Eugene Weekly Guard.
Chicago Carmen Attack Nonunion Craws
and Drive Them From Stroats.
BUGIMI
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting.
The thirtieth national convention of
the W. C. T. U. is in session at Cincin
nati.
The Great Northern railway has se
cured a loan of $7,21*0,000 for improve
ment of the system.
The czar of Russia has wired the
Manchurian vieercy that there must lie
no war with Japan.
Representative Jones, of Washing
ton, has introduced a bill dividing the
state into two judicial districts.
Dispatches from Bogota say Colom
bia will never recognize the republic of
Panama and will fight to the last.
The < iregon delegation in congress
has aksed Roosevelt for his aid in se
curing the 1905 lair appropriation.
Andrew II. Green, one of New York’s
oldest and most remarkable citizens,
has been «hot by a negro, who is be
lieved to be insane.
Chicago street car strikers have been
joined by the firemen.
A few cars
are being run with jiolice protection,
but they are carrying no passengers.
Chicago, Nov. 14.—Constant scenes
of disorder, over a «listrict approxi
mately 50 square miles in extent, re
sulted today from the inauguration of a
strike by the employes of one of the
two principal surface street railway
companies in Chicago. All along the
lines, wherever cars were started,
strike sympathizers made des|M*rate on
slaughts on the crews, beginning at
dawn of day, and continuing as long as
the cars remained on the tracks.
The tie-up was made complete. A
number of ears were wrecked, and that
no person was killed is no fault of the
rioters. One man's back wbb broken,
and the first shot ot the strike was
tired at Wentworth avenue and West
Sixty-ninth street, where a mob of sev
eral hundred persons tried to hol«l up
a train.
l>erogatory remarks reganling the
union by an arme«l nonunion employe
of the company caused a riot at Thirty
sixth and State streets tonight. The
man was chase«! into an engine house
nearby, and before the police could
reach the spot a mob of 2,000 jiersous
surrounded the place, howling for the
life of the refugee. A «quail of police
men, after a great «leal of difficulty,
finally quelled the disturbance an«i re
moved the man to a place of safety.
.Many person, chiefly nonunion street
car men, were injured by flying splin
tered glass. Two women were among
those hurt.
Excepting a few dozen passengers,
who had to flee from the cars, the 300,-
000 patrons of the company were forced
to all other sorts of methods to get
down town ami back.
Representative Lacey, of Iowa, has
introduced a bill providing that when
RANT AT AMERICA.
any stream shows signs of being over
fished the secretary is authorized to es
tablish weekly close«I |«eri<sla «luring Colombians arc Wild Over the Los«
of Panama.
the fishing aeaaon.
Colon,
Nov.
14.—The Royal Mail
Democrats Will oppose any canal
steamer Orinoco arrived this morning,
treaty negotiate«! with Panama.
bringing news of General Torres ami
The diplomatic agent of Panama has the Colombian troops he took from
been received by President Rooaevelt.
here after the proclamation of the re
The powers have notified Turkey that public of Panama. The soldiers 1 m *-
she must accept the Macedonian reform haved well on the voyage.
On the arrival of General Torres and
plan at once.
his troop» at Cartagena the news of the
Senator Foster will win his fight for events on the isthmus quickly spread
a place on the committee of commerce and acused excitement. General Torres
over Mitchell.
and his officers were threaU'iied with
Senator Mitchell will give a banquet arrest as traitors, but the threat was
to all of the Western senators and at not put into effect, The populace,
that time explain fully the 1905 expo greatly excited, soon crowded the
streets crying, "Down with the Ameri
sition.
cans.”
The department of the interior has
United States Consul Ingersoll, fear
withdrawn 2,142,000 acre« of land in ing violence, remained shut up in the
the Great Falls, Mont., land district. consulate.
The withdrawal is for the purpose of
The Barranquilla authorities had in
investigating in connection with a tended sending 301) Colombian troops
propose 1 irrigation scheme.
by the Orinoco to Cartagena,
but
Vancouver, B.
Chinese are work learned that the vessel hail debarked
ing a new scheme to evade the laws. General Torres and his men, and de
Cor,Mirations with large capital on cide«! to keep the men at Barranquilla.
paper are tieing formed and Celestials The excitement at Barranquilla in
without a |x«nny are h«>w classed as creased with the spreading of the news
merchants. This entitles them to RO of the meeMion of the isthmus, which
was supplement««! by exaggerate«! ac
to China and return as they please.
counts of the alleged part played by
Colombia has sent general Reyes to
the United States therein.
try to make peace with Panama.
¡Fears are entertained for the safety
Rear Admiral Beardslee died Of of Americans in Colombia, and of the
apoplexy while visiting in Georgia.
,M>ssiability of the anger of the popu
The tie-up of Colorado mlnea by the lace living vented against foreigners
strike la more general than expected. generally. The authorities at Savanali
The San Dominican republic has have mounte«! two obsolete guns cover
fallen into the hands of the revolu- ing the wharf.
tionists.
PRICE FIXED ON FRIAR LANDS.
Germany will not listen to schein«
of Colombia that It eatablish a pro
Taft Appears to Have Solved Vexatious
tectorate.
Philippine Problem.
The powers have given Turkey to
Washington, Nov.
14. — Advices
understand that her objections to the
Mac edonian reform plan are trivial.
reaching the war department from Ma
nilla indicate that before he sails for
Both houses of Panama did little
th«* Unite«! States on December 22,
business the second day save to re
Governor Taft will have succeed««! in
ceive the president's message.
«etting one of the most vexatious prob
A freight train at Easton. Pa., ran lems connected with the acquisition of
down a street car, killing two per- the Philippines, namely, th«* ailjust-
sons and hurting a number of othera. nient of the claims of the friars for
five seriously.
their extensive projiertv holdings in
Ten thousand people, mostly wo- the islands. The price to Is* paid ap
men. crowded the street« of New York proximate« $7,000,000.
to see Miss May Goelet on her way to
Negotiations to this end have U*«*n
< hureh to be* onio the D m I mm *'f 0OR in progress at Manilla istwein Gover
burghs, and the disorder was unparal nor Taft ami Mgr. Guido, th«* pi«|*al
leled.
delegate, ever since the governor's re
K'-’g Edward, of England, has cel- turn to the island from Rom«*. Th«*
main obstacle to u settlement ap|H*ar»
elir t d his sixty-second birthday.
to have Is'en an issue ls'tw««-n th«*
1' - sldent Roosevelt has formally p««|*al delegate ami the religions orders
ask)-i| Senator Hanna to mauage hla as to the proportion of th«* purchase
campaign.
money to I m * |>aid bv the insplar gov
A bill asking statehood for New ernment that was to la* turne«l over to
This, it is umlerstissl, lias
Mexico is No. 1 on the calendar in Rome.
the house.
lieen agreed upon
The Italian minister of finance com
niltted suicide because he was ac-
cused of corruption.
Pope Plus X has held his first con
sistory and named two cardinal», but
neither of them are from America.
Emperor William, of Germany, un-
derwent a successful operation for
the removal of a tumor from bls
throat.
A diplomatic agent of the new Pan-
1
ama republic has written Senator
Morgan enlisting his support for the
Panama canal.
John Mitchell, president of th«
Mineworkers' union. Is said to tie
Gated for a cabinet position, He de
nies the report.
Th* United States battleship Maine
has been sent to Colon.
Russo Japanese conflict la growing
more and more remote.
St. Ix>uls jury In the bribery case of
State Senator Farris, is unable to
agree.
Democrats have »elected
Williams, ef Mississippi,
leader.
John S
aa their
Great Britain wsa surprised at the
quick recognition given the Colombian
revolutionists by the United States
Warship Fired on Her.
New York, Nov. 14.—The Civile
line steamer Cherokee arrive«L tisiay
from Santo Ihiinitigu with late direct
intelligence of tlu* insurrection ami re
ports an exciting eX|M*rience with a
liominiean man-of-war, by which the
steamer was stopped several times, on
one rsvasion shots Is-ing tins! across
her bow ami another the ship elmiing
th«* warship mnler «’over of darkness.
Macorif was evacuat««! by the military
forces November 3 nini all the p ports
except San Dm lingo City wen1 in th««
hands of the insurgents.
Trying Hard to Win It Back.
New York, Nov. 14.—Many Bogota
l.ilx*rals an«l Conservative« are cabling
here reganling th«* «■rv'enoion of th«*
isthmus, my» a Herald dispata'h from
Panama. Everything is promise«! the
isthmus to induce them to return to
the |*aternal country. Far more than
Panama ever «Ireamoi of is now freely
offensl if the new republic will give up
the movement. Even “eternal heaven
ly happiness" was the promise in one
dispatch from a high authority nt Ro-
gota. It is msslless to nay that the •P-
|s*wla have I m * vii ignonsl.
Colombian troops will march on
Favor» Farmlng a» Study.
Colon and Panama despite the recog
R<M-hester, N. V., Nov. 14.—Rep
nition of the new republic by the of thè varimi« offiivr» of the Nati
United States.
Grange were pr»*«,-nt«v| al th«* «-••«*
Governor Chamberlain will call a tinti tuday. The r«*port <»f thè v
special session of the Oregon legist« lecturer, <«»vernor N. J. lini bel«!
tore if a majority of the members will New llampehirr. oivrml th«* i
pledge themselves to enact no lawa
ti«mal Work <>f thè Grange
Ilei
other than remedial to tax levy.
wm ma«l«* t«> th<* t<*a<'hing >4 prie
The Maryland democratic plurality <4 agrii ultiire in publi«' sch«s4», i
!t 12.17$.
«rmiring th<> riglit» <4 agriculhm*
Colorado miners have gone on a lami grant <^>llegv». The farineri
at rite
••rally approve thè nuneiiieiit.
The republican house caucus has
America Wants Port Opened.
unanimously «elected Joseph G. Can
non as speaker.
London, Nov. 14.—The Daily Mail's
Howard Haynie, convicted of htxh To«io o«err»|sin«h*nt «ay» the Unit«*!
way robbery by a Seattle court, has States minister at Sr.Mil, 4'orra. ha«
been aenxenced to ail years in the prem-nted a note urging that Corea
Walla Walla penitentiary
«l*e«*dily open the p««rt «4 Yonampbu.
WON'T GIVE IT UP
MESSAOE OF PRESIDENT.
STRIKERS IN RIOT
Honor ■« Well «« Interest Demand» the
Cuban Treaty.
COLOMBIA DETERMINED TO
Washington. Nov. 12—Following 1»
LOST TERRITORY.
the message which the president yes
terday sent to the special session of
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
OREGON IRRIGATION CONVENTION.
SLOW market for stock .
congress:
OREGON MINES QAIN.
Coos Bay Hatchery Will Handle
Million Eggs.
Ten
Oregon City—"With a capacity of
Output of the Precious Metals on the In- only 6,000,000 eggs, the
Coos
Bay
crease In Our State.
Hatchery will this year handle 10.-
Washington. D. C.—Compared with 0C0.000 salmon eggs.” said Deputy
other states in the west, and with Fish Warden H. A. Webster, who has
Alaska as well, Oregon made a most just returned from a visit to the
creditable showing, proportionately, state's salmon fishery interests in the
with its gold production in 1901, ac Southern and Coast districts of the
cording to reports that have been re state. This increase in the output of
ceived by the director ot the mint. the station at Coos, says Mr. Webster,
The official report on Oregon's gold is due to a change in the manner of
output was prepared by F. A. Wing, operating the plant. Racks were in
assayer at the government assay of stalled this year that withstood the
fice at Seattle. By way of introduc- freshets end permitted a continuous
catch of salmon, while last year the
tion Mr. Wing says:
“By a thorough
and
systematic catch aggregated only 3.500.000 eggs
method of checking the receipts of The surplus in this year's catch is be
bullion and ores originating in Ore Ing deposited in the bed of Coos river
gon. deposited and shipped to the sev after the eggs have impregnated. Mr.
eral assay offices, mints, smelters and Webster also visited the state's sal
refineries of the .United States and mon interests at Yaquina, Alsea and
British Columbia, the output of 1901 Siuslaw and reports an unusually good
run of silverslde salmon this fall. He
was found to be as follows:
Ounces.
Value. also found the hatcheries making a
$1.834.821 good showing, the catches equaling.
Gold ........................ 88,759
Silver ..................... 163,873
211.87b If not excelling, the capacity of the
The copper output was valued at different plants.
$4193 and the lead st $1631, making
a total valuation of $2,052.433.
Forty Cattl» War* Killed.
There was a gain of $146.257 In the
Umatilla—Word has been received
output for the year over that of 1900.
notwithstanding the fact that some of here of a terrible slaughtering of cat
the mines were closed down for part tle on the bank of the Columbia river
or all of the year, some for the pur at a point west' of here. Richard
pose of installing new sinking plants Brothers of Horse Haven had pur
or other machinery, some from labor chased a large bunch of cattle in the
troubles some on account of the lack vicinity of Heppner and drove them
to the banka of the Columbia. Dur
of ore. and other causes.
The production of 1901 is given as ing the night the cattle became fright
ened, It Is believed at a passing train,
follows:
Value. and were thrown into a fierce stam
Gold .
$1.727,892 pede. They rushed over a steep bluff
Silver
170,721 and 40 were killed outright. Many
Copper
3.416 were so badly injured they had to be
Lead
4,145 killed'. The loss is over $600.
Work on the Bill Nye.
Medford—The owners of the Bill
Nye mine, located on Gall's
creek.
about ten miles north of Medford, are
making preparations for mining on a
large scale. A five-stamp mill, hoist
ing machinery, etc., are being Install
ed. The company has an 80-foot shaft,
a good deal of tunneling anil other de
velopment work on the claim, The
ore is free milling and there are sev-
eral thousand dollars worth of gold
in sight.
Superintendent D .R. An-
drus, of this city, left recently for the
mine, to look after the installation of
th» new plant.
Inspect-in ot Reform School.
Salem—The board of trustees of
the state reform school have made a
visit of inspection to that institution
and examined the new building re
cently constructed The work was ap
proved and final warrants ordered
drawn. The improvements consist of
the repair of the Industrial building,
which was gutted by fire two years
ago, ami the construction of an ad
dition filling in the space txt ween the
two wings of the main building. The
moms built inside the walls of the old
industrial building will be used for an
engine-room and a laundry.
Apples Turned Into Vlnegsr.
Eugene—At least a whole trainload
of apples, which would otherwise
have gone to waste, have already been
converted Into vinegar here in Eu
gene. with a possibility that half as
many more will be worked up before
the season ends. The vinegar fac
tory of Ingram A Zimmer has already
used 353*4 tons of apples, and ex
pects to use 500 tons. These apples
pre ground up as they are received
and converted into cider vinegar.
About 1000 bushels a day are con
sumed in this manner, and the indus
try promises good results to the own
ers and to the farmers.
Apples of Rogue River.
Ashland—The value of the apple
crop of 1903 in the Rogue river val
ley is estimated at $125.000. This
takes into account only the export
crop, which Is estimated In quantity
at from 150 to 175 carloads. Central
Foint. the shipping point for several
of the large orchards, including Ol-
well Bros., will send out 60 carloads
or more; Medford about an
equal
number. Fifteen carloads will go out
from Talent, ten or more from Aah-
¡«nd. several from Gold Hill and
Fhoenlx.
Dynamite Under Plant.
Trinidad, Colo., Nov. 12.—Dynamite
was exploded this morning under the
electric light and
power house at
Hastings. 20 miles north of Trinidad.
One corner of the house was blown
out. but the machinery was not dam
aged to any great extent. Although
information is meager It is understood
that the dynamite was not placed cor
rectly. and very little damage was
done. At the strikers' headquarters
it is claimed that the dynamiting was
not done by strikers, and that the pur
pose probably was to have militia or
dered to the camp.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
rWheat—Walls’ Walla, 75c; blue-
Machinery tor Rohrmla.
Cottage Grove—The mining ma stem, 79c; valley, 78c.
«hinery for the Crystal Consolidated
Barlev—Fe»«l, $20 per ton: brewia(,
Mining Company ha» arrived from the $■.'?. rollad, |21.
Union Inin Works. San Francisco,
Horn—Valley. $3.75(83.85 per bar
ami was immediately transferred to rel; hanl wheat straights. $3.75d»4.1O;
tracks of the Oregon A Southeast hanl wheat |«aw*nts. $4.20184.fit); gra
cm Railroad for shipment to Bohem ham. $3.35(83.75; whole wheat, $3Afi
ia. This machinery consists of the
l$$4; rye » heat, $4.50.
latest and most Improv««! pattern in
Oat»—No. I white, $1.07 Jk; gray,
stamp-milling machinery When com
pleted th«* mill will have a capacity $1.05 |ier cental.
MiUstnffs—Bran. $20 per ton; mid
of 25 tons per day.
A highgrade
standard concentrator will be use«! tn dling». $'-’4; short*. $20; chep, $16;
<onn«*ction with the mill.
lin»ec<l dairy fooil. $19.
Hav—Timothv, $16 per ton; »lover.
Marvelous Vein ot Gold.
$13: grain, $11; «-heat. $11.
Wolf Creek E
E Blalock has
footer—Fancy creamery, 27l»<*<Oc
Strack a ledge on his mining rlaim per |MMtnd; dairy,
»tore,
on Csyote creek which, it is claimed, 16c.
assayed $27.000 per ton
In It he
Cheese — Full cream, twins. 15c;
found a »tringer of solid gold, from
America,
lfiMlfic;
factory
which he has taken out about $25.000. Young
and »till continues with the sane prices, 1(®1 Sf I»»».
width
It Is rumore.1 that he placed | Poultry—Chicken«, mixwi. 10(A10'qc
.« guard over It night and day
The per pound; spring, 11 Sc; iietu«. 11012«;
ledge is «aid to be wedge shape!!, broiler*. $2.fi0 j*r «l*wen; tnrkays, live.
peaked on top. an«l widens in depth 14<*|5c per pound ; <lre«s»»i. ¡A'Alkc.
du* ka. $ W7 |wrd.«en: rras s. $7010
Mining Cnmpany f ormed.
Fgg»—Oregon ranth. 30c; Faatern,
Roseburg—Article» of incorporation fresh. 24026HC.
have been file«! by the Gold Mountain
Potabie»—Oregm. fio<65c per Mck
Mining A Smelting Company, The iiwo potat*wa, 202 l»e.
rapita! stock 1» fixed at $l«t0«)O6, dl-
Hop»—1903 crop. 12022r per you ad,
vide«! Into share» of $1 each
The accordtng to quality
company ha.« a number of claims
W - —Valley, 17 81 Sc Eastern Ore
south of Camas Valley, near the Mar
gon, 1201fic; mohair. 360$T)qe.
tlndale mtn», which was recently »old
Beef—Dresse«!. 60*
per pound
for $36 000
Assays of ore taken from
Veal—Small. 7S0$e, large, $H0««
rear th» surfa* e show average value*
poun«i.
nf $16 to $26 per tan.
RETAKE
mut Traitors to Be Thoroughly Sub
• lives:
.
I have convened the congress that It
dued Minister to Peru Is Informed
may consider the legislation necewary to
All Parties are Ready to Offer Their
put into operation the commercial treaty
with Cuba, which was ratified by the
Live« and Properties to the Country.
senate at its last session, and subse
quently i by
government. I
uj the
-C— Cuban government,
Guayaquil, Ecuador,
Nov. 16.—
uch
legislation
d**manded not only
tlftm «u-
.. —
•—
by our interest ; but by our honor. We General Plaza, president of Ecuador,
cannot with propriety abandon the has cabled to President Marroquin, of
course upon which we have so wisely
embarked.
When the acceptance of the Platt
amendment w-us required from Cuba by
the action of the congress of the United
States, this government thereby definite
ly committed itself to the policy of
treating Cuba as occupying a unique po
sition as regards this country. It was
provided that when the island became a
free and Independent republic she should
stand In such close relations with us as.
in certain respects, to come within our
system of International policy; and It ne
cessarily followed that she must also,
to a certain degree, become included
within the lines of our economic policy.
Situated as Cuba Is, it would not be wise
for this country to permit the strategic
abuse of the island by any foreign mili
tary power.
it Is for this reason certain limitations
have been imposed upon her financial
policy and that naval stations have been
conceded by her to the United States.
The negotiations as to the details of
these naval stations are now on the eve
of completion. They are so situated as
to prevent any Idea that there Is the
Intention ever to use them against Cuba,
or otherwise than for the protection of
Cuba from the assault of foreign foes
and for the better safeguarding of
American interests in the water south
of us. These Interests have been largely
Increased by the consequences of the
war with Spain, and will be still further
Increased by the building of the isth
mian canal. They are both military and
economic, The granting to us bf Cuba
of the naval stations above alluded to
Is of the utmost Importance from a mil
itary standpoint, and Is proof of the
good faith with which Cuba 1 b treating
us.
Cuba has made great progress since
her independence was established, She
has advanced steadily in every way.
She already stands high among her sis
ter republics of the new world. She is
loyally observing her obligations to us;
she Is entitled to like treatment by us.
The treaty submitted to you for ap
proval secures to the United States eco-
nomlc advantages as great as those glv-
en to Cuba. Not an American interest
is sacrificed by the treaty, and a large
Cuban market is secured to our produc-,
era. It Is a market which lies at our
doors, which Is already large, which is
callable of great expansion, and which
le especially Important to the develop
ment of our export trade. It would be.
Indeed, short-sighted for us to refuse to
take advantage of such opportunity, and
to force Cuba Into making arrangements
with other countries to our disadvantage.
This reproclty treaty stands by itself.
It, Is demanded In consideration of broad
National policy, as well as by our eco
nomic Interest. I twill do harm to no
Industry. It will benefit many Indus
tries. It is In the Interest of our people
as a whole, both because of Its Import
ance from the broad standpoint of Inter
national policy and because economically
It intimately concerns us to develop and
secure the rich Cuban market for our
farmers, artisans, merchants and manu
facturers.
Finally, It is desirable as a guaranty of
the good faith of our nation toward our
young sister republic, whose welfare
must ever be closely bound with ours,
We gave her liberty. We are knit to
hv uy the memories of the blood and
the courage of our soldiers who fought
for her in war; by the memories of the
wisdom and Integrity of our administra
tors who saved her In peace and who
started her so well on the difficult path
of self government. We must help her
onward and upward; and In helping her
we shall help ourselves.
The foregoing consideration caused the
negotiation of the treaty with Cuba and
Its ratification by the senate. They now
with e«iual force supiiort the legislation
by the congress which by the terms of
the treaty Is necessary to render It im
perative. as failure to enact such legis-
latlon
would come perilously near a ra
—"
pudlatlon of the pl«*dged faltk of the
nation.
I transmit nerewitn me treaty as
amended by the
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senate
and ratified by
the Cuban government^
TH È < >Öi 1RE ROOSEVELT.
White House, November 10, 1003.
Alaska lands Withdrawn.
Washington. Nov. 12.—The secre
tary of the interior has ordered the
temporary withdrawal of three tracts
of land in Alaska, with a view to us
ing the same as sites for Government
salmon hatcheries. The withdrawn
lands include the bastns of Wood riv
er. Yes bay, on Cleveland Peninsula,
and the stream having its mouth a
short distance southwest of Alexan-
drovsk. all in Southeastern Alaska.
These wlthdrkwals are subject to pos
sessory rights of natives and persons
claiming title through Russia.
Substitute tor Ship Subsidy.
Washington. Nov. 12—Representa
tive Jones, of Washington, today re
introduced his substitute for the ship
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»..X ouip
subsidy bill,
which provides
provides that
that a
a
.... which
discriminating duty of * "*
16 per cent, in
addition to existin
Istlng duties, shall be
collected on goods
_ ii—____
— the
mx I s imported
into
United States in foreign
*—7 vessels.
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In
<ase the goods so i imported
“~ “
are not
r.ow dutiable, a straight
dis
"‘„L'. ^Iscriniinat-
Ing duty of 16 per cert
ent ad valomm is
to be levied The bill
■” Z prop
.Mises to en-
force the foregoing regulation
after
Colombia, sympathizing with him in
the recent events on the isthmus of
Panama. President Marroquin has re
plied thanking General Plaza and add
ing that Generals Reyes, Ospina, Cab
alleros and Holguin are marching on
Panama with a large army to subdue
the isthmians.
W6I Suppress the Traitors.
Lima, Peru, Nov. 16.—The Colom
bian minister to Peru has published
here cablegrams received from his gov
ernment, dated at Bogota, November
10, 11 and 12, respectively. The cable-
giams say the Colombian government
has taken measures to suppress "the
isthmiini traitors,” and a«ld that all
parties and all classes have offered to
the government their lives and projier-
ties in defens«- of the national terri
tory.
Boeas Del Torro Scared.
Colon, Nov. 16.—Cutters from the
American warships here were dis
patched this morning to stop the Ger
man steamer Markotnannia, which was
seen two miles off, towing a launch
toward the harbor. It was thought the
Markomannia was coming from a Co
lombian |«»rt, but it ap|>ears that she
had been chartered at Boca« del Torro
to bring the Alcalde of that jiort to
Colon. There was a big scare at Boeas
de) Terro on the receipt of the news via
Port Lima, Costa Rica, that the Colom
bian government was sending 5,000
troops to take the port, which had re
cently declared its allegiance to the
new republic, and the Alcalde left on
the Markomannia for Colon for the
purjiose of obtaining arms ami annuii-
nition with which to equip 500 volun-
teers to resist the expected Colombian
attack. The Alcalde, however, has re
turned to Boeas del Torro to allay the
fears of the populace, and to give as
surance that the landing of Colombian
troops there will not lie permitted.
The United States cruiser Atlanta
sailed tonight, and it is understood
she will go to Boeas del Terro.
INCREASE IN COST OF LIVING.
Bureau ot
Labor Hakes
Comparison«.
AR.
America Proposes to Protect s,
Large Army Marching on Panama-lath-
To the Senate and House of Represent-
Second Session, Held at Pendleton, Full Sellera and Buyers are at Variance ill
Heppner Neighborhood.
of Enthusiasm.
Heppner—The livestock industry
irrigation
Pendleton—"Interest in
has increased the biblical ten-fold here, while not suffering, does not
present a very encouraging outlook.
during the past year.” Baid President Between cattle and sheep the condi
A. H. Devers concerning the session tions are about a stand-off. Owing
of the second annual convention of to the extreme backward demand and
the Oregon State Irrigation Assoc.a- scarcity of buyers, which are usually
plentiful at this time of year, very
tlon.
"We bad an enthusiastic meeting few transactions are reported.
While a few sheep sales have oc
In Portland a year ago. but we had a
determined meeting here this year.” curred, the business has been con
Delegates to the number of about fined principally to local people. Out
159 were here from all over the state. side buyers and owners have not been
Ontario sent a delegation of 25 mem able to agree on prices Owners are
bers for the purpose of capturing the determined in holding for $1 50 per
1904 convention. They wore badges head for lambs and $2 per head for
inscribed, "Ontario, 1904." The con yearling wethers. Farther in the in
vention hall was crowded and every terior, in Grant and Wheeler counties,
where shipping facilities are not so
speech brought forth discussion.
President Devers, in his opening ad- good, the conditions are even worse
dress said, regarding the attacks of than they are here.
A grant county sheepman was in
the prUM'
“I want to say that, while some of Heppner a few days ago looking for
the papers libeled the association by a buyer for his lambs.
Two Wheeler county cattlemen
saying that they have accomplished
but little. I know that, if it has done were in Heppner last week. They
nothing more, it has called the atten brought in 52 head of choice beef cat-
tion of the government to the fact tie, which had been sold to a local
They report
that we want irrigation, that we need butcher at Gresham
irrigation works, and while no proj- that, in a general way. the market is
ects are yet completed, I know that bad In the Spray country, Little de
some will be announced soon, Fur- mand and the absence of buyers is
ther than that, at the last session of the general complaint. In the vicin-
the legislature a resolution was pass ity of Spray, there are a great many
ed requiring the governor to appoint yearlings for sale.
The best offers have been $15 per
a commission to investigate the state
laws on irrigation, riparian rights and head, while the owners are holding
kindred questions, and the governor for $16. For the same cattle this
has appointed the commission. Fur spring owners were offered $18. but
ther than that, the coming together then they were holding for $20. In
of people interested in the welfare of the vicinity of Spray the Gilman &
the state, particularly as applied to ir French cattle, consisting of 5000 head
rigation. 1 sthe means of arounsing the are ranged.
In the great alfalfa feeding district,
people up as to the necessity of irri
gation. and that is the most import on Butter creek, there are 1000 less
ant thing, and the meeting which we cattle being fed this year than last.
have today shows that interest is not The fact that hay is selling for $8 per
ton *
in the stack is the principal cause
lacking."
Other addresses were delivered by for this.
Governor
Chamberlain. ex-Govemor
Geer. Mayor Hailey. Judge Lowell, A.
EXCEEDS ITS CAPACITY.
King Wilson, and Will R. King.
be no u
Interesting
Washington, Nov. IB.—The bureau
of labor has issued a bulletin on the
cost of living of workmen’s families,
showing that of 2,567 families in 33
states, from which «lata was obtained,
the average income per family was
$827.19; average expenditure for all
pur]H>ses, $768.54; average expendi
ture per family for I« hh I, $326.90; aver
age size of families, 3.51 persons. The
last figure is above the average of pri
vate families in the whole country, as
shown by the census of 1900. The food
expense is more than 42 L. per cent of
the expenditure for all purjioses.
An exten«ie«l investigation covering
the years 1890-1892 show s that the cost
of f««sl reached its highest in 1892, the
average then living 10.9 per cent alxive
the average for the decade 1890-1899
ami an increase of 16.1 per cent com
pared with 1896, the year of lowest
prices. It is announced as a conserva
tive conclusion that the increase in the
cost of living, as a whole, in 1902,
w hen conipart«l w ith the year of lowest
prices, was not over 16.1 per cent, th«*
figure given as the increased cost of
food, as shown by this investigation.
This assumes, of course, always the
purchase of the same articles ami the
same «piantities in years of low prices,
low wages and more or less irregular
employment, as in years of higher
prices, higher wages and steady employ
ment.
Takes America to Task.
Ixindon, Nov. 16.—The weekly re
views continue to comment on th«* situ
ation on th«* isthmus of Panama.
The
general tone of comments is mom or
I«*«« indifferent, with the exception of
thoee of the Speaker. “If the United
States,” it says, “in a spirit of imperi
alism, confiscates a provini’e <4 Colom
bia. digs the canal and defends it—for,
a|mrt from hyptwrasies, that is what
th«* movement means—then for the first
time in its existence the republic will
enter the jealousies, alliances ami
who!«* international polities of Europe.”
Porte Will Meet Demand».
' Constantinople, Nov. 16. — Tewtik
Pasha, the foreign minister, called on
the Austrian and Russian ambassadors
today ami notified them that the
p«irte'» reply to the latest note of the
two p «wers on the subject of reforms in
Mace«i«inia would sptsslilv Is* presente«!,
an«l it woubl Is* satisfactory. This is
in a<-<-or'lance with the views of the
grand vizier, who «ippoeed the previ
ous le^ection of tb<* rvf«irm m lieme, and
eonsaspiently was tlireaten««! with the
deprivation of his office. Ilis position
is now secure.
China Prepare« for War.
I.on«lon. Nov. 16.—Advices received
from China this morning indi«'ate that
the situation in th«* far east is l«*eom-
ing more strain««!. Aixurdiag to the
Lomlon Daily Mail’s corre«]><>n«lent at
Tien Tsin, more activity «in the part of
China was <lisplaye«l at the c«.nclusion
t«»lav of a conference between A«iniiral
\lexieff an«l the Chinese officials than
ha«l liven exj*«*ct«*<l. The c«irr«*spon<lent
of the Post states that everything there
in«licate that China is prv|«aring for war.
public ol Panama.
Washington, Nov. 11.—Wkqg .
lean war vessels were retenllj
ed to Isthmian wateri to B ”
American and other interest» inT
ama. specific instructions wereV
by direction of the president thw
A.mericau naval force should 2, "
tain peace and prevent bloortih^"
the isthmus. These instruction.
issued iu their broad sense for *'
the original, and Is the present **''
tention ot this government m
vent any conflict between the m, .
ment of Colombia and the newlr
tablished republic of Panama 7 *
The administration, in carrytn» o,
this policy, will prevent the Undtr
at Colon, as well as at Panama of u
Colombian troops that may be i™/.
the latter government to subdue tt«
Panama republic. Having once reco.
niaed the new republic before «■'
world, the United States Intends v
stand by and prevent encroachments
by Colombia as well as by other u
tiWM.
Assistant Secretary of State Loon
is. Secretary Moody and Admin*
Taylor, after a conference this ev«*
Ing. sent instructions to the ion
manders of American ships iB pM1
ma waters directing them in the em-
the Colombian government attempt^
to embark troops at any of it« porq
with a view to making an attack upo-
the Nbw Panama republic, that ft.
American forces should prevent su h
embarkation.
Secretaries Root and Hay hnj i
conference today, presumably in r.,
gard to the latest development! m
the isthmian affair. As he wu re
turning to his home Secretary Ron*
was asked the direct question u
whether United States troops wony
be ordered to the Isthmus ot Pansmi
He replied that while such a thin*
was possible, it was extremely in
probable. He added he had mad«
that answer to a similar question is
New York when he really knew very
little about the situation, and he ma<i»
it now for the reason that he knew
nothing more of an intention to et
ploy troops on the isthmus.
CUTTING DOWN OREAT TREES.
Government Urged to Buy Land fn,
California Owners.
Washington. Nov. 11.—In hit u
nual report Captain Charle» Yon«
acting superintendent of the Sequoa
and General Grant National Parks, ot
California, in which many giant ttw
are located, urges the acquisition br
the government of the land in those
parks, now owned by private individ
uals.
In Sequoia Park there ar*
many large tracts thus owned, and
after waiting in vain for years for the
government to purchase their prope
ty the owners are beginning to sell ot
the large timber. Captain Yount
say«:
"The owners have cut them by tte
wholesale, and put the lumber upon
the market, and where once was s
fine forest of magnificent giants, there
now is but devastation and ruin la
the shape of stumps and savta
piles. It is but just to the ownersalt
for the best interest of the govern
ment that the purchase of these pat
ented lands within the parks be au
thorized by congress if the parks are
to be continued.”
He says the lands can be secured
for reasonable prices Captain Yoinr
says game is increasing.
TIED UP BY STRIKE.
Coal Mines of Southern Colorado Ost of
Working Forces.
Denver, Nov. 11.—More than 10.006
coal miners in Colorado vent n
strike today for an eight-hour day. in
crease in wages and other conee»
eions. The strike was ordered by the
National executive officers of the
United Mineworkers of America, af
ter the coal companies refused toe»
fer with union representatives cot
cerning the demands of the men. Of
the Idle men. 6000 are in the south
ern coal fields, 2000 in the norther,
coal fields and 1800 In Fremont can
ty. One hundred mines have beei
dosed down.
A few independent properties it
the northern coal fields and elsevber*
will not stop work, since the opent
ors have agreed to concede the eight
hour day and also increased »W*
Less than 1000 miners will remain s'
work according to reports from the
effected districts. The announcem*f
comes that 600 have gone out in Cf
fax county. N. M. The others in tin
territory are now negotiating with the
mfneowners.
To Guard German Interest.
New York. Nov. 11.—Upon the re
port of the mail steamer Athe:
which has reached here from Silt11
Domingo, savs a Herald dispatrS
from St. Thomas. D. W. I.. Conine
dore Sheder, of the German squadrw
at this port, has sent two ships,
Gazelle and the Panther, to Sr"
Domingo to safeguard German in”'
cats. In consequence of this action
the Athen returned to Santo Pomlar’
to discharge her cargo at porta rt'
had been prevented from entering P
Dominican gunboats
It is wd
Herman commander has detenu;.''
Io ignore the blockade.
Believes Bath SMes Osilty.
Butte. Mont.. Nov. 11—Judr'r
Ham Clancev toda.v announced ttat
he would call in some other judf t(>
hear-the contempt pro- ■ edinp
tutod by emploves of F. A. H*111'
against the Boston A Mont*»»
pany. and those instituted by lb*
fon
Montana Company ag*‘n?( ,
Heinze people, as a result uf the »•
Ivge«! misiomlu.r - f « mployes rfbj®
the Rarus mine, owned by Hrbii
and those of the Bostou i Ment’j*
Company In th«- P«-nn«yfr»»'>
Judge Clancy declared he better
both sides to be guilty of cost*®?1
.
Truth Not Half To®-
R B
I*aredo. Tens«. Nov J ‘
Murray, the international
--turned fr0®, tilt
er expert jttSt - ret...
»•' 10 d
as far as Saltillo s»
' « V
conditions in Moaterey. if
kF
other cities where yellow
Tèrno fr
h«>en epidemic, indieal
1Pre tuia ^ -er'ce*
25.606 cases there this
p|—d •12^1»’*
mortality rate ,'
The deaths have been
reported » ’*
cess of the number
bulletins
1»»''^
prt**
ficlal
fully 500 cases e**»1 at
time.
Contentile of smerfca
Th* Hague. Nov 11—!» t>».
»«’telan arbitration ca.«e f<"f*J
p»nfield. jn behalf of tke
Stat»«, said the United Stat«
different to the question of th»
.
°f th* war. but the Usit»4 ^a
tn*lntains that the prr>t<*of •*’’
Train Robbers Get Large Sum.
Russia Must A leM to Japan.
Tokio. Nov.
Pretoria. Nov. 16.—Two men belay
Nov 12—There is a strong
inclination In well-informed circle» to i«»«r*ie«l a railway train, a* it was ««*
iloubt the pacific forecast issued in I'vnding a «teep grmle between Peters-
Europe It Is believ«*d that peace will i bnrg and Nv1»troom. overpowere«! the
only be made poasible by Russia's
guanl, l<mted the treasure caran«i n>a<ie
complete acceptance of Japan's claims
their escape.
The robbers, it is re-
regarding Manchuria. The Japanese
porb«l,
secured
which was
government finds it Increasingly dif I consign««! to the $50.000.
Stamlanl bunk at
ficult to restrain popular sentiment.
6*t entahlish gay
' Pretoria,
of the plockadiog power».