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IIILLSBOBO, OBEGON, TIIUIiSDAY, DECEMBEU 24, 1903.
NO. 41.
V'
EVENTS OF THE DAY
QATHERF.D FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
. TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of th Import
ant Happening of the Put Week,
Presented In Condensed Fores, Moat
Likely to Prove Intending to Our
Many Reader.
Scene at WhbIiIiikIoh nwnililo those
preceding the Spanish-American war.
Tint atrika of Chit-ago hcarsedriver
continue to seriously Interfere with
funeral.
Revision til the Proyfil raw) and Ida
restoration to gratia in the army areina
assured.
llrltaiu and France have redoubled
Rrta to prevent war between Japan
and Russia,
It haul) ecu ractlrally admitted that
the war department will abandon Fort
Walla Walla.
P.nongh constituent of Democratic
senator will demand the passage ol the
canal treaty to make It tale.
The power will try to dissuade Co
lonibia (rom going to war. They have
notified her that she must exjeet no
help.
MartlnC oleman, a noted New York
Are f)t(htir, and another fin mail per
ished In flame hlih caused a Ion of
250,000.
Report from llaytl and Santo Do
mingo ahow great unrest.
The United HUtlvn will allow Colom
bia to take the initiative (or war.
Secretary Itoot aaya that General
Wood's promotion la in the regular or
der of neuorlty.
A Portland firm haa received the con
tract to Install water system at Forta
Worden and lasey.
The atrlke ol hearse drivers in Chi
ratio ha compelled the people to use
cars and wagons at funeral.
An a wt twin fired at Max Nurduau,
the noted Zionist and litterateur, in s
larls ballroom, but a friend saved him.
Chief Newell has given irrigation
committee to understand that Oregon
will not act anv money for ft year at
least.
A vigilance committee has been
named at ( hi ago to clear the city ol
thug, who hsve become bolder since
the first declaration of war.
Chicago hearw drivers hsve gone on
t strike and many funerals have boon
postponed.
The senate haa ratified the treaty
with China. Russia is uot at all
pleased by It.
Women have been selected to act as
jurors In a Chicago trial, for the first
time In the history of the nstion.
John R. Benson, a San Francisco tlm
ber operator, haa been arrested on I
charge of bribing a government ollluial
Sir Thomas Upton, in accepting the
liver service presented hliu by Ameri
ca says lis will try once more for the
sup.
Senator Fulton, lief ore the senate
stated the alms of the 1805 fair and
. made an elotinenl plea for federal aid
It was his maiden speech.
The search for the wealth of Pope
1m hu been ended by Cardinal Qotti
. turning over $90,00,000 and an electric
tan accidentally discoveriiigi,ou,uuu.
The lata pope asked Cardinal Uottl to
kf-p the money four months in order
that the new potie might learn how
difficult it Is to rule without money.
Senator Hoar severely criticises the
Panama policy of Roosevelt.
The house has passed the pension ap
propriation bill carrying 1138,160,100.
' The Nebraska grand Jury has re
turned an additional indictment against
Senator Dietrich.
,The kaiser's sister la found to be
suffering from a cancer and the news
created a sensation in uernn.
American troops who have been
United have discovered a force of Co-
lombians which Is probably building
road toward Panama.
Colombia has ordered the American
erulsor Atlanta to null the gulf ol Har
- ien, but the order has not been heeded.
The Atlanta has discovered a detach
ment ot nearly 2,000 Colombian troops
on the western side of the gulf. She
also came upon a schooner carrying mid wrecking
armed mon. premonition
, - I brick walls
japan Will reject uie answer ui u- nm r(M). (
lia to ner iar eastern uemanus. it) wiui,
The Lewis and Clark exposition is
. rapidly gaining friends in the senate
QUICK TO OUT TO WORK.
STOLE BY THE CAR
With
Both tlousts Transact Business
i Dispatch.
Salt-m, Ih, 22. Both house of the
Iri'gon legislature organised at 10
disk yesterdiiy morning by electing
all the olllifrs who served at the rrgu-
ar session of lttiKt. This organisation
loes not ini'hide the election of commit
tee clerks, and unless the session should
he prolonged morn than three dnys no
lerks other than a few stenographers
will be employed.
There was nearly a full attendance
n carh brunt ft of the legislature. In
the house Representative Pavey, of
Marlon, Is the only absentee. In the
senate. 1 ul y of Benton, and McGinn of
Multnomah, are ahsetit and excused.
No one was elected to till the vacancy
stised bv the election of Senator Wil
liamson to congress and that seat is va
cant. Though the session yesterday
was short the legislature accomplished
more than was expected. It had been
anticipated that the two houses would
cimiile ami then as a token ol respect
to the late Itepiesehtutlve Murpliy ad
mrn until May, when the governor
message would lie received.
Both houses were cllel to order
promptly, rushed the organisation pro
ceedings, and at 11 o'clock met In Joint
convention to hear the message. This
communication was short and wss read
bv the governor in 15 minutes. The
imto took the lead 111 tne transaction
of business by adopting a Joint mem
oriul Introduced by President llrownell
urging the claim of Oregon upon the
federal government for aid to Uie iwis
sud Clark fiilr sod asking congress to
unset tho appropriation bill for Unit
uriiose. The memorial wss passed
without a dissenting vote.
The chief event of interest on the
oning day of the legislature was the
Introduction ol two resolutions uy
iH-nnx ratic inemltcrs of the house, the
purpose of which was to precipitate the
short session Issue. Itillyeu, of Linn,
presented a resolution declaring that
eg station at the special sew I on snoiiui
be confined to lax legislation. Bur-
lelgh, of Cnion and Wallowa, presented
a resolution declaring for adjornmetit
on Wednesday evening. After a sharp
lehate both resolutions were rclerrtti
In the committee on resolutions. At
11:30 both house adjourned out of re
snort to the late Represetilatvle Mur
i hv. formal restdullons on tne main oi
his colleague lielng offered In the house
by Representative Burleigh and adopted
hv that botli'i "
F.x-t 'ongressman At. a. Moony, oi
The Dalles, is here Conferring with
iiii.inlwrs from his section of the State
regarding legislation on the portage
railway and government canal.
SEATTLE RINO OP FREIGHT THIEVES
HAS BEEN UNEARTHED.
Amounts Will ktsach Far Into the Thou-
ands-Nortbtra Pacific and Orsat
North.ro Both Heavy Losers-Many
Employes Implicated flood Ssnt to
Various Points and Sold lor Song.
FAILS TO FLAO TRAIN.
ttrsksman Is Rssponslbl lor a Bad Wreck
en Kansas Road.
Kansas City. Dee. 24. In a wreck
today at 0Hlfny, Kan., of the "Mete
or, the Ml. uiuis ran r ruiit isco run
way fast train from tne soiitn, nine
Demons were killed and 32 others in
lured. Of the Injured, five probably
will die and 14 were seriously nun.
The responsibility for the wreck
laid at the door of a brakeman of the
freight crow, who failed to flag the train
lie has disappeared. The engine on
tho freight had become dead, and the
crew was ordered lo remain on the main
track and turn the switch for the pas
senger, then about due, the brakeman
lielng ordered to flna the "Meteor.
This he neglected to do.
In tho crash the Iwggage car tolo
coned the engine landed in a corn
field, while the smoker and the tw
chair cars were piled in a mass on top
of the engine. -Most of the .Injure
were In the chair cars, which took fire
soon after the wreck occurred.
Navy Will Control Matters.
Washington, Pec. 24. U
impression that war is surely tc
between the United States ami
bis. the quarterniftHter-generi
army has been besieged oy
shipping men desirous ot ui
troops. It was pointed
while the landing of nmriii
soil occasioned but little
is only an evidence, of a
dltion of affairs, the
troops puts a differen
situation. For this
will be permitted to
Isthmian waters.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 23. In the ar
rest of Herman Rhetuhart, manager of
'.ie Arlington dock; James C. Graves,
anlinaster of the (ircat Northern rail-
ay, and P. J. Flynn, foreman of the
Great Northern frcighthouse, the otllc
Is of tho two trsnacontiunetal lint!
believe they have unearthed one of the
greatest conspiracies to defraud that
has ever been, brought to light in the
West.
The investigation " has been but
started, and while none of the high
otliclals will talk regarding the mutter,
it is well known that the Alterations ol
thieving ring, with headquarters In
Seattle, extend over a period of at least
four years and it may be five.
During thst time freight cars Have
been robbed of their contents, and the
good consigned to one merchant sold
to another In the same line of business
in the same city. Again, wohle freight
car loads of goods have tieen taken and
reshipK'd to other points where the
ring is alleged to have had fence for
this disixisal of the stuff.
Tons upon tons of merchandise, It is
harged. have been sent to Alaska, to
alifornla, to Oregon, and interior
Western states, sold for what it would
bring and the money divided bet wean
thiste implicated.
The work of the detect Ives shows that
trainmen, station agents, foremen,
yardmen, engineers, and, in fact, al
most every class of employes on the
lines of the railroads, have been Impli
cated. All have not been concerned in
the same shipments, but st some time
or other have reaped a harvest irom a
part of the stolen property.
The Northern Pact lie railroad, it is
said, is the heaviest loser in freight
shipments, ami the sums paid by the
company for "lost goods" runs far Into
tho thousands. The Great JNorthern,
while It has beep a sufferer from the
same depredations, has not suffered to
the same extent as the Northern Pacific
in lout freight.
CLOSB WATCH ON COLOMBIA.
American Outpost ara Keeping Admiral
(llasj Well Informed.
Panama, Dec. 23. By means of the
gun bouts, Rear Admiral Glass is keep
ing in almost daily communication with
the two American outposts at San Mig
uel. One of these, composed of 100
marines ami four field pieces, is well
snd comfortably located at Yaviza and
the other, numbering 100 men, com
posed of marines and bluejackets, and
which also has field pieces, is stationed
at Real Hants Maria, 10 miles from
Yaviza. Both of the outposts are en
camped on the Tuira river. A dis
tance of 60 miles, partly an estuary ol
the gulf and partly river, . aerates
them from the ancorage of the Ameri
can war vessels, where the Wi:onsin
snd Boeotn are now -lying. The Con
cord is going back and forth with dis
patches, while the Marblehead, with
Admiral Glass aboard, remains at Pan
ama.
The outpiwts are all kept well sup
plied w ith all nescessities, and in case
of trouble could quickly communicate
with the war vessels. There are also
st Yaviza and Real Santa Maria aboot
100 Panamans. These men have been
scouting toward the Colombian fron
tier, but according to the latest infor
mation brought to Admiral Glass there
is no sign of Colombian soldiers on
Panama territory. Naval authorities
do not believe Colombia will invade
Panama's territory.
JAPAN WANTS QOLD STANDARD.
HITCHCOCK COVERS HIS HAND.
More Development la land Fraol Case
Due at Any Tim.
Washington, Pec. 23. More Import
ant development in the big land fraud
scheme, for alleged complicity in which
John A. Benson, of San Francisco, was
arrested yestertlay, are cxtmcted short'
ly, but the utmost secrecy guards the
proceedings. Woodford Harlan, the
former chief of division, and at present
a clerk in the general land office, w ho
is accused of taking bribes from Ben'
son, was not at his desk today, it being
explained he was away on leave of ab
sence for two or three days, hot rctnry
Hitchcock Unlay declined to discuss the
exKH'ted further arrests or to say what
at tton as to Harlan s case la In content
Illation, and when asked why Harlan
had been retained so long after the dis
covery of the alleged offenses refused to
answer the question. Benson has gone
to New York.
I HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
" 1 ' Hi
RUSSIA MUST BOW.
Orest
Suggest That Ratio of 32 to I b Adopt
ed lor All SUver Countries.
Washlntgori, Dec. 23 The commis
sion on international exchange has re
ceived from Professor Jonks the con-
elusions of the monetary commission of
Japan regarding the proposals of the
American commission for a uniform
coinage system, based upon the gold
exchange standard for China.
The resolutions declare that the cha
otic condition of the currency as it now
exists in China is disadvantageous not
to China alone, but to those countries
that have commercial relations with
her. and thst a definite and uniform
currency system should be speedily in
stituted and put into operation through
out the whole empire, or at least, in
those parts of it that are of commercial
importance.
If possible it is desirable that this
system should be on the single goia
standard! Inasmuch as the currency
reform cannot be started on a perfect
system, it is regarded as advisable to
adopt the recommendations ' ot the
American commission. It suggests al
io that the ratio for China of 32 to 1
between gold and silver coins should
ltU o.l..f.t.t f.tv rtthfr nilvpr iinintr conn-
tries which may hereafter adopt the and domestic corporations are $36,802,
YIELDS QOOD MONEY.
The Eddy Law Yearly locoes WUi Ran
te 1150,000.
Salem When the Eddy corporation
tax law was passed it was estimated
that it would produce a revenue of
1100,000 a year. The act has been in
force scarcely more than ix months
and there has been paid into the state
treasury $00 808. F. T. W rightman,
corporation clerk in the office of the
secretary of state, estimates that the
annual revenue will aggregate $125,000
to $150,000. with the latter sum not
improbable. As a revenue measure, it
is evident that the Eddy law will not
be a disappointment.
It has been frequently charged bv
promoters of w ildcat mining companies
that the Eddy law woulu keep out for
eign corporations and prevent the orga
nization of new concerns. It is true
that the law has put a very noticeable
check upon the organization of corpora
tions with enormous capital stock, but
without any considerable assets. Cor
porations are now formed upon a more
businesslike basis.
The assertions of the mining stock
promoters served to cause some doubt
as to the success of the Eddy law, but
the facts gleaned from the records in
the office of the secretary cf state prove
the error of those assertions. The cor
poration tax law has not kept away any
corporation that desired to do a legiti
mate business in this state.
The records show that since May 21,
when the new law went into effect, 171
corporations organized in other states
have filed their articles in this state
and paid $50 each for the privilege of
so doing. The total revenue from that
source in lees than seven months was
$8,550..
These 171 foreign corporations also
paid the proportion of the annual
license fee due for the unexpired frac
tion of the year, which fee varied ac
cording to the capital stock. The rev
enue from this source was $17,359.79,
making a total of $26,909.79 which for
eign corporationsdVeve contributed to
the support of this state in a period of
less than seven months.
During this same time 226 new con
cerns have been organized in this state,
paving organization fees which varied
according to the amount of the captial
stock, and aggregating $9,892.97.
These 226 new companies, in a per
iod of less than seven months, means
an average of more than 32 per month,
which does iiot eeem to indicate that
the F.ddv haa prevented the ortran
ization of corporations or forced them
to go to other states to secure corporate
authority. The total fees collected by
the secretary of state from both foreign
Stand
el Heavy
Third la tne List
Sheep Producer.
Enterprise The county assessor has
just completed his statement of the
number of sheep and cattle in Wallowa
county for 1903. He shows the num
ber of sheep to be 180,000. Thus Wal
lowa stands third on the list among the
counties of eastern Oregon. It is lead
only by Morrow and Umatilla. The
sheep in each of those counties nam-
WALLOWA COUNTY STOCK.
Britain Believes That
Japaa WJU Oo te War.
London, Dec. 22. Official England
tonight almost to a unit is convinced
there la but one way to avert war be
tween Japan and Russia, and that la
for the latter to accept the demands of
the mikado, made on the advice of his
mianistry. There has been consider
able communicatiaon during the past
12 hours between the British foreign
office and the Japanese legation in Lon
don, and the presumption almost ack
nowledged as a fact in official circled,
is that the British government baa
asked the Japanese minister for his ad
vices as to Japan's position in the pres
ent state of the negotiations between
that nation and Russia.
From the reports current tonight it
be red about 183,000. The average ia ammmeH th.t ,. i
, , . , . ... , - I ' w-i auvm; muiWKl
price of sheep this fall is placed at has been advised th.t the nd.rinn.
$2.30. This makes the value ot the tween his irnmnifmmt .mt Rn..i. .-.-.
sheep of Vlallowa county $414,000. reached the breaking point. The be
There is little increase this year over lief hM become general thst the spark
the number raised in 1902. which strik intn .h. iu-
The number of cattle is placed at mabilit nf J.nn. ntlmm i.
16,936, which is about the same as I eventual it tn ho nt. .1 .
was raised last year. Wallowa county any time.
is well down the list in the number of Tbe most that can be learned from
cattle, outclassing only Morrow county, the Jaoanem
The average price of cattle this year is ment that the sitnation ia now mnr.
placed by the buyers at ?25 each. This menacing than at anv Drevion. him f
negotiations between Japan and
would make the total value of tbe cat
tle $423,400.
The value of the cattle and
the
Russia.
sheep I The disnatrtiP. frnm St Pi
combined would be $1,037,400. The
value of the sheep and cattle of Uma- sorship. They are meagre in extreme,
til la, Baker, Harney, Grant, Union and and merely announce that in spite of
....uuuu, w . iuub pnonc opinion and alarming newspaper
the value of the cattle and the sheep of reports, the Russian officials believe a
eastern Oregon is $7,224,847.
WILL Did DEEP FOR WATER.
Oraad Ronde Artelaa Well Company Or
ganized and Olllccrs Elected.
La Grande A meeting was held, at
Alicel last week by the Grande Ronde
I peaceable outcome of the far Eastern
situation is still possible.
FRIARS TO QET LITTLB MONEY.
Syndicate
of the
gold standard.
PREPARES FOR WAR.
76.
Coming Eveat.
Northwest fruitgrowers' association,
Portland, January 11-13.
National livestock convention, Port
land, January 12-15.-
National woolgrowers association,
Portland, January 12-15.
Poultry show, Albany, January
12-15.
Angora goat show, Pallas, January
la the Real Owner
Philippine Land.
Rome. Pec. 22. Cnni,1r.M w.
citizens for the purpose of organizing a I citement prevailed in the mother houses
vuuiiwuy w tew, inorouuuiy lue aigging 0 the Oomuiicans, Augustmiana, Fran-
of the artesian well. The meeting was ciscana and the Recollects over the fri-
largely attended. J. M. Church was are lassie question in the Philippiaee.
elected chairman of the meeting and J. The friar were ulad th n.,ni.u.
P. Smutz secretary. had been concluded, but think the ord-
It was decided to organize a capital ere got little for the lands, since the
stock of $4,000, divided into shares of price they originally asked, $13,000,000
$10 each, to be known as the Grand was, they declare, under the estimated
Ronde Valley Artesian Well company, value of the lands, tbe value of) which
On adjournment of the general meet- has much increased, especially since
ing the directors met and elected F. 8. the Ameican occupation and the re
Bramwell president, 8. 1. Brooks vice- establishment of order in the arehipel
president, Peter McDonald secretary ago
and J. M. Church treasurer. The tiars say the mone tey will
A well will be dug a depth of at least receive ia scarcely enough t i.f what"
2,000 feet unless water is struck before they borrowed when they were deprived
digging this far, and the experiment of everything by the revolution. Be.
will be made on the sand ridge, near aides, they point out that only part of
" i me monev win tn m th fri.r. tha
hinds were really transferred to a com-
Rushing to the Coal Fields. - pany formed in Madrid by the Marqui
Prairie City There is a big rush w umiinas, the head of the Spanish
through this place to the John Pay Trans-Atlantic navigation company,
coal fields, which have recently been The Dominicans succeeded in ao thor-
iiscovered. Men are comine into the oughly concealinir their ownership of
country to investigate, and much of the ""ids that the Vatican itself threatened
untaken land is being located. The 10 punisn tnem severely for having
coal is said to be superior to that pro- "Ied to deceive even the ecclesiastical
duced by the Heppner coal fields, and authorities.
FRIARS WILL LEAVE ISLAND.
They
Back
on the
navy
nffairs in
The senate committee will recom
mend the promotion of General Wood
Tammany will put i
ran to succeed Mayor-i
In congress.
President Roosevelt 1
low a lodge it Orangom
photograph on a banni
Perry Heath
are seriously i
Bonopartjcn
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Seven Qrsat Bi
St. Louis, Poc.
seven boilers in
St. Lpuis transit
and Geyser av
killing three
debate, Eugene,
plod. '
battery of
house of the
at Jefferson
loded tonight
, Injuring six
Iding. Without
g exploded, the
urd and the heavy
covering me aeons
employes were Im-
tly all the electric
nd the darkness pre-
ork in res uing.
Hsvs No Money to Buy
Lands In Philippine.
Rome, Pec. 23. The settlement of
the friar hinds question in the Philip
pines also practically settles, it is con-
itlered here, the question oi ine iriars
'themselves. The rranciscans, it ia be
lieved, will abandon the islands, alto
nuttier, since they have no mdney to
imrehass amis, and have no inner
menus of support. A few of tbe Recol
lecta will remain, as they still have
some property left. The Dominicans
will be looked after by their university
and the AugustinituiB will reoccupy the
building erected at llo llo, which is
now used by the Americans as a bar
racks, and will claim an indemnity
from the government. The Augnstln
lans will use the building as a school.
Monty Order System for Bank. (v-
New York, Deo. 23. Alter a three)
days' session here, the American bank
ers' association, representing 7,000
haulm, has asreetl upon a plan for a
money order system whereby sums not
lo oxcued $100 can be sent by mail
and the orders cashed by any bank be
longing to the association. The scheme
will, of course, come into direct compe
tition with the money order division
of tine postoffice department, and it is
expected cut largely into tne govern
ment revenues. It will te operateu
the same as the exchange system.
Japsa Olves Rush Orders to Both Army
and Navy.
Paris, Pec. 23. A private letter re
ceived here from a leading American
diplomatic official in Japan says that
while there are continued hopes of
nom-o. the irnvernment is making final 14-15.
..-,.i i, t.h Bventtmlitv nf war. Whitman-Oregon
' v'"""" . ' . . January -15
i re mrmiuiu iu iuo i.i i i..vu.. v. Oreiron Christian Endeavor convex
the army and navy are proceeding with j tion, Pendleton, February 19-22,
the utmost energy. Aiie wnoiemiu-i
tarv establishment is being placed in Athene Farmer Mold Omla
readiness for an aggressive campaign I Athena It is estimated by the wheat
from the outset. buyers of this place that there are about
The Russian embassy here takes an I 75,000 bushels of wheat in this district
nntiniixtir view of the Far Eastern situ- that have not been sold. John Bell &
ation and considers tbe last dispatches Sons have just disposed of 28,000 bush'
examrerated. A member of the em- els at about 62 cents per bushel. Mr.
bassv tonight said: Bell raised about 30,000 bushels this
"The negotiations between Russia year, this being among the largest
ami .Titnan havH assiiredlv encountered vlelda for one ranch. It has been
many obstacles, but they will continue, learned from some of the bankers of the
and it will not be Russia who will first district that the depoists in the institu
hreak them off. The tondition of the tions this season are not as large as had
Russian naval forces is such as will been expected, because the farmers are
there are indications that large depos
its will be opened. Croppmgs hsve
been discovered in many places. Sev
eral thousand acres of the supposed
coal lands have been secured by pro
moters, who are trying to get more.
truard them anainst all surprise."
The Jaapnese legation here author
izes the statement that it retains a
hope of a pacific solution of the
troubles. No alarming news has
reached tho leiiatioll from Tokio, and
the rumored recall of its military at
tactics to Japan, it says, is an invention
not selling their wheat.
Romke
trance
officials
Conrad-
tal Irregular!-
to get $7,250,000 for
ie Philippines. They
ffered them $4,000,000.
ilans Invad Land
e 24. Information has
rvfd here that about iuu to-
troous have landed at the Is-
.i . TIKi..
rintis, noruiwunvui vii'o
Inh-ls situated at the western en
! the Gulf of Parlen. The
nf Plnos Is in the Panama terri
tory and is the only Island along that
.at. whttth Is wooded, peaked with
mountains and also well watered, thus
offering every facility for camping and
being used as a baiie of .observation.
1
Feeding a Thousand Hogs.
Athena Hob raising is now an ex
tensive industry of the farmers of this
district. It is estimated that fully
1.000 hoss are being fed in this im
mediate vicinity at present. ' John
Bell, who ia an extensive hog raiser,
Schooner Driven Aihore. " tava: "We are feediug 200 hogs this
St.. John's: N. F.. Dec. 23. During winter, nearly every rmer oi me
fl..rro hi irmnl vesterdav the schooner district has increased his stock this
a.,r. v.ia ,lr vim nfihnre off St. Johns, smisnn and thev are taxing a aeep in
n..r nrrnr oftne 12 hours in an open terest in the industry, we nna
boat, made poi this morning badly ready market for our hogs."
( ..!, ;..., Thu Qi'lirvmior Marv Ellen I . -
lIVl.Tll'Ill' W. . " 'J " J I . . . OnmAm
t fii89v. Thn erew rmn we m " "-"
h. -neks aiTfriohtand suffered La GrandfwfMspecU lor hay feed
.V. . mi. I H ulntor Af nm'r better. ITd to
Island this time the stock In the Grand Rondel
The crew escaped. It m., learea vaiiey nave uu w praj ,4i-v-
iu ...twmnnr nictfttor has "Jonn- ingaauouiin mere is u.biuv .ui lu.ogo.
.lemd in the Btorm with her crew of The range alanine foothills is very
,
seven men. ' . ,
Cattl Allowed on Reaerves.
Washlngtoii, Pec. 24. Secretary of
&.i i i nnn hhn and Oov- t he interior xtiwuew -
ud $1 3,000, 0UU and uov- j ..,.n.i n 07 .000 shecD and
isrti nio(i' -1- .
4,250 cattle ana noraes on nio ui
boaro
otCayL
' race. - V
JtcKowan.Wotnry of the division of tl.e Cascade
nets, robbed the unlvcrlsty from June 10 to Octobet " "!
of $40,000 and spent it on 20,000 sheep In U of
the Washington forest reserve.
Troops to Leave Mines. -
Penver, Pes. 23. At a conference
between Governor Feabotly and Ad-
lutant General Sherman M. Bell, ft
was decided to withdraw the troops
irraduftllv from both the Cripple Creek
districts and the Tellurlde mining dis
trict. Orders have been issued to re'
diu-B the Criuolo Creek force from 375
to 300 men, anil to relieve 115 men at
Tollurlile, thus cutting the force in
thnt district to 825 men. At the first
of the year another cut is to be made.
Turkey Orders an Apology.
Washington, Pec, 23. The state do.
nnrtment has received a cablegram frnm
Minister Irishman giving the details of
the settlement of the trouble He
stnt.es thnt the Turkish government has
instructed the governor of Alexandretta
to apologise to the consul on his rtstum
there.
QRBAT PANIC AT FIRB.
Students at Tens Ceitoga
Pram Window In Drove.
Nashville, Tenn., Pec. 22. Five per
sons are known to have been killed and
Rich Ledga la the Santlanu perhaps 302 injured, 19 of them fatally.
Albany What promises to be a very in a fire here tonight, which consumed
rich mining ledge has been reported the Central Tennessee college for yonng
from the South santiam country, near negro women, a department of Walden
Foster. The discoveries are about two university. It is possible the ruins
miles from the Whiteomb postoffice, in mayc ontain the remains of other Tict-
the mountains, and are 40 miles from ms. lbe property loss is estimated at
the Southern Pacific by wagon road. I $25,000.
The prospect has been known to a few I The fire broke out about 11 o'clock
for some time, but the matter has been I m tne top 01 the building, which was
kept quiet until a test could be made. I four stories high and without fire e
An assay shows $21 copper, $2.40 sil- capes.
ver and $1.85 gold. I1' WM oQP by about 60 students,
who were asleep when the alarm waa
PORTLAND MARKETS. given. The wildest panic ensued, wo
men ana gins rusnmg to trie wUKlowa
frnm whinh thnv tnmtwl In dmm ft h
Wheat Walla Walla. 71(72cj blue- dead Rnd njnred lying in h hew
stem, 77c; valley, 78c
Barley Feed, $20 per ton; brewing,
$2020.50; rolled, $21.
Flour Valley, $3.753.85 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $:i9.04.10;
clears, $3.553.75; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.204.50; graham, $3.75;
whole wheat, .$5; rye Sour, $4.50
47.5. . Oats No. 1 white, $1.07 i
1.10; gray, $1.05 per cental.
Millstuffs Bran, $.18 per ton; mid-
dlings, $23; shorts, $19; chop, $18;
Unseed, dairy food, ll. "
Hay Timothy, $16 per ton; clover,
$12; grain, $12; cheat, $12. . t
Vegetables Turnips, 63 per sack;
carrots, 75c; beets, 90c; parsnipsSO
90c; cabbage, llie per pound; pars-
they tell to be fallen upon by those
following them from the flaming win
dows. Every ambulance in, .this city
was soon on the scene, and the injured
were burned to the hospitals.
""When the flames were first discovered
they seemed to entirely envelop the
building and it is considered almost
certain that some of. the terrorb
cupants were overcome by smoke before
reaching the windows.
Turkish Cruiser a Success.
Philadelphia. Pec. 23. The cruiser
Medlidia. built for the Turkish govern'
ment by the Cramp ship building corn-
returned here tonight irom ner
good and should there be little snowfall
the cattlemen will pun tnrougn tne
winter in fine shape. Cattle and sheep
are commanding fair prices.
fcSteilaT200per by fur Months.
Chicago, Dec. 22. While working
on a salary ot $9 a week, Gua A. Grigs-
by has robbed bis employers at the rate
of $200 per day, according to Manager
riavi.1 I. Pnaa nf M T P,..wlt A f?n
ley, per dosen, 25er tomatoes $1(81.50 when arregted $250 WQrth 0, u
per crate; caulfflower, 75c$l per dox- nUa bmu were fad . eonoaaJai In
en; ccleryToc; pumpkins, lcper Qricsbv's clothimr. In the few months
poutidrf onions, lellow Danvers, 80c that hig D ieaifer salary has keot him
r sack, growers prices. , t(h t the. fl,m it i. hli.-J t.
oney-$33.50 per case. ' has stolen between 112.000 and 115.000 '
held the
He says
Potatoes Oregon, choice and fancy,
65 75c per sack; common, 5060c;
sweet potatoes, sacks, 2c; boxes, 2ic
per pound.
Fruits Apples, 75c9$2 per box;
pears, $11.60 per box.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27i30c
per pound; dairy, 2022)cj store,
15154C
worth of stock. Grixsby
position of chemist's helper,
he needed the money.
Cotton la Agricultural Regent
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
. . . ... ... n .11 , t. .1 3
nanv. returneo nere luiniiuv itotu uw lApnoliltea v. w. voimiii, oi rorviauu,
trial trip, which proved to be a success 0 succeed Benton Killin, whose term
in every way to her builders. Over a has expired, as a member of the board
ennrsn the cruiser sustained L.I mauti nf th Oreunn atrricnltural
mm .... - - . vB-... .- . . - j J II J..l. a,x.1
Lnnta hu hour. Her contract is rnlle. John D. O we l. of Jackson "ve, 10c; uresseu, 1 ts, ?
for 22 knots. The new war ship made countv, and J . M. Church, of Union . per aozen ; geese, oc per pouuu
a good sieed of 22.4 knots In a one hour county, were reappointed to succeed
trial and in a run 01 six nuuro mam- themselves on ine same uouru
tained a speed of 20 knots flat.
Douglas Has Clean BUI ot Health.
Roseburg The local health officer,
Dr. E. Pu Gas, reports that not
Cabinet Finds No Cans tor Alarm, v
Washington, Pec. 22. At the cab
inet meeting today the situaiton in
Panama and the situation in Washing
Cheese Full cream, twins, l415c; ton. relating to Panama, formed the
Young America, 1516c. principal topics ot discussion. At tne
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 9c per conclusion of the meeting Secretary
pound; spring, 9c; hens, 9c; turkeys, Moody said othcial advices from fana-
ma vurroapuuueu in ttniieub mature
with the news dispatches from tbe lath-
Eggs Oregon ranch, 82 ,c; Eastern, mus. Assurance is given that there
25(430 1 naa Deen no important development 10
Hnns Cho ce. 24c per Dound : aroues concern
prime. 22c; medium, 19c; common,
Four Thousand to Be Laid Off.
Dni. 23. Four thousand
men employed by the Illinois Steel single case of quaram ine for contagious
,,. hnnu in south Chicago, will be diseases now exists in Douglas county
laid off for an indefinite period on This is the first time !n several months
Tt,..u tlm Hnv Wore Christmas, that he has been able to report an abso-
according'to a notice sent out by the lutely clean bill of health, although no
officials ot the company today. I epidemic has existed at any time
15c. Wool Valley, 17 18c; Eastern
Oregon, 1215c; mohair, 3235c.
Beef Dressed, 6(80740 per pound.
Veal Pressed, small, 88Xc;
large, 5(9 6c per pound.
Mutton Pressed, 56cc ; lambs,
dressed. 6 'vc per pound.
Pork Pressed, 66c per pound.
' Bloodhounds Unahle to Trail Man.
Newcastle, Colo., Pec. 22. Blood- .
bounds were unable to follow far the
trail of the men who blew op five
buildings here occupied by striking
union coal miners and their families,
and no. clew to the perpetrators of the
crime has been found.
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