The Estacada News
Panama Canal Affairs Discussed at
White House Conference.
E ST A C A D A .
OREGON
NEWS OFTHE WEEK
Washington, Dec. 19. — President
Roosevelt tonight took up the matter of
the Isthmian canal scandals as devel
oped by debate in the senate during the
past three days. He ia determined to
prevent further criticism of the char
acter put forward by Sanatora Tillman,
Culberson and others.
Senators A lli
son and Hale, both members of the ap
propriations committee, were present.
The president made it plain to Mr.
Shonta that the literary bureau in
charge of Secretary Bishop must be at
once discontinued, and Mr. Bishop con
fine bis service purely to administra
tive matters. He also discussed the
advisability of reducing his salary from
(10,000 now paid to (6,000, or some
other moderate sum.
It was also made apparent to Chair
man Shonts that if he still has an offl
cial connection with the Clover Leaf
railroad, it must be severed immedi
ately. Senator Tillman declared that
Mr. Shonta is still active president of
the system, and neither Mr. Shonta nor
any of the administration senators have
entered a denial of the declaration.
The president further gave Mr.
Shonts much advice regarding the con
duct of affairs on the isthmus. It is
prescribed in the president’ s order that
the canal commission must leave at
once for that place.
The b ill appropriating (11,000,000
for the canal work, passed by the sen
ate
on
Saturday,
provides
that
within 90 days the secretary of the
treasury must furnish estimates to the
senate and house appropriations com
mittees of all salaries paid those em
ployed on canal work, except laborers
and unskilled workmen. This feature
of the bill was discussed with Senators
Allison and Hale.
It is believed that many reforms will
be instituted in the administration of
the canal before another appropriation
is requested from congees. This work
of reform must begin at once, as Secre
tary Taft says the (11,000,000 new be
ing obtained w ill last no longer than
April 1 at the outside.
In the meantime 8enator Tillman
« i l l begin a strong agitation after the
holiday recess for a thorough investiga
tion of the entire canal situation. He
will be opposed by the Republicans,
but supported by the Democrats. Even
some of the Republicans favor an in
quiry, and Mr. Tillman threatens to
cause much trouble unless matters are
put on such a basis as to prevent just
critcism.
OKEGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
GUIDE T O E LE C T IO N S .
8ERV ICE IMPROVED.
Explalnation o f Complicated Primary Southern Pacific Arranges New West
Side Time Card.
System by Secretary Dunbar.
Portland— Requests for better freight
Salem— The adoption of the direct
primary law has given Oregon such a service on the Southern Pacific between
complicated system of elections that not Portland and Corvallis have been fruit
even the accomplished politician can
ful, for the company has arranged a
carry in his mind all the details of the
A R uum e o f tha L e t t Important but
proceedings leading up to the general supplementary timecard which will
N ot Leas Interesting Events
election of state, district and county give that territory a daily freight in
o f the Past Werk.
officers.
One of tha moat difficult each direction instead of a tri-weekly
things to ascertain and remember is the service.
dates upon which the various steps in
Simultaneously with the inaugura
Balfour declares himself as a free
the nomination and election of officers tion of the new train, the St. Joseph-
trader.
must be taken. In fact, the ordinary Lafayette cut-off is opened, and this
citizen cannot figure out the dates if means the eight and one-half miles of
Martial law has again been pro
he has the statute before him, for the track between Lafayette and Wbiteaon,
claimed throughout Poland.
language varies and different methods on the Yamhill division, will not be
Japan is angry because China delays
of computing time must be adopted.
used to any extent and may be aband
the new Manchurian treaty.
The following list contains all the oned entirely.
dates of interest to the voter and the
Insurance investigators are now at
The principal advantage in the new
candidate for offices as figured out by passenger time schedule will be that
work on the small companies.
Secretary of State Dunbar:
residents of Dayton and Newberg can
A British fleet is to maneuver off the
Registration—
ride into McMinnville, thi county seat,
coast of Morocco while the conference
Registration books opened by county and return home the same day, as the
ia on.
clerks Tuesday, January 2.
trains wi.ll be operated via Dayton and
France, Germany and Russia are said
Registration books closed tor primary M cMinnville.
to be backing China in her move
election April 10, 6 p. m.
There are no stations on the Yamhill
aganist Japan.
Registration books opened after pri line between Lafayette and Whiteson,
mary
election,
Ap
ril
26.
and but two spurs, so it is figured no
A San Francisco woman has secured
Registration books closed for general particular harm,will result if that por
a divorce from her insane husband and
election,
May
16,
6
p.
m.
tion of the road is torn up. The deter
married his keeper.
Dilative petitions—
mination of the Southern Pacific to
The chief sanitary officer of the Pan
Number of signers required to initiate place a daily freight train on the route
ama canal says yellow fever has been
laws or amendments, 7,489.
pleases shippers, both in Portland and
almost exterminated.
Last day for filing initiative peti along the West Side division. For
tions,
February
3.
some time a strong effort has been
The Chicago brick trust has pleaded
Last day for filing pamphlets oppos made by the shippers of McMinnville,
guilty to illegal combinations and the
ing
measures,
February
6.
Dayton, Forest Grove and Hillsboro to
members have been fined.
Direct primaly election—
secure a better service, but this could
Chinese boycotters have attacked for
County clerks give notice of primary not be satisfactorily arranged until the
eigners at Shanghai,. An American
election not later than March 21.
cut-off was completed, which cost (43,
warship w ill be sent there.
Last day for filing petitions for plac 647.
_________
ing
names
on
ballot
for
state,
congres
A Russian troop train was wrecked
sional
and
district
officers,
March
30.
by rebels and half \lts occupants sur
Good Library at Asylum.
Last day for filing petitions for
rendered to save their lives.
Salem— The lack of a supply of good
county offices, April 4.
books for the prisoners at theBtate pen
Three Chicago banks, all of them
Date of primary election, April 30.
itentiary formed the subject of comment
controlled by John R. Walsh, have
Canvassing votes of primary election in the report of Secretary Cornelia Mar
suspended. Depositors are fully pro
for state offices. May 6.
vin to the Oregon Library commission.
tected.
General election—
What is true of the prison is true also
Last day for filing certificates of of other state institutions, and Miss
The sugar brought into the United
nomination for state offices by assembly Marvin is leading a movement to pro
States during the year about to end
w ill exceed (160,000,000 in value.
of electors, April 19.
vide the state’ s charges with good read
About (60,000,000 of this comes from
i-aet day for filing nominating peti ing matter. A t the insane asylum a
tions for state offices, May 4.
our island possessions.
large library was found, but it ie used
Last day for filing certificates of by comparatively few patients. Miss
King Edward plans to make Ger
nomination for county offices by assem Marvin remarks upon the fact that the
many powerless by surrounding her
bly of electors, May 4.
insane asylum has a large library of
with bis allies.
Last day for filing nominating peti unusually good books without great
There is danger of friction between
tions for county offices, May 19.
use, while across the way, at the prison,
France and Germany in the Moroccan
General election, June 4.
TRAD E W IT H P H ILIP P IN E S .
there is nothing to be deed and a great
conference.
I t should be explained that petitions demand.
Germany has assured the sultan that Great Increase Shown Over Last Year for nominations for distriet offices, such
as circuit judge, district attorney, joint
she w ill assist Turkey in resisting fur
Suffrage Petition Filed.
by Department o f Commerce.
senator and joint representative miiBt
ther demands by the powers.
Salem— Petitions for the submission
Washington, Dec. 19. — Estimates be filed in the office of the secretary of
of the equal suffrage amendment have
Contributions to the relief fund for made by the bureau of statistics of the state, and not with county clerks.
been filed in the office of Secretary of
Russian sufferers has reached a total of department of Commerce and Labor,
State Dunbar, with 9,985 signatures
(1,172,630 in the United States.
based on the returns for ten months O RGANIZE S C H O O L LIBRARIES.
affixed.
The number necessary is
Miss Roosevelt’ s Oriental gifts are ending with October, are that the ag
7,489. The petitions were brought to
valued at (20,000 according to the gregate commerce between the United State Library Commission Passes an Salem and filed by Mrs. If. W. Coe,
States and the Philippines for the cal
Important Resolution.
amount of duty she paid on them.
Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway, Miss Gail
endar year 1906, will amount to about
Salem — The State Library commis Laughlin, Mrs. Jefferson Myers and
General Mackenzie strongly recom (20,000,000, against about (16,000 in
mends an appropriation for continuing 1696, (1,000,000 in 1900, (4.000,000 sion, composed of Governor Chamber M ìbs Laura Gray. Mias Laughlin said
work at the mouth bt the Columbia.
in 1696 and a little more than (4,000,- lain, W . B. Ayers, President Campbell, that the petitions were thorough>y ex
of the State University; Miss Isom, amined and all signatures that- were
The plan of the Russian rebels is to 000 in 1897, the year prior to the
librarian of the Portland library, and not thought to be properly affixed as
bankrupt the government by stopping American occupation.
required by law were stricken out.
Prior to 1899, the exports from the State Superintendent of Schools Acker
taxes and refusing to take paper money.
United States to the Philippines, the man, met in bi rnontby session last
A defiant manifesto of Russian revo
Weyerhauser Road for Lumber.
bureau reports show, had never ex week, and Mies Marvin, the secretary,
lutionists has been met by the govern
Klamath Falle— Following the defi
ceeded (260,000, while in the present submitted an elaborate report dealing
ment arresting the leadeis and publish
with
the
work
of
the
commission
from
nite announcement that the Klamath
year they w ill aggregate nearly (6,000,-
ers.
000. Imports from the islands, which its organization to date, and with the L#ke railroad interests have been pur
Thomas Lawson, of “ frenzied fi ranged between (4,000,000 and (5,- methods to be employed in the organ chased by the Weyerhaeuser Lumber
company it is announced that the Wey
nance" fame, has given a (1,000,000 000,000 per annum prior to 1899, were isation of local ilbraries.
W ith regard to school libraries, the erhaeuser people do not contemplate
mortgage on his property and admits in 1902, (10,000,000; in 1903, (12,-
000,000, and in 1906 will be about commission decided to ask for bids for building to this city, but will only aim
be may go bankrupt.
(14,000,000, according to the bureau all school libraries to he submitted to use the road as an outlet for the
A ton of gelignite at the Central Star
next June. A rule was adopted by the large timber interest they hold in this
mine, Roasland, B. C.,
exploded, estimates.
The imports in 1906 are chiefly hemp commission prohibiting schools from part of the country. They will remodel
wrecking the mine buildings and shak
purchasing dictionaries, sets of supple the roadbed, cutting out the switch-
ing the entire country. One man was and sugar. Uemp imports for the first mentary readers and general encyclope back in getting from the Klamath river
ten months of IH06 amounted to (10,-
killed and several score injured.
dias with money belonging to their li bottom to Pokegama, by driving a long
376,628, and sjgar (2,212,249.
brary funds.
tunnel.
A strike has occurred for the first
Miss Marvin reports that several
tim e in the British royal dockyards.
Connecticut Safe Looted.
cities in the state would soon employ
Bank Takes Over Sawmill.
The men were working overtime on
Snffield, Conn., Dec. 19. — After trained librarians to look after their li
construction of a battleship
being
Weston— The largest sawmill plant
rushed. Their demand for better pay binding the railroad watchman, W. braries.
in Umatilla county, 12 miles eaBt of
Jones, and hie 12 year old son to chairs
was granted and work was resumed.
Weston, waB recently taken over ny the
in the railroad station here this morn
Lang Sells Big Wheat Ranch.
Fanners’ bank of Weston, the Fletcher
Castro uas withdrawn his insult to ing before daylight, six bank robbers
Pendleton— James Leng has sold bis company, which had become involved
France.
pried their way into the Suffield Sav wheat ranch of 2,100 acies, known as
with the bank, retiring.
W. H
A massacre of Christians is feared ings bank on Main street, blew open the old C. J. Smith place, to A . C. Fletcher, manager of the company, has
the safe after a fourth attempt and es Friedly of this city. This place, which
in Egypt.
been in the sawmill business for 16
caped with (60,000 worth of registered is one of the best ranches in this sec
years on Weston mountain.
Included
The Russian army in Manchuria ia to bonds and stocks not negotiable, ac
tion, is located in Juniper canyon. with the property are 1,000 acres of
be disbanded and hurried homo.
cording to President Newton, of the in This year 1,000 acres have been seeded
fine timber, which w ill be cut into
They overlooked (3,000 in to wheat and the balance was summer
The Montana legislature will be call stitution.
lumber.
ed.ln extra session to pass a railroad cash and negotiable bonds m a drawer fallowed last yeir. Wheat land in this
nearby.
rate regulation law.
district is improving each year since
P O R TL A N D M AR K E TS .
the farmers undeistand better how to
New York’ s employing printers are
Dowie Gives Up Scepter.
cultivate it. Instead of plowing shal
preparing for war on the Typographi
Wheat— Club, 72c; bluestem, 74c;
Chicago, Dec. 19.— John Alexander low, they have learned that -better re
cal union January 1.
red, 68c; valley, 73c per bushel.
Dowie, head ot the Christian Catholic sults can be obtained by plowing deep.
Oats— No. 1 white feed, (2 7 ; gray,
Attorney General M oidy will decide church, has given up his rule a..d will
(26.50 per ton.
whether Annapolis hasere shall he dis soon leave for one of the islands of the
Buys Chittim Treer.
Barley— Feed, ( 22@22.50 per ton:
missed or court martialed.
Caribbean sea, there to remain until
Eugene— Realizing that the supply brewing, (22.50@23; rolled ,(23@23.50.
The "sar is planning to issue more spring, in hopes of regaining his health of chittim bark ( t ’ascara Segrada) will
Rye— (1.50 per cental.
manifeave on his name day, which will Announcement of the abdication of the ba exhausted in this part of the state
Hay — Eastern Oregon timothy,
leader of Zion City was made at Zion within a few years, Dr. L. W. Brown
grant more liberties to the peasants.
(14 50(3)15 50 per ton; valley timothy,
City today by Overseer John C. Speich-
Two men sere shot, one badly if not er. Saturday Preeiudent Dowie made recently contracted for 1,000 sprouts ( l l @ 1 2 ; clover, (8 0 9 ; cheat, (8.50(3
of
the
chittim
tree,
which
he
w
ill
set
9.60; grain hay, (8(39.
fatally, a n i the other seriously, by two it known that he would transfer all au
masked m .n in Portland while holding thority over to the church, unreserved out on his farm southx.est of this city.
Fruits— \pples, (1(31.60 per box;
Tha
sprouts,
when
planted,
grow
very
up a hotel. The robbers escaped with ly, to a triumvirate and leave f< r the
pears, (1 25® 1.50 per box.
rapidly,
and
it
will
not
be
very
many
something over (100.
Vegetables — Beans, wax, 12c per
south as soon as possible.
years until they are large enough to pound; cabbage, l(3 1 l tc per pound;
President Roosevelt has written the
peel the bark from. The last load of rauliflower, (1.25 per dozen; celery, 45
Confaranca at White House.
Merchants’ Exchange, of 8an Francisco,
tha young trees on the contract has (375c per dozen; encumbers, 60@60c
expressing the wish to see Chinese la
Washington, Dec. 19.— Senators A lli been delivered and in the early spring
per doxsn; peppers, 6c per pound;
borers more cloeely barred from en son and Hale, who are members of the he w ill plant th<m.
pumpkins, 4s@lc per pound; sprouts,
trance into this country, but he says committee on
appropriations, and
7c per pound; suaah, 4«(91c per pound,
the exempt classes should be treated Chairman Shonta and Secretary Bishop,
Weston Proparty Transfers.
turnips, 90c(3(l per sack, carrots, 66
more courteously.
of the Isthmian Canal commission,
Weston— J. B. Ifa rt baa purchased <375c per sack; bisets, 85c(9(l per sack.
were
in
conference
with
the
president
82t( acres of alfalfa and wheat land in
Secretary Richards has several new
Onions— Oregon, (1(91.25 per sack.
measure in connection with land laws at the white house tonight. It is pre the Walla Walla valley near the state
Potatoes— Fancy graded Burbanks,
sumed
that
the
case
of
Secretary
Bish
line from R. O. Fitch for (6,000. The 66(3~5c per sack; ordinary, 55<360c per
which he would like to see enacted by
op,
whose
duties
as
agent
for
the
com
place is located about two miles from sack; Merced sweets, sacks, (1.90;
congress.
mission has been the subject of discus the ranch recently purchased by Trajan
An experimental farm on every gov sion in congress, was among matters talk- Tucker. Mr. Fitch w ill go to Alberta. crater, (2.15.
Butter— Fancy creamery, 27)*@30c
ernment irrigation project Is a recom sd of, but no statement was made.
Frank King, a prominent fanner form per pound.
mendation from the Agricultural de
erly of Helix, has purchased the W eav
Eggs— Oregon ranch, 32(933c per
partment.
General Strika 1s Improbable
er property in this city and w ill soon dozen.
London,
Dec
19.—The
correspondent
become
a
resident
of
Weston.
He
has
The csar ia afraid to leave his palace.
Poultry — Average old hens, 11 ',<9
of the Dally Telegraph at 8t. Peters been making extensive imrovementa
12c per pound , young roosters, 10(91 lc:
The Kansas board of railroad com burg, in commenting on recent events
springs, l l a i l t f c ; broilers, 12 S @
missioners has ordered the grain rate in Russia, says he is still optimistic
Surveying Weed Road.
14c; dressed chickens, 12012S,c; tur
out.
and ia convinced of the impossibility
Klamath Falls— Some excitement was keys, live, 16(3l?c; turkeys, dressed,
of
an
organised
general
strike,
because
caused in Klamath Falls recently by choice, 18 0 21c; geese, live, 9 0 10c;
Stern measures have been adopted at
public opinion and the peasantry are tha arrival of Engineer D. D. Griffiths ducks, 14(915c.
Annapolis to stop hazing.
strongly averse to it. He Insists that with a craw of a dozen railroad engin
Hops — Oregon, 1906, choice, 10®
There is a great demand for invita the m ilitary outbreak at Moecow is in eers and surveyors and the announce 11 S c ; prime, S ^ Q O ^ c ; medium. 8c;
no way au indication of general disaf ment went forth that they were the ad olds, 5@7c.
tions to Miss Roosevelt’ s wedding.
fection in the army.
vance guard of the California North
Wool— Eastern Oregon, average best,
A conflict between the president and
eastern Railroad tompany, successor to 16<921c; valley,
24026c;
mobar,
congress oo the canal question is prob
Furs Go Up in Smoke.
the Weed Railroad company, yhich is cLoice, 30c per pound.
able.
New York, Dec. 19.— Two hundred to receive a bonus of (100,000 to build
deef — Dressed bulls,
l(92c per
pound; cows, 304c; country steers,
Senator Heybnrn, of Idaho, continues thousand dollars’ worth of furs were a railroad into the town.
404 S c .
to fight the president’ s forest reserve destroyed by Tie today In the establish
F rutt Man Meat at La Qranda.
ment of Max Paiseeki A Co., wholesale
Veal— Dressed, 3t*@ 8c per pouud.
policy.
furriers and manufacturers of automo
La Grande — Tha next annual meet
Mutton— Dressed, fancy, 6061*0 per
Strikers at Riga,’ Russia, are held* in bile garments, 37-39 East Twenty-first ing of tha Northweetern Fruitgrowers’ pound; ordinary, 4 0 6c; lambs, 7 0
eheek by machine guns placed in the street. Other tenants ia the building aaaoeiation will be held in La Grande 71*c.
w ill suffer heavy damages from water. Janaary S fi.
Pork— Dressed, 4 1* 0 7 c per pound.
l i i Condensed Form lor Onr
Bosy Readers.
M M tm »
IN S U R G E N T S
MADE P LA IN T O MR. 8 H O N T 8 .
RULE
O N B ALTIC .
Gunners Refuse to Fire and Ships
Cannot Be Trusted.
Chicago, Dec. 18. — The Daily News
correspondent sends the following from
St. Pcteieburg:
Expectation of the downfall of the
government continues to grow in this
city. Insurgents still hold Riga, Reval
and other Baltic towns. The garrisons
in these provinces are insufficient to
put down the armed rebels and the ar
tillerymen refuse to fire on them.
Strikes of railroad workers and crews
of steamships prevent the forwarding
of troops and ammunition to the revolt
ed provinces.
Though the government baa been
urged to dispatch a fleet to the Baltic
porta Admiral Birileff hesitates to make
any move, fearing that bis sailors will
join the rebellion.
Dispatehea received from Manchuria
today report the situation of the army
as desperate. Many officers are in hid
ing from their own troqpe, fearing for
their lives. The men are burning and
pillaging everything
within
their
reach, while the civil population has
fled.
Revolutionary proclamations
have been posted about in the barracks
and in the stieets. Dissensions among
the chief officers seriously complicate
matters. The soldiers accuse the corn
ai iasaries of stealing large quantities of
supplies and have burned their houses.
IN THE NATIONAL HAUS OF CONGRESS
Monday, December 18.
The canal emergency appropriation
bill was received in the house from the
senate. .Discussion of this was followed
by another debate on Insurance mat
ters.
The house disagreed to the
amendments to the canal bill and sent
it to conference.
ally.
A b ill providing for a public whip
ping post for the District of Columbia
was Introduced by Adams, of Pennsyl
vania.
t
A fourth Federal judge for Alaska ia
provided for In a b ill by Jones, of
Washington.
Hale and Teller were named as the
senate conferees on the canal bill.
The senate in the afternoon took up
the house ship subsidy bill, which
makes it the unfinished business before
that body.
A joint resolution was adopted pro
viding for adjournment from December
21 to January 4.
Dolliver has a new rate bill which
he w ill introduce soon as a substitute
for all measures now pending.
Wednesday, December 13.
The eenate was in session for only
one hour and a half today, and a por
tion of that time waa spent in the con
sideration of executive business.
A
number of private bills were introduced
in the open session, and Allison pre
sented the report of the committee on
appropriations on the canal bill, giving
notice that he would call it up for con
sideration tomorrow. He said that the
committee waa of the opinion that (11,-
000,000 would be sufficient for present
purposes and that the amount bad been
left as fixed by the house.
Senator Gallinger
introduced an
amendment to the statehood b ill to pro
Dibit the sale of liquor in the etate
proposed to be created by the admis
sion of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
for a period of 21years, and then only
after an amendment of the state con
stitution permitting liquor traffic.
Saturday, December 10.
The senate today passed the Panama
emergency appropriation bill.
The
only change in the measure as it passed
the house is a provision which requires
that congress Bhall be supplied with
regular estimates of all salaries except
those paid to laborers.
Senator Dubois, of Idaho, w ill retain
all his present committee places and se
W O R K DONE ON IRRIG ATIO N.
cures membership on the irrigation
Speaker Cannon announced the trans
Great Amount o f Construction Done committee.
fer of Mondell (W yom ing) from the
b - Reclamation Service.
The house indulged itself again to committee on m ilitary affairs to that of
Washington, Dec. 18.— A resume of day to the extent of four hours of what public lands, and of M iller (Kansas)*
toe work performed by the Reclama was many times termed academic dis from public lands to military affairs.
tion service to date shows that 77 miles cussion of Federal control of insurance. The transfer gives the two members
of main canal, 54 miles of distributing
The holiday recess was fixed from the same committee assignments htey
system and 186 miles of ditches have next Thursday to January 4.
had in the laBt congress.
been constructed, including dams, bead-
Committee reference of the annual
works, etc.
Tunnels having a total
Friday, December 16.
message of President Roosevelt was
length of three and one-half miles have
The Panama canal was again under made according to the subjects treated.
been driven, including more than a consideration by the Benate today and
The question of Federal control of in
mile of the great Gunnison tunnel Tillman occupied the entire time given surance was assigned to the committee
More than 250 miles of telephone lines to that subject.
He did not indicate on ways and means. In explanation of
have been installed and are in opera any intention of opposition to the pass this. Payne said that, in bis opinion,
tion; 126 miles of wagon road, many age of the appropriation bill, but he the only way the United States can
miles of which were cut out of solid criticized the methods of the canal com deal with insurance companies is
rock in almost inaccessible canyons, 147 mission in many of its transactions. through the taxing power, and over
bridges and 50 office and other build When the senate adjourned the bill th's the ways and means committee has
ings have been constructed.
was still pending, but there was an jurisdiction.
The works above mentioned have agreement for a vote tomorrow.
Among the bills introduced in the
called for the excavation of 9,350,000
In the reorganization of the senate house today were the following:
cubic yards of rock and earth, the lay committoes, now about completed, Ful
By Mondell, of Wyoming, providing
ing of 70 000 cubic yards of concrete, ton secures the chairmanship of the for the appropriation of not more than
12.000 cubic yards of riprap, 160,000 committee on claims, retains bis place (20,000 annually from the sales of pub
linear feet of Bheet piling and 10,000 on public lands and on irrigation, and lic lands to the endowment of etate
feet of bearing piles have been driven is assigned membership on one or two schools of mines and mining or depart
There have been purchased 130,000 smaller committees. Ankeny becomes ments of mines and mining in connec
pounds of railroad iron, 250,000 chairman of the irrigation committee tion with colleges already established.
pounds of structural steel, 600,000 and secures a place on commerce.
Bv Needham, of California, transfer
pounds of cast iron, 1,760,000 feet of Piles is made chairman of coast and ring the Yellowstone, Yosemite, Se
lumber, and 78,000 barrels of cement insular Burvey and given a place on quoia, General Giant, Mount Rainier,
The government has erected a cement public lands and territories, in which C ratef Lake and Wind Cave national
m ill at a cost of more than (100.000, letter place he w ill be able to work for parks from the control of the Depart
which has already turned out 16,000 Alaska. Heybnrn did not get a single ment of the Interior to the Department
barrels of cement, and is now furnish committee asked for. The only new of Agriculture.
ing about 300 barrels^ day. The saw place given him was public buildings.
By Delegate Andrews, of New Mexi
mills operated by Uncle Sam have cut The fate of Dubois is not as yet settled, co, providing for the admission of the
2.880.000 feet of lumber from the gov the Democrats not having completed territory of New Mexico as a single
ernment reserves.
their slate.
stale.
A bill abolishing the Isthmian Canal
The
house
today
devoted
4
%
hours
H O LB U P TR AIN .
commission was introduced by Repre
to lively debate on the possibilities of sentative Mann, of Illinois. In it dis
cretion is given the president to put the
Safes o f North Coast Limited Rifled controlling insurance.
Jones, of Washington, introduced work of building the canal under any
Near North Yakima.
bills appropriating (25,000 for a fish one of the executive departments, and
North Yakima, Dec. 18. — Overland hatchery in Yakima county, and grant also to operate the Panama railroad
limited No. 1, due here at 2:50 o'clock ing Washington 60,000 acres of land through the same means.
p. m., but running almost five hours for the benefit of the Soldiers’ home.
late, was held up at Hillside, in the
Yakima canyon, 11 miles north of this
C U T S O U T BO ND S.
Thursday, December 14.
place, at 7:15 Saturday evening. The
The senate spent four hours today in
express car was dynamited, two safes discussing the Panama canal emergency Senate Committee Favora Canal Ap
blown open and all contents of value appropriation bill and, when it ad
propriation of 811,000,000.
taken.
journed, the bill was still under con
Washington, Dec. 13. — The emerg
From a good source it is learned that sideration. A separate bill regulating
there was little currency in the safes on the issuance of bonds for the canal and ency appropriation bill to provide the
the limited at the time of the holdup. placing them on the same basis as Isthmian canal commission with funds
The main contents consisted of drafts, other bends of the government was to carry on the construction of the Pan
ama canal w ill contain no general leg
etc.
passed without debate.
islation. This was decided hy the sen
City Marshal Curren has ordered the
Senator Fulton introduced a bill ap ate committee on appropriations at a
arrest of every stranger seen in North propriating (100,000 to erect a public
Yakima who comes anywhere near an building at Raker City, another carry meeting lasting all of yesterday, at
which it was agreed to report the
swering the description given of the
ing (15,000 for improvement of the
holdup men.
Up to midnight last grounds at Salem, and a third to ratify measure appropriating (11,000,000,
night there have been four arersts. the treaty with the Klamath Indians the amount named by the bouse bill.
The first section, in relation to the
One man was arrested by Officer Lane and pay them (500,000.
issuance of bonds, was stricken out. A
who aswered the description perfectly.
The pure food bill was reported by bill containing this feature was intro
He waB taken off a passenger coach on
8enator Heyburn.
duced in the senate by Teller, and it
a train coming from the scene of the
holdu(r, and was wet to the skin. It is
The Republican members of the w ill be dealt with by the finance com
thought be may be one of the men.
house caucus today unanimously de mittee. The bill was amended to fur
It is thought possible the bandits clared in favor of admitting Oklahoma ther provide that in the future no ex
may have crossed the Columbia and be and Indian Territory as one state, and penditures shall be made for the canal
headed for British Columbia.
by a vote of 10 to 65 declared in favor except by authority of congress, and
of admitting Arizona and New Mexico when appropriations have been made
Christmas Presents by Shipload.
as one state. Both statehood questions by congress.
New York, Dec. 18.— The American
line steamer Philadelphia, which sailed
from New York today for Plymouth,
Cherbourg and Southampton, carried
3,226 bags of mail for Europe.
This
represents the largest quantity of mail
matter ever carried by any one stermer
out of the port of New York.
The
Philadelphia is the Christmas ship
from New York this year and the major
portion of the mail she carries consists
of presents for relatives and friends
who are on the other side of the A t
lantic.
are to be contained in one bill.
Representative Cushman introduced
a bill providing for the election of one
delegate from Alaska to congress.
Representative Lacey, of Iowa, intro
duced a bill grafting grazing privileges
on public lands to homestead settlers
and holders of small farms in semi-
arid and arid lands.
Prices are to
range from 1 to 6 cents an acre annu-
Rivals For Coveted Place.
Washington, Dec. 14. — As the situ
ation sizes up today, it looks as if Sena
tor Ankeny would secure the vacant
position on the commerce committee
formerly held by Senator Foster of
Washington.
Mr. Ankeny and Mr.
Fulton have beeD making a neck and
neck rare for this place.
New M exico Willing to Units.
Washington, Dec. 14.— Joint state
hood for New Mexico and Arizona was
discussed by the president today with a
delegation of New Mexicans, among
whom were Solomon Luaa, Republican
National committeeman; Major W. H.
H. Llewellyn, United States District
attorney; Judge A. A. Freman and A.
M. Hove. Judge Freeman said he be
lieved the people of the two territories
would be glad to accept joint statehood.
Major Llewellyn and Mr. Luna took
up with the president some appoint
ments in the judiciary of New Mexico.
Rate Bill After Holidays.
Washington, Dec. 13.— Railroad rate
legislation w ill be allowed to rest until
after the holidays.
Members of the
house committee on interstate and for
eign commerce have agreed to take up
and dispose of less important measures
before the recess. In the senate alro
there is a disposition to let rate legisla
tion slumber. The members of tha in
terstate commerce committee in that
body have decided to hold but one
meeting a week before Christmas and
there ia a general understanding that
rate legislation w ill not be pushed.
High Price for Portrait.
London, Dec. 18.— The famous Whist
ler portrait of the late Sir Henry Irving
as King Philip I I of Spain, was sold at
auction today among the remainder of
the actor’ s effects for (25,200.
Sarg
ent’ s portrait o( Ellen Terry in the
character of l4idy Macbeth realized (6,-
300.
The Whistler picture goes to
America. The name of the purchaser
of “ The Whistler” was carefully with
held by the representative of a firm of
booksellers of London, who bid it in.
Woolen Trust Raises Wages.
I t is rumorod, however, that J. Pier
Boston, Dec. 13.— Beginning on Mon
pont Morgan was the actual purchaser. day, January 1, 1906, 30,000 operat
ives employed by the American Woolen
Friends Will Give Aid.
company, of this city, w ill have their
Havana, Dec. 18.— That the Ameri wages advanced 10 per cent.
The
cans in the Isle of Pines have friends Celia Worsted mills, of Woonsocket,
in the United States who are w illing to R. I , controlled by an independent
aid them in every way possible in their concern, and employing 175 hands, to
efforts to have the island added to the night posted notices of a similar ad
Union is manifest here in letters re vance. It is estimated that the advance
cently received from prominent resi will give the American company’s oper
dents of the Isle of Pines.
These let atives an aggregate of abont (1,000,000
ters say that friends in the States have more each year than they have been re
offered hundreds of thousands of dollars ceiving.
to aid in establishing a territory of the
United States.
N o Ship Subsidy Possible.
Washington, Dec. IS.— There is tr
Finds Millions in Ground.
he no ship snbisidy legislation at this
Winnepeg, Man., Dec. 18.— Anthony
ision of congress. The senate is lake-
Blum.ol Boston, principal owner of the warm . The hones is opposed to such
Laorentine mine in the Mamton dis legislation. The new merchant marine
trict, 200 miles eest of here, has un committee appointed by Speaker Can
earthed walls of gold that assay (400,- non is said to have ten members
000 to the ton. There are millions in against four who are favorable to the
sight. It ia the richest discovery ever proposed measure. The speaker ia an-
made in gold mining.
He spent ten deretood to oppose the project at this
veers off and on in the distriet and has time, because of the likelihood of a
made much money.
tariff discussion.
Bridge Bill Passes Congress.
Washington, Dec. 14.— Both houses
of congress yesterday passed the bills
permitting the Portland A Seattle Rail
way company to build a bridge across
the Columbia river, near Vancouver.
Senator Fulton bad his bill reported in
the morning, and later called it up and
secured passage.
It was the first b ill
to pass the senate this session. On the
house end. Representative Cushman
called up bis bill, which ia identical
with Mr. Fulton’ s, and it waa accorded
the honor of being the second b ill to
pass the house.
Cut Out Opposed Section.
Washington, Dee. 14. — The Santo
Domingo treaty waa referred back to
the committee on foreign relations. I t
ia understood that it is the desire of the
administration that the treaty be modi
fied by striking out the provision an-
tboriiing the president to send an
armed force to Santo Domingo, if at
any time necessary. It is the belief of
friends of the treaty that, if this pro
vision were removed, there would bn
less opposition to ratification.