Corvallis gazette., December 09, 1904, Page 7, Image 7

OREGON NEWS
WATER ECHO LAND.
-Coming Season will See Rapid Ad'
vancc In Irrigation.
Echo The comin season will mark
more improvements and enterprises in
irrigation for Echo and the vicinity
tributary than ever befoie experienced.
Not only aie there immense extensions
planned for old ditches, bat new ones
are being constructed, and land lying
under both old ditches and proposed
ditches is prepared for cultivation for
the coming year.
With the hope of having more fav
orable irrigation laws passed in the
coniing legislature, those who have
been planning projects are beginning
-activities. Heretofore the present laws
or the lack of Jaws pertaining to water
right have interfered with the devel
opment of the country. Water has
been in dispute. Land has ' been in
litigation, and those who have been
anxious to see the betterment of Echo
and its splendid lanes hare hesitated
in risking their all in projects that
might at any time be taken into couit.
The butter creek water company hae
purchased an elevating grader and has
commenced widening and strengthen
ing their ditch. The Cold spring irri
gation company is preparing to extend
the company's ditch acriss to their
lands on the north side of the Umatilla
river, and a company has been formed
to build a small ditch to water a tract
of land of 160 acres adjoining Echo,
now in sagebrush. The Maxwell ditch
people are improving and enlarging
their ditch until it will reclaim nearly
3,000 acres of land.
Besides these ditches smaller ones
are constantly being built, and in a
few yearn the entire section of waste
land will be homes for f aimers. This
season a large number of land holders
are clearing huge tiacts of land vary
ing in size from 20 to
60 acres, and
"will sow to alfalfa.
Turns Out Many Bricks.
Weston Clark Nelson, manager of
the Weston brickyaid, has returned
from The Dalles, where he has been on
business connected with his yard. The
new I. O. O. F. temple, for which he
furnished brick, has just been complet
ed and will be dedicated at an early
iate. four hundred thousand bricks
"were used in its construction. While
in The Dalles Mr. Nelson closed a con
tract for the sale of 300 000 brick to be
used in the construction of the new
bank to be erected at Condon. The
brick will not be delivered until the
railroad, which runs from Arlington,
to Condon, is completed, which will
te early in the spring.
Land Sales Fallen Off.
Salem The 5 per ceat land pales
iund in Oregon this year is $64,562.24,
as compared with $90 135 24 last year.
This fund is received from the United
State and is 5 per cent of the receipts
in m the sales of government land in
Oregon. ,The year 1903 was a bumper
one in public l ind business in Ojegon,
due in a large degree no doubt to the
activity of men who were securing tim
ber land through the mediumship of
people who bought it and soon there
after transferred it to the men who
iurnished the money for the deal.
Sold Half Interest in Ranch.
La Grande An important real estate
deal has Deen perfected at Elgin, 35
miles from here. H. Towner has sold
one-half interest in the property known
as Hindman & Towner's Indian creex
farm to J. L. Hindman, the considera
tion for the half interest in the land
and livestock, being $90,000. This
farm is about two miles from Elgin,
andjeontains 1,160 afree, and is one of
the best agricultural properties in
Union county.
War on Scabby Sheep.
Eugene County Sttxk Inspector A.
3. Mathews is now engaged in an at
tempt at purifying 1he sheep of the
county, reports having been received
fiom some sections that scab has been
observed. Mathews went out to the
district northwest of Junction to inves
tigate reports of stockmen driving d.s
eased sheep on the county road in vio
lati n of the law, and expects to make
a line arrests. One ariest and convic
tion for this offense has been made.
Will Chop the Alfalfa.
Echo R'jhert iStanfield, who resides
on Butter creek, 16 miles west of here,
has received a large hay cutter to chop
alfalfa hay for winter feeding. A gas
oline engine supplies the power. In
feeding the hay unchopped the large
tems remain uneaten and are wasted,
but by chopping the stock eat the hay
wp clean, savings large per cent of the
hitherto waste.
New Shipping Point for Coal Mine
Coquille The Coquille Coal & Lum
bei company has rented part of the
Beaver hill bunker at Marshfiel.l and is
now shipping coal by tail to Coos lay
whete it goes to San Francisco. John
Tawse. manager for the company, is
"working a five-foot vein of coal of good
quality. A large contract, for machin
ry ha 8 been let. Delivery will occur
in the spring.
Eugene to Springfield.
Eugene A projeet is on foot to con
nect Eugene with the bustling little
ity of Springfield by a six-foot siJe
walk. The distance between the two
cities is three miles, but only a little
over a mile of sidewalk will have to be
built to connect them. This walk, if
built, will he a great convenience to
bicycliata and'pedestrians.
OF INTEREST
SIUSLA V WORK UNFINISHED.
Congress to be Asked to flake Use
of Plant Already Installed.
Eugene In view of the uncompleted
condition of the bar improvement at
the mouth of the Siuslaw river, prom
inent citizens ef this county are now
interested in bringing tne matter be
fore the river aand harbor committee
of congress, hoping to make it clear to
that body that the continuation of
work on that harbor would be wise.
Many years ago the government be
gan the improvement of the Siuelaw
harbor, after abundant reports had
been secured from engineers regarding
the proper method of deepening the
water on the bar. The plan adopted
was the jetty system. Small appro
priations were made -and the work
progressed to the extent of the funds
available. Then all would rest until
another small appropriation would be
wade. The jetty was only fairly undr r
way and just beginning to show what
might be done, when appropriations
ceased to come.
The business of the harbor has been
increasing and now amounts to cons id
erabie, and business men of Florence
and Eugene hope to prevail upon con
gress to go ahead and finish . the work
now well begun. The government has
a plant with which to work and could
in a short time deepen the; channel
several feet by the confining of the
water to the channel. .
QUIT WOOD FOR COAL.
Wood for Fuel is Getting Scarce
About Pendleton.
Pendleton Fuel dealers of the In
land empire are of the opinion that the
day of wood burning is soon doomed,
as coal is rapidly replacing it. The
bent of coal from the Wyoming beds is
sold' at this place for $8.60 a ion, and
the coal from British Columbia and
Washington beds is fast becoming gen
erally used, both in Oregon and Wash
ington.
At Kamela and Meacham, from
where Walla Walla ana Pendleton draw
the greater part of their wood, there
seems to be immense quantities stacked
in ricks for shipment, but competent
judges of fuel say that but about 25
per cent of it is clear, dry, green-cut
wood, Buch as commands the high
prices, eso closely has the timber sup
ply been cut away that two trips a day
hauls are being made from back in the
mountains six and eight miles. Al
though spurs from the main line back
in the mountains might easily be built,
they will proba ly never be huilt, as
coal will be much cheaper than the
construction of a road.
Safe Cracked at Hood River.
Hood River Robbers cracked the
safe in the Hood River poet office and
got away with $227 in stamps ami $173
in money. Theie is no clew as to the
thieves, except that a crowbar and oth
er tool used in effecting an entrance
came from the railroad shops here. On
discovering his loss Postmaster Yates
immediately wired the postal inspect
ors at Portland, who will make efforts
to apprehend the culprits. Common
black powder was used in cracking the
safe dooi. One or two persons sleeping
near by claim to have heard ' a slight
explosion during the night, but paid
no attention to the noise.
Big Business by Sugar Plant.
Ia Grande The whistle of the beet
sugar factory here has sounded the last
call for its employes and has shut
down after one of the most successful
runs it has made since its establishment
in this valley, it having consumed
something over 21,000 tons of beets,
which yielded over 65,100 pounds of
sugar. The entire season's run was
made without a hitch, much to the sat
isfaction ot all concerned, and the many
persons who embarked in the raising
of sugar beets express themselves as
well satisfied with their venture.
Insures a Good Crop.
Pendleton The rains that have fall
en the past few days have pioved of in
estimable benefit to the wheat growers
of the country, although not a great
amount of water has fallen. What
rain has fallen has dampened the
ground sufficiently to insure the sprout
ing of the grains apd heavy rains later
will insure a good crop for the coming
season, home of the giatn eown sev
eral weeks ago is still lying in the
ground unsprouted.
Indians in Better Health. -
Tendleton Dr. T. M. Henderson,
who has been in attendance upon the
cases of diphtheria among the Indians
at the mission on the reservation, re
ports that no others have taken the dis
ease, and that those affected are rapid
ly recovering. Only one of the patients
ha 8 died, the others having been inoc
ulated with toxine in the early stages
of the malady.
Coming Events.
Poultry shows Salem, December 15
17; Portland, December 20-26; New
berg. January 10-13; Albany, January
18-21.
Oregon Good Roads convention,
Salem, December 13-15.
Oregon State Dairymen's association,
December 20-21.
Inland Empire Sunday School insti
tute, Pendleton, January SO.
Northwest Wheat Markets.
Poitland Walla Walla, 83c; blue
stem, 88c; valley, 87c.
Tacoma Bluestem, H5c; club, 88c.
TO PREVENT WAR.
Chief Object of the Navy off the
. United States.
Washington, Dec. 7 Secretary of the
Navy Morton, in his annual report,
says:
"The naval estimates for the fiscal
year are large, the largest ever sub
mitted, notwithstanding the fact that
they have been cut down from those
sent in by the bureau more than $17,
000,000. Vfe have asked for less than
the money actually required to contin
ue the naval program as laid down by
the general board, of which Admiral
Dewey is the head, notwithstanding all
who have studied the question careful
ly agree that this program -should be
carried out.
"The past year was an important one
in the history of our naval construe
tion. Never before were bo many war
ships launched by this or any other na
tion in one year. Veseel for vessel and
type for type, I believe our new ships
will compare favorably with those of
any navy afloat, and every American
should be pioud of the progress and
character of the work now being accom
plished, not only in constrution, but in
all branches of the eervice.
"New ships necessarily require more
officers, more marines and more enlist
ed men, and the appropriations are
quite likely to increase steadily for
some time yet to come. The more
ships we have, the greater our fixed
charges will e and the greater our facil
ities necessarily must be in the way of
yards and docks, and the ability to
make repairs and take proper care of
the fleet.
"It is just as essential to keep our
ships in thorough repair as it is to
build them in the first place, and to
permit them to run down for any length
of time and go without repairs would
be the height of folly. It costs a good
deal of money to keep the fleet moving
in manouvers and target practice, but
this is the only way officers and men
can gain experience at sea, and it is
our well defined policy to maintain a
high standard of efficiency throughout
the service.
"Last year the navy cost a little over
$1 per capita. It cost little compared
to what war would cost, and it is the
best insurance we have against war.
We want such a navy in style, size and
sand that no other navy will desire an
engagement with ue. It is our greatest
exhibit in favor of peace. We are
bound to occupy a prominent position
among the great nations of the earth,
and while doubtless we shall always
be in the lead in every international
movement to promote peace, it is much
better for us to be at all times so well
prepared for war that war will never
come."
FEWER COME IN.
Immigration to United States Tails
Off for Fiscal Year.
Washington, Dec. 7. Immigration
to the United States decreased materi
ally during the last fiscal year, and it
is a notaole fact that the moral, intel
lectual and physical qualifications of
the immigrants admitted to this coun
try during the past year are higher
than ever before have been chronicled.
These are two salient features of the
annual report of Fran' P. Sargent,
commissioner general of immigration.
During the past fiscal year 821,870
aliens arrived in the United States, 'of
whom 549,100 were males and 263,770
females, an increase of fem-xles, as
compaerd with last year, of 19,870, and
a decrease in males of 64,046. Of the
total nun her 3,953 could read but not
write; 168,903 could neither read nor
write, and it is presumed tre remain
der, 640.012, could both read and
write; 95,575 brought with them $50
or more each, and 501,530 brought
less than $50 each. The total amount
of money shown to officers by these
812 870 alienB was $20,894,383, or $4,
776.870 more than was brought by the
857,046 arrivals of last fyear.
Fair Buildings Go Cheap.
St. Louis, Dec. 7. It was stated that
a contract for the sale of the 11 big pal
aces, stock barns, festival hall, the
colonnade of states, pavilions, aero
drome, bank, intramural railway, hos
pital, press building, police and fire
stations, with other World s fair struc
tures that cost $15,000,000, will be
signed this week with a Chicago wreck-
ng company for $386,000. Everything
except the rolling etock of the intra
mural railway, which has been sold
separately, the etate, foreign and Pike
buildings, are include! in the deal.
German Vessel Refused Coal.
Cardiff, Dec. 7 If is stated that the
captain of the German collier Captain
Menzell, has been forbidden by the gov
ernment to ship another cargo of coal
from here. The foreign office took
this action on proof that a former
cargo taken by the Captain Menzell
had been discharged to the ships of
the Russian Pacific squadron off
Dakar. The action of the foreign office
was taken under the foreign elistment
act.
Not for the Far East.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 7. Admiral
Wirineua, chief of the general staff of
the Russian army, when questioned
tonight, said he knew nothing of any
intention to send the Black sea fleet to
the Far East. He believed the ques
tion had not been mentioned.
ARE ATJtVORK
Short Session of 3Sth Con
gress Called to Order.
BOTH HOUSES SOON ADJOURN
v
Day a Gala One Galleries, Rather
Than Floor, Prove Center of
Attraction.
Washington, Dec. 6. W:th the sen
ate in session 13 minutes and the honse
53 minutes, the last - session of the
Fifty-eighth congress was assembled
yesterday. The time of both sides was
devoted entirely to the usual formali
ties of opening day. There -were the
greetings between members, the grand
floral display and the hundreds of vis
itors with beautifully gowned women
predominating. Corridors, committee
rooms and cloak rooms were thronged.
From the lethargy which has charact
erized Washington since early in the
spring, the city awakened to a new era,
and heralded with apparent joy the
day which opened both the official and
social Eessiohe.
The streets were crowded with peo
ple intent on witnessing the cere
monies. Carriages flocked about the
hotels ready to carry guests to the cap
itol. and two hours before noon a steady
stream of vehicles bearing gay parties
made its way to the east front of the
building.
Many newly elected members were
at the capitol, although they will not
enter office until after March 4.
In both the senate and the house
committees were appointed to wait
upon the piesident and inforn. him
that congress was ready to receive any
communication he had to send.
Resolutions o respect to the memory
of the late Senator Hoar, of Massa
chusetts, and Quay, of Pennsylvania,
were adopted by both houses, and the
adjournment taken was in further trib
ute to their memory.
The only business outside of the
usual first day routine was the adop
tion of a resolution m the house
extending until January 5, 1905, the
time within which the Merchant Ma
rine commission may make its report.
TARIFF BILLS POUR IN.
Commission to Fix Rates and Draw
back are Most Favored.
Washington, Dec. 6. Several bills
relating to the tariff have been intro
duced in the bouse of representatives.
The bill of Representative Spalding, of
North Dakota, provided for a tariff
commission. Ihe pieamble ot the bill
recites that' no ordinary session of con
gress can fully investigate the subject
and determine what changes will best
promote the general welfare. Nine
commissioners are to investigate and
report to congress recommendations as
to the necessary changes in the tariff.
Representative Fordney, of Michigan,
also offered a tariff commission bill.
Representative Lovering, of Massa
chusetts, pioposed three bills. The
first provided for the allowance of a
drawback, and the remission of intern
al revenue taxes on articles consumed
on vessels clearing for foreign countries
from United States ports. The second
provided for a drawback on imported
articles, on which duties have been
paid, which are used in the production
cf, or are joined to, or form an insep
arable part of articles produced in the
United States, and the third provided
that where imported materials on which
duties have been paid are used as cov
erings or wrapping of articles produced
in the United States there shall be al
lowed exportations of such articles a
drawback equal in amount to the du
ties paid on the materials used as such
coverings.
Representative Bake, of New York,
introduced a resolution reciting that
the tariff is a fraud on the American
people wherever it is levied on any ar
ticle whose labor cost is less in the
United States than anywhere else.
He also introduced a resolution call
ing on the attorney general to commun
icate to the house his opinion as to the
extent to which the alleged combina
tion of steel manufacturing companies
to restrict the output and fix the price
of eteel constitutes a violation of law.
James M. Tyner is Dead.
Washington, Dec. 7. Ex-Postmaster
General James M. Tyner is dead. Mr.
Tyner was postmaster general during
Genera Grant s administration. His
last official duty was as assistant at
torney general for the postoffice depart
ment, from which office he was removed
last year and afterwards indicted on a
charge of conspiracy in connection with
the use ot the mails by certain alleged
get-rich quick" concerns. On this
charge he was acquitted by a jury. He
had been ir ill health for a number of
years. j
Working on Rockefeller Institute
New York. Dec. 7. Construction
work on the Rockefeller institute for
the investigation of the causes of dis
ease, at Sixty-fifth street and avenue A,
this city, has begun. The baildings,
with their equipment, will cost $1,200.
The cornerstone of the central building
has been laid, and the structure, which
is to cost $340,000, will be erected at
ones. When completed the building
will be Dubliclv dedicated to the dis
covery and stud of the bacteria.
Turkey and Russia Exchange Views
London, Dec. 7. The Morning Post
learns that there has been an unofficial
exchange. of views between Russia and
Turkey concerning the exit of the Rus
sian Black sea fleet through the Dard
anelles. Turkey, at present, according
to the Morning Post, deems it advisa
ble to adhere strictly to the Berlin and
Paris treaties.
TASK IS ENDED.
A Complete Agreement is Reached
With Panama.
Panama, Dec. 6. The differences be
tween the United States and Panama
which made necessary the visit of Sec
retary of War Taft to the isthmus were
settled today by the issuance of an ex
ecutive order signed by Secretary Taft
for President Roosevelt and assented to
in a letter by President Amador of
Panama. The order provides that no
trade for the canal zone or the republic
of Panama can enter the ports estab
lished by the United States at either
end of the canal, supplies for the con
struction of the canal and articles in
transit being excepted. This turns the
customs receipts of those ports over to
the government of Panama.
Panama agrees to reduce her tariff
fiom 15 per cent ad valorem to 10 per
cent. This reduction applies to all
goods except wines, liqours, alcohol
and opium. Panama also agrees to re
duce her consular fees and port charges
to 60 per cent of the rates at present
charged.
Absolute free trade is to appply be
tween the canal zone and the republic
of Panama. Vessels entering the canal
ports are granted free entry to the ports
of Colon and Panama, and vessels en'
tering the latter ports are extended the
same privilegs in the canal ports.
Complete jurisdiction ia granted the
United States in the harbors of Colon
and Panama as to sanitation and quar
an tine regulations.
Panama reduces her rate of postage
to 2 cents and is to furnish all stamps
in the republic and in the canal zone.
The zone authorities are to purchase
stamps from Panama at 40 per cent of
their face value.
The order of Secreary Taft is to be
ineffective unless Panama shall put in
to effect the gold "standard, according
to the currency agreement of June 20,
1904. It also makes a stipulation re
garding citizenship rights to Panama
ians in the canal zone and provisions is
also made in the order for maintenance
by the United States of important
highways, partly in and partly out of
the canal zone, and also tor the build
ing of a hospital. The order is made
effective December 12, 1904.
EDUCATION IN PHILIPPINES.
System Introduced by Americans is
Eminently Successful.
Washington, Dec 6. The Bureau of
Insular Affairs, War department, is in
receipt of a number of bulletins pub
lished by the Buieau of Education,
Manila, which show tnat the system of
public instruction introduced into the
islands is eminently practical.
The purpose of those who are direct
ing the course of studies is to exalt the
dignity of labor. Effort is made to
train the eye and the hand as well aa
the head. In the provincial secondary
schools two-year courses in mechanical
drawing, woodworking and ironwork
ing are prescribed for students in arts
and crafts, and give the students a fair
knowledge of mechanical drawings,
blacksmithing and tool making. A
more advanced course includes archi
tecture cabinetmaking, carriagebuild
ing, woodturning and pattern making.
There are also ionises for machinists
and steam engineering.
Tools and equipment have been se
cured for eight different schools with
woodworking machinery and for three
schools for ironworking outfits. Par
ticular attention is given to the care of
instruments and tools.
Particular attention has been given
to normal school work in order to train
up a elass of native teachers tor the
public schools of the islands and this
course has been pursued with eagerness
by hundreds of natives, but at present
there ia no institution in the Philip
pines in which instruction is given in
English of a suffi ientladvanced char
acter to fit students to enter American
colleges. It is therefore proposed to
offer in the normal school preparatory
courses of an advanced nature adequate
for the attainment of this purpose.
Alaskan Judge is Named.
Washington, Dec. 6. Again Piesi
dent Roosevelt has utterly disregarded
the recommendations of senators and
representatives, and has appointed a
man of his own choice to a responsible
office. Ro;al A. Gunnison, of Bing
hampton. N. Y., was today appointed
united States judge for the First divi
sion in Alaska, to succeed Melville C.
Brown, whose resignation has been de
manded. He was offered the place by
the president seveial days ago because
of his known fitness and high char
acter. Knotty Tariff Problem.
Washington, Dec. 6. President
Roosevelt was called upon today to con
sider an important question in connec
tion with the present tariff law. Sec
retary Shaw and Senator Hans borough,
of North Dakota, talked to him regard
ing the payment of a drawback on flour
manufactured in this country from im
ported wheat and then exported. Sen
ator Hans borough presented the views
of the wheat raisers of the West, but
he declined to go into details.
To Fix Status of Hospital Ships.
The Hague, Dec. 6. An interna
tional conference concerning the status
of hospital ships in war time will be
held here December 13. A majority of
the powers will be represented by their
respective ministers, Russia sending
Professor de Martens, professor of in
ternational law at the University of St.
Petersburg, who will be accompanied
by a naval officer.
WEEK'S DOINGS
Newsy Items Gathered from All
Parts of the World.
Or INTEREST TO OUR READERS
General Review of Important Happen
penlgs Presented in a Brief and
Condensed Eorm.
Eighteeenqersons were injured, some
of them seriously, in a New York fire.
The effect of prevailing bad times
throughout England will tend towards
a lean Christmas
The Portland Ministers' association
is making a Btrong effort to have tho
Lewis and Clark fair closed .on Sun
days. It is asid the large shipment of. beef
from Omaha for the Russian aimy will
go by way of the Puget Bound instead
of Portland.
James M. Tyner, postmaster general
under President Grant and assistant
attornefy general until forced to resign
under the recent postal fraud investiga
tion, is dead.
A Santa Fe train was held up and
robbed between Ludlow and Dggett,
Cal., and the express messenger wound
ed. Drafts and money to the amount
of $6,000 was secured.
Simon Lake, an inventor, is building
a submarine torpedo boat at . Newport
News in which he expects to cross the
Atlantic. The new vessel is to be 83
feet long and proportionately large.
She will carry four topedo tubes.
The father of an Illinois football
victim is endeavoiing to have a state
law passed prohibiting the game. He
has secured the promise of a leigslator
to introduce such a bill in the Indiana
legislature and hopes to succeed in
Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin as
well.
Experts find many ballots in a Den
ver precinct to be illegal.
Sana tor Bacon, of Georgia, favors
disfranchising all negroes.
Now that the captuie of 203-Meter
bill at Toit Arthur has been confirmed,
the Russians declare it to be an unim
portant position.
The supervising architect will le-
commend appropriations of $100 000
and $85,000 respectively for Federal
buildings at Oregon City and Baker
Cty.
Representative James A. Hemenway, "
of Indiana, is sure or Senator Fair
banks' seat in the senate, us all the
other candidates - for the place have
withdrawn
Russians at Port Arthur are engaged
in cleaiing the harbor of mines, which
would seem to indicate that the rem
nant of the fleet intends to make an
other effort to escape.
The Russian supreme prize court up
holds the seizure of 5,000 sacxs oi flour
on board the Portland and Asiatic line
steamer Araia, seized by the Vldivostok
squadron, July 22.
The Russian supreme court in the-
appeal of the German steamer Thea,
which was sunk off the Japanese coast
by the Vladivostok squadron, has de
cided that the act was unjustifiable.
Bristow urges that the postage rate
on packages be reduced alone rural
routes.
Denver ballot boxes have been open
ed and fewer votes found than were
given in the returns.
The merchant marine commission
will urge a bill to give Panama busi
ness to American shipowners.
The Russian press urges that the
Black sea and Baltic fleets be com
bined. Great Britain would object.
General Rennenskampff is vigorously
pursuing the Japanese in Manchuria,
who are retreating. St. Petersburg is
fearful lest he fall into a trap.
St. Petersburg has almost given up
hope for Port Arthur. - The Russians
have made several unsuccessful at
tempts to retake 203 Meter hill.
Fire which is believed to have been
of incendiary origin, destroyed three
of the St. Louis fair buildings and
many valuable paintings. The loss is
placed at $75,000.
There has been tremendous rains
throughout Chile, such as have seldom
i 1 1 A a:. A
year. The crops have been damaged
fully 50 per cent.
Tafts mission to Panama will be a
success.
The Japanese expect the fall of Port
Arthur December 12.
Queen Alexandra, of England, has
just celebrated her 60th birthday.
Reports have reached the state de-
par tment of a very unsettled state of
affairs in Venezuela.
The Northern Pacific and Great
Northern railroads are considering a
plan to electrify the roads through the
Cascade mountain district.
The last monthly report of the chief
of Burgeons of the Philippines shows
that the health of the troops in the is
lands is exceptionally good.
James R. Young, of Philadelphia,
has been appointed superintendent of
the dead letter department of the pos-
1 service, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of D. P. Mibhart.
Admiral Dewey has declined to be
come a member of the North sea com
mission.