DLESSES GRAw EOF DEAD.
STORM KING HDIfS' JT
Middlo West and Northwest in
Grip of Freezing Weather.
WHEAT CROP MAY BE RUINED
Lack of Snow to Protect Lata Plant
ing Proves Costly Poor
Are Suffering.
Chicago, Jan. 7. Catching hundred
of thousands of pertons unprepared, tho
whole Northwest, Upper Mississippi
valley, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio iiro
experiencing the severest winter
Heporti Irom
weather In years. Kcporti from vsrf-
na hninta tvuaf nruf nnrt hiWAt lire I lint
auffenmr is acute, that exred cattle ! Duca di CenM in the bay.
ArchbUhop (Juries. Oodles In Vast
I Hols In Conler of MwlJlnn.
Messina, Jan. 8. A most Impres
sive funeral ceremony was witnessed
here today when Archbishop llnrngo
Imndo his way through the ruins or the
city to live ct'inotiry at Mnre Grosso
and blessed a gravo 100 feet wide .ami
1 30 feet deep, containing 1,300 bodies.
The dead were piled one on top of the
other, and tho bodies covered with
quicklime. The prelate wus followed
to tho cemetery, by a large, gathering
of survivors, whose lamentations min
gled with tlie Lation wrda of tho ser
vices. Sub'cqucntly the archbishop walked
through tho ruins and blessed the mil
itary hospitaL tho military college,
the barracks and tho archb shop's
house, considering these wrecked edi
fices as to many cemeteries. Und r
them were the corpses of soldiers, stu
dents, policemen and monks.
All tho valuables found amo"g the
ruins a-o being taken on board the
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
RfcGtNTS ASK MORE.
and sheep are endangered, and that
lata sown wheat is likely to bo much
damaged.
Accompaning tho low temperature is
a fierce northwest wind that cuts to tho
marrow. The cold wave fell upon city
and farm savagely. Western grain
fields aro especially exposed to the rig
ors of the season, because there is lit
tle snow to protect them.
With nine degrees below zero this
morning, Chicago endured the coldest
doy since 19U5. With tho cold came
manifold transportation troubles, chil
ly cars, broken trolley wires, blockades
and wrecks due to broken rails. With
the cold also rose the mighty wail of
tho poor and destitute, who have man
aged to exist during mild weather, but
who aro absolutely helpless now.
Hundreds of homes aro without food,
fuel or clothing. Hundreds of home
less wanderers, the flotsam and jetsam
of a great city, were driven to shelter,
and tho philanthropic societies were
taxed to their utmost to afford re ief.
Enomous demands upon the city and
all charitable organisations are expect
ed tomorrow, and plans are in the mak
ing tonight to meet them. Two deaths
and many accidents were reported due
to tho cold.
Vest rdny currency to tho amount of
$;t,GOO.noo, including tho contents of
tho safe of theSiciliat-American bank.
was tra sferrcd to this vessel.
A banker nam d Maurumati, vvhe
wns one of tlt richest residents, lost
everything. Yesterdny he went to the
authorities barefooted and half clothed
and n-ked for a pair of stvoes and an
overcoat
With tho exception of Saint Andre
Avellnne, all tho churches in Mcssinn
have been destroyed.
BUSINESS FOR THE ST. PAUL.
With
TENSION SOMEWHAT RELAXED
Foreign Governments Reluctant About
Mrddling W.th China's Affilrs
Washington, Jan. 7. Notwithstand
ing tho uneasiness that apparently ex
ists in 'ekin. growing out of possibili
ties in the changes in China's progres
sive policy following the dismissal of
Grand Counsellor Yuan Shi Kai, State
department officials express the belief
that the tension has been somewhat re
laxed, noticeably since the appointment
or Liang to bo minister of foreign
affairs. His appointment, the officials
say, may be helpful in checking to a
limited extent any action toward reac
tionary steps.
Tho question of making representa
tions to a foreign government on mat
ters of internal administration and pol
icy, always a delicate one, is regarded
as particularly so in this case.
CALIFORNIA FIGHTS JAPANESE
Road Makes Traffic Agreement
Japanese Steamships.
Chicago, Jan. S. Tho official on
nou cerrent was made today by tho St.
Paul road that upon completion of it
Pacific Coast t.xtension the company
will make a smcial effort to secure
Oriental traffic. It is said th t p
traffic alliance has been made with the
0aka Shoshen Knittha for semimonthly
sailings from Seattle. This company
is now constructing six modern, fast
steamers for trade to ti o O lent and
tho St Paul hopes to abs rb the lion's
share of this business now that all
other American roads have gono out
of iL
The St. Paul road will make a stren
uous bid for traffic between tho United
States, Canada. Europe, Chlnn, Philip
pines, Jar on, Russia, Siberia, Austra
lia, Formosa and Indian ocean ports.
The steamship company with which the
SL Paul has effected a traffic alliance
has a fleet of IOC vessels, with a gTosi
tonnage of 110,000 tons, and it now
maintains a regular service along the
Japanese, Chinctc, SiLerion and Co
rcan coasts
NIGHT RIDERS GUILTY.
Special Approprhttlo Needed for Ore
gon ARnculiur.il -College
Salem- Owing to the crowded condi
tion of tho Oregon Agricultural col
lege, the .attendance of which has in
creased to n greater extent than that
of any other institution of tho kind
in the Ust during the past three
years, a special appropriation of tho
legislature for additional bulldlmis
will probably bo asked fur by tho board
ot regents.
Tht re arc more than J, 100 studmts
in the school at the present time. Two
years ago there were but 8,13 Btudent
enrolKd. At the term ending lat June
the books showed tho names of 1.160
students, u gain of 323 over tho year
previous, liy the end of the present
terra it is expected thnt tho number
will have rcaihed nearly 1,.'I00.
The fact that tho college has out
grown its present accommodations for
handling such large numbers is npra-
mount, and it is practically assured
that the legislature will be asked for a
larger appropriation for muintcnan c
than ever before The amount, how
ever, has not been deckled upon. This
appropriation to be requested will be
separate from that asking for money
for additional buildings.
The gain in attendance during tho
past three years at the Oregon Agri
cultural college is 38 per cent, making
this institution fur ahead of any others
of its kind in the West. The t rarest
in the matter of gain is the Wnnhini-
ton State college, which has n percent'
sge of 21.
MAP OF QUADRANGLE.
Government Sands Stats Topographic
Drawing of Umatilla.
Solem--Soto Engineer John II.
Lew s hits Just ncu ved from tho Unit
ed States govt rnment u topog aplileol
map of what l kniwn as the Umatilla
quadrangle, which, with the lllalock
l-lnnl quadrangle adjoining on tie
wes gives te elevutims in the terri
tory be n elk led by tho John Dny-Uma-t
llu hrg ut on project. Fur tho mak
ing of t. eso maps the s ate of Oregon
is approprln.lng $2,600 annually, and
n I ko sum is opprop fated ly ti e Fe !
eral governnunt. The two quadran
gles contain 200,000 acres of tho best
land In tho stn e, according to F.ng nrer
Lewis. It has n splendid climate and
excellent transmutation fncll t es.
Now it Is merely a magnificent wnite
of sand and sngo brush duo to the lack
if moisture,
Tho irrigation project will cost from
$8,000,000 to $12,000,000. The mam
now completed g vo the elevations, so
nai irom it Hie cmrsoor a canal can
EMPEROR MURDERED
Yuan Shi Kill AcciimmI of Itulnu
l.cailer ut Pint,
TRIAL I OH DISMISSED Ui'HCIAL
GILLETT'S MESSAGE.
Submits First Biennial Paper lo Gall
Morula Legislator).
Socroiminto, Oil., Jim. I!. Omitting
leferenco to the untlrncu track Bumb
ling bills and milking no mention of
the proposed direct primary, Gov nior
James N. Glllett suit his first bi
ennial message to the legislature yes
terday. Ileum es strong recommend
ations In favor of tho Improvement of
transportation conditions, urges re
forms in tbo bunking, Insurance und
taxation laws, und suggests changes in
the conduct of reformatories unit char
Itnh e institutions.
The governor recommends the rais
ing of $18,000,000. tnrotiuh astute
bond Issue, to bo expend) d In the build
ing of a uniform system of nmds vvhtcii
shall extend up ami down thu state,
connecting the great ci liters of opu
hit Inn,
An aptironrintio of f 100,000 Is ask-
en in supplement me ninuuiii mien i y Hill Mil llttil lirell IIISIIIIpSMI irultl In
congress or t-ie dredging mil Improve-1 Inih HHtltum as member of the grand
Reform Movemnnl Greatly Anlril
llucnnt Ailion, b.ik Uanlitiml
Olllcial No Interfertmcu.
by
Pennng, Ktrnlla Settlement, Jun. 0.
In mi interview hero today Knng Yn
Wei, tho well known Chlnene reformer
who vim extolled from I ek n lifter thu
coup d'tttal of IrUP, dot tared tlml uati
mint of thu Sncrnimntii and Soi Jon
quiln rivers and tho reclamation of
lands adjacent.
The succession of dlsastruis bank
failures in California and the lb ancial
stringency of lust year serve as texts
council of the Cluni'So empire lieiiuuo
he wus Instruments! In the dentil of
the late emieror, ami that he prulmlily
would be placed on trial for his cull
itcctinii with the matter.
"The roultt of this trial will rcn
vinre foreieners thnt Y linn Shi Kal
which shall prevent IiwIil'sIiiI the, murder of the lute tin
commercial banks from lo ding their poror," Kang Yu Wol declared. "Ilia
money rerkbssly. Salaried nlllcers of d.smianal wdl work for the good of tlm
bonks, says t ogovcrmr, should not b constitutional turly; the constitution
i.llow ti lo contract loons only under will no Imnjer be delayed. I ophite-
rigiM rcsincuuriB. nanus, ne rnjs, foreign ihtorveht Wl III favor of unit
he laid out. It is Mr. I.. .' m.l.,1.... ,or. ,l10 Kovernor in urging the passage
that t- no or four tlinva th.. mm. iwiw "M ""Ig ,nw,,
app opriated annually by the stn e
should be nrni'e ava lai Ir for this work.
Tho next map ti be finished includes
n section n the Willamctto valley
flPilltl WllfVitSiit r?i.uAavt...n ..... ..
eers Becoming t believe thnt tlm ''""'l ''e re.U"ml to have ai) per cent Shoi Knl; that mutter Is one for I hum
Bx-Congressmsn Johnson Introduces
Three Preventive Bills.
Sacramento, Jan. 7. Three bills
dealing with the Japanese question
will be introduced in the California
assembly. Ex-Congressman G. L.
Johnson has prepared all of those
measures and as floor leader in the
assembly, will make a strong fight for
their passage. The first prohlt its
aliens from becoming members of cor
porations; the second inserts the word
"Japanese" in the law regarding the
segregation o. Oriental school child
ren, The statute at present segregates
Mongolians, i ut as the Japanese claim
they do not come under that classifica
tion, the race will be specified.
The third bill segregates "aliens
whose presence may bo inimical to tho
health and public morals" of a com
munity, and while the Japarese aro
not mentioned specifically tho measure
is aimed at them.
City Hall Fjing Razed.
San Francisco, Jan. 7. A force of
Six Tennessee Murderers Must Hang
for Crimes.
Union City, Tenn., Jan. 8. With a
verdict of RUilty, the jury in the Night
Kluero' trial reported at 8 :4f o'clock
Inst night. Garrett Johnson, Tid Ilur
ton, Bob Hansom, Fred Pinion, Arthur
Cloar and Sam At pplewhite were con
victed of murder in the first degree
with mitigating circumstances, and
"Hud" Morris ad "Uob" Huffman,
tho other defendants, were found guilty
of murder in the second degree. Their
punishment was fixed at 26 years in
the penitcntUry.
The punishment for the first named
six Uefemlsnta was left to the c urt,
and may bo death or life imprison
ment, ami the cou t has indicated an
intention tj pronounce the death rwn-
nlty. Tho defense made a motion for
a new trial, which was set for hearing
Saturday and which w II bo overruled.
Sentences will then be iinjiood.
1 he defendants received the verdict
calmly. Attorney Pierce then turned
to thorn when it was announced and
said :
"Wo will tear this case to pieces in
the Supreme court."
Malheur's Prospects Bright.
Vale With the prospect of exten
sive irrigation work being undertaken
in the mar future, the people of Mal
heur county are looking forward ton
proseruii new year. Olllcial esti
mate i place the area of arable land in
the Malheur vulley at over 1,000,000
acres, but ip to this tinio but a fc
thousand acres have been reclaimed by
irrigation. It is obvious that ns the
arett . ndcr irrigation is extended the
p.oducticnoss, wealth and population
of the county will greatly Increase.
On the irrigated fruit Inn I near Onta
rio the ver. best results have been ob
tained by the growers.
Sheridan Ranch Is Sold,
McMinnvillc I. A. Ycrex, George
E. Waggoner and I. C. Sanfonl, ol
Portland, hao completed purchnsc of
the Koswell Hewley tract of 3,00c
acres, on which they lately secured un
option. 'I he tract odjo ns tho town of
Sheridan, and varies in alt tude some
7U0 or 800 feet. This land was all ac
quired by the late James F, Hewley,
father of the late ovner, and comprises
several donation land cla ms and tracts
of land noted in pioneer history of this
county The land w II be divided Into
small tracts for walnut plant. ng.
W illarnetto valley w II have to bo ir I
trated lefore the best re ults In seri
culture ami horticulture can be obtained.
SELL JOSEPHINE MINES
SOO.doO Is Paid for Famous Black
Channel Proprny.
Grants Paw An Important mining
deal has ji.st been doted by whl h the
famous old Itlack Channel rtjrdraulic
placer mines on Foots creek, in tho
Gold Hill district, became the property
of Wil on & HrOwn. of Portland. The
formerownerUasN.il. Lntimer. of
Seattle. The price paid was IcS.OQO.
The new owners have taken charge of
the mines, and wilt at once overhaul
and re-equ p them, putting them in
shape for lurger and more profltab'e
operations.
The Hlack Channel diggings consist
of 900 acres of fnineral ground. A
large portion of this is rich old chin
nel, ly.ng on upper Foots rreek, and
within reach ot a splendlJ water sup
ply lor piping, iheie diggings have
produced excellent returns by hydrnul
icing for a numler oi tears. The
ground is rich in coaree gold, a heavy
percentage of the values be ng repre
sented in nuggets. The new owners
will enlarge the ditches ad Humes, thus
ncreasing the water s pply and g.ving
a lon.cr run for the giants. New and
heavier pipo lines will Lo laid, and
of their deiiiwItH nlwnys on IiaihI, and
hnrsh Hinishmrnt should be meted out
to offenders.
A standard Itmirnnce policy. ineddrd
nfter the New York form, Is recent-
mrnded.
Mm regent, Iritice
the army and Intro-
to settle alone.
Cliul, controls
ducing reforms.'
Mince his expulsion from IVkin ten
years niro Kang Yu Wei ban In en In
strutneiitHl in directing tfw reform
M.. . -. .. ... . I"' ..."
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iiiciniriniMiniviiun aiHie p crim- movement In the empire frtiin var.uu
Inals is h subject winch tit governor p.re ouumV th wmrttry.
discusses at ImKth. urging an ext.n-. i at ,irrtnt living in rtreral
siort of the parol system, whleh. Iwi mi.Dt in lVim.ii uui vrv t. ,. u
wl h marvelous elll- Hr W, t , ,,tw, tirwery
lo m vouched rr by friend Inn n
says, has workid
cacv. ,
The exxndUur of J 1 2ft, 000 for a
state farm uml school for orphans ov r
1-1 yers of ag. Is an lmftiiiit fea
ture ot the message.
NO EFFORT TO FIND BODIES.
Task Too Immense Grief Paralyses
Italian Soldiers.
Messlns, Jan, 6. Earthquake shocks
are c ntinui g here, al I ouirh they sre
diminishing in intrimily. At night
especially are they frequently frit.
The fires in Oe city are also being
gradually rxt'itguUhid.
The official flgurea compiled so far
show than N.0U0 l.o I a have br n
burlnl In i our cemeteries, that 0,000
refugirs have left the city, and that
9,000 p rsoi s s ill remain
I stesd if ixcavatl
to fi d the hi
access to him ran be obtained Ilia
imNMtbe tn obtain eunlirmat on ef
the xwlatton that Hang Yu Wei
will now return top ekin.
BURLINGTON BREAKS AWAY.
Annjuncrs Cut lttn From Chlcigo In
Snallle Expoillion.
Chicago, Jan. 9. -Trouble is brewing
among the Western railroads over the
rates to the Alaika-Yukon Pacific ex
position, which will be held In heallle
this year. Today the llurlmtiton road
caused surprise aiming lt eiHnpetituts
by quoting h rule of ib'i fur the round
trip from Ci.ieano. In Ibis cumiet tioti
tho Inirlington has stolen a march on
tho other rood, which were wutug
nKreemrnt among tho
ruins, It has heii propo d I hat every
It use In which It is billevrd persons
, ini'u iiiv.ai "in J: mill. pviiu .!... . . .
longer monliora in tailed, making the bun. ti shall be covered with quick
mack Channel one of the best equipped
here. I fur n oini'rnl
ravatl g, In an rnileavrj ., f the Trniwcontirientsl Pspsi rger
lls liuri.d beneath Ihe un ,KMotion as to what the rate slituld
Total Deaths Numbr 105,053
Paris, Jan. 8. ' ho following Amor
Icons, reported to have been in Sicily
at the time of thu earthquake, arc
hero: Mr. and Mrs. R. II. Dalton.
Son Diego; J. Conner, Seattle; Georgo
i. MicKey, uoi Angeles. A nrov s on-
workmen today began to demolish the !l statement drawn up shows that 00
city hall dome, which was partially towns were destroyed and gives the
Logging Camps Resume.
Astoria All the sawmills in this
city, and practically all the legging
camps on the In the Lower Columbia
river district have resumed operat on.
after being closed down for tho holi
days. In uddttion to the latter, t ere
will be at least two new camps Btart up
within a short time and rumors are
current that the WestiKirt mill lit
Weslporl und the old Oregon mill nt
Wurrenton wi.l resume o orations this
spring. Doth of the plunU have ben
shut down for several months.
hydraulic mines In Soutnern Oregon.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
$27a27.G0 per ton;
Idaho Likes OrefOi Law,
Salem Member of the Idaho legis
lature ami others interested n the sub
ject have been writing to this state re
cently uh lng for cop.es of the Oregon
lludron commies on law. They assert
that they have gool reports of the
workings of the law, and think of
framing th Ir own law upon a similar
model Idaho has at present no rail
road commission statute.
stripped to its steel frame by tho
earthquake of 1006, and which had
since stood as a prominent landmark
of the destruction wrought by the dis
aster. The task has been undertaken
by an Eastern contractor, after
lengthy injunction proceedings in Ihe was derailed early this morning near
Superior court. Four months will bo Vandallo. rcennUntr tn .n i ,,.
devoted to razing tho tower. Tho Tribune. The train was tirnu.n nn it
numbor of dead in there ns lGfi.OKn.
This does not include hospital deaths.
Wreck on Great Northern.
Great Falls, Mont, Jan 8. Passen
ger train No. a on the Great Northern
Sheep Clear of Scnbbtes
Pendleton Oregon's sheen are nrac-
ticully free from scabbies, the Inspec
tion tar ted last October having been
completed Net more than 100 sheep
were lounii actuary aiuictod with the
dieeare, and the total number which
were exposed an I therefore classed as
infected sheep and subject to a double
dipping under Federal supervision, was
but 7.276. Two years ago thero were
318,252.
Malhi-ur to Gro Fruit
Vale F ur thousand acres of fl st-
class agricultural lands aro to bo set-
wVeVwTng' of thrcllv hallw H bo'a- Me Sd a " Z 7 " ? Li" '"" ''".' . '. ."". '. P'!K .
comnlished through two ennrnt rnn. in.,,,1 tu" "'".-X. , .. ""V",. ." 1'J pmciicai noriicu lurww In thu willow
tracts.
Aim nuuiiucil wuru LUKCn IO f,n, ..nil.... rrl... t.n.l 1. .... l...l..
SfflHu'-JklT"11''' ,hnt Bn.y dlvi'Io'lnto'j 0,20 and 40-aere tracts
wil die, although one or two aro seri..and will ho wnterml i.v ilm irrii.inn
system of tho Willow River Land & Ir-
' ously hurL
rigatlon company.
St. Paul Has 30 Below Zero.
SL Paul, Jan. 7. This city todoy Is
in the icy grasp of an intense cold Cathedral Is Unsafe,
wave, the weather bureau repo-ting 26 Toledo, Spain, Jan. 8. A boarl of
degrees I elow zero, while street ther- architects has pronounced tho cathed
rnometers registered 80 degrees below, ral of Toledo, ono of the largest and
Kegina, Canada, is the coldest place in most celebrated In Europe, unsafe and
the Northwest, with a temnernturn nt llnliln in rnllnnan Tl,n nnt,..i.oi ...
dtt A,... i... ' 1 Wl "Y 'l" .' --- 1'"7 ....iki- b.iu Viir,f,v. nn noun un trie piat jo
vVVii, i . '" Bro X. .are now l,0'n: conducted in tho Is ready for ling In tho county court, ago; valley,
, .iu.vh vi i.uiivjr. i mo new wwn win ue named. choice, 1819c
veral hours late.
Plats Now Townslln.
Oregon City W. C. CaWff, of this
city, Ih platting a new townmte on tho
Mount Hood road, between Welshes
and Cherryv llo. As soon as the plat 10(fB14c ner nound. according in alirlnU
loQIOJo; mohair.
Harley Feed,
brewing. 2.
Wheat Illurtcm, 89c; club, 01c;
fife, 91c; red Russian, fcOc; 4i-fold,
93c; valley, 91c.
Oats N 1 white, $2.GO pT ton.
Hoy Timothy, Willamette va'l y,
f 14 per on; Eatcrn Oregon. jniffilH:
cover, $12; alfalfa, $12(7il.1; gain
h y, $120113.
Fruits App es, 7Bc(n$.1 box; pears,
$lftll 76 per box; quince', $ I dill U6
fierbox; cr berries, $14 6 0(16 per
barrel; persimmons, $I(H! 26
Potn'nes 8 Ol'J c per humlrcd;
sv ect potatoes, 2e poulwl
Onh nsOregon, $1 26 61 1.40 per
hundred.
Vegetah'es Turnips, $126 sack;
carrots. $1; pa s..ps, $126; mots,
$16 ; horseradish, KJH c pound; nr
tlchokos, $1.4ii dozen; bintt", 22c
piimlj cabbOL'e, IJj'c pound: cnull-
II wer, $1 26 dozn; celery, $4.60 per
era e; cucumbers. tUOCiAiD hux: tint
pant, He pound; lettuce, $16n. 26 pe
oox; parsiey, ;j'e dozen, peas, 2 c
nound; ppp rs, 16CJ2Uc pound; pump
kins, l?lfc poun ; rniltsriCM, .'He
dozen; spur ch, 2c pound; siruuts, He
pound; squash, Kfjlc pound; tomn
toes, $I.6 (y,2.
Hut er City creamery, extras, SCfliJ
87c; fancy outside creamery, 32)(Ji)
3Cc pur puund; store, F(i(2ic.
Eg ' Oregon ra ch, .TTdHOc;
Eostern, WliGlMXc per dozen.
Poultry Hens. KlkMHcner nound:
sp In, large, 1.16713Hc; mna I, Uftl
ICc; mixed, I2f5l3c; ducks, 10(iit20c;
geese, lOfffillc; turkeys, 18r20c;
uresHcu turxeys, 2' fctz.ic.
Veal Extra. OHCJlOc per p und;
ordmory, 7(?8c; heavy, Cc.
Pork Fancy, 8c per pound; largo,
10)1 lie
Mutton G?8c per pound; lambs, 8
38Wc.
Hops 1908, cholco, "HfflXc per
pound; rood prime, GftGJjc; fair
prime, efiJCc; medium, C6ic;
19117, 2(f2ic; 1000, 10)1 Jtfc
Wool hn stern Oregon average best.
lime.
Ihe Asscclatrd Press corrcsiondert
hss made a visit to Itigglo and care
ful y lnp cted th town. The number
of persons killid there snd t n damsge
d..n- to prop r y waa much lets than st
Messina. Only ihe cen ral section o
the city w s damaged. About 6,000
trcops sre wi rki g then.
The official figures place t n wound
ed at Heggln at 1,000 and t e re ugna
at 7,000. Thf numb r of desd In the
ruins is not known.
CONTINUE STANDARD TRIALS
Government to Commence New Pro
ceedings at Once,
Washington, Jan. 0. The statement
Is mndo today on go d author ty that,
notwithstanding the r. fowl tf the
Un ted Stu e c urt to urmit s writ of
ce Mornrl in the ra-e of tho Stindurd
Oil enp-ny, the departmur of just lee
win at unco proceed wlih .lie trio, if
the numiroiiH it er ciipoh nendliiL' In
different sections, ithcr against the
S on ar Oil lompnny for receiving re
but, s or against the railroads for
g anting th in lo tin- Stn dard Oil
company, invo'vlng tho mmo ques
tions. These IniluJe the Ci.rea In the
Ni cr hern district of flit u and sui s
In tho Wea-ern district . f Tuimessee,
tint Sou'n. r dls ret of CnlifirvniH
and tho Western (list, let of New Yoik.
be from Chirsgo.
Although there Is no legsl reason
why the llurllngton should not act In
dependently ami quote any rlr It rrea
fit, Its action Is contrary to that cus
tomarily taken. Other Western rnai'a
urn now charging that the northern
connections of tho Hurlitigtmi have
been quoting n $02 rate fur several
weeks, despite the fact thnt only tho
rate from the Missouri river ami from
the Twin Cities luul been agreul upon,
Ihe rute being $M).
Representatives of other Western
rouiN declaro thnt, if the ' url union
purposes taking indeiiendeiit rln be
fore rate matters havn been commieicd
by the apsociiitioti, It will. mean a seri
ous break in the harmonious telutttna
existing among Western roods.
NEEDS OF JfcMY.
Ap-
Laud American Genuroill,
London, Jon. 6 Tho civilized world
hastening to tho uld officially und un
ofTlclally. of affected Itnlv and "tho
splendid generoilty of tho Amerlcn
people and government" aro the sub
ject o eulogistic comment In the Enir
Huh papers, which urge tho Hrltlah
government to follow this oxomplo, ul
thoigh hitherto such motteri huvo nl
mos invariably been loft to private
enterprise In England. No uctlon on
this mat'er con bo taken until purlin
ment roossembloj,
Canaries Have Earlluuako.
Ten nfr, Carmry Iilnnds, Jan. C
A" earthquake lutt ng 12 secondH was
it'll hero today. It overturned furnl
nir" sni bel's lo r ir nir n
Chlof of Erglnenrs Will Atk fir
pmpiUtion nf XI,30U,ari()
Wn hitiKton, Jan. 9. Benator Ful
ton luul it conference with Ihe chief of
engineer with reference to the neces
sity fur immediate RpprnpriHtoim for
river snd harbor work in Oreuon. Ho
learned that the river and harbor com
mitted hud called on tho onglmcrit for
it reiiurt uh to tho necessity of only
three projects in the country, one of
them at tho mouth of thu Columbia
river,
Tho chief of engineer snya that
$200,000 is absolutely mcosenry for
tho maintenance of that project, but
ho needs tin additional $I,I)(iii,iiii(i to
curry the work ahead und will strongly
urge tliul thin ninount ho nrnvldeil. lie,
also belle vim It essentiul that sufficient
appropriation! ho muda to repmr and
put III commission the dredge. Chinook,
In response to Mr. I'ulto i'h in. mi
ho also expressed the op nlon that am
ple funds should ho provided for oper
ating tho now dredge Oregon during
tho corning year.
The senator feels convinced that ho
will have tho hearty support of tho en
glneerH In his effort to get money for
tho Columbia rlvor and Oregon coast
In tho forthcoming bill,
Now Shocks Causa Panic
NnploH. Jun. 9. Disniitelina i-i.rnlv ,l
.hero Stllto that Hevernl i.nrllmnnlin
the sliocka occurred ut Mnnin t .mn nwi
""""'. " peepio ru.nei inio the J'alml this oven ng. Tho roofH of tho
streets In a stao of alarm, but no dam-. houses were shaker . down ,nd I tho nZ
age was done.
1
na
plo thrown into a panic.