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S T A Y T O N ................. OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
A Resume o f the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
o f the Past W eek.
Hot weather is causing prostrations
an<l deaths in the Fast.
Hearst says Senator Bailey, of Texas,
is a lackey for Standard O il.
A harvest crew near Hutchinson,
Kansas, struck to attend a ball game.
The battleship New Hampshire has
been successfully launched at Camden,
New Jersey.
Ciurt rumor aays the ctar w ill bow
to parliament and dissolve the Goremy
kin ministry.
Five Oshkosh, Wisconsin, lumber
men indicted for Oregon land frauds
have been released.
I t is claimed a number of Chinese
have been found in St. Louis who have
bogus certificates obtained by aid from
Portland.
The management of the Harriman
linee has adopted steel as the material
to be used in the construction of all
passenger and freight cars.
Men repairing the electric line be
tween San Francisco and San Mateo
have had to take out 12 feet of rails,
the shrinkage in the earth’s surface be
ing due to the recent earthquake.
W hile running at a high speed an
express train jumped the track at Salis-
burg, England.
Twenty-seven people,
mostly Americans, lost their lives.
The train was carrying the passengers
of a New York liner.
President Elliott, of the Northern
Pacific, is said to have resigned.
The president bas signed the railroad
rate, naturalization and lock canal
bills.
A heat wave has swept the entire
East and a number of deaths are re
ported.
Reports of spreading disaffection in
the Russian army adds to the alarm at
the palace.
Oregon C ivil war claims w ill probab
ly soon be paid. These claims aggre
gate 1356,271.
An unusual rainfall at London pre
vented the open air celebration of the
king’ s birthday.
Forest fires are raging around the
vicinity of Dry valley, Texas.
Many
ranches are being destroyed.
W hite and colored soldiers clashed at
Fort Ieavenworth, Kansas, and four
men are now in the hoepital.
Trustees of Stanford University have
completed arrangements for ieouilding.
Necessary buildings w ill be ready at
the t>eginning of the fall term, August
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C U T T IN G NEW C H A N N E L.
Colorado
Flood Waters Now
Into Salton Sink.
Flow
Reactionaries Urge Use of Troops
to Stamp Out Revolution.
Imperial, Cal,. July 3.— Flood water
from the Colorado river, finding its way
into Salton Sink, has been cutting a
new channel about 30 feet deep through
the Hooded country at the Sate of about
: a third of a mile a day. As the chan
nel has proceeded it baa lessened the
threatened serious damage to Calexico
and Mexicali, the two towna on tha in
ternational Hue.
Three or four dava ago the river cut
a channel across the line, passing Ca
lexico at sufficient distance to relieve
it from the pressure ol water, hut cut
ting into the Mexican town to the ex
tent that the Southern Pacific depot
was undermined and fell into the
stream.
Three or four small adobe house# on
the outskirts of the town have also
gone into the water, but as yet the
business
portion
remains
intact.
Whether the town e ill escape further
damage cannot now be told. There is
also a bare possibility that Calexico
may be damaged, though this is now-
believed improbable.
Mexicali is a town of about 500 in
habitants, of neat appearance but of
no large investments in buildings, the
Southern Pacific railroad being the
chief sufferer. Aside from the damage
to these towns the water situation has
seemed to improve from the standpoint
of the Imperial valley.
The Hood season is believed to be
drawing to a close and the Southern
Pacific is accumulating a gieat force of
teams and men on the lower Colorado
with a view of turning the river back
to its old channel when the water falls
to the 20 foot level, which should be
by July 20.
St. Petersburg, July 2.— Under the
influence of tiie recent developments
touching the loyalty ol the army and
the conviction that the present |Milicy
of inaction lias reached its ultimate
limit, tiie reactionary faction in the
ministry hat revived the plan for the
disstilulion of parliament ami stamping
out revolutionary activity in the coun
try by armed force, while such furce is
still available.
Tiie Associated Press Was informed
t.iday tiiat this solution had tieen re
peatedly presented to Kui|>eror Nicholas
since tiie development of disaffection
among the treat regiments of the guard
and ttie disorders at Kiaanuve Helo, twit
thus far without reeult. Each day
favors ttie acceptance of the alternative
of the dismissal of the Goremykin cab
inet an«! the naming of a responsible
ministry.
Ttie ministerial represslonieta liase
their hop««a on the supposition that the
great majority of the troope w ill hall
actual conflict, as they did at Muecow
in Ikn-ember last forget their griev
ances and enter whole heartedly into
the combat. One of the advocates of
repreeemn said to the Ase<xdate<! Presa
today that It would lie necessary to
strike hard iuinietliately, or otherwise
within a fortnight the world would
probably see the proclamations of re
publics at Kharkov, Saratov, Rostov
and elsewhere.
The whole south of Russia, the
speaker said, is belching forth anarchy
and revolution, and parliament, as “ a
hindrance to the work of pacification,”
must be dissolved at once.
“ The
troops, however, must not— they can
not— be employe«! against the peasant
ry.” added the functionary, a«liiiitting
that this was the lim it to the loyalty of
the soldiery.
It is doubtful if Premier Goremykin
is Idmself a strong advocate of the des
perate alternative of repression.
The
premier told the representative of a
foreign power today that he was only
anxious to lie rid of the responsibilities
of the premiership, and that lie woultl
lie delighted if the emperor should call
(or his resignation.
Printed copies of the government
agrarian project were transmití#«! to
the lower house of parllument today,
and Minister of Agriculture St. Chin-
sky w ill soon request President Mon-
romtsefT to fix a «lay for explanation
and consideration of the document.
The project, part of which was elabo
rated In the department of Agriculture
and part in the ministry of the Inter
ior, is a voluminous document, anil
ttis deputies probably w ill demand
several days for its study.
A third
section, which is being prepare«l in
the ministry of Finance, remains to lie
presented.
Saturday, dune 30.
Washington, June 30.— Promptly at
10 o’clock tonight, Vic« President Fair*
banks in the senate and Speaker Can
non in the house declared the final ad
journment of the first eesaion of the
Fifty-ninth congress.
For the first time congress adjourned
on the day which closed the fiscal year.
Other sessions had adjourned before
and some after June 30, but the Fifty-
ninth congress ended its first session
on the day when the goternmeut
strikes its Italauces and closes its hooks.
The work of the first session of the
Fitty-ninth congress is summed up as
follows:
Railroad rate bill passed.
Pure food bill passed and meat in
spection agreed upon.
Stricter naturalization laws passed.
Law providing immunity for w it
nesses in government inquiries passed.
Denaturized alcohol bill removing in
ternal revenue tax passed.
Lock type settled upon for Panama
canal.
Consular service remodeled and re
formed.
Total of nearly $900,000,000 appro
priated for various purpoe«».
“ Largest battleship aHoat" author
ized, but naval increases receive set
back.
Annual appropriation for state m ili
tia doubled; to be $2,000,000 hereafter.
Bill to preeerve Niagara F'alls passed.
Philippine tariff revised.
Employers’ liability law passed.
Appropriation of $1,325,000
for
Jamestown exposition granted.
Appropriations of $2,500,000 for re
W A N T S W A TE R W O R K S T O O .
lief of Ban Francisco fire sufferers
granted.
Standard Oil Not Content With Ssn
Private pension bills in usual num
Francisco Gas Monopoly.
ber passed.
San Francisco, July 3.— The Bulletin
Friday, dune 29.
today says: The Standard Oil company
Washington, June 29.— “ We’ re go
is preparing to invade the local water
ing home; we’ re going home tomor
field and give battle to the Spring V al
row,” was on the minds of the mem
ley Water company, which has enjoyed
ber« of the house today when they
a monopoly in San Francisco for more
assembled for the last day’ s work pre
than 40 years.
The Rockefeller con
vious to adjournment. Conference re
cern is believed to be the purchaser of
ports were considered throughout the
the Blue Lakes and Sierra Nevada W a
day. The final report on the agricul
ter A Power company.
The price
tural appropriation bill, containing
agreed upon is said to be 15,000,000.
the meat inspection provision, was
Standard O il already controls the gas
adopted, the senate eventually agreeing
situation here, having purchased the
that the government should pay the
plant of the San Francisco Gas A Elec
cost of inspection.
tric company. It is now proposed not
Other matters of vital moment were
only to give San Francisco a new water
the agreement to the conference report
supply system, but also to furnish pow
on the pure food bill, the Ohio and
er for the gas corporation and possibly
Lake Erie ship canal and naturalization
to the United Railroads as well. It is
bills.
also declared that the new system will
Both houses of congress
tonight
supply Sacramento and Stockton, giv
adopted the conference report on the
ing them light and power and a new
sundry civil appropriation bill and that
water system.
measure now goes to the president for
F. A. Mai tell, president of the Sierra
signature. Hale presented the report
Nevada Water A Power company, says
in the senate.
The total amount
he is not in a position to give out the
carried in the bill as agreed to is $98,-
names of the men with whom he is
257,184.
dealing, and he cannot at this time say
The senate receded on the amend
whether or not the Rockefeller interests
ment providing for a steel light vessel
have acquired the property.
at Swiftsure bank, at the entrance to
the Straits of Jnan de Fuca, Washing
M E RE LY U ND R ILLED MOB.
ton.
The Jamestown exposition appropria
Salvador Openly Supporting Guate tion stays in the bill as arranged by
malan Revolutionists.
the conferees.
The appropriation of $3,000,000 for
San Francirc , Ju'y 3.--Am ong the
passengers on the steamer City ol Pana the building for the department of
ma, which arrived today from the isth- State, Justice and Commerce and I^tbor
mns, was George W. Phelps, a railroad was stricken out, that being provided
official from Guatemala.
Mr. Phelps for in the public building bill.
Heavy wind blew down a circus tent
at Aurora, Illinois.
Two men were
killed and scores narrowly escaped be
ing trampled by a herd of 18 elephants believes that President Cabrera w ill he
able to hold hie own againet the revo-
which stampeded.
lntionists, but this belief ie not shared
The crop outiooa iui me Pacific by his fellow passengers.
Northwest is most encouraging.
According to Phelps, Cabrera has 6,-
Congress has taken no action with 000 trained troops in the western part
regard to a new trade treaty with Ger of the republic. The other passengers
refuse to dignify the Guatemalan army
many.
to the extent of calling them troops at
President Roosevelt has reiterated
all. 9
his determination not to run again for
“ They are undersized and under-
the presidency.
drilled,” eaid one paesenger, “ and if
P . W. Clement is the choice of In they meet any real opposition will melt
dependent Republicans and Democrats like hail in the sunshine.”
for governor of Vermont.
When the City of Panama left San
Jose it was understood that a division
Hot weather prevails in Chicago 'and
of the revolutionary army was crossing
other parts of the East. Several deaths
the Mexican border and that more
and many prostrations are reported.
rebel troope were pouring in from Sal
Russian rumors say a new ministrá vador.
is about to be formed, headed by M.
The officers of the City of Panama
Mouromsteff, president of the lower confirm the report brought by the City
house.
of Peking that Salvador was openly
supporting the revolution, and was vir
Testimony at New Orleans by the
Interstate Commerce commission shows tually a war with Guatemala.
that state oil inspectors discriminated
against dealers not in the trust.
The president is back of Governor
Ide, of the Philippines in, the position
he took with reference to the title to
the Juan de Dios property, claimed by
the Catholic church.
Senator Fulton has been appointed
chairman of the congressional commit
tee to go over and check up the work
of the commission appointed by Presi
dent McKinley to codify the Federal
laws.
The ship subsidy bill w ill be taken
up at the next session of congress.
T E S T L O Y A L T Y OF T R O O P S .
Regulations A re Changed.
Washington, Juiy 3.— With a view
to giving effect to the plans of Secre
tary Root for the regulation of a consu
lar service on merit basis, and as far as
divorcing it from political affiliations,
the president issued an executive order
making important changes in the meth
od of appointment and promotion of
officers in that service.
According to
the regulations made by the president,
consular officers salaries at more than
♦2,500 are to be filled entirely by pro
motion from the lower grades, based
upon ability and efficiency.
Workmen Beat Government Spies.
England has sent a representative to
St. Petersburg, July 3. — Detectives
the UnitedS tates to inspect meat in
disguised
as workmen were denounced
tended for use by the English army.
and nearly battered to death w!tb
The little town of Tittzewah, Okla “ knuckles” at a workmen’ s meeting
homa, has been pracitcally demolished today. They were removed to the hos
pital in a dying condition.
by a tornado.
portanl conference agreements.
Interests centered about the confer
ence reports on ttie railroad raai hill
and the agricultural appropriation hill.
Both were consideied aud adopted un
der a blanket rule permitting the con
sideration of conference reports without
being printed in the Record.
Wednesday, June 27.
Waahngton, June 27.— The senate
was in open session for about five hours
and a half today, and, notwithstanding
the tession began with a roll call in
order to assure a quorum, the day was
crowded with business of importance,
including the announcement by Senator
Proctor, chairman of the senate com
mittee on agriculture, of a deadlock in
conference on the meat inspection pro
vision of the agricultural appropria
tion b ill; a reply by Senator Hailey to
tiie recent attack upon him in the Coe-
mopoliian magazine; the passage of the
naturalization hill; the continuant*# of
Henator I.a Follette’s effort to pass his
bill limiting the hours of service on
railroad trains, the acceptance of an
almost complete report on tiie sundry
civil appropriation hill, and a H|x*ech
by Senator Warren In support of his
resolution relative to tiie livestock in
dustry.
Washington, June 27. — The general
deficiency bill, the last of the big
money measures, passed the house at 6
o’clock today, with few etianges in the
bill. Several items were inserted, due
to late information of deficiencies in
the departments, the net increase being
about $600,000 over the bill as report
ed from the committee on appropria
tions.
Among the important actions of the
house today were the passage of the
senate bill providing for a lock type of
canal and the adoption of tiie item in
the general deficiency bill ratifying and
legalising the duties collected during
President M cKinley’s term from im
ports from tiie Philippine islands.
Tuesday, June 26.
Washington, June 26.— After two or
three more speeches on the conference
report on tiie railroad rate bill, the
senate today sent the hill hack to c in
ference, again designating Senators T ill
man, Elkins and Cullom as conferees.
During the dsy the navsl appropria
t io n boliil, which haa been in confer
ence for several weeks, was finally
passed, tiie senate receding from its
amendment concerning the naval train
ing station at Port Rofyal, S. C., which
was the only item remaining in contro
versy. The most interesting incident
was a conflict over a motion by Senator
LaFollette to enter upon the considera
tion of the bill lim iting to 16 years the
time railroad employes engage«! in the
movement of trains may be employed
consecutively.
Washington, June 26.— A bill recent
ly passe«] by congrees providing for the
opening to settlement of the Black foot
Indian reservation in Montana probab
ly w ill tie recalled by resolution of tbs
house. President Roosevelt hesitate«
to veto the measure, but he has been
informe«l by the bureau of Indian
affairs that tiie bill does not sufficient
ly protect the water rights on the land
subje«'t to allotment to the Indians. It
is likely tiie measure w ill go over until
the next session of congress.
The house passed the senate bill
Thursday, June 28.
wfiich allows live stock to be carried
Washingtno, June 28.— The senate 36 hours insead of 28 without stop.
consumed the greater part of the day The omnibus public building bill was
discussing the public building hill. also passed.
Efforts by several senators to secure in
Will Not Go to Panama.
creases for public buildings in cities
Washington,
June 28.— By a v >te of
and towns of their respective states
were in no instance successful. For six to four, the senate committee on in-
Han Juan Porto Rico, Henator Foraksr teroceanic canals today decide«! not to
secured an advance from $200,000 to go to the isthmus of Panama and take
11300,000. In reporting the bill, Hen testimony in the cansl investigation.
ator Hcott, chairman of the committee Bva greement no testimony will tie tak
on public buildings and grounds, re en in Washington until netx session,
and therefore tiie disposition of W il
ferred to it as “ the pork l«arrel.”
The agricultural bill reappeared in a liam Nelson Cromwell’ s refusal to tes
partial conference report.
The report tify concerning canal matters prior to
was complete, except with reference to government ownership of the property
the meat inspection provision, and on will he postpone«! until next December,
which wlil postpone action on the nom
that another conference was ordered.
There was some desultery discussion inations of canal commissioners. It is
of the conference report on the pure- expected tiie commissioners will he re-
food bill, but its disposition was post appointe«! during the recess of congress.
poned until tomorrow
Nominations Sent to Senate.
Washington, June 28.— T he presi
Washington, Juiie 28. — The house
worked nnder forced draft today and dent yesterday sent the following nom
Marshal, dis
accomplished an immense amount of inations to the senate:
business preparatory to adjournment trict of Idaho, Rue] Rounds; chief of
at the week’s end. Conference reports bureau of insular affairs, Colonel Cla*-
on a number of measures were adopted ence O. Edwards; to he'placed on the
without debate, but it required special retired list, Colonel John Pitmen, Ord
rules in other properties to effect con nance department, with rank of briga
sideration and adoption of soms im- dier.
Varied Language in New Mexico.
Washington, June 26.— The senate
today passed a bill regulating jury serv
ice in New Mexico after Senator Spoon
er, on behalf of the judiciary commit
tee, had withdrawn the amendment
which made it necessary that all jury
men in that territory should speak the
English language.
Henator Spooner is
author of the amendment.
He stated
today that (he attorney general had told
him that in 10 out of the 25 counties
of the territory it would be utterly im
possible to secure a jury if the amend
ment should become a law.
J O L T FOR C A S TR O .
Ultimatum" From United States Will
Be Sent Him Soon.
Washington, July 2. — Soon after
General Cipriann Castro resumes the
presidency of Venezuela, July 5, he
w ill find himself confronted by re
quests from the Unite«t States for set
tlement of American claims against his
government.
For more than a year
Castro haa not been bothered by the
United States.
Meantime Judge W.
J. Calhoun visite«! Venezuela and in-
vesiigate«l the American claims, anti
the State department has lieen busily
engsged in reviewing the cases and
putting them in condition to lie pressed.
What seemed to lie indifference on
the part of the Unite«! States has been
only caution, and the State department
will take up its work where it is allow
ed to rest after the sending of a note to
Castro by Secretary of Slate Hay, which
is practically an ultimatum.
A request will he ma«le (or the ad
justment of American claims regardless
of what action the Venezuelan courts
may have taken or shall take in the fu
ture. Representations covering prac
tically all the American claims against
Venezuela mity doubtless tie presented.
Gasoline Runs Short.
Cleveland, July 2.— The Standard Oil
company today sent nut circulars noti
fying all its customers that high grade
gaeoline, testing from 74 to 73 degrees,
had been withdrawn from the market.
This action is taken as a result of the
demand for the product and the ina
bility of the Standard Oil company to
supply the same. The high grade gaso
line is used exclusively in operating
automobiles, naphtha launches, etc.
It is stat«»d that gas engines generally
Detectives Murdered in Streets.
Warsaw, June 27.— At 6 o ’clock this can be altered to permit the use of the
evening in the outskirts of this city a common or stove gaeoline ae fuel.
band of terrorists, armed with revolv
Company Increases Capital.
ers, attacked three detectives, of whom
New York, July 2.— At a special
they killed two snd wounded the third.
When an ambulance arrive«! and the meeting of the Hanover Fire Insurance
doctors tried to assist the wounded de company today it was voteti to increase
tective, two men approache«! and fired the capital stock of the company from
This action
twice, killing the injured man. The $500,000 to $1.000,000.
shots attracted Cossacks snd infantry to was taken as the result of the losses
the scene, and the soldiers barred the sustained by the company in the San
The new stock will
street, firing several volleys by which Francisco fire.
a number of sympathising workmen he issued at $150 a share, thus adding
$760,000 to the company’ s resources.
were wonnded.