The Stayton mail., October 28, 1904, Image 2

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TIRE ON FISHERS.
ISTHMUS NEWS
R ussian Baltic P k r t S inks B ritis h
P ishing V e ss e ls.
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WEEK’S DOINGS
General Review o f Im p ortan t Happen,
penlgs Presented In a B rie f ^ n d
Condensed Eorm .
The weather in Manchuria if very
cold and there is great scarcity of fuel.
Bv a sale just made, 340,000 acres of
laud in Mexico has been sold to a Mor­
mon colony.
The Standard dictionary received the
grand prise, the highest award, at the
St. Louis fair.
Many Japanese on the Pacific coast
are leaving for their home country to
join the army.
James F. Cooper, associate justice of
the supreme court of the Philippine
islands, has resigned.
Fire at the plant of the New Home
Sewing Machine company, Orange,
Mass., entailed a 1 ss of $100,000.
It is probable that the Mississippi
w ill soon be dredge 1, as engineeis fear
the great river w ill soon become c-og-
ged and useless as a waterway.
Hull, England. Oct. 25.— 1. M. Jack-
son A Co., solicitors for the owneis of
the 50 Hull fishing bouts have notified
the foreign office and admiralty of an
attack on the Hull fishing fleet by the
Russiau Pacific fleet (commonly desig­
nated as the Baltic squadron).
The official information ia that soon
after
midnight Friday the Russian
squadron fell in with the Hull fishiug
fleet in the Noith sea. The first por­
tion of the fishing fleet passed safely.
Then the Russian ships turned their
searchlights on the British vessels for
some time and a little later opened
fire.
The steam trawler Crane was sunk,
and the decapitated bodies of her skip­
per and mate have been brought to
Hull. The boatswian and other mem­
bers of the crew, who are undeistood to
be eeiiouely wounded, are on board the
missing ship. The ouly slightly in­
jured members of the crew has airived
at Hull.
The steam tiaw leis Moulmein and
Mino have arrived at Hull seriously
damaged by shots, the latter having 16
holes in her hull. It is feated that
other damage was done to trawlers and
that at least one more was lost with all
hands
A L A S K A N S N O T W A N TE D .
The armored cruiser Colorado is the Indian Bureau D esires T h e y Be
fastest in her d a is
On her trial trip
Educated at Home.
she made 22.26 knots an hour.
This
Washington, Ocl. 26.— The Indian
is slightly in excess of speed called for bureau in the interior department is
by the contract.
decidedly opposed to accepting Alaskan
The Russian minister to Great Brit­ pupils at any of its schools. It is the
ain had a n irrow escape from violence opinion of this bureau that Indian ap­
at the hands of a mob who would propriations are made for the sole
avenge the death of the H ull fisher­ benefit of the Indians of the United
States proper.
Proceeding on this
men. He is now guarded by police.
theory, the Inidan otfice is endeavoring
The people of Japan are reported to
to eliminate from all Indian schools all
resent the suppression of war news.
pnpils other than true Indians.
The
The armies in Manchuria are fully Alaskans are in the excluded classes;
rested and a battle that should prove t e Indian bureau does not regard them
as Indians, though their exact classifi­
decisive is looked for.
A counterpart of the big Inside Inn cation has never been finally determ­
at the St. Louis fair is said to be prac­ ined.
There are bnt two Indian schools
tically assured for 1905.
which have Alaskan pupils— Chemawa
This year’s total registration in New with half a dozen, and the Carlisle
York City is 688,775, which exceeds school, in Pennsylvania, with
50.
by nearly 60,000 the record of 1900.
The Alaskan pnpils at both schoots are
S e n tir 'a t in French governmental to be eliminated giadnaliy from the
quarters is growing moie favorable to classes and returned to their homes
the American proposition to call a sec­ unless congress intervenes in the mean­
time and authorizes their retention in
ond peace congress at The Hague.
these two big Indian institutions.
The Russian admiraalty council sit­
ting in review of the Vladivostok prize
B A R R B TT S U ITS R O O S E V E L T .
court, has decided ti^at the British ship
Allanton, seized June 16, and her cargo S e c re ta ry T a ft Sent to Panam a at
must be released.
M in iste r’s Request.
Marshal Oyama’ s army is said to be
running short of ammunition, but fresh
supplies are expected from Dalny, the
Japanese having established railroad
communication with that poit.
One of the suspected train robbers,
shot in an attempt to escape arrest at
St. Louis, when told he could not live,
confessed to having taken part in two
hold-ups and implicated others who
were thought to have taken part.
In a clash between Greeks and Bul­
garians, 20 of the latter were killed.
Revolutionists are active in Russia.
Police authorities declare the Hebrews
are most at fault.
Cooe bay people are excited over a
conference at Marshfield of a number
of prominent railroad men.
Bransiord, a small village in Ten­
nessee on the Chesapeake A Nashville
railroad, was entirely destroyed by fire.
Washington, Oct. 26.— John Barrett,
minister to Panama, w ill ire unable to
visit Portlsnd and cast his vote next
month. The president has requested
him to start for Panama November 9 in
order to piepare for the reception of
Secretary Taft a week later.
Secretary Hay took particular pains
today, in talking with a group of news­
paper men, to make it plain that the
sending of Secretary Taft to Panama
was in no way a reflection upon Minis­
ter Bairett. The secretary said Barrett
had been unjustifiably criticised by
some opposition papers, and it had
been hinted that the president was dis­
satisfied with his conduct of affairs at
Panama. Secretary Hay went so far
as to say the reverse was true— that the
president was entirely pleased with
Minister Barrett’s work, and wal send­
ing Secretary Taft to Panama at Mr.
Barrett’ s suggestion.
NO UNION W IT H NEW MEXICO.
The city of Portland may have to
lower its water mains across the W il­
lamette river in order to allow of a A rizo n a W ill Not A ccept S tatehood
on T h o s e T e rm s .
deeper channel to be diedged.
Washington,
Oct. 26.— The annnal
A shipbuilding race between the
New York and Mare Island navy yards report of the governor of Arizona to the
has begun over the construction of two secretary of the interior says the terri­
colliers authorized by the last con­ torial population has increased materi­
gress. They are to be the largest and ally and the total population now is
It ex­
fastest boats of their claes in the w«.. Id. between 165 000 and 170,000.
presses a desire on the pait of the peo­
M ilitary operations in Manchuria
ple of Arizona for statehood, but says
are awaiting the driyng of the r iads
that, “ finding themselves confronted
and plains rendered impassable for
with a plan to unite their teiritory
artillery and even for infantry by the
with New Mexico, the people of Arizo­
recent heavy rains. Only disultory
na have protested vigorously and w ill
rannonding and unimportant skirm­
continue to do so until they have de­
ishes are occurring.
feated this repugnant scheme.
Fire destroyed
several
business
houses in Oakwood, Texas. Loss, $75,-
T ic s Piled on Tra ck .
000 .
Modesto. Cal., Oct. 26.— Four separ­
A resolution disapproving of reci­ ate attempts to derail trains on the
procity with Canada was adopted in the Southern Pacific a few miles north of
Vermont house without opposition.
Modesto were made today. The north
bound freight found a stack of ties piled
Intense fog and terrible condition of on the track about six miles north of
the roads have put a stonp to all move­ here. About 8 o’clock the south bound
ments of the two armies south of Muk­ passenger struck a pile of ties piled
den.
similar to those run into by the freight.
There are rumors of Colombian Half a mile further along another pile
troops gathering near Culebra with the was run into. The cowcatcher was de­
intention of making an attack there on molished and some damage was done to
**oven ber 3, the first anniversary of the track. The train was jarred. Two
the secession of Panama from Colombia. tramps were arrested on suspicion.
The British army council has issued
Mexico W ill Send Delegates.
an order which, instead of enlisting
Mexico City, Oct. 26.— This govern­
three yeais with the colors and nine in
ment w ill eend delegates to the irriga­
the reserve, infantry of the line w ill in
tion congress to be held in El Paso next
the future enlist for nine years with
month. It is said that a $10,000,000
the colors and three in the reserve.
bond issue exclusively for irrigation
The
Dr. Atkinson, who organized the purposes w ill be issued here.
school system in the Philippines, de­ government for some time past has had
clares the natives are not capable of engineering parties in the field studying
plans for redeeming arid lands.
self government.
Million tents Threaten Trouble
at Panama.
MAY
LEAD TO A REVOLUTION
A m erica n A u th o ritie s Send M arines
to Learn P urpose o f M ovem ent
— W a sh in g to n not In fo rm e d .
Colon, Colombia, Oct. 24 — News
reached here this evening that about
200 armed men, who are thought to be
malcontent Panamans, rather than Co­
lombian soldiers, iiave been seen in the
neighborhood of Culehrs, threatening
hostilities against the Panama govern­
ment.
As soon as the American authorities
of the canal zone !>ecame cognisant of
this force, marines were sent out to
ascertain their purpose. It Is rumored
that a skirmish occurred inland, in
which sevtral were killed, hut there is
no confirmation of this report.
N a v y D epartm ent N ot A d vis e d .
Washington, Oct. 24. — Assistant
Societaly Darling tonight said that, so
far as he was aware, no advices had
been received at the navy department
of the reported skirmish
he tween
United States marines and Panamans
on the isthmus. If any dispatches
have been received, the assistant secre­
tary added, they in all probability
would he sent to the department, and
would not he delivered to the officials
until moining. At this time the navy
has about 450 marines on the isthmus,
a sufficient force, in the opinion of the
administration, to cope with any ditli-
culty which is likely to develop.
O rriC E R S ARE S H O T .
D esperate Battle W ith Men
pected o f Hold Up.
Sus­
LA N D RESTORED T O E N T R Y .
G rea t T r a it * In E astern and S o u th ­
ern O reg o n Not In R e serves.
Washington, Oct. 26.— By direction
ot I he president, Secret ray Hitchcock
lias oideted restored to entry a conaid-
era!> e portion of the withdiawals made
with a view to creating the Rogue
river, I.a Grande, Joseph river and
Maury mountain forest reserves in
Oregon. The restorations are made in
accordance with the new rules of the
department, permitting the immediate
settlement on Ore land, but not allow­
ing entry or filing to !>e made until
after a period of 90 days' advertising
by the local land officers.
It Is proposed to eliminate from the
Rogue river withdrawals 66,000 acres,
leaving 1,271,000 acres remaining
withdrawn.
From the I a Grande
withdrawal 26,000 acres w ill Ire elim i­
nated, leaving in withdrawal 266,680
acres, while 144,640 acres w ill be
taken out of the Joseph river with­
drawal, leaving bnt 177,920 acres re­
maining. The Maury mountain with­
drawal, alien 10,000 seres Iiave lieeu
■ estorrd to entry, w ill etulxxly only
68,320 acres.
A ll the lands that are being re-
sored to entty have tieen found u|ion
examination, not to be suitable for for­
est reserves, either because they aie
not timber lands, or if they are tim-
liered, because they are located with
lands in private ownership, so it is
¡mpracticahle permanently to reserve
them.
The eliminatin of these lands from
withdrawal does not mean that all the
remaining lands will lie reserved.
It
merely mesus that these sie all lands
reported by the foiestry bureau that
should not he inclnded in forest re­
serves. The general land office is now
making its own examination, which is
expected to show additional areas not
desired for
permanent
reservation.
When the land office completes its ex­
amination, permanent reserves w ill he
created where deemed adviaahle, ex­
cluding practically all land in private
ownership, and restoring to entry such
other lands now withdrawn as may not
he reserved.
VISIT PANAMA
Secretary T a ft Will Show
Ecar of America Undue.
NO IDEA Or CREATING COLONY
P reside n t D esires Republic to K n o w
A lm s o f T h is N ation — P a rty
W ill Go in N o vem ber.
Washington, Ott. 21 .— The president
has instructed Hecretary of War Taft to
proceed at an early date to Panama to
confer with the president of that re­
public with a view to compromising
tiie differences that have arisen belweeo
the two countries.
Senor Ohaldi, minister of Panama W>
the United Htatcs, held a conference
with the secretary of state and seertary
of war, aini the secretary of war in­
vited the ministei to accompany him
on his tiip to Panama. It is iiii|xie-
sihie to say exactly when the secretary
of war can leave for Panama, hut
probably on N«iveniber 14.
It is iiis purpose to go to Panama on
the army trans|Hirt Huun^V from New
Yoik. 8e*TeUry Taft is author ¡»»-«I by
the president to take with him who­
ever he pleases in connection with the
work at hand, and while the (»ersonnel
of the paity has not yet been arranged
it is thought it w ill he a large one.
Representing Panama will l>e Minister
Ohaldia.
Admiral John G. Walker
will go as a representative of the canal
commission. Judge Charles Magoon.
the law officer of the commission and
the bureau of insular affairs, ami who
has lieen of much assistance in framing
orders and regulations for the canal
strip, also w ill be of the party. The
nieiiiiiers of the senate and house com­
mittees dealing with the
isthmian
affairs w ill lie invited. As the entire
trip, it is expecte«!, can be made inshle
of a month and little legislation is
expected within the first two weeks ol
the approaching session ol congress, it
is believed the committeemen w ill find
time to make the trip.
One reason
why Hecretary Taft desires the commit­
tee's attendance Is because he feels as
tljey must legislate lor the next ten
years concerning tiie canal strip they
will be better qualifle«! for this im­
portant work by a personal knowledge
of conditions on the isthmus.
* There were rnurnors to the effect that
Hecretary T a ft’s trip was cause«l by
friction between the thr«*e controlling
elements on tiie isthmus, the Panama
government, tiie American minister and
the canal commission, but Hecretary
Taft explicitly denies this.
8t. Louis, Oct. 24.— Two city detect
ives are dead and another is not ex­
pected to live daring the night, while
one tiain robber suspect is at the *
morgue and two others are in the bos
HOPES O r P A N A M A .
pital, one probably fatally wounded
and the other badly beaten up, as tiie
result of a desperate battle between R e fo rm s V is it o f T a ft Is Expected
five officers and three men whom they
to B ring A bo ut.
tried to arrest.
Fanama, Oct. 2 5 — Modification of
The fight occurred in the front room
of a home on Pine street, and the men the tiay-Hunau-Varilla canal treaty in
whom the detectives sought to arrest several important respects, and nego­
are suspected of being implicated in a tiations lietween the Washington and
train robbery at Centralia, 111, a few I’anaina governments for a supplemen­
weeks ago.
W-
tary commercial treaty granting A«>
The house had been under police sur- , Panama important concessions is w hit
veil lance for several days, but today the Panamans hope to realize as a re­
was the first time that any of the sus­ sult of Secretary T a ft’s mission to the
pects was seen to enter or leave.
isthmus, according to a statement made
A few minutes before the fighting oc- to the Associated Press tonight by
cur red Vaughn left the house anti
Renor Ohaldia, the Panaman minister
started to wa'k down Pine street. The at Washington.
detectives closed in on him, and after
“ Widespread enthusiasm has been
he had gone some distance from the aroused on the isthmus,’ ’ said the
h >use he was arrested.
minister, “ by the publication of Presi­
Accompanied by their prisoner, the
dent Roosevelt's letter to Hecretarv
detectives returned and entered the
Taft.
President Amador has cabled
house.
Rha, McClnsky and Dwyer me that he tins proclaimed this letter
were leading, Boyle and James were th oughout the isthmus, and the idea
behind with the prisoner. Hardly had ot the grateful feeling has already
W IL L RESTORE LANp.S.
the detectives entered the room in turned in favoi of the United States.
which Rose and Blair were seated than Preparations have been la-gun for a
they were met with a volley of shots grand reception to the Taft commis­ T r a i t s In O re g o n , W a sh in g to n and
from a heavy caliber gun. bhea sank
Idaho to Be Opened.
sion.
to the floor and Dwyer followed afmoet
“ Popular as is the Ameiican minis-
Washington, Oct. 21.— Within
a
immediately.
! ter to Panama arid the governor of the short lime the secretary of the interior
canal zone, there are a number of ques­ w ill restore to entry ad<liti«>nal lands
T R A N S M ITS P R O TE S T T O J A P A N . tions of vital im|>ortanre to the isth­
in Oregon that have been withdrawn
mus which have not yet been settled to temporarily for forest reserve puptiees.
A m erica Calls A tte n tio n to Alleged the satisfaction of tiie Panaman gov- In addition to the lands recently e lim i­
I ernment. In the foremost of these nated fioni tiie Blue mountain and
Use o f Chinese C lothing.
Washington, Oct. 24.— As indicated are the problems which Secretary Taft Wallowa withdrawals, the proposed
in the Tokio dispatches, the Japanese will he asked to solve,the postal regula­ elimintions w ill embrace an aggregate
tions, the question of customs duties of 582,940 acres.
These are lands
government, through MinisterTakahiri
and
the far reaching qustlon of juris­ found not suitable for forest reserve
here, lias entered a formal protest
against the nse of certain bodies of diction in tiie terminal cities oi Pana­ purposes. A large part of the lands
Russian troops of Chinese clothing, the ma and Colon. The Panaman govern­ s«ion to be restored to entry are inclnd-
offending troops being specified in the ment declines to accept tiie interpreta­ e«l in the Rogue river withdrawal in
tion placed upon the treaty by Mr. Southern Oregon.
complaint.
The state department,
Bnnau-Varilla, which practically takes
There will lie further eliminations in
having assumed the care of Japanese
away
all the land in three cities not Washington, making the agrgegate atea
interests, has transmitted the Japanese
protest to Bpencer Eddy, secretary of : no-.v actually covered by residents, rest«ired to entry in that state 225,000
j Panama and Colon w ill prosper rapid­ acres. In Idaho even greater restora­
the American embassy at Ht. Peters­
ity after the canal woik has started; tions are to he riia«le, aggregating 1 ,-
burg, and charge in tire absence of
they w ill need considerable territory 420,800 acres in all. A ll theseeli m ¡na­
Ambassador McCormick, for presenta­
over which to expand. We are confi­ tions are made under the order of the
tion to the Russian government.
dent hecretary Tatf w ill be quick to see president who has become convinced
It is understood here that the Chi­
the justice of our contentions.”
that withdrawals recklessly made are
nese clothing was not used by the Rus­
withholding from settlement
large
sian troops to deceive the enemy, but
simply to make good the failure of tlie Russian Losse s Reported G reater. areas of lands that might otherwise ix>
Washington, Oct. 25.— The Japanese taken up. In all, 6,107,600 acres o f ’
Russian quaratermaster's department
to supply much needed warm clothing h-gstion today teeived the following such lands are soon to lie thrown open
upon the sadden advent of cold weather I cablegram from Tokio: “ Marshal Oya- to entry in various states.
ma reports that the investigation com­
in Manchuria.
pleted after October 22 regarding tiie
V io le n t S torm in Plorlda.
Russian losses at the battle of Hhakhe
T h re e M onths fo r the T r ip .
Miami, Fla., Oct. 21.— A violent
Berlin, Oet 24.— A dispatch from the sliows that there were about 500 pris­ storm broke over this place Hunday
Tiie about nightfall. Telegraph wires were
Tageblatt’ s correspondent at K iel says oners and 10,660 «lead bodies.
he learns from the Russian fleet the trophies of the battle are 35 guns. 6,- blown down and the railroad tracks
plans of the future movements of the 920 shells, 6,574 rifles, 78 0d0 rounds were obstructed anti not until today
vessels. They w ill, he adds, proceed of ammunition, etc. Tiie d«*ad of tho was communication restored.
The
separately to the island of Madeira, enemy were all buried with n i itary storm attaineil a minimum velocity ot
where they w ill coal. The battleships honors. The Russian total casualties 75 miles an hour. The chief damage
and large cruisers w ill then start for are estimated at 60,000.”
here on land was done by rain. It.
the Far East by way of the Cape of
the surrounding country the fruit and
T r a in s Meet Head-On.
Good Hope, and the smaller vessels
vegetable crops were damaged to a con-
w ill go by way of the Suez canal. The
Vicksburg, Miss., Oct. 26.— Three shlerahln extent
The schooner Mel­
fleet w ill reassemble at the Hunda is­ are known to have been killed and a rose, with a crew of eight and fourpms-
lands (M alay Archipelago), and thence number injured in a head-on collision sengers, was wrecked.
the fleet w ill go to Vladivostok.
between a north hound passenger and a
freight train about midnight, three
H a rris Is A p poin ted In spec tor.
T o Send M edicine.
miles south of Fayette, Mise., on the
Washington, Oct. 21. — President
Rome, Oct. 24.— A t the request of Yazoo & Mississippi Valley railroad.
Roosevelt today appointed Ira Harris
the Russian Red Cross society, nurses The dead are two firemen and an en­
es supervising inspector of the steam-
and a supply of medicine, bandages and gineer. The wreck ia reported burn­
soat inspection service of the Second
fruits wilt be sent to Manchnria by the ing. Assistance haa been sent from this
histrlct of New York. In place of Rob-
city.
Red Cross society of Italy.
drt 8. Rodie, removed.