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Hillsboro Independent Imm4 TrUty of f.ata Wk HILLSBORO OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Our GOVtRNOR'S MESSAGE legislatures meet a Condensed Form fcr Busy Readen A Return of the Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. Recommendation Mad by Chamber lain to Legislature. Salern, Jan. 15. Governor Chamber lain delivered hi biennial mcs-age thi afternoon to both houseu ol the legisla ture in joint sewsiou. Ilia recoiumen- i Out ions follow: ' "'"""" I ...... ... ..nn- Frederick W.Mulkey to the long and III THF StSSlUAS I Lit JCUHI verms, respectively, Senates and Bosses Effect Or ganlzatlcn In Tio States. Bailey liaa won the first round in the Tex an inquiry. The National Manufacturers' aocia tiou iriiHMwi tariff revision iu litOU An Oliio grand jury has retunvd 93!) more iiulictiiieut against Standard Oil men. The State department doubt the au thority of thi govermuenht to act In the Congo affair. Two b-s.kkeeper In the Brooklyn navy viml have been a r rented for receiv ing I.iWm-s ait inspector. P.eiij-.iuin F. Shively, ex-congressman from Indiana, haw lsi-n mentioned lH-inociiitio candidate for vice president. Seven persons were in jnrrxl In a col li-i.ni bi-tween two passenger train at Ono lliiinlrod and Twelfth street, Chi- :ugo. I'm i.'li: coast insurance underwriter nay rue-t will noon bo reduced to what tliey were before the Han Francisco dis aster. The Nebraska Federal court haa is- sm-d hii order to the I' til ted State marshal to dostroy all fences on govern inent lurid. A ll't k Inland passenger train ran into a freight at Watldron, Mo., killing three liiilninen and injuring a number of passenger. lirvsn admits he is a candidate for president. Radical reforms are promised in the Chim-st) government. Seven rioters have been a hot in the presence of the populace at Orlxabe, Mexico. The Union Pacific ha granted ship ping facilities to boycotted Wyoming coal companies. The Teiaa legislature la devoting much time to investigating the conduct of Senator Bailey. The Wei la-Fargo Kxpress company la to replace the Pacific Kx press Company on the Union 1'acitlc. A Chicago man haa been acquitted of crime on the ground that he Committed it in li in sleep. The judge is also a sleep walker. California will endeavor to shake the grip of the Standard Oil trust. Kiglit men crowed the Columbia riv er hi 1 ne I'liiica on uie ice. it waa rather difficult but only one fell In and he was rescued without injury. liids have been opened for Panam canal contract. The lowest ia lower than the estimate made by the commis sion ami tliey will prolmuly get th work. Their profit ia estimated at $U 450,000. A fter standing loyally by Judge James W ickersliain, of Alaska, for four yean rreMi.ieiiiit jtooHevelt mar send som other name to congress for confirmation The ;ope has issued an encyclical denouncing trench church law. 11m hist horse ear line in New York City in to be equipped for electricity. Thousands of Chinese in the famine district are living on grass and root. Congressman Charlee Curtis has been nominated for senator by Kansas Ke pulilicaus. gray ton PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club. 6(tl67c; bluestem 6S..rt!e;valley, 6lc; red, 6465c, Oats No. 1 white, $25(320; f 24. 25. Ilarlcy Feed, $21.60(22 per brewing, $22.50; rolled, 23(024. Kye $1.40(41.45 per cwt. Corn Whole, $26; cracked, $27 per ion. II. IV Valley timothy, No. 1, $13(31 per ton; KaUrn Oregon timothy, $1 -.Ui; clover, $8H.60; cheat, $7.5() K..x; grain hay, $7.5(,..8.50; alfalfa 111.50; vetch hay, $.8.fti). Hutior Fancy creamery, 30035 per pouti.!. Itutter Fat First grade cream. 33Wc per i)und; second grale cream, 2c leu per x)uiiI. r.K uregon rancn, a.C per 00011. poultry Average old hen, 13fll4 Sc Pt pt.iinn; mixed chickens, 12(4 1.1c spring, 14fnl5c; old roosters, KKullc lrescl chickens, lol7e; turkeys Iive.l7(.il7c; turkeys, drowned, choice SiK.r22c; git-ae, live, 1012c; ducks 1 4 it I VimiI Pressed, BUc per pound. I !vf Pressed bulls, 1 2c per pound ; cow. (it.v; country sters, hSc .Mutton Ireiwd, fancy, 8 SfeSHs per poiiiM; ornnsry, Biiic. Pork Prewwxl, 6(t8v,e per pound. hruits Apples, common to choice, MV 7.')C er box ; choice to fancr, $1 2.50; pears, $11.50; cranberries, 11.A0(SU per barrel; persimmons, i..-o er not, cgetablea Tumi pa, P0vf?$l per sa. n; carrots, t(H(l per sack; lxet. $1.2.mil.50 per sack; bor-eradish, PtltV jicr pound; sweet potatoes, 3c per jxmnil; cabbage, 2c per ponn.l; cauliflower, $1.25 jr dosen; relery, 1 1 i.ini.i.i per crate; onions, 1(H? 12l,c r dosen; tell peppers, 8c; pumpkins, So per pound; spinach, 4 ficper nnind; pnley, 10iilti; squash, 2c pr pxMind. Onions Oivgnn, $1(71.25 per hnn dr.il. Potatoes Oregon Pnrhanks, fancy, $1 itt. .10; common, 75(fiM. Il 'ps UPtUe per ponnd, accord ing to quality. V,i.l Fas tern Oregon a Tern re best, l.VM8c per pound, aconrling to shrink age; valley, 2ty2.V, aemrling to flne- mefiair, choice, SC'Sc hurt terms, respectively, aa L'uited Stales senators, in accordance with the result of the direct primary election. PttMsage of a law creating a railroad commiseion, following generally the measure prepared by the P01 1 Land cliamlier of commerce. Kiiactmeut of laws to make the tax burden full more evenly on eronal property and corporations. Amendment of the inheritance tax law to the graduated system, with addi tional clauses to make evasion impossi ble. A graduated tax on incomes from $.1,000 up. Decided increase in cost of commis sion to notaries public. Withdrawal from sale for 10 year of the remaining state tide lunds. Purchase of the Willamette lock. Appropriation tonierate the imitage railway until the ltiuo session. A new personnel for the board of portage cumuli 'sioners. Appointment of an extiert accotintunt to audit the Usiks of all state officers. Cieat ion of the office of expert ac coiintuut, with duties to make uniform all statu and county I xk keeping and check funds of state and county ollicials. hnactment of an anti-fstss law, w ith an appropriation to pay expenses of public olhcers on public business. A reciprocal demurrage law. Continuance of the library commis sion. Investment of compulsory visitorial power in some state authority to cover private asylums for insane. A law providing for sutervision of banks in Oregon. A stringent anti-lohhying law. leposit of surplus state funds in banks at interest, the deposit to be safeguard ed by bonds or other collateral. hscheatment to the state of funds in lianks where the depositors have not lieen heard fioin for over seven years. Prompt action to establish an Insti tute for feeble-minded and epileptic children. Publication of itemized statements of the source of campaign funds and pro hibition of camiwign contributions by corporations. Compulsory lectures to their classes by public school teachers on tubercu losis. Measures looking toward eradication of scabies in sheep. Punishment of wildcat mine pmmot- ers. r lilt salary for the state printer and erection of a state printing oflice building. Itoard of Control for normal schoolsi with the normal school appropriations in one fund, to be distributed by this board. New apportionment of senators and represent iati vps. Transortation of convict to the pen itentiary by penitentiary oflicers. Conservative legislation for employ ment of convicts in new fields, without abandonment of the present system at once. Appointment of a state engineer to supervise count ruction of new roads. AppropriaMon for state representation at the Altiska-Yukon-Pticific exposition, and some kind of representation at Jamestown. A new irrigation code. Extreme caution should le used in clianging the t n'ative men sura framtd by the Port land board of trade irrigation bill committee. Jonas and Falconer Will Handle tr Gavels in Washington, and Haines and Davsy in Oregon. falem, Or., Jan. 15. Organiied by the election on the first ballot in each house of K. W. Haines, of Washington county, for president of the senate, and of Frank Iavey, of Marlon, for speaker of the bouse, the Oregon legislature made Itself ready yesterday for law making. Committees will be announc ed Wednesday or Thursday. Haines was elected over llodson, of Multnomah, by a vote of 17 to 7, four JViuocrats. Caldwell, Yamhill; Smith, Umatilla; Hedges, Clackamas, and Mulit, Jackson, joined the 13 support ers of Haines, and Haines votod for ISoweruiHii, one of his followers. Hod son voted for Itailcy, and Miller, of Linn, voted for Cnehaw, and Co;-haw for Smith, of Umatilla. In the house, Pavey received 5'J votes and Hothschild, the lono iH-mocrut of that Uxlv. who nominated himself, re ceived one, each voting for the other. In the Republican nominating caucus, Iavey, had 44 votes, one of his supimrt ers, Reynolds, being alisent. and Vaw ter, 14. Thete was no contest and the voting was perfunctory, all knowing what the result would I. Haines was elected at 2:30 o'clock ami IHivey a few minutes later. (leorge K. Chamberlain's second in augural as governor will beheld at 1:30 p. m. toiiay. i lie two houses w ill meet in joint convention to canvas the vote for governor, and as soon as the vote has been announced the oath of oflice will be administered by one of the jus tices of the Supreme court. Governor Chamberlain will then read his mes sage. There will be no ballot on United State senator until Tuesday, Jan. 22, when the formal election of F. W. Mul key for the short term and Jonathan Bourne for the long term will take place. It was thought that the election of Mulkey would take place immediate' ly, for the teason that the appointment of Oearln waa only "until the next meeting of the legislature," but an in vestlgation shows that even in filling a vacancy the election must lie held on the second Tuesday after organization. COLDtST N YfcARS. Icy Grip Hold Nrth.tt-8h,t of Fusi 1 Portland, Jn. 15 y un the mer cury steadily fuit""" Jay Sunday and Monday and pg w coutinus at a low point to,l,T port!nd 1 hiv eriug from t,e ,'B' 1 ti, severest oold snap in rf lSetween 5 a. u. ami 6 p. m. sjth. tempera ture fell 7 degree '11. without a break. When 1),. 0ir bureau closed Sunday nit u ti, latter hour tho thermometer regjj 17 degree above seio and y,., hovered near that mark all ju. w-,ih the fuel shortage more cute (UH ver before, the cold wave c,u,j iiarij. Lave struck i-oruana at a n,,.,. ,.. ,. ruinate time. What is true of pr,ud spplie to nearly every city j t, p-iiio North- wesi, a ilia com , peral. Ai Vancouver the Columi.u river i froicn over. The WilUmeU)J fiver is full ol running ice and n. lconis blockel at any time. NaviKat,uu on the Colum bia is at a standstill Many of the low-, ; boat have been tken off their ,.,.nd from pres ent indication nothing iU wove for several day. jPLAN TOO SWEEPING Western Ilea Do Not Like Pres ident's Order. STOP 8ALTON FLOOD, BLOCKS THE VAY TO PATENTS Hansbrougn Has Bill to Sell Timber and Keep Land Several Bills to Lsass Coal Land. ANNUL TIMBER AND STONE ACT Sell Senate Committee Proposes to Timber and Keep Land. Washington, Jan. 10. The senate public lands committee today agreed to report favorably tht bill to reiieal the timber and stone act and substitute therefor a law directing that the govern ment retain title to IU remaining tim ber lands, selling only the timber, at not less than apprised value. As this Dill virtually creates forest reserve of all government timber land, the land can never pas to private ownershin. and hence can never be taxed. To compensate for this loss of taxes, Senator Fulton secured the adoption of an amendment to the bill stipulating that 25 per cent of the money derived irom tlmtier sales shall be paid to the countels in which the timber is cut. Would Psy Senators 98,000. Ppokane. Jan. 11. "Resolved. b uie npoaane cnamtier or commerce, in annual meeting assembled, that we would favor a salary for our United States senator and congressmen, exclu sive of traveling exnensea. of 18 non per annnm, and would recommend and urge that that sum be fixed at tlie close of the congress now In session." The atiove resolution was passed yesterday and transmitted by wire to Speaker Cannon, to be read in oiien session. All other commercial organixatton are asked to take similar action. Heaviest Rain In Yr. Los Angeles, Jan. 11. In amonnt of precipitation, the storm that hu drenched Southern California during me pan rour days Is the heaviest In 18 years. The total precipitation is nearly four Inches, of which 1.4 has fallen luring the past 24 hotira. Th .tn has 1-een severe In its effects north and east of Los Angeles. Landslides anuth of Santa P-arUra had, at last accounts, en up mur or five rstssemrer train. ioiin.1 for this cifv. Fimr nr l!v. Ilr re known to have been lost as an in irect result. Olympia, Wash., Jan. 15. Washing ton s tenth legislature spent about 60 minutes in organizing yesterday and then took a rest until this morning. The senate proceedings were out of the ordinary for the most part. Thus Nichols of Seattle nominated Jesse 8. Jones of Tacoma for president pro tern, ami Jones, a new member here, for the first time waa selected by acclamation to a position which heretofore has al ways gone by seniority. J. Will Lysons was named tor secretary, which waa a concession to the desires of President Coon, who wanted Lysons chosen again because of his experience as secretary 01 me pasi two sessions. W. T. Laube, or Seattle, was nominated for assistant secretary, and Billy Conner for ser geant at arms. Both were elected by unanimous vote. The house session ended almost as soon as it began. A.J. Falconer was elected speaker by acclamation, Iieid of Tacoma making the nwminatlon and (oilman of Payton offering a motion on behalf of the Democrats that it be unanimous. I,. O. Meig of North lakima for chief clerk and Olenn Cot term for sergeant at arm were elected by acclamation. A joint committee of the house and senate called tlie governor and arranged mai me message be read in joint ses sion at 2 o clock today. hach house provided for a special committee on employes, the senate urn King the number to 33 and the house to 38, all at salaries based upon ordi nary pay, which will cut the cross em ployes payroll to les than half of that 01 last session. Inland Empirs ! Ppokane, Jan. 15 T)iwhole Inland Empire is in the grin r.f thsniost severe cold weather known. f,,r , decade. At ruliman me mercury .Irnnwd to 1 de grees below xero; t Talou, the mini mum was 11 lieli,w xer; Sand Pol.11, Idaho, reports 12 11,,.. Uescow, Ida ho, witnessed 10 degrees' l'" '1 Srtn Yakima reports 7 dm. below, and in Spokane the lowest mark recorded Is 1 below. In Yakima ralleTCj'i"11 001,1 weather was expertau-eJ ven years ago, but elsewhere the present cola snap is the most sevr in 10 vears. The unprecedented shortage of fuel throughout the Spokane country adds to the inconvenience of the situation. Coal is scarce and selling at abnormal ly I'iK'i prices. In tome districts wood is fairly plentiful, wnilt in the Big Bend and Central Washington sections all fuel is reduced ilmost to the van ishing point, (ienergl suffering 1 cer tain to ensue if th, teniperatuie does not rise speedily. In various sectioni the nilroad com panies have notified the coal dealers that coal cannot be deilveml for an in definite period, and it it announced that large consignment! of coal from Canadian mines to the Inland Empire points have been diverted bf the Cana dian Pacific railroad tn Alberta and Northwest Territory poind where the weather is exceedingly severe and fuel is demanded - by suffering settlers. Throughout the Palourt the frost has damaged deciduous treei. In or chards the crackle of bunting fruit trees is compared to the report of shot guns. Stock ha not yet luflered, but all animals are being fed betvy rations and a speedy rise in the price of forage is predicted. One foot of mow cover the ground and wheat crow will not be damaged by frost. Montana Swept by B&nrd. Butte, Mont., Jan. IB. Dispatches from throughout the Hate tell of a blix- sard which appear to Lave generally enveloped the state, mlin rith great severity In central plrwis of Mon tana. For the dh' Spr"1"1 rerU8 county has been In thefnxi'of a bill iard, the thermometerf)ing as low as 25 below. In Wests Montana the Washington, Jan. 12. Western men in congress do not take kindly to Presi dent Roosevelt's order holding up every public land entry, pending investiga tion of each individual case by secial agent. The president, upon advice of Secretary Hitchcock, luado this order in the expectation that congress, in or der to relieve the congestion, would hastily appropriate money to permit the employment of a vast numler of special agents, but it seems that no such liberality will lie shown if the Western men adhere to their present opinion. They are now, in most in stances, inclined to lielieve that the president's order was too sweeping and that it will work more harm than gisl. Mr. Hitchcock, however, Is (irmly con vinced that this Is the only way to head oft fraudulent entries. Hut as one experienced Westerner said: "Who is to guarantee the honesty of several hundred special agent?" Senator Hausbrough, chairman of the committee on public lands, will renew his fight to secure the repeal of the timber and stone act and the sub stitution of a law authorizing the sale of. government timber at not less than its appraised value. Mr. Hansbrough has drawn a new bill which shall re serve to itself title to all public timber land and sell only the timber. The bill stipulates that persons residing in the immediate vicinity of any govern ment timber land may take, without Cost, not to exceed 100,000 feet, B. M., in any one year, for their own use for farm and domestic purposes. Tim Iter land shall remain open to entry under the mining and coal lnd laws, and umoereu land cnteny vt'uaoie tor stone shall be subject to entry under the placer mining laws. Persons devel oping claims on forest land may cut therefrom not to exceed 100,000 feet. B. M., in any one year, provided they need such timber in developing and operating their claims. Coupled with and very similar to the legislation providing for the disposal of public timber are the: various bills now pending proposing to regulate the use of coal, gas and oil on government land There are many bill for this pur pose, all drawn along one general line In the main they propose that the gov ernment shall retain title to coal, oil and gas bearing land and shall permit the development of their resources on a royalty basis. This land is now tied up under a sweeping withdrawal ordered by the president, and until some sort of legislation is enacted it will be lm possible for private capital to get hold of and develop the coal, gas and oil resources on ay part of the public do main. President Makes Special Recommend stion to Congrats. Washington, Jan. 14. President Roatevelt Satunlay sent to congress s six-cial message on the flooding of the Iiuoerial vallev in Southern California in which he severely condemns the metlusla of the California levtlopmen couiuanv. which owns the irrigation works, aud recommend that the gov eminent buv out this company and its sulwidiary companies, make a treaty with Mexico to carry water through the territory of that republic and construct i?ri-t irriimtioii work to Cover the whole lower vallev of the Colorado and to permanently control that stream He estimates the cost at $2,000,000, all of which would be repaid by the settlers in the same way as under the reclama tion act. He begins by describing the situation in the Imiwrial valley, as already pub- lUlied. He tell how the California Development company dug a canal from the river into the Hulton Sink, passiug partly through Mexican territory. Ha then tell how the river prone its lianks and flooded the valley, how the Southern Pacific coiniainy advanced monev to the development couiliany to repair the break, receiving a majority of st'sk as security, how the Southern Pacific closed the break lust November, but how a sudden rise a month later started the water again into the valley, and savs that if the break is not closed liefore the spiing flisids in March all the property values in the valley, with 6,000 to 10,000 population, will le wiped out. He says thut ultimately the channel in the main stream will be deepened UD to and beyond Yuma, de stroying the home and farms there, the great railroad bridge and the gov ernment work at Lflguna dam. The Southern Pacific, having already spent about $2,000,000 for the protection of its interests, declines further aid to the development company, aud has joined the latter company and the settler in an appeal to the government to con struct permanent works to restrain the river. The president says that if the river is not put back into its natural tad, it will not only do the further damage al ready mentioned, but will leave in a desert condition 700,000 acres of land fertile a the Nile valley, capable of producing $100 a year per acre. This area is capable of adding at least 350,- 000 to the permanent population of California and Arizona, and much of the land will be worth $500 to $1,000 an acre, 01 a total of $350,000,000 to $700,000,000. He says the Southern Pacific is now repairing levees to keep out the high water due next March, but permanent work is needed. He would refund no money expended prior to No vember 1, 1906. and would leave the amount to lie paid for work done since that date fur future consideration. TEN MILLION SUFFER Chloest Retsstts Svirolng let j Cities lo SsircQ it Feed. NEARLY FOUR MILLION STARVIXG All SufTsrsrs Msy Oio Unlsss Charity Comas to Aid Hundreds Perish Daily. Victoria. B. C, Jan. 10. The steam er Shlnano Maru, which arrived touay from the Orient, brought further ad vices regarding the appalling famine in Central China. The extent of the fa mine area is bounded on the south by a line from the sea through Human and along the Hual river in North Anhui, on the west by a line from Oohou U Kweiteh, north from the easternscorm-r of Honan to tho sea which bounds the eastern side. The worst conditions are expected t set in after Chinese New Year In mid- February. The population affected is sctut 10,000,000, of which itvroy Tuun Fang estimates that 4,000,000 are 11 actual want, mostly starving. J he fiiMiine area is alsnit 40,000 square miles, embracing between 20 and .. large walled cities, besides the scattered country population. The figure given from nine largo cities show (o,isn starving refugees huve already collect ed, with no account of those who bav migrated south or congregated in walled cities outside the famine art. Mr. Boatwick, sent from Shanghai to nvestigato, says'all Uiese refugee mar perish from starvaton unlets fe I by gov ernment or public charity. lie esti mates the daily extienditure to feed the- ,000,000 now starving at $20,000, while the period of relief must be ex tended over some months. With tens of thousands of starving; huddled in the walled cities it is feared epidemics will add to the horrors of the famine. The North China Daily News, of Shanghai, publishes many telegrams rotn missionaries in the famine areat. A typical one from Hsuchoufu says: Half people actually without provi- lons daily and die. Many leave coun try. Numberless brigandages and mur- . No local relief hoped for." PACKING TRUST COMPLETE. in Changes In State Offices. Salem, Jan. 15. Newly elected state officers took cliarge of their respective urpanmenia yesterday. Secretary of State F. W. Benson and State Treasurer O. A. 8teel went into possession of inpir omces and are being assisted Wy their predecessor until they become uiorougruy lamiliar with their duties. Judge T. (J. Hailey retired from the supreme bench. Judge RoWt Kakin succeeded him. State Printer W. 8, tmniway was ready for business. There were no change in other state office. the remainder being re-elected. Farmers Raid Coal Car len.ueton Jan. 15. Farmers in the vicinity is" ansycle. small station on the line of the W. A C. R., in the northern part of this county, raid.-d a Cirload of coal, left standi iraca wiere yesterday. The car of fuel was bound for the Potlatch Lumber company, In thi city. Vansycle is .10 or 40 miles from wood, and as a """--inni me farmers depend upon iit mei altogether. This winter they have been compelled to almost do witnout any and consequently took matter into their own hands. blizzard has appyrt'y subsided. Eastern Montana sAM appear thus far to have fared betu On the flat ls?)ow Butte 28 degrebelow sero has been reported. J Cold Wave Istnsral. St. Paul, Jan. 15. cold wave of considerable intensit;haa developed in Eastern Montana aiWeetern North Dakota. At 8 o'clock it night read ing at stations in themadian North west showed tmperatis ranging from 14 below xero to 3ielow. In the United states me cos-t place was Havre, Montana, withi temperature of 22 below. Other teperatures were: Helena, 14 below; M City, Mon tana, 10 llow; Bismk, N. D., 6 be low; Wilhston, N. I).;g below; Dev il's Lake, N. D., 16 Uw. Montana Sltuatii Serious. Helena,' Mont., Jan IS. The worst spell of winter weathenperienced in moiiiana tor many yea now prevails. Unusually heavy snov, the northern part of the state inUxtremely wild weather is stopping M, m stations of trains, endangering li0f cattle and sheep, and even msmting human life oisincis. 04 stockmen say the outlook i more kus for their herd than at any tlmei.,, the mem- orabie wintre of 1887-M, Farmers Ui Con for Fual. Ppokane, Jan. 15. - Th-iven to ex tremes by the ecarcitv Mh mt of coal, farmers In n. ..1. ,;: n .. - ic iiiiini; - v asiitucna are bnrni th cob. One bushel of is equal to io 01 m price. iM A . uri 11 is jut ALASKA LEADS THEM ALL. more expensive. Commission Men In a Rats. ritlshnrg, Jan. 11 The fifWnth nnnal convention nf tK v-; .1 IWgtie of Commission Merchant- o.. vened here today. President F. E. Wagner, of Chicago. nriI.M .i the railroads and denounced the'upress companies, assorting their scents art.! as comm..i men to take away trad from the legitimate trad in secret. In oisniasion that ensued nnmm..i o.mroi 01 me raiima.1 waa rai. me solution of the situation. Worst Snow Blocked In Yssrs. ..rY V.LI l- i . ...ma, jnn. id. i ne snow nu ice nave so tied np the Northern 1 acme net ween Pasco and the moun- lain ,nai it takes a freight train from 10 i nours to nin from the Colum bia river to Ellensburg. All trains coming m here are many hours late. 1 e snow ninrkade on the mountains ij sain r.y raiirnd men to be the worst in many years. The xero weather still continue anil the coal sunnl i. V-i. enu1 ts K. ,l 1 ' - 1 ... 4T-UM1I, ICS Bloekada 8nR4 The Dalles, Jan. 15. The. blocks iit in uie 1 oinmhia has 1 .1 A . . -- " ""im ,0 jnree Mile rapids, and cmas- v . .mis m tnanr nlace W, lth t 4 - a ivu. CONFER ON THf MESSAGE. Mutual Water CompiniM of imperial . Valley to MMt. Imperial. Cal.. Jan it r 1i i m n H. N. Peck, of the he sit mutual water rmor.nirs of. the Imperial valley rersntlw .pointed with a view to proenrin. ' . the settler purchasing th. pr(p,rty of the California IVvelop t(V day sent a call to all dl..,., of the fix com naii les in n,, . t 1..- In conference on Preside Roosevelt's message. It is probable- that a ...... as. nrlatlon will be f,m..1 ,, negotiations for the pnn.h.,0 or ,rt f.. f "emment coi.trol j in, , itli the president s nvommeni.,! ,vi,l- ng the Reclamation to..:. .1 -iiiin., to makethecon-essin,frm it, nsnal rules necessary to r,rj .. .1 .1... the water user, of th. valley- Trsin Hits Odm a ...:.-a Fl Taso. Tex.. Jan t i .t a high rate of speeii, i..i pas r""" trmm 30. hich Mt here at Mint Director Estimates Total Gold Production for 1906. Washington, Jan. 12. The director of the mint today made a preliminary estimate of the production of god and silver in the United States during the calendar year 1900. Of the more important increases in the production of gold as compared with HMI5 Alaska stand first with a gain of $6,316,000; Nevada com?s next with $45,00,000, and Arizona third, with $523,000. Colorado shows a loss in gold production of $2,00,000 and California a loss of $564,000. In silver production Montana shows a loss of 2,(K 10,000 ounces, Colorado a loss of 65.UIO ounces and Utah a gain of 2,217,000 ounces. The figures for all the states sho a net gain in gold production of $7,920,700 and a net gain in silver production of 82,100 ounces. Small Sum for -Forts. Washington, Jan. 12. In presenting ine tonincaiions bill to the house in committee of the whole today, Repre sentative Pmith, of Iowa, stated tliat only once in 13 years had so small an amount been carried in a fortifications bill. The bill carries $132,000 to make 14-inch guns. He said the members of the appropriation committee found themselves between two conflicting ele ments, the one "thinking that we were progressing too rapidly in the defense of our pfmaeasions, and the other that we were proceeding too slowly." No Trass of Bodies. Pittsburg, Jan. 12. Fifteen or mors men were completely incinerated in ail feet of molten metal in last night's ex plosion at the Jones A Laugh I in Pteel company s furnaces, according to an Investigation made today. Tons of th flpry sutietance were showered over 40 workmen. Of these between 15 and 20 cannot be found. Twelve Head bodii have been recovered and 10 are in hos pitals, frightfully homed. It is be lieved that not a trace of the men en- gulfed in the hot metal ever will b fonnd. All Firms Except One Co.nblnsd $600,000,000 Beef Mergar. Chicago, Jan. 14. That the merger of the beef packing establishments of the country, except Pchwarzschild A Sulzberger, which has been predicted for several years, has Come to nana, ia declared in a morning paper. None of me interests said to Iss concerned could be reached for confirmation or denial of the report. It is asserted that the neifotiat ions are completed and that arrangements are now in progress by which territory win ue allotted to the seversl com pa nic inieresteu in the alleged deal, thi territory to lie considered exclusive for the purposes of trade. The tentative capitalization is placed at $500,000,000, Louis r. r-wift. executive head Swift A Company, is said to lie the ac credited head of the combination, and J. Odgen Armour is represented as de. sirous of retiring from active connection with the packing business a soon as he can arrange his affairs to that end included in the meriwr are not onlv .1 - t- . . . ... ' me r-wiiis, Armours and Morrises; but Libby, McNeill A Libby, the Anglo- American provision company, the Oma ha Packing company, the Lipton Pack- ing company, Hammond Company. Con. tlnental Packing company and 1 lately Bn. These minor companies are to pass 10 the National Packinir comnanv a t-j 1 . " . 1 ami r-uwara iiiden is to l tfie execu tive head of them, according to rumor. THIRTY-FOUR BURNED. With Oppose Government Control. UI lrrl'p vai.. jan. is. ine rim. sage of President Roosevelt recommend ing that the government acquire the ngui 01 me t ailfornia Development company and take the Imperial valley into the Reclamation service meet a tl.a approval of but a small portion of the people of the valley. It is said that whatever mismanagement thera ... kit.. 1 l . V . , . ... . inrii iu uie rariv aiivi 01 to !'!. fornia Development comnanv the ;. mat mote than 100,000 acres sre sctu Ily under cultivation with an atm.l Prompt Shipments of Livestock. Wash ington. Jan. 14. Hn.t. r..i hereon introduced a bill Saturday tn reqnire common carriers to furnish cars for the shipment of livestock within reasonable time. He stated that a...... time sgo he present! a memorial from the Livestock sssociation of Trxa pray, ing for relief from car ahrirt.uo. . i.. this memorial had gone to the commit- wmmerce, Dot as yet no action had been taken. Hansbrnnvh .ii attention to the necessity of extending Ih. ru "I . I till.. ... n 1,1 vil Dill UJ COVer llilnn-..!. v. ibiq. EaplotionjScattars Molten Iron Fearful Results. Pittsburg, Jan. 10. Three workmen were killed, seven fatally injured and 24 are missing as the result of au explosion tonight at the K I17.1t furnaces of the Jones A Laughlln Steel works. Gas, accumulating at the base of the fur naces, became ignited. In the result ing explosion tons of molten metul were showered around the furnace for a radius of 40 feet, overwhelming the workmen in a fiery MikmI. While the mill otlicials are inclined to lielieve all of the missing men were not cremated in the molten metal, noth ing definite is known as to their where abouts. Only one man, (ieorge Knox, has appeared since the exVlosion. He aayr everything happened so quickly that he doubts whether the men escaped. The scenes about the entrance to the mill were pathetic when the families of theN victims learned of the disaster. Women, men and children gathered lie fore the gate and made frantic efforts to gain admittance. Several of the fren sied women rushe-J urxm the oflicers and tried to fight their way into the mill. Children ran through the streeta crying that "Father is dead." Later it Kvame necessary to call additional police, forcibly to escort the women hii. I children to their homea. The official at Ihe mills refused in allow anyone to enter the vurd ihun the furnace is located. Information was refused to newspaper men. the ofli. cials saying that later they might Issue a statement. A heavy guard of foreign workmen wa p'aced at the yard, en trance and even the police were power lea to get past. Con't Learn of Castro's Condition. Caracas, Jan. 12. Nothing definit regarding the Illness of President Castro has developed here. The usual rumor that be is in a desperate condition are current, but no one in an official capa city will confirm them. The country 1 quiet. menus or ice President Gomes state that, in case he is called to accept the presidency by command of Castro on acconnt of the latter's death, he will fulfill all foreign obliga tions to the letter. :30 yesterday "' V: . " .. 1 H) mil mwl . .i , '-"iiiup fisimnj this momins'. nr . ' imi nd lght injnred. , Tsnnessee Backs Up Roosevelt. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 12. The house of representatives adopted a joint resolution indorsing the act ton of Pre, ident Roosevelt In dismissing the bat talion of negro soldiers in connection with the rioting at Brownsville. Doubles Forest Reserve. YX7..I.: . . .. .. " aril I union. Jan. 1. Kmu.. - 1 tt, T...:A. 1. ...... . ... 7 ' - - ' """c"r Withdrawn acres or nnal enated nnl.11- t..t ! . . . 1 " . in rtestern t oiorado frv.m .11 forms of disrsml under the public land laws for an addition to the t gre forest reserve. The land inchule. a part of the Uncompat.gre plateau and a part of the Pan Miguel valley. They extend from a point south r.f Mont,,-". westward to the boundary of ft. ti.. addition comprises aliout 800,000 acre Stewart Declines Land Office. Washington. Jan. 14. rt,ili n Pte wart, of Colorado, has notified the president that hi busi sre snch thst he will not be able to ae- repi me position of commiseiimer Uncle 8am Does Not Need Money. Washington. Jan. 10 Th. .M-. tary of the treasury will Immediately notify the depository Unks. with which the temporary deposits of about $12,000,000 were recently placed to tie returned January 20 and t-'..hr.. 1 thst the dat-s for the return of the de posit liave been extended so a to re quire the funds to be repaid to the treasury, one half on February 1 ..,.1 one half on Febrnai IV t. 1. .... . . n explansti.m of thi change In rtta hat there is no particular need for tK money at this t,ime. Msny Jobs Under Pure Food Lew. Washington. Jan. 10 I--.mi..i will be held throughout the country on renrunry o next for positions In the Agricultural doeartm., 1... J' e , , ' - ii'u r me pure loori and drim insnerti..n iu 1 a chemist, at $.1,000 . . 7 ?J?nd J, '"'P1"" rlirnlsta at i.'SMi, and a larm nnmi.. ..1 .. j . 1 . r .-- nsi ami 1, ' "-is-ciors at 17,000 a year. In M .U,ut 75 appointments .re to the papers of the applicants can be mined after th. examination. Relieve Freexlne; Settlers Washington, Jan. 10. At the granting to homesteaders on Ihe r,..l.i; domain three mml... 1. .r",,l,c n salons where "V:,: '.rwrn,' ditlon- '-...I. '"rHtlc con- as ex- result. In 1 a ... The leave i. C ' ' ' " nf"'"P cation of the ri'- rranted upon appli- s rem, m k , rhe r'Urj time requireil by law to establish titlT. Wvky, ex'-R'n.:,"- th. general land offic.. . t- " . 1 1 rr" 01 "rnad, , Finl.nJ v.. vacanthy the retirement' of Commit KSVh.W. H' ..oner Richards, March 4. j rT-S.Jj W