WEEKLY
UNION, Eatab. July, 1897.
UAZKTTK, Xstah. Dec, 180.
Consolidated Feb., 1899.
COB VAL1L1IS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1903.
VOIi. XXXX. NO 7.
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 Our
Many Readers.
The national debt wae decreased $3,
000,000 daring January.
Coercion in Ireland has been almost
abandoned and better times are in
eight.
.The Alaska boundary treaty hrs been
returned to the senate with the clerical
errors corrected.
Rioting among striking street car
men at Water bury, Conn., continues,
despite the presence of troops.
William A. Wilson, who' absconded
from Manila with $8,000 of govern-
ii f-h
LEVI ANKENY, OF WALLA WALLA. '
The Washington legislature elected Mr. Ankeny to represent iis state in the
United States senate.
treat. ,
Godfrey Huitter, jr., has been acquit
ted of the charge of murder growing our
of the killing of William Fitzgerald at
Guatemala.
' ' rv-l 'l 1 e t 1. Vl L
Denver caused the maiming and bruis
ing of seven persons, one of whom may
M. ' -
be crippled for life.
JJine Union Pacific trainmen who
ran between Sydney, Neb., and Chey
enne, Wyo., are under arrest, charged
with the theft of gooda.in transit.
' Two stock trains on the Illinois Cen
tral collided, killing two men and in
juring 11 others. Five cars of stock
were consumed in the fire which broke
out. .
A movement is on foot to cretae a
new state out of the western portion of
North Dakota and the eastern portion
of Montana! It is proposed to call it
Montague. -
. -Ex-Recretarv of the Navv Lonz shows
improvement and may recover. -
Senator Mitchell is slowly recovering
fiom his severe attack of illness.
Binger. Hermann has'turned over the
- nAnAval lanil rtfRrD $t Vila SlinnMBAI1.
his accounts and has fled to Japan. .
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vine ranroaa connecting nvaua. auu
Santiago is completed ana openea to
. , Tha Vranoh phimhar nf dAnntins IS
unanimously in favor of a l.arge stand
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Jean Jules Jusserand, the new French
ambassador to'the United States, has
arrived in Washington. ' -
Ore assaying as high as $50,000 a ton
has just - been discovered in Chicken
creek district, near Dawson.
The United States will buy from
' Spain the heavy guns now in place 'in
' the fortifications of Portq Rico.
An amendment to the constitution
has been introduced in congress prohib
iting the holding of a fortune exceeding
$10,000,000 bj any one individual in
the United States.
The district supreme court at Wash
ington has decided that a Filipino may
become a naturalized . citizen of the
Finite Sfolso
Colonel David -Phillips Jones, .chief
engineer of the United States navy, re
tired, is dead. He was prominently
known throughout the United States as
the father of modern engineering in the
navy. ,.
Appropriation for Dalles-Celilo canal
cannot be made this session of congress.
- The Graceland, N. J., death list
frojB the train wreck now numbers 23.
Russia and Austria are. preparing to
force Turkey to grant reforms in Macedonia.
QOES WITH PANAMA.
Old CanaPand Plant, Railroad, Buildings
and Other Property.
Washington, Feb. 4. If the United
States finally enters upon the construc
tion of the interoceanic canal over the
Panama route, as now seems probable,
it will first pay to the Panama canal
company the vast sum of $40,000,000.
This payment represents more than the
mere right of -way of this company;' it
represents the work already done to
wards digging the vast ditch, the Paua-
ma railroad, the maps, drawings, rec
ords, and a balance thrown in by way
of bonus, but it is said that the latter
item is comparatively small, for the
ditch already constructed, according to
official estimates, represents an expend
itureof about $27,000,000, and the
Panama railroad stock at par is worth
almost $7,000,000. The French com
pany will give to. this government
among other things, about 30,000 acres
of land which,-with the lands belong
ing 'to the railroad company, cover
nearly all the ground required for the
actual construction of the canal. Some
thing like 2,300 buildings will fall into
the hands of the government on con
clusion of the bargain, among them
being offices, quarters, storehouess, hos
pitals, shops, stables and miscellaneous
structures. There is an immense
amount of machinery, consisting of a
floating plant of tugs, launches, dredg
es, a rolling plant of locomotvies and
cars, together with excavators, cranes,
pumts, etc. In addition to all this,
there is a quantity of surveying and
other instruments and miscellaneous
supplies.
The official estimate of the time re
quired to complete the Panama canal
is 10 years, and the estimated cost is
$184,000,000. The Walker commission
thought it would take but eight years
to build a canal at Nicaragua. It is
estimated that millions will need be
spent by the United States engineers
in making Colon, Panama, and the
canal route sanitary before much work
can be done. The Panama fever has
cost 100,000 lives, and no one can live
long there under present conditions.
It is thought that Chinese and Negroes
will need to be imported for work in
the ditch, as the climate is too oppres
sive to permit much labor by Ameri
cans, and the natives will not work.
ELEVEN WOMEN BURNED.
Awful Holocaust on Malcolm Island
Seventeen Injured. . -Seattle,
Feb. 4. A special to the
Times from Vancouver says: Thursday
evening witnessed a grim tragedy with
dire "results to the Finnish settlers on
Malcolm island, some distance up the
coast from Vancouver. In a terrible
holocaust which broke out while the
men were at a meeting, in a common
living house in which 34 families were
living, 11 women and children
burned to death and 17 injured.
were
The anguish of the men, who were
Dowerless in many cases to help the
women and children, owing to mere
being no water supply, was terrible.
As they stood outside the blazing build
ing, children were thrown from the
house at their feet and frantic women
were falling all about them crippled
and bruised as they leaped from the
second story, of the doomed hotel
There are about 100 families on the
island. The building burned was put
up to provide temporary shelter for the
more recent Arrivals, who had been
living in tents. Many of the men per
formed acts of great bravery, and were
badly burned.
To Colonize Venezuela.
Joplin, Mo., Feb. 4. "The- Vene
zuelan Company," which organized
here several days ago to enlist men for
colonization in Venezuela, has, it was
stated today, received over 1,000 men,
all with military training and some of
whom are stated to have held commis
sions in the United States army and
navy. Applications for membership
are pouring in from all parts of 'the
United States and Canada. The com
pany expects to secure large land grants
THE LEGISLATURE
WHAT THE LAWMAKERS OF OREGON
ARE DOING AT SALEM.
Bills of Importance That are Being Intro
duced and Acted Upon In Both Houses
Measures Signed by the Qovernor
Progress of the Balloting for United
States Senator.
Tuesday. -The
vote Fulton 34, Geer 16, Wood
17, Mills 12, scattering 8, absent 3.
Paulsen, of Clackamas, voted for
Geer, but before the result was an
nounced changed back to Fulton.
The Senate Among the bills passed
was one to authorize the employment
of convict labor on the public highways
and one to make state officers and em
ployes subject to garnishment. A joint
resolution to abrogate section 35, article
1, of the state constitution, relative to
negroes and mulattoes, was adopted.
The House A bill to amend the code
relating to marriage licenses was passed.
A bill to fix the maximum rates per
mile charged by railroad companies
was introduced.
Monday. "
The vote Fulton 34, Geer 16, Wood
14, Mlils 12, scattering 6, absent 8.
The Senate The bill to reapportion
the state into senatorial and represent
ative districts was passed. The Smith
bill for the creation of a board of health
passed with only one dissenting vote.
A bill was introduced to repeal the law
creating the offices of health officers and
boat puller at Astoria.
The House The bill lo commit ine
briates to the insane asylum was lost.
A bill to regulate and limit the hours
of employment of females was passed.
A resolution was adopted by both
branches asking the president to visit
Oregon on his trip to the coast.
Saturday.
The vote Fulton 32, Geer 16, Wood
14, scattering 18, absent and paired 8,
present but not voting 1.
The Senate Amotig the bills passed
was one relating to licenses for selling
intoxicating liquors and one to provide
for transfer of prisoners from the peni
tentiary to the asylum.
The House Committee on education
reported in favor of senate bill appro
priaiing $20,000 for Eastern Oiegon
agricultural college. Committee on
commerce reported favorably on the
house bill for the Improvement and use
of rivers. T
The vote: Fulton 33, Geer 16, Wood
16, scattering 21, absent 4.
The Senate Motion to adjourn until
Monday voted down. A bill was passed
prohibiting child labor under certain
ages. A communication was received
from the governor calling attention to
the scandal at the state prison. A
meaeure was introduced to provide an
executive mansion.
The House 'Among the bills intro
duced was one providing a matron (at
the penitentiary and one for an eight
hour working day. , , , .; . .
rsday.
The vote: Fulton 33, Geer 16, Wood
17, Williams 10, scattering 11, absent
3.
The House Bills were passed ask
ing congress to enact better land laws
and changing the time of fixing the tax
levies. A. bin was introduced compell
ing railroads to erect gates in the city
of Portland.
Wednesday.
The vote today stood : Fulton
33,
20,
was
A
Geer 16, Wood, 17, scattering
absent 3, total 90.
The Senate Most of the day
taken up in passing charter bills.
bill was passed to create a state board
of health. Bills were introduced fix
ing the salary of state printer ; making
eight hours a day's work in all occu
pations except domestic and agricul
tural; and a number of unimportant
measures.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
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, $3.453.85.
Millstuffs Bran, $1819 per ton:
middlings, $23 24; shorts, $19 20.
chop, $18. '
Oats No. 1 white, $1.15 1.20;
gray, f 1.1ZJS1.15 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $1112; - clover,
$89; cheat, $910 per ton.
Potatoes Best Bnrbanks, 6075c per
sack; ordinary, 4050c per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, $2
2.25 per cental. '
Poultry-r Chickens, mixed, llc;
young, ll12c;hens, ll12c; turkeys,
livel516c; dressed, 1820c; ducks,
$77.50per dozen; geese, $78.50.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 16
I7c, Young America, 17(318c;
factory prices, llc less.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3032c
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20
22c; store,-15 18c.
Eggs 25 per dozen.
Hops Choice, 2526c per pound.
Wool Valley, 12K15c; Eastern
Oregon, 814c; mohair, 2628c.
.tseei uross, cows, 3(33c per
pouna; steers, 44?c; dressed, 74c.
Veal 7K8c.
Mutton Gross, 4c per pound ;
dressed, 7 c ; .
. Lambs Gross, 4c per pound;
dressed, 7&c. ...
. "Hogs Grose, 6Jc per pound;
dressed, 77c.
TO MAKE ONE STATE.
Congress May Admit New Mexico and Ari
zona as One, to Be Divided Later. ;
Washington. Feb. 5. Strong efforts
are being made to bring about a com
promise on the statehood bill. Many
senators who a re decidedly displeased
with the legislative situation would
welcome' a compromise in order to clear
the way for other legislation. Some
hope was built today on a statement of
Senator Quay that he "might" have a
modification to make to his statehood
amendment to the agricultural appro
priation bill, and consideration of that
measure has been postponed at his re
quest until Friday. -
The compromise most favored is the
admission of Arizona and New Mexico
as one state, Quay contending that such
a provision should be modified to au
thorize the admission of Arizona alone
when it shall develop. sufficient popula
tion. It is learned on good authority
that the president would be willing to
see such a compromise made, if it was
further provided that at the time the
large state was admitted, not only
Arizona, but New Mexico as well,
should have an adequate population.
Efforts are being made to reach - some
compromise . which will not arouse an
tagonism when the bill goes bask to the
house. : " - . "
MONEY FOR NAVY7
Congressmen Favor Big Appropriations
for New Vessels.
Washington, Feb. 5. Sentiment in
the hosue and in the naval affairs com
mittee is strongly in favor of Repre
sentative Dayton's resolution calling
upon the secretary of the navy for a
permanent programme for the steady
increase, equipment and ' manning of
the navy, with a view of giving to the
United States a navy - as efficient and
powerful as that of any power in the
world. . This resolution is now. before
the committee on naval affairs, but
action on it will be delayed until dis
posal of the L9saler bribery case.
Many members of congress, some of
whom are identified with naval affairs,
and some of whom have only the in
terest of seeing the country protected
by a well manned and ! powerful navy,
have expressed themselves as unequivo
cally in favor of the resolution.
-Betrt-eaentati ve" CannoT "oflirihoisy
chairman of the committee on appro
priations, who believes not one penny
of the government's money should be
other than wisely spent, endorses Mr.
Dayton's proposal.
Similar views are held by many oth
ers in the house. The present situa
tion in Venezuela has had considerable
effect upon members of congress, and,
more than any event of late years', has
impressed congress with the necessity
of placing the United States in a better
position to defend itself against the
European powers, if need be.
Tunnel Under East River. ..
Nwe York, Feb. 5. Atfer lying idle
for 10 years, the tunnel under the East
river, between orty-second street,
Manhattan, and Long Island City, will
probbaly soon be rushed to completion.
Plans for the tunnel are all ready, so
the work could begin today according
to the engineer. The -New York &
Long Island railroad company, owners
of the franchise, completely reorgan
ized, has been studying the question of
resuming the woik for a . year. - New
plans are complete, and practiclaly all
preparations have been made for a con
tinuation of the long delayed project.
Railroad Provides Free Surgeons.
New York, leb. 5. The New York
Central railroad has perfected apian
to minimize loss of life and injuries in
accidents by employing 60.surgeons,
who will live all along the line, so that
they may: be reached at once. Each
physician will have charge of a section.
The station masters will be kept in
formed of the whereabouts of the physi
cians, .so that they may be reached by
wire at any time. These surgeons will
also respond to calls of passengers
taken ill and to attend employes.
Every, train will carry surgeon's tools,
Effect of Free Coal.
New York, Feb. 5. It is the general
opinion among local dealers mat tne
great inconvenience caused by scarcity
of coal is at an end, and from now on
the price will continue to drop,- espe
cially if the present mild weather con
tinues. In some places yesterday hard
coal could be bought lor $7.50 a ton
and one dealer put his price at $7, with
1,000 tons on hand. The price of soft
fcoal was as low as $2.50 a ton, with
independent dealers- retailing coal at
$6 and $6.50 a ton.
Direct Vote on Senator.
Denver. Feb. 5. A bill introduced
in the legislature by Senator Rush pro
vides that at the general election and
preceding the time for election of a
United States senator, each, political
party may place on the ballot the
names of five or less candidates for the
senatorship, and binds the members of
the legsilature, under penalty of expul
sion, to vote for the candidate of their
respective party receiving the greatest
number of the popular vote. .
Philadelphia to Stay at Bremerton.
Washington. Feb. 5. The navy de
partment 'has decided to retain the
Philadelphia at the Bremerton navy
yard as a receiving ship. This vessel
was one of the first crusiers of the new
steel navy and already has become an
tiquated in many lespects
TERMS OF TREATY
ALASKAN BOUNDARY QUESTIONS FOR
TRIBUNAL TO SETTLE.
Document Is Largely In French, and Must
Be Translated Three Men Appointed
by United States and Three by dreat
Britain WUI Act as Jurists Decision
in Three Months.
Washington, Feb. 5. There was
some discussion yesterday in the execu
tive session of the senate with reference
to making public the treaty recently
negotiated by Secretary Hay and Sir
Michael Herbert for a settlement of
the Alaskan boundary dispute. Owing
to the fact that a number of articles are
in French, it was decided to await a
translation before making the treaty
public. The secretary of the senate
was directed to prepare a translation.
Article 1 of the treaty provides that
the boundary line tribunal shall be im
mediately appointed, and shall consist
of six impartial jurists, three to be
named by the president of the United
States and three by his Britannic ma
jesty. All Questions must receive a
majority vote of the tribunal. ' Pro
vision is made for the appointment of
other jurists to fill' vacancies and for
officers of the tribunal, including scien
tific experts and agents. -
Article 2 provides that a written or
printed case of the two parties and oth
er documents, correspondence and evi
dence shall be submitted by the two
parties within two months cf the ex
change of the ratifications of this treaty.
Two months afterward the counter case
may be submitted, but the tribunal
may extend the time if it so desires.
Article 3 provides that the tribunal
shall consider in the settlement of the
questions submitted to its decisions the
treaty between Great Britain and Rus
sia of 1825 and the treaty between the
United States and Russia of March 30,
1867, and ."particularly articles III, IV
and V of the first mentioned treaty."
The original text of these articles is
given in French, m the treaty be
tween the -United States and Russia
articles III and IV cf the Anglo-Rue-sian
treatyare quoted as describing the
line of demarcation between Russian
and the British possessions.
It is provided that the first meeting
of the boundary tribunal shall be in
London. As soon as possible after the
arguments are concluded a decision
shall be prepared and within three
months, unless the president or the
British king, by common accord, ex
tends the time. . Provision . also is
made as to how the decision shall be
prepared and handed to the agents of
the respective governments. As soon
as possible a decision"shall be prepared
and handed to tb.3 agents of the re
spective governments.
As soon as a decision has been sent
to the contracting parties each shall
send one or more scientific experts to
lay down the boundary line in accord
ance with the decision. I Should ' there
be a failure of the majroity to agree on
any of the points submitted, the re
spective governments are to be notified
through the agents. :
The exchange of ratifications, as soon
as the same has become .effective, is
provided for.
DOBLIN IS GUILTY.
Committee in Lessler Case Says He At
tempted Bribery Minority Report.
Washington, Feb. 5. The house
committee on naval affairs has reported
tc the house, its findings in the matter
of the investigation of the Lessler brib
ery charges. It finds that Philip Dob
lin tried to bribe Lessler, and is liable
to punishment for that offense and for
perjury, but Lemuel E. Quigg and the
Holland boat company are innocent in
the matter. - , . -
A minority report signed.by , Repre
sentative Kitchen (Dem. N. C), - Van-
diver (Dem. Mo.) and Roberts (Rep.
Mass.) was also submtietd. . It finds
that there was no attempt at bribery,
or in effect, that Doblin's whole story
is a fiction of his imagination. It
argees in the rest of the majority report.
Will Have to Change Plans.
Seattle. Feb. 5. It may be neces
sary to change the plans of the new
federal building in this city, as there
is not enough .money appropriated to
build the structure entirely of stone.
R. Brainard, representing the archi
tect's office of the treauery department,
ia here now, consulting with the vari
ous federal officials in regard to the
matter. While here he will examine
the eandstone product of the state with
a view of having that material used in
the building. ' '
Fifty Middies Graduate.
Annapolis, Feb. 5. The 50 midship
men of the class of 1903 today received
their diplomas from the hands of Secre
tary of the Navy Moody, and became
full fledged officers of the. American
navy. The exercises took place in the
new armory. The midshipmen assem
bled : in front of the barracks and
marched to the armory, ; where' a large
crowd had gathered to witness the cere
monies. Tonight the exereises culmin
ated in the annual grand ball.
MONEY IN DANGER BY FIRE.
New York Assay Office Ablaze, with Mil
Hons in Bullion on Hand.
New York, Feb. 3. Fire broke out
today in a laboratory in the second
story of the United States assay office,
which is next door to the United States
subtreasury, and destroyed a portion of
the roof and upper story and some of
the apparatus. . Chief Assayer Torrey
said the loss on the building would be
nominal. He thought the business of
the assay office, which amounted to
about 75 assays a day, would not be in
terrupted longer than three or four
days. Mr. Torrey believed that nitric
acid, which Is used in testing bullion,
was the cause of the fire.
An alarm'was turned in and the 65
government, employes in .the building
hastened to save the millions of treas
ure in their care. There was about
$40,000,000 in bullion in the- vaults
and about $1,500,000 lying outside in
various parts" of the building. The
$1,600,000 and about $100,000 in melt
ed state, as well as the books of account
and records were hastily locked up.
The building used by the assay office
is historic. Before it began to be used
as an assay office, 40 years ago, it was
a government mint, and for a time it
was the United States or government
bank. The structure is of gray stone
and bricx and very old fashioned. -
BIQ SACRAMENTO FIRE.
Department Store Burned, Causing Loss
of $500,000.
Sacramento, Feb. 3. The great de
partment store of Weinstock, Lubin'&
Co.f was destroyed by fire this morning.
One fireman was killed by a falling
wall. One other fireman was fatally
injured and several others received
serious injuries. ;
The store was one of the largest in
California. It was a four story brick
and cement building, covering a large
area of ground. An immense stock of
department store goods was earried, as
in addition to being the leading store inJ
:acramento it did a large business
throughout Central and Northern Cali
fornia. ' Colonel Weinstock and the company's
directors have decided to rebuild at
once. Meantime, the debris will be
cleared away and temporary warerooms
put up. About 400 people have been
thrown out of empFoyment.
The total insurance is estimated by
Colonel Weinstock at about $300,000.
Loss, probably $500,000
-HOBSON GIVES UP. -
Hero of the Merrimac Resigns from Navy
'"" on Account or tils Eyes.
Washintgon, Feb. 3. -Captain Rich
mond P. Hobson, of Merrimac fame,
has tendered his resignation as a naval
constructor in the navy. For some
time Captain Hobson has sought to be
relieved, but the board befoie which he
was examined pronounced him fit for
duty, and he was ordered to duty in
charge of construction work at the
Bremerton nayy yard.
It is well known that for some time
Captain 'Hobson has suffered from an
affection of the eyes, he and his friends
have declared, incapacitated him from
active duty. A bill to retire him has
passed the house of representatives, and
recently, when it was called up in the
senate by Mr. Morgan it was passed
over Jon" an objection by Mr. Cockrell,
who insisted that, an examining board
having pronounced him fit for duty,
Hobson should not be retired. .
In a letter to the secretary of The
navy Hobson sets out the reasons for
his resignation, the princpial one being
the bad condition of his eyes. It is
understood that Admiral Taylor, the
chief of the bureau of navigation, will
make a favorable recomendation on
Captain Hobson's resignation.
Nome Becomes Sub-port.
Washintgon, Feb. 3. The secretary
of the treasry has issued an order mak
ing Nome, Alaska, a sub-port of entry.
This action ywas taken after a thorough
investigation of the whole subject of
officials in Alaska, and it is expected
that it will add very materially to the
prosperity of Nome and the whole ter
ritory. At present all vessels going to
Nome are necessarily subject to many
inconveniences and delays. Under the
new arrangement vessels will enter and
clear and duties will be paid at Nome
the same as at all other ports of entry.
Trolley Cars Mobbed.
Waterbury, Conn., Feb. 3. The trol--
ley strike in this city .tonight reached
the proportions of a general riot. Every
car sent out from the barns was greeted
with a volley . of stones at various
points, and no car escaped without
broken windows. Thousands of people
filled the streets, and the police were
powerless to control the mob, and were
at length forced to request the company
officials to call in the cars. Tho re
quest was complied with, and the last
car pulled into the barn at 11:15 es
corted by the police. -v
Torpedo Boat Crushed. -Corfu,
Island of Corfu, Feb. 3. The
British ctuiser Pioneer ran into a tor
pedo boat destroyer near the channel of
Corfu today and 13 persons are believed
to have been drowned. The torpedo
boat destroyer was the Orwell. She
was cut through at the conning tower
during night naval operations, and her
fore part sank in deep water taking down
15 men. Only two bodies have been
recovered. The after part of the Orwell
has been towed here. .
i Orders to Rush Rifles. v
Springfield, Mass.. Feb.' 3. Orders
have been received at the United States
armory to rush the shipment of 100,000
Krag-Jorgensen rifles to arsenals over
the country. - The original cause of the
order was the passage of the militia
bill, but the rush feature of the order
apparently has a special cause.
BIG APPROPRIATION
A MILLION DOLLARS FOR JETTIES AT
iMOUTH OF COLUMBIA.
Money Is Available as Soon as Report of
Board Is Made Alaska to Have Eight
...New Lighthouses Bertllion System to '
Identify Chinese Closer Watch Over
Forest Reserves.
Washington, Feb. 4. The sundry
civil bill, reported to the house yester
day, carries a number of Pacific Coast
items, most important among them be
ing $1,000,000 to be available after
July 1 for the work on the jetty at the
mouth of the Columbia river; in ac
cordance with the authorization con
tained in the last river and harbor bill.
There is a distinct, advantage in having
the lump appropriation, as it enables
the chief of engineers to make more
advantageous contracts at the outset.
This money will be available in time
for commencing work when the present
available - balance has been used and
the special board report is made and
approved.
Other coast appropriations are : En
largement and remodeling the Portland
jiuoiuiuio auu tuui l UUUUllJgB, $ 1.1 0,'
000, with $25,000 additional for rent of
temporary quarters for postoffice and
courts while repairs are being made ;
eight Alaska light houEes, . $200,000;
continued improvement of Crater Lake
national park, $2,000; reindeers for
Alaska, $25,000; improvement of Ta
coma harbor, $100,000;. purchase of
site for military post, Skagway, Alaska,
$500; continuing mineral examinations
in Alaska by geological survey ,$60,000.
The regular appropriations - are
made for the protection of the seal and
salmon fisheries of Alaska, surveys of
the Pacific, Alaskan and Hawaiian
coast, government fish stations in Ore
gon and Washintgon, food and clothing
for natives on St. Paul and St. George
island, Alaska, etc. -
A significant appropriation is $500,
000 for the exclusion of Chinese, $300,
000 more than was appropriated for the
purpose last "year. The increase is
authorized because the committee pro-'
vides for the adoption of the Be: tillion
system of identification of Chinese en
tering and leaving at all ports of entry,
it being found this is the only - sure
method of identification. , 'l :. .
The appropriation forthe , protection
6fjpul)llc "lands against illegal' and '
fraudulent entry is increased from
$150,000 to $185,000, the committee
directing that more special agents be
employed next year. .
There has also been an increase to
$325,000 for administering forest re
serves, $25,000 more than last year.
The increase is made necessary by the'
increased area of reserves and the grow
ing demand for forest reserve timber.
The appropriation for examination of
lands with a view to their inclusion in
forest reserves is increased materially
to $130,000, indicating future activity
in this fine. :::
SHOOTS ESCAPINQ PRISONER.
Attempted Break From Idaho Penitentiary
Neatly Frustrated.
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 4. While at
tempting to escape from the peniten
tiary this afternoon, Bob Meeks was
shot down by Deputy Warden Robert
Fulton. Meeks slipped out of the yard
behind a wagon and started to run
north. Guards on the wall opened fire
on him. The deputy warden ran into
the office and, grabbing a rifle, stopped
the fugitive at 300 yards. The ball
struck the convict in the left leg, shat
tering the bone so badly that it has
been necessary to amputate the, limb.
Meeks was sentenced for 35 years for
participation in the robbery of the
Montpelier bank in 1897. He made a
previous escape, : but was recaptured
after being out two days. , It was
found Meeks had sought to , commit
suicide by attempting to open an artery
in his wrist with an improvised knife.
This was apparently done last night.
Chinese Importing Arms.
Honolulu, Feb. 4. The Pacific Mail
steamship China has arrived- here from
Hong Kong and Yokohama, on her
way to San Francisco. She brings the
news that large importations of . arms
and ammunition are being made . by
Chinese, in violation of the agreement
of the powers. - Vessels disguised as
trading boats are going into the interior
laden with war material. It is thought
that these unusual importations of fire
arms and ammunition are being- made
by the reform element, which is plot
ting to overthrow the Manchurian
dynasty.
Must Give Preference.
Beriln, Feb. 4. The foreign office
officials say that the interchange of
views between Mr. Bowen and the rep
resentatives of the allies at Washington
continues on the question of what form
of preference the blockading powers
shall have. President Castro will not
be allowed to reach a settlement with
out giving some form of preference.
The attitude of the United States con
tinues as from the beginning to be dig
nified and friendly toward all. "-'
, Can't Haul the Traffic.
Chicago, Feb. 4. Because of inabil
ity of eastern roads, to handle all the
traffic offered them, western roads have
issued blockade notices that affect sev
eral of the . necessaries of life. Among
the latter ia flour, which the western
roads will not receive for delivery to
eastern roads until further notice. VThe
condition of congestion on the eastern
roads is very much worsethanon
western roads.