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aa KLAMATH KLAMATH REPUBLICAN FA I.US OREGON, 1 face of a beautiful glil, but so pale, so' rigid, that, for au Instant, I thought they were those of a statue Mho was crouch ing III the deep shadow of ths l.luck walla. For a moment I stood •I ell bound, rn> ayes fixed upon list», Kha wns tli* first to break the spell. ] Itiaiug from her crouching poaltlon. she timidly advanced towanla me, and laid a small white hsnd upon my arm. The touch thrilled me like an electric shock. "You will not hurt inc, will lou'f" she anld In a soft, plending voice. Hli* was a sll'ilit, delicately formed child, about my own age. my own lo-igbt, clothed in a dark gray dress. Iler features were so delicately mouldi-*! that they sei-med rather those of a wax doll than of a huinnri being, ei*-«*pt In their expression, A Resume of the Less Important but whl<-h was full of soul. Her eyee were Not Less Interesting Events Wonderful; I have never *<H*n *>«a like of the Past Week. them they were so sad. so abstrncted. Ill their far off gaze; ami. aw she l ied them upon mine, they thrilled my very soul. The'lieef'trust case is la-fore the HU- "Hurt you?” I echoed. I knew not preme court. what to any; my brain was too confused. "Can you tell me the road to the Russian revolutionists predict an city?" she naked. In the ntnir low Voice. early outbreak. I answer»«! that I had no Idea that I Several severe engagements have «X • had lost my way, and knew not where I ctirred near Mukden. was. "What part do you want 7" »lie asked, Russia's Third Pacific squadron will with a look of deep Intereet. I m * reaiiy to sail February 14. "I want to get to Little Bethlehem The movements of tin* Bacami Pacific Chapel: then I can find my rond," 1 an awered. Russian squadron are still undecided« At those words she drew back a few The Nebraska supreme court lias de atepa, ami aometblug ot nostra*! crept clared the sugar bounty law unconsti Into her face. tutional . "How strange that she said. In a dreamy A million dollars in gold has lieen can show you your way. I would take engaged in Ban Francisco for shipment you, but I dare not," she added, with a shudder. ' Hut first l*s*k out In the to Japan. street, and are If any one la alsiut.” The North sea inquiry commiMion I went to tbe opening of the gateway, has adjourned until February. When and looked out. Not a aonl waa In sight. it reconvenes Russia promises to have I lieck**nr*l to her ami alia glided to my some sensational testimony to offer. aide aii«l pointe«! out the way I was to take. One man was killisl and half a dozen "I think thia la my way." she said. persons seriously injured in a rear-end Indicating an entirely opiwialte direction; collision in which three trains crashed then added. In an anxious tone. "But together on an elevatisi roigi in New you will n«4 tell any one that you have York. seen me ?" 1 aa*iir«**t her I would not. She t««ok Fire damaged the cotton mill of the my hntid, and we stood In the allent Edward» Manufacturing company at afreet, with the full trnsmlight shining Auguata, Me., to the amount of $75,- down upon us. I could not talk, 1 fell 000. Firemen had to fight not only like «»no deprived of the power of speech the fiainee but a teiii|M*ratun* of 32 de (and volition gree« I m -I ow zero. "I wonder If we shall ever meet again Y It Is not likely," she went on. with a The czar has deckled to wntl 200,000 sigh. ‘That Is your way. Good by." more tro*i|>a to Manchuria. Hhe lightly pressed my liaml, and with The Ja|>aneH< f«>un*i 4M.000 prisoners one more glance from those sad eyee she in Port Arthu.r <>f whom one-third are hurried away. NEWS OF THE WEEK godnd by a Spell I Zi ;¡ AITKIt I. ItrfoiH i-omm«neliig Ih« imrrntlfui of il «Irnuge, extrnonllnary aerlss uf rveula wliich legali In my fourtsenth yenr, I must ginn«« back at ths antller yanra of my chlldhoud, ami al Iboaa who lutili* m-«-*l II. My earlleat ra«*olle«*tlima ara of Tali* »rosele ll«mae. previene tu tlioee, all la ■lini sud ahadowy. Tsbernsrle ll*oia# waa su «mtabllalimant kepi by thè liev Oba*llah Portar, for thè reception of conte li a I f dosali boye. The revereuil pedagogia waa a man whoee aatyr liba fa* • graatly bali*«! hla professione of profetimi plety. t could h*'t iimlrrataml, chllil aa I waa, how It aver carne Into Ine head io •*< tip sa a tulor. or how parsola or frieoda eoul«l be lodm-ed lo ronfiti» ili» adorati*»® of rhll dreo lo ih» care of a m«n «lefirlan! In thè commoiieat ru'llitictila of learnlrtg Hla originai «M-rupatloil waa that **f a ahoamakrr. ami hla bande etili r»talu»d a rt*arae, gritned look llie bullet ehaped bea«l waa eovered wlth a Ihlck mesa of balr, wblch had a ehaggy, rag****! ap pewreni-at fr*>o» baiiig cut In irregolar lafigtha, or rather eoopped away In pietra Hla forehead waa v»ry low Ile ho*l thlrk. ehaggy eyebrowa ami amali, anakellk» »> •*• In et al il re ha waa al**rt. thb kaet. Indi nrekioL hla Cima w»te r» tMrkably long, bla f«*»t eplay ami III eliapeil Obadlah Portar wee a wldower, wlth no* «lauglit»r Mo powrvrfully hev» t««rrl bis »vanta »ngravrn h«r after Imag« upon my mimi, that ! cen ararvely recali Ita tira! Impreaelone I thlnk ah» tiniat Iter» baso alMiut fiftean or alxt»»n. 1 brlng a* me fiv» «ir bis . ehm I filai aaw bar. Nhe dhl n«t bear thè abgliteat reeem- blance to l><-r father. »be waa tali, thlu ber balr waa brighi rad. bar eomplaslon pale, her eyee larga, iter featuree dell vate, ami eliarply cut. To Ibis ><ni it« lady waa han«l«-«l over thè tulll«*n of ber father'e pupll» There There arri* fiv» bealdea myaelf w aa a strange tmtid of aynipathy lie |we«*o na all imi «ina of us knew any One knew au ibine of our parents ami!, anotlirr an uncle, a third a grand orni her, or a grandfather, or a guani la», bui oo father or mother. I It waa a perollarity r nt Mr I’orter'a did not take (sirs eatabllehinenl that h Ilia advertisement In ah** had par«-uta. thè nawepapera rsn rati tlnia: thna "The Iti-ver end Obadlah Portar nodertakea thè vira, »«hicatlnii ati'1 r*hgl«"ia training of or t'n ph«n Ixiya faun th» »arli»st eg». • terplfimal rrfrrrn*«» aa to plety and No hol- dlarretlon will be given. N H May« " Il la tint my lnt»ntlnu tn llngrr upnn thia prriiHt. nr »nt»r Into any inlniit« <1* •* riptloiia nf our iiiii%i»re«iliig. m<>n«*t<*n nua Ilf». Th» y»ara crept nn. ami w»r» almost wholly paeeeil within th» pr* rlncts of Tab«-niac|» lion«« It waa a fin», old faahli>n«Ml <lw»lling It had larg» gat'laiia bs«-k au«l front th» latt»r be Ing scr»«*n«*«! from th» r»«a«l by a high wall I«- ahlre an ritanalv» orchard all«! a pa*l<l>H-k Altn(«-th»r, It waa quit» a gentl»man*a house But rent» ar* won d*rfully low In th*«* part«. Mr Por ter was very wrlltndn. Ill« |w>»|<trr« Sion» brought him In ■ rrep»ctabl» In rnnie. hl« rh«p*l waa well attend«-«!. an«l ha uiimb»r*«l many of th» moat pmaper one Maw worms of th» town among Ida congregation, to «me of whom a Mrs Humphries thia hou«e belong«-«!. By ami by there were changea. Ono hoy left, atxl then another; bill others took their places Grim lookin* persona came 1» Ink» them away. but. except In one case, we knew nothing of their fu turn destiny nr destination, and they dropped nut of our live« completely. It seemed as though «• were Interlopers upon the w«irld, sml ought never to have been bort). Th» exceptional rase I mention waa that of a twiy named J«ielah Cook, whom Mr. Porter ha«l transferred from hla rare to that of a printer In the town, aa an apprentice. I little thought that Cook's transference to Bury would a«» materially Influence my own future life —-that out of that event would spring an Ineblent destined to shape Its whole fu lure course. There w hi one large mom at the top of th» house, III which we ell boye slept, two lu each of the three beds Cook waa my bed fellow, and we Were teat friends aud companions. He was a bold. Vrnturesome boy, am! on th» last night of hla sojourn amongst ua lie proponed the daring plan of some night paying ua a ae< ret visit and relating all th» "ad ventures" It» should experience In hie Hew home. “I can easily climb over th» garden wall from the next field," he said; "no look out, boya; If you hear a atone thrown up at your window, It will b» tne." , Six months |iaaso«l away and we heard nothing nmr« of Cook. He waa rapidly fading out of our thoughta, when, one autumnal night we henril a sharp riai-k at our bedroom window. Th» bold est of our number gently lift«*«! the sash, and |ieered out. it waa a bright moon light night, nnd he saw. standing In the garden beneath, the well known figure nf our old companion. Tbe back of th» houae waa covered with a fine old pear tree. It had not been pruned for several years, ni *1 find thrown out its wood somewhat w-lldly. A f»w ivliispered words, nml Cook wss mounting the tree with hand nml loot, almost ns easily na though ho had been anct tiding a ladder. When he clamber ed Into the room we all gathered i-ounil him in a sort of awe atruck manner. "Now, look hers, boya,” lie said; "what do you think has brought ins her- to l ight r "To see its," we supposed. "Well, Hint of course; but ilo you think It would be the thing In in» to come and make your mouths wntar with th« story of all Oirae nice things, unless 1 had something to pop Into them?" "Ilf line brought ua something nice to »nt," waa the Idea suggested. But when h« unfohlial th« meniiing of hla symbol ical apeecli, our liaira poaltlvely «food on »ltd. lit all the delights experienced by him In hla new nphere of life, that upon which I ih moat gloivingly dilated wan tha theater. Hla master printed.th« bills In a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS I for that establishment, end he ssi fro ■piently employed In <srry Ihetn Io the manager Ils thus gnlned admission be hind the acense, while hie acquslntnucs with the bill slicker gaine«! hlm su «Mrs- stonai order for the pit. Ills proposal was to present us with some of these nr- , «lera. "You can lose up which shall go first, ami whsn old I'orter thinks you'rs snug In bed, you ran Just drop down that tree, ! take a run and there you are at th» th* [ star " Wo know no mors about a th« il'*, r than we did about the Temple of 1*1«, egrept that tha Rev Obadiah oer«sl<m«l- > ly rsferrod to It as the abode of Molen. ; and the hone« of sin — wurde which I tru : tute»! to quote to our tempter. "Abode of fiddlesticks!" he cried I irce ereutly; "how Jolly green you ere lo be llevo w hat that snuffling old hypm rita tells you! It's the jolllest and loveliest AI kx I a of Balau? pisce In the world It's more like the abode of angels! Vt by. I he women ars the bee lit If uleet creatures such n treat after rutiota you aver saw and gooseberry eyee down atalr»." Wo ehlvereii with affright at the terms applied by this daring renegade to the llev. Obadiah and hla daughter. The power of the strong mind ove» the w. ik er Is well known. We were fatuously weak mere pup;»ets In the hernia of thia ex perieiu-od boy of the world. He prvM|ure«l two coIna from hla |>***'k et. and before we knew what we were al«otit, he had Initiate«! us Into another nt the sine stigmatised by our tutor l*«aa Ing The fates deckled In my favor. I trie«! tn get out nt It; but am h was the Irreslallblo Influence that t'«M»k i-xer rlse<| over Ils that wo had Im |mwer to struggle against his will, an«l I felt my self «-«mipelle*! to acquiesce In Ills pr«» posai that 1 should hold myself ready any night that I heard a pel«!*;« thrown against the window tn arise, dreas my self, descend Into the garden and make for the theater. The cobi perspiration started fmm every |»«,re at the thought, but. with a trembling voice. I promis«-«! for all that. Rhaking hands with ua all mund. and reminding mo on«-e more of m) a|»po.nt nient, with threats of vengeance if I fail ed. thia wonderful phenomeu«m «* rainbhsl out of window, an«! In a few acomia we hear«l him thud U|H>U neath Friday evening came was our hour for be<L that on ths! particular night Mr Porter hurried lie away rather earlier Ilian usual. Crack! There ho was' My heart leap ed Into my mouth, and I could ecari-ely repress a cry, •«’ excitedly nervous had I become. I gently open«-*l the window an*l looked out. There s»i Josiah, looking up at mo. "Como on," I heard him whisper. CHAPTER II. How I manage«! to dea«-en<1 ths tree without falling I cannot understand; m.t hands and limbs shook xi with a palsy, nnd my hsad swam as with a deuthl) airkneaa. Whan I rea*-ha<! tha gr«>und I w is so taint that Joalah had to support ma for aaveral seconds. * When 1 rrrov rre.l, he helps«! me over the garden wall The whole way, Josiah never cenae«l talking; but I waa too bewihleml to be<-«l his words. I was only roueeil to alien tlon when, upon halting liefore an ex treinelv gloomy, solitary looking build Ing. my companion cried, "Here we are!" We plunge«! do-vn a narrow paaaage. Jo alah presented a small allp of paper to a Ilian who stood behind a ha!f-«lo**r. and we entero«! the pit of th« theater. It was really a llall of Dazzling Light The play, I have since as<-ert*lne<l, was Shskspsare's "Romeo an*l Juliet." Bit ting In that little country theater, wit nesslng what waa, perhaps, only a third rats provliK-lal performance, a new world was open«-«! to me the glorious worhl of poetry and Imagination. I trembled with a daxe<1 delight at the soft beauty of the lore seenea; my heart iw.llol w ith kindred fire at the passionate outbursts; and I SAiblied at seeing the lovers die In one another'a arms. It waa no fiction to me. but a reality, beautiful almost be yond realisation, yet painful almost be yotul endurance. When the curtain fell, I fell with It from my Elysian heights. With a shiver I awoke to the dull realisation of myself. My first action was to turn to Joalah, ami grasp his hand in silent gratitude. I did not wish to see any more; I wished to get away now. to drentu over what I had seen. Joalah had to go be hind the acenes to get the proof of the next night's bill, and I wnlteil outside the stage door utilll he returned, few momenta he came out in a flurry. “Look here, Silas," he said; "I can’t go back with yon. I must get home di rectly, or there'll be an awful kl«*k up. Coins along; I'll put you In the road, so that you can't miss your way." I shall never forget the sense of <!ea<> I nt inn that fell upon me when 1 found myself alone In the street. Ail the direc tions Josiah hail given nte vanlahed In an instant from my memory, and 1 stood helpless, not knowing which way to turn. I was In the outskirts of the town. It was nearly eleven o'clock, and not a soul was about. 1 walked straight on. fervently hoping that It might be In the right ijirec lion. Finally I was lu the middle of a long street, one aide of which was occupied by ordinary houses, but that on which I found myself was distinguished by n line of vast, gloomy looking buildings, turreted walls hung with Ivy. and broken ruins. I felt awestruck at the mighty piles of masonry that towered above me. I was standing right before an archway of a grand N'onnau tower. I walked tim Idly beneath Its black, vaulted roof, to the Iren gate at Its further end. and peer ed at the line of crumbling ruins that rose among the trees and shrubs, white and ghastly, In the moonlight, As I stood thus, ! heard a mall«, Chilled with a sens* of fear. 1 turned Through a rent In the quickly round, wall, many yards above my head, came a hroatl ray of white light. As 1 turned, It whs falling upon an object that fasci nated my gas«. It was tha head and In less than half an hour I was In the garden. As I began to climb the tree ths* be«lr<»om window was csiitlnualy raise«); my companions were •Ittlog tip for me. The clock struck twelve. My *«*«p«*l* had escape«! detection I I was overwlielmetl with eager questions, I ■!<■ not know what 1 answered I had I fall- en back into my dream. 1 do not know I whether I alepf nt all that night; niy seneee were Steeped In a delicious Ian guur, iu which the play ami the after in cident were Inextricably woven together —In which 1 had change«! my identity; I was Romeo, ami she whom I had so myaterloualy met waa Juliet. With her I arte«! all the accuse of love that I had witnessed; but minglisl with them were new elenieute, shadowy, Intangible; flitting too «pitckly to Is* graft ped. but in which Judith Porter’« face was strange ly mingle»!. Am! so these phantoms chased each other through my brain, un til at the last a fair head, with delicate waxen features, wan and colorless, Uy dead In my arms. <To lie continued.! WARRING CATS SEEK TRUCE. Presence nt an Hereditary Enemy Reconciles the Two Tabbies. Two Staten la nnd Thomas cats wi*r>- settling their d fllcul L-s tbe other ■ lay In tlie manner approved among Thomas cats, while the cause of the disagreement eat on a neighboring doorstep washing her fa«-e nnd disin terestedly watching the frny. In the next yard a thin! Thomas lurked l>e- hlntl a tn-c, taking In the contest fnitu u safe distance. Finally the smaller of the combatants w as worsted, nnd with a last desperate yowl broke away from bls enemy and darted for the back of the yard. The victor was not yet satisfied with glory, however, mill immediately put out after hla late rival. A tree In a nelghlmrlng yard wna evidently the destination of the fleeing ■ at, but no Intent was he on reach ng It before Ilia pursuer overtook him and no Intent was the pursuer on overhaul Ing him that they both fil ed to ob serve a large white bulldog slumbering under the tree. The flrat cat landed full upon hint, but tnannged to scuttle tip the trunk liefore the dog recovered from Ills sur prise. The second cat was going too fast to stop when he aaw the rampant terror with bristling l ack and snarling 11*0111 at which he was hurling himself full tilt Th-re do, nnd, cleared the dog with a mighty bound, landing half way up the tree and acrambllng the rest of the way before the dog could turn. Cautiously and gently, with all the fight gone from him, he ventured out on the same flnib with Ills late rival. All cause of enmity was forgotten. United against the common danger, they sat there, huddled close together, craning their necks down nt the leap ing, barking dog. Back In the yard they had left the third Thomas ventured forth from so elusion, ami nfter n few preliminary advances ambled serenely off down the street with the tickle cause of the ills turbanco nt his side.—New York Sun. Booksellers In Turkey never sell the Kornn. The Turkish bible la deemed too precious to be sold. It la given away to tile person who desires ft. but the tradesman first Insists he receive a nice little present In money. The pleasantest things In the world are pleasant thoughts, and the great est art In life Is to have aa many of them aa possible.—Emersoli. JAM Ain DOINGS IN CONGRESS. Wednesday, Jan. 4. Upon reconvening tislay after the holiday recess, the senate plunged ■li rectly into the consideration of the bi II for the admission of two states to be compowd of Arizona and New Mexico and Oklahoma and Indian territory. Heyburn introduced a bill for the regulation of corporation*, which was refered to the committee on jieliciary. Senator New lands intnsluced a joint resolution providing for a commission to frame and report to congress a national incoqsiration art for the con struction and consolidation of railroads employed in interstate commerce. In the house Representative Mann intoduced a bill to abolish the isthmian canal commission and providing that the power« now invested in the presi dent be extended until the end of the fifty-ninth congress. Thursday, Jan. 5. The joint statehood bill again ■iccu- pied the major portion of the day in the senate. Senator Bard introduced two bills intended to clear away olistacles that threaten to interfere with the construc tion of the Klamath reserve irrigation project in Southern Oregon and North ern California. Senator Bailey submitted a projMMted amendment to the constitution fixing the term of office of the president at six years and making him ineligible for re-election. The house committee on fortifications re|H>rte<i th<* fortifications bill, carrying $6,747,893, which is $770,299 less than appropriated last session. Representa tive Adams, of Pennsylvania, intro duced a bill providing for the establish ment in the District of Columbia of a whipping post for w ife-la-aters. Friday, Jan. 6. An Ohio river steamer blew up near Huntingdon, W. V.a, killing 16 people and injuring 12 others. The steamer anil 20 barges burned. Mo*e than 500 delegates were jweaent at the o|«ening session of the American Forestry congress in Washington. Sec retary Wilson welcomed the tielegates and in his address advocated needed changes in present laws to protect the forests and water supply. There is a movement on foot to Ho cure legislation during this session of congress that will aluilish the isthmian canal commission and place the con struction under the direct supervision of a Imard of engineers It is under stood the president favors this plan. The present commission is fooling away too much lime quarreling Bitter cohl marked the incoming oj the new year throughout the old world. A British steamer has just arrived at New York with a cargo of 1,100 tons of European wheat. Several torpedo boats escaped front Port Arthur ami took refuge at Shang hai just prior to the surrender of the fortress. Now that Port Arthur has fallen the bulk of the besieging army will be sent north, but some of them will go home. The army liefore Port Arthur is vari ously stated as being lietween 70,000 and 120,000 men. Before surrendering Stoessel 8>hk the damaged warships in Port Arthur harbor. The Japanese severely criti cise this. The Oklahoma statehood bill will come Indore the senate immediately aftsr the holiday recess. If Senator Mitchell billows the inex orable rule of «cantorial etiquette, he will not appear on the floor of the sen ate again until the courts have taken final action in the matter of the indict ment againit him. ROAD TO SWEEPSTAKE. Good Prices and Brisk Market Pre vail in Grant County. New John I>ay — Cattle buying among Grant county stockmen has lieen quite active wince the heavy sales last fall. Ho many engaged in this rather un- usual form of stock transaction that the home supply became practically exhausted some time ago, and they are reaching out into the surrounding territory. The bulk of the business was carried on very quietly, and re- suited in a good many surprises, Growers who make a practice of selling off young stock were approached by l<s al buyers, and asked whether they knew of any such for sale in their neighlsirhissl. The reply was general ly that they had bought up all to lie found. Conditions favor this demand. Prices have been down to bedrock, close sales of fat stock had lieen general throughout the county, and feed and pasture are unusually plentiful. Izee cattlemen have made the largest pur chases of young stock and steers, and several large lands have lieen taken in to that section for wintering. Henry Trowbridge and Johnny Laycock have just driven 436 head of aterra over to their pastures in that valley, They were purchased chiefly in the Burnt river country, at price« * ranging from $12 to $25 per head. Mwiford—For several months |>a«t the Stiuthern Oregon Ilevrlopment com- |>aiiy has lieen engaged in running sur veys, iw-curing rights of way, anil doing other preliminary work toward tha building of a railnad to the big timber licit l«M-ate<l alsiut 20 mile« east of Medford, on the Crater lake road. The surveys have lieen made irom the site of the Butte Falls Mining cornjiany's plant to a point on the dea- ert some eight miles from Medford, and rights of way have lieen «ecured ever m«Mit of the route. The Medford and Crater Lake Railroad company haa lieen oragnized by A. A. Davis, B. F. Adkins, J. M. Keene, R. H. White- head, B. H. Harris, W. F. Enthrop and W. I. Vawter. Articles of incor poration were prepared and filed with the secretary of state. The .apital stock of the incorporation is placet! at $500,000, and its object is to construct and operate a railroad from Medford east to the timber belt and Crater Lake. Thia company su|M*rwe<l(*H the South ern Oregon Development company, and takes over the rights of way, survey«, etc., of that company. A permanent organization, with eleection of officer« will soon lie made. Railway From Medford Along Crater Lak« Rout«. IRRIGATION FRON BIG WELLS Scheme To Be Tried Out by Interest* ed Parties Near Freewater. Gold Found Near Mosier. The Itallee— Parties from Mosier, who were in The Dalles say considera ble excitement has lieen caused in Mosier over the discovery of gold on the head of Mosier creek. A man named Thomas is reported to have come into Mosier a few days ago with a handful of gold that he stated he had dug out of the ground five or six miles south of the town. Thomas is said to Ire a responsible person, and his report of finding a valuable mine is given cre dence by the people who know him. Several residents of Mosier have gone to the vicinity of the reported find, in tending to locate claims if the alleged mine proves to be what Thomas repre sents it to be. Freewater—A. C. Brannon and J. B. Twelliger, who reside west of this place, are sinking wells to irrigate tracts of hitherto unimproved lands to the west anil north of Freewater. The water will be pumpet with gasoline propelled pumj«, for distribution over the land. There are at least 1,000 acres tributary to Freewater which are idle for the lack of water. The Walla Walla river has lieen appropriated by persons having riparian rights, and only by sinking wells can a supply be obtained. The Freewater section seems to have once lieen the head of a lake, and the gravel has so accumulated that water jiercolates aa though through a sieve, winter irrigation seems to have the de New Company at Work, sired effects in soil of sufficient density Bill at This Session. Grants Pass—The Michigan Mining to grow crops w ithout summer irriga Washington, Jan. 7. — Members of A Milling company, which recently tion, but this soil needs water through congress interested in securing river Ixyught a large tract of mineral ground the hot months. and harlsir appropriations are becom on Applegate creek, of Murphy district, near Granta Pass, has g >ne enterpris Line Into Nehalem. ing uneasy over the repeated warnings ingly to work under the sujiervision of ■ J Speaker Cannon and other Republi I W. T. Perry, of Portland, in the devel Astoria—While no information of an can leaders that the strictest economy opment of the property. The land em official nature can be obtained, there is must be olmervevl from now until ad braces much good timber, water right an authentic report that the Astoria A journment. While talk of this sort is and quartz and placer diggings. The Columbia River Railroad company lias always in evidence at the beginning of quartz ledges will be given especial at purchased the six miles of logging road each session, there is more seriousness tention by the Michigan coni]>any, as built by the Benson Logging company in the tones of the speaker and party the veins give promise of unusual at Clatskanie, and is preparing to ex leaders than usual, and the fear is worth. Buildings and quarters for the tend it into the Nehalem valley, aa an spreading that they mean what they workmen will be erected at once, and excellent grade can be found in that say. the opening up of the claims will pro section. The road, which is of stand Bo far as waterway appropriations ceed with the best possible dispatch. aril guage, was built and equipped for are concerned, the fear is not alone conducting logging operations. Re base«! on the attitude of the party lead cently all the logging trains were taken Coming Events. ers, but the further anil very signifi off, and the line is now- used exclusive Inland Empire Sunday school insti ly by the railway in hauling freight to cant fact that the rivers and harbors committee, though it has lieen in ses tute, Pendleton, January 30. Clatskanie and vicinity. Animal shows, Polk County Goat, sion more than a month, has accorti- pUshed absolutely nothing, One of its Poultry and Sheep association, Dallas, Power for Trolley Roads. members declares that, notw ithstand January 19-20; poultry show, New Eugene—Chief Engineer Diers, of berg, January 10-13; poultry show. ing almost daily meetings have lieen the Willamette Valley Electric Rail held, not a single line of the bill has Albany, January, 18-21. State Horticultural society, Portland, way company, is now preftaring to put lieen framed, not a single item agreed a force of men at work at Martin's upon. He declares that in past ses January 10-11. Rapids, on the McKenzie river, where Prohibition Oratorical -I-eagtie con sions, when bills were reported and the waters are to be taken out by passed, the committee did more actual test. McMinnville, April 14. National American Woman Suffrage means of a flume and conducted to the work in two days than it has done this site selected for the power station some association, Portland, June 22-28. winter in more than four weeks. distance lielow. The engineer esti Lewis and Clark Centennial exposi This dawdling ] olicy, this postpone mates that 5,000-horsepower will be ment of action, is what causes the real tion, Portlaand, June 1-October 15. developed, which, he thinks, will be alarm, and no member can understand sufficient for operating the entire sys w hat it means, unless it is that the de Only One Foot of Snow. tem of electric roads as planned at the lay is inspired by the speaker for the Canyon City—Although winter has present time. sole puropse of staving off action until fairly set in here, the snowfall is very it is too late to put through a river and light. The ground is hardly covered To Enlarge Brick Plant. harbor bill. If it is found that this in the lower valley, while the depth in Eugene —After a year or more of policy of delay is continued, there is the mountains scarcely exceeds one apt to lie a general revolt of members foot. This is not considered a promis planning and experimenting, Messrs. from districts which are sorely in need ing feature of the season, for though Martin A Mack, who own the brick-L of money to continue the improvement* heavy falls of snow ntay come later, yard on Wallace butte, near this city, have finally completed arrangements of their waterways. they do not have the same opportunity to enlarge their plant to a great ex to freeze and harden, and melt too rap tent. They intend to put up a large idly in the spring. But as the surface building, a new mud mill to lie secur Asks Fee of «200,000. Newark, N. J., Jan. 7.—A fee of of the ground is but slightly frozen, the ed. and several other pieces of machin $200,000 for James Smith, Jr., for act moisture will mostly sink into the ery, which will make their plant com ing ns receiver for the United States ground. plete. The new plant will lie a great Shipbuilding company was asked of addition to Lane county. Bores for Artesian Water. Judge I-anning in the United States Baker City—W. L. Vinson, manager District court here today. Counsel for Prize-Packed Fruit. tin* Sheldon reorganization committee of the Emma mine, a few miles east of lax Grande —The Oregonian Produce oppoeed the application, and said that this, city, has la-gun to Imre an artesian the sum demanded was exhorbitant. well to obtain water for t^e mine. coni]>any, of lai Grande, has lieen awarded first honors by a committee of He said all the money Mr. Smith han The work is being watched with a great over 50 conimiMtion men and dealers in dled in the receivership was not more deal of interest by a number of people Ban Francisco, for the beet packed than $1,125,000. The credit for the who own land in the vicinity of the fruit, competing with Colorado, Cali resurrection of the company, he sa d, mine. If Mr. Vinson succeeds in pro fornia, Washington ami Idaho. A. A. is due to the reorganization committee.. curing water it will demonstrate the Gust, manager of the company in thii fact that perhaps other land can be brought under cultivation by boring city, lias just returned from San Fran New Rusiian War Loan. cisco. Berlin, Jan. 7.—The prtwpcctna of wells fot irrigation the new Ruaman loan of $81,000,000 Year’s Work Shows Progress. Reserve Land Restored. w ill be issued tomorrow. Subscription Cottage Grove—The year that ha lints will lx* opened in Germany, Rus Oregon City—By the recent order of just passed finds the Bohemia minin sia and Holland January 12. The price the Interior department there is rein district in advance of the years tha of the issue in Germany w ill lie 95. stated for public entry substantially have gone by. There has been n The bankers’ syndicate han paid into the same acreage in the Cascade forest boom, but lots of good hard work th« the Russian treasury 90*^, These reserve that was withdrawn aliout one showed when the books were clotted • terms are considered hen* very favora year ago, pending an investigation by the end of the year The quantit ble for Russia, inasmuch ns the holders the department. Much of this land, and quality of the <>*ea a:«, itisfyit can demand redemption at par after having lieen restored to aettlement, to the owners. six years. will lie open to settlers within three months through the Oregon City land THE MARKETS. Another New Russian Loan. office. an- St. Petersburg. Jan. 7.—Official Wheat — Portland —- Read to Sweepatak«. nouncement of the issue of a new loan 85c; bluestem, 88390c; is published here for the first time. Cottage Grove—John Brund and Tacoma—Bluestem, The amount of the loan will la- $115,- Alex Lundberg have built 60(1 feet of Eggs—Oregon ranch, 28 750,00 bearing interest at 4*^ per road from the Sweei>stake group to a Butter—Fancy cr cont from January 1. The first call of point near the Vesuvius mine. When Hope—< IsoMr, 20« onnus will not be made earlier than completed the road will be two miles 1917. The whole loan will lie extin long and will lie of great advantage to Wool—Valley, lfffK guished in 1985. the Sweepstake locality. fon, 10317c; mohai Arbitration treaties lietween the United States and seven foreign coun- tries were made public b» lav by order of the senate. The countries making the conventions are: Great Britain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Ger many, Italy and Spain. The nomination of W. B. Crum, a negro, to I m - collector of customs for the port of Charleston, S.C., wan confirmed by hte senate. The house paaeed the forti ficai iena wick. The flagship of the Baltic »<|Uadron bill. Both houses adjourned until Mor.- in rvportol to have struck a rock and day. sunk. The czar's decision to continue the NOTHING FOR RIVERS. war cauacB great indignation and brings a revolution near. Small Chance of Congress Passing a The interstate commerce committee of the wnate is working on a hill to regulate freight rates. As a result of a collission on the latke Shore mad near Ang«dsa, N. Y-, eight passengers were injured. The continued internal strife in Santo Ikmiingo may necessitate the I'niteil States to step in and put a atop to it. Secretary Hay recommends that the naturalization 1 aws I m * ainemied so as to restrict many courts from granting pajiers. Although orders have not been is sued, it is p«Miitive that the Russian Balti«* squadron will return to Euro- pean waters. In an address liefore the American F«»rvstry congress the president declared we must make ami enforce laws that will protect the great forests of the United States. Russia scouts all talk of making peace. Tbe czar gave General Stoessel a free han«l at Port Arthur to do as he thought best. Mure chargee of land frauda impli- cate Idaho citizens, including Senator Heyburn, also Senator Clark, of Mon tana. ALL ARE BUYING CATTLE. A» A 1 I 4
