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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.
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PROCEEDINGS OF OREGON LEGISLATURE ,
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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
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to l'f
f the itinerri
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riAr'l i'S still-
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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
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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 :
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ruary 11. iat--tu!e
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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
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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
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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,