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CORVALIilS, BENTOH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1(5, 1903.
TOli. XXXX. NO. 4.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented in Condensed Form, Mos
Likely to Prove Interesting: to Out
Many Readers.
Both houses of congress adjourned
oat of respect to the late Representative
Tongue.
Fire in the Washoe emelter, at Ana
conda, Mont , resulted in an estimated
damage of $30,000.
James Davis, eheriff of Bingham
county, Idaho, ia said to be $4,330
short in his accounts.
Extreme cold weather continues
throughout the Middle West and in
tense suffering is caused to the poor.
THOMAS H. TONGUE, LATE REPRESENTATIVE FROM OREGON.
As a result of a conference between
leaders of the two houses, congress will
pass a bill suspending the import duty
on coal.
The plague in Mexico is becoming
serious, several cases having appeared
in towns other than the ones where it
first broke out. ,
The tax rolls of New York show that
Andrew Carnegie's personal property is
greater than that of any one else. He
is assessed at $5,000,000.
Another scandal has occurred in the
imperial family of Austria by the
Count De Lonyay leaving his wife, the
Princess Stephanie of Belgium. -
The body of the late Representative
Tongue was escorted to his old home
at Hillsboro by the family and a con
gressional committee consisting of Rep
resentatives "Moody, of Oregon; Bishop,
of Michigan; Davidson, of Wisconsin;
Ramedell, of Louisiana, and Bellamy,
of North Carolina.
The government of India will be
called upon to pay over $5,000,000 for
the expenses of the Delhi pageant.
The president has warned -congress
that he wilt call an extra session tin
less it now takes some action on the
trust question.
The coal famine has become so acute
all through the East and Middle West
that there is a general demand that
something be done.
A would-be assassin, who has been
an inmate of an insane asylum, fired at
the roval procession in Madrid. When
arrested he declared he sought to kill
the Duke of Gotomayor and not King
Alfonso. : No one was injured.
' The belief is that the missing Alas
kan steamer Dawson City, which sailed
from Nome October 29 for Seattle, is
safe. It has been learned that Captain
Hansen, who took command the day
the . steamer sailed, agreed only to
assume the berth if he wai permitted
to sail out of his course and land eight
men. It i thought likely that the
Dawson City is fast in the ice some
where out of the regular- course of the
Alaskan vessels.
Cold weather in thelliddle West has
added greatly ,to the suffering caused
by the lack of coal.
A dispatch from Moab, Utah, says a
small volcano, 20 miles north of that
place, near the Colorado line, has be
come active. The column of steam can
be seen far miles.
Castro's reply ia acceptable to the
allies.
Snow in West Virginia hasblock
aded all traffic.
THE WORK AT SALEM.
Preliminary Organization Promptly and
Harmoniously Peformcd.
Salem, Jan. 13. The senate was
called to order at exactly 10 o'clock,
A. M. by Senator C. W. Fulton, who
was president of the last senate.
Upon motion of Senator Booth, of
Lane, John D. Daly, of Benton, was
was chosen temporary president, with
out opposition.
At 10:15 o'clock Booth, of Lane,
moved that the senate adjourn until
11 o'clock. The motion prevailed and
the temporary president announced
that all Republican members would
meet in caucus upon organization in
the president's office. The Democratic
members went into caucus in the room
assigned to the committee on judiciary.
At 11 o'clock the senate was called to
order, and the report of the credentials
committee received. The report recom
mended the seating of the hold-over
senators and the members heretofore
declared elected at the last election.
There Deing no contest, the report was
adoptei. The Republican caucus not
having agreed, the senate adjourned
until 3 P. M. -
At 3 P. M., the Republicans having
agreed npon an organization, the Benate
was called to order by temporary Pres
ident Daly, and, on motion of Senators
Fulton, Booth and Mulkey, ' were ap
pointed a committee to ask the chief
jutice of the supreme court to adminis
ter the oath of office.
Geo. C. Brownell, of Clackamas
county, was chosen president.
On motion of Senator Fulton, the sen
ate adjorned as a token of respect for
the late Congressman Tongue.
In the House.
Salem, Jan. 13. The house was
called to order at 10 :22 by A. C. Jen
nings, of Lane county, chief clerk of
the last house.
Whealdon, of Wasco, nominated Em
mett, of Klamath, for temporary
speaker, who was elected by acclama
tion. -
Report of the committee on creden
tials was read and on motion of Whit
ney, of Lane, was adopted.
Report of the committee on organiza
tion was submitted, and on motion of
Gault, of Washington, was adopted.
L. T. Harris was nominated for
speaker by Edwards, of Lane. The
nomination was seconded by Eddy, of
Tillamook, and Davey, of Marion.
. Robbins, of Baker, nominated W- R.
Bilyeu, of Linn. Harris was elected
by 44 votes, all the Republicans voting
for him.
Representative Gault announced the
death of Thomas H. Tongue, congress
man from the First district, and the
house adjourned out of respect to his
memory.
Dead Man at Throttle. "
Knoxville, Tenn., Jan.- 14. Pass
engers on an . incoming Knoxville &
Ohio railroad train rode several miles
this afternoon with the hand of a
corpse at the throttle of the engine.
The train left Buckeye on time and ran
through Careyville, the next station.
When Engineer A. C. Young ran
through the latter town. Fireman Matt
lock knew something was wrong aid
stepped to the engineer's side of the
engine.' He found Young dead, and
immediately stopped the train.
Plan to Reduce Expenses.
Chicago, Jan. 13. General managers
of all the Western roads have just
agreed on a plan to effect a great reduc
tion in operating expenses, to offset the
increase in price of all railway supplies
and labor. The plan is to reduce the
speed of freight trains about 20 per
cent, so that fewer but longer trains can
be hauled, thereby reducing the ccst of
transportation per ton per mile. There
will be a small saving in wages because
of the reduction in number of trains.
T. H: TONGUE DEAD
OREGON REPRESENTATIVE SUCCUMBS
TO HEART FAILURE.
Brought On by Acute Indigestion End
Came Peacefully and Without Pain
His Daughter Bertha and His Secre
tary Only Persons with Him Many
Expressions of Sorrow.
Washington, Jan. 12. Representa
tive Thomas H. Tongue, of the First
Oregon congressional district, in the
presence of his daughter Bertha and
his secretary, Miss Rnane, died sud
denly in his room at the Irvington, in
this city, at 12:50 yesterday afternoon.
A few minutes before he passed away
he lapsed into unconsciousness, and
died without a word, without any
suffering. His son. Thomas H.. Jr..
did net reside with his father, "but was
notified of his approaching end, and
hastened to his fathers bedside, but did
not reach there until , after he had
passed away.
The physicians who were summoned,
and the family physician, Dr. Bovee,
as well as the coroner, agree that death
was due to acute indigestion, wnich
superinduced paralysis , of the heart.
Mr. Tongue had been in unusual health,
and except for occasional attacks of
dyspepsia, to which be had been sub
ject of late years, has not complained
of feeling badly this winter. He con
sidered he was in better health than
he had been in fur two years past, in
fact. Mr. Tongue attended a dinner
Saturday evening and did hot retire
until a late hour. When he slept late
yesterday morning, contrary to custom,
nothing was thought of it.
At 10 o'clock he received a call from
two Oregon friends, with whom he dis
cussed at length matters of .personal
and political character. During the
stay of these gentlemen he re
mained in bed, but rose and dressed as
they left, and had a light breakfast in
his room. He said at the time that his
appetite was not good, and complained
Blightly of dyspepsia. At his request
his daughter, Bertha, brought him a
soda solution, which he drank, aud re
marked that be thought that would fix
him all right He went through
bis morning mail, and then lay down
on the couch to read .the papers. His
daughter joked with him slightly about
being' sick and too stubborn to haVe a
doctor, but he insisted that he was not
ill. A few minutes later Mis-s Bertha
noticed thai her father was breathing
heavityand deeply? She became
alarmed and telephoned at once for a
number of physicians. - -
Before either the doctors or his son
arrived, however, Representative
Tongue had passed away, having be
come unconscious at the time heavy
breathing set in. In his late moments
of consciousness he suffered nothing
beyond the natural disturbance caused
by an attack of dyspepsia. He had no
consciousness of his true condition as
he lapsed into insensibility. His end
was quiet and peaceful.
Thomas H. Tongue, who had attained
state prominence long before he be
came a national figure, was born in
England on June 23, 1844. His par
ents were Anthony. and Rebecca (Law
son) Tongue, and he was their only
child. He was educated in England
until his 15th year, when his parents
emigrated directly to Washington
county, Oregon, where they located
on a farm several miles north of Hills
boro, where the parents yet reside.
Young Tongue had had fairly good ad
vantages in the English schools and as
soon as he arrived in Hillsboro he
worked incessantly to give himself a
finished education. Attending district
school on the North Tualatin plains
for several years, he finally concluded
to take a collegiate course He began
school at Pacific university under
gieat difficulties, graduating, with high
honors in 1868. Upon leaing the
university he commenced the study of
law under Hon W. D. Hare, and-so apt
a scholar was he that he was admitted
to the bar in 1870
He early espoused the principles of
the Republican party, by which party
lie was several times honored by nomi
nations to prominent official positions,
serving locally as a member of the
council of Hillsboro. also as mayor of
that city and as a member of the school
board for six consecutive years In
1888 he was elected to the state senate
and served on the judiciary and other
important committees.
He was chairman .of the Republican
state convention held at Portland in
1890, and was a delegated the national
convention of the party at Minneapolis
in 1892. In 1895 he was a candidate
for United States senator, when Mc
Bride was elected. In 1896 Mr. Tongue
was elected to the Fifty-fifth congress,
defeating Binger Hermann for the
nomination.
During the six years that he sat in
congress, Mr. Tongue did great work for
Oregon. He never lost an opportunity
to secure appropriations for the rivers
and harbors and lor other purposes.
When the house committee on rivers
and harborswas out here a year ago,
Mr. Tongue accompanied the members
on their trips up and down the Colum
bia, and gave them the necessary in
formation needed. -
Admiral Melville Retires. !
Washington, Jan. 13. -Rear Admiral
George W. Melville, chief of the bureau
of steam engineering, has been placed
on the retired list of the . navy, having
reached the age- limit of 62 years
Special authority by congress has been
invoked to allow Admiral Melville to
continue his services at the head of the
bureau until" his commission ; expires,
August 9, 1903. Admiral Melville was
appointed to the navy from New York
n July, 1861. ;
ZERO WEATHER AND NO COAL:
Tralnloads Kept on Suburban Sidetracks,
but None for Sale. v-
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Chicago, Jan. 15. -The temperature
in Chicago tonight diopped 24 degrees
in less than two hours, and tonight is
hovering around the . lero mark. The
cold wave was preceded- by the first
heavy snow storm of the season.
Toward nightfall a brisk northwest
wind sprang up and in the outlying
districts the snow is drifted several feet
deep. - - .
There was much suffering among the
poor, but as the worst cases of destitu
tion had been provided for by charita
ble institutions, no deaths were report
ed during the day. The coal situation
remains nnchanged, end its causes and
effects on the suffering of humanity
were diVcussed by a i large number of
Chicago pastors during their sermons
roads, countless tons of coal liave been
taken from the cars and heaped np on
either side of the - tracks for three
quarters of a mile. .The grand jury
wished to be informed why the coal has
not been brought into the market and
put on sale, thus relieving the famine.
Two thousand persons in Chicago are
suffering from ailments directly due
to cold and exposure resulting from the
coal famine, according; to the weekly
bulletin of the health department, is
sued today. - I
Serious results are alieady seen in a
heavy increase in the death rate, and
the health depart rr en t brands the men
responsible for the situation aj guilty
of constructive homicide. The death
rate last week for. children under 5
years old was 19.2 per cent greater than
in the same week, of last year, and
among persons over 60 years of age it
was 36.7 per cent greater.'
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NOW SENATOR HEYBURN.
Idaho Legislature Honors Popular Judge
of That State, v ' '
Boise, Idaho, Jan. 14. Judge W B.
Heyburn was yesterday elected United
States senator by the two houses in
separate session. He received the vote
of every Republican member, while the
Democratic votes were cast for James
H. Hawley; The vote in the senate
was: Heyburn 15, Hawley 6; in the
house, Heyburn 35, Hawley 11 ; total.
Heyburn 50, Hawley 17. , The vote
will be canvassed in joint session today.
Stifled by Natural Gas.
Chicago, Jan. 15. A special to the
Tribune from St. Mary's W. Va., says:
Nearly the entire gallery audience at
the Auditorium theater, as well as the
members of the company on the stage,
were overcome by the fumes of natural
gas here last night during a perform
ance. Two of the actresees are at the
hotel with only slight chances of re
covery. Many of the spectators in the
balcony and gallery were overcome as
they sat in their seats and had to be
carried outside, where, however, they
Boon recovered. The theater is heated
and lighted by natural gas, and an
overflow of unconsumed gas caused the
trouble.
-, - Cuba Favors Treaty.
Havana, Jan. 15. Domingo Mendez
Capote, president of the senate and a
member of the foreign relations com
mittee, has completed his report on the
reciprocity treaty. He has informed
the correspondent of the Associated
Press that his report recommends the
ratification of the treaty in toto and
without amendment. The report will
be submitted immediately to the full
committee, which is expected to report
to the senate this week. Senor Capote
believes there will not be discussion of
the matter either by the committee or
the senate. .'
Santa Fe Ready to Compromise.
To'peka, Kan., Jan. 15. The griev
ance committee of the Santa Fe con
ductors and biakemen organizations, in
session here, were today notified . by
General Manager Mudge, of the Santa
Fe, that Third Vice President Kendrick
would confer with them regarding an
increase in wages. No action on the
invitation was taken, but it is expected
the conference will be held in - Chicago
some time next week. The men are
holding out for 20 per cent inciease;
. To Work for 1905 Fair.
- Boise,-J an. 14. O. L. Mllier arrived
today from Baker City to join C. H.
Mclsaacs in the interests of the Lewis
and Cark exposition. They are meet
ing with every encouragement. There
seems no doubt that an appropriation
will be made, but opinion differs wide
ly as to the amount. Some think $25,
000 all that can be afforded, while oth
ers are willing to make the amount con
siderably higher.
Brings Soldiers from Philippines.
San Francisco, Jan. 15. The trans
port Logan arrived here today from the
Philippines with 1,624 discharged sol
diers on board. ' One-half of the sol
diers were dishoronably discharged, and
the others, or most of them, were weed
ed oat of the service 1 as undesirable.
TAFT WILL REMAIN
YIELDS TO APPEALS OF PEOPLE OF
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
President Roosevelt Has Given His Ap
. proval Instead of Becoming Supreme
Judge, He Will Remain Indefinitely
In Love With His Work, He Has Yet
Many Problems to Solve. '
Washington, Jan. 15. After mature
consideration it has been decided by
the president that Judge Taft shall re
main in the Philippines as civil gov
ernor. The decision was reached only
after the president had discussed the
Philippine question thoroughly with
Secretary Root and the other members
of his cabinet, and with Vice Governor
Luke E. Wright, who has been in this
country for two months.
For several weeks it has been re
garded as settled that Governor Taft
would return to this country, perhaps
in a few months, to become a justice of
the supreme court of the United States.
President Roosevelt indicated to Gov
ernor Taft in a tetter dispatched to the
Philippines more than a month ago,
that he could have the appointment . t
the supreme bench if he desired it. It
was the president's purpose to name
General Wright as civil governor of
the Philippines. .
As soon ae it was learned in the
Philippines that Governor Taft was
likely to leave the islands, cabled pro
tects began to pour in npon the presi
dent from prominent Filipinos. Even
yesterday the president was in receipt
of a cablegram from some of the most
important interests in the islands urging
the retention of Governor Taft as civil
governor. The protests received in no
manner reflected on Vice Governor
Wiight, for whom the people of Manila
and of the islands generally have the
highest regard, hut it was pointed out
to the president that Governor Tpftwas
ideally equipped for the position of
governor, and that any change at this
time would be disastrous to the best
interests, of the archipelago. : It was
maintained that Governor. Taft's relin
quishment of his post would retard the
development of the islands fully five
years.
Governor Taft is known, as one high
official expressed it, "to be thorcughly
wrapped up in his work in the Philip
pines.' ' -.-."" .. . of j--.-
His ambition has been to round out
his career as a justice of the supreme
court of the United States, but be has
become imoued so entirely with the
spirit of the great work to be accom
plished in the Philippines and is Bo
perfectly in sympathy with the ideals
of the better classes of the inhabitants
that he hesitated to relinquish his post
at this time, even to accept the distin
guished honor the president offered to
confer upon him. - ?
. Today, in response to the president's
letter offering him the supreme justice
ship, a cablegram was : received from
him suggesting, with a sincere appreci
ation of the tender made to him by the
president, that it might be better for
him, in view of all the circumstances,
to remain where he was. After this it
was announced unofficially, but entire
ly authoratively, that Governor Taft
would remain indefinitely as civil gov
ernor of the Philippines.
Daring the afternoon, subsequent to
the cabinet meeting, Secretary Root
had a long conference with the presi
dent, at which the Philippine . situa
tion was canvassed in all its phases.
Many serious problems are yet to solved
with regard to the islands, and the ad
ministration is looking with confidence
to Governor Taft to reach such a solu
tion of them as will be satisfactory to
the people of this country, to the Fili
pinos and to the world.
TACOMA REACHING IT.
Company Organized to Build a Railroad
Around Sound to Bremerton.
; Tacoma, Jan. 15. An enterprise to
bring Tacoma into railroad comunica-
tion with Bremerton was launched to
day by the . incorporation by Tacoma
capitalists of a company to build a rail
road from a point near Olympia,
through Thurston and Mason counties
to Shelton,"thence into Kitsap county
to Bremerton. The incorporators are
Andrew J. McCabe, a prominent con
tractor and dealer in railwaysupplies;
Charles A.' Murray, a well known at
torney, and E. C. McDonald, a capital
ist and large property holder here, who
owns rich mines in the Klondike.
The company is capitalized at $1,000,-
000, with Tacoma as headquarters.
The sa me parties have incorporated the
McCabe construction company, capital
ized at $500,000.
Nickel Steel on Curves.
New York, Jan. 15. After two years'
experimentation with nickeled rails,
the Pennsylvania railroad has decided
to place them- on the heavy enrves
through the Allegheny mountains. An
order for 5,000 tons has been given at
a cost of $375,000. The nickeled steel
rails cost nearly three times as much
as rails of standard steel. The tests
made by the Pennsylvania show the
durability of the nickeled rails to be
three times that of standard steel.
Proposed New Warships.
Washington, Jan. 15. The naval
appropriation bill, which has been pre
pared by a subcommittee of the house
committee on naval affairs, carries a
little less than the amount appropri
ated last session, and authorizes the
construction of three large battle ships,
one cruiser, two steel training ships
and one wooden brig for training pur
poses. -; . . ; - . -
BOTH HOUSES ORGANIZE.
Prepared Slate does Through Resolutions
for Late Governor Rogers.
Olympia, Wash., Jan. 13. The
Eighth Legislative Assembly of the
state of Washington was quickly and
harmoniously organized at noon yes
terday, the slate agreed upon going
through without a sign of dissension.
All evidence of the fierce factional fight
that raged Saturday and part of Sunday
had disappeared. The Ankeny-men,
satisfied with their victoiy in the or
ganization, were generous in their treat
ment of their opponents, and if the-latter
cherished any resentment it was not
outwardly apparent.
The members of the house were all
in their seats on time, and at 12 sharp
the gavel fell. Prayer was offered by
the Rev. Mr. Hayes, of the Methodist
church, who also administered the oath
of office to the members. Lindsley, of
Spokane, was appointed secretary pro
tern, and business was under way in
short order.
Ihe speaker promptly called for the
selection of a permanent presiding
officer, and, according to the schedule,
Dr. H. H. Hare, of Yakima, was placed
in nomination by Wells, of Spokane.
Eaaterday, of Pierce, seconded the
nomination. Quinn, of Spokane, on
behalf of the Democrats, placed in
nomiaation J. J. Cameron, oi Lincoln,
whom Maloney seconded, incidentally
remarking that the house would exhibit
good judgment if it elected him. - The
hint was not followed, Hare receiving
80 votes and Cameron 14, the two can
didates voting for each other
After adopting rules of order, appro
priate resolutions for the late Governor
Kogers were adopted and then the
house adjourned until today.
Senate is Called to Order. -
The senate lobby was crowded when
Thomas P. Fiek, of Shelton, secretary
of that body at the last session, called
it to order. Fisk made no speech, but
called upon Rev. Henry L. Badger,
rector of St. John's Episcopal church,
to offer prayer. Foliowiug the invoca
tion, Dudley Esbelman. who acted as
temporary secretary, read the list of
new and nold-over senators who are en
titled to seats, and Chief Justice Ful
lerton administered to the new senators
the oath of office.
Senator Crow, of Spokane, on behalf
of the Republicans, nominated Dr. J.
J. Smith, of King county, for president
of the senate. Senator Garber. of Lin
coln,' on behalf of the ' Democrats,
named Senator Tolman, of Spokane.
The vote stood : Smith, 33; Tolman,
9. Tolman and Smith voted for each
other. Dr. Smith was escorted to the
chair add TSiade'only 'a brief speech, ' in
which he extended his thanks and
asked for the co operation ' of the sen
ators in the performance of his 'duties
Senator Hamilton, of Pierce county,
offered a resolution in memory of the
late Governor John R. Rogers, similar
to the one. introduced in the -house.
It was unanimously adopteJ.
Senator Hamilton moved that the'
president be authorized to appoint a
committee on rules,- with the president
of the senate as chairman. The mo
tion prevailed. The senate then ad
journed until 10 o'clock today.
-FILIPINOS LOVE TAFT.
Thousands in a Mass Meeting Ask Him
Not to Leave the" Islands.
Manila, Jan. 14. The general regret
of the Filipino people at the possible
departure of Governor Taft resulted to
day in a popular demonstration for the
purpose of urging the governor to re
main in the islands. The streets of
Manila have been placarded with signs
saying: "We want uovernor lalt, in
English, Tagalo and Spanish.
A crowd of 80,00 marched to Malacan
palace, the governor's palace, today.
Upon reaching the palace, speeches
were made by representatives of the
Liberal and Nationalist , parties, in
which the governor was urged to re
main. Ihe speakers said Mr. lalt s
presence was necessary to preserve
order, for the prevention of political
disruption and to secure the maintain
ance of the present policy. The
speakers paid special tributes to the
governor, the crowd cheering its ap
proval.
In replying to the addresses, Gover
nor Taft said it would not be decided at
present whether he leave the islands or
remain until next August. He assured
the people . that, if he did leave, the
present policy of the American govern
ment would suffer no change, it being
not a question of individual, but of na
tional policy.
After the speeches, the thousands cf
natives who filled the grounds of the
palace broke into a cheer for the gover
nor - V .
MISSOURI OUT OF DEBT.
Will Pay Off Last Bonds This Year In
crease National Guard.
Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 14. The
Forty-second general assembly has been
organized with Thomas L. Rubey as
president pro tern of the senate and H.
B. Whitecott as speaker of the house.
The message of Governor Alexander
Dockery was read in both houses.
"The people of the state are to be
congratulated," said the governor.
' that the last of the outstanding bonds
will soon be paid. Thirty years ago
the bonded indebtedness was $21,768,
000." :
Running Short of Food.
Paris, Jan. 13. A dispatch from
Caracas to tho Matin says the approach-
ing departure of United States Minister '
Bowen dees not arouse fears for the i
safety of the foreign residents, their
sole anxiety being on account of the
scanty supply of provisions and flour,
which is sufficient to- last the Caracas '
population only 10 days longer. The
government, according to the dispatch,
has only $20,000 on hand. 1 -
NEWS OF OREGON
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE.
Eight New Rural Mail Routes Tax Levy
of Various Counties Astoria Schools
Remain Closed La Grande Wants the
County Seat Big Mine Sales -Dairymen
Meet at 'Medford.
The Marion county commissioners'
court has made the annual tax levy on
the 1902 assessment mil. Tho l
amuuuia io x miiia, aB against zu mills
last year. This will produce $163,
796.76. The county court has fixed the tax
levy for Benton county for the ensuing
year. It is as follows: State pur
poses, 6 mills; county purposes, in
cluding provision for roads, 15 mills;
school, 5 mills; special road, 2 mills;
total, 28K mills.
E. A. Spalding and associates, of Ta
coma, who have been interested in
mines of Southern Oregon for sometime
past, have purchased the Coffman
placers, in the Forest creek district.
The consideration of the sale is $10,000.
At a special meeting of the Astoria
school board it was decided that it
would be inadvisable to open the city
schools for another week so as to pre
vent as far as possible the spread of
vcarlet fever that is now prevalent in
that city.
The Washington county commission
ers court refused the application of the
county school superintendent and a
numerously signed petition to declare a
tax of 10 cents per pupil for the pur-u
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braries. There are about 6,000 pupils
in the county, and the tax asked
would have amounted to about $600.
The court declared that districts could
levy the tax at their annual meetings
if they desired the libraries.
La Grande is again agitating the
question of changing the county seat
from Union to that city. The Com
mercial club has been circulating pe
titions throughout the county and-the
signatures seem to indicate that the
greater number of voters are in favor
of the change. A vigorous effort wi l
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legislature to have a measure put
through authorizing a vote on the
question. - ' '
county two years ago and added to Bak
er county, by special act of the Uegiela- ,
ture, have been completed and will be
turned over to the officials of the coun-ty-shortly.
Mr. McFadyen, who had
the contract of transcribing the records,
devoted almost one year to the labor. :
ft required six books of 640 pages to t
embody all the records of the district
cut off from Union.
; The quartz mines of South Myrtle
creek are rapidly coming to the front.
A recent shipment of IS tons of ore
netted over $700, above allexpense9 for j
mining, shipping and smelting. The -ore
was taken from the Little Chieftain
mine. The Continental mine, ndioin. '
mg, was sold a few days ago by G. W.
Crews to W. B. Stewart for $20,000.
An offer was since made by represents- .
tives of Eastern capitalists, of $50,000 : .
for the Little Chieftain mine, but was ;
refused.
An enthusiastic meeting of the '
farmers interested in dairying was held
in Medford last week. v Addresses were ;
delivered by Professor Withycombe, of
the state agricultural experimental sta
tion ; H. E. Lounsbnry and W. E. Cole
man, of the Southern Pacific traffic de
partment, in which the advantages to '
be derived from dairy products were
outlined. It was shown that the sta
tistics gathered relative to the number
of productive cows at present in Jack
son county would warrant the extension -of
investment by every farmer in the
valley.. The meeting adjourned to
January 24, at which date a permanent .
organization will be perfected.
. PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla. 70371c: blue-
stem, 80c; valley, 75 76c.
Barley Feed, $23.50 per ton; brew
ing, $24. 1
Flour Best grade, $3.90(34.40: grah
am, $3.203.60. -
Milletuffs Bran. $18(319 per ton:
middlings, $23 24; shorts, $19.50,
chop, $18.
Oats No. 1 white. tl.T5ai.l7 :
gray, $1.1221.15 per cental.
Hay Timothy. $11(312: clover.
$89; cheat, $910 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 5060c per
sack; ordinary, 4050c per cental,
growers prices; Merced sweets, $2
2.25 per cental!
Poultry Chickens, mixed. 10(3 11c:
young, 10c; hens, llUc; turkeys,
live, 1315c; dressed, 15 6c; dncks,
$7.50per dozen; geese, $78. 50.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 16
1714c: Young America. 170.18 Jc:
factory prices, llMc less. -
Butter Fancy creamery, 2730c
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20
22c; store, 15 18c.
Eggs 22K30 per dozen.
Hops Choice, 2326c per pound.
Wool Vallev. 12 H& 15c : . Eastern
Oregon, 814c; mohair, 2628c. -Beef
1 Gross, cows, 33c per
pound; steers, 44c; dressed, 7c.
- Veal 78c. : J
Mutton GroBS, 4c - per ; pound;
dressed, 1t. ; ?
Lambs ' "Gross, 4c per pound;
dressed, 7c. "
Hogs Gross, 6Jc per poond;
dressed, 77c.