THE MOANING OEEGONTAN. FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1901.
LARGEST IN HISTORY
Washington Appropriations
.for State Government,
TOTAL WILL BE $25,00,000
Senate and Hocse Bills Differ ?S5,
OOO, Which In to Be Settled In Con
ferenceSchools "Were Center
of a Hot Fight.
OLYMPIA, "Wash., March 7. All day
long the struggle over the general appro
priation bill has been on In both houses
of the Legislature, and adjournment this
evening found each body with Us bill
passed, and all In readiness for the ap
pointment of a conference committee to
morrow. The conference will take at
least a day, and another day will prob
ably be exhausted in wrangling over the
conference report. The appropriations are
the heaviest in the history of the state.
Several times during the day the wiser
members of the two houses have felt
constrained to admonish their fellows con
cerning the wisdom of economy. The
Senate bill carries an aggregate of 52,
0S7.261, and the House bill $2,172,547 95. a
difference of $SS,2S6 95 in favor of the Sen
ate. The appropriation bill includes the
expenses of all state officers, and of the
state, educational, penal, charitable and
reformatory institutions. In this sum,
however, is not included the 5100,000 de
ficiency appropriations already made at
this session, the 5330,000 capltol appro
priation, the soldiers' monument appro
priation, nor any of the $25,000 private re
lief bills. Taken altogether, the appro
priations of this session will fooot up to
$2,500,000.
The principal struggle in the Senate
centered In the appropriations for the
three state normal schools and the uni
versity. The items of the various state
institutions, of a penal, reformatory and
charitable nature, were passed without
question, but when the University was
reached Senator Schofield made a motion
to reduce the maintenance agreed upon
by the committee on appropriations from
$150,000 to $125,000. Schofield supported his
motion in a somewhat lengthy speech, in
which he attacked the preparatory de
partment of the university, and declared
that it was unnecessary, and a reflection
on the dignity of a great institution of
learning such as the university Is sup
posed to be. He also puestioned the legal
status of the preparato'ry school. Preston
replied to Sshofleld, and showed that not
one of the pupils In the preparatory de
partment was a resident of the City of
Seattle, but that all of them were from
outside cities. Preston made an interest
ing speech on the university. Its work,
its aims and purposes. Schofield's mo
tion was lost without division.
"When the Ellensburg Normal School Item
was reached, Sharp moved to Increase the
maintenance fund from $30,000 to $37,500.
The. friends of the other normal schools
came to his assistance, and the motion
was carried. For a moment is looked a3
if a successful combination had been
formed, which would result in the raising
of all the normal school appropriations
This impression was heightened when
Hallett of Spokane moved to raise the
Cheney appropriation to a sum equal to
that of Ellensburg. Megler took the
floor, however, and made an earnest plea
for economy. He pointed out that the ap
propriation bill already exceeded $2,000,
000. while the estimated revenue .for the
next two years was only $1,800,000. Clapp
followed Megler and asserted that the
Democrats were endeavoring to have ap
propriations run up to the high water
mark in order to have campaign mater
ial for two years hence. These two
speeches so effectually broke the normal
school appropriation that Hallett's mo
tion was not only lost, but the vote for
Sharp's amendment was reconsidered, and
the Ellensburg appropriation put back at
its original figure.
Moultray and Biggs of "Whatcom en
deavored to have several items of their
normal school budget increased, but they
were voted down. Senator Hands sought
to secure $40.00 for a new building at the
School of Defective Youth, in Vancouver,
but was defeated. He will make a strong
effort to have it Included in the final con
ference report, and will have the support
of the Southwest. Senator Baker, of
Klickitat, moved to cut the Agricultural
College appropriation from $104,000 to $76.
CO0, but this was voted down. Andrews
sought to incorporate an item of $10,000
for the use of the Secretary of State in
sending out immigration literature, but
failed.
All this time the Senate had been in
committee of the whole with Senator
Tolman. of Spokane, in the chair. After
the bill had been threshed over all day,
it was discovered that but two amend
ments had been made to It These were
the insurance items of $1000 each for the
Reform School and the Soldiers' Home.
Otherwise the bill was left Just as It
came from the committee. The commit
tee of the whole arose, and the bill was
passed by the following vote:
Ayes Andrews, Angle. Baumeister,
Biggs, Clapp, Cornwall, Crow of Spokane
Crow of Whitman, Davis, Garber, Hall!
Hallett, Hamilton, Hammer. Hemrlch,
Land, Lecrone, Mantz, Megler, Moultray.
Noes Baker, Rands, Schofield, Sharp,
Warburton.
Absent Reser, Ruth, Tolman.
The bill was ordered transmitted to the
House at once.
In the HouKe.
The House Increased the bill as orig
inally recommended by Its appropriations
committee $215.865 95. Of that sum. $181,
178 95 was added today and the remainder
yesterday afterhoon. The chief additions
today included SS9.750 for the maintenance '
of fish hatcheries and $35,000 for state
printing. As pissed, the bill does not
provide for the expenses of the office of
Dairy and Food Commissioner; Railway
and Factory Inspector; the printing of
the indexed Senate journal nor the trans
portation of convicts and insane persons.
The big fight of the day wis over an
appropriation of $305,000 for the State Uni
versity at Seattle, $125,000 of which is for
new buildings. This amount was recom
mended by the committee and finally ac
cepted by the House. If the bill for the
sale of the old university site at Seattle
becomes a law, the $125,000 for new build
ings will not come out of the general ap
propriation fund, as the sum secured
from the sale goes into a permanent Im
provement fund for the institution. The
friends of the university won by a de
cisive vote. Pierce County led the fight
against' the State University, and de
manded that the amounts recommended
by the committee be materially decreased.
Easterday, Tork and others, of the
Pierce County delegation, attacked the
preparatory school, asserting that It was
contrary,- to law, and charged that, if
abolished, new buildings would not be
necessary. ' Lewis, Tucker, Dawes and
Rawson, of King County's delegation;
Gunderson of Mason, Falknor of Thurs
ton, and Chairman "Wilson, of the appro
priation committee, supported the appro
priation. A number of amendments looking to a
reduction of the appropriations allowed
by the committee were offered and voted
down. The majority of the Democrats did
not vote. A feature of the afternoon ses
sion was a speech by Bishop of Jeffer-.
son, to ',the effect that the Republicans
had been turned out of the Legislature
four years ago because of their extrava
gance, and he charged the members of
the 'present House to guard the state cof
fers this time, lest the people of the state
administer a similar political dose two
years hence. The appropriations right
down the line, he said, were too high,
and should be cut. Bishop was answered
by Falrchlld of "Whatcom, who said
many increased appropriations at this
session were brought about by the grow
ing needs of the state. There were more
convicts in the penitentiary, more inmates
in the asylums. School for Defective
Youth and Soldiers' Home; the number of
students at the various Institutions of
learning had greatly Increased, and It was
essential that the present Legislature pro
vide for the up-to-date needs of the stae.
"I am perfectly willing," he declared, "to
go before the people two years hence and
admit that I vpted at this session for the
proper maintenance of state institutions,
and particularly for those where our chil
dren are educated."
Falknor of Thurston spoke along a simi
lar line, declaring that he did not fear
that he would suffer for votes by standing
up for the crying needs of the state insti
tutions. The bill passed by a vote of -45 to 23.
with six absent. Seventeen Republicans
voted against the bill, and six Democrats
for it. Following is the detailed vote:
Ayes Allen, Andrews, Barclay, Barron,
Brown of "Whatcom, Burch, Bush, Corn
stock, Conway, Corey, Dawes, Durham.
Earles. Erllch, Falrchlld, Falknor, Fergu
son, Gorham, Gunderson, Harrison. Ingra
ham. Jones, Kimball, Lewis. McCoy, Mc
Nlcol. Merrill, Miles, Nesbltt. Phllbrlck,
Ralne, Rawson, Rich, Rlnes, Sims, Starr,
Stocking. Thompson, Tucker, Ulmer, "Wa
ters, Williams, Wilson, Mr. Speaker 15.
Noes Badger. Barkhuff, Bishop, Bost
wlck, Bowne, Brltton, Brown of Spokane,
Buck. Cameron, Chalmers, Chrisman,
Copeland, Corliss, Dow, Geyer, Goodwin,
Hastings, Howell, Johnson, Lawall, Mi
lam, Moore, Morgan, O'Brien, Puckett,
Rosenhaupt, Shaw, White, York 29.
Absent Anderson, Davis, Easterday,
Jerard, Merritt, Miller 6.
IX THE HOUSE.
Office of OH Inspector Created Of
ficials Cin Still Accept Panneti.
OLYMPIA Wash., March 7. The House
today decided to employ Harry Carroll, of
Seattle, as reading clerk during the last
five days of the session. Carroll has
served in that capacity curing a number
of sessions, and is regarded as a splendid
man for the position, and will be able
greatly to facilitate the work of the
House.
The House this afternoon passed the fol
lowing bills:
Senate bill 16G, by Preston, giving public
libraries greater power, by enabling them
properly to take care of gifts, endow
ments, etc.; substitute for Senate bill No.
S2, by the committee on labor and labor
statistics, for the examination of horse
shotrs; substitute for Senate bill 70, by the
committee on labor and labor statistics,
fixing the 10 hours as a day's work for
female employes.
Senate bill 156, by Stewart, providing
that National and state holidays shall be
school holidays, was Indefinitely post
poned. The House held a night session and
passed several bills, Including one provid
ing for the state Inspection of oils and
creating the office of State Oil Inspector.
An effort was made indefinitely to post
pone the bill prohibiting the acceptance
of free passes by public officials, but It
failed, and the bill was ordered engrossed.
A bill aiming to prohibit the use of fish
traps on Puget Sound south of a given
line near the northern boundary of Kit
sap County, failed of passage.
Gunderson's bill changing the code of
public instruction, the details of which
have been given in these columns, was
passed.
House memorial No. 11, by McCoy, urg
ing Congress to charge stockmen a small
fee for grazing privileges on forest re
serves, the money to be spent in building
roads through the reserves, was adopted.
House bill No. 54, by York, to more
definitely define the boundaries of Pierce
County, was Indefinitely postponed.
House bill 153, by Gunderson, amending
the food fish laws failed to pass.
CONGRESSIONAL APPORTION3IEXT.
Matter In Dead, an the Republicans
Cannot Get Together.
OLYMPIA, Wash., March 7. Congres
sional apportionment is dead. The com
mittee of the joint Republican caucus,
after canvassing the matter thoroughly
among the Republican members, has con
cluded that no agreement can be made
which will insure the solid Republican
support of any measure, and without an
absolute pledged agreement in advance
the bill could not pass over the Governor's
veto. It Is well known that the Gov
ernor would not approve any plan which
would Insure all three districts to the
Republicans.
Under ordinary circumstances it would
be supposed that any measure would re
ceive the solid support of the Republi
cans which would guarantee Republican
success In all three districts. Unfortu
nately, however, the political interests of
many counties conflict, and no plan thus
far suggested has met with anything like
unanimous approval of the Republicans.
No one now looks for the passage of an
apportionment bill.
The result of this Is that at the next
election Washington will be the only state
In the Union to elect three Congressmen-at-large.
Indefinitely Postponed.
OLYMPIA, Wrash., March 7. The bill
Introduced In the Senate by Crow of Spo
kane, raislnc the ace limit of ndmiceinn
into the Reform School from 16 to 18 years,
nas been indefinitely postponed on motion
of its author. As stated in The Orego
nian before, the bill was opposed by the
Superintendent of the Reform School, for
the reason that it would necessitate an
increase of almost 100 per cent in the
school facilities. It would also to a great
extent change the character of the school.
INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
Marshall Ahead of His Competitors
to Date.
MONTE CARLO. March 7. Play in the
final rounds of the International salta
tournament was resumed this morning,
the results being as follows: Marshali
beat Marco, Lentz beat Mieses, Henlg
beat Wlnawer. and "Weiss hent AHir
The four winners will play a tourney for
tne nrst tnree prizes, ana the four losers
for the remaining three prizes. The to
tals of all the completltors to date.
Played. Won. Lost.
Marshall 3 3 0
Henlg 4 3 1
Lentz 4 3 i
Weiss 4 3 i
Adler 3 2 1
Mieses 3 2 1
Marcos : 4 2 2
Winawer 3 2 1
Alapin 3 i
Blackburn 3 . l 2
Mason ,. 3 i 2
Tschigorln 3 1 2
Gunsburg 2 0 2
Janowskl z n 2
Schleve 0 0 0
Schlecbter 2 0 2
Suicide of a Catholic Priest.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 7. Despondent
over his recent discharge from the Du
luth diocese. Rev. Francis Budzyoski a
Roman Catholic priest, shot himself' in
the heart in a local hotel and died before
aid could reach him. He had on his per
son a letter froai Bishop McGoldrick. dis
pensing with his services. Two other let
ters were found, one addressed to his
brother in Elm.'ra, N. Y.. and the other
to a waitress in a local restaurant.
The King? leases His Horses.
LONDON, Match 7. The racing calen
dar today announces that King Edward
has leased Diamcnd Jubilee (the winner
of last year's De-by, 2000 guineas. New
market stakes, Ellipse stakes and St.
Leger stakes) and 12 other horses to the
Duke of Dovonshin.
BACKED BY THE TRUSTS
REAL PR03IOTERS OF THE SHIP
SUBSIDY BILL.
Hovr the Steel Combine "Would
Profit by the Law-Free Ships
the Corrective.
BOSTON, March 7. The New England
Free Trade League Issues the following
letter by Osborne Howes:
That what are termed trust Influences
are far reaching in their scope Is made
evident by recent experiences In Wash
ington respecting the Congressional stat
us of the Hanna-Palne Shipping Sub
sidy bill. It has been difficult for many
to account for the persistency with which
this bill has been pushed forward In the
face of a majority made up of hostile and
reluctant members, and at a session of
Congress too short to transact with, a
proper degree of consideration, even
necessary public business. The statement
made by Senator Frye in the Senate on
January 29th, that he proposed to keep
the Shipping bill to the front, and did not
Intend to yield further to any other bill,
not even an appropriation bill, unless the
Senate by a vote placed appropriation
bills ahead, gives evidence of a determi
nation to insist upon passing this mea
sure, an insistency which would not be
justified by the support, Individual, cor
porate or popular, which the measure has
publicly received.
The ostensible promoters of this mea
sure are a small number of Individuals;
their plan has not received the indorse
ment of any considerable number of the
large and influential commerlcal organ
zatlons of this country; it is opposed not
merely by Democratic public men and
newspapers, but by a large number of Re
publicans and by some of the most In
fluential of the Republican journals. Un
der such circumstances it is not easy to
understand how a project of this kind
should take precedence In Congress over
the Isthmian Canal bill or the constitu
tion of Cuba, measures wlhch have the
greatest national Importance.
An explanation Is found, however, when
It Is taken Into account that In addition
to the handful of shipowners and ship
builders who have appeared before the
Congressional committees, this Shipping
Subsidy bill has the effective, but un
ostentatious support of the great steel
manufacturing combinations for the rea
son that by means of It they hope to fore
stall the arousing of hostile public opin
ion against them, and at the same time
to make a better domestic market for
their products.
In a paper published In a recent number
of the Scientific American (Dec. 15th, 1900)
Mr. KScorge W. Dickie, a marine archi
tect, makes certain statements as to the
results of an inspection of the principal
British shipyards. He says:
"The tariff on steel plates and shapes
makes It possible for us to find the Brit
ish shipbuilder working Into his ships
American steel from Pittsburg, at a less
cost to him than English material, and at
a less cost than Is charged the Ameri
can shipbuilder for the same material In
Pittsburg. If the American steel man
ufacturer can meet the British steel man
ufacturer on equal terms In the British
shipyard, somehow It seems as If It might
be possible for an American shipbuilder
to get his steel material as cheap as the
British shipbuilder gets his."
In the Monthly Summary of Commerce
and Finance of the United States for" Au
gust, 1900, prepared by the Bureau of
Statistics of the Treasury Department,
the statement is made:
"The progress of work on shipbuilding
In the United States has largely been re
tarded because makers of steel materials
require a higher price from the American
consumers than they did from the for
eign consumers for substantially similar
products. Tho natural limit to -such a
policy of maintaining a higher level of
prices for these materials at home than
abroad Is "found In the restriction of do
mestic construction and in the Import du
ty. If restriction of consumption at home
does not operate to prevent the short
sighted policy of discrimination against
domestic development of manufacturing
industries, the other contingent is more
or less sure to arise, namely, the demand
for a reduction of the tariff on unfinished
iron and steel in order to equalize the
opportunity of makers o fflnlshed prod
ucts In foreign markets. To this policy
the domestic consumer is usually ready
to lend himself, thus making a power
ful combination of interests to set limits
to the rise of domestic prices of Iron and
steel materials."
These same treasury reports Indicate
that month after month, for the last year,
we have been sending across the Atlantic
the steel plates required by English ship
builders, to the annual value of millions
of dollars, and during the greater part of
this time, as the statements just given
show, the price of steel plates sold to
American shipbuilders has been main
tained at a range far higher than that de
manded by American makers of steel
plates from their English shipbuilding
customers. These great American steel
combinations have been prepared to take
orders for, say, 10,000 tons of steel plates,
to be delivered at a foreign shipyard on
the Clyde or at Belfast at a lower price,
including the entire cost of transporta
tion, than they have been willing to name
to an American purchaser who wished to
buy similar plates, and who was willing
to take thorn loaded on the cars at the
steel works where they were made.
It Is obvious that a condition of affairs
such as this could not long be maintained.
There Is a wide-spread desire throughout
the country for the upbuilding of our mer
chant marine. We know that 40 years ago
we had a great merchant fleet, because at
that time cheap raw materials permitted
us to build vessels at a lower cost than
they could be built for In any other coun
try In the world. The pay of our ship
wrights was at that time much higher
than the pay of English and Dutch ship
carpenters, but their efficiency was so
much greater and the price of wood the
raw material was so much lower that
we found no difficulty in competing with
foreign constructors.
There is not the least doubt that sim
ilar results would follow In the line of
iron and steel construction, provided our
shipbuilders could regularly obtain this
raw matelral at the lower price which
their nearness to the source of supply
would Justify them in expecting. This,
however, is a concession which the steel
masters, who have combined together in
their control of the American market, are
not prepared to make; and yet, as Is
pointed out In the extract from the treas
ury report, which Is given above, it Is
evident that the American people are not
likely long, to remain passive under such
flagrant Instance of trust control through
the Instrumentality of the protective
tariff. If there were no tariff
on steel plates, there would be no mater
ial difference In the price of these article",
whether In an American or an English
or Scotch shipyard. All the advantage
that the American manufacturer of steel
plates would then have over a foreign
competitor In the United States market
would be found In the cost of
transporting English plates across the
Atlantic. Under such circumstances the
American shipbuilding Interest would
spring up and flourish. As It is the steel
trust, aided by the protective taiff, holds
up the American price and thus makes
shipbuilding, in those Instances where the
cost of material Is a controlling factor,
an exceedingly expensive operation In an
American shipyard. In this way It at the
same time prevents that revival of our
merchan marine which all Americans so
much desire.
This situation gives a clue to the power
ful Interests which are back of the Hanna.
Palne Subsidy bill. If the steel trust
continues to discriminate in this manner
against a domestic Industry, not only the
shipbuilders and ship merchants, but the
American people generally will be aroused
to the task of making a determined effort
to have this protective tariff eo far
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amended as to at least repeal the duty up
on steel plates, as It Is evident that this
is the chief barrier In the way of the res
toration of our merchant marine. If. on
the other hand, tho steel trust, acting
with the shipbuilders, can persuade the
Government of the United States to pay
a liberal bounty to all vessels built in
American shipyards then the shipbuilders
can afford to pay without grumbling to
the Representatives of the steel trust the
higher price that the latter demand for
the raw material out of which merchant
vessels are to be built. If an American
shipbuilder complains that the steel trust
Is charging him an extortionary price,
the representatives of the steel trust will
have a good and sufficient answer when
they say that this excessive charge Is
more than compensated for by the bounty
which American built shipping draws from
the United States Treasury. Even though
It may cost much more, and even though
It entails a large annual expenditure to
the American people, a merchant marine
of certain dimensions can and will be
built up by means of the bounty system,
and any trade feeling or popular Indig
nation against the exactions of the steel
trust will be, to quite a degree, allayed,
for the reason that there will not be, as
there otherwise would be, this potent ob
ject lesson In the form of a ruined mer
chant marine of the cost to our country
of establishing and maintaining a steel
monopoly.
There Is good reason for thinking that
tho tremendous Influences that have been
brought to play at the national capital In
forwarding this measure have been due
In no slight degree to the Interests above
named. It Is exceedingly difficult to have
even meritorious legislation enacted by
Congress: The barriers In the way of pos
itive action are numerous and potent, and
when a legislative project is strongly op
posed there are so many ways of prevent
ing action that the promoters of a mea
sure rarely think It desirable to push It
through in the face of a considerable
amount of resistance. An Illustration of
this Is found In the case of the oleomar
garine bill, which has an enormous sup
port among the farming classes, but
which has been side-tracked In the Senate
by the silent but effective opposition of a
comparatively few members. But the
Shipping Subsidy bill, which seemingly
has many more opponents, and relatively
few visible friends, has been pushed and
maintained with a pertinacity that can
only be accounted for on the ground that
enormously powerful Interests are at
work to secure Its passage.
It has been suggested that even If the
bill become a law, It will be possible to
at any time have It amended to the ex
tent of permitting all American citizens
to purchase foreign-built vessels and have
these given an American register, which
will permit them to be sailed under, the
American flag, with the understanding
that they are not to draw a cent of sub
sidy from the national treasury. This
would to a large degree neutralize the
benefit of the bounty to the steel trust,
for the reason that if, as Is now the case,
the trust sold Its steel plates In Europe
at a lower price than In the Unit
ed States, American ship merchants
would purchase vessels built on the other
side of the Atlantic, for the reason that
though these did not draw a subsidy they
could be. In consequence of their lower
cost, advantageously used In the general
carrying trade of the world.
The proposed subsidy is to be paid only
to those vessels engaged In American bus
iness, that is. carrying cargoes either to
or from the United States. But the bus
iness of general transportation all over
the world Is far greater than this re
stricted trade, and if pur merchant ma
rine, formed of low-cost foreign-built
ships, could be built up through employ
ment In this general trade. It would tend
to throw the entire subsidy system into
disrepute, and tend also to force the steel
trust, in order that our shipbuilders
could compete with foreign shipbuilders
to sell their steel plates at prices In some
way corresponding to those obtained In
the world's market.. Should the shipping
subsidy bill become a law, it will unde
servedly draw each year a large amount
of money from the public treasury, but
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this Is a relatively small matter com
pared with the repressive effect It will
have upon the healthy development of our
merchant marine, and the strength that It
will give to the position of the steel trust.
As a corrective, it will be necessary to
Insist on repealing the navigation laws.
So that those American merchants who
wish to engage In business, not for pol
itics or plunder, but for legitimate profit,
may be granted the opportunity, as the
German, Norwegian and English ship
merchants now are, to buy their shops in
the cheapest market wherever that may
be, and. having these placed under the
American flag, be further permitted to
employ them whenever they can find ad
vantageous business, with the possible
exception of the coastwise trade.
There has been a growing belief that
the Subsidy bill represents the repayment
to Republican campaign contributions,
and it Is much more likely that these con
tributions have been made by those rep
resenting the steel trust than that they
have been made by those Identified with,
any other industry. This combination
could afford to contribute large sums of
money to the party campaign fund; It is
in a position to grant or refuse largo
favors In the future, and that It has
backed up this measure and insisted upon
its adoption Is the most reasonable ex
planation for the Intense determination
of Senator Hanna and other prominent
Republican party managers to push it
through Congress.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CHANGES
Union 1'nclflc Interests to Be Repre
sented in the Directory.
NEW YORK, March 7. The Commercial
Advertiser today has the following:
"There is good reason to expect some
important changes In the board of direct
ors of the Southern Pacific Railroad with
in the next few days. "When the board
meets to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Director John D. Probst, it is
likely that other vacancies will be created
by resignations In order to .make places
for Union Pacific representatives. It is
expected that E. H. Harrlman, who Is
chairman of the Union Pacific board, will
have an Influential voice In reorganizing
the Southern Pacific board. President
Charles 11. Hays has been asked by tho
new owners of the Southern Pacific to
remain as the executive head of the sys
tem, and there is no expectation of any
material change In the executive staff of
the road. Considerable guessing has been
done regarding the probable successor of
H. E. Huntington as vice-president, but
nothing definite is konwn on that point.
"There Is a speciaf significance in the
change in the control of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company. Soon after Collis P.
Huntington died George J. Gould and his
friends undertook to make E. H. Harrl
man president of the Pacific Mall. In or
der to prevent this the Speyer and Hunt
ington Interests, then In control of the
Southern Pacific system. Induced the
Southern Pacific directors to buy the con
trol of the steamship company outright.
Now that both companies are controlled
by the Harrlman syndicate, the question
arises whether Mr. Gould's plan of making
Mr. Harrlman president will be carried
out."
MEETS O. It. & X. TERMS.
La Grande "Will Vacate Fourth
Street and Retain Cnr Shops.
LA GRANDE, Or.. March 7. The O. R.
&. N. shops will not be moved from La
Grande. . The vacation of Fourth street,
on which the matter hinged, will be ac
complished. The La Grande Light &
Power Company, which was the principal
aggressor In the Injunction suit instituted
to prevent the closing of the street, has
arrived at an agreement with the City
Council, and agreed to- withdraw the cult.
This Intelligence has been wired President
Mohler, and the company will proceed to
enlarge Its yard, and the reimbursement
of property-owners for their loss will be
a matter for subsequent action. It la
Philadelphia Dental College, of Philadelphia:
Degree, DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY
Northwestern University, of Illinois:
Degree, DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY
North Pacific Dental College, of Oregon:
Degree, DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY
Have .your teeth out In the morning,
and go home with new ones the same day
$ 1.00
uuiu rovYii j.uu
Silver Filling 50c
Ladies always in attendance. Hours: 8 to B; Sundays, 10 to 4,
Guarantee With All Work.
understood that the Council will adjust
all claims for damages and then look to
the railroad company for the amount, ac-
cording to the original agreement.
Southern's Xctv Coast Line.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 7. The
Southern Pacific Company today an
nounced that Its new coast line between
this city and Los Angeles will be opened
March 31. The new .line, which adds a
second route between the two cities, was
first projected about 20 years ago, but
engineering difficulties which have since
been overcome prevented Its completion
until this time. The road, which Is 4S1
miles long, following the trail used by
the Franciscan friars, passes nearly all
the Important mission's In the state, and
for 100 miles passes over the cliffs skirt
ing the Pacific Ocean. Nearly all the
through excursions over tho Sunset and
Ogden routes will pass over this line. A
fast limited train will make the trip by;
daylight between San Francisco and Los
Angeles.
Epworth Lengnc Rates.
CHICAGO. March 7. Rates for the Ep
worth League meeting, to be held in San
Francisco July IS to 21, are announced by
the Central Passenger Association lines
as follows: One fare for the round trip
from points In the territory of the asso
ciation to the various gateways of the
transcontinental roads, added to the bas
ing fares tendered therefrom, namely:
Cairo, 47 50; Chicago, 550; Hannibal, $47 50;
Peoria, ?4S; and St. Louis, 547 50.
The following arbltrarles have been
made: Tickets may be sold one way
through Portland or Puget Sound points
via the Shasta route or steamer at a
rate of 59 higher than the above. Tickets
to San Francisco, going via Ogden and
returning via Los Angeles, and Ogden, at
a rate of 513 50 higher than those named
above.
Prosperity of the Southwest.
KANSAS CITY, March 7. George J.
Gould, on his trip of inspection of his
railway properties, left today with his
party for Coffeyville. Kan. It Is under
stood that President Gould will go to
Colorado and Omaha before returning
East. Talking to a newspaper man of his
trip through Texas, Mr. Gould said:
"I was amazed at the many changes
which have taken place In the Southwest
since my visit to that part of the country
nearly three years ago. The prosperity of
the Southwest Is marvelous, and I believe
the same statement will apply to the
"West generally. On every hand I saw
the material proofs of prosperity not
booms, but the solid, substantial pros
perity that lasts. The banks in even the
small towns In Texas and other South
western States are filled with money."
Will Forger Sentenced.
NEW YORK, March 7. Chauncey F.
Glover, a wealthy resident of Cutchogue,
L. I., was found guilty In the Supreme
Court of Suffolk County, today, on the
charge of forging a will purpqrtlng to be
that of his father. Glover was sentenced
to four years and four months In prison.
He fell In a faint as the Judge passed
sentence upon him.
Murdered Her Hnsbanu.
TOPEKA. Kan., March 7. Mrs. Myrtle
Webster Is at the County Jail charged
with killing her husband, Norman Web
ster, this morning. A razor was the
weapon used, and Mr. Webster's throat
was cut from ear to ear. No motive Is
known for the deed. Mrs. Webster Is
thought to be Insane.
.
Xellle Allen's Mother Arrested.
KNOBNOSTER, Mo.. March 7. Mrs.
Ellen Allen, mother of Nellie Allen, the
17-year-old girl whose dead body was
found In the street here Tuesday night,
was taken Into custody today, charged
with being an accessory In the murder of
her daughter. Yesterday, Henry Wisely,
a negro, was arrested for the murder
K DENTAL PARLORS
$10.00
$ 5.00
FOURTH & MORRISON
PORTLAND
i on the strength of testimony given by
j Mrs. Allen before the Coroner's jury. It
I Is believed that the girl was suffocated m
J the Allen home and the body placed In
me street oy tne murderers.
Prize Money for De-ivey.
WASHINGTON. March 7. The Treasury
Department today issued a warrant in fa
vor of Admiral George Dewey for 59570,
on acount of prize money found to bo
due him from the Court of Claims for
the destruction of the Spanish fleet In,
Manila harbor. May 1, 1S38.
AT THE HOTELS.
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Will E Rapson.Seattl
A A XV Bier. Cal
G A Evans. Spokane
Mrs G W Evans, do
Miss Evans, do
Balllngton Booth. The
Volunteers, X Y Cy
J J Hepple. do
Geo P AVells. San Fr
D E Kerr. San Fr
T B Ford. Eugeno
J B Reed. San Fr
Lee XV Irwlne. River-
dale. Cal
Mrs K R Hanley. La
Grande
H Jones. Dayton, Wn
Mrs S P Garrlgus.
Heppner, Or
H B Parker, Astoria
E B Jones, Astoria
II Hobson. Spokane
J L Hollingshead.
Mitchell. Or
H E Currr. Bakpr r.v
John Tattam, Steven
son, Wash
J W Matlock, Heppnerj
v i .tiuiun. .Heppner
C F Lancing. Salem
D W Bowes, Salem
W Marklllar. Dallea
F Edwards. Dalles
Leland Ynune. Tnrin Or
J H Smith. Indp, Or
J J Schneider. De
troit. Kan
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Mrs A K Moses, do
A C Bunllck. eltv
IF H Cassels. Seattle
J H Sullivan. Wash
ington, D C
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Chas Butler. Pt Townoj
Hal At cooper, union
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THE IMPERIAL.
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W B Roberts. Spokane
II Jenson, Spokane
C F Houston. Astoria
Mrs Houston. Astoria
Mrs F XV Benson,
Roseburg
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R E McKlbbon.Seattle
M L Royce. Sumpter
B II Cavanaugh, St PI
Mrs Cavanaugh, St PI
Master Cavanaugh, do
J M HamhIII, do
T MIcholson, Ft Stvn
Mrs FIavl AMtnrIa
Mrs Wand. The Dalles
N H Webber, Eagla
Cliff
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M A Baker, McMlnnyl
M B Hendricks, do
H M Ren.ll. Th r-iM.
John Specht, Superior.
Wis
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Jas F Robinson. Eu
gene
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Miss Balldlng, Astoria!
F A Moore, Salem
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Fred A Payskow,
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A II Hill. Orriran
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coma
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J B Williamson,
Walter Lyon. Salem
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J v virtue. Leland
A M Cannon. Albany
Mrs Wilcox. Lnwtnn
R a Snow, San Fr
Mrs Snow, San Fr
H R Jackson. San Fr
D S W Harris. Eugene-
Master Snow, San Fr
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land
Mrs Barre. Tacoma
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Mrs J XV Smith. Wash
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Harry A Young, As
toria J H Schott, San Fr
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W G Cyrus, Astoria
Theo Miller,' Astoria
A R Foote & wife,
Westport
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Valley
R F McGee. Whatcom
H Barron. Whatcom
R. G Barnhart. McMin
A J Quigley. Deer Isl
R J Cooper. Oregon
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Cha Silver, city
IS P Chandler. Ortlng
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iNora Ahem, Vancouvr
Geo Rockey, Stella
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R E Darnell, Toledo
Harrv Scofleld. Sahh
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Angel
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J E Duecan. KtolI.T.
E B Montague. N Y
Geo Richardson. As-
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C Hoffman. Stella
J A Edwards, Stella
W C Jackgon & fy.
Walla. Walla
A Bowman. Newberg
G A Emerson, Houlton
w Kelly, iiouiton
G McCall. Houlton
Louis Neppach, West
port
It J Patterson, city
H RIcInl. city
IR G Barnhart, McMlnn
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H C Mansion, rltv
IRobt H Dray, Butte-
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Hotel BrnnxiTlck. Senttle.
European; flrst-class. Rates. 75c and up.
One block from depot. Restaurant next
door.
Tacoma Hotel. Tacoma.
American plan. Rates. $3 and up.
Donnelly Hotel, Tacoma.
European plan. Rates. COc and up.