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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1904. FREE ROGUE'S FISH RepresentativeBurnsWiil Fight Hume's Law. SALMON MONOPOLIZED NOW Legislator Will Try for Repeal of the Act Which Turned Over Fish ing Rights of River to One Man. SALEM. Or., Dec. 20. (Special.) The old fight ovor fishing on Rogue River will be on again in the Legislature this Win ter, ami ex-Rcpresentatlve R. D. Hume will probably have trouble on his hands. Hume now has a monopoly of the Ashing business on Rogue River, and his monop oly is supported in a greater or less de gree by an act of the Legislature of 1899, of which Hume was a member. To secure the repeal or amendment of that law Is one of the pricipal purposes of Representative Robert Burns, who halls from Coos and Curry Counties. Burns is a Democrat, and was elected to the Legislature- in opposition to a Re publican candidate, who was .supported by Hume. One of the issues of the cam paign was the overthrow of Hume's mo nopoly, so Bums is virtually pledged to do what he can to accomplish that end. Burns is the first member of the Legis lature of 1905 to appear upon the scene of action. He arrived today, accompanied by Mr. Burns and young son, and will re main until the final adjournment. The time before the Legislature convenes on January 9 will be spent by Mr. Burns In familiarizing himself with questions that) are likely to come up for considera tion. Mr. Burns came to Salem ten days rarly for the reason that the roads over the mountains are impassable In places for a stage, and if he waited for the next steamer to Portland he would not be here for the opening. "It is in the repeal or amendment of local fishing Irws that the people of my part of the state are most Interested." wt id Representative Burns today. "While thee are other matters of legislation in which I am taking an interest, this will receive my first attention, as it Is of particular interest to my constituents. The people down there made their wish known by turning down the Republican candidate and electing a Democrat who stood for a change in the law." The act to which Mr. Burns refers pro vides that on certain rivers and their tributaries in Curry County, "the owner or owners of tidelands. and riparian own er above tide water, on each of said rivers, as appurtenancos thereto, shall have the exclusive right and privilege of ftehlng for salmon fish with seines and nets, and hauling and landing seines and rets on said law and no person or per sons shall anchor said nets, or put or placr any obstruction or obstructions whatever In the water fronting said tide lands in any place or places where said tfdektads are used for hauling or land ing seines.' As Mr. Hume owns ali the land and ttdetaad bordering on Rogue River where Aching is conducted, this gives him a monopoly of the right to fish in that Htrra.ni. Mr. Burns contends that the law is unconstitutional, but since the people of the region have no money with which to litigate, they cannot have it so de clared He believes that In navigable ftreaats all persons should have a right to take n0i and land them any place be low hlghwatcr mark. In other words, he believes that the tidelands, between Jtowwnter and highwater, should be open in Hie ue ot fishermen. But Mr. Hume doesn't took at it that way. At previous sessions of the Legislature Mr. Hume has shown himself a hard fighter, and it goes without saying that he will be on hand this Winter to look out for his Interests. Change Mining Tax. "Thore are some other things to which 1 have given attention," said Mr. Burns! "1 have been requested by some mining men to aid in amending the Eddy corpor ation tax law so as to exempt mining companies from the provision of the law, or lessen the tax as to them. I am op posed to a change in the law in that re spect. Mining companies are organized with a large capital stock, and hence must pay a correspondingly large license tax. I think that is entirely proper. If they don't want to pay so large a tax let them reduce the amount of their capital stock. I believe a schedule of fees vary ing according to the amount of the cap ital stock is the proper plan, and it should apply to all corporations alike. "I believe, however, that the money derived from the corporation license tax, fcnd from the Inheritance tax, should go into the school fund, and not into the general fund." Mr. Burns says, that the. fishing inter ests on Coos Bay will want some changes in the open and closed seasons for catch ing steelhead salmon, but he will not know just what these changes are until he consults with Representative Schiller " 3?rmann' ofCoos, and Senator Coke, l 0008 and Curry. Mr. Burns believes that the schedule of license fees for fish ermen, cannerymon. etc, should be re vised so as to make the fishery depart ment self-supporting. He does not be lieve in paying out state money to main tain fish hatcheries. ALL ARE BUYING CATTLE. Good Prices and Brisk Market Prevail in Grant County. JOHN DAY Or.. Dec 30.(SpecJal.) Cattle buying among Grant County stockmen has been quite active since the heavy sales last Fall. So many en gaged in this rather unusual form of stock transaction that the home supply became .practically exhausted sdme time ago, and they are reaching out iuiw me aurrountting: territory. The bulk of the business was carried on very quietly, and resulted in a good many surprises. Growers who make a practice of selling off young stock were approached by local buyers, and asked whether they knew of any such for sale In thoir neighborhood. The reply was generally that tliey had bought up all to be found. Conditions favor this demand. Prices have been down to bedrock, close sales of fat stock had been general through out the county, and feed and pasture are unusually plentiful. Izee cattlemen have made the largest purchases of young stock and steers, and several large bands have been taken Into that section for wintering. Henry Trow bridge and Johnny Laycock have Just driven 43G head of steers over to their pastures in that valley. They were purchased chiefly in the Burnt River country, at prices ranging from 512 to 5S6 per head. UPHOLDS EIGHT-HOUR LAW. Supreme Court Bases Opinion on De cision of Highest Court. OLYMPIA. Wash., Dec 30. (Special.) The Supreme Court, In an opinion filed today upholds the constitutionality of municipal laws fixing the length of a day's labor on public works, and in so do ing reverses an opinion heretofore filed by the Supreme Court in the case of Se attle vs. Smyth, reported in 22 Wash., 327. Today's opinion is in a case arising in Spokane County, where James C. Broad was charged with violating an eight-hour ordinance adopted by the city in January. IPC Broad applied for a writ of habeas corpus in the lower court, which was de nied, and he -was remanded back to the custody of the authorities. He appealed to the Supreme Court, alleging that the ordinance Is antagonistic to the 14th amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and to the state constitu tion. This contention was based largely upon the opinion in Seattle vs. Smyth, where it was held that the right to contract labor is a valuable right, and any law that takes away that right is obnoxious to the constitutional provision prohibiting the taking of property without due pro cess of law, and that the law there brought into question Interfered with the right of persons to contract with refer ence to their services, where such services are neither unlawful nor against public policy. The reversal of this opinion is based on the ground that the case now before the court is susceptible of appeal to the "United States Supreme Court, and in view or the fact that the United States Su preme Court, in the recent case of Atkin vs. Kansas, passed squarely on this ques tion, and upheld the constitutionality of such laws, the Supreme Court ,of this state yields allegiance to the doctrine an nounced by the higher court. The Unued States Supreme Court deci sion is discussed at length, and the argu ments found In the opinion of the court are apparently looked upon with favor by the court of this state. Attention Is called to the fact in the case of Seattle vs. Smyth a short per curiam opinion was handed down, and that the briefs sub mitted to the court contained no citations of authorities on this point. The ruling of the court was largely incidental to other issues given more prominence. The opinion is an affirmance of the Superior Court of Spokane County, and effectively establishes the right of cities and the state to fix the number of hours in a day's labor on public works. SLIDES DELAY TRAINS. Trains in Cow Creek Canyon Are Held Up for Hours. GRANT'S PASS, Or., Dec 30. (Special.) Washouts prevail along the railway tracks and county roads all over South ern Oregon. Trains have been delayed for hours. No train from Portland has reached here since yesterday morning, and none are expected until late tonight. Several slides have occurred in Cow Creek Canyon. On both sides of West Fork, great masses of eurth and rocks have slid down the mountainside, cover ing up the track to such a depth that the extra crews now at work upon the slides cannot finish for several hours. The passengers and mail are being trans ferred around, the slides as rapidly as possible, but there is unavoidable delay. The Rogue River has risen rapidly, and a number of county bridges have been washed out. The Crescent City and Will iams stages have been delayed, and none have arrived for two days. Rain has fallen all over ufis region, and every 11U tie stream is now a torrent. Only One Foot of Snow. CANYON CITY, Or., Dec 30. (Spe cial.) Although Winter has fairly set In here, the snowfall is very light. The ground Is hardly covered in the lower valley, while the depth in the moun tains scarcely exceeds one foot. This is not considered a promising feature of the season, for though heavy falls of snow may come later, they do not have the sume opportunity to freeze and harden, and melt too rapidly in the Spring. But as the surface of the ground is but slightly frozen, the moisture will mostly sink into the ground. This condition is essential to good Summer and Fall range in the mountains. High Tides Flood Lands. EVERETT, Wash., Dec. 30. Tides of record-breaking height have washed out the Great Northern tracks a short dis tance south of Mukllteo. and traffic be tween Everett and Seattle by rail is at a standstill in consequence. The high water has broken through dikes consid ered perfectly safe, 'and Is now flooding large areas of farming land. Around Marysvllle, broad sheets of water cover the ground. The inrush of water came close to drowning COO sheep which were being moved on scows. A high piece of land to which the sheep were hurried proved their salvation. FOR YAMHILL'8 FAIR EXHIBIT Newberg Determined That County Shall Make Good Showing. NEWBURG. Or., Dec 30. (Speclal.)-At a meeting of the Newburg Board of Trade last night, held especially for the pur pose, a resolution was unanimously adopted asking the Yamhill County Court to make an appropriation of $500 toward making a county exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Centennial. A meeting of the Yamhill County De velopment League Is to be held at Mc Minnvllle on Wednesday to consider the subject further, and In order that a full representation of Newburg people may be in attendance to help the cause along, the board Instructed the secretary to ask W. E. Coman, of the Southern Pacific, to run a special car to the county seat from this place on that day. Rocks Stop Streams on Fire. CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec 30. Special.) At the last meeting of the Centralia Council, the City Clerk was Instructed to notify the Centralia Water Supply Com pany that It draw no more water warrants until the water system was put in a condition approved by the Council. Some time ago the Council ordered the water company to make repairs, and at the next meeting the superintendent reported that they had been made. At the fire on Sunday evening, the water supply ran short, and had the supply stopped a few minutes sooner, the whole north end would have burned. Several times the firemen were compelled to take the noz zle off the hose and shake out the rocks that had accumulated In the hydrants. New Fraser River Mill. NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C, Dec 30. (Speclal.) A large sawmill on the Fraser River that has been closed for 15 years will open in a few weeks to cut 250,000 feet of lumber a day. under American capital. The mill was Durchased hv T.a. ter W. David, for years manager of the aionarcn j-.umDer suns m Blaine. The company will be known as the Fraser River Lumber Mills Company and will employ nearly 300 men. It will ship both by rail and vessels. In the marine ship ping, B. J. Dodge, the millionaire lumber man.of San Francisco, will use his own fleet X1 lumber vessels. Already a market has been opened in Australia, and the first cargo sent by water will go there. Add to Astoria Hospital. ASTORIA, Or., Dec 30. (Special.) Plans and specifications are practi cally .completed for the construction of an addition to St. Mary's Hospital in this city, that when completed will be the main building of that institu tion. The structure will face Sixteenth street, will have a frontage of 125 feet, wi... a depth of about 100 feet, and will be five stories high, Including a basement. It will be a frame build ing, equipped with every modern Im provement and its' cost will be about 590,000. A portion of the present struc ture is to be remodeled and converted into a laundry and contagious wards. Prize-Packed Fruit. LA GRANDE, Or.. Dec 30. The Ore gonlan Produce Company, of La Grande, has been awarded first hononrby a com mittee of over 50 commission men and dealers in San Francisco, for the best packed fruit, competing with Colorado, California, Washington and Idaho. A.. A. Gust, manager of the company In this city, has Just Teturned from San Francisco. HIDES FROM FIANCE Girl Goes to Buy Trousseau, and Then Disappears. IS TRACED TO PORTLAND Miss Belle Noyer, of Molalla, Left Oregon City With Young Man, Although Engaged to John Cross. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 30. (Special.) In the sudden disappearance, ten days ago, of MisB Belle Noyer. daughter of Ben Noyer. a farmer residing near Molal la, has resulted the sudden termination of a love affair, and the breaking of the hearts of the girl's parents. On Tuesday, December 20, Miss Noyer IN TOMORROW'S OREGONIAN PORTLAND'S FIRST MILITARY COMPANY. It was organized soon after the breaking out of the Civil War and its membership included the men vrho afterwards became United States Senators. An interesting bit of early history, in volving prominent men, with some rare pioneer portraits. ELIZABETH IN HER NEW OREGON HOME. She visits the wild woods of her favorite canj'on in the Coast Range Mountains, and compares our native forests with the country described by Ossian. This is the best letter from her pen. WEST POINT THE BEST TRAINING SCHOOL IN THE WORLD. A famous English military expert, interviewed by our London correspondent declares that the United States Military Academy is superior in everything that counts for efficiency. His criticism of British officers is likely to create a sensation. PUTURE STATES OF OKLAHOMA AND ARIZONA. A special correspondent at Washington contributes an interesting letter outlining the legislative process by which four territories will be admitted as two states early this year. STONE IMPLEMENTS USED BY OREGON INDIANS. Dr. Dav Raffety contributes an article describing them, and telling how they were employed. There are excellent illustrations of implements used in war and in peace by Willamette Valley tribes. JAPANESE ARE ENTERPRISING FISHERMEN. A Government Commissioner sent to Japan to make investiga tions tells Frank Gr. Carpenter of an industry in which 500,000 boats are engaged. Compressed fish is an emergency ration on which the Japanese have fought winning battles. DEATH'S HARVEST DURING THE PAST YEAR. Necrology of 1904 which bears the names of 262 men and women prominent in their callings. FUTURE OF 7 HE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY. Hon. Prank J. Hagenbarth, president of the National Livestock Association, contributes an article in which he, holds that the industry must continue to advance at the present fast pace. JOTTINGS OF OLD LTM JUCKLTN. Opie Read's philosopher expresses some opinions concerning the professional truth-teller. came to this city for the purpose of mak ing some purchases and completing her trousseau, for she was engaged to be mar ried to John Cross, a young farmer of the Molalla neighborhood. Since that time the anxious parents have not heard a word from their daughter, whose where abouts a thorough search has failed to disclose. In the search that has been made to find the girl, who is only 17 years of age, It has been learned that Immediately on her arrival In Oregon City she was joined by a young man of this city named Know land, with whom she went away,, pre sumably to Portland. Her escort returned within a few days, when the girl was seen in the company of another young man, whose name is not- known. Friends of the young woman at first feared that she had committed suicide, but that theory was disproved by the search, and it Is now thought she is In hiding in Portland, although a week's hunt has failed to find the slightest trace of the missing girl. CONVICTS IN DUNGEONS. Fclsom Prisoners Suspected of Com plicity in Outbreak Punished. FOLSOM. Cal., Dec. 30. Three hundred and fifty convicts were put to work today as usual in the quarry and about the rock crusher, the scene of yesterday's on slaught. "Kid" Thompson, who Is regarded as a particularly dangerous convict, was placed THE NEW YEAR'S OREGONIAN The best advertisement for the 1905 Fair that Oregon's people can send to their friends In the East, will be a copy of the New Year' Orecoslan that wul be published Monday morn In-; next. The Illuntrations of the beautiful Ex position buildings and the Exposition grounds will be mode a special feature of the New Year's number. The paper will be mailed to any address In the United States or Canada, postage prepaid, for 10 cents a copy. Address The Oregon lan. Portland, Or. In the dungeon for uttering words consid ered detrimental to the discipline of the prison. He criticised "Warden Yell and the guards for killing his fellow-prisoner. "W. Hernando also was placed In a cell, having been Identified as the man who threw a sledge hammer Into the rock crusher. His number was on the imple ment, but he declared that it had fallen Into the crusher while he momentarily stepped away. "Warden Yell learned this morning that Convict Campbell was In the plot to escape and promptly ordered him placed In the dungeon. The warden said: "I believe that a number of convicts were Implicated In the plot and asfast as the men are apprehended they will be placed In the Incorrigible cells. I am sat isfied that the men realize the futility of attempting to get out since th'e Issuance of the order to guards to shoot, despite the fact that convicts may use the guards as shields." "Warden Yell has In his possession seven knives that were taken from the escaping convicts. They are rusty implements about seven Inches in length, the handles are bound in rawhide, and the points are roughly sharpened. ' "It Is a mystery to me how the convicts secreted so 'many knives," said "Warden Yell. "They were evidently placed at the bottom of the great rock piles that had been brought out from the quarry and allowed to collect while the rock crusher was being repaired. Although I had re ceived an Intimation that there was a plot to break out and that the knives had been secreted In the quarry, we could not locate all of them. Every niche of ground was carefully gone over, but the blades could not all be found, though we recoi' ered a few." Coroner William F. Gormley arrived at the prison shortly before rioon and has called on Constable James Donnelly; of Folsom, to subpena a Jury for an Inquest at the prtem. CONTRACTOR STABS COOK. Joseph Thompson Arrested, Charged With Murder of Alex. Goeruke. CONDON. Or., Doc 30. (Sped aL) Jo seph Thompson, a contractor, was arrest ed today In a railway camp near Clem, and brought shere to answer the charge of murdering Alex Goeruke, the cook In the camp. About 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon the two men quarreled. According to the ac count received here, Goeruke was cutting meat at the time. He laid -down, the meatknlfe for the purpose of fighting Thompson with his fists. Thereupon Thompson seized the knife and stabbed the cook. Goeruke named Thompson as his assailant before he died early this morning. Thompson is now In Jail. The camp is on the Arlington & Condon Rail way, and Thompson & Small are sub contractors. TWO COUNTS ON STAUCH. True Bills Returned Against Two Prisoners Who Were Recaptured. ASTORIA, Or.. Dec. 30. (Special.) At this session of the Circuit Court District Attorney Allen returned true bills against Fred Stauch. One charges him with larceny in that he stole a quantity I of freight from the O. R. & N. Company's warehouse, where h wn emninvH Viv the company as a shipping clerk. The- uiner cnarges mm witn aiding a pris oner to escape, in that he helped Harry Lowe to break from the County Jail De cember 17. 4 Mr. Allen also returned' two true bills against Harry Lowe. One charges him with burglary, in that he broke into a railway-car containing merchandise. The other charges him with larceny in a dwelling. In that when he escaped from the County Jail, he stole a watch from John Truhar, another prisoner. These are the two men who recently broke Jail and were recaptured. They will be arraigned tomorrow morning, and each Is expected to plead guilty to at least one of the charges. CHECKS WERE FORGERIES. G. E. Byan Left Them at Bank, and Did Not Return. . OREGON CITT, Or., Dec 30. (8po cial.) It has been discovered that two checks, one for $125," left at an Oregon City bank a few days ago, are forger ies. A man giving the name of G. E. Byan left the checks for collection, but failed to call for his graphic communication was made by tne xocai oanic wjth the Vancouver bank, on which they were drawn, when it was learned that the papers- were both forgeries. One of the checks Js signed by Edson M. Rowley, a business man of Van- couver.. The other check had the sig nature of August Hlrstel, whose iden tity has not been placed. Byan, who presented the checks for payment, is a young man, aged between 25 and 30 years. Stabbed in Saloon Row. SALEM, Or.. Dec. j30. (Special.) In a saloon row at Mill City last night W. D. Hoeye was severely stabbed by A. J. La mareaux. Sheriff Culver went to the scene today, but could not find Lama reaux. Hoeye will recover. Boiler Victims Number Five. CHEHALIS, Wash., Dec. -30. (Special. ) W. Buchanan, who was Injured In the Walvllle boiler explosion Wednesday, died last night, making the fifth fatality. All the others will recover. NORTHWEST DEAD. Matthew Scott. - ALBANY, Or., Dec. 30. (Special.) Matthew Scott, a prominent stockbuyer and formerly Sheriff of 'Linn County -died here this morning after an Illness of 'three months, aged 60 years. , For Better School Sanitation. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 30. (Spe cial.) At a meeting, tonight the tax payers of the Oregon City school dis trict voted a tax of 2 mills for general school purposes. The expenses for the ensuing school year are estimated at 511,300. Some improvement's, including the installation of better sanitary con veniences, are contemplated by the di rectors during 1905, READ BIBLE IN SCHOOLS WASHINGTON TEACHERS ASK PERMISSION. "J. A. Tormey, of Spokane, Is Elected President of State Association Successful Session Ends.' SPOKANE, "Wash., Dec. 30. (Special.) The Washington State Educational Asso ciation today closed the most successful convention In its history. The following officers were elected: President, J. A. Tormey, Spokane; vice president, C. M. Sherman, Snohomish County; secretary. O. L. Whitney. Ta coma; treasurer,' F. L. Calkins, Ellens burg; member of the executive commit tee, W. F.4 F. Selleck,' North "Yakima. J. M. Hltt, C. M. Sherman and E. L. Calkine were re-elected members of the educa tional council, and O. L; Whitney was elected as the new member The following legislative committee was chosen: O. S. Jones, Walla Walla; A. B. Warner, Tacoma; F. M. McCully. Olym pla; L. L. Benbow, Tacoma; E. T. Math ers, Belllngham. and J. M. Hltt, Port Townsend. President Tormey was elected by a vote of 152, M. B. Watklns. of Spo kane, receiving 62 votes, and E. Twit myer. of Belllngham, 41. North Yakima was chosen as the next place of meeting, receiving 154 votes to 132 votes for Belllngham. The convention Indorsed a proposed amendment to the state constitution per mitting tne reading of the Bible in the public schools. The convention closes with a balance of $S20 In the treasury. SAFEGUARD THE SALMON. Fishermen Recommend That Closed Season Laws Be Enforced. KALAMA. Wash.. Dec. 30. (Special.) The chief topic of conversation for weeks past among the fishermen has been the proposed changes In the fish laws of the state, applying to the Columbia River. At an enthusiastic meeting held today In Kalama the situation was thoroughly gone over and an agreement reached that will be as near satisfactory as pos sible. The gill net men, the seiners, the trap men and the fish dealers were all well represented. The fish question discussed was the proposed Sunday-closing law. The con clusion was reached that the fact that the many fishermen at work constantly so near the mouth of the river scared the fish back, and that this was why the fish seemed to enter the river later each year. The second question discussed was the closed season in the Spring, which begins March 1 and ends April 15. It was the opinion of the majority of those present that the closed season served no useful purpose so far as the preservation of fish Is concerned. The resolution passed that the Spring closed season should be abolished. The third question taken up related to the canneries, cold storage and fish houses that buy and store fish. It was agreed that the penalties for receiving. buying, storing or in any way handling fish during the closed season should be made more severe, on the ground that if the fishermen could not And anyone to receive their fish that very few fish would be caught and no launches would be needed to patrol the river for illicit fishermen. It was further recommended that the State Fish Commissioner be au thorized to appoint as many deputies as may be needed to enforce the law- . The question of the length of the Fall closed season was not definitely settled. but the present law was thought to be about right. The opinion was unanimous that the preservation of the salmon in dustry depended on artificial propagation, n Intra try o MWmUlf ("rtMltr" ... BOYCOTT. OPEN SHOP. Union Lumber Company Prays for . Restraining Injunction.' SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30. The Union X.umber Company, operating lumberyards in this city and at Fort Bragg, Cal., brought suit today for $100,000 and an in junction against the San trancisco ian Ing Mill Owners' Association, the Building Trades Council. MHlmen's union ana 45 officers of the association. The suit Is a result of a boycott placed on the union Lumber Company for maintaining an open shop. The complaint recites at length the means alleged to have been employed to give force to the boycott It is declared that the contractors were notified, to cease handling the company's products under threats of strike, the union officers visit ing towns and prohibiting local unions from handling the Arm's lumber. The complaint recites instances where shipments of lumber were returned to the company by customers who. It la claimed. were Intimidated. The petitioners ask for an Injunction restraining the defendants from interfering with the complalnant'3 business and that they be ordered to re scind all boycotting notices sent out Many Tons of Bullion. WEISER, Idaho, Dec. SO. (Special.) CL W. Jones, of Landore, In the Seven Devils mining district Is in the city to close a contract with tho Ladd Metals Company for the dellve'ry of 1000 tons of coke and 1000 cords of wood to their copper smelter at Landore, and freight out 1000 tons of bullion. A new blast furnace of 60 tons per-day capacity has been erected, and the plant will be ready for operation in two weeks. A gas furnace was experimented with last Summer, but was a failure. The company has several tons of ore In the bins awaiting treatment Smelt Now in Cowlitz. KELSO. Wash., Dec. 30. (Special.) The Cowlitz River at this point is just begin nlng to carry Its annual run of smelt and the fishermen are busy with their dipnets. Twenty boats are now at work, and about 100 boxes of oO pounds each' aro being filled and shipped daily, from here. The season lasts about three months, and the catch will gradually increase until I 600 to 'S00 boxes will -be the dally ship ment from Kelso. The Cowlitz River Is noted as the most certain smelt stream on the Coast Log Smashes Wagon-Bridge. NEWBURG, Or., Dec. 30. (Special.) Early yesterday morning a big log was hurled by the swollen waters of Cheha lem Creek over the mill dam southwest. of town, and crashed into the big wagon" bridge Just below, tearing out the tim bers like pins and carrying away 60 feet of the structure spanning the stream. In going over a section of the old dam was also demolished. The bridge Is on the road leading to McMInnvIlle, and Is one of the most generally-used In this section Manage Bristol Bay Cannery. ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 30. (Special.) 1. O. Belland, of this city, has been engaged by the Columbia River Pack ers' Association as superintendent of Its cannery on Nushagak .River, Bris tol Bayf Alaska, to succeed Captain Carlson, who has held the position for s.everal years. Branch Line- Bridge Out. ALBANY, Or.. Dec. 30. (Special.) The south fork of the Santiam has swept away the Southern Pacific bridge at Crabtree. All trains on the branch road are, compelled to run by-sAlbany, coming down from Tallman on the Lebanon road and going out over the Corvallls & Eastern. New Bridge Across Cowlitz. KELSO, Wash.. Dec. 30. (Special.) The Kelso Bridge Company has received no tice from the Secretary of "War that it will.be granted the right to construct a bridge across the Cowlitz River at thi3 place, connecting Catlin with Kelso, with slight changes In the specifications filed with tho Government. The exceptions are that, the east pier of the draw shall be 30 feet further west and the draw Itself 100 feet wide Instead of SO, ae originally proposed. High Bridge Is Completed. LA GRANDE, Or., Dec. 30. (Special.) The big steel bridge on the line of the O. R. & N. Company near. Meacham has been completed, and is the highest bridge between Huntington and Portland, being 63 feet above the bottom of Meacham Creek, and on a curve. Several disasters occurred on the old bridge, a number of people being killed at different times. For several months the trains have had slow orders at this point The bridge- cost between 54O.O0O -and $30,000. New Weiser Rural Route. WEISER, Idaho. Dec. 30. (Special.) P. Fbgarty. of Spokane, the Government inspector of rural mail routes. Is In the city, and today went over the proposed Marin Creek and Moneice Creek route. The route is. 24 miles long, and will sup ply 113 famines. If accepted. It will make two routes from. Weiser. The route Is over good roads, and will likely be re ported upon favorably. STRIKE WILL GO ON. Fall River Cotton Operatives Approve It by Large Majority. FALL RIVER. Mass.. Dec. 30. The labor unions involved since last July In a strike against a 12 per cent re duction in wages in the cotton mills, by- a vote of approximately three to one approved of the contest. The call for meetings of the unions to vote on the continuance of tho contest was prompted by an agitation of the ques tion whether the employes would re turn to work for the Winter under the reduction and renew the strike later if wages were not advanced. It was also stated In mill circles that the ma jority of the union men were ready to return to work but the leaders were keeping them from doing so. Accord ingly it wasv decided to submit the question to a vote today. In a total of 1821 ballots cast there was a, majority of 971 In favor of con tinuing. This was the first formal vote on the question taken since the action of the unions In July beginning ' the strike. The manufacturers expressed disap pointment at the action taken by the unions. They said, however, that there was no hope of a restoration of tho 12 per cent reduction, and they proposed to continue attempts to run the mills under the same conditions as they have for the last seven weeks. WILL OFFER NEW TERMS. Steel Trust to Renew Profit-Sharing Plan for Employes. NEW" YORK, Dec. 30. The profit-sharing plan of the United States Steel Cor poration, under which employes are per mitted to subscribe to the stock, will be renewed In the coming year under terms which have not yet been made known. When the plan was first put out the sub scription price was 5S2.50 per share. Late in 1903 the subscription price was reduced to $oo per share, the stock having had a corresponding decrease In value. For Wildcat Insurance Frauds. CHICAGO. Dec 30. Charles J. Rus sell, who pleaded guilty to having used, the mails- to promote "wildcat" insurance- companies, was sentenced today to one year in the House of Correction and to pay a-flne of $500. Montana Joins igma.Nu,. - NEn ORLEaNS, Dec. 30. Tho bigma Nu Fraternity, after a most- successful meeting, closed its three days' session here tonight A charter was granted to, the University ofMo.ntana. FROM "WAS TO STARVATION Russian Jews Flee From- Army Serv ice to Worse Fate. LONDON, Dec. 20. The Jewish Board of Guardians is face to face with an enf barrasslng situation. Jewish deserters from Russia are thronging into London in such numbers that It is difficult to find food and shelter for them. Ever since the outbreak of the war, de serters have been creeping oyer the Rus sian frontier and finding their way to London, the refuge home of the world. Three weeks ago matters reached a crisis. The refugees, who previously could be counted by scores, now number thou sandsand more are coming over every day. These unfotunate wretches are entire ly destitute. Some of them were fairly well-to-do In their own country. They had some sort of business, some sort of home. It is, however, a costly as well as a difficult matter to evade the Russian frontier guards, and the money has gone In bribes. Now the men are standing about tho East End pavements, starving. They speak no English, and therefore are prac tically debarred from obtaining work. Every day they cry to their co-rellgion-lsts for bread, and every night they pa rade their homeless plight, and ask for a bed or at least a shelter. WILL HAVE BITTER STRUGGLE Hungarian Parties Prepare to Fight Election Savagely. BUDAPEST. Dec. 20. All arrangements for the dissolution of Parliament have been completed and the members of the iU, IP! o Oi THE COSE Ayers Chirry Pectoral dt M) . 40 to 70 dnH AittFiotH 30 to SO drop IS ywi cli . . 23 to 30 drop 10 flirt oU 20 ta 2 3 drops Cju?cid I2t3!3drept 4jundJ .I0tol2dreos Sftirscid StatO drop 2jHrt cld...Qt Odrcps 1Mroid....4to Sdrs; trcrftfi u?oas Will O tnf-) GXXXXll. Brurantij X nl 4mt On!i M t lipuhliftml titan m wmrf fov kran. 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Cntlenn KMolTsat, iOc (In form of CbocoUte Coated TUU, 5Jc ptr Til of (By, Ointment, tOc 8orp, Uc Dtpotn London. 3? ChxrUr 6ooe Bq. i Paris, s Rut d U Filx t Boitoa. I37Co!cxnba Ato. Pottir Draft Chun. Corp- Sol fropxirtorb. opposition at last realize that Premier Tisza will carry out his purpose of .ap pealing to the country. The Emperor -will arrive on Monday, and the members of Parliament will go to the Palace 'on "Wednesday for the final act of dissolu tion, the reading of the speech from tho throne by Francis Joseph. Immediately afterward the government and opposition parties will engage In what Is confidently expected to be the bitterest and most violent election cam paign ever seen in Hungary." The vari ous opposition parties have united under .the leadership of Francis Kossuth, whose party is by far the strongest In the op position groups. ANSWER TO THE CZAR. Russian Revolutionists Circulate Se ditious Proclamations,- LCND'ON, DecL 30. The 'London Daily Leader's correspondent at Copenhagen says that seditious proclamations dealing with the Czar's recent manifesto are be ing circulated broadcast throughout all Bussla. Let Nation Run Saloons. LONDON. Dec. 30. B.. Sheebohm Rountree, the temperance and housing reformer, speaking at Hblborn Town Hall this week, said he was afraio It would be lmpdssible to obtain prohibi tion, and the only thing, therefore, would be to take the trade out of pri vate hands and place It under public control. During the discussion which, followed a speaker expressed the opin ion that the drink evil Is more preval ent among the "smart set" than among worklngmen. Stephanie Going to England. LONDON, Dec. 30. Princess Steph anie of Austria, who has always en joyed- her visits to this country, and nas taKen ur. xennant s oeautitut resi dence, Adedean, near Goodwood. Princess Stephanie is the daughter of the King of the. Belgians and the sister of Princess Louise of Coburg. To Aid Aged Fenian Leader. DUBLIN, Dec. 30. It is proposed to collect a fund In aid of the weli-known Fenian, O'Donovan Bossa, who Is now 72 years o'f age, and Intends to spend the re mainder of his days in Ireland. The Free man's Journal warmly commends- the proposal to Its readers. Roumanian Cabinet Resigns. BUCHAREST, Roumanla, Dec. 30. At today's session of the Senate Premier Sturdza, announced that the whole Cabinet had resigned in consequence of the resig nations of the Ministers of Finance and of Domains. sifiiiiimiaraij Do not undervalue the services of a skilful phy sician. Even the best medicine cannot take the! place of the family doctor. Therefore we say: Con sult your physician freely about your case and ask him what he thinks about your taking Ayer's Cherry Pectorarfor your cough. If he says take it, then take it. If he says do not take it, then follow his advice Uada by tho X. C. Xytr Co., Imll, lUm. "Mmo aaauteturcra of v AYSR'S PILLS For coastipatio. 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