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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1906)
ii n WT. V-l,. mi making an to agroe nn t lin volo 'd , bill, T"'1 made the mo wook I man j rto "" . .i.t i tho gen- wnvur. to if16' 'nl of Aldrlch, b,CS not bo willing who Bald (o agree as more " - tha bill "" i. iuu M. I, nnw jd nen'',v' . .. n,..m wo u thrco first of iM ...iablll. Tlio L.i in III" I... ..,l.n whllo tlio Blttm T.. the opinion w Indicated in I UK . l.lllAn II 5T l "the Pending hill. Mil. tho n nun port ui Ll IrtllU?" " ' lit... HI k I tin 4 several progress bolng nra rVpeVu tomorrow, tho eenato ii n Tnrlff M illway "'"v.- .i " lr IC(I BIC0IIOI anu MU ' r uMHia for V Wrmtnrn iuiai . .... iv' . (..lure Ol WIU denaio it'" -...!.. What woro Hi Wr ,.nln.,ltlcB0f thO l.hu umn i t . Dlr nt? lufacture of 1 i ... .IIopiii CUHBCll oy (.coDcernw),-.-;" rnvls ol Illinois, wiiw. ;h.M listened to, with DI1. .i...l.n air" much made tiia - iniiu-i'...- , .. . ! -i.. for mo uibiu"'""" on .. kijti urn luiuauM"" the M """ Viz.. 1.111 t. . i i...l.ln(r inn intuitu " which tho ffi,1?Te" .ii ,l until noon to- itOWO iujvu" hi. Thuriday, April 5. kuiu"i :; ... . i . ,(, LIII In nw ff till IIIII11W- Ulkvw " . . somber of epecclK'n uxiay n. iiurinv u. j 7 1U5 " . Th tiifniH ill iuiiiji nuiv v. u br rowric, oi ur nf Gcorirla: railway maw ', : ri. .n.Mnn nf m nnegiiia. anu leuiiiu "j ----- ii.LI. .nunli nn Iniinr. TOWnO of tbe Increased powor given uio iiua iiniiin iiv i 1 1 it nil nn iiiin ... II. ..t.l Hint If fllll finnsrt t . ii. Iln.ilitf nml nnwnr P II Will 00 nuur " "- i right of diecueslon of all pub- ..ii rthere wa a re-echo ol tno wmie conierence ot last Haiuruay roia talhiMndioz railroad leulalation. MIlhB(IIrnpInn ended In L'Ood there was a timo when tho iiiqane inicnuo aiio iiiciuuut ii. l. nrl... I 1.1 1 it the cloeo of a speech by bleb m dovotod largely to a t . . . . . hti tftvon notice of a speech or a tpeoch on that eubject w inn i brai iinavnv w in r n ri ir itllr to the crltlciarna mndo by of the poworH of inforior ia crantlntf inftinctinnfi in raid d r i - - ' -w"w w I till! WIIU V I Ufpiemental extradition treaty l " W WMIIVU V VIIIVU 3 " Wednesday. Aorll 4. "Mton, April 4. In tho senato T V. !.... I. .11 ... . . '..,"'""uo uiocusewi me raiirona MUBd Daniel the qnoatlon of tho representation by tho Southern the public bitvIco. Now- ini v. "'u"""ieiiiB io ino wpwwdiDn for tho nntlonal In. " IHYOrOljln fn lliu rinimni. I A. I f ... T ---waiiiu 0, iringn niiiit in- -.r-vv nng ubboU Oil a timvlH. tA nraAnl .l.n.t .... . bill T ii. uouc",cy approprla- .-- .vi tun iHiirpunntniinn ni .1.,, -.. mo H0XX ran-Amorl- r ?; ,t0 bo 1101,1 to "1 do 'Kit Jalv. Tl.n ,ln-i i in cu no in nroviiln fnr mnra i.AMBnienaoa was paeBcd. II. , " HWUDv III IUInn I. I... i . . "-iuii LIH1HV lllnnnil n . vi inn . . immM . j-..muiii, uii 1,110 pan Smtd, New York, fnr Lll - vuiei erBoiiit.n i.. 'Si. I : or ent nn n.. .. . for P.-r . wwiiierenca at ri. itLil'-ThoBenato .r;"""'iH. tho proviso u,.i . .-- Biinu nn annnlnt. tei.Vfln "PPronrlatlon of Ann . ur. i Hvwviuiin ui io unohi. ii T--i- "encoat The Hanuo. LIII II . " V Ifll Anal n ... Su. An o m. ..'.".I18.09O '. .,v" wr i8 wt " ntiil ii . iC3frt '""I . lor W)B ,nont . H ntedl Stinted l.a 9 n- '"orease for tha vr "Vl.AU W 1 U I I IIM VBflT . . i... Anrii u I T Abinnni . ,,,01 01 oneywM2,4454le3, .WI .( - VI in tK . ik m (lltliAUUMii iinLLii ui uunuiiLUU honiR territory, instead of advising the members of the Indian Affairs commit tee as to tho weakness of tho measure, bo that It might bo amended to meot the wla'jes of tho commissioner of In dlan affairs. The postofllco appropriation bill was taken up, hut beyond an explanation by tho chairman of the postofllco com mlttoo, Overstrcot, no headway was made. Tuesday, April 3. Washington, April 3. Senators Long and Allison woro under cross ex amination by their brother senatorn to day on the White hotiso conferenco on tho formor's court revlow amendment to tho rato hill. Aftor Long had spoken at length in 'support of his amendment, both the railroad senators on tlio Ite publican side and tho Democratic sen ators wanted to know moro about Its paternity. They scented in its holng discussed with tho prosldont and his advisors by a few of tho friends of tho bill beforo its introduction in tho bod ato an invasion of tho sacred preroga tives of tho upper hourto. Long and Allison successfully fenced with tho questions and refused to dlvulgo what transpired at the conference. Washington, April 3. By a voto of 202 to 20 tho house today passed tl.o national quarantlno bill. The hill places the control of all quarantlno stations, grounds and anchorages under tho secretary of the treasury and di rects that as Boon as practicable aftor tho approval of the act ho shall select and designate snch suitaulo places for them and establish tho eamo at Bur.h points on or near tho seacoast of tho United States or the Mexican border as in his Judgment aro best suited for tho same, in order to prevent tho Introduc tion of yollow fever into tho United States. The bill further gives tho secretary of the treasury tho right to establish a quarantine station at tho Dry Tortugan islands and at such other points at or neafscacoaflts, not to exceed four in the aggrcgato, as he deems necessary. Tho bill carries an appropriation of fGOO.OOO. Monday, April 2. Washington, April 2. Tlio amend ment to tho house railroad rato bill ngroed to at tho White house Saturday by friends of tho hill, providing for a limited revlow of orders of tho Intor state Commerce commission, was offer ed in tho senate today by Long, of Kansas, but ho was not ablo to got the floor to make his speech. The prlnci pal Bpeech was made by Fulton, of Ore gon, who spoke for tho bill. It was a legal argument bearing upon tho con stltutlonal questions involved, and in torruptlons wore bo frequent that tho speech amounted to a debate on law points, where tho speaker divided timo with tho a majority of the lawyers ol tho senato. Nelson, of Minnesota, and Ileyburn, of Idaho, made brief speech es on the bill. Washington, April 2. Ohiof among the incasuros passed by tho house today was tho Bo-caliod "personal liability" bill, which has been favored by the army itt railway employes thronghout tho country, and which practically hau n unanimous report from the commit tee Members of tho liouso showed great interest in tho measure, and, had a division been called for, tho bill would havo had an almost unanimous voto. Another measure changing exist ing law.-whlch excited a filibustering opposition, was tho hill permitting tho fortification of flwt wlnra and levy lntr a tax of 3 cents a gallon on all wines thus fortified. A number of bills woro passed undor suspension of the rales, The personal liability bill makes each party responsible for ita own neg ligonce. It also renders void any con tract Intonded to restrict tho liability of tho employer for tho negllgenc'o of employes. Saturday, March 31. Washington, March 13. This being war claim day In tho house, only those directly intereetod in tho legislation in llin nrlvatn calendar woro in attend ance. The houso during tho four hours . i . i It waa In session consiuoreu anu passeu 170 lit Ha. rnnnv. Iinwnvnr. BondiniT MIX"! MHIM -j ' f the particular claim to tho court of claims (or adjudication. Prnvlnii in Inkinir tin thn calendar H hill wai passed granting to tho Capital Ulty improvemoni company, oi uuiuun, Montana, the rinht to construct a dam across the Missouri river In Montana. Square Deal in Alaska. "Washington, April 2. Tho secretary of the Interior today sent to congress a draft of a bill which ho recommends to be passed, providing that, whonovor mineral entries are mado in Alaska, bIx months' notlco Bhall bo glvon instead of 00 days, as at present. Under oxlflting Jaws it has becomo a common practice-, particularly In remoto mining districts, for entrymen to hold oft until tho malla aro virtually closed by bad weather and then forward their notices to Junoau. In this mannor persona wishing to In stitute a contest aro prcoludod. Money for Klamath Tribo. Washington, April 2. Tho Indian committee of the Bonate has attached to the Indian appropriation bill all tho amendments offered by Senator Fulton, One appropriates $537,000 to pay the Klamath Indiana for lands relinquished to the government; another permltB tho aheepmen of Umatilla county to cross the Umatilla reservation with their flooka in olnf to and from the sum mer range In the Weoaha forest re serve, DRIVE OUT CASTRO. Venezuela Is To Be Opened to Amer ican capital and Enterprise. Now York. Anrll a ti. uri.i i. , ....... , Tiuriu iu day saya: One of tho largest merchants In Now York said lant nicrlit. l..t ... rangoments are boing perfected hero and In I'aria for an invasion of Vene zuela, which will annibllato Castro and open up tho country to American wijiivHi aim eniorprlso. A number nf rlnli H v.i, chants are raid to bo interested in tho movomont, which, tho promoters do c'aro, will Involve tho employment of 15,000 soldiers and tho expenditure of 5,000,000 in tho campaign under which rroaiueni uastro In to bo either oxpollod or destroyed and n nntlvn Vnn. czaolan Blatesman is to bo installed as his succesBor. In this connection If U - - w mw aw uiaau nuiiv Castro, anticipating a successful revo lution nenlnBt htm sooner or Inter, linn convorted Bomo of his alleged 4,000,- uuu into cash and has sent it to Amer ica and Franco. Carlos Ii. Fuccerdo. Vonemolnn cnn. sul in New York, said last night at his homo that he had heard such an expe dition was being organized or being promoiou, hut had been unablo to learn anything definite about it. Ho said ho had understood shares in tho Bcliomo wore being sold. "I would liko to get hold of eomo of those shares." ho eaid. "I will huv all that aro offered." Tho consul inquired eagerly as to tho point tho expedition wbb to sail from. Tho expedition Is to sot out Boon from Europe In three .largo steamships, which aro already undor contract. They aro to carry about 5,000 volun teers, with the. following quantities of arms and ammunition: Eight thousand Maueer rifles of the Litest pattern, 24, 000 rounds of cartridges, 500 shells, 8 rapid fire guns, 8,000 army belts, 1,000 ofllcorfl' swords, 5,000 officers' revolv ers, 3,000 machetes and swords, to gether with other supplies. GREAT TRADE WITH MEXICO. Rotations With Republic on the South Aro Very Close Washington, April 3. A bulletin is sued by tho department of Commerce and Labor bIiowb that the trade of the United Stats with Mexico in tho fiscal year 1005 aggregated in value $02, 000, 000, as compared with $31,000,000 in 1805, and $18,000,000 in 1885. Of Mexico's total imports of merchandise, 53 por cent 1b drawn from tho United States, and of her total exports 71 per cent is Bent to the United States. No other country except Canada draws so largo a percentage of its im ports from tho United States bb does Mexico, and no other country except Cuba sends so large a percentage of its exports to tho United States as does Mexico. Estimates mado by American con sular repeentatives and others and by persons in tho United States familiar with tho subject, tho bulletin says, in dicates that fully $1,000,000,000 of capital from this country is now invest ed in Mexico, Canada and Cuba, of which about one-half is in Mexico. THREE TRAINS IN A'WRECK. Passenger Train Comes Last on Top of High Embankment. Delta, O., April 3. Piled in a wreck on top of an embankment 30 feet high, 100 perfions escaped from Injury in a miraculous manner in a collision on the Lake Shoro railroad near hero to night. Two freights, east bound, wore tied up in a rear end collision, with the ca booao of thn train in front, which had slopped to take water, thrown squarely across tho track of train No. 3, a west bound passenger. Tho mix-up be tween tho freights had scarcely occur red whon tho passenger bowlod along, striking tho overturned caboose. Tho brakes woro set, but, going at al most a mile a minute, tho headway waa so great that, with a craah, tho paBsenger locomotive jumped the track, plunging along tho ties, driving tho ca boose ahead. Two Fullmans woro tele opnneil. hut. aftor the train had stopped. the passengers dnehed wildly out of tho . atlni A. It varloaB coachea anu buu au loot io wiu tmttnin of tho embankment to a place of aafoty. The wreck took fire and caused a damago ol iuu,uuu. Coal for Missouri Institutions. Jefforson City, Mo., April 3. Gov ernor Folk, through waruon aiau Hall, o( tho stato ponitentiary hero, hai leased a mine near Waverly, from which coal will bo mined during tho present strike in sufficient quantities to thn IB state institutions with fuol. The miners at Waverly aro paid 10 per cont moro than tho regular acaio iln net. want to striko. It they should bo forced to go out Warden Hull said thoro would bo no uimcuuy in nnuratlnc tho mino If tho stato la forced to rosort to that extromoty. Mtnnrii Not Loner Dead. .ens, Franco, April 3. Tho lnhab- ' . .. .1 . 2... A A Hants havo ogam ooon uimwu unu of oxcltemont, owing to tho dis- etato covery of oight additional ucuies in mu whoro the explosion recently oc . An examination showed that mine c urrod tho miners had not been dead very Inntr Deputy Baatly, of the house oi via.ln a annnatlnnal atftto- deputies VIVO, HlflUll . i.. ...i.inii im niwiiRnn the comnanv mont it in niiivu .."-. - oHnntinn to BUY INK OI of pa property than to retculng minora. its Elnct Vlquex President. a Tnn Hnnta Itica. Anrll 3. Llo wm. www, - neslado Oleto Gontalea Vlquoa, ox- minister of finance, wa touay eieeieu president of the republic of Ooata Rica. NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Our Bosy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Resume of the Less lmportantvbut Not Less Interesting Events of tho Past Week. Senator Aloer, of Michigan, ia not a candidate for re-election. Dowle promises to perform a miracle when he leaches Zion City. Returning merchants say Chinese aro now buying Americaan goods. Vesuvius is in violent eruption and thousands of people are fleeing in ter ror. More rioting haa taken place at Win nipeg, Manitoba, on account of the street car strike. Tho soft coal mine operators of the East havo offered to arbitraate their differences with the miners. All the independent coal operators of tho Pittsburg district have signed the scale. This will insure work for about 20,000 men. The United States Circuit court of appeals of Now York saya the patent for daylight loading film cartridges for photographic cameras Is void. A steamer haa arrived at Philadel phia Irom Bombay, India, with what is believed to be bubonic plague among tbe crew. One hundred printers have been dis charged from the government printing office as the first step toward economy in that department. The mechanical department will be completely reorgan ized. Many Uvea were lost by the collapse of a hotel in Germany. Speaker Cannon admits the present tariff laws should be revised. Tho kaiser abandoned hia trip to the Mediterranean for fearof assassination Tho New York chamber of com merce urges congress to pass tbe Phil ippino tariff bill. Prince von Buelow, chancellcr of Germany, fell in a faint while address ing tbe relchstag. Tho Benate plana to do away with the nffirn of unnnrintendent of Indian af fairs in Alaska and turn tbe work over to the governor. The Illinois primary law baa been declared invalid by tbe etato Supreme court and a special session of tbe legis lature called to enact a new one. Tho Republic Oil company, a dum- mv of the Standard, has withdrawn from Nebratka, Iowa and Indiana. Its business will be continued by the Standard. Those in control at Z:o l City claim that Dowle intended to start a harem with seven wives whom he had select ed. Tho prophet denies all charges. and has started home from Mexico City. A now medical corpa ia to bo organ' Ized for the army. Japan will soon open Manchuria lo tho trade of the world. China has sent a demand to Russia that she ovacuato Manchuria at onco. The United States cruiser Baltimore will vlait tho principal ports of Aus tralia. . Russia has asked tho United States to fix the date for The Hague peace conference. Dowio saya ho will return to Zion City and oust his enemies from control of the colony. Kansas Citv. Mo., baa elected a Re- 0 f , publican mayor on a municipal owner ship platform. Colonol Gilborto Eacobo, governor of Jonotega, a province in Nicaragua, haa been nssassinatod. Chicago haB voted for municipal ownership and against municipal oper ation of traction lines. The French chamber of deputies sev erely scores the management of the mino in which the recent disaster oc curred. It waa declarod the horror was duo entirely to negligence. The Iioubo river and harbor commit tee has deferred action on tho Fulton bill appropriating $400,000 for tho mouth of tho Columbia. Tho commit tee will meet again in a few days. Troops will protect tho Russian Jewa durin Eastertido. The New York legislature ia rushing bllla for tho control of insurance. All Zion City haa revolted against Dowie, taking away IiIb power and property. Municipal ownership la tho principal campaign topic in many eastern city elections. mnn.lfl in Alabama have stopped Btoamboat navigation for 160 mllea about Mubilo. Runrnsnntatlve Cooner. of Wisconsin, haa introduced a bill admitting Porto Ricana to full United States cltlzeu- ship. Commissioner Garflold finds the Standard Oil company haa violated tho antl-truBt law many times. Prosecu tion of the company will comtnenco aeon. HOMELESSHOW THE CZAR SUPPRESSES REBELLION IN RUSSIA. This picture Illustrates one of the many terrible scenes that, aro now taking place In the Baltic provinces, where troops are suppressing the rebellion and crushing out the very suspicion of It by wholesale farm-burning. This particular farm, which la not far from Riga, was visited by troops, who found bullets and rifles there. They burned tho rifles and then set fire to the farm ; they also arrested the occupants, leaving the mother of tho family to weep over the destruction. St Petersburg Is noy considered to ho tho unhealthlest capital In Europe. Disappearing paper Is a French nov elty. Ordinary paper Is first steeped in sulphuric ncld, diluted according to the Intended durability, and Is then dried and glazed, the acid being par tially neutralized by ammonia vapor. The mnterlal Is ndnptcd for temporary use. Sooner or later It falls to pieces, however, and It Is recommended to thoso whose correspendents forget to burn their letters. Medical thermometers are expected to bo accurate, as much depends upon them. Since tho beginning of verifica tion recently at a French laboratory, 410 of these Instruments have been tested, and 09 per cent have failed to satisfy tbe required conditions of ac curacy, their errors exceeding the ad missible 0.15 degree. French patients, therefore, appear to have beeu mostly watched with faulty thermometers. Growing In the spray of the great Victoria Falls In South Africa, a new gladiolus has been discovered, and named the "Maid of tho Mist" Four bulbs of this plant, pent to England, hiiTQ been Induced to sprout and bloom by virtue of constant spraying In a hot bouse. There tho Interesting discovery wns mado that the petals of the flower aro so arranged as to form n pent house to protect tho stamens and pistils from the unceasing downpour to which they would otherwlso be subjected In tho native haunts of the plant In strong contrast with tho uncer tnlnty about tho population of China Is the exactness of tho figures gives for tho population of Japan In the Japan ese Bluo Book for 1005, which has been printed In English by the Japanese government Tho population of the Islands constituting Japan proper Is 47,812,702, and that of tho Island of Formosa 3,059,235. Japan comprises 100 mnln Islands and nearly 600 small Islands, ranking tho nnmo "Island Em rlro" peculiarly appropriate. The to tal area of these islands Is about 101, 000 square miles. It Is noted that there Is a closo approximation to equality In the division of the population between the two Bexes. Dr. C. A. White of the Smithsonian Institution points out that the theory of Doctor do Vrles of Amsterdam, ac cording to which new species of plants como Into existence, not by a long pro cess of natural selection, as Darwin supposed, but through sudden muta tions, tho cause of which remains un known, npplles equnlly well to new spe cies of animals. Tho giant dinosaurs, for Instnnce, whoso remains, as found in our Western "bad lands," exclto so much amazement, nppcur by paleonto loglcal evldenco to havo sprung sud denly into being and as suddenly to havo disappeared. All the other animal types also seem to havo been well char acterized when they first made their dppcaranco. Tho theory of tho origin of species by mutation, when applied either to the plnnt or animal kingdom, does away with tho demaud made by tho natural selection theory for Inordi nately long periods of timo, during which existing races woro brought grad ually to their present condition. MAKES $400 PER DAY. Gaoraro Ade, Pormtr Iteportcr, Novr Money Ulnar ot Lttarature. George Ado's Income from his plays and books Is now $150,000 a year. This is the annual Interest at 0 per cent ou $2,500,000. Georgo Ade ia all probabil ity will be the first literary man In the history of tbe world to earn $1,000,000 from his writings that Is, tbe first man to receive this amount during his life time. The royalties of Dickens, Thack eray and Scott have amounted to vast fortunes, but their earning capacity greatly outlasted their terms of life. When Kipling's income in the height of his popularity reached tbe Bum ot $50,009 a year, the world waa astound; ed. no was tho first of tho prodigious literary earners, and he mado a dent on the pages of books that will last as long as the English language. It Is safe to say that Kipling's income Is not ono-fourth that of Ade'e to-day. Kip ling's splendid novel, the greatest novel of the 10th century, The Light That Failed, waa practically a failure as a play, though It was very shabbily dramatized. It Is doubtful If altogether the earnings of this book will amount to that of The College Widow when the latter's career as a play alone 18 done. Roughly speaking, 15 years ago, Ado was working for $5 a week. To-day ho OEOtlGE ADE. Is earning over 400 a day. There Is only one other man In this country who could rival Ado as a literary financial success. This man refuses to compete, lie Is FInley Peter Dunne, who created Dooley, and, although his copy Is worth a dollar a word he makes no attempt to produce It Humor pays. Both of thesa men evolved In Chicago newspaper offices. Mrs. Wharton, whose hlman Insight and literary workmanship Is Incom parable, William Dean Ho wo) la, Gilbert Parker, Mrs, Humphry Ward and Mark Twain are all largo enrners In the world of books, but their combined annual Income does not largiy exceed that of Ade's alone. Robert Louis Stevenson, who, like Kipling, has not yet come Into his own, did not receive $150,000 In all his writing days. Tho united earnings of Copernicus, who discovered the shape of the earth nml tlio movements of tho stars j Harvey, who discovered tho circulation of tho blood, and Darwin, ono of the ploncera of evolution, did not amount to Ado'a annual income. Tbe Approved Type. We wero about to engage a now chauffeur. "Two hundred a month, tlio salary you demand, Is reasonable enough," we said 5 "but can you furnish a reference from your last employer?" "Oul, rooiiBteuri In ono month," the applicant replied. "In one month?" we objected. "But why not now?" The fellow's explanation was voluble and ready. "Helaa, monsieur," he said, "my for mer employer Is In the hospital, and it will be quite a month before he will be able to write again." Tb Poor Bar4. She looked a little sadly around the, poet's bleak, bare attic. "A nice enough room,' she said, "bat, how do you heat it?" "Well, when It gets too eo!d," sk lie, "I light a match. "?-i!L? '-fcidBl!'lkli aBHisBBiHBSSB &UBlwsBEMBL -una tI&IBBSBBBBBBBSSBBBBh