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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.