THE
OREGON
VOL. XXIII.
HT. IIELEXH, OKIttJOX, FHIPAY, FUBKUAIIY 1), 1000.
NX). 9.
MIST.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form tor Our
Busy Readers.
HAITENINGS CF TWO CONTINENTS
A Rum of the Lsis Important but
Not Leee lntrillng Events
of the Past Weak.
Ituiwilnft soldier tr. killing o(t rebels
by the wholesale.
Zero trmiitiire prevail throughout
till) central Slates.
ItnuM l iirgt.Ualiitg lor now
Irmly with (. I.lim.
Georgia lravling 11111 have slatted a
"clean shert" erusad.
A worn flve-cnt piece 1ml to the ar
rent ( a burglar In Hfattle).
One l Powle' leading Elder de-
claret that the irolit I a failure
Wallace say tliuK In tim much red
ti, roiiiiM-lM) with the work on the
1'! 11111 ci nal.
1'urtlsiid I t I InvauVd by drug
triiil, newly formtd concern itti
capital of 110,000,000.
An appropriation ol $4,H:iu,093 lor
fortification in ll07 has Iwii agrcul
ly ilia house committee on appro
priations. TliD Reorganized Mormon church Iim
Unit started In Holt Lake City nt it
meml-r will he tlx principal witnena
m gliial Huiiml.
One rrnhurnl nf infantry and two
xpimltiini ul cavalry ar being held In
ikiiIiiiku at Muni a to go lo China at
tlx first igu ul mi outbreak.
W. ('. llrntol. United HtatMl attorney
lor Oregtn, will have to go. The
charge nl "unprofessional conduct" U
iilaced gliil lilln. It i MM that lie
attempted tu ilraw ! Itoin IkiIIi sides
ul a caae,
Caalro ruwa vengeance on France.
Ivmoctalle senator have nnlted to
fight tlia Hn Pomtugo treaty.
Ttia will ol the tatCliarltT. Yeike
may be coulwilud by hit widow,
Tli I'nlmi Pacific bo iKiuglit a ron.
trol til tli UHiinl Central railroad
W. C. T. tr. workeis wilt ak M1m
Roosevelt to liar wlu (mm her wed-
illng.
Kama authorities am after a broth
rr ol John P. Rockefeller lor Untl
fraud.
John A. I. Inn, clerk l l)i Cook
county, Illinois, Court, 1 charged with
tmheullng $M.tiOO.
From present Indications the dispute
between France and Germany In Mo
rocco cannot he settled.
Tli Washington railroad ctiintiilwdim
may make a stricter ruling on Issuing
passes hy railway companies. '
Germany I xaierated beran nl
her Inaliiliiy to svt-uie a reciprocity
treaty with tha t'nltnl SUtm.
Th pvrnor ( luwa will call a
Hireling: ol the vailotia governor early
in the miiiner lor I he pntpoe ol unit'
lug on a plan to uvure elrctlon ol
1'iilUil H'nlm aeiiator by tli jxtopl.
Witt i preparing a plan to aetl lam!
to peanamt.
Itnoruvelt ileniea that ho I ai-ting a
dictator to ccingreti.
The pope liaa advi'eil French Cath
ol let to giro In to tli "Ute.
Culutivl Colton roK)rtii that pt"o
ha liei-n reetormt 111 r-mito DjiiiIiiko.
Tweiity-ivri txiilii-ii have Iwen re
rovere l Iroin the) wreck ot llm Valencia.
Heattle peopln are Indignant over tli
Valencia itivtutignliuii anil demand a
mora rlg'd inquiry,
A cold w ave liaa at ruck the eastern
portion ol the I'nitcd Hwtea. In plac
i the t(mpratttre dropped 40 degree
In 21 houra.
The Amuricnn HnieHIng trunt li buy.
Ing coiitrnl in tho largu copper compaiw
! and It la bulivved a ho go trust ia
hulng formed.
The United Mlnewnrker ' America
huv duel. lml to call a alrike in every
'at April I. The order I t purled to
fleet 11011,111)0 nivit and cut of! the fuel
mipply nl the mition.
Henator lloytiurn, ol Idaho, la aorl
nunly 111 ami an operation lor append!
citii cannot long he delayed.
Hermann hue offered bill to the
hoimo providing for fl'00,000 for the
comtniction and maintenance for t lie
flrat year of a ica-going dredge for Ore
gun tiarboru,
Great llrltaln may InnHtute radical
reform In her army to pluaae Japan.
OoMacki In Kllierl after an armed
coiifllcth with rebel threw over 1,300
Into I,ko Uaikal through boles in tlm
Ice.
Vladivoalok rebel have driven out
the CoRBncka and enforced an armed
truce.
The annual report of the riilllpplue
coinnilKHloii ehowa the ialand to be In
good condition,
(Joiwral Chiiffee Inn retired 4" chief
of ulnff of the army. He in succeeded
by John 0. finte.
Many bodie are being recovered
from tho wreck of tha Valenoia which
re not being Idontifled.
LEASE RANGE LAND,
Day of Small Cattlemen la Near at
Hand In W.tt,
Washington, Feb. 6. The tim la
unquestionably coming when congress
will autborli the leaning of that part
of the public domain suitable for gr.
ing, but not a, the present session.
Tba tendency of the times is to break
down the large stockmen who have
dominated the public range in time
past ami lo protect and encoura th
mall itoekowiior. The cattl baron of
the past, Ilk those of bis number who
till survive, bad little Interest Id th
public welfare. I II was a war of ex
termination on the small stockman; be
had no car for th future; be looked
only to the profit of today. Th result
has been that, when allowed full
awing, be ha demolished all competi
tion, be ha rained the public range,
and lie grown rich to some extent at
publtu expeiiM.
II a t thin order of things Is coming to
su end. The Kooeerelt edmliilatrallon-
la no lover of th wanton cattl baron.
It perfer to see the Went filled with
mall sunk owners, for theee men be
come I'ltlaeii, and good citizens; they
have an lnterst in the public welfare;
they exert an Influence for good, and
it I the p'irpoM of the sduiinielration
to help them as far a possible. Hut
the process of evolution must be slow ;
It rannot be accomplished In a day.
One of the umel effective means of pro
tecting the smalt stockowner is to adopt
a system of leasing the public grazing
lands and exerting a government con
trol which will preclude monoioly and
give the settler and the small stork
owuet a "niir deal" in th parceling
out of the public range. A bill for thi
puriKp, which in general meet the
approval of the administration, was
Irawn and introduced b Kepieaenta
live !arey, of Iowa, chairman of the
hotiiM committee on public land.
True, it stand little chance of panting
th premnl congress, because there is a
strong sentiment among certain West
ern senators and representative against
the leasing of the public domain. It
is a new departure; it la a radical
move, ami, while it is bound to come,
the sentiment against it is sufficiently
trong at Ibis time lo defeat the l-cey
hill Hut the bill serve a good purpose
it brings the leasing question before
the public; It will I -ad to general dis
cussion throng liout the West; It will
lie inatruiuentsl In lisping public sen
Umriit, and in the end it, or some sim
ilar bill, will git through, and a mater
ial check will tie placed upon the oper
atlona of the cattle henm. The bill is
the bai of what In lime will become
a notorious fight In congress.
PUBLIC WORKS IN HAWAII.
Delegation Comes to Urge that Cos
torn Money B Ussd There.
Washington, Feb. 6 A delegation
of Hawaiian cltiawna arrived here today
lo appear before committee of con
gress to advocate legislation lequiring
tbree-fouth of the customs duties and
internal revenue collected in the terri
lory to be expended on public works
there.
It is said 11.200,000 a yesr, equal to
S per rapila of the population, Is
tsken out of the territory, which the
members ol the delegation say const!
lute a heavy drain on its reeour-es.
The tnemlH-r of the delrgatlon Include
W. O. Hmlth, attorney general of the
land before the annexation; Ueorge
W. Hmltb. preildetit of the board of
supervisor of Oahti county, to which
Honolulu In lt nated; Murk II. Kobin
eon, J. U. lialt, K. A. McQuernv, V.
II. Case and A. II. I.oelntin. W. O.
Smith, the chairman of the commis
sion, In speaking ol the visit of the
li'li gntion, tonight, ealil:
"We ak nothing for the exclusive
henutlt of llawai'. we are here to ask
hat "ft per cent of the cuntoms duties
and internal revenue collected In the
territory for the next twenty years be
expended on pub'tc works, we ao not
sk w dollar for our own current rx
oeiisoa. The only benefit the people of
the island will reap will be that the
money spent for wsges on the proposed
mblie works will bo kt.pt in circulation
n the islands Instead of being shipped
in gold to Han Francisco.
Italy Hat Forest Fire.
Milan, Feb. . A forest Are that
started three days ago on the Bt. Goth
ard railroad is still burning, and now
covers 12 square miles. Several hun
dred workmen are endeavoring to save
the signal pouts along tha track and
peasants sro working to preserve their
homes from destruction. A number
of factories and a chapel have I wen
destroyed. The big electric station at
Ancasca, nenr Dommodislla Is siir
rounded by tiro, and several towns are
without light, and many factories have
shut down for want of motivo power.-
Ordnr for Coal Strike.
Indianapolis, Feb. fl. It was Inti
mated at the national headquarters of
the tlnltod Mlnoworker of America to
day that before the adjournment of the
present session ol the executive board,
Hecretary-Trcanuror VV. B. Wilson will
be Instructed ta prepare a formal strike
order, effective April 1, in order to
avoid the necessity of reatwemhHng the
board after tha adjournment of the
present session. No meeting of the
board was held today.
Japan to Increase Navy.
Toklo, Feb, 8. At a meeting of the
no Inn ul bndiret committee todnv dele
gates representing the government said
that Japan expected ro increase me
tonnage of her navy to 400,000 ton for
the fiscal year 1900-7.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
TEN MEASURES FILED.
Question To Be Submlttod to People
for Their Decision.
Raleru Th last day for filing initia
tive measure in the office of the .secre
tary of state has passed and six meas
ure were added to the fonr already on
file. The bills and proposed amend
ment to b voted upon are as follows:
The 11,000,000 appropriation bill
passed bv th last legislature and held
op by referendum petittions.
Th local option bill proposed by the
Llquordealers' association as an amend
ment to the present local option law.
The bill Bled by th owner of the
Barlow road, requiring the state to buy
the road for the sum of 124, (XK).
The proposed constitutions! amend
ment filed by the F.qual Buff rageileague,
extending the elective franchise to
women.
A bill by the People's 'Power league
making it unlawful for puhlie service
corpoi at ions to give passe or fre or
reduced rate service to public official.
A bill by the Htsle grange, levying a
license tax upon the gross earnings of
refrigerator and sleeping cars and oil
companies.
A constitutional amendment proposed
by the People's Power league to amend
section 1 of article 12 so that th pub
lic printing will be entirely within the
control of the legislatnre, and may be
let by contrai l, or a printer elected or
appointed, upon a salary or other com
pensation. An amendment proposed by the Peo
ple's Power league to amend article 4
of the constitution so that the referend
um may be demanded upon any item or
ectton of a bill and extending the
rights ol Initiative and referendum to
municipalities.
Ao amendment proposed by the Peo
ple's Power league to amend lections 1
snd 2 of article 17, so that on legisla
tive assembly may submit constitution
al amendments, and that when the vole
upon an amendment lias been canvassed
by the governor and majority found
in It favor, he shall proclaim it adopt
ed, and It shall then be a part of the
constitution, beyond the power of the
court to pass upon; also that no law
for a constitutional convention shall be
In foice until approved by a vote of the
peopb.
An amendment proposed by the Peo
ple's Power league to amend section 2
of article II, giving the legal voters of
a municipality power to frame and
adopt hetr own charters, and forbid
ding the legislature to create municipal
corporations.
Largs Depot at Austin.
Hnmpter The Bumpt?r Valley Bail
road company baa just finished an 80
foot depot at the terminus of the road
now known as Austin station. Much
freight is received st that poil.t, neces
sitating a larger depot than ia generally
found at other stations on the line of
the road. A few other buildings have
been erected at Austin and the place is
beginning to asitume the proportions of
a village. There is no auinenticaied
repo-t current as to whether the Sump
ter Valley intends to extend its line be
yond thst point during the coming sea
son or not.
New Sawmills for Linn.
Albany Two sawmills are looking
for locations in this city, and it is ex
pected both will establish here before
the end of the coming summer. One
is the mill at Lyons, cast of this city,
in the Cascade mountains. It is the
property of N. II. Wheeler. The other
is a ssv and planing mill of large ca
pacity now located at another point in
this state. The mill will employ
aliout 100 hands, and, if it comes here,
will require at least 1ft acres for a site.
The owners are not ready to have their
names made public.
Road Taps Mining District.
Bsker City A special from Sampler
says it Is assured that the Bumpter
Klectric railroad to the mining camp
of Hon me will be built this spring.
W. K. Hurd, of Portland, and Anthon
Mohr, of Humpter, are in the East, in
the interest of the new road, which Is
planned to handle ores more cheaply.
They say the road is practically financ
ed, it will lie an electric line about
een mile long, serving one oi the rich-
tst mining camps in the Northwest.
Range Horses Die by Score.
Baker City It is reported hero .'rom
the ranges of Baker county that scores
of horses, turned out by their owners
to teed themselves during the winter
months, have starved to death, while
many others are In a most pitiable con-
lltion. This Is caiued by tha unusual
ly deep snows, which prevent the ani
mals t-om reaching the dried grasses of
the ranges, on which they usually de
pend (or their winter aubstenance.
Buying Heavy Draft Horses.
John Dav J. D. Combs, a local
bnver. has been picking up a "ood
many homes during ttie paBt week for
the Willamette valley trade. He pur-
chased, among other heavy draft
horses, the fine team owned hy senator
Lavcock. caving therefor the sum oi
$350. This team Is geneially thought
to be the beet in Grant county, and
will probably be sold In Portland.
Prices geuerally are good.
Money from Stat Land.
flii!m The Mate Land board has re
ceived from the sale of public lands and
Interest, on behalf of the public school,
the Agricultural college and the uni
versity, funds during January $74,
138.76. Th money has all been turn
ed into the staU treasury.
ROAD TO BE REBUILT.
Government Work and Immigration
Stimulates Klamath Line.
Klsmatb Falls Inf irmation rweived
at Klanath Falls indicates that the
Klamath Lake railroad, connecting
with the flonthern Pacific at Thrall snd
extending to Pokegama, recently ac
quired by the Weyerhaeuser Lumber
company, will be practically recon
atrncted during the present year, track
laid better to enuble the line to com'
mad trafile of the Klamath Fall region
for some time, while also better serving
the purposes of it new owners in the
development of lumber industries,
Four new locomotives have been order
ed, a new passenger coach and a num
ber of cars are to be purchased, which
is umleistood to be indicative of the in
tentions witn reference to the railroad
No official information ia bad as to
the intentions in the way of adding
mileage, but It is known that inveetig
tions made before the acquisition of tbe
property were with a view to determin
ing th traffic assured by reason of the
government work in constructing tbe
csnal (or which Mason, Davis x Co., of
Portland, now have the first contract.
With absolute knowledge of tbe ton
nage of traffic that was handled during
1U05, and its great inrresse over the
preceding year, and an additional ton
nage for the next year that will surely
double the commodity traffic of 1905,
to say nothing of tbe immigration thst
will mean a great deal of business, the
rsilroad officials fuel more than jneti
lied lo large expenditures and will com
plete their projected work at tbe ear
liest possible date.
State to Buy Books.
Bslem Miss Marvin, secretary of
the State Library commission, an
nounce that tbe contract tor the pur
chase of about (15,000 worth of books
for school libraries will be awarded at
the next meeting the of commission.
The commission called for bid some
time ago, and several publishing houses
are figuring on the contract. Under
tha law, each county is required to levy
a tax sufficient to equal 10 cent bead
for each child of schcol sgs in the
county for the purchase of books for
the school library.
Plans Cheese Factory.
Dallas K. Robinson, of Tillamook,
lain Dallas and plans to establish a
cheese factory here. Mr. Robinson
says if the farmers will guarantee 250
cows to start with he will immediately
make all arrangements for the plant.
He expects to rent spare in the P.tl!s
ice plant, where cold storage will be
convenient, thereby . avoiding the ex
pense and delay of building. Mr. Rob
inson already owns seveial plants in
Oregon.
'
Use Sagebrush Fuel.
Salem W. E. Burke, of Harney
county, representing the Portland Lsnd
company, was before the Slate Land
board at its last meeting arranging to
perfect proof of reclamation for about.
9,000 acres, under the Caiey act, in
Harney county, near Burns. This com
pany will obtain water from wells by
pumping, using sagebrush tor fuel to
generate the steam power.
For Experiment Station.
Echo The United States government
has decided to establish an experiment
station of 40 acres on the East Umati'la
irrigation project. I -and will be set
apart fur this purpose.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 60(701,0; blue
stem, 70 ('i; 72c; red, bct)Sc; valley,
73c.
Oats No. 1 white feed, $28; gray,
27.
Barley Feed, 232S 60 per ton;
brewing, 24; rolled, 24(g26.
Buckwheat $2.25 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy,
$13.60(.il4; valley timothy, $9ai0;
clover, f7.603; cheat, 7S; grain
hay, $7(98 per ton.
Fruits App'es, common, 75ctl per
bn; choice, $1.2(91.50. fancv, 12(83;
pears, $1.2Adtl.60 per box; cranber
ries, $13(?13.50 per barrel.
Vegetables Cabbage, 22o per
pound, cauliflower, $1.85 per crate;
celery, $3.50 per crate; pumpkins, i
Olo per pound; sprouts, t)t7c per
pound; squash, l,l4($1.4i0 per pound;
parsley, 2ftc; turnips, t)0c(i$l por sack;
carrots, 65(t75c per" sack; beets, 85c
$1 per sack. ' "
Onions Oregon, No. 1, $1.10(31.25
per sack; No. 2, 70. (3$ 1.
Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanks,
fiOo per hundred; ordinary, nominal;
sweet potatoes, 2(2 140 per pound.
Butter Faucy creamery, 2730c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2324o per
doxen.
Poultry Average old hens, 1 11 2c
per pound; mixed chickens, I010c;
broilers, 15 17c; young roosters, 10c;
old roosters, 8(30o: dressed chickens,
lS14c; turkeys, live, lt)317c; tur
keys, dressed, choice, 18i420c; geese,
live, 9CilOo; geese, dressed, 1214c;
ducks, 1818o.
Hops Oregon, 1005, choice 10(911c
per pound; prime, 8'0o; medium,
7cHe; olds, 67o.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
l()21c; valley, 2426c per pound;
mohair, choice, 30u.
Beef Pressed bulls, 22tc per
lotind; cowb, 3 4tic; country
steers, 4C5o.
Mutton Pressed, fancy, 88)ic per
pound; ordinary, 45c; lambs, 7(3
7K.
Veal Pressed, 88c pes pound.
Pork DrenseJ, 6ig7.Hie per pound.
TEMPEST OF FLAME.
Great Fir Devours Elevator, Wheat
and Horses in St. Louis.
fit. Louis, Feb, 5. Fire, which orig
inated in the Union Grain elevator in
East Bt. Louis, IK., last night, after
completely destroying that structure,
spread to enrronnding buildings and
freight cars in tbe yards of the Termin
al association, and caused damage esti
mated at $1,250,000 before its progress
was checked. At an early hour this
morning the flames were still casting a
ruddy glare, but it Is believed that the
fire is well under control, and there is
little (urt her danger of its spreading.
A detailed estimate of tho losses fol
lows; Union elevator, $300,000; grain in
elevator, $1)50,000; fct. Louis Car
company, barn, $15,000, borses, $16,
500, feed, $3,000; Waters-Pierce Oil
company, $5,000; seven dwellings, $7,
000; 20 box cars, $20,000; total, $1,
316,500. The fire originated in brick engine
house, 80 feet away from the elevator
proper, and was discovered by tbe
night watchman.. Before the arrival of
the fire department, tbe flame bad
spread to the elevator. Assistance was
sent from St. Louis, and the effort of
tbe firemen were principally directed
toward preventing the fire from spread
ing to adjoining elevators and ware
houses, tba Union elevator having been
converted into a furnace within a few
minutes alter it caught fire.
The heavens were brightly illumi
nated and it ia estimated that 60,000
persons viewed the fire from both banks
of the Mississippi river and the bridge.
Btven dwellings were covered by
bnrnirg oil by the explosion of four
tank cars and entirely destroyed. The
occupants, however, were either outside
viewing the conflagration, or were able
to etcaiie before the flames consumed
their homes.
PICKING UP THE VICTIMS.
United States Revenue Cutters Are
Cruising Off the Straits.
Victoria, B. C, Feb. 6. A special
dispatch to tbe Associated Press from
Bamfielrl tonight says the United States
cutter Perry landed a party at DarliDg
creek today and' succeeded in getting
nine bodie from the beach, and also
took off Lieutenant Gromville and six
men let there the previous night. The
Perry also picked up one male body at
sea, badly decomposed.
The United States steamer Grant also
found a male body badly decomposed
and unrecogoiaable. This is the 30th
body recovered. Tbe 11 bodies have
been landed at Bam field, and will be
shipped to Victoria by a tug leaving to
morrow morning. All the bodies have
now been taken from the shore at Dar
ling creek, but tbe searchers will re
main in the hope tli.it some others may
come ashore. It is feared, however,
that tiioee now coming ashore will be
in such bad condition that they will be
unrecognisable.
The tug Wyadda brought eight bod
ies, fire that were picked up by the
Perry on I-ridav and three taken from
the beach at Darling creek, a landing
having been efficted from the Wyadda
th! morning in a doiy. The majority
are in a baillv decomposed condition
some with parts of the head and skull
missing. Both the revenue cutters
Perry and Grant will remain cruising
near the wreck in search of other bodies
that may be found floating.
BLIZZARD SWEEPS DAKOTAS.
Mercury Falls 65 Degrees in
Hours Railroads Blockaded.
24
Grand Forks, N. P., Feb. 5. One of
the most severe blirxards of the winter
is raging in this state. While there
has been only a slight snowfall here,
the western part ' f the ttate has had
a general and heavy snowfall. The
wind has blown a gale all day and
night, and no trains hare arrived from
the west since morning. At midnight
the storm was unabated, and it promis
es to tie up railroad trattic badly.
Peadwood, S. P., Feb. 6. A high
wind and driving enow all day has
broken the summer weather here, tbe
mercury fal.mg 65 degrees in the last
24 hoc-rs. Tonight the thermometer
registers 10 below sero.
Many Burned in Mine.
Genesee, N. Y., Feb. 5. Fifty men
were burned, many of them seriously,
in a fire at the Sterling company'
mine, near Schuyler today. The ex
plosion was caused by an accumulation
of gas in the sandhouse near the sur
face. The men were coming up the
shaft st the close of today's work when
the gas was ignited by one nf their
lamps. A blinding explosion followed.
The men were all brought to the sur
face by rescue parties. The most sen
onaly injured include Manager John B
Knox, Jr.
Will Not Sell Telegraph.
Washington, Feb. 5. The aecretary
of war has turned down apropoeal made
by the local telephone company of Nome
to take over the entire government tele
graph system of Alaska on condition
that it shall operate the same and
transmit government business free of
cost tor the next 25 years. The depart
ment is not ready to dispose of the gov
ernment telegraph system, but when it
decides to take this step, will not sell
it for less than its actual value.
Many New Rural Routes.
Wnalilniyfnn d'ali R Aiw,rtr.1Ini tn
- n t " -
the reoort nf Fourth Asaiatant Pout
master General De Gra
JaryO? applications
January, v n,a oo hava been
f.r routes . T
assi-1 'or establishment.
WRECK IN MONTANA
Runaway Freight Dashes Into a
Passenger Train.
BOTH TRAINS ARE DESTROYED
Freight Standing on Track Starts
Down Steep Grade and Over
takes Passenger.
Helena, Mont., Feb. 6. The most
disastrous railroad wreck that has hap
pened in this - section occurred last
night when a runaway Northern Pacific
freight train crashed into a passenger
train a short distance west of here.
Four persons sre known to Lave been
killed, having been borne 1 to death in
the flames which broke out immediate
ly following the wreck. It is thought
two others also met death. A number
of passengers and trainmen were seri
ously injured.
The story of tbe accident shows it to
have been most remarkable. The pas
senger train passed through Austin,
about eight miles west of Helena, on
t me. Following it was a long freight
train, made up of boxcars and flatcars
loaded with lumber and shingle. At
Austin the engine was uncoupled from
tbe freight to take water and the train
was left standing on the track. There
i a steep grade east of Austin, and by
some means the freight train got start
ed down the bill.
The pasteuger train stopped when it
arrived at tbe Montana Central cross
ing. Then the engineer-beard a sound
behind him that warned, him of dang
er. He started his train, but it bad
gone bat a few feet when the freight
crashed into the rear car. There were
but two cars in the train, a combina
tion express, mail and passenger car
and a day coach. The two cars were
smashed and thrown into tbe ditch.
The engine of the passenger became un
coupled from the cars, but did not leave
tbe track, and Engineer Pelty managed
to keep ahead of the flying freight.
The freight went probably 500 feet,
when it, too, went off the track. In a
few minutes fire started, and for hours
the cars and the lumber burned fiercely.
MAY END BOYCOTT.
Radical Changes Made in Chinese
Regulations.
Washington, Feb. 6. Secretary Met
calf, of the department of commerce
and labor, today took action which is
expected to decrease considerably tbe
friction between this country and China
and perhaps cause the abandonment of
the anti-American boycott, when be
approved the report of the special com
mission, competed of Assistant Secre
tary Murray, Solicitor Sims and Rich
ard Campbell, oi the Immigration bu
reau, providing for a radical revision
of existing regulations under which
Chinese may enter and reside in this
country.
The commission's report touches, by
way of either excision or amendment,
24 of the existing regulations Besides
certain alterations that promise to
avoid delay in landing Chinese who
apply for admission, other alterations
have ben made where possible with a
view to avoid any action that would
seem offensive, provided that the object
intended by such regulations could be
accomplished otherwise.
As an illustration of this, the com
mission recommended the discontinu
ance of the Bertillon system of identifi
cation. Another amendment is a requirement
that the administrative officers should
advise Chinese persons, either laborers
or of th exempted classes, before their
departure from tbe United States, of
the conditions under which they will
be admitted upon their return. Upon
this point the officers are directed to
use special care, so that no Chinese
person who has a right to reside in this
country shall be allowed to depart
therefrom tinder a mistaken impression
that he will lie readmitted.
Will Reorganize Universities.
St. Petersburg, Feb. . The Jcom
mittee of rectors arid profeeoors which
to co-operating with Count John Tol
stoi, minister of Education, In drafting
permanent laws governing the uni
versities for submission to the national
assembly, has decided on a general
reorganisation of the universities on
the German system and has also re
commended , the abolition of special
privilege tor those holding university
diplomas as credentials. Hitherto the
road to government positions has been
open only to university graduates.
Kidnap Alaska Women.
San Francisco, Feb. 6. Captains of
whaling vessels have been accused of
kidnaping native Alaskan women, and
the United States government has or
dered a rigorous investigation. Col
lector Stratton today received Instruc
tions from the department of Commerce
and Labor' ordering him to investigate
the matter and arrest the offenders.
The charge is made in a report to the
department by Captain Hamlet, of the
revenue cutter Bear.
Little Damage to th Meade.
San Pol. A k 14- Ol the
made a thorouh-Jor Lea Febinger,
ir,n0i,i.-..,T,,..i nl the department,
reported today that the total damage to
. . . .1 -n,,l,l not exceed $20. A
Vim iraiiDiu , ,
number of army officers, however, lost
all their baggage na per.uum w-v-except
the clothing they wore.
MINERS WILL STRIKE.
Every Min in Country To B Tied
Up Till Better Pay is Secured.
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb 2. Ibe re
jection of the counter proposition offer
ed by the coal pperators of the central
competitive district by an almost unan
imous vote of the National convection
of tbe United Mineworkers, and the
adoption of a resolution offered by Sec
retary Ryan, of Illinois, placing th
miners on record as a unit in refusing
to sign an agreement for any district
until an agreement was signed for atl
districts under the jurisdiction ot th
United Mineworkers, bas created
situation which, in tbe opinion of th
officials of the miners' organization,
will result in the disruption of tha
joint agreement and probably one of
the greatest strikes of organized labor
the country has ever known.
Immediately after tbe rejection of
tbe operators' proposition the conven
tion set about to provide means for ac
cumulating a strike fund of $6,000,000
in addition to a like amount now on
deposit in the international, district
and sub-district treasuries of th min
ers' organization. To provide for an
emergency Secretary Wilson moved
that a per capita tax of $1 a week be
voted and that all district take care nf
the dependent miners within their
jurisdiction tor at least six weeks.
Ha said that after that time he believed
the international organization would be
in a position to take care of the miner.
After the motion had been amended to
substitute ten weeks for aix a the time
daring which the districts should car
for their dependents, the matter was
referred to the international executive
board with power to act.
RIOTS AT CHURCHES.
Catholics Resist Entranc by Officer
of French Republic.
Paris, Feb. 2. Everywhere in
France tbe actual potting into opera
tion of tbe clause of church and state
separation bill which provide for th
making of inventories of the property
of the churches has aroused a storm of
protest. In several provincial parishe
Catholics have gathered in tbe churches
and made such strong resistance that
the- government commissioner were
unable to enter the edifice.
In Paris today violent scenes took
place in several churches, notably that
of St. Clothilde. An inventory of th
property of the church of St. Roche baa
not yet been made, owing to the op
position of tbe congregation, but th
defenders of tbe church of St. Clothilda
succumbed before the aesault of an
armed force which acted on tbs avowed
intention of tbe government to use
every means at its disposal to compel
obedience to the enactment.
In the chambc' of deputies this after
noon Premier Rouvier replied to an in
terpellation on the subject by a Social
ist deputy. The government, however,
secured a vote of confidence by 384
against 166, after the premier had
assured tbe chamber that tbe govern
ment was desirous of using tact and
moderation in carrying out tbe law,
but that it was fully determined to per
form its duty, no matter what the cost.
A dispacth from Dijon says fresh dis
turbances broke cot today in front of
the church of St. Michael. The square
was closed only after tbe fre use of
fire hose and the effort of mounted
gendarmes. Many arrests were made.
TURN LIGHT ON HARRIMAN.
Democrats Propose an Inquiry Into
Southern Pacific Combination.
Washington, Feb. 2. The Post will
say tomorrow:
The minority members of the house
committee on Pacific railroads got- to
gether and agreed upon a plan of action
through which they hope to throw the
searchlight upon an alleged combine of
the Southern Pacific and its tributaries,
which they assert is on all fours with
the Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio,
and Sou t-em in the East.
A resolution will be introduced in
the house requiring the president to
transmit to congress all information
that may be in the possession of the
Interstate Commerce commission or
any other division ot any department
of the government bearing upon the al
leged fact that the Southern Pacific
Railway company is the holding com
pany of the Union Pacific, the O. R. A
N. Co. and the Oregon Short Line.
Revision of Custom Laws.
New York, Feb. 2. After careful
work, covering more than six year,
the merchant associations' committee
on the revenue laws and customs serv
ice yesterday completed a thorough re
vision of the customs administrative
act and forwarded its report to Secre
tary Shaw. Th committee makes two
important recommendations, namely.
a more practical definition of foreign
m irxei values and the abandonment of
the present system ot "star chamber
investigations," in reappraisement
case.
Caucasus Again In Revolt.
St. Petersburg, Feb, 2. It is report
ed here that the village of Salugordon
has been bombarded by the artillery in
consequence of the refusal of the inhab
itants to give in to the organizers of
last month's disorders. The Caucasus
is again in a state of rebellion.
are plundering in Kutaljtoftfeen tb
Elizxbethpol, JJpdArmenbjIJi, The
"""X aPe'unable to quell them.
Let People Elect Them.
Columbus, O., leb. 2.-rhhonsa
today adopted the senate joint resolu
tion urging congress to submit a consti
tutional amendment providing lor th
election of United Stale senators by
direct vote ol the people. (