I 1 1 ntlAFT IN IRRIGATION.
POINT AGAINST HERMANN. i " "
ROADS TO RETRENCH
State Legislation Everywhere Is
. Having Its Effect.
RETALIATION NOT THEIR AIM
Claim It Prudence to Stop Construc
tion Until They Know Where
Money Is Doming From.
Chicago, Mnrch 14. Railroad presi
dents ngrce thnt the general disposition
all over the country to attack tho roads
by means of hostilo bills has reached a
stage where soino decided action must
bo taken or tho country will suffer so
verely. As a matter of fact, tho roads
already have suffered tremendous
losses, but eventually the heaviest bur
den will fall upon tho public in dimin
ished and inferior service, general re
trenchment, cheaper equipment and
tho abandonment of extensions which
would develop new country.
Tho greatest danger, according to all
authorities, lies in the great crop of
two-cent rate bills, regardless of tho
conditions in tho states adopting the
bills. In the East it is possible to main
tain good service at this rate. In the
"West it is not.
Benjamin Winchell, president of the
Bock Island system, probably best
epitomizes the sense of all tho replies
received to messages sent all presi
dents asking for on opinion on present
conditions and what was necessary to
reduce the danger of poorer service.
Mr. Winchell says:
"If the Interstate Commerce com
mission does its work wisely and
sanely, as I believe it will do, the rail
roads have nothing to fear. They will
get even justice, which is all they ask.
I am relying on the sound sense of
fairness of the American people to stop
before the situation becomes acute
financially. It is a mistake to say tho
railroads are retaliating by reducing
their service and abandoning great en
lerprises. it is simple prudence, a
bowing to the storm. We are forced
to stop building new lines, buying cars
and other equipment until we know
where the money is coming from. It
is simple business Eense, and not retal
lation.
"I am heartily in accord wtih the
plan for railroad presidents to confer
with President Roosevelt. We must
take the public more into our confi
dence and break down the distrust. Co
operation with the government in
laudable reforms is a good thing."
Answered Letters, but Copies of An
swers Not Found.
Washington, March 15. Evidenco
decidedly damaging to Ilinger Her
mann was introduced by tho govern
ment today in tho trial of tho ox-land
commissioner for destruction of 35 lot
tcrpress copybooks, alleged to havo
contained official correspondence.
Charles L. Dubois, chief of survey di
vision; D. C. Shorman, formerly Her
mann's financial clerk, and John S.
Wile, another clork in tho land ollico,
all identified several letters taken from
the files of tho land office, all pertain
ing to government business and all en
dorsed on tho back, "answered by
commissioner."
They all agreed that this endorse
ment signified that Hermann himself
dictated tho replies and that his an
swers woro press-copied in what wero
known as tho commissioner's "person
al" letter-books. It wag also brought
out by tho government that careful
search through the letter-books now in
tho land ollico failed to disclose copies
of the answers to theso particular let
ters, thereby strongly intimating that
tho letters must havo been copied in
the books destroyed by Hermann as
chrrod in the indictment, and that
the books, therefore, contained official
correspondence.
xo strongiir evidence in support of
indictment has heretofore beon given
during the protracted trial. In fact,
most of the evidence subruiitted up to
this time has been designed to show a J
motive for tho destruction of tho books
and had no direct bearing upon tho
actual charge contained in tho
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
CANNOT COLLECT POLLTAX.
Attorney General Passes on Validity
of Procedure
Salem Attorney Genoral Crawford
has filed his opinion in tho validity of
tho polltax collection with District
Attorney John H. MeNary, upon a re
quest from tho latter. Houso bill !525,
which passed tho last legislature, re
pealed sections 3041 and 3142 of lSollin
gor & Cotton' code, which abolishes tho
$1 polltax law of 1854 and amended
in 1870 to exompt firemen from I ho
polltax roll. Tho act of 1885 and sub
sequent amendatory acts providing for
tho state revenues covor tho ontire
ground of tho section enacted in 1854,
providing that state revenues shall be 5
mills on the dollar of all taxablo prop
erty and in addition to tho $1 polltax.
Tho attorney genoral holds that after
tho repealing act goes into effect on
May 25 tho polltax cannot bo legally
collected; that tho assessment would
not have tho validity of a judgment un
til it is entered on tho roll. As tho
roll would not be mado up befoio tho
act lakes effect, tho assessor would havo
no further authority to collect tho tax
or make up tho roll, and that there is
no authority in future for sheriffs to
collect tho tax.
Plan to Finance Normal.
Salem The maintenance of the Mon
mouth State Normal school has revert
ed to the shoulders of tho board of re
gents. Under the provision mado by
them at a meeting hero, a regular state
ment of the contingent expenses, as
indict- well as the payrolls, will be filed with i
GATHERING DATA ON CARS.
Commissioner Campbell to Ask Ship
pers for Many Details.
Salom Ono of tho important under
takings of tho Oregon Railroad commis
Bion is tho collection ot aecurato infor
mation regarding tho shipment of pro
dure in carload lots. Commissioner
Campbell Is now arranging with tho
lunibor companies to havo them report
to tho commission ovory application for
casr, the number and kind, the date of
application, and tho date the cars were
furnished; tho datn loailod, started
from the shipping point and tho desti
nation. The commission will also ar
rango to learn when tho cars reach the
consignees and when they are unloaded.
Information will ho gathered also con
cerning shipments of other products
than lumber. The purposo Is to place
in tho hands of the commission figures
which will enable it to act intelligently
upon controversies that are likely to
ariso in tho future. Tho reports will
show tc what extent the ear shortage
is duo to scarcity of equipment, delay
in lending, delay in shipping and de
lay in unloading.
ment. Today's evidence is very strong the secretary of state, as heretofore, and
in support of-the indictment, and while several banks havo agreed to advance
Crop Outlook Good.
Milton Farmers in this section of
Umatilla county are very optimsitlo
over tho prospect of a bumper wheat
and barley crop this coining season.
Tho fall was an Ideal ono in regard to
rainfall, theie being plenty of moist
ure in the ground before tho setting in
cf winter weather. The snowfall in
tho mountain districts this year has
beon unusually heavy, thus conserving
Officials unci uini ctors in Idaho
Work Suspoctod.
Uolso, Mnrch 13. Evidenced of graft
in tho arid land reclamation service of
tho government has been discovered
and iH now in possession of tho depart
ment of tho Interior at Washington.
Action looking toward a number of In
dict inenta Is anticipated. Tho princi
pal oldeneo, ho fur at disclosed hero,
relates to grafU in Idaho, but It is
said Unit similar conditions exist
throughout the service and that officials
in nearly all tho Western states where
Irrigation work Is in progress will havo
to answer.
Tho Federal grand Jury, now in ses
sion bote, will proltnbly take tho mat
ter up, so far as this state is affected,
if tho new secretary of tho Interior,
James It. Garfield, says tho word, and
decides to fm nlsh evidence now In his
possession. Agents of tho dciatrmcnt
have been conducting an investigation
for tomo time. Their discoveries in I
Idaho ate wild to tjpify conditions In
other places, and a reorganization of I
tho department Is said to be in pros
pect. Tho charges in gcii'iral nro thnt en
gineers and other officials of the de
partment nro "standing in" with fa
vored contractor in hoiiio Instances,
and in other instances have thrown out
bids in ordor to mako commissions on
the purchase of machinery by tho got
oriiiiicnt mid to profit in other ways.
In Idaho tho lkilse-Payette irrigation
project lias been undor special scrutiny.
Evidenco has been secured bearing
on tho rleations of tho contracting firm
of Hubbard A Carlson, having head
quarters at Boise, with certain depart
ment officials. It is charged in affi
davits now on file that this firm has re
ceived many special favors and expla
nation has been asked of tho reason for
this.
FLOOD IS REGii
Damage at PKlsburo Esllmated
Te TtaU Million
AT LEAST TWENTY LIVES
LOST
Whol. Bu.lno.. O.ro(h
oily .. suu,80d
Gorges Go Out.
nij
IMUHburg, l'., Mnrch i,i.MVilI..
Pld receding of the waters hT
"K normal,,.
ongahola,AlleglmnyIU,oillo ,
conditions are ,
portions.
bridges
aro
The
now
-leiir of nil.....
' anil
Btreet car service In th0 no0(Ie(ldi -
has been resumed.
All) o'clock last night tho river ha,l
alien almoHt'elght feet. Mthnt Z
ho stage was 20 feot and .IroppW x
inches nn hour. W'"giix
Te square mile were inundate,
I ho loss Is summarized nb ff,0.8.
Loss in output of steel mills 13
000,000. ' ,3'
Ih in output of other Industries
$2,000,000. M
Iwhcs In wages of employe, $1,337 .
7 7 7
to industrial plants, 2,.
it is circumstantial, vet leaves little
doubt in the minds of those who havo
followed tho case that Hermann's so-
called "private" letter-books in fact
contained much correspondence relat
ing to tne business of his office.
MAY PROMOTE IMMIGRATION.
HOPE TO RECOVER THE MONEY
Government Will Not interfere With
Movement of Southern States.
Washington, March 15. Informa
tion received today renders it clear
that the immigration authorities, as
one result of the several conferences re
cently held, in which the president,
Secretary Straus, Attorney General
Bonaparte, Commissioner of Immigra
tion Sargent and prominent men of the
South have participated, will interpret
the existing immigration law as it was
interpreted in the South Carolina case
The attorney general has held that tho
immigrants landed at Charleston, S. C,
last November, are legally in the coun
try. They were induced to come to
America by authorized agents of South
Carolina and the passage money for
some, at least, of them was paid by
the state, and others by contributions
of the citizens. Several other Southern
immigra-
were fol-
CHANGES CANAL BOARD.
Treasury Theft Has Not Yet Been
Returned, However.
unicago, -uarcii 14. "ii the man
who got the $173,000 from the sub-
treasury will send it back through the
mail or by express, the chances are that
he never will be detected."
-inis oDservanon was maue yesteroay atata hnvo ilpniilmt tn Bk
oy a high federal othcral working on tion alone the same lines as
im disappearance or tne money, ana it lowed by South Carolina and it is un
represents the hope of the government rtfirstVwl th will w h in4wQ.-,i
uuwiuuwea, so lar as can do learnea 1 with
irom anyone engaged in the mvestiga
tion. The hope that the money would
be returned in some mysterious fashion
failed to materialize
Deputy Treasurer Bantz admitted for
the first time that there is a remote
possibility that the cash in the sub
treasury is not $173,000 short. He
made it with a reservation.
Defects Found in Dreadnaught
London, March 14. According to
the Chronicle today, the official ac
counts of the Dreadnaught's behavior
on her trip to Trinidad are not alto
gether supported by private letters,
The engines worked well, but the heat
in the engine room exceeded anything
ever experienced by those on board,
Owing to the great size of the ship, her
maneuvering qualities at slow speed
were not equal to those of small ships
It is stated that the big battleship can.
not keep her station with reciprocating
ships at 20 knots, and that for night
maneuvering without lights, in close
formation, the ship is out of the run
uing.
Will Carry Out Agreement
Washington, March 14. Following
tho receipt of a telegram tonight from
President Walsh of the San Francisco
board of education, announcing the
carrying into effect of the agreement
between tho president, Secretary Root,
tho San Francisco mayor and school
board on the Japanese question, Presi- The action before Judge Knappen was
dent Roosevelt tomorrow will sign tho instituted by Mr. Bovnton. attorney for
Roosevelt Receives Resignations and
Appoints New Members.
wasnington, juarcn 10. rue presi
dent today received the resignations as
members 01 the ithmian (Jamil com
mission 01 Rear Admiral Jindicott,
Brigadier General C. P. Haines and D,
M. Harrod, to take effect tomorrow.
To fill the vacancies he announced the
appointment of John F. Stevens as
chairman of the commission to succeed
T. P. Shonts. and as commissioners
Lieutenant Colonel Goethals, Majors
Gaillard and Siebert, Civil Enginneor
Rosseau, Dr. Gorgas and Jackson
Smith.
Ex-Senator Blackburn will have to
await the retirement from the commis
sion of Mr. Stevens about April 1.
rne monoy on them, requiring an as
signment of tho payrolls over to them.
Tho members of tho board will individ
ually stand responsible for the payment
of the hypothecated securities. This
was practically the only course they
could follow, as there are no funds
available by tho state, and Governor
Chamberlain could not tako any steps
towards securing assistance, even if he
were so disposed.
No Encampment This Year.
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
been officially notified by tho War de
partment of tho abandonment of tho
regular army annual encampments, on
account of so many of tho men being in
Cuba, and tho large number that will
ber required to go to the Jamestown
exposition. Tho department, how
ever, calls attention to the fact that
during one week to ten days in July,
camps of instruction for coast artillery
will bo held, and tho members of tho
Oregon National Guard are invited to
participate. Assistant Secretary of
War Oliver asks that preparations bo
made, tcgethor with a list of men who
intend to attend, and forwarded to the
department.
Board of Sheep Inspectors.
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
named the new state beard of sheep
commissioners. Trie new officials are:
First district William H. Steusloff,
Salem, term of two years; district em
braces Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook,
Washington, Multnomah, Clackamas,
Yamhill, Polk, Marion, Linn, Benton,
Lincoln, Lane, Coos, Douglas, Curry,
Josephine and Jackson counties!
Second district Thomas Boylan, An
telope, term ono year; district compris
es Wasco, Crook, Lake and Klamath
counties.
Third district Dan P. Smythe, Pen
dleton, term three years; district com
prises Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Grant,
Wallowa, Baker, Harney and Malheur
counties.
1 Hie water supply tor tho suumiuer
I months. With tho supply already pro
duced bv tho thawing out on the low
lands or light soil districts, it leaves
littlo question as to tho adequate sup
ply of moisture.
EXPLOSION ON WARSHIP.
All
Crop Outlook in Harney.
Burns Tho winter in Harney county
is over and tho Bnow in tho valley has
gono off with a warm rain. There is
plenty of snow in tho mountains to
keep tho high water over tho swamp
land and make good crops of hay
Stockmen have turned their herds out
on the rango, which is better than has
over been known for t.iis time in the
year. Farmers aro preparing their
ground for spring crops and everything
points to a successful year to tho farm
ers of Harney county.
Empire Mill May Reopen.
.Marsnneui what is taken as u suro
indication that Elijah Smith intends to
again operate his largo lumber mill in
Empire is the fact that lie has had the
Arago hotel reopened. This hotel lias
been idle since the closing down of the
t 1 . . ! I . . a
lumoor nun some years ago. 11 is the
only hostelry in Elijah Smith's litt'o
city and is owned by the Southern Or-
France Appalled at Disaster on
Now Battleship.
Toulon, March 13. Tho powder
magazines 011 board tho French bat tie-
ship Jena blew up at 1 :36 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, and as a result Cap
tain Adigard, commander of tho battle
ship; Captain Vertier, chief cf staff of
the Mediterranean Hquadron, and from
70 to 80 bluejackets are dead, while
ltear Admiral Manceron and hundreds
of men are suffering from injuries.
Naval circles arc aghast and tho public
is stunned by tlicappallingcatimtrnpho, 1
coming ho soon after the loss of the
French submarine boat Lutin, in which
10 men met death.
Tho entire after part of tho Jena wbh
blown to pieces. The bodies of tho vic
tims were hurled through tho air by 11
succession of explosions and panic
stricken workmen at tho arsenal fled
for their lives from the v.cinity of tho
drydock. Scores on board tho Jena
jumped over board on tho stone quays
and sustained Hcriotis Injuries
Damage
500,000.
Total, $0,337,000.
Various other estimates no Mr
made, ranging from $10,000 000 to.
$110,000,000. W
IteportH from numerous Wwtfrn
reiinsylvanla towns are to tho edict
that tho flood Is subsiding.
Tho water in this cily readied 37
feet ut (J a. in. yesterday, tho hijtliest
stage ever recorded. More than 100,
000 persons wero toinpoMrllv throirn
out of employment; every trunsporU-
tion company in tiro city was Interrupt
ed; skiffs carried hundreds of jieopleto
their places ol business, and tho uliln
at Ion of wagons and hows as ctrivey
nnces, which did valuable service, vtu
dhcoutinued, owing to tho trwuiou&.
protests by the Iliimnno society.
Twenty fatalities havo occurred in
Allegheny county, directly due to high
water.
In a fire that threatened the entire
Mount Washington section cf tho city
25 business structures ami dwellings
wero destroyed 01 damnped today, caus
ing a lots estimated at $200,000. Many
ol the dwelling were tenement or
apartment hcuses, and there were many
narrow escapes.
Tiie structures were mostly of frame
machiriery in tho mill.
More Trout for Oregon
Oregon City Two hundred thousand
Eastern brook trout havo been received
at the Clackamas United States bureau
of fisheries station for distribution In
Oregon, and 100,000 rainbow trout have
been received from California. Super
lnienuent u.uaiiey has started a sub
station at Eagle Creek for steelhoad
work.
The primary cause of the accident 'construction and. hecniiHC ol n break in
was tho premature explosion of a tor- tho water main, the only nvallnblo flie
pedo. What caused tho explosion is ouenehlmr materials wero ehcmicalJ
not known, but tho powder magazines ' j'rom extinguishers and bucket,
of the Jena wero set 011 fire and tho re- Two attempts were nmdo toslon the
dynamiting uuiiumgi on
iron Land oomnanv. Wrirkmmi Imtn
been busy for several days repairing the suiting explosions practically destroyed flames bv
i 11 in I , 1 .1 1 . . . .
wnai was considered ono
vessel of tho French navy. Tho Jena
had just undergone tho final construc
tion of her hull and mucbinorv. tho
latter part haying been partly over
hauled preparatory to joining tho
squadron today.
DAKOTA'S CREW PAID OFF.
of tho best either side, but each time tho wreck-
I I.. 11... It II.... II.. I.,..n.l Itself
age unugni nro. i inuuij uuniw
out.
Sailers of Wrecked Steamship to be
Sent Home.
Yokohama, March 12. Tho crow of
the wrecked steamer Dakota has been
discharged Tho Europeans will bo
sent to America on tho Arnorican
Wheat Club, 71 72c; bluestern, 73 Hteainer Tremont. The Asiatics will
no sent to Hongkong.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Enjoins New Copper Deal.
Grand Rapids, Mich., March 15.
Judge Knappen, of tho United States
Circuit court, today admitted that yes
terday he issued a restraining order for
bidding stockholders of the Calnmet&
Hecla Mining company from holding a
meeting to vote proxies in tho Osceola
company, and hearing on an injunction
was sot for March 25. Judge Knappen
reiused absolutely to discuss tho matter,
Grain Bags at Nine Cents.
Pendleton An order for tho purchase
of 500,000 sacks was mado by the oxec
utive committee of the Graingrowers'
association in this city. The name of
tho firm of impoiters or manufacturers
and tho price paid lias not been given
out, but it is thought that tho sacks
aro mado in Portland and thev will
not bo more than 9 cents apiece deliv
ered in this city. The contracts for
120,000 of these sacks havo been signed
by Morrow county growers, who asked
for and woro given permission to corno
in with tho Umatilla county farmers.
cracked,
1, $14
timothy,
; gram
74c; vnlley, 70c; red, 0!)70c.
Oats No. 1 white, $20; gray, $28.50
nar ley feed, $2222.50 per ton:
1 Ann 11
uruwing, $z.i; roiled, -'.J.6U24.50,
icye $1.451.50 per cwt.
Corn Whole, $24.50;
$22.50 per ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No.
15 per ton; Eastern Oregon
?i(mi; clover. $U: cheat.
hay, $010; alfalfa, $14.
1 Jhitter I'ancy creamery, 3235c
per pound.
Butter Fat First grade cream, 33c
per pound; second grade cream, 2c less
per pound.
Poultry Average old hens, 15o
per pound; mixed chickens 14o;
spring, fryers and broilers, 2022o;
'old roosters. 1012c; dressed chickens,
1017c; turkeyH. livo. L'lfSilfio! fur.
keys, dresfcd, choice, 1820c; geeso,
the livo, 8c; ducks, 1018c.
Tho rnaloritv of
tho passengers loft here will tako tho
steamer Siboria. Thoir hotel and other
expenses wero paid by tho Gcreut
rorthern Steamship comnanv. owners
of tho Dakota.
Tho Arnorican consul has sent $150
to tho governor of Chibu nrofeeturo for
distribution umong tho flHhcrmen who
assisted in the resciio of tho American
piisengorH. No salvage measures havo
yet been taken.
An official inquiry has been arranged.
steps having been taken for tho prei-er-
vation of evidenco. Cantnin Franoke.
of tho Dakota, is still at tho scono of
tho wreck, awaiting the decision of tho
underwriters.
has
A.
paesport amendment ol the immigra
tion bill. The case pending to test tho
constitutionality of tho law segregating
Japanese children, will not bo dismissed.
tho Bigelow
mine.
interests in the Osceola
Germany Buying Now Guns-
(I Berlin, March 14. Tho appropria-
Will Enforce 8-hour Law.
Washington, March 15. Secretary
Taft has given orders to tho engineer
officers of the War department to en
force to the letter the eight-hour law as
tiond committee of the reichstag today . applied to public works under thoir
approved tho bill authorizing tlio issue ! direction. This order, which was is
of treasury bonds with which to , sued with the permission of tho nresi-
Btrengthen the available funds in tho dent, will be far-reaching and, it iB pre-1 Standatrd and Coach.
imperial treasury. Tho governmeont, "dieted, will greatly reduce the amount bo teams, roadsters, brood mares and
it is understood, since tho beginning of , of river and harbor work that can bo colts. Manv blooded horses will bo In
iuuo nas expended or com racioo to ox- (accomplished under the appropriations
made by tho last congress.
Howe Succeeds Williams.
Salem Governor Chamberlain
appointed ox-Stato -Senator W.
Howe, of Carlton, a member of
-o " v. IMM'M t irfHPMfl fll 1 1 SI 1 1
Jasper Williams, of Albany, deceasod, dozen.
arid vrwulent w. Jl. JJownlng, of Apples - Common, 75c$1.25
Shaw, to succeed himself. Ho also re- box; choice, $1.502;50.
, - I - 1
u. j. Smith, of Pendleton, on
board of medical examiners.
terms had expired.
per
of Port- Vegetables Turnips, $ll. 25 per
1' 1 f ck; Cttrrot"' J1-2" Per sack; beets,
on tho $1.251.50 per sack; horseradish, 7
iheir 8c per pound: cauliflownr. t9. an .....
pend sums estimated to amount to
$75,000,000 in completing tho re-armament
of the artillery and tho improve
ment of tho rifle now issued to tho army.
Pennsylvania Streams Swolle i.
Pittsburg, March 14. Dispatches
rom all sections of Wostrra Pennsyl
vania report heavy rains lat night and
rapidly rising wnten. Stroams aro
already beyond their ban'is and much
territory ia uubmorgod.
Sell to Insurance Company.
Milan, March 15. In tho town of
Borsano, near this city, 2,000. persons
wero today mado homeless by a firo
which destroyed tho greater part of tho
village. Tho people wero indifferent
to tho spread of tho flames, because
thoir property was insured, and tho au
thorities wero obliged to force peasants
to work to chock the firo.
lAonn 1 ..aIa... Sn ar.n 1
uwra,i ucmry, ..aoQ5ij.ou por crato;
sprouts, Oo; radishes, 30o per dozen:
njunr, nnyitftu per pound; ilm-
oaro, jz.zooju.ou por box.
unions uregon, 7500c per bun-
uren.
Potatoes Oregon 'liurtmnkH, fancy,
$1.35; No. 1 choice, $11.25; com
mon, 75o$l.
Voal Dressed, 50o por pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 3315 por
prizes is a $25 silver cup, donated bv iVZ:. ' . 0 w w com,try
K jmiiA v-i 11 wiiuuill 1UI IIJU lvni
Horse Fair at Woodburn.
Woodburn A livestock fair will bo
hold at Woodburn on March 23. Six
classes of stallions will boon exhibition
Porclieron, Shiro, Belgian, Clyde,
There will also
Uncle Sam to Mako Torpodoos.
Washington. March 13 Ad inlnil
Mason, chiof of tho naval bureau of
ordnance, has completed nhuiB for tho
17J18c por construction of a torpedo factory at tho
iiunport navui suiuoti, and oxpc e to
advortiso at onco for proposals. TIiIh
will bo tho first tiino tho government
nas undortJiken to mako Uh own tnmn
does on a largo scale. Tho now factory
win givo cmpiornont to ut least 200
HKiiied workmen. It is proposed to
mako eery part of tho torpedo except
mo nioi nneK winch contains the com
pressed all . .
tho parade at 2 p. m. Tho prizes will
be awarded at 10 at. m. Among tho
horse of all.
Commission Approves Rate.
Salom Tho Oregon Railroad com
mission has given its approval to tho
existing rate of $1.25 per thousand on
lumbor in carload lot from Astoria to
Sousido on tho Astoria & Columbia
Riyor railroad.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 1010k;c'
ordinary, 80o por pcund. '
Pork Dressed, fl0o por pound. '
Hops 912o por pound, according
to quality.
Wool Eastern Oregon average host,
1318o por pound, according to shrink
ago; valloy, 2023o, according to fine-
m-i. rnonuir, choice, 27(l30o
pound,
per
Fatal Fall From Basket.
J-.ureka, dl., March 13. Martin
Upmall, boatswain of tho ill-ftttod
stoamor Corona, was killed today while
ruling in a tram biiHkot from tho wreck
to tho shoro. Tho steel hook holdlrnr
.... t. . . . . "
euoro 10 uh anchor on the shoro
tho
Hiiapped. Upmall struck against tho
Hide Of tllO VOSHfd mill hlti ukitll una
fractured. Roborts escaped injury and
WUH Swimming Iishoro whnn tin llfn.
boat, Which ptlt out to thn rouma.
reached him.
Congreanmen Arrlvo at Colon.
Colon, March 13. Tho steamor Pan-
nma arrivod today with 53 comrresfi.
mon, who are deslrouH of Inspecting
tho wcrk on tho canul.
COLLUSION, SAYS GREENE,
Substanco of Idaho Irrigation Frand
Charges by Inspector.
Washington, March 10. Secretary
Garliold is working on a report rent to
his predecessor by Special Agent A. K.
Greene, detailing alleged frauiU which
ho believes lie has uncovered in connec
tion with tho construction of tho Hoiss
Pavetto Irrigation project In Idnlio.
Mr. Greene, so it is reported, alleges
thero has been collision between con
tractors on the Deer Flat rmnoltim
I)..l.,miillnn l-'tlL'llieer I). W. i'W'l
it being rumored that Mr. 0w
clmrgeHthat tho contnictors, in return
for favors shown by Mr. Boe,
him a present of 12,000 ncrcf of land.
Officials of the reclamation f"-ke
ui...i., ,iintv.,Ht tho report, firm M'f
tho t most con fldeneo in J r. toss. 1 ;
Is thoir belief that investigation wi"
show Mr. Oreeno to bo In crrcr. .
Three Drown In Ohio Jov"l
ZanoHvillo, Ohio, March JJ-'jJ
Hungarians wero drowned r0 :
result of tho flood this
fouo of foreigners wero j
house Unit wiih surroui.de. 1 t -e i
kingum river, which overdo ml JJ
tho night. Wliontlioy BtnrM towj
to land three werocauirl.t I 'j' 0
and swent out into the river.
conditions through Miwkinf' ,
are unprecedented and gra ' ,ckln(, j
hourly. The Muskingum 1 n U jc J
rivers aro out of bounds in this cy
doing much damage
Be Deposed
, in That
Or., M' . the
Priuunrds to
. - March
romiieioii, ... nnant
Major O. 0. Kdwnrds,
it 'tin.. r.n,m roHervnton, ' ' .
uiiiiiwuiu au ai me i-
Jiead b fi cr
y.
In
Pen-
ilh
lila ndlclnl
i I if.... nll
Charles j. wavis, " -- ,,flr na
dleton by ovoryonorit"1 jre
tho coiirso affairs havo town
leaving or Yakima - l)0iSh.
Davis announced that an order
tmr Mm nfllno of gUllMUin JU "
hoire had beon issued
Another Nv.l ""''other
Brest, March lfl.-Tl.ero JJJ
.i.i.J tn n French w"'' " tlce
vw . . -nrin 11 MV"
Wfr,'.!. WHS
ftilini"""'
-w
n'lilnnt
1 rinrlntf
pork nun : .
Ii. - I .itnnan slllP t
Uio coann j
iatnngod
coin
wero in nw ..-r-- ,
sido and sho WAS
sinking condition
struck and seriously f'11"" 'Tllalon i""!8
water lino by 11 torpw". vfBier..
Sd into port '