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9 " THE MOTWTXn- rWRfinVT a v .rrwm a xr mnnn -nvr , COST IS INCREASING Growling in Congress Afoul the White House. EXPENSIVE TO THE PRESIDENT Question Whether improvement Improved It Ilooscrelt lintertnlns More Tbnn Jlost Presidents mid Dinners Co.it Illiii Money. The increased cost of maintenance of tbe White House, due to the recent improvements, has caused debate in Congress. The criticism is aimed at the im provements themselves, tor no person disputes that the President bears his share of the expenses. All the expenses of dinners, lunch eons, etc., are homo by the President, and they range from i300 to fSUO for each occasion. The Government provides so carriage and horses for the President, as It does tor Cabinet 'Ministers and other of ficials. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 13. The Increased coat of maintaining the White House has been a fruitful topic of discussion In Congress and In the press for several weeks past. and It would not be surprising- If some, member of Congress anxious to make 'a hit with his constituents would Introduce a resolution for Investigating all affairs nt the White House. The whole trouble arose over the lm provements made In the old White House. Sentiment was against changing the pros ent structure, or perhaps Congress did not want to expend J4.OW.OoO or $3,000,000 In a new building, so J6UO.O00 was appropri ated for Improvements. That most of theses arc unsatisfactory to the general public Is true. The business office has been severely criticised, and the entrance used on social occasions. . known as the "subway," Is also condemned. As to the regular expenses of the White House, little fault can be found with the division of expenses. President Roosevelt has entertained a great deal; both In the matter of dinners, luncheons and other en tertainments, the expenses of which are borne by himself. .Mrs. Roosevelt has also given more entertainments than any other lady in the White House, and these affairs have not. been charged to the Gov ernment. Great Expense to President. In this connection, the question as to what part of the White House expenses are borne by the President and what part by the Government has been revived, and It Is found that the President bears a much larger proportion of tho total ex penses of the White House than Is com monly supposed. The first large expense incurred by a President when he comes Into office Ls an outlay of from $5000 to $10,000 for horses and carriages. The Gov eminent provides no horse or vehicle for the President's use, although there ls an impression to the contrary. This impres sion is natural, for the Government does furnish two horses and a carriage for the use of each member of the Cabinet, Many or the assistant secretaries In the execu tlve departments have each one horse and carriage at the expense of the Govern ment, and many bureau chiefs, private secretaries. Commissioners and chief clerks each have a horse and carriage free of cost. The secretary to the Presi dent has a team of horses and a carriage. The White House stables are furnished and maintained out of the Federal Treas. ury, and the Government also pays the President's coachman, footmen and stable men. The White House ls In tho same cate gory as other public buildings, so far as furnishings and maintenance are con cerned. Under the head of maintenance. however, the ordinary house servants are not included. The President pays his own servants almost without exception. The White House steward ls paid by the Gov- crnment, and one or two other helpers -wno receive laborers' wages are paid by uncle Sam. The President pays all the bills for groceries, meats and other pro visions used in the White House. The china, table linen and all accessories of the kitchen and dining-room equipment are provided by the Government, and al- J c ran, just as me lurniture for I the parlors and sleeping-rooms ls provid ed. The expenses of a "President, esneclal- ly if he has a large family., as Mr. Roose velt ,has, are naturally very heavy, for It is necessary for him to meet many ex penses that a private citizen does not Incur. State Dinners Are Costly. This leaves out of consideration alto gether the expensive state entertainments. Scarcely an additional dollar of extra ex penditure ls incurred by tho Government when the President gives a large state dinner, reception, musicale or other form of entertainment, Jn the case of a very large dinner, the arrangements are usu ally placed In the hands of a professional caterer, and the conditions, so far as ex pense ls concerned, are not very much dif ferent from those, which obtain when a private citizen of means gives a large din ner at a fashionable hotel. The bill for the entertainment Is made out In some - 7 Miiyunce fcelng made for cooking, which is done at the White House, and certain provisions which the White House storerooms af ford. At the great state dinners, however, a great deal of food, especially In the way of desserts, ls brought by the caterers, and uiu um is never moderate. The President uuso pays a targe numDer of extra waiters e,per3- " " Probable that a ST. LOUIS. Feb. 15.-A11 the members state dinner where 70 or SO guests are en- of the Joint legislative Investigating com tertalned costs the President from, $300 to nlttee. which is examining Into the meth- jsw. I Many other complaints of a minor ! -und upenses sup-1 i"" " "c uujuB uy me government have I been paid by the .President. Tbe enlarge- mem or the White House, the Increased I force necessary, tho care, and niiiin.... I upon the Government's proDertv. made i. . creased appropriations necessary, and out of this and the expenditure for lmnmri. ., nn.. tt ... .... . s the White House all the latter has grown. MITCHELL IMPROVES SLOWLY. Not Allowed to Leavc Room or de ceive Callers. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 15. Senator Mitchell contln- ues to progress slowlv. tt hm nt been nble to leave his room, but his phy- -""' Buusnea witn nis progress. So far he has not been allowed to receive tuners, otner tnan a few close friends. JURY CANNOT AGREE. 'Give Up Grnte-Hobblntt Case After Almost Having l'luht. INDIANAPOLIS. ""Jn, Feb. 15.-Aftcr being out for S hours, the Jury In the case or Dr. J. C. W. Alexander failed to reach an agreement, and was discharged at 10 o clock this" morning. On the final ballot the vote stood eight for acquittal and. four for conviction. On the first ballot the vote was seven for acnuittnl nnd flv for conviction. On the next ballot the vote stood eight to four. There Jury-room. The principal disagreement was between James E. White and Robert . ungenfelter. and resulted from a visit from the wives of these Jurors on Febru ary 8. Mrs. White and Mrs. LIngenfelter had views-concerning the trial before thev saw their husbands, and. when they went t;i visit tho Jurors. Mrs. LIngenfelter. It is ascertained, told her husband that Mrs. White had said that Mr. White would be toreman or the Jury, and that he had been a warm, personal friend of Prosecutor Ruckclahaus. Mr. LIngenfelter later ac cused Mr. White of having come Into the case with his mind prejudiced acalnst th defendant, and told of the conversation with his wife. Hot words ensued, and the matter almost resulted In blows, the other Junrs Interfering. This had a disquieting effect on Mr. White, and later in the day, when he en gaged in a heated argument with Jurors Drown and Theislng. who were in favnr of acquittal, he was attacked with heart failure. The perplexing question In tho mlnda of the Jurors, they say. was whether T)r. Alexander had guilty knowledge of tho fact that the body of Rose Neldllnger had be-:n unlawfully taken away from the grave. SELI.IXG BOGUS WHISKY. Unique Kiand I'nrnrtlicd by Offlrlnl In Jersey City. NEW YORK. Feb. IS. Pr.st.-il In vuncijou ana selective MCNally, of Jer sey City, havo arrested Adolph Jacobson on an Indictment by the grand Jury for grand larceny and obtaining money under laise pretenses. six months ago the nostal nnthnrltlmi at Jersey City received complaints against wic consumers' 'instilling Company and me irauers faurctv Comnanv. of .Torv v.u. unu a. is. i-owen company. of 'Ho- DOKen. It was alleged that the three companies were composed of the same persons, -me consumers' Distilling Com pany sent out agents, who represented that they had large Quantities of tchuuv In bond In the Hudson County warehouses, and were willing to sell nt less than mar ket rates, the purchaser to pay one-third down, the balance to be paid on the deliver- of the goods. The concern referred to me -.traders- Surety Company and A. ii. i-owen company, both of which co ntended the Consumers' Company. ram on me mree concerns was planned, but the managers had taken ingnt ana ilea. The Hudson County warenouse was. proved to be a myth. AH mat remained was the stock of the A. B. Powell Company, at Hoboken. This was setied, but Instead of whisky, it was found that all the barrels and bottles were filled with water. Jacobson refused to make any statement, If Ills Ills Wife and Cuts Ills Throat HAMILTON. O.. Feb. .15.-SamueI Keelcr today killed his wife, aged 3), and then cut his own throat. When his daughter arose to build the fires, he sent her back to bed. then locked the door of nis Dec room. and. with a hammer, killed his -wife, afterward 'mutilating her body witn a saw. He then cut his throat. He may recover. Mrs. Keeler expressed the desire this morning to visit her sister in ermont, which enraged Keeler. AFTER "VINDER AND HANNA Caltlvtell Also Wants Redress Asrnlnst Delinquent Sheriff, CHARLESTON. W. Va.. Feb. li-Hon. W. G. Caldwell was able to get out of Dea toaay. He expects to be In his seat tomorrow In the House of Deputies, when it is said his colleague will offer a reso lution to Investigate the failure of local oniciais to serve warrants on Hanna and v inner. Aftir Caldwell was ejected from his hack ,tW,Vfl?S?r8 went to tho Privne car wv-"ij'ti u iwuuvr uuu .raaunit, out tounu It locked. As Sheriff Jcrrett was on the same train taking some prisoners to the penitentiary, the matter of arrest was left to him when the train departed, but It is charged that telegrams were after ward sent for no arrests to be made. WINDER'S ACCOUNT OF IT. Soys Occupant of Cab Was Abusive and Got Hurt, COL.UOIBUS. Q.. Feb. 15.-Concemlmr me alleged assault upon Hon. W O c-aiawell. at Charleston. W. Va.. John H. Winder, of this city, tonight made the toiiowing statement to the correspondent of the Associated Press: Myself and party were on our war to inc station, ana nailed The ttrti! tlw. ...I ... . , . . . tike in to the station tt 9m o ..m and we opened the door of the carriage' "ul iuunu an occupant seated there. We asked him If he objected to letting us ride with him, as we were going in the same direction. Instead of giving us a civil answer he became abusive, and one of the party struck him. We left him In the cab and walked to the station. That was all there was of It There was no attempt to arrest us during the trip out ot Lnarieston, and we do not anticipate any trouble. What trouble there was has been enflrcly settled." ' ALL CHARGED WITH FRAUD New Yorli Get-Rlch-Quick Men Ac cused of Grand Larceny. NEW YORK. Feb. 15. On an affidavit charging them with grand larceny, the three -men who were arrested by Central omce detectives in raids on so-called "cet- rlch-qulck" concerns in Nassau street were held In $1000 ball each In the Tombs Prison Court today for examination to morrow. The men are Henry C CarU wrignt. wimam u. - uooancn. The affidavit on which the men were ucm uiansra lucm wun grana larceny on iniormauon given Dy several persons who complained that they feloniously obtained from them large sums of money with. In tent to defraud by the aid of false and fraudulent representations.' Missouri Committee Is Busy. oas ui me tun investment and grain corn- ?"ssl.n companies, spent the day study writing?egard active worn tomorrow. Fifty subpenas "ve oeen prepared ior witnesses, mostly ""P'W and officers in the companies '"' Crn'""' Albany Oft for Gibraltar, .N.EW "T0111 Fb. IS. The United SU'es cruiser Albany sailed from the nrooKiyn navy-yanf todav for her in the Mediterranean. The cruiser prob ably will touch at Gibraltar, or may pos sibly keep on to Algiers, where Captain Rodgers will communicato with Rear-Admiral Crownlnshleld for further orders. Scrlbner"s literary marszlne. heremfrm. known as tie Book Borer, now appears as tbe Lamp, edited by Robert York I UeS tO DfOCTPSS slnwK- Tta h.. . I 1 BLOCKADE IN SIGHT Senate flannnt Dn RllsiflPCC OCIICUC UailllUl UU DUbllltiSS JnTimo Domo!n!n Ill I HUG nclfldlllingi STATEHOOD IS MAIN OBSTACLE " l'-orce Bill a Rider to I'o.tolllce Appropriation Cnnnl Treaty Mny Be Talked to Death and Cubnn Treaty Delayed. nim.UTO., Feb. 15. The Senate . finds Itself burdened with the state hood bill, and while Just as anxious to dispose of It in some way. In order to proceed unimptded with other business. It ls not even as confident of bting able a me Deglnnlng of last week. 1th only 11 worklne d.iv of left.. Senators generally feel that tho mat ter must De got out of tho way, but when a suggestion of this vind i. .i , .,n ....... . . ,1 . . ? . that- notwithstanding the statehood bill has held the rlght-of- iuueucany curing tne entire cession, there has been no lack of legis lation, ana mat all bills to which there has not been serious opposition have been passed, and that not a single appropria tion bill has been delayed for a moment by the statehood bill. The feeling ls none the less strong, however, that the state- nooa bill will be seriously in the way at the closo of the session unless disposed of very soon. There are still numerous appropriation bills to be considered. Senator Cullom wants to call up various treaties; Senator x-uue is anxious over the fate of the Phil ipplne bills: Senators Penrose nnd Fnlr. banks are clamoring for time for the Im migration bill; Senator Aldrlch wants his international banking bill considered; Sen aior Jict-omas Is urging the eight-hour bill. Senator Quarles, the land-entry bill, nnd Senator Warren his omnibus claims bill. Indeed, there ls scarcely a Senator uo nas not some measure which he de sires to press, and all feel that the state hood bill may be in the way of considera tion Quay li Immovable, Senator Quay, however, yesterday gave notice that he would InslM on having' tbe statehood bill taken up promptly; after the ciose oi routine morning business each ua. in oracr to cut off other measures. ah mousnt or compromise on the state. nooa matter apparently has been nban uonea. ana no course except to light it out seems to be open. The Democrats have; refused absolutely to accept a com promise which would link Arlrona with ,-cw jjexico, and Senator Quay has de cided not to make any agreement which would not be satisfactory to his allies. His Intention, therefore, ls to "stay with the pin to ma ena." and the question now awaiting his decision ls whethar or not to aaopt the bold and hazardous course iu pressing me measure as a rider or amendment to one of the appropriation bills. It being conceded that some friends of the statehood bill will not carry their Fuppon 10 me length or votintr to ntt&ph It to a supply bill. It is now quite definite ly decided to use the postoffice appropria tion bill as the vehicle for carrying the statehood bill, provided the Senate shows a willingness to put the measure on one oi tne appropriation bills. It Is expected that the DOitomre hill- s amended by Including the statehood prop osition, will be reported to the- Senate on 'Jvesuay or Wednesday, and Senator Ma son. chairman of tbe pewtofflce committee. announces that It is his purpose to ask for almost Immediate consideration. When me statehood amendment ls reported the critical test ls likely to come. A point oi oraer win De made that it is not ger mane to the bill to which It Is attached. President pro tem. Frye will sustain the point if he rules on the question at all. but the supporters of statehood contend mat under the Senate rules he can and should leave the decision of the matter to tne senate Itself, without passlntr on It from the chair. A large number of Sena tors advocating the omnibus statehood bill recently signed a petition to Mr. Frye asking that this, course be taken. He asked, however, that the paper should not De pesenteQ to him, and accordingly It was not formally laid before him: hut such a. suggestion may be proffered later. ii id amendment should bo carried the statcnood fight would be transferred to me pnitomce bill, with the resultant dan ger or an extra session If the ficht be comes protracted. If the. amendment does not prevail, the general opinion ls that the statehood advocates either will have to accept a compromise or allow the en tire measure to fall at the cxclratlon of me session, ror the opponents of statehood snow no disposition to yield. Cnbnn and Cnnnl Treaties. The chief supporters of the two imnort. ant treaties now before the Senate, the ranama (.anal treaty and the Cuban reciprocity treaty, are greatly puzzled over the situation. The statehood bill stands squarely across their respective pathways. After allowing a day for con sideration of the Panama treaty. Senator yuay r.as declined to yield any mora time. and as a consequence Senator Cullom, who is in ensign or Dotn treaties, finds the end of the Senate session annroaehlnr without seeing his. way clear to get either treaty ratined. The one day given to the Panama Canal treaty has served- merely to demonstrate that It will require con siderable time to secure action on It- After Senator Morgan had talked most of tne day Thursday last, he told some of his Senatorial friends that he had only begun his discourse, and It was made evi dent that there 'would be sufficient oppo sition on mc part oi the outer Senators to prevent the success of the treaty by the mere physical exhaustion of the Ala bama Senator. The present purpose ls not to attemnt to take up the Cuban treaty until tbe Panama treaty ls out of the way. Most of the Democratic Senators and two or three Republican Senators will vote against the Cuban agreement; but If a vote can be reached it is believed that It will bp ratified. Tomorrow the Indian appropriation bill will be. taken up again, and Its considera tion probably concluded. Senator Till man has announced his intention to speak during the day in reply to Senator Fpooner's recent speech on the race ques- uca in the south, and it ls not Improb able that a general debate may ensue, regardless t.l the fact that time In the Senate ls quite precious Just now. On Saturday a part of tho day will be de voted to eulogies of the late Representa tive Burke, of -exas. FOWLER BILL IN DANGER. Doubt Whether Currency Reform Will Pass Business In House. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-The nnror,rt. atlon bills are well advancedvln the House ior mis stage or the session. With less than three weeks of the session nhemi only three of the supply bills remain to be acted on. Two of these, the naval and fortification bills, are on the calendar, and will be passed this week. The general de ficiency bill will follow next week. De lays on these bills In the Senate, however, now promise to crowd things durlnir tho nam nours. The Fowler currency bill, which hs been postponed from time to- time. Is to have a special rule making it a continu ing order at the first opportunity this ?!i..?"MfJ,rc? ,the toge of con- slderation, It will be sidetracked whenever J """"".ii.in, jiunuAt, r cunuiini jlo, JLUO. an appropriation bill or conference report ls ready. Consequently considerable skep ticism Is now manifested as tn whether It will be brought to a vote. tomorrow ls suspension day. but only matters of minor importance will be con sidered. Moon fDpm.. Tfntil still refnaen J336"1 t0 requests for unanimous consent because tho Indian Territory bill ls not given consideration, and his course corn- Pels recourse to suspension day for bridge u.,M aim uLiia imuur uieusures, wdicu usually go through by unanimous consent. MMtGAX AT WHITE HOUSE. Calls cu President and Meets Hannn ami Aldrlch There. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. There were a number of callers' at the White House tonight, including members of Congress with whom tho President conferred on pending legislation. They Included Sena. tors Hanna and Aldrlch, who remained with Mr. Roosevelt until nearly it o'clock. J. P. Morgan, who returned to the city from Richmond. Va.. shortly before 10 o clock, also called during the evening. He left tbe. White House with Senators Han na and Aldrlch. going as far as their hotel with them, when he returned to his car at the railroad station, later leaving ior rew York city. Xevr Hnsslan Embassy. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15. The Russian Ambassador, Count Casslnl. has closed negotiations with a representative of ex-Vice-Presldcnt Morton for a year's lease on tne latter s house at 1500 Rhode I --"". " i v 11m tx IICH LU u BUUBO quent purchase of tho property. The Am- bassador's family and staff will move into tne house next Wednesday. GENERAL MILES RETURNS Completes Tour of World Most Im pressed With Japanese Army. NEW YORK. Feb. 15.-Lleutenant-Cen eral Miles, commanding the United States Army, his wife and party arrived here today on the steamshln Lucanla. The ucnerai, wno has been abroad five months. hub in mai time Dcen, nrouna me world. One feature of the trip ncross tho At- lantlc for the General was the r?ndine; of a Marconlgram to King Edward VII February 9. When the Lucanla was 80 mile rrom the Marconi station at Crook haven. General Miles sent the followln: message: Mid-ocean greeting, with best wishes tor happiness and health of His Majesty and the royal family," to which the fol lowing reply was received by cable on the arrival of the Lucanla in port todav I nave submitted your message to the .King, t am commanded by His Malesty to thank you for your good wishes and then say for him that It afforded him much .gratification to receive It at Windsor. Knolly." Ith. the General ' wero Colonel and Mrs. M. P. Maus. Henry Clark Rouse, New York: F. B. Wllborg. of Cincinnati; Mrs. Miles and Sherman Hoyt, Colonel Whitney was with the party when they lett wis country, but returned some weeks ago. To his Interviewers General Miles said I have been abroad for five months. I left September 11 for the Pacific Coast nnd there made nn Inspection of the forts anil the coast defenses from Puget Sound to Southern California. In the first of October we railed on the transport i nomas. we stopped at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, and then sailed fqr uuam. we touched at the laiand. then continued to tbe Philippines. We spent a month there. I examined the military situation and visited the principal sta tions and forts and Inspected the troops mere, mere were no serious hostilities at that time. The 20,000 troops there were in nne condition. "From the Philippines." he continued, 'we went to Hong Kong. Canton and thence to Nagasaki and Yokohama. W visited thf military academy at T&klo and saw something of the Japanese troops. Tho Japanese army ls very well equipped and disciplined and so Is the navy. When I was there, they" were discussing the question of raising a large fund for the equipment of the navy. In the army they have most modern appliances. The Japanese are efficient in their system. The system of Inspection and routine la much the same as ours. They pay a great deal of attention to drills, physical condition and gymnastic exercises. The troops at Toklo Academy number about as many cadets as we have at West Point and It Is a well constructed and efficient corps." continuing, the General said the party went from Japan to Port Arthur and thence .to Pckln. I remained there a short time. We have there a small detachment of troops the legation guard at the capital. Every thing there Is quiet. We were accorded an audience by the Emperor and the Dowager Empress. They received us with a great deal of courtesy and attention. Wo saw the troops of the Chinese army and the troops of the allied forces which are still there." General Miles' party went through Northern China to Siberia, passing through Manchuria en route, and so on to' Moscow. "We were IS days going from Pekln to Moscow," said he. "The roada are very good nnd the train sen-Ice ex cellent. The -weather was very cold at times, but. In my opinion. It was no colder than I have experienced In our Northwest. The railroads havo as good roadbeds as tho Union Pacific or the Canadian Pacific From St, Petersburg we went to Paris, where we spent five days, thence to London, where we re mained eight days and so on to New York." , "Did you have an audience with the Czar?" was asked. "We received nn Invitation to meet the Czar, but we were delayed a day and so did not arrive In time. An audience of the Czar would have been given us. but we could not remain. Our Invitation ex tended to a grand ball at the Winter Palace, but, as we would have had to remain at least another week for the purpose, we reluctantly had to forego the pleasure. I was there five years ago. as the guest of the Government and all the officials treated us very courteously. On that occasion it was Summer; this time it was Winter, which ls the best Beasoc. of the year to obtain an Idea of life In Russia. I paid a very pleasant visit to Klncr Edward when we reached England and was most graciously received." Regarding the story that Mrs. Miles was overlooked In the Invitation which the General received from King Edward. General Miles said: 'Mrs. Miles was not invited to Wind sor through an oversight. It was not known that she was with me. or tho ln- vltatloa would have been extended to her also. The master of ceremonies wrote me a very nice letter of explanation and re gret In which he said the King did not know Mrs. Miles was present or she would havo been included In the Invita tion." In Paris the General was the guest of honor at a dinner given at the residence of General Brugere. commander-in-chief of the French army. Asked as to bis plans. General Miles said he was going to West Point to visit his son. Sherman, If he could find time, and was then going to Washington to make, his report. l will in no manner forecast what will be contained in my report," he added. The General looks hale and hearty and both he and Mrs. Miles appear as though me trip had agreed with them, and thev had enjoyed their stay abroad. Cole Vonnser Goes to Missouri. ST. PAUL, Feb. 15. 6ole Younger, the pardoned bandit, has left for his old home In Missouri. He said he Intended to finally locate In Dallas. Tex., and would probably go Into the stock-raising business. To See the Mnrdl Gras. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-M1SS Alice. Roosevelt and Miss Root, daughter of Reeretnrv T? r f x.nnKlnwnn nni 1. for Now Orleans to attend the ilardl Gras feaUviUes. CATTLE ARE FREEZING SXOW AND FROST CAUSE DISMAY IX IIANGE STATES. . New Storm Sweeps Over Middle West, From Lakes to Texas Killing Cattle for Their Hides. SALT LAKE. Utah, Feb. 15. The.heavy fall of snow during the past week, and a continuance of zero weather throughout this section, has already cost the stock and sheepmen of Northern Utah, Southern Idaho and Western Wyoming thousands of dollars In the loss of stock. If the weather does not soon moderate suffi ciently to permit the snow In the valleys and foothills to melt, men conversant with existing conditions In the affected territory say the losses will bo enormous. Today the mercury hugged the zero mark, and the predictions are for contin ued cold. Whero It Is possible, sheep and stockmen aro hauling feed to their starv ing herds, but in most instances this can not be done. Word was receivcTI In this city today that cattlemen In the Shoshone district of Idaho began to feed their isolated herds, and. In order to prevent a total loss, have been compelled to shoot their stock, the carcasses being stripped of the hides, which will be preserved and sold for leather in the Spring. To what extent this practice Is being Indulged In ls not known. DEEP SNOW IN KANSAS. Storm Continues Without - Ceasing for n Day, and a Half. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Feb. 15. Snow has bean falling In Kansas City and Western Missouri nt intervals during the last 3S hours, and It now covers the ground to a depth of seven Inches. Through trains are late and street-car traffic In this city- was hampered, somewhat. Telegraph and telephone companies have suffered slight damage. The lowest temperature was l: derrees above zero at 5 o'clock tonight. when the prospects were for moderating weather. Explorer Frosen to Death. BATTLEFORD, N. W. T.. Feb. 15. En glneer Vance, of the Canadian Pacific ex plorlng party on the new line to Edmon ton, haa been found frozen to death near Lizard Lake, where he was exploring. II had sent his driver ahead with Instruc tions to prepare a camp and was follow Ing on snowshoes. He never reached camp and a searching party found hi body frozen stiff. The weather was bit terly cold, the thermometer registering 3S oeiow zero. Snovr Follows Rain anil Sleet. GUTHRIE, O. T., Feb. 15. The worst storm of the ''Winter struck Oklahoma about midnight, and ls still raging. Sleet and rain was followed today by a driving snow storm, un account of their good condition, no damage to cattle or wheat Is expected. The rain was preceded by a dense fog, the only one known to present residents or me territory. Blizzard ICIIllnjr Texas Stock. DALLAS. Tex.. Feb. 15. A blizzard is reported from Amarillo and Hereford Tex. At Amarillo the snow ls the heaviest in four years, and fears are entertained that much stock will be lost. Another. accompanied by rain, has been blowing tnrougnout the greater portion of Texas for the past "t hours. Near Zero at Topekn. TOPEKA. Kan.. Feb. 15. The worst blizzard of the Winter prevails over Kan sas tonight. .Bnow, accompanied by c strone north wind, has been falling all dav, and tonight the temperature Is near me zero mars, uatiie on me western ranges will doubtless suffer. Railroad traffic ls retarded. Floods In Kentucky. OWENSBORO. Ky.. Feb. 15. There has been a steady rain since yesterday morn ing. All small streams are overflowing. Much damage has been done In mis coun ty. Several bridges were washed away. Rough River. Pond River and Green River are higher than ever. Ice Coders Everything; In Oklnhomn. ARDMORE, I. T.. Feb. 15.-One of the worst sleet storms In years prevails throughout this section: The storm be gan last night. With a decided fall In temperature following the heavy rains of the past rew years, everything Is covered with Ice, and cattlemen will suffer the loss of much stock. Severest BUssnrd In Years. SPRINGFIELD. lit. Feb. 15,-Sprlng- fleld today experienced one of the most severe blizzards In years. Street-car ser vice was practically abandoned. All rail road trains aro late. Tonight the ther mometer fell 10 degrees In three hours. Zero Temperature In Ncbrnska. OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 13. Zero temper ature has prevailed through the state for 24 hours, the maximum being 3 above for the day;- with a prospect for still lower temperature. Little snow Is on the ground, and there is but little wind. Deep Snovr In Central Illinois. BLOOMINGTON. 111.. Feb. l5.-Snow has been falling In Central Illinois for 36 hours, with no prospect of cessation. The high wind prevailing has caused heavy drifts. Impeding trolley traffic and delay ing trains on the railroads. Sleet Makes Louisville- Slippery. LOUISVILLE, Feb. 15.-A drenching rain, which began failing last night, turned into sleet tonight, making the streets of the city dangerous and causing delay to street-car traffic The storm ls general over the state. Coldest of Winter In Nebraska. LINCOLN. Feb. 15. Nebraska tonight ls experiencing zero weather, the coldest of the Winter, with heavy snow and a 30-m)le an hour wiry. Trains are late and stock on the ranges wiU suffer. SnOTT nnd Wind In Chicago. CHICAGO, Feb. 15. Though more than five Inches of snow fell in Chicago last night and today and a high wind pre vailed, the storm has not materially de layed railroad traffic. Into the city. InillnnnpoIIs Cora Slop Running. INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 15. Three Inches of mow fell here today and It was almost Impossible for the street-cars to run. All railroad trains are late and telegraph lines are down la many parts of the state. Snoir Covs.rs Indiana. LA FAYETTE. Ind.. Feb. 15. A heavy snow storm has prevailed here for the, past 12 hours. All trains are late, tele phone wires are damaged and country roads are almost Impassable. Ohio Valley Is Flooded. CINCINNATI. Feb. 15. The rain of the past few days was tonight followed by sleet and snow throughout the Ohio Val ley; with serious floods In some .localities. Wires are down. Funeral of Dr. Curry. RICHMOND, Va,, Feb. 15. The funeral of Rev. J. L. M. Curry. ex-MInlster to Spain and general agent for the Peabodv and Slater Funds, took place this after, noon from Richmond College chapel. Among those present were J. P. Morgan and President Cassatt, of the Pennsylva nia Railroad. Strike Una Slljtht FJeot. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 15. The etrtke at the Standard plant of the United Reduction Ji Refining Company, ordered at 11 o'clock last night In the name of the president of the Western Fed eration of Miners, has not caused any In terruption to the business of the company. Eight men who were members of the union quit work and the rest of the force, which numbers U0, are nonunion men and are at work as usual. TRAIN RUNS INTO DITCH Sonthern Pacific Limited Wrecked in Xerndn-FciT Persons Injured. WINNEMUCCA. Tjev,, Feb. 15.-The Southern Pacific Company's eastbound overland limited train, officially known as No. 2, met with disaster about 3 o'clock this momlng at a point nine miles east of this place. The train, which was in charge of Conductor Woodruff, struck a broken rail on a sharp curve while speed ing along at a rate of nearly CO miles an hour. Two people were seriously Injured and several others sustained slight In juries. The seriously injured were: Mrs. O. E. Vaughn, Scranton, Pa., concision of spine; Charles W. Brown, train barber, Chicago, broken rib and Internal Injuries. The engine, baggage and mail cars pafeed the danger spot in safety but every other car of tho train, diner, 'three sleepers and observation car left the track. The last two did not drop from the six foot embankment, on which the track runs at the point of the accident. The others tore down tho steep Incline, plowed through the deep snow and were scat tered promiscuously along the track for a distance of several hundred feet. The heavy sleepers were only partly turnea over, but the composite car and diner, which were first to leave the track, were thrown on their sides at right angles with the track and separated from each other by nearly 50 feet. The passengers, of whom there were about 30. were nearly all thrown from their berths and shaken about In the cars like dice. It Is nothing short of miraculous that only two of the number received Injuries of any conse quence. Four waiters and three nortera sustained minor injuries. The engine of the wrecked train was sent on to Golconda. a station eight miles east, from which point the news was re ported here. A wrecking train was sent Immediately to tho scene of the accident. It was found that the observation car could bo drawn back op the rails with little difficulty and this was accomplished by the wrecking crew in a short time. The Injured and all the passengers of the wrecked raln were placed in the obser vation car and brought back here to await the clearing of the line, which work was not finished until late this .afternoon. The passengers of the wrecked flyer were sent East on No. 6, Dr. Samuels accompanying the Injured as far as Ogden. As a'result of the accident, Mrs. Phillips was taken with nervous prostration and la In a pre carious condition. Following Is a list of tho nassenirem nn the wrecked train, as complete as could be ooiainea: ' J. IL Kennedy nnd wife, Tyler Minn. Dr. H. W. Twwdle it a 4 ivnj,i.,. T- W. Naylor and wife. Mrs. W. E. Stone ana cnua, j. w. Langtry. M. L. Effinger, Salt Lake; Miss Helen Carson, Miss Gertie tiato, m. A. uryte. C. J: Simon, Emar uoiaDerg. w. a. Richardson. San Fran c:sco; r ellx Mendelsohn, Chicago; Count Rosenberg of Belgium; C. A. Rand and wife, Yuba. Cal. , A ' coincidence connected with the dis aster to the flyer this morning Is the fact that the same train was wrecked a short distance west of here two years ago al most to a day and three San Francisco passengers were killed and a number of persons injured. TRAIN WRECKED FOR MALICE. Switchboard Broken With Result rant Two Men Are Killed. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-Further Invcs- tlfi-atlon nr tne- Stmtthora PaMwau -.ub which occurred at Ravecawortb.. Va., early this morning, when train No. 33, the New ""1. uuu .ciunua express, tiasnea into an open switch, confirms the opinion that tne catastropne was of malicious origin. A. uoraon Jones, superintendent of tho Washington division of the Southern Rail way, says that an Investigation shows that the lock of the switch had been brok en and had been taken entlrelv nwav. He Is more inclined to the belief that some enemy of the road desired to wreck the train and that no robbery was Intended. uotn Engineer Purvis, whose home Is In Alexandria, Vo., and "Walter Wlggln- ton. tne nremnn, who lived at a point on tne roau, aiea at tnelr pons. The form er's body, burned and terribly mangled was found under the engine. Two postal cierxs. v. f. iiammer ana n. w. Borden were Injured severely. TRAIN KNOCKS OIT SLEIGH. One Killed nnd Nine Injured in Col Ilslon nt Salt Lake. SALT LAKE. Feb. IS. A sleigh contain ing a party of ten men and women was struck by a Rio .Grande passenger train at Eighth South street shortly before 1 o clock this morning. One of the oc cupants of the sleigh wafl killed and the others were thrown In every direction, all being more or less seriously injured. The dead: Miss Pearl Qualles, aged 17. The Injured: H. Fulmer, cut about head and body: .miss r unner, n sister, badly bruised William Bailey. Internal Injuries: Lizzie Stoker, cut and bruised: William Randill. cut and bruised; Miss Jean Haignez. badly bruised: Miss Addle Haignez. Internal In juries; E. L. Huber. cut and bruised; A. Holmes, driver of the sleigh, probably fatally Injured. NO DANGER FROM PLAGUE Snn Francisco Is Free nnd Has Large Force of Inspectors. WASHINGTON. FebT li In a statement made public today. Surgeon-General Wy man of the Public Health and Marine Hospital service, says that the last case of bubonic plauge reported at San Fran cisco was on December 11, but that in ac cordance with resolutions adopted by the mercantile Joint committee, the state and appointed seven new Inspectors of China town under the supervision of the present Health and Marine Hospital service. The selections have ben made by Surgeon Olennan and City Health Officer O'Brien, of San Francisco. These are in addition to the corps of Inspectors already engaged In this work. The state, the city and the United States authorities are working In harmony, the Surgeon-General says, and searching Inspections are being carried on to discover any cases of plauge that may exist. These Inspections will be kept up for an Indefinite period. Other sanitary measures havo been agreed on by the Joint authorities and are being put Into execu tion. Accompanying the resolution of the mercantile Joint committee Is an official statement signed by Governor Pardee. Mayor Schmltz, Health Officer O'Brien. Surgeon Glennen. of the Public Health and Marine Hospital servjee, and others. This tatement is dated February z. and recites that competent medical authority has de clared that bubonic plague has existed to limited extent In the restricted area known as Chinatown, the last case having oeen reported .uecemDer 11, xxz,, and. al though the health authorities have exer cised sanitary supervision over this sec tion in the past, nevertheless this state ment Is promulgated in accordance with the resolution adopted at the conference state neaitn omcers in Washington. January 19. as an assurance that there Is no present or future danger from that disease, InasmucR as complete and har monious action by all the health author ities Is hereby assured and will be main tained. FOR MIXING IN POLITICS. Lctter-Cnrrlera Suspended on Ac count of Load's Defeat. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. li-Seventeen letter-carlers have been suspended from the. San Francisco Postoffice for alleged activity during the November campaign. been supporters of Congressman Loud were opposed to him. INQUIRING INTO PILOT LAWS. t.Mlalfil,-- f ,M(n. 1T.M11 1 11 1 c ii (1 Sale of Schooner San Jose. ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. 15. (Special.) Sen ator Smith, of Yamhill County, and Rep the Oregon Legislature to Investigate mat River and bar and recommend needet rhnno 4n tho leva -tr-ofo In Attnelti UUi. A 1119 lllUWltliK LllCJl 11C1U tX UUlUCiCU a.-1rV T3I1-I rnmmlaalnri0rfi fTsavy nnrl Te.1 iaul. oil uiiuLo tiuu n c.u uui un uuiv uu si oners rpferrprt ih rommlttp tn thlr nn c uuacanuiLui luuuiuuu us. Liin ouii Ttll At tlrtVinnnss Qtin Tsa A nnrl vsrnmmanf? fW? thftt It ha atA Thn rtllnta nraoanf In U4c owiuuuci nas useless lis wiiii, uiil Kililiui AL.A Is, A qt.lfd tn rm. 9 knIMInr. ... not needed. The schooner Joseph Pulitzer OWnpr YlV a nllnfa t-o a calrl ant uvhnn I f & i I . " mu tllU 11CCU3 Us. L11C V 11.0 41. mey used Xne tujrs Inf. trstwt ft- i . i i a.i -j u kviucnu nuu ncit: kicu er. nnrl xrh!1s ihm. sAi w A niiirht hv ftli. .t WOUld not n.qk t nn n,in nn agents. This afternoon tho mAmHM mil ipo rwn rrinri r . tine eteamer Klrrtm nn tiun nn rrtllRf tfs tho mni.ft. si i n a visit to the stranded bark Alst-mlxlP The weather condition tne Dar, but hnrdlv auitwi tn hA o j tutai 1U1 a. LI 1 U 1 mtttf nn Irion n s. is. . . vessels m and out of the Columbia. Thr committee returned tn Snim thi Ing. T?A?-A , ..I c. . n mat wnlle the commlttpn hmi mi - nnn ttc I , . ' tap st.ltn nllnf ,j , .t ....... tcLuullilCIIU LQd appropriation for Its malni.,J0n v, rnnf lniiw! Ac V. I ... ... , Which '1 BPlinnn.. I a . .. state, and as the nilnt.i rli.t nnt annrnnr at nn witt. n-T,t-h . . jjuitiiaue a new scnooner would be made. that any change be made In the pilotage j a lea. Navy Wants Ship Carpenters. SEATTLE. Feb. 15. ritrrintr tho .v a call is to be Issued by Assistant Naval Constructor Wrlttht. of the Pnirf innj n&VV-Vnrft fnr 1 VI tnlnara I fi ninv.nin r n , int. . r tr iiiiautupiiia into a receiving-Bnip. 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