The Stayton mail., December 04, 1903, Image 2

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THE STATION MAIL
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DROPS WAK PLAN.
General Rc>es lin o » Such Talk
Affect America.
NINEGREATCANALS
Don't
LOOK TO OREGON.
View of Engineer» un The Dalles-Celllo
Canal Right ol Way.
OUTLAWS CAUGHT
Washinton, Pec. 2 .— Pr. Herran, THE ARTIFICIAL SHIP CHANNELS OF
Washington, l*ec. (.— Engineer olii- YOUNti BANDITS UIVE CHICAGO PO-
cera in Washington are inelined to be­
the Colombian minister, has silenced
WORLD IMPORTANCE.
LICE MUCH TROUBLE.
lieve The Palles-Celilo culmi situation
all the members of the Reyes party
is very mueli simplified by the fact that
and the Bolivar commission.
The
there is to be an extra session of the
interest
Therein
Is
Particularly
Keen
at
Colombians are now holding warm con­
Oregon legislature. These officers say Rrmarkahla Career of Crime Embarked
the Present Time Because of the
Upon by Beardless Youths Who Do
ferences,
in
w
hich
they
art«
attempt­
such a session presents an opportunity
t i n f n t i o i » « Review ot the Import­
Panama Agitation Enormous Sum of i f„r an early and a thoroughly satisfact
Many Murders In a le w Months
as* Happeatogs of the P u t W eek, ing to find out just w hat steps should
Money Expended In 1 heir Construc­ ory solution of the problem raised by
P ru e a ted la Coad eased Hora, Moat lv taken to bring the South American
Robbsd Street Car Barns ol $4,480
the recent restrictive onler of thcsecrc
Uketyr ka Prove later eat tag.
tion—Suez the M olt Important.
Last August.
republic out of the present squabble in
tary of war, who demuud» that righ
the best form.
General Reyes is
of way for the canul shall cost the gov
Germany has recognized the new re­ known to have undergone a change of
Chicago, Nov. 30.— Chuintsl wrist to
Washington, iVc. 2 .— The renewed eminent nothing.
public of Panama.
It is the opinion of the engineers wrist, their hair mailed witli dried
mind as to the liest method of looking attentimi heing given to the prò por ed
Hotheads at Oartegena would assass­ after his country’s interests hen*. War istintuali canal ut Ibis time Inni» im­ that the legislature should make an hl.ssl, their clothing covered w itli dust
inate the American consul.
talk did not make any impression upon peciai interest t<> a discussimi <>f the ample appropriation to purchase the and dirt, two Is-urdlcss Isiyx, l ’eter Nei-
the
Uniteti States. It is now presumed grcftt cangi» of thè worl.l, prexented hy desired right of way, as they are con
Senator Mitchell w ill call up the
j
that
Pr. Herran’s advice is tobe taken, the department of commerce and lalx.r vinced the state can not only get the derniyer ami Ilurvey Vumliiir, sat to­
1905 fair bill early this month.
needed lands sooner, but cheaper, than night in the presence o f Mayor H arri­
land an attempt w ill now prolmbly be through its bureau of statisties.
could
the general government, shout son and Chief of Police O 'N eil, calmly
Snow is general in Great Britain and made to bring Colombia out of the
The Suez canal is usuai Iv considered
all Europe has sufferer! from a great muddle w ith all the money possible.
the most importaut cxamplc of sliip it resort to condemnation proceedings. confessing their share in a three
storm.
Among engineer officer» who art
The return of Panama to the Colom­ canal», tlimigli thè numher of vexsclx
known to la* friendly to The Dalles-Ce- months’ career of crime, which has in­
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson says bian unjon, and the retraction of all paasing thrmigh it annual'y iloe» not
I lilo canal project, three is a hope that cluded eight murders, the wounding o f
credit for favorable I «»lance is dut the the steps taken by the United States equal that passi ng thrmigh thè canal»
I government, are so far out of the quee- coiinectiiig Ij»ke Su|»erior witli the it may not In* necessary to go to con­ five other men, uml it long series of rob-
farmers.
tion that they w ill probably not be clitiin of great lakes ut thè soiitli.
In gress to ask for a further appropriation Is’ries. The two young bandits, neith­
The federal grand jury has charged suggested.
length, however, it exceed» any of the for purchasing this right of way. They er of w hom is over 21 years old, to­
the Hawaiian legislature with grosg
Reports from the United States min­ other great »hip canal», its total length fear if congress is asked to increase the gether with their eompanioii, Emil
corruption.
lim it of cost of this work tieyond the
ister at Bogota and other sources that tieing 90 mite»
lbs ski, who is no older, were captured
Th.> original <•• (ft W H S
figure set hy the lust congress unfa vo l­
General Brooke has charged General war talk in Colombia is tiecoming more $95,000,000, ai
for ;the canal in it M
near LiverjMiol, 1ml., t.alny, utter a
Wood with insubordination before the widespread call attention to the fact
litly in i•xcess of $ 100 ,- uble action on the entire project may tight in which they buttled against
that even if General Reyes’ mission to 000,000. The re ■cime of the canal ÎH Is* taken, which w ill delay construc­ policemen, railroad detectives, railroad
senate committe.e
the United States accomplishes no apparently largi in proportion to it* tion indefinitely. They therefore Is1- laborers ami farmers.
One man wus
China believes Russia intends to take
other jiurjuise, it w ill serve time for cost, the Stati .man’s Y earls sik for lieve that it is ladter that the stat. killed, another futully wounded, uml
m ilitary occupation of and seize the
the Colombian armies to mobolize and 1901 giving the net profits of 1899 at shall acquire the right of way under an all three of the young Immlits were
railroad near Niu Chwang.
equip in case a campaign should I m * 54,153,660 francs, and the total appropriation of its legislature, and wounded, hut not seriously.
The United States supreme court has undertaken against the isthmus. It is amount distributed among the share­ present the land to the general govern
The three were wanted hy the poliro
declared valid the Kansas law making now conceeded that the passage of holders 51,538,028 francs, or about 10 ment, as was contemplated by the sec- for complicity in the murder» at the
tetary
of
war.
eight hours a day in public works.
troops by land from Columbia to the ¡>er cent of the estimated cost of $ 100 ,-
car burns of the Chicago City ruilwuy
If the legislator** w ill make such an company last August, when two men
000 , 000 .
Ex-otficials and others implicated in isthmus is not impossible.
appropriation as was suggested, there were killed, a third hsdly wounded,
The canal connecting the Bay of
the postal frauds by Bristow strongly
w ill !>e no necessity for congress to give
uml $2,25" stolen from the company.
Cronstadt with St. Petersburg is dcs-
POSTOFHCB FRAUDS.
maintain innocence and one has made
further consideration to The Ihtlles-Ue-
Gustav Marx, who last week mur-
eril>ed
as
a
work
of
great
strategic
and
a counter charge.
lilo project, except to make anuiiul ap­
iered
Officer John Ipiinn when the
commercial
importance
to
Russia.
Figures Telling What the Government
propriation for carrying out the work
The estate of the late Collis P. Hunt­
policeman endeavored to place him
The canal and sailing course in the
Lost by Corrupt Officials.
which has heretofore Is-cii authorized,
ington is appraised at $28,301,765.
under arrest, confessed that he, in rolii-
15ay of Constadt an* about 16 miles
Washington, Dee. 2.— The amount long, the canal projier l>eing alx.ut six ami for the commencement of which puny with the three susjs’ets, hud com­
Rear Admiral Sigsbee says that the
of money secured by the corrupt offic­ miles and the hay channel about ten there is now over $300.000 uvuiluhlc.
mitted the crimes at the ear barns.
navy is greatly in need of more men.
ials and their confederates is small, miles, and they together extend from
I he hunt for Yumline, Neiderinver and
Dreyfus has finally triumphed in his as compared to the Jtotal loss to the Cronstadt, on the gnlf of Finland, to
CANAL AS A GIFT.
Ris-ski has l>eeii hot ever since.
efforts to secure a judicial hearing of government. To illustrate: There is St. Petersburg. The canal was opened
Although they knew thut the entire
his case.
no evidence that Louis received any in 1890. The total cost is estimated at Colombia Is Prepared to Maks This Offer police force was hsiking for them, they
to the United States.
remained in the city until Wednesday
The title to the rich Bonanza mines. compensation from Ault A Wiborg, als.ut $ 10 , 000 , 000 .
On Wednesday they left
The next of the great ship canals
of Valdes, is confirmed to the Alaska -vet ^ur' r^>f
t’ r' t y‘ ar
l4‘*’
Washington, I)»*»’ . 1.— That the re- morning.
ministration the expenditures for can­ connecting tiodies of salt water in
hicago, going to a dugout made hy
copper company.
G'e public grant to the United States all
celing ink increased over $ 10 , 000 .
order of date of construction is the the canal concessions provided fur in railroad laborers near the tracks of the
Lord Roberts, commander in chief of
Barrett received but $'>,000 from Corinthfeanal, which connect» the gulf j the Hay-Herran treaty, hut absolutely Michigan Central railroad, near M ill­
the British army, is likely to retire on Arnold, yet that company defrauded
of Corinth with the gulf of Aegina. free of cost, is the proposition which ers, 1 ml. last night was sjn’iit in an­
account of ill health.
the people out of over $3,000.000.
The canal reduce* the distance from General Rafael Reyes brings for the other dugout near Millers Station,
Several members of congress w ill op- j Machen probably did not rec.i\e adriatic ports about 175 miles and 1 consideration of the officials of Wash- Ind., and there they wen’ surprised hy
pose the plan of Roosevelt to reduce the more than $26,000 from the Groff us- from Mediterranean ports about 100 1 ington. General Reyes arrived here eight Chicago policemen this morning,
tariff on Philippine goods.
tener. Aet the government has pan 1 miles. Its length is about four mile». \ today. He was met at the station hy a ami in the battle which fol'owed two
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approximately $ 130,000 for that de- There are no lock», a» is also the case
son of Dr. Herran, the Colombian officers were shot. The officers were
Colombia w ill ask Latin-Amencan
which reI,re8entB a net loss, since
in both the Suez and Cronstadt canals. charge, and went at once to his hotel, joined hy a large numU’r of farmers
countries to protest against the action , h# ’ aeparttnent continue.!, by the
The work was begun in 1*84 and com­ latter in the day he had a conference and other detectives uml the Itandits
of the United States, if Reyes’ mission tern|8 o{ the contract for letter boxes.
pleted in 1893 at a cost of alxnit $5,- I w ith I>r. Herran. General Reyes, talk­ left the dugout, keeping up n running
j to pay for the original fasteners.
000 , 000 .
ing with a representative of the Asso­ (ire. They ran to the railroad truck
A New York theater management
Beavers and his associates received
where a train was standing.
They
The Manchester ship canal, which ciated Press about his mission, said:
paid $30 a minute for 90 minutes to less than $20,000 from the automatic connects Manchester, England, with
“ You will readily admit the proprie­ killed a hraketnan and coiiiiiellcd the
hear Patti sing in making up a defic- j cashier.
Yet the department ex- the Mersey river, Liverpool, and the ty of my refraining from discussing mv •ngineer to carry them away.
Tw o
iency in receipts.
j pended $74,275 for this wholly un- Atlantic ocean was opened for traffic mission, which is of a confidential miles from there they left the train and
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, , necessary machine
.January 1,1894. The length of the character. Of the offers w hich Colom­ tried to hide, hut were tracked in tlu*
The lot of the American consul at
The total amount that the perpetra- canal is 35 % miles, the total rise from bia is ready to make, I desire to say newly fnllen snow. The officers and
Cartagena is being mad every hard.
tors of these frauds themselves received othe water level to Manchester U’ing my energies and those of my followers ithers in pursuit, now numbering over
Ex-President Clevealnd declares he cannot l>e definitely learned, but it K 0 feet, which is divided between four w ill Is* devoted to the granting of the
hundred, hud them completely sur­
has no idea of being a candidate for the will aggregate between $ 30 , 0*16 and set» of locks. The total cist of the canal concessions to the United States rounded and as they were in an ex­
presidency.
$400,000, while the loss to the gov­ canal is given at $75,000,000. The without the payment of a cent.
Even hausted condition, surrendered and
ernment,
considering
the
unnecei'a“ry
were brought to this city.
revenue
in
1901.
according
to
the
at
this
Colombia
will
Is*
the
gainer.”
Utah miners declare they w ill not
“ Are*you authorized hy President
stay out in sympathy with Coloradoans supplies that have been purchased Statesman'» Yearbook, was 021,128 j
and the inferior quality of tho8« fur­ pounds, and the working expenses, Marroquin to make this offer to tbs
WHO IS HACKING IT ?
if demands are met.
nished by fraudulent contractors, ,’a"- 483,267 pounds.
United States government?” General
The American minister at Santo Do­ not he estimated with any degfee of
Two canals connect the Baltic anil Reyes was asekd.
Oregnn.ld.iho Railroad Causes Much
mingo refuse« to acknowledge the pro­ accuracy.
North seas through Germany, the
"T h a t would Is* dviulging my in­
¿peculation as to Ownership.
visional government.
first, known as the Kaiser Wilhelm structions liefore I have executed them.
New York, Nov. 30.— Considerable
canal, and having lieen completed in I cannot say more ats.ut this now,” he
VIRTUALLY SHUT OUT POWERS.
A crank evaded hundreds of New
interest attaches to the building of
1895 and constructed largely for m ili­ replied.
York police and approached President
a more or less mysterious railroad
tary
and
naval
purposes,
hut
proving
Roosevelt while at a funeral.
Russia and Austria Propose to Have Ac.
north irom Huntington t*> Is>wiston,
also of great value to general mercan­
VOTE TO END STRIKE.
tual Control of Macedorla.
Idaho, the financing for which is said
General Reyes must confine his activ­
tile traffic.
Work upon the Kaiser
to have Is’en completed. The New
ity for Colombia at Washington to
London, Dec. 2.— The Chronicle
Wilhelm canal was begun in 1887, and Northern Colorado Miners Accept Terms
York securities and trust company is to
lawful channels or he deported.
learns of a curious episode. When the
completed as above indicated, in 1895.
ol Operators.
I m * the trustee of a first mortgage to an
appointment of European officers to
Senator Mitchell w ill urge that “ the
The lentgh of the canal is HI miles, the
the Turkish gendarmerie in Macedonia
Louisville, Colo., Dec. 1.— The min­ amount not exceeding $4,000,000,
Oregon country has paid far more into,
.
terminus in the Baltic sea laiing at
ers of the Northern Colorado coal fields which w ill supply the funds for build­
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was proposed, Great Britain asked that
the treasury than it has received in ap- .
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. Kiel. The total excavation amounted
tonight voted to return to work on the ing the 180 miles in question.
three English officers be appointed,
to about 100 , 000,000 cubic yard», and
propriations and the 1905 fair should
j thinking that each of the other j lowers
term* granted by the operators, which
The line as projected w ill connect
be favored.
cost to about $40,000,000.
j would require the appointment of a the The
embrace comp.iance with every demand the Northern Pacific at lewiston, with
Welland
canal
connects
Ijike
The Far Eastern situation is less re­ similar number. The government of
made hy the unions. This is the third the Oregon Short Line ami Oregon
Ontario and la k e Erie on the Canadian
assuring.
Austro-Hungary, however, demanded
vote taken on the proposition. The Railroad A Navigation at their junction
side of the river. It was constructed
The strike situation in Colorado and the appointment of 180 Austrian offi­ in 1883 and enlarged in 1871 and again first vote rejected the proposition hy a point, Huntington, Or. The new line
majority of four. The second vote was runs directly north and south, appar­
cers, and Russia asked for an equal
Utah is fast approaching a crisis.
in 1900. The ength of the canal is 2.
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number of Russian officers, the obvious
> - ently following the Snake river valley,
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The senate is sure to pass the bill intention on the part of Austria and miles, the numlM-r of locks 25, the total position
of District President Howells and touching a rich mineral ami lum­
appropriating $1,125,000 for the 1905 Russia being the exclusion of all other rise of hs’kage 327 feet, and the total and “ Mother” Jones although represen­ ber territory.
cost about $25,00(1^000.
The annual
fair.
tatives of President Mitchell urged the
The new r<»d is apparently a part
powers from any real share in the
collection of tolls on freight, jiassen-
accejitance of the proposition.
of a rather ambitious project to build a
control
of
the
gendarmerie.
General Reyes, the Colombian com­
gers and vessels averages about $225,-
T.slay, it is said, telegrams were re­ semicirle of railroad, touching Wen­
The Chronicle says the directors of
missioner, has arrived in the United
000 , and the canal is open on an aver­ ceived
the
Macedonian
relief
fund
have
re­
from President Howells with­ atchee on the north and some point in
States.
age about 240 days in a year.
ceived advices that jineumonia and
drawing his opposition and the men Northern California on the south. It
The canals of Sault 8 te. Marie,
The settlement of the Chicago street pleurisy are working havoc among the
voted strongly in favor of resuming d.s’H not appear that in either direction
car strike did not restore normal condi­ refugees in the burned villages as the Mich., ami Ontario, are located adja­ work. The mines have all lieeri kept it w ill serve ns part of a new East ami
cent to the falls of the St. Marv’ s river,
tions as soon as expected.
results of exjiosure and destitution.
in good condition and work w ill 1 m * west trunk line. It is rather a feeder
which connects Lake Superior with
started at once. It is estimated that to the Southern Pacific on the south,
Colombia has given the Panama ca­
l^ke Huron ami lower or raise vassels
Union Pacific in the center ami North­
1,270 men w ill go to work.
nal company warning not to sell its
Russia Branching Out.
from one level to the other, a height of
ern
Pacific ut the north.
rights to the United States.
London, Dee. 2.— The Times’ Pekin 17 to 20 feet. The canal belonging to
Internal Revenue Receipts.
General Funston reports that liquor correspondent says that small hislies the United Stab'« wuh ls*gun in 1853
Washington,
Dec. 1. — John W.
Indian Outlaws Captured.
and tuberculosis is largely responsible of Russian troops are jiatrolling the by the state of Michigan and opened in Yerkes, commissioner of internal reve­
country
around
Hsinmintun,
the
ter­
Butte,
Mont., Nov. 30.— A Miner
1855,
the
length
of
the
canal
heing
5,-
for sail plight of the Alaskan Indians.
mination of a branch line of the rail­ 674 feet, and provided with two tandem nue, in his annual report to the secre­ special from Plains, Mont., says that a
Pension Commissioner Ware has re­ way between the great wall and Niu locks, the original cost Isdng $1,000,- tary of the treasury, shows the total command of 50 soldiers yesterday after­
signed. Everything was not going as Chwang, on the pretext of sujqiressing 000. The United States government, receipts of his bureau for the fiscul noon captured J. m * Morrigeau, who,
smoothly for the commissioner as he brigands, although the region is per­ hy consent of the State, tiegan in 1870 year ending June 30, 1903, were $230,- w ith a hand of Nez Porces Indians, was
fectly quiet and peaceful. The Chi­ to enlarge the canal, and hy 1881 had 740,927. The receipts for the last fis­ defying the government agents in the
desired.
nese are daily expecting to hear that increased its length to 1.6 miles. The cal year are about $41,000,000 less collection of taxes on cattle, of which
Another crank, who has been dis­
the Russians have occupied the rail­ state relinquished all control of the than for the year 1902. “ This de­ Morrigeau owns a large numher.
turbing'the president hy writing let­
crease,” says the commsisioner, " is not Trouble was anticipated, but the In­
road there and have resumed m ilitary canal in March, 1882.
In 1887 the
ters, has been placed in an asylum.
occupation of the country down to the government further enlarged the canal. due to a diminution in the business dian offered no resistance and |n*r-
Friends of O’ Day, the noted Wyom­ great wall.
movements ami commercial transac­ m it . ted himself to I m * placed under ar­
The Canadian canal,
miles long,
ing outlaw, w ill try to rescue him.
tions of the country, but to a reduction rest. Unless Morrigeau pays taxes at
was built on the north side of the river
of internal revenue taxation.”
The sheriff has sworn in a large num­
once, it is understood he will he ex­
China W ill Retaliate.
during the years 888 to 1805.
ber of deputies and is confident of hold­
pelled from the Flathead reservation.
London,
Dec.
2.—
The
Morning
Post
ing his man.
Marins Guard Is Withdrawn.
Dakota
Divorces
Null
and
Void.
says it has reason to believe the Chi­
' The secretary of war says Oregon must
Washington, Dec. 1.— Commander
Sheep Allowed on Reserve.
Ik*« Moines, In., Dec. 2.— Judge
nese government has prohibited the
secure the right of way for The Dalles-
Mertz,
of the gunboat Newport, has re
recruiting of laborers for South Africa James A. Howe, of the district court,
Washington, Nov.
30.— Secretary
Celilo canal before the department will
in any part of China. “ This decis­ held t.slay that a decree granted nn- ported to the navy department that Hitchcock t.slay authorize.] the grnzing
commence work. T h i» action is very
ion,” says the Morning Post, “ is main­ 1er the Dakota divorce statutes, if it in Santo Domingo is quiet, and the marine of 154,000 sheep in the Mount Rainier
unusual, there being no precedent.
ly due to legislation hy the Dominion proven the non resident litigant re- guard has ticen withdrawn from the f .rest reserve, Washington, from July
Senator Morgan severely criticises of Canada excluding the Chinese from sides there merely for the purppone of city so recently surrendered to the 1 to September 25, 1909. Permits will
Dotnincian insurgents.
Canadian territory.”
lie issued only to «toes owners.
securing a divorce, is null and void.
the Panama policy ef Roosevelt.
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