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OREGON
MIST.
VOL. XXI. BT. HELENS, niHtt.fiV. vritnAV witmr t, r- "
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form lor Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Bourn ef l"Prtnt but
Not Lets Interesting Evtnf
of tSa Past Wk.
Nicaragua l rrrlng to Invade
lluiultint.
A revolt against tlii government la
Ml ill IVfltlH.
F.i-iiovrrnor Hlgglm, if New Vork,
Is again fading In health.
Un are gradually securing control
ol tl Transvaal parliament.
A Clinton, N. 0., grand Jury lu In
dicted a nund' of county olluiaU fur
,nilijli!riiM'iit,
The break In ilia Colorado river ha
bren cIimiI ami mt water la now going
into tin' Sallon Sink.
limit Northern and. Northreu Pacific
ttallU' U llll ldly crippled between
ripntftiiv and the hound.
Wiit-mclai! uHirlal ai avned of
grafting by an American. Parade ha
livyun lla rvolullin on Castro.
The Canadian l"acifUi Iim jiwt de
clared a dividend of 3 t cent fur
the half ymf ending lt IVcrinber.
Tim United Hlats Circuit Court at
Son I raiiclsni h Just (nit all end In
.1 . . ...,.. . .i .
aiKHlur gel rt'ii -quic mnwn, ine
Cumulative Trust Cc, of Washington.
The Mmnraita attorney ventral lias
mtiiiiicmed pr"eedlng to ci.iiiisiI 10
mllrxi'U In that k'bIb U adopt a i
diKiimi In freight rate ordered by the
r'tat lUlinwd commission.
lUlmi Ruugw, !., Iiaa a taw aimllar
to the thaw shooting.
Tin- limis committee hit a uUtl
lute for ItiBsmyrll" plan of leasing
I owl land.
Tin' Ninth Carolina legislature iiaa
pa.wl a lull lu iltuviuitlnue lli stale
Kantian authorltle have arrested a
nuiulvr nl girls attending a wiiiiimry
(,,r complicity in riutnua aia.
The iMlniBUr gnnerwl of Canada
Ilia harm! from the mails paper giv
lint the Tliaw Idenc in detail.
Hratnr Fulton am! iUtunin aro nmll-
I dent Micro will Iw no cliaiice III the
IltmtnT lawn llm prtowot anwloii uf run
Tlir M-natx hi a'.artuil an Inutiliy r
Iksi'Iihk I'mlikl MaU otviiiry of
CuIm. TIi iM'iialora want to know
how lotiK llm tonure U to laat
A munlicr f Imllnna rltica !iiri
muntiiiittl onrrhii ia in fortv lia
ukil IIik liKlalatnrw for relief. I'oor
Iwrvi't1 ami heavy taica art tlie raiuw,
Omplivl itti mr limilaKriiK'iit.
Oil iIiIit all over thf country liave
receireil ixiiim ol a raiite ol imp Moll
cent a loillun In oil roiliicta. In ont
yr llm mean Hii,oiki,(xki u the
Mmvlnfl Oil omiany. HK'keleller
hu jitut ivtin any t'l,MK,0K).
Toll wiya llm ihhiiiIp favor a contract
tvHteiii fur the rnnaina canal.
A a'iiml fetiil may can war hv
twwii Uiinteiimla am! ftttvailor.
Ilnrriiimn nava lid may neck a loh on
llm liilernlnlo I'oinmiirca CoiiiiiiImhIoii.
Th( Sim KmnrinMi rhailiher of own-
mcree in mil. I in)inie.initc scIhiiiIh.
CiiUiiii are talklnirof lluhtlnir Aiiicri-
I m Ihh bu the ninil KiutnU have lieen
IIKTl-IUttol.
The (viiiiitry homo of Wannnutker,
ir l'liiliii.)iin. haa hurmxl. entail-
li'K a Imw ol 11,1X10.000.
Jituiii Iihm aaknil iM'rinlxnlon to ilitxir-
! tl' Aimirliiiii aiiihiiMutiliir to Kua
iauml Jiijmn (liiiinii the rtHvnt mir.
Fulton lum aitkeil tlio uoverniiient to
pruvlilii Iwoilrwluiraforllin I'liclflPcimut,
ono fur Olefin hiuI one foi Va!ilantton.
'miiii inn KiiKBiun ami Jiitinniw gov-
wiiineiila will eriH-t uiemoriala at l'ort
Artliiirtiillieirfiilli.il nil. Hera in tlio
Ji'fetme itml ciipturo of that fortrean.
Hill biivh he nuiv ilonliln track tlio
(irmt Nurllu.rii ltaentiro leiiKtlt In or
iler to HivmiiiniKlute tho fimt growing
lllwillt'KM.
The Hriuilimi government it to Send
'un.lron lo the United Mate fr
iriin,y .nii, H 1b nnminew that all
lli'grose will he t kmi In.,,, llm xhina
before thiiv Blurt .
The French cabinet proposes an In
cotuii lax to relieve the poor.
The price of all grmlu of diamonds
lm licen advanced 5 per cent.
'h'liels urn reported to have defeated
government forces in Argentina.
There is not wheel turning on any
rsilroad between Spokane and the
Const,
''gyp! Inn explore! have found the
'm'l'O'iy ,,f tho famous Queen Telo.
Troops have been ciillod to stop ill t-
'"K 'g Japanese miners in Jiiiaii.
Many have been killed.
Tim nmjeel. to connect Ijiko Washing,
"'"and Puma sound with a en mil has
laiim revived In congress.
John 1), Uoekefeller has given $:I2,
iiiio.ooo of niHl-class securities for gen
mil education throughout the United
wr . r-i i wna DC. r I Alt r. I ,1 .
Wttttrn Union Employat at Chicago
ravor a Btrlka.
llilcago, J'elK 12, ((pen (leli,w 0f
llm W intern I'nloit Telngrapli (imipany
lta voice.! lit a Itmim lueetlnv of It em
liloyiw ie, In MimlolHuV hull, l.'U Van
Unriii alriM-t, tliU afleriiixui. More
than 800 oH-nilom were (mikiil Into
the hull, ami many of thein fuvorml
inlliiiU an liiiiiicdiutii alrikeon the coin
jliy iiiiIcm the men who have recently
Uteii iliaehnrgil for Joining the union
are at omui reinalull.
KewihilluiiH irncticy aiinnuni'liig
their im iiiherxlilp In t, Coiiinienlal
Telegmpliera' Union of Ainerlm were
adupM liy the 0ienilury, ami the e..
olive cuiiiniltt4ii of tho union wun In.
alrin twl t( notify the comny that a
coiitllinutloii of it allege.1 iliw rimiiiaU
lug dUHii.le will lie ritMilsl.
I'ri'i,i nt H. J. Snmll and Herretary
V.ley Uiium II of the iintioiinl oriwiii-
witloii uthM.ili-l the mm linu iinl iirni
tlio men In the ollioe of the Wiwt.
em I'nloii ininpaiiy not to take luiHty
action until the union i ready to ad In
bII lurun citl. I'rcBidniit Hniall miiil
after llie'incctlng tlinl the oTnlon in
22 cltlca hud juliud in the movement
am! that if a trik wer declureil it
would not lie confined to Chicagu,
Tho men Imvw licen aw-retly oririiii
0g for about two ymra, and l'rmidenl
Hioall awrt that rtHvntly niuw old
employeB of the niiiiinuy have U-n
l! lmr,-m in the local ultliw Imhuihh1 of
their activity in union aflaira.
FINDS SECRET OF PORCELAIN.
Director of Savrai Radltcovara Pro
can of Making "Tandra" Wara.
1'arlB. I ch. 12. M. tliorire Vogt, di
rector of tlie artlBtle deaitineiit of the
luttioiml factory of tmnvlaiti, at Sevrc,
Ium put loaile a illiMiivcrv which will
entirely elmniie the picaent art of por
celain manufacture.
There are two kind of irceluii), the
har-l and the "tendrc." The atret of
the iiinimfHi-tiire of the hitter wtui fimt
iliacovrri-d hy the Clilnw and otvuplwl
(lie alteiit ion of the chi'imntii of all
KuroK during the elutit'iilh, wven
lifctti and ciiihtn'iith oeiitiiritn. At
lint all attempt to dim-over the formu
la were without rrault, tint at Uxt mic
rttu wni altuiinxl, the "temlre" porce
lain wn .II-imvcm-.! m l pcrfi-cttxl.
Thin delimte wiiivluiii reliiiuil u
prcitH until in 1710 a new potcclain
waa llivcntolin Saxony. Hue Mxon
p..rc la(n, if U delicate and lens rich M.rlment station at t'nion.
in d.'c.ialioii, luu! the advantage over iw pmejw change In tho primary
the temlre" of being atMligiT and election law w ill lie teferred to the peo
moro pliable, jrg oblerta could l"' ' pie (or their derision aivording to a
made In it which weie mil tw'ihl in cUinae IikIiiv inrertcd by I'-alley, Its
the leinlre.' I.ltlle by little the man- author.
uhu tiire ol the "lendre" wa abandoned I Hy just one vote the house tfalay
and with It dimppmred all the charm. gmiit,x the pipirsl fur tho people to
lug little objicts which could nut ln again vole on the woman suffiage ipies
made lit liard (xucelaln. At Inst tlio ( 10n.
secret was lout and fur over a century The remainder of the scasion w ill lie
ceramist sought to redireovcr it, but ;
without sucrcBx. er legislative wtsion ill years was fur-
N.iw M. Vogt has discovered the sec- t,er Ishind in its work than theammi
ret of uwkliig II and also how to make ,iy ,mw doing husiniMH at tho capital
II more iiuraiue ami pnaoie, nu n win
eiialile nun ui ovcrciune an tu uimcui
ties which beret the maiiulai'tiire of the
tendm" in former tiiiiiw.
RIOTERS BEAT ITALIANS.
Assault on Motorman Enrages Pat-
engera on Streetcar.
San Francisco. Feb. 12. I'olire re'
serve were rallr out l.mighi. ui iiueu
m .Inu.l,'.. rl..l nil Klltti-r Ktreet ts'twe'!!
Fillmore ami IVrirlen ftrvct. The
..,.,i..i..aa..( B.ioiitls.nnd Suitor streel
.r, i.U.ylng an older rvntlyisu!hythnugh tho lower houae. The joint
l... I'...l...l l,' a al,,li)ie.l li s lilt
lou'se four Kalians Herniated in hang-
lug onto the running board on the
KKnl Slilo Ol I no cur. inej ,.,,...... -
finally Induced by angry piut-cngci to
rtiine ns ilc. ami Hie motorman tnrevv
up
on the current.
behind the motoruiBii and kiuarked him
.enmdeis with a blow of Ilia list. A
V'llel'l 111' iliiliur nu n .. -,.,-. .... ,
I ,1... 1...1 u ll..i. .I.tritwul nrv
liilckwitteil tKissi'iigei smviHileil in
bringing the car In a stop within t!u
hlm k, and the passengers, bIkuiI loo
In numls'r, priKwIcd to give tlie Ital
ians a fearful iHiiting. The police re-;
serves were oallwt out, ami tncy nan to
use their clubs to restore order.
Chehalls Creamery Sold.
Chehalis, Wash., Feb. 12. Nelson A
Justoscn have said the Chcliolls cream
ery to O. brewer, who recently came
bore fiom the northern part of tho state.
The creamery hero has been a success
ever since It was started, the business
having grown with the development of
dairying in tho Chehalis and Nevvau -
kuin valleys. During lOOtl over 25,000
pounds more butter was made hero than
during the previous year. The t'hehul-
is milk condensing plant ia now recelv-
lug alinoal an even z.uou innuiun ".Voto on womiiu siuirngo ai vue juiih,
milk daily.
Women Enter a Protest.
Chill (iinonga, Teiin., Feb. 12. Wo
men of this city met today and protest
ed agnliiHt the printing of the detail of
the Thaw murder wise andslmiliircoiiit
r,v Ilium. Tho protest waa made
In tlm lntiirist of (ho sanctity of our
tlm rmritv of our children, '
and to protest against, tlie liumno mm
detailed accounts given in these dully
paper of the sensational and scan
daloiiH proceedings of the criminal
Court."
Cut the Tariff on Wheat.
City of Mexion, Feb. 12. Fearing a
wheat famine In the country In conse
ftiliitiMIt of the Inn! chips, the Finance
1 u-Mi I bo $160 fur
1 "
ruury 15 to Juno 1
.11.. .1. u...l I'.iu iiium ill reel V from
ed from the Oniled States. Tho du y was . Iseovered 1 1 1 ho
that wheat will lui'
PROCEEDINGS OF OREGON LEGISLATURE
Monday, February ,
Salem, '(,,, j J Hy iinumloiiH vote
llui ( hiipln ruilroiid ttiinnibainn hill
pu-Mi the Ikiiihu Imhiy. At the June
election in ItitiHtwoof the three corn
m.nioiier will 1 elected hy the rmo
pie. The third will lie elected in 1010.
I'nlil then the governor, awrelarv of
atitle and aUtu tnruuirer w ill unooliit
inetiiheiN. It la nroliuhle the houi-e
will tt''nit tlm hill iw it came from the
hoiiKe,
The houae punned the bill providing
for a ehifne mid dairy IncpH-tor and a
creamery and dairy couiiiiiraioncr. Tho
apfaiiiiteea are to receive Hnliirlin of
ll,f00 each and exH-nne allowancua of
1, 0(10 inr year.
lint lil 1 1 iiinkiiig appropriations for
lruln, Winlon and Aahland in rmal
Bi'liools wiw fuwinthly reixirUxl to the
houre. 1 he three aciioula are to rinnilve
1 1 -',1)00 If t, hill Hhould Uvotiie luw.
Tlie ini uNiirc aiiiiroiirintiiiK $100,000
for the Hi-nttle exnition waa alw) fu
voriihly rejiorled.
Jlie pMixxed Imnkiiiir law in caiuiiiiK
the Bi iiiiti) iiiin-li cunei-rn.
The liiveiiile iurt hill U now In the
hamla of the governor. He may veto
it uh he coimiilem too much expeiiac
would be attached to it ne a law. Mult
nomah county would Iw put to an all
ium I eipcDRu'uf IIO.Ol'O.
I he leu re piimcd a bill to tax timber
land in proportion
timber It miitalna.
to the amount of
The bill providing "no half
lure" T.ne votel down by tl o home.
The initu'iirii giving the elate uni
veraity (I. '5,00(1 a year waa pimnl by
the Iioum.
The lu-iiHte pnivcd a bill providing
lOil.ooo for extensions to the jxirUige
rd.
Frldny, February 8.
Salem, Feb. rt. The hous this morn
ing suwd a bill revi king all franchisee
In cities granted by the Mate, and plac
ing the power of renewal entirely in
the hmi.le of the various municipalities.
llos-s of Ibsul Kiver for the emit ion
of a new county In It lerirtory went
glimmering when the senate this .after
noon indefinitely Mtpoiied the bill
creating Cascade county.
Among the bills pusMsl by the s.-nnto
tluy were: 1'or voting machines,
iimking it a felony to entice a child
under 18 vcars for immoral purposes,
nn aiiiiroiirlntlnir I15.(HH) fur the ex
strenuous fur the lawiuakers. Nooth-
c,tv
I'reaident Haines was pmntel with
a gavel today similar to that given
SH'iiker Ikivey a few days ago.
In Hip senate today live new bills
were introduced. The senate lias re
ceived "07 bills and the house 30tl.
1 hursday, February 7.
Salem, Feb. "4. Tho somite txiny
voted to create a beard of regcnls to
select two iHirmals to be continued and
to aNdish the others. At the house
"as "inieu uowu ivvo aimnar ui u
'lmil.tlul It the senate on. wiugei
COIIlllIll ICC OO MllVB noil llllllun iu ill-
cide.1 to favorably report appropriations
' tho Ashland,
Weston and
The Jones bill appropriating $.100,-'
noo for free locks at Oregon City, con-
Itingent on the United Slates increasing
Mho same to enough either to buy the '
premseul locks or lunld new ones mis i
vvariii supjHirl in the house and the
prosi'ls of its passing are bright.
The senate today ivfuswl to adopt a
miiiuntv
rcKirt adverse to an amend-
incut to statement uumlier one. This
bulimies that ltailcy's bill to amend
the statement mimlier one section of
the diixH't primary law will la- passed
by the senate, fur the Hi votes are
enough to carry the bill. Hailcy's bill
provides for a change in statement
number one ho as to make it pledge the
signer to vote tor that candidate for
United States senator who shall re
ceive the highest vote for tlio party to
WIU u,,, signer belongs. I
j riK n,e day tho house passed four 1
billa ami at a sossion tonight S3 were
i lll)MSj Thiiteen new ones were in- j
,riHlluV(i
i,.presiittat ive Jones, of Polk, Intro-
,i,hihI a proved constitutloniil amend-
',(, providing that the people again
1008, election.
bouse bill creating tlio lwemti
Judicial district of Gilliam, Wheeler
and Sherman counties was passed.
Wednesday, Tebruary 6
Salem, Feb. 0. The bill appropriat
ing . $150,000
for the Seattle fair has
to make tho amount
boon amended
$100,000.
Seventeen now bills wore presented
in tho house mid but three in Hie sen-
Opposes Assistant Attorney General.
Salem Three Is ono thing the secre
tary of statu wont after he is not going
to get from tlie ways and means com
mittee. A bill was brought to the ways
mil means euminitteo providing for
another assistant
attorney general,
tho at torney
nvestiinit lon it
attorney goner
about tills In
creufo In his staff, but. that the request
Cttino j, um tho secretary of state's olllce. I
ate.
lluiitley'e corrupt practice bill, to
regulate eloctionis, wan given a knock'
out blow tm lay in tlie houae by Imlcfl
nil piiHtponcinciit,
Jiinu graiiljora tiuve duacondixl upon
the legmluture and are determined to
have mctiHuroM rjnniMl which will com
pel the Mtate to iaaue deel upon the
fraudulent laml rale ccrtifiiaU and
alHo cfiiupel tho alU to pay interwit
Uion the money paid to tlie tat by
the ernoin wlio procurcnl the eertin
nitee.
Normal wlioole are very much unset
tled in the IcKiHlature and nolxxly hiw
a clear loreaight aa to what will be
done. It Heomii probable, however,
Unit Dmin and Monmouth will be
abandoned. The uncut ion will come
up in the liouce next Wtvlnewluy.
The way and imn committee of
both houBcn thin afternoon voted to ap
ptopriato IL'S.OOO annually for the
next two ycara for the University of
Oregon. This ie about $45,000 more
than appropriated two year ago.
The appointment of three railroad
comuiiaiiioDcni by the governor, two to
aerve until 100H and one to aerve until
1011), auil their nueceMor tu lie elected
by the iieople, ia the aulwtance of an
amendment which the joint committee
on milnavie agreed upon today, and
which will be iimcrtcd in the Cbapin
i bill before it ia reported back to tlie
Iboui-e, The coininittee alw decided to
mluce tho Haluried of comniirrionera
from $5,000 to $4,000, and to provide
for the ityment of traveling expense,
iiiHtead of having the cominiagioneni
Iiy their own expenaea.
Among the aenate bills pruwed today
were: To give labon-rs prior lien on
lojfi", lumlH-r, etc.; raieing to $7,500 the
amount tliHt may lie recovered for acts
causing ili-ath ; fur garninhment of wages
of public ollicers and employes.
The senate killcl neven bills and the
houne ten Uxlay. The majority of the
Dills were covered uy other measures
that had been previously introduced and
'considered in committee.
Tuesday, Februsry S.
Salem, Feb. 5. Another bill has
len introduced to compel holdcm of
land grants from the government to sell
the land at $2.60 per acre and in tracts
tmt exceeding 100 acres.
The house im-wi a bill prohibiting
the grunting of a liquor license to any
one who has been convicted of selling
liquor to minora.
Another houte bill passed prohibits
any hut members from wearing badges
of secret orders. ,
A new bill in the sefit makes the
Associated Press a common carrier.
A new house bill provides tliat offi-
. corn must not w ink at violations of
state laws and provides for punishment
of such officers.
j A gavel presented to Speaker Pavey
bx'ay contained five kinds of wood:
Oregon grape, the state flower; apple,
from a seedling planted at Vancouver
in 1825; cherry, from a seedling start
ed in Iowa in lK45and transplanted to
Oregon in 1847; service berry, from
near Oregon City, the first territorial
capital; yew, from Cliampoeg, the site
of the fimt American civil government
on the Pacific Coast.
The bill for the transportation of
convicts by prison guards Instead of
sheriffs was defeated in the senate.
Twentv-one new bills were Intro
duced in the house Uxluy and eight in
the senate.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Fruit Applea, common to choice,
SiK'Ac lx r box; choice to fancy. Il
Mon-!s.ft0; pears, $l(3il.50.
Vegetables Turnips, $l(2yi.25 per
sack; carrots, $l(Vi)1.25 per sack; beets,
II .25(S,1 .50 per sack; horeeradiah, if
8c per pound; sweet potatoes, Scper
pound; cnbliage, 24 per pound; cauji-
flower, $2.60 per tioxen; celery, fs.oo
4 per crate; pumpkins, 2o per pound;
squash, 2c per pound; Bprouta, 8o p r
ixmnd.
Onions Oregon, $11.35 per hun
dred.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy,
$1.40(,r)1.50; common, $11.25.
Wht Club, 68c; blueetem, 70c;
valley, 6t(i)u7c; nnt, 0c.
taita No. 1 white, $29; gray, $28.
Itarley Feed, $22 per ton ; brewing,
$23; rolled, $24324. 60.
Rve $1.40(1.45 pt?r cwt.
Com Whole, $26; cracked, $27 per
ton
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $14
15 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$17(ji)18; clover, $9; cheat, $9; grain
hay, $9(ci10; alfalfa, $14.
ltutter Fancy creamery, S2,35o
per pound.
Butter Fat First grade cream, 86c
per pound ; second grade cream, 2o lees
per ismim.
-gg V'regon nincii, ova per
doxen
Poultry Average old hens, 1213c
per pound; mixed chickens, 11 12c;
spring, 1314; old roosters, 10e;
dressed chickens, 1415c; turkeys,
live. 17 ( 17H.0; turkeys, dressed,
choice, 20(et2le; goose, live, 10X2)120;
ducks, 10(ifil8e.
Vval Dressed, 5 HtS)9' per pound.
Boof Dressed bulls, 23o per pound;
cows, 45c; country steers, 66sC.
Bad Air and Not Grip.
Salem Bad air and not tlie grip, has
tho house in its clutches. For a week
a majority of the house members have
been indisposed, and a grip epidemic
was blamed. Returning members
sniffed the air of the house chamD.ir on
their entrance and deemed uiai 11 was
he cause of headaches, lame back and
laop of ambittion. The committee onr
evolutions Introduced a resolution in-
struct lug the capltol and grounds com-
mittee to investigate conditions.
JAPAN NEEDS SEVERE LESSON.
High German Official Regrets Amer
ica Yields to Upstarts,
Iterlin, Feb. 11. The anxiety of
("resident Kooacvelt to accede to the de
mands of the Juponese in the Califor
nia school question has created a very
bad Impression here, especially in mil
itary and diplomatic circles, where the
whole affair has been watched from the
beginning.
A very high official in the foreign
department, who ia doner than any
other man to the minister of foreign
affairs, yestenlay said;
"It is a great pity that a great nation
like America shall lie forced by circum
stances to give in to these Jafianese up
starts, who will now grow more conceit
ed than ever,
"It is evident that Japan is trying to
pick a quarrel with the United Stutcs,
and that a conflict is Isiund to come,
for it is the purpose of the Japanese to
drive every white power out of the Far
East. I have no doubt that, if Ameri
ca had a strong navy today, your presi
dent's reply to the mikado's ultimatum
would have had another sound, but,
under the circunuitarieve, the United
States is too weak to risk the loss of
their prectige in a war in which Japan
would have every advantage, and w ben
you would be unable to defend either
Hawaii or the Philippines.
"Germany also has important inter
ests in the Kat and, while the Geiman
government will use every effort to
build a mighty navy, the defiant atti
tude of Japan at many occasions since
Russia a defeat is one of the principal
reasons.
"These yellow devils, whose civiliza
tion is of tlie most superficial nature;
will never cease to cause trouble until
they have been taught a severe lesson
with tlie sword."
WILL BE RECORD SESSION.
Oregon Legislature Will Appropriate
About $5,000,000.
Salem, Feb. 11. Unless the legisla
tive pruning knife is applied wisely
and discriminately, the present legis
lature will win for itself the designa
tion of the "$5,110,000 session." Bills
carrying outright appropriations aggre
gating $4,800,166.01 have been intro
duced to date, and there remain two
weeks of the session in which further
demand on the treasury may be made.
At any rate, the indications are that
the appropriations of the present legis
lature will establish a new record.
Of this gigantic total, the committee
on ways and means has recommended
favorably bills carrying appropriations
to the amount of $2,439,200.96.
There are pending in tlie two houses
other measures carrying $2,348,905.95,
and but one bill making an appropria
tion, that for the state library commis
sion and carrying $12,000, bag pRtsed
both bouses. In conjunction with this
estimate of the possible expenditures of
the people's money, there Is not includ
ed the probable cost to the state of nu
merous boards and commissions it is
proposed to create on a per diem basis.
Neither do the figures given include the
cost to the state if either of the numer
ous bills providing bounties for the
scalps of wild animals is pissed. With
scarcely an exception these measures
impose on the state a portion of the
bounties that are proposed to be paid.
Another item of expense not included is
that entailed in the bill providing for
tlie purchase of voting machines.
REPUBLICS WON'T MAKE UP.
Honduras and Nicaragua Said to be
on Verge of War.
Washington, Feb. 11. Advices re
ceived at the Btate department late to
day to the gravity of the Central Amer
ican situation. It was reported that
the arbitration which has been going
on in San Salvador for the adjustment
of the ditlicultiea between Honduras
and Nicaragua had been abruptly tei
minated and war was pending,
Costa Rica and Salvador have joined
their efforts to those of the United
States and Mexico to prevent a war in
Central America as the result of the
political friction between Honduras and
Nicaragua. Senor Salvo, the Costa
Kican minister, assured State depart
ment officials today that his govern
ment, after communicating with that
of Salvador, had made representations
to the opposing governments to induce
them to refrain from hostilities.
Finish Work on Hand First.
Washington, Feb. 11. Senator Ful
ton has been urged to offer an amend
ment to the river and harbor bill au
thorizing the survey of the Columbia
river between the mouth of the Wil
lamette and the Dalles rapids with a
view to furthet improvement. He has
decided that this is imprudent, for it
is necessary during tlie next few years
to concentrate efforts on completing the
big projects now under way, for the
Columbia river below The Dalles will
not accommodate all commerce that
can pass through the Celiio canal.
For World's Fair in 1913.
Sacramento, Feb. 11. The move
ment to hold a world's fair in San
Francisco in 1913, the 400th annivers
ary of the discovery of tlie rai'itic
ocean, to surpass any -exposition thnt
has been held in this country, was
given an Impetus today. The legisla
ture Iuib been asked to appropriate $3,
000,000 for tlie projected Pacific Ocean
exposition. Congress, It is expected,
will appropriate $3,00,000 and a like
amount Is to be raised by the people
Congressman R xey Dies.
Washington, Feb. 11. John Frank
lin Rixey, the Viiglnla congressman,
died Saturday at the residence of his
brother, Surgeon General Rixey, of
tlie navy, in this city
to tuberculosis.
Death was due
PROMISE WON'T DO
President and Delegation From
San Francisco Io Deadlock.
NO CONCESSION ON SCHOOLS
Exclusion of Japanese Coolies Only
Will Bring Agreement Presi
dent Cannot Guarantee.
Washington, Feb. 12. A complete
deadlock haa developed in the discus
sion between President Uoosevelt and
the educational authorities of the city
of San Francisco relative to the exclu
sion from the public schools of that
city of Japanese children. There is no
present indication that this deadlock
will be broken or a satisfactory solu
tion of the perplexing problem will be
reached.
Tlie blame for present conditions
rests largely jn the president. He was
forced to an admission yesterday that
he could go no further than to promise
the exercise uf his utmost exertions in
negotiating a treaty with Japan for the
exclusion of coolies. This waa not
sufficient for the Coast delegation. The
members dt sired an assurance that
Japan ia willing in good faith to enter
upon negotiation of such a treaty, and
that it will be followed by drastic leg
islation. The president could not give
the assurance requested and bluntly
said that the legislation feature is im
practicable. At the conclusion of the conference
the president informed the delegation
that he would present the entire matter
under consideration to the cabinet at
its meeting today and later call the
delegation to the White House again.
OREGON APPLES IN LONDON.
Rogue River Newtown Net Growers
$2 38 F. O. B.
Medfurd, Or., Feb. 12. The high
character of tlie yellow Newtown apples
produced in the Rogue river valley is
illustrated by the returns which are
coming in from the numerous cars con
signed to the London dealers by tlie
growers of this valley the present sea
son. Fred 11. Hopkins received a cable
today from the first car of his product
placed upon the market this'year, the
same having been consigned to Dennis
4 Sons, of Covent Garden, who report
the sale of the carload, consisting of 450
boxes of four-tier and 150 boxes of four
and one-half tier apples, at an average
net figure f. o. b. shipping point, of
$2.38 per box.
The iuiportai ce of the apple situation
impresses one the more when it is
known that the Rogue river valley has
no less that 10,000 acres of the yellow
Newtown variety of apples, either now
in bearing or nearing the bearing age.
LONG ARRAY OF LEGAL TALENT
Abla Lawyers Gathered From Far and
Near to Assist in the Case.
Spokane, Feb. 12. The legal battle
for the life of Steve Adams began yes
terday in the mining town of Wallace,
Idaho. On one side are the force of
the state, seeking Adams' conviction as
the first Btep toward convicting the
leaders of the Western Federation of
Miners, who are charged with the as
sassination of ex-Governor Frank Steun
enbeig, of Idaho; on the other is the
powerful Federation, with all the re
sources at its command, declaring the
charges are false and an attempt by the
mine owners to break up the union.
The crime againn Steve Adams is the
murder of Fred Tvler, a settler who
d'suppe.ired from bis timber claim on
Marble creek about August 10, 1904,
and whose bxly was found later. His
murder remained a mystery till after
the assassination of ex -Governor Steu
nenberg. Harry Orchard's graphic
confession is said not only to have im
plicated Steve Adams anl other Federa
tion men in the governro's murder, but
declared that dams and Jack Simp
kins also killed Tyler. Simpkins has
never been found.
Opposed to Trouble With Japan.
Venice, Cal., Feb. 12. The Venice
chamber of commerce at a meeting held
tonight adopted and ordered sent to
President Roosevelt a set of resolutions
reciting that "the anti-Jiipanemse sen
timent expressed at San Francisco does
not reflect the true feeling of the citi
zens of California," and resolving "that
the chamber of commerce does not rec
ognize tlie school incident or the con
tinuance of the present friendly rela
tions with Japan as a menace to the
progress, development and prosperity
of California."
Inquiries Into Omaha Grain Rate.
Omaha, Feb. 12. The Interstate
Commerce commission here today be
gan an investigation of tbe recent raise
in grain rates put into effect by the
Union Pacific railroad. The complain
ant charges that the Union Pacific
raised carload rates on grain across the
Missouri river bridge at Omaha from
$2 per car to $3 per car. The railroad
in its answer admitted all the claims
except that it is denied that the in
creased rates are exorbitant.
Mexico City Is Shivering.
Mexico City, Feb. 12. For the first
time In many years, snow felWupoh
the streets of Mexico City today. The
unusual conditions have caused suffer
ing among the poor, who habitually go
about, clad In light garments and with
bare icet. .The government is provid
ing food aud shelter tonight to hundreds.
OPPOSES CONTRACT PLAN.
Celef Engineer Stevens Wants to Dig
Panama Canal.
Washington, Feb. 8. Chief Engi
neer John F. Stevens want to dig the
Panama canal, and if be cannot dig the
big ditch without the medium of a con
tractor, there is likely to be another va
cancy at the head of affairs on the isth
mus. This is understood to be the se
cret of the mysterious holding up of the
award of tlie Panama canal contract
that has excited interest and curosity
for the last two weeks.
Everybody has been wondering why
the administration has been delaying
action on the Oliver bid for digging
the canal. One theory haa been that it
was due to a fight bet w ten rival finan
cial interests, those represented by tbe
contractors underbid by the Olliver
firm being credited with the efforts to
throw out the lower bidder and take
the prize. There have been tangles re
garding Mr. Olliver's partners. Fin
ally a positive decision from President
Roosevelt, Secretary of War Taft and
Chairman Shonta, of the Canal com
mission, lias been postponed for two
weeks longer, ostensibly to complete
a full examination of the Olliver bid,
but in reality, it is believed, to solve
tlie problem presented by Mr. Stevens'
position.
OPPOSED TO DISCRIMINATION.
Lot Angeles Chamber on Separata
Schools for Japanese.
Washington, Feb. 8. The president
today received a telegraphic copy of
resolution adopted yesterday by the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce upon the
Japanese school question, which ex
presses the belief that tbe public senti
ment of California, especially of the
southern part, upon the question of the
exclusion of the Japanese from the
general public school system of the
state has been to some extent misrepre
sented and is largely misunderstood.
The sentiment is expressed that on the
main question, whatever may be the
diversity of opinion upon the constitu
tional and legal phases, the board is
assured that "the general trend of pub
lic opinion - in Southern California is
decidedly adverse to any discrimination
against the Japanese as a people in the
matter of public school privilege, aud
the belief that this opinion is based
upon consideration of equity and justice
is held altogether independent of any
attitude which the Japanese govern
ment has assumed or may assume in
regard to tbe question.
- CALLS BOOKER SENATOR.
Foraker Takes a Fling at Activity of
Negro Leader.
Washington, Feb. 8. Five witnesses
were examined today in the Browns
ville inquiry by the Senate committee
on military. All were members of the
discharged battalion of negro soldiers
except ex-Sergeant Luther Thornton,
of company B. He testified that, when
aroused by the firing on the night of
August 13, be was under the impres
sion that tbe barracks were being fired
upon by the people of the town.
The next witness called for by Sen
ator Foraker was Winter Washington,
and Senator Overman asked if he had
said Booker Washington.
"No," said Mr. Foraker, "Booker
Washington is too busy attending to
bis senatorial duties to come here."
He referred to the interest of Booker T.
Washington in the question of having a
negro appointed to a Federal position
in Ohio, patronage which has been re
garded as belonging to the senators
from Ohio.
Washington's idea of the Browns
ville affair waa that "Mexican Greas
ers" and "Texas cowboys" had done
the shooting in order to make trouble
for the negro soldiers.
MausertSmugilidas Bookr.
Victoria, B. C., Feb. 8. Mail advices
from Shanghai state that, owing to an
accident at the wharf there, the discov
ery has been made that arms and am
munition have been smuggled through
Shanghai to the disaffected districts
where rebellion is in progress. A Chi
nese newspuper reports that 50,000
Mauser rifles and 5,000,000 rounds of
ammunition have been imported into
China from Japan by the revolutionary
party. Dr. Sun Yat, who is one of the
prime movers of tlie rebellion, is at
Tokio, as head of the rebel junta there.
Will Tackle School Furniture Trust.
Chicago, Feb. 8. The Tribune today
says: Federal investigation of the
American School Furniture company,
reorganized nearly a year ago as the
American Stating company, is to be
undertaken by the grand jury now in
session in Chicago. Fully 100 witness
es have been summoned from all parts
of the United States, and it is under
stood the campaign will be waged along
the Hues followed by the government
in tbe Standard Oil and beef trutt cases.
Mors Money for Pacific Lights.
Washington, Feb. 8. The senate's
commerce committee reported the house
omnibus lighthouse bill with amend
ments added giving $20,000 for re
building the lighthouse at Cape Arago
and $120,000 for a lighthouse vessel at
Oxford Reefs.
Right of Way Across Fort Columbia.
Washington, Feb. 8. The senate to
day passed Senator Fulton's bill au
thorizing the Ilwaco railroad to build
across the Fort Columbia reservation
and quarantine station grounds on its
way from Ilwaco to Knappton.
Earthquakes Changs Island.
Montevideo, Feb. 8. A report ha
reached here by passengers on the
steamer Elka that earthquakes have
hanged the appearance of New Year's
island and that a portion of the island
has sunk several meters,
100 kilogiltnis.