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COTTAGE GROVB . . OREGON.
NEWS OFFHE WEEK
Iq a Condensed form for Oar
Basy Readers.
A Reiuma of the Lett Important bu
Not Lett Interettlng Eventt
of the Patt Week.
Hitchcock urgee reforms in land laws.
Troops in Manchuria have mutinied
and killed their officers.
The president haa ordered a prosecu
tion of the Standard Oil.
French cabinet ministers are accused
ol betraying state secrets.
Russian workmen are reserving their
greatest strike till January.
Witte has offered his resignation to
the czar, who refused it, though the
Liberals demand it.
The president has removed the Unit
ed States marshal for Nebraska for con
nection with land frauds.
Congress will likely rasa a law pro
viding lor the discharge of government
employes who do not pay their debts.
The National Child Labor congress
calls attention in strong terms to the
increase of child labor in the United
States.
Miss Roosevelt has received the
boxes containing her presents received
during her Oriental trip. Full duty
was paid. N
A conference of 13 college authorities
has appointed a committee to amend
football rules so that foul or brutal
play may be eliminated from the game.
General Horace Porter has written a
letter to Congressman Rainey request
ing him to abandon his plan for an ap
propriation to reimburse the general
for his expenses in locating the body of
Paul Jones. He suggests any money
congress may think due him be used in
ornamenting the crypt at Annapolis.
The census returns show that Berlin
has a population of 2,033,900.
Porto Rico wants a duty put on coffee
coming into this country from foreign
countries.
Riots and mutinies continue through
out Russia. There is a constant stream
of refugees into Austria.
Ths report of the Navy department
shows that our guns are equal to those
of any other nation for the first time in
many years.
Secretary Root will attend the con
gress of American republics to be held
in Brazil next summer. He will seek
to unite all on the Monroe doctrine.
The Americans of the Isle of Pines
have drafted a memoiial to the peop'e
of the United States asking for help to
secure the island as American terri
tory. Ten men were killed in a wreck on
the Union Pacific near Green River,
Wyoming. An east bound passenger
train collided with a freight while
going 70 miles an hour.
President Roosevelt is reported to be
strongly opposed to the Japanese ex
clusion bill introduced in the senate.
He says it will hurt our trade with the
Orient and will veto it if passd.
It is believed that congress will pass
a bill allowing settlers to be absent
from their lands six months each year,
where they are taking up land to be
irrigated, until water is turned on to
the land.
Mark Twain has celebrated his 70th
birthday.
The Pennsylvania railroad has abol
ished all passes.
Eleven persons were drowned in a
shipwreck off Cape Breton.
General MacKenzie proposes a $1,
000,000 appropriation for the Columbia
jetty.
The Russian strike which has tied up
the railroads is causing a daily loss of
$250,000.
Senator Elkins baa outlined a rate
bill which he believes will fit Roose
velt's policy.
The Jewish Relief committee of the
United States hopes to raise another
million dollars in this country
The president has bent to the senate
for confirmation a large number of
nomination of recess appointments.
Turkey and the allies have come to
termt, but the latter are preparing to
seize more territory, distrusting the
sultan.
The State Board of Railroad and
Warehouse commissioners has announc
ed a reduction of 20 per cent ot existing
freight rates in Illinois.
Russian troops are being hurried
home from the Far East on account of
the many fresh outbreaks among work
men in various provinces.
The California delegation in congress
has agreed on a bill for the exclusion
from the United States of Japanese and
Coreans along the same lines as the
Chinese exclusion law.
Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, haB giv
en waning that he will fight forest re
serves to the last.
Fire has destroyed the pattern stor
age house of the Illinois Steel company
at Chicago, entailing a loss of $1,000,-000.
NEEDS A STRONG LEADER.
Rutiian' Nation Blindly Staggers In
Throe of Revolution.
St. Teterslnrg, via Eydtkuhnen, Deo.
1 1 .But one question is being asked
at present in this unhappy countr:
Where is the revolution leading Kussia?
It is .he one all important subject be
fore the people, and happy would be
th man who could foresee lust wnat is
ahead. But this is impossible. The
best informed men can only guess at
what may come to pass. All is chaos
and disorder, and what is worse, theie
is no light ahead. Russia today might
well be likened to a giant staggering
down a blind alley in the blackest mid
night. He knows not where his parti
leads; he cannot tell where pitfalls are
before him. The nd of it all can only
be guessed and no prediction is ot any
value.
For this revolution is a terrible
thing. It has paralyzed industry, it has
ruined all business, it has tied up the
postal and telegraph service, and w hen
it desired, it has effectually stopped
all railroad trallic. It has been re
sponsible for crimes unspeakable; it
has caused the blood of Kussian pat
riots to flow from one end of the em
pire to the other; it has arrayed class
against class and man against man; it
has bred mutiny in the navy and creat
ed dissension among the soldiers; it
has caused the peasants to rise against
the tyrants who for centuries have
dominated them and ground them to
the earth. It has practically nullified
the authority of the government and
given to the proletariat powers he never
dreamed of possessing 12 months ago,
because he has learned how he may
bend all authority, even that of the
czar, to his will.
HOCH STARTS OIL WAR.
Would Spread Kansas Lawt Over
Entire Nation.
Topeka, Dec. 11. Governor Hoch
haa started a national war on the
Standard Oil company. Last year the
governor threw the gaff into the Stand
ard by means of several laws -egulating
the oil industry. Now he wants the
same thing to happen in the other
states of the Union and accordingly is
sending letters to every other state gov
ernor asking for the passage of the
same laws that Kansas haa now on the
statute books.
He recites the facta in the Kansas
fight and explains the pipe line com
mon rarrier. the maximum freight rate
and the anti-discrimination laws which
cut the Standard tenacles, and con
rlnilpo: "It is extremelv desirable to
extend theoperation of these principles
of government to otner states, mai me
greatest possible good may come oi
them. I therefore roost heartily re
commend these enactments to the fa
vorable consideration of the governors
of sister states, and trust they may
think the subject of sufficient import
ance to recommend to their respective
legislatures, and I urge the legislatures
of the several states to study these
Kansas enactments and if thought wise
to incorporate them or their essential
features into the laws of their respect
ive statea."
MARTIN TO FRONT.
South Dakota Representative Wantt
Commerce Controlled
Chicago, Dec. 11. The Washington
correspondent ot the Post wires as fol
lows: Eben W. Martin, of South Dakota,
hitherto counted as one of the most
conservative Republicans in the house,
has brought trouble to the door of the
party leaders by introducing a bill of a
substance so strongly paternalistic that
it casts some of the radical measures
into the shade and by comparison
makes the others appear as bulwarks
of conservatism.
Mr. Martin's measure aims to give
the government control of every cor
poration in the country that is engaged
in interstate commerce in fuel or food
supplies. Two years ago Representa
tive Martin forced consideration of his
resolution asking for investigation of
the beet industry. The resolution
passed the house and the-beef inquiry
is on.
Oranget Battered on Treea.
Santa Ana, Cal., Dec. 11. The worst
wind storm of the season prevailed
throughout the Santa Ana valley today,
the wind coming down the Santa Ana
canyon from the desert in gusts that
frequently reached a velocity of 40
miles an hour. The storm was gene
ral from Oceanside, in San Diego coun
ty, to Whiton, in Loa AngeleB county,
and extended to the interior aa far as
Riverside, Redlanda and San Bernar
dino. Wherever it waa felt, damage
waa done to orange cropa by the fruit
being battered against the treea.
donea Atkt Quick Action.
Washington, Dec. 11. Representa
tive Jones today sent a letter to Secre
tary Hitchcock strongly urging him to
immediately to approve the lieton ana
Sunnyside irrigation projects. ( Mr.
Jonta believea that if these projects are
approved and the money set aside for
their construction, it will require but a
short time to clear up the conflicting
water rights and bring about the form
ation of satisfactory water users' asso
ciations.
Many Coal Barget Lost.
Hawesville, Ky., Dec. 11. At 9
o'clock tonight the towboata Harry
Brown and Raymond Horner, with tows
of coal for New Orleans were caught in
a severe wind Btorm opposite here. The
Brown lost 27 barges, while the Horner
lost seven. Each barge contained 25,
000 bushels of coal. The coal was val
ued at $120,000 and the barges at $64,
000. No Uvea were lost.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
JACKSON TO FRONT.
J Standi at Second County In Oregon
In Attested Wealth.
Salem Jackson county has sprung
to second place among the counties of
Oregon lu taxable weaKh. Marion
county, which has for many years occu
pied second place, has dropped to fifth
place, and perhaps lower. Not all the
assessment returns have leen received
yet, but it is already appaient that at
least three counties have stepped above
Marion in assessed valuation.
Multnomah county, of course, is still
first, her assessment for 1900 not yet
being definitely known. Jackson wilr
come second with a valuation of over
$12,000,000 Washington probably
third with $10,000,000, Umatilla prob
ably fourth with $10 105,000. and Ma
rion probably fifth with $9,824,000.
There are a number of wealthy counties
yet to report, among them leing Lane,
Linn and Clackamas, any of which may
surpass Marion and put that county
still further down the list.
Jackson county's assessment this year
shows an increase of about 200 per
cent for last year the assessment was
only $4,050,000.
NO DELAY ON KLAMATH
Bids Will Soon Be Called for on Two
More Sections of Ditch.
Klamath Falls Unofficial announce
ment comes from the officials of the
Reclamation service here that the gov
ernment is not going to cause any de
lay in completing the great irrigation
project for Klamath basin.
A few weeks ago it thought, and, in
fact, announced unofficially, that the
government was not going to rush work
on any of the Klamath projeita very
rapidly, save the first section, for which
the bids for construction are to be open
ed in San Francisco. Decimber 29.
This was said to be the wish of the offi
cials, because it would not throw a
large proportion of the surplus lands
on the market at one time and thereby
cause any glut in the land market, and
would give private owners a better op
portunity to realize the worth of their
lands. Now the announcement that
bids will be called for immediately
after the opening of the bids for the
first section for two more sections of
ditch is evidence that Uncle Sam ex
pects to lose no time in completing this
great irrigation project. Just as soon
as the other bids are opened bids will
be called for these two second sections,
and work will be commenced on them
early in the spring.
Chautauqua Wantt LaFollette.
Oregon City Secretary Harvey E.
Cross, of the Willamette Valley Chau
tauqua association, hat gone to San
Francisco where he will attend the an
nual meeting of delegates representing
the various Pacific coast assemblies,
when plans will be arranged for the co
operation of these associations in the
holding of this year's Chautauqua as
semblies. While the probable talent
that will lie engaged for this year's
meetings has not been determined, it
is understood that the effort to procure
the services of Senator LaFollette, of
Wisconsin, will be renewed this year
An unsuccessful attempt was made last
year to engage this national celebrity.
Big Timber Tract Sold.
Medford A deal has been consum
mated whereby C. C. Beekman, of Jack
sonville, sold a timber tract of 1,040
acre-t on Butte creek, in Jackson coun
ty, to J. C. Dudley, of Michigan, the
consideration being $25,000. This
tract is on the proposed Medford &
Crater Lake railroad, which is now
completed to Eagle Point, about 20
milea from the timber in question.
There are other persons here now nego
tiating for the vast timber tracts that
will be opened up by the Crater Lake
railroad.
Wallowa Bridged.
Elgin Word has been received in
this city that the temporary bridge
across the Wallowa has been complet
ed. In the near future the new steel
structure will be under headway, to
unite permanently Union and Wallowa
counties. This will be built about
700 or 800 feet above the old site, aa
the O. R. &'N. Co. gave $1,500 for
thia change. The company's surveyed
right of way interferea at the old aite.
The old bridge collapsed while cattle
were being driven across last summer.
War on San dote Scale.
Salem Fruit Inspector Armstrong
haa inaugurated a vigoroua war on the
San Jose scale, which threatens the de
struction of most of the fruit and shade
treea in thia county. The mountain
ash, of which tree many have been set
out aa shade treea in thia city, seems to
be the most affected. Many residents
have promptly cut down and destroyed
the trees upon receiving notice from the
inspector. Those who fail to heed the
warning given will be prosecuted.
Ontario Valuet Advancing.
Ontario David Wilson denies the
truth ol the report that he haB Bold hiB
townsite property to J. P. Howard, of
Sumpter, and he saya further that he
has no intention of disposing of the
property at present. Howard had an
option on the holdings, by which he
was to pay $30,000 for the property
but the option haa expired. Mr. Wil
son's agents report that within the last
month he has Bold lots in the townsite
to the value of $13,000, and has con
tracts for $10,000 in addition.
MEET AT PORTLAND IN JANUARY
Development League and Prett Atto-
ciation to Hold Joint Settlon.
The Oregon Development league and
the Oregon Press association will hold
a Joint convention under the auspices
of the Portland Commercial club, Jann
arj 12 and 13. A rate of one fare for
the round trip will bo made from Uose
burg and all points "0H,h Hna ,rom
Pendleton and all points east. The
rate from those points nearer Portland
will be a fare and a third for the round
trip. The program of this meeting is
now being prepared and gives promise
of lieing the most interesting of its
character yet held in this state elab
orate preparations (or entertainment
are also being made by the Portland
Commercial clnh. In addition to the
joint meeting of the two organizations
there w ill be business meetings of each,
while sections will discuss a particular
indnstiy only.
Excursion to California.
Under the auspices of the Oregon
Development league, and immediately
following the joint convention of the
league and Press association, an Oregon
excu-sion will be run to California.
While the special train will start from
Portland the party will 1 made up of
members from all , part I ol me siaie.
Kuch individual ticket, including round
trip fare, Pullman berth to L"8 Angeles
and three nuals on the diner, will be
$tiS when two persons occupy one
berth', charge will be $58 each. The
trip to Los Angeles, including stops at
principal California points, will occupy
about six days. At Los Angeles the
party 11 disband, returning as they
choose according to special railroad ar
rangement. Secretary Tom Richardson
of the Oregon Development league, will
furnish any information, ami those de
siiing to go should send their names to
him.
Violate Factory Lawt.
Salem Laiior Commissioner Hoff
has returned from a five weeks' tour
ol inspection of the mills and factories
in Jackson, Coos, Josephine ami parts
of Lane and Douglas countries. I'ur
ing his absence he visited 140 mills
and factories and in most of them he
found exiosed shafts and parts of rua
chines which are a menace to life and
limb as long as they are neglected.
The owners were notified in each
instance to make improvements, which
if made, w ill lessen the chance of ser
ious accidents happening.
Polk Land It Active.
Independence A. M. Bosley, ol Mis
souri, has brought 14;j acres ol larm
land west of Monmouth for $3,000, and
will make his home at that place.
The Hill estate has sold 12 acres of
land just west of town to M. Mix at
$110 per acre. R.J.Taylor has pur
chased the J. B. Johnson property in
West Independence. W. II. Warner,
of this place, has purchased property
at St. Johns, Ore., and moved hia lam
ily there.
Two Railroads ror Wallowa.
Enterprise While the Wallowa Val
ley people are rejoicing over the assur
ance of the extension of the O. R. A N
to Enterprise there comes the possi
bility of the county getting another
railroad in the north end. Rogers
Bros., of Asotin, are surveying a route
up the Grand Ronde, with the inten
tion of building an electric road Irom
their townsite on the Snake. This w ill
take a very fertile farming country.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 70c per bushel; blue
stem. 72c: valley, 73c; red, 00c.
Oats No. I white feed, $20.50;
i?rav. 20 50 rer ton.
Barley Feed, $21.50(922 per ton;
brewing, $22l 22.50; rolled, $23
23 50.
Ve $1.50 per cental.
Jlav Eastern Oregon timothy,
$14.50(15.50 per ton; valley timothy,
$1112; clover, $89; cheat, $8.50
9.50: crain hay. $8(39.
Fruits Apples, $1(331.50 per box;
huckleberries, 7c per pound; pears,
$1.25 1.50 per box; quinceB, $1 per
box.
Vegetables Beans, wax, 12c per
pound; cabbage, llJc per pound;
cauliflower, $1.752.25 per crate; cel
ery, 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 5000c
per dozen; pumpkinB, Jlc per
pound; tomatoes, $1(31.25 per crate;
sprouts, 7c per pound; squash, lc
per pound; turnipa, 00c$l per Back;
carrots, 0575c per Back; beets, 85c
$1 per sack.
Onions Oregon yellow DanverB,
$1.25 per Back.
Potatoes Ftncy graded Burbanka,
6575c per sack; ordinary, 6500c;
Merced sweets, sacks, $1.90; crates,
$2.15.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2527gC
pejr pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 35c per dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 11c per
pound; yrnng roosters, 10c; springs,
U13u; dressed chickens, 1214c;
turkeya, live, 17c; turkeya, dressed,
choice, 1821c; geese, live, 0c; ducka,
1415c.
Hops Oregon, 1905, choice, 10
llc per pound; olda, 67c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
1621c per pound; valley, 24 20c;
mohair, choice, 30c.
Beef Dressed bulls, l2o per
pound; cows, 84; country steers, 4
4'e.
Veal Dressed, 87c per pound.
Mutton Dressed, 'ancy, 77e per
pound; ordinary, 45c; lambs, 1
Pork Dressed, 67o per pound.
SfcNATE IS PUZZLED,
Knows Not How to Act on Death of
Senator Mitchell.
Washington, Dec. l. It Is yet to be
determined whether the senate will pay
the same tribute to the memory of Sen
ator Mitchell that has been paid to
every other Mutator who died In olllce.
Mitchell's death raises a very perplex
i n if n rohlem. which the senate itself
must solve, lor lie died under circum
stances never before recorded In the
history of the senate. There is no pre
cedent to follow, and whatever action
is taken must form a precedent winch
will stand for all time.
It ) been the custom, when any
senator died In olllce, for the vice pres.
. . 1.. a . I
blent to appoint a comiiuuee w i
the funeral as representatives of the
senate, it has been customary for the
senate, at its first meeting following
the death, to immediately adjourn out
nf resoect . and It has been customary for
the senate, at some subsequent dale, to
hold eulogies, giving other senators an
opportunity to pay tribute to the mem
ory of their deceased colleague.
It is a fact that there lias been most
,r.r.uiiiil vmiiathv on the part of his
colleagues, and frequent expressions of
regret have been heard since misfor
tune overtook him. Hut some senators
who sympathized with him deeply are
among those who question wneiner me
senate, under the circumstances,
should strictly ail here to custom and
unit tin, Mnfnrt repnev i to 1mm imiiHrv "
S'WJ - - I - " -
to other who died in goood standing in
the senate ami before the country. For
all his misfortunes, Mitchell. had many
friends in the senate, men who oecpiy
mourn his loss.
HALF AN APOLOGY.
Taft Ditcuttet Quarrel With fcx-Chief
Engineer Wallace.
Washington, D C. Dec. 9. Secre
tary of War Taft in his annual' report
presented to President Roosevelt today
makes a tentative apology to ex-Chief
Engineer Wallace.for any injustice he
might have done him in ttin indignant
remarks he made at the time Mr. Wal
lace resigned from the Canal commis
sion, having received an offer ol more
than double the salary the government
was paying him to come hack to this
country. Mr. Wallace had been only
six d:iys at Panama when he resigned,
as Secretary Taft says, greatly embar
rassing the commission in forcing it to
find another man to take his place
The secretary of war spoke hotly at the
time, accusing Mr. Wallace of being
"so subject to pecuniary motives that
I did not think his continuing his re
lations with the commission would be
of any service to us."
Since that time, it seems, Mr. Wal
lace has further explained his motives
for resigning in such an untimely man
ner, but obviously in no satisfactory
way to Mr. Taft, however.
ESTIMATES TOTAL $804,296,415.
All Departments Except War Want
More Money for 1007.
Washington, Dec. 9. A statement
was issued by the appropriations com
mittee of the senate and house today
summarizing the estimates for appro
priations to Im made at the present ses
sion of congress for the fiscal year 1907.
The total for all purposes aggregates
$804,290,415.
These estimates are greater than the
appropriations for the current year by
$19,170,155. The War department
asks $803,403 less than was appropri
ated last year, and the river Biid harltor
item, which last year amounted to
$8,181,875, is omitted entirely. With
these exceptions, every department of
the government has asked for more
money than the current appropriation
The two largest increases are asked by
the navy, $21,229,038, and the Post
oilice department, $12,187,970.
All Codv't Hortet Killed.
Marseilles, France, Dec. 9. All the
horseH belonging to the Wild" West
show of Colonel W. V. Cody were killed
here today. Although the government
veterinariea had certified that glanders
had been entirely eradicated from the
band, Colonel Cody and his partner,
James A. Bailey, decided on this radi
cal measure in order to allay the fears
of the farmers regarding the spread
of the disease. The saddles, bridles
and other articles of equipment, as
well as the clothing of the Btablemen,
were burned.
Uncle Sam't Big Library.
Washington, Dec. 0. The annual re
port of Herbert Putnam, librarian of
congress, for the fiscal year 1905 shows
that the library now contains 1,344,018
books, 28,744 maps and charts (pieces),
183,724 prints (artistic), and 410,352
pieceB of music. The law library con
tains 110,978 volumes. Thee statistics
of the copyright ofhee show that 113,
374 entrii were made for copyright;
207,424 articles (books) were deposited
and $78,058 were received In fees.
Driven Into Bankruptcy.
Warsaw, Russian Poland, Dec, 8.
Many of the smaller factories are going
into bankruptcy because of their ina
bility to meet the additional expend
iturea occasioned by the increase of
wages which the strikers forced the
owners to grant. Eight hundred men
employed at the government's central
alcohol store have struck for additional
pay.
Approves Anti-Patt Order.
Washington, Dec. 0. Chairman
Martin A. Knapp, of the Interstate
Commerce commission, today declared
himself in favor of the action of the
Pennsylvania and other railroads,
which have served notice that after
January they will issue no more passes.
HITCHELMS DEAD
Oregon's Aged Senator Passes
Away Suddenly.
DEATH DUE TO HEMORRHAGE
For More Than 40 Years a Leading
Figure In Both Oregon and
National Politics.
Portland, Dec. 8. United Stale
Senator John II. Mitchell died in (bssl
Samaritan hospital early this morning.
following a furious hrinoi rhnge ol lhe
gums which began yeste day and w hich
the doctors were unable to check.
Excessive loss id blissl resulting from
the loss ol four teeth yesterday morn
ing made It necessary that Senator
Mitchell be removed toltood Samaritan
hospital, lie sank rapidly. I he flow
of IiIinhI was not continuously heavy,
but came at Intervals. The senator
grew weaker after each hemorrhage.
Kiimllv it was decided to use trans
fusion, the Injection ol a saline solu
tion into the veins In order to furnish
more lluid lo' the system ami to stimu
late circulation. T porary relief wan
obtained in that way ami the patient
was apparently improved in condition
for a brief tune.
For some time Senator Mitchell haw
been a sufferer from diabetic tr uible,
and this, together with the sever
mental strain which has lxcn upon
him for months past, have weakened
his vitality and rendered his ssti it
exceedingly susceptible to any tax
which is put upon it. His blood, too,
has become thin and iinoverished, so
tha' it does not cnngulate as that id a
nerson in normal condition, To thee
fads is due the persistency of tin
ti. morrhage, and the inability of thn
physicians to stop the hss of blood by
the usual m-itns.
John II. Mitchell was Isiru June 22,
18:15, at Butler, Pennsylvania. At the
time of his death he was 70 years.
months and 0 days. For mine than
45 years he has been a resident of Port
land. For more than 10 years lie haw
been a leading figure in Oregon ami
nntional politics.
Oregon has known no other political
character Hint occupied a prominent
position in ttu affair so long, nor
who has been identified with the state's
development in such a measure. N
public enterprise since the year lHilt) in
iM-half of the atte has been wit' . '
aid.
PROVIDES FOR CANA'...
House Appropriates 4II.00Q,'- '1 i
Immediate Use.
Washington, Dee. 8. An a !n
Hon of $11000 000 was vot 'i!
Panama canal by the house yt .
The amount was a compromise ' i
the $10 500,000 carried in the b
consideration ami an estimate of some
thing over $0,000,000 recomiiiemliwl
by Williams.
Thin ttm the milv business transactd
by the house, and at 3:35 adjournment
was taken until .Mommy.
Washington, Dee 8 The subject of
campaign contributions by insurance)
companies occupied the major portion
of the time of the senate yesterday. It
came up in connection with Tillman's
resolution calling for an investigation
of national hanks' aid in politics, ami
w us exploited by the South Carolina
senator in a speech of some length.
The address dealt with the president's'
recommendations for the punishment
of bribery in elections; with Senator
Platl's testimony before the New York
investigating committee and various
pertinent matters. It was couched in
characteristic language, and attracted
much attention. The resolution direct
ing the B-cretary of the treasury to re
port whether the reports of the national
liank examiners show that the banks
have mude campaign contributions in
recent years was adopted at the close
of Tillman's remarks.
At 2 :18 the senate adjourned until
Monday.
Try to Check Emigration.
Dublin. Dec. 8. The Catholic Bish
ops of Ireland are making another at
tempt to stem the tide of Irish emigra
tion. A circular signed by Cardinal
Logue and Bishop Sheehan, of the dio
cese of Waterford, has been ordered
read in the chinches throughout Ire
land, warning the younger generation
of the evils of emigration, apnealing;
to the people not to he lured by the
enticements held forth in letters from
the United States and especially dan
gers that beset the path of girls emi
grating to that country.
Estimatet for 1007, $622,723,151.
Washington, Dec. 8. The annual
book of estimates of appropriations re
quired for the government service, for
the fiscal year ending June SO, 1907,
was transmitted to congress yesterday
by the secretary of the treasury. The
total for all departments, including
deficiencies, miscellaneous and perma
nent annual appropriations, for the
current fiscal year were $029,739,097,
and the estimates were placed at $091,
009,852. Turkish Trouble is Ended.
PariB, Dec. 8. The foreign office
here considers that the controversy be
tween the powers is practically closed,
and that only details remain to be set
tled previouB to securing a satisfactory
adjustment. The international fleet
remanilng inactive tending the con
clusions of these details.