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COTTAGK GROVB . . OREGON.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Oar
Easy Bcsilcrs.
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
Hill says ho has not watered his rail
way sttvk.
Ks-ttovoinor lltggins, of Now York,
is slightly improved.
Twenty minor? wore killed hy an ox
plosion in a West Virginia mine.
Tho Northwestern railroad is chang
ing its locomotives to oil humors.
Tho powers aro already divided on
tho question of disarmament at tho
Hague eonforoiuv.
The Oklahoma constitution provides
that 15 per cent of the votirs aro re
quired to briiii; an amendment Ivfore
the people.
President Cast jo, of Venezuela, has
sent a message from his sick IhM de
claring he will survive this illness ami
also that he has no intention of becom
ing dictator.
The Alaska delegate in congress op
poses land grants to the companies pro
posing to build new railroads. He
Bays the trusts have ample capital to
do the work without Federal assistance.
George A. Purnham, Jr., has boon
sent to Sing Sing for two years for
grand larceny from the Mutual Keserve
IJfe Insurance company. He was
counsel ami vice president of the com
pany and his conviction is the result of
V.-.-.t Jnv.wtiif i.-.na.
the recent investigation
Mil III til I V t IkltilUllv
The Panama canal contract will like
ly l)e given to Olliver, one of the recent
bidders.
Russia has announced her intention
of withdrawing all troops from Man
churia except a railway guatd.
At a meeting of tariff revisionists at
Chicago a sjxi'ial session jf congress to
revise the tariff laws was advocated.
Attorney General Bonaparte lias leen
asked to bring suit to prevent the form
ation of a gigantic copper trust extend
ing into Europe.
San Francisco relief work for January
is estimated at $445,470, which amount
has been forwarded by the National
Red Cross society.
At the Interstate Commerce inquiry
at Washington into the coal monoj.oly
it was shown that only favorites were
ble to obtain cars.
The North Pakota blizzard continues
with unalated fury. The tempertnure
ranges from 5 to 45 below zero and all
railroad tratlic is at a standstill.
Swettenhma still obstructs relief work
at Kingston. A rejort in London that
he has presented his resignation will !
neither denied or affirmed by ollicials.
The attorney general of Minnesota
has begun suit to cancel ihe charter of
the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railroad company. This is really the
parent company of the Great Northern
Railroad company and the Great North
ern is joined in the suit.
Another blizzard has blocked Dakota
railroads.
Shonts denies that friction mused
him to resign.
More charges are being made against
Senatur Bailey, of Texas.
Another bloody battle has occurred be
tween Mexicans and Yaquis.
The British cabinet admits that
Kwettenliam will be recalled.
Chicago has traced much of the scar
let fever epidemic to sweat shops.
The blizzard in Europe has been the
cause of many reople freezing to death.
Eastern Republicans would grant
ship subsidy to South American lines
only.
The naval appropriation bill carries
$253,000 lor the Puget Bound navy
yard.
Bristol w ill retain Lis office as United
States attorney for Oregon until the
land fraud trials are finished.
The census bureau has just issued
a bulletin which shows tliat 1,750,000
childrenl between the ages of 10 and
15 years are employed as breadwinners.
Governor Swettenham, of Jamaica,
threatens to dissolve the Kingston coun
cil for taking sides against him. There
is a great need of lumber, but the gov
ernor refuses to receive it.
The flood of the Ohio river is receding
slightly.
Jamaicans denounce Swettenham and
ask his recall.
A rate discrimination inquiry is in
progress in Denver.
The Colorado legislature has passed
an anti-cartoon law.
The mayoralty contest will cost the
gpeoplo of New York about $400,000,
whether Hearst or McClellan wins out.
Oil in great quantities has been found
on land owned by W. R. Hearst in
Mexico.
A revised list of the dead and Injured
of the Terre Haute train wreck nhows
29 killed and L'3 injured.
Tho Denate subcommittee has report
ed against Bristol's confirmation as dis
trict attorney for Oregon .
BLEEDING NORTH DAKOTA NOW
Northern State, Hungry and Cold,
Wrests Title From Kant.
Washington, Jan. JS. Conditions
nrisituj from H shortage of fuel Mid f
food supplies continue to ho hid In jor-
t ions of Nortth Ihikota. aoooiMing io
lispatchos received nt tho Interstate
'oiiiliicw commission. At lllt'SaHIO
time other dispatches show tho rail
roads aro iiinkimr effort to roach the
places suffering fnm tlio want of those
necessities of life. Mayor James .1.
lMughortv. at Turk Kiver. N. D., tsmi-
plains that tho tiroat Northern tailroad
is not making nnv effort to move trains
over the lines reaching there. The
city is entirely out of coal. There has
Won no mail for six days. Tho weather
is tine. Ptotnpt action, the mayor
urges, should Ih taken to compel the
delivery of fuel and mail.
A disatch from Shorwoo.1. X. P.,
dated January I'll, says the place is en
tirely without fuel of any kind. Three
oars of coal for Sherwood, it is assort
ed, were confiscated nt Mohalt. There
has leon no train for a week. As pro
visions are low, the situation is retri
ed alarming.
I'ndor yesterday's date a dispatch
from Milton, X. P., savs that two oar
of soft in vi 1 have arrived, but no mail
train as yet. Prom President Hill, of
thel'ip'iit Xorthern, a dispatch was re
ceived from St. Paul, dated January L'i,
saying that two freight trains with 17
oars of coal got through Thursday on
t he line reaching Hannah, one of tho
places suffering from a lack of d-al.
MESSAGE ON CARS,
President Will Urge Passage of Laws
to Cure Shortage.
Washington, Jan. 2S. Tho car short
age question was considered at the
White House today during a conference
rwrtioiuited in bv the president. Secre
tary loot, Secretary Taft, Post master,
General Cortelyou, Assistant Secretary
IVaoon, Chairman Knapp, of the Inter-
state Commerce commission, and torn-
missioner of Corporations (iartiold. 1'he
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president lias announced his intention
of sending to congress a spi-cial mes
sage urging legislation of a remedial
character to meet car shortage emergen
cies like those existing.
The Interstate Commerce commission
has submitted certain principles which
the niemliets think should form the
lmsis of any legislation to be recom
mended on that subject to congre-s,
and if these meet the views of the
president, they will le submitted to
that body. The president's decision is
one of the results of the recent Chicago
reciprocal demurrage convention, and
of the very general complaint w hich
has Iteen made to the Interstate Com
merce commission of a thortage in the
car currying equipment of the country.
HAVE TO BRIBE. SWITCHMEN.
San Francisco Shippers Pay to Get
Freight Cars.
Pan Francisco. Jan. 2s. The Bulle
tin today publishes a story to the effect
that when Interstate Commerce Com
missioner Lane arrives hero this week
to investigate the relations ljetwoen the
railroads and shippers, he will find
conditions very similar to those at Se
attle with respect to the "tipping"
system, resorted to by shipjHTs and
warehouse men, in order to get their
curs.
According to the Bulletin's informa
tion, the practice has leen followed at
the Oakland vards for some time, and
merchants have found that, in order to
get their cars to the warehouses they
have to "tip" the switchmen in the
yards.
At the office of General Manager Cal
vin, of the Southern Pacific eomany,
today, it was admitted that this is l
ing done, but it was stated that the
fault lay with the merchants them
selves, who, of their own volition, re
sort to this practice in order to get
speedy delivery. It was with the ap
proval of the company.
Not After Governor's Scalp.
Washington, Jan. '8. No advices
have been received at the State deart
ment confirming the report that Gov
ernor Swettenham of Jamaica w ill re
sign leoause of his clash with Hear
Admiral Davis. It was stated posi
tively today that no representations
have been made by this government to
Great Britain asking for the resignation
of the governor. In fact, a high official
said tliat the resignation of the governor
would be regretted, as many people
might think that lie had been forced out
through the efforts of the United States.
Veiled Request From Japan.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 28 The Asso
ciated Press learns that the decision of
the Russian government to w ithdraw
its troops from Manchuria immediately
Instead of waiting until April 15, the
date fixed for this step in tho Russo-
Japanesh Portsmouth treaty, was made
at a veiled request from the Japanese i
government, which apparently forsees .
iroume in cue mailer oi internal uu
minist ration of certain provinces of
China.
Nine Men Blown to Bits.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 28. Nine men,
all foreigners, were blown to pieces by
a dynamite explosion today on the
Tidewater railroad, near Pearishurg,
Va. The laborers were at dinner and
a quantity of the explosive, which was
being thawed beside a fire, blew up.
No Americans Were Killed.
Washington, Jan. 28. The Ameri-
can vice consul at Kingston, Jamaica,
advised the State department today
that no American dead have la-en re-
ported so far in Jamaica. The situa-
tion is improving, and the earthouake
uhocks have ceased.
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i IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS
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Saturday, January 28.
Washington, .Ian. I'll. Tlio senate
was in session today only for alitllo
moro than an hour, tlio early adjourn-
mont Mug taken to permit 'attendance
at tlio fun. ml of tho late Senator Alger,
A few hills of minor imiot tanoo were
passed, but iiiiv-I of tin- time the sitting
: a devoted to tlt furllirr discussion of
Male s resolnt ton iirov lihng lor an in
quiry into the (icrsonal interi'st mani
fested by naval i llicers in tho navy per
sonnel bill. Tho resolution was ulti
mately rcforord to t he committee on
naval aft'aits.
Washington, Jan. "t. Tho house
spent the gioator jvart of the day do
bating the agricultural appropriation
bill, and it was -1 i 1 1 under coii-idcta-tion
when adjournment was taken.
The question of the free distribution of
garden sees eont inuod to hold the most
prominent place with the spctvhmnk
crs. although act ion on this pMM.siou
of tho bill, by a vote of 71 to (', was
postponed until Mondav. The senate
bill iucorimnit ing the International
Sunday School associatt ion of Amciicn
was (ijissed.
Friday, January 25.
Washington. Jan. "5. K, solutions
to check naval otlicers from "lighting a
tiro under senators and reprcsontat i s
to compel the enactment of tho naval;
personnel bill at this session" were pre-(
mm i tod in the senate today by Halo, and, i
after causing a snappy delviio of short ,
duration, wont over for future consider- ,
at Ion. Hale's resolution cites the res
ident's order forbidding government
euiiiloves to "lobl v," and directs an in -
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ascertain w nciner me oruer is iving
violated.
Tho urgent deficiency appropriation
bill, carrying li'.eoo as it came from
the house and authorizing by a senate
amendment a loan of 1 .lino, not) to the
Jamestown Exxsition company, was
vasM-d. Tho latter part of the day was
devoted to the dispotdt ion of pension
bills.
Washington, Jan. "". The house to-1
day is-el a nuinU'r of bills of a local
nature, including S.'tO private pension
bills. The agricultural appropriation
bill was then taken up and, while it
was under consideration, Kahn, of Cal
ifornia, ad Iressd the house on tire In
surance companies and, their relation
to the city of San Francisco, before and
after the earthquake and lire. 'I he
qutstioii of the free distribution of gar
den seeds occupied the rest of the day.
There was a general debate on the
committee provision appropriating
Jl'HS.OlHi for t he purchase and testing
of new, rare and uiiooiiitiioti M.,)lsi
bulbs, trees, shrubs and vines, and
omitting the usual appropriation for the
purchase of ordinary flower and garden
seed for distribution.
Thursday, January 24.
Washington, Jan. i.'4. The session
of the senate today was held entirely
with reference to the death of Mr.
Alger. Dr. Edward Everett Hale de
livered a soi'ial prayer, and after t he
reading of the journal of yesterday was
completed Senator Burrows presented
resolutions expressing regret and sorrow
at the sudden death and prov iding for
a special committee of 1 L' senators to
represent the senate at t he funeral in
this city and attend the Ixnly to De
troit. The resolutions were agreed to,
and on motion of Senator Burrows the
senate at 1 : 1 7 adjourned as a further
mark of respect.
Washington, Jan. "4. The house
today voted to abolish all the pension
agencies throughout the count ry, IK in
number, and centralize the jmyment of
ponsions in the City of Wa.-hington.
This action was taken on the pension
appropriation bill after spirited opjosi
tion on the jiart of those having jen
sion agencies in their states.
The pension appropriation hill, car-1
rying f l.'iH.lHKuuiJ in round numbers,
was riassed.
Wednesday, January 23
Washington, Jan. 23. The senate
today accepted the profstsit iion of tlio grew out of the passage of the so-called
house of representatives to increase the "political purity" bill, prohibiting cor
salaries of senators, representatives and porations from making money eont ri
territorial delegates to $7,500 annually butions in connection with elections,
and those of tho vice president, tho A bill was passed authorizing tlie
speaker of the houne and members of secretary of Commerce and Ijibor to
tho president's cabinet to $12,01)1). investigate and rejiort upon the "in
Th is action was taken by a vote of 5.1 dustrial, social, moral, educational and
to 21 and followed a discussion of near- physical condition of woman and child
ly three hours. (workers in the United States. " Tho
Senator Allert J. Boveridgo, of Indi-' measure has already passed tho senate
Fight fer Pension Agencies.
Washington, Jan. 2'5. Representa
tive Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, stated
today that he intends to organize a fight
against the addition of nine of the 18
riension agencies of the United States.
TJlt) ilOUH0 committee on appropriations
haH sported a bill appropriating for
only nine of tlie present agencies, and
the members of tlie committee defend
the action on the ground of economy.
Dalzell says it would bo far more eco
nomical to pay all pensions from Wash
ington, and will take the stand that all
the present agenciea should go.
Gold Production Increases.
Washington, Jan. 22. Tho Geologi
cal survey announced today the total
nroduftion of void and silver in the
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United States for 1V05, aggregating ou,- louay wiwi um presiuciib io see w -uo-365,342
fine ounces, with a valuation of era! means cannot Is) found to relievo
1122.402.0.0. Production of gold ag-. tho situation. Telegrams appealing for
gregatcd 4.205,742 line ounces, valued
at $88,180,700, an increase or $7,710
over the previous year. Total produe-
tion of silver was 50,101,000 fine nunc
es, valued at $34,221 ,70, a decrease of
1,581,200 ounces in actual output.
nmi, addressing tin1 senate today on Id
hill to prohibit tlio tratisortnt ion in
interstate commerce or tho prmlucls i
child lal-or, declared t!at tlio census
shows tliat noarly .,tXHt,t(M) . hit, I
bread winners under K years of ago
aro now ut work.
Washington, Jan. 'J.'t. Tho river and
harhor appropriation bill, which was
reMirled to tho house today by Ihe
committee on rivets and harbois, ent
ries an appropriation aggregating
4iUi,lSS. Of this sum f :! I .liol ,ii I 'J Is
appropriated in cash, to bo available
between July I. 1!07. and July 1, I'.ms,
and f lH,s:t I ,'J'it! is authoticd f,.r con
tinuing contracts, no t hue limit being
lived as to when it shall be eM'tided.
Tho bill will probably not bo consid
ered by tho house until next Monday.
This bill is a record breaker in sie,
eweding by many millions t ho amount
allowed for i ivcr and harbor improve
ments in any previous congress.
Tuesday, January 22
Washington, January "':.'. The sen
nte today pns-ed the oonipiomiso r'or
aker rvsolut ion nut In -ruing t he con on it
tee on military affairs to invent i,-nl
t lie facts of the iiffiay nt I'rovwisv ille
on t be nights of August l.'inu l II last.
! without questioning "the logalitv or
justice of any not of tho president in
relation to or Connected with that
ntlray. Ibis action came after the
subject bud beta i under consideration
almof-t daily since t he lir-t day of I ho
present session of congress, and every
phase of the question had Ideli dis.
, cussed on all side-.
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Ian. "'2. The house t-
1, t.l
1 dav I'll-si .t the
pa-si 'l the diplomat to ooiisu inr ap
propriation bill, w hich cnrrii-s a total of
f .(. 1 :is,00l, and thf military anideiny
appropriation bill, eai ry ing 1 1 .'.i.'i 1 .1 s.t.
During the Cot si. h rut ion of t he diplo
mat ic bill, speeches Were made by Shi r
ley of Kentucky, on tho "t reaty making
power;" by Sladen, of Texas, who urg
ed a more lilierul recognition of the
South in t he matter of diplomatic ap
pointment, and by Umrworth, of I hio,
who sHike in favor of the l ulled States
owning the residences of its foreign
representatives. Cousins, of Iowa,
madet he oH-nitig speech in epxlana
tioti of the measure.
Monday, January 21.
Washington, .Jan. I'l. A spectacular
sjiocoli I .y Senator lillmati was tin
chief feature of an cxeit ing day in tho
senate. The South Ca-ndiun senator's
effort was a reply to the recent criti
cism of himself by Spouner. He began
with a Mitirieal picture of the senate as
a minstrel show, which he later said
was his lirst and last attempt to In
"funny. " an attempt which at its con
clusion brought a stinging denunciation
from t'urmack in r'-sontmcitt of allu
sion to him.
This vras preceded by a serious reply
from Spmuier on the attitude taken by
Tillman on the nice problem, alt final
ly resulting in a session of nearly two
hours U hind closed doors.
Tho SeTct ses-ioti was followed by a
brief oHn one, in which Tillman made
a profmc aMilogv to Carmm'k, to all
senator whom he had brought into his
"lirst eay in the line of humor," and
finally to thu entire senate.
The Brownsville affair w as the sub
ject of controvcr-y, and tho day began
wit h the announcement of a compro
mise resolution, which brought Repub
lican ami Democratic senators together
on the basis of ordering an investiga
tion of the facts of the affray without
bringing into question tho authority of
the president to dismiss the negro
troops. Tlie resolution was submitted
to and approved by the president at a
conference yesterday.
After Ihe speeches and mutual apolo
gies had liooii mude, 1'oraker attempted
to get a vote on his resolution. Ob
ject ion wits made and the matter will
be taken up tomorrow.
Washington, Jan. i!l. The house t
day pronounced unanimously in favor
of enlarging and making more efficient
field and coast artillery by inissing the
bill for that purjsise.
An interesting political discussion
McCaskin to Be Major General.
Washington, Jan. 2.'l. It Is semi
official ly announced tliat Brigadier Gen
eral William MeCaMkin, commanding
the department of Texas, will be pro
moted to tho grade of major general on
the statutory retirement April 14 next,
of Major General James F. Wade. Tho
present understanding is that Colonel
Charles B. Hall, Thirteenth infantry,
In command of t he infantry and cavalry
school at Fort Ieaven worth, Kas., will
he appointed to tho vacancy in tho list
of brigadier generals, which will occur
early in March.
Appeal for Federal Aid.
Washington, Jan. 23. Tho coal fam
ine in North Dakotu has become so seri
ous that Senator Hansbrough conferred ,
. i.i.i.i,.. i l : i
roller were mm neiore mo imors.aio
Commerce commission ny mm aior i lans-
brnugh today. Tho eommiss oners havo
called tho attention of tho railroads to
the renewed complaint and relief is
expected.
PUOUE HAHHIMAN SYSTfcM.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Morli In Portland
Port land, Jan. ".'. -Trallie conditions
in I his stale were investigated yiwler
day before prank I in k . I.ano, ineiuler
of tho Interstate l oinlneice commis
sion, the object being to determine the
legality of tho llairiinan merger ol
railroads. The questions of Attorney
Severance for Ihe commission were in
tended to draw out shippers and rail
road llletl as to V bel her Compel it ion
has been stilled by tho merger and al
termite routes for tratlic ilosrd. Tho
testimony of shjppets was I hat then'
has boon no coinpet it ion between the
I'liion Pnoilio and Southern Piioilie
worthy of the name since the consoli
dation under one management in I'.'ul.
It was further brought out by the
testimony of Thomas Met 'usl.ef, a lot
mer employe of the I Ian iiiian system,
that Dgdeli gateway via the Stieininoiilo
route was closed unii the accomplish
ment of the inriger, and shipment
from this li ri it' ry via Sacramento to
the l'at was stopped. I Irdi rs w ere,
be s.M id , to Mel i I t r.ilhc u v i r the I . K . iV
Valid I'niou I'ai ilii- to t be last. Ihis
change gave a more 1 1 1 r t route and re
lieved the I larriiiian Inn s of hauling
I flcighl over Ihe ik i Voiis .
It is the of the laill'mi I interests that
many routes are open to t be hbippi r ;
that none have been closed and that
the Sole instances whi te shipnn lis I. live
been adv i-ed bv wav of the I'niou Pa-
jeiliotothe exclusion of other roiiie-
have been because of the lack ol can
on other bins
SENATOR ALGbN DEAD.
Was Attending to Business as Usual
Almost to the End.
Washington, Jan. "I. Tinted
States Senator Russell A. Alger, of
M ich igau, died suddenly at hi resi
dclice in t bis city al S l'i o'el.s k tins
morning, following an acute att.a'k of
H'di ma of the lungs, Willi which be
WHS stricken shortly lifter .S n'clm k.
Although Mr. Algtrlad not Ixeii in
good health f'-r some time, his death
was most uiiex x-elcc I . The senator
la-t night w as ap antil ly in bis usual
health. During t he day he transacted
considerable business, and wa at the
War ilemtt nn-nt up to a late hour yes
ti rdaV afternoon . At t he bedside w hen
l.e passeil away were .xirs. Alger, iiikI
tln ir son, Captain K. M. Alger, and
his vv ifo.
i)n Tuesday night Mr. Algrr, when
alsiiit to leave the hoil-e to attend a
dinner given in honor of Senator-elect
William Aldeti Sm it It by the Michigan
di legal ion, suffered an nttaek of belltt
failure, but it was onlv w ith difficulty
that he was petsuaded to retnaiiat
home. I le af tended I be session of tin
tiena'e Tuesday afternoon and appe ared
as well as usual.
Vice President I'aiibunk was thi1
firkt to call at the A Igor residence to
day I' ex pi ess syinathy.
The funeral services will be held at L
in m. Saturday at the laiuilv residenei
in this oil v. 'I he ImhIv w il
be taken
to Detroit (or burial.
STILL ENCASED IN ICE.
Europe Hung With Icicles and Choked
With Snow.
Ixitidott. Jan. L''. Arctic weather
conditions continue to pn-vail in lb
whole of PuroiM', while, curiously
enough, thr actual Arctic n-gioi
Notthern Norway and Iceland, reHiit
the nrvealelice of Till I 1 alul rainv
weather. All the i'--i-b reaching
Briti-h iK-rls are covered with long
icicles and have silow on their decks.
Telegrams received from all parts of
t he oohl inenl give almost incredible re
ports of the extreme rigor of tin
Weather and consequent suffering,
Manv deaths are reimrted. In Aus
tria two sentinels were found dead at
their posts as a result, of the cold. The
heavv snow continues in Russia and
Turkey, and the Danube is frozen over
in several places in Koiimama.
Slight earthquakes are reported from
Butoiiin. The bllzard continues at
Constantinople, where the snow is said
to be several feet deep. Navigation on
tin- Bosi'lioru and the Black sea has
been practically suspended.
No Exception to the Rules.
Washington, Jan. 25. Speaking of
a disntch from Kansas City r-oneern-iit
the new order for recruit ing negro
soldiers, Major-General Ainswoith, tho
military secretary, today said that no
significance should attach to the orders
given for the enlistment of negroes for
service in the Philpipinos. The orders
were not confined to Kansas City alone,
but were sent to other recruiting
points. It Is said to be the invariable
custom of the detrlment so far as jmis
sible to recruit up to their full strength
all regiments.
New Denatured Alcohol Bill.
New York, Jan. 25. When scien
tists read yesterday the cabled repoit
of Sir William Crooks' method of ex
tracting nitric acid from the atmos
phere, they said there was no longer
any fear of a scarcity of fia.il from over
population, because the result of Ihe
discovery would bo a doubling of the
world's crops. Nitrate of soda, used
fin- eriili.ing the soil, lias grown so
scarco it is said that it will soon bo
MlUliSll'd .
Rel'eve Idaho Settlers.
Minneapolis, Jan. 25. The North
Dakota fuel shortage again Is becoming
erioiis, according to reports received
Inability of tho railroads to keep
freight trains moving Is responsible, in
a largo degree, for this condition.
MERGER IS PROVEN
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cnds Portland Inquiry.
COMPETITION WAS KILLtD IN 1901
Attorney (or Commission Drrlarea All
Itinl Was Nought lu Un t sUU
litlitul Has tlosn 1'iovnn
I'oilland, Jan. " Wlci hoowlng
coliclu-ively thai ' petition was de
stined bv 'the merger of Ihe I birriinaii
line- III tin- slate, '.. V !-evi ranee an
lioiltiecl at Ihe clou- of the 1 1 1 1 c I -1 a I o
Commerce eomtin-i-loti in v ml 1,-nl mil
M-tcol.iv afternoon thai he would call
110 niol'e W it lie es hele, 111 Ihe flH'ln .
ea I -1 nIiow had b" n admitted by
the lest nv of railroad oil.ci.il.
t 'oinml loiM I' llUhUm K Ijiiic then
ad) nil-. d the Siloll to meet III Sail
I jam i-co next I in- dav . w lii re II P.
N h w ei I m , gi 1" r.il until. tfi- "t tho
otic Mail Mcaindi.p i 1 1 ii 1 a 1 1 v . and
other I la 1 1 1 1 1 at ti oll.i 1.1U will be pl.n e I
oil t be -land
I'.V the datcmetit ol Ml S'O'iiilio'
to l" 'oil I II 1 1 ''-ol il I l-llie, Ihe hc-oolis
111 Port land have b. en em i.t ly sat i-
f.tclorv lo ihe coinno-H 's attorney.
Vitnee examined Je-lelil.lV le d-
lied that the iii I ' " ' 1 an unfortu
nate one fo I ir.voll. I ben It wa- thill
the l. II. ' N . ulid .-out hern Pacitic
were merged under one man ucmei.t
and the Ml V ice otli red "li b"t h load
wa impaired. I illn'i.tls ul the head of
the hvstein had all eV single to big
earning and a minimum of exn-i:,i-lure.
I he si rv io- "tillered, alternative
rout-'i for shipped will- denied, and
the loii.U iii pi -i --ion ! th-' territory
were amenable t-. none f. r hn-ini w.
Mi i ..o!.- -aid l'tb rill and water
line hate di I re. lilted hince I he lln rg r,
there has not Ih-i-ii a d is m I ion to ex
tend ml" new territory and the entire
Central i ifi goti region blix been ellectit
allv l-.tl led up.
Kailroad oli, i;i!s w bo erve a thin-.
id of allied road and who there
maintain there I competition between
t hem, w hen, as ii matter of la t they
vvoi k tog, I her a- t wo (.ntttiir in "no
buine-, Were grilled ventciday by At
torney Severance.
WiIIiokho. mail tail ed that rates
showing rank discrimination have leeti
put inloeff.et on lie- lo California,
who-e object I to hlir.l Ihe llollM SS-
teni. Hthet- -aid the p.t-sel'ger erv Ice
between I'oitl.ind alul liinahit is abom
inable, mi I t- due to the merger of for
mer I v eon, iet n ig I men, w hi le t be ft earn -or
mTv ice o Califiina ol ol the Dam
num companies i worse than it has
been fi r L'i) yea r .
While Attorney C..t..n wa at his
N-t in MV ling the tide of inhi-rn-
testimony and never showed hi adroit
m s to better advantage, the facts
brought out were -t rotig! v ag.tin-t tho
I Ian i man interest .
BUILD GHEAT BATTLESHIP.
Naval Uill Allows for Second Dread
naught and Morn Sailors.
Washington, Jan. "ii An appropri
ation of about f'l.'i.l ii in, mil I is provided
for in the naval apptopi iat n u bill
agieed upon ( day by the leais in
tuit tec mi naval affairs. The bill pro
vides fur an addil mim I b it t lesh ip of
the I t pe agreed upon m the naval up
ptoprialion bill of last vear. Il also
makes piovisioti for t wo tot n do boat,
de.-t rover and appropriates f J. it il ,( i :i
for submarines. Thi- J.ooo.non i- ad-
litional to the 1 ,0011,(101) for subma
rines provided in the hill of In -I year,
which has not yet been expended. Pro
vision is made for about :!,ihhi addi
tional nt i lor. and '.mid marines.
The new battleship provided for in
the bill is to be a sister ship of tho
monster authorized by congress la-t
year, which, the hill rctiirci, should
lie a "lirst -class battleship cairying as
heavy armor and as powerful armament
as any known vessel of its class, to
have the highest practicable speed and
greatest pr.tcl icnhle radius of action."
Modify School Land Rules.
Washington, Jan. An effort is
being made by the governor of Idaho
to secure the co-operation of Western
senators and representatives in having
thi- Interior department modify tho
regulations under which school land
is granted public limd states. The at
tention of Congressman Junes was
called to t he matter by Covet nor Mead
ami ho has taken It up with tho secre
tary. Under present regulations, ac
cording to (iovernor (looding, it is ex
tremely dictliult to make any selection
that will meet approval.
Central Russia 47 Below.
f-t. Petersburg, Jan. "5. lienorls of
heavy loss of life and great suffering on
account of the cold are arriving from
Akmohnsk steppes, Central Kussia,
with which communication was inter
rupted. During the recent bll..ard the
temperature fell to 47 below y.ero. Fif
teen bodies were recovered in one day
in tho vicinity of tho village of
Akomll. Thousands of cattle Doriahod.
The winter grain crop is killed in Mid
dle Kussia, the snowfall being light.
Keystone State Liberal.
Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 25. A bill
providing for an appropriation of 175.-
0(H) to arrange for a Pennsylvania ex-
lnnltat tbe Seattle exposition in 1(K)!
was intiodiiced in the lower house of
the legislature today. Tho bill also
provides for a commission of L'0, head
ed by tho governor.