The Santiam news., March 08, 1901, Image 1

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RECORD OF OREGON! EGISLATI RL
Keystone Shaving Parlors
0. L VIMCEMT. Prop.
BILLS PASMO Bl BOTH HOL SES.
Frvm All Pdrtt of th« New World
and the Old.
Only First-Class Shop In the City
Sha V inf
Hair Cutting
SharnpuEHnf
Hatha
IS cents
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Specialist for Refraction and
Defects of the Eve.
FORTLAND.
Jt
INTEREST TO OL E MANY READ! R?
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0I< J. W. VO.FL
O ItCOR
The Huera have < roa Bed the Orange
river.
Outlook la good fur Oregon prone
I and hup crop
Tuluntcers defeated
Will rusks regular trips to Sela.
: rebels In Ixiyte
W alrb local column tor date of volts
Commercial
House
J. BEARD. Prop
Nawty Furnished and Rrliltrd
I hrtMjgN.nit.-H
Our tabbi are supplied with tha
beai the irvarkrl, afford.^ kJ*
South of Bndg«.
sao. OR HON
l»an4
Imv»»( and the bulk of hie commando
! have eluded the British
•Jo not believe the
an end
It la rumored In ll<rlln that Am
bueador White will retire
Judge Elbridge II anee y waa orail
natrd tor mayor of Chicago by repub
ll< ana
Provincial c<oernm«nta will be re
Philippins
tabllahed
In
southern
Islands.
Hpokane capitalista will build
. co brewery and He plant at Baker
City, Or
American
ure
from
rom plot cl
preparations for depart
China
are
practically
Cuban conacrvatlves want to dis­
co»» Ih» »»nate amendments with
Americans
Horseshoeing a Specialty...
snap orp* a is
I l»»lr ■ a •
SCIO. OR
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Th« 1-a Grand» <»r sugar factory
«III buy lands and »ugagu In the
raising of trerts
(treat Britain la antlotia about the
report that France Intends to atation
a forr e at Hankow. China
BANK OF SCIO
Count von Walders«-* haa Issued re­
newed orders to allied fore«- to tte
ready for a possible expedition
CAPITAL, $20,000.
All the appropriation nwaaurea •*ÏR
the river and harbor and sundry civil
bilia have been acted upon by coo-
greca
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8 1. 1 smendtng mining 'aws
B. a i lines and pla. es of court. Se- ond dlattl-t.
Penitentiary at Lincoln. Sebradu
H 19. relating to electric wires on lilgaeys.
II 2D. validating certain marriage«
Burning.
H 31. paua.ties for Injuring or ...tr ring I
r la i.a public lauds,
K 34. amending lew lur relief of Ittldgettl «»idler«.
B 36. reorganlsalIon of Oregon Natl ual Guard,
THE COSSU TS UtRt SAfEtk RfMGkfO
B •T. uniform system of mine ball signals.
B. 83. appropriation *l.0UU I r - a 'ptioga
B 89, relatlvn to taaatn n of >•»• ual progsity.
l««al Mólti« Orikrtd Out a* M<«tur« •!
B 44. to Sid Oregon Him n .. Society.
At « lata Meur IN« i ira
B A4. amending Bancr I la - .ng a t.
te«* Sot I rider Cenlr«!
H 89. | nish • nt I- r
ro ning d
• u< sir. a a
B 6*. cnuedldaling other« In Multn mah county,
H 68. providing fur boildl. g t-lcv. le I—ths
Lincoln. Xeb . March 3 —Eire which
B 65. providlug «lira clerical aid tor stale tleaaurer
■ lart«v<l lu tha salt- penilentlary last
b 6«. Hsing who . »•' fee» iiiMniitsoiaab
nigbi see <s .attain io leetrov ths en-
uuiy— coroner cases,
t re main building. t> gather with Ihe
It. 71. reguialiug sur. I t cotn|wnle«.
cailho-iw ami other buildings. Just
8. 76. providing for elestn n I road eti|>«rvls it
B RR, rrgulatlug purchase ot public supplies.
altar go .. - k Hila morning a tslep.b. ns
uieteage came, saying the room In
II 97. poblio bi iiliug for rouuly supplies,
« I ti I a teleph ue Inst' u n a at was
II luff. prote tr n <>l labels eu I tra (»marks.
Io-«led was in Hamas, sud must ba
II. I<>3. U> pre veal
er. . u aiol Initu.i iatb u of rotars
vacated.
Ibis cuts off tbs oulv uieeus
H. 10«, for - >.» ti. a <4 r< i I |> II tea an-l inann r working r> a ls.
of Imins-lists coiniaoolealloU with ths
B. >10. protection ot forvsts. game an4 wild low I.
I rlw u. which Is nearly tour miles
Il >13. •lulv of survvron In setaoltahlog IwiuAary Lues.
from the business district >4 the city
B . 121 , duties ol »late su|w-lDteuileut uf public lusiruclioo.
B. >32. atusadiog trespeae law.
I • tweau 1 and 3 o clov k. however, a
OiStll Iwr of tit«* I.)lr < y fir«
i««ut
B. >3«, ainenillug law lu relation to kl Inapiug
B. I3H. atneorliiig law autborislug (urulshiug ul public re- rd a.
t*i«phon«4 tb«t tbe
pru|«r
w»» d « ujcl I and that the fir« waa
II. >44. prole- ting c* pvrighte-l p ays.
B 146. relating to n.tnlug claim !•» ation».
• prt*«hnic
r.»'for© th« fiatuts had
gr*at headway. Warden
B. 14 V. providing puuisbiueiil for <b-se rail u - t American (lag.
B. >71, appropriati. n for eueral aipenseaof »take,
p\* order« to r*l««8« th« coovlola
from th*» crlla and march tb«ni to tha
B. 173. providing lor di inr»tio iirigalion
pri»t>n yard ur*«l«r doobl« guard. Th«
B. >77. reserving oyster beds in Netarts bay.
r«»i*. 'sal w«a a coiiipi»l)p<l «ith nt dis­
B. I7R, regulatlug llsl-armetil pro. ee ling»
order.
B. >79. regulating fl»hnu "t> Al»»a river and bay.
B. 1RS. regulating rec. riling of chattel mortgages.
Th« oTlfin of th« fir« la unknown
When fir*t diacoYerwd, th« of!io« s of
B 187, relative to service ol citatimi.
th« inatlttttUm all ««t to work with th«
B. IRR. primary election law for Multnomah county,
B. 1X9, atxrlletiiug separate 1»ml ol
mimi-si.mera far Sfolto 'nah ■mall hr« fighting apparatus of th«
countv.
prison. Water waa
in »buudanra.
but a«»b*tanc« from th« city firs <!«•
H.
inc’»«aiDir *«l«rv ni deputy rl«*rk n( M«lb«tir.
partinmt waa < a’le-l for. A abort tlm«
II.
prnvidiDtf for coll»* tion of r<u4«l ¡»on tax««,
after midnight Warden iMvta aahl he
II.
derlanntf certaiu (horotighfar«** v b<» > ntiiy r -x-ie.
did n- t have th« fir*» under control, but
II. B. ‘.'17.
Ii<»n of ovatoia and lohbt« r*.
ha coold n t i**ll how Dad it w»i burn­
H. B. liti pr>'pagati< n and protection of aalmon.
ing in tha up|*r at« rv. an I at th« front
H B. ‘.“25. relating to final h < <'Muntd •>( aduilniatratorf.
ol tire building it« aprwad waa alow
II. B. 2ïP, providing for atan-'ard weight« of product,
Later the rwjmrl cam« that th« hr« waa
II. B 237, fixing M'olutnbid bonidury linn,
a vary l ad one.
II H *24 9 bung «alary of certain county tiraauron.
At 1:40 A. M. the city Bra depart-
H B. »60, appropriation for «tale depart nrnt*
meat arrived, and began throwing
H H 162. providing manner of aching »late landf
water on th« walls,
I ha flamea had
H. B. 274. relative l> I H*trrn Oregon Di*trict Agricultural Sorinti**
11 B 278. re atn« to Southern Ong >n District Agricultural Hocietita
a • • i i
gnat • I ms i s sy b i * w
and the firwtnan dir«ct«d tb«ir effort«
If B ÎH0, annexing panhan Ila t • Baker ■ nntv.
to aavtng of tha r»*tnnt« building*
H H S*6. com)i«n*ation of Lane »<»unty officer*.
Dy rof th« warden, t biaf of
II 11 21» 2. •standing time fur con» trad Ion of "-iu^law Ac I aft«ru Hallway
Polio« lloaglau I Rent all available po­
A Nav igatii’ii Cvimpanv line
liceman tn aid in pr«*>er\ing order*
II II 391, makiug Vancouver avenue a county road,
!.atrr, 8* an additional meaaur*» of tafe
II B 298. punishment for mutilation of Ind»» of cattle,
ty, Liaatanani’Gowrnor Savage order
H H 29«, tiling compensation clerk »1 snpremo m urt.
ed out the local company of atat« mili­
11 B 811, increasing wtlarv judge uf Malheur county,
tia. Captain Klugar, with a n.aj ority
II B SIS. increasing salary ]udg«l’.Hk»r county,
of th« metabara. ia at th« armory, and
II B Strt. lietlning duties ot alturney-geueral.
a Burlington engine and coach will
>1 II SIH. appropiration for payment of claims again-t the state,
•tart with U m b at -9 o look
H H 847. getterai appropriation bill.
>1 B. 349. authorising city ol Portland to levy tax fur Oriental fair.
The river and harbor bill a» agreed
ipon In . onfereni e carries *70.000
for the Improvement of the Wiliam
Prvudrnt
E. P. Cadw-rfi
ette
and Yamhill rivers above Port­
S B I. |vrovlding for eipreasion of choice In selection of United States
J. T. Gain«»
Vice I'oobnl
sensi, > a I v the [>■ pie
C. V. Juhnaor land.
Cuhwr
H II io. relating to drawing of Jorln*.
H B. IS. taxation of goods, merchamtive, etc., In cities and t WUI.
H Il as. increasing •tliciencv of public schools,
lies g |«neral binking and ei hinge
ft II a». authorising Portland to dispose of market block,
buvions. 1 jns mai'e at current rates
A Dutch laager at Wlllowm.>re waa
N II 87. tor publication of revisori code,
ard drafts btued on ptlotlpal cities.
cat lured by tire British.
H K SR tiring I»»» countv officer» in Multo mah county,
H. B 44 sessions of etri ull court tn '«venth district,
Tborueycroll's ixdainn la cloeely fol­
8 1 M. declaring nunavlgable streams highways,
lowing Uewet a retreat.
8. H Bl. selection atri sale ot state lands
8. B. 62. relative to me ting i y state university regents,
The envoys at Pekin have taken up
8. B «8. lood anl dairy commissioner act.
the qucstlvn ol Indemnity.
H It «4. amending cieie relative to Mu'tmimih Jn Igea,
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It la believed in I. ml on that th«
8. R. 72 relating bl actions in justice ourts
Boer war la nearing an end.
8. B. 75. providing vestibules fur »tree! care
é
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h B 79, and*»n<hr)tf net creating Wheeler county.
Se varai laidiea wer« taken from the
0 B R4. monument fumi for 'ec.iml Oregon volunteers,
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(Hoa«ee diaa-
Diamondville. Wyo., mine.
*•« fr«l V - H.J't.y
gr«* ov«f amendments
Bill falls )
8 It art. creating office of stale bacterio olgst.
I he cruiser New York will sail frota
OREGON
SCIO
8 H HR. preventing unlawful interference with te'egraph or tolephou •
llauiploa Read» ( r Mauila
wire«
Ag'-lnaldo a uncle waa appoluitvd
8 II 97, ei propri vllng R.-.O'M» for stale fair i romia us.
g neruor ul Bulacan province.
B raising salary ol supreme coi rt re|» rter
p It 19.1. aullaoriting district and high a. h ole.
TIMI 4 Alti*.
Bufla'o Bill will participate In the
H H 10». providing for scalp l->uutiee.
Fla 1, f«>r ìaqnlna
inaugural oererm>nl«e at Washing! >n.
h It I 13. providing l-ounliea I, r destruction
Trai« laawea Alltany
If *’■ r M
hah destroying animale
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<ar«aiu« .....
r M
I
h B 114. relative to directors in ctnporall us.
I'wo mm were killed l>y an e «pio­
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arri««« 1 a^uiua
a M r M
R 116. relating to school lai ds
Ra I , ralurmlng
slon ul flrodanip in the li lue Canyuu
H. B. 126. an tiling claims against the state
ij»av»9 1 a«* i na
a >0 a M min«.
1 da •
vf » a •
>1
a M
B. B ISO, providing for care of orphans ami foundlings
Arri«*« a »! «>.»*
U u r M
8. II 187. creating office of au ditor of Multi* n,ah countv.
Tus Cuban convention approval tha
JI«. 1, Far tialral»
H. B I8B, detining liabililv ol owners of vessels for damage
ld«<ri A Ibany
1 na * M scheme ol relation» with the United
H It 143. reqairing dc|«isit of eanuolled warrants with secretary of alata
Arriva« IwUuil
1> * A M Htntee.
W« 4. returning •
R. B 14«, .elating tn location of milting claims
Marine engineer» on !>•» great lakes
|«atti
if is r M
H. B 1*3. providing additional ,mt-v-naatiun for governor
Arri*«« A «uy
j * r M struck lor aduni mal help in engine
14 II 171. incori«imtiuj tort of Portland
* Ali
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and < or*al- room«.
H. II 173. enacting Torrens law system of title registrati n.
111 «uh ‘
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g .
g
!lfr I
8. It 174. providing for ti«h hatcheries
a» r* - 'a tv a • t
* t i - me i and •-! a« «ut
lire destroyed the warehouse of the
l>*a< he«
K R 179. limiting printing of blenni.l reports •tata orti -r«.
I'bl'.lipe <>il Company tu lin e lelpbta.
8. B IM, amen ling Australian ballot lew
•<M>n girine ar t *■ lima « » r*a h < ampli»« Lose. *100,000.
8. II. 169, relating to tiling ol rep ris bv alate officers
fv.-iii-U or» U* Krallen
ih ani »antiam ri»**
Ih« 9«m* •>
The attic au l a large portion of the
8. Il 190, relative to Oreg it - Idler.' II one
l< LW a LDKN*.
K!O4 I*
rod «I lie i(timlual < ■ urt buildlug in
8. B 191. primary law I- r Maltnonih countv
T r A F A
M«*»a<«r
S»w York was burned.
J. Tl IIMII. Af«Bl. Albany
8 H 196. Hung salary ot euperintendeul of abode in Wheeler pt unty
8. H 197, men ling law regarding t" trane era ot etocks of goods
Rev Charles Bllas, aged 78. former-
8. II 201, unlfnrm system for taaati >n of property,
Iv engaged in educational work in
8. B. 202, acceptance by stale of certain lamia
Utah, died at Long Mea<tow. Maaa.
8. H 308. Incor,«rating cltv nt Portland.
A caae la twf re the courts of Baker
8. B. 309. prohibiting ealoolie within 300 feet of school bo i Id Inga
county. Oregon, inuvlving ownership
8. B. *10. regulating sale of llqm rs near mines.
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ot a quarts mill Which «as located on
8. R 21«. amending la« relating to pr. -ocuttng attorneys
gm eminent property.
8. B *20, tiling salaries of certain > ti « a In Baker. Malheur an! flat
A bill was rnsl.ed through the Kan­ snp counties
p R 221. charter ecmmUrtca f t Portland.
sas legislator.- prohibiting prise fight­
H. *37, providing «ater for »tale Institutions
R.
ing. A penalty ot one year In the
8. B. 38. method of building branch railroad linee.
county >11 la provided.
8. B. *34. linn« «alary certain ronnty treasurers.
Al Grice. Tea., 12 women with
8. B. 3 '.', appropriating *-">. 11 I t >r Pan iiuerlcaa espoalfion
hatchet», ases ami r--. ke went to ths
CHARTER BILLS.
postillile« and slots run by J. J. Orles,
Trains • -
■ ••■••• tn which bitters ere o |.|, and taling
eta* matât :o sa m lasts to« a.bau «ai* 4
Enterprise. Myrtle Taint Medford. M Paul. Ttllarm.k Citv. Coquille
the bottle» oot-lde. broke them all.
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Salem. Butteville. Antelope. Dilla». Glendale, Alkali. Oalkand. Burn«, ctav-
Tho bi-die« ot Ixtnla Bur. h and Addis ton. Cottag« Grove. Granite Hmania, Lebanon, Prairie Cltv, Whitney. Neha­
laave» rerllsnvl « C» * ' y a»
»Ibany |. u P M . 14 a p »1
Taylor, I th I<i years of ags. wäre lem. Vernonia. John Dav. lain« II » k. Pendleton. Vale. Hay City. Condon
Arri» rB KBh *
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fonii-l in a deee.tod hon— in 1« Junta. Joseph, A ah land. Newtmrg. Philomath. Canyonville, Raker City, fb aehurg.
•• *m*itlo |> m ♦ Li • m
Man Ff«' ri»«
C !• m * 15 « M
Colo. A revolver lytng belween tbom hllverton, hummerville, Elgin. Sumpter Sheridan. Grant's Pass. Yoncalla.
<»«a*n
Vt a m . Il < » ra
bild Ihe at<ry. \ nug l-urch e lat her Miteball. Fall« City. Albany. Heppner Warrenton. Hi»>4 River. Cornelias.
¡‘♦ntrf « « ai . • a
K an»ab i II» ' XS a m . a • a m.
lorl-ade iheir marrlage, and thia was Wssco, Grass Valiev sheridaa Milton. Nonb Yamhill. Independen «. .«as
« hi. i*n 7 U a iw »warn
elle, Astoria, Purllaud
the oauea. ol th« douhls aulclds.
I am 4 tifale« l A- f> m , I a ov.
Kl Fabsit | tu • F _
SIGNED BT THf GO! f «NOR
F<.ri * »»rih ♦ »a «n.tVfi m
Amaricen machino’y la being »hipped
i l? ol Mec o»
a m » « a ■
II. R. I. establishment ami maintenance of • bool libraries
H< tiatnn « a m . « a m
lu even pert of the world.
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) m • *5 « m ,
II. B. 4. approprtatlag ft ..n" > (or <rr»
tgri ultsral rollefs
w «ahin«?.»a 4 «. a m • 4.’ a tn
Hallway Ira. k alevatl'va In Chicago
II. B. II. relative to property bidding for tassa.
>«w Tarli l.' 4.1 p m . >.’,4> p ni
ha« cost the comí anles over *17.000,
H. H 16, smen llng act relating t • county court«
MO.
II. B. IB, Time of holding rwsrte in First judicial district.
F< reign diplomata expect ths United
H. H >8. appropriating *17.001 to i >r«gnn -tats unlveielly
-latea t<> establish a protectorate over
H. n AS. to amend code relating to appeals
Cube Io regard to foreign affaire.
H H III. |o reimburve Oregon volunteers for clothing money.
II R. 17*. to r»gnlal« disbarment proceedings
1 r> ■ I»« In Tei I n h. tr.i th ■ ro.4 "Il
N B IM, for payment of scalp l»>unty warrants.
Buddhist temple lu the belisi that the
II B. 10S, appropriating m'-nsv for legislative es penses and deficiencies
tile* were ol gold, but they eere oaly
II. B. 883, eetaii.iehivsnt sicari meat station al Union.
gold plated.
OFFICERS t
A. W. HAGEY
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Corvallis à Eastern R.R.
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DEWET HAB ESCAPED.
EAST AND SOUTH
SHASTA ROUTE
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SIRRENDER OF
BOTHA.
Ne Confirmation ol th« Rumort Current la
England.
I •■ii'l.'ii. Mardi
Ih« Hall» News
saya:
•■We learn that Commandant-r an-
oral Botha offered to surrender on cor-
tain condition« and that pour parlour»
ars alili in progresa. Illa believed
that Mrs Botha brought propesala
from her haaband to lx,rd Kitchener."
The Son says It Is officially an­
nounced that B tha haa aurreuilered to
General Kitchener. ,Tha I'all Mall
Gaaetta credit« the news of Botha’s
surrender, but a r»prr«entatlve ol the
press learn» that nellhei the war. tor-
eik-u or colonial othce baa any Infor­
mation contirminf th« rspMt
in«
war secretary, Mr.
Brodvnck. an-
n luuci- I tn the h use 4 commons this
«(tern on that ho had no official infur-
mat u of th« surrender.
Cro«««d Orang« Riv«r With Bulk of
Hi« Cornmando.
LO.NIM1N. Mar> h & <*«n«ral IHwot
k>«t heavily in men and a tor«»« by bls
incuFBion Into Cap«* I'olony, but be
»^«•tna to bav« mad« a clrvtr ««rap«
»uh tb«« bulk of hia commando. Ap
.YArrntly Commandant Hertiogcrooaod
lb« Oran«« rlv«r with him
General Hamiltotj. who waa purou
in< heard that General iW-wet waa
•urrounlrd at PbllllpatowD. north «rat
of Colraburf
On arriving tbarw b«
found (hr Bowf* had not b**«n at
Philllpatown al all. but had doubled
back and w*r« »truggllng aenxa th«
river at Col•«burg j Apparently thia
if another Inatanc« nt ' defective Intel-
llgenr« regarding th« I dotage ot the
lloera
The Dally Telegraph has a dispatch
from ('oliraburg datrd yeatarday, which
aaya
Numerous column« ar« still hunt
tng for Dowel
Thia place la In a
hubbub, and tho tnaipe are marching
off In various trains to press tho
purault further “
CARRIED OUT ON LAKE ERIE.
Twenty one Mon on Floating Ice—
Seventeen Rescued.
SILVER CHEEK. N Y. March 8 —
Twenty one fishermen were carried
out on lutke Erie, off Silver Creek, to­
night on floating Ice. but 17 uf them
were rescued.
The last ee«-n of the four men they
«ere still on the ire. but a high wind
waa blowing up a big aoa. and tbe Ice
waa fast breaking up.
They were
aliout four miles out. and ther« waa
a nille of open water between them
and the shore, SS hea It waa found
that the men were < ut off from chore
thia morning a mescagli waa sent to
Dunkirk by the mayor asking for
assistance.
A »petal train was made up. and
a party of rescuers brought a boat on
a flat car
They worked heroically
all day. The 17 who were rescued
were taken off the floating Ice with
great difficulty. They said that their
comrades probably perished, as they
were In perilous positions
BUFFALO GETS THE MEET.
Wheelmsn Will Qather In the Pan-
handle City.
At the annual meetlng of tha Na
tlonal Asaembly of the League of
American Wheelmen hold recently In
Philadelphia, the Invitation ot Mayor
lUehl to hold the annual Stimmer m««t
of the Iragu» In Buffalo was a<< »pted
unanlmoualy.
Thia actlon meeta the hearty ap
proval of the «ntlre membershlp of
that Organisation.
For thia reaaon th« blggeat m«et
in th« hlstory of th« league will b«
that held In iluffalo durlng the week
■ ommenclng August 12.
Fruit Man Alarmed Over Weather.
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VANCOl'VEH. Wash. March
Clark county fruit men are apprehen
elve lest the present warm weather
continues long enough to endanger
the fruit crop There la some danger
of the trees bud-ling out under the
influence of continued warm weather
to eu< h an »stent that a freeie or a
continued cold rain a month later
would prove disastrous
Up to thia
Manche.ter. En land. March 8.— lime the winter haa been most faovr
The Evening Mall ears i.eneral B 'tha able for tho orchards, and the pros
formally su-rendered t‘> General Kllch-
peds fur a big crop ths turning
. io r shortly bsfors lit o’slock this
season were never better.
morning.
House Committee on Ritert and
Harbor».
it St
THt
TIME SET
TOR THt
TRIP
All the Imp- ri ,M Rivers and Halbere ol the
hot Ara le Ha leaps.tad Heues Military
Cowwautlss plana like Journey.
W ashington . March 4
Th«
riser and harbor committee of the
house haa Informally decided on a
Junket to the Pacific Coast nest June,
with a view of Inspecting the more
Important rivers anl harbors of the
West
It Is proposed to Bret stop at
Galveston, then pro. •■«•! to Southern
California, and up the entire Pa, I flu
Coast
Invitation« have already been
re. elved from various chambers uf
commerce In California and Washing
ton to have the coan itt.-e visit ports
In thoee states, and the Oregon dele­
gation will unite In an invitation
to the commute to visit Portland,
the mouth of the Columbia river, and
other Important points In Oregon,
Representative Tongue •-ip reamed
this desire to the committee, and Mr.
M.iody will make a »1-
il r< piest
that tbe Upper Columbia be visited,
so that tho committee may realise
the Importance of overcoming the
obstructions at Th« Dalles aud Crltlo.
The delegation hopes that Its In­
vitation may be
I , by
others from chambers of commerce
and similar bodl»-» of Portland and
other Oregon cities
The house military committee haa
also planned a Pacific Coast trip
They espe. t to visit th« Important
points and army poets on th« coast,
with a view of gathering Information
as to the harbor, transport and ship
ping facilities and the capacity and
ondltlon of the barracks
Portland
and Vancouver l,arra< ks are among
ths points to be visited
AMERICAN FORCE IN CHINA.
Has Orders Further to Re
dues It.
WASHINGTON March t Carrying
out the policy Inaugurated by tha
state department when It < hanged Its
military force In China Into a lega­
tion guard, tho war department haa
sent order* to General Chaffee to re­
duco still further hla force
The
general haa now under hla command
atvout l.koo men. composed of Troops
I. K. I. and M. Hlith Cavalry. Battery
F. Fifth Artillery, and the Ninth In­
fantry.
Although nominally a lega­
tion guard. General Chaffe. a fores
Is rather
a
formidable uff.-nalve
quantity, and not desirous of retain­
ing an unne. .'»«ary mena, e to ths
Chinese court an-l In order to hold
out Inducements for Its early return
tn Pekin, the Called States govern­
ment sometime ago determined upon
a further reduction of the American
for'» and the orders went forward
Considerable dlscresslou waa left
to General Chaffee In the sele-lion
of the troops to remain, an.! It Is
assumed at the departmnt that ths
flspat bee announrmg that
these consist of two companies of ths
Ninth Infantry, under Major Robert
sou. la correct
If the other powers
represented at Pekin can be lndu.ed
to follow this policy. It Is hoped that
a long step will have been effected
toward the restoration of normal con­
ditions at P. kin
Chaffee
California Town Threatened.
Sacramento. Cal. March 5 The
Th» Cubans Art Net Able ta I urm a btabla levee above the town of Washington.
Great Telephons Combination.
Yolo county, la In danger of breaking,
Govarnmsnt
owing to the wash caused by the high
YORK. Pa. March 4
A movement
Uew York, Mai h 3 — Several ot ths winds, and a large force of men la has been Inaugurated In thia city
pea-vrii.-»r • on the »teamer Havana, working to eave It If the levee breaks
ivlng In view the organisation under
which has lust arrived freni Havana.
the town of Washington will be roe managrnient of all the Independ­
s«|.rvas ths i pint u that Cuta la not lu
flooded and tho railroad grade between ent telephone linea In Pennsylvania,
a politicai roudlllun to rei eli e her In
West Vir­
dependents
Dr. W. LI. Phelps, of thia city and ISavlavIlle will be nearly Maryland. Virginia and
submerged.
ginia. A committee uf oflb lais from
Buttalo, said
"Uncle Sam must »•nr lo Colia
the various lines In thio state has
Boers Cross the Orange River.
Every body with «bom ! non reras I Io
been appointed to work out the basis
Colesburg, Cape Colony. Tuesday, on which the different companies will
i uba wants ths tnltcd 'totea b> atar
there.
Il Is only ths rabbis, or lie- Mari h & Fifteen hundred Boers, bo admitted to the new organisation
gr «« . Dsistin,- of a>«ul SU per . sot with whom. It haa been alleged, were
Tbe new company will be capitalised
of tbe entire pqiulation ul Cobs, who General liewet and former President
veil lor ‘‘free Cobs ’ and tbs«« shiftless Steyn. found a spot at Lllliefonteln. at ITi.OOO.'e'O and Ila promoters con­
template that It will ultimately rm
people ar«
tireaalers.'
If tbrv go*
near Colesburg bridge, whore the bra.e under one management all tbs
Hu ir frr.- lo n s>nas < thsr nail n would
step in sud leks the Islsud away from Orange river vldena. and the current lines In tbs United Htates.
them Lr dai t
1 must say that ths la alow, and they croaaed. both men
street» <d Havana ar« < lean, and that and horses swimming.
Million Dollar Mining (>«al
ths general health I» remarkably good.
Ths gtsat trouble in Cu a la that there
Msyss Detested by Mealcane.
Spokane, Wa»h , March 3. — The
Is nottiing Hl tn eat.’’
MEXICO CITY, M r fl
4
I
Chronlole state» today that the trans­
Joseph Howard, ths Journalist,
has been another battle between the fer ol a *1.000,000 lnt«r»»t tn the
"If the In I led '•tales tries trv leave rebel Indians and the Federal troops Palmer Moantatn Tunnel Company is
Cuba neit Juns, as Is talked of, sold-
near Tab). The Mayas were found no* l«lug completai tn Ixvn.lou by
l«rv will have to get back tba.e prettv
well entrenched but the Mealcan Mansger John Boyd. A »tamp mill
qub k to avert a state of soar hv
troopa
rushed their position and the and oon'-entralor m ating *i"->. •> ) will
which would unloubtedly follow their
be steel»I on the m mpany*s properly
Indiana
fled In panic.
withdrawal. Capital Is S| prehenslve.
in Okanogan onontr. The tuunal Is
There is no trade.
All are walling
now In 9,000 feet, an l haa cut 23 veins
Amero ana and the capitalists waul
btcland a bivtd«n<
of ore. The mtarest now (wing »old is
ths retention of the L'aited Ntatse
The Standard ( Hi Company has de­ treasury stock, and the *1.000.000 la
troops.'1
clared another *20,000,000 dividend. to lie u-ed In farther development.
TOO EARLY FOR WITHDRAWAL
Troubl« Amen, Rr.rwtt
Ban Aatonto, Ter , March 2.—Gen­
eral McKlblen. commanding the de-
partineut <4 Teres, was a<1 vise.I la|a
tmlav of trouble am- ng the recrolta eu
mate lor pan Lrauciaco. Ha al once
ordered a detai bment of 30 men under
command of Captain Beall, Third In­
fantry. and l ientenant I’erry, Seventh
infantry, tn yo to Ennis. Ter., to meet
the train bearing the recruits sod deal
with the situation as found. No par
ticolarg are known hrre.
DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION.
*2.500 Firs at Walla Walla.
WHI Hold Neat Congreso In Buffale
June 14.
The neit continental congress of
the Daughters of the American Rev­
olution will be held In Buffalo June
14. The Invitation waa attended by
Mrs. John Miller Horton at the meet
Ing of the D. A. R In Wan hingt on.
li C, recently, and was accepted by
a rising vote-
WALLA WALLA Wash. March 4 —
A Bra occurred In a house belong­
ing to H V I-c ■ r at Nowell and
Cllntoo etreeta. tonight, damaging II
to the eitent of *1 500. and destroy­
ing 11.000 worth of furniture
The
property la fully Insured. The cause
aown.