THE STATION MAIL
PLAN A REVOLT.
WATER BIO TRACT
New (luvernmrnt of Panama Finds Trait
or* In It* Own Camp.
Colon, IVc. 8.— Through a letter the HUGE IDAHO PROJECT BACKED BY
Panama government has discovered
PROMINENT MEN.
what is alleged to have l>cen a plot
against the life o f General lluertu*,
commander in chief o f the forces o f the i l o v r r n m e n t M tr inl-s lon A s k rd tu D lvcrt
republic of Panama, and an effort on
W a t e r » ut May» I t e and Bolse R i v e r »
the pait o f a few army officers to |>er-
Comprehensive Review of the Import*
tu i r r i g a t e Nesrly .lo o .o o o s t i l i A c n i
stiade the garrison at Panama to revolt.
ant Happening* oi the Past Week,
If such a plot teally existed, it was
o l L and Coni W III V c i i h C o n s id e r
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
promptly nipped in the bud by the ap
ato» O v e r $J ,000,000.
Likely to Prove Interesting.
prehension this morning at Panama of
four alleg*sl conspirators, who were im
Boise, Idaho, IVe. 7.— Application
The Panama canal treaty has started mediately brought under guard to Col
on its way to the United States.
on and ship|md hence to Port Linton.
wus madu in thè ottice nf thè stato engi-
The prisoners were all born in the in neer this uinrning by C. W . Muore and
Japan has postponed the meeting of
the diet in the hope of receiving an terior of Colombia, and have been upon Peter Sona, of Boise; Jacob Ptowhenii,
the isthmus for yeais.
They were
answer from Russia.
members of the Colombian luittalion, of Middleton; J. 11. Lowell, of Boa-
Both houses of congress entered upon which gave its support to the new gov well ; Frank Stcuncnbcrg, of CaM well;
regular from special session without ernment when the republic was formed,
H. A. Fartinlge, of N'utnpit; E. M.
any notable transition.
and which was commanded by General Kirkpatrick, of l'arnia; K. K. liaycs
Dowie alleges his assets are four Huertas. They all took the oath of ami Edward Alien, of Kmmett, ami W.
times his liabilities, and makes an allegiance to the new republic and con A. Uoughanour. of Bavette, £• >r thè «li-
tinued to serve in the army.
version of 2,400 eubje feet of water |s-r
offer to settle w ith his creditors.
One of them is a colonel named Fer geeoiul from thè Bavette ri ver al a
Secretary Shaw estimates that the
mi, two are majors, and the fourth is point in thè Black Rock canyon, six
entire appropriations needed for gov
the adjutant of General Huertus. ni ile* a bove Kmmett, ami 5,200 eubic
ernment use for l'.Hlo w ill be $624,502,- They declare the charge that they were
feet of water per decorni troni thè Boise
14ti.
engaged in a conspiracy is the work of ; river at points neur thè h< ad «>f Eagle
The steel trust w ill reduce expenses personal enemies, and that some Co islaiul and thè head gate of thè New
a hundred thousand dollars a year by lombian who was deported from the ; York diteli.
dismissing a number of “ Carnegie's isthmus immediately after the estab
Application was inaile in Indiali of
lishment of the republic sent a letter thè lambiwners in thè Boi»«« ami Bav
pets.”
from Port Union addressed to Colonel ette vai lev* with thè intentimi of as-
Minister Lifton, of Canada, declares
| Ferrol. The communication .was writ signing thè same to thè seoretary of thè
that country is loyal to Britain ami
ten in terms implicating them in such I interior with thè ex|iectatimi <if having
regrets its infantine attitude over Alas
a plot. At the same time, they say, thè Works descrilied in thè application
ka decision.
the w riter advised some of the offii ials constriM'ted under thè pruvisions of thè
A party of Colorado nonunion miners at Panama to secure and read the letter uational reclam ati«« uct. ShoiiM thè
were ambushed near Trinidad. Of rive addressed to Colonel Ferrol before it lamlowners, who bave to font a)l thè
only one escaped to give the alarm. was delivered to him.
hills in thè end ami who Hre uiost vit-
The sheriff with bloodhounds has gone
ally interest»*! in thè irrigatimi quea-
BILL d o e s OVER.
to the scene.
| tion, succeed in inducing thè govrrn-
; ment to ta-e up thè project, thè rosult
An epidemic of diphtheria at Stan
Compromise Has B«.-en Reached on Ship will I h * thè rerlamation of an additimi-
ford university has put 12 in the hos
Subsidy Matter.
al 285,000 aerea of rudi lumi in thè
pital.
Washington, I>eo. 8.— The Post yes Boise and Bavette vallevs. The pro-
Pope Pius is trying to secure more terday said:
: ject in brief is a* followa:
cordial lelations between France and
First— R im i a high line canal, p i o b
A compromise has lieen reached be
the church.
tween the friends and the opponents of liò ly thè New Y«ok, to curry thè tlissi
The British consul finds the outrages the proposed ship subsidy hill and no waters of thè B oise mi ¡he sonili siile nf
in Congo Free States fully equal to the effort was made to pass that measure thè river to irrigate lamia «luruig thè
during the life of the Fifty-eighth con tlissi seti s<in ami to fili a nninls-r of ree-
first reports.
ervoirs to reinfor«-»* thè supply thrmigh
gress .
The wages of something like 14,000
The compromise contemplates legis thè |nw water sciismi.
miners at Birmingham, A la., have
Secoml— To rnn a smaller canal on
lation that shall provide for the ap
been reduced.
pointment, by the president, of a non thè north siile of thè river from a point
More creditors of Dowie have come partisan commission, whose duty it near thè head of F.agle ¡slami for thè
to hisr esene and it is thought he w ill shall be to make a full and complete re--lama timi of additimial lami* mi thut
yet come out all right.
investigation on every phase of the sub side in thè sanie uianner.
Third— To take out a canal from thè
sidy
question, and submit its report to
Secretary Hitchcock refuses to rein
state Asa B. Thomas as receiver of the the Fifty-ninth congress at an early Black Rock canyon of thè Payette from
a great «Inni to Is- ronstructed there,
«late in the first session.
La Grande, Oregon, land office.
The commission, as proposed, will this canal to irrigate landa in that vai-
Senator Foster, of Washington, has consist of five members, to lie chosen lev lying bem-atb it and to fumisti wat
introduced a bill giving the Puyallup from capable men who are not members er to Is: puiiqs-d over thè intcrvening
Indians the right to sell or lease their of either h«>use of congress, w ho shall divide ¡nto thè reloforcing reservoir mi
lands.
be appointe«! for a periisl of two years, thè Boise river slo|s‘ , this piunping to
anil
have an annual salary of $5,000 lie dune by power gem-rated at thè dam.
Speaker Cannon gave the best house
The lines of thè canal ami thè sitcs
committeeships'to old members, and each, while an appropriation of $25,-
Oreogn got only minor positions. 000 annually for the general an«l « leri- of thè reservoir* bave Is-en survi-yisl
cal expenses of the commission w ill lie by thè reclamatali department under
Washington fared but little better.
thè direction of I). \V. Ross and thè
made.
Edward L. Wentz, the young Ph ila
It w ill be the duty of the ommission department at Washington is in posscs-
delphia millionaire, who has l»een to make a general investigation of the sion of full informatimi regarding he
missing since last October, has been entire subject of merchant marine inter project. The estimateli cost of thè
found in a demented condition wander ests, foreign markets a ul prices, as project in its cntirity is $.”>,200,(MtO,
ing in the mountains of Tennessee. >
well as everything pertaining to Amer thè Works on thè Bavette river to cost
Martial law has been proclaimed at ican commerce and navigation. The $1,200,000 and thosc on thè Boise $2,-
commission w ill also lie charged with 000 , 000 .
Cripple Creek, Colo.
the duty of suggesting ai«ls for the ex
An international administration is
tension of foreign markets for Am eri
NO THOt OUT OF ANNEXATION.
proposed for Macedonia.
can products and w ith the examination
Herbert Spencer, the famous writer, into the increase or decrease of foreign America Will Only Prolrc Her Intcrrsta
markets for such products during the
is seriously ill in London.
In Santo Domingo.
Seven large creditors of Dowie oppose last 10 or 20 years.
Wasliintgon, Dec. 7.— The appear
the move to declare him bankrupt.
ance in Washington of Senor Galvan,
CENSOR FOB NEWS.
minister of finance of the defunct Woey
Ex-Congressman W illiam M. Spring
G
il administration of San Domingo,
er, of Illinois, and a Democratic leader, Colorado Militia Will Scan All Reports
has led to a revival of the report that
on Strike*.
is dead.
the ex-president is trying to secure re
Cripple Creek, Colo., Dec. 8.— The instatement w itli the as«istani-e of the
The simplest solution to The Dalles
canal right-of-way muddle appears to declaration of martial law has paia- United States, undertaking in return
lyzed all business in this city. Heav to allow the United States, to assume
be purchase by the state of Oregon.
ily armed pickets of the National Guard a full protectorate over the island of
In
his annual report Secretary
are stationed on all street corners, and San Domingo.
Moody strongly urges a general staff for
many residents of the city do not ven
It may he stated, however, that the
the navy, similar to that at the head
ture upon the streets. Provost Marsh state department entertains absolutely
of the army.
al Thomas EL McClelland is octupying no thought of establishing a protector
A forest fire which is raging in the the mayor’s office. He has caused the ate over San Domingo, or of annexing
mountains northeast of San Bernar arrest of several persons, but no import it.
It is declared positively that
dino, Cal., has already destroyed about. ant arrests have yet been made. The American interfSQcnce in the island's
6,000,000 feet of sawed lumber and Western Federation of Miners is pre affairs will he limited to the protection
other property and is not yet extin paring, through its attorneys, to make of American interests there.
guished. The loss will reach at least a vigorous fight against the martial law
It
is lesirned from trustworthy
f 100,000.
and in favor of its members who are sources that Wos y G il, the deposed
The submarine boat Pixie has now confined in the different jails and president, is now on his way to the
bullpens.
United States, and expects to land at
stranded on the Virginia coast.
Major Naylor, commanding officer in New Orleans not later than tomorrow.
Em il Roeski, one of the Chicago ban the absence of Colonel Verdeckberg, He w ill come to Washington.
dits recently arrested, w ill plead hyp stated today that a news censor from
Denver would arrive in the district and
notism.
Delivers Canal treaty.
Is* in charge of all news to he pub
The two Chilean warships supposed lished in the future.
Panama, Dec. 7.— Wrapjied in the
to have been sold to Japan were pur
flags of the United Stiates and Panama,
chased by England.
the canal treaty was today officially de
China Fear* British Advance.
Pekin, Dee. 8.— Prince Chingcontin livered into the hands of the United
Six hundred coolies sailed for China
The
ues optimistic on the subject of the res States Consul General Gtidger.
from San Fran: isco on the steamer
toration of Manchuria. He tells the transfer took place at the palace, in the
Lothian a few days ago.
officials here that the czar favors its presence of the members of the junta,
;
evacuation,
and although Admiral Al* the ministers of the republic, United
Japan has demanded an answer from
Russia to the former’s latest note on exieff desires its annexation, the czar, States Vice Consul Hermann and other
according to Prince 'Ching, will over prominent person*. From the palace
the Manchurian question
rule him. Ching, with other Chinese the chest containing the treaty was car
An ex-Cuban official tells the senate
officials, is apprehensive of the re- ried by two policemen to the consulate
committee that General Wood changed
*ults of the British advance in Thiliet. general, where it will he kept until
laws to meet his own ends.
1 The native press fears it is a step to shipped to the United States.
The British cruiser Flora is ashore ward partition to which the other pow
on Vancouver island and there is danger ers may imitate. Reports from Mukden
Will Not Sell America Islands.
of her being a total wreck.
say many Russians are settling there.
Paris, Dec. 7.— An authoritative de
Although a number of Western sen
nial is given to the report circulated in
Wireless Telegraph Plant a Success.
ators desire to see Secretary Hitehcock
America that negotiations are in pro
New Ixindun, Conn , Dec. 6.— A suc- gress for the sale of the colony of St.
removed, President Roosevelt w ill not
cessful test of the new wireless tele Pierre and Miquelon, off the south
ask him to go.
Dowie w ill be forced to take the stand graph plant, installed by the United coast of Newfoundland, by Frame to
and give the standing of Zion Ci*y. States government at E'isher’s island, the United States. It is added that
It is claimed his wife took $7,000,000 was made today. The system will lie the islands are now quiet, in spite of
worth of securities with her to Aus used in Alaska for the government ser- the excitement lust summer, caused by
i vice.
tiic expulsion of the clericals.
tralia.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
|()R JOINT AC I ION.
Muller of an International Hatchery
Brought L'p Again.
la
SIGNS FOR A CANAL
Washington, IVe. 5.— The secretary I UNITED STATES TREATY APPROVED
of state 1«silty advised Sunutor Foster
HV GOVERNMENT OF PANAMA.
that he would in accordance w ith his
lute reqtieitl, ami on recommendation
of Fish t ’oinmisaioner Bowers, extend
Its Ratification Waa Joyfully Received
to the Canadian minister of marine
Throughout tha Isthmus No Amend
anti fisheries and representatives of the
ment* Were Mad* Members of Pro
risherit‘s department of British Colutn-
hia, an Invitation to meet with repre
visional Oovernmcnl Iliad Matter la
sentatives of the fish commission of
Now Off Th*lr Hands.
the state of Washington ami of the
Cnlttsl States ami consoler the long-
Panama, IVc. 4.— In the grand oulon
liemliiig proposition <>( establishing an
international salmon hutehery on Eras of the govsinment palace, the treaty
tretween the Unitisl Mat«*s uml the gov
er river. British Columbia.
Commissioner Bowers has all along ernment of Panama waa signed at 11:3H
taken the position thut it w ill la* Im I this morning by the members of tbs
practicable to attempt to »qa'rate a junta ami by all the ministers of the
joint hatchery controlled by both gov republic. No amendment* were made.
ernments, hut is w illing to do most Senator Arrungo, president of the sen
anything that w ill promote the aaUnon ate, was the first to sign. A number
imiustry of Puget Sound. He makes of prominent |u*raon* were present, in-
it plain, however, that ollieiul infor eluding Senor Bri«li, president of the
mation in his possession imlicatca that municipality of Puns mu, amt General
the Canadian uml British Columbian Huerta*, coinmamler-in-cliict of the
associates ure not favorably inclined fore«** of the republic.
The i eremoiiy was perforine«! in pub
toward the establishment of u hatch
ery in conjunction w ith the state of lic, a iiiiiii I mt of the cttireiiN of Panama
Washington, statements by Commis crowiling the door* of the salon. A big
sioner Kershaw, of Washington, to the ling «if the new republic was drupel la*,
hind the tuhle on which tin- document
contrary n«>tw ithstamiing.
Secretary Hay intends at an early was signed. Photographs were tuken
day to extend an invitation to the of the principal signers us they at
Canadian officials through the British tached their signatures to the treaty.
Honor Arrungo announced that the
embassy in this city, ami if the invita
tion is accented, it is «•X|a*cted that the treuty would not only Is* signed, hut
prolongc«! discussion of coiitlictiug the ra«-t of ita ratification would Is- pul>-
tlii* afternoon, which was
rights of the Puget Sound ami British lishcrl
Columbian fishermen may tot finally done. This announcement wus greeted
w ith great applause bv the assemblage,
adjusted.
I mined lately Is-fore attaching hi* signa
BLOW TO WARS.
ture to the treaty Senor Arrungo read a
•Itsree in which was recited the fact
Active Move an Foot for an Anglo-Amer I that all agreement ha«l Is-eti entered
ican Arbitration
( into l»etween Philip|>e Biinuii-Yurilla,
Washington, Dec. 5.— The awaken representing the reptihlir of Panama,
ing throiihgont the I ’ llitcd States of a ami Secretary of State Hay, represent
p-.pu ur sentiment, which it is I io | m *<I ing the I'niled States. This wus fol
will develop into u national «letnaml lowed by the text of the treaty.
The members of tin* provisional gov*
for an arbitration treuty Itctwccn the
srnim
nt are pleu*e«l and gratified that
United Stales uml G nat Britain, was
the object
a gathering today nt the the matter is now off th«*ir hands.
residence of General John W. E’oster,
CUBA m u s t MAKE b i o I. d a n .
«•x-secretary of state
It is understood
the movement has the hearty approval
of the presi.lciit. Among tlnou* present Claim* of the Army for Hack Pay Is
today were Admiral I**»wcy, General
(trowing Rapidly.
Miles, Wanye MeVeagh, Thomas Nel
Washington, !»<•«• 4 — Herbert C.
son Page, Gifford Pinchot, Senator Squiers, I'niled Stale*
minister to
Proctor, General II. V. Boynton ami D. ( 'uba, called at the stat«* department
C. Gilman.
(«slay to discuss the Cuban situation
, Regarding the scope of the plan,
! with Secretary Hay. President Palma
which is to I m * pushed vigorously, in is striving to u«l jti**! the claims of the
the ho|H* of securing at an early «lute veterans <>f the Cuban army for buck
the conclusion ««1 an arbitration treaty, pay, but is tonfronted with an em«r-
following the general lines of the Hay- , 111011s im reuse in tin* amount of tin *»•
P a iim e fo t e treaty of tHtl7, th e Asso-i-
claims. Originally the*«* claims were
a t e « ! Press is authorized to make this
about $ 1(1,000,000, hut now increased
statement:
to $52 000,18*0. In addition, the civ
“ In A pril, 181*6, a notable confer ilians who were employed by the revo
ence of the friends of international ar lutionary govcrnun'iit ladore Cuban in-
bitration was hel«l in Washington, at- <le|M-mh-n c was achieved have united
temled by prominent ami representa to present their claims for cnm|u*n»a-
tive citizens front all parts of tlie tion, tin* allowance of which would in
United States,
That conference «le crease the total amplint which the
ctured in favor <>f an arbitration treaty
Cuban government must borrow to at
lietween tin* United Stut«-s ami Great east $ 7 5 , 0 0 0 , 1 * 0 0 .
Britain, and it was followed in Janu
The committee which was np(>olnti*d
ary, 1K<)7, by the signing «>f such a to flout 11 loan of $.'15,000,000 bus re-
treaty by Secretary Hay ami Sir Julian turned t«i Havana, uml is now seeking
Paimcefote.
The treaty, by u close
I to modify the comlltion* of the loan to
vote, failed to receive the two-thirds
make it ai'ceptable to New Y’ nrk and
majority required for its ratification.
European finan iers, mainly In the di-
rection of increasing the int«*rest from
5 |«cr cent to about 6 or 7 percent or of
lowering below the 00 per cent the
President
Anxious for (Julck Return propose«I amount for which the bonds
of Panama Measure.
wens to la* placed on the market.
Washington, IV e. 5.— Secretary Hay
had a talk w ith the preahlent t<slay
SHARP CHINESE SMCtKII.ER.
about the development* on tlie isth
mus of Panama.
Secretary Missly Chin How Hlng Man Railroaded Many
dr<>p|«d in while tin* subject was under
Oriental* In.
consideration. As a result of tin* con
Vancouver, Deo. 4.— What inifnigru-
ference, it is possible that one of the
United State» warshi|>s now at Colon I tion official* consider to be one of the
will to* used to bring the Panama ca largest smuggling operations carried on
nal treaty, ratificil yesterday at Pan for some time across the boundary has
been ex|M>sod by the interception of a
ama, to tiie United States.
The authorities here have decided letter to Chin Bow flin g, of Portland.
that it was pro|«*r to facilitate in every The letter hear* the stamp of the firm
way the com lusion of the treaty, uml, of Sum Lee Wo, of Vancouver.
Chin Bow ilin g is believed to he the
influenced in some measure by the urg-
ings of the Panama representatives cleverest Chines»* in the business of
here, cable«! instructions to United getting Orientals across the line ami
States Consul General Gudger to assist was here a month ur so ago. Ilia
in all pro|s*r ways in the «lispatcli of schemes of railroading them through
the treaty on its return to Washington. at Cloverdale ami sometime* by launch
This is the explanation of the ronsul or fishing boat are known, but once
general’* conduct in confiding the they are on the Xmreican side uml in
tr<aty to Rear Admiral Walker f«»r con possession of certificates it is a difficult
veyance across tin* isthmus from Pana iruitti-r to obtain evidence sufficient to
ma to Colon. The treaty should reach warrant their deportation.
WARSHIP MAV HRtNO TREATY.
Washington in the
about December 15.
ordinary
course
Valuable Painting Lost.
Omaha, Dec. 5.— Paintings valued nt
$200,000, several of which were to have
been exhibited at the St. Louis exposi
tion, have l»eeil lo**t.
They were
painted by Charles R. Hall and his
brother, both of Omaha. Mr. Hull
left the paintings 800 in number, in
his ntndio in Seattle.
lie ordered
them shipped to Omaha ami ..... ived
what purported to be a bill of lading.
Two month* have elapsed since their
alleged shipment, and no trace can
be found of the art treasures. Mr.
Hall believe* they have been stolen.
Wraith for Roosevelt.
New York, Dec. 6.— President Roose
velt is to receive $30,IMH), and bis chil
dren, Kermit uml Ethel, $5,000 each
from the estate of the late James Ming
Graeie, an unele by marriage of the
president.
Treaty Will Oo to the Sctate Soon.
Washington, Dec 4.— It is expected
by the president that the treaty with
Panama providing for the construction
of the isthmian canal will he returned
to Washington within two weeks. The
indications now are that the treaty
w ill he transmitted to the senate before
the adjournment of congress for the
Christmas holidays. Senator Ciillom,
chairman of the foreign relations com
mittee, believe* that, serious opposition
to its ratification wotilil be developed,
hut expressed no doubt of its ultimate
ratification.
Believed Japan Bought Ship*.
Santiago ile Chile, Dec. 4.— The bat
tleship Libertml, now undergoing sp»*e»|
trials « hi the Clyde, ami the battleship
Constitution, now in coarse of con
struction there, have ls«eu sold by the
Chilean government for $11,000,000. It
is believed that both nhips have been
purchase«! for Japan.