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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1905)
Bohemia Nugget tlahmta Nurt't Pub. C. COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON. NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form for , Busy Readers. Our A ttesume, of the Less Important but Not Las Interesting Event of ths Past Week. The Japs have captured a litll on tho lam liver. Tlio czar pays ho intends calling a n tlonal congress. J. ricrpont Morgan lias gone (or a cruiso in European waters. Russian war vessels have been or dered to leave German port in Africa. Representative Williamson lias been indicted on tho charge ot subornation of perjury. St. Petersburg strikers keep quiet, but trouble continues in Poland and tho Caucasus. ' Crossed electric wires in a six-story Chicago building caused a fire loss of over $000,000. A. H. TianncY lias confessed that ho committed perjury in order to shield Senator Mitchell. Firo damaged tho historic Catslno theater in New York and caused a panic among the chorus girls. The cold wavo which crossed tho mountains from tho East has caused some loss to stockmen. The temper aturer ranged from 17 above at Port' land to 40 below in Idaho points. All the resent members of tho presi dent's wabinet will continue in ollico except Postmaster General Wynne, who is to bo appointed consul general at London. Mr. Cortelyou will be noru inated postmaster general. Japan will next besiege Vladivostok, Workmen at St. Petersburg have struck again and increased their de mands. Many German coal minree have been blacklisted and the strike may bo re newed. Many conflicts between police and strikers in Poland cause hundresd of deaths. The president has appointed Joseph II. Kibbey, of Arizona, to bo governor of that territory v General Stoessel has answered his ac cusers by showing that food and am munition would not have held out more than four days longer. AI new bllzzar is raging east of the Rocky mountains, with the tempera ture ranging from 4 below at Chicago to 20 below at Duluth. All trains are lata on account ot wind and snow. Eleven Eastern Oregon projects for tho reclamation of arid land 'are now nnder consideration by the government engineers. Malheur ranks first, but obstacles aro still in the way which may cause it to bo abandoned. The governor of Warsaw has been killed by Polish strikers. Grand Duke Nicholas is reported to be going to Manchuria to help Kuro patkln, John Barrett, minister to Panama, says that there are but few cases of yel low fever on the isthmus. The American Tobacco company has declared an initial dividend of per cent on its common stock for a period not yet stated. A conference of 100 ministers in New York has decided to start a crusade against vice by holding a series of mass meetings. In Now York in a single quarter last year, with a total population of 3,838, 824, there were 24,034 births and 21, 058 deaths, a natural increase of 2,050 in the popultiou of the city. The Industrial General Trust com pany, of London, has asked the New York supreme court for a special jury to try its suit for over $1,000,000 against J. Kennedy Tod and others for damages for unauthorized sale of bonds for the Birmingham, Sheffield St Ten neessee railroad company, the ground being that an ordinary jury would not understand tho case. Albert T. Patrick, who is under sen tence of death for the murder of Wil liam M. Itice in New York, hopes to escape bv nrovimr at a second trial that embalming causes congestion of the lungs. The prosecution proved that Rice died by chloroform adminis tered by Patrick. Huge ice floes fill New York harbor, making navigation difficult and almost impossible. The assassin of the procurator of Finland has been captured. Ho is a medical student. The reported resignation of Kuropat kin is denied by St. Petersburg officials. The ocean steamer Damara has been wrecked off the coast of Nova Scotia and many lives lost, Governor'Folk, of Missouri, recom mends additional appropriation for the Lewis and Clark exposition. St Petersburg workmen threaten to renew the strike unless those engaged in tlio previous strike are taken back to work. DOINGS IN CONGRESS. Monday, February 0. Following weeks of hearings and con slderaton by tho commltteo on inter state and foreign commerce, tho house today began debating tho proposed leg islation looking to iito regulation oi freight rates. Denote on the joint statehood bill closed in tho senato today. Tuesday, February 7. After n continuous session of nine hours tho senato tonight passed the Joint statehood bill. As passed the bill provides for the admission of tho states of Oklahoma, to lie comprised of Indian Territory and Oklahoma and New Mexico according to tho present boundaries, with Ariiona eliminated. Tho houso devoted tho entire day to debato on the railroad freight bill, with tho exception ot a tew minutes just be fore adjournment, when a message from tho president was read recommending a board ot survey for the Philippine archipelago. Wednesday, February 0. Although tho result ot tho prcsidctv tial election was known early in the evening ot Jovcmber 8, it was not until today, when tho houso met in joint session, that Theodore Roosevelt and Charles W. Faribanks were otllcially declared to bo elected. An Immense audienco gathered to witness tho cere mony. The house devoted uvo hours today to debate on tho railroad freight bill A number of the members spoko on both sides ot tlio question. ery littlo business was transacted in tho house today. Kearns, of Utah, claimed to have voted against the joint statehood bill, and his voto is recorded for it. Discussion as to whether it should be changed was lengthy. Friends of tho statehood bill claim it will pass in the houso. Thursday, February 0. After nearly four days' discussion the house today, by a vote ot 3.(1 to 17, passed the bill providing for the rogula tion ot freight rates. , The senate devoted today's session to the agricultural appropriation bill. There was a renewal ot the discussion ot the policy of distributing the appro priation bills among a number oi com mittees. After the passago of the freight rate bill by the house a spirited discussion was indulged in over the deadheads carried by transports. A resolution was adopted approving of the carrying of schoolteachers and members of the families of officers and men on trans ports. Friday, February 10. After maintaining its record for the rapid disposal of private pension bills, 433 being passed in an hour and a half, the house today considered for a short time the bill providing a government for tho Panama canal zone. An early adjournment was taken to enable the Republicans to confer on the statehood bill. Before the routine proceedings of the senate began, President pro tem Ffye announced his selection ot Perkins to read to tho senate Washington's fare well address on February 22. Bills were passed authorizing the secretary ot war to sell magazine ritles to ritle clubs upon request of governors of the various states, and permitting Okla homa Territory to appropriate money to construct agricultural collego build' ings. Saturday, February II. As an outgrowth of the investigation of the General Siocum disaster, the house today passed a number of bills amending the laws relating to steam boat inspection service and making far more rigid provision for the regulation and control of steam vessels. A bill was also passed authorizing the con struction of a bridge across the Pend d'Oieille and Kootenai rivers in Koote nai county, Idaho. The entire time of the senate today, which was not spent in executivo ses sion, was given to the Swayne impeach ment trlasl. hour witnesses were ex amined. In executive session eight treaties of arbitration between the United States and European govern ments were ratified. The treaties are with Great Britain, France, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, Spain and Austria-Hungary. Must End War. London, Feb. 10. The 8t. Peters burg correspondent of tho Chronicle sends an interview with a Russian who is in the confidence of M. Witte, in the course of which the Russian asserts that M. Witte recently said that peace In tho Far East must be obtained at any cost. This Russian says Russia is willing to evacuate Manchuria and al low China to grant Japan a 09-year lease of Manchuria and the Liaotung peninsula. Russia would retain Sag- ballon, Vladivostok and tho Ururi dis trict. She would pay no Indemnity. May Accept the Goldsborough. Washington, Feb. 10. Tlio senate today passed a bill authorizing tho sec retary ot the navy to accept the torpedo bout Goldsborough, constructed by Wolff & Zwicker iron works, of Portland, which has repeatedly failed to stand the government test. The bill author izes the secretary of the navy In his discretion to waive tlio 30-knot require ment and to accept the Goldsborough at a reduced price, to be govcrnmed by the speed. Not to Blame for Holocaust, Chicago, Feb. 10. The indictment charging Manager Will O. Dayis, of the Iroquois theatre, witli man slaughter on account ot loss of life in tho theatre fire, was quashed today, on the ground that tho document failed to show any omission of duty on the part of Davis. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST IN THE LEGISLATURE. Salem, Feb. 0. Two bills pasted over tho governor a veto In tho senate today were made i special order In tho houso for tomorrow. One of tlio bill was that appropriating 15,000 for plant at the state university tor testing Umber and tono; tho other was the bill authorising the Lewis and Clark fair corporation to rondemn lauds for tho exposition. No irrigation code will puss at till session, but an act will bo passed grant lug to tho United States tho power to condemn any water right that may lie necessary in the prosecution ot Its re clamation work and an appropriation of (5,000 to 110,000 a year will bo made for hydrogntplifc survey work. That tho legislature will adjourn February 17 without day was indicated tonight at a conference of tho leaders of both houses. County fruit Inspectors aro provided for in a bill passed by tho house late this afternoon. On petition of 25 fruit growers tho county court shall appoint such an inspector. The houso passed a hill providing that a tax amounting to 10 cents for each child of school age in counties having less than 100,000 inhabitants' shall be levied for tho benefit of school libraries. Tiio house passed tho bill appropriat ing (C00 for Jackson and Josephine counties for district airs, f 1,800 Is ap proprlated for other (southern Oregon counties and a new appropriation ot $000 Is made lor the fairs in Lake and Klamath counties. The bill providing for ono board of regents instead of four for state normal schools was passed by the houso. It is thought tho modified Jiiyno hill for the amendment ot the local option bill will pass the house tomorrow or tho next day by a narrow majority. roes ot Cascade county have so marshaled themselves that the bill to cut Wasco county up now seems doomed to failuro in the senate. Nineteen bills were passed by tlio houso today ami four by the senate Eleven new bills were Introduced in the Benate and two in tho house. Ten hills were today filed by the governor with tho secretary of state. Salem, Feb. 7. A honso bill Intro' luced several days ago, but which has not been given more than passing no tice, has proven to lx ono of tho most important ot the session. It provides Must the various large corporations that have managed in ono way or another to keep their property oft tho assessment rolls, shall pay all bark taxes. Many of these grants go back as far as 18G0. That such an assessment can s made and collected has already been held by the Oregon supremo court. Tho mili tary wagon road companies hold the most of this class of grants. The amended local option bill passed tho house today. Enemies ot the bill declare that they havo tho measure blocked in the senate. The Benate today passed tho houso bill creating tho Eighth judicial dis trict, composed of Baker county, and the Tenth district, composed ot Union and Wallowa counties. The bill authorizing Portland to issue bonds to purchase the Lewis and Clark fair grounds was passed by the houso. Tho use of traction engines for mo tive power on the public roads is to lie placed under the strict control II Sen ator Wright's bill introduced today be comes a law. To protect livestock from Infectious disease is the puriiose ot a bill Intro duced by Senator Laycock. Fourteen bills were introduced In the senate today and 32 in tho house. Thirty-three bills were passed by the senate and 33 failed to pass or were in definitely postponed. Six bills passed the house, 31 were indefinitely post poned and five failed to pass. Two hundred and sixty-three bills havo been introduced in the senate and 3G0 in tho house. Salem, Feb. 8. After a debate which occupied the attention of the senato all the forenoon, the bill to abolish all four state normal schools and establish one In their stead was defeated. The bill to abolish the Drain school lias been favorably re ported with some prospect of passing. Women and girls may not work more than 10 hours out of tho 24 in any one day according to tho bill passed by tlio houso today. This applies to all mcr cantile and mechanical establishments, laundries, hotels and restaurants. Tho pure food bill passed tho house Laboratory Apparatus Arrives. Willamette University, Salem Tho science department of tho university has received a largo shipment of new apparatus and material for uso in the chemical and physical laboratories, among which is a small quantity of radium, tho newly discovered clement, and also n wireless telegraph outfit, an X-ray machine, a wireless telephone outfit and a new storcopticon for uso in illustrating class lectures. There are also many lees Important instruments, which bring tlio college laboratories thoroughly up to date. Show Grand Rondo Products. La Grande The exhibit hull which was erected by the La Grando commer cial club and citizens of the Grand Ronde is completed, and on February 0 it will be opened to the public. This building cost nearly $1,000, and will contain exhibits of all fruits, grains and grasses grown in tlio Grand Ronde, A cash premium oi $100 will bo award ed by M. L. Causey for the best main tained fruits and vegetables for a cer tain period. with lust ono dissenting vole. The so-called rullroud commission bill was resurrected from tlio houso table nnd pushed by n volu of ill to 1H Tim houso passed tho hill amending the Portland charter so that bridge costing mora tluiu $15,000 shall I paid bv the city at large, Tho hill I to bo submitted to tho electors of the city. Tho senato held only a half-day scs sion, adjourning at noon until tumor row. Salem, Feb. 0. Tho ways and means committee has practically made up tho appropriation bills, which, with tl standing appropriations and special acts, wlU'tirlng tho excuses of tjio state for tho ensuing two years up to $2,160,000. All tho normal schools havo been granted what they ask for maintenance, hut none will lie given anything for new buildings. The Hat salary bill passed tho senato with only four dissenting votes. The hill as passed will go into effect In Juu nary, 11)07, nt tho expiration of the terms of tho present Incumbent. Tho bill making gambling a felony I was favorably reported to tho house to uay. Tho senato bill creating n juvenile court was passed by the house. The senato hill raising tlio salary ot the second warden of (lie penitentiary from $100 to $1,200 a year was twiued by tho house. rifteen bills were passed by tho sen ate and eleven were killed. The houso passed eight bills and indefinitely ist- (wiled 14. Salem, Feb. 10. An extremely warm fight is on In tho senate over the pro Hiseil counties ot Cascade and Hot Lake, or Clark, in Lastern Oregon. Charges of broken fulth and liold lying were freely mado in tho rapitol today. Men shook fists in one another's fares and called each other worse than liars and two combats were narrowly averted. Tho house passed the hill creating a state mining bureau nnd providing a commissioner mid two deputies. The anti-cigarette bill was passed by tho houso. Bills to abolish tho normal school at Drain were defeated in both houses this morning. live minutes is the time to which deliate on bills has been limited In the house. The hunters' lirenso bill, requiring each hunter to y an annual gun li cense fee of $1, passed the senate today. The hill exempts farmers and their families hunting on their own lands. Tho governor vetoed tho Port of Port- laud commission bill. Twenty bills were passed by the senate and 20 by the lioti8o. APPLES FOR NEW ORLEANS. Hood River Crop Is Now Practically All Disposed of. Hood River The Hood River Applo Growers' Union shipped two cars of apples last week to New Orleans. This makes a total of 105 cars shipped by tho association, and practically closes the applo shipping season. Alinut 25 more cars have lieen sent from Hood River by other shipiicrs. There aro a few more cars to follow. Word from Front street brings tho information that but few apples havo been shipped from the Pulouse country, tho Yakima or tho Grand Rondo val leys. As there nro largo crops in theso ocalltleti, which must soon ho moved, it is feared by tho dealers In Portland that thu coast market must soon ho flooded with apples. The Hood River growers have received very good prices. Tlio fanners will now turn their atten tion to tho strawberry fields. Creamery for Eugene. Eugeno K.'CrKldridge, owner of the well known Eldridgu creameries at Independence, Dayton and Jefferson, has been In Eugeno the last few days, completing arrangements for establish- ng a big creamery here. Ho has signed lenso for a ixjrtion of a two-story rick building to bo erected at once by . L. Chambers, banker and hardware merchant. Tho new building will be 45x80 feet in dimensions, and will lie located on Wlllamctto street between Sixth and Seventh. Tho creamery will occupy thu lower floor. lone to Have Water Works. Iono The lone city council has signed a contract witli Charles M. Robinson, of Portland, for the construc tion of a complete water works system. Tho prico for tho work is $0,737, and extra work will run tho cost to $10,000. Thu contract price includes nmplo pow er to pump the water for tlio rlty, and also for un electric light plant to be put in by tho city tho coming summer. Work on the city reservoir will bo bo gun next week. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 85080c; blue stem, l)0(201c; valley, 87o per bushel. Oats No. 1 white, $1.3501.40 ; gray, $1,4001.45 por contal. Hay Timothy, $14010 per tonj clover, $1112; grain, $11012; client, $12013. Potatoes Oregon fancy, 75 080c; common, 000 70c. Apples 4-tler Baldwins, $1.25; Spitzenhergs, $1,750 2. Eggs Oregon ranch, 26 0 20, Buttor 27K03OO. Hops Cholco, 25027o per pound. Wool Valley, 10020a por pound; Eastern Oregon, 10017c; mohair, 250 20c per pound for choice. STRIKE CAUSES DEADLY RIOTS. Poland In Statu of Anarchy and Con dition In Caucasus Worse. St. Petersburg, Feb, 8, Fur tho mo ment tho startling crime, In llelslngfors has withdrawn attention from tho strlko situation throughout Russia. Today events In Poland and the Cuueuusus however, nro qultu serious enough t avail themselves. Disorders In tl smaller Industrial towns of Poland havo lidded moro than u score to thu total of tho Hltcd, and troops havo wen sent to Warmw nnd Kulno, 83 miles west of Warsaw, to quell uprls Ings there. The strike continues In the Caucasus and conditions aro becoming worse, and traffic on the Trans-Caucus Ian railway Is Interrupted. The central committee of the Social Democratic Workmen's party has Issued a violent proclamation, which has been widely circulated In tho factories of St. Petersburg, calling oil tho opera lives to array themselves under the red flag of thu Social Democracy and pro pare (or an armed renewal of thu Junu ury demonstrations, llm proclamation bitterly assails church and statu and thu higher classes, and concludes: "In order to gain victory, wo must organlzo a vast workmen s army. I hen again wo will start (or the palace to present our demands, not like Ikon and not with supnlirations. but will arms In our hands, under thu blood rod standard of tho Russian Bov'lal Democratic party." RULES THE LAND. Rockefeller Interests Gain Control o More of Country's Railways. New York, Feb. H. Posltlvn Inform atlou "came to light in certain favorci quarters today that Standard Oil through Edward II. Harriman, has cured control of thu Atchison, Topeka A Hunta Fo railroad and would bo In a iHisltlon to practically dominate the transiwrtation facilities of the country 11 y this tremendous coup, and others of quite recent date, thu Rockefeller in terests now control n total of 2,740 miles of railway, representing In stocks and bonds $.1,8115,320,000. This vast network of tracks stretches over the East, West, Northwest and Southwest lapping the very choicest territory in every direction. The only txirtlon o thu United Mates not Included in the new map is the Southeastern Atlantic states. Prior to securing control of the Santa Fe, tho Vanilerbilt-Ilarrlman interests had a total mileage of 40,840. The (iould-Paclfic group adds 13,780 miles, tho Rockefeller group proper 10.2IKI miles, ami the Santa Fo brings in 7,bOU miles more. MUST HAVE PEACE. Czar Tells General Kuropatkln of Hit Decision to End War. Ixindon, Feb.. 8. Additional inform atlon indicating that Russia is making ready for huco Is cabled to the Iinilou Dally Chronlclo by Its St. Petersburg corrcsiKMident and published in Wed nesday morning s issue. As In bis former dispatch, the corres pondent claims the highest authority for ills statements. Hu wires that the government lias within thu tist few days cancelled a large order which pro- vi led lor the mobilization ot a new army corps. In addition to this, tho correspond cnt asserts that special instructions were sent to General Kuropatkln on Tuesday by thu czar. In which hu Is in formed of thu decision to terminate thu war. EXILES THREATEN TO FIGHT Defeated Dominican Faction Protests Against Protocol with America. Turk's Island, Feb. 8. According to Ivices received here from Santo ) inlngo, under date ot February 3, Gen eral Cesiiedes, governor of Puerta lata, lias resigned and gono to Porto Rico. The steamer Cherokee which will cave hero today, will carry a protest against tho United States-Dominican protocol to thu United States congress from ex-Vice President Dcschamps, of Santo Domingo, and ills followers, now hero, who say they aro disiiosed to re sort to arms In furtherance of their cause and remove tho present govern mcnt of Santo Domingo if It does nut resign. Panama Canal Act Sustained. Washington, Feb. 8. Justice Staf ford, of the Equity court, today decided against Warren II. Wilson, n Chicago lawyer, who sued for nn injunction to restrain tlio secretary of the treasury from paying to the republic of Panama any of tlio amounts of money provided for under tho treaty of tho United States with Panama, Mr. AS'lson, in ills suit, which, lie said, ho brought nn ills own initiative, alleged that tho Panama canal act was unconstitutional and that tho United States was without tho right to acquire foreign territory. Goodnow Resigns Consulate. Washington, Feb, 8, John Good noiigh, consul general at Shanghai, culled ut thu statu department today, and after n conference with Assistant Secretary Picrco it was announced that the consul general hud tendered his resignation to take offect March 31, Mr. Goodnough will return to Shang hai, to turn over tho business to his successor and will remain in China to engage in private business. His suc cessor has not yet hcon named. Many Killed In Strike Riots. Warsaw, Russian Poland, Feb. 8. According to a report from Random, 20 workmen havo been killed or wounded in strike disorders there today. MORE ARE INDICTED Grand Jury Turns Its Attention to Eastern Orcpi Company. PUBLIC LANDS WERE FENCED UP, Tnroats of Violence Used to Drive Legitimate Settlers From Tliolr Lands In tho Vicinity, Portland, Felt, II. Two Indictments were returned by tho Federal grand Jury yesterday afternoon', by ono ot which the long-drawn-out Investiga tions into tho dealing of tho ilutto Creek Ijiml, l.umlicr & Livestock com pany went brought to a clone, while tho second added another mark to the list already against tho names n( Henry Meldrum uud Ills associates. The Indictment against tho Ilutto Cieek company and' somo of its em ployes charges a conspiracy to prevent and olwtruct the free ixiwige over and free use of certain of thu public luuiU situated In Wheeler county. Tho docu ment also alleges that threats of vio lence and other means of Intimidation were used to drlvu those legitliuato homesteaders alieady settled on thn hind from the vicinity. As defendant the Indictment minim Wiulock W. Ktol- wer, ex-suuo senator; iiauilllon II. Hendricks, nee ret ury of the Ilutto Creek fjiud company: Clarence II. Zuchnry, Adolbeil C. Zuchary. Charles A. Wat- son and Clyde E. (Ilnss, employes of thu company; Dinger Hermann, John II. Hall; l.dwlu .Mays, ex-iiMlstanl United Htntes attorney; Franklin P. Mays; Clark K. lomls und IMuurd D. Stratford. Tho second Indictment Is against Henry Meldrmu, ex-surveyor general; OiHirgo E. Waggoner, Meldrum's clerk; David W. Kluulard, Benjamin V. Min ion and Gustavo Kluctsch, deputy sur veyors; George Horcnson, l.ivy Stlp and Frank II. Duncan, notarlon public. It la brought under thu mine section ot tlio revised statutes of the United State as the foregoing and allege that the defendants conspired to defrnud Urn government nt tho United State by false ami fraudulent surveys. MAY OE WORSE THAN EVER. Russian Official Says Seed of Revo lution Is In the Army, iindon, Fell. 11. There Is danger of tho Russian strike hroaknlg out afresh and In a worse form than thn present trouble, according to thu Co- pchnagen correcxinclent of tho Morning M'noer. Thu propaganda being carried on by tho Russian Progressive party, thu cor resiHiiulelit asserts, has Ix-en most suc cessful. The Killce admit that thurn are no signs of an abatement nt tho Bgltiitln, while a high olllclal in tho Russian capital fears the trnublu will yet assume the projxirtious of a general uprising, much bigger than tho lust. "Thn seed of revolution," ho adds, has been sown among tho soldiers with apparent success." This lust statement is most sinister. Hud even a portion of thu troops joined tho strik ers when tho trouble first started, Rus sia would undoubtedly now lie in tho throes of a revolution equaling, If not surjMissIng, thu French revolution. Even yet, should thu disaffection obtain deep root In tho army, thu outcome would lie appalling. Investigate Panama Railroad, Washington, Feb. 11, No dato lis H-en set for beginning the Investigation of the Panama railroad company, which lasx nas neen assigned to a sulicnmmlt teo ot thu house committee on Interstate and foreign commerce. Representative Shakleford (Mo.), clmlrmanXif this sub committee, stated today that It would bo somo days before the details of tho Investigation would bo decided upon. Much of tho Information desired regard ing tho affairs of this road has been received n reports from thu executivo Icpartments. Storm Shuts Off Electricity. 1mlsvillo, Feb. 11. Whllo condi tions resulting from tho long continued rain uml sleet storm show a slight lm- irovcmont In the Southwest today. there Is no betterment of the situation from thu Mississippi to the Atlantic const, Thu telephone and tolcgrnphla companies in tills vast area havo been Tactically out of business since lust Saturday night. Atlanta bus beeit shut off twice since Sunday' and noth ing nns been Heard Irom there by wire for 14 hours. High Water Threatens Town. Yuma. Feb, 11. Tho Colorado river has risen 3tf feet in 24 hours. At midnight last night it registered 21) feet, which Is thu highest water slnco the 1801 flood, when It was .'III feet uud the town was wiped out. Citizens with shovels and scraper teams havo lalKircd il day strengthening the weak polntn. Tho government luvco on tho Gila la generally considered to ho safu, hut tho embankments on tho Colorado river aro causing grave apprehension. 'Arizona Glad She la Left Out. Phoenix, Ariz,. Feb. 11. Both houses ot tlio legislature passed n con- current resolution thanking the United States senato for elimination Arizona from tho Btatoliood bill and union? thn house of representatives to concur in tho amondmont affecting this territory.