OREGON
MIST.
VOL. xxii.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1905.
NO. 6.
THE
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Fcria lor Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Raauma of tha Leaa Important but
Not Lea Intereatlng Eventa
of tho Pa! Week.
Marshal Oyama U preparing to ad
Vance on Mukden.
KfT.irtu to bring aliout reciprocity
with Caiia.U wilt lull,
Great strike are ou In tho mil fac
tories slid Imtt work o Hui.
The supreme court ha ordered a new
trial for Senator Hurtuu, of Kansas.
Turk r carrying on reign of tor
Mr In Macedonia nl England refuse
to Ititotfitre,
Robert II. Armstrong, aaalatant sec
retary lo accept mi Important bunluea
poaltlou In New York.
Tim wnate I'M confirmed the an
point nimit of Vciaalan Werner, of Ml
imiii, to I commissioner of penatone.
The entire population of the Vlaayan
village at the Ht. I .on I fair haa started
on their way home In the Philippine,
by may of Seattle,
Unusually cold weather la prevailing
throughout Italy. Huow la falling even
in Home, where there haa bwo no
now In the paat 10 year.
The coffee rrnp of llaytl la alinnat
failure, accordliigt to a report to the
Hate department from Minister Powell,
lie saya that not niore than 60 per cent
of the rrnp will I saved.
Japan accuse Franco of favoring
Ruanta.
Itandita hold up whole town in
Morocco.
The rhaure of tariff revialon are
stronger.
Five pcrnon were suffocated in
New York fire.
Morgan will halld railroad acmee
China, with foreign aid.
More indictment have Un iaeued
at Pueblo In Connection w lib tlie elec
tion fraiida.
The total deposit of Chicago lnka
I $m)2,000,000. Thla I 110,000,000
more than ever before reported.
ltuwla dnnlea that ahe haa bought
any (aland In the Indian ocean to uae
aa a naval atation An the route to the
Far Kant.
The strike In the Kuaalan oil field I
not yet settled. Mauy men are Hill
out. Fire continue and much prop
el y la I wing destroyed.
A I'hiladidphia dynamiter tried to
blow tip the statue of F"rederick the
Great, at Wanhluglon, and the ateamer
Uuihrla. Ileaay he belong to a ao
clety orgnlel to deetroy Britiah ship
ling. Riot are breaking out among the
atriklng (iertnan coal miner.
Secretary Taft recommenls annuling
the Parlfle mail contra:t with the Pan
ama railroad.
The president recommend the reduc
tion in number of I'anama canal com
missioner to three member.
It haa developed that Tort Arthur
hail prnviaiona for two month and dis
sension rauaed the urrender.
The president haa appolonted Vespa
ian Warner, of lllinola, to ucceed
War aa )enlon commissioner.
Utah politician aay polygamy I op
posed by young Mormon and will die
of ilacll if given an opportunity.
, Rrletow ha resigned a fourth analst
arit poat mauler geueral and the pre!
dtmt haa designated htm a a apoclal
comiiilenloner to make an investigation
into the prenent trade condition and
freight rate between tho Atlantic and
Pacific coasts, and lietween the weel
coast of South America and the at
coaat of the United Bute and of Kur
0e and to determine the licet policy of
nianagcliig thu Panama railroad.
A naval battle in the Indian ocean I
expected.
Tho miner' trlke in Germany I
nprending.
Tho Colorado legislature ha expelled
two aonaUini In connection with the
election fraud. '
Runnia ha entereil a proteat to the
powers, claiming that Japan it organ
ising Chinese troop agalut her.
Oyiuna ha received a largo number
of reinforcement and' Kuroputkln will
mnke a aupreme effort to crunh him
before more arrive.
Appropriations, though mall, will
he muod for the Columbia Jetty and
clinmud, and Fulton hn Joined In the
fight for the Celllo canal.
A bill will be Introduced In the on
ntu to ruNtore tlio army canteen.
Two Sunta I'e train collided head on
near Ia Vega, New Mexico, and three
person were klllCMl and a number of
othura lujnroil, two futally.
Tho Japane war office ha notified
MlniHtor Griscom that it will be
pleased to pomlt General MacArthur
to accompany the anuy of Japan in
Manchuria.
The National Livestock association la
In session at Denver,
0OINQS IN CONGRESS.
Tuatday, January 10.
Tha innate Unlay continued consider
atlon of tho Joint etatohood bill, tha
chief accompllhment being tho accept
ance, of moat of tha amendment sug
gested by tha committee on Indian
affair.
Senator Cultom reported tha legla
latlve, Judicial and exocutlve appropri
ation bill aa amended by the tenato
committee on appropriation. Tli to
ut carried i $29,192,1(02, a net in
ereaa of $434,7711 over tha amount ap
propriated by the bill aa panned by the
house.
Tha session of the houaa wa given
over almut entirely to diacumlon of the
bill on banking and currency "to Im
prove currency condition."
Tha lniieachment charge on which
Judge Charlea Hwayne will be tried
were presented Juat before adjournment
and notice given that on Thuraday they
would be called op for action in the-liouae.
Wdnday, January II.
The attention of the annate today wa
divided by the atelchood quetlon and
government regulation of railroad. All
amendment to the atatehood bill ex
cept on were agreed to.
In the bonne the army appropriation
bill received eonaldcration. The ex
pene of tha army and navy were e
verely crlticiaed by veveral member.
Attention waa called to the large re
tired tiat of vlllcer, which Include 2Hfl
brigadier general. An effot wa maIe
to reduce the y of retired officer
above the rank of major when aaaigned
to duty with tha militia of tha aeveral
talea. Thi wa aimed at (leueral
Mllea aa (ecrotary general of Maaaa
elmaett. Thunday, January 12.
Tlie lcglalatlve, executive and Judi
cial billa were read at length In the
aenate and there waa conaiderable dla
cuaaion of the civil aervlce qucatlon
and the provlaion for an inventlgation
of foreign trade condition by the de
rtuiPiit of MBinimi.
The houae devoted It aentire aiiwion
to the diacumlon of Impeachment
charge againat Judge Charli Kwayne,
of the Northern diatrict of Florida.
Friday, Jan. 13.
Further eonnidcratton wa given in
the houae today of the ini lunciit
chargM againat Judge Hwayne. There
wa a noticeable lark of inlernit In the
cane except among a few member. The
defenae charged that tho whole thing
waa a raae ol private vengeance.
The houan cmrurrrd in tha aenate
amendment to the Philippine govern
ment bill and eeiit the bill to confer
ence. The aenate Unlay paiwd the legisla
tive, executive and judicial appropria
tion bill and alao a number of private
penalon bill.
Saturday, Jan. 14.
In the aenate today an unavailing
effort wa made to aecure coiiwut Ui fix
a day for taking a vote on tho atatehood
bill.
A bill making it a felony to counter
feit the great seal of tha United Ktatc
waa pawed.
IVnnlnii h-giiilntion at the rate of 359
hill In 10H mimitee waa indulged In
by the bonne Unlay, the reault being
the annulling of all previou reconl of
the houae a to lcgialativn nlmblent.
Hill wcra paxmnl to author ie the nra
ol earth, atone and timiier from the
foreel reaorve and public, lamia tor the
construction of Irrigation projwtaj to
prohibit the word "l'nitel 8tlca aa
aay" or any word conmmttting the
giivernment to the quality of gold or
aitver article.
Monday, January 10.
1)111 panned by the nenate were: For
the relief of the Weatcrn Alanka Con
tructinu Company' railroad by grunt
ing an extenaion of time for comple
tion of tho flrat aection of at leant 20
mile; to fix the compensation of crier
and bailiff in the United HUte court
at 3 a day.
The !atchKxl bill wa mncnneti lor
three hour today. Hevoral nenator
tulkoil againnt uniting New Mexico ami
Ariiona and annio queaioned the unit
ing of Oklahoma and Inilian Territory.
Ileyburn aald hel could eo no reaaon
for It except for a ahortnlglited ilcnire
to abut tho door of tho' aenate. agalnat
tho Wet.
Ruttia Buy Uland.
81. PeterHburg, Jan. 14. A rcinirt I
in circulation hero that tho Kuavian
government ha connuunnateil the pur
chane of an Inland In the Indian ocean,
the harbor facilitiea of which will en
able Vice Admiral ttnjoatvenaky'a
atpiadron of tho Kuaalan aecoud ltaltic
fleet to await the arrival of the third
Itnltie fleet. Well Informed partlea
place llttlo credence In It. It 1 point
ed out that the nule of audi an inland
at thi time would be a gron breach of
neutrality, ou tlia part of the milling
nation.
Mora Submarlnaavfpr Japan.
Minneapolis, Jan. 14. cAnothcr con
signment ol aubmarino torpedo boat
wita handed from the Burlington road
to tho llrent Northern railroad atllnm
line anil runhed onward to the const
Unlay. It wn Identical In nature with
the shipment of boat which panned
through hero In tho summer. These
shipment of war enpplie hove become
so numerous a to excite little attention
at tlio transfer station . They consint ol
ammunition, guns, boof and medicines.
Wlicomin at tha Fair.
Milwaukee, Jan. 14. In bis mesnngo
to tho legislature Governor LaFollette
recommended an appropriation of $80,
000 for a suitable representation of
Wisconsin at tlio Lewis and Clark exposition.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
LEGISLATURE MEST8.
Oragon Lawmaker Now In Session
at Salam.
Halem, Jan. 10. Nina ballot were
taken In the aenate for president thi
morning without material change. At
1 1 :!I0 adjournment wa taken until 2
p.m. Negotiation were commenced
by the opposing faction looking toward
a final settlement, and at 8 o'clock ad
journment w taken until 4 o'clock.
At that time negotiation were not
complete and a further reces wa taken
until S. At that hour the senators
Umk their sent and tha first roll call
gave Kuykendall the entire Republi
can vote, electing him. Adjournment
wa then taken and the Republican
went into caucus to aelect clerk.
Tha houne wa called to order by
Chief Clck Thompson, Speaker Mill
being alwent. liailey of Multnomah
wa elected speaker pro tern. The
usual resolution foriipplleof stanijis,
code and inection of state office and
institutions, for printing the calendar
and for obtaining newspaiera were
offered ,
Fifty billa were Introduced and read
tha first time. They will be referred
after Hpcaker Milla shall have an
nounce! the committee.
Among the bill introduced were: To
cede Klamath lake land to the United
8 U tea to create Jefferson county from
part of Crook and Wasco counties:
fixing salaries of state officers, and a
la wo number amending town charter.
Balnm, Jan. 11. This was the flrat
day of real work in the senate, anil 87
bill were introduced a a starter. Tlie
usual resolution were offered concurr
ing with those of the house for sundry
expense and innecting vsrious state
institution. Probably the most im
portant of the bill wa that by Brown
ell of Clackamas, providing for a con
stitutions! convention to be held on
the second Monday in Keptemlier, 11HJS.
Among the measures were: To create
a date mining bureau; to fix fee of
county recorder and clerks; amend
ing act of 1U03, and to regulate use of
water from Oregon streams.
In the houne legislation wa asked
for the protection of forest against Are;
for new irrigation code; Axing riparian
right on the Colutnpia, and amending
general school laws. Altogether 25
bills were introduced inlhe house to
day. The two house will meet in joint
convention Uimorrow at 1 1 o'chx-k to
listen to the rending of Governor Cham
berlain's message
fUlem, Jan. 12. Governor Cham
Iwrlain read bin biennial message to
the legislature today, before the two
houses in joint assembly.
F'.ighleen new billa were introduced
in the senate and 10 in the house.
Among those of the senate were:
Making eight hours a day's work; to
provide corporal punishment for wife
liraters; authorising employe to bring
action against either the employer or
an insurance company insuring the
employer against loss, and Ui raise the
limit of damages for taking human life
from $S,000 to $10,000.
Among the houae bills were: To cre
ate state tax commission; for girls' an
nex to state reform school; to raise
marriage license fee U $5.
After calling attention to the general
prosperity of tlie state, the governor In
hi message called the attention of the
legislature to the need of a state tax
commission; to the masiy thousand
acre of land in the state on which no
taxes are being paid; recommends tax
ation of franchisee for state purpose ;
improvement of schools in rural dis
tricts; favors single board for normal
schools; more money for state game
warden; an appropriation for enforce
ment of child labor law ; further Im
provement of road by convict labor;
reduction of expense of stato printing
olllce; placing state o Ulcers on fixed
salaries; a Juvenile court. Ho dealt at
length on the proper protection against
forest firea; gave much praise to those
who worked for the right of way for
the portage road and asked that the
United State government be appealed
to to nurchane tho canal and lock at
Willamette falls. He favor whatever
legislation is necessary to help the
government In tho reclamation of arid
lands and closed with the hope that the
legislature would see tho advisability
of an early adjournment and not to put
off the to last the passage of Important
measures.
ltoth branches of the legislature ad
journed until Monday,
Buy Wasco Land.
The Piillos llomeseokers are be
ginning to arrive in this section and
some are already buying land. T. L
and B. F. Hemingway, recently from
Spokftno, bought tho Tat Gorman farm
of 440 acres, near Kingsley, for 18,000.
Tho Messrs. Hemingway have traveled
pretty well over Fastern Oregon look
ing for land, and finally determined
that Wasco county afforded better In
ducements than any other section of
tlio eastern part of the state. They
say no other section of Oregon ha land
that will produce as much.
To Light Jacksonville.
Jacksonville A franchise has been
granted to tho Condor Water A Tower
company to furnish electric lights for
Jacksonville. The company is the
owner of tho fine dam across tho Rogue
river near Gold Hill, and tho power
and light must be transmitted a dis
tance of 12 miles. ' The poles are al
rendy set for the lighting, inasmuch as
tho company is now furnishing power
to run the Opp mining machinery, one
inilo west from Jacksonville.
8ulem, Jan. 10. Two bill of the
1U03 session, amending the Australian
ballot law, and relating to the Eighth
Judicial district, which the governor
vetoed, were returned to tlie senate and
failed to pass. A Joint memorial wa
adopted urging early action on the
part of the government in the construc
tion of the Celllo canal. Among the
new billa were: To limit the hour of
service of railroad employes; to create
juvenile courts, and to amend district
irrigation law of 1896.
Upon the house convening today
Hpcaker Milt announced the standing
committee. The Celilo canal resolu
tion wa adopted. A resolution for a
40-cont lumber rate to the Missouri
river waa referred. Among the new
measure Introduced were: To make
district primary law orative in ltfOfi;
extending o)ien salmon aeaaon for Co
lumbia from Augsut IS to August 26:
to exempt from taxation property of
householder to f 500 valuation, and to
create Cascade county. The new
county I to be cut out of Wasco and
it temporary and probably permanent
county seat I to be Hood River.
FRUITMEN TALK OF UNION.
Josephine Grower Want to See Pro
duct of Rogue Rivar Boomed.
Grant Pans The success met by
fruitgrowers' union in other aection
of the state, and the great Increase in
the acreage of orchard and vineyards
in Josephine county, have induced the
leading fruitgrower of thi section to
plan organisation of a Josephine
County Fruitgrowers' union. They be
lieve it would enable them to secure
better price for their fruit and lower
rates on their boxes, and other mater
ial. Another and more important ad
vantage would be the establishment of
a standard of fruit for shipment, by
better grading and selection. As is
done at Hood River, and at California
point south of here, expert packer
would visit the various orchard and
give instructions as to the proper man
ner of packing and selection. It would
also result in the creation of a market
for Rogue river apples, and would
spread the (a'me and name of "Rogue
River" a the fruitgrowers of Hood
Ktver have done by the famous "Hood
River" product of orchard .and traw
berry field.
Reopen Woolen Mill.
F'ugene John P. Wilbur and Wil
liam Wright, of Union, have secured
an option on the Willamette Valley
Woolen Manufacturing cmopany's mill
in this ci ty, which has been closed for
almost a year on account of the com
pany going into bankrupU-y. They are
now examining the title to the prop
erty and looking into a few minor de
tails, and it is given out by Receiver
A. C. Woodcock that the sale of the
property to these gentlemen is certain.
The plant wiil be thoroughly over
hauled and new machinery added.
Highest Award for Wheat.
Pendleton Umatilla county leads
the world in the production of fine
wheat, according to the superior jury
on award of the Iyiuisiana Purchase
exposition. W, P. Temple, an active
farmer ol this county, received official
notice of the highest award receive! for
the display of wheat at the exposition.
Mr. Temple's specimens consisted of
three sheave of bluestem wheat and
formed part of Umatilla county' por
tion of the Oregon exhibit.
Wasco' Educational Exhibit.
Hood River Wasco county intend
to be well represented with an educa
tional exhibit at the Lewis and Clark
exposition. At a meeting of the Wasco
County Principals' club in the ItooO
River high school arrangement were
made to la-gin at once on tho work of
preparing the county s exhibit.
R.winr to Aonlerrowara.
Hood River The fruitgrower of
Hood River are contracting with the
Davenport Bros. Lumber company of
. I t 1 - V L. .. rlr
HUB City lor ('mo umiiv m
ably low price of 8.4' cents a box. Last
year the prevailing price waa 10 and
11 cent.
Oregon Land Withdrawn from Entry'
Washington On account of the Che
wankan irrigation project, the general
land olllce has withdrawn from all
form of disposr.1 7 townships, aggre
gating about 172,8,00 acres, In the
Lakeview land district.
Appropriation for Portage Road.
Moro At the January term of the
county court of Sherman county 12,000
was appropriated for aid in the con
struction of tlie state portage railway.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 86c ; blue-
stem, SStitOOc; valley, 87c.
Oata No. 1 white, 1.32H'2.85,
gray, 11.85(31.40 per cental.
Hay Timothy, 1416 per ton;
clover, $11(812; grain, 1112; cheat,
$12C818.
Potatoes Oregon fancy, 8095c;
common, 6075c.
Apples Baldwins, $1.25; Spitxen
bergs, $1.762 per box.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2930c.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2527K
Hop Choice, 29 (8 30c; prime, 279
28c per pound.
Wool Valley, 1920c; Eastern
Oregon, 10 17c; mohair, 25(9260 per
pound.
'RECIPROCITY WITH GERMANY
Berlin Chamber of Commerce Peti
tion President.
Berlin, Jan. 18. The American
Chamber of Commerce of Berlin con
sider that the moment ia favorable for
a movement loking toward a reciprocity
treaty between the United Bute and
Germany, and especially so because the
new system of reciprocity treaties Ger
many has concluded most probably will
affect American trade adversely. The
Chamber of Commerce sent a petition
to President Roosevelt, which In part
follows:
"The American Chamber of Com
merce of Berlin, organised with the
purpose of furthering good relations
between the United HUte and Ger
many, especially in tha direction of
commercial affair, and including
among it member of leading concern
of both nationalities trading between
the two countries, pray that you urge
upon congress and other authorities
the pressing need of prompt action for
a reciprocity treaty with Germany and
alao of new law and regulation for
the appraisal of merchandise, to replace
the present very faulty and often un
just ytem which baa been and atill
ia constantly causing much bitternee
of feeling among practically all tha Im
porter of cotumoditiea into porta of
the United Bute."
The American Chamber of Commerce
offer ita aervicea in the collection of
information1.
THREAT TO RAILROAD MEN.
Roosevelt Plan of Regulation to Be
Followed by Cut in Wage.
Boston, Jan. 18. In an add res be
fore the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineer, Division 61, on the occasion
of ita 40th anniversary, today, Presi
dent Lucins Tuttle, of the Boston i
Maine railroad, spoke of President
Roosevelt' proposal that railroad rate
be regulated under congressional super
vision and authority.
Mr. Tuttle declared that such poli
cy, if carried out, must ineviubly affect
the income of the 1,000,000 persons
who gain their livelihood directly from
the railroads. He did not think it had
been or could be shown that the makers
of the constitution ever had any other
thought in mind in connection with the
delegation to congress of the power to
regulate interstate commerce relation
than a well defined intent forever to
prevent the erection by any state of any
customs, tariffs'or other barriers that
should be an obstruction to the free
current of commerce.
"The railroads of 1903," he said,
"were able only to pay their share
holder an average dividend of lea than
3 per cent, and any further general re
duction of rates must necessarily be
followed by a reduction of operating
expenses."
IDAHO SURVEY TO BE MADE
Pahaamarl Valley Said to Offer Good
Field for Irrigation.
Washington, Jan. 18. The attention
of the reclamation engineer haa been
directed to the Pahsamari valley, in
Custer and Lemhi counties, Idaho,
where, it is believed by citixens, prob
ably 200,000 acre of fertile land could
be reclaimed by water now going to
waste in that section.
A careful reconnaissance will be
made under the supervision of District
Engineer D. W. Rosa when the field
season opens in the spring. Data now
in his possession tends to show the ex
istence of reclaimablo lands in small
rather than in large bodies. The val
ley is comparatively narrow, foothills
crowding down close to the river on
both sides. In order to determine the
feasibility of any scheme for the irri
gation of these lands, however, a care
ful inquiry will be made.
Closed Seaaon for Salmon.
Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 18. The Domin
ion government baa been asked by a
delegation representing the salmon in
dustriee of British Columbia to agree
to a closed season of 30 hours each
week and an entire closed season in
1906 and 1909, so aa to prevent the de
pletion of the fisheries. The state of
Washington has agreed to the proposal
and Canada will probably do so.
Smoke Drives Out Fireman.
Chicago, Jan. 18. Thirty-five com
panics of firemen tonight fought a fire
in the beef storage department of
Schwarxchild & Sulsberger. company,
and when the fire waa finally put out
not over $5,000 damage had been done.
The fire caught In aawdust and the
stream of water poured upon it had no
noticeable effect for four hour. The
volume of smoke wa so dense that the
firemen were compelled to relieve each
other every few minutes until the fire
was under control to escape suffocation,
by ita fumea.
Bloody Riot at Saratoff.
London, Jan. 18. The Vienna corre
spondent of the London Daily Leader
reports serious rioting at Saratoff, the
capital of Russian government at Sara
toff. The trouble started some days
ago, when the reservists were called
out, and the police were sent into the
homes of those who did not report on
time. On Friday and Saturday several
minor excesses occurred and on Sunday
200 reserviBta gathered in a saloon and
listened to revolutionary speeches.
Prize Vesaal Taken to Japan,
Nagasaki, Jan. 18. The British
steamer Roeely, which waa captured
January 11 by the Japanese cruiser
in the Sea of Japan, has arrived at Saa
ebo, where she will be tried by the
prise court on the charge of attempt
ing to carry coal to Vladivostok.
NO MONEY FOR BOTH
Celllo Ganal or Mouth ol Colum
bia Must Suffer.
EURTON FIRM IK HIS DECISION
He Call on Northwest Member of
Congr to Choose Between I
Important Projects.
Washington, Jan. 18. In spite W
all entreaties and explanations, Chair
man Burton, of the house committee
on rivers and harbors, refuse to give
in to the demand of the delegates from
Oregon and Washington in regard to
the Columbia river improvements. He
still maintains that they must choose
between The Dalles-Celilo canal and
the improvement of the mouth of the
river: that they must sacrifice one pro
ject in the interest of the other, and,
from present indications, ue wilt force
them to express the'r preference. He
seems determined not to consent to sn
appropriation for both project at thi
sion.
It i difficult to understand Mr. Bur
ton' attitude. He is willing to appro
priate sufficient money to continue
work on the jetty at the mouth of the
river, but is unwilling to commence
construction of tlie Celilo canal. He
appear friendly enough to the former
project, but very unfavorably impressed
with the latter. Mr. Burton will wot
admit that both projects are of equal
importance; he will not listen to ex
planations that the people of Oregon
are aa anxious for the Celilo canal as
for a deep channel across the Columbia
river bar. He i not at all impressed
by the fact that the Oregon legislature
ha appealed to the government in be
half of both project. He consented to
make a brief statement of his position
today, when told that the people of
Portland were a friendly to the Celilo
canal a to the mouth of the river.
"We cannot make provisioons for
both project within the limits of our
bill," aaid he, "at least to any consid
erable extent. We shall have to leave
one or the other with a comparatively
small appropriation. It would seem to
be a more business-like way to proceed
with one or the other project with a
view to iu completion."
Beyond this Mr. Burton refused to
discuss the matter. Those who have
Ulked with bim, while not permitted
to qnote him, feel that he is decidedly
opposed to the Celilo canal project.
He seem to feel that it would prove a
very costly work, especially in propor
tion to the amount of commerce that
would be benefited. In hi opinion it
would cost more on the basis of the
commerce involved than almost any
other project in the United States that
has been sanctioned by congress.
WILL DEFFND CHINA.
Hay's Note Denies Charges and Cite
Russia's Own Misdeeds.
Washington, Jan. 18. Secreu:ry
Hay will soon reply to the Russiaan
note alleging that China has violated
her neutrality obligations. He will
vigorously defend China. He will in
sist that China has done all possible to
maintain strict neutrality. He will
refuse to admit that there have been
any intentional violations of neutrality.
He will cite instances in which Rus
sian troops have invaded Chinese ter
ritory and provoked some reprisals for
which the Pekin goveruiiicut should
not be held accountable. Russia will
be urged to consider the attitude of
China as a government and not that of
individuals.
Copies of Secretary Hay's note will
be sent to all the powers. It is expect
ed that some of them will use their
moral influence to prevent Russia from
breaking the former agreement limiting
the lone of motilities. Intimations
have already reached her that this ac
tion will be taken.
Irrigation on KUmath.
Washington, Jan. 18. F. H. Newell,
chief of the reclamation service, and
all field engineers, who have made a
study of the Klamath basin, are very
enthusiastic over the Klamath irriga
tion project, and are bringing every in
fluence to bear to remove the few re
maining obstacles which stand in the
way of its adoption. The Klamath
project, according to preliminary esti
mates, " will reclaim in tlie neighbor
hood of 312,000 acres of land in South
ern Oregon and Northern California,
the major portion in Oregon.
Exchange of Prisoners.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 18. Japan's
consent to an exchange of prisoners, ac
cording to class and rank, has just been
.received here. Consequently, in the
near future, three Russian olticers cap
tured on the Rusnian volunteer fleet
cruiser Ekateriouslav by the Japanese
will be traded for three Japanese pris
oners captured on the transports Kin-
shiu, captured by the Russians in the
Sea of Japan, and Sado, driven ashore
by the Russians in the Sea ol Japan.
Many Miners Entombed.
Decatur, 111., Jan. 18. Five foreign
born miners are known to be dead and
a score more entombed by fire and
smoke in a 600-foot coal mine shaft
near here. Rescuing parties have gone
into the mine, but have been unable to
do anything on account of the' dense
smoke. More than a score of rescuers
were cut off by the flame and held
prisoner. . They may be dead.
ACTION ON RATES.
Rapreaentatlve Hepburn Haa Freight
Rata Bill Ready for Congress.
Washington, Jan. 17. President
Roosevelt had a conference today with
Secretary Taft and RepresenUtive Hep
burn, of Iowa, chairman of the inter
Ute and foreign commerce committee
of the houae, regarding railroad freight
rate legislation. At the conclusion of
the conference Mr. Hepburn aid he
bad prepared a bill on the aubject of
freight rate which embodied the re
commendation of the' president so far
as they went.
Mr. Hepburn added that In a few
days a conference would be held, prob
ably at the White House, for the con
sideration of the measure he had pre
pared. The president, Secretary Taft,
Attorney General Moody, "and others,"
aid Mr, Hepburn, "who are especially
interested in the legislation will partic
ipate in the conference."
"Do you think rate legislation will
be enacted at the present session?"
"I do most certainly," replied Mr.
Hepburn. "I believe the house will
pass a measure before the end of thla
month, and there ia no reason why it
should not be crystallized into law be
fore the session end.
There were some Informal confer
ence among senators on the question of
railroad legislation after the aenate ad
journed today. The general opinion
expressed waa that there ia not suffi
cient time left to accomplish anything
in that line during the presnt aeasion
of congrea.
JAPAN WILL FOLLOW SUIT.
If Russia Violate Neutrality of China
So Will She.
Washington, Jan. 17. Mr. Takabira,
the Japanese minister, had a long talk
with Mr. Loomis, acting aecretary of
state today, about the Chinese neutral
ity and Russia' circular note to the
power on the aubject. So far a the
press dispatches ahow, there are no
alleged instances specified in the latost
Russian note of violation by China of
neutrality that have not been men
tioned in previou note on the subject,
and replied to by Japan. Whether
the Japanese government will aee fit
further to reply probably will not be
determined.
The official text of the note haa be
come generally known. It can be stat
ed that the attitude of Japan regarding
China' neutrality remain unchanged.
The Japanese government waa quick to
respond to Secretary Hay' note to the
power urging the respecting of the
neutrality and "administrative entity
of China," and it ia believed that
Japan will be opposed to the suspen
sion of the agreement of the belliger
ents to limit the tone of operations in
the effort to adhere to Secretary Hay'a
request. In the event, however, that
Russia determine to withdraw her
adherence to thi principle, it will be
necessary for Japan, aa the other bel
ligerent, to follow suit, and ahe will
probably do it quickly if Russia reachea
this decision.
AMMUNITION ALL DUMMIES.
Russian Officer Say Booty of Port
Arthur i Worthies.
Chefoo, Jan. 17. Midshipman Klie-
orich, the Russian officer who com
manded a launch which reached here
from Port Arthur January 3, in com
menting today on General Nogi'a re
port of January 12, giving detail of
the Russian property which had been
transferred to the Japanese after the
surrender of the fortress, said that tho
2,266,800 rounds of rifle ammunition
mentioned as among the booty, were
unloaded shells, relics of the Chinese
occupation of Port Arthur and not
fitted for use in Russian rifles. The
82,670 large shells mentioned by Gen
eral Nogi, the midshipman said, were
also Chinese and were of no use to the
Russiau artillery. Midshipman KHbo
rich further say that the lock of the
35,253 riflee turned over to the Japan
ese were broken before the forties
capitulated.
To Help Jewish Refugeaa.
Chicago, Jan. 17. Jewish citixena
of Chicago are taking atop to give aid
n nn.t find homos for the hundred of
Jews who have fled from Russia to es
cape service In the army and are now
The Jewish Agri
culturists' Aid eociety has been formed,
and ha undertaken on a large acaie a
scheme of colonization of these refugee
nn tha fnrtiln lands of the middle west
ern states. Adolph Loeb ia president .
. .. n. M
ot tbe society, uui oi iu loan tuna
it has advanced money to Jews willing
to establish themselves as farmers!
Object to Barrett'a Scheme.
Washington, Jan. 17. Panaman are
opposed to the recommendation of Mr.
Rarrett, American representative to
the isthmus, that the offices of minister
and governor of the canal one be
merged into the office of governor-min-ister.
This news comca in a cablegram
from the minister of foreign affairs to
the Panaman minister at Washington,
M. Obaldia, who called at the state de
partment today to inform the official of
the fact. ' ' " ' ""
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Wounded Suffered Terribly.
Chefoo, Jan. 17. Japanese who vis
ited Port Arthur January 10 aay that
.u D.,;.n w,nn.tArt wrn In a terrlhl
luo iiumiw. wvfm -
state, owing to neglect which could not
be avoided when the Japanese entered
Port Arthur. Everything poeible,
they aay. ia now being done tor tneir
relief.