lit) 1CV THE HATCHET.
Britain and Russia Negotiate to
End Disputes.
London. Oct. 7. Following closely
upon tha publication of the text of the
Antflo-Japanese treaty ban come consid
erable talk of the possibility of an un
derstanding between Great Britain ond
Russia. All the newspapers are devot
ing columns to the discussion of the
questiou, pointing out that, if Russia is
sincere in bar expression of a desire for
peace in Central Asia, there is no reason
why the two ancient enemies should not
come to an agreement that will not only
assure peace, but clear away the suspic
ions which have existed for years. That
negotiations with this object are pend
ing seems probable though definite offi
cial confirmation is lacking.
Color is lent to the rumors that have
been afloat by the recent frequent visits
paid to the Foreign Office by the Rus
sian Ambassador and the fact that For
eign Secretary Lansdowne, who returned
from bis vacation to publish the text cf
the Anglo-Japanese treaty, has remained
at his office continuously since. Coun
Benbendorff, the Russian Ambassador,
had a long interview with Lord Lans
downe at the Foreign Office yesterdny
and the latter left London immediately
afterwards for Balmoral, Scotland, where
Premier Baltour is prpsent as Minister
in attendance on King Edward. The
visits f the Rusnian Ambassador to the
Foreign Office may have been connected
with Emperor Nicholas' invitation to
Great Britain to participate in the seconi
peace conference at The Aague, but
Great Britain had already answered his
Majesty's invitations.
The position of rhe British government
was clearly stated in a speech delivered
by Gerald Balfour, president of the local
Government Board, yesterday, in which
he said
Great Britain hns no idtention of mat
ing aggressive movements in Central
Asia. Our object is defense and not de
fiance, and if the Ku-eian government
desires to come to an understanding ,
with us with reference to our interests in J
that part of the world, it will not find
the British government backward in!
readiness to consider ony proposals '
which it might desire to put forward- "j
The newspaper discussion has reached
a much wider ranee, and includes sug-'
gestions f r agreements which, if carried
out and live 1 up to, would make Europe
a family in which there would be no dif
ficulties. One of the BUUirestions which '
most appeal to British officioldom and
the London press is thBt Russia, Ger
many and France should subscribe to
the terms of the Anglo-Japanese treaty.
SI UVEIOBS AT SHANIKO.
Harrlman Interests Sala to Con
template Systam With Num
erous Branches
Shaniko, Or., Oct. 6, The town was
aroused to activity yesterday by the ap
pearance of a party of surveyors, about
12 in number, which came in over the
Columbia Southern, presumably from
Portland, and is now heading in the
way of Agency Plains.
None of rhe men voucbedsafe any in
formation as to their future moyements,
or as to what company they represented,
but from every Indication there is no
doubt they are in the employ of the
Harriman lines, for there are no other
interests seeking a route through this
territory at the present time.
The fact the party headed for the
Agency Plains country is taken as evi
dence that work will be carried on in
that neighborhood in connection witn
papers were filed with the Secretary of
State, showing Colonel William Crooks,
James Wilson and II. F. Conner, all
connected with the Harriman lines here,
as trosteee. Though no cffi.:iRl au g
ment has been made that the company
is an adjunct to the Harriman system,
there is no longer any doubt as to who
fathered it.
The completion of the line means
Natron, on the Southern Pacific, will be
connected with Ontario, on the Oregon
Short line, and branch lines are to ba
run into Agency Plains, Lakeview and
Klamath Falls. It is thought that, as
soon as surveys have been completed,
announcement will be made that work
will be started on the construction in
the spring.
ROAD TO I'KIAH.
Feeder to Be Built From
to Coll Spring:.
Warren
The Tribune has received advices
from Northern Pacific officials to the
effect that abranch line is to be built
in Umatilla county, which will connect
with the new road now being built
the surveying party working eastward down the nortn bank oi th Columbia
from Natron, locating a feasible route lver A Prominent citizen, who does
through the Cascades, probably by way not deB,re his name mentioned at this
of Diamond Peak Pass. The presence time Btated yesterday that he had seen
of the surveyors in this vicinity, togeth- tne maP8 and plots of the proposed line
er with the fact thev headed toward ,n the office of ne Northern Pacific in
Agency Plains, has tended to dispel any Portland a few days ago. He added
hope the commercial interests of 8hani- ia1 ine company actually means busi-
ko had in an extension of tne Columbia ne8fl in the building the feeder and
Southern to Bend, with an east-and- tnat formation of plans is now under
west line connecting with a feeder fiom way in earnest.
Agency Plains, and, probably others in The proposed line is to be built in two
the locality, some benefit will be de- directions from Pendleton, one leading
rived by this town. south along Birch creek . to Camas
No information can Id hn nhtmnnri est Prairie, and the other tanninir the, W.
the general offices in Portland regarding & 0. R. at Warren and leading ofl and accordingly another section of Ore
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through the Middle Cold Spring coun
try to Cold Spring station on the Colum
bia river. This project has been con
templated for some time and, though
the railroad officials are not ready as vet
to make formal announcement of the
new feeder, it is known that the line
will be constructed within the next five
years.
Work of preparing tne plots for the
line covering the entire territory men
tioned ia now in progress and it is ex
pected that engineering parties will be
in the field in the near future.
Ukiah is to be the terminus of the
feeder and already people are looking
to the Camas Prairie town as a coming
city of the interior. The company will
be able to draw business from many
miles into Central and Southern Oregon
which will consist chiefly of sheep and
cattle shipping. The country it is main
tained, will be devoted more extensive
iy to farming after the road is built as
the products will be brought close to a
market by means of the proposed feeder
The line extending from Warren sta
tion to Cold Spring station, on the olher
hand, will tap a rich wheat-producing
country and the company will be able
to control the shipping of wheat in the
northwestern part of Umatilla county.
Some time ago a comgany was formed
to construct a line from Pendleton
through the Camas Prairie countrv, on
to Heppner. This project, however,
seems to have fallen by the wayside
It was believed to have been a bluff on
the part of the O. R. & N. to keep con
trol of the territory, but now since the
Northern Pacific has signified its inten
tions of building a road in the same
territory it is expected that the Harri
man system will resume its project,
' gon will form the battleground for two
opposing railroad systems.
Another source of revenue to the rail
road company that promises to be work
ed up is the coal deposit near Guardane. -It
is believed that there is an immense
amount of coal in the conntry in the
vicinity of Gu-dane, located in the
southern pa,t of Camas Prairie. -Pendleton
Tribune.
main Recommendations In fleiw
sage.
Washington. Oct, 5. President Roose
velt has decided upon the main recom
mendations in his forthcoming message-
to congress. One will ba for the cre
ation of a separate fund for construction
of the Panama canal. The other will-,
call for radical reorganization of the
diplomatic and consular service. It is -
intended to relieve the United States
treasury by placing upon posterity iie
proper portion of the burden of building
the great isthmian waterway. It is felt.
that money for canal construction
should come from long time bonds, and
not be drawn from the treasury direct.
If dongress approves, it will create a
separate fund, out of which can be
drawn the $50,000,000 already appropri
ated, and the United States reimbursed
to that amount. This will remove the
annoyance of a yearly deficit.
Don't Borrow Trouble.
the surveyors reported to have started
from Shaniko, the railroad officials pre
serving the same stoic silence with ret
erence to the East-and-West line that
has characterized their attitude since
the first publication . of the company's
intentions by The Telegram. Regard
less of the fact, several reconnaissances
have been made at different times cf
the available routes through the Ca?
cades to the Eastward of Natron, it is
said by well informed railroads that no
survey has ever been perfected, and it
is to accomplish this that the Southern
Pacific ia going to such an expense
Tli-? Oregon Eastern Railway Company.
under which name the corporation d
recti;. g tho surveys was;foimed, firpi
reiine krxiuri in August, wht-n thr
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