NEWS OF THE WEEK
NEW LAND P O LIC Y .
NO TARIFF REVISION.
Task Will Ba Taken Up Next Wlntar
House Leaders 8ay.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
Secretary Garfield Aids Entrymen In
stead o f Hindering.
IN GRASP OF STORM
Washington, Feb. 4.— It is the pur
pose of Secretary Garfield to so conduct
the Interior department and so interpret
HOLDS W H E AT RECORD.
O R E Q O N Q IV cN PR O M IN EN C E
the public land laws as to actually aid
Condon is Largest Primary Distribut Joint Passenger T ariff Mentions 200 every bona fide entryman who is en
deavoring to establish a home on the
ing Point in Country.
Points In State.
public domain.
Secretary Garfield
Condon— The latest estimate of the
Oregon receives considerable prom
holds that the land laws were enacted
amount of grain already shipped and inence in the joint tariff issued by the (or a purpose, and so long as the law is
that remaining to be shipped from Con Union Pacific giving the one way col not abused, he intends that the entry-
onist rates to the Pacific ooaat from
A Resum« o f the Less Importent but
don is 1,300,000 bushels.
According , Union Pacific territory. The tariff haa man shall enjoy its provisions, ami so Fatal Snow Slides In Colorado, Bliz
Not Less Interesting Events
to this showing, Condon is the largest just been issued and makes the rates long as he acta in good faith, shall have
zards In Michigan, and Sleet
the encouragement and aid of repre
primary grain shipping point in the effective March 1 to April 30, inclu- sentatives of the department.- In other
o f the Paet Week.
Storm In Illinois.
United States and, as far as .can be 1 aive. The tariff sets forth the rates ill words, Secretary Garfield la proceeding
j detail as they have been announced al
learned, in the entire world.
The ready in the newspapers. The low eol- on the theory that every man is honest
Bryan declsree thst W ell street is
New York, Feb. 6.— Large districts
point which has heretofore claimed the jonist rate is good to any station in Oie- until proven guilty; be is human
enough to recognize that honest men of the Hart and Middle West ere suffer
■worse than Monte Carlo.
honor of being the largest primary 1 gon and about 200 points in this state
may make errors which do not lay ing from a cold wave of unusual severi
in the
The national convention of the So
grain shipping point in the world is are mentioned individually
them, or should not lay them liable to ty. Reports from many loclaitie* are
The rate is $30 from Council
cialist party w ill be held in Chicago
Ritsville, Wash., ite supremacy being tariff.
the law. A reading of Mr. Garfield’ s to thejeffect that the eztreuie cold is
May 10.
clgimd on the basis of shipping 1,260,- Bluffs, Omaha, St. Joseph, Leaven annual report, made public yesterday,
coupled with a fall of snow of sufficient
worth or Kansas City to all main and
000 bushels.
The American torpedo flotilla has
will convince any man that there has depth to interfeie with transportation
From figures obtained from the best branch line points on O. R. A N. east been a phenomenal— an almost incom
arrived at Punta Arenas, Straits ol
facilities, while several fatalitiee have
authorities on the subject 1,100,000 of Portland, including points north of prehensible—-change in the manner cf
Magellan.
occurred. A sleet storm in the Middle
bushels of wheat and barley have a l Umatilla and Pendleton, via Granger, conducting the Interior department.
West has added to the general disioru-
French troops in Algeria were canght
ready been received by the warehouses Ogden and Huntington, via Denver,
Under Secretary Hitchcock, the en
in a severe snow storm and at least 28
and m ill here.« And to this must be Granger or Ogden and Huntington, or tire force of the Interior department fort.
A ll of the charitable institutione are
perished.
added the large amount that is yet scat ' v li Denver, Grand Junction, Ogden and and general land office, on special in
over crowded anil many home lees men,
tered over the country waiting to be Huntington.
The Japanese government w ill in
structions from the secretary, proceed to keep from freezing, itave been forced
The same rate obtains to Portland
hauled to town before spring.
I t is
crease the tax on sugar, sake, alcohol,
ed on the theory that the public land
safe to say that there remains in Con and all main and branch line points laws were enacted to prevent men ac to huddle around firee in the open
beer and kerosene.
streets. The whole state is in an icy
on
the
Southern
Pacific
south
thereof
don’s territory 200,000 bushels yet to
quiring public land*; every technical
The people of Ohio will vote on an
be brought in, making a grand total of to and including Ashland, as well as failure to comply with the law was re grip, the mercury falling to a record of
initiative and Referendum law at the
1,300,000 bushels to be shipped from all pointa on the Astoria A Columbia garded as ground for criminal prosecu 45 degrees below in the vicinity of
C LE E T O N IS CHOICE.
Ballston.
November election.
i River railroad, via Granger or Ogden
Condon alone.
tion; every obstacle waB placed in the
Other fatalities are ^reported from
No lees remarkable is the estimated and Huntington, via Denver, Granger path of the honest, as well as the dis-
Every trace of bubonio plague has Oregon Delegation in Congress Unites
output of grain in e/ery section of G il lor Ogden and Huntington, via GYand | honest entryman, and Mr. Hitchcock Colorado, where numerous snow slides
gone from San Francisco.
The cam
on District Attorneyship. '
liam oonnty, the total of the estimates 'junction, Ogden and Huntington and retired from office with the astounding have occurred in the mining districts.
paign against rates w ill continue.
Weather conditions throughout New
Washington, Feb. 6.— Thomas J of the different stations exceeding the via Denver and Billings.
reoord of having actually deprived hun England are the wornt of the present
In a battle between French troops
It
Cleeton, of Portland, a close friend of mount to be shipped from Condon.
dreds
of
honest
Bettlers
of
their
lands,
and Moors, the Moors lost 10,000 killed
winter. The cold snap is general in
Grain Sacks at Reduced Figures
Senator Fulton, is slated for United must also be taken into consideration
while he permitted shrewd thieves to
and wounded and the French 160.
that many thousands of bushels of grain
Pendleton— Umatilla county farmer* gobble up large tracts under his very that section, although no fatalities have
States district attoruey for Oregon.
Noithfield, V t.,
Several firemen were injured and one
harvested along the borders of the coun w ill share in the purchase of 1,000,000 nose. The report of Secretary Garfield as yet been recorded.
is missing in New York where a fire in Senators Fulton and Bcurne and Con ty are shipped from nearby railroad wheat sacks made by the F'armers’ Co will carry encouragement to every en reports the coldest wether in New Eng
a dry goods store caused a loss of $200,- gressman Ellis united in recommend points in the adjoining counties. The operative union at Walla W alla. Over tryman who is striving to acquire pub land, with the mercury registering 34
degrees below zero.
000 .
ing him; the recommendation was total of the number of bushels shipped 200 farmers were present at a mass lic land for an honest purpose. I t is
The lake region Is also feeling [the
Harriman is building a castle near placed in the president’s hands last from these points added to the amounts meeting at which contracts for the pur a most cheering document.
cold. Michigan is in the grasp of a se
Arden, N. Y ., to cost nearly $4,000,- night, and it is expected that Mr. Clee- shipped from different stations«in G il chase of 1,000,000 sacks from the J. Z.
vere blizzard, in which zero weather is
000. His monthly payroll during the ton’s nomination will be sent to the liam ccunty places the enormous out Smith company and the Kerr-Gifford
combined with a blinding storm.
IM PE R IA L V A L L E Y C O N T E S T S
put of Gilliam county at 2,760,000.
company of Portland at a uniform
winter reaches $19,000 and work is be senate today.]
Railway traffic is completely paralyzed
price of 7?»o, was made. As the same
The obsequies were held over Chris
ing rushed.
quality of sacks sold last year at from Fifty Improved Claims o f Non-Resi in many parts of Michigan and the
Schuebel’s nomination yesterday after
Josephine Coalmen Organize.
slorm showe no sign of abatement.
Black Hand murders continue in noon. Mr. Bourne was the only mourn
dents Are Jumped.
Grants Pass— The Southern Oregon 10 to 11c each, the farmers have made
Chicago last night experiened one of
Chicago.
er, bat the ceremony was behind closed Angora Goat Breeders’ association has a great saving in purchases for this
Imperial,
Cal.,
Feb.
4.—Out
of
1,500
the worst sleet storms in years. There
Japan is diverting many emigrants doors and there was none but his col been organized with C. E. Harmon, year by asking for bids.
land claims in the Imperial valley, was much suffering from the icy blasts
leagues to witness his last tearful trib president and Charles Meserve, secre
to South America.
about 50 improved claim* belonging to and traffic on the electric lines was al
Initiative Petition Filed.
ute to his friend. Mr. Bourne frankly tary. The association w ill have a reg
A new cabinet opposed to Franco has
Salem— The petition for the initia nonresidents have been jumped on the most completely demoralized, although
admitted to them that it was useless ular meeting in March. The raising
ground of failure to comply with the steam trains were operated.
taken office in Portugal.
for him to press Mr. Schuebel’s nomi of goats has become one of the promi tive of the question of the division of
law. A recent decision of the commis
In Central and Eastern Pennsylvania
A plotter against Prince Nicholas of nation further.
He said that he was nent industries of Southern Oregon. As Wasco county and the creation of Hood
sioner of the general land offices revers snow foil to a depth of more than a
satisfied that to do so would be to court well ae being profitable for the wool, River county has been filed with the
Montenegro has been captured.
es
the
practice
that
office
has
held
here
foot. It was extremely cold throughout
a turndown by the senate, for his care they are looked upon as a valuable ad secretary of state by W . B. Andrus, of
tofore that any person conld take a the mountainous regions, the mercury
The steamer St. Cnthbert was burned
ful canvass of the situation had eatls- junct in clearing new land, in keeping the Hood River Commercial clnb. The
number
of
assignments
from
claimants
off the coast of Nova Scotia and 16 of
dropping as low as 15 degrees below ze
fied him that, if the nomination was down the undergrowth.
I t is calcu petition is said to contain 10,367 sig so long a* the total does not exceed 320 ro. Service of both steam and electrio
her crew drowned.
pressed, not only the subcommittee but lated that there are about 6,000 or 6,- natures, and is composed of a number
scree.
It
it
now
held
that
a
p
<
rson
lines was crippled and there was con
The higher officers of the battleship the entire judiciary committee would 000 of the animals scattered among the of separate pamphlets, each of which
siderable suffering.
fleet have been given a banquet by offi vote adversely and the senate would ranches in this district, some of which is provided with an artistic cover de can take but one assignment.
Many claims, including scores of
sign, with three luscious red-cheeked
cers of the Chilean fleet.
support Mr. Fulton in his opposition.
are imported stock.
well developed farms, are aff?cted by
PU B LIC PR IN TER REMOVED.
apples
on
the
obverse
and
a
tempting
HeiDze has been sued for $97,600 on
the reversal, and a number of contests
strawberry
on
the
reverse.
account of alleged irregularities in the
Last o f Machinery Enroute.
are filed. The mutual water compan Is Accused of Mary Irregularities in
F U LT O N W ILL RETU RN.
management of the Butte bank.
ies have combined to send representa
North Powder— The last wagonload
Government Office.
Good Quality o f Lima.
tives to Washington and lay the matter
Japanese militarists are said to be Comes to Oregon to Answer Charges of the four carloads of mining machin
Washington, Feb. 6.— Just as the
Salem— J. Frank Hughed and W . A.
before
Secretary
Garfield.
An
appeal
ery
delivered
here
last
week
for
the
In-
losing power, as the middle class is re
o f Attorney Heney.
Carter, of this city, are successfully en
president's action in suspending Public
will be taken from the decision of Com
diaona, or Muir, group of mines, 22
belling at the increased taxation.
Washington, Feb. 6.— Senator Ful mileB from North Powder, at the head gaging in the manufacture of lime at missioner Dennet on the ground that Printer Stillings and appointing W il
Dynamite has been found In the coal ton has decided to go back to Oregon, of Grand Ronde river, has started on Gold H ill, with a plant that turns out the Supreme court holds that an estab liam S. Rossiter to perform hia duties
was being announced today, a commit
100 barrels per day of an article that is
of one of the warships. It is believed
lished ruling of a department of the
T(ie Indiana Mining
meet the chargee made against him by the new road.
claimed to be 98 per cent pure.
Mr.
tee of labor leaders of this city, accom
to have been left there by the miners.
Francis J. Heney, and square himself company, which owns and spares no Carter has just returned from the lime government cannot be annulled by a re panied by Representative Gary, of W is
It is claimed by officers of the Ohio with his constituents. The full text of expense in the development of the kilns and the firm has secured otders versal of the ruling.
consin, called at the W hite House and
No apprehension is felt by claimants
National guard that inquiries have been Mr. Heney’s speech was received here Muir mines, has 40 men at work in from the paper mills at Oregon City
as to the outcome, but it is considered presented to the president a resolution
made regarding the number of m ilitia last night. After reading the full re stalling a new concentrator, the capa and Lebanon.
The Southern Pacific
adopted by the Central Labor union
men that could be dispatched to the port, the senator decided to make his city of which is 100 tons per day. haa made a rate to Portland of 16 cents necessary to present the mattes to Sec here, charging Mr. Stillings with vio
retary Garfield.
Pacific coast on four hours’ notice.
answer on the ground rather than by There is also an electric hoist under per hundred.
lations of the eight-hour law ! in ' the
construction for the purpose of sinking
government printing office, and added:
Bryan says Roosevelt is an honest re letter from here, and says his answer a shaft 1,000 feet below the present
ill be complete.
He will probably
“ It is difficult at this time to get
former.
Fruit Inspector Resigns.
WOOD CH IEF M ATERIAL.
take the 3 o’clock train today. The level.
witnesses against Mr. Stillings, for the
Freewater— County Fruit Inspector
The entire middle West is suffering senator last night said:
Howard Evans ban resigned, the death Small Percentage o f Buildings Built reason that manv of them are employed
Salem Druggists Censured.
from a bilizzard.
“ I shall leave for Oregon tomorrow.
in the government printing office and
of his father, James Evans, having in
o f Cement or Brick.
Salem—
Salem
drug
stores
have
been
I
would
have
left
today,
but
for
the
The Heinze savings bank at Butte
directly under his charge.
W e hope,
creased the demands on his time to
put
under
the
ban
of
the
state
board
of
fact
that
it
was
necessary
to
arrange,
so
Washington, Feb. 4.— In a report however, to follow up our oral state
w ill be reopened.
far as possible, for matters pending in pharmacy by a visit of Secretary Blake each an extent that he found himself today regaiding building operations ment with affidavits, if neiessary. ”
Senator Forsker save Roosevelt is the
hich the state is interested. 1 had ley, who is authority for the statement unable to attend to both private and and the timber supply the geological
The president informed the commit
public business. The new horticultural
champion muckraker.
not contemplated another trip to Ore that they are not complying with the
society signed a petition asking that T. survey says that the increasing price of tee of the action he had already taken
law
which
provides
that
the
drug
and
gon
during
the
present
campaign,
being
The new battleship Mississippi has
lumber and a rapidly incieaeing use of in the case.
perfectly willing to leave the matter of prescription business shall be in the L. Ragsdale be appointed in his place. perfected fire proof svstms cf construc
been placed in commission.
Resolutions by numerous labor or
selecting my successor to the people care of a registered pharmacist. Dis
tion Bhould do much in holding down ganizations in various cities charging
The government has brought snit to without suggestion fom me, so long as trict Attorney McNary also recently
P O R T L A N D M A R K E TS .
the kmonnt which forests are called violation in the government piinting
dissolve the Harriman merger.
the campaign should be conducted made the discovery that no record of
upon to yield each year, but so far these office of the eight-hour day, discrimina-
Wheat— Clnb, 82c; blueatem, 84c; more substantial materials have not de
the sale of poisons was being kept as is
The English expect a visit from along decent lines.”
ton against veteran soldiers and the
valley, 82c; red, 80c.
tequired.
Roosevelt as soon as his term is ended.
creased the lumber cut of the nation. widows of Boldier* and violation of the
Oats— No. 1 white, $28; gray, $28. Notwithstanding the increased use of
Turkey
Menaces
Russia.
civil service law have been submitted to
Two of the smaller street oar systems
Barley— Feed, $27 per ton; brewing, cement and other fireproof materials,
Paisley Wants the County Seat.
8t. Petersburg, Feb. 6.— Recent ad
conyress and the president.
of New York have gone into the hands
$32;
rolled,
$29030.
the last reports of the building opera
Silver Lake— W . H. McColl, of Pais
vices received from the Caucasus indi
Mr. Stillngs is from Boston and was
of a receiver.
Corn
—
Whole,
$32.60;
cracked,
tions
in
49
of
the
leading
cities
of
the
ley,
is
authority
for
the
statement
that
cates that the Russian inhabitants are
appointed public printer in 1905.
He
A New York newspaper man claims greatly alarmed over the concentration Paisley wants to bring to a vote at the $32.50.
United States for the year collected by had been general manager of his fath
Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1,$17018 •he geological survey, show that 59
W illiam A. Rockefeller, father of John of Turkish troops in Armenia and it is Jane election the question of the re
er’ s printing firm in New York and at
D., died in 1906.
believed is designed as a reply to any moval of the county seat from Lake- per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $20 per cent were of wooden construction. various times manager of the Printers’
@21;
clover,
$14015;
cheat,
$15;
view
to
Paisley.
Paisley,
Summer
This
does
not
include
the
large
quan
Most French newspapers commend attempt at a demonstration on the ]>art
Board of Trade of that city and of New
grain hay, $14015; alfalfa, $12@13; tity of lumber u*ed for the construction
York. Mr. Rossiter also came from
the recent special message of the presi of Russia. Under the cover of Turkish Lake. Silver Lake, New Pine Creek and
vetch,
$14.
of
dwellings,
stores
and
other
buildings
North
Warner
voters
would
probably
tribesmen the Turks are reported as
dent to congress.
Massachusetts ami hail business connec
Butter— Fancy creamery, 30035c per in the thousands of small cities and
iiMssing'infantry at Hayaxid and other lavor the move. Paisley is many miles
tions in New York and Washintgon be
A Kansas City jnry grand has just strategic |>ointB near the frontier i n ! nearer the geographical center of the pound.
towns, scattered over the country and fore assuming office in the census bu
returned 200 indictments for violation such strength as to dispose of the prob county than Lakeview.
Poultry— Average old hens, 13@14c not included in the 49 cities on which
reau in 1890.
of the Sunday closing law.
per pound; mixed chickens, 120130; : a reckoning was made.
ability that the movement is intended
spring
chickens,
13©14c;
roosters,
10
Platting
New
Townsite.
It is believed the talk of war with solely against non-militant Persia.
Will Answer In Writing.
0 1 2 c; dressed chickens. 14c; tnrkeys,
Japan will bring increased appropria
Oregon City— The Oregon Iron &
“ Yellow Peril League.’’
Washington, Feb. 6.— Senator Ful
live,
14@15c;
dresser),
choice,
16@17c;
Russia
8laps
France.
tions for the defense of the Paaclflc
Steel company has a force of surveyors
Denver, Colo., Feb. 4.— Several hun ton has decided, in compliance with
geese, .live, 9@10c; docks, 18020c;
coast.
8t. Petersburg, Feb. 6.— The French at work platting its propeity beyond
pigeons, 75c0$l.OO; squab*, $1.5002. dred representatives of anion labor, in the urgent advice of many friends in
ambassador, M. Bompard, whom the the Tualatin river, near Willamette.
Hawaii fears a flood of Japanese
Eggs— Freeh ranch, candled, 26027c mass meeting this afternoon, formed Oregon, not to return home immedi
French government has recalled, left The company has about 3,000 acres
the “ Yellow Peril Exclnsion League,” ately to answer F. J. Heney’s attacks
cool ike.
per dozen.
hurriedly tonight for Paris.
He will there and it is believed that the con
deelgned to prevent farther influx of on him, hnt to make a written state
Veal—
76
to
125
pounds,
9
@
9
){c
;
Bryan praises the president's special return only to present his letters of re struction of a railroad connecting the
125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 Asiatic coolie labor into the United ment, which he will send to the news
message to congress.
call, which virtually were demanded by territory with Portland is a surety in
States. One of the speakers said that papers of Oregon. He said this morn
pounds, 5 0 6 tgc.
The battleship fleet has started Russia. M . Bompard demanded through the future, as the land is being platted
Pork— Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 7@ thousands of Japanese were coming into ing: “ Since annonneing my intention
Foreign Minister Iswolsky that the gov Into tracts of two and one-half, five and
the United States throngh the port of of returning to Oiegon, I have received
through Magellan straits.
7)4c; packers, 5@6c.
ernment prosecute the author of an ten acres.
Fruits— Apples, table, $1.7502 50; El Paso as students. A prominent Jap a great number of telegrams from busi
The house committee on census wants article published in the Grasdanin, the
cooking, $1.2501.60 per box; cranber anese of San Francisco, he said, was at ness men, urging me to continue at my
a census of all standing timber in the editor of which is Prince MeUohercky.
Fuel Down at Pendleton.
the head of the enterprise and conduct post of duty, and 1 have concluded for
ries. $8011 per barrel.
The newspaper we* fined $500.
United States.
Pendleton— An exceptionlaly mild
Vegetables— Turnips. 75c per sack; ed the business from a clothing agency the present to remain here.”
winter has combined with the recent fi carrots, 65c per sack; beets, $1.00 per in the City of Mexico.
President Ripley, of the Santa Fe,
Dorn Miguel Acts Carefully.
nancial panic to create havoc with the sack; cabbage, l ^ c per pound; cauli
Stoessel Must Die.
denies the charges of Roosevelt that hia
Vienna, Feb. 6.— Dom Miguel de fnel situation in this oity, as viewed flower, $1.75 0 2 ; celery. $3.50@4 50
Took Drydock to Manila.
London, Feb. 6.— According to news
road has granted rebates on oil.
Brnganza, the pretender to the throne, from the standpoint of the fuel dealer. per crate; onions, 15@20c per dozen;
San Francisco, Feb. 4.— Otto Wer reports received here General Stoessel
Senator Bourne says Roosevelt’s spe of Portugal, baa curtailed hi* stay in I Coal has dropped from $11 to $7 per parsely, 20c per dozen; peas. IOC per ner, Charles Bradley, J. H. Van Horn, has been sentenced to death for the sur
cial message is bound to carry him to Viareggio, Italy, and is now on his way ton, and though the wood price is being pound; peppers, 17)^c per pound; T. Myers and W aller E. Rudolph, en render of Port Arthur to the Japs, by
hack to Austria. This step, it is be- j kept up temporarily by the sheer force pimpkins, l@ lt £ c p e r pound; radish gineer* who were in charge of the dry- the Russian court.
the White House for another term.
General Stoessel
lieved, i* taken on the adviceof relatives of the local combine, the bottom is sure es, 20c per dozen; spinach, 6c per dock Dewey on ite trip from the At- made a good fight for hie life and it
A tornado just north of Wesson, ol the pretender, that he avoid any ac to drop out of it shortly.
lant
c
coast
to
the
Philippine
islands,
was generally believed that he conld
ponnd; sprout*. 8c per pound; squash,
Miss., laid wastes atrip three-quarters tion that could under these circum
reached here today on the transport not be convicted of cowardice. Hie de
l @ l i i c per pbnnd.
of a mile wide and several miles long. stance« in any way be misconstrued.
Demand Flat 2 1-2 Cent Fair.
Cook
and
w
ill
proceed
East
tomorrow.
fense lay in the assertion that the offi
Onoions— $2 50 per hundred.
Rix persons were killed and a number
Salem— A committee of the Travel
Potatoes— 40060c per hundred, de Tire Dewey left the Atlantic coast on cers at 8t. Petersburg failed to furnish
injured.
Storm Demoralizes Traffic.
ing Men’s association has arranged livered Portland; sweet potatoes, $3.25 December 28, 1905, and arrived at him the necessary snpplies to make
Officials of the Japanese government
O torg'no, Philippine islands, on July proper defense of the port.
Durango, Colo., Feb. 5.— The worst with the railroad commission to file a @3.50 per cwt.
say that they, like other nations, are snow storm of the season has been pre complaint against all roads doing busi
Hops— 1907, prime and choice, 5@ 10, 1906.
interested in the fleet’ s trip from the vailing in Southweelern Colorado today. ness in Oregon and asking for a fiat 7'gc per ponnd; olds, 102c per ponnd.
Wisconain Ready April I.
Atlantic to the Pacific, as they want to The storm began last 8nnday and has 2 V e e n t rate on mileage books. The
Mail From Fleet.
Wool— Eastern OKs gon average best.
I Washington, Feb. 6 — On April 1,
know how the ships stand the strain.
been glowing in intensity ever tim e. rate now is abont 2 i t cents, and the 13@20c per pound, according to shrink
New York, Feb. 4.— The steamer next, the battleship Wisconsin w ill be
China looks on the movement of the Railroad traffic is demoralised and tele books sold ir e not mileage hooks, but age; valley, 18@20c. according to fine Theeple which arrived today from Rio placed in commission at the navy yard
Atlantic fleet as more than a pleasure graph and telephone wires are down in are coupon books, each coupon repre ness; mohair, choice, 29030c per Janeiro brought 20 sacks of mail from at Puget sound.
Her commanding
cruise.
senting 6 cents.
all directions.
pound.
the American battleships.
officer has not yet been selected.
In a Condensed Form lor Onr
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
Washington, Feb. 6.— The present
congress will not appoint a tariff com
mission. Revision of the tariff w ill be
undertaken next winter, in the short
term. These announcements, in sub
stance, were made today by Chairman
Payne, of the house committee on ways
and means, in the pretence and with
the tacit approval of Speaker Cannon
the occasion being a call upon those
leaders by a tariff revision delegation
from various parts of the country, com
prising representatives of many of the
biggeet manufacturing and industrial
concerns in the United States, and
headed by James W. Van Cleave, of
St. Louis, president of the National
Association of Manufacturers; ex-Gov-
ernor N. J. Bachelor, of New Hamp
shire, and H . E. Miles, of Racine,
W if ., chairman of the tariff committee
of the National Association of Mannfac
turers.
The delegation spent more than an
hour presenting its case and listening
to replies by the two foremost Repub
lican leaders in the house, which, while
they were cordially coached, were prac
tically a refusal of all that the delega
tion had journed to Washington to
plead for.
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