Bohemia Nugget
Bohemia Nugget Pub. Co.
COTTAGE GROVE .. OREGON.
NEWS OFTUE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Easy Readers.
A Rhinim of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Event
of the Put Week.
The Franco-German agreement leaves
Morocco in the lurch.
Ambassador Meyer nrges an improve
ment in the diplomatic service.
Senator Dolliver declares that the
Chicago university smells of Standard
Oil.
Official corruption continues in Chi
na, notwithstandingthe reform policy
adopted.
A Wisconsin woman believes she has
lound her son, kidnaped 25 years ago,
in Seattle.
The Union Pacific is to establish a
new limited train between Omaha and
Los Angeles.
Methods of a San Francisco trust
company have caused the bank examin
ers to close the doors.
Baron Hayashi, Japanese minister to
England, is likely to be called home to
take charge of the Foreign office.
The Prince and Piincessol Wales are
going to India to quiet the antagonism
to Cunon. The trip will cost the
EritiBh people $1,000,000.
Taft says the difference between
Roosevelt and Bryan on the railroad
question is that the president wants
rate control, while Bryan desires gov
ernment ownership.
There is a general feeling of relief in
Europe now that Norway and Sweden
have settled their differences. "War
between these two countries was only
prevented by intervention of the pow
ers. Rockefeller has advanced the price of
crude oil 10 cents.
President Roosevelt visited the home
of his mother at Roswell, Georgia.
Linievitch has ordered the barricades
and trenches he has been occupying
destroyed.
Twelve commissioned army officers
have been convicted during the past
year by court martial.
Quantities of rich pearls are being
found on the Kankakee river, says a
La Porte, Ind., dispatch.
The weather bureau says that during
the clear cold nights Northern Lights
of rare beauty should be seen.
A Chicago woman dressed in man's
garb instinctively reached for her skirt
in crossing a street. Her arrest fol
lowed. The geographical survey has reported
that the sand of the Pacific coast is
nearly one-third iron. This is the re
sult of tests made during the past sum
mer at the fair grounds.
Japanese merchants are to put a fleet
of steamers on the Pacific coast trade
that may make heavy inroads on pres
ent companies. They will carry freight
at about one-third the present rate.
Pekin advices say Russia and China
will renew the treaty of 1727. This
will allow Russia to extend her trade
in Mongolia and permit her subjects
to eDgage in mining and railway enter
prises. Western railroads are placing heavy
orders for equipment.
It is announced that the strikes in
Russia have been ended.
The entire middle West is buried
under a blanket of snow.
Enthusiastic ovations greet the presi
dent at every stop on his Southern trip.
President Roosevelt has received
messages of thanks from the czar and
mikado.
W. J. Bryan, who is touring the
Orient, will ha ie,:eived in audience by
the mikado.
Japan will celebhrate her victory
over Russia w ith a parade of the cap
tured warships.
Japan has sent troops to Corea to
suppress an uprising. The government
forces were inadequate.
Secretary Shaw is arranging with
Wall street bankers for the sale of
. bonds of the Panama canal issue.
A resident of Philadelphia, who was
traveling in Nicaragua, has been sent
to prison for 10 years for murdering his
guide.
Announcement is made that the sur
vey of the Flathead Indian reservation
in Montana has btwn completed and
that the allotment of lands will begin
within a short time. It is expected
that the reservation will he thrown
open to settlers in the fall of 1000 or
spring of 11)07.
The canal commineion and engineers
have returned.
Ten Denver bankers have been in
dicted for stealing.
A French fleet is moving against
Venezuela with American approval.
The president has forbidden the ex
port of arms to Santo Dominican rebels.
A German economist says Europe
will form a tariff alliance against
.America.
T" I
TRtlNQ TO HEAL SPLIT
Negotiations On for Merger of Rival
Livestock Associations.
Denver, Oct. 2:1. The proposition to
amalgamate the National Livestock asso
ciation and the American Stockgrowers'
association on a basis that would also
dispose of the much mooted question of
lepresentation of the packing, railroad
and commission house interests, was
taken up at the joint conference of the
executive committees of the two organi
sations at the Brown Palace hotel yes
trday. A plan outlined by a suU-om-mittee
was voted down after a some
what extended discussion and the sub
committee instructed to make another
effort to formulate a plan that would
be acceptable to all interests. The
subcommittee will report again today
The report, which was defeated yes
terday, recommended that the National
Livestock association le changed to Na
tional Livestock committee, consisting
of representatives of the producers of
livestock. This committee would in
turn appoint committees on railroads,
packing houses, commission houses,
etc, which would give those inteiests a
representation and a right to be heard
whenever they felt the need of expres
sion. The report recommended that
the American Stockgroweis become
known as the American Cattlegrowers'
association, with a membership con
sisting of cattle, horses and swine
growers. The sheep men, the report
suggested, should affiliate with the
American Woolgrowers' association.
FIGHT WITH FEVER ENDED.
New Orleans Now Prepares to Wel
come President.
New Orleans, Oct. 23. Yellow fever
report to 6 p. m.:
New cases, 7; total, 3,359; deaths,
none; total, 435; new foci, 2; under
treatment, 92: discharged, 2,832.
Though Dr. White would not confirm
the "statement, it was generally re
ported today that practically the
whole force employed by the Marine
Hospital service hre would be honor
ably discharged within the next week
or ten days, in view of the practical
extinction of yellow fever in New Or
leans. There seems to be a general
desire to have all of the men remain
here until the president's arrival, in
order that they may participate in a
formal presentation of the Federal fe
ver fighters to the president, an event
which it has been arranged will take
place at the city hall. The emtrgency
hospital was finally closed today.
A thanksgiving service marking the
close of the fever fight, is being arrang
ed to take place at Trinity church on
Sunday next.
Mayor Behrman today issued a pro
clamation in connection with the visit
of President Roosevelt, asking all busi
ness houses to close during the presence
of the distinguished visitors, in order
that '-he whole community might have
the opportunity of manifesting its ap
preciation of the service rendered by
the president in the fever fight.
CHOLERA UNDER CONTROL.
Attacks Europeans and Americans
Rather Than Filipinos.
Washington, Oct. 23. The cholera
plague in the Philippines is being got
ten under control by the Marine Hos
pital service. A peculiarity of the dis
ease is that it has not shown any ten
dency toward location and the persons
attacked have been generally of the
better classes. In proportion to the
population there have been more cases
among the Europeans and Americans
than among natives.
The origin of the cholera has not
been discovered. The body of a person
who died of the disease was exhumed
at-Pateros shortly before the outbreak.
The belief is growing, however, that
cholera may live indefinitely in the
wells of Pateros and at times become
virulent. Many medical men are in
clined to believe that the disease is in
digenious to the islands.
A land quarantine has not been in
stituted and a cordon around Manila
would require 100,000 men. This free
dom from restraint has enabled the
brard of health to secure co-operation
from the natives in efforts to stamp out
the disease.
Want Tariff Off Zinc Ores.
El Paso, Tex., (Jet. 2.1. With the
increasing inability of the state of Mis
souri to supply the zinc demand of the
United States, the importation of ores
from Mexico is increasing, and the
miners of the sister republic want the
duty taken off the zinc ores to enable
them to be imiorted on an equality
with silver, copper and gold, and will
send a delegation to congress to ask
for modifications of the tariff law, and
will also have a big delegation present
at the American mining congress in
this city on November 14.
Cruiser Lena to Leave.
Vallejo, Cal., Oct. 23. It is expect d
that the Russian cruiser Lena, which
lias been interned at the Mare Inland
navy yard for more than a year, will
depart from here about November 1.
She will take on coal at San Francin-o
after she ban received her hreechlncks
and other portions of her equipment
now stored in the otdnance department
at Mare Island. The official orders of
release from the State department and
from St. Petersburg have not arrived.
Death List Growing.
Chicago, Oct. 23. Later returns
from the storm which swept the Great
lakes for 36 hours, subsiding yesterday
morning, increased the known death
list to 21 and the number of vessels
either lost or damaged to 42. Several
small craft are missing, and it is feared
that the death list will grow.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
REAMES SIGNS UP.
Irrigation In Klamath County Is Now
Doubly Assured.
Klamath Falls F.van R. Roames
has signed the trust deed for his surplus
land under the lower project, consist
ing of 2..MH) acres.
This makes the assurance of this
project being completed by the govern
ment doubly sure, as about 93 per cent
ot the surplus holding embraced in the
lower project has now been sinned up
with the Klamath Waternsers' associa
tion. The government only asked for
75 per cent of the total and 73 per cent
was signed up before Mr. Beanies came
into the association. Though this was
not quite the amount asked, all prepar
ations had leen made to go on w ith the
work without him, and the people were
assured that the government would not
turn it down, regardless of whether he
signed or not.
Mr. Heames' tract was the lamest in
dividual holding in the project not
signed, and the land belonging to the
G. W. Smith estate, consisting of 1.200
acres, is practically all that is left Join
at present. This will cost the estate
60 cents penalty per acre if the owners
wish to sign up for irrigation. Other
wise it will be left dry, so far as Uncle
Sam is concerned. There are a few
other tracts not yet signed up, but they
are all small.
JURY VENIRE IS DISMISSED.
State Land Fraud Cases Will Go Over
Until January.
Salem The demurrers to the infor
mations against A. T. Kelliher and II.
11. Turner, chaiging forgery of an as
signment of a certificate of sale anil
also of an application to purchase state
school lands, were argued by counsel
for the state and defendants respect
ively and taken under advisement by
Judge Burnett. Defendants alo filed
a plea in abatment on the ground that
II. II. Turner was a witness before the
grand jury and his name was not men
tioned in the information.
Judge Burnett has dismissed the jury
venire for the term, which will have
the effect of postponing the trial of the
case to the January term of court,
against the wishes of District Attorney
McNary, who desired to bring it to
issue and trial during the present term.
Hop Crop Excellent.
Independence Hopplcking is'now a
thing of the past here, and the crop for
1905 has surpassed even the most san
guine expectations. The quality of the
hop is full equal to last year's unexcel
led standard, and an increased acreage
will cause the total yield to go beyond
that of 1904. There is a disposition
among the local growers to be inde
pendent with the buyers. Such a large
profit has been derived from hop cul
ture in the last few years that most
growers are in a position to hold their
crop for advances which they think are
sure to come.
Few Sales in Hops.
Salem The hop market the past
week has been very quiet. A few for
tunate growers who contracted their
season's crop some months ago at 10
and IS cents have been making deliver
ies. The ruling market price during
the week has been 11 to 12 cents.
Quite a number of bales have been dis
posed of at this price, although there
has been no general movement among
the growers to accept the prevailing
quotations. The best informed arowers
and buyers say there will be no grow
ers' pool organized this year.
Hat Monstrous Name.
Albany "Anarrichtys Oceolate" is
the scientific name of the strange sea
monster captured at Yaquina bay by
Robert Loeth last summer. J. G.
Crawford, photographer and scientist,
sent pictures of the uncanny animal to
the Smithsonian institution, and also
to the University of Oregon. Word
has been received from both these au
thorities that the above unpronounce
able words constitute the scientific
name of the monster, and that the pop
ular name is wolf eel.
Ten-Stamp Mill on Gold Bug.
Sumpter The long Gold Bug croso
cut tunnel seems destined to cut an in
numerable number of blind and parallel
ledges. Since the report made two
weeks ago another ledge has been cut,
assaying $440 to the ton. The ore
body is seven feet wide, with the rich
streak taking up ten inches in the cen
ter. It is said the ore body will aver
age clear across about $05 to the ton.
Erection of the reduction plant will
commence in a few days. The plant
will consist of ten stamps.
Purchase of Choice Hops
Salem Joseph Harris, of Benjamin
Schwa rz A Son, lias returned from
liuena Vista, where ho took in the
Steele lot of 212 bales of choice hops
at Yl!t cents, and reports having pur
chased an aggregate of 800 bales at be
tween 11 and 12 cents. It is estimated
10,000 bales of the 1905 crop have been
cleaned up to date, and that approxi
mately 90,000 to 100,000 bales remain
unsold. Buyers are in tho market, but
growers are reluctant. '
Big Money for Six Acres.
Silverton A. Dlvin, of this place,
has just sold his crop of Italian prunes
to a Salem firm for $SoG. From six
acres of orchard he got 13, (ml pounds
of choice prunes. The price waa i
cents per pound.
TO BUILD SMEL1 LR.
Portland and Grants Pass Capital Has
' Placed the Order.
Gtantc Pass A custom smelter, the
first in Southern Oregon, for handling
gold and copper ore, is soon to be added
to the industries of Grants Pass. The
Kogue River Mining, Smelting A Pow
er company, made up ij Grants Puss
and Portland men, have secured back
ing from some of the leading capitalists
of lloston, who have placed to the
credit of the smelter company all the
funds ttiat will be required for the con
struction of the smelter and (or putting
it in operation.
The order was placed a month ago
with a Spokane foundry tor the manu
facture of the furnaces and the machin
ery, and word has been received that
the first ot next month the first ship
ments will be made. The smelter will
he located at the Savage rapids, on
Rogue river, five miles east of Grants.
Pass, and on the Southern Pacific rail
road, w here the smelter company has a
latge tract of land on nolh sides of the
river. The smelter for the present
w ill be of 100 tons capacity per day,
and will lie of the latest pattern in
every respect. The smelter will he so
arranged that it can be enlarged at any
time.
The last of this month a large force
of men will be put at work putting in
the siding at the smelter site, and in
construction work on the smelter, ore
bins and the necessary buildings. The
otebinB will be completed first and lie
ready to receive ore by the middle of
November. It is expected to have the
furnace ready to blow in by New Years,
and the inauguration of an industry
made that will he far reaching in its
effects in developing the great mineral
wealth of Southern Oregon.
Cone May Build at Dallas.
Italian George Cone, wluwe sawmill
at St. Johns, Ore., was recently de
stroyed by fire, has made a proposal to
build and operate a mill of 50,000 feet
daily capacity at this place, provided
the people will extend aid to the amount
of $2 000. l'usiness men generally seem
to favor the plan and the offer will
probably be accepted. M. M. Kllis,
president of th local board of trade,
lias been authorized to name a solicit
ing committee. If the amount is secu
red work on the buildings will com
mence at once.
State Has Much Scrip.
Salem Oregon has land scrip, repre
senting 50,000 acres, on her hands, and
Governor Chamberlain is working on
the question of how to dispose ot these
rights to the liest advantage. Failing
any purchasers for the sciipt, which
was offered for $ an acre, the governor
would willingly select some large body
of timber land ami hold it for the state,
but here again he is met by the ob
struction that there are no funds at his
disposal to emp''v limber cruisers.
Small Gain in Umatilla.
Pendleton According to the recent
state census taken in this county, and
which haB just been completely totaled,
the population of Umatilla county is
18,083. This is a gain of only 34 over
the Federa' census of 19C0. The prin
cipal reason for the small gain is
doubtless the exodus to sections where
land is cheaper.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 73c per bushel; blue
stem, 7Sc; valley, 71072c
Oats No. 1 white feed, $2424.50;
gray, $24(324 50 per ton.
Barley Feed, $20.60(321 per ton;
brewing, $21.5C22; rolled, $21.50
22.
Rye $1.401.45 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
15 per ton ; valley timo'hy, $11012;
clover, $89; cheat, $7.509; grain
hay, $89.
Fruits Apples, $11.75 per box;
peaches, (i0(75c per crate; canta
loupes, 75cC$1.25 per crate; pears,
$ 1 .256 1 50 per Ikjx; crahapples, $1
per box; grapes, muscat, 7f(90u box;
Tokay, "5(.1 ,30c; black, 50(375; Con
cord, 15c; quinces. $1 per box.
Vegetables Means, lC4c per pound;
cubhage, K?l,l4c; cauliflower, 75c per
dozen; celery, 75: per dozen; corn, 6Te
per sack; cucumbers, 10(15c per doz
en; pumpkins, jf'ilc; tomatoe, !i()(fij
40c per crate; squash, ?4(&lc per
pound; turnips, 90-($$l per sack; car
rots, (i5(t?75c per i-ack; beets, 85c(g$l
per sack.
Onions Oregon yellow Danvers, $1
1 .25 per sack.
Potatoes Oregon fancy, 65($85(; per
sack; common, nominal: Merced
sweets, 22c per pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 25ti$30c per
pound.
Etfgs Oregon ranch, 28 30c per
doen.
Poultry Average old hens, ll)4
12c; mixed chickens, 11c; old roosters,
8(g9e; young roosters, 10 (8 HJeC;
springs, 1 1 01 1 c ; dressed chickens,
1212Jac; turkeys Jive, 170I7jgc;
geese, live, per pound, 89c; ducks,
14(?14H'c.
Hops Oregon, 1905, choice, 11(?
13c; olds, 1012c
Vool Eastern Oregon average best,
19(921c; lower grades down to 15c, ac
cording to shrinkage; valley, 25 27c
per pound; mohair, choice, 30c
Beef Dressed bulla 102(3 per
pound; cows, 84c; country steers,
4(34c.
Veal Dressed, 37c per pound.
Mutton- Dressed, fancy, 6i7c per
pound; ordinary, 4($6c; lambs, 7
7Xe. i
Pork Dressed, 67c pejpound. I
ATTACK ON LOCAL TRUSTS.
Government Is ' Prosecuting Hawaiian
Lurober and Meaf Monopolies.
Honolulu,' OoV 20. i-Acting under
Instructions of the United States attor
ney general, District Attorney Itreckcna
has Instituted the first of a number ot
injunction suits for the purpose ot
breaking up the local trusts.
A suit was filed today against the
firms ot Allen A Robinson, l.cwcrs A
Cooke and Wilder A Co. It asks that
the Federal court issue a perpetual In
junction restraining the above named
firms from carrying out an alleged
agreement controlling the tuitiro lum
ber business of the islands,
It is alleged that the three firms
named control 90 per cent n( the busi
ness hero and have combined, In viola
tion of an act of congress to prevent the
unlaw ful restraint of trade. It Is fur
ther alleged that the price ot lumber
here, as a result ot- the combination, is
175 per cent in advance ot that on the
msinland. Practically all the lumber
used here is imported.
United States District Judge Dole
signed an older to show rause why the
injunction should not be issued. The
hearing was set for December 4.
It is reported that Mr. Hrcckcn is
aUiut to tile a similar suit against the
cattle and meat dealers, of whom there
are about 70, including many very
prominent ones. It is alleged that
practically all of the cattle ranchers of
the island have combined to control re
tail prices, agreeing not to compete and
to sell only at a single market in Honolulu.
AMERICAN RIGHTS SUSTAINED.
Root Proves Gloucester Fishermen
May Fih Off Newfoundland.
Washington, Oct. 20. Alter a con
ference between Secretary Root and Sir
Mortimer Durand, the Rritirh ambas
sador, lusting (r an hour and a half,
it was announced that a rpecdy and
satisfactory solution ot the (iloucestcr
Newfoundland fisheries controversy was
in sight. The tacts obtained showed
that the Newfoundland Inspector of
revenue protection service dincted that
American vhm'1h should not be allowed
to tish under American register, on the
ground tlmt they had never done so in
the past. Prior to this time lln Amer
ican fishermen had bought bait in New
foundland under fishing license. They
are now prevented by law from buying
bait, and the authorities have lccn un
willing to permit them to catch herring
without a special fishing license.
Mr. Hoot informed the amlwssador
that an American register is a ship's
highest proof of nationality, and carries
with it not only a license to trade, hut
also a regular fishing license.
As soon as this fact is made clear to
the Newfoundland authorities, it is ex
pected they will w ithdraw all objec
tion. Meantime, (lie American fisher
men, with the approval of the S'ate
department, have been instructed to
continue their fishing.
WARSHIPS IN CARIBBEAN.
France Ready to Enforce Demands on
Venezuelan Government.
Washington, Oct, 20. Secretary Root
is doing alt he can to astiist in bringing
alsmt a settlement of the differences
between the French ami Venezuelan
governments growing out of the refusal
of the latter to longer maintain' diplo
matic relations with M . Taigny.,'-French
charge d'affairs, in Caracas. Today he
discussed th situation with both M.
Jusserand, the French ambassador, and
Senor Veloz, tho Venezuelan charge
d'affairs here.
The French ambassador, as he was
leaving the State department, said M.
Taigny was entirely without fault in
the matter. He had merely olieyed the
directions of the Paris foreign office
when he sent to the Venezuelan gov
ernment a letter of protest against its
action in seizing the property of the
French cable company.
"Therefore," said the ambassador,
"France will support him." He added
significantly: "We have two beautiful
warships now in the Caribbean sea."
Alturas, Cal., is in Ruins,
Reno, Nev., Oct. 20. From an un
known cause a fire started ut. Alturm,
Cal., at 9 o'clock laht night, and when
the tl ameH were under control late this
afternoon the greater pillion of the
thriving Modoc county town was in
ashea, at least $75,(101) worth of prop
erty being swept out of existence. Tho
tiro etarted in a dimly factory, from
what cause will probably never bo
known. A hrNk wind carried the
flames from one building to another,
the fire fighters being unable to check
its course.
Francis is Found Guilty.
Philade.phia, Oct. 20. Stanley Fran
cis, who has been on trial in the Unit
ed States District court since October 9,
charged with using the mails to de
fraud in connection with tho defunct
Storey Cotton company, was today
found guilty. Francis, who was known
under several aliases, was charged . by
tho government with heiri a principal
in tho Storey Cotton company, whiih
when closed by the potttai authorities,
owed $2,920,578 to "customers." 1
Great Storm In Oklahoma.
Guthrie, O. T., Oct. 20. Heavy
wind storms prevailed throughout East
ern Oklahoma last night. The- worst
waa at Mairfoodkit, to here two children
were killed and nine persons injured,
two prabably fatally, .AtMeridena
house was demolished, but no one was
hurt. Near dishing farm buildings
i were damaged, but no persona have
'been reported injured. - .
DESTRUCTIVE GALE
Sweeps Great Lakes anil Causes
Many Deaths..
PROPLRTY LOSS UP IN MILLIONS
Many Vessels Reported Lost and Anx
iety Felt for Many That Are
Out in the Storm.
Chicago, Oct. 21 . Death and de
struction resulted from one of the fierc
est gales that has ever swept over tho
great lakes, which has I I blowing
tor 12 hours and has not yet subsided,
destroying much shipping, sinking a
number ot vcsacls, ruining docks slid
waterfront property at many isrts.
Many lives are reported lost, while tlm
property Iocs is reckoned by millions.
One freighter with crew ot eight whh
torn Iooho from her lugs and lost with
all hum's.
Crippled vessels today sought, refugn
in every lake port and many wrecks are
reported. The east shore ot Ijiko
Michigan suffered severely, dock prop
erty worth thousands ot dollars being
swept away at St. Joseph, Smith
Haven, Holland, Grand Haven and
Muskegon, Heavy waves are still
bombarding the coasts. The storm,
raged from Lake Superior to Lake On
tario and great anxiety is felt tor ves
sels on the lakes.
The damage at P.nffalo willexc I
f 1(10,000. Many small vessels were
sunk within sight ot the shorn at their
ai cborage. Some ot the largest docks
sustained heavy damage from both
w ind and water.
From all points details are coming
in of the enormous damage caused bv
the ntorm. Many dis ks were injured
in this port ami many craft crippled.
The damage at Holland exceeds $luo,
000, at Menominee the loss is $2'iO,(MHl.
Summer resorts along the Michigan
and Wisconsin coasts suffered heavily
while every harbor reports much
damage.
STUDYING TYPE OF CANAL.
Board of En&lreers Hs Not Yet Do-
,cided Question.
Washington, Oct. 21 The following
was issued by the Isthmian Canal com
mission today :
In regard to the published rumors to
the effect that the majority ot the
members of the consulting board of en
gineers have decided in favor of a lock
canal at Panama, (ieueral Davis, chair
man of the hoard, said today:
"So far as I am aware, neither the
Istard nor any individual member of it
has expressed any opinion as to the
type of canal that is favored. The
hoard is not in possession of all tho
facts bearing on the iueatioii of type.
"Two committees have Is-en appoint
ed to study the two types of o(!ial
sea level and lock and these commit
tees are endeavoring to develop the best
canal ot each type. When the work
shall have been completed, the wholo
Isiard will be ready to decide wbicli
type it prefers."
GIVES UP HARNEY SCHEME.
Government Cannot Reclaim Great
Valley in Southern Oregon.
Washington, Oct. 21. The Reclam
ation service has, for tin- present, at
leiist, abandoned the idea of construct
1 ... ...
liig an irrigation project in Harney
valley, in Southern Oregon, and it now
seems improbable that a government
project will ever be built there. Much
land in that vicinity is now in private
ownership, owners are not prepared to
make satisfactory terms with the gov
ernment and furthermore, water rights
are in such a condition that litigation
would probably he necessary before the
government could build.
In view of this fact the secretary of
the Interior, on recommendation of
the Reclamation service, today with
drew his objection to the right of way
which the Portland Ditch company
sought to acquire for its canal in Har
ney valley.
Australia for Irish Home R lie.
Melbourne, Australia, Oct. 21. Tho
Federal house of represents) ives and
senate todav adopted a motion to pe
tition King IMward to grant, home rule
to Ireland. Tho succass of the homo
rulers is attributed in a large measure
to William Redmond's recent cam
paign in Australia. The motion ban
been hotly debated and the Labor party
and Liberals supported the Homo
Rulers. The Federal premier, Alfred
Deakin, promised to vote for the homo
rulu principle us a necessary prelimi
nary to tho federation ot the cinpiio.
Steamer Line to Arctic Ocean.
, Victoria, 0. (5., Oct. 21 . The efcam
er Lyra brings news tnat. the RunHiaii
government has established u trade
route vln tho Arctic piiHsago to tho
mouth of tho Yenesei to reinforce tho
Siberian route. Seagoing steamers will
run from Russian ports via the Polar
ocean and the Kara sea to the mouth
of the Yenesei, where depots are estab
lished for the steamers to transship
their cargoes and paHsengerB to the
river ports,
Barrett Soon Goes to Colombia.
Washington, Oct. 21. Minister John
Parrett mado a final call on Secretary
Root today and tonight went to New
York. He will sail in a few days ami
aa booh as possible will take up Ida
duties aa minister to Colombia.