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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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$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.
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