Hillsboro Independent
rVtabar W tack Waa
IflLLSBORO.
OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Perm fcr Oar
Easy Readers.
A Return of the Less Important but
Not Lest Interesting Events
of tha Past Wk.
HILL WINS FIGHT.
ioa naiwesrjip Nebraska made
good showing in a trial tpio at Seattle.
Two billa fathered by Hermann fail
ed tno receive Uie signature cf the pre'
ident.
Another attempt will
ammer to reach the
balloon.
be made tbit
north pole by
President Roosevelt ia preparing to
spend a quiet vacation at Oyster Bay
thi summer.
The courage of American! injured In
the Salisbury wreck waa the admiration
of the British.
Rebatera nnder conviction have filed
billa of eiception in the United State
court at Kansas City.
The report of the New York Life
Insurance trustee ihowi the company
to be in good condition.
The government of the United State
' It the moat economical on earth accord
ing to Repreaentative Tawney.
Extravagant Republican! ipend the
nation'! income to keep up the tariff
wall, laya Representative Livingston
A committee of trustees of the Penn
lylvanla railroad says It officers and
employes should have no entangling
investments.
Hot weather is causing prostrations
ami deaths in the hast.
Hearst says Senator Bailey, of Texas,
is a lackey lor btandard Oil.
A harvest crew near Hutchinson,
Kansas, struck to attend a ball game.
The battleship New Hampshire has
been successfully launched at Camden,
ftew Jersey.
Court ramor eays the csar will bow
to parliament and dissolve the Goremy-
kin ministry.
Five Oshkosh, Wisconsin, lumber
men indicted for Oregon land frauds
have been released.
It is claimed a number of Chinese
have been found in St. Louis who bave
bogus certificates obtained by aid from
Portland.
The management of tha Harriman
line has adopted steel as the material
to be used in the construction of all
passenger and freight cars.
Men repairing the electric line be
tween San Francisco and San Mateo
bave had to take out 13 feet of rails,
the shrinkage in the earth's surface be
ing due to the recent earthquake.
bile running at a nigh speed an
express train jumped the track at Salis
bury, England. Twenty-seven people,
mostly American, lost their lives.
I he train was carrying the passengers
of a New ork liner.
Road Down North Bank of Columbia
Given Right of Way.
Vancouver. Jolv 3. Hill won over
Harriman yesterday when Judge W.
W. McCredie. of the Hupeiior court of
Washington, decided that the Portland
A Seattle railway bad the right to con
demn acroea the property of the Col urn
bia Yaliev railroad along the north
bank of the Columbia river. The de
cition ia a sweeping one, and carries
with it tb settlement of an important
ques'.ion in the struggle between the
two roads. lioth have fought for the
narrow strip along the river's edge
whereon a railway can be built. Both
have been at work buildiDg gtade pre
paratory to laying Ails. Both claimed
certain points of conflict, the Columbia
Valley by deed from the former owner,
and the Portland A Seattleby virtu of
condemnation suits across the property
of the rival corporation. By a deci
ion allowing this right, if sustained by
the higher court of Washington, ap
parently no barrier can be raised in the
path of Hill that will prevent bim from
following hi surveys down the Wash
ington shore of the river.
The decision announce that in caee
the Columbia Valley desires to bund a
railroad down the north bank, the
court will extend the road full pro tec
tion by allowing it to build a roadbed
and track over the right of way parallel
itb the Fortl-nd A Seattle track as
surveyed, without compelling the liar
riman road to recondemn, providing
the Columbia Valley determine to
build and doe build within a reason
ble time. If the opposing- road to the
Hill line fail to build, then the Port
land 4 Seattle is to have the full right
of way for it own purpose.
CANAL BOND SALE.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
RECORD HOP CROP.
Bidder for Small Amount Are To Be
Given Preference.
Washington, July 4. Secretary Shaw
yesterday offered to the publio 130,.
000,000 bond o' the Panama canal
loan, authorized by the recent act of
congress. The bonds will bear interest
at tb rat of 2 per cent, will be dated
August 1, l'JOe, and inte-est will be
payable quarterly. They will be re
deemable at the pleasure of the govern'
ment at the end of 10 year and will be
payable 30 year from date. In the
statement made public Secretary Sbaw
says:
In considering bids, the bidders
offering the highest prices receive tb
Drst allotment. If two or more bid
der offer the rne price, those asking
lor the (mall amount will receive pri
ority in allotment. The department
reserve the right to permit bidders
offering the highest ' price to increase
the amount of their purchases. The
department also reserve the right to
reject any or all bid if deemed to be
to the interest of the United State to
do to.
The bond will be ready for deliv
ery about August 1, 1906. Prospective
bidders deal ring information not con
tained in this circular may address the
secretary of the treasury, division of
loan and currency, Washington, the
assistant treasurers at Chicago, St.
Louis, New Orleans or San Francisco.
ISTHMIAN CANAL COMMISSION.
Oregon Yield for 1900 Promises to
Exceed Even That of 1905.
Salem Almost incredible thongh
may seem, well posted Oregon hop
grower expect a crop of 130,000 bale
in thia state this season. This i an
expectation based upon tb present con
dition of the yards. Some men who
are both dealer and growers say tbey
will not be surprised at a crop of 140,
000 bale, and will be disappointed
it goes under 130,000, with continued
favorable weather condition. The
largest crop heretofore gathered was
that of last year, aggregating 108,000
bales.
All the yard are now in first class
condition. Many old yards are prom
ising a yield 25 to 60 per cent greater
than last year. In addition to this
there are many young yard which pro
duced light crop of baby bop laat year
that will yield full crop for the first
time this year. The great question in
the minds of grower i whether all tb
bop can be gathered. Labor I scare
and a much larger number of people
than usual will be required to pick th
crop.
Heavy shower iu thia vicinity bave
injured clover hay to some extent, and
cracked Royal Anne cberrie slightly
Th rain, however, will benefit grain
potatoea and other crop.
Harney Sawmills Busy.
Burn The sawmill men of this
county bave all started their mill to
running on full time and the outlook is
better than for a number of year, a
there i a large large number of new
settler locating in this county, and
then the sawmills near Harney City
ship most of their product to Malheur
county. There waa not much demand
for lumber last year, and most of the
mill cloeed down earlv in the season
Lumber bas increased in value from
110 to $12 per thousand for rough turn
ber, and dressed lumber ha increased
about the same per cent.
President Elliott, of the Northern
Pacific, ia said to bave resigned.
The president has signed the railroad
rate, naturalization and lock canal
bills.
A beat wave ha swept th entire
East ami a number of death are re
ported.
Report of spreading disaffection in
the Russian army adds to the alarm at
the palace.
Oregon Civil war claims will probab
ly soon be paid. These claims aggre
gate 1356,271.
An unusual rainlall at London pre
vented the open air celebration of the
king' birthday.
Forest fire are raging around the
vicinity of lry valley, Texas. Many
ranches ars being destroyed.
White and colored soldier clashed at
Fort I eaven worth, Kansas, and four
men are now in the hospital.
Trustees of Stanford University have
completed arrangement for rebuilding.
Necessary building will be ready at
the beginning of the fall term, August
23
Heavy wind blew down a circus tent
at Anrora, Illinois. Two men were
killed snd score narrowly escaped be
ing trampled by a herd of 18 elephant
which stampeded.
The crop outiuoa tui itie Pacific
Northwest is most encouraging.
Congress has taken no action with
regard to a new trad treaty with Ger
many.
President Roosevelt has reiterated
his determination not to run again for
the praldency.
P. W. Clement is the choice of In
dependent Republican and Democrat
for governor of Vermont.
Russian rumors say a new mtntstrv
is about to be formed, headed by M,
Monromsteff, president of th lower
house.
Testimony at New Orleans by the
Interstate Commerce commission shows
that state oil inspectors discriminate'.
against dealers not in the trust.
The president is hack of Governor I
Ide, of the Philippines in, the position
he took with reference to the title to
the Juan de Dios property, claimed by
the Catholic church.
Hot weather prevails in Chicago 'and
other parts of the Fast. Several deaths
and many prostrations are reported.
Senator Fulton has been appointed
chairman of ti e congressional commit
tee to go over anil check up the work
of the commission appointed by Presi
dent Mckinley to codify the Federal
laws.
The ship subsidy bill will be taken
op at the next session of congress.
England has sent a representative to
th UnitedS tales to inspect meat in
tended for us by the English army.
President Puts J. E. Stevens In Col
onel Ernst's Place.
Washington, July 4. Because of the
failure of the senate to confirm the
Isthmian Canal commission, President
Roosevelt has named a new commis
sion, consisting of Theodore P. Shonts,
chaimran; John F. Stevens, Governor
Charles E. Magoon, Brigadier General
Peter C. Hams, U. 8. A., retired;
Mordecal Endicott, civil engineer, U.
S. N., and Benjamin M. Harrod, member.
Mr. Steven replace Brigadier Gen-
eral Oswald Ernst, who retired from
active service in the army last week,
and will hereafter devote practically
hi entire time to the International
Waterway commission. Joseph Buck'
lin Bishop, who was secretary to the
old commission, and a member of the
commission, will t secretary to tbs
new hotly. The salaries of the mem
ber will continue the same a hereto
fore. Mr. Steven will continue as
chief engineer of tb commission, but
will not receive any extra compensation
as a memter cf the commission.
Springfield May Be I erminu.
Eugene The Willamette Valley
company haa applied to the city of
Springfield for a franchise for the con
straction of an electric railway on cer
tain street entering the city from the
north. For a long time tha company
ha been attempting to secure a fran
cbise for entrance into Eugene, Intend
ing to extend th line now nnder con
struction between Salem and Portland
south to Eugene, but as the city coun
cil seems loath to give th franchise,
th company threaten to build around
Eugene.
Governor Names Delegates.
Salem Governor Chamberlain bas
appointed C. E. 8. Wood, of Portland;
Bert Huffman, of Pendleton; Herman
Wise, of Astoria; Roe well Shelly, of
Hood River, and P. U. Coiard, of Cwn-
yon City, delegate to represent the
state of Oregon at a convelntion to be
held in Des Moines, la., September 6
and 6, to propose and urge npon con
gress and the several state the submis
sion and adoption of an agreement to
the constitution of the United States
for the election of United State senat
ors by direct vote of the people.
Promise Ontario) New Railroad.
Ontario Grattan P. Wheeler, the
New York city banker, who is financing
the Ontario-Emmett railroad, is in the
city, accompanied by O. C. Wright,
manager of hi Eastern Oregon mining
interest. Mr. Wheeler stated that the
Ontario-Emmett railroad would abso
lutely be built, and that the money ia
all subscribed for its construction, and
the ssme would be in running order
within 18 months, but probably at an
earlier date.
OPINION ON INSURANCE LAW.
Attorney Central Sar Insolvency o
Comptn7 Cancels Policies.
Salem Attorney Gsneral Crawford
ha rendered m minion in which he
bold that where ao insurance company
has become insolvent and a recevier
has been appointed ieour proceedings
in another star . ooncie in "
stae are thereby cancelled, but a poll
cy holder, who did not know of th in
solvency, may havatliin in,t tl
deposit fund in th.. tut for any loss
h many sustain witlii a reasonable
tim after th appoiotmsnt of th re
ceiver.
He also holds ki th secretary of
state of this state si insurance com
missioner, has authority to investigate
the condition of sues u insurance com
pany and if ha findi that it capital is
impaired below the ram of $200,000,
he may cancel it licsnss in this state
Ask State for Appropriation.
Ontario Henrv Elackman, recently
appointed by Goveraor Chamberlain as
one of toe commissioosrt of Oregon to
tb Jamestown ei position, representing
Eastern Oregon, is in Ontario gathering
statistics and exhibit! for th world
fair in 1907, so at to ka a report at
tb next legislature with tb view of
having a liberal appropriation made.
Mr. Blackman states that the commer
cial bodies of Portland am back of the
movement and reqneittd tb governor
to mak tb appointments- Oregon is
th first date on tb Pacific coast to
com to tb front for tb purpose of ad
vertising her resource!.
Sunday Laws in Missouri.
Kansas City, Mo., .uly 4. The Sun
day closing law, enforcement of which
ha brought Governor Folk more prom
inently before the public than any act
since he became the state' chief exec
utive, was declared inoperative, so far
a cities of the second class are con
cerned, by the Kansas City court of
Appeal yesterday. Th decision was
made in the case of the state against
William T. Keseele, a saloonkeeper of
Ht. Joseph. The decision applies only
to St. Joseph and cities of the second
class.
Trouble in Harney County.
Salem There is trouble brewing
down in Harney county over irrigation
matter. The Burn board of trade
baa asked the state land board to vend
th state engineer over to make an in
vestigation with a view to obliging
some of the companies holding lands
nnder the Carey act in the vicinity of
Harney to proceed to develop it or va
cate. State Engineer Lewi will soon
go to Harney county, the land board
having made an order to that effect a',
it last meeting.
Rebate to th Packer.
Chirago, Jnlv 4. John N. Faithorn
nd Fred A. Warm, ex-official of the
Chicago A Alton railroad, wer placed
on trial yesterday in the United States
District court on the charge of granting
rel ates to the Schwarxchild A Suls-
berger Packing company of this city.
A Jury waa secured in a short time and
the court was informed that counsel in
the case had agreed noon the fact cov
ered in th first eight count of th in
dictment and onlv a small amount of
evidence will be given on th remain
ing two count.
Investigate Insurance Companies.
Salem The Greater Salem Commer
cial club ha adopted a resolution ask
ing the Oregon Development league to
appoint a committee to aid Senator
Fulton in his effort to secure a larger
share of the reclatna'ion funds for Ore
gon. The club also authorised the ap
pointment of a committee to confer
with Secretary of State Dunbar regard
ing an investigation of the course of in
surance companies in the pavment or
nonpayment of losses in the San Fran
cisco disaster.
Dr. Sherman Cannot Attend.
Oregon City Secretary Cross, of the
Willamette Valley Ctwtaoqua associa
tion, bas received a teltfram from Dr.
W. C. Sherman, of Sacramento, an
nouncing hi serious illness at his
home, which will prevent bim from
keeping his engagement at this year'
assembly. Dr. Sherman has for a
number of years been initrnctor of the
Bible class and bis services bave been
invaluable to the cbaoUnqna meetings..
Secretary Cross is planning to substi
tute a round table for this interesting
feat or of the Chautauqua program.
Bia; Pack of Strawberries.
Salem The Salem Mitnal Canning
company, recently organiaed by fruit
grower of tbia vicinity, bas finished
its 1906 pack of (trawbtmei. Manag
er S. P. Kimball says til product will
be creditable to this part of the valley,
a th fruit was of fxnlleot quality.
cam to th cannery in pod condition,
and was bandied withool difficulty. A
larger pack could have wen made if
the fruit Lad been available, but there
was such a large demsni for fresh ber
rle that th ean nry cotd not get a
many a desired. i
La Grande C Bis MHI.
La Grande Revrlntative of the
Palmer Lumber omny have made
public that they aav decided to build
their big mill at La Grande. Work
will begin a toon as right of way for
railroad spur throiih Marion street
nd th Riverside adition i secured.
Tha 73 acre of grond donated by citi-
sen for a mill site od lumber yard
will be turned over once, the trans
fer to be made throuh the Commercial
club.
CUTTING NEW CHANNEL.
Colorado Flood Water Now Flow
Into Salton Sink.
Imperial, Cel.. July 3. Flood water
from the Colorado river, finding ita way
into Salton Sink, ha been cutting a
new channel about 30 feet deep through
the flooded country at the rate of about
a third of a mil a day. A tb chart
nel ha proceeded it ha lessened tb
threatened serious damage to Calexico
snd Mexicali. the two town on tb in
ternational line.
Three or four day ago th river cut
a channel acros in line, passing ia
lexico at -fhcient distance to relieve
it from th press ur of water, but cut
ting into th Mexican town to tb ex
tent that th Southern Pacific depot
waa undermined and fell into th
stream.
Three or four (mail adobe bouse on
th ootskirta of tb town have aIo
son into th water, but a yet the
businee portion remain intact
Whether th town will escape further
damage cannot now be told. There U
also a bar possibility that Calexico
may be damaged, though tbi i now
believed improbable.
Mexicali i a town of about 600 in
habitant, of neat appearance but of
no large investments in building, tb
Southern Pacific railroad being the
chief sufferer. Aside from tb damage
to these town th water situation has
seemed to improve from th standpoint
of th Imperial valley.
Tb flood season is believed to be
drawing to a close and tb Southern
Pacific is accumulating a gieat fore of
team and men on tb lower Colorado
with a view of turning th river back
to ita old channel when th water fall
to th 20 foot level, which ibould b
by July 20.
WANTS WATER WORKS TOO.
IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS
Saturday, June 30.
Washington. Jan 80. Promptly
10 o'clock tonight, Vic President Fi
bank in th euat and Speaker Can
non in th house declared th final ad
iournment of th Drat session oi the
Fiftv-ninth congress
For th first tim congres adjourned
on tha dr which closed tb fiscal yea
Other sessions bad adjourned belor
and some after Jun 30, but th iilty
ninth congres ended it first session
on the day wnen me guvemiueu
striae it balance and close it book
Th work of th first session of th
Fifty-n'nth congres is summed op a
follow:
Railroad rat bill passed.
Pure food bill ra seed and meat in
soection air reed ooon.
- . . . ,
Stricter natural nation law passed
Law providing immunity for wit
n eases in government Inquirie passed
Denaturised alcohol bill removing In
ternal revenue tax passed.
Lock typ settled npon for Panama
canal.
Consular ervic remodeled and re
formed.
Total of nearly $900,000,000 appro'
priated for various purpose
Lamest battleship anoai aumor
ixed. but naval increase receive set
back.
Annual appropriation for stat rnili
tia doubled; to be $2,000,000 hereafter
Bill to preserve Niagara Fall panted
Philippine tariff revised.
Emnlovera' liability law passed.
Appropriation of $1,325,000 for
Jamestown exposition granted.
Appropriation of $2,500,000 for re-
Standard Oil Not Content With San
Francisco Gas Monopoly.
San Francisco, July 3. The Bulletin
today says: The Standard Oil company
1 preparing to invade tb local water
eld and give battle to the Spring al
ley Water company, which haa enjoyed
a monopoly in San Francisco for mora
than 40 year. Th Rockefeller con
cern is believed to be the purchaser of
the Blue Lakes and Sierra Nevada Wa
ter A Power company. The price
agreed upon is said to b $6,000,000.
Standard Oil already control th gas
situation bare, having purchased th
plant of th San Francisco Gaa A Elec
tric company. It i now proposed not
only to giv San Francisco a new water
upply system, but also to furnish pow
er for tb gas corporation and possibly
to th United Railroad a well. It is
also declared that the new system will
supply Sacramento and Stockton, giv
ing them light and power and a new
water system.
F. A. Martell, president of the Sierra
Nevada Water A Power company, fay
he is not in a position to giv out the
name of th men with whom he i
dealing, and be cannot at this tim say
wnemer or not the Rockefeller interests
have acquired the property.
MERELY UNDRILLED MOB.
will
thia
por
past
New Treaties With Bogota.
Washington, July 4. Enrique Cor
tes has been named Colombian minister
to th United State to snrceed D'effo
Mendoia. The State department bad
been advised bv American Minister
Barrett, at Bogota, that the appoint
ment of Mr. Cortex means tli initia
tion of preliminary negotiations at Bo
gota lin king toward the framing of
treaties between the United States an 1
Colombia, intended lo Settle all dis
putes.
Seat Assigned Legislators.
Salem Members of the next Oregon
legislature have already been selecting
eat in their respective house, and
Secretary of State Dunbar has been as
signing seat a requested. Before the
legislature convene he will have each
member's name on a card on the front
of his desk, in letters large enough for
th presiding officers, pages and other
to read at a distance. In each house
the Multnomah delegation will occupy
practically the same seats occupied at
th last session.
Aisistsnt to Secretary of Stat.
Washington, Ju!v 4. Huntington
Wilson, secretary of the American tin-
haey at Tokio, assumed his duties as
third ais!ant secretary of state Mn-
lay. Mr. Wilson succeeds H. H.
Peirce, who sails July 21 f,r Norway as
United State minister to that country.
Outlook in Lan County.
Eugene Sunshine has improved all
crops in Lane county. An average
cherry yield is on the market: straw-
brries are practically harvested; rasp
berries and black caps are ripening and
ars prolific. Prunes, apples and pear
are in the best of condition. Hay and
grain are very heavy, while hop are
11 advanced, premising a big yield.
Pasture is good.
Oregon Appropriation Cut.
Washington The senate committee
cat down the bnilJing appropriations
in reporting on th omnibus bill so that
Baker City gets only $5,0O0, Eugene
$')0,000, and Salem $15,000 to com
plete it ground. '
Wheat Crop look Good.
Pendleton Unixilla county
have on of it best wheat crops
year in spite of thratening early
tents. The moist Wither of the
four weeks bas lifted the crop out of
tb ground until thy will be a good
in straw a usual, vbereas it wa pre
dicted that in someplace! a harvester
could hardly get below the heads. No
the warm weather las begun to harden
the young grain and cause tne maturing
beads to fill out and increase in weight
County Fair it Tillamook.
Tillamook At a meeting of the Till
amook Development league the matter
of a county fair wat taken up. The
date for the fair will probably be Aug'
nst 23,24 and 25, and it will probably
include a stock sliov and street carni
val. J. C. Cooper, of McMinnville,
ha been engaged to manage it.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat CInb, 71(Jt72c; blueetera
74c; red, 970c: valley, 7172c.
Oat No. 1 whit feed, $31.60932;
gray, 31.60 per toa.
Barley Feed, $:424 50 per ton;
brewing, nominal; tolled, $25(326
Fruit Apple, 12.50(33 60 per box;
apricots, $1.7502 ptr crate, cberrie,
5(38c per pound; currant. 9 (3 10c;
peaches, $ 1 1.25; strawberries, 6(8 8c
per pound; gooseberries. 637c per
pound; Logan berries, $1.25 per crate;
raspberries, $1.7531.85; blackberries,
10c.
. Vegetable Beam, 57c per pound;
cabbage, l4'c per pound; encumbers,
65c per doren ; lettuce, head, 10. a 25c;
onions, 8.3 10c per oVren; peas, 45c;
radishes, 10S20c pr dosen; rhubarb,
3c per pound; spinach, 283c per
pound; parsley, "V; turnips, P0c3$l
per sack; carrots, i(ail.25 per sack;
b-ets, $1.25(31 50,rack.
Onions New, 1 i-t (at mc per pound.
Potatoes Far.tr graded old Bur
lnks, 40(3 50c per hnndred; ordinary,
nominal; new Oregon. 75il 0c.
Butter Fancy creamery, 17320c
per pound.
Fggs Oregon ranch, 223 22, c per
doxn.
Tonltrv AvertgsoM hen, ISrtJ 1.1tc
per ponud; mixed eMcken, 12iaU'c;
broilers, 15rrt!'sc; rnoe'ers, 9 4,3 He;
dressed chickens, l814o; turkeys,
live. 17 H 17c; tarreys, dreesl,
choice, 20.22p; i, live, 10..112.-;
ducks, old. Ilffll2c: vcrng. 12Cfl3c.
Hop Oregon, io5, lOiJUc; olds,
t per poncd.
Wool Eastern Oregon verge best,
1 8 3 23 e ; vs ', ley , -rser 22 , g 23 c ;
fine, 24c per jmun4. mohair, choice,
28a30c,
Veal Dressed, 4;e per pound.
Beef Dressed bails, 3c per ponnd;
cows. 4V,(35i,c; country steers. 8ac.
Mutton Dressed, fancy. 7c; per
ponnd; ordinary, $ac; lamb, with
pelt on, 8e.
Pork DreMed, g',c per pound.
Salvador Openly Supporting Guate
malan Revolutionists.
San Francirc-, July 3. Among the
passengers on the steamer City of Pana
ma, which arrived today from the isth
mus, waa George W. Phelp. a railroad
official from Guatemala. Mr. Phelp
believe that President Cabrera will be
able to hold his own against the revo
lutionists, but this belief is not shared
by his fellow passengers.
According to Phelps. Cabrera hs A -
000 trained troopa in the western part
of the republic. The other passengers
refuse to dignify the Guatemalan army
to the extent of calling them trocpt at
it.
"They are undersixed and nnder
aruiea, saia one passenger, "and if
tney meet any real opposition will melt
nae nan in in innsbine."
Yi hen the City of Panama left San
Jose it wa understood that a divi.inn
of too revolutionary army was croing
th Mexican border and that more
rebel troop were pouring in from Sal
vador.
Th officer of the City of Panama
confirm tb report brought by tb City
of Peking tht Salvador wa openly
supporting the revolution, and waa vir
tually a war with Guatemala.
Root to Visit South America.
Washington, July 3. Secretary Root
win accept me hospitality ot Chile and
make part of hi trip along the west
coast of South America in a Chilean
II rws
warsuip. ine inuea Mate crniaer
Charleston, on which Secrrrjr Root
will sail for Sonth America, is too lame
a craft to work it way along the inaide
parsage irora me si ran oi .Magellan to
Valparaiso, Chile, and a a result Sec
retary Root and hi party will leave the
Charleston at Sandy Point, in the
trait of Magellan, and go aboard
Chilean man of war.
Regulations Ar Changed.
Washington, Juiy 3. With a! view
to giving effect to the plan ot Secre
tary Root for th regulation of a consn
a, truicn uu mem naais, ana as lar as
divorcing It from political affiliation,
th president issued an executive order
making important change in th math
oo oi appointment and promotion of
officer in that service. According to
the regulation made by the president.
consular officer salnrie at mor than
$2,500 ar to b filled entirely by pro
motion from the lower grade, based
npon ability and efficiency.
Money for Jamestown Exposition.
Wash.ngton. July 3. The James-
town Tri-Centennial exposition will
receive government aid amounting to
$1,325 IM'O. in addition to $50,O4M p.
propriat a year ago, as the result of
the agreement by the senate and house
on the snnmlry civil bill. An item of
$103,000 for the transportation of
troops was struck out, but this expense
M m paid from the appropriation of
f iz,uuu,uuu in the army
bill.
appropriation
Work men Beat Government Spies.
St. Petersburg, July 3. Detective
disguised a workmen wer denounced
and nearly battered to death w'th
"knuckle" at a workmen' meeting
iceiay. i ney wer removed to th Lot
pital in a dying condition.
lief of Saa Francisco fir tufferera
granted.
Private pension bill in niual nam
ber pawed.
Friday, Jun 29.
Washington, Jun 29. "We're go-
lug bom; we're going home tomor
row." waa on the mind of tb mem
ber of th house today when they
assembled for tb laat day' work pre
vious to adjournment. Conference re
port wer considered throughout the
day. Tha final report on tb agricnl
tural appropriation bill, containing
tb meat inspection provision, was
adopted, the aenai eventually agreeing
that th government should pay the
coat of inspection.
Other matter of vital moment were
tha agreement to the conference report
on the pare food bill, th Ohio and
Lake Erie abip canal and naturalixation
bill
Both bouse of congree tonight
adopted the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill and that
measure now goea to the president for
lignature. Hale presented tb report
in th senate. The total amount
carried in the bill a agreed to ia $98,.
257,184.
Th cenate receded on tha amend
ment providing for a iteel light vessel
at Swiitauie bank, at th entrance to
the Strait of Juaa da Fuca, Washing
ton. Th Jamestown exposition appropria
tion stay in th bill a arranged by
the conferee..
Tb appropriation ot $3,000,000 for
the building for the department of
8tate, Justice and Commerce and Labor
waa trickn out, tbat being provided
for in the public building bi.l.
Thursday, dun 28.
Washingtno, June 28 Tb senate
consumed the greater part of the day
u.m.umnng in puOlIC building bill.
Effort by severs 1 senators to secure in
crease lot pobllc building in citie
and town of their respective states
were in no instance successful. For
San Juan Porto Rico, Senator Foraker
r area an advance from $200,000 to I
fu.uuu. in reporting the bill, Sen
ator Scott, chairman ot th committe
u pao,,u ouiiding and ground, re
ferred to it a "the pork s.i
Th .gricultnral bill reappeared in a
partial conference report. The r.r-
wa, complete, except with reference to I
... u, . inspection provision, and on
X-l. r con,ernce was ordered.
! deaultery discussion
?L.? C?D'tTenc MP on tb pur-
ua ltm uipomon wa
puueu nniu lomr"
portaut conference agreement.
Intere! centered about th confer
ence leporU on th railroad ra bj II
and th agricultural appropriation bill.
Both wer considered and adopted un
der a blanket rule permitting th con
ideration of conference report without
being printed in th Record.
Wednesday, June 27.
Waahngton, June 27. The senate
wa in open eeion for about flv hour
and a half todsy, and, notwithstanding
tb teaiion began with a roll call in
order to assur a quorum, th day wa
crowded with business of Importance,
including th announcement by Senator
Proctor, chairman of th aenata com
mittee on agriculture, of a deadlock in
conference on the meat inspection pro
vision of th agricultural appropria
tion bill; a reply by Senator Bailey to
the recent attack npon him in tb Cos
mopolitan magasin; the passage ol the
naturalixation bill; tha continuance of
Senator La Follette' effort to pas hi
bill limiting th hour of service on
railroad train, tba acceptance of an
almost complet report on tb undry
civil appropriation bill, and a speech
by Senator Warren in support oi hi
resolution relative to tba livestock in
dustry.
Washington, Jun 27. Th general
deficiency bill, tb laat of th big
money measure, passed tb house at 6
o'clock today, with few change in tba
bill. Several item wer inserted, dua
to lata information of deficiencies in
tba department, tb net increase being
about $600,000 over tba bill a rnport
d from tha committee on appropriation.
Among the important action of tha
bo us today were the passage of the
senate bill providing for a lock typ of
caaal and tb adoption of the item in
the general deficiency bill ratifying and
legalixing tba dutiea collected during
President McKinley' term from im
port from the Philippine islands.
Condition I Improved.
Washington, June 30. (Secretary
Shaw tonight issued the following com-
parson with this and the previous fiscal
year:
Tba deficit laat year wa $24,000,000
in round number. Tbi included $6,
000,000 extraordinary expense on tha
Panama canal. Tb actual deficiency
on ordinary expense wa therefore, in
round number. $18,000,000. Thia
ear the aurplu is $25,000,000. and in
ddition there ha been paid on tha
Panama canal $18,000,000. The actual
exceea of revenue over ordinarv ex
pense ia, therefore. $43,000,000. Tha
difference between $43,000,000 excess
and $18,000,000 deficit on ordinary ex
penses is theretor $61,000,000. The
treasury on ordinary expense is $61.-
000,000 better off at the cloee of tba
fiscal year than at the cloae of th fis
cal year 1905.
Will Not Go to Panama.
Washington, June 28. By a v te ot
x t four, the aenate committee on in-
teroceanic canal today decided not to
go to the isthmus of Panama and take
testimony in the canal investigation.
Bya greement no testimony will be tak
en in Washington until netx session,
and therefor the disposition of Wil
liam Nelson Cromwell' refusal to tes
tify concerning canal matter prior to
government ownership of the property
ill be postponed nntil next December,
hicb wlil postpone action on tb nom-
nation of canal commissioner. It i
expected the commissioner will be rea
ppointed during the recess of congress.
poet-
rr
"soington, Juu. 8. Th house
worked under force 1 draft today and
ccomph.hed an lumens, amount ot
a Th-, - t j?, to 1iment
at the week end. Conference report
on a number of measure wer adopted
without debate, but it required Zv.l
rule In other propertle. ?. S
sider.tion and adoption of om im-
Nomination Not Confirmed.
Washington, June 30 Nomination
mad by the president which the senate
failed to confirm included:
Judge of tha District court for Alaska
James Wickersham.
United State District attorney-
William U. Bristol. Oregon.
Isthmian canal commissioner The
odore P. Shonts. chairman: Chatle F.
Magoon, Benjamin M. Harrod. Colonel
Oswali H. Ernt, General Peter C.
Haines. Mordecal T. Kn.lirr.tt sn.l J--
seph B. Bishop.
Nominations Sent to Senate.
Washington. June 28. Tb rtreai.
dent yeeterdav sent tha fnllnln nnm
inationi to th
trict of Idaho, Ruel Round; chief of
ureao of insular affair. Colonel Cla-
nc O. Edward; to be.'plased on tha
rj net, uolonel John Pitman. Ord
nance department, with rank of briga-
ier.
Log Raft for Honolulu,
onolnlu, Jun 28 -Th Bl.d. Lum
b company, of Washington, ha pur
chased th business of th O.hu Lnm
ber comptny here, .d i connection
,k . .Vh Purcb" tber are report,
that the ahington concern intend to
enter the local field and will .end InnS
n T lo nlu ""H t a
mill which may be established her
The announcement that uch pl,n,
we,, bemg considered has led to objec
tion. by soma shipping interests to the
plan, it being alleged that th log raft,
constitute a menace to navlagtion.
Heney Coming North.
, F"ndr JoM 80.-Th nn
tried Oregon land fraud rase will be-
?.,nm W'rPrV"B;1- g.utn.t
i. mad by Fr.nci. J. Heney, who also
aid h expected to leave for Portland
next week. "1 .hall not L Iwf
, - mom HJ raw
the order will be until I reach
nd, be contmned ti
ni an . "" are
OJ or 60 rases, hnt .. j- . . .
into grou-, mny being for
hat
Portl
and in allther.willre.il, , .12
trials. I am anx.ou, to get thern out
of the way. Trying cases all nver th-
country is not au easy matter,
Gasoline Run Short.
Cleveland. July 2. Tb Standard Oil
company today sent out circular noti
'yng all it customer that high grade
KMohne, testing from 74 to 73 degrees,
TM. ?.WUh',r"rn ,rom th "'.
d.m. "i .n J' Uken " rMnlt of th
biiTtvn,'.0Kthc"prodoct nd th -
'"'' "clnsively in operating
Will Cot
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can Francisco. Jn' 9 , "
rjkiau a i. -
H-titute rwidents of Kn F I
-UU. spprovesZ lrelaTeT
nd the e,p..n,ii,nr ..,, ..''V.
IIJiIF
( D T Ins 1 ...
' "T riothins-. f.i.
ton f.ted that the 1 .
"v the would - annrn.; " . L" L" "J." "
MetingN0 Retittanc.
Mexico City. June 2S --.
Salvador relating to the r..,tni-
Onatemal is that General Toledo has
advanced into the coontrv withrmt ...
countering any resistance rinrin. -
thre.day.' m.rch. It i.blievd b i
now near or at the city of Guatemala.
A large number of government troop
h.v deserted to him. The ,.r L.
comm.nder at tha Ear.temr,
reort to th Everest measure, to pr.
I vent bl troooa from y
the one month.
New York School Teacher. Coming.
trip to Cascade lock, by rail
tntoth.cityby.te.my.',T1
n ch.rg. of V.V. Beard, wEX -
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