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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, JULY 14. 1900. I IKE EASY POINTS IN TARIFF FIRST Conferees Delay Action Knotty Questions Till Last Day. on BESIEGED BY .LOBBYISTS Every Member Testered by Them With Briers on Special Inter ests Senate lenies Xes earies Made Hearer. WASHINGTON. July IS An unex pected burst of speed was exhibited by the tariff conferee tonlcht and the first consideration of the bill was completed. When tomorrow's session begins the strURRle over important differences of the Senate and House will open. Thus far all questions involving raw materials, which have been the subjects of heated disputes, have been put over aftr brief discussions. The session tonight adjourned at 9:45 o'clock in order that the conferees could rt the benefit of a pood nljtht's rest and be ready for th blK battle at 10 o'clock tomorrow morniiur. By passing over the cotton and woolen schedules without taking: up any of tha amended paragraphs and skipping th disputed points of the lumber schedule, the conferees were able to dispose of about 4"0 Senate amendments. Many Snbjects fi to SubC'onferees. Many important subjects, such as the House drawback features of the alco hol paragraph, the rates on oil-cloth and the various items under the head of lithographs were submitted to sub conferees. When the nlfcht session be--an. the conferees had reached sundries near the last on the schedules. So many matters had been put over for future sessions, however, that it Is dif ficult to tell just how much progress has been made. The moment a member of the. confer ence emerges from a sessslon, he is surrounded by lobbyists who thrust at him a brief relating: to various sched ules. Borne of the conferees refuse to accept these briefs, basing their declin ation upon the ground that the bill has been considered in both branches of Congress and that it in now the duty of the committee to harmonize differ ences without undue influence of any kind. Senate) Makes Defense. Members of the Senate committee on finance are preparing a statement re plying; to charges that Senate amend ments to the tariff will result in in creasing: the cost of woolen and cotton clothing, shoes and other articles of common wear, as well as other neces saries of life. The statement will show that the duty on shoes has been reduced, and that there has not been a single change in the rates on woolen cnoHa on the rates on cotton have not been in- ' creased. There will follow a list of about 500 decreases in rates from the I'Ingley law and a list of about 60 or 73 increases. was mussed and that he wore a hand kerchief in place of a collar. His eyes were "prominent." . "During that conversation did Harry K. Thaw say this, or words to this ef fect, to you, 'When I get out of here, I will have to kill you?' " Thaw's counsel objected to the ques tion and the witness did not have to answer. Justice Mills ruled that the conversation between Thaw and his wife at that time was confidential and need not be repeated. Mr. Winslow argued that the con versation was material as bearing on the sanity or insanity of Thaw. Mr. Clarke asked the privilege of asking the witness some preliminary questions. "Was the subject of conversation partly in regard to the killing of Stanford White?" asked Mr. Clark. The witness paid It. was. Justif-e Mills finally said that If the state should show that Daniel O'Reilly was not atting as- counsel for both Thaw and his wife at the time he was present at the Matteawan conversa tion, he would rule that O'Reilly made a disinterested third party present, which overcomes the legal privilege. Mr. Clarke had Mrs. Thaw Identify some papers written by her htisband. W. W. Smith, of Poughkeepsie, an aged philanthropist, testified he had talked with Thaw on religious subjects. "Mr.-.Thaw seemed to be very well read Xfiti have a good knowledge of the Bible. His conversation was very rational," said Mr. Smith. Otto Metz, a New York court officer and former keeper in the Tombs prison, QUARREL WITH WILSON DENIED Secretary Ballinger Insists Relations in Cabinet Are Congenial. DIFFERS WITH MR. PINCHOT Head of Interior Department Re fuses to liet Chief Forester Pro mulgate Rulings as to Public Land iWhtdra wals. SEATTLE. July 13. "The idea seems to have gone forth that I have clashed with Secretary Wilson over the forest reserves. GIRL WHO SAYS WHITE SLAVERS TRIED TO GET HER. B U Y AX EXPECTS IXSTRUCTIOX Xebrns-kan Sage Says Congress Will Define "Revision" Anew. KANSAS CITY, July 13. "This tariff bill Is a bad bill a bad, bad bill." said W. J. Bryan In the course of an inter view at the Union Station here today, on his way to Springfield. Mo. "But I am waiting. I am waiting to see what is the Republican definition of the word Itevlslon." I know what the dictionary says about it. I suppose I shall not have long to wait. But it is important to know." Mr. Bryan said he believed there would be no new .party because of the tariff situation. "If the people want tariff re form." said he. "they can get it through the Democratic party." UNITARIANS GIVE PLEDGE Platform Declares In Favor of Woman Suffrage. SEATTLE. July 13. When the Pa cific Coast Unitarian Conference last Punday affirmed its approval of the Methodist platform and recapitulated the 10 planks of the platform, it changed two words in plank No. 1, to commit the Unitarian Church to wo man suffrage. The Unitarian plank reads: "For equal rights and complete jus tice for all men and women in all stations of life." The words "and women" are in the Methodist plank. It was fully Intended to declare the church to woman suff rage. Rev. J. D. O. Powers, of Se attle Unitarian pastor said today: "We are pledged to the cause of equal rights for men and women. I, myself, am an ardent suffragist, and I cannot see how ny Unitarian can be anything; else." - EVELYN THAW TEARFUL (Concluded on Page 2.) rne anything now, and I haven't enough money to hire counsel." A favorable bit of testimony for Thaw today was that offered by Toomey. his bodyguard at Matteawean. He said Thaw had exhibited no irrational ten dency. He admitted that Thaw had criticised the management of the in situatlon at times and had used harsh names In referring to some of the physicians, but he added that many suggestions made by Thaw were acted upon, greatly to the Improvement of the institution. The representatives of the state an nounced that they had retained Dr. Austin Flint arid Dr. Charles B. Mac donald, who. with Dr. Amos B. Baker, of Matteawan. will make up the state's trio of alienists. After Mrs. Thaw had been excused from answering as to Thaw's threat to kill her, she was asked by Mr. Clarke: "rld you have a conversation with Mr. Thaw In regard to your affairs?" "We had a talk in regard to a cer tain thing." said the .witness. "I am not saying, though, what that thing was," she added. "Had Mr. Thaw asked you to do something for him on that day?" "So, sir." Mr. Morschauser again objected to Mrs Thaw's testimony, saying the con versation was confidential. "But." said Mr. Clarke, "the conversa tion was a threat to kill." Mrs. Thaw said her husband' hair !llllflliIliW ;iifti'aiii&i.iaijMla Hi! KLIA OIUCLES, IRISH PACEMAKER. testified he had talked politics with Thaw, who seemed rational. IMPEACH ELLA'S STORK STATE FIXISHES CASE AGAIXST IRISH LACEMAKER. Could Have Tied Hands Herself, Says Carpenter Evidence She Is Hysterical. CHICAGO, July 13. Wrangling of lawyers and further testimony im peaching Ella Gingle's story of her tor ture in the Wellington Hotel, February 17, marked the closing hours today of the state's evidence against the young Irish lacemaker. The case will prob ably reach the jury by Friday evening. Benjamin Bronson, carpenter at the Wellington Hotel, who was the first to find Miss GIngles in the bathroom, tes tified that, in his opinion, he could have tied himself as the girl was tied. "Were her hands tied so she could move them?" Bronson was asked. N "Yes." Dr. W. O. Krohn, testifying for the prosecution, said he was a specialist in nervous and mental diseases. He tes tified that he examined the girl. "How did she act when you touched her?" he was asked. "Why, when she was looking she would scream with pain. When her at tention was distracted she did not show any signs of pain." HILL CONTRACTORS ACTIVE Contract for Lolo Pass Work Ex pected to Be Let at Spokane. MISSOULA. Mont., July 13. The ar rival here yesterday of Chief Engineer W. L. Darling, of the Northern Pacific, and his departure tonight for Spo kane, accompanied by a number of contractors who have been entrne-A tr. construction work for the road, has given rise to the report that the bids ior me construction of the proposed Lolo Pass cutoff between Missoula and the Coast are to be opened In Spokane within the next few days and that con tracts for the work will be 'et in that city. Mr. Darling held a consultation with several of the contractors and local officials during-' the day and the entire party left for Spokane. While Mr. Darling would not admit that the purpose of the trip was the opening of the bids, and the awarding of contracts he would not deny that such is the case. ROTHSCHILD IS SUICIDE Voting Member of Austrian Branch of Family Disappointed in Lore. VIENNA. July 13. Baron Oscar Roths child, the youngest son of Albert Roths child, head of the Austrian branch of the Rothschild family, committed suicide in this city lasf r ight because of an unfor tunate love affair. . Baron Oscar was 21 years old. He re turned to Vienna two days ago after eight months spent in travel, during which he visited the United States. but such Is not the case. I have had no quarrel with Secretary Wilson. My views and those of Gifford Pinchot, head of the Forestry Bureau, which is a part of the Department of Agriculture, diverged in the matter of forest reserves. I main tained that the law should be enforced, and it is now up to the Attorney-General for a decision," declared R. A. Ballinger, Secretary of the Interior, In an" interview tonight. "The Department of Interior has charge of all public lands and does not intend that the Forestry Bureau, a part of an other department, shall run the Depart ment of the Interior. "By act of Congress, forest reserves are open for mineral exploration and ex ploitation. Mr. Pinchot set aside cer tain sections of forest reserves which he called administrative sites and rangers' posts. He absolutely refused to allow these to be opened to mineral exploita tion. Among his reasons was a laudable one to the effect that some of the mineral sites might have also valuable water power advantages. I maintain that the law of Congress, which throws public lands open for mineral exploitation, ap plies to these so-called administrative sites, whether or not they have water power advantages. I do not think Mr. Pinchot was acting within the law in closing such sections of the reserves. These are the facts of the differences be tween the Department of the Interior and the Forestry Bureau." WATER SITES ARE WITHDRAWN Tali, Follows Vp Rooseevlt's Conser vation Policy. SEATTLE, July 13. Secretary of the In terior Ballinger said today that the pol icy of conservation instituted by Presi dent Roosevelt was being followed faith fully by the Taft administration. "Regarding the conservation of water power." siad Secretary Ballinger, "my department is continually withdrawing under temporary withdrawal all avail able waterpower sites located on public ,i, uiuor io report to the next Congress and recommend additional leg islation. "The Geological Survey has been very active in this particular and under my direction has segregated in the neigh borhood of 200,000.000 acres of land for this purpose. There is greater activity In the field force of the General Land Office than at any other time In the history of the department, owing partially to the fact that the last Congress doubled the appropriation for field investigations With this force existing conditions wili be cleaned up as fully as is possible. I . t-resiaent nas sent me out in the West that I might become fully ao- Muauueu wun me necessities of the re clamation service," he continued, "and be able to make such modifications in its administration as may be neceessary to progress the work and keep it within the legitimate scope of the law and also to report the facts to him." DRUGGISTS IN SESSION Annual Convention of State Associa tion at Seaside. SEASIDE, Or.. July 13. (Special.) One hundred and twelve members of the Ore gon State Pharmaceutical Association are in attendance at the 30th annual conven tion held this year at the Moore Hotel here. These delegates arrived today at noon, and the rest of the day and even ing was given over to affairs of a social nature. In the. afternoon a highly ex citing ball game between, the retail grocers and the traveling drug salesmen brought out an unprecedented attendance. The score was 13 to 12 In favor of the druggists. Tonight a smoker was given in the grounds adjoining the Moore hostelry, which was attended only by members of the association. The speakers were S. D. Vincent. W. H. Ziegler. W. H. A. T. Wallace, F. C. Selter and Joseph Marsh. The tables spread among the trees and lighted with Chinese lanterns, together with the strains of the orchestra, made the scene a festive one. Many of the members are accompanied by their families and various events of interest have been planned for their en tertainment during the convention. The first of these was a concert and recep tion tonight in the parlors and verandas of the Moore. Tomorrow the first session of the asso ciation will be held and the afternoon will be devoted to visits. The president. M. H. Everett, of .North Bank. Wash., will' deliver the annual address and the secretary, A. W. Allen, of Portland, and the treasurer, Benjamin F. Jones, of Port land, will give their reports. The various committees will be heard from and ap pointment of a nominating committee will be made. The evening programme consists of po tato races for la'dies. 100-yard dash for fat druggists. 100-yard dash for thin drug gists, nail-driving contest for ladles, nail driving contests for dungglsts. followed by a tug of war and other events. RECORD FLIGHT MADE FREXCHMAX GOES 2 5 MILES AND WIXS BIG PRIZE. LIMIT NOT REACHED Newell Tells Applegrowers to Enlarge Orchards.. RETURNS FROM TRIP EAST Orvllle Wright Has Hard Luck Again at Fort Myer Trial Chan nel Flight Is to Be Tried. ORLEANS. France, July 13. M. Bleriot made a successful landing at Chevilly to day, having covered the 35 miles from Etampes In 66 minutes 10 seconds elapsed time. This .includes a stop of 11 minutes near Toury to examine his aeroplane. The aviator came down at the feet of the official timers. His descent wa rather rapid, and the propeller of the machine was slightly damaged in the maneuvers. His average altitude for the trip was 100 feet. As the time limit for the flight from Etampes was six hours and there waa no ruling against making a landing, M. Bleriot wins the prize of $2S00 offered by the French Aero Club. The flight was made as a preliminary to the aviator's plan to cross the English Channel, a somewhat shorter distance. He left Etampes early thte morning. POOR LUCK- PURSUES ORVILLE Aviator Makes Two Flights, but Cannot Attain Speed to Tnrn. WASHINGTON, July 13. Orvllle Wright late today was unsuccessful in two at tempts to maneuver his aeroplane at Fort Myer. The small area of the field and the unfavorable direction of a light wind were largely responsible. The machine arose on both occasions, but the aviator was obliged to make the turn at the end of the drill field before the "flying speed" had been attained. Greater speed is required for making turns than for straightaway flights, and Mr. Wright was compelled to come to earth because of lack of speed when he attempted to niako the turn. On the last turn a crosepiece connecting two skids was broken and there probably will be no flight tomorrow. LATHAM READY FOR BIG TEST Monoplane Will Be Sent Up In At tempt to Cross Channel. CALAIS, France, July 13. Herbert Latham, the aviator, completed repairs on his machine today and contemplates a dash across the channel tomorrow at daybreak. Instructions have been given to the torpedoboat destroyer Harpon and the tug Calais is to be in readiness at D A. M. In a trial this morning Latham made a splendid 15-mlnute flight, but damaged ins monoplane' slightly in landing. Innes Band Plays on Multnomah Field BY JOSEPH M. QUENTIN. SO perfectly balanced is this band that its playing is a quiet joy, a never-failing delight, a band to be proud of because it stands at the very fr6nt rank of American bands. That, in brief, is Innes' Orchestral Band, of New York City, which opened last night an engagement of two nights at the Multnomah Athletic Club field. The grandstand was well-filled with en thusiastic auditors, who applauded all that was played and clamored for more. Even the autos. when encore time came, said "honk-honk." The engagement of the Innes band is an important one, musically and socially, and the M. A. A. C. i to be congratulated on its en terprise at this, the end, of -the music season in giving Portland another chance to enjoy such an artistic treat. The band is fresh from its triumphs at the A-T-P Exposition. Portland people will remember with keen, satisfied pleasure the Innes' Or chestral Band which opened the Lewis and Clark Exposition in this city, on which occasion "Innes" became a household word with us. It's the same band still, but the playing is more ma ture and the ensemble effect even more quietly artistic. Tou drink in the won derful tone colors as If listening to tho music of a waterfall, or a great pipe organ blended with a fine orchestra. There is nothing brassy or thunderous about such a finely trained musical in strument. "Orchestral" describes the effect better than any word I can think of. Classical musicians, and especially those of them disposed to be captious, may object to such a word, and they may give figures to prove the exact amount of brass and wood-wind that a band is allowed and that an orchestra is not allowed and vice versa but think of the Innes folks and you think of an orchestra as popularly under stood. The overture to "Tanhaeuser" was splendidly played last night, also the airs from "II Trovatore" and Liszt's "Sixth Hungarian Rhapsody." The nov elty was Innes" new two-step, "Gloria Washington, and it is a shower of gaiety. It also sparkles, and makes you think of the popping of corks and the shuffling of darkies' feet in a merry dance. Two encores were a Strauss pizzicato polka and the "Lucia" sextette. Miss Virginian LIstemann, of Chi cago, is the soprano soloist with the band, and she has a pleasant lyric, sparkling voice of far-carrying capac ity. Her father was concertmeister for Theodore Thomas. She sang an air from Rossini and for an encore sang "Kiss Me." by Victor Herbert.- Dr. H. J. Will iams, of London. England, is a first class harp solist, and his harp, of American make, is a splendid instru ment. The last concert is tonight. Professo- Herkomer maintains that the leading trait among modern painters is no longer love of their mrt. but prids at the price paid for their pictures. President ' Horticultural Society Finds Product of Oregon Stand ard of Quality In Every State Visited. Apple-growers in this state need have no fear that the industry Is likely to be overdone. The demand for Oregon ap pls exceeds the supply in some sections tenfold. That was the announcement of Wilbur K. Newell', president of the State Board of Horticulture, who returned yes terday from a six weeks trip, during which time he visited the apple orchards of New England. New York, Virginia, the Middle West and Colorado. Mr. Newell left Portland about June 1 for the purpose of ascertaining the condi tions in the various apple-growing dis tricts In the East and to satisfy him self whether or not there was danger that the Oregon product would eventually lose its Eastern markets. Mr. Newell's investigations were in every way favor able to the expansion of this industry. In all the fruit sections visited by him he found the Oregon apple regarded as the standard, and In none of the orchards were the methods employed in any way superior to those in use here. "The sole purpose of my visit." said Mr. Newell last night, "was to acquaint myself with the conditions prevailing in other fruitgrowing districts. Not a few of the local growers have feared that the apple-growing business was likely to be overdone, and some have hesitated about enlarging their orchards. I am satisfied that Oregon apples will always find a ready sale at good prices. Wherever I went I found our apples were considered the standard. Their quality was known everywhere. "In the Mississippi Valley. Instead of increasing the number of orchards the area is slowly decreasing. "The best orchards I saw were those in Western New York and the mountainous region of Virginia. Some very good ap ples are grown there, but they do not get the prices in New York that our ap ples command. The growers there copy our methods. New England apples are very' fine In flavor, where they are prop erly cared for. "The question up to the apple-growers of this state is not shall we put in more trees, but how can we get better methods of marketing, so that the consumer in the large Eastern cities can get our apples at a little more reasonable price? While I was In Washington I had an interview with Secretary Wilson, and he told me the growers of this state are not produc ing a tenth of the number of apples they should. He said that the people of Washington, D. C, would eat ten times as many Oregon apples if they could get them at a reasonable price. "Only a few Oregon apples are sold there, and those command uch a high price that few peo ple can afford them. The prevailing price is 40 cents for a half peck. People much prefer apples to oranges or ba nanas, but when the price of apples ex ceeds the price of those fruits people will buy .few apples. "I do not wish to give the Impression that we have no competition in the East, for we have. The growers in Virginia, New York and Colorado are our competi tors, but our apples cost more. What I want to tell the growers here is to grow more apples and sell them at lower prices. There will always be markets for j all the apples we can ship away. The ' apple crop is lighter this year throughout the United States than last year and last year was by no means a heavy crop. Nearly all the apple, regions run from 20 to 70 per cent of a normal crop, with an average of 60 per cent. This will in sure very good prices for all the fruit we have this year. At no season in recent years has the crop been so uniformly light as it is this year." ATTEMPT TO CURE LEPERS Molokai Doctor to Represent Amer ica at World Conference. 9.N FRANCISCO. July 13. Dr. Donald H. Curry, a director of public health at Honolulu, arrived from the islands to day on hi3 way to Bergen. Norway, where he will be the sole representa tive of the United States at the interna tional conference August 16 to plan a campaign against leprosy. Dr. Curry Is attached to the new hos pital at Molokai leprosy settlement. He says that 15 patients will be selected from the 1900 suffering In the set.lem-nt for treatment In the new hospital with the hope of effecting a cure. OUR NEW LOCATION When installed in our new location at Sixth, and Washington streets with new and complete equipment throughout, our facilities for hand ling Commercial Busi ness, Savings Accounts and Trust Business will be unsurpassed. You can open an ac count with U3 without restrictions as to amount. Your patron age will be appreciated. MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY 247 Washington Street. New Billiken Dolls Just In New Teddy Lions Just In Metalography? The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne 50c v As Played by Marie Doro SPECIALS FOR WEDNESDAY Linen Suits at $6.50 Hundreds of women and misses will take advantage of this special sale of beautiful Union Tailored Suits. In white, natural, . light blue and reseda. These suits are tremendously popular just now and in a sale last week we sold every one of them. We re ceived by express another ship ment of these suits which go on sale today and tomorrow at $6.50. The coats are 40 inches long, single breasted and trimmed with pearl buttons. The skirts are made in the newest flare style. 20c Shirting and Waistinp-s 1 2 l-2cYd. Cleari-Up A large variety of madras waistings, the j Price best wash fabric for waists and ladies dresses. Black and white, blue and white, green, lavender and tan, stripes and small figures ' and other pretty designs. Regular price 20c, Special 12 I -2c Yard Further Price Reductions throughout the store. The i present cool weather only tends to make the reductions greater. All over the store you'll find lot after lot of Summer Merchandise at "Clean-Up Prices." 36-inch wide White India Linen sold regularly at 25c 1 Q Clean-Up ....... 40-inch English Nainsook, fine sheer quality. Ideal cloth for fine underwear. The best 25c quality in the citv 1 2 . yards to piece. CLEAN-UP PRICE 19c YARD Wash Goods at Clean-Up Prices Battenberg Hand Made Linens at Clean-Up Prices Children's Coats All at Half Price 30 -inch wide India Linen. A fine even weave. Regular 1 1 price 1 5c, special .... C- 900 yards of silk mixed rough weave Wash Goods in a good line of colors. The finest goods of fine wash fabrics. Regular prices to 75c CLEAN-UP PRICE 35c YARD 1 2-in. round and square Doilies with hand dravn linen centers, reg- O C ular prices up to 35 c, special --JC 18 -inch round and square Doilies with hand drawn linen centers in a C ( variety of new designs. Reg. 75c J vC 50x18 -inch three center piece Scarfs selling regularly to $ 1 .50 each Q O Special OC Syrian Hand Crochet Doilies, Center pieces, Table Covers and Bedspreads, Square and Oblong Pieces. An im mense assortment ranging in price from 1 0c to $20.00 all Sold at Less Than Half Price All our Children's Colored Stock Coats in fancy mixtures and plain cloth. Colors, red, brown, green and gray. Box effects, some with extra trimmings, others plain tailored. All the newest styles. Sizes 2 to 6 years. $1.75 to $3.00 values, special at $1.49 $3.50 to $5.00 values, special at $2.49 $5.50 to $8.00 values, special at $3.98 Children's Pique Coats and Reefers, with circular or square collars, em broidery and scallop edges, white only, sizes 1 to 6 years. Values to $3.75, Special $1.39 Children's Pique and Lawn Hats, scal lop and lace edges, plain and velvet ribbon trimmings. Also dainty Lawn Caps and Bonnets, embroidery, lace and ribbon trimmed. All sizes. Values to $3.75, Special 49c I