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y'i- THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1902. i TO SEND CREW EAST Portland to Be Represented at St, Louis in 1903. ROWING CLUB PLANS ARE LAID Members and Hoard of Directors Fnvor Policy of Cnrefnlly Train ing Senior Onrnmcn for Ex position. Regatta. Portland -will be represented at the re gattas of the St. Louis Exposition of 1503 if hard work and Rood management count for anything. The members of the Portland Rowing Club are already bestir ring themselves in the matter, and to this end great care is to be used in selecting oarsmen this Summer. The bet of coach ing will be grven the candidates for the Senior crew, and every effort will be made to place four men in the club shell who can row In perfect form. Last year's Senior crew, while it had the elements of siieed, lost a great deal through poor form, but with proper coaching could be developed into a crew which would show up well with the best Eastern oarsmen. The board of directors of the Rowing Club discussed this plan of sending a crew East at their last meeting and is shaping the future rowing policy along this line. At St. Louis, all the first-class clubs of the country will be represented, and Portland, which has the only rowing club that fosters shell racing in the "Western part of the United Spates, should not fall to be represented. It is the individual opinion, of the members of the board, that no pains should be spared to accomplish this end. It is suggested that the 1903 Exposition at Portland should also have a gathering of oarsmen. The Northwest, including British Columbia, would take hold with a vim and San Francisco no doubt could be prevailed upon to get shells and send crews to compete. "With the aid of the Exposition, a large gath ering of Eastern crcwyj could be had. and such sport as the Northwest has never seen would be the result. This would be a splendid feature for the Exposition management to work up and they would receive the hearty co-operation of Portland oarsmen and also the North Pacific Association. The club has determined to hold a. smoker early In April, by which time the officials hope to have the clubhouse and boatfl In llrst-class shape,, the house thrown open to Inspection of members and their friends. It was also decided to furnish members, hereafter, with mem bership cards, as the club privileges have been used In the past by non-members anl members in poor standing. The win ning crews of past years are also to be asked to furnish the club with their photographs, which will be hung at the clubhouse for the enlightenment of com ing generations. Referring to the falling away of the clubs from strictly amateur standing one of th" members of the Portland Rowing Club board of directors stated, when asked the position of the club, that there was probably not a club in the "Wcht where a higher standard was insisted upon. No member but one has had the slightest tar.t of professionalism, and he was promptly dropped. As an example of what care was ued to keep this stand ard, -i recent instance was cited of a member who offered to row on a crew If 7 S du? were cancelled, and how the liotrd promptly sit down on the propo sition. Such etrlctpess and backbone in these degenerated times is refreshing. wants a chance: at kerns. AI Neill Asks for n Mntch If Kjuinbs Man DefcntK Trncey. The management of the Pastime Club Is In receipt of a letter from Al Neill. dated at San Francisco on January 29. Neill says that he has commenced train ing for his go with Donovan, which oc curs on February S, at Los Angeles, and feels confident of winning. He requests that he be given a chance at Ferns, should lie win over Trncey on February IS, and suggests 14S or 150 as the required weight. He says that many of the San Francisco sports believe that Tracey has a good chance to best Ferns at 142, as that Is the Australian's best weight. Rube Ferns and his trainer-manager. Jack Hanley. left Chicago Saturday even ing, and are due to arrive in Portland "Wednesday evening. Ferns, like Al Neill. has the happy faculty of always being In fair condition, and will resume active training immediately upon his arrival in this city. He will probably make hi h .ijquarters at the Mikado Hotel. Tom Tracey, who Is matched with Ferns, is Already training for the bout. He has been at work in the city for several days, r nd will go to the White House early this week, as he thinks there Is nothing l!ke pure country air and plenty of out door exercise. Martin Denny is training Tracey. and promises to have his charge in superb form. ' t . '-. 7 Clarence S. Gillespie, manager of Al "Welnig and Jack Ryan, writes from Brooklyn, N. Y.. asking for a match for Welnig with any of the leading middle weights on the Coast. Welnig recently defeated Jim Jeffords in three rounds, and is considered one of the best middle weights In the world. LEAGUE PROSPECTS IJRIGHT. President Lucas Predict Great Sen son for MYZ. W. H. Lucas, president of the Pacific Northwest Baseball League, returned on Saturday from Spokane, where he went last week to attend the annual business meeting of the league. When asked about the meeting and the baseball out look, Mr. Lucas replied: "Wo had a suc cessful meeting, and from the spirit man ifested by the delegates, we are going to have some excellent sport In the North west this year. I took no decided stand on the umpire question. It was the sense of the meeting that umpires be te lected from other states than Oregon, "Washington and Montana, and that local umpires be used only as substitutes. The only umpire selected as yet Is Elsworth Cunningham, who umpired In Chicago last year. He is an old pitcher, having played with Chicago and Louisville, and thoroughly understands the game. The other umpires will be chosen In the near future. "Tho Helena management has decided to come to Walla Walla for practice, and it is not unlikel that Butte will accept Pendleton's Invitation. Tacoma Is going to come to the front with a strong team, and prospects are excellent in all of the cities. I am confident that the season will be the best one that the Pacific Northwest has ever seen." Mr. Lucas is very busy looking after the preparations for the season, and Is working energetically for the success of the sport. He Is Impartially given credit for being one of the best baseball execu tives in the country, and under his guid ance, the season of 1902 ought to be a blue-ribbon event in the Northwest. PROSPECTS AT WHITMAN. Strong Baseball and Track Teams Will Be Pat In the Field. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Feb. 2. Bad weather does not admit of much outdoor work, but during two or three sunny days of last week Captain Brown had his base ball team on the diamond batting files and stopping' grounders. The team will be as strong as usual in field work and will show tip much stronger in batting this year than last. The batten will be Mar quis and Brown. The prospects of re: talnlng last year's pennant of Northwest championship are exceedingly good. Only four teams will be in the field this year, 1. e.. University of Washington, University of Idaho, Washington Agri cultural College and Whitman College. A series of three games will be played be tween each college. As for track work, prospects were never better, says Captain Walters. The team will be especially strong In weights, Zwlcher and Lewis being the best ma terial so far. Walters, the champion 440 yard sprinter of the Inland Empire, not having the opportunity of meeting the University of Washington last year, may be depended upon to give a good account of himself this season. Two years ago the University of Wash ington won the relay race over Whitman by less than one yard, but this year this event will be one of Whitman's strong est points, and If the University of Wash ington continues to hold the relay ban ner the Seattle athletes must discount all of their previous records. Walters, Palmer. Johnston, and Moore will prob ably compose Whitman's relay team. Kecs and Galloway will be up to their old form In vaulting. Washington Agri cultural College, University of Idaho and Whitman will probably hold a three-cornered meet at Walla Walla, early in May for the championship of the Inland Empire. The University of Washington will make a trip through the Eastern part- of the state late in May, and meet each team separately. Whitman will In all probability meet Pacific University and Oregon Agricul tural College in a three-cornered meet at Portland, som time In May. International Chen Cfinfrrei. MONTE CARLO, Feb. 2. The interna tional chess congress opened here this morning with a meeting of nil the com petitors In the International tournament to begin tomorrow. The committee an nounced the following 22 players, who have been accepted, to enter the contest: H. N. Pillsbury. F. J. Marshall. W. E. Napier. American: H. J. Blackburn. Janies Morti mer, Isador Gunsberg. James Mason. Rich ard Lechman. Great Britain; Adolph Al bln, D. Jannowski and S. Laubenhaus, France; Jacques Mlescs, Theodore Von Schven and Dr. Slegbert, Tarrasch, Ger many: George Marco, Geza Marocsy. Ig naz von Poplel. Carl Schlechter and S. Wolf, Austria-Hungary; L. R. Eisenbcrg, M. I. Tschigorln. Russia; A. Regglo. Italy. After agreeing upon a code of rules, the players wore asked to draw their numbers In order to fix the schedule for the whole tournament. The drawing resulted as fol lows: Marocsy, 1; Marshall, 2, and Wolf, Mleses, Schlechter, Jannowski. Popiel. Na pier, Elsenberg, Marco, Gunsberg. Lech mann. Mortimer, Regglo, Albln, Pillsbury, Tarrasch, Blackburn, Laubenhaus, Mason, Tschigorln and Schven, drew from 3 to 22, In the order named. All the games will be played according to the system, and there will be 21 rounds. Brighton Beach Purses. NEW YORK, Feb. 2. Secretary Mc Cully announced today the early closing purses which will be contested for at the meeting of the New York Trotting Asso ciation at Brighton Beach. August 11 to 16. He names five events for which prizes aggregating $30,000 will be given, as fol lows: The Bonner Memorial 2:12 class trotting for a purse of $10,000, horses to be named August 1 that were eligible March 1; the Hiram Woodruff 2:30 class trotting. $5000; the John H. Schultz, for 4-year-olds. 2:25 class trotting. &G00; the Metropolitan 2:20 class pacing. JTiOCO; the Brighton 2:10 class pacing, JofrjO. The en tries close on March 1. and the Brighton system of retiring a horse to the stable which fails to win one out of three heats will be adhered to. "Will Manngc Tacoma Team. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. 2. President John S. Baker announces that the Tacoma baseball club has signed Jay A. M. An drews, who playeel third base for Buffalo last year, to manage the Tacoma team. Terras satisfactory to both parties were arranged during the week. Andrews is now in Chicago, and will sign eight new men while there, three members of last season's Tacoma team being held. An drews is a graduate of Rush Medical Col lege, and an exceedingly fast ball player. His home Is at Washington, 111. McGovcrn In Confident. CINCINNATI, Feb. 2. Terry McGovern arrived tonight and, accompanied by his trainers and others, went direct to his training quarters. Terry expressed the fullest confidence In his condition and his success over Sullivan. Stnnford Men to Bowl. Members of the local Stanford Club are contemplating a" bowling contest .between the "frats" and the "barbs" of their or ganization. The contest will take place on the M. A. A. C. alleys some time this month. THE HONDO MINE EXPLOSION AH of the ICO Men "Worklnsr in It Arc Dead. SAN ANTONIO. Feb. 2. The latest In formation from the Hondo. Mexico, mine explosion shows It to be fully as serious as at first reported. There was a total of 1C0 miners at work In the mine when the explosion occurred, and all of them are deid. The majority of the victims are Mexicans and Chinamen, very few Amer icans having been at work In the mine. Every mule In the mine was killed, three dead oms being taken from the debris today. The work of clearing away the wreck In orde- to get to the bodies Is being rushed as rapidly as possible, but there Is no hope that any of the 1C0 men will be reached alive. The explosion oc curred in mine No. C, and was occasioned by striking a gas pocket. The mine Is the property of the Coa huila Coal Company, R. M. McKenny being superintendent. The loss to the owners of the mine is very heavy. Fire In a 'cw Mexican Mine. CERRILLOS. N. M.. Feb. 2. A fire at the Cook & White coal mine at Madrid, operated by the Colombo Fuel & Iron Company, caused the death of two Ital ians and did great damage to the prop erty. At last accounts the fire had burned to within SO feet of a chamber filled with gas. and should this point be reached, an explosion would follow that would wreck the property. All openings leading to the mine have been closed, the fans stopped and all available water turned Into the mine, which It Is expected will be flooded in three or four days. Aged Woman Burned to Death. SPANISH FORK, Utah, Feb. 2. Mrs. Mary Taylor, an aged woman, was burned to death at her home In this city last night. Passers-by noticed, smoke In the house, and, breaking In the door, found her sitting in a chair with her clothing entirely burned from her body. She lived but a few minutes after being found. Just how the accident happened is not known, as Mrs. Taylor was alone in the house at the time. Will Not RecoKnir.c Unions. HELENA. Mont., Feb. 2. The big West ern Montana lumber companies controllng the lumber output .of the western section of the state, amounting to millions or feet annually, have formed an organiza tion and adopted a resolution pledging themselves not to recognize any labor union. During the Winter the lumber jacks have organized a union, and it comprises In Its membership all of the men employed at the mills, numbering several thousand. At a recent meeting the union fixed the scale of wages for common labor at $2 50 for a day of nine hours. The rate heretofore paid has been $2 a day for 20 feoura. BRUTALITY OF THE POSSE DETECTIVES SHOAVED NO MERCV ON THE FUGITrVE RIDDLES. Ed's Death Was Caused by a Wonnd Inflicted by Himself Mrs. Sof- fcl's Condition Serious. BUTLER. Pa., Feb. 2. The terrible fate of the Biddies Is the sole topic of conver sation here today, and a curious throng ' of people have been defying the storm, j remaining about the jail entrance In vain i attempts to view the bodies of the dead murderers. A great deal of sympathy for j the boyri Is expressed, and not a few of the female portion of the crowd expressed a desire to see what manner of a man Ed Biddle was, that he should exert such a wonderful Influence over men, and par ticularly women. The jail doors were closed all day. and no one but the doc tors who attended the autopsy and the Coroner's jury got In. Even the reporters were excluded from the Inquest, which was held In the jail. The verdict of the jury Is that Ed Bid die came to his death by a revolver -hot fired from a revolver by himself, and that Jack Biddle met his death from a gun shot wound inflicted by the ofilccrs In the discharge of their lawful duty. Tht testimony taken at the Inquest was voluminous, and some parts of It quite sensational. The testimony given by Dep uty Sheriff Raincy Hoon reflected se verely on McGovcrn. one of the Pittsburg detectives. Describing the approach of the posse after the convicts hnd been shot and had fallen from the sleigh. Dep uty Hoon said: "McGovern and I walked up to them. Thev were both lying on their faces. 1 walked up first, and McGovern suore at me for it. He hit Jack on the back cf the head with the butt end of his W'nehes'cr when he wa-s on hl face. Then I turned Eel over on his back. I was the first to touch either of the men. and he was go ing to shoot them again. He -tepped back and shot Jack again, after he was on the ground. I turned Ed over, and he said: 'For God's sake, don't shoot again; let me die.' Mr. Holllday turned Jack over, who coaxed him not to abuse him, but to let him die." "The s'ugs that entered the arms and side of Jack Bidd!e were from the Fhot fired by McGovern. after he was lying face dov..nward on the snow, at close range?" "Yes. ' sir. I am sure of that. I was within a few feet." "Do you think the striking of Jack on the head with a gun had anything to do with the hastening of his death?" "I could not say. He could still speak." "Did he strike with considerable force?" "He hit him a good hard biff with the butt of the gun." An autopsy held on the Biddies this morning bore out the statement that the Biddies Intended to kill themselves rather than be taken alive. It disclosed thai Jack Biddle suffered from nine wounds, but, excepting tho one that penetrated tn. kidney, none of them would have been fatal. Ed's terrible suflciings wric caused by a bullet wound that struck him in the left breast. This wound he made himself. The powder marks are visible on the skin. Death was caused by hemor rhages, and the man suffered untold agony to the last breath. Another wound found on. his body was on the same side, but It did no damage. Both bullets found In Ed ward were 32-callber. and in the opinion of the doctors who held the autopsy there Is no doubt that he killed himself. The pastors of nearly all the churches in Butler today referred to the sensa tional capture of Mrs. Soffel and the Bid dies. Rev. Father Walsh, rector of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, who min istered to the Biddies In their dying hours, spoke touchlngly of them to the members of his congregation. He touched briefly on their statements given out, and said It was for every person to decide for him self as to the innocence or guilt of the men. When seen at his residence this afternoon Father Walsh said: "Besides the statements given out by the Biddle boys to the newspaper men and officers, both Ed and Jack Biddle made confession to me. Ed's was made on Friday night, and there was no one present but myself, and Jack, lying In the next cell. Jack did not confess until yes terday. Their confessions were full and complete in every particular, and they will never be revealed. "While ministering to them almost every hour after they were brought to jail, they often would talk to me of how they were wrongly accused of crimes. They denied positively that they killed Grocer Kahney In Mount Washington, and Ed told me In the most emphatic terms that he did not shoot Detective Patrick Fitzgerald. "The poor boys died like dogs, literally riddled with bullets, and some one should be held responsible for the Inhuman ac tion In shooting them when entirely help less, unarmed and unable to make the slightest defense." Rev. Samuel Cronln Wett. of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church. In his ser mon tonight criticized severely the woman, whom lie held responsible for the whole affair. He said: "The Biddies and Mrs. Soffel made a vain flight from Justice, and retribution swiftly came on them. The blindness and infatuation of this woman In leaving her husband and helpless little child for a gang of desperadoes Is the worst criminal act thus far In the history of the 20th century." Mrs. Soffel Is reported to be spitting blood tonight, and her condition is not considered favorable. STOLEN DIAMONDS RECOVERED. The Glendlve, Mont., Suspect Makes a Fall Confession. GLE-NDIVE, Mont., Feb. 2. Jerry Mc Carty, who was arrested on suspicion of being Implicated In the diamond robbery at Glendlve Sunday morning, January 19, when two trunks belonging to S. H. Clausen & Co., wholesale jewelry manu facturers, were taken from the Northern Pacific baggage room, broken open and set and unset diamonds to the value of from $10,000 to $13,000 stolen, last night confessed having committed the robbery to Sheriff John Kennedy, C. B. Batten, of the Northern Pacific secret service, and O. O. Randall, of the St. Paul Pinkerton agency, and this afternoon at 1:30 the Shcilff and his dtputy, Frank Watklns, and the two detectives boarded a special train, and In company with McCarty. went to Terry. 40 miles west of Glendlve, where McCarty had cache'd the diamonds. True to his word, he led the officers to where he had planted the jewels and they were recovered Intact. The cache was an excellent one, and had McCarty not shown the officers where It was. It would have baffled all search. Attempted to Lynch a Mnrdercr. CHESTER, Pa.. Feb. 2. Policeman Mark Allen was shot and killed last midnight by Albert West, a negro whom he had arrested for quarreling on the street with a colored woman. The negro shot Allen In the leg. and as he fell to the sidewalk fired two shots Into his body. West es caped, but was capturetl today, seven miles from here. When the officers with their prisoner reached the City Hall a crowd of 2000 persons met them with cries of "lynch him." "kill him!" The negro was hustled into the City Hall, and the big gate to the courtyard was barred. The gate was torn down and the mob rushed In with yells of "lynch him!" A platoon of police with drawn revolvers soon faced the crowd, which retired. A plan was made for a second onslaught, and It was necessary to place the leaders In custody, temporarily. In order to. eject the crowd. No Attempt on Woodward's Life. CASPER, Wyo., Feb. 2. Charles Wood ward was safely landed In Casper Jail today. There was much excitement, but no attempt at violence. Tbe jail was heavily guarded, as many believed an attempt would be made at lynching. Woodward denied that he was Implicated in the murder of Rlcker, and said he did not know about It until he was placed under arrest. The Sheriff stated that he had twice confessed. Woodward is 2S years of age. and was born In Dixon, III Shot In Self Defense. MATTEAWAN, W. Va., Feb. 2. R. li. Blankenshlp, a wealthy merchant of Do lorme, a small lumber station near here, shot and killed Robert Browning, a tim ber elealer. Blankcnshlp's pica Is self defense. The shooting occurred In the private office of Blankenshlp. when a dispute arose during the settlement of an account. Both men arc prominent. Blankenshlp is in jell. Investigation Proves It a Murder. NEW YuRK, Feb. 2. Investigation by the police today confirms the belief that the woman found dead In a Christie-street house last night, with her throat cut, was murdered and a knife placed In her hand afterward, to give the appearance of sui cide. The woman has been Identified as Mlnnl? Clark, 33 years old. who came here some time ago from St. Ootid, Minn. Too Weak to Re.tlst. BROCKWAYVILLE. Pa.. Feb. 2. Half naked and nearly starved. Thomas Mada lena and Bennlc Poll, the Ital!?ns wanted for the murder "of James Heekln. at Shawamut January 2, were brought to bay in the wood. near here las; night. They had had nothing to eat for four days, and were too weak to offer resist ance. BAD STORM IN THE EAST. IIlKh Wind and Low Temperature nt New York Cltj. NEW YORK. Feb. 2. A storm that has lreen prevalent all day In this, s-cction of tne country made itself maniiest in this city ana suburb.-, to the- great discomfort of all jKople who ventur.d out of doors. Cn top or a heavy fal. ui snow came rain, which turned the snow into slush ami macic swamps of low-ly.ng grounds. In the early afternoon the rain turned to snow, and a little later this condition dis appeared. In the face of a decided drop in temperature. This was accompanied by a gaie which, in expoted quarters, broke branches of trcer, blew away insecure boarding, tangled up wires and t,ent store signs flying -to the streets. One fatal.ty fiom a falling sign was reported here in the early evening. Tonight the tempera ture continues to drop. The Signal Bu icau predicts a fall to 10 degree above before the lowest mark is reached. Since sundown a gale has been blowing continuously at Sandy Hook, at times tne wind reaching the rate of over f0 miles an hour. The sea outside and in the New York lower bay is extremely rough. Tne steam pilot-boat New York, which Is used to any kind of weather, came in and an chored under tho lee of the Highlands. The electric-lighted buoys marking Ged ney channel and the Southwest Spit were extinguished tonight, owing to tbe heavy sea grounding the cables. On account or their Interruption the French line steamer L'Aquitaine, from Havre, and the Hamburg-American line steamer Phoenicia, from Hamburg and Boulogne, each car rying many passengers, were forced to anchor outside of the Sandy Hook bar, where they arc having a rough ride to night. The big new freighter Drechenfeld, bound to Savannah, was forced to anchor In Sandy Hook Bay, her captain not dar ing to risk putting to sea in the face of such a terrible wind and without guid ance from the channel lights. One ocean going tug with two coal barges was forced to anchor her tow under the lee of the Highlands, as she could make no head way against the gale and the barges were in danger of being blown seaward. Snow Drifting- at Buffalo. BUFFALO. Feb. 2. This city and West ern New York generally today experi enced the second big snow storm of the season. A 50-mile gale drifted the fine snow on railroad tracks between the huge banks thrown up .after last week's big snowfall. The street railway company has kept cars moving only by the con stant use of snow plows. In Western Pennsylvania. BROCKWAYVILLE. Pa.. Feb. 2. A terrific gale, considered the heaviest and most damaging snow and wind storm In the history of this section. Is raging to night, and this town is completely tied up. Passenger and freight trains on all roads arc blocked on account of heavy snowdrifts and driveways through the country districts. Worst of the "Winter. CORRY. Pa,. Feb. 2. The worst bliz zard of the Winter is raging in North western Pennsylvania tonight. The Penn sylvania train for Buffalo left three hours late, drawn by three engines, and may not get through. The road has three snow plows in use. Telegraph wires are working poorly, and the country roads are Impassable. In Nova Scotia. HALIFAX, N. S.. Feb. 2. A blizzard that promises to be the severest in years prevails throughout the provinces, hav ing been preceded by a wind of almost hurricane force. The new big steel ferry steamer Scotia broko from the moorings and crashed Into a pier, demolishing It. Damngre In Kentucky. OWENSBORO. Ivy., Feb. 2. The streets are still almost obstructed with ice and broken wires. The electric lignt plant has now one circuit only. The street-cars are not yet running. The damage to property here is estimated at over $KX),000. Fears for Fishing; Fleet. ST. JOHN'S, N. F., Feb. 2. It Is feared that some of the American Ashing ves sels, bound for Gloucester with cargoes or herring, were caught In last Thursday s gale. The gale Is said to be one of the worst 'for many years. In Central Xcw York. SYRACUSE. N. Y.. Feb. 2. The wind is blowing 2o miles an hour, and a heavy, wet snow is drifting badly 'In Syracuse and In Central New York. Street railway service is demoralized on some lines. Rail road trains are late. Montreal Railway Traffic Stopped. MONTREAL, Feb. 2. Montreal Is held tightly In the grasp of the worst otorm of the season that has driven the street railway companies practically out of busi ness. Many railway trains are snownounu. Vermont Iloadx InipuN.sable. BURLINGTON, Vt.. Feb. 2. During the past 24 hours seven inches of heavy snow has fallen. Railroad, telephone and street car systems are die-organized and country roads are practically impassable. Bllzznrd In Michigan. KALAMAZOO, Mich., Feb. 2. for nearly 24 hours a blizzard has been In progress here. Nearly a foot of snow has fallen, and it is drifting badly. Impeding railroad traffic. Cheeked the Ohio Flood. CINCINNATI. O., Feb. 2. All danger o: flood 1 nthe Ohio Valley has passed, the cold weather hav.ng checked the rise in the Ohio River, which Is now falling rap idly. Heavy Snowfall In Ohio. CLEVELAND. Feb. 2. Seven inches of snow fell In this city, beginning last mid night. Similar reports are received from Northern Ohio. Fierce Storm at Obwcro. OSWEGO, N. Y., Feb. 2,-rA fierce storm is raging here ..tonight. Wires have been badly damaged and trains delayed. LONG ON NORMAL SCHOOLS WASHINGTON PEOPLE THINK THEY HAVE TOO MANY. Few of, the GrntluatcM Put Their Training to Practical Use as Instructors. OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 2. The charges made by Professor J. H. Miller against the trustees of the Cheney Normal School Friday last have revived to some extent a question that has more or less been uppermost in the minds of educators and taxpayers In this state the existence of three such schools In a new state and the usefulness of them. It has been patent for several years to the people of Wasn lngton that the state Is long on normal schools. There Is one at Cheney, another at Lllensburg. and still another at What At Cheney there are about 170 s.u- 1 com dents enrolled, at Kllnsburg probably i:,o, ' and at Whatcom 200 altogether over CCJ In the three scnools. Notw.thsfand.ng tne annual expense of teaching these pros pective .teachers to tne state. It I? a f ct that not more than 50 per cent put treir training, to practical use as intru;tois in i the schools. The Cheney school costs not j !?S ,:i!l,l?$20-?).un,!;,.lK".-V' t..enaJiirs j about l0i. and the Wnntcom inst.iutun approximately $.d for tne sime period an aggregate tint , , : , question oi lUDin recrproc ty is h so i.kc- ti,o ; : C;' ra,.!;l to be Urban tl at length, as sc-.ne mem Ule 'fen,J?r.l 1 .lee bers on both sides of the House are anx- discuss. on amor. Legislature at each session. But as the schools have been establL-ued, there seemj no way out of it but to continue their operation. Tnere are a great many old-fashioned people who cling to the Idea that the normal i-chools of the state arc nothing but high schools for the commun.tlcs ui which they are located, the greater nun. ber of students attending coming iron those town? or from near-by local tic This fact has led to considerable opr.oal t!o:: to the schools In tho past, and has caused more than one of the Governors of this state to veto appropriations intended j for the schools. No less than thr e such appropriations have been cut out of the general appropriation bills in the past 10 or 11 years. Governor Mc Graw vetoed one such bill, and Governor Rogers two, and In one Instance the peo ple of the town in which one of the schools was located have had to come to the aid of the school financially to keep It going, fearing that If It was not kept run ning for any length of time the Legis lature might abolish it altogether. When Washington became a state a numher of prominent educators argued strenuously against the establishment of normal schools. They contended that a normal department should be established as an adjunct to the State University, and that this would suffice for at least 10 years. But at that time every section of the state was after an Institution, and j the major portion of them had to be ap peased The penitentiary was located at one point, the universltj- at another. th2 Agricultural College at still another, and In order to give them all a show It be came necessary to establish some more Institutions, and the Legislature went Into the normal school business. A determined fight was made to keep the number down to one. but it was unsuccessful. Two were established one at Cheney and the ota;r at Eilcnsburg. As If this were not enough, within four years still another was found ed and Whatcom was given Its slice of the pie. Now we have three normal schools, and at the last session of the Legislature there was an effort made to establish another In the southwestern por tion of the state. It is not likely, how ever, that a fourth normal school will soon be established in the state. They are getting to be too expensive a luxury, and the Legislature will likely pause and think before a fourth such Institution Is added to the list. CONVENTION OF PYTIIIANS. Interesting Lonjy Nlfrht Session at The Dallca. THE DALLES. Or., Feb. 2. The second annual district convention of Knights or Pythias, which opened here yesterday, closed this morning at 3 o'clock, after a most satisfactory and Interesting meeting. The long night session was made most Instructive and Interesting by the compet itive work, exemplification in the third rank, which was won by the Pendleton team, whose work was regarded as a re markably fine exhibition of precision and excellence. After this contest the Port land visitors gave an exhibition of third rank work, followed by a similar exhibi tion In old third-rank exemplification by The Dalles Lodge. A banquet was served at midnight. Prominent among the visit ing Knights were: Grand Chancellor J. II. Aitkin, of Huntington; Supreme Rep resentative W. M. Cake. T. McCaskerand Russell Sewell. of Portland; W. J. Fur nish. L. B. Recder and A. B. Thompson, of Pendleton; C. E. Markham. J. L. Hen derson, Janies Stranahan, J. H. Cradle haugh and G. W. Graham, of Hood River; E. P. Ash and J. F. Hendricks, of Cascade Locks; T. H. Johnston, of Dufur. Large delegations were also present from Wasco, Condon, Goldendale and Arling ton. MAY BE MARCONI SYSTEM. TcleRrnph Line to Dawnon Is Down Mnch of the Time. VANCOUVER. B. C. Feb. 2. W. F. Thompson, ex-proprietor of the Yukon Sun. Is leaving Vancouver for Ottawa and New -York to endeavor to perfect arrange ments for the use of the Marconi system in transmitting messages to Dawson. The government telegraph lino to Dawson is down so much of the time that Thompson declares It Is practically a failure, at least from a standpoint of carrying a press service to the Yukon. If after consulting with Marconi's agents, he can complete satisfactory arrangements, Thompson will return to Yukon In the Spring, and test the practicability of the system of trans mitting messages from Dawson to White Horse, distant in a direct line 2T0 miles. "If the practicability of this can be demon strated Thompson believes he can secure sufficient capital to Install the necessary equipment for the transmission of news to the Yukon from Ashcroft, B. C. A BOSSnURG MURDER. Body of White Man Found and In diana Are Snnpcctcd. BOSSBURG, Wash., Feb. 2. The body of Stephen Striebel was found lying be side the road two miles west of town at 6 P. M. today. A cut in the forehead In dicated foul play, suspicion being directed against Indians. The man had apparently been dead some hours when his body was discovered. Early this afternoon Striebel, in- com pany "with three Indians. Pete Beshet, Cultus Charlie and Charlie Hope, started In a sleigh for Cultus Charlie's home on the reservation. Striebel had been stay ing with the Indian. The Indians are said to have been drinking before they left here. Nothing was seeit of the party since they left until Strlebel's body was found beside the road. Olyinpln Depot Safe Robbed. OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 2 For the fifth time in four years the safe of the North ern Pacific depot in this city was blown open by burglars last night and the con tents taken. On three fomer occaslpns a CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of C&yffi&&t. considerable sum was taken. Last ni?ht only $20 was obtained. There Is no clew to the cracksmen. Drain Store Unrsrlarlzed DRAIN. Or., Feb. 2. The general mer chandise store of Kent Sz Bridges was burglarized some time last night, entrance 1-kr.lnr rnfnrw1 h- nrvlnn- nnfn tVif rnr door. Pocket-knives, razors, watches and jew- i elry of the probable value of $100 were I taken. No clew was left. Strike in a Shlnde 31111. COSMOPOLIS. Wash.. Feb. 2. The iniiubic-".... ... ..v ... ........ ....... , .. 7 ..." ' . .. " " discharged. xph" mrn nrp riinnmtr tne mills. INTERESTING WEEK IN HOUSE Tax Reduction Bill "Will Open U the Tariff Qae.stlou. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. This promises to he an Intenstinc week in the House. The oleomargarine bill lias been mae'e a special continuing order for tomorrow, and after it i.-. disposed of. which probably will be Tuesday, the bill for the repeal of the war revenue taxes will fo.low. While both sides are unanimous in favor of the repeal of these taxes, it is t':e in- tentlot. of the D. mocrats to open up the whole tarM st'on during the dcba.e on thJs bL, aa1 th,y w, msJte a stronK J ! light for ampie time for discussion The ious to define their positions. The majority and minority reports on the bill a- practical y conrpleted, tne purpose beirg to report the bill to tae Hous" ifler a meeting of the ways and mr-ins committee tomorrow. Cl'airrmn Payne's majority report was foreshad owed In his recent statement, wlun tie bill wns agreed upon. It deals -pin y with the facts pnd details of the reduction, which Is said to be the largest single re duction of taxation evtr tn'ide by a na- ! lien. The minority of the commlt'oe conferred m. torr.or tcday. and will meet at li A. tomorrow to sign the final dratt ot Us report. It will concur with tin ma jot.. y in supporting tax reduction, and 3io wl discuss the general subject of tariff re vision. The friends of th oleomargarine bill have no doubt pf its passage. TTvy re gard the vr.te on the adoption ot th : l special order last Friday as practically a test vote, 'me bill Is ptactically the old Grout bill. Imposing a tax of 10 cents a pound on products colored in imitation of butter, and makes retail deal rs who color olecrargarine subject to the same pen- j alties as the manufacture-rs. j The Senate's Proprrnn::ne. j ( For the most part the Senate will divide its time this week between the Philippine tariff bill arid the bill increasing the .al- ; aries of members of the Federal judiciary. The salary bill is In charge of Senator Hoar, and will be considered in the morn- ' Ing hour of the Senate each day until It Is disposed of. while the Philippine bill, which Is In the hands of Senator Lodge, will continue to have right of way as tne unfinished business after 2 o'clock of each day. The salary bill will be the nubjcct only .'if running debate, but a number of set' speeches will be made on the other measure. Among the Senators who will be ' heard during the week are Teller. Turner, Carmack and Culberson. It Is not prob able that the debate on the Philippine bill will be concluded this week. The friends of the judicial salary bill hope to conclude its consideration at a comparatively early day They say that aenaeor oa'nari s uiiiL-iiuiueiiL iuuicusiiib the salaries of Senators and members of ' Congress will be unceremoniously voted I down. Monday, Senator Hale, from the commit tee on appropriations, will report the urgent deficiency appropriation bill and ask to have it considered the following , at work makins arrangements for their day. The amendments to this bill provid- comInff and for the establishment or ing for the entertainment of Prince Henry , branches of the league. Mr. Redmond is and the expenses of this country Incident , a l)rotner of the Irish leader in Parlla to the coronation may lead to some dis- t mont and lg a meniber for East Clare. cussion, but no doubt Is entertained of the final favorable disposition of those items. Domestic and Forciprn Ports. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. tt. Sailed at 9 A. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, for San Fran cisco. Arrived down at S A. M. British ship Blackbraes. Arlved down at 10:30 4 -r TYvll.li h.rTrantlnA T7anfinM T nf It', T,rT-ii-. u, t C,... bury. Reported 'outside at 5:30 P. M.. a tramp steamer. Condition of the bar at - ...... ...j.,,1 -. ...... .,- 5:30 P. M., rough; wind, east; weather, " ' . i.nMannli?ah QniiT n f il 4 rS aS,F? r.ISh" SI; Pn M.-Steamer p Columb la and schooner En- core, for Portland; at 1:30 P. M. Steamer South Portland, for Columbia River; schooner Pearl, for Unga. Arrived steamer Empire, from Coos Bay; steamer Coronado, from Gray's Harbor. New York, Feb. 2. Arrived Kensington, from Antwerp and Southampton; L'Aqui taine. from Havre; Phoenicia, from Ham- &d y mSth Men, Young and This Is the oldest Private Medical Dispensary in the City of Portland, the first Medical Dispensary ever started in the city. Dr. Kessler. the o.d reliable "specialist, has been man ager of this Institution for 20 years, during which time thousands of cases have been cured, and no person was ever refused treatment. The St. Louis Dispensary has thousands of dollars In money and property, and able- financially to make its word good. Since Dr. Kessler started the St. Louis Dispensary, over 20 years ago, hundreds of traveling doctors have come to Portland, advertised their sure-cure ability in the papers, got what money they could from confid ing patient, then' left town. Dr. Kessler Is the only advertising spe cialist who can give references to all c'ascc. . You may ask bankers, mer chants, and all kinds of business men. Thej will tell you that Dr. Kessler is O. K. Lots of people com ing fiom the country deposit their money with him. No other specialist oa the Coast can give such reference as this old doctor. GOOD DOCTORS. Many doctors in country towns send patients to Dr. Kessler, because they know he is prepared to treat all kinds of private and chronic diseases. ptJ A r Diseases. This doctor guarantees to cure any case of Syphillls, r iivs-4 1 '-Gonorrhea. Gleet. Stricture cured, no difference how long stand ing. Spermatorrhea. Loss of Manhood or Night Emissions, cured perma nently. The habit of Self-Abuse effectually cured In a short time. YiUlfc-'G ?n"cira Your errors and follies of youth can be remedied, and this luuktu itiu.li gj (joQto,. wlji give you wholesome advice and cure you make you perfectly strong and healthy. You will be amazed at his success In curing Spermatorrhea, Seminal Losses, Nightly Emissions, and other ef fects. KIDNEY AND URINARY COMPLAINTS. Painful, difficult too frequent, milky or bloody urine, unnatural dis charges, carefu.ly treated and permanently cured. Piles, Rheumatism and Neura.gia treated by our new remedies, and cures guaranteed. Patients treated in any part of the country by his home system. Write full particulars, enclose ten 2c stamps, and we will answer you promptly. Hundreds treated at home who are unable to come to the city. Rv-'Afj TU'O Take a clear bottle at bedtime, and urinate in the bottle, set ii nu i i.iu aside and look at it In the morning. If tt is cloudy or has a cloudy settling In It, you have some kidney or bladder disease, and should be attended to before you get an Incurable disease, as hundreds die every year from Bright's disease of the kidneys. Address J. HENRI KESSLER, M. D., Portland, Oregon. St. Louis Medical and Surgical Dispensary. Enclose ten 2c stamps or no answer. 230t Yamhill Street. VIM, VIGOR, VITALITY FOR MEN yi. BISHOP PIIIS hare been in use orer fif t7 years br the leaden, elders. and their followers. Positively cures tho worst cases in olu and jounfr arising frcm pKcCts of itbasv, liiMipation. excesses, or citraretta-smokinjr. Cares Lest 3Ianaoel, X.oxt Powrr, VrI-oceIe. Atrophy, llj-droeele. Innomnis, was 1sIh In Back. !u Side, In Face, Nervosa Twltcfctnc. hbaky Tf 11 'ffrenabtlnn.lanae Back. Nervosa Drblilty, Headache, Unfitness pation. MtepsilervousTwltcXiinrorKTelffls. pnTTvJ Effects are immudiatn. Imi-.. . -Tiranii pntencvto.erery function. Don't o-sanv. aumuiiies m orain ana nerre centers, r r.w oenu a cr: it lor 8ii. or natl. A wrutn jmr antee. tn ru- or raonpy n'fundi'd. with lix boxo. Circulars tree. Addrccs BU'ion RrmoT rv Fur sale hi S. G. SKIDMORK & CO., Portland, Or. Saa Francisco, Cal. burg and Boulogne: Rhein, from Bremen; St. Louis, from Southampton and Cher bourc. Tacoma. Feb. 2. Arrived Steamer Santa Ana. from San Francisco. Sailed Steam er Neptune, for St. Vincent; ship Glen clven, for Queenstown. Cherbourg. Feb. 2. Sailed Steamer Phil adelphia, from Southampton, for New J "-. Malta. Feb. 2. Passed Steamer Athesla. from Yokohama, Shanghai. Hong Kons and Singapore, for New York. Hamburg. Feb. 2. Arrived previously Steamer Memphis, from Seattle. Tacoma and San Francisco, vla Valparaiso, St. Yncnt c X etc Shnnfrlmi F7h 1 rrlvoil nrovinnclv i S. earner Chlng Wo. from Glasgow and -" ...... ,-....- ., Liverpool, via Singapore and Hong Kong, for lokohama and Seattle. Suez. Feb. 2. Arrived Steamer Glenfar Ing, frcm Seattle and Tacoma, via Hiogo, Shanghai, etc., for London. Qucer.stown. Feb. 2. Sailed Lucanla, from Liverpool, for New York. Havre. Feb. 2. Sailed La Gascogne, for New York. NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON Rear . Admiral Hipr-j;Iiisous Fleet I.eaveji Cnlcbra. SAX JUAN PORTO RICO. Feb. 2. Tho fleet m command of Rear Admiral Hig giiwn. eom.-na'der-ln-chicf of the North At antic squadron, left Culebra Ishland today. C.l::nge in January. W-ASiUNG-ioN. Feb. 2. The month'y stattci'nt of the Director of the Milt shows tu total cninpw extent"' at tv2 in.nis- of the United States during tho month of Jnnu.-"": , 1902. to hac bevn $M 7.t,;i.". as follows: Gold 570"i o tj.iver 2.!: .7 Minor coins ISblO FR.-.NCH SAILOR DRCW3TE.J Fell OvcrlionrsI Frfi Hark at Oi I.- Do.-k. Two Fr''h sailer", narifd Leo Mesr-.er. tr' ( French bzrk IVu.t;1 rb. ; "-InT as sh' !ny eft" :h ore cf tr""n .' to b-ard t' 3 - 1 j-..k , 3 Oceinic do! . j ani ort m the darkness MtSoaer l. t h.s .jotln,;. f-!i overt - J sn I - s drciv. -n1. Senreh wps inac. for his bee . but It had net beci recovered at an ea v heur this morning. The other jr.i.r g: -o the alarm. Call Von Billow a Quack. BERLIN. Feb. 2. The note of the Gov ernment to the North German Gazette, warning tariff ci.trmi ts agai..st 'r.dun-rorln- thr tariff Lid uy i is-stlnr- -pon a further Increase in duties, is regarded hero as of the highest import. The Ministry is apparently determined to let the bill fall rather than to see it- 'nrde more pro nouncedly Agrarian. Tho Liberal presa re&ards the article in the North 'lerman, Gazette as a pergonal oronunciamentcj from the Imperial Chancellor, Count Von. Bulow. The Agrarians- receive this ar ticle with defiance, saying. "Very well; let the bill fail rather than accept it In Its present form." The Agrarian League yesterday made a. coarse pi.donal attack upon Count Von Bulow, saying in a circular: "It is shrewd er to xdo nothing against the disease until skillful physician arrives, than to let j a quack botch things." j . JrMi Lentne Envoys comlnjr. NEW YORK, Feb. 2. The delegates ot the United Irish League, W. H. K. Red- j mend, M. P.. and Joseph Devlin, president i of the league s directorate In Belfast, who are now on the Atlantic in the steamer Cymric, due here Thursday next, will be ! warmly received. Various committees are Mr. JJevlln is one of the leaders of the Nationalist movement In Ulster. His fel low townsmen In this city have appointed a committee to welcome him. and a dinner In his honor will be given during his stay In the United States. w. C. Whitney Will Retire. I NEW YORK. Feb. 2.-W. C. Whitney. financier and ex-Secretory of the Navy.' f"r ab0t & y?arsf offrffr-pe1ach,?fnl tlvlty in the world of affairs, has decided ., , w , ,,.- r -n-i.i..,. to retire from business lite. Mr. Whitney said he had shifted the burden of his manv I interests to the shoulders of younger men. intimated that he could not bo ' . . . , n.t i tempted to enter politics again. Record Price for Silver Ore. MONTEREY. Mex.. Feb. 2. A record, price for silver ore was paid yesterday, when CO tons brought $SOO.C0O. The ore U exceptionally high grade. This signature lo on e7cry box of tho genuine Laxative Bromo0ainine Tablets remedy that enrr n "M Ji one day. Old, Read This J. HENRI KESSLER, M. 1. Manager. tZ ! Marry, Consti ct despondent, i enr iathasd. Restores all 'wis . .1