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NEWS OFTHE WEEK
In a Condensed form lor Our
Easy Headers.
A Resume of the Last Important but
Nat Lett Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
Oyama's army has resumed a general
advance.
Bu88ell Sage has retired from active
business.
Many Japanese prisoners in Russia
commit suicide.
Russians say the Japanese are busy
stirring up the boxers again.
The yellow peril scare against Japan
has been revived in Europe.
The Bannockburn company may re
build its woolen mills at Albany.
The railway rate bill will be ready
in October, when the president will
call congress together.
All reports of mediation and peace
are denied by Russian, authorities, who
say the war will go on.
Incendiaries set fire to the ship
building works at Sevastopol, doing
great damage to work under way.
During March 79,000 immigrants
came into this country through the
port of New York. Last year for the
same month the arrivals were only 47,
877. An anonymous threat to dynamite
the Warsaw police has caused the offi
cers to beat everyone coming in the di
rection ot the barracks, compelling
them to go in another direction.
Hayti is threatened with anti-Syrian
riots.
The kaisers visit to Morocco irritates
France and raises British hopes.
A newly arrived Russian at New
York has been found to have leprosy.
Japanese statesmen propose a triple
alliance of Japan, United States and
Britain.
The Salvation Army has established
a fresh air home for Chicago waifs on
farm of 50 acres.
. Japan will insist on an indemnity
Urge enough to 'pay the cost of the
war and cession of territory.
Baron Science hall, with a number
of valuable instruments at Denison un
iversity, Granville, Ohio, burned.
Loss, $100,000.
A homeseekers' train on the Cana
dian Pacific, carrying 600 passengers,
was wrecked near Drydea. Several
passengers were slightly injured.
A St. Petersburg dispatch says both
nations have chosen Roosevelt to act
as mediator, but peace negotiations are
at a standstill, owing to the action of
the war party. t
The president of the National Packing
company has been indicted for tamper
ing with witnesses before the Federal
grand jury sitting in Chicago, and
others are threatened.
Russians have kidnaped the Chinese
governor of Manchuria?
Secretary Morton and a congressional
party are visiting in Havana.
Mrs. Maybrick says failure to receive
money due her caused her conviction.
President Roosevelt has accepted a
plan for receivers of Dominican reve
nues. China is arming 500,000 men for the
defense of the country against foreign
nations.
The United States will help Presi
dent Morales, of Santo Domingo, main
tain the present government.
Admiral Evans has taken command
of the North Atlantic fleet, succeeding
Admiral Barker, who retires from
active service.
A report that he would investigate
the general land office is denied by
Hitchcock, who says affairs in that de
partment are all right.
An entire absence of news from its
army cuases Russian officials at St.
Petersburg to fear communications have
been cut and possibly the army itself
eut off.
Castro denies that there is cause for
attack on Venezuela, as he is paying
off the national debt as fast as possible.
Renewed disturbances in Russia
cause great alarm.
President Castro is threatened with
revolution and foreign war.
The Japanese fleet has sailed from
Borneo to meet the Baltic squadron.
An American warship will carry
home the body of the late Senor
Aspiroz, Mexican ambassador to the
United States.
BOWEN IS UPHELD.
Hat Not Exceeded His Instructions In
Dealing with Castro.
Washington, March 8 1. Dr. Jose de
Jesus Paul, special representative of
President Castro, had an Interview to
day with the president respecting the
issues that have arisen between Vene
suela and the United States. Dr. Paul
appears to believe that these issues
might be settled by a change in the
American legation in Caracas, in view
of the strained relations between Presi
dent Castro and Mr. Bowen. He is
awaiting the text of the communication
from President Castro to the American
minister relative to th arbitration pro
posal, which document is en route to
Washington by mail.
As an impression apparently prevails
to some extent, not only in Vennesu
ela, but in this country, that Minister
Bowen has incurred the ill will of
President Castro by an excess of seal
in the presentation of the American
claims against Venexuela, it may be
stated that official inquiry from Wash
ington has developed the fact that Mr.
Bowen merely presented to the Vene
zuelan government the precise instruc
tions sent to him from the State depart
ment relative to arbitration; that he
did not add to nor take from those in
structions in the slightest degree, but
in fact effaced himself, so the fact is
that the State department and not Mr.
Bowen is responsible for this present
ment which has so stirred the Vene
suetan government.
Ih view of the statement from Dr.
Paul touching Mr. Bowen, it can be
added upon the highest authority that,
in view of the adminsitration, the
doctor has no official standing and
whatever communication he makes to
the president or State department can
not have any weight or bearing. If
President Castro is dissatisfied with
Mr. Bowen, he must have recourse to
the regular diplomatic channel and
communicate that fact formally to this
government, which cannot receive rep
resentations on the subject from other
sources.
MILL IS IN RUINS.
Bannockburn Property at Albany is
Ravaged by Fire.
Albany, Or., March 31. The okhAt
bsny woolen mill, a brick building
being operated by the Bannockburn
Woolen Mills company, of Portland,
was Wednesday entirely destroyed by
fire, involving the owners in a loss of
about $50,000, and the city in a loss in
payroll and general expenditures in the
city's stores that cannot be replaced in
years. While the Bannockburn Woolen
Mills company will not suffer a loss
greater'than the figures given above,
the building could not be duplicated
for less than $75,000. It cost that
when built, and later some $20,000
more was spent upon it.
The fire originated in the drying
room, in a wooden annex or basement
built below the main floor of the build
ing, on the water front. It is sup
posed to have been started by an ex
plosion in the steam drying apparatus,
though the exact origin is not known.
The flames shot quickly up the big
power belt to the first floor of the main
building. Here the greasy floor and
woodwork furnished fuel for the flames
and in a moment the entire building
was on fire.
The building, with all the valuable
and intricate machinery, is a total loss.
There were no manufactured products
on hand, hence the losses are confined
to buildings, machinery and the small
amount of raw, material. The large
boiler and engine are thought to be un
injured, though some explosions that
were heard from the direction of the
engine and drying rooms may have in
jured the big machinery.
Strengtnen Northern Forts.
Tokio, March 31. Interest in the
war is partly shifting eastward. It is
reported that the Russians plan to
abandon the island of Sakhalien when
the harbors are free of ice. The Rus
sians are strengthening the defensive
points north of the Turnen river, Corea,
in the viciniy of Hunchun, northwest
of Possiet bay, and at points on the
railroad in the vicinity of Ninguta, 160
miles east by north from Kirin. A
good highway extends from Possiet bay
northward to Ninguta, where it joins
the Kirin road.
Awaits Creditors' Approval.
Washington, March 31. Interest at
the State department centers in the at
titude of the French and Belgian cred
itors towards the recent settlement
with Santo Domingo. It is realized
there that an unfavorable reply on their
part might cause an embarassing situ
ation, in view of the action which this
government has already taken. These
creditors have, in all, claims of $16,
000,000 against Santo Domingo, and
their attitude towards the agreement is
of great importance.
All but American Treaty Ratified.
Berne, Switzerland, Mai eh 31. The
Bundesrath today ratified all Jthe pend
ing treaties of commerce with the ex
ception of the treaty with the United
States. Further negotiations regarding
the latter will be necessary because of
the action of the American senate in
modifying what is regarded as an es
sential clause of the treaty.
TURN ON THE WATER
John Day River May Irrigate
250,000 Acres.
LARGE TRACTS ARE WITHDRAWN
Engineer Davis Proposes to Water a
Large Section South of the
Columbia River.
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Washington, April 1. The prospect
tor government irrigation in the Uma
tilla country has materially brightened
in the last few days, since the receipt
of a report from Kdwajd I. Davis, as
sistant engineer in charge of the Uma
tilla project. After making exhaustive
topographic surveys, Mr. lhvlB reports
that he has devised a scheme by which
he believes it will be jwissihle to irri
gate anywhere from 100,000 to 250,000
acres of extremely fertile land lying
just south ot the Columbia river in
Umatilla, Morrow, Sherman and Gil
liam counties.
It was originally intended to utilize
the floodwaters of the Umatilla river
for irrigating these lands, but an ex
haustive search failed to find any feas
ible damsite on that stream. Engineers
found that the bed ot the stream was
of such loose structure that no reser
voir could be built that would hold
water. But Mr. Davis has discovered
what he believes to I a feasible plan
whereby the government can store the
flood waters of the John Day river and
by a long cunal divert it onto the land
originally intended to le irrigated from
Umatilla river. While his plan is
probably more expensive than vould
le the original Umatilla project, had it
been feasible, it seems to present the
only solution of this great irrigation
problem.
As soon as convenient Mr. Davis'
plan will be submitted to the board of
reclamation engineers, who will go over
the ground and determine upon its feas
ibility. Reports seem to indicute that
there is plenty of water in the John
Day river to irrigate at least 200.000
acres of very rich land. The reclama
tion service is very anxious to construct
an irrigation system in the Umatilla
country and is hopeful that Mr. Davis'
plan will prove practicable.
' The withdrawals yesterday under this
project are desired either for irrigation
or for rights of way. The new plans
call for ait extullsive system of canals,
and the government, as far as possible,
endeavors to protect rights of way of
this character, to prevent conflict with
private owners.
SEND THIS BOOK EAST.
Tell Your Friends About Oregon,
Washington and Idaho.
The 1905 issue of "Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho and Their Resources," is
sued by the passenger departments of
the Oregon Railroad & Navigation com
pany, and the lines of the Southern
Pacific in Oregon, is now ready for dis
tribution, 50,000 copies having been
issued. The book is divided into chap
ters covering the following subjects:
Climate, Dairying, Diversified Farm
ing, Fish and Fishing, Fruit Culture,
Grain Growing, Grasses and Forage
Plants, Homes for Millions, Hop Rais
ing, Irrigation, Lewis and Clark Ex
position, Lumber and Lumbering,
Markets, Mines and Mining, Portland
the "Rose City," Railroads, Schools
and Churches, Soil, Stock Raising, Veg
etables products, Lands in Western
Oregon, condensed information about
towns and cities along the O. R. & N.
and the Southern Pacific lines.
Every citizen of the states ex
ploited in the book will find it valu
able to send to relatives and friends in
other states who may be induced to
come and live in the Pacific North
west. Four cents in stamps sent to A. L.
Craig, General Passenger Agent of the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation company,
Portland, Oregon, with the address of
an eastern friend, will insure its being
sent.
Japanese Rule Manchuria.
Gunshu Pass, Mancbdria, April 1.
Chinese merchants arriving here after
a circuitous flight from Mukden relate
that tne Jar anese have taken over the
administration of Manchuria. They
have installed Japanese officials in
place of the Chinese, have taken pos
session of the Russian administrative
buildings, and have established a Jap
anese police force at Mukden. The
work of converting the railroad from
Port Dalny to Mukden into a narrow
gauge road has been completed,, giving
three railroad lines of supply.
Irrigation of Umatilla Land. -Washington,
April 1. The secretary
of the interior today ordered the with
drawal from entry of 690,000 acres of
land in Oregon and 90,000 in Washing
ton on account of the Umatilla project.
RUSSIA HAS OFFERED TERMS
Official Admission at St. Petersburg
Bluffing on Indemnity,
St. Petersburg, March 2l. After a
meeting of the council ot ministers,
which lasted until after midnight, the
positive information was given out
through an official channel this morn
ing that Russia has outlined the terms
under which she Is prepared to nego
tiate peace. It was asserted on the
same authority that, thanks to the good
offices of the United States and France,
the question ot bringing about the
termination of the war had assumed
tangible form and that preliminary
steps in the negotiations would be
taken in the immediate future.
Of the terms upon which Russia
would be willing to begin negotiations,
enough was known tonight that Russia
will maintain to the eleventh hour an
absolute opposition to any Japanese
proposal to impose a direct indemnity
upon her conquered foe. It is also in
timated that a demand for the cession
of Russian territory would meet with
the same vigorous opposition.
It is apparent, however, that the rxar
himself is convinced ot the Russian
situation in the Far East and of the In
ability of the Russians to resume hos
tilities with any chance of success in
the event of a suspension of prelimin
ary negotiations.
; The opinion was expressed yesterday
by all exceptionally well informed for
eign diplomats here that the demon
strative declarations ot the ministers
on the subject of indemnity and cession
of territory are intended as a balloon
d' essal to draw out opinion on the sub
ject In Tokio. Eventually, this diplo
mat asserted, Russia is prepared to ac
cept peace on any terms that Japan
may be willing ot offer.
FIXING A WITNESS.
ChargePlaced Against Armour's Gen
eral Superintendent.
Chicago, March 29. The Federal
grand jury tonight returned an indict
ment against Thomas J. Connors, gen
eral superintendent of Armour fc Co.,
on s charge of Interfering with a wit
ness summoned to appear before the
jury investigating the beef trust. Mr.
Connors, who is J. Ogden Armour's
most confidential employe and the act
ive head of one of the largest packing
companies of the world, was arrested on
a bench warrant by a deputy United
States marshal and taken to the grand
jury room, where he was released on
$5,000 bonds. After his release Mr.
Connors refused to discuss the matter.
The indictment charges that John
Edward Shields, of Brooklyn, a former
employe of Armour & Co., who testified
before the grand jury, was approached,
favored aud entertained by Mr. Con
ners, and specifically states that on
March 25 the offense upon which Mr.
Conners was indicted occurred. It is
also charged that Shields was given the
use of Armour & Co.'s offices at 205. l&
Salle street to transact his business
while in Chicago and also the use ot a
private telegraph wire in the oQice of
the packing company.
WAITING FOR CASTRO'S LETTER
Government Will Continue Negotia
tions Unless It Is Insolent.
Washington, March 28. It has Inien
decided to await the reception of the
exact text of President Castro's refusal
to accept Minister Bowen's arbitration
proposition before proceeding further
with the negotiations in this line. It
is realized that there may only be a
fair difference of opinion as to whether
or not the Venezuelan response was
couched in discourteous language, and
it may be that at this distance from
the seat of negotiations and after the
lapse of a few days the words which
appeared to Mr. Bowen to be insolent
will admit of a different construction.
The disposition is to move circum
spectly at least at this end, and, unless
President Castro chooses to force an
issue by another move at Caracas, it is
beliveed that some time will be con
sumed in reaching a settlement.
Rebels at Monte Christ!.
Cape Haytien, Hayti, March 29.
Advices received here by courier from
Monte Christ!, on the northern coaBt
of the republic of Santo Domingo, to
day announce that General liarba, with
a number of Dominican exiles, has
landed at Monte Christi, and that the
inhabitants have risen against Presi
dent Morales, reproaching him with
being the cause of the present difficul
ties with foreign countries. It is added
that the district of Monte Christi is
ready to begin a revolution in favor of
ex-President Jimini'z.
Try Again in Wisconsin.
Madison, Wis., March 29. Unfavor
able action on a bill for an exhibit at
the Portland exposition was reconsid
ered by the Wisconsin assembly today,
and a new bill appropriating $24,000
was introduced.
COMMISSION IS OUT
Asked to Resign by Direction ot
the President.
FREE HAND IN REORGANIZATION
All Commissioners Now In Washington
Comply with Request, Which Is
Cabled to Governor Davis.
Washington, March 30. The first
practical step having In view the re
organisation ot the Panama canil com
mission was taken today, when, in
compliance with Instructions from
President Roosevelt, Secretary Tslt re
quested the members of the commis
sion to tender their resignations. This
request was promptly complied with
by the members of the commission now
In Washington and their resignations
will te in the hands ot the president
tomorrow.
The purport of Mr. Taft's ltter re
questing the resignation of the com
missioners was sent to Major General
George W. Davis, retired, ot the army,
governor of the canal sons, and also
one ot the members of the commission,
and a prompt answer Is expected from
him.
As indicated in the letter ot Mr.Taft,
the resignations are requested in order
that the president may have a free
hand in reorganising the commission.
That the president has coutemplitted re
organixation has been known for some
time and he has been in consultation
with Mr. Taft aa to his future policy
in choosing Its (wrsonnel and directing
its work. It was believed originally
that letter results might be accom
plished by the appointment ot a small
er commission than now existing, but
a recent opinion of Attorney General
Moody held that under the law, the
president was required to name seven
mcmliors iu all. The appointments
probably will lie announced during the
progress of his Southern trip.
The memtmrs of the present commis
sion, iu addition to General Davis, are
Rear Admiral John G. Walker, of the
navy, retired, chairman; William Bar
clay Parsons, William II. Burr, Benja
min M. Harrod and C. Ewald Gruusky,
the last four being civil engineers.
FAILS IN SPEED TRIAL.
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Makes Final
Effort on Puget Sound,
Seattle, April 1. Twenty-five knots
was the average speed made by the torpedo-boat
destroyer Goldsliorough on
her final trial held in the waters of
Elliot bay this afternoon. On the fifth
lap of the milu course the craft made
29.4 knots for half a mile, but she
failed to keep it up, and from the re
port of the trial board there is little
hope that she w ill ever be able to de
velop an average of more than 25 knots.
Truo to hor reputation, the Golds
borough featured the trial with a series
of accidents. They were of a minor
character, however, consisting only of
trouble with her auxiliary engines and
the blowing out of packing in her steam
connections. It cannot be determined
what the Navy department will do re
garding the Goldsliorough until after
the result of the trial is submitted to
the bureau at Washington. The trial
board was composed of J. V. B. Bleeker,
captain of the Bremerton navy yard
and president of the board ; J. B. Buret,
naval construe tor at the yard ; Com
mander Stacy "Potts, head of the steam
engineering department; Commander
R. M. Doyle, of the Philadelphia, and
Lieutenant B. II. Fish, of the Phila
delphia, who acted as recorder of the
trip.
Lieutenant G. C. Davidson and his
crew from the Paul Jones, another tor
pedo Iwat destroyer, were in charge of
the engineering department of the
Goldsborough.
No Person was Responsible.
Brockton, Mass., March 30. A state
ment that no evidence had been ad
duced to show that any person was
criminally ' liable for the explosion in
the R. B. Grover company's shoe fac
tory here last week, which caused the
death of 58 employes, made this after
noon by District Attorney French, con
cluded an inquest held in the police
court to determine, if possible, the
cause of the accident. Mr. French also
said that he believed it to be shown
that the explosion was due to a hidden
defect in the factory boiler.
Engineer of Indian Irrigation.
iWashington, March 30. Secretary
Hitchcock today designated William
H. Code, of Lob Angeles, aa chief en
gineer of Indian irrigation. He will
have supervision of irrigation construc
tion work on Indian reservatison
throughout the West.