Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1905)
I. 4' HIS POWER IS GONE Czar Has Been forced to Yield to Grand Dukes, VLADIMIR AND SERGIUS RULE Rioting and Bloodshed Sprcnd to All Part of Emplro Revolution Under Full Headway. I.lbau, Russlo, Jan. 24. The Imper ial yacht Standard is expected hero to convey the cxar and his family to Co penhagen. Reports from St. Petersburg say that tho actual government is no longer in the hands of the czar. This statement is made with deliberation and with a full knowledge of tho day's doings. Tho grand ducal coterie, always power fill, but until very recently held in check by tho people's pathetic faith In tho power of tho "Little White Father," is in absolute command. Grand Duke Vladimir commands tho troops, and every order, whether it be one of leniency or stern repression, it issued by him. Grand Duko Jjcrglus is stated to be in control of the internal situation. The utmost secrecy is maintained as to tho czar's present whereabouts. Some have hiin at Tsarskoe-Selo, others at PcterhofT, still others insist that he lias been at tho winter palace right along. All questions put to men in authority on tliat score are met with tho very courteous reply that they know as little as the interrogator. MOSCOW IN TURMOIL. Workmen Force Closing of All the Large Factories. St. Petersburg, Jan. 24. Tho most startling feature in tho situation to night is the news that several factories in Moscow havo closed and that the workmen in the old capital of Itussia arc repeating the tactics of their fellow workmen of the new capital, marching from shop to shop and mill to mill, de manding that tho establishment shut down. Tho wholo city is reported to be in a state of great excitement over tho news of the bloodshed which has precipitated immediately the strike that had been scheduled for Wednes day. The tension, which was somewhat relaxed during tho morning, continued to increase during the day. Conditions appeared to be omnious, when, shortly after dark, the workmen in two electric light plants walked out, refusing triple pay to remain, and plunging half the city into utter darkness, including the Nevsky Prospect. The water supply was also cut off, and a veritable panic ensued. IT IS REVOLUTION. Sailors at Sevastopol Mutiny in Mass and Destroy Buildings. Kioff, Jan. 24. Details of tho burn ing of the admiralty yards at Sevasto pol have arrived here, showing that it was the result of a mutiny of 8,000 sailors, such as never before occurred in Russia. All Saturday there had been consid erable talk all over the city that the sailors in the Sevastojiol iwrrucks had grown rontive and that numerous in stances of insubordination had oc curred. Shortly after tho noon hour Monday tho doors of tho barracks were thrown open and several thousand saii drs forced their way out into tho street. One squad of mutineers rushed to tho rooms of a captain, who is said to have been particularly disliked. The oflicor was seized and thrown to the floor. They beat in his skull, and his face was mangled lteyond recognition, and then they wrecked his rooms and took every weapon they could find. Meanwhile, those on the outeido had set to to the building, which, being old and mainly constructed of wood, was burned to the ground. Prom thoro tho mutineers rushed wildly through the streets, setting up tho ory of: "The revolution has bo gun ,M Estimates of the Dead. St. Petersburg, Jan. 24. Tho esti mates of the number of dead and wounded yesterday continue to vary greatly, as at least a majority of tho killed and wounded wero carried off by thoir comrades. Few of thoMi taken to the hospitals huvo'been reported. Tho oflioial account of tho rioting by no moans indicate! tho total of killed and wounded. From careful investigation by the staff of tho Associated Press it appears that tho estimate of 500 cabled last night seems liberal. Tho lull grows in number every hour. Ready to Take Charge. London, Jan. 24. Tho Daily Tele graph's St. Petersburg correspondent reports that, as tho outcome of tho meeting of the Kef pun party of Gorky, Annensky, Arsenleff and others and their adherents Saturday night and Sunday, u body of men has been consti tuted who regard themselves as tho fu ture provisional government of Russia. As yet, the correspondent says, they aro political ciphers; but they hope to overturn tho existing regime. To Loot for Provisions. St. Petersburg. Jan. 24. A report has gained currency that the strikers "intend to etorra the market in Vaesili tho bill will bo presented a speciul mea Otrtof! and eoize the provisiona there, 'sage from Govenor Deneen. DOINGS IN CONGRESS. Friday, dan. 20. The statehood bill and tho fur seal indemnity bill again divided tho atten tion of the senate today, and both went over without action. Fulton spoko In support of tho indemnity bill, and Me Creary and Hate in opposition to tho statehood measure. Immediately after tho somite, was called to older President Pro Teni Frye laid beforu it a telegram trom the gov ernor of New Mexico, transmitting a memorial adopted by tho legislature of that territory protesting against the union of New Mexico and Arizona in one state, and urging tho admission of New Mexico as a state according to present boundaries. Tho house passed tho army appro priation bill. The Indian appropria tion bill was considered for the re mainder of tho day, but was not con cluded when the house adjourned until tomorrow. Monday, January 23. The session of tho house today was devoted entirely to tho consideration of bills relating to tho District of Colum bia. Severvnl efforts were made to take olllclal notice of tho rioting in St. Petersburg, but they were all turned down. lleverldgo niado another ineffectual effort in the senate to have a time tixed for voting on the statehood bill. The fortltlcationa appropriations bill was luisscd. A joint resolution appropiat ing $7,000 to pay the necessary ox lenscs of the tnaugual ceremonies was passed. Tuesday, January 24. The senate today organized as a high court to try tho impeachment charges against Judge Swayne. Piatt, of Con necticut, was elected to preside at the trial sessions. Further proceedings wero Kstpoucd until Friday, when Judge Swayne is exjiocted to appear 1 to fore the bar of the senate. Tho Phil ippine railroad bill was parsed. Much time wan consumed in discussion of various measure pending. One senator wanted to admit each of the four terri tories included in tho joint statehood bill as a state. The District of Columbia appropria tion bill again occupied the attention of tiie house today. An nmendmeut to increase the salaries of all school otll dais and teachers precipitated a long debate. It was finally ruled out of order and other amendments taken up. At 4:15, when the house adjourned, nothing had been accomplished. Wednesday, January 26. The house today pas-ed tho District of Columbia and military academy ap propriation bills. Tho proceedings were ulmost entirely devoid of Interest. The house jHisscd tho bill extending the presidential succession act so as to In clude the secretaries of agriculture and commerce and labor in tho order named. Tiie army appropriation bill was the cause of a lengthy discussion in the senate. Tho assignment of General Miles to servico in charge of the Mas sachusetts state militia being tiie main point of controversy. A nuinltor of cre dentials of newly elected senators were presented. The hour of meeting to morrow was jtosttMind until 1 o'clock, to allow many invited senators to at tend a wedding. Thursday, January 26. Tiie agricultural appropriation bill was considered in the Ihhisu today, hut the debate turned prineipHlly upon the topic of restricting railroads in th mutter of freight rate. The lionee adopted a joint resolution appropriat ing $40,000 to defray the cxjieiises of the senate in conducting the trial of Judge Swayne. The senate pawed tho army appro priation bill after modifying tho provis ion concerning tho assignment of retired army olllcers to active service with mil itiu orpinizations. This will relieve General Miles from its application. The bill transferring tho control of forest reservations from tho interior to the agricultural dopurtmont was passed. May Shelve Statehood Bill. Washington, Jan. 27. Numerous conferences were held on tiie floor of tho senate today regarding a vote on the statehood bill. An effort was made to get Senator Hevoridgo to agree to some order for voting on amendments. He said lie was not opposed to such an argeement and further, that lie did not care much whether a vote was hail on the statehood bill at the present session.- Witii 12 new senators coming In with the opening of tho next con grow, he said, he felt that tho bill would be passed in its set form. Will Now Build. Sacramento, Jun. 27. Thu and Clark appropriation bill, passed the senate on Monday 1-ewis which by a unanimous vote, today passed tho assembly. It will bo signed by tho gov ernor as soon as it can bo engrossed. Tho money appropriated by tills bill, witii the appropriation of two years ago, $00,000 in all, will bo immediately uvailahlo, under the direction of Gov ernor Pardee, who is authorized to act in his own discretion. Illinois Will Exhibit. Springfield, III., Jan. 27. With tho sanction and ofilciul approval of gov ernor Deneen, a bill will be introduced in both brunches of tho general assem bly next Monday providing for an ap propriation of $35,000 for un Illinois building at thu Lewis and Clark cen tennial uxiKtsition which will open next Juno at Portland, Oregon. Along with FOR THE NORTHWEST Liberal Treatment Received in Rivers and Harbors Dill. ' HARD FIGHT FOR CELILO CANAL Oregon and Washington Improve ments Havo a Grand Total of $1,340,000. Washington, Jan. 20. In view of the" unprecedented paring down of river and harbor appropriations this year, and in face of tho efforts of Republican leaders in congress to enforce the most rigid economy, the Columbia river has been exceptionally well cured for in the river and harbor hill Just com pleted by the house committee. While the appropriations are not as large as asked for, they average up well along side these made for other sections of the country; in fact, Chairman llurton ad mitted today that he thought the Pa cific iiortuwost mm received more lilt end treatment than any other part of the country. Thu appropriation which is most gratifying to friends of the Columbia river is that which Insures the build ing of The Dullcs-Colilo canal. Mr. llurton, hacked by almost the entire committee, stood out against this pro ject more persistently than against any other proposition brought before him, and it was only under intense pressure that lie yielded. It was thu hope and intent of tho friends of this project to have it miule H continuing contract. Could this have been done, the canal would have passed Iteynnd the jurisdiction of the river and hurltor committee and would have received nu nnniial appropriation in the siiudrv civil bill, In amounts sutll- cient to jHiy for work as it progressed until completed. Hut on this toiut Mr. llurton was unyielding. Never theless the final action of the commit tee is in the nature of a compromise, for while nu immediate appropriation of $50,000 is made, the army engineers ure authorized to make contracts for $250,000, which is equivalent to an ap propriation of $300,000. The $250,000 pot carried by tills bill will Ito incor iterated in tho sundry civil bill next session, in plenty of time, according to the engiuers, to meet payments. There is strong 1iuh that by the time this money is extoudcd congress will be willing to make the Celllo en mil a con tinuing contract, so that it need not a gain lie considered in the river and hurltor bill. Throe other Columbia river appro priations are spilt up like fertile Celllo canal. Three hundred thousand dol lars is made immediately available for tiie mouth of the Columbia, and the engineers ure authorized to make con tracts for $.'100,000 additional, this last sum to lie carried in thu next, sundry civil hill. Likewise, for improving tho channel from Portland to tho sou, $100,000 is appropriated in the river and hurltor bill, and $125,000 addi tional will Ito carried in tho next sun dry civil bill. For dredging u 20-foot channel between Vancouver ami tint mouth of the Willamette $:0,(HH) twli s appropriate!, ami atioiner .iu,tHMi will Ik provided next year in the sun dry civil hill. The following amounts are all med or Washington: Tacoma harbor, dredging Puynllup waterway, $40,000 cash; $20,000 in sundry civil bill. takes Union and Washington ennui, $125,000 for dredging at llullur-l uiid authorization of new survey to deter mine whether a one-lock canal can bo siidhstitutfd for the two-lock project, Grays Hurltor, $:i0,000. Inner Grays Hurltor, $.100,00. Cowlitz and Lewis rivers, $10,000. Pugut sound mid tributaries, $!IO,000. Snohomish slough, $5,000. Okanogan and Pond d'Oreille, $15,- 000. Stretches riillo, $115,000. Uullinghum bay, $:)5,000. Kverett hurltor, new survey. Shooting Down the Finns. Ilelslngfors, Jan. 20. -Although crowds on thu streets were smaller tho to- night, there was severe lighting, Cos sacks and itollco firing their revolvers. Some 30 jtersoria were woiiuucd, of whom nine were taken to the hospital Three uru sovurely wounded. Tvo youths had their scalps cut and a third was struck in the stomach by a bullet. Tiie demonstration Is slackening. A big demonstration was hold iion the arrival of Finns who had neon expelled from the country and who recently were given permission to return. Strikers Gain Concessions. Revul, Jan. 20, A crowd of strikers toduy marched in procussiou to tho gov ernor's residence. Tho governor ad dressed them in a few words and allayed their excitement. Tho strikers then chose u dejiutatltu to present their de mands to their employers, who were gathereed in tho governor's rooms. Tho demands include eight hours us a day's work and an increase of wages. It is reported that tho results of tho in terview were satisfactory, Seize Austrian Steamer. Tokio, Jan. 20. Tho Japanese seized tho Austrian steamor Ilurma off Hok kaido island at Ii) o'clock last night. Sho hod a curgo of 4,000 tons of Cardiff coal on board and wuh bound for Vladivostok. WILL Did CANAL, Dnttlo for Opon Rlvor Uotwoon Celllo and Tho Dallos Is, Won. Washington, Jan. 25. Tho govern ment will build thoDulloH-Colllocuiml. This decision whm reached by tho rivers and luubors committee tonight after suveial houis spent In lliml con sideration of the project. Tho rivers and luvrbois bill, which will probably bo reported to tho house tomorrow, will appropriate $50,000 cash for Immediate, use on the canal and will authorize thu expenditure of $200,000 additional, this money to be carried In tho sundry civil hill, probably at thu next session. Today's action of the committee com mits thu government to the canal pro ject and Insures the ultimate construc tion of this waterway by the govern ment at nu aggregate cost of $11, 800,000. Thu light to secure adoption of this project Is one of thu hardest that tho (rlendi of thu of thu Columbia river have ever been called upon to make. In some ways it was harder than that In behalf of the Low Is and Cla'rk hill lust session, for on that measure the dele gation had thu active suptort of Presi dent ItooMovolt. Tills light was made without such aid. Senator Fulton, Representative Wil liamson and Kcpicsoututlvo Jones have been working unitedly and unremitting ly on behalf of the Celllo canal project ever slneu tho rivers ami harbors com mittco commenced framing its bill. Representative Jones, by reason of his membership of the eominittte, has been able to render and has rendered most valuable service. IN CZAR'S PLACE. Reformers Will Create a Provisional Government In Russia. St. Petersburg, Jan. 25. Russian olllciats ttxlay stand nghnst before the possibility of a provisional government being established Ity a number of Lib erals ami moderate Socialists who, it is stated, are men of wealth and position. The authorities lost no time when this reitort liccamu known In arresting M. Aimeskv, one of thu few leaders of this latest movement whose names are known to thu public, and It Is stated that Maxim Gorky, the novelist, also identified with thu Hlitlcul revolt, has received warning to withdraw from act ive participation if lie values his lib erty. Others are also stated to have Iteen taken into custody, but their names will not be divulged at present by the olllcials. At this hour it would seem as though thu government had succeeded in im pressing the strikers with thu useless uess of mob resistance to the guns of the troops. The general opinion is, therefore, that clashes will become less f refluent, ami that those who consider violence the only fitting reply to the government's course will resort to Itomlts. One Incident of this character, at least, has already occurred, but thu at tempt was frustrated. Tho crowds, it is thought, may now scatter. Their places will then, according to tho So cialist leaders, Imi taken by small groups of two or three, who will make their way to thu government building mid palaces, and, by placing Istinhs, In flict more damage and loss of,lifo than would Imi in thu power of the full force of strikurs. STATE OF SIEGE. Will Be Proclaimed in Russian Capital With Trepoff as Governor. St. Petersburg, Jan. 25. St. Peters burg will lie declared in a stale of slew tomorrow. General Trcwiff, until re cently chief of miIIco of Mfwcow, has lieen toplnted governor general of St. Petersburg, and lias taken up quarters in thu winter Htlaee. Strangely enough, the only precedent is the now of Genera 1 Trctoff's father during the reign of Nihilistic terrorism under Alexander II, and it is also a strange coincidence that unsuccessful attempts were made on the lives of both. Gen eral Troixtff is a man of great energy, but tho measures lie adopted at Moscow for the suppression of thu student dem onstrations in Decemltur last provoked much resentment, and the revolution ists recently condemned him to death. Anarchists Busy In London. Iondon, Jun. 25. A niimlsirof anar chists aro known to Ito hero who at tended an international anarchist meet ing in Iindon on January 20. Thu police say several minor gatherings have boon held in those quarters since tiie reception of the liens from St. Petersburg and that a big meeting is called for January 211 in a notorious hall in the Hast Kiel for tho an nou need purpose of expressing in dignation at what tho circulars term us the "St. Puterltsurg massa cre." Hails tho Rising with Joy. Tokio, Jan. 25. Tho Jupatiusu are keenly watching tho developments at St. Petersburg. The newspapers pub llsh extras with tho accounts of thu riots, Achich aro eagerly read. The people were slntckcd at thu death roll, A member of a foreign legation said i "Tho wur is over unless the Russian people are crushed with an Iron heel, It has brought about n crisis. Tho Japanese army is now lighting tho bat tle of the Russian people," Bad for Kuropatkln, St. Petersburg, Jun. 25. A new grave danger has arisen in tiie inter ruption of dispatch of supplies to tho front as n result of tho strike. Unless some, means can bo found to secure the provisions and other munitions of wur which were to be started from St, Pe tersburg on January SO, General Kuro- patkin's army may find itself in u most serious predicament. r - OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST THE LEGISLATURE Salem, Jan. 20. Two bills designed to bo In thu luleiesls of laltorurs were defeated In tho senate loday by Indell nltu postponement. One of these pin posed extending lo all oeciipattlons thu provisions of the employers' liability act, applying; only to railroads. The other was to raise from $5,000 lo $10, 000 the maximum limit of damages that may borecoveied for injuries caus ing thu death of any persons. Klght bills were passed by thu seimto and soven new ones introduced. One of thu new measures appropriates $25,000 fur the otemtlnu of the portage road and another Is for the employment of con vict labor on nubile toads. Tho llercest lights In the legislature will bo waxed over thu iuoikmciI ere atlou of three new counties in Kastern Oregon. The new counties protocd are Cascade, w itli Hood River us Its county seat; Nesinlth, with Anlehqif as Its county scot, and Hot hike, with I'nion us its county seat. AH thtee proposed counties had lobbies working all week and were opMHel by counter lobbies from Wasco, Crook and I'nion. Five bills were Hissed by the house. One provided for nu appropriation of $15,000 for million hatcheries and an other fixed the time lor the Urn I and Clark fair from June I to Octolmr 15, 11)05. Fifteen new measures made their ap pearance, one of which was to abolish thu normal schools at Ashland and Monmouth. Nino bills have Iteen hmioI by Istlh houses, Mil by the senate only and six by thu house only, hi the senate I 111 hills have been Introduced nod In the house 227. llolh houses ndjiiurucd until Monday. Salem, Jan. 2.1. Three charter nmundment hills were iKOwd by tin senate today and a hill protecting wild fowl. Thirteen new measures were Intro duced. One of them whs to provide for the publication of teclal laws and an other lo provide a state limnl of con trol. There was no business transacted in the morning, a quorum not Itolng pres ent. It seems unlikely that any of the normal sclusils will Iki discontinued. Thu appropriations axked for these in stitutions will atgtegate $2X1,000. This would 1st an enormous increase over the appropriations of IIIQ.1, when thu total appropriations wuru hut $NK, 000. Five bills non-ed the house today one to regulate the sale of fertilizers, one to provide a inalty for caMing sawdust and other waste lumlter Into streams, one to require sheriffs to keep n record of addresses of laxiniyers on the stub of tax receipts, one to cure defects In deeds and Judicial sales of executors ami one to provide that title shall not descend to thu heirs of a de ceased trustee or executor. Alt (ho hills were paused without npjMsdlloii. Among the IH new bills was one lo amend code on child laltor, one lo create Itourd of internal commerce com misfdoncrs and making appropriation of $25,000 for Improvement of Willam ette river, and one to provide better method of oollectiug poll tax. SmIsiii, Jan. ill. Of the SI hills ww ii I by the lsniie tisky only oo en OMtintered opjMndtlim that for the cre ation of a stale library coMimimdon. The secretary id this coonuiiwIoM Is lo receive I,2IH) h )ear and traveling Ileuses. The hill creating III Klght Ii (lleker county) ami Tenth ( I'nloo hihI WnIIowh) judicial district were among tho-'e pMitpod. The senate held only a very short session today, adjourning at 1 1 :I5 until tomorrow at 10. Itesides diHiug of all thu senate biisiuem on hand, thu senate received it few hoiico hills and referred from that branch to the vari ous committee. Thu senators spent the afternoon on committee work. Half a dozen bills have Iteen Intro duced at this session for the creation of a mining bureau, hut it is doubtful whether any of them will become laws, Thu creation ol u Imiw Is and Clark county Is a new proHol before the legislutitie. The new county is to lie the northern half of Grant, except a narrow strip along the eastern side, and maku btng Creek thu county seat. Thu intention is to eventually take In a strip of llukur nlso. Salem, Jan. dealing with 25. A score of bills the salaries of state and Combine. Sawmill Outputs. I'nion A jiniitosltlnii Is under con sideration contemplating ronsolldatlou of the outputs of several I urge sawmills near tills place. It is understood that a man with iilniile of i-iinllfil iiiim.lu ready to put in a large planer at Union unit liny anil handle the entire sawmill output of tills section. It is estimated that such u plan would mean the dis tribution of about $50,000 a month at Union in thu employment of many men and teams, and thu general improve ment of business conditions, A situ is now being looked up, Improving Eugeno Yards. I'ugeiie Kxtenslvo Improvements have been commenced niton tho South ern Pacific company's depot ynrds In ...h..jiu, voijiuiikuin uru now construct ing now stockyards, twice iih largo us tiie old ones, and as soon uh thev uru completed u turn table will be out In and one of thu main sidetracks will bo lengthened 100 feet, Tho work Is the beginning of thu uonerul rearrangement of tho yards which lias been In rmu J templatlon for three or four years, IN t unity ulllcers havo been Introduced In (ho house, mid more am to follow. The most Important of nil Is the bill (or Hat salaries for statu ulllcers. Speaker Mills was iibseul today and llalley, of Multiioiiiiili, was elected speaker for the day. Thirteen bills were passed by (In, house, of which eight related to charter M amendments or liicorttoralhin nei. v Twenty-eight new mcusiiios wcic pt! Mised, In the senate eighteen hill ,,, passed, a large majority relating ,, municipalities. One nppiopriates $15,000 for Indian war veteran. Klght new hills where Introduced. The house hissin a eoiieinreui ieMl. Iutiiu asking an Investigation of tm methods by which the Northern Pacific hilltfavLeecliied 100,000 acres of ntB. gnu (luiiicr lands. The house will wss a bill to grH,i each county a piosoctillng uttoruc) His do away with district attorneys. Representative Hlolnor, of Ukc, Im a bill Intended to end range Wats. It, foiees the county In which the diuim Is committed to my one-half o il0 value of the stock liiJuiod or dostioyed. The senatu went on teenrd today against making trniiinihhory punUli. able by death. A bill llxlng luiprtii. incut at not lem than It) nor mom limit 10 years was favorably rutottod. Salem, Jan. 20. That the loyl.U. ture will not adjourn short of a 10 ds)s ressioti was indicated today when tlitt lioiiso voted down the leiHilutloti fur lliml adjournment February ill. A large uillnlmr of hilts writ favor ably reMirtel to the Iiihio by the vari ous committer to which they loot nvn aligned. Twelve new bills were miiu. dllced. 'I'll lee house bills Were ptowl, as fid lows Co extend time for CoUki Grove tn give notice of tax levy, to uuthorl Clatsop county In elect u eiMirt liirtlw. fur ileftVlency Mlel It-gln-latlve appropriations. The nt- cm. cured in the adopt loo of the Imiihh- iimi cut tent rewdtlliiHi t" Investigate North, ern I'scillc land traosmctUMis. Iifiin senate hills wete setl by the n-iiHte, among them I wing: Ittcfeasliig tlm (cualty for train rulibery to Imprison ment for It) to ID years; to eiente juve nile court ami provide fur cotittol nf neglected children; tt apppnprial $M,IH)0 for I lie uerHtlou uf tlo M age rued at Celllo; to appropriate j 5,. IHH) fur the Indian war veterans. Kiev on new bills were liitrodtnvd in the senate. At thu cIihki of iay's semdon l?t IiIIIm hud Imimi Introduced In the M'lul and Xril In the Imhim. Kay's flat twisty bill pewd the I toll mi tmlay with only two opHMting votes. The yeerly m arles priqnmil by this measure an Governor 15.000: recrclurvof state II.- 50(1; state treasurer $4,500: supreme Judge f 1,51)0; attorney yeneral f:i,iHM) Many Filing at Roieburg. Iliwelmrg In spite of the wqeiiliHi of the Kimdiurg land olllce, the daily mail relating to public business con tinues to be heavy. No content am Itolng hoard or Dual proofs taken at the olllce iUelf, although all proof .t prior to the order of susxnsioii liefore outside Olttcer III the ltooburx district are lielng rwelveil and AM with nota tions of the (teeter of thu legal v iophU. In the hurt few ilays there have leH 1.1 hoOteted eMlrlnt, mveli tim Iter and stmie applications, two pImU M-leetioliM Mild iwvtoi 110 w-lii li"H Aletl. The date Kiel boor uf thtw III iliKti Is Hotml ito the iMier Slid tln-y wilt b taken up In exact order uf their receipt, when th olllce Is rtiiil for the ordnlMry traiMMctiioi of lnulneim. Henry I. Illnhy lias been apiMitd clerk In the ltohurx olllce since the siiHpenslon. To Resume Clatsop Courthouse. Astoria Now that the legislature h pusmsl u hill authorizing the county court to make a levy for erecting the new county court house, work mi the building will Ite resumed as iwhiii as the contractor can gut his force of men to gether again. The foundation, base ment and part of the first story were completed when the work was stopped, and considerable material Is on th ground, so construction will progici rapidly when started. It Is fully ex pected the building will be ready for oeciininey by fall. Material for System. Unlini Clarence Crawford, retire- (imitative of the Grand Itonde Klectri cat coinHiuy, who was here u few days ago, mid all the material, excepting polos and wires, hud been ordered for the electric system that Is to extend from Cove to Union, Hot bike, U Grande and other valley points, and that arrangements for construction were wull under way. Contracts uru to lie f'"1"" w,''' 'or l"m,s and wires. TJIO main lino poles are to Imi of cedar. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Wnlla. 8!loj blue- stem, HHo: vnlluv. H7c. Oats No. I white, $1.32(32.35 gray, $l.:i5($l.40 per cental. II.... ml .1 A. . . r .. tou;!' imy iiinouiy, fi'msio per . clover, $ll(!j125 grain, $11012; cheat, $l2(gi:i. PotutooH Oregon fancy, 8501)00 common, (10075c. Apples lluldwins, $1.25; Hpltxen bergs, $1,7502 per box, Kggs Oregon ranch. 27028c. llutter Funcy creamery, 250flOfl. Hops Choice, 27028o; prime. 2()C! por pound. Wool Vnlloy, 10020c; Kaslcra Oregon, 10017c; inohulr, 2502o per pound, a