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' . . . . : Jinwwg Hi v rfptwti. VOL. XLHL--NO. 13,547. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, .MAT 11, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. smiiio FUNDS Oregon Has Part to Play in Irrigation Work. WATER RIGHTS THE ISSUE Nation Will Not Enter Malheur Until They Are Secured. MAY TURN" TO UMATILLA Chief Newel! Explains That Unless All Obstacles Are Removed, the Government May Expend the $2,000,000 Elsewhere. a a , f AMOUNTS STATES PAID J. Oregon .. $l,SSi,730 Arizona 43,832 California 783,849 Colorado ....'. 510.072 Idaho W2.219 Kansas 18.417 Montana ...... 552,1G8 Nebraska .. 118,839 Nevada IL',465 New Mexico 150,123 North Dakota 4... 1.224,044 Oklahoma 810,077 South Dakota 239.421 Utah 84.5J0 Washington 1.099,'JSO Wjoming ..-i 272.924 OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 10. The announcement that Oregon, the largest contributor to the reclamation fund, has finally been recog nized by Secretary Hitchcock, who has ap proved the Malheur project, contemplating the Irrigation of 75.000 acres of land in the vicinity of Vale, and has set aside 52,000,000 for the construction of storage reservoirs and canals, Is somewhat mis leading. The Secretary's action does not necsssarlly mean that the Government will undertake the construction of the Malheur project, or that the $2,000,000 now set aside will bo expended on that or any other Irrigation work in Oregon. To secure an explanation of the Secre tary's action. The Oregonlan correspond ent had an interview today with Chief Newell, of tho reclamation service, on whoso recommendation the Secretary act ed, and ascertained the facts as hereafter given. Mr. Newell said the allotment does not commit the Government to the Mal heur project, but simply signifies that the department has ascertained, by field ex aminations, that about 75.000 acres near Vale can be reclaimed at a cost not ex ceeding $2,000,000. Much Depends on Owners of Rights. Whether the Government will take up the Malheur project depends altogether upon future developments. There are al ready many vested rights around Vale. Tho entire Summer flow of streams which would ho depended upon to furnish water for the Malheur project has already been appropriated, and about one-half of the land lying under the proposed Government canals has been entered. If the owners of the water rights are willing to waive their claims and allow the Government undisputed control of the streams, at least to tho extent of securing sufficient water to make tho project a success, and If the owners of lands Included within that pro ject will sign an agreement to bear their proportionate share of the cost of con structing tho works, namely, $25 or $30 an acre, then the Government will be ready to construct this work, provided a subse quent Investigation shows that dams can be constructed on sites already picked out and canals can ho built and maintained at a reasonable cost. May Turn to Other Section. Asked when actual work of construc tion may bo expected to commence, Mr. Newell replied that many things will have to be determined before any decision can "be reached. If the holders of vested rights aro obstinate .and refuse to make conces sions to the Government, the work is Handsome Bar Fixtures Will almost double your sales. 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The fact that water rights around Vale have been in litigation for many years does not lead to the hope that there will be early agree ment between settlers and the Govern ment. Why Project Is Attractive. The Malheur project is attractive for several reasons. There is an abundance of water in the Malheur River and Bully and Willow Creeks to reclaim easily 75,000 acres, and more if deemed expedient. Tho land is in a low altitude and would be very productive if irrigated. Its proximity to the railroads makes it doubly valuable. The Governjnent, in case it constructs the Malheur works, will not utilize much of the Summer flow of the streams named, but .will store tho flood waters in three separate reservoirs, one on Malheur River and one each on Bully and Willow Creeks. Oregon Must Be Astir. In a word, the allotment of $2,000,000 for tho Malheur project meahs that this money canbe expended on this project if, after further investigation, the project proves entirely satisfactory to tho Gov ernment, or it means that this same amount can be expended on the Umatilla or some other Oregon project which proves more satisfactory than the Malheur scheme, but in cage none of the sites under investigation meets the expecta tions of the department, the money may be spent in some other state and Oregon may have to wait. Two million dollars is available for use in Oregon now, but how long it will remain available no one can say. Two million dollars Is enough to com plete the Malheur project or to complete tho Umatilla or any other Oregon project so far examined. It is up to Oregon to pitch in and show that it wants this money sufficiently to remove the obstacles that now tend to divert the attention of the Government elsewhere. Money for Washington Work. Secretary Hitchcock also set aside out of the reclamation fund $1,500,000 to bo ex pended in irrigating a large tract of land in the vicinity of Pasco, In Eastern Wash ington. It has been determined that at a cost of about $25 per acre anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 acres north and east of Pasco can be reclaimed by diverting the waters of the Snake River. As yet no definite plan for reclaiming these lands has been evoH'ed, although investigations in that vicinity are being pressed, and efforts will be mado to prepare a plan during the present Summer. This Pasco, or Palouse, project, as It is known, is really part of tho vast Big Bend project, and Immediately adjoins it on the south. The entire Big Bend scheme contemplates the reclamation of about 10,000,000 acres of land, and is one of tho largest projects In the United States. The commencement of work near Pasco will not immediately commit 'the Government to the larger work, though It is. expected that it will in time be undertaken. Probably not more than 60,000 or 70,000 acres -Rill bo re claimed under the allotment Just made. WOULD CREATE HUGE LAKE. Nature of Irrigation Scheme Adopted for Malheur County. ONTARIO, Or., May 10. (Special.) The Malheur irrigation project, for which the Government has appropriat ed $2,000,000, is about 20 miles above Vale. The dam will be across the Mal heur River, about 20- miles above that place, where tho river passes through a narrow canyon, and will form a lake 15 miles long and six miles wide at the widest point and 160 feet deep at the deepest place. This lake will cover all of what is known as the Harper ranch and a large area besides, and will con tain a 200,000-acre sheet of water. At the point Where the dam will be con structed is sufficient sandstone in the canyon to construct the dam, which will be 160 feet high. This proposed lake will he sufficient to store up tho entire flow of the Malheur River for one year. Two canals will be taken out at this dam, one on either side of the river. The one on the south side will pass over the foot-hills above and south of Vale, running easterly from that point to within five and one-half miles of Ontario, thence south to the Owyhee River, covering all the land now under the Owyhee, Nevada and Snake River canals, besides valuable bench land above these. The canal on tho north side will (Continued on Second Page.) 20-26 North First Street, Portland, Oregon AGREE ON MEADE Bellingham Man the Choice for Governor. KING AND PIERCE DECIDE Atkinson to Be Nominated for Attorney-General. RAILROADS DEFEAT BAKER Formidable Movement for Senator From Klickitat Is Checked by the Hasty Arrival of J. G. Far- rell on a Special Train. THE PROBABLE SLATE. Governor A. B, Meade, of Belling ham. Ueutenant-Govemor A man from "Eastern Washington. Attorney-General J. D. Atkinson, of Chelan. Secretary of State S. K. Nichols, of Everett. Auditor C. W. Clausen, of Sydney. Land Commissioner EL W. Boss, of Castle Bode Superintendent of Public Instruction B. B. Bryan, of Aberdeen. Treasurer A Thurston County man, probably J. O'B. Scobey, of Olympla. Justices of the Supreme Court Con ceded to Frank Budkln. of North Yak ima, and Judge Mark Fullerton, of Colfax. Delegates to National Convention- John S. McMUUn, of Boche Harbor, and A. B. Eastham, of Vancouver. TACOMA, Wash., May 1L (Special.) King and Pierce Counties agreed on the nomination of A. Er Meade, of Belling ham, for Governor, at 2 o'clock this morn ing. J. D. Atkinson will be Attorney General, and possibly an Eastern Wash ington man for Lieutenant-Governor. Above is a list of tho probabilities for other state offices, tho King, Pierce, north west and southwest committees caucus ing to protect the. state as far as possible. Tho settlement of the fight was made easier by the voluntary action of D. B. Crocker in withdrawing from the Guber natorial fight. This left King and Pierce free to nominate Meade. The actual agreement was made by P. C. Sullivan, representing King, and Wal ter Christian, on behalf of Pierce, who had an understanding with Meade that he would keep his hands off the Senatorial fight and in Whatcom. County would see that Foster and Piles had an even break In the primary struggle that will decide the Legislative ticket. Both Pierce and King jockeyed for posi tion on the Gubernatorial fight, and If any one has, Pierce has rather the better of it. Pierce forced King today to turn down George H. Baker and tho holdover Sen ators who supported him, was first to take up Meade, and maintained through out tho Crocker-Ankeny friendly relations. Pierce, it will be remembered, gave An keny a solid vote for Senator, and Crocker owes to Foster an obligation for his ap pointment as Collector of Internal Reve nue. Atkinson is in doubt whether to accept CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Russo-Japanese War. ' Bumor of batUe at Mao TIene Line Pass. In "which Russians are said to have lost havlly, and General Zassalitch was killed. Page L Japanese are reported to have defeated the Russians near Wa Func Tien. Page 1. Japanese army Is moving on Llao Yang in three divisions. Page 1. Russians re-establish railway and telegraphic communlcaUon with Port Arthur. Page 3. Russia alleges Japan fired on Bed Cross trains and protests to the powers. Page 3. National. Government will not take up Malheur ir rigation project if there Is any dispute over water rights, in which event It may turn to Umatilla scheme. Pace L ' John P. Wallace, of Chicago, will be Chlet Engineer of the Panama Canal. Page 2. Foreign. British kill 200 Thibetans at Karola, but sit uation of Gyangtse Is ery grave. Page 1. Ernest Hooley, famous as a promoter. Is ar retted In London on charge ot conspiracy to defraud. Page 5. Sports. Pacific Coast League'scores: Tacoma 3, Port land 0; Los Angeles 3, Oakland 2. Page 9. Pacific Coast. Bed Boy mine, in Baker County, sold by receiver to syndicate or stockholders. Page 4. Norman "Williams pleads not guilty at The Dalles to the murder of Alma Xesbltt. Page 4. Forest Grove postofflce robbed of stamps and money. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Oregon and Eastern weekly crop reports. Page 13. Crop report depresses Chicago wheat market. Page 13. Cause of contraction in Wall street specula tion. Page 13. Weaker potato market at San Eranclsco. Page 12. Steamer Spencer may run over Cascades, Page 12. Government lumber contract awarded In Port land. Pace 12. Portland and Vicinity. Postmaster Bancroft may retire. Page 5. T. A. and Hosea Wood on trial. Page 8. Dr. H. W. Coe nominated for State Senator. Page 14. Two policemen lose pay for paltry offenses. Page 14. County Court holds up bills of Boys and Girls Aid Society. Pace S. Citizens subscribe liberally to carnival fund. Page S. Liberty bell will' be sent to Lewis and, Clark Pair. Page 8, x tho nomination for Attorney-General or insist upon being named for Lieutenant Governor. The northwest and southwest. Is Insisting upon its slate which carries C E. Coon, of Jefferson, for Lieutenant Governor, and may win out. Asks for Time Three Times. TACOMA, Wash., May 10. (Special.) Three times tonight Pierce County has asked for further time, and it has been granted. The King County steering com mittee, driven away from a McBrlde or Baker alliance, which might nominate either the present Governor or the Klick itat Senator, has been ready to close up the Gubernatorial Issue with Pierce since 11 o'clock, and has shown a preference for the nomination of B. D. Crocker, of Walla "Walla, at present Collector of Internal Revenue, with headquarters at Tacoxna. Tho nomination would, of course, be made with the understanding that he was to re main neutral in the Senatorial fight. At a caucus of the Pierce County dele gation held just before midnight tonight the steering committee reported the fail ure of King to agree upon Baker's nomi nation and the Impossibility of the nomi nation of McBrlde or Coiner. Cold water was thrown upon the Atkinson boom and the Pierce County leaders declared that Crocker, while eminently satisfactory to the Pierce County Interests, would be a weaker Gubernatorial nominee than other men under consideration. Tho Pierce County steering committee completed its report with a flattering recommendation of A. E. Meade, of Bel lingham, insisting that Meade would be strong before the people arid that the interests of Senator Foster would be fur thered by Meade's nomination While no vote was taken on the proposal to stay with the Meade movement, the steering committee was encouraged to deal with Whatcom. Remarks Caused Adjournment. As an incident of the Pierce County meeting, R. W. Clark, ex-Commissioner of Public Works, attempted to broach the subject of the state platform, and would have suggested a plank indorsing the rail road commission idea, but the delegation adjourned promptly without giving Clark an opportunity to present his plea. The Pierce County steering committee called another caucus for 1 o'clock Wednesday morning, which was prevented by the further caucusing of the steering committee with other delegations. In the meantime, representatives of the south west and northwest combines called upon King County and presented tho slate which the two sections of the state had agreed upon. The two combines claimed a vot ing strength of 173, or as much as the combined strength of Pierce and King. An alliance of the four Interests, it was shown, would nominate a ticket. The King County steering committee in dorsed the slate of the two combinations, and later Pierce, too, approved. Baker Boom Squelched. For a time during the afternoon it looked as though the nomination of State Sena tor G. H. Baker, of Klickitat County, could not he prevented. The holdover Sen ators and those who have been renomi- (Concluded on Page Five.) im i UMOR OF FiOHT Russians Overtaken at Mao Tieng Ling Pass. LOSS IS SAID TO BE HEAVY General Zassalitch Among Those Reported Killed. JAPANESE ARE PRESSING ON Llao Yang Is Their Objective Point , andthe Army Is Advancing In Three Divisions-Rlimor of Another Victory. TOKZO. May 1L noon. Admiral Togo reports that since the 6th of May many explosions have been heard com ing from the vicinity of Port Arthur, but their cause has not been ascer tained. The impreslson here is that the Russians, despairing of their abil ity to defend Port Arthur, are dstroy ing their ships before evacuating th place. PARIS, May 1L The Matin's St. Petersburg correspondent says it is per sistently rumored that there has been a big flght near Mao Tien LIrig Pass be tween the Russians and General Kuroki's army. The Russians, he says, lost heav ily, Lieutenant-General Zassalitch being among the killed. (It was announced in these dispatches several days ago that the next great battle was expected at Mao Tien Ling Pass, to which the Russians retreated after the battle on the Yalu River.) ADVANCING IN THREEMDIVISIONS Japanese Propose to Come Up in the Rear of Liao Yang. LONDON, May 1L The Shanghai cor respondent of the Morning Post, under date of May 10, says the Japanese army is advancing in three divisions;, tho first from Feng , Wang Chen? toward Llao Yang, the second from Polandlen and Chuchon to Yung Yao Cheng, and the third from Sullen Dyeng to Kullensln, with the object of severing communica tion with the rear of Llao Yang, where e HIS ST. HELENA! the preparations for defense are smalL Spencer Wilkinson, in an article in the Morning Post, thinks there is no inher ent probability In the foregoing sugges tion. Two armies are advancing against General Kuropatkln. from Feng Wang Cheng and from Port Arthur, via Kaiping, and the third to Kuroki's right. with a view of turning the Russian left, but Mr. Wilkinson adds, it is impossible to say whether the Shanghai dispatch is based on guess work or on authentic Information. ANOTHER JAPANESE VICTORY. Second Army Is Reported to HaVe Met Enemy Near Wafungtien. LONDON, May 1L The Dally Chroni cle's -correspondent at Shan Hai Kwan, un der date of May 10, says the Japanese first army from the Yalu River already Is threatening the Russian position at Hai cheng. The second army, marching in three divisions in order to co-operate with General JKurokl, has defeated the Rus sians near Wafungtien with great loss, the correspondent says. He adds that the Japanese artillery was splendidly handled. The Dally Chronicle notes that there are two Wafungtlens, one on the railroad north of Port Arthur, 20 miles from Plt sewo, and the other 40 miles west of Kai ping, on the road to Peng Wang Cheng. Report of Battle Near Liao Yang. SHAN HAI KWAN, May 10. Ifis re ported that the first Japanese corps, having followed the Russians retreat ing from the Yalu River, overtook them 20 miles south of Llao Yang yes terday and a severe engagement en sued. The Japanese dragged their guns up hills believed to be unsur mountable. The Russians thereupon continued to retreat North. A division of the first corps is approaching Nlu Chwang, which Is now garrisoned by a handful of Russians. SAYS TRANSPORTS WERE SUNK Russian Official Declares the Port Arthur Fleet Went Out. PARIS, May 11. According to the St Petersburg correspondent of th$ Matin, a high official of the naval general staff, declares that the entrance to Port Arthur is still free, and that the squadron went out on May 9 as far as Pitsewo, where the torpedo-boats sank a number of Jap anese transports. Japan Buying Submarine-Boats. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 10 From a reliable source comes the Information that a contract has been awarded the Newport News Shipbuilding Company for the construction' of four submarine boats destined for service with the Japanese navy in the war in the Far. East. Shipyard officials here refuse to con firm or deny the report, but it is be lieved here that the yard has been rush ing work on warships contracted for in an Indirect way for the Mikado's Gov ernment for some time past. Steamers Not Allowed to Sail. .SEOUL, Corea. April 30. (Delayed in transmission.) The Japanese authori ties peremptorily refused to permit steamers to sail from Chemulpo for Chinnampo or to leave that port at.f THEIRJiTfiUE TwoHundred Thibetans Are Killed. PURSUED AFTER BATTLE Younghusband, However, Is Still Cornered at Gyangste. SITUATION IS VERY GRAVE Enemy Has Already Once Gained the Wall and the Sick Soldiers Have to Turn Out to Save the Post. SPECIAL CABLE. GYANGTSE, Thibet, May 10. This place Is still closely invested by the Thi betans, who .are posted in the large farm houses and In the native quarters outside- the walls of the post The mounted Infantry, which' pursued the Thibetan column routed by Colonel Brander's troops on May 6, returned to camp at Klrola Sunday, and reported that they had killed 250 Thibetans who were retreating after the battle. Superior arms and ammunition manu factured At L'Hassa are being used by the Thibetans. Thelc rifles, which are made from a British model, while rough, aro extremely serviceable, and have a range of 1000 yards. A small party which returned to Gyang tse from Karola reports the country tranquil, and the natives friendly. The latter are plowing and getting their Spring crops In readiness. The situation here is serious, but Col onel Younghusband and his officers and men are in excellent health and spirits. The first attack on the garrison, which was In the nature of a complete surprise, came very near being successful, the Thi betans actually gaining the compound walls. Their showing, however, betrayed their intention at the critical moment and the defenders were able to gain their posts and pour in a. hot fire. The sick in the hospitals Joined with the well sol diers and the little force was able to hold its position, and even to pursue the Thibetans as far as the nearest houses. The Thibetans have strongly fortified the native settlement of Joig, which com mands Gyangtse, and open fire without warning on any one approaching within range of their fire. They have also mounted some small cannon, with which they occasionally bombard the British position. Another force of the enemy is entrenched in a massive monastery near the road, and this is fortified. Many per sons of Importance arrive from time to time from L'Hassa, and confer with the native officers at Jong, while native re cruits from the Buddhist monastery are constantly augmenting the ranks of the enemy. The grave feature of the trouble is the killing of four servants in the home of Captain Parr, of the mission, by Thibet ans who entered the house through a window, and the killing of four other servants who were captured during the first attack. General Ma, the Chinese commander, who was in conference with Colonel Brander, concealed the plot against the British commissioner, and this fact has caused resentment on the part ef the British. The British mission is in danger, as the Thibetans wno are armed and equipped will do all in their power to wipe out the column. General McDonald is still at Chumbl, and no orders hae been received from him. Colonel Brander Is expected to return here and clear out the Thibetans from Jong. His victory at Karola will probably have a good effect in aiding ultimate British success. LIVE WIRE STRIKES DEATH. Conductor Fred Olson Receives a Shock That Proves Fatal. Fred Olson, a street-car conductor in the employ of the Oregon Water Power & Railway Company, received an electric shock from a live wire at a point on the Oregon City line near Mllwaukle, at 12:43 this morning, and died before he could be brought to this city for medical atten tion. Olson was in charge of a trau loaded with excursionists returning from.a dance at Canemah Park. He was on the trailer, when the trolley slipped off and tne cars stopped. It was then seen that a live wire had fallen on the track. In company with the other con ductor and the motorman, Olson went, back to clear the track. He took hold of the wires In such a way as to receive the full current, and received a powerful shock. He was placed on the forward car and hurried to Portland. An ambulance was telephoned ior, which met the car upon its arrival, but before the drive to St Vincent's Hospital could be made the Injured man died, in spite of all efforts to save his life. Olson was 35 years of age, and had been in the employ of the company several years. He was one of the most trusted conductors in the service and a man of excellent reputation. He resided at Mll waukle. Superintendent W. Tiffany, of the Ore gon Water Power & Railway Company, stated at a late hour this morning that a report from the Mllwaukle carbarn super intendent was to the effect that it was a Portland General Electric Company wire, carrying 6000 volts, that caused Olson's death. The wire Is said to have set fire to a fence, and Olson stood on an In sulated stool when he received the fatal shock.