Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, December 06, 1906, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextHeppner Gazette . 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. A universal suffrage bill has boon passed in Austria. Senator Fulton lias a remedy for the Japanese problem. The United States leads all countries in the production of preoiosu metals. The drug combine has been declared an illegal trust by a Philadelphia court . Alleged revolutionists continue their reign of bloodshed across the Mexican border. King Menelik, of Abyssinia, is near dentil and a war for his successor will follow. A mob of masked men plundered and burned a plant of the tobaceco trust in Kentucky. The St. Paul railroad has increased its capital for the purpose of Pacitic coast extensions. Texas bandits threw the express mes senger from the train and looted the car at their leisure. Thirty states will be represented at the conference at Pes Moines fo rdirect senatorial elections. It is estimated that elections for members of the English parliament oost OS cents per vote. One governor of a Cuban province has resinned rather than reinstate vari ous officers in his province, who he de elared were assassins. The Illinois Central will spend $2, 000,000 elevating its tracks in Chicago. One day recently 4,050 steerage pas sengers arrived in New York from Eu rope. There is a coal shortage in San Fran cisco and the price lias been boosted $: per ton. At its next session congress will be asked to pay fur entertainments by our foreign atnl.wssiK.lors and ministers. It is alleged that an attempt lias been made to poison one of the T witnesses in the land fraud trials now on at Salt Lake. ANNUAL RIVE3 AND HAR30R BILL National Rivers and Harbors Congress Calls lor $50,000,000 Yearly. The national government, for the past ten years, lias provided, for the benefit of commerce- and agriculture, from which is derived its entire reve nue, less than per cent of the total to improve our natural and economic highways rivers and harbors. At this rate, the amounts received by the greatest natural highway ot the West, the Columbia river, for the deepening of its mouth, would be so small that each year's work would be carried away by storms before the next appropriation would bo available. The amounts allowed for the last twenty years have to a great extent been wast ed in this manner, because no one ap propriation was sutlicient to complete the project, and money which, spread out over a great many years was almost useless, would have given the great highway of Oregon, Washington and Ida bo, if appropriated at one time, a forty foot channel at its mouth. However, even with the fifty million dollars annual appropriation,, which they are striving for, and will get, our proportion, considering present ap proved and meritorious subjects, would he insufficient to carry on the work at the mouth of the Columbia properly. . . . , . . '. NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM THE STATE OF OREGON STATE LAND SALES LESS. Ninety Per Cent Decrease During the Last Two Years. Salem Sales of state land during the years 1005 and 1000 amounted to only 47, 0;7 acres, or about 1 1 per cent as much as in the preceding two years, when the sales aggregated over 23:5,000 acres. 1 ins decrease oi nearly tier cut is due chiwtlv to the act of the lcg- REFORM SCHOOL'S NEW NAME Superintendent Looney Renews Re commendation to Legislature. Salem That the name of the State Keform school should be changed to State Industrial school is the recom mendation made by Superintendent X. II. Ixxtnev of that institnt illll ill his lii. ennial report. This recommendation has been made before and two attempts have been made in the Wintum u islature in raising the price from $1.25 cure a change in the name, but in each to $2.50 per acre, but is also due in instance the effort failed. Mr. Ioonev m it to the course of the State Land , "lso recommends the establishment of a ml in heidtminL' orosecut on of sn.c ","""K" ur.i gins and me .. . - 0 x i ulators who were purchasing state land in violation of law. The decrease in receipts is not so great, however, for those who bou ! or tins reason, it is understood, tlitTi will be a bill introduced at the coming state legislature ot Oregon to create a taxing district; issue 20 and 40 year bonds and go before congress with an offer of one million dollars if the gen eral government will add to it sutlicient to complete the entire project for the improvement of the mouth of the Co lumbia, or, if they will put such im provement on a continuing contract basis. Congress has shown a disposition to help the localities that help them selves, as in the case of Philadelphia, which appropriated $."oo.(H0 for its harbor, and congress shortly afterward added the necessary sum for the com pletion of tbt1 project. Oregon and Washington cannot show the trade as yet that merits and gets large appro priations, and there semes to bono reason why they should not accelerate the improvement of their rivers and harbors in the above manner, part icu larly as our harbors shuold be made better at once to get and hold a great and growing Oriental trade, and our river improved to lower our present high railroad rates. There seems also to be no good reasoon why posterity should not bear a part of the burden m me way ot long term bonds, as tiiey get the great benefit. construction of a cottage for small bovs so they may be kept by themselves and not be thrown into association with larger boys. He asks for an appropria tion of $00,800 for the ensuing two VilTa TllJl imiinoni.;..!:,,., f it A md prior to the advance in price have v , "J 7-7" , ' ' , 1,11 1 T 1 ' two years was $; i. o. The muii ur of boys in the school is ()(!. Chaplain E. W. St. Pierre recom mends that the maximum age i , oich boys may be committed to the reform school be raised from Hi to IS years, so t hat some boys now being sent" to the slate penitentiary may be sent to the reform school and "their reformation niat.e more probable, but he would tir.-t been making payments from time to time. The total receipts for the two years ending September .'SO, l!)0ti, were $47o, StKS.HO, as compared with $(17i, 004 .5S for the preceding two years. The great decrease in receipts resulting from the diminution of sales will he apparent in the next two or throe vears, when deferred installment- n . ..: l l i : .... i ...... ; . I... : i : i , , previous sates win nave oeen i ami uuiiumgs in Wllien the older there will be little money due on sales boys nay be kept separate from the made during 1005 and PKiti. Nearly '' youi g 'r. Speaking of the proper scope all sales of state land are made on the of the institution, lie says that "the re installnient plan, the purchaser taking form school should never be made a three or four years to make his pay- convenience to anybody. Criminally ment. j negligent parents should not be accom- The falling off in business in the modated by being relieved of t heir ehil stato land office in tho last two years is drens' support and care without being evident not onlv from the decrease in niade'to pa v' for it." acreage sold, but in the number of oer- WORK OF CONGRESS. Main Task B tore It Will Be the Ap propriaiion Bills. Washington, Pec. Ii. T)ic passage of the appropriation bills and as little other general legislation as possible such in brief is the forecast for the short session of the 511th congress, which will begin at high noon today. There has not yet been time for as general an exchange of views among members as is ordinarily desired by loaders before expressing their views. but all seem to regard the present situ ation as so simple as to need compara tively little intercourse to arrive at an understanding. It is evident, for vari ous reasons, that it will not be possible to do mucch on the appropriation bills before the holidays, and the circum stance will have the effect of condensing the consideration of the 14 regular sup ply measures into two months. Considering that the aggregate of the appropriations to bo considered will approximate $1 ,000, 000, 000, some sen ators and members express the opinion that congress cannot do better than give all of its time to these measures. The report' on the ship subsidy bill probably will Ik? an except ion to 1 he rule for no general legislation. The friends of that measure have never been more insistent than now. I hoy art extremely hopeful, and yet very apprehensive. Tin TRUE BILLS TO BE REPORTED Federjl Grand Jury at Salt Lake Cliy Finds Evidence of Fraud. Union Pacific Railroad, Oregon Short Lire, Union Pacific Coal Corr -pany, and Two C ffuials of These Companies, Are To Be Indicted for Land Stealing. titicatos of sale and deeds ing 1(10:5-04 there were is? titicatos of sale and 1,(112 ing 1(11)5-00 there were is certificates of sale and (is issued. I dir tied 1 ,745 cer- deeds. Iur--ued only 22( 7 deeds. The amount now due on outstanding certifi cates of sale of school land is $400.- Good Showing of Athena Mill Athena An idea of the magnitude of the business done at the (louring mills of the Preston-Parton Milling company at this place may be had from the rec ords fif the company's ollice, which cIumi- th.if 'Joe. ...,... .1.: i . 1 . 1 Ir ,1 i. Nim .(.M.tii.- imu- MUM It'll ll 'I .''. (0, or onlv about half the amount n, r i,,-,, ,( c i i- , , . - the Washington x (. olunibia Kivor rail- lue two vears ago. .,.,. . , ,T , . , . 'iw inin .liuuiiin i in .MivcwmtT 1 oi this year. I'p to October 1 200 cars were shipped over the Oregon Kail road it Xavigat ion company's road, making a total of (ISO. This mill turns out about 050 barrels of flour every 24 hours when running full capacity. Salt Lake City, Utah, Pec. 1. It is understood that the Federal grand jury now hearing testimony concerning the gigantic grab of coal and timber land by railroads and coal companies, has voted to return indictments against the I'nion Pacific Kail road company, tho Oregon Short Line, the I'nion Pacific Coal company, and two officials of these J companies w ill be included when tho i indict merits are returned. It is said (the bills would have been reported out. J before now, but the government ofli jcials are waiting to hear additional 'evidence at Pueblo mid Penver next I ...... L- The indictments will charge tho do- ill has passed tho senate and is "' " on.aming gov- in committee in the house. Tho com- ! I'1'","."'"1 1:1,1,1 '' subornation of perjury mittoo has heretofore heel. .mite evenly ' 1,1 I ring persons to swear that they .livid., I !,( il, i.-,..,t,,. ,.( H. i.iii wore making entry upon the land for believe that they will bo able to get if out in tine season and they hope lor its consideration when once reported tt house. the RELATIONS ACUTE. READY TO SETTLE. Tenement house residents of New York's East Side have begun a war on butcher shops for raising the price of meat . Realty in Victoria, 15. C, has in creased 25 per cent in value on the an nouncement of improvements by the Canadian Pacitic. A new all-Canadian mail service re cord has been established by the trip has been sent .. T 1 a - - . l iroui ivoiuiou ut aneouver, n. c, be ing made in 11 days. Investigation has shown that large amounts of money intended to relieve Russian famine sufferers has been pock eted by those intrusted with the funds. Pritish Columbian Indians are in the Jiabit of selling their girls as soon as they are ol denough to find a buyer. An effort is to be made to stop the prac tice. With the thermometer standing near the zero mark a large number of prom inent citizens of Payette, Inaho, held up a coal train and took two airs for their own use. Thve were prevented from taking moreb y a prornis eof relief by the railroad company. The use of tolaeoo in any form is be' ing driven from the university at Lin coln, Neb. The Canadian governoment has agreed to place a lifeboat service on the south ern po-tion of Vancouver island coast, the marine graveyard. The Alabama fireat Southern rail road has given an inerense of 5 or cent in wages to all its employes receiving less than $i'oo per month. In thel nterstate Coinmere hearing at Salt Lake a witness declared the Prion Pacifier ailroad prevint-d oj. position from acquiring coal lands by the use of dvnamite. Ir. I. P tion in the Pi P arrows, director of oduon- h in prunes, savs the is lands are in g'Kcl condition generally Fpeaking. There is no market for sugar and loba'vo. Daly Estate Negotiating With Govern ment for Terms. Washington, Pec. 4. Word has been received by the Ltnd department hero that the estate of Marcus Palv has offered to settle the now famous timber cutting suit begun against it years ago by the payment of .fl5n,otio. A spe cial agent of the department of Justice to Helena, Mont., with a view ot nogot rat ing with the attorneys of the Paly estate, and tho prospect is that a settlement will be reached. The suit against the estate is for damages amounting to 1,.'!5(i,(mmi. The case is of vast importance to the government, in view of the fact that it is the tirst of many timber claim suits which will be tiled to obtain damages for unlawful decimation of the t imber of the West, which has been going ,on for the last decade or more. The suc cess of the government in the Paly case undoubtedly will have the effect of inducing other perpetrators of timber frauds to seek settlement. Elk Protected by Law. Salem Overlooking an act of the pecial session of the Oregon legislature in KM),'?, quite a number of people have 'gained the impression that after Janu ary 1, KH.)7, it will be lawful to kill elk, and it is known that several hunt ers art planning to go to the mountains elk hunting after that date. Put the legislature of loo:! anticipated a lapse in the law protecting elk by enacting a law which expends the protection until September 15, Ko7, and after t hat time elk may be killed only from September 15 to October 15, and only one in a sea son by any person. j Spraying Decision Satisfactory. McMinnville Nothing recently has given the conscientious fruit raisers of this county more real joy than the de cision of the courts giving to fruit in spectors i tie right to compel spr.iyin lamhillhas many fine orcbar Granite Mas Money in Bark. (iranite (iranite probably bear-' a distinction that no other town in the state can boast of. The city has sever al hundred dollars in the treasury, with all its debts paid, and yet there has never been a cent of tax levied for the maintenance of the city government since the incorporation of the town. I The installation of electric lights is one I of the improvements being considered I by the city fathers and one that w ill 'probably be put into effect soon. Japanese Government Asks Too Much for Her Subjfcts. Washington, Pec. :S. The relations between the United States and Japan as a result of the attitude of the Japan J ese government toward the California ' authorities in school matters have be come acute. An erroneous impression as to tho president's position has been widely circulated. The prisidont absolutely concurs with tho opinion of Secretary Metoalf that the Japanese have no cause for. grievance ami that no treaty right has been infringed. At the outset the pres ident took the stand that t tvat 'e s su perseded all state and other laws. Now he is convinced that, in giving the Jap anese students ot iiia I educational rights on i ot her i that is iie- t heir own personal use. and then turn ing them over to the companies. . hivi'Jierofa United States senator, win, it is said, was implicated in these- killings, was unwittingly permitted to. testify, thereby securing an immunity bath. CONTROL Of" PA'LROADS. separating them t all has been done are kept in excellent shape, but the old time moss covered orchard is also hero in groat numbers and I he wormy pro duct of the latter soils the good name of the former. The big roil appl" w ill grow to perfection in the rich soil of Yamhill if only given a chance. Oregon Goat Show at Dallas. Palles The eighth annual Oregon angora goat show will be held in Pallas that, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Jan- Appeal to the President. New York, Pec. 4. Following the recent demonstrations by their custo mers due to the advance in the retail price of meat, the Hebrew Retail Kosher P.utchers' association met to day to decide what could be done to ap pease their patrons. Speakers declared uiey are Helpless to lower the prices asked of them, as they were obliged to I my increased prices at w holesale. It was finally voted to appeal to President Roosevelt arid ask the chief executive, through the press and public, to fight the "beef trust ." Test Barley in Valiey" Salem In order to raise brewing barley of a higher standard and to en courage rarmers io raise it more exten-' sively, the ollieials of the bureau of plant industry of the department of Agriculture have outlined a series of experiments with at least 10 different varieties of high grade seed, to bo car ried on in different sections the coming1 season. The Willamette vallev has uary 0, to and 11, 1(I07. These dates were decided upon by the goat breeders at a meeting held in brown's ball last week. A large number of farmers wen in attendance and an enthusiastic meet ing was neiu. u was deemed to bold a three davs sl ow this season, instead of a two davs' exhibition as heretofore. while schools, ec.-sarv. nti not her that is that many of dents are adults. T stand strict ly upon o of racial differences, there is reason for segregation, and the Japanese slu he president will treat v agreements. but he thinks too much is being asked by the Japanese government. It is known that the president feels that the Japanese, with an enormous personal conceit and tremendous personal ego tism, are trying to impose upon the people of San Francisco and the Pacific coast . Issue Raised in Oklahoma Conven tion State Rights Revived. Cuthrie, Okla., Pec. 1. The actual formation of a constitution for Okla homa was inaugurated this afternoon- when propositions were introduced in the constitutional convention of two ' planks providing respectively for rail I way regulation and separate coaches for ! whiles and negroes. The railway regulation bill, intro duced by Delegate Clint Oraliam, is summarized a follows: h'ailmad, ex press, sleeping ear and oil pipe line companies shall be declared common carriers; to provide for stock inspec tion; to prevent consolidation and pro hibit ing free passes. The "Jim Crow", resolution was. offered by Judge Led better, of Ard moi'e, I. T. Poth propositions were re ferred to the committee on railroads. A feature of t his morning's session was the address of Delegate Ledbetter, who opposed the adoption of a rt solu tion recognizing the Federal constitu tion as paramount to t,bat of the state of Oklahoma. Mr. I-edbetter reiterat ed his view that state sovereignity should be strictly observed. PORTLAND MARKETS. Fruits Apple", common to o 5()er70c per box; choice to fancy, 2.50; grapes, (SOcC" $1 .25 per pears, 75c6 !f 1.25; cranberries, 12.50 per barrel; persimmons, per box. egetables (. abbago, 1 '.jer l ,, per pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen llOICI $ 1 ( crab $106 $1.50 The Japanese government i understand the recent s'-pool in San Franci.-co. While puni.-h tie- p,ay City a bit, more will conn- of the affair. said to sit ual ion she may nothing Mail Sent Underground. Chicago, Pec. 4. Wagon servicr' f r carrying man. except registered mat ter, l-twi-en the general txiMollav and the passenger railway stations in ( hi- igo is now a thing of the past. The I ust oilier olhcials todav ixgan using' the tllllliel system between the general jKistolliee and the ( hinigo A: Norlhwes' ern and the polk street station. The ! t imncls of tin- Illinois Tunnel oompany 'are now in ue t uven the general rs:- oiiice and all the railway s1ation. been seeleted or.r of the mn.t i;Lnl.- celery, rUo.oue per dozen; lettuce soots where the in be t, head, i'Oc per dozen ; onions, 1 (6 1 2 .,c perfection. i per dozen ; Ixdl poppers, 5c; pumpkins, I Peeper pound; spinach, A( 5o je To Probe Edward's Charpes. pound; tomatoes, 5()c jx r box TVndleton It is announced here that pnrsley, 10f 15e; squash, Cn 1 '4c kt an inspector will be sent bv the Indian llf,"n'1 ' turnips, W1 i per sack; car department to Pendleton to investigate rots, OOcf.i $l per sack;leets, $l.25rV, charges recently made against Major l .5' per sack ; horseradish, loc per pound; sweet potatoes, L'f ';ac per pound. i5fei$l Tier bun- fancy, J-.dwards, agent of the Umatilla reser vation. F.d wards is charged with using his official posit ion in influencing per sons to have exclusive dealings with the Commercial National bank, IeK-itory for Indian funds here. The inspector is expecte.1 the latter )irt of this mourn. An internal ionsil ,?,, apjs'inte.l in hii.a to si the hungry. An appeal to Kuroiie arid America. it t'-e has been --;ire relief for w ill le made Ten thousand jM-ople jire on tlx- jKiint of starvation. water plant. Looker T. Washington, leader of the cv,lori-l rev, sy Andrew Carnegie wears -diijes made in a rign-o industrial fc!ko!. Coal Monopoly in Colorado Pueblo. Colo., Pee. 4. The lilt. -r-tate Commere.--omini--iofi has decided p, make a seap-bing in est ig:;t ion into the a ffa irs of the Colorado I- ta l Iron it .m pany. which, it i claimed, has a pr.ic- llclcnu lias vote-1 to own her own ' ' '"' iriorioixdy w it b t he ial busiin ss III t iilnni'ln iirid several other stab Tomorrow Commissioner K. K. Clark w ill 1 gin an inct igat ion in this city. i and more t ha n a seon- of prominent coal and railroad men have Ix-cn sum moned to apj-e.ir In -fore him. Linn Men Sell Timber Too. Albany A timber deal wherebv 000 acres of splendid timber land Linn county N to be transferred John A. Merrill," of Niagara. N. and Lantern associates, in said 1o practically consummated. Merritt, who was third a-i.-tanl po-1 n as .-r gen eral under President McKinhv, is now m this county in--cting the land its outlet-. .),- in to v., 1k ami Tb presMert, vicp president and courw-I of the Mutual Ilesorvo Life In f unir:f company are on trial in New York on a charge of grand lart-nv. Tomb of Cicero Is Fourd. Naple-, I..e. 4. What would pp-sr tob-n m ,-t important ar-bae!ogi';t I dis'-ov ry b ts Ih-. ii made at Formiac. The !ri!wd S1ate ir'v-rntiin-t La : n. ar v. iiieh ',':,; i ;,-, r.. .-is !iisii.!1t. 1n-ti a-ke-I to furni-!i proration to the : -l 2't -ent . ra . ago. This discmrv leader of th- t-lmt car strike now on at ' consist of r -mains which HP,' thought Jlamiltton, Out. , to be the tomb of the great orator. Light and Power for Vale. Vali The edy council ,;, granted a 20-ear fraiM-hi-c t,, j . ; b,p.., f. V. Hope and P. I-:. Fulton, ,,,, 'j .,' eWtric light and water -y-tem for Vale. The work i to -ommeiire i,n the elec tric light tilant within four mn,il,u .....I to lie completed w ithin one vear. It is unirr-rof. mat the comp-inv is rcadv to exjs-rid $100,000 on (. enterprise. " Shut Down Frcm Lack of Cars. Astoria The Cert nil Itoor.y Lumls-r eomjianv, of tbi- city, La lo-e. down it- plant temjK.rarily. The -,..,. f the shut down i-thr inability to -.-cure oar- in wbi.-h to ship the pro-haf. , tb ruling high prices f,,p ,,.. l mill will proUiblv resume ,,..,(:, ..i . i . . , .. . fi-Ti iy a nor w.e nrst r.r tl. year. ( in ions Oregon, irod. Pot t o--s O regon P. n rbi : n k ocfi$l; common, CAVn ,iw. Putter Fancy creamery, 25f'27'.o per pound. Fggs Oregon ranch, .T5e ?, r pe r dozen. Poultry Average old hon f 1 1 ic per pound; mixtl chickens, lie; spring, lie; old roosters, 7f(0o; dress od chicken", l"f"14o; turkeys, live. 1" (" 18c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 20Cf 22c; geese, live, 0c; duck-, 14C.lCr. Wheat Club, (14c; bliiostem, W.e valley, r.WHoo; red, (',K-io2c. Oats No. 1 white, $24 .5t!( 25.50 gray, $2.! .-'.tier -Jt. Parley Fred. $21 .50 jx-f ton; brew ing. $22.5'i: rolii-d. ! I'y. $1 .4o'" 1 .45 perewt. Corn Whole, $25. 50; cricked. $2'..5o j r to i. Hay Valley timothy. No. 1. $11'., 12jierton; Fa-tern Oregon timothy. $14'"l'i; clover, tf"s: ch-at, $7.5o' 8.50; grain bay, $7. . Vi'. s.r.o; alfalfa. $11.50; vetch bay. $7r.. 7.50. Veal Pressed. -V'..'" x'2c per pound. IJeer presst-d bulls, I'-'L'o nt pound; cows, 4 ( ); country steer-, h( 5'2c. Mutton Pres-ed, fancy, Sf M: -r pound; ordinary, '(' 7 Pork Prcs.,. j-r pound. Nop- 1 P 1 4c jnt imnrid, according to iiality. Wool F-is(ern Oregon river ago lest, I.y le fT pound, ni-ording oshrink- ornir g 1 age; vaney, i.'N-..i-, -.niing io nne iness; moliair, choine, 2V2Sc. BIGGER NAVY YARD FOR COAST. BONDS RY THE TON. Frenchmen Purchase Securities of the-Pennsylvan-a Railroad. New York, Pec. 1. Fifty million dollars in bonds was unloaded at the Government May Enlarge Facilities at French line pier vest en lav and at once Bremerton to Mept Needs. Washington, Pec. .'!. Tho Navy de partment has r eived a report of the special board detailed to look into tho situation at the Paget Sound navy yard w ith a view to determining the line of its proper development , year by year, in order that there may be eventually, at that establishment, such a complete plant for repair, and possibly for eon si met ion, as w ill be needed on the Pa cific coast . It is pointed out in tho retxirt that it would be of advantage to naval inter ests and of value to naval otlieieiiov to lejivelopthe Paget Sound plant into a battleship yard, with facilities for doing the largest kind of work, ami all with a view to the chance that it rnav be neces sary to have, convenient on the Pacific oast, a means of repairing ships of the Pacific and Asiatic stations. the l.'t Provence, of the for shipment to Pairs, fillet! 140 mud-splashed furnished loads for 12 Pennsyl ii loan to- investors. : put a I loan French lim The bonds boxes and trucks. The shipment consisted of vania railroad bonds covering ine railroad taken bv Paris A special express train bearing the bonds left that city at 0 o'clock and arrived in Jersey City at 10:50. Thirteen special service men acted as guard. In all there were 400,000 bonds of 5,(100 francs denotnrninat ion and 2::o,00() of 2,500 francs denomination. The issue retuired for exeout ion ,2(i0, boo signatures and the affixing of 1,- 2(10,000 seals, 10 specially apM.inted secretaries having continually signed their names each day for two months. If tin1 total number of sheets in this is sue were laid lengthwise in one contin uous line they would reach 20(1 j miles. Tho Winds woiehed 14'.: tons" - Debt Reduced $7,000 000. Washington, Pee. :',. The monthly fatement of the public debt shows that the close of business November :!', the total debt, less cash in t he t reas urv, amounted to $!H4.::20,420, which i decrease for the month of $7,S4I, . The cash in the treasury is given IS lollows: (.old reserve, $-(l.(KKI,- (HMI; in treasury fund-, 1 . 1 1 2,OS'.,Sli!) ; general fund. $ I !.'!. 71 7,111; in national ink dep.sitarii s, $ I 45.5.V.I, l.'IS ; in I'll 1 1 1 1 .j 1 1 1 treasury. $-.( i:;,:;, , . to tal. $1 .;oi;.::ii!i.70i; auainst which there are liabilities of ,L'24,S!0,5oo. Crusoe's Island Lives. Mexico City. Pec. 1. Kugene Metz. Chilean consul to Mexico City, received an ollieial not ice from bis government last night to the effect that the rcMrt circulated last August, at the time of the disastrous earthquake, saying that Juan Fernandez island had sunk into the ocean, was untrue. The doctor said that the rcjHirt of the disa .pea ranee of the island was at lirst credited every where. A short time ago, however, warships were sent out by the Chilean government, and the island and its in habitants were found uninjured. Uncle Sf-m Makes Money Washington. ic. ::. The monthly statement of the go eminent receipts tei and cxm iii, ii iir. s shows that for o- r the total reivipls wen- !.. 's and the eN i.dit ur. s $4s.::l'l', tln s showing a surplus for t he I be seven $14,77f..- o;i;. l or 1 1 rm customs i- .to int r:i-i I Sefks Plan to Tax Rich Heavily, bunion. Pec. I. I lie s,.lrrt commit - appointed to consider ;, ,ir.. binty or gradual ing the income lax and of differentiating between carried and m. earned incomes bas issued a re-l-orltothc eff.H-t that graduation is pracii.I in incomes not cxcieding $."i. : boo atid .different iat ion can In made in excelling $.". nno. The committee suggests also the imiin.r revcnin s $24.S(i(i..'l42 and !of a sm.cr-l.ix on ims...,... ..v.-i:...1 Vi'lll ine'. "."7. miotmii oi fi.Mi.ixMi and lor iiioniiis: ot the l.s'-al y.-ar of ir last mol:1h the receipts . incomes not ; '!i,,m I...I I.. IC'l r I, from miscel!aii-ous soum-s, $t,('.2(',S2s. ' $25,000. Coal Famine Closes School. Vim. -.,:is. i,c. :5.H,c ocal situ ion i:i tb uu'ry de-trM has In-- lie X. or- S'te. lhc (-o. -!p. ttll 1 r s d tb.il i.-,rr, M,, s. . :! to i !i se its schools I m --; lis k "I fll. In some of i he tow i s ir C.arp. ts..n r sidents have (br-at- to tllovi siu.v it isM.l id ii. A fiii- nislasl skii. Will l'o Pay American Claims. Tangier. Pec. 1. The American minister, Mr. (iiimuiere, is said to have left Fez, tb. capital, without ob is j ta ining sal isfact ion from t he sultan in I i regard to the claims for in. I. il . malc by cit izens of the I'nitcl States for alleged outrages, or assuiari'i-s rc pirding Ihe safety .f American citizens, resident in Morocco.