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rr GORVALLIS GAZETTE WEEKLY. zSxU.:ii.iCfiiisolidatid Feb., 1881 COKVAXJLiIS, BENTOK COXrHSTTX, OEEGON, FI&IDAY, XOVEMBER 20, 1903. VOL. NO. 48. EVENTS OF THE DAY GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprehensive ' Review of the Import. 1 " ,ant Happenings of the Past Week Presented in Condensed Form, Most Likely to Prove Interesting to Our -. Many Readers. PananWwill not listen to the over tures of thei peace commission from Bolivar. The flagship of the American fleet at Panama saluted the flag of the new re public with 21 guns. The United States has officially as sumed sovereignty over the naval sta tion at Guantanamo, Cuba. t The German colonial society is to send a number of young men to this country to study cotton growing. The internal revenue collections for October of this year were $381,125 greater than for the same month ' last year. John M. Sinclair, of Hemstead, a Democrat, has been elected to congress from Texas to succeed T. Hi Ball, re signed. Steps have been taken to end the Chicago street car strike. The indica tions are that both sides will agree to arbitration. Representative Richardson, of Ten nessee, has introduced a bill in the house putting all trust made articles on the free list. ' The Western sugar refining company has begun suit in the United States dis trict court at San Francisco to test the .i validity of the war tax. The cruiser Albany has been sent to Corea. Great Britain will send an expedition to make Thibet respect trade treaties. Four men, while blasting stumps near Columbus, Ohio, were blown to pieces. Japanese are becoming bitter toward Great Britain on account of alleged un faithfulness in Manchuria. France has instructed her ambassador at Washinhgton to receive the minister from the new Panama republic. . Senator C.H. Dietrich, of Nebraska, kas been indicted by the federal grand jury at Omaha for selling a postoffice. Lord Kitchener, commander in chief f the British army, was thrown from Ids horse in Simla and sustained a broken leg. The reports of the pension bureau show that the pensions issued during the first four months of the present fis cal year exceeded the same period of last year by 25 per cent. The pension issue last year was the largest in 10 years. Forty people were killed and 23 oth ers injured in a railway' collision near JCentwood, La, Rockefeller, Hill and Gould have se cured control of the steel trust as a part f a big railroad scheme. Both sides of the Chicago street car strike are willing to arbitrate, but will mot make the first advance. The National W. C. T. U. has start ed a fund to carry on the agitation for ousting Senator Smoot, of Utah. Diplomats have not confirmed the Movement of Colombian troops on Pan ama and there is - little fear of invas ion. The president has asked advice from the heads of departments on preparing that part of his message dealing with lasd reforms. The United States has tendered war ships to the Colombian agent and Pan ama so they can hold peace conferences if they eo desire. A caucus of Democratic members of congress ' has decided to support the Cuban reciprocity bill, but will try to have some amendments made. During the fiscal year which closed June 30 there We're 3,553 person killed and 45,997 injured in railroad wrecks, against 2,819 killed and 39,800 injured the year before. The thirtieth national convention of the W. C. T. U. is in session at Cincin nati. The Great Northern railway has se cured a loan of $7,290,000 for improve ment of the system . Representative" Jones, of Washing ton, has introduced a bill dividing the state into two judicial districts. Dispatches from .Bogota say Colom bia will never recognize the republic of Panama and will fight to the last. The Oregon delegation in congress has aksed Roosevelt for his aid in se curing the 1905 fair appropriation. ' . . Andrew H. Green, one of New York's eldest and most remarkable citizens, has been shot by a negro, who is be lieved to be insane. Chicago street car strikers have been mined by the h re men. A few cars are being run with police protection, but they are carrying no passengers. Representative Lacey, of Iowa, has introduced a bill providing that when any stream shows signs of being over fished the secretary is authorized to es tablish weekly closed periods during the fishing sesaon. v The czar of Russia has wired the Manchurian viceroy that there must be mo war with Japan. - MIGHT CAUSE MONEY PIN Si. Question About Paying Out the Price of ' the Panama Canal. Washington, Nov. 19. With the ad ministration definitely committed to the building of a canal by the Panama route, and having brushed aside all im mediate consideration of Colombia as t factor in that purpose, the important question now confronting the president the cabinet and the Republican leaders in congress are whether they can pro ceed with the work under the Spooner amendment, adopted at the last session or whether it will be necessarv to enact new legislation throughout. Senator Spooner was at the White House today, but would not say wheth er the question was discussed.' The most important question for the treasury ia the expenditure of $50,000, 000 in cash that is authorized under the canal amendment. Can this amount be paid without unsettling financial conditions to some extent is a question being asked. .The total available cash balance of the treasury department a few days ago was $223,144,399, but of this vast sum $173,328,464 was in na tional bank depositories throughout the country. That makes a total of about $50,000,000 in Ithe treasury proper r-1 ine amount win prooamy cnange in favor of a larger cash balance by the time this countrj' gets to the point of doing business and making canal pay ments, but it will not be above $60,- 000,000 at the outside unless the trans action is long delayed. Traditions declare that there should always be in the treasury department proper $50,000,000 with which to meet possible emergencies. It is admitted, however, that the amount could safely be reduced to $40,000,000 or less. Of the amount with national bank de positories and carried as Jatrliability to the treasury, there is a large sum to the credit of disbursing officers. This could be reduced and the treasury could probably use for the canal pay ments $30,000,000 out of the funds now in hand.' But this would leave $20,000,000 to come from the deposits with the national banks. How serious ly the withdrawal of this sum would disturb the financial and commercial interests of the country is now being carefully considered. TO BREAK LAND RINQ. Heuey Goes to Confer With Knox and Hyde Is Stricken Mlent. San Francisco, Nov. 19. Attorney Francis J. Heuey will leave for Wash ington tomorrow to confer with United States Attorney General Knox on the land frauds. The investigation will be extended to this city, where it is assert ed that the conspiracy had its fountain head in breaking into the big steal in the Southern Oregon land deals. The men interested in that business have been at work covering up their tracks since Mr. Heuey was appointed special prosecutor against those frauds. In reference " to the disclosures in the land frauds which are bringing the crooked deals so prominently before the public eye, Hyde, the land lawyer is now silent. The man who was so hasty to rush into print with his state ments when conjectures and . innuen does were flying -through the air is not talking for publication now. When he so airily took the public into his confi dence to tell them all he wanted to tell them about these land deals, the ma chinery of the law had not been set in motion. Q RE AT EXODUS OF MINERS. Trouble Is Feared at Hastings, and More Deputies are Sent. Trinidad, Colo., v Nov. 19. Another large shipment of miners left here 'to night for the different coal fields of the south and middle west. A large crowd was at the station to bid them good-bye, and the demonstration when the train pulled out was deafening. The report reached here that 200 men had.resumed work at Hastings today, but this proved to be untrue. -A man from that camp arrived ln Trinidad to night, and states that not a man' is working there. Hastings is a Victor Fuel camp and trouble is feared there. Five extra deputies were sent out to night to join a large number of guards already at Hastings. ' To Become judge at Once. Honolulu, Nov. 19. The commis sion appointing Governor Dole United States district judge reached here to night. He will take the oath of office before Chief Justice Frear, of the terri torial supreme court, and assume his seat bn the bench immediately. Secre tary Carter has not yet received his commission as governor, but by virtue of his office of secretary he will act as governor in the interim. . The grand jury will resume its investigation of the scandals connected with the last legislature. : . Colombian Commission Here, New York, Nov. 19. Frqm the mast head of the steamer City of Washing ton, which arrived today from Colon, flew the flag of the republic of Panama, and on board were the special commis sioners sent by the new republic to the United States. The commissioners are Manuel E. Amador and Federico Boyd. The commissioners on their arrival here did not know1 their exact state, and de clined to talk until they had received the latest news from Washington. Jack London's Creed. Jack London is a practicing believer in hard work. "Work," he told a re cent interviewer, "will carry a man anywhere. The four great things are good health, work, a philosophy of life and sincerity. With these you may cleave to greatness and sit among giants." Mr. London's new novel, "The Sea-Wolf," will begin in the Jan uary Century. - MORE STRIKE RIOTS CHICAGO STREET CARS, HOWEVER, GAINING IN NUMBERS. Police Force to Be Increased by Five Hundred Men and Screens Protect tbe Gripmcn From Missiles There Seems Very Little Hopes of Peace Both Sides Claim to Gain. Chicago, Nov. 18. Encouraged by the successful operation of a regular service on the Wentworth avenue line today, the manageent of the Chicago City railway announced tonight that an effort would be made made tomorrow to resume' traffic on the Cottage Grove avenue cable line. The intention is to start trains early in the .morning, and unless too much opposition is met with the service willbe gradually extended later in the day. Five hundred policemen will be added tomorrow to the number already detailed to guard the property of the company. This additional force will be assigned to the Cottage Grove avea ue line; and the cars will be run under the same protection as those on Went worth avenue. Screens have been provided for the grip cars to shield the gripmen, and the trains will be run at a high rate of speed in an effort to pre vent crowds from blocking the tracks Although considerable - .interference marked the operation of the Went worth avenue branch today, still a five minute service was maintained through out the day, and an attempt will be made tomorrow to install a closer schedule. Riots were frequent all along the line, but the police charged on the crowds with such quickness and force thatNbut one serious blockade was met with. . When the last of the 25 cars that had been in the service reach ed the barn at 4:30 o clock tonight, it was decided to suspend further traffic until tomorrow morning. ine inquiry oi tne state boara ot ar bitration asking that the difficulty be settled by arbitration, it was announced tonight, would be replied to tomorrow by S. R. Bliss, counsel for the company. The communication, it is said, will ree. to arbitration of the wage ques tion only, and will entirely ignore the demands of the men that the recog nition of the union also be submitted to the board. -As the latter clause in the demands of the men has been the stumbling block all along to a peacea ble settlement of the trouble, it is said there is little chance, for" the present at least, of a conciliatory adjustment of the controversy. Reports to the effect that union men were going over to the company and deserting the organization are declared by both President M. C. Buckley and Secretary L. D. Bland, of the union, to be falsehoods. RARE STAMPS STRAY AWAY. Postoffice Department Seeks to Find Leaking Place. Washintgon, Nov. 18 The postoffice department is pressing the investiga tion of published allegations that rare postage stamps have lllegaljy found their way from the department to stamp speculators. Poetoffice Inspector Fosnes, ex-direc- tor general of posts of Cuba and fourth assistant postmaster general Bristow's chief assistant in the postal investiga tion, and Inspector Williams are in charge of the stamp investigation. They have not only gone through the records of the department, but have ex amined a number of persons in the de partment and in the bureau of engrav ing and printing, which prints the stamps, and have questioned philatel ists, including a prominent dealer in this city, - with a view to ascertaining the identity of persons who have sold stamps to the dealers in those articles. It has been the practice of the office for a , number of years to distribute among department officials and other prominent persons "specimen" stamps, distinctly marked, so as to prevent their use as postage, as an official cour tesy, and it is known that a large num ber of these stamps have found their way into the hands of the dealers. Plea for" Statehood. Washington, Nov. 18. Governor Brodie, of Arizona, in his annual re port to the secretary of the interior, urges that the interior department aid in securing the passage of an enabling act for the admission of Arizona to statehood. He states, however, that the people of the territory would rath er forego statehood tharf accomplish it by union with any other state or part of any other state or territory. The total population of Arizona is esti mated at 155,000. The total taxable wealth aggregates $43,088,041. China Prepares for War. London, Nov. 16. Advices received from China this morning indicate that the situation in the far east is becom ing more strained. According to the London Daily Mail's correspondent at Tien Tein, more activity on the part of China was displayed at the conclusion today of a conference between Admiral Alexieff and the Chinese officials than had been expected. The correspondent of thePost states that everything tLere indicate that China is preparing for war. Big French Wheat Crop. Washington , Nov. 1 8 The depart ment of agriculture has been advised that the. 1903 wheat crop of France, according to an estimate of the French ministry of agriculture, is 365,600,514 bushels, harvested from 16,151,967 acres. These figures represent the lam est crop and the smallest area of any crop harvested im France within the last ten years. PROTEST IS FILED. Colombia Holds That America Violated Existing Treaties. London. Nov. 18. The Colombian authorities have cabled to London long protest against the United States action toward Panama, in which they allege the "main responsibility for the secession ' of Panama lies with' the United States government, firstly, by fomenting the separatist spirit, of which there seems to be clear evidence secondly, by hastily acknowledging the independence of the revolted province and, finally, by preventing the Colom bian government- from using proper means to repress the rebellion. The cable message goes on to say that President Marroquin has energetically protested to the United States, and wishes that his protest should be known throughout . the civilized world. The president contends that the United States has infringed article 35 of the treaty of 1846, which, he asserts, im plies the duty on the part of the United States to help Colombia in maintaining her sovereignty over the isthmus, and adds that the "Colombian government repudiates the assumption that they have barred the way to carrying out the canal." He asserts that since 1835 they have granted canal privileges to different people no less than nine times, and claims that the treaty concluded with the late General Hurlburt, when he was minister at Bogota, July 18, 1870, has been ignored at Washington. After giving the previously, stated reasons for the Colombian senate's fail ure to approve the Hay-Herran treatv, and asserting that the delay in negotia tions had not affected the ultimate issue of the canal project, the protest of Pres ident Marroquin points out that Colom bia had "constantly endeavored to act in a friendly manner with the United States, even asking for the assistance of the American marines to insure free transit across the isthmus," says the rising occurred when the government was not prepared, having withdrawn most of its troops when peace was re established last year, and concludes: "The hastiness in recognizing the new government, which sprung up un der tne circumstances, is all tne more surprising to the Colombian govern ment, as they recollect the energetic opposition of Washington to the ack nowledgment of the belligerency of the Confederates by the powers during the Civil war." CAIN SUOAR (JAINS. Increase in Output Much Greater Than N Beet Product. Washington, Nov. 18. The depart ment of agriculture, in its official crop report for November, announces that the indications are that the world has entered on a new era in the production of cane sugar. The department quotes estimates placing the total sugar pro duction of the world in the year 1903-4 at 10,425,800 tons of 2240 pounds each, including 4,d4z,uu tons or cane sugar and 6,083,000 tons of beet sugar, and says as to cane sugar: During the past five years the world's output of this product has in creased from 3,000,000 to more than 4,000,000 tons, quantitatively the greatest increase ever made in any five year period in the history of this in dustry. Moreover, for the first time in a half century the ratio of increase in the world's production of cane sugar has exceeded that of sugar made from beets, the percentage of increase in the former product for the five vears being about that of the latter. "The four years from 1900-01 to 19Cf3-04,- inclusive, were each in its turn record-breaking years for the pro duction of sugar. The previous hiarh record crop ( 3,530,000 tons) was that of 1894-95,. the crop made just before the outbreak of the revoluton in the most important producer Cuba. "The high-record crop in the history of the world's beet sugar production was that of 1902-03. Since that date there has been a decline in production in Europe, amounting in all to about 1,000,000 tons, but the present year's estimated output still shows a consider able increase over that of five years ago-" . The report says that about 80 per cent of the cane sugar of the world is now annually pioduced in tropical and semi-tropical islands. New Lien Land BUI. Washington, Nov. 18. In line with his belief, as repeatedly expressed in his annual reports, while commissioner of the general land office, Congressman Hermann has introduced a bill to amend the' lieu land exchange law by providing that whatever lands within forest reservations are relinquished to the government and other vacant sur veyed public lands are ' taken in ex change therefor, the lands so selected must be of approximately the same character and the same value as the lands relinquished to the government. Forty Years a King. Copenhagen, Nov. 18. Fetes were held - throughout Denmark today in honor of the 40th anniversary of King Christian's accession to the throne, the population rendering homage to their aged and beloved sovereign. Thous ands of telegrams and addresses of con gratulations as well as gifts and flow ers have been received, many of the messages of congratulation coming from the United States under cabled instruc tions from Washintgon. Qpenlng of Wiju. ; - Pekin, Nov. 18. The demand of the United States government for the open ing of Wiju has been received here with surprise. The British and Japan ese ministers at Seoul on October 17 asked for the opening of Yongampho. The foreign minister consented, subject to the approval ot the emperor, which was withheld. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON ' . t CALIFORNIA & OREQON COAST. Prospects for a Line From Orants Pass to Eureka. orants I'ass . ever were tne pros pects of a railroad from Grants Pass southward, through Josephine and the southern counties of this state, and Del Norte county, California, connecting with the line being built north to Eu reka, as bright as at the present time For several months railroad talk has been at a low ebb in Southern Oregon especially tnat pertaining to the pro posed Oregon & Pacific, but recently has been revived, and in a way that gives promise of something definite be ing done. This road would open up large and rich mining section. There has been organized in San Francisco, and incorporated in Call fornia, a concern known as the Call fornia & Oregon Coast railroad com pany. It is organized with a capital stock of $1,000,000, and several influ ential men are behind the enterprise among them being John Barth, of Mil waukee; B. V. Thomas, of New lork J. O. B. Gunn, T. W. M. Draper, II H. Laidlaw and M. S. Wilson of San Francisco. The purpose of the newly organized company is to build a line of railroad from Grants Pass to Eureka, Cal., or rather to some point on Humboldt bay The new company absorbs the old Ore gon & Pacific, and is more extensivejin its scope than the former company, as it was the original intention to build line only from Grants Pass to Crescent City, while the new road will extend on south, connecting with. the northern built line to Eureka, giving a new line from Grants Pass to San Francisco As has been previously stated, the survey for the proposed road is com pleted, and grade stakes have been set over a large part of the proposed route Right of way has also been secured for a greater part of the line. Grounds for sidings and stations have also been granted, and the company is ready to begin the actual construction of the road with the arrival of the spring months. FIRE AT.TILLAMOOK. Courthouse Burned and Business Portion of the City Threatened. Tillamook A disastrous fire occurred here last week which entirely destroyed the courthouse of Tillamook county and seriously endangered the business portion of the city. When the , fire was discovered the building was entirely ablaze and to save it was impossible, but by the valiant work of the fire company and citizens many books and papers were saved from destruction. The entire contents of tlie offices of the school superintendent and the county surveyor were lost, and most of the papers and books of the assessor's offices weie burned, although the contents of the safe are thought to be intact. This year's assessment roll was for tunately saved. BIUs Vetoed by Oovernor. Salem If a special session of the legislature should be called, other mat ters than the tax law must receive some attention. The governor's vetoes in the last session constitute a sort of unfinished business" which must be taken up by the legislature when it next convenes. The governor said, af ter sending out his letter, that he did not intend to , attempt to preclude action upon these vetoed measures, for the constitution particularly prescribes what course shall be pursued, and the governor could not prevent legislative action, even if he so desired. Altitudes in Union County. La Grande A complete 1 survey of Union county has just been made by T. R. Berry, United States geological sur veyor. I his survey aetermmea tne geological as well as the topographical formation of Union county. The alti tude of all the streams and feeders have been determined, at the source as well as at the mouth The highest point in Union county is at the summit of Gran ite mountain, which is a little over 8,- 000 feet. Mount Fannie, above Cove, is 7,000 feet, and the lowest point is at the mouth of the Wallowa river, which is 2,535 feet. Carpenters are Not to Be Had. Pendleton There is a scarcity of car penters in Pendleton. This is the sea son for repairing old buildings, but workmen cannot be secured. A num ber of people are desirous of construct ing homes, but owing to the scarcity of men and materials, it is not likely any new Duimings win De started until spring. There are from 15 to 20 build ings under way, and carpenters are busy on all of them It is estimated that there are fully 300 carpenters at work on new buildings in different parts of the city. Big Boy of Wheat at Pendleton. Pendleton W. S. Byers, the exten sive flour manufacturer, has purchased within the past few days 150,000 bush els of choice wheat for milling purposes, paying an average price of 67 cents. The wheat was purchased from a few large farmers, and as soon as the fact became known by local buyers the price immediately dropped to 64 cents. As a result of this transaction there is lit tle doing just now in the local markets, and farmers will continue to hold. Pays $15,507 for Land. Pendleton A deed has been filed with the county recorder whereby Michael McCracker sold 2,000 acres of Manuel Pedro for $15,507. The prop erty is located several miles southwest of Pendleton. SNOW IN BLUB MOUNTAINS. Promise of Plenty of Water ' for Next Year Big Price for Haystack. Baker City More than three feet of snow nas lauen in xne mountains m this vicinity during the past few days. Such a heavy fall of snow this early in the season is unusual, and while it has its inconveniences, on the whole the people regard it as a favorable con dition, because it argues well for an abundant supply of water for mining and irrigation purposes next sca.son. It will be hard on stock, especially sheep, on the ranges, but, as stockmen generally are prepared for a bad winter season, Very little actual loss is antici pated. Sheepmen were obliged, on account of the high price of hay, to sell a goodly portion of their . sheep, and they are prepared to feed those they have on hand until spring. It is an ill wind that does not benefit some one, and in this instance the hay ranchman is the man who is gathering in the harvest. Hay is hay, and will be until grass comes again. One rancher in this vicinity sold the hay in qne big stack 000 cash. It was a big stack and there is several thousand hay in the stack. recently for $18, or rick, tons of WHISTLER LEAVES HARNEY. Reading of Water Oauges in Streams Will Be Kept Up All Winter. JBurns Jonn 1. w rustler, engineer in charge of the work being conducted in Oregon by the reclamation service of the United States geological 'survey, has left for Pendleton. This will be his final visit to Harney county for the present year, as he will leave the state for Washington. D. C, in December, to take up the work of making a de tailed exposition of the present year fieldwork in Oregon. Mr. Whistler has had three parties of engineers in the field in this state all summer, one of these parties having been engaged since June in surveying the proposed reservoir site in Silvie s valley, and also in working out the de tails ot an irrigation system to carry water therefrom to the subjacent lands in Harney valley. The approach of bad weather has drawn the work for this year to a con elusion, with the exception that the reading of water gauges in the streams will be kept up without interruption. End Fruit Tree Shipping. Milton The season for shipping small fruit trees has closed. It is esti mated that 12,500 trees have been shipped out to all -parts of the west, middle and eastern states during the past two weeks. About 10 cars have been shipped in the past 10 days. As the season was short thisTyear, many of the smaller trees had to be expressed, as it would delay matters too long to send them by freight. " Samuel Miller has one of the largest nurseries in East ern Oregon, and there are several fruit men who have small nurseries. Indorse the Assay Office; Baker City The Miners' association of Sumpter has passed, -' resolutions adopting the action of Senator Mitchell in introducing a bill for the establish ment of a government assay office at Portland. The association of this city will endorse the movement for an assay office but will insist that it be located in this city. Representative Moody almost succeeded in securing the pas sage of a bill for an assay office in this city at the last session, of congress..,. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 71c; blue- stem, 75c; valley, 576c. Barley Feed,$ 20 per ton ; brewing, $22; rolled, $21. - : Flour Valley. $3.753.8o per bar rel ; hard wheat straights, $3.904.10; clears, $3.553.75; hard, wheat pat ents, $4.204.50 ; graham, $3.75 ; whole wheat, $4 ; rye wheat, $4.75(55. Oats No. 1' white, $1.07; gray, $1.05 per cental. , " v Millstuffs Bran,. $20 per ton ; midr dlings, $24; shorts, $20; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19. Hay Timothy, $16 per ton; clover, $13; grain, $11 ; cheats $11. Vegetables Turnips, 65c per sack ; carrots, 75c; beets, 90c 7. parsnips, 50 75c; cabbage, llj.4c; celery, 35 60c; pumpkins, lOlcper pound. Onions i ellow Danvers, 5c$l per sack. t Honey $3 3.25 per case. ' Potatoes Oregon, choice and fancy 6075c per sack; common, 50c per sack; sweet potatoes, sacks, 2c; boxes, 2Kc. Fruits Apples, 75c$2 box; pears, $11.50 per box; ' cranberries, $9 10.50 per barrel. ' . , Butter Fancy creamery, 27M30c per pound; dairy, 2022Mc; store, 15 15Kc Cheese Full cream, twins, 159 15 &c; Young America, 1616c; Til lamook, 1414Mc; Eastern cheese, 15c. Poultry ; Chickens, mixed, 10 lOKc pe pound; spring, 10Kllc; hens, 11c; turkeys, live, 15016c per pound; dressed, 1618c; ducks, $67 per dozen; geese, 7 8c per pound. j Eggs Oregon ranch, 3032cr; Eastern, 2527c. Beef Dressed, 5K6c per pound. Veal Dressed, small, 88c; large, 66Mc per pound. j Mutton Dressed, 45c; lambs, dressed, 6c. - - - '. Pork Dressed, 6K7e. Hops 1903 crop, 1222c per pound, according to quality. Wool Valley, 17(9 18c ; Eastern Ore gon, 1215c; mohair, 3537c. - 1 WORDS OF JESUS. Unknown Sayings Buried Since 200 A. D. Discovered In Egypt. London, Non 17. Many hitherto unknown sayings of JesiiB Christ have been discovered hi Egypt by archeolo gists, who have dug up papyri buried since the second century, 100 miles south of Cairo. Dr. Bernard P. Gren fel, who has been engaged in 'Egyptian excavations since 1894, at the general meeting of the Egypt explpration fund here yesterday gave the following de tails: ' ' Accompanied" by Dr. 'Hunt, Dr. Grenfel found a rich Ptolemaic necrop olis at El Hibeh. The' bulk of the documents from the one mound con sisted of a collection of sayings of Jesus. They are all introduced with the words, "Jesus saith," and for the most part are new. The ends of the lines, unfortunately, are often obliter ated. Apparently all the sayings were addressed to St. Thomas. One of the most remarkable is : "Let not him that seeketh cease from his search until he finds, and when he finds he shall wonder: won dering he shall reach the kingdom, i. e., the Kingdom of Heaven, and when he reaches the kingdom he shall have rest." Dr. Granfel remarked that enormous interest would be also aroused by the discoveries on account of the variations they disclosed from accepted texts. One variation of the mystical saying re corded in St. Luke, "The Kingdom of God is within you," was of great value, as the paying in the papyrus appeared in quite different surroundings, from those attribute to it by the evangelist and extended far into another region. MINERS GET HIGHER PAY. Northern Colorado Operators Offer Al most Sure to End Strike. Louisville, Col., Nov. 17. Represen tatives of the miners of the northern coal district and the operators reached a satisfactory conclusion at an early hour this morning, after being in con ference for nine hours, and in conse quence the mines will without doubt resume operations at once. The matter will have to be referred to the various unions of the district for a referendum vote tonight, and the vote will be counted tomorrow. It is believed the agreement will be ratified with prac tical unanimity. President Struby, of the Northern coal and toke company, acted as chair man of the meeting and made the fol lowing proposition : "To settle the existing strike, in the northern lignite field, the operators in that field offer to resume work on an eight-hour basis, with the understand- - mg that if the miners lose the present strike against the southern Colorado field, or if said operators shall not ac cept an eight-hour day, the miners will go back to the hours prevailing before the strike." He also announced the wane scale which the Northern coal and coke com pany was willing to pay, and which was an increase of about 10 per cent. It is stated the change will necessi tate an increase in the price of lignite coal. " BRANDS MANY AS BOODLERS. Missouri Qrand Jury Sends in Four In dictments Against Prosecutor. Jefferson City, Mo., Nov. 17. The Cole county grand jurv, which has been investigating legislative boodle. has made its final report, returning 10fi indictments, but it is not made known as to the number that are for boodling. It is stated, however, that four indict ments are returned against Prosecuting Attorney R. E. Stone, on the allega tions that he accepted a railroad pass, accepted a bribe for . dismissing prose cutions and accepted illegal fees. - Attorney Stone has given out a state ment declaring that the charges are false, and are the work of parties who have been hounding him. The indict ments resulted from an investigation started, by charges made by Rev.c C. Brooks, a local minister, who attacked the prosecuting attorney in a sermon from the pulpit. - Attorney Stone was present in the eourt when the indictments were re turned, and gave bond for his appear ance at the next term of court. Concern About Canal. : Washington, Nov. 17. President Roosevelt embraced the opportunity afforded by the call on him of a large representation of both the senate and house of representatives to discuss with members, both of the majority and the minority, the situation which has arisen out of . the establishment of the republic of Panama. The nature of the action, if any, to be taken by con gress on the Panama canal question has not been determined definately, but it is known that it is constantly the subject of conferences Crank Seeks Oovernor. Denver, Nov. 17.- A man giving his name as John Otto was arrested this af ternoon at the state house while at tempting to obtain access to Governor Peabody's private : office. He was armed, and it is believed by the officers making the arrest that he is tbe author of a half dozen letters threatening tbe life of the governor and fixing 3 o'clock this afternoon as the time.. After a desperate resistance Otto was disarmed and lodged in the county jail. Thousands of Witnesses. St. Petersburg, Nov 17. About 3, 000 witnesses and 50 lawyers will ap pear at the trial, - which will open Thursday next, of the persons arraigned on the charge of participation in the massacre of Jews at Kishinef in April last. All ; the mayors, marshals and nobles of Bessarabia will eit in jndg saent on the prisoners. " -'-f'-- ' "-