THE
OREGON
MIST
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VOL. XXil. " - 1 ; ' ', , i
sl HELENS, OUKUOX, FJIIOAY, APRIL 14, 1903. NO. 18.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
. A r I It... ." A.ru ii. Hwmtnr
In 8 lonacnseu .unu iur uur
Busy Readcn
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Raaums f L,,t ,n,,Por'"n, bul
Nut Ult Interesting Events,
of the Past Week.
Jaiiip ,inilra have txwn mu
k..-,t...l (of Hioniro.
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The Jni "avf eompieie pians
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Ilu VI'l v.ioii ii.rtiii.Bi.oii.
i.-i field I,. .i.ri.l
hi. ii,..l'itMi Into Urn !..il.Ka of lha
KuiuUmI "l l Kan.aa.
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I.UII n'i-i now in
Knlirliu ! J'Uliiaa ai'i'hlpiitally killnl
a iimu l" I l 1 inililatnt.
Thp ll.lfl trial of Jmli rallKrwitl tor
elm iininti-r ol I aar lining liaa lii
Ii.ii.piI a am III oMor to gvl Itvw
Willi
Ku.a an n.-l iya .ia. a iiian.
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Ihrri ir. I..'lnk' it Into f launn-hla a. l
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iiij'innit f"'ir .tiiU,
T!, U'iMiiaii fl.ft ran't pi-t Into Hal
,n nn I nmy w ' a llnli h ialaml
Thr I'iiI. ll ( ait Itollra iiialrim liaa
(mI.v north to ri-i np lu nliality .
Tin' irnm.i.Ti alr ka in (hiait la
llio niii of many riot. Hit'aa'
hirtu'lr.l ii-l a.rloU ruofllila Iip
wvtiiM-l U'tarrn jxilii-a ami atriknra.
fontn.lli r of lha In aaury haa
I. .,ir. a .If- Iiioii I. with li I i-oiiilfinii
tin- Iiiii iinr t a r I it.i'ti I for aii-lii g
Hi In,,,, I irlji.-. on Irrigation malarial,
In .olaiion of ll." vrry law the govpru
mi-iit U Irtlng to rntorrv
H.i,t..r rUtt ia
nun Ii lltiirurl III
bmUI.
Tur l.iiili-.l.ip M imraota haa hwil
aun'.liiny Uiuiolicsl.
Jloii.tn ! of Mraiiin air killr.l hjr
Hip i. of a rrw-ivoir at MailrlJ,
Hjuiii.
Tin1 Jji'miriw gi.rrrntiii-nl haa rnlrnl
Riw.ibhi ,.,ii,.i.k from aCVxIar IUOil
l,,4, iiuiitilm iiin-r,
I: k'lil inrii arm killnl at Alliaolii
Viiii'ino, hy ihr I'lrinalnrx rioanni uf
a thari;!' of jMiwih'r.
Th it. IVirralmrt w ar nflioa" clalma
tlmt tin. IU1 tr fl.Tt haa rtuilnl T"tf'a
i on I will rm li VluiliviMiok in
aahtjr,
Kxritmnla at III tuna Innaima.).
lu h. ili dial inn. ii am mora raiia
lili' ! littri.tiinK tha ml, rota than mm I
aUrl,,i,l,
Tip gi'vprnmt'til ia aflrr the Klamath
Irrigation company, in K.iulhern tie-
K"ii, for ilivrrlii g watrr fmiti the K
ni uh rivrr w uhout t-armiaalon f run
TIip Intrral graml Inry at Portland
ha. DuiiilitHl ita work ami ha lawn ilia-
iiiii, N vi ii mora Irnlirliiirnta were
rpturiip.1 Mate K nator IWhiIIi ami hla
hroihrr are among thoae linpllraiptl In
itio laical iliM liwurra ol laml ftauila
Thriii humliml American marinea
havp hm-n aiinl lo Hiiti to (fcimiiigu
Two proiiilm-itt Met lean arlenliala
l.ilare that the talH'Wttrm will kill
conaiiiiiptinn gi-rma.
K ir!a from lha interior ol Imlla
liw tlmt lniiulrrla ol aohliera were
kiHel hy the rweiit rarth.iuaka
Tim Illil aifainat tha Hlaiidartl Oil
Minpany hna Ut-n rurrlml into North
Dakota hy tho iiilp)tultiit ilealera.
I'arla i in a ferment over the anp
poainl p,,t agamat the Kretich repuhlic
More promiiiunt men have laien arreat,
xl.
Ori-K'.n hna aectired ierfe't title for
The i,ill.(',.i.i canal and the work
Wlllaoonheluki.it no liv tha iroverll. I
maul.
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llie atrike threaten lo eprend to other
Imuich,-. TMi.lde lietw'n the liar-
nipiilmiikera' union and Montgomery,
am ('o. wua the atari of tho atrike.
he annual parade of tha Ilorae
tiiiarda, nlway heretofore one o( the
iiioHt K.clMcnlr military cereiiionlea ol
.on T,nir in Kiiaaln, rlilelty notamo
mi year hy the ahaeuro of the ctar,
wlio wn afraid to ahow lilmaeK.
hiiirmnn Hhimla, ol tho rnama
raniil coinniiaalon, aay tho work will
l" donn on htialnea principle and
without any politlci.
Another m..i..r.l i riba, nl f'liliaim
teamattii ia on,
Thu Jiipancao miiln army I advano
i"K to envelop the Ituaaiau Hank.
Four ieioii were killed In a Nea
.....i k-iituii were aiiu-u in m
Y"rk" t-r -..
Runlnti liKiiaant nioha are hnrnina
tid looting (.Htutoa In the llnltlo pro-
viiice.
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A l.hlciiLro .ft Vnrtliw'itMtern train tie
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iien driven from Clinton to Iloon,
"wa., a dinUiic.u of 203 mile, In 181)
nil null
A voluntary Incrcano o( 10 per cent
In wage haa heon given employe ol
mn inteiHliilii Htonl work lit lliuiren
turn, Ta.
I' lrc rnuaod a pnrilo amnnir the gueat
of 1 "hot el , at llii ff a lo , N . Y.,
whiri
Mn uni -. " i T!"!!?!!
Han.brough Says Next 8lon
o Uavoted to Rata Qu.ttl
i-im.HKi,, oi Nunh Dakot.
.iv-h-hU) of adjustment oi ti,uiiti
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Ion ho paaae.1 and thi nothing i
dona in lha ImuiedaU fuitirtt lookim
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mi moei rimnitititf com l on wm
Mr. Ifaiiahmiigh la a Ntrong protection
i.., iit ocncvea llin dialing tsr
ftlllllll.l Id. tM.llL.ll I ... . . I
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w) ina roiiriuaiori tut tlio stand patte
..... w.m mn r. n,n .rmii(,ut i),t
rvlloii ll immMir.
Ua think tha poatiionvmciit of tl
lira tension until (Molar 15 put a
M.t t an ciianro oi larill revision
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"" "potion, ami me view ia sharp.)
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"'""7 ""'' men in Waahliuito
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.. m ii.il r. n .. lb. dl. 1
i.ir I Hit puri-mi of iiaaaimi a railr ...I
I rule mil will t,t fl, opiMirtunitv
'it'lf another ami. weiuhiv ioi.ii;.
"'" fra that cugrci.
1.1 rM.a.i ma u,n lima froi iolr I
,i --. T in "iKoiiiiig roniimt
,r" in-Hiiig mu lor ai iiini woi
IIM fiirtlivrmora U-lifvi-a that thtt l
ofthrwi M-ka im-diiig ihn holi.U
! Will IW ttlll oil mnilll prvlp;
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iniaiiiraa m u, anon.l
"' in laouarr. ill ma oiili.loli
Will I Iff Mil M.t.iltli I.. .1.. .11
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I ilia aniire loiia - Hit. li-avmu no in.,-
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ronaiilioailoii of a tariff lull. Tl
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lMK the ailuatloli, aa hraii it. M
llai.alirongli liaa aliilitij all hoi of
nav.ng lha tariff rvvianl.
IPUT NO TRUST IN MINUS
Fortification E apart Favor Subma
rina for Coaat Oofanta
.Nplrl. H I.. Auri 1 1 . Th thir.1
jw.nimillwi of H,p lortiliia'lon Uiht, of
lili'li Aihulral Iharli-a ,N. Thomaa, I
H ia rliainnan, ia ilcvoiiiig aiHf ial
attention lo Ihn ilangrra incidi'i.t to ll
ua ol auhiiiariiia iinni-a, ami it ia
Irarniil thai rn.ihaaia aill l ilarl on
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nip immt ior iinni-a lor nariair nririiap
iariiaaug thia auhin-t, a tminU r of
lha nimtnillrY aaiil lla)':
Mm- cannot U ri-lml on in limra
f war. Trlala given auhuiaiiiira
.arragatri ly rraultiil uitaotrita
fully, line rhii lly In tin- atrong rnirrt.t
lii k Kuril tihutigli Hip harhor an, I
nitraurra to tha Iwy aiol liiak- llnn
ti fniaa ritrrn.rly tlangprnua. Thia i
oiiai ltha ImiMiitniil aul'I'vM lliat tlir
fortiflrallon l.nl haa alrraily taki-n y
and will Ihomuiilily naiiiinn ilnrinij
Ih lnKrli.,ii of fortiflratioiia aiul Hit-
lain) ami fhaitliig ih li'i .
Tha ralattllahnl In it that a rimnW
I Ihn KiiMlan arahia rre Mown til
hy thrlr own auhinarina mii.ra, ami lha
prrarnt pranirv In r.nglan-l of ilia
i-aulitig aitlnnariiia m.l.n tli-lonwa lo a
gmal rllrlit in harlxir. alirri- thi-r arr
wnlr rliantii-la to rlrfwtil ami hrrt I hp
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ililra ar anting, ami ('lacing tlu-ra aul-
marine hoaia, haa athlril M tha acntl
n.piit in favor of rriacii'K miiipa with
Uata."
I JAPANESE EQUALLY CONFIDENT
Believe Nutalan Fleet Hat Secret Bate
in Pacific Ocean.
Tokio, April 1 1. Vice Admiral Il.v-
jeatvetky a aeronil I aclcll Kjuailron
haa not heen rrlnrtr.! a nice ll paacil
rllngapore. Ita wherealHiiita ami the
plana of Itoicalvoioky are auhjirla of
the kernel aiiectilatloii
ll ia (itiite generally aaaume.1 tliat
Itojeatvenaky ha not ih-aire an imme
diate hattle ami that lie will attempt
In reach Yladivoatok, where there are
docka and alioiaa. or aeire a l-atie. The
latter mm rite ia deemed unaatialactory,
mi account of noor facililiea and the
damror of nolillcal ruiiildiealiuiia.
Many helteva tliat tlin Uiimn navai
rommamler liaa a aeinu remicivoua m
the raclllc iM-ean, and that he will
ieilil unit the China aea and go
rd of the I'hiliiiine. If Vladi-
voatok ia l.ia ohleclive, the l'acitlo
cni.aidered to he more lavorwhle for the
accoinpliahnieiit of hi itirwa, al
though it largely depends on Kojeat
vmiakv hilnaidf .
The Japaneae newapMT and puhllc
einreaa re ef anil tileaanra over llie l-
pr -aril ol the Kuaaian r.,uadr,., nd
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co.ifldem - e that Togo w ill w In.
Put Togo Between Two Flrea.
Hi. relerahurg. April 11. mere la
reaaon lo liellevo inai ice ai
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i,,tvM1aky' entrance into the t'hlna
, U1 j,,,,, fllowtil hy order lor the
eniiaer which have ticen reany tor
anmn time at VladlVoatok to put to aea
Their appearBiice oulaide the rtiailattnl
of Vladivoalok will coiiatitute a poten
tial threat agnlimt Admiral Togo' rear
which will compel the relentlou in or
diaimtch of a nnmlier ol llghttnu lilp
to JaPMiieae watera. Tim Admiral
Toifo aeeuiB to ho uctllrtllv placed he-
Iweon two flrea
New Mexican Steamer Line.
MexleoCity. April 1 1 . Conaiilnmhle
nroirreaa ha heen nittdo toward tha In-
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nPlZZ
la nrohahlo that teniiira of tho new
line will l-ein their trips next month,
Tlie oiinatlon haa ariaen aa to whether
Iat..iner.ahallcllat Cuhan porta, aa
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nrl inveuiieu aim emu tt.w ..............
TllB R0VI,rnnint ohjects to making atop
at Cl7,mn lx,rtll) i,t it i,op0d to u-
euro Ita conaent to thia.
Deilgn for Mexico' New Coin.
MeticoClty, April 11 . rroanieni
& vhe re-1
designs hit ine now ""..
Dial ha laattwl a decree regiihiting the
1.UO..U. "iTinii'i - : .
puhlio. rrnvlalon
ill ..i., ....tt
coin, of $.0 -J TS'.CtlJ
VISION. pflln tit Tnillllnl west rn mn nun I i iLnmy n.uT..mlin.
r m m ihiinhm i : . m -
Will 1 V -f A 1 1 III lllllll
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Federal Grand Jury Has Secrets
of Beef Trust.
BOOKS GARFIELD DID NOT FIND
Chicago Inquliitor Diva Into Eight
Trunk Containing Slory of
Packer' Dealing.
Chicago, April 11. The content of
eight myiuterloii trmika, unearthed hy
Kovernmeiit atKTet aervlre men In the
vaulta ol the .National Kale Dcpoait
company, occupied the attention U.dy
oi ine l eiii ral gramj Jury which ia in
vetigtit,j lha affuira of the heef Iruat.
A eiitipoeua ducea twiim for 1'anli l
I'ii k ham, eecrctury of the aaf deiHwit
ipany, wua iaaiied hy Judge Undia
to force the company to pnaluie the
trunk In the Jury room. The trunk
were taken to the ollice ol 1'iatrict At
torney Morrialon, where, it ia (aid,
they were oiwned and their content
elBlllillinl.
What the tiunka contained and what
coiinection they have wiih the cane ia
not known, aa the government ollicialr.
refuae to diavuaa the matter, declining
to either deny or confirm the explana
tion current that the trunk niiirht lie-
long to the packer.
I'latrirt Attorney Morriaion inatitul-
itl the artioti hy which the tlimk were
aeixeil after a witmna, whoae Identity ia
rt'fnlly gilanled, hail atartltil the
lirunil Juror with ri-vela'.ion aa to the
former hiiaiutna methiala of the pack-
era. He ia aaiil lo have teat Kiel that a
louhte eyateui of bookkeeping had been
mpluyeil hv o-rUin packing lirma, one
art ol hooka ahoa ing the aecret relutiona
il the allt-getl combine and living ac-
i-raaihle u y to Iruateil euiployi a, and
he other wt allowing flgurea to whlcli
the packer invited the attention of the
government rxa-rle who invent igated
for I'liiiimiaaioner (iarf)eld.
While Mr, l'n kliain declined to dia
lime the identify of the ier.in or lier-
pona who atortd the trunka with l.ia
ouipauv, he adii.ittnl that thia waa
lone on March 23, three dnya alter the
giaud Jury began ita inveligatioiie.
huppiclon have tni-n enlertainiil for
a long lime by the Federal olliciala con
nected lib the investigation that the
readintaa with which the pHtking dnn
eliiuiiiil an rxamiiiatinn ol their
hooka by the government exerta waa
not allotietber genuine. The work of
the rn-cret aervice oratnr8 produceil
null It , it ia anid, which tended to
trpiigthrn ther-e auapicoiia, and when a
witueaa who teatinctt more man a ween
go let drop the hint that Commirwion-
er (.arllcld' exarta had not ccn all
he Uuika ol the imckcre, he wua called
iihiu to explain.
NO EIGHT-HOUR LAW ON CANAL
European Nation Wiil A po nt En
gineer to Adv. Commission.
Washington, April 11. Chief En-
nicer Wallace, ol llie latiuuian canai
cummieaioii, hail an interview Willi
ivvrelary Taft today, ill which the con-
itioiia on the canal were dim'iistntl.
Afterward Mr. Wallace met thoae
mcmlH'ra of the cnnimiion who Xtv in
be city. Aa to tho right of the com-
mirwinn to employ lanor tor more xnan
itiht hour per ilay, there is a belief
that the eight-hour law does not apply
i the canal tone.
Chief K.ngineer Wallace pays that it
ould verv aerioiialy iiiiiile work to
ave the eight-hour law in effect dur-
ig the construction of the canal. It
ould lie imiHtsoble to make uniform
ours tor all labor, Im'anoe some labor
most lie employed 12 hours, while 10
lours ia the rule lor moat ot the wort-
ingmen.
The session of the canal commission
kIhv was devolcd to an explanation ol
i mlmg conditions on the isthmus, en-
ineeriiiR and otherw ise, by I hie! hn
incer Wallace, whoattended tho meet-
ig as a commissioner for the lirst tune.
hairuiiiu 8hont is exjwtiHl to be
resent at the meeting tomorrow.
American Squadron I Out.
Manila. April 11. The American
Ice consul at Singapore reorts that a
uaaian fleet consisting of six hattle-
lips, SIX cruiser, SIX convent, cru.n-
rs, eight torpedo Is-at destroyers, one
wnita b ud. one repair ship ami in
dliers, have passed Singapore, bended
ils wsv. The American cruiser Hal-
Igh, thu torpedo boat destroyers Rarry
ml Chauncey and the enpply sli p
eneriil Alvarmlo, have been dispatch-
I lo patrol the west coast of Palawan
Ulaiid to enforce neutrality. Jliree
other dcatroycr are preparing to sail.
Can't Convict for Deporting Miners.
Crlm.lt) Creek, Col., April U. Pia-
trict Attorney Clarence Hamlin today
.lied the esses ol the people against
elson Franklin and 4tl other promin
ent citixena of Cripplu Creek district
ho were charged with the deportation
erlaln arsou August "0 last anil
rior to that time, and with looting
ii ion stores. Mr. Hamlin said the
case had already caused an expense of
rlv f.0()0 and in hia opinion there
as small chance of convicting.
Brands Officer a Coward.
Ounshu Pass, April 11 Uencral
I.inlevitch has pilloried a numher ot
Ulcers who displayed cowardice during
the battle ot Mukden, publicly disgrac-!
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Chairman Shontr Say It Wlh Furnlth
tha Right Men.
Chicago, April 10. Western men
are to have a long leeway allowance in
tho (election of capable engineer and
contractor lor the work of the Panama
c inal. Not that there I goine to be a
acctloual diacrimlnation in relucting
the ulx)rdlnats who aervo under the
new canal conuniwilori, 1ut, a Chair
man T. P. HhontR aaid today:
"We wih to employ thy men who
have practical knowledge ol direct con
tmction work, who can do the beet and
moat effective work for the government
In the ahorteat reaaonnble time and for
the heat legitimate price and I love
weatern men.
"I had intended to make certain an-
polutmenta before my departure for the
r.aal, lint tor purely buainea reaaon I
have decided to hold them off. I have
for New Vort tomorrow, and from there
go to aahingtoii, to lc with the com
miaaion until audi time in the near fu
ture a I can leave for Panama.
"In nelerting superintendent, fore
men, engineers and the other "killed
labor to tie employed on the canal, we
will dig up the man that can think,
act and do honestly in the lnt way for
the beat interest of the United State
government. We want the practical
man who haa had construction exieri
ence. And Weatern men in railway
work have had this."
DEAD BY THOUSANDS.
Whole Town Destroyed by Recent
Indian Earthquake.
Calcutta, April 10. Telegraphic
communication with Jlhariusala has
lieen restored. The latest accounts
show that the earthquake waa even
more disastrous than at flist believed.
Of a total Mpulation of nearly 6,000 in
the town of Kangra, It is believed that
only fiOO are lett alive. Many of these
have fled.
01 the Jtolice only a deputy insector
and four sergeant are alive. Many
iiile are still imprisoned in the ruins.
Dharmaala, Kangra, Palanpur, Dha
wan and all of the neighboring villages
were completely wrecked. Si-an-ely a
building remains standing. Not much
damage was done at llaripur, Peragopi
pnr, Nadaum or Hamirpui.
Huyanpur, having a population of
about 0,000 soul, ia reported to be in
ruin.
The abock still continue. There is
no neas from Kulu valley. According
to native rumors, a great amount of
damnge has heen done. Anolliciul dis
patch from rharmsala says the place is
a scene of desolation. Owing to the
scarcity of labor, great difficulty i ex
perienced in excavating the ruins, but
the lioorkha are doing excellent work.
CAVALRY IS RAIDING.
Rutsian Band Roam Around Enemy's
Flank and Rear.
Harbin, April 10. Detachments of
Kussian cavalry are actively reconnoi
tering the Japanese flank and even the
rear. One detachment of them has
e-en penetrated to Krdakilxie, where
tt was brought to a stop by Japanese
entrenchments. Ik-fore retiring, how
ever, it is said they succeeded In cut
ting the railroad and burning the depot
and stores.
llie detachment brought back news
that a fortnight tgo a mixed Japanese
division of 10,000 men with artillery
left the Japanese rear and disnpeRred
into Mongolia and was followed a few-
days ago by another detachment of 6,
000 men. These troop are expected to
appear in tho region of Boduru, which,
unfortunately, is connected with the
base by only oor roads. Kirin i lu
the same plight, and the loss ol the
narrow Range rolling Btoek abandoned
at Mukden is especially felt.
Chinese reiKirt that the Japanese are
energetically transporting siege guns
towaid Kirin.
A heavy Bnow fell again Friday, but
it is melting and swelling the rivers.
As an indication of the poplarity of
the old veteran, .ienen$l Liuievitch, he
is receiving hundreds of telegrams of
congratulation on hi appointment as
commander in duel.
Extradition Treaty with Panama.
Panama, April It). Ratifications of
the extradition treaty between the
Cnited State and Pannma signed here
May 25, 1004, were exchanged today.
This treaty was one of the first conven
tions between the two countries and
was prepared in some haste to meet
conditions on the isthmus giowiug out
of the influx there from the United
Slates of a numlier of adventurers at
tracted by the prospectant active opera
tions on the canal. This convention is
in the latest form, and covers crimes ot
a serious character.
Cotton Will Work for Morales;
Washington, April 10. Colonel G.
It. Cotton, who ia to be supervising
collector of the Dominican revenues,
was at the War department toduy pre
vious to his departure to Santo Do
mingo. He received flnaf instructions
from Secretary Taft regarding his duty.
He was especially instructed that in
all he was doing or should do in Santo
Domingo he was not the agent of the
United States, but the agent of Presl -dent
Morales.
Health Good on Canal Zone.
-Washington, April 10. The report
ol Colonel tJorgas, chiel sanitary otlicer
l . . TT 1 . I
in me minima ca.iai sooe, ior toe
month of February, a to the health
cond tiona existing among the canal
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lendable. !
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
CANAL DEED IS CLEAR NOW
No Further Obstacles to Construc
tion of Cut by Government.
Palem The Celilo canal commission,
composed ol the governor, cretary of
tate and stale treasurer, has signed the
deed conveying to the United States
the right of way for the construction of
a government canal between The Dalle
and telilo.
At the request of the government
officials, the atate haa several time
made correction in conveyances In
order to remove defects from the chain
of title, and now the commission feels
confident that the title is perfect and
that there is nothing, so far as the
right of way is concerned, to prevent
the government from proceeding with
the construction of the canal.
The canal right of way cost the atate
$74,000.
The Portage Railway commission,
which is coniosed of these same offi
cers, held a meeting and received the
report of the engineer in charge of the
work on the portage road. The report
show satisfactory progress, though it
is stated that a "walking delegate" ap
peal e 1 on the scene last week and in
duced the workmen on the piledrivers
to strike tor a nine-hour day at the
-ame pay received for a ten-hour day.
As a consequence the bridgework was
retarded.
The greater part of the grading and
bridgework has been completed, and
one and three-quarters mile ot track
have been laid. Four car of steel rails
have been received and the track-laying
will proceed rabidly. To all appear
ances, the road will be completed by
the appointed time. May 15. There
are now at work 29 teams and 130 men.
Reseeding Done In Wasco.
The Dalles Farmers whose crops
were damaged hy the severe weather of
February have about finished reseeding,
and the new-sown grain is coming op
nicely. It is estimated that about ten
per cent of the fall-sown grain in the
Count v froze out, and had to be reseed-
el. This has been a heavy expense on
those w hose grain was frozen, and as
spring sowing never vields .as good
crops as fall sow ing, unless the season
is unsuually favorable, the wheat crop
this vear will be somewhat shorter
than that of 1!H)4, although, so far, the
weather has lsfen most favorable, and
crops are making an excellent growth.
The season is al least a month earlier
than last vear, which will enable the
gardeners and orchard!! to market
their crops early, and thereby get the
advantages of high prices that always
prevail early in the season.
Assessment Soon to Begin.
Pendle on The deputies appointed
by Assessor Strain to take the assess
ments and the state census will com
mence their work immediately. The
work will be continued, but the values
of the property will not be placed by
Mr. Strain until late in the season,
when he learns what stand the assess
or ot counties having railroads will
take regarding value. Mr. Strain is
in favor of placing the values of all
proerty at their true worth. Umatilla
county would thu show a property
statement of nearly $30,000,000.
Oregon Fruit Crop is Assured.
Weston Tlie snow on the foothills
has been a boon to the fruit and straw
berries on the Weston and Basket
mountains, near here having kept the
blooms from maturing and being caught
by the nightly frosts. ith the con
tinuance of the cool weather nntil the
proper time tor the trees to bloom the
fruit and berry crop is assured. Wheat
in the Weston distiict generally is in
good condition, and will probably yield
well if the weather continues good.
Halsey Ships Lots of Eggs.
Ilalsey During March the three
mercantile houses of Halsey exported
10,51'0 dozen of eggs. These eggs were
all secured from farmers of the country
adjacent to this city. The farmers re
ceived an average of 17 cents per dozen
for the eggs, making a total of $1,800
distributed among the farmers of this
vicinity in exchange for eggs in one
month. This is a record which cannot
be equaled by any farming district of
the same size in the state. '
Clear Track for Grand Jury.
Salem Judge Burnett has dismissed
all trial jurors until .May 22, the evi
dent purpose being to give the grand
jury time to complete its work of in
vestigating the land fraud coses. The
grand jury has thus far given most of
its time to the investigation ot numer
ous local cases and to the men who are
supposed to have provided the rifle
which Tracey and Merrill used in
effecting their escape from the state
prison in 1902.
Exhibit Independence Fruit.
Independence At a meeting of the
Lewis and Clark club the ladies decided
to place an order with a Portland firm
for 150 dozen of one-half pint jars.
They will fill the jars with various
kinds of fruit, which will bear the
label of the Independence Lewis and
Clark club. They will be given away
to Eastern visitors to Oregon this sum
mer.
Polk Pioneers to Meet June 10.
Dallas The executive committee of
the Polk County Pioneer association
met in Dallas and set June 10 for the
annual reunion of the pioneers of Polk
county, the meeting to be in Dallas.
J. D. Smith, of Dallas, was elected sec
retary to fill the vacancy caused by the
deathe of J. W. Lewis.
SPEND 16,000 ON ITS ROADS
Marion County plans for Better High
ways with Farmers' Aid.
Salem "The people ot Marion coun
ty will contribute $10,000, $15,000 or
perhaps as much aa $20,000 in labor
for the improvement of the public roads
this summer," said County Judge
Hcott, a he finished preparing a num
ber of blank agreements for use in road
districts where the property owners are
circulating subscription papers.
"The county court has decided to
spend it surplus road funds in those
districts where the people contribute
work, and it is very evident that this
year will see more progress in road
building than in any previous year in
the his lory of Marion county. Our plan
is to use what money is necessary in
the building of bridges, and in the re
pair of roads in a few places where
county work is of immediate necessity,
and the balance of the fund will be di
vided among the districts. We do not
know yet what rate of distribution will
be adopted, but the amount distributed
will be enough to encourage the enter
prise of the people in road building by
contributed work."
In the immediate vicinity ot Salem
work to the amount of at least 7,000
will be done, and it will probably much
exceed this amount. The business
men of Salem bave s iliscribed $2,000,
and the connty court $800 more, and
to this the farmers will add $4,200 or
more in contributed work. In nearly
every part of the county agreements
are in circulation for the purpose of as
certaining what donated work can be
secured. The initiative baa been taken
by the farmers, and the county court is
giving whatever help and encourage
ment it can to the movement.
Mount Hood Road Rates.
Oregon City The Clackamas county
court has fixed the charges that shall
be made over the Mount Hood toll
road. In arranging the schedule of
charges, provision is made for automo
biles, for which a charge of $2 each
will be made. In addition to automo
biles the schedule includes the follow
ing items: Four wheeled vehicle,
drawn by one span or yoke, $2, with 40
cents for each additional yoke; vehicle
drawn by one horse, $1.25; saddle
horse, 5 cents; pack horse, 40 cents;
horse or mule, loose, 15 cents; cattle,
losse, 10 cents per head; sheep, goats
and hogs, 2 cents.
Lumbering Picking Up.
Sumpter The lumbering business in
this section is pieking up. The Ore
gon Lumber company has started its
logging camps up along the line of the
Whitney and Tipton branch of the
Sumpter Valley railway, and all are
running ' full blast. Service's saw
mill, located on Deer creek, six miles
below Sumpter, has started sawing on
2,000,000 feet of logs. This mill is ex
pected to run five months on present
orders.. The Sumpter Lumber com
pany is operating its planing mills, but
has not yet made arrangements for cut
ting its logs at the mill south of town.
Wasco County Fair Plans.
The Dalles That Wasco countv
shall be well represented at the Lewis
and Clark is the determination of the
county court. At the session just
closed ex-Countv Assessor C. L.
Schmidt was employed to arrange and
take charge of the county's agricultur-
1, horticultural aud timber exhibit at
the fair. Mr. Schmidt intends to can
vass the entire county and induce pro
ducers to select their best specimens of
fruits, vegetables, grains and grasses.
Before the fair opens he will collect
and arrange the exhibit.
Blue River Exhibit Ready.
Eugene The exhibit of ores from
the Blue river mines for the Oregon
display at the Lewis and Clark ex
position, will be shipped from the
mines to Eugene at once, and trans
ported immediately to Portland.
With what has already been shipped
from there, the exhibit of the Blue
river mines will amount to a carload.
D. H. Wevant, who is the oflicial ore
collector for the state mining exbibit,
has been here to see to the ship
ping ot Blue reiver exhibit.
Lorane Fair May Be Revived.
Cottage Grove The farmers in the
Siuslaw country, near Lorane, are con
sidering the advisability of reviving
the fall fair, which they were accus
tomed to hold until 1903. With in
creased population this fair would un
doubtedly be a success now, if managed
projierly. The Lorane district is a
good farming settlement, 10 miles west
of here, and the farmers find ready
help from the people of this town in
anything they undertake.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 87c per bushel ; blue
stem, 95c ; vallev, 88c.
Oats No. 1 white, $2829 per ton;
gray, $2728 per ton.
Hay Timothy, $14(3:16 pet ton;
clover, $1112; grain, $1112; cheat,
$U12.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 17)c per
dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 22)24o.
Potatoes Oregon fancy, 90c$l;
common, 76(j?85. !
- Apples Fancy, $1.75(32.60 per box;
choice, $11.25.
Hops Choice 1905, 23i25o per
pound.
Wool Valley, 20c per pound ; East
ern Oregon, 1518c per pound; mo
hair, choice, 31832c per pound.
Pumping Problem for Irrigation Haa
Not Been Solvsd.
Washington, April 7. The attention
of the director of the geological sur
vey has been called to the fact that a
misapprehension exists on the part of
certain citizens of Idaho a to tha plan
of tha reclamation service in regard to
some important details relating to the
Minidoka project. This misnnder
standing bas arisen, it i believed, by
reason ol the efforts of many settlers to
anticipate the plana of the engineers
and secure choice holdings of land.
Tho government from the first has
warned intending settlers to go slow in
making entries on the lands embraced
in this project, and baa called particu
lar attention to the fact that the pitas
(or irrigation, especially those involv
ing the pumping plant, were merely
tentative, and could not be worked out
as quickly as those for the gravity sys
tem. While nothing has arisen to pre
vent the ultimate) development of
pumping plant, so many delicate en
gineering features are involved that
careful consideration must be given to
these before any definite conclusion
are reached or the final plans are ap
proved. Thus, apparently, while no reason
exists for believing that the pumping
features of the Minidoka project will
not ultimately be ntilized, the engineers
very wisely bave concluded to give this
question more study and consideration
before recommending it fjr construc
tion. .
YAQUIS ARE SPREADING TERROR
Murder and Pillage Mark Their Trail
Through Mexico.
1 Paso, Tex., April 6. John St.
Clair, a well known prospector, whose
statements are considered reliable, baa
returned from the Yaqui country near
Tree, 8onora, and reports that the In
dians are still on the warpath. He
says that Malpuche, the old chief, is
at the head of a band of over 60 and is
devastating the whole country, mar
d .'ring, pillaging and burning. Grain
and cotton ranches are being abandoned
and the people are going into the towns
for protection.
The whole country is in a state of
panic. Mail routes between the small
towns have been abandoned and pro
visions are getting scarce. Although
the country is overrun with soldiers,
he save, the Indians are fearless and
continue their depredations. St. Clair
does not believe it ia safe for Americana
to go into the Yaqui country at thia
time, as the Yaquis are very hostile to
Americans.
White going from Urea to his camp
in the mountains, St. Clair heard firing
and ran into what had been an Indian
ambascade. He found two dead Mex
icans who had been killed only a few
minutes before he reached the place.
The Yaquis are armed with rifles and
are well supplied with cartridges, St.
Clair says.
HUNDREDS WERE MANGLED.
Results of Earthquake In India Worse
Than First Reported.
Lahore, British India, April 7. At
the particulars filter in from the outly
ing districts, it is being revealed that
thq casualties caused, by the earthquake
of two days ago have been under, rather
than over-estimated. In one spot alone
at Dhamala, it ia reported that rally
1,400 natives have heen killed or in
jured. Of the injured many will die.
Seven of the Europeans previously re
ported hurt have since died, and two
others are in a dying condition.
There is not a house left in the vicin
ity that does not show evidence oi the
trembling of the earth.
This is the report from one district
alone, and as authentic information
comes in it seems certain that the mag
nitude of the disaster will be sufficient
to stir the entire world when tally re
vealed. The Indian government is making
arrangements to relieve all .distress aa
soon aa possible.
Think All Americans are Thieves.
St. Petersburg, April 7. A corres
pondent of the - Journal de St. Peters
burg draws a rare - picture of the dis
honesty which he says pervades the
highest American circles. The precau
tions taken by social leaders to prevent
their guests from being robbed by one
another, and tells of the consternation
produced at a white house reception by
a sudden failure of the lights, the ie
illumination showing that the ladies
had hastily divested themselves ot their
jewels and concealed them, the men
holding their pocketbooks.
Japanese Minister Will Rest.
Washington, April 7. Minister Ta
kahira. of the Japanese legation, called
on Secretary Taft today and told him
that on account of the state ot his
health he would be compelled to leave
Washington for a different, climate.
He also states that there have been no
further developments toward a settle
ment of the war. The secretary and
the minister arranged to communicate
with each other in case anything hap
pens to make it necessary.
Forest Fire on South Mountains. '
Gettysburg, Pa., April 7. Forest
fires burning over an area of thousands
of acres have started in the South
mountains, the line of fire exending a
distance ot three miles. The destruc
tion of valuable lumber is great.