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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON MIST vol. xx r. EVENTS OF THE DAY QAriH Kl D FROM ALL PARTS OP THG TWO HEMISPHERES. Compre,'",,v Mw Iwport- nt HarP"1"! " Wook Presented la C4"m Farm. Moat Likely to Prove Interesting t Our jnany Reader. Ht. Inula hi been warned to eiieet H.kkJ. The lion ha passed Ilia hill glv Iiiic Alaska delegate. Tim Vladivostok iuiilron Ima iiink l small Japan steamer at (tenaan. Kiiirtktit la to be mad com mander n( land anil ar forces In the far Kt. A dispatch from Port Arthur denies that .'il.noil Japanese troop have I mid rd at llny. Tim lorelgn military obwrvoi as signed to Ja;n'i Drat army In Cm have Ut n ordered to lean fur the It. .nt. The Japanese am landing min h ma terial ami other tilla ami preparing to Imild bridge in th neighborhood ol Wijii. Tlie power ara rzpex'led to hack Ituaxia In declaring tlie uaa of wlrrlewi telcgiaphy const lluUie espionage. The United Hint alone la expected to make certain rewrvatlon. The tomb nl Ilia (anion Livingston family, war New York, wa broken Into ami the 1kII ul evrl removed, while t He bone of other wet scat Urrl nver I ho floor. The house haa paatl the Mtnato hill providing that when th United Mate district Judge "I the til air let of Orr(n li absent or unalile to hold rouit, the riiciill judge may hold district court and perform other Jut lea til the disliicl Judge. The rar haa signed an older recall, inn Viceroy Aleilefl, The Japan line on the Yalu river now ritend for 30 mile. I'.nk rubbers, at lula, Wla., secured I1.3U0, Iml overlooked $9,000 111 their hanle. I The I'anama canal property haa been f..rmalljr turned ovei to the United Hates. An Ameili-an doctor and eight nurara have arrive! In Japan to aeeial In Red . work. Alanka Indian children will I brought to the Chemawe, Oregon, school or eduratlon. Kouroatk in haa forbid hla general to rngaga in any Uttloe ami even op pose 1111811 eklimishe. Ilutnora ol fighting on th Yalu, In which the Japan ht heavily eon tinite to come from I'ort Arthur. tieotfc'e A. Ilanmiond, consulting eti linerr, haa linen ordered to Kaatern Oregon to aaalal In the examination of the Malheur irrigation proposition. The Indian agent at Colville, Wash,, and the bonded aupertntwndent at Net I'erv, Idaho, reservation have Wu Irt out on account ol Indlecieet aclloiia. Nridermelr, Man and Vandine, the Chicago carliarn bandit, have paid the jnalty of their crime. liiuaia may not tend her llalllc fleet to the Far Fast, aa It would leava her Kuroan porta unguarded. A I'ort Arthur report ey an entire Japanesn column wa destroyed on the Yalu river. No confirmation la obtain able. It la reported that two Japan, dis guised aa lieggara, attempUol to aasaasl nate tlrneral Kouropatkln while he was In Niu Chwang recently. ItuaaUn troupe en route to the Far Kaat have been tlgtilml liquor aa there ia a delerinlnatoln on the part of olll rera that the army shall conduct Itaelf well. The llanahiotigh bill rerently passed by the senate repealing the timber and tone net, and authoriaing the aale of government timber to the highest bul iler, hna iH-en practically killed in the liuuae public lamia commltloe. Many floating mliica liave Imen eeen off the Khan Tung promontory In the path followed by veawila bound to and from Hlianghal and Che Foo and Tien Tain, Th'a la exliemely dangeroua to hliiing and probably will caune an Incicaw) in marine liiauraiire. Twenty Kuaaiana engageil In planting niinea In the entrance to Port Arthur were killed by an accidental exploelon. The annitto haa paaavd the penalon ami tho river and haibor bllli. The coat ol the war to Rtlaala, tip to April 6, ia placed at Mll,2o0,000. Ht. l'eterbaurg I In receipt of a ! poit that Niu Chwang la being bom bardod. Colorado ml I ilia men clublied the aniv retury of the Mlnera' Federation for Aw lying thulr chief. The bonne hna naaaml a bill nrovld ing a tumporary governmnnt for the i aunma cnnnl aone. Hucretary llikhcixk Ima leaned an order prohibiting a hoop on the Kuker City forest reserve. The rlvor and harbor bill waa amend ed by the aetmto ao aa to authorlao the uivny of Coa and Tillamook baya. .The aecrotnr.v of the Interior haa tern pornrlly withdrawn 200,000 aerei of mnii adjoining the Yakima Iudiun ru tvation I MH CAt'.CS KAWa c. M.r, T' " ' " 1 I, ....... rrora nomai lurrouBdfd kv Klalng Watera. I'ort Kiott, Kan.. Anrll 27 i.v-i Hcott li eaperlenclng the moat w-rloua II.MHl In It hlatory. Mnrmnt,,,, ,i. and Mill creek, which ,,,, t(J ibt, follner BtriHlii here. huv i-L-.. t. i ... n the paat 'i lioma, the reault f m-avy ralna. Heveral hundieds of per on a have li.n r.m...l i., i...... ,. far aa known tonight no Uvea have lniiii loat. The eatimati-d hw In IU .1, drowned and property damaged ia no me iwo alrc-Kina lein to ,1m.. .i in o'tha k laat night and today the clly oiiioiKi nun uiree aeelioiia ami al moat t'omiicUv iaolaie,!. Mi in crwk runs into the Marinatong ilv vir, nortlii-aat ol the city, hn beimiae of me raiuii riae tliev iormeil a i...u elm launel which rut he city. Tonight the entire northern art nl the clly ia cut off, and part of he city la inundated. Ten feet of water ia mailing through he street In that uarl of ilia ,.iv ....I eoveral hiindteil piraona in wlmt l known a ItellUiwn have been force.1 to leave the r holnea. Manv mu. luL,,,. away in bonla. There weie eeveral narrow vai-aieB lolli ilrnwiiinir. I.als tialuv m.., oiiplo naiiieil limine, living north of lie cuv near tin, river, wt.ru r.Mi..(i,t.i in Ixiat. They were completely hemmtil ii. liUM'iier were out all ilay umler lie direction ol Firo Chiel Aiiamnn, avor Collision and Chief of Pollre lalliletlhall. anil thev anei'iftiMl In hml. mg thoiiaands of dollar' worth of prop rtv a welt as the hundred of iol.nl. i. tanla of that district. Many who refused to leave Ilelltown will still have to be taken away in Ixiata, aa all avenue of rcne have low been rut off. The gna works is three fit under water and ha closed down. The en tine anil puuipa at the water atatinll ire 20 feel under water. The Houlli a extern Wholesale lirorery company's aarehoiiMi is llmaled and the water has .. .. i,., ili... Tl... .I...I...I.. trirt is completely surrounded ami tuer chanla are lemoving their st.xka of goods. Alt the railnsuls are tied up, lirhlgv Uing tlin atem-l and tracks CoVefi'd. Washouts are repotted in all direc iotia. In the low farming land the ater ia from five to ten feet deep and much stiak haa Uin drowmil and luavy damsge to property cauwd. It is i alliiial.il that 3o0 persons are home lea. 30L0IHK KILLIID IN WKI'.CK. Wtst Hound Santa I Train Collide. With n Light llnflns. I ... 4iimlra I'm!.. Anrll 27. A west IhiiiihI aK-clal train carrying several carloads of soldiers laiund for the pre sidio, Han Francisco, waa wrecked st Ilartoiim Htition, the first station west f Netnlles, Cal, on the r-ant he rail r.ui.l line soldier. James M. Itoweis. waa killed and about a dozen injured. According to the meagre iniormaiion .l.i.iit.l.ln In this citv loninlit the wink mviirre.1 soinetime during the aflei noon Sunday and was cauawi uy the eollldlmiof a light engine east- bound with the troop train. The en gine had helped a train over a heavy grade Juat west of Needle, and waa re turning to that point, presumably with out the knowledge of the lecial troop train. Carnival at Portland. tk. t'...lrinl Trade Council, repre senting 75 labor union, and the Uw is iml Clark Farternal Winning ass-n ia ion, comprising 34 fraternal societies, ..... .........) i,i hold a mardi itras and carnival in I'ort land June 2S to July 2 inclusive. 11 is Intended to maae his affair the largest and most com dele ever altemiited on the Pacific coast. A spectacle employing auu people will be one of the duel attrac tion of the amusement feature, as well . ,.;r..,.. (alooti aacrnsion. etc. nn - The maimgement has promised that the entire two weeks will te inn oi special tiea and one cannot go once and see it ill. There a ill be monster rounn f July paraile, also an illuminated p iale on the night of July 2. Reduced mm' ii red on all transpor tation line running into Portland. Irrigation Investigation at Yakima. Washington, April 27. District ..Mn.-.r T. A. Noble, of the reclama tion eervlce, at Spokane, Wash, lias n Instrcuted lo procecu io nn.e u.r iii, ma at the earliest IIB'l'SMIf MO"' . , , l possible date concerning tho develop ment of Hie laaim vnuey, " whether the opportunltle for irrigation work there are of uch a character as to warrant the beginning oi a mrgr gov ernment work in una cuy. ' e vcsiigniioo , largely of securing a letter knowledge Igntion will ie ioi mo I... .. of the physical comii-iu" "" "" Cleaning Up to Adjourn. ... .i.i Anril 27. Tho time of HnoiiiK"'", I , , ,i , the senate will be devoted wholly to clearing the calendar preparatory w -lournmeiit, which moat senatorii still Iwy will wcur during the present week. ..'.. - i... .nlw oiio nmnoDriution I Here reiiii..." ' - .i.i. . ,1, ... i... ........nil in iiui senniu. iohv on lllll IO I"' linn.-.. .v . , the military academy. A nmnlwr of tho supply bill" "'f ence, however, and It la expected there will 1 'ro or lesauiBi iinnio., ..... ference report. . .-.. at Puvet Sound Yards. ... , . . ...... i...ii 97 n ds have Wiisningion, - --- been opened at the navy department for .' . . ..il.ll.... .1 tlm l'liunl a ,teel atomge T " .r, r ouml navy yam, mo - - - ingthe Ht. Paul Koum 'X company. ''l,"" lowest bidder nige.-o.om . - being T. uyan, rwauw, ST. HELENS, HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON SCHOOL MONIiV LENT. Four Million Dollars Ar Now Drawing incrst at 0 Per Cent. Halem The stale of Iretliti nrnv lia. i.i'wimiimj 01 im.'Iioo liliids draw in In reat at hii average of 0 per rent. This is I s me luruest sum t lie slate v-r I.ri dr. lit Irawing interest ami it reprewnU the inn in iiui irreilucilile scIiihiI fund, for number of Vcnra hence, at It .flat. Tl.t. a ; revenue from this fund will be about li),oiH) per year, and from this the IH'lisea of rillhiiuir the statu Inml ile. ex par irtmiiet numt bit nalil. ainotiiitlior to le ... tlx... III! IIUI I a bout 2.'IO,000 to 1 distributed an iiially among the counties of the slate n u 1 pou me. ihisih ol seliool population. in- apportionment tills year will he re iniceu souiewiiiu ny reason of lepay- I'UtS of illteri'Nt rf.ei.iv.il frmt. (.in. m hi l arers of land where the titlu fnili.il Of thi total of 11,000,000, about I.AilO.llllO is in the form of loans and '100,000 ia in the foim of deferred a v men ta on Males of wliool luml ill pay the loans, $3,2611,000 is out on real es tate mortgage securities paying 6 per ent Interest. The other 250,(M)0 ia llVestcd In school diHtrlrt lunula luur. ing 6 pel cent interest. The $500,000 me on sale ol land is drawing Interest .1 fl and 7 -er cent. An average rule if Interest on the whole $4,000,000, is i pel cent. U-aa than a year ago the state trees iry contained $723,000 of idle money in the srlifKit fun, I Tin.,, ttii. Il.nn little lirowtiect that thia looni'V would soon lie put out at intercut, but several trcuinatances nave coiulnnvu to create i demand for the school funds. It will be the policy of the board to favor small borrowers, aa the money till benefit more eoplu in this war. u all the loans Unit have been made he board baa been careful to accept inly gilt edge security, and it ia believ l there Is not a loan outstanding that rouhl show a loss even II bard times ihoiihl bring about a decline in real estate value. Incorporrtlon Article riled. Salem Articles of incorporation were tiled in the otlice (if Secretary of Stnte litiulmr lant week as (oIIowb: I'liiindcalcr Publishing company, Koeehnrg. $P,000. Northwest Yiuvi company, Portland, 120,000. I'pton (iold Mining company, Port land, $5,000. W. . Telephone company, W il- amette; $10,000. F.iiterprlae-Imunha Telephone com- any, KnUrprise, $2,500. llooil Hiver liasvliall cluh, Hood Kiv r, $:i,mio. Oregon I-and & Trust company, Port- ami, $5,000. Finis Irrigation company, Milton, $500. Ashland Improvement company, Ashland, $15,000. Ashland Ice A Storage company, Ash land, $.'0,000. I.vtle Kleclric Light A Water com pany, I.ytle Croow county, $10,000. Low Creek Placer ttold .Mining cam- pany, Faker City, $10,000 llliHlgelt company, limited, iiramt Itupids, Mich., $3,000,000. SALMON 0RBW VBRY SLOWLY. xpcrlrnent With Small Fry In the Big Astoria Reservoir. Astoria IHiriiiu September. 1002, Piah Warden Van Onsen secured a number of small salmon that had lieen ;ept in fresh water for several months ,nd placed them in the Astoria reser voir. Koecntlv the reservoir was emptied for the purpose of cleaning it i,l Dm null were taken out IiV Deputy W..liat,r. Tho lamest of the Mali was only alH tit 15 inches in length, show- m concl naively that the salmon need salt water to develop them. TIim effect of this experiment will lie in rivi.rtlirow the theory that the salmon fry should be kept in fresh watei as long as possible before lielng turned out ml permitted to make tlitiir way to sea. Planting of Sugar Beet. i .. :. !' H. llra.T.well. field ipeilntetidcnt of the La U ramie sugar aiunta Hoi, the uresont liros- i"t for a large acreage of augur beets n.1 . . .1 1 , are very flattering. Tho total beet , u .j ....... . .--,- - l.i.i v..nr wua 1.800 acres, and i. Kim n.r.ia nm AMHiirml. The company itself is seeding 1,800 acres lis year. Kxperimonts are aiso oeing ...i.. i uuvornl sections of Uiiuililla county in the matter of growing sugar llS. r-Cell lllg IB III lill'Hivno io vwiy tlon of the county, although foot hill ranchers are a little behind. School Loan Approved. Hul.oii The state land board has ap proved applications for loans from the I . . . 1 . . . . . .tl.nn iin I'hool Hind to mo amount oi iou,uuu, 'hose are the applications that were ending when it was announced recent r that the Idle surplus will soon be i. .....i nut at interest. Even when the suiplits has been lent, there will be funds vnilable from time io lime us mo who lave borrowed in the past make repay uent or purchasers o( school land pay heir annual Installment. Cannera to Use Oil for Fuel. Astoria Several of the ennner and cold storage men have decided to use crude oil in place of wood for fuel In their plant. Contracts nave tieen made foi oil at 00 cents a bairel. with the guarantee that 2M barrels of oil will equal a coru oi me nest ur woou. Aa the latter now sells at $4.28 per cord, tho change will effect quite a sav- ng in the fuel uius. OREGON, FRIDAY, OH COON CREAM STANDS TEST. Condensed Product Adapted to Oriental and Alaskan Ua. Ilillsboro The director of the Ore gon Condensed Milk company, of thi city, and who manufacture the Oregon (irape brand of evaporated cream, have received word from the Kelly-Clark company, exporter of evaporated cicauis to Alaska and the Orient, that the recent test by the Holman refriger ator company, subjecting this cream to extreme heat and cold, ha been veiy successful. The cream, In cans, was subjected to a beat ranging from 118 to 160 degree, and several cans were frown in a solid block of ice for 10 day. After the test were made the can were opened and there was no separation whatever, proving that the Oregon Grape cream is excellent for Alaska and Oriental shipment. This is naturally of great interest to shippers, as both these field draw heavily from Oregon for export cream. The IlillHboro factory is the largest west of tho Mississippi river, and waa the first established in Oregon, and thi recent tost establishes the manu facture of evaporated cream a a suc cessful and permanent enterprise. Warehouse are Nearly Empty. Pendleton About a quarter of a mil lion bushels of last year's wheat crop in this county remains unsold, and nearly all the sold portion ha been moved, leaving the Umatilla ware house cmpatatively empty. The wheat still held is principally in small lots, 10,000 to 16,000 buahel being about the largest. Most of it is residue of crops already partly sold. The market is quite Inactive, quotations being made only on request. From 65 to 00 cents has been the ruling price on club for several day. Fair Ha the Fund. Portland An official document at testing that the Lewis and Clark expo sition has $000,000 available fund his been dispatched to Washington. The document, bearing the signature of President If . W . ricott and Secretary Henry Reed, i required by a provi sion of the appropriation bill, and must be presented to the treasury department before the $450,000 covered by the gov ernment a apptopriation may be touched. Division of Wade Property. Pendleton A report of tho sale of C. 11. Wade's portion of the Wade blooded herd bus been filed with Kef- reo in Bankruptcy Fitzgerald. The proceeds of Wade' interest amount to $3,012.53. This brings the total amount derived from the sale of per sonal property up to $18,581.28, which is over $3,000 above the appraised val ue. Hie nrsi dividends win Deueciareii in behalf of creditor this week. Beginning to Make Proof. Alba Memliers of the co-operative coiony, which holds 15 or 20 home steads and which was originally com posed of Umatilla county teacher, aie beginning to make commutation proof. The colonists have their united hold ings leased to cattlemen. Most of them will reside on their filings this summer. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 7374 -: blue- stem, 81c; valley, 81083c. llarley Feed, $ 13.60 per ton ; rolled, $24.50(925. Flour Valley, $3.90(94.05 per bar rel; hard wheat straights, $4(34.25; clears, $3.8UU.10; hard wheat pat ents, $4.404.70; graham. $3.504; w hole wheat, $43 4.25 ; rye flour, $4.50. Oats No. 1 white, $1 171.20; gray, $1.12.y1.15 percental. Millsttttts nran, l!il?2U per ton; middlings, 25.5027; shorts, $2021 ; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19. Hay Timothy, $15W16 per ton; clover. $10(811; grain, $1112; cheat, $11(3)12. Vegetables Turnips, 80c per sack; carrots, 80c; beets, $1; parsnips, $1; cabbage, 2'mc; red cabbage, 2c; lettuce, head, 25rtj40c per don; parsley, 25c; cauliflower, $2 per box; celery, 6575c per do; squash, 2c per pound; ciicum liers, $1.76 per dcx; asparagus, 7 SVgc; peas, 5M(86c per pound; rhu barb, 73ttc; beans, 10c; onions, Yel low Danvors, $22.60 per sack. Honey $303.50 per case. Potatoes Fancy, $1.2581.50 per cental; common, i5cQ$l; new pota. toes, 34c per pound; sweets, 5c. Fruit Strawberries, 3.2& per crate; apples, fancy Baldwins and Spitr.enhergs, $1.602.50 per box; choice, $1(1.50; cooking, 76c$l. Fggs Oregon ranch, 1819c. Butter Sweet cream butter, 25 27ttjc per pound; fancy creamery, 22Hc; choice creamery, 2021c; dairy and store, nominal. Butter Fat Sweet cream, 26c; sour cream, 24c. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 13lSKc nor pound; springs, small, 20c; hens, 13,lj14c; turkeys, live, 1617c; dressed, 1820c; dunks. $89 per dozen; goeeo, live, 8c per pound. Cheese Full cream, twins, 12 13c; Young America, 14a)15c. Hops 1903 crop, 2325c per pound Wool Valley, ltt(g!17c; Eastern Oregon, 10(stl2SiC; mohair, 3032o per pound for choice. Peef Dressed, 5(97 .c per pound, Mutton Dressed, 6 (3 7)60 per pound; spring lambs, 8c. Veal Dressed, 6(37)$c. Pork Dressed, 78c. APRIL 29, 1904. SHADOWED BY JAPANBSB. Spie In Franc ara trying to Learn Plan of Russian. St. Petersburg, April 26 The Kosk Slavo print letter from an official in tho French secret service which report the presence ol tinmeroui Japanese spies in France, well provided with money. They shadow Russian and watcb the shipyard, specially do they endeavor to ascertain the exact date of the departure of the Baltic fleet and the point en route at which it will coal. The Novosti state that the Bosnian should feel gratified at the strategical achievement of the naval squadron, which imposed caution npon the Jap aneae operation and gave Russia time to throw a prepondering military force into Manchuria. The most favorable time, the Novosti continues, for Japan ese military operation haa passed. A letter written by Colonel Apageff, an officer of marine on the Petropavlo vsk, who was drowned, describe the routine upon the battleship. We rise, he wrote, at o'clock, learn the news of the night and drink tea. At 8 o'clock we attend color and then read the papers in hope of obtaining infor mation of the intention of the enemy Afterward we go to a meeting at head quarters and discus question of de fense. Lunch comes at I o clock. Af terwards we visit the city or transact our own affairs. Dinner at 6 o'clock, when rumor of all kind circulate. If report of the appearance of the enemy are persistent, the letter state, the torpedo boat are sent out, and upon these craft falls the hardest ser vice of the war. When Grand Duke Cyril arrived at Port Arthur, he was given command of a torpedo boat. The ships in the harbor, it is stated, were connected with the other and with the shore by telephone. NOT TO WATER IT. Nation Find Crook County Field Taken by Private Concerns. Washington, April 26. The secre tary of the interior bag received a pe tition from 300 rnembers of the Farm ers' co-operative irrigation association of Oregon asking that a thorough inves tigation be made by the reclamation service to determine the irrigation pos sibilities of Crook county. The pe tition has the indorsement of Senator Mitchell. It happen that representatives of the reclamation service have made ex tensive investigations in Crook county, and reached the conclusion that there is no present opportunity for the gov ernment to enter this field. There are several attractive irrigation projects along the Deschutes river, but all of these are now covered by segregations made by the state of Oregon under the Carey act, and the government does not desire to interfere with the plans of private companies. The only other water available lor irrigation in Crook county is the Crooked river, and the summer flow of this stream is now fully utilized. As it would be very expensive to divert water of the Deschutes across the Crook river valley onto the distant arable lands, the government has de cided it can do nothing in Crook county unless private enterprises under the Carey act are abandoned. SPECIAL STAMP FOR '05 FAIR. Postal Department I Expected to Au thorize th lsue Soon. Washington, April 26. At the sug gestion of Senator Mitchell, the post office department has taken up the mat ter of preparing a special issue of post ace stamp tc commemorate the Lewis and Clark centennial. The department can issue such stamps without special authority of congress, and in view of the department s attitude on the ic- casion of other expositions, it ia expect ed that the postmaster general will soon authorize a special Lewis and Clark issue. Senator Mitchell has also requested the department to supply the Portland postoflice with a special cancelling stamp bearing some such words as "Lewis and Clark Uentennial imposi tion, 1905, Portland," Oregon," or "World's Fair, Portland, Oregon, 1905." Tbia suggestion has been taken under advisement. Senator Mitchell believes the stamp issue and the special cancel lation stamps will be an excellent means of advertising the exposition. Wui Oct Boats Ordered by Oermany. Van, York. Anril 5ft. Some sensa tion has been caused in Berlin, says a ianafrh. hv a mmnr to the effect that Germany has ceded to Rus sia certain torpedo boats du tiding in ntivau vardn. vhifh ara on . the noint of completion. Eight of these, which are being bunt by tne scnicnau yards, m Ka I .rno.l invtuwlft H. f I vol MIC . " " ft ' " " ... . -v. . . - constructed in Germany, being 550 ton, witn an average speeu oi zo. in order to prevent a breach of neutrality it would be necessary that the German government annul its contract. Exhibit for the 1905 Fair. Denver, Colo., April 28. That the Colorado exhibit will be transferred from the Louisiana Purchase exposition to the Lewis and Clark exposition at Portland is practically assured. Gov- ernor reabody today promised C. H. Mclsaac that he would exert every means in hi power to accomplish thi, and said he believed the centennial state wa also to furnish sufficient funds in its next budget to provide for the erection of a building. Japanese Land Near Port Arthur. 8t. Petersburg, April 26. A report is current here that the Japanese have landed 20,000 troofs at Kin Chau, above Port Arthur. This report, how ever, cannot be confirmed tonight. PAPERSARESIGNED TITLE TO PANAMA CANAL NOW RESTS WITH UNITED STATES. Agreement Transfers Property Without Rcscrvatloa-Stockboldara WIU Now Ratify the Act of President and Di rector of Company Title I Perfect U. S. First to Hear Ntws. Pari, April 25. The Associated Press ia authorized to announce that the contract by which the Panama canal paase to the United States is signed and sealed. The title to the canal is now vested in the United Htates. The document by which thi transaction is consume ted bears the signature of President Bo and Director Richman, of the Panama canal com pany, who signed for the company a it responsible officer. The transfer 1 complete and without reservation, and the United States secures a perfect title. Thi result baa been 'quietly accom plished, and unexpectedly, a the public has been given to understand that the contract would not be executed until after the meeting of the stockholders of the Panama canal company tomorrow, at which the question of ratification would be presented. Aa a matter of fact, however, when the meeting take place President Bo will announce that the sale has been completed, and, in stead of asking for authority to execute a contract, it will only remain to ratify the contract of eale which the officers of the company have formally com pleted. Only a few of the highest offi cers of the company are now aware of the secret, which will not be known except by this announcement in the United States up to the time of the meeting. It is confidently believed that the completion of the aale before this meet ing will increase the vote for ratifica tion. RUSSIA ISSUES PAPER MONEY. Finance Minister Say It I Not Forced, nnd No Loan I Desired. St. Petersburg, April 25. Russia has made a new issue of $15,000,000 in paper currency against free gold in the State bank. At the ministry of finance it was explained that it was an ordin ary issue, and in no sense was forced. Under the law paper is issuable to dou ble the amount of gold np to $150,000, 000 gold, in excess of which piper is sued must be covered rouble for rouble. In the State bank there are, in ronnd figures, $400,000,000 in gold, which would permit of an issue of $550,000, 000 in paper, but the paper issue at present only amounts to $350,000,000. All sorts of figures of the cost of the war are printed abroad. The corres pondent of the Associated Press ia au thoritatively informed that the daily expense are averaging $750,000, and it is estimated that a years expenditure for the war will total $250,000,000. To meet this there existed a free bal ance of $50,000,000 by reductions in the ordinary budgets, leaving ostensibly $135,000,000. But a portion of the latter is made up by the increased earn ings of the railroads owned by the gov ernment. It being in reality a ques tion of bookkeeping, how the balance is to be raised has not yet been determ ined. ALL RETIRE AT SEVENTY YEARS. House Committee Decides on Reform In the CIvU Service. Washington, April 23. The house committee on reform in the civil service authoriezd Chairman Gillett to intro duce a bill providing that on June 30, 1907, every office m the classified serv ice of the United States held by a per son who Is then over 70 yearsold, shall become vacant, and that thereafter such offices shall become vacant when the incumbent becomes 70 years old. The committee directed Mr. Gillett to report all pending bills granting pensions to civil employes of the gov ernment to the house, with the recom mendation that they lie on the table; also that the draft a bill reclassifying the clerical service of the government, with a view to providing for more fre quent promotions in the smaller sal aried positions. Alaskan Fishing Season Extended. Washington, April 25. The secre tary of commerce signed an order today rescinding the regulation which limits the duration of the salmon fishing sea' son in Southeastern Alaska. Under the former regulation, cannerymen wore prohibited from taking salmon until July 1, but the order issued today removes this restriction entirely and no date is fixed. The repeal of the old regulation was demanded by the can nerymen' association, and waa also recommended by the Jordan com' mission. Will Be Under Martial Law. Niu Chwang, April 25. Viceroy Alexien has issued an important order declaring the Yin Kow railroad station and the native village adjoining it to be within the region under martial law. The station ia the Niu Chwang, and it is a terminus of the Pekin-Shan Kal Kwan railroad and telegraph sys tem. The order also establishes a cen sorship over all telegrams, the scrutiny of papers and inspection of baggage. It will go into effect tomorrow. ' Protects Water Supply of Portland. Washington, April 25. Protection to the water supply of the city of Port land was provided by the bouse today when it passed a bill prohibiting tres passing on the Bull Run forest reserve. The maximum penalty for trespassing was. reduced to $500. NO. 20. FIND EXCLUSION TOO SEVBRB. Scant Committee Objects to Hltt BUI Regarding Chin. Washington, April 23. The general deficiency bill reported by tb senate committee on appropriation carrio $11,342,146, an increase aa it passed th bouse of $940,525. It contains a an amendment tho Hitt Chines exclu sion bill, which wa accepted by tho bouse before the bill was passed. Tho Hitt bill wa introduced in th sonata by Penrose and referred to tbe commit tee on foreign relation. In this com mittee the discovery, it is laid, has been made that the bill will affect tho introduction of Chinese coolie labor in to the Panama canal zone, and to a considerable extent affect tbe immlpa- lion to mi country oi Korean ana rn ipino and the deportation from tho United States, Hawaii, Porto Rico nd any teiritorvy, "subject to the jurisdic tion of the United State of any person held to come within the definition ol the words "Chinese persons," and ob jection baa been made to the far reach ing effect of tbe bill. When tbe senate committee on for eign relations began consideration today of the Chinese bill it was suggested that the bill might be of wider scope than wa at first thought. Sections defining the words "Chinese person" were called to notice, and it was sug gested that these might be held to re late to Filipino, Coreana and others not intended to be included, and that the purpose of tbe bill might be in con flict with the existing treaties. It waa late when tbe discovery was made, and finally the members of the committee concluded that no action should bo taken on the Penrose bill in view of tbe fact that the Hitt amendment waa reported in the deficiency bill, bnt that the matter might be discussed in open senate. It is understood an attempt will be made to amend the measure be fore the deficiency bill passe tbe senate. FLEB FROM JAPANESE. are Rapidly Crowing tb Yale Many are Drowned. Niu Chwang, April 23. A messen ger from the Yalu river reports that the Japanese outposts are near the Rus sian intienchments with large bodies of troops five miles distant. He also states the Russians are fleeing north across the river in overcrowded boats, losing hundreds by drowning. The messenger himself met only a few of the Japanese, but they were reported to have shown themselves in force on various occasions, afterward quickly disappearing. Tbe newspaper correspondents ac credited to the Russian forces have left for Mukden. Tbey bind themselves not to divulge new respecting the re sult of engagements, or give any in formation which may awaken public uneasiness. The Russians have issued placards in Chinese explaining away the Jap anese victories, detailing Rnssisn suc cesses, magnifying tbe Russian strength, and propheeying victory for Russia. The Chinese are not misled, but still believe th Japaneae will con quer in Manchuria. RUSSIA HOLDS IT BACK. Extent ol Disasters to Her Amu Caa- not Bo Sent Oat. Paris, April 22. The Yinkow corres pondent of the Paris Journal say he has tried lepeatedly to ascertain tbe ex tent of the recent disasters to the Rus sian arms, and he has failed to do so because of the perfectly-organized sec recy of the Russians. In his conclud ing statement, he says: "The people of France will be obliged to be satisfied with notices marked 'official' or semi-official state ments sent from Harbin or Mukden many miles removed from tbe actual scene of war. I am close to Port Arthur, and might give the true ver sion of many incidents, the new of which, as published, has been mere conjecture, but the Russians strictly forbid all communications of land or sea events. At the moment of sending this message, grave happenings are pro ceeding on the peninsula; in fact, I am told that another battle is being fierce ly contested in the neighborhood of Port Arthur." Boltlsh Sympathy Much Appreciated. St. Pntirhnrff. Anril 23. While ac cepting gratefully the world-wide ex pressions ol sympatny wnicn nussia has received at the death of Vice Ad miral Makaroff and the Petronsvlovsk disaster, the papers seem especially im pressed wltn tne sympatny mown oy the British press, several using tbe text to argue on the opportuneness of the decision in favor of Russo-British treaty. The Novisky says: "A sin cere approachment with Great Biitain would guaiantee our future develop ment" Skrydloff Ohroa Fall Power. Paris, April 23. The correspondent of the Echo de Paris at St. Petersburg says that in the course of tbe audience between the emperot and Vice Admiral Skrydloff, his majesty conferred upon the admiral full power to act at Port Arthur in accordance with the necessi ties of tbe moment. The rumor that $10,000,000 in cash went down with the battleship Petropavlovsk, the corre spondent also says, is declared to be unfounded. Kouropatkln WalU for More Troope. Paris, April 23. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Journal ay friend of General Kouropatkln baa re ceived letter from him in which the general aays he intend to await the ar rival of another 100,000 men before risking battle with the Japanese. UJ.MJIBmJIIUU.iilB..