VENEZUELANS ARE ARMINO. I troop* and Qun* Sent to La Ouayra and Volunteer* Enrolled. NEWS OF OREGON British and Ocrman* Arrested. Houses Stoned, Flag* Burned. ITEMS or INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS La Guayra, Venezuela, Dec. 13.—The OREGON. EUGENE OF THE STATE. _ British cruiser Indefatigable arrivtnl o ■ -a here at 6 o’clock this evening from Quanta, the port of Barcelona, where High Water Damage* Eugene Woolen she is believed to have lieen in search Mill- Minnesota Colony to L«xate in Comprehensive Review of the Import­ of the Venezuelan gunlmat Restuardor. Lane County—Ingram Want* Legis­ ant Happening! of the Past Week, The German cruiser Vineta and tbe lature to Aid Him Oregon Odd Fel­ Presented In Condensed Form, Moat British cruiser Retribution left here at low* Celebrate 50th Anniversary. Likely to Prove Interesting. 6 o’clock this evening. It is supposed * they have on board Venezuela’s answer Free delivery of tnai^will comtnsnce Spain is trying to buy warships from to the demand ol the foreign powers, in Albany March 1, UtOfl. fi paign powers^ , which arrived from Caracas on a special An Fellows lodge ha* been in­ The first blizzard of the winter has at 2 o’clock. stitute-1 at 4>urkee, Eastern Oregon. swept Iowa and Nebraska. What is termed an inopportune dem- There are about 30 members. Ice forming on the “third” rail of onntration and the strange method re- Probably the largest shipment of the New York elevated roads has stop- tQ the remitUnoe the yene. wool ever made from Independence at ped all trains. zuelan foreign minister of the demands one time occurred last wefek. H. A. The Venezuelan gnnboats captured of Great Britain and Germany, which Douty shipped direct to Boston 120,000 ( pounds of wool. TM' shipment made by Germany and Great Britain are are freely criticised here. The government has sent 2,000jmen up almost 10 freight cars. now manned by British sailorj. and 18 guns from Caracas to reinforce A Rock Island passenger train was the garrison at I-a Gua.wa. These The Linn county jail wall* will be wrecked by a broken rail near Terrill, troppB s»e camped at Cuaracuti, dis­ line«l with three-sixteenths inch stael Tex., and the engineer and fireman tant one hour from La Gutty*». All pbit»s. Tbe *eABi» wifi aU* be cov- killed. day and atol nig$>t Mixnunitiaa bite heeai en-9 witb a a<««*rk of sD-el bans. Fire destroyed a five story building carried to Fort latyigita, wdaah •aowosv* These M<*»osw»ivi0e te the js«i 1 hsow ysid qt fleranton, Pa., in which was located! i the hiasbar, and prepasiiiaons are be (tog beea tMide ncaeRWWY by hrwOoi in the past two ¿tears. a wholesale grocery firm. Tbe loss wilt tmalo to resist the foreagn fbaoes» Volunteers to the number of 926 amount to If 175,999. For ws--1» tbeae has been a s*»-t-rtiiataa An automatic tnachme In» Ik es isi- mea, add loom ha Guaran, hinte been haating of seservoir sta-s tfw*ugh«wt It hue deatelopeh t-tart vented that will clean m*Be -ahiisu firmed todity, aaid> m**e use aetyiesviag Dis-tassa It is asserted hete tlsw tae w4iea tJae g»v«vnait-aot so a i m irf Is--- ge*e at than seven men. o It will i ewib onaiore asms. gsvexanerg wan laid sufficient Men t* rte wsrk hi tf^s arid region 3 will Haul the sglrnon canning industry. resist the foreign ffiBÍei» as take ni«w- «juery awa*Lable rerervoi«- nxe tal*en by The dock Jab.svrs strihe “in Mar­ meut is pspodur. Every wheae wne some ene who ha* :9 NerwegMiag tacue b-tt Pen- dletea So join a huger party in Hte Ice in Lalaa St. Clair ctagged tt><> m- S?>ain, Triawdad, of the VenemekM Hast, and at New York they will all liy the lto®tisho erwiser takR pipes for Detroit’s vatter supply gmihsat s;dI far Kurape. After a visit ta tbsir so seriously that many factories were Clary bd is wartcwnnisuncHted t* B»exi- old homes the ewiwsioaists wail aeturn, dent Casteo by a tepteeeMtaabras of the compelled to shut down tenytouWiiy. Associated Press. The event caused and ««q-e- t ta bring raaaij o' their frieaite and rehitives with them. General Miles will visit the German gwat excitement. o emperor. The president Ims called on all Vene­ The new Oregon code, compiled by The reciprocity treaty with Cuba has zuelan citizeas between the ages of 18 Judge C. B. Bellinger aad W. W. and 50 to talo- tq> arms in the de fen eg Cotton, has been issued. This code been (jgned. ° 0 was authorized by the hast leim-latat»- of the con airy. The California end of the Pacific and will hereafter lie-uised in the courta cable lias beitfi laid. PAY OF COMMWWONRRS. in place of the codes heretofore in use Negro voters of Alabama have farmed One thousand copies will lie delivered a colored Republican party. o senate Decide* on a Lump Sum f«>r Each to the secretary of st£te. of the Strike Arbitrators. ° Three men lost their lives in a coal 0 There is a movement on foot to di­ Washington, Dec. 13.—The senate vide the Eighth judicial district, con­ mine accident at Wilkesbarre, Pa. Secretary Hitchcock has’suspended late ‘yesterday afternfxui passed, with sisting of Baker, Umatilla and Wallowa Union all timber land entries in the Pacific Beveral amendments, the bill fixing counties, into two districts. coast states. the compensation of the anthracite and Wallowa will e«nstitute one, and Baker county will be constituted a The cohi wave continues in New- coal strike commission, and it now judicial district by itself, if the plan York and suffering is intense on account g«H‘s to «^inference. Sentiment was is carried out. The reason for the of the lack of coal. strongly in favor of allowing the mem- change is that the district is so popu­ ,»» Finley Peter Dunne, of “Mr. Dooley tiers of the commission who are not lous that there is too much for one fame, was mairied in New York to employes of the government a lump judge to do. Miss Margaret Abbott. A slight earthquake shock was fedt sum for their service, and after much Fire at Worcester, Mass., caustal ■ debate $ t,999 was settled upon as the at Grants Pass last Saturday. property loss of $259*900. About a proper amount, thus taking th«« matter Local meat dealers of La Grande dozen firemen were injured. out of the hands of the president. will establish a first-class parking Several other amendments were One of the coal operators called to house. testify before the conimission stated adopted, fixing the expenses of the A colony of Minnesota farmers are that his company re««ived atxiut $2.50 commissioners and the assistant record­ negotiating for 30,000 acres of laud in ers at $19 per day, and leaving the per ton for coal. question of the amount of salary of the Lane county. It is statisl that President Castro ha* assistant recurd -rs and employes to the Th’e wajm and heavy rains of l§st asked United States Minister Bowen to commission. The name of the com­ act as arbitrator in tbe controversy mission was chaiAttsi to ‘‘Anthracite week have raised the Rogue river to the highet stage it has known for yeap. with Great Britain and Germany. Coal Strike Arbitration.” An amendment 4>y Daniel, of Vir­ The postoffices at Castle Rock, Wash., A two days’ farmers institute was Nez Perce, Rathdrum, Sand Point and ginia, intenen Quay, who favors the the Lewis and Clark exposition. omnibus bill, and senators who oppose the presidency and will not run for it. it. Quay and Bate saido they were Fire°destroyed the planing mill of It ia thought likely that Governor roadv to vote. Beveridge, Ixrdge, Hale W. I). I’lue, at Rainier. Ixiss on Taft will sticceeil Judge Shiras on the ami others protest««l .against ” pressing building sAul contents, $28,000, par- supreme bench. the bill so soon after it was reported, tially cover«««! by insurance. over until Moi day. Charles T.Yerkes, the capitalist, ia a and it went ------ 9------------------ Frank S. Ingram, who was Bhot while strong advocate ol the lalxir union as Pari* Exhibit at St. I.ouls. Tracytind Merrill were making their organized in the Unite«i States. Paris, Dec. 13.—The prefect of the escape fro n the penitentiary, and who There i* much piracy being practiced lost his leg as a result, anti has since Seine lias submitted to the municipal in the waters adjacent to the Philip­ l>een pardontsl by the governor, is cir­ pines. The small craft only are preye«l council a memorial en the advantages culating a le-tition asking aid from the | to Ire gained by a lilieral representation legislature to establish him in a small on. I "flie Indian appropriation bill befoae of Paris at the St. Louis exposition, business w hereby he may be able to th«« house carries more than $1,000,999 and asking for an sppropriation.of $36,- make for himself a living. less than the appropriation for the 999, which it is ex|M«cted the council The 50th adgiiversarv of the organiza­ present fiscal year.o will grant. The memorial points out tion of th«« fitst Odii Fellow lodge in the l®ranco-.\meriean cham*ter of th«> Oregon was held in SaR-m Del>er 6. Thirteen anarchists were arrested in Rome after a desperate struggle? Th«« exposition and urges a Parisian repre­ Then« was a large n*i*ber of members lailice *nrpri*e«i them at a meeting sentation whigh will ewceefi jn its fr->*i all parts of the state present. while they were in the act of taking an artistic nature that of the CUaeUM J'lie i »-rcises weee presidtM over by Sil»- .1. Day, past gn«.«l nu*-*»r, 1968. oath with poniards to assassinate King world’s fuar. Victor Emmanuel. The high wun-r caused o>nside»«We People Aim prevest the ladawnee The machinery ha* lieen ti [ta'tQ- It is the plan ol the trusts to dvteat from receiving supplies. The people ba-Uy o*x of tree. Rixisevt'lt for renomination. have promised to assist the police said constabulary in the campaign against . PDHff.AFiD MAHMHfli Secretary Root ha* rwommended the the tadrones, and Governor Daniel has laying cf an all-American cable to agrrt-d to give them a chance. Many Wheat—Walia\9niliw 714473»; tollte Alaska. ladronea have already t>een ar ranted, stem 79.<$80c; valley, 74c. Barley—Feed, $23.50 pettan; The crown prince of Germany will and the plan of co-operation promitDh Ing, $24.00. probably visit the Unit«*! State* at the to la« a success. lime of the St. Ixiuis fair. Flour—Best grade, 3.60(93.90; «T»h- Kull«! I p Japan'* Navy. am. $3.20®3.60. Hops rtill continue to raise in price, Tokio, Japan, l*ec. 13.— The qtl««e- Millstnff»—Bran. $19.00 per ton ; but big consumer* are holding their tion of Japan expanding her navy is middlings, $23.50; shorts, 119.50, order* in hopes of a decline. rtill unsettl«*!, though it is said to be chop, $18. Greet Britain will ship 296,099 j obliged, as part of the tacret conditions Oats—No. 1 white, $1.15(91.17 : mule* and horse* from the I nit«*) attach«*! to the conclusion of the Angle« gray, $1.13^(91.15 per cental. I Japanese alliance. Marquis Ito, the State* to restock the farm* in the Hay — Timothy, $1(M|11; clover, i ex-Freniirr, is taking a d«iep interest in Transvaal. I the matter, and is endeavoring to com­ $9.00; cheat. $8(99 per ton. Potatoes— Bert Bnrtianks, 60(980« The largest department store in promise the difficulties among the po- Omaha has failed. The liabilities of litHal parties with a vie» to eff««ctmg ;«er sack; ordinary, 50<55c per cental, the company are about $447,990, with th* expansion without having rectrars* growers’ pricee; Merced sweets, $1.75(9 $2 per cental. asset* which will more than cover that to the «X'ntinug,nce of the land tax. Poultry—Chickens, mixed, $3.00ington fa««. Gol,ist>«>ro for the unpahl balame of factory prices, 1(31 l»c lee*. Butter—Fancy cr*am*ry, 30(3321»« Italy al*<> has claims against \We- $20,900. He urged that, a* th* Golds­ ;ee318. that country to enforce her demand*. Eggs—25rt30c per ft-en it shookl lie acceptable to tbe govern­ Hope—New crop, 23326c per pound A Mexican scoot »** captured by ment. Wool—Valley, l$Si915c; Eastern Yaqui Indian*, his tevtciit «>ff and then Diamonds Stolen from Hotel. Orex«»n, 8gll4Sc; mohair, 264U8»-. compel!«««! to walk. lie fell dead after Cbi< ago. I've. 13 —Mrs. Charles II. H*ef—Gros*, cows, 3(38 Sc per 100 yards. Q Blackman, a wealthy widow re«iarade«i by Each Country on Many Product* the streets ol the capital, displaying No Further Changes Likely. lianners and singing patriotic song*. Violent speeches were delivered at var­ Havana, ¡>ec 12.—A definite treaty ious pointe. The populace marche«! to | of commercial reciprocity between Cuba th* palace of President Castro, who and the United Statas was signed at 11 addressed them. The mob then moved o’clock last night by General Bliss anj on to the German legation, shouting: Secretaries Zaldo and Monte*. It lacks “Death to the Germans!” only the signatures of Secretary Hay Tbe windows were shattered with and Senor Quesada, and the approval stones and attempts made to force the of the United States and Cuban senates doors, but the ,latter resisted these to make it operative. efforts, and Madame von Pilgrim- Although the treaty provides for a Baltazi, the wife of the German chiage, uniform reduction of 20 per - cent from who lift been ill in Jxsd for th* part the present tariff charges on Cuban two msnttis, mad taMteftaoe c«*Jd not pi«*** «. e**»rikig the United States, a leaaM ('.«rttal* w irii her hm«b.u»d, wi<- p«i«ital list wf producte has bwe* «n MHtanta GW*! The teu-iteaiwMt wots s»«il ax»:«* MtaAm NegutlatoftinM. wtae*, at 1$ o’slsel» taixrgM, the gsa- erMswtt sadeaed the sawst *f adl Ge»- M';» tosa Atta a, Des. 15.— At tbse in­ imm «id Eagftod» Beside« tos. the «*U>- CeiiS»»l mdslWBty. and W. W. JFalhice, iaet. Dr. Hertau w» unable ta jtive manager «f the tekec. 12. — Tbe senate rommittae on immigration vesterdkv continue«! its bearing on the immigra­ tion bill, the first witness being Wil­ liam Hayward, representing the Ha waiian Sugar Planters' association and the chamlier of commerce of Honolulu. Mr. Hayward's objections were directed solely to the educational test require­ ments of the bill. This test, he said, would keep out of Hawaii the only labor it can obtain, and in time would produce financial ruin. The Hawaiian planters have tried for years, he said, at great expense to get white labor to work in the fields, but without slice« ss. Japan is now the only country from which labor can tw obtain«*!, and the tslucMional test would keep out all the Japanese. * Colonel Joseph Smolinski, repn-sext- ing the Polish-Ainerieim Alliance, ah«* spolse ai*i«a-t the efiacatienal test. He tiud these ar< alasi-t 5,099,0i t> Stowe in tae United States, sad de»toai-d Matt many Poles who wo«ld make excellent citizens weald he kept ont by edaca- ,tioaal tan**, and their te*«nKK.*as for fits-dom he itadod. A. P. Andeseea, repee-tadia*: rte Americsm 1 lae s*e:aiishq> ceapaav, Mok easeptiea ta the wsvadaieats as- eetaly »««to- *• the hill iaip uoat fises on »ransporatio*a ix>a|:iai»s ar *roow iap itoa*seized adA-aw t»ul|giur CiwwcMk Rta. MEXICO IS INTERESTED. Watchirg; to Sec Bow Far the Monroe Doctrine Will Reach. City of Mexico, Dec. 15. — KI Impar- cial, the Liberal newspaper, in discuss­ ing the Venezuelan troubles, sees in the attitude of Germany and England an attempt to try how far reaching is the shadow, for some threatening, for others protecting, of the Monroe doc­ trine. Therefore all eyes are now turned toward the capital at Washing­ ton, for the situation may perhaps be­ come very difficult for the American governmeat. 1 The Mexican Herald says that blood is thicker than water for the Latins as well as for the Anglo-Celts, and that Latin America looks on at the present crisis with anxiety. New lowmmtnt BkiiliBrun» W aldington, Dec. 15.— The h*t»e •omaiittee on pahl ic bwilditiHs and grounto refioitad favorably the bill ap­ propriating $7,09«,09* to porches«« a Mite for a cosrt of justice bailding for the acsoaisi*dHti*a *f the sspseMe court of the Unttad States, tae depasr- m - at of just!«««, n.ational Imv ldrssry aid intarmwllsMl tribaanMe. The csai- mita-w alss reported the bill, which p.s-swd Mis mwm M s . carrying $2,50d,t»»8 tor the cesetructisa sf a nw depart- ■eut 34,000,000 acres, an increase of 5.1 per cent upon the area estimate«I to have Iwen sown in th* fall of 1901. The condition of winter wheat on I'ecember 1 was 99 7, as compared with 86.7 in 1901; 97.1 in 1900, and a nine-year average of 91 4. French Bank* Losing Deposit^ New York, I»ec. 15—The with­ drawal* from the Ravings lank*, say* a l ari* dispatch to the Tim** hr way of Londvn, in the last 10 day* have ,-'n the hank*. ¿ln«a the beginning of the year the with- drswal. have en-eeiied the deposits bv • 25.900,000. 7 BLOW IS STRUCK. Power* Seize Venezuelan Warships- Lltl- matum Sent to Castro. tales of w ronqs Caracas, Dec. 11.—At 4 o’clock yes­ terday afternoon the combined German and British fleet seized and towed out­ side the harbor of la* Guayara ail the vessels which were then there. These weie the warships General Crespo, Tolumo, Oasum and Margaiita. The ships were manned by 390 men. The news of the capture of the war vessels is not yet generally known in the capital. Great excitement will undoubtedly prevail when it is an- nounwd. __ ______ MINERS GIVE COMMISSION EVlDENCF Ultimatum Sent by Courier. death of a wife as « r^lt of lt e fotae removal from her home, and « ’ story of a mother whose h08band ' killed in the Markle mines, and of bo? she and her two boy, 8truggl(j Semtary Wtt» Rbwmttrtgrtds America!» Llrtt. an All- Wasdriartuoa, Dee. °11. —“I wish to irt*ei*M»n te the Mity*rtU*«» ef a , saWe between the nertakMessetn eeast , od the sfetta ef Washrtigton and the eoaxhein pewit of our Alaskan terri­ tory, no as to esnaeet Hie teh-gtooph swsteai •< the United StexteH with the telegrwph eyrteai in A las lav. “The govermaendt of the United states is maia tabling treops in Ahtetaa at various pohnta. It is nesponteble far the maintenaiMe of oader. Distorb- unces ause aiwatys I bible to eeeur in new mining camps, aad these is always a possibility of their occurring along a iroutier line. Our only present meaais of communicating by talegsupti with0 our officers, or with anyone conoeraed in the government of Alaeku, is ever the Canadian land Lanes.” So says Secretary Root in his annaal report to the president. Aad be it reaieiabered, Becsetary Root gcaemlly (gets what he gees after. The neeessity for an ail-Americm telegmph line to Alaska is recognized by many men in congress, and its importance, in view of the recent completion of an extensive military system in Alaska, is all the more apparent at this time. It is doubtful whether an appropriation will lie made0 at the present session for a cable such as the secretary a of the bill pro hibiting the sale of intoxicants within the Capitol building, and then laid aside the bill until today to pars % number of unobjected pension bills. The amendment fixing a $3 head tax on each immigrant coming into the United States furnished the principal topic for debate. It was discnssetl at length by Galling*r, Hoar, Fairbanks, l’enrose, Ixxlge and Foraker, and final­ ly was agreed to. The committee amendment making the tax a lien on the property of the transportation liaes bringing aliens to the United States was disagr««ed to. An amendment by Ixidj*« wan adopted, providing that the head tax shall not f>e levieil on alieas in transit throagh the United States, or ta aliews *ace a>i- rnit, Strug£k Year, to P.y 0( $JQ<> mony at Time. w„ Hlhetk. Surprising to the Comml.^n Owner* Have Little to Sa>. "* Scranton, Pa., Dec. ll.-Tale, , eviction from houses owned by c » >t.,kl. 4 Co •» The testimony, as presented by the witnesses whose fives are given to the coal mining industry, wag^ times pathetic, and surprising'to t*g commissioners, who listened to it WjU* undivided attention. The miners this afternoon conclodM the calling of witnesses against the Markle company, which concern «rf the conditions surrounding it b* lieen prominently before the mta'^ ^ioiiers since lasto Saturday. jD th absence of Samuel Dicxinson, of Phil * delpliia, and George R. Bedfotd of Wilwcsbarre, attorneys for the Markle company, who are reported to be on avoidably absent, only a perfunctot/ cross-ewainination has been carried on by J. H. Torrey, of Scranton, who’is iep?eeei3iuK another con^iany before tftoe commission, liery. Like tbe older brother, the second boy received no pay, his earaings lieing deducted for rent. The tears of tbe mother on tbe witness staad were by this time «ek­ ing up and whes she added that tbe money she earned for cleaning tbe I Markle offices w« never^iven her, tot was* kept by the company for rent, the commisrtusers lo*ked at one anoth* in surprise. She said it tookothe throe of them 13 years to make up thedeht, the mother’s earnings from neighton being°the principal contribution tow« the maintenance of the family- *“« debt wan cleared last August. P0”"! the ei> years from the time her 1 > band was« killed until the time the fiirt boy went to work the comp»»’ I never asked her for rent. I Test W ashtagoon Hemlock In ,«l* Washington, Dec. 11. —Gn reco* mendation of Senator Foster, tbe department has ordered that •amp*«’* of Washington hemlock timl*r be * ried to Manila aboard the tr*w£ Dix, now loading at Tac->ms. thoroughly tested by forestry *nd ’ a termaster officers to «ktermin* eistance to attacks from ants ability to stand tests are intended to show «be not this lumber is suited for coae^ tion purposes in the Philipp‘nW- Barrett Not the Maa. Washington, Dw. 11.—I’nrin«* on Secretary Hay the Jape** . , ter, Kogoro Takahira. ¿‘P10® iat'. but firmlv intimated that Hie i * ment of John Barrett Japan would not lie as pleas-»* im;>erial government at J' of some other man. No f°'n • P (1, was file«) against Barrett s«PP° 1Stne* but the statements °', '*—«)*• minister were such as to lea for doubt as to bis meaning Wilkesbarr*. Pa., Dec. 11.—Four men were killed and 10 injured, three probably fataHy, by the explosion of a box of dynamite in No. 5 mine of the I^high A Wilkeebarre coal company, at South Wilkesbarre today. The mine has the reputation of being the most gaseous in the entire region and at first it was reported that the gas had exploded and a score of miners had Fatal Wreck on the Sant* ft l>een killed outright. r_: __ Fortunately, Los Anglees. Dec. however, th* gas did not explode, The accident caused the big colliery to SUS son. a Santa Fe engineer, ssr*-’ killed and two firemen wre rollis** pend operations for the day. injured in a bea 1-on fta'i ,r Peaeb on the Santa Fe near Tannery Fire. Los* $373.000. B.,th engi«*» 1 Ridgway, Pa., Dec. 11.— The Eagle I Aria., vesterdav. Bwicht . r*Tf fre'gci I \ a Hey tannery was destroyed by fire ! wrecked and several ^er detail«0' today. The loss on th* building is es­ | ma-bed. Only mea, wretk are obtainable. timate) at $75,000, and that on the stock of leather and hides $250,000 to To Pay Cost of Bubonk t.ioO.OOO, Insurance ample. This Washington, Dec. 1*' • tannery is in the Elk Tanning com­ pany’s district, which is identified Wilcox, of Hawaii. b»« “ n.ttrrt*f' with the I nited Mates leather com- bill in tbe bouse ta P*ny. A large number of employes render«*! by the »**•’. _.rprs*-«* t will h* thrown out of employment. Re­ for property destroyed 1« the bulonic plague. building will commence soon.