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VOL. X,
niLLSBOUO, OI1EGON, TIIUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1903.
NO. 40.
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EVENTS Of THE DAY
QATMERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of th Import'
nt Happening! of tha l't Week,
Presented In Condenaed form, Moat
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Reader.
A Santo Dominican plot to kill Min.
Uter Powell Iiim leit unearthed.
Southern friend of llumia Kill have
hope that ho M ill run (or prcaldent
Mayor Colllna, Democrat, ha been
re-eloctd mayor of Boston by a large
plurality,.
J. Henry Booth, rw elver of the Hom
burg, Oregon, IiiikI oliu-uwlll not lie
reappointed.
Ghlcagu cltlien have orgaiiltcd to
put an Mid tf fhft lawloamieas which
reign Ihere.'
A Connecticut bunk caahltir, whoae
account urn abort, on Mug surprised
by I tot bank examiner, committed ui
ride. President I.011M, o( France, will
latt Homo In April.
The remain of Herbert Spencer, the
philosopher, were cremated.
Marino from the cruiser Prairie
have been landed at Colon ami ent to
Panama.
Tb Utah fuel company aayt any
miner who desire to return to work
must glve.lip the union,
fWator Bailey hoi. In that tha Cuban
reciprocity bill 1 Invalid because it dhl
not originate In tha houae.
' Rof .. Edward Everett Halo; of lloa
ton, baa been appointed chaplain of the
senate for tho session beginning Janu
ary 1.
Senator Foster baa Introduced a bill
dividing Washington Into two judicial
district, north and south. Ilia bill
plant Seattlo in one dlatrict and Ta
coma and Spokane In tbo other.
The cotton nillla at Adam and North
' Adama, Ma., and Norwich, Conn.,
bar made a 10 per cent reduction In
wagca. Tho order affect (1,000 opera
Uvea. Q. M. Btuart la Jlktey to bi reap
pointed postmaster at Seattle.
Comment at St. Feturbsurg on'Rooao
Tolt'i mcsaago la very friendly. "
An election of dvtegatea to prepare a
constitution lia been culled iu Panama.
yt. 3. Bryan and aim, who are tour
ing Kuropo, hold an audience with the
popa.
United Slab Senator Clark, of Mon
tana, la much improved and ahould be
out In three week. ' '
Becretary Hitchcock may remove J.
Henry Booth, register of tbo Koavburg,
Oregon, laud olllce.
John W. rroctitrjprealdctit of the
civil service eotnmissiuu, died very sud
denly in Washington.
The innate committee on privilege
and election will ask Hmoot to reply
to tl charge made agalnat him.
Tho national Republican committee
haa ehosen Chicago aa the convention
etty and fixed June 21 aa the date. -
President Uarlrman announce! that
Union Paelflo cart will loon run Into
Beattle.
General ManArthur la aocreditnd
witty predicting war with Germany In
the near future.
A' nineteen-year-old Vermont love
lick, boy aided a woman to liay her
husband ao be could get a hunie. ,
Many charge are pouring In agalnat
Aaailt. Thompson, tusindud1 receiver
of the La Grande Oregon, land Qiuce
A light engine anil passenger train
collided near HteulHmville, Ohio. One
peraon wa killed and 15. other in
jured. - " "
Q'neon Alexandra had a VeVy narrow
'escape (row death by fire. She waa
' ealeep when a blase broke out in her
bedroom.
Tjie houae ha received .resolution to
impeach Fedeerl Judge Swayne, of
Florida, and hu ordered a commiUoo
to investigate. , ,
The federal grand jury at Omaha
has. indicted Htnto Benator Lowe for
aell)ng a poatofflce poaltion and prnml
nent taTOenifot fbndftg "publlb do
main.
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fl attefidtng phyalolan certify that
Herbert npencer aiou oi iimtie decay.
The appointment of General Wood to
become major general ha again been
lent to theWiate. . , ' J
Another : nnu.cceHfuI attempt
been made with the Langley flying ma'
chine. The alrNhlp ta lying at the bot
torn of the Potoniae river, a total
wreck.
Indiana scholar cut a hole in tliy
of a pond near the school )roue ar
ter tying t9 foot of the .teacher
bar in the water'. Rim' vail'
half an hour later nearly dur'
'At the InangiB--or
frnor
Bickham,: of Kr
somrof his
enenile turned )oi
unks In the
vicinity f the
to break up the
ceremonle".
u an endeavor
Itnessing the
An lnduponde
beef trust ii ti
ny to fight the
itabllahod In St.
LouU,; .,, ,
After an elai
10 month the
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AIMED AT (lUESJINQ CONTESTS.
Pcnroaa Would Alao Amend Poatal
Law
to Beat a Oct-Kkh-Qukk Ma.
Waahlugtun, Dm-. 17. Two bill
have been introiluceil in the aenato by
Henator l'enrone, deaigned tuatrtiiglhen
I hu law ri'gulutlng the uae of mail.
One I aimed at tho "gct-rlch-qulck"
concern and gucBHing coiiIchIh, and In
ciiidca the liatrict of Columbia and
"all teriitory within the jurisdiction of
the Unll.-t Htatra" In the law forbid
ding the uae of mail for the triinmnla
alon of lottery ticket. The billa were
drawn in the law dlvialoii of the pint
olllce department. The art of lKiiy for
bliMing lotu-riea 1 amended by Insert
ing the following language in the pro.
hibitory iMTlioii:
- "Or any cron, or company, con
ducting any competition or content In
volvlng the award of priwa, and baaed
upon the relative accuracy of giu-tutc
or estimate; or conducting any
achciw or device for betting, wagering
or making pool upon horse rare or
other similar contents."
This amendment I held to bo neces
sary by reason of the attorney general
holding that contests which involve
the award of prize obtained upon the
relative accuracy of gueaM-a or estimates,
a to the nuniU'r of vote In a political
election or the number of beau that a
certuiu jnr contains, etc., are not iu vi
olation of the present lottery laws.
It la sought by the amendment also
to protect the public amtiiist fraud, aa
well aa to suppress gambling which ac
companies betting on horses, lietliug
on horse races bus bccfi held not to be
within the purview of the lottery laws,
Cousriptently it la held that the only
way by which these turf investment
scheme can be suppressed under ex
isting law Is upon the ground of fraud,
in which ou-s it is extremely dillicult
to ubtalu sulllclenl evidence to warrant
an action. Pitch evidence cannot be
tphlulncd in any event until, after the
srhcintflnui been in opcrnlion eomcjtiine,
and after the company ha In it pos
session thousands of doltai of the peo
ple money,
PROPOSES AN INCOMB TAX.
WUIUm
Alio Want Over-Issue ol
Stock Prvnud.
Washington, Pec. IT. Representa
tive Williams, of Mississippi, ha Intro
luced concurrent -resolution -in the
house proposing au amendment to the
constitution to give congress power to
collect taxes on incomes, and providing
that such tux shall hot be. count rm'tl to
I a direct tax within the meaning of
the constitution. Mr. Williams alao
introduced tho following billa:
To put on the free list, when coming
from countries which permit Identical
product of our to enter free, hide of
all animals, leather of nil torts, boot,
shoes, saddles and harness.
To prevent individuals or corpora
tion citguged in interstate commerce
from making it a condition of sale of
their prcahtcla that the purchaser shall
not sell or ileal in product of any oth
er persons, llrnis or corporations.
To prevent the over issue of stock by
corporation or combinations of corpor
ations ami dctimng such over issues as
"public cheating."
HeuuiruiK the payment of interest
on public funds deposited with baukt.
WILL 1AKB PART OP THB DEBT. .'
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Panama Will Propose Throe Million of
. Canal Money Be Used. ,
Washington. Pec. 17. The Utt-
tnctit rum Ixiiuluii that Kngland, 1 Inl
and and -tiurmany had decided to in
sist that the new republic of Panama
must assume a part of Columbia' for
eign ueut, brought an interesting re
port hero today. It is nmlcrstooU that
the purpose of Minister lluna-Varrila'e
recent v in its to the state department
have ticen to make an agreement on
this wry point. It I said that he has
prepared, and will probably sign, in a
few days, an agreement by which the
Panama republic binds itself to Colom
bia, for application on her foreign dels),
one-third of tho $10,000,000 which the
United Mates is to pay Panama.,. .Such
an agreement would bo very mf f
to the United States guvernnnf h
is Inclined to believe 1'anam
tor of equity, at least, shou
portion of Uololnbla debt
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Montana Timber
. Butte, Pec..l7. Cert
bors.of
the Mormon colony in.
ig Horn
BuNin, Wyo., just acr
Montana
charged
border from Rod h
with wholesale thufti
hbur from
m, accord-
the public domain
ing to a commun
Idressod to
United Btates 1
ttomoy Carl
Ranch lust nights
sinners of Car) '
mnt'y coinmla-
it ty, Mot nana.
The Mormons f
icd of devastat-
Ull
Ing heavy tel. yUi-Pryor mountain
and having sawniuls in the midst of
the timber on government land.
Miner Determined.
at., Pec. 17. There ia 'a
tut the local military com
be called to Hudson, owing
condition there, which are
getting serious. A apocr
lephone message to the Mail today
Secretary Oodlove of the Royal
at ilodson, stating that thero was
held a big mooting of the strikers last
night and that the strikers had threat'
enod to tuko forciblo possession of the
mine. ,;
. Canal Treaty In New York.'
Now York, Poc. 17. The gteamor
City of Washington arrived today from
Colon, bringing the slgnod copy of the
canal treat with the republic ot I'ana-
ma. The treaty was in a motal box in
charge of the purser, who turned It
over to a representative of the govern
mont on arrival at the dock. There
was no news of importance reported by
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BILL WILL CARRY
RIVER AND HARBOR APPROPRIATION
SAFE IN THE HOUSE.
Amount, Howtvar, Will Be Smalt-Work
Now Under Way WIU Oat the Bulk el
II-New Projects Are Doomed Co
lumbia River and Oregon Coast WUI
Be Rscognlxed.
Washington, Pee. 16. The fact that
the river and harbor committee of the
house today held a preliminary meet
ing and decided to enter upon a series
of hearing of representative from the
leading stab of the United Htutea that
are In need of further appropriation
for their harbor ami waterways, is
taken to Indicate that a river and har
bor bill will bo passed at the present
session. The opinion generally pre
vails, however, that such a bill to se
cure approval of the house leaders,
must make a comparatively small ap
propriation, and provide principally for
continuing work previously begun,
which would include all Columbia river
improvements not taken care of in the
sundry civil bill, a well a the more
important work along the Oregon coast
that are now in course of construction.
It Is probable the bill will make pro
vision for survey, but very little in
the way of out and out new appropria
tion. Improving Upper Columbia.
Washlugton, Pec. 16. Representa
tive Cushrtian today introduced a bill
directing the secretary of war to locale,
survey and begin the construction of a
wagon road over the most direct route
from Vatdea to Kagle City, Alaska.
He also introduced bill authorising
surveys of several river and harbors,
with a view to their, further improve
ment, as follows: Upper Columbia,
between Wenatchee and Kettle Falls,
Chehalia river, between Aberdeen and
Motilt-sano, Everett harbor, Rolling-
ham bay and South Ik-nd barlxir.
EXTENDIM) THB CAREY ACT.
Warren Introduce a BUI to Make It Op
erative Tan Vear Longer.
Washington, Pec. 16. The Carey
act, under which : Oregon and several
other Western states have undertaken
the irrigation of lands under contract,
expires by limitation on August IS,
lt04, and alter that date no new con.
traits can tie made, although in cases
where lands are segregated prior to
that date contracts covering such lands
remain In full force. In compliance
with a memorial of the Wyoming tate
legislature, henator Warren today in
troduced a bill extending tho provis
ions of the Carey act until August 18,
114.
Senator Warren also introduced a bill
giving water companies and railroads
right of way for constructing and
maintaining reservoir and pipe lines
across the public domain where water
conveyed by such line la to be used for
railroad, public and domestic purposes.
the bill give constructor of such
pipe lines right and use of timber from
public lands adjacent to the right of
way,
PAY OP 180,000 CUT.
Steal Trust Order a Oeneral Reduction
ot Wage.
New York, Pec. 10. The statement
was made today by a leading olllcial of
the . United States steel corporation
that, beginning January 1, 1004, about
00 per cent of the employe of the cor
poration will sutler wage reductions
ranging from 5 to 20 per cent. This
reduction will affect about 150,000
workmen in the various grades of the
subsidary companies. The remaining
10 per cent pf the employes are mem
bers of the Amalgamated association of
Iron, steel and tinworkers, whose wage
schedule runs to July 1, 1904. The
finance committee of the steel corpora
tion has, it is understood, under consid
eration the dismissal of many high sal
aried employes, In addition to those al
ready discharged, but no statement on
this point was torthcoming today. It
was ascertained that, barring some un
forseen technicalities, employe of the
corporation who participated in the
profit sharing plan will, in the coming
month, receive a $5 dividend.
Strike Blow at Unionism.
CUlcago, Pee, KL The invasion of
the municipal service by labor unions
was today ordered brought to a halt by
Mayor Harrison. "In the mechanical
branches of the city's service," said
the mayor, "where the employe is
simply a workman, it is all right for
him to belong to a union, but .where
the man belongs tQ a department, like
the firemen or the policemen, he has
no right to have a divided sllcgi
ance. lie must owe all allegiance
to only one master the city of
Chicago."
Relief to American Shipowner.
Washington, Peo. 10. Represent
tive Jones today introduced a bill ex
tending to the owners ot American vos
sola that were seised in Retiring sea,
some year ago, the right to go Into the
court to prove their claims for dam'
ages. The Canadian government ex
tended this privllego to owners of Ca
nadian vessels, but the Americans have
not enjoyed this privilege since the re
jection ot their claim by the interna'
tional commission in 1898.
'Want Panama to Share Debt,"1;
London Pec. 10. The correspondent
of the Morning Leader at The Hague
says it is reported there that both Hol
land and Groat Britain insist that the
republic of Panama shall assume Ha'
bility tor $15,000,000 of the Colom
blan debt.
ROASTS IN WRECK.
Iowa Paaacngar Train la Derailed o a
High Bridge.
Ottumwa, la., Pec. 18. Five per
sons were killed and 10 injured in a
wreck this morning on the Chicago,
Burlington k Quincy road, three miles
west ol Albia, la. The westbound pas
senger train was in some manner de
railed while running onto the Cedar
creek bridge, and five car were wrecked
by collision with the steel gider of the
bridge.
The wreckage immediately took fire,
and several victims were badly burned.
Mildred Mitcben, the little 3 year
old child of Mr. W.JK. Mitchen, was
hung to one of tfie bridge girder and
burned to death before the eyes of the
uninjured passengers and trainmen.
Wlien the train was derailed just be
fore reaching the bridge, the side of
the cars struck the bridge and were
torn out. The live coals from the
stove were scattered throughout the
cars. The Mitchen child fe.ll through
the bottom of the car, it clothing
catching to the girder, when it cried
loudly for it mother, who had been
instantly killed in the wreck. The
cars and the bridge were in a few sec
onds a mas of flame and the child was
burned to a crisp before aid could
reach it.
Just what caused tfie accident i a
mystery. A soon aa the engineer
noticed there was something wrong, he
applied the air brakes, but wa unable
to atop the train. Five cars were com
pletely burned, and the remainder of
the coaches badly damaged.
The work of rescue wa carried on
with difliculty, a the car took fire im
mediately after the accident, and the
bridge is a high one. The injured
were taken to Albia and Ottumwa.
BITTER COLD IN CHICAQO.1
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Fir men Cannot Oot Through Snow
, Switchman Froxea to Death.
Chicago, Pec. 16. Tliis was the cold
est day in Chicago for this season of
the year since lsitl. Early this morn
ing the temiierature began to fall, until
at 8 A.M. it bad reached 13 below
zero. The only time that this mark
has been reached .in the history of the
weather bureau was I?eeniber 9, 1876,
when 14 below was registered. Puring
the day it began to moderate an to
night it ia hovering around the zero
mark, and the indications for torn irrow
are tor warmer weather, with snow
storm.
On account of the cold and heavy
condition of the streeta 'owing to the
heavy fall of snow yesterday the three
story department store of Bodzinksi &
Co., in West Twenty-second street, was
destroyed by fire today. A special call
for engines was sent in, but before they
could reach the scene of the fire
through the drifts of snow, the build
ing had been burned, causing a loss of
T85,000.
So far but one death, that of Wil
liam Puffy, a switchman, who was
found froren to death in" the Chicago A
Northwestern yards, has been re
ported. AID TO EFFIBNCY.
The British Remount Syltem Please
Oeneral Carter.
London, Pec. 16. General William
II. Carter, of the United State army,
who has been investiagting the re
mount system of the British army,
with a view to reporting to the general
staff of the United State army, had a
farewell interview with JI. O. Arnold
Foster, British aecretary of war, yester
day. He will leave England tomorrow
for the Transvaal.
Every facility has been afforded Gen
eral Carter here and be expresses hie
appreciation of the friendly spirit of
the war ollicials, and especially of the
remount bureau, winch arranged for
his investigations. . At Aldershott a
squadron of the celebrated Fourteenth
Hussar and a batUf y oi the horse ar
tillery were paraded ibefore General
Carter, who highly! praised these or
ganisations and particularly the quality
ot their horses. I !
The general thinks the excellence of
the British cavalry andj horse artillery
is due to the system of supplying re
mounts and to the efficiency of the
corps of riding masters.
General Carter visited Woolwicn and
Sandhurst. He does not think thele
establishments compare very favorably
with the military academy at West
Point, but he says the; iesults obtained
are more satisfactory.
Engine Pulls Down Train.
Madrid. Pec. 10. While running at
top speed today the express train from
Malaea for this city lumped the track
uoar Cabra, and Vi person were in'
stantly killed, while 20 others were ser
. ... i ... i : i . . . .
lousty lniurea. iue aceiuein wx.
place while the train was crossing a
bridge spanning a ravine, and the loco
motive was the tirst to leave the raus
It pulled the rest of the train after it,
the whole piling up, a mass of wreck
age 60 feet below. All of the carriages
were reduced to kindling wood and that
any escaped is miraculous.
Dreyfus to Be Reinstated.
London. Peo. 10. The Paris corres
pondent of the London Paily Chronicle
states that it has been decided that 8
soon as the court of cassation declares
the innocence ot Captain Alfred. Prey
fus. a it seems likely to occur soon,
the former disgraced otllcer will be re
Instated in the French, army, will be
given the rank of lieutenant colonel of
engineers, and will be assigned to duty
with a regiment ot engineers in Boutn
em France.
. Britain Would Buy Ships.
London, Peo. 10. It is reported that
the British admiralty has made an offer
to the Argentine Republic to buy the
two cruisers Rlvadavia and Morona
now being built at Genoa for that gov
ernment.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
ENQLISM PAR f RIMES THRIVB.
Covey Turned Loom la Lloa County
Hu Multiplied.
Albany A number of inquiries a to
the success experienced with the Eng
lish partridge which were turned loose
in Linn county have been received in
Albany. These queries came largely
Iroro prominent Portland sportsmen,
w ho were instrumental in securing the
valuable addition to Oregon'! stock of
game birds. Edwin Stone, who se
cured the covey ot birds that were
turned into Linn county fields, and who
has kept an eye on the birds since they
were freed, said Unlay that he had
heard from the English partridge re
cently, and they seemed to be thriving
Twenty-foui of the birds were turned
loose in Linn county by Mr. Stone in
January, 1901. The partridge were
secured by popular subscription.
When released, the birds immediately
flew away in divers directions, but soon
began whistling to each other, and in
short tune they were gathered into a
covey. I bey were turned loose on the
Lines place, at the base of Knox butte,
about four mile from Albany. Wheat
wa placed in the field for them, but
they did not remain to partake of the
hospitality of their liberators. They
soon . took to the butte, to orchards,
small groves, etc.
Since that time a number of English
game birds have been seen about the
butte and in the surrounding fields,
and always are seen in coveys. A com
plaint has been registered that some
one wa following the birds with a gun
last fall, and killed a number of them.
Several covey of the bird, ranging
from ten to sixteen in number, have
been seen this fall, and any number of
them have been beard whistling in the
fields around the butte.
COAL IN GRANT COUNTY.
Expert Say There
I Every
Indication
ot Oood
Quality.
John Pay County Surveyor C. G.
Caspary haa returned from the newly
Iiscovered coal region below Mount
Vernon. He stated that he had just
completed the survey of 22 claims that
have been taken up by local investors,
chiefly Canyon City promoter. The
claims are located under the United
States laws governing coal land entries,
and aggregate 1320 acres. They are sit
uated north of the river, and a few
miles below the original discovery near
the farm of James Small.
Mr. Caspary, in speaking of the
probabilities of success in opening up
large bodies of coal said: "You may
say for me that there is every indica
tion of good coal in large bodies in the
newly discovered fields, and there will
most certainly be great coal mines
opened up. J have had a great deal of
experience in the coal fields of Pennsyl
vania and the middle west, and have
made a careful study of the conditions,
formation and indications of coal de
posit, and I am sure they are there,
that is in that section."
Robert Hinees, one of the most suc
cessful metal-mining men of the dis
trict, has taken charge of development
work on these new claims. He haa a
crew of men at work sinking and tun
neling.
This makes the third enterprise un
dertaken in the last few months. The
first to begin prospecting on a large
scale wai the Sumpter Valley railway
people on the James Small place. The
A. Snyder company then began de
velopment work near this place, 20
miles above the original location of the
humpter people nad Boise people
Shipment of Beef Cattle.
Pendleton Three carloads of beef
cattle were shipped to Seattle from this
point last week. On Saturday after
noon two were shipped, thus making a
shipment of about 200 head. ' The cat
tie shipments at tne present time are
about the same as they were last year
at this time. Puring the earlv part of
the fall, however, they were heavier
than they were lost year. The sales of
the season are not as great of last year.
Buyersq uote lower prices than last sea
son, and the growers are determined to
hold against the markets.
Handle Much Wool.
Pendleton Just one year . ago the
scouring department of the Pendleton
woolen mills closed down tor the year's
run. This year the run will extend to
January 15 nearly one and half
months longer. Estimating the work
of the coming month the mill will have
handled 8,250,000 pounds of wool
About 4,750,000 pounds passed through
the scouring department, while the rest
was shipped in the grease form to the
manufacturers.
Coming Event.
Traveling Passenger Agents' annual
meeting, Portland, December 26.
Northwest Fruitgrowers association,
Portland, January 11-13.
National Livestock convention, Port
land, January 12-15.
National Wool growers' association,
Portland, January 12-15.
Poultry show, Albany, January
12-15.
Anogra Goat show, Dalles, January
14-15.
Sales of Swamp Lands.
Salem As a result of a recent con
test over swamp land in Southern Ore
gon, east of the Cascades, in which con
test there was mcuh evidence of keen
rivalry over the right to purchase, the
state land board has adopted a new
rule, ordering that hereafter all sales of
unsurveyed swamp land be made to the
highest bidder. Sales will be made
after 90 days' advertisement.
SHOULD FORM DISTRICT.
importance ot a Corporation U Urged
at Kreewatcr.
FreewaUr A. P. Stillman, a prom
inent attorney of Pendleton, delivered
an addres on the irrigation question of
this district before a large attendance
of fruitgrowers of this district. The
meeting was held in the schoolhonse
north of here. Hi principal object
wa to show why government irrization
district should be formed. ,
An election on this question will be
held December 21. A deep interest is
taken. Mr. Stillman said in Dart:
"An irrigation district, organized un
der the statute, is nothimr more nor
less than a municipal or public cor
poration. The irrigation district as a
municipal corporation is of such recent
origin that it is not generally under
stood, and it ia probably for thi reason
that the inhabitants of a proposed dis
trict hesitate to assume the power and
obligations of an irrigation district.
J'The irrigation district is provided
for by the general law of the state of
Oregon, act of 1895, which provide
that the inhabitant of any given or
limited area that is irrigated from a
common source may form an irrigation
district and assume the power usually
exerc.'sed by a municipal or public cor
poration.
NEW L10MTS AT CAPITOL.
Incandescent Take the Place
of the
Old Are Lamp.
Salem Electrician have finished in
stalling a complete equipment of incan
descent lamp in the rotnnda of the
capitol, to take the place of three arc
lights that have been nsed heretofore.
The arc lamps hung in the center of
the rotunda, on each of the three floors.
The incandescent lamps are arranged
around the edge of the large circular
openings in the'second and third floor.
There are 30 lamp in each of these
circles. Around the base of the interi
or of the ruamental dome a circle of
60 lamps has been placed in such a po-
Biuou m me "gut win De mrown
upon the ornamented surface. At the
top of the interior dome ia a circular
opening about 20 feet in diameter, cov
ered with ornamental colored glass.
Above this has been arranged a group
of 30 incandescent lamps. When all
these lamps are lighted at nig'it the
rotunda of the capitol will be a place of
rare beauty.
Creamery Talk at La Orande.
La Grande There is a move on here
to bring about the establishment of a
creamery. George Goodhue, of Salem,
and Mr. Harper, of the Union cream
ery, are looking over the country with
a view to getting the rancher interest
ed. The matter has been brought be
fore the Commercial club, but no ac
tion has been taken. Mr. Goodhue
and Mr. Harper have also been looking
over the field around Pendleton, and
they are desirous of establishing a
plant there, which they say is an ex
cellent country for such a plant.
Pendleton Luaber Business.
Pendleton It has been learned from
the management of the lumber yards
here that the lumber business of Pen
dleton for the year just closing was
$150,000. This business is done by
three yards and includes the work done
by one planing mill. It is estimated
that 400 carloads of lumber were used
in Pendleton and vicinity since the first
of the year. The lumber men report
that this is the best year in the history
ot the country.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 71(3 72c; blue-
stem, 77c; valley, 78c.
Barley Feed, $20 per ton; brewing,
I20 20.50; rolled, 2l.
Flour Valley, 375.3.85 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $3.904.10
clears, 3.553.75; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.20 4.50; graham, $3.75;
whole wheat, $4; rye flour, $4.50
4.75.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.10;
$1.07)4 percental.
Millstuffa Bran, $18 per ton: mid
dlings, $23; shorts, $19; chop, $18;
linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy, $16 per ton; clover,
$12; grain, $12; cheat, $12.
Vegetables Turnips, 65c per sack;
carrots, 75c; beets, 90c; parsnips, 75 '
90c; cabbage, lQlc; tomatoes, $1
1.25 per crate; cauliflower, 75c$l
per dozen; celery, 40 90c per dozen;
pumpkins, lc per pound; onions, Yel
low Uanvers, 80c(3$l per sack.
Honey $303.50 per case.
Potatoes Oregon, choice and fancy,
65(75c per sack; common, 50c per
sack, growers' prices; sweet potatoes,
sacks, 2c; boxes, 2Jic.
Fruits Apples, 75c$2 per box;
pears, $11.50 per box; cranberries,
$6 10 per barrel. '
Butter1 Fancy Oregon creamery, 30c
per pound; dairy, 2022Hc; store, 15
15'c.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 14015c;
Young America, 15016c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 10O
10jC per pound; spring, 11c; hens, 11
12c; turkeys, live, 13c; dressed, 15c;
ducks, $6 7 per dozen; geese, 8o per
pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 37Kc; East
ern, 27030c.
Hops Choice, 22c per pound;
prime, 20c; medium, 17c; common 15c.
Wool Valley, 17018c; Eastern
Oregon, 1215c; mohair, 32035c.
Beef Pressed, 56?ic per pound.
Veal Pressed, small, 88c;
large, 5(ffrlc per pound.
Fork Dcsacd, C0ic.
MADB MINlSTBg TO PANAMA.
. L Buchanan, of New York, WIS Haro
Extraordinary Powers.
Washington, Pec. 15. The president
ha named W. I. Buchanan, of New
York, to be the first United States min.
ister to Panama.
Mr. Buchanan' (election was
brought about by desire on the part
of the president to secure, temporarily
at least, and during the crystallisation
of the relation between the United
State and Panama, the service of a
trained diplomat, having special refer
ence to hi knowledge of th Ttu
American race. Br reason of Ion.
service as United State minister to th
Argentine Republic, Mr. Buchanan
fills that description in the ntim.ti
of the state department. It is under
stood his assumption of duties is not to
oe permanent, for he sacrificed larn in.
t rests to undertake the work.
Mr. Buchanan was director mnaral
of the fan-American ennaiiino
Buffalo.
Regarding it aa very desirable, that
the new minsiter shall be at hia nnat
at an early moment, the state depart
ment ha adopted the unusual course
of making out for him a special com
mission independent of the nomina
tion in regular form today anbmitteH
Thi commission designates Mr. Bu
chanan as envoy extraordinary nn .
special mission. Under its powers he
will be able to perform all tho dntiea nf
a regular minister and more if need bo.
lie will hold this commission nntil
such time as the United States sens to
shall have confirmed his regular nomi
nation as minister plenipotentiary and
envoy extraordinary to Panama.
lira armed Mr. Buchanan will tk
the first steamer from New York to
Panama. He went to Buffalo tonight
to close np some business.
DECIDE ON POLICY TOWARD CUBA.
lo Democrat Will Not ohm
Any
Amendment to th BUI.
Washington, Pec. 15. The Pemn.
cratic senators, in caucus, practically
reached the conclusion not to offer any
amendment to the Cuban reciprocity
bill, when it is voted on in the en.t.
The caucus was called at the instance
of the Democratic steering committee.
l.r-1. .. '
wuicu presented a recommendation
against amendments on the ground
that if offered they, and not the bill
itself, would be made the basis of dis
cussion. The caucus was an animate
one, and was sharply divided on tha
point at issue, some of the sentaora
contending that numerous amendments)
should be presented, and others holding
out against any effort whatever to
change the character of the bill and
standing for a straight party vote
against it. The caucus continued until
after the beginning of the regular daily
session of the senate and in the end the
committee won its point.
the general trend of the discussion
was favorable to the point that the
steering committee ahould be sustained,
and even the senators favoring amend
ment agreed, after the close of tha
conference, that the anti-amendment
policy had been practically decided on
when the Berry amendment was Toted
down.
TO PLAN FO WA.
Secretary RooF Will B Ready for Any
TrouAl la Panama.
Washington, Pec. 15. General J.
Franklin Bell, commander at Fort
Leavenworth, waa ordered to report
here today, and at once started East.
The coming of General Bell to Wash
ington, while it ha more or less to do
with matters connected with the gen
eral taff college, is admitted by offi
cers of the general staff to be for tha
purpose of consulting with the official
regarding a probable campaign against
Colombia should that country continue
the movement of troops toward the isth
mus. It was intimated that matters
had reached the point where troops
might be moved at any time, which
would seem to indicate that the depart
ment ia in possession of information
the nature of which justifies actual
preparations for the movement ol
United States troops toward Panma. '
Although the fact would not be dis
closed the presumption is that in the
event of troops being sent, General Bell
will be put in comand.
Military Win Ignore Order.
Cripple Creek, Colo., Peo. 15. The
habeas corpus case of Victor Poole, the
union miner who is being held by the
military without formal charge being
made against him, was heard thi after
noon by Judge Seeds, of the district
court, and after three Hours of argu
ment the court ordered Poole's release.
It is undrestood that the military will
pay no attention to the order and At-'
torney Hangs will apply to the state
supreme court for a writ of habeas cor
pus. Failing there he will go to the
United State courts.
Trainmen Muat Study Medicine.
Chicago, Dec. 15. The trainmen of
the Chicago k Eastern Illlnloa road
are to be given course of instruc
tion regarding the best method of giv
ing first aid to the injured of railway
wrecks. The plan is to establish
schools in the various division head
quarters and require the trainmen to
attend the lcetures and demonstrations
which will be given on the subject.
Before many months one car in each
train will have an emergency box. i
Torpedo Boat Ordered to Paaaaaa.
Washington, Dec. 15. The torpedo
boats Perry and Paul Jones have been
been ordered to proceed from the Man
Island navy yard to Panama to aug
ment Admiral Glass' fleet. The Fan!
Jones will be placed in commission at .
mice.