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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1909)
r .lfti.akw. OREGON MIST ST. HELENS. ORJCOH WORKS ON CABINET NEWS OFTHE WEEK In a Condensed Fcrra for Oar Bajy Readers. A Riumi of th Less Important but Not tl InterwsTirg Events of the Past Week. Austria if ir.akirg secret prepara- twns tot a war with Servia. A Mexican st Guadalajara has jut celebrated bis 139th birthday. Women suffragist leaders are pre paring to ein storm parliament. Chicago business men hare protested to congress against a duty on eonee. Ftate wide prohibition in South Car olina hai been defeated by four rote. A Saa Francisco woman ha secured 17, W damages for seven boars false imprisonment. The Maya Indiana, of Mexico, are causing trouble! and troop have been ordered to the scene. Rock in tbe Santa Earbara char.se! which were formerly 40 feet above the water hare rank until they wili prove a menace to navigation. During tbe last half of JS08 the Denver & Rio Craaae railroad earnings showed a decrease of SoOO.000 as eom pared with tbe earn period of 1907. Farmers and others interested have started another suit in an effort to stop the smoke nuisance from Montana smelters, which is killing vegetation. The fact that Roosevelt will spend II days in Italy has caused on his way to Africa has caused a stir in Rome, and preparations are being hurried for a reception. Tbe Mexican volcano of Col i ma is spreading devastation. Buchanan has signed a treaty with Ve ndue la settling ail disputes. Tbe Montana legislature will take up the Japanese exclusion question. Cleveland shippers aay cote petition between the HamimaB lines is a farce. The order of Elks has asked congress to protect V yomicg elks from starva- two. Tbe Waters-Pierce Oil cctr.par.y will 6ght the Standard in the Missouri courts. Harriman has started on a tour of the South and West to inspect his rail roads. Tart says the president aod gover nors should work together for the good of the country. A big reception is planned when the fleet arrives home from its voyage aroosd tee wend. Prominent Canadians also favor the exclusion of Japs from schools attended by white children. A preacher in Wyoming stopped a train to get the crew to act as wit nesses at a wedding. Protracted drouth in parts of Texas have driven cattlemen to extremes to procure food for their stock. Russia has violated the Portsmouth treaty and the United States aod Great Britain may protest jointly. Eastern wool buyers have formed a combine. Several persons have been killed in Mexican riots against landlord rule. A jury has been secured in the bri bery case against Calhoun in San Fran cisco. A tornado in Delaware and Pennsyl vania killed two persons and destroyed many truudings. California fruit raisers failed to get tne increased rates on dried and can ned fruit rescinded. Taft's engineers say that a sea-level canal is out of the question, as the cost wouid be lncalulaole. President Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, says 2,000,000 men are now out of employment in the United States. rew Orleans is preparing a great wecom lor the Taft party, tbe princi pal feature of which will be a typical Southern banquet prepared by Creole cooks. A Chicago firm has been awarded a contract to supply the British army with corned beef for a period of three years. The first delivery, between 600,000 and 1,000,000 pour.4s, will be made next July. As a result of a search he has been making in the Interior department, Representative Hawley has discovered that the Corvallis & Yaquina wagon road bill, recently introduced in the house, contains a joker which would operate to defraud the government out of sevreal thousand acres of valuable land in Oregon. Taft Sara Most of His Adv't w Haws Been Tentative' Solicited. Washington, Feb. 16. As soon aa ! Pretider.t-eiect Taft finds a autUble man for secretary of war, bis cabinet j will be complete; that is, tentatively complete. It wi 1 be subject to change any time before tbe 4th of March, if conditions arise which, in the opinion of Mr. Taft, justify nwdification. But it ran be said on tbe authority of one of Mr. Taft's closest aiviarrf. that eight of tbe nine cabinet officers hare bees eeeditior-ally chosen, and seven out of the eight have signified their wiilirgr.e to enter the cabinet if the formal tender is made. It should also be said .that, aside from the slate and poetoff.ee portfolio, none of the cabinet off have as yet been finally and formally disposed of, and the incoming president can, with out the slightest breach of good faith, make any change in bis present pro gramme which to him seem proper. The selections so far are: Secretary of State Philander C Knox, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the TreasuryGeorge M. Reynolds, Illinois, or some other Illinois man. Attorney General George W. Wkk ersham. New York. Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock, Massachusetts. Secretary of the Navy George von L. Meyer. Massachusetts. Secretary of the Interior Richard A. Bal linger, Washington. tcretrv of Agriculture James Wilson, Iowa. Secretary of Commerce and Labor Charles Nagtl, Missouri. IT "" ' ' , ' -. atajam. I PROCEEDINGS OF OREGON LEGISLATURE , .r - n - i .t rn i rrr lTrllFP . -"'jlfthUN SIAItNtWu- Work 0 Ccfumt SS r'" NIAGARA FALLS DRY. Ice Piies Up on American Side and Two Men Cross on Rocks. Niagara Falls. N. Y., Feb. 16. Only a tiny rivulet, not deep or swift enough to carry a pulp log over the brink, is flowing over tee American side of Niagara Falls. A strong rtortbeart wind which has blown since Friday, has held back tbe water and allowed the ice to gain a foothold. Two emplcy es of tbe American reservation wa.kej from Prospect Point near y to Bath island this morrirg. A great wall of ice runs from the head of Goat island to the American mainland, through which only tir.y streams are able to trickle. This wail has even encroached on the Canadian channel, extending out some 200 feet beyor.d the Third Si&ter island and greatly diminishing the flow over the Horseshoe. Only the very apex of the Canadian falls is left, and that is rob bed of half of its Sow. The gorge be low is choked and the rapids have lost j Tuesday, February 18. ! Salem, Feb. 16. Appropriaf.oM for $3!S.0OU passed in the bouse today, and for 1 10, 000 in the senate. Yes terday the total in the bouse was $1, 7!MKK and in the senate $76. (Vf. The house tonight reconsidered the vote by which the $25,000 appropria tion for tbe Alaska-Yoke exposition was defeated and passed tbe appro priation. At a late boar tbe boot also considered and pasted the $-"0,-00 appropriation for an Eastern Ore gon anjlum. Appro riatksis for about f l.WGiOuQ more have parsed one or both houses, and continuing appropriation of past eska amount to Si 00,000 add.tiur.al. with allowances maiie for items in this session's bu-dgvt. These figures show that the state expenditures for the next two year may exceed SLOW.OtW. and will probably not fail abort of that figure, Tbe senate today voted $20,i.0 for buitJ-rgs and grounds for a tuterro ar sanitarium; provided for a third judge in tbe Second judicial circuit; passed the Columbia river pilotage bill ; put to a vote of the people the curst re of number and location of normal school. and provided SlO.OiW for a bridge acmes the Snake river at Ontario. Tbe bouse killed Ortun bank guar antee bill; eutwued counties tj levy not to exceed a j-mi3I tax for aiver- tisirg purpoees; appn priated ti'O.OC'O for Iod aa war survivors, and voted t210,(KK) to tbe agricultural college. Both bouses will adjourn sine die Saturday and night sessions are beir-g held in an effort to get all pending bills di.xposed of before that time. Kew Otleao. Feb. II- lT.'le"l , u Tf( liisi.J br shortly V!n etcr!ay afu-rr ! trtmtxmt, eeoste UeigM Iw-d j m Wat ctUhuitici.!ly the st.bttr.ute bill wars and means committee at rejuet jrpcoiwi H .. b f PWk. Mwliintil SatuKfay vid.r for raisan $li,t in escte of wi a Uh-X three rears sxw as ewgre. hH heart lit pirovir- th appropriate $3 m.W for the joint fund. The lX.tHi raised ander the old law will be turoed into the gviwral fund: itkew's t'e ilW,M ttM wul be raised Usu yvar. Burrrtt of Wah ingtivi voted no. The reoordfr of owr.vej antes ir. Wairgton cour.ty bumjwd up ar.r.t executive veto this morning and mil: prul-aMy fail to get a rats in alry. Tee bill was introduced by the Wash ington county senators, Barrrtt an,1 Wood,. la vetoing it the governor gave the same reasons as srt f-'-rth in previous veto jnesasage that the re corder Uok the office knowing what his cotRMBdatKHi wouid be. and that the salary should not be raised or towered j durxg his trrns. will t the city I this flcrm kvk tjpe f Ki ..- the iothnius. Tomorrow he will si-e the wKr ,kiik1 Y, M. C. A. ai4 st r.igtit ! 1 1 ( rout of fcr t an -!!,k t'l''1 ift. Taft revived, by ' ,4'i"' graph vestoar the . stiUlr-al suction ra.s.J aiCii.t ll Sj,;r!!i r.-t of S. r.tof Kr -r" Urv of M!e. He w mmwwhul ().. tridowr the siUatu lat ngn'. but early today he rrceivrd the news n,.,n LsadS I" Wo"' ....ii.... Willi an wrg f: :: It ..ih,.r sut. m i vho .. .7 .u. -,,,u .m.!Kn of Waslilnif Tho in the noililKri'K'"t . .k !h an aversre ' In tf t iiiix.tm of cjrrr to siren. ,. lie wm the f!--.r.rt wiisry ulution Monday, February 15. Salem, Feb. 15. Tbe house today pasei the general appropriation bill for 19': "9-10. The deficiency appropria tion bill was aino passed and f 75,(M for extension of the state portage rail way. A great many otfwr measures got through, bet for the most part they were of local character. Tbe senate was in a slaying mood and killed 13 bills. Some of them were important and on less strenuous days would have provoked hours of de bate. The senate also passed the bill in creasing the state fair appropriation from II 0, 000 to 115,000 per year. In the afternoon both houses and many pioneers of the state united in commemorating the 50th ar.riversary of the admission of this state to the Union. Tbe exercises were held in the hall of representatives and many prominent men spoke. At a session, tonight the aerate; passed a bill appropriating SI 00. 000 ; for one normal school at Porliacd, opposed to tbe bills passed by the tneir lory, abiie tfte wnirlpool t This is only the third time that this ! boaji for 1,M for three normals; eoKtir.atioa of wind and ice has thus i eut 0o3 grco!tural college main aSected the falls since the white man taa"! appropriation and voted down a oiu lor a new iw,uw agricituraj came here. The other occasions were on March 29, lele, arid on March 22, 1903. ITALY THANKS AMERICA. Grateful for Aid Rendered to Earth quake Sufferers Baltimore, Feb. 15. "My govern ment has many things for which to thank the people of America since tbe earthquake in Southern Italy, " said Bart b des Planches, the Italian ambas sador at Washicgton, in an irttrview today. Eesides the great monetary assist ance and the sympathy we have receiv ed, we are pratful fnr the ariMtift ir.f irmation which we have received ' ,t"n WM P81 college at Union. Tbe appropriation bills passed ty the house amour ted to $1,727,000, cut ting tr bi;li only $2,440. Saturday. F toruary 13. Salem, Feb. 13. By a vote of 8 to IS, the senate this afternoon refused to kill Senator Norton's bill requiring long distance telephone companies to connect their lines with local tele phone lines. Senator Johnson's road bill, over which a big fight was expected passed without much opposition, the objection al features having been eliminated. Tre bill appropriating $20,000 for n-.air.tenar.ee of the Union enperioxr.t and the valuable hints which have been given us by the United States geolog ical survey. Ifeia information will be of more lasting benefit to Italy than even the great sums of mony that havt been sent to our people." ileBina was going to rebuild, be said, but profiting by the lessons of the San Francisco disasti-r, it wouid be done on different lines. Wheat Men in Combine. Hastings, N-b., Feb. 16 Organiza tion ol tee Yi inter Y hea'gTowers' as sociation of Nebraska, Kansas and Ok- ahoma was completed Saturday at the close of a tnree dajs' mass meeting of farmers of the three states. The pur pose is to control the price of winter wheat. About 200 farmers signed a pledge agreeing not to seil their next year's crop for less than the price to be fixed at a delegate conventi'n, ex cept after 30 days' notice to the direc tors and failure to get the agreed price. A fund of S500 was raised to push the work of organization. Many more prominent men have been Indicted for Oklahoma land frauds. A terrible blizzard is ragingorer the entire country east of the Rocky moun tains. F ranee and Germany have signed s treaty of peace regarding Moroccan affairs. MutuaL-pledges of peace and good will were exchanged between King Ed ward and Emperor William at their banquet in Eerlin. Certain senators have revived the cry for a sea-level Panama canal. Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Missouri, Kan -as & Texas railroad creosoting plant, located four miles from Greenville, Texas. The loss Is "Deadhead" Liberty Betl. Philadelphia, Feb. 16. The Inter state Commerce commtosion has crranU ed a permit for the free transportation i tr.e utrty bell and a - guard of i ukon-Pacific exposition at Seattle, Wash., and it is probable the famous old relic will be token to the far West this summer. Mavor Revburn has re ceived a number of petitions from sev eral Pacific coast cities requesting that the bell be sent West and will recom mend to the city council that the re quest be granted. Tbe senate passed the bill carrying an appropriation of $10,000 for the em ployment of a master fire warden for two years. Salem, Feb. 13. Beala' bill impos ing a state license of $5 on billiard and pool rooms was killed in the bouse last night by indefinite postponement, on motion of Campbell of Clackamas. Friday, February 12. Salem, Feb. 12. After being amend ed so aa to apply to the whole state, Representative Davis' bill permitting ten-round boxing contest for point was killed in the house tonight. There were only 20 votes in its favor. "A. B. C." members of the house tonight killed by indefinite postpone ment Representative Simth's two bills amending the direct primary law and requiring that arrangement of candi dates' names on the primary nominate ing and general election ballots be de termined by drawing Iota. The house today adopted the senate reso ution proposing submission to the people of the constitutional amendment increasing tbe Supreme court from three to five members and giving tbe Supreme court original jurisdiction over habeas corpus proceed ings. Representative Purdm's bill appro- Tnursdsr. February II. Salem, Feb. 11. Discovery by Rep resentative Calkins of a "joker" in subr.itut house bill 17. providirg for precinct election on the Kut-ject of whether r not beer, as ditir.gj;hi froai whiskey and otter liquors, abvcl-d be sold in those prrc.rct, rci'.tf J va the disastrous defeat of that biil in lb house this afternoon, Follow itg the exposare hy Calkins. MclkU and Patton, meir-bers of the ccur.iriit! or. aienhulic traffic, who reported the lull favorabiy, asd McCue and Braiy. chair.piotis of the t iil on tbe fi..,r of the house, voted af:.nst its indefinite postponement, OrJy four rrjwrnta tivrs votd ag-ainut --bt.tuti: g the unfavorable for the fav-oral'! report on tbe rr:t-aurr. T:y wrv Btcs, fiat U-herg, Meek and Ihtlpot. Waring aside ail question of cururti. tutionaiity and irsistirg that tbe ec-rr. genry Clause sauuid at rrtaire4. lie bouse this morn ,r.g pad tr.sl.-r Hart's bill, prv Kiirg for two addition al jtice of tie Orvgw) Sapren. court to replace trie two comratsnwfwr wh have been servirg in that capacity for the last two years. Tbe two additional justice are to receive as annual salary of $t,.t-.i arui are to be appointed by Governor Chanv i berlatn to serve ur.tii Noverr,tr, I whea their sucemscrs will l eWtod. j With the appointirg power vested ir the governor, the sevrn lVn-..7rat in the htie voted sol wily for the bill. Tbe bou tonight ai ; t-2 the n.;-r rity report of the judiciary Cortirr.it tee. recommendirg the pasage of liowi-r-cr.i.i' bill providirg for the lrn.f-r of circuit eocrt ;tdjre frwr, one dis trict to another to relieve Cot;grtfd eortditMic of courts. The or girial vote was 24 to 31. The secate held an ever.irg sews: tonight arid paused. 1 bills, thus clear ing the desks of ail a.-cun.u.t-J urn. Among the importar-t tii.s p-i were tbe fihry fciil aureed -v;-r. ie tween the state cf Oregon and Wash ington, the new rciiitary code, tne Te v:ed game law. the Kay bill providing bounties on cigars, timber wolves and wildcats, and the bill repu at rg the sale of concentrated stock fois. rimed to tk Ibis a a haj-py of the d it cuHy. .., O, the trip frv-rn P"-m. Mr " wade the first draft of hi inauguta. a;i.!rva. This he irtmJs to sul-mtt to .. i-i Wihini:ton lirt t--j lj ... , , . ... - -rk. , la ki a-ilrrt hi-r today. Mr. ltt nai.- whl he ..! ws h' summii.g up of tu U p. I am h-ro on t i way from s grl cwisvrttclive w," h the greatrft rtiterej ir-to ly ar-y ran iuta-e the pr. K.it two r r.turo . and 1 am giat w say u y J gosrg on a you oli)J have it go '. that on t-' 'tm January. Vat. if not Ufore ar.J 1 am 'r much interested its havit it wijbm Use rest f'-xsr jrar that canal will 1-e CitrpletoL Afl whr that time ronr job will -e f..t--r.g down this riwf roar grat cotrmercr. t-jun-i throuth tKce straits to tt wrst .'...at of Sou! America, to the nr.vi t and to Auslra- no ouier itv : ....d ni nuirv ii i1 1 - i - l for the tiole Unltwl State was otily'T 11" iwuud. nun Down With All Trusts. Des Moines, Ir., Feb. 16. The most Bweepiny anti-trust law ever drafted in Iowa will be introduced in the bouse today. Its purpose it to stamp out ine grocers trust, the coal dealers pnai.ng ioo,ow towards the con struction of a wagon road from Med ford, via Crater lake, to Klamath Falls passed the bouse this afternoon, with 16 votes against it. For the purchase of the Oregon City : bill Wednesday, February 10. Salem, Feb. 10. Advocates of three r.orn.al schools won the o.-n!.'jg tkir mih in the normal achooi f.f-bt m the t. use today. By a tote of 3s to 21 the bill recommended ly the committee on ways and mean and carrying -. appropriation of ill 5,C0 for one cen tral normal school at Monmouth, wan rejected. At the same time the house re-referred the bill to that committed with isstrsctioct to make provi.m for the three schools at Weston, Ant.. it.-.-. and Monmouth. For protection of fijresta through a fire warden, the state board of fon-tr is urging passage of Representative Abbott's bill. No. 22fi, enlarging Uie powers of tbe board arid appropriating $15,000 therefor. After being defeated with only 2 vote in it favor, the substitute eight hour bill, fathered ty the Clackamas county delegation, was reconsidered in the hwse this afternoon and paj by a vote of 40 to 19, ore absent. The substitute bill is much less stringer t than the original and provides that la borers in all manufacturing irjititutioris shall be allowed at least 20 minute every six hours in which to eat. Abbott's bill, amending the direct primary law to prevent the members of one political party from participating in the primary nominating election of another paw-d the bouse this after noon. There were 41 ayes and 15 no-. Democrat voted no. The Multnomah county bill increas ing the number of circuit judges from four to five ha pasned both houses and will go to tbe governor tomorrow. It will be signed by the governor, ami im mediately the governor will appoint his private secretory, W, S. Gater.s, to nu u.e new ;lgeship. The bill was passed with this understanding, it hav iiik uotii announcea irom Mie gover nor t onice several days ago that if thi Tbe Ur.! of vf.t-n rs have :.e whtr work they say u i ! it fro on as it has gor-e , . ...... on; tr at ire ,'r.iit!or, i s, tne A"-.ca.i push and the gl feel-.rg tht Un-re -t tvn.men.is it self to them as Ren who eVrtA great wk of that cla ;- ! etvn-e them that tlie canal is now an iwine i:te prcw;-ct." aEOiNG PkACfc OF STORM Rotkf Me-jxrtii P'-.e to B' lo L:t B'-tttrdt. Oi-cC. ' 12- At last the !( ble-cakrr in things n-te-fo:--:.ci has i-rtr. run to rarth. The secret a the K'r.-U-i States we!h--r b-.ru have t-ut t:n-.r t.rS'. r 'jn IKe es; ifa.' e!-!.'?- to t-;! r.ar k : Tn ie f the r.-i biasts aod li JirI.or. of tne i-is-'ii-s, (ir-si-tf, .ra.".i tfj! a:P..i-t II-.. tr"ty arty. Wsiii L. Mi.ione, c ?r.,-r.t i:iii f -c f tlw feR. f I -ate-j to l'f f the itinerri . . ii liiwn r ' ' v;.l. . .V. I t !!. rii.tariee .-.., an-J that riAr'l i'S still- t'.i nil .' ' Hi arrmal v male a Jrctrt.-t that the c'hrT i -:c ..-! IS A the Weal.'. -r iT n ;ly t.) '.. t a; ; r : , tnre tlian a w-rk m 'ia.i".-i-. A an in-tA.K-, pi.f. r M-''r-f.t-i ti-e c .'. i ?: j , ri- iei! an 1 ar cv .a;i.f'.i t y rn-.-h ir.,t;..re fc.vi v-j,'. ris ..r rurrrt. that has ;ni vk! ner th s c.ty on it way t., New I'.ng !ai.i. Wn. rs that ft.-rin was d.s.-oter i. tjixt-g ;nt assuml njal.-grn-.t ;.ro prti,r.. it was locatH :a l'.aj!-nn Asia. r.iAt h.ut it :hr.ii:h. ! an Cf.r Nes In r r-a -m A"vs La-ill York. ?-,. e- a t i YTr V!.'.J the battleship .' where in tn.iith. rn prvbah'.y llmii.-i t.i AniTican a.rh.;.ii sea an-i the Key W The dispatch ri-fe tan Pac.S.c s-jiiaiir'.ri 1'erij, eyf-r iay f,r patch i as fuil-jws : "f'oBition of ,.!. ruary 11. iat--tu!e 71:47. Ail we;!." Wocihri Pendleton, dr.. often ac-u,,-! l.,t. t-oyers are rom,-r and 0s.-t. 12. A bit of wire he Arrfri'-an fleet -t. it ejsi.e froiii ' li.n. -e ,n,,- rs ar-! was that h j, thr.ua:h the Carriheati rr.-! tu the A'nen. , which ! ft Caiiao, Panama. TU di- r'-'i p. m., Fl. '. 2. ; lor.gitu Blocks In Albany. .,. tv kiii.nv Trading anil ,iua i"" " -.ii - lilo. k Cement eoi..iy w lrH- I l,v artu U . flir.1 ill l" "Hiniy eik' ottu-r her. Th coii'ln I'''1 o matiufaituro cewnt bliH-ki ! ii..,i, n this rilv. a wrli cowluft . arrhoo. ami do get.eral ("tmnW i. Thm Incorporator rv " liUf'il. - - ,,, ii vi. ...r J.,hn F. Mornn. 1' u .W ,.,.. aod Robert FervuliMiti. Til ,f. I .li.-L la IIO.OiM), All ot r.w tt . . . .. 1 1 w r,fM eanm 10 Alloy " V.ih liakot and will lnaae ineir home on I he coast. teslith Duty Hal Orsaon. Saleiri Some- lotfl hop dealer sr talking of taking iiieure t ul III i,fo.j an acitation which h seam atartr.1 in KnelamJ to place a 4 .h:hh d.itv on hoi, Jt i rUlmed fr certain local dealer thai thi duty w'lll pri tKiIy kill the industry In thi rv-tintrv nuMf h'P telr. II IS I0 Fng'anil practically "- up the surplus ,.f Artieru-an h.t It i N-iirvevi tnaa r jluli brewer will ait in fighUng the tliiTeasc. CM IfiJ-rat Mejt. IVmlletnn Aiwrlmaf to Uw rejuirt ..f !lr II H I'il.aetton. if the mlcfal Huru of Animal Industry, manatf, the aconrire of hi.rseireti. wa alnul eihca!ei from the rnrvlion by the anow stom if last rt)lh. Hotwero aivt I'D 1 -si an f.u died Sllte suit of the storm nd pri-tii-lly all of the diseise.t ni(1:i -f among thi nun-.tr. Saom.lli AH Running. Coda.'" Grove Fvrry wmitt In thi locality i running at full capacity and many eti-ct to (Ut on tli(ht shift to supply tne urgent maJ i Inn. N r. !aair.esw in every line I oiwn- if-g up (ejinwl all piUltnri. A n r of r.cw ilwellintt are planiwil and their run true twin will start a s.,n a Ii. ra.hr r will ermiL f Peairi Oudt fraf. I'rhilet. n t'rratilla etwiity vrtiart ut ne eourlmg on full crop of al kind of frail tin .., with the .e t ii-i j't on of is-ache A few rTi.r' of fri.i. n ! h b.ta hv lB nia.!e, btit the concensus of opinion i tl at ii'.tie ur rso i!mr was njnVtrd the result of the roi-1 weatharf last ITiOlit h. Fifit Vsar Protf-aroua. ilra.it I'a Th lo-e'.i Itivrr Fruit eschar gc ha jjt rluaavt it tlrt year the i.rganittiuti hat ahaped many car Iis of fruit, all carefully graded, :i-i.-J r-1 i rally packed. After y mi; all nsfci, rv,intaiftirg Its war. house an-1 n.aairg other impruvw menis, mere im rn.iij munry on n.fni. . J ' t i . I i. LIKU. UllB M Tl I Ml . r. I fTii.r. I I L,. t... .u ..j.l. ..... .il ... .' ' ee m.it uj uie buiic ana uie naiionai woui3 oe mace Seek Nev Mail Service. Wash irigton Efrpreaw-ntati ve Haw. Must Run Through Town. Milwaukie A representative of the Southern Pacific appeared before the ley is urging the Pontoffice department Milwaukie city council at its meeting! to install mail service on the new elec Tuesday night, and submitted for in- trie line between Portland and Salerri spection a blueprint of the route of the He says that not only will such service proposed new line through Milwaukie j be quicker than at present between the to the lite of the new brktee to be two cities, hut will m .k snl Hill If nrr, . tko VV lllCa rs-7 Taw w.xrw vaeat ' . II i , - - v a.ic u'vmib i Untfk"J 1L WU irifl rni CfrifllU ltn ; rwtWf4ri rraf h See?.- recharged w.th towart obUinng a franchi,e through is looking into the matter, but it ii not fn LI;, , PT TT""' Uwn 1T thwh m-iyet ready to announce iu dec V mthennentiarv for not le,s than orie'pany had an ordinance, tentatively, Hereafter, at Mr. Hawl.y's , IZi rZ t r' "Me ".f"8.." for a franchise, do action hl Amity will receive two mail. daiW ZS., tt f Uw""1" V'- Uken- ' Portland instead of one ' I. i estimated $200,000. at between $150,000 and Unterferred Red Man Looked Like White. Storms in Middle West. . Salem W.econ ri.i. r,,i.. . Chicago, Feb. 16. A heaw full r.t hartexior Vea. K. KVn B tFbt raw4 at sleet and snow, driven by a high wind. 'deputy United State marshal and transportitioD New Industry for Albany. Albany Negotiations are nearly complete for the tale of the old furni ture factory in this city to Portland ana iacoma manufacturers, who will for !he first tide, , rowl-iH wgar.irat by the buyers, ho-.-, rotation ,1 furrrn) f, in any way atf rr pti price, dt c lar.r the will be free 10 bid ar. see fit. They ,a m Corritiine. f '!.. 12.- Thfsjgh . tr.e halite wmil into the lia! f.e.. h an op. ark n. It . derm-) r, thnt thi- wk. t the ,uriK,e (,f ng to ei;,tr,,l the m liv.,1.,1 .uj, r )" pnee they n ay the rn'veieiit is oiereij- v, g!ve tl-m an organi, ation to deal with the f.rganized a..ep n.,. , arranging the ,aii- nates and other timi.ar matters. Ordered to Wed ledun. Helena, M -nt., Feb. 12. - Tho,. Hamhy ror.v.rtH in the F.,,ral court here u.y on a l.n.y tivittp WM not on!y fined $100 and sent t ,r six roor.th bt a!o ..,,teneed to r, hr O- an In,;,:;.i wiimari. Il.mhy'. nrai ..e Jearnnin of his mmg to pret-ty-Mary Ubrecht, . I,ekf,wl ;,,,. sonjre.1 his ndo tmei.t s,.d . cK,, a,..,'. ara ,of.,r ,,r,,!f. ,.,,.,,. F fir, rr.am.ge the second , H(,fUrH VOK Ju,1k ,ult l,,tr!J(.,.(j th)) out immediately. a carried Mrs. Ruth- -May Swi Chicago, who watt left $5,000,000 by her father. tavus Swift, was granted Irom her husband, Ernest by Judge Gibbons. Student Slur Principal Stockton, Cal.. Feb. v, . .. tu.. n.ofSt(tenw.,etfrt.al,y,,r,rjJ this mornii g on pak,,,,,, tjr, I , ' Street to find the fence and wails ,.!a,terH w,t, . . " Trilling Principal K. H. Wooter, 7Z high Shcool. h ws, . !,:, ' V" th-atrieal uwU r u, : 7 Ms correct name a. ,ur ( ,u be was biJI.fl a "llank W "rring in "The Crar ,.'f "'.u Citv cri. ,.,.... . . . I . amir p si, , ,. y interrupted wire communica-, selling liquor to an Indian from tbe enlarge the plant and put it in active P it V ."ulv'u, D.lh. uMr 7U , ?,'nu MT I1""" U'"t.T reg- f,Evr, 0-- Krla fr-' . ,ox, divorce 'Missouri and KaV Vu'l 315 ...1.1 ef 'M "nAC ,panjr' ?'ch nam. tha thisafterwn. r.nV,- "'n7,vl ""l2r; u .! , I II c !.-.: .. ". --""- w uiui irom a piani will ue owraleel. The ir,c.n.r . , ' me (leatli of - ." ' ,, , SOW, a-eiBl, 011BI.IOI1 wim the miti,lo arnrlH U, n.n... UI. . . :.i j i . .. . man BM eh ,1 . .1 Ki-eao, llle; lMrL iu,.,. ... : . i . ' - . v w. . . tt. osiNBifuni. if. e n..... i . . i - -" 1 . i iitucn . v..i. wire buniunu. -t i Poik County farm la Sold Mufimoulh Another al of 300 acre of farm land wa mail last week being the '-kle place, to the S.hi thern Oregon riiUI,iU who are bovlng rg tra.-ta in 'o!k cmnly, Thre tract will 1- ubdlvl'lr4 Into amall tarms rit orchrU, iul much of th planting will b d..no this ring. Talephon for Mi!uki. Milwaukie Hut on lele phone el. pany is preparing to insUll a vt n Ui'waukie. '1 he Home Telephon con. pany na w ithilrawn, leavin th Pa i!!c ."-'tales company backing the lo c. eon. pany, which wa l(tfiirirtl lor 1.1,'Hio, ( . nnrierdons with outside wul be male with Pacific Slate. Counterla.t Gold Com In Sal.cn, Sa.en, An alnxwt wrfcct Imitation . a iio gi.nl piece wa fia.set at th Lat'd & Iiu.h hank rerrntly. It j .aid a numiier of similar coin are afloat In "'t.arHl. Iho ceiin ha a slight ring and ia said to be so cleverly n.wln at to airiirmi !,!;; ijetectloli, U.oalilla T.chr Emind rirty teachers of th count;, are her, taking th regular . examination. More are ex peci,.,i i register, making th largest ,.,, ever taking examination In this county at one time. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Wueatem, $1.1 Oof l,U; Cfuh. Turkey Ni, -jMei$l; Vllpyi , Parley. Feed, t27.r,IK Zh fmt U. No. I white, $:)4.60f,f;i5. t..r '""'u'y. Willamette vail. "'"""i r.aaiern Oregon, lover, $i:vi3: .if.ir. grain hay, $rv,M: el.,,,,. 14 r,l); vetch, $13. torn H. 60. Apple.. 7r,c(.;$2.75 Ikix. Potatoes $1.2.V,1. no i,er Weet. 2',.e n, Onion Oreir.m. II rrr.i., drod. Vegetables - Tumin. tl !R I. $1.60; Wi.. t.r.n.i.,.r:' liny. $lfifi(lH; $l4(f 16; $13. fiOW humlrerl ; wr hurt- etailiui, in. . - "" ip'unn; artichoke, $r, 1 vr, ;';bKe.2Jv(,,,(.4cpo1 ,;;;. "pirnflL Zc liountl: mm..., kl .a. ' IVI, IHIUrill 2.25. ,e'"u'J torn, $1.76,; liUtlnr Spragu aod George Saadttrom, nmw;rl in inn ribrrr.ui ...il (through the two tUtes. al.ie".-..'-:- .i"-.v SCiH-MimX-irfSi. I . " '. it mad, 8c: heavy; 5"' 'Ci on""ry- m iWk-Fanc'y.eru lOc; larg,,, mc. BLIZXAN0 RAGE All last of Nock Mounlai., . Bound and Fr..i. " OiU'., Ft, I0,. F,rrr ... th.wo.lflh.a,on, sr r ? th eiillre e. untry from NwUl to Cuba. toulUs.a.1, ami frm limit line to Ui m.rthen, boT, j Teas. hiUiwL In ll, k, .M,l M 1,1,11. W,st th, , pan led by sleet and tw wllk lowerln tit.rtur and a ttdsT1' .roaltnatoly 44 mile an boy", $ SjHithern state and 4 tht Ml furious hurricsii , I?? M devaalatloii, hvy rains tJuZZ to compl.to the tteatmriuw. is PMI'lrif by the bitter fxperU . two week ago, rsiu,, tnJZ and Iowa tar refusing i,t a ,r... CreatUtLtl vrwwU art llitiplng UU ttt, byi !Z yreal freighter ar. t. unace for 4 wrw flghting f, tfciJT amornt kebergs and lh. J rvllinx 84 feel high, rlfecUl Uiite,e frnm IifW.lla, nswMa, WUmmwwIii an.1 M irhlgsa iha. the tdiool have beer, UaJ 1 atreetcar and otlwr trailir aljaraW Wlfwservic l Udly rriiir direction. Train are tertjuiu i great snow banks In Houth twTj; il Salt Uk report all l uh JL baflly del.yed and me unateoaaM f. Cutting sleet and t,w, Z! by a toropeat Uavlmg ao mOmZ b.Hir. ia pre.ii,g over all of HtbnZ ml blf of Mi.url i ureleranaiiJ . , . - ' w SWoW, with trn.ely c,, mthttt in vnaraa-n uw tennw-ratur ft fa it etwv aero at 9u r , lh f a . 1 aft l .... . . ? nwn o aw ptov at m dnighi, wtiia mew at a tearful rate. TW OtMANOS SQUARC DIAL. CWee CM Wn la Otmht Sm, t American, Ban Franc wen, Feb. 10. Convian that "fo ways thai arc dark n4 trui, thai arc sain," the iulkritJi Hret llMo' Itnmurtai "lleirafj4j, new" are a nothing core4 la i)u wllff Ah Sam, a local t hine, $ rvprvMnilatlvet t( Kan Frincisn.'a ctubJoen, 1vUi iiwb and women, thnef -a iaj m oepartnienl tH a, pol cvu't today in anawer tasvkfa. ns served at th request of the afar, aid Mongolian. Leader from avert elulv club were prwnt. Ah Sm 1 a clubman himf. !a direct a prl,iVtit, th affair of tat Alti Club, In th Chinese (pint. Some night th twlir raidrd t4 Asiatic club and U. Ah 8ni la tail on chart f gsml.l.ng. il rudi that hit treaty right hv bwa s (riftl; that if brat;, rhevkara, W im or any r,r tarn are plaitd w rluh frwruentod by whit. na Sa4 women It I filling thai h awl kit frwol shouM b alluwed to play put. Ti sopporl iht ronirniion Ab Km eauacl I b Utid an rlic mamm t !nwr and nvrttiUr of to Cali fornia, ItoheiBlan, Soru,a, IV.fi loft, Olympic, Union Uag trail l.rten other f lul to mtiM into catrl and toll of th amusement ami tv turn rtKHit foftutar In their rpsu organisation; and h hot to rw that sim of chance ar p!yd I WW variuu club. Juilgw tVasy relieve.) the lef.sias hy onWirit th w-llnmar In rsturs ) lhir humr and dirretn g that vk Club mnliose.I houM Send a tWfit reprewetitatlve, "who Is n si part (ambling," to court at th. time of Is hewrtnf of Ah iSam't ca. CANNON FiREO; ALL oyitT. Mfm Qvin-Silnce Unto r4 W tSM lnvnlon. Nw York, Feb. 10, . Th. first fule He item jnatratkm of th new Uai.a guft itnrr ws 'inn liere tiy ty it inventor, tlirsm Percy MsttW, The devtc it a lillie rylinjrksl affair, tartly ti inrhe long ami thatt u inch in (iianwter which hi seot'f In lh wuul of any gun. Uailad .State army nflo and other powerful gun were fired with the anil not It- tachment fd th rwmttani report scarcely louder thsn a mf!d hardrls. Mr. Mssim declared lh eviccM te pplil to heavy artillery and hart a effectively Silence- cannon. Th inventor tg Moated th theory that lh new silencer could I tt'"1 to . in and munterni. lh shirs click which th Irtill. t ri adc in cl.avlng 111 air would five warning enough. alii. It ativantagai in game buritliw ould b ronaiderabl. he declared, as tht gani vruuld b onabl to lotaU It hunter. Open Nw Chin School. Ban Friwlco. Fb. 10. Th imtierlal Chit school to iVonl l hi cite wa (ledicti lulay l" " pra-sencw of Chin" Kducatlonal Cms mlloir Iiiig Chlng Kwal, th Csf nt M consular cmelal. fivi grulusW of th Imperial Unlvemily l P'1 who will llrwct lh work ol tne i" and host of local Chine. hT monies were elaborate and liign'X enlal in character nd extremriy V" tures iu. Th school I well rfruippf- It has lalMiratorles ami gymna'- for instruction in physical rultur. Chtngt Bremerton Pl. Wshlmrton. Feb. 10.-Ch". the plan and tpeclncstion fur lh naval hutpltal at Pugft l4uUJn0n.;T tatlon at Kremerton, wn.. $160,000 haa been appropristcd, fl iieen mtite after eonauluti"" mdlcl nllicflni. anil new bid to be opened by the Navy d. pwtw" for il cnmtructlon. The chngi' ww provide for a hospital ciilli, I...I- ....a ill ....U t,t no eati nSIOKW s'lI mint Will wlll Immt. the Mlding when nccily reqiiirc Are Used l 8hk upl. Mexico City. Fb. l.-An,f.T, mak laatlnir afi second """ Tl. . the volcano fj.llnia vrtenly L. eruption of the volcano ,"",i"ue,'(,,l InhnliiUint of th tieiKhJ'O""".'"" la re not frlghU'til, lopit,l';T-a. earllujuuke and volcanic UiW",B Recall Petition S'g'isd Lot Ang.,1. . Feb. Th- r nainii for the rcc'"1 '"..j gainst Mayor Harper hs bw'n " lie MutilcipNl U ague " " " .M enough imnies to conipH th.e'v ell, under the charter, to c'l election for th ofllc of mayor,
