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:
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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