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UMBIA MEOIST1
VOL. I.
HOULTON, COLUMMA COUNTY, OKEOON, lUIDAY, JAN IT Alt Y 20, 1905.
NO. 39.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form Icr Our
Easy Readers,
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
Riiumi of the Lata Important but
Not Lia Intert-stlng EvanU
of the Put Wtek.
HUiesncl hit a left Japan for Europe.
N'cldringlmtts ha Imh-ii elected scnat
or from M1iuri.
Tli ship sulmldy hill )m small
4li illicit In ajtffttriai.
Tlii'kuimr la attempting to break up
tin Iluwto-Frcnih alliance.
Japan accuses Russia of seeking to
draw other iweni into the war.
Kuxula occupies Kaahgitr in Chinese
territory and threatens to invade north
ern China.
New Jemey'a new governor advises
the atiiMilnttnent of a roiittniitiilon to
curb corporation.
A Japanese torpedo lioat ha ruptured
a (icrmitn strainer with a cargo of con l
bound fr Vladivostok,
Slrikiitit Cicrinatt eoitl miner routed
H)lico end non-union men and tnojB
may lie called to nature order.
New Tniled State sritultr J lift
clei-ted ere: IW-verldgw and Jleiiien
way, from Indiana; Knox, from l'citn
aylvunia; Iturkctt, Ncbranka; Suther
land, Huh; Clapp, Minittota; Aid
rich, Rhode Island; iH-jww, New York;
McCuinbcr, North Ihtkota; Bulkclry
Connect lent ; btdge end Crane, Massa
chusetts; Burrows, Michigan; Hale,
Maine.
Manthal Oyama la prcpurlng to ad
vance on Mukduii.
F.ffort to bring alout reciprocity
with Canada will fail.
Great etrikea are on In the arms fac
torlca and Iron worka of Russia.
Tho supreme court haul ordered a new
trial for Senator IHirton, of haiiMaa.
Turku are carrying on a reign of tor
ror in Macedonia aud Kngland refuse
to Interfere.
Itoliert It. Arumtrong, assistant sec
retary to accept an important business
position in New York.
The Donate hna confirmed the ap
pointment of Vespasian Warner, of 1111
nols, to be commissioner of pensions.
The entire population of the Visayan
village at the St. Louis fair haa atartod
on their way homo in the Philippine,
by way of Seattle.
t'nuNually cold weather in prevailing
throughout Italy. Snow in fulling even
In Koine, where there has been no
now in the pant 10 year.
The coffee crop of Haytl is lmont
a failure, Hccordingt to a report to the
State department from Minister Powell.
lie says that not more t tin n 50 per cent
of the crop w ill lie saved.
Jupnn accuse France of favoring
Russia.
Bandit held op a whole town in
Morocco.
The chances
of tariff revision are
stronger.
Fivo persons
New York fire.
were suffocated In a
Morgan will build a railroad across
China, with foreign aid.
More indictments have been issued
at Pueblo In connection with tho elec
tion frauds.
The total deposits of Chicago banks
is ((102,000,000. This is $10,000,000
more than ever before reported.
Russia denies that she has bought
any islands in tho Indian ocean to uso
as a naval station on tho route to the
Far East.
The strike in the Russian oil fields is
not yet settled. Many men are still
out. Fires continue and much prop-
ety Is being destroyed.
A Philadelphia dynamiter tried to
blow up the statue of Frodorlck the
Groat, at Washington, and the steamer
Umbria. He says he belongs to a so
ciety organised to destroy British ship
ping.
Riots are breaking out among the
striking German coal miners.
Secretary Taft recommends annuling
the Faclflo mail contract with tho Pan
ama railroad.
The president recommends the reduc
tion in number of Panama canal com-
imissloners'to three members.
' It has developod that Port Arthur
hod provisions for two months and dis
sensions caused the surrender.
The president has appolontod Vespa
sian Warner, of Illinois, to succeed
Ware as pension commissioner. :
DOINGS IN CONQRESS.
Wednesday, January II.
The attention of the senate tm!trM
divided by the statehood question and
government regulation of railroads. All
amendments to Die statehood bill ex
ci't one were agreed to.
In the lioun the artny appropriation
till received consideration. The ex
pense of the artny and navy were se
verely criticized by several members.
Attention was called to the large re
tired lint of officers, which include 230
brigadier generals. An ffot waa made
to reduce the ay of retired officers
aliuve the rank of major when assigned
to duty with the militia of the auveral
states. Title waa aimed at Oeneral
Mil aa secretary
general of Mam-
cliUavttS.
Thursday, January 12.
The h-glidative, executive and judi
clal bill were read at length In the
acnate and there waa comtiderable dia
cuhhIoh of the civil aervlce queitlion
and the provision for an inveatigation
of foreigu trade condition! by the de
partment of commerce.
The houiie devoted it aentire aefitlon
to the diacuMtlon of impcarhment
rhargea agalnat Judge Charlea Hwayne,
of the Northern dtatrict of Florida.
Friday, Jan. 13.
Further consideration waa given in
the bourn! today of the lmM-achment
cliaryei arainm Jtmgu rwayne. mere
waa a niticoable lack of intercut in the
camo except among a few memlxTa. The
defeime chargel that the whole thing
waa a cane of private vengeance.
The houite concurred in the acnate
amendment to the Philippine govern
ment bill and ecnt tho bill to confer
encn.
The acnate today paaned the lcgiula'
tive, executive and judicial appropria
tli in bill and alo a number of private
peimion bllla.
Saturday, Jan. 14.
In the acnate Uxlay an unavailing
effort waa made to accure connent to fix
a day for taking a vote on the statehood
bill.
Pension lobulation at the rate of 359
billa in 108 minute waa Indulged in
by tho houae today, the reeult teing
the amanhlng of all previoua rcconln of
the Itouae aa to leglalatlve nlwibleneoa.
Pilla were puwtod to authorUe the nae
of earth, atone and timber from the
foreat rcaervea and public lamia for the
construction of irrigation projeeta; to
prohibit the worda "United Btatca aa-
aay or any words conmmitting tlte
government to the quality oi gold or
ailver articles.
Monday, January 16.
Pills pnw"d by the senate were: For
the relief of the Western Alaska Con
struction Company's railroads by grant
ing an extension of time for comple
tion of the first section of at least 20
miles; to fix the compensation of criers
and bailiffs in the United States courts
at $3 a day.
The statehood hill was discsKcd tor
three hours today. Peroral senators
talked against uniting New Mexico and
Arizona and some (lumoncd the unit
ing of Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Ileyburn said hel could sec no reason
for it except for a shortsighted desire
to shut the door of the senate against
the West.
Tuesday, January 17 j
In the senate today Ileyburn con
cluded his speech on the joint state
hood bill and Stone gave notice of a
speech tomorrow on his resolution for
an investigation of charges of corrup
tion in . the campaigns of 1806 and
1004. Lodgo presented the conference
report on tho Philippines bond and
railroad bill, and explained the house
amendments.
Senator Mitchell appeared on the
floor of the senate and defended him
self in regard t" the indictment in con
nection with the Oregon land frauds.
Ho culled his ncctiHcrs liars aud per
jurers and will demand an investiga
tion. Many of his colleagues crowded
uroiiud him to welcome him.
More than five hours was consumed
in tho house on tho Swayno impeach
ment case. An agreement was reached
to vote on tho articles tomorrow after
noon.
Another obstacle has arisen in tho
way of tho Klamath irrigation project.
Chairman Mondcll, of Wyoming, of the
houso committee on irrigatiaon is fight
ing the bill. He says he is not in
favor of expending a single cent of the
reclamation fund in either California
o Oregon until both Btatcs "pass a
decent sot of water laws." He would
take more of the reclamation fund for
ubo in his own state regardless of
amount contributed.
Bids for Armor Plate Opened.
wasningion, Jan. 14. isids were
opened today at the Navy Department 1
for 7,823 tons of armor plate for the
battleship Now Hampshire and the ar
mored cruisers Montana and North
Carolina. The aggregate bid of the
Carnegie and Bethlehem companies was
Identical, $3,204,700, tho first delivery
to be made in six months. The lowest
bidder was the Midvalo Steel company,
of Philadelphia, whose aggregate bid
was 8I,28,781, delivory to begin Au
gust 15, at the rate of 600 tons a
month.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
LEGISLATURE MEETS.
Oregon Lawmakers Now In Session
at Salem.
Falem, Jan. 11. This was the Ami
day of real work In the senate, and 37
bills were Introduced as a starter. 7 ne
uaual resolutions were offered concurr
ing with thnee of the bouae for sundry
expense and initpecung various staie
inatltutlona. Probably the moat lm-
portant of the bills was that by Brown-
ell oi Ulackamaa, providing lor a con-
titutlonal convention to be held on
the BCM-ond Monday in Scptemticr, 19CK5.
Among tho measures were: To create
state mining bureau; to nx ices oi
county recorders and clerks; amend-
ing act of PJ03, and to regulate uae oi
water from Oretron streams.
In tho houno leglHUtion waa aHkcd
for the protection of forests againut fire;
for new irrigation code; fixing riparian
rights on the Columpia, and amending
general school laws. Altogether 23
billa were Introduced in the bouae to
day.
The two houses will meet in joint
convention tomorrow at 11 o clock to
listen to the reading of Governor Cham
berlain memtage.
Falem, Jan. 12. Governor Chaw
tarlain read his biennial mcmiage to
the lotflslature today, before the two
bourn in joint assembly.
hlirhteen new bills were introduced
in the senate and 19 in the houe.
Among' those of the senate were
Making eight hours a day's work ; to
provide corporal punishment for w ifo-
beaters; authorizing employes to bring
action against either the employer or
an Insurance company insuring the
employer against loss, and to raise the
limit of damages for taking human Hie
from 15,000 to 1 10,000.
Among the .house bills were: To cre
ate state tax commission; for girls' an
ilex to state reform school ; to raise
marriage license fee to $5.
After calling attention to the genera'
prosperity of the state, the governor in
his message called the attention of the
legislature to the need of a state tax,
eot.tuujwion ) - to, the .many thouiuuj
acres of land In the state on which no
taxes are being paid ; recommends tax
atlon of franchises for state purposes
improvement of schools in rural dis
trii ts; favors single board for norma
schools; more money lor state game
warden ; an appropriation for enforce
ment of child labor law; further im
provement of roads by convict labor
reduction of expenses of state printing
office; placing state officers on fixed
salaries ; a juvenile court. He dealt at
length on the proper protection against
forest fires; gave much praise to those
who worked for the right of way for
the portage road and asked that the
United States government bo appealed
to to purchase tho canal and locks at
Willametto falls. Ho favors whatever
legislation is necessary to help the
government in the reclamation of ar'u
lands and closed withthe hope that the
leginlature would see the advisability
of an early adjournment and not to put
off the to last the passago of important
measures.
Both branches of the legislature ad
journed until Monday.
Salem, Jan. 16. Two bills of the
1903 session, amending the Australian
ballot law, and relating to the Eighth
judicial district, which the governor
vetoed, were returned to the senate and
failed to pass. A joint memorial was
adopted urging early action on the
part of the government in tho construe
tion of the Celilo canal. Among the
new bills were: To limit the hours of
service of railroad employes; to create
juvenile courts, and to amend district
irrigation law of 1S05.
Upon the houso convening today
Speaker Mills announced the standui
committees. The Celilo canal rcsolu
tion wns adopted. A resolution for
40-cent lumWr rate to tho Missouri
river was referred. Among tho new
measures introduced were: To make
district primary law operative in 1905
extending open salmon season for Co
lumbia from Augsut 15 to August 25
to exempt from taxation property oi
householders to $500 valuation, and to
create Cascade county. The new
county is to be cut out of Wasco and
Its temporary and probably permanent
county seat is to be Hood Kiver.
Salem, Jan. 17. Tho following were
among the 19 bills introduced in the
Benate today: To protect Eastern oy
tert planted in Oregon waters;
amend tho law fixing the boundary of
Buy Wasco Land.
The Dalles Homescckers are bo
ginning to arrive in this section and
Boino are already buying land. T. L
and B. F. Hemingway, recently from
Spokane, bought the Pat Gorman farm
of 440 acres, near Kingsley, for $8,000.
The Messrs. Hemingway have traveled
protty well over Eastern Oregon look
ing for land, and finally determined
that Wasco county afforded better in
ducements than any other section of
tho eastern rart of the state. They
say no other section of Oregon has land
that will produce as much.
rant count; to create the Malheur ir
gation district; to make death penalty
pply to trainrobbery; to authorize the
wis and Clark fair to condemn pri
vate property.
The purpose of the irrigation district
till is to enable the people of the Mal
heur country to overcome tho obstacles
the way of government irrigation
ork.
A bill raising the statutory age of
consent from 16 to 18 years waa laid
on the table.
In the house five bills that had been
vetoed by the governor were read
One, for higher salary for Multnomah
county school superintendent, was not
sustained. Tlte other four, authors
ing additional expenditures by t&e
ttate dairy and food commissioner,
amending Astoria charter, to bond the
warrant indebtedness of Multnomah
count, and for executive mansion and
other appropriations, were sustained.
A joint resolution to adjourn legis-
ature February 10 waa referred.
Thirty-five new bills were read for
the first time in the house today,
among them being: To make gambling
a felony ; to authorize special tax for
bridges in Portland ; to protect coal
mines and miners; to compensate In
dian war veterans of 1855-6, and appro
priating 145,000 therefor; to create
railroad commission; to create Eighth
judicial district:; to create Tenth judi
cial district; to enable electors to vote
without new registration when they
move to another precinct ; to amend
ocal option law.
Iical option by precincts only is the
purpose of the house bill. If it be
comes a law prohibition in counties as
a whole and groups of precincts w ill be
abolished.
FRUITMEN TALK OF UNION.
Josephine Growers Want to See Pro
duct of Rogue River Boomed.
Grants Tass The success met by
fruitgrowers unions in other sections
of the state, and the great increase in
the acreage of orchard and vineyards
in Joeephine county, have induced the
leading fruitgrowers of this section to
plan organization of a Josephine
County Fruitgrowers' union. They be
lieve it would enable them to secure
better prices for their fruit and lower
rates on their boxes, and other mater
ial. Another and more important ad
vantage would be the establishment of
a standard of fruit for shipment, by
better grading and selection. As is
done at Hood River, and at California
points south of here, expert packers
would visit the various orchards and
give instructions as to the proper man
ner of packing and selection. It would
also result in the creation of a market
for Rogue river apples, and would
spread the fame and name of "Rogue
River" as the fruitgrowers of Hood
River have done by tho famous "Hood
River" product of orchard and straw
berry field.
Reopen Woolen Mill.
Eugene John P. Wilbur and Wil
liam Wright, of Union, have secured
an option on the Willamette .Valley
Woolen Manufacturing cmopany'a mill
in 'this ci ty, which has been closed for
almost a year on account of the com
pany going into bankruptcy. They are
now examining the title to the prop
erty and looking into a few minor de
tails, and it is given out by Receiver
A. C. Woodcock that the sale of the
property to these gentlemen is certain.
The plant wiil be thoroughly over
hauled and new machinery added.
Wasco's Educational Exhibit.
Hood River Wasco county intends
to be well represented with an educa
tional exhibit at the Lewis and Chirk
exposition. At a meeting of the Wasco
County Principals' club - in tlie Hood
River high school arrangements were
made to begin at once on the work of
preparing the county's exhibit.
1 1 1 1 r
Oregon Land Withdrawn from Entry
- Washington On account of the Che
w'aukan irrigation project, the general
land office has withdrawn from all
forma of disposal 7& townships, aggre
gating about 172,800 acres, in the
Lake view land district.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla WTalla, 85c; blue
stem, 8890c; valley, 87c. .
Oats No. 1 white, $1.3202.35,
gray, $1.351.40 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $1416 per ton;
clover, $1112; grain, $1112; cheat,
$12018.
...... Potatoes Oregon fancy, 8005c ;
common, 6075c.
Apples Baldwins, $1.25 ; Spitzon
bergs, $1.752 per box.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2930c.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2527)c.
Hops Choice, 2930c; prime, 27
28c per pound.
Wool Valley. 1920c; Eastern
Oregon, 1017c; mohair, 25aoc per
pound.
STAND BY CHINA.
Hay Answers Not of Russia's Com
plaining Against China.
Washington, Jan. 19. Count Cas-
sini, the Russian ambassador, was this
afternoon banded Secretary Hay's reply
to Russia's complaint that China is
violating neutrality. At the same time
the note was dispatched to the Russian
ambassador, copies were transmitted
to all the European powers which en
dorsed the agreement for a limitation
of the tone of hostilities in the Far
East.
Secretary Hay's note is plain and
sharp, although framed in the most
polite diplomatic language. Faith is
expressed in the declaration that China
has not committed any breach of neu
tralitv. but haa done all possible to
maintain a correct attitude towards
both belligerents.' Russia is urged to
abide by the agreement confining tlte
war to definite limits.
At the same time Secretary Hay for
warded a note to trie Chinese govern
ment, through Minister Conger at
Pekin, in which China is asked to con
tinue the strict enforcement of neutral
it y, so that neither Russia nor Japan
can find any cause for complaint. An
inquiry is also made as to the allega
tion put forward by Russia that China
has been euilty of many violations of
neutrality.
Secretary Hay already knows what
the reply will be, and the question is
asked for the sole purpose of affording
an opportunity to deny the Russian
charge. Cnma is afraid to answer
Russia through her own representative
at St. Petersburg, but is anxious that
this be done through Secretary Hay.
MAY FLOAT FOUR SHIPS.
Japanese Find Wrecks in Port Arthur
Are Not Hopeless.
London, Jan. Itf. lhe limes .corre
spondent at Port Arthur, detailing the
damage to the Russian fleet, says the
battleships Peresviet and roltava can
easily be floated, but that the former s I
contracture is greatly damaged and
that the battleship Pallada and the
armored cruiser Bayan apparently are
not seriously damaged and can be re
floated. The four vessels, the corre
spondent says, may be saved after great
expense, but the difficulties will be
treat. a there w no dock in Japan for
battleships.
The battleships Retvtzan and Pobie-
da seem to be hopelessly damaged. As
regards armament, the turret guns
were all destroyed before the surrender.
Some of the guns of the secondary arm
ament are intact, but most of the small
guns were removed to the forts.
Three days before the surrender the
ships were set on fire with kerosene
and mines were exploded alongside.
Russians state that the fleet was unfit
for service after the engagement of
August 15. Coal was abundant and it
was used to protect the decks of the
war vessels against howitzer shells.
CALL FOR $70,000.
New
California Bill for 1905 Exhibit
Makes Total of $90,000.
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 19. Action
toward providing an appropriation to
insure a creditable representation of
California at the Lewis and Clark in
ternational exposition at Portland this
year was taken today, when Assembly
man Buss, oi Alameda, introduced in
the lower house a bill appropriating
$70,000 in addition to the sum of $20,-
000 set aside by the last legislature for
the purpose. This makes a total of
$90,000, and is deemed sufficient by
proper handlirg to make a first class
display, with what aid the various
counties w ill give by supplying ma
terial.
The bill passed by the last' legislat
ure names Governor Pardee as commis-
sinoer to the exposition, and gives him
direction of the expenditure of the
$0,000. The one presented by. As
semblyman Bliss today makes no pro
vision lor commissioners. Ihere is a
plan to amend the bill in committee, so
that it will provide for two honorary
commissioners, it is not tnought tne
chief executive will have any trouble
in securing nonsalaried commissioners
to serve the state.
Will Combine Forces.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 19. The admir
alty here denies the report published
by the Matin, of Taris, to the effect
that the Russian authorities are in re
ceipt of a dispatch from Admiral Ro-
jestvensky sayrng that he is leaving
Madagascar without waiting the divi
sion commanded by Rear Admiral Bo-
trovsky. There . is every indication
that the Russian second Pacific squad
ron intends to cruise in the Indian
ocean for Bome time, probably until
the arrival of the division now being
made ready at Libau. ,
' Hundreds Buried Alive.
London. Jan. 19. A, dispatch from
St. Petersburg from a news agency re
ports that an earthquake at Shemakha,
70 miles northwest of Baku, buried
hundreds of Persons in the ruins of
buildings in the lower part of the
town, which was densely populated,
despite the decision, after tho earth
quake of three years ago, that no more
houses should be built there.
NO MONEY FOR BOTH
CcIBo
Cuuul Cf I.uutll Cl CCiuIa
t!a Esst Seller.
EUHTON FIRM IN EIS DECISION
Ha Calls on Northwest Members of
Congress to Chooso Between
Important Projects.
Washington, Jan. 13. In spite of
all entreaties and explanations, Chair
man Burton, of the house committee
on rivers and harbors, refuses to give
in to the demands of the delegates from
Oregon and Washington in regard to
the Columbia river improvements. He
still maintains that they must choose
between The Palles-Celilo canal and
the improvement of the mouth of ths
river; that they must sacrifice one pro
ject in the interest of the other, and,
from present indications, be will force
them to express the;r preference. He
seems determined not to consent to an
appropriation for both projects at this
session.
It is difficult to nnderrtand M r. Bur
ton's attitude. He is willing to appro
priate sufficient money to continue
work on the jetty at the mouth of the
river, but is unwilling to commence
construction cf the Celtlo canal. He
appears friendly enough to the former
project, but very unfavorably impressed
with the latter. Mr. Burton will not
admit that both projects are of equal
importance; he will not listen to ex
planations that the people of Oregon
are as anxious for the- Celilo canal aa
for a deep channel across the Columbia
river bar. He w not at all lmpresseq.
by the fact that the Oregon legislature-
has appealed to the government in be-
half of both projects. He consented to
make a brief statement of his position
today, when told that the people of
Portland were as friendly to the Celilo
canal as to the mouth of the river.
"We cannot make provisioons for
both projects within the limits of our
hill said he, ' at least to any consid
erable extent. We shall have to leave
one or the other with a comparatively
small appropriation. It would seem to
be a more business-like way to proceed
with one or the other project with a
view to its completion."
Beyond this Mr. Burton refused to
discuss the matter. Those who have
talked with him, while not permitted
to quote him, feel that he is decidedly
opposed to the Celilo canal project.
He seems to feel that it would prove a
very costly work, especially in propor
tion to the amount of commerce tha
would be benefited. In his opinion i
would cost more on the basis of the
commerce involved than almost any
other project in the United States that
has been sanctioned by congress.
WILL DEFFND CHINA.
Hay's Note Denies Charges and Cites
Russia's Own Misdeeds.
Washington, Jan. 18. Secretary
Hay will soon reply to the Ruasiaan
note alleging that China has violated
her neutrality obligations. He will
vigorously defend China. He will in
sist that China has done all possible to
maintain strict neutrality. He will
refuse to admit that there have been
any intentional violations of neutrality.
He will cite instances in which Rus
sian troops have invaded Chinese ter
ritory and provoked Bome reprisals for
which the Pekin government should
not be held accountable. Russia will
be urged to 'consider the attitude of
China as a government and not that of
individuals.
Copies of Secretary Hay's note will
be sent to all the powers. It is expect
ed that some of them will use their
moral influence to prevent Russia from
breaking the former agreement limiting
the zone of hostilities. Intimations
have already reached her that this ac
tion will be taken.
Irrigation on Klamath.
Washington, Jan. 18. F. II. Newell,
chief of the reclamation service, and
all field engineers, who have made a
study of the Klamath basin, are very
enthusiastic over the Klamath irriga
tion project, and are bringing every in
fluence to bear to remove the few re
maining obstacles which stand in the.
way of its adoption. The Klamath
project, according to preliminary esti
mates, will reclaim in the neighbor
hood of 312,000 acres of land in South
ern Oregon and Northern California,
the major portion in Oregon.
Many Minora Entombed.
Decatur, 111., Jan. 18. Five foreign
born miners are known to be dead and
a score more entombed by fire and
smoke in a 600-fwt coal mine Bhaft
near here. ReHcuing parties have gone
into the mine, but have been tmable to
do anything on account of the dense
smoke. More than a score of rescuers
were cut off by tho flames and held
ptiaouvis. ibey may be dead.