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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1907)
NEWS OF THE WEEK tn 1 Condensed Fern tor Our Busy Readers. I APPESK6S OF Tf0 CONTINENTS A Rwum« of the Important but Not Leea Interesting Events of th« Past Weak. Fir« men were killed while working in a Pana anbway. 8t. Joeeph, Mo., hus started a crusade against loan sharks. The New York Republican club has declared for Hughe, for pieeident. All eigne of yellow fever has been driven from the Panam canal sone. Puget eound steamboat men will cut the pay of their engineers January 1. laweon says only the re-election of Roueevelt can avert a national disaster. A severe sleet storm baa demoral ired telegraphic communication around Chi- «igo. The bead of the Methodist Book con cern calls labor union« the worst of ty rants. OPEN HEARTS ANO PURSES. PABBAGE THROUGH STRAITS. «an Francisco Banks Generous With Overworked Clerks Captain Greens Selected to Pilot Big Fleet Safely Through. Han Francisco. Dec. 25.—Elated at the calm course of business which msiked the discontinuance of the holi- .lays, tbs looal bankers opened their hearts and purses and their clerks and other employes were richer by *30,000 than they were yesterday. Almost sveiy hank in the city rewarded Its men'for the long hours of toil during the recent trying days. The Crocker National bank led off yesterday morning, when a yellow en velope was placed on the desk of every employe. It contained an amount equivalent to one month's salary. The amount thus distribute*! exceeded *10,- 000. The Croi ker interests are very large and they rewarded in a similar fashion their employes in other line«. Other banks have generously treated their men. Some added turkeys to the presents of gold. Other» added boies of fruit. The Merchants Exchange gave every one of its employe« a big, fat turkey. It employee 100 people. One meican- tile firm provided every one of its em ployes with all the things that go to make up a Christmas dinner—turkey», vegetables, fruit and pies. The Standard Oli company distrib uted a large sum among its local em ployes. The usual Christmas dinners to the poor, the orphans, cripple» and other» began Sunday and will continue on a greater scale than ever until after Christmas.________________ Loe Angelee, I Wo. 24.—The man who la to pilot the United States bottlvaliip fleet through the Straits of Magellan ia In Loe Ange)«« on hta way to Waahiug- tan, from whence he will proceed to Rio de Janeiro, there to join the fleet ou January 1. The man selected by the Navy de partment for thia Important aerviue is UXptaln E. F. Greene, of the United Htatee army transport servtoe. He ie 58 years of age and has made in all 17 trips through ths straits. Ha has been a sailor since he was 14 years of age, when he joined the Confederate navy. His first uip was mad« In 1869 and the last a year ago. when he brought the lighthouse tender Janita to the l*ac I tic ooswt Captain Greene will aseiinie cliaige as pilot of th« fleet at Punta Arenas about February 1, accoiding to echedule. There will tie assigned to him by Admiral Evans one of the fleet est of the torpedo crafts with which he will lead the way through the strait«. The actual passage will require about 48 hours. Captain Greene anticiiiates no danger In taking ths equadtoa safely through. The Bank of Calistoga. Calistoga, SPECIAL SESSION PROBABLE. Cal., has dosed. Officers of the insti tution say it will reopen. Governor of Utah Wants Peace As Heney is in Washington arranging sured at Goldfield. with Attorney General Bonaparte for Goldfield, Nev., Dec. 25.—“It is pos the Oregon land fraud trials, which will sible that the governor will call a spe begin at Portland January 13. cial session of the legislature,” said A detachment of 900 Chinese soldiers Captain Cox, “if by so doing any im in Manchuria murdered their officers mediate rrslults which will better the an<l pillaged the neighboring villages. situation can be obtained.” The rumor has been current here Cavalry has been sent after them. that a company of rangers is contem Philadelphia is facing a street car plated, and, as this could not be done strike. without action by the legislature, the The first woman jury In Colorado statement of Chptain Cox is taken to has decided against a woman. • mean that, »nch a plan is decided upon, Secretary Taft says self government the legislature will be convened. A suit against the Western Federa is succeeding very well in the Philip tion of Miners is to be brought by the pines. Goldfield Mineownere' association in New York hank statements show a the Federal court. An injunction will complete recovery from the financial be asked for restraining the members aringency. of the local miners union, which is Goldfield mine owners are trying to affiliated with the Western Federation, prevail on the president to allow the from interfering in any way with the operation of the mine« in Goldfield. troops to remain. This suit will be filed December 26. Work Is progressing slowly at the It has been definitely decided that Darr mine, Jacoba Creek, Pa. Only 13 after December 30 each individual mine bodies hare been recovered. owner or each company operating a The Hamilton Powder works at mine or lease, shall take care of hta Nanaimo, B. C-, blew up, shaking the own property, independent of the asso surroandlng country badly, but no one ciation. Thia will necessitate the put ting on of many more guards. was hurt. Acting President Mahoney has made In an address at Chicago Attorney nc attempt yet to appear before the General Bonaparte said all the rich mineowners and present any proposi law breakers seemed to think the law tion looking to a solution of the difficul exempted them and they should be im ties. if he has prepared any such propo mune from prosecution. sition, which he denies. A Hawaiian official has written an FLEET AT TRINIDAD. angry letter 1 to the Japanese consul, saying among other things that the mikado’s subjects are nuisances wher Battleships Complete First Stage of ever they go. The governor has ex Long Voyage. torted an apology. New York, I>ec. 25.—Special dis to Europe has patches from Port of Spain, island of Trinidad, announce the arrival there of the Atlantic fleet on its way to the Pa The lie Beers company will reduce cific. The fltet is said to have passed the output of diamonds. into the Gulf of Para and anchored Quiet has again been restored In Te there in four columns five miles off the heran, the Perlsan capital. town. According to the dispatches, the only The premier of Hungary has chal lenged a man to a duel because he was mishap on the trip from Hampton R'Suls to Port of Spain was a temporary a<cosed of being dishonest. derangement of the Kentucky's steering The Kansas City grand jury is very gear. They also nay that the entire bn>y returning indictments, principal fleet etopped engines for nine minute« ly for violation of the Bunday closing Sunday and half masted flags while Or law. dinary Seaman G. E. Piper, who died The mint at Philadelphia has been of meningitis aboard the Alabama, was ordered to cease coining silver and coin buried. The harbor of Port of Spain, while only double eagles. About *1,000,000 well protected, is shallow for a long gold a day will be coined. distance out from the beach and ves The explosion at the Darr mine, sels of great draft like the battleships Jacobs Creek, Pa., killed every miner anchor a long way cut. The fleet will at work in the tunnel. Only six bodies remain in the harbor for several days have been taken out and there are at and will coal there. Supplies will also least 180 dead. be taken on board of the supply ship Immigrants afflicted with contagious Culgoa and the refrigerator ship Glacier. diseases are ooming Into New York fast Reduce Entire Force. er than the local authorities can care for them. One day recently 89 immi Sacramento, Dec. 25.—That there is grants suffering from contagious diseas to be a great reduction of the force em es were turned over to the local author ployed in the local railroad shops after ities by the Federal health inpeectors. the first of the year was admitted yes Smallpox baa broken out near Pe terday by officials of the company, who say that the retrenchment ia to 1« gen Ell, Wash. eral on the Harriman ’system. In an An assay office has been established interview, an official said: “The or at Albany, Oregon. ders for the general layoff Christmas James Hamilton Lewis is a candidate week '-ame from New York, not San Francisco, and apply to the entire sys for governor of Illinois. tem, not Sacramento alone. It is pure Goldfield mineownen say efforts at ly an economical measure, paving the compromise come too late. way for a reduction of force.” Legal holidays are over in California. December 21 was the last. Indicted Officials Give Bail. Helena, Mont., Dec. 25.—Still an The battleship fleet is well off the other indictment of a Federal official Florida coast and all is well on board. was made public yesterday when A. S. Japanese are anxious for Admiral Hovey, a former draughtsman in tl a Evans to visit them with hie battleship United States surveyor general's office fleet. in thia city, but who was recently trans The first train has [«seed under the ferred to a similar position in Portland, Hudson river at New York through the Or., gave bond for hta appearance at a McAdoo tunnel. date later to be fixed. Hovey is indict ed on two chsrge«—conspiring with O. The total loss to vessel property on the great lakes amounted to *743,000 C. Della«, the chief clerk of the office, and the forgery of field notes to minir g for the season of 1907. claims. Dallas and McLeod, who have The Illinois Bmupree court has de already been arrested, also gave bonds. clared unconstitutional the law forbiud- ding speculation in theater tickets. Largest in Navy. The Searchlight Rank A Trust com Troy, N. Y., Dec. 25.—Orders have pany, of Searchlight, Nevada, has been been received at Watervliet arsenal for looted by the president of the oorpora- two of the new type 14-inch coast gune. tion. The work will be commenced January Friction between Cortelyou and 1. The guns will be the first of this Roosevelt may result in the resignation type ever made in this country. The of the former. 14-inch weapon is about 40 feet long Michigan elecitric road managers say and weighs about 50 tons. It throws a they cannot operate at a profit for less heavier projectile than the 12-inch gun to a greater distance. The 14-inch tube than 2 cents a mile. will In time supplant the 12-inch rifle An Atlanta liner arrival at New on the sea coast. York a few days ago with only seven first class psseengers. Denver Begins to Pay. Denver, Dec. 25.—The first install A New York man has had his name ment (*25,000) of the *100,000 fund changed from Crooke to Croobe,'be pledged to the Democratic National cause bls sweetheart would not accept committee by the Denver Convention such a name. league was forwarded yesterday to The Supreme court of Illinois holds Chairman Thomas Taggart, at French thst the anti-cigarette law does not Lick, Ind. The remainder will be paid prohibit ths sale of cigarettes made In equal Installments on January 22, February 22, and March 22. (roa pore tobneeo. The rush subsided. of aliens 1 HEuP FUR «TUOENIB. INCREASE IN TILLABLE ACRES University Establish«« Loan Fund In- Umatilla County Shows Big Gain In stead of Making Gifts. Fhre Years. University of Qaegon, Eugene—Th« University of Oregon Is planning a loan fund of at least *5,000, based ou th« belief that a loan la better than an out right gift in the hum of a scholarship. Borne subscriptions have already been made to the fund, and a numlat of prominent men of the »tale have agteed to guarantee amounts up to *500. Pres ident (.'ampbell la using hia beet efforts to raise the entire *5,000 thia year If possible. In almost every high school graduat ing class there are some who do not have the means for a college education, but who would take advantage of any fair opportunity offered them to secure one. The treaeurei of the loan fund, who is to be the high school inspector and will thus Upve an opportunity to know personally the members of the classes, will srork in conjunction with the city superintendents and high school prinjipala. He will make Icaus to such students as need them each year at a low rate of Intervet, with the agree- mert that they are to repay the princi pal as soon as they are able after leav ing college. A small amount of life in surance will be taken out on each at the expense of the fund. It is th« plan to have ten men guarantee the fund against loss to the amount of *500 each The university lias had a small loan fund of about *300 for th« past four years. During this time, 25 students have been enabled to complete their college course who otherwise could not have done so. Only one loan has been losL Many Mak« Own Way. University of Oregon, Eugene—A canvass of the students of the Universi ty of Oregon just made shows that be tween 60 and 70 per cent of the men In the university this year are either wholly or partially making their own wav through college. The greater part of the earning is done, of course, during the summer. The canvass shows that, since the vacation is comparatively abort, the men got employmert in the harvest fields, mills, mines ar.d labor of various kinds paying good wages. It shows also that the engineering stu dents find no trouble in getting work in their line. The engineering depart ment has a large number of graduate« in the employ of the Southern Pacific, O. R. A N., Northern Pacific and the government reclamation service, and the majority of the engineering students are engage,! before the session closes In June. A number of students are part ly earning their own way during the eeaeion. The university maintains an employment bureau under the direction of the registrar, but it has not been able this fall to supply all calle made on it for students to work. Pendleton—UmaUlla county's rapid development is shown In the recent summary of the taxable property in the county, recently furnished the secre tary of state by Assessor Strain. This summary, compared with the one made five years ago, shows the nuiulwr of tillable acres as increase,! by 90,000. The total number of acre* of arable land in the county at present is 46.000. The number of acre« classified as non- tillable is given at 588,144. The figures for the latter do not, of course, include the forest reserves and other government land no* subject to taxation. The amount of non-tillable land In the county is constantly in creasing, also, by reason of the fact that so much government land is being taken up and deeded to settlers. The increase in the number of till able scree is ilue in large measure to the different irrigation projects which are being completed. This is not the only source of increase, however, aa thousands of acres of land in the west ern and southwestern parts of the county are now plowed up and growing wheat that a few year» ago were consid ered worthless for anything more val uable than range for stock. Much of it was given over entirely to sagebrush and jackrabbits. The Pilot Kock and Birch creek countries have experienced the greatest development In this line. SPECIAL 8HORT COURSES. Oregon Agricultural Collage Plans to Aid Farmer With Little Time. The Oregon Agricultural college will give winter short courses, beginning January 7, 1908, as follow» 1. General Agriculture; two weeks. 2. Dairying; six «reeks. 3. Horticulture; six weeks. 4. Mechanic Arts; six week«. 5. Household Science; six weeks. Many young men aa well as many mature farmers who are so situated that they cannot take a four year«’ course of study desire toacquiant them selves more fully with the most recent developments In agriculture. There are others who feel the need of a more practical knowledge of farm mechanics and the use of tools. It is to meet the needs of these claesra that three courses will be given. The course In House hold Science will ue of value to the women of the home who desire Io more thoroughly acquaint themselves with the principles of gxxl cooking and of general home management. The sub jects to be discussed will be of interest and Importance to every farmer and homekeeper and it ia hoped that a large number will take advantage of this opportunity. A circular containing further inform Wheat Trade Stagnant. ation will be sent on application to Pendleton—Business is dull in the the Agricultural College, Corvallis, local wheat market, the price being Oregon. down, and the farmers are unwilling to part with the holdings at a figure Batter Pay for Teachers. that is 10 cents lower than what they Eugene—At a largely attended school could have secured early in the fall. Until recently the local quotation on meeting last week an 8-mill tax was slub baa been 67c, but another drop of unanimously voted by the enthusiastic a cent has occurred. However, wheat citixenv. The school loard recommend is said to be worth 68c in Pendleton, ed a 7-mill tax, but the additional mill and at least one buyer is offering that was added in order that the salaries of figure. Others declare they are out of teachers might he increased and none but the best instructors employed. A the market for the time being. committee wa- appointed to report upon the advisability of petitioning Survey for Albany Depot. the county coart to pay the tuition Albany—Although the railrwd com of Lane county students outside of mission has granted the Southern Paci Eugene who attend the high school fic an extension of time in which to be here. gin active construction work on the new depot ordered at this city, the railroad Heat and Light for Agency. surveyors are now only laying out the Pendleton — Supervising Engineer grounds. The road asked an extension of 20 days beyond the limit fixed by Pringle of the Indian department, who the commission. The depot will he lias been at the Umatilla agency exam of sufficient capacity to handle the ining the facilities forheatingand light business of all roads centering in Al ing the buildings of the agency, will bany. The old Corvallis A Eastern de recommend, it ia understood, the erec pot will probably be altogether aband tion of a one-sb-ry brick structure, 40x 70 feet, in which a complete electric oned. lighting and heating plant will be In stalled. It is dreired that the building Grain Instead of Hops, shall be completed for the opening of Aurora—During the past two weeks school next year. this section has been well soaked with the usual winter rains and the farmers PORTLAND MARKETS. are well pleased with the outlook. The ground is in good condition, and much Wheat—Club, 82c; blusstem, 84c: work has been done for the winter grains. An unusually large acreage of valley, 82c; red, 80c. Gate—No. 1 «bite, *28: gray, *28. grain has been sown this fall, many of Barley—Feed, *27; brewing, *31; the hopgrowers thinking it better to put in small gran than to depend en rolled, *30. Corn—Whole, *32; cracked, *33. tirely on bops for financial returns on Hay—Valley timothy, No. 1, *16; their properties. Eastern Oregon timothy, *20023; clo To Attend Scientists Meet. ver, *15; cheat, *15; grain bay, *160 Corvallis—A. L. Knisely, Federal *16; alfalfa, *15; vetch, *14. Butter—Fancy creamery, 35*37 chemist for Oregon, expects to start East immediately after Christmas, to per pound. Veal—75 to 125 pounds, 8 5(09c; attend the midwinter meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Sci 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 ence and the American Chemical socie pounds, 506 <(c. Pork—Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 60 ty at Chicago. He also expects to visit the Chicago, New York ami Washing 6J*c; packers, 606)(c. Poultry — Average old hens, 10c ton pure food laboratories before com 10c; ing back to Portland, which will be hia per pound; mixed chickens, spring chickens, IQs; roosters. 8c; headquarters. dressed chickens, 12013c; turkeys, Present for University. live, 15c; dressed, choice, 18(919c; University of Oregon, Eugene—The geese, live, 8(99c; ducks, 125(013)(C; Alumni association has just presented pigeons, *1 (*1.50; squabs, *203. Eggs—Fresh ranch, candled, 35c per to the University of Oregon a painting of President Johnson, the first presi dosen. Fruits—Apples, 75c0*2 per box; dent of the university. The work was done in Eugene by R. LeBarre Good peaches, 7 5c 4**1 perorate; pears, *1.25 (<*1.75 per box; cranberries, *9.60012 win, of New York, at a cost of *500. per barrel. Tax Roll Turned Over. Vegetables—Turnips, 75c per sack; Astoria—The 1906 delioqnent tax carrots, 65c per sack; beets, *1 per roll has been turned over to the county sack; beans, 7<A9c per pound; cabbage. clerk by Sheriff Pomeroy. The collec 1c per pound; rauliflower, 75c0*l per tions on this roll were the largest ever d>nen; celery, *3 25(03.50 per irate; made in the history of the county, and onions, 154120c per d<nen; pareley, 20c indicate a healthy condition of finances per dosen; peas, 11c per pound; pep pers, 8(917c per pound; pnmkpins, 1(3 io Clatsop county. 1 J*c per pound; radishea, 2Cc per dos Land Claimants Anxious. en; spinach, 6c per pootd; sprouts, 8c Pendelton—In the Umatilla land per pound; squash, 1<315* c per pound; fraud cases, which will soon begin, tomatoes, *1.50 per box. Onions—*1.75/31.85 per hnndred. about 200 entry men will be involved in Potatoes—50065c per hnndred, de th la Grande district. Great uneasi ness Is being shown as to the outcome liverer! Portland; sweet potatoes, *2.75 03 per hundred. of these cases. Hope—1907, 507c per pound; olds, New Notaries Public. 102c. Salem—Governor Chamberlain has Wool—Eastern Oregon average best, named the following notaries public: 13020c per pound, according to shrink Thomas Coates, Tillamook; J. L. Camp age; valley, 18020, according to fine bell, Glendale; Virgil H. Massey, R. ness; mohair, choice, 29080« par F. D. No. >, Salem. pound. WILL CHECK EMIGRATION. Japan Gives Canada Assurance— Di vert Stream to Core«. Tokio, Dec. 24.—Negotiations be tween Canadian Minister of Labor Ru dolph« letuienx and the Japanese gov ernment, which have been delayed by a hitch over details, will be concluded within the next few days ft is under stood that Minister Lemieux has fin ally agreed to accept Japan’s verbal assurance that she will undertake Ui« self Imposed task of limiting emigra tion to Canada. The exact method of limitation will be left entirely In the hands of the Japaneee government. The assurance is Identical with that given the United Htatee. It is stated tliat the bitch arose over the desire of the Canadian government to secure a definite promise in writing outlining the undertakings. This was positively declined by Japan because It would entail a racrlfic of treaty rights. Minister Lemieux also desired to secure from the Japaneee government a note giving the exact number of lalorera that the government proposed to allow to emigrate to Canada. Thia was also refused. Rioting in India. Calcutta. India, Dec. 2L—In conse quence of the sentence of three months' imprisonment, pr monneed against Re pin Chandrel, the Nationalist chief, for having refused to testify In coart against a Hindu newspaper, grave dis orders of a sol It Ions nature took place in the stteets here. An Immense crowd raised a great tumult in front of the ball of tribunals, attacking the police and stoning the windoirs. A party of Hindu students a«saultad vaiioua Brit ish officer» and »ergeants, blockading the principal streets. Favors Giving Tithes. New York, Dvc. 24.—Joseph H. Ch'«te in an mhlrere at the annual meeting of the State Charities Aid samriation advocated wilier enee to the old Mosaic law that one-tenth of all property be given to cliarity. Herald he did not believe many of the rich women and men who compievi his au dience had live<l up to the law and that if all the people of the country had done so there would not have been any financial trouble« like those through which the country has just passed. Cut in Railroad Force. Sacramento, Dec. 24.—Orders from the general Southern Pacific office« In S«n Franeirco were posted yesterday in the local railroad shops to the effect that the shops will close, with the ex ception of enough men to handle round house work, today and remain closed until January 1. It ie stated unoffi cially that after the first of the year the force In each of the shops will tie r dneed or the men will be given from three to four days a week. It In also Baid that a similar reduction will he made all over the Harriman system Will Cut Oil Rates. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 24.—The state railway commission has decided to cut oil rates in Nebraska 30 per cent. This action was forced by alleged discrimin ation by the railroads in favor of the Standard Oil company. The railroads view the proposed reduction with great disfavor, and declare that they will lose money on every gallon of oil they move at the new rate. They are al ready outlining a fight to maintain the present toll. For State Lin« Stations. Guthrie, Okla., Dec. 24.—The rail road commission of Oklahoma has or dered the Santa Fe to establish stations at all pointe on the state line c rossed by the company. The action wax taken because of a decision on the part of the commission that the Hants Fe had failed to sell interstate tickets at the 2-cent rate. Ch i« to Welcome Fleet. ATTACKS CONGRESS Pitllgréw Says It Is Ownid by Big Corporations. CANNON BAD AS TBE OTHERS Railroads Were Aided In Stealing Rich Lande In the West—Senator Allison Helped. * Washington, |8< c . 24 — Ex Henator Pettigrew, of South Dakota, wbuee de feat for re-elrctlon waa one of Uie thing« that nuwt gratified the late Mark Hanna, baa eouie out with ■ llrrw de- nunclallon of eotigrr»» as a bxly. In which he personally attacks H;>eak»r Cannon, lie deolarw that Mr. Cannon aided the railroads Io steal public lands In the West When the charge« were brought to Mr. Ikninou'« attention, he ■aid: “Wlieu I am attack/Hl by a man of reputation and chaiactei I will de fend myself.” "Cougrres la owned, body and soul, by the corporations,*' Is Pettigrew's opening shot. Continuing, he save “I wm a member of the «en«te lor 12 years, and I do not hesitate to ray that the railr<«da control a majority of the member» of the satiate and they own the house. “It was In 1898 that I vndeavored tv have n law twserxl that would pre vent the railroad» from stealing the public land«. Finally 1 «eculed an amendment to the sundry civil bill which would have operated effectually to prevent the railroads from entering public lands, but Alliaou and Cannon were both onto their jot«. “The bill was reported lock to the senate about 5 o'olock In the motnitig the last day of the aeaalon an I it «as passed 1 did not know until after ward that Allison and Cannon had In terpolated a phrase of a lew word», a hie*' virtually ma<le nugatory the In tel tv and purp<sM<« of my amendment. “Thia phrase was ‘or any other claimant or |«ntente«.' Under this wording the railn«<l» were enatded to enter the ehoioe lands of the West and they luet no time in doing it. “It wsa the same way with the Unlou Pacific railroad bills. Hutting- ton lammed through th« hou»e a bill to have the gvvernmenl give up Its second mortgage, which Would have given the read millions of dollars. He had a clear majority In the eenate and the bill would have |««ae<l that body had not some senators talked it to death. “It was the «me way with the rail road pooling bill. It |»use,I the house and would have gone through the sen ate had it not been talked to death The «enatora opposing these bills could have had *190,000 apiece to quit talk ing, and would have been allowed to vote any way they ch<«e, because the railroads had enough votes to |«ra the measure without us." RETURN VIA SUIT. Pick of Evan»' Ship» to Maks Long Ocean Trip. Washington. Dec. 24.—"The pro gram of the return of the battleship fleet ie a matter that has been discrisM-d among the official» of the Navy <le|«rt- ment, but as yet no decision has been reached, and will not lie for some time to oome,” rays Hroretary of the Navy Metcalf. The ectetary's remark was .-alici out by a wireless mcraage from the flagship Connecticut, stating that Admiral Evans l.a<i authorise! the As sociated Prese tn say it ie his personal belief that the Navy de|«rtment*s pres ent intention to have the liettlevhip fleet return by way of the Hues canal next summet or fall. As the presi dent, through Secretary Loeb, previ ously hrd SfHiken to the rame effect, it seems clear that Admiral Evans' state ment was not suggested by any definite move S" far deter mind upon by timer supreme in authority. In naval circle« the opinion prevails that at mo»t only a squadron cump ad of such versela a» the voyage to the Pacific xhall have ilemonrtratd to be “the pick of the fleet,'’ will lie sent through the Hues canal, while the remainder will take the shorter route around the Horn. Makes N«w World Record Han Antonio, Tex., Dec. 24.—A. Toep;>erweln today completed a ten • lays' »hooting series during which he shot at 72,500 targets and mixed nine. This breaks the world's record both as to ntimlier of targets shot at and the number mixed. Mr. Toepperwein cloed the exhibition in whirlwind fsahlon, shooting at the final 6,500 targets and missing only one. Toepper wein usd a 22-caliber automatic rifle and the blocks were two and a half Inches thick and were thrown at a dis tance of 20 feet from the marksman. Preparing for Struggle. Hru-ramento, Dec. 24.—In thia city there are indications that the Hoiithern Pacific railroad will not sign an agree ment with the blacksmiths, machinist» or other departments of the railrrad’s rhojis, anil that it is preparing for a prospective strike. A »toclUkle eight feet high, top;>d with barbed wire, ie being built and in the enclosure a bunkhouse 90 feet long and 40 feet wide is flnislid, and h dining room, cook house and outbuildings are going up. It Is bellevd that nonunion men will be card for inside the stockade. Velparaiso, Dec. 24.—The house of W. K. Grace A Co., of this city, has received a telegram from New York certifying that the American fleet, now on its voyage to the Pacific, will enter the porta of Chile. Preparations are Fruits of Grand Jury. Icing made hern to give them an agree Helena, Mont., Dec. 24—Among able welcome, in which the government the 27 persona indicted by the Federal will join. grand jury yesterday, two1 were marie public today with the arrest of O. C. Goldfield to Be Trooplese. Dallas, chief clerk, and J. D. McLeod, Washington, Dee. 24. — Roosevelt has at the hrarl of the survey department nrderAl the troops withdrawn from in the office of the Unitd Htatex sur Goldfield Mornlay, I)ecember 30. No veyor general in thia city. The indict statement as to the reason for with ment alleges forgery ami conspiracy to drawal Is offered bnt at the War de defrand the government of the United partment it ie aeaumed h^ many that Htales. Both are well known citisens General Funston has found that it was of Helena. not necessary to send the soldiers there. Senator Mallory Dsad. British Squadron In Pacific. Ixmdon, Dec. 24.—According to the Htandard, the Admiralty ha« decided to establish next May a Pacific and North Amer loan squadron, the base of which will be at Esquimau, B. 0. Pensacola, Fla., Dec. 24.—United Htatxs Henator Htephen R. Mallory did at 2:58 yesterday morning, after an Hi ners causer! by a general breakdown on November 20, with paralysis of the toft •Ida. REOEIPLIt AND EXPENMEN. tlecretary Oortelyuu Maks» Report to Oongreee. Washington, I Wo. 13.—Hecrelary (’or- lelyuu has repotted to oongtees the re ceipts from ciwtama from Oregon during the part fiscal year to be *1,140,612, ol which there was collected III Portland (1,123,291; Astoria, (17,119 and Ya- ^ulna, *1.35. The total for Waahlngtou, all ports, was (1,622,033. From internal reve nue the coll*otIona were In Oregon, *378,428; Washington, (I.U46.23H, and California, *5,586.79«. The immense leed of New York state lu 1» th Items ia shown Customs re ceipts, *223,127,066; iiiternal leveilua, *38,363,797. The reports of receipts from sales of public lands give« Otegim *1,621,287, o! which there was collected at Port land. *KI.I.7>M. The He 11,.«. *344,>76, Rosel'Uig, (415.004, la Grande, *436,- 208; Hurns, *91,051; lakeview. *171,- 048;. In Washington the receipts were *»1)0,714, California, (3«7,870. Total receipts from land sales in the onuutiy were *7,878.811. Th« territorial government of Alaska cost *61,472 In aalariM, and *4,919 in espsasM The line oustetn house at Portland coat In luiprovementa only *770.42, and the Baker City postoffice only (60, and the Haleni public building *6,628. During the year the government ex pended *2,201 on ita exhibit which waa al the Lewie and Clark »i;>oeitioo. and *1,382 on the expnaillon government building». On harbor Improvement» (lie dis- buiaenisnta were Entrance to Cooe bey, Oregon, *2.600; <lrv«tae lot Oregon and Waahington harbor», (1,000. Gray» harlxir, Washington. *10,000. ( rays harbor and t belialla river, *3,- 9 vu. River Improvements owl: Columbia and lower Willamette, below Portland, *72,668; Columbia, at Caseadee, (270. C I imbia, betweeu Wenatchee and Bri.lgvport, (1.000, Columbia. Wash irigton. (12,500. ganging waters ol the Columbia. *773.63«, upper Columbia and Hnake livers, *18,000; Cooe river, *600; Coquille rivet, *4,400; Tilla mook, *3.980; Wiliamvtte and Yam hill. (23,000, The surveyor geueral's office at Port land cost in aalarlea, *8,750, atHeattlo, *9,750. Crater lake cost the government (2,- 999. Oregon's five per rent of the public land salra ainoutited to *22,489, Wash ington's. (20,011. Pacific Northwest Indians roel, for support Umatilla», Cayuaes »nd Walla Wallas, *2,713; Yaklmas, **,- 391; Nee Perera, (987; Warm 8|>ring». Oregon, *3,397; Klamath Indians, *5.- 21)3. besides administration expenaee at all reservations. To maintain the Columbia river llghtveeeel, (74,196 was the expense. The summary of the nation's expenses shows th« c<wt of the war department for the year was *123.290,600; navy department, *96,306,894; treasury de partment. *72,174,930; state depart ment, *2,006,394; executive depart ment, proper. *26,407; Interior d«|>ert- merit, (166,048,(187; |«wtot!k-e de|iert- ment, (10,097,771; agricultural depart ment, (9,561,714; commerce ami labor, *9,828.831; judicial department, *7 - 517 396. It la an intereatlng fact that although the department of commerce and labor has been organised only a few yrars. It» expense» equal th<we of the depart ment of agriculture. The grand total of the governmental ■lepaHment expr-nae was *762,488,763, which did not include many million« of appropriations and eome llema which bring the actual outlay close to *1,000,000,0(8). Lumber Case Ended, Waahington, I've. 23.—Taking of testimony in the Inmliermen' case be fore the Interstate Commerce commis sion has been concluded. Final arguments will be made before the commission on March 4 and a 'lo ci» Ion is anticipated shortly thereafter. In the meantime lumbermen of the l*a- ci tic Northwest named a« romplainante in the case will be entitled to ship un der the protection of the injunrtlon le aned by the Federal courts at Portland and Heattie. More Islands Than Thought Han Francisco, l>ec. 23.—Uncle Ham is richer by 1,400 Islands than he thought he waa. When the United Htates purchased the Philippines the charts showed 1,2(8) islands in the archipelago. The charts used In mak ing the treaty were known to be far from perfect, but It was thought they were sufficiently accurate for all pur pose« of the treaty. Ancurate inapa were brought to Han Francisco today from the Islands, which show that In the group are 2,600 islands. Many of them are small. Trie* to Steal Treasure. Philadelphia, l*oc. 23. — Charger! with attempting to break Into an sx- prera car on the Buffalo exprera whiflh contained *60,000 worth of bullion wliicW waa being shipped by the gov. ernment to Philadelphia, William A, Hewitt is under arrest, lie waa cap tured on the car with a jimmy concealed on his person anti was evidently wait ing until the lights went nut before he made the attempt. Hewitt Is an old express car inspector anil was familiar with the construction of the eats and the practice« of the company. Hope to Rescue Miners. I Ely, Nev., Nov. 23 — The three min ers entomlierl in ths Alpha mine will, unlrsx further trouble la experienced, probably be released by Christ ms a day, according to Foreman Gallagher. The 500-foot level waa reai hril last night by the rescue party at work on the ruve-ln, and now that danger of a further cave In has Ireen averted, work Is being pushed with all poe»lble speed. Th» men have been Imprisoned since De cember 4. Dr. Hanna I» Appointed. New York, Dec. 23.— According to a »penial dispatch from Rome tn the New York World, Rev. Dr. Edward J. Han na, professor of dogmatic theology in B*. Bernard's seminary at Rochester, N. Y., has linen appointed coadjutor archbishop of Han Francisco, Io »neoes- stan to (ho late Georgs MontgogMry. 1