THE CONDON GLOBE
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
In
a Condensed Form for
Easy Readers.
Our
A Rwunn of the Leaa Important but
Not Less Interesting Event
f tho Past Week.
The pope has issued an encyclical
denouncing French church laws.
The last horse car line in New York
City Is to be equipped for electricity
Thousands of Chinese in the famine
district are living on grass and rootle
Congressman Charles Curtis has been
nominated for senator by Kansas Re
publicans, x
Hearst has von the first point in his
appeal to oust McClellan as mayor of
Ae lork.
A resolution has been Introduced in
the Idaho legislature favoring exclusion
of Japanese coolies.
Japan has given no reason for not
sending the squadron to visit the Pa
cific const as planned.
Alaskans are endeavoring to have
the president's order withdrawing coal
land from entry removed.
A move to iveatigate Gupen helm's
purchase of a senatorglilp has been
squelched by the Colorado legislature.
The Union Pacific will probably be
ordered by the Interstate Commerce
Commission to sell the stocks of other
roads.
Fire that started in a tobacco ware
house at Lancaster, Pa., spread to
other property, entailing a loss of $1,
000,000. Russia is preparing to build several
warships.
The 1907-08 Japanese army and navy
budget carries $S5,000,000.
The president is expected to semi an
other message to congress on negro
troops.
The train service between San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles is at a complete
standstill, owing to washouts.
Several Japanese have applied to
Texas Federal officers for citizenship
papers. They were told to wait.
It is conceded by many that Hearst
stands a fair chance of wresting the
Kew .yirk mayoralty from McClellan.
Congressman W. A. Smith has been
made the caucus nominee by the Mich
igan legislature for Alger's place in the
senate.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
"Wheat Club. 66c; bluestem,
valley, 66c; red, 64c.
68c;
Oats No. 1 white, $2526;
gray.
424.5f.Ng25.
Barley Feed, 21.50 23 per ton;
brewing, $22.50; rolled. $23(3,24.
Rye $1.401.45 per cwt.
Corn Whole, $26; cracked, $27 per
ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $13(314
per ton; Eastern Grejion timothy, $14
$16; clover. $88.50; cheat, $7.60
8.50; grain hav, $7.50(3,8.50; alfalfa,
$11.50; vetch hay, $8.50.
Butter Fancy creamery, 30(S,35c
per pound.
Butter Fat First grade cream, 33jc
per pound ; second grade cream, 2c less
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 32J33c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 14 (3 15c
per pound; mixed chickens, 13 (3 14c;
spring, 14 15c; old roo-ters, 10 11c;
dressed chickens, 1617c; turkeys,
live.l717c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
2022c; geese, live, 1012c; ducks,
14(3!l5c.
Veal Dressed, 5)9c per pound.
Beef Dressed bul Is, 1 (3 2c per pound ;
cows, 45c; country steers, 55Jc.
Mutton Dressf d, fancy, 89c per
pound; ordinary, G7c.
Pork Dressed, 68Jc per pound.
Fruits App'es, common to choice,
50 75c per box; choice to fancy, $1
fill nmim SI i'r,t n ( wrr i
11. 50(312 ner barrel: nersimmons.
$1.50 per box.
Vegetables Turnips, 90c$l per
sack; carrots, 90c$l persack; beet-,
$l.251.50 per sack; horseradish,
i10c per pound; sweet potatoes, 3c
per pound; cabbage, 2c per pound;
cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen; celery,
$3.75(3.4.25 per crate; onions, 10
12c per dozen; bell peppers, 8c;
pumpkins, 2c per pound; spinach, 4
6c per pound; parsley, 1015c; squash,
2c per pound.
Onions Oregon, $11.25 per bun-
dred.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy,
$11.30; common, 7590c.
Hops I113c per pound, accord
ing to quality,
Wool
-Eastern Oregon average best,
1318c per pound, according to shrink- of the city have lieen forced to close ident Roosevelt In dismissing the bat
age; valley, 2023c, according to fine- wn temporarily. Three hundred talion of negro soldiers in connection
ness: mohair, choice, 2628c. men are out of work. with the rioting at Brownsville.
ME IT AT ALBANY,
Producers and Shippers Unit In D
m d.na. Legislation
Albany, Qr., Jan. II. If any partle
ular point touching on the derelictions
or iniquities of the railroad was over
looked at the car shortage meeting in
KiimmM I! nituith. it wiu mmtltatl Ml
the Shippers' and Producers' oouveii
It ion held In this city yesterdav. The
meeting, like its predecessor at Eugene,
was belli for the purpose of impressing
on the members of the legislature the
necessity for railroad legialution.
The iieople are so terribly In earnest
and so unanimous in their demands for
remedial railroad legislation that prac
tically every other matter tc come be
fore the legislature has been lost sight
of. The attendance yesterday Included
a large number of people who were at
the F.ugene meeting, and if there has
been any change in their feeling to
wards the railroads it bus not been in
favor of the corporations , lloth in the
sentiments openly expressed and In
private conversation there are plenty of
indications that the people are "nurs
ing their wrath to keep It warm" until
they can get action at t-alem.
At this meeting, as at Eugene, there
were none of the "elncli-bill" type of
politicians, and but little unreasonable
abuse of the railroads. The attendance
was made up of isfople who have been
so seriously hurt in a financial way by
the ear shoitage that they are becom
ing desperate and are prepared to go to
most any length to Improve conditions
The details or the form to be taken by
the proposed legislation have not yet
been worked out. As a matter of fact,
they are no farther along than when
they were at the Kugene meeting, and
the Albany convention might not in
appropriately lie termed a ratification
meeting inspired by the Eugene affair.
MOVES TO SEATTLE.
Interstate Commerce Commission to
Meat in Sound City.
Chicago, Jan. 11. The investigation
by the Interstate Commerce com mis
sion into the traffic alliances and other
business deals of the rallroaus con
trolled by K. II. Harrinian, was com
pleted today, so far as t hicago is con
cerned, and the commission adjourned
to meet in Seattle January 21, when
the case will be resumed. James If.
IHland, third vice president of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee A St. Paul railroad;
Julius Kruttschnitt, director in charge
of maintenance and operation; K. A.
McCormick, assistant traffic director of
the Harrinian lines, and J. A. Mnn roe,
freight traffic manager of the Union
Pacific, testified today.
Testimony showing that the consoli
dation of the Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific had eliminated competition
to a certain extent was given by Mr.
Ililand and Mr. Kruttschnitt, who ad
mitted that the purchase of rolling
stock for loth systems was practically
under his control. Mr. McCormick
was questioned regarding the advertis
ing department of the system, but de
clared each road had its own bureau of
publicity.
After the commission adjourned this
afternoon it was said that after the
commissioners had concluded their in
vestigation in the West the hearing
would be resumed in New York. At
that time, Mr. Harrinian, William
Rockefeller, Standard Oil officials and
others, including II. II. Rogers, II. C.
Frick and James Stillman, would be
called before the commission.
ANNUL TIMBER AND STONE ACT
Senate Committee Proposes to
Sell
Timber and Keep Land.
Washington, Jan. 10. The senate
public lands committee today agreed to
report favorably the bill to repeal the
timber and stone act and substitute
therefor a law directing that the govern
ment retain title to its remaining tim
ber lands, selling only the timber, at
not less tlian apprised value. As this
bill virtually creates forest reserves of
all government timber land, the land
can never pass to private ownership,
and hence can never be taxed.
To compensate for this loss of taxes,
! Senator Fulton secured the adoption of
an amendment to the bill stipulating
that 25 per cent of the money derived
from timber sales shall be paid to the
counteis in which the timber is cut.
Heaviest Rain In Years
kog Angeles, Jan. 11. In amount of
precipitation, me srorm mat mis
drenched Southern California during
the pavt four dnys is the heaviest in 18
yr8- Tne 40,1,1 precipitation is nearly
,0"r inches, of which 1.4 has fallen
during the past 24 hours. The storm
has been severe in its effect north and
east of I Angeles. Landslides south
Sl,n,a I'arWa had, at last accounts,
tied up four or five pa-senirer trains
bound for this city. Four or five lives
"re known to huve been lost as an in-
direct result.
Car Shortage Coses Flou' Mills
Minneapolis, Jan. 11. Because thpy
could not get cars in which to ship
their products, the leading flour mills .
PLAN TOO SWEEPING
Western Men Do Not like Pres
ident's Order.
BLOCKS THE WAT TO PATENTS
Hansbrouin Ha Bill to Sell Timber
' and Keep Land Several Bills
to Leas Coal Land.
Washington, Jan. IS. Western men
in congress do not take kindly to Preai
lent Koonevclt's order holding up every
public land entry, pending Investiga
tlon of each individual case by seoial
agent. The president, upon advice of
Secretary Hitchcock, made this order
in the expectation thai congress, In or-
ler to relieve the congestion, would
hastily appropriate money to permit
the employment of a vast numUr of
special agents, but it seema that no
such liberality will be shown if the
Western men adhere to their present
opinion. nicy are now, in most in
stances. Inclined to believe that the
president's order was too sweeping and
trial it will work more harm than good
Mr. Hitchcock, however, l firmly con
vinced that this la the only way to
ad oft fraudulent entries. Hut
one experienced Westerner Said:
Who is to guarantee the honesty of
several hundred special agents? "
Senator llansbrougli, chairman of
the committee on public lands, will
renew his fight to secure the rcieal of
the timber and stone act and the sul-
stitntion of a law authorising the sale
of government timlsT at not less than
its appraised value. Mr. Hanshrough
lias drawn a new bill which shall re
serve to itself title-to all public timber
lanil and sell only the timber. The
bill stipulates that persons residing in
the Immediate vicinity of any govern
ment timber land may take, without
Cost, not to exceed 100,0410 feet, H. M.,
in any one year, for their own use for
farm and domestic purposes. Timber
land sliall remain oia-n to entry under
the mining and coal land laws, and
imbered land chiefly valuable for stone
shall be subject to entry under the
placer mining laws. Persons devel
oping claims on forest land may cut
therefrom not to exceed 100, OHO feet,
B. M., in anv one year, p'ovided they
need such timber in developing and
operating their claims.
Coupled with and very similar to the
legislation providing for the disposal of
public timber are the various bills now
pending proposing to regulute the use
f coal, gas and oil on government land.
There are many bills for this pur
pose, all drawn along one general line.
In the main they propose that the gov
ernment shall retain title to coat, oil
and gas hearing land and shall permit
the development of their resources on a
royalty basis. This land is now tied up
under a sweeping withdrawal ordered
by the president, and until some sort
of legislaiton is enacted it will lie tin-po-sible
for private capital to get hold
of and develop the coal, gas and oil
resources on ay part of the public do
main. ALASKA LEADS THEM ALL.
Mint Director Estimates Total Gold
Production for 1908.
Washington, Jan. 12. The director
of the mint today made a preliminary
estimate of the production of god and
silver in the United States during the
calendar year 19O0.
Of tho more important increases in
the production of gold as Compared
with 10O5 Alaska stands first with a
gain of $6,316,1)00; Nevada com; next
with $45,00,000, and Arizona third,
with $523,000. Colorado shows a loss
in gold production of $2,000,000 and
California a loss of $564,000.
In silver production Montana shows
a loss of 2,000,000 ounces, Colorado a
loss of 65.000 ounces and Utah a gain
of 2,217,000 ounces. The figures for
all the states sho a net gain In gold
production of $7,920,700 and a net
gain in silver production of 82,100
ounces.
Small Sum for Forts,
Washington, Jan. 12. In presenting
the fortifications bill to the house in
committee of the whole today, Ilepre
sentative Smith, of Iowa, stated that
only onco in 13 years had so small an
amount been tarried in a fortifications
bill. The bill carries $132,000 to make
14-inch guns. He said the members of
the appropriation committee found
themselves between two conflicting ele
ments, the one "thinking that we were
progressing t rapidly in the defense
of our possessions, and the other that
we were proceeding too slowly."
Tnnaee Backs Up Roosevelt.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 12. The
hinse of r nresentatives adopted a iolnt
re-olution indorsinir the action of Pres..
OPPOSC CHINtbt LABOR.
Congressional Committee Has Formed
Decloed Opinions on Canal..
New York, Jan. 9 Theeongrosaioiiai
committee of 12, headed by Congress
man McKlnliiy, of California, which
has been lncctliig the work nn the Is
thmlan canal, arrived here Uslay on tin
steamer Panama from Colon.
The members of the committee said
their nhscrvat ions were that work on
the canal Is progressing favorably, and
that the employes were well satisfied.
In Sxaking of his visit to the Mil
mua Senator Flint said:
"I found everything In excellent
shape and work pmgieasing very favor
ably on economic line. The men were
well housed and fed, but the chief diffi
culty of the future, to my mind, la the
building of new houses. I am emphat
ically of the opinion that there i alsat
littely no necessity for the employment
of Chinese labor in completing the
canal."
Mr. McKlnlny said:
"We invest limtcd thoroughly the
work done and the conditions prevail
ing on the isthmus. 1 am satisfied
that there is not the slightest necessity
(or the employment ol Chinese on the
work. The canal nine Is getting very
healthy, and it seems to me to present
a line lie lit for American workmen
without employing Chinese. The work
I progressing satisfactorily and I feel
assured that the canal will be com
pleted w ithin a reasonable length of
time."
Congreman F. B. Plekson, of Illi
nois, said he was opjiosod to (he em
ployment of Chinese labor on the
canal. Ho said the men now there
were doing good work, were contented
and resent the criticism regarding
conditions In the canal tone.
HURRY RIPORT ON TARIFF.
Experts Remlnoed Uerman Treaty
Will Need Legislation.
Washington, Jan. 9. The State de-
pertinent lias Intimated to the experts
who were tent to tierinany to confer
with German exert and to compare
notes relative to the complaints airs lust
the American tariff schedule that It
would like to have a report before the
middle of February. Thla request was
made nrretaary by the fact that 1 any
legislation is necessary to give effect to
the recommendations of the tariff ex
perts, at least two weeks' time will be
required to perfect It.
v Inle It is hoped by the department
that a the result of their ronlcrences
with the Hermans, the American ex
perts will be able to recommend some
change In administration that could I
effected by a mere amendment of the
rules by the secretary of the treasury,
It Is regarded as i rolsilile that the
changes recommended will lie such as
will reunite legislation. In this latter
rase If congressional action upon the
propositions cannot be expeetisl before
the adjournment of the present session,
then It will he necessary to ask the tier-
man government to again extend the
provisions of the present (ierman law
admitting America to the privillge of
the minimum tariff l i Oermany.
PLOT TO MURDER.
All Whit Officers Doomed to Death
by Negro Soldiers. '
Kl Iteno, Okla., Jan. 9. Belief nf
tho army ollkvra at Fort Ucno that a
conaplra7 to murder every white offi
cer at Fort Keno, beginning with Cap
tain r.ilgar Macklin, against whom
every negro soldier at tho post enter
tains a personal grudge as a result ol
lie affair at Brownsville, Tex., and the
discharge of the negro soldiers that fol
lowed, and then proceeding down the
ist of ollicers, became known tislay us
a result of the preliminary hearing In
tlie case of hilwaid h. hnowlcs, cor
poral of romiHiny A, Twenty-fifth In
fantry, who was found guilty of assault
with intent to kill Captain Macklin, on
the night of DecemlsT 21 . Knowles
was bound over to await tho action of
the Canadian county grand jury at the
prlng term of Court.
Every effort hits lieen tnkdo by the
officers at the post to keep the alleged
conspiracy a secret, but it is learned
that an investigation Is being nimle lit
several army posts, and within a short
time several arrests of mcmliers of the
troop recently discharged in disgrace
are expected to follow.
Buy Flour for Chinese
Ran Francisco, Jan. 0. Major Charles
R. Kraiithoff, of the Hubsistoiiee depart
ment, U. 8. A., has been authorized by
the American National Bed Cross soci
ety to purchase 1100,000 pounds of flour
to be used in China. K. II. Hiirrlman
has offered the use of his line for trans
portation of this commodity free of
charge, and the flour will lie sent on
the steamer Coptic. It will lie sent to
the United Mutes consul at Hhnngtutl,
who will then distribute It among the
famine-stricken residents of China.
The Coptic sails January 15.
Big Stove Works Burna.
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 9. Fire de
stroyed the major portion of tho Mich
igan Htove works on Jefferson avenue
tonight, causing a loss estimated at
$7750,000. The entire plant covered
an area of 10 or 12 acres. The office
building, the foundries and part of, the
gtorae building were saved.
TEN MILLION SUFFER
Chinese Refugees Swarming Int
Cities In Search ol food.
NEARLY FOUR MILLION STARVING
All Sufferers May Die Unlet Charily
Comes to Aid Hundred
Perish Dally.
Victoria, II. C, Jan. 10 The steam
er rSlilnaiio Maru, which arrived today
from the Orient, brought further ad
vlcvs regarding the spelling famine In
Central Chin. The extent of ti e fa
mine srea Is hounded on the south by a
line from the sea through lliiiiuiu ami
along the Itiiai river In North Anhul,
on the west by a line from Ocliou U
Kwcltch, ttoith (miii the eastern corner
o( lliMinn to the sea which botuiibt Uie
cuatcrn side,
The worst condition are expected U
set In after Chincne New Year In mid-
Kehinary. The population ft flitted is
set at lO.CKKt.uou, of which Viceroy
Twin Fang estimates that 4,000,000 are
In actual want, mostly starving, The
famine an is alstut 40.1KHJ square
miles, embracing between 20 ami 30
large walled titles, btiddt the scsttored
country population. The figure given
from nine large eltle show MOU.OOM
starving refugee have already collect
ed, with no account of Oksm who have
migrated south or congregated In waited
cities outside the famine area.
Mr. Iltlck, sent (miii fdianglial Ui
investigate, ay all these refugee may
ticrlsli I Mm starvabui uiilc fed by gov-.
eminent or public charity. He esti
mate the ibiily eieiiditure to feci the
4,000,000 now atan tug at .'0,oini,
while the period of relief must la ex
tended over some nioiithi.
With tens of thousand of starving
huddled In the walled cities It i lesrcl
epidemics will ald to the horrors of the
famine.
The North China lhiily News, of
Shanghai, publishes many telegram
In hi missionaries in the famine srvat.
A typical one from tlsuchotifti soy:
"Half people actually w ithout provi
sions daily and die. Many leave coun
try. Numlterless brigandage and mur
ders. No local relief hoped for."
THIRTY-FOUR BURNED.
Explosion 8cattr Molten Iron With
Fearful Result.
rittslmrg, Jan. 10. Three workmen
were killed, seven fatullv injured and 24
are missing as the result of an cxplmloii
tonight at the Mua formm-a of the
Jones A litughlln Sleet work, (las,
accumulating ut the base of Uio fur-
iibccs, became Ignited, In the result
ing explosion tons tif innlU'ii metal
were showered around the furnace for a
radius of 40 feet, overwhelming tho
workmen In a fiery Mood.
While the mill official are Inclined
to Mlevc all of the missing men were,
not cremated In the molten metal, noth
ing ileflnlte is known as to their where
about. Only one man, (iconic Knox,
has appeared since the explosion. Ho
says everything hapis-ncd so tiiiickly
that he doubt whether the men escapetf.
I lie scenes alsiul the entrance to the
mill were tthetlt! when the families of
the victims learned of tile disaster.
Women, men and children gathered lie
fore the gate and made frantic effort to
Willi admittance. Several of Uie fren
xled women rushed upon the oll'icer
and tried to light their wav Into the
mill, t hlldren ran throtiuh the street
crying that "Father Is dead." Iter
It liecame necessary to Call additional
Millce, forcibly to escort the women and
children to their homes.
The official at the mills refused to
allow anyone to enter the yard where
the furnace Is located. Information
was refused to newsixiper men. the olli-
clals sjiying that later they might Issue
a statement. A heavy guard of foreign
workmen was placed at tho yard en
trance and even the police were power
less io gei. pan.
Ucle Ssm Does Not Need Money.
WiiHliitiL'ton. Jan. 10. The accro.
tary of the treasury will Immediately
notify the depository banks, with
which the temporary deposits of about
$12,000,000 were recently placed to bo
returned .lanuarv 20 and February 1
that tho date for the return of the de
posits have been extended so a to re
quire the funds to bo repaid to the
treasury, one half on February 1 and
one half on February 15. It Is stated
in explanation of this change In data
that there Is no particular need for Uie
money at this time.
Another Candidate for Bullets.
St. Petersburg, Jun. 10. General
DriltschvHkv.' ex-ltuwlun limiwlnr mn.
era! of railroads In Finland. ha linn
appointed prefect of St. Petersburg in
imice oi ine late von tier Launitx, who
was recently assasHinated. . ,