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UNION. Estab. Jnly. 1897
. Consolidated Feb., 1899.
CORVAIiLIS, BENTOH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY", JANUARY 30, 1903.
GAZETTE, Kstab. Dec, 1862
VOL. XXXX. NO. 6.
EVENTS OP 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, Most-
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.
Wilhelm Jordan, the poet, died
denly at Baden-Baden.
sud-
A bulletin from. Boston states that
x-?ecretarv of the Navy Lone shews
a slight indication of pneumonia
Th rnnfprfinp.e of printing trades
anions at Indianapolis
reached an
agreement to federate
under a central
tody.
The widow of Theodore H. Fajardo
has been awarded $40,000 for the
death-of her husband in the New York
Central tunnel accident.
The Mexican tobacco and cigarette
corporation, of Trenton, N. J., incor
porated two weeks ago, with an author
zed ciapital of $100,000, has filed pa
pers increasing its capital stock to $12.
000,000. Four men robbed the Citizens' bank
of Waterloo. la., and escaped with
$3,500 in cash, exchanging a fusillade
with a dozen citizens as they drove
away in a Etolen buggy.
Major Lewis B. Lawton, of the judge
advocate, general's department, has
been retired on account of disabilities
received during the Chinese campaign.
He was promoted prior to "retirement!
in recognition of his gallantry.
A witness in the murder trial of Wil
liam Hooper Young, in New York, says
he has received an anonymous letter
threatening him with death if he testi
fies. It contains excerpts from the
blood atonement doctrine of the Mor
mon church.
An American steamer has been
ecked on the Welsh coast.
The plague at Mazatlan, Mexico, con
tinues to claim four to eight victims
daily.
Oregon'sdelay in recommending
ir
rigation schemes may lose her
Bhare of
the funds
A mob at New Orleans burned a
Nergo at the stake who had shot and
killed a sheriff. .
A new freight rate has been, estab
lished between the Pacific coast and
Shanghai, China.
President Roosevelt 7 has appointed
Judge William R. Day, of Canton, O.,
to a seat on the supreme bench of the
United States.
The governor of IMinnesota has
ex
pressed himself in favor
and Clark fair and says
of the Lewis
he will do all
in his power for it.
The new high school building at
Bloomington, 111., has been destroyed
by fire. Loss, $530,000. It was
one
of the finest school buildings
in the
state.
- A question has been raised in con
gress as to the power of the Colombian
minister. Thomas Herran. to sign the
canal treaty for his country.
The
Colombian constitution says
congress
must act.
The flood at the headwaters of the
Willamette are subsiding, but aiong
the lower river they are still raising.
Much damage has already resulted and
more may follow.
The coal strike commission has near
ly completed its work.
The trialgof Major Glenn is nearly
over and it is likely the court will
acquit him.
Marconi will charge one cent a word
for the transmiesicn of wirelessmes
Bages across the ocean.
Teller has been elected to congress
by Colorado Democrats, but the Repub
licans will not oppose it.
The house has . passed the agricul
tural bill. It carries an appropriation
of $300,000 for free seeds.
The coal miners' convention, in ses
sion at Indianapolis, voted down a
proposition to endorse socialism.
Bowen is confident that he will soon
be able to reach .satisfactory terms
with Great Britain and Germany.
Senator Mitchell was ill for several
days the latter part of lastweek and
unable to attend to his routine . dutie3.
Great Britain has entered a
protest
treaty,
against the Cuban reciprocity
claiming it will hurt the sugar
indus-
tiy.
Ting Fuh Siang has been proclaimed
emperor of China in opposition to the
present ruler and will begin a war to
kill off all foreigners.
After three years' delay, the treaty
providing for the fixing of the Alaskan
boundary, has been signed by the
United States and Great Britain.
Severe earthquakes shook
Carolina and Georgia.
South
Governor Chamberlain
the Portland charter bill.
has signed
Germans say Venezuelans began
recent fight at Fort San Carlos.
the
- A driving? snow storm in Central
Kansas has demoralized business.
An explosion of dynamite in a tunnel
at Pittsburg resulted in four deaths.
A wealthy Jersey City produce merch
ant was doped and robbed of - $ll,Q,pO
Ex-Governor Charles R. Ingersoll, of
f!nnmwti(nt. is criticallv ill. He is
81 years old. -
FIFTY PEOPLE BURNED.
Inmates of Big London Asylum Perish In
Smoke and Flames.
London, Jan. 29. Half a hundred
insane patients were burned to death
by a fire at the Colney Hatch hospital
this morning. The outbreak occurred
in the Jewish wing of the institution
The flames spread with great rapidity
and before they could be got under con
trol five wooden buildings were gutted.
All the enorts ol the officials were
directed to removing the insane pa
tients, but the latter became wild with
excitement and so panic stricken that
not only were they unable to help
themselves, but greatly impeded the
operations fo those trying to save them.
There were nearly 600 women in the
burning annex at the time the fire was
discovered and most of them were safe
ly "transferred to the main building,
which was uninjured. Some, however,
escaped and are fltill at large, render
ing it difficult to ascertain the exac.
number of those 'burned to death.
The officials admit that about 50
bodies hare been recovered, but it is
feared that the full extent of the disas
ter is not yet known. All the victims
were lunatics. Their charred remains
presented a horrifying spectacle. The
asylum was beseiged by anxious rela.
fives and friends of the patients who
arrived form all quarters. Pitiable
scenes were witnessed as weeping men
and women left the premises, after
ascertaining that relatives and friends
had perished in the flamep.
The nurses had a terrible experience
in trying to assist the insane people
who were so panic stricken that they
had literally to be driven to a place of
safety. .
The circumstances accompanying the
destruction of the insane asylum at
Conley Hatch have excited much indig
nation against the authorities. It is
alleged taht, in addition to the lack of
sufficient water supply a&d of adequate
fire department, the complex system
of locks, requiring master keys, which
could not be found when wanted, was
responsible for the terrible scenes en
acted. VICTORY FOR SHEEPMEN.
Federal Judge Denies
to Make
Hitchcock's Power
Rules.
Salt Lake City, Jan. 29. Judge
Marshall, of the United States District
court, today sustained the demurrer of
the .defendant in the case of the United
States against Frank Martinus, who
was charged with running a band of 2,
000 sheep on the Fish Lake foreBt re
serve, in violation of the rules formu
lated for the protection of forest re
serves by the secretary of the interior.
Judge Marshall states that congress has
exceeded its legislative power in em
powering the secretary of the interior
to make rules the violation of which
would be a criminal act, and held that
the law was unconstitutional. The de
cision is regarded as one of the greatest
importance to Utah sheepmen. A
number of pending similar cases will be
thrown out of court.
The effect of Judge Marshall's de
cision will be to throw open to sheep
and cattle interests more than 1,000,
000 acres of the choicest grazing land
in the state, which for the past few
years has been carefully guarded by the
government. As soon as the situation
becomes known, it is believed hundreds
of thousands of sheep will be brought
across the line from adjoining states,
and the forest reserves will be covered
with sheep.
COAL COMBINE ENJOINED.
Detroit Dealers Try to Dodge Law by
Repealing Illegal Rule.
Detroit, Jan. 29. The Wayne cir
cuit court today issued the preliminary
injunction asked for by Prosecutor Hunt
against the Detriot coal exchange, an
organization of 30, local coal dealers.
The injunction restrains the exchange
from acting as an organization to fix
the minimum price at which coal shall
be sold.
The fact was brought out today that
14 of the largest coal dealers of the city
have resigned from the exchange, leav-
mg tne smaller dealers to settle witn
the law. January 9, at a meeting of
the exchange, one of the larger dealers
offered a resolution rescinding the
clause in the by-laws providing for the
fixing of a minimum price for coal. It
is on this by-law that Prosecutor Hunt's
case is principally based. There was
opposition to rescinding the by-law,
and when the resolution was voted
down the 14 large dealers promptly re
signed from the exchange.
Crisis Coming in Acre.
.Washington, Jan. 29. Tie" Brazilian
minister and Bolivian charge here,
called separately on Secretary Hay to
day to acquaint him with the position
of their respective governments r in the
dispute over the territory of Acre. It
appears that the situation is really
critical, but both diplomats assured
Secretary Hay that under no condition i
would American interests in Acre suffer
beyond the happenings absolutely inci
dent to warfare.
Cuban Treaty Extended.
Washington, Jan. 29. The president
today sent to the senate an agreement
with Cuba extending the time for the
ratification of the Cuban reciprocity
treaty. Under the terms of the Cuban
treaty ratification was required by Jan
uary 31, and it has become apparent
that the time limit was too short. The
president also transmitted the Canadian
boundary treaty to the senate.
THE LEGISLATURE
WHAT THE LAWMAKERS OF OREGON
ARE DOhNG AT SALEM.
Bills of Importance That are Being Intro
. duced and Acted Upon in Both Houses
Measures Signed by the Governor-
Progress of the Balloting for United
States Senator.
Tuesday.
The vote today showed no change
excepting the appearance of George L
jsaKer in tne neid. ine result was as
follows: Fulton 32, Geer 17, Wood 17
Baker 5, scattering 16, asent 3, total 90
The House Hale's bill providing a
fine and imprisonment for persons de
iaumng a note Din witn intent was
defeated.
Representative Both's bill to relocate
the county seat of Columbia county
was passed this morning.
Representative Murphy introduced
bill creating the Eastern Oregon agri
cultural college, appropriating $40,000
for buildings and $10,000 per annum
for its maintenance.
The Senate" Kuykendall has intro
duced a bill providing the following
flat salaries; Governor $1,500, Becre
tary of state $1,500, state treasurer
$800, superintendent of public inetruc
tion $3,000. attorney general $3,000.
T" 1 II . . m
uy request .ro wnen introduced a
bill to create a state board of examiners
for the purpose of examining and li
censingthe practice of osteopathy.
Marsters' bill, to provide for execu
tions at the state penitentiary, was
passed by unanimous vote.
Price's hili appropriating $20,000
for an Eastern Oregon agricultural col
lege was pases J.
Representative Gill's bill for a spe
cial library tax of 1-5 mill in Multno
mah county passed both houses today.
Governor Chamberlain appointed Al
bert Tozier, of Portland, to be expert
te measure and examine printing in
the office of the state printer.
Monday.
The vote today stood as follows:
Fulton 21, Geer 13, Wood 14, scatter
ing 18, absent and paired 21, total 90.
In the House A concurrent resolu
tion was introduced today appointing
a committee to endeavor to have the
Washington legislature raise its Lewis
and Clark appropriation to $100,000.
Murphy, of .Union, introduced a bill
to establish an industrial college at
Union. Other notable bills appearing
in the house were: By Shelley, of Lane,
to"ex tend the Australian ballot to all
city elections; By Johnson, of Grant,
for" a portage railroad above The Dalles;
by Robbins, of Baker, for a mining
bureau.
A bill providing for creation of the
office of state inspector of hops, and to
fix the rate of tare on hops, -has been
introduced by Mulkey in the senate,
and La Follett in the House.
A joint memorial was adopted asking
congress to call a convention for the
purpose of framing an amendment to
the federal constitution providing for
election of senators by direct vote of
the people. .
Carnahan, of Clatsop, is in favor of
doing away with the poll tax law now
on the code of Oregon. The poll tax,
a 9 now provided, is $1, which is as
sessed on every citizen in the -state be
tween the ages of 21 and 50. Carna
han's bill is to Repeal this section in
itb entirety.
In the Senate The senate spent
most of its time on what might be
called "legislative grind", or the second
reading of bills.
House bills authorizing The Dalles
to issue water bonds, and authorizing
Linn county to maintain a ferry at
Harrisburg were passed.
Governor Chamberlain today signed
the Portland fireboat bill and the bill
for the creition of an irreducible school
fund for Douglas county.
The committee on agriculture adopted
a report that the "one-mile-limit"
sheep grazing bill be not passed,
action kills the measure.
This
PORTLAND MARKET.!
Wheat Walla Walla, 75c; blue
stem, 86c; valley, 78c.
Barley Feed, $23.50 per ton; brew
ing, $24.
Flour Best grade, $4.304.85 ; grah-
am, fj.zoccgd.oo
Millstuffs Bran, $1819 per ton;
middlings, $23 24; shorts, $1920.
chop, $18. 4
Oats No. 1 vwhite, $1.151.17K;
gray, $1.12b1.15 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $1112; clover,
$89; cheat, $910 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 6075c per
sack; ordinary, 4050c per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, $2
2.25 per cental. .
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 11 c;
young, ll12c;hens, ll12c; turkeys,
live, 1516c; dressed, 1820c; ducks,
'$77.50per dozen; geese, $78. 50.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 16
17Kc; Young America, 1718c;
factory prices, llMc less.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3032c
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20
22c; store, 15 18c. - .
Eggs 22K25 per dozen.
Hops Choice, 2526c per pound.
Wool Valley, 1215c; Eastern
Oregon, 8t4c; mohair, 2628c.
.Beef Gross, cows, 3dc per
pound; steers, 44c; dressed, le.
Veal 7K8Mc.
Mutton Gross, 4c per pound ;
dressed, 7c.
Lambs Gross, 4c per pound;
dressed, 7Mc.
' Hoga i Gross, 6Jc per pound;
dressed, 774c.
TROUBLE AHEAD IN CHINA.
Revolt Now in Progress May Prove More
Serious Than That of 1900.
Victoria, B. C, Jan. 28. The steam
ers Athenian and Tremont arrived this
morning from the Orient, having both
sailed from Yokohama and arrived
within an hour of each other.
The steamers bring further news of
the revolt - in Kansu, and one corres
pondent telegraphs to the Shanghai
papers from Las Ho Kow to the effect
that unless Tung Fuh Siang is sup
pressed the powers will soon find them
selves face to face with a bigger revolt
than two years ago. . Missionaries are
already beginning to leave the threat
ened district. A correspondent of the
Shanghai Mercury in Kansu writes:
"A crisis is imminent and the offi
cials are powerle :s to act. The Taotai
is suppressing news. There is cause
for grave apprehension unless Tung
Fuh Siang is suppressed."
Messrs. Rydbog and Soder stray, mis-
sionaries, who nave readied Shanghai
from Singan, having come from the in
terior because of the threatened revolt,
in an interview given to a German daily
of Shanghai state that Tung Fuh Siang
is gaining ground, and intends to lead
his armies to Singan.' where he will en
deavor to make his capital and place
Pu Chun, who has -been proclaimed
emperor, on the throne, lung is him
self enlisting troops,? and everything
else points to the (act that he has gov
ernment support. Kansu and Shensi
are overrun by Tung's spies. All pro-
foreign officials are being removed from
Singan. . - s-
Pekin correspondents also tell of the
threatened outbreak in the northwest,
and credit Yong Lu, the "real ruler of
China," as being behind the movement.
A Canton correspondent of a Hong
Kong paper states that the rebellion in
Kwangsi is more serious than ever
known before. The rebels, 40.000 to
50,000 in number, have taken possession
of many districts and'' towns, and Pak
Ngai, Pak Shek, Sishing, Siyan, Hing
Yip and Lau Cbow are in their hands.
They are now marching into Yunnan,
armed with modetn rifles." The names
of
their chiefs are Chan and Luk.
The officials
soldiers.
at
Canton
are enlisting
MANY SETTLERS AFFECTED.
Recent Decision in Nelson Case of Great
Importance to Homesteaders.
Washington, Jan. 28. The decision
of the supreme court today in the case
of Nelson against the Northern Pacific
rai l.way com pay, to SJae efiect that the
United States holds title to all lands
a long" proposed lines of land grant rail
roads up to the time of the filing of the
map of definite location, and further
holding that no rights to any lands
within the limits of a grant passed to
the road on the filin'g of the general
map, affects a great number of home
steaders who had gone on land prior to
the filing of the map of definite loca
tion, and who later found themselves
within the limits of the railroad grants.
These settlers will be allowed to retain
possession of such lands, and the com
pany must look elsewhere for indem
nity. James Hamilton Lewis was at
torney for Nelson.
To Develope Montana Coal Fields.
Butte, Mont., Jan. 28. The an
nouncement is made that the Northern
Pacific company has in contemplation
the development of 1,600 acres of prom
ising coal lands lying east of Red Lodge,
where the extensive fields of the Rocky
Fork coal company are be'ng developed.
These coal developments are among
the largest in the Northwest. Henry
Horn, the retiring assistant superin
tendent of the Northern" Pacific, who
will assume charge of the Northern
Pacific coal property February 1 , inti
mated at Red Lodge that such would
be the case. He would not disucss the
matter for publication, however.
,
Lava Dust Falls with Rain.
San Francisco, Jan. 28. Small
patches of an extremely fine white sand
or dust were seen on many asphalt
paved streets today when the rain of
last night had dried. Scientists say
this dust must have fallen with the
rain, as anything like it was never seen
here before. It is believed to have
come from the volcano of Santa Maria,
in Guatemala, which broke out in vio
lent eruption in October, and caused
the ruin of a great area of cultivated
territory. The theory is that the dust,
being lighter than air, was carried
,000 miles from the point of its ascen
sion. -
For Lewis and Clark Fair.
Salt Lake, Jan. 28. Jn the senate
today a bill was introduced by Senator
Lewis providing'for a Utah exhibit at
the Lewis and .Clark exposition at
Portland, Or., in 1905. The bill pro
vides for the appointment of a commis
sion of three members and the appro
priation of $10,000 A bill was intro
duced by Representative Wilson, of
Wasatch county, providing fcrr the ap
pointment of a commissioner of rail
ways, whose duty it shall be to e&tab-
lisblish maximum rates, prevent dis
crimination and dee that existing laws
are enforced.
Silver is Down Again.
Manila, Jan. 28. The decline in the
value of silver has forced the Philippine
government to lower the official rate.
The new ratio is $2.61 silver for $1
gold, the lowest official rate ever de
clared. It represents a heavy loss to
the insular treasury, and the commer
cial houses fear that further- declines
will result in commercial disturbances;
The reports that the houses of congress
disagree on the currency question have
had a disquieting effect here. -
HORRIBLE WRECK
EXPRESS TRAIN ON EASTERN ROAD
COLLIDES WITH LOCAL.
At Least Thirty Met Death Many Bodies
Have Not Been Recovered The Ruins
Catch Fire and Burn Express Was
Running 65 Miles an Hour Twenty
Five Injured.
jew iori, Jan. . rne most ap-
XT T T nn
palling wreck that has occurred in the
vicinity of this city in many years, the
loss of life being estimated at not less
than dU persons, took place tonight at
Graceland, near Westfield, N. J.,
the Central rai.roa l of New Jersey,
when the Royal Blue Line express
westbound, plunged at tip speed into
the rear of a local train.
Seven bodies only have been identi
fied, while 16 more, almost unrecogniz
able corpses, have been recovered. In
addition, it is almost certain that many
bodies remain in the wreck.
Immediately after the crash three of
the shattered cars of the local train
took fire, rendering impossible the res
cue oi many oi tne wounded, wno were
pinned fast in the wreck. Man7 bodies
are believed to have been consumed
On board the flyer all the passengers,
though badly shaken up, escaped unin
jured, except for trifling bruises.
The train which was run into left
New York at 5:45, and runs express to
Boundbrook. Bevond Bound brook it
runs as a local. The Royal Blue train
left 15 minutes later, but travels at
higher rate of speed and makes
no
stops except at Elizabeth, and is sched
uled to overtake the slower train just
beyond Graceland, where the latter
switehts from track No. 3 into 'track
No. 4 to permit the Royal -Blue to pass.
This evening a freight train was
blocked on track No. 4, and the local
received orders to proceed on the ex
press track to Dunnellen and there
take the outside or No. 4 track. Short
ly after receiving orders the train had
to stop for a hot box, which caused
Buch delays that when it got under way
again it was due at Dunnellen. The
train had just started and was moving
slowly, when the Royal Blue, traveling
at full speed, which at" that point
I usually --approximates.; 6 -miles an
hour, crashed into the rear end.
The heavy engine of the Royal Blue
tore its way into the rear end, and at ,
the same time drove the forward end of
that car into the rear end of the car
ahead, which in turn was driven into
the third car, and this in turn was
driven into the fourth car from the
rear. The fourth car was only partially
wrecked, but the last three were torn j
to pieces. The engine of the Royal
Blue left the rails and turned over on
its side, tne engineer and fireman stick
ing to thqir posts and going down in
the wreck. They are now ia the hos
pital at Plainfield. The engineer is
not believed to have any chance of liv
ing. -
Just as the wreck occurred, an east
bound train was approaching on track
No. 2. Before it could be stopped, the
engine crasned into tne wrecnage
which had been hurled on the track,
but it was light stuff and the engine
brushed it aside and crushed part of it
under the wheels. The train ran its
own length beyond the wreck, stopped,
and, after ascertaining it had sustained
no-' injury itself, proceeded to New
York.
STRIKE RULE IS CHANGED.
Coal Miners Make Strikes More Difficult
Wage Conference Called.
Indianapolis, Jan. 29. The United
Mineworkers convention today finished
changing and bringing up to date the
constitution and by-laws. The im-
oprtant changes are:
The changing of the power to.vote a
strike from two-thirds the membership
of the national executive board to a full
two-thirds membership of the organiz
ation; fixirg a uniform initiation fee ol
$10 for miners and $2.50 for bdys be
tween 14 and 16 years of ge; providing
free admission to the organization for
boys that are orphans of union miners,
and placing a fine of $10 on officers of
local unions that issue transfer cards
to miners that are three months deiln
quent. The convention adjourned this after
noon. A conference with the operators
will be held tomorrow. ,
Defeated by Ladrones.
Manila, Jan. 29. It is reported here
that the volunteer force organized at
Boliano, Province of Zambales, for the
purpose of disposing of the Ladrones in
that vicinity, has been defeated and
that three Americans, including Mr.
Osborne, -a teacher, were killed. The
Ladrones outnumbered the volunteers,
surrounded the latter and boloed them.
The Americans died fighting. The de
tails of the affair obtainable are at
.present meager. -
Mob Holds Up Coal Train.
Chicago, Jan. 29. A mob of nearly
500 men, women and boys held up a
Chicago & Northwestern coal train at
Webster avenue, on the Wisconsin di
vision, and carried away the contents
of five cars before dispersed by the po
lice. Women led the attack, uncoup
ling, the cars and intimidating the
train crew. For three hours traffic was
suspended, while the mob increased
to more than 1,000 persona.
A WATERY WASTE.
Southern Oregon Streams on a Rampage,
Owing to Heavy Rains.
Grants Pass, Or., Jan. 26.-- The
re-
cent warm and heavy rains have caused
the greatest floods that Southern Ore
gon has known for many years. The
Rogue river reached the highest point
in tms city Saturday night that it has
reached since 1890, when the bridge
spanning it here was washed away. No
trains have been able to reach here
from the north or sonth since Saturday
morning, and none are expected befoie
some time today. Much damage has
been done the Southern Pacific , all
through this section of the state.
Improvement at Ashland.
Ashland, Or., Jan. 26. The storm
and flood- situation has greatly im
proved in Southern Oregon the past 24
hours. The temperature fell late last
night and the rains abated in the
valleys, while in the mountains what
precipitation there was came in the
form of snow. Streams immediately
Degan to fall, and they have been grad
ually receding from their flood staee
during the day, so that ' little further
damage is expected to result from high
water in this section. In this countv
much damage has been suffered by
county roads and bridges.
Still Rising at Salem.
; Salem, Or., Jan. 26. The Willam
ete river lat night registered 25 feet
above the low water mark and was
still rising. This is the highest stage
tne river ftas attained this year, and
there is occasion for alarm. If the
present moderate weather continues
for a few days a further rise of prob
ably four feet is expected in the Btage
ot tne river. it will be at least 24
hours longer before the effect of the
recent rains on the river's stage will
be exhausted, and until then the
stream will not recede.
RAN INTO A WASHOUT.
Engineer and Fireman Lose Their Lives
In an O. R. & IS. Wreck.
Pendleton, Or., Jan. 26. Passenger
train No. 6. on the O. R. & N.. which
left Portland at 8:15 Saturday night
and passed through Pendleton at 4 :45
Sunday morning, ran into a washout
on a nil IVo in lies -east of Bmzham
Springs. The engine was thrown into
Meacham creek in six or eight feet of
water and on top of it were piled the
baggage and mail cars and the chair
car. The engineer, Thomas Patty, and
fireman, William Milligan, were killed
almost instantly. William Maxwell,
of Portland, a passenger, was seriously
niured. but aside from this the injur
ies were slight.
The wreck was caused by a washout
about two miles east of the new steel
uridge which has been built on Meach
am creek. The heavy snows on the
mountains have been, melted by a Chi
nook, and the waters were raging. No.
23 freight train passed over this par
ticular piece of road a few hours before
No. 6 and reported every thing O. K.
RICH STRIKE IN MONTANA.
Free Gold Bearing Ledge 3,000 Feet Long
Which Yields $5 a Pan.
Butte, Mont., Jan. 27. A special to
the Miner from Weiser, Idaho, says
advicep just received there tell of a
most wonderful strike of gold made on
the Big creek about two and a half
miles east of Profile gap. The nearest
settlement is a place called Golden on
the Big creek. A letter from reliable
parties at Thunder mountain says that
Edward Stamley and Edward H. Martin
and several others have located 16
claims on a massive porphyrized quartz
dyke which measures 3,000 feet in
length and is impregnated with par
tides 6T gold. A ledge 250 feet in
width accompanies the porphyry dyke
and it is also highly auriferous. Rough
pan assays made of the ledge show the
poorest specimens to assay $5 in free
gold. Other specimens show yellow
metal to the naked eye. . Old pros
pectors declare the discovery surpasses
anything within their knowledge and
that $1,000,000 worth of ore is in plain
sight.
Better Than Marconi.
Berlin, Jan. 27. Professor Ferdi
nand Braua, of Strassburg university,
whose application of Leyden jars in
propagating electric waves is said to
have enabled Marconi to teleraph with
out wires across the Atlantic, has an
nounced that he has discovered & meth
od of producin electric energy of unlim
ited volume, and projecting it into
space in the form of electric waves, to
any desired distance. The new method
secures greater accuracy of transmis
sion through a more perfect attunement
of the transmitters and receivers.
, Wrecked by Robbers.
Trinidad, Colo., Jan. 27. A Color
ado & Southern passenger train was
wrecked last night four miles south of
Waterville, N. M., under circumstances
indicating an attempt at train robbery.
The train was running at a high rate of
hspeed when the wreck occurred. The
engine, express car and smoker turned
over. Four passengers were injured,
two ol whom may die. All of the pas
sengers were shaken op.
Coal Prices Tumbling.
New York, Jan. 27. There has been
a further break in the price of inde
pendent coal, in some cases as low as $7
a ton ;f. . o. b. being asked, while no
dealer was willing to buy at a higher
price than $8 a ton. In order, to get
the embargo, ordered a few days ago,
taken off, some of the independent
operators whose coal is carried by the
Lehigh Valley railroad, were selling
their coal at anything above $4 a ton
at the collieries for delivery at points
between New York and ' the collieries.
ALLIES ACCEPT IT
MINISTER BOWEN WILL REACH AGREE
MENT WITH THE POWERS.
Blockade Is to Be Raised Immediately
Great Britain Is Willing to Accept 30
Per Cent of Customs Receipts as a
Guarantee for Indemnity, but Germany
Wants 50 Per Cent.
Caracas, Jan. 28. The Associated
Press correspondent has just received a
communication from the British naval
officers at La Guayra informing him
that the blockade will be raised today.
Not Confirmed by Bowen.
Washington, Jan. 28. There is no
information in Washington to justify
the positive statement contained in the
Caracas dispatch that the Venezuelan
blockade will be raised today. Min
ister Bowen continues hopeful that such
happy consummation will result from
the pending negotiations, as the latest
proposition to the allied governments is
regarded by him as an eminently favor
able one. He is still waiting formal
replies to that proposition from Great
Britaia and Germany, and on these will
depend the question whether the block
ade is to be raised.
As indicated in a Rome dispatch re
ceived last night, the question now to
be determined is the amount of cus
toms receipts which are to be given as
guarantee. Great Britain is believed
to be favorable to accepting the 30 per
cent offered by Mr. Bowen, while Ger
many is euppoesd to be insisting on 50
per cent.
Minister Bowen declines to discuss
the question in any of its phasep, nor
will he disclose what is the actual
amount of guaranty he has been offered.
With the promptness which has
characterized all its actions in the pres
ent emergency, the Italian government
has cabled to its fleet commander in
Venezuelan waters to withdraw from
the blockade as soon as the ships of the
powers do po. Information to this
effect was received by the Italian am
bassador today.
FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON.
Possibilities of Getting Larger Supply of
Water for Irrigation.
Washington, Jan. 28. An examina
tion has recently been made by F. C.
Calkins, of the geological survey, of
the possibilities of increasing the
water supply of portions of Central
Washington. Kittitas valley is one of
the areas in which irrigation is already
extensively practiced, water being
drawn from the Yakima river and its
tributaries. Plans have matured for "
the construction of ditches from the
Upper Yakima, which will materially
extend the Irrigated area to the east
and southeast in the near future.
Attention as also given to a strip of
desert land just east of the Columbia
river, now used as a stock ranch, and
also- to a portion of the great wheat
growing region adjoining it on the
north and east, which extends north
ward into the Big Bend of the Colum
bia and eastward beyond the Idaho '
boundary. As the district has an arid
climate, and its eastern portion is prac
tically without surface streams, the ob
ject of the examination was to determ
ine the practicability of sinking deep
wells as a means of obtaining water,
and "especially to determine whether
artesian flows could be found. Irriga
tion from the Columbia, except to a
limited extent, on its lowest terraces,'
appears to be impracticable because of
the depth and steepness of the sides of
the canyon through which the river
flows. . "
4 East of the Columbia river the in
vestigations include Crab creek, the
only perennial stream traversing the
region, but its waters were found to
be no more than sufficient for the irri- :
gation of its own bottom.
In the wheat lands, where all crops
are raised by dry farming, and where
water for stock and domestic uses was
formerly brought from springs, some
times at great distances, the possibility
of increasing the present number of
deep wells was carefully considered.
The information gathered indicates,
that a supply of water sufficient for
present needs can be obtained by - deep
drilling throughout the region examined
at depths of from 400 to 675 feet.
While there are no flowing artesian
wells, the deep waters are found to be
under pressure, and it is believed that
in certain of the lower wells along the
Northern Pacific road an artesian flow
could be obtained by proper casing. It
does not eeem that any considerable
portion of the wheat lands can be irri
gated from deep wells, or that water
from this source for irrigatioa can be
found in sufficient quantities in the un
cultivated land east of the Columbia,
though it is believed that in this sec
tion deep wells for stock-watering pur
poses may be profitably sunk at some
points. . -. - ''
Coal Tipple Burned. r
Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 28. The
tipple at the Harris-Lankyford mine,
three miles west of here, burned today..
James Wesner was killed and four oth
ers were bo badly suffocated that their'
recovery is doubtful.1 The . mine baa
only one entrance, and the work of
rescue was dangerous, owing to the de-
struction of tha hoisting machinery.
Twenty men were hoisted to the surface
by means of ropes. All were more or
ess suffocated.