The Columbia register., June 02, 1905, Image 2

COLUMBIA REGISTER
HOULTON- OREGON
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h a Lizizmi Form tor
Easy Readers.
A Raauma of tha Let Important but
Not Lt Interesting Evontt
of tho Past WmIu .
European statesmen all compliment
Secretary Hay. v
King Oscar has Yetoed the Norwegian
consular bill and brought on crisis.
Wilkeebare, Pennsylvania, women
boycotted the show Nan Patteeon p
ears in.
Land operations in Manchuria have
been suspended awaiting the final out
cone of the naval battle.
Chief Signal Officer Greeley will go
to Alaska in Jnly to inspect the signal
corps and telegpiaph stations.
The several anions involved in the
Chicago strike have quarreled among
themaelve. Rioting continues.
American -steamship line are not
anxious to secure contract for govern
ment business, claiming there is no
money in it.
Officers of the International Typo
graphical anion and the United Typo
theatae of America will confer on an
eight-hour day for the entire United
States in the printing business.
s A Nebraska criminal will spring the
trap at his own phanging. The warden
showed the white feather, but the con
demned man offered to do the j b. lie
says he is guilty and ought to hang.
An east bound Northern Facific pas
senger train was held up about 40 miles
east of Missoula by three men and the
express car blown to pieces. No details
are known. The express messenger is
missing and may have been killed.
Secretary Hay has started for home.
Martial law in Warsaw hu stopped
rioting.
King Alfonso has approved the plans
for a new navy for Spain.
The belief (is general in Japan that a
naval battle has been fought.
Natives in East Siberia are in a
starving condition and whole tribes are
dying.
A killing frost throughout Germany
has done much damage to fruit and
vines.
Russian warships at Woosung have
been ordered to leave and China is pre
pared to use force.
A San Francisco firm secured the
contract just let for furnishing lum
ber for the Panama canal.
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, head,
of the Paris branch of the great bank
ing firm of Rothschilds, is dead.
The Russian Vladivostok squadron
has left that port and is supposed to be
on its way to join the Baltic fleet.
John Barrett, late minister to Co
lombia, says yellow fever cannot be en
tirely stamped out in the canal zone.
A number of French anarchists have
been arrested in Paris for plotting
against the life of King Alfonso, who
will visit France.
The Russian government is willing
to do almost anything to raise money
for the war. Three of the most lucra
tive railway lines in the emipre are to
be sold.
Warsaw, Russia, is in the hands of
riotous Jews.
Bulgaria has purchased Argentine
warships for Russia.
Heavy rains in Centarl Kansas have
washed out railway tracks.
The railroads have opened a cam
paign against government rate regula
tion. William Ziegler, the millionaire bak
ing powder man, left a fortune of $25,
000,000. The steel rail pool has dissolved to
avoid anti-trust law after fixing price
for Panama road.
Skirmishes in Manchuria continue
and both governments expect any day
to hear of a general engagement being
on.
Norway is preparing for war with
Sweden on the consular question.
One man was killed and 60 injured
as a result of a collision between trol
ley cars near Baltimore.
The Turkish government is rushing
troops into Arabia, parts of which have
been in a state of revolution for some
time past.
A heavy wind, almost reaching the
proportions of a tornado, has swept
Northern Texas, damaging crops and
many houses. Three people were "Injured.
CHEAP RATES FOR CANAL ROAD
Manufacturer Convinced That Canal
Zona Is Foreign Territory.
Washington, May 80. In view ot the
published intention of the Isthmian
Canal commission to buy in the cheap
est market, there hare bee n a great
many inquiries as to the price of steel
rails, one of tle principal article of
supply which figured in the commis
sion's determination.
Colonel Kdwards, administrative offi
cer of the Canal commission, addressed
an inquiry to Secretary Drake, of the
Panama Railroad company, intended to
elicit information on this point. lie te
ceved a reply which in substance is
that the price of steel rails in the
United State tor the past IS months
has been uniform at $28 per ton, while
in foreign makert the price wa $24
per ton. The exceptions were where
rails were sold in the United State for
eiport, when the price were estab
lished by direct- negotiation and were
matter of private record.
The Panama Railroad company con
vince' the manufacturer that it rails
were purhased tor export to foreign ter
ritory (which, Mr. Drake says, Colon
is), and was able to get in June last
70-pound rails for $22.50 tor first qual
ity and $21.75 for second quality.
Last January it bought 1,200 tons at
$25 for first class and $24 for second
class, and more recently purchased
2,500 tons for the Canal commission
and 3,500 for the railroad at $20.45,
all three contracts being made in com
petition with foreign bidders, whose list
price waa $25 for f. o. b. at New York
or $27.75 c. i. f. at Colon, exclusive of
wharfage and port charge.
END NOT IN SIGHT.
Chicago Labor Unions All Planning
for a Long Struggle.
Chicago, May 30. Nothing devel
oped today that would indicate an im
mediate settlement of the teamsters'
strike, which has been in prtgress for
nearly two month. That the labor
union are of the belief that the fight
will be a long one was demonstrated at
the meeting of the Chicago Federation
of labor today, when arrangement
were made for holding a strike demon
stration July 5. According to the pres
ent plana it is the intention to hold a
monster parade of the striker and the
affiliated union unless the controversy
has been ended before that date.
At the meeting today each union
affiliated with the central body was
represented by three delegate at the
request of President Dold. The strike
situation was discussed in all it de
tails and the sentiment of the meeting
was that the teamster should continue
the fight until the seven express com
panies should offer some sort of a com
promise. The official of the express
companies are still obdurate in their
declaration that no concessions need be
looked for from their side, so the mat
ter of settlement through this channel
seems as remote as ever.
ELKINS IS OPPOSED.
He Tells President Why Extra Session
is Unnecessa-y.
Washington, May 30 Senator El
kins, chairman of the Interstate Com
merce commission, in a conference told
the president that his commission
would reassemble two or three weeks
before the next session of congress,
whether it be extraordinary or regular,
and report on the recent hearings on
railroad rate legislation. At that ses
sion of the commission the nature of
the bill to be submitted to the senate
will be determined.
Senator Eklins urged the president
not to call congress into extraordinary
session, maintaining that, as the ses
Hion beginning on the first Monday in
December would be the long session,
congress would have ample time to
consider all questions of importance
without a special session. He ex
pressed to the president the opinion
that senator and representatives gen
erally hoped the president would not
call them into extraordinary session.
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, who
talked briefly to the president, ex
pressed the same wish.
The president has not indicated defi
nitely his purpose as to calling an extra
ordinary session, although he has con
sidered seriously the fixing of the date
about the middle of October.
Opinion on Calchas Case.
St. Petersburg, May 30. The writ
ten opinion of the Superior Admiralty
court in the case of the cotton found
on the Jiritieb steamer Calchas captured
by the Vladivostok squadron is expect
ed to be handed down some time thia
week. There appeared to be a division
of opinion in the court, M. Demartens,
in behalf of the foreign office, holding
to the view that the principle of the
conditional contraband for cotton should
be enunciated, while the representa
tives of the admiralty contend that
this principle is absolute.
Sinking Confirmed at Washington. .
Washington, May 30. Confirmation
has been received here from Shanghai
of the press report that the Russian
warship have sunk an unknown Amer
ican merchant - ship off the Chinese
coast. Heavy gun fire is plainly heard
to the northward. '
RIOTING IS RESUMED
Chicago Police Resort to Clubs
to Preserve Peace.
BUILDING TRADES ARE INVOLVED
No Prosptct of Immediate Settlement
and Mayor and Ptac Com--mitt
Glv Up Hop.
Chicago, May 27. Rioting brok out
afresh today in the teamster' strike,
and although nobody wa seriously
hurt, there were a number of vicious
fight in the lumtr district, during
which the police were compelled to use
their club, and in on instance revolv
ers, in order to disperse the mob.
The strike today spread in a small
degree throughout the building trades.
There were a number qf instance
where woodworker refused to receive
the material delivered by non-union
teamster and walked out. This move
in every instance wa made by the men
a individtala only. No official action
wa taken by any of the trade union
looking to the active sympathetic tup
port of the teamster' strike Several
of the labor leader in the rank ot the
material trade have declared within
the last 24 hour that there 1 no pros
pect in their opinion, of any complete
tie up ot the building trade by a strike
of the men.
There is no movement at preeent
looking towards a settlement of the
strike. Mayor Dunne today for the
first time since the commencement of
the teamsters' strike declared that he
knew of no contemplated plana for
peace. The mayor talked a though he
had abandoned hopes of a settlement.
Dever, chairman of the City Council
Peace committee, appointed a week ago,
said tonight that he had practically
ceased work, as the committee could
see no avenue in the controversy look
ing toward an adjustment of the differ
ence between the teamster and the
employers.
NEW GOVERNOR IN OFFICE.
Magoon Tells Plant of Commlttlon
t for Canal Zone.
Panama May 27. Hezckiah A.
Gudger, judge of the canal tone, this
morning administered the oath of office
to Charles G. Magoon, governor of the
canal tone,, in the A neon district. The
ceremony took place in the presence of
President Amador and the cabinet, the
diplomatic and consular corps and
prominent native and foreign residents.
Governor Magoon, in his inaugural
speech, said the reorganization of the
canal commission had resulted in the
centralization of authority and transfer
of power from Washington to Panama,
permitting the putting of more energy
into the work. Regarding the work
of sanitation, the governor said that no
effort and no expense would be spared
to make the zone healthy, lie said
that the number of judge in the zone
will be increased, that a jurist of Pana
ma will be appointed a member of the
Supreme court and numerous tchoole
will be apened.
LEWISTON GOES LAND MAD.
Railway Projects Make Real Estate
Values Soar.
Iiwiston, Idaho, May 27. In antic
ipation of favorable news for immediate
railway construction in thic territory,
people of Iwiston have been struck
with a frenzied fever to buy real estate,
and while no deals have come to the
surface today, it is known that transac
tions involving over $100,000 have
been made.
This excitement was strengthened
this evening by rumors to the effect
that the O. R. & N. Co. will begin con
struction Monday, under a joint ar
rangement with the Northern Pacific,
the Riparia-Lewiston branch. Railway
officials here will not confirm this re
port, hut from other sources it is known
that the reports are practically true.
Decision In Fraternal Insurance.
Jefferson City, Mo., May 27. Ac
cording to an opinion by the Supreme
court of Missouri, fraternal life insur
ance companies have not the right to
revoke policies upon which three or
more annual payments have been made.
In the case upon which the decision
was rendered a policy wa taken out in
May, 1896. After three payments the
payment due in June, 1809, was not
met, and the insured died in January,.
1900. The lower court held that there
was a net value to the policy sufficient
to carry it beyond the date of death.
Antwerp Will Be Fortified.
Brussels, May 27. A bill has been
submitted to the Belgian parliament
providing the complete reorganization
of the defenses of Antwerp, at a cost of
$21,600,000, and for harbor works,
which will increase shipping facilities,
at a cost of $36,000,000.
RUSSIAN FLEET ANNIHILATED
Long Expected Battl In Far East a
Victory for dtp.
Toklo, May 20. It It officially an
nounced that Admiral Rojelvnky'
fleet hat been practically annihilated.
Twelve warship have been sunk or
captured and two transports and two
torpedo boat destroyed hav been sunk.
Iuulon, May 29. No detail ot th
fighting between the hostile fleet hav
been received here at yet and none ate
likely to l until on ot the Russian
ship reaches a neutral port or the
Japanese government release the cen
sorship on message from Toklo. This
latter 1 not likely until the fight it
over.
Only the barest bullet ina are printed
In the morning paper here, but they
all point to a sweeping Japanese vic
tory i In fact, the corrcondent ot the
Ixnidon Mail at Tokio, who la generally
most conservative, makes the bold
statement that the Russian Baltic fleet
at a fighting force has !cen completely
wiped out, that some of it best vessels
are sunk, other are prize of war, and
th remainder fleeing before the Japan
ese v ewe Is. lie adds no detail, which
1 not aurpriaing, inasmuch as th cen
or apparently got in hi work on hit
message, which reached thia city un
finished. Just what hat taken place la hard to
aty, but the naval eipert think that
Togo attacked the Russian Sunday
morning with hi destroyer, which
have already scored heavily in th past,
and then he followed up th fighting
with hit whole fleet.
GRAZING IN NEW RESERVES.
No Rattrlctlont This Yar Pending
Study of Condition.
Wsahington. May 29. The tecr
tary of agriculture today issued an or
der directing that no restriction be
placed upou the grating of stock within
new foret reserve that have been or
may be created this year.
There hat been considerable concern
among the sheep and cattlemen ot the
West on ak'count of the creation of new
reserves, which include considerable
area of what ha heretofore la-en pub
lic range. Many letter received by
the depatrment indicate that stockmen
fear they are to be deprived of thiur
range on short notice. In justice to
these stock interests, Secretary Wilson,
on recommendation of the Forestry
bureau, decided to impose no restric
tion within the new reserves thia
summer.
However, investigations are now be
ing made to determine how many sheep
and rattle may safely be admitted, and,
based on these investigations, restric
tions will he imposed next year, and a
grazing season will tie set for each in
dividual reserve, to !e regulated by
climatic and range conditions. Today's
order applies to new reserves in Oregon
and Idaho, and will apply to new re
serve soon to be established in these
states and in Washington.
TITLE IS CLEAR.
Government Accepts Right of Way to
Celilo Canal.
Washingtn, May 20. The United
States government today formally ac
cepted title to the right of way for The
Dullt-s-Celilo ranal.Jand early this week
Major I.angfltt wilt bo instructed to ad
vertise for bids for construcction of the
upper lock and approaches, for which
$1100,000 was appropriated lust session.
Title to the right of way was exumined
and approved some weeks ago. Toduy
the attorney general examined the deed
from the state, and, finding it regular,
advised the secretary of war that he
could, under the law, proceed with
construction of the canal.
This means that the work of con
struction will commence early in the
summer, and there is money enough on
hand to continue it until congress has
an opportunity to make a further ap
propriation. If the original intention
is carried out, the Oregon, Washington
and Idaho delegations will attempt
next session to have The Dalles canal
mude a continuing contract, in order
that appropriations may be made an
nually until the total cost of $4,000,
000 has been appropriated.
Chinese Did Not Underttand.
Chefoo, May 29. W. W. Rockhill,
who succeeded Mr. Conger as American
minister at Pekin, arrived here today,
en route to Taku. Minister Rockhill
stated that he was informed, at a con
ference with Chinese at Shanghai, that
it developed that the stories given wide
circulation by the Oriental press, to the
effect that the Chinese were contem
plating a boycott on American goods as
a retaliation for contemplated Ameri
can legislation against Chinese immi
gration, were the result of a misunder
standing. American Steamer I Sunk.
Tokio. May 29. News has been re
ceived here that Admiral Rojestven
sky's fleet sunk an American steamer
off Formosa about May 21. The name
of the steamer is unknwn. Her crew
was saved.
CHEAPEST AT HOME
Shont3 Experience In Buying
Canal Supplies.
CONGRESS DID NOT TAKE ACTION
Chairman of Commlttlon Say 8up
plltt Ar Bought at Horn In
Opn Competition.
Chicago, May 25. Paul Morton,
secretary ot the navy, and Theodora P.
Shnnta, chairman ot th Panama Canal
commission, were th guest of th
Chicago Banker' club at a banquet
here tonight.
Mr. Morton waa asked to respond tu
the toast ot "The President," and after
expressing hit pleasure at ix-lng able
to meet Uie inemlier ot the Bankers"
club, he aald ot President Uoosevelt :
"II Is, taken all in all, on of t he
most remarkable ot all the great inert
who hav occupied th White house.
Aa earnest in hi lov ot country aa
Washington, aa far-seeing as Jefferson,
at courageous a Jarkxm, and aa much
oppoaed to human slavery in all forma
aa Abe Lincoln, h stands robust In
hi Integrity and sturdy In hit deter
mination that there shall b a VUr
deal all around.' "
Mr. Shout said: "Congre, (or
soma reason unknown to ot, although
twice asked to declare it wishes, failed
to limit the purchase of material and
tupplie entering into th construction
ot th canal to the American market.
Whatever the alnee ot the Instruc
tion from congress, the commission
find it it itt duty to mak it pur
chase In whatever market of the
world it can buy cheapest. Thia pol
icy it it pursuing, and, inasmuch a it
i getting the great mtsi ot it sup
plies in American markets, the infer
ence ia plain that, notwithstanding our
protective lawt and notwithstanding,
our high wage to labor, the American
markets are in the main th cheest
market in the world."
WATCH ONE ANOTHER CLOSELY
Both Armlet Rdy to Fight Ruttltn.
Raid Rapultad.
(ionslm Pas, Manchuria, May 25.
The tituation I very tense, and the
rlval commander are watching each
other like hawk. Meld Marshal
Oyama has mad no decisive move.
Lieutenant General Kennenkampff,
however, made a bold reconnaissance
at the cost ot several hundred casual
tie, but the correspondent ot the Asso
ciated Press was not allowed to tele
graph the result obtained. It ia xsi
hle that it waa Rennenkamkff'a cavalry
which penetrated southwest of Fa Io
nian. A dispatch from Tokio dated May 22,
said: "A body ot the enemy's cavalry
dismounted, attacked Tangshed, on the
right bank of the Liao river, 13 mile
southwest of Fakoman, on the morning
of May 20. After an engagement last
ing two hours the enemy retreated 1m
disorder toward the southwest, aban
doning 300 killed or wounded."
COMING WITH GREAT RUSH.
Kantat Farmert Swarm to Buy Tick
eta to Fair.
Kansas City, Mo., Msy 25. Tho
sale of special rate ticketB to Portland,
Or., opened so briskly as to aHtoninh
the local railroad officials. From thtv
number of tickets purchased, it is ap
parent that passenger trallic to the Pa
cific coast will be heavier than was
anticipated. One of tho city ticket
agent, in speaking of this today, said:
"It indicates that this part of the
country is exceptionally prosperous.
We had men come in here today from
little towns out in Kansas who are
going to Portland and will take their
whole families with them. Thin early
rush for tickets is not only a big adver
tisement for the Lewis and Clark expo
sition, but a big advertisement for
Kansas. Farmers are prosperous, and
they know of no letter way to upend
their superfluous coin, apparently, than,
to visit Oregon."
Amnesty Given by Cattro.
Now York, May 25. President Cas
tro has signalized the opening of con
gress and the beginning of his constitu
tional presidency for six years, cable
the Caracas correspondent of the Her
ald, by decreeing amnesty to all Vene
zuelan who, for political reason, have
been expatriated, and they are per
mitted to return to their country. The
amnesty also extends to political pris
oners in Venezuela below the grade of
colonel. There are about 1,600 politi
cal prisoners confined in the dungeons,
of the larger cities.
No Action on Rate Till Autumn.
Washington, May 25. The senate
committee on interstate commerce to
day held an executive session and ad
journed subject to the call of Chairman.
Elkins. It is expected that the com
mittee will meet early in the autumn-