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TIIE MORSLNG OREGONIAX, WEDNESDAY, MAY" 16, 1906. 3 TILLMAH INSISTS L ID Defends Chandler and Attacks Roosevelt on Rate Bill Conferences. ISSUE OF FACT WITH MOODY Says Absolute 'Agreement Was Made oil Form and Substance of Court Review Amendment He Charges Bad Faith. WASHINGTON, May 15. Willi the de late on the personnel of the Interstate Commerce Commission was in progress in the Senate today, Tillman took the floor to make a statement on behalf of ex-Senator Chamber, which has been momentar ily expected since Senator Lodge's state ment last' Saturday to the Senate of the emphatic denial of soma statements at tributed to Mr. Chandler by the South Carolina Senator. Tillman read a portion of Mr. Chandler's memorandum of his conferences with the President, which has ' heretofore been Klven to the public, prefacing it with a brief statement of his own, saying that ..it Saturday tha Senate had been startled and mortified to hear the utterances of an ex-member denounced on behalf of the President as a deliberate and unqualified falsehood." As lie had been responsible for Introducing the subject which had caused the attack on Mr. Chandler, ill icit under obligations to place him right m the record. To that end he read the ex-Senator's statement, which was pub lished last Sunday. The reading of that statement was followed by the following from Tillman: Issue of Fact With Koosevelt. There ais only two points In the Presi dent's letter which I deem worthy of notice. His attempted explanation Is ingenious, but not Inssnuous. Ha rails in question the Integrity of purpose and utterance of Mr. Chandler by declaring-: "He was asked to see ex-Senator Chandler, en representing Mr. Tillman, who was In chain of the bill. He stated to me the views nf Mr. Tillman with seeming authority." Mr. Chandler has declared , most positively In a written statement that the President nt for him for the purpose of getting into communication with Senator Bailey and my lf. and he has produced the letter of Mr. loeb. I now declare most emphatically that to no human being have I ever given authority or even expressed a wish to have any con ference with Theodore Roosevelt in regard 10 the bill now under consideration. On the contrary, I have expressed the opinion in more than one publlo interview that he had nothing to do with it, and that it was the business of. the 8enate. and while I did. at his request, enter Into negotiations with the Attorney-General, It is well known to every Senator on this floor what my attitude and feelings have been, and It is most remark able that, wblla ths President sent for Dem ttfrat after Democrat to confer , lth him about this measurehe should undertake un der the circumstances to assert that 1 sent an agent to 'him to begin negotiations. Tha statement Is absurds on Its face. Made Agreement With Moody. . The other point to which I shall refer is the cavlllous way In whleh Mr. Moody dle rueeej the Idea of the President not being hound. While contradicting in no Instance, however 'slight, my -statement of what oc curred, the Attorney-General seems to think that the, code of honor among gentlemen is not binding, upon the executive and his Cabinet. The President asked-him to see Mr.-Bailey and myself. We met by appointment made by Senator Chandler. ad talked over the a Hal question. Ha wrote and sent to Mr. Valley his understanding of our views, and when we met subsequently we reached an absolute agreement, both as to the form and tba substance of a proposed amendment 10 which he said tha President would assent and help get votes for. Of course, the President was not bound not to change, but ha was under such circum stances to give notloe and thin was not done. Even the Attorney-General himself was not notified. The charge I made and still make Is that tha President is guilty of bad faith, and that the rata bill, which will ba. when enacted into law. a much better and stronger measure than we had hoped to get, has been emasculated of one of lta most valuable and essential features by the President's action. I am ready to leave the whole question to the thoughtful and honorable men of. tha country. Newspaper Men in a Mass. Soon after beginning his statement Till man injected the words 'This is Tillman talking now," which .caused a. titter in the Senate and considerable laughter In tha galleries. When Tillman had concluded, Allison a,ked to have read the President's letter to htm. He said" that his only object was to have the letter permanently of record as Tillman's statement. Attorney-General Moody's statement to the President also was read. When the words 'T saw the newspaper men in mass" were read there was a loud guffaw in the- Senate and in the galleries, and the Vice-President rapped sharply with hie gavel to restore order. . Nelson interposed with a motion to ley the pending amendment to the rste bill on the table, which closed the incident. Tillman's Ieal With Aldrlch. aoon after the opening of the session Tillman took the floor to correct a state ment concerning his conferences with Aldrich. He called attention to an article printed in a Washington paper yesterday, the purport of which was that the South fa-bHna Senator had said that Aldrlch had sought to make an alliance with Mm rather than with tha President. Tillman said: "It Is not my habit to give out for pub lication private conversations with other Senators, but I talk very freely with newspaper men. In this statement there are errors of fact and I desire to say that I never gave out any such statement." Aldrlch contented himself with express ing hia satisfaction over the fact that tha correction had been made. I never saw so many misstatements gathered into one small paragraph as are wade in this short article," he said. two hours' hot debate. Having reached the section of the naval bill dealing with increase in the Navy and, realising that considerable debate musi ensue, the House adjourned until noon tomorrow. Two amendments were offered by Taw nev, having for their purpose the aboli tion of the present policy of the Navy Department in respect of repairs to ships and machinery. These amendments pro-' vide that hereafter no repairs shall be . 1 ; .. nt -10 Mi mm nf the esti mated cost of like new ships or machin ery, unless previously aumuriiea uy tim gress. He atated that at present construction of the new' Navy is under the control of Congress: that reconstruction is within the discretion of the Navy Department. Under the guise of repairs, he said, ships had been reconstructed to the extent of JSsOO.OUO in the case of a single ship, and It might go so far as to spend $3,500,000. He thought Congress should curtail and direct the reconstruction, as well as pro vide for the original construction. Both Fobs of Illinois and Butler -of Pennsylvania took exception to the posi tion of Tawney and hoped the amend ments would be defeated, on the ground that Congress was not a board of naval experts, and that the adoption of Taw ney's amendments would cripple the work of repairs and tend to shut down the re pair shops at Government yards. Tawney was emphatic in declaring that It was both bad policy and bad adminis tration to give to the Navy Department the right of spending $11,000,000 for re pairs of vessels without so much as be ing compelled to give an account to any one for the money expended. The vote on tha first amendment, pro- .hot rtrt mnro than 10 npr cent Hhall be applied to the repair of any ship un less aeraus suoniuieu iw vuiimc, nu defeated, yeas M. nays 55. Tawney then withdrew his second amendment. All WANT TO GO INTO CAMP Acceptance by Militia or Govern ment's Invitation Is General. "WASHINGTON, May 15. Letters re ceived by Assistant Secretary Oliver from the Governors of states in answer to his recent invitations to designate the mili tary organizations and whether they de sire to encamp with the regular troops, indicate that the proposition is popular among the National Guardsmen beyond expectation. In fact, it has become eviJ dent that the limited appropriation of $700,000 for this purpose will be entirely insufflicient unless supplemented, aa many of the Governors have replied to the invitation that they would direct that all of their militia organiza tions enter the combined camps. There fore Mr. Oliver has been obliged to send out another letter to the Governors stat ing that for the present the department will be able to care completely only for one regiment of infantry, one troop of cavalry and one battery of artillery from each state, providing these with subsist ence, transportation and pay. , If the Governors desire to send more troops than these, the Government can provide only for their transportation. As there appears to be a misunder standing as to the cost of rations, the Governors have been informed that the field ration is limited to 22 and the travel ration to 40 cents. Severe Critic of Insurance law. WASHINGTON, May 15. Miles M. Dawson, actuary of the Armstrong com mittee, of New York, in discussing model insurance legislation before the House Judiciary committee today, stated that there is not an Insurance company in America which knows whether the ad justment of Its California losses will leave it solvent or not. Nearly every American company was forced out of business by the Chicago fire, he said, while the Brit ish companies paid their losses and con tinued to do an increasing business. This was because British companies need only a reserve of 30 per cent of their capital, while the Americans are compelled to have 50 per cent. Net Officials in the West. WASHINGTON, May 15. The Presi dent today sent the following nomina tions to the Senate. United States Dis trict Judge, district of Porto Rico. Ber nard S. Rodney. Now Mexico; United States Attorney, western district of Washington, Potter, Charles Sullivan; Receiver of Public Moneys, Patrick H. Mullen, at Juneau, Alaska; Registers of Land Offices, John W. Dudley, at Ju neau. Alaska: Fred W. Stocking, at Olympta, Wash.; Postmaster at Oakland, Cal., Thomas Dargie. . Enlarge Gettysburg Reserve. WASHINGTON. May 15. The House committee on military affairs today au thorized a favorable report on a bill which provides for the purchase of an addition to the Gettysburg battlefield res ervation. The addition consist of 257 acre for which 146,000 is to be paid. It will add the ground which was the scene of Pickett's charge. Develop Philippine Coal Mine. WASHINGTON. May 15. The House committee on insular affairs today pre sented a favorable report on a bill for the leasing of the military reservation on the Island of Bataan. one of the Philip pine group, for coalmining purposes. The requirement Is made that the Government shall have all the coal It desires at a price to be 10 per cent greater than the cost of mining. May Bridge Pend d'Oreille. - ORBGON'lAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. May 15. The Senate today passed the bill authorizing the Pend d'Oreille Development Company to bridge the Pend d'Oreille River. -. . AFFIRMS ITS CONFIDENCE. Hons Will Not Restrict Repairs to Vessels of Navy. WASHINGTON, May 15. The House by a decided vote today reaffirmed its faith in tha Navy Department, defeating an amendment of Tawney, chairman of trie appropriations committee, to limit the ex penditures on a ship to 10 per cent of the etet, a vote of confidence coming after Make Porto Rlcans Citizens. WASHINGTON. May 13. The House committee on insular affairs today issued a favorable report on the bill extending United States citizenship to the inhabi tants of Porto Rico. HEIR TO SWEDISH ESTATE Widow I-ieft Destitute by Disaster Has Good News Coming. SAN FRANCISCO. May 15. Two hun dred and fifty thousand dollars awaits Mrs. Andrew Nellson, a widow with nine children, who was burned out during the frightful holocaust and who is now believed to be in some refugee camp about the city with her little ones. Her husband, a hard-working tanner in this city, though be was the son of a wealthy father In Sweden died In July, 1S98, leaving the family destitute. They lived on the South Side and the woman, too proud to appeal to her wealthy tather-ln-law, worked hard to support herself and little ones. They lost all when the fire swept this city. Now comes word that the father-in-law In Sweden is dead and his vast estates all go to the widow and children of his Jead boy. IISEAE8 OF TUB 0KJN. Enema, Tetter, gait Rheum, Ring Worm, Herpes, Barber's Itch, Itch or Scablee. All of these diseases are attended by in tense itching, which is almost instantly relieved by applying Chamberlain's Salve and by Its continued use a permanent cure may be effected. It has. in fact, cured many rases tliat had resisted all other treatment. Price, 25 cents per box. Kvery bei- Is warranted. -For sale by all druitfists. . in ers Piano House CLOSING-OUT SALE Do you believe this is simply an advertising humbug, or do you think we are really retiring from the retail business? The reputation of the store best answers the question. Present prices answer the question. A personal visit to the store and investigation of the reductions will answer the questionT"The immense number of fine Pianos and Pianolas, etc., being sold each day answers the question. You can save at least from ne-fourth to one-third the retail price if you want to buy a fine instrument now, and then you may take virtually your own time to pay for it. We are positively retiring from the retail business. Eilers Piano House j 351 Washington St. j Largest and Most Responsible Dealers. J at SOUTHWEST UNDERWATER TERRIBLE FLOODS WASTE OK- IiAHOMA AND TEXAS. Number of Persons Drowned, Farms Washed Away and People Flee ing In Panic to Hills. DALLAS Tex.. May 15. (Special.) Rains and floods are again causing; enor mous damage In Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory. The Red, Wichita, Bra zos. Trinity and other streams are out of their banks and flooding the lowlands. Reports from Dennison. Qainsville, Fort Worth and other places indicate heavy losses to farmers by crops being washed away. Reports from Fort Worth state that damage to railroad and private property adjacent to the railroad terminal district will reach close to $100,000. A cloudburst near Bachman s damaged the main storage plant of the Dallas City water works, and it is feared that the largest dam will break. Forces of men are on duty to prevent a break. Wash outs are reported at numerous place3 along; railroads. A large part of Oklahoma Is a vast sneet of water. The Rock Island Railroad has a. big washout at Hastings. to the mountains, and say that they have warning that the country is to experience the most destructive flood in its history. This hate-badly scared many settlers, who are preparing to abandon their homes and seek safety elsewhere. Reports from Southern Colorado and Western New Mexico state that floods prevail throughout- A number of persons are reported drowned trying to save their livestock. THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD First Governor of Alaska. NEW YORK. May 15. Brigadier-General John Cadlwell Tiddall, TJ. S. A., re tired, first Governor of Alaska, and for many years Commandant at West Point, died at his home in Mont Clair, N. J.. today, aged 81 years. He wrote a number of t)ooks. aanong them a manual on artil lery, tactics and a history of the artillery in the Civil War. He served with distinc tion during the Civil War and was a grad uate of the West Point class of 1S48. J. A. Coye, Grand Rapids, Mich. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 15. James A. Coye. one of the most promi nent Republican politicians in Michigan and Collector of Customs at this port, died suddenly from apoplexy at his home here today. DEATH CACSED BY STORM Woman Killed, Three Persons Fa tally Hurt in Oklahoma. ERICK. Okla., May 16. (Special.) A storm swept over Greer County this after noon, destroying six farmohusea, killing one woman, fatally injuring three persons and slightly hurting five others. The dead: Mrs. J. B. Haskow. -Fatally in jured: J. B. Haskow. A. J. Vines. Mrs. A. J. vines. Many barns were demol ished and three families saved their lives by taking refuge In cyclone cellars. FURY OF FliOOD INCREASES Indians Flee to Mountains and the Whites Prepare to Follow. LAWTOX, Okla.. May 15. (Special.) Reports received late tonight from South western Oklahoma Indicate that the fury of the floods caused by last night's phe- nomenaJ rainfall. Instead of decreasing aa had been hoped, is on the increase. Railroad tracks are washed out for miles. and every wrecking crew and section gang In the territory is on duty. Indians are fleeing from the lowlands Major B. G. Thomas, Horseman. LEXINGTON, Ky., May 15. Major Barak G. Thomas, the "Nestor" of Ken tucky racing, breeder of Domino and Himyard and founder of the famous Dixiana stud, died today in his 80th year of senile debility. Johnston Xot. for Harper's Shoes. NEW TOKrv. May 15. Statements that the Rev. Dr. Rufus P. Johnston, pastor of the FJfth-Avenue Baptist Church, has been offered the presidency of the Uni versity of Chicago, to succeed the late Dr. W. JR. Harper, were declared by Dr. Johnston today to be absolutely untrue. Dr. Johnston, of whose church the family of John D. Rockefeller are members, has resigned his pastorate to go abroad. Arraigned for Iroquois Fire. CHICAGO, May 15. Will J. Davis, who was manager of the Iroquois Theater at the time of the great fire in that build ing, was arraigned today on a charge of manslaughter, growing out ol tne nre. By agreement with the State's Attorney, a continuance was taken until tomorrow. Standard Oil Dividend of $9. NEW YORK. May 15. The Standard Oil Company today declared a quarterly dividend of $9 a share. This compares with a $15 dividend in the last previous quarter and one of $9 a year ago. Does Your Heart Beat Yes. 100,000 times each day. Does it send out good blood or bad blood? You know, for good blood is good health; bad blood, bad health. Ask your own doctor about taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla for thin, impure blood. He knows all about this medicine.- We have no secrets We publish the formulas of all our medicines. Made ky tha J. C. Ayar Oe., Ijewell. Kasa. alaa KasufMtursri or ATFH'8 HAIR VTOOa For the hair. ATES'5 PILLS For coast! ties. . ATSB aCBSRSTFaXToaal-PareoaflM. ATBH'8 Au CORB For mUruiaaii r- Store Opens at 8 A. M. The "Different" Store QL Store Closes at 6 P. M. 5th, 6th and Wash. Su. First Day of the Oregon Industrial Exposition -, , Next Saturday MAY 19 TH Mark and Remember Well the Merchants Loyal to Oregon By Their Windows Ye Shall Know Them ! Wednesday Is "Men's Day at the Store! Not that the women are overlooked- or their interests neglected, my! no: on the contrary, extra efforts will be made in their behalf in order that their presence today may not be overshad owed by the crowds of men shoppers who will be present. xWSffm u immi ,M M H all II BARGAINS FOR MEN Special, Wednesday, in the "Toggerie" Sixth-Street Annex liO?" JST First f,oo, ma n end of our business is the men's end "Rpasnn -k-i fM&ftS Vow eirls. H.l eiii first, lower prices tf'-'il V omer ienow" asks for instanee today- J2hS& MEN'S $1.00 GOLF SHIRTS 83S A line of Men's Golf Shirts, in this season's new est designs, in stripes, plaids, etc.. with one pair caffs detached. Regular value $1.00 special. each 83 MEN'S 75c UNDERWEAR 47 1-2S Men's Derby ribbed Balbrigpran Underwear, extra well made and finished; regular value 75c special, each 47 l-2 MEN'S 75c NEGLIGEE SHIRTS 55c. Men's Negligee Shirts, in fancy stripes, plaid, madras and plain, soft collar attached; just the thing for comfort and outing; regular 75c value special, each 55 MEN'S $1.50 VESTS $1.05. Fancy Summer Vests, in white white with black figures and tan with black figures; washable, de tachable buttons; our best $1.50 value special. each $1.03 MEN'S NECKWEAR 23. A line of Men's Four-in-Hands, in plain 'colors, Foulards, dots and figures, and plain with fleur de lis effects. Special at, each 25 A Record-Breaking Sale of 10,000 Yards of SUMMER SILKS For Wednesday. . Annex Firth Street First Floor. Every yard bought by us direct from -the maker and unequaied - values at our regular prices. 21 inches wide, regular J1.00 value, for, yard.... 9 23 inches wide, regrular $1.10 value, for, yard....T9 27 inches wide, regular $1. 2o value, for, yard.. .89 These Taffetas are specially adapted for suits, dropskirts and lining, as they are the durable kind. A Remarkable Sale of the Wanted Summer Dress Goods At Special Prices Wednesday. Fifth-Street Annex First Floor. 6500 yards of Imported English Colored Mohairs, in brilliantine and Sicilian weaves, at special prices for Wednesday and Thursday: Regular 6o grade special, only, yard 63 Regular 11.30 grade special, only, yard 85e Regular $1.25 grade special, only, yard 91. lO -Regular $1.50 grade special, only, yard $1.25 Regular $1.75 grade special, only, yard S1.4S Regular $2.00 grade special, only, yard SI. 69 Also a large assortment of French Novelty Dress Fabrics in the newest colors. These goods were late in delivery, or would have been sold. Unmatch able$2.00 values special for two days only, per yard $1.59 Great Special Bargains in Men's Shoes Annex, 6th Street, First Floor. Only good shoes; shoes from Amer ica's leading shoe makers; shoes a little smarter and newer than most stores show for men; shoes bought from the makers, saving the "middle men's" profit for our patrons. And today we offer -parallel special values with those offered at other times to women patrons. Dressy men of thrift will come today and be smartly shod , at special sale prices. For example: MEN'S $4.00 SHOES $2.98. A line of men's Shoes and Oxfords, in patent, gun metal and tan leather, made on good lasts, lace or Blucher cut, six styles to select from. 'Regular value $4.00 special, pair $2.98 MEN'S $5.00 SHOES $3.49. Men's high-grade patent gunmetal calf Shoes, in regular cuts and Osfords, made by "Pingree" and several other well-known makers. Values to $5.00 special, pair $3.49 We have the best line of men's $5.00, $6.00 and $7.00 Shoes ever shown in Portland. Important Special Sale of Ex quisite Lingerie Waists Tou select here from the larg est line shown in Portland in fact, our stocks are larger and more varied than any other three would be combined, were it possible to bring such to gether in one lot from any other three Portland stores. The Waists are oil in the very new est styles, bewitchlngly beauti ful in the snowy, cobwebby ef fects that delicate, dainty laces, embroideries and expert needle work lend. Waist beauty full of charm to the beholder, and yet the Waists are on special sale for no reason except to add zest to the pre-exposition week sales. Waists reduced as printed $1.00 Waists for 85? for 1.63 for $2.64 for S4.40 And so along up to the aristo crats at $55 that-RO for $46.75 $2.00 Waists $3.00 Waists $5.00 Waists Opportunities to Save in Women's Summer Apparel Grand Salons 2d Floor $8.50 Silk Petticoats $4.98 We place on sale this morning a lot of handsome Silk Taffeta Skirts, new, fresh, rustling beauties, in plain and changeable effects of greens, blues, royals, lavenders, rose and plain black. These Petti coats have accordion - plaited flounce with 3-inch tucked ruffle and dust ruffle. Best re?ular $8.50 valne in the city, QQ special at :p.Z70 WEDNESDAY SPECIALS IN Women 's Knit Underwear Shop L First Floor. WOMEN'S 75c UNION SUITS 55. White Lisle Ing-Sleeve Vnion Units, light 6ummr weight, regular value 75c special &5e WOMEN'S 25c VESTS 18S White Swiss ribbed Sleeveless Vests, plain, nst trimming, regrular value 2oc special 18? WOMEN'S 25c VESTS 19S White cotton Richelieu ribbed Long-Sleevs Vests, regular value 25c special, pair 19 ' The Women 's Hosiery Aisles Contribute to Wednesday's Attractions First Floor. WOMEN'S 35c HOSE 25t. Black lightweight Lisle Hose, finished foot, spliced heel, double sole. French toe. slses 9 and only, regular value 85c special, pair 23 WOMEN'S 25c AND 35c HOSE 19. Black Lace-Hose, assorted, regular values 25c and 35c special, pair 19 CHILDREN'S HOSE. Children's Imported Black Cotton Hose, fine' ribbed, fashioned foot, white double sole, double knee, mads of- best cotton obtainable Slses 5, Shi. 7 and 7W, regular values 35c and 40c special, pair 25 Sises 8. 8V4. 9 and 9 hi. regular values 45c and .i"c special, pair 30 CHILDREN'S 25c HOSE 18. Children's black cotton fine ribbed Hose, regular value 25c special, pair 18 Today the Last Day af Portland's Greatest Millinery Sensation of the Season A .THOUSAND NEW HATS AT HALF PRICE "Bijou Salons" Second Floor Annex. Our wonderful display of charming and correct Millinery for the Summer months has brought forth enthusiastic praise from thou sands of beholders. Patrons are pleased beyond expression at the unrivaled and extensive assortments of beautiful, tasty creations, all placed in a range of modest pricings. As a special preparatory event leading up to the big "MADE IN OREGON" FAIR, which opens on' Saturday next, we are holding the greatest sale of fash ionable Millinery, embracing the season's smartest styles, ever conducted at this season by any Portland house. One thousand New Hats comprise the offering, all new, chic tailored creations in the most approved models shown this season. Regular values ranging up from $5.00 to $25.00. For today, to allow of every woman in Portland wearing a new hat during the gaU. days of the coming great Lidustrial Exposition, you may choose M - r.. EXACTLY HALT PRICE