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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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