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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1903)
Fh- ? H , I BILL WILL CARRY RIVER AND IIAUBOR APPROPRIATION SAFE IN THE HOUSB. Amount. However, Will Ue Small-Work Now Under Way Will Get the Hulk ol It New Project Are Doomed Co- lumbln River and Oregon Coast De Recognized. Will Washington, Doc. 10. Tho fact that tho rivur and harbor committee of tho houso today held a preliminary meet ing nnd decided to enter upon a series of hearings of representatives from tho leading state of tho United States that nro in need of further appropriations for their harbors and waterways, Is taken to indicate that a river and har bor bill will bo passed nt tho present session. Tho opinion generally pre vails, however, that such a bill to so cure approval of tho houso leaders, must make a comparatively small ap propriation, and provido principally for continuing work previously begun, which would include all Columbia river improvements not taken care of in the sundry civil bill, as well as the more important work along tho Oregon coasts that nro now in course of construction. It is probable tho bill will make pro vision for surveys, but very little In tho way of out and out now appropria tions. Improving Upper Columbia. Washington, Dec. 10. Representa tive Cushman today introduced a bill directing tho secretary of war to locate, survey and begin tho construction of a wagon road over tho most direct route from Valdcs to Eagle City, Alaska. Ho' also introduced bills authorizing survoys of several rivers and harbors, with a view to their further improve ment, as follows: Uppor Columbia, between Wenatcheo and Kettle Falls, Chehalls river, between Aberdeen nnd Montosano, Everett harbor, Rolling ham bay and South Bend harbors. l3XTUNDINa tub carby act. Warren Introduces a Dill to Make It Op erative Ten Years Longer. Washington, Dec. 10. Tho Carey act, under which Oregon and several other Western states have undertaken the irrigation of lands under contract, expires by limitation on August 18, 1004, and after that dato no new coq; tracts can bo mado, although in cases whero lands nro segregated prior to that date contracts covering such lands remain in full forco. In compliance with a memorial of tho Wyoming stnto legislature, Senator Warren today in troduced a bill extending tho provis ions of tho Caroy act until August 18, 1014. Senator Warren also introduced a bill giving water companies and railroads right of ways for constructing and maintaining reservoirs and pipe lines across tho public domain whero water conveyed by such lines is to bo used for railroad, public and domestic purposes. The bill gives constructors of such pipe lines right and use of timber from public lands adjacent to tho right of way. PAY OP 130,000 CUT. Steel Trust Orders a General Reduction of Wages. Now York, Dec. 10. Tho statement was mado today by a leading official of tho United States steel corporation tliat, beginning January 1, 1004, about 00 per cent of tho employes of tho cor poration will sufler wago reductions ranging from 5 to 20 per cent. This reduction will affect about 150,000 workmen in tho various grades of tho subsidary companies. Tho remaining 10 per cent of the employes aro mem bers of the Amalgamated association of iron, steel and tinworkers, whoso wage schedule runs to July 1, 1004. Tho finance committee of tho steel corpora tion has, it Is understood, under consid eration tho dismissal of many high sal aried employes, in addition to those al ready discharged, but no statement on tills point was forthcoming today. It was ascertained that, barring somo tin forsccn technicalities, employes of the corporation who participated in the profit sharing plan will, in tho coming month, receive a $5 dividend. Strikes Blow at Unionism. Chicago, Dec. 10. Tho invasion of tho municipal service by labor unions was today ordored brought to a halt by Mayor Harrison. "In the mechanical branches of tho city's sorvice," said tho mayor, "whero tho employo is simply a workman, it is all right for lilm to belong to a union, but whero tho man belongs to a department, liko the firemen or the policemen, ho has no right to havo a divided allegi ance. Ho must owe all allcgianco to only one master tho city of Chicago." Want Panama to Share Debt. London, Dec. 10. Tho correspondent of tho Horning Leader at Tho Ilaguo siyH it is reported there that both Hol land and Great Uritain insist that tho republic of Panama shall assume lia bility for 15,000,000 of the Colom bian debt. AIMIU) AT (H)HSSIN(l CONTESTS. Penrose Would Also Amend Postal Lnw to Reach Uet-Rlch.Qutck Men. Washington, Dec. 17. Two bills havo been introduced In tho senate by Senator Penrose, designed to strengthen tho laws regulating tho use of mails. Ono is aimed at tho "got-rieh-qulck" concerns and guessing contests, and in cludes tho District of Columbia nnd "all territory within tho jurisdiction of tho United States" In tho law forbid ding tho use of malls for tho transmis sion of lottery tickets. Tho bills were drawn in the law division of tho post olllco department. Tho act of 1800 for bidding lotteries Is amended by insert ing tho following language In tho pro hibitory section: "Or any person, or company, con ducting tiny competition or contest In volving tho award of prizes, and based upon tho relative accuracy of guesses or estimates; or conducting ,auy schemes or device for betting, wagering or making pools upon horse races or other similar contests." Tills amendment is held to 1h neces sary by reason of tho attorney general holding that contests which involve tho award of prizes obtained upon the relative accuracy of guesses or estimates, m to the number of votes in n political election or tho number of beans that a certain jar contains, etc., are not in vi olation of tho present lottery laws. It Is sought by tho amendment also to protect the public ncalnat fraud, as well as4o suppress gambling which ac companies betting on horses. Retting on horse races has been held not to bo within tho purview of tho lottery laws. Consequently It is hold that tho only way by which these turf investment schemes can bo suppressed under ex isting laws is upon tho ground of fraud, in which caes It is extremely difficult ' to obtain sufficient evidence to warrant an action. Bueh evidence cannot bo obtained in any event until after the scheme has been in operation some time, and after tho company has In Its pos session thousands of dolhtts of tho peo ple's money. PROPOSES AN INCOME TAX. Williams Also Wants Over-Issue of Stocks Prevented. Washington, Dec. 17. Representa tive Williams, of Mississippi, has intro duced a concurrent resolution in the houso proposing nn amendment to the ' constitution to give congress power to collect taxes on incomes, nnd providing that such tax shall not bo construed to bo a direct tax within tho meaning of tho constitution. Mr. Williams also introduced tho following bills: n- ..... .1... t - II.. . ..!... u..t.. iu juii uu mu nn nn, wiicii i-uiiiiuK from countries which permit identical products of ours to enter freo, hides of all animals, leather of all sorts, boots, shoes, saddles and harness. To prevent Individuals or corpora Individuals tlons engaged in interstate commerce from making it n condition of sale of I their products that tho purchaser shall .- .1... .i. .IMi...n. .l.-u not sell or deal in products of any oth er persons, firms or corporations. To prevent tho over issue of stock by corporations or combinations of corpor ations and defining such over issues M "public cheating." Ecqulrim: tho payment of intorcst on public funds deposited with banks. WILL TAKE PART OP TUB DEBT. Panama Will Propose Three Millions of Canal Money Oe Used. Washington, Dec. 17. Tho state ment from London that England, Hol land nnd Germany had decided to in sist that tho now republic of Panama must assume a part of Columbia's for eign debt, brought an interesting re port here today. It is understood that tho purpose of Minister Iluna-Varrlla's recent visits to tho stato department have lieen to make an agreement on this very point. It is said that ho has prepared, and will probably sign, in a few days, an agreement by which tho I'unamn republic binds itself to Colom bia, for application on her foreign debt, one-third of tho $10,000,000 which tho United Stales is to pay Panama. Such an agreement would be very satisfactory to tho United States government, which is inclined to ImjIIovo Panama, as a mat ter of equity, at least, should assume a portion of Colombia's debt. Montana Timber Stolen. Rutte, Dec. 17. Certain mombers of tho Mormon colony in the Rig Horn Basin, Wyo., just across tho Montana border from Red Lodge, aro charged with wholesale thefts of timber from tho public domain In Montana, accord ing to a communication addressed to United States District Attornoy Carl Ranch la t night by tho county commis sioners of Carbon county, Motnarn, Tho Mormons aro accused of devastat ing heavy forests In Pryor mountain and having sawmills in tho midst of tho timber on government land. Canal Treaty In New York. New York, Dec. 17. Tne steamer City of Washington arrived today from Colon, bringing tho signed copy of tho canal treaty with tho republic of Pana ma. The treaty was in a metal box in charge of tho purser, who turned it over to a representative of tho govern ment on arrival at tho dock. Tlioro was no news of importance reported by tho officers and passengors. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON UNOLIStt PAKrRltXIUS TIIUIVll. Covey Turned Loose In Linn County Has Multiplied. Albany A uumltor of Inquiries as to tho Miieeess experienced with tho Eng lish partridges which were turned loose in Mini county have been received In Albany, These queries canto largely from prominent J'orllaud sportsmen, who were Instrumental In securing tho valuable addition to Oregon's stock of game birds. Kdwln Stone, who se cured tho covey ol birds that were turned into Linn county Holds, and who has kept an eye on the hints since they were freed, said today that ho had heard from the English partridges re cently, and they seemed to 1m thriving. Twenty-font of tho birds were turned loose in I. Inn county by Mr. Stono In January, 1001. The jmrlrldges were secured by opulnr subscription. When released, the birds Immediately Hew away In divers directions, but soon began whistling to each other, ami In a short time they were gathered Into u onvey. They were turned loose on tho Lines place, at tho base of Knox hutte, j about four miles from Albany. Wheat was placed lu tho Held for them, hut they did not remain to partake of tho hospitality of their liberators. They soon took to the butte, to orchards, small groves, etc. Since that tlmo a numlier of English game birds havo been scon about tho butto and In the surrounding fields, nnd always nro seen in coveys. A com plaint has been registered that somo ono was following the hints with a gun last fall, and killed a number of them. Several coveys of the birds, ranging from ten to sixteen in number, havo been seen this fa I, ami any numlr of mum ihhu wuii iiuuiu "IUO..IUK "'"Tlllinrc n .S illliir In t .., r,,nh,r f llelds around tho hutte. COAL IN GRANT COUNTY. Expert Says There of Good Is livery Indication Quality. John Day County Surveyor C. O. vnsimry imn rmuruiti iruw mu numjr discovered coal region below Mount Vernon. Ilo stated that he had just completed the survey of 22 claims that hnvo been taken up by local investors, 'chietly Canyon City promoters. The claims are located tinder tho United i i States laws governing coal land entries, ' and aggregate 1320 acres. Thoyaroslt- uated north of tho river, nnd a few I ti i . ., i.t , it nines fc-etow mo original uiscovery near, the larm ol James email. Mr. Caspary, in speaking of tho probabilities hit success in oKnlng up largo bodies of coal said: "You may say for mo that there Is every Indlca tlon of good coal In largo bodies In tho'nn,j jjr, Harinir , of tho Union newly discovered llelds, and there will crv. aro looklnu over tho rnnnl . . .ii.- i. . i .i most certainty., no great corn mines opened up. I havo had a great deal of experience in the coal fields of Pennsyl vania nnd tho middle west, and hau mado a careful study of tho conditions, formation and Indications of coul do Hslts, and I am sure they aru there, that is in that section." Robert 1 1 hues, one of tho most suc cessful metal-mining men of tho dis trict, has taken charge of development work on these new claims. Ho has a crew of men at work sinking and tun neling. Tills makes the third enterprise un dertaken in the last few months. The first to begin prospecting on a large scale vai tho Horopter Vnlloy railway IHiople on the James Small place. Tho I. A. Snyder company then hegnn de velopment work near this place, 20 miles nlwvo the original location of the Sumpter people nad Rolso people. Shlpmint of llccf Cattle. Pendleton Tlirco carloads of lieof cattle wero shipped to Seattle from this point last week. On Saturday after noon two were shlptl, thus making n shipment of about 200 head. Tho cat tle shipments at tho present tlmo nro about tho sumo as they wero last year at this time. During tho enrlv.part of tho fall, however, they wero heavier than they wero last year, Tito sales qf the season nro not as great of last year. Ruyorsq uoto lower prices than Inst sea son, and tho growers aro determined to hold against tho markets. Coming Cvents. Traveling Passenger Agents' annual meeting, Portland, Decemlwr 20. Northwest Fruitgrowers' association, Portland, January 11-13. National Livestock convention, Port land, January 12-15. Notional Wool growors' association, Portland, January 12-15. Poultry show, Albany, January 12-16. Anogra Goat show, Dalles, January H-16. Sale of Swamp Lands. Salem As a result of a recent con test over Hwump land in Southern Ore gon, east of tho Cascades, in which con test thero was mcuh evidence of keen rivalry over tho right to purchase, tho state land board haM adopted n now rule, ordering that horcaftor nil salcHof iirimirvoyod awamp land bo mado to tho highest bidder. Hales win uo mauo after 00 days' advortisoment, SHOULD I'OUM UISTHICT. Importance of a Corporation at I'rtewater. la Urged Freownter A. D. Stllliiinn, n prom inent attorney of Pendleton, delivered an address on the irrigation question of this district before u largo attendance of fruitgrowers of this district, The meeting was held In the. sehoolhouso north of here. His principal object was to show why government Irrigation districts should bo formed. An election on this question will lie held December 21. A deep Interest Is taken. Mr. Stlllman said lu part: "An Irrigation district, organised un der tho statute, Is nothing moro nor less than n municipal or public cor poration. The irrigation district its u lltlltl tnlltlt 1 tiiriutnil trtit It t iimIi atwunit origin that it is not generally under IMMMIVII'ill IHII'UIIIUUM in Ml IMIVII ii'imifr stood, and it is probably for this reason that tho inhabitants of a proposed dis trict hesitate to assume tho powers mid obligations of an Irrigation district. "Tho Irrigation district Is provided for by tho general huvs of tho stnto of Oregon, net of IH05, which provides that tho Inhabitants of miy given or llmltctl area that Is irrigated from a common source may form tin Irrigation district and assume tho powers usually exore.'sed by n municipal or public cor poration." NHW LIGHTS AT CAPITOL. Incandescent Take the Place of the Old Arc Lamps. Salem Electricians have finished In stalling a complete equipment of Inenii- lllMM.lllt IfkltltlU 111 111.. P.illl.t.lil jtf III.. ,!..., ,loli , (nk , ftC0 f t ftrc ,,, mt ,mvo u.m ,,, loflllnforo. the rotunda, on each of the three lloors. Tim Incandescent lamps aro arranged around the edge of the large circular oiHUiings In the second and third floors. There are .10 lamps In each of these circles. Around the base of the Interi or of the onmtneiital dome tt circle of oo lamps IMS Oeoll plni'cil III such n po- sitlon that the light will lie thrown upon the oiimmouted surface. At the ton of tho Interior doinu la a elrrnlur opening about 20 feel in diameter, coy uvd with ornamental colored glass, aImivo this has been arranged a group of 110 Incandescent lamps. When all these lamps aro lighted at nlg'it the rotunda of tho eapltol will lw a place of rare beauty. Creamery Talk at La Grande. I-i Grande Thero Is n move on hero to bring nboqt the establishment of a creamery, George Goodhue, of Paluin, cream- nnlrv wllli n view to getting thu ranchers Interest -: . el. The matter has been brought be fore tho Commercial club, but no no tion has Ixfti taken. Mr. Goodhue and Mr. Harper havo also been looking over tho field around Pendleton, ami they aro desirous of establishing a plant there, which they ray Is an ox col lent country for such a plant. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 71372c; hluo stem, 77c; valley, 78o. Parley Feed, 20 Kr ton; brewing, $20(320.50; rolled, 21. Flour Valley, 1.176.(33.85 jwr bar rel; hard wheat straights, f 3.0034. 10; clears, $3.65(4. 1.76; hard wheat pat ents, $1.20(3 4.60; graham, $3.76; whole wheat, $1; ryo flour, $1,600 1.76. Oaln No. 1 white, $1.10; gray, $1.07)6 or rental. Mlllstuffs Ilran, $1H per ton: mid dlings, $23; shorts, $10; chop, $18; llnsccd, dairy food, $10. Hny Timothy, $10 per ton; clover, $12; grain, $12; cheat, $12. Vegetables Turnips, (l5o per sack; carrots, 75o; beols, 00c; parsnips, 76 DOoj cabbage, Ktfllio; tomatoes, $1($ 1,26 per crate; cauliflower, 76r$l jer dozen; celery, 40(300c per doron; pumpkins, leper pound; onions, Yel low Danvers, 80e$l per sack, Honoy $3(33.50 per case. Potatoes Oregon, choice and fancy, oT)'"7uo per sack; common, GOc per sack, growers' prices; sweet potatoes, sacks, 2c; boxes, 2jc. Fruits Apples, 76c(3$2 per box; pears, $101,60 per box; cranberries, $0(310 per barrel. Rutter Fancy Oregon creamory, 30o por pound; dairy, 20uJ22)g; store, 16 15Wo. Chccso Full cream, twins, 14915c; Young America, 1610o, Poultry Chickens, mixed,. 10 lOJtfo per pound; spring, lie; hens, 11 tfM'.'o; turkeys, Ilvo, 13o; dressed, 15o; ducks, $0a7 per dozon; gceso, 8o per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 37Jtfc; East orn, 2730c. Hops Choice, 22)io per pound; prime, 20c; medium, 17c; common J5o. Wool Valley, 173HJo; Eastern Oregon, 12rfl5o; mohair, 3235o. Reef Dressed, GGttto per pound. Veal Dressed, small, 8Q8o; largo, 6flo per pound. Pork Dossed, 0(30)0. ROASTS IN WRIICK. town Passenger Train Is Derailed on Hi lllgli llrldge. Ottumwii, In., Dee. 1(1. I'lvo per sons wero filled nml 10 Injured In a wteck this morning on the Chicago, Ihirlliigton A Quluoy road, three miles wcstol Alhla, In, Tho westbound pas senger train was In some maimer de railed while running onto tho Cedar creek bridge, nml Ilvo ears wero wrecked by collision with the steel gldurs of tho bridge, Tho wreckage Immediately look fire, nnd several victims were badly burned. Mildred Mlteheit, thu little 3 year old child of Mrs. W. E. Mltuhon, was hung to ono of tho bridge girders nml burned to death before thu eyes of the uninjured passengers ami trainmen. When tho train was derailed just Ih foro reaching the bridge, tho sides of thu cars struck thu bridge ami were torn out, Thu Ilvo coals from tho stove Wero scattered throughout tho rars. Thu Mltcheu child fell through tho bottom of tho car, Its clothing - 1 n" "'" .. "? .,' . . . I . 1. . I .. I, .11 loudly for Its mother, who had Iweii Instantly killed lu tho wreck. Tho cars mid thu bridge wero In a few soo nuds a imiM of (lames and the child was burned to a crisp liefore aid could reach it. Just what caused tho accident Is n mystery. As soon ns thn engineer noticed there was something wrong, ho applied the nlr brakes, but was unable to stop tho train. I'lvo cam wero com pletely burned, nnd tho remainder of the conches badly damaged. The work of rescue was carried on with difficulty, as thu cars took lire Im mediately after tlio accident, ami thn bridge Is a high ono. Tho Injured were taken to Alhla ami Ottntnwn. UITTIIK COLD IN CHICAGO. I'lremen Cannot. Get Through Snow Switchman I'roxeti to Death. Chicago, Do, 10. This was thocold est day In Chicago for this season of the year since 1H7U. Early this mom lug the temperature begKii to full, until at H A.M. It bad reached 13 Udow rero. The only time that this mark has Ihhui resetted lu tho history of tho weather bureau was iVcemlxir 0, 1870, when II below was registered. During thn tlay It lMgnii to moderate an to night it Is hovering around thu roro mark, ami the Indications for tout irrow are for warmer weather, with snow storms. On account of thn cold and heavy condition of the streets owing to thn heavy fall of snow yesterday I ho threw story department store of lUslz litksl & Co,, lu Went Twentysecoud street, was destroyed by fire today, A icclal call for engines was sent In, but before they could reach thu scene of thn lire through tho drifts of snow, the build ing had Ix-en burned, causing a loss of $85,000. Ho far but ono death, that of Wil liam Duffy, a switchman, who was found frozen to death in tho Chicago A Northwestern yards, has lecii re ported, AID TO IIPI'IONCY. The British Remount System Plcssea Oensrat Carter. London, Dec, 10. General William II. Carter, of tho United Htates army. who has tieou iuvestlagtlng tho re mount system of thn llritlsh army, with a vluw to reporting to the general staff of thu United States army, had a farewell Interview with II. O. Arnold Foster, llritlsh secretary of war, yester day. Ho wilt leave England tomorrow for thn Transvaal. Every facility has been afforded Gen eral Carter hero and ho oxprorses Ills appreciation of thu friendly spirit of the war officials, and esjieolally of tho . remount bureau, which arranged for his investigations. At Aldershott a squadron of tho celebrated Fourteenth Hussars and a battery of the horse ar tillery wero paraded I h foro Genoral Carter, whaT highly praised these or ganizations ami particularly tho quality of their horses. Tho general thinks tho excellence of tho llritlsh cavalry ami horse artillery Is duo to tho system of supplying re mounts and to tho ulllciuiicy of tho corps of riding masters. General Carter visited Woolwich nml Sandhurst. Ho does not think tlteso establishments compare very favorably with thn military academy at West Point, hut ho says the results obtained nro more satisfactory. Rnglne Pulls Down Train. Madrid, Deo. 10. While running at top speed todny tho express train from Malaga for this city Jumped thu track near Cabra, nnd 12 persons wero in stantly killed, while 20 others were ser iously Injured. Tho nccidont took place while thu train was crossing a bridge spanning n ravine, nnd tho loco motlvo was the first to leavo tho mils. It pulled thu rest of tho train nftor It, tho wltolo piling up, a mass of wreck ago 50 foot bolow. All of tho eurrlogeH wero reduced to kindling wood nnd that any escaped is miraculous. Uritain Would II uy Ships. London, Deo. 10. It Jsroportod that tho Rrltlsh ndmlrnlty has mado nn offer to the Argentina Republic to buv tlm two cruisers Rlvmlavia nnd Morons, now being built at Genoa for that gov ernment. ,