Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907, January 27, 1899, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextBOHEMIA NUGGET lnt.1lattrt1 Kxrrr rrl.Uy. COTTAOK UROVK ORKGON I KISS Of HE WEEK Oomirtlenlvo ItevlrW of tlio Import ant Ilnppnlnc of tho Vatt Week Outlril r-on tlmTelrBniph Column. Cfeauncey M. Dpw was elected to the United States senate from New York. Senator Lodge has been re-elected from MHSjaohusetts, and Senator Davis from Minnesota. Franois M. Cockrell was elected to the United States senato by the Mis souri legislature, A fiio broke out in tho Wheeler mine at Denver, Col., on tho night of the 18th. All the miners escaped. The fire in confined to ono room. A state funeral almost majestic in Its impreesiveness was given the late Rep resentative Dingley iu tho house of rop ' resentativoe. A Madrid dispatch says the premier, Senor Sagasta, in an interview de clared that ho only awaitod the United States uenate's ratificatioin of tho peace treaty to convoke the cortes. The secretary of the interior, in communication with tho house com mittee on Indian affairs, said an in vestigation showd tho reports of a threatened uprising of Indians of the Northern Cheyenno reservation are un founded. Reports from Pinar del Rio, Cuba, say that tho province is being ravaged by bandits, who have broken away from tho insurgent forces. Thus far no great damage has been done, and tho crimes committed are not of a serious natuie, but the ranks of tho outlaws are constantly increasing, and the raids are becoming more daring. At the annual meeting of tho lousi ness Men's League at St. Louis, two hundred merchants and capitalists wero present. A resolution was adopted heartily endorsing tho action of tho delegates from the states and territor ies comprised in the Louisiana pur chase in deciding to commemorate tho event of the purchase by holding a world's fair in St. Louis, and pledging full support to tho undertaking. The congressional subcommission on agriculture and agricultural labor of the industrial commission has mado public its syllabus of the topical plan of inquiry on the condition of labor and capital employed in these pursuits. The plan is divided into three general heads, viz.: Lubor employed, capital employed, and remedial legislation. Under the general lieaJ of each nro questions on which the subcommission desires information. They embrace BO in all, and thoroughly cover the field, which the subcommission has iu band. Witnesses making responses to the questions asked are required to give facts rather than opinions except in such instances where suggestions aro invited. King Humbert, of Italy, has signed a decree amnestying or reducing tho punishment of tho rioters who took part in the disturbances last spring. About 700 persons who were sentenced by court-martial and about 2,000 who wero condemned by civil courts have been liberated. The secretary of tho interior has for warded to tho senato the papers bear ing upon the proposition to remove the Northern Cheyenne Indians from their reservation' in Northern Montana to tho Crow reservation. Tho secretary states that U'O Cheyennes are averse to the change, and lie recommends that they be allowed to remain where they are, arid that legislation bo enacted looking to tho improvement of their condition. Ilerr Schmidt, a eooialist member of the German reiohstag, has voluntar ily informed the public prosecutor at Madgeburg that he was solely respons ible for tho publication in tho Social ist Volks Stirnrae, of tho article pur porting to be a conversation between the Prince of Bagdad and his tutor, on account of which tho editor, Herr Au gust Muoller, was sentenced last week to 40 months' imprisonment on the charge of lese raajeste. Tho whole case must now bo reopened. Tho Madgeburg court interpreted tho alle gory of which Ilerr Schmidt confesses the authoriship as an insult to the sec ond, son of Emperor William, Prince Fitel. A most daring" attempt was made by three youths of Boise, Idaho, to wreck the Oregon Short Lino pay-car a short jdistanco west ot Mountain Home. A heavy log chain had been tied around the traok, but was lortunately dis covered and removed by some section men boforo tho pay-car paesed the point. A search, was instituted in the neighborhood, which resulted in find ing Emmet Allen, Hugh Bteen and John Richardson, boys of Boise, rang ing from 10 to 18 yours of age, iu hid ing near by. They subsequently con fessed to tho attempt at wrecking the pay-ear for the purpose of getting the money. They are now in jail at Mountain Home. LATER NEWS. Senator Cullom, of Illinois, has boon Informed that during 1S0Q all fedoral contracts for Indian supplies will be placed in Chicago. Boston capitalists aro said to have madd an olTot ot $3,500,000, Spanish gold, for the San Joso warehouses and wharves at Havana. Hundreds ot cattlemen aro in Den ver to take pint in the convention oi the National Livestock Association. The attendance will he large. General Russell Hastings, of Massa chusetts, lias been chosen for appoint ment as director of tho bureau of American republics, to succeed the late Joseph Smith. Bnuk notos to tho valno ot 00,000 liavo mysteriously disaiipearod from Parr's bank, in Bartholomew Lone, London, England. It is supposed that they havo been stolon. A dispatch from Omaha eays: The Twenty-second infantry has yKelved orders to move nt onco for San Fran cisco. Tho regiment has orders to sail from San Francisco on the SSth. A bill has boon introduced in con gress which providns that "no porson living in or practicing polygamy sbnll be eligiblo to be n member of either house of congross, nor shall such per son be permitted to hold seat therein." Tho secretary of war has completed tho organization of a colonial commis sion to undertake tho adjustment ot all matters of detail respecting the govern ment of territories acquired during tho war occupied by the United States forces. t Rev. Edward II. Budd, who was thought to havo beon lost on tho Paul Jones, ig alive. Tho vessol was de tained in Pass a La Outro eo long by foggy weather that Mr. Budd grew im patient and left tho party, returning to New Orleans. As a result of tho assignment of the battle-ships Iowa and Oregon to tho Pacific and Asiatic stations respective ly, and tho decision to dispatch tho cruiser Newark to tne Pacific coast, tho commissioned naval force of tho United States is about equally divided be tween the two oceans. Tho treasury department has given instructions to the customs officials at Sitka and Skagway to stop tho trans portation ot liquor under convoy from Canadian ports throagh tho White Pass to tho Northwest territory. Informa tion has reached the department tliat instead of being shipped across tho bor der into the territory this liquor has been returned secretly to tho locality of Skagway and disposed of thcie, con trary to law. The Infanta Eulalio, aunt ot tho king of Spain, is visiting England. Tho president has nominated Ed rauri D. Wiggin, of Washington, D. C, to bo register of tho land office at Weare, Alaska. The Rome correspondent of the Lon don Times, referring to the rumor that Italy is about to seize a port in China, says he belioves it absolutely devoid of foundation. Advices reaching New Orleans leavo no further doubtof tho loss of the yacht Paul Jones. Parties aro search ing for tho bodies of tho unfortunate members of tho pleasure party. Henry M. Hoyt, assistant United States attorney-general, has been or dered by the department of justice to go to Santiago and adviso General Leonard Wood on legal questions. The strike of the dock laborers at Colon, Colombia, is fast assuming o serious aspect. A batch of 40 Panama dockmen arrived last night, and stones and revolvers wero fired at tho train as it neared Colon. Sharkey, the pugilist, and his spar ring partner, Robert Armstrong, wero arrainged in the municipal court at Boston and fined $15 each for partici pating in an exhibition which the po lice maintained partook of the uaturo of a prize fight. A dispatch from London says: Arch bishop Ireland, after his visit to Homo, will como hero to consult with tho French bishops on tho subject oi Heck erism. Tho bishop of Orleans has in vited the distinguished American ec clesiastic to presido over the fetes in honor of Joan D'Aic. A recent dispatch says: Tho real truth as to the situation in tho Congo Stato is being hidden. Tho wholo country is in a fermont, and the robol lion is not belne put down. Tho gov ernment troi-ss appear to foar the reb els and tho proHiiga ft the whites has beon much impaire.. Tho gi - 'si gathiing in tho history of Alaeka Indians is scheduled for Au gust i next at Klawan, on tho Chil kat river. At this grand potlatch, tho tribal war of tho Wrangel and Ohllkat Indians, which has been raging for many year, will como to an end. It is estimate that over 2,000 Indians will be present. A race against timo from Soatllo to Dawson lor purso of $0,000 began Sunday, when Richard Butlor, a wealthy Klondiker, started for Dawson on Mio stoamor City of Seattle Joo Barrett, another wealthy Klohdikor, bet Butlor V2. JOO that ho could mako tho trip from Seattlo to Dawuon in 25 days or less, and $1,000 more that ho could not mako it in less than 20 days, OREGON LAW-MAKERS i Whitney Omlu Ulll I Altrnetlim 1 . ... ...I.... t'i AllV .111. rc illirimwii ...... Other Mrnnurn. Salem, Jan. St. The bill that is re celvlng the most attention in the homo just now is tho Whalloy bill, provid ing for tho creation of tho offloe of state grain inspector. The bill pro vides for an appropriation of f,n00 for a commission. The commission is to consist of three members, to I ap pointed by the governor. One of tho three is to be the grain Inspector, whose annua! salary shall be ?K,800 In addition to all expenses. The other two members are to receive $50 a year each and expenses, as not much work wil bo required of thoin. The bill also provides for n secretary at if 1.000 a vear, n nuiubor of chief deputy inspec tors nt $1,800 a year and a number of other deputies nt $S5 a month onoh. In addition to establishing grain grades and inspecting all the grain that leaven or is brought into the' stale, tho Juty of the chiof inspector will also bo to inspect scales at $6 each. Liberal fees are allowed for tho inspection of grain. A bill has been introduced in tho house for the protection ot upland birds. Tho bill is an amendment of the gonornl game law enacted by tho legislature ir; 1805. It provides that every person who shall, within tho state of Oregon, between tho first day of January and the first day of Novem ber of each year, take, kill, injiiro or destroy, or have in possession, except for breeding purposes, or sell or offer for sulo any pheasant, Mongolian pheasant, quail or partridge,1 shall bo guilty of n misdemeanor: provided, however, that it shall bo unlawful, within tho state of Oregon, to kill or dostroy nny ring-necked Mongolian phoasont, or any of tho various kinds of pheasants imported into this stato by tho Hon. O. N. Denny, or nny anail, bobwhito or pheasant in that part of tho stato of Oregon lying oast of tho Cascado mountains. That uvory person who shall within tho stato ot Oregon, at nny time enter upon prem ises not his own with intent to catch, recover, take or kill any bird or ani mal, or permit nny dog, with which he shall be hunting, to do so for such purpose without permission of the owner or person in charge thereof, or shall shoot upon any preniisos not his own from nny public highway, shall be guilty of misdemeanor. That nny pei eon violating any of tho provisions of this act, shall bo dcomed guilty ot n misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100, and in default of payment of Una im posed shall bo imprisoned in the coun ty jail nt the rato of onu day for each two dollars of tho flno imposed. In the houso this afternoon, tho My ers resolution donating $3,500 worth of books to members was rescinded, and indefinitely postponed. A resolution directing the eergeant-at-arms to gather up and restore to tho secretary of the state the stationery and supplies at the close of tho session, was, after n spirit ed debate, indefinitely postponod. A bill has been introduced in tho house touching on railroad taxation, is boing considered by Portland railroad men. The bill provides for the licens ing of railroads, as a substitute for tho established system of taxation, to ap ply generally except on lands not occu pied as a right of way. It is modeled after tho law prevailing in Wisconsin. Twor.ty bills wero read tho second timo and referred to tho proper com mittees, and the following bills wero passed: To requiro doors of publio buildings to open outward; to provide for tho dissolution of municipal cor porations upon tho payment of all out standing indebtedness; amending tho codo relative to attachments so as to obviate the necessity of posting notices on property attached. A petition was presented from 10 Polk county lawyers, praying for tho retention of tho second circuit judge iu tho third judicial district. A petition from 129 citizens of Wash ington county, for a change in the law so as to requiro householders instead of voters on petitions for saloon li cences was presented. A potition praying that tho stato ap point threo commissioners to buy tho Mount Hood and Barlow wagon road, tho paper booring the names of 04 resi dents along tho road, was introduced. Haines, ot tho special committee ap pointed at the special session to in vestigate tho Lowonberg contract at tho penitentiary, submitted n long re port, showing that 87,000 was duo tho state on tho contract, part of which was not securod. It recommended that $32,500 bo accepted in full payment. Tho report was adopted. Mulkoy.'of tho committeo to exaru ino tho affairs of tho secretary of state, reported that ho had found ovorythiiig accurato and satisfactory, and tho re port was filed, A joint memorial was passed, urging tho nttornoy-gonoral arid tho United States supremo court to advnnco cases affecting tho title of settlors to land in tho forfeited Northern Pacific grant In Oregon. A formula for tho production of crystal alumium bronzo consists of a powdorcd aluminum, powdorod glass in "diamond dust," and sulphato o zino in certain specified proportions. OREGON LEGISLATURE I Ci.inlilirnt.lr llu.hu lltoml of Pur. K ' l'lt Week. . . .. , . Salem, Or., Jan. 31. 'Alio nouso dlnpoied of much hnslm during Uio past week, am! many new bill woro Introduced. Among tlio proposed measure aro hill to chango tho iiamo of the Ashland collide to tho Southern Oregon Stato Normal school, and plauo it under statu control, anil nppioprlntu $15,000 for its inolntenancoi to create n state library commission nml n sy tern of tiavellng llbrarlefl, nnd appro priate $6,000 for malntennnoo tho first year, and $8,000 annually thereafter; to exempt honorably discharged sol diers nnd eollor from tho operation ol the peddler's license law, and to ex empt stato prmluot from tho provision of tho law; to prohibit altogether tho sale of cigarettes or oigarolto material on palu of n lino of $50. A bill Incor porating tho town of Dallas was pawed. In the senato Chairman Fulton, of tho judlolarv oommitteo, submitted an adverse report on the bill to add two judges to the supreme ootirt. Mlteholl, of tho committee, dissented, but did not submit a minority ronort. Daly of Lako'n bill to extend tho time for counties to wy tho stato tnx from April 1 to Juno 1, was pnswd un der siiHiwneion ot tho rule', as was hi i hill to requiro county clerks to coitlfy pension voucher without charge, there being no objection lo either. WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE. l'nitrr Alirml fur Heimlor Other LegU liitlvn 2Sv.tr. Olympln, WnBh., Jan. 21. Flvo more fruitless ballots for senator wero taken lu joint session ot the legislature todio'i each resulting as follows: Fos ter 27, Wilson 27, Humes 31, Ankeny 7, Lewis 24. Including tho one voto detained nt homo by sickness, Foster prnotically hnd 38 vote today, tho highest iium boi yet-attained in the senatorial oon tost. In tho houso the eommlttco on print ing and supplies was, on motion ofen printed by the stato j.rn t Kingsbury, instructed to thoioughly Robert ald, after ransacking tho " Inveetgiate tho subject of stato printing ' of tho stato printer, that ho four. I with n view to cheapening the cost of ! ono copy of tho bill, nnd that i. : public printing, it being desirable to ' ilnglo oopy wa to bo found in the reduco greatly tho cost, which Is be-lata. As none had been distribute: Moved to be out of all proportion in its expensiveness. Houso bill 33, making it lawful to call to tho witneps-fltand and onuso to testify the ml verso party to n suit at law without making him tho wltnes of his adversary, was passed by unani mous voto. Bills introduce! wero: To license the keeping for sale of opium, mor phine, cocaine, etc.; prohibiting tho taking of food fishes except with n hook and line, on nny of tho rivers ot Puget sound, whereon hatcheries nro located, or in Skagit bay; to enable receivers, trustees, guardians, executor, etc., to give regular surety companies as surety j on bond; appropriating $5,000 for con ducting tho agricultural experiment station at Puyallup; providing for lo cal option on tho quostion of hogs as freo commoners; imposing n lino of from $50 to $'.'50 for spearing nnd dis posing of bass, pickrel, carp, trout or other fish from any stocked lakes. Klllr.l Thlrlr 1HIU. Olympla, Wnsh. Jan. 21. Tho Ju dietary committeo ol the houso today completed n remarkable record. Out of 81 bills referred to it for considera tion, it hai killed 30. Antl-Cuiitrnct I.Klior I.ntr, Washington, Jan. 23. Tho exten sion of tho anti-contract labor law to Hawaii is strongly urcgd in a roport made todav by the houso committeo on labor. It says thousands of contraot labobrers, mainly Japanoso, havo beon takon Into the Islands siuco tho rnis. ing of the United States flag ovei thorn. On the day following tho receipt of tho news of niinexpatlon, 2,807 Japancso laborers wero admitted. Opposed to Hnitlnc Itolierla. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 23. Momhor of tho reorganized Church of Lattor Day Saint in St. Louis opposo tho seating of Congressman-elect B. II. L. Roberts, of Utah, on tho ground that ho is n pronounced polygamist. A voto was taken, resulting in tho adop tion of a resolution requesting congress men from this district to use their ut most efforts to prevent seating tho Utah man. Sl.nfter In, Merrlum Out. San Francisco, Jan. 23. Today, Ma jor-Goneral Morriam issued an order relinquishing tho command of tho do pfrtrnent ot California. Immediately thereafter, Major-Gonoral Shatter Is sued an order announcing his accession to tho command. General Morriam. will go to Denver to assume command of the department of tho Colorado, Two Tlioiiaiinil Quukera. Hnlifox, Jan. 23. Tho atoamshlp Lako Huron, with 2,000 of tho 5,000 Quakers who aro emigrating to tho Canadian northwest, arrived in quaran tine tonight. Tomorrow aftornoon tho stoawer will proceed to St. Johns. N. .. wlinrn Ilia tinmn... Ill !.. I 7La ,Vi . u ';:;;.?" ,uuu lu, take rail to their futuio homo. Aaauy Onion lit Hmittle. Washington, Jnn. 28. Sonator Wll eon's amendment to tho sundry civil bill, appropriating $50,000 for tho erection of nn nssa'y offlco at Soattlo, baa been favorably roported, DALY'S DILL DISAPPearT dlx lluiulreit t'oplea Trliilm! Mint ,1 Ono Win In tin llitil. Salem, Or., .Inn. 18. 'l'i,li.i. Ion of tho legislature Iiiih Ik ( t, :. tuly iwuuroios, tunes tiioium. UiHllt III tho hmim) caused by Uiq ,i1 tu.il filil.lt tit OiiIi.'h Itnllriiil K.il . 1 scribed In tho detailed report, willed n feature. It was reuiiy , ) ing Incident. Tho day was giv(tl , to mir fumitory piooeed ing, ti.cnj i , ii -..i t - no (iiHuuraiuu ui imy ijiirniii in .v hound. Ulll tiro coming up ti, from the printing olllce, itixl u., ... f.JW.jl I.VfllllUj lulu tl.l.t t . . . IHMI UAVHirn v una i f . II 1. 1 113 iHWly adjournment. This t.i,, will continue, no doubt, through week. III III" Hennte. Saloin, Or., Jan. 18, Thiro I woro pnMod by tho senato today . duco tho slarled of Douglas county curs; to Incorporate the town oi 1 tago Chuvo, The last wa also pn by the house. This morning tun souoto hill , crease the number of supremo , ., judge was read tho second tin.. uiferrwl to the jiiillcliuy comu, ;;, without objection. nit niieruiMiiian niijoiiriimi'in promptly taken when the miiii which had been pawed by tho I . . . . ii.... . aamo 10 it mcomi mailing, m bill paused the second reading. wero referred. Fulton presented a petition, mi by 180 Clatnip county taxpayer, i , lug that the present road lima amended mi to the maun ir of cut log state and road Kill tax, nnd to vidu n shhiIiiI tax nut to exceed C n. on tho dollar. Tho extra suppi oopitto of the Duly school bill hnv Ihwii exhausted, and there being a maud from all imrt of tho Mate. oojile mora were ordered printed. In Dm Hunan. Quito n commotion was raised in houso thin afternoon by tho disco. that there was not a copy of hei.a Daly' school bill to he had, notw - ; standing the fact that 000 copien thh liouio, he intimated that ' lliero might havo been Mine motive iplrlting tho hill away, in vien this cxpnun, and tho suspicion of p ilble mnlialoti destruction of tho printed, a resolution wa passed dir. Ing the state printer to print 060 vxt e" copies of the bill for the excluifiy,' use of tho house. Thirty bills wero rend di during thr xfSjj r, 1(1 were ternooii. Of thi number. trndiiattd ilimr.L' tl.n iitrirtiiiiL- item, and seven weie new bills. VOTE WAS DIVIDED. I Mix Semitc.rlMl C'nnillilHle I In fore YV hliiglon I.i;UItur. Ulympla, Wash., Jan. 14. In set rnlu RiitHlmi trxlMV tlui I i.i I h 1 rt t u r.t i ll its first ballot for a United States -iJmi ... I tt.ll ln uiur iu euecceti uuiiii u. niton. 11 total voto Milled by each candidal was as follows: Humes, 23; Foster, 20: Wilson. 21 J. II. Lewis, 37; Ankeny, 8; J. Allen, 1 Lewis received tho full fusi strength excepting tho voto ol an ai sent member. A Republican meniL also was absent. How Noii.li.nlloi.a Were Mml. In the senato at 13 M.. on motion Hamilton, tho roll was ordered callcJjftc for the nomination of candidates U tho United States senato. Androwsl ing first on tho list, named Mujor T. Humes, of fcoattlo. Cole namod Congressman JameJ Hamilton Lewis. Crow nominated Senator Wil'onJ who, ho said had all tho qualification! of tho gentleman named by Audrovu Hugh McRoavy and Miller of Wuli Walla, seconded tho nomination Lewis. Mogler seconded Wilson' nomination, nnd Preston second Humes'. Iteluhart evoked n round of npplau by "seconding tho nomination of all of them." Wnrburton nrosontod Addison G.I Foster. Clnpp said, In soconding tho nominal tlon of Fostor, that a man who support- ed III in would nover regret it. Lonrouo also eoconded Fostor's nomi nation. Wolshlro said Humes favored ex pansion and tho Nicurainin canal. II seconded Humes' nomination. Ankeny's namo was not prosontcd. Lewis received 10 vote, all tho fn- slonlsts. Fostor, 0 Bakor, Clapp, Hamilton,! Hammer, Locrono, Wnrburton. Humes. C Homrlch. Preston. An drews, Wolshlro. Woodinir. Wilson, 4 Crow, Hall, MoglerJ bchofiold. In the IIii.iik. At 12 M. Gloason of King presented mo narno oi Thomas J. Hunios for iu ofilco of United Statos senator. if i -.l.-.i.1 In ! IUlll, OI HpOKahO, VLHW nomination John L. Wilson. Judge Wlclforsham. In nomlnnt'Kl Addison G. V,mtr i.nlil it to bo o longor necessary to oloot great ooiistitti'j tional lawvora to tho Unitod StatesI senato. McDonald of King, noininntod Joniei Aiamiiton Low is.