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0 TIN ON THE WATER BOWEN IS UPHELD. Ha Not Escaadtd Hi Instructions Dsaling with Castro. Washington, March 31. Dr. Jose de GOilMlSSION 18 OUT JUDGE JOHN H. REAGAN. WAITING FOR HER OIL Jctia Day River Hay Irrigate i-r.rr -i rrprr.t.uT. oi erj 0 Resign by Direction c! i . President Castro, bad an Interview to. 250,000 Acres. URGE TRACTS ARE WITHDRAWN Engineer Davit Propose to Watsr a Larga Stctlon South of th Columbia Rivar. tUs President. FREE HAND IN REORGANIZATION Rarvlvar of Cabinet f Coafc4 ' aracy I'aiaaa Away. la th death of Judge Jobo Ilennln- Her Reagan, wLUb occurred at bU I omi la Palestine, Texas, there passed from earth tba la ft surviving member of tba Confederate cabinet Judge Iteacaa wii M rears old and had been la Ill-health for a year or mom. Tba lata Judge wa tbe only cab- Inet officer cap tured with Jeffer son IarU, and for W4 ,1 1 Washington, A ril 1 . Tli rMjHt (or government Irrigation In the I'ma- tilla country ha materially brightened in the la I fw day, since the receipt ( a rt jxirt (rout 1-Mward I. Ihavtn, as sistant engineer In charge of the I'ma tilla project. After making exhaustive topographic surveys, Mr. Iavia r-xirta that lie has devised a scheme by which lie believe it will he Mihht to Irri Kate anywhere from 100,000 to 250,000 acres uf extremely (crtlhj land lying just eolith of the Columbia river In Umatilla, Morrow, Sherman and Gil liam counties. It was originally intended to utilise) the flmslwatera of the Umatilla river for irrigating these lands, hut an ex haustive search (ailed to And any (eas Ihle damaiU) on that stream. Kngineers found that the bed of the stream waa o( such lonee structure that no reeer voir could 1 hullt that would hold water. Rut Mr. Davis haa discovered what he l-dlcve to he a leaslble plan whendiy the government can store the flood waters of the John Day river and by a long ranul divert it onto the lund originally Intended to Im irrigated from Umatilla river. While hi plon is probably more expensive than would he the original Umatilla project, had it lieen (iu.il.lc, it seems to present the .nlv solutioii of this great Irrigation lrohleiu. As soon ns convenient Mr. Davis' ilnn will Ixi suhmilted to the Itonrd o( rechtmittiott engineers, who will go over the ground and determine upon its funs ihility. UeHrts seem to indicate that there is plenty of water in the John Ihty river to irrigate at least 200,000 acres of very rich htnd. The reclama tion eerviw ia very anxious to construct lay with tho president respecting the Issue that hive arisen between Vene- tuela and the United t tales. Dr. Paul appear to belleva that these issues might ba settled by a change in thtl American legation In Caracas, In Yitw of the strslntd relations lietween Presl- dent Castro and Mr. Bowen. Hols await to j tl text of tho communication 11 Commissioner Now In Washington from President Castro to the Arner can Wh)ch mm isu-r relative w m trituration pro posal, which document la en routo to Cabled to uovernor uavis. Washington by mail. As an lmireeaion apparently prevails to some extent, not only In vetinexu- .1.. 1... I .t I- . .1.-4 1 t ... -a 1 eia, out in una coumrj, ,.,..!. al .ln l..vinff In It.. ...... I... II.. 111 ill id r "r - rrealdentCaatrohvan eicesa ol seal organisation o( th. Tanama canl com- in the presentation of the American mission was taken today, when, in claims again Venexuela, It may he compliance with Instructions from slated that olnclal Inquiry (rom V aah. PrM,illwn, ;.. Becretary Taft re- ingwn iim orviiiieu mm m. . . n, . ... ..i,. flatboat and hookkeeolnir. As a E llowen merely presented to the Vene- -- e I. ' . "m,h .t i I i nn li li.nW thr fM inations. THIS "".v- liiitsiit. l iiD i in in liinkiuv" ...... . B . oiea to nis euueanon. tie went io a young man. He be- f. . 111 rn ?. f i s.. TV Washington, March 30. The first suelan government the precise instruction to tender their resignations !..... ...... ... I.I... tl.. Ulnt. lt.rl. I . ...... .... with I VlFU . i .i .... i. 1 . 1 .' . . Texa when illHii Mt.AuA.1. many months be waa confined In Fort Warren. lie waa born In Sevier Coun ty. Tenn.. and, like ao many American vU th r. routba who hare grown to famous men, aa a boy be worked very bard and had little time to Indulge In tba gsyoty and sports dear to young peo ple. Among bis occupations were plowing, chopping wood, running a mill de- mm .7 ir ment relative to arbitration; that lie i,. .i.. mmira of the commlsaion now . ."-. .o.i. ... . . .i i I i : iranie a lawyer, iwidpi oi iuuuji. ym- in fart .ffaee.1 himaelf. ao the (act S in U.e Dinm Ol 1M prwHueu uuup, n. n U1cu miu-r u- wu , that the Klate department and not Mr. tomorrow. The purport ol Mr. Taft'a letter re- la terror to tbe desperate evil-doers of tbe frontier. Iti.wnn ii rMUMiimitila (or this t)r-eent sueian govermiieiii. f.l,.. " . . " . . . InvlHw ,f the autemcnt from Dr. tne sute uonvenuon, wuere ne yoieu " " " " . t I . . . Paul touchinir Mr. IJowen. it can be Ueorge w. iivis, reiireu, oi me army, ror secession ana wnere ne wbj eiecs adde.1 noon the hlnheet authority that, governor ol the canal tone, and also ed to tbe Trovlslonal Congress. He in view o( the a-lmlnsltration, the one of mBtahtn c the commission, PPontea roarmasrer uenerai or doctor has no olhclal standing and . , 1 tbe Confederacy, waa reappointed to whatever communication he makes to " that place and was acting secretary of the president or Hwte department can- him. tn treasury for a abort time near the not have any weight or hearing. Ill As indicate! in the leiieroi air. xaii, uioae of the war, i i r i i m I i II I .T S I. 11 1 -k ' 1VC Sl II K.t It '. L I - r . -Ji y.Tm III iJ II M r L jT"' V 1 1 MJSLSM iww . Cincinnati Tost X Lrrc Lesson In Patriotism sereral parts of tbe device is exceed ingly almple. and as It can be readily dismantled when not needed, as In winter. It doe not complicate matters. BIO QUESTION TO SOLVE. President Castro is dissatisfied with the resignations are requested in order Judge Reagan took an active part Mr. Ikiwen, he must have recourse to the j,reByeDt may have a free Ii the reconatructlon. counseling pro the regular diplomatic channel and , , . nnmmu11!nl, tection and rlghU for tbe negro. He c ,.i,..l.it'.H.,t(l,rm.llirtn thl hand In reorganizing tbe commission. 4 , . . a.. luuiuiuu.iax " i .... ... nil rriurneu vi uis innu I . irovernment. w hich cannot receive rep- Tliat the president has coniempiaiea re- , there foe ten veara. and took nunlil nni tin I Im atllilivt Irolll Oilier I nnn ,al inn haa tKun known fur aome i . . .l. iti.. a.... t. I F . ... .-- - i v.,-... ' - i inn rai in i iiuicu rim rxruawiui .vi , -r- - sources. time and he has been in consuiiauon i lw- After lcavlne the Benate be be-1 L vvV(ivyvVOvOvvV4 with Mr. laiias io ins iuiure poi icy ohflrm.n of the State miroad Ull I IQ IM RUINS I In ..twuxiina (la rwrannnial and ilirwlintf I . . m. . ... ... . i yimnuii on or lexaa. lroin wuu u wi u, . . m. ... . i 1 1 i - in i r ikiim'l im niir muoirr. our US wor. IV was weucvcu vrigiuauj b,Ha- h, roMrl Mn veara aen. At " . I nmi, r..lmlm 1 . ...i. .-...v.. - - wage counxrr. ana nomuiz dui our ciurci Vyuu..u. tne ume or nia aeain juage neagaa M,Ilnt rWinjA, w,tr a a. w. i - . I was engagea in wnuag m. amuu.ug- Tbe Untted SUtes owes no less of a rpby- I debt to tbe men who esUbll-bed s n.nnrLK,irn Prnr,i.ri- ai Alhan la that letter resulU might be accom- W-,"""-"W- ' - II pusnei uy ine appointment ot a niuau- er commiMeion than now existing, but a recent opinion of Attorney General Ravaged by Fire. Albany, Or., March 31. The old Al bany woolen mill, a brick building being operated by the Hannockhurn Woolen Mills company, of Portland, Moody held that under the law, the nresident was required to name seven members in all. The appointments an irrigation system in the Umatilla Lreater than the figures given above, .ountr) and Is hopeful that Mr. Davis' the building could not be duplicated plan will prove practicable. for lima than . $75,000. It cost that The withdrawals yeaterduy under this w,fn built, and later some $20,000 project are desired either lor Irrigation niortiwas ettent upon it or for lights of way. The new plans fire originated in the drying call (or an extensive system o( canals, I room, in a wooden annex or basement and the government, ss lar as possible, built lielow the main floor of the build endeavor lo protect rights of way ti on the water front. It is sup- this character, to prevent conflict with posed to have leen started by an ex- private owners. was Wednesday entirely di-stroyinl bj ' ,roubly will be announwl during the me, uivoiving ii- u m . . ..rourees o( his Bouthern trip. atx.ut IDO.OUO, ami the city in a loss in Tll(, .....i,,. (.f the nreeent commis- i General Davis, are i (l. Walker. r.f the years. niie u.e uannocKourn ien retirwl. chairman: William Bar- Mills company will not sulTcr a loss iWlI1. William II . Iturr. ltenia- min M. ilarrod and C. Ewald Grunsky, the last four being civil engineers. 8TUDYINQ OUR METHODS. v II. Slder HaKSard, the NorelUt, on Mlaalon to Thla Coaatry. II. Rider Haggard, tbe English au thor, whose stories of African life long ago gave him an International w!itntirrej"i iwinr'ti."e'iinrr'iris,n,w4 government oat of tbe chaos that in evitably succeeded FAILS IN SPEED TRIAL. Torpedo Boat Destroyer Makes Final Effort on Puget Sound, Seattle, April 1. Twenty-five knots was the average speed made by the tor- pedo-loat destroyer Goldsborough on plosion in the steam drying apparatus, thouirh the exact orlifin is not known. The flames shot quickly up the big her final trial held in the waters of power belt to the llrst ll'Kir oi trie main r.mui nj hub nammm, Vu mc mm I. ..II. I I IKS' door ami lan of the mile course the craft nia.le R. & L.ia...ri, r.in.i.h.wi fn..l for th fliiiin. 29.4 knots for half a mile, but ehe an.l in a moment the entire building failed to keep it up, and (rom the re- ! i...iiii,.j -..n !.. on lire. port ! me trial ooam mere is uuie k ' ' ' ri. .. ...ii i: ill. .11 i. nl.l.. I hmm Ihnt nhe will ever be able to de- ,. . ..!. ... I !.f.i 1 HC IMIIHIIHII, W llll nil Hit niuou.v -- aa the government reaches a sstisfuct- .... "',., i. . t,i i,w-. Velot an average of more than 25 knots. ory agm-meiit with the (). K. A Co. T. M(J lunnufacu,red pnxlucts True to her reputation, the Golds- P L-aid nit the removal of the railroad hnn.l. hence the losses aie confined horougn leaiured tno trial wun a series i . . . ..i . . . . mi . ...... ..-..l. i i... ii ..i u'.ui.i....... i, l.iiil.lii.im tmirhinerv ami thu small Ol acciucnis. iney were oi a minor inn an iiiiin inr inn in n unii iiiviim a, ''. MUST MOVE RAILROAD. Government Negotiates with O, N. for Wathtucna Coulee Mir II" 'AX v-"- 'i J P'Vi . r ' i 'i .' , .. ' ' - - L r u . J. Hill fVaya tkat United Rtatesi Xa F- las BUrtUas Coadltlona. 1 don't belief In yiewlng condi tions through the colored glasses of said James J. HI1L of the Great Northern Railway, to a representative of "Suy cess Magazine." "I believe In e ram ming them without prejudice. In order to form conclusions that approximate the truth. For Instance, I don't try to the revolution than to those heroes who palliate the fact that hi this country foncht the battles we bare som big and threatening of liberty on the problems to solve. field of war. Had or teem is me moor quesuon. it not been for the The present standard of wages Is artl- nntiring energy of AclaL It must be reduced 11 this coun try Is to compete wrcn ouers in ine markets of tbe world. Our foreign trade In manufactured products. In stead of increasing with the increased production, is falling off. -Consider the single but important item of steel. A very few years sgo we were told that our steel was com manding tbe world's markets. Nobody dares to tell ns that now. Even na tive of our own country. In the Phllip- tbe nation builder the work of the r e volutlonlsts would hare been for naught No one saw more clearly, or urged RCfT Kino. more aealously, the wants of a consolidated government than did Rufns King. - lie was one of the most ardent of the Federalists, de voting himself to upholding every act Pines, have recently been sending big of Washington. He collaborated with orders for steel to Germany. Why? Simply because tney can get ii cneaper II.' B1DEB HAOOaBD. I.. in r,.Nierfi Waaliiiitrtoii stens will amount of law material. The large cnaracwr, now ever, consisting oniy oi rcyuiaura. - ; Ice, in l.ustcrn Washington, slips wil tlU.r and ellrina are ihooftlit to l un- trouble with her auxiliary engines and a special mission. He has come as an lie tuken looking to the construction of jnjurtHjf ti,OUKh some explosions that the blow ing out o( packing in her steam agent of the British government to the big raloiiae irrigation project. The r heard from the direction of the connections. It cannot bo determined study the condition and character of government I ready to go ahead, but LnKine Hn,i drying rooms may have in can do limning its long as uie rauronu jum tI,e big machinery. occupies mis coll lee, lor one oi tne raloiise project what the Navy department will do re- the agricultural and Industrial land gurding the Goldsborough until after settlements organised In this country eential features of the is the conversion of Washtuciia coulee into an Immense storage reservoir. At the present time a' representative of the reclamation service is in conler ence with a representative of the liar riman interests, in the hope of agreeing tinon a figure which will compensate the railroad company for moving its tracks to higher ground, and which will, at the same time, not be consider ed an imposition on the government The railroad company Im slated that 4.150,000 was a fair price for removing its trucks; the reclamation setvice be. lieves that this is more than it would actually cost to perform the work, nnd is not willing to pay that price Pennsylvania Miner Will Strike. Altoonu,' Fa., March 31. The oper ators and miners of the central bitu minous district of Fennsylvania, after lieing in conference in this city almost continuously since March 10 endeavor ing to agree on a wage scale to go into effect on April 10, adjourned finally to day without coming to an agreement. The failure to agree means a suspen sion of work by the 1(5,000 organised miners of the district at the end of the present week, The employers demand a 10 per cent reduction, but the men soy it is beyond consideration. Awaits Creditors' Approval. Woshington, March 31. Interest at the State department centers in the at- Japanese Rule Manchuria. titude of the French and Belgian cred Guiishu Fass. Manchuria. April 1. itors towards the recent settlement Chinese merchants arriving here after with Panto Domingo. It is realized n circuitous flight from Mukden relate there that an unfavorable reply on their that tne Japanese have taken over the part might cause an embargoing situ administration of Manchuria. They ation, in view of the action which this ImvM installed Japanese officials in government has already taken. These tilace of the Chinese, have taken pos- creditors have, in all, claims of $16, session of the Russian administrative 000,000 against 8anto Domingo, and buildings, and have established a Jap- their attitude towards the agreement is i . rr i I aI a anese police lorce ai Aiuauen. ine oi great importance work of converting the railroad from Fort Dalny to Mukden into a narrow gauge road has leen completed, giving throe railroad lines of supply. Commission on Port Arthur's Los. St. Petersburg, March 31. (1 a. m.) The membership of the commission to investigate the circumstances of the surrender of Port Arthur, under the Blockade Runner Taken. Tokio. April 1 .The steamer Indus- presidency of General Koop, haa been trv. whose nationality has not been announced. It consists of General ascertained, was seized by the Japanese Rouberg, of the engineers; Giebenckoff on March 28. She was presumably and Kamaroff, of the infimtry : Denion- bound for Vladivostok. Tho British enkoff, Krijanorsky and Bogaviesky, of steamer Mars, which was stranded off the artillery; and Admirals Dikoft and Rural promontory on March 17, while DouhasoiT. The sitting will begin at attempting the passage of Soya strait, the middle of May. has broken in two under her engines. Her bow and stern are both submerged. Her captain and nine of the crew have been rescued. All but American Treaty Ratified. , Berne Switzerland, March 81. The Bundosrath today ratified all the pond ing treaties of commerce with the ex ception of tho treaty with the United States. Further negotiations regarding the latter will be necessary because of the result of the -trial is submitted to the bureau at Washington. The trial board was composed of J. V. B. Bleeker, captain of the Bremerton navy yard and president of the board ; J. B. Buret, naval constructor at the yard ; Com mander Stacy Potts, head of the steam engineering department; Commander R. M. Doyle, of the Philadelphia, and Lieutenant B. II. Fish, of . the Phila delphia, w ho acted as recorder of the trip. Lieutenant G. C. Davidson and his crew from the Paul Jones, another tor pedo lwat destroyer, were in charge of the engineering department of the Goldsborough. No Person was Responsible. Brockton, Mass., March 30. A state ment that no evidence had been ad duced to show that any person was criminally liable for the explosion in the R. B. G rover company s shoe fac tory here last week, which caused the death of 58 employes, made this after noon by District Attorney French, con cluded an inquest held in the police court to determine, " if possible, the cause of the accident. Mr. French also said that he believed it to be shown that the explosion was due to a hidden defect in the factory boiler. Good News, to Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, Republic of Santo Domingo, March 30 The new of the acceptance by the government at Wash ington of the proposition of the Domin lean government that the government ol the United States assume control of the finances of this republic with the view of setting aside a portion of the revenues for the payment of its debts, pending definite action on the part of the American senate, has had a most favorable effect here. Irrigation of Umatilla Land. Washington, April 1. The secretary nt the interior todav ordered the with drawal from entry of 000,000 acres of tho action of the American senate in land in Oregon and 90,000 in Washing- mouuying wnai ib rogaruea jasan-es ton on account of the Umatilla project, sentiai ciauae oi uie treaty. Engineer of Indian Irrigation. Washington, March 30. Secretary Hitchcock today designated William II. Code," o( Los Angeles, as chief en gineer of Indian irrigation. He will have supervision of irrigation construc tion work on Indian reservatison throughout the West. by the Salvation Army, with tbe view of applying the system, If It is found satisfactory, to South Africa. The trustees of tbe estate of the late Cecil Rhodes are defraying the expenses of the Inquiry. Her Knae Was SnoceaaroL Miss Oakley was serving tea in hor studio one aftemoou when the word ruse" came up, says the Philadelphia Record. Every one hod some episode about an odd and successful ruse to narrate. Miss Oakley said: "I. too, recoil a ruse that succedod wonderfully, an unexpected ami orig inal ruse that a friend of mine employed. "My friend, a Fhllaiielphla woman. had recently for a vWItor an euieny uncle from the country. He wa n good old man. hn Intelligent and sensi tive old man. but his tatde manners were noi ahem up to the mark. "Mt friend onld not think of takr ing her uncle to task about his table If she had .It would have broken the poor old gentleman's heart Instead of taking hHi to task she em- nloved a ruse upon mm. ner ruse. which was quite sneeessnii, cuiminar ed like this: "'Mary,' says the uncle at dinner, 'this here knif of mine taste soapy. " 'Verv well, uncle. You shall have another.' "The second knife came. "The second knife came. The un ele. with a grimace, again remarks: "'Soapy, too. Mary, Just like me first knife was.' "My friend frowned. " it's too bad. uncle.' she anld. 'But city servants are so ca-eles. Tn' uHiif with vour fork. Maybe that's clean.' " . In Water Ten Hours.' A Belgian swimmer mode o wager recently that he could stay In the water ten hours, swimming the whole time. He won the bet. performing the feat at the Antwerp baths. Hamilton in several articles that ap peared over the signature "Ca mil his. King' unimpeachable honesty and undoubted loyalty led to his appoint ment to the post of minister to Eng land. His mission bad to do chiefly with the questions of tbe right of search. Through the unpleasantness that finally culminated In the war of 1812 King acted with discretion and the most earnest patriotism. Although not at the outset an advo cate of that war, nevertheless when it was once declared be gave it his most decided support. One of the incidents which marked his attitude was his ap pearance in New York at the time when a financial panic wa threatened and by hi advice and example restor ing confidence in the government there. "A it is in steel, so it Is in many other products. Germany Is making great strides ahead of us. She is, in fact leading the world, and promises to increase her lead. Her mechanics work cheaply, and spend sixty-six hour a week in their factories, where as our spend but' forty-four. More over, they are better workmen. 'We cannot hope to compete with her m foreign trade until we reduce the cost of our manufactured products and improve their quality. Even Eng land, suffering from industrial paraly sis because of the power of the trades unions and other Influences, Is moving faster than we are. The simple truth Is that we are being badly beaten In the race for the markets of the world. HIGH-WATER ALARM. Bcfris- To Prcvant Orernow of tbe crator Drlppan. Of course, there is but one way to satisfactorily equip a refrigerator to drain the water arising from the melted ice. and that is to connect it by pipes with a permanent drain, as if' " j! A man may have enough money to keep him out of heaven and still not have enough to get him luto society. ALARM KOR REFRIGFRATOR. .ne health authorities will not allow it to be connected direct with a sewer, Where this luxury of construction Is not available tbe overflow alarm and reservoir shown in the Illustration offer a good substitute. This Idea, the Invention of a Chicago man, provides the usual piping In the refrigerator leading to a pan concealed underneath. In the pan a portable float Is ar ranged, connected with two arms In such a manner as to indicate on ' a registering device the height of water in the pan and thus warn the house wife or domestic when the pan needs Not Lonesome. Seated on the grass In front of a sod cabin In Oklahoma was a man cleaning a double-barreled shotgun and after we had conversed for a few min utes I asked him how far it was to the nearest neighbor's. "A trifle over two miles he replied. "A far as that? Ton must find it rather lonesome here." "No, I can't say as I do." Terhaps you are not one of the lonesome kind." ' . "No. I'm not But you see, I mort gaged the cluiin for $400." "Yes." . "And I couldn't pay and they fore closed on me." "I see." "That was two years ago, 'and the sheriff has been trying to get posses sion ever since. He comes twice a week and we have a shot at each other and at least twice a week some durned fool comes along and wants to know if I ain't lonesome, and when you add the claim Jumpers, the rattlesnakes and the skunks this life Is about the excitlngest thing I know of. There comes the sheriff now and you had better get down behind that log and keep clear of his buckshot" Topeka (Kan.) Journal. i Why He Kicked. "Look here!" exclaimed the Irate in vestor. ' I believe l nave Deen Dun Aoed in the stock you sold me." "My dear man," replied the suave- voiced broker, "you fail to realize " "That's Just the trouble; I haven't realized a cent" Important Question. Proud Father And while at college my daughter learned to be an excellent rifle shot Why, she's an expert at any range. Suitor (anxiously) I wonder if she to b emptied. The construction of the an expert at a kitchen range! .;mtit'iiiii?fiiiww'iwi"'w. 'yww' !' 1
