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THE HEPPNER TIMES PubDihcil Every Ttoraday, HEPPNER OREGON Li-i 1 " WEEK'SDOINGS General Review of Important Happen. penlgs Presented In a brief and Condensed Eorm. in a Den- TASK IS ENOED. 1 : rV by Experts find many ballots ver precinct to be illegal. Sanator Bacon. of Georgia, favors disfranchising all negroes. Now that the captuie of 203-Meter hill at Foit Arthur has been confirmed, the Russians declaie it to be an unim portant position. The supervising architect will te couimend appropriations of $100 000 and $85,000 respectively for Federal buildings at Oregon City and Baker Cty. Representative James A. Hemenway, of Indiana, is erne of Senator Fair banks seat in the senate, is all the withdrawn Russians at Port Arthur are engaged ill luo 1 1 t uvi . " ' - - I . . - would seem to indicate that the ram cant of the fleet intends to make an- The Russian supreme prize court up holds the seizure of 5,000 sacas oi flour on board the Portland and Asiatic line steamer Araia, seiaed by the Vldivoetok squadron, July 22. The Russian supreme court in the appeal of the German steamer Thea, which was mink off the Japanese coast by the Vladivostok equadron, has de cided that the act was unjustifiable. Briatow urges that the postage rate on packages be reduced along rural routes. Denver ballot boxes have been open ed and fewer votes found than were given in the returns. The merchant marine commission will urge a bill to give Panama busi ness to American shipowners. The Russian press urges that the Black sea and Baltic fleets be com bined. Great Britain would object. General Rennenskampff is vigorously pursuing the Japanese in Manchuria, who are retreating. St. Petersburg is fearful lest he fall into a trap. 1 St. Petersburg bas almost given up hope for Port Arthur. The Russians have made several ansucceseful at tempts ti retake 203 Meter bill. Fire which is believed to have been of incendiary origin, destroyed three of the St. Louis fair buildings and irianv valuable paintings. The loss is placed at $75,000. There has been tremendona rains throughout Chile, such as have seldom been equalled at this season of the year. The crops have been damaged fully 60 per cent. Tafta mission to Panama will be a success. The Japanese expect the fall of Port Arthur December 12. Queen Alexandra, of England, has just celebrated her 60th birthday. Reoorts have reached the state de railment of a very unsettled state of affairs in Venezuela. The Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads are considering plan to electrify the mads through the Cascade mountain district The last monthly report of the chief of inroeona of the Philippines Show that the health of the troopa in the lands is exceptionally good. James R. Young, of Philadelphia Las been appointed mperintendent of the dead letter department ot the pos till service, to fill the vacancy causei by the death of D. P. Mibhait. The annual report of the genera superintendent of the life saving service shows that during the year assistance was rendered to 1.0C1 vessels, involv ing the lives of more than 3,400 persons and proveity to the value of $7,000,- 000. Admiral Dewey has declined to be come a member of the North sea com mission. Roosevelt is likely to visit the South and make it a point to meet the masses. Governor Tardea is working for a California state building at the Lewis and Clark fair. Whites In German Southwest Africa are reported to be in great danger of being massacred. The 31st national convention of the W. C. T. U. Is in session in Philade). phia. Fle hundred delegates, repre aenting every sUte and territory, In attendance. A Complete Agreement Is Reached With Panama. Panama, Dec. 6. The difference be tween the United States and Panama which made necessary the visit of Set" retary of War Tait to the isthmus were settled today by the issuance ot an ex ecutive order signed by Secretary Taft for Presidenf Roosevelt and assented to in a lettei by President Amador of Panama. The order prcvidea that no trade for the canal zone or the republic of Panama can enter the porta estab lished by the United "Statee at either end of, the canal, supplies for the con struct ion ol the canal and articles in transit being excepted. This turns the castoms receipts of those ports over to the government ot Panama. Panama agrees to mince her tariff fiom 15 per cent ad valorem to 10 per cent. This redaction applies to all goods except wines, liqours, alcohol and opium. Panama also agrees to re duce her consular fees and port charges to 00 per cent of the rates at present charged. ilwaluld frort traila in ii ftnnnlv lw- tweeu the canal lone ana too fepnom OREGON NEWS OF INTEREST CZAR l-OR PEACE. ILaa Mn..,.,..' 4 LIBRARIES lOR PUBLIC SCHOOLSi of Panama. Vessels entering the (anal ports are granted free entry to the poita of Colon and Panama, and vessels en tering the latter ports are extended the same privileas in the canal porta Complete jurisdiction is granted the United States in the harbors of Colon and Panama as to sanitation and quar antine regulations. Panama reduces her rate of postage to 2 cents and is to furnish all stamps in the republic and in the canal zone. The zone authorities are to purchase stamps from Panama at 40 per cent of their face value. The order of Secreary Taft is to be ineffective unless Panama shall pot in to effect the gold standard, according to the currency agreement of Jnne 20, 1904. It also makes a stipulation re garding citizenship rights to Fanama- ians in the canal zone and provisions is lso made in the order for maintenance the United States of important ighways, partly in and partly out of the canal zone, and also lor the build- ng of a hospital. The order is made effective December 12, 1904. is Light Tax Not Burdensome In Ore- gon Convention of Officers. Salem Two departures in public school work aie proving very successful wherever tiied and promise to become permanent features of the public school evstem. They are the common school library, supported by special taxation. and the convention of school officer. Four countiea have levied the library tax, amounting to 10 cents per capita upon the school population, ana it n fouud that by this means the country schools are provided with books as good as those accessible to the pupils ot town schools. , The tax, being one-tenth of 1 mill, is not felt," aaya Superintendent Alder man, of Yamhill county, "and it puts the best books where they do the most TU Ulurv Law has now been in operation two years aud bas "given complete satisfaction. While the amount that some ol the small districts get is small, yet it is in proportion the number of pupils. I consider the law a boon to the country boy and gir and I think it ought to be made man datory on the county couils." Conventions of school officers have been held this year at Baker City Dallas and McMinnville. at each which there was a very fuli attendance of school directors and clerks. Ad dresses were made by Supeiintendent Ackernian, by the county superintend ent and outside educational woikers, and those present held discussions of topics of general interest to school ,0m- cere. Consolidation of schools and school districts was one of the principal topics discussed at these conventions and the members of school boards learned the plan and purpose of this latest move for the improvement of ihe rural schools. PLAN TO RAISE PORTAGE fUND. Prominent Umatilla Men on Commit. tec to Canvass the County. Pendleton At a masa meeting of business men and prominent farmers the subject of raising $5,000 as Umatil la county's portion asked by the Open Kiver association (or the portage road was discussed and plana decided upon A committee was appointed to take active charge of the work and is com posed of the following: George Pet inger, M. M. Wyrick, W. P. Temple, J. Klrck. extensive wheat raisers, and County Commissioner Horace Walker. The committee will make a thorough canvass of the county. It will he the plan to divide the county into district ami each member of the committee have charge of the district he may choose. In this manner it is believed the entire county can be toveied In a without difficulty. A large portion of the amount asked for has alieady been donated. EDUCATION IN PHILIPPINES. Timber for Land Hunters. Grants Pass It is quite evident that there will be a grand rush for the woods when the final announcement is made of the release ot the forest lands of Souther n Oregon, which were with held from entry (everal years ago, but which are soon to be thrown open to buyers, settlers and squatters. While the lands are not the regular forest re serves, they cover a large portion of the well-timbered sections of Josephine, Jackeon and Curry counties, Southern Oregon, and paite of Siskiyou and Del Norte counties, California. A great portion of them is coven d with fir and pine, witn considerable sugar pine. Is Ready to Receive Such Proposal Troin Jopan. St. Petersburg, lHc. 3. A report which cornea fiom an unimpeachable source has reached the Puhllsheis' Press correspondent that Russia is not only ready to receive any peace pro pala Japan may have to make, but that with the fall of Port Arthui she will lie ready to sue for peace. That is the situation today, notwithstanding the swashbuckling attitude of Hume who r "of ess to frame the empire's pl icy, and will be the situation right along, even If thia and subsequent statements to this effect were officially denied. Before the world at large Rua sia cannot afford just now to appear tired of the itruggla a,nd skeptical aa to its outcome, but diplmatto eludes are permitted to know the truth, and Russia's representatives all the civil ised world over have received strong intimations that sincere aud authori tative offers of mediation must not be treated lightly in the future. It i therefore to be assumed that Russia considers that the cunllict la en tirely hopeless. There are sure to be some Russian victories in Manchuria aud the general belief is that they will come soon, owing to the fact that Hob Marshal the Marquis Oyama has Uen his men in order to hasten the lull Port Arthur. Hut Russia has Fa Eastern interests of much greater im portance than even the possession Port Arthur., and aa these interests have Iweu attacked in the past I Great Britain and China alike, she in diie need of au ally. That ally will be Japan, if the plans of today do in miscarry. The battles ( today are! be followed by close ties of comniercia and political union tomorrow. PLENTY TO DO Very Congress Will Have a Busy Session. CW NEW LAWS ARC PROBABLE RECEIPTS ABOUT i 1 0,000,000. System Introduced by Americans Is Eminently Successful. Washington, Dec 6. The Bureau of nsular Affairs. War department, is in receipt of a number of bulletins pub- ished by the Buieau of Education, Manila, which show tnat the system of public instruction introduced into the islands is eminently piactical. The purpose of those who are direct ing the course of studies is to exalt the dignity of labor. Effort is made to train the eye and the hand as well as the head. In the provincial secondary schools two-year courses in mechanical drawing, woodworking and ironwork- ine are prescribed for students in arts and rrafts, and give the students a fair knowledge of mechanical drawings hlarksmithinu and tool making. A more advanced course includes archi tecture cabinetmaking, carriageboild ina. woodturningand pattern making. There are also iouibs for machinists and steam engineering. Tools and equipment have been se cured for eight different schools with woodworking machinery ami for three schools for ironworking outfits. Par ticular attention is given to the care of instruments and tools. Particular attention has been given to normal school work in order to train up a class of native teachers for the puolic schools of the islands and this course has been pursued with eagerness by hundreds of natives, hut at present there is no institution in the Philip pines in which instruction is given in English of a sufli iently advanced char acter to fit students to enter American colleges. It is therefore proposed to ffer in the normal school preparatory curses of an advanced nature adequate for the attainment of this purpose. Brings Strikes It Rich Again. Grants Pass David Briggs arid boys, who were made rich in a clay by the fabulous surface wealth of the Wound ed Buck claim, on Upper Sucker creek, have located a claim on Upper Chetco, away up in the mountains near the Curry county line, and will work the rich ledge they have found there They have had samples from this claim recently aseayed here, and, while they do Hot give the returns the Wounded Buck quartz has given, the proposition appears very promising, aud trie luray family will move their scene of opera tions from the Upper Sucker to the Chetco. The Wounded Buck is nnder bond to a company for a consideration of $100,000. Hammond Company's Title Clear. Astoria A deed has been filed for record whereby the Seaside Spruce Lumber company sells to the Hammond Lumber company 2,184.67 acres of tim ber lands in the Necanictim river die trict. The price is not made public and the consideration named in the deed is $1. The transler is nndei stood to have been made In connection with the settlement of the claims held by numerous persons and firms against the Seaside company. These claims have all been settled and the mill property leased, so that it can resume operations at once, after a shut clown lasting for several months. Government Gets Site. Baker City A deed has been filed with the county recorder from W. A. Houston to the United States for 100 feet square on the corner of Main street and Auburn avenue. This was the si.te selected for the government building soon to le erected in this city. The deed calls for $4,800 the amount ap piopriat d for the purchase of a site, while, as a matter of fact, the property brouuht over double that amount, the balance having been raised by adjacent property owners. Trapplst Colony In Linn. Albany A colony of Trapplst Fath ers has been founded in Jordan valley, in the northern part ot Linn county. Having been forced to leave their homes in France because of religious persecution, a number ot theseTrappist Fathers havecome to the United States, and six of them located in Jordan val ley, about three months ago, with the ultimate object in view of founding a Trappiat colony there. They recently purchased considerable land, and are preparing to make extensive improye ments, in anticipation of the arrival of more than 50 of the sauie order from France next spring. Concessionaries Believed to Have taken In Equal Amount. St. Louis, Deo. 3. While it will be impossible to obtain the actual receipts and exeudiluiea of the I ouisiaua Pur chase exposition company liefore the middle ofIecember, Secretary Walter ft, Stevens, of the World's fair, made the following statement to the Associat ed Press tonight: "From reports that bave been sub mitted of the admissions to the grounds we estimate that the attendance on "Francis day" will be a few thousand in excess of 200.000, and that the at tendance lor the Exposition perhsl will be in the neighborhood of 18,800,000. "lu round iiuiiiliere the Exposition company bas expended $22,000,000 since the inception of the World s fair project, and the expenditures of the several states and territoiiea have reached a total of $9,000,000. The receipts since the opening day, Apri1 30, have amounted to about $10,000,- C00, consisting of admissions and con cession royalties. In addition to these receipts were the funds, amounting to about $12,000,000, raised by subscrip tion and appropriations to build the ex position." are The New York state court ot appeals has declared unconstitutional the labor law which prohibits a contractor from employing his nirn more than eight hours a day on city, county or state work. All exhibitors (rom foreign countries mt y now a ml their wares to Portlsnd forth 1905 fair without paying any duty. David M. Parry, president of the Cltlrens' Indnsliial association, says the "open shop" movement li gaming t li also Mi organization. Panl Morton, now aecretary of the tiiw. may succeed Secretary Shaw, of the treasury department. If the lattf does not remain In th cabinet. Alaskan Judge Is Named. Washington, Dec. 6. igain Presi dent Roosevelt has utterly disregarded he recommendations of senators and representatives, and lias appointed man of his own choice to a responsible office. Ro-al A. Gunnison, of Ring lampton, N. Y., was today appointed United States judge for the First divl sion in Alaska, to succeed Me'ville C Brown, whose resignation has been de manded. He was offered the place by the president seveial days ago because of his known fitness and high char acter. Knotty Tariff Problem. Washington. Dec. 0. President Roosevelt was called npon today to con ruder an important question in conn ec tion with the present tariff law. Sec retary Shaw and Senator Ilansborongh ot North Dakota, talked to him regard ing the payment of a drawback on flour manufactured in this country from im ported wheat and then exported. Sen ator llansltoiongii presented tiie views of the wheat raisers of the West, but he declined to go into details. To Tlx Status of Hospital Ships. The Hague, Dec. fl. An interna tional conference concerning the status ot hospital ships In war time will be held here December 13. A majority of the newer! will be represented by their reap cllva ministers, Russia sending Professor de Martens, professor of in ternatlonal law at the University ot St. Petersburg, who will be accompanied by ft naval officer. INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS. Appropriation Measures will Take Up Much of the Time-Rivers and Harbors are Safe. Washington, IVc. 6. On the stroke ot 12 today the second session of the 5Hth congress will be called to older by President Pro Tem Frye In the senate, and by Speaker Cannon In the house. When the gn vela of the presiding oili er summon the senatoia and repre- sentatlves to duty nearly every member will he in hia seat, bi.t only routine business will be transacted. The president ' message generally la received and read the first day, but the senate la ptimtillous In cattail matters, and la almost aure to adjourn aa a tribute oi respect to tne wia sen ator Hoar, of Massachusetts, and the UtHiialor Uuav. of l'iiiivlvuulrt. The uieimnge, therefore, probably will not he lead until Tuesday. After the opening day, when the mecsaga ot the piesident is read, the regular husiiiesa of the session will be gin and the legislative wheels will grind steadily until March, 1U05. There is plenty to do. The calendar of both houses are loaded with bills of all kinds; hundred of new bills will Lbe Intro-luce. 1, mid eomintttues are ready to tepoit enough to ep congress, busy for 12 months, but In the three months congress probably will do little more than pass the regular annual appropiiation bills, There has been some talk of a possi ble extra session. 1 he only reason why such a session should be called ie because there Is a demand in certain quarters for a revision of the tariff, but many of the Incoming congressmen during the past two weeks have mada it plain they do not want tariff revision, and further say that they do not want an extia session. There is one feature of the tariff re vision talk that has some substance. Mora reveiiutf iiinat be had, or there must lie a curtailment of cxpemlituie. With the increasing annual appropria tions, a river and harbor bill, increase of Ihe Haw, the Panama canal and other features of extraordinary dis bursement, there will lie need ol more money than present customs and inter nal revenue provide. An Intimation has been made that curtailment w ill satisfy'many congressional leaders, but the majotity may determine otherwise, in which event some revenue legisla tion may he necessary, and an extra session for that purpose may be called. But this is said to be a remote con tingency, and the probabilities, accord ing to the leaders who are herb, are that there w ill be neither tariff legisla tion nor an extra session. Electric Companies Consolidated. La Grande The La Grande electric company bas consolidated witn tne Cove Power company, and they have ncorporated nnder the name of the Grand Honde electric company. The directors are Walter Pierce, J. A. Thomson. T. II. and Clarence Craw ford and T. R. Berry. The consolida tion was effected because the La Grande plant needed more power. The power from Cove will have a fall ol 81)0 feet and will require 3,700 feet of pipe to convey it to the power station. The force will create 800 horse power. Wind Puts Crops In Danger. Weston "Ihe grain is in a safe condition yet, but if the' high winds continue blowing it will diy out what moisture there is in the soil, and, un less rain comes soon, would seriously interfere with the grain that is sown, says James Kirkpatrick. "There ia always a tendency to raise a cry of dis tress as to the future outlook of the crops, and, in truth, we Lave never seen it seriously injured yet. providence always providing at the needful time." Heavy Rains Loggers' Boon. Astoria The severe storms recently, with the accompanying large rainfall, has had benefits that many do not real ize. It ban been a boon for the log gers, and logs have been floated out of some streams that have been on their hanks for a couple of years. How many feet ot logs have come out of these streams lo tidewater cannot yet he estimated with any doflniteness, but it is fully 20,000,000 feet, an.l it may he double this amount in the Lower Columbia river district. Commissioner Yerkes Reports an In crease of i2, 1 03,079 per Year. Washington, Dec 3. The annual re port of Commissioner lerkes, of the Internal Revenue bureau, shows that for the fiscal year ending June 30, 11104, the receipts of the bureau were $232,004,004, an increase of $2,103,079 over the collections for the next year preceeding. The cost of collections was 1.08 per cent, as against 2 07 for the year 1003, and 2.83 pet cent, the average cost of collection since the formation of the bureau. TLe estimated receipts from all sources of internal revenue for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1005, are $230, 000.0110. In 1903 the total production of distilled spirits was 148,201!. 875 gal- oris; in 1904, 139.505,214 gallons. In 1903, in round numbers, 114,000 000 gallons ol lax-paid spirits wore wuri- lrawn; in 1904, 117,000,000. There has been a decraeno in the amount of tobacco manufactured and an increase in snuff. Tlie-e was an increase in the production of beer. WILL WORK POR SIUSLAW RIVER. Great Stacks of Cordwood. La Grande At Kamela. 25 miles west of here, there are 3,000 cords of wood stacked up in the yards awaiting shipment to different wood dealers in towns west of there. At Meacharn, near by, almost as much more is pilvd up. Wood ia now re'ling on board the cars in the mountains at from $2.50 to $3 25 ner cord, and it is said there Is scarudy a cord h;ft in tho t'.sr.bcr. When cars are available, big shipments will be made by the dealers. Oregon Supreme Court Reports, Salem Volume 44 of the Oregon su preme court reports ii out of the bind ery and the books have been delivered at the office of Secretary ot Slate Dun bar for distribution to the judges and district attorneys and to lie placed on sale to those who wish to buy. The state sella the reports at cost, $3.60, and those who get the volumes by mail must Inclose 27 cent for postage. Epidemic Among the Chickens. Albany Several different citizens of Albany and vicinity have lost a number of chickens recently, they hav ing died suddenly from some unknown cause. One Albany citizen lost all his chickens in a few hours, and a fanner named Cary living near this city, a few weeks ago lost 90 chickens in a short time. The fact that only a few flocks belonging to citizens living far apait have died, and that where any died almost all the flock died, loads to the supposition that death was canned by poisoned wheat. Only Few Sales of Cattle. Susanville The sain of beef cattle has been light in this vicinity this season. A Portland buyer picked 107 head from a round up of several hun tired, paying from $2.10 to $2.50 per hundredweight, the former figure being for cowa. rew cattle will be wintered here, no more than to supply the local market. Some are being driven to Prairie City, but the greater number will be taken to various places down the river. Hermann Will Co-operate Willi San Francisco Delegation. Washington, Dec. 6. Representa tive Hermann appeared today before the rivers and harbors committee with the expectation of having a hearing, so- that he might present the needs of vaiioits river and harbor Improvement along the Oregon coast, but was in formed that the committee is giving no hearings. An arrangement has been made, however, for a heating before, the subcommittee, at which time Mr. Hermann will appear with the delega tion from San Francisco, now en route to Washington to urge a liberal appro priation for the improvement of tho riuslaw river. Mr. Weridhng, a largo shipowner of San Francisco, who ia eeply Interested in the hiuslaw trade. will head the committee. Jf permitted to do so, Mr. Hermann will also urge, the suhcr.rninittee to make liberal ap propriations for other rivers and har bors along the Oregon coast. President Did Not Say It. Washington, Dec. 3. It was author tatively stated at the White house to lay that the president had no recoilec tion of a visit from John IseattiH, the representative of the Master Painters' rid Decorators association, who, at the convention of the Citizens' Indus trial association in New York today laclared that the president had indors ed a proposition to put upon labor tin ions the responsibility for paralyzing business by lockouts. It was also ar nounced that the president did not make the remark. Power Plant Almost Ready. Milton -The flume for the Milton city power plant, has been completed and workmen are finishing the power house. The plant will be completed about December 15, Northwest Wheat Markets. Portland Walla Walla, 83c; blue stem, 88c; valley, 87c. Tacoma Bluestem, 85c; club, 88c. To Expedite Ratification of Treaties Washington, Dec. 3. That the rati fication by tho American seriate of the arbitration treaties recently signed, and of those now being negotiated, may be expedited, the state department is en deavoring to have all the treaties iden tical in form. Belgium and several other powers have suggested a new form of treaty, and aliould any power insist on this the negotiation of the treaty necessaiily would be delayed thereby. Tearful Conditions In Mexico. Mazatlan, Mexico, Dec. 3. I.ate reports from the northern part of this state say that fearful conditions exist there. Deaths range from 20 to 40 per day, owing to starvation and marlaria. In many instances the dead are not given burial, it is said, but are thrown into open ditchea and canals. The au thorities aro unable to cope with the situation. Taft's Mission a Success. Panama, Dec. 6. Negotiations ar still in progress between Secretary of War Taft, representing Ihe United States, and the Panama government, looking to the settlement of points in dispute regarding the government of the canal zone, and an agreement muy he said to be in sight. In order that possible complications may be avoided the conferences' are Doing conducted in secret, and nothing will be given out until both sides aie agreed. President Amador tonight gavo a banquet lu honor of Secretary Taft. Will Walt on Russia. Washington, Dec. 6. Official an nouncement was nuidu at the State de partment of Russia's conditional accep tance of the American government's" invitation to Join the other powers at The Hague for a second peace confer ence. Russia's suggestion for a post ponement of the congress until the close of the war must necessarily delay further ateps for the present, for the rearon that it is desired that Russia shall participate in this conference. -s icw Russian Loan Soon. Paris, Dec, 5 The bankers here ex pect that the new Russian loan of $20, 000,000 will be issued this or next month. A syndicate ot French banks) will take approximately $100,000,000, and the German banks $100,000,000. It is believed that the new loan will bo readily taken up at nearly par, or abovo 98i.