PURE FOOD BILL.
DEATH IN COLLISION.
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Congress Posses Measure with Little Op
Ten Killed and Twenty-Seven More Badly
position Test of the Law.
Injured on the Southern Pacific.
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Washington. Dec. 23 — The House
W ireless Telegraphy Betweei
Byron, Cal., Dec. 23.— Ten persons I t d lS o f GcnCTll IntCICSt Gathered
has passed the pure-food bill by a
were killed and 27 injured in a col- j
C O T T A G E GROVE
OREGON.
From M Orer the State.
land and Canada.
vote of 72 to 21 There was not a
lision last night between the south-1
quorum present, but the point was
bound Los Angeles “ ow l” train and
COMMERCIAL AND HNANCUL DOtMtt not raised by the opponents o f the MARCONI'S INVENTION IN ACTl
the Stockton flyer. It was a rear-end
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; measure. The speakers were Rich
collision, the engine o f the local
of Alabama Hepburn of Iowa. Long Messages Sent and u
plowing its way through the last Oregon an Ideal Dairy Country—'Barton's ardson
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Onhirn. ...
KVCelve
Gaines
of
Tennessee
of
Oeacral Review of Important Happenings coach on the owl. which was filled j
the Atlantic Ocean- Oreat Invi
Prosperity—Big Apple Cannery at
of the Past Week in Brief and
Maryland, for the measure, and Chan
with Fresno people. The passengers |
Is Heartily Congratulateli
Llnnton — Astoria Voters.
who escaped instant death were hurl- j
Comprehensive Form.
dler of Mississippi against it.
ed to the fore part of the coach. I
A bill was passed to donate a piece
crushed between the mass o f debris
N ew York, Dec. 24.—The f,
Salem is making preparations to of ground to Clallam, Wash.
Eight-hour bill reported favorably their Batterings and danger intense
dispatch from Marconi, date
to the Senate.
fied a hundredfold by the clouds of j enlarge her city limits,
^ t 3:30 the House adjourned.
Bay, N. S., December 24, has
Ten persons killed in wreck on the scalding steam poured out on them
The superintendent of the Tunnel-
What the Bill Includes.
cejved by the Associated Pri
from the shattered boiler
of
the
Southern Pacific.
ton
mines,
in
the
Gold
Creek
district,
Stockton engine.
The pure-food bill Inhibits the In
I beg to inform you, for
German Socialists preparing for
The "o w l” left the Oakland Mole has gone to Denver to purchase a troduction into any state or territory, tlon, that I have established
bitter election fight.
about 5 o'clock, and on the way to milling plant for the development of
communication
or the District of Columbia, from any telegraph
Cape Breton. Canada and C
Jeffries fails to knock out Butte | this point it was noted that there was the properties.
other
state
or
territory,
or
from
any
a
leak
in
the
flue
of
the
engine.
This
miner In four rounds.
England, with complete succ
Marion County's delinquent tax foreign country, or the shipment to nugatory messages, Includli
Increased to such an extent that it
Portland labor leaders plan to form was deemed advisable to stop here
■. {or |ag, year |8 oniy $3,000, the any foreign country, o f any article of from the Governor-General of
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iw u l n
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o □
r} it I t o r o 7 o r l o
a Coast organization.
or r H drug
which i Is
adulterated
or r to King Edward VII, have
and take
up a freight
engine
for re smallest in the history of the county 1 f food
| misbranded. The above Inhibition Is been transmitted and forwi
Humperts, the great French swin lief. The train officials knew that
No. 84* ^ t W Stockton'^iocaT^was foi- j The original tax roll was for $221.000 made to apply to any etie shipping, the Kings of England and 1
dler, captured in Madrid.
delivering or receiving, within the re message to the London Tii
lowing a half hour behind and a flag of tax money.
Funeral services of Mrs. Grant at man was sent back down the track to
gions named only, such food adulter-
Washington and New York.
A joint "log-rolling given by Ash- ated Adulterations in the bill are de-1 of its speciainSm*tt0<l *n
give warning of the presence of the
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correspondent,
land
and
Phoenix
Camps,
Woodmen
fined as follows:
Senator Morgan warns Congress “ owl.” It is said that the Stockton
kin, M. P.
In the case o f drugs, If sold under
that both isthmian canal routes may train In qharge of Engineer MaGuire o f the World, was largely attended by
“ G. MARI
United
and Fireman Joyce, got the warning delegations from Southern Oregon a name recognized In the
be lost.
States Pharmacopeia, and the drug
signal
in
due
time
and
gave
the
us
Text of the Messages
Bill to open the south half of the
ual response with
whistle
blasts. and Northern California, and was a differs
from
the standards
of . London, Dec
24__The
Colville reservation introduced in W hy the incoming train
was not grand success.
.1 strength, quality and purity as deter-
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Congress.
mined by the test laid down in such
. e0n®rmB the receipt
checked, however, has not been thus
Burning o f a heavy growth of tulles pharmacopeia, af. the time o f the in- sage by wireless telegraphy fi
Blizzard In Rocky Mountain and far explained, the men who could give
prairie states blockades railroads and the facts being numbered among the on the shores of the Low er Klamath j vestigation, so that its strength or coni at Cape Breton, N. S.
badly Injured.
kills livestock.
Lake attracted considerable attention purity falls below the pf-ofessed stand- o f the wireiess message fi
,
.
. . » . „ „ j 7 n ard under which it is sold; If It be an
Washington Lewis and Clark Com
from the neighborhood of Ashland, 70 lmitat,on of Qr o(Tered for ga)e under Tim es correspondent, wht
CANAL
PROJECT
MAY
FAIL.
mission recommends a state appro
miles distant. The reflection on tae the name of another article; and, In transmitted from Glace Bay,
priation of $100,000.
Clouds was very brilliant. The fires l the case of a confectionery. If It con- Polhu, Cornwall, is as follov
Holiday trade the most active on Senator Morgan Says Title to Panama were started to clear off the wild hay I tain terra alba, barytes, talc, chrome
"Being present at its trai
Route is Insecure.
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lands, while ice and snow would pre- yell° " ° r ° thei; mlneraI »»balances, in Signor Marconi's Canadiai
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or
poisonous
colors
or
flavors
Washington.
Dec.
23.—
There
were
I have the honor to send, thi
Kaiser Wilhelm welcomes Ambas
In the case of foods, when any sub- | Times, the inventor's first
20 senators in their seats when the vent spreading.
sador Tower.
Senate was called to order for the
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hMrt nf the stance 1» mixed with it so as to lower ) trans-Atlantic message of Er
Prof. G. L. M cKaj. head or the 0 f ,nJurlously effect ltg quailty or Bngiand and I u l y “ *
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Anarchist kills sister anarchist who final session before the Christmas
rejected his love.
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holidays. They heard a vigorous ad dairy department of the State Agn- strength, so that such product, when
Iowa, says: offered for sale, shall tend to deceive
General increase in railroad rates dress by Morgan on the isthmian cultural College of
Exchanged Compllmenl
canal negotiations.
to be made at New York.
"There is no question in my mind i *be purchaser.
Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 24.— T1
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I f any substance or substances have
Morgan contended for the making . but
that uwiry products and bacon, been gubgtltuted so that the product ing message, received by La
Terrible blizzard blocks railroads
good of contracts entered into by
in Wyoming and Colorado.
President McKinley with Costa Rica pork can be produced cheaper in when sold shall tend to deceive the Governor-General of Cant
Marconi today, shows that
The House passed the pure-food and Nicaragua. The negotiation of Oregon than in any other country In purchaser.
If any valuable constituent o f an trans-Atlantic telegraphy 1
these agreements he characterized as the world.” Prof. McKay has visited
bill with little opposition.
p pr. article has been wholly or In part ab cess:
a
masterful
act,
and
said
they
were
Holland. Belgium,
Denmark,
House committee reports favorably
stracted.
about to be trodden under foot. Why
on Department of Commerce bill.
"Grace Bay, N. S„ Dec. 1
I f it be an imitation o f or offered I
this was true was not a question for many. xand Eengand. and his investi-
the distinct name of !
Excellency, the Governa
Woodmen o f the World hold suc a Democrat to solve, but he could, at gâtions on this subject make him an ; for sale under
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Government
House,
Ottaw
cessful “ log-rolling” at Dallas.
another article.
any rate, say he did not agree with authority unsurpassed.
the
honor
to inform Your I
I f it be mixed, colored, powdered or
N ew light station at Desdemona the mind-readers and spirit medium*
who had since declared that Mr. Mc
Candidates lor U. 8. senator ars ex -1 stained in a manner whereby dan» that your message has been
Sands soon to be inaugurated.
ted by me from Cape Bretoi
age or Inferiority Is conceded.
Klnley did not mean what he said in j ceejjngiy numerous,
I f it contain any added or poisonous wall by wireless telegraphy
Governor of Michigan forbids Cor- the contracts.
He then went on to express appre
bett-McGovern fight in Detroit.
Linn county jail is full to overflow- ingredient which may render such ar been forwarded to destlnatii
"M AI
ticle Injurious to health.
hension that if the United States did : ¡ Dg ( »h© first time in several vears.
Hunter tells how he killed Fitz not avail itself of the opportunity to
I f it is falsely labeled as a foreign
Lord Minto telegraphed X
gerald, but his victim's father says
The city elections at Monmouth were product or imitation of another sub- follows:
build a canal by the Nicaraguan
it is false.
route, none would be built, and he | Tery quiet, there being only one ticket stance of a previously
established
"Delighted at your mesi
name, or which
has been trade- received.
Cuban treaty makes great conces said the appropriation o f $180,000.000 j j n { be fiejd,
Warm est congt
marked or patented
sions to the United States, and will for the construction of the canal could
on your splendid success.
lx© c o v c r c t l i n t o t K a T r e a s u r y a h o i lt I
If It consists. In whole or in part.
soon be ratified.
A hnho -rua sentenced to one year in
“k
fo r e ig n good s fro m June 28, 1904, if not used before that | the penitentiary for stealing à jar of or a filthy, decomposed or putrid an-
Hon. XV. S. Fielding sent e
time.
imal
or
vegetable
substance,
or
any
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jam. It was his second offense.
the seaboard at lower rates than for
Attention was called to the fact
portion of animal unfit for food, or
2 ? ' Iaht:lo°
Marcot
domestic freight over
the same
that under the Colombian law, only
W. C. Russell, an actor, was ar If it is the product of a diseased anl- a" d ?J' ?Jchard ^ twI igt
routes.
the Congress of that country can rat rested at Helix on the charge of having mal or one that has died otherwise , .............. .
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I gratulating the British peoj
All the allies agree to let Bowen ar ify a treaty. There had been no Con
played a copyrighted play without per than by slaughter.
new method of communi
bitrate, but with reservations; the gress there since 1899, and there was
The last section o f the bill pro tween two countries.
blockade takes effect. Rebels march not likely to be any unless the Pana mission.
vides that any article of food or drug
ing on Caracas.
ma Canal Company should pay Its ex
Registration in Astoria previous to that Is adulterated
or misbranded
WARSHIPS’ FURNITUI
Secretary Root finally awarded penses out o f the $3,000.000 on hand the recent
elections showed more within the meaning of this bill, and
transport contract to Seattle com or the $40,000,000 promised by the foreign-born voters than native Amer- ,B transported, or being transported.
States. He therefore ex
pany, but Portland and San Francis United
from one state to another for sale, or American Navy to Be Fitted 1
pressed apprehension that a treaty itans there.
co will each get a share.
j if it be sold ln the District o f Colitm-
With Fireproof Furnish!
that might be accepted by this gov-
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Tbe O. R. & N. contemplates patting j id® or the territories,
or If it be lm-
An earthquake in Central Asia
N ew York, Dec. 24.— Sts
TomMa"1 W0uld fail of actlon ln Co- | a dining car on its through trains and ! Port<>d^from a foreign country, shall
caused great loss of life and property. lombta.
be liable to confiscation by a process ture, made ln the Brook
A fter quoting from the concession cutting ont the stop at the famous Log of libel for condemnation In the j yard, will be used on the r
President Roosevelt gave his first
Cabin
eating
house
at
Meacham
for
United States courts. Such goods. It <*r Baltimore. The furnitu
dinner party In the renovated white- granted to the liquidations of the old meal s.
Panama Canal Company, which Mr.
it also provided, shall not be sold In | state
house.
rooms,
crews’ qua
Morgan said was also made a law of
any state
contrary
to
the laws I commander's office, and ev
About
members
the Marion ' »hereof
Non union miners testify to vio Colombia,
said:
jiomma, he
ne saia:
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show-room, will be of steel,
“ It Is a surprise to jurists and lay County Bar association will try to have
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lence and boycotting during the coal
months of experimenting or
men alike in our country that the At ( a continual session of the criminal de-
strike.
BLOCKADE IS ON.
o f Naval Constructor Capp
New England senators oppose rati torney General, in his opinion given j psrtment of the state circuit court in
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assistant, Constructor Nut
fication of the treaty with Newfound to the President on the right and ! angurated at the coming session of the All Venezuelan Ports are Closed
Grace
developed
the fact that alm<
power o f the new Panama Canal | legislature
land regarding coast fisheries.
j essential furniture of
Allowed Ships En Route.
Company to revoke a title to the
can be made o f steel.
An association has been formed by United States of its property in Pan
Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 23.—
Serious damage was don
150 leading pottery manufacturers.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
ama, omitted to notice the prohibi
Admiral Douglas, of the British fleet, the war with Spain by fur
United States will recognize the tion in the concessions and in the
W heat— W allaW alla. 70971c; bine- has ordered the blockade of La Guay- the »hips taking fire. The
war blockade.
laws of Colombia, through which it
stem 789 79c; valley, 75976c.
jra. Carenero, Guanta. Cumana. Caru-1
^
Congress has ordered favorable re derived all its property rights in Co
iously damaged by such a 1
Barley— Feed, $23.5C per ton; brew | pano and the mounths o f the Orinoco
ports on the eight-hour bill, the army lombia."
The equipment of the
ing, $24.00.
staff bill and the new Philippine cur
i River. This blockade is now in ef- with the new furniture will
CORRUPTION IN HIOH PLACES.
rency bill.
Flonr— Best grade, 3.60(34 10; grah feet. Days of grace are allowed as 000. The old wooden furnit
follows:
Í some and elaborate in desig
am, $3.2003.60.
The House has passed the bill re
Three Americans Arrested for Smuggling
T o vessels sailing prior to the date ish, did not cost .more than
ducing the tariff on Imports from the
M il 1st nffs— Bran, $19.00 per ton;
Liquor
Into
Porto
Rico.
of
the
decree
of
blockade
from
the
of that amount. All the sh
Philippines to 25 per cent, of the
middlings, $23.50; shorts, $19.50; W est Indian ports and from the east navy are to be fitted with
San Juan, P. R.. Dec. 24.— Super- chop, $18.
Dingley rates.
coast of the continent of Am erica— | furniture as fast as the plan!
visor of Elections Benjamin Butler,
n ,
„
Steamers, 10 days; sailing vessels, 20 our the articles. The Unit
German warship captured a Vene -Captain G. W. Mentz, United States
ual8~ n o . 1 white, $1.15(81.1 7 X ; dayB.
I N avy is the first to adopt
zuelan schooner, cut down her main Marine Corps and James Brenna. an I gray, $1.12H91.15 per cental.
From om
other ports—
ports— Steamers,
Steamers, 20 proof interior furnishing pi*
mast, and then abandoned her In a employe of the Country Club, have
Hav
m o i l . clover, days;
rrura
Hay __
— Timothy
limothy, » $10911;
sailing er vessels.
40
days.
disabled condition.
been arrested on information received $9.00; cheat, $899 per ton.
Vessels in the blockaded ports will
TRANSPORT CONTRAC
The new monitor Nevada was given by the customs authorities for smug
Potatoes— Best Bnrbanks, 60@
_ 70c be showed 15 days to obtain
H H H
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clear
two lots of wines and liquors
her trial trip at Rockport, Mass., and gling
from S t “ Thomas. b r o u g h ^ e r e “ ra I P*r «“ V ordinarJ ’ 50@«0c percental,
V io la te « of the blockade will Portland Oats a Share, but Bn
showed a speed of 12.95 knots, ex the United States ship Uncas and ' f ° wer» ’ pncee; Meroed sweets, $1.759 be liable under the law,
iness Goes to Seattk
ceeding her contract speed by 1.45
It '*
is Intimated
here
—
— that the block
lighthouse tender Laurel, in all 64! 12 per cental.
knots.
ade probably will not last longer than
cases. The prisoners were bound
Poultry — Chickens, mixed, H e ; 30 days.
Washington. Dec. 23.—1
President Castro states that Ven over until Monday and Tuesday under young, 10c; hens, ll< 8 1 1 ),c; turkeys,
over Government transport!
ezuelan rebels are helping the allied $2000 bail, when the preliminary ex live, I3 @ 14c; dressed, 15 9 17%;
Germans Hurried Them.
iness to and from the Phil
powers: allies want United States to amination will be held before United ducks, |o<36 per dozen; geese, $6.5u
President V I n sor
Caracas. Dec. 23.— When the G er-! closed.
guarantee payment o f claims against States Commissioner Anderson.
@7.
runn
uv,iL
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Boston Steamship Companj
It Is alleged that supplies for the
Castro, but Secretary Hay refuses:
man
cruiser
Falke
captured
the
Ven-
the
condlt|
0n in
in ms
his bid
tha
(Jheeee—
,
,
tne condition
oia id
#
Cheese— Fall
Full cream twin» iiiU /»
Prance and Holland send ships to the Country Club, which the Elite bought
Yonng America 1 7 * 9 1 8 5 ^ e*»e>an schooner Victoria In the Gulf should receive three-fourthi
in St, Thomas, were smuggled
in 17Xc;
scene of blockade.
^ j of Maracaibo, the captain of the ves-1 Government business, andI a
through the navy and army. Butler factory prices, 19 U seless.
A negro charged with the murder is managing officer of the club and
sel wag given 10 minutes to leave his take BUch shipments at his
Butter— Fancy ersamery, 27 ^9 3 0c
o f a white man was lynched In Ala Brennan
is
the
steward.
The
ship.
A heavy sea was running at the I ^ t to ' s L t t T T / V c Z
per
pound;
extras.
30c;
dairy,
20
bama.
arrest o f the other prominent persons
will be made today, and it is said that 9223^c; store, 16918.
Veneezuefanhert1mallKh° v L ln Wh‘Ch 0,6 tarV Root under these rircu
A cousin of King Alfonso of Spain a large number more will follow, as
x disembarked was nearly accepts the Puget Sound
Ejrfs— 25@35c per dozen.
was arrested in an Illegal gambling the smuggling has continued for a
capsized. As it was. one o f the from now llnt|i j u„e 30 net!
Hops— New crop, 239 26c per pound. ‘ 0„bo" " ^ ' s1 crew wa»
drowned.
It mPnts of troops and suppl
house.
long period and goods are being se
^ .nJ ,!™
tha‘ the captain o f | Z m s ï ï t t b T Scarna'^
W o o l-V a lle y , 1 2 *9 1 6 c ; Eastern
The Imperial
Council. Order of cretly landed throughout the naval
the
Victoria
was
not
aware
of
Ven
the Boston Steamship Hue
Oregon, 8 9 1 4 ttc; mohair, 26 928c.
United Friends, is found to be hope station.
ezuela's difficulties with Germany and the adjustment made tod
Baef—Gross, cows,
393H e
per Great Britain
lessly bankrupt.
Successful Trial Trip.
land's status is unchanged,
Rockport. Mass.. Dec. 23.— The trial pound ; steers, 4c; dressed, 697e.
er hay. oats, lumber or othei
A beggar who died in a New York
Veal— 7H98HC.
Chinamen Sent Back Home.
are purchased tributary to
hospital was found to have over $100.- o f the Monitor Nevada was held off
Mntton
—
Groas,
3c
New
York.
Dec.
23.—
United
States
ponnd;
Cape Ann today. As timed from the
they will be shipped from
000 ln his possession.
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dressed,
6c.
shore, the Nevada covered 26 miles in
the** Honors fir,
.b ** ordered on vessels chartered for thi
Lambs — Gross, 3 He P*r ponnd; hart
Conflicting political Interests in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 30 seconds, or
° L l 2 Chinamen who heretofore.
Portland trade
had not been registered under the be monopolized bv the Sound
Congress threaten to prevent the ad at the rate of 13 knots an hour, allow dressed, 6 He.
mission of any new states at all this ing nine minutes for turning. Her
Hogs— Groee, 6H<36He per pcond- tehelUar°HvedSnnfhCOVrW..n,i ShOW that dpPpnd altogether upon the
contract called for 11H knots.
session.
dressed. 7 9 7H e.
fore the passlge of the a « .
^ 1
at Portland' the S°
I b,ds
Francisco.
Cottage Grove Leader.
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