Hillsboro Independent
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HILLSBORO .
..OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Iq a Condensed Form lor Oar
Busy Headers.
terms are Violated.
A Riium of th Lest Important but
Net Less Interesting Events
cf the. Past Wt.lt.
Russia and Japan ar itill encroach.
In- on Chinese territory.
French troop have liaJ another sharp
briiKh with Moioccan tribe.
Chicago street lailway companies pay
the . Ity 75,O00 a je.ir for franchise.
Major General Wood, commsndinK
the l'hillptinee, will lUrt home Febru
ary 2J.
A report was current In Madrid that
AIoIioiibo had been blown up dt
b nub, but the king la safe.
A Kentucky postmaster while can
reling stamrj exploded ont of 20 cart-
fid e aent through the mails.
Railroads throughout the country
have started a move to reduce the wage
of employes and trouble la expected.
New York has just had the highest
lire In the world. An irisigriiriarit
! axe breakinn out on the fortieth door
of t ie Singer building.
An evidence of the rawing of the
financial Hurry la shown by the fact
tlmt fullr 6.0DI) Western and Southern
b i. era are in New York afier goods
An east bound Southern Pacific
freight train was wrecked near Kl
M a, le. Cal.. and ten cars loaded with
ml and vegetable demolished. Three
traiims are sunDcsed to be under the
w reckage.
Two men were burned to death in a
fire at Limestone, N. Y.
Jews of Pittsburg have raised fund
to aid distressed Jewish familiea.
Whitnlaw Keid has returned to his
pout aa ambassador to Great Britain,
A Corean and Japanese Kzclusion
league has been organised at Denver.
A pearl necklace ard a pin of extra
ordinary beauty, valued at $110,000,
have been stolen from Countess von
Wattenslebe, at Berll.
Miss Emily Currier, for 43 year a
teacher In Chicago public schools, is
d.a l. For the past 41 years she never
missed a day from her duties.
Utilization of automobiles to trans
port rubber from the back country of
the Congo to the river is planned by
the American-Congo company.
While the driver of a Wells-Fargo
expreca wagon was delivering a package
In Keno a thief stole a sack containing
$-A00 in gold. No arrests have been
male.
Callao, Pern, Is making great prepa
rations to welcome the battleship fleet.
The Kentucky legislature la still in
dcadloik over the election of a senator.
The Spokane Athletic club will admit
women to its boxing and athletic con
trts. Smoking will be barred.
l-ocal labor anions In San Francisco
are doing everything in theii power to
ai l the tight against bubonic plague.
Hanker Morse, of the New York lee
trust, was much surprised at his arrest
wi.en he landed from a Kuiopean trip.
Two Mexican woodchoppers In Cali
fornia ate toadstools for mushrooms and
bi;h died before a i-hvsician could
reach them.
right for the privilege of railroad
building in Turkey and Austria is cre
ating serious inharmony among the
xiers of Kurope.
Itaron Takahira, who has returned to
the United States as ambassador from
Jnan, says the idea of war with Japan
is "too hellish to think of."
It is tieieved that the larger part of
the lttlcskip Meet will eventually
make a visit to the Orient, in the in
tirests of preserving the entity of
Tewnaend Makes Report en Land
Grants in Oregon.
Washington. Feb. 19. The substance
nf tha rara.rt of B. I). TownSend On bil
Investigation of the Oregon A California
railroad land grant was wade public to-
.1.. ..- tl, flr.t lima, and ahoWS in
general way the fact on which the go
eminent will base Its suit to compel the
railrcad company either to comply with
the law er forfeit Jul title to the grant.
The report Is so full and explicit as to
rnmira ca ex ar.ati'.'n . I n louuaiua
virtu-fa are made:
"The provision of the grant restrict
ing tie number ot sales nave ue.y.
been respected. Lands have been sold
to any person, whether settler or specu
lator, in as large quantities as possible
and at the highest price possiDie. i
m.bini aalxa tha railroad company has
always observed the law ol suppiy a..u
d.mand and has never ODeyeu mo
iui KuhntantiI violations ui
ti.a i.m of the irrant occurred from
Among the first
miv s - - -
lamvaunni i ecu ted In 1872 several
Instances occur where land was sold at
Drices largely in excess of -' ov per
acre, sometimes as high aa $10 pet
acre. In 1874 three instances are found
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
MOW lO MARK YOUR BALLOT
Initiative
. tar Vofi'ff on
inairwfciw.'w
ard ReftrenOum r-etltiona.
Salem-That thre la a general
misunderstanding aa to tne mauuer
i.n..i,fl hn marked
In whlcll DBIIUi uu.
In voting upon referendum measures
... . . w- fh. tnrl mat 1U au
dressing- public meeting a few day
. l..nl uneaker Uiauu m
ago a l"""'"'"- , ,
assertion that In order to defeat
referendum measure one must vote
..v... Thi was an error. Dallots
I vu. "
.... i u.uiilv tha same
are to De maraeu m l...,
manner as to both Initiative and ref
erendum measures. J nose wuu w.u
. ... ..... a tr.iiu mta ronstl-
a mil euacicu -" -
tutlonal amendment adopted should
mark their ballots before the word
Yes" Those wno are uppubcu m
-hn.iid vote 'No." Whether sub
mitted under the referendum or pro
nosed by Initiative, the measures ap
pear upon the ballot In exactly the
1 - .tin. 1... h.a hwn
...... a r.ipm A 1 1 1 1 1 1 uai .,
illlic .wi .... - .
hv the leulslature and has
LANGS HETUHNsy-
UUs
of conveyances 'to single purchaser of Leen referred to the people stauda In
- .1.1. 1.1... n niuiuiira ihHf
nnantitiea exceedimi 1.000 acres each
Tl s e violations continued throughout
the history of the itract.
'When the Southern racinc sysiera
secured control of the land grants tne
first thing they did was to organize an
effective land department. Land exam
iners and timber cruisers were employ
ed and a force set to work to ascertain
and appraise the value of each specific
tract of land contained In the gram:
this had never been done before,
"About 18H0 some of the old and ex
Derlenced timbermen of Michigan, Wis
consin and .Minnesota were attracted oj
reports as to the timber lands of Ore
iroa. mere suddeciy arose a tremen
dous demand for lands by wealthy tim
bermen and speculators in the rast
The railroad company waj quick to see
its opportunity to profit ty disposing
of lands contrary to the terms of the
grant. It immediately began to make
sales In quantities ranging from 1,000
to many thousand acres.
'Of 813,908 acres sold by the rail
road company, only 127,418 acres were
sold within the limitations of quantity
and purchase price prescribed by the
grant, and 515, W-'8 acres were sold in
quantities exceeding 160 acres, of
which 3(13,91)1 acres were ccnveyed or
sold to 38 purchasers in quantities ex
ceeding 2,000 acres to each purchaser
since the year 1897.
At the expiration of 40 years after
the enactment of the grant, 2,000,000
acres of the lands granted are vested in
a single proprietor, with no public ob
ligation and virtually controlling the
commercial destiny of a large portion of
Oiegon. This la the very evil which
the provisions of the grant were destin
ed to avert. 1 et that condition now
exlagts, with the assertion of ft legal
right to make it permanent.
The total asseased valuation ot the
land grant for the year 1907 was ap
proximately 118,000,000, whereas prior
to the year J 902 the assessed valuation
had never exceeded (2,000,000.. Of the
total taxes paid by the railroad com
pany on account of its land grant, from
1870 to the present time, more than
one-half has been paid since 1902."
ti,u .m nosltlon us a measure tnai
has been proposed by initiative.
Loan Fund Increases.
University of Oregon, Kugene Hon.
n A. Rnoth. of Kugene. lias luei given
to the student loan fund of the Univer
sity of Oregon a check tor ft00 to be
used as an irreuuciuie euuauuuai
fund for students. The fund will De
known as the "Booth Loan Fund" and
mill h kent seDarate from the general
loan fund, which at present is distrib
uted In loans ranging in amount rroin
$15 to $80 among 10 students of the
university. Since the establishment 01
the aeneral fund five years ago, more
than 30 students have been enabled to
complete their college course who could
not otherwise have done so. The uni
versify hopes to establish during the
present year a loan fund ol at least $5,.
000, to be loaned under the direction 01
President Campbell, or some one desig
nated by him, to boys and girls all over
Oregon who wish to complete their edu
cation, but who cannot do to without
assistance. It is believed that a loan of
approximately $100 a year, at a low
rate of interest, to be repaid in two
years after graduation, is much more
preferable than an outright gift In the
form of a scholarship. The fund will
be guaranteed by 10 men against loss.
Two signatures will be required on each
ncte and a small amount of life insur
ance will be taken out to insure against
loss by death. The present loan fund
amounts to approximately $1,000.
Annual Report of University.
University ol Oregon, Kugen. The
annual report of the president of the
University of Oregon lor 1907, with the
reports of the tU)ard and registrar,
have pint been issued. The president a
report shows that the university haa
made a aatn ol 231 In enrollment this
year over that of lust.
Tillamook O.irym,. M"v,r
Y,r Par Co'
Tillamook An,K... eo-Peat,,,?
cheeae factory t,; .k t!nuttl
report Is tBttt . Rd 1 lover
Creamery Company aoU m"f,w
iron.! h.,in.. . ! exceedingly
flutterlna- to ,t,e"VJ. ,...- a ,H,0
....... . .'"h'.-.. factory.
iiir.i urn 10 thin cD" .7 .
Following are wf the Interest
ing figure. thrt: Amm. ; of
milk received for thJv't '-0".
pounds; amount (. buif' 1,11 COD
talned In milk, 8 577-7 pounda;
average teat. oiyll Pe1 . 7
amount of cheo nianuiariureu,
195,00 pound- rurns receiveu,
$27,692.06; averil)?e PrU rev vmi
14 1-5 cents per Zni t-
mook; average vi-i.i 1 Z1 l,ounu
per 1U0 pounds of niU- . , .
The price pal,i th P'ton, .for
butter fat k ... . hith price dur
ing the whole year s the fo"owlD
figures will show'- January, 30.6
cents; February, 2S.27 cnta; Marcb,
j a ceius; April, 37 55 cemo,
34.37 cents; June 34.96 cents; July,
34.08 cents; August. 36.78 cents;
September, 36.16 cents; October, 36
cents; Novemher. :tii.5 cents; Decem
ber, 33.33 cents.
As the numerous cheese factories
of Tillamook county are making
their annual returns, 'he dairymen
are now in a portion to Know me
results of their year's work, who are
comparing figures ltn previous
years, and aa a result o' tnls B large
number of dairymen bsve niade over
$100 per cow for it year, and con
sidering that they raise all their own
feed on their-farms .snd do not have
to buy mill feed, the profit In dairy
ing lut year waa exceedingly lnrg,
they receiving their pay every
month. As an illustration or this,
W. 1). Alderman has made $2,385.96
from 21 cows, or 1113.61 per cow.
Me takes hla milk to the Maple Leaf
Creamery Association, and It Is mude
into cheese.
TALKS BEAR FRUIT.
STATkHOOD NOT PlEOGkO.
New Mexico Must Dapand on Future
Dtvalopmants.
Washington, Feb. 18. Notwith
standing report nt from Washington,
no agreement has been made by leaders
in congress to ps. a bill at the next
session of congress admitting the teril
tory of New Mexico Into the Uniou.
The facts of the case are briefly as fol
lows: A delegation of New Mexicans, head
ed by the governor, rime to Washing
ton several week ago to survey the
field and determine whether or not
thera was prospect of statehood legls
lation this session. This delegation
was to have been backed by 100 or
more New Mexicans had the outlook
been favorable. Hut after conferring
with the leaders in both branches of
congress, the advance guard decided
that statehood legislation could not b
secured this session, no matter how
many men apeared on the scene to
urge IU enactment. Thereupon the
"big lobby," was called off and the
original delegation went home.
Two propositions were submitted,
but no pledges of any sort were given.
First, it was suggested that it might be
well to send a congressional party to
New Mexico during the coming summer
to make an investigation and determine
whether or not conditions in that terri
tory were such as to justify its admis
sion Into the Union. The other propo
sition was merely to allow the New
Mexicans to com- to Washington in
force next winter and appear before the
territories committees , of senate and
house In support of their statehood bill.
TO WELCOME FLEET.
Marlon Farmers Buying Grafting and
Spraying Supplies
Falem That the educational work
among fruitgrowers by such men as M.
O. Lownsdale and K. C. Armstrong haa
been productive of great results In this
vicinity, is evident from the unprece
dented sabs of grafting and spray mi
terials by Kaleiu dealers. During the
last few days of clear weather there ha
been an immense demand for rosin,
beeswax and tallow with which to make
grafting wax, thus showing exclusively
that farmers are acting upon the advice
of Mr Lownsdale to cut down their old,
neglected and diseased apple trees, with
ft view to grafting into the stumps,
Much of the grafting this year, how
ever, will be in younger trees, which
were Dermitted orm a top so blah as
to be o.it ot reach, or which are of un
marketable varieties. In most in
stances where old teres are cut down,
I they will be cut close to the ground and
Th. r,,,wl. t,. tne nrmn tih dona next winier
-" , .. , , ... , .. , .1 1.1
fallen short $15,000 of meeting the w"' f " "
current expenses of the year and to "U,"H a.,
avoid a deficiency the faculty served cnerry orc.mius wui p iu
threemonth.witbo.it r.av. The work marketable var.et.ugiially the Roy-
Honors of Vies Admiral for Evans at
Callao, Peru.
Lima, Teru, Feb. 18. The Ameri
can fleet, which is steaming np th
west coast of 8011th America, Is expect
ed to arrive at Callao next Thursday,
and the government has ordered that
Rear Admiral Evan be tendered the
honors of a vice admiral. The cruiser
Cor ne ttologimi left Callao tonight for
this port.
F.verything is in readiness at Lima
and Callao for a glorious welccme to
the Americans. The oilicial program
Includes a great twnquet which will be
given by President I'ardo to the oflicers
in commemoration of Washington's
birthday. On Friday Admiral Kvans,
if his health permits, will visit the
president and the visit will be returned
on board the Connecticut. A bull fight
has been fixed for Monday, at which it
is expected Dearly all the officers and at
least 5,000 of the sailors will have an
opportunity to see the sport of the
country. An excursion to Mount
Meiggs has been arranged for Tuesday
and on Wednesday there will be a re
ception at the American legation. The
war minister will give a dinner to the
American oflicers on Thurcday, Febru
ary 27, and the following evening the
National club will give an officers' ball.
RICH NEVADA STRIKE
Assays Over S.'x Uucdred Dollars
to roe Tod.
TAKAHIRA bAVS "NO WAR"
HUNDREDS STAMPEDE TO SCENE
Appearances Indicate Greatest Strike
Ever Mad In State Ore
Seams Unlimited.
Reno, Nev., Feb. 18. At the 60-foot
level of the lease of John Keams. on
Hal loon mountain, at Rawhide, today,
Tom Kearn set off shot that uncov
ered a breatt of ore literally alive with
g'dd and assaying clear across the six
foot opening more than $00 per ton In
gold and silver, making it by far the
largest gold discovery in the history of
Nevada, if not In the world.
The strike is only a short distance
from th estate of the Halloon Hill
company's property which sold last
week for $1100,000. Not since the dis
covery of Toriopah has the excitement
been so intense in Reno. Tonight mnre
than 200 residi nts of this city, many
of (hem businessmen and others clerks,
left for the scene. This rush has been
going on for the past ten day on re
ports of strikes from the ramp, but the
Confirmed story of the Kearns strike
this afternoon has added to the excite
ment The population since last week has
grow n to 6,000 and is being added to aa
rapidly as conveyances can carry for
tune seekers to the camp. The ore to
all appearances i in place. The vein
forms a contact between the main back
bone of Halloon hill and joins the coun
try rock to the west, w hich is altered
porphyry. The gangne is in a moder
ately solidified kaolinized rhynlite car
rying about $3 In gold to $1 in silver.
WAR FEVER IN RUSSIA.
WORST IN SCORE OF YEARS.
Storm Paralyzes Traffic in Chicago
and Causes Suffering.
Chicago, Feb. 19. Several deaths,
many injuries and much suffering fol
io (led today In the wake of one of the
worst blizzards experienced In this sec
tion in several years. Trallic on sur
face and suburban lines is practically
tied up tonight and downtown betels
are filled with r.sidentg of outlying dis
tricts, who found themselves unable to
reach their hom s.
The storm, which broke early in the
day, raged with increasing fury until
nightfall, subsiding somewhat toward
midnight. One of the most tragic oc
enrrences In connection with the storm
was the wrecking in the harbor'at Wau
kegan.of the fishing lioat Ansonpah, in
whicn two men lost their lives and six
others had narrow ea.apes from death
China.
Secretary Metcalf has made public
the report of Admiral Convene on the
eft. etiveness and standing of the Amer
lean navy, which Is to the eftect that
our navy is as gx.d as th c lient in every
thing but numbers.
There is nn outlook of plague In
(eriiiany's West Africa colonies.
the report is again current that
J:ip.iii is trying to float a loan In
I'.iila.
I'remler Franco has reached
ti. 11011 badly worn out by his flight
from Lisbon.
The garrison at Fort Yellowstone
will be Increased to four troops of
cavalry of 100 men each.
Two men were killed while walk
Inn on the railroad, near Hilllnns
Mont. They were too drunk to no
the nn approaching train
The house committee on nillltnry
affairs has agreed to recommend
more pay for enlisted men
.1. rlerpont Morgan was an Inter
"led spectator during the senate do
bate on the pending currency bill.
Nine miners were killed by an ex
plosion of gas In a Kentucky coal
mine.
Turkey Is withdrawing hor troop
ironi the Russian frontier of Persia
and the outlook seems to be for
peace.
Count Honl de Castlllane was fined
$:'i) for his recent assault on his
rival, Prince d Sagan. nnd the lat
ter was given 20 cents damages.
After being in trie hands or re
reivers for eight Tears the assets of
n New York bank shrunk from
$ I .it), 000 to $;ic..ooo.
In a speech before the Lincoln
rlnh of Kalamazoo, Mich., Senator
Kiinx, of rcnns lviinla, said federal
regulation of railroads had been "en
tirely Justified nnd was not an at
tack on tnislnes4.
A .rw lori aranj Jsry nn r
turned to Indlcdutats siluit lc
King Morse.
Hoarh Ilargls, th young wis a was
shot his father, a ksatuiiy t;tt
as held without talk
Gorge Threatens Des Moines.
Pes Moines, Feb. 19. A blizzard
which started last night and still rages
today has delayed trains on all roads
from one to lour hours, stopped street
cars and interfered with telegraph and
telephone communications. Flight
Inches ol snow has fallen and drifted
naniy. un Kaccoon liver an ice gorge
six miles long has formed just above the
city. City officials are using dvnamita
to blow up the gorge. People are mov
ing out ol houses on the low lands. For
ttie first time in the history of the city
a uig ice gorge mreatens destruction
Fourteen Inchis of Snow.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 19. Following a
continuous tall of snow lasting 24 hours.
accompanied by a Wind which heaped
it into drifts, ami almost tied up all
amos 01 sireei name, the mercury be
gin a downward course this evening
ah railroad trains were late and
s ime instances morning overland train
aid not reach Omaha until this even
ing. Neatly 14 inches of snow fell
the heaviest in 20 years. There waa
heavy run of livestock at the yards to
day and much suffering from the storm
was the result.
of the summer school and the corre- 1
pondence ichool is discussed and a re
commendation is made for a bureau of
research in economics, politics and so
ciology. An outline of the plans of
the school of education for training
high school teachers and principals is
given and attention la railed to the
gilt to the university of a building and
land by the citizens ol Nonh Bend for
the establishment of marine biologi
cal laboratory, f r which Coos bay
offers exceptional advantages. The
total registration, as shown by the reg
istrar's report is 077 students.
New Salmon Hatrhery.
Astoria Master FlHh Warden Van
Duaen received from the O. K. sV N.
Co. a lease to the property on Tan
ner creek, near Bonneville, which
the state fisheries department de
sires as a site for the establishment
of a large central salmon hatchery.
and of a system of retaining ponds.
where the small fry can be fed and
kept until large enough to protect
themselves against their numerous
natural enemies before being turned
out.
Much Snow, But No Cold.
vny, reo. me snow
storm that rjrevailed all day in Kansas
and Western Missouri continues to-
nignt. tint without low temperature
most points reporting the thermometer
anove .'ll degres. In Kansas City tl
.an up 1., o CIOCK Tonight was
about one and one-half inches deer
hut in Southern and Central Kansas
tour or rive inch. have f.4llrn. Trains
are not seriously delayed, and the storm
is tiigiuy satisfactory to ranchers.
Flood Naaring Cincinnati.
v .n.mi 1, reu. ir. loday an
Ihursday the crest ot the flood is n
pected here, having pafsed Parkersbnrg
yr.ier.iay. inundation of lowlands lias
oven reported all along the river, an
moiisan.ia have teen driven from their
Homes, but it is now believed that con
ditilS S Will not grow much mnra .!
lona.
PINCHOT WILL QUIT.
at Anne where t'Joriginal tree is oflpep0rte(
a variety tor wnictinere is no aemanu.
Japs Studfing Salmon,
Oregon City 8. Fujimura, of
Hokkaido, Japan, (pent yesterday at
the Clackamas station of the United
States Bureau of Fisheries, and Is
on the Pacific Coast to study the
methods and work of this govern
ment in handling salmon propng;
tlon. Mr. Fujimura is from North
ern Japan, where there Is only the
dog fish salmon, and states that his
government Is considering the Intro
duction of the chlnook Biilmon in
Japanese waters. He is fresh from a
,tour of the fisheries work In Eng
land and other European countries.
Albany's New Flour Mill.
Albany Albany's new flour
began running today In one of
warehouses of the old Albany Farm-'
ers Company and will he conducted
by E. A. Johnson, recently of Drain.
and P. H. Marshall, secretary of the
Albany Farmers' Company. The new
mill has a capacity of SO barrels a
day. The new firm will also man
age the three warehouses of the old
company at Albany, Tallman and
Tangent.
New Bsnk For Milton,
Milton Application for a charter
for a new National bank, with a cap
ital of $25,000. to be established In
Milton, has been made to the Con
troller of the Currency at Washing
ton. It will be railed the First Na
tional Bank of Milton. The stock-
noiders are: J 1. Klnni. W. II. Steen.
J. ti. nan, c. W. Steen, Highly Har-
iri, II. M. Cockburne, II. U. Lee,
iiavui stiii, f K Cockburne, C. T.
mm cockburne and John McEwan,
the
He Has Plans for Career
in tha Senate.
Washington, Feh. 18. The story has
been put in circulation in Washington
to the effect that Uifford Pinchot, chief
of the Forest service, will retire from
service at the close of President Roose
velt s term, and go West to grow up
with the country. The report goes on
to say that Pinchot has a desire to mix
in politics, with the hope of ultimately
being sent to the senate from the state
In which he takes his resilience.
Since Mr. Roosevelt became presi
dent, Mr. Pinchot haa been a very pow
erful man in the administration. He
was holding an insignificant oflice as
chief of the forestry division of the Ag
ricultural department. Government
forestry work was then In its infancy
and the work 01 t'mchot s division
counted for little. Mr. Pinchot quickly
Interested the president in the subject
of rational forestry, and when the pres
ident became interested the division
sprung into prominence, and has grown
steadily to its present proportions. Its
growth and the extension of its work
would not have been possible but for
the aid of president Roosevelt.
Ruihirg Troops to Fr:ntier to Fight
Turkey.
fit. Petersburg, Feb. 18. The alarm
ist reports of the possibility of hostili
ties between Russia and Tarkey, which
have permeated all stratus of Russian
society, have assumed the proportions
of a veritable war scare, to which the
sensational press Is devoting its biggest
headlines.
The situation Is taken seriously, not
only in military circles, but also by
conservative politicians. M. Ciiitch
koff, leader of the majority In the
douma, announced his intention to
night of raising at the next meeting of
the committee of national defense the
question of the nation's readiness for
war. This, he believes, is of the most
vital importance, in view of the news
from the Caucasus and all parts of
Kurope. He also purpose to interpel
late the minister of communication on
the ability of the railroads to transport
troops qirckly to the frontiers.
The douma, according to M. Gutch-
koff, will be guilty of criminal negli
gence if it pet m its the country agam to
be drawn Into a war for which it is
wholly unprepared. The surest means
to avoid a rupture, he said, is serious
preparation for any eventuality.
Mercenary Newspapers Havo Caused
All ih Di'sturbar.ca.
New York, Feb. 17. Declaring
that war between the United Mates
and Japan would be tho most "In
human event In the world's history,"
and was " too hellish" to bo thought
of, Huron Kogoro Takahira, the uew
Japuueat ambassador to Washing
ton, said today, upon landing In New
York from the ateauier Ktrurla, that
rbe Japanese know absolutely noth
ing of a break In the cordial rela
tions which have been historic be
tween the two nations. Talk of war,
Jiaros Takahira declared, fi'-ii Euch
emphasis, was utterly unintelligible
to him, unless, as some one had sug
gested, it was spread broudcust to
serve the commercial ends of some
newspapers.
The uew ambassador said there
might be some matters pending In
Washington which would require
bis attention, but they were not ser
ious. As to the cruise of the Amer
ican fleet to the Pacific ocean, B
regarded It purely as a naval man
euver on a grand scale designed to
show to the world ut large that
America has a wonderful naval pow
er which can be dispatched any
where ut a moment's notice "In sup
port of a legitimate cause which al
ways Is at the bottom of American
diplomacy."
Karon Takahira will leave for
Washington tomorrow morning at
11 o'clock to present his credential
to President Koosevelt. lie is a
warm personal friend of Mr. Roose
velt, aud is looking forward to his
meeting with the chief executive
with a great deal of pleasure. The
buron Is returning to the American
capital after an ubsence of two years
MAROONED ON GLACIER.
SWEDEN FEARS RUSSIA.
Eta-
Strained Relations Over Coaling
lion May Bring War.
Stockholm, Feb. 18 The relations
between Sweden and Russia are decid
edly strained at present. The tension
has arisen because Russia insists upon
being released from the agreement made
when Sweden surrendered Finland, thst
no naval stations or fortiflcatio is should
be established on the Finnish shores
adjacent to Sweden. The pait taken
by Russia in the Norwegian integrity
treaty and her present attitu le on the
Baltic closed sea question also have
greatly irritated Swedtn.
Var is feared In Sweden, because
Russia for some time past hits been pre
paring to establish a naval station nn
the western shores of Aland island,
which' is 25 miles fiotn the Swedish
coast and only a few hours by steamer
from Stockholm.
Nineteen Japanese, Fishermen Found
Fratz.pg and Starving,
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 17. Cnst
ashore on Malasplna glacier near Ya-
kutat, Alaska, November 6, after a
severe gale lasting 72 hours. 19
members of the Japanese fishing.
schooner Sutsuma Maru lived in a
camp at the foot of the glacier for
three mouths. Then nine of them
escaped in their sampan to Yakutat,
where the ship Jeanie was bailed.
The Jeanie went to tho glacier
that afternoon. With seven sailors
the Japanese sampan, which was
towed to the glacier by the Jeanie,
put off towards the beach to rescue
their comrades. The Jennie's big
lifeboat followed in the wake of the
sampun, but did not approach the
surf.
The sampan had hardly entered
the surf when it was rolled over re
peatedly. Four of the men were
picked up unconscious by the life
boat and taken back to the ship a
mile away. The 0 dicers of the Jeanie
saw the catastrophe and the ship
wrecked men on shore rushed into
the sea and took out the bodies of
the other three sailors. Whether
they were alive or dend Is not
known. The Jeanie stood off for two
hours, but the sea was running so
high that no boat could live to pass
the surf. A revenue cutter has
sailed to the glacier to rescue the
other men.
FLEFT WILL OO TO ORIENT.
United
le, $32.60; cracked,
in
Handle Little Freight.
Salem The Oregon Electric Rail
way has announced that it Is remit-
to handle freight business In a fttm.TI
way, but since It Is not fullv urn.
pared It has asked the railroad com
mission to suspend the demurrage
rules.
School and Raised.
Salem The state land ho.-irH h,
raised tne price or state school land
from $2.50 to $5 an ncre. This ac-
iioii was entire v funeei...
vanee in nrlee was f:.v.r.i ,.,
members of the board and will ..r,.i, I po."n'1 radish.
ably meet public approval.
PORTLAND MARKETS
Wheat Club, 81c; bluestem, 83c;
'""y, 01c; ied, 79c.
'iB,ley Feed, $26 per ton; brewing,
I'Nied, i:Krt',30.
ats-.Vo. 1 ,hit!i 27; gray, $27,
'CI UJI1,
Corn
$:i3..ri0.
II .....
'y-alley timothy, No. 1, $17
per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
-0ot21; clover, $H15; cheat, $15;
111(315; alfalfa, $12(a13;
.r.un, 114,
rrnils Appi., table, $1.753.00;
""-wiiiiC, $1.25(.1. BO per box; cran
b'"'e", $(?!! p, barrel.
egethH,-r irtljpgi 7fic per sack;
tu,.,,t.. . . .
-..1. a, one jxr ssck; beets, si per
caiit,ePi if;i,l'4c per round; can-
ini.mer, $i.;5fiia H5 ; celery, $3.75f
per cigts- ,,. i,y2tc per dor..-n
Th1"r,i".,,'rsle-v'Ik-r.loen; peppers. 17.V
per oor.en ;
Oead'ock I Unbroken.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 18. The Ken
lucky general assembly has balloted for
a month to elect a 1 nite.l Mates sens
tor to succeed James 13. McCreary, and
is apparently no nearer an election
than it was on the first ballot. In the
first vote ex-Governor Beckham, who
had been nominated at the Democratic
primaries, received B0 votes; ex-Gov
ernor Bradley Republican canons noml
nee, M votrs, while seven Democratic
votes were scattered and one Republican
ab-ent through illness. There has been
no change.
ach, c
20c
spin-
Planting Nut Trass In Linn.
Albany A meeting to discuss wal
nut culture and to stimulate inter.t in
that line of industry will b held i
Albany on Febrnsry 27. A number ol
walnut grower will be present and will
give instruction In the planting and
care cf walnut trees. Some new !
nut orrhads are being set nut in
county and there will pn.b-hl .. -i""'H
a 1
Dsr ,.ni : sprouts. Hi: tier
l""imi; Siitisfi). ti l'4c per pound.
nion3 hundred
''"'"to-.!.! ..I r hnndr
1-1 E.l rtT hundred, deliv-
frp" Portland- .-t potatoes. $.1.fiofti
3. .IS per cwt
BKer Far, creamery, 3035c per
greately increased
eonung two years.
scrtage during tin
N Industry for kugene.
Kgene Kugene pec,s shortly to
have In operation a complete concrete
bock cement brick mannfaoturmg
Fh. r I r -l-par.ment of
the Commercial club has interred
.inbh;r.inVfe;tv.,h, :.r.r
pound,
r".i!trv-Ar old hris, 1.W13V
I'pmnd; red chicken, 12'(3 13c;
"i,r'"g ehi, lL"r,M3e; rooner,
: rW' '. hi, kens. Me: tur-
livo, Ik,.,; dressed, choice, 15
l'e; n(.,. o, . 10c: ducks, 14M
1'x1; Pig-ons';-H(i fl;s.piabs, $1.60u?2.
J-'W Frwh' racl candled, 22,3
"V Per dr
Vesl 7,v; ,,, ' ,nds. "c; 150 to
Pork Blork -5,0 150 pounds, 6i
'; packer. Vfj.rtc.
Hops jt ' nil choice 4(3
c Pr Dmnj. ' ,. "0 ner pound.
Won -1 : '"".,nn average best
152 r.T''rn, .rdin. to shrink-
: v.i ..r,nJI"-..1rdinii to fine-
ne; iob4I,,S;w2!Kd30epef pound.
Pushing Towird Coast.
Terry Mont.. Feb. 18. The Chicago,
Milwaukee fc St. Paul railway to-lay
extended to this city the train service
of the company's Pacific cosst exten
sion. The new line crose the Yellow
stone river f..r the first time at Terry.
The train service ia daily being extend-
eu nerween Aberdeen, Narmanh, N. D.,
and this city. The record of Ihe Chi-
cago, Milwaukee A Kt. Paul In buildliio
i'S tacinc roast extension, has. it ian
no-inced today, never lieen equaled In
the matter of time by anv similar nn.
derm King.
Sulfan I Only Smillnr.
Home, Feo. B.'The sultan U run.
hing his hand," said nn ambassador of
one of the leading power in explaining
that, the only country to profit by the
i-reHKiog up 11 me Mironean under,
standing In the Balkans would be Tnr
key. ho far Turkey has only consented
10 a commission to study the proposed
Ain-tria railway and has not aa vet
given the concession, and year are ne.
cessary to obtain concession from the
porte.
Lumber Ceanpany Assigns.
Murfressboro, Tenn., Feb. 18. Tha
firm of W. B. Karthman A Co., dealer
in lumber, have assigned. The liabiil-
tie. It I said, will approximate $700.-
000 with assets between $500,000 and
$600,000.
Continued Over Ohjsction.
ran Francisco, Feb. 18. The trolley
briliery cases of Calhoun, Mullaly,
Ford, Abbott and Schmitx were contin
ued today by Judge I.awlor for one
week over the objection of Attorney A.
A. Moore, who declared that all ti e
United railroad ofliculs were ready for
immediate trial. All the cases against
Kuef except the one which is now set
for trial were also continued after an
objection was entered by Attorney
Henry Ach on the ground tht Knef
bad never been arraigned or received a
copy of the indictment.
' Prosecutors In Conference.
Los Angeles, Feb. 18. Following the
report of impending Federal and Mate
prcecution of the railroads of Califor
nia npon charges of violation of the
law. If. K. Duncan, special agent of
the Department i f Justice at Washing
ton, was today In consultation with
United States District Attorney Oscar
Lawlar. Members of the State It ill
road commission and Asistant Attor
ney General Raymond Benjamin ar
rived today for the purpose, it is said,
of examining the books of th? Santa
Fe and Salt I-ake Railroad companies.
Canada Will Stand by Japs
Ottawa, Ont.. Feb. 18. The Japan
ese consul wa inquiring at the depart
ment today as to the truth of a report
from Vancouver about the arrest of two
Japanese nndrr the Natal act. The
Justice department has no information
but its ollicen have instructions to
test every case by habeas corpus or
otherwise, so as to permit the Japan
ese to land. As soon aa the official
copy of the Natal act ha been received
here, it will be disallowed.
States Will Take a Hand In
Far Eastern Question.
Washington, Feb. 17. The ques
tion of preserving "Chinese territor
ial and administrative entity" has
suddenly assumed new Importance In
the eyes of the diplomatic world in
connection with the crulHe of the
American battle fleet to the Pacific
especially since It became an as
sured fact that the fleet is to pro
ceed to the Orient soon after reach
ing San Francisco.
Several months ago It was stated
that certain Interests closely In touch
with commercial affairs In China
professed to.be Informed that the
real significance of the fleet's move
ment to the Pacific had to do with
affairs affecting the Flowery King
dom, and that In time their state
ment of the case, would be justified.
Always the well-informed have been
aware that there was something If
nothing more than a remote contin
gency aside from the practice fea
tures of the cruise Involved. A pop
ular Impression has been that tho
immigration question was behind it
all. The immigration question now
Is practically settled, but thero Is to
be no change In the program of send
ing the fleet under Admiral KvanB
to the Far East.
Ltbor Will Go to Law.
New York, Feb. 17. New York
labor unions contributed about $5,
000 to the fund nsked for by Presi
dent Samuel dumpers, of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, for the
purpose of fighting the Injunctions
Issued by the District of Columbia
courts In the suit against the Fed
eration by the Buck Stove & Range
Company. The suit Is to determine
the right of the federation tr) black
list manufacturers who do not em
ploy union labor. Tho cases are to
be taken to the supreme court
Standard Declares Dividend.
New ork, Feb. 18. The directors
of the Standard Oil company declared a
quarterly dividend of $15 per share.
The same amount was paid in the cor
responding quarter last year. Standard
Oil is an unlisted stock. The amount
of stock outstanding la $100,000,000.
Will Fight for Harbor.
San Francisco, Feb. 17. A battle
for waterfront property valued at.
$20,000,000 w ill be begun n xt
Tuesday when the authorities of the
city of Oakland organize to fUht tho
Southern Pacific. For half a c.-ntury
the Southern Pacific has dominated
the front of Oakland's harbor, grah
blng, step hy step, strips of land, un
til it had laid its hands upon tho
greater part of the harbor -m r;- th---.
A recent decision of the federal
court of nppeals has opened the way
hy which the city of Oakland may re
gain the land.
PCivr fcr l"sur-re 'orrp-rv.'''1
New York, Feb. 1 7. Judge Ward
In the United State circuit con t,
appointed the following receivers lor
the Mutual Ites-rve Insurance Com
pany: Charles J. Could, of the --w
firm of Could & Wllkle; W illiam I f.
Russell, of the law firm of Russell
Wlnslow, nnd Archibald C.
Ilaynes, president of tho Mutual Re
serve l.l f f Insurance Company. Kach
receiver was put under a bond or
$100,000. Insolvency and Inability
to meet Its obligations are given
Grip Has Got London.
London, Feb. 17. Influenza N
claiming thousands of victims In
London snd the visitation of tho
present time la the worst that has
bepn known In many year. No bs
than three members of the cabinet,
confined to their beds with the mal-
Isdy.