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Bohemia Nugget Nan Fafc. C. COTTAGH GROVE. . . OREGON. NEWS 0HI1E WEEK In a Condensed Form for Oar Busy Readers. A Resume of the Let Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. King Edward is ill. Six men hue been killed by snow t Tides in Utah. The Moroccan conference has so far codjed the dangerous points. Few invitations will be issued to the Longworth-Roosevelt wedding. Beet tngar men have planned a fight on the Philippine bill in the senate. Several midshipmen at the Newport navy yard have been attacked with spotted fever. Jacob Riis has stirred up some sena tors by declaring it possible that Roose velt may run again. The Liberal victory in the recent British elections assures Irish home rule and radical labor laws. A soldier from Fort Lawton was sen tenced to one minute's imprisonment by the Seattle municipal judge. France is acting cautiously in the Venesuelan affair, not wiehing to gain the ill will of the United States. Two French scientists will go as far south as poeeible by boat and then en deavor to reach the pole by balloon. Canal zone medical authorities have imposed a Eix days quarantine on Co lombian and Venezuelan ports, as the tone is now free from disease. Judge Hunt, of the Montana United States court, says cutting of govern ment timber must tvip. He ha9 just fined a man $200 and says each suc ceeding conviction will bring a heavier fine. Senator Depew's health has broken down. Ileyburn's pure food bill is likely to be come a law. It is said the United States will offer to sell the Philippine islands to Japan. Berlin tears further Socialist riots and troops are being held in readiness. Secretary Taft is investigating affairs in the Philippines for a possible graft ujr uiuumio LUCID. Chiel Engineer Stevens, of the canal, has been elected vice president of the Panama railroad. Luke Wright has been appointed am bassador to Japan. General Smith will succeed him as Philippine governor. Admiral Endicott, chief of the bu reau of yards and docks, wants a new dry dock at the Puget Sound navy yard. Porto Ricans are making a strong plea for home government. ' They claim the American officials ignore their wishes. Brown University, New York, will build a $400,000 library in memory of John Hay. Carnegie has given $150, 000 toward the fund. Jacob Riis, a close friend of the pres ident, predicts a long war of the people against special privileges, with Roose velt as the people's champion. Taft wants the government to lay a cable to Panama. Roosevelt has been asked to bring about peace in Turkey. France baa expelled the Venezuelan envoy and will make a naval attack on Castro. Hamburg Socialists and police clashed and a number of the latter are wounded. An American has been arrested in Russia for aiding the revolutionary movement. Eighteen men were killed by an ex plosion in a coal mine 25 miles from Charleston, W. Va. A scandal has broken out in England over the recent election. A number of prominent persons are involved. The house will pass a bill suspend ing the eight-hour law on the isthmus during construction of the canal. The signatures of American women who desire to see Smoot ousted from the senate fill 80 volumes and will be distributed among the senators. An attempt has been made to kill ex-Governor Peabody, of Colorado, by placing poison in his food. His daugh ter is seriously ill, but will recover. The price of glass will be increased 10 per cent by the trust within the next two weeks, and another advance of 6 per cent will be made a week later. Fire almost destroyed Convoy, a email Ohio town. Another American miner hat been killed by Indians in Mexico. Jaepar Jennings, the Grants Pass boy on trial for killing bis father, has been iound guilty, A new gas company has been formed in Portland and will ask the city coun cil for a franchise. RusBcllville, a small Arkansas town, has had its entire business section wip ed out by fire. The loss will reach $300,000. CONTROL THE CASH. Senators Want Hand In the Allotment of Reclamation Funds. Washington, Jan. 22. The senate committee on irrigation today discussed the proposition to amend the national irrigation law by placing the distribu tion of the reclamation fund in the bands of congress, instead of the secre tary of the interior, as at present. Strong sentiment in favor of the change developed. Several senators on the committee believe it unwise to permit the secretary of the interior to have undisputed control of this fund, now aggregating $32,000,000. No bill for this purpose was pending, but probably such a bill will be introduced and passed this sesikn. The discussion today was incident to a debate on Ileyburn's townsite bill, which authorizes the withdrawal of land for townsite purposes on govern ment irrigation tracts, and provides that monev derived from the eal of town lots shall be turned into the re clamation fund for expenditure on town improvements. This bill was refened to a sub-committee for report. The committee also gave attention todav to Fulton's bill authorising the condemnation of land needed as part of national irrigation projects. o action was taken, but members expressed the opinion that such a law would be un constitutional. This bill was drawn particularly with a view to enabling the government to acquire prvate land under the Malheur irrigation project. It will be acted upon later. SLAY WORKMEN IN THREES. How Soldiers Strike Terror Enraged Reds Plan Reprisals. St. Petersburg, Jan. 22. It is be lieved that workmen employed in the government works are being shot after brief trials by courts martial. It is re ported that the victims selected for slaughter are ltd out three at a time and executed before the eyes of their comrades, who are awaiting their turn to face the soldiers. As eoon as one batch has been dispatched, three other prisonets are lined up in the eame spot and shot. Firing has been heard at the scenes of execution, continuing without cessation. The military has also resorted to bea.ing girls brutally as a means of punishment. Stories of the cruelties that are being practiced have become noised about, and they have entirely inflamed the revolutionihts, who are planning re prisals. In the south of Hussia there is a great congestion of grain, as it has been accumulated for some time, and there is no means of transporting it, as the authorities are too busy with their campaign of repression against the re volutionists to think of the administra iion of every day affairs. BUDS SWELL IN CHICAGO. Warmest Winter Day in History May Injure Growing Things. Chicago, Jan. 22. Something has gone wrong with the weather machine. All residents of this city are willing to swear to this lact. ine mercury reached 63 at 4 p. m. today, breaking all records s'nee New Year's day of 1876, when it stood at 65 above. Gar- dentrs at the parks and along the boulevards have become greatly wor ried The mild rains, light snows and general springlike weather of the past two weeks have brought trie eap into motion and buds are beginning to swell. Maole trees are said to be as far advanced as they should be on March 1, and many of the more or less delicate vines are well along toward the spring rejuvenation. Now that a cold wave is predicted for tomorrow, with a drop of nearly 40 degrees, great fears are pzrressed lest all vegetation now started may suffer such a set-back as will cause great Iocs in the Moral and shrubbery display of the many miles of park and boulevards in the spring. More for National Guard. Washineton. Jan. 22. Adjutant General J. A. Drain, of the Washing ton National Guard, will this week at tend the meetings of the executive com mittee of the National Guard associa tion and later attend the sessions of the national board for the promotion of rifle practice. General Drain, with other National Guard officers, is work ing to secure an increase in the appro priation lor the national uuara irom $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 per annum, but there is slight prospect that the increase can be secured this session. Stevens for Lock Canal. Washington. Jan. 22. Secretary Taft called at the white house tonight and furnished to the president the mi nority renort of the board of consulting' engineers of the, Isthmian Canal com mission. This report was prepared by Chief Engineer Stevens, who, it is stated. Im in favor of a lock canal. The secretary stated that his visit had noth ing to do with the v eneziieian ques tion, which is entirely in the hands of the officials of the State department. Cruiser Denver to Watch Castro. Washington, Jan. 22. The protected cruiser Denver, which has been tempo rarily detached from the fifth division of the Atlantic fleet, has sailed from Culebra lor San Juan. The Denver will be detained in West Indian waters for the present, awaiting the turn of events in Venezuela. ' I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST I I . I WANT HOP INSPECTOR. Lane County Growers Are Tiring of Numerous Rejections. Eugene A number of hopgrowers of this vicinity are agitating the matter of scenting legislation to better some ot the troubles of hopgrowers. A meeting will be held here soon and an attempt made at organising an association for the benefit of the industry. One of the worst complaints against the dealers, for which it is believed re lief might be had by legislation, is in the matter of rejections upon inspec tion. On this point the plan is to se cure a law providing for a state inspect or, whose duty it would le to Inspect and grade all hops and brand the grade on each bale, so that sales would be made upon this inspection and the common complaints of dealers, after they have bargained for a purchase, would be wiped out. It has been a cause of much provoca tion to the growers the way the inspec tors usually act when "going through" a lot of hops. The) will throw out a number of bales from some lots with out cause and make all kinds of com plaints; and, if the market has weak ened since the bargain was made the grower confidently expects that the hops will be called "broken," "high dried," "slack dried," "mouldy," etc., and if nothing else is complained of then "not up to sample" is the charge that turns down many bales. The growers think this one of the first things that should be corrected by leg islation. It is proposed to hav6 similar organ izations in other parts of the state and to form a state federation for mutual good and to accomplish unity of effort on all important matters. t Fine Hospital for Albany. Albany What will perhaps be the best hospital in the state, outside of Portland, will be established in Albany soon. The announcement put an erxl to speculation as to what would become of the palatial residence of the late Father Louis Metaver, of the Albany Catholic church, who willed all bis property to his private secretary, F. C Devine, of Portland. Mr. IVvine has sold the property to Rev. Father I.ane, Mr. Metayer's successor, who will turn the structure into a hospital. It is by far the finest building of its kind in Albany. Yamhill to Raise Stock. McMinnville Yamhill county farm ers will devote more time and land hereafter to stockraising, says an au thority. He deduces this from the fact that, although the most of the ground devoted to grain this year has been sown, a great deal of land has been seeded to meadow and forage crops. Thi has been done to keep pace with the increasing livestock industry. "Lean yeare" have been one Incentive to the farmer to turn his attention to diversified agriculture. Heavy Rains in South. Grants Pass Southern Oregon is be ing visited bv the heaviest rains of this season. Prospects are bright for their continuance, insuring big cleanups of placer gold. Two carloads of machin ery was taken to the Granite Hill mine last week. The mine haj electric mo tors, an electric pump, hoist, etc. The pump will throw a four-inch stream of watwr. Property is being bonded on all sides here on account of .he new railroad. One man made $2,000 profit on 40 acres adjoining the town, which he bought two months ago. Grant County is Prosperous. Canyon City The sheriff reports the Grant county tax collections for 1908 as about $70,000. The heaviest collec tion in any previous year was slightly under $60,000. Notwithstanding the drain from the general attendance at the Lewis and Clark exposition, times are better and money easier than for years. Stockmen are gaining confi dence in the market outlook, and the price of good range cattle is steady or advancing. Plan Lumber Railroad. Coqtr.lle Plans are completed by John Yoakam and John Peart for a railroad up Cunningham's creek road to tap Peart'a coal properties. The road will be ten miles, uesnies spurs 10 iho KirnTiHi-in fomunnv's large body of i " timber. The work commences soon. It will open up some of the finest tim ber in Oregon. Wasco Grain Protected. TL e Dalles All of Wasco county is covered with from six to ten inches of snow. Know is most welcome at this time, since it affords protection to orow'n train from frost. The temper ature is a little below freezing and in dications are that the snow will con tinue, i Must Rewire Roseburg. Roceburg The Circuit court for Douglas county is in session in this city. All owners of business houses in this city have received notice from the board of fire underwriters that their electric wiring is defective and must be done again. Considerable indignation is expressed, and it is claimed that much of the wiring condemned is of the best quality and workmanship. Coal Prices Doubled. Baker City The coal famine still exists. Dealers here hope to receive a few cars of coal within the next week, but the prices will be advanced from I $7 and $8 to $10 and $lo. WILL IRRIGATE LAND. Enthusiastic Citizens at Echo Form Waterusers' Association. Echo A HirtMB inci ting of thecitirena was hold here last week. The commit tee appointed to Incorporate the Water users' association reported that the ar ticles of Incorporation and by laws adopted by the committee hail been ap proved by the secretary of the interior and the articles of incorporation had been filed with the secretary of state. The rejH)rt of the committee was ap ptoved. A stockholders' meeting wss then held and 8,4'- shares at $t0 a share were sulwcribed. The following named stockholders were elected directors: II. T. Irvin, J. F. McNaught, A. C. Crawford, H. G. Newport and W. H. Skinner. The directors elected II. T. Irwin president, J. F. McNaught vice president, A. C. Crawford secretary and II. G. Newport treasurer. The city was crowded with delegates and much enthusiasm wasjshown. The government was represented by J. T. Whistler, engineer, and HolgateA Wil liamson, reclamation attorneys. The Echo irrigation project is now a reality and work wilt go forward at once. Riley Chosen College President. McMinnville At the semi-annual meeting of the board of trustees of Mc Minnville college Rev. I.. W. Riley was appointed president. Mr. Riley was appointed mis tor of the Raptist church in this city from 1 501 to lt'0.1, and since that time has been general missionary of the Oregon State conven tion. McMinnville college bus been without an oll'icia! head all the pre-ent school year, Professor Northup acting in that capacity. lie new president will assume his duties as soon as he can adjust his present work. Power From River. S:i!em The Interior Development company has made a filing on ltf.noo cubic inches of water per second on toe Deschutes river, at a xint about .11 miles south of the Columbia river. The company proposes to take the water from the river a short distance south of Shears' bridge, a well known crossing, and convey it through a flume down the river several miles, where it w ill be need to furnish power for the genera tion of electricity. Regarding the Opticians. Salem The state Iniard of optometry has filed its annual report with the governor. The financial statement shows receipts from all sources for the year $1,244.10; expenses, $W0.13. There were 200 optometrists In the state January 1, WOtl. The members of the board are C. W. Iwe, presi dent; Herman W. Barsey and K. O. Mattern. Asks Oregon to Show in Florida. Salem Governor Chamberlain has received a proclamation, accompanied by an invitation from the governor of Florida, asking Oregon to articipate in the proposed International Isthmian exposition, to be held in Tallahasse in 1908. Governor Chamberlain will call the attention of the next legislature to the invitation. Ship Flour to Japan. McMinnville The Houck Milling company, of this city, hat sent 9,400 barrels of flour to Japan since last August, besides supplying the local demand. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 73c per bushel; blue stem, 7475c; red, 70c; valley, 73c. Oats No. 1 white feed, $27.6028 60; gray, $272$ per ton. Barley Feed, $23.50(324 P" ton; brewing, $23.60(324; rolled, $2425. Buckwheat $2.50 per cental. Hay Eastern Oregen timothy, $13"5014.o0 per ton; valley timothy. $9f$10; clover, $9(310; cheat, $8.60 9 50; grain hay, $89. Fruits Apples, common, 76c(3$l per box; choice, $1.25 1. 60; fancy, $2(32.60; pears, $1.25(31 50 per box; cranberries, $13(313.50 per barrel. Vegetables Beans, 20c per pound; cabbage, l(32c per pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen; Cilery, $3(33.60 per crate; bell peppers, 86c per pound; pumpkins, per pound; sprouts, 67c per pound; squash, per pound; turnips, 90c(3$l per sack; carrots, 65(3 75c per sack; beets, 85c3 $1 per sack. Onions Oregon, No. 1, $1(31.25 per sack; No. 2, 75390c. Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanks, 7075c per hundred; ordinary, 60(3 60c; sweet potatoes, 2&2Hc per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 27 32 c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 27g2flc per dozen. Poultry Average old hens, 2 WAc per pound; springs, 12u'313c; mixed chickens, 1212sc; broilrs,15 (316c; dressed chickens, 1415o; tur keys, live, 16c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 17(3 20c; geese, live, 9(3 He; geese, dressed 12(3 13c; ducks, 15 (3 16c. HopH Oregon, 1905, choice, 10(3 11c per pound: prime, 8VjJ9cj medium, 78c; olds, 57c. Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 16(321c; valley, 2426c per pound; mohair, choice, 80c. Beef Dressed bulls, l2c pound; cows, 3(34c; country steers, 45o. Veal Dressed, 88c per pound. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 77c per pound; ordinary, 45c; lambs, 7 37c. Pork Dressed, 6(37)0 per pound. BURTON WILL HELP. Many Obstacles In Way of Appropr ia tion for Colombia Jetty. Washington, Jan. 19. Chairman Itnrt.m. id the house committee on riv ers and harbi.ru, today gave a hearing to Senators Fulton and Weatln, Scott and J. N. Teal, of Portland, on the Columbia river jetty pioject. Rep resentative Jones, ol Washington, who Is n member of the committee, was also j. resent and took part in the dis cussion. Mr. Burton is thoroughly familiar with the situation at the month of the Columbia and Is fully aware ol the fact that it would be good business policy to make an appropriation this session, not so much to extend the jetty as to pro tect the work that has been done dur ing the past season, lie lealire that, unless an appropriation is made, the sea end of the Jelly, and particularly the unprotected tramway, will be left at the mercy of the heavy sens and lia ble to be damaged to the extent ol sev eral hundred thousand dollars. lint, while Mr. Rurton is in sym pathy with the Oiegon men and while he recognise! the wisdom of an appro priation to protect the new portion of the Jetty, he Is not willing to give any assurances that such an appropriation will lie made.' There Is no geneial river and harlmr bill this session, and it is a serious question in Mr. Burton's mind whether it will be possible to put through special legislation in the interest of only a few emergency pro jects. Mr. Iturton slated, and the Oregon delegation agreed with him, that it would be utterly Impossible to pass a special bill making an appropriation (or this one project. Such a bill would be amended in the house ami senate by the addition of appropriations (or in numerable projects until in the eml it would become a regular river and bar Uir bill, and under existing conditions a bill of that character would stand no show o' passage. But there are three or (our other pro j.vts of importance, where emergencies exist similar to that at the mouth o( the Columbia. Unless appropriations are made this session for the preserxa lion of these works, the government will sustain a heavy los. Mr, Iturton is considering the advisability of re porting an emergency bill making ap propriations for these specific projects only, but he is riot vet satisfied that sm-h a bill could get through without being amended to embrace many other projects. Mr. Iturton, because of th condi tion that exists in congress and because o( the dillictillirs thut stand in the way of special river and barlsir legislation, will hold out no promises to the Ore. gm representatives, though he (reely admits his interest in Columbia river improvement and expresses bis per sonal belief that an appropriation tdiould be made. An appropriation of $ 1 ,800,000 can not be had, but it is possible that $400,000 may be procured. Mr. Bur ton explains that it would le impossi ble to pass any bill which did more than provide funds to protect work al ready done. EACH ISLET A REPUBLIC. Russian Revolution Spreads to Dots of Land in Baltic. St. Petersburg, Jan. 18. In addition to the Caucasus and a few localities in Siberia, the (.pen revolt is now chiefly confined to small islands off the Baltic coast, where the difliculty of landing troops hampers the subjugation of the revolutionists. The icebreaker Tcrrnak, carrying detachcmcnla of murines and infantry, has been unable to reach the principal island, Osel, at the entrance to the (lull of Riga, and is now await 'ng a light-draft steamer to land the troops. Following the example of their brothers on the mainland, the peasan try ot even the tiniest islands in the Baltic have Instituted independent re publics. One of these, on the islet of Linsuitt, probably the smallest state in the world, already boasts of a second revolution and a second president, the citixens having risen and overthrown the first president. The present chief magistrate, Jamneenson, is addressing them in proclamations as "my faithful subjects." Petition to Save Constitution. Boston, Jan. 19. Eric Pape, the artist, left Boston yesterday for Wash ington with the "Constitution peti tion," which he expects to present to congress. While in Washington Mr. Pape will try to secure th? signatures to the petition of many men prominent In national life, who have expressed themselves as favorable to the move ment to save "Old Ironsides." The petition is an immense affair, and re quires four men to carry it. It is esti mated that over 20,000 persons have signed it. New Governor for Alaska. Washington, Jan. 19. Assuming that J. O. Brady, governor of Alaska, proposes to resign his position, M. II. Perkins, of Nome, has been recom mended strongly for that office. Sen ators Allison, Lodge and Piles called on the president yesterday, with ex Governor Swineford and H. S, Ryan, of Alaska, to recommend Perkins' ap pointment. It la not known absolutely that Governor Braday intends to re sign. Peace With Insurgents. San Domingo, Jan. 19. A treaty of peace between the insurgent generals at Monte Cristi and the government was signed today on board the American cruiser Yankee. This assures perfect tranquility throughout the republic. Monte Cristi is now in the hands of the constitutional government forces. INSULT TO AMERICA Castro Not Satisfied With Trouble With Trance. HUNCH WARSHIPS ARC AT HAND Failing Instant Apology, "Their Guns Will Talk- United States May Take a Hand. Washington, Jan. 20. Three Frrnrh warships are now off the Vf iirsuelau roast preparing to deliver the answer of Franco to President Castro's treat metit of M. Talgny, the Flench repre sentative at Caracas, by a naval demon sttatlon in Vemr-uelan waters. Two additional warships w ill join them a soon as they can make the trip across the Atlantic. I'ntil the demonstration has liecn Initiated, the trench govern lueut will share with the president and Secretary Hoot the knowledge of the exact In in which this expression o( her displeasure at President Castro's action will take. Meantime the delicacy of the situa tion at Caracas is greatly Increased by news which has recently reached here from that city regarding the aliunde President Castro nw appears to bo assuming toward Mr. Russell, tin American minister. I'nless this atti tude is radically modified, it may be necessary to dispatch an American war ship even nearer the Venexuelan coat than has already been planned. Presi dent Castro, it is said, will l e given t. understand that any treat mint of mi American representative such as thai accorded to M. Taigny will not be td crated. The cau" which ( art l ascribed here (or Mr. Castro's atliludu toward Mr. Rnsell Is that the former iin'isls upon regarding as personal rather than ollicial the i (T tits w hich Mr. Russell hr mad.' to hsmsI a peace (ill settlement of the I'r.inco-Vein x'lelan trouble. The request of ti e French g ivcrnmrnl thai its interests in Vine Ktlela be looked after by Mr. Russell was immediately granted (or the reason that such a rcijuvHi is invariably grant ed by a friendly jiwer however dillu iill the task. France has adopted a simple pro gram for her treatment of the Venerue Ian situation. It provides for an im mediate ami comprehensive apology by Castro for his treatment of M. Taigny, which treatment the Paris officials re gard as Insulting and Intolerable. One dispatch sent to Mr. Russell last Sunday had not been delivered l him up to the time the last dispatch was sent by him to the State depart ment. This is being inquired into by the department. FUNDS FOR SEA WALL. California Supreme Court Gives Fa vorable Decision. San Francisco, Jan. 20. The Su preme court this afternoon handed down a decision by which funds will soon be available for the completion of the San Francisco sea wall. The court sustained the validity of the so-called sea wall act, passed by the legislature in March, llHKi, which authorix.d the state board of barlsir commissioners to issue $2,000,000 in bonds to complete the San Francisco sea wall. The harbor commissioners proceeded to issue bonds under this act, but Stato Treasurer Reeves refused to approvo the issue. The commissionera there upon applied to the Supreme court for a writ of mandamus to compel the state treasurer to sign the bond hn:q,e. The court by Its decision today di-' reets the state treasurer to sign the lamds. The harbor commission, it in understood, will now issue bonds under the act from time to time until the full $2,000 000 worth are on the market. Afraid to Show His Face. St. Petersburg, Jan. 20. Distrustful of the spirit of his capital and perhaps remembering the Incident of last Janu ary, when one of the saluting guns) showered grape on the imperial chapel, the emperor will not come to St. Petersburg for the ceremony of the blessing of the waters of the Neva to morrow. For the first time since the Empress Anna laid the foundations of the winter palace in 17II2, the great church festival of the Epiphany will pass without the presence of the sov ereign. Big Grain Firm Fails. Chicago, Jan. 20. Announcement was made this aitentoon of the suspen sion of the grain and commission firm of McReynolds A Co,, of this city, ono of the boit known firms on the board of trade. The affairs of the Arm will be wound up and It will go out of busU ness, but the creditors will be paid in full and the assets are fully equal to the liabilities. The house has been a large handler of cash grain and con trols three large elevators. Funston May Go to China. San Francisco, Jan. 20. The Call will say tomorrow that Brigadier Gen eral Frederick Funston will soon be relieved from the command of the de partment of California and ordered to the Philippines, where he will be placed in charge of one of the brigades which is being formed In Luzon with a view to their possible utilization im connection with any move which may be made against China,