VOL. I.
OREGON CITT, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 2f, 1903.
NO.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove interesting to Ouf
Many Readers.
A WATERY WASTE.
The coal strike commission has near
ly completed its work.
The trial of Major Glenn is nearly
over and it is likely the conrt will
acquit him.
Marconi will charge one cent a word
for the transmission of wireless mes
sages across the ocean.
Teller has been elected to congress
by Colorado Democrats, but the Repub
licans will not oppose it.
The house has passed the agricul
tural bill. It carrier an appropriation
of fBOO.OOO for free seeds.
The coal miners' convention, in ses
sion at Indianapolis, voted down a
proposition to endorse socialism.
Bowen is confident that he will soon
be able to reach satisfactory terms
with Great Britain and Germany.
Senator Mitchell was ill for teveral
days the latter" part of lastjweek and
unable to attend to his routine dutiei
Great Britain has entered a protest
against the Cuban reciprocity treaty,
claimine it will hurt the sugar indue-
tiy.
Tine Fuh Siang has been proclaimed
emperor of China in opposition to the
nresent ruler and will begin a war to
kill off all foreigners.
After three years' delay, the treaty
nrovidine for the fixiniz of the Alaskan
boundarv. has been signed by the
United States and Great Britain.
Severe earthauakes shook South
Carolina and Georgia.
Governor Chamberlain has signed
the Portland charter bill.
Germans sav Venezuelans began the
recent fight at Fort San Carlos.
A drivins snow storm in Central
Kansas has demoralized business.
An explosion of dynamite in a tunnel
.-at Pittsburg resulted in four deaths.
A wealthy Jersey City produce merch
-ant was doped and robbed of 111,000,
Ex-Governor Charles R. Ingersoll, of
Connecticut, is critically ill. He is
-81 years old.
The bill providing for a fire boat at
Portland has been passed by both
houses of the legislature.
Action has been brought in New
York to have the famous "Flatiron'
building declared a nuisance.
At Olympia Friday the vote for sen
ator stood: Ankeny 65, Preston 44,
Wilson 9, Turner 22, scattering 6,
total 136.
The vote for senator at Salem Fri
day stood: Fnlton 29, Geer 15, Wood
13, scattering 16, absent and paired
17, total 90.
It is said that President Roosevelt
has turned against the admission of
Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona
ibecauBe of a suspicion of jobbery.
Coal miners arejdemanding the gov
rnment ownership of mines.
.A blizzard in the western part of
-Colorado has blockaded a:! railroad
traffic. .
Mild weather and free imports have
caused the price of coal to drop slightly
in New York.
An Illinois Central train ran into an
open switch at Memphis, Tenn., fatal
ly injuring three trainmen.
A Chicago & Great Western train wag
wrecked at Freeport, III., and three
men killed and 15 others injured.
The second ballot for senator at
Olympia resulted as follows: Ankeny
60, Preston 42, Wilson 12, Allen 5,
Crow 4, Graves 1, Turner 22, total 136.
The third ballot for senator at Olym
pia resulted as follows: Ankeny 62,
Preston 41, Wilson 11, Turner 22,
Sharp 5, Allen 3, Crow 1, Sanders 1,
total 136.
The third ballot for senator at Salem
tood: Fulton 32, Geer 17, Wood 17,
George 5, Pittock 4, Williams 3, Mills
2, Wolverton, Carey, Hermann, Hall,
Fenton, Barrett, Pax ton, one each,
absent 3, total 90.
The second ballot for senator at
Salem stood: Fulton 31, Geer 18,
Wood 17, Pittock 5, George 4, Wil
liams 2, Mills 2, Linthicum, Wolver
ton, Carey, Hermann, Cake, Fenton,
Kundret one each, asbent 4, total 90.
The agricultural apropriation bill
carries $5,238,860, an increase of $29,
000, but $400,000 less than the esti
mates. A movement hag been started in In
dianapolis to buy a residence to be pre
sented to John Mitchell, president of
the Mineworkers' union.
Southern Oregon Streams on a Rampage,
Owing to Heavy Rains.
Grants Pass, Or., Jan. 26. The re
cent warm and heavy rains have caused
the greatest floods that Southern Ore
gon has known for many years. The
Rogue river reached the highest point
in this city Saturday night that it has
reached since 1890, when the bridge
spanning it here was washed away. No
trains have been able to reach here
from the north or south since Saturday
morning, and none are expected before
some time today. Much damage has
been done the Southern Pacific all
through this section of the state.
TERMS OF TREATY
UNITED STATES WILL PAY RENT OF
$250,000 A YEAR.
Has Practically a Perpetual Lease, with
Full Control of Six-Mile Strip Ports
at Both Entrances WIU Be duarded
by United States Colombia at First
Asked $650,000 a Year.
CANAL TREATY SIQISED.
Improvement at Ashland.
Ashland, Or., Jan. 26. The storm
and flood situation has greatly im
proved in Southern Oregon the past 24
hours. The temperature fell late last
night and the rains abated in the
valleys, while in the mountains what
precipitation there was came in the
form of snow. Streams immediately
began to full, and they have been grad
ually receding from their flood stage
during the day, so that little further
damage is expected to result from high
water in this section. la this county
much damage has been Buffered by
county roads and bridges.
Still Rising at Salem.
Salem, Or., Jan. 20. The Willam
ette river last night registered 25 feet
above the low water mark and was
still rising. This is tho highest stage
the river has attained this year, and
there is occasion for alarm. If the
present moderate weather continues
for a few days a further rise of prob
ably four feet is expected in the stage
of the river. It will be at leaBt 24
hours longer before the effect of the
recent rains on the river's stage will
be exhausted, and until then the
stream will not recede.
RAN INTO A WASHOUT.
Engineer and Fireman ' Lose Their Lives
in an O. R. & N. Wreck.
Pendleton, Or., Jan. 26. Passenger
train No. 6, on the O. R. & N., which
left Portland at 8:15 Saturday night
and passed through Pendleton at 4:45
Sunday morning, ran into a washout
on a nil iYt nines east ot Bingham
Springs. The engine was thrown into
Meacham creek in six or eight feet of
water and on top of it were piled the
baggage and mail cars and the chair
car. The engineer, Thomas Patty, and
fireman, William Milligan, were killed
almost instantly. William Maxwell,
of Portland, a passenger, was seriously
injured, but aside from this the injur
ies were slight.
- The wreck was caused by a washout
about two miles east of the new steel
oridge which has been built on Meach
am creek'. The heavy snows on the
mountains have been melted by a Chi
nook, and the waters were raging. No.
23 freight train passed over tins par
ticular piece of road a few hours before
No. 6 and reported everything O. k.
RICH STRIKE IN MONTANA.
Free Qold Bearing Ledge 3,000 Feet Long
Which Yields $5 a Pan.
Butte, Mont., Jan. 26. A special to
the Miner from Weiser, Idaho, says
advicep just received there tell of a
most wonderful strike of gold made on
the Big creek about two and a half
miles east of Profile gap. The nearest
settlement is a place called Golden on
the Big creek. A letter from reliable
parties at Thunder mountain says that
Edward Stamley and Edward H. Martin
and several others have located 16
claims on a massive porphyrized quartz
dyke which measures 3,000 feet in
length and is impregnated with par
tides of gold. A ledge 250 feet in
width accompanies the porphyry dyke
and it is also highly auriferous. Rough
pan assays made of the ledge show the
poorest specimens to assay $5 in free
gold. Other specimens . show yellow
metal to the naked eye. Old pros
pectors declare the discovery surpasses
anything within their knowledge and
that $1,000,000 worth of ore is in plain
sight.
Washington, Jan. 24. Yesterday's
meeting of the cabinet was one of the
most important held in several weeks.
Subjects of great moment were dis
cussed fully, the session continuing, for
two hours. Al! the members of the
cabinet were present. Secretary Hay
presented a draft of the Panama canal
treaty, and both the president and his
associates in the cabinet expressed
satisfaction with the results achieved
through the long and difficult negotiations.
The treaty is identical with that
drawn by this government several
months ago and at that time submitted
to the Co.ombiiin government, with the
single exception of the amount of an
nuity to be paid Colombia for the right
of wav. This government proposed an
annuity of $100,000, while Colombia
demanded $650,000. The Colombian
government s demand was based, it is
said, upon the ascertained returns from
the Panama railroad company in
duties, etc., which Colombia did not
desire to have reduced.
During the several months of nego
tiations, Colombia agreed to all points
in the treaty proposed by the United
States with the exception of the annui
ty. That has been the point of differ
ence for many weeks, and at one time
it threatened to break off negotiations.
entirely. Secretary Hay communicat
ed directly with the Colombian govern
ment, intimating that some agreement
must be reached soon, as the United
States desired to enter on the construc
tion of the canal, if it were to be con
structed by the Panama route.
For several days active efforts have
been making to secure an agreement,
until finally they were successful.
The Colombian government, through
Mr. Herran, charge d'affaires here,
agreed to accept an annuity of $250,-
000. This was entirely satisfactory to
the president and Secretary Hay, and,
while it is a larger amount than was
offered at first, it is believed by ad
ministration officials that the senate
will undoubtedly accept the figure
named in the treaty, particularly after
it is made clear that a lesser amount
would deprive Colombia of income
which shd is now actually receiving.
All other points than this one of
money compensation remain as they
stood in the original draft of the treaty,
and are completely satisfactory to the
United States government. The United
States will have control ot the canal
practically in perpetuity, as required
by the Spooner act, this result having
been attained by the adoption of a plan
for a lease of 100 years, renewable at
the pleasure of the United States,
Colombia having nothing to say about
extension. The matter of police and
judicial control ia settled by a scheme
of joint action, although it especially is
assured that no citizen of the United
Stales will be tried by any other than
hip own courts. Control of the waters of
the ports of Colon and Panama is vested
in the United States just as far as may
bo necessary for the operation cf the
canal, and it is assured that our extra
territorial jurisdiction will be unques
tioned as to waters and streams per-
tail rig to the canal. All port dues on
vessels passing through the canal are to
go to the United States by way of offset
to the annuity payments.
NEWS OF OREGON
Colombia at Last Agrees, Giving United
States Full Police Control.
Washington, Jan. 23. The treaty
between the United States and Colom
bia for the construction of the Panama
canal by the United States was signed
yesterday in this city.
No details of the signing of the treaty
were obtainable, but at the presidential
reception at the White House last night
the news that the treaty was an accom
plished fact at last leaked out. Later
the news was confirmed in official quar
ters. It had been intended not to make
the signing of the canal treaty public
until today, but the news apparently
was too good for some of the friends
of the canal to keep. Fears had been
entertanied until this week that Colom
bia would not be willing to accede to
the wishes of tho United States in the
matter and that recourse to the Nicara
gua canal project might be forced on
the government of the United States.
But this week events took a mrre
favorable turn, and Colombia transmit
ted instructions to Dr. Herran, its rep
resentative in the United States, that
made possible a conclusion of the long
negotiations. The principal obstacle
for some time to the conclusion of the
treaty, it is understood, has been the
price that the United States was to pay
in the shape of a cash payment anil by
way of annual rental for the strip of
territory along each side of the canal
right of way. It could not be learned
last night what was the price finally
agreed upon.
Some time ago there was a hitch over
the question of the extent to which
control by the United States over this
strip of land should go, Colombia oh
jecting on the ground that the provis
ions required in the treaty by the Unit
ed States would mean a relinquishment
of sovereignty by Colombia over part
of her territory; but this matter was
amicably settled, ac was a difference as
to the lifetime of the lease of the strip
of land in question, the final result
being a practical cession in perpetuity
to the United States for canal purposes
and incidental police control and pro
tection of the canal right of way. '
ITFMS (IF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE.
Harney County After Government Irri
gation A Rabbit Extermination Soci
ety A Trusty Skips Out New State
Land Agent S. P. Makes a Law Rate
on Stock for Breeding,
WANTED THE CHEST AND GOT IT.
Better Than Marconi.
Berlin, Jan. 26. Professor Ferdi
nand Braun, of Strassburg university,
whose application of Leyden jars in
propagating electric waves is said to
have enabled Marconi to teleraph with'
out wires across the Atlantic, has an
nouaced that he has discovered a meth
od of produciu electric energy of unlim
ited volume, and projecting it into
space in the form of electric waves, . to
any desiied distance. The new method
secures greater accuracy of transmis
sion through a more perfect attunement
of the transmitters and receivers.
Coal Prices Tumbling.
New York, Jan. 26. There has been
a further break in the price of inde
pendent coal, in some cases as low as $7
a ton f. o. b. being asked, while no
dealer was willing to buy at a higher
price than $8 a ton. In order to get
the embargo, 'ordered a few days ago,
taken off, some of the independent
operators whose coal is carried by the
Lehigh Valley railroad, were selling
their coal at anything above $4 a ton
at the collieries for delivery at points
between New York and the collieries.
AMENDS PHILIPPINE TARIFF.
Senate Committee Gives Heed to Sugar
and Tobacco Men.
Washington, Jan. 24. The senate
committee on the Philippines today
authorized a favorable report on the
Philippine tariff bill, which recently
passed the house, but with important
amendments. The house bill carried a
more uniform reduction of the tariff on
Philippine goods imported into the
United States, making the rate only
25 per cent of the rates imposed by the
Dingley law.
The senate committee amended the
bill so as to. provide for the admission
of all Philippine produted articles free
of duty except sugar and tobacco, and
on these two commodities fixed the
tariff at 50 per cent of the Dingley
schedules. This change was made to
meet the objections of the sugar and
tobacco producers of this country, who
have claimed that a duty of only 25 per
cent on those articles would result in
ruinous competition.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EARTHQUAKE.
Master Fish Warden H 6. Van
Dusen has remitted the aggregate sum
of $403.50 to the state treasury, $353.50
of which represents the amount of
money collected on fish licenses during
December, 1902, and $50 represents a
fine imposed.
The Masonic temple of Grants Pass,
which was to have been completed the
last of December, 1902, is still in
course of construction, and will be for
several months yet. The new temple
will be the largest of its kind in the
state south of Portland.
Ed White, a trusty convict in the
penitentiary, has run away. He was
serving a terra for burglary in Coos
county. He was received about five
years ago, and had about four years yet
to serve. By his good conduct he had
earned the privileges of a trusty, and
was employed as assistant druggist.
Harney county residents have cleared
the way for government irrigation. In
a report sent to Becrotarv Moore, of the
Oregon irrigation association, to be sent
to the government, facts are given about
the feasibility of Silvies valley for
reservoir Bite. A matter of 274,240
acres jf land could be irrigated or re
claimed and instead of the present pop
ulation could be ms.de to support 50,
000 population.
The Grand Ronde lumber company
of La Grande, is getting an unusually
large number of logs in the river for the
season's drive. Plenty of snow has
facilitated the work and scon the com
pany will have 20,000,000 feet, about
the usual season's cut.
The Polk county telephone company
has filed articles of incorporation with
County Clerk Roland. The company
has a capital stock of $900. Its pur
pose is to operate a suburban telephone
line that will serve patrons residing In
Polk county and connect them with
Salem.
Soon Ready for Business.
New York, Jan. 26. Marconi ar
rived here today. He says that his
system will be ready for commercial
use by the public in an exceedingly
short time, within two or three months
at least. This statement was made at
the office of the Marconi Wireless
Telegraphy company of America, at
the close of a meeting of the board of
directors, called in order that Marconi
might personally acquaint the members
of the board with the result of his re
cent experiments and work at Wellfleet.
Hurrying Coal Trial.
Chicago, Jan. 26. The fight of the
indicted coal men to clear themselves
of guilt cf "conspiracy to do an illegal
act lnjunuos to public trade" was
begun before Judge Horton late today.
Motion to quash in behalf of each oi
the 18 corporations composing the asso
ciation were quickly overruled and
pleas of "not guilty" entered. A stip
ulation cf facts was then presented to
the court, and it was announced that
a date for the hearing of the argument
and taking of briefs would be fixed
early this week.
Cattle Without Food In Montana.
Great Falls, Mont., Jan. 26. Report
comes from Popular that the range tin
the northern part of the state is-in very
bad condition and that stock are dying
for lack of grass. The snow has crushed
the grass and cattle are unable to do
any picking. Unless a thaw comes at
once there will be great loss within
the next few days.
Mysterious Underground Explosion Makes
Cracks in the Earth.
Whitman, Miss., Jan. 24. Two fis
sures in the earth about three feet deep
and a few inches wide and running lor
a distance of a quarter of a mile are the
only evidences of a mysterious explo
sion which shook this town just before
daybreak today. Houses were shaken
violently and crockery was broken in
several residences. A number of per
sons, aroused by the explosion, began
searching for the cause at daylight. In
a meadow they found a crack in the
earth's crust about three feet in depth
and two or three inches wide. They
followed it for three-quarters of a mile
before they reached the end. Later
they discovered another fissure of the
same description about 75 feet away
from the first and parallel with it. An
explanation of the explosion is lacking.
Big Tunnel Plan.
Chicago, Jan. 24. A broad, well
lighted underground driveway, passing
beneath the bed of the Chicago river
and stretching from the art institute
to Illinois and St. Clair streets, is for
mally announced to be the plan finally
agreed upon, by the pare boards of the
North and South sides to make the
long-talked-of connection between the
boulevard systems of these two por
tions of the city. A bill authorizing
a $2,500,000 bond issue containing a
referendum clause will be prepared by
committees from the two park boards.
To Become a Coal Hulk.
Victoria, Jan. 24. The steel bark
Baroda, which stranded on August 28
off the Oregon coast and was floated
alter much work and has since been
lying at San Francisco, has been pur
chased by R. Dunsmuir's sons, of this
city, and will be towed north by the
steam collier Tel his on her next voyage.
The Baroda will be converted into a
hulk for the coal carrying trade between
the island mines and Vancouver.
Senator Pierce has introduced a bill
in the senate for the purpose of chang
ing tho time of paying taxes from
spring until fall. Under the terms of
this bill assessments will be made ear
ly in the year and the taxes are to be
paid in November and December of the
Bame year, lhis is one ot a number oi
bills that will be introduced at this ses
sion of the legislature for the purpoee
of changing the time of paying taxes.
Reports from Echo say that a com
pany from Seattle, under the direction
of local engineers, is now surveying the
line for a proposed irrigation canal
from a point on the Umatilla river
about one mile above Nolan station,
to extend to a body of vacant land ly
ing north of Echo. The company will
apply for 25,000 inches of water, and
will begin operations early in the
spring. The body of land is a sandy
sagebrush tract, comprising something
near 35,000 acres, and is of such a
character that many of the most con
servative and experienced irrigationists
believe that one good soaking during
the winter season will produce two
good crops of alfalfa without further
irrigation.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 73c: blue
stem, 82c; valley, 7677c.
Barley Feed, $23.50 per ton: brew
ing, $24.
flour Best grade, $3.004.20; grah
am, $3.Zo3.60.
Millstuffs Bran, $1819 per ton;
middlings, $23 24; shorts, $1920.
chop, $18.
Oats No. 1 white, $t.l51.17 ;
gray, $1.121.15 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $1112; clover,
$89; cheat, $910 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 6075c per
sack; ordinary, 4050c per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, $2
2.25 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 10llc;
young, 10c; hens, ll12c; turkeys,
live, 1315c; dressed, 1516c; ducks,
$77.60 per dozen; geese, $7(38.50.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 16K
17c; Young America, 1718c;
factory prices, 1(1 c less.
Butter Fancy creamery, 8032c
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20
22)c; store, 1518c.
Eggs 22K32K per dozen.
Hops Choice, 2626)c per pound.
Wool Valley, 12ai5c; Eastern
Oregon, 814c; mohair, 2628c.
Beef Gross, cows, 33c per
Trials of a Detroit Man Who Thought
He'd Cot Hi WUdora Teeth.
"I thought I had' cut my wisdom
teeth a good many years ago." said a.
Detrolter the other day, "but a littlo
thing happened In Chicago the 'lost
week to make me doubt It. In wander
ing about I entered an auction-room oa
State street, while some 'family ef
fects,' as the auctioneer termed them,
were being sold. There was one old
chest which caught my eye, as It ap- -
pcared to be of ancient make, and
must have knocked about a good bit.
looked Into It t find a lot of deeds
and bonds, and my curiosity was at
once aroused. Who could tell what
wealth that old chest might hold. If
nothing uiorei there must be deeds to
at least 1,000 acres of land In Califor
nia. I was sawing wood and saying;
nothing, but expecting to bid ou that
trunk, when a man beckoned me aside
and said:
" 'I hope you won't bid against me
on that chest. The family owed me
a debt of $90, and perhaps the con
tents will help me to get even.'
I didn't sny whether I would or
not, and he continued:
" 'If you'll stand clear and let me
bid It in I'll make you a present of
$25 in cash.
That was enough for me," contin
ued the story teller with a long-drawn
sigh. "I shook the man off and start
ed the bidding at $5. lie looked re
proachfully at me and went a dollar
better. We had the bidding all to our
selves and the auctioneer sized me up
as a man who never let go of a good
thing and encouraged me from timet
to time. I thought I had the other fel
low downed several times, but he came
back at me, and the result was that
the chest was knocked down to me for
$85. I hired a cab and had It driven ta
my hotel with me and I lost no time la
going through It."
"And the deeds and bonds V was
asked.
"Just 10 pounds altogether, and worth,
a cent a pouud! It was a 'plant,' ot
course. They were looking for a suck
er, and they found one."
"But you you "
"Oh, you try to make out that I'm
not the biggest ass In the world, but
If you'll take the trouble to go up
to my house my wife will soon con
vince you that I lead the procession.
Eighty-five of the long green, and my
eyes were wide open all the timer'
Detroit Free Press.
A WOMAN'S CURE FOR DIVORCE..
Advocate Plan Which Would Mak
Separation Matter of Choice.
Dr. Frances Dickinson, president ot
the Social Economics Club of Chicago,
has fouud, or professes to have found.
a solution for tha
divorce evil. It Is
an Interesting solu
tion, but one which
we believe few per
sons can accept.
"When peopls
marry," says this
twentieth century
sage, "they should
have two contracts
one to satisfy the; .
demands of tut.
church, and tha-
contract just among them-
ill
DB. DICKINSON,
other a
selves. In It each should agree to re
lease the other whenever called upon t
do so."
By some process of Involved think
ing Dr. Dickinson argues that such a
contract would have the tendency ta
make each of the parties to the mar
riage contract more desirous cl retain
ing the other's affections. "There would
be," she adds, "less carelessness, lestf
taking things for granted and less In
difference In dress and manner among
married folk."
Dr. Dickinson Is unmarried, and thus
finds it as easy to solve problems for .
other people as the beggar does to ad
vise the millionaire how to spend bin
money or the childless person to direct
pureuts bow to rear their children. She
would have people enter Into a contract
with the church, with a ineutal reserva
tion sttuched the letter of the luw
without Its spirit. The private agree
ment, according to her, would be In
certain contingencies superior to tha
public contract the latter for show,
the former for use. Such a schema
would make a hollow mockery out ot
the most sacred relations of life and
place the married state on a level with
the conditions which prevail among
savages. Divorce, as It Is, Is too easy.
To render the married state less bind
ing Is to Invite disaster to the home and
the state. Utlca Globe.
pound; steers, 44c; dressed, 7c.
Veal 7X8Mc
Mutton Gross, 4c per pound;
dressed, 74c.
Lambs Gross, 4c per pound;
dressed, 7c.
Hogs Gross, 8Kc per ,pound;
dreBsed, 77o.
The Louis Stylos.
It was the French king, Louts XL,
who Invented gold lace, and It was
Louis XIV. who ordered all the silk
upholsteries of the palace done In
white with figures of gold and blut
and a touch of red. The loulslne sllka
are named after him, and all th
French kings of the name of Louis
have had their names brought down ta
posterity through the Invention ot
some article of dress, whether It be a
Louis Qulnze heel or a Louis Seize
coat, while to Louis Quatorze belongs,
the honor ot a cuff and a hat