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The Estacada News OREGON ESTACADA NEWS OFTHE WEEK Ii i Condensed Form tor Oor Busy Benders. A Reaum* o f tho L a m Important but N ot L m i Intaraatlng Event* o f th* Past War.k. Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, haa giv en waning that he will fight foreet re- •ervea to the last. Balfour haa reaigned aa Britieh pre mier and Campbell-Bannerman baa been aummoned to take charge. Fire has destroyed the pattern stor age house of the Illinois Steel company at Chicago, entailing a loaa of $1,000,- 000 . Secretary Bonaparte recommends the building of the new dry dock at the Puget sound navy yard to cost $1,260,- OOO. Riots and disorders continue through out Russia, and a German squadron is ready to assist the czar in flight, if ne cessary. The allies are not meeting with much success in securing their demands on the sultan, and have seized another island. Secretary Hitchcock is so impressed with the Klamath project that he will set aside $2,000,000 more to complete the work. Only two places were vacant in the senate at roll call on the opening day, M itchell, of Oregon, and Burton, of Knasas, not responding to their names. Congressman Lorimer, of Chicago, wants congress to appropriate $31,000,- 000 for a 14-foot channel from the C hi cago drainage canal to the Mississippi. Attorney General Moody says rebates are still being given by railroads, al- tohugh the practice is not so general. His plan to remedy present troubles is, when a special favor is discovered to have been given one shipper, make that special favor the future rate. More troops land. have mutinied in Po Heney w ill conduct the land fraud trials in Portland. An explosion in a mine killed 18 men. Wyoming coal Chicago and Milwaukee are now con nected by an electric railway. There has been a violent quarrel be tween the czar and Grand Duke Vladi m ir. « A large part of Moscow, Russia, has been destroyed by fire set by revolu tionists. W . C. Bristol has taken the oath of /(/Pyyitgutiailed Hiatus District attorney RUSH FO R.PLACES. f i '^ f l e W r / s^!sfl?ri‘ To7e,naVntr ? tf.af An unknown person threw a missile one place. He don’ t want anything through a window of President Roose better. Mr. Humphrey fared very well for a new member two years ago, get velts special train. ting a place on merchant marine and General Corbin haa declined to be fisheries, together with two lesser com chief of staff because he says he is not mittees. entitled to the rank. Senator Heyburn, of Idaho was one A number of sheepherders are miss of the most unfortunate new senators Ing in Montana and it is believed they in the matter of committee assignments have been frozen to death. two vears ago. He secured the chair Panama and foreign capitalists are manship of the committee on manufac endeavoring to get permission to build tures, his most important committee. He will be given better committee a railroad across the isthmus. assignments than he had in the last A great swindling scheme has been congress, but it is impossible to state exposed in Chicago in which two of what places he will get. Oregon’s land land fraud artists were Senator Dubois, being a Democrat, the principals. is on the minority side of several im Meriwether haa been acquitted ol portant committees, but is chairman manslaughter. He and Midshipman of none, for minority senators have no Branch fought and the latter died as a chairmanships. His most important result of tl.e fight. place at this time is on privileges and elections, the committee that will re Turkey will not yield to the powers port on the 8moot case. On that com and wants to fight. mittee Dubois is considered the most Coreans at Seoul are fighting against drastic anti-Mormon member, and he will probably be prominently identified Japanese dictatorship. with the fight against Smoot. Hermann’ s trial haa been postponed until after congress on account of the Cruelty on Ovster Boats. press of business. Baltimore, Dec. 6.— The revenue cut The Washington congressional dele ter Windom today returned from a six gation is working up plans for a united days’ cruise of investigation ol charges effort to induce Hitchcock to indorse of cruelty to seamen employed on oyster boats. During the trip three captains some Washington irrigation project. of oyster vessels were arrested on charg A loss of 149 lives, 70 vessels and es of cruelty, and four members of nearly $7,000,000 has been sustained crews were taken off their vessels be in the three great storms on the Great cause they complained of ill treatment. Lake* this season. United States District Attorney Rose said that as a result of this cruise the The Trans-Mississippi congress has government will probably send a cutter gissued a pamphlet calling on congress to make an appropriation for carrying out for a similar purpose two or three on work at the mouth of the Columbia. time each season hereafter. W . C. Bristol has been appointed United Bates district attorney for Ore gon, B. L. Eddy register, and J. M. Lawrence receiver of the Roeeburg land office. Reports of further disasters during the recent storm on Lake Superior. T be last vessel reported lost is the steamer Ira II. Owen, carrying a crew of 19 men. The president la behind a movement to Investigate the Standard Oil. Owing to the recent embezzlement from tbe Seattle assay office and a feel ing among Alaskan miners that the graft has not been stopped much of the gold from the north is likely to go to Ban Francisco for some time. la n d f sud revelations are com ing >£ Nebraska. Marquis Ito says Japan doea not in tend to annex Corea. Tammany Is still fighting the order or a recount of the votes cast in the New York election. sen convicted of fraud in nt New York eletcion* have bean sent to prison for four years. An explosion In an oil watebo -to In Kansas City resulted in a loaa of $176,- 000 before the flames were extin guished. Germany w ill appoint a receiver for the Equitable Insurance company in Ik it coantry unless Ih* reserve is in- ( c o n g r e s s m e e t s All M em bers of C on gress Looking fo r Seats on Com mittee*. Washington, Dec. 6.— Senators and representatives are devoting much time to the procurement of good com mittee places and chairmanships; that is, the vast majority are engaged in this pursuit. Some few of the old- timers who are already comfortably fixed are not bothered, but their num ber is comparatively small. Speaker Cannon is being over whelmed by requests for committee assignments, and is being flooded with all manner of letters from men of in- fluence, who are working in behalf of some of the struggling congressmen. He has 40 applicants for every good committee vacancy, and he probably has a dozen endorsements of every ap plicant. But he is gradually getting to the bottom, and soon will be able to announce the slate as he intends it shall stand during the Fifty-ninth con gress. In the senate, where committees are appointed by a special committee, yet to be selected, there is no such on slaught as is in evidence about the speaker’ s office. Senator Fulton is the only member of the Oregon delegation who is in line for promotion, for he is the only mem ber who is at liberty to participate in the work of congress. As previously in dicated in these dispatches, Senator Fulton will probaby be made chairman of the committee on claims, and there is a long chance that he will become a member of the committee on commerce, the mighty committee that handles all river and harbor bills, as well as other legislation relating to commerce, other than interstate commerce. Senator Piles, being a member new of the senate, will probably not get very good committees. New members are never given desirable committee places. It is a rule of the senate to give the best positions to men of the longest service, and this leaves little that is desirable for the new senators. It is quite impossible to tell what places Piles will get, though he would be pleased with membership on naval affairs, because of the Puget sound navy yard. Senator Ankeny is almost certain to secure the chaimanahip of tho commit tee on irrigation. This is a very desir able place for him because he is thor oughly familiar with irrigation, and understands the subject. Moreover, as chairman of that committee he could doubtless do much to aid the state of Washington in getting better recogni tion under the National reclamation law than it has received up to this time. Over at the house end there is not much change in eight for the Washing ton members. Cushman has one good commmittee place, on interstate and foreign commerce, where he will get an early chance to go on record on the railway rate question, and he has one other committee, private land claims. Representative Jones is a member Fifty-Ninth Session Is Called to Order for Business. GREAT CROWD WITNESSES SCENE House Receive* a Large Number of Bills and Resolutions— Senate Session is Brief. Washington, Dec. 5. — The assemb ling yesterday of the members of the Fifty-ninth congresa for their first ses sion was marked by no unusual inci dents, but it attracted to the capito) crowds of spectators, who took a lively interest in the proceedings. The day was beautiful. The sun shone brightly and the air was keen. Society was out in force and filled the reserved galler ies, while visitors unable to find seats roamed the corridors to catch glimpses of public men. fn the senate the pro ceedings were brief, adjournment being taken after a session of 20 minutes out of respect to the late Senator Platt of Connecticut, but most of the spectators Beemed to find quite as much to interest them in observing the senators who re mained on the floor after adjournment aa they could have expected had the session continued longer. The bouse was in session for more than three hours, and, while the pro ceedings followed the program that has marked the opening of congress for many years, there was enough of inter- eet to hold an exceptionally large audi ence during the entire time. Cannon was re-elected speaker. BILLS OFFERED IN CO N G RESS. Every Question B efore Nation C ov ered by House Mem bers. Washington, Dec. 5 .— A large num ber of bills and joint resolutions were introduced in the bouse yesterday. They cover a large variety of subjects, including Philippine tariff, statehood, pensions, regulation of hours of em ployment in the executive departments, merchant marine, increase of salaries of vice president and members of the cabinet, requiring corporations to make full reports of their affaire to the com missioner of corporations, increasing powers of the Interstate Commerce commissiou, investigation of expendi tures on the Panama canal, of insurance companies doing in interstate business, of cotton reports and of the condition of child labor; provision for a six-year term to' the president and election of senators by direct vote. Admission of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state was the subject ol the first bill introduced in the house. The bill was prepared by Maguire, of Oklahoma, and is almost identical with the joint statehood bill oi the last ses- u /u n i f Other bills and joint resolutions were introduced as follows: Murphy (M o.) to admit Oklahoma to the Union as a separate state; also for admitting In dian Territory as a separate state, with the name Sequoiah. Lovering (Mass.) to place hides on the free list. Hearst (New York) to increase pow ers of the Interstate Commerce com mission and to expedite the final dis position of cases arising under the act to regulate commerce by creating an Interstate Commerce court (introduced by Hearst in the last congress); also for the election of senators by direct vote of the people and to enable the United States to acquire, maintain and operate electric telegraphs and to pay therefor by sale of bonds redeemable out of the net earnings. Sulxer (N . Y .) making Alaska a ter ritory with a delegate in congress. Underwood (A la ) for the repeal of the 15th amendment to the constitu tion. Bonynge (C olo.) empowering the president to appoint a board of three persons for the protection of children and animals. Hepburn (Ia .) amending Panama canal law so as to facilitate the sale of bonds and appropriating $18,600,000 for immediate use. No New Bills for Oregon. Washington, Dec. 6. — No Oregon bills were introduced in congress yes terday, the state being without repre sentation in the house, and because of prompt adjournment no bills were in troduced in the senate. Several Wash ington bills were introduced in the house, Representative Jones having a bill increasing the cost of tbe Spokane public building; Humphrey, authoriz ing building* at Everett and Belling Protest o f the Seed Men. Washington, Dec. 6 .— Thirty of the ham, and Cushman, increasing the cost leading seed dealers of the country have of the Tacoma building and asking tent President Roosevelt a petition pro buildings for Olympia and Aberdeen. testing against the free distribution of Land Frauds in Kansas. metis by congress, and urging him to include ia his message a paragraph dis Topeka, Kan., Dec. 6.— The specia1 approving of the present practice aod Uuited States grand jnry called to in recommending that only the intent *>f vestigate alleged land frauds in Kaifsas the original act authorising seed distri commenced its work at Topeka today. bution be the future policy. This in Before taking np the alleged land tent, the petition says, was that the swindles, the grand jury will investi seeds should be obtained from remote gate the fencing of public linda by the corners of the earth and be known to cattle barons of Western Kansas. thy farmers of this country. United States Attorney James Dean re cently went to Washington where Missionary M urdtr Investigated. he will confer with officials of the Washington, Dec. 5.— A cablegram Department of Justice regarding the received at the State department to prosecution of the cattlemen for this night from Mr. Rockhill, at Pekin, says offense. that Consul General Julius G. Lay, at New Ships for th* Navy. Canton, China, haa completed bis in vestigation into the recent murder of Washington, Dec. 6. — Charles J. five Presbyterian missionaries at Lien- Bonaparte, secretary of the navy, today chow, in the Province of Canton. No submitted his annual report, a 62-page details of the result of the Investigation document, to President Roosevelt. The are given. The report will be forward main points of th* report are a recom ed by th* minister to Washington by mendation of the addition of new ves mail. sels to the navy, of which the estimat ed cost ia $23,300,000, and the state ment that tbe department will investi Long M essage by Wireless. Washington, Dec. 6.— Commander gate and thoroughly enforce the regula Beehler, commandant of the naval sta tion* against the principals in such in tion at Key West, reported to the Navy cidents aa the fatal fistfight. department that the wireless station at On* Million fo r Umatilla. Key West haa received a message by wire lee* from the station at Colon. Washington, Dec. 6. — Secretary The distance ia about 1,009 nautical Hitchcock today authorized construc miles, and th* Island of Cuba Ilea di tion of the Umatilla Irrigation project rectly across tb* lines between th* two and sat said* out of th* reclamation point*. fund $1,000,000 to d a ft*/ all CAN CELS ALLOTM ENTS. Malheur and Palouze Projects Have T o o Many Obstacles. Washington, Dec. 4. — Secretary Hitchcock haa canceled tbe allotment of $2,250,000 for the Malbeur irriga tion project in Eastern Oregon, and tbe allotment of $2,800,000 for tbe Palouse project in Washington, which means, in substance, that there is no prospect tbai either project will be built by the government at an early day. The can celing of these allotments does not ne cessarily mean the entire abandonment of either project; it is still possible that they may be conetructed at some future time, but not until other pro ject* have been built in both states. The Malheur allotment is canceled because that project is involved in so many obstacles that its early construc tion is u iieiiy impossible. The secre tary sees no immediate prospect of an adjustment with the owners of the wagon road lands, he sees no prospect of an early understanding with other landowners; be Bess no indication whatever that the govermnenat could build this project for several years, even if it had the money to spend. He has therefore turned the Malheur allot ment back into the reclamation fund, in order that it may be expended else where. The secretary cancels tbe Palouee allotment for very different reasons. This project will cost approximately $8,000,000, and is of such a nature that not an acre of land can be irri gated until the entire project is com pleted. It cannot be built in units, as in the Klamath or Yakima country. The secretary has not $8,000,000 which he can spend in Washington at this time, and baB therefore decided to post pone building the Palouse project until more funds are available, possibly for ten years or more. Meanwhile, as he informed the Washington delegation today, he will go ahead and build the Okanogan pro ject, for which he this afternoon allot ted $500,000, and it is believed that before long he will approve and autho rize the construction of the Tietan and Sunnyside projects. HEYBURN WANTS PURE Bill to DRUGS Insure Unadulterated Foods, Medicines and Liquors. Washington, Dec. 4.— Federal con trol of foods, drugs and liquors for the purpose o f securing their purity is pro vided for in a comprehensive bill to be introduced in the senate at an early date by Senator Heyburn, ol Idaho. Jurisdiction of the government over these articles is declared in the meas ure when they become articles of in terstate or foreign commerce, and a penalty of a maximum fine of $500 and one year’ s imprisonment is pro vided for violators of the regulations set forth. It ie made unlawful to sell or manu facture any article of food, drugs, med icine or liquors which is adulterated or misbranded, or which contains any poison or deleterious substance. Its terms prohibit the introduction into the United States or insular possessions from a foreign country of foods, drugs and liquors which are not pure or are misbranded. The measure defines what shall con stitute misbranding and adulteration in the article over which it assumes jurisdiction. HAWAII W ANTS PEOPLE. O ffers Inducements to Immigrants From America and Europe. Washington, Dec. 4 .— Active efforts have begun on the part of the govern ment of the Hawaiian islands to induce immigration from the United States and Europe. An immigration board was appointed by the governor. Tbe chairman of this board, A. L. C. At kinson, who is also secretary of the territory, is now in this country for the purpose of attending the immigra tion jession of the Civic federation, to be held in New York. Mr. Atkinson today consulted at length regarding his mission with Mr. Sargent, com mis sioner general of Immigration. I^e has decided to present the inducements his government has to offer in the way of homesteads to settlers both to Ameri cans and to immigrants landing in this country, as well as to the principal Eastern countries. Large tracts of land have been eet aside for settlers of this class. Judge Hunt Expects to Com e. Butte, Mont.. Dec. 4.— A Helena special to the Miner Btates that Federal Judge W. H. Hunt, in an interview to day, said that while he had not yet formally been called to Portland to try the timber land fraud cases yet to be heard in that city, he expected that he would, having exchanged letters with Judge Gilbert on the matter. Next January 8, he thought, would be the opening day of the Federal court in Portland, at which time it was expect ed the timber fraud cases would come up. T o Guard Little Shipper. Washington, Dec. 4.— Representative Campbell, of Kansas, who secured the adoption of a resolution in the last con gress for the investigation of Standard Oil company’ s corporations in the Western oil fields, has prepared a bill to regulate ventilator, refrigerator, oil tank care and al' other heretofore term ed private cars, making them subject to interstate commerce regulations. Speaking of the proposed bill, Mr. Campbell says it ia intended to protect the little «flippers and the railroads against the power of big shippers. Open All O ther Boxes. New York, Dec. 4 .— Preparations to ask tbe courts for the opening of 1,000 ballot boxes, for the service of 800 writs of mandamus, and for the service of 8,000 orders on counsel and election inspectors, were made today by legal counsel for William R. Hearst. in his contest for the New York mayoralty election. These plans were the remit of the disclosures of inaccuracies shown by th* opening o f four ballot boxes Friday. Russian Strike A ffects Mills. Pittsburg, Ps., Dec. 4 — It is feared that many of tbe steel m ills will be obliged to close from lack of ferro-man- ganese. tb* supply of which has bet cut off because of tbe strike* in Russia. PLOT AGAINST CZAR Plan Was to Capture the Entire Imperial Family. CZAR’S BODY GUARD IMPLICATED Grand Duka Believed to Head Move His O bject Being to Proclaim Himself Dictator. 8t. Petersburg, Dec. 2 .—It is re ported here that one of tb* grand dukes plotted to arrest the czar at Tsarskoe- Selo, his object being to proclaim him self dictator, relyiDg on his promises of complete reform to secure the support j f the Socialists and woiking men. Owing to the indiscretion of one of the grand duxe’ s agents, the plot was disclosed to one of the czar’ s aid-de- camps, who promptly ordered the ar rest of 20 officers and 25 men in vari ous regiments. The discovery of this plot has caused great consternation in court circles, more than any revolutionary movement throughout the empire. Can’ t Trust His Body Guard. St. Petersburg, Dec. 2.— The guards arrested at Tsarskoe-Kelo Thursday night and Friday morning numbered 250, including 10 officers. Numerous rumors are current, including the asser tion that one of the grand dukes is in volved in a conspiracy against the em peror, but none of them can be verified. It only seems certain that no confidence can be placed even in tne guard regi ments. Arrested soldiers are seen every day, escorted by comrades with drawn swords. St. Petersburg is swarming with Cos sacks, tbe only troops against whom there is no suspicion of disaffection. It is understood that the whole Cos sack forces of tbe empire, some 650,- 000, will be mobilized. A conference was held at Count Witte’ s residence laBt night to consider the demands of the telegraphers. Count Witte has declined to receive a deputa tion from the t( legraph and postal strikers, on the ground that they are violating their duty to the state, but he sent a note to the deputation recom mending that the strikers address them selves to their Immediate chiefs. TRY TO D ESTRO Y TREATY. Japanese T orpedo Boat Makes Dar ing Attack on Com mission. 8eattle, Wash., Dec. 2 .— The attempt to murder the peace delegatee and de stroy tire treaty between Japan and Russia, which was drawn up by the plenipotentiaries in Portsmouth, and which was being sent to the mikado, was witnessed by officers and passen gers on board the Dakota, on the night of her arrival in Yokohama. Dr. W il liam Lopp, surgeon of the Dakota, in speaking of the incident, said: “ The whole thing happened the night of our arrival in Yokohama. We were lying in Mississippi bay, just out side of the breakwater. A ll the tor pedo boats and war vessels which es corted the peace commission were drawn up in a long line. The launch containing the delegation and the treaty left the warship and started for the landing. Suddenly one of the tor pedo boats, anchored near the end of the line of battleships, slipped her cab.e and started for the launch. The torpedo boat made for her at a right- angle coarse. “ The people on the launch saw the torpedo boat reave the line of craft and they knew what was coming. The launch was slow, and the torpedo boat came on like a comet. Like a shot from a cannon she rushed on, and in a minute struck the launch, catting her com pletely in two, and raced on into the darkness. We conld see the men struggling in the water, and clinging to the pieces of the wrecked boat. “ Launches from the battleships were at once sent to their rescue, and saved all but one of the occupants. The treaty was also saved.” TAWNEY WILL BE LEADER. Speaker Cannon Displace* Payna on the House Floor. Washington, Dec. 1 . — Speaker Can non baa reached the important deter mination that hereafter the chairman of the appropriations committee shall be the Republican leader on the floor. This means that Representative Sereno E. Payne, of New Y ork, who w ill be continued as chairman of the waye and means committee, which has heretofore carried with it the floor leadership, will be deposed. Mr. Cannon was not satisfied with his work last session, he being unable to control the house in emergencies, and w ill make this the oasis for the change. Representative Tawney, of Minne sota, at present the Republican whip, has been selected as chairman of the appropriations committee, although no formal announcement to this effect has been made, and will be the new Repub lican floor leader. Representative Mc- Cleary, of Minnesota, who was origin ally chosen to be chairman of the ap propriations committee, w ill be trans ferred to the ways and means com mit tee, taking Mr. Tawney’ s place there. Mr. Cannon is determined to abso lutely control the house in the matter of preventing tariff revision. Ho loot control of the ways and means com mittee last session. He does not feel sure of Mr. Tawney on the question of tariff revision and decided to take him off the committee and substitute Mr. McCleary, who is unalterably opposed to modifications of the tariff schedule. C U T OFF FROM OUTSIDE W ORLD Operatives Driven From St. Peters burg Telegraph Office. WORK FOR RIVER Roosevelt and Taft Won to Sup port ol Columbia. CONTINUE WORK ON TBE JETTY Fulton and Carey Successfully Plead at the White House and War Department. Washington, Nov. 30. — President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft are in hearty sympathy with the movement started in Portland to secure an appro priation at tbe coming session of con gress for continuing tbe imrovement of the mouth of tbe Columbia river, and so expressed themselves yesterday to Senator Fulton and Judge Charles H. Carey. Judge Carey, in presenting this matter to the president, acted aa repre sentative of Portland’ s commercial in terests and, together with Senator Ful ton, made a full statement of the ne cessity for an immediate appropriation for continuing work on the jetty When they first explained the object of their call, tbe president declared the matter clearly beyond bis province, and cited numerous instances where other states have asked him to interest himself in behalf of their river and harbor work. Bnt, as tbe situation at tbe mouth of tbe river was unfolded to him, and as be became convinced that it would be good business policy for congress to make an appropriation this winter for keeping work under way, be began to realize that he would be acting wholly within bis province in advising that money be provided for this work. When be fully understood the situa tion, tbe president asked many ques tions about it. He informed Judge Carey that, if tbe Portland commercial bodies would present to him a full statement showing tbe emergency that exists and point out the reasons why it is essential that an appropriation should be made this winter, he would submit that statement to Chairman Burton, of tbe river and harbor com mittee, and co-operate as far aB was in his power to secure the appropriation which Portland interests are seeking. The president also promised to consult tbe army engineers and obtain from them a statement of tbe necessity for an immediate appropriation. Greatly encouraged by tbe assurances given by tbe president, the senator and Judge Carey then called on Secretary Taft, who was a schoolboy friend of Judge Carey. When Judge Carey pre sented tbe resolutions of the board oi trade, pointing out the need for an im mediate appropriation, the secretary promised to submit them to the chief of engineers, and to call for a report as to the necessity for making an appro priation this winter for continuing work on the jetty. St. Petersburg, Dec. 1. — Communi cation with the outside world ceased a) 3 o ’ clock thiB afternoon, when a strike was called in the generai telegraph office. By a ruse, however, the man agement succeeded in reopening the cable shortly after 6 o ’ clock. At 3 o’ clock, when the strike went into operation, many of the Russian operators were reluctant to leave, but a walking delegate promptly smashed a bottle of hydrochloric acid on the floor, and the fumes soon drove the men from their keys. The Danish cable operators remained at their poets, but the receiving clerks having fled, messages ware refused for three hours. Although troops occu pied the building, the employes who were w illing to work were terrorised, and were afraid to return. M . SlevaBtianoff, superintendent of posts and telegraphs, declares that the government has ample evidence to prove that the strike is a political con spiracy planned by the revolutionaries, the demand for the reinstatement of the discharged leaders of the telegraph ers’ union at Moscow being a mere pre text, which, however, has deceived many operators and other employee of the service. M. SlevaBtianoff declares that it ie impossible for the govern ST O R M WHIPS GREAT LAKES. ment to yield or to be held np by its own servants, and that it is determined to fight oat the matter to the bitter Several Vessels W recked, D ocks De end. molished, Island Subm erged. WILL ALL TALK IRRIGATION. Whole Washington Delegation Call on Hitchcock. Will Washington, Dec. 1.— Senator Piles today talked with Secretary Hitchcock about the irrigatioon situation in Washington, but was unable to learn anything positive as to the disposition to be made of the various projects now pending. The senator thinks it would be wise for the delegation to call upon the secretary in a body to discuse the matter, and this will be done when tbe entire delegation arrives. Senator Ankeny and Representative Jones are expected tomorrow. Senator Piles and Representative Cushman this morning paid their re spects to tbe president. Detroit, M ich., Nov. 30.— Lake Su perior from Duluth to the Soo, tbe up per peninsula of Michigan, tbe npper ends of Lakes Huron and Michigan and the northern counties of lower M ichi gan, have been swept by a terrific wind and enow storm, and a number of ship ping accidents have been reported. The blizzard raged with a velocitv of from 40 to 60 miles an hour and all tbe harbors from Port Huron and from Sanlt Ste Marie north on Lake Super ior are filled with vessels which have run in for shelter. Tonight it was reported from Sanlt Ste Marie that the wind had (alien to 12 miles an honr and altliongh the bar ometer is falling the weather situation is regarded as greatly improved. Tre mendous seas are running on Lake Su perior off Marquette harbor, and more than a dozen vessels are riding out the gale ineide tbe breakwater there. Will O ppose Rate Bill. Cleveland, Dec. 2. — Grand Chief Warren Stone, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, who announced in Buffalo a day or two ago that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers would be active m the matter of rail road rate legislation, said tonight with reference to the plans of the organiza tion that the officers will outline cer tain views, which w ill be distributed to subdivisions, and from there word will go to members of the organization. Mr. Stone added that the whole mat ter w ill be done in secret. Fight For Joint Statehood. Washington, Dec. 1.— The strongest effort yet made in tbe direction of se curing tbe admission of New Mexico and Ariiona as a state ie under way, and the statehood advocates propose that nothing will be left undone that will induce favorable action by con gress. Enormous petitions w ill be presented in both honiee. Senator Beveridge, chairman of the senate com mittee on territories, will introduce and press the joint statehood bill as early as possible in order to get it out of the way of other important bills. Two Killed In W reck. Philadelphia, Dec. 2. — The Central Railroad company of New Jersey’ * New York flyer, which left Scranton early last evening, was wreck* d about ten miles north of Mauch Chunk, a few hoars later. The latest information received by th* Associated Press by telephone is that an engineer and fire man were killed and about a dozen pas sengers injured. The injured have been taken to St. Lake’ s hospital, South Bethlehem, about 60 miles north of Philadelphia. Htoney creek is 50 miles north of South Bethlehem. C loser Inspection of Supplies. Washington, Dec. 1.— In order that supplies furnished the government un der contract may be submitted to a closer personal inspection by commis sioned officers of tbe army, in accord ance with an order recently issued by Secretary Taft, as an outgrowth of tbe developments at the Schuylkill ar senal, additional quartermaster officers have been assigned to duty at several of tbe principal quartermaster depots. Under this order Captain Courtland Nixon baa been appointed to the general depot at San Francisco. M ore T ro o p s Join Mutiny. Paris, Dec. 2. — Special dispatches from St. Petersburg say that the cab men there have gone op strike. The government, tbe dispatches say, in tends to adopt special measures to as sure the dispatch of official messages. The Warsaw correspondent of the Eclair says that at Grodno artillery men have been arrested for the ir re fusal to suppress popular demonstra tions. At Chenstopovo the dragoon* mutinied and fought tbe Cossacks. Insult American Flag. Tangier, Dec. 1.— A party which ar rived from Tetnan today reports th e soldiers there severely aseanlted ar American citisen who was the retiring holder of a tobacco monopoly. While the American was disposing of hit stock, the succeeding concessionaire re quested the authorities to intervene and prevent such disposal. Tbe Amer ican then hoisted tbe United Stater As*. which tbe soldiers hauled down and than ejected th* proprietor. Groat Firs Rages at Buenos Ayres. Buenoj Ayres, Dec. t .— A serious fire broke out here today in a warehouse e ntaining inflammable merchandise, including 100,000 cane of petroleum. Tbe fire ia still burning aa this diapetcb ia filed. The loaa ia already estimated at $1,000,000. Klondike In Antartic. Change fn Inauguration Day. Santiago de Chile, Dec. 1.— Great excitement prevaila in the gold field* Washington. Nov. 30.— Tbs National bordering on the Straite of Magellan •ommittee on inauguration has nnani- Many companies have been formed and nonsly derided to recommend a change there haa been a great opening of tb« >f date of presidential inauguration* fields and waaheria*. The field prom from March 4 to the last Thursday ia April. iaaa to be a aacood Klondike. Floods Isolate Phoenix. Phoenix, Aria., Nov. 30.— All rail roads to the south are temporarily ont of business. The eteel bridge of the M. A P. at Tempe was damaged suf ficiently to stop traffic. It will be *en days before trains will be run on tbe regular schedule on the Prescott & Eastern road. The San a Fe, Prescott A Phoenix to the north is intact. The telephone wire is down between here and Rcsoevelt and there is no news from np Sait river, excepting that tbe great Arizona dam is surely gone. Storm Cuts C h icago L oos*. Chicago, Nov. 30. — Blow'ng at the rate of* 45 miles an hour a gale swept over Chicago and the enrronnding terri tory last night. It waa accompanied hy a downpour of rain. Signs were blown down, street car traffic delayed and boats were nnable to leave lb s harbor. A police patrol box was torn from its fastenings and carried by tLa wind acrora the sidewalk, crashing into a plate glass window. Telephone com munication with stations on the South Side were interrupted, and many minor accidents reported. Open Revolt in Manchuria. St. Petersburg, Nov. 30. — According to dispatches received here, a state of almost open rebellion exists among th* troops in Manchuria. A revolutionary movement has spread among the Tnrke- *tan troops. The Manchurian troops declare that it is impossible to exist on tbe rations served them. They also -ondemn the medical resources and -late that thousands of them are unfit for service, but are detained in tb* province.
