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Www "IT'S A COLD DAY WHEN WE QET LEFT." VOL. XIII. IIOOD RIVER, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1902. , NO. 35. . , j , , . , HOOD RIVER GLACIER huMli-ht'cl Every Friday by 8. F. lil.VTHK. Term of subscription- SI. ft) a year when paid In advance. THK MAM.. The mall arrives from Mt. Hood at in oVIonk a. in. WeilneHiays and Kaiurdavs; depnru Die same days at noon. For t lienoweth, leaves at 8 a. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays ami Saturdays; arrives at 6 p. m. For Whit Salmon ( aali.) leaves daily at 6:45 a. m.j arrives at 7:15 p. m. From White Salmon leaves for Fnlda, (Miner, Trout Lake and ulenwmid dailv at 9 A. M. For Biniten (Wush.) leaves ato-.ii p. in.; ar rives at p. m. 8t IK t IK- I A I! RE I, KK1IKKAH IililiUKB I.OWiE, No J 87, 1. o. F. Sleets hint and third Mon days in eaeli month. Miss Katr Davenpoht, N. G. H. J. HiRHARf), secretary. riANBY POST, No. If,, (i. A. R.-Meets at A. J O. T. W. Hall second and fourth Satur lavs of each month at 2 o'olock p. m. All (i. A. k. nieiiibrm invited lo meet with u. T. J. Co.nmmu, Commander. J. W. Rirry, Adjutant. CANBY W. R. C, No. IB Meets tlrat Satur day of each month In A.O. li. W . hall at 2 p. m. him. B. F. Bhokmakkk, I'le.-ldcni. Mrs. Ursula lil KEa. Bccrctary. HOOD RIVER I.OlKiE, No. 1115, A. F. and A. M. Meets buturday evi'tiiiig on or before each full moon. . A N. KaiiM, W. M. A. 1'. Batkham, Secretary. HOOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 27, R. A. M. Meets third Friday liialil of each mouth. F. 0. JfHdStt'N, 11. P. H. F. Davidson, Secretary. HOOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 25, O. B. 9. -Meets second and fourth Tuesday even lugs of each month. Visitor coid ailv wel comed. Mrs. Eva B. IUvmi, W. M 11. F. Davidson, tecreiarv. OLETA ASSEMBLY, No. 103, United Artisans. Mcels second Tuesday of eacii month at Fiaternnl hail. F. C. Hkusiuh, M. A. l. McDonald, Secretary. WAl'COMA I.OIMiE, No. ai, K. of P.-Mcets in A. O. U. W . hall every Tucsdav night. John Buck, C. C. J. Leland Hknderson, K. of K. & s. 111VERS1DE I.OD0K, No. W, A. O. P, W. t Meets first and third SHiurdavs of each month. N. C. Evans. M. W. J. K. Watt, Financier. 11. L. Hnwi, Recorder. 1DI.EW1I.DK LODGE, No. 1U7, I. O O. F. J Meeta iu Fraternal hull every Thursday night. A. U. (JKTCHISi, N. U. J. E. Hanna, Secretary. TJOOIi RIVER TENT, No. 19, K. O. T. M., JTl meets at A. O, II, VV. hall on the lirst and third F ridays of each month. J. E. Rand, Commander. 1IVF.RKI!E 1.0 DOR NO. I HONOR, A. O. V. W. 40. DEGREE OF Meets rirel and third Saturdays at8 P. M. Mum. (,K.ni(iiA Hand, r JIks. Cha9 Ci.abke, Recorder. of II. Ol'NSHIVE SOCIETY Meets econd and kl fourth Satui'iavH of eucli month at 1 o'clock. Mis Lena Shell, President. UiNt t'ARKIK BtTLKR, Secretary. HOOD RIVER CAMP, No. 7,70.', M. W. A., meets in odd Fellows' Hall tiio first and tiiird Wednesdays of each month. F. L. DAVtinox, V. C. E. R. Bradley, Clerk. E. PERRY, M. I). Physician and Surgeon. Office in Langille house, up-etaire. Q H. JENKINS. I). M. D. DENTIST. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. Office in John Leland Henderson's residence. Hood River, Oregon. JjR. E. T.CAHNS. Dentist. Gold crowns and bridge work and all kinds of Up-to-Dati D utistrj. HOOD RIVER OREGON L. DUMBLK, PHYSICIAN AND gfJKGKON. Siicccntor to Dr. M. F. Shaw. Calls promptly answered In town or conntty, Dav or Niulit. Telephones: Residence, 81; Office, 83. Office over Everhart'a Grocery. JOHN LKLAND HENDERSON ATTOUNEY-AT LAW. ABSTRACTER. NO TARY PUBLIC and REAL ESTATE AOKNT. For 23 years a resident of Oregon and Wash ington. Has hnd many yenrs experience in Kcal Estate mat ers, as abstractor, searcher of titles and agent, t-alisliiction guaranteed or lio charge. J F. WATT. M. I). burgeon for O. R. .v. N. Co. Is especially equipped to treat catarrh of nose ami throat and diseases of women. . Sfn'ciat terms ior oilice treatment of chronic -aes. Telephone, office, lJo, resilience. 45. pKEDEUICK & ARNOLD CONTRACTOR AND BUILDKKS. Ketimates furnished for all kinds of work. Kepairii g a specialty. All kinds of snup work. Mmp on Mate street lietween First and rVcond. JHE KLONDIKE CONFECTIONERY Is tlto place to get (lie latest and Lest in t onf' ftioneiies, Can. lies. Nute, tobacco, CiKarts, etc. ....ICECREAM PARLORS.... COLE & GRAHAM, Propa. p C. BKOSil'S, M. P. PHYSICIAN AND t?L'R(JE0X. 'I'lione Central, or 121. Oflice Hour: 10 to II A. M. and (i to 7 P. M. to S Q H. 1EMPLK Fnctlcil Wacbmaker 1 kitht. Mt loiijt exri''," enalle me to do tla bft ivsiti e work. hu h. I fully juarantev, aud at low piis. gUTLl.K A (O., BANKERS. Po general lankiipj bnines. IIOOD RIVER, OREGON. Q JIIAYES, J. P. OrTlr with Ron Rtotherm. Rnrnrw ail! ha attetitict to at anv t me. roUe.-tioti ma.to. w til !.-: on itofrurani lan.tt, cubar EVENTS OF THE DAY CROM THE FOtffi QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. Comprehensive Review of the Important Happiningi of the Put Week Presented in a Condensed Form Which Is Most Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many Readers. A slight eartlirpuake was felt at Sara toga a few days ago. Two men were killed by accidental asphyxiation in New York. A bill lias been reported to the house to make more wire of the gold standard. Fire in an Indian Territory coal mine was the cause of 14 men loning their lives. Prince Henrv. of Prussia, will Insure that country on February J 3 for a visit to the United States. Chicago board of trade has. sent a pe tition to congress asking for the reopen ing of the Pchley case. Bad forest fires are burning in Colo rado near Buffalo Tark and in the mountains south of Cheyenne moun tain. Elaborate preparations are being made for the fitting celebration of the pontifical silver jubilee of Pope Leo XIII. A petition with 24.000 signers has been presented to the king protesting against the sale of the Danish West Tnrlioa Emperor William, of Germany, will have his yacht, being built in this country, christened "Alice," in honor of Miss Roosevelt. The Cherokee, Choctaw and Chicka saw nations, in the Indian Territory, have petitioned congress for territorial government instead of tribal rule. A family of seven perished in a Buf falo fire. There are 900 cases of smallpox in London. Croker has retired from the leader ship of Tammany. Mitchell may secure modifications of the Philippine tariff. An extra session of the Minnesota legislature has been called. The Cheyenne Indian troubles in Montana have been quieted. Wireless telegraphy is likely to have a bad effect on the Pacific cable project. A $10,649,000 contract has been let for paving and sewering the city of Havana. The senate has been asked to appro priate 400,000 for a naval experi mental plant. The Union Pacific will spend $25, 000,000 on the improvement of its Western lines this year. A prominent Canadian lias brought action against federal officers for false arrest and imprisonment. Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, al though in very poor health, declares he will not resign his seat in congress. Owing to recent disturbances, notices have been posted in St. Petersburg ordering instant obedience to any or ders by the police. January 29 will be generally observed as a holiday, mat aaie oeing me late president's birthday. Governors are issuing proclamations accordingly. Russia Is determined to hold onto Manchuria. Governor Shaw will succeed Secre tary GageJanuary 25. New York has appropriated 150,000 to represent that state at the St. Louis fair. Relations between Americans, Bris- Ish and Russians at Niu Chwang are strained. Rear Admiral Wildes has been or dered to take command of the Asiatic squadron. Several senators propose to fight che indiscriminate passage of pension bills by congress. A charter has been granted to a new corporation whose object It Is to build a railroad In Missouri. It is announced that the East St. Louis bank robbers obtained 10.400. Instead of $5000, as first given out. Should Germany be successful In obtaining money due her from Vene zuela, France will try to ootain pay ment of French claims. Another Boer laager, guarded whot ly by women, has fallen into the hands of the British. A large num ber of cattle were taken. The population of the entire United States is 84,233,069. The Boer losses up to date have been twice as heavy as the British. A Southern Pacific train at Houa ton Texas, ran down and killed two men. Ex-President Cleveland has almost entirely recovered from his recent ill ness. There will be a strong fight In con gress against the new Chinese exclu sion bill. - The first proclamation against football In England was Issued by Edward II In 1314. During the lust decade the Roman Catholics haVe Increased more rapid ly In Prussia than the Protestants. while the Increase In the number of Hebiews was Insignificant. 0 m No country does so much for the education of its people as Germany I The common schools are not 8dy in reach of the poorest, but the tuition I Is free and attithdance Is compulsory j In childhood. 1 Eggs to the value of $27,500,000 were imported by England last year, There are 5.700.000 children on ,4he rolls of British schools, but of these only 4.700.OO0, or about 80 per cent. ; attend regularly. Three rivers as big as the Rhine jwould Just equal In volume the : Ganges, three Ganges the Mississip pi, and two Mlsslsslppis the Amazon. 1 I - - - I - Jl . J-lll I'reviouo rav-ine ui iuq u i tz uiiii enabled the teachers In school In Cleveland. O- In which a Are broke out, to empty the building of 860 po- j nnB i- minute and a half, without J one being Injured. HOMESICKNESS IN MANILA. At Cure, an American News Service Will Be Established. Manila, Jan. 14. Medical author! ties here assert that a considerable portion of the breaking down among American residents of the Philippine Islands Is due to homesickness. Newspapers of Manila are urging the United States Philippine Commission to make an appropriation for a daily cabled news service from the United States, thus bringing Americans here in closer touch with their home 11(6. A majority of the local papers, sever al Army offlcres, civil officials and others, have promised subscriptions to help meet the cable tolls for a three months' news service of 100 words a day. An amount sufficient to cover the tolls for 70 words a day has already been subscribed. It is hoped that this news service can be begun January 15. It will be devoted to American news exclusively. The Government has offered to send news bulletins free to all points on the military wires. Commissioner Bernard Moses, head of the Department of Public Instruc tion for the islands, has delivered an address to the teachers of Manila, in which he particularly urged the con tinued instruction of Filipino children in English. He said the members of the wealthy farmer classes were making a great mistake in sending their children to Spanish schools, as the consequent neglect in English in struction would Injure their position and standing in the islands, which would Inevitably and indissolubty become1 a portion of the American na tion. The news recived from Batangas Province Is cheerful. The expedition to Loboo, in Batangas, has been t complete success. The columns under Colonels Wlnt and Wells have des troyed a large number of barracks and hamlets, and enough rations to keep 20,000 Filipinos for six months. There was not a single American casualty during the entire expedition. The enemy fled before the Americans, meany of thim were killed and sev eral surrendered. HAS MADE A RECORD. Thomas E. Parker, of Astoria, Oregon, has Saved 16 People in Last Three Years. Astoria, Jan. 13. Thomas E. Par ker, night clerk at the Parker House, in this city, is gaining quite a repu tation as a life-saver. During the past three years he has been success ful In rescuing sixteen people who had fallen Into the river. The hotel is located directly on the water front, and many times during the daik nights of winter, persons have fallen overboard, either from the wharf or the railroad tre3tle. Mr, Parker has had several narrow escapes from drowning while rescuing others, and has never received any reward for his work. In the majority of cases the ones rescued even neglected to tell him their names or thank him. A HITCH AT PEKIN. Demands Presented by the French Minister to China. Pekln. Jan. 13. The French Min ister. M. Beau, refuses to present his credentials until China fulfills certain demands of the French Government. The Joint audience of the foreign and new Chinese Ministers, which naa been arranged, had been postponed because of M. Beau 8 action. His colleagues are discussing whether to support him or not. A repitltion of the Turkish incident is considered possible. The Dowager Empress today follow ed up her friendly advances by send ing verbal messages to several of the Ministers, thanking them for the care they had taken of the palace and ex pressing pleasure at the reception ac corded by the foreigners on the occa sion of their Majesties entry into Pekln. The report of the arrest of General Tung Fuh Slang, whose decapitation has been ordered by the Dowager Em press, is incorrect. The Tartar Gener al, who is Governor of Kwan Su, was afraid to execute the orders he re ceived, owing to Tung Fu Slang's In fluence among the Mohammedans, who dominate the Province. The Gov ernor feared that the arest of Tung Fuh Slang would incite the Moham medans to rebellion. Boer Laager Surprised. Pretoria, Jan. 14 The British forces have surprised and captured a Boer laager 20 miles northwest of Ermelo. Forty-two Boers were taken, including Major Wolmerans. i Grave Anxiety for the Condor. Victoria. B. C, Jan 14.-There is grave anxiety for the sloop of war Condor, which left Esquimau Decem ber 2 for Honolulu. Advices dated Honolulu. January 3. say the vessel had not then reached the port. On the evening of the day she left the big sttirm occurred, causing the wreck of the Matteawan. If no news is received of her by the Moana, due due from Honolum January 22. H. M. S. Phaeton will be sent out to look for her. In the Telephone Trust. Detroit, Jan. 14.-The Free Press tomorrow will say: "The Michigan Telephone Company, with the other telephone concerns controlled by the Erie, has formally passed into the con trol of the big Bell combination, known as the American Telegraph A Telephone Company. It Is announced that the scheme of the reorganization of the Erie Is to be carried through iby means of which the $9,000,000 of , Indebtedness which has been carried i along for a year will be wiped out" f : 1 A 7 J j EXTEND THE ROAD COLUMBIA SOUTHERN WILL BUILD 100 MILES THIS YEAR. Addigonal Capital Stock for One Million Dollan For Branches to Aihwood and Prlneville Also Extension of Main line From Shaniko to Bend In Southern Ore gonEngineers Now in the Field. Portland, Jan. 15. E. E. Lytle, May lSiright and E. R. Deyoe have filed articles of incorporation of the Columbia Southern Railway Exten sion Company. The object Is to build an extension of the Columbia Southern Railway from Shaniko lo iit, y.:yi F. F. LYTLE. President Lytle, of the Columbia Southern railroad, which Is about to extend Its line 100 miles further south into central Oregon, was born in Pennsylvania in 1861. He learned the railroad business with the Pennsylvania railroad, and came to Oregon In 1889. He was agent for the O. R. & N. Co. at Touchet, Hood River and The Dalles until 1897, when he took a leading part in organization of the Columbia Southern rail road company, and he has been at the head of that corporation ever since. 8eventy mllea of -road urenow under operation, and it 1s the most profitable line in Oregon, considering the mileage. Bend, a distance of about 100 miles, ute there shall be transportation for with branches to Ashwood and Prine- the product. Three Eastern com ville. The amount of the capital panies own 44,000 acres covered with stock authorized is $1,000,000. I yellow pine, all accessible from the The extension will consist of, first, proposed extension. Mining develop a line from the present terminus of . ment in the vicinity of Ashwood, a the Columbia Southern at Shaniko In new town on Trout Creek, has reach- a general southerly direction, cross ing Trout Creek and Crooked River, to a point on the Deschutes River, at or near Bend postofflce in Crook County; second, a branch up Trout Creek, via the Oregon King mine, to a point at or near Ashwood postofflce; third, a branch up the valley of Crook ed River to Prinevllle. Engineers Now in Field. The incorporators are officers of the Columbia Southern Company, Mr. Ly tle being president. Miss Enrlght secretary, and Mr. Deyoe auditor of the old corporation. The whole pro perty will be practically one line from Biggs to Bend. The route has been reconnoitered, but the definite location has not yet been .made. This work Is now in progress, engi neers having been in the field for some days. DANISH ISLAND PLANTERS. Say Sugar Trade Will Be Ruined if the Sale Is Not Consummated. St. Thomas, D. W. I., Jan. 11. The following cablegram signed by a large number of the residents of the Danish West Indies, was Bent from the Danish Island of St. Croix to the Min ister of Finance and the Rigsdag at Copenhagen January 3: "Confirming the memorial to his majesty. King Christian, June, 1900, the undersigned planters, representing 38,000 acres out of a total of 60,000 acres, and merchants and other rep resentatives of the Danish West In dies assert that if the American niar- ket Is not secured by the sale of the islands, the sugar Industry here will suffer severely and will have to cease in the near future, the prices for sugar now ruling being below the cost of producing that article." Subsequent signatures secured to this message raised the ratio of rep resentation to nine-tenth of the total acreage under cultivation. PH'adelphia Returns to Panata. Colon, Colombia, Jan. 15. The Unit ed States cruiser Philadelphia re turned to Panama yeslerday from La Tabias. whither she conveyed the,aurtlon at Hong Kong by Ftipin0s commissioners who purposed to ar- range an exchange of prisoners be - tween the Colombian government and the Liberals. An exchange of fifty- Alffht nrlannftra ll flnnllv AffreAfl tin- on, to take place on the island of Ta- boga, in the guir or Panama, ten miles south of Panama. Illinois Leaves Dry dock. Washington, Jan. 15. The big bat - tleshlp Illinois has Just come from the floating dry dock at the New Orleans naval station, having successfully demonstrated the possibilities of that structure. It Is expected that the Illi nois will be one of the American war ships present at the coronation cere monies. Twelve Perish la Yokohama Fir. Yokohama, Jan. 14. A fire In wooden house here resulted In the 1eath of 12 persons and the severe burning of 20 more. President E. E. Lytle says the fil ing of these Incorporation articles means the building of the extension at once. Construction will be begun as soon as the weather in that region is suitable, and the line will be put through to completion this year unless some unexpected obstacle hall be found. It is said not to be a difficult country to build In. Great Resources of Territory. For a year or two work has been In progress toward opening the agricul tural, timber and mineral resources of the region to be penetrated by the proposed extension of the Columbia Southern. Irrigation companies have been In tRe field and have extensive reclamation projects under way. Lumbermen from Wisconsin, Minne sota, Michigan and Iowa have acquir ed large tracts of pine timber along the Deschutes in' Crook Cosnty, and are ready to erect saw mills the min- I 1 - .. t..nDnnilt. eil a BLatl Liiai ucuiauun wimojnjim- tion facilities. Portland Will Be Benefited. Portland trade field will be greatly extended by the construction of the proposed extension. A considerable part of Lake and Klamath Counties which now have their commercial re lations with San Francisco wis fin I it easier to rech Portland after the road to Bend shall have been com pleted. A wider extent of country will be drained this way, and Its rap id development will amount to open ing a new empire at our door. Fur ther extensions of this railroad are contemplated, one prong to go to Lakevlew and another to Burns. Those may come next year. Then in terior Oregon will be fairly supplied with transportation lines that will tend to bind Oregon together rather than tear it in parts CHINA THANKS UNITED STATES, For Protecting Forbidden City Duriug Box er Tronbles. Washington, Jan. 15. Mr. Wu, the Chinese minister, today handed Secre tary Hay the following edict, trans mitted to him by Wei Wu Pu, at Pe kln, in a cablegram dated January 11, 1902: "By order of her imperial majesty, the empress dowager, we submit the following edict: ."During the disturbances caused by the Boxers last year, the American commanding officers Issued strict or ders to their troops to exert strenn mis pffnrta tn nrntect the buildings : wIthn the forbId(en clty. Th,g wag an act of friendship worthy of Irnita- fQr whch wj ee, exceedlngly gratified and grateful. We therefore instruct Wu Ting Fang to convey our expression of thanks through the sec retary of state to his excellency, the president of the United States. Re spect this." Filipinos Buy Ship. Tacoma, Jan. 15. the Manila Times reports that the British ship Celeste Borrilf has been purchased at and wiu nereafter fly the American ! fla)? The Celegte Borrill sailed from j Meila several months ago for Port j Townsend and Tacoma. While off the ' Fnvnwma w, n. .Vn anpniinl0r0(l A ae- vere typhoon, which threatened her destruction. W hen the storm anatea she manatwl to reach Hong Kong. Am Astronomical PhaoonwRoa. i Nice, France, Jan. 15. M. Gieaeo- binl, the chief asttonomer of the Nice observatory, reports that at 7 o'clock . last evening, after the moon ?et, the ! brilliancy of Venus was so Intense as to cast shadows on the walls. This is the first time this phenomenon has been observed. rtancock Reach Manila, Washington. Jan. 15. The war de partment Is advised of the arrival of the transport Hancock at Manila, Jan nary 11. TROOPS IN SAMAR AMERICAN COLUMN'S EXPLOIT IN THE REBEL ISLAND. Great Hardships Endured by the , Soldiers Made a Captain and Foejr Men Prisoners Insurgents Lost 13 Men Surrenders Made In Batangas Province, Luzon, of a large Force of Rebels. Washington, Jan. 13. The Navj Department today received the follow ing cablegram from Rear-Admiral Rodgers, at Cavite: "Waller reports having completed a ten days' march across Samar from Lanang to Bahey. Column endured great hardships. Killed 13 insurgents and captured captain aad four men. Surrenders In Batangas. Manila, Jan. 12. Colonel Mariaen- gan, Major Cabrera and a renegade priest named Castillo, who stole a valuable image of the Virgin from a church, for which he obtained a large sum of money, have surrendered un conditionally to General Bell, who Is conducting the campaign against the insurgents in Batangas Province. They had control of the District of Toael, extending westward to the sea, including the towns of Banan and Guenoa. The agreement is that the chiefs shall absolutely surrender every man and gun In their district. It is estimated that 160 guns will be turned in. Many men and guns have been captured during the past few days, and small engagements occur daily. General Bell visited the city for four hours today, and had a cou ferrence with General Chaffee. He says the present campaign Is secur ing valuable results, and that it Is pos sible Malavar, the insurgent leader, will surrender next week. The United States Commission has appropriated $2,500,Q00 for insular ex penses during the first quarter of the year. Admiral Tschoukhnlne, with the Russian warships, has arrived here. NEARLY UNANIMOUS. House Passes the Original Canal Bill by a Vote of 308 to 2. Washington, Jan. 10. The Hen- burn Nicaragua Canal bill passed the House late yesterday afternoon by practically a unanimous vote. Only two members out of 310 voted against It. The opposition to committing the Government to the Nicaragua route attempted to secure amendments to lodge with the President the discre tionary power to purchase and com plete the Panama Canal, If It could be purchased for $40,000,000. The test came on the first vote, when the advo cates of an alternative route polled 102 against 170 votes. At each suc ceeding vote their strength dwindled until Cannon (Rep.. 111.), under whose leadership the fight was carried on, was unable to get the aye and no vote on a motion to recommit. All other amendments failed, and the bill was passed exactly as It came from the committee. None of the votes, ex cept that on the final passage of the bill, was a record vote. The bill as passed today authorizes the President to secure from the states of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, In be half of the United States, control of such a portion of the territory belong ing to said states as may be desirable and necessary, on which to excavate, construct and protect a canal suitable to the wants of modern navigation and commerce and appropriate such a sum as may be necessary to secure the control of said territory. Section 2 authorizes the President after securing control of the needed territory, to direct the Secretary of War to construct such a canal from the Caribbean Sea, at a point near Greytown, In Nicaragua, by way of Lake Nicaragua, to a point on the Pacific ocean near Brito, and also to construct proper harbors at the ter mini of said canal and to make nec essary provisions for the defense of the canal and harbors. Sections 3 and 4 authorizes the President to make such Surveys as may be necessary and to employ such persons in constructing the canal as may to him, seem wise, and directs that in the construction of the canal the river San Juan and Lak Nica ragua shall be used as far as they are available. Section 5 authorizes the President to guarantee to the states of Costa Rica and Nicaragua the use of the canal and the harbors upon terms to be agreed upon for vessels owned by citizens thereof. The last section makes a present appropriation of $10,000,000 to carry on this work and authorizes the Sec retary of War to enter proper con tracts for material and work as may be deemed necessary therefor, sucl work and material to be paid for as appropriations may be made from time to time. The section fixes the aggre gate cost at $180,000,000, to be drawn from the treasury on warrants of the President. Repairs to the Brooklyn. New York, Jan. 13. It Is announced at the Brooklyn navy-yard that the armored cruiser Brooklyn, at present the flagship on the Atlantic station, will come to the local yard for exten sive repairs as soon as she Is relieved at Manila by the Rainbow, now on her way there. The Brooklyn is to be overhauled at an expense of $250,000. Mexican Railroad Consolidation. Monterey1, Met Jan 13. It is an nounced that the consolidation of the Mexican National and Mexican Inter national Railways will be consummat ed and both properties placed under one management not later than June 1 of this year. The Mexican Interna tlonal Railway is now controlled by Speyer, of New York. This consoll datlon, if accomplished, probably will mean a fight with those in control of the Mexican Central for railroad su premacy In Mexico. Pension Appropriations. Washington. Jan. 13. The pension appropriation bill was completed by the House committee on appropria tions today, and reported to the House. It carried $139.842 230. exact ly the amount of the estimates, as against $145,245,230 appropriated last T'r- Permanent Census Boreas. Washington, Jan. 11. The Senate committee on census today unanimous ly agreed to recommend the passage of the bill Introduced by Senator Hale to crests a permanent Census Bureau. GOVERNMENT TO BLAME. Papers in the United States Showing That China Wu in League With Boxers. New York, Jan. 13. Documents now in possession of Columbia Uni versity, it is believed, prove that the Chinese Imperial Government was In league witn the Boxer uprisings. The documents consist of an original block cut an a copy of a proclamation. The papers are the gift of the Rev. Dr. M. E. Gamewell, who constructed the defenses of the allies at the siege of Pekin. Some few days after the relief of the beleaguered garrison by the for eign troops, Dr. Gamewell secured new quarters for the Methodist Epis copal schools, their own buildings having been destroyed. Two private houses were taken and it was in a table of one of these that a number of circulars were found, together with the plate from which they were print ed. The circulars bear the seal of the government used upon Imperial documents. The wording of the cir cular is: "By Imperial Command. Let the Boxers of (here follows the names of eight towns near Pekln) rise up to united victory." This, it is supposed, .meant the des truction of the foreigners, as shown in the Boxers' motto, "Protect the Manchus, destroy the foreigners." The circulars are printed on yellow paper, with black type, excepting the vermilllon of the seal or "Imperial pencil," as it Is known. Red charact ers, signifying the seal of the Boxeis are stamped on the left hand corner. SIGNATURES WERE FORGED. Fraudulent Attempts to Secure the Release of a Montana Convict. Helena, Mont., Jan 13. Governor Toole has unearthed one of the most daring fraudulent attempts at the re lease of a convict from the penitenti ary that has ever come to light in this state. Some Urne ago, the governor received a letter from the then Vice President, Theodore Roosevelt, say ing that a letter had been returned to him from the dead-letter office, pur porting to have been written by him, asking for the pardon of Launcelot Q. Livlnston, a convict in the peniten tiary. Vice-President Roosevelt said the letter was a forgery. A few days ago the full extent of the forgeries looking to the pardon of Livlnston was revealed. A petition was receiv ed from the prisoner, asking for exe cutive clemency, and stating that he was a member of a prominent New York family. One hundred and two names were signed to the petition, and among them were those of Hugh Grant, August Belmont, ex-Mayor Hugh Grant, Vice-President Roose velt, Rev. C. H. Parkhurst, Thomas A. Kdlson, John D. Crlmmins, Joseph R. Drebxel, H. W. Bookstaver, T. At water Jerome, W. Astor Chanler, James Wltherspoon, Dudley S. Phin ney, Casper Whitney, Lloyd Aspln- wall, E. D. Morgan and Henry Still- man. Governor Toole wrote to a num ber of the signers, and they all re piled that the signatures were forger- ies. Llvlngston was convicted of ob- tainlng money on a forged check ln in April, 1900, and given five years the penitentiary. A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. Thrilling Experience of a British Bark on the Vancouver Shore. Tacoma, Jan. 13. Seldom, If ever, does maritime history record a more thrilling experience or a more miracu lous escape from certain destruction than that which was encountered by the three-masted British bark Caith- ness-shlre, Captain Furneaux, which arrived yesterday. Driven on the rocky Vancouver shore last Tuesday night In a gale. with but 15 fathoms of water beneath her, In the teeth of a furious wind and heavy sea, both her anchosrs were lost, with 200 fathoms of chain. Helpless and with shoaling waters In creasing, Captain Furneaux and his crew expected to see the vessel driven on the shore and so certain wer, they of their fate that the small boats were lowered and hurried preparations made to take to them. Almost within an Instant, however, the wind shifted and began to blow from the north west. Sail was clapped on to the Caithness-shire and she was driven clear out of shore, anchorless, but safe. Seldom do Buch escapes occur. "It was a miracle," said Captain Fur neaux, "and but for the miracle she would be piled up on the Vancouver shore today instead of being safely in harbor." Statehood Bills. Washington, Jan. 13. The House committee on territories today fixed the 23d Inst, for hearings on the Okla homa statehood bill; the 31st for the Arizona statehood bill, and February 7 for the New Mexico statehood bill. The bill to create the territory of Jef ferson out of Indian Territory was referred to a sub-committee headed by Knox of Massachusetts, and In cluding Flynn, the delegate from Ok lahoma. Colorado Land Opened. Pueblo, Colo., Jan. 11. In compli ance with Instructions received from the Commissioner-General of the land office at Washington, the Pueblo land office issued orders opening up for settlement more than 250.000 acres of land In the south-western part of Huerflino and the western por tion of Las Animas counties. This land was withdrawn from settlement over a year ogo, for the purpose of creating the Las Animas Reservation. The area is 24 by 18 miles In extent. Postoffict Receipt! Increase. Washington. Jan. 13. A general In crease of almost 15 per cent In the postal receipts at the 50 principal postoffices of the United States dur ing December last Is shown In an of ficial statement issued today, which compares the receipts with those for December. 1900. Chicago, with al most 22 per cent, reported the great est proportionate advance, the total for the last month being $783,994. New York advanced almost 14 per cent to $1,120,900. Jersey City. New Haven and Dayton, O., are the only rules reporting decrease. NEWS OF THE STATE TMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happenings of Inv porta nee A Brief Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report Philomath is to have an opera house. Total tax levy for Josephine county lias been fixed at 32 mills. Hop growers around Salem refuse to sell their crops for less than 12 cents per pound. A local company has been organized for the purpose of boring for oil near Monmouth. The 1901 afsessnient roll of the state Slows an increase in property valua- tioiis of 4,000,000. Pendleton's city council has dis missed the chief of police and city re corder for corruption. Active operations will be commenced at Baker City in the near future of the beautifying of the city parks. The new Catholic church at Hills- boro, with a seating capacity of 1,000, has been formally dedicated. The Uncle Pam Mining and Milling Company, of Blue river, is making ex tensive repairs to its property. Calapooia school district is consider ing means for raising money with which to erect a new school building. The public schools and churches of Coquille City have been closed on ac count fo the number of cases of small pox in the city. The Badger Mining Comtmnv. of Susanville, expects to install a reduc tion plant on its property in the near future. The plant will involve an out lay of $100,000. The county court of Coos county has appropriated 1 1,000 to be expended on the Alleghany-Elkton wagon road, and this makes the building of the road an assured fact. Navigation on the Yamhill river has been closed to Lafayette. A fine body of cinnabar has been discovered in Josephine county. The Clatsop county tax levy for 1901 has been fixed at 31 mills. Lane county court has fixed the 1901 tax levy for that county at 24 mills. The Oregon State Livestock associ ation met at Salem and elected offi cers. Polk county's treasurer bas issued a call for warrants Issued urior to October 6, 1899. Captain Walter Lyon has resigned his position as captain of Company K, Fourth regiment. O. N. O. The new flouring mill at Wasco has started. Power is furnished by ele triclty obtained from a plant on White rljrer. The early closing movement on the part of Eugene grocers has gone Into effect and the stores now close at 7 p. m. The entire debt against Pacific col lege, at Newberg, has been paid off, and the institution is In a prosperous condition. A proposition made by citizens of Astoria to the can factory of that place has been accepted and the plant will be enlarged and run for fifteen years. Portland Markets. Wheat Walla Walla, 6960c; blue stem, 61c; valley, 6960c. Barley Feed, $1717.50; brewing, $17.6018 per ton. Oats No. 1 white, $10)1.10; gray, 95c$l. Flour Best grades, $2.7003.30 per barrel; graham, $2.50. Mlllstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid dlings, $20; shorts, $18; chops, $17. Hay Timothy, $1112; clover, $7 7.50; Oregon wild hay, $5 6 per ton. Mutton Lambs, 33V&c, gross; dressed, 6c per pound; sheep, weth ers, 3H3c, gross; dressed, 66'ic per pound; ewes, 343V4c, gross; dressed, 66c per pound. Hogs Gross, 5V4c; dressed, 66c per pound. Veal 89c per pound. BeefGross, cows, 3V4c; steers, 34c; dressed, 37c per pound. Butter Creamery, 2527c per pound; dairy, 1820c; store, 12V4 15c. Eggs 20 22 c for cold storage: 2225c for Eastern; 2830c for fresh Oregon. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.503; hens, $3,504; 89c per pound; springs, 910c per pound, $2.503 per dozen; ducks. $56 for young: geese. $6.50 7.60 per dozen; turkeys, live, ii(3 izftc; dressed, 13 (3 14c per pound. Cheese Full cream, twins. 13 13c; Young America, 1415c. Potatoes Best Burbanks, 85c$1.10 per cental; ordinary, 70 80c. Hops 8010c per pound. Wool Valley, ll14c: Eastern Or egon, 812c; mohair, 2121c per pounci. Senator Clark bought 66 paintings in Vienna for $320,000. Three children of Jacaue Mondrv. aged 10, 7 and 3 years, were burned lo death In their home at Buffalo, N. Y. The mother and a two-days-old baby were rescued. The First National Bank of New York has declared a semi-annual divi dend of 10 per cent on Its increased capital stock of $10,000,000. This makes a total of $21,310,000 which the bank bas distributed among its stock holders since 1883.' Andrew Carnegie Is reported to be planning a gift of $1,000,000 to Yale. Dr. Herald, a New York minister whose sight was restored after phy sicians had predicted that he would become blind, says relief came In re sponse to bis prayers. John fT Kellar, aged 86 years, the wealthiest resident in Holland town ship, near Pana. 111., and Mrs. Sarah Canfleld. aged 63 years, were to have been married, but when they came be fore the minister they decided they were too old. Kellar gave Mrs, Can field $1000 and they parted good friends.