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S. A. TTtOUAS, PuMlahar
LEXINCTON OREGON
NEWS OF TI VEQ
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A Resume of tha Last Impartant but
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f the Put WmJc.
The Panama canal contract will like'
ly be given to Olliver, one of the recent
bidders.
Russia has announced her intention
of withdrawing all troops from Man
churia except a railway guaid.
At a meeting of tariff revisionists at
Chicago a special session jf congress to
revise the tariff laws was advocated.
Attorney General Bonaparte has been
v asked to bring suit to prevent the form
ation of a gigantic copper trust extend
ing into Europe.
San Francisco relief work for January
is estimated at $445,470, which amount
has been forwarded by the National
Eed Cross society.
At the interstate commerce inquiry
at Washington into the coal monopoly
it was snown that only favorites were
able to obtain cars.
The North Dakota blizzard continues
with unabated fury. The tempertaure
ranges from 5 to 45 below zero and all
railroad traffic is at a standstill.
Swettenhma still obstructs relief work
at Kingston. A report in London that
he has presented his resignation will be
neither denied or affirmed by officials.
The attorney general , of Minnesota
has begun suit to cancel the charter of
the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railroad company. This is really the
parent company of the Great Northern
Eailroad company and the Great North
ern is joined in the suit.
Another blizzard has blocked Dakota
railroads.
Shonts denies that friction caused
him to resign.
More charges are being made against
Senatur Bailey, of Texas.'
Another bloody battle has occurred be
tween Mexicans and Yaquis.
The British cabinet admits that
Swettenham will be recalled.
Chicago has traced much of the scar
let fever epidemic to sweat shops.
The blizzard in Europe has been he
cause of many people freezing to death.
Eastern Eepublicans would grant
ship subsidy to South American lines
only.
The naval appropriation bill carries
$253,000 for the Puget sound navy
yard.
Bristol will retain his office as United
States attorney for Oregon until the
land fraud trials are finished.
The census bureau has just issued
a bulletin which shows that 1,750,000
childrenl between the ages of 10 and
15 years are employed as breadwinners.
Governor Swettenham, of Jamaica,
threatens to dissolve the Kingston coun
cil for taking sides against him. There
is a great need of lumber, but the gov
ernor refuses to receive it.
The flood of the Ohio river is receding
Blightly.
Jamaicans denounce Swettenham and
ask his recall.
A rate discrimination inquiry is in
progress in Denver.
The Colorado legislature has passed
an anti-cartoon law.
The Nevada legislature is considering
a railroad commission bill.
J. P. Dolliver will be 'again elected
. United States senator from Iowa.
Oil in great quantities has been found
on land owned by W. E. Hearst in
Mexico.
A revised list of the dead and Injured
of the Terre Haute train wreck shows
29 killed and 23 injured.
The senate subcommittee lias report
ed against Bristol's confirmation as dis
trict attorney for Oregon.
The mayoralty contest will cost the
gpeople of New York about $400,000,
whether Hearst or McClellan wins out.
The British government has disavow
ed Swettenham's action in the Jamaican
affair and has called on him for an ex
planation. Extensive preparations are being
made for the meeting of the American
National Livestock association at Den
ver. Four thousand stockmen are ex
pected to be in attendance.
The flood in the Ohio valley is th
worst since 1884.
Chicago hopes for a cold wave to stop
the epidemic of disease.
Senator Fulton will work for a law to
save Columbia river salmon.
PROBE HARRIMAN SYSTEM.
Interstate Commerce Commitiion
Meets in Portland
Portland, Jan. 25. Traffic conditions
in this state were investigated yester
day before Franklin K, Lane, member
of the Interstate Commerce commis
sion, the object being to determine the
legality of the llarriman merger of
railroads. The questions of Attorney
Severance for the commission were in
tended to draw out shippers and rail
road men as to v, hether competition
has been stifled by the merger and al
ternate routes for traffic closed. The
testimony of shippers was that there
has been no competition between the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
worthy of the name since the consoli
dation under one management in 1901.
It was further brought out by the
testimony of Thomas McCusker, a for
mer employe of the llarriman system,
that Ogden gateway via the Sacramento
route was closed upon the accomplish
ment of the merger, and shipment
from this territory via Sacramento to
the East was stopped. Orders were.
he said, to send traffic over the O. E. &
N. and Union Pacific to the East. This
change gave a more direct route and re
lieved the llarriman lines of hauling
freight over the Siskiyous.
It is the of the railroad interests that
many routes are open to the shipper
that none have been clossd and that
the sole instances where shipmens have
Deen advised by way of the Union Pa
cific to the exclusion of other route:
have been because of the lack of cars
on other lines
SENATOR ALGER DEAD.
Was Attending to Business as Usual
Almost to the End.
Washington, Jan. 24. United
States Senator Eussell A. Alger,
of
Michigan, died suddenly at his resi
dence in this city at 8:45 o'clock this
morning, following an acute attack of
oedema of the lunijs, with which he
was stricken shortly after 8 o'clock
iiiuiougu mr. Aiger naa not been in
1J.1. i nr i ii ii
good health for some time, his death
was most unexpected. The senator
last night was apparently in his usual
health. During the day he transacted
considerable business, and was at the
War department up to a late hour yes
terday afternoon. At the bedside when
ho passed away were Mrs. Alger, and
their son, Captain F. M . Alger, and
his wife.
On Tuesday night Mr. Alcer. when
about to leave the house to attend
dinner given in honor of Senator-elect
William Alden Smith by the Michigan
delegation, suffered an attack of heart
allure, but it was only with difficulty
that he was persuaded to reman at
home. He attended the session of the
senate Tuesday afternoon and appeared
as wen as usuaf.
ice President Fairbanks was the
first to call at the Alcer residence to.
day to express sympathy.
itie tuneraf services will be held at 2
m. Saturday at the family residence
in this city. The body will be taken
to Detroit for burial.
STILL ENCASED IN ICE.
Europe Hung With Icicles and Choked
With Snow.
London, Jan. 25. Arctic weather
conditions continue to prevail in the
whole of Europe, while, curiously
enougn, tne actual Arctic regions
Wortnern Norway and Iceland, report
the prvealence of mild and rainy
weather. All the vessels reaching
British ports are covered . with long
icicles and have snow on their decks.
Telegrams received from all parts of
the continent give almost incredible re
ports of the extreme rigor of the
weather and consequent suffering.
Many deaths are reported. In Aus
tria two sentinels were found dead at
their posts as a result of the cold. The
heavy snow continues in Eussia and
Turkey, and the Danube is frozen
over
in several places in Eoumania.
Slight earthquakes are reported from
Batoum. . The blizzard continues at
Constantinople, where the snow is said
to be several feet deep. Navigation on
the Bosphorus and the Black sea has
been practically suspended.
No Exception to the Rules.
Washington, Jan. 25. Speaking of
dispatch from Kansas City concern
ing the new order for recruiting neuro
soldiers, Major-General Ainsworth, the
military secretary, today said that no
significance should attach to the orders
given for the enlistment of negroes for
service in the Philpipines. The orders
were not confined to Kansas City alone,
but were sent to other recruiting
points. It Is said to be the invariable
custom of the department so far as pos
sible to recruit up to their full strength
all regiments.
Relieve Idaho Settlers
Minneapolis, Jan. 25. The North
Dakota fuel shortage again is becoming
serious, according to reports received
here. Inability of the railroads to keep
freight trains moving is responsible, in
a large degree, for this condition.
PROCEEDINGS OF
Thursday, January 24.
Salem, Jan. 24. Both houses this
afternoon adjourned until Monday,
This is largely due to the state printer
oemg unable to secure enough composi-
tors to turn out the work on time and
will allow him time to cateh up.
lhe two houses this morning met in
joint assembly and listened to an ad-
dress by Mr Bryan.
A bill was introduced in the senate
permitting capital punishment for 10b-
tiers who are captured armed with dan-
gerous weapons.
Bills were aiso introduced in the
uemue creating trie county or .North
Grant and create a railroad commission
to be. appointed by the governor-.
in the house new measures included
the appointment of a commission to in
vestigate the fire insurance business
and one providing that each county
shall be a judicial district and provid
ing for a prosecuting attorney for each
county.
The bill providing for publication of
notice of all estrays was passed by the
house. The senate bill fixiniz the Linn-
Lane boundary was also passed by the
house.
Four bills were passed by the senate.
They provide: For holding meetings
of state textbook commission In May
instead of July ; raising foes of jurors
from $2 to $3 per day; fixing salaries
in Douglas county; to turn unexpended
school funds back into the county
school fund instead of the general fund.
Wednesday, January 23
Salem, Or., Jan. 23. There are
pending in both houses an unusually
large number of lien bills and in a ma
jority of cases the advantages that will
follow their enactment are conferred
upon the laboring man who performs
work and who, under the present stat
ute, in many instances experiences no
end of trouble in getting what is his
due, when he does not lose out alto
gether. It has been discovered that all line
officers of the O. N. G. have been
chosen in violation to the state con
stitution. Eepresentative Jackson has
prepared a bill to remedy the defect
ine Din providing tnat jurors may
be kept together in civil actions has
the honor of being the first to pass the
house.
The senate passed the bill agreed
upon by Lane and Linn fixing the
boundary between those counties.
Governor Chamberlain sent a mes
sage to both houses today asking more
money for the Jamestown exposition.
A total of 10 bills have been intro
duced relating to roads and highways.
Johnson's measure providing for ioint
improvement by county and state is the
most important.
Twenty-four new measures were read
for the first time in the house today
This makes a total of 237.
Among the 19 bills in the senate
were two by Bailey amending the di
rect primary law. One Drovides for
party conventions before the primary
election and the other makes statement
No. 1 pledge apply to party candidates
only.
The election of Mulkey and Bourne as
United States senators was confirmed
today in joint session of the two houses
as the law requires. The journal of
yesterday's election in the two houses
was read and President Haines there'
upon declared them elected. Mulkey
serves until March 4, 1907, and Bourne
six years from that date.
Tuesday, January 22.
Salem, Jan. 22. Both houses of the
legislature in separate session today
elected Jonathan Bourne. Jr.. United
States senator for the long term and
Fred W. Mulkey for the shoitterm.
The vote on Mulkey was unanimous
in the house and all members of the
senate present voted for him. Three
representatives, Eeynolds, Eodgers and
fcettlenuer, of Marion, refused to sup
port Bourne. These men explained
that they did not pledge themselves
and also that their constituents eave a
plurality against - him. Four senators,
Booth of Lane, Laycock of Grant, Mil
ler of Linn-Marion and Whealdon of
Wasco, voted against Bourne. The
senators gave much the same reason as
the representatives for not favorine
Bourne.
The vote stood: Mulkey House.
60; senate, 27. Bourne House, 57;
senate, 23.
No progress has so far been made in
either house on the railroads bills that
provide for a commission, reciprocal
demurrage, maximum rates, taxation
of gross receipts, etc. These subjects
have hardly been heard of yet in the
senate, and only one bill has appeared
there relating to them. This is the
bill of Senator Johnson, of Benton,
providing for reciprocal demurrage and
prohibiting rebates and discrimination,
but omitting the commission. In the
house, however, a number of bills have
been introduced.
A joint memorial was introduced in
the senate this morning bv Senator
Mulit asking congress to compel the
owners of the Oreiron & California
Eailroad company to soil its crant lands
at the price stipulated in the grant.
The resolution was referred to the com
mittee on resolutions.
By unanimous vote the senate adopt-
OREGON LEGISLATURE
ed a memorial asking congress to re-
' move all tariffs on raw jute or jute
bags. This move will auite likely tend
to defeat any effort to establish a jute
mm at tno Btato penitentiary.
By combining two resolutions the
senate sought to eliminate one jtinket-
i"g trip. Resolutions had boon intro-
duced for the appointment of a com
, inittee to confer with a conmiittee from
Washington on the Bubject of fisheries
and ' another committee to confer on
pilotage. The senate committee on
I resolutions providod that one commit
tee should be provided for the two mir-
poses
Monday, January 21.
balem, Jan. 21. Standing commit
tees of the Oregon legislature were an
nounced this afternoon by Prusidont
Haines of the senate and Speaker
j-'avey oi the house. In each caso the
best places were secured by the support
ers or names ami imvey for leadership
The hunters' license law, it is safe
to say, will be changed this session
Two bills relating to the subject have
already appeared in the house.
The normal school question is already
a live ono in this session. Last week a
bill to cut off Drain and Ashland was
introduced. Today a bill was intro
duced to close the Drain and Monmouth
schools.
The house unanimously passed over
the veto of the governor the 'bill to
regulate the manufacture and sale of
commercial fertilizers. This was one
of the seven house bills of the 1905
session vetoed by the governor.
Altogether 77 bills were read for the
first time in the house today. In the
senate 18 new measures appeared.
Eeorganization of the judicial system
of Oregon is proposed in a senate bill.
Among the house bills were: To col
lect inheritance tax on estates of $5,000
and up, instead of $10,000 as at pres
ent; bounties ranging from $5 to $20
for scalps of wild animals, two-thirds
to ba paid by the county and one-third
by the state; creating the office of in
spector of mines, and several covering
the several sections of the report of the
state tax commission, in each case ad
vocating the adoption of the report.
In the senate the new measures in
cluded: For reciprocal demurrage and
prohibiting rebates and discrimination;
for transportation of convicts by prison
employes; to purchase land adjoining
the capitol grounds on the east side,
and to provide for working county pris
oners on public highways.
Rush for Timber Land.
Corvallis A new rush for timber
land is on here. It is not so great as
was the one a few years ago, but be
tween 50 and 60 claims have been lo
cated within the past few weeks. The
timber lies 40 to 60 miles southwest of
Corvallis in what is known as the Five
Eivers country. Locators come to Cor
vallis by rail and take private convey
ances for the rest of the journey. A
carriage to the foot of Alsea mountain
and a saddle horse from then on is the
usual means of traveling. Women are
among the locators, three from Portland
having made the trip to the woods a
few days ago.
The timber is not old fir. It is sec-
ona growtn tnat has sprung up since
the great fire that swept the coast
range west and southwest of Corvallis
05 or 60 years ago.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Fruits Apples, common to choice.
5075c per box; choice to fancy, $1
z.&u: pears, $11.50.
vegetaoies Turnips, ucr?l per
sacK; carrots, yuctrfisi per sack: beets.
$1.2o1.50 per sack; horseradish, 9
10c per pound; sweet potatoes, 3c per
pound; cabbage, iic per pound; cauh'
flower, $2.50 per dozen; celery, $3.50
per crate; pumpkins, 2c per pound;
squash, 2c per pound; sprouts, 8c p r
pound.
Onions Oregon, $11.15 per hun
dred.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy.
$11.30; common, 7595c.
Wheat Club, 67c; bluestem, 69c;
valley, 67c; red, 65c.
Oats No. 1 white, $27; gray, $26.
Barley Feed, $21.50(9,22 per ton:
brewing, $22.50; rolled, $23.5024.50.
Kye $1.401.45 per cwt.
Corn Whole, $26; cracked, $27 per
ton.
Hay ValW timothy, No. 1, $14
15 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$1718; clover, $9; cheat, $9; grain
hay, $910; alfalfa, $14.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3035c per
pound.
Butter Fat First grade cream, 33 c
per pound ; second grade cream, 2c less
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 3233c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens,' 1314c
per pound; mixed chickens, 1213c;
spring, 1414; old rooters,10llc;
dressed chickens, 1617c; turkeys,
live, 17 17c; turkeys, dressed,
choice, 2022cj geese, live., 1012c;
ducks, 1718c.
Vtal Dressed, 59o per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 2 3c per pound ;
cows, 45c; country steers, 55c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 89c per
pound; ordinary, 67c.
Pork Dressed, 69c per pound. ,
PAY FOR CAR6.
Washington Lumbermen Give Money
to Have Thnm Spotted
Seattle, Jan. 23 Evidence Indicating
that lumbermen have been paying
money to railroad employes to have
cars "spotted" on their tracks was iu-
troducnd before Interstate fi
Commissioner Franklin K. Lane, at
the hearing yesterday afternoon Into
the car shortage question.
Charles 13. I'atton, president of rho
Reliance Lumber Company and vice
president and secretary of the Atlas
Lumber and Shingle Company, made
the statement during the course of
his examination. To say that tho evi
dence of Mr." Patton was a sensation
would be putting It mildly. Mr. I'at
ton had been giving some facts and
figures showing that there was an ap
parent discrimination In the distribu
tion of cars at Tacunia among the
mills. ' . , -' .
A multitude of witnesses testified be
fore Commissioner Lane yesterday
about the car shortage and the crip
pling effect It has had upon the Indus
tries of the state. Not only were lum
bermen put on the stand, b,tt Senator
Paulhamus told of the sufferings of
the Puyallup berry growers, and the
troubles of the wheat farmers of East
ern Washington were gone Into.
The lumber men contended that
while the car shortage was particular
ly acute at the present, there had never
been a time for years when they cot
all the cars tat they wanted. The rate
at which cars moved was gone Into
and It was shown that this has stead
ily decreased from an average move
ment per car of 94Va miles In 1903 to
36 miles in 1906.
No attempt was made to dispute the
car shortage by the railroad attorneys.
They sought to show, however, that
the present paralysis of traffic was tho
result of the floods In November.
MUST APOLOGISE. OR RETIRE
Fate of Swettenham Unless He Can
Give Good Excuse.
London, Jan. 23. The Incident aris
ing from the exchange of letters at
Kingston between Governor Swetten
ham and Rear Admiral Davis now ap
pears to be entering the waiting stage
as the government, after doing all
possible In the absence of advices from
the Governor of Jamiaca, is obliged to
defer further action until he reports.
In the meantime the trend of official
sentiment is toward having Governor
Swettenham apologize or retire, but
this is based on the press accounts ot
the Incident and on letters, and it may
be modified by Governor Swetten
ham's version, giving extenuating cir
cumstances. In the absence tf a report from the
Governor to his government, his dis
patch to Secretary Root, which has
been reproduced here, tends further to
mystify the mind of the public, which
finds It difficult to reconcile the Gov
ernor's present recognition of the as
sistance rendered by the American
squadron wit hthe terms of the pre
vious letter.
SEIZE FOOD SUPPLIES
Mayor of Cincinnati Orders Police to
Stop Extortion.
Cincinnati, Jan. 23. Mayor Demp
sey yesterday afternoon issued orders
to the police to confiscate food and
fuel where needed for relief of flood
sufferers and where dealers attempted
to extort unreasonable prices. This
action was taken because of numerous
reports of extortion in charges for
transportation and for relief sunnlies.
Those attempting extortion will be ar
rested. The high water In the Ohio river is
slowly but steadily receding tonight.
The railroads have begun preparations
to resume regular traffic, although it
will be several days before the tracks
are safe.
Relief work continues actively. Six
school buildings have been turned over
as temporary homes for the sufferers.
The city council tonight appropriated
a sum for a relief fund which is be
ing augmented by private subscrip
tions. Appeals for aid have been received
from many Kentucky towns.
Mayor of Kingston Appeals.
New York, Jan. 23 Mayor Tait, of
Kingston, Jamaica, in his official ca
pacity, has appealed to the generosity
of the American people on behalf of
the earthquake sufferers, saying: "On
behalf of the stricken people, I ap
peal through you to the generosity of
the American people for help. Money,
lumber and building material most ur
gently needed." Acting upon the sug
gestion of Mayor Tait. Mavnr Mprioi.
Ian last night announced that he would
do giaa to receive contributions, which
would be forwarded to the proper
Kingston authorities.
Epidemic Grows Worse,
Chicago, Jan. 23. Local heaHh do.
partment records for the number of
contagious disease cases rpnnrto in a
single day were broken today, when
214 cases were recorded qt tha .it
hall. Of these 145 were nf nnnrio
fever and 40 of diphtheria. The pre
valence of these diseases, railroad of
ficials report, has caused a marked in
crease in passenger traffln tn
resorts.
Fever Among the Refugees.
Aurora, 111.. Jan. 23. Thnmrh ,
river has fallen four inches since Mon
day, the conditions are desperate. Cit
izens are huddled In camps on the
higher grounds or crowded into school
houses, opera houses and city hall.'
Scarlet fever has broken out among
the refugees from the lower part of
the city.