Hillsboro independent., March 30, 1906, Image 2

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OUR TRADE WITH CANADA.
HILLSBORO OREGON
NEWS (FTP WEEK
la a Condensed Form (or Our
Busy Readers.
A Return of the Lets Important but
Not Last Interesting Events
of the Past Weak.
The Iowa legislature baa killed the
direct primary bill.
Revolutionists of China are planning
to depose the dowager empress.
Growth Has Been Enormout, Despite
Attempted Reduction.
Washington, March 27. Trade o(
the United States with Canada in the
fiscal year 1105 aggreated $202,940,
213, against $89,420,006 in 18U5, ac
cording to a bulletin issued by the de
partment of Commerce and Labor. It
horns that in the years from 1875 to
18t5 our trade with Canada increased
167.000.000, and from 1805 to 1905 it
increased MM. 000,000.
The larger portion of this growth has
been on the export side. The imports
increased from $27,867,615 in 1875 to
$62,460,432 in 1005, and exports ad
vanced from 134,547.219 In 1875 to
$140,629,681 in 1905.
ROGERS ANSWERS QUERIES.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
STUPIDITY OF CANDIDATES.
Germany is planniog navy equal to especially interesting in view of the
-i .1 l - P I St. 1 I "
Aspirants for State Legislative Honor
Show Great Density.
Salem Men who seek to be lawmak
era or Judges have the greatest trouble
in preparing their primary petitions in
such a manner as to comply with the
provisions of the direct primary law
If it were not a ctnel unkindness t
those w ho aopire to these high and im
nortant offices, many stories could be
told of the great difficulty some of them
have bad n understanding the law and
complying with ita terms.
One candidate for the circuit bench
"This rapid growth in trade relations bss propounded a simple question con
ith Canada." savi the bulletin, is I cerning the requirements ol the law,
ana has volunteered nit own opinion as
that of both France and England
Charles 8. Francis has been appoint
ed United States ambassador to Aus
tria.
A wealthy New York merchant bas
left $065,000 to the colored school at
Tuskegee, Alabama.
American delegates hava solved the
problem of the Moroccan conference
and an agreement is assured.
Steamship companies expect a weekly
average of 2,000 Russian emigrants to
the Unite J States during this summer.
Fire at J ihnstown, Pa., destroyed
nearly $1,000,000 worth of property
One fireman was killed and several
seriously injured.
Attorney General JIadley, of Mis
souri, has completed the taking of evi
dence in New York regarding Standard
Oil operations in bit state.
The first of 18 bridge agents and cor
porstiooa to be tried at Sundueky,
Ohio, on a chargo of conspiracy in re
straint of trade has been found guilty.
Attorney General Moody believes a
new man should be selected as district
attorney for Oregon, but United States
Attorney Ileney say Bristol is all
right.
The Moroccan conference is rapidly
approaching an agreement.
New York Republicans will auk
Charles E. Hughes to ruu for gover
nor.
varying conditions to which commerce
with Canada bas been subjected. Dur
ing the period from 1855 to I860 a re
ciprocity treaty was in force between
Canada and the United States, but In
the the latter year it was determined,
so that commerce between ine iwo
countries was unaffected by special
trade arrangements until April, 1898,
when the United States was placed at a
slight disadvantage as compared with
the United Kingdom, products from
that country entering the Dominion of
Canada being admitted, by special ar
rangement, at a reduction of 12 per
cent of the tariff levied on Imports
from other countries.
"August 1. 1898. the reduction of
British products was increased to 25
per cent, and on July 1, 1900, was still
further increased to 33 S per cent
Despite these advantages in favor of
goods entering Canada from the United
Kingdom, exports to Canada from that
country grew from 129,743,712 in 18 7
to $59,603,666 in 1904, while exporta
from the United States grew from
184,028,825 in 1897 to $140,620,581 iq
1905."
The percentage of imports to Canada
from the United States in 1905 was
Ii0.6 and from the United Kingdom 24
per cent.
to ita meaning, whereas the law itself
contains a plain and unequivocal pro
vision directly at variance with bis
views. Should be have as great diffi
culty in understanding the law after
he secured a place on the circuit bench,
there will be plenty of causes for ap
peal to the Supreme court.
Seven times Secretary of State Dun
bar baa been compelled to write to one
man regarding the manner of preparing
bis petitions, and that man wants to
come to Salem and help make laws for
the state of Oregon. There is still a
possibility that be will not get bis
papers drawn in substantial compli
ance with the law and will be shut out
of the privilege of being a candidate in
the primaries.
Petitions are now being 'rushed to
the office of the secretary of State and
the clerks in that department are being
kept busy early and late checking up
the papers, to see that they contain the
required number of names, from the
specified number of countiea and precincts.
March SO is the last day upon which
nominating petitions can be filed for
places on the primary ballot. Demo
crats express the fear tint some of their
candidates will not get their petitions
completed by that time.
MISERY OF STARVING.
The senate committee on public lands
lias bad a new timber law referred to
them.
Taft says the government paid the
cost of General Wood's trip around the
world.
Standard Oil officials are giving At
torney General Hadley, of Missouri, all
the evidence be asks.
Four New York firemen lost their
lives while attempting to save lives
from a burning factory.
Commissioner of Corporations Gar
field has agents at work in Kansas se
curing information relative to the
working of the oil trust.
Governor Curry, who was believed to
nave been captured by Pulajanes in
the Philippines, is alive and says he
will helo exterminate the treacherous
natives.
Japanese Live on Flour Mixed With
Straw and Weeds.
Tokio, March 27. The misery and
suffering in the famine district bas
been slightly relieved by the prompt
and liberal aid from foreign sources
and the abatement of the rigors oi
winter. The local authorities are try
ing to provide work for the ablebodied,
but the extent of the work is inade
quate, and tens of thousands are still
on tha verge of starvation.
Many parents are parting with their
children, sending them to the already
crowded Okayama orphanage. Several
children are quartered at the Ueyno
railway station in this city. Among
them was a girl 6 years old, who was
found treasuring a package of dirty old
newspapers. On examination the pack'
age was found to contain a postal card,
with the address of the parents of the
Roads Over Umatilla Reserve.
Pendleton Agitation continued for
years for public roadt across the Unit
tilla reservation will at last be success
ful. Under an art of congrrss, public
1 t l.l A
roaus may ue laiu out across a reserva
tion in the same manner as elsewhere,
except that the road has to be approved
by the department. In the past it bas
been held that the county bad no rights
upon the reservation, and consequently
the use of the roads bas been at the
pleasure of the Indians. F'or several
years the taking of sheep across the re
serve bas been prohibited.
Start $30,000 Building.
Willamette University, Salem
Ground bas been broken for the erec
tion of the new college of theology on
the campus facing Capitol street. Rev.
Mr. Belknap, the only member of the
Oregon conference born in Oregon, pro
nounced the invocation, which was fol
lowed by Dr. Kimball, the donor and
dean of the new building, breaking the
sod with appropriate remarks. Mem
bers of the ministry, of the facultv. and
An explosion in the powder room of chi,li who n told to mail the prominent citizens each turned a spJe-
mi oi son, alter wnicn ine epaae was
presented to the museum.
Abandon Cascade Road.
AlbanyCharles Altschul, represent
ing the Willamette Valley A Coast Cas
cade Mountain Wagon Road company.
has notified county clerk B. M. Payne
that the company will abandon the
road across the Cascade mountains and
will not be responsible hereafter for
repairs or lor accidents on the road.
As a result, a number of men here are
taking steps to file on some of the lands
of the company's land grant under the
timber and stone act. The road was
built a third of a century ago.
one of the largest mines at Cripple
Creek wrecked the mine buildiigs.
10 hundred men had narrow escapes
from death.
A construction train on the Chicago
A Northwestern railroad went through
a bridge 20 miles west of Casper, Wy
oming. Nine men are known to have
lost their lives and 21 others were in
jurd, some fatally.
J. P. Morgan bas fled Italy in fear of
assassination.
Carnegie favors a reform in the spell
ing of the English language.
The czar is said to be paving the way
lor a constitutional monarchy,
Representative Landis, of Indiana,
lias a plan for reform in government
printing,
card upoq bar arrival at her destina
tion. The severity of the suffering un
dergone by the children is clearly de
picted in the faces of those who are
compelled to part from their homes,
where the food consists of flour mixed
with straw and weeds. The mixture is
beaten fine, forming a paste, which
contains only 25 per cent actual food
value.
The government has remitted the
lowest tsx in the famine district, but
this will not afford immediate relief.
The liberal contributions from Ameri
cans are already effective, and the re
lief in the form of food and clothing is
commanding the heartiest appreciation.
Another appeal for aid is presenterd
by the sufferers from the earthquake
In rormosa. hundreds of whom are
POPULATION DECREASES.
Inaccurate Work by Attestors in Tak
ing Centut.
Salem According to county assess
ors' returns already examined the tola!
population of Oreeon will be less than
that given by the Federal census of
1 900.
In many instances the returns show
on their face that no attempt was maJe
at accuracy, and this lack of care is of
such a nature that Secretary of State
Dunbar will hardly be able to complete
the tabulation of the state census of
1005 nntil some time this fall, possibly
not before next winter.
There was no appropriation made to
provide extra help to do this work, con
sequently it must be dons by the regu
lar office force. The primary and gen
eral elections furnish all the work tha
employes of the office can handle for
some time to come. It will bo neces
sary to work overtime to tabulate the
returns of the primsry election, and to
get tha official ballot out for the June
election.
Tha census returns in many instan
ces were not properly extended. It will
be necessary to go over all the papers
and check them up, a slow and tedious
process. With the present help, it will
require weeks, and possibly months, to
tabulate the returns properly.
Admits Standard Ownership of Sup
posed Independent Concerns.
New York. March 26. 11.11. Rogers
Saturday answered the questions put to
him by Attorney General Hadley, of
Missouri, in the proceedings to oust the
Staudard Oil company, the Waters
Pierce Oil company, and the Republic
Oil corcpauv from Miseouri, and th
Standard Oil lawyers ulniitted that the
Standard owns a majority of tha stock
cf the other two companies. Thus Mr
Hadley bas overcome bis aiost rtcalci
trant witness and bas proved the main
point of bis contention. Today be will
go further and prove by documentary
and other evidence that the three com
paniea are all managed by the Staudard
officials at 26 Broadway. There was a
decided change in Mr. Rogers manner
under examination, but ba still pleaded
lapse of memory or Ignorance on several
important points. W, G. Rockefeller
also testified and his memory failed on
several questions.
Mr. Rogers ad-nitted that ba was a
stockholder in the Standard Oil com
pany of Indiana, but said ba did not
know in detail of the conditions of the
sale of oil in Missouri, nor did ha know
about tha division of that state between
the Waters-Pierce and Republic Oil
companies.
PORTLAND MAY GET TIME BALL
Buy'ng Timber for Speculation.
Eugene One of the largest timber
land transactions in this vicinity is re
ported to have been consummated,
wherein the Olean Land company, of
uiean, ., has secured JD.UUU acres
of timber in the vicinity of Gate creek,
Besides this large tract, the tame com
pany is negotiating for several other
bodies of good timber along the Mo-
Kenzie river, aggregating probably 26,-
uuu acres or more, it is said the pur
chasing Company bas no intention of
cutting the timber from there lands,
but is buying for purposes of specula
tion and will hold for an - advance in
price.
Electric Line In Six Months,
Astoria W, L. Dudley, promoter of
the proposed electric line between this
city and Seaside, was here a few days
ago and saya the line will be completed
and in operation within six months if
the material is delivered within the
specified time. He says permission
from the government to build the
bridge across Young's bay bas been se
cured and the contract for the steel
draw, as well as for 1,500 tons of 60
pound steel rails have been awarded
The rails are to be delivered within 00
days.
Enlarging Dallas Mi
Dallas The Cone sawmill, under
the new management, is being rapidly
put in shape for commencing work on
a much increased scale. ' Four donkey
engines are being installed in the
woods, and everything pertaining both
to the logging camps and the mill in
Dallas is being enlarged. Two nei
boilers of 100-horsepower each are be
ing set, giving the mills 400-horsepow-
Navy Department Favorably Considers
Board of Trade's Requett.
Washington, March 26. Senator
Fulton wat assured today by the secre
tary of the navy that the Equipment
bureau had been nivestigating the ne
cessity of installing at Portland the
time ball system for the aid of mari
ners. Mr. Fulton bad presented the
request of the Portland board of trade,
with an urgent appeal that this usual
feature of maritime cities be part of the
government equipment of Portland.
The matter seems to have tha favor
of the head of the department, and, un
less unforeseen d!fliculties intervene,
orders for the work are expected to be
issued in the near future.
In presenting the request of Port
land's mariners and merchants, the
board of trade emphasized the troubles
now experienced by captains in check
ing the variations of their chronome
ters, and brought to the attention
the senator the large number of vessels
visiting Portland annually. These
facts have been placed before the de
partment.
BARS JAPANESE FISHERMEN.
IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS
of
House
Adjoining lands for the extension
of the yards have been purchased at en fish for return t Japan.
auvance oi iuu per cent over ine price
paid a year ago for the same property.
Fulton's Alaska Bill Will Pats
Without Difficulty.
Washington, March 26. Japanese
encroachment in the fishing waters of
Alaska will be brought to a close this
year. Senator Fulton's bill prohibit
ing aliens from taking fish in the wa
ters of that district is on the house
calendar and is assured of final enact
ment there. For some time, especially
last year, the Japanese have been press
ing their fishing operations further and
further on the American side of Ber
ing sea and tha North Pacific ocean
United States vessels found them last
year far in the Alaska fisheiies catching
salmon in large quantities and pickling
No seizures
were made, but most of the Japanese
vessels took to flight when observed.
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jkirmii una iiiruijr urtmrcil lur r ranee I l.., ,;. - t 1 : t. .1 i
1 ,. . , 1 "'"v k,u',,,,ii luiiu, taring lur mrj ill-
In the Moroccan dmiiiita and Herman , . m .
1 , , , ' jureu, a t.d recovering and removing
corpses, several hundred of which are
Las raised a protest
Ileary wind storms along the Atlant
ic have damaged shipping and lessened
th chances of saving veosels w hich went
ashore during recent storms.
C. E. Grunsky, consuslting engineer
of the Reclamation service, bas made
an adverse report on the Palonse irri
gation project, saying the cost is to ex
ceesive.
John D. Rockefeller has given ft
buried under the debris.
San Jacinto in Danger.
Los Angeles, March 27. A dispatch
to the Times from San Jacinto, -Cal.,
sajs: Raging down its course in the
maddest fury known in 25 years, the
San Jacinto river threatens great dam
age to the town of Sail Jacinto, to the
t0 extensive rancb'ng regions near by and
Josephine Farmers Talk.
Granta Pass Farmers living in the
Applegate valley have formed a tele
phone company to be known as the
Applegate Valley Te'ephone company.
Arrangements have been made with the
Pacific States Telephone company by
which they can connect with the latter
company's lines in Grants Pass. Farm
ers living aronnd Merlin, down Rogue
river and on Jump-off-Joe will have a
meeting in a few days to form a com
pany to run a line from those sections
to Giants Pass.
a New Jersey hospital in the name of
his grandson. The same mail contain
ed a gift from Mrs. Marshall Field,
Jr., for 100.
Capitalists have purchased the site
and buildings of the Lewis and Clark
'air andwill save the buildings from
further destruction!) for nse in housing
large manufacturing plants.
Governor Faltison, of Ohio, is improving.
An alliance of Britain, France and
Russia is proposed.
ine is mine in Japan grows worse
and disease follows hunger.
Ileney says Bristol charges are base-
lees and Bristol will retain his office.
Twenty-six miners perished in the
Century coal mine disaster in West
Virginia.
The Interstate Commerce commission
is investigating nnderbilling frauds by
shippers.
Favorable Weather Follows Freexe.
Tha Dalles Weather conditions are
to many other places down the valley, the most-favorable since tha recent
Bridges have been washed awav. lands freeze, and farmers generally believe
have teen flooded, and it has been only that their grain that was froxen will
lth the greatest difficulty that the come out a II nirht. In a few rUnm
Find Indian Burying Ground.
The Dalles Workmen clearing off a
lot in the southern part of the city,
belonging to M. J. Anderson uncovered
an old Indian burying ground, and ex
humed the skeletons of seven braves,
together with trinkets that had been
FALLS INTO REBEL TRAP
Governor Curry, of Samar, May Be
Captive of Pulajanes.
Manila, March 26. - In the recent
recent fight at Magtaon in the center of
buried with them, including a large gamar between the constabulary and a
number of elks' teeth. Mr. Anderson
will have the bones and trinkets col
lected and placed in a suitable burial
place, to be selected by survivors of the
dead whose graves were disturbed.
Small Force at Woolen Mill.
Fugene The Eugene woolen mill
has started operations on a limited
scale. The new company which recent
ly purchased the property has been
making improvements, and intendi
putting the mill into full operation ai
soon a possible.
waters have been prevented from
sweeping through the main street of
San Jacinto and entailing heavy loss.
Dowie in Mexica City.
Mexico City, March 27. Tha Indian
murderers of a French priest near the
mountains ot Malinche will probably
he snot on the scene of their crime In
the state of Tlaxcala. Lieutenant Gen
eral Chaffee, U. 8. A., has returned
here from the hot country. Heavv
rains have greatly helped tha saniUrv
conditio! of the city, and the tvnhns
lever is abating. John Alexander
Dowie, of Chicago, arrived here Mon-
day Irom Jamaica, lie is accompanied
by a nurse, but is much improved in
health.
Ship Afire Hits Rocks.
St. Johns. N. F.. March 27. After
It is claimed that only tha details of being in peril from fire at sea and man
the Algeciraa conference remain to be
settled. Roosevelt Is credited with
solving the problem.
Attorney General Hadley, of Mis
souri, has called a truce on Rockefeller
while the latter may visit his new
grandson. Hadley says he ran get all
the evidence he needs without John D.
anyway.
The government has given Hermann
a bill of particulars concerning the let
ter books destroyed, but his lawyers
continue to delay tha trial.
aging by desperate efforts to reach this
port in tha midst of a gale and a blind
ing snow storm, the British freight
tteamer Titan la struck a submerged
rock in entering tha harbor late last
night, had a hole torn in her bull, and
today lies on the beach, where she (was
put to prevent sinking. The'flre in the
cargo of the midship hold is still burn
ing fiercely.
Fire Destroyed Eleven Buildings.
Fayetteville, N. C, March 27. A
fire which ttarted in the Frank Thorn-
the German army it reported readv ton 1rr Goods company's store last
for war.
Russia Is on the eve of another rebel
outbreak.
night, In the center of the Vitv. de
stroyed 11 buildings. Lose, $300,000.
o one was killed, but several persons
were injured.
directly exposed to the east winds, the
grain will have to be resown, but it is
believed that a very great percentage of
the fall sown grain will make an aver
age crop, or better, as the weather since
the thaw has been clondy and light
raint have prevailed.
Old Deed It Filed.
Albany A deed has been recently
filed for record here that wat made be
fore Oregon was a ttate. It was signed
by Joab Powell and Anna Powell, No
vember 25, 1858, and acknowledged be
fore Jacob Snoderly, a Justice of tbe
peace. It was written with a quill on
a large sheet of paper, now yellow and
dimmed. Powell was a pioneer minis
ter, and has many descendants in Linn
county.
Material for Central Rrilway.
La Grande A carload of plows,
scrapers and other tools for grading
have been received at Union for nse in
work for the Central railway of Oregon.
Some of tbe Eastern parties interested
in tbe electric railway enterprise have
also arrived at Union and their pres
ence is accepted as the signal for the
commencement of sctive operations.
Oregon Horses for Japan.
John Day Hnry Trowbridge and
C. I. Officer, stockmen of the Isee conn
try, have purchased a band of 100
horses for a contract of Seattle thlppert
with the Japanese government. The
horses are all young gelding, from IS
to 15 handa high, and without blem
ish, from 140 to 160 per bead vu
paid.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 68c; blueetem, 60c;
red, 66c; valley, 60c.
Oatt No. 1 white feed, $27.50;
gray, 127 per ton
Barley Feed, 123.60(924 per ton;
brewing, $24(324.60; rolled, $24.60(3
25.60.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy.
choice, $1718 per ton; common, $13
014; valley timothy, $899; clover,
$7 50(38; cheat, $6(1 7; grain bay,
$78; alfalfa, $12.
Apples $1.60(32.75 per box
Vegetables Asparagus,8c per pound ;
cabbage, laie iter pound; cauli
flower, $22 25 per crate; celery, 75
($ 00c per dozen ; onions, 50c per dot
en; rhubarb, $1.60 per box; spinach,
$1.25(32.50 per box; parsley, 25c;
turnips, $11.25 .per sack; carrots,
eo97oc per tack; beets, 85c (3 II per
sack.
Oniont No. 1, 75c(390c per sack;
No. 2, nominal.
Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanks,
50(356cpr hundred; ordinary, nom
inal) sweet potatoes, 242c per
pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27X 30c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 16c per dozen.
Poultry Average old bens, 14(3
14cper pound; mixed chickens, 13
13Hc; broilers, 282c; young
roosters, 13(313c; old roosters, 11c;
dressed chickens, 15316c; turkeys,
live, lr( 17c; turkeys, dresred, choice,
18(3 20c; geese, live, 8c; geese, dressed,
10311c; ducks, 16 (3 18c.
Hope Oregon. 1905, choice, 10fl
force of Pulajanes two constabulary
ouicers and several privates were
wounded. The loss of the Pulajanes
is unknown. Governor Curry is miss
ing.
Governor Curry, Judge Lobiner and
Superintendent of Sc hools Hoover pro
ceeded to a town expecting to receive
in surrender a large band of Pulajanes.
It is now suspected that the offer by
me ruiaianes to surrender was a
treacherous raw
Reinforcements of constabulary have
been ordered to proceed to the district
and Provincial Treasurer Whittier. of
Samar, bas recommended that Federal
troops be held in readiness.
Seven Killed by Train.
Sunbury, Pa., March 26. Seven
people met death here this afternoon
when the Philadelphia A Reading No.
5 ran into a farmer's covered wagon at
a grade crossing near here. Only one
in the wagon escaped death. The party
were retnnring to their homes in Rap
pa ho township from this place. Wash
ington Neidig, who drove, did not see
tbe engine, which struck the wagon
squarely in the middle. The bodies
were carried along for several hundred
yards and were horribly mutilated.
Those killed were all of one family.
Fortune In a New Carnation.
New Bedford, Mass., March 26. II.
A. John, a local florist, has succeeded
in developing a white carnation which
promises to surpass every famous pink
heretofore raised and for which he has
refuted an offer of $8,000. It it a
carnation which, according to florists
fills a long felt want in that it is a per
fect white flower of extraordinary sise.
with a stem of great length, and a ca
lyx which will not burst. Added to
these, it has another essential of tbe
successful carnation exquisite frag
rance.
Tuesday, March 27.
Washington. March 27 Tillman
and McCuinber divided the time of the
senate todaj the North Dakota sen
ator devoting himself to the railroad
rate question exclusively and the South
Carolina senator diacusning various
questions. Tillman made a special in
quiry conierning the status of his reso
lution relative to the use of national
bank funds in politics, and incidentally
spoke of District Attorney Jerome's
recent utterances and of Judge Humph
rey's decision in tbe beef trust cases,
declaring in tbe latter matter that the
decision against tbe attorney general
bad merely reaped what be had sown
iu tbe case of ex-Secretary Paul Mor
ton. Washington, March 27. The house
today witnessed a most unusual scene,
tbe speaker rising on tbe floor in the
midst of a spirited discussion on recip
rocity and tariff revision and disclaim
ing responsibility for differences be
tween minority members. It was to
ward the close of the debate on tbe arg
ent deficiency bill, which appropriated,
among other things, for the forthcom
ing conference at Rio de Janeiro. Tbe
bill was passed.
On motion of Tawney, the legislative
and Judicial bill was taken op, when
Prince, of Illinois, and Hardwick, of
Georgia, resumed the tactics inaugurat
ed last week by raising a point of
order against every paragraph in which
there was a departure from existing
law. A half dozen points of order were
made and sntained affecting the officers
of the subtreasuriea at New York
Philadelphia. New Orleans and St
Louis. '
Monday, Mardh 26.
Washington, March 26. Followin
the president's suggestion, the bouse
today passed resolutions to correct the
useless printing of documents and to
empower tbe printing committees oi
the two executive bodies to fix the
number of documents to be printed
and, should the demand arise for ad
ditional copies of a publication, tfien to
have authority to order another edi
tion. It was claimed this action woul
result in saving the government upward
of $1,000,000 annually. Nearly the
entire day was devoted to District of
Columbia business.
The fortifications appropriations bill
bill was sent to conference.
Washington, March 26. There was
a bint in tbe senate today at an effort
to fix a time for a final vote on the
railroad bill, but it was surrounded
by so much circumspection and doubt
that no pred.ction as to tbe time would
be Justified. Tillman stated that be
would bring the matter np tomorrow
and, unless objection was made, he
may ask to have a day specified.
The suggestion as to a time arose in
connection with the more or less seri
out effort on the part of a number of
senators to secure immediate consider
ation of amendments offered by themselves.
Saturday, March 24.
Washington, March 24. Hazing at
the Annapolis Naval academy was dealt
with by tbe house today in tke passage
of a senate bill with a house substitute.
The action was taken after a protracted
debate, which placed on record the
impressions of the special committee
which investigated the subject recently
and a severe criticism by Hepburn of
efforts to oor.done hazing. Several
amendments were proposed, but all
were rejected save one, it being the
duty of cadet officers, as well as other
academy authorities, to report infrac
tions of tbe rules. The bill repeals
that portion of existing laws which
makes it compulsory to dismiss mid
shipmen guilty of hazing in any de
gree, and substitutes punishment ac
cording to the nature of the offense.
Cruel and brutal hazing may m pun
ished by dismissal. Previous to con-
siderat ion of the basing bill, 265 pen
sion bills were discussed and passed.
Friday, March 23. ,
Washington, March 23. Spooner
today concluded his speech in the sen
ate on the railroad rate bill, and tbe
fortifications appropriation bill was
taken np and passed. It carries an ap
propriation of $125,000 for the erection
of a powder manufactory, and Daniel
spoke at length in support of the pro
vision, lie declared that the nation
was entirely at the mercy of a powder
trust, and urged that the amendment
should be adopted as a safeguard. As
passed, the bill carries an appropria
tion of $5,278,003. Tillman also spoke
on tbe railroad rate bill, suggesting
that the Interstate Commerce commis
sion should have authority to enjoin
the railroads from increasing their
rates. He said the suggesion had been
made by a "corn Held lawyer" in Ok
lahoma. The following bids were also passed;
Creating a steamboat inspectors' dis
trict io Alaska; providing for filling in
tbe naval station at Honolulu; author
izing the Chicago, Milwaukee A St.
Paul railroad to construct bridges across
the Miseouri, Yellowstone, Snake and
Columbia rivers.
Washington, March 23. The con
sideration of the legislative appropria
tion bill in tbe bouse today was enliv
ened by a small spat between Prince
and Tawney, a proposition to buy a pri
vate c-r for the president, which was
ruled out o' order, and a jeering speec h
by Smith, of Arizona, about the sup
pression of debate by the rules.
An echo of the statehood controversy
yesterday resulted in an effort to cor
rect the Journal. Williams maintained
be was put in tbe ridiculous position
of moving to instruct tbe conferees
sfter they had been appointed, a mo
tion clearly out of order at that time-
Tbe correction was made as suggested.
Thursday, March 22.
Washington, March 22. The state
hood bill was taken from tbe speaker's
table in the house today, pUced in the
hands of three selected conferees and a
request made rf the senate for a con
ference on the disagreeing votes of the
two houses. This action was not ac
complished without many words and
votes. It was developed, however, that
there were votes enough to carry out
the program of the leaders. Then fol
lowed 40 minutes of fiery speeches, some
of which provoked much amusement
among the large attendance of mem
bers and tbe crowded galler es. Then
came the final vote on the adoption of
the rule, which 175 members approved
and 156 opposed.
The legislative appropriation bill
constituted the subject for the remain
der of the day. Criticism was made of
the management of the library of con
gress, and Hardwick, of Georgia, found
himself opposed by members of both
sides of the chamber in his endeavor to
restrict the white house appropriation
so as to eliminate a social secretary for
the wire of the president.
Washington, MaicfT 22. The rail
road rate bill occupied practically all of
the time of the senate today. There
were two speeches, one by Lodge and
he other by Spooner. Lodg spoke in
advocacy of his amendment, looking
to the enlargement of the Interstate
Commerce commission, and in doing so
replied sharply to some recent utter
ances of Commissioner Prouty. Spoon
er devoted his attention io the consti
tutional powers of the inferior courts.
contending that these courts could not
be destroyed nor their jurisdiction
taken from them.
Wednesday, March 21.
Washington, March 21. The entire
day in the senate was devoted to the
consideration of the railroad rate bill.
Culberson - began the proceedings by
presenting an amendment prohibiting
corporations coming under the opera
tion of the proposed law from making .
campaign contributions and he was
immediately followed by bis colleague
Bailey, who offered the amendment so
long promised by him and followed
this action with a speech in which be
explained that he would not now pre
sent the amendment but for the fact
that Dolliver had referred to and criti
cised it in an interview. He indicated
some displeasure over the interview,
but exonerated Dolliver from discour
tesy in tbe matter. The Iowa senator
disavowed any intention to reVeal a
secret and the Incident wat closed
pleasantly. Poth Bailey and Dolliver
made speeches reiterating their views
and they were followed by more or lese
extended remarks by Tillman, Patter
son, llevburn and Knox. Bailev
interrupted in the middle of his speech
by the announcement of bis father's
death, and immediately left the senate
ham her.
Washington, March 21. Represent
ative George R. Patterson, of th
Twelfth Pennsylvania district, died
nddenly here today. Heart failure is
ascribed as tbe cause of death.
The house adjourned immediately af
ter it was called to order, out of respect
for Mr. Patterson. The statehood bill
will be taken np tomorrow.
Rival of Standard Oil
Los Angeles, March 26. The Times
says this morning: With the comple
tion of the pipeline across the isthmus
of Panama through the canal tone, up
on which work is now being rushed, it
is practically settled that the Union Oil
10tc; prime, 8Xa9c; medium, 7 (8 8c; company will establish, on the Atlantic
olds, 697c. coast south of Nsw Wk, an immense
Wool Eastern Oregon average best, refinery plant, and that a bid will be
1421c; valley, 24'42Cc per pound; made by tbe united interests to control
mohair, choice, 25ia28c.
Veal Dressed, 3'98c per pound.
feef Dressed bulls, 2,4 3c per
pound; cows, S(14c; country
steers, 4 (3 5c
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 84g!) per
pound; ordinary, 4'35c; lambs, 80
Pork Dressed, A38)tc per pound.
the asphalt market
fight the Standard.
of the East and
Must Not Buy Convict-Made Gooda.
Washington, March 26. Represent
ative Sibley has introduced a bill pre
venting officers or sgents of the govern
ment from buying goods made by con
vict laborers.
Bill for Cattle Shipping.
Washington, March 27. The house
committee on interstate commerce to
day favorably reported a substitute for
Representative French's 36-hour live-
stork bill. The committee bill confers
absolute power on the S"cretary of ag
riculture to regulate stock shipments,
permitting him to extend or shorten
the periods as he may deem proper.
Under this bill, the secretary could
continue to enforce the present 28-hour
law, ne could permit shipments for
longer periods, or require unloading
every eight hours, as demanded by some.
St. Paul Bridge Bills Pass.
Washington, March 27. The house
today passed three of the six bills au
thorising the Chicago, Milwaukee A St.
Panl railrotd to bridge navigable
streams between Chamberlain, 8. D.,
and Pnget sound. Strange to say, tbe
three Washington bills introduced by
Cushman were not passed, because
Cnshmao, woo is a member of the
committee to which they were re
ferred, was not on hand to see that
they were reported or call them up in
the house for passage. The bills will
no doubt go through.
Repay Adams' Stealings.
Washington, March 27. Senator
Piles today introduced a bill authoris
ing the sppointment of a commission.
to ascertain the losses sustained by var
ious persons who were robbed by
George E. Adams, the defaulting cash
ier of tbe Seattle assay office. The bill
provides that the findings of this com
missioner shall be final, and that mn.
gress shall make a sufficient appropria
tion to pay the losses, in the event that
Adams' property fails.
Confer on Bristol.
Washington, March 26. President
Roosevelt today lent for Senator Fulton
and Attorney General Moody to talk
over the case of District Attorney Bris
tol. What the conference accomplish
ed cannot be stated, as none of the par
ticipants will discuss it or give any ink
ling of what disposition will be made
of the case. It is stated, though not
officially, that the Oregon Bar associa
tion has declined to take any action in
tbe premises, having returned the pa
pers submitted by the attorney general
several weeks ago.
Propossd American Court In China.
Washington, March 21. K-j rtaenta
tive Denhy, of Michigan, has lnro
duced a bill to create a Federal District
court in Chins, with extra territor al
jurisdiction. The measure wns first
Introduced by Sen at- r FnMon at the
request of J II. Brown and other Ori
ental interests who con. plain that the
exercise of Judicial powers by consuls
often works great ir J istice to American
interetts. It is pending before the
foreign affairs committee of the senate.
prospects oi an ear y re
pott. '
Reports Timber Land Bills.
Washington, March 26. The senate
public lands committee favorably re
ported the bill to repeal tbe timber and
stone act and to provide for the sale of
timber on public land at not less than
"appraised value. Senator Fulton
a" IMnlnient inserted providing
that 10 per cent of the proceeds of salee
Vm . ,h,U Pnded for public
roads and achools in the counties in
which the timberv is sold, tbe balanca
to go to the reclamation fund.