Heppner gazette., February 15, 1906, Image 2

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Issued Thursday of Each Week
HEPPNER OREGON
RESUME OF THE
WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.
Littleton, W. Va., waa almost wiped
out by fire.
A campaign of assassination seems to
be under full headway iu Russia.
The hazing trials have caused many
failures iu the Annapolis eiarnina
tions. A deadlock is predicted between
France and Germany ou the Moroccan
question.
John L. Sullivan, in a speech to
newsboys, warned them again it ciga
rettes and whisky.
It is believed in Washington that
the railroad rate bill will pass the
senate without much opposition.
The Chamber ot Commerce building
in Portland has just been sold. The
price is about one million dollars.
It is said that Mill has about com
pleted arrangements to buy the Chica
go, Milwaukee & bt. Paul railroad.
Two men have been rescued alive
from a mine near Suxkton, Cal., after
beeing entombed more than 100 hours
by a cave-in.
Jack the Stabber has been captured
in St. Lo" is. He slashed 13 women
one evening arid one the next. The
last led to his arrest.
Russia's financial condition has im
proved greatly.
King Charles of Roumania is re
ported to be seriously ill.
All the judges of Minnesota have re
turned their annual railroad passes.
Railway traffic in Eastern Pennsyl
vania is blockaded on account of heavy
enow.
The annual cost of repairs and main
tenance of the congressional library is
$S0,C00.
Helen Kellar, the deaf and blind
girl, has broken down under the strain
of work. .
A Belgian professor accuses "King
Leopold of stealing $15,0000 000 de
rived from the rubber trade with
Congo.
Harriman has secured concessions
from the Mexican government and will
build 1,000 miles of railroad in that
country.
It is now probable that President
Roosevelt w ill be called upon to settle
the Moroccn dispute between France
and Germany by policing the country
with American troops.
The United States sub-treasury at
Chicago has detected counterfeit half
dollars which are said to have been
made in China. The required amount
of Silver is contained.
LIKE ROUGH RIDERS.
Pennsylvania Provides Body of Picked
Men Against Time of Strike.
Philadelphia, Feb. 13. When the
great coal Btrike comes on April 1 the
miners will find themselves confronted
by a new kind of foe.
There w ill be no Pinkertons to "in
flame the pasaiona of the workers."
No militia or private guards of any
kind will be on duty, nor w ill the mili
tia be called out. The duty of protect
ing life and properly will be confided
to the state constabulary, an organiza
tion without a parallel in the United
States. The nearest approach to it is
the body of men known as the "Texas
Rangers," famed principally iu dime
novels, but the state constabulary has
greater powers than the rangers, and
far more work to do.
At the last session of the lg:slature
authority for the organization of the
force was given out, and now the men
have been selected, drilled and are
ready for work. The superintendent
ot the force, which now numbers 240
men, but can be over fourfold that
number if the governor decides an
emergency exists, is John C. Grcome,
a former militiaman, who saw service
as a commissioned officer during the
Spanish-American war.
Superintendent Groome sternly dis
regarded all the pressure that was
brought to bear upon him bv politi
cians, and not only did he declare that
not one appointment would be made
to oblige a dealer iu patronage, but he
kept his word.
Several thousand men were exam
ined before the quota was filled, and
there are now on the lists fully 500
qualified men, who can be called upon
if an emergency arises.
One requirement was insisted upon:
Every man had to be an American, be
tween the ages of 21 and 40, and be a
good horseman. Although it was not
a requisite that troopers should have
seen mililary service, yet it was found
that those who had been in the regular
army or the Pennsylvania National
guard beet answered the teats, and
practically all of those chosan have
been soldiers, real or "tin."
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
TEN MEASURES FILED.
PACKING FOR EXPORT.
The lhe meat animals imported into
12 of the important countries from the
United States is 34 per cent of the total
imports of such animals. In the same
countries the packing house products
from the United States is 45 per cent
of the total.
An explosion in a coal mine at Oak
hill, West Virginia, causad the death
of at least 28 miners.
The Chicago council has passed an
ordinance p'acing the cost of gaa at 63
cents per thousand feet.
On account of the rtcent turn of
affairs in China the power may not
withdraw their troopa aa had been
agreed.
Chicago city council will pass an or
dinance against cigarette smoking by
minors. Fines are provided which are
to be heavier with each auccedeing
offense.
Congregatinoal, United Bretheren
and Methodist Protestant r. churches
have completed a plan for a union un
der the name of the United Church of
America.
Young Cudahy has not been able to
positively identify Pat Crowe as his
kidnaper. Crosve is said to have
changed greatly in apppearance during
the past five years.
The internal revenue report for 1 f 05
shows that the business of the Philip
pine islands amounted to $195,000,000
in gldd. The amount of taxes col
lected was $4,003,000 in gold.
The graves of Chat lea Dickens and
Sir Henry Irving, in Westminster
abbey. London, were lavishly decorated
with flowers in commemoration of their
birthdays, February 7 and G respect
ively. A false emperor of Russia and h'a
suite, who have been stirring up the
people of the Volga region, have been
arrested.
Zero weather prevails throughout the
United States east of the Rocky moun
tains. The trial of Pat Crwe, charged with
robbing E. A Codahy of $25,000 in
connection with the kidnaping of E.
A. Cudahy, Jr., five yean ago has be
gun in the Dietrict court at Omaha.
Fire which was started in the match
department of a Lexingon, Kentucky,
wnoleeale house, destroyed $150,000
worth of property.
American Goods Sent to Orient Said
to Arrive in Bad Shape.
Washington, Feb. 13. As a result of
the work of special agents eent to the
Orient to investigate trade regulations
with those countries, a valuable object
lesson in the way of packing goods for
export is now furnished by the bureau
of manufactures cf the department of
Commerce and Labor.
Heavy losses have been sustained and
the growth of exports retarded as the
result of insecure packing on the part
of. American exporters. Numerous
photographs have been received show
ing piles of boxes on the wharves in
China, where the British and German
boxes are eecurp, while many of those
of American make are smashed and the
goods injured or destroyed. The wood
used for boxes in this country is gen
erally too light in weight and not prop
erly held together.
One of the English boxes on exhibi
tion is made of hard wood, seven
eighths of an inch in thickness, with
double ends, and lined with tin made
to the exact inside measurements of
the box. Inside this tin lining heavy
wrapping paper is plactd, in which are
packed the bundles of different articles
well wrapped and properly marked.
The tin lining is soldered ao as to be
water tight, while the boxes are held
together by steel bands.
American piece goods reach China in
machine pressed bales bound with
rope3. Other countries use iron bands
with buckles or li cks on the ends.
The ropes are useless for protection,
and as a result there are large losses on
damaged American bales. Some Amer
ican mills use metal bands, but they
are the exi eptions. Chinamen coin
plain that Americans do not comply
with orders as to labels, etc , and the
lack of uniformity causes great losses.
The' Chinese purchase goods aa a result
of labels of which they have a know
ledge. A change if the label in any
respect causes a loss to the merchant.
Questions To Be Submitted to Peopl
for Their Decision.
Salem The last day for filing initia
tive measures m the office ol the secre
tary of state has passed and six ineaa
ures were added to the tour already on
file. The bills and proposed amend
ment8 to be voted upon are aa follows:
The $1,000,000 appropriation bill
passed b' the last legislature and' held
up by referendum petittions.
The local option bill proposed by the
Liquordealers association as an amend
ment to the present local option law
The bill filed bv the owners of the
Barlow road, requiring the state to buy
the road for the sum of $24,000.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment filed by the Equal Suffrage league,
extending the elective franchise to
women.
A bill by the People's Power league
making it unlawful for public sernce
corporations to give passes or free or
reduced rate service to public ofiioiala
A bill by the State grange, levying a
license tax upon the gross earnings of
refrigerator and sleeping cars and oil
'companies.
A constitutional amendment proposed
by the People's Power league to amend
section 1 of article 12 so that the pub
lic printing will be entirely within the
control of the legislature, and may be
let bv contract, or a printer elected or
appointed, upon a salary or other com
pensation.
An amendment proposed by the Peo
ple's Power league to amend article 4
of the constitution so that the referend
um may be demanded upon any item or
section of a bill and extending the
rights of initiative and referendum to
municipalities.
An amendment proposed by the Peo
ple's Power league to amend sections 1
and 2 of article 17, so that one legisla
tive assembly mav submit constitution
al amendments, and that when the vote
upon an amendment has been canvassed
by the governor and a majority found
in its favor he shall proclaim it adopt- Or
ed, and it shall then be a part of the
constitution, beyond th power of the
courts to pass upon ; also that no law
for a constitutional convention shall be
in force until approved by a vote of the
peopb.
An amendment proposed by the Peo
ple's Power league to amend section 2
of article 11, giving the legal voters of
municipality power to frame and
adopt their own charters, and forbid
ding the legislature to create municipal
corporations.
Old Treaty With Prussia.
Washington, Feb. 13. Considerable
interiEt attaches, in view of the termi
nation of the trade agreement with
Germany, on the first of March, to the
fact that there is still in existence a
treaty of peace and amity made in 1S2S
between the United States and Prussia,
which contains a rnont favored nation
clause, under which it is contended
that the United States'has t lie right to
demand the application of the German
minimum tariff rates to its imports, a
has been accorded various r.aropean
countries.
Large Depot at Austin.
Sumpter Th Sumpter Valley Rail
road company has just finished an 80
foot depot at the terminus of the road
now known as Austin station. Much
freight is received at that point, neces
sitating a larger depot than is generally
found at other Ptations on the line of
the road. A few other buildings have
been erected at Austin and the piece is
beginning to assume the proportions of
a village. There is no authenticated
repot current as to whether the Sump
ter Valley intends to extend its line he
yond that point during the coming sea
son or not.
Klamath Horses Sell High.
, Merrill J. Frank Adams has just
sold 100 bead of horpes to Charles
Stewart, of San Francisco, for prices
ranging from $100 to $150 each. Mr.
Stewart purchased the horses to take
to San Francisco and perhaps a large
portion of them will go to Honolulu or
be transorted for service in the United
States army. Sixty riead of the .ani
mals brought $ 100 each and 40 head
were sold at $150 each. They averaged
from 1,250 to 1,500 pounds each, and
some of them were only halter broken.
This ia conaidered a good price.
ROAD TO BE REBUILT.
Government Work and Immigration
Stimulates Klamath Line.
Klamath Falla Inf rmation received
at Klamath Falls indicatea that the
Klamath - Lake railroad, connecting
with the Southern Pacific at Thrall and
extending to Pokegama, recently ac
quired by the WeyerhaeuBer Lumber
company, will be practically recon
structed during the present year, track
laid better to enuble the line to eom
inad traffic of the Klamath Falls region
for some time, while also better serving
the purposes of its new owners in the
development , of lumber industries.
Four new locomotives have been .order
ed, a new passenger coach and a num
ber of cars are to be purchased, which
is understood to be indicative of the in
tentions witn reference to the railroad.
No official information is had aa to
the intentions in the way of adding
mileage, but it is known that investiga
tions made before the acquisition of the
property were with a view to determin
ing the traffic assured by reason of the
government work in constructing the
canal for which Mason, Davis A Co., of
Portland, now have the first contract.
With absolute knowledge of the ton
nage of traffic that was handled during
lyua, and its great increase over the
preceding year, and an additional ton
nage for the next year that will surely
double the commodity traffic of 1905,
to say nothing of the immigration that
will mean a great deal of business, the
railroad officials feel more thn justi
fied in large expenditures and will com
plete their projected work at the ear
liest possible date.
Operate Eugene Mill.
Eugene Final papers have been
made out in Salem for the sale of the
Eugene Woolen mill to a Salem organ-
zation, to be known aa the Eugene
Woolen Mill company. The Thomaa
Kay Woolen Mill company of Salem ia
he principal stockholder. John P.
Wilbur and Will Wright, of Union.
more than a year ago purchased
the plant at a receiver's sale. The
company which has just bought it an
nounces it will have the mill running
within 60 days. The plant has been
idle about three years.
SIX ARE DEAD.
Plans Cheese Factory.
Dallas R. Robinson, of Tillamook,
in Dallas and plans to establish a
heese factory here. Mr. Robinson
says if the farmers will guarantee 250
cows to-start with he will immediately
make all arrangements for the plant.
He expects to rent space in the Dallas
ice plant, where cold storage will be
onvenient, thereby avoiding the ex
pense and delay of building. Mr. Rob
inson already owns several plants in
Oregon. ,
Use Sagebrush Fuel.
Salem W. E. Burke, of Harney
county, repreenting the Portland Land
company, waa before the State Land
board at ita last meeting arranging to
perfect proof of reclamation for about
9,000 acres, under the Carey act, in
riarney counry, near jjurns. una com
pany will obtain water from wells by
pumping, using eagebrtish or fuel to
generate the steam power.
For Experiment Station.
Echo The United Statea government
ha's decided to establish an experiment
station of 4d acres on the East Umatilla
irrigation project. Land will be set
apart for this puipoge.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Makes Demand on Porte.
Constantinople, Feb. 13. Tie
Tuiko-Persian frontier dispute remains
unsettled. The Persian ambassador
has demanded of the Porte the evacua
tion of lahidjan by Turkish troops ard
compensation for the depredations lv
the Turkish cavalry. It m believed
that the Turkish commission which
has arrived at the dispnted territory
will recommend to the I'.jite the im
mediate withdrawal of the Turkish
troopa.
Piano Factory Burned.
New York, Feb. 13. Fire starting in
the Bremuller piano factory, at Tenth
avenue and Fifty-first street tonight,
caused damage eetima'ed at $500,000.
The blaze spread bo rapidly that for a
time eeveral tenements which adjoin
the piano factory on Tenth avenue and
Fifty-firet street were threatened.'
Road Taps Mining District.
Baker City A special trom Sumpter
says it ia assured that the Sumpter
Electric railroad to the mining camp
of Bourne will be built this spring.
W. E. Hurd, of Portland, -and Anthon
Mohr, of Sumpter, are in the East, in
the interest of the new road, which is
planned to handle ores more cheaply.
They say the road is practically financ
ed. It will be an electric line about
een miles long, serving one oi the rich
tat mining camps in the Northwest.
Range Horses Die by Score.
Baker City It is reported here .'rom
the ranges of Baker county that scores
of horse", turned out by their owners
to feed thenielves during the winter
months, have starved to death, while
many others are in a mof.t pitiable con
dition. This is caused by the unusual
ly deep snows, which prevent the ani
mals f-om reaching the dried grosses of
the ranges, on which they usually de
pend for their winter pubrtenance.
Buying Heavy Draft Horses.
John Day J. D. Comb?, a local
buyer, haa lcen picking np a "ood
miinv hor-es during the past week for
the Willamette valley trade. He pur
chased, among other heavy draft
horses, the fine team owned by Senator
Lavcock. paying therefor the sum of
$350. This team is generally thought
to be the beet in Grant county, and
will probably be sold in Portland.
Prices generally are good.
Money from State Land.
Sa'em The State Land lioard has re
ceived from the pale of public 'ands and
interest, on behalf of the public school,
the Agricultural college and the uni
versity, funds during January $74,
138.76. The money has all been turn
ed into the state treasury.
Wheat Club, 70 (? 71c; blne-
ptem, 7273c; red, 67gOSc; val!ey,
73c.
Oats No. 1 white feed, $28; gray
$27.
Barley Feed, $23(323.50 per ton ;
brewing, $24; rolled, $24(25.
Buckwheat $2.25 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy,
$13.5014; valley timothy, $9(l6;
clover, $7.508; cheat, $78; grain
hay, $78 per ton.
Fruits App'es, common, 75c$l per
b-x; choice, $1.2(31.50; fancv, $2(3)3;
peara, $1.25(31.50 per box; cranber
ries, $13(313.50 per barrel.
Vegetables Cabbage, 2'2ic per
pound, caul flower, $1 85 per crate:
celery, $3.50 per crate; pumpkins,
(3Jc per pound; sprouts, 6J(37c per
pound; squash, 1 M (3 1 kjc per pound :
parsley, 25c; turnips, 00:(3$1 per park;
carrots, 65 75c per pack; beets, 85c
$1 per sack.
Onions Oregon. No. 1 , $1 .10(3,1 .25
per pack; No. 2, 70 3$1.
Potatoes rancy graded Jiimanks,
60c per hundred; ordinary, nominal;
sweet potatoes, 2J4(3212c per pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27,'2(a30e
per pound.
Eg9 Oregon ranch, 23:324c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens.lliftc
P-r pound; mixed chickens, 10(310 ?;
broilers, 15(317c; young roosterp, 10c;
old roosters, 89c: dressed chickens,
l.'!'2l4c; turkeyp, live. 16(317c; tur
keys, dressed, choice, 1820e; geese,
live, 9c; geese, dressed, 12(31 4c;
ducks, 16(318c.
JIopsj Oregon. 1905, choice 10(311c
per pound; prime, 89c; medium,
7(38c; olda. 5(3 7c.
Wool Eastern Oregon Average best,
l(321c; valley, 2426c per pound;
mohair, choice, 30c.
pef Drepsed balls, 22c per
ionnd; cows, 3 4,','c; country
steers, 45c.
Mutton Drepsed, fancy, 8g8jc per
pound; ordinary, 45c; lambs, 7
7 ' jC.
Veal Dressed, 338sC p pound.
Pork Dressed, 67c per pound, i
Disastrous Early Morning Water Front
Fire at Portland.
fontanel, eb. 12.- Fire broke out
this morning at 3 :45 near the corner of
ast Water and East Morrison streetB,
and burned with great rapidity. The
buildings are built on pilings, and the
draft carried the flames under the road
way of MorriBion street, burning the
approach to the Morrison street bridge,
and the frame structures on both sides
of the roadway were soon ablaze.
On the north aide of Morrison street
is tho wood yard of C. R. Davis & Co. ;
M. J. Murphy, plumber; the Mount
Hood saloon; a small photograph gal
lery and the East Portland Fence
works. On the south side of Morrison
street are two or three small structures
used as candy stores and a restaurant.
- Boats along the water front were
quickly moved out into the river and
out of danger.
The wind, what little there was, was
from the northeast, and the sparks and
bits of burning wood were carried over
to the west side of the river, making a
beautiful eight in the moonlight.
The fireboat i8 moored within two
blocks of the place where the tire
started, but the flames had already at
tained such a headway before an alarm
was turned in that thev could not be
stayed.
The big agricultural implement ware
house district ia within a block of the
burned buildings, but the gentle wind
blowing carried all the sparks out into
the river and away from the big frame
buildings.
The second story of the building in
which the Mount Ilood saloon is lo
cated is occupied as a tenement house.
Lodgers were driven from their rooms
in their night clothes and had very
narrow escapee.
L. Daily, a man of about 50 yeara of
age, waa taken to the hospital very
badly bnrned. Daily is in great an
guish as he ia afraid that his wife and
two children perished in the flames.
He says he waa wakened out of sleep by
tho. flames licking at his face and by
the greatest effort escaped with his
life.
Six bidiee have been taken from the
ruins of the lodging house. Four ape
men and two are women. Several per
sons are missing and nearly a dozen are
in the various hospitals of the city with
more or less serious injuries. Two fire
men were overcome by emoke while
, : . ...
rousing me sleeping inmates ol the
lodging house, but were quickly rescued
by their comrades.
Assistant Chief Lundenkloaa Rays h
! 1 i I m .i
is airaiu mere are a number ot othe
victims in the embers, probably chil
dren.
uy tne names were under con
trol. Davis' woodyard buildings ar
badly damaged. There is a great hoi
in the Morrison street bridge approach
All the buildings on the west side o
Water street on the two corners are de
etroyed.
STRIKING PANIG
INTO RAILROADS
Tell Friends In Senate to Allow Best
Rate Bill to Pass.
Public Hostility Causes Fear of Re
sults Are in Humor for Surren
der Denunciations of the Pennsyl
vania Merger and Coal Roac's
Cause Alarm.
ANTHRAX MAY KILL HIM.
Scientist Accidentally Inoculates 'Him
self with Deadly Poison.
ew uneaiiB, ret), vz. w nether or
not Professor Thomas E. Dyer, of Tu
lane university, will die of anthrax
one of the worst diseases known to mcd
ical science, during the ntxt ten days
aa the result of accidental self-inrciila
tion with tlie germs of the disease, is a
question the answer of which Profesi-or
Byer and scientists in the city are
waiting with anxiety. The disease is
fatal in two cases out of three in the
human and ia almost invariably fatal to
the lower animals.
Professor Byer was. working before
his class in science and was inoculating
a live rabbit with ttie germs. Aa soon
aa the rabbit felt tho prick of the
needle it gave a lunge and the needle,
instead of being thins, into" the ear of
the rabbit, waa driven into the pro
fessor a finger. Dr. Byer sought ad
vica frm a number of local bacteriolo
gists. They will have to wait ten days
before it is determined whether or not,
the deadly germs have been killed by
antisept'cs. The germs attack tlu
glanda of the throat, causing them to
swell and resulting in death within a
short time.
Engineer Wallace III.
Chicago, Feb. 12. John F. Wallace
ex-engineer of the Panama canal, re
turned home today from Washington
and immediately took to his bed. Mr.
Wallace was unable to be interviewed
tonight and his son-in-law, T. M. Orr,
sai! his throat and lungs were so afiect
ed that he' had not been able to speak
a hove a whisper since he left New
York. The neivous strain growing out
of the senatorial inquisition, Mr. Orr
paid, may have been one of ttie cauues
that brought on the illness of Mr.
Wallace.
May Delay Repairs to the Oregon.
Washington, Feb. 1 2. The battle
ship Oregon may not immediately un
dergo repairs upon arrival at the Puget
sound navy yard, aa originally contem
plated. The navy is short of money for
repairing vessels, congress having de
dined to supply the deficiency. It is
the fear of naval officers that the work
of the Oregon will be suspended some
little time unless a special appropria
tion can be procured immediately.
There is little hope of this.
Abolish Forced Pilotage.
Washington, Feb. 12. By a vote of
8 to 5, the house committee on mer
chant marine and fisheries agreed to
day to make a favorable report of the
Littlefield bill, which does away with
compulpory pilotate on sailing veeeela
engaged in the coastwise trade.
"Washington, -Feb. 10. Itia apparent
that certain railroad interests have be
come alarmed over the decided anti-
railroad agitation that is manifesting
itself in congress and in several states,
and that their friends in the senate
have been appealed to to settle upon
the beet rate bill they can get and get
it before the senate for action. It B
said that the railroad interests at large
have become astounded over the oppo
sition that has devloped to them
throughout the country, and that man7
of them realise that graver problem
than the fixing of a disputed rate cop
front them if something ia not done to
allay the spirit of hostility ,
Some of the magnates believe that if
they can get the members of the com
mittee on interstate commerce of the
senate together on a bill at once it will
stop the agitation that ia each day
growing stronger against w hat are char
acterized aa "railroad lobbies" in vari
ous states.
The denunciation of the railroad
trust in West Virginia by Governor
Dawson in a letter to the senate, the
eff ring of a resolution in Pennsylvania,
to investigate coal-operating roads and
the determination of many members of
congress to secure an investigation of
the alleged trust formed by the Penn
sylvania, Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake
& Ohio and Norvfol!: A Western, have
excited iear among the friends c f rail
roads that a rc m irselei-s crusade against
them is about to begin.
Chairman Elkins, of tho interstate
commerce committee of the sena'e, who
favors the railroad interests, and Sena
tors Clapp and Do'livtr, who have been
fighting for action, held a private con
ference of several hours this afternoon.
It is believed a basis of compromise ia
being considered.
STILL RELY ON RFLIANCE.
Will Be Converted to Suit Terms of
Next Yacht Race.
New York, Feb. 10. In discussing
the possibilities ol a challenge for the
America's cup from Sir Thomas Lipton
or any foreign source, and the probable
course of the New York Yacht club, on
receipt uf such a challenge, saya to
day's Times, the astonishing statement
waa made by a prominent member of
the New York club yesterday that the
Reliance would be used in all proba
bility as the defender of the cup, even
though the challenge called for a race
with pchoonrra, aa haa been suggested,
and that to meet tiles') conditions she
would be converted, as it is a perfectly
practical suggestion and meeN Sir
Thomas' and any other challenges at
every point.
If a -70-foot sloop, as suggested by
Sir Tiiomas, is named aa the chal
lenger, the challenge will be a 'ceptetl
aid the Reliance will be used as the
challenge boat, in ppite of the b:g al
lowance phe wouid have to give. If a
HO-f.Mit schooner ia named, the Reli
ance will be converted and will be still
the defender. If a itO-foot sloop ia
named, it. will, of course, be the Reli
ance which will cross the line as the
lefender of America's priceless trophy.
Under old rules or undtr new, the Re
liance is looked upon as capable of
successfully defending the cup and will
remain the club's Reliance.
Poaching on Fund.
AVashington, Feb. 10. To the sur
prise of many senators, the Hansbrough
ill Petting apart $1,000,000 out of the
reclamation fund for the drainage'of
wamp landa in North Dakota slipiel
through the senate today. Several
Western senators were vigorously op
posed to taking any money out of the
reclamation fund to drain swamp land
nd it was their purpose to oppose this
bill, but it was called up when the pen-
ti waa virtually empty and went
through withont opposition. It will be
fought in the houpe.
Relieve Forest Settlers.
Wash ngton. Feb. 0. The house
f passed a bill providing that, pettlers
within forest rperves who have relin-
uidied title to their land since the lieu
land law was repealed may recover title
to their original holdings. As matters
now f-tand, these settlers can neither
make lieu Belection nor recover the land
which they relinquished. The hou
refused to pass a bill permitting set
tlers of this class to perfect their lieu
selections.
Grain Trust Ordered Dissolved.
Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 10. A decinion
adverse to the Nebraska liraindealei-"'
asociation waa handed down today by
the Supreme cou't, which orders the
association dissolved. It had been al
leged that the association fixed prices.
leaving the farmers to take what was
offered.