CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
YUAN IS INAUGURATED.
Foreign Legation» Not Represented -
Imperialist* Gaining.
SOUTH POLE
ARE WE FACING AMUNDSEN'S
EXPEDITION SUTESSFl L
GERMAN CRISIS?
Ixindon - Analysing the eomewhat
Pekin -Yuan Shi Kai waa formally
brief cable to band, announcing Cap
Inaugurated provisional president of
tain Amundsen'» attainment of the
the Republic of China in the presence
South i*ole, one, from previous ex
of a great gathering of delegatee, pro
perience, would aaeume that the jour
ney waa done with extreme rapidity
vincial envoy*, military wnd naval offi
and under very favorable condition* as
cer* and other prominent personages,
regards the weather.
ia the new foreign office. Many for
Captain Amundsen haa attained the
Ge neral Return* of Important Event! eigner* attended the ceremony, but Germany Wculd Buy Colombian Porta geographical South Pole, the long- Amundsen'« Antarctic Discovery Be
the legations were not repreeented.
aought-for spot, and that finish*«
lieved Beyond Question- Eng
on Atlantic, Defying Monroe
Preset "ed In Condanaad Form
record-breaking so far as the ends of
lish May Share Honora.
Yuan Shi Kai, who waa in military
Doctrine of U. S.
for Our Duty Header*.
the earth ar* cr»nc*rned.
uniform, read a declaration promising
the latitude of
Assuming
that
faithfully to develop the republic,
Amundsen's winter quarter* wax 74
Philadelphia- Tb« »taff eorreapon- degree» 44 minutes, that ia only 673
Warring Chinese tongs in Kan Fran observe the constitutional laws, and
BY SIR KMNWrT SHACKLETON.
raMe U1 tke New Yurt Tunee s»4 The
cisco have again agreed to a truce.
retire when the national assembly ap- dent of the Phlladelphla Pre., at geographical miles from the South
t load <
j Pole. Thia place waa named Bay of
pointed
a
permanent
president.
The
Washington
aaya
:
Amundsen lauds his four compan
tx>ndon Captain Amundsen'» cable,
i Whale» by a former expedition and I
Is the United States to be faced
ions for their loyalty during his dash affair was aolemn—almost pathetic
was formerly k.w»n as Balloon Bight which I have had an op;nrtunity of
to the South Pule.
with the possibility of war with Ger-
and typical of China*» transition.
If Amundsen did 16 milea a day and ‘ seeing, must leave no doubt in the
Four warship* will be kept perma
Moat of those attending were at < many for the control of the Panama • reached th* South Pol* on IWemelmr ' mind of anyone that on December 14
canal?
Information
which
is
causing
nently on Puget Sound, and known as tired either in uniforms or European
14, he would have started south about |
the Norwegian arrived at the South
the administration the gravswt concern
the Pacific Reserve fleet.
the beginning of Nov«-mb«-r. but it is •
dress, The only touch of Orientalism , j,M brought out the fact that recent
i’oie. It ia true that in the cabled ac
The J»|>anc»e tramp steamer Unkal was th«- presentation of the scarfs to n«‘gotiatk>ns i between the Kaiser's, ! more likely that he did not travel at i
count
there are certain minor discrep
that
rat*.
*ap»*eially
for
the
first
100
’
Mani No. 2 sailol from Portland with
government and the government of nr 2<K>-odd miles, ao we may assume i ancies. due, no doubt, to its transla
Yuan by two yellow-robed llamas.
2<W,M00 Backs of flour for Japan.
' Colombia have resulted in an agroe- that b* started for the pole about the . tion from an alien language into Eng
A report has reached Pekin that i
The 9-year-old daughter of Governor Tung Kwang, the famous pass on th* ment which contemplates the transfer beginning of October.
lish, that almit of minor questions
HtKqx-r, of Tennessee, made a speech border» of Shensi and Hunan pro to Germany of certain harbors on the
There la no indication in the cable being asked, but the plain, broad facta
for woman surffage in the state house. vince». has been captured by General Atlantic coast of Colombia within whether Amundsen followed the route of the ca«e resolve th«'mselves into the
striking distance of the northern en of other expedition* in reaching the following important points:
It is eatimated that at least 300,000 Sheng Yuan, governor of the province trance to the canal.
First
Captain Amundsen reacii«i
mountain» that guard the approach to
of
Shensi,
before
whom.
If
the
report
entton and wool mill operative* in
Mr. Taft and hie advisers have al
Naw England will receive an increaso ia correct, the province« of Honan and ready taken step* to meet whet they the Pole. It may be possible that he the g«>graphical South Pule.
Seconii He made the journey in re
fount! a new route and an easier one
of 5 per cent or more tn wages by Chili are nuw open country
realise will, as Boon as the facts are up to the plateau which lies
markably short time.
about
The roport says that 1,000 republi
April first.
; known, be regarded by the whole 000 to 11,000 feet above
Third - He »»» favored by fine
level.
can cavalry and Infantry have desert-
American p«>ple as defiance of the
Another heavy »now storm swooped
weather, not in the matter of low
«! to the imperialists under Sheng
down on the Central states. A steam
Monroe doctrine by both Colombia and
APPLE BOXES LEM OUT.
temperatures, certainly, but it was
Yusn and that a large part of the
er was crushed in the ice of Lake
Germany.
easy traveling.
republican army in the North is show- i
This startling information has be- Sulrer Bill Is Amended to Régulât*
Michigan near Chicago, her crew of
Fourth — Whether Captain Scott,
ing strong symptoms of reaction and I
<v»me known since Secretary of State
33,escaping by crossing the ice cakes
Barrels Only.
leader of the British Antarctic expedi
may be affect«! seriously.
j Knox aailml two weeks ago on his
to land.
If th« report is true, it ia probable
Washington. D. C.—The houre com tion, has reached the pole or not, we
i tour of Centra! and South America,
■ must wait %niii the Terra Nova rt-
The Canadian government has or that the difference between the North
mittee
on coinage, weights and meas
and has been fully confirm«! in well
| turns before we can learn.
dered the town of Frank, with a popu and the South will be brought no
ure»
after
hearing
arguments
on
the
Informed naval circle».
It throws
Analysing Captain Amundson's dis
I »lion of about 3,000, to move away nearer a settlement b««cause of the in-
Suiter apple-box bill, will abandon the
’
light
upon
the
recent
emphatic
rvnew-
from the base —f TtSrtl* Mountain, r>n
patch in detail, it appears that imme
••f Pr*»id*nl Yuan Khi Kai.
> ai of preaoure brougi to beet upon <> m < origins! measure and report ■ «ub«<!-
diately after landing at the Hay of
account of the constant danger from
i government by Colombia for a prompt tute bill which undertakes merely to
earth and snow slides.
Whal«*a, he commenced to lay depots
GALE LASHES COAST
settlement of Its claim for indemnity. regulate the sixe of apple barrols and townrd th«» south in view of the pro
Four boys stole a handcar at Baker,
J now undvrsto»«! to amount tn prarti- fixe« standards for apples packed in
Thia is in conformity with ject«! march to the pole. Contrary to
Ore., and start«! down the line of trie Storm Bur»!» Pier and Wrecks Boel* i rally *100.000,000. According to this Parrels.
information. Colombia, with tbo mall , »n agreement reach«! between West certain surmises that he would travel
Sumpter Valley road for a ride.
The
at I < ng Beach. Car.
- I|>. I.nt. i.-r:t 't tile 111»-, < n n gn» .
«1 fist of Germany behind her. is now cm growers and Eastern commission through th.- wiater,.be decided to wait
Ix>» Angele» The I-> m of a number
until spring before he commenced the
line apeeder, caught tlieoi ju»t In time
: hacking up her demands with the men.
serious attack on the geographical
of
fishing
vessel»
and
two
fishermen,
The
bill
that
will
be
reported
does
threat that if our government does not
doe»
to avert a collision with a logging
pole.
meet
her
views,
"or
at
least
agree
to
not
in
any
way
apply
to
Western
ap-
the disabling
a »learner and the iiir<tDv«vHw w, vs «• t ira’-v e**^ * «> *- «v * ~ *
train.
r» . ’of —
*
•» rr J
From the first it appears he had his
_ . Colombia will dispose of , plea
..i_--.--
l —i ._
i...-—
There is one
wrecking of the *100,000 municipal arbitrate,
pack«!
in boxes.
Oregon City has been much dia-
.
.
—— harbor», either
—- I by
- l„«-„
•« 1 j f clause
1A11AA fif
ha» hill
' al
these
lease' ««
or E. by
of f the
bill, hllMI
however, which later dogs in splendid control, and in this
turbed by the removal at night of the pier Bt ix>ng Brach turn® up in part outright sale to Germany, thus assur "" many be extended to Western ap particular I must say that throughout
the journey Amundsen got more out of
big iron cover» of sewer manhole«, the damage cause«! by a terrific gale
ing the latter power not only a base of plee. This clause imponea a tine of *1
and it has lieen discover«! that the which wrecked the coast of Southern
••
- a fleet,
-■ - • but - a - foothold
•
■* on for each package of apples mis brand his doge than any British expedition
supplies
for
hop«! to do.
powerful magnets of the electric mo
California.
Much damage to trees American noil such as has long been cd and provides for confiscation of
tors on the freight engines on the elec
There is no reference made of any
The com
coveted and plann«! for by the kaiser. each barrel that is short.
tric road, which were u»«l only at and building» was caused by the 60-
mittee decided that heavy fine» and meeting with Scott and this, in view
It
is
this
understanding
with
Ger
night, were picking them up and car rnilo wind at Avalon, Catalina island.
of the telegrams and cables received,
many, it is deelar««!. that accounts for jail sentences for failure to meet re
rying them away.
San Diego and other place« on the the "personal" letter of the late Co quired standards waa unduly harsh and is easily accounted for. Under the
circumstances the two parties would
Americans in Mexico City are plan coast.
lombian minister at Washington, Se Suiter ngrwd to modify thia provision.
never be in touch with each other. If
ning to defend themselves when the
ñor
General
Nel
Ospina,
to
the
State
The weather haa moderated some
Scott reached the pole at tho same
SENATE
RATIFIES
TREATIES.
city is attacked by the approaching what, but a heavy sea ia rolling
The department, asserting that Secretary
time or before Roald Amundsen, there
rebels.
weather was so rough in the channel Knox would not be a welcome visitor
is a possibility that if the cairns made
al Avalon that the »learner Cabrillo to his country during the secretary’s But First Step* Them of Objection by the respective explorers to indicate
able
Feature*.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
!n inner circles in
could not make a landing there. Three present tour.
the attainment of their object were
inches of rain fell within five hour» at Washington, no doubt exists that
Washington, D. C. Biripped of the not more than six or eight feet high,
Wheat Track prices:
Bluestem, Catalina.
there was a complete understanding clau»e which, it was contended, would
either party might mi»« each other's
VOc; club. H7 m HK c ; red Russian, Me;
The flihing boat» were wrecked off between the government at Bogota and invade the cunetitutional treaty-mak mark.
valle )
fort. fold, ■
If anything ing power of the eenste. and with
San Diego when the storm was at it» its representative here.
There ia one thing, however. 1 feel
Millstuff» Bran. *20(<t22 per tun; height
The hulk» of the veaael» w«we lacking to confirm that view, it many other limitatlona added, the
certain of: That Amundsen reached
shorts, *22 m 24; middling», |3<>.
could be seen in the surf off luijolla. isffumishod by the fact that the in general arbitration treaties between
Corn - New, whole, *34; cracke«!. George F. Werner, of San Diogo, ami timation that a visit from the secre the United State» and England, pro the g«>grapical South Pole December
14 or 15, 1911.
When new» come*
*85 per ton.
an unidentifie«! companion, were the tary of state would be inopportune posed by Preaident Taft and Secretary from Captain Scott, we will know
Hay — No. 1 Eastern Oregon tint- firat victim» of the »torm.
The »urf was renew«! by the charge d'affaires Knox, a» forerunner» of univeraal
whether he reach«! the pole at all,
othy. (16M.16; No. 1 valley, (13otl4; caat up their bodiea.
It is believed of the Colombian legation almost Im peace, were ratified by the senate by a
and if he reached it, whether he
alfalfa. *12.6O--il3; clover, *9; oat that other live* were loat.
mediately after the recall of Senor vote of 76 to 3.
reached it before December 14. If he
and vetch, *1 lull 1.50; other grain
A doxen or more fishing vessels left Ospina, a recall which, it may be as
The »enator* who voted againat the reach«»! it later, the Norwegians can
hay. *9.
San Diego before the »form and the sert«! on th« high«wt authority, was ratification» were Ixtrimer. Martine
Oats No. 1 white, *:i.3i.i 33.50 ton. two wreck* sighted probably were of not demanded by thia government, and Rt-«-d. The latter two are Demo claim the conquest of the pole, but if
before December 14. about two or
Potato«*— Buying price* . Burbanks, the fleet None of the fishing ve«»el» which from the first has professed to
crat*. President Taft, before leaving three miles separating the parties by
*|.25oi 1.75 per hundred.
make light of the Ospina incident.
ha» been spoken since.
for hie »peaking trip to Toledo and difficulties of observation, then Eng
Vegetables
Asparagus, H 9c per
(%icagv, did not comment upon the land can claim the prise yet.
pound; cabbage, l|oi 2jc; hothouse MEXICAN CAPITAL FUR PEACE
GIRL AVIATOR IS KILLED.
•eoate's action.
Whatever may happen, as 1 have
lettuce, 60 m 75c per box; peppers,
said before, to both is due honors for a
12*e pound; pumpkins, lp.i2c; rhu- Public Demonstration of Loyalty to I9-Y«ar-Old Mi»« Fall« to Death Try-
Suffrage Up in Ohio.
worthy endeavor to plant the flag of
barb, *2.75'<i3 jwrbox; sprouts. He;
irg for Pilot’s License.
Administration Made.
Columbus, O.—The fourth constitu their respective ^countries fur their
«|uash, lp.i2c; turnips, (I m 1.10 per
Pari«- Suianne Bernard, a 19-year- tional convention of Ohio, in session country’s sake
Mexico City A big demonstration
aack; rutabagas, *1 m 1.10; carrots,
here, adopted a proposal to amend the
(Signed) ERNEST SHACKLETON.
(bo 1.10; parsnip*. (tut 1.10; beet*, in favor of peace and in »upfwrt of the old girl, who waa qualifying at Elam-
; h '« in the thin! test for an air pilot’e present state «institution so as to per
*1.25.
constituted government was held here.
license, fell with her biplane a dis mit women to participate in all elec
WOULD ANNEX PORTUGAL.
Onions — Association price, *2.50
Perfect order prevailed.
tance of 60 yards and was horribly tions. Thia action will be submitted
per aack.
Président Madero for nearly three crushed. She died 10 mintues after to the men voter«, together with other Spain Would Avoid Anarchy in Neigh
Apple»
Yellow Newtown. *2M
propos«*d amendments for ratification.
2.50; Spitxenberg», *1.75<<t3; Bald hour* reviewed the demonstration* wards.
boring Republic,
Of the 109 delegates voting, 76 caat
from
the
palace
and
from
time
to
time
The
young
woman
had
’
gone
through
win, *1.5o»d 2; Ben Davla, *1411.76;
ballots for the equal suffrage amend- ' Pari»—In connection with the new»
replied
to
impassioned
»pe«*chc»
by
the
the
first
two
tests
in
a
most
successful
Red Cheek Pippin, *2*12.60; Gano,
parader*. The speeches, while not manner. She showed such Intrepidity menL There are >19 delegate« in the of ■ deadlock in the Franco-Spanish
*1 m 1.75.
convention.
Moroccan negotiations, a strange ru
Hop»—191! crop. 3H*t39c; old», laudatory of Madero, pledgml him sup in' these teats that her companion»
mor is circulated in French diplomatic
port
in
abolishing
anarchy
and
ex-
urged
her
to
be
more
prudent,
and
al
nominal; 1912 contract», 26 m 27 c .
Railway Croa»*» Andes.
circle«. It ia said that Spain ia con
Wool Eastern Oregon. 14'<i l6cper pressed confidence in the government. ways make the turn» to the left She
New York New» haa been received templating intervening in Portugal
pound; valley.
16 m 17c;
mohair, The crowd, which fill«! the xoccolo in disregarded this advice, and in addi
front of the palce, ia estimated to tion to steering carelessly made a turn here of the completion of a railroad and finally annexing the smaller na
choice 1911 dip, 30 m 31c.
aero »a the Andea from Arica to la* tion. Some of the thoughtful student*
to the right
Butter — Oregon creamery, solid have number«! 211,000 persons.
Paa.
The line, which 1» 275 milea of diplomacy believe that thia is the
pack, 33|c; prints, extra.
long
and
coat about
*17,000,000, only plausible explanation of the dog
Kindness
Brings
Wealth.
Smaltare
Will
Continua,
Eggs — Oregon, current receipts,
San Francisco His kindness in ear
Chihuahua. Mexico—Certain i ode- reach*« an elevation of 14.000 feet. ged obstinacy with which Spain is
20| "i !lc per doten. ,
ing for a shabbily-dressed stranger pendent mine owner» of Mexico have It will be opened for traffic on Auguat holding out in the negotiations with
Pork Fancy, K!«(9e per pound.
who fell ill on » train near Santa Bar been Informe«! that the minea and 6, the anniversary of the independence France on the Moroccan question.
Veal Fancy, 13 m 14c per pound.
of Bolivia.
Poultry Hens, 16c; turkeys, live, bara several months ego brought ameltera of the American Smelting A
Four Dead in Snowslide.
16c; dre««ed. 20*121«; spring». 15 m riches to A. Weingarten, a traveling Refining company will continue to
Agricultural Bill Amended.
Telluride, Colo. — Four are dead,
salesman, who is about to leave for operate, dcapite the revolution. Some
15|c; ducks, 16c; gee««, Hu 10c.
Washington, D. C.- The house of one ia dying, and four other* are in
Cattle Choice «terra, *6. |0 m 6.35;I Braxil to take charge of the immense of the independenta have eloae«! and
representative* haa adopted an amend jured a« the reault of a »nowslide at
good, *5.90016.10; choice cows, *5.30* coffee plantation of Manuel Arguello, other* wiah to because of ahortage of
ment to the agricultural appropria Ophir Top, near here.
The dead are
aupplira, and they dooired that the big
i.l5 50; good, I4.75 m 5; choice »pay«! the man whom he befriended.
tion bill prohibiting the forest service Torn English, Mathem; Rocco Sila-
Weingarten carol for Arguello when corporation »hould do likewiee.
An
heifer«, *5.50 m 5.65; good to choice
from erecting buildings for ranger pena. Rico; Carmen Acitini, Rico,
heifers. (5.3*045.50; choice bull». he fell in a fainting spell en route to official of the latter company tele station* on any homestead in the tor
and Dominic Bellini. Rico. Alc»and
graphed that they would continue.
(4.50<.t 4.75; good. (4 m 4 25; choice Ixta Angeles.
rat reserve where the bomeetead va» Cabin! will die. but Camilli Piexale,
calves, *iU«tM.6S; good. *76iN.
filed prior to the creation of the re Beti ixtrato and Joeeph Raymond may
Suffragette Sent to Jail.
Robber Shoot« Hie Aide.
Hog» Choice light bog«. *5ti,5.75;
serve.
recover. The men were clearing a
Ixmdon Mr*. Emmeline Pankhurat,
Denver — Eddie Seiwald, 19 year*
anrooth heavy, hog», *5.75«<i6; rough
Wife Hires Own Hutband.
elide from fh* Rio Grande Southern
old, eon of a Brighton. Colo., farmer, leader of the militant suffrngettee.
heavy. (5.5OM.5.75.
Raleigh. N. C.- Mr*. P. C. Thraah track* when a second slide occurred.
Kheep-Choice yearling», (5 m 5.75; enrage«! by the conduct of hia com and Mra. Mabel Tuke, joint honorary
choice two* and threes, *4. 15 m 4.50; panion in their attempted hold up of secretary of the ty'omen'a Social and haa hired het husband from the Bun
Naw Me» co I* Divided.
ewes.
choice killing
ewe«.
*4 26 m .4.66; a aaloon in Valverd«-. a »uburb of Den Political union, who on March 6 were combe county official*, paying *500 in
choice fed wool ver, ahot hia companion twice, accord remanded for one week for trial on a cash for hie services for on* month.
Santa Fe, N. M, — The Republican
cuii«, *2 r.oM '
lambs, 5 75 m 6.26; choice grain-fed. ing to a confvaaion which the police charge of conspiracy and inciting to She get* him for 30 days he had been state convention, ia aesaion here, will
lambs, *5.50<U 5 60; choice spring ■ay they obtain«! from Seiwald. The commit malicious damage to property, sentenced to serve in jail for violating elect eight delegate* to the Chicago
Thraah. convention.
to choice wounded robber. without cause. »hot have atarted a "hunger strike" at the the local prohibition law.
Four will bo instructed
lamb«, *4.75«ii6; good
lamb«, *4.50d4.76; fair to good two intended victim», and all three Holloway Ijail, where they are now who is wealthy, will also pay a fin* of for Taft and four for Roosevelt. Thia
nerving two month» for rioting.
*2.000.
will die.
agreement waa reached ia caucus.
lamSs, *4. 26 m 4.60.
Doings of the World at Large
Told in Brief.
Renewal of Colombian Claims
Seems to Have Backing.
.No Doubt That Norwegian Ex
pedition Reached Spot.