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DEATH OF PIONEER YAKIMA INDIAN LANDS. HENRV W1NSL0W CORBETT PASSES TO THE GREAT BEYOND. Was One of Portland' Foremost Citizens Father of the Lewis and Clark Ex-position-His Life Was Crowded with Affairs of Business, State and Philan thropyEnd Was Peaceful. Portland, April 1. Henry Winslow Corbett, for over half a century a fore most citizen of Pocrtiand, is dead. The end came yesterday morning as the dawn crept over the eastern hills. While the light of the new day was drawing on the life of one of Oregon's greatest picneera wag ebbing away. So slowly did the waning taper of life go out that they who grieved at the bedside could scarcely perceive when it flickered last. The angel of death touched Mr. Corbett gently, and he went as he had wished to go, easily and painlessly. The end of Mr. Corbett's life so soon was quite unexpected. His health had been failing for three months past, and that he was on a downward slope was evident. Ine vital forces were spend ing themselves fast. Last Saturday the family saw the first manifestation or the approaching end. "I'm sleepy," taid the patient, but plained of no bodily suffering, heart which for over 76 years had plied the sentinels of the brain with life's fluid was growing feeble and the sentinels were drowsy.. very com-The sup- Effort Being Mad by Commissioner to Settle Long Standing Dispute. Washington, April 1. Representa tive Cuehman baa been advised by the commissioner of Indian affairs that steps are soon to be taken looking to negotiating a final agreement with the Indians of the Yakima reservation whereby they will surrender all claim to lands lying between the west bound ary of their reservation and the crest of the Cascade mountains. Ever since the treaty of 1855, defin ing the boundaries of the Yakima res ervation, there has been a dispute as to the lands actually belonging to the Indians. In that treaty their reserva tion was to extend westward "to the crest of the Cascade mountains," but in the subsequent survey marking the boundaries of the reservation the west boundary line was laid off a considera ble distance to the east of the moun tains. The Indians have all along maintained that they were erroneously deprived of the intervening tracts, but no satisfactory agreement has ever been made with them. Only last year thev refused an offer of $175,000 for the lands, saying that was not a sufficient recompense for their loss. Renewed efforts are to be made through a special agent of the depart ment to procure a mutually satisfactory agreement this summer, and in that event congress at the next session will be asked to appropriate the amount called for in such agreement to quiot ine inaians' claim. Tho departmeu is thoroughly convinced that the equi ties oi tne case are with the Indians. TO SELL WRECK OH THE MAINE. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON WILL WASH OUT GOLD. CREVASSE WIDENS Cuban Harbor and Coast Will Be Cleared of Wrecked Battleships, Washington, April 1. The Cuban Henry Wlnslow Corbett was born at Westborough, Mass., Feb. 18, 1827, and was the youngest son of a family of eight, six of whom reached maturity. His parents were Elijah and Melinda ( Forbush) Corbett. Mr. Cot belt's boy hood was passed in Washington county, New York, where, until he reached the age of 13 years he received an ordinary common school education. At that age lie began his business career in a store at Cambridge, remaining two years as clerk and a part of the time attending Cambridge academy. He then went home, and, after a short term at school, secured a clerkship at Salem, the coun ty seat. After a year there he went to New Yotk City and secured a clerkship in the dry goods store of Williams, .Bradford & Co., serving there seven years. During this period he firmly established himsalf in the confidence of bis employers, so that in October, 1850, they furnished him the necessary cap ital to ship a general line of merchan dise to Portland, Oregon, by way of Cape Horn on the bark Francis and Louise. He arrived in Portland March 52 years ago (1851). At that time I'ortlaud contained about 400 Inhabi- Unts and five small stores. As soon as Mr. Corbett had gained a gurwl financial start he began to take a prominont part In those enterprises which he saw were needed to develop the resources of the country. In num. erons business, - public, church and charitable enterprises Mr. Corbett held a prominent position. He was a director of the Oregon Railway and Navigation company, always casting his influence in behalf of liberal manage ment and to secure the lowest rates of transportation possible with good and xuick service. He was largely instrumental in the original board of trade, and for several years was its president, and was active in the chamber of commerce. In all the important measures of these bodies Mr. Corbett was foremost in counsel and hearty co-operation. Mr. Corbstt was chairman of the committee of one hundred, which took a prominent part in municipal affairs during the bard times of 1893-05. The Lewis and Clark centennial ex position was the last great creation of Mr. Corbett and bis favorite enterprise. His heart and ol were lq it, and he gave to the natiAgementoHts affairs more time and attention than to his own private business. It was his purpose to make the succens of the exposition the round ing out of his long business career, and be would have succeeded if his life had been spared. . Mr. Corbett is justly entitled to the honor of being the father of the expo a tion. Without his help and influence the local company could never have been financed, nor would the state have been so generous in its treatment of the uiiueriaxing. cabinet at a recent meeting decided to can ior bids by advertisement, both in Havana and abroad, for the remove from Havana harbor of the wreck of the battleship Maine and the removal of the wrecks of the several Spanish war vessels lying on the southern coast of tne inland. Bids will also ba invited for removing the wreck of the Merrimac from the entrance to Santiago harbor and the bpanish cruiser Alfonso XIII, which is grounded on the north coast, T near Havana. . it is the expectation of the that a noat sum will be realized by the wauHBcuon, as bidders will not be paid for the work, but will be required to pay for the privilege, on condition that the recovered ships and material shall pses to them. There are a number of bidders awaiting the opportunity to submit proposals, among them C. F. VvNeely, notoriously associated with the Havana postoffice. It is reported that the Spanish gov ernment seeks to recover some of the ships now lying on the southern coast, but all bids must be made by individ uals or firms. Offers from the Spanish government will not be entertained. a W. Dart, of John Day, Starting Up an Extensive Work. Placer mining promisee to be an im portent industry in Grant county dur ing the coming season. Several miner have already commenced gettiig thinas in readiness for the sauiruer's run. Vhat promises to bo an excellent paying preposition is the placer n inn of G W. Llart, which will be worked for the first time this season. Mr. Dart has leased the pipe, giants and all the mining material, belonging to the Humboldt mining ct-mpmv, and t present nag a lorce of men laying ,u" H'l" ani Betting everything in readiness for the summer's run, which will commence immediately. The mine is situated on the west side Of Canyon cretk. bet naen .Tr.hu . Duv and Canyon City, and nearly ..pposiie Long gulch. Water will be used from the Humboldt ditch. The ditch will be in charge of Bert Stone. it is the intention to New Warden at Penitentiary. Kj. w . james, who became snperin ta.,.l.,t l .1.,. A .. ii. c ur:jun penitentiary on April 1, has aonoun.ed the promotion of Ed Alcl'lien-on from the position of MH-omi waruen to tbat of first warden. aicrneroon will succeed J. T. Janes who hat held the position during the past four years. The vacancy caused by tho promotion of McPherson will oe nneo by toe appointment of G. F. jonneon, ot iiaker City. FORCES AT WORK AT HYMEUA ARE MUCH DISCOURAGED. May Give Lp Fight of Trying to Close Gap in Levee - Great Are Will Be Inun ilatA.I m r . nu vast uamage Done-Funds Almost Exhausted and Private Con tributlons are Called for. NEEDLE TELL8 OF HI8TORY. operate .the Woodman .Street Carnival. rrt ! ine vtooumen's street carnival and fair, to be held iri Dallas June 3, 4. 6 ana o, promisis to be a very siiiwesafnl affair. The CDmrnittees are all hard ai work and are meeting with good Buucetm. To Invoke Referendum. a numner ot minintt men around omnia raFS are giving assistance in the work oi invoking the referendum ngainst the mining corporation tax law recently passed by the Oregon legis' to a "J re THE LATE-HENRY WINSLOW CORBETT. "THE GREATEST COUNTRY." czars Tribute to United States in Dis cussing St. Louis Fair. St. Petersburg, April 1. The czar today received Thomas W. Cridler, the representative oi the St. Louis txposi lion, at the imperial residence at the Izarskoe Zelo and expressed his per sonai interest m, and sympathy, with tne objects of, the St. Louis expopi tion, the scope of which he discussed with .Mr. Cridler for a considerable length of time. The czar referred tne inendship existing between Rus sia and the United States, and said he nopea to see that friendship more firm ly cemented. He seemed much im pressed by the magnitude of the exhi bltion plans and said he wished to con gratulate America on its marvelous de velopment, saying to Mr. Cridler: "You have the greatest conntrv" The czar promised to carefully examine a memoranaum submitted to him by Mr. Cridley, showing the economic reasons for the participation of Russia in vne exnioitlon. SIQN AMENDED TREATY. has from Will Be China's Banker. New York, April 2. News reached official headquarters here bl reiersourg to the effect that an agreement either has been or is about "ranged between the Russian nd Chinese governments for keeping all the funds of the latter at the Rosso Chinese bank in Pekin. If this agree ment is carried tut, as the Russo-Chi-liese bank is in reality a Russian gov--nrment Institution, it is not impossi ble that a protest will be forthcoming from British institutions, which have been keeping most of China's funds. Four Tracks All the Way. Chicago, April 2. The mu.nnnt of the Lake Shore road has decided to four track the By stem from Chicago to Buffalo, thereby establishing a four track line from Chicago to New York. Nearly 400 men are already at work on the Improvement, and within a short time fully 200 more will be employed. The freight congestion of the last six months was the determining factor in influencing the management to ordor the improvement. President Palma Sends Orders to Cuban Minister at Washington. Washington, April 1. Ratification of the Cuban reciprocity treaty will be exchanged at the state department today. Senor Quesada, the Cuban minister, called upon Secretary Hay and officially notified him of the ratifl- cation of the treaty by the Cuban sen ate, as reported in the news disDtrhnn As there is only one copy of the treaty m nasningion, the other being en route from Havana, the exchange of ratifications will be constructive, rather man actual, becretary Hay accepting as sufficient the assurance that the Cuban treaty has been dispatched to W aBhington. No date has been set foi ue assembling of congress to take action on the treaty. Line Through Colorado Coal Fields. iiuthrie, O. T., April 1. The Colo- rado, Oklahoma & Texas railroad com pany has been chartered as a feeder to the Kansas City, Mexico A Orient, building from Dennison. Tex., to Pu eblo, Colo., and through Hobart, Chey enne and Elk City, Okla., tapping the main line oi the Urlent at Lone Wolf, l ropoBitions are now being made to cities along the proposed route for bonuses for the construction. The line passes through the Colorado coal fields. Silver Bought for Philippines. Washington, April 1. The secretary of the treasury today purchased for ac count of the Philippine coinage 350.0C0 ounces ol silver at an average of 49.8c an ounce. The silver is to be deliv ered in equal parts to the mints at I Philadelphia and San Francisco. mine 1 to 18 hours a day, according as tne length of the days permit. Two shifts of men will be employed. Prosperous Hood River Valley. inougn the annual precipitation at Hood River is about 36 inches, irriga tion is a very important factor in the prosperity of the Hood River valley Since irrigation came into practice on a considerable scale five years ago the population of the valley has quad- rupiea, ine price ol land has incieased ivvz jjoi unit khu me entire truit snip ping Dusiness oi that locality has grown up. bixty thousand crates of straw uernes ( iwo aozen boxes to the crate) anu iuu carloads of annles. of loot year s production, have been shipped from that station, and Iarire onant,iH of fine apples are still going forward to market. Irrigable Acreage Increased. ine great abundance of snow in the mountains has resulted in an Hcrc-aee in the acreage of irrinable land that will be placed under cultivation this season in Baker county. In many in stances the increase will amount to 50 or 60 per cent over lat year, and tak ing tne entire couutv, the increase will amount to fully 40 per cent, thin rear over last. Pilot Rock Postoffice Robbed. The postoffice at Pilot Rock, a small village about 15 miles from Pendleton. was robbed Sunday night and about (100 in money and stamps secured. Wheat Fire at Cayuse. Three warehouses and an elevator. containing in all about 18,000 bushels of wheat, were burned at Caynse last monuay. ine total loss is estimated at more than 120.000. CavnaA 1. . small wheat station about 20 miles east of Pendleton, and has no water protection whatever. Hopes to Find Water. K. r . Loplen, an expert on forma tion for artesian water, who sunk the artesian wellp at Pullman, Wash., and who for many years has been making extensive examination of the Colum bia river basin, has been looking over the situation in the vicinity of Echo for some time with a view to eettine fonr or five sections of land and putting in the necessary machinery for thoroughly testing the subject. He says that there is every indication that artesian water can be had along the base of the HiCho buttes. Mills Running Full Time. ah or me Bawmills in Baker Citv are running iuu time and the demand for lumber both for local use and for export is in .excess of the sunnlv Most of the lumber manufactured theie is sent to Utah, where a great deal used in railroad construction. is Will Build Dam. The Sumpter land comnanv will erect a dam at the junction of Cracker creek and McCul lough's fork. PORTLAND MARKETS. blue- brew Demand for New Buildings. Contractors and builders are ovnr. crowded with contracts for buildings to be erected in Baker City . this season. Most of the new structures are cottnroa and dwellings of some pretensions. The demand for houses to rent is gi eat er than the supply, all of which goes to show that Baker City is steadily grow- ug. Astoria at the Fair. Astoria will erect a $5,000 bnilrlinn l T : l ni i . . mo Mum anu uiarx lair. l.S clover, Sale of Albany Woolen Mills. . Arrangements have been comnlt.l for the Bale of the Albany woolen miiu to the Bannockburn manufacturing company, of Portland. The stockhold ers of the Woolen mills company will soon meet and ratify the sale. Thin in one of Albany's leading manufacturing concerns, and furnishes employment to large numoer oi people. Wheat Walla Walla, 72c: stem, 7778o; valley, 77o. Barley Feed, $23.60 per ton; ing, $24. Flour Best grade, $3.P54.25; grah am, IS. 453.85. Mlllstuffs ' Bran. $19 ner ton: middlings. $ 24; shorts, $19.60020. Chop, its. Oats No. 1 white, $1.16 gray, $1.1231.16 per cental. Hay Timothy, $1112; $809; cheat, $910 per ton. Potatoes Best Bnrbanks, 6060c per saca j oruinary, u(gouc per cental, growers' prises; Merced sweets, $2 x.zo per cental. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 12013c; young, ll(812c; hens, 12c; turkeys, live, 10(31 oc ; dressed, I820c; ducks, (3.ouper aosen; geese, 78.60. Cheese Full cream, twins, 16 17Kc; Young America, 17X818Xc; lactory prices, 1(310 less. Batter Fancy creamery, S032Mc per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20 22Kc; store, 1518c. Eggs 14 15c per dosen. Hops Choice, 2123c per pound. Wool-Valley, 1216c; Eastern Oregon, 814c; mohair, 2628c. Beef Gross, cows, 33?ic per pound; steers, 44jfc; dressed, 7&c. veal 68ic. Mutton Gross, 4c per dressed, 7Kc. Lambs Gross, 4o per droroed, 7c. Hogs Gross, 6Jic per dre;Bed, 776 c. New Orleans, April 1. The carrvina anrns. . -J. !.! .... , " w nuuiuonai cribbing at the Hy v.u..ora eny mis morning uruugm vne loroes that have been at -ui mere to tne veriMt of Ko ment of the attempt to close the break . " mo uav. nnwnvur ; .. i .. t " giu k continue the iinl-oi,i.... though all hands are Iikl ,rrmu curieat as ies out the J , . OI crl0U,iK which were start ed from both ends of the levee late this irciuuuu. in no event run . i. lUHICie or nruolr 1 muje money is oiuon n. . w ma criDhlncr ia l,bi mark the end of thi struggle. ,i . , J ,vv ftUUHU that it wi,s at the end of it. and that, unless the planters and roads could assure uh'Bnrintmn --uUUK , ,oUUUU( u would lMJ coln p.cu iu mrow up its Uiands. Doubt- uuuuiu mat amount will quired to complete the job. Bv AVAnin f ..... :.i .i . J -. .u nnn KH II I IU hunk close to 700 feet wide, with the ends -:ui,y meiting away. Two ridges be tween whiih th iQ. j . -veu nave pre- wr irom spreading rapid ly above and below, but the mihu torrent ia filling the lakes and bayous the whole basin from La Fourchie to the lower Jimite of cultivated land in Plaquemines is likely to to be under water, causina inestimal.l ri.m... ...a much Buffering. Tl. 'I' . iu lexas x pacific railroad is now hopelessly invdved, with water running over its tracks and with little hope of an early resumption of traffic, if the crevasse is permitted to . run until low water comes. The Howell crevasHA ia trol, and this baa suspended all trnffln over the Napoleon ville branch of the oiiumern racinc. ine river remained stationary todnv in front of thia city, markincr sn 11.11 m, .-' uiguwun. ine rise yesterday, how eyer was .2 of a foot. An inspection YJ levees give no cause for an r.vuvuoiuu no vo ineir saiety. THB HAQUB PROTOCOL. Wonderful Piece of Embroidery that HeconnU Amerleaa Scene. In Philadelphia there Is a piece of embroidery that is without doubt tht most marvelous specimen of needle work in the world. It tells the history of America from the time of the laud ing of Columbus until its four hun dredth anniversary. It measures 27 feet in length and 13 feet 6 inches in tvldth. The groundwork Is a atretc! of silk, and the superb embroidery lias been wrought with the finest threads of various colors. Upon this vast expanse there haa been most painstakingly, most labori ously embroidered the chief Incidents and the leading figures of AmeHc.iu history, the work being due to the skill ful fingers of A. M. Peltlnsky, a Tollslv artist He was engaged six years In the work. While using silk threads of various shades, he has secured the ecn- eral appearance of a work in oil colors. for instance, he gives portraits of nil the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Harrison, and each of these looks exactly like a finely fin ished painting In oils. Noted build ings throughout the country arp renrn. duced most effectively, and there Is a most remarkable Illustration of the Brooklyn bridge. The fruits, the flowers, the birds nn the animals of this continent are group ed together In a most striking mannor . The arts,, the sciences and the manu factures are represented bv nlctnrB of leading Inventors, discoverers, etc.. like Edison, Fulton, etc. The ntnw f Columbus is most vividly told, there be ing snown not only his arrival In Amer ica, but his prison cell" his fa mono: coffin and the Columbus monument In Genoa. At the bottom of the tapestry, running clear across, there Is a reni-e! sentation of the open sea, which Is cov ered with numerous ships and boats of various styles and sizes, from a .nni yawl to a colossal armed cruiser. Minister Bowen Will Urge Quick Action by Allied Powers. wasnmgton, April 1. Minister uowen nopes to begin work during ihe present week with the diplomatic rep resentatives of the Venezuelan blockad ing powers on the protocol for sending to The Hague arbitration tribunal the question whether these nations shall have preferential treatment iri the pay. ment of claims of their citizens against Venezuela. Mr. Bowen heretofore has Hiihmitn to the British ambassador the draft of protocol for the purpose stated. notable feature of which is that thn Czar of Russia shall numR tho mem bers of the court, ft is known that the allies intend to offer some amend ments to the draft prepared hv Vnn. zuela's representatives, but their nature has not been made known, althonoh one of them ie believed to be regarding vmiw p.uuaiiiuii lamuvB to me uzar as there is thought to be some obiectim.n on their part to that monarch assuming the function of naming the members of the court. Mr. Bowen ia anxious to have the work completed as soon as possible, and will urge this on the allies' representa tives. According to the terms of the protocol of February 14, the first pay ment of the 30 per cent of . the customs receipts of La Guayra and Puerto Ca- bello or the month of March are to be paid to the representative of the Bank of England at Caracas on April 1. lhis will form the nucleus of the fund with which is to be paid the claims of the various nations that are to be ad- indicated by the mixed commiasions which are to sit at Caracas. NO BIBLE FOR FILIPINOS. pound; pound; pound; Catholic Priest Objects to Circulation of Hurried Translations. New York, April 1. Father O'Brien rardow, preaching in St. Patrick's ca thedral on "The Catholic Church and the Bible." attacked the distribution oi Bibles in the Philippines. "It is looked upon as a great boon to the Philippines," he said, "tbat after we have rid them of Spain's rule of 'superstition,' we are going to give inem -tne open Bible,' and are Bhip ping carloads of these quickly thrown ugotuor irauBiatiuns. UVery one knows that persons who have never had more than a year or two acquaint ance with this almost unknown lan guage are incapable of eivimr exnm. sion in it to God's word as it should be done. I suppose these Bibles will tak along with them America's heirloom, the institution and increase of divorce, unknown as yet to these people." Turks Lost Fifteen Men. Constantinople, April 1. The en- gagement between Turkish troops and insurgents at Istbi, Macedonia, which was reported yesterday, and in which 18 insurgents are said to have been killed, is believed to have been the outcome of an intended attack on th Turkish military depots there. The Turks suffered 15 killed or wounded. It is believed the insurgents formed a rart of the original Bulgarian band commanded by Sara f off. No Russian officer niav marrv until w is 23. . The average loncevitv ill thp TTnlfnjl States was 33.2 In 1000. Ninety per cent of the 128,000,000 peo ple of the Russian empire are farmers. Since 1872 4,000 miles of railroads have been laid In the Japanese empire. San Francisco has one saloon for every twenty-two adult male Inhabit ants. . In Swedish towns the average marry lug age of males is SOMi years and of females 27. Beetles in the East and West Indies are so brilliant In coloring that they are beautiful as gems. Males preponderate in the population of Sheffield, England, to the extent of 1,007 to every 1,000 females. The barking of a dog is said to be an acquired habit and one lost if the an imals are allowed to run wild. - In Madagascar silk Is the onlv fabric used In the manufacture of clothing It Is cheaper than linen in Ireland. Green wood contains fully 45 xpv cent of water, and thorough seasoning usual ly expels but 35 per cent of this fluid. The longest tree in the world Ho broken and petrified at the end of a defile in Arizona. It is said to be 660 . feet long. The Island of Cuba was known hv that name by the Lucnnvnn tnHi.n. who were with Columbus when he dis covered It. An ostrich lives about thirty years, and the average annual yield of a bird' in captivity is from two pounds to four pounds of feathers. Street-corner story tellers still earn a good livelihood in Japan. In Tokio. alone 600 of them ply their trade, pro vided with' a small table, a fan and a paper wrapper to Illustrate and em phasize the points of their tales. The annual report of the Austrian Association of Paper Dealers at Vienna, says that the stationery business will be ruined unless the use of picture post al cards as substitutes for letters should diminish. The enormous extent to which the picture cards are used on the continent is shown by the fact that more than 250,000 of them were mailed from Gras in one week during the Ger man Saengerbund festival. Walters at a fashionable summer re sort were recently found to have sup plied their working Jackets with Insldo rubber pockets. Into these they would slip choice viands from the kitchen, which they would then serve to custom ers, and the proceeds went Into their own pockets. Every rubher man was of course discharged, and the familiar cry of "rubber!" at that hotel now would create a panic. A Kingman County (Kan.) farmer Is growing a row of corn a little more than twenty-five miles long for no other reason than to be singular and extraor dinary. He commenced In a fifty-acre field and went round and round In a clrclewlth a lister until he had planted the whole in a single row. which com mences at one of the edges and termi nates In the middle. When he culti vated it, of course, he had to plow the- sameway. As appearances go. the field will make as much crop as it would If planted In the ordinary way. Betting for Charity's Sake. Betting on the results of the recent municipal elections nt Rome was per mitted by the government. The profits were devoted to charitablo purposes. The baby Is a good deal father, always crossest when like Its there la company present.