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COTTAGH GROVE . . OREGON.
NEWS OFTHE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
Fallierrs has been inr;urated presi
dent of Trance.
John D. Rockefeller lias purchased
the Wisconsin Central railroad.
Several quite severe earthquakes
have occurred in the Wet Indies.
Od of the Rockefellers has just
bought a gold brick in the shape of a
mine.
The Chinese minister to the United
States denies that foriegners will be at
tacked by his people.
Fire among Puluth's elevators de
stroyed much property, including 1,
000,000 bushels of wheat.
Castro is said to have all prepara
tions completed for war with France or
any other power that cares to show the
Venezuelan president his shortcomings
Two leaders of the miners' union
have been arrested in Denver. It is
believed they were connected with the
murder of ex-GoverLor Steunenbery of
Idaho.
Pacific coast members of congress will
introduce a bill to prevent the mis
branding of salmon. It is not thought
Jfeyburn's pure food bill will cover this
point sufficiently.
Bandits held up a ppf'y of American
and Mexican miners near Thomas.
Mexico. Whi'e they failed to get any
money, the outlaws escaped aftter kill
ing three of the miners' party.
Alexander, of Equitable fame, ia ser
iouslv ill.
MISS ROOSEVELT A WIFE.
Whila
Place
A Moroccan gunboat has fired on a
French steamer.
It is now said that John D. Rocke
feller is in Europe.
There is a movement for congress to
demand reform in the Congo state.
Fat Crowe has been acquitted of kid
naping and will now be tried for car
robbery.
John A. McCall :e slightly improved,
but his physicians say he cannot stand
many sinking spells.
Exports of American agricultural ma
chinery to Russia this spring will
amount to fully $25,00,000.
The governor of West Virg'nia may
call a special session of the legislature
to consider the railroad rate problem
The senate committee on territories
has agreed on a bill prohibiting gamt
ling in all territories, including Alaska
The Iowa house has passed a bill
prohibiting the discharge of revolvers
firecrackers and other explosives on
July 4.
The Philadelphia & Reading Coal
company expects by April 1 to have
enough coal on hand to last until next
September.
There are rumors of mediation in the
Moroccan dispute.
Great Britain mav estalish a national
system of eld age pensions.
Ine Strandaru Oil company is soon
to be prosecuted under the trust law
The Austrian government will crush
Hungarian liberty and a rebellion is
eure to follow.
The government investigation of the
Valencia disaster tends to show cow
ardice on the part of the "reecuing
feet.
Every large colliery in the anthracite
di-itrict is accumulating a large reserve
of coal in anticipation of a strike on
April 1.
Should serious troule occur in China
the government is almost sure to call
for volunteers and the nationl guard of
Oregon, Washington and California
will likely have the first show. Pres
ent plans of the government contem
plate placing 3S,000 troops in the
Philippines, and as our standing army
is only a trifle over 60,000, including
artillery, volunteers almost have to be
asked for.
The United States government lias
refused concessions to Germany to get
tariff reductions.
The Virginia legislature is consider
ing a 2-'-ent a mile bill, the house hav
ing already pass it.
A snow storm has again blocked rail
road traffic in the East.
Ambassador White is ready to solve
the Moroccan question.
The government is investigating the
wreck ot the steamer Valencia.
China is sending troops into Man
churia to replace the Japanese being
withdrawn.
House Wedding; Takes
as Scheduled.
Washington, Feb. IS. Alice lee
KiHisevelt. daughter of the president of
the United States, was married in the
w bite house at IS : 1 It o'clock vesterdsy
to 1 1 o : i . Nicholas l.oigwotth, repre
sentative in congress from the First
Ohio district.
The weshling was the largest and
most important ever celebrated in
America, a most distinguished assem
bly of guests being present.
The ceremony waa performed by lit.
liev. Henry Yates Satterlee, bishop of
Washington, according to the rites of
the Protestant Episcopal church, of
which the bride is a member.
The bride whs unattended excepting
by h r young sister, Ethel R nisevelt,
who held the bridal bouquet of orchids
during the ceremony. Mr. Imgworth
had as his Ix-st man Mr. Thomas Nel
son Perkins, of Boston, a life long friend
and college mate. The ushers were
also his personal friends.
The bridal gown was one of the most
beautiful ever worn by an American
bride, and was entirely of American
manufacture. The material was of ex
quisite brocade satin, made princess
style, w ith long court train of silver
and white brocade. Rare point lace
was used as trimming and soft effects
were obtained by the use of chiffon and
tulle. A long tulle veil completely en
veloped the slight figure of the youth
ful bride. The veil was fstencd with
a wreath of orange blossoms an 1 the
brocade slippers had tulle bows caught
with orange blossom clusters. She
wore as her only jewels the groom's
gift, a diamond necklace.
The ceremony and all events con
nected with it transpired exactly as
planned, the only incident which hap
pened out of the ordinary beinif Ihe
temporary indisposition of Mrs. Wayne
McVeigh, one of the distinguished
guests, who fainted just before the wed
ding party appeared.
No ceremony of a similar kind was
ever witnessed by so distinguished an
assembly. Personal representatives of
powers of the world and the most emi
nent representatives of America's gov
ernment, high officials in every walk of
life, literary artistic and social lights,
captains of industry and many plain.
stalwart American citizens were pres
ent as guesn. ine brilliant uniforms
of the foreign ambassadors and minis
ters minglel with the gorgeous towns
of the women anil the dainty colors of
the floral decorations made the scene
am memorable one.
-Nellie drain bartons was ttie one
guest in whom greatest interest center
eJ, she baring been a white house bride
herself 32 years ago.
A buffet wedding breakfast was serv
ed to the 1,100 guests and the bride's
health drunk in wine a century old,
made by the groom's great grandfather,
whose name he bears.
Lae in the afternoon the bri.le and
groom entered an automobile and were
driven to the country home of Mr. and
Mrs. John R. McLean, "Friendships,"
a few miles out of Washington.
Over 1,000 wedding gifts were show
ered on the fortunate young bride.
While their value has been greaty ex
aggerated, the fact remains that a small
fortune was expended in them. Tif
fany, the New York jeweler, is said to
have filled more than $100,01)0 of or
ders for the occasion, and the Wash
ington jpwelers hi 1 to send rush or le.-s
to New York a week before the wedding
to replensih their stocks.
No bride of royalty has ever received
presents from so many crowned heas
or notable personages. The king of
Spain, king of Italy, emperor of Ger
many, emperor of Austria, president of
France, empress of China, mikado of
Japan, republic of Cuba and Pope Pin
X all remembered the young daughter
of the president, sending her rare wed-
ling gifts through their representatives
at the capital, and with them their best
wishes for the happy life that will
surely be hers.
A private cars awaits orders to carry
the couple South after their honeymoon
at "Friendship." The wedding trip
will not be a lengthy one, the groom's
duties in congress necessitating an early
return, but later in the year a trip
abroad is planned.
! OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
HE WILL CAN PINEAPPLES.
Prof.
Test
Pernot, of Corvnllis, W
His New Process.
Corvallis A shipment received at
the State college a few days ago wan i
crate of pineapples from Honolulu bill
ed to Profes'ioi Pernot, head of the hue
teriological department. The fruit ii
to be canned for expeiimental purposes
Some time ago publicity was given to a
new preserving process evolved by Pro
fessor Pernot, wherein fruits or vegeta
hies in process of canning are subjected
to only a low temperature. Fy this
method the fruits are preserved in their
original condition, without being cook
ed, both the fibre, taste and color be;ng
left largely intact. The extreme heat
used is only 105 degrees.
Wide attention was attracted hv the
announcement and letters of. inquiry
have reached the department from all
parts of the world. Among them ciuiu
a letter from Honolulu, written by Mr
II . Grant, head of a large canning es
tablishment there, who said his atten
tion had been attracted to the new
method by an article in the Saturday
Evening Post. The shipment of the
pineapples to Professor Pernot for can
ning in the bacteriologist department
as an experiment is the result of the
correspondence that ensued.
Part of the canned product will la
retained at the college, to be opened
irom time to lime ami lasteM, ami a
part will he sinppeM to Honolulu, so
that the merits of the method may be
tested by a tropical climate and a sea
voyage.
Wallowa to Raise Poultry.
Wallow.1 I'emand for poultry
brought buvers here from I .a Grande
and other points recently. One rcpre
sentative of a mercantile house secure I
70 dozen in Wallowa this week, paying
$H for choice Plymouth Rinks. It costs
little to raise fowls here, and the ranch
ers think the price received will fully-
pay them for feed consumed. Interest
in poultry raising for market to increase
the revenue of the farm, is gaining con
stantly in the Wallowa country, and
the industry promises to become a prac
tical feature of development in tins set
tioii.
Stockmen Form Organisation.
Pendleton Owners and raisers of
horses and cattle of Umatilla county
met here ana perfected a peimanent
organization. The object of the associ
ation is to form a central body large
enough to act in concert and effectively
in all matters affecting horse and cattle
growers, including matters of range,
hiphway and contagious diseases among
stock. The officers of the association
are: John Todd, president; Aaron
Isaac, vice president; K. S. Wilbur,
secretary, and I. A. Feebler, treasurer.
The charter members of the association
number about 20.
Want Macadamized Road.
Pendleton The Pendleton Commer
cial association'held its annual meeting
last week and elected others as follows:
Leon Cohen, president; C.J.Smith,
vice president; F. W. Lampkin, secie-
tary; Mark Moon-house, treasurer. The
association discussed the proposition
by the government to construct a mile
of macadamized road near this city and
passed a resolution requesting the
county to appropriate necessary funds
to carry on the work. The estimated
cost to the county is about $3,000.
BUILDING ItUDM IN BAKER.
Many Structures Planned and Con
tractors Eloign Men I al ly.
Faker City Huildingin !iiker City
this year promises t exceed that of
any previous year. Three new struc
tures have jmt been siinountcd, total
ing in cost mote than f.'iit.OOO.
Pliiim for a f'Jt.OOl) two story brick
building on the northwest corner of
First and Washington street are being
drawn, the Htiucture to be occupied by
the IJ'iccn City Furniture company . On
the oppponito corner w ill I e the Knight
of Pythias Castle hall, at a cost of from
$.'.'. 000 to $ I0,0;:0. A one stoiy stone
building will be erected as soon as
spring opens, on First street between
Valley avenue and Court street, to be
occupied by a steam cleaning and dye
woiks. Various other brick and frame
buildings are planned for the early
spring and the contractors ae already
engaging men.
Milton Farmers Hopeful.
Milton Farmers report wheat in ex
cellent condition. The acreage is prob
ably 2.r per cent greater than last year
and the weather is favorable. Consid
erable spring work has been com
menced, the soil being in excellent con
dition. Fruit rancher are anxious
over the early warm weather, which in
some districts has already started t'ie
sap in the trees. If cold weather comes
the frost would probably damage
peaches and small fruits. Last year a
heavy rost in March played havoc
with the peach crop.
Albany a Distributing Point.
Albany The Southern Pacific com
pany has left 100 empty freight cars at
Albany, for distribution from this
point to the several feeders of ihe line
which run out of Albany. This city
has become the distributing point for
tbi railroad in the valley, and the dc
pot yards at this place are always con-
gested with cars oeing switched to the
points wnere ihcv are needeil to move
the products of the valley ai d liioiui
tain.
HEYUUHN'S DMAS 1IO BILLS.
Would Stop dealing. Reserves and
Order l-neral Suivrf.
Washington, l. C, Teh. III. Sena
tor llryhnni is going after Ihe resi
dent's forest icucrve policy again. To
day he introduced a bill far more due'
tie than anything he has heii'toforo at
tempted. It prohibits further with
drawals of public In ml for forest reserve
purposes in Idaho, and stipulate tliat
w here land has heretofore been with
drawn, and ha not been crea'ed into
forest reserves, it shall immediately be
restored to Ihe public domain. It also
provides that no leserve or withdrawal
made for forestry purposes In Idaho
shall include section Hi or .'10. title to
which was in Ihe I'niled State at the
date of the admission of Idaho into the
Union. It fuither st ipulaie t hat no
forest reserves shall l created in Idaho
to include land heretofore classified as
mineral.
The effect of this bill, if enacted,
would be absolutely to put a Stop to
forest reserve extension in Idaho, but,
like Mr. Ileyhnrn' other forestry
hill, it will not pass,
Mr. Ilevbiirn also Introduced a bill
appropriating $100,000 for the survey
of all uiisurveyed public land in Idaho.
Mr. I ley burn say Idaho's development
is being retarded by reason of the fact
that only one third of the state ha
been surveyed. Furthermore, ihe lack
of surveys makes it impossible for the
state to perfect many of it selections
made tinder various special grunts.
AMERICA IS READY
Miiny Troops and War Vessels
Close to China.
MOVEMENTS MADE HUH SI CRI IV
Mor e T roops in Philippines Than Any
limn Since la ide ation ot
the Inlands.
Washington, Feb. 17. It ha been
decreed by the admimst rat ion that,
come what may, American live ami
American property in China shall bo
protected, evetl if It become necessary
to resort to at in, tiuided by -I x-
petietice ol Ihe Holer outbreak of
1000, Ibis government Is quietly mo
bilizing a small army in the Philip
pine, wilhin easy
port,
CHINESE ATTACK MISSION.
Horse Fair for Corvellis.
torvanis . nurse show ami sale
wit h speed contests and other features
to last two days is probably to Li held
here late in May. A committe of ar
rangements was appointed at n meeting
of the Citizens' leavue and detail (
the plan are being worked out . The
final decision as to whether or not the
iow will be held has not been
reached, but all the sign so far are
favorable to the scheme.
Bad Showing for Lane County.
Eugene The official report of Ir. J.
W. Harris, health officer for Lane
ounty, to the County court, show
more cases of contagious disease, in
this county than were ever known since
record has been kept. There were
reported 74 case of typhoid fever, ,'i I
of measles, 4 of diphtheria. 5 of small
pox and 1 of scarlet fever.
China is Buying Munitions.
Perkeley, Cal., Feb. If. Profe sor
John b'reyer, head of the department of
Oriental language of the State univer
sity, this morning announced that in
persuing a copy of a Chinese newspaper
he learned the startling news of the
preparations the empire is making for
the conflict believed to be impending.
He informed the university students
that this paper states that the Chinese
government has ordered a million smaU
arms and 100 CHrinon from manufactur
ers in Germany, in preparation for the
threatened war with foreign powers.
Lane County Will Spray.
Eugene County Fruit Inspector II
F. McCornack has made a report to the
County court of his examination of
orchards. He reports the San Jose
scale present in nearly all orchards,
and particularly abundant on fruit
trees and shrubbery in the city of Eu
gsne. He finds the owners nearly all
willing to assist in the extermination
of the pests, and a large amount of
spraying has already been done. A
few orchards that were badly infected
were destroyed.
Attorney General Iladley, of Mis
souri, has a clear case against the
Standard Oil.
John A. McCall, ex-president of trie
New York Life Insurance company, is
near death's door,
Heinze, the Montana copper king,
lias transferred his mines to the Amal
gamated Copper company.
Chicago police have been ordered to
nee that no boy or girl under 18 years
of age goes to a public dance unattend
ed by parents.
Famine Fund Cabled to Japan.
Washington, Feb. 10. Up to noon
today Charles IlaHam Keep, treasurer
of the American National Red Cross,
tad received, in response to President
Roosevelt's appeal, contributions
amounting to $ 1 1 ,421 , to be expended
or the relief of the famine stricken
provinces of Japan. ien thousand
dollar" collected by the Christian Her
ald, of New York, was cabled February
15 by the State department to Japan,
to be used immediately.
Tillamook Creamery's Work.
Tillamook At a meeting of the
Maple Leaf Creamery association,
James Williams, Peter Hnisel and C
A, Svenson were re-elected directors
and (ieorge Cohn treasurer, with the
Tillamook Cpun'y bank as its deposi
tory. Although the factory was riot
completed until last April, 2,58,075
pounds of milk were received in the
nine months it was running in 1!()5.
The factory made 20!,117 pounds of
cheese, for which it received $31,505.
The price of butter fat ranged from
21.7 cents to 31.1 cents per pound.
Platform Cannot Be Amended.
Salem That a candidate for office
aunot amend his petition for nomina
tion after he has filed it, is the ruling
made by the secretary of state, in re
sponse to a request from an aspirant for
a state ofiice. I lie request w as that he
be permitted to amend his platform by
inserting additional measures he woul
advocate if elected.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Stevens Ends Blockade.
Panama, Feb. 10. Efforts to relieve
congestion of the Panama railroad have
apparently succeeded . Chief Engineer
StevnH inf r ee l crated Press
veNtfcfiiiiv " i' no t' routI. freight was
debn-i'd on Ihe i"thino.
laBt 24 hours. D -ckag" f.
Water Users Increase Stock.
Hermiiton Tho lvst Umatilla
Water Users' association will hold a
meeting March 10 when the stock will
be increased from 9,000 to 20,000
shares. Tho increase will raise the
capitalization to $1,200,000. Great
preparations are being made for the
meeting and a large gathering is ex
pected. The association was organ
ized to work in conjunction with the
government in tarrying on its large ir-
rigation project in Umatilla county.
Lai'. -m r being m pr v n, and it
is ex. lie or. .sent wharfage capacity
will be doubled within the next four
months.
Large Attendance at Chemawa.
Chemawa The Indian school never
had as large an attendance as at present.
There are now more than 550 pupils
and more coming nearly every day.
The enrollment this year is 000. Hi-
in the I perinlendent Kyselka, of the Hoopa
I lie? at ! Valley school, California, has gone
home. Jte brought a party of 18
bright pupils from his School to get an
folvnncil eilncullon nlonts I nil nut riu I
J lines at Chemawa.
Wheat Club, inr.t 7(c ; bluestem
70W71 c; red, fi(4t;7e:; valley, 72c
Oats No. 1 white feed, $2S2!)
gry, $27.50(328.50 per ton
Parley Feed, 2:i 5024 per ton
brewing, $24; rolled, $24(425.
Puckwbeat $2.25 per rental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $13
(14 per ton; valley timothy, $HM!)
clover, 17.50(38 j cheat, $H(7; grain
bay, $7ra8.
Fruits Apples, common, 75c(3$l
per box; choice, $1 .25(4 1 .50 ; fancy,
$23; pears, $1.25 r 1.50 per box;
cranberries, $13('il.'5.50 per barrel.
Vegetables Cabbage, 2(i24C per
pound; cauliflower, $l.!)0fM2 perorate;
celery, Id 50 per crate; bell peppers
35c; pumpkins, S0 Jc per pound:
sprouts, (ll(i7c per pound; squash,
1 ' ( l,'i per pound; parsley, 25i
turnips, H0c(4$l per sack ; carrots, Ii5
(4 75c per Back; beets, 85c$l per
sack.
Onions Oregon, No. 1, 1.10r74l. 25
per sack; ISO. i, iwM .
Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanks,
;0(4(i5c per hundred; ordinary, nomin
al; sweet potatoes, a.'-4(42c per
pound.
Putter Fancy creamery, 27'430(
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, l(20c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 12(4 13c
per pound; mixed chickens, 'i((fi'M;
broilers, 10 (4 20c; young roosters,
12 413c; old roosters, 10(41 le; dressed
chickens, 1415c; turkeys, live, 10 (4
17c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 8r"420c;
geee, live, Oct; geese, dressed, 12(414;;
ducks, lS(ttl8o.
Hops Oregon, 1005, choice, 10(41 lc
per pound; prime, 8!Je; medium,
78t:; olds, 5(47c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
10 (4 21c per pound; valley, 24 20c;
mohair, choice, 30c.
( Peef Dressed bulls, 2 Q 2c, per-j
pound; cows, 3J (4 4;c; country
steers, 4 (45c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 8J(40c per
pound; ordinary, 4 5c; lambs, 7 &
7.
Veal Dressed, 3,(480 per pound.
Pork Dressed, (l8 per pound.
Viceroys Now Take Lead in En:'iity to
White "Barbarian."
London, l eb. 10. The correspondent
at Shanghai of the Standard telegraph
as follow s :
New ha reached here of another at
tack on a foreign mission at Ngauking,
province of Nganhwei, 011 the left bank
of the Yangtsc Kiang river. No los id
life i reported.
Yesterday ail attempt was made here
by a trusted Chinese servant to murder
the secretary id the I Tench municipal
council w bile be hum aleep. The at
tempt was frustrated and the assailant
arrested.
Many of the gieat provincial viceroys
are displaying a marked anti-foreign
attitude, which they would hardly dare
so openly to assume mile's they
thought that l'ckin approved their con
duct. In the foreign settlement) of
treaty ports effort are being made
quietly to recover plivileges granted to
foreigner.
In some quarter J.ipan is believed
to view lb" possibility ol 111 med inter
veution being necessary with equanim
ity, since it would provide her with oc
casion to olilain Iroin 1 lima wnal sue
failed to exact from Kussia.
In Shanghai two additional com
panies of volunteer are being raised.
It is reported that the Municipal conn
cil favor strengthening the Sikh police
force by 500 men. rnfortuiiately, it is
at this juncture that it ha been decid
ed to reiluce the Lritish China squad
ron.
HE BLAMES THE GRAFTERS.
Rojestvensky Says Bad Shipbuilding
Caused His Defeat.
St. Petersburg, l eb. Hi. "Perhap
I am guilty to some extent for our de
feat, and perhaps my subordinate did
not do all they might have done, but
at all events we who have fought the
battles were not thieves," said Admiral
Mojestvensky, who addressed the Im
perial Technical society yesterday evt 11
illg upon the causes of the defeat of Ihe
Russians at the battle of the Sea of
Japan.
The admiral made 110 speci fh iit i on
regarding rascality in the construction
or equipment id the ship-', but he com
mented at length upon the destructive
force of the heavj Japanese shells,
which, when they only exploded in the
water near the Kussian vessels, cracked
their plates and opened great leaks,
while those which hit the Kussian
ships squarely were us destructive as
mines.
A young lieutenant during the dis
cussion attempted to lay the blame on
submarine boats, hut .the admiral de
nied that submarine boats or mines
were used during the engagement.
reach of Chinese
aim 1 maintaining a iair-Kir.cn
fleet ol war vessel especially H.lrtpte.l
In service in the liver thai reach iin
portant Chinese si loiighold.
It is a fai t thut there are more
troop in the Philippine (ban nl any
lime since the pacification of the Phi -ippine.
There are now on the way to
the island two udditiolial regiments of
infantry and two hatteiie of aitillery.
As shown by the reconl of the War
department, Ihe military strength in
Ihe Philippine today includes four full
regiment of infantry, in addition to
two com pan ie of engimer and threat
companies of I he signal corps. Theso
troops lot the most part are in easy
rem h ol Manila, and a com paral 1 vcly
large force could be landed on Cliinc'io
soil on very nlnot notice an I still havo
an adequate garrinon in lb" Philippine.
To supplement Ihe land force 1 the
Philippine fl.et, which Inchlden Ihe
bat t lesti i ps t Mi hi, Wi-coiimii and I Ire
k'oii the last named under order to le
luru to lhi coun'rv. It is found,
however, that theliicgoii may not be
able to iimh rg 1 repair nt Paget unmd
'or foiii or live months, mi'l it imiv hi
delei mined to rrtil 11 her in t!;c Oinnt,
at least nil' ll the (' incse di-lu rl'Bl'O s
1.1 . s hot or coinei lo a hen I. In ad
dition, there are the crmcM I'.al'i
111. .re, Cincinnati, Coiic.rd and ICal
eigh, the monitor M .11,1. 1 ie .i k ami
Monterey, the glllihoil Helena Slid
W i I mington and a number of smaller
gunbo-.ts. which were captured from
r-pain and brought into the I'll it id
State navv.
STANDS BY EXCLUSION LAW.
Fulton Deri. ires Boycott Cannot Ac
complish Its Rew.l.
Washington, lib. 17. In response
to n request lor hi icW' on the Chi.
nese boycott, Senator lulloii today
made the folio ing answer-
The real purpose of the Chiiiee en
gaged ill the boycott of American good
Is to secure the lepenl of the excluloi
law . No doubt the m inner in which
the lav ha I e -u enforced has i:i some
instant ci given J 1st chum- f..r com
plaint, ami tended to intensify and in -
itimnt en
real nni-
celt-rate th
gendered by
gro ing rei-e
the law, b'lt the
Must Pay Wages for Shut-Down.
Warsaw, Russian Poland, I 'eh. 10.
Considerable comment has beea caused
by the judgment of the communal court
at V idewo. near Lodz, ordering the
Coatcs Thread factory to pay the wages
of 800 employes: during the ten weeks
the factory was closed. The works
shut dow n November ,'iO and a shortage
of coal was given as the reason for do
ing so. the court in rendering judg
ment said it was not hit I; of coal, hut
the high price of coal which indut
mils is opposii urn to ft luvv 11 u "s h" It
'm. I the pil'p isc ir) to en fun e its repeal .
To tin.! we cannol acccd". ll is trf great
interest and concern to us thai cordial
and friendly relation with China shall
he inaintaiiied and our t rade and com
merce with hi r i lit rean d, but, if such
condition tan only be pnrchn-ed by
sacrificing Ihe rights and imperiling
the welfare of American,!! labor. Ihe
price is greater than we can alf rd to
pay.
We must not repeal or substantially
modify (he present exclu-ioii law. So
to do would work great hardihip on
mid he unpardonable injustice to our
own wage earners. Wcof Ihel'acillc
coast have learned in the school of ex
perience how serious a menace to the
peace, pro-perity and inoials of I he
community is it large influx of Chinese,
coolie and wh will never consent to
legislation making sin h conditions
again possible.
tho closing, ami
not a gcotl reason.
I
found that this was
Believe Fire Und.T Control.
Honolulu, Feb. 10. Water is now
being pumped only at intervals into the
hold of the steamer Texan, w hose cargo
took fire the other day while the vessel
was lying at her dock. It is now be
lieved that tho lire is under safe con
trol, ami the agents of tho vessel say
that they expect that all her lime will
ie slaked by tomorrow ami that they
will tnen m able to discharge) cargo.
They think that the. hull of the voshoI
IB not damaged.
First Year Men Must Study.
Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 10. The
Harvard athletic committee voted to
night to concur w ith Yale ami Prince
ton in an agreement exitludirg flrst-
vear men ami tra.boit.. ul ,,,l,,.,t a , I .. 1 1
I J ...... P, ' ' BU.,l,HB 01 an
departments .'rom university athletics.
Wood May Command io China.
San I lancisco, Feb. 17. 'Ihe I'liited
Stales aimy transport Slierm 111 sailed
today for Honolulu, ";um mid tho
Philippines, with 1 00 cabin passengers,
a few troops and 1,000 tons e.f military
supplis. . luting the passenger wen
Major (ii-nerals I'.rooke and Weston,
the latter going to Manila under sealed
onlers. In army e-iic,.. it is surmised
that (ieueral I'.iookc may succeed (Jen-
eral Leonard Wood in eiiHtt the latter
hI Id be ordered to China. Col I
William S. Patten alH niiled on tho
Sherman.
Will Receive Famine Aid.
San Francisco. Feb. 17. Judge Mor
row, president, of tho California branch
of the American National Pol Cross.,
has made an announcement staling Unit
in iii'cortlancti with (be appeal of 'resi
demt Kosevell, (,f February 1 , for aid for
Ihe thousands of person 011 the verge
of starvation in Northern Japan by
reason of the famine! existing there, tho
public is informed that the California
branch of the American National Keel
Cross will receive contributions.
Progressive American Consul.
Prague, Feb. 17. Tli American
consulate established today a depart
ment for -commercial information.
Consul Letloux explained the lank Of
the institution to many merchants,
who declared it would great ly increase)
Ihe respective exports and lnip6rts of
tho countries interest 1.