The Columbia register., October 13, 1905, Image 6

COLUMBIA REGISTER
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HOULTON.. OREGON
NEWS OF THE li
la a Cc:rd Fcro for to
A Return of th LM Important but
Net Ls Interesting Event
f the Past WhIu
Rioting ha resulted in many deaths
in Moscow, Russia. (
It is now settled that Taft will go to
Panama about November 1.
Tbe Norwegian stoitbing has ap
proved the Karlstad treat .
Hughes baa declined the Republican
nomination (or mayor ot New York.
Pat Crowe has arrived in Omaha to
face charges (or kidnaping Cudaby's
son.
Registration (or tbe coming election
in New York is much greater than in
former years.
Taft says that our coast defenses
could wipe out the combined fleets of
any two foreign powers.
Turkey has ordered a torpedo boat,
to be biilt in France. This will be
her first of this class of war craft. .
President Roosevelt has conferred
with well known athletes on football,
lie wants the brutality cut out of the
game.
Dr. C. M. St anley, one of the hard
eet workers sgainst yellow fever in New
Orleans, has died from an attack of the
disease.
Mayor Dunne's plan for Chicago to
own the street car system has been
turned down by tbe council. lie will
try another.
General Williams, commanding tbe
department of the Columbia, advocates
retiring officers at tbe age of 40 He
also favors restoring the canteen.
A new cure for consumption has been
discovered.
The condition of ex-Senator Jerry
Simpson remains unchanged.
Every building in the town of Purdy,
Nevada, has been destroyed by fire.
Several new cases of yellow fever
have appeared at Pensacola, Florida.
Taft is taking precautions to stop
frauds in future purchase of supplies
for the army.
Tbe president has established a new
forest reserve in Arizona. It will con
tain 1,120,000 acres.
A Chicago judge says there is no such
thing as peaceful picketing by labor
unions during strikes.
Admiral Togo will visit all tbe prin
cipal countries of the world with his
famoub fighting squadron of warships.
General Charles W. Bartlett, of Bos
ton, has been nominated as tbe Demo
cratic candidate for governor of Massa
chusetts. Russia has adopted a homestead law
which enables officers and soldiers to
get free land in Siberia and gives them
exemption from taxes for five years.
Four bandits who looted the post
office at Wild Rose, Wisconsin, and at
tempted to break into tbe State bank,
have been run down. One was killed,
one fatally wounded and one seriously
hurt.
Massachusetts Republicans have de
clared for tariff revision.
Opposition to the peace treaty is
again springing up in Japan.
Great Britain and Russia have nego
tiated a treaty about Central Asia.
Fifty men were rescued from a burn
ing mine at Florence, Colo., after hope
had almost been abandoned or their
safety.
Gomez has appealed for American
intervention in Cuba, saying Palma
rules by terror and that the recent
elections were a farce.
Russia has decided to send her pris
oners of war now in Japan to Vladivo
stok by transport and thence by the Si
berian railroad to Russia.
Tbe cabinet has decided not to trans
fer the control of the canal work from
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. partment for the present, at least.
New York Republicans have nomi
nated Hughes, insurance investigator,
for mayor.
Hill is said to have stolen a march in
the fight for right of way along tho
north bank of the Columbia, and any
road wanting to come down the river
must buy right of way from the North
ern Pacific. '
Newton C. Dougherty, superintend
ent of the Peoria, 111., schools has been
indicted for forgery. He has raised
the face of hundreds of checks and
issued false ' papers. ' His operations
cover a period of 20 years.
FLAMES CAT F.OREST. , ,
Many Ranches and Mouse Ruined
Near Santa Barbara.
SanU Barbara, Cal., Oct. JO. Dis
astrous forest fl res which started above
Santa Bat bara hut night are still rag
ing with undiminished fore. Driven
by a terrific wind until early this morn
ing, the flames swept over a space five
miles long and three miles wide, ex
tending along the foothills above Mon
tecito, Summerland and Carpenteria.
Fires are now burning densely covered
valleys, and the mountain side of
Toro, Romero, Ward and Fithian can
yons are veritable furnace, from which
flames are shooting high into the air
with a roar that can be beard (or milee.
Smoke in dense clouds floats over
the coast, and from Ventura to Point
Conception, within a radius of three
miles from the center o( the fire, ashes
and cinders are (ailing like snow.
The flames have burned over SO
ranches and destroyed house, barns
and other buildings on 12 (arms. Hay,
grain, beans and other crops and live
stock also are destroyed. The loss to
the ranchers in buildings alone is esti
mated at $50,000.
A vast amount o( timber is destroyed
and more is burning. Wires are down
and roads blockaded by (alien trees, so
tba lull details o( the losses are Im
possible. Supervisor Slower and his
awistanta, with 100 volunteers, are
fighting the flames, with little hope of
restraining the fire in many hours. II
winds spring up tou.gbt the any
magnificent homes in the Upper Mou
tecito valley wilt be threatened, to
gether with the towns o( Summerland,
Sereno and Carpenteria.
TRAPS FOR ROOSEVELT.
Railroad Senator Scheme to Make
Rate Bill Toothless.
Washington, Oct. 10. Between this
time and the assembling of congress on
December 4, President Roooeeveit will
bold a series of conferences with men
prominent in the Republican party in
congress relative to the prospects of
railroad and tariff legislation. Those
who have talked with him at Oyster
Bay during the summer, when his time
was not taken up with peace negotia
tions, are satisfied that the president
will place the rate legislation ahead of
everything else, and, if it has to be
done, will sacrifice tariff legislation in
order to get the railioad rate bill
through. And there is every reason
to believe that the president will ad
here to this intention.
But the president will have confer
ences with his supporters with a view
to outlining a campaign in support of
the railroad rate bill. He knows, and
his supporters know, that the oppon
ents of the bona fide rate regulating bill
are going to resort to all manner oi
means to prevent the passage of a bill
favored by the president, and the presi
dent is Just sharp enough to start in
away ahead of the session to , bead off
tbe opposition. He knows he will have
to outwit or ou'general some of the
most adroit men in the senate, but the
president is no slouch when it comes to
dealing with smooth senators, and he
ought to succeed even better than be
fore on this issue, because .he baa the
great mass of the people behind him.
GUTTERS RUN WITH BLOOO.
Cossacks Trample Parading Strikers
Under Horses' Hoofs.
Moscow, Oct. 10. A reign of terror
again exists throughout tho city and
adjoining country, as the result of re
newed rioting between the strikers and
troops. Desperate fighting has taken
place in every quarter of the city, and
dozens of strikers have been killed
and wounded. The rioting tgan early
Sunday morning, when a band of So
cialists, carrying red flags and banners,
bearing derogatory inscriptions com
menting on members of the royal fam
ily and local authorities, tried to pa
rade through the principal streets. The
police attempted to disperse them,
when some one fired a shot from a re
volver. The bullet severely wounded
Police Lieutenant Nicholas Pontche
vitch. The police then fired a volley info
the crowd, and charged it, only to be
driven back with some loss. Troops
were then called and a sortie of mount
ed Cossacks drove the crowd, into a
side street, trampling the leaders under
the feet of tbe horses.
On the Way to Savannah.
Washington, Oct 10. John F. Gay
nor and Benjamin D. Greene, who are
being taken to Savannah, Ga., to stand
trial on a charge of conspiracy to de
fraud the government out of a large
amount of mony in connection with
the river and harbor improvements
there, passed through Washington to
day. They reached the city early in
the morning in charge of secret service
agents, who turned the two men over
to United States Deputy Marshal George
E. White, of Savanah, who , left with
them for Savanah.
Raisuli On Another Raid.
Tangier, Oct. 10. Raisuli and his
band have again been raiding the
neighboring tribes, murdering the .gov
ernor of Tehiancenta district. - 3?hja,
depredations of the outlaws have daus"od
a teeling of alarm among the populace.
FIGHT IN SENATE
Rate Bill Will Not Easily Pass la
Upper House.
LOWER BOUSE WITH PRESIDENT
View of Representative Hull, of Iowa,
On of President's Friends,
in the Matter.
Washington, Oct. 10. "Ther is go
ing to be a lively fight at the coming
session ot congress over the railroad
rate problem, and the house will go
with the president." That 1 the view
of Representative Hull, of Iowa, chair
man of the committee on military af
fairs, and a man well posted on legis
lative matter.
Mr. Hull, being an experienced law
maker, and a careful man, will not
venture a prediction as to what the
senate will do with the rate question,
but after a conference with the presi
dent, he declares that Mr. Roosevelt la
as determined as ever that congress
shall act in a manner to cure the "rail
road evil," and he is satisfied that the
administration will leave no stone un
turned to accomplish this result.
Mr. Hull is one of those men who
take little stock in the declarations of
such men as Senator Klkins, when they
come out and announce that the serate
will very promptly pass a railroad
rate bill. He knows, as other practical
men know, that the senate Is not apt
to do any such thing; he knows Mr.
Klkins well enough to be aware that
this U his method of campaign. In
his own state, where other Republicans
are seeking to wrett the seuatorshlp
from Mr. Klkins, the tenior West Vir
ginia senator lias cleverly thrown out a
sop to evry faction in his party; he
has endeavored to make it appear that
he is in sympathy with every party
leader, and is working (or his interests.
At the same time, Mr. Klkins is man
ipulating affairs in West Virginia in a
manner that will undoubtedly result
In his own re-election, and the over
throw of every insurgent who takes
sides sgainst him.
So it is with the rate bill. Mr. Kl
kins professes to favor rate legislation
and gives assurances thst a satisfactory
bill will soon pass the senate. That is
to allay the prevailing fear; it is a
clever move on the part of Mr. Klkins,
who at heart is as anxious as any man
in congress to prevent the passage of
such a bill as President Roosevelt
favors.
PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED.
Foreign Engineers Predict Success of
Panama Canal Scheme.
Panama, Oct. 10. After break
fast with Governor Magoon and Chief
Engineer Stevens, the members of the
advisory board of consulting engineers
of the Panama canal this morning in
spected Ancon and La Boca and the
canal up to Corozal, getting an idea of
the swampy surroundings. At 3
o'clock this afternoon, during a terrific
rain fctorro, they visited President
Amador and members of the cabinet,
meeting with a very pleasant reception.
Major General George W. Davis,
chairman of the board of consulting en
gineers, informed the Associated I'rets
that it would lie at least a month In
fore a report could be presented. Ed
ouard M. Quellenar, of the Suez canal
staff, Adolph Gnerrard, the French
delegate, and J. W. Welcker, the Dutch
delegate, informed the Associated Press
that they could see no problem which
the engineering energy and the treas
ury of the United States could not
solve. M. Guerrard said he thought
the most difficult problem would be the
control ot the Chagres river and in
connection with the Culebra cut, but
they admitted that very good work was
now in progress.
Herr Welcker was very optimist!) as
to the future of Panama, and said that
he thought that a city bigger than
Buenos Ayres would spring up here,
which would be tbe metropolis of Cen
tral and South America.
Effective Whan 8igned.
Washington, Oct. 10. Tbe treaty o(
peace between Russia and Japan will
become effective upon it approval
without awaiting the (ormal exchange
of ratifications at Washington.
This inhumation was imparted at the
Japanese legation today. This course
has been decided upon in order that the
speediest possible termination of the
war may be bad. As son as it has
been signed, this (act will be communi
cated to the State department, and this
government will apprise each emperor
of the act ot the other.
Census Report on Cotton.
Washington, Oct. 10. The Cenius
btrsau today , issued a bu'letin showing
the production and distribution of tLe
c,ottod oft,h'e United States available
between' -September I, 1804, and Sep.
Umber 1, 1905, to be 14,465,904 bales.
FEVER'S QrtlP IS BROKEN.
New Orleans Will Show President It
Terror Are Past.
( New Orleans, Oct. . Yellow (ever
repot t to o p. m.: New cases, SV;
total 3,176; deaths, 3; total 4 tO; new
foci, 8; under treatment 207; dis
charged, 1,550.
At the close of the eleventh week of
the struggle against yellow (ever, the
health authorities summed op the sit
uation tonight aa (ull of encourage
ment. Today's new caaea la the city
were all in the old son of infection
and most of them are of an extremely
mild type.
Sentiment la favor of torn character
of national quarantine Is apparently
growing her and elsewhere la the
state.
Arrangement for the president's re
ception and entertainment are progress
ing, and every effort Is to be mad
while he I her to convince him that
la New Orleans fear ol the (ever has
entirely passed. The rout o( the pio
cmslon to the city hall will carry hint
past ttis Im monument, on the Im
mense circular mound on which ther
will be gathered several thousand
school children armed with American
flags to give a patriotic greeting. The
street through which the president is
to be escorted art to be decorated on a
lavish scale.
WAS READY 10 FlQHT.
Great Britain Offered to Glv Franc
Aid Against Germany.
London, Oct. tt. The Matin's dis
closures purporting to give detaili In
connection with the resignation o( the
French foreign minister, M. Delcaase,
because o( the Moroccan situation, and
the sensational statement that Great
Britain not only communicated to
France her intention of supporting
France In the event of a war with Ger
many, but actually giving detail of her
intentions regarding the place (or the
landing of troops and the seisure of the
Kiel canal, created much talk In diplo
matic circles today and are published
at length In all the afternoon papers.
In official quarters, however, no ex
pression of opinion was obtainable.
Foreign Minister Lanadowne was absent
from the city and consequently it was
ltnoathle to secure a definite state
ment regarding the actual lengths to
which Great Britain went at the time
ot the crisis. During that tims the
Asociatel Press secured a statement
Irom a high official of the British for
eign office, which to a certain extent
supports the assertions ol the Matin.
INVADE COLORADO NEXT.
Hitchcock' Land Fraud Campaign
Will B Continued.
Washington, Oct. 9. Upon the con
clusion of the land trials In Portland,
Secretary Hitchcock will, (or the time
being, at least, turn his attention (rom
Oregon and go after land thieves in
other states, notably Colorado, Idaho
and New Mexico. Special Agent Burns
and those who co-operated with him in
working np evidence In the Oregon
fraud cases are to te sent to other
states, probably first to Colorado,
though this is not fully determined.
Incidental to this determination, it
is learned that Special Agent A. li.
Greene, who (or years wss Mr. Hitch
cock's most trusted representative In
Oregon, is to be sent back to Kansas,
his home state, and will soon thereafter
retire from the service.
Grand Naval Pagsant.
Toklo, Oct. 9. The coming visit to
Japanese waters of the British squad
ron, commanded by Vice Admiral Sir
Gerald Noel, will, it is expected, be
made the occasion soon after the ratifi
cation of peace of a grand naval review,
which, with Admiral Togo's triumph
ant entry into the city, will offer a
splendid occasion (or diverting the peo
ple's attention (rom the unsatisfactory
terms of the treaty. It is believed that
tbe authorities will do everything pos
sible to utilize these events as demon
strations of the (act that the peace of
Asia is guarded by tbe two powerful
allies. American warships are expect
ed to be present at the naval review.
Renew Attack on Germany.
Paris, Oct. 9 A marked reaction in
public sentiment has followed the
Franco-German accord concerning the
Morocco conference. Many leading
newspapers are renewing their cam
paign of criticism against Germany.
This is due principally to Chancellor
von Bnelow's open statements favoring
a Russo-German rapprochement. The
Matin reviews the circumstances of M.
Delcasse's retirement (rom the Foreign
office, alleging that a number of sensa
tional events occurred in connection
with the change.
Make Battleship Larger.
' Washington, Oct. 9. Secretary Bon
aparte has tinder consideration a recom
mendation' made to bim that he request
congress t6 increase the tonnage of .the
two battleships authorized at theIajjt
session from 16,000 to 18,600 ton's.'
BILL BY TOlSEiW
Oce cl First Selects In Hcssage'
by President Roosevelt.
WEAK CASE OF THE RAILROADS.
Msaiur Passed by Last Hoos Wa.
Intended to Correct Frror
In Former Law,
Washington, Oct. 7. Representative
Townsend, of Michigan, Joint author of
the Esch-Townsend railroad rat lilt
that passed the house of representative
last winter, and who will reintroduce
substantially the sam bill and lead th
fight for its passage at th coming set.
slon, after a conference with th presi
dent today said:
"On of th first subject, if not th
first, which th president will discus
la hi annual mesaag will be railroad
freight rates."
Mr. Townsend says ) will not make
any material change In Lis bill, and It
is his understanding that th president
approves It grnei.l features and would
be satisfied if it should become law.
"We had but one Idea In framing
that bill," said Mr. Townsend, "and
that was to correct an omission in tv
original law (or regulation of railroads.
Accji Jlng to the law, the commission
could not make an order which would
remedy an evil condition or any unjust
condition that mas found to exist. It
actually exercised that power for a
i u Tiber of years, but it was finally
determined that it did not have the
power. It was to give th commission
that )ower that th house of represent
atives passed its bill last winter. Th
rest of the bill merely furnished ma
chinery (or expediting hearings and (or
carrying out the essential provisions of
the bill, which wa to fix a reasonable
rate when a rate wa found to be un
reasonable. No statement that I have
seen in opposition to this legislation
since congress adjourned ha modified
my view a to th wisdom of adopting
tins course."
OEAD IN HUNDREDS.
Typhoon In Philippine Kills by Whole-
sal and Islands Laid Wait.
Manila, Oct 7. Government report
show that the result of .the recent storm
Is very serious. At least 200 native
and 25 Americans and foreigners were
killed. It is Impossible to Identify
man oi trie latter.
Th government'! police work th
past year In th provinces of Cavlte,
Batangai and the island of Samar,
which made possible tbe largest acreage
planted In the history o( the Islands,
has been undone, and it Is estimated
that the storm has retarded develop
ment one year in the hemp provinces.
In Albay, Sorsogon, Maabate and Sa
mar fields have boeu devastated, ware ,
houses destroyed and stocks damaged.
Itoads are Impassable and the transpor
tation facilities are crippled. Th loss
is incalculable. In Albay and Sorso
gon 80 per cent of the buildings, dwell
ings, schools and warehouses have been
destroyed.
The storm, In connection with the
severe drouth which obtained early in
the year, will, it is estimated, decrease
the receipts of the islands 40 kt rent.
The army is a heavy loser at southern
posts.
Gunfire Break Cloud.
New Westminster, B. C, Oct. 7.
The theory that a series of explosions
will cause a fall of rain if the cloud
are susceptible, was demonstrated here
today, when a passing cloud was greet
ed with a series of volleys from II. M.
8. Shearwater,' now in port, and but a
short time elapsed before the rain de
scended in torrents on 4,000 excursion'
ists. Meteorologists ascribs the late
rains to the continued daily discharge
of the cannons on board the gunboat in
the port, and a discontinuance of the.
practice has been ordered.
Examining Rout of Canal.
Colon, Oct. 7. The members of the
advisory board of consulting engineer
of the Panama canal,' who arrived here
yesterday (rom New York, today went
by special train to Mindl, Gatun and
Bohio, where examinations will be
made of the various sites proposed as
suitable for dams. The party will em
bark on steam launches to study the
Chagres and its deviations at the point
mentioned, returning this evening
down the canal (rom Gatun to Colon
in launches.
Agreed About Philippine.
London, Oct. 7. The correspondence
of the Daily Telegraph quotes the semi
official Kokumin Shimbun to the effect
that Secretary Taft'a visit to Toklo has
resulted in an important understanding
as the outcome of Japan's explicit dis
avowal of Any designs on the Philip
pines, i