Heppner Gazette
Issued Thursday of Each Week
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HEPPNER
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RESUME OF THE
WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in a Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
ReaJers National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.
Harrimani e seriously ill at his home
in New York.
It seems likely that Senator Bailey,
of Texas, will notb e re-elected.
Dr. Guiseppe Fetacei has been ap
pointed the pope's private physician.
The pope may order the French clergy
to abandon churches and seek redress
at election.
It looks as if Congressman Dixon, of
Montana, will be chosen as Clark's suc
cessor in the senate.
Raisuli, the Moroccan bandit is re
ported to have been beaten in battle
and is now a fugetive.
The cold snap throughout the North
west is causing suffering in those com
munities which aie short of fuel.
A man refused a loan by a Philadel
phia bank blew up the bank with the
cashier and himself and wounded six
others.
The Interstate Commerce commis
sion is inquiring into the cause of the
recent railroad wreck in the suburb of
"Washington, D. C.
Nine buildings were wrecked and the
machinery in a mine at Lowell, Ariz.,
destroyed by an explosion of dynamite
in a powder house. Several persons
were injured.
Japanese laborers mobbed a white
man in California.
Railway employes threaten to tie up
all roads in the United States, Canada
and Mexico.
Oklahoma towns are suffering from
want of fuel. In some places even the
price of corncobs is prohibitiv.
Secretary Hitchcock has ordered all
fences on public domain torn down.
Prosecution will follow refusal.
William C. Sellick, a Providence, R.
I., clergyman, says the bible is not an
inspired writing and is full of errors.
Representative Jones will endeavor
to secure survey of a number of Wash
ington streams by government engi
neers. F. J. Ileney has tendered his resig
nation to the attorney general. He
will devote his entire time to the cases
against San Francisco grafters.
The president has offered Philip B.
Stewart, of Colorado Springs, the po
sition of commissioner of the general
land office, to be vacated March 4 by
Commissioner Ricliards.
Recent heavy rains have caused
enormous avalanches of mud to start
from the top of Mount Vesuvius. Many
farms are being laid waste and the loss
of life may be heavy. Six bodies have
already been found.
Congress will authorize a new survey
of Tillamook bay.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Domestic Fruits Apples, common to
choice, 50C-75c per box; choice to
fancy, $1(52.50; pears, $11.50; cran
berries, $ 11. 50 12 per barrel; per
simmons, 1.50 per box.
Vegetables Turnips, 90c$l per
pack; carrots, 90c$l per sack; beets,
$1 .25(5; 1 .50 per sack ; horseradish, 9
10c per pound; sweet potatoes, 2 (5)
2?.c per pound; cabbage, l2c per
pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen '
celery, $3.75(4.25 per crate; lettuce,
head, 30c per dozen; onions, 1012$c
per dozen; bell peppers, 8c; pump-i
kins, 2c per pound; squash, Zc per
pound.
Onions 75e(f$l per hundred.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy,
$1(S1.30; common, 75(585c.
Wheat Club, 6566c; bluestem,
68c; valley, 66c; red, 63c.
Oatfl No. 1 white, $2526; gray,
$24.50(5-25.
Barley Feed, $21 .50(22 per ton ;
brewing, $22.50; rolled, $2324.
Rye $1.40(5)1 .45 per cwt.
Corn Whole, $26; cracked, $27 per
ton.
Hay Timothy, No. 1, $13(5.14 per
ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $14(516;
clover, $S(S-8.50; cheat, $7.50(8.50;
grain hay, $7.50(5 8.50; alfalfa, $11.50;
vetch hay, $8(5.8.50.
Butter Fancy creamery, 32)(535c.
Butter Fat Firt grade cream, 33,c
per pound; second grade cream, 2c less
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 30324c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 13(5 14c
per pound; mixed chickens, 12(5 13c;
epring, 14 (31 5c; old roosters, 9(5-1 Oc;
dressed chickens, 14 (5) 15c; turkeys,
live, 1718c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
20(5j22c; geee, live, 12(5,13c; ducks,
15(16c.
Veal Dressed, 5)(5 9c per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 1 2c per
pound; cows, 45c; country steers,
65 5c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 8(5 9c per
pound; ordinary, 65 :7c.
Pork Drfsed, 65 8'ic per pound.
Hop ll(5;14c per pound, according
to quality.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
13(5-18e per jionnd. according to shrink
age; valley, 20(5 3c, according to fine
ness; mohair, choice, T608e.
Both Houses of Congress Down to
Business After Holidays
Washington, Jan. 3. Defense of the
diselmrge of the three companies of the
Twenty-fifth infantry, members of
which vero guilty of the Brownsville
shooting, was made in the senate today
by Culberson, of Texas, who thus pre
sented the unusual spectuele of a South
ern Democratic senator as champion of
a Republican president. Foraker be
gan a reply, but was not able to finish
it on account of a sore throat and se
cured an adjournment until Monday of
the debate on his resolution instructing
the military committee to inquire into
the president's order. Lodge offered
an amendment limiting the inquiry to
the conduct of the troops, thus avoid
ing any question as to the president's
authority to discharge them.
Culberson said great injustice had
been done the people of Brownsville.
The conduct of the negro soldiers had
been very irritating, lie related that
on August 4, the day before the "shoot
ing up" of the town, a criminal assault
had been committed by one of the
soldiers on the wife of a reputable cit
izen. No arrests had heed made for
this crime. Culberson defended Cap
tain McDonald, of the Texas Rangers,
to whom Foraker had referred, because
of Major Blockson's reference to him
as a man who was "so brave that he
would not hesitate to charge hell with
a bucket of water."
Senator Nelson introduced a oill to
prohibit the sale of land on which are
situated beds of coal, lignite, asphalt,
petroleum and natural gas in the gov
ernment domain until such deposits
have been exhausted. Provision is
made for leasing for terms not exceed
ing one year for the purpose of having
them explored. Persons making ex
plorations and discoveries are to be
given the preference in the right to
lease and work the deposits.
Senator Piles today introduced a bill
authorizing the appointment of an ad
ditional judge for the Ninth judicial
district, another authorizing the ap
pointment of an additional customs ap
praiser for Puget sound and a third ex
tending the privileges of immediate
transportation on dutiable goods at
Port Townsend. He also offered an
amendment to the pending child labor
bill.
The senate then went into executive
session and at 2:55 p. m. adjourned un
til Monday.
Washington, Jan. 3. Representative
Morrell, of Pennsylvania, introduced a
resolution today for an investigation by
congress of recent railroad wrecks.
The resolution states that the wrecks
are supposed to be due to overwork of
employes, and authorizes the speaker to
name a committee of five congressmen
who shall have full power to subpoena
witnesses and require corporations to
furnish records and all information
desired.
Friday, January 4.
Washington, Jan. 4. The "omnibus
claims bill," carrying an appropriation
for claims under the Bowman and
Tucker acts, was beft rj the house today
' .1 i:
LIFE RAFTS
WASHED ASHORE
Steamer City of Panama Believed To
Be Lost at Sea.
Fate of 116 Passengers and Crew
May Be Sealed Vessel Sailed
From San Francisco December
31 tor Isthmus terrible btorn s
Have Been Raging.
and was discussed for five hours
Sneaker Cannon announced the
ap-
San Francisco, Cal., January 5. A
dispatch to the Call from Santa Cruz
says that a message received late last
night from Waddell Beach, ou the coast
40 miles north of here, says that the
Pacific Mail steamship City of Panama
has been wrecked and that most of the
116 persons on board are believed to
have perished. The message states
that four life rafts have been washed
ashore fully provisioned.
The City of Panama left San Fran
cisco on December 31 for Ancon, on
the isthmus of Panama.
Two of the life rafts were found at
Waddell beach and two a few miles
farther south. All were plainly
marked "City of Panama." They con
tained stores such as are thrust into
boats which put off from wrecked
ships. One of the rafts contained a
box of crackers and a cask of water. In
the boats were also found oars and
boathooks. Two of the rafts were
lashed together with ropes.
Terrific storms have been raging and
it is deemed impossible that any rafts
which may be afloat can survive the
storm. The impression prevails that
every one of the 60 passengers and 56
members of the crew who left San
Francisco has perished.
It is believed that the City of Pana
ma encountered a severe storm shortly
after leaving San Francisco and that
she put out to sea. Returning closer
to shore to continue her trip to the
south, she met with another storm,
which rendered her helpless. Whether
she was torn to pieces by the gale or
driven on the rocks is not known.
Below Waddell beach wreckage is
drifting ashore in vast quantities.
Ranchers are patrolling the shore,
watching for bodies which may drift
upon the beach.
San Francisco local mariners refuge
to believe tliat the City of Panama has
been wrecked. They believe she is in
distress in the storm and that her life
boats were washed overboard.
Government Will Appeal.
Washington, Jan. 5. The recent de
cisions by Judge Evans in the Federal
court at Louisville and by Judge Mc
Call in the Federal court at Memphis,
declaring unconstitutional the employ
ers' liability act passed at the Ui't ses
sion of congress, were brought to Presi
dent Roosevelt's attention today, and
the announcement was made at the
White House that the president will
direct that an appeal be taken. The
POSTAL RECEIPTS LARGE.
Increase In Business May Necessitate
Increased Appropriation,
Washington, Jan. 8. A proiwflitlon
to increase postal clerks' salaries and
the proposed abandonment of the
"back stamp" on letups are discussed
by First Assistant Postmaster General
Hitchcock in his annual report just
made public. Parts of the report given
out in advance have already been
handled by the Associated Press. The
report shows that at the close of the
fiscal year 65,600 postoflices were in
operation, and that the total number
of employes, not including postmasters
and assistant postmasters, was nearly
150,000. The total peixonnel of post
oflices of all classes aggregated 205,288.
The gain in postollice revenue in the
year, about $15,000,000, was unexpect
edly large, and the returns for the pres
ent fiscal year thus far indicate that the
unprecedented gain is being main
tained, o great is this gain, Mr.
Hitchcock points out, that the addition
al appropriations required of congress
scarcely will be sufficient to maintain
the service.
The department has established a
uniform rent for postollice boxes, elim
inating entirely the dissimilarity of
charges heretofore prevailing. The
rate is made according to a carefully
graduated scale, and runs from 10
cents a quarter in small fourth class
offices to $4 a quarter in the New York
City office. Mr. Hitchcock reports that
use of specially equipped automobiles
in the collection service has proved so
successful in Baltimore that the de
partment is now planning for a similar
collection service in several other cit
ies. "It is believed that in large cities
automobiles can advantageously be
substituted to a considerable extent
for the horse carts now employed so
generally in collecting mails. By the
use of automobiles a much speedier
collection service can be organized
without added expense. Unquestion
ably the motor vehicles can be made an
important factor in the postal service
as it already is in other business en
terprises.
RECORDS BROKEN
TRAINS MEET
IN KANSAS
Telegraph Operator Blamed for Acci
dent by Company.
Thirty-three Lives Lost and
the Victims Curned to
Most of the Dead Were
Many of
Ashes
Mexican
Laborers Returning
Ohio.
Hor.e From
Thousands of Foreigners Driven to
Our Shores by Unrest.
Washington, Jan. 8. The fiscal year
Topeka, Jan. 3. Four white men, a
negro train porter and about 30 Mexi
can laborers lost their lives, and 55
persons were injured when two passen
ger trains on the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific railroad collided head-on four
miles west of Vol land. Kan., at 5:10
o'clock yesterday morning.
The trains were Nos. 29 and 30, run
ning between Chicago and El Paso.
They met on a sharp curve with fearful
impact. Adding to the horror of the
collision, fire from the lamps in the
cars and from the locomotives was com
municated to the splintered wreckage
and spread rapidly, consuming five of
the forward cars of train No. 29, west
bound, and burning a number of the
passengers. All but three of those who
perished are thought to have been Mex
ican laborers, who were on their way
from Columbus Junction, O., to Mexico.
The officials of the company place the
blame on John Lynes, the 19-year old
telegraph operator at Volland, who fail
ed to stop train No. 29 at his station
after receiving orders to hold it there
until No. 30 had passed.
By the light of the flaming wreckage,
passengers who were uninjured worked
heroically to save those who were pin
ned fast beneath the mass of splintered
timbers and twisted iron.
LET COURTS TAKE CHARGE.
Car
Hill
Shortage Convention Says
Has Not Fulfilled Duty.
Chicago, Jan. 7. According to a
statement made today at the National
Reciprocal Demurrage convention by
Victor H. Beck man, secretary of the
Pacific Coast Lumbermen's association,
the lumbermen of the Northwest pro
pose to apply for receivers for the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
railways, on the ground that they have
failed to perform their duty as public
carriers, and will then bring damage
suits by wholesale, which may exceed
$15,000 in the aggregate. The conven
tion also appointed a committee to call
on President Roosevelt and request him
to send a special message to congress
urging the passage of a reciprocal de
murrage law.
It was charged by Mr. Beckman that
the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern had been guilty of "disciplining"
shippers who were active in the agita
tion for reciprocal demurrage, and that
in three cases those roads had volun
teered to show the shippers "what a
real car shortage meant," with the re
sult that the men thus "shown" hud
been forced to go absolutely without
equipment.
"Our present car shortage," cont inued
Mr. Beckman, "lias lasted thirteen
months, and some of our people are go
ing out of business not voluntarily,
but by aid of the sheriff. We ask for a
receiver for these roads on the ground
that they have not fulfilled their duties
as public carriers."
Mr. Beckman will show President
Roosevelt 1,000 photographs which he
has taken all over the Pacific North
west illustrative of the car shortage.
i He w ill show lumber piles in the state
o: Washington aggregating 800,000,000
feet, awaiting transportation; photo
graphs of 116 sawmills and shingle
mills, which he declares closed down
and are facing bankruptcy because of
inability to secure cars.
GENEROUS TO COLUMBIA.
Burton Agrees That Jetty Work Shall
Not Be Interrupted.
Washington, Jan. 3. After a confer
ence today with Chairman Burton, of
the river and harbor committee, Senat
or Fulton expressed the opinion that
Oregon will be generously dealt with in
NEGROES GO TO ISLANDS.
All
on
ended June 30. 1906. produced a re
cord eclipsing all former figures on the I the river and harbor bill now in process
subject of immigration, according to
pointment of Representative Engel- President is greatly interested in this
bright, of California, for a place on the
committee on mines and mining, vice
J. N. AVilliamson, of Oregon, removed.
The speaker based this action on the
ground that Mr. Williamson had failed
thus far to attend a single session of
the 59th congress. He has been con
victed of participation in land frauds
in Oregon.
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION.
Japanese Reds Cannot Long Maintain
Anarchist Paper.
San Francisco, Jan. 4. The case of
T. Takeuchi, of Berkeley, publisher of
the Revolution, will be reported to the
government at Tokio by Japanese Con
sul General Uyeno.
"We will make a report of the Ta
keuchi incident to Tokio," said Secre
tary Oyama, of the Japanese consulate
yesterday. "We can take no action in
the matter here. It is in the hands of
the local authorities, but we will report
the matter to our government and send
a copy of the Revolution to Tokio. I
think there will be no second issue of
t e publication. It is a publication
that must cost some money to get out,
and the half dozen or so young men
who are associated with Takeuchi in
the publication cannot be very flush of
funds."
United States Commissioner of Im-mij-ation
Hart II. North has been
quietly gathering evidence against
Takeuchi. He will forward ttie re
sults of his investigations to Washing
ton. If arrests are to (be made orders
will be sent to North.
act and earnestly recommended to con
gress that it be passed.
REMODEL INSURANCE LAW,
California Legislature Will go to Work
At Once on the Matter.
San Francisco, Jan. 5. Immediately
after the legislature convenes next
Monday the first step will be taken to
remodel the insurance laws of Califor
nia. One feature of the 'new insurance
laws will, be a provision compelling
foreign insurance companies to main
tain very substantial deposits in Cali
fornia banks as a guarantee of their
good faith in dealing with policy hold
ers. The attempt to pass such a law
will meet with strong opposition and a
small army of insurance lobbyists is
expected in Sacramento. .
An effort will also be made to re
quire all insurance companies doing
business in California to make full
statements as to the securities they
hold and to require that they purchase
first-class securities.
the annual report of Frank Sargent,
commissioner general of immigration.
During that period, the report says,
the population of the United States
was increased by the admission of 1,
100,735 immigrant aliens and 65,618
non-immigrant aliens entered at its
ports, making the total admissions 1,
166,353. The increase over last year's
record of 1,059,755 was 106,598.
During the fiscal year 1905 the de
partment rejected 11,480 aliens, and
during the past year 12,432 of the im
migrant aliens that is, those who in
tended settling in the United States.
"Without exception," the report con
tinues, "the countries from which we
formerly obtained the greater jiart of
our foreign population, and which are
inhabited by races nearly akin to our
own, have supplied us with smaller
numbers during the past year than dur
ing 1905 Ireland, 17,950; England,
15218; Sweden, 3,281 ; Germany. 3,
010; Denmark, 1,229, and Scotland,
1,111 less. On the other hand, the
four most considerable gains are:
Italy, 51,641; Russia, 30,768;
Greece, 8,974, and Turkey, 5,165."
The immigration from Austria-Hun-irarv
amounted to 265,128; Italy, in
cluding Sicily and Sardinia, 273,120;
Russia and Finland, 215,665; China,
1,544; Japan, 13,835, and the West
Indies, 13 656.
The commissioner again recommends i
penalties on steamship companies for j
bringing aliens afflicted with danger-j
ous or loathsome diseases. The presi-'
dent's suggestion for doting the Mexi-1
can border to all aliens except citizens
of Mexico is also urged. During the.
early part of the year, the report says, !
the "white slave" traffic was exten-:
sively revived. Many of the girls and
women imported for immoral purposes
were brought through Mexico and se
cured a right to citizenship by marry
ing Chinese born in this country.
of formulation. He is satisfied that
j the bill will provide for the completion
of the south jetty at the mouth of the
; Columbia river, for which engineers
recommend an appropriation of $2,450, -000.
One million dollars will be ap
propriated in cash and a continuing
contract will be authorized for the bal-
anee, so that the work may be pressed
to early completion and without unnec
essary delay.
The house committee is apparently
inclined to deal fairlv with the Celilo
canal, though it will probably appro
priate lens than the $750,000 asked for
j by the engineers. If this item should
be cut materially, Senator Fulton will
co-operate with Senator Piles, of Wash
ington, and there is a very fair prospect
: that the amount recommended can be
secured by a senate amendment.
BODIES ALL MIXf TOGETHER.
Black Regiments Will Soon Be
Duty in Philippines.
Washington, Jan. 7. The Ninth and
Tenth cavalry and the Twenty-fifth in
fantry, including all the negro soldiers
m t lie regular army in this country,
have been ordered to prepare for service-
'in the Phipippines, and will sail at
different times between March 5 and
'June 5 of this year. The only other
regiment composed of negroes the
j Twenty-fourth infantry is now doing
service in the Philippines. Other
troops ordered to the Philippines are
the Sixth cavalry and the Eighteenth,
Twenty-sixth, Twenty-ninth and Thir
tieth infantry. The troops which will
be relieved by the sending of these new
regiments will be the Fourth, Seventh
and Eighth cavalry and the Ninth,
j Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth and
Nineteenth infantry.
It was stated by Major General Bell,
chief of staff, that the negro regiments
are being sent to the Philippines be
cause" it is their turn to go and not be
cause of any desire to get them out of
the United States at this time.
of
Frozen to Death on Road.
Oaden, Utah. Jan. 4. The body
Duncan Caggie, of this city, who was
evidently frozen to death, was found
near the tracks of the Southern Pacific
early this morning by a section man le-, Squire, ex-United States senate from
Nebraska War on Lobbyists.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 5. George L.
Sheldon, in his inaugural address as
govenorr urged that the lobby be ban
ished from the state house, and insist
ed that the legislature enact a law mak
ing it illegal to give or accept railroad
passes in this state. In the house of
representatives Representative White
ham offered a resolution which pro
vides that "if any lobbyist shows on
the floor of the bouse while this body
is in session the sergcant-at-arms is in
structed to eject him, forcibly if neces
sary." The resolution was adopted.
Booming Seattle Fair.
New York, Jan. 5. Governor Ilojt
gatt, of Alaska, territory; Watson C.
United States is Third.
Washington, Jan. 8. A statement
issued today by the bureau of statist ics
of the department of Commerce arid
Labor announces that the Country
ranks third in the value of manufac
tures entering the world's international
Parts of Men. Wc.ncn and Children
in On Makd.
Washington, Jan. 3. In an endeavor
to identify the mangled bodies of the
victims of the Terra Cotta wreck of
Sunday night, a grewsome discovery
was made at the morgue today. What
was supposed to be the mangled body of
a man attired in a suit of "pepper and
salt, proved to be the remains of sever
al of the unfortunates who died in the
Sunday wreck.
The morgue master had all the pile
of human flesh and articles which had
been gathered at the wreck removed to
the "dead room" today in an effort to
establish identity. When he delved
into it, he found a piece of a baby's
skull, a man's foot badly crushed and
encased in a shoe, the hand of a woman
and a portion of a human face, also
fingeis, toes and other part of women's
and children's bodies and those of men,
all ground into the black coal dust and
with pieces of garments mixed into the
mass.
INDIANS TELL OF FRAUD.
Testify They Filed on Land Because
They Got K oney For It.
Omaha, Jan. 7. The most important
evidence brought out at the land trial
today was that of Harry A. Cloud, a full
blood Ogalalla Indian, a graduate of
Carlisle Indian school and a grand
nephew of the famous Sioux chief, Red
('loud. His evidence whs to the effect
that he had been solicited to make a
filing by W. C. Smoot, i and that he
made the filing for the Modisettes at
Rushville, in consideration of $25,
The other six witnesses tluy were
Indians. Their testimony was of a,
similar character, and in effect that the
only reason they made the filings was
in consideration of the $25 whic h was
promised and paid them and which
they understood was given them from
the Modisettes.
Utah Officials Pay Fare.
Salt Lake City, Jan. 3. A party of
Utah state officials who arrived today
from Los Angeles on a delayed train
, over the Salt Lake route had an unusual
j experience January 1 , when the anti-
pass law went into etiect, and the train
commerce, the amount of its exports conductors refused to honor the compli
for the past year having aggregated j mentary transportation on which they
more than $700,000,000. The exports ' began their journey from Los Angeles,
have never even approximated these All were compelled to go down into
figures before and the value of Amer-, their pix-kets and dig up full regular
i fare for the distance traveled after the
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r Ajjt i miwu in hit- win j v -ai , iiitgintiu
iean trade in the foreign markets, the
renort adds, is twice as great now as
eight years ago
tween Toano and Cobre, near the Neva
da-Utah line. Caggie was employed at
a pumping station west of Toano and
had starteo to walk to Cobre. Before
lie could reach bis destination he was
ovetcoine hy the extreme cold weather
which prevailed in that section.
ashington ; Ira A. Nadcati, executive
officer of the Seattle chamber of com
merce; Harry White, ex-mayor of
Seattle, and now of Ivs Angeles; Prof.
Edmond 8. Meany, University of
Washington, and Arthur B. Carle, of
Saettle, are here in the interest of the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition to be
held in Seattle in 1909.
Miners Strike for Eight-hour Day.
Grass Valley, Cal., Jan. 4. Six
hundred and fifty miners went on
strike yesterday. Every union miner,
with the exception of 50, who are em
ployed in four of the smaller mines,
has gone out. Tlu-v demand an eight-
ho'i dar. A peaceful settlement is , of any measures
probable. against the Japanese
Allow No Laws Against Japanese.
Honolulu, Jan. 5. It is believed
here that the Federal government is
preparing to take steps to prevent the
passage by the territorial legislature
to
Will Hunt Revolutionists.
Panama, Jan. 8. The government
of San Salvador has informed the Hon
duras government that it is mobilizing
its army to destroy the groups of revo
lutionists headed by General Dionisic
(iuitesier, who has proclaimed himself
president. At San Marcos and Colon,
in the department of Usaltan, a group
of men of a mutinous character en
gaged the government forces, who de
feated them, killing one, wounding
three and capturing 1 1.
or was in the party.
Gve Tahiti to Great Britain.
Melbourne, Jan. 8. According to
the Age, missionaries in the Pacific
islands declare that France lm- ceded
Tahiti to Great Britain in consideration
of territorial concessions in Burma or
further India (Indo-China). Premier
discriminate Deakin says he is without information
on the subject.
Administration Not Hostile
Washington, Jan. 3. As he left the
White House today, Senator Fulton whs:
questioned about the Japanese (jurat ion ;
and said: "An issue could be made of
the question, but it will probably not
be done. People out on the coast are
beginning to understand the attitude of
the administration better. They do not
now fear that the administration will
do nnvMd'iT lioutile to their feelings
and recognize that certain 6teps must
be tkaen in diplomacy.
Dakota Town Cries for Coal.
Washington, Jan. 7. A telegram re
ceived at the Interstate Commerce com
mission today from Granville, N. D.,
indicates that the fuel conditions there
are serious because of lack of cars. Tho
commission has communicated with
President Hill of the Great Northern,
asking if relief could not be afforded.
It is said at the commission that
since the action taken several weeks,
ago asking the railroads to afford all
possible aid to the communities need
ing fuel, conditions have materially
improved and further relief is expected.
Hearings in Chicago Next.
Washington, Jan. 7. All the mem
bers of the Interstate Commerce com
mission with the exception of Mr.
Cockrell will assemble in Chicago this
week, where several important ques
tions are assigned for hearing. Today
the commission will hear a complaint
involving the question of $2 terminal
charges at the stock yards. On Tues
day the commission will continue tho
investigation into the coalition of tho
1 larriman railroads.
Grazing on Oregon Reserves.
Washington, Jan. 3. luring the
season of 1907 the Forest s( rvice will
permit the grazing of 220,000 pheep and
16,250 horses and cattle in the Eastern
division of the Blue mountain forest re
serve, and 240,000 sheep and 28,000
horses and cattle in the Western division.
City of Panama Safe
Mexico City, Jan. 7. According to a
telegram from Mazatlan, sent to the
Associated Press, the steamer City of
Panama, bound from San Francisco to
Panama arrived at that port at 6 p. m.
last night. She experienced a rough
trip hut sustained only slight damage.
AH on board were safe.
Japanese -Squadron Dnlayed
Tokio, Jan. 7 It is reported that
tho departure of tho training scjuadron
of cruisers for Honolulu and the Pa
cific coast will today Ik officially post
poned for a week or ten days.