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SCIO, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 24, VOL. IX . JTÀe gianiiam <JZew3 PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT LIMM ¿CIO, CO., OREGON By T. L DUGGER Advei tiling rates made known on application Transient advertisements muit be paid for when the order is given for their insertion. Entered at the postoffioe at Scio, Oregon, ae second class mall matter. ^PROFESSIONAL > C. C. Bryant J_J BRYANT A BON ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Goodwin Block ALBANY OREGON L H. MONTAN YE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Notary Public and Solicitor of Pensions and Patents Office, 232 West 2d Street ALBANY, OREGO » WEATHERFORD A WYATT ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Office over First National Bank. ALBANY OREGON WILBUR N- PINTLER, D. M D. DENTIST Seit Orsfoa Graduate Eclectic Medical College Cincinnati, Ohio ■CIO OREGON THE SKIPTON STABLES Good Turnouts, Prompt and Courteous Attention PRILL M. D. PHYSICIAN mi SURGEON Sols, Ortgoa Talaphona Bxchaxtc* Xa. 11. 8HELT0N EEALESTATE BROKER, Juatlca of th* T om * Ntury PxkUc Solo Orogta R. W.-HR6EY 10X0 OXUEOOX CORNER SALOON J. A. TUCKER Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars Pure Liquors for Medioinal Purposes Give Us a Call SCIO OREGON fiT TUr NEWS OF THE WEEK |n a Condensed Form for Our B usy Beaders. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS LUX CH - COUNTER McKillop Ä Churchill, Prop«. ALBANY OREQON The best 20c mo al In the Open all night, 8 Resume of the Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. va ley There is a lull in the Russian revo lution. Go To The The st cond trial o> Senator Burton has commenced. Missouri may shut out two more in surance companies. Tait denounces trusts which oppose free trade with the P' ’’•piines. Only First-Class Shop In The City King Christian nas at .‘ted the Nor wegian throne for Prince Charles. Shaving..................... 15 cents The president will co-operate with Hair Cutting............. 25 •• the states in compelling insurance re Shampooing.............. 25 “ form. Bathe.......................... 25 •• Russian Baltic ports are frozen up, OEORGE DAVIE PROPRIETOR thus cutting off communication by water. The Cuban govtrnment has learned of fresh plans for the overthrow of President Palma. The death roll in the wreck of the steamer Hilda, off the coast of France, has grown to 128. Secretary Hitchcock and Attorney We buy our stock in large quantities General Moody have agreed to remain and keep a full line of carriage and in the cabinet tor another year wagon material. All kinda of work in A number of towns in Northern our line done on short notice. Utah are without luel and should a sudden cold snap come many people would suffer. The production of gold in the United States during 1904 amounted to 3,910,- 729 ounceB, valued at $80,035,646, an increase of over $7,000,000. General Chaffee will soon retire. Taft says canal needs more money. Poles fear invervention by the kaiser if they revolt. Senator Smoot’s political control of Seta • • • • Oregon Utah is ended. Further revelations are expected in California on insurance scandal. orrxosM The Norwegian storthing has form President........................... T. J. M uwxsrs ally elected Prince Charles as king Cashier.................................. W. A. E wlko The board of consulting engineers has uecided in favor of a sea level Dsn general banking and exchange canal. The outbreak ol yellow fever in business. L ■ ns made at eurrsnt rates Havana is being controlled and few and drafts issued ea principal cities. new cases are reported. Workmen of Russia have called off the strike and claim success in saving Cronstadt mutineers. —VIA— San Francisco has raised $25,000 for Russian Jews and expects to add an other $5,000 to the fund. A meeting of Denver business men passed resolutions favoring better tariff regulations with the Philippines. Trains leave West Scio for Portland Over half of Vladivostok has been and way stations at 10.46 a. as. Leave destroyed as a resnlt of the recent out or Albany at 3.45 p. m. break. The damage is estimated at $25,000,000. vsavea Portland 8.30 a. m., I SO p. m. “ Albany 12.10 p. m., 11.30 p. m. During a football game at Ann Arbor Arrives Ashland 12.33 a. m., 11.80 a. m. a grand stand fell, burling 2,000 peo " Sacramento 7.55 p. m., 8.55 a. m “ San Francisco 7.65 p. m., 8.66 a ple into the wreckage. Not more than a dozen were hurt sufficiently to require Pullman and Tourist cars en both the services of a physician. trains. Chair cars Sacraments te Og- California politicians are now be len and El Paso, and tourist cars to Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans and coming involved in the insurance scan Washington. dal. Connecting at San Francisoo with The strike in Poland is believed to everal lines for Honolulu, Japan, China JhilippinM, Central and South Amer- have been broken and the country is ca. settling down. See Mrs. M. E. Woodnansee, agent at Indications are thatl a new register West Scio station, or address of the Lewiston land office will not be named for some time. W. E. COMAN, G. P. A., Root is preparing to initi Portland, Ore ate Secretary negotiations for the settlement of all pending disputes with Canada. Many women are going to Panama to work as servants in the various camps along the route of the canal. A prairie fire near Aberdeen, 8. D., caused a loss of livestock, grain and farm buildings estimated at $500,000. A fire which started in a Knoxville, ,Tenn., paint store destroyed $200,000 worth of property before extinguished. European nations are not pulling to ; gether in their demonstration against ! Turkey and the sultan doesn't seem badly scared. The canvass of the New York eleo- tion shows gains for Hearst. The contributions for the relief of the Russian Jews totals $740,000 from all parts of the world Of this $370,000 came from the United States. Keystone Shaving Parlors J. J. Barnes & Son, General Blacksmiths and Wagonmakers Horseshoeing a Specialty SGIO, OREGON State Bank ADD SOQT^ Southern Pacific Ci. Watchmaker and Jeweler 8IABTA IIDTK. AU kinda of watches, clocks and Javalry promptly repaired, jAYpaarn Oregon -A lbany - ALL KINDS OF JOB PRINTING AT THE NEWS OFFICE AT THE LOW- POSSIBLE PRICE. GET PRICES Irvins & Myer, Prop». Hoch connects with all trains at West Scio and morning train at M linkers NO. 22 i Corner Second and Ellsworth Streets Albany Scio R Fred Tomlinson REASONABLE RATES TERMS Per annum, at the end of the year............. Per annum, in advance................................ 1.25 H. Bryant Frank Skipton 1905. HUNDRED LIVES LOST. Steamer STRUGGLE IS ON. Runs on Rocks Off North Coast of France. St. Malo, France, Nov. 21.—One of the most soul harrowing tales of ma rine disaster in the history of the Eng lish channel was brought here late last night, when the tug Chateau Ilryand arrived here in company with the steamer Ada, having on board six sur vivors of the 105 passengers and crew of the Southwestern railroad’s steam ship Hilda, which, while bound from Southampton to St. Malo, was driven on the Pontes rocks, three miles from here, during a blinding storm in the early hours of Sunday. The steamer left Southampton Satur day for St. Malo with 86 passengers and a crew of 19 on board. The -weather was bitterly cold, while a heavy enow accompanied by a high wind, made navigation well nigh im possible. Before the Hilda was clear of the Southampton harbor it was plain that the voyage would be very dangerous, and all passengers were driven below decks and the hatches battened down. Owing to the wind and snow the vessel made but very slow progress, time and again haring to steer from her course to avoid the strength of the waves, which rushed mountain-high down upon her. When off the Pontes rocks trie Hilda was caught in a strong current, and before she could be turned head-on to the waves, she drove stem- on aga'nst the outermost promintorv. She broke into three pieces almost im mediately, and sank before it was pos sible to launch the lifeboats. NO COMPLAINT ON CUBA. Isle of Pines Americans Merely Wish Change of Government. Havana, Nov. 21. — The municipal council of the Isle of Pines has issued a lengthy statement denying the charges made by J. H. Keenan, of Pittsburg, and others, that the island is in a condition bordering anarchy and is without proper courts, schools, facilities for the protection of life and property. The statement alleges that these have all been provided and that, although various public improvements are necessary, the government has done more than the small revenues of the is land warranted. It agrees that the records show the actual ownership of Americans of lands in the island to be far smaller than has been asserted, since most of such lands are held on options or on the payments of small installments, and that they u7 so show the amount of taxes paid by Americans to be very small. The officers of the principal Isle of Pines land company, whose offices aie in Havana, say that while they believe the island should be considered United States territory, they have no com plaint to make of the Cuban govern ment. FIND OF DIAMONDS. Causes Excitement to Run High on Necanicum River. Senate Committee Meets to Consider Rate Measure. STEVENS IS OF SAME OPINION Board of Consulting Engineers Will Make Two Reports — Canal Commission Says Locks. Washington, Nov. 21.—Although the board of consulting engineers has de cided in favor of a sea level canal, it is yet an open question whether the Pan ama canal Bhall be a sea level or a lock waterway. The decision of the board is not final. It was reached by a vote of 8 to 5 in favor of the sea level pro ject, General Davie and Messrs. Burr and Parsons joining with the five for eign engineers against a lock canal. The report of the board probably will not be submitted to President Roose velt for five or six weeks. As to the character of the great project, the re port will not be unanimous. In fact, two reports, one by the majority and one by the minority, will be submit ted. These reports the president will lay before the canal commission and Chief Engineer Stevens for considera tion. Mr. Stevens will come to the United States from the isthmus to take up the subject with the commission and the president. It is conceded by the adherents of a sea level canal that to construct such a waterway will cost much more money and time than to build a lock canal. It is known that in the mind of the president these are vital elements. It is his deBire, er. -eesed to some of those who have discussed the subject with him, that the canal should be built as expediously as possible and at no great er expense than may be necessary to provide a practicable waterway. He lias indicated to some of those to whom he has talked that he personally favors a lock canal, but he is determined ful ly that the subject shall be considered thoroughly from all points of view be fore a final decision is reached. Mr. Stevens will leave Colon for Washington next Thursday. He is coming to give the commission infor mation upon different phases of the work on the isthmus, but more particu larly his view as to the type of canal. These views are already known to the officials who are in charge of the canal work, but an official statement from the engineer is desired. Mr. StevenB told officials who recent ly visited the canal zone that, if a sea level canal was to be constructed, the government ought to put boys under 20 years of age in charge of it, so that they would last until the work was completed. The visit of Mr. Stevens for the especial purpose of giving his views as to the type of canal indicates that the judgment of the consulting board of engineers is not definitely to determine the type, but that the com mission will earnestly take up the sub ject and make recommendations. From Seaside, Ore., Nov. 21.—During the past week there lias been intense excite ment on the Necanicum. The secret of it all lies in the fact that an ochre mine, which is being developed iust above the bridge across the Necanicum SHAW WILL STAY. on the Elk creek road, has been yield ing precious stones. Diamonds and rubies are said to be in evidence and a Agrees Not to Leave Cabinet While Congress Sits. number of people have located claims. The ochre is of finest quality and plen Washington, Nov. 21.—Leslie M. ty of the best fireclay ever discovered Shaw will remain as secretary of the is there, but when precious stone were treasury in President Roosevelt’s cab- dicovered the excitement reached fever inet until the conclusion of the si” heat and people were coming from proaching session of congress, and per- Portland to lie guided to the diamond liaps for several months longer. field. Everything looked good to tlie It has been understood that Mr. Shaw seeker after precious stones and every expected to retire from the cabinet pebble they saw looked to them like a alxiut tlie first of February next, or diamond in the rough. They are hop sooner, w ith a view to greater freedom ing that the digging will not “soon be in promoting his candidacy for the Re over,” but will continue until they publican presidental nomination in have secured bushels of the precious 1908, although the secretary himself stones. never has announced himself to lie a The ochre is being sacked and ship i candidate. ped to Portland to be subjected to the President Roosevelt’s attention was necessary refining process, and from attracted to some went publications present indications a great industry that Mr. Shaw baa presented his resig- will lie built up near Seaside, which , nation to take place next February, or, will give employment to a large num [H-rhaps, earlier, and today he ha I a tier of men. This, aside from any conference with the secretary about the precious stones which may be found in matter. the mine, is the most desirable feature connected with the enterprise. Breakers in Salton Sea. Los Angeles, Nov. 21.—Information No Clash Over Fishing. has come to the Southern Pacific head- Washington, Nov. 21. — All danger quarters here today that the gale that of a clash lie tween the Gloucester and blew inland from the sea this morning New Foundland fishermen has been lashed the waters of Salton sea into averted, it is believed, for this season, huge breakers, which damaged the by the exchanges between Secretary railroad track and cut off telegraphic Root and Sir Mortimer Durand, the communication along this point. The British ambassador. The secretary is railroad had just finished extensive now awaiting the reply of the Ixmdon works to protect the track from the en government to hie memorandum, in croaching waters that flowed in ftom which he called at’ention to the three the Colorado river, and believed main points of difference. This is ex that it >>a<l finally overcome the di I- pected some time within the week and Acuity. its receipt, it is believed, will clear up pactically the entire situation. Canal Needs $16,000 OOO. Washington, Nov. 21.—An estimate All of Mayor Dnnne’s plans for im Muting Among Prisoners. of $16,0000,00 for continuing work of mediate municipal ownership of the Tok io, Nov. 21.—A telegram from th® Panama canal has lieen sent by the Chicago street railways have been Nagasaki says that 500 of the Russian Trea-nry dpeartment to the War de shattered by the council reaching an agreement with the companies placing prisoners of war bound for Vladivostok partment to be sent to congress. The on board the vessels Vladimir and Bo estimate is for expenditure up to and the time ten years hence. roneji have shown signs of mutiny. including the fiscal year ending June Speaker Cnnon has declared against The officers of the two vessels applied 30, 1907. A part of this money will la- to the Japanese authorities to dispatch necessary at once, and an emergency tariff revision. The president has removed Register troops and police officers to their assist appropriation will be naked ae soon us One hundred constables have congress convenes, in order that the : West, of the Lewiston, Idaho, land 1 ance. boarded the Boroneji and four Japan«“ e work may proceed. ofice. torpedo boats have surrounded the two More than 300,000 has been raised Russian ships. Loss on Distillery $1,600.000. in the United Sttes for the relief of the Connellsville, La., Nov. 21.—Last Rnseiaan Jews. China to Pay Indemnity. night's fire at the Overholt distillery Ixindon, Nov. 21.—The T»«io corre at Bradford resulted in a loss eetimaied Austria fears her Polish «objects will revolt of Russian Poland is sncceasfnl spondent of the Daily Telegraph under •oday at $1,600,000. It is estimateli stands that an Anglo Thibetan trea'y that 18,000 barrels of whisky were de in securing autonomy. has been signed and that it provides stroyed. The whisky wws valued at The Riverside Bridge works, at Mar that Great Britain shall acknowledge $648,000, and the government will lose tin’s Ferry, Ohio, has burned. The Chinese sovereingty in Thibet in return the tax of $1.10 a gallon, amounting to lose will reach $100,000 fur which China will pay an indemnity. $891,000. Washington, Nov. 20.—In the room of the senate committee on interstate commerce this morning the struggle with the problem of legislation affect ing the railroads will begin. The ques tion has occupied public attention to the partial exclusion of other mat tere of importance for a year, but the com mittee meeting will mark the real be ginning of tlie contest, which congress will end before the close of the coming session. The committee, of which Stephen B. Eikine, of West Virginia, is chairman, has been directed ex plicitly by the senate to make a report on the matter of railroad legislation “by bill or otherwise” not later than December 14. Nearly every member of the committee is in Washington and the few absentees are expected to reach the city today. Mr. Elkins has intimated that no bill can be prepared within the time set by the senate for making the report. If this is true, it means that an exten sion of time must be asked and there w ill be nothing for the senate to do but grant it. Senator Dolliver, of Iowa, on the other hand, believes that there is no reason why a bill cannot be presented to the senate within a week after the convening of congress. Members of the committee are divid ed on the question of the extent to which legislation to be recommended should go in tin, matter of giving au thority to the Interstate Commerce commission to fix rates. This is the mere statement of a fact already well known, but there are indications that Mr. Elkins may be able to obtain a majority report by yielding much from hie views and by gaining as much fiom the members of the committee who have been antagonistic or partly antag onistic to the chairman. REBUILD THE OREGON. Famous Battleship to Remain in Dry- dock T wo Years Washington, Nov. 20.—The Navy de partment expects that the battleship Oregon will remain at the Puget Sound navy yard the better part of two years undergoing a complete overhauling. Many parts of the ship are to be prac tically rebuilt. The turrets are to be equipped with electric controlling ap paratus and features which have be- come obsolete are ¿o bo replaced by the latest pattern known in naval con struction. Work will be begun early in January, as soon as the Oregon ar rives from the Philippines. Secretary Bonaparte is now consider ing the naval estimates. What he will recommend for liie l’uget Sound navy yard is unknown, but there is a belief that he may endorse the recommenda tion of the bureau of yards and docks that $1,250,000 be appropriated to kuild a new drydock. It seems im probable that congress, in its economi cal mood, will authorize a new dock this session, but congressional action will depend largely upon the amount ol pressure the Washington delegation can bring to bear. CONGRESS MUST ORDER BONDS None for Panama Canal Car, Be Issued Without Its Action. APPROVE PROJECTS Hitchcock Will Reverse Himself on Irrigation. TO THE BENEFIT OF NORTHWEST Had Taken Bad Advice— Walcott Re moves Objections to Umatilla, Okanogan and Sunnysida. Washington, Nev. 18. — Secretary Hitchcock is preparing to reverse him self and approve the Umatilla irriga tion project in Eastern Oregon, as well as one or more projects in Washing ton. This, at least, is the inference to be drawn from an authorized state ment made at his office today to the effect that tut ion on the Umatilla pro ject would be taken some time next week which would be satisfactory to the people of Oregon, and that similar action was to be looked for on one or more Washington projects. It is not known at this time what Washington projects will be approved, further than that the choice will lie among the Tie ton, Okanogan and Sunnyside schemes, all of which have been favorably re commended by the Reclamation service. This announcement from the secre tary’s office was made after a confer ence between Mr. Hitchcock and Di rector Walcott, of the Geological sur vey, who is the intermediary between the secretary and the Reclamation ser vice. This afternoon Mr. Walcott re turned to the secretary all papers bear ing on the Umatilla, Okanogau and Tieton projects and, in addition to tlie oiiginal recommendations, submitted unanswerable arguments showing that all these projects are not only feasible and desirable, but that tlieie is no feat ure about them to which objection can be legitimately raised. In point of fact, Mr. Hitchcock, shortly after taking adverse action on the Umatilla, Tieton and Okanogan projects, saw that he had acted on bad advice, aud realized that his position would become untenable. He saw that he had made a blunder which would have to be rectified, and he has cau tiously been feeling his way back to Solid ground. He is not yet ready to make the tinal leap, but is preparing for It and, when hs <li.ee, co<-ff<e«o Washington will benefit. Incidentally it might be mentioned that the men who gave tie secretary had counsel have heard from it, and have been warned to display more intelligence and common sense in future ONLY AMERICANS AS CONSULS. Root Will Not Appoint Foreigners if He Can Help It. Washington, Nov. 18.—Not a single foreigner lias been appointed to the American consular service abroad since Secretary R< ot assumed office. He feels that it is his duty to “put none hut Americans on guard.” Aside from th« fact that a foreigner naturally might lie expected to take lees interest than an American in the development of our trade abroad, it is felt that in time of political stress, wherein rela tions might become strained, no such test should lie placed upon the loyalty of a foreign consular agent to his na tive country as would be imposed by requiring him to do his full duty to the country which merely employed him. So, although a number of vacancies have occurred in these posts since Sec retary Root assumed office, he lias held consistently to the policy alxive laid down, and where it lias not been possi ble to find Americans to fill the vacan cies, the offices have been allowed to remain vacant. Of course, th« vacan cies cannot continue indefinitely, but the secretary hopes that, with the pressure of the business world liehind it, congress Will yield to bis appeal for more liberal compensation for these small posts, so as to enable him to send out American officials. Washington, Nov. 20.—It can be au thoritatively stated that no Panama bonds will he issued until congress shall have authorized their use as a ha lis for national bank circulation at one-half of I per cent , the same as the consols of 1930. Two per cent bonds, it is said, would not be worth par if bank circulation based thereon w«re taxed at 1 per cent, as the law now provides. And even if the Ixinds were issued and sold, the money would not be available until congress should ap propriate it. Treasury officials are somewhat sur prised at the published statement that the secretary of the treasury is con templating the issuance of Isinds under present conditions. Mr. Shaw has twice called the attention of congress to this needed legislation. This will un doubtedly lie repeated in hie forthcom ing annual report, and Speaker Gannon Ballot Reform in New York. has given him assurance that he will New York, Nov. 18. — At a confer do everything in hie power to expedite ence yesterday between representatives its passage. of organizations interested in ballot re form, a resolution was adopted declar Cubans Get Many Arms. ing that ballot reform in New York Havana, Nov. 20 —The truth in the should proceed on the lines of the Aus repoits of plots to overthrow the gov tralian ballot as in use in Massachu ernment was revealed in pa-t today, setts. As the representative of the be government received a confidential Corrupt Practices association, D. Cady report to the effect that an ostensibly Herrick asked the support of.the con vacant house in the term suburb wax ferees for a bill which his organization being utilized as a secret depository intends to present to the legislature for arms and ammunition. The police ami which he said would lie drawn so found 41 rifles, 21 carbines, 35 pack as to do away with election corruption. ages, each containing 1,000 cartridges, Peasants Sack an Estate. and some barreh filled with ammuni tion anil accoutrements. Suspicion is Kursk, Russia, Nov. 18. — Agrarian directed toward the Liberal and Radi- disorders are increasing. The estate of cal leaders. Prince Kxssalkine Rostkoftsky, in the Novoskol district, has been sacked by Fihpiros Melt Pesos. fieaeants, who attacked and wounded Washington, Nov. 20 — The rise of the prince and princess. Several build silver bullion, which has liven going on ings were burned and cattle and horses steadily for a year, has now reached a driven off The police commissary has level that affects the currencies of the sent an ntire it appeal to the govern world, based on -he ratio of 32 to 1, ment for regular troops to aid the Cos like the new peso in the Philippines sacks, who are powerless to cope with and the new .Mexican currency. The the disorders. Philippine commissioners, in consider Plan International Parliament. ation of th prospect that the currency will tie turned into pots and melted Peris, Nov. 18.— Representatives of into bullion, have Issued an order the parliaments of the principal na against the exportation of the coin. tions will assemble here November 18 to consider the American appeal for a Local Government for Poland. |rermaneat international parliament St Petersburg, Nov. 20.—-It is re- and a general arbitration treaty, as ported that another manifesto promis presented at the Bnis-els parliamentary ing a general semstro and local munici l ongrxM by ('■•ngr. ««man Richard Bar pal government to Poland, may be is tholdi. of Missouri, who represented the United States at the congress. sued sborlty.
