Paris, Jan. 11.— Althaogb F ra n «
favors tba preservation of tba open-
door policy and Chinese sovereignty la
Manchuria, it considers that tba issues
raised by tba American proposition to
neutralise tha Manchurian railways
priaaarily concern Bosnia and Japan.
The French reply to tba American
memorandum, therefore, la likely to be
determined by tba attitade o f Russia,
France’a ally. Tba French pram re­ fin e tonfi aonatnetefi at a «oat o f $40,-
gards tba qn cation as complicated. Tba 000 por alter*
Figaro thinks tba United Btatao is try­
This tbe qoeation fi. fi. L^tle, preri-
ing to retrieve tba mistake o f 1*04-05,
whan it backed Japan to gat Busaia daat o f tbs Psaifis Railway * Navica-
oat o f Manaharia, only to find that
Japan bad supplemented bar there with-
paper, “ Japan is net likely to agree.
Ragland la bound by n Japanese al­
liance, and a cimilnr reserve la im­
posed upon oa for like and other rea­
sons.”
The Matin believes that Fraaea will
fallow Russia's land.
Oil Bins expresses the opinion that
tha situation in filled with gunpowder,
and declares that the real issue is
commercial supremacy in Chinn, for
which the United States and Japan
are straggling. I t charges that the en­
tire aim o f American diplom acy is di­
rected to that end, and insists that the
United States has pushed Chinn to re-
“ Now America proposes to go far­
ther and force Japan back into Corea,
gad thus render effective Chinese dom­
ination of Manchuria, which today is
purely nominal.
“ Secretary Knox's arguments dwell
upon the advantages o f terminating the
eaase o f constantly renewed disputes
in Manchuria, but it is proper to ask
whether the aim o f tbe United States
is always to the benefit o f humanity
and not to the promotion o f bar own
interests. Tokio must give tbe an­
swer. Already the Yankee policy has
compelled Japan to take the military
precaution« that mo greatly alarmed
Loa Angolas, J u . 10.—On n toral and
broad field, wbara bat n week ago a
bard o f aova granad la peaoe, a minia-
LAMD RBADY FOB WATBB.
tara city o f tanta a a l piala w o o d «
structure* today marks tha spot wbara
irybaa Dltch Oompanr, Tea, Will tba fin i aviation meat la America la
Jola te Larga« Fina.
to begin, and above wkiok tba first
Oatorio—A pian to inelude all aera­ compati tiiva trials o f tf U l and andar-
te eovered by ita dltebaa la thè asw
abile irrigatioa ' district being fonaod
»rte, to water lands below the will bs aaaa on this continent.
river and along the Owyhee
Aviation snap is 18 miles from this
city oa tba Uaee o f tba Pacific Bee-
trie extending to tba namerraa baaak
reoorta along tba Pacific coast. Oa a
stretch o f high ground at oao tide o f
tba field a high grandstand baa baaa
erected, rising 40 feat In tba air and
extending for 700 feat along tba aaoraa
over which tba trials o f air craft and
jpeed contests w ill be bald.
Stretching oat across tha aviation
field from a point in front o f tba
grandstand is a loag raw o f tents that
now cover numerous flying " lM tlllM
aad w ill bona# many more daring the
ten days o f the aviation meet. On an­
other side of the broad field another
line o f tents are placed and here the
United Stetes army dirigible balloons
aad many other dirigible airships are
being assembled, ready to be imitated.
Aviation camp ia oa ground made his­
toric in the days o f the Spanish Dons.
It is a part o f the famous Domingas«
ranch given to Lieutenant Joan Joes
Dominguez o f the army o f Spain ia
the year 1784, and ita extent was de­
termined in the grant by a clause which
said that tbs gallant soldier, far valiant
service#, was entitled to as large a
treat as he could ride arañad between
sunrise and sanest. The soldier waited
until one December 81 to ride the boun­
daries at hla land. •
ly. Therefore the Ji
w ill be awaited with
rapidly in tito
o f the eouaty
$104,000
ended Jane 80, 1900, in hie annual re­
port, the groas revenue of the postal
qpyyípA rpfichpd thfl enormous tot&l of
$203,562,383, aa increase o f $ 12 , 083 , 720 ,
or M l per cent over tha preceding
7*Them were 00,144 postofflees in ope­
ration on Juno 80, 1900. Daring the $600,000
year 1020 postmasters were appointed
at presidential offices. A t fourth-class
offices 9101 postmasters were appointed.
Concerning the routine of his bureau,
Mr. Grandfield rays:
“ The retention of fourth-class post­
masters during satisfactory service has
become the established practice o f tbe
department, and tba policy o f raeom- ■action at n great coot to the respec­
tive companies.
Many new holdings «rara erected, fo-
masters who have proved
efficient ha* been followed consistently, d iH n | «be new i m e t o y Maceóle
with highly beneficial results.
temple, coating $26,000; an ew Pres­
” It is recommended that the law be byterian church, at a coat o f nearly
so amended as to provide fo r the ad- $16,000, and Hon. J. H. Booth’s new
st of an affisa o f the fourth residence, built at a coot o f $17,000.
the presidential class whenever
¡wnmtion of the postmaster About two miles o f new 12 foot co­
to $1000 and the gross annual ment sidewalks were laid ia the paved
to $1900 for four successive district.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 11.— A. F. Pot­
ter, on his way to Washington, D. C-
to nueeeos Gifford Pinehot « head o f
the forest service, stated today that
his experience and personal knowledge
o f western conditions undoubtedly
would bring the forestry service and
the west into closer harmony and that
his policy would be more favorable to
western industries.
“ I expect my relations with tbe
western interests to be moot congen­
ial,” he said. “ I desire to work in
harmony with tbe livestock associa­
tions, to promote the fnlleot nee o f tbe
national forest ranges, to foster tbe
Ohlaa Pins Faith ia BochTiffl
skin. Jan. 11.— The highest govi
t officials are pessimistic with
Woodbum Aaka 610,000 fbr Armory
Salem— F. W . Settlsmlsr, captain of
Company I, Oragou Nattouul guard, lo­
to the Manchurian railways, and be­ cated at Woodbum, bao asked tbe
lieve that more active German support county court fo r Marion county for an
would bring about a realisation of the appropriation o f $10,006 fo r the pur-
scheme. The C hine« government in
placing reliance in W. W. Boekhill,
the American ambassador at 8t. Peters-
to m ilitary
b «
built
pur-
Represents V. >.
Jan. 11.—Tbe fourth
vjx
« a f a r « « to be bald 1|
■ re-
cbUdrau $2.000,000
mat-
auch fior a CbrlotuMO lag tbe attention o f officials of tbe
• la «
state department rad others interested
ia the meeting. Tbe United Bustos
w ill
committee has elected Major General
lo $1,200 por
George W. Davis. United mates army,
là due to the r
retired, « one o f Ua members, aad ap­
pointed a committee to urge upon eon-
Clntoknnie— E. D. Tichenor ia show­
ing splendid Burbank potatoes grown
on new lend and planted June 1. The
land had just been cleared, aad but one
plowing bad been given. The crop was
marketed at good prices.
PO RTLAND M ARKETS.
Wheat — Track prices: Bluest# m,
$1.20; dab, $1.10; rad Russian, $1.09;
Valley. $1.10.
BarUy— Feed and brewing. $800
80.60 per ton.
Cara— Whole, $88; cracked, $Sfi too.
Oats— No. 1 white, $82.60088 too.
Hey— Tim othy: W illam ette Valley,
$18020 per too; Eastern Oregon, $18
021.60; alfatfa, $16016.60; clover,
816016; cheat, $16@16; grain hoy,
$16016.
Butter—C ity c riaaisry extras, 89c;
fancy outeido creamery, 84089c per
Itoy— Heos, 16)4016; Springs,
' ‘
“ i; geese,
12c; tnr-
> 6 X 0 1 “ 6 ; ducks,
20c;
g*
fe r n live, 22c; dr secad ¡
Eggs— Fresh Oregon extras, 410
Eggs—Fresh
42 X e per docen; Eastern, 28080c per
Parir — Fancy, 1O01OX‘ P « pound.
Veal— Extras, 11011X « per pound.
Fronti Fruita— À p p i«, $108 box;
pears, H0L6O per box; cranberries,
Law Officer Alexander C. Shaw, Pin*
shot's immediate assistants ia the for­
estry bureau, followed their chief oat
o f government employ.
Thoroughly indignant over tbs na­
tion o f Mr. Pincbot ia in doc lag Sen­
ator Dolllver to road a latter from him
ia the senate yestorfor» President Taft
today would listen to as advise that
tha form U r’s violation o f executive
ordare be overlooked pending the la-
He deeland tbe dignity o f the preei-
deatial office was being attacked aad
he would be anfailbful to hie tenet i f
he submitted longer.
Mr. T a ft undoubtedly realises folly
what the dismissal o f Fofoster Piaekot
■anas ia a political way. Ho has base
convinced for sosm U«, m > that the ee-
eelled “ insurgents” and ether critics
of his administration had enlisted the
services o f Mr. Pinehot aad praeti-
eafly were defying him to dismias Pin-
eket from office. The latter ’« letter of
yesterday, few here doubt, was writ-
tea with the direct purpose o f “ put-
th£ lt
op to the president, ”
The president eoaght to avoid the
threatened war aa loag ae .he oomld,
but declared today that patience had
eeased to be a virtue. He picked ap
the gauge o f battle thrown down by
Mr. Pinehot through the hand of Sena­
tor Dolllver la the senate, and, with
the administration supporters, ia ready
for the eoming^fray.
Political observers la Washington
declare that the situation created By
today's developments is the moat tease
in many yean. What the outcome will
be no one is willing to prophesy. In
loses at Huntington park at S:86 ia the house o f representative« today
the afternoon, its flight was almost Speaker Caaaoa lost his first fight to
straight up until it had attained •
height o f 1000 fqet. Then a strong
current bore It to The northward until
it peaeed out o f sight beyond the hens
that lay over tbe mountains.
Spectators o f the flight believed it
was the intention o f the aeronauts to
attempt to sail over the Sierra Madre
mountains, bat those oa beard say this
would have been impossible. A t a
height o f 6000 feet, another current
took the balloon to the westward, aad
when they w en over the Glendale val­
ley the aeronauts decided to come to
Borne, Jan. 8. — Cardinal Satolli,
whose life has been slowly ebbing
away fbr the past two weeks, died this
morning at 4 o ’clock. It had beea
knowa for several days that the easi-
Mo Party Lines, Bat $260,000 Is Spant neat prelate could not survive hie pres­
by Varions Candidates.
ent iDneoa, and the last rites e f the
Boston, Mass., Jan. 10.—Boston Sat­ church had beea administered some
d*ys ago- His death was a gradual
urday night wennd ap, axeept for tea sinking, and the end same peacefully.
Franeeoeo Satolli woe born in Mar­
finishing touches, the Aerosst munieipal
campaign ia its history. Tbs election ciano, Perugia, July 81, 1S4L In bis
earlier manhood he became professor o f
Tuesday w ill bs tbs first under the new dogmatic theology in the Urban CM-
non-partisan plan and for a non-parti- legs o f the Propaganda at Borne, and
■an campaign this has certainly boon a in 1888 he was made archbishop of
revelation to the sponsors o f the new Lcpanto. A t the establishment o f tee
see o f Baltimore in 1889 he was seat
order o f things.
to America as papal representative. He
One o f the candidates for mayor con­ returned to the United States ia 1898
fesses he has spent nearly $10,000, aad in the position o f appellant jndge with
he aeenses his chief opponent ef having extraordinary discretion.
spent more than $200,000. This charge
is not denied. The ether two candi­
dates, without a ghost o f a ehanee of
Berne, Jan. 8^—The Marquis Cusan 1-
election, have spent about $0000. Tbe
v a rio « candi datos for tbe city council Confai ioneri, who for three yean has
have probably spent $20,000, so that held the post o f Italian minister to
the cost o f the campaign to the v a rio « Switsarland, kaa b e « notified e f bis
aspirante figure« op close to a quarter appointment as ambassador to the
United State# in sueeeosioa to Berea
Mayor doe Plnnehee. The marquis, his
wife, son and daughter are most pop­
ular here and have a largo circle o f
friends ia the United States. The mar­
quis speaks five language« end also is
a painter and author. He belongs to
one of the oldest families ia Milan,
and is a personal friend o f King Vic-
P o ta to « — Carload buying prim a:
Afriean scientific expedition arrived at
Oragou, 66086c pur tack; sweet po- Rhino samp, tbe'basis for the bant for
the earmrly-eoogkt white rhinoceros,
today. Rhine camp is on the Cange
side o f the Bar-El-Jabel river. The ex­
pedition, at made up la tha present
hunt, «asisto o f Colonel Roosevelt,
Karmlt, Mearos, Heller, Loriar, Cun­
ninghams and 80 porters ana boys.
They have 200 loads o f supplies. The
party has temporarily le ft Uganda for
tbe territory remarkable for th e-pres­
e a « of the white rhinoceros.
O n te «—Oregon. $1.60 per sack.
Heps -1900 crop, 20021c; rida,
Jury Justifies Lynching.
nominal.
Cairo, 111., Jan. 10.—The grand jury
W o o l- E a s tern Oregon,
16022c which investigated tbs murder of Miss
Anna Psllsy aad the lynehings of
L S a a r a bark—4Xc nound.
Henry Baisser and W ill Jara«, the lat­
H id « — Dry h id «, 18019« pr pound; ter a negro, adjourned today. The re­
dry kip, 17018c pound; dry calfskin, port stated that it was «vident ths so-
19021e pound; «H a d h id «, 1 0 X 0 1 1 «; called lawless clement was not wa-
aaltod calfskin, 16016a pound; grana earned in ths lynching*, and “ we.be­
lieve no inaoMnt man met
mat his d «th
«t b s
st i
ths hands o f tbe mob.” Bai suor v u
aecnsed o f murdering his wife. Jam «
atloa prevails aaiong tha 100 or mere
students of Tulare college following tho
«a m ia n ti« o f every 'etndnt tor hook­
worm. It is announced that maro than
a third o f tho members o f tho elaae
won found to bo iafrptafi
Morgan o f New York aad
eher bank o f Berlifi arc
world wide trust In the nil
try with n capital o f $200,
ia understood that the t j
tends to
m in « in
Ue end the nitrato worin
where $20.000,000 Is in-
sehsme, it is aaM, has not
district president o f the Mrakiaiets’
union, said tonight that a strike vote
has been taken by the railway machin­
ists o f tbe northwest, aad 90 per cent
of the members have voted la favor, of
obeying instructions from the railway
department o f tho F o d era ti« e f Labor
should that department decide to *x-