Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1904)
Id "IT'S A COLD DAY WHEN WE GET LEFT." SVOL. XV. HOOD RIVER, OREGON, TIIU11SDAY, JANUARY 7, 190 NO. 34. HCOD RIVER GLACIER Issued everr Thursday by S. F. BLVTHB SON, Publishers. 8. F. BLYT1IE. K. N. BLYTHK. lerros of subscription 11.60 a rear when pall In advance. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF HAILS. HOOD RIVER. f ThepdtomeeiiopendallTbetwe.il U n. d 8 p. m. ; Sunday rnm 12 to 1 o'clock. Mail! I rthe Eaat close at 11:80 a. m. and . m; lor the West at 7 : 10 a. m. and 1 :4U p. in. The carrion on R. P. 1). routea No. t and No. i leave the puttottire at 8:80 daily. Mall leaves lor Mt. Hood, dally at M:ao p. m.; arrives, 10:' a. in. Kir t'henoweth, Wash., at 7:80 a. tn. Tuea da a, T; ursdays and baturdaya; arrive! same dayi at 6 p. m. tor I'nderwood, Wash., at 7:80 a. m. Tues daya, Thursdays and baturdaya; arrives same dava at 6 p. m. ' For White Salmtn, Waih., dally at 2:46 p, m.; arrlrea at 11 a. m. WHITE SALMON. Fnr Hood River dally at t a. m.i arrive! at i:4A p. m. For Huanm, Trout I.eYe and Quler, Wash,, daily at 7:U0 a. m.; arrives at 12 m. Fur Ulenwood, liilmer and Fulda, Wash., daily at 7 :! a. m.; arrivea at 6 p. tn. Forl'inellat and Hnowden, Waah., at 11:80 a. m. Tuenlaya and Baturdaya; arrive same daya, 10:3u a. m. For Bin en, Wash., daily at 4:45 p. m.; ar rives at 8:46 a. va. SOCIETIES. 1IOUKT HOOD R1VKR No. 42, F0RE8TERB OF j AMKK1CA Meets second and Fourth Mon ays in each month in K. of V. hall. , H. J. Frederick, C. R. B. F. Fouts, Financial Secretary. AK GROVE COUNCIL No. 142, ORDER OF I'ENliO. Meeta the Second and Fourth Fridays of the month. Viaitora fiordiallv wel- eomed. F. U. Brosius, Couueellor. Ulna Nellie Cum, Secretary. ORDER OF WASHINGTON. Hood River Union No. 142. meets in Odd Fellows' hall second and fourth Saturdays in each month, 7 :80 o'clock. K. L. Rood, President. 0. U. Hakim, Secretary. JAUREL KEHEKAH DEGREE LODGE, No. I 87, 1. O. O. F.-Meets lirat and third Frl ays in each month. Miss Edith Moon, N. a. L. E. Mown, Secretary. SANBY POST, No. 16, G. A. R.-MeetsatA. O. U. W. Hall aecond and fourth Saturdays each month at 2 o'clock p. m. All Q. A. R. members invited to meet with us. W.H. Perky, Commander. T. J. Conning, Adjutant. iOANBY W. R. C, No. 16 Meets second and j fourth Saturdaya of each month in A. O, U. W. hall at 2 p. m. Mks. Fannii Bailey, Pres. iHhs. T. J. canning, Secretary. HOOD RIVER LODGE No. 106, A. P. and A M. Meeta Saturday evening on or before eat h full moon. Wa.M. Yates, W. M. C. D. Thompson, Secretary. OOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 27, R. A. M. Meets third Friday night of each month. G. R. Castneh, H. P. A. 8. Blowers, Secretary. MOOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 25, O. I. 8. 11 Meets second and fourth Tuesday even lugs of each month. Visitors cordially wel comed. Mho. Mat Yates, W. M. Has. Mabt B. Davidson, Secretary. LET A ASHEMBLY No. 108. United Artisans, Meeta Drat and third Wednesdays, work; second and fourth Wednesdays social: Arti sans hall. . C. Brosius, M. A. F. B. Barnes, Secretary. WAUCOMA LODGE, No. 80. K. of P. Meet In K. of P. hall every Tuesday night. -. r. h. Davumom, O. O. . C. E. Hehuan, K. o! R. A S. KIVKRBIDK LODGE, No. SS, A. O. U. W. Meets first and third Saturdays of each month. F. B. Baenes, W. M. E. R. Bradley, Financier. Chester Suuti, Recorder. IDLEW1LDE LODGE, No. 107, I. O O. . Meets In Fraternal ball every Thuraday Bight. Geo. W. Thomfsom, N. a. J. L. Himdirsok, Secretary. 1 OOD RIVER TENT, No. II, K. O. T. M.. 11 meeta at A. O. U, W. hall on the Brat and third Fridays of each month. Waiter Uerkins, Commander. G. X. Williams, Secretary. TlIVERHlDE LODGE NO. 40, DEGREE OF It HONOR, A. O. U. W.-Meeta first and third Baturdaya ate P. M. Kate M. Frederick, C. oi H. Him Ajnii Smith, Recorder. I OOD RIVER CAMP, No. 7,702, M. W. A., meeta In odd Fellows' Hall the first and Ird Wednesdays of each month. j. n. KIRS, v. U. C. U. Daxih, Clerk. IjiDEN ENCAMPMENT No. 48, I. O. O. F. 'j Regular meeting second and fourth Mon ays of each month. W. O. Ana, 0. P. J. L. HENDERSON, SCrlb. Q II. JENKINS, D. M. D. DENTIST. Specialist on Crown and Bridge Work. Telephones: Office, 281; residence, M. Office over Bank Bldg. Hood River, Oregon JJR1C- T.CAB.N8, Dentist. Bold crowns and bridge work and all kinds of Up-to-Ditt Dintlstrj. HOOD RIVER ORIQOlt LJ L.DUMBLE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Successor to Dr. M. F. Shaw. Calls promptly answered In town ot ooantry, Day or Night, Telephones: Residence, 611; Office, 61. Office over Reed's Grocery. J f . WATT, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Telephones: Offlee, asl; residence, SBS. BURGEON O. B. A N. CO. J OUN LELAND HENDERSON ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. ABSTRACTER, HO 1ARY PUBLIC and RIAL EST AT K AGENT. For tl years a resident of Oregon and Wash ington. Haa bad many yeare eiperienoe in real hi-"-". , . v. titlea and agent bauafaclion guaranteed or Bo energe. pREDEKICK ARNOLD CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. Estimates furnished tor all kind ol work. Repairing a specialty. All kinds of shop work. Shop on 8UU Street, between First and Second. A.JAYNE. LAWYER. Abstracts Furnished. Money Loaned. Hood River, Oregon. p C. BROSIUS, M. D. " PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 'Phone Central, or 131. Office Honrs: 10 to 11 A. 14. j 1 to I and to 7 P. M. jJTJTLEB & CO, BANKERS. Do a feneral banking bastneta, HOOD RIYIB. OREGON. EVENTS OF THE YEAR. 1903 LEAVES DARK RECORD IN MANY RE8PECT& Deeds of Saplae and Vloleaee and "ar-Beachlng- Natnral Dleaaters Over Shadow Its ahowlngj of tbe Fraft of Industry sad Feace. The year 1903 has been marked by massacre, murder, disaster and violence that are in sharp contrast with the un derlying spirit of progress that is stead ily making for friendliness and better mutual understanding between individu als and nations. Religious intolerance, political Intrigue, class hatred aud con vulsions of nature sre the causes upon which the dread responsibility rests. In May occurred the great massacre of Jew s In Kishinev, Russia. A month later King Alexander and Queen Ursga or Servia were murdered in their palace In Belgrade by their own soldiery and offi cers. Strikes snd other labor disputes hive been respousible for a good deal of violence snd several deaths in the Unit ed States; snd natural phenomens, un der which classlficfttion are numbered the disastrous floods snd storms of last spring and early summer in Kansas, Ne braska, lows, Missouri and other parts of the nation, hurricanes in the South Sea Islands and an earthquake In Asi atic Turkey, have caused the loss of thousands of lives and much valuable property. The unfaltering course of -commercial achievement has been evidenced by the opening of two new cables beneath the Pacific ocean, successful practical tests of wireless telegraphy, and the establish ment of a Department of Commerce in connection with the government in Wash ington. The year's roll of deaths Includes ec clesiastic suthoritles like Pope Leo and Canon F. M. Farrar, statesmen like Lord Salisbury of England and ei-Fre- mier Sngasta of Spain, thinkers like Her bert Spencer and Prof. Theodor Momm sen, public men like former Postmaster General W. 8. Blssell, religious workers like Sirs. Emma Booth Tucker, and Inventors like It. J. Galling. The events of the year 1903 are briefly summarized below. Janaary, 1. Opening of Paclflc cable between San Francisco and Honolulu. .... .Asiatic plague at Maxatlan, Meilco. B. Death of ei I'remier Sagasta of spam In Madrid. 8. Death of 1. I. Case, of Racine, Wis. 11. Death of Oen. Samuel Thomas, prom inent railroad man. 14. Congress votes tariff off coal. 17. German gunboat attacks Kort Carlos, and Is repulsed by Venesuelans. 19. icato oi ei Mayor a. b. nnwiu i New Tork. ' , in. I'rea dent Ronaeve t and King uawara VII. eichange greetings by wireless teleg raphy Forty-four Chicago coal men In dicted by Grand Jury. 2tt Death or Julian ttaipn, war corre spondent. . 21. Germans recommence bombardment of San Carlos. 82. Canal treaty wltn coiomDia .isn.a. SA. Treat for arbitration of Alaakan tioundary dispute signed In Washington..... Senator Teller re-elected In Colorado after hard fight W. R. Day appointed to United tttaies nuprcme oeui-n. J7 Fifir n.rlnh In burning of Colney f latch Insane aayliim In England..... .24 tiled-and many injured by collision on New Jersey Central railway near Cranford. 28. Train wreck at Vallo, Arts., kills snd bnrns 20 persons, Injuring msny others. M. Army of Sultan of Morocco routs that of Pretender in battle near Fes. February. m v. -.v. ..,.(, ah.WM f.lt between St. Louis, Mo., snd Louisville, Ky......More than l.ouu lives uesiroytu uy uuhh-.mw South Sea Islsnde. - ft. William Hooper Young pleads guilty to murder in New York and gets life sen- Ul' One million live hundred thousand dollar fire at Rock Island, 111., arsenal. 18. Allied powers sign protocols for rais ing of Venesuelsn blockade. 15. Venesuelan blockade raised. 1S-1S. Extreme cold and atorni over United States. . IT. Eighteen uvea iosi ny eiunug river steamer near Gdenton. N. C. in. Etaht children killed by train In New ark, N.f . . . . . 20. Many injured in nre inai uruu. Clifton House at Cedar Rapids, Iowa rope a suver juuun. n iT" ... T m felllAil a nil man. IntnrM In battle with United States officers at gtannlford City, W. Va. . yo. rue upera novae id vinciua.u vuiu with half a sauare of other buildings! loss 12,000,000 Albert Knapp, of Hamilton, O., confesses Ave murders Death of B. J. Oatllng In New York. March. 3. President Roosevelt Isenes message calling Senate in special session March 6. . ....Two Senators elected In Delaware, after (eng fight & Pope Leo celebrates 28th anniversary ef hla pontificate. 6. Special aeaeion of Senate meeta f. Nineteenth lives lost by capalilng of ferry boat at Spier Falls on Hudson River. 8. Six burn to death In hotel at Leltea, W. Va Death ot Hawaiian Commis sioner Blount at Macon, Ga. 0. Twenty-two Uvea lost by oil Are and explosions at Olean, N. T. 11. Cuban reciprocity convention ratified by Senate In Havana. 12. Csar proclaims religions freedom through empire. if). Tai riots at Colmba, Portugal. 17. Strike Arbitration Committee files re port Senate ratifies Panama canal 5). Floods along Ohio and Mlaaiaalppi 18. Senate ratifies Cubaa reciprocity treaty and extra seaaloa Is adjourned sine die. JL Finding of Coal Arbitration Commit tee made public. S3. Death of Very Rev. F. W. Farrar la London. 28. Six miners killed by explosion at Athena. 111. 88, Irish land bill Introduced la Parlia ment. 27. Death of N. K. Falrbank. 8. Reciprocity treaty with United lutes ratified by Cuban Senate. 29. Death of Ouetaws F. Swift, Chicago narker. 8L "Tonng Corbetf defeats Terry kte- Govera at aan I rancitco. Aprlla L President starts oa long western trip. . Republicans gala la elections tn Ohio ettios Republicans carry Mlcaigaa elec tion. 1L General strike la Hollaad declared off. 20. Krie train wrecked at Red. House, N. v .iul -i . immaih hnrai tm AaAth 21. Eight hundred thosaand dollar Ire la La Crosse, v is. 21 Hiot In Illinois Boose of Reoresenta. tlvee Russia demands Maacauria of rhtn. 2d. Negro lynched for aaaanlt near Santa T; 111 oo,uv are in voiomoua, u.... ..11 killed La railwaji wreck near Bsffala, v ..... 28. Forest trea In Northern Wisconsin and Ulchlgaa Biaauig of Melbouraa, 2B. Dedication of St Leuls tipoaltlon Death of Stnart Robeea x.000 lives lost In earUauake at aieiaaghers, Aal atlc Turkey. M.r. t rve.tli af t.nlrl ArdltL a. Eicht tyneaa killed end 10 hurt by Grant Iran umia as ieirws. 0. Steamer Saginaw sunk off Vlrgtata coast; over 20 lives lost 15 persona drowued In wreck of Gloucester fishing boat Glorlana on Nova Scotia coast. 8. A. W. Machen, superintendent free d livery, ousted by Postmaster General Payne. 8. Discovery of plot to blow up steamer Umbrla In New Tork harbor. 10. Great fire In Ottawa, Out. li Death of Poet R. H. Stoddard. 18. Great massacre of Jews In Kishinev, Russia. 28. Falling elevator In Pittsburg kills five persons and Injures 12. 28. Death of Max O'Hell (M. Paul Blouet) Eight persona killed and six Injured In Paris-Madrid automobile race Severe storms in Kansas, Iowa and Oklahoma. 25. Nineteen persons killed snd as many more Injured by tornadoes near Hastings, Neb. 26. New Tork City celebrates 250th sunt veraary of Incorporation British steam er Huddersfield suuk tn collision snd 22 Uvea lost. 27. Eight trainmen killed in wreck near Bryan, Ala. 28. Feudists attack fall at -Jackson, Ky.. and are repulsed Presbyterian general assembly votes for revision of confeaalon of faith. 81. Great floods devastate Kansas, Ne braska aud Iowa Big Are In Racine, Wis. ' - Jane. 1. Cyclone near Gainesville, Ga., kills 86 persons. 4. Santa Fe train wrecked near Btlllwell, Kansasi nine person' killed and 28 Injured. 6. Heavy flood .';A:e near Bpartausbnrg, B. C Negro bap.vd by mob at Belle ville, ill. T, One hundred lives lost In collision of vessels off Marseilles, France Flood at Its height st St. Louis. 8. Marriage of Gov. W. J. Bailey of Kan sas snd Mrs. Ida B. Weede In Kansas City. 11. King Alexander, Queen Draga, two brothers or the queen, i'remier and two Cabinet members assassinated at Belgrade, Bervla. Prince Peter Karsgeorgevltch pro claimed king. 12. Death of Gen. Alex McCook. 15. Prince Peter Karsgeorgevltch chosen king of Bervla. Waterspout destroys Heppner, Oregon. 20. American Derby at Chicago won by The Ticket 21. End of Lowell (Mass.) textile strike Death of Major James B. Pond. 22. Negro burned at atake near Wilming ton, Del. 25. Peter Karsgeorgevltch takes oath as king of Servls. 27. Million-dollar fire In Milwaukee. 80. Two hundred and thirty-four men lose lives by explosion in mine at Hanna, Wyo. July. 1. New Department of Commerce started in Washington. 4. American Pacific cable from San Fran cisco to Philippines completed. 6. Fifty to 100 persons lose Uvea by breaking of- dam near Jeannette, Pa Race riots st Evansvllle, Ind Ham mond packing plant at St. Joseph, Mo., bums, causing loss of 1,600,000. 6. Seven killed In race riot at Evansvllle, Ind. T. Twenty four killed In railway collision near Charlottesville, Vs. 15. Death ot Mrs. James G. Blaine. 18. Son born to Grover Cleveland and wife. 20. Death of Pope Leo XIII. 21-26. Great financial storm la Wall street. 22. Death of Gen. Casslus M. Clay. 25. Entombment of Pope Leo. 26. Negro lynched and burned and publle buildings defaced by mob at Danville, IU. 29. Twenty-five persona killed snd 80 In jured by powder explosions at Lowell, Mass. Ang-nst. 4. Cardinal Barto chosen Pope. T. Circus trains wrecked at Durand, Mich.; 21 persona killed. 8. Fall of b.lcsnr at PhlladalDhla btAt ball park causae, nine deaths. t v. itqwdiui or ope 1'ius 10. Fire and Danlc on Paris underground railroad cauaes loo deaths. 14. Jeffries whins Corbett In Ban Fran cisco. 15. Russia sends fleet Into Turkish wa ters. 20. Turkey accedes to demands oi uus- ala. 22. Death of Lord Salisbury, former pre mier of England. 2a Death of Chsa. C. Bonney of Chicago, originator of World's Fair Congress. 24, Lou Dillon trots mile In 8 minutes st Resdvilte, Mass 50 persons burned to death at Budapest. 24-2T. War game off Maine coast and Portland harbor, 26. United States Vice Consul Magelssea sssasslnsted at Beirut, Syria. 27. Heavy rain storm sweeps western States. September. - t. Reliance wins international cud race from Shamrock ill. 7. Town of Ban Miguel, xncatan. oe- atroyed by hurricane, 14. Rain, snow and frost Injures crops In Northwestern States. 16. Severe storm on Atlantic coast. 17. Joseph Chamberlain and two others resign from British Csblnet 18. Four more members of British Csbl net resign. 22. Curtis Jett convicted of Cockrell murder st Cynthlana, Kentucky. 28. Death of ex-Senator Chaa. B. FarweU of Chicago. IS. gig not in sanit ate. Mane, canaaa, 10. Death of Sir Michael Herbert. Britlah Ambassador to Washington. October. 8. Tornado sweeps Northwestern States. Village of St Charles, Minn., rased. Twelve Uvea lost by sinking of steamer In Green Bay. 5. Peter Bluott, armed anarchist, tries to force his way Into President's room In White House New Britlah ministry an nounced. 8. Death of former Postmaster General Wilson 8. BIsselL 8. Heavy rainstorm causes losses of Uvos snd property In New Tork City, New Jersey and vicinity. 1L Marriage or unitea states senator Thoo. C, Piatt of New Tork. 18. Death of Archbishop Kaln of ft Louis. 16. Million dollar Are In Aberdeen, Waah. IT. Declaloa of Alaskan tribunal an nounced. 26. United States Benstor Win. M. Stew art of Nevada marries at Atlanta, Ga. 28, Mrs. Emma Booth-Tucker killed In train wreck at Dean Lake, Mo, 8L Members of Purdue College football team killed In train wreck at Indianapolis. 25 persons burn to death la New Tork tenement Are. November. 1. Death of Prof. Theodor Mommsen Fire In Vatican In Rome destroys priceless literary treasures New Irish land law goes Into effect. 8. Elections la several States. 4. Revolution la Panama; new Republic proclaimed. K Colombian trooDS evscnlata Colon a. United States extends recognition to new Republic of Panama. B. Fifty-eighth Congress meets la extra session. 12. Big strike oa lines of Chicago City Railway Co. begins snd rioting occurs. 18. Treaty wna rinsna signea. IB. luoan reciprocity treaty paased by House of Representatives 81 men killed la wreck on Big sour near xremont, IlL Death of Novelist Henry S.toa Herri at Thirty men cremated In Are at LIIlv. Pa Mine explosion at Connellsvllla, jMtmri 12 Uvea. 2. Gustavo Marx, la Chicago, confesses car bsrn rooDeryano several manure by Automatic in on End of Chicago street-car strlka. or Bandits Nledemeler. Vsn Dlna mnA Roeekl captured after Aerce nattlee In Lake County. Indiana Grover Cleveland an- nonoces be Is not a candidate for Demo cratic aomioauoH iwf . muwr, December. L Receiver appointed for John Alexander Dowte a noa my " JL Canal treaty signed at Panama, r Canareos nieeta tn regular session.. American Consul assaulted at Alexaadretta. a. iV.ath of Herbert Spencer. IS. Frigid wave covers Middle West; thermometer registers 18 below sere la Chi i-ae-A. . la. Senate assess Cubaa reciprocity bul EVENTS OF THE DAY JATHERED FROM ALL PACTS OP THE TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happenings of the Paat Week, Presented in Condensed Form, Most Likely to Prove Interesting to Our Many Readers. News just received from Japan states that hostilities have opentd between that country and Kusnia and that the war is on in earnest. Two-thirds of the Chicago theaters now closed will pnbabhv.jiever be able to reopen. , , Two "Holy Roller" apostles were given a coat of tar and feathers by citi zens of Corvallis. Thtfnavy department wants 3,000 additional enlisted men to man the ves sels now completed. Minister Bunau-Varilla, of Panama, will resign as soon as the canal treaty is ratified by the United States senate. John Redmond, leader of the Irish parliamentary party," denounces the present British government as corrupt. Prince Cupid, delegate to congress from Hawaii, spent a night in the Washington jail on account of intoxi cation. Dowie has been looking over Texas for a favorable site for the establish ment of a new Zion, to be called "Eter nal City." Representative Dixon, of Montana, baa introduced a resolution providing lor a wire fence along the Canadian boundary between Lake of the Woods and Point Roberts. It is the intention to endeavor the illegal entering of Chi nese into the United States. The fence is to be so constructed as to give a sig nal when any one climbs over it. Japan is placing large orders for coal in Wales. King Edward is reported to be trying to get the czar to yield to Japan. Roosevelt has sent a message to the senate defending his Panama policy. EThe conspiracy count in the indict ment against Senator Dietrich has been quashed. , Fire in the Iowa state house partially destroyed that building. The loss is placed at $500,000. The supreme court has decided that Porto Kuans uot..liena and can freely enter the United States. The senate committee, by eight to three, has decided for confirmation of appointment of Wood as major gen eral. EThe president has sent to the senate the nominations of William H. Taft to be secretary of war and Luke E. Wright to be civil governor of the Philippines. The British masses are heart and soul with Japan, Princess Mathilde, one of the last of the Napoleons, is dead. The Washington shingle mill com bine expects large profits during the coming year. Marine insurance companies have made great advances on all vessels bound for the Orient. Horace G. Burt, president of the Un ion Pacific, has resigned. Harriman is almost sure to succeed him. China regards warl as inevitable. She will remain neutral as long as pos sible and then side with Japan. A scene shifter in the Iroquois thea ter, Chicago, declares that the fire cur tain raught on a reflector carelessly left open. The production of gold in the United States for 1903 was $74,425,340. Of this amount Oregon produced $1,364, 341, Washington $434,109 and Idaho $2,067,183. War between Japan and Russia is more probable than ever. People from many cities are flocking to Chicago in search of loved ones. The revenues for Great Britain show a decease of $13,497,040 for the past nine months. Washington officials believe the probability of war with Columbia is growing less. Fargo Sqniers, eldest son of United States Minister Squiers, was accident ally shot and killed at Havana. Twelve employes of the Iroquois thea ter, Chicago, have been arrested on a charge of accessory to manslaughter. Fearing he intended to flee, secret service officers have rearrested John A. Benson, the California timber op erator. Chicago will station firemen at the several theaters, at their expense, and any objtytion will cause the closing of the place. Sir Thomas Lipton has signified his willingness to donate from $500 to $1,' 000 to those in need as the result of the Chicago fire. To learn the land policy desired by Oregon was the object of Roosevelt in sending a commission to Portland to attend the meeting of the national live stock association. On account of the theater holocaust the striking Chicago hark drivers and their employers have declared a truce for 10 days. Wages and other ques tions are not to be considered during that time. Jerome Pyxes, the well known actor, is dead. WAR IS AT HAND. Japan Heady to Land Troops In Cores Russian Troops to Scene. Paris, Jan. 7. The Chefoo corre spondent of the Paris edition of the New York Herald cables as follows: "Eight thousand Japanese troops are ready to land at Masampho, and their landing will probably mean war. "A regiment of Cossacks is expected at Port Arthur. Reserves are being re moved from Blagovesihensk, the capi tal of the Amur province in Eastern Siberia, to Tsitschiar, in Mamhuria. "The position of the troops in Man churia is being rearranged, but their location is kept a secret." Russian Troops to Cores. St. Petersburg, Jan. 7. A semi-offi cial dispatch to a news agency from ladivostock, and private information from Mukdt n, states that, owing to disturbances between the Coreans and the Japanese in Corea, the Russian Second Rifle regiment, at its full strength has been dispatched to Corea, in order to protect Russian interests there. American Marines to Scene. Washington, Jan. 7. The navy de partment is in receipt of two cable grams from the commanding officer of the United States steamer lcksburg, at Chemulpo, dated the 4th and 5th inst., respectively, as follows: "After consultation with the Ameri can minister, we are of the same opinion. The aspect of affairs at Seoul is very grave. There le much fear of a riot by Corean soldiers. I . have com pleted arrangements to send a company of marines overland by railroad at the critical moment; also about 35 men and field guns from this vessel, at Che mulpo, if deemed necessary." The second message is as follows: "Two officers and 36 men left at 10 A. M. for Seoul. The remainder of the guard is prepared if there is any de mand. There is little change n the situation." Britain Sees War In Move. London, Jan. 7. "Nobody will sus pect the captain of an American man of war of being a scheming alarmist," says the Standard editorially this morning. This sentence expresses the view taken by the press of Great Britain of the grave condition of things in the Far East, as revealed by the fact that the United States government finds it necessary to send marines to Seoul for the protection of American interests. While it is still hoped that peaceful iHHtie may be found, this action of the United States is held to indicate tbat the view of the situation taken at Washington is that the crisis is drifting rapidly to the danger point. The ac tion of the United States government is generally approved. The Morning Post says editorially: "The landing of American marines proves that the United States is not watching the Far Eastern imbrogilo without intelligent interest. V e hope they will be accompanied by British marines." KANSAS TRAINS COLLIDE. engineers Are Killed and Many Passen- Topeka, Kan., Jan. 7. Rock Island passenger train No. 3 collided, with a freight train about two miles west oi Topeka about 1 o'clock this morning. Engineers Reardon and Benjamin were killed. Over a dozen passengers were fatallv hurt. All the passenger coaches except the last two Pullmans were piled up in a heap. The two trains met squarely in a head-on collision. Wrecking crews have been sent to the wreck from Herrington and Horton. Aesistant General Superintendent Sutherland said to the Associated Press: "We have no positive information at this hour about the wreck other than that both engineers and both firemen are killed. There are also some pas sengers killed and injured but we do not know how many. "The last report we got from Willard was tbat many people were yet under the wreckage and that all the cai s were wrecked but two." Early Hearing to 1905 Fair. Washington, Dee. 7. Chairman Tawney, of the house committee on in dustrial arts and expositions, todav notified Representatives Hermann and Williamson that he would take steps immediately to arrange for a hearing on the Lewis an Clark exposition bill. He will endeavor to find a day on which the members of his committee will all be able to attend and hear what argu ments the representatives of the Lewis and Clark exposition have to present. It is probable that some date next week will beset. Harbor Frozen Far Out. Baltimore, Jan. 7. Today is the coldest of the present winter, the ther mometer having dropped as low as 2 degrees above rero. In the suburbs the mercury went to 6 below this morning. At Hagerstown, weather records for 20 years were broken when the mercury reached 26 below zero. Eharpsborg was the coldest place in the state heard frtm today, thermometers registering 20 below. At Annapolis the harbor is frozen far out into the bay. Jaraa Will Keep Orders Secret. Tokio, Jan. 7. An extra edition of the official Gazette has been issued con taining army and navy orders prohibit ing the publishing of any reports of the maneuvers movenienta of troops or war vessels from this time on. Otherwise the Japanese authorities are not inter- ft-rring with press message. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON EXPENSES FOR YEAR. Will Be the Largest Ever Known In the History ol tbe Stste. Salem The expenses of the state of Oregon for the year 1904 will be $1,. 408,310.10. Of this amount $273,. 310.10 will be derived from miscellan eous sources, such as the corporation tax, insurance tax, fees, sales of books, etc., and the remainder, $1,225,000 was today apportioned among the sev eral counties, to be raised by them by direct taxes and to be paid by them into the state treasury. This expense account will be the largest in the history of the state, the nearest approach to it being in 1892, when $1,121,345.51 was raised by di rect tax. the magnitude of the reve nue to be raised in 1904 is due largely to four appropriations, the Lewis and Clark appropriation. $250,000 of which will be raised this year; the Portage railway appropriation of $165,000, and the Celilo canal appropriation of $100, 00ft and the Indian war .veterans' ap propriation of $100,000. If these four unusual appropriations, amounting to $615,000, were deducted, the total ex pense would be but $858,000, and the amount to be raised by direct taxation would be but $610,000. Aside from the unusual appropriations, the ex penses of the state are lower than for several years past. Oil an assessed valuation of $165,- 000,000, which is approximately cor rect, the revenue of $1,225,000 will be at the rate of not quite 7K mills on the dollar. STATE LANDS FOR SALE. Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Acres Open to Settlement. Salem The state of Oregon has for sale some 250,000 acres of school lands mostly in eastern Oregon. This land consists of the 16th and the 3oth sec tions in each township, where not al ready sold. ith the exception of land which shall hereafter be sur veyed, all this school land U offered at the uniform price of $2.50 per acre. Land hereafter surveyed will be sold to the highest bidder, but no bid of less than $2.60 per acre will be accepted. Any person over the age of 18 years. who is a citizen of the United States, or who has declared his intention to be come such, may purchase 320 acres of school land. The applicant must de clare under oath that he wants the land for his own use, and that he has made no contract, directly or Indirect ly, to sell the same. No residence upon the land is required. Payment for the land may be made in five an nual payments of 60 cents per acre. The first payment must be made when the application ib filed. Deferred pay ments draw 8, 7, and 6 per cent inter est. UMPQUA PROJECT 15 DOOMED. Chief ot Engineers Deems Commerce Too Small to Warrant Big Outlay. Washington The chief of engineers today sent to congress a report recom mending against any appropriation at this time for improving the Umpqua river from Gardiner to the sea. A survey by Major Langfitt showed that to provide a 15-foot channel throughout this stretch of eight miles and across the bar would require the expenditure of at least $621,41, and probably to insure a permanent chan nel at the entrance of the river an ad ditional jetty would have to be con structed at a cost of $27,111. Major Langfitt said the expenditure of so large a sum was hardly justified at the pres ent time. His opinion was sustained by the division engineer, by the special engineer, board of review and by Gen eral Gillespie. Boom In Butter Making. Union The dairy industry of this section has nearly doubled itself during 1903. The creamery company operat ing at this place is extensively patron ized. The company this year paid the farmers $19,000 for butter fat, while during 1902 the farmers received $9,- 450. Butter manufactured during the year totals 80,000 pounds; for last year, 42.000 pounds. Butter is selling in the retail market at 40 cents per pound. During the latter part of the summer it sold at 30 cents per pound. Crown Company Using Coal. Oregon City For perhaps the first time in the history of the manufactur ing institutions of this plac, a scow loaded with coal has been towed up the Willamette river. The fuel will be need by the Crown company instead of wood, temporarily, until the manage ment can introduce oil burning ma chinery, about February 1. Coal has never before been used as a fuel by any of the manufacturing institutions of this city. Short In His Accounts. Baker City Postal Inspector Clark has removed W. H. Kelly, postmaster at Greenhorn, Grant county, and ap pointed W. R. Draper in his place. Kelly is alleged to be short in his ac counts about $1,000. No arrest has been made and it is stated that the friends of the ex-postmaster will make the shortage good. Improvement to Oregon City Leeks. Oregon City The Portland General Electric company is making some ex tensive improvements to its locks at Willamette falls, in this city. New piers and timbers are replacing the old lumber that has served for years, but the dimensions of the locks will not be disturbed. WATER IS THERE. Artesian Wells Needed In Southwest Oregon lor Irrigation. Washington Engineers of the geo logical survey, after making examina tions in southeastern Idaho, have come to the conclusion that the irrigation of that country must be largely worked out through the utilization of artesian well water. Silveis river and Donner and Blitzen river, which flow into Malheur and Harney lakes, are now utilized at their full capacity for irrigation, but the de partment report that there are favor able conditions for storing the waste waters of these two streams, thus in creasing their efficiency. The smaller streams of southwestern Oregon flow mostly during the spring season, when the snow on the uplands is melting or during the prolonged rainy spells. They all become dry during the sum mer. The full flow of these streams is now utilized for irrigation, and it is doubtful if any increased use can be made of their water. Therefore, attention is drawn to the possibilities of developing artesian wells in the southwestern counties of Oregon. Experimental wells have al ready been driven in the Harney and Wlutehorse artesian basiis and proved the presence of subserface water and sufficient pressure to cause it to rise in the surface and overflow. There are approximately 2,000 square miles of territory lying in the artesian basins of southeastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho, but it is not to be assumed that all this area can be irrigated by means of artesian wells. The conditions are such as to warrant careful testing of each basin and a ju dicious development of its water sup ply. Want Creamery at La Orande. La Grande There is a strong move ment on foot here for the establish ment of a creamery. Agents have been traveling through the district to ascertain the number of milch cows available. Nearly every farmer of the now famous Grand Ronde valley, an exceptionally productive section, which stretches for miles along the Grand Ronde river, owns milch cows. Farm ers are favorably impnssed and there is reason to believe that - a' plant will be established during the coming season. Real Estate Business In Marlon. Salem The increased activity in real estate transfers in Marion countyin the last few years is indicated in a measure by the increase in the amount of fees collected by the county recorder of conveyances. Three years ago the fees for a year amounted to $2,776.60. Last year they were $3,893.40, and for the year lust closed the recorder collected $4,195 30. Not only has the nnmlier of conveyances been greater, but the consideration of the transfers has been much larger. Healthy Fall Wheat. Pendleton A. L. Knight, one of the neavy wheat buyers of this place, has returned after an extended trip through the wheat belt of the country. He said: "The fall sown wheat was never in a better condition than at the pres ent time. It has been growing all fall. There is more moisture in the ground now than there has been for many years. Last year the wheat was killed by weeds, but this year there is no snh bother." Portland markets. Wheat Walla Walla, 73c: blue- stem, 78c; valley, 79c. Barley Feed, $20 per ton; brew ing, $20ra 20.50; rolled, $21. Flour Valley, $3.753.85 per bar ret; hard wheat straights, $3.904.10; clears, $3. 55(33. 75; hard wheat pat ents, $4.20-34.50; graham, $3.75; whole wheat, $4; rye flour, $4.60(1 4.75. Oats No. 1 white, $1.071.10 per cental; gray, $1.05. Millstuffs Bran, $18 per ton; mid dlings, $23; shorts, $19; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $18. Hay Timothy, $1 per ton; clover, $12; grain, $12; cheat, $12. Vegetables Turnips, 65c per sack; carrots, 75c; beets, 90c; parsnips, 86c ?$1; cabbage, l&lic per pound; red cabbage, ls'c; lettuce, head, 15c per doz; parsley, 25c; tomatoes, $1.5032 per crate; cauliflower, 75c$l per doz; celery, 75c; pumpkins, lc per pound; onions, Yellow Danvers, 80c$l per sack; Fannos, $1, growers' prices. Honey $3(?3.60 per case. Fruits Apples, fancy Baldwins and Ppitzenbergs, $1.50 per box; cooking, 75c (o)$l; pears, $11.B0; grapes, $150.. Butter Fancy creamery, 27i30c per pound; dairy, 2022c; store, 13 (ejlHc.' Cheese Full cream, twins, 14(2 15c; Young America, 15 16c. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 11 HXe per pound; spring, HH12c; hens, 12l2c; turkeys, live, 17 18c; dressed, 20c; dncks, $7(87.60 per dozen; geese, live, 8c per ponnd. Eggs Oregon ranch, 27H O 30c; Eastern, 25(32c. Hops Choice, 24325e per pound; prime, 21 22V,c; medium, 19120c; common, 15r17c. Wool Valley,17ai8o; Eastern Ore gon, 1215c; mohair, 32'35c. Beef Dressed, 6870 per pound. Veal Dressed, small, 88c; larre, 66c per pound. Mutton Dressed, 6X7c; lambs, dressed, 7c per pound. Pork Dressed, eddc per jound. O