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
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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.
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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
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h ,„ t hurt.
seriously
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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
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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, $9310 per ton.
'
ernment that orders had been issued by
McNeill’ s Island Prison Receive« T
| the adimralty on February 14 for the
—Klamath Indian BUI Report«
J sunender of the ships taken by the
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Feb. 25. — Tbe»;'
j Italian vessels.
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Mr. Bowen today prepared and hand-1t0llay passed Senator Gibson'sb^gi
ed to the representatives of the block- yiding that any or a ll landshenffl
ading powers the drafts of the protocols | incll,lle<l within reservations f o t f l
for the submission of the question of voir purP°8es Miay , in the di* >
the determination of preferential treat | **le secretary o f the intem S
ment to The Hague tribunal. The un -1thrown HPen to en try and sett«
allied powers will lie invited to join in ! wllen 8U( h tracts are not need« '
thie issue after the piotocolB with the reservoir purposes, and cannot««
allies are signed,
selected in the Future.
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Favorable report was made!®!
Senator Foster’ s amendment
EX-SECRETARY o f s t a t e s h o r t .
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sundry civil b ill appropriating I'*
H‘» Accounts Show Discrepancy of *533 for extending and moderai«ii$|
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, $738.60.
»mount
f filings
Cheese— Fnll cre .m
,li„ .
work
work of
of the
the committee’
committee’ s s clerk.
clerk.
17hrC; Young America, 1 7 ^ 3 1 8 ^ ;
Mr- Ea88«tt
inform «! Chairman
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Mr.
Passett has informed
Alaak>; <17.486 to pay the 1
inrn? h * 1 t o m Pan y
foy .
Z
,
« il
’ f°u f° r on e v®?r 8 Bia •'
widow of Representative Tongw-
Kepresentative
n.
. . . Moody
. . . . - - tisisy
. . . «.«
Jenkins that he will deposit the amount ^ J .rePort<* i h ,s bill providing*»'
factory prices, 1 3 1 >ic 1
v
of
State
h
T
.
mg
to
settlement
a
large
part«1
with the secretary
y of state. H« says Kiamath reservation. He will.*
Butter—Fancy creamery, 303 32>^c
he
has
no
idea
how
the
discrepancy
<
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 203
enrred, adding that the greatest care ? « '• " ‘ • ' . « ‘ H UP ,th» b ,l‘ . ^
2 2 X c ; store, 16318c.
was taken in the work of recording i„ the 9ena,e la8t 8es81°n . making««
Eggs— 22*y3 2 4 per dozen.
struments, etc., and keening cheek on aPPr°priation to the Indians, •*«
the
fees.
P 8
k ° n 110 snbetitnte n il bill which t*
Hops—Choice, 22327c per pound.
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the sale of the lands before the I*
Wool—Valley, 1 2 ti3 1 5 c; Eastern
To Refund Island Duties.
are paid
Oregon, 8@14)<ic; mohair, 263280.
Washington, Feb. 25— The senate !
Ohio Valley is a Sea.
Beef — Gross, cows, 333?*c per
ittee on Pacific islands and Porto j
p
pound; et«rs, 4 3 4 J ic ; dressed, 7J^c. comm
R ico h.« favor»).i„ _
IT j 7, .
Evansville,
fcv an sv ille , I Ind.,
n d ., F
Feb.
eb .
«K
Veal— 7 )*3 8 > ic.
bill
to
refund
the
.n
,eP°
»
t*
?
1
*rom
tr'b
o
ta
ry
stream
s
have
«**
0111 to return] the am ountof dnt es o.iu
r.«.-
, .
u 1
Mutton — Gross, 4c per
pound;
on
m
erchandise
brought
into
the
U
n
^
^
,
r
i
W
“
"e
and Pad«a*K
dressed, 7j$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.