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Newspaper Page Text.n. THE VOL. I. 1IOULTON, COLUM1IIA COUNTY, OUEOON, ; FKIDAY, MAItCII a, :1005. - NO. 45. NEWS 0FJ1IE WEEK la a Ccsdcnscd Fern for Cur Easy Readers. DAFPEKLGS OF H O CONTINENTS A Rsiums of the Lsil Important but Not Less Interesting Evsnts of the Put Wssk. A terrorist arsenal has bwn found in MOSCOW. A Nevada mob haa lynched a high -wayman. Ja an will aak a new war loan with out fort ltti aid. . ' i . revision ha bwn mule (or initruc lion at West Point of Jlu-jlUu. Congreaa ha agreed on a minister to Morocco at a salary of $7,600 a yrar. . Mayor WllllHtitu. of Portland, is now the only living member of (Sraiit'a flint cabinet. The MiwMMiri legislature Iim passed . a law prohibiting all forma of book making ami )iolelling. Six large buildings and a number ol smaller one In Kant Llveriool, Ohio. were destroyed by fire , entailing a loss of $500,000. Ice gorge at Kant St. Inils have ioii iiiurli damago to projcrty. The new $250,000 government dike haa twit completely dcinulished. Severe measure have Uen adopted to put down th revolt in I'oland. In Warsaw the strikers are growing wnse, and a cal (amino U threatened. The government i now investigating land fraud In Minnesota. One man has secured 16,000 acre ly having others make application (r him. The senate will not Increase the Co lunthia river eppropriatoti. Joseph W.J. Iw ha Ixnn named fur connul general at 1'anuma. The Panama ranal commissioner liare violated the law In buying sup plies without advertisement public (or Lid. George 8. lUmtwcll, o( Massachusetts, formerly secretary o( the treasury, la dead. I'stsantaare Joining in the strike movement in Poland and are burning naloon. The Ruslan officer who Broke their larole havo been ordered back to Kan r rancisco. The dual aettlement of the Klamath irrigation scheme haa been poatoned until April. The Russian government has adopted atrong measures to keep tho railways in operation. ( The Ruaaian Third Pacific squadron lias pawed Cherbourg, France, on iti way to the Far Kast. ' Gorky, the prieet strike leader, hna leen released and re-arrested, to be ex lied from Kt. Peteraburg. Eleven perming were killed and more than 50 others injured, Home probably fatally, by tho collapse of a floor in New York colored church. Starvation throntena Fairbanks, Alaska. .. Secretary Taft will speak at the Lewis nd Chirk (air. Oil men of several states have united to fight the Staudard Oil company. Northwest senators huve asked an in urease in river and harbor appropria tiona. Automobiles are to race from the At miotic const to Portland for the Lewis and Clark fair. A big ice gorge bos carried out Union Pacific railroad bridge on Lour. river, at Uolombus, Nebraska. Rt. Louis financiers are interesting capital (or the construction of an elec tric road from St. Louis to Ksansas City. ' 4 : What is believed to have been Paul Jones' body has been found by the searchers in the old St. Louis cemetery, inraris. Tim ttwrAturv nt tnf Itn. rnonlvorl for presentation to President Roosevelt i - i . . . i ii . largo pnoiorgapn oi me empress aow- ager, oi urnn. The Japanese have captured a Rub lan position of importance after an awful battle. The losses of both sides 'will reach into the thousands, but it is believed the . Japanese lost the most men. It is believed that Judge Swayne will be acquitted. John D. Long says the Monroe' doc trine is carried too far. The blockado of Vladivostok is now complote, but food is not scarce. . . ... . King Edward favors Irish liberty as a step to Anglo-American alliance. OOINOS IN CONGRESS. Wednesday. February 32.' Government ownership of railroads was discussed by the senate today In connection with the purchase of the Panama railroad, while the bill for the government of the canal soiie waa under consideration. Consideration of tR bill was not completed w hen the senate adjourned. A nuuiber of witnemiea were exam ined In behalf of Judge Swayne In the Impeachment proceuding against bim. After a brief but spirited debate the house today sent back to conference the army appropriation bill. All sen ate amendments were again disagreed to, eirfptlng one appropriating $U5, 000 for continuing the cable from Valdes to Seward, Alaska. Thursday, February S3. Without a dollar being added or sub tracted the river and harbor appropria tion bill passed Die house today, after the seasion had run well Into the even ing. The total amount carried by the bill la $17,234,657. It was impeded by the offering of amendments, but only those presented by the committee were adopted. The last testimony In the interest of Judge Swayne in the impeachment against him wss today presented to the senate, Tlie bin providing a form oi govern ment for the Panama canal tone waa passed early in the day. Friday, February 34. The time of the aenate today was divided between the Swayne Impeach ment trial and the motion of Itavcridire to apKint conferee on the Joint state hood bill. It Is the exiectation that a vote on the Swarne matter will be reached Monday. No agreement was reached in the appointment of state hood conferes. A resolution waa Introduced in the house directing the attorney general to proceed against the armor plate trunt. A number of penaion bills from the senate were considered, altogether 125 being patsed. Four hours waa given to the sundry civil appropriation bill Saturday, February 25. vThe house today divided its time be twvcu , legislation and patriotic exer cisea. An hour and a half waa spent In pawing minor bills. The same period was devoted to the sundry ap propriation bill, without reaching conclusion. Legislation then gave way to speeches by several members honor ing the memory of Houston and Aus tin ; when the marble ststues of each, given by the state of Texas, were ac cepted. Some sharp criticisms of the presi dent a policy towada Santo Domingo and in enlarging the navy waa Indulged in today by senators on both sidea during the debate on the naval appropriation bil. A vote on the Swayne impeachment case will be taken Monday. Monday. February 27. Charles Swayne, district judge of the Northern district of Florida, waa today acquitted by the senate of all 12 ar tides of Impeachment against him. President Roosevelt's policy of build ing up a ureal navy came in for more criticism today in tho senate when the naval appropriation bill was under con sideration. The bill was passed, carry ing appropriations of $100,300,000. The house agreed to the conference report on the army appropriation bill The sundry civil appropriation bil was passed, carrying $45,272,280. Tuesday, Februsry 28. The senate smnt almost the entire day discussing amendments to the In dinn appropriation bill. It wns agreed that no funds should be used for church schools. An amendment was adopted appropriating $500,000 to carry Into effect an agreement entered into with the Klutnath Indians. The house today considered the cen eral deflcieny appropriation bill, but reached no conclusion. - The bil amending the homeHtead laws as to tin appropriated and unreserved hinds in South Dakota and Colorado so us to allow so Unit ion of (140 acres instead of 1(10 acres was also discussed. A nam her of minor bills were passed. Warships Bombard Rebels. Constantinople, Feb24..- Extremely alarming reports are current here con cerning the situation at llatourn and Poti. It Is alleged that some vessels of the Black sea squadron (Russian) have bombarded Poti. An English merchant who has Just arrived here says he -was obliged to flee from lla touin, where his life was menaced by strikers and his ofllce destroyed. This merchant says tho authorities of Ba toum are powerless, me strikers are all Georgians, and are estimated to number 40,000. , Conference on Land Frauds. Washington, Feb. 24. District At tornoy Heney . took lunch -with the president today by invitation. Secre tary Hitchcock and Attorney Genera! wooay were present." The object was to have a conference on the Oregon land fraud matters. The president later sent for w. J. Burns. who had worked up the evidence in these cases, thanked him ana warmly congratu lated him on his successful work. AIMING AT MUKDEN Japanese Strike Decisive Bit at I!a!n Fcsltlcn. OYAMA ORDERED TO ADVANCE Must Act Before Snow Malta May Attempt to Isolate Vladlvoatok At Same Time. Tokto. Feb. 28 Following the cus tom of the Japanese government, the officials at the war office refuse to dis cuss the present movements In Man churia, but there is a general air of confidence among the higher officers, who are absolutely posted on the situa tion, which is believed to indicate that General Kuroki haa again scored a com plete success and that official announce ment may be expected very soon. Up to midnight Monday no particu lars of the lighting had been given out, but it waa atated that, so lar as was known, only the r!ght and center of Marshal Oyama s army had been engage ed and that the conditions on 'the left are unchanged. ' It is the general opinion among the beat informed experts In the Japanese capital that the present movement, be fore it ends, will result in the cspture of Mukden. It is known that orders have been sent to Field Marshal Oyama, telling him that the time is ripe for taking the Russian main position, as, if action is posttioned much longer, the spring thuws with their resultant floods will lie upon him and it will be im possible to do any fighting until the roads dry up. There is, of course, a possibility that the present movement may have for its object, as well as the capture of Muk den, the isolation of Vladivostok. In view of the recent reports that the port was being blockaded by sea by a Japan ese squadron of tontedo boats and pro tected cruisers, there can le little doubt that, if Kuroki crushes the Rus sian left, such troos as can be spared will be assigned to a special campaign against the Siberian stronghold. FOR PHILIPPINE FREE TRADE House Committee Reports in Favor of Curtis Tariff Bill. Washington, Feb. 28. Chairman Paine, of the house ways and means committee, today filed a report favor ing the passage of the Curtis bill pro viding for the free entry of products from the Philippine islands, except sugar and tobacco, on which za per cent of the Dingley tariff is to be col levied. The report declares that the enly logical result of our possession of the islands is free trade. It haa been definitely settled, it says, that we will retain the islands unti their population is fitted for self-gov emment, and he repeats Secretary Taft s suggestion that this will be at least one generation. Until the treaty stipulation between the United States anu Spain shall expire in 1V01), all tariff advantages given by the islands to the United States must be given to Spain, and for that reason reciproca free trade is not feasible. The present bill, says the report,' goes as far as is practicable under these consditions FOUR 6ENATORS EXPELLED. Result of Bribery Investigation In the California Legislature. Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 28 .Crowded galleries and lobbies this afternoon watched a dramatic scene when Senat ors Bunkers, French, Wright and Em mons weie expelled from the state sen ate of California by a vote which con taincd no dissenting voice. Bunkers case was first to be considered." Thirty four brother senators supported the re port of the invest gating committee that he be put out. No one voted for him. He was not present. The report of the committee recom mencung expulsion oi an lour was adopted by 35 votes to 0, the four ac cused sentaors and Senator Walch not voting. Expulsion balltots then fol lowed separately. Anti-Trust Law Sustained. Washington, Feb.28. -The supreme court of the United States has decided the caso of the National Cotton Oi company vs. the Btate of Texas, involv ing the Texas anti-trust law. The state court found the company guilty under that law and held that it had forfeited its right to do business in the state The case was appealed to the supreme court on constitutional grounds, That court, however, in its opinion today held that the 1 claim was un tenable and sustained the Verdict of the court below. . . Anti-Salt Trust Measure Killed. , lopexa, reD. 20. a nouse concur rent resolution calling for an invostiga tion of the salt trust was defeated by a vote "of 57 to 19. It was necessary for the resolution, to receive a two-thirds vote, or 68 votes. RACES WITH FIRE. Steamer Oregon will be Beached at Eureka if Possible. Crescent City, Cal., March. 1. The steamer Oregon, with a burning cargo, eft here today for Eureka, where she will be beached. The Oregon waa ac companied from Crescent City by the steamer Del Norte, Captain Payne, and every effort will be made to reach Eureka. The Oregon has a heavy list and Is drawing about 20 feet of water. This will make it difficult to take her over the Humboldt bar. It la thought her cargo of general merchandise will be total loss. Fire broke out in the cargo of the steamer Oregon when the ship w .a a . s- . norm oi irerceni Uty, on her voysge from San Franciwo to Portland. There were 63 passengers on board the Oregon besides the crew. ' ' Signals of distress were at once made, and these brought tbe collier 'Meteor promptly alongside. The first thing considered by Captain Warner was the safety of his passengers, and all of the,, 56 were at once , trans lerrea to me Meteor. The Oregon was then turned back in her course and i a a a W . . . iieaoca lor ivesceni inly, where It was determined to beach her in the event of extreme necessity. Nearing Crescent City, the steamer Del Norte was attracted by the signals of distress that were still flying. The Del Norte was at once headed toward the Oregon, and within a few minutes the passengers made another transfer, this time toUhe Del Norte. - Soon after this the burning steamer and the Dirt Norte shot out of Crescent City liarUr, Captain Warner believing ne could nake fcureka in time to beach his vessel. J Smoke waa coming out of the Oregoii in clouds, however, and St was deemd very doubtful by those who saw Bier that she would ever reach thfl moreN southerly port. Captain arner anil his crew were fighting the flames in hVroic fashion. DEATH CRIPS. Battle Ra" ' Along Entire Front of T o Great Armies. St. Peter .rg, March 1. Last even ing'a news m Manhtivifl fa rt (ha most impor nt nature, the Associated Press dispa tea from Mukden, which were transm ted at noon of Taesdav. indicating tf t a general battle was be- ginning alo the whole of the 100 miles of fro occupied by . the two ;al Kuropatkin appears to have taken Jleaf out of Field Mar shal Oyama'a book and replied to Gen eral Kuroki's attack on the Russian left by a counter attack on the Japanese left, in which General Kaulabrs initia success is better for. the Russians than the success of General Grippenberg the Russian vanguaVd being establish ed in the outskirts f Sandiapu. At the same time Generkl Kuropatkin de livered a blow against the Japanese center, seizing a railrOnid bridge across the Shakhe river. VThese reports, therefore, give a more bvpeful asjiect to the situation, as the Kussian army, inougn driven out of Da Vpass, appears to have succeeded in stopping, at least for the moment, the furthVr advance of the Japanese eastward and beaten off the attack on the center The effect of yesterday's? develop ment on ueneral Kuropatkiu s report ed intention to withdraw yrom the Shakhe is problematical. Retirement in the face of an enemy, which is ex tremely hazardous under any circum stances, are doubly dangerous when me armies are grappling in a yenera engagement; but, if General Krurok succeeds in rolling up the RussianNJeft much further, the iwrilous experiment may liecome necessary. The counwr strokes on the right and center m poPsibly be intended to cover the with drawal of trains and stores. If, how ever, deneral Kuropatkin is deter mined to stand and fight-out the battle. on the line-up he has held during the winter and if he should be able to ad minister a vigorous, check to General Kuroki, he has scored a good position for his second move in the great game. . Are Between Two Terrors. Vienna, March 1. The authorities of the Austrian province of IHikowina, close to the Russian frontier, have ordered all the Russian refugees and deserters, totalling about 3,000 per sons, to leave within six weeks. The reason for this action is that the Rus sians are underbidding the Austriana in the labor market at a time when many Austriana are out of work. It is also alleged that most of the Russians are suffering from trachoma. The ma jority of the Russians came to Buko wina during the last six months. ' A Costly Shooting Scrape. London, March 1 . The Reuter Tele grvm company states that the com pensation for the North sea affair has been fixed at between 75,000 and 100,000. . s. OREGON STATE ITEfJS OF INTEREST ' -ILL:- NO 8 TATE FAIR THIS YEAR. - Attorney General Saya State , Funds Cannot be Used for Race Meet. Salem "No state fair can be held in 1905," declares ' Attorney 1 General Crawford, in anwser to an inquiry from the state fair board. The legislature at its recent session passed an act author izing and directing the state fair board to expend the annual appropriation of $10,000 for improvements In 1905, and relieving the board from holding an ex Libit in that year. ' ' . ' Tbe fair board, however, was anxious to hold a fair Ibis year and sought to find authority therefor in section 4138 of the code, making it the duty of -the board to hold "an annual fair or e&hi bition," which section has not been re- pealed. -J ' The attorney general holds that, al though this section Has not been re pealed, expressly or by implication, the legislature has suspended the hold ing oi the fair for one year, r lie also holds that the annual appropriation of $10,000, together with the additional $5,000 appropriated by "the legislature, must be used i"r improvements at the fair grounds during the year 1905, and that any sum not so used will revert to the general fund. In conclusion Attor ney General Crawford says there, is nothing to prevent the board from holding a race meet in 1905,. but none of the sUte appropriation can be used for that purpose. SNOW COVERED WASCO FIELDS. Only Damage to Wheat is Along the . ; Columbia River, t- Tlie Dalles From reports farmers make, Wasco county haa withstood . the recent cold better than almost any oth er section of Eastern Oregon. " During the cold weather snow covered all grain fields, with the exception of those in the extreme north part of the county, hence very little, if. any, damage, was done fall grain in the principal Wheat section of the couuty. Along the Co lumbia river the snow had melted be fore the freeze came, and in that section grain has been more or less injured. and reseeding will be necessary. , ; On Tygh ridge and about Dafur, the most extensive grain growing section, the damage is nominal, and only isolated instances will reseeding be required. Where the snow has gone off since the freeze grain ia of good color and thrifty, and bids fair to make an excellent crop. New Grants Pass Iron Foundry. Grants . Pass Two carloads of ma chinery have arrived here for the new Grants Pass Iron and Steel works, the enterprise that has become a necessity by the rapid growth of the mines and the demand for mining machinery and castings. Local people are backing the enterprise, and it will be the largest foundry and machine shop in the state south of Portland. The huge . planing machine, turning lathes and drill press, capable of handling the largest castings or shaftings, are among the consign ment and are being unloaded. A five ton and three-ton cupola will handle the casting for the foundry. Contracts to Sell Wool. Pendleton Kil Kenney, who resides southwest of here, has contracted his wool for this year to Zack Brown, the hide dealer of this city, receiving 13 cents a pound for the clip: The wool comes from the Sandy district, and, al though the price seems small for this year's crop, it is an advance of 3 cents over last year and . is a good figure. Mr. Kenney is one of the ' few of the county who have contracted, as the greater number of the sheepmen - desire to hold, believing that the price will ad vance even more than it has. Cougars Destroying Stock, Cottage Grove Cougars are quite numerous in the mils west of this place. A few farmers have reported a ombined loss of $140 in the last few lonths and numerous goats and sheep have been disappearing for the past nionth. Several cougars have been killed this winter, and if there was a bounty for the killing this part oi Lane would furnish its share of the beasts. Where a cougar turns his attention to goas, he often "gets away" with about twj a day. . Almbnd Trees in Bloom. V Grants Pass Almond trees are in I bloom in Grants Pass, the warm weath - erofthe past mouth having brought them out Beveal weeks earlier than usual. Peach irees are also ready to burst into bloom, and will be in full blossom within the next ten days. The bloom is very heavy on the almond trees, and if not nirk by late frosts, the crop of almonds m Southern Ore- gon will be good this ason. ,, . K Will Open SeeU House. Pendleton 8. II. FoSjhaw,' the flor ist, has leased the Despain building on Alta street, formerly occupied by, D. Kemler with a grocery stored and . will open a seed room, handlingXalso cut flowers and nursery stock. GRAIN OUTLOOK GOOD. No Damage Don by Cold in Grand . Rond and Acreage Large. La Grande Up to tbe present pros pects for the largest grain crop ever raised east of the Blue mountains are most flattering in the - Grand Ronde. The late cold spell did not do the slightest damage to any of the fall sown grain, which is (looking excellent. Since the passing of the cold- wave the Grand Ronde haa been having ideal weather.' Farmers. in the valley-are- overhauling their agricultural . imple ments with the . intention of doing a greater amount of plowing than ever. ' GruVipd both in tbe Grand. Ronde and .Wallowa valleys" is in excellent, condi tion, owinz to the abundarit rainfall during the winter moutlmj the- acreage in 1905 will far exceed that of any pre vious year." 1 . - ... ...... . Not only in cereals, but also in sugar beet cultivation will the acreage be in creased "" " ' ' ' G. W. Buckman, one of the prosper ous farmers in this valley, will plant 200 acres in beets. lie will also put in 2,000 acres in wheat, and will do all his plowing by steam this seacon. RICHER THAN FIRST REPORTED. Strike in Bohemia Mine Improves on ! - Further Development. Cottage Grove The strike in the Crystal Consolidated mine in Bohemia, made over a month ago, of six feet of ore, partly free milling and partly base, has greatly improved since then. . The drift has been extended some 25 feet and the ledge now shows seven feet of solid ore. The ore is high grade. Tests were made on the ore at the time ' of the strike and assayed $54 per ton, car rying copperTlead and" zinc. One of the miners just arrived from there reports that the ore is now much better than it was given when the test was made. - .The company is getting everything ready to Btart its stampmill as soon as tlie weather ' will permit, probably April.!.. The object of mill- iing mis ore is to reuuee it vu cuuita I trtfH s-hi -h will nroltaMv lie 4 to 1. - 1 - - S J " W and separate the copper, lead and tine on their concentrators.- Tbe concen trates will then be shipped to smelters where that class of mineral is treated. - Another Independent Line. -Chemawa Poles have been set and wires strong for the Chemawa farmers' telephone line. A stock company haa been formed and incorporated and .the members of the association have done the construction work among them selves. An agreement has been entered into with the Pacific States telephone company on terms that will assure the subscribers of the system very reasona b) rates. They now have about 30 phones on the system, which taps one of the best suburban districts of the capital city, and will mean an increase of business for several Salem firms. New Telephone Line March 5. Pendleton The change from the old style telephone system to the central energy syBtem will be completed by the 5th of March, when the cut over will be made. Under present circumstances the old telephones may be used with the new board, which has been placed in position, bnt the new. instruments will not work with the old board. . .The' new instruments are a great improveent over the old ones in appearance, . being much smaller. The battery box is dis pensed with and the electricity generat ed at the central office.- - 1 To Enlarge Mill at Weston. Weston J. J. Morton,- of Weiser, Idaho, has purchased the flouring mill of Frank Blair, Sr., Mr. Morton ia going to enlarge and remodel the mill, which, when completed, will have a ca pacity of 50 barrels a day. He will have it in shape to commence on the new crop. The power will be steam, with water when Pine creek affords a sufficient supply. Grand Ronde Farm Solo.; t Ia GrandeJohn S. Killan has pur chased a 240-acre farm west . of Sum roerville from J. F. Westover, paying $12,000, or $52.20 per acre. It is con-, sidered one of the first-class farms in the Grand Ronde. PORTLAND MARKETS. 1 Wheat Walla Walla, 85c; blueetem, 92c; valley, 87c per bushel. 'Oats No. 1 white, $1. 351.40; eray. $1.40 1.45 per cental, J Hay Timothy, '$1416 per ton; e'over, $1112; grain, $11012; cheat, $1213. Eggs Oregon ranch, 16)s317c per dozen. ... ' ' 1 Butter-Fancy creamery ,27X32c. Potatoes Oregon fancy, , 7590c; common, 60 65c. Apples 4-tier Baldwins,$l .251 .50 ; Spitzenbergs, $1.752. ' Hops 1904, 2426c per pound. ' Wool Valley, 1920c per' pound; Eastern Oregon, 1217c; mohair, 25 26c per pound for choice. . ;