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VOL. IX.
IIILLSHORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1902.
NO. 11.
SBIR0
EVENTS OP THE DAY
FROM THK FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD. .
Comprehensive Review W He fcperteae
Happening! of the Peat Week, Patented
Ik Condensed Perm, whkh Is Motl
likely to Prove Interest le Our Many
Readers
West Inilimi volcanoes show tlgut o(
renewed activity.
Tlt president has signed the Indian
appropriation and tit omnibus claims
bill.
An extradition treaty hat been
signed Iwlwceu tlm fulled Hut.t and
t'hll.
One nun killed and 100 hurt by
tlio collapse of a temporary sidewalk at
New York.
A suitable landing place at Honolulu
THE SIDEWALK GAVE WAY.
Om Mm Killed. Om Hundred Hurt at New
York.
Now York, May 2. One man was
InMantiy killwl and ahont ICO others
injured tli la vning by the breasing
down ol a temporary sidewalk at Filth
avenue and Eighteenth street. Koine
of thorn injured may die.
Thane who (ell were partot the crowd
gathnreil to wbIcIi the parade of militia
In honor ol the visit of the French
KochamUau comniUsion to this i-ity.
Two thoumnd imrnons were on the aide
walk when it gave way. They were
precipllatud 20. leet into an excavation
for new building, and It'll on pile ol
building material, Considering the
nature of the accident, and the number
ol pesons in it, the hospital Burgeon
express surprise at the lew who re
ceived aerlou ln-rtK. Many were able
to go dlrertly home after having their
Injuriea treated by the ambulance aur
Keoua. Kaly in the afternoon the police be
came auapicloiia of the strength of the
sidewalk, and a detail for hour kept
the ptHJtile from crowding on it. When
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SENATOR C. P. CLARK OF WYOMING.
Senator Clark la one of the champion of the policy of national irrigation
He la a native of New York. Ilia parent moved Weat at an early day and he
got hia higher education lu the University of Iowa. He wag admitted to the
bur and In 1HHI located at Evanston, Wyoming. He declined appointment as
associate Jiiatioc of the itale aupreme court, served two term in congress, waa
elected to the aenata in 1806 and re-elected in 1899. He la a atrong advocate of
Western development.
for the Han Francisco-Hawaiian cable
la difficult to find.
The boiler of a freight locomotive on
a Virginia road exploded, killing the
engineer and fatally Injuring Ave train
men. The majority of tha senate committee
on privilege and election la opposed
to the house, resolution providing for
tho election ol senators by the poeple.
Tho senate committee on naval
affair baa agreed to report favorably
the hill providing for the retirement of
Naval Conatructor Richmond P. Hob-son.
KEEP TELLING ABOUT IT.
The publle haa earn to regard an ar
ticle that la advartleed jwnUtantly aa
puumiwd of real merit Tha advertlaor
therefore la win who remember thta
tevot, and, bavin good thing, keel" on
klllng the public he haa It-maters'
IIIK.
Bubonic plague haa broken out at
MnJimgaIaland ofMadagascar.
Fire practically wiped out the busi
ness portion of Ravenna, Minn. ixws,
1100,000.
Sixteen students of Northwestern
university, at Evanston, III., have been
arrested lor hazing.
An entire battalion ol Turkish troopi
haa been annihilated by lebels In the
southwestern part ol Arubia.
The Boor peace conference at Vree
nlglng la atlll deadlocaed, but may be
broken at any time, either peace being
, Rocured or fighting resumed.
A bill has been introduced into the
senate providing for tho promotion of
Ma lor General Brooke, the senior ma
jor general of tho army, to tho rank of
lieutenant general, and tor his retire-
moot with that rank.
Pollconion's jobs will be offered to
the highest bidders at Huileton, Pa.
A committees ol tho Massachusetts
house reported adversely on an appro
priation of 125,000 fora military statue
to the lute Benlnmln F. Butler.
Mrs, MoKlnlov's condition remains
about the same. She goes out driving
frequently and visits the cemetery every
day that the weather will permit.
the time for the procession drew near.
the crowds became unmanageable, ami
in spite of the force of police, crowded
onto the forbidden sidewalk, and there
stayed until the breaking of the sup
porters landed them in the excavation
Army Tranipert SUtlitk.
Washington, May 29. Secretary
Root today, agreeable to h is p mite
sent to the senate a further mans of
Information respecting the army trans
port service, based on mall reports of
olllcials stationed outside of Waahlng
ton. Because of the magnitude of the
task, Uie eocretary finds hiinxell mi
able to submit itemized vouchers lor
each expom! hare, but tho figures pro
duced show that the total cost of the
transport service repair to date is ft)
030,001.
.Invited by the Kalicr.
Berlin, May 29.-Emporor William
has directed that Adjutant General
Corbln, Uoneral 8. M. B. Young and
General Leonard Wood shall lie hi
guests at the Herman military man'
euvers next full. More than this, the
foreign otllce has informed the repre
sentative of the Associated Tress here
that the emperor is very gliul the Amer
lean genorala are coming to Germany
Fortit Fires In Colrado,
81 Ids, Col., May 20 The worst
forest Area in the history of the moun
tains ol the continental divide are rag
ing in the Collegiate range, and the
Saugre de Crlsto. More than a dosen
fires can be seen from this city. The
water supply and grazing grounds will
be materially injured, and the loss of
timber will aggregate a vast slim.
The origin of the fires is unknown, but
it is suspected that - some of them were
1 started by men who wanted to avoid
paying stum page to the government.
Ruult of Belgian Election.
Brussels, May 29. -The final election
returns show that the chamber of rep
resentatives will be composed of 06
Catholics, 34 Liberals, 34 Socialists
and two Christian Democrats. The
government thus has a majority of 20,
aa compared with a majority of 20 be
fore the elections. The now Belgian
senate will contain 62 Catholics, 41
Liberals and six socialists, thus increas
ing the government's majority in this
body one.
The Elephant Takes a Turn.
The G. O. P. Elephant." 'Heads I win and tail you loae' doti not always work. 'Come on, toys."
The Scandal Monger. "Gee! I didn't know there were any volcanoes In Washinglon County.
. ei era . t . r-i . . a m
uanish west indies, rattiest stars tnat i nave ever seen.
The Leader. "Just wait until I jet my cable into that brute again, and III have my turn. Am I 'It?'
The Cleveland Mule. "Glad Pm lighting; on something easy."
'Sposed they were all down in the
KiVEttS FAKE WELL
CONFERENCE BILL LIBERAL TO
OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
tirt'l Dallu-Celila Canal Prated Adapted,
but Board of Engineers will Modify
Plant If Coit of Improvement Caa Be
Reduced -Amounts Carried lor Each
Sute.
CLOUDBURST IN COLORADO.
Washington, May 29 Oregon and
Wa hingtnn fare remarkably well in
the river and harbor bill aa repcrted by
the conference committee. Oregon,
Including the Columbia river, gets 12,-SIS9.000.
The bill as agreed to carries the fol
lowing appropriations:
Mouth of the Columbia, (500,000
cash, and contract for $1,000,000 ad
ditional; Willamette and Columbia,
from Portland to the sea, (226,000, of
which flio.ooo is for the construction
of a dredge for use In the river. I
Hart's project for a canal between
The Dalles and Celflo Is adopted, and a I
balance of (314,000, with an appropri
ation of (100,000 additional, is made
available for commencing Work. The
house conferees, however, secured a
proviso that before ontoring on this
work an examination shall be made by
a board of engineers with a view of
modifying the Hart plan in such a way
ss to diminish the cost. If it is found
that the project cannot be impioved
and the cost minced, the work will
proceed without further delay, accord
ing to the pending plans.
The Columbia, between ancover
and the month of the Willamette, getB
(2,000 instead of (18,000 as per the
senate amendment. For the Willam
ette above Portland, and the Yamhill,
is appropriated (08,000. A portion of
this amount is to be expended in re
vetting the banks of the Willamette
near Independence, and above Corval
lis, and for improving the Long Tom
river. Other items are:
Coquille, from Coquille City to the
mouth of the river, 30, 000: Coos
river, (2,000; gauging Columbia, (1.
000; Columbia at Cascades, (:s0,000;
Upper Columbia and Snske, (40,250
together with the balance unexpended
on the Clearwater. Twenty-eight
thousand of this amount Is to be spent
in completing the improvement l)0'
tween Kiparia and Lewiston, and ('25,'
000 above lewiston. The mouth of the
Sinslaw guts (35,000, with a survey at
the mouth, and near Florence, with a
view of future improvement of the
river; Coos bay, (75,000, as per the
senate amendment;, Tillamook Bay,
(27,000, with an estimate lor procur
ing a 15 to 20-foot channel.
The amounts carried for Washington
follow:
. Olympia harbor, (25,000; Tacoma
harbor, (75,000 cash and a contract
for ( 100,000 additional ; Gray's harbor,
below Aberdeen, and Chehalis river,
(15,000; Whatcom, (25,000; Cowlitx
and Lewis rivers, (8,500; Willapa
river, balance to be expended on North
and Nasal rivers; Puget sound and
tributaries, (35,000, of- which (15,000
is for removing a log jam in the Nook
sack river, and (15,000 for cut'inga
channel through the jam to Belllngham
bay; Swinomish slough, (30,000
Okanogan and Pend d'Oreille, (22,500,
One hundred and sixty thousand is ap
propriated for continuing dredging a
10-foot channel from Shilshole bay
through Salmon bay to Ballaid.
SUM IS CUT DOWN
APPROPRIATION FOR PORTLAND
POSTOFFICE REDUCED.
A mend menu lacrtasiag Appropriations lor Se
attle, Tacoma and Spokane Were Accept.
eat Portland Custom Home Gets (10,
000 Additional-Itotia to Coaildcr Gov
ernment Cable Bdl
Washington, May 28. Tbe omnibus
public building bill, as agreed to by
' the conference committee, appropriates
wires to (200,000 for enlarging and remodeling
the Portland postoffice and court
rooms, and (10,000 for the Portland
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS OP INTERE8T FROM ALL
PART8 OF OREGON.
Flood la Fountain River Doti Great Demi je
at Pueblo.
Pueblo, Colo., May 29. Scores ol
people living along the Fountain liver,
in this city, have moved to higher
grounds in anticipation of the high
water. About 3 o'clock this afternoon
the flrvt news of the heavy rains about
30 miles north reached this city. It is
rerted at Kelker a cloudburst covered
the prairie with from two to four inches
of water. Three hundred feet of track
of the IVnver A Rio (i ramie was washed
out near Fountain and l'inon. The
Santa Fe track is also reported dam
aged. All the telegraph wires were
down, but linemen sent from Colorado
Springs and Pueblo got the
working about 7 o'clock.
The flood, which reached here short
Iv ftftnr 8 o'clock, mme down in a great
roaring breast of water, tearing loose j custom house. The senate conference
everything in its way. At Butte's 'sta-; endeavored to hold the senate amend
Hon, on the Rio Grande, the section J ment providing (260,000 lor the post-
"TTrV ; ""1trtUled,M the house would
trom there to this city not much of , , . , ,
value could be reached by the wave, conoed9 on,y 50'000 in addlt,on to
and ample warning had been sent ( the amount originally allowed by the
ahead. But a number of tent dwellers bouse. The fact that the supervising
disregarded it and had a narrow f architoct recommended $150,000, was
escape, two women were compelled . . . , , .... lt u
to clin to a tree several hour, amid . theallow
the noisv waves. Several small houses for Portland. The committee ao
and tents were carried off. The three ' cepted the senate amendment approprl
Urge steel lailrocd brides of the Santa gting (200,000 additional for Seattle,
of a
Fountain, were torn out and no trains
will be able to cross for sometime.
The approaches to the two city bridges
on Fourth and Eighth streets and
those of tbe county bridge, north of
the city, were undermined and then
torn out.
Will Aid Cuba's Commerce.
Washington, May 29.-At the re
quest ol President Falma, Secretary
Hay has requested all the United States
consular ofliceis to charge themselves
. n ju j r , . .
re, mri lac.nc am. ,,555
Southern railrotds, all within a quarter
m e above the mouth of the
worse, the water supply in the city
reservoir was low at the time, and with I
the high wind the mills and factories
were soon at the mercy of tbe flames.
There was 1,000,000 feet of lumber in
the yards of the Sugar Pine Company,
every foot of which was burned.
nothing was saved from the factory
save a few of the lighter machines
that could be quickly removed. The
loss of tbe factory and lumber is esti
mated by H. C. Kinney, president ol
the company, at about (75,000, with
(30,000 insurance.
From the Sugar Pine factory tbe
flames swept to the mills of Williams
Bros. This institution is a complete
loss. There was no insurance. It was
valued at (10,000. Surrounding the
mills were a number of residences, the
houses of the employes of the mills.
Six of these were bnrned.
One man, J. A. Turner, was severely
hurt while fighting the fire in the mill.
He received internal injnries besides
many severe burns. He may die. A
number of others wore burned more or
lose by the flames.
CssasMKial and PinaacU Hatfeami of la.
ports- A Brief Review of tha Growth
sad Impravemenei of the Hony Industries
Throughout Our Thrtvmj Commas weaka
latest Market Report
Ex-Senator George W. McBride was
married a few days ago.
Ten horses were burned in a livery
stable fire at Oakland. Lose. (5,000;
insurance, (1,500.
Professor L. R. Trayer, of Roeeburg,
haa been elected city superintendent of
fealem a public schools.
The postoffice at Ale, Marion county,
was entered and burglarized of the en-
tire stock of stamps and stamped en
velopes.
Arthur McEwen, who represents a
wealthy English syndicate, is in Baker
City looking lor paying mines that can
be bought.
Harry Granelli, a young man who at
tempted to wreck the Harriman special
train near Roeeburg laxt week, haa been
sent to the penitentiary for three years.
The atrike of the Cooks' and Wait
era' union of Baker Cijy, against the
employment ol Chinese help, has been
called off, a compromise having been
effected. The union guaranteed to se
cure white cooks as good aa the Chi
nese. In the khaft of the Golden Wizard
mine, of the Minersville district, near
Sumpter, a moat remarkable ore body
is being developed. It was struck at a
distance of 70 feet from the collar, arid
for 50 feet has continued high giade,
with no immediate prospect of going
out.
The I. O. O. F. grand lodge at their
session beld in Newport last week,
elected Robert Andrews, of Portland,
grand master. The Rebekah assembly
elected Mrs. Florence At wood, of Baker
City, grand president. The grand ses
sions will be held in Portland lor the
next lour years.
About 60 teachers attended the Clat
sop county teachers' Institute in Astoria
last week. An interesting meeting
was held.
NEW FLOUR COMBINE.
Part
ation for sites in Tacoma and Spokane
from (60,000 to (100,000 were also ac
cepted.
The house has determined to con
sider the Corliss bill tor a government
cable to the Philippine islands, but it
will be practically a dead card, as the
senate committee on naval affairs has
abandoned a similar bill at the request
of its author, Senator Perkins. The
fact that the Commercial Cable Com-
I pany, with John W. Mackay at its
head, haa undertaken to construct a
1 aa
with any business that may arise at iprivate cable line which the govern-
their posts appertaining to Cuban com
merce. This is a temporary arrange
ment, and will last onlr until the
Cuban government can appoint its own
consular officers.
Slipped Hit handcuffs.
Chicago, May 29 Handcuffed to two
other prisoners snd to a deputy United
States msrshal, tied Littleton, an al
leged counterfeits! being taken to the
federal prison at Milwaukee, succeeded
iu removing his hancuffs in the union
passenger station and escaping. Seve
ral shots were fired at him but he was
not bit. Littleton was considered a
valuable prisoner and had been long
sought by the secret service officers.
hen arrested by the Chicago police
he had in his posnession, it is said,
many bogus 50-cent pieces.
A Grant 10 Palme.
Havana, Ma r28. Both the senate
and the house have passed a bill grout
ing President Palma (300,000 for cur
rent expenses In connection with insu
lar affairs.
ment can use, and which will greatly
reduce the tolls on cable messages from
the far East, means that the senate
will not go into the business of build
ing a government cable. The opinion
of most senators is that as loag as inde
pendent concerns will construct tele
graph lines which the government can
use when it needs them, there is no
necessity for government construction.
8WtPT BY FLAMES.
Organized ia Kaaaas and Farmers Teke
la It
Kansas City. Mo., May 28. Walter
Vrooman, of the Western Co-operative
movement, has closed contracts for the
purchase jf six ol the largest wheat
elevators in the Kansas wheat belt, and
two of the largest flouting mills. The
price paid is said to have beeu (750,
000, and Mr. Vrooman, who has left
for New York, to complete the financial
end ol tbe plan, says tbe present pur
chase is but the beginning of a move
ment to center farmers of Kansas in a
branch ol the Vrooman Co-operative
Company. The farmers are to be taken
Into the scheme upon the payment of
(100 each, for which they are to receive
the market value of their wheat sold
to the company, and in addition will
receive one-half of the profit derived,
tbe other halt going to the co-operative
stores, through which the wheat and
flour will be hand ed.
"The plan," said Mr. Vrooman, "is
to eliminate wheat speculators and the
middle men. The farmers are in earn
est sympathy with the movement. It
is the only way to head off the talked
of flour trust that is forming in New
York."
It is intended to ship to Great Brit
ain to be sold among tbe co-operative
members there the surplus ' product of
Kansas and Missouri,
The registration in Clackamas county
has reached almost the figures of two
years ago and it is expected before the
rolls close it will be greater.
Arrangements have been made for
the commencement exercises of the
Eastern Oregon State Normal School,
at Weston, which will be held June 8
to 12. . Governor Geer and State Su
perintendent Ackerman are expected to
be present on June 12.
A burglar entered a - Junction City
saloon and secured (275. While he
was at work, tbe bartender, who waa in
the back locking np, came to the
front of the building and tried to stop
the thief. The latter shot and killed
the bartender and then escaped.
The new rural " free delivery mail
routes to be established from Troutdale
and Cleone have both been approved by
the special agent and will be in opera
tion in a few weeks. They will join
the two routes from Greaham.'and will
practically cover all the territory from
the nine mile posts eastward to Orient
lying in Multnomah county. The four
routes will comprise about 40 square
miles.
Mills and Factories Valued at $160,000 Des
troyed by Fire at Orantt Past.
Grants Pass, May 28. The most
severe fire in the history ol Grants
Investigating the Chicago's Olflcen.
Naples, May 28. The court ol in
quiry being held on board the United
States ship Chicago, to investigate the
arrest of certain officers of that cruiser
at Venice, April 25, continues its ses
sions, but the strictest secrecy regard
ing the proceedings is maintained.
Orders have been recieved from Wash
ington that the findings are not to be
divulged until they are passed upon by
the United States government.
Funnel-Shaped Ootids.
Fremont, Neb., May 27. A series of
funnel-shaped clouds swept around thi
town this afternoon and moved to
wards Hooper, 12 miles west, giving
.1.- 1 1 1 rr .
Pass occurred here vesterdav afternoon: lu PeoP ? " u. reare- iue BlorlD
resulting in the loss ol ( 100,000 worth terrJflc and blew down rveral barns
of property. The sash and door factory ,nfj gn,all buildings, but so far as
of the Sugar Pine Door A Lumber Com- learned no lives were lost. Communi-
pany, with Its lumber yards, and all j catlon wit" outside towns was cut OH
the machinery; the lumber
factory
nd planing mills of Williams Bros.
and six dwelling houses and other
buildings were all destroyed within
two hours' time. Tbe fire started
about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, orig
inating from a pile of sawdust near the
yards of the Sugar Pine mills. A fierce
wind was blowing, and before the em
ployes ol the mill were aware ol it a
pilo of lumber was ablaze, and the
flames swept from pile to pile. The fire
tympany responded promptly, and all
hands at the mill fought heroically,
but to no purpose. To make matters
for sometime by lightning interfering
.with the wires, and led to alarming but
untrne reports being sent out from the
railroad offices.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 65 X 66c;
bluestem, 67c; valley, 65o.
Barley -Feed, (22322.50; brewing,
(23 per ton.
Oats No.l white, (1.25 1.30 ;gray,
(1.151.25.
Flour Best grades, (2.8533.40 per
barrel ; graham, (2.5032.80.
Mulstuffs Bran, (15316 per ton:
middlings, (19320; shorta, (17318;
chop, (16.
Hay Timothy, (12315; clover.
(7.50310; Oregon wild hay, (636 per
ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanka, 131.40
percental; ordinary, (1 per cental;
growers prices; sweets, (2.2532.60
per cental; new potatoes, 33 3 He.
Butter Creamery, l317Hc; dairy,
12,4315c; store, 1012Hc.
Eggs 15315 He for Oregon.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 12H
13c ;Young America, 13H314HJ fac
tory prices, 13 less.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, (4.503
5.00; hens, (5.005.60 per. dozen,
HH12c per pound; springs, 113
11 He per pound, (3.005.00 per doz
en; ducks, (5.0036.00 per dozen; tur
keys, live, 13314c, dressed, 15316c per
pound; geese, (6.5037.50 per dozen.
Mutton Gross, 4Hc per pound;
sheared, 3c; dressed, 7Hc per pound.
Hogs Gross, 6)ic; dressed, 7H38c
per pound.
Veal 6H38c for small; 6H7c for
large.
Beef Grose, cows, 4H; steers.
5Jic; dressed, 838)tfc per pound.
Hops lHOlS cents per pound.
Wool Valley, 12314; Eastern Ore
gon, 8312c; mohair, 25c per pound.
Oermana Want Opium Monopoly.
Pekin May 27. A German firm has
offered to the Chinese government (15,
000,000 annually for the exclusive
rights of selling opium throughout the
entire empire. The officials are dis
posed to regard the offer fsvorably, as
it is an easy method of raising revenue.
The promoters have sounded several
of the ministers concerning the'attitude
of the powers. Outsiders consider the
project impracticable, as the monoply
is impossible ef enforcement.
Jules Verne, the novelist, though
now in his 86th year, still works at bit
desk for four hours a dav.
An American syndicate is planning a
steamship line that will have a boat
start every day for Europe, thus estab
lishing the first daily service.
Henry O. Havemeyer has just given
2,000 volumes to the library of the
public school at Greenwich, Conn.,
erected by himself and his wife aa
memorial.