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NEWS OF THE WEEK
fn a Condensed Form lor
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Our
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A R.iuma of th Let ImpbrUnt but
Not Lata Interesting Event
of th Past Week.
Henalor Ileylinrn, of Idaho, haa giv
en waning that lie will fight foreet re
terTea to the U.t.
ll.llour haa reaigneil aa Brltiali pre
mier and Cauipbell-Ilannerman lia
been .uminoned to take charm.
Klre iiaa deatroyad the pattern .tor
age Iioom of the Illinois Hleel company
at Chicago, entailing a loea Of $1,000,
000. Hecretary Bonaparte recommend, the
building ol the new dry dork at the
Puget tound navy yard to coat 11,250,-
000.
' Hint, and dlaordera continue through,
oat Uuaiia, and a Uerman Kjuadion i.
readv to aealat the czar In flight, if ne
ceerary. (The alliea ara not meeting with much
autre, in aacoring their duiu.nd. on
the aultan, and have aeiied anothei
laiand.
Bacretary Hitchcock la so Impreeeed
with the Klamath project that be will
Mt aaida 12,000,000 more to complete
the work.
Onlv tart tilara. vara vacant In the
annate at roll call on the opening day,
viivneu, oi uregon. ano carton, oi
Knaaa, not responding to their names.
Congreeaman Ixirimer, of Chicago,
wanU congreea to appropriate 131,000,
000 for a M-foot channel from the Chi
cago drainage canal to the Miaaiaaippi.
Attorney General Moody eaya rebates
are .till being given by railroada, al
Uilmgli the practice ia not ao general.
His plan to remedy preeent troubles is,
when special favor is discovered to
have been given one shipper, make thai
.peciel favor the future rate. ,
Mora troops have mutinied In Po
land. Ileney will conduct the land fraud
trials in Portland.
An explosion in a Wyoming coal
mine killed 18 men.
Chicago and Milwaukee are now con
nected by an nlectiic railway.
There haa been a violent qnarrel be
tween the caai and Grand Duke Vladi
mir., A Urge part of Moscow, Russia, has
been destroyed by fir set by revolu
tionists. W. C. Bristol haa taken the oatb of
office as United Bute. District attorney
for Oregon.
An unknown person threw a missile
through a window of President Roose
velt special train.
General Corbin haa declined to be
chief of ataff becanse.be says he is not
entitled to the rank.
; A number of sbeepherders, are missing-
in Montana and it ia believed they
have been f roten to death.
Panama and foreign capitalists are
endeavoring to get permifsion to build
a railroad across the isthmus.
A great swindling scheme has been
eiposed in Chicago in which two of
Oregon' land laud fraud artist were
the principals.
Meriwether has been acquitted ol
manslaughter. He and Midshipman
Branch fought and the latter died as a
result of the fight.
Turkey will not yield to the powers
and want to fight.
Corean at Seoul are fighting against
Japanese dictatorship.
Hermann' trial haa been postponed
until after congress on account of the
pre of business.
Tho Washinston congressional dele
gation il working up plans lor a united
effort to induce Hitohcoc to indorse
some Washington irrigation project.
A loss of 149 lives, 70 vessels and
nearly (7,000,000 haa been sustained
in the three great storms on the Great
Lakes this season.
The Trans-Mississippi congres has
gisaued a pamphlet calling on congress
to make an appropriation for carrying
on work at the mouth of the Columbia.
W. 0. Bristol has been appointed
United Bates district attorney for Ore-
gon, B. I.. Eddy register, ana J. M.
Uwrence receiver ot the Roseburg land
office.
Rnportaof further disasters during
the recent storm on Lake Superior.
The last vessel reported lost is the
steamer Ira 11. Owen, carrying a crew
of ltf men.
,The president is behind a movement
to investigate the Standard Oil.
Owing to the' recent embexalement
from the Seattle assay oflloe and a feel
ing among Alaskan miners that the
graft haa not been stopped much of the
gold from the north is likely to go to
San Francisco tor some time.
Land t aud revelations are coining i
Nebraska.
Marqul Ito y JPn doe not in
tend to annex Corea.
RUSH FOft.PL.ACE8.
All Member of Cona;rs Looking
for 8eat on Committee.
Washington, Dec. 6. Senator and
representatives are devoting much
time to the procurement of g tod com
mittee places and chairmans'iips; that
is, the vast majority are engaged in
this pursuit. Some few of the old
timers who are already comfortably
fixed are not bothered, but their nam
ber is comparatively sm.ll.
Speaker Cannon i being over
whelmed by request for committee
assignments, and is being flooded with
all manner of letters from men of in
fluence, who are working 1n 'behalf of
some of the struggling congressmen,
lie ha 40 applicant, for every good
committee vacancy, and he probably
has a dozen endorsements of every ap
plicant. But he is gradually getting
to the bottom, and soon will be able to
announce the slate aa he intend it
shall stand during the Fifty-ninth con
gress. In the senate, where committee are
appointed by a special committee, yet
to be selacted, there is no such on
slaught as -fa in evidence about the
speaker's office.
Senator Fulton is the only member
of the Oregon delegation who is in line
for promotion, for be is the only mem
ber who is at liberty to participate in
the work of congress. As previously in
dicated in thene dispatches, Senator
Fulton will probaby be made chairman
of the committee on claims, and there
is a long chance that be will become a
member of the committee on commerce,
the mighty committee that handle all
river and harbor bills, as well aa other
legislation relating to commerce, other
than interstate commerce.
Senator Piles, being a member new
of the 'senate, will probably not get
very good committees. New members
are never given desirable committee
placee. It is a rule of the senate to
give the best, positions to men of the
longest aervice, and this leave little
that is desirable for the new senators.
It I quite impossible to tell wbat
place Piles will get, though be would
be pleased with membership On naval
affairs, because of tbe Puget sound
navy yard.
Seuator Ankeny is almost certain to
secure the cbaimanihip of the commit
tee on irrigation. This is a very desir
able place for him because he is thor
oughly familiar with irrigation, and
understands the subject. Moreover, as
chairman of that committee be could
doubtless do much to aid tbe state of
Washington in getting better recogni
tion under tbe National reclamation
law than it 'has received op to this
time.
Over at the house end there in not
much change in sight for tbe Washing
ton members. Cnshman has one good
commmittee place, on interstate and
foreign commerce, where he will get
an early chance to go on record on tbe
railway rate question, and he has one
other committee, private land claim.
Representative Jones is a member
of the river and harbor committee and
ia perfectly satisfied to remain in that
one place. He don't want anything
better. Mr. Humphrey fared very well
for a . new mem ber two years ago, get
ting a place on merchant marine and
flrfheriee, together with two lesser com
mittees. Senator Heyburn, of Idaho was one
ot tbe most unfortunate new senators
in the matter of committee assignments
two years ago. He secured the chair
manship of the committee on manufac
tures, his most important committee.
He will be given better committee
alignments than he bad in the last
congress, but it is impossible to state
wbat places he will get.
Senator Dubois, being a Democrat,
is on the minorit side of several im
portant committees, but ia chairman
of none, for minority senator have no
chairmanships. His most important
place at this time is on privileges and
ele:tions, the committee that will re
port on the Smoot case. On that com
mittee Dubois ia considered the most
drastic anti-Mormon member, and he
will probably be prominently identified
with the fight against Smoot.
Cruelty on Ouster Boats.
Baltimore, Dec. 5. The revenue cut
ter Windom today returned from six
days' cruise of investigation ol charges
of cruelty to seamen employed on oyster
boats. Daring the trip three captains
of oyster vessels were arrested on charg
es of cruelty, and four members of
crew were taken off their vessels be
cause they complained of ill treatment.
United States District Attorney Kose
said that as a result of this cruise the
government will probably send a cutter
out for a similar purpose two or three
tims each season hereafter.
Missionary Murder Investigated.
Washington, Dec. 5. A cablegram
received at the State department to
night from Mr. Rockhill, at Pukin, says
that Consul General Julius G. Lay, at
Canton, China,- has completed bis in
vestigation into the recent murder of
five Presbyterian missionaries at Lien
chow, in the Province of Canton. No
details of the result ot tbe investigation
are given. The report will be forward
ed by the minister to Washington by
mail.
Long Mesaags by Wireless.
Washington, Doc. 6. Commander
Raehler. commandant ot the naval sta
tion at Key West, reported to the Navy
department that tne wireless station at
Key West has received a message by
wireless trom the station at Colon.
The distance la about 1,000 nautical
miles, and tbe Island ot Cuba lie di
rectly across the line between the two
point. ' X
CONGRESS MEETS
Hfty-Nintb Session- Is Called to
Order lor Business.
GREAT CROWD WITNESSES SCENE
House Receive a Large Number of
Bill and Resolutions 8enat
Session I Brief.
Washington, Dec. 5. The assemb
ling yesterday of the member of tbe
Fifty-ninth congress for their first ses
sion was marked by no unusual inci
dent, but it attracted to the eapitol
crowd of spectator., who took lively
interest in the proceeding. The day
was beautiful. Tbe sun shone brightly
and the air was keen. Society was out
in force and filled tbe reserved galler
ies, while visitors nnable to find seats
roamed the corridor to catch glimpses
of public men. ' In the senate tbe pro
ceedings were brief, adjournment being
taken after a session of 20 minutes ont
of respect to the late Senator Piatt of
Connecticut, but most of tbe spectators
seemed to find quite aa much to interest
them in observing the senators who re
mained on the floor' after adjournment
a they could have expected bad ibe
session continued longer.
Tbe house wa in session for more
tbsn three hours, and, while the pro
ceedings followed tbe program that has
marked tbe opening of congress for
many years, tbere was enough of inter
est to hold an exceptionally large audi
ence during the entire time. Cannon
was re-elected speaker.
BILLS OFFERED IN CONGRESS.
fcvery ' Question Before Nation Cov
ered by House Members.
Washington, Dec. 5. A large num
ber of bills and joint resolutions were
introduced "in the house yesterday.
They cover a large variety of subjects,
including Philippine tariff, statehood,
pensions, regulation of hour of em
ployment in tbe executive department,
merchant marine, increase of salaries
of vice president and member of tbe
cabinet, requiring corporation to make
full reports of tbeir affair to the com
missioner of corporations, increasing
power of the Interstate Commerce
commission, investigation of expendi
tures on tbe Panama canal, ot insurance
companies doing in interstate business,
of cotton reports and of tbe condition
ot child labor; provision for a six-year
term for the president and election ol
senators by direct vote.
Admission ot Oklahoma and Indian
Territory as one state was the subject
of tbe first bill introduced in the house.
The bill was prepared by Maguire, oi
Oklahoma, and ia almost identical with
the joint statehood bill ol the last ses
sion. .
Other bills and joint resolutions were
introiuced as follows: 'Murphy (Mo.)
to admit Oklahoma to the Union as a
separate state; also for admitting In
dian Territory aa a separate state, with
the name Sequoiah.
Lovering (Mass.) to place hides on
tbe free list.
Hearst (New York) to increase pow
ers of the Interstate Commerce com
mission and to expedite the final dis
position of cases arising under the act
to regulate commerce by creating an
Interstate Commerce court (introduced
by Hearst in the last congress) ; also
tor the election., of senators by direct
vote of the people and to enable the
United States to acquire, maintain and
operate electric telegraphs and to pay
therefor by sale of bonds redeemable
ont ol the net earnings.
- SuUer (N. Y.) making Alaska a ter
ritory with a delegate in congress.
Underwood (Ala.) for tbe repeal of
the 15th amendment to the constitu
tion. Bonynge (Colo.) empowering the
president to appoint' a board of three
persons for the protection of children
and animals.
Hepburn (Ia.) amending Panama
canal law so as to facilitate the sale of
bond and appropriating (16,500,000
for immediate use.
No New Bill for Oregon. '
-Washington, Doc. 5. No Oregon
bills were introduced in congress yes
terday, tbe state being without repre
sentation in the bouse, and because of
prompt adjournment no bill were in
troduced in the senate.' Several Wash
ington bills were introduced in the
house, Representative Jones having a
bill increasing tbe cost of tbe Spokane
public building; Humphrey, authoris
ing building at Everett and Belling
ham, and Cushman, increasing the coat
of the Tacoma bnilding and asking
buildings fqr Olympia and Aberdeen.
New Ship for the Navy.
Washington, Dec. 6. Charle J.
Bonaparte, secretary of the navy, today
submitted his annual report, a 62-pae
document, to -President Roosevelt. Tbe
main points of the report are a recom
mendation of the addition ot new ves
sels to the navy, of which the estimat
ed cost is (33,300,000, and the state
ment that the department will investi
gate and thoroughly enforce the regula
tions against the principals in such in
cident aa the fatal fistfigbt.
One Million for Umatilla.
Washington, Dec. 6. Secretary
Hitchcock today authorised construc
tion ol the Umatilla irrigation project
and set aside Ont ot tbe reclamation
fund (1,000,000 to defray all coat.
CANCJEL8 ALLOTMENTS,
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Malheur and Palou.e Project. Hav
. Too Many Orj'atacje. )
Washington, Dec. 4. Secretary
Hitchcock bas canceled. tbe allotment
of ' (2,250,000 for the Malheur. irriga
tion project in Eastern Oregon, and tbe
allotment of $2,800,000 for tbe falonstf
project.. in Washington; which means,
in substance, that there is no prospect
tbaCeiftier project will be built by the
governmeqt at-an- smly day. Tbe can
celing of these allotments' does' not ne
cessarily mean tbe entire abandonment
ot either project;' it last ill possible
that tbey may be const meted at some
future time, but not until other pro
ject have been bnilt in both state.
The . Malheur allotment is canceled
because that project is involved in so
many obstacles that its early, construc
tion is utterly impossible. Tbe secre
tary see no immediate prospect of an
adjustment with the owners of the
wagon road lands, be sees no prospect
of an early understanding with other
landowners; be sess no Indication
whatever that tbe govern men. t could
build this project tor several years,
even if it had tbe money to spend. He
has therefore turned tbe Malheur allot
ment back into tbe reclamation fund,
in order that it may be expended else
where. Tbe secretary cancels the Palonse
allotment for very different reasons.
This project will coat approximately
(6,000,000, and is of such a nature
that not an acre of land can be irri
gated until tbe entire project ia com
pleted. It cannot be built in units, as
in tbe Klamath or Yakima country.
Tbe secretary baa not (6,000,000 which
be can spend in Washington at this
time, and bas therefore decided tr post
pone building tbe Palonse project nntil
more fund are available, possibly for
ten years or more. .
Meanwhile, aa he informed the
Washington delegation today, he will
go ahead and bnild the Okanogan pro
ject, for which he this afternoon allot
ted (500,000. and it is believed tbat
before long he will approve and autho
rise the construction of the Tietan and
Sunnyaide projects, 1
HEYBURN WANTS PURE DRUGS.
Bill to Insure Unadulterated Fooda,
Medicine and Liquors.
Washington, Dec. 4. Federal con
trol of foods, drag and liquor for the
purpose of securing their purity is pro
vided for in a comprehensive bill to be
introduced in the senate, at an early
date by Senator Heyburn, ot Idaho.
Jurisdiction ot the government over
these articles is declared in the meas
ure when they become articles of in
terstate or foreign commerce, and a
penalty of a maximum fine of (500
and one year' imprisonment is pro
vided for violators of the regulations
set forth. . ' ' . ' "
It is made unlawful to sell or manu
facture any article of food, drugs, med
icine or liquor which i adulterated
or miabranded, or which contain any
poison or deleterious substance. It
term prohibit tbe introduction into
the United States or insular possessions
from a foreign country of foods, drugs
and liquors which are not pure or are
miabranded.
The measure defines what shall con
stitute misbranding and adulteration
in tbe article over which it assumes
jurisdiction.
HAWAII WANTS PEOPLE.
Offers inducements to Immigrant
From America and Europe.
Washington, Dec. 4. Active efforts
have begun on the part of the govern
ment of the Hawaiian islands to induce
immigration from the United States
and Europe. An immigration board
was appointed by the governor. Tbe
chairman of this board, A. L. C. At
kinson, who is also secretary of the
territory, is now in this country for
the purpose of attending the immigra
tion session of the Civic federation, to
be held in New York. Mr. Atkinson
today consulted at length regarding bis
mission with Mr. Sargent, commis
sioner general of Immigration. He has
decided to present the inducements his
government has to offer in the way of
homesteads to settlers both to Ameri
cans and to immigrants landing in this
country, aa well as to the principal
Eastern countries. : Largo tracts ol
land have been set aside for settlers of
this class.
Judge Hunt Expects to Coma.
Butte, Mont., Deo. 4. A Helena
special to the Miner state that Federal
Judge. W. H. Hunt, in ah interview to
day, said that while ' he had not yet
formally been called to Portland to try
the timber land fraud case yet to be
heard in tbat city, he expected that he
would, having exchanged letter with
Judge Gilbert on tbe matter. Next
January 8, be thought, would be the
opening day of the Federal court in
Portland, at which time it was expect
ed the timber fraud cases would come
Open All Other Boxes.
Kw York. Dec. 4. Preoaratlon to
ask tbe courts for the opening of 1,000
ballot boxes, for the service of 600
writs of mandamus, and for the service
of 6,000 orders on counsel and election
inspectors, were made today by legal
counsel for William R. Hearst, 'in his
enntaat tor tha New York mavoraltv
election. These plans were the result
of the disclosures oi inaccuracies snown
by the opening ot tour ballot . boxes
Friday. ". - - ' :y ,:
Russian Strika Affect Mill. .
Piit.hnro P. TW. 4 It la feared
that many ol tbe steel mills will be
obliged to close Irom lace oi lerro-man-ganese.
the supply of which has been
cut off becaus of the strike in Russia.
PLOT AGAINST CZAR
Plan Was to Capture the- Entire
Imperial Family.'
CZAR'S BODY GUARD IMPLICATED
Grand Duka Beli.ved to Head Move
Hie .Object Being to Proclaim v
...,:,"' Himaelf Dictator,
St. Petersburg, Dec; 2. It i re
ported here tbat one of the grand duke
plotted to arrest tbe czar at Tsarskoo-
Selo, hil object being to proclaim him
self dictator, refyingop his promise of
complete reform to secure the support
of the Socialist and working men.
Owing to tne indiscretion of one of,
the grand dnae's agent; the plot wa -
disclosed to one of the ciar's ' ald-deJ
camps, who promptly ordered the ar'
ren ot 20 officer and 25 men in vari
ous regiment., - ...
Tbe discovery of this plot has caused,
great consternation in court circle
more than any revolutionary movement
throughout the empire.
Can't Trust Hi Body Guard.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 2. Tbe guard
arrested at Tsarskoe-Selo Thursday
night and Friday . morning numbered
250, including 10 officers. Numerous
rumors are current, including the asser
tion tbat one of tbe grand dukes is in- -voWed
in a' conspiracy against the em
peror, bat none of them can be verified.'
It only seems certain that no confidence,
can be placed even in tne goard regi
ments. Arrested -aoldiersv ate seen
every day, escorted, b comrade with
drawn iworda. ' ..
St. Petersburg ia swarming with Cos
sacks, the only troops against whom .
tbere l no suspicion of disaffection. ,
It is understood tbat the whole Cos-,
sack forces of tbe empire, some 650,-
000, will be mobilized. J .' "
A conference was beM at 'Count
Witte's residence last night to consider '
the domanda of the telegrapher. Count
Witte baa declined to receive, a depnta- .
tion from the flegraph and postal
strikers, on the ground that .they re
violating their duty to the state, bat
he sent a note to the-depntation recom
mending tbat the strikers address them-
selves to their Immediate chiefs. -
TRY TO DESTROY TREATY.
Japanese Torpedo Boat Make Dar-
ing Attack on Commitaion.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 2. The attempt
to murder the peace delegates and de
stroy the treaty between Japan and '
Russia, which was- drawn np by th
plenipotentiaries in Portsmouth, and
which was being sent to the mikado,
was witnessed by officers and passen
gers on board tbe Dakota, on the night
of ber arrival in Yokohama. Dr. Wil
liam Lopp, surgeon of the Dakota, in
speaking of the incident, said:
"Tbe whole thing happened the
night of our arrival in Yokobama. We '
were lying in Mississippi bay, just out
side of the breakwater. All the tor
pedo boats and war vessels which ea- ''
corted the peace commiasion were -drawn
np in a long line. - .The. launch
containing the delegation and the .
treaty left the warship and started for .
tbe landing. Suddenly one ot the tor- .
pedo boats, anchored near tbe end of
tbe line of battleships', slipped her
cab.e and started tor tbe launch. - The
torpedo boat .made for. her at a right
angle coarse. . .
"The people on Ibe launch saw the
torpedo boat leave the line of craft and
they knew -what was coming. "Tbe
launch . wa&.alowand the torpedo boat '
came on like a comet, a Like shot
from a cannon she rushed on, and in a I
minute struck the launch, cutting her
completely in two, and raced on into
the darkness. We could 8? the men
struggling in the water, and clinging to ,
the pieces of the wrecked boat.
"Launches from the battleships were 1
at once sent to their rescue, and saved
all but one of the occupants. The
treaty was also saved." k
Will Oppose Rate Bill.
Cleveland, Dec. 2. Grand Chief
Warren Stone, of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, who announced
in Buffalo a day or two ago that tbe
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer
would be active in tbe matter of rail
road rate legislation, aaid tonight with
reference to the plans of tbe organiza
tion tbat the officers will outline cer
tain views, which will be distributed
to subdivisions, and from, there word
will go to members oi the organization..
Mr. Stone added that the whole mat
ter will be done in secret.
More Troop Join Mutiny.
Paris, Dec. 2. Special dispatches
from St. Petersburg say that the cab
men there have gone on strike. The
government, the dippatcb.es say, in
tends to adopt special measures to as
sure the dispatch ot officiahmessage.
The Warsaw correspondent of tbe
Eclair say that at Grodno artillery,
men have been arreeted-ior tbe Ir re
fusal to suppress popular demonstra
tions. At Chenstopovo the dragoon
mutinied and fought the Cossacks.
Great Fire Ragea at Buano Ayr.
. Bneno Ayres, Dec. 2. A serious fire
broke out here today in a warehouse
containing inflammable merchandise,
including 100,000 cans ot petroleum.
The fire I still burning aa tbis dispatch
is filed. The loss I already estiouted
at i(l,OOQ,000.