LEXINGTON WHEATFIELO
S. A. THOMAS, Publisher
LEXINGTON .OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Id a Condensed Form for Oar
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
Senator Alger, of Michigan, iB not a
candidate for re-election.
Dowie promises to perform a miracle
when he reaches Zion City.
Returning merchants say Chinese are
now buying Americaan goods.
Vesuvius is in violent eruption and
thousands of people are fleeing in ter
ror. More rioting has taken place at Win
nipeg, Manitoba, on account of the
street car strike.
The soft coal mine operators of the
East have offered to arbitraate their
differences with the miners.
All the independent coal operators of
the Pittsburg district have signed the
scale. This will insure work for about
20,000 men.
The United States Circuit court of
appeals of New York says the patent
for daylight loading film cartridges for
photographic cameras is void.
A steamer has arrived at Philadel
phia from Bombay, India, with what
is believed to be bubonic plague among
the crew.
One hundred printers have been dis
charged from the government printing
office as the first step toward economy
in that department. The mechanical
department will be completely reorgan
ized. Many lives were loBt by the colbpse
of a hotel in Germany.
Speaker Cannon admits the present
tariff laws should be revised.
The kaiser abandoned his trip to the
Mediterranean for fearaof assassination.
The New York chamber of com
merce urges congress to pass the Phil
ippine tariff bill.
Prince von Buelow, chancellor of
Germany, fell in a faint while address'
ing the reichetag.
The senate plans to do away with the
office of superintendent of Indian af
fairs in Alaska and turn the work over
to the governor.
The Illinois primary law has been
declared invalid by the state Supreme
court and a special session of the legis
lature called to enact a new one.
The Republic Oil company, a dum
my of the Standard, has withdrawn
from Nebraska, Iowa and Indiana. Its
business will be continued by the
Standard.
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Those in control at Zioi City claim
that Dowie intended to start a harem
with seven wives whom he had select
ed. The prophet denies all charges
and has started home from Mexico
City.
A new medical corps is to be organ
ized for the army.
Japan will soon open Manchuria to
the trade of the world.
China has sent a demand to Russia
that she evacuate Manchuria at once.
The United States cruiser Baltimore
will visit the principal ports of Aus
tralia. Russia has asked the United States
to fix the date for The Hague peace
conference.
Dowie says he will return to Zion
City and oust his enemies from control
of the colony,
Kansas City, Mo., has elected a Re
publican mayor on a municipal owner
ship platform.
Colonel Gilberto Escobo, governor of
Jonotega, a province in Nicaragua, has
been assassinated.
Chicago has voted for municipal
ownership and against municipal oper
ation of traction lines.
The French chamber of deputies sev
erely scores the management of the
mine in which the recent disaster oc
curred. It was declared the horror
was due entirely to negligence.
The house river and harbor commit
tee has deferred action on the Fulton
bill appropriating $400,000 for the
mouth of the Columbia. The commit
tee will meet again in a few days.
Troops will protect the Russian Jews
durin Eastertide.
The New York legislature is rushing
bills for the control of insurance.
All Zion City has revolted against
Dowie, taking away his power and
property,
Municipal ownership is the principal
campaign topic in many eastern city
elections.
OFFER TO ARBITRATE.
Miners Willing to Let Conciliation
Board Settle Trouble.
New York, April 6. Having failed
to come to an agreement themselves,
the hard coal miners of Pennsylvania,
through their representatives, today
proposed to the operators that all mat
ters in dispute be referred to a board of
arbitration for settlement, the tribunal
to be composed of the board of concili
ation which was created by the award
of the Anthracite Strike commission in
1903, with Judge Gray, of Delaware, or
any person he may appoint, as chair
man and umpire. If the operators ac
cept the proposition and a convention
of mineworkers approves the plan, the
160,000 men now idle in the anthra
cite fields will return to work at once.
While it had been reported for several
days that the miners might ask that
the differences be arbitrated, the prop
osition came to them bb a great sur
prise, as they did not believe the union
leaders were ready to leave the contro
versy to a third party at this time.
That the operators will accept the
miners' proposal as submitted is not
generally believed ; in fact, it ia inti
mated they may flatly refuse the offer,
on the ground that existing conditions
are the result of arbitration. The em
ployers have decided to consider the
miners' latest move and promise to
give President Mitchell and his men an
answer on Monday, when another
meeting of the two sub-committees will
be held in this city.
The anthracite board of conciliation
consists of six members three repre
senting the operators and three the
miners. This board held frequent ses
sions during tne last tnree years,
settling local disputes in the anthracite
region. The award of the strike com
mission provided that, when it could
not agree, a Federal judge in the Third
judicial district should appoint an
umpire, who should make a decision.
Judge George Gray, president of the
strike commission, made the appoint
ment a. During the first two years he
selected Carroll D. Wright, ex-United
States commissioner of labor, as the
umpire, but during the last year
Charles P. Neill, the present labor
commissioner, acted as tne arbiter.
FURIOUS WITH FOREIGNERS.
Chinese Excited by Picture of Magis
trate Killed by Priest.
PekiL, April 6. The Nanchang affair
of February last, during which a Chi
nese magistrate met death as the result
of a dispute with French Catholic mis
sionariea which caused a riot and the
killing of a number of French and Brit
ish missionaries, continues to inflame
the Chinese. Tbe native papers in the
north of China this week print pictures
of the magistrate's corppe, showing his
wounds, with sensational articles writ
ten in a style which appeals to the
lower classes, exhorting the people not
to forget the outrages and to prepare to
defend themselves against foreign bru
talities.
The belief that a French priest mur
dered the magistrate is universal and
probably no other incident ever excited
such widespread resentment against the
missionaries. In many places tbe
Catholic converts and the other Chinese
are living on the basis of armed neu
trality, and but for the presence of the
troops stationed near the missions by
tbe government's orders, the slightest
friction would result in massacre.
Disturbance in Coal Field.
Philadelphia, April 6. The situa
tion in the coal fields remains un
changed. Occasional disturbances are
reported from various sections, but
they are regarded as inconsequential.
As a result of the attacks made on the
breakers of the Fernwood colliery, the
Erie, company, which owns the land
occupied by the mineworkers, h&n er
dered them to vacate the property.
The miners are said to have shot out
nearly every window in the breaker.
A detail of state police today arrested
seven Italian laborers at Mocanaqua,
near Wilkesbarre, who yesterday pre
vented non-union men from operating
the West End waahery. They were
sent to jail.
Wants AlRailroads Appraised.
Washington, April 6. By unani
mous vote today the National associa
tion of Railway commissioners adopted
the resolution of tt. 11. Meyer, of Wis
consin, ottered yeBterdav. declaring it
to be the sense of the association that
the congress of the United States should
authorize and direct the Interstate
Commerce commission, or some other
department of the Federal government,
to ascertain the inventory value of all
railways in tbe United States, and to
fix a valuation on the railway property
of each state separately.
Will Build Island for Fort.
Washington, April 6 The creation
of an artificial island in the middle of
the entrance to Chesapeake bay ia pro
posed by the joint board on coast de
fense, as an absolute essential to the
defense of the National capital and the
cities of Baltimore, Norfolk, Newport
News and even Richmond. The gov
ernment will dump stone on the middle
ground as foundation for a tort.
IN THE NATIONAL
Friday, April 6.
Washington, April 6. In making an
effort today to get the senate to agree
upon a date for taking a vote on the
railroad rnt bill. Tillman made the
important statement that one week
more probablv would exhaust the gen
eral debate. He failed, however, to
secure the consent of Aldrich, who said
that he would not be willing to agree
to vote on the bill until it was more,
nearly perfected than it now is.
During the day there were three
speeches on the rate bill. The flrBt of
these was made by Elkins, who, while
expressing the opinion tnai me situa
tion demands legislation, indicated
many defects in the pending bill.
Gamble followed in support of the bill,
and Kean closed in opposition. Elkins
was frequently interrupted, and several
spirited colloquies marked the progress
of his remarks. No senator being pre
pared to speak tomorrow, the senate
adjourned until Monday.
Washington. April 6. Tariff railway
mail subsidies, denaturized alcohol and
enlarged postal facilities for Western
cities were the features of the debate
in the house today. What were al
leged to be the iniquities of the Ding-
ley law, so far as the manufacture o(
watches is concerned, were discussed by
Rainey, of Illinois, whose tariff revis
ion speech was listened to with much
interest. The "stand-patters" made
copious notes for the discussions on
protection which are foreshadowed.
Without touching the merits of the
postoffice appropriation bill, which
nominally was under discussion, the
house at 5:15 adjourned until noon to
morrow. Thursday, April 5.
Washington, April 5. The postoffice
appropriation bill, following an imme
morial custom, was made the vehicle
for a number of speeches today having
no bearing on the Bubjectr under dis
cussion, but of general interest to the
country The rights of labor were dis
cussed by Towne, of New York : goods
road, by Lee, of Georgia ; railway mail
pay by Steenereon, of Minnesota, and
protective tariff by Rainey, of Illinois.
Incident to his speech on labor, Towne
spoke of the increased power given tbe
speaker of the house by the rules now
in force. He said that, if the house
ever has its ancient dignity and power
restored, it will be after it has vindi
cated the right pf discussion of all pub
lic questions. Y,
Washington, April 5. In the senate
today there was a re-echo of the White
house conference of last Saturday rela
tive to the pending railroad legislation,
and, while tbe discussion ended in good
nature, there was a time when the
feeling wab quite intense The incident
occurred at the close of a speech by
Stone, which was devoted largely to a
discussion of that conference.
Elkins has given notice of a speech
on the rate bill for tomorrow and
Bailey for a speech on that subject
Tuesday. The Texas senator will reply
especially to the criticisms made by
Spooner and Knox, of his plan for a
limitation of the powers of inferior
courts in granting injunctions in rate
litigation,
Newlands continueud his argument
in support of his proposition for the
national incorporation of railroad com
panies. A supplemental extradition treaty
between Japan and the United States
has been signed.
Wednesday, April 4.
ton, April 4. In the senate
today Newlands discussed the railroad
rate bill and Daniel the question of the
lack of representation by the Southern
states in the public service. New
lands advocated amendments to 'the
rate bill providing for the national in
corporation of railroads, and announced
himself as favorable to the govern
mental ownership of these utilities.
Daniel's speech was based on a provis
ion in the urgent deficiency appropria
tion bill for the representation of the
United StateB at the next Pan-American
congress, to be held in Rio de
Janeiro next July. The deficiency bill
was amended bo as to provide for more
delegates, and as amended was passed.
Washington, April 4. The house
during its session today listened to a
criticism of the president on the part
of Fitzgerald, New York, for the fail
ure of the chief executive properly to
advise the house as to the objections he
had to the bill opening 505,000 acres
of land for grazing purposes in Okla-
Pay for Conference at Rio.
Washington, April 3. The senate
committee on appropriations today re
ported the urgent deficiency hill with a
number of amendments. The proviso
is added to the appropriation for dele
gates to the International Conference of
American States at Rio Janeiro, Bra
zil, that the delegates shall be appoint
ed so that as far as practicable they
shall represent the different sections of
the country. An appropriation of $50,
000 is made to enable the government
to participate in the second interna
tional peace conference at The Hague.
HALLS OF CONGRESS
homa territory, instead of advising the
members of the Indian Affairs commit
tee as to the weakness of the measure,
so that it might be amended to meet
the wishes of the commissioner of In
dian affairs.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
taken up, but beyond an explanation
by the chairman of the postoffice com
mittee, Overstreet, no headway was
made.
Tuesday, April 3.
Washington, April 3. Senators
Long and Allison were under cross ex
amination by their brother senators to
day on the White house conference on
the former's court review amendment
to the rate bill. After Long had spoken
at length in support of his amendment,
both the railroad senators on the Re
publican side and the Democratic sen
ators wanted to know more about its
paternity. They scented in its" being
discussed with the president and his
advisers by a few of the friends of the
bill before its introduction in the sen
ate an invasion of the sacred preroga
tives of the upper house. Long and
Allison successfully fenced with the
questions and refused to divulge what
transpired at the conference.
Washington, April 3. By a vote of
202 to 26 tbe house today passed tLe
national quarantine bill. The bill
places the control of all quarantine
stations, grounds and anchorages under
the secretary of the treasury and di
rects that as soon as practicable after
the approval of the act he shall select
and designate such suitable places for
them and establish the same at such
points on or near the seacoast of the
United States or, the Mexican border as
in his judgment are beet suited for the
same, in order to prevent the introduc
tion of yellow fever into the United
States.
The bill further gives the secretary
oi tne treasury tne ngnt to establish a
quarantine station at the Dry Tortugan
islands and at such other points at or
near seacoasts, not to exceed four in the
aggregate, as be deems necessary.
The bill carries an appropriation of
$500,000.
Monday, April 2.
Washington, April 2. The amend
ment to the house railroad rate bill
agreed to at the White house Saturday
by friends of the bill, providing for a
limited review of orders of tbe Inter
state Commerce commission, was offer
ed in the senate today by Long, of
Kansas, but he was not able to get the
floor to make his speech. The princi
pal speech was made by Fulton, of Ore
gon, who spoke for the bill. It .was a
legal argument bearing upon the con
stitutional questions involved, and in
terruptions were so frequent that the
speech amounted to a debate on law
points, where the speaker divided time
with the a majority of the lawyers of
tbe senate. Nelson, of Minnesota, and
Heyburn, of Idaho, made brief speech
es on the bill.
Washington, April Z. Uhiet among
the measures passed by the houBe today
was the so-called "personal liability"
bill, which has been. favored by the
army of railway employes throughout
the country, and which practically had
a unanimous report from the commit
tee. Members of the house showed
great interest in the measure, and, had
a division been called for, the bill
would have had an almost unanimous
vote. Another measure changing exist
ing law, which excited a filibustering-
opposition, was the bill permitting tne
fortification of sweet wlneB ana levy
ing a tax of 3 cents a gallon on all
wines thus fortified. A number oi dihb
were passed under suspension of the
rules.
The personal liability bill makes
each party responsible for its own neg-
igence. It also renders void any con
tract intended to restrict the liability
of the employer for the negligence of
employes. ,
Saturday, March 31.
Washington, March 13. This being
war claim day in the house, only those
directlv interested in the legislation in
the private calendar were in attend-
n.1 , 1 . I V
ance. ine nouse auring tne iour nours
it was in session considered and passed
179 bills, many, however, Bending
the particular claim to the court of
claims for adjudication.
Previous to taking up tbe calendar a
bill was passed granting to the Capital
City Improvement company, of Helena,,
Montana, the right to construct a dam
acrosB the Missouri river in Montana.
Square Deal in Alaska.
Washington, April 2. The secretary
of the interior today sent to congress a
draft of a bill which he recommends to
be passed providing that, whenever
mineral entries are made in Alaska, six
months' notice shall be given instead of
60 days, as at present. Under existing
laws it has become a common practice,
particularly in remote mining districts,
for entrymen to hold off until the mails
are virtually closed by bad weather and
then forward their notices to Juneau.
In this manner persons wishing to in
stitute a contest are precluded.
MOROCCO PROTOCOL LONG.
Powers Will Combine to Induce Sultan,
to Approve Reforms.
Algeclras, Spain, April 4. The pro
tocol of the conference on Moroccan
affairs, copins of which are In course of
preparation for signature by the dele
gates on Saturday, is a formidable doc
ument of 123 sections.
The opening paragraph sets forth the
desire of the powers to assure peace
and prosperity in Morocco by reforms,
without violating the three principles
of sovereignty of the sultan, integrity
of his domain and commercial equality,
at the same time pointing out the
method of procuring thn
-n -viwwmivoo ua"
cesBary to carry out the reform pro-
Details follow, relative to the dele
gates' decisions concerning the organ
ization of the police, the repression of
contraband traffic in arms, the estab
lishment of a state bank, the creating
of freeh revenue and the control of cus
toms and public works. The signatory
powers undertake to introduce legiola
tion ratifying the engagements of the
delegates.
Final ratification of the protocol will
occur not later than December 13, of
this year at Madrid. Meantime the
Signatory Powers raninrnniillw
endeavor to obtain the sultan's integral
adhesion to the reforms outlined in or
der to make them simultaneously oper
ative. Aiie rerorm will be effective
December 31, 1906. Existing treaties
between Morocco and th
ers will retain validity, but in the
event of conflict between treaties and
the conference's protocol the latter will
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m&e preueuenue.
MINES OPENING.
Operators at Many Points Sign Scale
With Miners.
Pittsburg, April 4. With the excep
tion of one or two points outside of the,
Pittsburg district, the strained situa
tion between the operators and miners
in the soft coal fields of Western Penn
sylvania is hourly growing more pa
cific. Following the signing of the scale
yesterday demanded by the miners, the
mines of the operators who signed the
scale resumed their operations today,
although in many instances with re
duced forces.
In the Pittsburg district there were
18,000 miners working and 1,200 idle.
Nearly all of the mines of the PittBburg
Coal company were in operation, and it
wfB expected that those men who are
out would return within a day or so.
It was explained that following holi
days it was generally several days be
fore all the men returned to their la
bor. The causo of the idleness today,
however, was said to be their failure
to receive word of the signing of the
scale.
The independent operators met to
night and decided not to sign the scale
and not to work their mines nonunion.
Tbey employ between 12,000 and 14,
000 men, and they are all idle.
The entire nonunion field of the Al
legheny valley will continue work with
out interruption. This is what ia
known as the Freeport vein.
COMING BY THOUSANDS.
Extra Trains Required to Take Home
seekers to Northwest.
St. Paul, Minn., April 4. The
homeseekers' travel continues heavy
and tonight more than 4,000 holders of
these tickets bad appeared at the Un
ion depot. All the regular overland
passenger trains were sent out ia
double sections, and the Canadian con
tingent via the "Soo" lint went out to
night in three sections, taking about
1,000 passengers.
The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific sent out each two special trains,
while each of the five rponiav trains
carried from three to five extra coaches
to accommodate the rush. These pas
sengers were bound for Oregon and
Washington.
Tomorrow railroad men say the rush
will exceed any day since the low rates
went into effect, and the most conser
vative estimate the arrivals r nnn
The one-wav colonist rates nnf in aff ant-
February 15 will expire tomorrow, but
win oe renewed ano continued through
out the summer. Indiana, Illinois and
Missouri are furnishing the bulk of the
homeseekers' travel.
Texas Cattle Law Invalid.
Washington. April 4 fn an
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by Justice Brown the 8n
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the United States today decided the
case of the Houston & Texas Central
railway vs. J. A. Mavea i
company. Mayes ordered 17 care, in
wuiuu to Bnip ozo nead of cattle. The
cars arrived 24 hours atfer the time set
in tbe agreement. Mayes sued, under
a Texas law. for damnKa U!
cattle by the delay and also, under the
state law, to recover $25 per car on his
contract with the company. The lower
courts upheld the complainant.
Conference on Statehood Bill.
Washington. Anril i Tk, !
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the joint conference on statehood today
Was devoted to a diRfilinsinn a
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proposition, the senate amendment
eliminating Aiiaona and New Mexico
from the bill.