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About The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1904)
fiU('tt,ts,c;.ir Columbia register U 111 VOL- ' HOULTOK, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, miDAY, AUGUST 12, 1904. yoTieT WEEK'S DOINGS Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts of the World. Or INTEREST TO OUR READERS -General Review of Important Happen pcnlgs Presented In a Brief and Condensed Corm. The Japanese floot has Diet a reverie off Tort Arthui. New York butchers will Join the packers' strike. The government hai abandoned the . tiarney vaney, uregon, irrigation pro- General Btoesael, In command at Tort Arthur, Is repotted to have committed ucide, The British steamer Calcium, from Taooma, seiaed by Russians, has been towed Into Vladivostok. Elhgty-two bodies have been reoov reed from the wreck near Pueblo, Colo., and more ate known to be lost. Famine conditions at Port Arthur - are becoming appalling and hospitals are crowded with sick and wounded. Rurslsana aie busy strengthening the defenses of Port Arthur for the final atraggle, which they are expecting at anyt Ime. More inmois that Tort Aithur has fallen continue to arrive in St. Peters- burg, but It is believed in the Russian capital that the Japanese are still un able to capture the outworks. German papers condone the sinking of the steamer Thea. An attempt was made on the life of the pieiident ol Uruguay. Kuropatkin's position at Llao Yang has strong railroad defenses. The dontroyer Gnldsborough will soon have another trial on the Bound. Packers continue to add to their forcoi and are confident of victory. No new forest reserves are to be oe- aled in the West until after election A railroad collision at Boxoman caused ttie death of a traveling engi neer. French troops are being hastily for warded to Tonquin by the French gov ernment. Bids on Grand Ronde reservation lands sre to be made public and sent -on to Washington. Lack of news from Port Arthur for several days Is interpreted at St. Peteishurg as good news. Thirty thousand Chicago stockyard atrlkers paraded the streets to music of bunds and headed by a platoon of police. Japan has pent a strong fleet of gun boats and torpedo boats up the Llao river to head off the retreat of the Rus sians to the weat. Montana stockmen have sent a depu tation to Chicago to try and patch up peace. The Russian government has given orders that no more merchant steamers be sunk. Iniormaion has been given the feder al inspector of an infraction of the law by the beef trust. Tho Japanese have taken advantage of mountain pasties to outmaneuver the Russians east of Liao Yang. . The fall of Port Aithur and the sur render of General Knropatkin are pre dicted to occur on the Bame day. A Hen B Paiker, Democratic nomi nee for president, has resigned from the bench of the New Yore court of appeals. The Chinese general, Ma, may cut off retreat of Kuropatkin if he tries to escape the Japanese by going through Mongolia. Two Russian cruisers from the Baltic are chasing a steamer which left Eng land for Canada, carrying ammunition for Yokohama by way of the Canadian Pacific railway. Germany has a fleet near Chefoo. Ex-Governor James T. Lewis, of Wisconsin, is dead. - Port Arthur is preparing for a final stand against the Japanese. While the battle was raging July 31 the thermometer was up to 102 degrees near Uaicheng. - The old Grimes hotel at Seaside has burned. It was one of the oldest build ings at the coast. The Japanese army attacking General Kuropatkin is estimated at 200,000. A fast train on the Frisco system was derailed in Indian Territory and a num ber of persons Injured. While trying to come, ashore from a stranded yacht a number of persons were drowned in Nova Scotia. The government is awaiting farther 'news of the seizure of part of the Ara bia's cargo before taking action. The Japanese are supposed to be de layed in the pursuit of the Russians by a lack of ammunition, which is being hurried to the front. AMERICAN CONSULATE STONCO. Troops Called Out to Protect Charge d'Affalrcs at Bogota. Panama. Am. 10. No Information has been received at the American lega tion here from Bogota regarding re ports circulated In the United States and said to have been sent from Pana ma that an outbreak occurred at Bogota rriday last, when the American con sulate waa stoned by a mob and troops called out to protect A I ben ti. Snyder, the charge d'affaires. The American minister believes that the consulate was atoned and alleged it was the act of irresponsible persons, caused l the feelluiraira inittha Unitil States, which obtains in Colombia. Washington, Ang. 10. Although the slate department has not received any Information of the reported stoning of the American legation at Bogota, yet the officials manifest a live interest in everything pertaining to the matter. Nery recent advices from Colombia in dicated a peaceful condition of affairs, with the exception of possible political complications growing out of General Reyes' presidential candidacy. Presumably the feeling of dissatis faction that followed General Reyes' failure to obtain any money from the United States in payment of Panama still exists in Colombia, and this may nave given rise to unfriendly demon strations against the American repre sentative at Bogota, if this has oc curred. Still the confident belief here la thai General Reyes will prompty deal with any trouble that might occur and thus avoid complications with this government. The charge d'affairs is a West Vir ginia appointee and a newspaper work er by profession. PLUNGE IN CREEK. Engine and rive Coaches Wrecked In Colorado. Pueblo, Colo., Aug. 10. Train No. 11, tne Missouri Pacific flyer, crashed through a brige over an arroya, on Dry creek, near Eden, on the Denver & Rio Grande railroad, about eight miles from Pueblo at 8 o'clock this morning. The accident was caused by the heavy rains which wrecked the bridge. The extent of the injuries to the pas sengers has not been received here, but it is rumored that some fatalities re sulted. . It is estimated that of the 125 pas sengerson board the ill-fated train, be tween HO and 100 lost their lives, eith er by the waters of the raging torrent. or beneath the wreckage. Upon the news reaching Pueblo a special train, b-aring all the available surgeons and the Rio Grande and Mis souri Pacific officials, left for the scene. About 11 o clock a second train, carry ing stretchers, coflins and a number of officials, was sent out from the union station. About 1 :45 o'clock the relief train returned to the city bringing those who escaped with their lives, numbering 17, all so far as now known who have not fallen victims of the disaster. rUNDS TOR TIGHT. Chicago Unions to Be Assessed for Striking Meat Packers. Chicago, Aug. 10. All the labor unions in Chicago have indorsed the stockyards strike. After listening to the strikers side of the controversy, which was presented to them by Mich ael J. Donnelly, president of the strik ing Butchers union, the Chicago Fed eration of Labor, which is composed pf every labor organization in Chicago and las a membership of nearly 800,000, adopted resolutions tonight pledging the moial and financial support of the federated body as long as the strike continues. . Each member of the central body will be assessed a small sum per week. and the w hole amount will be turned over to the striking unions to help in the Bupport of the strikers and their families during the struggle with the packers.' The exact amount each member is to be aBseseed was left in the hands of a committee, with orders to report results tomorrow. While the officials of the Federation of Labor were unable tonight to give an exact estimate of the amount of money they would secure from this source, it was Btated that the total sum would be well up in the thousands each week. Vessels Will Carry Coal. Constantinople, Aug. 10. The porte has practically accepted the verbal notification made Saturday by the Rus sian ambassador, M. Zinavieff, of the impending passage of the Dardauelles by some vessels of the volunteer fleet laden with coal. This notification was accompanied by assurances that the vessels would preserve the character of the merchantmen throughout the voy age. To avoid difficulty, it also in cluded a textual reproduction of the Russian declaration in the official note addressed to the Russian embassy. Advancing on Mukden. Liao Yang, Aug. 10. The Japanese are advancing , on Mukden and it is probable that a simultaneous attack will be made on Mukden and Liao Yang, in which case a decisive battle la assured. RIGHTS IN WAR Hay Makes Declaration Re garding Neutral Nations. DOES NOT AGREE WITH RUSSIA Latter Country Once Took Occasion to Dissent from the Inclusion of Coal As Contraband. Washington, Aug. 10. "The recog nition in principle, of the treatment of cosl and other fuel, and raw cotton at absolutely contraband of war, might ultimately lead to a total inhibition of the sale by neutrals to the people of belligerent states, cf all articles which could be finally converted to military uses, btich an extension of the prin ciple, by treating coal and other fuel, and raw cotton as absolutely contra band of v.ar, simply because they are shipped by a neutral to a n on blockad ed port of a belligerent, would not ap pear to be in accord with the rona ble and lawful rights of a neutral com merce." The circular is based on a declara tion by the Russian government that coal, naphtha, alcohol and other fuels have been declared contraband. While cotton could be made into clothing for the military uses of a bel ligerent, the secretary adds that a mil itary use might possibly be made of foodstuffs of every description which might be (hipped from neutral port: to the blockaded ports of a belligerent. The principle under .consideration might, therefore, he says, "be extended so as to apply to every article of hu man use, which might be declared con traband of war simply because it might ultimately become useful to a belliger ent lor military purposes. The secretary speaks of coal and oth er fuel and cotton as being employed for a great many innocent purposes, and that many nations are dependent on them for the conduct of inoffensive industries, adding: "And no sufficient presupmtion of an intended warlike use seems to be afford ed oy the mere fact of their destination to a belligerent port." He declares that the recognition in principle of the treatment of coal and other fuel and raw cotton as contraband of war might ultimately lead to a total Inhibition ot the sale by neutrals to the people of belligerent states of all articles which could be finally converted to military uses. This, the secretary contends, would not appear to be in accord with the reasonable and lawful rights of commerce. Secretary Hay directs attention to the West African conference in 1884, when Rursia "took occasion to dissent vigorously from the inclusion of coal among such articles contraband of war, and declared that she would categoric ally refuse her eonsent to any articles in any treaty or instrument whatever, which would imply its recognition as such." TALKS PLAINLY TO TURKEY. Hay Informs Her American Patience Is Nearly Exhausted. Washington, Aug. 10. Secretary Hay today tluntly told Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister here, that tho patience of the American government is w 11 nigh exhausted. The minister is expected to communicate this infor mation to his home governmnt speedi ly. Chekib Bey had no instructions from tne porte when he called at the state department today. He had seen the newspaper reports of the state de pal tment to Second Minister Irishman's efforts diplomatically at Constantino ple by the presence of a fleet of Ameri can warships in Turkish waters, and he doubted the reports. Secretary Hav soon satisefid him on that point, and the minister returned to his legation to frame a dispatch for the informaton of the Turkish foreign office. He did not care to make a statement himself as to the nature of his inter view with Secretary Hay. There ap peared to be an impression in the mind of the Turkish statesman that because the president of the United States could not make war without the consent of congress, he thereby was estopped from indulging, in a demonstration to for ward his purpose to secure fair treat ment for the Americans in Turkev, When Chekib Bey left the state depart ment he evidently was in a state of con cern over what he had heard. Tired on by Japanese Boat. Kill Chwane. Ana. 10. A Ja nun pro gunboat, which has returned here from a trip up the river, reports that she fired a lew shots at the sunken Russian gunboat Sivoch, which, it is stated, was scuttled by her crew and not blown up. The Russians destroyed' their stores before leaving for Haicbeng, either owing to being in a hurry or on account ol defective transportation. All is quiet here and trade is fairly brisk, considering the circumstances. Everybody apparently, is well contented with the Japanese occupation. Rush for North Dakota Land. Devil's Lake, N. D., Aug. 10. From 3,000 to 4,000 strangers were in Devil's Lake today when the government open ed the registration booth. Twelve hundred persona registered today. i i ,i TO AVOID DELAY. Philippine Army Supplies May All Go by Transports. Washington, Aug. 9. The war de partment is considering the advisabili ty of shipping all supplies for the Phil ippines by army transports, ontil the hostilities between Japan and Russia are concluded. Commissary General Weston, in a letter to the secretary of war, calls attention to the possibilities of delays on shipments made on com mercial steamers and strongly urges that all shicvients be made bv trans ports until the danger of seizure is over. Contrary to previous reports, it is learned that the Briliih teamnr A r. dova, seized in the Red sea and subse quently released, carried United State army supplies, but that is the only in stance so far in which the Russians have interfered with the soddUm of this goveinment. Under the new law all arm? supplies must m carried bv American bottoms, so the only Pacific lines affected, if the department adopts General Weston's recommenda tions, will be the Boston steamshio company and the Pacific Mail. ueneral Weston a recommendation has been referred to the Quartermaster general for his opinion. His recom mendation will probably be carried out. While the department does not fear that any of its supplies will be confiscated bv the Russians, it la not desired that there should be delay in tne delivery of these supplies, many of which are sent on short notice, or to fill emergency oiders. and might, if sent by commercial steamers, have to go along with the contraband goods. PRODUCTION Or PETROLEUM. Geological Survey Gives figures for Last Year. Washington. Aus. 9. The United States geological survey has issued re ports on the production in the United Utates during the year 1903 of petrol eum, aaphaltum and bituminous rock and copper. The petroleum production was 100, 641,337 barrels, valued at $94,694,050, against 88,766,916 barrels, valued at 71,178,910, in 1902. Production in California increased more thin 10,000,000 barrels, while the Texas production decreased more than 1.000.000 banela. Ihe production of asphalrnmr and bituminous rock was 101,255 tons, valued at tl.005.466. This waa a smaller arrount by more than ' 4,000 tons in quantity than the previous year, but its value was 31 per cent greater. Of the total production. 46.- 178 tons, valued at $522,164, was from California. ASK BIG SPACE. Can Pill foreign Building at Lewis and Clark rair. St. Louis, Aug. 9. The determina tion of the Japanese to foster American friendship and introduce themselves thoroughly to the people of this coun try has again been strixingly illustrat ed by the commissioners from Japan to the St. Louis exposition, who, it is stated by Colonel Henry E. Doech, the St. Louis representitive of the Lewis and Clark centennial at Portland next year, have asked for the entire floor space oi tne toreign building at the ex position of 1905. When it was explained that nearly all of the foreign countries now partici pating in St. Louis have promised to send part of their exhibits to the Pa cific coast next year, and that all the exhibits from foreign countries will be housed under one roof, the nature of the request made by the Japanese com missioners may be better understood. Although Colonel Doech. as director of the exhibits at Portland, was forced to tell the commissioners that be could not grant them all the space in the building, he states that he will prob ably erect a special Japanese pavillion for them. This has never been broach ed at the meetings of the exposition managers, but Colonel Doech says that from present indications it will have to be done. "I was verv much surprised." he said, "at the rqeuest of the commis sioners here, and told them that thev could not use all that space, but they replied so earnestly that they could that I was forced to consider the pro posal seriously." Decision Sent to United States. St. Petersburg, Aug. 9. Russia has communicated to the United States the decision of the Vladivostok prize court, August 4, in the case of the Portland & Asiatic line steamer Arabia, captured by the cruiser Groinoboi, of the Vladivostok squadron, July 22, confiscating such part of the cargo as was consigned to Japan ports. The foreign office is carefully considering the objections raised abroad in regard to Russia's list of contraband, but no decision has been reached. Monster Coal Combine. Pittsburg. Pa.. Auk. 9 The Post to- day prints a story that a new $20,000,- uuu coat combine composed of 28 Inde pendent companies is in process of for mation. The principal objects of the new combine, it is said, are to main tain prices. FORESTS BURN Great Damage Throughout Montana by fire. IDAHO TIMBER SuTEECS ALSO Homes of Settlers Destroyed and and Many People Have Narrow Escapes With Their Lives. Butte, Mont., Aug. 8 A Ealispell special to the Miner aays: Forest fires aie still raging with unabated fury in the timber lands of this county and from all reports received thus far, the damage will inn into the thousands of dollars. Small holders of timber lands are the chief sufferers. They are not only losing their timber but their cab ins and home buildings aa well as their stock of provisions, hay and grain are being rapidly consumed. Their condi tion in many instances will be deplora ble. The Area are not only confined to the forests surrounding this city, but the finest lumber sections in Northern Montana are suffering. The thickly wooded sections about Sterling, Atlanta and Fisher river are burning, as well aa the timber west of Libby and be tween Troy and Bonners Ferry, Idaho. About half a dozen frame buildings on the outskirts of White Fish have been burned. Several buildings be longing to a rancher named Hoffman near by also have been destroyed. The sawmill of Baker Bros., waa burned. The people living in the timbered sec tions are all fighting the fire, but are almost powerless to check its advances. Much hsy between White Fish and Columbia Falls has been burned, as well as, all meadow land in the section where the fires are raging. Fires raging in North Fork of Flat head river country are, doing much damage to the timber in the Flathead forest reservation, and people returning from that section report that the dis tance around the fires at that point at present exceeds 15 miles. A White Fish report says the timber is on fire on both sides of the county wagon road and it was with difficulty a courier was able to urge his horses through, having a narrow escape from tne fire. The roads are now said to be utterly impassable. The fire at Belton waa extinguished this week after it bad done great dam age to the timber, but at Coiam and in that vicinity it is still eating its way through the heavy forests. A forest fire in the Crazy mountains, 20 miles north of Big Timber has done considerable damage in the last few days. The fire started Sunday, and has gradually increased until it has burned over a large stretch of heavily wooded country. Among the timber burned is some of the most valuable in that district. MONTANA NEEDS MOISTURE. Unless Rain Soon Comes, Loss of Stock Will Be Great. Butte, Mont., Aug. 8. Advices re ceived from throughout the state the past week depict, a sericus state of affairs on the big ranges in Eastern and Northern Montana, and unless heavy rain is soon forthcoming considerable loss of stock will ensue.' The Northern Montana ranges in many localities re semble a desert, former watering holes and rprings being dry and parched. Many ot the ranges have had to be abandoned and the stock driven long distances for water. So bad have the conditions become that the state hu mane officers have interfered and com pelled stockmen to drive herds into lo calities far removed, where some grass and water still remain, though even then the supply is scanty. Stock shipments have been almost entirely suspended as a result of the strike of the packing Iioubb employes, and the thousands of head of cattle roaming the plainB whicb could other wise have been shipped East make the problem of caring for the animals one of extreme seriousness. While the Eastern Montana ranges still bear con siderable grass, those in the Northern section of the state are in many in stances almost devoid of feed. Montana's Mineral Production. Suite, Mont., Aug. 8. The repot t of Assayer B. H. Tatem, at Helena, shows that the receipts of the United States asBay office in Montana for the month of July. 1904, were $184,453.24 from Montana, as ' compared with $180,546.32 for July, last year. The grand total of receipts from all sources iss $221,463.66, against $216,152.08 for a year ago. The biggest increase in receipts waa reported from Fergus county, the receipts from that quarter being $92,564, showing an increase of $23,883. Torest Tires In Montana. . Butte, Mont., Aug. 8. The Miner advices from MisBoula state that infor mation has been receved there that two big forest fires are raging in the vicini ty of Heron and Vermillion, on Cherry creek, one of the most thickly wooded sections to Missoula county. HAWAII NOT A DRAG. United States Treasury Enriched at Minor Outlay. Sacramento, Cal., Aug. . la an in terview today, Governor G. C. Carter, of the Hawaiian islands, said to a rep resentative of the Bee: "The annexation of the islands to the United States has not been a com mercial success, so far aa the islands are concerned. Since we have been United States territory we have not made great progress. One reason for this is because the laws by which we are governed are not suited to the country. For instance, we have to obey the United States law and cannot rent government land for a Mi-Iori f more than five yean at a time. As it taxes irons two to four years to raise a crop in our climate. cannot And anybody that will rent land for such a short period as five years. Thus we are deprived of a bit inooma from ernment land. "Since we have beea annexed rnn. greas has never dreda-ed our hirW It la filling up and thus prevents the isnaingoi tne largest vessels. As a result of this our traffic is falling off . We have dredged the harbor at our ex pense since we have been annexed, but unless it is dredged anin wa will In much of our trade. "Annexation haa cut off all of n- internal revenue. On the other hand. from Uncle 8am 's point cf view, an nexation has been a decided success. Over $4,250,000 has been paid into the United States treasury from the is lands. The whole cost of annexation waa only $4,000,000." PILL ALL ORDERS. Chicago Packers Say Plants arc Doing Well. Chicago, Ang. 6. In a statement given out tonight by the packers, the report that negotiations are in progress to bring about another conference be tween the packers and the labor lead ers is declared to be unfounded. The packers assert that there is not the slightest possibility of further confer ences with the strikers. According to this statement, th gTesa tasking arthe plants" hf eathfac- tory to all the packers; more men are employed daily; all contracts and cur rent orders are filled and there is a normal supply of beef, mutton and provisions at all plants in the United States, while tales are made at lower prices than before the strike began. . In a table accompanying the state ment it is shown that the total nnmW of men at work tonight at all points is more than 29,000. With this number of men at work the packers say they shipped 831 earloads of fresh meats from all points yesterday. Beyond trying to enforce the order forbiddng the delivery of ice to retail. " era who have been hauling meat from tne stockyards themselves since the teamsters' strike, the strikers did little today. Up to date th ice supply of 100 retail markets has been cut off. pooosTurrs not contraband. United States Will Not Recede from Position Once Taken. Washington, Aug. 6. The state de partment is in telegraphic communica tion with its agencieB abroad respecting the Russian seizures and destruction of American goods, but it is not yet ready to define precisely its position as to the whole subject of seizures. These ex changes are not confined to St. Peters burg and Washington, but are in tended to develop the purposes of the governments of other nations, and par ticularly of Great Britain and Ger many, whose .snipping has suffered moie than that of anv other. It la said here that the precedents already established in the Spanish and Boer wars, as well as in the operations in China during the black flag uprising, have worked so satisfactorily and have received such universal approval that under no circumstances will AitiatW now recede from the doctrine that food stuffs not directly intended for the nse of a belligerant army or navy cannot be regarded as contraband. , No Second Trial of Ohio. San Francisco. Aucr. 6. Tho bat. tleship Ohio will not be given another tiial. Engineer Robert For sy the, who had charge of the machinery of the Ohio, states that the machinery work. ed without a hitch, and that the fail ure to make the required speed was due solely to the tidal conditions. The horsepower developed waa over 2,000, more than the contract called for. The stakeboats Fortune, Preble, Paul Jones and Undilla returned todav from the south, but the Annapolis will not ar rive nere until tomorrow. Payment on Cuban Loan. Havana. Aug. 6. Manual DfmnalonA. fiscal agent for the Cuban government, in a cable dispatch from New York to day says that Soever & Co. have paid him $10,000,000 of the $35 000,000 uunaa loan.