, Hillsboro Independent j
ba rriday f tih Wtk
HILLSBORO ORIXON
NEWS OF. THE WEEK
la a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
A Riiumi of tha Lett Important bu
Not Let Interesting Event
Of tha Pt War k.
Franca is preparing to whip Castro.
Tha Morocco conference ia in session
Marshall t leld has rallied ana may
recover.
F.lection returns in Great firitain in
dicate a Liberal landslide.
Mayor Dunne hat asked for mora po
lice to atop Chicago'! m order epidemic,
J. C. Napier, a negro, baa declined
to become United Stale, consul to Ba-
Lia, Brazil.
The pretender to tha Morocco throne
ia again active. He Las 6,000 well
armed troops.
Henry Pratt Judson, dean of the
Chicago univenit, will succeed tha lata
President Harper.
The Dunlop Milling company's plant
at Clarksville, Term., ha been damag
ed by tire to the extent of 1250,000.
A severe wind storm throughout In
diana caused tha Iohs of three lives,
many injuries and serious damage to
buildings of all kinds.
Attorney General Moody ha declared
it will be lawful for the Agricultural
department to publish the names ol
those compunies who sell adulterated
ee la.
A party of Texas men were to have
visited Katern and Northern cities,
but the trip has been abandoned on ac
count of high rates demanded by the
railroads.
Japan has sent a minister to Cuba
It is said that Hermann is determin
ed to take his seat in the bouse.
Marshal Field is slowly sinkng and
his death is expected at any time.
Germany seeks harmony about Mo
rocco, but will fight if her honor ia at'
tacked.
TRANSPORT SERVICE WEAK.
Fleets on Both Coasts Must Be Pre
pared in Paace for War.
Washington, Jan. 16. A remarkable
exposition of the fatal weakness of the
army transport resources in case of war
is contained in paper prepared by the
general staff, transmitted by Secretary
Taft to Heua'Oi' Gallinger, chairman o!
tha Merchant Marine commission, in
charge of the shipping biU noar pend
ing before the senate.
In the course of its work in prepar
ing in time 't peace for war, the gene
ral staff has discovered that even the
present limited military force could not
be transported over the tea, in case of
a war with foreign country, or to de
fend our insular possessions, unless
there should lie an immediate and great
increase in the ntmber of American
steamships suitable for transport ser
vice.
It is pointed out that foreign ship
ping could not be drawn npoo in
time of war because of tha neutrality
laws, so that under present conditions
"tha quick first blow, so very and in
creasingly important, cannot be struck
at all." Incidentally, the staff criti
cises with the greatest freedom the con
ditions under which tha first little
American army was transported to Ban
tiago to begin the Spanish-American
war.
This report will be presented to the
senate tomorrow by Senator Gallinger,
who will inform the War department
that ships of the size and speed describ
ed as most desirable for transports are
also ships of the1 site and speed equip
ped for several of the moat important
miil lines provided for in tha bill of
tha Merchant Marine commission.
which stipulates that ships receiving
subvention from the government shall
be held at tha lisposal of the govern
mnt in time of war.
j OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST ;
WANT HOP INSPECTOR.
WILL IRRIGATE LAND.
PANACEA FOR INSURANCE.
Senator Dryden Has Bi
Cure All III
That Would
Lane County Growers Are Tiring pi
Numerous Rejections.
Eugene A number of hopgrowers of
this vicinity are agitating tha matter
of securing legislation to better some of
tha troubles of hopgrowtrs. A meeting
will be held here soon aud an attempt
made at organixing an association for
the benefK of the industry.
Une of the worst complaints against
the dealers, for w hich it is (relieved re
lief might be had by legislation, is
the matter of rejections upon ins pec
lion, up mis point tne plan is to se
cure a law providing for a state inspect
or, whose duty it would be to inspect
and grade all bops and brand the grade
on each bale, so that sales would be
made upon this inspection and the
common complaints of dealers, after
they hare bargained for a purchase
would be wiped out.-
It has been a cause of much provoca
tion to the growers the way the inspec
tors usually act when "going through'
a lot of hops. The) will throw out I
number of bales fiora ' me lots with
out cause and make all kinds of com
plaints; and, if the market has weak
ened since the bargain was made the
grower confidently expects that the
hops will be called "broken," "high
dried," "slack dried," "mouldy," etc
and if nothing else is complained ol
then "not up to sample" is the charge
that turns down many bales. The
growers think this one of the first
thirds that should be corrected by leg
islation.
It is proposed to have similar organ
izations in other parts of the state and
to form state federation for mutual
good and to accomplish unity of effort
on all important matters.
Washington. Jan. 16. Senator Drv-
den has revised his bill contemplating Fine Hospital for Albany
government control of insurance, and Albany What will perhaps be the
will reintroduce it in the renata today, best hospital in the state, outside of
He had followed very closely the in- Portland, will be established in Albany
vestigation being conducted by the soon. I tie announcement puts an end
New York legislative committee, and to speculation as to what would become
this has aided him in perfecting his of the palatial residence of the late
measure until now he expresses the Father Louis Metayer, of tha Albanv
The Chicago Commercial association
will send Ik of its members an a tour
of the Western states.
Meriwether, the Annapolis cadet who
was responsible for the death of
Ilranch, will be tried for hilling.
A house to house search In Riga,
Ksusia, by the police for bombs has
given startling results. Many weapons
wre found.
The entire Caucasus is in the hands
of the revolutionists. The severe meas
ures practiced by the authorities in
other paits of Russia are inapplicable
there.
The bank examiners of Massachu
setts have been forced to resign.
They were negligent in their duty and
several banks failed by the officers loot
ing the deposits. "
Russell A. McKinley, Jr. of Boise,
nephew of the lute president, has been
granted a pension of $100 a montn,
lie lost the sight of both eyes while
serving in Cuba.
Marshall Field continues very sick.
France has recalled her envoy from
Veneiuela.
belief that it will correct practically all
insurance evils exposed by the New
York inquiiy.
Publicity ia the keynote of the bill.
and coupled with this are safeguards
for the detection of wrongdoing and the
punishment of those offending. It de-
nne policies or insurance contracts as
instrumentalities of commerce, and pro
vides for the regulation of the business
through the medium of a controller of
insurance and along the lines similar
to the control exercised over national
banks. The author says he belitves
this will go far towards meeting tha ob
jection of those who have questioned
the constitutional possibilities of feder
al regulation of insurance.
Ttie senator says the bill has the in
dorsement of the president, adruinisira
tion officials', eminent constitutional
awyers, in and out of congress, and
others, who are familiar with its gen
eral features, as coming nearer to meet
ing the demands of the situation than
any of the other numerous pending
measures. Senator Dryden has long
been champion of federal regulation.
OUR COMMERCE WITH FRANCE!
The revolution in Ecuador has been
suppressed.
The Russian government is gradual
ly reconquering Siberia.
Morales has sought refuge in the
American legation and resigned his
olllce. ,
Mrs. Chadwick is now in the Ohio
penitentiary serving her 10-year sentence.
Russia pays an annual interest of
9211,000.000 on her national debts of
all kinds.
Eastern papers have contained sever
al severe articles on Representative
Jleriaaun.
l ne tw Torn l.l le insurance com
pany has again been admitted to Mis
souri for the transaction of business.
all street has been shaken by th
discovery of several million dollars
worth of forged stock certificates.
France may soon resort to force i
settling her Venesuelan troubles. Sh
will act in full concert with the United
States.
The body of Thomas Nast, famous for
his cartoons during Boss Tweed's time
will be brought to the United States for
burial.
The kaier is making great prepara
tions to suppress Socialist deusonstra
tions which are expe.-ted throughou
Germany.
Two Annapolis hazers have been
found guilty cf hazing.
France has broken off all diplomatic
relations w ith enezuela.
Southern cotton planters condemn
negro lalnir and want immigration.
Russian authorities are preparing for
trouble on Red Sunday, January 2:t.
Cleveland declares himself to be In
favor of publicity of campaign ex
pensea.
Sir Thomas Liptou is making plans
lor another challenge in 1907 to race
for thj Americas yacht rnp.
The Carnegie steel works at Green
ville, Pa., have leen destroyed by fire.
The loss will reach. 9(100,000.
A statement issued by the Russian
government shows that the recent war
with Japan cost 91 ,0."0,000,0K).. Ol
this amount $202,500,000 is yet an
paid.
I-arg qnantities of dynamite havr
diapared from governnif.it store
houss in Ianmark and it is believed tr
have been stolen and sent to Rnssiar
rebels.
Troops are running down Morales.
Balance of Trade Against tha United
States by Several Million.
Washington, Jan. 18. The total
commerce between the United States
and France, as shown by figures com
piled by the Bureau of Statistics of the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
amounted in the fiscal year 1905 to
about 91(Sli,000,000, of which 976,000,.
(HHJ was the amount of the exports to
France, and 990,000,000 was the value
of the imports from that country.
. rf .
trance gets most of its provisions and
breadstufTs from her colonies, and ex
ports maiuly high grade manufactures
and wine.
The United States exported to France
nearly all the copper and the cotton
used by that country, the total amount
of these two articles being' about 948, .
0)0,000. Agricultural implements ex
ported from the United States this vear
were approximately 93,000,000, against
300,000 a decade ago.
dews Have Been Duped.
Moscow, Russia, Jan. 18. Wholesale
arrests are being made throughout Rus
sia for the sole purpose of preventing
me victims registering In time to par
ticipate in the coming election for
members of the new legislative assem
bly. Officials of the government are
resorting to tactics of intimidation to
compel the people to vote for "select
ed" candidates who will perpetuate the
itl regime ot absolutism. The Social-
sts and labor leaders are being offered
enormous bnlies to use their influence
in favor of certain candidates.
Catholic church, who willed all his
property to bis private secretary, F. C
Devine, of Portland. Mr. Devine has
sold the property to Rev. Father Lane,
Mr. Metayer s successor, who will turn
the structure into a hospital. It is by
tar ttia finest building of its kind in
Albany.
Yamhill to Raise Stock.
McMinnville Yamhill county farm
ers will devote mora time and land
hereafter to stockraising, says an au
thority. I.'e deduces this from the fact
that, although the most of the ground
devoted to grain this year has been
sown, a great deal of land has been
seeded to meadow and forage crops.
ThU has been done to keep pace with
the increasing livestock iLdustrv.
Lean years" have been one incentive
to the iarmer to turn his attention to
diversified agriculture.
Heavy Rains In South.
Grants Piss Southern Oregon is be
1ng visited bv the heaviest rains of this
season. Prospects are bright for their
continuance, insuring big cleanups of
placer gold. Two carloads of machin
ery was taken to the Granite Hill mine
last week. The mine haj electric mo
tors, an electric purnp, hoist, etc. The
pump will throw (our-'nch stream of
water. Property is being bonded on
all sides here on account of .lie new
railroad. One man made 92,000 p'ofit
on 40 acres adjoining the town, which
be bought two mouths ago.
Enthusiastic Citizens at Echo Form
Wateruters' Association.
Echo A muss meeting of thecitizens
was held here last week. The commit
tee appointed to incorporate the Water
users' association reported that the ar
ticles of incorporation and by laws
adopted by the cunmittee had been ap
proved by the secretary of the inUrior
and the articles of incorporation had
been filed with the secretary of state.
The report of the committee was ap
proved. A stockholders' meeting was then
held and 8,432 shares at $t)0 a share
were subscribed. The following named
stockholders were elected directors:
H.T. Irvin, J. F. McNaught, A. C.
Crawford, II. G. Newport aud W. II.
Skinner. The directors elected II. T.
Irwin president, J. F. 'McNauaht vice
president, A. C. Craw lord secretary and
u. u. Newport treasurer.
The city was crowded with delegates
and much enthusiasm wau'shown. The
government was represented by J. T
Whistler, engineer, and HoIgateA Wil
liamson, reclamation attorneys. The
Echo irrigation nroi-ct is now a reality
ana work win go forward at once.
Riley Chosen College President
McMinnville At the semi-annual
meeting of the hoard of trustees of Mc
Minnville college Rev. L. W. Riley
was appointed president. Mr. Riley
was appointed pastor of the Baptist
church in this city from 1901 to 1903,
and since that time has been general
missionary of theregon State conven
tion. McMinnville college has been
without an official head all the present
school yar. Professor Northuo actinir
in that capacity. The new president
will assume his duties as soon as he
can adjust his present work. '
Will Go to Salt Lake.
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
received a message from Governor Cut
er, cf Utah, and ex-Governor Wells.
president of the Salt Lake Commercial
club, asking him to preside at the
meeting of the "Seeing America Con
ference," to be held in Salt Lake Citv
January 25. The governor will accept
the invitation. He decided not to go
further south than San Francisco with
the Oregon excursion. Ha will deliver
an address before the Stanford students
January 17 and return at once to Ore
gon, that he may go to Salt Lake.
BOXER COIN FOR COLLEGES.
Senator Piles, of Washington, Will In
troduce Such a Bill.
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 15. United
States Senator S. II. Piles will intro
duce in congress a bill appropriating
the 920.000,000 paid this country by
China as damages in the Boxer upris
ing to defray the expenses of Chinese
students to be educated in American
colleges. A part of this sum, it is pro
posed, shalL be expended in schools
conducted by Americans in China.
A bill prepared under tha direction
of tha faculty of the University of
Washington has beeu foi warded to Sen
ator Piles, and the co-operation of coast
educational institutions has beeu asked
in the campaign. Out of this move
ment, it is believed, will grow some
thing satisfactory to China, and result
ing in abandoning tha boycott against
American goods.
The measure was agreed uopn at a
meeting of tha faculty of the Universi
ty of Washington, with A. W. Bash,
promoter of the Canton-Hankow and
other Chinese railroads, and an inti
mate friend of many high Chinese offi
cials, and Dr. W. A. P. Martin, an ed
ucator long employed in Chinese
schools, who came West to welcome
the high commission just landed at San
Francisco. Mr. Bash has been official
ly designated by President Roosevelt
and Secretary of State Root. Mr. Bash
started the movement on tha coast be
cause he has been a resident here, and
because ha believes the Pacific Coast
states originating the.movement would
sirengmen trie ngnt. or that reason
the co-operation of Oregon and Cali
fornia educators was asked.
Under the plan adopted here, the In
demnity money would be spent: First,
oUnvite Chinese students to tha Unit
ed States and provide for their educa
tion in this country: second, to aid
worth) American colleges already, es
tablished in China; third, to provide
for helping Chinese students at the
American consulates in China.
IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS
Tuesday, January 18. '
Washirgton, Jan. lo. The Philip
pine tariff bill was passed by the hour
today substantially the same as it came
fiom the ways and means committee
The vote was 258 to 71. Hue waf
made subject to the same tariff as tuna)
and tobacco 2a per cent of tha D.og
ley rates and one or two change
were made as to the language.
This rttult was attained alter decid
edly the most strenuous day of th
present congress.
Washington, Jau. 16. Unexpectedly
tha senate today found itself consider
ing the railroad rate question, w hich
was precipi'ated by Fulton's Uk'rg th
floor to make a brief speech in explan
ation of an amendment offered by him
to the Dolliver bill, givingto courts o'
justice authority to modify orders ol
the Interstate -Commcerce commission
imposing an unrearonable rate. He
had not proceeded far when he was
switched from a general explanation ol
the terms of tha provision to a defense
of the principle which it seeks to es
tablish, and a general debate of the
bill followed.
The merchant marine bill was then
laid before tha renata. and Gallinger
urged early attention to this subject
Scott spoke in support of tha bill.
The pure food bill was then taken up
and a number of committee amend
ments were agreed to. Hepburn gav
notice that after the conclusion of th
routine morning business tomorrow hr
would ask the senate to fix a day foi
taking a vote on the bill.
The opponents of tha measure
ing, of Michigan, Loud, of
at
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COMBINE FOR COLONIZING.
Power From River.
Western Railroads Establish Bu reau
for Handling Business.
Chicago, Jan 15. General passenger
agents of Wettern lines, after three
days of almost continuous discussion,
have agreed upon plan for the organi
sation ot a general colonisation bureau
to handle the details of the issuance of
certificates and tickets for land and im
migration business.
Reports from those who attended the
Western Passenger Association meetings
Monday, Jan. 15.
Washington, Jan. 15. Senator Ba
con today succeeded in securing an open
discussion if the Moroccan question by
the senate. This result was accc-m
plished by the introduction of a reso
lution making a declaration against in
terference on the part of the United
States in any controversy among Euro
pean nations concerning their internal
affairs. The broad scope of the resolu
tion relieved it from the point of order
made o:i tha Moroccan r. silution, and,
notwithstanding that Bacon referred
freely to the Moroccan conference, no
effort was made to put him off. lit
spoke at length in opposition to th
policy of interference in European in
ternal complications, pointing out th
possibility of disastrous consequences,
and his addnsr brought out a numbei
of questions and interruVtions to relieve
the proceedings of the characterization
of a set speech.
A number ol senators made short
speeches against the resolution and in
Salem The Interior Develonment Iduring the debates on this proposition 1,16 enu 11 " referred to the committee
company has made a filing on 10.000 indicate that there were some rpre- Pn relations, and the merchant
nbio inches of water Der second on the sentatives of railroads in the conference "'Urine , WB, lahl fore tIie aate
Deschutes river, at a point about 81 who were in favor of abolishing the Jmnner t rTreiI at number of amend
smith nf i ,o ',' r.,i.u .;,.. I Privileges th r.ilonizitiiin ilnrortmoiif I menis to llie bill, wljicti were aurreexi
The conmanv nrortose. to tak th. .t.r have found so valuable in buildinir nn e amemlmmits related principal
from the river a short distance fouth of communities along the railroads. ,T lu 1,10 "avai miiiua proposed py in
We were fearful." said a rassenirfr Dill.
n ... . W , I ' . 1 1 i . . . i I m ni in..f I i.jia.1 .. u...... . 1 . - I ( . . .
urui ui uii neimn roan, --mar, me . ...iuhtj Vj muum, giving 10 measure, anu pointed Dnger ol warn
issuance of certificates would be abro- "omesieauers on tne recently opened ing toward the growing industries of.
gated and mat every Western state's reservation an extension until Japan.
develoDinent would he mntnriallv affiant. Mty, 15, 190(1. to establish residences
ed by the shutting off of the homeseek- WM P"l. Wednesday, Jan. 10
eis' colonization certificate provisions." At 3 :44 p. m. the senate went into Washington, Jan. 10. Tha senate
According to one ot tha passenger executive session, aud adjourned at I made it plain today that it had Tester
agents, the bureau wilkshandle the col- 4 P- m- day all that it wants to hear for tha
oniration business for all the roads in
I'L II . fs
nnears oriuge, a well Known crossing,
nd convey it through a flume down
he river several miles, w here it w ill be
used to furnish power for the genera-
lion ot electricity.
Kausas. Tha
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UU,n....l. and Morris. I XNorss.
The debate is to close Monday
.'..l.w.k thaaion to beuin at
he morning. .
Friday, Jan. 12.
Waghington, Jan. 12. Interest was
injected into the Philippine tariff de
bate in tha house today by "Massachn
etts idea" tariff expressions by Mc
Call, of that state, by character study
of the Filipino by Longworth, of Ohio,
tnd by defense of President Roosevelt
by Pou, iVmocrat from North Caro
lina. Besides these there were a num
tier of tpeeclna delivered on tha merits
jf the bill, nearly all of which were in
ippjeition to it.
Durinn tha day an agreement was
reached whereby the debate is to con-'
iuue for two days more. The Douse is
to meet at 11 o clock tomorrow ami
Morula- to close general debate at 5
o'clock. Tha measure will br taken up
for amendment under tha five minute
rule Tuesdiay, and doubtless disposed
f on tbat day.
Thursday, January II.
Washington. Jan. II. Before going
into executive session today, the senat
I stened to speech by Heyburn in
support of his bill creating a national
board for the control of corporations,
in which La denounced Wail street be
cause of its alleged interference with
'he affairs of the country. He said
that when the "street" could not dic
tate the financial course ot the govern
ment, it was-ever ready to threaten
disaster, and be pleaded tor legislation
that would rob it of such power for
evil.
The remainder of the open session
was devoted to discussion of the prac
tice of the senate of sending resolutions
to the calendar after they had len
under discussion. Bacon raised the
point of order that there was no rule
requiring such a course, and said his
Moroccan resolution had been improp
erly placed on the calendar. He also
contended that the resolution had not
had a day's discussion. Tha matter
was not disposed ot in open session.
' Washington.. Jan. 1 1. The Philin.
pine tariff debate in the house today
consisted more of party maneuvering
for aivantageous campaign material
than of discussion ot the question at
isjue. The tariff was tha text of ft.
speech by Groavenor. of Ohio, who be
gan the debate, and ot an extended re
ply by Williams, the minority leader.
rhe speech of Grosveor was spiced with
witticisms and enlivened with interrup
tion from Champ Clark, at whom Gros
venor aimed most of bis arguments.
Adams, of. W isconsin, opposed the
bill, but advocated the readjustment ot
the tariff cn business principles. Mc
Kinley, of California, delivered hit
first tp'eech in the house in favor of tha
Russell Informs Washington.
Washington, Jan. 15. Mr. Russell.
the American minister at Caracas, has
notified the State department ot his ac
tion in delivering a note to the Vene
zuelan government on behalf of France,
severing diplomatic relations between
the two countries, as stated in the As
sociated Tress dispatches from Caracas.
Conformably to tha request of the
trench government. Mr. Russell will
look after such interests of France and
French subjects as may reanire imme-
diate attention until such time as
friendly relations are resumed.
Yaqui Stories Bring Retaliation.
F.I Paso, Tex.. Jan. 16 Ret -a n ha nf
he slandsr of foreigners who alleged
hey had not !een given proper protec
ion fram alleged Indian outrages in
Sonort and Ixwer California, and.
owing to tha circulation of such stories,
the Mexican government has issued an
order forbidding mining agenta in those
tates to allow foreigners to file mining
laims. This is the outgrowth of the
irculat ion of alleged Yauui storiea in
the United Statee by prospectors.
American To Be Retained.
Seoul, Corea, Jan. lfl. The a-overn-
ment has decided to retain tha services
i Durham hite Stephens, tha Amerl-
can diplomatic adviser to tha emperor
ot Cora.
Railroad Booms Ontario.
Ontario Work is progressing rapidly
on the ale-A.alheur railroad. Grad
ing is being done arid men are at work
making preparations to span the Mal
heur river with a steel bridge. The
First National bank has increased its
capital stock from 125,000 to 150,000,
and has elected M. Alexander presi
dent and C. E. Kenyon cashier. W. 8.
rlora, a prominent stockman of Jordan
valley, is dead. The Ontario ereamery
plant has arrived and will be put in
operation by February. II. Wagner, of
I'ortland, is in charge of the wotk.
Grant County is Prosperous.
Canyon City The sheriff reports the
Grant county tax collections for 905
as about 170,000. The heaviest collec
tion in any previous year was slightly
under $ti0,000. Notwithstanding the
drain from the general attendance at
me Lewis ami Uark exposition, times
are better ami money easier than for
years. Stockmen are gaining confi
dence in the market rullook, and the
price of good range cattle is steady or
advancing.
Plan Lumber Railroad.
Coqn'.lle Plans are completed bv
John Yoakam and John Peart for a
railroad np Cunningham's creek road
to tap Pearl's coal properties. The
road will be ten miles, besides spurs to
the Simpson company's large body of
timber. The work commences soon.
It will open up some of tha finest tim- 1
ber in Oregon.
Wasco Grain Protected.
TLa Dalles All of Wasco county ia
covered with from six to ten inches of
snow. Snow is most welcome at this
time, since it affords protection to
grow'ng grain from frost. The temper
ature is a little below freezing and In
dications are that the snow will continue.
Must Rewire Roseburg.
Roseborg The Circuit court for
Douglas county is in session in this
city. All owners of business bouses in
this city have received notice from the
board of fire underwriters that their
electric wiring is defective and must be
done again. Considerable indignation
is expressed, and it is claimed that
much of tha wiring condemned is ot
tha best q iality and workmanship.
Coal Prices Doubled.
Baker City Tha coal famine still
exists. Dealers here hope to receive a
few cars of coal within tha next week,
but tha prices will be advanced from
7 and fS to 10 and 15. ,
Regarding the Opticians.
Salem The state board of optometry
as nled its annual report with the
governor. The financial statement
hows receipts from all sources for the
year 11,2-14.10; expenses, $390.13
There were 200 optometrists in the
state January 1, 1U0II. The members
of the board are C. W. Lowe, presi
dent; lleiman W. Bargey and E. O.
Mattern.
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Asks Oregon to Show in Florida
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
received a proclamation, accompanied
by an invitation from the governor of
Horida, ai-king Oregon to ,-articipate in
the proposed International Isthmian
exposition, to be held in Tallahasse in
1908. Governor C'harn!erlain will call
the attention of the next legislature to
the invitation.
Ship Flour to Japan.
McMinnville The Houck Milling
company, of this city, hat sent 9,400
barrels of flour to Japan since last
Angus', besides supplying the local
demand.
Shaw to Stay Another Year.
Chicago, Jan. 15. A dispatch to the
Chronicle from Washirgton says: At
the meeting of the cabinet President
Roosevelt asked Secretary Shaw to re
main at the head of the Treasury de
partment until March 4, 1907, and
Mr. Shaw agreed to do so. More than
a year ago Mr. Shaw let it be known
that he expected to retire from the
cabinet in February of this year. The
president did not understand that this
was the secretary's determination until
some unusual reference was made to it
a few weeks ago, ami then he lost no
time in urging the secretary to remain
in tha cabinet for another year.
house today.
been continued daily since January 4
The bill will be taken up for amend
ment under tha five minute rule tomor
row, and put on its passage either to
morrow or the next day.
Preceding the debate today, the
statehood fight made its appearance on
the floor lor the first time, in the form
of a personal explanation by Babcock,
of isconsin, credited with being the
leader of the opponents of the joint
siaienoou lorces. jsabcoc denied that
inn i. .mi ipo in opposition to tne bin was
dictated by any feeling of revenge be
cause tie tiad not been made chairman
of the appropriation committee. He
present on tha Moroccan Question.
There were two opportunities to resume
consideration of the subject, but both
were avoided, apparently with the as
sent of all tha members, and the senate
adjourned at a comparatively early
hour rather than take it up.
for me rest of the session tha senate
gave attention in turn to the Question
of salaries paid to Panama canal offi
cials, to the pure food bill and the
merchant marine shipping bill, but
without taking action on anv one of
thoe subjects. The ranal sublect t..
discussed by Simmons and the pure
food bill by Heyburn. The only action
taken on the shipping bill was that of
rtauing it at length.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 72c ter bushel; blue-
stem, 74c: red, 6c: valley, 73c.
Oats No. 1 white feed. 127.50: gray.
120 50a27 per ton.
Barley Feed. 123.50(324 per ton:
brewing, 123 60,324; rolled, 2425.
Knckwheat 12 60 per cental.
May
Russia Gets Help In Paris.
St. Petersburg, Jan. Hi. Confirma
tion has been received of the report
that ex-Minister Kokovsoff has been
partially su cessful in his mission to
Paris. A credit ot $"0,000,000 has
been obtained 'rom the French bankers.
with the assurance of an increase in the
amount, should it p'ove necessary to
maintain the stability of the roubl
It is explained, however, that th
credit is not in the nature ot a loan to
the Russian government, but is strictly
also took occasion to state hi. wsition.nee.rhnf.;: i.,:'
in favor ot tariff revision. ,, b, rIn " 1 " 7 'r
"1' HV I in T!-t 1 1 1 9
In the houne today. It Vir fullnvinl h
Hl.Vf.ral ti .... 1 . it . . J
Vul,in Jin.. To- i9 ft hiupV w,e measure,
Washington, Jan. 13. There were most notable nf .Mnh . .... '
nine speeches in the house tndav on a.I.lr... h. .i . ... uor
the Philippine tariff bill, consuming Speaker xJifa of O To, .Zr.Z'ulV,
nearly six and one-half hours. Thr. th. - 1 . rr urni J?
of the speaker, opposed the bill and rTK'llJSt
si, favored it. Those rwho argued for doctrine of the moetronounc d J ne
me measure were Gaines, of Ten llfhlflMi Ilia aai.l I 1 I
Thomas, of North Carolina, who in. I Kill uiu oppose ifie pending
eluded Idea for the Southern farmer Dernn.: ' on to
..i-.i .... . .1 - Fimuiiin, ma sneer n maa
Itb rerol.ectiona of .arli.
received the cloeet attention
ipplause from both sides of
Saturday, Jan. 13.
r ciujieu a piea loathe Southern farmer Democratic!
to and demanded reciprocity to benfit the replete will
e. cotton seed oil industry; Needham, days and tec.
he of California, Garrett, of Tennessee, and liberal a
13 60O14 50 per ton; valley timothy.' "n Itlo lt-n th. Stat, bank of
! 10; clover, -i(310; cheat, .60 the French banks.
($ Ml; grain hay, S(39.
Fruits Annla mmmnn. 7Koii France Won t Shoot Town
per box; choice, $1.2591.50;'! fancy.
Gardner ot Massachusetts and Scott, of the chamber.
Patents on Oregon Claims.
Washington, Jan. 15. On behalf of
the miners and homesteaders of Ore-
ffi.n. Senatnr (2.ain I...
Washington, Jan. 15.-The breaking Interior denartrnent Z -T-T
$2(32 60; pears. $l.25Ql 60 per box : ' ' diplomatic relations between order of last March .,i.,n,iin .7.' !
xranliu,.;.. i 9 i o an - . i r r a nee a ml Venecnela a 1 1 1 nf In ,. I i i . . '
... . n-n, v , ,,1,4 . j .,,-r M,.rici. i ..... - - ..uw, . iv in intra I anil iinuiuai.. .1 : . i
V......l.l ..' . . nnininn..rt..Rr...l..n..t ..ir.-l... .. . . . . "vcou mines in
ri.jit-n i.an, .uc per pound: ,.. uimnn. inai state. The senatnr ia ...... :.n
rahhairA. if9n I mean I'ombardment of the mrta nf 1 1 .i i . ""j
- " ' r".u .. , ,, - i.nnriiru iu i living patent. Issued
'I r r. .. - ... -1 . in i .i riinii rii i. an w mm..i i - -
v.v.fr uiizrn, csierv, foifljou per i . ' j r"". n.ruip. mineral entries where
crate; hall peppers. 3oc er nound : 10 1,101 de mem ny tl.e aggrieved soy- nlete. Aaanram.. 1. .1.-.
pumpkins, ?4'$lc per pmnd; sprout., 'nment. It is likely the French fleet .try Hitchcock will direr !.. r.i-. T.
ft 1 ' 7rt .... ....i . l 11 ,1 1 . I ni it Martininna ma v 1 ...I . I 1 ... I
",fviTi inuuu pminaii. j'iWiHir .- tt-. ...
per pound; turnips. H0c(3l per sack : Guayara to take away the Frenrh
carro'.. 5M75c per sack: beets. 85rra cnarge at iaraca.. there is some talk
1 per sack. I ' president sending a special men-
Onions Oregon. No. 1. $131.25 per ,0 congress on the Venezuelan sit-
saca: o. z. 7S(9n.
Potatoes Fkncv irrailed Ilnrhanka
70(3 SOc per hnndred: ordinary. 60 Calhoun Will Make Report
fiOe; sweet Potatoes. Idtlle ner nonml. I Washington. Jan. 15. Mr. Calhnnn.
I'uiirr rancy creamery, ii c v mmi 'pwni minister 10 r aarvio. ai... 1,. . .,. ,
per pound. Venezuela, has telegraphed Mr. Root t r.nn... , ,o !! "". . l.?p
.. .t 1 . . . ' . ' Vila, me
1 " . .
is-ueon perrectea minera. claims, and
it is quite probable that th.
tions on homesteads w ill be removed.
Billion Pieces of Mail.
Washington, Jan. 15. A statam.n
prepare.! by P. V. Degraw, Fourth
Assistant postmaster seneraf. re.,.tin
the operations of the rural free deliv-
Favors Alaskan Home Rule.
Washington, Jan. 16. Senator.
Piles, Lodge and AIlisn and unofliieal
d. legates. S Ryan, of Alaska, today
called on the president and elicited
from him a promise that Alaska should
have home rule. Lodge and Allison,
the two strongest men In tha senate
Mid they favoren thi. move, and thi
president heartily promised to give it
hi. support. A. a cornerstone for tha
new regime, ha promised to appoint an
Alaskan a. governor tn m..u,i t
who will soon resiirn t..,,.. f ... J'
iscretions.
h.Jiim I Iraonn . n.l. 97 I from t.tltpaffft that tia arlll mlimll ,
, ' ...., ".ia-"- ! - ---'- ........,,, total number of pet t ons receivl an
dozen. this w eek the report on the asphalt con- referred wa. Ri Wn ? I , .
Poultry-Average old hens. 23 troversy called tor in the department nri'fLi 13,''25
14c per pound; springs, 12.S313c; basis for the rssumption of active 1 000 000 000 niece, nf mlii . I
mixed chickens, 12(3 13c; broilers, 15 Ration, with Venezuela looking to by rurTc.rrie
(3 Die; dressed chickens. 143lr; tur- ettlement of tha claims. Tha cable i , t ?
live. 15c; turkeys, dressed, company ha, reported to the secretary S2 05W.,
choice, 17(i20o; geese, live. 9,311c: that its lines connecting with Vene.u- ItZi 1" '-."a.. . r',Ce ,or U"
.1, ... ui i z1"' f i,,
geese, dressed 12313c; duck, 15tlc.
Hops Oregon, 1905, choice, 10(3 lie
per pound: prime, SirCi medium,
7(.r8c; olds, 6(3 7c
Wool Kastern Oregon average best,
lfi(321c; valley, 24320c per pound;
mohair, choice, 30c.
Beef Dressed bulls, 1(3 2c per pound;
cows, 3(3 4c; country steer., 4(34 ,c.
Dreased, SftK'ae per ponnd.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, c3Sc pr
ponnd; ordinary, 415c; lambs, 7
Pork Drewed, 6(37)c P pound.
Needs of Railway Mail Clerk..
Washington, Jan. 15. Tha annual
report of the general superintendent of
railway mail service tor tha fiscal year
li05 shows the total number of miles
ot service by railroad, electric, cable
and steamboat line, to have been S76.
Newlandt Air. Hi. Schema.
Washirgton, Jan. 15. Tha senate
committee on interstate commerce met
today, but there was not quorum
present, and, after an informal discos
sion, adjournment was tak.n --..I
Tuesday. Senator Newlands. orcnnlt
been 376.-1 most of th. iim. j:. i ' . , '.
584,037. An urgent pie. is mada for . for incorporation of railroad. nnder a
retirement and inMrinnti.H. f.l . i V ... . . . ' Bnier a
j-- - a .wiiia IUI
tha benefit of clerks disabled in line of
national
laws of
law instead of th.
45 .tate.. j, g.i(J "
r- -
duty or worn out through Ion and tion wnnU h. iimii u Y .
faithful .ervic.. I tion .n1 u.i invtment ?WM"
Steven. Testif.e. on Canal. v
Washington, Jan. 16. Chief Ena-in.
r Stevens, of tha P.r.ma ft'JJ
mission .ppe.red before tha .en.ta in.
restigating committee tod... ul talk,
do conditions on tha isthmus dis
cussing sanitary, labor difllcultie. ami
whho? ,0,,1,ik' rhar"'. j'n
w h the .dmlnistr.tion of canal affair.
" report. Hedenie, U
r ... .,, w, unit-d Slate, r.f
Propose. A.say Office.
Washington, Jan. 16. Senator Fnl
Portland Tha bill provide for
:;vr : .os aw :;
fi.tiHi, and author z. an 7
PriMlon i. mad. to, ... "fPP'?-
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