THE
OREGON
MIST.
""VOL. XXII. " " : , . , m , ,
81'- IlKl.lfVU tllWlliJ VDI11AV t l)lfl m tnnw .-r
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Roums of lh Cot Important but
Not Lot Interesting Evtntt
of ths Past Wok.
lUilh rmle In Manchuria ars ready
r another Mil Imttla.
I in I inn warahlp are at hand to en
,,ri demand on Veneiuel If neee
ary.
l la olllclaHy nnncd tliat the
KiiuUn licet ha finally atarled fur
Vladivialnk.
Il I announced that Kind AMmiao o(
"pain will marry the Prlucea of Con
nauglil, uf F.nglend.
iMurtia mm to Indicate that the Re
publican atate ticket ha rarrlwl In
Michigan by upward of 70, 0(H) ma
jority. Tuft prtiiNxra to take ths leader of
llid mi In to till) Philippine ill hope ol
hewing them th neceawlly of reducing
llm lurid.
(,i.lt liaa announced tliat he
would itiak no move toward aecurlng
peace In the Far Kant unlit both na
In. in have announced llirtr readlne
to discontinue huatilllie.
It i rrirtnt In Washington that tx
luito hi departure from tha city the
rom. lent iaaued an order recalling T
t'a.lrr Powell, recently appointed
t'nltrd Htate marshal of Alaka
I Irney haa announced that M tlrlifll
(ill I th tlrt tried lor land lru.l
llmiiauu aii'l Wllllmn will Mluw
ami then the other. The trail will
miiHiirnrv early in J una, lleney aaya
lit Mill alao not work for other indict
luKiita until aotna conviction ary
curt-.l.
Kumi will ftat another Interna
lu..f ()0,000,00,
('ngrrmimn aay
rui-la a prut toral.
Han to iKimingo
Prn sav the coming congreo will
H"t change the present tariff Uw.
ioveritmenl receipt for March ex;
rmli-l the rpudtture by nearly I,
000, 000.
ilert J. Wynne, recently appointed
mil ill general at London, haa left for
tin p.t.
Tlie Japan ar making t turninii
movement on Kirin, preparatory to an
attack on ladlvualuk.
The Hcaltle representative of t Jap
iimm. miner ii haa offered to furiiiah
Sti.OKO JainrM laborer to ilin tlie
Panama ranal.
Tlie president haa aelerted Theodore
I'. Mrnnt, president of the Tullo, Pi.
1 1 in. A Weetern railroad, aa head of
the new I'atiaina ranal ouumiaalon
Nothing ha heen heard for aeveral
ily ol (ha Jante army following
(iriierel l.iinevilrh, and 8t. fetemhurg
iiltmritea are learlui that another nr
priae ia ahout to ha prun.
Tnhe Veneauelan court haa decided
(ainal the Amerlian aephalt tmat,
rumng It of aiding the rrreol revolu
turn. A deriaion haa alao heen reii
lmle aiialnat the frencb raid ctim
pany.
Oyama'i army haa rraumed t cwneral
I'lvanie.
Kinwell 8ae haa retlreil from active
tiuauiina.
Many Jaaneae prlaoner In Ruaala
nimniii auiclde.
Idiwilana aay the Japatieae are tiuay
llrrliiu "P tha Ixuera again,
Tim yellow erll acara againat Japan
liaa lieen revived lu Kuroe,
The fUnnoi-khiirn company may ro-
uuiki iu woolen in ilia at Alliany.
The railway rat hill will b ready
In (h'toticr, whert tha prenldent will
call rongreaa together.
All rujiorU of mediation and peace
re denied hy Kuaalan authorltlea, who
y ti'o war will go on.
Iiu'vtwllarict aet (Ira to tha ahlp
hiilliling work at Hevaatopol, doing
r(ii ilnniHo to work niiilnl way.
During March 70,000 ImmlgranU
Mine into ttiia county through the
port of New York. Uat year lor the
mne month the arrival were only 47,-
H77.
An anonymoiia threat to dynamite
the Waraaw (Hilire ha cauaed the olli
t'era to bct everyone coming in the dl
'Htioii ol the harracka, compelling
tlii'in to go in another direction.
Haytl U threatened with anti-Syrian
rlnla.
The kaiaora vlalt to Morocco Irritatca
France mid raiaea Brltlah hi.
A newly nrrlvod Kualan at New
'ork haa Ixmn found to have leproay.
Jnpaiuian Rtiitoamen propoao a triple
Hianre of Japan, United Htatea and
Jlrllaln.
The Hiilvntlon Army haa enlabllalied
fruah air home for Chicago walfa on
farm of 60 acre.
I'aron Hclence hall, with a number
f valuable Instrument at Denlaon un
Ivemlty, Granville, Ohio, burned.
", 1 100,000.
snniUM THS UNO. i i i , 1
. III "- iu-jJii-jmujiL-iii..L.i.j-1-.ji l I., j, i.ag-i POISON FOR BASES.
Greet Irrigation Project for Southern
Idaho Receive Approval.
Waal.lngton, April 4,The I'ayelte
llolaa Irrigation project In Idaho haa
received the formal approval of the ec
rolary nf the Interior, who recently at
aai.io ,:hmi,(H)0 for initiating tl
work of roiialrui llon. Thl action ha
l-een antlclpaUai fur aonm time, and
largely tlie reault ol the apleiidld enter
prlae of the citiaen of U,at awrtlon
For more than a year the landowner
organlaed Into a water-uaeri' aaaocla
lion, have lalHirl IndofallKithly to l
monlie the many conflicting claim o
private Intereat Jn landa, canal, a
water right, with the reault that today
practically the valley a a unit at and.
pledged to the government enterpriae
ret a the aatlafacllnii of the citi
K-n may I on account of the favor
aide action of the necn-tary, Il ia no
greater than that felt by the reclame
tloii service, which haa lung rwonniic
the fact that the Payette-lluiae prnjee
I one of the ml attractive in the
arid Wrat. and hut for the many ami
complicated private and corporate in
tereata involved, would have been ae
lected for the initial work of the gov
eminent In Idaho. The leniile. haviiur
worked out aatiufnt lory aolution to the
iliver pniblema, are de-iviug of tl
auccraa which haa finally crowned their
effurt.
While the rltiien WereatralghteninK
out their dillic iiltlr th government
engineeni thoroughly nvratigtl the
phyalcal coiiilitloiia and worked out
comprvl enaive plan fur irrigation
which have been preeentnl to and re
ceived the approval of the laiard of con
aulting engineer. Three InveatiKatioiia
how that the pmject ia entirely di
die from an engineering tandiHlnt
The land to he reclaimed are of excel-
leu quality, and with therlimatic
condiliona prevailing are capable ol
auataiiiliig a denae Hpulaliou. Tin
fertility of the landa now under irriga
Hon in. urea the financial aotiiidueaa of
the undertaking. Nearly 0 er cent
of all the Irrigable land iu the valley ia
pledged lu repay the government ita tl
peielituie for providing a permanent
water upply.
The eattmated rot tf the entire y
tem i 110. ':):'. (KM), or an average coat
not to eiccrd $10 iter acre for the land
which ha no facllitlre at preeeitl for
irrigation. Thia amount im lude main
lenance for ten year, alao the value of
eilating wlk which would lie utilised
hut w hlch would not have to l-e paid
for by I he giivernnieut, and the pur
chaae ol rigme oi way, wnnn win nave
to lie provided from the rndamatlon
fund.
The full utiliiation of the water aup
ply in the f'oiae and I'ayatte riven will
ixaalhly I tlie complete reclamation
of nearly MHI.OOO acre, which, divided
into far,u unit of HO acre, will mean
7, ADO farm, a rural population of SO
000, and a population in towna and
village of double that nniulier.
The agricultural wealth of the val
ley, eetimated on the lia of the laal
ccnatia. would be approximately : Irrl
gated land. I liO.OOO.IHH): farm build
ing. H.fttHI.DOO; implement ami ma
binery, I,4I0,(KK); live lMk, U,
300.600; canal and reaervoira, 1 12,
000.000: total. 167,810,600. In I two
the value of farm proiierty for the
whole atate of Idaho waa n7,27 l.'.'OO.
It aecma aafe to aatmme that with the
completion of the loie-l'ay,',,, I'rojcet
the farm nroiwrty ol thl an'tlon wouio
have a value eoual to 60 per rent of
that of the whole Hale.
The lloiae and Payette valley conati
tute one of the moat attractive m-ctnn
of the Weal. In the pt few year
they have undergone a tranalormation
Hint ia nothing lea than marveloua.
The progrca iu agriculture I reflected
in the aidetidiil growth ol the town an-
laceut, and the whole baaln preeenta an
alluring picture to the viaitor, and fur-
niahe an cieelleiil aampte oi uie rceun
of Irrigation. It reiiirea no particular
acumen to ee that theae valley have
entertnl upon an era of euliatantial de
velopment which I dintmeii nniie
them in one of the richert agricultural
communltiea on thl continent.
Daclde to Indict Packer.
Chicago, April 4. Well-authenti
cated report that the federal gramt
jury which I InveatigHting the biialnee
methiNla of the meal uat-aer win
turn Indictment when it reconvene
,,..! Vlneailav were prevalent bnlay.
Tho rejxirt waa that the adjournment
taken ycatoruay waa rcaiiy
n.w.n l rd,r to allow Aaalatant Attor
ney tieneral Pagiu time to tlraw up the
billH at hia leiaure and give due con
alderallon to the maa of teatimony
taken lnce tho Jury llrat went into
aeaaion.
DUplav Burbank'a Wonder.
u... L-mnclaim. Anril 4. The women
of Hanta Uona and Honoma county will
.,,.!.. a Moral exhibit at the Portland
expoNttion with the other product from
. I 1. 111 l... ...... lo ,11,
Honoma county, ami n win -r
for the most port of Luther lUirhank a
Moral creation. If enough can be o-
. 111 ....I ul.l.vn.unl. in Port
cureii inav win " !-...- - ----
hind, the dlaplay will lie entirely of hi
llowora, a the women of tho city and
county nro anxloix U ahow Mr. Imr-
tank bow they appreciiuo nia woi.
Chile and Peru Have Tiff.
Lima. Peru, April 4. The paper to-
duy print Chile' reply to the Peruvian
proteat regarding Tacna and A net.
Thu reply delcart that Chllee i roeolv
od, without wounding the uncoptibili
tie of Peru, to acquire definitely do
minion and loveroignty over Tacnt tv d
Arica.
i OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
WHEAT OUTLOOK VERY BRIGHT
Cold Rain Have Damaged Prune,
but Farmart are 8alifid.
i ii il.
'....i.nj .1,11111 coiiniy wi,pie are
watching the weather man cliwely theae
iya, arm yearning r a "fair day"
iig. j in i particularly true of fruit
grower, for the recent cold ram are i
menace to th fruit crop.
A It la, anion Inlurv ha been renort.
l. A prominent dinner and fruit
grower of I. Inn county aute that he ia
of the opinion that i herrie and prunae
are aomewnai liijnrid already, jiarticu-
any cnerrie. Tlie cherry treea were
loaded with hloaanma at the end of the
warm apring weather that marked the
clnaing ilRya of February and the flrat
nail ol March, and the rain caught
mem at the tenderiKt age. Then
'oiiple of light froata laxt week addi.l
to the danger.
Prune were not brought out no much
aa cherrle hy the premature advent of
upring, and may poaaibly racape injury.
Although the tree aeemed U lie in
hliHwiiu at the beginning of the rain
they were iu reality not generally in
lull Mourn, but were loaded with hud
that were Junt ready to burat but had
not yet exMHH'd the tender inner part
to the weather. I ndcr tlu-M' circum
atancc it ia hclicvi-d the damage will
he nominal, if giaal weather cornea
n. However, it would not take
many day of i hillliig rain and wiuda
to do irreparable damage. It ha been
.tatcd that the prune tnt-a were giving
evidence of nu ll a heavy crip that it
would really be better for the fruit if
Mime of the euiluyo prune were killed
by the cold.
Other brani-hea of farming are faring
well. An rimy winter and early upring
placea a'ork in excellent condition, and
every clam of atia k look well. Iairy
larmer are milking more cow, with
belter reault than ill year before at
I hi. at-Mou of the year. Many farmer
III tl ii ir )i the winter in much belter
.hape than waa anticipated alter the
poor cr of luat year. ,
Wheal i looking fine, and, barring
ime iiiiforeMH-n lieik of nature lo de-
troy the preaent bright pMapect, the
wheal yield of the valley will lie fur
hove the average. Fall own wlu-at
an bIiikwI Ik- aceu to grow nnw, and
many farmer are preparing to put all
their remaining acreage in pring grain.
Albany Mill May Be Rebuilt.
Albany President Charle CoojH'y
and Secretary II. M tiranl, of the linn
nia kliitrn Woden Mill company, who
lave liw-n in Alltany haik.ng after their
roiwrtv, which waa recently almost
totally diiitrnyed hy fire, atate that it
ia niiiilile the mill will be rebuilt.
the brick walla are part of them etnnd-
ing and in good ahape, and nunc of the
machinery can be aaved. The hig boil
er in the engine room waa not damaged,
and altogether then- ia quite a nurlcu
around w hich to atari a new mill. The
minpany had a great deal of biiaincaa
ahead when the fire occurred.
Independent Idea To Be Aired.
Independent It i the purpoee of
the Willamette Valley Improvement
league lo call a meeting of the execu
tive rommittee pmvidiHl for at Haleui
laat week to meet in Independence the
laal of April. Member of the Inde
pendence Improvement league are con
idering the adviaability of culling a
general meeting, to he held here at the
aumv time. If Hilled, and it moat like
ly will lie, Ihe program will Ik hii exec
utive acxp.ii n in the afternoon and a
hampiet in the evening, at which the
IndeiM'iuleiice tMea will nmi expreion.
Snowfall Late, but Deep.
Humpler A heavy fall of snow oc-
urred here laat week, making It al
lium! lxawible to use alinl a-ain.
Placer miners are happy over the nut-
look, a they are now promised n much
longer season in which to work than
they expected from indications a short
time ago. (Juite a depth of snow has
Ix-en reached in the uplands, therefore
stream will not dry up as ixin as
thought. Weather prophet areata
oss to explain the unusual conditions
hich have prevailed for the past two
months.
Rncher to Fight for Water.
Milton A maes meeting of 300 fruit
growers and citiaen of Milton and vi
cinity was held in Alliance nan mr uie
mirooae of providing legal advice and
the bet method to pursue against the
Peacock Mill company, which hit
brought suit against the city of Milton
and all tho irrigation ditch companies
ml private property owners in this
alley, to deteimino the amount of
ater the reacock Mill company snau
appropriate for the purpose of running
their mills at tins place.
Snow In Linn Mountains.
Albany There Is now considerable
snow In the mountains iu tin part ol
the atate and high water in the streams
in this part of the valley is (eared.
The recent rains have filled the streams
to their banks, and warm nuns,
hich would melt the snow all at one
. . mi. . 1
time would cause a noon, mere nun
heen no damage from high water during
former rains this winter, as there wns
lomnaratlvely no snow on the moun
tain! until the recent cold weather.
Klamath People Ralte Big Bonus.
Klamath Falls Klamath county ha
raised fHO.OOO of the 100,000 bonus
lor the Weed railroad extension to
Klamath Falls, and has obtained an
extension until May 1 to raise the bal
ance. The balance undoubtedly will
h ralaed. and the railroad connection
of thia section with the outaide world is
now assured.
FRAUD ON 8TATE.
Marlon County Grand Jury Will lnv
tigat Illegal Tranaactions.
Halem Though the atatutc govern
ing the lale of date land have Ix-en
violated ever aince tliey were enacted,
the Investigation to be inaile by the
Marion county grand jury thia week
will be the flrat attempt that ha ever
Ix-en nude to puniah infraction of theoe
law. Heveral hundred thouaand acre
of land have Ix-en bought illegally, and
the atate achool fund ha been de
Miled of eerI hundred thousand
dollar, hut uiuilly piinialunent of the
offenae ha Ixjen barred by the alatute
of limitation before it waa diacovered,
or, the atate having received the legal
price for the la nil aold, no one feel in
terested enough to itart an inveHtig'
lion. The offenae which the grand
Jury will Inveatigate thl week ia of re
cent date, and tlie facta are o well
known that the traiiaaclion can
acarcely be overlooked.
liecauae the atate in every Instance
receive the price reipiired by law, and
ia not directly robbed, it ha been eay
to let the infraction of law go with
nenrce a panning notice. Hut indirectly
the atate ha been robbed and vigorous
action at the proper time would not
only have landed the offender in pria
on, but aaved many thouaand of dol
lar for tlie school fund. It is not
through the ordinary sale of school
land tint the steal have taken place,
for in all sinli canes the state has re
reived all the land is worth. It is
through the lieu land operation! that
the manipulator of public land have
made their fortune at the expense of
the school fund.
Show Valley Live Stock.
Wcxxlburn Two thouaand iieople at
tended the livestock fair in this city
laat Saturday. A splendid addrees was
delivered by Hon. June ithycombe,
of the Btate Agricultural college, of
t'orvallia. Colonel J. B. Kddy, Hon.
J. W. Ilailey, atate food and dairy com-
uiiHsioner, and J. If. Helllemier alio
delivered lively epeechee. Altogether
the initiation of this fair was a magnifi
cent auit-eas. President Fred Ihms and
Hecretury William P. Penneliuker will
proceed to irfect a permanent organi
zation. A three days fair of all pro
ducts and livestock will be held during
next October.
Mohair Pool are Bought Up.
Dallas Ialla witnessed one of it
busiest day Saturday, occasioned by
the selling of the pool of the Polk and
Yamhill County Mohair associations.
The Yamhill pool, consisting of 40,000
pounds, waa purchased by Bumbeimer
its Co., of Portland, at 31 cent. The
association retain the sack, which
were held at L'6 cent each. The Polk
county pool, consisting of 50,000
ixmnds. was bought by II. I., teuton,
of Ihillas, at 321 centa. The prices
paid are considered the best, a the
market stands.
Dog Poison in Bologna Sausage.
Independence IV)g poisoning bos
IxH-ome so common in Independence
tha'. no surprise ia expressed when a
canine is observed in the throe of
tenth on the street or in front yard.
Home of the most valuable do js in town
have tieen poisoned and though there is
a standing reward of f 200, the poisoner
ha not been apprehended, liologna
sausage containing poison has lxsen
picked up in different portions of town,
but it affords no clue as to the identity
or motive of the poisoner.
For Cheese Factory at Ukiah.
Pendleton Ward Kmigh, proprietor
of the Walla Walla creamery, who will
establish a cheese factory at Ukiah,
00 mill eouth of this place, is in the
city making ariangements for the trans
portation of hi cheese making machin
ery and will open the factory within a
few days for business. The machinery
has a capacity of 84,000 pounds of milk
a day, but as the dairy interest have
declined of late, Mr. Kmigh doer not
expect nearly that much at first.
Waiting for a Market for Coat.
Rlverton The bunker of the River
ton Mining A Ievelopment company'
mine have heen filled and mining oper
ations have been suspended awaiting a
vessel to carry coal. Manager Rouse
of tho company is now in an Francisco
looking up the coal market and arrang
ing (or the freighting of his coal. The
steamer Chico, of San Francfocn, which
is now due here, will take the first
cargo of coal from this place.
Heavy Snow Now in Bohemia.
Cottage Grove There is heavy snow
in the liohemia district now, and out
side work will be late thi year on that
account The telephone line between
Cottage Grove and the mines is down
on account of the recent storm.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 8l87c per bushel;
Wuestem, )H(ii!l)4c; valley, 88ee.
Outs No. 1 white, T28(i2!) per ton;
gray, 27(t28.
Hay Timothy, $14(416 per ton;
clover, $11012; grain, ll(ftl2; cheat,
$11(312.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 1717so per
dor.en.
nutter Fancy creamery, 25aj27iv'c.
Potatoes Oregon fancy, 85(g95c;
common, (i580c.
Apple Fancy $1.76(32.60 per box;
choice, $1 01.25.
llipi Choice, 1004, 2324c per
pound.
Wool Valley, 20o per pound ; East
ern Oregon, 1618cj mohair, choice,
2831o per pound.
Adulterated Infant Food Kill Half
Million Year.
Chicago, April 8. Nearly half
million babies died in the United
Htatea last year from the effect of adul
terated infant foods, poison used in
coloring butter and candy, formalde
hyde in milk, and other import article
of diet turned out by fraudulent manu
facturer. Data to pove thi assertion
were produced before the meeting of
the executive committee of the National
association of State Dairy and Food
Departments, which met today at the
Grand Northern hotel.
A bitter war in the ranks of tlie asso
ciation is exxcted to be revealed.
Food commissioner from different
states, health officer and olflcer of the
National association are in attendance.
Differences of opinion concerning the
alleged adulteration are Raid to he re
sponsible for the Rtrife. Paul Pierce,
of Chicago, and K. Allen, of Kentucky,
secretary of the association, are the
leaders of the two factions. Mr. Allen
ha come to Chicago to look after his
interest.
The claim of enormous fatality among
infant last year resulting from impure
food i made by J. N. Hurty, secretary
of the Indiana state board of health.
Mr. Hurty produce figure to show
that 05 per cent of the total death of
infant in A merica last year were due
to poisons administered in impure foods
and the deadly concoctions placed on
the market by fraudulent food - menu
facturer. He produce statistic to
show that more than 700,000 infant
died in the United States lost year.
"If Mr. Unity's figures are correct.
said Mr. Pierce, "and I believe they
are, an army of 455,000 infant was
murdered last year by food adulter'
tions. They were poisoned by infant
foods and dye and chemicals contained
in the diet their mother have fed them
in an effort to appease their appetite,
to (atisfy their natural deeire loi nour
ishiuent and rear them healthfully to
maturity.
"When such conditions as these are
harrawing our land, when these baby
killing lood adulterators are permitted
to stalk forth among us, blighting our
borne, feeding ou the live of our
children to (atten their purses, i it not
time that pure food worker regarded
mine other subject of greater import
than whisky, to the adulteration of
which they have lately devoted moet of
their energy? "
REVENGE IS TAKEN.
Russian Bomb-Thrower Mutilate an
Enemy of Socialist.
Lodz, Russian Poland, April 3. Po
lice Commissioner Ezabalovicz, of the
Second district, was seriously injured
today by a bomb, which was thrown at
him in the street.
The police commissioner had been
summoned by telephone to come to the
otlice of the chief of police, and started
on foot, followed by a policeman. The
former noticed, at the corner of Kon-
stuntinoek and Zawan-ki streets, a
poorly clad man carrying a basket. As
Sxabalovici approached, the man sud
denly burled a bomb, which exploded
w ith terrific force, blowing on the com
missioner's feet and Beverly wounding
him in the breast. It is feared his in
juries will prove fatal.
The force fo the explosion is judgable
t y the fact that it tore a hole in tho
ground two feet deep and 12 feet in cir
cumference. The accompanying police
man drew his sword and wounded the
commissiotier's assailant on the bead.
When the prisoner was searched a
loaded revolver and some cartridge
were found in hiB pockets. He is re
ported to be dying from the sword cut
received.
TbyO explosion was heard about five
miles away. All the window in the
neighborhood were shattered. People
in adjoining houses were thrown to the
floor.
Szabalovicx is hated by the Socialists.
He is charged with killing a Sociality
during the disturbances here in Decem
ber lout.
Norwegian "Colony for Nevada.
Reno, Nev., April 3, The Norwe
gian of Minnesota and the Dakota
plan to establish an immense colony in
Nevada. A representative arrived here
this week, and ia now carrying out the
plans. It i planned to secure a tract
of several thoiiHand acres of unclaimed
land in the central portion of the state,
construct an irrigation system and
place it ready for the plowman. When
this is done, arrangements are already
made to have thousand! of Norwegian
families come to the state and place
tlie land under cultivation.
Oregon Used Up tha Funds.
Washington, April 3. Seventeen
special agents of the land office in var
ious western states were lurlougne.1
today on account of shortage in funds.
A large part of the appropriation for
special agents has been consumed in
the employment of special onicers en
gaged in running down frauds in Ore
gon. Secretary 'Hitchcock deemed it
more important to get at the bottom of
facts in Oregon than to conduct exten
sive formal examinations elsewhere.
Coal Miners' Scale Renewed.
Philadelphia, April 8. The soft coal
operator late this afternoon stated that
they had practically agreed to renew
the wage seale. This will prevent the
threatened strike of 50,000 miners in
the bitnminoda district. A joint con
ference of the operators and miners will
be held in Altoona tomorrow to com
plete the arrangement.
Rushing Supplies to the Front.
St. Petersburg, April 3. More than
ten trains, stocked with provisions and
war material, are leaving St. Peters
burg daily (or Vladivostok.
NEW MEN NAMED
President Announces Reorganiz
ation of Canal Commission.
ONLY ONE OLD MEMBER REMAINS
Consist of Sevan Member!, but All
Actual Work Will Be Dona
by Three Only.
Washington, April 4. The pres'dent
ha carried out Ins plan for ttie reor
ganixation of the Isthmian canal com
mission aa to the personnel and busi
ness methods, generally on the line of
the legislation be suggested to congress
at the last seseiion, which failed in the
crush of business in the closing boor
Today, within half an hour after the
president departure from Washing
ton, Secretary Taft, directly in charge
of canal matters, made public the
name of members of the new commis
sion and the division of dutie among
them. Only one member of the old
commission was reappointed, uenja
min M. Harrod. Otherwise the com.
mission is new from top to bottom, tor
there is a ton and bottom and consider
able difference in the function and
pay of the commissioner. Finding be
was obliged legally to appoint reven
commissioners, the president did so,
but be carried out hi own plan by
making three of them practically the
full commission. The other four,
though bearing the title of commission
ers, not only receive a much lowef com.
pensation. but are assigned much
smaller fields of activity.
The personnel ol the new commis
sion is a follow: ineooore r
Shonts, chairman; Charles . Magoon,
governor of the canal zone; John r
Wallace, chief engineer; Rear Admiral
M.T. Endicott, United State navy;
Brigadier General Peter C. Hains,
United State army (retired); Colonel
Oswald M. Ernst, corps engineer, Unit
ed State army; Benjamin M. Harrod.
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FIFTY MINERS ARE ENTOMBED.
Double Explosion Wrecks Shaft and
Kills Majority of Men.
Rentnn. 111.. Anril 4. Some 50 min
er were entombed today in Joepeh
Leiter's mine at Zeigler by a terrinc
explosion of gas, and it is probable that
an nr 40 of the buried men are dead.
Thus far four bodie have been found.
When between 35 and 40 miner bad
descended into the mine today to . re
sume work, a terrific explosion blew
the timbers about the mouth of the
ine high into the air.
Czar Still Hopes to Win.
St. Petersburg, April 4. A meeting
of all the member of the Grand Ducal
ciicle was held in the palace of the
Grand Duke Vladimir late last night,
at which the czar was present and at
which the question ol war or peace was
thoroughly discussed. A majority o(
those present favored the beginning of
peace negotiations, but tlie Grand
Duke Vladimir and his intimate asso
ciate stated that in their opinion it
would be far better to continue the
fighting, at least Vtt the present. Thia
view apparently met the czar's view.
Awful Havoc by Bomb.
St. Petersburg, April 4. Seventy
persons, 30 artillerymen acd 40 Chi-
ne.se, were killed Monday by the terrific
explosion of a bomb in the artillery de
pot at Harbin, Manchuria. The man
who canned the explosion waa also
killed. The entire laboratory, a huge
establishment, waa wrecked, and 10,
000,000 projectiles were destroyed 2,
000 packing cases containing 5,000
each. Millions of other projectiles, not
yet completed, were made useless. .
a
Rates of Desertion! from Navy.
Washington, April 4. In a abate
ment issued today by Rear Admiral
Converse, chief o( the Bureau of Navi
gation, it is shown that of an enlisted
force o( 30,060 men in the navy, only
10.7 per cent deserted.
BOWEN IS UPHELD.
Has Not Exceeded Hii Instruction In
Dealing with Castro.
Washington, March 81. Dr. Jose do
Jesus Paul, special representative ol
President Castro, bad an Interview to
day with the president respecting tho
issue that have arisen between Vene
zuela and the United State. Dr. Paul
appear to believe that these issue
might be settled by a change in the
American legation in Caracas, in view
of the (trained relation between Presi
dent Castro and Mr. Bo wen. He ia
await in the text of the communication
from President Caatro to the American
minister relative to the arbitration pro
po'al, which document is en .route to
Washington by mail.
A an impression apparently prevail
to some extent, not onl in Vennezu
ela, but in thia country, that Miniater
Bowen has incurred the ill will of
President Castro by an excess of zeal
in the presentation of the American
claim against Venezuela, it may be
stated that official inquiry from Wash
ington baa developed the fact that Mr.
ISowen merely presented to the Vene
zuelan government the precise instruc
tion sent to him (rom the State depart
ment relative to arbitration; that he
did not add to nor take (rom those in
structions in the slightest degree, bnt
in (act effaced himself, so the fact is
that the State department and not Mr.
Bowen is responsible for this present
ment which haa so stirred the Vene
zuelan government.
In view of the statement (rom Dr.
Paul touching Mr. Bowen, it can b
added upon the highest authority that,
in view of the adminsitration, the
doctor has no official standing and
whatever communication be makes to
the president or State department can
not have any weight or bearing. If
President Castro is dissatisfied with
Mr. Bowen, be must have recourse to
the regular diplomatic channel and
communicate that (act formally to this
government, which cannot receive rep
resentations on the subject from other
source. '
MILL IS IN RUINS.
Bannockburn Property at Albany is
Ravaged by Fire.
Albany, Or., Much 31. The old Al
bany woolen mill, a brick building
being operated by the Bannockburn
Woolen Mills company, of Portland,
was Wednesday entirely destroyed by
fire, involving the owners in a loss of
about $50,000, and the city in a loss in
payroll and general expenditure intb
city's stores that cannot be replaced in
years. While the Bannockburn Woolen
Mills company will not suffer a loss
greater than tbe figures given above,
the building could not be duplicated
for lees than $75,000. It coat that
when built, and later some $20,000
more was spent upon it.
The fire originated in the drying
room, in a wooden annex or basement
built below the main floor of the build
ing, on the water front. It is sup
posed to have been started by an ex
plosion in the steam drying apparatus,
though the exact origin is not known.
The flames shot quickly np the big
power belt to the first floor of the main
building. Here the greasy floor and
woodwork (urniched (uel (or tbe flame
acd in a moment the entire building
was on fire.
The building, with all the valuable
and intricate machinery, ia a total loss.
There were no manufactured products
on hand, hence the losses are confined
to buildings, machinery and the small
amount of taw material. The large
boiler and engine are thought to be un
injured, though some explosions that
were heard from the direction of the
engine and drying rooms may have in
jured the big machinery.
Pennsylvania Miners Will Strike.
Altoona, Pa., March 31. The oper
ators and miners of the central bitu
minous district of Pennsylvania, after
being in conference in this city almost
continuously since March 10 endeavor
ing to agree on a wage scale to go into
effect on April 10, adjourned finally to
day without coming to an agreement.
The failure to agree means a suspen
sion of work by the 16,000 organized
miners of the district at the end of the
present week. The employers demand
a 10 per cent reduction, but the men
say it is beyond consideration.
Awaits Creditors' Approval.
Washington, March 31. Interest at
the State department centers in the at
titude of the French and Belgian cred
itors towards tbe recent settlement
with Santo Domingo. It is realized
there that an unfavorable reply on their
part might cause an embarassing situ
ation, in view of the action which this
government has already taken. These
creditors have, in all, claims of $16,
000,000 against Santo Domingo, and
their attitude toward the agreement is
of great importance.
Commission on Port Arthur's Lo!.
St. Petersburg. March 31. ft a. m.
The membership, of thej.-ommission
to investigate the circumstances o( th
surrender o( Port Arthur, nnder the
presidency of General Roop, has been
announced. It consists of General
Reuberg, of the engineers; GiebenckofI
and Kamaroff, of the infmitry ; Denton-
enkoff, Krijanorsky and Bogaviesky, of
the artillery; and Admirals DikoO and
Doubasoff . The sitting will begin at
the middle of May.
All but American Treaty Ratified.
Berne. Switzerland, Marah 31. The .
Bundesrath today ratified all 'the pend
ing treaties of commerce with the ex- -
ception of the treaty with the United
States. Further negotiations regarding
the latter will be necessary because of
the action of the American senate in
modifying what is regarded a an es
sential clause of the treaty.