LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD
S. A. THOMAS, PublUher
LEXINGTON OREGON
NEWS OHM WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Oar
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
Japanese laborers mobbed a -white
man in California.
Railway employes threaten to tie up
all roads in the United States, Canada
and Mexico.
Oklahoma towns are suffering from
want of fuel. In some places even the
price of corncobs is prohibitiv.
Secretary Hitchcock has ordered all
fences on public domain torn down.
Prosecution will follow refusal.
William C. Sellick, a Providence, R.
I., clergyman, says the bible is not an
inspired writing and is full of errors.
Representative Jones will endeavor
to secure survey of a number of Wash
ington streams by government engi
neers. F. J. H,eney has tendered his resig
nation to the attorney geneial. He
will devote his entire time to the cases
against San Francisco grafters.
The president has offered Philip B.
Stewart, of Colorado Springs, the po
sition of commissioner of the general
land office, to be vacated March 4 by
Commissioner Richards.
Recent heavy rains have caused
enormous avalanches of mud to start
from the top of Mount Vesuvius. Many
farms are being laid waste and the loss
of life may be heavy. Six bodies have
already been found.
Congress will authorize a new survey
of Tillamook bay.
A fire in a Cokesburg, Pa., coal mine
did $400,000 damgae to the property.
The government has won the first
round in the Standard Oil prosecution.
Relief work among the starving
Chinese is progressing very satisfac
torily. The French government has ordered
the construction of four more subma
rine boats.
Governor Folk recommended many
reforms to the Missouri legislature in
his message.
General von der Lonitz, prefect of
police of St. Petersburg, has been as
sassinated by terrorists.
The Chicago municipal judge has de
nounced the mayor and politicians for
interfering with justice.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Domestic Fruits Apples, common to
choice, 5075c per box; choice to
fancy, $12.50; pears, $11. 50; cran
berries, $11.5012 per barrel; per
simmons, $1.50 per box.
Vegetables Turnips, 90c$l per
sack; carrots, 90c$l per sack; beets,
$1.251.50 per sack; horseradish, 9
10c per pound; sweet potatoes, 2
2d per pound ; cabbage, l2c per
pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen;
celery, $3.754.25 per crate; lettuce,
head, 30c per dozen; onions, 1012c
per dozen; bell peppers, 8c; pump
kins, 2c per pound; squash, 2c per
pound.
Onions 75c$l per hundred.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy,
$11.30; common, 7585c.
Wheat Club, 6566c; bluestem,
68c; valley, 66c; red, 63c.
Oats No. 1 white, $2526 ; gray,
$24.5025.
Barley Feed, $21.5022 per toft;
brewing, $22.50; rolled, $2324.
Rye $1.401.45 per cwt.
Corn Whole, $26; cracked, $27 per
ton.
Hay Timothy, No. 1, $1314 per
ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $1416;
clover, $88.50; cheat, $7.508.60;
grain hay, $7.508.50; alfalfa, $11.50;
vetch hay, $88.50.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3235c.
Butter Fat First grade cream, 33)c
per pound; second grade cream, 2c less
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 3032c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 1314c
per pound; mixed chickens, 1213c;
spring, 1415c; old roosters, 910c;
dressed chickens, 14 15c; turkeys,
live, 1718c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
2022c; geese, live, 1213c; ducks,
1516c.
Veal Dressed, 549c per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 1 2c per
pound; cows, 45c; country steers,
55o.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 89c per
pound; ordinary, 6 7c.
Pork Dressed, 68)c per pound.
Hops ll14c per pound, according
to quality.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
1318c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 2023c, according to fine
ness; mohair, choice, 2628c.
RESUMES WORK.
Both Houses of Congress Down to
Business After Holidays.
Washington, Jan. 3. Defense of the
discharge of the three companies of the
Twenty-fifth infantry, members of
which were guilty of the Brownsville
j shooting, was made in the senate today
by Culberson, of Texas, who thus pre
sented the unusual spectacle of a South
ern Democratic senator as champion of
a Republican president. Foraker be
gan a reply, but was not able to finish
it on accoun of a sore throat and se
cured an adjournment until Monday of
the debate on his resolution instructing
the military committee to inquire into
the president's order. Lodge offered
an amendment limiting the inquiry to
the conduct of the troops, thus avoid
ing any question as to the president s
authority to discharge them.
Culberson said great injustice had
been done the people of Brownsville.
The conduct of the negro soldiers had
been very irritating. He related that
on August 4, the day before the "shoot
ing up of the town, a criminal assault
had been committed by one of the
soldiers on the wife of a reputable cit
izen. No arrests had beed made for
this crime. Culberson defended Cap
tain McDonald, of the Texas Rangers,
to whom Foraker had referred, because
of Major Blockson's reference to him
as a man wno was "so urave mat ne
would not hesitate to charge hell with
a bucket of water."
Senator Nelson introduced a bill to
prohibit the sale of land on which are
situated beds of coal, lignite, asphalt,
petroleum and natural gas in the gov
ernment domain until such deposits
have been exhausted. Provision is
made for leasing for terms not exceed
ing one year for the purpose of having
them explored. Persons making ex
plorations and discoveries are to be
given the preference in the right to
lease and work the deposits.
Senator Piles today introduced a bill
authorizing the appointment of an ad
ditional judge for the Ninth judicial
district, another authorizing the ap
pointment of an additional customs ap
praiser for Puget sound and a third ex
tending the privileges of immediate
transportation on dutiable goods at
Port Townsend. He also offered an
amendment to the pending child labor
bill.
The senate then went into executive
session and at 2:55 p. m. adjourned un
til Monday.
Washington, Jan. 3. Representative
Morrell, of Pennsylvania, introduced a
resolution today for an investigation by
congress of recent railroad wrecks.
The resolution states that the wrecks
are supposed to be due to overwork of
employes, and authorizes the speaker to
name a committee of five congressmen
who shall have full power to subpoena
witnesses and require corporations to
furnish records and all information
desired.
Friday, January 4.
Washington, Jan. 4. The "omnibus
claims bill," carrying an appropriation
for claims under the Bowman and
Tucker acts, was before the house today
and was discussed for five hours.
Speaker Cannon announced the ap
pointment of Representative Engel
bright, of California, for a place on the
committee on mines and mining, vice
J. N. Williamson, of Oregon, removed.
The speaker based this action on the
ground that Mr. Williamson had failed
thus far to attend a single session of
the 59th congress. He has been con
victed of participation in land frauds
in Oregon.
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION.
Japanese Reds Cannot Long Maintain
Anarchist Paper. .
San Francisco, Jan. 4. The case of
T. Takeuchi, of Berkeley, publisher of
the Revolution, will be reported to the
government at Tokio by Japanese Con
sul General Uyeno.
"We will make a report of the Ta
keuchi incident to Tokio," said Secre
tary Oyama, of the Japanese consulate
yesterday. "We can take no action in
the matter here. It is in the hands of
the local authorities, but we will report
the matter to our government and send
a copy of the Revolution to Tokio. I
think there will be no second issue of
t1 e publication. It is a publication
that must cost some money to get out,
and the half dozen or so young men
who are associated with Takeuchi in
the publication cannot be very flush of
funds."
United States Commissioner of Im
migration Hart H. North has been
quietly gathering evidence against
Takeuchi.. He will forward - the re
sults of his investigations to Washing
ton. If arrests are to be" made orders
will be sent to North.
Miners Strike for Eigh't-hour Day.
Grass Valley, Cab, Jan. 4. Six
hundred and fifty miners went on
strike yesterday. Every union miner,
with the exception of 50, who are em
ployed in four of the smaller mines,
lias gone out. They demand an eight
hour day. A peaceful settlement is
probable.
SHIP MAY BE LOST
Life Rafts Washed Ashore From
City o! Panama.
BAD STORMS HAVE BEEN RAGING
Vessel Sailed From San Francisco on
December 31 for Ancon, on
Isthmus of Panama.
San Francisco, Cal., January 5. A
dispatch to the Call from Santa Cruz
says' that a message received late last
night from Waddell Beach, on the coast
40 miles north of here, says that the
Pacific Mail.steamship City of Panama
has been wrecked and that most of the
116 persons on board are believed to
have perished. The message states
that four life rafts have been washed
ashore fully provisioned.
The City of Panama left San Fran
cisco on December 31 for Ancon, on
the isthmus of Panama.
Two of the life rafts were found at
Waddell beach and two a few miles
farther south. All were plainly
marked "City of Panama." They con
tained stores such as are thrust into
boats which put off from wrecked
ships. One of the rafts contained a
box of crackers and a cask of water. In
the boats were also found oars and
boathooks. Two of the rafts were
lashed together with ropes.
Terrific storms have been raging and
it is deemed impossible that any rafts
which may be afloat can survive the
storm. The impression prevails that
every one of the 60 passengers and 50
members of the crew who left San
Francisco has perished.
It is believed that the City of Pana
ma encountered a severe storm shortly
after leaving San Francisco and that
she put out to sea. Returning closer
to shore to continue her trip to the
south, she met with another storm,
which rendered her helpless. Whether
she was torn to pieces by the gale or
driven on the rocks is not known .
Below Waddell beach wreckage is
drifting ashore in vast quantities.
Ranchers are patrolling the shore,
watching for bodies which may drift
upon the beaoh.
San Francisco local mariners refuse
to believe that the City of Panama has
been wrecked. They believe she is in
distress in the storm and that her life
boats were washed overboard.
Government Will Appeal.
Washington, Jan. 5. The recent de
cisions by Judge Evans in the Federal
court at Louisville and by Judge Mc
Call in the Federal court at Memphis,
declaring unconstitutional the employ
ers' liability act passed at the lat ses
sion of congress, were brought to Presi
dent Roosevelt's attention today, and
the announcement was made at the
White House that the president will
direct that an appeal be taken . The
president is greatly interested in this
act and earnestly recommended to con
gress that it be passed.
REMODEL INSURANCE LAW,
California Legislature Will go to Work
At Once on the Matter.
San Francisco, Jan. 5. Immediately
after the legislature convenes next
Monday the first step will bo taken to
remodel the insurance laws of Califor
nia. One feature of the new insurance
laws will be a provision compelling
foreign insurance companies to main
tain very substantial deposits in Cali
fornia banks as a guarantee oi tneir
pood faith in npahnor with no icv noiu-
o , n i ti
ers. The attempt to pass such a law
will meet with strong opposition ana a
small army of insurance lobbyists is
expected in Sacramento.
An effort will also be made to re
quire all insurance companies doing
business in California to make full
stftte'ments as to the securities thev
hold and to require that they purchase
tirst-ciass securities.
Nebraska War on Lobbyists. -
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 5. George L.
Sheldon, in his inaugural address as
govenorr urged that the lobby be ban
ished from the state house, and insist
ed that the legislature enact a law mak
ing it illegal to give or accept railroad
passes in this state. In the house of
representatives Representative White
ham offered a resolution which pro
vides that "if any lobbyist shows on
the floor of the house while this body
is in session the sergeant-at-arms is in
structed to eject him, forcibly if neces
sary.'.' The resolution was adopted.
Allow No Laws Against Japanese.
Honolulu, Jan. 5. It is believed
here that the Federal government is
preparing to take steps to prevent the
passage by the terrritorial legislature
of any measures to discriminate
against the Japanese.
ARMS SHIPPED TO CUBA.
Secretly Smuggled and Troops Are
Now Searching for Them.
Havana, Jan. 2. A statement' is
made here that several thousand rifles
and machine guns represented to have
been landed in Pinar del Rio province
and hidden in the woods near Mariel,
have been as secretly taken away. The
recent movement of troops and police,
which was considered mysterious in the
light of Governor Magoon's statement
that there was no. four of an uprising
in Culm, is explained by this announce
ment, as it is known that the move
ment was in the nature of a search for
these arms. The possibility of a clash
between Cubans and American troops
is considered remote, as their relations
are good. The natives, however, are
plotting against one another.
Just who is responsible for the ship
ment of the arms into Cuba is not
known. One theory is that the arms
were purchased by the former liberal
junta in New York and shipped too
late to be used in the last movement.
It is feared that the arms are now in
the possession of the negroes in the
province. There are indications that
it is going to be difficult to repress dis
order by the growing bands of negroes,
who are burning corn fields and tobacco
barns, robbing estates and stealing
cattle.
FAVORS RAISING SALARIES.
Senate Committee May Restore the
Amendment Rejected by House.
Washington, Jan. 2. The subcom
mittee of the senate committee on ap
propriations, which, for the last week,
has been considering the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill, has considered the question of in
creasing the salaries of senators and
reptsentatives, and now it seems prob
able that the sub committee will recom
mend an advance of 50 per cent on con
gressional salaries. The sub committee
is practically unanimous in the opin
ion that such an increase should be
made, but there is a general feeling
that the house should have inserted the
provision.
It also looks as if the committee
would recommend that the provisions
for increasing the salaries of the vice
president, speaker and cabinet officers
should be eliminated unless a corre
sponding increase is secured for senators
and members of the house.
Many members of the committee
think the senate should be given an op
portunity to pass on the subject, and
will ads'ocate the incorporation of an
amendment in the bill by the commit
tee covering the entire subject.
RAILROAD IS NOT LIABLE
Employers' Liability Act Declared Con
trary to Constitution.
Louisville, Jan. 2. Judge Walter
Evans, in the Federal court today, de
clared the employers' liability act un
constitutional. The decision was given
in the case of the administratrix of N.
C. Brooks vs. the Southern Pacific rail
way, and is believed to be the first
handed down in connection with this
act.
The alleged cause of action occurred
in Kansas. The husband of the plain
tiff was killed in a railroad accident
and suit was brought under this act for
$25,000 damages and an amount suffi
cient to cover the cost of expenses inci
dent to death. The court holds that
the act in effect would regulate com
merce within the state as well as inter
state commerce and is therefore uncon
stitutional. The demurrer of the
Southern Pacific railroad to action for
damages is sustained.
Livestock Convention Called.
Denver, Jan. 2. A call has been is
sued to all live stock associations, live
stock producers and members to attend
the tenth annual convention of the
American National Livestock associa
tion, to be hold at the Broadway the
ater, Denver, January 22 and 231907.
Many important questions are to be
considered, among them inferior rail
road service, from which shippers have
suffered so disastrously and for which
the association lias already taken vigor
ous steps to relieve. The subjects of
forest reserves and grazing lands are
also to be considered.
Ask Protectorate for Cuba.
Havana, Jan. 2. It is reported that
a petition for an American protectorate
is ready to be sent to Washington from
Remedios, the wealthiest district in
Cuba, signed by 200 native Cubans.
Another petition from Cienfuegos is
soon to follow, signed by several hun.
dred property owners. In other parts
of the island, it is stated, similar pe
titions are i n course of preparation . A
weekly newspaper advocating a pro
tectorate, as a means of settling the
Cuban situation, will probably be is
sued. Nw Laws Begin With New Year.
Washington, Jan. 2. Yesterday
marked the beginning of the life of sev
eral legislative acts cf congress. Among
them are the free alcohol law, the pure
food law, the anti pass section of the
interstate commerce law, the modifica
tion of the navigation laws, 'to simplify
enrollments and licenses, and a law
with reference to the licensing of drug
gists in the District of Columbia.
MISTAMT LIVES
Trains Collide In Kansas and 33
Are Killed.
FIRE CONSUMES WRECKED CARS
Many Victims Are Burned to Ashes
Most of the Dead Were Mex
ican Laborers.
Topeka, Jan. 3. Four white mon, a
negro train porter and about 30 Mexi
can laborers lost their lives, and 55
persons were injured when two passen
ger trains on the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific railroad collided head-on four
miles west of Vol land, Kan., at 5:10
o'clock yosterday morning.
The trains were Nos. 29 and 30, run
ning between Chicago and El Paso.
They met on a sharp curve with foarful
impact. Adding to tho horror of the
collision, fire from tho lamps in the
cars and from the locomotives was com
municated to the splintered wreckage
and spread rapidly, consuming five of
the forward cars of train No. 29, west
bound, and burning a number of tlio
passengers. All but throe of thoHe who
perished are thought to have been Mex
ican laborers, who were on their way
from Columbus Junction, O., to Mexico.
The officials of the company place tho
blame on John Lynos, the 19-year (old
telegraph operator at Volland, who fail
ed to stop train No. 29 at his station
after receiving orders to hold it there
until No. 30 had passed.
By the light of the flaming wreckage,
passengers who were uninjured worked
heroically to save those who were pin
ned fast beneath the mass of splintered
timbers and twisted iron.
GENEROUS TO COLUMBIA.
Burton Agrees That Jetty Work Shall
Not Be Interrupted.
Washington, Jan. 3. After a confer
ence today with Chairman Burton, of
the river and harbor committee, Senat
or Fulton expressed the opinion that
Oregon will be generously dealt with in
the river and harbor bill now in process
of formulation. He is satisfied that
the bill will provide for the completion
of the south jetty at the mouth of the
Columbia river, for which engineer
recommend an appropriation of $2,450,
000. One million dollars will be ap
propriated in cash and a continuing
contract will be authorized for tho bal
ance, so that the work may be pressed
to early completion and without unnec
essary delay.
i The house committee is apparently
inclined to deal fairly with the Celilo
canal, though it will probably appro
priate less than the $750,000 asked for
by the engineers. If this item should
be cut materially, Senator Fulton will
co-operate with Senator Piles, of Wash
ington, and there is a very fair prospect
that the amount recommended can be
secured by a senate amendment.
BODIES ALL MIXED TOGETHER.
Parts of Men, Women and Children
in One Mass.
Washington, Jan. 3. In an endeavor
to identify the mangled bodies of the,
victims of the Terra Cotta wreck of
Sunday night, a grewsome discovery
was made at the morgue today. What
was supposed to be the mangled body of
a man attired in a suit of "pepper and
salt, proved to be the remains of sever
al of the unfortunates who died in tho
Sunday wreck.
The morgue master had all the pile
of human flesh and articles which had
been gathered at the wreck removed to
the "dead room" today in an effort to
establish identity. When he delved
into it, he found a piece of a baby's
skull, a man's foot badly crushed and
encased in a shoe, the hand of a woman
and a portion of a human face, also
fiiageis, toes and other parts of women's
and children's bodies and those of men,
all ground into the black coal dust and
with pieces of garments mixed into tho
mass.
Surplus Is Still Growing.
Washington, Jan. 3. The monthly
statement of the government receipts
and expenditures shows that for Decem
ber, 1906, the receipts were $55,812,970,
and the expenditures $46,537,856, leav
ing a surplus for the month of $9,275,
000. The surplus for December, 1905,
was $5,400,000. The expenditures for
the month were $11,500,000 in excess
of those for December, 1905. The re
ceipts for the six months of the present
fiscal year show a surplus over the dis
bursements of $27,060,908 as against a
deficit last year of $97,742,886.
Grazing on Oregon Reserves.
Washington, Jan. 3. During the
season of 1907 the ForoHt. florvipQ will
permit the grazing of 220,000 sheep and
1 16,250 horses and cattle in the Eastern
I division of the Blue mountain forest re
serve, and 240,000 sheep and 28,000
horses and cattle in the Western division.