THE
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,
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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.
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