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About The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1905)
euu uiii Bociiir 11 nib UU)LUMBI JXii II0ULT01T, COLUMBIA COUNTT, OliEUON. FBIDAY. 3IAHCII 31, 1003. 1 1 :! VUL. 1. NO. 40. NEWS OF THE WEEK (a a Condensed fern (cr Our Busy Refers. fiAPPEKLNGS OF TWO CCHLNENTS A Return of th Lett Important but Not Latt Interesting Evtnta of the Past Wttk. Russian have kidnaped Ilia Chinese governor of Manchuria. Secretary Morton and a congressional party am visiting In Havana. Mr. Maybrlck sayt (allure to receive money due her caused Iter conviction. President Roosevelt haa accepted a Itan fur receivers of IkmliiU-an reve- ,4ltlee. China la arming 600,000 men for the lefena of the country against foreign nation. The t'ulted States will liolp Pml dent Morales, of Kan to Ihmilngo, main tain the present government. Castro den lea that there U cause for attack on Venezuela, aa he la paying iff the national debt aa fastae oaiblc. Admiral Kvana haa taken command of the North Atlantic (lift, succeeding Admiral Marker, who retiree from active service. A report that he woo I J Investigate the general land officii la denied by Hitchcock, who says affaire in Hhat do. parlmcnt are all right. An entiro atisenre of new from ita army cuam Ituanian official at St. IVlemburgto fear communications have Iwen cut and jKuwlbljr the army itaelf cut off. Renewed disturbance In Ruaala cause great alarm. President Castro la threatened with revolution and foreign war. The Japanese fleet haa alld from IWkwo Ui met the llaltie squadron, Mm. Chad wick haa been sentenced to ten yeara' imprisonment. She haa appealed. An American warship will carry home the body of the late Fenor Asplroa, Mexican ambassador to the United State. Russian official believe now that the 1remire on I.lniuvitch haa haa lieen re lieved, the JapnnetM will nest I heard from In front of Vladivostok. President Itxwevclt and President Diaa, of Mexico, may meet on the In ternational boundary when the former tuakee hi Southern trip early In April. A reKrt from Japanese sources aaya that a largo part of llarhin haa Ijecn burned, (ireat quaititis of reserve supplies intended for the Russian army are also reported to have been burned. The Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul haa complete! surveys to the Pnciflc coast, touching all the, principal cities. Conatruction will commence at once an 1 (60,000,000 la pluced aa the amount of expenditures to put the line in work ing order. HoetU'tiet in Manchuria, are sus pended while the artnie reorganize. Thouaanda of locked-out workmen in fit. Petersburg threaten an outbreak. Santo Domingo may ask the United States to act aa receiver for thut coun try. Castro's attitude continues menacing. France and the United States may combine to discipline him. Violent atorma throughout Oklahoma hare catiBcd four deaths and numerous injuries besides a heavy property lose. Contract for rock for the Jetty at the mouth of the. Columbia have boon let and deliveries will begin next month. The two big ocean liners Parisian and Albnno collided while entering the Halifax, N. 8., harbor, and both were budly injured. A Pennsylvania oil authority says nothing has ever been seen to compare with the oil territory of Kaunas and Indian Territory. A man has con fussed to pulling the spikes and rails loose from the Rock Island track In Iowa to see what would happen when a train passed. Work on the Tacoma public building will be dolayod another year in the hope of securing an addition to the 1300,000 already appropriated. Jules Verne, the noted French novel ist, is dead. Santo Domingo may ask protection of the United States. The Oregon City land office will be removed to Portland. Mrs. Chadwick admits of debts . amounting to $750,000. . Bonor de Aspiroz, the Mexican am bassador at Washington, is dead. I 1 I HU55IA MAS OFFERED TERMS Official Admission at St. Petersburg Bluffing on Indemnity. ft. IVterahurg, March 29. After a meeting of the council of minister, which lasted until after midnight, the poaltlve Information was givci out through an official channel this morn ing that Russia haa outlined the term under which she la prepared to nego tiate peace. It was asserted on the aame authority that, thanks to the good office of the United State and France, the queatlon of bringing about the termination of the war had assumed tangible form and that preliminary tep in the negotiations would be taken in the immediate future. Of the terms upon which Russia would be willing to begin negotiation, enough waa known tonight that Russia will maintain to the eleventh hour an abaolute opoaition to any Japanese projxmal to impose a direct Indemnity upon her conquered foe. It is alao in timated that a demand for the cession of Russian territory would meet with the same vigorous opposition. It is apparent, however, that the cur himaelf ia convinced of the Russian situation in the Far Kant and of the in ability of the Russian to resume hos tilities with any chance of success in the event of a suspension of prelimin ary negotiations. The opinion waa expressed yesterday by all exceptionally well Informed for eign diplomats here that the demon strative declarations of the ministers on the subject of indemnity and ces-lun of territory are Intended as a balloon d' ettsitl to draw out opinion on the sub ject in Tokio. Eventually, this diplo mat asserted, Russia is prepared to ac cept peace on any terms that Jajwn may be willing ot oner. FIXING A WITNESS. Chargt'Placed Against Armour's Gen eral Superintendent. Chicago, March 29. The Federal grand jur Conlght returned an indict ment against Thomas J. Connors, gen eral suiK-rlntendent of Armour & Co., on a charge of interfering with a wit ness summoned to appear before the Jury investigating the beef trust. Mr. Connor, who ia J. Ogdun Armour's moat confidential employe ami the act ive head of one of the largest packing companies of the world, was arrested on a lumen warrant by a deputy United States marshal and taken to the grand jury room, where ho was released on 15,000 bonds. After his release Mr. Connors refused to discuss the matter. The indictment charges that John Edward Shields, of Rrooklys, a former employe of Armour A Co., who testified before the grand Jury, waa approached, favoml and entertained by Mr. Con- ners, and specifically states that on March 2S the ofTcnse upon which Mr. dinners was indicted occurred. It is also charged that Shields was given the use of Armour & Co.'s offices at 205 Ia Rallo street to transact his business w hile in Chicago and also the use of a private telegraph wire in the office of the packing company. WAITING FOR CASTRO'S LETTER Government Will Continue Negotia tions Unless It Is Insolent. Washington, March 28. It has been decided to await the reception of the exact text of President Castro's refusal to accept Minister ltowen's arbitration proposition before proceeding further with the negotiations in this line. It is realixod that there may only be a fair difference of opinion as to whether or not the Venexuelan response wa9 couched in discourteous language, and it may lo that at this distance from mo seat oi negotiations and after the lupso of a few davs the words which apiwaretl to Mr. llowen to be Insolent win aamit or a Uiflerent construction. The disposition is to move circum- scctly at least at this end, and, unless President Castro chooses to force an issue by another move at Caracas, it is beliveod that some time will be con sumed in reaching a settlement. No Big Game Hunting In Alaska. Washington, March 29. As the re- suit of representations by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, it was determined by tho cabinet today that no permits should be issued this year for big game hunting in Alaska, excent for authorii. cd representatives of museums. Simil ar action was takon last, year because of the knowledge that game in Alaska was rapidly being destroyed and it waB desired to preserve it so far as possible lor tho beneut of the natives, although they aro required to comnlv with the local gamo laws. Try Again in Wisconsin. Madison, Wis., March 29. Unfavor able action on a bill for an exhibit at the Portland exposition was reconsid ered by the Wisconsin assembly today, and a now bill appropriating $24,000 was introduced. HAY MAY MEDIATE Suspected Pcrpass c! K3y'$ Ea repeaa Trip. OPINIONS OF THE DIFLOIIATS Whenever Hay Hat Been Reported III, a Great Stroke of Diplomacy Hat Quickly Followed. Washington, March 28. Several prominent diplomats la Washington be lieve that John Hay, secretary of state, during hit trip to Italy, will make an effort to see what can be done in the way of mediation and settlement of the war in the Far East. The news from the Atore that Mr. Hay's health was Improved, and that he expected to re turn to Washington by May 12 adds color to this theory. The diplomats attach great import ance to the newt that Henry White, the new United States ambassador to Italy, was ordered to hasten his arrival at his iost. Mr. Hay and Mr. White are warm personal friends, and the sec retary has great confidence in Mr. White's adroitness in diplomacy. It has been figured out in the diplo matic corps here that Italy is practi cally the only country of importance in Europe that might be expected to take part in friendly mediation without be ing susiHH-ted by either Russia or Japan of ulterior motives or hostile intent. Mr. Hay haa come to be regarded almost aa a fetich by diplomats sta tioned in Washington. They recall that he frequently hat heen ill, con fined to hi house, and inaccessible to diplomats, and half a doten times after these illnesses something of great im portance haa happened bearing on dip lomatic affairs. MUST GIVE-SPAIN HERGUNS Secretary Taft Calls on Cuba to Carry Out Termt of Treaty. Washington, March 28. Ppain has never been able to ace u re from Cuba thp ordnance left there at the termina tion of the Spanish-American war, and Benor Ojeda called on Secretary Taft today to learn the position of this gov ernment in the matter. Under the terms of peace it was held that Spain was entitled to all movable ordnance In Cuba and Porto Rico, and in the latter case its claim had been recognised and the ordnance trans ferred. But in the case of Cuba there appears to be some difficluty in secur ing the recognition by the Cuban gov ernment of the obligation entered into by the United States. Secretary Taft caused a cablegram to lie sent to Minister Squiers in Havana instructing him to notify the Cuban anthorities that the ordnance in ques tion remains the propearty of Spain, that it was never possessed by the United States and should be returned to Spain. step to;home rule. Census of Philippines it Completed Legislature in Two Years. Washington, March 28. Secretary Taft today notified President Roosevelt that the census of the Philippine islands had been completed and pub lished, and under the lawv of Jnly 1, 1902, two years from this date the pres ident shall direct the Philippine com mission to call a general election for the choice of delegates to a popular assembly. All legislative power on the islands will thereafter be vented in a legisla ture consisting of two houses, the Phil ippine commission and the Philippine assembly. The condition on which the election is to be called is that complete peace shall have continued in the terri tory of the islands not occupied by Moros or other non-Christian tribes. The popular election is not to extend to the Moro tribes. Two resident commiedoner8 to the United States will lie elected when a legislature is chosen. Would Federate with Canada. Toronto, Ont., March 28. M. Fil lian, a member of the Dominican legis lature, now here, says the sentiment in the British West Indies ia strongly in favor of federation with Canada. "There are among us," said he, "hind I y any but would lie triad to eA some scheme inaugurated for bringing the two more closely together. I think a union would be helpful to both." Mr. Fillian has seen Premier Lnurier on the subject and is hopeful of good results, ami will also interview the Ontario premier. Call to Jamestown Exposition. Washintbn, March 28. Before Presi dent Roosevelt starts on his South western trip next week he will issue a proclamation inviting foreign nations to participate in the exposition to be held in the summer of 1907 in the vicinity of Hampton Roads in celebration of the settlement of Jamestown, Va. SINK AT DOCKS. Damage to Ocean Unert in Collision Worst Than Thought. Halifax, N. 8., March 28. The two ocean steamers, the Parisian and the Albano, whose 1,800 passengers were saved from possible death at tea after the colllssion between the two vessel off the harbor's mouth yesterday by a thrilling 15-mile race for ahallow water, showed plainly today how serious was the accident, tbt Parisian resting on the bottom at her dock and the Al bano'a fore peak being full of water. Tbt Tarlaan, which cam up tbt har bor at 6 o'clock last night with a gap ing hole In her starboard aide from the Albano't sharp prow, filled gradually during the night, and at dawn her engine room had been flooded, her fires extinguished, her lower deck was awash and her keel resting in the mod. A large part of her cargo it damaged by water, but the bulk of the mail, consisting of 400 sacks, waa recovered in good condition. The statement of the two command ers of the vessels at to the probable cause of the collision are conflicting, and the courts will be invoked to place the responsibility. Proceedings have been begun in the Admiralty court against the Harabnrg-American com pany, owners of the Albano, and today that steamer waa libelled for $150,000 damages in behalf of J. A A. Allan. owners of the Parisian. Later it waa announced that a counter suit would be brought by the German company. 0 ; . MEXICO ON GOLD BASIS. President Diax Issues Decree Author ' ized by Congress. Mexico City. March 28. President Diax has issued a decree for the reform of the monetary system authorized hT congress in December last. The decree establishes the 2-peso, or silver dollar, at a value of 50 cents void, and thm theoretical onit of the Mexican cur rency is defined to be the dollar or Deao of 75 centigrams of gold. An important feature of the decree it a provision for a reserve exchange fund, which, at first, will consist of $18,000,000 or $16,000,000, and may t increased. The original plan did not provyle for the immediate estab lishment of this fund, but it is now deeded wise to start with one simul taneously with the beginning of the new monetary system. The mint will be cloned April 18 to the free coinage of silver and the new monetary svstem will ira into effort May 1. The publication of the decree gives general satisfaction in business and financial circles. It ass ores busi ness men against losses in importing. STANFORD CASE IS DROPPED. Every Clew Known to San Francisco r i: i - r r... runco i nun 10 cinn. San Francisco, March 28. It was announced at police headquarters today tftat every known clew in the Stanford case had been run to earth, and that the complexion of the matter had not changed in the least. Barring a con fession or something "turning up," the police admit that they will never solve the mystery of how, January 14, in this city, strychnine poison was placed in the Poland water used by the late Mrs. Stanford. That portion of the myBtery connect ed with her tragic death at Honolulu, the police eay, has been solved on the theory that Mrs. Stanford died by natural causes and that the powdered strychnine found in the bicarbonate of soda was placed there by tome druggist and intended as a tonic. The police detectives working on the case have all turned their attention to other matters, and while nominally men are detailed on the case, in reality the department has entirely dropped it. COrTTELYOU TO SUCCEED SHAW Will Become Secretary of Treasury in Another Year. Washington, March 28. Leslie M. Shaw, secretary of the treasury, has signified his intention of retiring from public office on February 1, 1906, at the end of a four-year term. ' It is re ported in official circles in Washington that Postmaster General George B. Cor telyou will succeed .him. No authoris ed statement has been made on this point, but the assumption is generally accepted as correct. Kansas' Fight with the Trust. Topeka, Kan., March 28. The Kan sas Natural Gas company, through its attorneys, has filed in the 'Supreme court an amendment to its answer to the suit brought to compel it to show cause why it 1b operating in Kansas. The petition asks that the suit be dis missed at the cost of the state. The suit waa brought against the company lost fall by the attorney general. It as alleged that the company had no authority to transact business in the state, the charter board having refused to grant a license. Hit by a Bomb. Warsaw, March 28. A bomb waB thrown into the carriage of 'Raron von Nolken, chief of police of Warsaw, at 8 o'clock this evening. It was reported tnat the Baron waa severely wounded. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST PROTEST TO GOVERNMENT. Removal of Land OfTice to Portland it Bitterly Oppoted. Oregon City There wlil be vigorout opposition offered to the proposed re moval of the land office from this city. The claim that the removal of the office to Portland ia being made for economical reasons it not accepted at genuine by Oregon City people, who think they tee in the plan a move pre liminary to the consolidation of the government! land business in this state in a central office with headquar ters at Portland. At present there are six land offices in the ttate, those other than in this city being located at The Dalles, La Grande, Lakeview, Roseburg and Burns. At any rate It is believed here that a consolidation of the Oregon City and Roseburg offices could be effected to the improvement of the ser vice. But to far at the move being in the interest of economy, Oregon City people laugh at the idea. The Oregon City office now occupies a suite of five rooms, for which a monthly rental of $30 is paid, and it ia argued that sim ilar room could not be had at Portland for several times that amount. In ad dition it appears that accommodations must be provided lor the la ad office at Portland, all available room bavin? been otherwise appropriated in the gov ernment buildings. In their present quarters the officials of the Oregon City land office have no extra ' room and could not transact the business of the office in more limited quarters. The land office here ia the first land office that was established in Oregon, and one of the first created west of the Mississippi river. Relict From Jackaon County. Medford The curioua and interest ing relict found in an Indian crave on the farm of J. II. Ring, Jackson coujty, a few dayt ago, will be sent to Portland, as a part of the Jackson county display at the Lewis and Clark fair. In the grave, besides the skel eton of the brave, there was found a decayed plainsman's ldank'-t, a U. S. army coat, the buttons of which bore the dates of 1837 and 1487. Three Mexican dollars of the stamp of 1840 were also found. Then there was a scalping knife, beads of all sizes and hues and other articlea taken by the brave from unfortunate victims of In dians during the early days. Bronze Statut of Sacajawea. Portland The clay model for the statue of Sacajawea has been shipped from Chicago to New York, where the bronze casting will be made. Miss Alice Cooper, the sculptor, has achieved a most remarkable success in her work. After the exposition the statue will be presented to the city of Portland. The cost of the statue will be $9,000, of which 17,000 has been subscribed, all but $200 of this amount coming from persons outside of Portland. July 6, Sacajawea day, all children under 15 years wearing Sacajawea badges will be admitted to the fair grounds upon pay ment of 10 cents. Heavy Rains on Arid Land. Iirigon This whole section has re ceived such a drenching as the oldest inhabitant never heard of at this sea- ton. The precipitation of last week exceeds three week inches, and the en tire section east of the Cascades and west of the Blues is soaked down to the gravel. This means wonders for the wheat belt in Morrow, Gilliam, Uma tilla and the Horse Heaven countries, and to Irrigon it means that people need not resort to irrigation for many weeks. Settlers have already put out over 150,000 tre?s this spring. .Crawford as Grammarian. Salem Attorney General Crawford holds that the tax exemption law oper ates to exempt personal property (household goods) to the extent of $300 worth and no more. The ouestion aroso out of a mistake in punctuation in the exemption clause of the Shellev act, wherein several articles of property were set off with a semicolon and then numerous other articles of furniture and household goods were punctuated wath commas, preceding this clause: "To the value of $300 shall be exempt from taxation. Fleeces Average 12 Pounds. Pendleton Charles Cunningham has 35 men shearing sheep on his ranch south of here, near Pilot Rock. Thus far they have sheared 10,000 and have 11,000 to Bhear. His sheep are pure bred Merino and are yielding, on an average, fleeces weighing 12 pounds each. Mr. Cunningham contracted all of hia clip to the Union woolen mills for 17 cents a pound early in the eeason. Will Run a Long Tunnel. Silverton The Lewis & Clark Min ing & Milling company has let a con tract for their 300-foot tunnel, to be increased to 500 feet, and the work will begin at once. Lsat year this company equipped the mina, with modern ma chinery and now this new contract will I thoroughly develop the ledge. LITTLE WHEAT IN UMATILLA. Only Ont Large Lot of 40,000 Waits Coming of Assessor. Pendleton Assessor Strain renaita but one lot of wheat of any consequence in the COUntV to be assessed thia fur. This ia 40,000 bushels belonging to tho baiiourHjuihrie Warehouse company in this city. All other lanre lota hava been disposed of long ago and most of it shipped from the county. lhe ruget Bound warehouse reports the purchase of a small lot of 1 fiOft bushels of wheat from Oliver & Co., grocers of thit place, but aside from uiat there are practically no sales. Some of the farmers who had seed wheat saved over from last fall, which they did not need to nse. are offrrW that for sale, and tome small purchases have been made. Estimates are that not over 75,000 bushels remain in the countv. and all those are in small holdings. Those who have not told will likely hold over until another vear. as the nrirea of lat have been declining instead of advane ing. TO CONTROL FRUIT PRICES. Growers' Associations Arrange for Single Selling Agents. Hood River In order to prevent overstocking of the fruit markets, the fruit associations of Hood River, Puy aliup and Yaahon propose to unite in having one representative salesman each at Helena, Butte and Great Falls, and also at other points east. At local points it is proposed that one broker shall act for the several as sociations. Fruitgrowers are determ ined as much as possible to fix prices in each of the different markets. Job bers and commission merchants will handle the fruit on a fixed basis, and as soon as any market ia likely to be overstocked, the representatives will advise the shipping associations to di vert the shipment's elfewhere. Test Standard Ores. Sumpter D. L. Kilien and E. F. Warner, of the firm of Kilien, Warner & Co., mining promoters, are now at Denver, where a test is being made of the ores of the Standard group, in the Quartzburg district. This firm haa financed the Standard, and expects large returns from the immense body of ore opened on the porperty. Tho object of the test is to decide upon the character of the reduction plant to be installed at the mine this season for the proper treatment of the ores. The Standard is one of the many properties shipping ore to the smelter here. Cottage Grove Mill May Start. Cottagee Grove It is rumored that the Long & Bingham sawmill, which was recently sold to Eugene and other parties, will soon be started op. A few meetings have been held between the interested parties, and it is the ex pression that the mill will start np in the near future. This mill was rnn successfully for several months, as the timber was taken from the territory crossed by the O. & S. E. Railroad. George II. Kelly, of the Booth-Kelly Lumber company, and W. E. Brown, of Eugene, have been investigating the matter. Electric Line Man Will Not Talk. Salem Isaac W. Anderson, of Spo kane, who is a representative of the Rhoades. S inkier & Butcher svndicate. of Philadelphia, which recently bought a large interest in the fcalem Electric Light Power & Street Railway system, is in Salem inspecting the plant. He declined to either affirm or deny the reports that it is the intention of hia company to build interurban trolley lines in the valley. He gives the im pression, however, that there is no present foundation for the stories that have been published. Oregon Stock in Good Health. Salem With the exception of mange in one band of horses in Eastern Ore gon, in which case two head have teen killed aud the rest are being dipped, the general health of stock in thit state is good. This is according to the verbal report made by State Veterina rian McLean to the Domestic Animal commission. PORTLAND MARKETS. Oats No. 1 white, $1.371.42; gray, $1.50 per cental. Hay Timothy, $1416, clover, $11 12; grain, $U12; cheat, $1112 per ton. Wheat Walla Walla, 8687c; blue stem, 94c; valley, 87c. Eggs Oregon ranch, 1818 J6c per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery,2732o Pjtatoes Oregon fancy, 8590j common, 6580c. Apples Fancy, $1.752.60 per box; choice, $11.25. Hops Choice 1904, 23J24c per pound. Wool Valley, 1920c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 1217c per pound; mohair, choice, 2830c per pound. J
