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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 24, 1905)
mfwmmmnwmm . i5',JB" ' JiT?Kr,7wp"wr" t ",tti APPROVE PROJECTS Hitchcock Will Reverse Himself on Irrigation, TO THE BENEFIT OF NORTHWEST Had Taken Bad Advtco Walcott Re moves Objections to Umatilla, Okanogan and Sunnyslde, Washington, Nov. 18. Secretary Hitchcock is preparing to reverse him bcU nml approve tho Umatilla Irriga tion project in Eastern Oregon, as well ns ono or more projects in Washing ton. This, at least, is the inference to bo drawn from an authorised state ment tnatlo at his olllce today to tho effect that action on tho Umatilla pro ject would be taken pome time next week which would be satisfactory to the people of Oregon, and that similar action was to bo looked for on ono or more Washington projects. It is not known at this time what Washington projects will bo approved, further than that tho choice will lie among tho Tie ton, Okanogan and Sunnyslde schemes, nil of which havo been f.ivorahly re commended by the Reclamation service. This announcement from tho secre tary's ofllco was made after a confer ence between Mr. Hitchcock and Di rector Walcott, of the Geological sur vey, who Is the intermediary between the secretary and the Reclamation ser vice. This afternoon Mr. Walcott re turned to the secretary all papers bear ing on tho Umatilla, Okanogan and Tieton projects and, in addition to the original recommendations, submitted unanswerable arguments showing that nil these projects are not only feasible, and desirable, but that there ia no feat ure about them to which objection can be legitimately raised. In point of fact, Mr. Hitchcock, shortly after taking adverse action on tho Umatilla, Tieton and Okanogan projects, saw that he had acted on bad advice, and realized that his position would become untenable. He saw that lie had made a blunder which would have to be rectified, and ho has cau tiously been feeling his way back to solid ground. He is not yet ready to make tho final leap, but is preparing for it and, when he docs, Oregon and 'Washington will benefit. Incidentally it might bo mentioned that the men who gave the secretary bad counsel have heard from it, and have been warned to display more intelligence and common sense in future ONLY AMERICANS AS CONSULS. Root Will Not Appoint Foreigners If He Can Help IU Washington, Nov. 18. Not a single foreigner has been aopointcd to tho American consular service abroad since Secretary Root assumed office. He feels that it is his duty to "put none but Americans on guard." Aside from the fact that a foreigner naturally might bo expected to take less interest than an American In the development of oar trade abroad, it is felt that in time of political stress, wherein rela tions might become strained, no such test should be placed upon the loyalty of a foreign consular agent to his na tive country as would be imposed by requiring him to do his full duty to the country which merely employed him. So, although a number of vacancies have occurred in thwe posts since Sec retary Root assumed office, he has held consistently to the policy above laid down, and where it has not been possi ble to find Americans to fill the vacan cies, the offices have been allowed to remain vacant. Of course, the vacan cies cannot continue indefinitely, but the secretary hopes that, with the pressure of the business world behind it, congress will yield to his appeal for more liberal compensation for these email poBts, so as to enable Id in to send out American officials. Ballot Reform In New York. New York, Nov. 18. At a confer ence yesterday between representatives of organizations interested in ballot re form, a resolution was adopted declar ing that ballot reform in New York ehould proceed on the lines of the Aus tralian ballot as in use in Massachu setts. Ae the representative of the Corrupt Practices arsoclation, D. Cady Ilerrlck asked tho support of the con ferees for a bill which his organization intends to present to the legislature and which he said would bo drawn so as to do away with election corruption. Peasants Sack an Estate. Kursk, Russia, Nov. 18. Agrarian disorders are increasing. The estato of Prince Kassalkine Rostkoftsky, in tho Novoskol district, lias been sacked by peasants, who attacked and wounded the prince and princeeH. Several build ings wero burned and cattle and horses driven off. The police comraieeary has oont an urge it appeal to the govern ment for regular troops to aid the Cos sacks, who are powerless to cope with the disorders. Plan International Parliament. Paris, Nov. 18. Representatives of the parliaments of tho principal na tions will assemble here November 18 to consider the American appeal for a permanent international parliament and a general arbitration treaty, as presented at the Drussols parliamentary congress by Congressman Richard Bar tholdt, of Missouri, who represented the United States at the congress. , CASTRO REFUSES TO PAY MORE Keeps Back Second Installment on Plumloy Award. Paris, Nov. 17 Tho foreign olllce Is advixed that President Castro yesterday refused to pay tho second installment of tho Plutnley arbitration award. Iho arbitration covered damages sustained by French citizens in Venezuela during tho revolutionary periods prior to 1003. Judge Frank Plumloy, of Northtleld, Vornfbnt, was president of the arbitra tion committee, which met at North field last year. Tho judgment was in favor of France, which was awarded about $1150,000, and President Castro paid the first Installment of tho award three months ago. Tho second pay ment was duo yesterday, but was not paid. Apparently tho Venezuelan Presi dent's failure to pay the installment was on the ground that diplomatic re lations between Franco and Venezuela are interrupted. Tho ollleials here de cline to admit that tlili justified Presi dent Castro in not paying the install ment. The incident is considered to .be a further provocation. CZAR HELPS PEASANTS. Remits Millions Duo on Lands and Makes Purchaso Easy. London, Nov. 17. A dispatch from St. Petersburg to Renter's Telegram agency says that an imperial manifesto granting land concessions to the peas ants was issued this morning, lly its terms the laud redemption tax pay ments trom January 14, 100(1, will be reduced by one-half, and trom January 14, 1007, the payments will be totally abolished. At tho same time the capital of the Peasant bank is increased and the bank ia granted additional loan privileges with the object of facilitating to tho utmost tho purchase of lands by peas ants. It is estimated that the amount of taxation thus lifted from the peasants by the manifesto will aggregate $40,- 000,000, while the extension of the field of oid-rations of tho Peasants' bank will enable vast tracts of erown and private lands gradually to becomo the property of the peasants. PRETENDER LEADS PEASANTS. Army of 60,000 Supports Usurper's Claim to Czardom. St. Petersburg, Nov. 17. A falsr emperor has suddenly made his appear ance near Penza, and already his fol lowers number 60,000. This ' is the startling report received this afternoon in a dispatch from Simhrlsk. Penza is in the heart of the vast region extend ing westward from the Volga, where agrarian uprisings on a large scnle have occurred, and if the report turns out to be true that the pretender to the throne has placed himself at the head of the peasantry, the government will soon face, besides its other troubles, a form idable agrarian rebellion. It required a year to suppress the famous rebellion led by Pugaticheff, who impersonated the dethroned and murdered Peter III in the time of Catherine II. That up rising was started in the same region on the banks of tho Volga. STORM CLOUD IN AFRICA. Germany Protests Against an Anglo French Agreement In Liberia. Washington, Nov. 17. The State de partment has learned that Germany has protested to Great Ilrltain and France against the conclusion of certain negotiations now on foot between those two governments and the government of Liberia. Liberia wished to borrow so mo money and Is willing to hypothe cate certain territory as security. Ger many sees in this proposition a threat of undue expansion of Rritish and French influence in that quarter of Africa. Tiie State department lias not felt called upon so far to take any ac tion in this matter, and in fact regards the communication merely as informa tion. Anarchy at Vladivostok. St. Petersburg, Nov. 17. The latest retorts from Vladivostok indicate that the rioting has not yet been suppressed. Roth sailors and fortress artillerymen particapated in the outbreak. The commandant lost his head, tho situa tion got beyond control, and energetic measures were not taken until a large part of the city had been destroyed. The population is still seeking refuge on the vessels in the harbor. Accord Ing to one report from Vladivostok, 300 rioters, mostly sailors and artlllerymon, were killed or wounded. Battleship Idaho Not Ready. Washington, Nov. 17. The Navy epartment has not been advised by the Cramp Shipbuilding company that anv date lias been set for launching tho hat- iiesmp Idaho, although Senator I lev. burn has been informed that it will take place December 0. The Idaho is onlv 40 per cent completed. It is unusual to launch ships in that early stage, and it seems improbable that tiie launching would bo fixed for a date so near with out notifying the Navy department. Standard Oil's Big Dividend. New York, Nov. 17. Tho Standard Oil company has declared a quarterly dividend of JO a share. The previous dlvldond was f u a share and the divi dend at this time last year was f 7 a share. Today's declaration brings tho total dividends focr Jthe year to $40 ua share. Last year it was $30. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTERESTj PORTAGE ROAD WILL PAY. Low Water In River Has Interfered With Its Tratllc. Salem 'That tho Portage railway will bo self sustaining when regular traffic has been established, there Is no doubt," said Superintendent L. S. Cook, of tho Celllo Portage railway, when in Salem to attend a meeting of the Portage commission. "For various reasons wo havo not been getting tho business wo should havo had at the start, hut present difficulties will bo re moved and avoided In tho future. "l.ow water has made it impossible tor tho boats on tho upper river to take on wheat at somo places to htlng it down to Celllo. For example, at Quentiu there was 12,000 sacks of wheat piled up on the shore, hut the water was so low tho boats could not get near enough to load. Some 100,000 sacks of grain along tho Upper Colum bia have been shipped out by rail, when under normal conditions of water, it would have como down by boat and tho portage road. "I cannot give exact figures at pres ent concerning the expenditure and In come, because wo have not mnde settle ments with transportation companies when the charges are collected by one line and tho amount aportloucd. In round numbers I should say that it costs us $800 a mouth to operate the road and our income is about $000 a month. If we wero getting all thu tralfic that is available and naturally tributary to the tiortagn road, wo would have an Income of $1,100 a month and an expense ol perhaps fl.uuu, wo have handled 10,000 to If) ,000 sacks of wheat this month, whereas we would have handled much more If tho boat could havo reached it." WANT WATER FOR CANAL. Deschutes Irrigation & Power Com pany Files on Water Rights. Salem Tho Deschutes Irrigation A Power co in pa n"- has made two water filings to secure now sources of water supply for its extensive irrigation sys tem near Rend. The present source of supply is about two miles above tho town of Rend, hut it Is understood that the land upon which the headgato is located Is owned or controlled by A. M. Drake. Tho Deschutes con pany has nowrradaa filing for 1 ,000 cubic feet of water per second about three miles further up the stream. The filing is lor the purpose of securing water for tho Central Oregon canal. The other filing Ib for 1.500 cubic inches per second at a point about 10 milen above Rend, at Rehain falls. The filing is for the purpose of securing water for the lien ham falls canal, which will ex tend eastward and northward a distance of 30 to 40 miles, bringing tho water to Prineville and irrigating large areas of land north of the canal. The Portland Irrigation company, represented by Edwin Mays, of Port land, has filed on 15,000 inches of water in Ciiewaucan creek, Lake coun ty, the point of diversion being in sec tion 34, township 33 south, range 18 east. Fruit Drier Closes Down. Freewater J. P. MeMInn, proprie tor of the large fruit drier north of Freewater, has closed for tho reason, after a very short run, owing to the scacrity of prunes and the active de mand and high price paid for tho green fruit, 75,000 pounds being the output this year as compared with 200,000 pounds last year. , Heretofore he has shipped his prunes cast, disposing of the same in tho largo cities at prices from 3 to 3V cent a pound. Ho has sold half of this year's output at 0 cents a pound to Pendleton and Walla Walla merchant. Sandlake May Talk. Cloverdalo Tho Cloverdale Tele phone company this week completed ten miles of new telephone lino to Sandlake. The company has also late ly completed its line to Dolph. This gives Tillamook City telephone connec tion with every voting precinct in the south part of tho county. There Is hardly a farm house from Tillamook to Slab creek that has not telephono Jcon nection, and it is hoped next year will see the system extended to the valley by way of Willamina. Tho system now embraces over 00 miles of wire. Work on Coqullle Bar. Randon Work on the north Jetty at Coqullle bar is now fairly under way, and 'will he completed probably within a year. This is part of tho improve ments along tho Coqullle river, for which tho government recently appro priated $05,000. Tho jetty will be ex tended 505 feet seaward. Contractors Wakefield & Jacobsen, of Portland, have the task in hand, and oxtenslvo work had to bo done before the actual vork of building tho extension was started. Winter Irrigation a Success. Milton W. T. Shaw, tho well known Hudson bay rancher, was in thu city recently and reports that irrigation on the lino of the Hudson Ray ditch is increasing. This ditch uses the sur plus water of the Walla Walla river, and as a result it can only Irrigate whon the ordinary irrigation season ends. Car Shortage Felt. fFreowater Owing to tho scarcity of cars on this division the Peacock and Eagle mills aro working at a great dis advantage on account of storago capaci ty being blocked with mlllstuffs ready to ship. Manager J. II. Hall advises he has 20 cars of flour and feed ready to move and can get but one car a day, NEED NOT VACCINATE. Children Cannot Bo Forced to Take Precautionary Measures, Salem In answer loan Inquiry from State Health Officer Robert O. Yonnoy, of Portland, Attorney General Craw ford has rendered a decision holding that tho State Hoard of Health has no authority to require that chlldieu shall bo vaccinated More gaining admission to tho public schools. ' Tho attorney general quotes from tho la a- cieatlng the hoard of health, show lug that tho hoard has general super vision of thu health of the stato and power to establish quarantines. The vaccination rule would not bo In tho nature of a qua-untlno; hence the board cannot find Its authority in that provision. Neither docs Mr. Crawford think tho clause giving the hoard general siiw vision will authorise them to establish a new qualification fur admission to the public schools unless there Is apparent danger of an epidemic of smallox. AIDS THE CATALOGUE HOUSES. Baker City Merchants Protest Against Numbering of Rural Boxes. Raker City The mereiiants of Raker City are circulating a petition asking thu postmaster general to withdraw his order to tho effect that all rural mail boxes must be numbered in consecutive order. In thh work they havu asked thu aid of nil the merchants from Rolse to Spokane, and pi'tltloim have been sent to these towns for circulation. The merchants allege that thu num bering of tho mail boxes on tho rural free delivery routes would give tho cat alogue houses in thu large cities like New York, Chicago and St. tanls a great advantage, as these big concerns would bo enabled to send out their cat alogiic and other literature to every patron along every rural fro delivery route without knowing tho names of tho parties, as the literature could be addressed to Rox 24, or any number, and reach its destination. Start Free Library. Raker City linker City now has a free public Horary, the council having ratified the appointment of thu library commission as named by Mayor O. A. Johns. A special library tax will I mi voted on tho thu next June election, and In the meantime Andrew Carnegie will be asked to renow tho offer of $1,000 made alwut a year ago for the establishment of a library In tills city. The present library was instituted by a private library association and con ducted for the benefit of the public at a small membership fee. O. R. & N. Block System. La Grande The construction gang at work erecting thu block system on tho mountain division of the (). It, A N., ha almost completed Its latxirs for the winter. Tho system Is installed well along the line Iwtwenu Meacham and Rlnghatn Springs, and when the crew reaches tho latter place work will lie suspended this season, although it is likely that it will lx extended on as far as Umatilla, at leait by another year. Nucleus of Permanent Exhibit. Ontario Tho Malheur county exhib it returned from the fair at Portland is lielng Installed In the olllce of Don Carlos Royd. It Is to be made the nu cleus of a permanent exhibit of the products of thu county. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 73c per bushel; blue stem, 75c: valley, 7476c; red, (10c. Oats No. 1 'white feed, $20; gray, $2(1 per ton. Rarley Feed, $21 60g22 per ton; brewing, $2222 00; rolled, $22.50 23.50. Rye $1.50 l.l!0 percental. Hay Kastern Oregon timothy, $I6(Q 10 per ton; valley timothy, $11(812; clover, $B2; grain, $8(80. Fruits-Apples, $11.50 per box; nucKieiierries, u per pound; pears, $1 25(81.50 per lmx; grapes, $1.60(8 1.75 per box; Concord, 15o per banket; quinces, $1 per box. Vegtables Reans, wax, 10 12c per pound; cabbage, I3U4C per pound; cauliflower, $1,75(32.25 wr dozen; cel ery, 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 50(3 00c per dozen; pumpkins, ?.,ftlo per pound; tomatoes, $1 pur crate; sprouts, 7c per pound; squash, ?.tC leper pound; turnips, U0ctt$l per sack; cur- rots, 06(2750 per sack; beetH, 85c$l per s ck. Onions Oregon yellow Dauvors, $1 25 per sack. Potatoes Fanoy graded Rurhanks, 7680c per sack; ordinary, 05(g(IOo; Merced sweets, sacks, $1 00; crates, $2.15. Ruttcr Fancy creamery, 25Q27c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 32Jtf35c per dozen. Poultry Average old hens, llQISo per pound; young roosters, 1)0 1 Oo; springs, 11 12c; dressed chickens, 1214c; turkeys, live, 17)60180; geese, live, 810c; ducks, 14315c. Hops Oregon, 1005, choice, 0011c; olds, 7J610o. Wool Kastern Oregon average best, 10021c; lower grades down to 15o, no. cording to shrinkage; valley, 25027c per pound; mohair, choice, 30c. Reef Dressed hulls, 102c per pounJ; cows, 304o; country steers, 4040. Veal DroBsed, 307)0 per pound. Mutton Dresned, fancy, 77Jc per pound; ordinary, 45o; lambs, 7$8o. Pork Dreseed, 07Jc por pound. IRRIGATION MUDDLE, Oregon and Washington Suffer From "Too Many Cooks." Washington, Nov. 1ft. "Tho Mal heur Irrigation project In Kostern Ore gon Is reeking with graft," said a high olllclal of thu Intcilnr department to day, "and until this graft han been eliminated thu government will nut adopt and build tho project which the Reclamation sorvlco lias prepared. The government does not propose to ho held up." This statement was made by an olll clal very close to Secretary Hitchcock, and he, apparently, knows whereof hn speaks, fur he hut recently returned from Malheur county, where he niacin careful Investigation Into the entire Ir rigation situation, and found such con ditions as warranted hint In recom mending against the Immediate con struction of that project. It Is his candid opinion that the time Is remote when tho government will undertake the construction of the Malheur project; Indeed, he has doubts whether that project will ever Ikj built by govern ment aid. l'liero Is no Just reason why the Umatilla project should he delayed one day. It has lieeu demonstrated that there Is money available; the tc:unlcal objection Is trivial and ought to Ihi waived. Tho .Maxwell company mere ly asks to retain 300 acres, with water right, hut Mr. Hitchcock rule that, under the law, this company can havo but 100 acres, with water right, over looking the fact that the three member of the .Maxwell company, should they iiu k entry individually, could each hold 100 acres, or ISO acres In all, with water rights attached. The ramu thing I true of the Sunny side project In the Yakima valley, In Washington. The Kunuyldn canal owners are willing to sell out for $1, 600.000, hut they ask to retain morn than 100 acres of the laud they now own, with water right attached, and the secretary is tin tiling to grant tlinn this privilege. So he ImjIiI up that project, which In the opinion ol the re clamation engineers Is vary attractive and can be acquired to advantage at tills time. Representative Jones, through his secretary, today made Irqilry as to why Mr. Hitchcock refused to approve the Tletan and Okanogan projects, and found, a previously stated, that Ixith were sidetracked "Ix-causo them is no money." Neariy a yearago.Mr. Hitch cock allotted $2,H00,O00 for the con tructlon of tho Palottsu project, hut the reclamation engineers recommended Indefinite potKurmcnt of this under taking, and It ha been temiiorarlly abandoned because of excessive cot, It has been decided to withdraw this allotment, which contains enough money to build tho Tletan and Okanog an project, and purchase tho Sunny side canal a well, yet the department still cries "no money." There Is much quibbling among officials ovr the exact status of Irrigation project In Oregon arid Washington, hut the situation I a represented : There Is money enough In both states for Immediate work, but Mr. Hitchcock refuses to authorize its exndlturo. Bargain In Irrigation Works, Washington, Nov. 15. A nonpartis an delegation from New Mexico called on the president to discuss with him the propored sale to the government of an Irrigation project which has been built to Irrigate thu Pecos valley. The dam and its contingent system were constructed by private Individual at a cost of $760,000. Ijint spring a Hood carried away a part of the dam and left the reservoir practically dry. The farms, orchards and garden, which wero Irrigated by thu system, are threatened with total destruction mile the dam is rebuilt. Thu delegation propone to sell the entire plant to the government lor $100,000. The presi dent promised to give full consideration to thu proposition. Unrest Still Prevails In Orfosia. Odessa, Nov. 15. Considerable un rest continues to pervade this city. Looting and attacks on Individual are reported to havu occuroid in various quarters. Tho new prefect up to thu present time has not taken any drastic measures mid in ccoiiiequencu tho peo ple fear to leave their homes after nightfall. The unlverhitv nt...nui today. A number of policemen have riinignixi, arm 11 is openly assorted that they scoured sulllcfeut plunder during tho disturbances to make them Inde pendent. Suez Route is Favored. Washington, Nov. 15. The Navy deiiartiiiiint Ima lm..n l.,f. 1 .i ... .1 . : : v"" "'iiiini tiini 1110 charges for thu passage through the Suez cunul of thu floating drydixik built firlln. Illilll....!... Ill 1 . 000 or to give favorablu consideration tfl Mill Hllitu ri.nl, I f.. , , .. -"- uiuu, nun, in incv, nil preparations contemplate that route. fttrlf In 1... I.. ..I..-. f . ... wi m lining, mimed (m u,,, eoiiler I Viouiin titul It. ..!.... t ii . w..., ,,..11 minus mm U10 Minniy snip Ghulor, which nro being fftted with towing muchlnory. Mutiny at Vladivostok. St. Petersburg, Nov. 16. Tho latest advices from Vladivostok, rceulvod at an early hour this morning, statu Unit the nilltlliv there Ih nnw innli.r ...... I. control, although tho danger is by no menu over, tiiu uniiioHo quarter has been entlrelv destroviul tiv Mr.. .,.i n... loss of life Is reported to ho very large but, owing to the strict censorship, it Is impossible to socuro details, STORM STOPS RIOTS Russian Capllal Hold In (irasi of uiuii I'ORIilGNERS TERROR STRICKEN Foar Escape May Uo Cut Olf Am Advised to Leave Country Without Delay, Ht. Petersburg, Nov. Ill A llnreo northeast billiard and snow, which blew down 011 Ht. I'nterhuig tonight, prevented bloodshed in the Russian capital. Thu hitter cold, by forcing the strlknis to remain indoors, did morn to preserve order than all thu Coasack cavalry patriillrig the streets, Heavy military renrvc are stationed In all tho Industrial districts, hut up to midnight there was no rioting. Them were rumor of collision In different parts of tlm city, hut 011 In vestigation they turned out to be false. The Social Democrats hd an Itiipren. slvo response on the part of all organis ation of woikmeii to their summon fur a general (Mimical strike to do mouitrate their solidarity with thn struggle of their Polish comrade for autonomy, and to protect agalut thn execution of thn mutinous sailors at I'roiistadt. Thn situation ha caused a renewal of thu panicky feeling anion thn lnlmb Itauts, whoso nerves were already shat tered by thn event of thn last fort night, ami hundred of persons who had Just ifllurued an again leaving for FluUnd. Thn foreign residents am In coming morn and morn alarmed, and many of theui are hastily preparing to go abroad for thn winter. In can thn Finnish Hxlallt should Join their Rumlari comrade and tin up thn Finn ish railroad, thn only cgres would l by wtler, and thn freezing ol thn gulf of Finland a fortnight hnncn would close thn last exit. MAY BUY OUT THE SETTLER Possible Compromlia, as War Depart ment Committed Itself. Washington, Nov. lit. Heuor Que ada, the Cillxxi minister hern, called at thn State department today anil seemed to hn considerably agitated over thn new of the movement In thn lain of Pine to opwn the formal transfer of tho Island to Cuba. The contention of thn American resi dent I that, a they own In fen siinpln five. sixth of thn ground, and a thn re maining oiip-lxlh I In thn hand of oun or two Spanish families, thn 1,200 native resident being lion-property owners, they should have a right to li heard by this gveriitunnt, A suggea tlon has lieen madn hern that I known to have received srrlou official consid eration to thn effect that, III view of thn fact that the War department art ually did at one time givn ground for a belief on thn part of soma person that thn Isle of Pine wa American, It would be only Just for this government to pay these settler fur thn laud. TAFT IN WASHINGTON AOAIN Denlis Story Ha Will Tranifer Canal Affairs to Root. Washington, Nov 10. Secretary Taft arrived In Walilngtoti from Hampton Roads at 7 o'clock this morn ing. Iriiinedlatnly after he railed at thn executive ollleo and saw thn president when the latter came to thn olllce. Secretary Taft madn It clear t4lay that hn had 110 Intention of relinquish ing supervision of Philippine affair. During hi tnmxirary aUnnrn In Pan ama It wan retried that matters relat ing to the Philippines were to I mi trans ferred to thn Statu depaitutent and hereafter he under the direction of Sec retary Root. "That story," said Secretary Taft, "originated In thn mind of thn man who wrote It. Them Is absolutely no foundation for It, whatever." Colorado Is Dammed. Los Angeles, Nov. 10. bmal South ern Pacific official state today that h engineers and rlprappers who havn been at work fur mnnllm ,ml ui Hatim J...... ... ...... sea, in an effort to check the How of water from thu Colorado liver, havo been succeMfiil and that 'ho waleis are HOW liructlcallv under luintrnl. kilxir. Inient after experiment hn tirnved mi- siiiceHsfiil, nml thu railroad company has been compelled to build several successive new tracks to get uway from tho encroaching waters, at 11 heavy uxpensu, Favor Low Lovol Lock Canal. Washington, Nov. 10. Thn full hoard of consulting engineers of the Panama canal had an nil day session today and continued thu work n tlm different types 01 canals. Tho result was 11 general impression that a largo Unit n largo I illy thu fur- level ca in I, 3 j given thatJL I a 011 11 low- milliner 01 engineers, especially thu for eign, ni present mvor a sea level inn an iiiiimntloii lias been t there might ho a coinnrnmlso luvel lock canal, which uonbl im v.,rv satisfactory. Ballloshlp Oregon Ordered Homo Washington, 4ov, kj. Orders havo been given by thu Navy department for thu return Of thu battleHbln nremin from thn Philippines to thu United States at an earlv ilnln. Two nrulsnrs of the Denver class will ho sent to tho Philippines later on. The Oregon will bring back a crew of men whose enlist irents nro nbout to expire.