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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY . 27, 1901. END OF REBELLION Wiidman Said It Was Prac tically in Sight. INTERVIEWED AT HONOLULU The Matter Will Solve Itel-If the InKHrsentB Can Be Kept Under Control Dnrine tke Halnr SeaaoB. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25. The last statement made for publication by Oon-sul-General Rounsevelle "Wiidman, -who lost his life In the wreck of the steamer Rio de Janeiro, is printed in the Hono lulu Republican of February 14, The Republican says: Among the more prominent passengers who are passing through Honolulu on the City of Rio de Janeiro, is Rounsevelle Wiidman, the present United States Consul-General at Hong Kong. Mr. "Wild man is returning to the States, "Just to see how things are looking after a four years' absence," as he expressed it. When asked concerning the situation In the Philippines, Mr. Wiidman said: "Before answering your question, let me say these words in a prefatory way. Our present Administration has acted most wisely in handling this matter. The Phil ippine question Is practically at an end. If our forces can keep the insurgents un der control during the rainy season, and I believe they can, the matter will solve Itself. The insurgents are being cut off from all external communication. They find it harder and harder to secure food stuffs. They long ago were prevented from receiving anything in the way of firearms. They have scarcely any pow der, and. In order to carry on their war fare, fill their shells with the heads of matches. The force generated by the detonation of this material Is of sufficient power to drive a ball through an Inch plank. Aguinaldo, I believe, is dead There Is considerable dispute as to this, but from indications I am inclined to believe that he is no more. General San dico, the chief of Aguinaldo's staff. Is trading on Aguinaldo's name. Sandlco is In a very unhappy light. It was he who Issued the proclamation to the Insurgents to kill all foreign women and children. We have the proclamation In his hand writing. He Is making threats over Aguinaldo's name, and seeking for peace, at the same time declaring that if terms aivantageous to the rebels were not made, the war -would be renewed with much more severity. "To prophesy the future of China," Mr. Wiidman continued, "Is a most difficult thing to do, but I may safely hazard this: China will be divided into five different kingdoms. China was originally five dis trict divisions, and to those It will again revert. There is absolutely no sympathy between the northern and the southern portions of the Flowery Kingdom. In the north, a Causaslan's life is never safe; in the south, he may travel with Impu nity." Judge Coffey today granted the applica tion of Mrs. Virginia Aldrlch for letters of administration upon the estate of her daughter, Mrs. Letltle Wiidman, who, with her husband. Consul-General Wild man and two children, was a victim of the Rio de Janeiro disaster. Mrs. Wild man's estate is valued at $10,000 and con sists of money and personal property. It is believed Mr. Wlldman's estate Is of about thf same value, and application for letters of administration thereon will be f.lrd by Mr. Wlldman's brother on his ar rival from New York, Thursday. DEPARTMENT STEAMER WRECKED The Newark Lost on Catendnanes Island. MANILA, Feb. 26. The steamer New ark, of the Quartermaster's Department, has been wrecked on Catanduanes Island. An epidemic of rinderpest exists In the "Visayan Islands. The disease first ap peared on Burias Island and spread thence to Ticlo and Masbate, and it Is now ap pearing on the Island of Panay. Twenty-five thousand cariboo have already died on Masbate Island. The natives are dependent upon the cariboo for agricul tural operations, and the disease has min imized rice planting and restricted the sugar crop, and much suffering is likely to ensue. Rigid quarantine measures have been adopted. A new party, called Conservative, is be ing organized. Colonel Blanco, a Macca bebe chief, is the leader of the movement The church element is Identified with the party. Generals MacArthur, Wheaton and Young reviewed the Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Regiments today. The troops presented a splendid appearance. General MacArthur's address was highly congratulatory. Captain Lowe, with a detachment of the Twenty-fifth Regiment, has captured a ladrone camp In the mountains of Neuva Eclja, and killed the leader, the noto rious Angel Miranda. Lieutenant Iewls, with a detachment of the Third Infantry, has had five skirmishes with the insur gents in the Pampanga swamps. The en emy was routed and 16 rifles were se cured. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. The steamer Newark, reported wrecked, undoubtedly is a small tug recently purchased at a cost of 15000 and used for the transportation of supplies in the Philippines. This is the only vessel of that name in the Quar termaster's Department. LAWS FOR BULACAPT. Commissioners Organize a Provin cial Government. GUGUINTO, Bulacan Province, P. L. Feb. 26. The United States Philippine Commission has arrived here from Ma nila, and has organized a provincial gov ernment for this province which, until recently, was v controlled by the insur gents. The Insurgent Colonel. Morels, is still operating with his band of 300 men in a portion of the province. Neverthe less, sentiments of peace and satisfaction with American sovereignty appear to be as rrevalent here as in the provinces in which governments have previously been organized. The party arrived here in Army wagons anJ native carts, and were driven to the military headquarters. As many natives ss could be crowded Into the hall were present ThB Presidente of the town wel comed the Commissioners, declaring that the people of the province which had been watered with the blood of Americans and Filipinos, earnestly hope for the oblitera tion of the marks of war, and for the establishment of a peaceful government guaranteeing personal liberty. Judge Taft responded. He said he rejoiced at the fact that the people of the Province of Bulacan no longer misunderstood the ob jects of the American Government, which solely was to secure for the people the blessings of civil liberty, and to develop their self-governing capacity. During the afternoon there was a big meeting In the chapel, and the bill applying the provin cial act to Bulacan was discussed. The discussion developed Into a contest between Bulacan and Malolos over the lo cation of the capltol. Bulacan has always been the capital, but Malolos is more cen tral. The advocates crowded in front of the Commissioners and argued largely in Tagal style. In contrast to the more mod erate manner of expression of the people of the northerly provinces. Some of the Malolos delegates were recently Insurgent officers. The Commissioners deferred de ciding whether to take a vote of the dele gates on the capital question. All other towns were represented, except Santa Isa bel, which is the insurgent center. The argument on the tax and salary questions indicated that Bulacan is fertile, and that the livestock has been decimated. Labor is scarce, on account of the Insurrection, and gambling was asserted to be the curse of the province. Judge Taft replied that the enforcement of the Spanish anti gambling laws depends largely on the people. He assured the delegates that the vast tracts in Bulacan belonging to the friars would not escape taxation. All tho business of the establishment of the gov ernment will be completed tomorrow. A banquet and dance were given tonight. The next province to be organized is Bataan, which will complete the organiza tion of governments In General Grant's district A Philippine Judge. CHICAGO, Feb. 26. A special to the News form Washington says: L. J. Carlock, a prominent attorney of Peoria, has been appointed Judge of the Court of First Instance In the Philip pines. The salary is $4500 to ?5500, accord ing to assignment which Is directed by Chairman Taft of the Philippine Com mission. Mr. Carlock is only 3S years of age. NOME CASE IN SUPREME COURT Receiver McKenzle Wants to Be Ad mitted to Ball. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. In the United States Supreme Court today Judge J. M. Wilson entered a motion for leave to file a petition for writs of certorarl and habeas corpus In the case of Alexander MacKenzIe, now under sentence of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the ninth circuit, to serve a year's Imprisonment in the Alameda County, California. Jail for contempt of that court in connection with proceedings connected with his receivership of certain mines in Alaska. The motion also Includes a pe tition to admit the prisoner to ball pend ing proceedings in tho Supreme Court The court took the matter under advise ment and it Is supposed that its decision will be rendered next Tuesday. The petition filed by Mr. Wilson recites the fact of Mr. McKenzie's appointment by Judge Noyes as receiver in the case of Melslng vs. Tournanzs, involving the ownership of rich mining property near Cape Nome, and the legal efforts which followed to have him discharged from that position. Especial reference is made to the appeal from Judge Noyes' court to the Circuit Court of Appeals and to the or der of Judge Morrow of the latter court In granting the appeal and Issuing a writ of supersedeas. It was out of McKenzie's alleged disobedience to this writ that the proceeding for contempt grew. McKenzle claims to have surrendered control of the mines over which he had been placed as receiver, but under orders from Judge Noyes, he transferred the gold taken out to the United States Marshal for the district McKenzle now claims that he Is ille gally restrained of his liberty "for the reason that the writs of supersedeas are void, and that the court of appeals neith er at the time the writs were Issued nor at any other time had Jurisdiction, and that there was no legal authority for the issuance of the writs." He asserts that at the time the writ was issued no appeal was pending in the case, and that even in case an appeal bad been taken, only the entire court and not Judge Morrow alone had authority to issue the writ Other points made are: That there can be no appeal from an in terlocutory order under the Alaskan code, and that the power to allow supersedeas in such cases is vested exclusively In the Alaskan court It Is also claimed there was an excess of authority. He also claims that the writ was never brought to his attention until after his arrest. In conclusion it Is urged that if the writ was void, McKenzle cannot be punished for its violation. Tfome Mining: Cases Argned. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26. United States Circuit Judges Gilbert Ross and Morrow sat as the United States Circuit Court of Appeals today and heard the ar gument of Charles Page in the Nome min ing cases entitled John J. Tournanzs vs. L. F. Melslng et al., MIkel J. Nackkela et aL, vs Herbert H. Webster and W. A. Kjellman vs. Henry Rogers. At the close of the argument the cases were submit ted. The point at Issue is whether the title in the mines Involved in the controversy vests in the original locator, who is an alien, or to his assignee, or to a citizen who located after the alien and before the alien made tho transfer to that third citizen. The Immediate facts in the case are that an alien made the first location, a citizen of the United States made the second lo cation on the same ground, and. after the second location had been made, the alien transferred his claim to another citizen of the United States. MEETING OF EDUCATORS. Convention et College and School Superintendents. CHICAGO. Feb. 26. Prominent educat ors from all parts of the United States are attending the annual convention of college and school superintendents of the National Educational Association, which opened today at University Hall, in the Fine Arts building. At each annual meet ing one subject is usually emphasized, and this year it will be "Manual Train ing." The convention was opened with an address by Superintendent E. G. Cooley on "Gospel of Work." He was followed by Howard J. Rogers, director of education. Paris exposition, in an ad dress entitled "Education at the Paris Exposition." At the conclusion of his address he was followed by a "discussion of simplified spelling," led by E. O. Valle. At the afternoon session the following ad dresses were delivered: Past and Fu ture Work of the Division of Superin tendence," Superintendent J. M. Green wood, Kansas City; "Historical Sketch of the Department" Dr. E. E. White, Co lumbus, O.; "Medical Inspection of Schools," Dr. W. S. Christopher. Chicago. Representatives of 14 universities, com posing the Association of American Uni versities, began their second annual meet ing in Haskell Hall, at the University of Chicago, today. The subjects to be dis cussed are concerned mainly with the work of the graduate schools. The ses sion was opened with a paper on "Migra tion Among Graduate Students," by Pro fessor Ira Remsen, of Johns Hopkins Uni versity. Among the representatives pres ent are: Leland Stanford, Vice-President J. C. Branner; University of California, Professor A. C. Luscher, Professor Irving Stringham. Pioneer English Inventor. New York Sun. Charles Sells, whose death is reported at the age of 79 years, was one of the pioneer engineers In England. He was the Inventor of the return piston-rod hori zontal marine engine, and much of the best marine work of the present day close ly follows his designs. He designed, probably, more marine engines for the Government of Great Britain and other nations, than any other man. He de signed and superintended the construc tion of the dredges for the Swan River, Naples, the Danish Government Copen hagen, Calcutta, Pern&mbuco, Adelaide and Amsterdam among others, and de signed the machinery for the mints of Constantinople. Bombay, Bogota, Colom bia, China, London, and many other places. Love is of the nature of a burning glass, which kept still In one place fireth; changed often, it doth nothing. UNITED STATES STEEL CAprrAiiizATiojr of morgan cor- PORATIOK WILL BE $1,100,000,000. Offers of Stoclc of the Several Com panies to Be Amalgamated Basis of Exchange. NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-J. P. Morgan this evening authorized the 'Associated Press to state that the capital Issue of the United States Steel Corporation would be 00.000,000 bonds, J400.000.000 of preferred stock and $400,000,000 of common stock. Asked as to the terms for exchange of the stock and bonds of the Carnegie company for the new securities, Mr. Mor gan intimated that this was a matter which concerned the stockholders and bondholders of the Carnegie company. As to the probability of the early issue of the syndicate circular Inviting subscriptions to the new securities, Mr. Morgan said that it would depend upon "tying up ends" which required time, and that no further statement was likely to be forthcoming Lo.Mn far a Coaling Station "Yu regarding the terms of the consolidation until the circular is issued. It is understood the following offers are to be made for stocks of the several companies named: Federal Steel preferred, 110 per cent of new preferred; Federal Steel common, 4 per cent of new pre ferred and 107 per cent of new com mon; American Steel & Wire preferred. 117 per cent in new preferred; Amer ican Steel & Wire Common, 102 per cent of new common; National Tube preferred, 125 per cent of new preferred; National Tube common, 8.8 per cent of new pre ferred and 125 per cent of new common; National Steel preferred, 125 per cent of new common: National Steel common, 123 per cent of new common; American Tin Plate preferred, 125 per cent of new pre. f erred; American Tin Plate common. 125 per cent of new common; American Steel Hoop preferred, 100 per cent of new pre ferred; American Steel Hoop common, 100 per cent of new common; American Sheet Steel preferred, 100 per cent of new pre ferred; American Sheet Steel common, 100 per cent of new common. As to the stocks of the last four companies, the aggregate amount of stock so to be of fered will be arranged with the principal stockholders of those companies who have requested the distribution of such amount among the four companies to be made In the manner stated. According to the allotments stated, the old stocks of the existing companies will exchange for the stocks of the new cor poration as follows, par values being given In every case: American Steel & Wire, $40,000,000 preferred for $47,000,000 of new preferred; $50,000,000 common for $S1,250,0 of new common; Federal Steel, $53,260,900 preferred for J58.5S6.990 of new preferred; $46,454,300 common for $1,859,372 of new preferred and $19,970,622 of new common; National Tube, $40,000,000 preferred for $50,000,000 of new preferred; $40,000,000 com mon for $3,520,000 of new preferred, and $50,000,000 of new common; National Steel, $27,009,000 preferred for $33,750,000 of new preferred; $32,000,000 common for $40,000,000 of new common; American Tin Plate, $18, 325,000 preferred for $22,906,250 of new pre ferred, $25,000,000 common for $5,600,000 new preferred, and $35 000,000 of new common; American Hoop, $14,000,000 preferred for $14,003,000 new preferred; $19,000,000 com mon for $19,000,000 of new common; Am erican Sheet Steel, $24,500,000 preferred for $24,500,000 of new preferred; $24,500,000 com mon for $24,500,000 of new common. These allotments absorb a total of $261,722,612 of new preferred stock and a total of $269, 720,022 of new common stock. "Undervrritinfc Syndicate. PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. 26. The Pitts burg Dispatch says: ".An underwriting syndicate of insiders, with $100,00000 will secure the 'cream of the big deal for the organization of the United Btate Iteal Corporation. This In fonr&tida ecxaes from FIttsburgers inter ested la the negotiations. J. Plerpont Morgan wifl recelre 51,800,000 for perfect ing the arrangement and it is said pos itively That the Carnegie Company will not receive t amounts the stockholders are credited with obtaining for their great properties. It Is stated that the propo sition of Mr. Morgan is to permit the 'In siders' tho directors of the various com panies to be Included, except the Car negie company to subscribe to the cap ital of the underwriting syndicate, which has been placed at $100,000,000. This capitalization was based on the earnings of all of the plants to be taken Into the combination and it is the Intention of the underwriting syndicate, of which Mr. Morgan will be the head, to guarantee tho operation of the plants for one year from the organization. At the end of that time there will be a division made to the underwriting subscribers who, It Is esti mated, will receive as their share about three to one In stock at par and what ever Is left of the underwriting capital." Telegraphic Brevities. The Window block, Minneapolis, was burned. Loss, $100,000. No decision has been reached respecting the date for King Edward's coronation. The Copenhagen municipality has given notice of the Issue of a communal loan of 20.000.000 kroner. The robbery of $10,000 worth of jewelry from the Hotel Savoy, New York, was committed by a bell boy. There have been SOO deaths in Bombay during the past two days. Of this num ber, 400 were due to the plague. Al Cowen, a maniac, was arrested In 4d TfW feiflfe Denver, on suspicion of being the man who has been terrorizing women there. The Centennial Bank, of Ashley, Wis., closed its doors. No statement la obtain able. The bank carried $36,000 deposits. Fire, caused by crossed wires, damaged the Cordova Hotel, at Memphis, to the ex tent of 510,000. The occupants escaped. This morning the Postofflce Department will destroy about 54,000 postal cards which belonged to the Republic of Hawaii. Minister Conger has been invited to be the guest of the Hamilton Club, Chicago, on April 9, which is celebrated by the club as Appomattox day. The posse searching for Bill Fain, who aided In the murder of Mrs. John Burns, has him surrounded south of Yuma, and will starve or burn him out Mrs. Maggie Delthorn threw her two children Into the Monogahela River, at Pittsburg. She had been under religious excitement for several weeks. The conflict between Haytlans and Do minicans, on the northern frontier of Hayti, was caused by the occupation by Haytien troops of some territory in dis pute. Albert Patrick, charged with forging the name of William Marsh Rice will be ad mitted to ball In the sum of $10,000. The cash has been deposited with the New Can't Dump Your Coal Hire, Uncle!" Chicago Record. York City Chamberlain by friends of Pat rick. Prince George, Commissioner General of Crete, received from the foreign consuls the decision of the powers rejecting his proposal for the annexation of Crete to Greece. The California Assembly, by a tie vote, defeated a joint resolution asking the President to direct the removal of Dr. J. J. Klnyoun, quarantine officer at San Francisco. There is speculation in the livestock world as to the action which will be taken by the American Cattle Growers' Associa tion regarding the National Livestock As sociation. Last month Germany's Imports and ex ports decreased appreciably, as against the figures for the corresponding month last year. German coal exports alone fell off 121.135 tons. One thousand dollars in diamonds, jew elry and watches was wrested from a man within sight of a Chicago police station. The victim of the robbery was Marcus Stronz, a Jewelry salesman. J. A. Brady, of Chicago, has been super Intending the erection of the new palace of the Emperor of Japan, at Toklo. It will be 10 years before the building is fin ished. The structure is 260 feet by 400 feet A British expedition, after making a march of 114 miles Into the Somalls coun try, was attacked at Sanassa, and lost 17 men killed. Including Lieutenant-Colonel Maitiand. The Somalls were beaten off, with the loss of 150 men killed. A decision has been rendered by the Su. preme Court at Trenton in a case of the Fidelity Trust Company, of Newark, against the City of Newark, sustaining an assessment for taxes by the city upon both the capital stock and surplus of the company. Winners at Tanforan were: Kenllworth,. Vohlcer, Choteau, Florlzar, Tola, Mountain" Dew; at Oakland, Elkarn. Moringa, Glen dennlng. Expedient, Norford, Hilary; at New Orleans, Little Duchess, Sue John son, J. T. Barnes, Strangest, Swordsman, Bohul General Joshua T. Chamberlain, ex-Governor of Maine, who has been traveling in Egypt for nearly four months. Is of the opinion that the Nile dam Is as won derful a piece of work as the pyramids, and that Its value, from a commercial poIntNof view, will be Inestimable. Colonial Secretary Chamberlain will give a dinner at his London house In honor of Adelbert Hay, late United States Consul at Pretoria. The affair will be in the na ture of a governmental expression of gratitude to Mr. Hay for his protection of British interests at Pretoria. February 9, 1S95, an unknown man was murderously assaulted in Vallejo, Cal., and died a week later. At the hospital he gave his name as E. C. Newell. Yester day Chief of Police Stanford received a letter from a law firm of New Bedford, Mass., which shows that the murdered man was heir to a big estate In that city. The Sanger Is to Be Developed. Another property operated by Superin tendent Romlg Is the old Sanger mine, near Eagleton. which was purchased last Fall. Within the past two weeks the pumps succeeded in clearing the mine of water, and now preparations are being made for development work. The Sanger, formerly owned by the T. C. Bradley es tate, of Milwaukee, has been Idle for hree or four years. It Is generally regardev a good property. The new company Is com posed largely of Washington capitalists. The Sanger Is one of the oldest mines of this region. Most of the ore Is free mill ing, the estimate of former work being that about 80 per cent of values were saved on the plates. A rumor has been heard that the mine was to be tapped by a long cross-cut from the Eagle Creek side of the hill, thus obviating the necessity of pumping, giving considerable sloping space overhead, doing away with the hoist, and bringing the ores out at a point where splendid water power foroperatlon of a mill and other machinery was to be had for the asking. The fact that the mine has been pumped out at considerable expense Indicates that the cross-cut Is not contemplated, for the present at least Af ter development work In the lower work ings has revealed a sufficient body of ore. It may be that the other method of working the property will be considered. WITHHELD FROM RECORD LESTZ MAD BECAUSE HIS SPEECH WAS NOT PRINTED. Created a Sensation in the Honse Irrigation Congressmen Were Voted Down. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. The House was the scene of a sensational incident late this afternoon, which threw that body Into a violent state of excitement For an hour the storm raged, ending ab ruptly, when an adjournment was taken, upon motion of Payne, the floor leader of the majority. Lentz (Dem. O.), who has created many sensations during his service In the House, stirred the Demo crats to a fever pitch by rising to a question of privilege, and alleging that a speech he had turned over to the public printing office, under general leave to print, had been withheld from the Record, and had been turned over to General Grosvenor (Rep. O.) by the Speaker. The nature of the speech was not developed during the events that followed, but It was learned that It was an attack upon Sen ator Hanna and the methods by which he was elected to the Senate. Earlier in the day a partial conference report on the Indian appropriation bill was agreed to and the bill was sent back to conference. The "Western members made an Ineffectual effort to accept the Senate amendment appropriating $100,000 for irrigation experiments on the Gila River, in Arizona, but they were de feated, 53 to 97. The conference report on the Naval bill was beaten on account of the Item creating assistant chiefs of bureau in the Navy Department. At tho opening the Senate bill to au thorize the Attorney-General, upon the request of the Secretary of the Interior, to appear In suits relative to school lands was passed. Sherman (Rep, N. Y.) presented a par tial conference report upon the Indian appropriation bill, which was agreed to. The House further Insisted upon Its dis agreement to the amendments still In Is sue, except the two Irrigation amendments placed on the bill by the Senate. , Little (Dem. Ark.) moved that tho House recede and concur in the first of the amendments, which appropriated $100, 000 for investigating the question of Irri gation by a dam across the Gila River near San Carlos, Ariz. Curtis (Rep. Kan.) opposed Little's motion. After further debate by Wilson (Dem. Ariz.), Mondell (Rep. Wyo.). Talbert (Dem. S. C), Shafroth (Dem. Colo.), Bell (Dem. Colo.), and Newlands (Dem. New), In fa vor of the motion, and H. C. Smith (Rep. Mich.) against It. Cannon closed the de bate In opposition, declaring that the purpose of the amendment was artfully to commit the Government to the legisla tion or arid lands. Little's motion was lost, 5S to 97. The bill was sent back to further conference. Dayton (Rep. W. Va.) then presented the second conference report upon the Naval appropriation bill. The report still left In view the Senate proposition foi the transfer of the Port Royal drydock to Charleston, the authorization of three submarine boats, and the promotion of petty officers to the rank of Ensigns. Dayton demanded the previous question on adoption of the report, but the demand was refused, 48 to 76. The old controversy between Admirals Sampson and Schley was made the subject of comment by Berry (Dem. Ky.), who said it still was the evident purpose of the Navy Department to confer the hlgh est honor upon the man who was "far thest away" at the battle of Santiago. He had read Admiral Sampson's alleged re cent letter to Secretary Long, as to the lnadvlsability of giving warrant officers In the Navy commissions on account of their lack of social refinement Berry said that Admiral Sampson, who had wrlt ter the letter, was of extremely humble origin himself, and whatever refinement he had. was due to his service in the American Navy. He contrasted Admiral Sampson's attitude toward the men of the Navy with Admiral Schley's action during the stress of battle in sending word to .those below that "all went well," and when the battle was over In saying that the victory belonged to the "men behind the guns." Sulzer (Rep. N. Y.) Indorsed everything Berry had said. The Incident ended there. The report was then voted down with out division. Hawley (Rep. Tex.) moved that the House recede and concur In the Senate amendment authorizing the con struction of four additional Holland submarine-boats, at a cost not to exceed $170,000 for each boat, and his motion was debated at some length. It was Interrupted by a rather sensa tional episode. Lentz rose to a question of privilege. He declared that under the general leave to print granted, some days ago, he had prepared a speech for the Record yesterday, which had not ap peared, and upon Inquiry today he had been informed that it had been withheld by the direction of the Speaker of the House, and that It was now In the hands of Grosvenor. He demanded to know by what authority It had been withheld out of the Record. The Speaker stated that his attention had been called to what was said to be a great abuse of the privileges of the House, the general leave to print and he had asked that the speech of the gen tleman be withheld until he had an op portunity to look it over. But the pres sure of public business had been such that he had not had time to do this, and within 20 minutes he had directed that it should go Into the Record. Subsequently If It appeared that the speech contained anything offensive or wrong. It could be corrected by the House. Lentz asserted that no living man could have known a word of what his speech contained until 9:30 o'clock last night, and L that, therefore, whoever told the chair what It was said to contain had falsified. The Speaker replied that the matter had been brought to his attention by a representative of the Government print ing office. Richardson, the minority leader, read the following: "Resolved, Tnat the Speak or of the House has no right to withhold from the Record the speech of any mem ber made under general leave to print" Cannon (Rep. III.) raised a point of or der against the resolution, but the Speak er held that It was In order. The Speaker added that he had no Intention of keeping Lentz's speech out of the Record, but had asked to have It held until he could look Into the representations which had been made to him. The House voted, 118 to 130, not to con sider the resolution. As soon as the result was announced Richardson offered as a matter of privilege affecting the Integrity of the House the following resolution: "Whereas. The speech of Lentz of Ohio, on the general deficiency bill, made in the House Wednesday last, February 20, has been withheld from publication in the Congressional Record, after the same was delivered to the public printer for publica tion by Lentz, and "Whereas, Said speech had been turned over to the Speaker of the House, who. It Is alleged, had delivered the same to a member of the House for some purpose to the House unknown, "Resolved, That such action Is hereby condemned by the House, and It Is hereby ordered that said speech be delivered forthwith to the public printer for publi cation in the Record." A scene of the wildest confusion fol lowed. Party feeling by this time was at fever heat A dozen members were on their feet clamoring for recognition. Payne, the Republican leader, sought to make a point of order that the considera tion of the conference report before the THOUSANDS HAVE Kill TROUBLE AND DON'T KNOW IT. . . I , Jj:; ijiuj tegh- SWAMP-ROOT, THE GREAT KIDNEY REMEDY. 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In taking Swamp-Root 7 House could not be Interrupted by such an Interruption, to which Richardson cried out that the matter was one of the highest privilege affecting the Integrity of the House. The Speaker ruled that the conference report, having been voted down, was not before the House, and that the resolution was in order. Again Lacey (Rep. la.) raised the question of consider ation. Members on each side were shout ing at each other across the aisle. Tho Speaker pounded vainly for order. GrosA'e nor and Wheeler (Dem. Ky.) were en gaged in a -nordy duel, but what they said could not be heard In the din and confu sion. At last, when order was restored, the Speaker ruled that the question of consideration could be raised against any proposition, and the vote was taken. Each side voted solidly, and the House refused to consider the resolution, 115 to 127. As soon as the result was announced Payne moved an adjournment. "I make a point that the motion Is dila tory," shouted Richardson. "The chair overrules the point," said the Speaker, blandly, as he put the ques tion. By a strict party vote, 115-101, the motion was carried, and at 6:05 o'clock the House adjourned. MUCH WORK AT SANGER MIXfE Mill "Will Be Operated as Soon as There Is Enough Ore to Justify. BAKER CITY, Or., Feb. 27. A large amount of development work Is being done on the Maxwell mine. In the Rock Creek district. The property Is owned by the Pierce Gold Mining Company, of Pen dleton. The mine has a good 10-starnp mill, but is not being operated, and will not be until development work has blocked out sufficient ore to Justify the work. There are 11 tunnels on the 17 claims In cluded In the property, aggregating much over a mile In length. Several of "he claims are patented and owned absolute ly. Tunnel No. 1 is 100 feet vertically , 'from the apex of the mountain, and No. 18, the. furthest down the mountain side, Is 1S0O feet vertically below the apex. "Walter M. Pierce, of Pendleton, Is presi dent of the company, James A. Howard vice-president, and J. K. Romlg secretary and superintendent. The property Is mainly owned by residents of Umatilla County. The eleven tunnels are on veins and completely open up the mine. The long est tunnel Is 1500 feet In length. Five parallel veins cross the property, two of which have been largely explored by the development work. In tunnels 1, 2, 3, and i 4 a good shoot of carbonated ore about , 2 feet wide has been exposed, the values In which have been reported to run from j iS to 520. In tunnel 14 two shoots of ore have been revealed. The first Is 1S5 feet long and values are said to run even higher on the average than tunnels Nos. 1, 2. 3. and 4. The width of the latter shoot Is reported to be from one to eight feet. The second shoot in No. 14 Is fur ther in the mountain, and at the present time Is Judged to be about 70 feet long, but the drift still shows no end. The latter shoot Is from two to eight feet wide, and is said to contain values rang ing from $S to $20. The ores found in the mine are base arsenical pyrites, with some galena. At certain points, in what is known as the contact vein, ore has been taken out that runs as high as $200. Besides the 10-stamp Hammond mill on the Maxwell property, there are four 4xS Frue vanners for concentrating. Nothing definite is given out by the company as to their future operations, but as nearly as can be learned, it is the purpose to start the mill about June. Development work has not abated because of the snow which falls rather deep in that portion of the' Rock Creek district near the sum- you afford natural help to Nature, for Swamp-Root Is the most perfect haiei and gentle aid to the kidnejs that is known to medical science. If your water, when allowed to remain undisturbed in a glass or bottle for 24 hours, forms a sediment or settling or has a cloudy appearance, It is cvilence that your kidneys and bladder need Imme diate attention. The famous new discovery, Swamp Root, has been tested In so many wajs, in hospital work, in private practice, among the helpless too poor to purchase relief, and has proved so successful In every case that a special arrangement has been made by which all readers of Tl e Oregonian who have not already tried it may have a sample bottle sent absoluteiy free by mail; also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and containing some of the thousands upon thousands of testi monial letters received from men anJ women who owe their good health, in fact their very lives, to the wonderful curative properties of Swamp-Root Be sure and mention The Portland Daily Or egonian when sending your address to Dr. Kilmer &. Co.. BInghamton, N. Y. If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need, you can purchase the regular fifty-cent and one dollar bottles at the drug stores everj where. mlt. All "Winter Superintendent Romig has had a force employed drifting and blocking out ore. Companionship of Father and Daughter. Ladies' Home Journal. "I am sure that your father knows you love him. Just as you take his affection for granted, but do you ever stop to think how little you have to say to him, day after day? How often do you fina yourself at his side on the plaza, or by the sitting room fire, really talking to him with the vivacity and interest you show Gertrude's father, for example? Sometimes he seems to want to talk, and ask questions to draw you out, but you answer so indlfferentjy and ilth so little desire to keep up the conversa tion that ho feels rebuffed and says no more. 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