in !8 Q t CASH FOR H Total Appropriations 0. $950,080 Reported to House. COAST STATES WELL CARED FOR Betide Columbia, Bills Provide for Federal Building and Surveys of Yakima and Willamette. Washington, Feb. 20. Two bills re ported to the house of representatives today carry an aggregate appropriation of $950,000 for the mouth of tho Co lumbia river. The sundry civil bill contains $250,000 to complete outstand ing contracts, and the river and harbor bill carries 5500,000 for new contracts, and $200,000 for repairing and operat ing the dredge. Tho sundry civil bill also carries $104,700 for completing the existing contract on the Cclilo canal. The sundry civil bill also carries ap propriations of $114,400 for two double barracks and $42,000 for a field .artll lery barracks at Vancouver, and $2,000 for new barracks at Fort Stevens; and also items to completo public buildings at Eugene, $20,000; La Grande, $45, 000; Spokane, $75,000, and Walla Walla, $40,000. Crater Lake park gets but $3,000. In the rivers and harbors bill no sin gle channel or improvement is to be al lotted more than $50,000 out of the ap propriation for emergencies. Six hundred thousand dollars is ap ppropriated for investigations, surveys, contingencies anJ incidental repairs for river and harbors for which there is no special appropriation. The most important waterways for which pre liminary surveys and examinations are provided aside from the Interacos tal Waterway across the Atlantic and Goulf coasts are: Oakland harbor, Monterey bay, Wil mington harbor, Humboldt bay and the Sacramento and Feather rivers, California; Kabului harbor, on the is land of Maui, and Kanappe bay, on Kani island, Hawa i; the Chicago and Rock rivers, Illinois: the harbors and rivers at or near Chicago, including Chicago harbor. Preliminary surveys of the Colum bia, Yakima and lower Willamette riv ers, in Oregon and Washington ; Are cebo harbor, Porto Rico; Aransas Pass harbor and Sabin Pass and the Port Arthur ship canal are also provided for. Others are the Grand river, Utah; Ta- coma harbor and the Columbia river, Washington. MAKE VIOLENT THREATS. Heney Warns Defense He Will Not Take Insults in Future. San Francisco, Feb. 20. Recalling the attempted assassination of last November, Francis J. Heney today charged that Henry Ach, attorney for Abraham Rsef, knew of the intention of Morris Haas to shoot the prosecutor. The accusation was flung at the attor neys for the defense during one of the most heated exchanges that have oc curred during the trial of Patrick Cal houn, and before the session assumed its usual calm complexion Judge Wil liam P. Lawlor had threatened two of the belligerent atorneys with imprison ment tn me county J all. There were references to armed gun men, to the use of dynamite and to the prospects of imprisonment before the court succeed ed in inducing both sides to lay aside the immediate basis of disagreement and cease their objectionable references WAR THREATENS TURKEY. Hostile Races Ready to Fly at Each Othtr's Throats. Constantinople, Feb. 20. The old troubles in Macedonia threaten to break out again as badly as ever and strong measures are needed to restore tranquility in Asia minor, especially in Diarbekir, Kaisariyeh and Bassoora, where the Mussulmans and Armenians are abeut to fly at each other's throats. One of the strange symptoms devel oping here is the fact that naval offi cers are holding meetings on all war ships "to consider the attitiude of the new minister of marine." Army offi cers are also holding meetings. Turkey before long may be convulsed with massacre and civil war, although the pressure exerted by the menacing external situation tends to prevent an outbreak fof internal strife. Grove Made National Park. Washington, Feb. 20. The presi dent today signed the bill making the Calaveras big tree grove a national park. The pen which the president used was handed ta Representative Smith, of California, to be presented to Mrs. Lovell White, president of the Califonia Outdoor Art league. MANY WIRES DOWN IN EAST. Telegraph Companies Expect Weeks of Repair Work. Chicago, Feb. 19. -In point of dam age done, it was learned today that tho storms of last Saturday, Sunday nnd Monday were the worst ever experi enced by tho telegraph companies and railroads. Thousands upon thousands of poles are still down, and hundreds of miles of wires are prostrate. Throughout the states of Indiana, Ohio, New York, West Virginia, Penn sylvanla, Maryland, New Jersey, Dela ware and all of Now England, tele graphic service is curtailed, and in sec tions discontinued. Ono Eastern rail road alone is said to have lost 80 miles of cable. Every repair man in tho afflicted territory is still working to the limit, but resetting i-olea In frozen grcund Is slow work and It will bo weeks, it is said, boforo normal condi tions are restored. ENGULF PERSIAN HAMLETS. Quakes Swallow Whole Villages With Inhabitants. Teheran, Feb. 19. Tho government of Burujurd, a town in Southwestern Persia, has sent out agents to investi gate the damage wrought by tho earth quake of January 23. The center of disturbance apparently was two days' journey from Burujurd. Up to the present time only meager reports have reached here. The devastation was particularly severe in the mountainous region between Burujurd and Luristan province. It has been already estab lished that 15 villages were wholly or partially destroyed and it is estimated that the total number will undoubtedly be more than 50. Only a small proportion of the inhab itants of the area where shocks were most severe escaped. Some villages disappeared completely, and no trace can be found of the hamlets of uahrem and Leben. It appears that not a sin gle soul belonging to these communi ties was left alive. A severe quake was felt at Ispthan, 100 miles away. tho morning of January 23. VON BUELOW IN CONTROL. German Chancellor Again In Kaiser's Favor as Advisor. Berlin, Feb. 19. "Upon the solu tion of the finance problem depends the power and safety of the nation." These words, spoken by Chancellor von tfuelow, in an address delivered before the German Agricultural asso ciation, signalize the government's purpose to push the tight for the finance bill with increased vigor, taken with the chancellor's declaration that he "is likely to remain in office longer than his adversaries hope." They are thought to mean that Prince von Boelow u sgaln restored to favor, since it is improbable that he would make such a remark without the authorization of the kaiser. The forthcoming fight in the reiehs tag promises to assume an acutely critical character, as every Important feature of Prince von Isuelow's plan for increirfing the nation's revenue is violently opposed by one faction or an other. On the other band, the steady increase in the annua deficit in time of peace is creating a situation which the government feels ta be impossible, Object to Panama Line. Sacramento, CaL, Feb. 19. By a vote of 42 to M, the amendment by Assemblyman Grove L. Johnson, of Sacramento, striking out all references to the report of United States Senator Joseph L. Bristow, of Kansas, special Panama Railroad commissioner, in the resolution by Senator J. B. Sanford, calling upon congress to establish a government owned line of steamships between California porta and Panama was made this afternoon by the lower house of the legislature. This places the assembly on record as being op posed to the proposedb plan to estab lish a steamship line to compete with the Uarriman interests. High Honor to Or. Angell. Ann Arbor. Mich.. Feb. 19. Dr. James B. Angell submitted his resig nation as president of the University of Michigan today and was offered by the regenU the position of chancellor at a salary of $4,000 a year, with the continued free use of the president's mansion. The duties of the chancel lorship are to be such as suggested by the new president, and as Dr. Angell may be willing and able to perform. Dr. Angell recently celebrated his 80th birthday, and has been president of the university since 1871. Porto Rico Given Tremble. San Juan, Porto Rico, Feb. 19. Heavy earthquakes were felt through out the island of Porto Rico at 3 o'clock this morning. The inhabitants were awakened by the oscillations and their alarm was great. No damage was done, however. The vibrations lasted for at least 24 seconds, and the move ment was from east to wesL The weather today is very stormy. PROCEEDINGS OF OREGON LEGISLATURE Friday, February 10. Salem, Feb. 19. Tho senate this af ternoon, on recommendation of tho wnys and means committee, killed in succession houso bills appropriating $106,000 each for WcsUn, Ashland and Monmouth, by indefinite postpone ment, rejected minority amendments to tho Monmouth bill appropriating $10,000 each for tho normals for tho rest of tho school year, and $70,000 for permanently continuing Monmouth. Both houses hnvo adopted tho joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment for the division of the state into 30 senatorial and CO rcprvsenta tivo districts, with ono member from each district. The armory bill, practically tho samo as tho people voted down last June, has passed both houses. During the ovening session the mem bers of tho houso presented Speaker McArthur with a fine gold watch and guard. County division fights will not bother the legislature hereafter, a bill having been passed leaving the matter to tho voters of the district n Hoc ted. The house passed the bill raising ap propriations for state fair premiums from $20,000 to $30,000 for two years. Tho bill had already pasted the senate. Tbe renate bill for an experimental farm in Eastern Oregon has passed the house, carrying an appropriation of $7,500 per year. The water code bill was passed by the houso with only one vote against iL The insurance bill, creating an insur ance commissioner, has passed the house. The measure will bring a net income of $20,000 a year to the state, it is estimated. The senate passed tho house bill for extension of the portage road with only five votes against it. At the 1910 election the people will have a chanco to vote on the Eastern Oregon asylum, both houies having passed the bill. The game and fish laws of tho state are to be published and 10,000 copies distributed free, according to a senate bill passed today. The bill abolishing secret societies in high schools has been passed by the senate and received the approval of the house today. Thursday, February 18. Salem, Feb. 18. The senate killed appropriation bills today which will mean a net saving of $101,091.69 to the state. The senate bill exempting municipal bonds from taxation was passed by the bouse. Reform taxation amendments allow ing segregation of state and county taxation, as favored by the state grange, will be submitted to the peo ple in 1910. By a senate bill passed by the house today, Elinors will not be allowed to engage in any game of cards, pool or other public amusement in a public place. Tbe bouse passed the senate bill re quiring that all male persons before securing a marriage license must pre sent a certificate of health not more than 12 hours old. Owners of bank stock are not to be made liable for the mismanagement of the bank or its debts, the bouse hsving refused to pass such a measure. The senate bill requiring operators of warehouses to have storage rates plainly stated on receipts passed tbe bouse. At the night session the senate pass ed the bouse bill appropriating $7,000 for claims against the Drain normal school. At the night session the house ap propriated $362,000 for improvements of state imitations at Salem and in creased the agricultural college main tenance appropriation, from $50,000 to $SO,000 a year. By the terms of the new military code bill Adjutant General Finzer will bold bis place during good service, which practically means life. Wednesday, February 17. Salem, Feb. 17. Tbe governor sent a special message to the legislature to day urging the passage of a consittu Uoaal amendment providing for state construction and operation of railroads. Central Oregon is the territory the governor aims to help and such a bill is pending, but its passage is doubtful. Tbe bocse refused to consider the bill providing that county assessors should asses at actual value and fix the levy on a basis of 50 per cent of that amount. The senate passed the house bill fix ing a bounty on scalps of coyotes, cou gar, wildcats and wolves. The charity appropriation bill as passed by the house carries a total of $41,618.35. Two examiners of state banks and two deputies are provided for in a bill passed by the dots. Tbe bouse passed a bill abandoning the Drain normal and authorizing the regents to turn tbe property over to the common school district of Drain. The senate passed a bill providing for a free ferry over tbe Willamette at Independence and another measure re- quiring nil door of public buildings ami halls shall open outward. Tho house passed a sonato hill mak ing 10 hours a day's work for females in telephone and tclegrah olllces. Tho senate ways and means commit tee Is not In favor of three normal and further changes may bo made bo foro tho session Is ended. Tuesday, February 10. Salem, Fob. 10. Appropriations for $318,000 passed tn tho house today, and for $10,000 in tho senate. Yes terday tho total In the houso wa $1, 739.000 and in tho senate $720,000. The houso tonight reconsidered the vote by which the $25,000 appropria tion for tho Alaska Yukon exposition was defeated and passed tho appro priation. At a late hour the house also considered and passed tho $200, 000 appropriation for an Eastern Ore gon asylum. Appropriations for about $1,000,000 more have passed one or both houies, and continuing appropriations of past sessions amount to $500,000 additional, with allowances mado for items in this session's budge L These figures show that tho state expenditures fur the next two years may exceed $4,000,000, "and will probably not fall short of that figure. Tho senate today voted $20,000 for buildings and grounds for a tubercular sanitarium; provided for a third judge In the Second judicial circuit; passed the Columbia river pilotage bill; put V a vote of the people the question of number and location of normal schools. and provided $10,000 for a bridge across the Snake river at Ontario. The house killed Orion's bank guar antee bill; authorized counties to levy not to exceed a i-mlll tax for adver tising purposes; appropriated $50,000 for Indian war survivors, and voted $210,000 to the agricultural college. Both houses will adjourn sine die Saturday and night sessions are being held in an elTort to get all pending bills disposed of before that time. Monday, February IS. Salem, Feb. 16. The houso today passed the general appropriation bill for 190910. The deficiency approprla tlon bill was also passed and $75,000 for extension of the slate portage rail way. A great many othrr measures got through, but for the most part they were of local character. The senate was In a slaying mood and killed 13 bills. Some of them were important and on loss strenuous days would have provoked hours of de bate. The senate also passed the bill in creasing the state fair appropriation from $10,000 to $16,000 per year. In the afternoon both houses and many pioneers of the state united in commemorating the 60th anniversary of the admission of this state to the Union. The exercises were held in tho hall of representatives and many prominent men spoke. At a session tonight the senate passed a bill appropriating $100,000 for one normal school at Portland, as opposed to the bills passed by the house for $318,000 for three normals; cut down the agricultural college main tenance appropriation and voted down a bill for a new $00,000 agricllural college at Union. The appropriation bills passed by tbe house amounted to $1,727,000, cut ting the bills only $2,440. Saturday, February 13. Salem. Feb. 13. By a vote of 8 to 18, the senate this afternoon refused to kill Senator Norton's bill requiring longdistance telephone companies to connect their lints with local tele phone lines. Senator Jchnion's road bill, over which a big fight waa expected passed without much opposition, the objection al features having been eliminated. The bill appropriating $20,000 for maintenance of the Union experiment station was passed. Tbe senate passed the bill carrying an appropriation of $10,000 for the em ployment of a master fire warden for two years. Salem, Feb. 13. Beats' bill impos ing a state license of $5 on billiard and pool rooms was killed In the bouse last night by indefinite postponement, on motion of Campbell of Clackamas. To AdjsrtU Oregon, Portland The half million of circu lars advertising Oregon, which the Commercial club has had printed, have been iasued and will be placed in all business letters sent out of the state. Tbe circulars advertise the $25 colonist rate to Oregon from Middle Western points and announce that tickets can be purchased to any point in Oregon as cheaply as to Portland. Salem to Have Pure Water Salem At a meeting of the joint committee of the Capital Water com mission and the Salem council it was definitely decided to establish a moun tain water system for Salem, which will furnish not only this city, but atl of the state institutions, with a supply of pure water. DEATHS MAY TOTAL 350, Aeopulco Dazed by Theater Horror, Due to Incompetence, Mexico City, Feb. 17.- I.ntfl .! patches from Acapulco, wher the Flore theater was burned whll.a the structure was crowdi'l at n perform ance given In honor of Governor natul an Flores, of the state of Guerrero, bring varying estimate of tho loss of life. They agree In declaring, how ovor, that tho dead will exceed 200, while sumo place tho llguro as high as 350. Mot of tho dead were burned beyond recognition. Acapulco I dazed by tho catastrophe. All business at tho port has ceased, the shops have clocd and the (noplo are crowding tMe churches whew ma es are being celebrated for tho dead. The fire, which spread with Incretll bio rapidity through tho Immense wood en ami adobe structure, was due, It U charged, to the rardeunes and Inex perience of the oora.or of the moving plcturo machine. There wn an explo sion, a burst of 11 a me, which, Ignited the bunting used fur decoration, nnd In a few minutes the etitlro structure was In Humes. The exits were all In tho front part of tho building, which was almost Im mediately turned Into a wall of Arc and thi people were rntramied. The wo men and children suffered most and comprise a majority of the dead. A search of the ruins has thus far re vealed no recognizable human form. Charred bodies, from which legs oml arms have been burned, have been taken from the ruins, and as there was no chance of identifying them, all have been burled in a common trench. DECLARES WAR THREATENED California Legislator Says He Saw Letters to Prove It. San Francisco, Feb. 17. That this country was on the verge of war with a naval power of the Orient recently was the assertion of State Senator Richard J. Welch, who Is here with a legislative committee whleh Is insti gating the Islai creek projeeL Welch said: "If you, had seen the correspondence that passed between President Roose velt, Governor Olllett and Speaker Man ton that I havo seen, you would know that there was only a short Mme ago the danger of a conflict between two great naval powers of thel'aclfic." This statement was made In answer to the argument of an opponent of the Islais creek project that supporters of the plan had attempted to gain sup port for it by maintaining that a gov ernment navy yard would be estab lished at Hunters point. Welch Insist ed that such a navy yard would be built within the next ten years. MONTANA STILL AFTER JAPS Exclusion Memorial Expected to Past Segregation Fight Altesd. Helena. Feb. 17. After having can vassed tho houM thoroughly. Repre sentative Norton, of Silver Itow, an nounces that the memorial of whfeh he is the author, asking that congress continue in foreo the Chinese exclusion act amUenlargo Its scope to Include all Mongolians, will pass the house by a large majority. 1 hero are many mem bers of labor unions In the house, and many other members whose constitu ents are largely union men and they will, they declare, support the measure. At the present time the bill Is in the committee on labor, but a report will be made ths week. Speaker McDowell referred the bill which would exclude Mongolians from the public schools to the commltteo on military affairs and Norton declares be will have It re-referred to the com mittee on education. That this bill will not pass seems certain. Argue Land Grant Case. Los Angeles, Feb. 17. Arguments in the Oregon & California railroad and grant case will be made on a do murrer in the United States Circuit court at Portland on March 1. Tracy C Becker, special assistant to Attor ney General Bonaparte in tho prosecu tion of the Oregon cases, has Just re turned from the East and will leave to morrow for Portland. The eats In. volvcs about 2,300,000 acres of rich Oregon land, said to be valued at about $40,000,000 at a low estimate. Mr. Harriman'a California lawyers, W. F. iierrin ana r. r". Dunne, will appear against Mr. Becker and B. D. Town send, who is associated with him. No Boys to Be "Sporty," Sacramento, Feb. 17. The assembly passed a bill todsy by Grovo L. John- vu wuuiii it a misuemeanor lor a minor to attend a cockfight, prizefight "" Four Caught In Mine. Benton. III.. Feb. 17.-Shafi V 1 &WJKK! .-.-.. -,-...fcMv, . cxiuv aion wrecxed and choked the main aVaffa T ..fit L . I e air Ir Id . w4w, niu I nourH rvMfirs tin rt&eh thfi four rninmM .,., ik I - '-- ' -- -. mum UIVIV) I incre is utue nope for their lives. Vii a nil Oheatn Factories Report, Tillamook Seven of the ro-opers.. tlvn iissoclatloni havo innde their nn rtual report fur last year, viz. nr. view Dairy association, Red Uover South I'ralrli', East Heaver, Mapl Leaf, Three Rivers and Clover Leaf, Theso factories received 14.H20, 1 1 pounds of milk anil the. factory which received tho largest amount of milk was Mtiple Leaf Creamery m-omUim with 2,ulU,4U4 pound. This attocla! tlon carried tho banner for Hut largest nmount of milk In 1007, but It is r. ported that tho Tillamook erramcry will out-illstanen tho Maple. ,,,f (0T 1008. The amount of cheese t).le seven association manufactured M 1,674,320 xuml and this was sold for $19U-H.0I. Oregon Leads In Wool, Pendleton With an average fleece, of SH (Hiutuls, Oregon sheep last yeir sheared more wool to the shep than thoso of any other state In tho Union with the single exception uf Wanlilng. ton. Those In tho nelghborlm tut. on tho north made an average, of HW iounds. In no other state was there, an average of mora than K iwundj, while the average for the whole United States was only 7 1-10 pound. Cold Eradicates Marine, Pendleton According to the rrnort of Dr. II. E, Plnkertoti, of tho rrdrrsl Bureau of Animal Industry, msage, the scourge of horsemen, as almost eradicated from the reservation by the snow storm uf last month. Ilctwrtr. 300 ami 400 Indian ponies died ss a re. suit of the storm ami practically all of the diseased animals were among this number. Sawmills All Running Cettage Grove- Kvi-ry sawmill In this locality la running al full csnarltt ami many expect to put on night ihlfu to supmy the urgent demand fur lum ber, Iki.lnwa In every line is (xefi Ing up beyond all expectations. A number of new dwelling are planned and their construction will start as souti as the weather will permiL Few Peach Duds Frozen. Pendleten - Umatilla county orchard lts are counting on full ero it all kind of fruit this season, with the puealMe exception of peaches A fW report of frozen cli bud lio been made, but tho cuncensu of opinion I that little or no damage was witr-red as the result of the cold weather lut month. First Year Pronneraui. Grants Pass--The Rogue River Kiult 8 exchange has lust closed its first ),ar. B Jne organization has shipped many car loads of fruit, all carefully grat-, labeled and neatly packed. After par ing all expense, maintaining it ware house and making other (n.prove inenta, thc-ro still remains money on hand. Polk County Farm Is Sold, Monmouth Another sale of W acre of farm land was mado last week, being the Cook lo place, to the Southern Oregon capitalist who are buy leg large tract In Polk county. The tracts will bo subdivided Into small farms and orchard, and much of the planting will bo dene this spring. Quarantine It Raited Salem Quarantine at the Oregon State Insane asylum, whleh has been In feree fur soma time on account of everal case of diphtheria, has been raited. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat-Wucstem, $1.101.14 jclub, 08c4jfl.01; red Russian, 0;,ci.i9Se; Turkey red, 98c$l ; valley, $1. , Barley red, $27.60il28 per ton. (lata No. 1 white, $34.60M36. Hay -Timothy, Willamette valley, $13jr.l6; Eastern Oregon, $I18 clover, $1241113; alfalfa. I14(.l5l grain hay, $13fttl4; cheat, $I3.6J 14.60; vetch, $I3.606C14.50. Applea-76c?ll2.75 box. Potatoes $ 1.25011.30 Per hundred: weets, 2)c pound. Onions Oregon, $1.7602 per hur dred. Vegetables Turnlns. 11.26 stckj parsnips, $1,60; beets, $1.60; horie radish. 10c pound: .rtlrlmV,.. ilwl.25 dozen; cabbage, 2t3Jic pound; eu llflowcr, $2 crato; celery, $4.60 crate; parsley, 30c dozen; peas, 16c pound; spinach, 2c pound; sprouts, 10c iund; ..i, n, ! S ,titn, h 2,C poum,; m' hm .c-eo. I Butter City creamery, extras, 34c; uy ouiiiue creamery. 32oi)' tore, $186i20c. Butter fat prlcM ayerago 1 X cents per pound under reg- "' '"n ,,rlCC''- uo, , LR-0rfPn . ?T30.C d?""' JIOCIZC! vaunt-. IJr.rtK. .(tobe. ZUft! 22c; geese, 10c; turkeys, 18iC2 Veal-Extra, lOfijillc; ordinal Be; heavy, te. 22c; ircese. in Ih.l.l.. iBQfr- ordinary, 1Q OREGON STATE NEWS I Pork-Fancy. 910c; largo, 8g... l--