w ants
W hltclaw
n o i s i . a n d s
Held
as
states
.
Makes Notable Speech
TRAIN WRECKED
on fcxpansloa at Banquet.
P R O F H 8 8 IO N A L C A R D S .
QUICK TO CJET TO WORK.
Both Houses Transact Business
Dispatch.
With
K J. E. II06MER
¡D
New York, Pec." to*— The knhttal Sixty-Three De*d and . Thirty U f -
S*U-m. T ,«v- 22 .— llptflbstuii-i
o f the
’ H V S U .I v*i * s l k o e o . v .
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■ 1 inner of the New England > sysii’ ly of
f
i
V
R W usaw t
Kxf «lid t in a art 8pac
jured in Pennsyfraatì.«- V
ei^tinj 1*1 tlea
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-*
the city of New Y oik held tonight in
all the officers who served at the regu
Office In the Alllaoa A Madsen Building.
the Waldorf-Astoria was a more notable
lar session of 1903. This organization
VICTIMS ARE ROASTED TO DEATH
affair than any -held during tlie tW year«
...
nlt-aimmi cmnjuiu
tee clerks, anu unless the session should
since the incorporation of the society.
Timbers Which Had Fallen o a Tracks be prolonged nijq-e than Jhree days no
K. B. K. JOB
There were 654 diners. .
e jf 1
h
From’ Freight Train the' ¿feusc—MaaV ' V>lfVks'otft^r'fHan 4 few stenographers
After a toast had been drunk to the
PHYSICIAN A SURGEON
- > r W l U and tlortlble Scene* FolloSr.
“ President of the United States,’ *
th ere was pearlv a full attendance
A ll rails promptly «H ead'd.
— n't i>
*'i*m i eA4h bhfileh o f the legislature. In
Whitelaw Reid spoke on “ Forefathers’
Office, Mein 81. next door to Leader office.
Con n ellsville, Pa., Dec. 28.— W ith a the house Representative Davey, of
Day.”
Passing to a consideration of
. US.
COTTAGE OKOVE, OK.
t^rr iblircrash the Dnqueene ^Intuited, Marion-,■ is the 0 htT’ 'a'hscnt 7 le. Th' the
national Mcpansion, he sa'u|:
"S h all we find that safe coilVsi Ify" the fastest through passenger train ^ i a t e , D aljr.v< m u tfou . J J k i -M l U ad ila J
Multnomah, are absent and excused.
roaming the oceans to drag in semi- from Pittsburg to New York, on the
tropical and revolutionary communi Baltimore.& Ohio, plowed into a pile of No one was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the election of Senator W ilt £ T. ANDEUSON, M. D
ties, to be made states In the American
lumber at Laurel Hun, two miles west liamson to congress and that seat is va
union, equal from the start to our
Physician and Surgeon
selves, with sometimes, perhaps, a bal of Ihiwson, at 7:45 o’clock tonight, and cant., Though the session yesterday
Surgery and Female diseases A Specialty. All
was
short
the
legislature
accomplished
it
is
estimated
that
63
lives
were
lost,
calls
promptly attended to.
ance of power that may enable them to
more than was expected. It had Deen
onice lu Sherwood block: Night calls at
govern us and the land of our fathers? and 30 persons were injured.
New Era Drug Store. Piume lóti Main.
Tiie train left Pittsburg this evening, anticipated that the two houses would
¿ “ Such questions have burst upon us
organize and then as a token of respect
too suddenly out of our recent expan running a few minutes late, in charge
sion to justify at the outset harsh criti of Engineer W illiam Thornley, of Con- to the late Representative Murphy ad
journ until today, when the governor’s
cisms of any rash or ill-considered pro nellsville. When approaching'' Laufel
message would be received.
posals that may’ rise to the surface in Hun, which is a ,>articularly good piece
Both houses were called to order QENTIST
the first froth of public discussion. of road, the train was running at a high
promptly,
rushed the organisation pro
iate
of
speed.
Suddenly
the
passengers
Rut I venture to predict that the time
DR. H. M. P E T R IS
w ill come within the lives of many who were thrown from their seats by the ceedings, and at 11 o’clock met in joint
convention
to
hear
the
message.
This
lightninglike
application
of
the
brakes,
now hear me when the man who shall
All Work W arrancad.
propose the incorporation as a state in and a moment later there was a terrific communication was short and was read
by
the
governor
in
15
minutes.
The
crash.
•
to this government of the United states
Offlc* First Door West oí Sherwood House.
The train was made up of two bag senate took the lead in the transaction
of America of any island of the sea, the
of
¿justness
by
adopting
a
joint
mem-
Philippines, the Sandwich Islands, or gage cars, two day coaches, one sleeper,
Porto Rico, or Cuba, will be hunted and one dining car, and at the time was orialintroduced by President Brownell
from political life as a political enemy, carrying at the lowest estimate 150 pas urging the claim of Oregon upon the
R E. C. MACY
whether he be animated merely by sengers. The train plowed along for a federal government for aid to the Lewis I)
and
Clark
fair
and
asking
congress
to
lingering reminiscences of the filib u s considerable distance, and the cars were
DENTIST
ters and the slavery propaganda, or torn to pieces, passengers jumping, enact the appropriation b ill for that
whether he represent a sugar trust in screaming and falling from the wreck purpose. Tiie memorial was passed
without
a
dissenting
vote.
W all street or a sage brush state in the as it tore along. Suddenly the engine
The chief event of interest on the
Dr, Knapp’s Building.
swerved to the left and the coaches
United States senate.”
plunged down over the embankment to opening day of the legislature was the
introduction of two resolutions by
the edge of the Youghiougheny river.
COLOMBIAN TKOOPS SIGHTED.
The moment the cars stopped rolling Democratic members of the house, the
purpose of which was to precipitate the
C J o h n soif
Cruiser Mayflower Returns From a there was a wild scene. Many persons short session issue. Billyeu, of Linn,
were pinioned beneath the wreckage,
Cruise to Gulf of Darien.
presented
a
resolution
declaring
that
BBT £
and the screams and cries that rent the
Colon, Dec. 26.— Everything is quiet air were beyond description.
Many legislation at the special session should
ATTORNEYS
AT l a w
along the Atlantic coast. The cruiser were injured in their mad excitement be confined to tax legislation. Bur
Cottage Grove,
Oregon.
leigh,
of
Union
and
Wallowa,
presented
Others,
Mayflower came in today from the gulf and plunged into the river.
a resolution declaring for adjornment
of Darien, to which place she went af pinioned beneath the heavy timbers, on Wednesday evening. After a sharp
pleaded in agonized tones for release.
ter stopping at the Isle of Pines. The
So terrific was the force of the wreck debate both resolutions were referred J H. KINO
At
Mayflower was sent out hurriedly on that nearly every passenger suffered a to the committee on resolutions.
receipt of the news brought by a native moment’s unconsciouness, and many of 11:30 both houses adjourned oat of re
At to rney- at -La w
spect to the late Representatvie Mur
coasting
schooner
that Colombian the able-bodied men were unable to as phy, formal resolutions on the death of
Special attention given to Collections.
sist in helping the injured from the
troops had been landed on the island.
liis colleague being offered in the house
COTTAGE OKOVE,
OREGON.
wreck on account of having fainted.
Arriving at the island, which is inhab
The wreck was caused by the break by Representative Burleigh and adopted
ited by San Bias indians, the May ing of castings on a carload of bridge by that body.
Ex-Congressman M. A. Moody, of
flower made a thorough examination timbers on a west bound freight train
and found tlie report to be untrue. which had passed Laurel Run not more The Dalles, is here conferring with
E. YOUNG
The Mayflower then continued to cruise than 15 minutes before the ill-fated members from his section of the state
regarding
legislation
on
the
portage
along the coast toward the gulf of Dar passenger train. The wreck occurred on
iT T O IH M T -L II
ien examining the coast, and in the af a curve, and it was impossible for railway and government canal.
ternoon reached Titumati, where the Engineer Thornley to see far enough
FAILS TO FLAG TRAIN.
•fflee en Main Street, West 814%
«m is e r Atlanta saw the Colombian ahead to detect the obstruction on the
troops a week ago.
O sttsfs Qrovs. Or.
tracks.
Brakeman Is Responsible for a Bad Wreck
The Mayflower ran in close to the
on
Kansas
Road.
Titumati shore and clearly saw a num
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.
Kansas City, Dec. 24.— In a wreck
ber of Colombian soldiers on the beach.
M IS C U L L A N B O U S
today at Godfrey, Kan., of the “ Mete
No landing was made by the May
Three
Days*
Session
Sufficient
to
Effect
or,” the St. Louis & San Francisco rail
flower, which did not attempt to com
Needed Legislation.
municate with the Colombians, and
way fast train from the south, nine
shortly afterward departed.
Salem, Dec. 24.— The special session persons were killed and 32 others in
W hile steaming out of the gulf, the of the Oregon legislature ended last jured. Of the injured, five probably JlOBT. G R IF F IN .
Mayflower sighted and soon passed close night at 11:15 o’clock. In a three day w ill die and ^4
seriously hurt,..
• H iiZ H C O N - m T t K e m -
to the' Colombian cruiser General t*i- sessiun the legislature accomplished all
"flie responsibility for the wreck is
zon, which was steaming at the fate of that had been desired, an achievement laid at the door of a brakeman of the
Repairing and Refilling Is Our Trade.
All work warranted.
six knots toward Titumati. It was made possible by perfect harmony freight crew, who failed to flag the train.
seen that the General Pizon had about among the members.
He lias disappeared.
The engine on
‘150 Colombian soldiers aboard.
Yesterday both houses passed the hill the freight had become dead, and tiie
appropriating $ 100,000 for securing a crew was ordered to remain on the main
right of way lo r the Celilo canal, and track and turn the switch for the pas
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC IN UTAH.
C. MADSEN,
?]so a number of bills of minor import- senger, then about due, the brakeman
being ordered to flag the “ Meteor.”
Qreat Number of Person* W ere Exposed ànce.
K illing of Chinese pheasantsa has This he neglected to do.
at a Public Ball.
been prohibited until 1906.
In the crash the baggage car tele
Salt Ijike, Dec. 26.— An epidemic of
Ten per cent has been fixed as the scoped the engine landed in a corn Watchei Clocks and Jewelry
smallpox is ragnig in Cache and Box maximum rate of interest to be charged field, while the smoker and the two
A t Low est P rices........
chair cars were piled in a mass on top
Elder counties in the northern portion upon property sold for taxes.
Most of the injured
No person, except the person paying of the engine.
o f this state and the medical authorities
the same, w ill be permitted to maintain were in tiie chair cars, which took fire
in the affected districts have appealed
a suit to recover fees paid to county re soon after the wreck occurred.
0
H. WILLARD
to the state hoard of health to establish corders under the invalid fee law.
a quarantine. The rapid spread of the
Nsvy W ill Control Matters.
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER
A law has been passed permitting
disease is said to 1 « the result of num owners of water rights to condemn and
Washington, Dec. 24.— Under the Estimates made and all kinds of carpenter
work
executed
and satisfaction guaranteed
erous dances held recently, which were appropriate the property and water impression that war is surely to occur
Contract work a specialty.
attended by persons suffering from the rights of other*for a public use.
lietween the United States and Colom
COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON.
contagion.
.
.
,
The total cost of the session has been bia, the quartdrmaster-gqneral of the
In Box Elder consity 7? rases have about
,Ho 0 , fof the'payment'of which «m y -h a s been besieged b y'jail road and
already been reported, the little town an appropriation was made.
shipping men desirous of transporting
F R A N K E. A L L E Y
of Mantau alone having 49 cases within
It was pointed out today that
The new barracksi a^ the soldier?’ troops.
its'borders.-.
-»
’.
, ....
. . . .
home at Rrwtmrg-wilt’ b r furnished*Ht whHethe landing orf marlHis on foreign
soil oeea l a n d bat little comment sad
Architect and Abstractor
In Cache county the scourge, while a cost of $2,500.
w idespread, has not as yet assumed
The legislature memorai ized congress is only an evidence of a disturbed con-
Abstract of title to deeded land. Pa-
sueli a -•ymUi asjsict.as
adpsjfis in f f u w r - « *
'
-Jim 'embwHttoev'fttifAe'v
fifS’-ffTine bn pn.iVrfriVKTit
Birtrflhur
ing fonnjy. The disease is of a com which, if passed, will bring an appro troops puts a different aspect on the land.
Line prints of township maps
paratively mild form, and po dentils b a t i o n o b (42YUf04>0 te , < >reg»u, /and Situation... For tins jeasom the navy qj^pr^ng a ll/vacan} Jai^s ¿¿r>r H each.
fr<mi it have y it been reported. • i
V ili tje j^cAiitted tújfcontiyl affaiVs in Pla'ps and catim âto Tor fall kiilil« ol
aifjo in fat<>rV<>ftii£r<‘g*iqg Salaries
buildings.
dvsldhs for oftics
nifal mali *tarri$f* ffoiû, $8)0 t6 $sutj
:
1 .
r \
fix ftir,-,. NoJj,r )*|iyblyft
o tH jeg
M ilita ry Tcila^M flterg to W g fk o?Q 4L
i .
s
I*»# year. \ j L
Seven
Qreat
Boilers
Explode.
Douglas
County
Bank
Bldg.
Victory Colo., Dec. 26.— Major II. A.
T
Nqylor,
in command of the district dur-
Nairl 6 r. th
For
St. Louis, Dec. 24.— A battery of D A o p n iim i
For Ratifying
Ratifying Treaty.
Treaty.
ingAh e-w bssw v ef w i P» iiii « w w ffvfft»
m r iw ft iwr
n flw n « p f e i f e e F T B i f f w
'
ln#g. made the statement today that at the state department that the period 8
Ht.
I amis transit
transit company,
comuanv. at
at Jefferson
Jefferson ----------------------------------
t. Louis
owing to the large number of idle men
* -
A * -* - .
throughout the district, an order would
a a t i e a t ! ! * * r * ~ * , * * * * * - .......
he’ made early next week that all those change of ratifications may take place killing three employee, injuring els
EAST
A
N
D
SOUTH
haying no employment or visible mentis between the United States and China and wrecking the building. Without
—W A —
of support tv. nlfi be given tIre alterna o fth e commercial treaty recently rati premonition the boilers exploded, the
T h e S ha9ta R o ute
tive of one of three’ tfifugs— eftFi»»r i f f go fied by tiie senate.
The rati finitions brp’S ifnlta fell outward and the heavy
to work, leave the district or go to the must take place in Washington, 'Chert; ,truss roof propped; cn^rhig Ihe d&Jirie
— OK TIIE —
bullpen for an indefinite term.
Tiie has been some intimation that they ifi which’almost 20 employes were im
Instantly all the electric
disbursement of 120,000 to the soldiers never w ill take place, because secret prisoned.
lights went out and the darkness pfc-
iiegau today.
opposition of foreign powers may cause
Train» leave C ot T aob G r o v b for Portland
and wayntations at 2:14 a m
12:M pm
the Chinese government to withhold its vdhte# prompt work ia res uing.
!J5w5
Darwin Bristow, Pres.
Cottage Grove
T ra n s fe r Co.
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■
Herbert Eaktn, Cash.
First National
BANK
si. V . DURHAM, Prop.
Praying and all kinds
of hauling. Furniture
and ’ Piauo movihg a
specialty
::
::
C A P I T A L - $25,000
Phone - - 116
A general banking bus!::?»» transacted.
Cottage Grove. Oregon.
ORGANIZED
19
0 0
Speaking * Furniture
•
W e have it—have Just received an immense stock. Call and b* con-
voiced that there in no better place from which to select :: :: :: :
W e make a specialty o f Carpets, Mattings, Springs and Mattresses, also
carry a complete line of Undertaking goods. Call and get prices ::
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«* untwin*
Oregon Nursery Co.
SALEM . O REG O N.
LARGEST NURSERY ON THE PACIFIC COAST
Frui and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vine«, Etc.
Maynard Plum—Apple
Tilton Apricot— Frost-Resisting
WHITE FOR CIRCULARS— SALESMEN WANTED.
Cash advanced for expenses—Catalogue and price list free upon application
at our Store.
A ll kinds o f Country Produce Bought and Sold
S P E C IA L
J.
BAR G AINS
are being offered in many departments o f our merchandise stock and it will pay you to
give us a call
t
:
:
F cr your General Merchandise
call ou the old reliable firm of
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Groceries, Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes
ffh
-
—
Ifa m ily
G r o c e rie s
FR E S H AND PU RE. A full lino of Staple and
Fancy Groceries at Lowest prices. Highest cash and
trade prices paid for country produce : : : : :
Watchmaker
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Rheumatism, Scliitlca, Lumbago, Neuralgia and Gout.
I Caucs You
can remove the cause by wearing one o f our
Uric Acid 11 Rex
Re: Rheumatic Rings
Till Blood
A postal will bring a booklet telling ail about it. Address
H . V . >1A 1 )S K N , A g e n t , P o t t a g e G r o v e ,O r .
Manufactured by Rex Rheumatic Co., Harlford, Conn.
W . # , C h r ls m a n
d l B an g«
- C H R IS H M A N & B A N G S
SOUTHERI PACIFIC COMPANY.
Sounds Berlin Bankers.
Berlin, Dec. 26.— The Tagcblatt’ s St.
Petersburg <orrespondent says it is said
in financial circles that the Russian
government is sounding Berlin hank
ers regarding the firrating of a loan
amounting to $125,000,000. The Rus
sian government, the correspondent
says, thinks it can use the negotiations
for a commercial treaty between Russia
and Germany as a club to compel the
German government to permit the
loan.
Bid on Irrigation Protect.
Washington, Dec. 26.— Bids were
o|iened at the interior department today
for constructing the 500 feet of tunnel
preliminary to the work of building the
Salt River irrigation project in Arizona.
About $10,000 is involved in this part
of the project, and W ilton A Ross, of
Riverside, Cal., who W I I $ J $8 lineal
foot, were the lowest of the four bidder*.
ratification of the treaty.
Assistant to Cortelyou.
W ashigntoi, Dec. 28.— Lawrence O.
Murray, of Chicago, has been chosen
assistant secretary of commerce anil
tabor. The selection was announced
today by the president, Who stated that
the office had been tendered to and ac
cepted by Mr. Murray, and that the
nomination would be sent to the senate
after the holiday recess. The appoint
ment is made on the recommendation of
Secretary Cortelyon, who has known Mr.
Murray for a number of years.
Authorized to Sign Treaty W ith Csbs.
. Rome, Dec. 28.— Signor Savina, the
Italian minister to Cuba, has been
authorised to sign a treaty of commerce
and navigation between Italy and Cuba
similar to that of 1890 between Italy
and Mexico and including provisions for
arbitration in the case of disputes.
Colombians Invade Land.
Colon, Dec. 24.— Information has*
been received here that about 100 Co
lombian troops have landed at the Is
land of Pines, northwest of Cepe Tibur
ón, which is situated at the western en
trance of the Gulf of Darien.
The
Island of Pines is in the Panama terri
tory and is the only island along that
coast which is wooded, peaked with
mountains and also well watered, thus
offering every facility for camping and
being used as a base of observation.
Cattle Allowed on Reserves.
Washington, Dec. 24.— Secretary of
the Interior Hitchcock today author
ized the grazing of 97,000 shqpp and
4,250 cattle and horses on the northern
division of the Cascade forest reserve
from June 10 to October next; also
20,000 sheep in the eastern division of
the Washington forest reserve.
T.v" Portland
,T *30 a m
Lv Cottage Grove
2:57 p m
Ar Ashland
12:55 a m
Ar Sacraniento
ß :00 p m
Ar San Francisco 7:55 p m
sTatTp m
2.0« p m
12;.15 p m
4:35 a m
8:55am
Fashion Stables SOTRrA?EoG,,5vS
Pullman »nil Tourist Cars
on both trains. I h a i r C ars , Sacra
mento to Ogden and and E l Paso aDd |
T o u rist
to Chicago, St Louis,
and Washington.
C a rs
N ew
Orleans
Connecting at Han Franelaee, with •«▼•ral |
steamship lines for Honolulu, Japan, Chin
Philippine*. Central and South America.
57
Ry train*.
with C
Independence Passenger daily, «xeeptSunday.
a
.
. . . .
1
Tilo a. M. I Lv ...... Portland.... „..Ar I fcd# P. ¿
It: A. M. I Ar
McMinnville.... Lv i t ot r . m .
II:
M. I Ar. Independendence.Lv I 2:06 r. M
U:46 a . m . I A r....... Corval Is..
L v 1 1.20 p. M»
See Agent Mr D T Awbrey at Cottage Q rtvt
station or sddrots
W E COMAN,
O F !F a t a , kgl
POET LAND, - OEEOOll.
B osw ell S p rin g s
Located on Southern Poelflc Railroad In l>«mgla* County, Ore.
T h e w aters w ill cure 90 p er
cent o f cases o f C onstipation,
R heum atism , Catarrh, S tom -
ach. K id n e y . L iv e r trou b les.
fin » lì ni Inn nf
T h oco
une uannn ni m ese
W alers C «a ia ia .
C a p t. B en
1
Postofllre. Express and publie
Telephone on premises. Freni
♦10 per week up. Including Imths
Trains stop in front o f hotel
lota»»lum Chloride 546.00 gr
r a tw ii«
- - ; T* r
m s ...........
- - » w gr
Sodium
Chloride - - - - 211.00
D. B o s w e ll,
Magnesium < hlnrlde
<
Calcium Carbonat«*»
.ftg r
It gr
P ro p rie to r