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The Estacada News France Assures United States She Respects Monroe Doctrine. E S T A C A D A ....................OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK li i Condensed Form for Onr Busy Readers. A R tw m a o f tho L m Important but Not Lata Interesting Events o f the Past Week. Freeh trouble baa appeared Balkan atatea. in the Rockefeller has given $1,450,000 to Chicago university. A b ill to revive the canteen bee been introduced in congreee. Taft deniee that the Philippine com missioners speculate in land, as has been charged. # The government has abandoned the Harney irrigation project and will let the private company go ahead with the work. Representative French, of Idaho, has introduced a b ill appropriating $10,000 for experimental dry farming in semi- arid regions. The Brazilian warship Aquidaban blew' up, killing all the officers and crew excepting 50. The dead w ill number 300. The members of the Montana Press association will leave Butte February 10 on an excursion to Los Angeles and Southern California points. The mild weather throughout ther East has been followed by a blizzard. In some sections a drop of 30 dgereee in 12 hours has been recorded. Washington, Jan. 23.— Convinced of the sincerity of the assurances received from France regarding her loyalty to the Monroe doctrine and all that it in volves, the Washington government has given the Paris government a free band in the execution of the program for the solution of tbe Venezuelan prob lem. The conference on this phase of tbe question occurred some time ago, and M. Juseerand, the French ambas sador, has final assurances that the efforts of France to obtain diplomatic treatment for ber charge d ’ affaires at Caracas w ill not be interrupted at Washington as in any violative of the Monrore doctrine. The first move in the execution of tbe French program may be expected at any time, but on this point the French government is observing tbeetiicteet secrecy. M. Taigny, tbe retiring French charge, who, it is believed, is now st Curacoa, w ill come to this country on bis way borne, and on his arrival at New York be w ill find an invitation from the French ambassador at Wash ington to spend several days here in conference with M. Juseerand, on whom the burden of an important phase of the Venezuelan negotiation naturally falls, that he may have the benefit of the facts about tbe situation. I t is not unlikely that M. Taigny will also see Secretary Root. The whereabouts of the French ships remain a mystery so far as the officials of tbe State department and French embassy are concerned, it is said. It is assumed, however, that they are daily in touch with the ministry ol marine at Paris, and ate awaiting an opportunity to take such action as their instructions may provide for. Great interest is felt in diplomatic circles here about the exact nature of a sentence found objectionable in the note of President Castro to M. Taigny. French and German delegatee at the Moroccan conference have openly dis EUROPEAN C R O P S IN DANGER. agreed. The debate may be the begin ning of fresh controversies between the Weather is Unseasonably Warm and two countries. Excessively Humid. K ing Edward is ill. Washington, Jan. 23. — The foreign Six men hate been killed by snow- crop report for December showB that over large areas of Europe tbe prevail slides in Utah. ing characteristics were unseasonably The Moroccan conference has so far warm weather aud excessive humidity. dodged the dangerous points. Crops lightly sown have germinated Few invitations w ill be issued to the finely and entered on the winter in strong, healthy condition. Late sowing Longworth-Roosevelt wedding. of crops, in Europe, however, were un Beet sugar men have planned a fight usually extensive, and some anxiety is on the Philippine b ill iu the senate. (elt concerning them. Several midshipmen at the Newport In Great Britain the winter wheat navy yard have been attacked with area has been extended. Tbe acreage, spotted fever. however, is still believed to be dimin Jacob Riis has stirred up some sena ished, as compared with last year. The tors by declaring it possible that Roose growing crops have an improved ap pearance. velt may run again. In France tbe win at area is the aver The Liberal victory in the recent age. British elections assures Irish home In Germany weather conditions were rule and radical labor laws. unfavorable and there was no marked A soldier from Fort Lawton was sen improvement. In Roumania the area under whe-.t tenced to one minute’s imprisonment is 25 per cent short of last year. The by the Seattle municipal fudge. 1905 crop is now estimated at from 60,- France is acting cautiously in the 000,000 to 65,000,000 bushels. The Venesuelan affair, not wishing to gain hulk ol it is said to be out of condition, the ill w ill of the United States. hence no important export movement 'T w o French scientists w ill go as far to north of Europe points is expected south as possible by boat and then en until spring. No important definite news regarding deavor to reach the pole by balloon. the condition of winter sown cereals in Canal zone medical authorities have Russia are reaching the outside world. imposed a six days quarantine on Co lombian and Venezuelan ports, as the WHERE DID THE M O NE Y GO? sons is now free from disease. Judge Hunt, of the Montana United States court, says cutting of govern Colorado Propounds Searching Ques tions to Insurance Companies. ment timber must stop. He has just lined a man $200 and says each suc Denver, Jan. 23.— A ll of the 222 in ceeding conviction w ill bring a heavier surance companies doing business in fine. this state have been asked, through Senator Depew’s health has broken their head officials, to make oath to re plies to a list of questions compiled down. by the Colorado Insurance department. Heyburn’s pure food bill is likely to Some of the questions asked are be come a law. whether money has ever been contrib I t is said the United States will offer uted to campagin funds, particularly to sell the Philippine islands to Japan. during tbe last six years, and if so, whether or not it is proposed to con Berlin fears further Socialist riots tinue the practice, and also if the item and troops are being held in readiness. “ legal expenses" in the report of 1906 Secretary Taft is investigating affairs included contribution to funds for cam in the Philippines for a possible graft paign purposes or to influence legisla tion. by officials thers. Ohlel Engineer Stevens, of the canal, has been elected vice president of the Panama railroad. Luke Wright has been appointed am bassador to Japan. General Smith will succeed him as Philippine governor. Admiral Endicott, chief of the bu reau of yards and docks, wants a new dry dock at the Puget Sound navy yard. Porto Ricans are making a strong plea for home government. They claim the American officials ignore their wishes. C O N T R O L TH E CASH. GIVEN FREE HAND. Short Shrift for Rebels. St. Petersburg, Jan. 23.— Dispatches from aibau and Mitau show that Gov- -n o r General Sollojub coninues to punish with merciless seventy revolu tionists in Courland caught with arms in hand or convicted of participation in incendiarism or murder. Twenty-one more persons have been tried by drum- head court martial and shot near L i lian. The troops aie now advancing on Fraunberg, which has become a revo lutionary headquartt rs. Two leaders of an uprising among school teachers have been executed near Mitau. Brown University, New York, will Trade with the Netherlands. build a $400,)00 library in memory of Washington, Jan. 23.— According to John Hay. Carnegie has given $150,- a report of the bureau of statistics ol 000 toward the fund. the department of Agriculture exports Jacob Riis, a close friend of the pres for the fiscal year 1905 amounted to ident, predicts a long war of the people $73,000,000 and our imports $22,000,- Our ex agalnat special privileges, with Roose 000 from the Netherlands. ports to Belgium in the same year were velt as the people’s champion. $28 000,000 and our imports from that Taft wanta the government to lay a country $20,000,000. The Netherlands cable to Panama, and Belgium rank next to the United France baa expelled the Venezuelan Kingdom, Germany and France in im envoy and will make a naval attack on pôt tance as markets for products of the United State*. Copper exports to tbe Castro. Netherlands aggregated $20,000,000. Hamburg Socialists and police eltebed and a number of the latter aie Arms to Overthrow the Czar. wounded. Baltimore, Jan. 23.— At a meeting of An American has been arrested in H -brews held last night in celebration Russia for aiding the revolutionary of the anniversary of “ Red Bonday,” Jacob Pauken, of New York, aroused ssevement. the large audience to great enthusiasm Eighteen men were killed by an ex by his appeal for funds with which to plosion in a coal mine 25 miles from purchase arms for the peasants and working claeeea in Russia. “ The revo Charleston, W. Va. Roosevelt has been naked to bring lution has begun," said Pauken, “ and will never stop. It would be accom about peace In Turkey. plishing more now, but tbe people have A scandal has broken out In England no guns." ever the recent election. A number of prominent persona are involved. Drydock Dewey Spoken. Washington, Jan. 23.— The drydock The house will pace a b ill suspend ing the eight-hour law on the isthmus Dewey, on the way to tbe Philippines, has again been heard from. The com daring construct ion of the canal. mandant of the coaling station at Ban The signatures of American women Juan, P. R, reports that the Dewey was « h o desire to see Bmoot ousted from spoken Friday night by tbe cruiser the senate fill 30 volumes and w ill be Maryland. The Dewey was in latitude distributed among the senators. 27 62 north and longitude 48.29 west. Fire almost destroyed Convoy, a Bhe waa traveling four knots an hour. •mall Ohio town. A ll were well. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST IOO S T A M P S A T G O LD CO IN . LAN D TRADE IN D ISPU TE . Senators Want Hand In the Allotment o f Reclamation Funds. Washington, Jan. 22.— The senate committee on irrigation today discussed tbs proposition to amend tbe national irrigation law by placing tbe distribu tion of the reclamation fund in tbe band* of congress, instead of tbe secre tary of the interior, ae at present. Strong sentiment in favor of the change developed. Several senators on tbe committee believe it unwise to permit the secretary of the interior to have undisputed control of this fund, now aggregating $32,000,000. No bill for this purpose was pending, but probably such a bill w ill be introduced and passed this session. The discussion today was incident to a debate on Heyburn’ s townsite bill, which authorizes the withdrawal of land for townsite purposes on govern ment irrigation tracts, and provides that money derived from the salu of town lots shall be turned into the re clamation fund for expenditure on town improvements. This bill was referred to a sub-committee for report. The committee also gave attention today to Fulton’s b ill authorizing the condemnation of land needed as part of national irrigation projects. No action waa taken, but members expressed the opinion that such a law would be un constitutional. This bill was drawn particularly with a view to enabling the government to acquire private land under the Malheur irrigation project. It will be acted upon later. Extensive Preparations Made to Con Deal Involving 4,000,000 Feet o f Lumber in Court. tinue Operations. Baker City— A land trade between Baker City— Dr. T . H . White, one of the three owners of tbe Gold Coin Stoddard Bros, and Henry Hewitt is Hewitt mine, has just returned from Portland, occupying public attention. where be arranged for the addition of filed an action at law against tbe Stod 100 stamps to their ten-stamp m ill al dards, asking $2,862 damages, because ready in operation, and purchased a- he alleges the defendants in that action new hoist to be shipped to the mine at cut sawlogs on his property. The Stod once. Tbe machinery w ill all be msde dard Brothers have come back with a crossbill in equity, alleging that they in Portland. Since tbe favorable decision in the traded Hewitt a quarter section of land injunction case by the Circuit court, for a like amount of property in this given the other day, the mine will be county. Under the agreement, they say, they in full operation the balance of tbe were to build a railroad spur onto the winter. Managing Owner James A . Panting, land and cut the timber thereon, and of the Gold H ill mine, in the Durkee Hewitt was also to cut immediately the camp, 2ti miles southeast of Baker City, timber on tbe land they traded him. is here and reports that be bas had a The party securing more than $1,900,- full force of men at work retimbering 000 feet of good sawlogs was to put up They ask some of the tunnels and Btopes, and the difference to the other. that he has cut the main ledge ten feet that Hewitt be forced to comply, as wider on tbe lower levels. In doing they have been under expense iu build this work he struck another stream of ing the railroad spur. watsr in the mine, which will give him a sufficient supply to irrigate another Visit Excites Speculation. 100 acres of tbe home ranch. He says Baker City — It is reported on good the recent heavy snow storm w ill bene authority that George L. Thayer, of fit both farming and mining interests. Walla Walla, engineer for the North western Gas A Electric company, who has been in this vicinity for the past No Longer Superintendent. 8alem — David E. Baxter, who was few days, has been investigating a pro appointed county superintendent of ject for a mammoth reservoir at the schools in November by the county Rock creek power plant, which at pres court of Wheeler county, is out of ent furnishes the current for Baker N office. The county superintendent City’ e lights. This reservoir would be S L A Y W O R K M E N IN THREES. died, and tbe county court appointed used to furnish power for the plant Mr. Baxter to fi.l the vacancy. A t during the dry season. Another report torney General Crawford held that the states a project is under consideration How Soldiers Strike T error— Enraged Reds Plan Reprisals. -appointment . was for tbe unexpired "to cut Baker City off the Rock creek term, and that Baxter would hold office circuit, and that the company w ill u»e St. Petersburg, Jan. 22.— It is be until 1908. Recently it was discovered that plant for power for the mines and lieved that workmen employed in the that Baxter did not bold a first-grade Bourne alone, and w ill us^the plant certificate, and again a question came being installed in South baker to fur government works are being shot after brief trials by courts martial. It is re up as to Baxter’ s eligibility to hold the nish power for this city. office. This time the attirney general ported that tbe victims selected for Change Site o f Bridge. held that unless Baxter could show a slaughter are ltd out three at a time certificate as required by law, the office E ’gin— The judges of Wallowa and and executed before the eyes of their was vacant. The court notified Baxter Union counties, with the county com to produce his certificate or give up the missioners, are now conferring with comrades, who are awaiting their turn Chief Engineer Pollard, of the O. R. A to face the soldiers. As soon as one office. He resigned. N., in the effort to reach a definite con batch has been dispatched, three other clusion as to how much the railroad Many Men at Opp Mine. prisoners are lined up in the same spot Grants Pass— At the Opp mine, near will pay for moving tbe wagon bridge and shot. Firing bas been heard at over the Wallowa to its new location. Jacksonville, about 60 men are at work m and around the mine. A ll the ma The company’ s located line includes the scenes of execution, continuing The military has chinery, even the sawmill, is operated about 40 feet of tbe old site, and when without cessation. by electricity. The company owns 240 the old bridge collapsed, some months also resorted to beaming girls brutally acres covered with timber, and all the ago, the O. R. A N. made a proposition as a means of punishment. Stories of the cruelties that are being lumber for building purposes at tbe to pay all extra expense if the counties practiced have become noised about, mine and the timbers used in the mine would change tbe location. and they have entirely inflamed the are cut by the sawmill. This is ihe revolutionists, who are planning re Pays $ 3 5 ,0 0 0 for Store. first sawmill in this part of the state to be operated by electricity. A ll the Eugene— The largest price paid for prisals. In the south of Russia there is a main tunnels and drifts at the Opp any one piece of Eugene real estate in mine are lighted by electricity. The many years was when F. E. Dunn, a great congestion of grain, as it has been company has juBt finished installing an dry goods merchant, purchased from J. accumulated for some time, and there air compressor and power drills. II. McClung the two story brick block is no means of transporting it, as the and the lot on which it stands at Eighth authorities are too busy with their and Willamette streets for $35,000. campaign of repression against the re “ Short Gulch” in Operation. volutionists to think of the administra Grants Pass—The recent heavy rains Tue building is 70 by 120 feet and is tion of every day affairs. have started all the giants in the placer occupied by a dry goods store, a book mines of Southern Oregon, and even store and a drug store on the lower the "short gulch” men are at work. floor, and offices on the upper floor. It BUDS SW E LL IN CH IC AG O . This is tbe first time in two years that was built about four years ago by Mr. McClung. Mr. Dunn w ill move hiB they have been able to do any work of Warmest Winter Day in History May value. About a dozen giants are work stock of giods into the building. Injure Growing Things. ing on the Applegate that were not Fruit Pests Must Go. Chicago, Jan. 22. — Something has operated at all last winter. Tbe rain Albany — Last week the orchardists gone wrong with the weather machine. has been about half snow in the valley, and in consequence there has been a of Linn county met at the courthouse A ll residents of this city are willing to heavy fall of enow on the higher moun and listened to the newly appointed The mercurv tains, insuring a long run in tbe fruit inspector explain the evils of the swear to this fact. various fruit pests, and the means of reached 63 at 4 p. m. today, breaking spring. eradicating them. Those present took all records since New Year’s day of home with them formulae for the de 1876, when it stood at 65 above. Gar Meat for New Railroad. Arlington — Henry O. Bueey has struction of every pest that blights deners at the parks and along the purchased a half interest in the meat Linn county fruit, and the crusade boulevards have become greatly wor business here from O. C. Clark. A l against vermin will begin immediately. 'flie mild rains, light snows though the contract has been let to a The effort to rid Linn county of fruit ried large Canadian firm to furnish the fresh pests will not stop with orchardists. and general springlike weather of tbe past two weeks have brought the sap meat for all the contractors of the Sawmill Closes Down. into motion and buds are beginning to Northern Pacific railroad now being Maple tries are said to be ae Albany— The big sawmills of the swell. built down the north bank of the Co lumbia river, this Arlington firm is Curtiss Lumber company, at M ill City, far advanced as they should be on providing tbe meat for the railroad men on the Corvallis A Eastern railroad, March 1, and many of the more or less for 25 miles east and 20 miles west of has shut down for a few daya. I t was delicate vines are well along toward the Arlington. Several hundred dollars stated the mills needed overhauling, spring rejuvenation. Now that a cold each week come into the coffers of this and the deep enow in some portions of wave is predicted for tomorrow, with a the Cascade mountains has interfered drop of nearly 40 degrees, great fears town for meat alone. somewhat with the logging operations are expressed lest all vegetation now of the company and a shortage is tbe started may suffer such a set-back as New Industry for Gresham. Gresham — The Gresham Trading A result. This condition is not expected w ill cause great loss in the floral and shrubbery display of the many miles ol Packing company has begun work on a to prevail very long. parx and boulevards in tbe spring. cold storage plant, which will cost be P O R TL A N D M AR K E TS. tween $3,000 and $5,000. The com pany intends to engage in an extensive All States Should Act. Wheat— Club, 71@72c; blnestem, 74 packing business, and w ill operate New York, Jan. 22. — A general de largely in dressed meats of all kinds @75c; red, 68@69c; valley, 73c. cision that insurance reforms should Oats— No. 1 white feed, $27.50@ and the storage of all perishable pro- be inaugurated immediately by state Incts. It is the intention of the com 28.60; gray, $27@28 per ton. legislatures throughout the country Barley— Feed, $23 50024 per ton; pany to conduct a business aggregating was arrived at by tbe insurance com about $400,000 during the coming year, brewing, $23 50024; rolled, $24026. missioners of several states who con Buckwheat— $2.50 per cental. tnd it w ill be prepared for hot weather. ferred with the New York legislative Hay — Eastern Oregon timothy, committee which investigated the mat $13 50014 60 per ton; valley timothy, Contract Let for Ties. ter. Conferences between this com Elgin— Another large contract for 9010; clovar, 9010; cheat, $8.500 mittee and the state commissioner* ties for the Wallowa extension has 9.50; grain bay, $809. have covered a period of two days. Fruits — Apples,« 75cO$l per box; been let by tbe O R. A N. Co. to Senator Armstrong, chairman of tbe George Edwards, of Spokane. Mr. Ed choice, $1.2501.50; fancy, $20 2 50; New York committee, said that there wards is equipping two camps and hir pears, $1.2501.60 pet box; cranber would probably be no more conferences. ing men tn commence work at once. ries, $13013.50 per barrel. Vegetables — Beans, 20c per pound; His contract calls for 20,000 ties to be More for National Guard. delivered by June. He has the urivil- cabbage, lL i0 2 c per pound; cauli Washington, Jan. 22. — Adjutant flower, $2 per crate; celery, $303.50 ege of accepting another contract for per crate; bell peppers. 35c per pound; General J. A. Drain, of the Washing 30,000 more, if he so desires. pumpkins, \ 01c per pound; sprouts. ton National Guard, w ill this week at 6 S O 7c per pound; sqnash, 1 1 i O 1 X c tend the meetings of the executive com T o Build Railway. mittee of the National Guard associa Salem — Articles of incorporation per pound; turnips, 90cO$l per sack; tion and later attend the sessions of the have been filed with the secretary of carrots, 65@75c per sack; beets, 85c<R national board for the promotion of state for the United Railways company. $1 per sack. General Drain, with Onions — Oregon, No. 1, $101 18 rifle practice. The incorporators are W. D. I.arralree. other National Guard officers, is work M. 11. French and J. White Eveans. per sack; No. 2, 70O82c. Potatoes — Fancy graded Burbanks, ing to secure an increase in the appro The road is to run from some point in priation for the National Guard from Portland to Peak, in Washington coun 70O~5c per hundred; ordinary, 500 202^c per $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 per annum, ty. The capital stock is $5,000, divid- 60r; sweet potatoes, bat there is slight prospect that pound. ed into 60 shares of $100. Butter— Fancy creamery, 27)%R32>^ the increase can be secured this session. per pound. Oregon Firms Dissolved. Stevens for Lock Canal. Eggs — Oregon ranch, 27 j$028c per Salem — Governor Chamberlain has Washington, Jan. 22. — Secretary issued a proclamation, as required by dozen. Poultry — \verage old hens, 12S O Taft called at the white house tonight law, dissolving about 6,000 corpora tions that have not complied with the lSt^c per pound; springs, 12013c; and famished to the president the mi provisions of the corporation license tax mixed chickens, 12012t%c; broilers, nority report of tbe hoard of consulting law. Most of the companies have al 15016c; d reseed chickens, 14015c; engineers of the Isthmian Canal com turkeys, live, 16c; tnrkeys, dressed, mission. This report waa prepared by ready gone out of business. choice, 17 O 20c; geese, live, 9011; Chief Engineer Stevens, who, it is geese, dressed, 12014c; ducks, 160 stated, is in favor of a look canal. The Subscribe Many Acres. secretary stated tkat bis visit had noth Echo— More than 6,000 acres of land 1 7 *c . Hops— Oregon, 1905, choice, 10(4 tic ing to do with the Venesuelan ques have been subscribed to the Umatilla Watsrusera’ association. The «locative per pound; prime, 8l% 49l^c; me tion, which is entirely in the hands of the officials of ths State department. committee has met and signed the arti dium, 7 0 8c; olds, 607c. Wool— Eastern Oregon average beet, cles of incorporation ami the paper* Cruiser Denver to Watch Castro. have been forwarded to the secretary of 16021c per pound; valley, 24026c; mohair, choice, 30c. Washington, Jan. 22.— The protected state. Reef— Dressed bulls, 202,t^c per cruiser Denver, which has been tempo State Loan* $61,200. pound; cows, 3 V, O 4 v ,c ; country rarily detached from the fifth division Balem—The State land board has ■leers, 4 (45c. of the Atlantic fleet, hat sailed from approved 44 farm losuis amounting to Veal— Dressed, 31%08 H r per pound. Culebra tor San Juan. Tbe Denser $61,200. Tha monsy loansd belongs Mutton — Dressed, fancy. 7l%$)8c; w ill be detained ia West Indian waters to the stats school fund and draws • ordinary, 405c; lambs, 7 0 ? H c . for the present, awaiting the turn ot per cant interest.- Pork— Pressed, 607>%c psr pound. «vents in Veaeauele. INSULT TO AMERICA Castro Not Satisfied With Trouble With France. FRENCH WARSHIPS ARE AT HAND Falling Inatant Apology, Thsir Guna Will Talk— United Statea May Taka a Hand. Washington, Jan. 20.— Three French warships are now off the Venesuelan coaat preparing to deliver the auewer of France to President Castro’ s treat ment of U . Taigny, the French repre sentative at Caracal, by a naval demon stration in Venesuelan water*. Two additional warahipa w ill join them aa soon as they can make the trip across the Atlantic. Until the demonstration has been initiated, the French govern ment w ill share with the preaident and Secretary Root the knowledge of the exact form which this expression of her displeasure at Preaident Caatro’a action will take. Meantime the delicacy of the situa tion at Caracas is greatly increased by news which bas recently reached here from that city regarding the attitnde Preeident Castro now appears to be assuming toward Mr. Russell, the American minister. Unlesa this atti tude is radically modified, it may be necessary to dispatch an American war ship even nearer the Venesuelan coast than has already been planned. Preai dent Castro, it is said, w ill be given to understand that any treatment of an American representative such as that accorded to M. Taigny w ill not be tol erated. The cause which can be ascribed here for Mr. Castro’ « attitude toward Mr. Ruseell ia that the former insists npon regarding as personal rather than official the efforts which Mr. Knesell has made to assist a peace ful settlement of thejFranco- Venesuelan troubles. Tbe request of the French government that its interests in Vene zuela be looked after by Mr. Russell was Immediately granted for tbe reason that such a request is invariably grant ed by a friendly power however difficult the task. France has adopted a simple pro gram for her treatment of tbe Venezue lan situation. I t provides for an im mediate and comprehensive apology by Castro for bis treatment of M. Taigny, which treatment the PariB officials re gard as insulting and intolerable. Ooe dispatch sent to Mr. Russell last Sunday bad not been delivered to him up to the time the laet dispatch was sent by him to the State depart ment. Thia is being inquired into by the department. B U R TO N W IL L H ELP. Many Obstacles in Way o f Appropria tion fo r Columbia Jetty. Washington, Jan. 19. — Chairman Barton, of tbe bonse committee on riv e n and harbors, today gave a bearing to Senators Fulton and Gearin, H . W. Scott and J. N. Teal, of Portland, on th* Columbia river jetty project. Rep resentative Jones, of Washington, who is a member of the committee, was also present and took part in the dis cussion. Mr. Burton ia thoroughly familiar with tbe situation at the mouth of the Columbia aud ia fully aware ol tbe fact that it would be good business policy to make an appropriation this session, not so much to extend the jetty as to pro tect tbe work that haa been done dar ing the past season. He realises that, unlesa an appropriation ia made, the sea end of the jetty, and particularly the unprotected tramway, w ill be left at the mercy of the heavy eeaa and lia ble to be damaged to the extent of sev eral hundred thousand dollar*. But, while Mr. Burton is in sym pathy with the Oregon men and while he recognixei the wisdom of an appro priation to protset the new portion of the jetty, he ia not willing to give any assurances that each an appropriation w ill be made. There is no general river and harbor bill this session, and it is a serioua question in Mr. Burton’ s mind whether it w ill be possible to pot through special legislation in the interest of only a few emergency pro jects. Mr. Burton stated, and the Oregon delegation agreed with him, that it would be utterly impossible to pass a special b ill making an appropriation for this one project. Such a bill would be amended in tbe house aud senate by tbe addition of appropriations for in numerable projects until in the end it would become a regular river and har- bor bill, and under existing conditions a bill of that character would aland no show of passage. But there are three or four other pro jects of importance, where emergencies exist similar to that at the mouth of tbe Columbia. Unless appropriations are made this session for tbe preserva tion of these works, the government will sustain a heavy loss. Mr. Burton ia considering the advisability of ro- prrting an emergency bill making ap propriations for these specific projects only, but he is not yet satisfied that such a bill could get through without being amended to embrace many other projects. Mr. Burton, because of ths condi tion that exists in congress and because of tbe difficulties that stand in the way of special riVer and harbor legislation, will hold out no promises to the Ore- gen representatives, though he freely admits his interest in Columbia river improvement and expresses liis per sonal belief that an appropriation should be made. An appropriation of $1,800,000 can not be bad, but it is possible that $400,000 may be procured. Mr. Bur ton explains that it would be impossi ble to pass any b ill which did more than provide funds to protect work al ready done. FUND S FOR SEA W ALL. EACH IS L E T A RE PU BLIC. California Supreme Court Gives Fa vorable Decision. Russian Revolution Spreads to Dots San Francisco, Jan. 20. — The Su o f Land In Baltic. preme court this afternoon banded St. Petersburg, Jan. 18.— In addition down a decision by which funds will to tbe Caucasus and a few localities in soon be available for tbe completion of Siberia, the open revolt ia now chiefly tbe San Francisco sea wall. The court confined to small islands off the Baltic sustained the validity of tbe so-called coaat, where the difficulty of landing sea wall act, passed by the legislature troops hampers the subjugation of tbe in March, 1903, which authorized tbe revolutionists. Tbe icebreaker Yermak, state board of harbor commissioners to carrying detachcments of marines and issue $2,000,000 in bonds to complete infantry, bas been unable to reach tbe tbe San Francisco sea wall. principal island, Osel, at the entrance Tbe harbor commissioners proceeded to the Gulf of Riga, and ia now await- to issue bonds under this act, but State ng a light-draft steamer to land tbe Treasurer Reeves refused ¡o approve troops. tbe issue. The commissioners there Following tbe example of their upon applied to the Supreme court for brothers on tbe mainland, the peasan a writ of mandamus to compel the try ot even tbe tiniest islands in the state treasurer to sign tbe bond issue. Baltic have instituted independent re The coart by its decision today di publics. One of these, on tbe islet of rect* the state treasurer to sign the Linsuitt, probably the smallest state in bonds. Tbe harbor commission, it is the world, already boasts of a second understood, w ill now issue bonds under revolution and a second president, the the art from time to time until tbe full citiiens having risen and overthrown $2,000 000 worth are on tbe market. the first president. The present chief Afraid to Show Hi* Face. St. Petersburg, Jan. 20.— Distrustful of tbe spirit of his capital and perhaps remembering the incident of last Janu ary, when one of the saluting guns showered grape on tbe imperial chapel, the emperor w ill not come to 8t. Petersburg for the ceremony of the blessing of the waters of the Neva to morrow. For tbe first tim e since the Empress Anna laid the foundations of the winter palace in 1732, the great church featival of the Epiphany w ill pass without the presence of the sov ereign. magistrate, Jamneenson, is addressing them in proclamations as “ my faithful subjects.” , Pehtion to Save Constitution. Boston, Jan. 19. — Eric Pape, the artist, left Boston yesterday for Wash ington with the “ Constitution peti tion,” which he expeeta tn present to congress. W hile in Washington Mr. Pape w ill try to secure th? signatures to the petition of many men prominent in national life, who have expressed themselves as favorable to t le move ment to save "O ld Ironsides.” The petition ia an immense affair, and re quires four men to carry it. I t ia esti Massacred by Black Men. mated that over 20,000 persons bsvo V’ icoria, B. C., Jan 20. — Advices of signed it. massacres by bla :ks in New Guinia an i North Anstralia were received by Expect T o Gat Increase. the steamer Moana today. In New Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 19.— Adjust Guinea a party of warriors mad a raid ment of the wage scale, w biih was ef on the village of Ekiriat, 30 milea from fected at a meeting held at 7 o'clock the capital, Port Moresby, and killed night, was tbe first step towards the 33 of the inhabitants, who were sleep paramount business of the convention ing. The bodies wer* much mutilated. of the United Mineworkers. That an Tbe village was looted and destroyed, increase in wages w ill be tbe principal anything of valne being carried off feature of tbe report of the scale com The village constable escaped, though mittee is no longer in doubt, and tbire his loin cloth was pierced by spears is very little doubt among tbe major.ty thrown at him. of the delegates that their requests for more money w ill be readily conceded Big Grain Firm Falla. by tbs operators when they meet in Chicago, Jan. 20. — Announcement conference. waa made this aiternoon of tbe suspen sion of the grain and commisaion firm New Governor for Alaska. of McReynolde à Co,, of this city, one Washington, Jan. 19. — Assuming of the best known firms on the board of that J. G. Brady, governor ol Alaska, trade. Tbe affairs of the firm will be proposes to resign his position, M. H. wound np and it w ill go oat of busi Perkins, of Nome, bas been reco in ness, bat tbe creditor* w ill be paid in tended strongly for that office. Sen fall and tbe aaoeta are fully equal to ators Allison, Lodge and Piles railed the liab<litiee. The house has been on tbs preeident yesterday, with ex- a large handler of cash grain and con Governor 8wineford and 8. 8. Ryan, of trol* three large elevators. Alaska, to recommend Perkins’ ap pointment. It ia not known absolutely Funston May Go to China. that Governor Braday intenda to re San Francisco, Jan. 20. — The Call sign. «rill aay tomorrow that Brigadier Gen eral Frederick Fnnaton w ill soon be Paac* With Insurgants. relieved from the command of tbe de San Domingo, Jan. 19. — A treay of partment of California and ordered to peace between tbe insurgent generals at tbe Philippines, where he w ill be Monte Crieti end the government was placed in charge of one of the brigadee signed today on board tbe American which i* being formed in Lnson with a cruiser Yankee. Thia «sears* perfect view to their poeaible utilisation in tranquility throughout tbe repnhlic. connection with any move which may Moot* Crieti i* now in the hands of the be made against China. constitutional government forcte.