The Columbia register., February 02, 1906, Image 2

COLUMBIA REGISTER
NUMm4 (Vary Wafc
HOULTON OREGON
NEWS OFTHE WEEK
la a Condensed Form for Our
Easy Readers.
A Resume of th Let Important but
Not Lets Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
The health of Governor f attison, ol
Ohio, is failiug.
Reinhold Sadlecr, ex-governor ot
Nevada, is dead.
The Poeton A Maine railroad has in
creasd the wages of its employee 7 per
cent.
John D. Rockefeller is in hiding to
avoid giving testimony at the Missouri
hearing.
The house committee on mines and
mining favors giving each state a gov
eroment geologist.
General Wheeler was buried with
full military honors in the Arlington
national cemetery.
Jennie has commenced an investi
gation of the business of the Mutual
Reserve Life Insurance company.
Governor Magoon, who hai just been
arrived in Washington from the canal
defends the management ot affairs.
The Standard Oil company is prepar
ing to leave Illinois. A suit to oust
the company is about to be commenced.
The National Livestock association
and the American Cattlegrowers' asso
ciation have perfected plans for the
consolidation of the two organizatoins.
Representative Sulzer, of New York,
has a bill which provides a salary of
1100,000 per year for the president and
upon the retirement from office Bhall
receive a salary of $25,000 per year
for the remainder of his life.
Dowie will turn over all his property
to uphold Zion City.
Rebels are burning and pillaging
many Russian towns.
The beet packers on trial at Chicago
deny the charge of bribery.
A new railroad is to build 125 mites
into the interior from Nome.
Emperor William, of Germany, has
Just celebrated his 47th birthday.
Castro has made an Insolent reply to
the joint note of the diplomatic corps.
Ohio may institute proceedings to
oust the Standard Oil from that state.
The czar nas proclaimed an alle
giance with Germany and hails the
kaiser as brother. j
Germany has no fears of war result
ing! rom the Moroccan conference, be
lieving the worst points have been
passed.
M. Taigny, former Venezuelan charge
d'affaires, has come to Washington to
confer with the French ambassador to
the United States before going home.
Facts have been given out by the
Navy department concerning the trip
of Admi-al Clark around the horn with
the Oregon which makes his glory
jtreater than before. When he reached
Rio Janeiro the department feared to
order him further and he proceeded on
his own responsibility.
Secretary Taft denies that the Philip
pines will be sold to Japan.
The discovery of 25 new stars is an
nounced by Harvard observatory.
Thirty-Beven persons were saved from
the wreck of the Valencia, making the
death roll 117.
A revolutionary agitation is now on
looking to the establishment of a re
public in China.
The president has made public evi
dence that the beef trust has bribed re
porters in Chicago.
The Cuban senate has passed a . bill
appropriating 125,000 for the purchase
of a wedding gift for Mies Alice Roose
velt. The Canadian government will be
1 1 A- - 1 - 1 I 1 i
bbkcu vo provide a me saving station
near Cape Beale, where the Valencia
went ashore.
The largest telephone switchboard in
the United States outside of New York
and Chicago will soon be installed in
San Francisco.
Chairman Shonts, of the Canal com
mission, has admitted that he still
holds his old position as president of
the Clover Leaf railroad and is drawing
$12,000 a year salary from that com
pany.
The Wyoming Woolgrowers' associa
tion has adopted resolutions against
the leasing of public lands, any reduc
tion ' in the tariff on wools and hides
and opposing the present charges for
grazing stock.
General Joseph Wheeler is dead.
The revolt ot Letts In Russia Is hard
to suppress.
LOSS TO TRAINING STATION.
Apprentices in Irons Have a Narrow
Escape from Death.'
Newport, R. I., Jan. 30. Seven
buildings, connected with the United
States naval training station at Coast
era Harbor island in this cliy were
destroyed by fire tonight, causing an
estimated loss of $100,000. The build
ings destroyed were the detention
building, machine shop, paint shop,
paymaster's storehouse, carpenter shop
and two small storehouses.
One ol the burned buildings con
tained all of Ue small boats and cut
ters ued for practice purpose. All
were destroyed. Several apprentices in
single irons were confined in the de
tention building at the time the fire
broke out. .Physical Instructor Joseph
Kirby liberated them by a heroic
effort. When he reached the deten
tion building he could not see the
young prisoners on account of the
smoke, but they answered his call.
Supported by a line ot men Kirby
made his way to the spot where the
boys were in confinement and passed
them back one by one to the men be
hind him, and so out to the sea wall.
Ia passing over the sea wall two ot the
manacled boys fell overboard, but were
rescued.
For a time the famous old frigate
Constellation, which is used as a prac
tice ship at the station, was in danger
of destruction, but prompt work on the
part ot the firemen saved the ship.
FRUIT RATE REDUCED.
Refrigerator Car Agents Reach Agree
ment on Reduction.
San Franci'co, Jan. SO. As a result
ot a conference between J. S. I-eeds,
repeeenting the refrigerator car service
of the Santa Fe road, and Robert Gra
ham, Pacific coast representative of
the Armour refrigerating service, re
duction of rates 'on deciduous fruits
from California to the Eastern markets
is agreed upon. The reduction w ill
take effect at the beginning of the com
ing season of the deciduous iruit ship
ping. From Sacramento and Antioch to
Chicago a reduction of $10 per ear is
made, and from the same California
points to New York a cut of $17 50 is
made. From San Joaquin valley
points, such as Stockton, Fresno, San
ford and Bakersfield, the rate to Chi
cago is reduced to $70, and to New
York from the same points to $82 50,
thus practically effecting an equaliza
tion of rates from points in the Sacra
mento and the San Joaquin valleys to
Eastern points.
One of the most important features
of this new compact is a clause provid
ing that no rebates or other special
concessions shall be granted to any
fruit shipper in California, and that the
reduced rates shall be strictly main
tained. RIOTING IN VLADIVOSTOK.
Loyal Troops Reported Far Outnum
bered by Revolutionaries.
Shanghai, Jan. 30 Desperate riot
ing is going on in Vladivostok, wher
the troops have again defied their offi
cers, and such regiments as remain
loyal are trying to capture the city.
Meager details have sifted through, but
these indicate that the present riot far
eclipse in the number of men engaged
thoee of two months ago, when more
than 2,000 were killed and wounded.
All the hospitals are filled with
wouuded men, while many others are
lying uncared for in the snow covered
streets. The rioters far outnumber the
loyal soldiers, and are well supplied
with arms and ammunition, but appar
ently lack competent. leadership, and
the latter are still in possession of the
fortresses. The last report from the
city places the number of killed and
wounded at 3,000, but these figures are
being added to momentarily as there id
no cessation of hostilities.
Five armored trains which were sent,
manned with troops, to take part in an
expedition to attack the mutineers in
the rear, were derailed by powerful ex
plosives and manv of the soldiers
killed. and wounded.
Invitations Limited.
Washington, Jan. 30. Washington
society and visitors to Washington this
season value nothing so highly as an
invitation to the Longworth-Roosevelt
wedding, and nothing is harder to ob
tain. There is a 'limited circle, the
friends and relatives of Miss Roosevelt
and Mr. Longworth and the recognized
leaders of Washington society, who
are certain to receive invitations, but
beyond this circle there is doubt. The
list of invited guests is not yet com
pleted, and it is not known who has
been chosen.
Finds Ancient City.
Mexico, City, Jan. 80. Count Mau
rice de Peregny, an old French arch
aeologist, has discovered in the Peten
district of Guatemala an immense an.
cient city of the Mayais, which will
take months to investigate properly.
The explorer will return to this contin
ent next year to complete investigations
of the ancient city, whose ruins are of
the utmost archaeological interest.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
ADD TO RESERVES,
Government Will Soon to Take Action
on Oregon Forests.
WashingtonThe present year is
likely to see several million acre added
to the forest reserve cf Oregon. L7 to
this time rt.072,550 acres have been
brought within permanent forest re
serve, aid tt, 908, 3:!(1 acres additional
have been temporarily withdrawn.
Just what part of this latter vrea is to
become permanent foieet reserve and
what part is to be turned back to the
public domain has not been determined.
Out of the withdrawals, however,
2,130,400 acres set appart for the lUue
mountain reserve will be placed under
the forest adruinistiatoln.
There has been an intimation that a
proclamation will soon issue creating
a Rogue river forest reserve in South,
weetern Oregon, for which
acres have been withdrawn. This pro
posed reserve takes in fully half of
Curry and Josephine counties and small
portions of Coos and ' Douglas. When
originally mapped out, the Rogue river
reserve was deemed impracticable, be
cause the railroad land grant traverses
the area. Now that the lieu land law
is repealed and there ia no danger ot
lieu land frauds, this objection from
the government standpoint seems to
have been removed.
Various withdrawals ot small areas
in Marion, Linn, lane and Douglas
counties, aggregating 250,040 acres,
have been made with a view to enlarg
ing the Cascade reserve along its west
boundary. It is quite probable that
these tracts will be permanent reserves.
The same is true of the withdrawal ot
12.000 acres in Clackamas county ad
joining the Cascade reserve.
In Morrow and Grant counties a
withdrawal has been made embracing
417,000 acres, which will eventually be
made into the Heppner forest reserve
unlets present plans are-abandoned.
It has not yet been determined what
disposition shall be made of the Warner
mountain withdrawal, which embraces
2,839,810 acres in Klamath, Lake and
Crook counties. Much of this land,
upon examination, has been found un
fit for forest reserve purposes, and will
probably be turned bark to the public
domain, but thoie portions which are
valuable for timber or as protection to
watersheds are likely to be permanent
ly reserved at some future time. In
addition to the foregoing, '1,280 acres
in Jackson county have been withdrawn
with a view to enlarging the Ashland
reserve and 4,480 acres in Crook county
withdrawn to enlarge Maury mountain
reserve.
Initiative Petitions Filed.
Salem The secretary of. state has
notified the governor that he has re
ceived and placed on file in his oflice
two initiative bills, one to abolish toll
roads and for the purchase of the liar
low road over the Cascade mountains,
and the other for amending the local
option law. Both bills are accom
panied by petitions having the required
number of signatures to insure their
submission to a vote of the people.
The governor must issue a proclama
tion for each bill, to be published in at
least one paper in each jidicial dis
trict. The publication of these pro
clamations costs the stste $275 each.
Look for Busy Season.
Baksr City In spite of the heavy
snow, the past week has been lively in
mining circles, especially have the
placer men been active in preparation
for the coming season with the pros
pect of a plentiful supply of water.
George W. and Edward Bonn an have
just put 15 men at work cleaning out
their big ditch near the old Virtue
mine, seven miles east of Baker City.
In that vicinity there has been more
snow this winter than at any one season
n the 31 years the Brmans have been
here.
Feed Cattle On Beet Pulp.
La Grande Grandy & Russell, the
butcher firm, are feeding 1,000 head of
cattle this winter, mostly for their own
use. A great deal of sugar beet pulp is
used, also a large quantitv of hay.
Ten men are employed steadily in feed
ing and caring for the stock. Five
teams are -engaged in hauling beet pulp
and three wagons are used in hauling
hay.
To Prospect for Oil.
Eugene J. W. Zimmerman and C.
F. Mitchell, of this city, who are work
ing cp a coal prospect ten miles south
west of Eugene, are preparing articles
of incorporation and will organize a
joint stock company immediately to
work the ' property. They have struck
a vein of coal which they say promises
well. They also announce that they
will bore 1,000 feet or more in hope of
striking oil.
Minors Smoke Cigarettes.
Eugene The members of the Loyal
Temperance league, recently organized
here, have taken up the matter of en
forcing the law against giving and sell-,
ing tobacco to minors. They announce
that the first one caught violating the
law will be arrested and fined.
PROGRESS ON UMATILLA.
Water Users Sign Contract Is Best
Among Irrigation Plans.
Washington Officials ot the recla
mation service are pleased with the
progress being made by the landowners
n the Umatilla Irrigation project.
Late advices from the local engineer In
dicate strong interest on the part ot the
water useis, who have already pledged
13,000 out ot the 18,000 arrea included
in the project. As most of the legal
dllhVultiea have been ad j in. ted by the
secretary of the interior, it it believed
that no great delay will occur in sign
ing up all the land embraced lu this
project.
Although Umatilla is one ot the
minor national works in point of cost
and acreage, its favorable climate, low
altitade, fertile soil and adaptability to
a wids variety of products makes this
one ot the matt attractive projects un
dertaken. The land is suited for orch
ards and small fruits, and, when so
used, (rom 10 to 20 arrea are ample tor
the support ot a family. The (ruit and
vegetables are the finest on the market.
Transportation facilities are eicellent,
the markets being Portland and Spo
kane. The engineering works ar simple,
and, while the cost of the water is $0
per acrs, it is relatively low, compared
with the values produce J. Soil eiperts
who have thoroughly examined the
whole area are enthusiastic concerning
the future of this section when watered
and predict a populous and prosperous
community here at no distant day.
Snow Is Heavy.
Burns With 24 inches ot snsw In
the Harney valley, and at places three
feet of it, with the mountain roads
almost Impassable on account ot the
still heavier snowfall there, stockmen
are anxious concerning the prospects of
getting their stock through the winter.
There a an abundance of bay in the
county, but stock, and faiwcially sheep,
lose tlesli after feeding any length ol
time on the wild product of the valley.
In addition to this fact, there is the ap
prehension that a cold snap would prob
ably have an injurious effect.
Land Money Divided.
Salem Secretary ot State Dunbar
has apportioned the 5 per cent un I
sales fund among the several counties
of the state. This fund was received
from the United States government and
constitutes 5 per rent ol the proceeds of
sales of government land in Oregon for
1905. Tlio apportionment it made
upon the basis of the acreage of the
several counties. The amount is $28,
212.37.
Macadamize Milton Street.
Milton Arrangements are being
made to macadamize Main street as far
as the depot and on to connect with the
road that will be macadamized from
Walla Walla to Freewater and Milton.
This will be done in the early spring.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 71c; bluestem,
red, 68c; valley, 73c.
73c;
Oats No. 1 white feed, $28; gray,
127 per ton.
Barley Feed, $23 0 23 60 per ton;
brewing, $23 6024; rolled, $24025.
Buckwheat $2.25 per cental.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy,
$13.60014 per ton; valley timothy,
$910; clover, $7.60(38 ; cheat, $708;
grain hay, $7(48.
Fruits Apples, common, 76cO$l
per box; choice, $1.2501.60; fancy,
$22.60; pears, $1.261. 60 per box;
cranberries, $13013 50 per barrel.
Vegetables Beans, 20c per pound;
cabbage, 202c per pound; cauliflow
er, $2 per crate; celery, $3 per crate;
pease, 12locper pound; 111 pep
pers, 35c per pound; pumpkins, JOlc
per pound; sprouts, 6)7c per pound;
squash, l40lHcper pound; turnips,
9Oc0$l per sack: carrots, 65 0 76c per
sack; beets, 85c$l per sack.
Onioni Oregon, No. 1, $1(31.15 per
sack ; No. 2, 7080c.
Potatoes Fancy graded Burbanks,
70375c per hundred; ordinary, 600
60c; sweet potatoes, 2020 pr pound
Butter Fancy creamery, 27)082)$'
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 25 26c per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 11012c
per pound, springs, 11012c; mixed
chickens, 11c; broilers, 18015c;
dressed chickens, 13014c, turkeys,
live, 15016c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
172Uc; geese, live, H011c; geese,
dreHsed, 12014c; ducks, 16018c
Hops Oregon, 1005, choice, 10011c
per pound; prime, 8)tf09c; medium,
V8c; olds, 607c. .
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
16021c per, pound; valley, 24026c
mohair, choice, 80c. -
Peef Dressed bulls, 22c per
pound; cows, '304c; country
steers, 45o.
Veal Dressed, SOSc per pound
Mutton -.Dressed, fancy, 808)c
per pound; ordinary, 46?; lambs
7070.
Pork Dressed, 6070 per pound
PROPOSE LOCK CANAL.
Commission Favors Report of Minor
ity ot Englnssrs.
Washington, Jan. 2D. The Isthmian
Canal commission met today and con
cluded Its consideration ol the report ot
the board of consulting engineers with
rispeel to the type of canal that should
be constructed. The commission has
before it the majority and minority re
ports ot the consulting board.
The commission adopted a report to
(he secretary of ar. While no ofllclal
announcement Is made with reference
to the mmmltsion's report, there Is a
good ream m to believe that It has sum
marised the two reports and has re
commended the construction of a lock
anal, with 183-foot level, practically
following the rrcomendatlous ot the
minority ot the consulting engineers.
The commission did not formally sign
the report. Governor Magoon is ex
pected to arrive from the Isthmus at
any moment, and will be with the com
mission at its licit meeting. Chairman
Shonts will go to New York toulght.
t is expected that a meeting ol the.
rommlssion will be railed shortly after
his return, when the report will be
finally put in shspe for transmission to
Mr. Taft.
There Is reason to believe that the
members of the commission are In lull
accord In their r fomentations to the
secretary ot war, with one possible ex
ception. One member ot the commis
sion is said to bars expressed a .desire
to have lead the com nils-Ion e report,
but it is not known whether he may
It-sirs to submit views on the typo of
canal to 1 constructed.
TULES IN LIFE PRESERVERS.
Found by Government to Stand the
Required Test.
Sau Francisco, Jan. 29 When the
attention of Inspector ot Hulls and Boil
ers Whitney was called to the charge of
r. r. Bunker that the life preset vers on
the steamer Valencia were of seaweed,
and were inferior, he said:
"The United Slates regulations allow
the use of the tula life preserver under
certain conditions, sM-cilied in the re
port of the supervising Inspector.
rhere are two kinds mentioned that
come up to the requirements. Ono is
the Dunaul s tule life preserver, madu
in California, the other is the Ix .Due
life preserver, made In the East. Theso
preservers are Inspected at the factories
and after they are placed on hoard ship.
ve nave a man visit the factory here
onre a month or oftener. If the pre
servers do not show the required bimy
ancy they are rejected. Aboard ship
the test Is also made. The tule pre
servers are required to have both ends
bound with copper wire.
"U numeral ly I may say that the tule
life preserver stands the test Utter
than any of the others. We are requir
ed to try with 20 pounds, hut to make
Hire the test is generally tried with 25
pounds. We know nothing here of th
Valencia, Iwauso she was insoected at
Heatlle. I am sure, however, that 'sho
meets all requirements, because they
have a well equipped olllce there."
COREA IN GOOD HANDS.
Morgan Says Japan Intends to Pro
tect Foreign Investors.
San Francisco, Jan. 29. Edwin
Morgan, former United States minister
to Cores, who rriv)d here from the
Orient en route to Cuba, as minister to
the republic, in an interview on Corean
affairs, said:
"When I leftTokio Msrquis Ito, tho
newly sppointed governor general, was
preparing to start for Sooul. He I in
no sense a military governor.
"The people have feared that Corea
was to he placed under harsh military
government. The contrary is the case.
Cores will have a better government
than it has ever had, and I think the
future of the country ia very bright.
"In going over the foreign relations
of Corea, Japan gave assurance to all of
the treaty powers that existing foreign
treaties would not be disturbed. This
means that American interests In Corea
will not bs affected, and that Amorican
enterprise will continue to find a profit
able field of activity in that country.
"American goods and a big market
there, and mining enterprises conduct
ed by Americans are being successfully
womeu ."
Must Give Up One Job.
Washington. Jan. 29. Senators who
yesterday heard Chairman T. P. Shonta
aumit mat ne was receiving a salary
from the Clover Leaf railroad of $1,
000 a month, in addition to his salarv
as chairman of the Panama Canal com
mission of $30,000 a year, said today
that Mr. Shouts should give up one po
sition or the other. The senators a r trim
that it Is absurd to say thatjMr. Shonts
uoes noming in return lor sucn a sal
ary as that paid him bv the railroad.
and that the Panama job ia big' enough
to require bis entire time. ,
, Mortality Among Pensioners.
Washington, Jan. 29.r-In.tbe past
six months tap3 have been founded over
the graves of 20,000 pensioners of the
Civil war, according to a statement of
Pension Commissioner Warner just
Issued.