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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON MIST UL.-XXII. nisi KvH nUKfJuv. ffmiuv. vimim aiiv oa ioa i - - m. , . u .. iwui WW. 11, ... uvnunin, 1 i . . i l ii ' . ux i-i-i J., hi ii 1 ii , ii i ,i uiv oar uie ronuiu III NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS Tudy, February 14. ' Tim usual three h.mm were given by (lit) senate today to tlm Hwayim im peachment trial. Only two witnesses were examined, in wnaie today m'i tlm agrlcul ""' "I'propriaiiori mil ami took lit Co uiuhla aproprlatlon A D.iumi of the Lttt ImporUnl but Not L Interesting Event of the Pl Wok. Fire destroyed two pier and two strainer Hi Ikwlun. i'lah wilt spend 110,00(1 at Hit' Lewis iiikI ('lurk fair. The Cody, Wyoming, hank robber have la-en caught 1" I'lah. '-llllvlvl)iM oil limn Mill build Uric Milling plant In Kaunas. .Ill Panama canal coiiiinlbtier look fer Panama railroad dlrectuM, limwlaii university student have div iininir.i rt'iorin aim aiinprnuixi iuuy Tim ntiti'iit rii)i lH' a thoroiigti llimllgalloll III IMP PlallllaiH llll Colli' I'niiy. Threatening letters . nt to tlm rar have cucd martial law to I pro claimed at Tsatukoe-Selo. Tlm Im.iaii appropriation hilt, re ported to Urn senate, Mill iMIilntii iiu protuiioii (fir llmri lv Urool. liitmuaii ravalry lutdo rai.l around tli Hunk and rear nf the Japaimae at tn y ami drove in all miiall panic, Ki'iir uii'ii wem killrd and H oilier injured ly an rtploding ImiiIit at tim Provident ('iat company, ft. Claim- Villi', Ohio. Tin' Oregon Inn. I (rand fiala are to U- i.itiiiirt until Jim. Attorney Hem v i p'Ct itiuri' Indl. tin.iiU alien tin- grand jury rituvi'itva ill April. Nan ratti rami ia seriously III aitli totiaililm. The power liavK refused to allow liri'ivc to annex Crete. A rrirt from Colon nays tliat city ia li"W Iree Irmii yellow lever. Tlin-o miiior linaaian olllctal have Uvn murdered or anoaulted by terror-int.. liimian Irrroriata liavo tlirratrnrl tin' 1 1 v u( iirarly all i( tlin linirrial lallilly. Tlif Kovrrntiii'iit liaa Inal rontrai'U'J for D.IHIO ton of ral to I dolivvrvJ t I'aulf, riiiliiiiiliii ialamla. N' York am'iety woiiien infiiil to ImiiI.I iIki t'olony rltil n Mailiaon avc- niii', lw lork, lor wuinnn rululvly, TIip I'nitil Hiatt-a t'olt-m I'tii k w- ! -.r nt i. .ti In l'lOl lliaile a uriltll of li;ii,nMi, after paymn Intrrval on I.iii.U. tlm Dlalrict of dill Tim auiulry rlvil appropriation Ii waa r lortcit to tlm lioua ami tnioi-.ll, aU-ly llii-rfafter tlm naval Hpiroprlntioii tin waa mufti up, with ti, ui,.r, atMioliiiK UiuttilKlit lioiiraaliiill U .In votmi u ki'IutbI ilcl.at ami tlml (he lionan ahall convi'im at II a. in, em Ii ilay ulilld tlm lull la nmler foiiaiifira lion Wadnaiday, February 18. Tlm 'iia!i' tialuy roiitiimeil hut cotilil not roiii Iinle , ronaiileratioii of the bill makinK apptnpriatlona fur Dm atipport of tlm Kovermneiil of tlm District of t ohitiil.ia. In tlm Hwayim trial a ihiihImt of wit lieaaea were elnininril for tlm inirno. of aat'ertiilninif if tlm Jii.Iki waa In ll liMl.it ol traveliiiK on pnitnea. Tlm iineation of wliat tlm nolicv of tlm Kovornilient alioulit im w itli ni-ix t to the npliiiililiiitf of tlm imvy waa axain Hi real ii-. out in tlm limine Ualay. At tlm liiim of al)oiirniueiit tlm navy a proprmiioii mii waa attil nmler conaiil eratlon. Thuraday, February 10. ai-le from tan lioiim ai-ent in run turn btiaineaa tlm aenate tmluy i;ave ita entire allentn.il t., (lie haayne iiiiiH-aeli-iiii nt trial, Two nn-1 a Imlf lioura of tlm time Kiven to tliat cam- waa apeiit ta-liiml rliaatl ilia.ra. 1 1. lure taklhK op tlm naval bill. wlilt h iTeepli-l tlm greater part of Ita time, tlm liouaa t.aliiy eiiti re.l all em I'lmtlr proleat aijaiiiat tlm ai tioti of tlm euatn Ill allien. linrf tlm rirririilttiral bill. After eoiiaiilvrini; tlm naval bill for tlm moat of tlm day it waa laidaaiile ami aeveral bill o( minor iiiiMirtanee ere mn1. Friday, February 17. Tlm lioiiae tmlay n-Jw'te! all i liariife In llm oriijlnal alateli.H.I bill bv aeml- li(( it to eonlereme witboiit tuklnx any artioii on it. Tlm aenate t.alay pae. a bill appro- prlnltiii; i,'4i,uiitl ..r tlm I lUtn. t ol t'oliiiiiliia, and tlm iliiiloiuatii' and run- anlar appropriation bill rarryiiiK 12, I.MI.ItoO. (Inly one Imur waa n IK' lit today on tlm Sayne iniaa'liiiient '.rial. Tao tnembera of tlu I'aimum canal I ruiiiiiiiaaiiiii are on their way bonm to maim iiH.iiiiiiieiulatiolia t-i tlm ranal oimnitlee ol i iiii!rea for rbantfea in I tlie plana. Hpei-ial Attorney Hmiey liaa arrived in Waaliiiiittuii and will liinka report 'n the iir-i.it land fraud iama and aa ' in tlm II vde iiin..nd land fraud i-a-ea in California U-fur tlm aiipretim rourt ol tlm t.'NiUKl Hlalia. ia an Id to liavn derided to iea- wnleiw Tlie iir oiler imk.'h. Japan will nut aure to it ia I'liiliirliiii. Tlm a-oiid trial of Nan Pattrrwon liaa lyn aet fur M.m li ll. Weal VirlKinia aenatnr avlia (Jov Ifmut V,t f iMaalliiiK. N'nrlli D.ikota baa appropriated money .,r tlm U-wia and Clark afir. A hill will be iinaaed tliia Hifiaion al li'wiiiK AUaka a dnleunte In coiiKreva, ranee will build a warabip of tlm 'rK"l tyi to lake tlm iiliu'vof tbu one recently wrevkiil. Women (,f M, have IH-Iltioiied tin) i iiirina to oak tlm car to liuike iearo with Japan. The onr.-ela luiat trentv with (irent Hritiiin I ma Ih-oh alnixl by tbu olllelala I'm in -ill eoimtr iia and w tuke eltiH't April 1, tfoviTiior IfiH-li. nf KaiiKiia. Ima ati- provivl the oil rullnery bill and rcwiii iiii'n.la ,,t,r HWII ,,.it tlm KUndnrd I "II I'omiiiinv. Hie preaidiint lina aakinl coiiitreaa to inereuae tlm mivnl appriiriiitimi bill. (me woman burned to deatb and "i llieu ami wonien mirrowlv oarniHil tt lire whlcb ihuniiKwl thu Wintoti lintel, New York. JilV I'ooloi. di'ilil. tlm ureal lliiiincior, ia (ii'lierul l...u' Walt.ii.n niill.,.p .( "Hen "or," ia deiul. Hi. una 7H vo.ua old. Tlm nniiiiiil welirliinu of Inftill on ImiiiH ia now in progrcaa on all rail-riiHila, Tlm Now York board of nlilnriiimi hna wlaed th llnti for earryliiK coni'eiiliiil '"poii front L'0 to $720. It ia now ftuuwihl I tut. .T. Fwlwnnl of Mnlnu'nre. ennnot be 'll'l'tl'd Il,,l Ua yi,. It ia nroliiilil.i il.ui l.u.l.lv luillln HI I Ml fiilluht. I.u Mutuihtirift Thn tirilMl.li.dl lion ,.i...l r3nvfte.ini "riHlin, of Arixiiiiu to lm aaaluljinL eliiuf "I the llei 'uril tin. I l...iult,i olll.w,. Saturday. February IB. After an hour aieiil aa a court of iui-M-ai luneiit the aenate t.alay t"ik up the apMiintinent of a conferenre committee on tlm atatehood bill. The mailer waa llually oatpoiied until Monday, when the epeciAl order of the dny, the eu lotiiea tijHin the character of the late Sentaor IJuay, waa enter"l upin, Tlm lionae paaae.1 tin' a'itaion appro, priatioii bill, carrying I.'IH.'.'hS.L'iH). Tlm liatrict of Columbia appropriation bill waaaetit to coiiferome, a bill waa paait to prohibit interstate t runejmr tation of Uiaei-t Ja-ala, carry lii)j with it a fine and iiiipriaoinnent. Monday, February 20. Tlm bona.' paaacd the naval appro priation bill rarrvtiiK n total ot f'.'o,- tiHo'lAit. The provialon for two baltW ahipa aa reiairlisl v tlm coiniiiif.ee on naval affaira waa retained. W'lieiber the aenale coiifereea on the atatebooil bill ahall repreaent t In- party that defeated joint alntelnaul for An nlia and New Meiico or the party that foiittht for llm relent inn of that provia- ion waa debated at leiik'tb today, but no deciBion waa reached Tlm hwavne trial waa lakeu up at ' o'cha-k. Two w ilneaaea were rxani ine.1. After tlm pruviaiuiia of tlm Flor Ida atatutea relnliuii to auita ol cIih t men) or iliaiitalilliation of jinlK' bud been read ifwaa announced that the iHHii of tlm liouae nmimifera waa ion clmled. Tlm preliminary atatement (or Sayne waa not Unshed hen the court adjourned for tlm day. Will Have Action on Rates. Watdiinulon, Feb. 17. Kcprcaenta- live Tow iiwnd, of Mirlutian e of the autliora of the Fach-Townwnd (reiubt rale bill, bad a talk w ith the preaident balay regnnliiiK the tnwHTta for the euactliielit ot the nieaaure into law'. Tuwnaeiid expreaaiil the opiniim that there waa a chance for the piiaw' of the bill. Alter Ilia talk with the preai- lent, Mr. Townneiid a!id that in tlie event no leglidiitiou on the rate ipieH- tlon wan enacted at thin acaaion, an intra aeaaion of connreaa wouiu no C'uIIimI by tlm prealdclit. Mexlcana Palmed Off aa Indiana. Kl 1'iiao, Feb. 17. II. II. Pears, agent fur tbu Criltcd Stale Indian Hurcaii, la hero invent iRiiting tb reiorl that Mexican children have la-en aeiil to the government Indian achiail from variona parta of tlm country on Inlc alllilnviia that they were of oiio-lourth Indian bliMal. Ilia claimed that liuiidreda of children liavo liecn rejecttil recently from tlm Oklahoma hcIumiI for tbia rea ann, while otlicra, it la aaid, are to be found in all tlm Indian aclmolH. Castro Dofiet Undo Sam. Paria, Feb. 17. A aeinl-olllcliil ilia- patch from ( ariicaa, eiii-niclii, aava that under the preamire of Preaident Caatro, tlm court lum orilcrial llm w itteatration of the landed property of tho Amorican Aaphnlt comimny. The diHiialon In tlm caae linn oiuincd excite ment among Aiimrlcnna lit I urui'im. Japaneia Have School for Spies. Mukden. Feb. 17, Seventeen Chi- nean liavo been arreatwl here, charged with being Japa ieao apli'M. IHaMimenta wore finiiid In tliolr ptwaeanion ahowing they wore trained tn a acliool caian liahed by tho Jafianeae to qualify tlumi aa apioa. They will ho tried by court- martial. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST IN THE LEGISLATURE. mucin, U li. H. Hettlernier'a bill '"iiirizing urn aitorney general to aaaeaa proierty which luia eacaiHal aam-aament in tlm punt and to bring auua mi collect tlie taxea dim upon mien lutaeaamenuj uiaaet tlm houae ti lay. The houae committee on aalariea and mileage reported tlna mornimr. Kmith. of Joaephliif, proti-Hted at'ilinat aomii of the itema, but falhtl to gi t any a .,rt Hilpiiortera of the normal achoola are endeavoring to have the cut made In tlm appropriation by tlm bouae rcatorud by tlm iM iuite when tlm bill cotnea up In that liody toiimrrow. Governor ( hamla-rlairi liaa alao declared himm-lf In favor ol coiiru.lidnlli.il of tlm m lnaila and tlirealena to veto the meaaiire when it cornea to him. The appropriiitioti for tlm normal achimla ia coupled with tlnaw for the looluin, nitentiary, re form m'IiimiI, deaf mute ahrtuil. blind iiad, ati.to univeraitv and airricul- tural college, an it would lai nm-aaary to veto all in order to reach tlm normal appro) r ation, 1 tin waya and ineana cominittee of the hotna' i n tro. lured a bill in the hoiiai tialay ai'propriiitiiig 17(1,000 lor new bllildinga for the deuf inn to achia.l. Four other appropriation billa were in Iroduccd bv the committee carrviinr a t-ilal of l i:i,54:.n. The ncnate commitUf w ill not at tempt to pleaae either aide in regard to the Jayrm ba'al option bill. Tlm Mil will be rvjiorted without recommendation. Several vol. are lacking of enough paa the Caacade count v bill. Many aorta of inlliieiicea are being brought to iraMo aeenre the iiweaaury tiiimla-r. Salem, Feb. 15. The Cawade coun ty bill ia only a memory. The com mittee having it in charge in tlm aenate rcMrtcd favorubly ia thuiorriing and a to waa called for. Tlm nnull waa 1H gainat and 1 1 for. ' . Kinployee of atate inatitutioiia will la? tiai.l monthlv hereafter if the cov- rm.r dm-a not vrto the bill paaacd bv he aenate. The houae bill providing for a com- miaalon to examine tlm aul.iect of aaaeaamerit, taxation and Collection ol taxea waa paaacd by tlm eciiatt. Wife la-alera are to rei-ive puniah- ineut up to 1'U hial.ea according to the nate bill piiancd by the houae. County and city hoarda of bealth are rcatcd by a bill which baa puaaed Iwlh Itoum-K. The committee .having the Juvrm lo- al option bill in hand ia at ill wrcal- liiy; w ith tlm meuaiire and d'H-s not i-x-i't to report la lore Friday. It appcara prohuhle that the lull ap propriating .11,011(1 for a new deal mute achiHil htiilding, paaacd hy the hoiiM. tbia afternoon, will go through the aenate, a many in that body favor it. According to joint reaolutimi the leg- lalatiin. will Hiljourn t-rnluv without lav. The work will be well cleared (I by that time, any 1'renidcnt Kuykcii- lull and Speaker Mills. No olllcial net ice will be taken of the develop Int'iita in the cnae of Senator Mitchell and an adjoiiriuil eeaeion will not be held next w inter nor the preaent acaaion prolonged tililcaa aomething unforeaeen aholild IniplH'ii in the next two diiya. Forty-eight billa were paaavd by the houao t.alay and eight failed. In the aeiiato Id billa were panned, la-aidea 1ft charter billa, and ncveil wert indefi nitely poalponed. Tlm governor today aigncd 14 billa. Sulcm, Feb. If!. The bill exempting mining corfuiral lima prialucing lean than 1,000 a year from the corporation tax wun paaaed by the aenate tialay. A bill waa panned tonight creating the oll'ieo of atate engineer, to be ap pointed by the governor. Commence ment of auita arc authorised to condemn property where the government may w inh to licgin construction ot irrigation avatema. An appropriation of ,i,000 ia alao made by the bill. Two houra' work are in night in the houae for tomorrow, but 70 billa are before the neiinte, benidea the Jayne local option bill, which will require rotmidc rahle time. Tho bill taxing ahcep driven In from ther ntutcn bus been panned by Iwlh hiuiaea. Tho yearly pant tirage lax in placed at "0 ceiita per head, and w hen ahecp are driven turougn nm mine he tax in 6 ccntH per head lor each county triiveraed. Tlm bill prohibiting tlm wile nf liquor to femuU'R under 21 yearn, ami forbid ding proprietora of niiliumn . to permit "m il ferniilia In their eatabliahmeiita ban aaaed laith houaea. ltoth hiuiaea held aeaaioni tonight. In tho liouae 30 billa were paaaed arid aix were indefinitely ixmtponed 1 he aenate paaaed 21, Salem, Feb. 17. At H o'clock to night the 23d bienial acaaion of the Oregon leginlature ended and the law maker were adjourned without day, after 40 daya' labor. The piiiiinhinent of w ife-beaten by whipping wan authorized; nmall mill ing corporation were exempted from the corporation tax; railroads are corn ImiIIimI to make connections with each other and trannfur car at reasonable rates, and aeveral fishing laws were enacted for the puriioae of guarding againnt the taking of fish on spawning grouiiilM. The total appropriations of the legin a lure aggregate something over '!, (HUl.OOO, of which 1500,000 is for the state insane asylum. After six weeks of turmoil the Jayne local option bill was indefinitely post poned by the senate. Other meaaure defeated were to make gambling a felony; to abolish ri parian rights; to amend census law so aa t.i make it more applicable to pres ent needs, and to create a mining bu reau. Thirteen bills were on third reading ir. the aenate at the time of ad journment and received no attention from the npia-r liouae. Governor Chsmtierlain will be kept busy for the next four or five day scan tilng the many bills which were passed st the close of the session. A compromise waa effected by the governor and the legislature whereby the emergency clause was left off the general appropriation bill and it was signed by the chief executive. He hail already written the veto when the change was made. The senate today paaaed 49 bills and liaMc of 1U otlmrwiae. In the house four billa were paaaed and five killed or indefinitely postponed. HEAVY DAMAGE TO FALL WHEAT Many Farmers Expect to Reseed the Froien Fields. Pendleton Farmers coming in from the north and northwestern part of the county believe that the fall sown wheat will la- a total loaa, aa the snow has liecn blown from the hill" and piled in tlm hollows and has left the fields hare. Some are so sure of the freexe that they are in the city buying drills to reseed their fields as soon an the weather per mits. In tlm northwestern part of the coun ty, went ot Adams and north of Kcho, in the low lands where the soil i light very little snow fell sod as the ground was exceedingly dry the freexo will be more severe. In the vicinity of Athena and Weston, where the snow was deep er and did not blow on, the wheat is considered safe and will not have to be resettled. Union Exhibit on Display. Iji (.ramie The display pavilion for the exhibition of cereals, fruits, vegeta bles and the products of the grist and woolen mills of I'nion and Wallowa counties, as well as for specimens of the various minerals, stone, marble and brick i induced, is now ready, and M . I.. Causey, president of the Eastern Oregon Coloiiinxtion comiiany, has on exhibition a beautiful assortment of cereals and grasnes grown here, all ar ranged in attractive and artistic inaiv in r. Ho has also a very tine and elab orate assortment of various fruits in jars that he will place on exhibition, and when others bring their exhibits and thev are properly arranged & tirande will have a display that will be mi honor to the atate. Czar It Threatened by the Autocracy of Hit Own Empire. Berlin, Feb. 21. It i a significant fact that despite the new from Bt Petersburg about the probability of the revival of the Zemsky Sobor aa a pope lar legislative aasembly.Jdiplomatic cir eles in Berlin insist that the asaassina tion of Grand Duke Kerglus will rather have the effect of strengthening the au toeratlc party than to weaken ita in flu ence at court. Statements to this effect have been made within the past 24 hour by per son who are close both to the German emperor's advisors and to the Russian representative in Berlin, and It would laj unwise to treat their view lightly It is pointed out in this connection that the granting of concession by the czar at this time would not be con struial by the liberal and radical ele ment a voluntary acta, but a the re sult of fear that other members ot the imperial family may share the fate of Hergius, hastened by the admission that the terrorist must be reckoned with A dark hint is contained in state ment by the pessimist in diplomatic circles which indicate an entirely differ ent reason why the rxar, though per haps personally inclined to do so, will under no circumstance grant any of the more lar-reactiing demand beyond tlioee as outlined in hi manifesto of last Decemlier. These persons say that the grand ducal coterie will stop short of nothing to preserve autocracy in ita full power, and that if the present czar in not willing to look out for hi crown a regency will see to it that the infant czarevitch is not deprived of it unless it i taken from him by force. Plainly this mean that the men who have murdered by their counsel and methods thousand of the workmen and peaaanta in the many years of their rule, will not shrink from having put out of the way the ruler who, it is strongly asserted they reverence in public, while they hold hi lack of de cision, hi desire to placate all of the factions and In evident leaning to ward the moderate liberal in private contempt. RESERVES BREAK UP A CROWD. Lost Mail Sack Found. Grants Pasn After remaining in the mud and water at the bottom of Wil lianis creek for almost a year, a mail pouch that was swept from the Grants Paaa-Williams valley stage during a trip of the freshet of 11 months ago, has been recovered. The pouch con tained letters and parcels of the first clans, and has la-en forwarded by Post master Harmon, of this city, to the superintendent ot tlm Pacific coast mail service at San Francisco. The pouch wan still in good condition when uncovered. Lane County Teachers' Results. Kugeno Out of it cla-s of 85 appli- cants for teachers' certificates at tlm recent examination conducted by County Superintendent l'lllanl, til were uratitctl the papers, the superin tendent and assisianta having just com pleted marking and grading the papers. Of those who passed the examination, 1.1 wore granted first-grade certilli'iites, itt smtuid-grndii, 40 third grndo and ono primary certificate. Klevetl per sons I.M'k the examination for state cer tificates, and the papers have been sent to Stale Superintendent Ackermaiu Broom Factory to Resume. Honebnig Tho Konebuig broom fac tory, destroyed by lire last niontii, will resume luminous, a. . iiai aer, uiiiii- ager of the company, ban purchased the old Great Central Headquarter build ing, and the factory will bo operated there. Necessary machinery liaa been ordered and several carloads of broom corn are already on their way to thin city from Oklahoma. As soon as tlm machinery arrives the factory will start on a larger scale than before. Work for the Fair. Ia Grande Much interest in lxling taken in this section of the county in the Lewis and Clark fair to lie held in Portland this summer, and everybody from Grande Hondo and Wallowa coun ties that can by hook or crook attend will lie there, as the people ot this sec tion of Oregon have the keenest desire that both Oregon and Washington should do their best to advertise their renpective states and show outsiders here what lies west of the Kockie. PORTLAND MARKETS. blue-l.-trt; Wheat Walla Walla, 87c; stem, 4e; valley, N"o per bushel Oats No. 1 w hite, f 1 .35 Ot gray, 1 1.40 (ft 1.45 percental. Hay Timothy, fl4(i(l) iter ton; clover,' $11(312; grain, U(it 12; cheat, 1213. Kggs Oregon ranch, 2222 SjC per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery 27v'32,(i'c. Potatoes Oregon fancy, 75s585c; common, IO($U5c. Apples 4-tier Baldwins, 1.25; Spitzeubergs, $1.25(32. Hops Choice, 25(42rtc per pound. Wool Valley, l(i0o per pound; Kiistern Oregon, 12tt(17c; mohair, 25 2(ic per pound lor choice. Russian Revolutionist were Blocking Street in New York. New York, Feb. 21 .Police reserves were called out tonight to disperse a crowd said to be sympathizer with the Russian revolutionary party. Eight men were arrested, charged with parad ng witnout a permit, collecting a crowd and holding an unlaw ful meet ing. The trouble started when two police men came upon a crowd cheering and applauding a speech made by one of tlieir numlwr. The police were unsuc cessful in diniersing the people, and called for the reserves. It waa said that a red flag was being waved and later a sergeant ot police, who assisted in the raid, made the statement that on one of the men arrested was "in flammatory and revolutionary litera ture." This man' name was Albert Argentier, and the police found on him a suliecription list for the Russian rev olutionists, said to have been issued by the pro-revolution committee for Rus sia. All the men arrested said they were tailors and protested against being taken into custody. ANOTHER CABLE IN ATLANTIC. Clarence Mackay Announce That Bid Have Been Made for Laying. New York, Feb. 21. Another Atlan tic cable ia to be laid and bid tor its laying have already been made. It is expected the new cable will be in oper a' ion during the com inn summer. Clarence Mackay said today that no new stock would b issued on this ca ble, but that the cost has been met by the Mackay company, because ot a de sire to keep the reserve fund of the Commercial Cable company intact. Mr. Mackay added that the first re port of the Mackay company to the shareholders would lw adopted within the next fortnight. The new cable will embody the latest discoveries in this branch of electricity. Investigator Complete Report. Sacramento, Feb. 2 1 . A Iter del iber- ating from 8 o'clock until nearly mid night the committee appointed to in vestigate the bribery charges involving Mate senators Simmons, Frencb. Wright and Bunkers completed their report, which will lie filed at tomor row' meeting of the senate. While the members ot the committee would not give answers as to w hether the report will recommend the expulsion ot the accused men, Senator Simpson said: "The report will recommend that ac tion lie taken in the bribery cases." Strike Result In Better Wage. Warsaw, Feb. 21. The chemists' as sistants hero have struck, demanding shorter hour ami one free day each week. A majority of the other strikers have resumed work, the only important branch still out being the ironworkers. The strike has resulted in a considera ble general improvement in the condi tion ot the men. They have secured higher wage and shorter hours. In the tanning district the men secured the first increase in wage in 40 years. Blockade-Runner Captured. Tokiq, Feb. 21. The navy depart ment announce the seizure ot the British steamer Silvania, bound for Vladivostok with Cardiff coal. The place where the seizure was made is not stated. SEROIIIS IS KILLED Ross!an Grand Duke the Victim of a Terrorist Bomb. HAD BEEN MARKED FOR MONTHS Mittil was Packed with Nails, and Grand Duke' Body was Torn Into Fragment. Moscow, Feb. 18. Within the walls ot the far-famed Kremlin palace, and almost underneath the historical tower from which Ivan the Terrible watched the heads of his enemies falling beneath the axe on the famed Red Square, and within a stone throw of the great bell of Moscow, Grand Duke Sergius, uncle and brother-in-law of Fniieror Nich olas, met a terrible death shortly before 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The deed was committed by a single terrorist, who threw beneath the car riage of the grand duke a bomb charged with the same high power explosive which wrought Minister von Plehve's death. The missile was packed with nails and fragments of iron, and it explosion tore the imperial victim's body into ghastly fragments, which strewed the now for yards around Every window in the great lofty facade 01 the palace ot justice was shattered and bits of iron were embedded deeply in the walla of the arsenal, a hundred yard away. The assassin belongs to the noted "fighting group" of the Socialist Revo lutionary party, which has removed other prominent officials and long since passed sentence of death upon Grand Duke Sergius. The grand duke knew that be stood in the shallow of death He was the recipient of repeated warn ingg ana elaborate precautions were taken to insure his safety, but all the resources of the secret police and sol diers proved unavailing asgainst an at tempt almost exactly duplicating the procedure that caused the death of Minister von Plehve last July. EXPOSITION. History of Declaration of Independ ence, with Portraits of Signers. Washington, Feb. 20. General Wil liam H. Michael, chief clerk of the State department, by order of congress, has published a bonk giving an Illus trated hUtory of the declaration of in dependence, with the biographies and portrait of the signer and the secre tary of congress. The advance copies of this work have been received at the department. The illustration include not only photograph of the famou state paper in it present decayed con dition, bat also a number ol photo graph taken when the document was in a better state of preservation. The volume was prepared primarily as an aid to those in charge ot the ex hibit of the department of State at ex positions in explaining that part ot the exhibit relating to the declaration of independence. The series of portraits of the signers is complete and there is an interesting fac simile of the broad side copy of the declaration signed by John Hancock, president of the congress . for and on behalf of the member of congress, attested by Charles Thomp son, secretary. Especially interesting is the correspondence relating to the declaration, which is given. Because of the historic value of the work of Colonel Michael, congress ordered, the book printed as a government publica tion. SPANIARD FOOLS WITH BOMB. ALL IN SUSPENSE. No Federal Appointments in Oregon Until After Land Fraud Trials. Washington, Feb. 18. "No more Federal appointments in Oreuon until after tlie trials." This conclusion was reached last night by Secretary Hitchcock, Attorney General Moody and Postmaster General Wynne, and applies to all appointments coming under the jurisdiction of their respective departments. As a matter of fact, this decision will affect only postoffiee appointments, for there is no likelihood of vacancies occurring in either the Interior department or the Department of Justice while the land fraud case are pending. The district attorneyship must necesarily remain in abeyance until the cases are concluded, there are no land office vacancies pres ent or prospective, uuless the register and receiver at Roeeburg should be dis missed, and such action is not contem plated until after the trials are over. So the agreement of these cabinet offi cers really narrows down to postofiice cases. Tries to Blow Up Mexican Legaticn, but Only Wounds Himself. Paris, Feb. 20. Inhabitants of the Champs Elysee quarter were aroused tonight by a loud explosion, and the police, who were hurriedly summoned, discovered in front of the Mexican lega ticn a man severely wonuded and lying amid fragments of a bomb. The man was taken to a hospital and cross examined He said his name waa Garcia and he was a Spaniard. He asserted he had been ruined by the Mexican government and in revenge threw a bomb, which, however, ex ploded too soon, and he himself was in jured. The police found a revolver, a dagger and some anarchist pamphlets, and a search of his lodginsg led to the discovery of two bombs identical with that which he ahd exploded. Garcia denies being an anarchist. He is wounded in the arms and bands. Prompt action by the police prevent ed his being lynched. The bomb was filled with dynamite, and the stone walls of the legation were somewhat damaged. CROOKED OFFICIALS DROPPED. CAN'T DECIDE THIS SEASON. Not Enough Time to Reach Vote on Smoot Case. Washington, Feb. 16. Chairman Burrows has called a meeting of the senate committee on privileges and elections, to be held on Saturday, to consider the arguuients of counsel in the Smoot investigation and determine on some course of action. There has been no meeting of the committee since the hearings were closed, and no consultation of members to discuss whether it is possible to decide the case at this session of congress. In view of the limited time that remains of the present sestdon, the disposition is to postpone action until the next session There are so many points involved in the discussion tliat it is estimated that week or more would be required in the senate to bring the cane to a vote. Wltte Differs with Liberals. St. Petersburg, Fob. 18. M. Witte, accordng to the latest report, has re signed his position as president of the committee of ministers on account of differences with Minister of Agriculture Yermoloff over the conduct of the pro ceedings of that body. M. Yermoloff is probably the most liberal of Em peror Nicholas' ministers, enjoying now, according to the story, the com plete favor of the emperor. He openly adovcatcs summoning a Zemsky Sobor. The report is not confirtuable at this time. All May Again Quit Work. St. Petersburg, Feb. 18. The report is circulated here with great persistence that a renewal ot the general strike will be declared in St. Petersburg in the course of Friday. The only evidence so far which could lie cited in favor of such action on the part of the strike leaders is that the unwillingness of the employers to make concessions pending the governmental arbitration discussion has created great dissatisfaction among the radical element of workers. Close Blockade of Vladivostok. New York, Feb. If Reports re ceived, cables the St. Petersburg cor respondent of the Herald, indicate that Vladivostok is being closely blockaded by Admiral Uriu's fleet. Pinchot Discharges Men Involved in Forest Reserve Frauds. . Washington, Feb. 20. Forest Super intendent Benjamin F. Allen and For est Supervisor Grant I. Taggart, who a year ago confessed to having been tools in the bands of the BenBon-Hyde land ring, and admitted having made recom mendations in the interest of this firm. have been dropped from the govern ment payroll. Notwithstanding they admitted having been parties to exten sive land frauds, these two officials were retained in office, but when the forestry service was transferred to the Agricultural department, Gifford Pin chot, head of the Forestry bureau, re fused to accept them. Taggart and Allen were lost in the shuttle, and, though they made frantic efforts, have been unable to be rein- ' stated. These two men made extensive investigations in Southern Oregon and recommended the creation of vast forest reserves to include lands owned by Ben son and Hyde. Their efforts in Oregon failed. More Money for Pneumatic Tubes. Washington, Feb. 20. The postoffiee appropriation bill was reported to the senate today. The principal amend ment was introduced by Senator Fora ker for the extension of the pneumatic tube service. It provides for an in crease of the appropriation available under this bill from $500,000 to $800, 000, and limits the total expenditures, including existing contracts, to $1,500, 000. It provides further that all con tracts for service shall be based on com petitive bidding, and not exceed terms of ten years. Philippine Quarantine Not Needed Washington, Feb. 20, The bureau of Insular affairs is in receipt of a com munication from the chief quarantine officer for the Philippine islands, say ing that, owing to the favorable sani tary reports which have been received, it is no longer necessary for inter island transports, which carry aa a part ot their personuei army medical officers, to procure bills of health at ports of de parture, or to await quarantine inspec tion at ports of arrival. More Siege Guns. Moutouran, Feb. 20. There is no ticeable reinforcement to the Japanese siege artillery. The Japanese fire now exceeds that of the Rusisans in inten sity, and Poutiloff (Lone Truee) Hill is constantly bombarded. Two new Jap anese batteries are being erected east of the Russian center. Japanese cavalry rarely is seen with the main army of late, and it is believed that branch has been released for service on Mongolia. Doubles Cost of New Building. Washington, Feb. 20. Senator Fos ter today introduced amendments to the public building bill increasing the limit of cost of the Tacoma anil Spokane public buildings from $400,000 to $800,000. He also offered an amend ment to the sundry civil bill appropri ating $100,000 for the improvement of the "tinier fiational park.