WEEK’SDOINGS
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
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OREGON NEWS 0E INTEREST
LA R G E ST V O T E FOR PRESIDENT
Roosevelt Defeated Parker by a Ma­
jo rity o r 2,5 4 6 ,1 6 9 Votes.
TO GET CANAL
T h e sh o rt session of th e 5 8 th congri
m et a t 12 o ’clock.
No business was
New Y ork, Dec. 14—T he T im es to­ Site of Locks at Oregon City
tran sac te d in e ith e r house ex cepting
Parts o f the W orld.
m orrow w ill say :
A canvass by th e
May Be Condemned.
th e u su al ro u tin e work of opening day
l im e s of th e p o p u la r vote a t th e last
DEVELO PM EN T OF LINN C O U N TY .
T O D EAL IN FINE HORSES.
Both houses adopted resolutions of res­
OP INTEREST T O OUR READERS pect to th e late S en ato rs H o ar, of M as­
p re sid e n tia l e lectio n , com plete except SENATOR EULTON F A TH E R S BILL
sa c h u setts, and Q uay, of P e n n sy lv a n ia , Object o f Club T h a t Has Organized New Industry Opened In Pendleton as to one county in T ennessee, a n d four
Cenerai Review of Im portant Happen. and th e ir A djo u rn m en t was a fu rth e r
at A lbany.
by Form er Eugene Man.
counties in M ichigan, w here e stim a te s Hopes to Have It Included in River
m ark of respect.
penlgs Presented In a Brief and
A lbany.—T om R ich a rd so n , of th e
P e n d leto n .—A. C. R uby, fo rm erly of a re given, show s t h a t P resid en t Roose­
and Harbor Measure— Nation
P o rtla n d C om m ercial Club, delivered E ugene, O re., h a s p u rc h ase d th e O re­ velt defeated Ju d g e P arker by 2,564,-
Condensed Corm.
Has a Right to Build.
Tuesday, December 6.
an in te re s tin g and in stru c tiv e a d d ress gon feed y a rd of th is city, a n d pro­
H e pol.ed th e largest vote ever
poses to m a in ta in a d istrib u tin g depot 169.
before
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th
e
P re s id e n t’s m essage re ad .
W ash in g to n , D rc. 14.— Based on a
F ire destroyed a n im m ense coal b u n ­
G rand O p era house. Mr. R ich ard so n for Im ported h o rses. H e h a s a t h is e s­ given a p re sid en t of th e U nited S tates,
re p o rt of U n ited S ta te s A tto rn ey H a ll,
A n um ber of reso lu tio n s have been d isplayed a th o ro u g h know ledge of ta b lish m e n t 27 h o rse s and six ja c k ­
k e r a t B uffalo.
7,640,560.
T h is is m ore th a n 400,000 sent to congress today by th e secretary
in tro d u ced in th e house looking to a m eth o d s of m u nicipal and s ta te dev el­ asse s. T h e h o rse s a re P e re h ero n s,
T h e real w o rk w ill n o t begin u n til change in th e tariff law s.
opm ent, a n d gave a lucid ex p la n atio n F re n c h d ra ft, B elgian sh ire a n d coach in excesB of th e vote c ast for M cK inley of w ar, S enator F u lto n in te n d s to in tro ­
e arjy in J a n u a ry .
duce a bill a u th o riz in g th e g overnm ent
of th e e sse n tia ls of su c c ess in a com ­ sta llio n s. E v ery h o rse w as se lec te d by in 1900.
m ercial o rg a n iz atio n , a n d th e a d d re ss him in E u ro p e and shipped to th is
J o h n D. R ockefeller has given C h '-
T he official figures for M issouri show to acquire by condem nation th e canal
W ednesday, December 7.
c
o
u
n
try
from
G
erm
any
and
F
ra
n
c
e
.
w as p ro d u c tiv e of re su lts.
cago U n iv ersity $300,000.
th a t R oosevelt c arrie d th a t sta te by and locks ow ned and op erated by th e
A t th e close of his ta lk Mr. R ic h a rd ­ T h e a n im a ls a re of th e g e n tle st d isp o ­
T he legislative, ex ecu tiv e and ju d i­
P o rtlan d G eneral e le ctric com pany a t
T he second tria l of th e Oregon land cial a p p ro p ria tio n b ill, c a iry in g $28,- son took c h a rg e of th e o rg a n iz atio n of sitio n s, Mr. R uby not p u rc h asin g any 25,600.
T he board of engi­
In M aryland one R epublican elector W illam ette K alis.
th a t show ed sig n s of ill tem p er.
a
local
co
m
m
ercial
body
fo
r
th
e
devel­
fraud case is in progress in P o rtla n d .
838.709, was rep o rted to th e h ouse to­
T h e a n im a ls will be k e p t a t P e n d le ­ received th e larg est vote, b u t h is col­ neers, w hich m ade an e x a m in a tio n of
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p
m
en
t
o
f
A
lbany
and
I.inn
county.
A
T h e n o m in a tio n of G ovrenor B rady, day T h is is $846,498 less th an th e es­ n u m b e r of p eople pledged $5 per ton, and, a s th e occasion re q u ire s, d is­ leagues were defeated. T he D em ocrats th is canal tw o y ears ago, re p o rts th e re
of A laska, h a s been held u p by th e tim a te a n d $235,881 m ore th a n th e m onth for th e su p p o rt of a p ush club, trib u te d over O regon and W ash in g to n . of M ary lan d , th ere fo re, w ill have seven is sufficient w ater in th e riv e r even a t
c u rre n t a p p ro p ria tio n .
senate.
o th e rs sm a lle r sum s, and a c o m m itte e T h e M cL aughlin Bros., of C in cin n ati, votes in th e electo ral college, w hile th e th e low est stage, to m eet th e dem ands
of com m erce and to Biipply pow er for
P la tt, of New Y ork, caused a s tir in of b u sin e ss m en w as a p p o in te d by proposed to e sta b lish a sta tio n here, R epublicans w ill have only one.
T he n a tio n a l convention of T rav elin g
th e several m a n u fa c tu rin g e s ta b lis h ­
the senate by in tro d e u cin g a b ill pro­ M ayor D avis to ta k e c h a rg e of th e or­ but finally decided upon O gden, U tah.
A
com
parison
w
ith
th
e
vote
ta
b
le
of
Passenger a g en ts w ill m eet in P o rtla n d
Mr. R uby will e ith e r p u rc h a se re si­
m ents now located a t Oregon C ity .
viding for a reduction of th e congres­ g a n iz atio n w ork and se c u re a m em b er­
in 1905.
d en ce p ro p e rty o r build and rem ove 1900 show s a m arked change in th e
sh
ip
sufficiently
la
rg
e
to
e
sta
b
lish
th
e
D istric t A tto rn ey H a ll, re p o rtin g on
sional re p re se n ta tio n of th e so u th e rn
his fam ily to th is place, w h ere h e will Socialist vote. Debs, th e c an d id ate of
club
on
a
good
financial
basis.
T h e in te rn a tio n a l com m ission to in ­ sta te s, on th e ground th a t m any of the
th e p a rty th a t year, was also th is v e a r’B th e legal q u e stio n , say9 if th e govern­
have p e rm a n e n t h e a d q u a rte rs.
It
is
th
e
purpose
of
th
e
o
rg
an
izatio
n
q u ire in to th e N o rth sea incident is citizens of th eses sta te s a re d ep riv ed of
T h is sta tio n m eans m uch to e a s te rn c an d id a te , and b is vote shows a n in ­ m en t desires to a cq u ire th is c a n a l, “ th e
to a d v e rtis e th e co u n ty a n d place m en
expected to m eet in P a ris D tc e m b e r 2 ). th e rig h t to vote.
W atson, th e m easure of dam age w ould be th e actu al
in th e field to w ork fo r th e develop O regon and W ash in g to n , n o t only for crease of m ore th a n 30.
S enator H ale in tro d u ced a b ill to re­ m en t of L inn c o u n ty ’s g re a t resources. th e co n v en ien ce of it, but fo r th e P o p u list c an d id ate, ra n strongest in bis p re sen t and prospective v alu e of th e
B arbed w ire stre tc h e d in front of th e
locks, to gether w ith th e d am age Buf­
Ja p a n ese tren c h es is p roving th e w orst qu ire th e e m p lo y m en t of vessels of th e It w as u n an im o u sly decided to jo in th e m a te ria l im p ro v e m en t th a t w ill be own sta te , G eorgia, w here he received
m ade in th e h o rse s. U ntil th e la s t few
fered by d e p riv in g ow ners ol th e rig h t
foe of th e R u ssian a rm y in M a n c h u ria . U nited S ta te s in th e tra n s p o rta tio n by O regon D evelopm ent L e a g u e and co­ y e a rs little a tte n tio n to th e b re ed s of 22,635 votes. H e received m oet of his
votes in th e South and W est, b u t only to tak e w ater th erefro m for m an u fa c ­
sea of all su p p lies of every description o p e ra te w ith th a t body in th e develop­
A n u m b e r of Boxer lead eis in N o rth ­ for use of th e P a n a m a canal com m is­ m en t of O regon. T h e o rg an izatio n h o rse s w as given. Of la te y e a rs p rice s one vote was cast for him in S outh tu rin g or o th e r com m ercial p u rp o se s.”
have in cre ased u n til it pays h a n d so m e­
e rn C h in a h ave been placed in prison sion or th e c o n tra cto rs in th e c o n stru c ­ c o m m itte e w as a u th o rize d to find
A lready, based on th ese re p o rts, Sen­
C a ro lin a .
The electo ral vote w ill be
nam e for th e club and n o m in a te offi­ ly to ra is e a g ra d e of h o rse s th a t com ­
a n d i t is th o u g h t p robable th a t th e in ­ tio n of th e P a n a m a c an a l.
ato r F u lto n has secured a prom ise from
363 for Roosevelt a n d 140 for P a rk e r.
m
and
th
e
h
ig
h
e
st
prices
in
e
a
s
te
rn
c
ers,
th
e
n
o
m
in
a
tio
n
s
to
b
e
ratified
a
t
ten d ed u p risin g h a s been n ipped in th e
R ep resen tativ e Jo n es to endeavor to se­
S e n a to r M organ, of A labam a, de­ th e n e x t m eeting, w hen o rg a n iz atio n m ark e ts. T he day of th e cay u se is
bud.
cure a provision in th e riv e r a n d h a r­
past, and th e fa rm e rs h a v e lea rn ed
clares h e w ill oppose to b is u tm o st will be perfected .
OREGON HAS A GOOD FRIEND.
bor b ill, now being fram ed, a u th o riz in g
A t th e last c a b in e t m eetin g S ecretary th e proposed change in th e P anam a
Mr. R ich a rd so n w as given a n in­ how m uch m ore w ork can be e xpected
th e puebase of th e ele ctric co m p an y ’s
H itchcock spoke briefly of th e land canal from a lock to a sea level c an a l. form al recep tio n a t th e Alco Club a t from a h o rse of good size th a n from a
sm all cayuse.
R e p resen t­
A ppropriation for Fair Due to Influ­ canal a fte r condem nation.
frau d cases, in d ic a tin g th a t some s ta rt He says it is a schem e of th e tra n s ­ th e a d jo u rn m e n t of th e m eeting.
N ot only a re th e fa rm e rs d e m a n d in g
a tiv e Jo n es w ill base his d em an d s on
ence o f the President.
ling d evelopm ents in them m ig h t be c o n tin e n ta l railw ays to delay th e con­
good h o rse s, b u t a re ra is in g m ules.
Senator F u lto n ’s b ill, w hich w ill p rob­
Oil Spoils W ater Supply.
expected in th e n e ar fu tu re .
stru c tio n of an isth m ia n w aterw ay.
W ashington, Dec. 1 4 .—Oregon has
T h e ja c k s ow ned by Mr. R uby a re
S alem .— F a rm e rs from th e W aldo from M issouri, a n d a re m uch so u g h t reason to c o n g ra tu la te itself on hav in g ab ly fix th e lim it of th e cost of th e
T hp R ough R id ers w ill have a place
canal a t $600,000 or $700.000.
H ills re p o rt oil d isc o v eries in th e vi a fte r by b reed ers.
of ho n o r in th e in a u g u ra l p a rad e .
secured th e a p p ro p ria tio n lot its expo­
Th u rs d a y , December S.
c in ity of P ra tu m , w h e re oil w as discov­
sitio n a t th e la st session of congress. SH O R T SCHOOL D A Y FOR YOUNG.
A C hinese c a p ita lis t declares t h a t he
T he senate held only a sh o rt session ered by R ice B ro th e rs la s t spring.
T o Bore for A rtesian W ater.
M any w ells h av e been a b an d o n e d be­
know s P o rt A rth u r h a s provisions for and a d jo in e d u n til M onday.
I t now a p p ears th a t th e $475,000 a p ­
c a u se th e w a te r c a n n o t be used. No
B a k er C ity.— M anager V inson, of
th re e m o n th s.
An a tte m p t to secure consid eratio n effort has been m ade to sin k a deep th e E m m a m ine,, six m iles e a s t of the p ro p riated for governm ent p a rtic ip a ­ New Y ork Board to Consider Adop­
tion o f T h re e -H o u r Day.
Of th e 100 locom otives ordered for of th e p u ie food law by Senator Hey- well for th e p u rp o se of d e te rm in in g city, h a s closed a c o n tra c t w ith C. A. tio n in th e LewiB a t d C lark fair is the
w h e th e r oil can be found in paying F re d e ric k s, of S pokane, to b ore for last m oney th a t congress w ill expend
th e K a rri m an lin e s, 50 a re for the burn was defeated,
New Y ork, Dec. 1 4 .— A re p o rt is be­
S o u th e rn Pacific.
T illm a n bro u g h t th e case of W illia m q u a n titie s. L ocal c a p ita lis ts a rra n g e d w a te r on h is p ro p e rty . Mr. F re d e ric k s for e x p o sitio n s for m any years to come. ing p re p are d try Super in te n d e n t M ax­
la s t fall to sin k a w ell a s deep as h a s th e m o st e x te n siv e bo rin g a p p a ­
T oe action of th e house com m ittee
D.
C ru m , th e colored m an nom inated
I)ow ie h a s paid th e la st in stallm e n t
m ig h t be n e ce ssa ry , provided th e fa rm ­ ra tu s e v e r b ro u g h t to E a s te rn O regon, on e x p o sitio n s in flatly refusing to well lor p re sen ta tio n to th e board of
education, w h ich , it is sa id , w ill be th e
for
collector
at
C
h
a
rle
sto
n
,
8.
C
.,
in
to
on b is d eb ts and Zion C ity is again on
e rs w ould bond th e ir p ro p e rty , a g re e ­ it hav in g a c a p a c ity for boring 5000
p iom inence by asking for a re p o rt from ing to sell th e ir oil on a p e rce n ta g e feet. T h e c o n tra c t w ith Mr. V inson m ake a n y a p p ro p ria tio n w hatever for first step to w a rd th e a d o p tio n of a
a sound financial basis.
the
Jam
esto
w
n
e
x
position
is
an
in
d
ic
a
­
th e co m m ittee on ju d ic a ry as to th e basis. M any fa rm e rs w ould not a g ree calls for 2000 fe e t o r less, bo rin g to
th re e h o u r or th re e and a h a lf h o u r
tion • t h a t congress h a s h a d enough,
T h e R ussian b a ttle s h ip Sevastopol a t sta tu s of recess a p p o in tm e n ts.
day for th e low est grades in a ll th e
to th is, p re fe rin g to profit by th e re­ c ea se w h e n ev e r a sufficient flow of
and
has
finally
reached
th
e
stage
w
here
P o rt A rth u r has not been sunk and is
In th e house th e c ivil service com ­ su lts of e x p e rim e n ts cond u cted by w a te r is e n co u n tered . H e does n o t ex it w ill p u t its foot dow n. H a d i t not e le m en tary schools of th is c ity .
a d o p tin g defensive m easures.
T he board of su p e rin te n d e n ts h a s
m ission was a tta ck e d because of a pro­ o th ers, and a s a consequence th e w ell­ pect w a te r u n d e r 500 feet. T h e w ork been for th e in te re s t P resid en t R oose­
will be com m enced a t once. Mr. F red
been in v estig a tin g as to th e re la tiv e
T he Ja p a n ese have tu rn ed th e ir at posed increase of 23 em ployes to con­ digging e n te rp ris e w as aban d o n ed .
velt took in th e Oregon e n te rp rise
e
ric
k
s
also
h
a
s
a
c
o
n
tra
c
t
to
bore
for
re su lts o b tain e d by fu ll day classes,
te n tio n to G olden H ill fo rtress and stitu te th e ru ra l e x am in in g board.
W illamette Fishw ay Completed
a rte s ia n hot w a te r for th e H ot S p rin g s and for th e influence w hich he ex p a rt-tim e classes, m o rn in g classes and
some dam age has been inflicted.
T he pay of sten o g rap h ers to th e house
S alem .—T h e new fishw ay o v e r th e N a ta to riu m C om pany of th is city. T he erte d in b e h alf ol th e Lew is a n d C lark afternoon classes in th e first tw o school
A d isp a tc h from M ukden says th e com m ittees has been reduced from $5,- falls a t O regon C ity h a s been com ­ hot sp rin g s of th e com pany a re w ith in a p p ro p ria tio n b ill Oregon w ould have years, since th e beginning of Novem ­
p leted a t a c o st of $2973.50, and E n ­ th e city lim its.
suffered th e sam e blow th a t has been
Ja p a n ese have d riv en th e R u ssian s on 000 to $3,000 per a n n u m .
b er.
T he in v estig atio n was begun as
d e a lt to Jam estow n.
th e rig h t bank of th e H u n riv e r west
A proposition to increase th e salary g in e e r J. W. M offatt re p o rte d th a t fact
a re su lt of a proposal to c u t down th e
to
th
e
S
ta
te
F
ish
C
om
m
ission
today.
Congress
was
ju
st
as
m
uch
opposed
wa rd .
Fewer
Cattle
Fed
Than
Usual.
of th e secretary of th e civil service
schoql day in th ese grades g e n era lly by
T h e e n g in e e r e x p re sse s his confidence
E cho.— F ive h u n d re d head of c a ttle to e x position a p p ro p ria tio n s a year ago e lim in a tin g c e rta in stu d ies. P re sid e n t
T he p re sid e n t has sen t th e n o m in a ­ com m ission was defeated.
th a t th e fishw ay Will m ak e it p ra c ­
as
it
is
now,
o
u
t
Oregon
had
a
friend
tic a b le for salm o n and o th e r fish to a re being fed In th e Im m ediate v icin ity
tio n of C. P . N eill to succeed W rig h t as
T ifft, of th e b o a rd of ed u ca tio n , said
ascen d th e W illam ette riv e r. In re ­ of E cho. T h is Is a sm all n u m b e r com ­ a t c o u rt, a n d th e only frien d who could in reference to th e sc h e m e :
com m issioner of labor to th e senute for
Friday, December 9.
pared w ith w h a t a re u su a lly w in tered be of real service.
p
o
rtin
g
th
e
w
ork
a
t
th
e
se
v
e
ra
l
fish
c o n firm atio n .
“ W hile a five h o u r day is p ro bably
T he house passed th e leg islativ e, e x ­ h a tc h erie s. M a ste r F ish W ard e n H. G. a t th is place and is occasioned by th e
good to keep c h ild re n on th e s tie e ts in
T h e B ritish A m erican a rb itra tio n ecutive and ju d ic ia l a p p ro p ria tio n b ill Van D usen sa y s th a t 0,650,000 C hinook e x tre m e iy low p rice s paid for beef.
som e p a rts of th e c ity , I believe in
A SK FOR FULL A M O U N T.
tre a ty lias lieen signed by S ecretary Hay alm o st as it cam e from th e com m ittee a n d 3.646,000 siiv ersid e eg g s h a v e been As larg e h e rd s a re h e rd ed upon sm all
sh o rt school days for younger c h ild ren .
ta k e n a t th e S o u th Coos riv e r h a tc h ­ a lfa lfa fields, th e p a stu ra g e afforded
a n d th e B ritish a m b assad o r.
I t iB e x ­ a n d a d jo u rn e d u n til M onday
ery, w hile 2,607,000 C hinook and 1,- is e a te n close, and b a y feeding begins Oregon Senators Assured Support I w ould give every c h ild ed ucational
pected th a t the I ta lia n tre a ty w ill be
T h ro u g h o u t the session today th e 000,000 S iiv ersid e eggs h ave been ab o u t th e 1st of N ovem ber. C a ttle
fa cilitie s as g re at as possible, b u t n o t
ready soon.
of River and Harbor Committee.
policy of re tre n c h m e n t held full sw ay, ta k e n a t Y aquina. T h e se re su lts a re ra is e rs a re hoping for h ig h e r prices
so g re at as to in te rfe re w ith pro p er
th e com ing season, believing th a t th e
W a sh in g to n ,
Dec. 14.—S e n a to rs m en ta l a n d p h y sic al g ro w th .
A R ussian c a p ta in has been a n e s te d a n d a ll a tte m p ts to increase sa laries co n sid ered v ery sa tisfa c to ry .
M ore
v
isito
rs
to
th
e
1905
fa
ir
w
ill
consum
e
M
itchell
a
n
d
F
u
lto
n
h
a
v
e
u
n
ited
in
I
failed.
for c ritic isin g th e a d m ira lty .
g re a t a m o u n t and b rin g up prices. le tte r to C h a irm a n B u rto n of th e Riv th a n th re e h o u rs ’ class w ork d a ily
T he house passed a reso lu tio n to a d ­
Im provem ents at Hood River.
W ashington h a s four a sp ira n ts for
S e v e ral sm all sh ip m en ts h av e been e rs a n d H a rb o rs C om m ittee, stro n g ly m akes th e c h ild re n re s tle s s .”
jo u rn D ecem ber 21 u n til Ja n u a ry 4 for
H ood R iver.— It Is e stim a te d th a t m ade a lre a d y th is fall, and th e h ig h e st u rg in g th a t lib e ra l a p p ro p ria tio n s be
th e office of fish com m issioner.
CHINESE LIKELY T O RISE.
th e usual C h ristm a s h o lid a y .
th e O. R. & N. Co. Is ex p en d in g $10,000 p rice received is $3.25 p e r cw t., live m ade for th e C olum bia riv e r and o th e r
T h e S o u th e rn sta te s a re flooding
O
regon
w
a
terw
a
y
s.
T
h
e
y
p
o
in
t
o
u
t
w
eight.
in im p ro v e m en ts to th e d e p o t g rounds
R oosevelt w ith in v ita tio n s to v isit
th e n e c e ssity fO T s e c u rin g a t th is se s­ A n y Japanese Reverse W ill Likely
Monday, December 12.
and tra c k y a rd s a t th is point. T h e p a s­
th e m .
sion e n ough m oney to com plete th e
Anxious for Good Roads.
Be the Signal.
T he senate co m m ittee on privileges se n g e r depot is bein g rem odeled and
G ra n ts P a ss.—T h e good ro a d s m ove­ Je tty a t th e m outh o f th e Colum bia
T h e re m a in s of K ru g e r, th e ex-presi a n d elections has tak e n u p th e Sm oot
C
hicago,
Dec. 14. — T he C hicago
a
sk
in
g
fo
r
$1,300,000.
T
h
e
y
u
rg
e
th
e
d e n t of th e T ra n sv a a l, have arriv e d a t case. T hree w itnesses were exam ined en la rg ed , and a fre ig h t d e p o t and m en t h a s stru c k Jo sep h in e co u n ty w ith a p p ro p ria tio n of th e full a m o u n ts re c ­ D aily N ew s h a s th e follow ing today
w
a
reh
o
u
se
h
a
s
been
e
rec
te
d
th
re
e
P re to ria .
and several new p o in ts b ro u g h t o u t.
blocks w e st of th e p re se n t location. g re a te r force th is seaso n th a n e v er be­ om m ended by M ajor I-an g fitt for th e from a staff corresp o n d en t a t H ong
S enator S tew art h a s introduced a b ill T h e fa cilitie s for h an d lin g fre ig h t a t fore, and th e re is a m ore g e n e ra l de­ D alles-Celilo c an a l a n d all o th e r pro­ K ong:
Severe sk irm ish e s h ave occurred on
sire to b e tte r th e hig h w ay s of th e
th e S h a h k e riv e r in w hich th e R u s­ to raise th e salary of th e p re sid en t to th is po in t h a v e afforded v e ry poor ac­ co u n ty th a n th is sectio n h a s e v e r be­ je c ts in w hich O regon Is in te re ste d .
“ R um ors of im p e n d in g B oxer tro u ­
T h is le tte r is filed to back up argil
$100,000 a year, of th e vice president com m odations for th e la st th re e years,
sia n s w ere defeated.
fore know n. D uring th e p a st tw o m en ts w hich th e S e n a to rs h ave m ad e bles are p re v a le n t th ro u g h o u t N orth
and speaker of th e house to $20,000 a n d th e im p ro v em en ts now being m ade
C h in a .
In fo rm a tio n from
several
A Ja p a n e se c ru is e r stru ck a m ine a t each, and each se n a to r, re p re se n tativ e a re a so u rce of s a tis fa c tio n to th e ship m o n th s n e arly $5000 h a s been paid out o ra lly to C h a irm a n B u rto n and to R ep­
by m in in g com panies and indiv id u al re s e n ta tiv e Jo n es, of W ash in g to n , who sources p o in ts to th e fact th a t th e C h i­
th e e n tra n c e to th e P o rt A rth u r h a rb o r and d elegate to $10,000. I t is provided p ing in te re s ts.
m in in g m en for th e im p ro v e m en t of is on th e c o m m ittee.
B u rto n
and nese are d rillin g everyw here, a n d th a t
and su n k .
Of th e crew rn ly 39 were th a t th e b ill sh a ll tak e effect M arch 4,
ro ad s in J o s e p h in e county, a n d a s a Jo n e s show g re a t frie n d lin e ss tow ard co n d itio n s a re s im ila r to th o se tiia t
Golden
Chariot
Buys
Plant.
lo st.
1900.
re su lt m any of th e C am ps th a t w ere a l­ th e C olum bia and give a s su ra n c e preceded tb e la s t o u tb re a k , b u t th a t
S u m p ter.—G olden C h a rio t Gold M in­ m ost com pletely iso late d d u rin g th e w hich lea d s to th e b e lie f th a t ad e ­
T he house passed a h ill to give th e
A n um ber of p io m in e n t R ussian offi­
th e tro u b le is m ore w idespread, and
c ia ls h ave resigned on th e czar d e c la r­ a g ric u ltu ra l d e p a rtm e n t control over ing C om pany h a s p u rch ased of th e w in te r will be re ad ily re ac h ed by w ag­ q u a te a m o u n ts w ill be a p p ro p ria te d .
th e org an izatio n m uch b e tte r.
I t is
G olden W izard its hoist, pum ps and on h e re a fte r.
ing h e w ill sta n d by th e new m in iste i forest reserves.
believed th a t large n u m b ers of J a p a n ­
T he senate discussed th e pure food m illing plant. T h e la tte r p la n t h a s
of th e in te rio r.
Sultan Changes His Mind.
ese officers a re d rillin g tro o p s in th e
W ill Not Enter Albany.
and P h ilip p in e g o v e in m e n t b ills.
n e v e r been o p e rated a s th e Golden
L ondon, Dec. 14.—T h e C o n sta n tin o ­ in te rio r am i com m anding d e ta c h m e n ts
T w enty years ago, w hen b oth were
A lbany.—T h e
In d e p e n d e n t
T ele ­
W izard, sin ce its p u rc h a s e r h a s decid­
ple c o rre sp o n d e n t of th e S ta n d a rd te l­ of G eneral M a’e a im y n o rth w e st of
sta tio n e d at P a ris, G eneral K u ro p a tk in
T uesday, liecem ber 13.
ed on o th e r plans. T he tw o p ro p e rtie s phone C om pany will n o t p u t in a sy s­ e g ra p h s a s follow s: C h a rle s R. F lin t, P e k in , and th a t a Ja p a n ese reverse w ill
a n d G eneral T eruclii, now Jap an ese
T h e house passed a resolution im - a re ab o u t n in e m iles a p a rt, ami th e tem a t A lbany, a s in ten d ed . T h e com of N ew Y ork, w hile h e re had an in te r­ be th e signal lor a g e n eial u p risin g of
m in iste r of w ar, m et and becam e fast
friends. On th e eve of th e presen t war ( e tc h in g Ju d g e S.vayne, of th e N o rth ­ w ork of h a u lin g th e m ac h in ery to th e pany w ill o p e ra te In only a few O regon view w ith th e S u lta n ’s se c re ta ry , w ho tb e C hinese a g a in st R u ssia, led by J a p ­
G olden C h ario t w ill com m ence a s soon
an exchange of sw ords as presents took ern d is tric t ol F lo rid a , for “ h igh crim es a s possible. T w o larg e b o ile rs a re to w n s th e com ing y e ar, a n d a s som e declin ed to e n te rta in a su g g e stio n anese officers.
and
m isdem er.n irs”
A com m ittee
“ M any re sid en ts h e re fear th a t such
o th e r to w n s offer b e tte r o p p o rtu n itie s looking to th e p u rc h a se o f A rg e n tin e
place betw een th e m .
was a p p o in te d to n j t i f y th e s e r a 'e . also included in th e consignm ent.
an o u tb rea k could not b^confined to its
in th e fra n c h ise s th a n did A lbany, th e w a rsh ip s. Mr. F lin t le ft on board
R
u
ssia
n
s
te
a
m
e
r
fo
r
S
m
y
rn
a.
A
fte
r
T he d rat snow of th e season has fall T he senate p asstd a b ill to throw open
com pany w ill allow th e fra n c h ise
orig in al lim its but w ould e n d an g e r th e
Claim Pum pers Busy.
en in E astern Oregon.
'o r s e ttle m e n t 8 0 0 ,0 (0 acres i i th e
given th em by th is c ity to lapse. T h e h is d e p a rtu re P a la c e M in isters so u g h t
G ra n ts P a ss .—C laim ju m p e rs con­ Pacific S ta te s C om pany is p re p a rin g to him ev ery w h e re , a n d finally te le g ra m s safety of th e foreigners th ro u g h o u t
Y a k im a In d ia n reserv a tio n .
8 t. P e tersb u rg a u th o ritie s deny th a t
tin u e to do th e tr w ork in th e S u c k e r
w ere s e n t to S m y rn a o ffering him su b ­ C h in a .”
N oth in g of any im p o rtan ce v as de- C reek d istric t. A claim ow ned by m ak e a n u m b e r of im p ro v e m en ts in s ta n tia l p e cu n ia ry In d u c em en ts to re ­
a fam ine e x ists in S o u th e rn R ussia.
th
e
ir
A
lbany
e
x
ch
a
n
g
e
th
is
w
in
ter.
telo p e d in th e Sm oot case
today. S heriff Lew is, of th is city, h a s re ce n tly
Russia May Protest.
tu rn on b u sin e ss c o n n ected w ith th e
T he to ip ed o boats a t P o tt A rth u r Five w itness« were e x am in ed .
been jum ped, and as th e claim is
S t. P e tersb u rg , Dec. 14. — C onsider-
sale o f ships.
COMING
E
V
EN
TS
.
T he house reso lu tio n for an a d jo u rn ­ valued q u ite h ig h ly by th e S heriff and
h ave not been su n k , a n d th ey m ay try
ao ie in te re st is m an ifested in th e re­
m en t from Decem ber 21 to Ja n u a ry 4 h a s had tw o y e a rs ’ a s se ss m e n t w ork
to escape.
Reckless Ta rg e t Practice.
port from th e islan d of P e rim , in th e
Inland
E
m
p
ire
S
u
n
d
ay
School
in
s
ti­
done upon it. Mr. L ew is Is a n y th in g
was adopted by th e se n a te .
L ondon, Dec^ 14.—C ap tain M ills, of s tra its of Bab el M andeb, t h a t th e
tu
te
,
P
en
d
leto
n
,
O
re.,
J
a
n
u
a
ry
30.
It is rep o rted th a t th e czar has order-
Senator M itchell is su re of securing b u t pleased o v e r th e u su rp a tio iF o f his
O regon S ta te D a iry m e n 's A ssocia th e A m erican L ine s te a m e r P hiladei- B ritish steam er S t. L eonards was taken
e l th e B altic fleet not to proceed to th e th e c h a irm a n -h ip of th e com m ittee on rig h t and h a s gone to d isc u ss th e m a t­
phla, h a s o rd ered a p ro te s t a g a in st to P erim by th e B ritish cruieer F ox be­
tlon. P o rtla n d . D ecem ber 20-21.
te r a t close ra n g e w ith th e in tru d e r.
F a r E ast.
canals.
O regon S ta te H o rtic u ltu ra l S ociety. re c k le ss ta rg e t p ra c tic e c a rrie d on off cause she was cred ited w ith c arry in g
P lym outh. H e sa y s th a t as h e a p ­ coal for th e R u ssian second Pacific
Phone Line for Farm ers.
G overnor e le ct Douglas w ill a p p o in t
P o rtlan d . Ja n u a ry 10-11.
Sensation In Panama Matters.
p ro ach ed th e h a rb o r w ith n e a rly 1000
If it sh o u ld a p p e a r th a t
G eneral M iles as a d ju ta n t general of
C hem aw a.—C hem aw a Is to be th e
N atio n al A m erican W om an S u ffrag e p a sse n g e rs on board, th e ir sa fety w as sq u a d ro n .
th e S t. L eonards was stopped solely for
W ash in g to n , Dec. 10.— R ep resen ta­ c e n te r of a ru ra l tele p h o n e line, to be A ssociation. P o rtla n d , J u n e 22-28.
th e M a sa ch u setts m ilitia .
e n d a n g e re d by a g u n b o a t w hich p e r­
tive S tiack lelo rd , ol M issouri, w ho has e sta b lish e d at once
F iftee n fa rm e rs
L ew is and C lark C e n te n n ial E xpos! siste d in firin g even a f te r th e p a tro l th e reason t h a t she was c a rry in g coal
T he School coal m ine, n e ar P eoria, a ¡«solution in the house c allin g tor an in th e v icin ity of C hem aw a m et last
or th e R ussian squadron th e m a tte r
tlon, P o rtla n d , J u n e 1-O ctober 15.
lau n c h a p p rise d th e g u n b o a t of th e
llin o is, is on fire.
T here were 100 in v estig atio n of th e P an am a railro ad ev en in g a t th e re sid en c e of F ra n k
is lik ely to become th e sub ject of a pro­
lin
e
r’s
ap
p
ro
ac
h
.
C
a
p
ta
in
M
ills
adds
Independent
m en a t w ork a t Ine tim e th e flames com pany acq u ired by th e U nited S tates B e atty and form ed an
Sell Land Near Helix.
th a t h e w as obliged tw ic e to sto p and te st to th e B ritish go v ern m en t.
w ere discovered, b u t all escaped. T he governm ent, is d e te rm in e d to for-e ru ra l com pany. M aterial h a s been o r­
P e n d leto n .—W illiam K u p ers and G. go full sp eed a s te rn to avoid d isa ste r.
d
e
red
fo
r
th
e
line,
and
will
be
h
e
re
In
p ro p e rty loss w ill tie heavy.
th io n g h an in v estig a tio n , if it can be
T o Seek O ut Baltic Fleet.
ab o u t th re e w eeks. T h e c e n tra l office C. S h ro ed er, fa rm e rs re sid in g n e a r
lone. F rien d a aay he is collecting evi­
H elix, h ave disposed of th re e q u a rte r
Zero W eather In Manchuria.
L ondon, Dec. 14.— T he S h a n g h a i cor­
T he hanse c o m m itte e on riv ers and d e n c e to show th a t a m em ber of th e will be e s ta b lished a t C hem aw a.
se c tio n s of lan d to Jo sep h S e iv ers of
G en eral K u ro k i's H e a d q u a rte rs in respondent of th e L ondon Poet alleges
h a rb o rs has decided to send for some of canal com m ission was a m em ber of the
th a t lo -a ltty for $8000 a q u a rte r. Mr. th e F ield , Dec. 14.— T h e a rm y h a s had to have received good in fo rm a tio n to
Selling Sugar Plant Stock.
th e d is tric t en g in eers, a s they d e tire to ra ilro a d com pany
I t is undetstood
M ilton.—R o b e rt E. F ra z ie r of th is K u p ers. w ho sold one of th e se c tio n s, its first ta s te of th e re a l q u a lity of a trie effect th a t a Ja p a n ese squadron
h e ar from th em on th e needs of riv ers th a t som e sen satio n al charges will he place, is In P o rtla n d se llin g stock of and S h ro e d e r, w ho sold two. h a v e p u r­ M an ch u rian w in te r th e p a s t w eek. w ill soon s ta rt in search of th e R us­
a n d h a rb o rs in th e ir respective dis- m ade in d e m a n d in g a reorganization of th e M exican N atio n al S u g a r R efining c h ased land n e a r Nez P e rc e, pay in g L ast n ig h t th e th e rm o m e te r fell to six sian B altic fleet, w ith th e in te n tio n of
d e g re e s below zero, F a h re n h e it. T he
tiic ta .
C om pany, o f w hich h e is a m em ber. $4500 and $5000 a section.
th e pres e n t canal com m iaaion.
day s a r e cold also, b u t su n s h in e and giving b a ttle a t a p o in t far rem oved
T h e com pany will dispose of $250.000
T h is m ove, th e
S ecretary H ay w ill ask congress to
th e a b se n c e of se v e re w inds m akes trom P o rt A rth u r.
Irrigation W ork.
w o rth of p re fe rre d stock in o rd e r to in ­
Good Roads Bill Is Reported.
in crease th e sa laries of a n um ber of
sta ll a su g a r refining p lan t. T h e com ­
M ilton.— W orkm en a re
b u ild in g life to le ra b le . T h e h ills a re c o .e re d co rre sp o n d e n t’s in fo rm a n t sta te s, is
W ashington, Dec. 10.— Senator L a ti­ p a n y Is com posed larg ely of M ilton flum es for th e F in is Irrig a tio n ditch , w ith snow , w hich on th e p lain is one m ade possible by recent a d d itio n s to
d ip lo m a ts.
m er, from th e co m m ittee on a g iic n lttire
w hich will w a te r a body of land n e a r inch in d e p th . All s tre a m s a re th ic k ly th e Jap an ese fleet, w hich increases it
A son of G eneral Nogi was kilted in and foreatry, today reported favorably and W alla W alla c a p ita lists.
to an ex ceptional grade cf efficiency.
th e H udson B ay section. M any o th e r frozen.
th e a tta c k on 203-M eter h ill a t P o rt
Mohair Show January 19-20.
on th e h ill known as th e L atim e r good
flum es a re being b u ilt u n d e r th e ra il­
A rth u r.
D allas.—T h e co m m ittee of a rra n g e ­ road a t d iffere n t points, and a n Im­
Snow Falling in New Y ork.
toads b ill. It c arries an a p p ro p ria tio n
Carrying Filipinos Home.
m en ts for th e Polk C ounty M ohair As­ m en se te rrito ry h ith e rto b a re w ill be
New Y ork, Dec. 14.— A snow sto rm ,
S e a ttle, Dec. 14 — W hen th e ste a m e r
T h e Ja p a n ese have sunk a ll th e R us­ of $24,000,000 to be a v a ila b le in th re e
so ciatio n a p p o in ted to a rra n g e for th e
accom panied by a high w in d , descend­ lyo M ara, of th e N ippon Y usen K aish a
sian b a ttle s h ip s a n d c ru ise rs a t P o rt an n u al in a ta llm e n tso f $8,000,000 each fair, h a s nam ed J a n u a ry 19 and 20 a s put u n d e r c u ltiv atio n n e x t season.
for road b u ild in g in th e sta te s. U nder th e tim e for h o lding th e fa ir a t D allas.
ed upon New York e arly today and still line of ste a m e rs, sa ils from th is p o rt
A r th u r.
Northw est Wheat Markets.
th e provisions of th e b ill sta te s a re to T h is Is p rim a rily a goat fair, b u t poul­
c o n tin u e s.
N early tw o inches has today she w ill have as passengers 248
J a p a n h a s signified h e r w illingness do th e work and pay one h a lf of th e tr y and sh e e p will a lso be a n In te re st­
P o itla n d — W alla W alla, 83c; blue- fallen . Traffic in th e c ity h a s n o t been F ilip in o s, w ho a re re tu rn in g to th e ir
to p a rtic ip a te In a second H ague peace cost, th e n a tio n a l g overnm ent p aying ing fe a tu re of th e show . E n trie s a re ite m , 88c; valley , 8 7 ) ic .
seriously im peded, b u t c ra ft of all islan d hom e from tb e St L ouis exposi­
conference.
th e o th e r h a lf.
Tacoma— B lueetem , 89c; c lu b , 86c.
open to all O regon.
tio n .
k in d s have keen delay ed .
Newsy Items Gathered fro m All