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WEEKLY. ZliVrrl'.'Zil'li,. Consolidated Feb., 1891 COB VAIililS, , BENTCXN COUNTY, OBEGON, FBTDAY, JANUABY 8, 1904. VOIi. XXXXI. NO. 3. EVENTS OF THE YEAR. 1903 LEAVE8 DARK RECORD IN MANY RE8PECT& Deeds of Kaplae Violence ill Tmw Reach ins; Natural DUaatara Otr Shadow Its Bhowins of the Fruits of Industry and Peace. The year 1903 has been marked by massacre, murder, disaster and violence that arc in sharp contrast with ths un derlying spirit of progress that is stead ily making for friendliness and better mutual understanding between individu als and nations. ' Religious intolerance, political intrigue, class hatred and con vnlslons of nature are the causes upon which the dread responsibility rests. In May occurred the great massacre of Jews in Kishiner, Russia. A month later King Alexander and Queen Draga of Servia were murdered in their palace in Belgrade by their own soldiery and offi cers. Strikes and other labor disputes hare beeu responsible for a good deal of violence and several deaths in the Unit ed States; and natural phenomena, un der which classification are numbered the disastrous floods and storms of last spring and early summer in Kansas, Ne braska, Iowa, Missouri and other parts of the nation, hurricanes in the South Sea Islands and an earthquake in Asi atic Turkey, have caused the loss of thousands of lives and much valuable property. The unfaltering course of commercial achievement has been evidenced by the opening of two new cables beneath the Pacific ocean, successful practical tests of wireless telegraphy, and the establish ment of a Department of Commerce in connection with the government in Wash ington. The year's roll of deaths includes ec clesiastic authorities like Pope Leo and Canon P. M. Farrar, statesmen like Lord Salisbury of England and ex-Premier Sagasta of Spain, thinkers like Her bert Spencer and Prof. Theodor Momm sen, public men like former Postmaster General W. S. Bissell, religious workers like Mrs. Emma Booth Tucker, and Inventors like R. J. Gatling. The events of the year 1903 are briefly summarized below. January t. Opening of Pacific cable between Ban Francisco and Honolulu Asiatic plague at Mazatlan, Mexico. 6. Death of ex-Premier Sagasta of Spain in Madrid. . Death of J. I. Case, of Racine, Wis. 11. Death of Gen. Samuel Thomas, prom inent railroad man. 14. Congress votes tariff off coaL 17. German gunboat attacks Fort Carlos, and is repulsed by Veuesuelans. 18. Death of ex-Mayor A. 8. Hewitt of New York. 10. President Roosevelt and King Edward VII. exchange greetings by wireless teleg raphy Forty-four Chicago coal men in dicted by Grand Jury. 20. Death of Julian Ralph, war corre spondent. 21. Germans recommence bombardment ef San Carlos. 22. Canal treaty with Colombia signed. Si. Treaty for arbitration of Alaskan boundary dispute signed in Washington Senator Teller re-elected In Colorado after hard light W. R. Day appointed to United Btstee Supreme bench. 27. Fifty perish In burning of Colney Hatch Insane asylum In England 24 killed and many injured by collision on New Jersey Central railway near Cranford. 28. Train wreck at Vallo, Arts., kills snd burns 20 persons, Injuring many others. 2d. Army of Sultan of Morocco routs that of Pretender in battle near Fes. February. t. Earthquake shakes felt between St. Louis, Mo., and LoulsTllle, Ky More than 1,000 Uvea destroyed by hurricane la South Sea Islands. . 0. William Hooper Young pleads guilty to murder in New York and gets life sea tenco. 11. One million five hundred thousand dollar fire at Reck Island, 111., arsenal. 15. Allied powers sign protocols for rsls tng of Venesuelan blockade. IS. Venesuelan blockade raised. 15-18. Extreme cold and storm over Cnlted States. . , , 17. Eighteen Uves lost by sinking of river steamer near Edenton, N. C. 19. Eight children killed by train in New ark. N. J. M 20. Many Injured In fire that destroys Clifton House at Cedar Rapids, Iowa Pope's silver jubilee. 25. Four miners killed and many Injured In battle with United Btatea officers at Btannlford City, W. Vs. 26. Pike Opera House In Cincinnati burns with half a square of other buildings; loss 12,000,000 Albert Knapp, of Hamilton, 0., confesses five murders Death of &. J. Gatling in New York. March. 2. President Roosevelt Issues message calling Senate in special session March 5.. ....Two Senators elected In Delaware, after long light. 8. Pope Leo celebrates 25th anniversary f his pontificate. 5. Special session of Senate meets. T. Nineteenth lives lost by capsizing of ferry boat at Spier Falls on Hudson River. 8. Six burn to death in hotel at Lelten, W. Ya Death of Hawaiian Commis sioner Blount at Macon, Ga. 9. Twenty-two lives lost by oil fire and explosions at Olean, N. Y. 11. Cuban reciprocity convention ratified by Senate in Havana. 12. Csar proclaims religious freedom, through empire. 18. Tax riots at Colmba. Portugal. 17. Strike Arbitration Committee files re port Senate ratifies Panama canal treaty. 10-20. Floods along Ohio and Mississippi rivers. IS. Senste ratifies Cuban reciprocity treaty and extra session Is adjourned sine die. 21. Finding of Coal Arbitration Commit tee made public 22. Death of Very Rev. F. W. Farrar In London. 28. Six miners killed by xplesdoa at Athens. 111. 25. Irish land bill Introduced In Parlia ment. 27. Death of N. K. Falrbank. 8. Reciprocity treaty with Cnlted States ratified by Cuban Senate. 29. Death of Oustavus F. Swift. Chicago packer. 8L "Young Corbetf defeats Terry Mo Got rn at Ban Francisco. April. L President starts oa long Western trip. 6. RepubUcsns gain In elections la Ohio cities Republicans carry mHgan elec tion. 1L General strike In Holland declared off. 20. Erie train wrecked at Red House. If. Y.. snd six persons burn to death. 21. Eight hundred thousand dollar fire In La Croeae, Wis. 23. Riot in Illinois House of Representa tives Russia demands Manchuria of China. 26. Negro lynched for assault near Santa Fe, IU 8600,000 fire In Columbus. O.... ..11 killed In railway wreck near Buffalo. TfsnssB 28. Forest fires la Northern Wisconsin and Michigan Butting of Melbourne, Iowa. 29. Dedication of St. Louis Exposition , Death of Stuart Bobeon 2,000 lives lost la earthquake at klelasgherd, Asi atic Turkey. L Death of Lvdgl ArdiU. . 8. Eight persons killed and SB hart by Oread Trunk train at Detroit. 6. Steamer Saginaw sunk off Virginia coast; over 20 lives lost 15 persons drowned In wreck of Gloucester -'"g boat Gloria na on Nova Scotia coast. 8. A. W. Machen, superintendent free de livery, ousted by Postmaster General Payne. 9. Discovery of plot to blow up steamer Umbrla in New York harbor. 10. Great fire in Ottawa, Out. 12. Death of Poet R. H. Stoddard. 18. Great massacre of Jews In Kishinev, Russia. 28. Falling elevator In Pittsburg kills five persons snd Injures 12. 28. Death of Max O'Rell (M. Paul Blouet) Eight persons killed and six Injured In Paris-Madrid automobile race Severe storms in Kansas, lows and Oklahoma. 25. Nineteen persons killed and as many more Injured by tornadoes near Hastings, Neb. 28. New York City celebrates 250th anni versary of incorporation British steam er Huddersfield sunk In collision and 22 lives lost. 27. Eight trainmen killed In wreck near Bryan, Ala. 28. Feudists attack Jail at Jackson, Ky.. and are repulsed Presbyterian general assembly votes for revision of confession of faith. 81. Great floods devastate Kansas, Ne braska and Iowa Big fire In Racine, Wis. Jan. I. Cyclone near Gainesville. Ga,, kills 85 persons. 4. Santa Fe train wrecked near Stillwell, Kansas; nine persons killed and 28 Injured. 8. Heavy flood losses near Bpartansburg, 8. C .Negro hanged by mob at Belle ville, III. 7. One hundred lives lost In collision of vessels off Marseilles, France Flood at Its height at St, Louis. 9. Marriage of Gov. W. J. Bailey of Kan sas and Mrs. Ida B. Weede In Kansas City. II. King Alexander, Queen Draga, two brothers of the queen. Premier and two Cabinet members assassinated at Belgrade, Servia. Prince Peter Karageorgevltch pro claimed king. 12. Death of Gen. Alex McCook. 15. Prince Peter Karageorgevltch-chosen king of Servia Waterspout destroys Heppner, Oregon. 20. American Derby at Chicago won by The Picket. 21. End of Lowell (Mass.) textile strike Death of Major James B. Pond. 22. Negro burned at stake near Wilming ton, Del. 25. Peter Karageorgevltch takes oath as king of Servia. 27. Million-dollar fire In Milwaukee. 8a Two hundred and thirty-four men lose lives by explosion In mine at Hanna. Wyo. Jir. L New Department of Commerce started In Washington. 4. American Pacific cabla from Ban Fran cisco to Philippines completed. 5. Fifty to 100 persons lose lives by breaking of dam near Jeannette, Pa. Race riots at Evansville, Ind. Ham mond packing plant at St. Joseph, Mo, bums, causing loss of 1,500,000. 6. Beven killed In race riot at Evansville, Ind. 7. Twenty-four killed In railway collision near Charlottesville, Vs. 15. Death of Mrs. James G. Blaine. 18. Son born to Grover Cleveland and wife. 20. Death of Pope Leo XIIL 21-26. Great financial storm la Wall street. 22. Death of Gen. Casslus M. Clay. 25. Entombment of Pope Leo. 28. Negro lynched and burned and public buildings defaced by mob at Danville, 111. 29. Twenty-five persons killed and 80 in jured by powder explosions at Lowell, Mass. Almost. A Cardinal Sarto chosen Pope, T. Circus trains wrecked at Durand. Mich.; 21 persons killed. 8. rail of balcony at Phllaaelnhla baas- ball park causes nine deaths. w. crowning or Pope Plus X. 10. Fire and panic on Paris underground railroad causes 100 deaths. 14. Jeffries whins Corbett In Ban Fran cisco. 15. Russia sends fleet into Turkish wa ters. 20. Turkey accedes to demands of Rus sia. 22. Death of Lord Salisbury, former pre mier of England. 28. Death of Chas. C. Bonney of Chicago, originator of World's Fair Congress. 24. Lou Dillon trots mile in a minutes at Readvllle. Mass 60 persons burned to death at Budapest. war game es Mama coast ana Portland harbor. 8. United States Vice Consul Maawissew assassinated at Beirut, Syria. XI. Heavy ram storm sweeps western States. v September. 8. Reliance wins International ens race from Shamrock III. 7. Town of San MixueL Yucatan, de stroyed by hurricane. 14. Kain. snow ana xrost injures crops In Northwestern States. 16. Severe storm on Atlantic coast. 17. Joseph Chamberlain and two others resign from British Cabinet. 19.. Four more members of British Cabi net resign. 22. Curtis Jen convicted of cocxreu murder at Cynthlana, Kentucky. 28. Death of ex-Senator Chas. B. Farwell of Chicago. zb. tug not in Bauit me. juane, uanaaa. 80. Death of Sir Michael Herbert. British Ambassador to Washington. October. 8. Tornado sweeps Northwestern States. Tillage of St. Charles, Minn., rased. Twelve lives lost or sinking or. steamer In Green Bay. . o. Peter Elliott, armed anarchist, tries to force his way Into President's room In White House New British ministry an nounced. 6. Death of former Postmaster General Wilson S. Bissell. 8. Heavy rainstorm causes losses of lives snd property In New York City, New Jersey and vicinity. 1L Marriaae of United Btatea Senator Thoe. C. Piatt of New York. 18. Death of Archblahoo Kain of Bt. Louis. 18. Million-dollar fire In Aberdeen, Wash. 17. Decision of Alaskan tribunal an nounced. 26. united States Senator Win. M. Stew art of Nevada marries at Atlanta. Ga. 28. Mrs. umma Jtsootn-Tucker killed in train wreck at Dean Lake, Mo. 81. Members ol Purdue Colleee football team killed in train wreck at Indianapolis. 23 persona ourn to oeata in New York tenement fire. November. 1. Death of Prof. Theodor Mommsen.... Fire in Vatican In Rome destroys nrleelna literary treasures New Irish land law goes Into effect. 8. Elections in several Btatea. A Revolution In Panama; new Rennblic proclaimed. o. voiomoian troops eracuiate colon. 8. United Statee extends recognition to new Republic of Panama. 9. Flfty-elghtn congress meets In extra session. 12. Big strike on lines of Chicago City Railway Co. begins and rioting occurs. 18. Treaty with Panama signed. in. Cuban reciprocity treaty passed bv House of Representatives 81 men killed In wreck on Big Four near Tremont, IlL 2L Thirty men cremated In Are at Lilly. Pa. Mine explosion at Counellsvtlle, Pa., destroys rz uves. 24. Gustavo Marx, In Chicago, confesses car-barn robbery and several murders by "Automatic Trio." 25. End of cniesgo street-car strike. 97. Bandits Nledemeler. Tan Dine and Roeskl captured after fierce battles in Lake County, Indiana Grover Cleveland an nounces he Is not a candidate for Demo cratic nomination for Presidency. December, i. Receiver appointed for John Alexander Iowle's Zlon City and Industries. - X vanat treaty signed at ranama. f. Congress meets In regular session American Consul assaulted at Alexandretta. Tl8Death of Herbert Spencer. 18. jrngia wave corcro jamais west; thermometer registers IS below sere In Chl- "ItV Senate) Cuban reciprocity Mil. EVENTS OF THE DAY GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happenings of the Past Week, Presented in Condensed Form, Most Likely to Prove Interesting; to Oar Many Readers. News just received from Japan states that hostilities have opened between that country and Russiaand that the war is on m earnest. Two-thirds of the Chicago theaters now closed will probably never be able to reopen. Two "Holy Roller" , apostles were given a coat of tar and feathers by citi zens of Corvallis. The navy department wants 3,000 additional enlisted men to man the ves sels now completed. "Minister Bunau-Varilla, of Panama, will resign as soon as the canal treaty is ratified by the United States senate, John Redmond, leader of the Irish parliamentary party, denounces the present British government as corrupt, Prince Cupid, delegate to congress from Hawaii, spent a night in the Washington jail on account of intoxi cation. Dowie has been looking over Texas for a favorable site for the establish ment of a new Zion, to be called "Eter nal City." Representative Dixon, of Montana, has introduced a resolution providing for a wire fence along the Canadian boundary between Lake of the Woods and Point Roberts. It is the intention to endeavor the illegal entering of Chi nese into the United States. The fence is to be so constructed as to give a sig nal when any one climbs over it. - Japan is placing large orders for coal in WaleB. King Edward is reported to be trying to get the czar to yield to Japan. Roosevelt has'sent a message to the senate defending his Panama policy. ""The conspiracy count in the indict ment against Senator Dietrich has been Quashed. Fire in the Iowa' state house partially destroyed that building. The loss is placed at $500,000. The supreme court has decided that Porto Ricans are not aliens and can freely enter the United States. The senate committee, by eight to three, has decided for confirmation of appointment of Wood as major gen eral. gThe president has sent to the senate the nominations of William H. Taft to be secretary of war and Luke E. Wright to be civil governor of the Philippines. The British masses are heart and soul with Japan. Princess Mathilde, one of the last of the Napoleons, is dead. The Washington shingle mill com bine expects large profits during the coming year.JJ Marine insurance companies have made great advances on ' all vessels bound for the Orient. Horace G. Burt, president of the Un ion Pacific, bas resigned. Harriman is almost sure to succeed him. i China regards war as inevitable. She will remain neutral as long as pos sible and then side with Japan. JA scene shifter in the Iroquois thea ter, Chicago, declares that the fire cur tain raught on a reflector carelessly left open. The production of gold in the United States for 1603 was $74,425,340. Of this amount Oregon produced $1,364, 341, Washington $434,109 and Idaho $2,067,183. War between Japan and Russia is more probable than ever. People from many cities are flocking to Chicago in search of loved ones. The revenues for Great Britain show a decrease of $13,497,040 for the past nine months. . ! Washington officials believe the probability of war with Columbia is growing less. Fargo Squiers, eldest son of United States Minister Squiers, was accident ally shot and killed at Havana. Twelve emnloves of the Iroquois thea ter, Chicago, have been arrested on a charge of accessory to manslaughter. Fearing he intended to flee, secret service officers have rearrested John A. Benson, the California timber op erator. Chicken will station firemen at the several theaters, at their expense, and any objection will cause the closing of the place. Sir Thomas Linton has signified his willingness to donate from $500 to $1, 000 to those in need as the result of theChicago fire. To learn the land policy desired bv Oregon was the object of Roosevelt in aonriintr a commission to Portland to attend the meeting of the national live stock association. On account of the theater holocaust the striking Chicago hack drivers and their employers have declared a trace for 10 days. Wages and . other ques tions are not to be considered daring that time;. .".:-.- r Jerome Sykes, the well known actor, is dead. WAR IS AT HAND. Japan steady to Land Troops in Cores Russian Troops to Scene. " Paris, Jan. 7. The Chefoo corre spondent of the Paris edition of the New York Herald cables as follows: i. "Eight thousand Japanese troops are ready to land at Masampho, and their landing will probably mean war. "A regiment of Cossacks is expected at Port Arthur. Reserves are being re moved from Blagoveschensk, the capi tal of the Amur province in Eastern Siberia, to Tsitschiar, in Manchuria. - "The position of -the troops in Man churia is being rearranged, but their location is kept a secret." Russian Troops to Cores. , St. Petersburg, Jan. 7. A semi-official dispatch to a news 'agency from Vladivostock, and private information from Mukden, states that, owing to disturbances between the Coreans and the Japanese in Corea. the Russian Second Rifle regiment, at its fall strength has been dispatched to Corea, in order to protect Russian interests there. American Marines to Scene. Washington, Jan. 7. The navy de partment is in receipt of two cable grams from the commanding officer of the United States steamer Vicksburg, at Chemulpo, dated the 4th and 5th inst., respectively, as follows: "After consultation with the Ameri can minister, we are of the same opinion. The aspect of affairs at Seoul is very grave. There is much fear of a riot by Corean soldiers. I have com pleted arrangements to send a company of marines overland by railroad at the critical moment: also about 35 men and field guns from this vessel, at Che mulpo, if deemed necessary." , The second message is as follows: ."Two officers and 36 men left at 10 A. M. for Seoul. The remainder of the guard is prepared if there is any de mand. There is little change id the situation." Britain Sees War in Move. London, Jan. 7. "Nobody will sus pect the captain of an American man of war of being a scheming alarmist," says the Standard editorially this morning. This sentence expresses the view taken by the press of Great Britain of the grave condition of things in the Far East, as revealed by the fact that the United States government finds it necessary to send marines to Seoul for the protection of American interests. While it is still hoped that a peaceful issue may be found, this action of the United States is held to indicate that the view of the situation taken at Washington is that the crisis is drifting rapidly to the danger point. The ac tion of the United States government is generally approved. The Morning Post says editorially: "The landing of American marines proves that the United States is not watching the Far Eastern imbrogilo without intelligent interest. We hope they will be accompanied by British marines. KANSAS TRAINS COLLIDE. Engineers Are Killed and Many Passen gers Hurt. Topeka, Kan., Jan. 7. Rock Island passenger train No. 3 collided 1 with a freight train about two miles west of Topeka about 1 o'clock this morning. Engineers Reardon and Benjamin were killed. Over a dozen passengers were fatallv hurt. All the passenger coaches except the last two Pullmans were piled up in a heap. The two trains met squarely in a head-on collision. Wrecking crews have been sent to the wreck from Herringion and Horton. Assistant General Superintendent Sutherland said to the Associated Press : "We have no positive information at this hour about the wreck other than that both engineers and both firemen are killed. There are also some pas sengers killed and injured but we do not know how many. "The last report we got from Willard was that many people were yet under the wreckage and that all the cais were wrecked but two." Early Hearing to 1905 Fair. Washington, Dec. 7. Chairman Tawney, of the house committee on in dustrial arts and expositions, today notified Representatives Hermann and Williamson that he would take steps immediately to arrange for a hearing on the Lewis an Clark exposition bill. He will endeavor to find a day on which the members of his committee will all be able to attend and hear what argu ments the representatives of the Lewis and Clark exposition have' to present. It is probable that some date next week will be set. Harbor Frozen Far Ont. Baltimore, Jan. 7. Today is the coldest of the present winter, the ther mometer having dropped as low as 2 degrees above zero. In the suburbs the mercury went to 6 below this morning. At Hagerstown, weather records for 20 years were broken when the mercury reached 26 below zero. Sharpsbnrg was the coldest place in the state heard frcm today, thermometers registering 20 below. At Annapolis the harbor is frozen far out into the bay. Japan Will Keep Orders Secret. Tokio, Jan. 7. An extra edition of the official Gazette has been issued con taining army and navy orders prohibit ing the publishing of any reports of the maneuvers movements of troops or war vessels from this time on. Otherwise the Japanese authorities are not inter ferring with press messages. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON f BXPBNSBS FOR YEAR. Wm Be the Largest Ever Known In the History of the State. Salem The expenses of the state of Oregon for the year 1904 will be $1, 498,310.10. Of this amount $273, 310.10 will be derived from miscellan eous sources, such as the corporation tax, insurance tax, fees, sales of books, etc., and the remainder, $1,225,000 was today apportioned among the . sev eral counties, to be raised by them by direct taxes and to be paid by them into the state treasury. ThiB expense account will be the largest in the history of the state, the nearest approach to it being in 1892, when $1,121,345.51 was raised by di rect tax. The magnitude of the reve nue to be raised in 1904 is due largely to four appropriations, the Lewis and Clark appropriation, $250,000 of which will be raised this year;. .the Portage railway appropriation of $165,000, and the Celilo canal appropriation of. $100, 000 and the Indian war veterans' ap propriation of $100,000. If these four unusual appropriations, amounting to $615,000, were deducted, the total ex pense would be but $858,000, and the amount to be raised by direct taxation would be but $610,000. Aside from the unusual appropriations, the ex penses of the state are lower than for several years past. On an assessed valuation of "$165,- 000,000, which is approximately cor rect, the revenue of $1,225,000 will be at the rate of not quite 7 mills on the dollar. STATE LANDS FOR SALE. Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Acres Open to Settlement. Salem The state of Oregon has for sale some 250,000 acres of school land, mostly in eastern Oregon. This land consists of the 16th and the 36th sec tions in each township, where not al ready sold. With the exception of land which snail hereafter be sur veyed, all this school land is offered at the uniform price of $2.50 per acre. Land hereafter surveyed will be sold to the highest bidder, but no bid of less than $2.50 per acre will be accepted. Any person over the age of 18 years, who is a citizen of the United States, or who has declared his intention to be come such, may purchase 320 acres of school land . The applicant must de clare under oath that he wants the land for his own use, and that he has made no contract, directly or indirect ly, to sell the same. No residence upon the land is required. Payment for the land may be made in five an nual payments of 50 cents per acre. The first payment must be made when the application is filed. Deferred pay ments draw 8, 7, and 6 per cent inter est. UMPQIM PROJECT IS DOOMED. Chief of Engineers Deems Commerce Too Small to Warrant Big Outlay. Washington The chief of engineers today sent to congress a report recom mending against any appropriation at this time for improving the Umpqua river from Gardiner to the sea. A survey by Major Langfitt showed that to provide a 15-foot channel throughout this stretch of eight miles and across the bar would require the expenditure of at least $621,41, and probably to insure a permanent chan nel at the entrance of the river, an ad ditional jetty would have to be con structed at a cost of $27,111. Major Langfitt said the expenditure of so large a sum was hardly justified at the pres ent time. His opinion was sustained by the division engineer, by the special engineer, board of review and by Gen eral Gillespie. Boom In Butter Making. Union The dairy industry of this section has nearly doubled itself during 1903. The creamery company operat ing at this place is extensively patron ized. The company this year paid the farmers $19,000 for butter fat, while during 1902 the farmers received $9, 450. Butter manufactured during the year totals 80,000 pounds; for last year, 42,000 pounds. Butter is selling in the retail market at 40 cents per pound. During the latter part of the summer it sold at 30 cents per pound. Crown Company Using Coal. Oregon City For perhaps the first time in the history of the manufactur ing institutions of this place, a scow loaded with coal has been towed up the Willamette river. The fuel will be used by the Crown company instead of wood, temporarily, until the manage ment can introduce oil burning ma chinery, about February 1. Coal has never before been used as a fuel by any of the manufacturing institutions of this city. Short in His Accounts. Baker City Postal Inspector Clark has removed W. H. Kelly, postmaster at Greenhorn, Grant county, and ap pointed W. R. Draper in his place. Kelly is alleged to be short in his ac counts about $1,000. . No arrest has been made and it is stated that the friends of the ex-postmaster will make the shortage good. Improvement to Oregon City Locks. Oregon City The Portland General Electric company is making some ex tensive improvements to its locks at Willamette falls, in this city. New piers and timbers are replacing the old lumber that has served for years, but the dimensions of the locks will not be disturbed. WATER IS THERE.. . , . , , Artesian . Wells Needed la Southwest Oregon for Irrigation. Washington Engineers, of the geo logical survey, after making examina tions in southeastern Idaho, have come to the conclusion that the irrigation of that country must be largely .worked out through the utilization of artesian well water. Silveis river and Donner and Blitzen river, which flow into Malheur and Harney lakes, are now utilized at their full capacity for irrigation, but the de partment report that there are favor able conditions for storing the waste waters of these two streams, thus in creasing their efficiency: The sxaller streams of southwestern Oregon, flow mostly during the spring season, when the snow on the uplands is melting or during the prolonged rainy spells. They all become dry ' during the sum mer. The .full flow of these streams is now utilized for irrigation, and it is doubtful if any increased use can be made of their water. Therefore, attention is drawn to the possibilities of developing artesian wells in the southwestern counties of Oregon. Experimental wells have al ready been driven in the Harney and Whitehorse artesian basins and proved the presence of subserface water and sufficient pressure to cause it to rise in the surface and overflow. There are approximately 2,000 square miles of territory lying in the artesian basins of southeastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho, but it is not to be assumed that all this area can be irrigated by means of artesian .wells. The conditions are such as to warrant careful testing of each basin and a ju dicious development of its water sup ply. Want Creamery at Lai Grande. La Grande There is a strong move ment on foot here for the establish ment of a creamery. Agents have been traveling through the district to ascertain the number of milch cows available. Nearly every farmer of the now famous Grand Ronde valley, an exceptionally produc tive section, which stretches for miles along the Grand Ronde river, owns milch cows. Farm ers are favorably imprsssed and there is reason to believe that a plant will be established during the coming season. Real Estate Business in Marion. Salem The increased activitv in real estate transfers in Marion county in the last few years is indicated in a measure by the increase in the amount of fees collected by the county recorder of conveyances. Three years ago the fees for a year.amounted to $2,776.60. Last year they were $3,893.40, and for the year just closed the recorder collected $4,195 30. Not only has the number of conveyances been greater, but the consideration of the transfers has been much larger. : Healthy Fall Wheat. Pendleton A. L. Knight, one of the neavy wheat buyers of this plaee, has returned after an extended trip through the wheat belt of the country. - He said: "The fall sown wheat was never in a better condition than at the pres ent time. It has been growing all fall. There is more moisture in the ground now than there has been for many years. .Last year the wheat was killed by weeds, but this year there is no sueh bother." PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 73c; blue- stem, 78c; valley, 79c. Barley Feed, $20 per ton ; brew ing, $20(820.50; rolled, $21. , Flour Valley, $3.753.85 per bar rel; hard wheat straights, $3.904.10; clears, $3.55(33.75; hard wheat pat ents, $4.20(34.50; graham, $3.75; whole wheat, $4; rye flour, $4.50 4.75. Oats No. 1 white, $1.071.10 percental; gray, $1.05.- Millstuffs Bran, $18 per ton; mid dlings, $23; shorts, $19; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $18. Hay Timothy, $16 per ton; clover, $12; grain, $12; cheat, $12. Vegetables Turnips, 65c per sack; carrots, 75c; beets, 90c; parsnips, 85c $1; cabbage, KSlJc per pound; red cabbage, lc; lettuce, head, 15c per doz; parsley, 25c; tomatoes, $1.502 per crate; cauliflower, 75c$l per doz: celery, 75c; pumpkins, lc per pound; onions, Yellow Danvers, 80c$l per sack; Fannos, $1, growers' prices. Honey $3(3.50 per case. Fruits Apples, fancy Baldwins and Spitzenbergs, $1.50 per box; cooking, 75c $1; pears, $11.50; grapes, $1.50. . Butter Fancy creamery, 2730c per pound; dairy, 2022c; store, 13 lc. Cheese Full cream, twins, 1415c; Young America, 15(3 16c. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 11 llKc per pound; spring, ll12c; hens, 1212Mc; turkeys, live, 17 18c; dressed, 20c; ducks, $77.50 per dozen; geese, live, 8c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 27 30c; Eastern, 2526c. - Hops Choice, 2425c per pound; prime, 21'tt22c; medium, 1920c; common, 15S17c. - ', Wool Valley.l 7 18c: Eastern Ore- -gon; 1215c; mohair, 32 35c. Beef Dressed, 5 J4 7c per pound. . Veal Dressed, small, 88Kc; large, 56c per pound. Mutton Dressed, 67c; lambs, dressed, 7c per pound. Pork Dressed, 66)ic per pound. CHANOINQ M1NINQ LAWS. BUI Relating to Mineral - Veins Within Boundaries of Placers. ' Washington, Jan. 6. Representative Dixon, of Montana, - has introduced a bill to amend the laws relating to min eral vems or lodes within the boun daries of placer claims. He" proposes to change section 2320 of the Revised Statutes so as to read: 4,The deputy mineral surveyor making a survey i for anv a'nnlic&tinn nnrW ty,a " ootinn shall examine and state iu his field notes whether there is within the boun daries of such claim as is described in4 section 2320, and if so, snan designate the location of , the same upon the nlat to be filed with such application." . ;--? He also proposes to change section 2333 by inserting the following:' "When a vein or lode snob aa in Har. cribed in section 2320is shown by the field notes and plat filed with the ap plication to exist within the boundaries of a nlacer claim, an annlif at.inn fnr e patent which does not include an appli- cation ior tne vein or lode claim shall be considered as & eonrlnsivw rWl ora tion that the claimant of the placer claim has no right of possession of the vein or lode claim; but where the.exis- yence oi a vein or lode in a placer claim is not so shown a patent for the placer claim shall convoy all valuable min eral and other deposits within the boundaries thereof." . : , , MORE .UNDER BAN. Chicago Closes All Public; Places Save the Churches. Chicago, Jan. -6. After tonight it will, for some weeks at least, be prac tically impossible to hold a house meet ing of any kind in Chicago outside the churches. Building' Commissioner Williams tonight issued an order clos ing all public halls, ' dance halls and turner-verein halls and all similar places' of public assemblage until inspec tion has shown that they are complying with all provisions of the building ordinance. As there are more than 5,000 halls in Chicago, this order will probably affect, as many persons as the theater closing . order. Protests were numer ous, but the building commissioner was inflexible. He said :r "Many of these halls are worse than any theater in Chicago, some of them are put up with no restrictions, such as govern theaters, and many of them are firetraps of the worst kind. ' ' Two years ago a general inspection of halls was made, before the commence ment of Building Commissioner Wil liam's administration. Notwithstand ing this, the commissioner declares he will take no chances, and every hall must satisfy the rqeuirements The sole exemption is in favor of private lodge halls, which do not fall in the scope of the order. DIVISION OF ARMY. Departments of Columbia and California Merged Into Pacific Division. San Francisco, - Jan. -6. An order making important changes in the army organization on the Pacific coast has been received here. The order is is sued by direction of President Roose velt, upon the recommendation of the general staff, approved by the secretary of war, dividing the territory of the United States and its possessions into geographical departments and divis ions, changing existing boundary lines. There will be four divisions in the United States and one in the Philip pines. The new order of things is to take effect January 15.' Officers as signed to new posts " must report for duty on or before that date,' if' they are in the United States. , . . The division of the . Pacific will be composed of the department of Califor nia and the department of CpTumbia, with headquarters' at San Francisco, Major-General MacArthur, will be in command of the 'division of the Pacific and retain command of the department of California, temporarily.. . Brigadier-General Funston will be in command of the department of the Co lumbia. . .. . i All Is Quiet at Panama. " Colon, Jan. 6.- An Indian courier who came in last night with a message for Governor Melendez, reports that the Indian Chief Inanaquina has returned to Carti. The courier says that the chief is silent concerning his confer ence with the Colombian officials, but the courier supposes that the Colom bians attempted to win the good will of the chief as to learning what he United States naval officers were doing along the coast. The general situation on this side of the isthmus is tran quil. Jewelry Frozen in Ice. Chicago, Jan. 6. Probably $25,000 worth of articles lost in the fire are still unidentified. Dozens of pieces of jew elry are frozen in the ice in the ill-fated theater, and officers were busy all day digging out watches, rings, hairpins and furs. Money to help bury the un identified dead and relatves who may be suffering from the fire has Com menced to pour in. Only four bodies among those taken from the fire remain unidentified. Porto Ricans for Panama ..,- San Juan, Porto Rico, Jan. S.Gov ernor Hjint has received advices .from. Washington countermanding te order to . dismount the remaining mounted Porto Rican troops. ' .From thisfact, coupled with the constant determina tion of the troops; it is- inferred, that the Porto Rican regiment will soon be ordered to proceed to Panama.
