop were never
better, sir. Morrison said: "Grow
ing wheat never looked better. With
favorable conditions until after harvest.
that district should yield 30 and prob
ably M bushels per acre. Last season
the yield was about 20 bushels to the
acre.
la Charge of Stock Experiments.
Union George Gamie, of Portland,
has arrived here to take charge of the
work ol ctrrymg on experiments with
thoroughbred stock at the Eastern Ore
gon experiment station, located west of
this city, and will assume charge in a
few days. A large $7,000 barn was
completed on the state's land some
time ago and preparations are now com
plete for beginning extensive work in
this new department of the state's ex
periment station.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 73c; blue-
stem, 78c; valley, 7880c.
Barlev Feed. $20 per ton; brewing,
$20 20.50; rolled, $21.
Flour Valley, $3.75(83.85 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $3.90(24. 10;
clears, $3.55(33.75; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.20 3 4.50; graham, $3.75;
whole wheat, $4; rye flour, $4.50(9
4.75.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.07 VOl.lO;
gray, $1.051.07 percental.
Millstuffs Bran, $18 18.50 per ton;
middlings. $20; shorts, $19.50(320;
chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy, $16 17 per ton;
clover, $1213; grain, $12(813; cheat,
$12(113.
Vegetables; Turnips, 65c per sack;
carrots, 75c; beets, 90c; parsnips, 85c
?$!; cabbage, l?4$2c; red cabbage.
1 Sc; parsley, per dozen, 25c : tomatoes.
$1.602 per craie; cauliflower, 75c
$1 per dozen; celery, 60c per dozen;
pumpkins, lo. per pound.
Potatoes Fancy, 7075c per sack;
common, 5000c; sweets, 2V5 in
sacks; 2,Vj'c crated.
Onions Yellow Danvers, $1.10
1.25 per sack.
Honey $3(f 3.50 per case.
Fruits Apples, fancy Baldwins and
Spitzenbergs, $1.50 per box; cooking,
75c$l; pears, $11.60; grapes, $1.60.
Butter Extra creamery, 32.Sc per
pound; fancy creamery, 30c; choice
creamery, 2527,Sc;dairy, 20224c;
store, 12 14c.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 14c;
Young America, 15c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 11 12c
per pound; springs, small, 13 14c;
hens, ll12c; turkeys, live, 17
18u; dressed 20c; ducks, $89 per
dozen ; geese, live, 8c per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 27 28c.
Hops Choice, 20 27c per bound;
prime, 25i; medium, 24e.
Wool Valley, 1718c; Eastern
Oregon, 12 15c; mohair 32 35c.
Reef Dressed, 674C per pound.
Mutton Dressed, 67iic; lambs,
7Kc
Veal Dressed. 79c.
Tork Dressed, 5,S6jc.
HEROES AT FlRB.
Elevator Men In Chicago Skyscraper
- Stick to their Posts.
Chicago, Jan. 26. Fire In the 20
story Masonic temple cansed a panic
among the 4,000 occupants of the build
ing, and damaged the stock and fixtures
of tenants to the extent of $20,000.
All occupants ot the building escaped
without serious injury throut-h tha
bravery of the elevator men, who re
mained at their posts operating their
cars while dense clouds of smoke filled
the building.
The fire broke out in the suite of five
rooms on the fifth floor occupied b
Robert Friedlander A Co., manufactor.
ers of X-ray apparatus. A lighted
match, carelessly thrown by an em
ploye into a pile of excel aim tn aV.
packing room ia believed to have start
ed the fire. There was large number
of X-ray vacum tubes stored in the
company's rooms, and these exploded
the moment the heat reached them.
The thousands of occupant nf h
building, with the memory of the Iro
quois theater holocaust, which oc
curred but one-hulf block away, fresh
in their minds, were alarmed rhn
clouds of smoke filled every floor and
rusnea io itie elevators. Many women
fainted in the scramble tn opt intn tha
elevaUrs. but none waa aerionalv In.
jured. The large building was emptied
within half an hour after the fire was.
discovered. Hundreds of men and
women groped their wav through tha
smoke and came down the stairs. ,
That the damaire ta nrotwtrtv mnA In
dividuals was not greater was probably
due largely to the efficiency of the fire
J -i i .i . ...
arm oi me employes, w lien the great
fire bell at the ton of the rntniuU
sounded the alarm of fireJevery jani-
vor, engineer ana nreman in tne Dulld
ing responded and long before the lira
department had reached thn arena tha
temple fire brigade had attached hose
io me siana pipes wnicn extend from
the basement to the roof of tha ntnw.
ture and eight streams of water worn
turned upon tne conflagration by the
volunteer firemen. The fire depart
ment used but little of its hnav tha
building's equipment being called
into use.
WORK CAN OO OM.
Tha Dalles Canal will Not Be Delay ad
for Lack of Funds.
Washington, Jan. 28. Senator!
Mitchell and Fulton have made a thor
ough investigation of the status of Ore
gon improvements, in view of no river
and harbor bill at this session. They
found that only one project can be
taken care of in the ordinary way ia
the sundry civil appropriation bilC
and that is the canal, nd locks at The
Dalles. The senators were advised by
the chief of engineers that there waa
on band January 1 an unexpended bal
ance of $1,200,000 for the bar at the
mouth of the Columbia river. The
amount for the river between Portland ,
and the sea was less than $100,000.
For this project Major Langfitt recom
mended $1,200,000, but thewardepari
ment cut the amount down to $500,000,
believing that no more than that
amount could be utilized in one year.
It was stated by the chief of engineer
that the half million, if it could be ob
tained this year by any means, would
be sufficient until a river and harbor
bill could be passed early in the ses
sion, perhaps before the holiday recess.
The engineers recommended, and the
war department concurred in the rec
ommendation for the appropriation of
$500,000. In addition, $125,000 ia
favored for dredging. It ia deemed
very important, the senators say, that
this appropriation should be made, but
under the existing conditions it cannot
go in the regular sundry civil bill, in
the regular course. All of the Oregon
improvements, except The Dalles, are
affected, and it ia doubtful whether
anything can be done before January of
next year. It is the intention of the
delegation to make the very best fight
possible to get the necessary funds for
carrying on the Oregon improvements.
Ruasian Troops Expect War.
Victoria, B. C, Jan. 26. Four Ital
ians, who have been working on the
Manchurian ratlwav, who arrived by
the Victoria from Yokohama today, re
port the Russian soldiers all expectant
of speedy war with Japan, have been
passing through there and large detach
ments of artillery have been arriving.
Great ramps of soldiers are being made
at many points ready for concentration
on the Yalu frontier when necessary.
rortincstiona were being hurriedly
erected in many places in Man
churia. Cost of Field Maneuvers.
Washington, Jan. 26. A request
for an appropriation of $1,245,366 for
field maneuvers for 1905, and of $1,-
255,466 for the same purpose for the
fiscal year of 1906, was transmitted to
the house today from the war depart
ment. It is proposed, General Chaffee
says, to hold the maneuvers in two of
the four military divisions of the
country each year. During the present
year they are to be held in the Atlantic .
and Pacific divisions.
Oreat Radium Discovery.
Austin, Tex., Jan. 26. What Is said
to be the richest radium bearing earth
in the world has been discovered in the
Llano gold and coal fields, 115 miles
north of this city. Rumors of the dis
covery of the earth bearing a large per
cent of radium in the Llano have been
persistent for some time, and today
these rumors were verified by the re
turn of a party of scientists who had
visited the mine to investigate the reports.