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COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON.
EVENTS OF THE DAV
Comprehensive Review ol the Import
ant Happening of the Pajt Week,
Presented In Condensed Porm, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting.
Italy has recognized the new republic
ol Panama.
Japan will Bend a Urge force to Corea
to end rioting.
A Bovcro cold wavo ha swept the
East and Middle West.
ltUBsla will probably modify her de
mands rather than go to war.
Japan la buying largo quantities of
lead for the manuiaciure oi uuntu.
TTnlin.1 Slates baa ordered a nun
boat to Corca to protect tho American
minister.
vn"rt.i. hm limine redoubled to have
Clilna ratlly tho trade treaties with tho
United States.
m intni1.Un .Kflnm will nnlt
WJiumuiti ' n- i
Washington if Secretary Hay ignores
Colombian demands.
i ml!rlnn mannfacturcrs
will, tho first of the year, take meas
ures to establish unuorm prices.
nAt Vn,T-nll rf tlin reclamation
service, will visit Oregon and confer
with the people about irrigation pro
jects. The Far Eastern situation is very
threatening.
Britain will aid Japan If sho goes to
war with Russia.
Tho Coolmblan force which landed
on tho Island of Tinea will have to go.
A lone masked man robbed a gambl
ing room at The Dalles of about $ 1,000.
Chicago liverymen have decided to
fight tho union hcarso drivers to a fin
ish. Tho bakers of Paris have gone on a
strike and the situation has assumed a
serious aspect.
General Reyes has warned Colombia
that war on Tanama means war on the
United States.
The Yosemite national park cannot
be used as a storage reservoir for San
Francisco water supply.
Governor Taft has left Manila for the
United States. He was given an en
thusiastic farewell on leaving
t? am A.lmlral Wftllrpr heltevea force
of marines now at ranama is sufficient,
but two more batallions will probably
be sent.
Rockefeller has Just given Chicago
university $1,680,000.
Colombians at Bogota are holding
nightly warlike demonstrations.
Tim fnntrnrt Tutu been let for the
Alaska building at the St. Louis fair.
It is to cost 113,897.
will endorse Amer
ica if she refuses to allow Panama mat
ter to bo submitted to The Hague tri
bunal. Senator Hanna will retire as chair
man of the national Republican com
mittee and Roosevelt wants Root to
succeed him.
Scenes at Washington resemble those
preceding the Spanish-American war.
Tho strike of Chicago hearsedrivers
continues to seriously interfere with
funerals.
17n..latnn if ttio TlrAvfllA ttLRA flTlfl his
ill; I IU1V1 uw
restoration to grade in the army seems
assured.
Tl.Iln!n m1 PinnrA tiAvn redoubled
efforts to prevent war between Japan
and Russia,
It hash een practically admitted that
the war department will abandon Fort
Walla Walla.
Enough constituents of Democratic
eenators will demand the passage of the
canal treaty to make it safe.
The powers will try to dissuade Co
lombia from going to war. They have
notified her that Bhe must expect no
help.
MartlnC oleman, a noted New York
flro fighter, and another fireman per
iehod in flames which caused a loss of
250,000.
Reports from Hayti and Santo Do
mingo show great unrest.
The United States will allow Colom
bia to take the initiative for war.
The Btrike of hearse drivers in Chi
cago has compelled the people to use
cars and wagons at funerals.
An assassin fired at Max Nordeau,
the noted -Zionist and litterateur, in a
Paris ballroom, but a friend saved him.
Chief Newell has given irrigation
committees to understand that Oregon
will not get any money for a year at
least.
A vigilance committee has been
named at Chii ago to clear the city of
thugs, who have become bolder since
the first declaration of war.
Secretary Root says that General
Wood's promotion is in the regular or
der of senority.
A Portland firm has received the con
tract t,o install water systems at Forts
Worden and Casey,
Chicago hearse drivers have gone on
a strike and many funerals hare been
' postponed.
Tho senate has ratified the treaty
with China. Russia is not at all
pleased by it.
Women have been selected to act as
jurors in a Chicago trial, for the first
time in the history of the nation.
John R. Benson, a San Francisco tim
ber operator, has been arrested on a
chargo of bribing a government official.
Sir Thomas Lipton, in accepting the
sllvor service presented him by Ameri
ca, says he willtry once more for the
cap.
Sonator Fulton, before the senate,
statod the alms of the 1005 fair and
maderan eloquent plea for federal aid.
It was his maiden speech.
DEATH IN WRCCK.
IUad-On Train Collision In
Michigan
Costs IS Lives.
rimml Tintulla. Midi.. Deo. SS.
Eighteen are dead and 31 Injured, sev
eral of them fatally, as the result of the
collision early this evening of two pas
senger trains on tho Pore Marquctto
railroad, one-half mllo west of East
Paris, nbout six miles cast ol ttiis city.
Tho collision, which was head on, was
caused, according to a statement issued
by tho officials of tho road at the gen
eral offices in Detroit, by tho high wind
blowing out tho red signal lamp at Me
Cord's, where the west-bound train,
No.5, should have stopped and re
ceived orders to pass the cast-bound
inln i Cr Tim nltirlali den v the re
port that a misunderstanding of orders
on the pan o: one oi me engineers
responsible for tho collision.
lAKAhllnn f thn atAteinent nt the
officials, the trains were originally to
i I . . . 1.1. 11 V.
havo met anu passeu at uaaumo ii,
Vit.f t. hnt tlin eAt.lmind train the
dispatcher issued new orders, fixing
Fox as tho meeting place. Tho east-
bound train received mis oruer, anu
tho west-bound train should havo re-
mKhI tVin aamA nnler at MeCord'n.
Instead It rushed by this station, and
tho operator there, after reporting this
fart, f mi ml nn mint? out on his platform
that his red light, which had been
burning two minutes before, was out,
presumably extinguished by the high
wind that was blowing.
Tho trains met with a terrible crash,
Um tMnMm ami amntrtni- ram behind
uu "pr"ti - o --
each locomotlvo being instantly reduced
to a pile ol kindling woou. . ine en
gines were completely wrecked, the
boiler ol the engine wnicn nau funcu
Tia n,it KAnml train belni torn com
pletely torn from the running gear and
standing perpendicularly in a uiitu i
tho side ol the tract.
JAPAN AFTER WARSHIPS.
Negotiation for Two Chilean Vessels arc
Under Way.
London. Dec. 29. Japan is negotiate
ing for the purchase of two Chilean
warships, the armored cruiser Esmer
alda and another, probably the battle
ship Capltan Prat, which are lor saio
It is now only a matter of price. Nc
eotiationa with other South American
governments for the purchase of war
ships are also in progress.
Baron Hayashl, the Japanese minis
ter to Great Britain, said to a repre
sentative of the Associated Press today,
relative to these negotiations:
"We want more ships. Of course,
this is onlv a precautionary measure.
and it may be a lot of expense all for
nothing. I have no indication of the
nature of the Russian reply. Per
sonally I scarcely expect it will be de
livered lor some little time, mere is
1 no truth whatever in the report that
-Japan's last note stipulated a time
limit."
I Asked anent the dispatch from Ber
lin saying the British government re-
I ported to the czar that Great Britain
"deemed Japan's demands just, and
j earnestly expected that Russia would
grant them," Baron Hayashi, while he
was not aware of the precise action
taken by Great Britain and St. Peters-
I burg, said:
"The British government is well
aware that Japan will be obliged to go
to war unless Russia modifies the po
sition sheh as taken in her last note."
At the foreign office here nothing is
yet known of the probable nature of
the Kusisan reply.
FIRB LAID TO MOD.
Small Blaxe to Destroy Jail Causes Loss
ol J3S.OOO.
Pineapple, Ala., Dec. 29. In their
efforts to hide the lynching of Arthur
Stuart, a colored prisoner, whom they
secured from the Jail here last night
a mob is thought to have fired the jail,
' which was not only destroyed by fire,
but caused tbn loss of eight stores, two
J warehouses and the postoffice, valued
I at 135,000. On Wednesday. P. Mel
ton, a prominent white man. bad a
' quarrel with some negroes, and one of
I them shot him. On Christmas day a
I negro said to be his accomplice was ar
rested and placed in jail, and the
friends of Melton, it is alleged, swore
vengeance. This morning at 4 o'clock
a mob broke into the jail, and after
knocking the negro in the head poured
1.1a Kswlw dnd ut ItftArA
The flames spread to adjoining build
ings. Troops Cannot Enter.
Washington, Dec. 29. The following
cablegram reached the navy depart
ment today from Rear Admiral Cogh
lan, at Colon: "Atlanta did not allow
an armed force in Colombian territory
at any time for any purpose. Two
officers landed as usual with swords at
invitation of Colombian generals."
Admiral Coghlan also cabled the de
partment that ho would proceed to
Cartagena with his flagship, tho Olym
pia, for the purpose of bringing Minis
ter Beaupre to Colon, on his way to
the United States from Bogota.
Without American Precedent.
New York, Dec. 29. Pneumonia has
become so prevalent in tills city that
the health department has decided to
amend the sanitary code by classifying
liaf ailment with tnenalefl. Rfnrlet fever
and smallpox and making it compulsory
on physicians to report ever tano oi
pneumonia promptly. This Is said to
be without precedent in America or
Europe. In the last there weeks, ac
cording to tho health department, there
have been 320 cases reported here, an
Increase of 43 per cent over tho samo
period last year.
Contends Pope dot Wealth.
Paris Tim 90 The Tfnmn enrre
nnmlant nf the Ffirflrn maintains the
accuracy of the statement tliat the pope
.... . -. it i i ...I
has received uirougn varuinai uuiu,
prefect of the congregation of the prop
aganda, several millions of dollars,
which were held back at tne request oi
Via late PrtTm Tjn. Thn correspondent
says the money has been invested, and
Cardinal uotll simpiy trunsierreu vu
Pope Pius a memorandum of tho Invest
ments. Ex-dovernor Sharp Dead.
Washington, Dec. 29. Ex-Governor
Isaac Sharp, of Kansas, died hero to
day of an affection of the stomach,
agod 71- years.- He -was a native of
Pennsylvania, but went to Kansas in
(ho early fifties. v
SIXTY-THREE DEAD
FAST THROUQII PASSEN0GR TRAIN
WRECKED IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Timber Which Had Fallen- on Track
from Frtlitat Train ths Came Num
ber ol Injured Is at Least Thirty
Many Wild Scenes, and Soma Bran
Leap Into River.
Connellsvllle, Pa., Dec. 28. With a
terrible crash the Duqucana Limited,
the fastest through passenger train
from Pittsburg to New York, on the
Baltimore A Ohio, plowed Into a pile of
lumber at Laurel Run, two miles west
of Dawson, at 7:48 o'clock tonight, and
It Is rstlmatod.that 03 lives were lost,
and 30 persona were Injured.
The train Iclt I'lttsburg this evening,
running a few minutes late, In charge
of Engineer William Thornlcy, or Lon
nellsvllle. When approaching Laurel
Run. which is a particularly good piece
of road, the train was running at a high
tato of speed. Suddenly the passengers
were thrown from their seats by tho
ltchtnlngllke application of the brakes,
and a moment later there was a terrific
crash.
The train was made up of two bag'
gage cars, two day coaches, one sleeper,
and one dining car. and at tnetimowas
carrying at tho lowest estimate 160 pas
scngers. The train plowed along lor a
considerable distance, and the cars were
torn to pieces, passengers jumping,
screaming and falling from the wreck
as It tore along. Suddenly tho engine
swerved to the left and tho coaches
plunged down over tho embankment to
the edge ol tho loughlougneny river.
Tho moment tho cars stopped rolling
there was a wild scene. .Many persons
were pinioned beneath tho wreckage,
and the screams and cries that rent the
air were beyond description. Many
were injured in their mad excitement
and plunged into the river. Others,
pinioned beneath tho heavy timocrs,
pleaded in agoniied tones for release.
So terrific was tho force of tho wreck
that nearly every passenger suffered
moment's unconsclotiness, and many of
the able-bodied men were unable to as-
sist in helping tho injured from the
wreck on account of having fainted.
The wreck was caused by the break
ing of castings on a carload of bildge
timbers on a west bound freight train
which had passed Lanrel Run not more
than 15 minutes before the ill-fated
passenger train. The wreck occurred on
a curve, and it was impossible for
Engineer Thornley to see far enough
ahead to detect the obstruction on the
tracks.
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.
Three Days' Session Sufficient to Enact
Needed Legislation.
Salem, Dec. 24. The special session
of the Oregon legislature ended last
night at 11:15 o'clock. In a three day
session the legislature accomplished all
that had been desired, an achievement
made possible by perfect harmony
among the members.
Yesterday both houses passed the bill
appropriating $100,000 for securing a
right, of way for the Celiio canal, and
also a number of bills ot minor import
ance. Killing of Chinese pheasants has
been prohibited until 1000.
Ten per cent has been fixed as the
maximum rate of interest to be charged
upon property sold for taxes.
No person, except the person paying
the same, will be permitted to maintain
a suit to recover fees paid to county re
corders under the invalid fee law.
A law has been passed permitting
owners of water rights to condemn and
appropriate the property and water
rights of others for a public use.
The total cost ot the session has been
about $7,500, for the payment of which
an appropriation was made.
The new barracks at the soldiers'
home at Roseburg will be furnished at
a cost of $2,500.
The legislature mcmoralized congress
in favor of the Brownlow road bill
which, if passed, will bring an appro
priation ot $250,000 to Oregon, and
also in favor of increasing salaries of
rural mall carriers from $000 to $800
per year.
For Ratifying Treaty.
Washington, Dec. 28. It Is learned
at the state department that the period
of time from now until October 8 of
next year is open during which the ex
change of ratifications may take place
between the United States and China
of tho commercial treaty recently rati
fied by the senate. The ratifications
must take place in Washington. There
has been some intimation that they
never will take place, because secret
opposition of foreign poweis may cause
the Chinese government to withhold Its
ratification of the treaty.
Anti-Jewish Excesses Threatened.
London, Dec. 28. The Jewish
Chronicle announces that a joint meet
ing of the foreign committee of the
board ot deputies of the Anglo-Jewish
association will be held to consider the
question of making representations to
the Russian government, through tho
foreign office, relative to the repoit that
fresh anti-Jewlah excesses aro threaten
ed at Klshincf on the Russian Christ
mas day. Tho Jewish Chronicle adds
that it understands tho matter 1b already
engaging the attention of Foreign Sec
retary Lansdowne.
Asa'stant to Cortelyou.
Washlgntoi, Dec. 28. Lawrence 0.
Mnrrav. of Chicago, has been chosen
assistant secretary of commerce and
labor. The selection was announced
today by tho president, who stated that
Ilia fftf.A I, ml Iwen tendered to and ac
cepted by Mr. Murray, and that the
nomination would do sent to tne senate
after the holiday recess. The appoint
mnni In matin nn the recommendation of
Secretary Cortelyou, who has known Mr.
Murray lor a number oi years.
Authorized to Sign Treaty With Cuba
Rome, Dec. 28. Slgnor Bavina, the
Italian minister to Cuba, has been
authorized to sign a treaty of commerce
and navigation between Italy and Cuba
similar to that of 1800 between Italy
and Mexico and Including provisions for
arbitration in the case of disputes.
WANTS NO ISLANDS AS STATUS,
Whltelaw Reld Makes Notable Speech
On Expansion at Oanquet.
New York, Dec. 20. Tho annual
dinner of tho New England society ol
tho city of New York hold tonight In
tho Waldorf-Astoria was n more notable
affair than any held during tho 93 years
since tho incorporation ot the society
There were 554 diners.
After a toast had been drunk to tho
"President of tho United States,"
Whltelaw Reld spoko on "Forefathers'
Day." Passing to a consideration ot
national expansion, he said:
"Shall we mid that saio course uy
roamlng the oceans to drug in semi
tropical and revolutionary communi
ties, to be made states in tno American
union, eoual from tho start to our
selves, with sometimes, perhaps, a bill
ence of power that may enable theni to
govern us nnd the land oi our latucrsr
'-'Such questions havo burst upon us
too suddenly out of our recent expan
sion to Justify at tlio outset harsh crm
clrma of any rash or ill-considered pro.
posala that may rlso to the sunaco in
the first froth of public discussion
But I venture to predict that tho time
will come within tho lives of many who
now hear mo when tho man who shall
propose tho Incorporation as a state In
to this government ol tho United States
ot America of any island ot the sea, the
Philippines, the Sandwich Islands, or
Porto H co. or Cuba, win no ntinieu
from political llfo as a political enemy,
whether ho bo animated merely by
lingering reminiscences of tho llllibus
ters and tho slavery propaganda, or
whether he represent a sugar trust in
Wall street or a sago brush state in mo
United States scnato."
COLOMBIAN TROOPS SIGHTED.
Crnlscr Maj flower Returns From
Cruise to Qui! of Darlen.
Colon, Doc. 20. Everything Is qulot
along the Atlantic coast. Tho cruise
Mayflower camo In today from tho gulf
ot Darlen, to which place sho went af
tcr stopping at the Isle of Pines. The
Mayflower was sent out hurriedly on
receipt of tho news brought by a natlvo
coasting schooner that Colombian
troops had been landed on tho Island
Arriving at tho Island, which Is Inhab
(te1 Viv Sun Ulna Indians, tho Mav
flower mado a thorough examination
ml fnnntl the renort to be untrue.
The Mayflower then continued to cruieo
along the coast toward the gull ol war
tnn ATAmlntncr the enant. nnd in the nf
ternoon reached Titumati, where the
cruiser Atlanta raw the Colombian
trnnna a ttreek At-o.
Tlin MAvflnwer ran in closo to tho
Titumati shore and clearly saw a num
ber ol Colombian soldiers on tne ocacu.
'n lamllna. uhr matin bv tho Mav
flower, which did not attempt to com
municate with the Colombians, and
ahnrtlv Afterward denarled.
While steaming out ot the gulf, tho
Mayflower sighted and soon passed closo
tn thn Colombian cruiser General Pi-
ion, which was steaming at the rate of
six knots toward litupiail. it was
seen that the General I'lzon had about
350 Oiombian soldiers aboard.
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC IN UTAH.
Qrtat Number of Persons Were Exposed
at a ruDuc uau.
Salt Lake, Dec. 20. An epidemic of
smallpox is ragnig in Cache and Box
Elder counties In tho northern portion
ot this state and tho medical authorities
in tho affected districts havo appealed
to the state board of health to establish
a quarantine. Tho rapid spread of tho
disease is said to bo tho result of nunv
erons dances held recently, which were
attended by persons suffering from the
contagion.
In Box Elder county 77 cases have
already been reported, the little town
ot Mantau alone having 4l cases within
its borders.
In Cache county the scourge, whilo
widespread, has not as yet assumod
such a serious aspect as In tho adjoin,
ing county. The disease Is ot a com,
paratively mild form, and no deaths
from it have yet been reported. .
Military Tells Miners to Work or do,
Victor. Colo.. Dec. 20. Major H. A
Naylor, in command of tho district dur
ing the absence of Colonel Vcrdeck,
burg, made the statement today that
owing to the large number of idlo men
throughout the district, nn order would
bo made early next week that all those
having no employment or visible means
of support would he given tho alterna
tive of one of three things either to go
to work, leave tho district or go to the
bullpen for an indefinite term. Tho
disbursement of $20,000 to tho soldiers
began today,
WUI Try to Retake Land.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. 20. It
is said on excellent authority that Gen
eral Woa y Gil, ex-prcsident of Santo
Domingo, and all his followers hero
havo secured new recruits In Porto
Rico, and intend sailing via Haytl for
Santo Domingo on a l rcncn steamer
January 4, for the purposo of starting a
new revolution to replace General Wos
y Gil in tho presidential chair. It is
rumored that thousands of Dominicans
are ready to Join General Wos y Gil on
his arrival at Santo uomlngo.
Sounds Berlin (Jankers.
Berlin, Dec. 20. Tho Tageblatt's St.
Pcteisburg correspondent says It is said
in financial circles that the Russian
government Is sounding Berlin bank
ers regarding tho floating of a loan
amounting to $125,000,000. Tho Rus
slan government, tho correspondent
says, thinks It can uso tho negotiations
for a.commercial treaty lctwcen Russia
and Germany as a club to compol tho
Gorman government to permit tho
loan.
Did on Irrigation Project.
Washington, Dec. 20. Bids were
opened at tho interior department today
for constructing the 600 feet of tunnel
preliminary to tho work of building the
Salt River Irrigation project in Arlrona.
About $10,000 Is Involved in 'this part
of the project, and Wilton & Ross, of
Riverside, Cal., who bid $38.50 a lineal
foot, were the lowest of the four bidders,
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
YIELDS QOOD MONEY.
Th Cddy Law Yearly Incoma Will Run
to $150,000.
Salem When tho Eddy corporation
tax law was passed It was ostlinaied
that It would produco a revenue ot
$100,000 a year. The act has been In
force scarcely more than six months
and thore has been paid Into tho state
treasury $90 808. F. T. wrlghimsn,
corporation clerk In tho ollleoof the
secretary ot state, estimates that the
annual revenuo will aggregate $125,000
to $150,000, with tho latter sum not
Improbable. As a revenuo measure, It
Is evident that tho Kiuiy law win noi
ho a disapKIntment.
It has been frequently ennrgcu or
promoters ol wildcat mining companies
that the Eddy law would keep out for
eign corporations and prevent tho orga
nization ol now concerns, it is truo
that tho law has Put a very notlccablo
check upon the organization of corpora
tions with enormous capital stoeic, nut
without any considerable Bssets. Cor
porations are now formed upon a more
businesslike basts.
Tho assertions ot tho mining stock
iirnmoters served to causo sonio doubt '
as to tho success ot tho Kddy law, but
tho facts gleaned from tho records la
tho olllco ot tho secretary ct stato prove
nrnir nf tliiun nuanrtlnill. TllO COT-
poratlon tax law has not kept away any
...uaav. - -
corporation tnat uesireu to tio n legiu'
mate business In this stato.
Tho records show that sinco May 21,
. . . i ..rt.... 7i
corporations organUed In other stale,
When tno new mw wenv imu vum.
havo filed their articles in mis stato
and paid $60 each for tho privilege ot
so doing. Tho total revenuo from that
source In less than seven months was
$3,650.
These 171 foreign corporations aiso
paid tho proportion ot tho annual
licenso fee duo for tho unoxpired frac-
Hon ot tho year, which feo varied ac-
r,li,i tn tlm rnnliiil stock. Tim rev -
enno from this sourco was $17,350.70,
makinir n total ol I'JO.OOU. 70 which lor-
elgn corporations havo contributed to
tho support of this stnto In a period of
less than seven months.
During this samo time 220 now con-
ccrns havo been organized In this state,
tinvtntr nrt-anfttt Htm fees which varied
according to tho amount ot tho roptlal
stock, and aggregating $0,802.07.
Thoso 228 now companies, in a per-
l.l nf leu than seven months, means
an average ot more than 32 per month,
which does not seem to indicate mat
the Eddy law has prevented tho organ
ization of corporations or forced them
to go to other states to secure corporato
authority. The total fees collected by
the secretary of stato from both lorolgn
and domestic corporations aro $30,802.-
70.
Coming Brents.
Northwest fruitgrowers' association,
Portland, January 11-13.
National livestock convention, Port
land, January 12-15.
National woolgrowers' association,
Portland, January 12.15.
Poultry show, Albany, January
12-15.
Angora goat show, Dallas, January
14-15.
Whitman-Oregon debate, Eugono,
January 15.
Oregon Christian Endeavor conven
tion, Pendleton, February 10-22.
Athena Farmers Hold Oral.
Athena It Is estimated by tho wheat
buyers ot this place that there aro about
75,000 bushels ot wheat In tills district
that havo not been sold. John Bell A
Sons havo just disposed of 28,000 bush
els at about 02 cents per bushel. Mr.
Bell raised about 30,000 bushels this
year, this bolng among tho largoat
yields for one ranch. It has been
learned from somo ot tho bankers ot tho
district that tho dcpolsts in tho institu
tions tliis season nro not as largo as had
been expected, becauso tho farmers aro
not telling their wheat.
Timber doing Past.
Washington No stato in tho union
Is losing Its valuable timber lands so
rapidly as Oregon, therefore no stato Is
as deeply interested In securing modifi
cation of tho timber and stone act. It
Is shown In tho appendix ot tho annual
renort of Land Commlssoiner Richards
that there were nearly four times as
many timber entries filed in Oregon
durnig tho fiscal year ended Juno 30
last, as were filed during tho previ
ous 12 months. Tho activity ot
tho timber cntrymcn has been phe
nomenal. Feeding a Thousaad Hogs.
Athena Hog raising Is now an ex
tensive Industry ot tho farmers of this
district. It Is estimated that fully
1,000 hogs aro being fed in this im
mediate vicinity at present. John
Boll, who is an extcnslvo hog raiser,
says: "Wo aro feeding 200 hogs this
winter. Nearly evory farmer .of tho
district has increased his stock this
soason and they are taking a deep In
terest In tho Industry. Wo find a
ready markot for our hogB."
Plenty of Feed In the tlrand Ronde.
La Grande Prospects for "hay feed
this winter were nover hotter. Up to
this time the stock in tho Grand Rondo
valloy have had to havo very Httlo feed
ing, although there Is plenty ot forage.
Tho range along the foothills Is very
good and should there lio little snowfall
tho cattlemen will pull through the
winter in flno shape. Cattle and sheep
are commanding fair prices.
Cotton Is Agricultural Regent.
Salem Governor Chamborlaln lias
appointed W. W. Cotton, ot Portland,
to succeed Benton Klllln, whoso term
has expired, as a member of tho board
of regents ot tho Oregon agricultural
collego. John D. Olwell, of Jackson
county, and J. M. Church, of Union
county, wero reappointed to succood
thcmsolves on tho same board.
Dongtas Has Clean Dill of Health.
Roseburg Tho local health ofllcor,
Dr. E. Du Gas, reports that not a
singlo caso ot quarantine for contagious
diseases now exists in Douglas county.
This is tho first time in several months
that ho has been able to report an abso
lutely clean bill of health, although no
epidemic has existod at any time,
WALLOWA COUNTY S10CK.
Third In the Ll.t of limy
iheep Producers.
Stands
l.'.ilnriirlmi Till! CUIltttV assessor h,
just completed his statement of lh
uumlicr ot sheep and eattlo ln.Wallowa
county for 1003. Ho shows th num
ber ot sheep to bo 180,000. Thus Wal
lowa stands third on tho list among the
counties ot eastern Oregon. It I" h''
.,.,lv liv Murrow and Umatilla. The
sheep In each of thoso counties num
bered about 183,000. Tho avorngt
price of sheep this tall l plwl
$2.30. This makes jjio value ot tho
sheep ot Wallowa county $414,000.
There Is lltllo Increase this year over
tho number raised In 1002.
Tho iiumlK-r ot cattle l placed at
10,030. which Is ubout tho sauiu as
was raised last year. Wallowa county
Is well down tin) list In the mimlr of
eattlo, outclassing only Morrow county.
Thn averago prleo of tattle this year Is
placed by the buyers at fjft each. This
would make tho total valuo ot the cat
tie $423,400. . ,
Tho value of tho eattlo ami snecp
,i,i,i wnulil lm 11.037.400.
Th
VI,ju ,,( tho sheep and cattle, ot
Uma-'nrlAl
mia, Haker, Harney, Grant, Vnlon and
jjorrmv amounts to $0,187,417. Thus
.1 1 ( ,1... ... 111., a,,,) tin, aliiM'tl III
1U t ItltlU Vll Hill. ...... ,
,.tl,rn Oregon Is $7,221,817
WILL UIU WW TOR WATCR.
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Ij Grande A meeting was held at
Allcol hist week by tho Orando Hondo
cltltens for tho purposo of organising a
company to test thoroughly tno digging
oi tno ariesiuii wen. nw mn-uiw
largely attended. J. M. Lliurcn was
cltctcd chairman ol tho meeting anil J.
I). Smutx secretary.
1 It was decided to organitc a capital
stock ol $1,000, divided Into shares ol
110 each, to ho known as tno tnanu
Hondo Valley Artesian Well company,
i On adjournment of tho general meet'
ing the directors met and elected K. H
Itramwell president, n. 1. liroons vice
president, Peter McDonald secretary
and J. M. Church treasurer.
i A well will ho dug a depth of at least
2,000 fret unless water Is struck before
digging this iar, ami tno experiment
will lie made on tho sand ridge, near
Alicul.
Rushing to the Coal fields.
Prnirlo City There is a big rush
through this plaro to tlio John Day
coal fields, which have recently lieen
discovered. Men aro coming Into tho
country to Investigate, and much ot tho
untaken land is being located. The
coal Is said to lie superior to that pro
duced by tlio Heppnor coal fields, and
tht.ro aro indications that largo depos
its will bo opened. Cropplngs havo
been discovered In many places. rcv
eral thousand acres of tho supposed
coal lands havo lieen secured by pro
moters, who aro trying lo get more.
Hold 500,000 Duibcls.
Pendleton It Is estimated by tho
wheat buyers ol this plaro that there
are 600,000 bushels In Umatilla county
which have not lieen sold. About 300,
000 bushels of that amount aro In tin
warehouses nlong the O. It. A N., and
tho remainder in tho warehouse" along
tho W. & C. 11. R. In tho past 10 days
about 200,000 bushels havo been pur
chased by tho cxiiort buyers, 100,000
bushels coming from tho Pendleton dis
trict and 100,000 coming from outside
points. This was disposed of at 06
cents per bushel.
Rich Ledge In the Santlam.
Albany What promises to bo a very
rich mining ledgo has been reported
from tho South Santlam country, near
Foster. Tho discoveries aro about two
miles from tho Whitcomh postofllco, In
the mountains, and aro -10 miles from
tho Southern Pacific by wagon road
Tho prospect has lieen known to a fow
for soma time, but tho matter has been
kept quiet until a test could bo mado
An assay shows $21 copper, $2.40 sll
ver and $1.86 gold.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla. 71Q72cj blue
stem. 77c; valloy, 78c.
Barley Feed, $20 per ton; brewing,
$20n20.60; rolled, $21.
Flour Valloy, $3.7503.85 per bar
rcl: hard wheat straights, $3U.0(S4.I0
clears, $3,5503.75; hard wheat pat
cnts, $4.204.BO: graham, $3.7fi
whole wheat, $5; ryo flour, $4.60
47.6. Oats No. 1 whlto, $1.07)40
1.10: gray, $1.05 percental.
Mlllstuffs Bran, $18 per ton; mid
tilings, $2.1; shorts, $10; chop, $18
Unseed, dairy food, $10.
Hay Timothy, $10 per ton; clover,
$12; grain, siz; cheat, si.'.
Vegetables Turnips, 05 por sack
carrots, 76c; beots, 00c; parsnips, 76
00c: cabhago, lOlttC por pound; pars
ley, per dozon, 25a; tomatoes, $101.60
pcrcrata; cauiiiiowor, oc(gi por not
on; colery, 7oc; pumpkins, Ic per
pound! onions, Yollow IJanvors, 80c
$1 per sack, growers' prices.
Honey $303.50 per rase.
Potatoes Oregon, cholco and fancy
05 75c per sack: common, eOotOOc
sweet potatoes, sacks, 2c; boxes, 2c
per pound.
Fruits Apples, 76c0$2 per box
ncars. $101.60 per box.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27KIS0c
por paund; dairy, 20224'c; store,
15(31.
Chcoso Full cream, twins, 14016c;
Voung America, 16010c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, Oo por
pound; spring, 0c; hens, 0c; turkeys,
livo, 10c; drosHod, 7Xc; ducks, $GQ7
por dozon; geese, 8c por pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 32Hc; Eastern,
25030
Hops Cholco, 24c per pound;
prlmo', 22c; medium, 10c; common,
15c. Wool Valloy, 17Cl8c; Eastern
Oregon, 12015c; mohair, 320 35c.
Boof Dressed, 60O?4O nor pound.
Veal Dressed, small, 808c;
largo, 5a Oo por pound.
Mutton Dressed, 5Q0cc lambs,
ilressod. 0o per pound.
Pork Dressed, 00io per pound,
I .,i.iritTO 1II1T 10 WOWK.
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lloth Moults
Irnniact
llrl'
Hal,,n.IK-0....-llll'l".""r,' ".m
dm - - not ; ' .. o,,,,!,,,, should
. ... ' more Hum three day. n
rV. nl,;r ihtm a lew stonogmi'h""
"STSJI, I-" n.U-..l..,:
noehb.nhof tho legl-U ure.
house Iteprcsentallu. IHnf,
Marlon, I. tho only Mmi.Iw.
senate. Dal)' " """"' '"l1M,ll,,,n ' 1
Multnomah, are t ,;
No one a. cKted to fill t - V
caused by th eleiHlon " HjMiaW r
cant. Though the .es.lon r. lerday
as short thu legislate i'"!!11
more than wa" expecled. It hml i n
anticipated that Hit. two houses would
organU and then as a token ot resect
.. .i. I,.... HemeeiitnllM Murphy ad
journ until today, when tho gmcruor
inessago would lx revel cl.
1...11. li.mses weru railed to or.if r
promptly, rushed the organisation pr
reeding-, and at II o'clock met In jo i t
convention to hear tho message. This
roiiitnuiilralli.il was short and was read
I... ,1... ,.,,...ri,r 111 15 IlllnUll-S. n.
senate took tho lead In tho t.aiiiwftlon
ol business by adopting
Inlnt mem
Introduced by I'rwddrnl llr.mnell
I iiriiiii j , r - .. ..
llrglng the claim ol Oregon tin th"
jf,iral gmernmcnt for aid to the
...,l I'lnrli filr ami Alklllg I'Ollk'tYM tO
Hit. " .... . .
enact tho appropriation hill lor mat
purK)sn. Tho memorial was
without a dissenting vine.
Tlin chlrt event ol llilereel on inn
opening day ol tho legislature was t in
Introduction oi two rrsoniin.iii. v
Democratic meinlx-rs of the house, thn
purpose of whirl, was lo precipitate thn
short session Issue, lllllyru, o l.lnn,
irvscnted a resolution declaring mat
legislation at tho svelttl sss.lon should
bo routined to tax legislation. Wir-
lelgh, ol Union and Wallowa. prrenini
a resolution declaring for ailjormncnt
on Wednesday riming. Alter a sharp
debate both resolutions wero referred
to the commllleo on resolutions. At
11 :30 both houses adjourned wit ol re
spect lo tho lato Itrpresenlatvle Mur
phy, lorinal nm.iniii.na on inn nrnwi in
his colleague being odcred In tho house,
by Itepresentatlio Burleigh and adopted
liy that body.
llx-Congressman Jl. A. .Moony, oi
Tho Italics, Is hern conferring Willi
memliera Iron, his section ot the stato
regarding legislation on tho portago
railway and guierument rannl.
PAILS 10 PLAU TRAIN.
Orakeman la Responsible for a lUd Wreck
on Kansas Hoed.
Kansas City, Dor. 21. In a wreck
today at Godfrey, Kan., ot the "Mete
or," tho St. Imis A San Francisco rail
way fast train Iron, the south, nine
)ersons weru killed and 32 others In
jured. Ot tho Injure.!, five probably
will die and 14 were seriously hurt.
Tho rcsHinsibllily for the wreck Is
laid nt tho dour ot a brakrman ol the
freight crew, who failed to Hag the train.
Ha has dlsapHnrcl. The engine on
tho freight had Income dead, and tho.
craw was ordered to remain on tlio main
track ami turn the an Itch lor the pas
senger, then about due, Hie hrakeman
being ordered to Hag tho "Meteor."
This ho neglected to do.
In the crash tho baggage car tele
scoped tho engina landed In a corn
field, while tho smoker and tho two
chair cars wero piled In a mass on top
ot tho engine. Most ol tlm Injured
wero In tho chair rars, which took fire
soon alter tho wreck occurred.
Navy Will Control Matters.
Washington, Dec. 21. Under the
Impression that war Is surely to occur
between tho United States and Colom
bia, the quartermaster-general ot the
army has liven besieged by lallroadand
shipping men desirous ol transporting
troops. It was pointed out today that
whllo tho landing of marines nn foreign
soil occasioned but little, comment and
is only on cvldcnre of a disturbed con
dition of affairs, the embarking of
troops puts a different aspect on tho
situation. For this reason tho navy
will bo permitted to control affairs In
Isthmian waters.
Seven Clrcat Hollers Uxplode.
St. Louis, Dec. 21. A battery of
sovon boilers In tho power house, of the
St. Louis transit company, at Jefferson
and Geyser avenues exploded tonight,
killing three employes, Injuring six
nnd wrecking tho building. Without
premonition tho boilers exploded, the
brlrk walls foil outward and tho heavy
truss root dropped, covering tho debris
In which almost 20 employes wore im
prisoned. Instantly all tho electric
lights went out nnd tho darkness pre
vented prompt work In res ulng.
Strike Riot at Utah Mine.
Salt Lake. Dec. 24. A special from
Sunnysido, Utah, says that a riot oc
currcd there last night as tho result ol
30 Btriklng Italian miners going to tho
homo ot n nonunion miner and order
ing him to quit work. Upon his refus
al tho strikers attempted to secure him,
hut tho man ran, pursued by tho strik
ers, nnd was finally rescued by company
guards. Tho Italians wero subsequent
ly arrested by tioops, and nro now un
der guard. Tho coal mines nt Castlo
Gate, Utah, wero opened today,
Colombians Invade Land.
Colon, Doc. 24. Information has
licon received horo that about 100 Co
lombian troops havo landed at the Is
land of Plhos, northwest of Capo Tibur
nn, which Is situated at tho western en
trance of tho Gulf ot Darlen. The
Island of Pines Is In tho Panama terri
tory and Is tho only Island along that
coast which 1b wooded, peaked with
mountains and also well watered, thus
offering cvory facility for camping nnd
being used as a tmso nf observation,
Cattle Allowed on Reserves.
Washington, Dec. 24. Secretary ol
tho Interior Hitchcock today author
ized tho grazing ot 07,000 slioop and
4.250 eattlo and h or son on tho northern
division ot tho Cascade forest rosorvo
from Juno 10 to October next; also
20,000 sheep In tho eastern division ot
the Washington forest reserve,
Mutlnf Tin"