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VOL. IX.
SQIO, LINN COUNTY, OBÄGON, DECEMBER 29,
Jfiewa
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LINN
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Order* taken at the yard* in Scio or at the mill* in Bilyeu Den.
His lumber is the beat of mountain fir, and prices are reasonable.
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HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
McKILLOP & DeVANEY, Props.
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LANDON!
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
France will send a fleet to Morocco.
Hermann is still trying to delay hie
trial.
A number of Annapolis hazers are to
be court martialed.
Attorney General Moody intends to
make a test case of trusts now ou trial.
Yqan Shi Kai has fallen heir to the
posit.t.,' in China held by Li Hung
Chang. |
Ex-United States Senator Bard, of
California, was seriously injured in a
runaway.
There has been a great increase in all
lines of export to China and Japan ex
cept flour.
President Loubet, of France, refuses
to again become a candidate and many
are offering their names to be proposed.
Italians and negroes engaged in a
race riot and several heads were broken
on both sides before the police restored
order.
The body of the late American consul
general, J. H. Russel Parsons, wlil be
brought from Mexico City to this coun
try for burial.
Fire destroyed the Van Nuye Broad
way hotel, one of the best in Los An
geles. Six firemen were injured. The
lose is placed at $200,000.
United Stats District Attorney Baxter
is to be summarily removed at Omaha
for connecting with illegal fencing of
public landB by cattlemen.
A handbill is being circulated in St
Petersburg threatening the czar’s life.
The Chino-Japanese treaty, relating
to Manchurian affaire, has been signed.
Thousands in the northeast provinces
of Japan are said to be on the verge of
starvation.
Heavy snows in New Mexico have
blocked railway traffic and train sched
ules are badly demoralized.
The Corean consul general to Great
Britain lias turned over his affaire to
the Japanese legation and retired.
Senor Don Felipe Pardo, brother to
the president of Peru, will represent
that country as minieter to the United
States.
Herbert H. D. Pierce, third assist
ant secretary of state, has been selected
by the president as the first American
minister to Norway.
A passenger train on the Illinois
Central was wrecked near Holly Srpinge,
Miss., and one woman killed and six
other persons injured.
John N. Irwin, ex-governor of Idaho,
is dead. He was former minister to
Portugal and also governor of Arizona.
He died at Hot Springe, Arkansas.
The California state mineralogist has
called the attention of government au
thorities to gigantic land frauds that
state. He says he will place evidence
in the hands of the United States dis
trict attorney that will involve many of
California’s prominent people, and be
lieves that something must be crooked
with the general land office.
The Baltic coast is lighted by burn
ing mansions.
The czar has refused to grant uni
versal suffrage.
An attempt to assassinate President
Reyes, of Colombia, failed.
Dewey wants the Annapolis hazere
expelled without a chance of returning.
The Virginia and North Carolina
coasts have been swept by a heavy gale.
A Loe Angeles cottage was wrecked
by the wind and three persons injured,
two perhaps fatally.
A collapse of scaffolding in the New
York tunnel under East river injured
five men, three of them fatally.
Columbia university has poeitivley
forbidden football in the future. Oth
er leading colleges lie expected to fol
low this lead.
The president has signed the canal
emergency appropriation bill carrying
$11,000,000. This is the first law ere-
ated by the present session of congress.
Odell has attacked Roosevelt for al
leged political interference in New
York. The president it accused of
wrecking the party to gratify ambition,
but does not seem to worry over the
charge.
Montenegro has adopted a new con
stitution.
Poland is again the scene of rioting
and troops cannot be spared to suppress
the trouble.
An American who has just returned
from Japan says there is sure to be dis-
trees in that country when all the
troops are returned from Manchuia.
A Dee Moi nee, Iowa, baby show
broke up in a row because the first
prise was given to the baby of a
i Jewess.
Hawaiian planter* have completed
1 plan* to bring 1,000 families of labor
ers from the Azores or some other
. European source.
MACKENZIE PROMISES AID.
Recommend* Total Appropriation of
$1,400,000 for Jetty.
Washington, Dec. 26.—Senators Ful
ton and Gearin today called on General
MacKenxie, chief of engineers, in re
gard to the needs of the Columbia river
jetty. General Mackenzie gave them
renewed assurance of hie friendliness
and said he was doing everything in hie
power to secure money to keep work in
progreee.
He has recommended not only an
appropriation of $400,000 in cash, but
haB urged that authority be granted for
the expenditure of an additional $1,-
000,000. He explains that $400,000
is required for “rocking” the jetty as
far out as the end of the preBent tram
way, but will not be ample for any ex
tension. If authority can be secured
for the expenditure of $1,000,000 addi
tional, it will be possible next season
to push the jetty much farther sea
ward, and in fact approach the point
where it is expected to end.
Major Roeseler, in hie report, re
commended an appropriation of $1,-
900,000 to complete the jetty. This is
a higher figure than the previous esti
mate, but his estimate ia reduced ma
terially by the War department.
The Oregon senators will exert their
belt efforts to secure the appropriation
recommended by General Mackenzie,
and will furthermore insist upon the
authorization of additional work to
the extent of $1,000,000. The other
Northwestern senators and representa
tives will work in accord with them.
1905.
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OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
WILL BUY FORESTRY
BUILDING.
MAKING READY IN KLAMATH.
State Board of Agriculture Proposes Government Engineer Lippincott Now
Moving It to Salem.
On the Ground.
Salem — At the meeting of the state
board of agriculture last week John H.
Albert, of the Lewie and Clark fair
commission, submitted a communi
cation suggesting that the lioard take
steps to secure the forestry building
erected at the Lewie and Clark fair
and move it to Salem.
Mr. Albert said that neither the city
of Portland nor the Oregon Historical
society has taken action toward preserv
ing the building, ana he thought it
would be a good plan to move the
structure to Salem and erect it in the
state fair grounds near the Southern
Pa ific track, where all persons passing
on the trains could see it. lie thought
the huge structure of logs would not
only be an attraction at the state fair,
but when so situated would be a per
petual advertisement for Oregon’s tim
ber resources.
s
The Board of Agrto^. *>e appointed
a committee compose
.W. II. Down
ing, J. D. Matlock ana Frank Lee to
ascertain the cost of transporting the
building to Salem, and also whether
the owner of the land upon which the
building now stands will permit it to
remain there until the leigslature meets
in 1907.
WOOLEN MILL FOR ALBANY.
INVESTIGATES INSECT PESTS.
NO. 27.
Revolutionist* Will Not Be Responsi
ble for His Safety.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 25.— There is a
persistent rumor in circulation here,
a well known revolutionary leader be
ing the authority, that the czar has
been warned to leave Ruseia. Thi»
communication was sent to the ruler in
three different ways in order to guar
antee its reaching him. The czar was
notified that the limit of patience had
been reached and that he had ceased to
be ruler of Russia, save in name onlv.
The czar was advised, for his own sake
as well as tor his family’s, to Leave the
country at once.
The communication is also said to
have stated:
“We Jo not want to harm any mem
ber of the imperial family, but we will
not be responsible for their safety in
the present critical time.”
It is stated on high authority that
one copy of the warning was taken to
the czar’s private apartments at Tsar-
koe-Selo a few days ago.
The czar is heavily guarded in the
palace, which is surrounded by a form
idable array of troops, while dozens of
maxims and large supplies of ammuni
tion are stored away. Few of the offi
cials have access to the czar.
Klamath Falls — Supervising Engin
eer J. B. Lippincott, for the Reclama
tion service in California, and having
charge of the Klamath project, arrived
here Sunday. Mr. Lippincott came to
Klamath Falls to clear up all prelim
inaries and arrange for paying all obli
gations against the government iu con
nection with the Klamath irrigation
project.
Several private companies were
bought out by the government officials,
or arrangunents were completed for the
purchase of all conflicting irrigation
ditches put here previously by private
concerns, and though the payments had
been authorized by government, none
of these private companies received
their money. This had caused con
siderable speculation, and the coming
of Mr. Lippincott, with the announce
ment that hie mission here was to
clean up all these claims, so that the
contractors awarded the contracts for
work on the irrigation canals could
proceed at once after the bide were let,
places all who heretofore had wondered
MOSCOW REDS RAISE SIEGE.
if the government would proceed with
actual ditch work in much clearer po
sition regarding the future of the pro Escape From Meeting Hall by Break
ing Through Railings.
ject.
Moscow. Dec. 25.—The 12,000 per
Mitchell Estate Small.
sons who were besieged in the Aqua
Portland—David M. Dunne has been
appointed administrator of the estate rium since last night forced the rail
of Senator John II. Mitchell upon the ings surrounding the building at 9
petition of John H. Mitchell, Jr., in o’clock this morning and escaped
the County court. The petitioner stat through an adjacent schoolhouse. A
ed that the estate is valued at $2,000,
and the heirs are Mattie E. Mitchell, few were wounded in their attempts to
wife of deceased, and Mattie E. de escape the military cordon.
Seventy of those attending the meet
Rochefoucauld, a daughter, residing in
Paris; John II. Mitchell, Jr., and Hi ing were arrested, but they were subse
A few revolvers
ram E. Mitchell, sons, and Alice and quently released.
Mildred Chapman and Mitchell and were seized and many daggers and re
volvers were left behind in the garden
Robert Handy, grandchildren.
surrounding the Bchoolhouee.
. Demonstrations of the strikers were
Want Trees Destroyed.
Oregon City—Fruit Inspector James continued all day, but in every case
H. Reid will appeal to the courts of they were dispersed by Cossacks and
Several persons were in
Clackamas county to compel E. J. Ril- dragoons.
ev, an attorney of Portland, to submit jured, but no one was killed. During
to the destruction of his fruit trees. the day wholesale arrests were made.
All business has been stopped. Sev
Inspector Reitl Bays Mr. RileyB’ orch
of the bakery shops have been
ard, which is located in Millthorn ad eral
plundered.
,
dition, near Milwaukie, is infected
The strikers are using the strongest
witli the San Jose scale, and that the measures to enforce the complete cessa-
only way in which the pest can be tion of business, but notwithstanding
eradicated is to destroy the trees. Mr.
Reid says he is determined to make a these measures the postal operation*
continue.
test ease.
At a meeting of bankers today it was
decided to open the banks tomorrow.
Subsidy of $15,000 Will Insure Re
building on Larger Scale,
Albany — The Commercial club ap
Washington, Dec. 26.—Acctx'V' .ig to pointed a committee of leading business
men to secure $15,000 in subscrip
the annual report of L. C. Howard, tions toward reorganizing the Ban
in charge of the Bureau of Entomology nockburn Manufacturing company, to
of the Department of Agriculture, the rebuild the woolen mill recently
main work of the bureau for the past burned, replacing it with a mill double
the capacity. The company is to have
fiscal year, ended June 30, 1905, wrae $100,000 capital and a practical woolen
in connection with the cotton boll wee manufacturer is to run the mill. The
vil, the cottion boll worm, importation new factory will give employment to
of beneficial insects from abroad, in 100 people.
The proposal is to bring machinery
vestigations of insects damaging forests
and deciduous fruit trees, work on in for a six-set mill from Massachusetts,
sects injurious to vegetable crops and the owner to take stock in the mill for
effecting the great Btaple field cropB, the machinery and run the plant. The
old building is to be rebuilt with money
and work in silk and bee culture.
The investigations into the cotton subscribed for stock in Albany, the old
boll worm were such that cotton plant company to put in its propeerty at half
ers will, it is stated, be enabled to con cost and raising $40,000 additional
stock. This will give the company a
trol that injurious pest.
plant with a working capital
Experiments on a large scale, extend complete
ing over practically the 4hole of the of $40,000. Business men here are
wheat g ow'ng area, have been looking taking hold with a will and the plans
Over $2,000 was
toward the elucidation of certain as yet promise success.
unsolved problems in the propagation subecibed by three men on the spot.
Say Agents are Frauds.
The Commercial club re-elected the
of the Hessian fly and of the joint
Salem—Agents are traveling over
entire
board
of
directors
and
officers,
worms of wheat, and also to determine
this state soliciting orders for books for
the beet time to sow wheat in the au President M. H. El'is and associates traveling libraries. In some instances
tumn in order to ward off the autumn holding another year.
they represent themselves as being au
attack of the fly. Investigations of the
thorized by the State Library commis
Statistics of Feeble-Minded.
same insect in the spring wheat re
The
Salem—An effort has been made by sion to solicit orders for books.
gions have been begun, since only re
commission has no traveling book
the
commission
authorized
by
the
laBt
cently has the HeBsian fly spread into
legislature to inquire into necessity or agents, nor has it authorized any one
this new country.
the advisability of establishing a school to solicit orders for traveling libraries,
in this state for the feeble minded, to or books to be included in traveling li
find out how many unfortunites of this braries. Wherever such cases have
IRRIGATE YAKIMA RESERVE.
character are to be found in the state. been reported to the Library commis
A report received at the office of the sion steps have been taken to advise
Jone*’ Plan to Secure Water and Ao-
secretary of the State Library commis people not to patronize these agents.
mit White Settlers.
sion, compiled from a census taken in
Will Extend Railroad.
Washington, Dec. 26.—As the first several Eastern states, shows the aver
Klamath Falls—J. W. Alexander,
step in the direction of adjusting con age number of feeble minded persons is
connected with the Weyerhauser lum
flicting water rights on the Yakima In 2 to 1,000. On this basiB there would ber syndicate, which recently pur
be atiout 1,000 feeble minded persons
dian reservation, Representative Jones in Oregon.
chased the Klamath I.ake (railroad,
running from Thrall to Pokegama, in
will introduce a bill, when congress re
Candidates Must File Notice.
connection with the large timlier hold
convenes, authorizing the Yakima In
ttalem—Secretary of State Dunbar ings of the railroad company situated
dians to sell 6(1 acres of their respective calls attention to the fact that it is ne on the Jeny creek plateau, denies the
allotments, and directing the secretary cessary for candidates for state or dis stat* merit that the new owners of the
of the interior to apply a portion of the trict offices to first file a notice of in road intended discontinuing the pas
proceeds to the purchase of water rights tention to become a candidate with the senger service toward Klamath Falls
for the remaining 20 acres of each al secretary of state, before or at the time the first of the year.
lotment.
of beginning the circulation of petitions
The passage of this bill will perma for the primary elections. A candidate
PORTLAND MARKETS.
nently provide for the irrigation of In is permitted to write a platform, not
dian lands and at the same time open exceeding 100 words, to Ire filed with
Wheal—Club, 71@72c; bluestem, 73
the way for the settlement of a large this declaration, arid to have printed
portion of the Yakima reservation. on the official ballot a condensed plat- @74c; red, (>7@66c; valley, 72c per
bushel.
This Indian land has been selling for form, not exceeding 12 words.
Oats—No. 1 white feed, $27; gray,
from $40 to $50 per acre, and a large
$26.50
per ton.
surplus will be realized for the benefit
Smelter for St. John*.
Barley—Feed, $22@22.50 per ton:
of the Indians.
Portland — An extensive smelting
Indian Commissioner Leupp is in plant will be established at St. Johns brewing, $22.50@23; rolled, $23® 23.50.
Rye—$1.50 per cental.
favor of this plan and will lend his within the coming year, an option on a
Hay — Eastern Oregon timothy,
assistance to secure its favorable con prospective site for the location of it
$14 50(315.50 per ton; valley timothy,
sideration by congress.
having Iteen secured. Negotiations are $11(312; clover, $6(3«; cheat, $6.50®
pending to close the deal. Further 9.50; grain hay, $6(39.
Strike Against Sugar Tax,
than that the parties who are negotiat
Fruit*—Apple*, $l@1.50 per box;
Han Domingo, Republic of Santo Do ing for the purchase of the site and pears, $1.25 @1.50 per box.
mingo, Dec. 26.—The government has contemplating the erection of a smelter
Vegetables — Beans, wax, 12c per
ordered the enforcement of taxation on are Portland <-r pitalists, who are heavi pound; cabbage, l@l!jic per pound;
the sugar produced in 1904, and ha* ly interested in Oregon and Alaska cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen; celery, 45
declared that shipments will i>e pro mining properties, nothing more defi (375c per dozen; cucumbers, 50@60c
hibited unless this tax Is paid. The nitely could be learned. Hie site de- per dozen; peppers, 6c per pound;
planters, however, refuse to pay, bas cided upon is centrally located.
pumpkin*, %@lc per pound; sprout*,
ing their refusal on certain government
7c per pound; snash, @ le per pound;
decrees and on contract* entered into
Newcomer* From Minnesota.
turnips, 90c@$l per sack, carrots, 65
with them, by which the sugar indus
Albany—The vanguard of immigrant* @75c per sack; lawts, 85c@$l per sack.
try was to be freed from all taxation from Ea-tern and Middle Western
Onions—Oregon, $ I @ 1.25 per Rack,
for a period of 20 years. As a result state* to Linn county ha* arrived. If
Potatoes—Fancy graded Burbank*,
of thi* situation, the plantations may the popluation increase* at a compara (>5@75c per sack; ordinary, 55@60c per
cease cultivation.
tively rapid rate during the more lav sack; Merced sweets, Rack*, $1.90;
nrable season in the spring, the county crates, $2.15.
Irish Leade** May Get Together.
Butter—Fancy creamery, 275*@30c
will experience a rapid and substantial
Dublin, Dec. 26.— William O’Brien : growth before another fall season ha« per pound.
is making overtures to the parliament rolled around. Thi* latest addition i*
Eggs—Oregon ranch, 30c per dozen.
ary party, led by John Redmond, for a in the form of three families from
Poultry—Average old hen*, 10@flc
working agreement «nd the adoption of ¡Shelburn,
Minnesota,
aggregating per pound; young roosters, 9c; springs,
a common line of action in the forth twenty-four people.
10® 11c; broilers, 12@13c; dressed
coming general elections. The over
chickens, 12@13c; turkeys, live, 16
tures have t>een received in a friendly
Lincoln County Show* Decrease.
@17c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 17@
spirit, but bo far there has been no in- j Salem—Lincoln county's a«*e**rnent I 21c; geese, live, 9@10c; ducks, 15c.
terview between the leader*. Mr. Red summary for 1905 has Ixren received at
Hope — Oregon, 1905, choice, 10®
mond and John Dillon have issued an the office of the secretary of state. It ! IlJic; prime, 8>,@9*^c; medium, 6c;
announcement that nothing has yet re- shows a decrease of 10 per cent in the olds. 5@7c.
suited from Mr. O’Brien'« action.
Wool—Eastern Oregon, average best,
valuation of taxable property, the total
for 1904 being $1,039,592, as compared 16®21c; valley, 24@26c; , mohair,
Alfonso Betrothed *t Last.
cLoice, 30c per pound.
with $939,454 in 1905.
rteef — Dressed bull*. l@2c pe>
Paris, Dec. 26.—The Figaro th is
pound; cows, 3@4c; country steers,
Mill at Er terprise.
morning declare* that a definite agree
Enterprise—Otto Brothers have in ' 4<a4‘tc.
ment has been reached between the
Veal—Pressed. 3@8c per pound.
British and Spanish government* re stalled a chop mill near here, a large
Mutton—Dressed, fancy, 6@6t,c pet
The flouring
garding the betrothal of King Alfonso rx-e affording power.
and Princes* Ena of Bitten berg but mill in Enterprise is frequently com pound; ordinary, 4@5c; lambs, 7®
that the official announcement will not polled to close down, but the chop mill 75»c*
Pork— Dressed, 6@7c per pound
can be ruu at any time
be made for several week*.
Government Solves Problems of Cot
ton and Wheatgrowers.
CZAR IS WARNED.
BLAZE ON CROWDED FERRY.
Thousand Passenger* Nearly Jump
Into Hudson in Terror.
New York, Dec. 25—While the Del
aware, Lackawanna & Western ferry-
lioat Montclair was crowded from end
to end on a trip tonight from the foot
of Christopher street to Hoboken, fire
burst out beneath the midst of the
inner row of seats in the men’s cabin
on the starboard side. Bo sudden was
the outhi ret of flames that those sit
ting on the scats had narrow escapes
from burning.
The shouts of tire sent the passengers
in a rush to the open ends of the boat,
men almost pushing one another into
the water. The panic spread to the
women’s cabin, which was also crowd
ed, there being 1,000 passengers on the
Isiat. The Montclair was in midstream.
As quickly as they could make their
way to the fire extinguishers, the deck
hands took them down and played on
the fire, which quickly liecame only a
smudge of Btifling smoke.
The boat was driven lull Bpeed, with
whistle shrieking, to the Hoboken
slip. The paHsengerB rashed ashore
and the fire department put out what
remained of the blaze. It is supposed
that a smouldering cigar stub com
municated fire to rubbish and started
the blaze.
Honor for Choate.
Washington, Dec 25,—The Poet to
morrow will say: Joseph H. Choate,
who recently was succeeded at the Court
of St. James as United States ambassa
dor by Whitelaw Reid, in all likelihood
will lie named by President Roosevelt
as chairman of the American delega
tion to the second Hague peace confer
ence. This selection virtually is decid
er! on by the president. It s under
stood that he desired that rrx-President
Cleveland should head the delegation,
but Mr. Cleveland expressed a disin
clination to undertake the work.
Hetburn Loaded for Bear,
Washington, Dec. 25. — When the
seriate reconvenes after the holidays,
Senator Heyburn intends to make a
speech on his forest reserve bills. He
will air his difference with the presi
dent anil Gifford Pinchot, and urge
curtailment of the president's power to
create reserves. Hie bill has not been
reported. A severe arraignment of the
administration is expected.
The sen
ator will also speak in advocacy of hi*
national board of corporation* bill.
Traffic of Soo Canal.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Dec 25.—
The government re|>ort places the total
freight tonnage of the Soo canal for th*
year at 44,270,860 tons, an increase
over last year of 40 per cent.
Martial Law for Poland.
Warsaw, Dec. 25.—A proclamation
of the governor general was gazetted
here today, establishing martial law in
all the 10 government* of Russian Pol
and and appointing ten temporary mil
itary governor* general.