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About The Leader. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Or.) 1895-1903 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1903)
Cottage Grove Leader. L. F . W O O I E I , P u blish er. C O T T A G E GROVE . OREGON. W EE K ’S DOINGS Ewvfcew of Important Happenings 9 Ì th* Past Week In Brief an« Ceaiprehcnsivc Perm. Six Mexicans froze to death in Texas. The house has nearly completed it« work. The beef trust has been organized on a new basis. The ship subsidy bill has teen killed by the house committee. An earthquake at Guam has raided the level of the island six inches. P The house manintains that the Cuban treaty musi be passed by that body as well as by the senate. CONSIDERINO KNOX'S OFFER. Canal Company’ « Lawyer Says Corres pondence is in Progress. Washington, Feb. 24. — William Nel son Cromwell, representative of the Panama canal company, stated tonight that no reply has been made as yet to the president's acceptance of the canal company’ s offer to sell its proj»erty. “ The Panama canal com pany,“ he said, “ is still considering the proposi tion made to it by the president through the attorney general se\eral days ago, but it is not true that it has already made a definite reply. Of course I have had numerous conferences with the attorney general regarding the mat ter, and the question is in correspond ence between the officials here and the Panama canal company. I cannot say w hen we shall make an answer to the proposition.“ Mr. Cromwell said also that no agree ment had teen reached between the United States government and the canal company extending the time lim it of the option. IN LEGISLATURE Du. to Seven Different C .use. - We .re Not Behind Other Nation*. Vice Governor Luke E. Wright, of the Philippines, is in Waashington. The house committee that investi gated the subject of coal trans|>ortatioii reports finding nothing wrong. FULTON THE MAN. Elected United States Senator from Ore gon on Forty-Second Ballot. Salem, Or., Feb. 21.— Charles W. Fulton was elected United States senat- B. H. Wright, ex-chief clerk of the or last night at 12:12 o’ clock. Victory board of public works of Honolulu, has came after scenes of intense excitement been indicted for embezzlement. and amid the wildest clamor from his Duke Leopold, brother of the crown iriends. It was on the 18th ballot of princess of Saxony, has announced his the evening and the 42d of tbe session. intention of jonining the American At 11 o ’ clock the opposition made a futile attempt to unite upon the name navy. Tbe supreme court has awarrded of H. W. Scott, of Portland. Mr. Scott prize money to Dewey for ships sunk received the unanimous support of the in Manila bay, but none to Sampson Multnomah delegation for two ballots. On tbe third ballot, or tbe 18th of the for those sunk at Santiago. evening, when tbe minute hand of the Germany is preparing for a large ex (lock was pointing to within three min utes of midnight, Mr. Nottingham, of hibit at the St. Loais fare. Multnomah, arose as his name was Several persons have been frozen to called and made the first break from death in the West and South. the Portland members for Mr. Fulton. The corner stone of the army college He was followed by Mr. Banks, and then, aftei several other changes bad has been laid in Washington. been made, bv Representatives Fisher The extreme cold weather continues and Jones. Mr. Jones’ vote, however, throughout the East and Sooth. w as not needed— he was the 46th man. Anthony Hope, the English novelist, To Senator Daly, of Benton county, the fortune of completing the triumph of is coming to the United States. the candidate from Astoria fell. Ha Goo. F. Bailey, a former partner of was the 45th, and it took 45 t j elect. Barnum in the show bnsiness, is dead. When Mr. Nottingham abandoned his A fake lottery in which no prizes Mnltnomah colleagues Mr. Fulton had were drawn has been exposed in New 35 votes. It had been arranged that the Marion delegation wonld vote for York. Mr. Scott on the next ballot, and if Mr. Southerners think the settlement of Nottingham had seen fit to abide by the the race question should be left to the wishes and plans oi his delegation, it South. is probable that Multnomah connty $ 1 , 200,000 wonld have been successful in its effort Rockefeller has given to Meet a man from Portland. With toward* founding a medical institution his conversion to Mr. Fulton, the tide at New York. in the directioh of that gentleman set Germans have acquired much stork in, and to him, therefore, largely rests in the Panama canal company, but not the resposibility and the honor of nam ing the new United States senator. enough to secure control. A corrected list of the dead in the Cedar Rapida. Iowa, fire shows seven dead and two atill missing. The epidemic of typhoid fever at Cornell university continues unabated. Ten students have died from the disease. nilroad employes in Holland ne on a strike as a protest he proposed law prohibiting strike* ier General G. W . Baird has ed on the retired list. nmsa canal company may not « offer of the United State«. Agree on Philippine Currency. Washington, Feb. 23.— The house committe on insular affairs by a strict partv vote authorized a favorable report on the Philippine currency bill as it parsed the senate, but recommends that it be amended by striking ont the sen ate provision for an international com mission; also by inserting at the end of section 3 the following: “ Provided, that debts contracted prior to the 31st day of I»»i'ember, 1903, trav he paid in the legal tender cnrrencj of said islands existing at the time of the making of said contracts. Passenger and Freight Trains lide and Then Take Fire. Washington, Keb. 2 5 - T b . ; P * " ’ dent ha. been in eorre.pondem e a t run'retar y Moody respecting ‘. of delay in the construction o _ vesxele and the secretary in turn has FOUR CLERKS BURNED IN PROGRESS OF SENATORIAL CONTEST ,.a l l w l the chief constructor for a --------- -— stotemRotof cOLilitions in »arion“ ^ ^ Locked In and Unable to What the Orejón Lawmakers are Doing at Salem. e , c «K| Bill, o i Impor-aace Beta* Introduced and bu iW fi« 9ubmitted Died Like Rat* In a C « g . _ s * * I lug on. P a u cd In Both H oiu.*—Measure. Trainmen Seriously Hurt letter"in the nature of a report to the Sgned by the Oovernor. president, including with it the cl constructor’ s report. In , Cleveland, O ., Feb. 25. — y j ■■ i» s these letters show that “ while through Friday. 0( ; suit of a head-on collision betut^l a number of causes the building nd tj 3 Final ballot— Fulton 46, Geer 3 the westbound passenger train and bound freight train a m ile or r so J Wood 17. Scott 21, scattering and ab- warships has been delayed, and H t I h u J sent 3. " dates of their completion nav” ¡’" ’V ^ Berea, O., on the Big Four rai|pJ2| The senate—To appropriate $100,0U0 will be considerably bsyon Uol| night, four mail clerks were hnr#1 for Indian war veterans, passed. To originally set. the nava , lly death and several trainmen wer« , ® make taxes payable in the fall, passed, in the United States is no material.y or less ............. h ,„ t hurt. seriously ■ * -------- ’ behind the naval construction oi r.ng 1 All ttie injured are in To require that the polls at g e n e r a l--------- _ of H üb ' t elect! m be kept open until 7 P. M „ land and Germany in the matter Cleveland. It is reported tha H seugers were hurt. |8The H ouse-F or bureau of mines, Secretary Moody argues that it The passenger train was quit, ^ ] passed. To provide great seal for the would be a miBtake to offer a ly loaded, and many of the pijZ state, passed. To provide for licensing 5 the completion of vessels ahead <’ were school su|ierintendents and | of plumbers, passed. tract time, and adds that two months era on their way to Cincinnati b g jjl i ago he directed that no further exten a meeting of school directors Thursday. „¡on 0f time be permitted, except by ers in that city. The vote— Fulton 33, Geer 27, Wood | his own personal order The unfortunate mail clot, The chief constructor’ s report shows 17, Williams 6, scattering 5, absent 2. caught like rats in a trap witfe there are seven causes for delay in The Senate—To repeal scalp bounty naval work, namely, inadequate to car, which immediately eatgk law, passed. To change name of Re plans; changes in armor or armament and being locked in, they weri to release themselves. form school to Industrial school, passed. or design; delays in delivery of armor The scene of the wreck is but i and ordnance; delays in government To create a bureau of labor, passed. miles west of tile city of ClevsUsj inspection; delays in> £ « £ “ " ! steel ; w, 8 Htarted out The House— To change boundaries of delay, due to inadequate facilities, and hearjn|J the wrBck. xhe J Washington and Columbia counties, seB.u b j«ts arc the train crew, consisted mostly reconsidered and passed. To fix salary skihed Utor. "AH o n h e 8 of state printer, passed. To extend treated in detail in the report, and the £ - terms of assessors to four years, passed. point is made that after all the appar ent greater speed in English shipyards passenger train were destroyed by| Wednesday. is due to the fact that the vessels are which probably Htarted from the ¡a| The vote—Fulton 32. Geer 27, Wood j . turning of oil lam ps in the expre»tj 16, scattering 10, absent and paired 5. delivered The Senate— To put initiative an. wbjcb spends several years in many in referendum into effect, passed. For j 8tance8 ¡n equipping the Bbip for corn- creation of a bureau of mines, passed. To appropriate "$10,000 per year for state fair, passed. For the construc GERMANY ASKS FOR CASH. tion of a bridge across the Willamette at Portland, passed. But Bowen Politely Replies that She Must Wait Till It Is Due. The Houee— A resolution was adopted Washington, Feb. 2 5 .-H .v in g failed allowing the widows of the three peni1 tentiary guards killed by Tracy $1.000 jn an efforK t , 0 obtain ,rom Mr. Bowen each was adopted. To fix boundary of | the immediate payment in cash of 5,500 Washington county, failed. To co m -. p0un(jB which it was provided in tire pensate Indian war veterans with $100, provoco| 0f February 1*3 Bhould be paid 000, passed. to Germany 30 days from date, Ger- Both houses adopted a resolution to : many today requested Mr. Bowen to adjourn Friday night at midnight. give a draft for the amount, payable in CHARLES W . FULTON, SENATOR-ELECT FROM OREGON. BIG FOUR WRE AGAIN UP IN ARMS. Ladrone* of Luzon Province Force ut Constabulary, Manila, Feb. 25.— A forceoflk under General San Miguel reapi in Rizal province yesterday, avoided an engagement with the t f^ce in the south but capta* 8Ina11 detachments of m n atih S The enemy surrounded the I osm t'ainta and Taytav, 11 miles a n Manila, and captured 40 scouts u|| men of the constabulary, whom T afterward set free. luun Inspector ilJB Lll| Mcllwains, it’. Today i . ^ Y t h e ^ ^ b u l l a V y ’ was m Tuesday Cara,:a8 ° n the , T,h,'? '* t8r and captured near Montalbafi, M l lucsuay* , request was made on behalf of the Ger- 4. * , Xl * • . The vote— Fulton 33, Geer 25, Wood luan embassy by Herr Baltazzi, former- uorth.e^ t . oi .Man1]?* ^ 15, Williams, 6, scattering 6, paired 5. ly charge d ’affaires at Caracas, but who r’ r0.ml|lwd to r®'ea*e tlief 1 ,f. ,b< The Benate—To create office of state baa since come to Washington, and has l„ " urren< er * elri While they were conferring examiner of public lecorde, passed. To | been assisting the embassy in the pend* point, Mcllwaine made a dash fi * authorize Indian war veterans to .bring in? negotiations. erty, and he and all ol the conMtc 1 suit against tbe state upon their claims, ! Mr. Bowen was again forced to de- effected their escape. passed. To repeal law exempting pub- ‘ cline this request, which he did polite- When the news of the reappeo;i lie officers from garnishment proceed-1 ly, at the same time reminding Herr , ings, passed. The senate adopted a ; Baltazzi that he was bound by the ., rB;n(nr, resolution to adjourn Friday, February terms of the protocol, which provided ‘ t b , hurried into 20, at 12 o’ clock P .M . that the 5,500 pounds should be paid , la7 were hurried ink. I at Caracas on the 16th of March to the ^ al ; The House - To provide for flat sal- diplomatic .epresentative of Germany. Colo“ el 8c,,tt went to Antipole* ary, passed. To change name of Re- j u9t what reason was given by the G er-, 8“ med ol *he, ,or“ 1 form school to Industrial school, man representatives for making the re- rLhey met wlth, 8“ 'a11 ‘ ®tach' passed. To fix boundary of Wallowa (, ue8t i8 not known. Such a draft, the enemy and a few skirmuks county, passed. For new bridge across | however, it is Dresumed. would be ne- I P act ' l"-v were, however, Willamette at Portland, passed. gotiable, and the result would he that to loeate the main body of the Germans could immediately obtain General Allen and Colonel tail continuing the pursuit, and Clackhmas county school teachers the money it called for. The whole matter is presumed to overtake the released prisoners, will hold an -institute at Oregon City February 28. hinge on the question of tbe return of , ft is supposed . - - , „ __ that San the ships, national and private, which I nr<'.e fonsists of 300 men, arms Labor unions of Oregon City blame were taken by the German warships ” nl.‘ 0,med- ' bc 8cene ° f ladra* Senator Brownell for the failure of the during the blockade, and regarding ®*t®nds from CaloocM, eight hour bill to pass. which there appears to tie a hitch. miles north of Manila, eastwin The Italian ambassador made a call “ »«mb»'™ and skirting the north The monument to the Second Oregon dead lias been placed in position at upon Mr. Bowen today and explained NORTHWEST IN CONGRESS that he had been informed by his gov Riverview cemetery, Portland. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat— Walla Walla, 7 5 3 7 7 c; blue- stem, 88c ; valley, 78@80c. Barley— Feed, $23.50 per ton; brew ing, $24. Floor— Best grade, $4.3034.86; grah am, »3.4533.85. Mi (stuffs Bran, $18319 per ton; middlings, $23 3 24; shorts, $193 20. chop, $18. Oats— No. 1 white, $1.15 3 1.20; gray, $1 .12 ^ 3 1 .1 5 per cental. Hay — Timothy, $11312; clover, $ 8 3 9 ; cheat, $9310 per ton. ' ernment that orders had been issued by McNeill’ s Island Prison Receive« T | the adimralty on February 14 for the —Klamath Indian BUI Report« J sunender of the ships taken by the Washington, -------— Feb. 25. — Tbe»;' j Italian vessels. , — ~ Mr. Bowen today prepared and hand-1t0llay passed Senator Gibson'sb^gi ed to the representatives of the block- yiding that any or a ll landshenffl ading powers the drafts of the protocols | incll,lle<l within reservations f o t f l for the submission of the question of voir purP°8es Miay , in the di* > the determination of preferential treat | **le secretary o f the intem S ment to The Hague tribunal. The un -1thrown HPen to en try and sett« allied powers will lie invited to join in ! wllen 8U( h tracts are not need« ' thie issue after the piotocolB with the reservoir purposes, and cannot«« allies are signed, selected in the Future. _Z_______________ Favorable report was made!®! Senator Foster’ s amendment EX-SECRETARY o f s t a t e s h o r t . ------------- sundry civil b ill appropriating I'* H‘» Accounts Show Discrepancy of *533 for extending and moderai«ii$| prison at M cN eill’ s island, —Will Make It Good. coma. Boise, Idaho, Feb. 25— Chairman The general d eficiency bill, ‘ ' Potato»«—Beet Burhanks, 8 0 3 76c per sack; ordinary, 40350c per cental, Jenkins, of the legislative investigating j tad»;8 » growers’ prices; Merced sweets, $23 committee, reports the discovery of a ' y’ arrles $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 addition« courthouse and ja il at J* 2.25 per cental. ~ j discrepancy of over $533 in the Poultry— C hickens, m ixed, 1 2 X c ; , COODt8 of e*-8ecretary of State llasseTt, a difference difference between the young, 11312c; hens, 1 2 !* c ; turkevs representing "P resen tin g a turned into into the tresaury and the live. 1 5 316c; dressed, 1 8 3 20c; duck"; fees fees turned the tresaury amount o of filings as as revealed revealed by the $<37.60 per dozen; geese, $738.60. »mount f filings Cheese— Fnll cre .m ,li„ . work work of of the the committee’ committee’ s s clerk. clerk. 17hrC; Young America, 1 7 ^ 3 1 8 ^ ; Mr- Ea88«tt inform «! Chairman f t , . , ------- . Mr. Passett has informed Alaak>; <17.486 to pay the 1 inrn? h * 1 t o m Pan y foy . Z , « il ’ f°u f° r on e v®?r 8 Bia •' widow of Representative Tongw- Kepresentative n. . . . Moody . . . . - - tisisy . . . «.« Jenkins that he will deposit the amount ^ J .rePort<* i h ,s bill providing*»' factory prices, 1 3 1 >ic 1 v of State h T . mg to settlement a large part«1 with the secretary y of state. H« says Kiamath reservation. He will.* Butter—Fancy creamery, 303 32>^c he has no idea how the discrepancy < per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 203 enrred, adding that the greatest care ? « '• " ‘ • ' . « ‘ H UP ,th» b ,l‘ . ^ 2 2 X c ; store, 16318c. was taken in the work of recording i„ the 9ena,e la8t 8es81°n . making«« Eggs— 22*y3 2 4 per dozen. struments, etc., and keening cheek on aPPr°priation to the Indians, •*« the fees. P 8 k ° n 110 snbetitnte n il bill which t* Hops—Choice, 22327c per pound. ----------------- - . the sale of the lands before the I* Wool—Valley, 1 2 ti3 1 5 c; Eastern To Refund Island Duties. are paid Oregon, 8@14)<ic; mohair, 263280. Washington, Feb. 25— The senate ! Ohio Valley is a Sea. Beef — Gross, cows, 333?*c per ittee on Pacific islands and Porto j p pound; et«rs, 4 3 4 J ic ; dressed, 7J^c. comm R ico h.« favor»).i„ _ IT j 7, . Evansville, fcv an sv ille , I Ind., n d ., F Feb. eb . «K Veal— 7 )*3 8 > ic. bill to refund the .n ,eP° » t* ? 1 *rom tr'b o ta ry stream s have «** 0111 to return] the am ountof dnt es o.iu r.«.- , . u 1 Mutton — Gross, 4c per pound; on m erchandise brought into the U n ^ ^ , r i W “ "e and Pad«a*K dressed, 7j$c. SUtes between April 1 1899 I d M P' ,CP" l,« tween here Lambs — Grose, 4c par miles wide. Tb«- p o u n d ;'! , 1900, .n d also on o i merchandise m erch ^ Z .“ ‘ i " dressed, 7j$c. of acres of wheat are under wsi* brought into the United States frmo Hogs — Groee, 6 * c P* pound ; ; the Philippines between April 1 t«Q8 the Indiana side, oppoiste dressed, 7g 7 * c . 1 and March 1 , 1902. ’ ’ Ky., the land is covered for * of seven mi lee.