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Hillsboro Independent bw tridt f lack Wack HILLSBORO. .OREGON NEWS OFTHE WEEK la a Condensed Form lor Oar Easy Readers. A Rmuim of tha Less Important but Hot Lass Interesting; Events of tha Past Waok. Brysn declare that Wall street U warm than Mont Carlo. Tha national convention of th So cialist party will be held In Chicago May 10. The American torpedo flotilla hat arrived at Punt Arenas, Straits of Magellan. French troop in Algeria were caught 3a a .V6? ii'O storm &d at Jeaa: perished. The Japanese government will in crease the Ui on sugar, take, alcohol, beer and kerosene. I The people of Ohio will vote on an initiative acid referendum law at the November election. Every trace of bubonlo plague ha gone from Han Francisco. The cam paign against rate) will continue. In battle between French troop 'and Moon, the Moon loat 10,000 killed and wounded and the French 160. Several firemen were Injured and one is missing In New York where a fire in a dry goods store caused a loss of $200, 000. llarriman is building a castle near Ardun, N. Y., to coat nearly $4,000,. O K) Hi monthly payroll during the winter reachea $19,000 and work ia be ing rushed. Black Hand murder continue in Chicago. Japan is diverting many emigrant to South America. A new cabinet opposed to Franco ha taken office in Portugal. A plotter against Prince Nicholas of Montenegro ha been captured. The steamer St. Cuthbert was burned off the coast of Nova Scotia and 16 of her crew drowned. The higher officer of the battleahip fleet have beengiven a banquet by offi cers of the Chilean fleet. Heime ha been sued for 197,500 on account of alleged irregularities in the management of the Butte bank. Japanese militarist are said to be losing power, a the middle class 1 re belling at the Increased taxation. Dynamite has been found In the coal ol one of the warship. It 1 believed to have been left there by the miner. It la claimed by oflioer of the Ohio National guard that Inquiries have been made regarding the number of militia men that could be dispatched to the Pacific coast on four hour' notice. Bryan says Roosevelt is an honest re former. The entire middle West i suffering from a bilitzard. The Nslnte savings bank at Butte Will le reopened. Senator Foraker savs Roosevelt is the champion muckraker. The new battleship Mississippi has been placed in commission. The government has brought suit to disKolve the llarriman merger. s The Kngliah expect a visit from Roosevelt as soon as his term is ended. Two of the smaller street car systems ol New York have gone Into the hands of a receiver. A New York newspaper man claims William A. Rockefeller, father of John P., died in 1906. Mst French newspapers commend the recent special message of the presi dent to congress. A Kansas City jury grand has jnst re'nrned 00 indictments for violation ol the Sunday closing law. It is tielieved the talk of war with Japan will bring increased appropri; tions for the defense of the Paaoific V OMSt. lUwaii Co lies. fear a flood of Japanese Bryan praises the president's special message to congress. The Uttleship fleet has started through Magellan straits. The house committee on census wants a census of all standing timber in the United State. President Ripley, of the Santa Fe, denies the charge of Roosevelt that hi roid has granted rebate on oil. Senator Bourne says Roosevelt's spe cial message ia bound to ratry him to the White House fur another term. A tornado just north of Wesson, Miss., laid waste a strip three-quarters of a mile wide and several mile long. Sis person were killed and a number injured. ' Official of th Japanese government say that they, like other nations, are interested in the fleet' trip from the Atlantic to ttie Pacific, a they want to kn w how the ships stand the strain. China looks on the movement of the Atlantic fleet aa more than a pleasure cruise. Rnef has plea. led not guilty to 14 charge of offerings bribe. The cases will be set for trial February 14. Nchmita, who ia also indicted on there same counts, has already p!ealed not guilty. Terror reigns enpreme in Lisbon due to th arreet of conspirators against the government. Rnef say he did not negotiate with the graft defendants and that Langdon broke his immunity contract. Th battleship fleet has been lighted at tha entrance of Magellan straits. NO TARIFF REVISION. Task Will Be Taken Up Next Hous Leaders Say. Winter Washington. Feb. 6. The present oonureea will not apiolnt a tariff coin mission. Pvlsion of tba tariff will be nn.i-Ft.lan nii winter. In the short term. These announcement, In sub stance, were made today by Chairman Piyne, of the boose committee on way and mean, In the presence and with tb tacit approval of Speaker Cannon, the occasion being a call npon those leader by a tariff revision delegation from various part of th country, com prising representative of many of the biugeet manufacturing and Industrial concerns in in cmiu ri, - headed by James W. Van Cleave, of St. Louis, president of th National Association of Manufacturers; ex Gov- . 11.. ernor N. J. uacneior, 01 i'r shire, and II. E. Mile, of Racine, Wi... chairman of the tariff committee of the National Association of Manufac turrr. The delegation spent more than an hour presenting its case and listening v. Tfi.v.iM tv tL two forcaia't P.rr"H lican leaders In the house, which, while they were cordially couched, were prao t lea My a refusal of all that the delega tion had iourned to Washington to - ilea J for. CLEETON IS CHOICE. Oregon Delegation in Congress Unites on District Attorneyship. Washington, Feb. 5. Thomas J. Cleeton. of Portland, a close friend of Senator Fulton, is slated for United States district attorney for Oregon. Senators Fulton and Bcurne and Con- greeaman Kills united in reeommenu . . . 1 ing him; the recommendation was nlared in the president's hands last nialit. and It Is existed that Mr. Clee- ton's nomination will be sent to the senate today. 1 The obsequies were held Over Chris Schuebel'a nomination yesterday after noon. Mr. Bourne was the only mourn er, but the ceremony was behind closed doors and there was none but bis 001 leagues to witness his last tearful trib ute to his friend. Mr. Bourne frankly admitted to them that it was useless for him to press Mr. SchuebePe nomi nation further, lie said that he was satisfied that to do so would be to court a turndown by the senate, for his care ful canvass of the situation had satis fied him that, if the nomination was pressed, not only the subcommittee but the entire judiciary committee would vote adversely and the senate would supiort Mr. Fulton In hit opjioeition. FULTON WILL RETURN. Comes to Oregon to Answer Charges of Attorney Heney. Washington, Feb. 5. Senator Ful ton has decided to go back to Oregon, meet the charges made against him by Francis J. Heney, and square himself with his constituent. The full text of Mr. lleney's speech was received here last night. After reading the full re port, the senator decided to make hie answer on the ground rather than by letter from here, and says his answer will be complete. He will probably take the 3 o'clock train today. The senator last night said: "I shall leave for Oregon tomorrow, would have left today, but for the fact that it was necessary to arrange, so tar as possible, for matters pending In which the state is interested. I had not contemplated another trip to Ore gon during the present campaign, being perfectly willing to leave the matter of selecting my successor to the jieople without suggestion fom me, so long as the campaign should be Conducted along decent lines." Portugal Assuming Normal, Lisbon, Feb. 6. Lisbon is beginning to recover from the shock and horror of Saturday's bloody tragedy, but a strong undercurrent of lvotmlar and govern mental nervousness remains. The po litical tension Is slackening, although the Progressists refuse to join in the coalition cabinet which Admiral Fer- reira do Amaral is forming from all the monarchical gron, because the Con servatives are in predominance. The hitch, however, is likely to be straight ened out and a temporary union of all the monarchical elements attained. Turkey Menaces Russia. St. Petersburg, Feb. 6. Recent ad vices received from the Caucasus indi eaies mat ine Russian inhabitants are greatly alarmed over the concentration of Turkish troc.s in Armenia and it is believed is designed as a reply to any attempt at a demonstration on the part 01 Kunsia. under the cover of Turkish trilieamen the Turks are reported a massing infantry at Bayazid and other strategic point near the frontier in such strength as to dispose of the prnt ability that the movement is intended solely against non-militant Persia. Russia Slaps Franca, St. Petersburg, Feb. 5. The French ambsasador, M. Rompard, whom the French government has recalled, left hurriedly tonight for Paris. He will return only to present his letters of re call, whiih virtually were demanded by Russia. .M. Hompard demanded through Foreign Minister Iswolsky that the gov ernment proeecnte the author of an article published in the Gradanin, the editor of which is Prince Metohercky. the news)r was flntd I (H). Dom Miguel Acts Carefully. Menna, Feb. 5. Dom Mignel de Brasanoi, the pretender to the throne of Portugal, has curtailed his stay in laretiiiio, iiaiy, anil is now on his way one a to a usi r is. misstep, it is le lieved, is taken on the advice of relatives ot the pretender, that he avoid any ac tion mat could under these eircnm stance in any way be misconstrued. Storm Dsmorslizts Traffic. imrango, 1010., reb. o. The worst snow storm of the teason has been pre vailing in r-outnwesiern l.lordt.)ay, The storm began laPt Sunday and has been growing in intensity ever since Railroad traffic is demoralised and tele graph and telephone wires are down in all directions. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST HOLDS WHEAT RECORD. Condon la Urges! Primary Distribut ing Point m Country. Condon Tha latest estimate of the amount of grain already shipped and that remaining to be thipped from Con don ia 1,300,000 bushel. According, to thia showing, Condon is ths largest primary grain ahipplng point in the United State and, a far aa can be learned, in the entire world. Th point which ha heretofore clalroel the honor of being the largest primary grain shipping point in th world i Rit.ville. Wash.. iU supremacy being claimd on the basis ol shipping 1,250,- 000 bushels. From figures obtained irom in Deei authorities on the subject l.iuu.uuu bushels of wheat and barley have al ready been reoeived by the warehouse and mill here. And to this muss oe addad the large amount that is yet scat tered over the country waiting to be hauled to town before spring. It is safe to say that there remain in Con don's territory 200,000 bushels yet to be brought in, making a grand total of 1,300,000 bushels to be shipped from Condon alone. No lees remarkable is the estimated output of grain In eery section of Uil liam county, the total of the estimates of the different stations exceeding the mount to be sbinDed flora Condon. It must also be taken into consideration that many thousands of bushels of grain harvested along the borders of the coun ty are shipped from nearby railroad mint in the adjoining counties. The total of the number of bushels shipped from these ooints added to the amount shipped from different stations in ti li bera ccunty places the enormous out put of Uilliawcounty at 2,750,000. Josephine Coalmen Organize. Grants Pass The Southern (Jregon Angora Goat Breeders' association has been organized with C. E. Harmon, president and Charles Meaerve, secre tary. The association will have a reg ular' meeting in March. The raising of goats has become one of the promi nent industries of Southern Oregon. As well as being profitable for the wool, they are looked upon as a valuable ad junct in clearing new land, in keeping down the undergrowth. It is calcu lated that there are about 6,000 or 6,- 000 of the animals scattered among the ranches In this district, some of which are Imported stock. Last of Machinery Enrouta. North Powder The last wagonload of the four carloads of mining machin ery delivered here last week for the In diaona, or Muir, group of mines, 22 mile from North Powder, at the head of Grand Ronde river, has started on the new road. The Indiana Mining company, which owns snd spares no expense in , the development of the Muir mines, .has 40 men at work in stalling a new concentrator, the capa city of which is 100 tons per day. There is also an electric hoist under construction for the pnrpcae of sinking a shaft 1,000 feet below the present level. School Children to Boost. Eugene The school children of Eu gene now have ready about 1,200 let ters to be sent to their friends in differ ent sections of the United States telling them of Eugene and Lane county, es pecially dwelling upon the fine weather condition here, mentioning the fact that not a snowflake has fallen during the year and that flower are blooming everywhere, and a iking their friends of the colder regions why they do not come here to live. Folded In each let ter is a rose petal, a violet or some oth er flower now in blossom here. Salem Druggists Censured. Salem Salem drug stores have been put under the ban of the state board of pharmacy by a visit ol Secretary make- ley, who is authority for the statement that tbev are not complying with the law which provides that the drug ana prescription business shall be in the care of a registered pharmacist. Dis trict Attorney McNary also recently made the discovery that no record of the sale of poisons was being kept ss is squired, Paisley Wants tha County Seat. Silver Lake W. II. McColI. of Pais ley, is authority for the statement that Paisley wants to bring to a vote at the June election the qnedinn of the re moval of the county teat from Lake view to Paisley. Paisley, Summer Lake. Silver Lake, New Pine Creek and North Warner voters would probably favor the move. Taisley is many miles nearer the geographical center of the county than Lakevlew. Platting New Townsita. Oregon City The Oregon Iron A Steel company has a force of surveyors st work platting its property beyond the Tualatin river, near Willamette. The company has about 3,000 acres there and It is belieed that the con struction of a railroad connecting the territory with Portland is a surety In the future, as the land is being platted Into tracts of two and one half, five and ten acres. Fuel Down at Pendleton. Fendleton An exeeptionlaly mild winter has combined with the recent fi nancial panic to create havoc with the fuel situation in this city, aa viewed from the standpoint of the fuel dealer. Coal ha dropped from 111 to 17 per ton, and though the wood prh-e is ieing aepi up temporarily lv the sheer force I in iinni coninine, ine Bottom is sure to drop out of it shortly. Demand Flat 2 1-2 Cnt Fair. Salem A committee of the Travel ing Men' asaociation has arranged with the railroad commission to file a complaint against all roads doing bnsi nees In Oregon and asking for a flat I Si cent rate on mileaire books. The rate now is about 24 cents, and the books sold are not mileage books, but are coupon books, each coupon lenre- I tenting 5 cent. CLEAN UP ORCHAROS. Spring-brook Fruirwrs to Fight Tr ft' SDrinirbrook Th fruitgrowers Bpringbrook, Yamhill county, met last week for an oimu discus!"" of their local interests. C t. Hoskins spoke at some length on th necessity ol a more systematic ..! vigorous effort to clean up orchards, sod lo introduced the question ol gutting in touch with the Willamette Vslley Peelopment league. Others n.nt srxike of th varioua phases of orchard work. Resolutions wer adopted declaring for a vigorous campus" lflni,t the San Joae scale and loosing the state inspection laws and nnholding the county inspectors and court In enforC' ing th laws where this found nece ary. Cannery for Dallas. Dallas The matter of establishing a cannery in Dallas to be conducted by home stockholders, li dow well under way, over twn-thinlsof the necessary capital being alreadv subscribed. The capital stock has been divided into 100 shares of the par v-.lne of f 25 each, not more than two shares being sold to any one person or firm. A site for the cannery has already been donated in the north part of the city, and the Duiiding will be started early in the spring. There ia enough fruit in and around Dallas and vicinity to make the proposition a paying one, and the work will be gradually enlarged to keep pace with the number of new trees being set out. Initiative Petition Filed. Salem The petition for the initia tive of the question of the division of Wasco county and th creation of Hood River county hit been filed with the secretary of state by W. B. Andrus, of the Hood River Commercial club. The petition is said to contain 10,357 sig natures, and it composed of a number of separate pamphlets, each of which is provided with an artistic cover de sign, with three luscious red-cheeked apples on ths obverse and a tempting strawberry on Ihe reverse. Wetton Normal Leads. Pendleton The hitch water mark in the enrollment at Weston Normal school was reached last week, when the report for ths first semester showed that-173 students are attending the school. The dormitory facilities have been overflowing for several months, and students have been quartered In cottages and private residences in Wes ton. The Weston normal lead all the Oregon normal schools in point of at tendance, snd ilmoei every county seat east of the Cascade mountains is repre sented in the enrollment. Good Quality of Lima. Palem J. Frank Hughee and W. A. Carter, of thia oitr. re successfully en- gaging in the manutttture of lime at Gold Hlil, with apl-lthat turns out 100 barrels per day o(n article that is claimed to be 98 pet nt pure. Mr. Carter has just retorted from the lime kilns and the firm m stcurea 01 acre from the paper mils it) Oregon City and Lebanon. Thi Sathern Pacific has made s rate to FittU&d of 15 cents per hundred. Fruit Inspector Resigns. Freewater Count; Frnit Inspector Howard Evans ha wisned, the death of his father, JameiErans, having in creased the dcinuDii on his time to such an extent that it found himself unable to attend tobotb private and public business. Thtnew horticultural society signed a petiton asking that T. L. Ragsdale be ap)Dted in his place. Eight Miles of Shade Trees. Eugene An order has been placed with an Oregon nnwry by the citizens of Fairmount for 1,000 trees to be planted along the stieta of this suburb of Eugene. The tre are to be planted aiiout 50 foet apart ( both sides of the street, and will stretch over a distance of eight miles. PORTLANDMARKETS. Wheat Club, 82c; bluestem, 84c; valley, 82c; red, 80c. Oats No. 1 white, 12 ; gray. 128. Barley Feed, $:Tper ton; brewing, 32; roiled, $L')30. Corn Whole, $32.50; cracked, $32.50. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1J17(318 rwrton: Kiutem iirMnn timothy, IL'O '(321; clover, ivl5: che, IS; 'grain hsv. 146,15: alfalfa, 1213; vetch, $14. Butter Fancy emmery, 3035c per poind. Poultry Averaes old bens, 13(il4c per pound; mixed chickens, 1213c; spring chickens, l.K?14o; rooters, 10 rM2c; dressed chickens. 14c; turkeys, live, 14I31.V; drewd, choice, 16al"c; geese, live. 9Q,(ic; ducks, 18(i20e; pigeons, "Vft.$i i)0; iiiaba, )l 5lifak2. Eirira Fresh ranch, candled, 2o27c per dozen. Veal 75 to 125 pound?. QS'vC; 125 to i.M) pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds, sr-i fitC Pork film's, 75 to 150 pounds, 7 7 e; packer, ggfc. Fruits Apples' table. I.5(3t2 50; cooking, fl.a.vs 150 per box; cranber ries, srtill per barrel. VegetablesTurnips. 75c per sack: carrots. V per swk; beets, 1.00 Pr ck; cahi.aifs 1 i.e rr ponnd: ranli- flower, l.75fi.-i. crlerv. .TfiOrfM 5" Pr crate; ,,njnl, S 3 2i A' per dozen ; prely, 2'V; per dor-en ; peas. V per per pound; round ; Dimrkins 1 i, . rr noiind: rai.icn- -'V per down; spinach, c per ponnd; sprouts, 8e rr P,in,l; i'l'uv'n' 131 U'' p.-rponnd. , , 'unions 50 per hundred. Potatoes 41 irvne per hundred, de li verd Portland- iweet potatoes, Id .25 50 per et. ' Hops 1',7 rrirr.e snd choice, 5a N- per pnun,). olds, ir2c pr pound. Wool-K,Mwn Oregon average beet, 13 :t Pr ponnd. seceding to shrink ; valley, i8 8soc. according to fine nws; mohair, "cioice, 2'.i30c per pound. NEW LAND POLICY. Secretary Garfield Aids Entrymsn In Stead of Hirdering. Washington, Feb. 4. It is the pur pose of Secretary Uarfield to so conduct the Interior depart ment and so interpret tbe public land laws as to actually aid every bona Ada en try man who is en dcavoring to establish a hitsu uu ti public domain. Secretary Garfield holds that tba land laws were enacted for a purpose, and to long as th law if not abused, he Intends that the entry man shall enjoy It provisions, and so long aa he acta in good faith, shall have tbe encouragement and aid of repre sentative of tha department. In other words, Secretary Uarfield Is proceeding on the theory that every man ia honest until pftiven guilty; he is human enough to recognise that honeet men may make errors which do not lay them, or should not lay them liable to the law. A reading of Mr. Garfield' annual report, made public yesterday will convince any man that there has been a phenomenal an a! moat incom prehensible change in the manner of conducting the Interior department. Under Secretary Hitchcock, the en tire force of the Interior department and general land office, on special In st ructions from the secretary, proceed ed on the theory that the public land laws were enacted to preveut men ac quiring public lands; every technical failure to comply with the law was re garded aa ground for criminal prosecu tion; every obstacle was placed in the path of the honeet, as well as tbe die honest entryman, and Mr. Hitchcock retired from office with tiie astounding record ot having actually deprived bun dreda of honest settlers ot their lands, while he permitted shrewd thieves to gobble up large tracts under his very noee. The report of Secretary Uarfield will carry encouragement to every en tryman who is striving to acquire pub lic land for an honest purpose. It a most cheering document. IMPERIAL VALLEY CONTESTS Fifty Improved Claims of Non-Rasl dents Ar dumped. Imperial, Cal., Feb. 4. Out of 1,500 land claims - in the Imperial valley, about 60 improved claim belonging to nonresidents have been jumped on the ground of failure to comply with the aw. A recent decision of the commis sioner of the general land offices re vers e the practice that office ha held here tofore that any person could take a number of assignments from claimants so long as the total does not exceed 320 seres. It it now held that a prison can take but one assignment. Many claims, including score of well developed farms, are affxted by the reversal, and a bumber of contests sre filed. Tbe mutual water compan es have combined to send represents tive to Washington and lay tbe matter before Secretary Garfield. An appeal will be taken from the decision of Com missioner Dennet on the ground tliat the Supreme court holds that an eatab- ished ruling of a department of the government cannot be annulled by a re versal ol the ruling. No apprehension is felt by claimants ss to the outcome, but it is considered necessary to present the matter, to Sec retary Uarfield. WOOD CHIEF MATERIAL. Small Percentage of Buildings Built of Cement or Brick. Washington. Feb. 4. In a report today regarding building operations and the timber supply the geological survey says that the Increasing price of lumber and a rapidly increasing use of perfected fire proof systma cf construc tion should do much In holding down the amount which forests are called upon to yield each year, but so far these more substantial materials have not de creased the lumber cut of the nation. Notwithstanding the Increased use of cement and other fireproof materials. the last reports of the building opera tions in 49 of the leading cities of the United States for the year collected by he geological survey, show that 69 per cent were of wooilen construction. Ibis does not include the large quan tity of lumter used for the construction of dwellings, stores and other buildings n the thousands of small cities and towns, scattered over the country and not included in the 49 cities on which a reckoning was made, Filipino Lads Stowsways. San Francisco, Feb. 4. Pedro Jajo mera and Isaac Villannewa, F'ilipino stowaways, after having bidden in the coal bunkers for three days on the transport Crook, which arrived today, were driven by hunger from conceal ment. They came on deck and an nounced their willingness to be put to work. Fo'h were bright lads, having gone to the public school at Honolulu and they paid for their voyage by shin ing shoes, cleaning decks and waiting on table. The Filipinos sneaked on board the transport at Honolulu. "Yellow Peril League." Denver, Colo., Feb. 4. Several hun dred representative of nnion labor, in mass meeting this afternoon, formed the "Yellow Peril K.xclusion League," designed to prevent further influx of Asiatic coolie laior into the United States. One of the speakers said that thousands of Japanese werecoming into the United State through the port of El Paso a students. A prominent Jap anese of San Francisco, he said, waa at the head of the enterprise and conduct ed the business from a clothing agency in the City of Mexico. ' Took Drydock o Manila. San Francisco, Feb. 4. Otto Wer ner, Charle Hradley, J. H. Van Horn, T. Myers and Walter E. Rudolph, en gineers who were in charge of the dry dock IVwey on ts trip from the At lanta coast to the Philippine islands, reached here todjy on the transport Cook and will proceed East tomorrow. The Dewey left the Atlantic coast on Iecember 28, 1905, and arrived at olongipo, Philippine islands, on July 10, 1906. Mail From Fleet. New York, Feb. 4. Tbe steamer Thespis which arrived today from Rio Janeiro brought 20 sacks of mail from th American battleships. HARD RAP AT UNIONS Three Adverse Decisions by So preme Court la a Monti). AtfECTS BOYCOTTING PRIVILEGE Must Not Interfere With Interatat Commerce or Plaintiff Can Get Ihr Times Damagsa. Washington, Feb. 4. Yeeterdsy for tbe third time within a month the Su preme court of the United States pro mulgated an opinion construing law adversely to the contentions of organised labor. The first of the decisions was rendered on January 6, in the case of some railway employes who sought to secure damages under what is known as the employer liability set., wnicn WW the COill t held tu U UmuuiibIiIU tlonal. The second important finding in this line was announced January 23 when the Erdman arbitration act, for bidding the discharge of employes be cause they are members ot labor union was also declared invalid. The verdic rendered yesterday was the case of Loewe versus Law lor, the latter member of the Hatters' nnion and the former a batmaker of Danbury, Conn The case involved the applicability of the seventh section of the Sherman anti-trust law to conspiracies by labor unions to boycott articles entering into interstate trade. Under the terms of that provision the complaining party may oollect thtee times the amount of bis loss, if the charge is sustained. The union fought the case on the grotyid that the law was inapplicable to such organizations: but the court, whose opin;nn was announced by Chief Justice Fuller, failed to accept this view, and in effect held that the unions could not be permitted to interfere by boycott with tbe free exchange of com merce between the states. There was no dissenting opinion. DRAWING TO CLOSE. Evidence In Hall Land Fraud Cast) Is Nearly All Submitted. Portland, Feb. 4. Harry E. Northup last night positively identified govern ment s exhibit ro. 7 Putnsm s map ta Hall showing the alleged unlawful fences of the Butte Creek company in' 1900. With this identification Heney considers that the government's case against John II. Hall has been strength ened materially. At last night's ses ion of court Northup testified that from 1899 nntil 1904 he was employed clerk in The Dalles land office, and identified the township map offered in evidence by the government as the one he prepared personally for Mr. Putnam n November, 1899. Final arguments in the trial of John II. Hall will probably begin this after noon. Thia morning Francis J. Henev II complete the Introduction of re buttal testimony for tbe government. Hall may be recalled fuither to testify 1 bis own defense, but it is believed 1 evidence vill be submitted in time for the clot-ing argument to begin be fore court adjourns thia afternoon. ' SOLEMN WARNING. TO CZAR. Russian Paper Hints Ha May Share Carlos' Fate. St. Petersburg, Feb. 4. Tbe tragic occurrences at Lisbon have created a deep inrpression on all sections of soci- ty here, anil the newsmpera that ap peared today comment freely on the events that occurred. 1 The Ross, In a daring style, draws a thinly veiled parallel, between condi tions in Portugal and Russia and warns the government in almost so many words that there is danger 0 a similar event here. The Novo Vremya, although attrib uting the direct execution of the Dlot to anarchists, tc whom all government Is obnoxious, also connects the crime and the dictatorship of Franco, which met with both open and secret tesintanie from all political parties. - New Attack on Finland. St. Petersburg. Feb. 4. Theemneror today re.'.d a sharp rebuke to the Fin ish diet, which last session passed an ppropriation of 20,0(10.000 marks ss the grand duchy's contribution to tbe military defense of the empire in lieu of recruits, with a rider declaring that this waa the final payment under the greement of 1906 abolishing military service in Finland. The emneror an nounces that the disposition of the mil itary funds of Finland are exclusively bis prerogative and ignores the condi- 10ns. Cersor Keeps Rigid Watch. Paris, Feb. 4. A dispatch from Lis. bon says the censorship maintained by the Portuguese authorities makes the ransmission of news difficult. Tele- grama are mutilated and their trans mission retarded. A censored dispatch received here today savs that on Satnr. day evening sharp firing was heard in arions quarters of Lisbon. In explan tion of this it is officially declared that armed bands tried to cerce two companies of Infnntry to join the revo- union. The answer of the soldier. however, was a volley. Sealers Must Bs Careful. Victoria, B. C, Feb. 4. Advices were received by the Emrrea of India that In consideration of the raiding of foreign territory last year by Japanese scalers, olliclal notification has been asued to the sealers about to Im apan to be careful not to tresrmaa in reign water. Notification Is ui vn h the Japanese CVrmntinioatlonii ment that it has been decided to Install lreless telegraphy on the six steamers of the Nippon Ynsen Ksisha. Reassurance From Lisbon. Paris, Feb. 4. A special dispatch fn the Matin from Lisbon, dated February 3, 11:40 p. m., says: The town is very quiet. The new cabinet will repeal all th repressive measures of Franco snd set with great Indulgence toward the people. KINO IS MURDZRED, Carlos, of Portugal, and Hit Hair Killed by Plotters. Lisbon, Feb. 3. King Csrlos. o Portugal, and the Crown Prince Luis Philippe, were assassinated Saturday, and the city is in a state of uproar. The king's second son, the Infant Man uel, was slightly wounded, but Queen Amelia, wlo iiu tu ' t.. prinoe's life by throwing herself upou him, was nnhurt. A band of men waiting at tba coiner of the Praco de Coinmercio and th Kua de Arsenal suddenly sprang toward tha open carriage in which the royal family was driving to tbe palace, and, leveling carbine which they had concealed npon them, fired. The police guard fired upon the assassins and killed two of them. . The roysl family was returning from Villa Vloloea, where it had been so journing, and was on tbe way from tb railroad station to the palace. A strong guard was in attendance, because of the recent uprising in the city and the dis covery of a plot to assassinate Premier Franco and overthrow the monarchy. But the band of murderers bad eelceUd the most advantageous spot ft the cm- mission of the crime, tor it was con cealed from the eyes of the party until the vehicle had come into tbe Praco de Coinmercio, a large square. Ths bodies) of the king and crown prince rest in the royal palace, and be side them the queen sat throughout tbe night, sometimes with her band press ing the forehead bf King Carles and sometimes stroking the face of the desd crown prince. The condition of the newly proclaimed king, Manuel, is satisfactory to the physicians in attend ance. His wounds are not severe, and if there are no complications, of which there are no signs now, he is expected to make a speedy recovery. He carries his arm in a sling, and declares that be sudfTers no pain. ' The bodies of King Carlo and Prince Luis were embalmed yesterday and will lie in state according to ths custom of the court. The funeral will probably be held February 10. ' GOES TO ASYLUM. Jurf Acquits Thaw But Declares Him Insane. New York, Feb. 3. Adjudged not guilty of Ihe murder of Stanford White by reason of insanity at the time the fatal shots were fired, Harry Kendall Thaw Saturday was held by the cout to be a dsngeous lunatic and was whirled away to the state hospital for the crim- nal insane at Matteawan. The verdict came after 26 hours of waiting, and when every one connected with the case had abandoned all hope of an agreement ever being reached in this or any other trial. Four hours after the foreman's lips bad framed the words "not guilty," with the ac companying insanity clause, Thaw, protesting he was sane, was on his way to Matteawan. A little after filghtfal) he had been received In the institution under commitment papers which di rected his detention "until discharged by due course of law." DEATH IN IT8 PATH. Tornado Kills Ela,ht and Maims 100 In Mississippi. Wesson, Miss., Feb. 3. Extending 40 miles from west to east, the psth of destruction made by Friday's tornado ust north of here waa found to have suffered a worse disaster than at first reported. In the tornado path the known dead number eUht. the fatallv njured four and the seriously Injured at least 100. There are feara that tbe lcath list maj reach 15 or 20, most of those lielieved to be dead being negrces who have not been accounted for since their cabins were crushed. The damagn is estimated conserva tively at $300,000 and may reach a half million. In the wreckage lie four churches, six cotton gins and several -country stores. The tornado cut a path slwit half a mile wide. Relief parties have been sent out. All streams are swollen and the country toads are strewn with (al ien trees. Japanese Spies Have Gone. Punta Arenas. Straita of Mattel Ian. Feb. 3. Two Japaneae who are re. poted to have landed here from the ritish steamer Orita, of ti e Pacific Steam Navigation company, a little over two weeks ago, and who were sup- nosed to bare corr.e to Punta Arenas to observe the passageeof the fleet through 1 the Strait of Magellan, would appear to have left thia tort. Innnirv im failed to shed any light on the move ments of the two travelers and their prenent whereabout aie not known to. the authorities. Insurance Mutt B Paid. Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 3. Tbe English insurance companies that lost heavily in the earthquake and fire of January, 1907, have bad a further ver diet banded down against them. Two test cs'ee for the psymtmt of looses sustained at the time of the earth quake were recently decided adversely to the companies. The companies sp pealtd to the Supreme court. Today the Supreme court npbeld the decision of the lower bedv, which lad decided that the fire was not of earthquake origin. Waits Central Bank. New York, Feb. 3 Speaking st the annual banquet of the School of Com mere,,, William J. Kidgeley, controller of the currency, expressed himself as fearful that the political situation is such at present that the prospect, f retting .egislation to reform the conn- rigl t. A central bank snd a credit npon which we must rely. not litlcs, to prevent panics." Fank Closed in Brooklyn. of Brooklyn, an Institution or, which a run ws, ..rte,J, did not open for bus,, nes, Saturd.y. The Home bank -jrn.ll institution, located In ft I00 .000 and a s,lrp,1M) im, dj jd D?t?lru1?Vn,(tO,53'170 Thad. ino th October panic. re',,,
