THE
OREGON
MIS
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VOL. XXtX.
ST. HELENS, OREGON! FItlDAY, JANUAltV 14, 1910.
NO. 8.-
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Psfficttta tall
rriPAiED rex tee eust reaeei
la Important but Net La Intar-
ting Happening from Point
Outeld th Stat.
Aviation contMta began at Loa Aa
ale Monday, .
Pood la gattlng aearea In Chicago
and pricea aro aoartng.
, Gunenbelra propoees Federal con
trol of tlx eopper market. ,
Rooaevelt and party kaa reached
tba land of Uta whit rblnoeatva.
" Japan oppose Kims' plan for naa
trallilng U Manchurlaa railway.
Whan Finehot 11 1 bit offlca for good
ba tu given an ovatioa by bit am
ploy. Doaton'a atrletly rum-partisan polltl
eel campaign coat tba candidal about
IM0.0OO.
A. P. PotUr. successor to PlncboL
ia a former sbeep owner and an expert
on range aooumona.
A blading accldant on tba Oragoa
Trunk killed verl Italian laborer
and wounded a contractor.
Tba national wool grower aaeoc la
tino tn ion at Ogden aelectod I'ort
land for It moating place In til.
Over one third of tba atodenta In
Tolare college la New Orleana bava
found to be Infected wlU book
A balloon vita three men and two
women reached a height of on mil
and traveled U ml lea at tba Lo An
gela aviation BeeU
Cardi! Heiolli ia dead.
The aw ellef foreeter la a Waster
wan, formerly a graaiag aapert.
The Jr board truat baa beea la
dieted fur reairsiat of trad.
Uiar rougar aad wildeals are be
ing killed near lloquiam, Wash.
A remor test J. P. Merge wee "ly
ing elmoit tare Well street into a
paale,
Bport af th Preonh mlelster ef
juatice shows aa alarming ioereaee la
erline,
i 8rtarv Kaoi dispel the dream ef
Meat for a protectorate aver Nle
aragoa. Weal woe la eoeveatloa at Ogta
cheered whea told that 1'lachot bad
bea discharged.
For the third tlwe a bomb" haa beea
foaad ia the yard of a faahloaabl
leaver rssldeaee.
Aaother rih wanaa la I'blladelpala
baa com to th aid of the at ri king
hlrt vaiet maker.
Chief Poreeter rtaebot, Asslstaat
forester I'rlre aad Asslaiaat I"
Officer Hhaw were reojeved freoi oB
by tba prvaideat,
Nina California war killed by
eating canned paaebe.
A bill be been Introduced for full
registry and a chip aubakly.
A big land eteel on tba eboroa of
lak Michigan ia being Investigated.
Bloody 8ngr print on railroad
ticket led to the arreet of two French
murderer.
Morgan' bank truat baa absorbed
notber iitatltutlon witk a capital of
over $80,000,000.
A wnlvaraal eoid wave i apread ail
var tba United Stetea, but la Alaaka
It la unnaually warm.
. Inaargrnt Republicana In congroa
aay patronag wilt bo withdrawn from
them aa a punishment,
D ( Grange, a noted French avi
ator waa killed by tba collapee of bl
aeroplane during a flight,
RepreeenUtlve Adair aayaapreal
dent woo can't aav money on a 60..
000 a year aalary la not fit to icanaga
tba affair of thl nation.
A California obeervcr figure that
the earth will paee through the tell of
ll.ll.v'a comet Ma to. but be doea
not Ventura to aay whether any 111 re
mit will follow.
An.kkl.luui Ireland defend King
Leopold' adminiatration of tha Congo
slate.
Zalaya aay h (baa abundant proof
that American marine aided th revo
lutionist agalnat him.
1. P. Moreen. T. Ran and Lavl
P. Morton form a $160,000,000 bank
truat In New York city.
President Taft llataned patiently to
th committee of ral road president
but will not change tha ton of hi
forthcoming metaag lo eongraaa.
A mllllonatra cattleman of Taiaa
gave hi three children , 98,000,00
worth of property each for Chrlatmaa
preeant.
Tha barkeeper of an American hotel
In Havana refueed to aerve two negro
aongreaamtn and a riot followed. Fur
thrtroubl.ipMted.
It la claimed that tha recent aero
bian, carnival In France frightened all
th. hint. f. .1
. un vicinity.
'0v 60,00 peopL attended
dent T.f,' xi.
Praal
--. nn tear recepii
Ino.
$17,441
rxAvoa pavobi opbm doob.
Doubt, However, Whether Xnox'a Po-
altloa Can Ba Mnlntainad.
Paris, Jan. 11. Although Francs
favor th preservation of the open-
door policy and Chinese sovereignty in
Msnciiuria, it eousmnrs tnat the luum
raised by th Amerlciia proposition to
neutralise the Manohurian railways
primarily concern nussia aim Japan.
in rrensa roiiiy to me American
memorandum, tbsrufore. I likely to b
dntermlnsd by ths attltuile of Kuasia,
trans' ally. The French press re
gards the question as complicated. Th
f'lgaro tulukj tbs United Ulates Is try
lag to relrlev th mistake of lvOt-OS,
whea It backed Japaa to get Kussla
out of Manchuria, only to And that
Japaa had supplemented her there with
out bonsBt to th open door.
even II Itussia accepts," say on
paper, "Japaa is not Itktly to agree.
nuglanil Is bound by Jspanss al
llauee, and a similar reserve is im
posed opon u for Ilk and other tea
on.' Th Matin believe that Franc will
follow Kossi' lead.
(Ill lllas expresses the oplaioa that
tha situation Is filled with gonpowdor,
and declares that the real issue is
commercial supremacy la China, for
Which tha United Mutes aad Japaa
are struggling, it ennrges tnat in en
tire aim of American diplomacy ia ll
rested to that end, and instate that ths
United States has pushed China to ra
il, tanae I every struggle with Japaa.
"Even arlor tba arrangement of Oc
tober 4, leat year," continues th pa-
per,
which China agreed not to
soaatraet a railroad In competition
with the South Manchurlaa, American
support cornea forward (or the eoa
struettoa of tha Chia Chow Fa-Teitel-
khav Ilea.
'Now America nroooses to so fur
ther aad force Japan back into Corea,
and thua render effective Chlneee dom
Inatloa of Manchuria, which today I
purely nominal.
"Meeretary Knox 'a arguments owen
upon the advantage of terminating th.
eauae of constantly renewed disomies
n Uaenhnria. but It la nroner to aak
whether th aim of th united State
el ear to th benefit of humanity
and not to tba promotioa or. aer own
Interest. Toklo muat give the an-
Already the Yankee polirr ha
compelled Japan to take the military
iirecaulloas that o greatly alarmed
Uueaia. Japaa known how to act quick'
ly. Therefore the Japanese raspooM
ill be awaiiea wiib inquieioua. -
MILLION! POSTAL OAIW.
Increase Over 1908 Is $12,083,7),
811 Par Cant Advance.
Washington, Jan. 11. A a baslneet
Institution the po.t office department,
aaxt to the United State treasury, is
the greatest la the governceat. Accord
Ing to figure submitted today by
Charles P. Orandneld, first asaistaat
dosI master eeneral. for the hWI year
ended June 30, 1IM), ia his annual re
port, the gross revenue ol Uia postal
service reached tha enormous totnl of
203a2!U, an increase of 18,na,720,
or dJl per cent ever the preceding
year. , ,
inera were w,m pwnomcw , v--ration
on June 30, llWU. During the
year l2o postmastera war appointed
at preaidonUal offices. At fourth-class
onVes aitll postmaster were appointed.
Concerning the routine ol nis ourean,
Mr. UrandAeld aayst
Tha retention of fourth class poai-
muter during aatlsfaetury eervlee ha
become tbs established praetic of th
department, and the policy of reoom-
memllng in reappoiuimeni et
dntial Dostmaatsrs who have proved
flleieat has beea followed consistently,
with highly beneneial result.
"It ia recommended that the law be
so amended ss to provide for the ad
vancement of an office of the fourth
class to tbs presidential das whenever
th compensation ' of the postmaster
amounts to 10t0 and the grow annual
recelpta to IIDOU for four successive
quarter."
air. uraaunom m.r m
In f.rnr of SO davs' annual leave
of clerks snd esrrlor in flrst class and
seoond class offlec.
Potter' Work for Wast.
Cheveiin. Wvo.. Jan. 11. A. F. Tot
ter, on his wsy to Wssblngto, D. O.,
to success 01 (Tor J Piacbol as ncsa oi
the forest service, stated today that
his experience and personal knowledge
of western conditions undoubioai;
would bring the forestry service nnu
th west Into closer harmony and thnt
his policy would be more favorable to
westera industries. '-
I expect my relations wire ine
western Interests to be most congen
ial," h said. "I desire to work In
harmony with the livestock associa
tions, to promote in lunexi u.e wi iv
national forest ranges, to foster th
stock Interests and promot th gener!
wclfsr of th west."
China Pin Faith In BockbiU.
Pekin, Jan, 11. Tha highest govcra-
nAlni.la are nessimiatic Witn re
gard to Urltlsh auppprt of th propoaals
th. American government relntiv
tha Manehurlan railways, and be-
liev that nior aatlv Gorman support
,.i,i t no .limit a roansaiion oi i""
scheme. The Chinese government is
plnclng rsllanc In W. W. Kockhlli,
t ii msirir xtn hiii imwruaviui mt, - w -
burg, to secure Kuaslan assent to the
n.,w,..i. which would also moan
French support.
Davla BopreaenU V. 8.
w...liitB. Jan. 11. Th fourth
Pan.Amnriean conferone to b hold In
Huenoa Ayrc. in July I bow occupy
ine tha attention of ofllolal of th
state department and othcra intereatoa
in tha meeting, i no uoiw
..m.UtH haa a eoted Major General
George W. Davis. United State army,
retired, as ona of Ita members, and ap
pointed a committee to org upon con-
th
participation
tion o me v"
Xc Oorg Break tooaa.
- -r..- rv.mnl Til.. Jan. 1L A heavy
lc gorg in th Wabash river brok
loose unsxpsctedlr today, causing
property lo of 178,000 and waapj'1
away two tam ferryboat while their
a. , J
HAPPENINGS FROM AROUND OREGON
WIT 85,000 ACRES.
Bif Project in Bakar County Only
Walla for Settled Weather.
Bakar City With tha opening of
spring work will begin on tba two rec
rvolr plannd by the Powder Valley
Irrigation company, tba main roeervoir
belnar ltuUd in th Thief river val
ley, located on.th old Flik and Gilbert
rancbea, aaven mile ast of North
Powder and SO mile north of Baker
City. Thla reservoir will eoneerve 60,
000 acre f aat of water. Tha other ree
srvolr, la to be sltutted about 80 mile
northwest of fiaker City, at tha half
way house on tha Union stage Una,
near Bangor, and will eoneerve about
24,000 aer feet of water. r - ..
.When completed, th entire system
will irrigate about 66,000 acre of
land, extending from tha Milea bridge
east to what ia known as Tsbls rock,
or five mile eaat of Goo creek, on
both aide of Powder river, covering
trip of line land about 80 milea wide.
Too Immenilty of thla Irrigation
scheme cut hardly be realised, but tba
difference in tha amount of hay, grain
of all kind, fruit and what not, that
will be produced on the broad acre
in tba very near future, will tell the
tela In tba farmer' bank account.
IMPROVEMENTS ON O. R. V N
Coyote, Umatilla, May Ba Division
Umatilla May Ba Abandoned.
Pendleton It now aeema that th
long pending Coyote-Echo cutoff on
th O. K. A N. i to become a reality
soon. Kumor are current Der
among railroad people that tba aum
of $707,946.26 haa been appropriate
for that purpose. Thla, coming on tha
heels of tha announcement that $1,
020,000 haa been act aaid for elimina
tion of curve between Yoakum and
Pendleton, mean that th O. R. A N.
contemplate tba expending of nearly
$2,000,000 on Improvement in Uma
tilla and Morrow eountlee, aa it la now
understood that th big cutoff is to
be mad from Coyote to Echo, via
tenfield,that will eliminate 8.8 milea
of present trackage. Coyote ia to be
mad a terminal, aa it ia unoersiooa
tha order calls for terminal Improve
ments, Including a ten atall round
house. Th general understanding I
that, aa far aa tha main Una ia con
cerned, Umatilla will eeaae to be di
vision point It la a matter of s pecu
lation as to what route tba cutoff will
take, aa engineer bsvs aurvayed three
possible route. Aa to th improve
ment between this city and Yoakum,
It la sail the work will reduc th dis
tance I milea. Tba maximum curve
tare will be about four degree, while
t prevent it ia ten. Tba stretrh of
track at Horaesboa curve will be
brought up to a atendard roadbed.
Northern Umatilla Oata TeW-phor
Pendleton Wter many raara of
waiting tha Holdman country ia to
have telephone communication with
th outside world. Tba work of dis
tributing th pole haa boon started
and tba stringing of wire will follow
In a few day. It I said that the line
will ba In operation by tha Ant of Feb
ruary. Thl lln I considered Import
ant for th rssson that It will cover
vest expanse of country which baa
hitherto been without wire communi
cation. Th main Una will ba 20 milea
long, will consist of four wire and
will ba put up in a very aubatantiai
nannar. In addition to the main line
there will ba numeroua feeder added
from time to time until tha whole
northwestern part of tha country I
covered. To begin with, 18 ranche
ill ba supplied with the phonea, but
it la expected that thla number will ba
rapidly incraaaed. I
Defective Lamona Dee'roy d.
Roeeburg California lemona cover
ed with parasite, known as oyster shell
Kale, ha been discovered in Roceborg
by th fruit inspector. Th lemon
were (hipped to a Portland eommiaaion
Arm. Acting on Inctructiona from
District Horticultural Commissioner
Carson, Grant Pass, Inspector McCall
had them destroyed. Caraon stated
that if California ia going to continue
to aend such fruit Into the state, Ore
gon will have to compel an Inspection
before (al. Thl I a condition already
imposed by California on fruit (hipped
from Oregon.
Pendleton Debatea to Start.
Pendleton Tha preliminary debat
ing for tha high ichool league will com
mence on th evening of January 14,
and on that evening Pendleton will
have two team on th rostrum. Une
will debate th Athena high school In
thia city, while tha other will meet
Weston. Tha subject for achat t.
"Resolved, That life Imprisonment,
with rtrlctlv power of pardon,
should be tubatltutod for eap'tal pun
i.hment In th tate of Oregon."
Coo Bay Msn Adopt Slogan.
MarehlUld "Bettor fruit, mor of it
anil better nrlces." wa th dogan
adopted by tha Coo Bay Fruit Growera
sssoclstlon at tna annual m mix.
ti.. r,.nlaatlon will take steps to
ward aecuring a cannery to create a
greater market. P. M. Hall Lawia
waa elected presiaoni.
Wallowa Postofflce Go Up.
Wallowa Poatmaster Tulloy ht re
ceived notic that ths Wallowa poet
offlc will b placed in tha third das
it January I, and that his alary will
ba increased to $1,200 par annum.
rk. Aonr la due to the rapid in-
crcaas of business which this offlc he
ahown. , . .
LAND BEADT rOB WATEB.
Owyhee Ditch Company, Too, Will
Join la Larger Plan.
Ontario A plnn to Include all acre
age eovored by it ditebos in th new
public irrigatioa district being formed
nnar Ontario, to water land below the
Malheur river and along th Owyhee
river in Malheur eountv, through the
extension of the Iiolse-Owybee project
is being worked out here. Tbe sere
sge to be watered may reach 130,000
acres.
Not only do th directors of tbs
Owyhee llitcb company propose to ex
tend its esnsls to irrigste th arid
lands, but it is now proposed to work
into the eonoral project a plea by
which the so-called wet lsnda can be
Included, providing the owner consent
to come Into tbe project. Petitions for
the creation of the proposed district
were presented to the county court of
Malheur county at Vale December S,
but a postponement was asked for the
purpose of allowing wet land owner
to coma into ine uwynee oiiutci aoa
also give the Trowbridge-Miver com-
fiany ample time ia which to thorough
v innoect the bin project, for this con
cern is entitled to the handling of the
bonds December IB a meeting wss
held at which time it was decided to
consult with the Owyhee Ditch eom
psny to include all of its Ueda. If
sn agreement can be reached practi
cally every acre of land lying below
tbe Malheur river will be Included ia
tbe one irrigation project.
MANY POTATOES ARE LOST.
Prolonged Cold Spell Prevent Dig
ging th Crop. .
Salem From $5,000 to $7,000 worth
of Dotetoes bsve been froaen In tbe
ground in tbe vicinity of Salem sine
th recent prolonged cold spell began.
Because of peculiar weather condi
tion it haa been impoaaibl to dig th
potetoea thia fall and probably mor
than half of th crop still remain in
th ground and now the report cornea
from different localities that tha pote
tee in th ground hav froaen. Th
earth in some district ia froaen to a
depth of five incbea.
Tba aarly fall began with heavy
rain nd th farmer were unable to
take car of tha potato crop. Follow
ing tha continued raina came tba cold
apeil, increasing in severity until tbe
damage baa followed. . Some growers
aay that part of their' crop that was
dug waa ruined while otbera are keeping
fires in their potato bouses all in tbs
effort to save tha crop that waa gath
ered. Potato are Belling in Salem at SO
cents a bushel, but In view of tba dam
age dona growera confidently expect to
get $1.25 before the new crop come
in.
Woodburn Ask SI 0,000 for Armory
Salem F. W. Scttlemler, captain of
Company I, Oregon National guard, lo
cated at Woodburn, ba Baked tbe
county court for Marion county for an
appropriation of $10,000 for th pur
poa of erecting an armory ia that
citv. Captain Settlemier aeta forth
in bia petition that tha atate military
board will act aside a elmilar aum ao
that a creditable building can do built
at Woodburn adequate for all pur
poaea. PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices: Blues tern,
$1.21; club. $I.U(t$1.12; Red Ru
sian, $1.10; Valley. $1.08.
Barley Feed and brewing, $303
80.60 per ton.
Corn Whole, $35; cracked. $36 ton.
Oata No. 1 white, $32.60(iiS8 ton.
May Track pricea: Timothy: Wil
lamette Valley. $18(420 per ton; East
ern Oregon, $19(t22; alfalfa, $17W18;
clover. $16(!l7; cheat $16((17; grain
hay,$16(ii'17.
Freih Fruite Applea, $1(RS box;
pear, $lfttl 60 per box; cranberrlea,
$9 per barrel.
Potetoea Car load buying pricea:
Oregon, 6h&85c per Beck; aweet pote
toea, 2c per pound.
JVegetablea Artichokes, $1611.26
per doxen ; cabbage, $2 per hundred ;
cauliflower, $1.76 per doa.; celery
$3.60 per crate; garlic 10e pound;
horseradish 2e per pound; pumpkins,
lHetlKe; aprouto, 6f;7c; quah, 1
lHc; tomatoes, $1.60!2.25 per box;
urn Ipa, $1.60 per sack; cat rots, $1;
beets, $1.60; parsnips, $1.50.
Oniona Oregon, $1.60 per aaek.
Butter City creamery extra, 39c;
faney outside creamery, 84(ti39c; tor,
22H?4c. Butter fat price average
l,Sc per pound under regular butter
pricea.
Poultry Hena, 16X17e; aprlnga,
18c; ducks, 20c; geese, 13c; turkeys,
live, 19((C2Uc; dressed, 22 ft! 23c
Egg Fresh Oregon extraa, 89i40e
per dosen; Eastern, 26(u27Ke per doa.
Cheese Full cream twins, 18(d)
1 8o per pound; young America, 19
(fl9)iic.
Pork Fancy, I0tfj10H' Pr pound.
Veal Extra. lI.C(j)12e per pound.
Cattle Best steers, $4.76i)4; fair
to good, $4 25(ir4.60; medium and feed
er. $3.60((4; cow, top, $3.60(r4.00;
fair to good, $3.00(i 6.60 common to
medium, 2.60f.i 3.76; bull, $3.2E)
6.80; hsvy. $t.00f.4.75. '
Hog Best, $8.76((i'9.05; medium,
$7.75(i8.60; (tocker. $6.&0((D7.26.
Sheep Best wetners, c&.ouwo; rair
to good, $4.6005.00; awea, c less;
yearlings,, best, 5.005.25; fair to
good, $4.60(C4.75; lambs, $6(i(l8.25.
Hops 1U crop, zuqi'xzo; oiua, nom
inal '
Wool Eastern Oregon, 1 6(323
pound; mohair, choice, 26c pound.
Hiilaa Dry hldea, 18fril8X par
pound; dry kip, 18C(18Xc pound; dry
calfskin,19(.i21Xc pound; salted hide,
lOoelQKc; aalted calfakln, 15c pound;
green, lc lew.
COLD UNPRECEDENTED,
Chicago, Jsn. 7. What was looked
opon aa a exciting weather drama,
whea the present stressful cold was
la process of sweeping eastward from
th Rockies and from Medicine IX at to
the Atlantic seaboard, is fast assuming
aa aspect of dire tragedy. Tbe situa
tion is full of dire possibilities of ex
posure aad suffering. Already ths
blight of tbe sever cold haa beea felt
ia many Western cities.
Fifty or mor persons, a seors of
whom srs la hospital with injuries
that may prove fatal, were th victims
of seeidests in Washington today a a
ro.ult of tba sleet and snow which eon-
verted the city's sidewalks and thor
oughfsree into sheets of ice.
In many p.rte of Iowa tbe fuel situ
ation ia eo grave as to call for tha of
ficial attention of Ooveroor Carroll.
Confiscation of fuel is becoming general.
Here ia Chieagp there is only a two
days' supply of coal available for quick
use. iouay mere waa widespread sui
fering la tbe city. Cbicsgo is also
threatened with the cutting off of its
water supply, due to ice floes dogging
ine enos in ine inae.
Ia the far Northwest and oa ths
rangoa of Colorado, Nebraska and
Wyoming hundreds of cattle have per
iabed of exposure, atarvatioa and lack
or water.
For tbe Bret time in the mffmory of
most persons living, tbe Mississippi
Hirer is frozen from bank to bank front
St. Leu ia to a point 60 milee below
that city. By tomorrow morning it is
predicted one might skate on tbe river
from Bt. I'aui to Memphis. Cincinnati
reports that ice gorgee have eaoaed a
loss Of 140,000, aid that a ware of high
water and ice ia coming dowa the river,
carrying deatruction in its path.
STBENUOUS LITE TELLS.
Thirty 11 vs Pittsburg Captain of In
dustry Dis Thia Winter.
Pittsburg, Jan. 7. The strenuous life
of I'ittaburgers -in their desire to amass
millions a quickly as poseible is thin
ning tbe ranks of th big captaina of
industry and depleting the swell clubs
which house the millionaires. Heart
disease haa recently taken very promi
nent men, all worth millions, including:
Frank B. Smith, president of th Cru
cible Steel company of America.
James W. Friend, vice-president of
freoea eteel car company.
William Clark Magce, who made mil
lions in coke.
Willism Metealf, president of th
Uraeosra oteel company.
John Caldwell, treasurer of the great
Weatiaghousa Electrical Airbrake
works, who died at his desk.
James W. Brown, ex congressman and
millionaire ateol magnate, died at a
hunting dub, where be had gone to re
cuperate. Himon O'Donnell, vice-president and
general mnnager of the Union Stock
Vards company.
Albert B. Baiter, broker, oil and gas
magnate.
John P. Ober, owner of vast business
interests. - - .
George L. Fisher, president of the
Fisher Foundry A Machine company.
Twenty-five other men bare died Bud
denly thia winter, their wealth ranging
from 1100,000 to $500,000. Heart dis
ease waa the cause in nearly every ease.
WILL OF 21 WOBDS LEFT.
Vast Estate of $4,000,000 Disposed of
by Oeorg McNar. -
San Francisco, Jan. 6. Tha will of
the late George W. McNear, the - mil
lionaire millewner, who died her last
week, haa been filed for probate. Th
will consist of only twenty-one words.
By tbe terms of the instrument his
widow, Mrs. Amsnda MeNear, is be
queathed hia estate, amonatlng to $4,
tioo.OOO, and made sole executrix with
out bonds.
No mention was msde in the will for
the six children of MeNear, who are
Mrs. A. Bowles, Job A MeNear, Fred
W. MeNear, George W. MeNear, Jr.,
Seward MeNear and & Elizabeth Me
Near, as the late millionaire put abso
lute trust in the ability of his wife to
carry nut an adjustment of hi estate
equitable to all
Taft Coming West Again. .
Washington, Jan, 7. President Taft
Is still looking forward to a trip to
Alaska late in th coming spring. He
plana to go. to tha far northwestern ter
ritory immediately after the adjourn
ment of congress. In announcing to a
committee of New Tork congressmen to
day that he could not definitely accept
their invitation to visit New York on
May 30, the President said he might be
on hia way to Alaska at that time, or
that congress might be in its closing
days. - In the latter event, he would
not ear to leave Washington. -
Fire Destroys Palace.
. Athena, Jan. 7. The royal palace at
Tatol caught fire at 10 o'clock tonight
when the royal family were gathered
around a Christmas tree. Tbe flames
spread, rapidly rising to a groat height,
and soon the right wing of the palace
waa practically destroyed. The fire la
believed to have boon due to illumina
tions on the tree.
The royal family escaped. So far as
is known no one waa injured. Ths
king, who was ant in the palace at
the time, hastened home in a motor ear.
Bourn Would Help Settler.
Washington, Jan. 7. Senator Jona
than Bourne introduced a bill calling
for $2S0,000 for relief of Sherman coun
ty aettlera who lost their claim be
cause the court decided that their lands
belonged to The Dalles Military Wagon
Road company. Senator Bourne 'a bill
bases all claims by aettlera aa T. B.
Neuhauaea'a valuation of each tract
and improvement made ia 1904.
. Nw Tork Bsco guises Peary.
New Tork, Jan. 7. Ilaillng him a
ths discoverer of tha North Pole, the
chamber of commerce today elected K.
H. Peary aa honorary member.
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