II' I.
THE
OREGON
VOL. XXII.
ST. HELENS, 4)UEGON, FltlDAY, FEmtUAliY 3, 1903.
NO. 8.
MIST
NEWS OFTHE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Rtum of the Um ImporUnt
Not Lew Interacting EvtnU
of the Past Week.
but
Th provincial eotmcll a warned the
rr to grant freedom or Umu hi crown.
Kossiati occilee llrilUh ul inciting
iliu riii and Great Britain ha aked
for an explanation.
V canvas of the llenver vote In the
Colorado contest tuiw one-third of tbe
hnllot o Ih fraudulent.
The thermometer In Manchuria
here the fighting la " 'n progre
n ltcr 5!U degree below eru.
The residence of Governor TrepolT,
i,( SI. I'etondiurg, u alliKMt deutol
t.lml by it bomb. The governor
nlt.mil.
tt in believed llmt Kurot.ikln re
,,.Hcd order from Ht. I'elewburg t
time l In" offensive nr else he would not
hve moved again! the Japaneao at
( ll IM tlt .
Twenty Itieinlier of the Chicago
( i.iniiirri lal fliili hve ifniie to Cut,
where they will devote two week to
.ui.tying the eoiiiuierelal puBlbilitle
e( the UUimI.
I'.Im in Xhnie, of Albany, maimger of
the l'orvlli A Eastern railroad, wa
t,tu!ttl nit-l the room in which he wa
tt.U-i'i- net on fire. The It me were
iit,( disc, eve red until, with the Injuries
r.vi nol from the aailanl, they proved
fatal. There I no flew to the mur
.Icrcr.
The naval appropriation bill provide
over $100,000,000.
The lulan strike ha spread In
and Baltic eilU.
Tim 1'ruiwlan government h ap-
(.into! b columiiwiim t invcellgaUi the
il sinkc.
Chile ItM refuMol to eetl war vwwU
t.i ii h American firm, preumably f"r
i,n ..( tle nation miw at war in the
1 r Kiwi.
Srdary Tuft want a reduction of
tariff on Philippine product ami de
clare the Ulanda will ultimately be
gicn their inilceitdence,
Sympathizer with the Ituiwlan alrik
cr mnrvhd through the' street of
Iknttnn with a red flag, hut they were
not n.it allowed to make peeehe.
The prmident ha banted au order,
effective March I, taking Into the com-
pciuive cbuwilicd aervice all custom
..rvno p.mttioit In Alaska, escpl
ili.e restricted to navigation season
only.
People llwlne tfa Ht. Teterahurn
(.it unfcty y the prveent half--lm I
..lily rrti). of reiaratinn for greater
niintce to ttio government and that
m-tivn atniiggllng of arma and dynamite
h noing on Bi-roeelh Aulian frontier.
A plot Bgnlnut the life of the car ha
(icon (niitralcl.
IValxMly drtlare he will eonilnue
tln ciitwt for governor to the ena.
The new rriiier Maryland eceeded
Ihh riiiironieuta on her trial trip
Ollklul In charge of the canal onc
ate I'Hiiilovina ilraalic meaeurea to
ttump out yellow fever.
The enhinet haa dlariwanl the alvla
htlity of teaching Jlit-JIUu In the mill
Inry and naval academic.
l.ul,.,r Com in inn loner Wright aay he
Iwhevea hoth aldea were U hlame in
tlin Colorado lalior trouhle.
Woikmen In Uuaala are returning to
vnrk, the govermnunt forcing etincea
i(uiH from their employera in Ht
Vuterahurg and Moacow,
I'r.'xl.lnit ItotiMjveH ha alguod the
hill pr.ivi.ling for the conatructton and
niniiiti'iiiiitcii of wad and aclioola ana
Hie cure if limine Hironi In Alaeka
l'ather Uopon, th prleat leader of the
"InkiTM, I in the hoHpltal recovering
'nun wound. Ai aoon aa well ne win
I court iiiurtialed and it found guilty
will he hanged.
A grciit lmlthi linn iM'gim on the Hun
river, Miinchurlii.
Troon from European Kulaare un'
witling to fight aud Kuropalkiu advlae
JK'IICO.
Several more caea of yellow fever
have heen reported from tho Panama
inniil num.
A mi ml xir of Mnacow employera are
"living their fuctorlca hy paying wage
to the Hlrikera,
Tim HiiBNiiin Mtrike la extending rap
iilly, hut without disorder, though new
trmililit n feared.
It I helievnl that Judge Swayne will
not lio convicted of the charge now
pending tignliiHt him in the aunnte,
Governor TrepofT, of Bt. PetorHhurg,
Hiiy he will curb tlie agltotora, main
tiiln onlor and miiku no conceHalona.
Kirn In New York among a lot of
r'Kiltnriea chuhwI the flro department a
iloHpernto buttle and dcHlroyod $100,000
worth of property.
Tho Ituaaiiin atrlke h apread to
nearly every town of Importance In tho
empire.
Lad rone nl tho province of Cuvlte
DOINQb iN CONGRESS.
Wadnatday, January 25.
The hoiiBe tmlav nacd thu Iil.lrl. t
( Coliiiiilila and military academy an.
pmprlutlou hill. The proceeding were
almoat entirely devoid of Intereal. The
houe paMHMt the hill exU'iidliiK the
'residential aucceaaioii act ao a to In-
lude th necrelariw of agriculture and
commerce aud lalior In the order iiiumxl.
1 he army Bpprnirlatlon hill wai the
caiiMe ol a lengthy dlm uaNloii in the
aenate. The aMtigmueiil of General
Mile to aervice In eharue of the Mm-
BM-huaett tat tnllltia helng the main
point of controvemy. A numlier of cre
dential of newly elected aenator were
preaentetl. The hour of meeting to
morrow wa MtjH)iid until 1 o'clock,
to allow many Invited aeuator to at-
tend a wedding.
Thursday, January 20.
The agricultural appropriation bill
wa considered In the hotom today, but
the debute turned principally npon the
topic ot rtwtrk'tlng railroad In the
timlliT of freight rate, The Iioiinc
adopt4 a (oiiil reoolutlou appropriat
ing 140,000 to defray the rxiieiiNe of
the aenate In conducting the trial of
Judge Nwayne,
The aenate paened the army appro
priation hill after modifying the provi-
on eoiicerning theaiwlgumentof retired
army ollUcr to active nervine with mil-
It la orgnnUation. Thi will rclnne
ieueral Mllm from it application
The bill transferring the control of
furel reservation from the Interior to
the agricultural department wa painted.
Friday, January 97.
The Hwayne Iniiieachinent cane wa
brought up in the aenate t-luy and at
ter everal prelimiimrie had ln ar
rangiol the time for the real trial wa
net for February 13. The reel of the
lay wa pent la ciimldcriiig the joint
tatchood bill. (iallingor addreimHl
the achate in aniiiMirt of hi amend
ment prohibiting the Male of Intoxicat
lug liquor to Indian.
The holme today paaiinl the agrirul
tn ml appropriation) hill without mi
terial amendment. The unual dircn
.W.n on the free iv itlatrihutiou wa
indulgml in. The houmt committee on
naval affair tinlny derided that the bill
.limilil provide for two battle hli of
lu,000 ton earn. Thri were bukihI
for. The bill cxrrie approximately
1100,070,000.
Saturday, Jan. 38.
Kuhnrie ui-on the denarture of the
late Henator llar, of Maanaehuaelt,
particularly eni;ro.iHl the attention of
the aenate today. There were 11
che by a many eenator. After
the conclusion of the memorial aerv
ice the annate adjounil out of reojiec
to the dead reuator'a memory.
In a lemioo of leva than two boun
today the Imnae pjuewxl 3S peiilon
bill and r-eivil for the calendar tl;
naval and diplomatic appropriation
bill. Theaeeaion devoted to leg'
lalalion entirely devoid of diwnmlon.
Monday, Januaay 30.
The aenate tmlav agnwl to vote on
the loiut tatehmi.l hill I lore aillourn
ineiil on Tuelav. February 7, the
amendment to I cnidered on that
lale under tho ten-mitiute rule. The
larger part of the day wa ecenpied in
mineral detwtle on the atalehood mil.
Kulton dffeml aiuemlment to the In
dian appropriation hill referring to the
court of claim ol 1 hlnook aim i am
Umei linliuim: aliio conveying title to
peritou who have purchaaetl graing
land from the t'umtlll Indiaii.
After a protracted debate the hoiine
M.lotiied the conference reimrt on the
DKH'iitive. leaielatveand JiHlicial appro
ori.tion hill. AaKrei to the nut
carries 1211.1.12.242. A bill wa paaned
.lu l.lmj ihu atate of Wanhingtoii into
i.n did c a district, the r.onlern am
U'wiiern. The hill extending to the
t'hlliiiiilne the iirevUiona of the revis
xl Rtntiiiea concerning the extradition
of fugitive from Justice wa pawanl.
To Check Injunction Evil.
Waahlniiton. Jn, 27, An Import
ant incamire, which I mo rcmiuoi
eon ferenee held diirimt the taat two
month among rreaideiit K.Kiaevelt, At
torney General Moly, t'oininiaaioner
of Corporation Garfield and reprewnla
iiv,. of InlHir oniaiiixatlona and cor
luirato intenwt, ha been Introduced
In tint lioiiBe ol reimwninuviK.
iirov hb-a that In lalwr dliulc an in
iin.edon nbull not lie issued until an
onoortniiitv ahull have been afforded
the adverse party to me pna-eeumg i
lie heard by the court.
Will Now uild.
? fluenuitfiitn. Jim. 27. Tho Lewi
ami Clark annriiiirliition hill, which
,.-..,) ib aeniito on Momtay ly
.......io.i.na v,,l. today Mowed the
assembly. It will 1h mgned by the gov
ernor a iiihid a It can be engrossed
The money ailroprintel by thia bill
a it!. I in nimroDrint oil ol two year ago,
11)0.000 ill all, will bo immediately
available, under tho direction of Gov
ernor l'ttrdoo, who 1 authorized to act
in lila own discretion.
Illinois Will Exhibit.
Springfield, 111., Jan. 27. With the
sanction aim omcoi i him'"""' " a"";
ernor neneeii. a bill will be Introduced
In hoth brunches of the general assem
Motidiiv oroviiling for on np
liiilon of lilft.000 for on Illinois
linlldimr ot the Iwi and Chirk cen
tenliial expoHition which will open next
Juno at Portland, Oregon. Along with
the bill will lx presented a special men
aaga from Govenor Denoon.
Burning the Factorial.
Jan. 27. A dispatch from
fit. Pehtrahura lato tonight to a new
agency hero reporti that Pahl'i factory
and a largo cotton mill have been net on
Are and are burning Merely .
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
Hiilem, Jan. 24. Of the 24 bill
passed by thu liosuo today only one en
countered opposition that for the cre
ation of a atate library commission.
The secretary of this commission Is to
receive f 1,200 a year and traveling ex
liciixc. The bill creating the Kightlj
( liaker county) and Tenth (L'nlonand
Wallowa) Judicial district were among
those paeil.
The aenate held only a very short
session today, adjourning at 1 1 :15 until
tomorrow at 10. lteside disposing of
II the aenate business on hand, the
senate received a few house bill and
referred from that branch to the vari
oua committee. The senators spent
the afternoon on committee work.
Half a dozen bill have been Intro-
need at thi session for the creation of
mining bureau, but it I doubtful
whether any of them will become law.
The creation ol a u-wis and Clark
oniity is a new proiHwal before the
legislatuie. The new county Is to be
the northern half of Grunt, except a
narrow strip along the eastern aide,
and make Ing Creek the county seat.
The intention i to eventually take in
trip of 1'uker also.
Halem, Jan. 2S. A acorn of bill
ilealiug with the salaries of state and
county olficer have lieen Introduced in
the house, and more are to inliow.
The most IniiHirtiiiit of all is the bill
for Hat salaries for state oUU'cr.
Htieaker Mill w a absent today and
Hailey. of Multnomah, wo elected
aiicakcr tor the day.
Thirteen lull were passeil ny me
house, of which eight related Jo charter
ameiidmeut or tneorKiration act
Twenty-eight new measure were pric
poseil.
In the aenate eighteen mil were
passed, a large majority relating to
munlcipalilii'. One appropriate
145,000 for Indian war veterans
Kight new bill where mtrislucct.
The bouse tiaswo a concurrent reo-
littlon asking an investigation of the
method bv which the Northern Pacific
railway secured 400.000 acre of Ore
gon timlier hinds.
The house will pan a bill to grant
eacli couniy a prowcuuug aivornej mu
U away with district attorney.
Representative hteiner, ol uiae, nas
a bill intendwl to end range wart. It
loreea the county in which the damage
committed to tav one-half ol the
value of the stock injured or destroyed
The senate went on reconl tisloy
against making tramroliliery puiusli
hie bv death. A hill llxmg imprison
meiit at nol b' than 10 nor more than
40 year wa favorably reported.
Kalcm. Jan. 2tl. That the legitda
lure wilt not adjourn short ol a 40 ilny
session wa Indicated loony wnen me
hnue voteil down the resolution for
final adjournment February 10.
A lame numU r of bill were favor
ably resirted to the house by the vuri-
mis committee to wiiicii uiey nan ocen
awdgned. Twelve new bills were intro-
iiuHl. Three house tuns were paxneo
a follow: To extend tune for lounge
liniiuiii eivo notice of tux levy; to
thorite Clataon county to erect a
court house; for deficiency and legis.
lutive appropriations. The senate con
cured in the adoption of the bouse con
current resolution to investigate North
ern Pacific land transaction. Fifteen
senate bill were passed by the senate
nitiiuur them lieuui: Increasing the
iH'imltv for train robbery to imprison
nient for 10 to 40 year; 10 create juve
nile court and provide for control o!
neglected children; to opppmpnule
125.000 for the oeration ol the port
age road at Celilo; to appropriate 4
000 for the Indian war veteran.
Eleven new bill were introduced in
the Willi. i).
At the close of today' acssiotl l.
hills hud Wen introduced in the senate
and 2BI in the house. Koy'a flat salary
hill paseed the houe totiay with only
two opposing vote. Tho yearly sol
arie proponed by tin measure are
Governor $5,000; oocretaryof state $4,
500; state treasurer 14,500 ; supreme
Judge 14,500; attorney general $3,000
Bulcm. Jan. 27. Nineteen bill were
bv tho iHnat today. Twelv
una bills were introduced. The house
mtssnl 21 ot its measure.
A bill has made " appearance in ioe
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senate Intended to regulate me inner
mil Insurance order in tho state.
The Coo measure rinsing the age ot
consent has been iinhivominy reported
hv i lie committee and a substitute re
Will Abandon Contests.
Ajax Few of the score-odd contest
instituted against Gilliam couniy set
tlers in the vicinity at the instance in
William Twilley, of Pevll's bntte, will
probably he carried to trial, most of
the cotitestors having realized that sen
tinient in this community and in the
county generally i against them. In
tho past six weeks 22 homestead in the
Ajax section have been contested.
Three or four were heard at The Palle
and the rest were set for bearing before
the Gilliam county clerk at Condon.
Feeling islutter against Twilley,
Not Much Snow tn the Hills.
Pendleton The inciting snows and
fulling ruin of tho past few day ho
filled the stream of the county. Water
i now plentiful enough to run all
mills that have heretofore suffered by
tho dryness of the fall. Irrigiitlonists
are fearing that there will not bo a
sulltcient qnuntity of snow in the
mountains to insure a flow of water
through the summer. Usually there
i from five to six feet nt Koniela, but
now there is but a few inches.
ported favorably.
It ia thought the
new bill will nasa
The hill providing for agricultural
nstitute and corriyng a-2,600 appro-
priatlon passed the house with vote to
spare. I
Rulem, Jan. 30, Hlxteen new bill
,'ore Introduced In the aenate today,
One prohibit the aato of cigarette to
minor aud make the use of them hy
person under 10 year a Juvenile de-1
liniiucricy which may tie dealt with
under the juvenile law. Another i to
appropprinte 150,000 annually for nor-
mill schools.
Nine bill were iiosed by the aenate.
One of theae la the bill raising the sal-
ary of the aasistant warden of the penf-
tentiary from 11)00 to VI, ZOO a year,
Another raise the salary of the clerk
f the state land board from 1 1,800 to
2,400 a year. .
In the house the bill creating a stale
tux commission looking to a revision of 8t integrity. He must be the "watch
the tax code wa passed. The bill ere- dog of the treasury." He must be a
sting Cascade couniy was passed, man who can dominate hi committee
Hood River I given a tbe county
seat. It the new couniy is created ii
will lie In the Judicial district with
.miiiiioiiiuo aim jouiv i.iiiiii ui-
trlctwitn wasco. nirong oppoemon
will, develop in the aenate, where the
Wasco people have centered their
force.
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i . nil uviiri 1 1 1 v n u, ' o " v . fwi v I
the house.
Th Joyne local option bill will be
. UI bv KlimiiiMtiiiv tbe emerifencv
clause and tbe reduction ol the number
of voter required on a petition for a I
prohibition election from 40 to 30 per
ent of the elector of a precinct
Comparatively few salary bill have
wen introduced in the aenate thu far,
nit it i known that other will 1 in.
tnsluced later. Aa a rule these hills
eiiil local, they p-sh without question
upon the recommendation of the dele
gation from the counties anected.
Talk New Railroad.
Tillamook Another railroad propo
sition has been made to the citizens by
Mr. Simmon, who savs he i backed
bv Portland capital, to give Tillamook
eoiinlv railroad connections. He made
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iiroiHmiiioil iu uiiii'i K.-hv .
from ..ilher Forest tirove or
N
rth Yamhill, and have it constructed
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n li tun uue en. ,
eoiiui a iuv-iuo. -I .
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ir. linn Mtil.lv mill su table a te for
a dewit in this city. It i tho inteii'
tion to extend the line, provided it is
built to this city, to Netarta bay.
sia i own. nepr,Bn,Bu.
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Mnrshfield At a meeting of the
Cihi bay chamlH-r of commerce it wa
decideii to turn over the management of
the Coo countv exhibit at the Lewi
and Clark fair to a central organization
coiiiiiosed of seven uieniliors, one to be
named bv each of the board oi trade 01
Cispiille, Itaiulon, Myrtle Point, Murttli
fli.l.l. Kinnire and North Bond and a
in riimii from the memtK-r oi me
countv court. The plan lor the pa
vilion. fiOxHO feet, will be turned over
to this organization.
No Fian for Five Month.
Oregon City At a conference of
Clackuinas county fishermen in this
city, a resolution addressed lotne legis
lature w as adopted asking thai me siaie
fishing laws lie so amended as to pro
vide for a closet season of five months
in the vear. June 1 to November 1
This arrangement will do away with
the closed season extending trom Jlurcii
1 to April 15, and i tn harmony with
the position that has txen tai en oy
the Multnomah and Clackamas county
delegations at Salem.
Church Colony for Oregon.
Snokane The People United
church, at the head of which i Bishop
Dnvid X. Mclnturff, is to bo disrupted
in Spokane and a colony tormea in un
gon or the Pig Bend. Bishop Mcln
turff ha made arrangement to pur
chase 5,000 acres of land in one of the
places named, and every, member of
the church w ill move to the new colony
after turning over all hi worldly poa-
sessions to the church. The church
hits now $50,000 or $60,000.
Little Wheat Is Left Over.
Pendleton E. W. MeCoinis, ogei t
(or the Puget Sound Warehouse coni'
niinv in this citv, says that there is
only between 150,000 and 200,000 bustv
ids of wheat left in the county out of
the 5,000,000 grown in Umatilla county
last year. Nearly every farmer keeps
a supply of seed on hand, even for fall
sowing, in case ol me grain iroczing
out. This seed is included in the
amount left in tho county unsold.
Union County's Hog.
I,a GrandeThe big Union county
hog which is being fattened by Kiddle
Pros, at Islnnd city ior mo i-ewis ami
Clark fair, which weighed 000 pounds
iv few month ago when purchased from
Sum Brooks, now weighs 1,000 pounds,
and continues to grow fatter. It is iiv
tended to make it weigh more than the
prize St. Uiuls fair hog.
PORTLAND MARKETS,
Wheat Walla Walla, 83c; blue-
stem, 88c; valloy, 8ie,
Oats No. 1 white, $1.822.35,
grav, $1.851.40 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $14016 per ton;
clover, $U12; grain, $1112; cheat,
$1213.
Potatoes Oregon fancy, 8690c;
common, 60"6c.
ApplesBaldwins, $1.25; Bpitxen.
bergs, $1 .7502 per box.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2728o.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2680o,
BURTON TO GO UP.
Will Probably B Head of Nw Ap
propriation Committee.
Washington, Jan. 31. Never before
in all the time he ha been chairman
of the committee on river and harbor
baa Representative Burton held out ao
atrongly against unworthy protect lor
waterway improvement aa he ha done
thi session. Burton has. from the
flint, fought project which had no
merit, mil lie na nereioiore tieen coin-
I polled to consent to the incorporation
in river and harbor bill of many item
which be did not personally approve
Thi year, however, he baa been
firmer, and ha carried his point, lie
ha succeeded in keeping out of the
river and harbor bill every item that
wna of a "log rolling" nature. He con
United to no appropriation except for
project that have been indorsed by the
war department
There appear tn tie method in Mr
I)i)rton'i course. When the next con-
limns organize, Hpeaker Cannon will
have to select a chairman for the com
luiittoeon appropriation. This chair-
man ought to be a man of diHcrimina-
tioti, a man of force and a man of high-
and hold out against all appropriation
which arc not necessary, lie muai oe
able to withstand the personal appeal
oi nicmiwri. I
There I not a single memiHjr oi mai
committee today competent to become
it chairman. And from the speaker a
viewpoint, there ia not a member in
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mo m'.uito i i i t,l'' -
place than Mr. Burton. Perhap the
chairman of the river and harbor com-
milt, hail Die future in view when be
took the radical course he did in die
tating the term of tbe present river
Snd harbor bill.
ALASKA HAS A POOR SHOvV.
Senator Pay Little Attention to In-
teretta of Big Territory.
Washington, Jan. 31. The deter
mination of the aenate to dispose of
the Swayne impeachment case mean,
according to senate leaden, that most
of the time between now and March
4 will he taken up in court duty, to
the exclusion of legislative matter,
save only the neceesary supply bills
All legislation which encounter objec-
uon w
11 have to go over.
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' means oin mi) iu u. v ....
snip euiwiay, imen-uiie commerce uu
statehood nuis, oui me ueieai oi an
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urea might be pawed before adjourn
ment, but that hope has been dispelled
rian had already been laid for bring'
ing forward the Alaska delegate bill,
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HWH.eU UJ 1 I1C tlUUBO UOfc DCWIIUI..
- -. jiftte hv tbe ffrace
- fiotll .nnrw.. xvither will
Alaska get much else, save what is pro
vided in the regular appropriation bill
Alaska i weak in the aenate for two
reasons: All Alaskan legislation en
counter opposition from a lew men,
but what is more gignincant, few een
Btor have any real interest in the great
district, and not more than half a dozen
men make any effort whatever to push
through legislation which Alaska seek.
There i more opposition to the dele'
rate bill' than to anv other Alaska bill
now pending, and this
be able to put a quietus on the Cush-
man hill, in the present session
FOR BREMERTON NAVY YARD
Amounts Provided In Naval Appro
priation Bill.
Washington, Jan. 31. The naval ap
propriation bill as reported to the house
carries 1233.500 for tbe Puget sound
nuvv vard. Following are the items:
Extension of construction plant,
120,000; sewer svstem, 500; gradning,
20,000; fire protection system, $10,
000; electric light plant, $10,000; tel
ephone svstem, $1,500; railroad and
eouipmeiit, $6,000; boat shop for con-
g,ru ..jon and repair. $20,000; water
syst.m, o.uuu; ueu...g B,.em,
000; locomotive and crane
truck rImuu
dry dock, $30,000; dredging, $10,000;
quay wall, $25,000; roads and wains,
$5,000: Joiner shop for construction
and repair, $5,000; machinery for yords
and docks, $2,000; additional piers,
$50,000.
Waved the Red Flag.
Kansas City, Jan. 31 .Two hundred
men and women members of socialistic
.i.,ii to th.,ir f,t ri,l phwm
oi . mam mtinff held here
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ton L'ht. The meeting was called tor
the purpose of raising a fund for the
aid of the working classes of Russia
The czar and aristocratic class of Rus
sia were condemned in the strongest
terms at command. One speaker com
pared the czar to ex-Governor Peabody,
of Colorado. Resolutions were passed
expressing smypathy with the op
pressed ond denouncing the czar.
Bombs in Barracks.
Vienna. Jau. 81. A .telegram from
Czentscbow, Poland, reports that a
bomb wa thrown in the cavalry bar
rack there today and that many sol
diers were wounded. The act is sup
posed to have been in revenge for bru
tality in dispersing a workman's nicot
ine. Other dynamite outrages are re-
ported to have occurred in the neigh
borhood of Lodz. A gendarme is re
ported to have been killed and a num
ber wounded.
Arrest by the Hundred.
London, Jan. 81. A dispatch to the
rtiiilv rSriinhic. from Sevastopol savs:
"In consequence of the gravity of the
situation here, the government has
invested the naval aud military com
mandor with full powers to repress Justice Holmes and alhruied the de
.I'.innlnH Oenr (inn arrests have heen eiaion of the court below, which was
made."
ARE BEATEN BACK
Russian Advance Ends In Dis
astrous Defeat.
AWFUL SUFFERING OF SOLDIERS
Battle Carried On In Blizzard by Jap
anese When Forced to Fight
to Save Poaition,
T.LIf. .Tan 31 TI,B trnftn which
twice captured Port Arthur, once from
I the Chinese and then again from the
Kuaaian, have administered a defeat to
General Kuropatkin army from which
I it cannot possibly recover during, tbe
winter. Field Marshal Oyam haa Bent
a dispatch to the imperial headquar
ter indicating that tbe conqueror of
I Port Arthur were aent by him to meet
the enemy In tbe bloody battle just de
cided, owing to their long practice un
der arm and their tried ability to
.iti.stand tho hardahip of the awfni
t.ni,.n -inpr The result of
tne gtruggle ao far baa proved the wia-
dom of his course
Every dispatch received from the
front tells of winter horrors such as no
other battling army ever had to contend
with. Many inches of snow cover the
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The
Avalanche
upon bvbibiiiub um iuu.u.cu
into the
trench, inflicting untold suffering upon
tbe soldier therein.
Field Marshal Oyama's dispatches
have convinced the military authori
ties here that he was by no means anx
ious to engage in the battle, and, in
fact, permitted tbe Russian to take
several positions in his vicinity to save
the troop from the unspeakable strain
of fighting in the storm. But the Rus
sian advance was made withh such en
ergy and determination by large bodies
of troops occupying miles of ground
that Oyama nnally decided to accept
the challenge.
A large i portion of General ogi s
army, both' his regulars and bis re
serve, were placed in the vanguard.
Among them were thousands of veterans
of the Chino-Japanese war, who, hav
ing done service in Manchuria in tre
winter, were able to make progress and
use their arms where less seasoned
troops would have been paralzyed.
The victory gained over the Russian
right army is considered here even a
greater feat than was the capture ol
Port Arthur, for, while the. battle
raged, there were no trenches to seek
protection in and every shot of the
enemy was made more aeaoiy Dy me
indescribable cold, ior ttns reason
the news from the front that Field Mar
shal Oyama is now following up his
advantage with relentless energy has
baen received with amazement.
CITY OF BLOOD.
Battle Rages in Warsaw Streets with
No Respect to Age or Sex.
Warsaw, Jan. 31. Another day and
. 1 i 1 . . I V ...,.
As thi. dispaU-h is sent, the city is
-
ruled by savage mobs and more savage
soldiers. Both are intent upon killing.
No official statements ore obtainable at
this hour, but when the cost in human
lives comes to be counted there will be
found dead bv the hundreds men,
women and children.
Everybody voung and old, men,
women and children was attacked by
the soldiers and ruthlessly shot down.
One soldier aimed a sabre blow at a
woman, in sen oeiense sne drew a re
volver and fired a shot, which went
wild. A second later a volley was di
rected at her, and she fell dead, riddled
by a score of bullets. This is but one
of a hundred instances.
For the most, part the soldiers who
rode and tramped through the streets
, . , , . ,f.rnnon f Monday
I : -
were urmi. mrr tuicu w tunc
particular delight in attacking harmless
persons. They killed Ior tbe , mere
sake of killing.
All Agree with Hay.
Berlin, Jan. 31. The Russian gov'
ernnient's reply to China s declaration
that she nas not intnugeu neuirauiy,
nor permiuea japan w uo so, is , a reus-
sertion tnaz sue nasaoneso. ins ini'
sian note is such that it is inferred
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the
discussion much further.
It is learned
here that Russia found that all the
powers, particularly Germany,, held
views identical with those of the
United States on limiting tho zone
of war and the keeping China out of
it.
Run Down by Cavalry.
London, Jan. 31. The foreign office
lias received a telegram- from Consul
Gneral Murray, at Warsaw, reporting
that himself and Vice Consul Mucu
kain were charged by Russian! cavalry.
men engaged in clearing the streets of
Warsaw. It appears that Mr. Murray
is partially deaf, and when he endeav
ored to make known his personality, it
was without avail. Ambassador Hard-
inge has been ordered to make urgent
protest at et. Petersburg
Beef Trust a Monopoly.
Washington, Jan. 31. The supreme
court of the United States today decid
ed the United States vs. Swift & Co.,
known as the beef trust case, charging
conspiracy among the packers to fix
prices on fresh meats and like products.
- The opinion was banded uown ny
I against the packers
FIRE IN OMAHA.
It Eat Up 7OO,000 Worth of Prop
erty in Wholesale House.
Omaha, Jan. 30. A fire which de
stroyed property estimated at approxi
mately 1700,000 started at 10:30
o'clock last night from what hi believed
to have been an overheated stove in the
great commission house of C. H. Mul
len A Co., at Eleventh and Howard
street. The flame spread so rapidly
that Chief Baiter, of the Are depart
ment, at once turned in a general
alarm, which brought the entire de
partment of the city to the scene, not,
however, until the flame hod gotten
quite beyond control.
Five commission house were located
in the building where the flames start
ed, and all of these were enveloped in a
very short time. In the four stories
above and covering a quarter of a block
was located the stock of a wholesale
dry goods concern, which furnished the
flames with inflammable material and
added to their fury. Before tbe firemen
were organized the ent re building,
covering a quarter of a block, was a
mass of flame. Adjoining building
occupied by other concerns of consider
able importance were in tbe path of
the fire, and were soon ablaze. - Acroea
the alley to the north a five-story build
ing, occupied by a large manufacturing
and jobbing shoe concern, caught in
the upper stories, and tbe fire soon
spread to the lower floors and the entire
stock was destoryed.
NEW COMMERCIAL TREATIES
Germany Doe Not Give America Ben
efit, bu Wants Reciprocity.
Berlin, Jan. 30. The government
this evening published on abstract of
the new commercial treaties with
AuBtro-Ilungary, Russia, Switzerland,
Belgium, Italy, Roumania and Benria,
which are expected to deeply affect Ger
many's foreign trade ior the next ten
years, the term for which the treaties
run. The new tariff, which Is not yet
in force, will go into effect on tbe same
date as the treaties, in 1906.
The treaties affect the United States
adversely only in case they are defined
by Germany as not coming under the
most favored nation clause. The gov
ernment is determined not to raise the
question of the most favored nation
clause until the treaties go into effect,
and the correspondent s Inference is
that the German government is reluct
ant to give the United States the bene
fit of these bargains.'
Tbe German government would glad
ly negotiate a reciprocal treaty with the
United States. Germany has collected
expressions ot American government
officials on the Cuban-American recip
rocal treaties that make, the govern
ment thinks, a strong argument against
admitting tbe United States to the ben
efits of the new treaties.
RIVER AND HARBOR SURVEYS
Bill Provides for Work In Northwest
Ankeny's Amendments.
Washington, Jan. 30. The riven
and harbors committee has adopted an
additional section to its bill authoriz
ing surveys of proposed improvements,
to determine their merits and estimat
ed cost. Such surveys are always made
before appropriations can be allowed.
Among the surveys authorized are the
following:
Columbia river and tributaries above
Celilo, Columbia between Wenatcbee
and Kettle Falls, Astoria harbor, Clats
kanie river, Everett, Olympia and. II
waco harbors, inner Grays harbor,
South Bend to Raymond, Swamish
river, Swinomish slough, and Clear
water river, with a view to opening
it to barge navigation.
Senator Ankeny has prepared and
will offer two amendments to tbe river
and harbor bill, one appropriating
$50,000 for improving tbe Columbia
river between the mouth of the Okan
ogan and Kettle Falls, another appro-'
priating $25,000 for improving Olympia
harbor. :
Can't Get Enough Vessels.
Washington, Jan. 80. The navy de
partment ,is having' much trouble in
the transportation of coal to the Asiatic
station on account of the statute which
requires such shipments to be made in
American bottoms. Rear Admiral
Manney, chief of the bureau of equip-
nient," has again recommended that au
thority be given for making such ship
ments in foreign bottoms until the sup
ply of fuel in storage at Cavite shall be
sufficient to Justify the delay caused by
the difficulty in obtaining American
bottoms at reasonable rates.
May Cut Off Supplies.
Paris, Jan. 80. Japanese officials
have remarked to members of the dip
lomatic corps that the Russian strikes
might have an important influence on
the war in interruption of communica
tion over the Siberian railway. It ia
said, if the strike spreads, it will in
volve the railroad workers, making the
strikers more effective in cutting off
General Kuropatkin's communications
and supplies than the Chinese bandits
have been,
- Italians Send Funds to Strikers.
Rome, Jan. 30. Manifestations of
sympathy with the strikers in Russia
are going on throughout Italy, and
funds are being collected for them.
The Roman Socialists have decided to
bold a procession, notwithstanding the
prohibition of the police, and the gov
ernment has taken extraordinary meas
ures to maintain order. The garrison
has been reinforced by 1,200 men.
To Aid Railroad to the Yukon.
Washington, Jan. 30 Senator Diet
rich has introduced a bill providing
government aid for the construction of
a railway and telegraph line from Val
dex to Eagle City, Alaska.
are In a Nliito of revolt .