CHILE WAS AIMING HIGH.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
REORGANIZE HOSPITAL CORPS
INVOKES REFERENDUM.
Linn County Grangers Hold Up Uni
versity Appropriation.
Albany The University of Oregon
appropriation bill is to be referred to
the people. Efforts of Linn county
Grangers to hold up the university bill
culmin ited in a meeting of representa
tives of all grange organizations of Linn
county in Albany.
Besides the Grangers there were in
attendance PrcKidont P. L. Campbell,
of the university, and Senator M. A.
Miller, member of the board of re
gents of the school. These men pre
Bented ery strongly the university's
side of the case Hhowing the need of
more money than was appropriated.
The $125,000 carried in the bill was
segregated by President Campbell, who
explainod the use to be made of every
dollar. Cut the Grangers were obdu
rate and at the close of the conference
decided to use the referendum to hold
the appiopriation up until the next
genoral election, when the people will
determine the fate of the school.
But little argument was used in sup
port of the position of the Grange, oth
er than "retrenchment." It was also
decided to have reproduced an editorial
printed in the Oregonian of Saturday,
February 11, 1905, entitled "Machine
Made Citizens," and scatter thousands
of copies over the state.
Country Sheep Inspectors.
Pendleton State Sheep Inspector
Lytlo has announced the appointment
of eight county sheep inspectors for
Kastern Oregon. Appointments have
not yet been made for Wheeler, Har
ney. Lake. Klamath or Gilliam conn-
ties. Those named are: Umatilla
county, John Bryant, Pendleton, pres.
ent incumbent; Wasco, P. J. Walsh,
Antelope; Crook, J. A. McCoy, Hay
reek: Malheur, II. L. Anderson,
Skull Springs; Grant, George Irwin,
Monument, present incumbent; Mor
row, Andrew Cook, Heppner, present day'8 actual work together with expense
incumbent; Wallowa, J. w. uuie, allowance of about $4 per day.
Wallowa City, present lncumoeni;
Baker, A. N. Ingle, Richland, prestnt
incumbent.
Military Board Holds Session New
Company at Oregon City.
Salem The state military board, at
its last meeting, effected a reorganiza-
tion of the hospital corps of the Oregon
National Guard into what will be
known in the future as the ambulance
company, consisting of 43 non-conimis-
sioned officers and men. A new com
pany will be formed at Oregon City to
take the place of the one disbanded.
The Dalles, Oregon City, Ashland,
Roseburg, Albany and Woodburn have
offered land for armory sites provided
for by the appropriation of $100,000
in house bill 118. No action was taken,
the matter being left to the towns. The
various companies of the state are pay
ing an average of $300, per year for the
use of buildings as armories, and Gen
eral Finzer figures that in 20 years the
state will be repaid the $ 100,000 appro
priation.
Very little action was taken on ac
count of the anticipated action of the
Grange in asking that the appropria
tion be submitted to the referendum at
the Juno election.
May Be Held to Three Inspectors
Salem State Labor Commissioner
Hoff is in a quandry over adjusting
things to fit the new law, authorizing
him to appoint special deputy inspect
ors of mills, factories and workshops
He has divided the state into four in
spvction districts, but now is afraid the
revenues from the act, which levies an
annual inspection iee of $10 upon each
factory, mill and workshop in the state
where machinery is used, will not sup
port four inspectors, and he has about
come to the conclusion that he will
have to divide the state into three dis
tricts in order to make both ends meet.
He cannot figure that the act will pro
duce much more than $10 000 per year
revenue from this tax, and the inspect
ors are entitled to $4 per day for each
South American Republic Wanted Am
bassador at Washington.
Washington, April 2. Chile's fail-
ure to send a minister to wasmngton
to replace Mr. Walker Martinez, who
did not return here after the Pan-
American conference at Ric Jano'-o
last summer, has caused much com
ment. The neglect of the Chilean con
gress to appropriate sufficient money to
maintain the legation has been given as
a reason for leaving the American mis
sion in charge of Alberto Yoacham, sec
retary of the legation.
But it has just become known that
the real cause was hidden deep in
Latin-American politics. Chile decid
ed it would be a good idea to have an
ambassador in Washington, and steps
were taken to discover what the Unit
ed States thought of the proposed ele
vation of the Chilean representative to
Washington.
The suggestion that the Chilean en
voy might be raised to the ambassa
dorial rank set all' Latin America on
edge and a general movement was in
stituted by the Southern republics to
head off such a movement. Argentina
being unfriendly to Chile was especial
ly opposed to the plan, as Brazil and
Chile are always rated as allies and
Argentina did not want her two strong
est rivals to outstrip her in American
representation.
It has not been the policy of the
State department to send ambassadors
to any country which can not be ranked
as a world power, and when the hostil
ity of the rest of South America to such
a change became known the United
States decided that the question had
i better not be agitated further at this
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BROWN STOPS HOSTILITIES.
PLAN TO EXACT TRIBUTE.
American Dlplomant Prevents Bom
bardment of Amapala.
Washington, April 5. Mr. Corea,
the Nicaraguan minister, called at the
State department today and inquired
what authority Phillip Brown, secre
tary of the American legation to Guate
mala and Honduras, had for his inter
ference with the bombardment of Ama
pala, Honduras, by the Nicaraguan
forces.
Mr. Corea's advices from his home
government show that Mr. Brown went
to Amapala, persuaded the Nicaiauans
to cease firing foi 24 hours and then
went to La Union, Salvador, whence he
issued a protest, saying that Salvador
would regard rei e al of the bombard
ment as a declaration of war against
Salvador. State department officials
refuse to disclose what Mr. Brown's in
structions have been.
President Boniila is still surrounded
at Amapala, so far as the State depart
ment knows, but the bombardment of
the town by Nicaraguan gunboats has
ceased.
ADVICE ON RAILROAD LAWS.
Students to Fight Sheep Disease,
Corvallis Four Oregon Agricultural
college students are leaving college to
take positions on the government staff
for eradicating sheep diseases in Ore
con. ThevareG.A. Dodson, Walter
Foster, Edgar W. Donnelly and Henry
Rooper. They receive good salaries and
have their expenses paid. Jhe worn
will extend from now to the end of the
summer. Their appointments are re
ceived from the bureau of animal in
dustry at Washington. Dodson, Don
nelly and Foster are to operate in East
ern Oregon and Hooper m tne wniam-
ette valley.
Commission to Hear Protests.
Salem At a meeting of the stale
Tailroad commission a conference for
April 16 was sot, to hear the com
plaints filed by the lumbermen along
the line of the Southern Pacific railroad
in this state, in regard to the raising of
rates on rough lumber from $3.10 per
thousand feet to $5, which rale is to go
into effect April 18. Among the con
cerns that have filed complaints are the
Western Oregon Lumber Manufacturers'
association, of Cottage Grove, the Ore
con & Washington Lumber Manufac
turers' association, with offices in Port
land, and the B' oth-Kelly company, of hay, $9 10
Offlcal Notice of Forest Reserve,
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
received the three proclamations of the
president, dated March 2, 190 , creat
ing the Tillamook, Umpqua and Co-
qui lie forest reserves. These reserves
all border on the Pacific ocean, com
mencing at Tillaomok county and run
ning south as far as Curry county. The
aggregate amount of the three reserves
is about 4,000,000.
Hundred Divorce Cases on Docket.
Oregon City The April term of the
Circuit court will be convened in this
city Monday, April 15. The number
of divorce suits on the docket will ex
ceed those of any former term, there
being nearly 100 such cases pending,
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 7374c; bluestem,
7577c; valley, 7071c; red, 7172c
Oats No. 1 white, $29.50; gray.
$28 29.
Barley Feed, $22.50 per ton; brew
ing, 'id; roiled, ?3.0U(a)Z4.OO.
Rye $1.451.50 percwt.
Corn Whole, $25; cracked, $26 per
ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $15
16 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy
$1718; clover,' $9; cheat, $9; grain
President of Western Union Explains
Recent Advance in Toil.
New York, April 2. Concerning the
recently announced advance in tne
rates charged by the company, Colonel
C. Clowry, president of the Western
Union Telegraph company, tonight
said:
There has been no large increase in
rates by the telegraph companies. A
number of special and unprofitable
rates have been increased to the stand
ard of schedule rates.. These special
rates were discriminative against t
large number of places and were orig
inally established by competing com
panies, which by reason thereof went
into bankruptcy.
"Most of the rates increased were 25
cents for 10 words rates. It costs at
least 30 cents each to handle such mes
sages for short distances at the present
time. The increases in the cost of tele
graph material have been from 25 to
100 per cent within the last few years
"In addition to the recent increases
of 10 per cent in the salaries of all
managers and operators, there has been
for years past a large and steady in
crease in wages or an classes oi inai
vidual employes from month to month
"There is no increase in the extra
word i ate, consequently the newspa
pers' rates remain the same.
Eugene.
New Insurance Company.
' Salem The first domestic corpora
tion ever organized in this state for the
Tiumose of doing a surety and accident
business insurance has been authorized dozen; celery; $4
by the secretary of state to incorporate head, 3545c per dozen ; onions,
Apples Common, 751.25 per box
choice, $1.502.
vegetables lurnips, fi($i.zo per
sack; carrots, $11.25 per sack; beets
$1.251.50 per sack; horseradish, 7
8c per pound; caluiflower, $2.50 per
per crate; lettuce
10
under the laws of the state, proving 12 Uc; per dozen; sprouts, 9c; radish
that they had avauame capital w uie es, 3uc per dozen; asparagus, per
.amount of $100,000. The Union Guar
-antee association is the name of the
new firm which will have offices in
Portland. William Glafke in presi
-dent and II. D. Wagnon secretary.
Prizes for Cover Design.
Poitland At a reccent session of the
"board of trustees of the Chamber ol
Commerce, the matter of issuing a new
advertising booklet, to be entitled
"Oregon," came up, and it was decided
to offer cash prizes of $10, $15 and $25
for the best cover design. The pre
miums will be advertised when the
competition is opened.
pound; rhubarb, $1.501.75 per box
Unions uregon, Jfi.zuwi.ou per
hundred.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy
$1.401.65; extra fancy, $1.75; No. 1
choice, $1.251.40.
Butter Fancy creamery, 32W35i
pound.
Butter Fat first grade cream, 36c
per pound; second grade cream, 2c less
per pound.
n 1 1 k til -
rouitry Average 01a nens, 10c per
pound; mixed chickens, 14c; spring
fryers and broilers, 2022c; old
roosters, 1012c; dressed chickens, 16
17c; turkeys, live, 1315c; turkeys
dressed, choice, 18)20c; geese, live
8c; ducks, 16 18c.
Jiggs Oregon ranch, 18c per
Farmers Loyal to Varsity
La Grande The Blue Mountain
Grange at its last meeting resented the dozen
action of the Albany grange in holding Veal Dressed, 58Uc per pound,
up the appropriation lor tne state uni- ueer uressea duus, 33c per
yersity. rne iarmers 01 mis poruiuu ui pouna; cows, otijoc; country steers, 0
Eastern Oregon are neartuy in ravor 01 wo
helping in every possible way the state Mutton Dressed, fancy, 1010
institutions 01 learning ana especially per pounci, orainary, bwc; spring
the state university.. lambs, J213c
Pork Dressed, 69c per pound
Hops 8Uc per pound, according
to quality
Wool Eastern Oregon average best
1318c per pound, according to shrink
fine
Asylum Board Buys Land.
Salem The state asylum board has
paid over $10,000 to Charles Riley and
his wife and the deed is recorded cover-
ing 23 acres and a fraction adjoining 1 age; valley, 2023c, according to
-the asylum grounds, whicn was pur- ness;
-chased by the board recently. ; pound.
mohair, choice, 2829c per
me.
ONLY SPECIAL RATES GO UP.
Stickney, Speyer and Whitrldge, Of
fer President Suggestions.
Washington, April 5. The president
has received communications from A.
Stickney, of the Chicago Great West
em; James fepeyer, 01 tne panicing
rm of Speyer & Co., of ew York, and
Frederick Whitridge, a New York law
yer, all of them bearing on the railioad
situation. Mr. Stickney made a num
ber of suggestions which he thought
might be oi value to the president in
any legislation he might desire to rec
ommend to congress.
The president today replied to Mr,
Stickney's letter and requested that he
elaborate to some extent the points he
had already brought out. Mr. Whit
ridge has been invited to come here to
confer with the president and is expect
ed here within the next few days.
ALMOST GOT PRESIDENCY.
Grow, Former Pennsylvania Con
gressmar Dies of Old Age.
Binghamton, N. Y., April 2. Ex.
Congressman Galusha A. Grow died at
his home in Glenwood, Pa., Saturday
as a result of a general breakdown, at
tributed to old age. Mr. Grow was
elected to . congress from the Wilmot
district of Pennsylvania as the young
est member of that body in 1851, and
after retirement from public life for
nearly '40 years he re-entered the house
of representatives as congressman at
large from Pennsylvania.
When he retired four years ago his
public service in the house extended
over the longest period, aitnougn not
continuous service, of any man who
ever sat in that body. During the
ante-bellum days he was one of the
best known men in the United States
and in 1864 he came wit-hin one vote of
being nominated foi vice president in
place of Andrew Johnson.
Disorders Have Ceased.
Bucharest, April 2. It is semi-offl
cially stated that in many districts the
peasants are repairing the damage done
to property and restoring stolen goods
to their owners. Disturbances are
ported from Putna in Moldavia, and
many cases of plunder, incendiarism
and armed conflict in Walachia.
number of peasants have been killed
or Wounded by troops at Langa and
Patulele. At Galicea, in the center of
the disturbed area, all the ringleaders
have been captured. The communes of
Huerezani and Pengeni are in revolt
Supp"es News In Russia.
St. Petersburg, April 2. Premier
Stolypin has sent a circular to the gov
ernors of provinces ordering them
prohibit the printing of news of the
agrarian disorders in Roumania. in the
fear that thev might spread to Russia
Forestry Service Would Tax Pipe
lines of Right of Way.
Washington, April 2. The Forestry
service has submitted to the attorney
general the question of the legality of
the practice of so charging commercial
companies for the right of conducting
water through the reserves for the de
velopment of power and other purposes
as to cause them to contribute to the
expense of maintaining the reserves.
The service has heretofore exacted pay- .
ment for pipelines taking water from
the streams in the reserves,' but the'
right to do so has been questioned, and
it is now the purpose to secure the at
torney general's view of the point. The
Forestry administration takes the posi
tion that the companies should pay
s imething for the service they receive
through the conservation of the waters
of the streams on which they rely, and
they find tbeir only opportunity in the
charge of the right of way.
Practically all the water used by
them is conveyed through pipelines for
the production of electricity and the de
mand is constantly increasing.
Express Company as Merchants.
Washington, April 3. At the recent
session of congress the senate adopted a
resolution directing the Interstate Com
merce commission to inquire into state
ments that the American, Adams,
United States, Pacific and Wells Fargo
Express companies, or either of them,
are engaged through any agents in the
business of buying, .iselliug or handling
on consignment fruits, vegetables ar,d
oysters entering' into interstate com
merce and to report the results -of its:
investigation to the senate. Today the
commission issued an order requiring
the express companies named to file
with the commission statements show
ing in detail to what extent, if any,
they ate engaged in the business indicated.
Stop Hitchcock Methods.
Washington, April 2. Secretary
Garfield is slowly but systematically
eliminating Hitchcock method from the
administration of the Interior depart
ment, The most important reform now
n contemplation is the elimination of
the practice of besmirching the charact
ers of honest men. Hereafter inspect
ing officials will be held strictly ac
countable for their reports and when
ever they attack the character or record
of any man, they must make good or
get out of the service There has been
altogether too much recklessness in
late years, and it has got to stop. Gar
field is as anxious as Hitchcock to pun
ish grafters and land thieves but he
will not tolerate recklessness.
Postal Agreement With Canada
Washington, April 3. At a confer
ence between Postmaster General Le
mieux, of Canada, and Postmaster Gen
eral Meyer, of the United btates, in
this city today, an agreement was reach
ed to amend the postal convention ex
isting between the two countries insofar
as it affects the transmission of news
papers and' periodicals known as second
class matter between the two countries.
Canada accepts the tentative proposal
of this country that second class matter
mailed in one country and addressed to
the other might be subject to a rate of
1 cent for seach four ounces or fraction
thereof on each bulk package, prepaid
by stamps affixed.
Prosecute Poison Seilers
Washington, April 4. The depart
ment of Agriculture is making prepara
tions to begin prosecutions under the
pure food law and Dr. Wiley has given
instructions to his inspectors to secure
as soon as possible the samples on which
the accusations will be based. The
offending establishments have generally
been located, and nothing remains ex
cept to obtain specimens cf the articles.
When these are procured charges win
be formulated and supplied to the Unit
ed States district attorneys in whose
districts the offenders may reside.
Believes Negroes Gu Itless.
Washington, April 4. Captain P.
Lyon, of Company D, Twenty-fifth in
fantry, was the only witness examined
today in the Brownsville investigation
before the senate committee. His per
sonal view that liegro soldiers did not
do the shooting attracted much atten
tion. as he said at first he was con
vinced of their guilt, but his opinon
was changed by the report of experts
who examined the shells picked up in
the streets 'of Brownsville.
General Humphrey Reappointed
Washington, April 4. The president
has reappointed Brigadier General
Charles F. Humphrey as quartermaster
general to succeed himself on the ex
piration of his present term.
New Llghthoun Eneher,
Washington, April 6. M. J. Burke,
of Oregon, was today appointed assist
ant engineer in the U. S. lighthouse
service.
Accepts a New Post.
Washington, April 4. Gecrge F.
Pollock, the ex-assistant commissioner?
of the general land office, has accepted
a position in the forest service. It is no
secret among the members 01 the iorest
service that Mr. Pinchot has wished for
some time to secure for his own bureau
the advantage of Mr. Pollock's intimate
familiarity with public land questions.
A new position has now been created
which will put him in charge or all
matters relating to public lands in for
est reserves, claims, privileges, elimi
nations, etc.
Land Restored to Entry.
Washington, April 6. Forester Pin
chot today recommended the restoration
to entry of 359,000 acres of land that
has been temporarily withdrawn adja
cent to the Cascade forest reserve, but
which was not added to that reserve 1
prior to March 4 last. The land be
comes subject to settlement immediate
ly and becomes subject to entry after
90 days. Under the act of last session
this land could not be permanently re
served except by act of congress.
Invitation Reaches Rosen.
Washington, April 5. Baron Rosen,
the Russian ambassador, called upon :
Secretary Root at the State department
today and informed him he had receiv
ed from St. Petersburg the invitation
to the United States, to attend the sec
ond Hague conference. The invitation
was in French and it was necessary to
make a translation before it could be
handed to Mr. Root officially.
Consulship Given Manning.
Washington, April 6. Isaac A. Man
ning, of Portland, was today appointed
consul to Cartagena.' Colombia. Mr.
Manning recently took the consular ex
amination for which he was designated
by the president at the request of Sen
ator Fulton in John Barrett. Since his
examination he has been strongly in
dorsed by Senator Bourne for early ap
pointment. Dayton Commanes Asiatic Fleet.
Washington, April 3. Rear Admiiat
James A. Dayton, heretofore in com
mand of the Philippine squadron, today
assumed command of the, Asiatic fleet
as the relief of Rear Admiral Brown
son, who has been ordered to this city
to relieve Rear Admiral Converse, re
tired, as chief of the bureau of navigation.
Contract for Life-Saving Tug. ,
Washington, April 6. The contract
for constructing Neah Bay (Washing
ton) lifesaving tug will be awarded to
Pusey & Jones, of Wilmington, Del.,
their bid being $189,057. No Pacific
coast firms submitted bids.
New Washington Postmasters. "
Washintgon, April 6. Washington
postmasters appointed: Waterloo, Wal
ter A. Park, vice H. Thew, resigned;
Gibson, Thomas Willis, vice Guy War
ing, resigned.