""".M'
.nuivw t-'jOvSi ,
UP TO THE SENATE!
President Sends Santo Domlnrjo
Treaty With Letter.
GIVES POSITION OF GOVERNMENT
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
Frldny, February 10.
After maintaining Its record (or thu
IS
BROKEN'
WILL FAVOR RUSSIA.
rapid ilisHMiil of private pouaton hills,
4 .'III tollltt IMM.-d 111 mi limit- nn.l I. ..If
i... i ;.....' . . .". .... . ..... ... inns. con. fi
MwiueriHi him .Hurt uiizzara ii id sou hwest Worst t",t '
ding n ROVornmo.it , """Wl " U'01 , favorable ilcelsli
111 aix rears.
If United Stcs Does Not Tnko Hold
of Bankrupt Republic Soma
Foreign N.itlon Will.
Washington, Feb. 10. Tho amnio
must decide tho question ns to whether
or not tho Monroo doctrine Is to to
maintained and uphold. This is tho
contention of President Roosevelt. Ho
nmdo tho Issue clear in n confidential
Jotter to tho senate Into this afternoon,
in transmitting to that body tho treaty
entered Into between this government
and tho republic of Santo Domingo,
rolntlvo to which tho trcuty-rntiMm;
body of tho government hns heretofore
indulged in anno caustic criticising.
The president ilivtiir.v.1 tl.n. f..,i...
! -.... niitijiu
ft governments were pressing Santo Io
Sm tntnm f.ir .1... .... ........ .. ..I . I ..
......h ,w. ...t ,,..; mvui ui i-iuuus; mat
while the republic should to prosper
mia, uh reveues wore depleted through
insurrections and that, if the United
States did not exercise such n just wr
cntal suiwrvision as would naturally to
exited and as was desired by tho re
public and urrnnco for the tuivmmit of
jusi oongntions, foreglu governments
would set about to enforce collection
through tho customary diplomatic
methods.
Tho message was reform! to the com
mitteo on foreign relations. The troatv
was not read. It was tho cxcctatioti
of Chairman Culloin to have a special
meeting of the committee to take the
convention up for consideration.
Hriefly stated, the protocol or treaty
i'ruviues uiai mo united Htstes shall
collect tho customs revenues of Santo
Domingo and turn over to President
Morales' government a specified per
centage necessary to meet the cxense
of administration and dinhunn tin. r...
ma nder among foreign claimants. The
United Stales undertakes to reptect
the Integrity of Santo Domingo and the
protocol or treaty must he approved by
tho United States eenate and tho Do-
minican congress.
mo house today const
time tho hill prov
or tno I'unnma eiitnil zniio. An ..,..-1,.
adjournment wns taken to onnhlo the
Republicans to confer on tint ntit..l....i.i
bill.
Hoforo tho routine proceeding of tho
pvimiu oegnn, rresiiiont pro tent Fryo
Hnuounced his selection of Perkins to
rend to tho senate Washington's fare
well address on February 22. Dills
were passed niithoriiimr th sr.i.irv
01 war to soli magazine rilles to rillo
clubs upon rvquostof governors of tho
various states, and iermitting Okla
homa Territory to appropriate money
to construct agricultural college build-
K3
OF STORM IS WIDE
Extends From Groat Lakes to Texas,
From Atlantic to the Rockies
Many Peoplo Frozen.
Saturday, February II.
As an outgrowth of the Investigation
of the General Slocum disaster, the
house today passed a mitntor of 1.11 U
amending tho Iuwh relating to steam
boat inspection sen-ice and making far
mire ngm provision for the regulation
and control of steam vessels. A bill
was ala passed authorizing the con
struction of a brlkl grnu tl... I'..... I
ii Tfni i t.k rttt.i f". ......... ..t
.. y. w.u .,.,,, n.uieiiai rivers in Koote
nai county, Idaho.
The entire time of the senate, todav,
which wns not spent In executive se's
slon, was given to tlie Swayne impeach
ment triusl. Four witnesses wore ex
amined, m executive session eiglit
m-niiei oi arbitration between
united Slates and Kumii.wn .-...,.-.,. I
ments were ratiiled. Tho treaties ure
with Groat llritain, Trance, Portugal,
Switzerland, Germany, Spain and Aus-tria-llungary.
Monday, February 13.
The senate heard 10 witnesses In the
ownyno Impeachment trlnl iiJ,n- .,,!
devotcil the remainder of its time to
the consideration of tint n.ri....i...,.i
appropriation bill.
Tho leaders of the house today began
active work to get the statehood bill
intn rnnfurnnn.t l t. i . I
... v .vhh,iuivu, k ikiiht ih runnif -
culated to get enough signatures to
oring wie matter up. After that it
will requiro a voto that tho bill to
taken from the committee and sent
direct to conference.
Chicago, l'eh. 1 1. -Not during tho
Inst six jours lias the count .if tlu nr..
ent cold weather toon experienced In'
uu im-ki, iinii in many places no such
low toinKmturoH have toon recorded
since the esttablislient of the weather
bureau.
me cold wave extendi from Canada
to the Gulf of Mexico mid from tho
uocky mountains to the Atlantic. In
the North the mercury has registered
all tho way front zero to 46 degree Im
low zero, the latter murk Im.Ii... H.ir.wi
at Itichland Center. Wis.
Trains everywhere from the West
and Northwest ure anywhere from 2 to
i- notirs lute ami from the meking of
the snow in the cuts It Is expected that
it will to several days tofoto tho nw.U
are able to revive the schedule tin... ..f
the trains. Several ih-oii1c hne lost their
govern- live, the majority of the fatalities l.
nig in tne southwest.
The Io-h of cattle on the ranges, par
ticularly on those lying In the north
orn (Ktrt of the states, will he very
heavy. In Nebraska and the IkLm....
ami .Montana cattle are tolng sheltered
i rum the cold and it is not cxHctcd
their losses will he neurlv so heavy as
tho-e on tho ranges further to the
south.
Such Will Do the Final Decision or tho
North Sua Commltilon.
larls, lob. 16. Russian coulldenro
counsel will obtain n
on iioui tne Mil lli si'tt
triliuuitl seems justllled, though tech
nically tiu tribunal only delivers an
"opinion" follow lug tho line of the
testimony given bv both sides. Yet the
tint row est concession regarding the pos
sibiltty of torpedo boats having been on
win i logger Hunk Is quite Hiillloleut to
satisfy the czar's ropiescnnlltvee. This
concession Is contained In tlm trll.nn.
al's pronouncement, Qui hit elaunes of
which ate being added todav. The
whole judgnient will at the hit est be
conipleted tomorrow.
Spwiklng to tliu corespondent today.
an olllclnl who is closely iittahi-ed io
the person of one of the members of the
triiiunni said:
"It has proved liiiosslble to with
hold adinissiou of tliu possibility and
probability of the nrexmn-o ..f i.'.r...ul..
boats without implying perjury on the
purt of one or two Kusslan witnesses
wluwe ovldeiiie was of a character ex
clllditn; the bviHillii U .f ..
! ,-,--.... ... ..ivii t "I 1,1 1 1l
eyesight or of calculation of the imwU
(ions of their own IhviIm. If ii,., iri.
ntiuai were a
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
IN
THE LEQISLATUUL.
Salem, Feb. It). Ait extiemely witrui
light Is on In thoseunlo over the pro
posed count le of Cnseiulo and Hot
hike, or Clark, lit Kaslerit Oregon,
('binges of broken fnllli and told lying
weie ireeiy inline in iim cupiiol today.
Men shook lists in one iHiiitlier's fares
mill enlled ouch other worse tlinii IIuih
mid two coiuUit were narrowly
averted.
I he house mwd the bill creating
a state mlnlin; butiMiu and providing a
couiiulsslnner and two deputies.
The aiill-clgiiiette hill was passed by
the house.
Hills to abolish the normal soImmiI at
Drain were defentoil In toth hoiihe
mis inoruiug.
Five minutes is the time to which
debate on bills has toon limited In the
house.
The hunters' license bill, reoulrliiir
Caen uituier
to ihiv an aniiuiil mm II
cense fee of , imwmhI the senate tisluv.
iNillce iHNtrd. a dlfTeri.iit 'The bill exempts far rs inul llm'lr
.course might have beetr pursued, hut, Manillles hunting on their own limits,
being an International arbitration eouii- The governor vetoed the Purl of Port
ed, it eiltl do no more limn m,.Mv , lilllll ctlUlllllsslnii bill. Tum.U' I. lit.
the rtltllei feittbnrs ..f 're passisl by the snmtle nn.l tfil l.v
siiKKitli down
each side."
According to this informant, the con
cession to Russia's feelings will Ih. an
expression of the tollnf tl..,f n... t..
slans were wrong in thinking that tor-
HMO INKttS HllllHlH II I militl..n I
tack, hut syniMtlnzers with the llrltisli
side of the controversy do not disguise
a feeling of disappointment over their
do hit t.
tliu house.
Tuesday, February 14.
Tho usual three hours were given by
tho senate today to tho Swayno im
peachment trial. Only two witnesses
were examined.
The senate today passed tho ncrtrxl.
mrai ujjropriauoti bill and took up
the District of Columbia npropriation
The sundry civil appropriation hill
was reported to tliu hous nn.l Imm.-ii.
ately thereafter the naval appropriation
hill was taken up. with the nn.l..r.
sxanutng mat eight hours shall to de
voted to general debate and that the
house shall convene at 11 a. in. each
day while the bill is under considera-tion.
5ASTRO PLAYING rOR DELAY
Venezuelan President Insists on Arbi
trationRevolution Threatens.
LaGuayra, Venezuela, Felj. 10. The
negotiations between United States
Minister Dowen and President Castro
in tho effort to reach an adjustment of
tho pending disnutea between ti, ...
countries are practically at a standstill.
Mr.Uowcn'a efforts, have been blocked
by the tactics of Castro, which culmi
nated recently in Castro's abrupt de
J'arturo from tho capital v,hen j, wa8
presBcd for a frank and dcflnlto answer
io ine projKsitIon to arbitrate.
After Ids return to Caracas ho de
clined to submit to arbitration on the
ground that tho matters am now J--
foro tho -courts of the country. He
made a counter proposition, howover,
that tho United States conclude with
him an arbitration treaty to cover fit
turo cases which under international
law could be considered as diplomatic
'(uraiivuo. 4tii ir, iHiuun ueciinetl, I . " "j"""iii me navy ati-
ut in roturn proposed that u tilbunal lpro,!r,uuon mi waa Ktl11 "dr consld
oe selected to il.itun. ..... .. l,ii.. .i..i viunuu.
Tho severe cold has brought ujHin the
South a renewal of all (In. tr.,,.1,1.
Visitctl upon it hv the nvi.tit !..,.,. l
slwt which has demoralize! r,.llr,m.l
tratlic and almost destroyed telegraphic
communication in some jmrU. The
cold spread with great speed all over
the south. Railroad tralllc is seriously
niniicrcu ny the snow all tlirnm.l. ii...
irviurni jmri oi iteorgla and In tho cen
tral and northern parts of Mississippi
The Italtimore A Ohio road is the great
est sufferer and it is roKrtod that there
have been no trains between Meridion,
.'llW., unil .CW UrllklllM fnr i, u..t.
ineoniy news Ironr the entire South
came today from Western nnd Southern
Texas, where a slight moderation in
tenierature was reported. From
Western Montana ami Nebraska come
reports oi -JU to L'fi below zero. All
wirougn uiese states the month of Jan
uary was the coldest known, nnd the
month of February has so far shown
equal sever'ty.
LOST 100,000 DEAD IN YEAR.
GRAND JURY ADJOURNS.
Wednesday, February 15.
The eenate today continued but could
not conclude, consideration of the bill
making appropriations for thn nniu.,i
of the government of the District of
uotumuia.
In the Swayne trial a number of wit
nesses were examined for tin. t.n,...
ascertaining if the judge wan in the
uBoii oi traveling on jkiwos.
The question of what tho ooiicy of
tho government should to with respect
to the upbuilding of the navy was again
threshed out in the house today. At
mo nine oi adjournment th nui-v ,
i ui . .. . ' i
asphalt case and other pending cases
are diplomatic matters. Again, Castro
refused, and pressed his demands for a
treaty to meet future cases, and here
the situation rests,
The ever-present rumors of a revolu
tion against Castro eeem at this time
w navo a possible foundation. The
movement is assuming a more wide
spread character than for some time,
and it is considered in well-informed
clroloa that a revolutionary attempt is
not a reinoto iossibility.
The British Fleet Is Coming.
London, Feb. 10 The date of tho
visit to American waters of tho squad
ron of Uritish warshljm commanded bv
Rear Admiral Prince Louis of Itetten
bcrg has toon definitely fixed fur Octo
ber, It will oomprlse a short stay ut
''""i"'"i '"w ions ami Annapolis,
file prince's visit to Washington will,
it is understood, to of an official char
aeter. President Roosevelt will to
notified through Sir Henry Imnd, the
Jlrit sh ambawador, and Prince Louis
Kill convey to the president King Hd
ward's greeting in a special metMg.
To Dredge Tacoma Waterway.
Washington, Feb. 10. Senator Fos
ter today offered an amendment t tl...
river and harbor bill authorizing the
dreflglng of tho middle waterway in
thoTuconm harbor. IHH amendment
appropriates l 16 C37, and stipulates
that none of this money shall I... .
ponded unless the city of Tacoma shall
pay to tho War department 38,012,
one fourth of the coat of tho improve
ment. Ho nho offered amendments
authorizing other surveys.
Thursday, February 10.
Aside from two hours sjent in rou
tine business the senate today gave its
entire attention to tho Swayne impeach
ment trial. Two and a half hours of
the time given to that case was spent
behind closed doors.
Defore taking up tho naval hill,
which occupied the greator part of Its
time, tho house today entered an em
phatic protest against the action of tho
senate in amending the agricultural
bill. After considering the naval hill
for the most of tho day it was laid nid.l..
ond several bills of minor importance
were passed.
Will Fjave Action on Rates.
Washington, Feb. 17. Reprosenta
tivo Townsend. of Michigan, one of tin.
authors oi the Kscu-Ton nsend freight
rate bill, had a talk with the precident
today regarding the prospects for the
enactment of tliu measure into law.
Towiifeend oxproed the opinion that
there was a chance for tho (wssage of
the bill. After his talk with the prosi
dent, .Mr. Townsend mid that in the
event no legislation mi the rate ques
tion was enacted ut this session, an
extra t-esion of uongreaa would he
called by the president.
Turns In Large Grist of Indictments
as Parting Shot.
Portland, Feb. H Just before ad-
joumment, tliu federal grann Jury to-
turned thu luntt expected Imllrtmnni
dealing with the Illue mountain reserve
ami tin. .. 1 . .. m
...... ... iiuuus iiiieiupieti to in) Jiertie-
trated by its creation. In the indict.
ment are implicated John II. Mitchell,
""Kor nermann, Jonn .. VJianMti,
Franklin Pierce Mays, W..V. J,, ,
(jeorge Forenson. The charge is that
the defendants attempted to defraud
the government of the Unite.! States of
the Meion and use of and title to
200,000 acres of land situated In vri.
ous iwrUi of the states and territories of
tho nation and of the total value of
mute man jj.uuu.oihj.
Kncli of the men indicted will to re
quired to furnish bonds of f 4,000 for
his appearance tofore tho court in
April when the case will rami, m t.,.i
This is the same sum asked of all those
who have been indicted so farm nm.
flection with the land cases.
The grand jury v.m cxciimi! after
having returned the indictments yester
day afternoon, and will take n recess
until tho call of Unlit d States District
Attorney Honey, which will to made
aiwui the nrst of April, at which time
Mr. Honey will return to Portland from
the Kast and will reetuuo thu investiga
tions which have not as yet toon fin-
isueu.
Official Returns of Russians Killed in
Dattlo and by Wounds.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 16. The olllcial
returns lor tho first Jear of tlie war,
not including Port Arthur .tn.i.u
show- that 130,4:UI ollleers and tnen
liisHod through thu hospitals going
north, of which number 1,710 ollleers
were wounded and 1.3HH u..r.. .i..l.
53.1100 men were wounded nn.l ?? khi'
were sick; 4.007 sutoequontly died in
hospitals; 0,744 wound.! ,.,! it .uu
sick were Invalidetl; V.42H returned to
uusfim nntt 'i,oft4 are still in hospitals
Over 77.000, therefore, presumably.
V mo nttiKs. inese figures
'. ...no.1 ,"C,UI,U ll"' iiml.r of those
Miieo on the Held of battle, nor prob
ably those slightly Injured, whore
maitied temporarily in tlie field Ii.m.
pltals. The showing is considered remarkable.
The proportion dying in hospitals is
very ow, tlie total los to the active
nruiy in wounded and sick tolng n little
over 60,000, of whom almost half have
Htill a chance of returning to the
ranks. Thu other I...W um i... i
ded or returned to Russia.
Thu killed in l.nttl.. m. .,.ii.,,..i ...
I . . . " ll'.l.HI
u nuinoereil Initw
60,000.
Salem, Feb. 13 y hii urerw helm
ing vote the bouse this altoruooii ,y.
featid the railroad cotuiiiMnu bill liy
Smith, of Josephine.
rliii Iioiiso H4-we. a bill to sllsHnd
the state fair this jear and use the
tuoiioy on improvements ut the grounds.
The house in committee of the whole
cut down the appropriation for tlie
various normal scIhmIh f IK.OiH).
The hill iiiuiroiiriiitiiiL- luilim ir
the extenslnn of the Nirtnge road
pnsseit the senate tislay with j tint one
vmi' to sHiro.
The house voltil down an appropria
tion with which to buy tlie governor
a mansion.
Hoth house held nlcht kim!..... i...
uigiii ami me cteislileratliiu of bills in
the house in which they orlgiustcd.
During the four dit)s reiiinltilug each
house will devote its exclusive nttou
tion to bills originating in the oilier
House It Is l-elieved that by li.ildlnir
one or two I'venimt nimIimis. nil tl...
workran totlisNMii. There are now
on tlie house calendar hImhU 1 10 senate
liills and on the seunto cnlnudar nlnHit
1)10 himse hills.
Tlie Jano local option liill has In-oii
read in the senate, the k.mw.iuI iIiUU
mere is grave doubts us to its
age.
voto whs en I Iim I for. The tesult was IH
iigalust and II for.
Ihiiplnyiit of slitte liiHlllutlotiN will
he pnld moutlily lieteafler If tho huv
ei nor does not veto the bill passed by
tlie sciinlo.
Tlie house hill providing for it coin
mission to exiimluo Ihn siihlm.i .,
assiiwutieiit, titxiitlnn ami eolleeiinn nl
taxes was missih by tin. somite.
Wife healers am to teeelvo iiiun,
ineut up o 21) IunIioh iiinitdlliLt Io II...
senate hill imsstsl bv the Iioiimi.
Counly and city Ihhu.Ih of heallh nm
eie.itiHl by it bill which has passed Ik,,
houses.
The eommlttee Imvliitf tin. .I.iv.... I,.
eal opliou hill in huml Ih .till ur.ui
ling with tln measure and doe not et
peet to ri'Hirt iierote Frldny.
It appears prntolili. that the hill ni
proprlatliiir 170,(100 fr u ,.w ,,.nf
mute h'Ii.m.I building, hohh by (In,
houwi this afleruiHiii, will go thr.mgh
the senate, as iiiniiy in t ttt UU
favor it.
AcconlliiK to iolut rewilutlnn tlm i.
Islatiiro will uiljiMirn Friday wilhom
dsy. The work will to well tleati.l
off h that time, say President Kukei.
dull and Speaker Mills. No au lul
hot Ice will to taken of the devih.p
menu lit the earn of Henalor Mitd.. u
ami uu udlouriioil !.. n u ill .... i.
held next winter imr the ptewnt h w..,i,
prolmtifwl miles miiuilhlng unf..resii
should happen In the next two das
I'orty.elglit bills wete md by im
hoMstt ImIhv uimI eiuht sil.,1 I,, h...
iH-nule IH bills wete stwi, IH-Hiiles ,
charter bills, hih! seven wi'te ludi II
iiltely imImiihI. Thegt.vernor tmUy
signi-l 1 1 lulls.
JnviiH
reiilf..
HIM.
vceti 40,000 mid
Tho houro iuilellnilely MMtmel the
hill entiling Hut toko county. Tlie
iioiiso t.siay kn.,M 43 hill. Twenty
four bills fnl lit I (o wss. In the senate
in inns were jmsscd nnd 10
killed.
were
BUILDINGS IN THE NORTHWEST
Appropriations Proposed for Public
Dulldings on North Pacific.
Washington. Feb. 16 Tlm ,.,ir..
civil bill reKirtwl yesterday curie the
following items:
Rent of temporary postotlJee quarter
at Portland, 121,000.
Improving Crater Uke park. T.1,000.
hnlarging and linpruving Clackamas
fish station, (A.04M).
Improving Columbia river quuratf
tine station, 7.600.
Seattle public building, 4376,000.
Tneomu huildim;. 76.000.
Marking Alaska toundury, 106,000.
iMlHtiim hospital, Port Tim useful
quarantine station, H.600.
Improving Ilaker lake fish station,
Salem, Fob. 14. Si.ttli.ml..r'ii Mil
authorizing the attorney general to
asses properly wl.l.il. I.,.. ....i
assessment in tlie stst and to bring
r.n.n ui ifiiuvi tne luxes due Umiii
sticlt assessment (msseil the Imhi. t.
nay.
Tile house committee nti slurlM a,..t
mileage repurte.1 this morning. Smith,
of Jiwephluo, prntestml agaiiMit wmie of
tlie items, but failed to get any stipport.
SupjMirtHrs of tlie normal mIhsIs ure
entteavoring to WVH the cut made in
Salem, Feb. IH The bill pi..i.H.,..
nilnlngo.irMiratlonspMuolnghs thnn
11,000 a )iwr from the corointimi tax
was m-. ,y the senate ti-lsy
A hill was (HiMed toulghi creating
the olllce of utali. engineer, to to .p
Nilntiil by tlm giivornor. ('iiiiiii..i..-..
ment of suits uroiiiithiiriiod locundeiuu
priiiierty where the government ,y
wish to begin construction of Irrigation
sstems. An appropriation of fft.ooo
isalwi imtdo by ti bill.
I wo hours' work am In sleht In n
lamse fur tiHtiorrow, but 7u bills sn
in-torn tne reliuttt, Uwhles the Js
im-al iipti.m Mil, Hhlch mil
frtiiieruhlo time.
The bill tsxlllif phpn, drivrli In f.....
other states has lieeti mml ,y ,,
hjHiw. The eatly jHstur-Kt,nx ,
plared ut 20 ciits M,r Hi, and when
sheep are driven thriHtgh the stain
tlie tax l 6 cents per head fr ,P.
county traversal.
I to bill prohibiting theralnof liquor
to females uiHer 21 ),.nts, nnd forbid ,
ding propriet4irs of sahxHts to permit
slU'h females In their establishments
hns mmoi toth house.
Ikitli toures held semlomi tmilght.
Ill the house .1(1 bill. .. ,..t
nnd six were lnilefliiiii.lv iui.u i'
Tlie senate jiuswl 22.
.
Improvemrnts on S. P.
(rants Pa n line with the many
Improvements tolng made on Us lines
through Southern Oregmi. the Southern
I seine ei.itiisiiiv in ....li,.,. .........
..i.m.. . i i.'. '..... . " """
...... IH, K, NIHI nmmi ,,,
ra It I - ml ''... . 1 -
tlisi.i.r..ri.ll,u, l.,ll "'v.""'. ""--" "i.US-H HIMl
, ..., , ,v . .I, ,.,., UH, ,mVM i)t,u .HiMln.
frelnlit
remlre.
Mexicans Palmed Off as Indians.
Kl Pao, Feb, 17. II. 11. Pears, agent
for tho Unltwl States Indian ituroau,
is hero investigating tho rojxirt that
Moxicun children have been sent to tho
government Indian school from various
parts of tho country on fulse affidavits
thut they were of one-fourth Indian
blood. It is claimed that hundreds of
children have been rejected recontly
iuiii wiu uKiniiMiua Bcjiooi lor this roa-
son, wliile otliers. it is said, nru in i.n
found In all tho Indian schools.
Each Side States Its Case.
Paris, Felt. 14. The intrni !.,..!
commission whiuh is inquiring into tliu
Xorth sea ineident Uslay heard the coil
elusions of the Uritish and KuMtlun
agents iion tlie testimony presented.
Today's sesion praetieally clood the
work of the commiaiiion until a deeisinn
is reaeliwl, when Admiral KmrnLr
the president, will call a iiieellng f(r
tho purpose of aunoiineenient. The
admiral In tho meantime will hold
dully private setwions Ut deli tors Ui up.
on the decision, whicii is not exjiecttsl
for some duys.
Feud Between Generals.
St. Petersburg. Feb. 16. According
mi wie luiusi gossip at the war ollice,
General Ktiromtklu has charged (Jen
era! (irippenberg, ex-miuuiamler of the
Second army, with Instilmrdiuatlou in
leaving his command wit hoot uutlmri.
ty, but the story cannot to traced to u
resjM.nsible source. Wliile delltilto In
formation continues to to lacking, it
seems to to generally accented ti.ut
wmierui iiriiieniMrg, alter the recent
Hanking oprHtioti, blames the coin
manlier in chief tor hiu failure to sui.
Mjrt him.
No Action on Lieu Land.
Washington, Feb. 10. The eonato
public lands committee today recalled
tho bill which it recently reported re
pealing tlie lieu land law and nrovldini
tZi.ttlr pnvBI ,,oa,"fe'8 Pat0' ' Caracas, Venezuela, says
within forest reserves, or an exchange that under tho pressure of President
Castro Defies Uncle Sam.
Paris, Feb. 17. A Homi-oflloial ills-
Great Discoveries In Thibet.
London, Feb. 14. Tho London Daily
Mail's Calcutta corespondent uays tliat
CajitaitiH Ruwllng, Itidorund Wfssl and
Lieutenant ILiiley, wiio left Colonel
Yonnghiishand'H party to undertake an
exploring tour in Thibet, have mapped
out u new strip in tho western part of
the country and have also discovered
tho hitherto unknown sources of tho
lirahmupootra rlvor. Tho most import
nnt geographical resultu are expected to
lusiut iroin tne exptsiltlon.
Partial Resumption at Warsaw.
Warsaw, Feb. 14. Thero wuh a
Russians Have 460,000 Mon.
Tokio, Feb. 16. Report from l.luo
Yung place the total Riiukian fur.-n I.,..
tweeii tlie Shukhe river and Harbin ut
160.000, of which 280,000 ure on tliu
lighting line. Tlie condition of the
prisoners and of thenleu f n,n ,HH,
Indicate that the RiimmIhiim urn short .r
winter clothing and slices. Home of I
tne omeeru ure wearing ('IiIiimm shoes.
It is tolievcd that tho cold weather is
greatly increasing sicklies umong the
Russians.
be tl.u -!- !.:. .1... ..... " .""" T"' '"IWIH Nil.)
i thut usiy u,u, ", " z:"': zz:"'!r,mru' -' -i'
r'i....i .ii . . -".. K.I..IK.
. innun'iiiiiii mm mi. i iteclured IlilllM'lf
in favor of eonw.li.lHtloii ,,( the m-IksiIs
uimI threatens to veto the measure when
it comes to him Tlie appropriation fur
tlie normal schools is einiptol with
those for the asylum, jieiiitentlury, re
form M'hiMil. deaf mill.. lu-.u.l 1.11...1
m'ImhiI, state university and ugricul
turitl college, so it would to necessary
to veto all In order to reach the normal
appropriation.
The ways and means committee of
tlm house Introduced 11 bill ,, mm,
tislay appropriating 170,000 fur new
miiiiitiigri mr the deaf iiintn i..,.i
Four otlier appropriation bills were in
troducod liy the committee currv-fii 11
total of I 13,6 12.13.
The senate committee will not at
tempt to please eitlier side in regard to
the Juyim Im'al npliuu bill. The hill
win iui roiMiritNi without rmMiiuinemla
lion. Several voleu are lacking of enough
... 1-.-. nm 1 HM-Hoe (iHitity hill. Jluny
aorW of influence are tolng brought to
lBr to seettro the nuetwsary numtor.
Coal lnillLnra l.ai. uu...
HWMiMii. and ail immtr ,-,mt,uv
and tbtoUKh freight loeirwotlve now
burn o.ml litslead of wm. Arc lixhta
ure tolng plure.1 over the yards to M.lanl
ugalust nccidents.
LogKlng Road Alons; Cosil.
Astoria-rhuu.rtioii is made that
theSeaslde Spruce Lumber eomiwny
Hill Ham hexln work on the construc
tion of a lonKing railrol HMith from
Siwslde. Rails fur one and one-quarter
miles of road are said to hnvetoeti pur
chiiMsl. rim proiiiM.Hl nui.l u ..
m the survey already made adjacent to
the .Wiileiiin river ami can to utlliz
l for the extension of the Astoria A
Uliiinbltt River rullriwd to Nehalem if
dHsiretl.
Salem, Feb. 16. The Cuaoade coun
ty bill is only a memory . Tlie cum
mlttw huvmg it in I'liarge in thetu'iiale
reiMirteil favoralily is tl. morning uud a
Will Pass at This Session.
Washington. Feb. 16 Tho xmmi..
judiciary committeo has ordered a fa-
voralilo report on tho Jones bill recent
ly piifHud liy tho house, dividing the
state of Washington Into two Judicial
districts, one east, tho other west of
tho Ciucudo mountains. Foster In-
tondH to call tho hill tin wltliln n h.w
days and oxpecta to secure its passngo.
Mora Cash for Public Buildings.
Washington, Fob. 16. Tho omnibus
has
Oood C oan-up at New Opp Mill,
(liunta Pans A remurkul.U ,....., ..1
been made by the Oi.n ml.... ..
the Jui-ksonville district. ui.i..t. !...
just muile a cleanup t the end of the
m JWyH'. "'" "' ll'" "HH l-"miii
"" losies yieiuwi f I.A00 in freu
metal uud the vaiinem guvu 1111 the
same amount in tonieniralt for this
till.... ul.ll'l. lu iUii,li,.,l..i ... i..,.,.
day for ten Minimal. The management
Ih highly ehtiiMl with the returns and
the general outlook of the mine, and
lirri.i...i...iilu ..... ..I. 1.. .. ' '
-............., uiM-uny tiiKiur way
I.tr tl... ..1. Ii. ...... ...... ..1 .... . .
- s' ih in 1110 puini.
Sale of Lands fcnolnod,
Pendleton An iiilmu.ii.... ..........
ing the sale uf lands fnr iMiuqtietit
taxi a-sesl against slwkholders of
he L ttie Walla Walla Irrigation mm
NUiy has la-en serve.1 at .Milt.,,, and the
sale advertised for will not .-....., 1 1...
ca-ewbtrMIM.rtrl , t,;t
.ega. y in he sale. The Injunction
was Imhih.1 by J,,, B hiiu ', ,,.,
ago when Hie iiaiHini wi.r.. HI..I !... 11
jHoa not served. '
Rebuild Rurnetl Mill.
Inde-.ndeIM.e-The saw mill helong-
1 ',- n T.1. """ ''l"" com
pany at lulls City, which vvhh burned
rH-ently, will to rebuilt at ni.ee. Ills
'''"Kit the mill will to in running
M-Vm" Hw,k-; T'"' iy r"' f
tb - mill rfinounted io several thousand
dollars pur month.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
, tho like-for-liko basis. Tho whole Castro, tho court Than lordemlUo Z tla Ircrml.tlnn of urirr"H.a Ir-l'"c bulldliiK bill, in addition to In
.hject has toon refered to a sutoom- qucstration of tho landed pro atsomo creasing tho limit of cost of tho build-
BU
m
: " , , "-"" " ou4i, in uo-1 mo American Asphalt company
ill Vt 1 wittinouiii decision in tho case Jiuh caused excite
Will paea this wealon. I mont among Americans at Caracas,
.' ; iu.Bu.in were arresteu appropriates f 6,000 for the puruhiiHo
In connection with tho strikes, of wl.r.... ,.t ,. ,i.n 1...11.1 1. ' :'.',. .
387 have been released. ' Ima. " '" '" """" IaK'
Marine Etifrlno for Harvesting.
1 uiioieion VVnlter M.?,,r..il..t, ..,1...
with his brother, farms 2,100 '.
land north of this eltv ,
n..n ... . "' " s"ii mi
..iioniii, wnoroho will purchase H
comlilned harvester. Ho will ulso pur
chase 11 inarino engine, which will
propel the separator part of the com
duo, and which will do away with at
least 10 horses. If the plan to ho utll
used by Mr. McCormnnk .fIv.m ,... ...
.,..,,.. . -" n-v.. p,inn. , u-
o.uin many iurmorH will adopt
Bcliemo and oconomlro on horses,
tliu
Mi in, im vnlley, H7 per husl.e .
Outs No. 1 whit,. t, .,. ..
I Kmy, f I .101.16 per cental.
I . '''W Timothy, M(ai( IM)r ......
Sri! ! Kruln' nmi2i d,wU'
dorS.8""0"'"0'1 rBI,0,,, 2592fl0 I,or
St crcniimry, 87082.
tmi&r tuMy' 7r,moot
8i.tt;1Vi,.7W!:,,,w,n"' l,,25;
IIopH-Choico, 260200 per pound.
FltonVn"y,J0200 l,or l"""J
I'.nstern Oreuou. I2fli7ni. ...,.1.. .
20o H,r pound for choice. "' "
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