The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, December 15, 1905, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON TOL. XXIII. it. Ksunra, oiitmc, fbxbay, decembeh 15, iM5. ira 1. MIST. Ad ApH Paper If WLftt do you think of tbla offer? THE OREGON MIST and THE METROPOLITAN AND RURAL HOME for only $1.00 A YEAR Thla oflr l H'ii fur a limited time, only. cnn't toll liw Iodk nIimII Imvv hu opportunity to itlvo J oil (tin h h Imru'iln, no don't lely. Till: M KTIiOPOIJT AN AND ItUltAI- IIOMK I Tim MstlouHl AKrlrultiirul Monthly or I lie I nllr.il Hint on. 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Kentl one dollar nml inentloii thin ofler until you em have T1IK MKTKOIMIMTAV AND Hi lt. I, IIOMK without uddltlonitl eo.t. Hciitl to-dny. AdtlrcNH Till: OUKOON MIHT, St. Hcleu Ore. He will Tell p That the Ask the Traieler NORTH COAST LIMITED Elect ric I ighted, is tin? nifk Train of Them All for Comfort and Kle- The Ticket Office t I'ortUixl lt 255 Morrison, Cor. 3d, Portland A. D. CHARLTON tninlant Qintrol Pautngtr Mgtnt PORTLAND. OREGON I TRAINS TO TMK h'.VST IUM.Y THE COLUMBIA COUNTY Abstract and Trust Co. Titles Examined, Abstracts Made, Non-Rcsidcut Taxes Paid, Real Estate, Loaus, Etc. E. E. QUICK A. M. HOLTON, Proprietot. Till? XffarfiM B1KI.E, Mndol .M enlll.m, li the bunt IH nmile fr etnrmlimllnK pi it"l tiirniciitii n Unit a P"". rau. w oii'ela. wmiildmrku, 5lo alai for a coniiwiiilon on ymir -a. m lit' u P, wnil.lnlnittl..Wpi'l't ol tl.o ol,l li...r..lo-lim.ll.iK nil YrSnl ll wllhlhoconvmilciioa il ni.M lire of lliniu.-tln, .rov 51 repeater, ll U m, conatrticto.l that llieMine rllli. imkii the follow. W eirlrlcliteii: Jfl nhorUml lonfrrlm-tl, .!!. Hhort ami liiiiRoeiiter (Ira, ami III the only repeutur niaile ualug rliu-llro cartridge, lurger " Thi;iil.wt rlrirlilitei ere iut the thliiU fnr e.imll pnme while the Innil "no. Mil ..l..ml...t fair aim aUy. On the Unit UUUU oartrliluei limul yon hnre lavwl the cont of a Marin . New Zffarin (ilnl'"t n" l our l':xwrlneoHook that'tclll What Mmrttnm aro uoni me v i:, tt wil l ow nr.. a want In tianr from I'ltor. JOHN KoL 60 YtARS 'WJt'kfel 3 4 I TUMJLAJU- ' A Tii M.aaa Traok Marks Debions CoPVRioHTti Aa Anrnn Mwllfttf kvtrri mn4 dMrcriiMinn may ntrbir M4riftiii our itiiuii U fithr va li(Hwirnn,rin)i.iio.itiiii.i. artftnunuim w 1 MHlt , 4UlMl (fltlH"f U't fX-Utilt t-tttomtt. mii ImMvtt llirtiuitH Muitn A lo. rclT Scientific Jlinericati. A kald"nIT lllaMrainl a.klr. I rral Mr. rullln ! rrwiliair IxtirMal, lrni.. 9 a ...n l..ai n k.,l. niM li all n.all.ri MUNNiCoM''Nevvlfork .ail 0m i r at. Wukiuaioa. ftl ion rOKTLAND, DAILY. -TIAMIft- "America Willamett Slougb Rontc Iv Ht. Helen. . .. :80 A M Arrive at I'orlland. .10:80 A M Iavl'ortlnl 1:80 I'M ArrU. aim. Ilelem. 6:00 P M rAMK o csnra. Will Carry Nollilnf ut Pa.t.n gar. and K.t Fr.ight. JIJIH OtlOO, ma.har. r ""i r vcrrmsCa., 4 NEWS OF THE WEEK h a Condensed form for Our Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Raauma of tha Lata Important but Not Lata Intaraatlng Evanta of tha Pact Waak. Anarchy reiirni In tha Raulan Baltic province. War Ix-tweonl Pertia and Turkey if threatenml. Many Kimlan aiilea ara arriving in New York. The lu'.tan liat yielded to all the de mand) of the powera. The pope hai Just appriinted lour American cardinal!. France ll weary of waiting on Presi dent Caatro for a aettlenieut. The Liberal cabinet hai takon office in London and Koeebeury give, it bis rapport. Witte ia almoet hopeleei of doing anything to lettte the Kuaalan internal trouble.. In the recent wreck on the Union Pacific in Wyoming $10,000 in gold a ai liiet by the rip rat company. The eenale hat confirmed the ap pointment of John Barrett ae mln'ster of the United tttatet to Colombia. Senator Mi-Creary ha a bill provid ing for unqualified Irae trade hetareen the United Stale aud the Philippine. In hi annual report the commieeion- er of the general land office recommend that the ollice of receiver of land office te aholiahed. Washington anciety claims it i no longer a secret that Miss Roosevelt is engaged to Representative Lungwort b. It is said the wedding will occur una inter. Dieasniions In the Russian cabinet continue. A new cordage trust has been formed in New York. Four men were killed at Elaabetb. New Jersey, by coal gas. 3. P. Mnntan and Maori. tea have formed a tnydicate to control railroad shales. Ailmiral Dawev declare that the men of the American navy surpass those of any other country. Hn. lor Beveridiie. chairman of the committee on territories, is confident that the joint statehood bills will pari this session. Tha hattlaabin Idaho has been lannrhad at Philadelubia. Linise Mar Onodlna. danahter of tin governor. christened the vessel. Tlia faniona Manitou park. 20 mile wast of Colorado Springs, ha been given to Colorado college. The park contain 15,000 acres. Tha United States srand Inrr at To peka, Kansas, baa indicted 24 cattle baron. Three of the Indictment ate for defrauding the government out of land and 21 for fencing ptblic domain. A fnraat flra on Mount Lowe destroy ed 1200 000 worth of roperty and en dangered the Lick observatory. At one time the flame were within 600 feet of the observatory build'nga. Hanratar Bonanarte recommends that tha old frigate Constitution be destroyed and Boston i up in aim at the proposal. The secretary calls at tention to the fact mat none oi tne original ship is left. Hitchcock urges reforms in land laws. Troops iu Manchuria have mutinied and killed their officers. The president has ordered a prosecu tion of the Standard Oil. French cabinet ministers are accused of betraying state secrets. Russian workmen are reserving their greatest strike till January. Witte has offered hi resignation to ihecaar, who refused It, though the Liberal demand it. The National Child Labor congraes call attention in strong terms to the increase of child labor in the United State. The president has removed the Unit ed States marshal for Nebre.ii for con nection with land frauds. Congress will likely pass a law pro viding for the discharge of government employes who do not pay their debts. A conference of 13 college authorities has appointed a committee to amend football rules so that foul or brutal play may be eliminated from tha game. Miss Kioiovelt has received the boies containing her presents received daring her Oriental trip. Full duty was paid. General Horace Porter ha written a letter to Congressman Rainey request ing him to abandon bis plan for an ap propriation to reimburse the general for his eipenses in locating the body of PaulJone. He suggest any money oongross may think due hlra be used in ornamenting the crypt at Annapolis. The census returns show that Berlin has a population of 2.033 900. Porto Rico wants a duty put on coffee ooming Into this country Irom lorelgi. countries. CANAL BILL IS FIRST. An Emergency Appropriation Will Be Passed In Some Form, Washington, Dec. 12. The first im portant measure which will involve the attention of the senate will be the Panama canal emergency appropriation bill, and its consideration will begin this week. Home senator predict that it will become a law before tbe close of the week, hut others have expressed tbe opinion that final action will be deferred until the week following. There will be no effort to prevent the passage of the bill in some shape, but there will be some opposition to tbe proposed restoration of the $5,600,000 subtracted by the house Irom tbe amount to tie appropriated. Regardless of tbe sum, tbe bill will he ned a a basia for the general dis cussion of the canal question. It is expected that the debate will deal la'gely with the question as to whether the canal shall be constructed on the sea level. There is some conflict of opinion as to whether the bill shall be referred to the com mi It je on appropria tion or to the committee on interuce anic canals. The general expectation i there may be comparatively little additional legis lation before the Christmas holidays. Several other measure will be vigor ously preseed during the session, but with the exception of the merchant marine bill, the sponsors of the bills do not count upon getting early consider ation. Benator Gallinger will call up the merchant ma-ine bill at the first opportunity and i hopeful that debate will not be long delayed. No one counts upon even getting a report from committees on tbe railroad rate bill until some time after the holi days. Tbe three measures mentioned are considered the most important that will come before tbe senate this ses sion, and they will receive much atten tion until they are finally disposed of. The coniiileraiion by the senate of the Joint statehood bill and tt.e bill for the reduction of tbe duty on Philippine importations into tbe United State will neceararily be postponed nntil al er tha holidays. No one now expects any effort to modify tbe tariff, nnleaa in the direction of Senaotr Lodge's bill providing for a maximnx and mini mum rate. The Massachusetts senator regards this proposal with much more favor and will press it strenuously. TOO MUCH FREE MAIL. Postmaster General Point Out Cause of Deficit. Washington, Dec. 12. Postmaster General Cnrtelyou. in hi annual re port for the past fiscal year, says that while a self-sustaining condition of tbe postuffke would be gratifying, he is lees concerned about the deficit than the efficiency of the administration. For the flacal year 1906 the total re ceipts from all sources were $162,826, 6M5, and the total expenditures $167, 31)9,109, leaving a deficit of $14,672, 684. In connection with these figures the postmaster general directs atten tion to the increased amount of free matter handled, which he ays aver aged 12.68 per cent of the entile weight raried, or a loss in revenue of $19,822, 000. "Manifestly," be says, "had tbe matter carried free been required to have been picpaid, notwithstanding the large expenditures for the rural free delivery service, there would have been no deficit." Answering some of tbe criticisms which he says have been directed against the portal service, the post master general says that most of it overlooks the unusual conditions exist ing in this country, its great extent of territory and its widely scattered popu lation. With the introduction o! rural free delivery as yet unfinished, and other details of postal development in complete, he thinks it the part of wis dom to proceed conservatively until the present service is more perfected. Grist of Bills Before House. Washington, Dec. 12. That there will be no lark of legislatiove proposals is indicated by the 6,903 bills which have already been introduced in tbe houee since the opening ol this session Many of there are known a private bills, affecting only individuial inter est. The holiday adjournment, it is believed, will be fixed on as Thursday, December 21. Leader are disposed to expedite consideration of the Philippine tariff hill ana hearings will unuouotea ly begin as soon a the ways and means committee has organised. Rnvrntt All Foreigners. Dkannli.l Tton 19 A. tha result of a dispute over a kidnaping case in a mixed court Between uunese magis trate and the municipal police, a fight followed. The Chinese of the city be oratW BTpitml and held meeting at which 3,000 merchant declared that a bayentt on foreign goods be begun at once and that taxes would not be paid unless the police inspector concerned in the dispute are removed forthwith. The situatioa is serious. Power Asked to Intercede. Antwarn. Dec. 12. A group of in ternational lawyers is endeavoring to induce the powera to intercede witn tne Turkish government tn tbe case ol di aarit .Tor., a Relsian. who was con amnml to death hv a native court at rimiBtantinnnle tor alleged participation in an attempt to assassinate the sultan in July last. Mutiny In Penitentiary. Havana, Deo. 12. The convicts in the penitentiary mutinied tonight and a fierce fight between them and the guards followed, in which two .of the prisoners were mortally wounded, 18 more or lens seriously wounded and three of tbe guards slightly injured. MITCHELL IS DEAD Oregon's Aged Senator Passes Away Soddenly. DEATH DUE 10 HEMORRHAGE For Mora Than 40 Year a Leading Figure in Both Oregon and National Politic. Portland, Dec. 8 United State Senator John H. Mitt-bell died in Good Samaritan hospital early this morning, following a furious hemorrhage of the gum which began yeste day and which the doctors were unable to check. Excessive loss of blood resulting from tbe Ion of four teeth yesterday morn ing made it necessary tbat Senator Mitchell be removed to Good Samaritan hospital He sank rapidly. Tbe flow of blood was not continuously beavy, but came at interval Tbe lenator grew weaker after each hemorrhage. hinallv it waa decided to nae trans fusion, tha injection of a saline solu tion into the vein in order to furnish more fluid fo' the system and to stimu late circulation. Temporary relief was obtained in tbat way and tbe patient waa apparently improved in condition for a brief time. For some time Senator Mitchell has been a sufferer from diabetic trouble, and this, together with the severe mental strain which baa been upon bim for montha past, bave weakened hi vitality and rendered bi ytera exceedingly susceptible to any tax bich is put noon it. Hi blood, too, baa become tbin and impoverished, so that it doea not coagulate aa that of a person in noimal condition. To these fart i due the persistency of the hemorrhage and the inability of the physicians to stop the loss of blood by tbe usual means. John H. Mitchell wss born June 22, 1896, at Butler, Pennsylvania. At the time of bi death be waa 70 yean, t months and 6 day. For mote than 45 years he bas bean a resident of Port land. For more than 40 year be bas been a leading figure in Oregon and national politics. Oregon bas known no other political character that occupied a prominent position in state affair so long, nor who has been identified with tbe state' development in such a measure. No public enterprise since tbe year 1800 in behalf of tbe state baa been without hi aid. PROVIDES FOR CANAL. House Appropriates SI 1,000,000 for Immediate Use. Washington, Dec. 8. An appropria tion of $11 000 000 was voted to th Panama canal by the bouse yesterday. Tbe amount was a compromise between the $16 600,000 carried in the bill nnder consideration and an estimate of some thing over $6,000,000 'recommended by William. Thu wa tbe only business transacted by the house, and at 3: So adjournment waa taken nntil Monday. Washington, Dec. 8. Tbe subject of campaign contributions by insurance companies occupied tbe major portion of the time of the senate yesterday. It came up in connection with Tillman's resolution calling for an investigation of national hanks' aid in politics, and was exploited by tbe South Carolina senator in a speech of some lengtb The address dealt with tbe president's recommendations fur the punishment of bribery in elections; with Senator Piatt's testimony before the New York investigating committee and various pertinent matters. It waa couched in characteristic language, and attracted much attention. The resolution direct ing the s cretary of the treasury to re port whether the reports of the national bank examiner show that the banks bave made campaign contributions in recent year waa adopted at the close of Tillman remark. At 2:18 the senate adjourned until Monday. Try to Check Emigration. Dnhlin. Dec. 8. The Catholic Bish ops of Ireland are making another at tempt to Btem the tide of Irish emigra tion. A irrn1ar atonaii hv Cardinal Logue and Bishop Sheeban, of the dio cese of Waterford, baa been ordered read in tha churches throughout Ire land, warning the younger generation of the evil of emigration, appealing to tbe people not to be lured by the enticements neia lorin in inters irom the United States and especially dan gers that beset the path of girl eml grating to that country. Estimate for 1907, $622,723,161. Washington, Dec. 8. The annual book of estimates of app-opriations re quired for the government aervice for the fiscal year ending June to, lWl, was transmitted to congress yesterday by the secretary of the treasury. The total for all departments, including deficiencies, miscellaneous and perma nent annual appropriations, for the current fiscal year were $029,739 097 and the estimates were placed at $691, 689,862, Turkish Trouble la Ended. Parla, Dee. 8. - The foreign office here consider that the controversy be tween the powers Is practically closed, and that only details remain to be set tied previous to securing a satisfactory adjustment. The international fleet is remanling inactive pending the con elation of tbes detail, NEEDS A STRONG LEADER. Russian Nation Blindly Staggers in Throe of Revolution. St. Potersturg, via Eydtkubnen, Dec. 11. But one question I being asked at present in this unhappy countrr: Where i tb revolution leading Russia? It i .be one all important subject be fore the people, and bappy would be the man who could foresee just wat is ahead. But this Is impossible. The best Informed men can only guess at wbat may come to pas. All is chaos and disorder, and what i worse, there i no light ahead. Russia today might well be likened to a giant staggering down a blind alley in tbe blackest mid night. He knows not where his patb lead; be cannot tell where pitfall are before bim. The nd of it all can only be guessed and no prediction i of any value. For thia revolution i a terrible thing. It baa paralysed industry, it bas ruined all business, it baa tied up the postal and telegraph aervice, and when it desired, it baa effectually stopped all railroad traffic. ' It baa been re sponsible for Crimea unspeakable j it bas caused the blood of Russian pat riots to flow from one end of tbe em pire to tbe other; it has arrayed class against claa and man against man ; it has bred mutiny in tbe navy and creat ed dimension among tba soldier; it ha caused tbe peasants to rise against the tyrants who for centuries bave dominated them and ground them to tbe earth. It bas practically nullified the authority of tbe government and given to the proletariat powers be never dreamed of possessing 12 month ago, because be has learned bow be may bend all authority, even that of tbe cxar, to bi will. HOCH STARTS OIL WAR. Would Spread Kanta Law Over Entire Nation. Topeka, Dec. 11. Governor Hoch has started a national war on tbe Standard Oil company. Last year tbe governor threw tbe gaff into the Stand ard by mean of several law "emulating tbe oil industry. Aow be wants tbe same thing to happen in tbe other stales of the Union and accordingly is sending letters to every other state gov ernor asking for the passage of the same law that Kansas ha now on tbe statute book. He recites the facta in the Kansas fight and explains tbe pipe line com mon carrier, the maximum freight rate and the anti-discrimination law which cut the Standard tenacles, and con cludes: It is extremely desirable to extend tbe operation of these principles of government to other states, that the greatest possible good may come of them. I therefore roost heartily re commend these enactments to the fa vorable consideration of the governors of sister state, and trust tbey may think tbe lubject of sufficient import ance to recommend to their respective legislatures, and I urge the legislatures of the several state to study these Kansas enactment and if thought wise to incorporate them or their essential feature into the law of their respect ive states." MARTIN TO FRONT. South Dakota Representative Wants Commerce Controlled. Chicago, Dec. 11. The Washington correspondent ot the Poet wire aa fol low: Eben W. Martin, of Boutb Dakota, hitherto counted a one of tbe most conservative Republican in the house, bas brought trouble to tbe door of the party leaders by introducing a bill of a substance so strongly paternalistic tbat it casts some of the radical measures into the shade and by comparison makes the othrr appear aa bulwark of conservatism. Mr. Martin's measure aims to give the government control of every cor poriatiou in tbe country tbat i engaged in interstate commerce in fuel or food supplies." Two years ago Representa tive Martin forced consideration ol his resolution asking for investigation of the beet industry. The resolution passed the house and the beef inquiry is on. ' Orange Battered on Tree. Santa Ana, Cal., Dec. 11. The worst wind storm of the season prevailed throughout the Santa Ana valley today, the wind coming down the Santa Ana canyon from the deaeit in gusts that frequently reached . a velocity o! 40 mile an hour. Tbe storm waa gene ral from Oceanside, in San Diego coun ty, to Wbiton, in Los Angeles county, and extended to the interior as far as Riverside, Redlanda and San Bernar dino. Wherever it waa felt, damage waa done to orange crop by tbe fruit being battered againi t th tree. done Ask Quick Action. Washington, Dec. 11. Represents. tive Jones today sent a letter to Secre tary Hitchcock strongly urging him to immediately to approve the lie ton and 8unnyside irrigation piojecta Mr Jonts believe that if these project are approved and the money set aside for their construction, it will require but a ahort time to clear up. the conflicting water rights and bring about the form ation ot satisfactory water users' asso ciations. Many Coal Barges Lost. Hawesville, Ky., Dec.' 11. At 9 o'clock tonight the towboats Harry Brown and Raymond Horner, with tows of coal for New Orleans were caugbt In a severe wind storm opposite here. The Brown lost 27 barges, whit the Horner lost seven. Each barge contained 26,. 000 bushels of coal. The coal was val ued at $120,000 and the barges at $64, 000. No live were lost. VERY LITTLE DONE Both Houses of Congress Slow la Getting to Business. CANNON ANNOUNCES COMMITTEES Senate Takea Up Railroad Rataa and Refera Bill for Canal Appi opri ation to Committee. Waebington, Dec 12 With spirited debate on tbe subject of railroad rate legislation, arising through the intro duction of a bill by Mr. Tillman to au thorise the Interstate Commerce com mission to fix miximum rates, and ol tbe Panama canal, due to a controversy over tbe reference ot the emergency ap propriation bill to a committee, yester day's session of tbe senate continuously proved interesting for mora than lour boors. An adjournment waa taken without a mention of tha ate Senstor Mitchell of . Oregon, and so for tha first time tha death of a senator wa permitted to paaa unnoticed by tbe senate. Tba erasure of Mr. Mitchell's name from tba rolls followed. Chaplain Hale recalled tha situation to mind in hi prayer by re ferring pointedly to corruption and death and by praying that member ol tbe senate be given strength to bear each other's burdens. After more than a score of seoatora had discussed tbe Panama bill it waa referred to tbe appropriation committee by a vote of 40 to 23. The senate then, at 4:60 p. m., went nto executive session and at 6:10 ad journed. In the House. The only matter of importance com ing up in tbe bouse was tbe announce ment of committee appointment by Speaker Lannon, after wbicb adjourn ment wa taken nntil Wednesday. Northweat Commitiaemen. Humphrey, Wash., was placed on tbe merchant marine and fisheries commit tee; Jones, Wash., rivers and harbors; French, Idaho, public lands and immi gration and naturalization; Hermann, Ore , Indian affairs; Williamson, Ore., mines and mining and irrigation of and lands; Cusbman, Wash., stays on in terstate and foreign commerce and on private land claims. The following are the principal com mittees with chairman: Ways and means, Payne; appropriations, Tawn- ey; foreign affairs, Hitt: judiciary, Jenkins; military anaire, Hull; naval affairs, Fobs; insular affairs, Cooper; banking and currency, Fowler; merch ant marine and fisheries, Groevenor; territories, Hamilton; elections, Mann ; rivers and harbors. Burton, railways and canals, Davidson; agriculture, Wadsworth; post office and poet roads, Overstreet; public lands, Lacy; Indian affairs, Sherman; manufactures. Bib ley; mines and mining. Brown; invalid pensions. Sulloway; pensions, Louden- slager; claims. Miller; war claims, Mabon; irrigation of arid lands, .Mon- dell; immigration and naturalisation, Howell; printing, Wacbter. FRANCE WEARY OF WAITING. Patience is Becoming Exhausted by Cattro'a Procrastination Washington, Dec. 12. France has refused to withdraw ber note to Vene snela, protesting against President Cas tro's treatment of M.Taign, the French diplomatic representative. M. Josser and, tbe French ambassador, bad a long conference with Secretary Root to day regarding the Venezuela situation, which it can be announced on bigb au thority ia daily growing worse. France, it ia understood, would bave taken steps to protect ber own interest in Venesuela before this, bad it not been for the unwillingness ot the French government to make any move wbicb would binder or embarrass tbe settle ment of the American trouble with Venezuela. Thia ia thoroughly under stood by Secretary Root and although Mr. Russell, the American minister, ia still endeavoring to assist in reaching a peaceful settlement of affair at Cara cas, it i evident that French patience is about exhausted. Bill for Federal Control. Washington, Dec. 12. A novel method of seeing Federal control over insurance is proposed in a bill intro duced yesterday by Representative Lan dis, of Indiana. The bill cite that congress has exclusive jurisdiction over tbe District of Columbia, tha territories and the insular possessions of tha Unit ed States. In consequence authority ia given the department of Comerce and Labor to require full etattmrnts from all insurance companies doing businesa within such jurisdiction over which cogress controls. Mitchell Case Dismisssd. Washington, D -c. 12. On motion ol ex-Senator Thurston, Chief ' Justice Fuller, on behalf of tbe 8upnm court of the United States, today directed tha issuance of an order dismissing the ap peal of the late Senator Mitchell in tba case against bim. The proceeding .waa brief Senator Thurston annonnoed tbe death of the O'egon senator and moved tbe dismissal of the case. Tha chief Justice merely remarked tbat this course wa usual in criminal case. Sympathy for Russ an Jaws Wellington, Den 12 Representa tive Sulzer, of New Yoik yesterday in troduced a resolution of sympathy for Russian Jew.