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ST. HELENS... OREGON
STATkHOOO NOT PwftDGlD.
New Mei.co Mull Depend an Future
Dekpmfu.
VTast-logroll, feb, 1. Notwith
standing report menl I row Washing!.,
Do icreeajent tat been tuJ by leaders
newer nc Tiic mCM?
la i teissd Fcra fcr to
toy laiai
A Rnutm of the Las ImfwrOM but
Not Lmi lntWMtin( Eewnta
of ttva Past Weak.
Two men were burned to death in a
fit at Limestone, S. Y.
Jew of Pitts bar g bsv raised a land
" to aid distressed Jewish families.
Wbitelsw Reid ha retarned to bit
post as ambassador to Great Britain.
A Corean and Japanese Exclusion
league ha bora organised at Denver.
A peeil cork tare ar-d a pin ol extra
ordinary beamy,, valned at 60,l0,
have bean atolen from Coantea too
Wattenslebe, at ficrli.
Mir Emily Cottier, (or 43 year a
teaches in Chicago pohlio eebcols, is
deal. For the part 41 year sbe never
misted a da; from ber duties.
t'uliiation of automobile to trans
port rubber from the back roontry of
the Congo to the liver is planned b
tb American-Ccngo company.
While the driver of a Wella-Faigo
cxpre-s wag- was delivering a packaxe
in Rno a thief ttoie a aack eon taming
$5,500 in gold. No arrests have been
made.
Oallao, Pern, is making great prepa
ration to welcome the battleship 6 eft.
The Kentucky legislature is (till in
deadlock over the election of a senator.
The Spokane Athletic dab will admit
women to its boxing and athletic eon
teete. Smoking will be barred.
Local labor onions in San Francisco
are doing everything in their power to
aid the fight against bubonic plague.
Banker Morse, of the Sew York ire
trust, was moch surprised at bis arreet
when he landed from a European trip.
Two Mexican woodeboppers in Cali
fornia ate toadstools for mar brooms tod
both died before a physician could
reach them.
Fight for the privilege of railroad
bonding in Turkey and Austria is cre
ating serious inhsrmooy among the
powers of hurope.
Baron Takahira, who baa retained to
the United State as ambassador from
Japan, sayi the idea of war with Japan
is "too hellish to think of."
It is beieved that the larger part of
the battleship fleet will eventually
make a visit to the Orient, in the In
terest ol preserv.ng tbe entity of
China.
Secretary Metcalf has made pobl'e
the report of Admiral Convene on tbe
effectiveness snd standing ol tbe Amer
ican navy, wbicb is to the effect that
oar navy is as good as the, beet in every
thing bat numbers.
There is' sn outlook of plague In
Germany's West Africa colonies.
Tbe report Is again current that
Japan is trying to float a loan In
Paris.
Premier Franco has reached
Genoa badly worn out by bis flight
from Lisbon.
The garrison at Fort Yellowstone
will be Increased to four troops of
cavalry of 100 men each.
Two men were killed while walk
ing on the railroad near Billings,
Mont. They wire too drunk to no
tice an approaching train.
The bonne committee on military
affairs has agreed to recommend
more pay for enlisted men.
J. Pierpont Morgan was an inter
ested spectator during tbe senate de
bate on tbe pending currency bill.
Turkey is withdrawing her troops
from tbe Russian frontier of Persia
and tbe outlook seems to be for
peace.
Manager Conreid, of tbe New York
opera, has resigned and will be suc
ceeded by a famous director from
Milan, Italy.
After being in tbe hand of re
ceivers for eight years tbe assets of
a New York bank shrunk from
1150,000 to $36,000.
Count Bonl de Castlllane was fined
$20 for bis recent assault on his
rival, Prince de Bagan, and tbe lat
ter was given 20 cents damages.
In a speech before the Lincoln
club of Kalamazoo, Mich., Senator
Knox, of Pennsylvania, said federal
regulation of railroads bad been en
tirely justified and was not an at
tack on business.
tor? of New Mexico into the I'oioo.
Il. . i . - - v: . a . . . I. ,1.
SOW IK iUf Vmrw ' MiY-u mm
lows:
A delegstioa c! New Mexican, bead
ed by the governor, ram to Washing
ton several week ago to survey tbe
field and determine whether or no
there wa prospect of statehood !!
Is Hot) this session. This delegation
at to have been backed by 100 or
more New Mexicans had tbe outlook
ber fsToiabl. Bat after ere frrreg
CAN T HAKE RATES
Ko Soci) Power.
handed
(be federal rourl In tbl e-lijr In a de
cision In the Joint wheal rate case.
Judge Hanfnfd holds that under
section 1. of article XII. of lb
state constitution, the power to es
tablish and fu maiimum freight and
with the leader, in both branch of j "'' u'h7r'I,l'l n,V!"
that statehood legislation coo id not be
secured this raston, no matter bow
msoy men appeared on tbe scene to
arte Its enactment. Thereapn the
"big lobby," wss called off and tbe
original delegation went borne.
Two proposition were submitted,
but no pledges of any suit were given.
First, it was agtetd that It might tie
well to send a eoogteetionsl party to
New Mexico dating the coming summer
to make an investigation and determine
whether or not conditions In that terri
tory were sorb ss to justify its admis
sion into tbe Union. Tbe other propo
sition was merely to allow the Nee
Mexican to come to Washington in
force next winter end appear before the
territories ouuimlllee of senate and
hooae in support of their ttatebuud bill.
Mercenary Newspaper Neva Cawted
Ail tbe Piaiurtwce.
New York. Kb ,T,lWlrloi
' . . . l',.ll.,.l HI ales
.. . r u-l dMht war oeiwevw
sod w " '"' hellish" to tnougm
f. Harua Kogoro Tskahlre. tbe new
jVur siiibsssador to Washing
ton, said tiKlsjf, uiob landing lit New
v.,ri, imm tho sl.Hiiiior Ktrurla. tnat
the Japn k" b'lutely ""
lug of a ore" in wi'
Hun whlih have hletorbj b-
tswn the two nation. Talk of war,
Hatoii Taksblrs drUred, with much
emphasis. ws utterly unlnielHglble
to bltn. uul'. "' bad ug-g.-.tid.
It w spread brosdesst to
serve the commercial ends of
newspapers.
The n'w autbsadr ld Inwr
might b souio mattpr K-ndl la
Washliistoii hlh would require
ROADTO PROSg
COURT SO DECIDES WHEAT CASE
fltate Contutton Giv t Mshtrg
Power to Lsgisitor latra
bsis.on Msf Be Cailsd.
Olvmnla. Vh . Feb. lS--Tht
the Vahioton state railroad com-
j Rs no auinon.j ... ... s,,rCl,.u, but tbey wre .rt twr-
r.t.-. 1. the i.t of doci. "h,", "I, "lh. . rrul of th. Amer-
r.cAi.lid It purely a S !! twaa
eu.T on a sraod sei - dfslsnrd to
show to the world St lrs that
Amrrlr has a wonderful naval pow
er whlih ran be dispalibed any-
passenger rale, is r.r.ed to the - r a. - - - --
legislature and cannot be delegated ,'.' . ... in,,ie-a
TO WELCOME FLEET.
Honor of Vice Admiral for Evan at
Catlao, Peru.
Lima, Peru, Feb. 18. The Ameti
can fleet, which is steaniirg op th
west coast of South America, I expect
ed to arrive at Caliao next Thursday,
and the government has ordered that
Bear Admiral Evans be tendered th
honors of a vice admiral. Tbs cruiser
Cor ne Bolognsi left Caliao tonight for
this poit.
Everything is in readiness st Lima
and Caliao for a glorious aeictme to
the Americans. Ihe ortirial program
includes s great tanqoet which will t
given by President Pardo to th off-cer
to a commission.
By this doislon the usefulness of
the railroad conimllun a to rt
making Is destroyed, and tinvern.ir
Mead stat.d tuniKht that he bus un
der consideration the advisability of
catling an eitra session of the legis
lature to cuislder siilmilttlug st th i
Belt general election proKsd
amen
dlolomacv '
' tiaroB Takshlra will lav for
Washington tomorrow morning t
It i)iKk to pres.nl his credential
to I'rraldenl liotvelt He 1
rm iwrsonal friend of Mr
veil, and Is looting f.uaard to hi
1 L .. j I i n rhlitf r.nrilttVM
t general election a proposed j " hM
.ndment to the state ron.tltullon !'" 2 1
giving tho rallitud conitnlssloo the
power of rate niuVlng.
The d'-elslon la a victory for the O
R. & N. and the ctiBiliorual Inter
ests of Portland as oppoavd to tfcs
efTorts of the Northern i'sclfic snd
the Great Northern to duett Ksiera
Washington wheat traffic ttutu Port
land to I'ugel Sound sratHirts
Tbe case will Immediately Ih car
baron Is returning to the American
mplUl after an absence of two )csf
MAHOONEO ON CLAClkf.
Nmsisen Japenese rishermsn Few)
Fresf-ng end btsrvsnf ,
Seattle, Wa.h . Feb It t'aat
athora on MsUitua claelrr near Va
ried to the supreme court of th Usr., Alaska. November I. after a
t nlted Bute If the ruling Is up- w.,rf, tiiv tasting ',2 hours. I
held In the hlcher court of appeals. mK...r, ,, ,. lai.jiv.-.. r,.htn
the stale rimmiatn will hafe jw.wer jKhM.ner Slut Maru lived In (( ts rpWiiiBi
oniy to ia testimony anu gainer raUlfl i ,Bs f,H)l f (h. KUrlrr for lor in e
data relative to rata, snu torwara lnrt month. Then nine ,f th.iu
Rash C3 U Ibolelali K
EslenlsD stctti '
BUT HEAVIER
THAU LH r
Country Pill Recavsew
racial 0l.-awl(i
nweumang mtseaa,
v niesio. t en, is
tlw again la vu tb h4ti '
lrnpwuy wa BUoa Utiti J
pru from ait M-ti,Jlu, rt 1 i
try, On every hand It Is
tbe deprmsstoa follo.ia. nr.
clal flurry of last tU t ill
lb peat, and that th niwT'J
a steadily lacrsvaalng suluZV
laewa HRIll anriual coariin?
bwa rwarbea. I ,,,. n,;'
trJa pruevwrlfy faU
ha beett recorded, sad wi-T
how a latprovenient that sJ
some satisfactory records at 1?,
of tbe year. . s,
Followroglha ad of lasses'
la money ornes .n iniMJ
roller! Ions snd a rrr.ou .. v
II. .,f ..et.. ..J !.'
bvea demonstrated rouitk.s i
the general public ewraued . J
ol th (lurry. The people Wi
with which to aniiiilt task J
snd tbetr feewda are just ufi
ver. i
With saora factories rmJ
eratlons every day, lb twH,
tbe aanploye4 la derreasiu a
Is believed that befor hs s,
aiitl will be i be exceptive. 1
l HI.SI'1 Wholes. let. n.
the con(ry toerrfasnts sreaay
.e.r ei lata orqef a) v
numbers than a year u. k.
every c4e they say lit! ktR
this to the legislature l h recom
mendations fur fixing rates
CHILEANS CHEER FLEET
Navy Thunders balut Koossvslt and
Evans Toasted.
Valparaiso. Keb . The
American fleet of 1 battleehlpa. un.',urf
ei aped lu their sampan to Vskutal.
where the snip Jranie was balled
the Jeattia went to the i'.mUr,
their ra.tutoers.
h Ste bu.lDe.4. rwtltiJ
the baremelef o( t.-ade
k.- . w . e"
m mui nsr&ni
that ftern.H)0 With srirti salbx ' ' h ' lew e.a an
the Jafanew sampan, whu-h was"" ' "alls. tt
towed to Ibe glacier by the Jeanle. I1" th gaef( public fsktv
nut off tov arris the t-ih t.i i,b" other pr.Jurt.. are Mini
their roriiradr. The J cables blsi0'0'' 'h railroads afa j
lifeboat t,.iioeed in ih. ,.( ih. mto Ids ruarkrt for k awJ
( sampan, but did Hot -approach the uppllea, 1
i i b. ni iu i r.. ..i-,. .
. ... .... nip, n
aer coninisnd or Krsr-A Jsiir.i i ..... . K...k i. ....in. . k ,
in commemorstion ol Wa-bingtooi ! Kvans. pas d V.loaralso veei.rd. v tmt . 1-i.s -.7-- ikl"
, ., . ,. . twe vu'. "wen k ess . Oliew pier re- " " - v v
Four of the men were 6,'B '"' U C!
up unroBMiou by lb life--i ""'"' t omoiere, -j
birthday. On Friday Admitnl hvans.
if bis health permiU, sill visit tbe
president and tlie visit will be tetorned
on biard the Connecticut. A bull fight
has been fixed for Mooiiay, st which it
is expected nearly sll tbe officers and at
least 8, 000 of th sailors will have sn
opportunity to see the sport of tbe
country. An excursion to Mount
Meiga lias been arranged for Tueelay
and on Wednesday there will he a re
ception at the American legatioo. The
war minister will give s dinner to the
Ameritan officers on Tbnrtdsv, Fetra-
ary 27, and the following evenlnt the
National club will give an officers' ball.
afternoon and continued on Its oy-r(),
Ke northward for ColUo. Peru, the
wa thou All V.lpar.iM, lMMt . ukfU u ' e arouad lh wh.1
r'.",.Jn h ' ',D-d "e passing , ,..,,., nJ ln .fc.. j tlml.lc over Ik. ,(ba J
Ihn ralasirtifhe snd the shlt- f tinil.ile over (fee oailuo to I
President lmt nH .b- ...K.. " "u '"' iio,-e..-e -..,. , sate tell
of the fleet.
hi. X r A , """' '" d t.k oul the bo.Ue, ,f '-Port. Um mesr o t
., tr.l ll , republic came ,hp olbrr ft ! houee.. a.d ,fc, ZiZ
Mtz' ", r n,,o;?:;'d
navy Mchaaged salute, with them a. " ' .'b' J"'"lr "'f "A!?"'. "
.h- ... . . -,-; . uour. oat tne sea was t attain so
'" J "J,:" ' '"""." ''" Ihlgh thai no bt r..nid live to wholesale huM.. ,.d ,. LJ
I
They are flortiat si
file, headed bribe t'hiWn cruiser I '"r, .'U.rf..A h, t. they .,. buytat b'
ch...o .... ..... ...... . . ""
. ..w..,u Mm. me . iineaa lorp.q
PINCHOT WILL QUIT.
Reporua He Has Plans for Career
In the 8enate.
Washington, Feb. 18 The sb-ry has
been put in circulation in Washington
to tbe efftct that (iifford Pincbnt. cinef
of the Forest service, will retire from
rervice at tbe close of President it..
velt term, and go West lo irrow op
with tbe country. The report goes on
to ssy that Pincbot has a deeire to mix
in politic, with the bop of nltln ately
being sent to tbe sens to from the stale
In which be take his residence.
Since Mr. Kooserelt became presi
dent, Mr. Plnrhol lias I wen s very po.
ertnl man in the administration. He
was holding an insignificant clli.e as
chief of the foreetry division of the Ag
ricultural department. Government
forestry work was tben in its infancv
and the work of Pinchot's division
counted for little. Mr, Pinrhot .jtiickly
interested the president in the subject
of cational forestry, and when the pres
ident became interested the division
sprung into prominence, and hsi arown
steadily to it present proportions. It.
K rosin and the extension of Its woi k
would not have been possible but lot
the aid of president Kooeevelt.
Dead'ock I Unbroken
Frankfort, Ky.. Feb. 18. Tde Ken
twky general assembly ha balloted in.
a montn lo elect a United Kutes tens
tor to succeed Jaines Is. MeCreary, and
is apparently no niarer an nlneti....
than it was on the first lallot. In tbe
fiist vote ex-Governor Beckham, who
had been nominated st the Democratic
primaries, received 6fl vole: ei-iiov.
ernw Bradley Republican csikss noml
nee. 4 votes, while seven Derriormtic
bout destrovers
President WAritt and other Chliean
olTlrlals embarked on tbe training
ship General IUiited.inn and tiMi a
MMitlon well out In ihe harbor.
Around the lliiquedano the fe,(
awung at a speed of f..ur knots, fir-
iiik me presidential sjlute s lb
to Ibe culler lu tee. us tbe
other men
Llf r WILL OO TO OHltNr,
United States W,il Tsks Hand In
r taitsrn (JJ9nm,
j.tiiceton. leb l : n
dAp AT 1AH0IT PHACfiJ
Hava atrnag Cannon MsessM
Cahtamt Ceest,
nls Moalca. fsl . fsh 11
an utifreu seated bl9. sStW
" .'"': I- ,r" 'h. norther limit ! iJ
M ... ioir. u ... one boiif l"'"'ou, . umesv Itfrltor- t,at a lu.rls ...f ........ . " J
iritlli if H lit!. flu. t. ..,1 si... SI , ,141 HFiil ji ( I 1 1- I 1 t f I I . . I...- a.
entered th- Lav until .L ...7.:... Suddenly ..,u,ed n... ,.. ' .1. " " th.ir
had passed the president a ship and "" he dipl.fle world l!.!-L. . .
turned tosard the open se.
itii..;ion tx the rmise
""tU,'u ti lo etpertiueota (ka I
8MIP GOES ASHOHt.
or ut ..... . ....... ... j
Attiertean btll.. fieel i.. ,s. !... : pUloi.. r lasst
es-UJ!. sine. 1 f ,,U ,B" ''4 di.trW.WI
ui.'d (a. ! tint the fiest I. t .. ......
" !'""'' !" ''"'I oo aflef fafh.
vtal end Csrao of Coal Lou snl"'i r-B r ran. ii-o
Oregon Coast. ,, ",n'h " tl Was staled
City. fire. K.b .. Tb-i..7L ' . ""'' "-l lu lourft
-U ton.llll (. ;.l ll. I.. .
nay I ltv (ire. K.b 11 Tl,-
Aridirlnn M' .......... .i.i. ....
103 days out from Nee,.i'. v ' ' l'!"""-i that the
W.. with a car.,, of e..l r; i...,V. i ... .. . .. "'';!''' "' ' "' -
land, went oshore half mil- ........ L " ' a,,t" ' to do with
of the Nehslem riv-r. on the Ore. '.tio.i . . . , Kln
I tig.
In
coaM ..it I jo Vl.e k ibi .. : . .. " """'r stnto.
The vwi i,m..,ti,,.. V.,.t" I.' "!.'''. n" ''"' ""' Jifed,
two and ten member, of the rr. w !tt. . l' lnr'""-l be
re drowned f .mMin ,....V' th1 -Mm-thlna -If
S.i-on.1 Mate fh t, ' .... i ... "'"r" fb.ote coutln.
aer, . ,, .... .
'..? i ee
wir
and thr.-.j iio aibers of tb
saved
Ihe siirvlmrs
i.) cr.- Were .lure, of tt
i ' " involved. A pop.
:, !:""' h. h-. ibat th.
KITH T.rr kl ..
Hiiy City ywlenJay ,,, am, ,,,!, ; w behind It
now qunrtered i ptlvnte r.Mden..-s h"",""' 1etl now
Th.- Mm, ),. broken U. ..d i be " h ': " ' r':l '"4 ,,,,r "
J.ll l tons or ,. Th I k, ' ':.' ' Adialral Kv.h.
ObMKb. d !., Ihe .aefe ,., ... I ""' " '
pny at Portland
vote were scattered an J one Rennblb...,
Nine miners were killed by an ex-l"W"t ,h'nK " There ha. been
Dlosion of Kas in a Kentucky coal . DO cnange.
mine.
A New Tork grand jury has re
turned two Indictment against Ice
King Morse.
Beach Hargls, tbe young man who
abot hi father, a Kentucky feudist.
Is held without ball
Lumber Compvry Ass'grt.
MnrfrMsboro, Tenn., Feb. 18 The
firm of W. B. Karibman A Co., dealers
in In mber, have as.lgne.1. 'Tbe liabili.
tie. It I caid, will approximate $70(1 .
000 with assets between 5(X),0OU nd
1600,000.
Army of Bovsrs in New Vn.i.
New York, Keb, 15... The J,V r
chants Ablation eslimute thai
fully 700 more b.er. re;h.d town
yesterday, maklo. ,1(,irly i lm
' i; !''' .AHhoUehyesferdayV.:
" . ' " "'" nop , e hoiIHe,
I'bae Wi Oo lo L.w.
ork, Peb,
lub'ir mi ions
17 New York
rontrlbuled ubout $,.
'') to (be f,.,l ... . . .
ior .,y .rwi.
.iomper. , ABl,f.
u' -f UOor. ,r 1B
"K,",,,K "'J'"'-
" ' ,;l1,,, '""" rtuH.bU
oirt. . I , . suit the
The winter e,. I. ." 'V - ' M Slo, I,:, '
...n engine,,,.,, , , ,- ':' " .'lerOB , Ma(,k
'I'lB J.ri! ri li.fl ...I .
tt4T(. f'f.fvii.s.ll.l a .
- -...in ii. ( i n iri s u n ...... ..
ra t,r. . J "r' "M n M I.lf Utr.rm u ... ...
...... I 1 Mil I'll ti tl I.!.., t (.1.. 11(1 fil.l .m..
-i. Merb,,t.;,.1""::u..77' ,,', i-r. Th..
ss i v l
After Fnren Camp,,,.
Clnelnnnil. r L-.i. .. ....
-" iniill rnntier , el ;.....
npreiiio court
0"P M aol Urdon.
'"Mitirt , i. h
Pny In a .mi , ""
States tll.trle, 1 "It'd
-v ".''mt ii
here today.
Portugal Orowlng Qj"' '
S J. ..... .. TksTI)
new of I heir ooeralioas. mi
her tonight, baa ere!, mmi
etcltement, tMirtlr.ilarly at
known that th portlua of B i
erican Uatllewhlp fleet sill sal
several aava In (he salert
Uj J oint tiuuia, where la
Japaarwa made Ha ItrsiUsarbA
Their evident anvletf teamf
servallon. b said, drew
the careful ubsertatloa of rfi
fb settlers, who found ikaa4
ocrssioB la pweios of t
Pivot sun. whlih mossiest
lS fet above the wt. tsi
fired, first in one direct;. tf
la another.
Ihn J a pa Deer, unawtr fW
werw being wal.hrd, aseawa
ewted In determining Ik rue
'n utile piece of arllllerj,
threw tnlsallr oief a fell ff
shore, Th gun was oprrtW
SUlok.rle.ee jMiwder.
Need ef Mara VM
Marshall. Mich. Fb.
avsllsblw aeat wss lake l 1
nunl banquet of the
ty tlnraila Club, at wklc.
lry of the Trcnsury Ull
and Hocond Assistant
Oeneral MefMenrv wer U f'
pal iHaer. Mr. McCIrf
ll' o "Present tiaf N"J
voted eonslderablo allel! "J
f .. I Ik.. . ... in.rt flsst. w
cos I and atipplles for l '"t
crulsa to the Paelfl, W P.
many foreign flag. I
.. " WflH Cll It r .....I ! I .
owooo. uin American ' . " III ta..v . .
""in Ibr..., .7.' " I
iidy. " '"" ""th the m.
'"-t llmt h, I. ,nr)T)nf dv snd iMZ
eminent adhere to It L,
..II... ..... ... ....1.I..H bit
. uiniing (miiimc ijmmi. '-jigf
would ha a mlaluk Id I
danger over.
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