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M ISSION AT AN ENO. NEWBERG GRAPHIC British t . M. WOODWARD, Governor Refuses Aid Suffering Kingston. for Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 22.—-Rear Admiral Dfevis’ m inion of mercy to ricken Kingston came to ah abrupt d painful conclusion in consequence of Governor- Swettenham's objection to the presence of American sailors en- l gaged in the work of clearing the streets, guarding property and succor ing the wounded and sick, culminating I in a letter to the admiral, peremptorily requesting him to re-embark all parties ! which had been landed .- A Return* o f the Lese Importent but I Admiral Davis was greatly shocked . Not Lees Interesting Events and (Mined, and paid a formal visit to of the Pest Week. Governor Swettenham, informing him that the United States battleships Mis souri and Indiana and the gunboat The flood in the Ohio valley is th Yankton would sail. To the Associated Press Admiral worst since 1884. Davis said that immediate compliance Chicago hopes for a cold wave to atop with Govenor Swettenham’s request the epidemic of disease. was the only course consistent with the Senator Fulton w ill work for a law to dignity of the United States. save Columbia river salmon. The friction between the governor General Fun*ton recommends better Mid the admiral began with the arrival o f the American warships, when the pay for army officers and men. governor objected to the firing of a sa Ex-Governor Higgins, of New York, lute in his honor on the ground that has been fatally stricken with heart the citizens might mistake the firing failure. for a new earthquake. He also de High water in the streams at W in clared there was no necessity for Amer field, Kan., have flooded the town and ican aid— that his government wss fully able to preserve order, tend to the many families have had to move out. wounded and succor the homeless. 8ixteen were burned to death in the fire following the collision of a freight C IT Y A SK S DAVIS T O STA Y. and passenger train on the Big Four at Fowler, Ind. Kingston Council Disapproves Action Fire destroyed much of the business o f Governor. part of Beaufort, S. C. The loss is N FTB E R G . NEWS OF THE WEEK Il I New York, Jan. 22. — A special dis placed gt $700,000 with only one-third patch to the Times from Kingston cays covered by insurance. that Governor Swettenham, in addition Professor W illia m I. Thomas, of the to refusing aid from Rear Admiral Chicago university, says woman is not Davis, has declined an offer sent by the equal of the white man, but is the W ar department of the United about equal to the negro mentally. States to extend immediately to Kings The San Francisco school board says ton 10,000 rations which were intended President Jordan, of Stanford, was for troops in Cuba, and would have been flushed with wine when he denounced diverted here. their attitude in the Japanese school The governor’s action,, the Times cor question. respondent says, is disapproved of by The G ila river in Arixona has over the community, which appreciates the flowed its oanks and is doing much kindness of the Americans. As soon as it became known what had' been done damage. by Governor Swettenham and that the The president has signed the bill American ships, in consequence, were passed by both houses of congress for to leave, an emergency meeting of the the relief of Kingston. , v city council was called. The discussion showed that the gov Andrew Carnegie is reported to have said he would give $200,000,000 to ex ernor’s attitude toward the Americans did not meet With the approval of those tend his lease on life ten years. officials, and a letter to Adm iral Davis The high water in the [Ohio river is was drafted and adopted in which 'the causing immense damage in Western action of Sir Alexander Swettenham Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky. was wholly disapproved, and the Amer The San Francisco school board is ican government and officers were enraged at President Jordan, of Stanford warmly thanked for the thoughtful, ef university, because he favors the Jap fective and tim ely aid they had given anese in the controversy now on in San in the emergency. This letter was im mediately dispatched. Francisco, Admiral Davis was also asked to re A Big Four passenger collided with a main in spite of the unfortunate inci freight at Fowler, Ind. A number of dent. The request was dispatched to people are reported to have been killed him and he made a reply in which he and their bodies cremated in the fire said that there was no misunderstand which followed the wreck. ing w ith the Jamaican authorities, but Never before in the history of West he added significantly in reply to the ern Canada have the snow storms been request to remain: so heavy. A ll railroads are blockaded “ As a foreign naval officer I am and suffering may result in many places bound to respect the wishes of the con stituted authority of Jamaica.” from lack of food and fuel. A robber at San Bernardino, Cal., DAMAGE T W O M ILLIO NS. walked away w it h * box containing $6,- 600 in gold bullion. The gold was on an express tru ;k at the depot and was Fierce Gale Sweeps Over Lake Erie bound for the mint. Erie and Buffalo. Admiral Alexeff favor of the czar. has regained the Ex-Mayor Ballinger, of Seattle, is to be land commissioner. A pledge to propose a remedy for car shortage has been given by the presi dent. Boss Murphy, of New York, is said to have made a deal to support Hearst for president. Roosevelt urges congress to build only big battleships and thiks two should be authorized during the present Two companies of New York have been found guilty of forming a combine to control the licorice trade and fined $ 10 , 000 . Senator Bailey appeared before the Texas legislature in an impassioned de nial of the charges of connection with the oil trust. It PROCEEDINGS OF OREGON LEGISLATURE OREGON C Buffalo, Jan. 22.— During the last 24 hours this city has been Bwept by the most destructive wind storm of a de cade. Tonight the Niagara fallB lie in the midst of a scene of wreckage in the wake of the storm. Tw o lives are re ported lost so far and a property dam age that w ill aggregate $2,000,000 when the accounting is made, is the toll -of the storm. Lake Erie, with its level higher than has been known for 20 years, has gorged the Niagara river to overflowing and thousands of dollars worth of property has been carried down the stream. Miles of docks at the great lumber market at North Tonowanda have been destroyed and millions of feet of lumber have been carried out into the river. The damage to shipping in Buffalo harbpor alone is $1,600,000. Five large lake liners, wintering just inside the breakwater, were driven aground The gale still rages and no aid can be given the endangered vessels. The steam schooner Sequent, of San Will Recall All Supplies. Francisco, went on the rocks at Hum boldt bay and is a total wreck. The New York, Jan. 22.— The gathering crew was saved. of supplies here for the Kingston earth quake sufferers by the New York-Kings- Thousands of people along the Ohio ton relief committee, it is expected, w ill river are homeless on accout of the pre b e discontinued for the time being at vailing high water. Indications point least, and in view of the refusal on the to the greatest flood since 1884. part of Governor Swettenham, of Ja Twenty-one Corean students in Japan maica, to accept aid from American war are destitute, owing to cessation of aid vessels, it is probable that the auppll from borne. They have sent a petition now on the way to Kingston on the to their government for help and a fin steamers Allegheny and Prinz Joachim Both ger from each student was enclosed as w i ll never reach that port. steamers have been ordered to call at emphasizing the fact. Port Antonio for instructions. An Ohio grand jury has retuned 939 more indictments against Standard Oil Wine Wager but Dies. men. Los Angeles. Jan. 22.— Edward W he lan, aged 19, died today at the receiving The State department doubts the au hospital of acute alcoholism. The thority of this governmenht to act in young man was brought to the home of the Congo affair. - his father, a m*tress manufacturer, last __ - A s Tw o bookkeepers in the Brooklyn Saturday night, in a stupefied condition. navy yard have been arrested for receiv His companions stated that he had an gered a dollar that he could drink a ing bribes as inspectors. quart of whisky without leaving the Seven persons were injured in a col table. Whelan won the bet, but he lision between two passenger trains at never regained consciousness. The po One Hundred and Twelfth street, Chi lice w ill prosecute the liquor man. cago. Revolt Starts in China. Pacific coast insurance underwriters Shanghai, Jan.— Rumors of an anti- aay rates w ill soon be reduced to what they were before the San Francisco dis dynastic movement in the Middle Yang- tee region have reached so ne confirma aster. tion. A fresh outbreak has taken place The Nebraska Federal court has Is at Houandge Houf, and two regiments sued an order to the United States hatve been dispatched there from marshal to destroy all fence« on govern- Shanghai, The insurgents number 8,- it laud. * 000. \ GOVERNOR’S M ESSAGE acts Brought Out at Tacoma Inves tigation. Tacoma, Jan. 21.— Investigations In to the lumber ear shortage by Interstate senate, indicates the apparent differ ence between those two bodies on the Commerce Commissioner Frank K . question1 of railroad oommission, rate Lane developed facta showing the North regulation and reciprocal demurrage. ern Pacifl equipment to be entirely in “ Apiwrent difference” means there adequate tohandle the lumber products are plain signs that opposition to the Washington. Sawmill plan of disciplining the railroads w ill of Western center in the senaate, and that foes of owners told bow small m ill concerns that plan w ill not spend energy in the are gradually being forced into bank bouse, unless they shall perceive grow ruptcy, how the larger concerns have sustained losses which w ill reach into ing sentiment there in their favor. It is rat her.too early yet to measure hundreds of thousands o f dollar», and up sentiment on this important ques how thousanda of mechanics have been tion, obviously the most important be thrown out of employment by failure fore the lawmakers. Not yet have the of the Northern Pacific railway to fur lawmakers taken sides on the railroad nish cars enough to enable the 760 woodworking plants on their line to matter. Both the house and the senate effect market their product. The proceedings were extremely ually put an end to the calendar graft, and in doing so the state’s lgeislators quiet, in that no marked manifesta had the cheerful co-operation of State! tions of feeing were shown by either Printer Duniway, who reemomended the lumbermen or the railroad repre- and materially aided in accomplishing mtativee. Sawmill operators calmly etailed how, through no fault of their this reform. Clerkship graft was reduced to a own, they have lost thousands of dol minimum in both houses today. Each lars during the past 15 months, all be house adopted the report of its com cause they have not been able to mar mittee on resolutions, in which it was ket their product. In the same breath recomended that no clerks be employed that they narrated their losses, they on any of the various joint investigat complimented the strenuous efforts of ing and junketing committees that may local officiate of the Northern Pacific to be created, un lees it is shown that the relieve the situation, and said that w hile the Tacoma railroad men had services of such clerk* are essential. More than $660,000 w ill be asked of done all they tould to aid the mills, the legislature by educational »institu the fault lay in mismanagement of the tions this session— an increase of $300,- higher officials in the East. Rscommendations Made by Chamber* ' lain to Legislature. Salem, Jan. 16.— Governor Chamber-* lain delivered bis biennial message this afternoon to both houses of the legisla ture in joint session. His recommen dations follow: Election of Jonathan Bourne and Frederick W . Mulkey to the long aqd short terms, respectively, aft United States senators, in accordance with the result of the direct primary election. Passage of a law creating a railroad commission, following generally the measure prepared by the Poitland chamber of commerce. Enactment of laws to make the tax burden fall more evenly on personal property and corporatiors. Amendment of the inheritance tax law to the graduated system, with addi tional clauses to make evasion impossi ble. A graduated tax on incomes from $3,000 up. Decided increase in ooet of commis sion* to notarise public. Withdrawal from sale for 10 years of the remaining state tide lands. Purchase of the W illam ette locks. Appropriation to operate the por railway until the 1909 session. A new personnel for t h e ' board of portage commissioners. Appointment of an expert accountant 000 over what they rceceived at the last- session for the biennial period. De to audit the books of all state officers. mands of the four normal schools w ill Creation of the office of expert a countant, with duties to make uniform be more than double the total sum al all state and county bookkeeping and lowed by the last legislature. Demands of the several institutions check funds of state and county officiate are as follows: Monmouth normal, Enactment of an anti-pass tew, with an appropriation to pay expenses of $110,000; Drain normal, $40,000; Ash land normal, $60,000; Weston normal, public officers on public business. $70,000; Argicultural college, $125,000; A reciprocal demurrage law. Continuance of the library commia- Experiment station at Union, $15,000; State university, $250,000; total, $670,- aion. '* ^ Investment of compulsory visitorial 000 . Both houses adjourned until Monday. power in some state authority to cover Tber have now been 69 measures pro private asylums for insane. A tew providing for supervision o f posed in the house and 69 in the senate. A bill has been introduced in the banks in Oregon. senate to abolish the normal schools at A stringent anti-lobbying tew. Deposit of surplus state funds in banks Ashland and Drain. A bill has also appeared in the sen at interest, the deposit to be safeguard ate appropriating money for the Third ed by bonds or other collateral. Escheatment to the state of funda in Eastern Oregon District Agricultural banks where the depositors have not society. been heard from for over seven years. May Refund Money. Prompt action to establish an insti Salem— Holders of fraudulently pro tute for feeble-minded and epileptic cured state school tend certificates are children. Publication of itemized statements of to receive their money back, if the re the source of campaign funds and pro commendation of Governor Chamber- A t the re hibition of campaign contributions by lain shall be carried out. quest of the governor, Attorney General corporations. Compulsory lectures to their classes Crawford has prepared a bill, authoriz by public school teachers on tuberca ing the state tend board, in its discre tion, to refund to a holder of such a loafs. Measures looking toward eradication certificate whatever money had been paid to the state thereon. of scabies in sheep. Punishment of wildcat mine promot- PO R T LAN D M ARKETS. S REFUGEES ARRIVE IN C U BA. Tall o f Work of American Marinos , and Need o f Supplies. LEGISLATURES MEET Senates and Houses Effect Or ganization In Tvo States. ALL THE SESSIONS VEKE SHORT Jonas and Falconer Will Handle ths Gavais In Washington, and Haina» and Davay In. Oregon. Salem, Or., Jan. 15.— Organised by the election on the first ballot In each house of E. W . Haines, of Washington* county, for president of the senate, and of Frank Davey, of Marlon, for speaker of the house, the Oregon legislature made itself ready yesterday for laW- making. Committees w ill be announc ed Wednesday or Thursday. Haines was elected over Hodson, o f Multnomah, by a vote of 17 to 7, four Democrats, Caldwell, Y am h ill; Smith, Um atilla; Hedges, Clackamas, and. Mulit, Jackson, joined the 13 support ers of Haines, and Haines voted for _ Bower man, one of his followers. Hod- son voted for Bailey, and Miller, o f Linn, voted for Coahaw, and Co*haw for Smith, of Umatilla. In the house, Davey received 59 votes and Rothschild, the lone Democrat o f that body, who nooiinated himself, re ceived one, each voting for the other. In the Republican nominating caucus, Davey, had 44 votes, one of his support ers, Reynolds, being absent, and Vaw- ter, 14. There was no contest and the voting was perfunctory, all knowing- what the result would be. Haines was elected at 2:30 o’clock and Davey a few minutes later. George E. Chamberlain’s second in augural as governor w ill beheld at-1:30- p. m. today. The two houses w ill meet in joint convention to canvas the vote for governor, and as soon as the vote has been announced the oath of office w ill be administered by one of the jus tices of the Supreme court. Governor Chamberlain will then read his mes sage. • — There'Will b e , no ballot on U nited States senator until Tuesday, Jan. 22, when the formal election of F. W . Mul key for the short term and Jonathan Bourne for the long term w ill taka place. It was thought that the election of Mulkey would take plafte Immediate ly, for the reason that the appointment of Gearin was only ‘ ‘ until the next meeting of the legislature,” but an in vestigation shows that even in filling a. vacancy the election must be held on tha second Tuesday after organisation. Santiago, Cuba, Jan. 21. — The steamer Oteri, the second refuge ship from Jamaica, arrived here at daylight She brings 132 passengers. Among those on board are George H. liazen of the Century magazine and his party, and H . M. Flicklinger of the Cuban Eastern railroad. The refugees report that the list of dead is oyer 1,000. Light shocks were felt up to Thursday. A large propor tion of the killed were women. The collapse of the Machado cigar factory is confirmed, but the refugees declare tliat only 30 of the employes lost their lives instead of 120, as previously re ported. The proprietor of the factory was kiled. The supply of food, clothing and ifiedicines for the relief was brought in by a vessel sent by the . International Brotherhood league. I t is reported that hundreds of persons in hospitals lack antiseptic dressing and medical supplies. Victoria market appears to be sink ing and is threatened by the sea. The city, when the refugees left it, was being well policed, and the Am eri can marines were praised by the U te Olympia, Wash., Jan. 15.— Washing r i’s passengers. The West Indian reg liters and colored troops were rendering ton’s tenth legislature spent shout 60 _ excellent service. Governor Sweeten- minutes In organizing yesterday and * i lat salary for the state printer and Wheat — Club. 66@67c; bluestem, bam feels he lias the situation well in then took a rest until this morning. erection o f a state printing office build The senate proceedings were out o f hand. * 68@69c; valley, 66c; red, 64®65c. ing. the ordinary fo r the most part. Thna Board of control for normal schools, Oats— No. 1 white, $25@26; gray, Nichols of Sesttls nominated Jesse 8. with the normal school appropriations $24.50® 25. TRAIN BLO W N UP. Jones of Tseoma for president pro tern, in one fund, to be distributed by this Barley— Feed, $21.50022 per ton; and Jones, a new member here, for the board. About Twenty Killed and Many In first time was selected by acclamation . brewing, $22.50; rolled, $23024. New apportionment o f senators and jured in Indiana. to n position which heretofore has al Rye— $1.40@1.45 per cwt. representiatives. Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 21 .— Big Four ways gone by senority. J. W ill Lysons Corn— W hole, $26; cracked, $27 per Transportation of convicts to the pen accommodation train No. 3, which left was named for secretary, which was a ton. itentiary by penitentiary officers. concession to the desires of President Conservative legislation for employ Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1, $13@14 Terre Haute at 8:30 o’clock last night, Coon, who wanted Lysona chosen again was destroyed by the explosion of a car ment of convicte in new fields, without per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $14 abandonment of the present system at 0 1 6 ; clover. $8@8.50, cheat, $7.60© of powder at the siding east of Sand- because of bis experience as secretary once. 8.50; grain hay, $7.6008.60; alfalfa, ford, Ind.,'at 8:50 o’clock last night o f the past two seaaions. W. T, Laube, Fifteen persons were killed outright and of Seattle, waa nominated for assistant Appointment of a state engineer to $11.50; vetch bay, $808.60. the death list w ill probably reach 20, secretary, and Billy Conner for ser supervise construction o f new roads. Butter — Fancy creamer)-, 30036c with 30 or 35 injured. The engine, two geant at arms. Both were elected by Appropriation for state representation per pound. coaches, and baggage car of the train unanimous vote. at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition, Butter Fat— First grade cream, 33>^c were demolished. The house session ended almost aa and some kind of representation at per pound; second grade cream, 2c lees The first intimation people had of the soon as it began. A. J. Falconer waa Jamestown. disaster was a shock which was felt in elected speaker by acclamation, Beid A new irrigation code. Extreme per pound. Eggs — Oregon ranch, 35c per Terre Haute and as far east as Brazil, o f Tacoma making the nomination and caution should be used in changing the Ind., and as far south as Sullivan, Ind. Godman' of Dayton offering a motion tentative measure framed by the Port dozen. land board of trade irrigation bill com Poultry— Average old hens,13@14)4c The wires were blown down and it was on behalf of the Democrats that it bo per pound; mixed chickens, 12® 13c; some time before the Big Four officials unanimous. L. O. Meigs o f North mittee. -■ . spring, 14015c; old roosters, 10011c; here learned of the explosion. Relief Yakima for chief clerk and Glenn Cot- Tuesday, January 16. dressed chickens, 16@17c; turkeys, tranis were ordered from Terre Haute terill for sergeant at arms were elected Salem, Jan. 15.— The senate wa* live,17@47)tfc; turkeys, dressed, choice, and Paris, 111., Slid the dead and in by acclamation. called to order at 10 o’clock a. m. by A joint committee of the house and 20022c; geese, live, 10012c; ducks, jured were taken to both cities. President Haines. There was but a From the most definite information senate called the governor and arranged 14® 15c. short session in order that both house.-? obtainable, the freight train had just that the message be read in joint ses Veal— Dressed, 5>409c per pound. might attend the inauguration of Gov Beef— Dressed bulls, 1 @2c per pound; cleared the main track and had come sion at 2 o ’clock today. ernor Chabmerlain and listen to his to a" standstill when the passenger Each house provided for a special cows, 4@5c; country steers, 606>4c message. In the brief time, however, started to pass it. It is thought that committee on employes, the senate lim Mutton— Dressed, fancy, 8)ft09c per a large number of bills and resolutions the concussion caused by the passenger iting the number to 33 and the house were introduced. Among those present pound; ordinary, 6@7c. set off the powder in the freight car. to 38, all at salaries based upon ordi Pork— Dressed. 6@8>4c per pound. ed was one to provide for the lending nary pay, which will cut the gross em Fruits — Apples, common to choice, of surplus funds in the state treasury ployes’ payroll to less than half of that Steamer Sails With Supplies. 50076c per box; choice to fancy, $1® and the state to receive the interest 2.60; pears, $1@1.60; cranberries, New York, Jan. 21.— The steamer of last session. thereon. ______ * $11.60@12 per barrel; persimmons, Allegheny, with supplies of food, cloth Salem, Jan. 15.— Having perfected $1.60 per box. ing and medicine for the earthquake Farmers Raid a Coal Oar. organization yesterday, the house today Vegetables — Turnips, 9Oc0$l per sufferers in Jamaica, sailed today. The Pendleton, Jan. 15— »termers in the gave evidence of great capacity for bus sack; carrots, 90c@$l per sack; beets, Allegheny should have sailed sooner, vicinity of Vansycle, a small station on iness. Although the session of the $1.26@1.50 per sack; horseradish, but was held until assurance that the the line o f the W. A C. R., in the bouse this morning was not convened 9010c per pound; sweet potatoes, 3c harbor of Kingston was open for navi northern part of this county, raided a until nearly 11 o’clock about 40 resolu The contribu carload of coal left standing on the per pound; cabbage, 2c per pound; gation was received. tions were offered, the report" of the cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen; celery, tions included foodstuffs and clothing track there yesterday. The car of fuel committee on apportionment of clerks $S.75@4.25 per crate; onions, 100 of all kinds. A still greater quantity was bound for the Potlatch Lumber was received and approved, and more 12)4C P*r dozen; bell peppers, 8c; of supplies w ill go by the same line’s company, in this eity. Vansycle is 30 than a dozen bills were received and pumpkins, 2c per pound; spinach, 4® steamer P rim Joachim, which will sail or 40 miles from wood, and aa a conse passed to second reading— this in time 6cper pound; parsley, 10@16c; squash, tomorrow morning. Of the 90 passen quence the farmers depend upon coal to admit of an adjournment at 11:50 gers, 47 are for Jamaica. 2c per pound. for fuel altogether. This winter they o’ clock. Onions — Oregon, $101.25 per hun have been compelled to almost do with A large nnmber of investgating com Millions for Indian Land. dred. out any and consequently took matters mittees and junketing tripe are already Washington, Jan. 21. — By the sale into their own hands. Potatoes —* Oregon Burbanks, fancy, in prospect. of the pasture land of the Kiowa, Co $1@1 .30; common, 76®90c. A railroad rail commission bill, including Hops— ll@ 13>4c per pound, accord manche and Apache Indian reservation Worst Snow Blockade In Years. reciprocal demurrage was among the in Southern Oklahoma a greater sum ing to quality. North Yakima, Jan. 15.— The snow measures introduced. W ool— Eastern Oregon average best, has been realized than any sale of pub and ice havo so tied up the Northern About Pacific between Pasco and the moun Wednesday, January IS. 13018c per pound, according to shrink lic'lands ever brought before. Salem, Jan. 16.— F ive bills curbing age; valley, 20028c, according to fine- 800,000 sealed bids, covering 376,000 tains that it takes a freight train from acres, were received. The average price 12 to 24 hours to run from the Colum railroads in the bouse, and none in the ness: mohair, choice. 26® 28c. received for the land is $12.19 an acre. bia river to Ellensburg. A ll trains Thus the Indians w ill realise from the coming in here are many hours late. T o Secure Locks. Linn and Lane Compromise. Salem— To obtain free waterway in •ale $4,674,000, or an average of about The snow blockade on the mountains is Salem — At a conference the legisla said by railroad men to be the worst in tors from Linn and Lane counties in the W illam ette river, at W illam ette $1,200 each Indian interested. many years. The sera weather still tbs state leigslature agreed to a satis- falls, Representative Jones, has intro Flooded Fields Freezing. continues and the coal supply is barely satisfactory adjustment of the boundary duced a bill creating a board of com Topeka, Kan., Jan. 21 .— A cold wave, equal to th* demand.________ tins between those counties. The dis mission era o f the W illam ette locks. puted territory is divided about equally This board, which is to consist of th« following 24 hours of warm rains, is In many lea Blocked* Solid. between the two counties. The new governor, secretary of state, and state general in Kansas tonight. boundary line as agreed upon follows treasurer, is empowered to build, con sections wheat field* have been flooded The Dalles, Jan. 15. — The blockade the divide between the McKenzie and struct, operate and maintain locks on by overflowing streams and the water is of ice in the Columbia has leoome solid Calapooia rivers. The division of the tha east bank of the river at Oregon freezing. I f the cold snap is of more almost to Three M ile rapide, and crow district decided upon la the natural City. To raise the necessary funds, than short duration, the wheat crop ing is possible in many pla« ei along distribution of the disputed territory. $400,000, two tax levies are provided. w ill be seriously damaged. the city front. *s I LO B S 18 T H O U SA N D S.
