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SCIO, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 5,
VOL. VII
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GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
By D. C. Humphrey.
< PROFESSIONAL->
State
Southern Pacific Ci
OREGON
Per annum.............................................
EVENTS OF THE DAY
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Scio
Cretan
Comprehensive Review of the Import,
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
ornasi
President........................... T. J. Mcwgras
Cashier................................... W. A. Ewiso
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.
King Menelik will welcome American
D «• a general banking and exchange capital in the development of Abys
business. L ns made at current rates sinia.
Pullman and Tourist cars on both and drafts issued on principal cities.
Secretary of War Taft holds that tar
trains. Chair cars Sacramento to Ojr-
iff concessions will largely make the
den and El Paso, and tourist cars to
Philippines.
Chicago, St. Louie, New Orleans and
J. M. MOORE
Washington.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy Whitney is
Connecting at San Francisco with
seriously ill and his condition shows
everal lines for Honolulu, Japan, China
little improvement.
.'hilippines, Central and South Amer
ce.
The Lewis and Clark fair bill has
been introduced as an amendment to
See Mrs. M. E. Woodnansee, agent at
West Scio etation, or address
the urgent deficiency bill.
House, Sign, and Carriage
iLBUR N. PINTLER, D. M. D.
DENTIST
W. E. COMAN, G. P. A.,
Portland, * Ore i I
C:lo Oregon
The atturney general shows that the
bill to amend anti-truBt laws would in*
All work guaranteed. Estimates furnehed jure instead of aid commerce.
The present British parliament,
which has just opened, may witness the
downfall of the Balfour ministry.
PRILL M. D.
The president's salary is insufficient
to meet the needs of his office. An
effort will probably l>e made to increase
it.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Scio, Oregon
Russia cannot see howJ apan can re
ject her concessions.
The house has decided to allow no
extra mileage for the extra session.
SHELTON
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., made a mile
in less than a minute in an automo
bile.
Secretary Hay does not think war
would greatly affect the markets in this
Justice of the Peace
Notary Publlo Through Salt Lake City, Leadville, Pueblo, Colorado Springe and Denver, and country.
Brazil will send a war vessel to the
Scio Oregon
the Famous Rocky Mountain Scenery by daylight to all pointe East.
1904 fair if there is no objection on the
part of the United States.
Ix>s Angeles congregations have
Fast trains daily Detween Ogden and Denver
united in prayer for rain on the
parched lands.
Dealer In
Modern Equipment, Through Pullman and Tourist
Newark, N. J., has a municipal lab
oratory which is turning out anti-toxin
Fre61i Candy, Nuts, Cigars and Tobacco,
Sleeping Cars and Superb Dining Car Service.
in such quantities as to hurt the Chi
and soft drinks of all kinds.
cago trust.
®WTry Him.
Government engineers are positive in
the belief that the only permanent re
lief for the Columbia at the bar is the
For rates, folders and other
I.
Agent extension of the jetty. There is now
funds available for 9,000 feet. If the
forinnation address
124 Third St., Portland, Or present congress does not make provis
ion for a continuance of the work, the
pause in the jetty extension will cause
great loss.
All kinds of watches, clocks and jewelry
Pope Pius is in ill health.
promptly repaired.
A Japanese warship is reported to
SCIO OREGON
have fired upon a Russian steamer.
Telephone Exchenoe Ko. 11.
REALESTATE BROKER,
THE SCENIC LINE
F. H Mauldin $
3
ALLOWED
STOPOVERS
R. V. HRGEY
Watchmaker and Jeweler
UNDERTAKING GOODSI
R. GILL
J
C. McBRIDE. Gen.
Scio Oregon
We have aht ays on hand a full line of
Caskets, Coffins, and robes at low prices. Our
AND
Wagon Maker
—ALBANY—
LUNCH - COUNTER
McKillop & Churchill, Props.
PICTURE FRAMING
Departn. mt cannot be beat.
Pictures
framed in any « ize or style at reasonable prioes
Scio PlaningMills, Scio, Oregon.
ALBANY OREGON
The best 20c meal in the
Open all night,
v a ley
The British ambassador at8t. Peters
burg has been informed that Russia
will make concessions to Japan.
The supreme court of Minnesota has
quashed the bribery indictment against
ex-Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis.
General Taft is now secretary of war.
President Roosevelt paid high compli
ments to Elihu Root, the retiring secre
tary.
The senate has requested the presi
dent to transmit Panama correspon
dence, if not incompatible with public
interests.
The house committee on Indian
affaire has decided to report favorably
the bill relating to the sale of lands on
the Grand Ronde, Oregon reservation.
Senator Ankeny is working hard to
have Fort Walla Walla retained as a
military poet and it will be as a cour
tesy to the senator if it is not abol
ished.
France deemes the Far Eastern situa
tion very warlike.
Go To The
Natives in Morocc arecommiting ter
rible atrocities on foreigners.
Keystone Shaving Parlors
An alleged snubbing of Miss Alice
Roosevelt haB put society at the capital
in a flutter.
C. H. BUCK, Prop.
Only First-Class Shop In The City
Shaving..................... 15 cents
Hair Cutting............ 25
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Shampooing............. 25
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Baths...........................25
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I»SCIO~ LIVERY & FEED STABLES^
Myer, Props.
Irvine
Hack connects with all trains at West Scio
and morning train at Munkers.
Our rigs are first-class and our horses good
drivers. Prices reasonable.
£)K M. H. ELL13
EYE AND EAR
McLlwaln block
Albany, Oregon
J. J. Barnes & Son,
General Blacksmiths
and Wagenmakers
W» buy our stock in large quantities
end keep a full line of carriage and
wagon material. All kinds of work In
our line done on short notice.
Horseshoeing a Specialty
SGI0, OREGON
D.
C. HUMPHREY
INSURANCE AGENT
Tor the Liverpool and Loados aa&
Gobe laeuraace Company.
ruwos—Chickering, Kimball,
Weber and others
oaosas—Newman Bros, and
Kimball
E.U. WILL
(general JHusic gealer
Music Books, Sheet Music, Small Instruments and Strings
Agent tor ths popular "Naw Homo” Sowing Machine.
Ii Sell a Sewim Machiae for $20, Warrantee for Fin Team
Noodles and Supplies tor all Sowing Machines.
Piano*, Organs, and Sewing Machines Repaired.
120 First Street
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Albany, Oregon
The coroner’s jury has returned a
verdict of sucicde in the Whitaker
Wright case.
Russian troops are reproted to be
taking positions in Manchuria and on
the border of Corea.
1904
COLD RAIL SNAPPED.
Colorado Flyer Ditched While Running
Forty Mlles an Hour.
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 3.—The Col
orado flyer on the Missouri Pacific rail
way was derailed near Miller. Kan.,
today while running at the rate of 40
miles an hour. ,
The engine and the rear car, a Pull
man, alone remained upright- on the
track. The baggage car, mail car,
smoker and a chair car were thrown in
to tlie ditch, turning over and were
badly shattered.
One person was
killed and 13 injured, one seriously.
The wreck was caused by the snap
ping ot a rail, due evidently to the se
vere cold weather of the past week.
Physicians reached the scenq. promptly
and a relief train was hurried Irom Osa
watomie, starting east with the injured
during the afternoon.
At the time of the accident the train
was two hours late and
making up
time. It had no orders to stop at
Miller and went by at full speed, lieing
derailed on the outskirts of the town.
The engine and tender passed over the
defective rail safely.
The front trucks of the mail car
jum|>ed the track and crashed into a
freight car on a siding. The baggage
car followed, pushed the mail car at
right angles across the track and both
the forward cars served to block the
smoker. The chair car following the
smoker partially telescoped the smoker
and the latter was rendered into kindl
ing wood. ThePullnan remained on
the track and aside from a severe shak
ing up the passengers in that car were
uninjured.
TIPS TRAIN OVER.
Gale Causes Wreck In Colors*» In Wh’ch
Five People are Hurt.
Denver, Feb. 3.—A special to the
News from Idaho Springs, Colo., says:
A passenger train on the Colorado &
Southern railroad, which left Denver
this morning for Georgetown, was
wrecked by a gale, two coaches and a
combination baggage and express ear
being blown over and badly damaged.
The engine and tender remained on the
track. Four of the train crew and one
passenger were injured.
The train had come to a standstill
about 1,500 feet from the station in
Georgetown, being unable to proceed
further because of the wind.
While
waiting for the wind to subside, the cars
were lifted from the rails by the wind,
and forced over on their side. The
passengers and erew were thrown with
great force against the sides of the cars,
but were able to escape through the
doors and windows.
It was several hours before the news
of the accident could be sent to Denver,
as the telephone and telegraph wires
were prostrated by the wind. A spec
ial relief train, sent from the latter
city, encountered poles and wires
strewn over the track in many places
and with difficulty reached its destina
tion. The severely injured were taken
to a hospital in Georgetown for treat
ment.
RUSSIA
IS READY
HAS CONTINUED NEGOTIATIONS WITH
JAPAN FOR
A PURPOSE.
Preparations for War Have Been Quietly
Keeping Pace With Those ot Japan—
Concessions are Now at an End-
Reply to Last Nate Will Ignore De
mand Regarding Manchuria.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 3.—It has been
known lor months past that Russia has
been steadily strengthening her army
and navy in the Far East to meet the
preparations which Japan was openly
making. The available warships were
dispatched to the Far East and the last
division, which left the Mediterranean
a month ago, is now nearing its desti
nation. Quietly, but surely, it was
necessary that Russia’s preparations
should keep pace with those of her dip
lomatic adversary. The feverish ac
tivity of Japan during] the last few
weeks naturally increased the distrust
of her ultimate intentions and the
Russian authorities have been pushing
their precautionary measures with
more vigor.
It is understood that six or seven
military trains have been going east
daily over the Siberian road and the
charters of some ships for^the Pacific
have been canceled, because the water
route was considered too slow.
The draft of Russia’s reply probably
will be submitted to the czar tomor
row. The Associated Press is assured
that it will be pacific and should ‘‘lead
to a settlemnet.”
The Associated
Press informant reiterated what he said
a few days ago: "We have conceded
much already, and we are ready to con
cede more, but some things we cannot
grant. From our standpoint the Man
churian question was settled by Rus
sia’s circular note to the powers recog
nizing all the Chinese treaties.
Why
should Japan demand more than the
other powers?”
Chinese coal exclusively has been
purchased for the Russian fleet. The
authorities now feel that the situation
is secure should Japan reject Russia's
proposition.
FIGHT AGAINST AMERICAN MEAT.
Austrian Agrarians Protest at
for Importation,
Efforts
WAR IN A MONTH.
Colombia Determined to Have a Force
on the Isthmus.
New York, Feb. 2.—This cable dis
patch was ìeceived here last night from
an official source in Bogota, according
to the Sun :
“The government is helpless in its
efforts to prevent war In lees than a
month from now 10,000 men will boon
the isthmus.”
This information confirming rumors
cabled from Panama yesterday that Co
lombia intends organizing and sending
an expedition against Panama, comes
as a surprise, in view of the changed
attitude of the Colombians who had ap
parently accepted the inevitable and
depended on General Raphael Reyes,
the special envoy to Washington, to
save what he could from the wreck,
says the Sun.
General Reyes was to have sailed yes
terday for Barranquilla on the steamer
Valencia, but for the second time he
deferred his departure. General Pedro
Nelispino and Dr. Lucas Gabellerò, col
leagues of General Reyes on the Colom
bian mission, sailed on the Valencia.
The story continues :
On seemingly good authority it is
said that General Reyes remains hero
because his negotiations with the state
department at Washington have not
been completely broken off and that he
has a tentative promise from this gov
ernment that Colombia will be taken
care of with a pecuniary balm for her
injured feelings.
No comments could be solicited from
General Reyes at the Hoffman house
last night on the threatening dispatch
from Bogota.
PRISON DAYS ENDBD.
Mr*, riaybrick, Held for Poisoning; Her
Husband, Liberated.
London, Feb. 2.—Lloyds Weekly
Newspapers says this morning that
Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the American
woman who was serving a life sentence
for having poisoned her husband, was
released from Aylesbury female prison
at 6:45 o’clock on the morning of Janu
ary 25 on special license. Her moth
er, the paper says, had visited her Sat
urday, January 23, and evidently was
the bearer of important news. The
governor of the prison on Sunday con
ferred with the prison officials with a
view to arranging for the departure of
the prisoner, which was carried out
very quietly. Mrs. Maybrick, accom
panied by one of the prison matrons,
entered a closed carriage and drove to
Aylesbury station, where she took a
train for London.
She drove from
Euston station and from there went to
a private house not far from the me
tropolis.
She will remain there for a short
period in order to recuperate and to
await the completion of certain form
alities which will give her a freedom of
movement not allowed by persons on
ordinary ticket-of-leave.
Mrs. Maybrick, the paper continues,
during the last few months in prison
was employed in the lightest work, aa
a reward for good conduct.
Vienna, Feb. 3.—The efforts of the
municipal council to reduce the price
of meat to the people of Vienna, by se
curing the importation of trans-At
lantic meat products are meeting with
very strong opposition from the agrar
ian interests.
Associations of farmers and cattle
men and peasants’ unions throughout
Austria have addressed telegrams of
protest to the ministry of the interior
and the city council, urging that irre
parable damage would be done the agri
cultural interests of the country if meat
from the other side of the Atlantic
were permitted.
The butchers of Vienna, being op
posed to the sale of foreign meat, the
pork butchers’ association has taken tip
the matter and now announces that the
first shipment of Argentine beef to Vi
RUSSIA LEAVES IT TO JAPAN.
enna will arrive here next Tuesday. It
MANY PERISH ON DBackT.
appears to lie very doubtful, however,
whether the government will permit War la Said to Depend Entirely oa Two
Eventualities.
Bodies of a Score ol Men Found on th« this shipment to be sold.
Sands In Nevada.
Paris,
Feb.
2.—It is understood here
SEALING TRADE MAY SUFFER.
in beet informed diplomatic circles that
Salt Lake, Feb. 3.—The bodies of be
Russia's reply to Japan will be concil
tween 20 and 30 men, who perished War In the Orient Wou'd Cause Aban iatory, but will differ in no essential
donment
of
Good
Field.
from thirst while attempting to cross
manner from her attitude already de
Vancouver, B. C., Feb. 3.—Should clared.
the desert between Moapa and Loa
The French government has been
Vegas, Nev., have been found within a war break out between Russia and Ja
pan, one branch of British Columbia’s informed of every stop taken by Russia
few weeks, according to advices re industries—sealing—would suffer. In
in reaching a decision, but the full ten
ceived from the latter place.
fact, the possibilitj- of conflict is al or of her reply has not yet reached the
The men, it is believed, were mostly ready having its effect. After the foreign office. The Gaulois quotes a
tramps who attempted to make the Behring sea arbitration, the sealers of higher authority as follows:
“Russia will not declare war unless
long journey on foot without sufficient Victoria found a new ground across the
supplies of food and water to carry Pacific off the Corean coast. For sev she is attacked by Japan. This is the
them across. Many of the bodies found eral seasons schooners have annually will of the czar and the fundamental
were without clothing, and it is be set sail for the Orient. This year the base upon which negotiations will be
lieved that the victims hail gone insane trip must lie abandoned, and the hunt continued. At St. Petersburg it is be
from thirst and hail wandered about in ing will have to be confined to off the lieved Japan, despite her beligerent
California and British Colombia coasts. attitude appreciates the madness of en
a nude condition in search of water.
Some of the victims are supposed to While war tietween Russia and Japan gaging in war.
“Russia is ready to give satisfaction
have used water from “Dead Man’s would not necessarily stop the schoon
Well,” which is located almost in the ers operating under the British flag, it to the legitimate claims of the Japan
center of the desert. The water from would involve them in danger. The ese on the condition that her interests
this well, while temporarily aleviating sealers have been "up against it” so are safeguarded. At this hour war de
thirst, is sure death to those who drink much in the past that they do not care pends upon two eventualities, an attack
to run risks.
by Japan or a local incident in Corea
it.
necessitating military intervention.”
Jiminez Has Lost All.
Washington, Feb. 3.—According to
George A. Rose, defaulting cashier of information received at the state de
a Cleveland bank to the extent of $ 187,- partment, all the ports of Santo Do
000, lost it all speculating in grain.
mingo are now in the possession of the
The senate will take the 1905 'air Morales provisional government, which
bill up as soon as the Panama debate succeeded the government of General
is ended, and perhaps in the mean Woe y Gil. The Jiminez revolution
seems to have l>een stamped out,
time.
though there has lieen no diplomatic
One hundred and five bodies have recognition of the Morales government.
been recovered from the mine in Penn United States officials in Santo Domin
sylvania where the recent disaster oc go have entered into relatione with it,
curred.
this step being necessary for the protec
Extreme cold weather prevails in tion of commercial business.
Northern Michigan.
Cattle were
frozen stiff in the barns. All outside
For Oreater Corps of Engineers
work is stopped.
The thermometer
Washington, Feb. 3.—Secretary Root
registers 48 degrees below.
sent to the senate today a report of the
The powers say mediation between general staff relating to the increase of
Russia and Japan is impossible. Rus the engineer corps of the army, togeth
er with the draft of a bill whose passage
sia first suggested it.
he recommends
The bill proposes
A cage and engine at a Victor, Colo
that the corps of engineers, when in-
rado, mine got beyend control and 14
creased, shall consist of one chief of en
men rode to tlieir death.
gineers, with the rank of brigadier gen
The National Good Roads associa eral; 12<olonels; 18 lieutenant colon
tion, at a meeting in Washington, els, 36 majors, 40 captains, 40 first lieu
adopted resolutions favoring the 1905 tenants and 38 second lieutenants.
fair.
Mississippi Town Wiped Out.
Roosevelt and Hanna are said to have
reached an agreement by which the lat
ter is not to be a candidate for presi
dent.
Rescuers at the scene of the great
Pennsylvania mine disaster had to be
rescued. Few bodies have yet been re
covered.
NO. 32.
Greenville, Miss., Feb. 3.—Fire at
Hollendale destroyed every building in
the town except two dwellings; loss
1200,000.
The fire stalled in a negro
restaurant and a high wind fanned the
flames to such proportions that the vol
unteer fire fighters could not stay its
progress.
Canal Company Haa Own Troubles.
Paris, Feb. 3.—A number of the
stix-kholders of the original Panama
canal company have signed a petition
to the minister of justice, M. Valle,
praying for an injuntcion against M.
Gautron. the liquidator of the com
pany, and the appointment of a new
liquidator on the ground that M. Gant-
ron is incompetent to protect their in
terests. An American official said to
night that this petition amounted to
nothing, as the entire question hail
Iwn fully considered by the courts
already.
Mon and Operators Both Dubious.
Indianapolis, Feb. 3.—The Indiana,
Ohio, Illinois and Western Pennsylva
nia coal operators' and miners’ joint
scale committee got to work today on
the counter demands presented in open
joint conference last week. Both o;»er-
ators and miners fear a disruption of
the present central competitive agree
ment, and today there are indications
that it will begin with the Illinois
operators granting practically the full
demands of the miners.
No Oold Coin In Vaults.
Washington, Feb. 2.—For the first
time in many years the treasury finds
itself without any gold coin in its
vaults. It is explained that this con
dition is the result ol an unprecedented
demand lor gold certificates during ths
time when the mints have been fully
employed in coining Philippine silver
and subsidiary silver for the United
States. The increased demand for gold
certificates which could only be issued
for gold coin in the treasury came
about through the needs of the large
banking institutions.
Want* Canteen* la Use.
Miser Starves to Death.
Washington, Feb. 2.—Rear Admiral
R. D. Evans, commander in chief of
the Asiatic squadron, writes to the
navy department that desertions in hi*
command bave been reduced to a mini
mum. He says the worst drawback to
discipline has l>een the excessive use of
alcoholic drinks.
Admiral Evans
recommends the establishment of can
teens in the navy, where beer and light
wine may be sold to the men. to be
taken with their meals.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 3.—An old wo
man who for 20 years past has resided
in a small ris>m in this city has t>een
found dead of privation. The officials
who went to her room to seal up her
furniture discoveied |8,000 in a cup
board, and a further search resulted in
the finding of securities valued at |1,-
000,000.
The woman leaves no heirs
Canton, China, Feb. 2.—Placards
were posted about thia city during the
night inciting the natives to attack and
burn the shamein (suburbs) which is
the European quarter.
The consul*
have demanded protection of the
viceroy.
Foreigners la Grava Danger.