Conage Grove Leader.
L. r . WOOLEY. Publisher.
TH E W O RK AT S A L E M .
Prelim inary O rganization Prom ptly
H arm oniously Reformed.
in4
TONGUE IS DEAD
BOTH MOUSES ORGANIZE.
Prepared State Ooea Through - Resolutions
NEWS OF OREG0
lor Late Governor Roger».
Olympia. Waah., Jan. 13.— The
Oregon Representative a Victim of Eighth
Legialative Assembly of the
state
of Washington was quickly ana
Heart Failure.
harmoniously organized at noon yes
terday. the slate agreed upon going
END WAS PEACEFUL AND PAINLESS through without a sign of dissension.
All evidence of the tierce factional fight
Mis D aughter and H is Secretary the Only that raged Saturday and part of Sunday
Items of General Interest Gath<
Salem, Jan. 13. — The senate was
From AH Over the State.
COTTAGE GROVE . OREGON.
called to order at exactly 10 o ’ clock,
A . M. by Senator C. W. Fulton, who
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL 0 0 » *
was president of the Net senate.
Upon motion of Senator Bo*tb, of
La Grande W a n t » C o u n ty S e a t — Aat,
iAne, John D. Daly, of Benton, was
General Review of Im portant Happenings was chosen temporary president, with
Schools Rem ain C lo se d —Tax Levy
o f the Past W e e k In B rief and
O n e . Present M any Expressions
their v I S o i T u T «
out opposition.
Made In M an y C ou n ties.
Com prehensive Form.
of Sorrow in W ash in gton .
i At 10:15 o ’ clock Booth, of Lane,
ganization, were generous in their treat-
moved that the senate adjourn until
ment of their opponents, and if the lat-
The Marion county commission,
11 o ’ clock. The motion prevailed and
Waehington, Jan. 12.— Represent»- ter cherished any resentment it was not
court has made the annual tax levy
Both houeea of < onprens adjournal the temporary president announced
tive Thomas H. Tongue, of the First outwardly apparent.
the 1902 assessment roll.
I he |,
oat of respect to the late Representative that . . all Republican members would
. , j Ureeon congressional district, in the
The members of the house were all
Tongue.
meet in caucus up< n organization in
“ hil dauKhter Bertha and in their seats on time, and at 12 sharp amounts to 19 mills, as against 20m
This w ill produce $li
the president s office. The Democratic P
Miss Kuane, died sud- the gavel fell. Prayer was offered by last year.
Fire in the Washoe smelter, at Ana members went into caucus in the room
796.76.
------------- denly in his room at the frvington, in 1 the Rev. Mr. Hayes, of the Methodist
conda, Mont , resulted in an estimated assigned to the committee on judiciary.
this city, at 12:50 yesterday afternoon, i church, who also administered the oath
The county court has fixed the
damage of $30,000.
At 11 o ’ clock the senate was called to A few minutes before he passed away of office to the members.
Limlsley, of levy for Benton county for the ensuf
order,
and
the
report
of
the
credentials
of
Bingham
James Davis, sheriff
he lapsed into unconsciousness, and ! .Spokane, was appointed secretary pro year. It is as follow s:
Stato p
county, Idaho, is paid to be $4,330 committee received. The report recom died without a word, without any tenii and business was under way in poses, 6 L, mills; county purposes,
mended
the
seating
of
the
hold-over
short in his accounts.
eluding provision for roads, 15 mi|
suffering. His son, Thomas H ., Jr-, i short order.
senators and the members heretofore
did not reside with his father, but was
The speaker promptly called for the school, 5 mills; special road, 2 mil
Extreme cold
weather continues declared elected at the last election.
Fi
¡notified of his approaching end, and selection of a permanent pr«aidiiijg total, 28>w mills.
throughout the Middle West and in- There oeing no contest: the report was
>rli
h i! U t h e ^ a i a e T b u t d l d o”
. n d .c o o r d i n g t o t h . Schedule:
The Washington county commissilfe
tense suffering is caused to the poor.
adopted.
The Kepubilean caucus n o t ! not reach there
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.¡i after he v.„.r
7. r . H
.. . . H
. . H
until
had p
a
re, of Yakima, was „looeH
placed
I passed away.
in nomination by Wells, of Spokane. ers court refused the application of nd
The physicians who were summoned, ; Easterday, of Pierce, seconded the empty school superintendent and*^
I and the family physician, Dr. Bovee, nomination.
Quinn, of Spokane, on numerously Bigned petition to decile” "'
tax of 10 cents per pupil for the ] tpr
! as well as the coroner, agree that death behalf of the Democrats, placed in
¡was due to acute indigestion, wnich ; nomination J. J. Uameion, ol Lincoln, pose of purchase of school district X
superinduced paralysia of the heart. whom Maloney seconded, incidentally brariee. There are about 6,090 pu;,8u
Mr. Tongue had been in unusual health, remarking that the bouse would exhibit in the county, and the tax aaS>t
and except for occasional attacks of ¡ goo,) judgment if it elected him. The would have amounted to about $ 'la
[dyspepsia, to which he had been sub- hint was not followed. Hare receiving The eourt declared that districts co»*” !
I ject of late years, has not complained : go voteB and Cameron 14, the two lan- levy the tax at their annual meet¡l|j,
if tbey desired the libraries.
¡ of feeling badly this winter.
He con- ¡ Aidâtes voting for each other
l.a Grande is again agitating o]|
sidered he was in better health than j After adopting rules of order, appro-
he had been in for two years past, in 1 priate resolutions for the late Governor question of changing the county % ••
The Cote
fact. Mr. Tongue attended a dinner Rogers were adopted and then tha from Union to that city.
Saturday [evening and did not retire house adjourned until today,
mercial club has been circulating pli
until a late hour. When he slept late
titions throughout the county and you
yesterday morning, contrary to custom,
Senate is Called to Order.
signatures seem to indicate that ,n<:
nothing was thought of it.
The senate lobby was crowded when greater number of voters are in fui***'
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At 10 o ’ clock he received a call from Thomas P. Fisk, of Shelton, secretary 0f the change. A vigorous effort
two Oregon friends, with whom he dis of that body at the last session, called be made at the present session of
cussed at length matters of personal it to order. Fisk made no speech, but legislature to have a measure f i
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and political character.
During the called upon Rev. Henry L. Badger, through authorizing a vote on
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stay of these gentlemen
he re rector of St. John’ s Episcopal church, question.
mained in bed, but rose and dressed as | to offer prayer. Following the invoca- ' Ihe records of the “ Panhandle'’ rf*
they left, and had a light breakfast in tion, Dudley Esbelman. who acted as trict) which was cut off from UnIul
I his room. He said at the time that his temporary
temporary secretary,
secretary, read
read the
the list
list of
of j county two years ago and added to b L
appetite was not good, and complained new and nold-over senators who are en-
er county, by special act of the legiiS
slightly of dyspepsia. At his request titled to seats, and Chief Justice Ful- t n ^ h a ^ i^ o ^ m p t e t e H ' Snd wil‘&
his daughter, Bertha, brought him a lerton administered to the new senators turned over to the „ officials
« „ i . i . of the cowL
„1 ®
soda solution, which he drank, and re- I the oath of office.
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,,
ty
shortly.
Mr.
McFadyen,
who
hant
marked that he thought that would fix
Senator Crow, of Spokane on beha f tfae c()ntra, t of transcribing therecnrpla
bo Republicans,
Uannhl mono
nnminaran
111" J.
I
him all right
He went through of t the
nominated Dr.
his morning mail, and then lay down J. Smith, of King county, for president devoted almost one year to the lathe
on the couch to read the papers. Hie of the eenate. Senator Garber of Lin- It required six books of 640 pages heI
daughter joked with him slightly about | coin, on behalf of the Democrats, embody all the records of the disti*’ " 1
®uj
being sick and too stubborn to have a named Senator Tolman, of Spokane. cut off from Cnion.
The quartz mines o f South Myr#ye
doctor, but he insisted that he was not The vote stood : Smith, 33; Tolman,
ill. A few minutes later Miss Bertha 9. Tolman and Smith voted for each rreek 8re ri,Pi<ll.v coming to the froant
ol 13 tons of
noticed that tier lather was breathing other. Dr. Smith was escorted to the A recent
netted over $700, ahove all expenee »J
heavily and deeply,
She became chair and made only a brief speech,
alarmed and telephoned at once for a which he extended his thanks and mining, shipping ami ^meltin«.
number of physicians.
asked for the co-operation of the sen ore was taken from the Little ChieftJ
Before either the doctors or his son ators in the performance cf his duties mine. The Continental mine, adjol
arrived,
however,
Representative
Senator Hamilton, of Pierce county in#, was sold a few days ago by G.
Tongue had passed away, having be offered a resolution in memory of ttie Crews to YV. B. Stewart for $20,(X
come unconscious at the time heavy late Governor John R. Rogers, similar An offer was since made by represenl
breathing set in. In his late moments to the one introduced in the house tives of Eastern capitalists, of $50,Qj
of consciousness he suffered nothing It was unanimously adopted.
for the Little Chieftain mine, but
beyond the natural disturbance causer!
St
Senator Hamilton moved that the refused.
by an attack of dyspepgia. He had no president be authorized to appoint a
An enthusiastic meeting of t
consciousness of his true condition as committee on rules, with the president farmers interested in dairying was h j p
he lapsed into insensibility.
His end of the senate as chairman.
The mo in Medford last week. Addresses w f t 1
THOMAS H. TONGUE, LATE REPRESENTATIVE FROM OREGON.
was quiet and peaceful.
tion prevailed.
The senate then ad delivered by Professor Withy com be.®?
journed until 10 o ’ clock today.
the state agricultural experimental
Thomas H. Tongue, who had attained
As a result of a conference between having agreed, the senate adjourned
tion; H. E. Lou ns bury and W. JS.CoiMn
state
prominence
long
before
he
be
until
3
P.
M.
leaders of the two houses, congress will
FILIPINOS LONE TAFT.
man, of the Southern Pacific traffic f l
At 3 P. M ., the Republicans having | came a national figure, was horn in
pass a bill suspending the import duty
partment, in which the advantages All
England
on
June
23,
1844.
His
par
«greed
upou
an
organization,
the
senate
on coal.
Thousands in a Mass Meeting Ask Him l>e derived from dairy products
was called to order by temporary Pres ents were Anthony and Rebecca (Law-
Not to Leave the Islands.
outlined. It wae shown that the •r — 1
The plague in Mexico is becoming ident Daly, and, on motion ol Senators son) Tongue, and he was their only
Manila, Jan. 14.— The general regret tietics gathered relative to the nunr1*'
eerious, several cases having appeared Hilton, Booth ami Mulkey, were ap- child.
He was educated in England
t
of
the
Filipino
people
at
the
possible
of productive cows at present in Jai o w!
in towns other than the ones where it pointed a committee to ask the chief until his 15th year, when his parents
departure of Governor Taft resulted to son connty wonld w arrant the extern:,^
first broke out.
to
Washington
jutice of the supreme court to adminis emigrated directly
day in a popular demonstration for the of investment by every farmer in
county, Oregon, where they located
The tax rolls of New York show that ter the oath of office.
purpose of urging the governor to re valley.
The meeting adjourned
'
on a farm several miles north of Hills
Geo.
C.
Brownell,
of
Clackamae
Andrew Carnegie’ s personal property is
main in the island-.
The streets of January 24, at which date a permane-th'
boro, where the parents yet reside.
county, was chosen president.
greater than that of any one else. He
Manila have been placarded with signs organization will be perfected.
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On motion of Senator Fulton, the sen Young Tongue had had fairly good ad
is assessed at $5,000,000.
saying: “ We want Governor Taft,” in
»
ate adjorned as a token of respect for vantages in the English schools and as
English, Tagalo and Spanish.
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PORTLAND MARKETS.
soon as he arrived in Hillsboro he
Another scandal has occurred in the the late Congressman Tongue.
a,
A
crowd
of
80,00
marched
to
Malacan
worked incessantly to give himself a
imperial family of Austria by the
In th e House.
finished education. Attending district palace, the governor’s palace, today.
Wheat— Walla Walla, 70<a71c; bid
Count De Isonyay leaving his wife, the
Upon reaching the palace, speeches stem, 80c; valley, 75@76c.
Salem, Jan. 13.— The house was school on the North Tualatin plains
Princess Stephanie of Belgium.
were
made
by
representatives
of
the
called to order at 10:22 by A. C. Jen for several years, he finally concluded
Barley—Feed, $23.50 per ton; lire loi
r ,The body of the late Representative nings, of I»ane county, chief clerk of to take a collegiate course
He began Liberal and Nationalist parties, in ing, $24.
which
the
governor
was
urged
to
re
Tongue^ was escorted to his old home the last house.
school at Pacific university under
Flour— Beet grade, $ 3 .90 0 4 .4 0 ; g r a l,
main.
The speakers said Mr. Taft’ s
at Hillsboro by the family and a con
Wl.ealdon, of Wasco, nominated Em gieat difficulties, graduating with high
am, $3.20@3 60.
gressional committee consisting of Rep mett, of Klamath, for
Upon lea\ing the presence was necessary to preserve
temporary honors in 1»68.
resentatives Moody, of Oregon Bishop, speaker, who was elected by acclama university he commenced the study of order, for the prevention of political
Milletnffs — Bran, $ 1 8 01 9 per t«Ai
of Michigan; Davidson, of Wisconsin; tion.
law umier Hon W. D. Hare, and so apt disruption and to secure the maintain- middlings, $23 @ 24; hhorts, $19.8»'
ance
of
the
present
policy.
The
chop,
$18.
*v
Ramsdel), of Izouisiana, and Bellamy,
Report of the committee on creden a scholar was he that he was admitted speakers paid special tributes to the
of North Carolina.
to the bar in 1870
Oats—No.
1
white,
$
1
.1
5
0
1
.1
7
)H
tials was read and on motion of Whit
He early espoused the principles of governor, the crowd cheering its ap gray. $1.121^01.15 p ercen ta l.
^
proval.
The government of India will be ney, of Lane, was adopted.
the
Republican party, by which party
Hay — Timothy. $ 1 1 0 1 2 ;
clovtjq,
Report of the committee on organiza
called upon to pay over $5,000,000 for
In
replying
to
the
addresses,
Gover
«h
tion was submitted, and on motion of he was several times honored by nomi nor Taft said it would not be decided at $809; cheat, $ 9 0 1 0 per ton.
the expenses of the Delhi pageant.
nations to prominent official positions
Gault, of Washington, was adopted.
Potatoes— Best Burbanks, 5 0 0 60c h R
her of the pre9*Dt whet,ier
leave the islands or
serving
locally
as
a
mem
The president has warned congress
L. T. Harris was nominated for
lne I .emam until next August. He assured sack; ordinary, 40@ 50c per cent^V
that he will call an extra session un speaker by Edwards, of Lane.
The council of Hillsboro, also as mayor of
growers’ prices; Merced sweets, 1 -gF
less it now takes some action on the nomination wss seconded by Eddy, of that city and as a member of the school the people that, if he did leave the
H
7 ' PrePeilt policy of the American govern- 2.25 per ceutal.
board
for
six
consecutive
years
trust question.
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Tillamook, and Davey, of Marion.
Poultry—Chickens,
m
ixed,
lO
fililhi
1888
he
was
elected
to
the
state
senate
“
®nt
W
Oul.‘
!
8l,ffer
no.
'h*n*e.
it
being
Robbins, of Baker, nominated W R.
The coal famine has become so acute
I*0 a,9ue*tlon oi individual, but of na- young, 10 c ; hens, 1 1 0 1 1 ).jc; tiirkefX
Bilyeu, of Linn.
Harris was elected and served on the judiciary and other tional
policy.
all through the East and Middle West
live, 13015c; dressed, 1 5 0 ’ 6 c; duela
by 44 votes, all the Republicans voting important committees.
that there is a general demand that
After the speeches, the thousands cf 1*07.50 per dozen; geese, $708.50.®^
He
was
chairman
of
the
Republican
for him.
natives
who
filled
the
grounds
of
the
something lie done.
^Cheese —Full cream, twins, lSSj*,
Representative Gault announced the state convention held at Portland in
palace broke into a cheer for the gover-
1 *’**! Tonng Am erica, 17H @ 13>ij n<
A would-be-assassin, who has !>een death of Thomas H. lon gue, congress 1890, and was a delegate to the national
factory prices, 1 0 U * c less.
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an inmate of an insane asylum, fired at men from the First district, and the convention of the party at Minneapolis
in 1892. In 1895 he was a candidate
MISSOURI OLT OF DEBT.
the royal procession in Madrid. When house adjourned out of respect to his
Butter— Fancy creamery, 27,^@31 **
for United States senator, when Mc-
arrested he declared he sought to kill m em ory.
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20 ' “
Bride was ele,-ted. In ISM Mr. Tongue Will Pay Off Last Bonds This Y e - ^ 22S,c; store, 15018c.
the Duke of Uotomayor and not King
”
Dead M an at T h rottle.
was
elected
to
the
Fifty-fifth
congress.
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-
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?
Mr
~
ln*
Alfonso. No one was injured.
F-ggs— 22 9 ,0 3 0 per dozen.
K noxville, Tenn., Jan. 14.— Pass- defeating Binger Hermann fo r" the
J e ffe rs T “
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T.
j
° » dan*
— The
Hops—Choice. 2 3 0 2 6 per poiuj 'h‘
The belief is that the missing Alas- I engers on an incoming K noxville A nomination.
kan steamer Itawson City, which sailed Ohio railroad train rode several miles
During the six years that he sat in
“ " " “ P * * " •*«>
W o o l-V a lle y , 1 2 lu 0 1 5 c ; Easiaj £
from Nome October 29 for Seattle, is this afternoon with the hand of a congress, Mr. Tongse did great work for provident nro tern M °,T * L‘ K,lhpy *" Gregon, 8014V^c; m ohair, 260 28c. ft
safe. It has been learned that Captain corpse at the throttle of the engine. Oregon
He never lost sn opportunité £ W h ÏÏ^ O a ^ ^ l s
T * u ® “ ' 1 H'
Beef — Gross, cows, 3 0 3 J ic 9. 1"
Hansen, who took command the day i The train left Buckeve on time and ran to secure appropriations for the rivers The mesasoe n f^ r* * ’ ° *h® boDie'
pound; steers, 4 0 4 $ i c ; dressed,
noses r i ! »
*P of Governor Alexander
the steamer sailed, agreed only to through Careyville, the next station. and harbors and for other purposes
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Veal— 7 )^ 0 8 J ic.
rivers
• ‘ The
The
^
, „ fr®d
1 . ni in ^
assume the berth if he was permitted When Engineer A. C. Yonng ran When the house committee on îh^re
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il \ Cr8 D
nenm«
_
Mutton — Gross, 4c per
pon» ff
to sail ont of hia course and land sight through the latter town. Fireman Matt- and harbors.was ont here a year ago rnngr . t „ i ! T ? " o f .Hie state are to be
Tonvue ir n im u n iJ
— i— ’ .
ated,
said the
snverno.
men.
It is thought likely that the lock knew something was wrong and Mr.
Mr. Tongue accompanied the members "that -.he last of /he
.
.* ° vernoG dressed, 1% e.
he * 1 ,.th °“ t8t*nding bonds
Dawson City is fast in the ice some stepped to the engineer's side of the on their trips np and down the Colnm- wjn
Lambs — Gross, 4c per p o u » ;,
h ,. — a -----------------------------
»oon be p«id.
Thirty years ago dressed,
7>$c.
where oat of the regular conn of the engine. He found Yonng dead, and bia, and gave them the neceseary in- tV é 'C d e T in d ^ b te d n J ss'^ ^
h
formation needed.
w»s $21,768,-
immediately stopped the train.
Alaskan veatelt.
I 000.”
Hogs — Gross, 8 Wc
per pin» w
dressed, 7 0 7 H e.
t
W EEK’S DOINGS
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