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OREGON
TOL. XXIV.
ST. IIELIS, OIIEGON, FRIDAY, '.MARCH 1, 1907
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MIST.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
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HAPHJUNUd Uf IflU VUniinLniO
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A Besumw of Important but
Nat Loss Intertstlns; Event
of tha Pet Wa.k.
Tha Texa senate haa voted to exon
erate Miator Bailey.
A lnvrr man ha eonf wed to kill
lug Ins "u 't '"'Vol ninny au
nt hr woman.
The senate lia approved of another
Federal Judge for Ilia Northern district
of California.'
The inmate ha refused to consider a
meaaure to reduce tariff on sugar, to-Un-co
and iUd from lh I'tilllppiiiM.
HwMary Hhaw will Uva tha mblnat
Mrh 4 to tiwoiiia praidpni of tha
Crn.-lo Tnuil coniany, of Nw York.
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Wrtoltliaboalntaa dl.trht. the Uw,
amounllne to eevrral l.undrl tho.id
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E. II. liainman la now iiore me;
IntrraUta lV)ininnrt ntmmlaeion. lie
haa m(uKl to tell aoine thliitta the com.
iiilmion wmita to know ami the matter
will be rwrrlnt to Ibe Federal couru.
The I'nlon IVIHo and llurlltiKton
have Iwl r irrtnl lo the I'mtul
8Ute Bui'Tenie rourt. IWk U) of
over l.l.lHHi.iKKJ were Involved. The
varlooi rounty trvaaorer of N'ibraaka
reprMentetl the other aide In the caae.
Jerome alma U have Thaw deviated
peimaneiitly iimane,
Mjr Ihnine haa been lenomlnated
by Cbk-atfu iMmo-rala.
I limtlng mlnee are atill looee in the
Mltfhborbuul of Ullvotok.
Fram-eand the Vatican are agmln
quarreling over church tuattera.
Owlnx to trouble between owners and
lahut all Dull mint may be cll.
There la a pnaalbillty that the rivet
and brtwr bill rty yet be kilted lu the
huue, . ,
ThnTelae IryUUlure will
all evidence In the llalley wee
pnhllah
and let
tlie people deckle.
Thehtato dcKineiit low received
formal notice ol declaration of Wat
between llondurna and Nicaragua.
The llllmila lelalalure may pe a
law limilliiR the aiieett of traina aa iho
reault of many recent wrecka due to hwl
runnlnf.
The Austrian Lloyd tcainnr Inicrw
triii ib. while bound from Trleate to
IVmihay, nut onto a nvk pear Cape
KlanhonUl. lolaJid of Crete, and eank.
The auMiinra and crew numbered 150,
but It I not known if any were waved
llondurna hue declared war cm Nica
ragua.
The rurvlvora of the ataamer Berlin
oumlwr eleven.
Cleveland aaya the only thinij lo do
Willi ei pretideiit la to turn them hxwe
ana let tlivm II nil.
Senator Fuluton nropom tluit no
more forrnt nM-rvea Im created w I thou I
tlie content of oontrreaa.
At a WanhlnirUm birthday apewh
Onvernor llitlnn, of Hhode Inland,
critlcined the Ilmt prealdent.
Over 40 pereona were Injured and a
aoion uiimx-ountwl for In a wreck- on
the IVnimylvania railroad, at Mineral
Point, Ta.
Kiueiian tcrrorlata atUcked lha War.
taw poatollW and after killluit live
pennina aecured all the money on hand
and veenped. '
The Htate depnrtment haa IkuI onn
cludcil that blood lettiim U the only
ewaforlhe. Uouhlo betwoeu Cenlxal
AmerUran repuhllot.
' It la en Id Unit Japauore Inliorerii now
in Hawaii, who doaiia to entot the
Unitod HUUa, propoao to do ao by
I"lni( throuKh Mo loo.
Mayor Dunne haa. eariied the Chl
eaijo Democmtic prlmarliw,
HHxht earthquakMi are atill felt In
8n Kranciaco mwaHtonnlly.
Taft la (tol iik to Cuba lu April to
Invwitlgnto conititioiia thero.
The Japatnmo mlntiitor and Secretary
iJt are working on a new treaty.
A Kentucky woiiutn haa Jiwt (jlven
birth to five children. All are doing
ell.
Senator Ilalloy, of Toww, aaya all
eliargKa aro fatal and he would like to
hoot accuriuri.
Tawney any the preaent aoaelon of
eongri'itawlll appropriate more lliun
billion dollar..
The Connnotlout ta oommlKloiior
otiored to aell an appointment and now
he la out,
Frodurick T. Oiitoa, Bnckefollor't
bunlneBg reproiionUtlvH, auya the oil
"'"' Inuome la about 120,000,000
Pr year.
Trainmen of the Woat are douiatidlnn
Inoreaae of wagca and oh the railroad
oompanlei are Inclined to refine,
trouble may follow.
An arturxilatlon haa boon formed In
Olilcago for the purpoae of IiuIiIIiir thol
Mrgrnt corn expofiltlon next fall ever
Attempted In W e United SUtca.
PLAN TO STOP SACK GRAFT.
.Pslouss Farmer Will Carry Thalr
Whaal lo Elevator.
waveriy. wwh reb. 20. Tim
farmer ,i whotmwera of uiia dis
trict have divided to do away with Ilia
I 'Wit profit," ami elevator for hand-
,m Milk will I built all
along the Hpokana A In Inn J Kloclrle
'".hi M-re recently hm.I the matter tlmr
utighly (lMMitl by tlm farmer. The
meeting wo sibirean! by a represents.
tivs in m elevator comiieny, who ex
plained tli alvalii(M U I derived
fmruUi former handling loose lniU4l
(if sacked urn In.
The comny will l organized toen
able tint wheolgrower to liamlle his
grain In Ilia most economical manner
and thereby save the price of sacks,
i which sell lor from JO to 11 cent each.
The farmers feel ilmt they have been
1iiini1 uihiii by tlto "sack grafters"
Iouk enough, ami they have to decided
in step buying tacks ami humlle thulr
wheal In bulk. -
Wagon boxes Hint will hold 100
bushel of wheat to haul to tha eleva
tor will cost tha farmers hut IIS each,
and those boxes wti lie used fiom yer
Ui year. All elevator will be equipped
with tint moat modern machinery for
tha handling am) rli-anlnn of uraln
In
tha nt n-"iiiiinlinl maimer. Wheat
-n he Iwiidlwl fully a rent a IhinIh-I
"cheaper than throutfh the wartliouwt In
l''"'l- .' hipping
.f4" -very ele.
tor. The elevatvra will probably lt
built all tiitwiKh the l'alouaa country
tiiin enuMin, m furimr all over Kat-rn
Wah!ti)tton are antluu
to do away
with Muki.
TRUST IS REALITY.
Farmera Hoidler Back Produce
for
Better Prlcea.
Chicago, Feb. 2ft. The farmera'
trut luii arrived. It haa atrctchvd Ita
big, fining hatiiU over the nintee of In
diana, llliiidl, Iowa, Kentucky, Win
ffliimin, Kanaaa, Nnbranka, Uklahoma,
Miawmri and Toxaa. Ita knoll vl tin.
gr have pilel up millinna of bonhela
of grain and fruit and tltounanda of
halee of cotton Into a mountain heap,
and tlie trual lm aald to the dealer of
the world:
"You can't Iiava any of title) until
jrou y tut wliat we think i coming to
ojt. ;ow oo your wort.
Kver almxi early lout fall, boaril of
trade men and hliiiwtt of grain have
been talking about the etutvity of cam
To that ecarcity Uiey have attributed
alimt entiMly the fact lliat corn,
wheat and other farm priducta do not
move to the market centeia with more
haate. The di-rth of cart ia an every
day theme In the pcuhttlve and com
ennal goMip. Dial there ia a great
dil In it nobody dixpuM, but atill
more aignilVant riheunnienon of the
day la that grain ia being held back be
caiMe the farmer are determined they
hall get the price they have ct on
their own projierty.
RATES ON DECLINE.
Senator Elklna Files Long List of
Railroad bttatiallcs.
Washington, Feb. 26. Senator Kl
kins, of West Virginia, lias Jurt com
nloted and filed In the senate is minor-
I reimrt on the railroad rate law. It
prenctit a comprehensive history of the
economic development or American
railroads, together with exhaustive
taldo which lend to show a constantly
dn-rnaairiB freight and passenger rote,
and the fetation botwecu such rates and
the price of commodities and cost of
labor.
'The averngi" passenger rate, say
the reimrt, "advanced slightly from
1H70 to 18H0. IHirlng the next 24 years
there was a decline eoiuil to 17.85 per
cent of the avenige for ISSO. The net
decline front 1H70 to 181)0 averaged
til. 14 ixir cent. The dwllne In the av
erage rale per mile jer ton of freight
ws 68 71 per cent during tlie years
from 1870 to 1W04, the rat for tho
earlier year Wing about two and one
half time Ilmt of the bitter, and the
not saving to the shippers averaged
11.00 mills per ton per mile."
The report anys that tne cost oi
tiaiisportuiion in 1904 ww nearly $2,
000,000,000 loss than it would have
been had the rule fur 1H7U situ pre
vailed. Dry Farming In Malheur.
Vale. Or., Full. 26. Persons here
from Pendleton and Walla Walla state
that they will take up some of the bench
In ud JiiHt west oi Vale ami usenry tann
ing method. They foci certain Unit
tlie soil Is similar and botti umn linn
around Pendleton, on which such excel
lent returns aro lieing maiio. no ury
fttriiilmr lias ever been tried In this sec
tion of the county, and the outcome. Is
buliiii nronhoHied as a fnllure by some
of the old scttleni, but those who are
studying the sltmition state there can
be no dount a to success.
To Enlarga Irrigation Project.
Pendleton. Fob. 211. More than $8,-
000 will be expended thla spring on Uie
work of extending the llinklo ditch,
one of tho small private reclamation
nrnlccta lii the vicinity or trie govern
ment's Kast Umatilla project at Itorm
iston. Tho announcement was made
by Attorney J. T. llinklo, of this city,
who Is nt the head of Uie pormany.
The contract hits boon let to tho Now-
port Land A Construction company, ana
the work will be started at once.
, Forty of Crsw Perished.
Caiioa, Island of Crete, Feb. 26.
All the passengers on uoiint uie aub-
Uhin steamer Imperliitrix, which ran
on a rtmk Friday evening near Capo
Uliiphonlso, woro saved, rony meui
i. r.r ih nrw. of whom 82 were Aua-
trluns and eight Indians, perished.
Saturday, February S3.
Salem, Feb. 23. Tho logixtattire
which adjourned Uxlay went down In
hioWy aa the moat laviah Orciton baa
ever had. A grand total of 13.600.0ul)
lout been approprluUxl.
The eimU n-fuiutd to adopt the house
hill changing the hi nh file taw.
The hoima rrounldered a vote of yea
trdny and paaewl two bill giving farm
labciera and thrcahermen lletil on
vrojM fur money due them.
lndoiaml by nearly every aaemaor In
Iheamte, the bill providing for an
equitable eyatein of awiwuiiig the -timber
iuiida of the elate went down to de
feat in the aerial.
The houite llninliwl nn iu balne at
11:30 but It waa 2 o'clock before tlie
atuiate waa through, ami It waa necon
ry for the limine to continue in aearlon
until that time.
It waa announced to the member of
the Icgialuture that it would bo more
convenient to buy ticket at the depot
wiau w pay lunw on the tra n. l'aae
would not do, aa the new anti-pans law
is iu effect.
Friday, February 22,
Salem, Feb. 22. The bill creating
l.!l Mini ItimrA til law nr.t.....!l.n.a
was killed in the senate by falling to
i-r-idnt iuin. n.nti -mi.
an elegantly framed photograph of the
memtier and olllcer of the senate.
Tlm u.i.i. I..i.i.t.. i. ill ..i
by the house, fceveral unlmnortaut
m i.w wi.w miii.iiik iii nmi inn
M ISlMltililfl I Si (ji-t t.ti Tlia aidirla .1 i
wanl of all biulnna but 12 bill, which
will be taken
im tnm.i,iii m.,Min,
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The house bill appropriating money
to pay Interest on certificates issued in
ltiUA, when the appropriation bill was
held up, dm named by the senate,
amended ao that intcreet is not to be
paid on such certificates as were dis
counted.
The scnule paused Uie house bill ex
tending the law regulating hours of fe
male labor to mercantile establish
ment. Another house bill passed by Uie
senate givea conductor and engineers
nuiiiuiiij in DiieiiiiB vii iriwiia
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. higlit hours is to constitute a dsy'a
work in underground mini's according
to a bill iMtssed by. the house, which
Uie senate lias already approved.
Altogether the senate passed 68 billa
to. lay and Uie house 28.
Thursday, February 21.
Salem, Feb. 21. The Normal school
question is still unsettled and may be
passed up to the next leglslatuie. lioth
houses run...) a bill timvldinir for a
diaeontinuance of two normals, but this
wo vetoed by the governor. BoUl
houses have ps-cd appropriations for
Weston snd Ashland, and Uie senate
for Monmouth.
ti. ,..,l . Mil iinlniri
farmers to born brush before June 1 or
after October 1 without obtaining per-!
mlt I
Tlie house indefinitely postponed the
senate bill for the purchase of the half
bl.s k east of U.e cspitol grounds.
The Irrigation code bill was indefl-!
nltely postponed by the house.
The senate fttl Uie locks bill ap-
iironriiitiiiff 1(10.000 for co-operallon
with the Federal government in pur-
chasing the Oregon City locks.
Land barons were successful In Uie
sonate May securing Uie defeat of the
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Coos bay grant bill.
The nronosed tax laws have passed
the house and were favorably reported
to the reimte. The house changed the
provision for taxes to lie paid the coun
ty treasurer to sheriff as at present.
Tlie senate committee made minor
change in this measure that Uie house
overlooked.
All bills looking to the creation of.
new counties have tx'en Kiiiea. I
The house passed the senate renppor-,
tlonment hill and shortly afterward the
senate passed the house bill appropriat'
lug $20,000 for new Din Mings at uie
state fair grounds. Ino passage oi
Uie two bills was in Uie nature of a
tmlc.
Toiiay tho house passed 27 bills and
the senate 13.
Wednesday, February 20.
Salem. Feb. 20. The bill for an ap-
nronriation of 12.500 for tlie importa-
tlon of song birds was defeated by Uie!
house. j
House bills for free text books m
nubile, schools wore killed in the sen-
Jito.
Tlm anntAA hv Indefinite riostoone-
mont killed tho house Mil amietmg '
Hub, nnmiiv a mt of Hrant county,
Tho same disposition was made on
the bill proposing to create Nosmlth
county. i
Tlie bill abolishing tne a per cem
tax rebate wag indefinitely postponed
by the senate.
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The house ooroateu wie oiu appro-
priating $25,000 for Uie construction of
a bridge across Snake river near Ontario,
Hart's bill to found a state Horary ar.
Pendleton met a hasty death in the
house.
The senate passed Uie house bill ap
propriating $10,000 for maintenance ot
Uie portage rood.
State Railroad Commissioners.
Sulein Oregon's three railroad com
missioners will be Oswald West, of
Salem, now state land agent; Clyde B.
Aitchison, of Portland, now attorney
for the Title Guarantee A Trust com
pany, and Thomas K. Campbell, of
Cottage Grove, a lumberman of the firm
of Campbell & Alexander. These se
lections wore decided upon by the state
board, which is given the appointment
under the Chaplu law. West is a Dem
ocrat and the other two Republicans.
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OF OREGON LEGISLATURE
Iloune meinlx-ri and atlachea today
prom-ntod Hpoaker lavey with a gold
which ana chain.
An advene report haa been made in
the venato to compel Southern Oregon
hind baron to aell their land at $2.60
per acre aa piovided in the grant.
ine nouae poMKxl a bill lor the re
pair and maintenance of the Subway at
uregon i;ny.
The Joint resolution providing for
rwall of public oltlcer waa indefinitely
poHiponcu ry tne nouae.
Thirteen bill were paused by the
houae May. The senate paimed 20 and
ail leu 14.
Tuaeday, February 10.
Ralem, Feb. 19 Veto of the 1125..
o0 appropriation for tlie State uni-
veralty waa overridden in each house
today.
Compulsory pause for public officials
waa carried over the governor's veto in
t)ia nouM d will be taken op in the
"io luuiurrow
Two additional appropriation bills
were reported to the house by the ways
and means committee. One carries
fl, (XX) for nuking an exhibit of fruits
and vegetabes grown in this state under
Irrigation at the National Irrigation
f"1rBM l S"C"mwujW next Septem
The other bill carries $68,562. made
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Mp".i W wiieioau pMitau
! i" "'8 re,uwl w pae. uie omnn
iiwmnii umuvQr uie governor vow.
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i " semnor win enoeavor w secure a
I Thi u.u Kill f. tl.. n.,l.. l
voting macbiues liawed the bouse.
The house passed the senate bill ap
propriating $100,000 for the purchase
of a cite and erection of a house for
feeble minded.
Agricultural college Improvement
was cut from $76,000 to $00,000 for
19U7, and $05,000 for 1W8 by the sen
ate. Tlie house is working from' early
morning until midnight in an endeavor
to get ita calendar cleared by time of
adjournment. Today 31 measures
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PASSED IMPORTANT BILLS.
What
the Legislature Accomplished
During tha Session.
Salem Many important bills passed
both house of Uie Oregon legislature
at the session Just ended, and a consid
erable number were defeated. The ap
propriations are very large amounting
to some $3.500.000-nd no bills passed
raieing any consiuereoie amount oi rev-
ue y new meujods.
- .o.Ci.u m.
defeated. Among them was that of
Kcpresentative tJcais to tax uniDer
holdings on the basis i of cruising
sub-
nutted to assessors ny tiimr owners.
Another waa that prepared by the late
ommnwion ana introuuceaoy wep-
rw-mame rmnun .uK p.muo r-
K-e corporations on tneir capiwnxea
n earnings. A third was that of Kep-
reeeniative Bt'ttiemier lor fwn '
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"ne or mo oeieateo measures oi large
moment was mat or tne roruann Doaru
i. iw i b
ent oi tne state. Anotner was mat ior
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PORTLAND MARKETS.
Butter Fancy creamery, 82,4'35c
per pound.
Butter rat Hrst grade cream, 33,0
per pound; second grade cream. 2c less
'per pound.
Kuw Oregon rskch, 21 &
per dozen. .
Poultry Average old hens, lSWffl
140 per pound; mixed chickens, 12
13c; spring, 13.Vfc14)'e; old roosters,
oi0c; dressed chickens, 14lSc; tur-
keys, live, 16(n)17iC; turkeys, dreeeed,
ehoice. 1820c; geese, live, 10c; ducks,
il7(SU8e
Wheat Club, 69e; bluestem, 71o;
valley, 69c; red, 67c.
Outs No. 1 white, $29; gray, $28.50.
Barley Feed, $22.50 per ton; brew-
Ing, $23; rollod, $23.50(324.50.
Rye $1.451.50 per owt.
Corn Whole, $24.60; cracked,
$22.50 per ton.
Hay aiiey timoiny, io. i, iMt
15 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$17318; clovtr, $9; cheat, $9; grain
hav. lUMlli; aimua, t.
Apples common, rocosi.jia
box : choioe, $1 .50tf)2.50.
per
vegotauies itirnips, fivwio per
sack; carrots, $1 01.25 per sack; beets,
ll.soypt.oo per saca; norwrauuui,
eo per pouuu, "su
per pound; cauliflower, $2.25 per doz-
en; celery, $3.75 perorate; onions, 10
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inn,'" per uuou, mi.v, .0v,
sprout, 9c; radishes,
barb, $1.75 per box;
2630c; rhu-
asparagus, aw
per pounu
On ions Oregon, $11.25 perewt.
I Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy,
$1.8501.60; common, 90c $1.
Veal Dressed, 5 H9o per pound.
rork Dressed, 69o per pound.
Timber Becoming Scarce.
. Albany So great has Uie rush for
timber land claims become in this part
of the state that many people are now
using their timber entry right to secure
40-acre claims. The law givea every
person the right to take 160 acres, but
having once filed on a smaller amount
he can then take no more. The entry
men realize this, but since timberland
values have risen so remarkably in the
past few months they are content to
take a vacant 40 acres well timbered.
SUB-TREASURY ROBBEO.
Two Hundred Thousand Dollar Theft
Uncovered in Chicago.
Chicago, Feb. 23. The Tribune to
day says: t
One of the largestif not tha largest
Uiefts from the United States treas
ury haa been unearthed In Chicago.
Somewhere between $176,000 and
$200,000 was stolen from the local iub
treasury last week. The money has
disappeared aa completely as if it had
vanished from the earth.
The authorities here and in Wash
ington have been working night and
day on the robbery since it was discov
ered. '
Chief Wilkie, of the United States
Secret service, hat been keeping inform
ed by telephone and telegraph of every
development, and, according to tele
graphic advices, he will have Washing
ton tiday to take personal cliarge'oftbe
investigation. '
Secretary Shaw, of Uie Treasury de
partment, was told of the big theft
when in Chicago last week, and was in
conference with Sub-Treasurer William
lioldenwick and secret service officials.
The money w as stolen either a week ago
Saturday, the next day or Monday.
The chance are it was abstracted on
Monday. The loss was discovered
Tuesday.
All the money taken was in large
billsbills of the denomination of
$1,000, $6,000 and $10,000. Just who
discovered the loea the sub-treasury offi
cials would not admit lasi night.
Neither would they tell from what de
partment the money was taken, nor
bow Uie loss waa discovered.
DANGER TO HARBOR BILL.
May Ba Killed Entirely to Avert Big
Treasury Deficit.
Washington, Feb. 25. Since Chair
man 'Tawney, of Uie appropriations
committee, called attention to the prob
ability ot a deficit of $100,000,000, in
consequence oftha large appropriations
maae wis session, mere nas oeen con
siderable talk around the capitol about
defeating the river and harbor bill,
thus removing Uie possibility of such
deficit
The river and harbor bill as passed
by the bouse carried $33,000,000. As
amended by the senate, it carries $92,
000,000, and the prospect are that, if
the conference committee agrees, it will
report a bill carrying in the neighbor
hood of $90,000,000, or approximately
the amount of the deficit predicted by
Mr. Tawney.
Friends ofLthe river and harbor bill,
since Uie rumor started, have become
active in urging prompt agreement on
the bill in conference, so that it will
not ran the chance of being talked to
death in the last day or two of the ses
sion. If the report is delayed until Uie
middle of Uie week, and a few senators
determine to kill it, they will have Uie
bill entirely within their power.
STOP FOREST RESERVES.
Fulton Would Give Congress Author
ity to Create. .
Washington, Feb. 25. Senator Ful
ton has offered his amendment to tbe
agricultural apropriation bill, prohib
iting the creation of further forest ie
serves in Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
Wyoming and Colorado, except by au
thoriy of congress. Senator Lodge, who
threatened to raise a point of order
against Uie amendment, withdrew his
objection, and it was generally agreed
that the amendment would be permitted
to go in the bill if it was not debated.
This is satisfactory to Mr. Fulton, and
he expects to have the amendment ac
cepted by Uie senate when- Uie bill is
taken up.
Western men in congress are thor-
Jonghly aroused at the Forest service for
iib aiwuipii uob uniy w regulate an gov
ernment timber hind but public range
laud as well, and in consequence legis
lation recommended by Uie president,
looking to Uie leasing ot the public
range and the reservation of all public
timber land now In reserves, will be
tabled.
Japanese Will Investigate.
Seattle, Feb. 25. The Japanese asso
ciation of Seattle has appointed a com
mittee ot five to make a full and impar
tial report on conditions existing in the
Pacific- Northwest, as regards their
countrymen. The result of the com
mittee's investigations will be sent to
the government at Tokio, through Uie
Japanese ambassador at Washington.
A. Ilattori, president ot the assocition,
declared that the meeting was not called
ns a government function, but merely
through a sense of national pride to in
vestigate conditions. ,
Alaska Loses by Much Wrangling.
Washington, Feb. 25. All import
ant Alaska legislation now pending
before congress will fail because of dis-
agreement among uie Aiasxans now
. "' -u
the passage of the bill creating land : 225 feet in length, and has a diameter I e now a law. The bill went to Gover
offices at Nome and Fairbanks, a new cf 40 feet. The frame of the structure "or Toole today, who immediately re-
garae taw, a mu requiring me recoru-
ing of assessment work on mining
claims and the bill relieving the Tan-'
ana Mines Railroad oompany from the:
payment of taxes.
No Hop for Seattle Fair Bill.
Washington, Feb. 25. Senator Piles
has about abandoned hope of securing
the passage through the senate this
Bcssion of Senator Ankeny's bill appro-
priating $700,000 for the Seattle expo-
sit ion. Senator Hale refuses to with-
draw his objection. As the bill cannot
pass the house this session, the whole
matter will go over to the next con-
gress, w hen It stands
a fair chance of
passing.
TRIAL TO CONTINUE
Judge Stafford Befases lo Dis
miss Hermann Case.
LETTERS TELL GF CONSPIRACY
Prosecution Has Two That Harmann
' Wrote to ex-Register of Rose
burg Land Office.
Wanhington, Feb. 26. Justice Staf
ford today overruled the motion of the
defense in the trial ot Representative
Binger Hermann to take the case from
the jury and dismiss the charge on the
ground of fatal variance between the
indictment and the evidence be lore the
grand jury. Hearings were returned.
The trial was halted last Thursday,
when Mr. Worthington for Uie defense
made a motion on the evidence submit
ted by Hermann's former secretary,
Hough, as to his testimony before the
grand jury, Mr. Worthington also
argued that the prosecution could not
adduce evidence ot conspiracy on Uie
part of Mr. Hermann with others ' to
defraud Uie government ont of public
land in order to show a motive for Uie
destruction of records, as alleged by Uie
prosecution, on Uie ground that Her
mann was not on trial for conspiracy.
After hearing Uie argument ort Thurs
day, Justice Stafford adjourned the trial
until today, in order to consider Uie
point made by Uie defense.
J. T. Bridges, ex-regUter of the land
office at Koseburg, testified that he had
received many letters from Hermann of
a private character that be had destroy
ed. Two were found hi hi desk when
the desk was broken open at the time
he was suspended in 1905. One of
these mentions Uie name of Agee, who
la identified by the government with
what has been designated a the "Agee
conspiracy." It was identified by Mr.
Bridges, District Attorney Baker stat
ing that he desired to show tbe inti
mately friendly relations existing be
tween them. He further said that this
transaction in which Agee was involved
took place while Hermann was at tbe
bead of the land office, and that he
should have knowledge of it.
WATCH SEVERAL SUSPECTS.
Secret Service Men Have No Clew to
Identity of Thief.
Chicago, Feb. 26. Although a score
of detectives are at work on the case.
the theft of $173,000 from Uie sub
treasury in this city hist Wednesday
seems as far from solution as Uie day
on which the robbery was committed.
The general impression prevails that
Uie thief must have been a government
employe, and several of these men are
being closely watched, but, as far as
known tonight, no tangible evdience
has been discovered.
Among those under surveillance is
George W. Fitzgerald, who was in
charge of the teller's cage from which
Uie money was abstracted, but he in
sists that he has no knowledge of how
the money disappeared.
MAY STOP FIGHTING.
United Statea or Mexico Threaten to
Intervene in War.
Washington, Feb. 26. Unless Nica
ragua and Honduras speedily agree to
arbitrate their dirricultiesin response to
the suggestion ot the Unite 1 States and
Mexico, it is not improbable that inter
vention will be resorted to in order to
I bring an end to Uie present hostilities.
It became known today that within the
last day or two a second note was sent
to the presidents of Nicaragua and Hon
duras, in effect conveying this threat.
No replies have been received and,
while in official circles the hope is ex
pressed that further bloodshed may be
averted, there is an underlying belief
that it will be necessary tor either the
United States or Mexico to step in and
force an arbitration.
Can't Find Mayor Schmltz.
San Francisco, Feb. 26. Judge
Dunne this morning set next Tuesday,
March 5, as the day for the commence
ment of the trial ot Abraham Ruef on
Uie charge of extortion. The cose
against Mayor Schmits was continued
until next Thursday, after Judge
Dunne had directed the district attor
ney to ascertain where Mayor Schmits
is at the present time, and when he is
likely to return. He stated that if the
mayor had not returned by next Thurs
day Borne proceedings should be taken
to compel his return.
Big Air Ship Reedy to Fly.
San Francisco, Feb. 26. The Exam
iner says a new flying machine, ar
ranged to carry 15 persons, is now
ready at Pleasnnton to start on its Ini
tial voyage. This machine measures
, biiM of 18,000 feet of aluminum.
The ilx propellers are moveable and !
ad instable. The engines located within '
the ship drive the propellers, which
are eight feet in diameter.
Bandita Get Big Plunder.
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 26. Bandits
raided Uie hacienda of Jesus Urangan
Salens in the village of Durango, Mexi-
co, Sunday night. After making pria-
oners of Salens and his servants, the
bandits robled his safe of $7,000 in
gold and gathered up many thousands
ot dollais worth of jewelry and plate,
destroying all they could not carry off.
Officers are searching Uie mountains for
' Uie robbers.
HUNDREDS LOST.
Big Steamer Wrecked and Psstengara
' Washed Overboard. :
London, Feb. 22. The worst disaster
foi many year in the history of tha
busy cross-chsnel traffic between Eng
land and the continent occurred during
a violent gale shortly before 6 o'clock
this morning, when the Rotterdam
mail steamer Berlin, from Harwich to
Hook of Holland, having satisfactorily
weathered the hurricane, waa wrecked
as she was entering port.
Altogether 143 persons are either dead
or clinging hopelessly to the wreck.
Tbe terrifllc seas broke upon the
steamer with such awful suddenness
that attempts to save life appear to '
have been utterly hopeless. Late to
night it is reported that a few surviv
ors wers clinging to Uie wreck, but aa
the heroic efforts all day of the lifeboat
crews had failed to reach them, little
hope that they will be saved remains.
The cause has not yet been assigned
for tbe disaster and it probably never
will be known how the steamer cams to
miss the channel. It is conjectured
that some derangement of Uie engines
or steering gear may have rendered tbe
vessel uncontrollable. Captain Pre
cious has a good record of 14 years' ser
vice. :
The list of pasesengers was lost, and
all the names of those who were on
board have not yet been learned, bat as
far as has been ascertained there wers
no Americans among them.
A terrific southwest gale was blow
ing inshore, and drove Uie steamer on
a sand bank close to Uie northern Jetty
as she was trying to enter the new
waterway. Heavy aeas quickly pound
ed the vessel to pieces,. She broke in
two, her fore part sinking immedi
ately, while Uie doomed passengers
and crew clustered upon the after part.
PLAYGROUNDS FOR CHILDREN.
Roosevelt Endorses Movement to Ac
quire Them In Cities
Washington, Feb. 22. Municipal
playgrounds within easy walking dis
tance for every boy and girl in Uie
large cities were advocated tonight by
President Roosevelt in a letter, and by
Representative Boutell, ot Chicago; E.
. Brown, United States commissioner
of education; Henry 8. Cariis, superin
tendent of Washington- playgrounds.
and other speakers at a "playgrounds
banquet" given under the auspices of
the Washington Playgrounds associa
tion. Mr. Boutell explained the ob
ject of bis bill now pending in congress.
The president in his letter expressed
hope that Mc. Boutell's bill for play
grounds in Washington will pass con
gress, that sites may be secured before
prices become prohibitive, saying; "I
regard this as one of the most import
ant steps toward making Washington
the model city which we all 'feel that
Uie capital should be,"
He praises Uie work in this direction
done by Chicago and the High School
Athletic league of New York, and sails
attention to the inclusion of games in
the curriculum of German and English
schools ' and several noted private
schools in America.
GREAT REJOICING IN UTAH.
State Legislature Congratulate Sen
ate, Smoot and Sutherland.
Salt Lake City, Feb. 22. Among
Uie active Republicans and the leaders
of the Mormon church there was great
rejoicing when the news came from
Washington that Senator Smoot had
been sustained. By unanimous standing
vote the lower house of the Utah legis
lature adopted the following joint reso
lution, which was also introduced in
the senate: ,
"Be it resolved by the legislature of
the state of Utah, that, In determining
that Hon. Reed Smoot is entitled to
his seat, the United States senate has
stood for constitutional rights against
powerful influence and has avoided a
dangerous precedent.
"Therefore, the thanks and the con
gratulations of tbe state of Utah are
hereby extended to the senate for its
final action in this case.
"Personal congratulations are sent to
Senator Smoot and his colleague, Sena
tor Sutherland, and to the other sena
tors who f poke and voted in protection
of tbe rights of the state ot Utah."
Committed to the Asylum.
Seattle, Feb. 22. Esther Mitchell,
who since July last has been confined
in the county jail here, waa sent to the
state asylum for Uie insane at Stella
coom today. Superior Judge Frater,
who called a lunacy commission to ex
amine into the girl's mental condition,
signed the commitment this morning.
The killing of George Mitchell by his
sister was the result of the reign of
Holy Rollerisra in Oregon. George
Mitchell killed Frans Edmund Creffield.
the Holy Roller leader, in this city
last May.
Montana, Too, In Line.
Helena, Mont., Fob. 22 The Rail
road Commission and Warehouse bill
lerred it to tne secretary of state with
the notice that he would allow the
messure to become a law without hi
signature. He objected to Uie power
and policy ot the legislature naming
the commissioners, saying he was Con
vinced that the method was wrong in
principle and will be bad In practice.
Chamberlain a Physical Wreck.
London, Feb. 22. An interesting au
thoritative statement concerning the
health ot Joseph Chamberlain Is pub
lished here today. Although It does
not confirm the worst rumors, it Shows
that Mr. Chamberlain Is comnlatelv
broken physically, although be is men-
tally alert.