iieppner Gazette
baaed 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.
The flood in the Ohio valley is th
worst since 18S4.
Chicago hopes for a cold wave to stop
the epidemic of disease.
Senator Fulton will work for a law to
pave Columbia river salmon.
General Funston recommends better
pay for army officers and men.
Ex-Ciovprner Iligjiliip, or New York,
lias been fa tall v stricken with heart
failuie.
High water in the streams nt Win
field, Kan., have Hooded the town and
many families have had to move out.
Sixteen were burned to death in the
fire following the collision of a freight
and passenger train on the Big Four at
Fowler, Ind.
Fire destroyed much of the business
part of Beaufort, S. C. The loss is
placed at $700,000 with only one-third
covered by insurance.
Professor William I. Thomas, of the
Chicago university, says woman is not
the equal of the white man, but is
about equal to the negro mentally.
The San Franeiseo.sehool
board savs
President Jordan, of
Jordan, of Stanford, was
flushed with wine when lie denounced
their attitude, in the Japanese school
question.
The Gila river in Arizona has over
flowed its Danks and is doing much
damage.
The president has signed the bill
passed by both houses of congress for
the relief of Kingston.
Andrew Carnegie is reported to have
said he would give $200, 000,000 to ex
tend his lease on life ten years.
The high .vuUsr in the iOhio rrver rs
causing immense damage in Western
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky.
The San Francisco school board is
enraged at President Jordan, of Stanford
university, because he favors the Jap
anese in the controversy now on in San
Francisco.
A Big Four passenger collided with a j
freight at Fowler, Ind. A number ol
people are reported to have been killed
and their bodies cremated in the tire
which followed the wreck.
Never before in the history of West
ern Canada have the snow storms been
so heavy. All railroads are blockaded
and suffering may result in many places
from lack of food and fuel.
A robber at San Bernardino, Cal.,
walked away with a box containing $6,
500 in gold bullion. The gold was on
an express truk at the depot and was
bound for the mint.
Admiral Alexeff
favor of the czar.
has regained the
Ex-Mayor Ballinger, of Seattle, is to
be land commissioner.
A pledge to propose a remedy for car
shortage has been given by the presi
dent. Boss Murphy, of New York, is said
to have made a deal to support Hearst
for president.
Koosevelt urges congress to build
only big battleships and thiks two
should be authorized during the present
session.
Two companies of New York have
been found guilty of forming a combine
to control the licorice trade and fined
$18,000.
Senator Bailey appeared ! 'fore the
Texas legislature in an impassioned de
nial of the charges of connection with
the oil trust.
The steam schooner wnp'n, ci
Fnr.ci.-,u, went on the rocks at Hum
boldt bav and is a total wreck. The
crew was saved.
Thousands of people along the Ohio
river are homeless on accout of the pre
vailing high water. Indications point
to the greatest flood since 1884.
Twenty-one Corean students in Japan
are destitute, owing to cessation of aid
from home. They have sent a petition
to their government for help and a fin
ger from each student was enclosed as
emplmsizing the fact.
An Ohio grand jury
has retimed 939
more indictments against
men.
Stan.lard Oil
The State department doubts the au
thority of this governmenht to act in
the Cngo affair.
Two bookkeepers in the Brooklyn
navy yard have Ijeen arrested for receiv
ing bribes as inspectors.
Seven persons were injured in a col
lision between two passenger trains at
One Hundred and Twelfth street, Chi
cago. Pacific coast insurance underwriters
nay rate8 will win be reduced to what
they were before the San Francisco dis
aster. The Nebraska Federal court has is
sued an order to the United States
rnarvhil to destroy all fences on govern
ment laid.
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MISSION AT AN END.
British Governor Refuses Aid for
Suffering Kingston.
Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 22. Bear
Admiral lnvis' mission of mercy to
Stricken Kingston came to an abrupt
and painful conclusion in consequence
of Governor Swettenham's objection
to the presence of American sailors en
gaged in the work of clearing the
streets, guarding property and succor
ing the wounded anil sick, culminating
in a letter to the admiral, peremptorily
requesting him to re-embark all parties
which had been landed.
Admiral l'avis was greatly shocked
and pained, and paid a formal visit to
Governor Swettenham, informing him
that the United States battleships Mis
souri and Indiana and the gunboat
Yankton would sail.
To the Associated Press Admiral
lrvis said that immediate compliance
with Govenor Swettenham's request
was the only course consistent with the
dignity of the United States.
The friction between the governor
and the admiral began with the arrival
ot the American warships, when the
jp-.cmor ohjet ted to the tiring of a sa
lute in his honor on the ground that
the citizens might mistake the tiring
for a new earthquake. He also de
clared there was no necessity for Amer
ican aid that his government was fully
able to preserve order, tend to the
wounded and succor the homeless.
CITY ASKS DAVIS TO STAY.
Kingston Council Disapproves Action
of Governor.
New York, Jan. 22. A special dis
patch to the Times from Kingston says
that Governor Swettenham, in addition
to refusing aid from Kear Admiral
Davis, has declined an offer sent by
the War department of the United
States to extend immediately to Kings
ton 10,000 rations which were intended
for troops in Cuba, and would have been
diverted here.
The governor's action, the Times cor
respondent says, is disapproved of by
the community, which appreciates the
kindness of the Americans. As soon as
it became known what had been done
by Governor Swettenham and that the
American ships, in consequence, were
to leave, an emergency meeting of the
city council was called.
The discussion showed that tire gov
ernor's attitude toward the Americans
officials, and a letter to Admiral Davis
wag drafted and adopted in which the
action of Sir Alexander Swettenham
was wholly disapproved, and Ure Amer
ican government and officers were
warmly thanked for the thoughtful, ef
fective and timely aid they had given
in the emergency. This letter was im
mediately dispatched.
Admiral Davis was also asked to re
main m snite of the unfortunate inci
dent. The request was dispatched to
linn mm on iimuc u leuiv in nuuti
l i, i : .. ,.1,;,. i, un
Faid that there was no misunderstand
ing with the Jamaican authorities, but
he added significantly in reply to the
request to remain;
As a toreign naval othcer l am
lKund to respect the wishes of the con
stituted authority of Jamaica."
DAMAGE TWO MILLIONS.
Fierce Gale Sweeps Over Lake Erie
Erie and Buffalo.
Buffalo, Jan. 22. During the last 24
hours this citv has been swept by the
most destructive wind storm of a de
cade. Tonight the Niagara falls lie in
the midst of a scene of wreckage in the
wake of the storm. Two lives are re
ported lost so far and a property dam
age that will aggregate $2,000,000 when
the accounting is made, is the toll of
the storm.
Lake Erie, with its level higher than
has been known for 20 years, has gorged
the Niauara river to overflowing and
thousands of dollars worth of property
1ms been carried down the stream.
Miles of docks at the great lumber
market at North Tonowanda have been
destroyed and millions of feet of lumber
have been carried out into the river.
The damatre to shipping in Buffalo
harbpor alone is $1,500,000. Five
large lake liners, wintering just inside
the breakwater, were driven aground.
The gale still rages and no aid can be
given the endangered vapl.
Will Recall All Supplies.
New York, Jan. 22. The gathering
of supplies here for the Kingston earth
quake sufferers by the New York-Kingston
relief committee, it is expected, w ill
b e discontinued for the time being at
least, and in view of the refusal on the
part of Governor Swettenham, of Ja
mahs, to accept aid from American war
vessels, it is probable that the supplies
now on the way to Kingston on the
steamers Allegheny and Prinz Joachim
will never reach that port. Both
steamers have lieen ordered to call at
Port Antonio for instructions.
Wins Wager but Dies.
Los Angeles. Jan. 22. Edward Whe
lan, aged l!t, died today at the receiving
hospital of acute alcoholism. The
voung man was brought to the home of
bis father, a matress manufacturer, last
Saturday night, in a stupefied Condition.
His companions stated that be bad wa
gered a dollar that be could drink a
qtiart of whisky without leaving the
table. Whelan won the bet, but he
never regained consciousness. The po
lice will prosecute the liquor man.
Revolt Starts in China.
Shanghai, Jan. Humors of an anti-
dyna-tie movement in the Middle Yang
tze region have reached so ne confirma
tion. A fresh outbreak lias taken place
at Houandge Houf, and two regiment
batve tjeen disjwtehed there from
Shanghai. The insurgents iiumlier 3,-
OREGON LEGISLATIVE PRO
CEEDINGS IN BREVITY
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE
Recommendations Made by Chamber
lain to Legislature.
Salem, Jan. 15. Governor Chamber
lain delivered his biennial message this
afternoon to lxth houses of the legisla
ture in joint session. 1 1 is recommen
dations follow:
Election of Jonathan Bourne and
Frederick W. Mulkey to the long and
short terms, respectively, as United
States senators, in accordance with the
result of the direct primary election.
Passage of a law creating a railroad
commission, following generally the
measure prepared by the Portland
chamber of commerce.
Enactment of laws to make tire tax
burden fall more evenly on personal
property and corporations.
Amendment of the inheritance tax
law to 1 lie gradnnted rystem, w ith addi
tional clauses to make evasion impossi
ble.
A graduated tax on incomes from
$3,000 up.
Decided increase in cost of commis
sions to notaries public.
Withdrawal from sale for 10 years of
the remaining state tide lands.
Purchase of the Willamette locks.
Appropriation to operate the portage
railway until the 100 session. A new
personnel for the board of portage
commissioners.
Appointment of an expert accountant
to audit the books of all state officers.
Creation of the office of expert ac
countant, with duties to make uniform
all state and county bookkeeping and
check funds of state and county officials.
Enactment of an anti-pass law, with
an appropriation to pay expenses of
public officers on public business.
A reciprocal demurrage law.
Continuance of the library commis
sion. Investment of compulsory visitorial
power in some state authority to cover
private asylums for insane.
A law providing for supervision of
banks in Oregon.
A stringent anti-lobhying law.
Deposit of surplus state funds in banks
at interest, the deposit to be safeguard
ed by bonds or other collateral.
' Escheatment to the state of funds in
banks where the (lewsitorsJiaifi.
ottu heard iron) lor over seven vears.
Prompt action to establish an insti
tute for feeble-minded and epileptic
children.
Publication of itemized statements of
the source of campaign funds and pro
hibition of campaign contributions by
corporations.
Compulsory lectures to their classes
by public school teachers on tubercu
losis.
Measures looking toward eradication
of scabies in sheep.
Punishment of wildcat mine promotv
ers.
Plat salary for the state printer and
erection of a state printing office build
ing.
Board of control for normal schools,
with the normal school appropriations
in one fund, to be distributed by this
board.
New apportionment of senators and
representiatives.
Transportation of convicts to the pen
itentiary by penitentiary officers.
Conservative legislation for employ
ment of convicts in new fields, without
abandonment of the present system at
once.
Appointment of a state engineer to
supervise construction of new roads.
Appropriation for state representation
at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition,
and some kind of representation at
Jamestown.
A new irrigation code. Extreme
caution should be used in changing the
tentative measure framed by the Port
land board of trade irrigation bill com
mittee. Tuesday, January 15.
Salem, Jan. 15. The senate was
called to order at 10 o'clock a. m. by
President Haines. There was but a
short session in order that both houses
might attend the inauguration of Gov
ernor Chahmerlain and listen to his
message. In the brief time, however,
a large number of bills nd reso'.ous
were introduced. Among those present
ed was one to provide for the lending
of surplus funds in the state treasury
and the state to receive the interest
thereon.
Salem, Jan. 15. Having perfected
organization yesterday, the house today
gave evidence of great capacity fop bus
iness. Although the session of the
house this morning was not convened
until nearly 11 o'clock about 40 resolu
tions were offered, the report of the
committee on apportionment of clerks
was received and approved, and more
than a dozen bills were received and
passed to second reading this in time
to admit of an adjournment at 11:50
o'clock.
A large numlier of investgating enm
mittees and junketing trips are already
in prospect.
A railroad commission bill, including
reciprocal demurrage was among the
measures introduced.
Wednesday, January 16.
Salem, Jan. lfi. Five bills curbing
railroads in the bouse, and none in the
Linn and Lane Compromise.
Salem At a conference the legisla
tors from Linn and Lane counties in
the state Ieigslature agreed to a sat is-
satisfactory adjustment of the boundary.
i , . .1 .? y. i - I
line ix'iwecn inosse counties, ine dis
puted territory is divided alxmt equally
between the two counties. The new
boundary line as agreed ujmn follows
the divide between the McKenzie and
Calapooia rivers. The division of the
district decidi-d upon is the natural
distribution of the disputed territory.
senate, indicates the apparent differ
ence between those two bodies on the
question of railroad commission, rate
regulation and reciprocal demurrage.
"Apparent difference" means there
are plain signs that opposition to the
plan of disciplining the railroads will
center in the Herniate, and that foes of
that plan will not spend energy in the
house, unless they shall perceive grow
ing sentiment there in their favor.
It is rather too early yet to measure
up sentiment on this important ques
tion, obviously the most important be
fore the lawmakers. Not yet have the
lawmakers taken sides on the railroad
matter.
Both the house and the senate effect
ually put air end to the calendar graft,
and in doing so the state's lgeislators
had the cheei ful co-operation of State
Printer Duniwav. who rccmomenaed
and materially aided in accomplishing
this reform.
Clerkship graft was reduced to a
minimum in both houses today. Each
house adopted the report of its com
mittee on resolutions, in which it was
recomended that no clerks be employed
on any of the various joint investigat
ing and junketing committees that may
be cieated, unless it is shown that the
services of such clerks are essential.
More than $(150,000 will be asked of
the legislature by educational institu
tions this session an increase of $300,
000 over what they rceceivedat the last
session for the biennial period. De
mands of the four normal schools will
be more than double the total sum al
lowed by the last legislature.
Demands of the several institutions
are as follows: Monmouth normal,
$110,000; Drain normal, $40,000; Ash
land normal, $00,000; Weston normal,
$70,000; A rgicultural college, $125,000;
Experiment station at Union, $15,000;
State university, $250,000; total, $670,-
000.
Both houses adjourned until Monday.
Ther have now been 59 measures pro
posed in the house and 69 in the senate.
A bill has been introduced in the
seriate to abolish the normal schools at
Ashland and Drain.
A bill has also appeared in the sen
ate appropriating money for the Third
Eastern Oregon District Agricultural i
letv
May Refund Money.
Salem Holders of fraudulently pro
cured state school land certificates are
to receive their money back, if the re
commendation of Governor Chamlier
lain shall be carried out. At the re
quest of the governor, Attorney General
Crawford has prepared a bill, authoriz
ing the state land board, in its discre
tion, to refund to a holder of such a
certificate whatever money had been
paid to the state thereon.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club. 6667c; bluestem,
68Glc;valley, 66c; red, 64 65c.
Oats No. 1 white, $2526; gray,
$24. 50 25.
Barley Feed, $21.50(522 per ton;
brewing, $22.50; rolled, $23(24.
Rye $1.401.45 per cwt.
Com Whole, $26; cracked, $27 per
ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1. $1314
per ton ; Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
16; clover. $88.50, cheat, $.o0
8.50; grain hay, f7.50C48.50; alfalfa,
$11.50; vetch hay, $8(58.50.
Butter Fancy creamery, 30(5,35c
per pound.
Butter Fat First grade cream, 33
per pound; second grade cream, 2c less
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 35c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens,13142C
i i : ,.i 11 jt t o . . .
per ponnu ; mixeu cnicKeos, islh.
spring, 14(n,15c; old roosters, lOfellc;
Iressed chickens, lbQilie; turkeys,
live.l717c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
2022c; geese, live, 1012c; ducks,
1415c.
Vea Dressed, 5?-o0c per pound.
Beef pressed bulls, l2c per pound; J '
cows, 4OTOC; counrry "".".th, okok.
Mutton Dress d, fancy, 8'2(V!)e per
pound; ordiiuiry,'67c.
Pork Dressed, 6(g8,!c per pound.
Fruits Apples, common to choice,
50(n)75c per box; choice to fancy, $1
2.50; pears, $11.50; cranberries,
fll.5012 per barrel; persimmons,
$1.50 per box.
Vegetables Turnips, OOcffl per
sack; carrots, 90cfl per sack; beets,
fl.251.50 per sack; horseradish,
910c per pound; sweet potatoes, 3c
per pound; cabbage, 2c ier pound;
cauliflower, fl.25 per dozen; celery,
$3.754.25 per crate; onions, 10
I2c per dozen; bell peppers, 8c;
pumpkins, 2c per pound; spinach, 4
5c per pound; parsley, 1015c; squash,
2c per pound.
Onions Oregon, f 11.25 per hun
dred.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy,
$1($1.30; common, 75!K)c.
Hops lKaiac per pound, accord
ing to quality.
Wool Eastern Oregon average hest,
1318c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, zoe-vsc, accormng u nut
ness: moliair, choice, 2fiwt)JHc.
To Secure Locks.
Salem To obtain free waterway in
the Willamette river, at Willamette
falls, Representative Jones, has intro
duced a bill creating a lxard of com
missioners of the Willamette locks.
This board, which is to consist of rl e
governor, secretary of state, and state
treasurer, is emjKiwered to build, con
struct, ojK'rate and maintain locks on
the Mist bank of the river at Oregon
City. To raise the necessary funds,
$400,000, two tax levies are provided.
LOSS IS THOUSANDS.
Facts Brought Out at Tacoma Inves
tigation. Taeoma, Jan. 21. Investigations in
to tho lumber car shortage by Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Frank K.
Lane developed facts show ing the Noith
ern Paciti equipment to bo entirely in
adequate tojrandle tho lumber products
of Western Washington. Sawmill
owners told how small mill concerns
are gradually being forced into bank
ruptcy, now me larger concerns have
sustained losses which will reach into
hundreds of thousands of dollars, and
how thousands of mechanics have been
thrown out of employment by failure
of tho Northern Pacific railway to fur
nish cars enough to enable the 750
woodworking plants on their line to
market their product.
The proceedings were extremely
quiet, in that no marked manifesta
tions or feeing were Known Lv either
the lumbermen or tho railroad repre
sentatives. Sawmill operators calmly
detailed how, through no fault of their
own, they have lost thousands of dol
lars during the past 15 months, all be
cause they have not been able to mar
ket their product. In the same breath
that they narrated their losses, they
complimented the strenuous efforts of
local officials of the Northern Pacific to
relieve the situation, and said that
while the Tacoma railroad men had
done all they could to aid the mills,
the fault lay in mismanagement of the
higher officials in the East.
REFUGEES ARRIVE IN CUBA.
Tell of Work of American Marines
and Need of Supplies.
Santiago, Cuba, Jan. 21. The
steamer Oteri, the second refuge ship
from Jamaica, arrived here at daylight.
She brings 132 passengers. Among
those on board are George "II. Hazen of
the Century magazine and his party,
and II. M. Flicklinger of the Cuban
Eastern railroad.
The refugees report that the list of
dead is over 1,000. Light shocks wen;
felt up to Thursday. A large propor
tion of the killed were women. The
collapse of the Machado cigar factory
is continued, but the refugees declare
that only 30 of the employes lost their
lives instead of 1 !?(. us nrovioi
porteu. 1 tie pioprictui ' u.o loclury
was kiled.
The supply of food, clothing and
medicines for the relief was brought in
by a vessel sent by the International
Brotherhood league. It is reported
that hundreds of persons in hospitals
lack antiseptic dressing and medical
supplies.
Victoria market appears to be sink
ing and is threatened by the sea.
The city, when the refugees left it,
was being well police 1, and the Ameri
can marines were praised by the Ute
ri's passengers. The West Indian reg
ulars and colored troops were rendering
excellent service. Governor Sweet ch
imin feels he has the situation well in
hand.
TRAIN BLOWN UP.
About
Twenty Killed and Many In
jured in Indiana.
Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 21. Big Four
accommodation train No. 3, which left
Terre Haute at 8:30 o'clock la-t night,
was destroyed by the explosion of a car
of powder at the siding east of Sand
ford, Ind., at 8:50 o'clock last night.
Fifteen persons were killed outright and
the death li-t will probably reach 20,
with 30 or 35 injured. The engine, two
coaches, and baggage car of the train
were demolished.
The first intimation people had of the
disaster was a shock which was felt in
Terre Haute and as far east as Brazil,
Ind., and as far 'south as Sullivan, Ind.
The wires were blown down and it was
some time before the Big Four officials
here learned of the explosion. Relief
trail is were ordered from Terre Haute
and Paris, III., and tho dead and in
jured were taken to both cities.
From the most definite information
obtainable, tho freight train had just
cleared the main truck and had come
a standstill when the passenger
started to pass it. It is thought that
the concussion caused hy the passenger
set off the powder in the freight car.
Steamer Sails With Supplies.
New York, Jan. 21. Tho steamer
Allegheny, with supplies of food, cloth
ing and medicine for the earthquake
sufferers in Jamaica, sailed today. The
Allegheny should have sailed sooner,
but was held until assurance that the
harl)or of Kingston was open for navi
gation was received. The contribu
tions included foodstuffs and clothing
of all kinds. A still greater quantity
of supplies will go by the same line's
steamer Prinz Joachim, which will sail
tomorrow morning. Of the !0 passen
gers, 47 are for Jamaica.
Millions for IndUn Land.
Washington, Jan. 21 . By (he sale
of the fiasture land of the Kiowa, Co
manche and Apache Indian reservation
in Southern Oklahoma a greater sum
has been realized than any sale of pub
lic lands ever bromrht before. Almut
.'300.000 sealed bids, covering 375,000
acres, were recei veil. The average price
received for the land is f 12. lit an acre.
Thus the Indians will realize from the
sale $4,574,000, or an average of aliout
$1,200 each Indian interested.
Flooded Fields Freezing.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 21 . A odd wave,
following 24 hours of warm rains, is
general in Kansas tonight. In many
wet ions w heat fields have lcen flooded
by overflowing streams and the water is
fm-zing. If the cold snap is of more
than short duration, the wheat crop
will be seriously damaged.
SOLONS OF TWO
STATES ORGANIZE
Legislatures of Oregon and Washing
ton Prepare for Business.
Jones Elected President Pro Tern and
Falconer Speaker, in Washington,
and Haines and Davey Will Hold
Like Places in Oregon's Legisla
tive Assembly.
Salem, Or., Jan. 15. Organized by
the election on the first ballot in each
house of E. W. Haines, of Washington
county, for president of the senate, and
of Frank Davey, of Marion, for speaker
of tho house, the Oregon legislature
made itself ready yesterday for law
making. Committees w ill be announc
ed Wednesday or Thursday.
Haines was elected over Hodson, of
Multnomah, by a vote of 17 to 7, four
Democrats, Caldwell, Yamhill; Smith,
Umatilla; Hedges, Clackamas, "and
Mulit, Jackson, joined the 13 support
ers of Haines, and Haines voted for
liowerman, one of his followers. Hod
son voted for Bailey, and Miller, of
Linn, voted for Coshaw, and Coshaw for
Smith, of Umatilla.
In t lie house, Davey received 59 votes
and Rothschild, the lone Democrat of
that body, who nominated himself, re
ceived one, each voting for the other.
In the Republican nominating caucus,
Davey, had 44 votes, one of his support
ers, Reynolds, being absent, and Vaw
ter, 14. There was no contest and the
voting was perfunctory, all knowing
what the result would be.
Haines was elected at 2:30 o'clock
and Davey a few minutes later.
George E. Chamberlain's second in
augural as governor will be held at 1:30
p. m. today. The two houses will meet
in joint convention to canvas the vote
for governor, and as soon as the vote
has I teen announced the oath of otliee
will be administered by one of the jus
tices of the Supremo court. Governor
Chamberlain will then read his mes
sage.
there will ue no ualioL on Lnneu
will
States senator until Tuesday, Jan. 22,
when the formal election of F. W. Mul
key for the short term and Jonathan
Bourne for the long term will take
place. It was thought that the elect ion
of Mulkey would take place immediate
ly, for the reason that the apixtintinent
of Gcarin was only "until the next
meeting of the legislature," but un in
vestigation shows that even in filling a
vacancy the election mu.-t be held on the
second Tuesday after organization.
Olympia, Wash., Jan. 15. Washing
ton's tenth legislature spent about (K)
minutes in organizing yesterday and
then took a rest until this morning.
The senate proceedings were out of
the ordinary for the most. part. Thus
Nichols of Seattle nominated Jesso S
Jones of Tacoma for president pro tem,.
and Jones, a new member here, tor tho
first time was selected by acclamation
to a position which heretofore has al
ways gone by seimrity. J. Will Lysnns
wns tunned for secretary, which was a
concession to the desires of President,
('(ion, who wanted Lysons chosen again
because of his experience as secretary
of the past two sessions. W. T. Laube,
of Seattle, was nominated for assistant
secretary, and Billy Conner for ser
geant at arms. Both were elected by
unanimous vote.
The hniisn session ended almost as
soon as it began. A. .1. Falconer was
elected speaker by acclamation, Keid
of Taeoma making the nomination and
(iodman of Dayton offering a motion
on helialt or the JJemocrats that it no
unanimous. L. O. Meigs of North
Yakima for chief clerk and Glenn ('ot
terill for sergeant at arms were elected
by acclamation.
A .joint com mitten of the house and
senate called the governor and arrangeit
that the message be la joint ses
sion at 2 o'clock today.
F.nch house provided for a special
committee on employes, the senate lim
iting the number to 33 and the house
to 38, all at salaries based upon ordi
nary pay, which will cut the gross em
ployes' payroll to less than half of that
of last session.
Farmers Eaid a Coal Car.
Pendleton, Jan. 15. Farmers in the
vicinity of Vansyele, a small station on
the line of the W. & C. It., in tho
northern part of this county, raided a
carload of coal left standing on the
track there yesterday. The car of fuel
was bound for the Pot latch Lumber
company, in this city. Vansyclo is 30
or 40 miles from wood, and as a conse
quence the farmers depend upon coal
for fuel altogether. This winter they
have been compelled to almost do with
out any and consequently took matters
into their own hands.
Worst Snow Blockade in Years.
North Yakima, Jan. 15. The snow
ami ice have so tied up the Northern
Pacific between Pasco and the -mountains
that it takes a freight train from
12 to 24 hours to run from the Colum
bia river to Ellensburg. AH trains
coming in here are many hours late.
The snow blockade on the mountains is
said by railroad men to be the worst in
many years. Tho zero weather still
continues and the coal supply is barely
equal to the demand.
Ice Blockade Solid.
The Palle", Jan. 15. The blockade
of ice in the Columbia has 1 ecome solid
almost to Three Mile rapids, and cross
ing is possible in many plaiei along
the city front.