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Arrives Ashland 12.33 a. in., 11.30 a. in.
“ Sacramento 7.55 p. in., 8.55 1. in
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trains. Chair cars Sacramento to Og
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.’hilippines, Central and Tknith Amer
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See Mrs. M. E. Woodnansee, agent at
West Scio station, or address
HURRY UP EXHIBITS.
Plea Sent Forth by Managers of St
Louis Exposition.
St. Louis, Jan. 27.—The Lousiaina
Purchase exposition company stands
ready and is waiting for the full and
general installation of exhibits. The
point has been reached where the man
agement of the exposition is no longer
occupied with the rapid advancement
toward completion of the buildings,
but instead, it now lays particular
stress upon the importance of the
epeedv shipments of exhibits, especial
ly those assembled by domestic exhibit
ors.
Officials of the exposition make the
statement to the Associate«! Press that
the one thing of paramount importance
to insure the anticipated successful and
auspieous opening of the fair is the im
mediate commencement by domestic
exhibitors to ship cars as rapidly as
can be had.
Owing to the unprecedented partici
pation by both foreign and domestic ex
hibitors, vast amounts of exhibits have
been and are now in course of arrange
ment and collection. The time for the
opening of the exposition is rapidly ap
proacliing, but apparently the know
ledge of the fact is not causing the
shipment of exhibits to be rushed for
ward with the promptness and dispatch
that is absolutely necessary to secure
rapid delivery of the care to the fair
site, and to avoid possible congestion
in the handling of the cars after they
have reached St. Louis.
The fair management lias devoted
more than ordinary attention to prep
aration for the handling of cars and the
arrangements are now completed. Ad
equate railroad facilities are ready, the
warehouses have all been erected and
all the buildings are in such a state of
completion that installation of exhibits
can be compienced immediately.
What the management now most
ardently desires is the prompt ship
ment of exhibits from the different
parts of the country to begin immedi
ately. Otherwise, if there lie delay,
congestion in traffic handling after St.
Louis is reached is almost an assured
condition.
Coates Kiniyy, the author and poet,
is dead. »
Secretaiy Rad is prepared to turn
over his office jo General Taft.
Japan and iiissia are growing bitter
and regard each other with suspicion.
Mayor Carter Harrison, with seven
others has been held for the Chicago
theater fire.
The house lias passed the army ap
propriation bill, carrying approximate
ly *75,000,009.
W. E. COMAN, G. P. A.,
Major Hoyt Sherman, brother of
Portland, Ore All work guaranteed. Estimates furnelied General W. T. Shernian and of Secre
tary John Shernian, is dead.
The Middle West is suffering from a
severe cold snap. The temperature is
far lielow zero at many points.
Representative Hermann says it t is
false economy not to pass a river and
harbor bill at the present session.
K Q. THE
Roosevelt has decided to ignore the
charges against II. Smith Woolley and
has reappointed him assayer at Boise.
$£6H¿cJllNÍ
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Secretaiy Root is strongly opposed to
the proposed law that all Philippine
freight be carried on Afnerican vessels.
.TkAKX
He sayB it w^ll place the country at the
mercy of ship owners.
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It is reported that Pope Pius intends
THE SCENIC LINE
to retire in a Bhort time.
Japan proposes to make a military
Through Salt Lake City, Leadville, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver, and
demonstration in Corea.
the Famous Rocky Mountain Scenery by daylight to all points East.
Russian military activity at Black
sea ports is greater than ever before.
Although war rumors are very num-
Fast trains daily Detween Ogden and Denver
erous, the trend of affairs makes more
NOT THAT KIND OF POWER.
for peace.
Modern Equipment, Through Pullman and Tourist
Seventeen men, including the man- Corea Joining With Japan Would Not
Drag France In.
Sleeping Cars and Superb Dining Car Service.
agers, will be indicted for the Chicago
theater tragedy.
Paris, Jan. 27.—The attitude of
Thefl ood danger is over at Pittsburg Corea in the event of war between
and the general Eastern situation is Russia and Japan has been tiie subject
of much comment among the diplo
much improved.
mats here, as it is believed Corea’s giv
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noted
diamond
thief,
suspected
of
For rates, folders and other
ing aid to Japan might constitute two
a San Francisco offense, has been cap powers attacking Russia, thus bringing
form nation address
124 Third St., Portland, Or tured in Minneapolis with *12,000 in in France, under the terms of the
diamonds.
Fianco Russian agreement.
One of
General Taft lias reached the United the ambassadors, therefore, asked For
States and will assume the duties of eign Minister Delcasse what the result
secretary of war as soon as lie arrives at would be if Corea joined Japan and the
Wash ington.
answer is in substance that Corea is
’ Senator Burton, of Kansas has been not considered to be that kind of a sov
indicted for bribery in connection with ereign independent power, whose assist
St. Louis grain concern, placed under a ance to Japan against Russia would
bring about the contingency contemp
ban by the postal department.
lated by tire Franco-Russian agree
The accidental death of a Corean hit ment. Although the answer was con
by an American electric car in Seoul fined to Corea, it is understood that a
started a Berious riot, which was quick similar view prevails, thereby confirm
ly quelled by the American legation ing previous reports on the same sub
We have alw ays on hand a full line of
guard.
ject that China’s joining Japan would
Caskets, Coffins, and robes at low prices. Our
Japan has landed troops at Masam- not constitute two powers ail-cking
Russia.
pho, Corea.
AMBRICA NOT FRIOHTENED.
Henry Watterson says Brayn is a tool
in the hands of Republicans.
It Expccta No Trouble Over Sensing Con
Coreans are attacking Japanese in
suls to Manchuria.
many sections and serious trouble is
Washington, Jan. 27.—Count Cas
feared.
Departn. ?nt cannot be beat.
Pictures
sini, tiie Russian ambassador, had a
Russia is reported to be growing long talk today with Mr. Loomis, act
framed in any rize or style at reasonable prices
nervous over the «continued delay
i
in ing secretary of state, on the Far East
negotiatoins.
ern situation. Tiie ambassador’s ad
The house committee has decided vices gave some hope of peace, though
that there will be no river and harbor the phase of the question which re
ceived most attention was tiie uncon
bill this session.
tradicted statements which have ap
Fulton s bill protecting the Colum peared in certain newspapers regard
bia against misbranded salmon baB ing the attitude of this government.
been reported to the senate.
The Russian government, of course,
Pleasant Armstrong was hanged at could not presume to question the pre
Baker City last Friday morning for the vious assurances received from this
country regarding its neutrality because
murder of Minnie Ensminger.
any newspaper publication, but the
A thaw in the East is causing great of
of these statements han
floods and many cities are greatly recurrence
proved annoying.
alarmed, particularly Pittsburg.
There is no anticipation on the part
The senate has passed the Gorman of this government of any hitch in the
resolution calling on Roosevelt for pa reception of our consuls in Manchuria.
pers relating to the Panama aaffir.
The evidence of approval of the com
Irvine Sp Myer, Props.
The United States has sounded both mercial treaty which Russia has given
Japan and Russia and finds that neither convinces the state department that
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cares for the goo«l offices ol any outside the consuls will receive every courtesy.
Hack connects with all trains at West Scio
power to bring them together.
Destruction of the Cotton-Boll Weevil.
Ice blocks many Eastern streams and
and morning train at Munkers.
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Washington, Jan. 27.—The secretary
I floods are feared
of agriculture haa aproved the plana for
A Canadian multimillionaire will the cotton boll weevil inveatigation in
I
Our rigs are first-class and our horses good
build a yacht to compete for the the Southwest, for which au appropri
America’s cup.
ation of *250,000 haa l>een available.
drivers. Prices reasonable.
Senator Hanna is confined to his bed Secretary Wilson believes that the lieBt
with a severe clod, Ills doctor says he methods for meeting the ravages caused
by the boll weevil will be put into
must have rest.
actual practice the facta which have
Fire at the Greensboro, N. C., state lieen accumulated by the department
normal college destroyed *100,000 during the past two years in the matter
worth of property.
of improving culture conditions, the
The internal revenue receipts for planting of early maturing varieties of
December shoe a decrease of *166,061 cotton, substitution of other crops, etc.
over the preceding month.
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OREGON
By D. C. Humphrey.
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
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State
JScio
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1904.
Albany, Oregon
J. J. Barnes & Son,
General Blacksmiths
and Wagonmakers
We buy our stock in large quantities
and keep a full line of carriage and
wagon material. All kinds of work in
our line done on short notice.
Horseshoeing a Specialty
SCIO, OREGON
C. HUMPHREY
INSURANCE AGENT
Ter th» Liverpool tai London and
Gobe lueur UM Company.
PICTURE FRAMING
Scio PlaningMills, Scio, Oregon
riAHoa—Chickering, Kimball,
Weber and othere
oaoaxe—Newman Broe. and
Kimball
E. U. WILL
(General
gtakr
Music Books, Sheet Music, Smail Instruments and Strings
Agent tor th* popular "New Home" Sewing Machine.
Wn Sell a Sewim Machine-Er $20, Warrantei lor Fin Team
Needles and Supplies for all Sewing Machines.
Pianos, Organs, and Sewing Machines Repaired.
120 First Street
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Albany, Oregon
A gas explosion followed by fire in a
Marion, Ind., hotel, wrecked the build
ing and caused the death of three per
sons.
A torando which struck Austin, Tex
as, caused several thousand dollars’
loss by unroofing houses. No one was
hurt.
Every indication now points to a re
newal of the Macedonian uprising in
the spring and it is believed the trouble
will 1« much more widespread than last
fall. Clashes are already occurring.
Philippine Trade on the Increase.
Washington, Jan. 27.—The Philip
pine trade statistics of the insular bu
reau nt the war department show that
the imports during the eight montile
ended August, 1903, aggregated *22,-
266,580 and exports *20,857,313.
These figures are exclusive nt coin and
government supplies. The aggregate
of exports and imports is an increase of
almost *6,000,000, over four-fifths of
which may be crediteli to shipments
fiom the archifielago.
Destructive Pire In New York
New York, Jan. 27.—The buildings
The Lewis and Clark fair is faftt gain-
at 544-548 Broadway, occupied by
ing friends in congress.
Morimnra Bron., Japanese goods; E.
Corea has told Russia she must not R. Donar A Co., hats, and Cranford A
Quigley, Rossenware Bros., awl Finkle-
interfere with rioting soldiers.
stein A Maaget, clothing, was destroyed
The Panama canal treaty is safe, the by fire early today. Estimated loss,
*250,000.
Democrats agreeing to vote for it.
ISO. 31.
MINERS ENTOMBED
EXPLOSION OF GAS
CAUSES
DEATH
OF NEARLY 200.
Only One Emptoje Who Went Down In
the Morning Has Returned-No Warn*
Ing of Disaster—Rescue Impossible on
Account of Foul Air- Many Heart*
rending Scenes.
Pittsburg, Jan. 27.—From all that
can be gathered at this hour, between
180 and 190 men are lying dead in the
headings and passageways of the Har
wick mine of tiie Allegheny coal com
pany, at Cheswic, the result of a ter
rific explosion today. Cage after cage
has gone down into the mine »nd come
up again, but only one miner of all
those that went down to work this
morning has been brought to the sur
face. Tiie rescued man is Adloph
Guina, and he is still in a semi-con
scious condition at the temporary hos
pital at the rude Bchoolhouse on the
hillside above the mine.
In addition to the miners who were
at work when the explosion occurred,
it is now believed by practically all of
tiie men of the rescue party who have
come up tha-220-foot vertical shaft for
a warming and a breathing spell that
Selwyn M. Taylor, the Pittsburg min
ing engineer, who platted the mine,
and who was the first to reach the bot
tom after the explosion happened, is
also now among the list of dead. Of
thoro in the mine all are probably
dead.
The explosion occurred at 8 :30 o’clock
this morning, and the first warning
was the sudden rumble under the
ground and then a sheet of ' flame fol-
lowed up tiie deep shaft; Both mine
cages were hurled through the tipper,
20 feet above the landing stage, and
the three men on the tipple > were hurled
to tiie ground. A mule i was thrown
high above the shaft, and fell dead on
the ground. The injured men were
brought at once to this city, where two
of them have since died.
As soon as the rumble of the explo
sion and the crash at the pit mouth
startled the little village, the wives and
children of the men below rushed to
the scene of the disaster, but to gain
no encouragement. There was no way
to get into the deep workings. Tiie
cages that let the men into the mines,
and brought them out again when the
day’s work was done, were both de
molished.
All day long there was a jam of wait
ing women and children about tlje
mouth of tiie pit. There were calls for
assistance and for surgical aid from the
men in charge of the mine, but it was
not until 4 o’clock this afternoon that
the first attempt at rescue was made.
This was a failure, as the two men who
ha<l volunteered were driven back by
the foul air. Shortly after 5 o’clock
Selwyn M. Taylor and one of his assist
ants signaled for tiie engineer to lower
them into the shaft. Taylor is still
down there. Three times efforts have
been made to reach him, but so far
without avail.
FIRE DESTROYS NORWAY TOWN.
Inhabitants Become Panlcstrlcken and
Ln»«- All Their Property.
HtRUfcS AT FdkB.
Elevator Men in Chicago Skjscraper
Stick to their Poets.
Chicago, Jan.
—Fire in the 20-
story Masonic temple caused a panic
among the 4,000 occupants of the build
ing, and damaged the stock and fixtures
of tenants to the extent of *20,000.
All occupants of the building escaped
without serious injury through the
bravery of the elevator men, who re
mained at their posts operating their
cars while dense clouds of smoke filled
the building.
The tire broke out in the suite of five
rooms on the fifth floor occupied by
Robert Friedlander A Co., manufactur»
era of X-ray apparatus. A lighted
match, carelessly thrown by an em
ploye into a pile of excelsior in the
packing room is believed to have start
ed the fire. There was a 19rge number
of X-ray vacum tubes stored in the
company’s rooms, and these exploded
the moment the heat reached them.
The thousands of occupants of the
building, with the memory of the Iro
quois theater holocaust, which oc
curred but one-half block away, fresh
in their minds, were alarmed when
clouds of smoke filled every floor and
rushed to the elevators. Many women
fainted in the scramble to get into the
elevate re. but none was seriously in
jured. The large building was emptied
within half an hour after the fire was
discovered.
Hundreds of men and
women groped their way through the
smoke and came down the stairs.
That the damage to property and in
dividuals was not greater was probably
due largely to the efficiency of the fire
drill of the emploj-es. When the great
fire bell at the top of the rotunde
sounded the alarm of fire, every jani
tor, engineer and fireman in the build
ing responded and long before the fire
department had reai bed the scene the
temple fire brigade had attached hose
to tho stand pipes which extend from
the basement to the roof of the struc
ture and eight streams of water were
turned upon the conflagration by the
volunteer firemen. The fire depart
ment used but little of its hose, the
building’s equipment being called
into use.
WORK CAN OO ON.
The Dalles Canal Will Not Be Delayed
for Lack of Funds.
Washington, Jan. 26. — Senator*
Mitchell and Fulton have made a thor
ough investigation of the statue of Ore
gon improvements, in view of no river
and harbor bill at this eession. They
found that only one project can ba
taken care of in the ordinary way—in
the sundry civil appropriation bill—
and that is the cana*_ nd locks at The
Bailee. The senators were advised by
the chief of engineers that there was
on hand January 1 an unexpended bal
ance of *1,200,900 for the bar at the
mouth of the Columbia river. The
amount for the river between Portland
and the sea was less than *100,000.
For this project Major Ijingfitt recom
mended *1,200,000, but the war depart
ment cut the amount down to *500,000,
believing that no more than that
amount could he utilized in one year.
It was stated by the chief of engineer»
that the half million, if it could l>e ob
tained this year by any means, would
lie sufficient until a river and harbor
bill could he passed early in the ees
sion, perhaps before the holiday recess.
The engineers recommended, and the
war department concurred in the rec
ommendation for the appropriation of
*500,000. In addition, *125,000 is
favored for dredging.
It is deemed
very important, the senators say, that
this appropriation should 1« made, but
under the existing conditions it cannot
go in the regular sundry civil bill, in
the regular course. All of the Oregon
improvements, except The Dalles, are
affected, and it is doubtful whether
anything can be done before January ol
next year. It is the intention of the
delegation to make the very beet fight
possible to get the necessary funds for
carrying on the Oregon improvements.
Aaleeund, Norway, Jan. 27.—The
fire which swept over this town yester
day morning destroyed every building
in it with the exception of the hospital.
The 11,000 inhabitants of Aalesund
were compelled to camp in the open, as
only a few damaged and uninhabitable
houses were left standing. The chil
dren of the town had to lie housed tern
porarily in the church at Borgund.
The panic among the people was so
great after the outbreak of the flames
that all attempts at leadersilip or dis
cipline became out of the question; no
excesses, however, were committed.
Tho people first endeavored to save
some of their property, but they soon
found they had quite enough to do to
eave their own lives.
The destruction of the to.wnwrs com
plete within a couple of hours from the
time the fire started. Over 20 steam
fishing boats and many sailing smacks
were sunk in the harbor in order to
Russian Troops Expect War.
eave them from the flames, but three
Victoria, B. C., Jan. 26.—Four Ital
steamers and many smacks were burn-
ed. It is believed now that only three ians, who have been working on the
Manchurian railway, who arrived by
personr lost their lives.
the Victoria from Yokohama today, re
port the Russian soldiers all ex;>ectant
Asiatics are Wanted.
Johannesburg, Jan. 27.—A monster of S|>eedy war witli Japan, have been
)>etition signed by 45,100 white male passing through there and large detach
adults In the Transvaal, requesting the ments of artillery have lieen arriving.
passage of a law providing for the im Great camps of soldiers are being made
portation of Asiatic labor into the col at many points ready for concentration
ony, will lie presented to tiie legislative on the Yalu frontier when necessary,
council by Hir George Farrar, chairman Fortifications were being hurriedly
of tiie East Rand Proprietary group of erected in many places in Man*
mines. It is claimed that as the total churia.
white male population of the Trane
Cost of Field Maneuvers.
vaal is 80,000, and as 15,000 govern
ment employes did not sign the pe
Washington, Jan. 26.—A request
tition, it represents tiie views of 70 {>er for an appropriation of *1,245,366 for
cent of the white residents.
field maneuvers for 11*05, and of |1,*
255,466 for the same purpose for the
fiscal year of 1906, was transmitted to
Germany Sees Jspan Is In Esrnest.
Berlin, Jan. 27.—As the German- the house today from the war depart
government understands the present ment. It is proposed, General Chaffee
situation, tiie feeling is such at Tokio says, to hold the maneuvers in two of
that Japan will declare war unless the four military divisions of the
Russia answers her demands favorably. country each year. During the present
Russia recognizes this, and accordingly year they are to be held in the Atlantic
intends to accept enough of Japan’s and Pacific divisions.
points to make the Tokio cabinet feel
Great Radium Discovery.
that a sufficient cause for war no longer
Austin, Tex., Jan. 2ft.—What is said
exists, and while the forthcoming note
will not satisfy Japan,it will prevent the to be the richest radium bearing earth
in the world haa been discovered in the
possibilty of a declaration of war.
Llano gold and coal fields, 115 mile*
Wsnts Arid Landa Reclaimed.
north of this city. Rumors of the die*
Washington, Jan. 27.—Senator Hey. covery of the earth liearing a large per
bum today introduced a bill appropri* cent of radium in the Llano have been
ating *10 ,000 to provide for an exam persistent for some time, and today
ination to determine the feasibility of these rumors were verified by the re
reclaiming the overflowed lands of the turn of s party of scientists who had
Kootenai river in Northern Idaho and visited the mine to investigate the re-
ports.
Montana.