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PAPERS ARE SIGNED
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Rising W aters.
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
W ook,
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to
St. Lonis hat been warned to expect
a flood.
The house has passed the bill g iy
ing Alaska a delegate.
The Vladivostok squadron has sunk
a small Japanese steamer at Gensan.
Kouropatkin is to be made com
mander of land and sea forces in the
Far East.
A dispatch from Port Arthur denies
that 20,000 Japanese troops have land
ed at Dalny.
The foreign military observers as
signed to Japan)s first army in Corea
have been ordered to leave for the
front.
The Japanese are landing much ma
terial and other supplies and preparing
to build bridges m the neighborhood of
W iju .
The powers are expected to back
Russia in declaring the use of wireless
telegraphy constitutes espionage. The
United States alone is expected to make
certain reservations.
The tomb of the famous Livingston
family, near New York, was broken
into and the bodies of several removed,
while the bones of others were scat
tered over the floor.
The house has passed the senate bill
providing that when the United States
district judge of the district of Oregon
is absent or unable to hold court, the
circuit judge may hold district court
and perform other dutres of the district
judge.
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The can* has signed an order recall
ing Viceroy Alexieff.
The Japanese lines on the Yalu river
now extend for 30 miles.
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Bank robbers at Iola, W is .,. secured
$1,200, but overlooked $9,000 in their
haste.
The Panama canal property has been
formally turned. over to the ' United
States.
An American doctor and eight nurses
have arrived in Japan to assist in Red
Cross work.
*> Fort Scott, Kan., April 27.— Fort
8cott is experiencing the most serious
flood in its history. Marmatong river
and Mill creek, which runs into tbe
former stream here, have risen ten feet
in the past 24 hours, the result of
heavy rains. 8everal hundreds of per
sons have been rescued in boats. A«
far as known tonight no lives have been
lost. Tbe estimated loss in livestock
drowned and property damaged is
$ 100 , 000 .
The two streams began to rise at 10
o ’clock last night and today the city
was divided into three sections and al
most completely isolated.
Normally
Mill creek runs into the Marmatong
liver, northeast of the city, but because
of the rapid rise thejr formed a new
channel which cut across one end of
the city. Tonight thè entire northern
part of the city is cut off, and part of
tbe city is inundated.
Ten feet of water is rushing through
the streets in that part of the city and
several hundred persons in what is
known as Belltown have been forced to
leave their homes. Many were taken
away in boats.
There were several narrow escapes
from drowning. Late today an aged
couple named Lemore, living north of
tbe city near the river, were rescued in
boats. They were completely hemmed
in.1 Rescuers were out all day under
the direction of Fire Chief Ausman,
Mayor Congdon and Chief of Police
Mendenhall, and they succeeded in sav
ing thousands of dollars’ worth of prop
erty as well as the hundreds of inhabi
tants of that district.
Many who refused to leave Belltown
will still have to be taken away in
boats, as all avenues of escape have
now been cut off.
The gas works is three feet under
water and has closed down.
Tbe en
gine and pumps at the water station
are 20 feet under water.
The South
western Wholesale Grocery company’s
warehouse is flooded and the water has
reached the office. The wholesale dis
trict is completely surrounded and mer
chants are removing their stocks of
goods. All the railroads are tied up,
bridges being threatened and tracks
covered.
Washouts are reported in all direc
tions. In the low farming land the
water is from five to ten feet deep and
much stock has been drowned and
heavy damage to property
caused.
It
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is estimated that 300 persons are hom e«
less.
SOLDIER KILLED IN WRBCK.
Alaska Indian children will be W est Boned Santa N Train
• With a Light Baglas.
brought to the Chemawa, Oregon,
school or education.
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L or Angeles, Cal., April 2 7 > -A w e e t
bound
special train carrying several
Kouropatkin has forbid his generals
carloads
of soldiers bound for tbe pre
to engage in any battles and even
sidio. San Francisco, was wrecked at,
' poses small skirmishes. — •
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Hartoum Station, tbe first station west
Rumors of fighting on the Yalu, in of Needles, Cal, on the Santa Fe rail
which the Japanese lost heavily con road. On« Soldier, James M. Bowen,
tinue to come from Port Arthur.
was killed and about a dozen injured. ;
George A. Hammond, consulting en . According to the meagre information
gineer, has been ordered to Eastern obtainable in this city tonight the
Oregon to assist in tba examination of wteck occurred sometime during Hie
afternoon Sunday and was caused by
.the Malheur irrigation proposition.
the colliding of a light engine east-
The Indian agent at Colville, Wash., bound with the troop train.
The en
and the bonded superintendent at Net gine had helped a train over a heavy
Perces, Idaho, reservation hjve been grade just west of Needles, and was re
let out on account at indiscreet actions. turning to that point, presumably with
Neidermeir, Marx and Vandhie, the out the knowledge of the special troop
Chicago carbarn bandits, have paid the train.
penalty of thehr crimes. . .
TITLE
TO
PANAMA
CANAL
NOW
RESTS WITH UNITED STATES.
Ratify the Act el President and DL
" rector of Company—Title la Perfect—
U. S. First to Hear Naurs.
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The cost of the war to Russia, up to
April 6, is placed at $46,250,000.
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s.
ALL RBTIRB AT SBVBNTY YBARS.
St. Teterbsurg is in receipt of a re
port that Niu Chwang is being bom
barded.
Colorado militiamen clubbed the sec
retary of tbe Miners’ Federation for de
fying their chief.
Hoase Committee
tbe ( M
Service.
Washington, April 23.— The bouse
committee on reform in th eciv il service
authoriezd Chairman Gillett to intro*
duce a bill providing that on June 30,
1907, every office in the classified serv
ice of the United States held by is -per
son jrbo is then over 70 years old, shall
become vacant, and that thereafter each
offices ehsll become vacant when the
incumbent become* 70 years old.
The Committee directed Mr. Gillett
to report all pending bills granting
pensions to civil employes of the gov
ernment to the house, with the recom
mendation that they lie on the table;
also that the draft a bill reclassifying
the clerical servioe of the govertunent,
with f view to providing for more fre
quent promotions in the smaller sal
aried positions.
Alaskan Fishing gnason Extended.
Washington, April 25.— The secre
tary of commerce signed an order today
rescinding the regulation which limits
the duration of the salmon fishing sea
son in Southeastern Alaska.
Under
the former regulation,' eannerymen
were prohibited from taking salmon
until July 1, but the order issued today
removes this restriction * entirely and
no date is fixed. The repeal of tbe old
regulation was demanded _ by the can-
nerymen’s
association, * and
was
also recommended by the Jordan com
mission.
Improvements at Paget Sound Yards.
Washington, April 27.— Bids hsve
been opened st the navy department for
a steel storage betiding at the Puget
sound navy yard, the lowest bidder be
ing tbe 8t. Paul Foundry company,
$30,736, and for a boatshop at the
Puget sound yard, the loweet bidder
being T. Ryan, Seattle, $165.000.
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Spies la France are Trying to
Plans of Russians.
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Learn
8t. Petersburg, April 26.— The Buski
Slavo prints a letter from an dfficial in
the French secret service which reports
the presence- e f - nemerous Japanese
spies in France, well provided with
money. They shadow Russians and
watch the shipyards. Especially do
they endeavor to ascertain the exact
date of the departure of the Baltio fleet
and the points en route at which it will
coal.
The Novesti states that the Russians
should feel gratified at the strktegical
achievement o f 't h e naval squadron,
which imposed caution upon the Jap
anese operations and gave Russia time
to throw a prepondering military force
into Manchuria. ' The most favorable
time, the Novosti continues, for Japan
ese military operations has passed.
A letter written by Colonel Apsgeff,
an officer of marines on the Petropavlo-
vsk, who was drowned, describes the
routine upon the battleship.' We rise,
he wrote, at 6 o ’clock, learn tbe news
of the night and drink tea. A t 8
o’clock we attend colors and then read
the papers in hope of obtaining infor
mation of the intentions.of the enemy
Afterwards we go to a meeting at head
quarters and discuss questions of de
fense. Lunch comes st 1 o’clock. Af
terwards we visit the city or transact
our own affairs. Dinner at 6 o’clock,
when rnmors of all kinds circulate.
If reports of the appearance of tbe
enemy are persistent, the letter states,
the torpedo boats are sent out, and
upon these craft falls the hardest ser
vice, of the war. When Grand Duke
Cyril arrived at Port Arthur, he was
given command of a torpedo boat.
The ships in the harbor, it is stated,
were connected with the others and
with the shore by telephone.
Paris, A p r il 25.— The Associated
Press is authorised to announce that
the contract by which- the Panama
canal passes to the United States is
signed and sealed. The title to the
canal is now vested in the United
States. The document by which this
transaction is conaumated bears the
signatufbs of President Bo and Director
Richman, o f the Panama eanal com
pany, who signed for the company as
its responsible officers. The transfer is
complete and without reservation, and
the United States secures a perfect
title.
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This result has been 'quietly accom
plished, and unexpectedly, as the public
bas been given’ to understand that the
contract would not be executed until
after the meeting of the stockholders of
the Panama canal company tomorrow,
at which* the question of ratification
would be presented. As a matter of
fact, however, when the meeting tafces
place President Bo. will announce that
the sale has been completed, and, in
stead of asking for authority to execute
a contract, it w ill only remain to ratify
the contract of sale which the officers
of the company have formally com
pleted. Only a few of the highest offi
cers of the company are now aware of
the secret, which will not be known
except by this' announcement in the
United 8tates up to the time of the
NOT TO WATBR
meeting.
It is confidently believed that the
Nation Finds Crook County Field Taken
completion at the sale before this meet
by Private Concerns.
ing will increase the vote for ratifica
Washington, April 26.— The secre
tion.
tary of the interior bas received a pe
tition from 300 members of the Farm
RUSSIA ISSUBS PAPBR MONEY.
ers’ co-operative irrigation association
of
Oregon asking that a thorough inves
Finance Minister Says It Is Not Forced,
tigation be made by tbe reclamation
and No Loan la Dcsiryd.
service to determine the irrigation pos
St. Petersburg, April 25.— Russia has
sibilities of Crook county.
The pe
made a new issue of $15,000.000 in
tition has the indorsement of Senator
paper currency against free gold in the
Mitchell.
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8tato bank. Aft the ministry of finance
It happens that representatives of
it was explained that it was an ordin-
the reclamation service have' made ex
ary issue, and in no sense was forced,
Uo<l6r
Uw paper is issuable to dou- tensive investigations in Crook county,'
and reached the conclusion that there
ble the amount of gold up to $150,000,
is no present opportunity for the gov
000 gold, in excess of which paper is ernment to enter this field. There are
sued must be covered rouble for rouble. several attractive irrigation projects
In the State bask «here are, in round along the Deschutes river, but all of
figures, $400,000,000 in gold, which
theee are now covered by segregations
would permit of an Issue of $550,000,-
made by the state of Oregon under the
000 ini paper, but tbe paper issue at
Carey act, and the government does not
present only amounts to $350,000,000.
desire to interfere with the plana of
/ A ll sorts of figures of the cost of the private companies.
war are printed abroad. The corres
The only other water available for
pondent o f the Assoeiated Press is au
irrigation in Crook county is the
thoritatively informed that tbe daily
Crooked river, and the sommer flow
expenses are averaging $760,000, and it of this stream is now fully utilized.
is estimated that a year’ s expenditure
As it would be very expensive to divert
fo* the war will total $250,000,000. water of the Déachutea across thé
To meet this there existed a free bal Crook river valley unto- the distant
ance of $50,000,000 by reductions in arable lands, the government. l)as de
the ordinary budgets, leaving ostensibly cided it can do nothing in Crook county
$136,000,000. But a portion of the
unless private enterprises under the
latter is made up i y the increased earn Carey act are abandoned.
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ings of the railroad* owned by the gov
ernment. It being in reality a ques
SPECIAL STAMP FOR ’05 FAIR.
tion of bookkeeping, how the balance
is to be raised has not* yet been determ-
Festal
la
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thorite the I m im Soon.
Carnival at Portland.
Russia may not send her Baltic fleet
Tile Federated Trades Council, repre
to the Far East, as it would leave her
senting 76 labor unions, and the Lewis
European ports unguarded.
and Clark Farternal Building associa
A Port Arthur report says an entire tion, comprising 84 fraternal societies,
Japanese column was destroyed on the have arranged to hold a mardi gras and
Yalu river. No confirmation is obtain carnival in Portland June 28 to July
able.
12 inclusive. It is intended to make
this ¿flair the largest 'and most com
It is reported that two Japanese, dis-
' gained as beggars, attempted to assassi plete ever attempted on the Pacific
A spectacle employing 800
nate General Kouropatkin wbils he coast.
people w ilfb e one of the chief attrac
was in Niu Chwang recently.
tions of the amusement features, as well
Russian troops en route to the Far as a circus, baloon ascensions, etc.
East have been denied liquor as there The management has promised that the
is a determinatoin on the part of offi entire two weeks will be full of special
cers that the army shall conduct itself ties and one cannot go once and see it
all. There will be a monster Fourth
well.
of July parade, also ah illuminated pa
The Hansbrough bill recently passed rade on the night of July 2. Reduced
by the senate repealing the timber and rates have been secured on all transpor
stone act, find authorising the sale of tation lines running into Portland.
government timber to th e highest bid
der, bas been practically killed in the
Irrigation Investi ration
house public lands committee.
Washington,
April 27.— District
Many floating mines have been seen Engineer T. A. Noble, of the reclama
off the Shan Tung promontory in the tion service, -at Spokane, Wash, has
path followed by vessels bound to and been instituted to proceed to make the
from Shanghai and Che Foo and Tien necessary investigations at the earliest
Tsin. This is extremely dangerous to possible date concerning the develop
shipping and probably w ill cause an ment of the Yakima valley, to ascertain
whether the opportunities for irrigation
increase in marine insurance.
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works there are of such a character as
Twenty Russians engaged in planting to warrant the beginning of a large
mines in the entrance to Port Arthur government work in this city. The in
were killed by an accidental explosion. vestigation .will be for the purpose
The senate has passed the pension largely of securing a better knowledge
of the physical conditions of this region.
and the river and harbor bills.
LOSS IS MILLIONS
SHADOWED BY JAPANESE.
Protect* Water Sappty o
Washington, April 26.— At the sug
gestion of Senator Mitchell, the «post-
office department has taken np the mat
ter of preparing a special issue of post
age stamps tc commemorate the Lewis
and Clark centennial. The department
can issue such stamps without special
authority of congress, and in view of
the department’s attitude on the ce-
casion of other expositions, it is expect
ed that the postmaster general will
soon authorize a special Lewis and
Clark issue.
Senator Mitchell bas also requested
the department to supply tbe Portland
postoffice with a special cancelling
stamp bearing some such words as
’ 'Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposi
tion, 1905, Portland, Oregon,” or
"W orld ’s Fair, Portland, Oregon,
1906.”
This suggestion has been taken under
advisement. Senator Mitchell believes
She stamp issue and the special cancel
lation stamps w ill be su excellent
means of advertising the exposition.
WUI Osr Beats Ordered by Oerasaay.
New York, April 26.— Some sensa
tion bas been caused in Berlin, says a
Herald dispatch, by a rumor to the
effect that Germany has ceded to Rus
sia certain torpedo boats building in
private yards, which are on the point
of completion. Eight of these, which
are being built by the Schichan yards,
are the largest torpedo boats as yet
constructed in Germany, being 560
tons, with an average speed of 28. In
order to prevent a breach of neutrality
it would be necessary that the German
government annul its contract.
Washington, April 25.— Protection
Japeaese Laud Near Part Art bar.
to the water supply of the city of Port
8t.
Petersburg, April 26.— A report
land was provided by the bouse today
when it passed a bill prohibiting tres is current here that tbe Japanese have
passing on the Bull Run forest reserve landed 20,000 troops st Kin Chan,
above Port Arthur. This report, how-
The maximum penalty for
*er, cannot be confirmed tonight.
was reduced to $500.
LARQB
BUSINESS
PORTION
RONTO DESTROYED
OP TO
BY FIRE.
Placed aft $12,000,000
W ith
$8,300,000 laseraace—City Acts for
Saffwers—All Public
Buildings
are
Placed at Their Disposal--Broctloa
of Toaiporary Structaras Permitted.
Toronto, Ont.. April 22.— The total
loss by the fire which destroyed the
wholesale district of Toronto last night
w ill, according to the most conserva
tive estimate, reach $12,000,000, the
total insurance $8,360,000.
The area swept by the fire embraces
14 acres, and 9,000 ^to 10.000 persons
are thrown ont of employment. The
work of tearing down the dangerous
walls was continued until this after
noon.
The city council this afternoon placed
all public buildings and the exhibition
grounds at the disposal, of the fire
sufferers, amended the fire regulations
to allow the erection of temporary
structures, and appointed a committee
to wait on tbe legislature and secure an
act ordering all wires under ground.
The principal warehouses of the city
were reduced to ashes and nearly 260
films were put out of business. The
area covered by the fire is three blocks
in length and varies Irom half a block
to two blocks in width. Every build
ing cm Bqy street, from Melinda street
southward to the waterfront, was wiped
out and the fire spread on Wellington
and Front streets, along the waterfront
from this section and the Eeplamade
along the waterfront from this section
with Bay street for a boundary for a*
few hundred feet to a whole block.
From the time the fire started on the
north side of Wellington street, a short
distance east of Bay street, in the E. &.
8. Currie .manufacturing plant, till it
burned itself ont at daybreak, there
was not a moment when a shift of the
wind te the northward would not have
resulted in the destruction of the great
er pait of the city.
At a meeting of the Toronto legisla
ture tonight, the premier and. the
leader of the opposition expressed
sympathy with the fire sufferers, and it
was decided to place a sum of money in
the Supplementaly estimates: for the
benefit of the firemen’s fund.
It is probable that the prorogation o f
the legislature, w ill be indefinitely de
layed because of the fire. The burning
of the Warwick brothers *and Ratter
building delays the government print
ing for th isyee*
Tbe total number of bnildings des
troyed iq 122; the number o f, fiime
affected is 222.
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IRRIGATION WORKS FOR IDAHO..
Decides to Take la tbe Pay
ette Valley Prefect.
Washington, April 22.— The govern
ment h%s finally decided to take up the
Payette irrigation. project, in Idaho»
which contemplates tjie reclamation o f
140,000 acres of land in Boise and Pay
ette valleys, by diverting the waters o f
Boise river. Examinations of this pro
ject have been under way for several
years, and the department is now con
vinced the project is leasable and can
be carried ont at a reasonable cost.
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During the coming summer, final
surveys w ill be . made for. canals and
other works, and it is expected: that
contracts'for the construction can be
prepared and let by the end of the
season.
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The board of consulting engineers
w ill consist of ^ H. N. Bavdge, J. H .
Quinton and W . H . Sanders which will
soon examine the Umatilla and Mal
heur irrigation projects in Eastern Ore
gon to determine which of the two ia
the better adapted for government con
struction. The report of this board ia
likely to lead to'tbe formal adoption of
one or the other of these projects.
Blizzard Rages la St, Louis.
St. Lonis, April 22.— A severe storm
raged here .today, at trmes assuming
the proportions of a blizzard. The
storm began with a sleet storm, fol
lowed by a fall of 20 degrees of tem
peratine. Following there was a know-
fall of five inches. Street traffic was
impeded and trains were late. The
snow prevented the games between the
8t. Lonis and Chicago national league
teams, and 8t. Louis and Cleveland
American league teams, scheduled for
today. Five to seven inches of snow fell
within radios of 150 miles of 8t. Lonis»
a Ost # 5 0 ,0 0 0 .
Tiflis, April 22.— A train on the
Trana-Caucasian railway was held np
between Novoeenakai and A bas ha by
four armed men, who entered the mail
car and, after binding the officials,
escaped with registered letters' and val
uables worth $60,090.