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, FR ISC O BU ILO IN Q O F . NEWBERG GRAPHIC IN H E NATIONAL H U S OF CONGRESS WATER NEXT SPRING Musi« o f Saw and Ham mar Continues Heavily Loadsd Electric Train Lea vas Night and Day, the Track. Ban Francisco, Feb. It.— Son Fran New York, Feb. 18.— Sixteen passen OREGON NEWBERG. cisco, after all, is net going to allow the gers were killed outright, four others opportunities for eivie betterment have died o f their injuries, and at least Saturday, February 10. Wednesday, February 18. brought about by the earthquake and 60 more were more or lees seriously In Washington, F eb .-10.— Tha Adminis Washington, Feb. IS.— The to go entirely neglected. A begin jured in the wireek o f the White Plains tration plan to settle the California- today patted a b ill giving the govern ning, feeble enough though tt be, and Brewster express on the Harlem Japanese situation was approved in the been made. Several o f the downtown 1 senate,'today by the adoption of the sen ment the right to appeal to the Su division o f the New York Contrai A preme oonrt for a construction of the Condensed Form streets are to be widened. The heavy ate committee report on the immigra constitutionality of any law involved in Hudson Biver railroad, near Woodlawn teaming and the congestion brought tion bill. This report continues a pro a criminal suit. This measure has road in the Bronx borough of Greater about whom building is programing vision which authorises the president to been under consideration for several New Yoyk Saturday evening. exclude Japanese laborers from the Important but have moved the board o f supervisors to United States at hla discretion. The re days and was passed only after many The train left the Grand Central sta Desert to b * Made Farola — W ork is decree that portioas e f the sidewalks port will now go to the house for its amendments had been adopted at the tion at 6:13 o ’eloek, drawn by two N ow Wall Advanced on Bolso* must be sacrificed te the thoroughfares. approval, which Is assured. The entire suggestion of senators who have criti heavy eleetrie motors, and loaded with day was devotsd to debate on the re Payette Project. cised the provisions of the b ill. While thie in iteelf ie e f importance for a matinee crowd and commuters on port. The District of Columbia appropria the future San Franeieee, its Washington, Feb. 10.— In the discus tion bill, carrying nearly $11,000,000, theis way home from business in the Them h u been a * aati-Britiah out significance lice in the fact that it sion o f the postofflee appropriation bill was passed after an hour’s considera eity. I t consisted o f a combination break in Iadia. Washington, Feb. 10. — Progress on in the house today Overstreet said the met with general approval tion. baggage and smoking ear, and five the Boise-Payette and Minidoka irriga A French cabinet crisis Is threatened committee had reached the conclusion eents the first signs e f a willingness te The bill establishing an agricultural coaches. A fter stopping nt Ono Hun tion projects in Idaho during the fiscal on the ehureh question. that a reduction in the railway make sacrifices for the eity that ie to be. was absolutely necessary. bank in the Philippines was taken up dred and Twenty-fifth street, the train year ended June 30, 1906, is extensive A Chicago grand jury may indiet The magnificent programme e f wid “ The railroads are trying to stam for consideration, but difficulty was en wns scheduled to run express to White ly reviewed in the fifth annual report Mayor Dunne for not enforcing the law. ened streets, parks and squares outlined pad* the house,” he said, “ yet there countered because the Philippine tariff I^ains. A t Woodlawn road the four of the Reclamai Ion service, now in the Brownsville citizens testified at the is not a scintilla o f evidence to show bill, which passed the house at the last annate investigation that many families for the eity while the embers still that the reduction is excessive. The session, was interposed as an amend traeks pass through a rough, rocky cut hands of the public printer. It is evi dent from the report that many diffi left the city because they feared negro glowed is a gradually passing vision, si service will not be impaired in ment by McCreary, of Kentucky. No and take a sharp eurve. Whan th* culties have been encountered on both aoldiersi but those who unselfishly love San Fran the slightest degree, and not a train action resulted. train reached the serve it was running projects, due to the scarcity of labor "l The investigation o f Senator Bailey, cisco still have hope that part of the will be cut off, notwithstanding the The first night session was held to at a speed estimated at 60 miles an and the high cost of materials, which o f Texas, has proven that the senator great plan at least Will be realised. The threats o f the railroad companies. There night to consider private pension bills. hour. Both motors and the smoking made it difficult to award contracts on received money from the Waters-Pieree street widening is the first rsy e f hope. has not been a telegram received by the members o f this house from a business car swung safely around the curve, but a favorable basis and made it difficult' Oil Company. A walk about the burned section concern er a commercial body which has Washington, Feb. 18.— Headway was the other ears left the rails and plunged for contractors to fulfill their agree In a head-on collision between two shows that a wonderful amount e f re not been prompted by the railroads, and made today by the house in its consid In spite o f delays, however, Northern Pacific ' train* near Helena, building has been accomplished. Since for one I refuse to be stampeded by eration of the naval appropriation bill, over the sides with n terrific crash, ments. the Minidoka project w ill be ready for two firemen were hilled and nine pas the first o f May new buildings to the their threats or deflected by their tearing up the tracks fo r a hundred and more than half the bill perfected. water next spring and the Boise-Payette value of $43,000,000 have been begun. treaties.” 1' sengers injured. * A number of points df order were made yards before they collapsed. project w ill follow along a year later. Plans are being drawn for a like General debate on the bill was net and sustained' against injnor provisions The Western Retail Lumbermen’s As amount. In every case the structures The cause o f the wreck has not been From the report it is seen that the in the bill. sociation, in convention at Salt Lake, are erected under rush orders. In sev concluded when the house adjourned: officially determined. A t Grand Central total expenditures on the Minidoka The appropriation far a steel floating adopted msolutions against prevailing I er^j Y*maMes”wo*rk has eontinued*night station there was inclination to blame project np to June 80, 1906, amounted drydock to coe^ not exceed in gg $1,400,- high lumber prices. and day. The streets resound with the Friday, February 16. the accident to spreading rails, but to $961,806. The main items are $280,- 000 was struck out of the bill on The Japanese - Corean Exlusion I sound o f the piledriver, the saw and Washington, Feb. 15. — An agree 362 for the main canals,- $339,263 for League, o f San Franeisco, says Mayor I the hammer by night as well as by day. ment to vote tomorrow on the confer point of order, which was made by later i t was said that it was believed that the axle of the first passenger the Minidoka dam, spillway and diver Mr. Mann, of Illinois. 8ehmits and the school board surren-1 The last traces of gloom have given way ence report on the immigration bill, sion channel, and $176,000 for the dis to an abiding faith. dered to President Roosevelt. coach broke. tributing system. Thia project, upon The promotion committee has issued which includes the provision intended Tuesday, February 12, completion, w ill irrigate from 130,000 Hayti and Germany me quarreling. a bulletin bearing on the population of to settle the California Japanese qi Washington, Feb. 12.— The senate AG R E E M E N T W IT H JA PA N N E X T. to 160,000 acres of land in Central lion, was reached in the senate today The floods in Nebraska are receding. San Francisco at the preeent time. The occupied the day in argument of tiie as the result of an entire day of discus committee, after figuring by various Snake river valley, and ultimately bill granting the government the right A bill for woman surffage has been methods, comes to the conclusion that sion upon that measure. Follow Paaaaga o f Immigration Bill—. from 60,000 to 70,000 acres additional thè city now contains 428,000 persona introduced in the hoooe of commons. The principal speakers were Bacon t o take an appeal on points o f taw in w ill be added when the secretary of the California’ s Case Weak. Before the fire the committee figured and Tillm an in opposition to what they criminal oases. No action was taken interior authorises the construction o f The house land committee has yield that flic population o f the city was on the measure. Washington, Feb. 18.— The state de a pumping system on the south side of ed to Roosevelt’s plea for the Imaging of 500,000. The figures of the Southern regarded s e e n effort to prevent the The District of Columbia appropria partment is awaiting the disposition by Snake river. South from getting a desirable class of " 11 coal land. Pacific agree almost cxaetly with those immigrants. tion bill, carrying $10,724,523, an in congress o f the pending immigration bill The Minidoka dam was oompletod o f the promotion committee. Due al Discharged negro soldiers declare Tillm an’s remarks on the Japanese crease of $687,298 over the amount as before proceeding further with the con last fall under contract by Bates A Rog lowance, however, must be made for the there was a plot to kill them at| seal o f both bodies, and a fair and con question brought a warning from Lodge passed by the hoose, was taken np and sideration o f the Japanese exclusion ers and has proven a complete success. notice has been given that the bill w ill Brownsville. Very satisfactory progress has been servative estimate o f the c ity ’s popu that i f théy were continued he should question. I f the bill is enacted, an im be put on its passage tomorrow. move that the discussion proceed be made by Orman A Crook and by Hub The house pension committee has an lation would plaee it at about 400,000. mediate effort will be made to come to hind closed doors. Internationa) bard A Carlson, contractors on the nounced that it hat completed its work | Washington, Feb. 12. — After the formal agreement with the Japanese main canals, bat progress by Monarch ferences were not made afterward by fort his session. S T A T E H O O D S T R IK E S SN AG . passage of a number of billa under government that w ill insure th f con Tillm an. A Porter, who hold a part of this same unanimous consent the house today re tinuance o f the present policy of that The president has reached a final contract, has been very slow. Only solved itself into committee of the agreement w ith the Californians on Farmers Are Wearying o f Oklahoma Washington. Feb. 15. — The house, government withholding passports to 28 per cent of the work under Monarch the school question. Constitutional' Convention. after a highly interesting debate, today whole to consider the naval appropria America to Japanese laborers. A Porter’s contract was completed tion bill. A number of recommenda Guthrie, Okla., Feb. 10.— Anxious to paaeed the naval appropriation bill, March 1, 1906, but their bondsmen Senator Hopkins of Illinois, threat So far as the pending legislation is tions of the naval appropriations com ens to talk the river and harbor bill to I get busy with their plowing and fearing which carries in round numbers $96,- mittee were eliminated on points of concerned, it is stated that there is then assumed charge, increased the force snd completed 60 per oent by the death. He woald have a three weeks’ they w ill not receive pay for a long 000,000. Barton of Ohio made an un- order. The army appropriation bill, every reason to believe that it will be dose of the fiscal year. The canal w ill successful effort to strike out the pro time, i f ever, for their attendance on the fortifications appropriations bill acceptable to the Japanese government; to ready for distriution of water this. vision for an additional battleship of and the omninbe lighthouse bill wen nt any rate, there has not yet been the The Postal Telegraph company has the constitutional eonvemtion, many of the Dreadnanght type. announced an increase in pay for its the farmer delegates have scattered to An amendment by Foes was adopted, sent to conference. Slightest sign of disapproval in that The naval appropriation bill was con employes following the action of the their homes, intimating that they will lim iting to $800,000 each the cost of quarter. RAILR O A D S O RU EL T O C A T T L E . Western Union In advancing wages. not return unless it is to vote for the two torpedo boat destroyers authorised sidered by sections under the five- An interesting fact that has devel minute rale. in the bill, exclnsive of armament. Railroads of the United States need document as a whole when it is eom oped in the discussion o f the respective Government Will Prosecute fo r Vio Another amendment, alao by Foss, $500,000,000 for improvements, bat pleted by the few men in control of the rights o f state and nation where treaties Monday, February II. lation o f 28-Hour Lew . was adopted, providing that, of the, since the Interstate Commerce com convention. Washington, Feb. 11.— The senate are involved is that, in at least one vessels authorised in last year’s naval Washington, Feb. 16. — The deport mission inquiries • they cannot obtain The expense o f the convention to bill as well as in this year’ s, not more today passed the army appropriation case, the California courts have taken ment of Justice is about to proceed the money on watered stock and the date above the $100,000 appropriation than one battleship and one torpedo bill, carrying $81,600,000. The amend the most advanced grounds in favor of against a number of railroads for viola- railway magnates don’ t know where to made by congress is nearly $150,000. boat destroyer or two torpedo boats ment which permitted the government the supremacy of the treaties, in one lationa of the law relating to the ship look for relief. Pay o f the delegates has stopped, and shall be built by one contracting party. to accept reduced rates on army sup instance holding that the treaty rights ment of cattle. This law provides that Floods in Nebraska have blocked The postoffice appropriation bill was plies and permitted army officers and cattle shipped in interstate commerce i f congress* does no come to the rescue railway traffic. enlisted men to accept reduced trane- o f aliens to possess real estate eonld not ■hall not be confined in cars longer- with an additional appropriation, some taken np under an agreement that gen xnrtatlon and an amendment increasing be destroyed by a state law. than 28 hours consecutively without Castro has caused the wholesale ar o f the delegates w ill be in a bad way, eral debate should cease at 12 noon. yy 20 per cent the pay of officers and their being unloaded for rest and rest of suspected enemies. as they cannot afford to stay longer at enlisted men -were defeated on points water, except that in cases where a re L 0 8 8 E 8 MADE K N O W N . Thursday, February 14. The British cabinet has announced their own expense. Advices are of order. quest is previously made the time may Washington, Feb. 14. — The naval the first step towards Irish home rule. ing in from the state that eiticens here appropriation b ill occupied the entire Washington, Feb. 11. — Bills relat Fire Insurance Companies Suffered to be extended to 36 hours. Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania, de and there are subscribing to funds to tim e of the honhe today, and it was al ing to the government of the District In many cases, it is alleged, cattle Extant o f 8180.000,000. fends Smoot’s right to a seat in the send the delegates back to their jobs. most completed. The single remaining of Colombia were considered in the have been confined in cars without New York, Feb. 18.— The committee rest, food or water for 60 hours, and in Neighborly farmers who do not wish senate, section is that increasing the naval es house today. The house in committee to see the convention entirely in the o f the five o f the thirty.-five insurance some cases 60 hours. I t is the purpose tablishment. I t was allowed to go of the whole favored a flat 4-cent street The Massachusetts legislature has hands of the lawyers, the politicians companies which aeted in unison in set of the government to insist upon the over until tomorrow, when it is expect railway fare, together with a provision petitioned congress to revise the pree and the urban element, have promised maximum penalty of $600. to take care of the farm work of the ed an effort -qrill be made to reduce the for eight tickets for 25 cents in the tling their San Franeisco losses by firs ent tariff laws. rural statesmen. The daily attendance number of battleship« provided for in District of Colombia, but in the house and earthquake, today made public in The Thaw trial has been poetponed at the session is now less than 75 per the b ill. Points of order were made the amendment was defeated. . There this eity the list of their net losses by P L O T T O W R EC K C R U I8E R . on account of the death' of the wife of cent o f the 122 delegates, and many of against many provisions o f the bill, and upon “ no quorum” was made and the the disaster. The estimated round value one of the jorors. those still here sit sullenly in their were generally sustained. house at 6:10 adjourned. o f the destroyed or damaged property Many Rivets Removed From Boilera The Indian appropriation bill Trouble with employes has caused all seats and let the leaders ran things to o f Yorktown. insured by the 233 companies in San suit themselves. Washington, Feb. 14. — The senate sent to conference. papers in Butte and ¡Anaconda to sus Franeisco was $315,000,000, and thsro Prominent delegates from Indian Ter today passed a b ill providing for the Vallejo, Gal., Feb. 16. — I t became pend and in a statement the publishers ritory and some from Oklahoma are was a net insurance loss of $180,000,000, known today that a secret inquiiy is 8eattle Fair Bill Must Wait. declare they w ill not issue another pa openly charged with a plot to defeat investigation of the water sources of the covered by 102,000 policies. The gross being held at the Mare island navy United 8tatee. The investigation is to Washington, Feb. 12.— Senator Piles per until the men give in. statehood entirely by drawing up a con be made by the director of the geologi loss of all kinds by the disaster is esti yard in connection with the condition today attempted to call np Senator An Hermann’ s original letters have been stitution that will be rejected by the cal survey. Both underground and keny’s b ill appropriating $700,000 for mated by the committee at $1,000,000,- of the boilers of the cruiser Yorktown. people at the election next August. Those admitted as evidence in his letter book involved in the alleged plot have been surface waters are to be investigated. government buildings and exhibits at 000. The 35 companies, in their settle The Yorktown had been ordered to trial. Postponement has also been against making one state out o f the two An amendment waa adopted, which Magdalena bay to protect American in the Seattle exposition, but was unsuc- ments, handled 42,077 claims. granted to give further time for the de territories for political reasons. Dis permits co-operation between the states terests in troubled Central America, ssful. He has hopes of passing the The eight largest settlements on indi but just before starting it was found fense to prepare for the admission of affection hae now begun to pervade the and the Federal government in making bill through the senate later this week, these letters. that her boilers were leaking badly democratic members as well as those hydrographic surveys. but it ie understood no attempt w ill be vidual buildings were: San Franeisco A solution of the Japanese problem made to have It acted on by the house Hotel, $992,200; Fairmount Hotel, $200, and examination showed that 11 rivets is threatened w ith complete failure before next winter. 000; Merchants’ Exchatage, $582,000; had been removed, apparently deliber hands of the Japanese because his gen-1 there is apprehension the r convention ately. because of Senator Lodge’s irritating era Is disobeyed orders. H e makes a may break up. Shreve building, $684,497 y Spreckeds Had the Yorktown been allowed t o and bulldozing tactics. Republicans Washington, Feb. 16.— The Navy de (C all) building, $515,000; Chreniele ghastly contrast between Japanese valor proceed, it is stated that the Benning are alarmed at the situation tonight partment waa informed today by cable and efficiency and Russian indifference building, $480,000; Palace Hotel, $1,265,- ton horror would have been duplicated. Smoot’ s Victory Assured. and apprehensive that the exclusion that the cruiser Chicago had arrived at and incompetence. Washington, Feb. 19.—There appears amendment added to the immigration Aeajutla, Salvador, whither she had 000. Ex-Governor Higgins, of New York, Cold Water Demonstration. to be not the slightest doubt that the b ill w ill be opposed by a strong Demo been sent from Magdalena bay to look is dead. Heerst Wine a Round. Washington, Feb. 16.— Temperance senate w ill vote to permit Beed Smoot cratic filibuster that cannot prove other after American interests during the ex Albany, N. Y., Feb. 18.— Supreme advocates, A new Santo Domingo treaty has to retain his seat when thia famous ease than sncoessful at this late period of isting friction ' between Nicaragua and 1,000 strong, marched the session. Democratic senators are Honduras. been sent to the senate. The vessel w ill be kept Court Justice Fitts has handed down through I he national capital today in is closed on Wednesday next. Smoot’i also considering the advisability of within reath of cable connection with decisions sustaining the position of A t support of the bill introduced by Rep- Roosevelt has a way to settle the friends claim to hare 43 sure republican calling a conference on the amendment the department for a few days, ready to torney General William 8. Jackson in resenative Weber, of Ohio, to rid the Japanese trouble and w ill call onA con votes and anywhere from six to ten meet any demands upon her. the matter o f the proceedings in the in District of Columbia of the liquor democrat«. The probabilities are the and making it a party measure. gress for help. Men, women and children, senate will bold that it will take a two- terest o f William B. Hearst to oust traffic. The British par 11ameat is open. The thirds vote to oust Smoot, in whieh Congress Leaders to Help. Nsw Santo Domingo Treaty. George B. McClellan from the office o f representing a score of total abstinence king’s speech foreshadows war between event 31 votee would save him; but i f Washington, Feb. 13.— That the San Washington, Feb. 18. — 'fhe presi mayor o f New York City. Justice Fitts organizations, formed the prootaeion, the tw o bouaw. it is decided that a majority vote would Francisco school question w ill be set dent today sent to the senate the new decided that the attorney general had which moved through the capital for Jerome w ill attempt to send Thaw to vacate his seat, he will still bars the tled is th e general opinion in official treaty with the repubplic of Santo Do authority to hear the application of Mr. more than two hours, while Mr. W eber necessary 40 votes and some to spare. cl roe Is. Mayor Schmits and his asso mingo relative to the revenues of that Hearst for leave to begin quo warranto and other prohibition advocates were an insane asylum if he escapes convic king before the boose committee on ciates received a menrage from the pres country. I t sets forth in the preamble proceedings against Mr. McClellan, tion for killing W h ite. which was denied by Mr. Jackson’s Give Up Leasing o f C hurch**. District of Columbia. ident saying he desired to confer with the fact that Santo Domingo hae predecessor, Attorney General Mayer. Fourteen persons were injured by a Rome, Feb. 19.— Advices received by them today at 2:45 o’ .clock. Secretary entered upon an agreement with her -freight train on the Northern Pacific Monuments to National Heroes. the Vatican are to the effect that Pre Root had a long conference w ith Speak créditos which is made contingent upon Platt* River Blocks Fivs Roads. crashing into a passenger train near Washington, Feb. 16. — The house er Gannon and w h ile both declined to the fact that this county shall collect mier Clemencean, o f Franee, has ordered Omaha, Neb., Feb. 18.— Five trans oommifctee on libraries decided today to ¡Seattle. tha money and It is then ageed that the talk, it is the general belief that the The San Francisco unions which a cessation o f the negotiations begun Japanese school question waa discuss president of the United States shall ap continental railroads through Nebraska make favorable reports on bills to by Minister of Education Briand, with •truck against the street car oonfpany M. Selves, prefeet o f the Seine, fo r the ed. It is admitted that communica point a representative of the govern are today using the line of the Burling erect monuments in Washington to w ill win their point through an arbi leasing o f cbnrehes. The vStiean was tions have been exchanged between the ment a r receiver general to take charge ton railroad to th* West, dne to the Benjamin F. Stephenson, founder o f tration board. of all the funds collected. not surprised to hear of such action, as Japanese ambassador and Root. flood conditions o f the Plate river. The the Grand Arm y of tbs Repoblio, and It expected what it call* a “ second eonp Union Pacifie is tied np for 200 milee to Captain John Erieasoh. The G. A . In twelve states Lincoln’s birthday de main” after the first, namely, the Berry Favors Excluding Smoot. Favors Loosing tha Range. west of Omaha, and the Missouri Pacific, R . w ill give the Stephenson statue to is a legal holiday and February I t was expulsion o f the secretary o f the papal Washington, Feb. 12.— Berry, of Ar Washington, Feb. 18— Without con Rock Island, Northwestern, Union Pa the cspitol, but an appropriation of appropriately remembered. The states nuneiato at Paris. $10,000 is carried to buy a site and kansas, addressed the senate yesterday tinuing Its hearing upon the Burkett a n : New York, Colorado, Connecti cific. and Burlington are using ths Bur erect a pedestal. The bill carries $50, amendment to the agiculture) appopri- In opposition to 8moot’s retention of cut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, lington tracks between Omaha and L is 000 for the Ericsson statue. Kansas May Give 876,000. lie seat. Berry disclaimed any politi ation b ill providing for the leasing of Minnesota, New Jersey, North Dakota, Topeka, Kan., Feb. 19— A bill appro- cal or religions prejudice which might the publto grasing lands, the senate coin. No freight trains are moving. Pennsylvania, Washington and Wyom priating $75,000 for the Alaska-Yukon- Money fo r Bey Olty Fair. contribute to his opposition. H e con committee agreed to adopt the amend ing. 8lgnel Honor fo r Mulkoy. Pacific Exposition was introdneed in ment. Several amendments to the Bur Sacramento, Feb. 16. — The i fined his argument primarily to a dis the senate thia morning by th* commit Washington, Feb. 18— For half an Nicaragua is preparing to invade tee on ways and mesne. The exposition cussion of the c institutional power of kett proposition were adopted however, today passed the bill appropriating hour Saturday Senator Mulkey, o f Ore $800,000 for an international exhibi is to be held in Seattle in 1909, snd the Mnate to expel Smoot, holding that designed to protect the interests of the gon, preaided over the senate, while tion at San Francisco in 1918 in honor The policy outlined, appropriation is to eover the cost of n senator “ could be excluded by a homesteaders. ▲ building and waking an exhibit for majority vote of the members of that which Is favored by the president, w u the Japanese question was under diaeua- ! of the 400th anniversary of ths diacov a in upon by a bare majority. sion. ! dry of the Pacifie ocean by Balboa. C .N . WOOOWA Minidoka Irrloatlsa V n k b N os Nearly FliUbed. NEWS OF THE WEEK GREAT DAM ALREADY COMPLETE „ K rjir-r- *» I ^ .h.» r t