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A BITTER EDITORIAL
Kingston Paper Says Jamaica Is
Ashamed of Governor,
PAY FOR CARS.
FOREIGN AID WAS VERY WELCOME
Archbishop of Jamaica Alio Disap
proves Action of Swettenham
Relief Work Is Progressing.
Kingston, Jim. 24. Most Rev. F.nos
Nuttnll, lord archbishop of tlio West
Indies, having heard hero today tltnt
King Kdward had cabled deprecating
the film thnt the people of Jamaica
should accept foreign a-istnncc, fa id ho
trusted his majesty liad not given utter
ance to this sentiment and thnt it he
had, h', the archbishop, did not ap
prove of it. The archbishop raid also
that ho believed a great mistake had
been made when Governor Swettenhain
i ejected the offers of American aid.
Tlio relief committee, is actively en
gaged In sending refugees into the coun
try and distributing food and money to
Uioo who aro unable to leave the city.
ltishop Hendricks, of Colon, arrived
hero this morning on board the steamer
advance, which brought from Colon 100
tons of food and f 800 contributed to the
Jamaican sufferers by the oliicials of
the canal and merchants of Panama.
Governor bwettenlinm consented to ac
cept theso supplies, waiving the custom
duties.
Tho "Daily Telegraph, in n scathing
editorial article, arraigns Governor
Swettenhain as follows:
"We would be unfaitful to our duties
as exponents of public opinion if wo
failed to call attention to the extraordi
nary conduct of his excellency in the
present crisis. His general behavior at
n moment of great peril and difficulty
was unworthy of tlio responsible Hritish
official and even a cultured English
gentleman. Ills letter to Rear Ad
miral Davis was a production of which
ho ought to be naliamcd and of which
tho Jamaicans aro ashamed. The
United States is a friendly nation;
their bono is British bono, their tlesh
is British tlesh and no one but a blind
ed bigot would liavo refused to admit
American landing parties."
Washington Lumbermen Give Money
to Have Thnm Spotted.
Seattle, Jan. 23 Evidence Indicating
that lumbormcn have. boon paying
money to railroad employes to havo
cars "spotted" on their tracks was In
troducodbeforo Intcrstato Comuwco
Commissioner Franklin K. Lane, at
tho hearing yesterday afternoon Into
tho car nhortaso ouestlon.
Charles K. Patton, president of the
Reliance Lumber Company and vice
president and secretary of tho Atlas
Lumber and Sntngio company, mauo
tho statement during tho course of
his examination. To say that tho evi
dence of Mr. ration was a sensation
would bo putting it mildly. Mr. Pat-
ton had been giving somo facts ami
figures showing that there was an ap-
narunt discrimination In tho distribu
tion of cars at Tacania among tho
mills.
A multitude of witnesses testified be
fore Commissioner Lane yesterday
about tho car shortage and the crip
pling effeot It has had upon tho Indus
tries of the state. Not only were lum
bermen put on the stand, bat Senator
Paulhamus told of tho sufferings of
tho Puyallup berry growers, and tho
troubles of the wheat farmers of East-
em Washlnjrton were gono Into.
The lumber men contended that
while tho car shortage was particular
ly acute at tho present, there had never
been a time for years when they got
all the cars t(at they wanted. The rale
at which cars moved was gone Into
and It was shown that this has stead
ily decreased from an average move
ment per car of 91 Hi miles In 1903 to
36 miles in 1906.
No attempt was miulo to dispute the
car shortage by the railroad attorneys.
They sought to show, however, that
the present paralysis of traffic was the
result of the floods In November.
PROCEEDINGS OF OREGON LEGISLATURE
Thursday, January 24. led n memorial asking, congress, to re-
Salem, Jan. 84. ltoth houses this 'move nil tariffs on row Juto or Juto
afternoon adjourned until Monday. ligs. This iuoo will quite likely tend
This Is largely duo to tlio state printer to defeat any effort to establish u juto
Mug nimble to secure enough eotiiosl- mill nt tho state potiltoutiiiry
tors to turn out the work on time and
will allow lilni time to catch up.
llio two houses this morning mot In
joint assembly and listened to an ad
dress by Mr llryan.
A bill was introduced in the senate
permitting capital punishment for iob
tiers who aro captured armed with dan
gerous weapon.
Hills wore niso Introduced in tho
senate creating tho county of North
Grant and create a railroad commission
to bo appointed by tho governor.
In the house new measures included
the apx)intmeut of a commission to In
vestigate tlio tiro insurance business
ami one providing thnt each county
shall bo a judicial district and provid
ing for u prosecuting attorney tor each
county.
Tho bill providing for publication of
notice of nil est rays was m.-sod by tho
house. Tho teimto bill fixing the l.inn
Iiino boundary was also tusscd by the
house.
Four bills were passed by tho senate.
They provide: For holding meetings
of state textbook commission In May
instead of July; raising fees of Jurori
from 2 to 3 per day; tlxing snlarioi
in IVwglas county; to turn uucxixuided
senool mints buck into tlio county
scIhm! fund instead of the general fund.
MUST APOLOGISE OR RETIRE
SHONTS TO RESIGN.
Will Take Charge of New York's
Rapid Transit,
Washington, Jan. 24. Tho resigna
tion of Theodore P. Shonts as clinir-
man of tho Isthmian Canal commission
was announced nt the White IIouso to
day. It will tako effect not later than
March 4, Mr. Shonts having been
elected today presidont of tho Inter-borough-Met
ropoliUn company, which
controls tho rapid transit and many
eurfneo lines in New York.
No announcement was made as to
who will succeed Mr. Shonts na chair
man of tho commission, but it was
learned authoritatively that headquar
ters will bo removed from Washington
to tho isthmus and thnt a high whirled
chairman to sono in tltnt capacity
alono will not bo named. This being
admitted, Jt follows tliat John F. Stev
ens, tho engineer in cliargo of the con
struction of tho canal, would not be
made subordinate to another glllclul.
MINERS ARE ENTOMBED.
Fate of Swettenham Unless He Can
Give Good Excuse.
London, Jan. 23. The Incident aris
ing from the exchange of letters at
Kingston between Governor Swetten
ham and Rear Admiral Davis now ap
pears to be entering the waiting stage.
as the government, alter doing all
possible in the absence of advices from
the Governor of Jamlaca, Is obliged to
defer further action until he reports.
In the meantime the trend of official
sentiment Is toward having Governor
Swettenham apologlxo or retire, but
this Is based on the press accounts of
tho Incident and on letters, and it may
bo modified by Governor Swetton
ham's version, giving extenuating cir
cumstances.
In the absenco of a report from the
Governor to his government, bis ills
patch to Secretary Root, which has
been reproduced here, tonds further to
mystify trio mind or tho public, which
finds It difficult to reconclto the Gov
ernor's present recognition of tho as
sistance rendered by tho Amorlcan
squadron wit htbo terms of tho pre
vious letter.
Wednesday, January 23
Salom, Or., Jan. 23. There aro
j ponding in totli houses an unusually
large numWr or lien billt ami in a ma
jority ef cases tho advantages that will
follow their enactment are conferred
upon tho laboring man who perforins
work and vvlto, under tho present stat
ute, In many instances exjwrieneea no
end of trouble in getting what is his
due, when he does not lose out alto
irother. i
It has boon discovered that nil line
officers of tho O. N. CJ. havo Iwn
Itv combining two resolution the
senate sought to cllmiimto one junket
ing trip, Resolutions Imd been Intro
duced for the npiMiltitiiiciit of tv com
mittee to confer with a committee from
Washington on the subject of llsherles
and another coiiiiiiiltco to cotifct on
pilotage. The senate committee on
resolutions provided that one commit
too should Ih) provided for tho two pin-
JHMCS.
Monday, January 21,
Salem, Jan. 21. Standing commit
tees of the Oregon legislature were an
nounced this alteriioou by Prwrldonl
Haines of the senate mid Siieukcr
ihtvey of the houso. In each case the
best places wotosociirod by thesupsrt
era of Haines ami Iney for leadership.
Tho hunters' license law, it Is safe
to say, will bo changed this session.
Two bills relating t tlio subject have
already npHtirel In the hniiso.
, The normal school question Isulroady
a live one in tills session. Ijud. week a
bill to cut off Drain mid Ashland was
Introduced. Today a bill wan Intro-
duecd to close the Drain and Monmouth
schools.
Tho house unanimously pass! over
tho veto of tho governor tlio bill to
regulate the manufacture and sale of
commercial fertilizers. This whs one
J of the seven house bills of tho 11H)6
session vetoed by tho governor.
Altogether 77 bills were rend for tho
first tints In the boose tly. In the
sounto 18 new measures HpxHrtxl.
KeorgMUlntion of tint Judicial system
of Oregon is proifwed In a senate bill.
Among the house bills were: To col
lect inheritance tax on estates of Ift.lHK)
and up, instead of $ 10,000 hshI prvw
ent; bounties ranging from f 6 to $20
for seal of wild animals, two-thirds
to U mhI by tho county and one-third
by the state; creating the ollav of In.
siector of mines, and several covering
stitutlon. Kepresentutlvo Jackson lias ?,! ., i., i"" T"1 ' l,,,P
prepare! a bill to remedy the defect. , ".'"'?, '? ,7 "" '? " ' ''r ,?l'h ""J U'1,
The bill providing that jurors mft-:' ''-' -'M on of the re,H,rt.
I L-i.nl (,tl,P In nivn..Min..ui....' '.' '" "cimio mo now measure in
the honor of being the tint to pass tho
The senate rmsed tho bill nirrml toT '""'Wl'diotl of uinvicts by prison
urxVnT Und L.'nn "flx.ng'lhe TS& OU"! . "',,"1!"f
boundary between tlioso counties. lriVA .ViV- 7 ,.- Li . '
Governor Chamberlain sent a mes- " L"I '." L '. ? J'?. V0rkin wull,)r l,rl-
XAL'O to Intll ho.. tn,!..v n.Vtn.r ,r . "" "" l,UU,,U '".
elniliil: For reclpriHTil demurnigo and
prohibiting relates and discriiiiluation;
PMO0E HAHHIMAN SYHTtM
Interstate Coiiunrrco Oonunlsslon
Meets In Purtland
Portland, Jnn. itt. Tralllr i-omlltlons
in this Hliito were lncsllKltil jester
day lKfoie Fraiikllu K. Uus, iiioiiiUt
of the Iiitetslalo t'oininetiv coimnls
slon, tlio objint Indng lo drtermlno the
Ityullly o( the HarrliiHiu nurjcr of
railroads. The ipiestlons of Attorney
Heveronce for tho coiuiiiisnIoii were III
UmM to driiw out shippers and rail
road men as In r lietherwiiiiMdltlou
litis lheii slllleil by tho merirsr Hiid al
ternate routes for trarlk' clownl. Tho
testimony of slilpiiers vss tlwit then'
has Kon no OoinK'tltlon Isdweon tho
I'lilon Paeirlc ntsl HiHithem 1'HOlHe
worthy o( the name since the oimioII
datlon under one mniiMKotucut In 1MU .
It wss further brought out by the
teslliiiotiy of lltomss McCusker, a lot
mrr employe of the HsrrlmMit system,
tlsit Ogilen gutewMy la the HMCrainciito
nuito was clone. I n ton the HdMiiipHsh
ment of tho uirrger, and shipment
from th s territory ia HHcrHtueiito to
the I'tast was stnpMd Orders were,
ho said, to send tr.illk over the O. It A
N. and I'liiou l'sclrlc to the Kat. 'IliU
change nave a more direct nsito ami re-
I loved the HarriiiMiii Hues of hauling
fndiiht over tho SlskiyiHis.
It is the of the rallnwd interests that
iiuttiy nudes are oK'ii lo the shlpsr;
that none have Uvn clomxl ami tlmt
the sole lostanci'S where slilHiHtis liavo
I Htm ndvlxsl by way of the UiiUhi I'a-
clllo lo the exclusion nl other nMiie
lmve vn Itocaus of tlte look i4 ears
on other lines..
MERGER IS PIU
Interstate Coinmcrcc Connnlsslon
Ends I'orllniul Inquiry.
COMPETITION WAS KILLED IN 1001
Attorney for Commliilon 0cUr All
Ihat Wss Sought To 11 a hiwt).
Ilshed Has Unoo I'roveo
SENATOR ALQER DEAD.
SEIZE FOOD SUPPLIES
Probably All Lose Lives by Explosion
and Stopping of Ventilator.
Trinidad, Colo., Jan. 24. Twenty
miners, according to tho authentic in
formation available, lost their lives as
a result of uti explosion which occurred
nt 3 o'clock this morning in the Colo
rado Fuel & Iron company's coal mine
near I'rimero, 20 miles west of this
city. Twenty cotllns havo been ordered
by tho company from a local under
taking establishment.
Tho explosion stopped tho air fan,
which was not repaired until lato to
day, and there is littlo chunco that any
of tho men in tho mino at tho time of
tho explosion are still alivo. District
Superintendent Itobort O'Neill Is per
sonally directing tho work of rescue.
Thaw Trial Begins.
New York, Jan. 23. Tho long-awaited
trinl of Harry K. Thaw or tho mur
der of Stanford White began horo today
beforo Justico Fitzgerald. Two jurors
woro secured us a result of tho day's
work. Out of tho 200 talesmen 10 woro
examined. Three successfully passed
tho rapld-flro questions of tho opposing
counsel, but ono was nftorward excused
by tho court after making somo private
representations concerning his business.
At 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning the
court will resurno tho work of choosing
a jury wthlch sliall pass on tho caso.
Two More Awful Shocks.
Kingston, Jan. 21. Two earthquake
shocks, the hoavlcut slnco tho destruct
ive ones of January 14, woo felt here
nt 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Sover
al buildings woro thrown down, and
thore wosgrcat ahlrm -among tho peo
ple. No ono was injured.
Mayor of Cincinnati Orders Police to
Slop Extortion.
Cincinnati, Jan. S3. Mayor Demn-
sey yesterday afternoon Issued orders
to the police to confiscate food and
fuol where noeded for relief of fluod
sufferers and where dealers attempted
to oxtort unreasonable prices. This
action was taken because of numorous
reports of extortion In charges for
transportation and for relief supplies.
Those attempting extortion will be or
rested. Tho high water In tho Ohio river Is
slowly but steadily rscedlncr tnnleht.
The railroads have bogun preparations
to resurno rouiar traffic, althnni-h it
will be several days before the tracks
arc safe.
Itellef work continues actively. Sir
school buildings have boon turned over
as temporary homos for th siirrrrs
The city council tonight appropriated
u num jot a rener rumi whirl, u ho.
Ing augmented by nrlvato ohr.rir.
tlons.
Appeals for aid havo been rnooiviui
from many Kentucky towns.
Mayor of Kingston Appeals.
New York, Jan. 23, Mayor Talt, of
Kingston, Jamaica, In his official ca
pacity, has appealed to the generosity
of tho American peoplo on behalf of
tho earthquako sufferors, saying: "On
behalf of tho stricken peoplo, I ap
peal through you to tho generosity of
tho American peoplo for help. Money,
lumbor and building matorlal most ur
gontly needed." Acting upon tho sug
gestion of Mayor Talt, Mayer McClel
Ian last night announced that ho would
bo glad to recelvo contributions, which
would be forwarded to tho propor
Kingston authorities.
Epidemic Grows Worse,
Chicago, Jan. 23. Local health de
partment records for tho number of
SAntnltlla illnnaa. . . . a
luuuisiuuq uidvudu caBua reported in a
money for the Jamestown exposition
A total of 10 bills havo Ut'ii intro
duced relating to roads and highways.
Johnson's measure providing for Joint
improvement by county and state is tho
moot important.
Twonty-four new measures woro rend
for the first time in the house today.
This makes a total of 237.
Among the 10 bills in the sounto
were two by Kalley amending the di
rect primary law. Om ix-ovldes for
jmrty convent loim before the primary
election ami the other makes statement
No. 1 pledge apply to party candidate
only.
Tho election of Mulkcynnd Ikurno as
United States senators was confirmed
today In joint session of the two lionet
us tho law requires. Tho journal of
yesterday's elect ion in tho two houses
was read and I'rosidunt Hainos thore-
iiioii declared thorn elect!. Mulkey
turves until March 4, 1007, ami lSourtio
six years from that date.
Tuesday, January 22,
Salom, Jan. 22. ltoth houses of tho
logisluturu in sopuruto session today
elected Jonathan Itourno, Jr., United
Suites Funator for tho long term and
Fred V. Mulkey for the shoit term.
Rush for Timber Lard.
Corvallis A now rush for timber
land Is on liere. It is nut so gn-at ns
was the one a ew years ago, but bo-
tucou fit) and (10 claims havo been lo-
'cntcd within the past few weeks. T
timlsT lies 40 to l() miles southwest of
I Corvallis in wlwt is known as the Five
Rivers country. locators coukh to (Vr
, vallis by roil arid lake private convey
ances for the rest of tlio journey. A
carriage to the foot of Almi mountain
ami h saddle horse from then hi is the
usual tneans of traveling. Women am
among the locators, three from Portland
iinviug imuio wie trip to me wtxxis a
few days ago.
The t fnilier is not old fir. It Is sec
ond growth that has sprung up since
the great tire that swept tho coast
mngu west and HMithwosl of Corvallis
06 or 00 years ago.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
FrullH Apples, common to choice,
60(Ti76c er lxix; uholcu to fancy, 1
2.60: sni, flCol.60.
Vegetables TurniH, OOWIl jnir
sack; carrots, 00cy,fl psr sack; licets,
l,26Cii.60 jwrsufk; horseradish, VQt)
iuc per K)Uiui; hwih'I KiUiwsm, ;to jsir
Tho vote on Mulkey wus unanimous noiirid; cubUtce. 2Vio nor isuind: (null
in the house and till mmnlHirri of the (lower, 1 2.60 per dozen; celery, t3.60
senate present voted for him. Thrco per cnito; pumpkins, 2o jsir siund;
represontatives, Reynolds, Itodgers ami squash, 2c per isaiiul; sprouts, 8cp r
nuiiieiinur, oi Jiarion, rciusco to sup- jKJiinil
jsirt llourno. These moil oxplalned
that they did not pledge themselves
and also that their constituents guvo a
plurality ugalnst lilni. Four honatois,
llooth of Ijino, liiycock of Grant, Mil
ler of Linn. Marlon and Whealdon of
Wasco, voted against llourno. Tlio
tenators gave much tho samo reason ns
tho lopresontativctt for not favoring
Itourno.
The voto stood: Mulkoy IIouso,
CO; senate, 27. Uourno House, 67;
(ermtfl, 23.
No progress has so far been made in
either houso on tho railroads bills that
provide for a commission, reclnrnoil
demurrage, maximum rates, taxation
of gross receipts, etc. Theso sublecls
imvo nanny been heard of yet in tho
tl1.16 sir linn-
fancy,
00c;
Onions Oregon.
dred.
rotntocM Oregon Ilurlniuks,
f 11.30; common, 7606u.
Whciit Club, 07c; bluestem,
valley, 07c; red, Cflc.
Oats No. 1 white, 27; gray, U'0.
Ilarloy Feed, 21.6022 jsir ton;
browing, 122.60; rolled, I23.602I.60.
Rye fl.401.46 per uvvt.
Corn Whole, $20; cracked, 27 per
ton.
" Hay Vnll-y timothy, No. 1, 111
16 per ton; Kastorn Oregon timothy,
1718; clover, $0; cheat, 0;' grain
nay, suooiu; alhilta, 14.
Iluttor Fancy croainery, 3036o por
pound
Iluttor 1-ut Urst grado crcaiu, 33Jc
Was Attending to Business as Usual
Almost to tint tnd.
Washington, Jan. St. United
States Heimtor Itiswwll A. Alger, oi
Mieliiiptn, tlle.1 smUleiily at his resl-
dtHHV In this city at H 46 o'clock this
morning, following no acute alUck of
oetleiiwi of tho lutiKS, with which he
whs stricken shortly after H n'rlock.
Allltoogh Mr. Alger hud not lioeti In
goisl lienltli for Mime time, his drath
was iwrtl unexxi'ted. The senator
last night whs momently In Ids us mil
hesilth. DurliiK tho day he transacted
considerable Imslncwi, ami was at the
War dcimtmciit up to n late hour yea
ten I ii y nfleriKsm, At thr lsstsido when
he pussdl away were Mm. Alger, and
their son, Captain F. M. Alger, ami
his wife.
On Tuesday night Mr. Alger, when
about to leave the houso to attend a
dinner given in honor nl Senator-ulect
William A Men Smith by the Michigan
delegation, suffered tin nttack of heart
fiillnre, lait it was only with dlllUtilly
thnt lie was iMrsimdtl to ruumii at
liome. Ho attended the seiwtlon of tile
seimle Tneslay afternoon iuhI ajqsmred
as well ss osiml.
Vhe I'rrsident FnlrlwuikH whs the
tint lo rail at the Alger residence to
day ti espresrt syuiiHtliy.
The fuuotHl iwrvkvs will 1st held at 2
p. m. Saturday at ths laiolly resldeneo
In this oily. The Usly will bo
to Detroit for burial.
taken
Portland, Jan. Sfrt. - After rlnsmi
eom'lttslvely I list eoiiiMdllon wsx W.
sltnied by the men)erof Hh llsrriumit
IIihw In till" slate, A. rVvirnni an.
mouihhmI nt tits elose of Him Iiiiii.ii
t'omiHerce eommlsnloii InveHiUstiftii
)ilenUy sfteriHHHi that he wisild mil
no iiHire witnesses lisle, us the (h' U
CM IUC tO SlHIW MM OHHI Hllllllll-. V
the testluiony of railroad olMsl
('oiutiilslHier I'rsnkllu K. lone ihtu
inljiHiriiol tli SMwhiMi to hurl In Huti
UsisplMto neil lunsmy, vvlu-re It r.
Sdiuerln, sHnrl itmtumt'r of the !'
eilte MnII HteHiililp eompsny, sis I
other llHtrlHWH ullkial will U plso.1
(HI tits sIhihI.
Hy the slnteitiKHt of Mr Kvwmnc
to ('ominiaoioiier Ij4Iio, the -i4sm
In INiiththd have Issvu eminently nUU
factory lo the eomiiilmloo' attriiy.
WltnnTn eMWilwl )tlcids) i'l.
fll tlmt I Imp year ItMll was an iihfrli
Ksletme foi OrxiPMi. 'I'hen It that
the O. It. A N. sod Southern I'miDo
wer mnimt timler otie IHMIiSKnovot
mimI the i-ftvlce offer! on U okmU
was lmMlnl. OrnVluls st Hie lotnl of
th system lisd sn eye single In big
ettrnlnitM slid a minimum of ej-nll.
tort. Tlte srrvlcv suflorwl, allrriialltn
rtmttw (-slilio wsre denieil. sad
the MMil In inshsi of Ih t-rrit.y
were siiienaUle t none for lnln
Hhlpxrs sakl Udh rail slid wsler
liinw luve depreclstol sIikvIIh-uoncr.
lliere lots not iteen it HWMUimi t" -
teml IiiUi new territory iohI tlw tiilire
(Vnlrst Orr)HHi region I his Ihihi effectu
ally Uttlel up.
Itailnnd oliicials wIhi serve as ths
head of allied nwds ami wIh there
iiMlutulii them Is coiiiHlltliiu Mwt-ou
them, when, as a matter of fact Ihry
work tog"llior as two puitiirrn In one
biMluess, were grlllel jmloidny by At
torney Severance.
Wltnejww maintained that rate
showing rank discrimination lmve In-cii
put Into effect on ties to (California,
wIhmo object Is to huruss the Ooiild sys
tem. Otliers Nild the MssHiger service
U'lween Cortland ami Omaha is slsim
limbic, n ml Is due lo the merger of for
merly oonietiig lines, w Idle the stoaiu
it service to Callfrnia of ol the Hsrrl
iiihii eomiMiiles U wonte tlwn It has
been for 20 year.
While Attorney Cotton wms st his
ImI In sU-ioinlng the ttd of mlven-e
testlnsiMiy ami never showtsl Ills slrdt
m so to Iwtler ndvHOlHK, the (sets
liriMisht isut wore struugly against tlw
lliirriiimn interests.
STILL ENCASED IN ICE.
Europe Hung With Icicles and Choked
With 8now.
Iuidon, Jan. IMS. Arctic weather
condiliniM continue to prevail in tin
whole of KuroM), while, uirlitusly
etiougli, the actiinl Arctic regions,
Nortiieru Norway and I coin ml, reHirt
the prveolituce of mild ami rainy
weather. All the vessels reaching
llritlsh Krts aro covered with long
loicles iiihI have smUv on their decks.
TelHgrsms retvlvisl from all (sirts of
the continent give aliniwl incredible re
ports of the extreme rigor of. the
wealher and consequent suffering.
Many ilisdhs are roiHirtod. In Aus
tria two sentinels were found dead nt
their txwts as a result of the cold. Tho
heavy snow continues In Russia and
Turkey, and the Datiuls) Is froreu over
111 several places In Itoiimanla.
Slight earthquak(s are nix)rtNl from
IlaUium, Tho blizzard continues at
Constuntinnnle, where the snow Is said
to Ihi soverai feet deep. Navigation on
the ItoMpIinru and the Illack sm has
Im'oii pnictidilly susonilcd.
UUILD QREAT UATTLESHIP.
singio any were broken todav. whnn smmin nn.i i,. ,. i.m i,. . , .".., r,..
214 case, worn rnrnr,ii .7 .t. ;" ."" ' VI... "".V " "j'1-v"! . r imwii. , mx-onu gniuo cream, so loss
bill or Senator
nan. ur tneso lib wore of scarlet
rover ana w or diphtiieTia. The pre
valence of theso diseases, railroad of
ficials report, has caused a marked In
crease In passenger traffic to winter
resorts.
Fever Among the Refugees,
Aurora, 111.. Jan. 23. Thoueh tho
rlvor has fallen four Inches since Mon-
day, tho conditions are desperate Clt
Izons aro huddled In camps on tho
higher grounds or crowdod Into school
Johnson, of lien Ion.
providing for reciprocal demurrago and
iironioiiing rebates and discrimination,
but omitting tho commission. In tho
houso, however, a number of bills havo
been Introduced.
A Joint memorial was introduced In
the senato this morning hy Senutor
Mulit asking congress to compel tho
owners of tho Oregon A California
Railroad company to mil Its grant lands
housos, opera houses and city hall. at, l,, I,r,co "tipuhdod in tho grant.
Hearjor, revor has broken out among 1" resolution was referred to tho com-
tho refugees from the lower part of .niittoo on resolutions.
tho city. j I)y unanimous voto Uio Bonato adopt-
per pound.
Kggs Oregon ranch, 3233o por
dozen,
Poultry Avcrago old hens, 1314o
Mir pound; mixed chlckons, 1213o;
spring, 1414H; old rooters,10llo;
dressed chlckons, 1017o; turkeys,
live, 17 17J$c; turkeys, dressed,
cholco, 20022c; goeso, livo, 1012o;
ducks, 17lHo,
Val Dressed, 6t0Je por pound.
Beof DnHod bulls, 23o wr pound ;
i isuv, coimiry steers, DlD'Qc,
Mutton Drossod, fancy, 80o por
pound; ordinary, 07o.
Tork Dressed, 00o per pound.
No Exception to the Rules.
Washington, Jan. 26. Speaking of
a dlHisitch from Kansas City concern
ing the new order for imultlim neuro
soldiers, Major-Oeneral AliiHworth, the
military secretary, twlny wild that no
significance should attach to tho orders
given for tho enlistment of negroes for
service In the I'hllplplnos. Tho orders
wero nrt confined to Kansas Cltyiilone,
but were sent to other recruiting
points It Is said to Im tho Invariable
custom or tlio department so far as pos
sible to recruit up to their full strength
all regiments.
Relieve Idaho Settlers.
Mlnnuis)llH, Jiio. 26. Tlio North
Dakota fuel shortage again Is becoinlmr
serious, according to ronorts 'received
huru, Inability of the railroads to keep
freight trains moving lsrosK)nslblo, in
a largo degree, for this condition.
Naval (lilt Allows for Second Dread
naught and More Sailors,
Wellington, Jan. 2H An appropri
ation of alsHit wft,Usj,lX)0 Is H-uvidcd
for In the naval approprlathn lull
ajdtiil iijmmi liilay by the house miiii
inltleeon imval affairs. Tie bill pro
vides for an additional battleship of
the tjni iigre-tl iimiii In the mival ap
propriathm bill of Isst year. It also
makes provisliHi for two torpedo Ismt
diwlroyers and apiroiiriates 12 OOO.tsiO
for HiilniHirlnes. This 12,01X1,000 Is ad
ditional tu tho H.ooo.OOO for subma
rines provided In the bill of lust ycttr,
willed has not yet been exiendil. Pro
vision Is made for hImhiI .'1,000 addi
tional sailors and 000 marines.
The new luttloslilp provided for III
the bill Is to Ihi a sister ship of the
monster authorized by congress last
your, which, the bill required, should
Ui a "llrst-chisri Isittleshlp currying as
heavy armor mid as jHiwerful ariiiumeiit
as any known vowel of Its class, lo
have the liigliest prauticnblo sccd and
greatest pruiilcitlilo riulius of action."
Modify School Land Rules.
Washington, Jan, 2(1, An offott is
lioliig iiiiule hy the governor of Idaho
to secure tho co-operation of Western
senators mid representatives in having
tho Interior department modify tho
regulations under which school land
is granted puhliu laud stall's. The at
tention of Congressman Jones was
culled to tho matter by (lovornor Mead
iiml lie has taken It up with (ho secre
tary, Under present regulations, tie
cording (o Governor Gooding, It Is ex
tremely dlclllult to make any selection
tlmt will meet approval,
Keystone State Liberal.
Hnrrlsburg, l'u., Jim. 26. A bill
providing for an appropriation of 76,
000 to arrange for a Pennsylvania ex
hibit at tho Seattle exposition In 1(K)I
was IntKsluced In tho lower house of
the legislature todav. Tho bill l'
provldos for a coiiiinlBnlon of 20, head
ed by tho governor.