COLUMBIA REGISTER
HOULTON OREGON
NEWS OFTHE WEEK
la aCentasi Im for Csr
Busy leaders.
A Resume ejf the Lets Important but
Not Lett Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
The kaiser is confined to his bed with
cold.
France protests against a fresh insult
from Castro.
Germany fears that war will follow
the Moroccan conference.
King Edward has called for the elec
tion of a new parliament.
Binger Hermann is in Washington
and sik. Ilia trial will occur in Feb
ruary. President Roosevelt has submitted a
lengthy report on the Panama canal to
congress.
The annual report of the Panama
Railway company shows an earning of
5 per cent.
A British merchant has been wrested
by Russian authorities and imprisoned
and beaten.
An expedition will be sent to 8iberia
by the Russian government to subdue
the revolutionists.
The State Normal school of New York
has beea destroyed by fire. The lots
will reach $200,000.
A landslide at Haverstraw, New
York, carried eight bouses with it.
Sixteen persons were killed.
Fighting still continues in Santo Do
mingo. In a recent engagement 150
men out of 800 engagde on both sides
were killed.
The Chicago council is investigating
a graft from which contractors are said
to have obtained $5,000,000 of the
city's money during tha past decade.
A civil war is in progress inCtuador.
The trial of Annapolis hazers is in
progress.
The Ruaiian douma has been called
to meet March 3.
Five men were killed near Chicago
by the explosion of a ton of dynami'.e.
The governor of Ohio was inaugurat
ed in a glass cage owing to delicate
health.
Idaho officers are confl lent they are
on the right track in the Steunenberg
murder case.
David II. M float says he will extend
the Denver, Northwestern &, Pacific
railroad to Portland.
More evidence in the Smoot case is
to be taken by the senate committee
on privileges and elections.
Much American money was lent
abroad during 1905. Nearly $200,
000,000 went to Japan alone.
. Alfred F. Norton, who has been
conducting a grocery store at Indianap
olis "as Christ would," bas gone bank
rupt. H. II. Rogers , of the Standard Oil
company, has defied the Missouri law
by refusing to answer questions con
cerning the oil business.
As a result of a collision on the
Philadeliiia & Erie railroad between a
fast passenger and a freight, three
trainmen were killed and 20 passengers
more or lees eeriously injured.
The revolution in Russia has spoiled
the Christmas festivities.
W'itte is accused of nullifying the
concessions to the Liberals.
NomoreJamaican8will.be allowled
to go to Panama to work on the canal.
The house and sentae are sure to
clash over the appropriation of luoney.
Fire in the heart of Kansas City de
stroyed three blocks. The loss will
reach $500,000. No lives were lost.
Tho dry dock Dewey, oil its way to
the Philippines, has reached Bermuda,
where a stop was made for coal and
provisions.
Jerome is preparing to indict big fish
in insurance companies in February.
The small men are expected to turn
state's evidence.
Two commissioners of the Chinese
emperor are on their way to this coun
try to attend American schools and
study our ways.
The Navy department has presented
medals of honor to the 11 members of
the Bennington's crew who survived,
for bravery in rescuing more unfortu
nate shipmates.
The secretary of the Interior has
withdran more than 1,000,000 acres, of
public land in Arizona and New Mexico
from all forms of disposal except nnder
the mineral laws for inclusion within
forest reserves.
SECOND IN TRADE.
Immense Volume of Business With
Gsrmany During 1905.
Washington, Jan. 9. Trade between
the United States and Germany, whose
commercial relations are now the sub
ject of negotiations between the two
countries, aggregated in the fiscal year
1905 over $300,000,000. A report
issued today by the bureau of Statis
tics of the department of Commerce
and Labor, says:
"The imports from Germany were
$118,000,000 in value and exceeded
imports from that country in any ear
Ire r year. The export to'Germany
were $194,000,000 ia. value and ex
ceeded our exports to that country in
any earlier year except 1904, in which
yer the total was over $214,000,000,
this decrease in 1905 compared with
1904 having occurred in raw cotton and
being due altogether to a fall in prices,
since the quantity in 1905 was greater
that in 1904. Imports from Germany
increased $37,000,000 in the period
from 1895 to 190A and ex potts to that
country Increased $10,000,000 in the
same time.
"Germany stands second in the
order of magnitude of our trade with
foreign countries, both as to imports
and exports.
"Manfacturea are the bulk of the
$118,000,000 worth of merchandise im
ported from Germany.
"In manufactures, especially copper,
mineral, leather, scientific instrmuents
and certain manufactures of iron and
steel, our exports to Germany show a
steady growth. The value of copper
in bars and plates exported from the
United States to Germany amounted to
over $14,000,000.
WILL TRY TO GET FACTS.
Missouri's Attorney General Says Ht
Does Not Expect Much.
New York, Jan. 9. Attorney Gen
eral Had ley, of Missouri, said tonight
that he would probably ask for a hear
ing in the Supreme court in this city
on Wednesday or Thursday to deter
mine whether II. II. Rogers and other
directors of the Standard Oil company
must answer questions at the hearing
before Commissioner Sanborn regarding
the control of oil companies operating
in Miesouri.
"I confess," be says, "that I did
not have much hope when I came here
that the Standard Oil directors would
tell about the SUndard Oil control of
the Waters-Pierce Oil company and two
other companies operating in Missouri,
but since they have appeared in answer
to subpoenas, I shall make the beat
effort I can to have them tell the
facts.
"I don't care, of course, to have any
body committed for contempt. I shall
ask the court to have the witnesses di
rected to answer certain questions
which they have declined to answer.
If the court orders them to answer and
they still' refuse, I shall have to leave
to the court the question of contempt,
"A refusal to answer in such a case
would be neit best for my purpoee to
an answer in the affirmative, since it
would be equivalent to an admission."
KENTUCKY IS RAMMED.
Battleship Runs Aground in Fog In
New York Harbor.
New York. Jan. 9. While the bat
tleship squadron under command of
Rear Admiral Evans was proceeding to
sea today, the battleships Kearearge
and Kentucky ran aground in the har
bor off the West Bank light houee.
The Alabama and Illinois were follow
ing next in line, and before they could
alter their course, the Alabama collid
ed with the Kentucky, striking her a
glancing blow. The Illinois just got
clear of the tangle and proceeded down
the bay, anchoring outside the bar with
the flagship Maine. .
The starboard side of the Kentncky
above the water line was quite badly
damaged. She will come up to the
navy yard tomorrow for repairs. The
accident occurred shortly after 1 P M.
The Alabama stood by to render assist
ance to the Kentucky and Kearsarge
and wireless messages were sent to the
Brooklyn navy yard for tugs.
Road Through the State.
Eureka, Cal., Jan. 9. F. L. Evans,
a civil engineer, claiming to be backed
by one of the transcontinental railroad
magnates, has proposed to build a rail
road from Eureka east to Caspar,
Wyo., there to connect with four lines.
The proposed route is from Eureka,
the terminus, to Belta Trinity river,
striking Pitt river, following that
stream through the Sierra Nevada
mountains, touching Alturas, thence
to Lakeview and Vale, in Oregon,
thence through Southern Idaho and to
Caspar, Wyo.
Damages to American Property.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 9. Mr. ' Meer,
the American ambassador, has received
from the consuls at Moscow and Odessa
detailed reports of the injuries suffered
by American property during the . re
cent riots. A statement of the damages
claimed will be forwarded by Mr.
Meyer to the State department for instruction.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
CONTAINS MANY DIFFICULTIES.
Oregon State Primary Law Hard for
Candidates to Follow.
Salem Another very serious prob
lem has arisen in connection with ths
dlrvct primary law. The law requires
that candidates for state offices shall
file petitions from not less than seven
counties, and that at leant 10 per rent
of the prtcincts shall lie represented In
each of the seven counties. Two per
cent of the votes cast at the last state
election for supreme Jndge by each par
ty urast be represented on the petition.
It has been the supposition until re
cently that to Jong s the required
number of counties and precincts were
represented by the signatures of one or
more voters that the bulk of the signa
tures on a petition to make up the 2
per cent might come from one county,
so long as the required number of names
was filed with the secretary of state.
It is now discovered that there must be
2 per cent of the vote cast by the party
represented In each county and precinct
represented, as well at throughout the
state.
The attorney general will probably
he asked to render an opinion in regard
to the number of signatures required
from the counties and precincts. To
secure 2 per cent of the voters in seven
counties, and 10 per cent of the pre
cincts in each of the seven counties,
and in addition have 2 per cent of the
pary vote in the entire state, will add
to the difficulties of securing a petition.
FORM NEW ORGANIZATION.
Independent Telephone Companies of
Oregon Unite.
Portland In order to fortify them
selves and protect their interests, rep
resentatives of the independent tele
phone lines in Oregon met here last
week and formal a permanent orgniia
tiun. It will be known as the Oregon
Independent Telephone association, ai d
is lormed after similar orgnixatinns in
other states of the Union and affiliated
with the national association of inde
pendent telephone lines.
The object of the association are to
encourage development; foeter and
stimulate the growth; protect the mu
tual interests; promote and systema
tize uniformity of accounting, opera
tion, maintenance and construction of
independent (non-Bell) telephone inter
est, and to defend the same from un
fair encoraclments f competition by
co-operation and by such other avail
able means as may, from time to time,
seem advisable.
Favor Woolen Mills.
Albany The business men of the
city met and discussed the proposition
of securing the new woolen mill for
this city. Judge Stewart, of the stock
committee, withdrew from the active
work of soliciting subscriptions, and
Frank J. Miller was selected to fill the
vacancy and the committee will push
the work. The purpose of the com
mittee is to secure subscriptions to the
stock aggregating $15,000 toward the
capital of $100,000, when the mill will
be built and fitted up. The business
men at the meeting were enthusiastic
in support of the project, and the spirit
manifested was in favor of co-operation
among the bnsiness interests of the city
for the upbuilding of Albany and its
industries.
Plans an Electric Line.
Forest Grove At the meeting of the
Forest Grove" city council last week,
State Senator E. W. Haines, in behalf
of the Forest Grove transportation com
pany, a new organization, applied for a
25-year franchise for an electric railway
in ForeBt Grove, to run from the South
ern Pacific depot to the business section
of the city, about two miles. Accord
ing to the terms of the ordinance, the
new line must be begun in 90 days,
and completed in eight months. It ia
to carry the United Statea mail, express
and passengers. Senator Haines furn
ishes elcclric light to Forest Grove
from his plant about 12 miles distant,
and, it is understood, will furnish pow
er for the new road from bis plant.
Buys Ranch In Gilliam.
Condon A. 8. Hollen has purchased
he 860-acre ranch on Trail fork, pil
Ham county, belonging to J. W. Booth.
The transaction, which involves about
$15,000, is one of the most important
real estate transfers for sometime here,
and gives Mr. Hollen a most valuable
farm and stock ranch. In the deal Mr.
Booth takes residence property in Con
don valued at about $5,000, consisting
of several fine dwellings. Mr. Hollen
is proprietor of the Condon Flouring
mill. He will take possession of the
ranch about March 1.
Few Hops Left in Josephine.
Grants Pass Several sales of hops
have been made here recently at from
9 ' to; 10 cerits. About 500 bales have
changed hands, and by February 1 but
few hops will be held by the growers
in Josephine county. There are quite
a few baby hops still held and a few
old ones, though not to exceed 500
bales in all.
AMEND IRRIGATION LAWS.
Irrlgationlits Say Conditions In Idaho
Are Bstter Than In Oregon.
Salem Prominent Irrigators of Ore
gon are contidi'ting the advisability of
asking the next legiilaure to amend the
Irrigation laws in several particulate
At the present time all the contracts
with the slate for the reclamation of
desert lands under the Carey act are
baed upon the theory that the owners
ol the canals and ditches are entitled In
collect a perpetual annual rental from
the landholders. In Idahu the land
holders will eventually own and control
the canals, ditches, headgates, etc.
In the contract with the state of
Idaho for the construction of the Twin
Falls canal it is provided that a com
pany shall be formed among the land
owners on the basis of one share of
stock for one share of water right, and
that within seven years the control of
the canals, ditches, dams and heao'gate
hall pass to the corporation formed
among the water users. Previous to
the formation of this company and he
fore the expiration of the seven years'
limit, the construction company Is en
titled to collect annually not exceeding
80 cents an acre. The same theory of
ownership prevails in all government
work.
All the contracts for the reclamation
of arid landa under the Carey art in
this state allow the construction com
panies the right to colli ct $1 an acre
perpetually, the company agreeing to
keep the canals and ditches in repair.
Fruit Inspector in Linn.
Albany The Linn county wort has
appointed K. C. Armstrong, residing
at Marion station, Marlon county, to
act as fruit Inspector for Linn county,
temporarily, on the recommendation of
Horticultural Commissioner C. A.
Park, of Kalem. Mr. Park wished to
secure here a man who would be ready
to begin war on pests at once. The
court will at once select a man for per
manent appointment who will be asked
to take a short course In training under
Professor A. B. Cordley, at the Oregon
Agricultural college.
New Railroad for Gilliam.
Salern Articles of incorporation
have been filed with the secretary of
state for the Oregon Northern Railway
company. The . incorporators are:
William J. Mariner, R. W. Robinson
ami C. E. Jones. The road runa from
Ulalock, in Gilliam county, to Hard
man, in Morrow county. The capital
tock is $25,000, divided into 1,250
shares of $20 each. The principal
place of business ia Heppner.
Contracts at Interest.
Salem The State Land board re
ports interest bearing contractu out
standing December 31, as follows:
School land contracts, $W9,516.30;
Agricultural college, $28,91)3.82; Uni
versity, $3,788.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 72c; bluestem, 740
76c; red, M)c; valley, 73c.
Oats No- 1 white feed, $27; gray,
$26.50 per ton.
Barley Feed, $23.00(323 50 per ton;
brewing, $24.00024.50; rolled, $23.50
24.59.
Buckwheat $2.50 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy,
$13 50Q14.50 per ton; valley timothy.
$9rt10; clover, $9(310; cheat, $8.50
9.50; grain hay, $8.
Fruits Apples 75e$ 1.50 per box,
persimmons, $1.25 per box; pears,
$1.25 1. 50 per box; cranberries, $13
13.5d per barrel.
Vegetables Beans, 20c per pound ;
cabbage, l2c per pound; cauliflower,
$1.25 per dozen; ce'ery, $33.60 per
crate; pumpkina, ?4lc per pound;
eprouts, 7)c per pound; (quash, yA
l4c per pound; turnips, W)c$l per
sack; carrots, 05 75c per sack; beets,
85c$l per sack.
Onions Oregon, No. 1, $11.25 per
sack; No. 2, 7590c.
Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanks,
C575c per sack; ordinary, 50G0c;
Merced sweets, 2c per pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27)30c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2930c per
dozen. '
Poultry Average old hens, 12
IZC per pound; springs, 1214c;
mixed chickens, 1212)c; broilers,
1516c; dressed chickens, 1415c;
turkeys, live, 14lflc; turkeys dressed,
choice, 1720c; geeae, live, 9llc;
ducks, 15 10c.
Hops Oregon, 1905, choice, 10llc
per pound; prime, medium,
78c; olds, 57c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average bebt,
1621c per pound; valley, 2420c;
mohair, choice, 30c.
Beef TJressed bulls, l2c per
pound; cows, 34c; country steers,
44c.
Veal Dressed, 88Jc per pound.
Mutton Dressed, fancy 66Jc per
pound; ordinary, 45c; lambs, 7
Pork Dressed, 67Kc per pound,
BRITAIN READY 10 STRIKE.
Would Have Smashed Rojsctvsnsky if
Togo Had Lost
St. Petersburg, Jan. 6. The rrtnark
able allegation that the British fleet
was held In rraMlueaa to destroy the
Russian fleet, If the battle of the Sea of
Japan had gone In the Russians' favor,.
Is made by Admiral Rojrstveusky In a
letter published In the Novo Vremya
today with the permission of the ruin
Ister of marine.
Referring to the aUolute secrecy of
Admiral Togo In regard to the disposi
tion of his forrtt, Rojeatvensky de
clares that "this was unknown even to
the admiral of the British fleet allied
with the Japanese, who concentrated
his loict s tl Wei Hal Wei, In ei illa
tion of receiving an order to annihilate
the Russian net, If this, the final ob
ject of Grtat Britain, was herond the
power ol the Japanese."
From Admiral RojMveniky't ac
rouut of his tactics In the battle ol the
Sa ol Japan, the reader Is almost
convinced that the Kualan commander
outruaneuvered Admiral Togo at every
point, and waa himself ths real victor.
Us delates he knew Admiral Togo's)
exact whereabouts two days before the
battle, made his disposition according
ly and entered the fight with his eye
open.
,. Mr. Spring-Rice, the British charge
d'affalrs, without waiting for instruc
tions from his government, demanded
an explanation from Foreign Mirisler
Lammlorff this atternoon of the sta'e
menta contained in the admiral's letter
to the Novoe Vrriuya.
MAY HOLD BALANCE.
United States May Act as Arbiter In
Moroccan Conference.
Washington, Jan. 8. The agitation
In Europe over the coining Moroccan
confeteuce and the remit It may bring
haa apread to th!a country and officiate
here are now deeply interrated In the
matter Itecaime of the rercently dritd
oped fact that the American delegation
haa become the m at prominent factor
of the gather ing.
It haa been believed here that the
varioua European govetnmenta which
are so deeply Interested in the confer
ence, notably France and Germany,
had agreed to a program which would
he adhered to rigidly. The posibillty
of a aplit between these two govern
ments on some of the questions In
volved may throw the United Statee
into a position where Ita delegates with
their votes will have the power to settle
the question. In that tvent, it is con
sidered, the position of the United
Hates may become embarrassing.
It is learned on good authority that
the UniUnl Statea government w 11 do
everything in ita power to bring about
a peaceful settlement of the issues
which will li discussed at the confer
ence. From tills it appears that Presi
dent Roosevelt haa again determined lo
use all his power in kwping the world
at peace. The difficulties of the situa
tion are great and the American mis
sion will undoubtedly have much work
to do.
Dolliver Will Fight Delay.
Washington, Jan. 8. Senator Dolli
ver, of Iowa, will resist to the utmost
any attempt of the committee on in
terstate commerce of which he ia a
memlier to defer action upon tailroad
rate legislation until the house hat
passed a bill. The present majority of
the committee is opposed to giving the
Interstate Commerce commission power
to change rates. Three of the Republi
cans, however, stand with the Demo
cratlc members for regulation as gen
erally defined by the president.
Great Printing Trust In East.
Cincinnati, Jan. 6. Tho United
Statea Printing company, capital $3,.
370,300, one of tho largest concerns of
its kind in the country, wi be leased
to the United States Printing company,
of New Jersey, if the atockhohlers on
February 1 ratify the action of th di
rectors announced today. The com
pany has plants in Brooklyn, Mont
clair, N. J., Norwood and Cincinnati.
The total output is estimated to be
nearly $2,600,000 annually. The new
holding company will take over all the
plants of the company.
Mutineers Rule in Siberia.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 6. Grave ap
prehension is felt regarding conditions
in Manchuria. No direct word has
been received from General Linievitch,
the Russian commander In chief there,
since December 2 last, at which time
he reported the troops were defying
their officers and burning and pillaging
at will. Officials at the war office de
clare that they fear the mutineers are
In absolute control east of Lake Baikal.
Workmen in the naphtha works at Bakn
went on strike yesterday, and it is
feared there will be trouble there.
California to Celebrate.
Washington, Jan. 8. Representative
Kahn, of California, introduced a bill
today providing for an appropriation of
$5,000,000 for an exposition in San
Francisco in 1913 to celebrate the
400th anniversary of the discovery of,
the Pacific ocean by Balboa.