The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917, January 30, 1903, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text• * • r SCIO, VI. VOL. THE SANTIAM NEWS.] ruUotod «very FrMay •( SCIO. I INN COUNTY. ORIiOON. Hy |> < F. lì JUAULDIXG. (SuccrMor loL W. Hicbai<ÌM>tk TI KW« tavaftoNy laalvaar«. II» I» COUNTY A WATIW WASTF. OREGON. .JANUARY TERMS 01 cent warm «nd heavy rain« have cau«e<l FIIFCOBFECTIOIFBT, CIQAB3 AND TOBACCO. PAY Rf.NT OF SLM.flM A YEAR. Real Estate Broker. dßankcv OFFICERS Keystone Ton Soria I Parlors. A. W. 11 age q QPatcAmafut 9 Corvallis & Eastern R. R. Jcwc(<t Undertaking.. Scio Planing Mills J. J. Barnes & Son General BlackSmiths and Wagonmakers! JM)D SOOT!} Southern Pacific Co. BIABTA lOSTK. Horseshoeing a Specialty Get a FREE Ll’NCH and a glass of Good Beer ut Th a Gem S a loon. V. CLADEK, 1’rop’r SCIO - ORE <9« ru Bvu« SALOON Hu always in stock a choice lino of Wine» Liquors and Cigars. W. E. COMAN, G 1’. A . Portland, Ore. ALBANY BEER 9N DRAUGHT J. M. MOORE. House, Sign and Carriage Painter All Work Ouarantccd. Estimates Promptly Furnished. whose application of ley den jar. in projiagatlng ele< trie waiea is »aid to have enabled Mamml to teleraph with out wires across tbe Atlantic, has in- noumed that lie baa dlaruiered z meth od of pndu> in electric energy of unlim* lied vol uni-, and projecting it into sj>aiw in tbe form of electric waiee. to any de»iied distance. The new metlxd secure« greater accuracy of transmis- •i<Mi thre ugh a more pet fe. t attuiiement of the transmitter« and receivers. SCIO, OREGON Ikt Literpool, London and Globe Insurance Co. ■ of E ngland : D. C. HUMPHREY, Agent, Scio. Oregon. Asssts in the United States • $9,804.902 Thia Company ha« l*rn writing In.nrance in llw t’nllrd States «int» 1S4M an<l h»* paid ! ■•••■■ to the eiivunl >»f F*2 *•«>,<«■>. I Harrying Coal Trial. Chicago, Jan. 28.— The fight of the indicted <v«i men to clear themselves of guilt cl ‘•conspiracy to do an ill-gal act Injuriuos to public trade" was la-gun before Judge llortoa late today Mi it sin to <|iia»h la twlialf of each o. the 18 coeporationa romposing the a»»« elation were quiikly overruled and pleas of "not guilty" entered. A stip ulation - I facta was then presented to thw court, and it was ann< uncwl that a date for tlie hearing of the argument Wreaked by ItoMrra. Trinidad, Colo., Jan 27.—A Oilor- ■ nd taking of briefs would be filed early thia week. •d<> A Houtliern pamenger train was wrecked last night four miles south of Waterville, N. M., under circumstances indicating an sltempt at tram roblery. The train was running at a high rale of speed when Ute wreck occurred. The engine, eipteee car and smoker turned over. Four passengers were injured, two of whom mav die. All of I lie pas sengers were shaken up. Coal Pries. Tumbling. New York, Jan. 2<>— There has been a further break in the price of Inde- pendent cnal, In eome case» as low as|7 a k'n L o. h. tieing asked, while d <> dealer was willing to boy at a higher price than 1« a ton. In order to get the rm t>erg», ordered a few days ago, taken > fl, lome of the imlepenilent operators whose cnal is carried by the I «high Valley railroad, were «wiling their coal at anything above 14 a Ion at the collieries for delivery at ; I «tween New York and the cnllieriea. NO. Washingum, Jan 33 — Tbe treaty Urvgoa and WaaklMglea Suteaa Hsgla te ttaitot tur Senator. ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS brtseen tbe United Mates ami Colom OF THE STATE Chengs ol I eglnesra. Washington, Jan. 38.— Captain W. W. Hart», formerly local engineer in the Columbia river district, and who made the plan for th« openirg of the Columbia river by means of canals and locks, between Tbe Italics and Celilo, but who has l-a»-n lor the j«st rear and a half on duty in the Philippines, haa been ordered to Portland, to ro ller« Captain William C. langfltt Captain Ijtrigfltt Is ordered to Wash* i ng ton when relleve.1 CwMts Wit hoe t Toed la Montana. Great Falla, Mont , Jan. 38 —Report o mes from Popular that tbe range .In the northern part of the state is In very had condition and that atork are dying lor lack of grass The snow has crushed ltie grass and rattle are nnald« to do any picking. Uulaae a thaw comes at on<w there will be great loss within the neat few days. were obtainable, but st the prcel.lentlal reception at the White Hour« la»t night tlie new» that the treaty was an acrom- pliahed fact at last leake! out later tbe oens was ■•■nfirti.'x! in official quar ters It ha I bwn I u tore led not to make the signing <4 the .anal tnaty public until today, but the news apparently was too g'««i tor »>me <4 tlie frieods of tlie canal to keep Fears had lawn entartamed until this week that Colom bia would nut 1« willing tn a<ve»le to the wishes of the United Males ill the matter and that rwiurw» to the Nirara gua canal proj«* t might 1« forefed on the government of the United Mates But this week events took a m* re favorable turn, ami Colombia transmit ted instructions to Dr. ilerran. its rep- re-entatlve In tlie United Males, that made p«i««ible a con« lualon of tlie long negotiations Tlie principal olwtac le for »»me time to tbe conclusion uf the treaty, it is unilvretod, has been Hie price that the Unitfel Mates was to j>ay iu the ehaj« ol a cash payment and by wav of annual rental lot the strip of territory along each »ide of the < anal right ol way It could not 1« learned last night what was the price finally agreed upon Some time ag ■ there was a bitch over thw question of the eitent to which lontrol by the Unitfel Mates over this ■trip ail land »hoiild g<>, Colombia ob jecting on the ground that the provia ions required in the treaty b, the Unit- mi Mates would mean a relinquisiiment of loveroignty by Colombia over |«rt <4 her territory, but ibis mailer was amicably settled, ar was a differenee as to the lifetime id the lea»« of the strip of land in que»tli-n the final result tieing a practii «1 ie»»ioii in per petuity to the United Ma'e- for canal purpose« ■ ml incidental jmliiv control and pro tection of the canal right of way tlerney Vowel? After U»»ernoeswt Irrl- (Slkio A WsMHl I. tt»rmlea(h»a keel- st? A Trust? Skips Owl I eed Agsat New Stats Big funnel Plan. Chicago, Jan 34 — A hr.««!, well- lighted underground driveway, j-ssaing tirnealti the !<«d of the Chi< ago river ■ nd stretching from the art Institute to Illinois and St Clair »treeta, is for mally announced to 1« the plan finally agree.I upon by Hie para Gards of the North ami Houtii ri les to make the long talked-of connection tietween tlie laiulevard systems of these two por- tion« of the city A bill authorising a 13,500,000 bond issue containing a referendum clause will ls< prepared by committees from the two park boards. Will Join Western Body. itatte, Moul., Jan 34 —President Ihiii MrfSinald. of tlie American Ghor I'nion. anttouiicevl today that tliat txnly will l>e »welled by tlie affiliation of 38,000 members oi the United Brother bond of Railway employee, with head quarters in Itenver The amalgama tion will nark an epoch in the history of latxir of in the West There is no donbt, says Mr McfGnald, that the American labor Union will grant thia ihsrtcr at an early dale To Become a Cool Hulk Victoria, Jan 24 — The »toeI l«rk Par<>da, which stranded on August 3* off tbe Oregon coast and was fhated • Itei much work ami haa since been lying at San Francisco, haa been pur chased by R Ihinsninir'« sons, of thia city, and will 1« towel north by the ■U-am rnlllet Tellos on tier next voyage The Haroda will lie converted into a hulk lor lienal carrying trade l«tw«cn tbe Island mine« and Vancoovtr. hello« taken arate er-aeion, Jan. 30, for United State« senator, ia •• follows: Ankeny, 48. I* rent on. 41, Wilfem, 13; Turner, 33; scattering, 13. S. P. Malise a l.ew Itets ew Steck tor Breeding. The • Al Seism. ballot for United Mates first senator wee taken in the Origin legis- Master Fish Wardaa II. O. Van toture Tueemly, January 30, sejiarataly Duern lias remitted tlie aggregate sum In emh bramh ami the reeult was ■ ' ,’.e »tai*- treeeir» . |3fi of which represents tbe amount of Fulton, 38. Geer, 30, Wvaai, 18. feal m -ney collected on fish Deen»«« daring ter I ng. 31 . absent, 3. total, V0, I >«»wmt>er, 1003, and |Y0 represents a The lewis and Clark appropriating fine imp*«ed. fair bill peeaeal the house with only five The Mawnlc temple of Grants f'asa. >>ppwing rotes. It calls for «500,000. which was to have t«rn com plate. I the last of I Na ember. I DOS, le still In Tl* senate passe*I the Portland char course of instruction, ami will be for ter bill and II miw will Iw engroeaed several months yet Tbe new temple ami sent to the governor. will bo the largest >4 its kind la the etale south ol Portland. Bit) ARMY Of UNI MPt OVI t). F.<l While, a tru»ty convict in the penitentiary, has run away. He was serving a terin lor burglary in Uocs county. He was rwawivml about five veers ago, ami > a<l afavut h»ir years yet to serve, fly hie g »»1 ixvmluct lie had earned tlie privilegea <4 a trusty, and ■ as employial as assistant druggist. IMatrvss Prevailing la losJon la Almost I nprro vUvnlrd New York , Ian. 22 — There can no longer be any question as to the silent ami gravity of the distress now prevail ing in Lindon, airs the Tribune's ror- resp ndent In ixindon. Many thous Harney oxinly reeidenta have clew real the war tor government irngati .n. In a rej»Tt eent to “«s retary M.»>re, <4 the Oregon Irrigation association, to 1« sent to the gvvernmei.t, facts ate given al»-ut the feasibility of Mlvira valley for a reservoir site A matter of 374,340 a. res ¡I land could !■< irrigate») or r« clairr ol ami instead ol the present pop ulation conM be made to rup|>ort 50,- 000 population. ilate all the people demanding abnller. The Grand R<>mle lutnl«r company, of I a Grande, legefllig an nnti»ually large niimtier of log» in tlie river lor tlie season*« drive Plenty of »now has facilitalsxl the work and won the coni panjr will have 30,000,< 00 feet, aluMit the usual season's cut. A serious state of affairs exists ale> In other parts <4 Great Britain. An emllose stream of country-bred folk ia (aiurlng Into tlie overcrow<ied cities, while Canadian laru-er« organise eajm- ditioUS to fe-ari li the oi l t»uinlry lor much nevstwl lais r and uffet gi>»l wages for rffi. lent men without aatiala. tory results. Tbe Polk counts tele|di<ine c*>mpauy has filed articles of incorporatl.m with County Clerk Roland. The company has a capital et.rk <4 1000. Ita pur A.MI NDS PHII IPPIMI TARIFF. pose 1« to operate a suhurt«n telephone line that will serve patron» reeiding in Senate Committee lilies Heed to Sugar Polk county and connect tl>em with and Tobacco Men. Salem. Washington, Jan 24 —The senate The Southern Pa< Ific has published committee on the Philippines today anthoriiied a favorable rojairt on the He new tariff offering reduced rate« on Philippine tariff bill, which recently purw-brvd iivoatock for breeding pur- pawmil the house, but with important p*»es Ihi» applies to cattle, sheep. amemlmvnts. The house bill carried a g<«ti and b<«« In leae than <arli ad Iota. more uniform reduction of the tariff on The reduction la not boriaoutal, but Phiiijipine goods imported into the applies in varying degree« to the differ United Mates, making the rate only ent «eights. The t). R. A N., the 35 |>er cent <4 the ratrs im|i<Me>l by the Northern Pacific, the Great Northern ■ Dingley law and the Oregon Short Line will put in The senate conniittee amended the tlie rnnie rate in a few days, applying hill so as to provide for the admission to all pointe in Oregon, Washington, of all Philippine prudme»l articles free Idaho and Montana. of duty exce|it sugar ami tobacco, am) Senator Pierce has introdm»l a bill on these two commodities tiled the tariff at 50 |«r cent uf the Dingley in tlie fe'iiate for the purpose of chang schedule« This i hangs was ii.ade to ing the time of paying tales from Under the term« ol meet the objections id the sugar ami spring until fall. tolmcivi produci re of this country, who this bill aaeesements will lie ma.le rar jiave claimed that a duty of only 25 jier ly in tbe year and the taxes are to 1« cent on those articles would result in l«id in Noveml«r ami l>reeuils'r ol the same year. Thia la oi e of a number ol ruinous competition. hills that aill 1« introduce..)at this aee- eion uf the legidature lor tlie purpose MISSISSIPPI VALl I y earthquakh . of changing the time of paying taxes. Mysterious I ml«rground I »plosion Makes Cracks In ths liarth. Whitman, Miss .Jan. 34.—Two fis sures in tbe earth almut three feel deep and a few inches wide ami running lor a di«tam'e of a quarter of a mile are the wnly evidence» of a my »ter ions e»|do- ■loti which shook tills town just before ■ laybieik tolar. Hour.-' wire shaken violently and cro kery was broken in several residences. A number of per sons, aroused by the eijdosion, la-gsn searv hing for the cause at dai light. In a meadow they found a crack in the earth’s cruet almut three feet in depth and two or three inches wide. They followed it f<u three-quarters of a mile twfore they reached the end. later they ilifeovered snot tier fissure ol tlie ■ame ilew rlption about 75 feet away from the first ami parallel with it. An explanation of the e«pl<«ion is lacking At Olympia A summary of the first by tlie Washington legislature in sep canal by the United Htatoe was signed yesterday in thia city. N-i details <4 Hie signing ol the treaty H. IN THE LFNIISl ATltit.5. NEWS OF OREGON bia for tbe construction <4 tiiw Panama the gtealvwt l!<«.l. that hoothern <>rw- Qtlunluu u 1903. CotoasMa at last Agrees. 04»lag I sitsd Matoa I »11 P ol k s CestreL g»n hae kn<>«n lor many year«. The Has PresIkeWy a Perpetual lease, with ' R,igne river reachml the highest point KOwrtUing rataa at talr.llvlnf rai«a»ui te luU Cewtrwl at Mi-MMs Strip Ports ' In thia rlty Saturday night that It haa mrmthly. al Both Ewtraacea «Ui Hi cluardvd trwaaWMil •4v«rlta»m*««it« man bw mH faV All kind« <4 «OFT DRUM. and LUNCH rwschsd ainew l*M0, when the l>rt>lge «M m Ibwor !•« !•<!«•« fnr <b^i« In **«<*»« I .panning it tiers wa. waabwd away. No ky tailed States CaiomMa at First GOODS train« have ta-en able to reerh here «*»*Tr i al tb- pr>*o»* c< <| tcio, Orwg*«. aa Ask.d fiaso.ooo s Year. »...u l « ; from the north or »»«lb em<w '■aturday m.irnlnc, and n- ne are eapertmf befots khi i ton Washington, Jan. 24. —Yeeterilay's ■ume time today. Mm h damage has been done the Houlbern Parlttc all meeting at the rabinal was one <d the through this CH-tioo of the alate. tinwi Important held ill several weeks. Wnbjerta <4 great moment err. die- Imyro.awwet at a.hlanj Justk« of the Perne. Notary PuMk . Ashland, Or , Jan. 2*.— The storm < uaerd lolly, the w-evioa continuing for Al! the members of the ■nd rt.aal ailuation ha. greatly im two hours. K IO. Olli GON fCIO. OREGON. Secretary Hay proved in Southern Oregon the peel 24 cabinet sere present. ¡HHira ihe temperature fell late last presented a draft of Ihe Fansn.a canal J li. 8TEWAIIT, D. M. I».. night and the rain. ateUr-d in ths treaty, and loth the president and his valleys, while in the iirHintama ehat ess.» letee in the cabinet si pressed preripitallon there was came in the satlafaction with the results achieved Pre« blent ........ .... T J >!’ft'trs I) K N T I H T form of enow. stream, immediately through ths long and difficult n-gotia Col.urr ............................. W A K«tn< legan to fall, and they have Iwen grad lions. Th* treaty is identical with that ually ie.-e.iing frowi lheir floret stage SCIO, OREGON !*»<•< a fvrwral I* n king and •*< han«« during the day, w that little further drawn by thia government several buaiti*«a LotM made at current rate« iamage is esperted to result from high n> ntbs ago and at ttial lime submitted water in this ssrAtow. In thi. county to the Co ombian government, with the and draft* luurd on principal rill«*. inm h damage baa tmen aulvrod by »ingle exception ol the amount of an nuity to Iw j>aid Colombia for tlie right county roods and bridges. of wav Tin» government proposed an SCO. Oregon. StUI Bialeg at Salem anuuity o' 1100,000, while Colombia ihe Colombian Salem, Or., Jan. 28.—Tbe Wiliam- demanded f'150,010. et’e river la-t night registered 25 lest government’s demand was bared, it is above the low water mark and was said. Upon ti e amertamed returns from C. M. BUCK. Proprietor. rallroa<i company] in »till rising. fills Is the higheet Stage the I'anama the river has attained this year, an<l I duties, etc- . which Colombia did not i there la ocraeion for alarm. If the desire U> have reduewd. oh During tbe several months of nego prwerrit nx.lerale »eat her coniinura All work guaranteed fir»t risas anJ tor a few days a further riro <>f prob liations, Colomb a agreed to all point» AU kind« oi wikhri, rluck* and )tw- aalisfart kui givra In rcery instali'•- ably lour f<wl la e«|»<-ted in ti e slag. in ti e treaty proj-er.I by the t nite.I airy repaired promptly. Ijulio.’ hair dreaamg al all tutus <4 the river. Il »ill lie at least 21 'late« with the siveption if lbs annui bowrs li nger before the effect of the ty. That has luu n the point of differ OKEGOX H7I0 recent rains olf the river's stage will ence for many wm-ke. and at one Huie lie elhan.Uvl, and until then the it thrvwtenod to break off negotiations entirely. Hecretary Hay comniun’cat- stream will not reel«. >-d directly with Uie Colombian govern. I ment, intimating that some agreement RAN INTO A WASHOIT. Tiur < aan. must la* r«a< Ind ■> on, as the United Ba. • , Fa» Ya^wlaa« Engineer and llrrmjn l ose Their Lives »tatea desired to enter on the construe- h ai r M Train l*Nk*»fl A '«any A Full Line of ( aaketa, Coffin., • .» ral •• I * - j ti<m of the canal, if it were to !»■ con- in an O. K A N. Wreak. M arrtvaa I »quitta ■ nd Holms al way. on hand al j .trtuled by the Panama route. Pendleton. Or., Jan 2<l — Pa-senger Be. I. l»lsfsl«<i reaaonable prices, at the For reveral .lays active effort» have Y»« i »• . ’ « A it train No. 8, on the O. R ,k N., which I aa « o Mwrs U« II »> ' !«•-■ making to secure an agreement, left Portland al h 15 Satmday night Arrives » «nr 11 J I’ M ( until finally they were suciessful and paaaed through Pendleton at 4 15 Be. a. Far n»i-eic The Colombian yorernment, through Albany I M I’ M Sunday morning, ran into a washout Mr. Ilerran, charge d'affaires here, AtH’M IratrwH AU f U on a fill 2 q mile, east of Hingham .agreed to accept an annuity of |250,- Seto • • • • • Oregon. Be. A. fc'»as »virali Springs. The engine was thrown into leaves Oatrali I T) A M i out). This was entirely satisfactory to Maa< Itatn creek in si« or eight f<«*l of Arrive« Albany II ut A M I the president and Secretary Hay, and, Träte Me |arri«v«ia Al'any In flare tn water and on top of it were pilei the while it is a larger amount than was •anaci vitti lbw * F •»■•■tth U ml ireln. a« higgagr an>l mail cars arxl tbe chair veil a* «Ivin« tvo ■»« thive bv ni la AH«nv offered at first, it is believed by ad beMre AaiMrlurw of a F. not lb boun4 train rar. The engineer, Thoma» Pattv, and ministration ifficiale that the senate er roti tan I. nretaan, William Milligan, were killed Tra’n Ke 1 ana «erta w<»b th* * F W-st will undoubtedly accept the figure almoet instantly. William Maiwell, bide tmt i al t>>( va.ils I r<»v«<nf f«»r In lvt*n- nameil in the treaty, particularly after Aware M UlBMvine ani ait |W>tnU noilb U> of Portlaad, a |>aaaenger, was aeitotialy pur Gaa l. it la n a le clear that a lesser amount Injured, but aside from this tbe injur BhWIM bTOMB. Manager would depme Columbia of income «. TIKMKM. Agent, Aibeny ies were slight. which »h.< is unw actually receiving. Ws buy our st.wk tn large quantities The wreck was caused by a ws -I hiu I All other pointe than this <>ne of and keep a. full line of earnag» and alaiut two mil«« east of the new »teei money compensation remain as they »ag.ii material All kind, of work tn uridge which has lawn built on Meach our line done on abort notice -tc»»l in the original draft of the treaty am creek The heaty anowa on the and are completely aatidactocy to the mountain, have las n melted by a Chi —VIA- I United States government. The United nook, and the waters were ragii.g. No. 1 -'tales will have control of the canal SWISS Scio. Ore. 23 freight train pissed over this par practically in |a-rp«'tnity, as mjuired ticular pie<w of road a few hours lref<>re ! tiy the Spoonwr ac t, this re«ult having No. 8 and reported everything <*. K. ism attained by the adoption of a plan for a lea>e of 100 years, rones able at HIVH Sritlkr IX MtlNIAXA. ; the pleasure of the United Mates, Train« leave Weal H. io for Purtlaud <'olomhia having nothing to »ay afoul f ree <k>M Hearing I edge J.tHMt I eel l ong and «ay stall .ns al 10 to a tn. lea*, eitrnsli n The matter if police and for Albany at S OS p tn Whkh Yield. S3 a Pan. judicial nintrol is »ettlad by a echetre Ittitlr, MonL, Jan. 27.—A s|rerial to of joint action, although it e»|ie tally is Iea.ee Portland A SO a ni , 7 p m tbe Miner Irom Weiser, Idaho, rays AS»ure.| that no citizen of tbe United " Allan? 12 SO p tn . 10 SO p tn '*kicee just na-eivwd there tell ol a Mates will tie tried by any oilier than Arriree Ashland 12 S3 a tn , 11 SO a tn •• Hacraruento 5 p tn , 4 35 a m maet wonderful strike of gold marie on hl» own courts. Control of the water» ol •• han Framiwu 7 45 p tn , • 15 a the Hig creek a trout two ami a hall the ports of Colon and Panama is tested te. milea east of Profile gap. The nearest in the United Mates just as far as may Ogden 5 45 a m . 11 45 a m settlement Is a place called Golden on t« nce-eoeary for the <>|ieratlon <! th« •• Itenver Ma m . 0 a n> I the Hig creek. A letter from reliable , canal and it is assured that our extra “ Kansas City 7 25 a in , 9 30 a m parties al Thunder mountain rays that territorial jurndiction will te un<|ue»- •• 'Chicago 745a m , Í» 30 a m Edward statnley and Fdward H Marlin I tinned as to waters and streams per- •• Ixe Angeles 1 30 n ni , 7 a m •• Fl Paau S p n> , e p tn and se.eral others have I«» ated 18 ta a i g to the canal. All port due« on •• Fort Worth S 30 a m , 8 30 r m claims on a massive porphyriaed <|uartr i ««»el» pa-sing through the canal are to •• City of Meal.-» # 55 a tn . 0 55 a dyke which measure« 3,000 leet in go to the United State« by way of offset m length and is impregnated with par to the annuity payments. •• 11 OU. ton 4 a tn 4am tic lee of gobi. A leilge 250 feet in •• New < irlean. 8 25 p tn . 8 33 a tn Soon Heady lor Business. width acv-otn|Minies the porphyry dyke Washington 8 42 a in , 8 42 a ui •• New York. Jan. 38 —Marconi ar- and it to also highly aurifer. u«. Hough •• New York 13 43 p tn , 13 43 p m He »aye that his pan aaaays made of the ledge »how the rlve>l here today. poorest specimens to aaaay |5 in free system will lie ready for commercial Pullman and Tourist rara on both train. Chair cara Sacramento to tig- gold. Other s|recimens show yellow use by the public in au eitcedingly den and KI 1‘aeo, and tourist care to metal to tbe naked eye. Old proe- abort time, within two nr three months Chii ag». hl Louis, New Or lean, and Oregon Hem This statement was made at ! peclors de, lare tlie rllecoiery iur|w«ees at least Washington. anything within their knowtolge and the office of th* Marconi Wireless Coonding at Ran Frenrieco with that f 1,000,000 worth of ora la in plain Tahgraphy com pan y of America, at ■serai linrwfor Honolulu. Japaa, China the cioaw of a mweling of the Is sc rd of sight. .‘hilipplnee, Central and South Amer directors, called in order that Mareoni ca Better Thea Marx owl might jiereonally aci|iiaiiit the members See Mr. M. F Woodnanaee, agent at SV eat Scio station, or addro.s Berlin, Jan. 27. — Profeeeor Ferdi of the board with the result of hi» re nand Braun, of Straaeburg univeraity, cent eaparimonta and work at Welltliwt Idaoallo. 30. CANAL 1VIATY SIOMIY. TREATY Svelhern Oregee Stream. <>■ ■ Uampage. (»«leg te ftasey Itelaa. tiranta 1‘aaa, Or.« Jan. 38.— The re l NIT» STATES WILL LEA LEI« —IN— IIIMI'IIHEY, j I.INS Rr|»xts from Fcbu My tlist a enm- Jiatiy from beattie, under the direction ■4 local engineers, is now surveying the line for a proposed Irrigation canal Irom a point on tbe Umatilla river about <>ne mile shove Nolan station, to extend to a taaly ol vacant land ly ing north of Echo Tlie company will ap|-ly fcr 25,000 inchee of water, am! will l*gin operations early in tlie -pring. Toe U«lr of land la a sandy •agebruah trad, eomprialng something near 35,000 acres, ami is of such a character that many of Ihe most con servative ami experienced Irrigattonista beltova that one good ««king during the winter season will pnduce two good oropn of alfalfa without farther irrigation. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat— Walla Walla, 73c, stem, Me; valley, 78<j|77e. blue Barley—F'*-«l, |3fl 50 |«r ton; brew. Ing. |3F. f 1'iur—Beet grade, |3.90<fl4.30. grah am, |3 35«3 50. Milletuffa— Bran, |18«41fi per ton; middlings, «23 *< 34; «hurts, |l»(g30. cleip, «18. Date—No. 1 white, 11.15<g 1.17 S . gray. II.I3SML15 per cental. Hay — Timothy, 111 <g 13; |8<fl*; cheat, |'.»igU> per ton. clover, Potatoee Best Barl«nka, 80<R75e par sack, ordinary, 40tg50c per rental, growers* prices; Merced sweet), |3fll 2.25 per cental. Poultry—Chicken«, mi tail, Iter* 1 Ic, young, lOr; bene. IDA 13c; turkeys, live, I3<dl5c, tlreesed, 15<g'8c; duck«, Gift7.50 par doana; geeee, |7*8 50. ands <4 men In exronaoithe usual aver age are out of employment this winter, ami the work holier« cannot auoiiin»i- Tilings lieve reached a serious paes tn the cast cm! of the metropolis, while the tide of alien Immigration leateadily rising higher ami higher. • Offii isl atatlslli-s show that tlie Brit- lab emigrant does mil geneially ale* t to make Ids home In tlie British colonise. I)f 205.VI0 emigrant« from tills ouiutry last year, IO h .AOI went to tlie l'nlte.1 Matee. Thia comillion ol things in- duewd one newspaper to ih-clare ll at the future of tlie British rare ia Imperiled by tiie drafts made upon It from Amer ica and that the greatest and moat ben eficent work a British statesman omld perform for the welfare <4 the nation would Im the Inauguiallon of feime echvme for re*l late linking tl.e British people in the llrtllab empire Seldom has legislation met more Im mediate euccese than the new licensing art. For once tlie law would seem to have pit eten with the great army of topers. Touched in tlieir tendereet ■pit, those interesting Individuals are forswearing drink with an alm-rity which sreme to show com lusively that liiere is alter all wnne virtue In what was ixire contemptuously called by a greet statesman "giamlm therly Irgis- ■ CHINA ANSWLieS THI POWERS. Says Sbs Is Absolutely t sable te Pa? In demnity ta Hold Pekin, Jan. 33.—China's reply hi the mile signed by ail tlie ministers of the powers here, with the exception of Minister Conger, announcing that the failure of tbe (Tiliiee*- government to fulfill Ils obligations In refusing to (■ay the Indemnity on a gold basis would entail grave conam|U«iices, was received Imlay. Il declares that China would a-cmle to tbe demand if she were able to do so, but that it la in>|>i«eible to make the paymetna demaiidml. Tlie I Illness mile quote« the mee- sagas of tlie viceroys detailing the ini- poverished state <4 tbe country. It asks the ministers to suggest plana lot relief ami rone a a |G request that tbe customs tariff be placed on a gold Imaia, suggesting that the average rate of ex change each month Im made Ilia pay ment rate for the following month. The ministars are awaiting Instruc tions from their governments. Highwayman Rohs Tkkst Office. Reno, Nev., Jan 33.—Al 10 30 thia morning a highwayman e term I Ilia Southern Parific tic ket office and held up tl>e agent at tbe point of a revolver, securing all the rash in the m..ney drawer. The ticket agent had just raabed a warrant, ami leaving the cash drawer on lop of the aafe turned and sat down at hia desk Hearing money rattle he looked up ami saw a mask*»I man standing at the safe emptying tlie contents of the drawer into his pocketo with one hand and oovering him with a revolver with the other. Death Rats Declining. City of Mexico, Jan. 23.—The official bulletin from Miulisn covering tl»e 2« hours ending at 8 P. M. give« the num* Cheese—Full cream, twins, 185,<41 Imr of deaths from the plague as two in I7S«*; Young America, I'StolS'^c; tbe city and three In Die hospital. factory pricea, lull l%c leas. There were eight new raeee during the Butter—Fancy creamery, SOrg.MSr period, ami seven patients sere rejiort- The per pound, extrae, 3«e; dairy, 30« ed to Im in a dying comillion. stream of emigrants from the atri< ken 33 store, I6<?41A c . city continues ami every one who haa Eggs—22S«*33S per d<«en. Hie means and can get permission from Hope—Choice, ?5<4?8,te pwr priced. tiie health autboritiee Is leaving. Monl — Valley, 13%«4lfic; Eastern 8w»oot Is t bossn ta Utah. Oregon, 8<8 14Sc; mobair, 38*38e. Halt ItakoClly, Utah, Jan. 23.—Reed Beef — tirnaa, row«, 34t 3 *ge per poand . steers, 4fl)4«ke, droaeed, 7Vc Nmoot was this afternoon elected United Mates senator from Utah to eiicreed Veal—7 S<fl8 Ige. Senator Rawline, Item. Tiie vote In Motion — (iroea, «c per pound; separata sessions was as follow« i I reward. 7H«- Kenate—Hmoot, 10; Governor Wells, Iambi — Grote, 4c pee pound; 2; Rawlins, Item., 8. Ilona»—Hmoot, ■Ire— i. 7 Sc. 38; Wells, 4; Rawlins, «. Mr. Hoga — tiroes, fl l«c per pound; NmooUa «lection will be ratified tomor d re se ed , 7<fl7'go. row st a joint aeaaion of tlie l«gi«lature.