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HOULTON, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OHEOON, FRIDAY, FEBIIUABY 3, 1905.
NO. 41.
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HAFPEKINGS OF WO CONTINENTS
A Return of the, Ls Important but
Not Lata Interesting Event
of tho Past Wek.
Three would-be assassin of the czar
have been captured.
A number of senators an opposing
the Malhmir irrigation bill.
TIio Japanese have captured another
vessclb ound for Vladivostok with con
traband of war. v
The federal grand jury working on
Oregon land fraud case la still grind
ing out indictment.
Thirty-six Russian refugee from
Tort Arthur on their way to Chcfoo in
a Junk were caught by a storm and
drowned.
(rand iMike Vladimir defend tho
action of thu Russian government and
aay hn ban not deserved the fierce ex
ecration of the world.
Russian officer declare before the
North wa roinm Union that they uw
torHdo boaU of a foreign country
amuiig the Cubing boats.
Governor Iieneen ruge the Illinois
legislature to appropriate au'hYlcnt
money for the Ix-wi and Clark fair to
enable a bulbing to be erected.
In the Colorado election content case
I'cabody urr that all fraud-tainted
precinct return lie thrown out. A
number of ballot from precinct out
side of iVnver have Ix-cn examined
and found to have been made out' in
the name handwriting.
The provincial council aa warned the
caar to grant freedom or loea hi crown.
Russian accuse British of inciting
the riot and Great Britain ha asked
for an explanation.
A canvas of the Denver vote in the
' Colorado, eon teat ahowa one-third of the
ballot to ho fraudulent.
The thermometer in Manchuria
where the fighting ia now in prtgrea
registers 20 degree U'low aero.
The residence of Governor Trepoff,
of St. Petersburg, waa almost demol
ished by a bomb. The governor wa
al stent.
It ia believed that Kuropatkin re
ceived order from ft. Petersburg to a
mime the ofUnsive or elite he would not
have moved against the Japanee at
prevent.
Twenty incmbera of the Chicago
Commercial cmIoIi have gone to Cubat
where they will devote two weeks to
studying the commercial possibilities
of the inland.
Edwin Stone, of Albany, manager of
the Corvalli A Eastern railroad, wa
assaulted and the room in which he wa
asleep set on fire. The (hunt were
not discovered until, with the injuriea
received from the assailant, they proved
fatal. There i no clew to the mur
derer.
The naval appropriation bill provide
over 1100,000,000.
The Prussian government boa ap
pointed a comminution to investigate the
coul strike.
Chile ha refused to wll war vessel
to on American firm, presumably for
one of the nation now at war in the
Far East.
Secretary Taft wants a reduction of
tariff on Philippine product and de
clare the inland will ultimately be
given their Indeiwndcnce.
Sympathizers with the Russian strik
ers marched through the streets of
Boston with a red flag, but they were
not not allowed to make speeches.
People fleeing from St. Petersburg
for safety any the present half-calm ia
only a period of preparation for greater
resistance to the government and that
active smuggling of arms and dynamite
is going on across the Austrian frontier.
The president has iHMued an order,
effective March 1, taking into the com
petitive classified service all custom
service positions in Alaska, except
those restricted to navigation Hcauon
only.
The Russian strike has spread in
Poland and Baltic cities.
A plot against the life of the czar has
been frustrated.
Peabody declares he will conitnue
the contest for governor to the end.
The new cruiser Maryland exceeded
speed requirements on her trial trip.
Officials in charge of the canal tone
are employing drastic measures to
stamp out yellow fever,
The cabinet has discussed the advisa
bility of teaching jiu-jitsu in the mili
tary and naval academies.
DOINGS IN CONQRE8S.
Thursday, January 29.
The agricultural appropriation bill
wa considered in the house today, but
the delate turned principally upon the
topic of restricting railroad in the
matter of freight rate. The house
adopted a joint resolution appropriat
ing $40,000 to defray the expense of
the senate In conducting the trial of
Judge Hwayne.
The senate passed the army appro-
iriallon bill after modifying the provls
on concerning the, attaigoment of retired
army officer to active service with mil
itia organisations. This will relieve
General Uiloa from iU application.
The bill transferring the control of
forest reservation from the interior to
the agricultural department was paased.
Friday, January 27.
, The 8wayne Impeachment case waa
brought up in the senate today and af
ter several preliminaries had been ar
ranged the time for the real trial was
set for February 13. The rest of the
day was spent ia considering the joint
statehood till. Gallinger addressed
the senate In support of his amend
ment prohibiting the sale of intoxicat
ing liquors to Indians,
The house today passed the agricul
tural appropriation! bill without ma
terial amendment. The usual discus
sion on the free seed distribution waa
Indulged in. The house committee on
naval affairs today decided that the bill
should provide for two battle ship of
10,000 ton each. Three were asked
for. The bill carries approximately
$100,070,000.
Saturday, Jan. 28.
Kulogiea upon the departure of the
late Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,
particularly engrossed the attention of
the senate today. There were lfl
ccchea by aa many senators. After
the conclusion of the memorial serv
ices the senate adjourned out of respect
to the dead renator's memory.
In a session of less than two hour
today the house passed 373 tension
bill and received for the calendar the
naval and diplomatic, appropriation
bill. The session wa devoted to leg
islation entirely devoid of discussion.
Monday, January 30.
The senate today agreed to vote on
the Joint statehood bill before adjourn
tnent on Tuesday, February 7, the
amendments to be considered on that
date under the ten-minute rule. The
larger part of the day was occupied in
general debate on the statehood bill.
Fulton offered amendments to the In
dian appropriation bill referring to the
court of claims of Chinook and Cath
lamet Indians; also conveying title to
persons who have purchased grating
land from the Umatilla Indian.
After a protracted debate the house
adopted the conference report on the
executive, legislatveand jodictal appro
priation bill. As agreed to the bill
carries $29,132,242. A bill was passed
dividing the state of Washington into
two judicial districts, the Eastern and
Western. The bill extending to the
Philippines the provisions of the rev is
ed statutes concerning the extradition
of fugitive from justice was passed.
Tuesday, January 31.
The senate today continued the con
sideration of the joint statehood bill
with Nelson a the principal , speaker.
A numlx'r of bill were Passed, includ
ing one largely increasing the fees for
stock companies in the Ditsrict of Co
lumbia. In the house the senate amendment
to the army appropriation bill were
disagreed to and the bill wa sent to
conference. Williams. (Pern.. Mis. I
started a lengthy debate by bringing up
the treatment by General Mile of
Jcnerson Davis, president of the Con
federacy, when he wa a prisoner at
Fortress Monroe. The1 postotfice ap
propriation bill wa debated for an
hour.
May Shelve Statehood Bill.
Washington, Jan. 27. Numerous
conferences were held on the floor of
the senate today regarding a vote on
the statehood bill. An effort waa made
to got Senator Beveridge to agree to
some order for voting on amendments.
He said he was not opposed to such an
argecment and further, that he did not
care much whether a vote was had on
the statehood bill at the present sea
sion.With 12 new senators coming
in with the opening of the next con
gress, he said, be felt that the bill
would bo passed in its set form.
Illinois Will Exhibit.
Springfield, 111., Jan. 27. With the
sanction and official approval of gov
ernor Doheen, a bill will be introduced
in both branches of the general assem
bly next Monday providing for an ap
propriation of $35,000 for an Illinois
building at the Lewis and Clark cen
tennial exposition which will open next
June at Portland, Oregon. Along with
the bill will be presented a special mes
sage from uovenor Deneen.
Burning: the Factories.
London, Jan. 27. A dispatch from
St. Petersburg late tonight to a news
agency here reports that Tahl's factory
and a large cotton mill have been set on
nre ana are turning nerciy.
ARE BEATEN BACK
Russian Adyance Left la Cls
astrca Defeat.
AWFUL SUFFERING CF SOLDIERS
Battle Carried On in Billiard by Jap
anas When Forced to Fight
to 8avo Position.
Tokio, Jan. 31. The troops which
twice captured Tort Arthur; once from
the Chinese and then again from the
Russians, have administered a defeat to
General Knropatkln't army from which
It cannot oibly recover during the
w inter. Field Marshal Oyama has sent
a dispatch to the imperial headquar
ters indicating hat tho conquerors of
Port Arthur were sent by him to meet
the enemy in the bloody battle just de
cided, ow ing to their long practice un
der arms and their tried ability to
withstand the hardships of the awful
Manchurian winter. The result of
the struggle so far has proved the"jwia
dom of bis course.
Every dispatch received from the
front tell of winter horrors such as no
other battling army ever had to contend
with. Many inchea'of snow cover the
country as far as the eye can see. The
ridges are snow-capped. Avalanche
upon avalanche has tumbled into the
trench, inflicting untold suffering upon
the soldiers therein.
Field Marshal Oyama's dispatches
have convinced the military authori
ties here that lie was by no means anx
ious to engage in the battle, and, in
(act, ermitted the Russian to take
several position in his vicinity to save
the troops from the unspeakable strain
of fighting in the storm. But the Run
Mian advance was made withh such en
ergy and determination by large bodies
of troops occupyiag miles of ground
that Oyama finally decided to accept
the challenge.
A large portion of General Nogi's
army, both" his regulars and his re
serves, were placed in the vanguard.
Among them were thousands of veterans
of the Chino-Japanese war, who, hav
ing done service in Manchuria in the
winter, wee able to make progress and
use their arms where less seasoned
troops would have been paralzyed.
The victory gained over the Russian
right army is considered here even a
greater feat than wa the capture of
Port Arthur, for, while the battle
raged, there were no trenches to seek
protection in and every shot of the
enemy w as made more deadly by the
Indescribable cold. For this reason
the news from the front that Field Mar
shal Oyama- in now following up his
advantage with relentless energy has
been received with amazement.
CITY OF BLOOD.
Battle Rages in Warsaw Streets with
No Respect to Age or Sex.
Warsaw, Jan. 31. Another day and
half a night of horrors have passed.
As this dispatch is sent, the city is
ruled by savage mobs and more savage
soldiers. Both are intent upon killing.
No official statements are obtainable at
this hour, but when the cost in human
lives come to be counted there will be
found dead by the hundreds men,
women and children.
Everybody young . and old, men,
women and children-was attacked by
the soldiers and ruthlessly shot down.
One soldier aimed a sabre blow at a
woman. In self defense she drew a re
volver and fired a shot, which went
wild. A second later a volley was di
rected at her, and she fell dead, riddled
by a score of bullets. This is but one
of a hundred instances.
For the most part the soldiers w ho
rode and tramped through the streets
during the late afternoon of Monday
were drunk. They seemed , to take a
particular delight in attacking harmless
person. They killed for the mere
sake of killing.
All Agree with Hay.
Berlin, Jan. 31. The Russian gov
ernment's reply to China's declaration
that she has not infringed neutrality,
nor permitted Japan to do so, is a reas
sert ion that she has done" so. The Rus
sian note is such that it is inferred
that Russia is not likely to carry the
discussion much further. It is learned
here that Russia found that all the
powers, particularly Germany, held
views identical with those of the
United States on limiting the zone
of war and the keeping China out of
it.
Beef Trust a Monopoly.
Washington', Jan. 31. The supreme
court of the United States today decid
ed the United States vs. Swift & Co.,
known as the beef truBt case, charging
conspiracy among the packers to fix
prices on fresh meats and like products.
The opinion was handed down by
Justice Holmes and affirmed the de
cision of the court below, which was
against the packers.
COLO KILLS THE WOUNDED.
Stream of Suffertrt Pour Into Muk
dn Japansie Sprsad Dissension
Mukden, Feb. 1. Constant streams
of wounded men are arriving here from
the right flank, including Lieutenant
General Miatchenko, who is in excel
lent spirits and la receiving visitors.
According to the official army organ,
the wounded number 3,500. The cold
ia intense and the condition of the
wounded causes the greatest anxiety,
because the exposure of their wounds
to the frost inuocos gangrene.
The Japanese art taking good care to
see that the Russian rank and file are
not left uninformed regarding the dis
turbances in Russia. They are carry
ing on a regular campaign to spread se
dition and discouragement among the
troop. Letters are daily thrown with
in the Russian lines declaring that all
Russia is aflame with riot and revolt,
arguing that the soldiers are shedding
their blood in vain, and calling on
them to surrender or desert. The sol
diers eagerly read and discuss these
communications, especially account of
the events at St. Petersburg January 22.
GIVES UP ATTEMPT.
Kuropatkin Will Not Try to Break
Through Oyama's Line.
Mukden, Feb. 1. There is no appar
ent connection between starting of the
battle of January 26 and the domestic
excitement at St. Petersburg, nor the
order just issued to abandon the plan
ned advance against the Japanese posi
tions. The effect of the trouble in
Russia is as yet inpcrceptible here.
The facts are not generally known.
Officers possessing information of oc
currences at home say that the disaf
fected are probably using the present
war as a pretext for their periodical
demonstrations, which are regarded no
more seriously that formerly.
The commander in chief's order to
abandon the advance are reported to
reasons for stopping the advance:
First, the losses sustained ; second, the
failure of a quick attack upon which
the advance depended. The precise
meaning ,of the above is not apparent.
Notwithstanding the order to cease,
a tenacious conflict continues in the
vicinity of Sanchiapu, a fortified out
post on the Japanese left, where it is
reported the Russians have taken the
outer work. -
TOWNS ON IRRIGATED LAND.
French Proposes to Sell Lots and
Water Rights for Fund.
Washington, Feb. 1. Representa
tive French, of Idaho, today introduced
a bill authorizing the secretary of the
interior to withdraw from entry any
public lands needed for townsite pur
poses in connection with any Nirrigtion
project under the national irrigation
law and to subdivide them into lots.
Such lots shall be sold at public auc
tion to the highest bidder for cash, the
proceeds to be expended for the con
struction of water and sewer systems
and other municipal improvements and
for payment for rights to the use of
water. Money so expended for muni
cipal improvements shall be repaid by
the town authorities in 20 annual in
stallments into the reclamation fond'.
Tho secretary may sell rights to the
use of water available under the recla
mation net for domestic, fire and other
purposes to any city or town establish
ed as above provided, and also to other
cities or tow ns.
DEAD IN HEAPS.
Warsaw Streets Full of Human Bodies
aa Result of Battle.
Warsaw, Feb. 1. More blood has
been shed in the streets of Warsaw
during Tuesday and early Wednesday
morning. The number of strikers is
increasing, and condition throughout
the city are fast becoming chaotic.
The worst disturbance occurred in
the suburbs, while the city proper was
somew hat more quiet.
Many streets in the city proper are
like chanel houses. In some disticts
the dead lie in heaps, as it has been
impossible to bury them all. Author
ities admit that at least 700 corpses
are still in the streets. They are pu
trefying fast, and in some quarters the
stench is becoming unbearable.
Can't Collect Old Debts.
Washington, Feb. 1. All the mem
bers of the cabinet w ere present at the
meeting today except Secretaries Hay
and Wilson, the former still being con
fined to hid home by a severe cold.
Again the president emphasized his in
terest in the arbitration treaties pend
ing before the senate. He holds that
the opponents of the treaties are pro
ceeding on wrong premises in maintain
ing that they may be used by foreign
countries as a basis for action against
certain of the Southern states in the
collection of old claims.
Carrying Out New Forestry Law.
Washington, Feb. 1. By order of
the president, the forest division of
the general land office was abolished
today, and its work will bo continued
by the bureau of forestry of the de
partment of agriculture, under Chief
Forester Gifford Pinchot.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST j
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
Salem, Jan. 23. A score of bills
dealing with tho salaries of state and
county officers have been introduced in
the bouse, and more are to follow.
The most important of all is tho bill
for flat salarieo for state officer.
Speaker Mills waa absent today and
Bailey, of Multnomah, wa elected
peaker for the day.
Thirteen bill were passed by the
bouse, of which eight related to charter
amendments or incorporation acta.
Twenty-eight new measure were pro
posed.
In the senate eighteen bill were
passed, a large majority relating to
municipalities. ' One appropriate
$45,000 for Indian war veterans.
Eight new bills where introduced.
The house passed a concurrent reso
lution asking an investigation of the
methods by which the Northern Pacific
railway secured 400,000 acre of Ore
gon timber lands.'
The house will pass a bill to grant
each county a prosecuting attorney and
do away with district attorney.
Representative Steiner, of Lake, has
a bill intended to end range war. It
forces the county in which the damage
is committed to pay one-half of the
value of the stock injured or destroyed.
The senate went on record today
against making trainrobbery punish
able by death. A bill fixing imprison
ment at not lees than 10 nor more than
40 year was favorably reported.
Salem, Jan. 26. That the legisla
ture will not adjourn short of a 40 days
session was indicated today when the
house voted down the resolution for
final adjournment February 10.
A large number of bills were favor
ably reported to the bouse by the vari
ous committees to which they had been
assigned. Twelve new bills were intro
duced. Three house bills were passed,
as follows: To extend time for Cottage
Grove to give notice of tax levy; to
authorize Clatsop county to erect a
court house; for deficiency and legis
lative appropriations. " Tho senate con-
cured in the adoption of the bouse con
current resolution to investigate north
ern Pacific land transactions. Fifteen
senate bills were passed by the senate.
among them being: Increasing the
penalty for train jobbery to imprison
ment lor 10 to 40 years; to create juve
nile courts and provide for control of
neglected children; to apppropnate
$25,000 for the operation of the port
age road at Celilo; to appropriate $45,
000 for the Indian war veterans.
Eleven new bills were introduced in
the senate.
At the close of today' session 179
bills had been introduced in the senate
and 281 in the house. Kay's flat salary
bill passed the house today with only
two opposing votes. The yearly sal
aries proposed by this measure are:
Governor $5,000; secretary of state $4,-
500; state treasurer $4,500; supreme
Judge $4,500; attorney general $3,600
Salem, Jan. 27. Nineteen billa were
passed by the senate today. Twelve
new bills were introduced. The bouse
passed 21 of its measures.
A bill has made its appearance in the
senate intended to regulate the frater
nal insurance orders in the state.
The Coe measure raisins the aire of
consent has been unfavorably reported
by the committee and a substitute re
c - o
ported favorably. It is thought the
new bill will pass.
The bill providing for agricultural
institutes and carriyng a $2,500 appro
priation passed tne bouse with votes to
spare.
Salem, Jan. 30. Sixteen new bills
were introduced in the senate todav.
One prohibits the sale of cigarettes to
minors and makes the use of them by
a person under 10 years a juvenile de
linquency wbicn may be dealt with
under the juvenile law. Another is to
approppriate $50,000 annually for nor
mal scnoois. -Nine
bills were passed bv the senate.
One of these is the bill raising the sal
ary of the assistant warden of the peni
tentiary from $900 to $1,200 a year.
Another raises the salary of the clerk
of the state land board from $1,800 to
$2,400 a year.
In the house the bill creating a state
tax commission lookinir to a revision of
the tax code was passed. The bill cre
ating cascade county was passed.
Hood River is given as the county
seat. It the new countv is created
will be in the judicial district wi
Multnomah and joint legislative di
Will Abandon Contests.
Ajax Few of the score-odd contests
instituted against Gilliam county set
tlers in the vicinity at the instance of
William Twilley, of Devil'B butte, will
probably be carried to trial, most of
the contestors having realized that sen
timent in this community and in the
county generally is against them. In
the past six weeks 22 homesteads in the
Ajax section have been contested.
Three or four were heard at The Dalles
and the rest were set; for hearing before
the Gilliam county clerk at Condon.
Feeling isbitter against Tw illey,
trlct with Wasco. Strong opposition
ill develop in the senate, where the
Wasco peoplo have centered their
force.
Nine other mea tares were passed bv
the house.
Th Jarn local option bill will be
amended bv eliminating the emerranrr
clause and the reduction of the number
of voter required on a petition for a
prohibition election from 40 to 30 per
cent of the elector of a precinct.
Comparatively few salary bill have
been introduced in the senate thai far.
but it is known that others will be in
troduced later. A a rale these bills
being local, they pas without question
upon tne recommendation of the dele
gation from the counties affected.
Salem, Jan. 31. A bill was intro
duced in the senate today to suppress
poolselling and poolrooms. Eleven .
other new measures were introduced.
Nine bills were passed, one of them
appropriating $15,000 for fish hatcher
ies. This bill baa already passed the
house.
The senate bill authorizing the Lewis
and Clark fair corporation to condemn
private property was passed by the
house.
Ten new bills were introduced in the
house, . one of them being the anti-
cigarette bill, identical with that intro
duced in the senate.
The house rejected the senate con
current resolution for a joint assembly '
tomorrow to consider a constitutional
convention. Thi stops any further
possibilities of a constitutional conven
tion. the object of a bill introduced in the "
house today. . They are to be of suffi
cient weight and sound to be heard 100
yards and are to . be placed at every
crossing where a public road crosses a
railway track where the view in . ob
structed either way.
r The house committee on mining fa
vors the passage of the bill relieving
such mining companies of the annual
license tax as have an annual output
of less than $1,000.
. A new bill in the house provides that
all sheep driven into the state for pas
turage shall be taxed 20 cents a head
and 5 const a bead shall be , paid for
each county through which the sheep
are driven.
The Cascade county bill will appear
in the senate tomorrow or Thursday.
Talk New Railroad.
Tillamook Another railroad propo-'
sition has been made to the citizens by
Mr. Simmons, who says he is backed
by Portland capital, to give Tillamook
county railroad connections. He made
a proposition to build a standard guage
railroad from either Forest Grove or
North Yamhill, and have it constructed
within one year, provided the citizens
could get a 100-foot right of way, give
$35,000 subsidy and a suitable site for
a depot in this city. It is the inten
tion to extend the line, provided it ia
built to this city, to Netarta bay.
Little Wheat is Left Over. v
rendieton y. McComig, agent
for the Pnget Sound Warehouse com
pany in this city, says that there is
only between 150,000 and 200,000 bush
els of wheat left in the county out of
the 5.000.000 crown in Umatilla ronnlv
last year. Nearly every farmer keeps
a supply of seed on hand, even for fall
sowing, in case of the grain freezing
out. This seed is included in the
amount left in the county unsold.
Union Farm Sells for $18,000.'
Union The sale of 400 acres of hay
land to William Hutchinson by Floyd
Wilson has been reported here. The
land brought $45 an- acre, a total of
$18,000, paid in cash. This is the
second largest land sale made in this
section this winter, the Nichols tract,
which sold for $54,000 cash, being en
titled tq first place.
Union County's Hog.
La Grande The big Union county
hog which is being fattened by Kiddle
Bros, at Island City for the Lewis and
Clark fair, which weighed 900 pounds
a few months ago when purchased from
Sam Brooks, now weighs 1,000 pounds,
and continues to grow fatter. It is in
tended to make it weigh more than the
prize St. Louis fair hog.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 83c; blue
stem, 88c; valley, 87c.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.3232.35.
gray, $1.351.40 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $1416 per ton;
clover, $1112; grain, $1112; cheat,
$1213.
Potatoes Oregon fancy, 8590c;
common, 6075c.
Apples Baldwins, $1.25; Spltzen
bergs, $1.752 per box.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2728c.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2530c.
Hops Choice, 2728c; prime, 26c
per pound.
Wool Valley, 1920c; Eastern
Oregon, 10 17c; mohair, 25 26c per
pound.