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lULLSnOUO, OUKUON, TIIUUSDAY, JAN If A It Y II, 1WM.
NO. 44.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprhcolv Review of th Imoort
nt Happening of th Put Wek,
Presented la Condensed Form, Moat
Llkely to Provs Interesting to. Our
Many Reader.
There i a great flood of Alaskan bill
in congress.
The Ohio legislature baa re-elected
Senator llanu.
A gang ot Italian robliet 1ms been
eanght at Irrigon, Oregon, with much
toot.
Ex-Governor RttshneU, of Ohio,
very tow a tut hi death may occur at
any time.
Germany ha Informed Britain that
he la ready to conclude a comuioricwl
treaty with Cauada.
t
American ship will maintain a close
watch and prevent any landing ol Co
lombian troop on Panama toil.
Ex-Congressman Priggs, of New
York, haa been Hned $ 10,000 and given
one day iu jail for accpeting a bribe.
Premeir Balfour' statement that
Britain will carry out iU trade treaty
obligation! i deeply resented by Ru
aia. The senate engaged in a warm dim us-
eion orer a resolution looking to arbi
tration of Colombia a claim against
Panama. 'v , ,
The-national Democratic committee,
in session at Washington, Indorsed the
1905 fair, The national convention to
elect a candidate for president will
meet in St. Loul July 0.
The Iowa legislature la in leeelon.
A new cabinet hat been formed in
Chile, -j
Three niore war vessel are 'on the
way to Panama.
Ex-Governor John Young Brown, of
Kentucky, t dead.
The senate uphold President Roose
Telt in hit Panama policy.
- Penator Scott made a warm attack on
General Wood in the senate. He tertni
him a "bloodless soldier."
Premier Balfour haa made a state
ment which shows Great Britain to be
with Japan in case of war.
Secretary of Stale Hay. is again at
tending to the duties of hi department
after sevetal weeks of illness.
Chicago councilmen, who have been
investigating the theater horror, have
turned their attention to the condition
of theity' hotels
Development in the wreck of the
steamer Clallam seem to (how that the
captain was largely responsible for the
great' loss of life, showing very poor
Judgment at the critical time.
W. j Bryan has returned from his
tour 61 Europe
General John B. Gordon, the last of
the famous Confederate generals, is
dead. '
Iron gate across the exits are discov
ered to have played a deadly part in the
Chicago theater flie.
Ex-Mayor Walbridge, of St. Louis, is
being boomed a a Republican candi
date tor vice president.
An'erdei placed in California for
250,900 worth of food stuffs is be
lieved to he for RRuseia.
Representative Humphrey want Se
attle put on the list of cities where
civit tervka examination are held.
Senator Smoot denie that he is a
polygamist and has answered other
charge on file with the senate commit
tee."; Jarjan ha sent another note to Rus
sia, w'lich is practically an ultimatum.
She will not wait long on the csar for
an answer.
Professor Willis Moore, chief of the
United State weather bureau, in his
annual report, says Uiere was but 17
per . cent of error '"In the forecast of
the past year.
China i sure to assist Japan In the
event of war , . ,
Corps may appeal to tho' United
States in the event of an Invasion.
The house has voted $250,000 for
eradiation of Insect affecting cotton.
Senator Dietrich, of Nebraksa, has
been cleared of the charge of telling an
office,
Eg-Secretary of the Treasury Charle
Foster la dangerously ill at bia borne in
Springfield, Ohio.
General Chaffee haa been nominated
to itteceed General Young as chief of
' the Ataff of the army.
$yor Harrison, of Chicago, la being
guarfled lor lear oi assassination on ac
coun i tot the theater horror.
Warships are asscmlblng at Colon,
presumably for the purpose of making
a hostile demonstration against Colombia.-
.
bill is before the house providing
jrfirc consolidation of third and
fourth class mall matter to be admit
ted t the raet of one cent for each two
ounce.
Brigadier General Randall ia likely
to be promoted to major general.
Great military activity prevail at
r.(.fl.na anil flavanllla rVdritnlkta
Ex-Congressman Drlgga, of New
York, ba been convicted of accepting a
bribe.
IN JOINT SESSION.
National Conventions ot Sheep and Cat
tlcnon Mitt ia Harmony.
1'urtland, Jim. 13. The delegate to
the National Woolgrowcr and Nation
al Livestock conventions met in Joint
session yesterday morning and the tw
big organisations were heartily wel
coined to Oregon ami Portland by rep
rescntative men of the stute and city
The Livestock association furnm!!;
opened it annual meeting and the
Woolgrowcr, after a lengthy business
session In the afternoon, adjourned sine
die. More than a thousand dclcgnt
to tne two conventions troin every sec
tion of the United Slates thronged the
Raker theater from pit to gallery. The
house rang with repeated burst of i
piause in response to addresses upon
question of vital interest to the two
organisation. Sheepmen and cattle-
raisers met upon common ground, with
common interest at heart, and dis
cussed way and mean ot securing
mutual benefits.
The morning session was devoted to
a program of entertainment, including
music and addresses of welcome and
response. In the afternoon the woo!
growers met alone and completed .the
business of their meeting. Common
Interest of the woolgrowers and nianu
facturer were discussed. The condition
of the mutton sheep market ws thor
oughly presented by representatives of
the markets. Resolutions were adopted
favoring legislation Hist the sheepmen
loein to be beneficial to their industry,
and officer for the ensuing year wore
elected as follows : Penator h.h. r-
ten, of Wyoming, president; Jesse M.
Smith, Utah, tirst vice president;
uonrgo Truesdale, Maryland, second
vice president; Mortimer Iverlng, In
liana, secretary, the treasurer to be se
eded by tho executive committee.
The convention decided to meet in
conjunction with the livestock men
next year at such place as the latter
convention should decide upon. Han
Jose, California, appear to I in the
cad for the next convention of the two
rganiuitlon, though Ienver has a
strong backing. An effort is being
made to have the convention decide
upon permanent meeting place,
where all succeeding meetings may be
held. It i generally conceded that
should this motion prevail, Denver
ill be selected a permanent head.
quarters.
The Livestock convention will begin
t work proper this morning, and
three davs will be devoted to earnest
consideration of many question of vital
mportauce.
READY TO BLOW UP RAILROAD.
Japanese Spies All Along the Siberia
Lin are Awaiting Development.
Liverpool, Jan. 14. An Interesting
statement, in conjunction with the
stragctie value of tho trans-Siberian
railroad was made -today by Fu Kuril
Rush, a member of a British mercan
tile firm at New t'hwang. Addressing
the Liverpool chamber Of commerce,
Mr. Bush, after covering the question
( the light construction of the railway
and, the probability of the line being
blocked if subjected to heavy military
raffle, said his own observations,
coupled with trustworthy native infor
mation, convinced him that at least 200
Japanese military engineers, disguised
a Chinese coolies, barbers and other
menials, had already been distributed
point along the railroad, and it
ould not lie a fortnight after the de
claration of war liefore the lino would
be blown up in a doxen places.
WILL SBND ARMY.
Colombia Proposed to Fight for
Posses-
Ion of Panama.
Colon, Jan. 14. United States naval
authorities here appear to be convinced,
from the tenor of the reports which are
continually brought in, that Colombia
is determined to send an army to at
tack Panama. The Fanaman authori
ties yesterday received olllclnl confirma
tion ot the fact that the Colombian
troop at Titumati nujmlier, at .least
4,000 men, under the crrmmand 6f Gen
eral Ortix, Urlhe-Uribe, Bustamente
and Novo. These troop aro well
armed and supplied with ammunition,
and have four guns, three (team
launches and a large supply of cattle.
To Concentrate Troops.
Port Arthur, Jan. 14. It is reported
here that owing to threatening , hews,
received from Corea, 'the- Commanding
ofllcer of the Seventh Russiun brigade
ha gone to the Yula river to select
temporary quarter and effect a concen.
tration of troop. Owing to the appre
hensions of a daring dash on the part
ot the Japanese at Port Arthur, the au
thorities here have taken extraordinary
precaution in and about the town and
along the whole of the Manchurian
railroad. Tho whole Russian floet ia
now in fighting trim.
Oovernment Wins Old Suit.
"New York, Jan. 14. A ault begun lh
1876 to recover uncollected duties has
just been settled to the advantage of
the treasury department. It was the
case of the govemment against Merrick
Price and other, brought to -recover
uncollected dutlca represented by ware-'
house bonds. The suit was carried
from one court to another. Mr. Price
and other interested have died but the
govenrment kept at it, and finally has
collected 10,000 from hi heir.
Movs to Secure Vstsrant Pensions.
Clarksburg, W. Va., Jan. 14. The
oragnlzation ot teamsters of the Civil
war will send a petition to congress ask
ing for the passage of a law allowing
all teamster on the payroll during the
war to receive a pension of not less
than $10 monthly. Petition from
similar organization throughout the
country will also be presented.
FAIR IS INDORSED
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EXPOSITIONS
. COMMENDS UNDERTAKING,
Send Mitchell' IOOS Fair Bill to the
Senate and Asks Favorable Consid
eration Appropriation ol 11,125,000
la Olvsa Full Sanction-Few Changes
Were Med la the Measure,
Washington, Jan. 3. An event so
striking and so romantic In Its charact
er, Involving so much oi heroism ami
sacrifice on the part of those engaged
in It, and resulting In benefits so great
and enduring to our country, Is, in the
Judgment of your committee, we
orthy of commemoration hy this guV'
ernment."
With these words, and after fully re
viewing the purpose and plans of the
Iwl and Clark centennial exposition
the senate committee on Industrial ex
position today unanimously emu
mended Senator Mitchell' bill to the
favorable consider! Ion of the senate.
The committee makes no material
amendment In the bill a It wasorlgi
nally introduced, and makes no cut
whatever In the appropriation, the
amount called for remaining at $2,125.
000.
The bill was altered in only one es
sential feature. Section 0, w hich car
ries a lump appropriation of $1,500,000,
as direct government aid, is amended
to provide that this money shall be ex
ended under direction of the national
commission ami not under direction of
the Lew is and Clark corporation. The
committee found that in every instance
where the government had aided expo
sitions, the government funds were ex
pended by the government commission,
which was under control of the presi-
lent. The exmsdlion corporation is
not subject to thi control. Therefore
the change.
Section 20 was amended to provide
that expense incurred by consular,
military- and nsvsl otlii-ers in the Ori
ent, In the collection of exhibits for the
exposition, should be defrayed from Die
1,600,000 appropriation.
The only other I'hauite In the bill,
side from alteration in phraseology,
occur in seetioii 4, which provides for
the appointment of a board of arbitra
tion to whom all matter of difference
arising between the national conimis-
on and the exposition company shall
be referred. Instead of allow lute the
xposition corporation and the state
Commission two memliers each on this
commission, membership i restricted
to one memlier each, making, the total
tmr Instead of six. The riuht of Iho
ommisslon to designate fifth memler
in case of deadlock is also provided.
WANTS TO JOIN PANAMA.
Island ol Sn Andre Tire of Colom-
blan Oppression.
Colon, Jan. 13, The schooner Her
ald, which arrived here yesterday even
ing from Hocus del Toro, brought a
commissioner from (he Island of San
Andre who will endeavor to obtain the
annexation of San Andre to the repub
lic of Panama, owing to the dissatis
faction of the inhabitants of the island
at the recent oppressive action on the
part of Colombian authorities. The
commissioner will go to Panama and
confer with the Junta. He says 400
dombian troops are now In garrison
on the islands of San Andre and Provi
dence, and that more sold len are ex
pected momentarily. The dissatisfac
tion, he adds, I general throughout
the islands, San Andres doe much
buslnes with' the United State In co.
ooanuts, about 20,000,000 of those nuts
being shipped there annually.
Panama is desirou of annexing San
Andres and Providence, but It Is be.
lie ved that steps In that direction at
the present moment, would be , Inop
portune.
The united State marine encamped
t Empire and Its Obispo are kept
busy cleaning up the ground around
the camps, wbjch are located on a
healthy hill close to tho railroad. ! The
marine have also -cleaned the canal
company' houses, all of which now
present a clean and attiart appearance.
fisttleihlps Mak Quam.
Washington, Jan.' 13, A cablegram
today (rom Rear, Admiral Evans, com
hianlllng the Asiatic fleet,, announced
the arrival of ' the battleships Ken
tucky, Oregon 'Mid Wisconsin at Guam
from Honolulu on their way to Subig
bay. It ia wepected that the cruiser
squadron, consiftting of the' New Or
leans, Albany, Cincinnati and Rnluigh,
will arrive at Guam today or tomorrow,
The cruisers left Itonolnln In company
with the battleships, but, unlike the
latter, stopped. en route at t)ie Midway
Island. - ,
Japan I Qrtatly Alarmed. ,,
London, Jan. 13. The Japanese gov
ernment Is alarmed ut the report; that
the Russian Black lea squadron intends
to pas through the Dardanelles. ' At
the request "of the Toklo authorities
Baron Hayaabl, Japanese minister to
Great Brtaln. ha made -.-inquiries on
the aubject here, but the British foreign
ofllce has not heard that Russia has
asked Turkey' permission and la not.
Inclined to think Huasia will raise such
a question In Europe at present.
1100,000 Fir at, trlnldad.
Trinidad, Colo.,' Jan. 13. A fire
which originated In the basement of
Fowler' furniture store thi afternoon
caused $100,000 damage before it could
be put under control. ' The Masonic
block and the Bloom block were de
stroyed . For a time the entire business
portion of the city wa In danger and
Pueblo was asked for help, Tho .Are
was caused
by the overturning of a
lamp
WAR AUAIN StlliMS MJRB.
Japan Rtctlvt Sri on J ttrply ol
W hkb Is In.stUloUory,
Russia
Loudon, Jim. 13 The Times' Pekln
correspondent, cabling tinder yester
day date, say the Chinese miniate!
at Toklo, at the reiptest fo the Japanese
foreign nlllce, telegraphed the following
communication to Prince Cliing;
"The second Russian reply to the
Japanese proposals hasj-cen received at
Toklo, hut it Is uulavoralilu ami cannot
Im accepted by Japan, who will, unless
Ruslsa recedes, le complied to prompt
ly resort to arms,
"In view of such an eventuality
Japan urges and expects China to main
taiu the strictest neutrality, to preserve
order throughout the empire, to guard
foreigners resident In the interior, nud
to take sKH'lal care to ptveerve order In
the provinces of Shantung and l unan,
lest foreign powers might seise the pre-
text of disorder and make aggressive
movements therein."
I he cnrrcsiHittdeut says that the ' ills
patch has deeply impressed the Chinese
who now believe war to be inevitable.
Wild Rumor ol Wsr,
London, Jan. 13. The St. Peter.
burg correspondent of the Uindon laily
Mail wire that there 1 great excite-
ment In the Russian capital, and that
many wild rumors are in circulation.
One reports that the csar has drafted a
declaration of war. Hull another de
lares that actual hostilities have al
ready broken out. None of these re
ports can lie cotilltmed, however, and
while not generally credited, the feel
ing is increased that war cannot much
mger lie averted, This is aignlllcaut
n that until the last day or two every
thing in St. Petersburg has pointed to
ward an amicable settlement of the dis
pute. IN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Woolgrowtr and Llvt stock Association
Met t In Portland.
Portland, Jan. 12. The greut
iotiat conventions which are in Port
land for their annual meeting com
menced wrork yestenlsy under most fav
orable circumstances. The sessions of
the Woolgrowers' association were uot
hie In the hluh tone of the addresses
lellvered and the earnestness with
which the voting delegates approached
the great question to be considered.
The Livestis-k convention will not get
down to business until thi morning,
but the machinery wa set in motion
yesterday which assure profitable re
sults from the meetings which are to
occupy the remaiuiAf days of the week.
The visitors continued to pour in all
day long, and, by a conservative esti
mate, they will nuuiU-r 1,600 when
President Springer s gavel fulls on the
first session of the Livestock conven
tion today. An official welcome to the
state and city will bo extended to the
(siting stockmen this afternoon by his
excellency, Governor George K. Cham
berlain, and Mayor George 11. wil
Hums, There will tic response on the
part of the visitors mt with the an
nual address of President John W,
Spriuger the great national gathrelng
III tw fairly under way.
STRIKB AT COAL MINI! tiNDS.
Union
Leader and Utah Mlncowntr
Mk AgrttmsnL
Salt Lake, Jan. 13. The labor
troubles In the coal Held of Carbon
county have been practically nettled as
result of a conference between O. W.
Kramer, vice president of the Utah
fuel company, and Attorney 8, A.
King, representing the strikers. By
the terms of an agreement satisfactory
to both sides, the company agrees , to
lease for a period of six month all of
the 225 house erected by the miners
on tho company's property, paying
therefor the lump sum of i7S,O00, the
amount to be paid fur each individual
lease to lie determined by three apprais
er who have already been appointed.
If at the expiration of the agreement,
the houses have not been 'removed they
become the property of the company.'
While the agreement Aim not, affect
the claims of either ldo In the way of
adjustment of grievance, it destroys
any apparent reason for the striker to
remain - In the district and avoids the
possibility 6f serious trouble arising
from the eviction ot minors ftom their
homes. - .', .. -t
Removing Duty on Coal.
Washington, Jan. 13. Congressman
Jones, of Washington, lias been assured
by leading representative of the house
that the emergency bill approved by
the president on January 15 last, re
moving for one year the dujy on coal,
will not be continued in effect after
next Friday.'. On that date the former
duty will bo- restored, and it L the In
tention of tho house leaders to grant no
further concessiona on coal, or any
other commodities, until the time romes
when they deem a general revision of
the tariff necessary, .
General Rey Make Bold.
Washington, Jan. 13. The Associat
ed Press has been Informed that Gener
al Reyes, In hi last note to the state
department, threatened to 'publish the
correspondence Detween himself and
the atate department If the department
did not seo tit to send it to the annate
or make it public. General Reyes left
fur New York at 1 :30 tonight. Ho will
sail from New York next Saturday di
rect for Colombia on the ateamor Alle
gheny.. Russian War Preparation, ,' A.
Paris, Jan. 13. A apecial dispatch
to the Patrlo from Harbin, a town on
the Mani'hiiriitn railroad, describe the
Russian war preparations. The Rus
sian olllclals declare war 1 Inevitable
but add that thoy are ready. Port
Arthur, it la further asserted, will be
occupied by 100, 00Q men, and in ton
days ruiniorcemcnta ot 1UU.UUU can
roach Manchuria.
HAPPENINGS
IDI.H nONI-Y AT WORK.
.
Stfcool Fund Surplus I Blng Put Out
at Intsrtst,
Salem The semi-annual report of
Slate Treasurer C. S. Moore slums
In-avy decrease In the surplus of money
tying idle in the common school fund
A year ago, the balance iu that fund
Was 1724,772.26. On January 1, 1U04
the balance was but S5il2.177.03
Since January I, about 110,000 IBII
Ih-i-ii sent out on loans and imi.lioo will
he paid out iu a few days on the Port
land School District bonds.
; Applications have Is en approved (or
loans to the aim unt of over 100,000
mote, so that it appears that the state
has now but 1400,0(10 which it can
offer to thisie who wish to borrow upon
gilt-edged real estate security at 9 per
c(ut interest. If the present demand
for hsius from the school fund contln
ties, the balance wilt be out at Interest
within a year. The loaning of this
fund, and consequent decrease In the
summit of the Idle surplus, means in
Increase In the revenues for school pur
poses, Tho Interest on this fund is ap
portioned among the counties annually
according to school population.
The reimrt also shows a balance of
S5.lUO.fiO In the general fund, from
which the ordinary expense of the
tte re paid. Slate Trcastiier Moore
says that large portion of thi amount
will lie used in paying the claims for
tile last quarter of 1U8. Jiuring the
next three months, however, nearlyJ
i-iu.oou.uuo will he received from in
surance companies under the law re
quiring them to pay a 2 per cent tux
on their net receipts, and this sum will
be sulllclent to pay the ordinary ex
panses of the state until state taxes be
gm to come In, about April 1.
HP.AR RAILROAD'S PLEA.
Timbsrland Assestmtnt In Land Reduced
to 12 SO Per Acre.
Eugene The county board ha de-
Ided to reduce the assessment on the
itnhep lands of the Southern Psiille
ompsiiy in thi countv from f 3 to
2.80 pr acre, after considering the ar
gument of the attorney of that com-
ny. The reduction, however, wa
not made until the company should
agree that there would lie no contest on
that figure.
The land of the railroad company
were assessed the same as all timber
lands, but the argument wa made that
these land were ! valuable than the
lands held by other corporations, for
the reason that tho railroad arant con
sists of certain section by numbers, re
gardless of whether they are valuable
or not, w hile the lands of other cor
porations and Individuals have been se
lected sud it is reasonable to snpxwc
valueless claims would not lie acquired.
Mk a Oood Showing.
Pendleton The annual report of As
sistant Postmaster French shows that
Pendleton ha one of the few self sus
taining oll'H'c In the (late. The total
revenue of the year wa 1 13,087.43,
while the total epxenso was 15,8(17,77,
The total receipts for 1002 were IIS,-
5;10.07. The not Increase of the olllce
for 1IHI3 over the previous vear was
14H. . This the olllcinls consider is a
good gain, since Pendleton has free
lelivery. For a while when the free
delivery wn established the recelnts
from box rent fell off, but the demand
at. the present time for boxes seems to
have outgrown the olllce, and (10 more
have been asked for. This will make
total of 000.
Stock ma Fes I Better.
Pendleton The cattlemen and sheep
men of tho Blue mountain district are
rejoicing this winter because ot the ex
traordinary open season. W. Up to the
present spring like weather, has pre
vailed, and only in a few sections has
the temperature been bttt little below
the freezing point. So far, the aheep
to be held over the wilder have not re-
luirod feeding, remaining on the past
ures, the' grass ot which is bolding out
remarkably well,' Considerable rain
has fallen during the fall, and so far
grass Ima'lieX'n growlpg ,
Dividend by Prun Association.
Salem The Willamette valley prune
asRoclutlou hits declared a dividend on
tho Petite prune, crop bandied by the
association-Ill the Saluiit and Rosoburg
district this season. The total amount
handled of this variety was (135,000
pounds, Nut prices to the grower, 40s,
$0.0305 s 60,' 10.0302 j 00s, $0.0308;
70s, $0.02117 j 80s, $0.0210; 90s,
$0.0155 1 100. and over, $0,001)0. These
prices gave the grower a nut buaia
price of a little less than 8 cents,
Oood Winter for Farmer.
Salem Captain Hunt, a prominent
farmer of the Waldo hill, ays that
the season thus far has boon a very fa
vorable one for farmer and winter
wheat is In excellent condition. Farm
er in thia part of the county havo not
fed ihoirjlvi'stoi-k a fork full of hay or
A measure of grain this winter, and
probably will not do' ao. Pasturage
has been good and cattle do well with
the grass they can get, and the straw
that ia stacked for them In the fluids.
Coil Vein Struck Near Union.
La Grande At a depth of 280 feet a
vein of coalehn bceu struck in W. J.
Townley'a artesian well near Union.
Just what tho depth or the thickness of
the layer of coal baa not been ascer
tained, Work will be immediately re
sumed on thia proposition, and its de
velopment la being awaited with keen
Interest throughout the county,
HERE IN OREGON
APPLILS I OU APPORTIONMENT.
Pilot Butt Company Want to Begin on
10,000 Acre.
Salem A. M. Irake, president of
uie niot unite Development company
h Rpplled to the state html board for
an piortiotiiiiciit of the lien upon
some 10,000 acre of the land for the
reclumatoln of which bis company has
contract. The company has a son
tract for the reclamation of 80.000 ox-res
ami tho contract price Is $10 tier acre
The reclamation company holds
lien upon the lund for the cost of con-
struction. The lien upon each cre ii
not uniform, however, but is to lie p
portioned upon each 40-cre tract ac
cording to the relative value of the
land. Thus one 40-acre tract mv bear
alien oiiri n acre, while another,
not so valuable, will bear a lien of but
$5. An Intending settler is required to
pay w me company the amount of the
lien, whereupon he"ecelves adeed from
the state.
PLANT EXHIBIT AT EXPOSITION,
Kiais ol lh Airkultursl Collet
mac Taken With lb Idea,
Corvallis At a recent board meet-
ng, the plan for the agricultural colleire
to plant and maintain a grow ing ex
hibit on the exposition grounds at the
iwis and l lark fair was discussed and
eferred to the executive committee for
Urectioii. The committee is: Weath-
erford, chairman : Apwrson. Daly.
Keady, and ledy.
The sentiment of the board wa nn-
vemally favorable to the plan, and the
expression general that the occasion
offered the college opportunity to do
all the people of the state great and en
during benefit. Tho growth of forage
grasses and plants, the cultivation of
vegetable of all kinds, the production
of small fruits and many other features
were mentioned as among the ncswibill-
tie for converting the tract Into a com
pact and valuable display ot Oregon
production and resources.
To Ltaie Hatchery.
Salem Negotiation are pending be
tween the state board of fish commis
sioners and the United Slates fish com
missioner with view to a lease of the
new slate salmon hatchery at Ontario
to tho government. If the lease can lie
effected as desired, the excuse of oer-
aung me nauiiery will be home by the
federal government, the result to the
fishing industry will be the same and
the stale will save some $0,000 a vear.
w hich can lie devoted to the develop
ment of the fishing Industry elsewhere
in the state.
Big Hoi of th Orsnd Rond.
I Grande J. W, Stxmcer now holds
the honor of having raised the largest
hg in the county. lexter Katon has
Iways held the championship, the
largest Wing 7(10 pound. Mi neigh
bor, John McAllister and J. W. Silenc
er entered into the hog raising business
also and the two latter gentlemen
brought two monster hogs In from their
ranches near Island City a few davs ago
and had them weighed. McAllisters'
weighed 775 pounds and Spencers' 870,
which bivaks all former record in the
weight of Grand Rondo valley hogs.
Feeding Cattls In th Valley.
Enterprise Owing to the lack of sale
tor cattle in the fall many steer are be
ing fattened in thi valley for the
pring niatket. They are mostly 3-
year-old and will bring a good price
when delivered In April, There lias
been an egg famine in thi city for the
asi monin, f-ggs have been 50 cents
er doxen since before Thanksgiving
and at Christmas time they jumped to
(SO cent for a few days, then dropped
to the present price of 35 ceuts,
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla. 73c:
blue-
tern, 7ti(SH0cs valley, 78c.
Barley Feed, $20 per ton j brewing,
2020.50; rolled, $21.
Flour Valley, $3.75(93.85: bard
wheat straights, $3.004.10; clears,
$3.55(33.75; hard wheat patents, $4.20
4.60; graham, $3.75; whole wheat,
$4; rye flour, $4.604.75.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.07s1.10j
gray, 11.051,07 per cental.
Millstuffs Bran, $17. 50(9 18 per ton;
middlings, $20; ehorts, $19(319.50;
chop, $18 linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy, $10 per ton: clover,
$12; grain, $12; cheat. $12.
Vegetables Turnips, t)5e per sack;
carrots, 75c; bocta, 00c j parsnips, 85c
$1; cabbage, KUl.ljc; red cabbage.
lKc; parsley, perv doxen, 25c; to
matoes, $1,50(92 per orate; cauliflower,
75c$l perdoion; bekns, 12c; celery,
75o per doien; pumpkins, lo per
pound.
Potatoes Fancy, 7080o per sack;
common, 6000; sweets, 2.cinaeka;
2tfc crated;.
Fruits Apples, fancy Baldwins and
Spitxenbergs, $1.50 per box; cooking,
75c$l; pears, $11.50 per box;
grapea, $1.50 per box.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27Jtfffi30c
per pound; dairy, 20&22e; atore,
12M014C '
Cheeae Full cream, twlna, 1415c;
Young America, 15 10c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 1213c;
per pound; aprlng, 1213o; hena, 12
i13c; turkeys, live, 17 18c;
dressed,20c; ducks, $77.50 per doxen;
geeBe, live, 8o per pound.
Egga Oregon ranch, 2727Kc;
Eastern, 25(92(10.
Hops Choice, 2027o per "pound;
prime, 2oc; medium, 22c,
Wool Valley, 1718cj Eastern Ore
gon, 12015c; mohair, 820 35c.
LOST IN SVAITS.
Flffy-Four Lives Sscrlllced to Storm Be
tween Seattle and Victoria,
Seattle, Jan. 12. The Seattle-Vi.
toria temer Clallam wa lost early
thi morning midway between Smith
Island and Itungeness suit, at l.-r ft
person losing their live In the diss.
ter Kvery person who put off in the
lifeboat, lowered when it was apparent
the steamer could not live out the ter
rific gale that was blowing, drowned.
Only those who stayed by the ve
el, fighting against the sea for posse-.
ion of the craft, were saved. The
pernun were compel led to fiirhi
ately fr their lives, rushing forward
alien the vessel turned on her l..m
ends, clinging frantically to the rail
and finally slipping into the water onto
life raft that had been lowered.
Subsequently they were picked up by
tho tug Sea Lion and Holyok.
It ws not the fkult of the command
ing ofllcer nor tho men In e),rM ,J
tho lifo lx.aU that the passenger who
took to the Iwat were lot. When
the life boat were lowered land wa
within ight, yet the impotent Clallam
wa unable even to make headway
agttluet the gale. Prudence
that the passengers and uch of tho
crew needed to navigate the boat be
given the opportunity of aving their
live by the life boat. That they
failed to reach shore was due entirely
to the fact that human strength ...
but a feeble protest against the fury ot
the element.
Had all the passenger and crew m.
mainedon bard, it is undoubtedly
true that most of them would have been
osi W hen the boat turned over and nv
up the struggle. Other atronger and
better able to care for tliamanltta
lrowned with the relief tug (tanding
y waiting to take them aboard.
CAN'T STIR AMfcRICA.
Oencral Reyes Realize Hi Mission I a
failure and Will Sooa Leave.
Washington. Jan. 12. Con'ifin! r
the determination of the United State
not to retrace a sten on tlu i.ti,,.,,,.
ml of the consequent failure of bis mia!
ion, General Rafael Reyes, Colombian
scial envoy, is ready to leave Wash
ington. Indeed, he informed the Aa
soclaed Presa t noon todav that
would leave for Baltimore at 4 n'clnck
to consult specialist, and that his re
turn was uncertain. He did not take
that train, however, and at a lata h
tonight was at his hotel.
General Reyes said tomVht Im
yet hoping for an answer to his lost re
quest that the correspondence be soot
to uie senate, and l e,i,l
lelimtey when he would lv
ngton. lie added that when thi
came for going he would ofllcially tiikeX
n ave oi me president and other official
with whom he had come in contact.
in a long cablegram which nnrl
Reyes dispatched to General Marroquin
he has reviewed the
Washington and informed the Bcwota
government that after doing everything
in hi power to save something from
the wreck he bos failed.
Reye expects, in view of the high feel
ing prevailing in Colombia, that it mill
lie very difficult to restrain hi people
longer.
CANADA ASKED TO JOIN.
H.y
Move for International
SaJmoa
Hatchery on Fraser.
Washington. Jan. 12. Secretarv nf
State Hay has determined to ask the
Canadian government to join In a con
ference looking to the establishment of
international fish hatcheries on the
Fraser river, in British Columbia, for
the propagation of salmon, The con.
ference, if agreed upon, probably will,
lie participated in by the United State
fish commissioner, the fish commission,
er for the state of Washington, and offi
clals in charge of the department of
flsheriea and marine for the Dominion
of Canada,
The plan suggested has been urged
for more than a year by Senator Foster,
of Washington, who haa called the at
tention of the state department to the
fact that, unless some heroic course ia
taken, the salmon supply will be ex
hausted. Millions of dollar are in- -vested
in salmon canning establish
ment in the United States and Canada,
which are supplied almost entirely by
the spawn from the Fraser river. The
method employed by both the United
State and Canadian canning cotnpanle
have been the subject of disputes be
tween the two governments. -
''Armenians Create Terror, .
Constantinople, Jan. 12, Advice ;
from Erxeroum eay the people of Sou-
on are in a state of semipanic, fearing
a repitlon of the event of 1894. The
local governor and other officials have
fled. Tewflk Pasha, with several bat
talions of troops and eix guns, hag ar
rived at Mush, where the feeling of
anxiety is intense. Tetttchments of
Kurdish cavalry have been stationed at
all of the village along the Russian
trontier to prevent the passage of Ais.
menian bands. A thousand armed Ar
menian are in the district of Souaon.
Ex-Secrttary Foster Dead.
Springfield, O., Jan. 2. Ex-Governor
Charles Foster, who wag secretary
of the treasury under President Harri
son, died at the residence of General
Keifer here today from the effect of
cerebral hemorrhages. He -was 73
years old and ia survived by hi wife
and a daughter. He was attacked last
night while sitting in the library ot
General Keler'a home talking and never
regained consciousness. No arrange
ment for the funeral have been made.
China Ratifies the Treaty.
lOKin. Jan. 12. ine umnese em .
peror nag ratinea tne American-
Japanese treaties of coinmerl
China.