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f WPCMfiEBURNED Certain That TliIrty-FJye Oodles Are Reduced to Ashes, ACT ON JETTY DILL. TRAINS COLLIDE IN COLORADO Flame Do Work So Thoroughly That Only One Body Has Been Identified. Taoblo, Colo., March 17. A wreck Accompanied with borroro exceeded only by the Eden disaster, which oc curred August 7, 1004, on the- line of the same railroad, resulted from a head-on collision of two passenger trains, on the Denver & Rio Grande railroad four miles cast of Florence, Colorado, at an early hour yesterday morning. The trains were the Utah California express No. 3, west bound, from DehVer, and the Colorado-New Mexico express No. 10, east bound, from Leadvilla and Grand Junction. They met on a sharp curve and wero less than 200 yards apart when the en gineers discovered tint a collision was imminent. The disaster was mado moro horrible, by the manner of the death of many of the passengers, variously estimated from SO to 35. Fire swept over the wreck, engulfing the victims in a cauldron of flame and leaving only charred and blackened bodies to tell the tale of slaughter. A. list of injured gi von out by, offi cials of tho railroad company comprises j: names. rone oi the injured are dangerously hnrt, and it is believed all will recover quickly. It is reliably reported that but one body is'sufilciently lnta:t to mako re cognition possible, all tho others hav ing been incinerated. The identifica tion of the victims who succumbed to tho merciless flames is only possible, it is believed, through a comparison of lists of rescued and missing. No ac curate estimate of tho number of dead was possible by reason of thj fact that so many of the bodies were practically destroyed. One of. tho pathetic tragedies of the disaster was the wiping out of all but two of the family of Taylor Hewitt, of Lobo, Kan. Father, mother, daughter grandchild, and the wives of the two sons are missing. The eons, A. E. Hewitt and W. L. Hewitt aro among the Injured in the hospital here each of them having leg fractures in addition to other injuries. House. Rivers and Harbors Commit toe Will Soon Moot. Washington, March 10. Chairman Burton, of tho house, rivers and har bors committee, said ho would call n meeting of his rommittco at an early day to considor Senator Fulton's will appropriating $400,000 for work on the jetty at tho mouth of tho Columbia river. The committee is duo to arrive here from its southern trip by Saturday or Sunday and it is probahlo tho meet ing will bo held sotuo tltno next week. If it shall bq tho opinion of tho com mittee that this separate bill should be presented to the house and pressed on its merits, the bill will bo reported without amendment. Thoro is every reason to bellevo that tho committee will favor the appropriation of $400,000 inasmuch as tho chief of engineers And secretary of War have both stated that this amount is absolutely necessary to preserve the Jetty work from destruc tion and have specifically stated that any lees amount will not answer. Thero is a report that the members of tho Iioubo committee may favor on- Urging the Fulton bill bv add.nn tiro- vision for three, or four othor emergency projects, so as to mako It virtually an emergency river and harbor bill, such as was suggested earlier in tho session. This is not certain, however, as the committeo has had no meeting this session, and its sentiments cannot be accurately ascertained. If the bill can bo so amended without making It a general river and harbor bill, Its chances of passing tho houso will bo brighter than would tho bill making an appropriation for the Columbia river alone. OREGON state items of interest CONSTITUTION FOR CHINA. ACT LIKE CAT AND DOQ. Russia and Japan Ready to Spring at One Another. St. Fetersburg, March 17. General Grodekofl'a order Issued yesterday ex cluding Japanese from Russian Msn chnria, and At the same time beginning the distribution of land among the dis banded troops whose familis are helped by tbe government to emigrate to Man churia, and the fact that many officers are dispatched to Vladivostok daily In dicates that tbe situation in the Far East Is considered unsafe. A famous general who recently returned from Manchuria is quoted as saying: "Despite official and diplomatic de clarations at Tokio, we believe tbe Japanese consider the war unfinished, and that they will seize occasion to conquer the Amur region from Harbin to Lake Baikal. Their military forces In Manchuria have been strengthened rather than diminished, and officers allow no one to visit headquarters. Even Englishmen are excluded. "TLe disorganised state of the Rus sian army in Siberia favors the plans oi the Japaneso. This is the reason for General Grodekofl'a order and General Rennenkampf'a excessive severity in crushing the revolution at Chita in Trans-Balkalla. Commissioners Predict This as Result of Study of America. New York, March 10.-- Prince Tsal Tse, High Commissioners Shang Chi Heng and LI Cheng To, envoys of tho emperor of China, their secretaries and attaches, sailed on tho White Star liner Baltic today to continno their investigations in England, Franco and Belgium. Tho princo said last night: "I have greatlv enjoyed my visit to this country, and the uniform courtesy that has been accorded me, including tbe reception by President Roosevelt, has deeply impressed me with the Iriendly attitude of tha American peo ple. I believe that such contact makes lor a better understanding and must bring benefit to both of our peoples." That China will soon have a contal tntional government is the opinion of snmn of tho cominlrolonera. Announce ment of f'is belief was mado by one of the secretaries of tho commission just belore tne Ualttc satleJ. It followed a brief conferenco between all members of tbe party. "Wo have been making a compre hensive study of tho political situation in this country," ho said, "and have seen the application of your laws and the workings of the governing bodies. I believe that China will soon have a constitutional government. It will probably be modeled much on the lines of the British constitution, but will contain eomo of the pood features of your own constitution." VOTERS CANNOT CHANGE. Attornoy General Says Original Regis tration Must Stand. Salem Attorney General Crawford Is of tho opinion that thoro Is no autho rity for tho changing of a voter's regis tration after It has onco been mado, He has not reiulored a written opinion upon the subject, but after hearing tho report that changes have been permit ted In Linn county, ho oxamlned tho statutes governing registration and said that tho only change provided for by law is that which becomes necessary when a voter changes his rcsldonco from ono precinct to another. Mr. Crawford said that It a rotor registers as a Socialist and then changva his registration so that It shows him to bo a Democrat, this would bo In effect a second registration, and moro than ono registration is expressly forbidden. If tho ciork should mako a mlstako and write the word "Socialist" aftor a man's name, when tho voter had an nounced himself as a Domocato, Mr. Crawford thinks it would bo permlssa ble for tho clerk to correct tho error, hut where tho party aillllation has been recorded ai given by the voter, thoro Is no authority for a subsequent change. It has beon many times asserted that In Marion county many Democrats are registering as Republicans In ordor to tako part in tbe contest for tho Repub lican primary nominations. Inspection of tho registration books shows that this is not truo, and that if any persons aro registering improperly tho instances are so few and so unimportant as to es- capo notlco. The disposition hero Is for each to register his party affiliations honestly and fairly, if given at all. Farmers Tired of Walling. Ontario Tho farmers of Dead Ox Flat, tired of waiting for water from tho various projects contemplated, have taken stops to organizo an Irrigation district under what la known as tho Wright law. A petition to the County court will be considered at a special session April 10. The proposed district Includes about 10,000 acres of tho best land on Dead Ox Flat, In Malheur county, just across the Snsko river from Weiser, Idaho. When this district is organized and the means of watering it have been installed, there will havo been added to Malheur county many thousands of dollars of taxablo proper ty. Tho nnccc-n o( tha enterprise mans muoh for the county. FRUIT CANNERY FOR ALBANY. Qardonors and Orchardlsts of Linn County Take Slock. Albany Active work looking to tbo erection of a cannery and packing plant In Albany has begun by tho gardeners and frultmen Interested. Tho new company will bo known as tho Fruit growers' aim uartionota w wporauvo association, and will ho owned by tho men who sell their products to the com pany or by citizens of Albany. Stock. In tho now company Is soiling mulcr a restriction that no ono man could se cure more than so pot com oi w stock. lleildes packing, preserving and can ning fruit and vegetable, tho now con cern will bundle all kinds of produce, acting as a kind of distributing point where all produce for tho local trade can be secured at a uniform price. In this way all stores will bo able to keep up with tho market, and the farmers will have no trouhlo in disposing ol their product. Tho plan is to start with a cannery, prune packery and elder and vinegar works. All of these Industries have been needed very much In Linn county, becauso of tho immense amount ol small fruits and garden products grown horo, and because tho county had no such enternrists tho development of tho fruit and gardening industry has been much retarded. Wool Sales at Condon. Condon An effort Is being made by tho Condon Commercial club to estab lish at this placo wool rains days. The secretary of the club la In communica tion with tho State and National Wool grow ore' associations, and with the aid of tho local woolgronera' association, which it is expected will he organised, it Is thought dales may be smiled. Endeavors are also being made to ee cure a reduction in freight rate on wool from Condon to Boston, and also on local shipments of sugar, salt etc. Robbed of Large Sum. , Great Falls, Mont., March 17. A Tribune special from Kalispel reports the loss of $8,000 by the O'Brien Lum ber company at the hands of highway men. John Peterson, a trusted em ploye, was carrying the money from Kalispel to the works at Timers, about nine miles distant. Hear tho mill he was stopped by tbreeWn. One held the team, another held a gun at Peter eon's head, and the other secured the currency. The Tobbers were disguised, but are believed to the be men from that locality. Bond Company a Fraud. Louisville, Ky., March 17. Charges of fraud and Insolvency were made in a suit filed late yesterday against the American Reserve Bond company, of Chicago, asking for the appointment of a receiver. Millions of dollars belong ing to investors all over the United I States are involved in tbe suit, which was filed in tbe United States court for tbe eastern district of Kentucky by Levi Hako and Miry Welch, investors in the company. WRECK KILLS IBO PEOPLE. Head-On Collision of Fast Passenger Trains In Colorado. Pueblo, Colo., March 10. No. 1, southbound, and No. 3, northbound. passenger trains on the Denver & Rio Grande railroad collided head on near Portland, Colo., shortly after midnight, and it la reported at least 60 persons are killed and a large number injured. Relief trains have been ordered from Pueblo and Florence. At this hour de tails are unobtainable, -Meager but authentic information from several sources states that the number killed in the collision will reach 1C0. The ccachea canght fire and most of tho victims were roasted to death. Wallowa Bridge by July I. Wallowa When tho O. It. A N. Co. started to securo right cf way in this county for an extension of their line It was not definitely known how toon the road was to be in operation. In a re cent conversation with a gentleman who is in a position to know tho activ ity of all projected railroads, It was learned that the extension to the O It. ft N. was expected to reach the Wal lowa bridge by July next. With rail road accommodations so early, much of the crop raised in Wallowa county, as well as the surplus stock, will be shipped from that point. Beet Acreage Largely Increased. La Orande-LManager F. S. limn well, of the sugar factory, has hern In Cove, making contracts for the growing of sugar boeta for this season's run, and reports having contracted for alwul I, 000 acres of beets In that locality. The sugar company expects to have a larger acreage this year thin ever before. Heretofore tho factory has never had 3)0 ro than 2,800, acres but this season Is counting upon at least 4,000 acres. Big Yield in Gilliam. Condon Crop prospects for a largo yiold aro said to be better than ever be fore In Gilliam county. There It a greater acreage of wheat than ever seeded in this county before and con ditions aro unusuully favorable at this time. The ground is wet to a depth of more than two fret. Range Is Im proving rapidly, owing to tho splendid growing Heather of tho psst two weeks. PORTLAND MARKETS. MAY FOH0R FIOHT, Sonalo Commutes Will Report U I Repealing Timber Law, Washington, Maicn 14. Tho sonata committee on puhllu lamls Is putting tho finishing touches on a bill to rot ml tho timber and stouo atl nml substitute thoruforo a new law authorizing tho salo of mature timber on tho public do main at no leil thaw Hi appraised val ue, provision also bolng mado for tho sale of stouo valuable for building put poses on an equitable bails. For six weeks tho committee has been consid ering this hill, and has now agreed to Its various provisions, merely waiting for tbo adjustment of minor featutes brfoie trputtlng to tho senate. Prac tically every member of tho committee a favorable to tho bill In Its ptvseiil form, believing It will cunt most, If not all, ol tlio evils mat navo been perpe trated under tho provisions of tho tim ber and stone act. Tho futute ol this bill Is romowhat In doubt. It seems quite likely that It will pass the senate, for thero Is a general sentiment In Its favor. With few exceptions, tho entlro senate Is con vlnced that the Umber and stone act Is Iniquitous In many respects; In its en forcement, If not In Its prescribed stip ulation, Hut what will thi bouio com mittee do to the senate bill? It will l recalled that only a couple of weeks ago tho houso committee tabled a similar bill. By a vote of eight to five tho houso committeo tf- ItiacHi to even iernm me nonso to con alder tho subject of repealing tho tim ber and stone act. It was n wise move from the slandtolntof the men opoed to reform In the land laws, for It Is a sure thing that once tho house has an opportunity to vote to repeal the tim ber and stono act, that law will go off tho statute hicks with tho sanction of a largo majority of tho houso members, CAN NEVER MBi i Germany Gives Up Ilono ot Mo iron Settlement, LAYS ALL BLAME ON FRANCE !! Kaiser's Spokesman Says Ha Yield No More Hands of Delegates Aro Tied, WIN BY SU11TERFUQE. n WW J li I, li li a Berlin, March I ft, Gorman lalth U ait amlrablo settlement uf tho .Moroe. ol can tangle has given way to hopolrif. li ucss. A okiinan for tho government ' today admitted that tho situation liuo'i reverted to a critical point, with ill at mlnlshlng prospects of agreement, ol When your correspondent on Mitel 6 cabled thai hattuony was In sight, Ik II reflected tho firm confldeitro of Hit il kalsnr and 1'rlnco von liuelnw thati ai settlement was only a matter of liouu, w France's refusal to regard the (lerniti w concessions a adequate surprised tin w lletllii authorities, who now Insist that t handing over police control of Cm at lllanni, which Is ono of tho tcaotta ol Mormco, to the neutral powers Is ttn.bt Uermau Irreducible minimum. fo Tho Foreign office's conception nf th- position of affairs at this hour is tha matters aro where they wero Mew except It Is "plainer than over tha' If tho conference breaks up, the IjImihT will belong to France, and to Frantic alouo." Cannot Move Step Forward, Algrcliaa, Match 16. Tho M-jroceai? ronfetenrn has rrsohed a peculiar stait It is completely holpttsa to solve Hit f .1 1 1 b ..l.l.l. I .I .. ... .1... .. sti tu-Hmi'VR nniiu iinn nuprii ijtii iiiii iq banl on on J Money for Guns and Powder. Washington, March lfl, The senate committee on appropriations today completed the fortifications bill, and it was reported by Senator Perkins. It carries appropriations aggregating $5, 018,003, nn increase or 1780,000 over the amount appropriated by tho houso bill. The increases are: For mountain, field and siege cannon and equipment and machinery for their manufacture at arsenals, $200,000; for tho erection and equipment of a powder factory and for seacoaut cannon, equipment and ma chinery for their manfacture, $305,000. Will Nationalize Railroads, Tokio, March 10. ,Tiio parllamen tary majority In favor of natlonaliza- tion Of railways is rennrtnil In tin In. creasing and there seems to ha llttln doubt the project will be carried through. Work on the elevated rail road in Tokio, suspended during tho war, has been resumed. Japan and Rusjfa are planning to exchange im perial envoys to signify tbe restoration of peace. Change Wool Sale Dates. Pendleton Owing to dissatisfaction with tho schedule of wool sale dates re cently announced for Eastern Oregon, the executive committeo of the State Woolgrowers' association has made out a new one, as follows: Pendleton, May 22-23, May 20 30; Heppncr, May 24 26, Juno 7-8, June 21-22; Condon, May 31, June 1, June 27-28; Bhanlko, Juno 6-0, Juno 10 20, July 10 11; HakerClty, Juno 26-20, July 12-13; Elgin, July 13. Tho sale for tho Wal Iowa county wool has been rot for Elgin Instead of the town of Wallowa as pre viously arrange!. Closed Season To Be Enforced, Oregon City "A strictly closed sea e'ii will he maintained on the Colum bia river this year," says Deputy Fish Warden II. A. Webster, who has gone to tho Lower Columbia. The closed season began on the 16th Inst, and con tinues for a month, and in order that all illegal fishing may bo prevented tho authorities of Oregon and Washington will co-operate and maintain a thor ough patrol of tho river. Orogon this year has two patrol boats and Wash ington has ono, and all threo will do service onthe Columbia, Wheat Club, 0ilffl07c: blnestsm. M 008c; red, 04005c; valley, 70c. Oats No. 1 white feed, $27.60; gray, $27 per ton. Ilarley Feed, $23024 per bin; brewing, $24024.60; tolled. $24.60fl 25.60. Uuckwheat $2.25 percental. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $139 14 per ton; valley timothy, $800; clo ver, $7.608; cheat, $U07; grainjiay, $7(38. Fruits Apples, $102,50 per box; cranberries, $12.60014,60 per barrel, Vegetable! Asparagus, 10011c per pound ; beans, 2$c; cabbago, 1 ,4c per pound; caullflowor, $202.26 per crate; celory, $4 6006; sprouts, 007c per pound; rhubarb, $2.25 per box; 'par sley 26c; turnips, OOc0$l per sark; carrots, 05076c per sack; beets, 85c0 $1 per sack. unions wo. i, 70080c per sack; No, 2, nominal. Potatoes Fanry waded Ilmlmnb. 60080c per hundred; ordinary, nom inal: sweet potatoes, 2Ji2We per pound. flutter Fancy creamery 27k 030c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, lOW0l7e per dozen. Poultry Average old hens, 13014c per pound; mixed chickens, 121 01.1c: bro era. 20fl22. .,.. ....." ,J Germany Wants a Noutral Powor to Name Inspector General. Algeclraa, March 14. Buccei oi failure of tho Moroccan conference still depends upon Germany. When Ger many In consequence of the almost unlvenal disapproval which her posi tion excited, appeared to concede tho principle of tho Franco-Hpanlsh police, the delegates suppoiod an agreement was at hand and all menace of war vanish ed. Closer scrutiny of the Auatro-Gor-man proKal for an Inspector general, partlclarly hitho light of llerr von I'adowl-z's private drnrJltlnn ol this functionary, showed that Gerinalilm tinned to demand tho Internatlon -' tion of Morocco. It Is expected that F'anco's a tion to such a rchemo will finally . Germany to abandon it, hut it nieantlmo tho stato of tension ant certainty has been resumed. If many insists that tho Inspector g poetess tho right to control the t no settlement can bo amicably eff The French will not mmi a sti horse In tho form of a supremo tlvo officer to enter Morocco with many behind him disguised as fc Holland or Switzerland. To alio would bo to allow the kaiser to . plish by a trick what ho has been erless to achieve openly, Tbe neutral delegates aro ai that France shall not bo unyieldl to nouementlals, but realize that-. tnany's latest movo looks llko a -- attempt to attenuate tho French post tion until tho world will he unabk to seo It, while leaving it In substanri as largo as originally. It ! doubtful if the kaiser's negotiations will gain Any thing from this effort. Tho delegates do not relish tho assumption the con ference is lacking In discernment. t- an I' Prospects Good In Sumpter. Raker City Conservative mining operators are of the opinion that dur ing tho coming summer greater results will bo obtained from the mines of tho Sumpter district than ever beforo. In an interview on this question I. R. Bellman, a woll known operator and manager of the Crack Oregon, at Rourne, stated that this is assured by tbo fact that so many properties have been fully developed and are now on tbe verge of being placed among tfee 10021o regular producers. broilers, 2O022o; young roosters, 120 12J4c; old roosters. lOGi.MU'n- ,u...i chickons, 14016c; turkeys, live, 100 17c; turkeys, dressed, 18020c; geese. iivo, oosuc: geese, dressed, 10012c: ducks, 10018c. ' Veal Dressed, 307Jo per pound. Reef Dressod bulls, 2U03o per pound; cows, 3 0 4c; country steers, 406c. Mutton-Dressed, fancy, 80Ocper pound, ordinary, 4 0 6c; lambs, 80 Pork Dressed, 008 to per pound. tA.lP" T 0,Kn 1005. choice, 100 lOkfc; prime. 8UO0U- m.u.,.n to t.i. k,t- ' ' i-..,iiao; W.MB, VtyfUl Sea Rushes Over Land. Ilrussols, March 14 Terrible havoc has resulted In Nmth Ilelglum from tho overflowing of ttio Scheldt river. Many farmhouses were completely demolished by tho rurh nf wMera and at Meisole ten children were drowned before tho eyes of their parents, who wero help, less to aid I hem. Peoulo havo taken refuge on tho roofs of houses, from which points thoy aro now being res cued by soldiors In boats. Manu'ac hiring establishments wero destroyed and tho lots is estimated at 2,600,000 francs, Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 0210 per POnndi vallnv OAnnJ. I mohair, choice, 2503Oo, ' Watch for Fltgerald. New York. March 14 Tho Nw York American this morning says that General Louis Fitzgerald, ex-chalrman of tho Equitable Llfu Assuranco soci ety, who was desired as a witness by the Armstrong Investigating committee, has returned to Now York. Ho was In bis homo in Lexington avenue last night and a process sorvor held vigil In tbo street near by. High Licence Passes Ohio Houso. Columbus, 0 March 14. The houso tonight by a voto of 00 to 40, passed tho Alkon bill Increasing the wow tax tuipoied upon saloons from $360 tn $1,000 Tbo nassaim nf tlm 1,11 l atirlbnteit lergoly to tbo recent riots In Bptlngflold, malnlng details of the ihjHco and questions. Tho sessions are temjiorarlly sui- ponded without knowing when the; J? win ho resumed. Tho r-reiicli and Cirr- i man delegates aro ltound by their In- ' structlons, and thetrfoto are unable to mako any further concessions, and tin P conference, not having judicial or ex. . ecullvo powers, cannot Bottle tho d!ffcr-l(jL ences by a majority. " Tho neutral delrgatrs who have here Ji !.- ....... 1.1 . .. Zl wwio ivtiRMt iu rvuio nil PKirrmrDi ,r i...,- .. ,1 .,i .i ii. i i . Hi uvinrcu hid fl!liri which will rnnier enc could unanimously confirm, not tecognlze that if the conference Is left to Itself, It Is Incapable of getting out I , nf the present difficulty, and It reinalcs A for the govcrumen'a themiobei to In- . tetvene for the purKiso of reaching aiuj? agreement. K "7 re, cm G.vt , -dot .Kir.1, , Asso. M( Im. Lo fa't res riu1 lid yet ron wli rr, b -vei lip bin hcl dp sti ttfi tkY wi tht tor tlo TVJI in after dun consideration I) officers of tho United fit of doparturo in China, am llflcatca duly vised by tho D. A. Tompkins, of Charlott. N, C, representing tho National asrrX'iatlon of Manufacturers, said his amdi isles lisd no drslro to admit Chinese coolies He said class distinctions wet n made In China and must be recognized by tho United States. Tho coolie was so eas ily rccounlzed that It vu iloalnliln lor Ibis country to say that all Chinese but tbe coolies may enter our ports He '"2 urgod that there was no desire among a manufacturers to bring Chinese labor- J" era hero to compote with American wf labor, for, hn said, Intelligent labor,. Wl ulng Improved tnichluory, excels Chi- W neso cheap lalior. '0.,J wit Utah Roadi Demoralized. ?$ S.tlt Lnko City, March 16. Railway !?S Irafllc both north and south from Halt J Lake has been badly demoralized. ,x. Trains from tho north on tho Oregon !, Short Lino aro 1$ to 20 hours late, .rj, Tho train (ram I'trllaud duo at 7 4(V S Inst night did not arrive until this fore- if. noon. Drlftod sand along tho Coiiim- J bl river and snowdrifts near Wetsor, M Idaho havo causedmost of tho delay. A Trains from Los Jngolos on tho Salt MP Lake route nro dctdnod by washouts. -M No trains havo paaud this point since Tuesday night, Voto to Seat Hawaiian Delegate. Washington, MarJi 16, Hr unani mous voto, the lijiiso committeo on elections No. 8 cfccldcd today to re commend the scatlii of Dolegnto Kala- tilanaolo, ol Hatal. whoso teat was fitninato.i am (IiaLAi.,1 nf f railiill IntlL. iwtjiuBtuu un wiuguuiiu election metnodi fraudulent &