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1 I PAdES 1 TO 8 i. VOL. XXI. NO. 49, PORTLAND, OKEGjurf, SUNDAY MOKNING. DECEMBER 7, 1902. PRICE FIVE . CENTS. IPs . : : . 32 PAGES ,- : . - a ;." mSm u (wtinmtan. t REED Great Leader of Con gress Passes Away. LAST HOURS ARE PAINLESS Efforts to Revive Him Are Fruitless. WIFE AND CHILD AT BEDSIDE Ration Menrns Man "Whose Strong; "Will r.nd Sound Sense Reformed Xlnles of Congress Too Great to Be President.. . WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. Thomas Brack ctt Reed, ex-Spcaker of1 the House of Rep- reseritallves, and for many years promi nent in public life, died here tonight at 12:10 o'clock in his apartments in the Ar lington. The immediate cause of death wasMiraemla. A change for the worse was noted In Mr. Reed's condition early. this morning. At 9:30 o'clock he was, given a subcutaneous saline transfusion in order to stimulate the kidneys, which were falling to perform their proper functions. At 5 o'clock this afternoon saline solution was again admin istered, about three quarts of fluid being used. The heart became weaker and weaker, but the patient regained conscious, ncss until 11 o'clock tonight, when a com plete coma came on. At the bedside when he died were Mrs. Reed and Miss Katherlne Reed, Drs. Gardner, McDonald, Bishop and Goodnow and the nurses. "Dr. Gpodnow, who had been In consultation with the local phy sicians Thursday, was again summoned from Philadelphia this afternoon, and ar rived at 9:30 o'clock tonight. Mr. Reed's mind was In such a state during the day that he did hot realize the seriousness of his condition. He was cheerful and conversed with those about his bedside. When It became apparent that he would not survive his illness, the wife and daughter were notified, and they remained constantly at his bedside untlj the distinguished patient breathed his last. "With only faint hope of saving his life, oxygen was administered throughout the day. Itrwassf ated tonight that Mr. Reed had Ifeeh-jmX eringr front TBflghl's -disease" :for some 'tteje. It reached the acute stage to day, aad this furnished cause for addi tional .alarm. Mr. Reed passed away peacefully and without pain. -No arrange ments have been made for the funeral. TOO GREAT TO BE PRESIDENT. Reed Is Mourned In "Washington as Greatest Man of His Time. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. G.-The greatest Intellect of the present time passed away tonight at midnight, when Thomas B. Reed died. His demise had been expected, but was more sudden than even his most intimate friends feared. It was a strange coinci dence that tribute was paid to him by the Gridiron Club in the hotel where he .breathed his last, as he had been a guest of the club more times than any other man. The newspaper correspond ents and Reed had been intimate friends' for many years. His Congressional ca reer appealed strongly to them. He des pised humbug and pretense, and never espoused a cause which aid not appeal to his sound" judgment. Neither as Speaker nor as a private citizen did Reed indorse any proposition In which he did not believe. It was this quality that closed the December dinner of the Grid iron Club, tonight, with tributes to his personality and public career. His death has cast a gloom over Wash ington tonight. In December, 1SS9, he was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Among his most earnest supporters at that time was Theodore Roosevelt, now President of the United States. There Is no more sincere mourner tonight than the President, at the early demise of the man who appealed so strongly to him 13 years ago. Reed revolutionized the 51st Congress, and created precedents which will last for all time. . His common-sense rules of governing the House, which all accept as practical now, will probably be en forced for all time. Many men arc saying tonight thai ha was too great a statesman to be an adroit politician, and that, like Clay and Webster, he was too great a man to hold the office of President. PROGRESS OF HIS ILLXESS. Began aionday nnd Grew Worse Prom Day to Day. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Mr. Reed reached Washington Sunday, having como to attend to some , matters In the United States Supreme Court. He was -at the Capitol Monday, visiting with friends and former associates in Congress, and witnessed the convening of the sec ond session of the 37th 'Congress. Ap parently he was enjoying good health, but later In the day he called on Dr. F. A. Gardner and he complained of gastric dis tress. The following day his physicians com pelled him to remain in bed while a diag nosis was made of his condition. Mr. Reed was strongij- averse to remaining In bed, but a rise In temperature made It imperative that he remain quiet. Symp toms of appendicitis appeared, though his condition was not considered alarming. A trained nurse remained with him throughout Tuesday night, and the pa tient showed signs of Improvement. Mrs. Reed and her daughter. Miss Kittle, arrived Wednesday, and have remained with him Mr. Reed at the Arlington Hotel since 4 On Thursday the physicians announced that appendicitis symptoms were abating, but that kidney trouble haa developed, giving-a. more serious aspect to the case. Dr. T. L. McDonald was summoned from Philadelphia for consultation. An attack of nausea Fnaay night distressed the pa-, tlent greatly, because of weakened con dition. Today's bulletins offered llttlo or no encouragement. Mr. Reed's physicians do not disguise the fact that his lllnea is now of the gravest character, although no apprehension is felt of immediate dissolution. The patient was cheerful during the day and Is rest ing .comfortably tonight. . At 10:45 word was received from the sickroom that Mr. Reed's condition was very grave. MIRTH TURNS TO SORROW. Gridiron Club Changes Its Banquet Into Memorial Gathering:. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. As the Decem ber dinner of the Gridiron Club was about to close tonight 4he announcement was made that Mr. Reed was at 'death's door. He had been an honored guest of the cluh during all the years of its. existence, and every member was his personal friend. President Robert J. Wynne called upon Major J. M. Carson, one of the oldest cor respondents here, in active service, to say a few words. Mr. Carson told how Mr. Reed had en tertained at the club dinners with his brilliant wit and caustic comments. The entire assemblage arose when it was pro posed that a silent toast be drunk to Mr. Reed's memory. At this moment Repre sentative Joseph G. Cannon paid a hand some tribute to the man he had known so long and so well. ) It was now past midnight; and, as Mr. Reed 'was passing away, Herndon Morsel was singing a song the statesman loved and had often heard. "The Sons: That Reached My Heart," its touching mekWsUv being a refrain from "Home, SweetN Home." The situation was strangely dra matic Before the gavel fellf-Mr. Reed's death became known, and gloom succeed ed to the mirth and festivity of the ban quet hall, a silent and sincere tribute to the dead. SORROW AT HIS HOME. Portland, Me., Knew Reed From In fancy to Manhood. PORTLAND, Me., Dec. .-yTho news of the death of Thomas B. Reed was re ceived here with universal sorrow. Mr. Reed was born in Portland, was educated in the schools of this city, and here was always his home, as he retained his resi dence In Portland after he resigned his seat In Congress to enter upon the prac tice of law in New York. He was person ally known tp a great number of people of the city, and there are scores living here today who have been his lifelong friends. Mr. Reed -spent much time here last Summer, and one of his last public ap pearances was when he delivered an ora tion in June, upon the occasion of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the work of Bowdoln College, from which he graduated in the class of 160. MARK TWAIN'S TRIBUTE. Country Kever Bred Nobler Man, Says Great Humorist. NEW YORK, Dec. 7. The bulletin an nouncing the death of Mr. -Reed was com municated to Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) at his home at Rlverslde-on-Hud-son, by the Associated Press. Mr. Clem ens has known the dead statesman for many years, and was his close friend and admirer. Mr. Reed "was ono of the guests . 7Z S rv.T. - I. "ICvCV " vi.iauow .put details very: fa..-' Itrtll-fe ul lc ..ui uuuw Tu I Clemens was much overcome at the news, "We had all hoped and thought that Mr. Reed would recover," he said. "The country has not bred a nobler man. His. death Is an incalculable loss to the Na tion." CAREER OF THOMAS B. REED. Great Speaker Who Pat an End to Obstruction. In Portland, Me., where his ancestors had lived for elcht generations, Thomas Brackett Reed was born October 18, 1839. Like all oth er New Encland boys, he attended the public schools, and like thousands of other New Eng land boys he worked his way through college by teaching school during his college vacations. He was rraduated from Bowdoln . College in July, 1860. with the degree of A. B. It Is said that In the last year of his collere course he exhibited wonderful diligence and Industry, not only making up the time expended upon some what miscellaneous readlmr during the flrst three years, but placing himself In the front rank amonr the six honor men of his class. His reward was the much-courted prize for "excellence in English composition." The next two years were spent In teaching and In the study of law. In 1S63 Mr. Reed re moved to California, where he expected to re main and practice law, but early in the fol lowing year he returned to Portland, Me., and In April entered the Navy as an Assistant Pay master. He was assigned to duty under Lieu tenant Garrlnre, who commanded the "tin clad" Sybil, which did potent duty on the Ten nessee, Cumberland and Mississippi Rivers. The service was valuable and necessary, but not exciting or eventful, and Mr. Reed has been heard to refer to . this episode as the time when he "kept grocery on a gunboat," In August, 1S05. he received an honorable dis charge from the Navy, and returned to Port land, where he was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law. His rise both In his profession and In the esteem of his fellow-townsmen was rapid and steady, and he was soon singled out as a man worthy of political honors. In 1SGS, without his knowledge, the Repub licans of Portland unanimously -named Mr. Reed as one of their candidates for the lower branch of the Legislature, and he was elect ed. His reputation as a lawyer had al ready become so firmly established and gen erally recognized that he was assigned to the Judiciary committee. He was then, as he has ever since been, a man of action, and ever ready to do all he can to expedite busi ness. Before the end of his first term in the Legislature he secured the passage of a law whlsh resulted in reducing from three years to as many months the time required for bringing contested suits to Jury trial in his native county. Mr. Reed was re-elected in 18G9. and In 1870 he was promoted tp the State Senate. By this time his abilities and energy had gained for him a reputation as wide, as the state, and he was nominated as tho Republican candi date for Attorney-General over several strong and popular competitors, among whom was Harris M. Plalsted. afterward Governor, and was elected. During the three years of hl3 Incumbency of that office Mr. Reed not only adijd steadily to his reputation as an able lawyer and brilliant advocate, but exhibited a degree of courage and resolution which ex cited univerral admiration. These virtues were especially shown In the successful prosecution of suits against the bondsmen of a State Treasurer who had turned out to be a de faulter to a large, amount a dozen years be fore. Through the exercise of strong politi cal and other influences, the cases against "the bondsmen had been allowed to slumber for years on the docket of the court, but tho young and vigorous Attorney-General prompt ly awoke them and pushed every case to a final decision, co far as the courts 'of -Maine wore concerned. When he .ceased to be Attornoy-Genernl Mr. Reed accepted the appointment of Solicitor of rortland. The city was then invoivel Jn important litigation; which he confluSled with results that were successful and eatlafactory. Elected to CousrrcjsH. In the centennial 1 -year of American .nde- Concluded on Third Tage.) P1S11P1 Governor-Elect at Work on His Address. IT WILL NOT BE LONG But Wilt Make General Sur vey of State Affairs. CHAMBERLAIN FOR ECONOMY Protection .for Public Lands, Plat Salaries, Liberal Appropriation , for Lewis and Clark Fair Are j Cardinal Points In His Policy. POLICY OP GOVERXOR-ELECI Economy In state administration. . Protection of public lands. Flat salaries for state officers. Liberal appropriation for Lewis sad dark F.alr. Encouragement oi National and pri vate Indication projects. Revision of tax laws. Uniform pilotage laws for Oregon and Washington. Governor-elect 'Chamberlain Is prepar-. ing his Inaugural address. He will be In ducted Into office probably on the second or third day of the Legislative session If precedent shall rule the procedure. His address has not yet assumed Its final shape, and a large part of it Is still to be written. Mr. Chamberlain will not re veal what he has In mind until he has spoken it before the joint session of the Legislature. By that body the vote "of last June will be canvassed and he will; be proclaimed Governor. A reporter yesterday accosted the Governor-elect on the street and fired at him a number of questions. Mr. "Chamberlain was In a hurry to move .on, but he topped -good naturedly and Inquired: "Well, what is It?" "Mr. "Chamberlain, are yon-preparlng your inaugural aaaress? "Yes, but It Is not yet In tangible form.' "Will It be long?" His excellency-to-be laughed and re piled: TST If will .nnf T Inne- Tf "nrlll nLnfr a general survey of the varfoi arfoifs subjects which need the attention of the several departments of the state government. No, it -won't be long." And the Governor-elect hurried on his mission. Governor Is for Harmony. ,- Mr. Chamberlain's friends make plaln that he is very desirous or maintaining harmonious relations with the Legisla ture and with other officials of the Ex ecutive department. There Is no doubt that he will be disposed to yield a great deal to maintain amity. But It Is quite certain that the new Governor will je,al ously guard his prerogatives 'as chief ex ecutive of the state. He will expect the Legislature to respect those prerogatives.. He will Insist that Republican officials In the executive department shall not en croach upon the dignity ,of his office? "I shall be governor," "he Is. reportecl to have said. "If there's going to be a fight, I'm a fighter mj'self. If there's going to be peace, I'm as peaceable as anybody." The Governor-elect talks freely to re porters on all general subjects, but he cannot be enticed to discuss politics or his Inaugural address. - "I wish 'my words to go out to the people of Oregon Ju3t as I shall say them when 1 become Governor," says heJ Stronpr Views on Economy. j Friends of Mr. Chamberlain v?ho 4r next the throne, say that his remarks will be strong utterances for economy lin the state administration and for protec tion of the nubile lands. For flat salaries he Is as constant as ever. He will ad vocate flat salaries all aldng the line, from his own office down. He will con tend that no member 4of the Government" has a vested" right to any fees or salary and that the Legislature may increase! or decrease at Its own will the compensation of every state employe, except & Vte Printer. Mr. Chamberlain was elected -on the flat-salary Issue, and he will s.t nd squarely on that plank of the Democr tic and Republican platforms. Nor will spare himself. He will not look upon own as a preferred offlce. he frls "But what If the'Leglslature flattens,'. jut your salary?" he Is reported to have en asKed. Xot Worried. About Salary. "I don t care. I shall take w' me .uegisiaiure gives me. ir I a' down to $5 a year I shall take tha be Governor." His comnensatlon could not be red below $1500, however, for that sum guaranteed him by the constitution. v The new Governor has not made up his mind about what policy he will advocate as to public lands of the state. It Is not to be doubted that he will probe the land system to the bottom. He Is determined to Investigate every channel and avenue of tho Land Office. If he finds every thing straight, well and good. If he finds things deviating from the straight line of rectitude he will stir up the Land .De partment from attic to cellar. He rfeooe- nlzcs, however, that nearly all the 'Seat'! land has been lost to the state forever." He sees no reason for trying to sell -off "base" as fast as possible. He tblnks that, the lamentably small part; 'of th state's dowry which the National Govern ment bestowed upon Oregon at statA." nood should be saved. Strong Friend of the Fair: Mr. Chamberlain Is a strong' friend $V the Lewis and Clark Fair. Whether kr will recommend $500,000 or leave tlwi' nmount to be decided upon by the LegiV- lature he Is said to be undecided. Hi docs not hesitate because he thinks HW,-. 000 toi much money, but because he U resolved to leave as many legislative jie tails as possible to the Legislative "bady. As his recommendations to that body wlK, be mostly In general terms, he may ma&U a general plea jfor liberality to the Fain '." A 'commission will be provide J.I ha,W-er BUt d the measure for-a Fair appropriation. r Tixjjifiedlclne and "botany neir Governor thinks he should be per- 1 mltted to name this commission. An at tempt by the Legislature to take this privilege from him "would be regarded as an effront to his excellency. About a month ago Mr. 'Chamberlain told The Oregonlan that should he have the nam ing of the commission he would choose several of its 'members from the Lewis and Clark Board. v To Encourage Irrigation Projects. In the recent Irrigation convention he made himself clear on his attitude toward National and private irrigation cxtmpan ies. He spoke for both kinds of projects. saying that Oregon neededs all the irri gation It couldx get. He said: 'T shall do whatever I can to build un the greatest possible number of homes In Oregon. It will not be any part of my DOllcv to lnterffrft -with th rights nf nrlv- afe' enterprises under the Carey act." Revision of Tax Laws. ' It Is understood that the Inaugural "ad dress will recommend creation of a com mission to Tevise the tax laws. He will advocate a committee of the Legislature to confer with the Washington ' Legisla ture for uniform pilotage laws for the mouth of the Columbia. Mr. Chamberlain Is said to be opposed to the ecalp. bduntyj and to be deliberating over a recommen dation for Its abolishment. He favors acquisition of the Willamette Falls locks either by the National Government or by the state. No doubt .Mr. Chamberlain is looking ahead to 1905, 'hen his successor will be elected. No doubt he desires to be his own successor. No doubt he will try to curry favor- with the state. No doubt he will try to preserve amity everywhere In order to slick up the slide lnto-the Gov ernor s chair next time. But will he be able to attain the expectations of his ad mirers? Will he "fallrdown" or turn out a "false alarm?" The supreme test of his "much-vaunted ability Is soon to begin. Will he stand the test? Keeps His Present 'Offlce. The Governor-elect still hangs on to the offlce of District Attorney. - Will he resign his present office 'before assuming the Governorship" or will he appoint the new prosecuting officer? Evidently he does not yet know about this himself,, for he says: "I" haven't made up my mind." Nor Is he in any hurry about making up his mind. He has a good job where he Is, and he is going to "freeze" to It until the'next Job begins. Then he hopes to peddle out the old Job to tho chosen pf the "faithful." It's a noble political scheme. Will he be able to carry It out? The Republican Legislature will have a great deal to say about the new Gover nor's privileges. It cannot probably pre vent him from disposing of his present office as he chooses, .because his accept ance of the new ofllce will, In Itself, be resignation from the old. But he depends for a good many favors upon th'e good will of the Legislature, and the doling out of his present office to his political con federates is not likely to take well with that body, because he was elected neither to theAttorneyehlp nor to the Governor ship wholly by Democratic votes. It is not likely that the Legislature will hold up his Inauguration, although the con stitution clearly gives It the power to do this by- putting off the canvass of the votes In Joint session of the two Houses. InaHsmral Probably January 14. It ie customary when the Legislature frais- to organize In the same session that tK-r inducts -nthe Governor -intov-office tb hold the Inaugural ceremonies on the third day. Gpvernor Geer was inaugur ated on the second day, but the Legis lature had organized several months be fore In special scssionV Governor Cham berlain, jtheref ore, will probably assume the .duties o'f. .Governor on . Wednesday. faRtry 14, at about noon. .'.- ":.U 1 U Un....- ...... nil. r adopts a resolution to convene in joint session at 10:G0 A. M.. next day. The House sends a committee to the Secretary of State to announce that the Speaker Is ready to receive a statement of the official vote for Governor. The President of the Senate presides over the joint meetlrig and the Speaker canvasses the vote and pro claims the election of the new Governor. Two committees are then appointed, one to Inform the new Governor of his elec tion,, and to escort him to the joint ses sion chamber; the other to Invite the re- EX-SPEAKER'S THOMAS BRACKETT REED. itlrlng Governor and other state officials to see the Inauguration of the new Gov ernor. The retiring Governor then de 'llvers his farewell message nnd-after him :ttie new executive makes his Inaugural address. Dr. Timothy Alcn Dcnd. Jpw YORK, Dec. 6. Dr. Tinjothy. Field 'Allen-,, a prominent physician of this city, tejdead from apoplexy.. He was dean of jl ww.ifc. auu tcIucilL i i&f'tae New York: Opthalmlc Hosnital. nr. iAMes waB the .author ' 6t many worksVon - Question That Tongue Asks Hitchcock . REGARDING LAND FRAUDS Law Violated by Citizens of Other States WHO - LOCATE TIMBER LAND Secretary of Interior Promises to Specify Charges nnd -Kame Of . fenders State Land Board Not -Under Suspicion. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec 6. Representative Tongue had a conference with Secretary Hitch cock "today, "'- in which he discussed at length the land situation in Oregon and especially the situation as reflected in the editorial of The Oregonlan of Novem ber 29. In speaking of the conference, Mr. Tongue saysi "The Secretary told me that there are no more attempted evasions of . the land laws In Oregon than In other states where timber Is becoming valuable; that the violations of the timber and stone act In that state are not being made by citizens of Oregon, but principally by persons who are coming in from other states. ."I was unable to find that a single offi cer ,of any Land Offlce In the First Con gressional District, or any official whose appointment, I have recommended, is un der a suspicion of misconduct. If there are any, the department declines to give me information upon the subject. "I asked the Secretary that at the earli est possible moment he localize and speci fy his charges, pointing out both the of fenses and offenders, so that Innocent men can be freed from suspicions. The Secre tary said he recognized the Justice of that, and will comply with my request, at the earliest possible moment. --"I eould'-learn., ofnothlng that -woul. placeany member of the State Land Board under suspicion. Secretary Hitchcock says there Is nothing on record or In any way known to hl3 department that in the slightest degree Involves any mem bers of the delegation In conniving at or having any "knowledge of any misconduct or any Intended evasion of the land laws; or being In any way negligent In the dis charge of duties In reference to them." FOR RELIEF OF SETTLERS. Moody Secures Passage of Important r Bills for Oregon. OREdONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington,1 Dec. 6. By watching his oppor tunities and being in close attendance on the House today. Representative ILLNESS FATAL. wmmamimm& wiiimiwiiih Moody succeeded In passing more bills than any other member In the House, so far, in the session. He called up and passed his bill for the relief of the. settlers on The Dalles Military Wagon Road grant, being the second bill for their relief. It provides that any settler on wagon-road, lands, who lost them. In consequence of the decision of. the Supreme Court In the suit of the Eastern Oregon Land - Company against Wilcox and Messenger, shall be allowed i credit upon a new ho'mcstead fo'r the. time j no oggupieo wie lanus lorieuea unaer tnis decision; It Is provided, however, that no patent shall. Issue upon any such .en tries except upon proof of residence; im provement and cultivation of the new homestead for at least one year. This bill, taken in connection with the one Representative Moody had passed at the last session, which gave wagon roads' the same privileges enjoyed1 by railroads, of surrendering to the Government any of their lands that may have been erroneous ly patented to any of the settlers, and to select In lieu thereof other lands, Inside the limits of the grant, will extend to the vwagon-road settlers all the .relief Congress has ever granted to settlers on railroad lands who were subsequently dispossessed of their holdings. Mr. Moody has a bill pending before the committee, which authorizes the Gov ernment to purchase from the wagon-road company the paramount title .to the dis puted land for the settlers, but lt Is doubtful If he can secure recognition for its consideration this- session. Mr. Moody later secured the-passlng Of a bill he reported from the mining commit tee; which changes the placer mining law so as to permit annual assessment work of $500 to bo done on one of a group jf five contiguous oil claims which are owned by one company or corporation. In stead of requiring $100 worth of work on each of the five. It being shown that such concentrated, development on olL lands tends to the Improvement of all. adjoin ing claims. In view of oil developments being made on j the Pacific Coast, this legislation will be of great local benefit, and will be a great saving to those mak ing developments. . The House ai(fpSissed the bill increas ing the size of Alaska homesteads from SO to 320 acres, and the bill granting rights of way in Alaska for telephone and telegraph lines.- PLAXS FOR THE COLUMBIA. Board of Engineers Considers Tlicm and Willamette AVorlc. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 6.--The board of engineer officers that made examinations of the mouth of the Columbia River, with a view to adopting a final plan of completing the project, is In session In New York. Noth ing" is known by the department of the progress it Is making on the report, or when It may be expected. The report of tho engineer board that made examinations at the Willamette locks Is in the hands of the Secretary of "War. but will be referred to the Depart ment of Justice for an opinion as to whether or not the Portland General Electric Company has a legal right as against the Government to the full and continued use of the waters of the Will amette River for manufacturing purposes; whether the water lsx needed for naviga tion ,or not, and if It lias such right, what steps must be taken by the United States to acquire title to the water for navi gation purposes. It, Is expected that some time will be utiljzed..lnframlng thi report, 'which will be held for submission to Congress with the engineers' report, next sesslen- FILIPINOS LOVE TAFT. Now Regard Him as Best Friendr Says Secretary Ferguson. . WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Arthur Fergu son, secretary of the Phlllipplne Commis sion, called at the State and War Depart ments today to talk with the. officials re garding conditions in the Philippines as they existed when he left Manila. Ac cording to Mr. Ferguson. Governor Taft 13 beloved by the Filipinos, who have come to look upon him as their best friend, and for his part he has become so absorbed In his work of bringing these people into line with American Ideals that he Is willing to spend the remainder of his days In the Islands. Mr. Ferguson adds that the Governor has completely recovered his health. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER Korelgn. Riot in French Chamber of Deputies suppressed by soldiers. Page 1. Extreme poverty among unemployed of Eng- . land. Page 9. Pnclflc Const. Three men meet death In the rapids of the Tumwater. Pare 6. Young Men's Christian Association continues its-work at Newberg. Page 6. Seattle has advantage in competition for Army transports. Pace' 6. ' Oregon Odd Fellows observe the 50th anni versary of tho -establishment of the flrst lodge In the State. Page 7. General. Death of ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed. Page 1. Colorado Judgo lays down law of municipal officers' duty. Page 0. Anthracite coal miners tell how they are mada slaves of debt. Page. 17. Seamen's and Lonsrshoremen's Unions will engage-in war. Pace 12. Disastrous railroad "wreck in Nova Scotia. Page 3. Inhuman torture of American, scout by Yaqul Indians. Pase 3. ' National AfTnirs. Pension bill passed by -House of Representa tives.. Page 2. Moody proposes committee to investibate needs of Alaska. Page 17. . . Representative Tongue askV for definite charges of land office fraud. Page 1. Army officers to command Philippine constab ulary. Page 2. President Roosevelt announces that he will send Barrett to Japan. Page 2. ' Commercial and Murine. Strong export movement In Eastern pruno mar ket. Page 23. Weekly review of business in Wall street. Page 23. New York bank statement shows large loss of cash. Pace 23. Fourth barley cargo cleared this season. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. Governor-elect Chamberlain prepares his In augural address. Pare, 1. Dr. Zahm is welcomed by Columbia University. Page 17. ' . Elk3 to honor dead in annual memorial serv ice. Pace 17. Clever faker works smooth scheme on prom inent citizens. Pare 24. Chinese Improve their-cemetery. Page 10. R. H. Thompson compromises his suit against Thomas Connell. Page 11. Features and Departments. Editorial. PareM. Church announcements. Page 11. The Lincoln conspiracy. Page 25. Books. Pare 31. Public men of Washington State. Page 32. Hans Christian Andersen. Page 20. Social status of the stage star. -Page 26. Book of Oregon literature. Page 27. Ado's fable, in. slonr. Pare 30. Youths' department. Page 29. "i Pashlons. Pare 2S. Social. Pace 18. , '. Dramatic and musical. Pages 20 and 21. Riot Ensues in Cham ber of Deputies. HOT FRENCH BLOOD BOILS Soldiers Called in to Remove Disorderly. . TWO DUELS WILL FOLLOW Opposition Lashed to Fury by Alln- - s. " aionrt to Humbert Scandal Min ister Is Insnltcd Fist-FIsht Is Ended by Soldiers. , PARIS, Dec. 6. The Chamber of Depu ties was the" scene of violent disturbance this afternoon, during which a general me- leo occurred in the space in front of the tribune, requiring the summoning of the military commandant of the Palais Bour bon with a platoon of the colonial. Infantry, who forcibly ejected two disorderly mem bers who declined to retire after an order for their temporary expulsion had been voted. The affair was tho outcome of much feel ing which haa been aroused lately between the government's supporters and the mi nority. The government had desired to close Parliament today for the holiday re ceis. and this wns resisted by the mi nority on the ground that the Chamber should remain In session to discuss the budget. The feeling was intensified when the re visionist Deputy Gauthlcr made a. oavage attack on .the government for its laxity In prosecuting parties' connected with, the Humbert scandal. Even worse than this scandal, he declared, was the state of an archy existing within the courts, within the police and within the government. He called on Minister of Justice Valle for an explanation of the affalr.-'and. the Minister made an emphatic rejoinder, declaring that the scandals of the republic were far less than those of the emplve, which still lived in memory. He closed with the a3-, sertlon that Frederick Humbert had been a Boulanglst Deputy. This immediately threw ihe Chamber Into violent tumult, the mernbers of the right shouting " Indignant denials.. Amid the din Deputy 'Coutant. Socialist, ex claimed that Minister Valle's statement was a He, known to be ai falsification of facts. President Bourgeola sought to re store order, but In vain. . The Minister of Justice, Who had taken the tribune, was unable to proceed against the tumult, and, quitting the tribune, re sumed his place on the Ministerial bench. The group of Minister now became the center of an angry demonstration. M. Syveton. a Nationalist member, made his way toward the Ministers and addressed them with angry imprecations. The friends of the Ministers' and the members of the left precipitated themselves into the space before the tribune toward M. Syve ton, and the latter was soon' seconded by scores of Deputies from the right. The two angry elements surged backward and forward, exchanging blows with clenched flsts, and for several minutes the scene of riotous confusion continued. Premier Combes at last separated himself from his Ministerial colleagues and mounted the tribune, In the hope that he would be able to read a decree of the government sus pending -the session, but Deputy Coutant already held the tribune and refused to vacate It. The Premier applied, to Presi dent Bourgeois, who ordered M. Coutant to descend, but the latter again refused. M. Combes withdrew, and four7 guards were summoned to conduct M. Coutant from the tribune. In the meantime the disorderly scenes on Lthe floor continued, many members of the Chamber seeking to . gain the tribune. Finding It Impo'sslble to restore order. President Bourgeois declared a recess. After a recess of 15 minutes the session was resumed, and the president of tha Chamber called on M. Syveton and M. Coutant to apologize for their conduct. M. Coutant made the flrst response, declaring that he withdrew not a word of what he had said, and the disorder again broke out, but was quickly quelled. President Bourgeois then asked the Chamber to act, and an order of censure was adopted, with temporary expulsion, all the members of the left and a portion of the center party voting for the order. As Deputy Coutant remained In his place, the usual formalities of expulsion by force, were adopted, and Colonel de Teissyre, commandant of the military at the Palais Bourbon, with a platoon of colonial In fantry, was summoned. The soldiers marched Into the Chamber and Deputy Coutant was escorted out amid derisive cries from the government supporters and the cheers of his friends. M. Syveton declined to make a retrac tion, declaring that Minister Valle was the aggressor, and stating that he had sent his seconds to the Minister. President Bour geois thereupon referred the Deputy's case to the Chamber, which voted censure with temporary expulsion, and the president re quested him to withdraw. The latter re fused to do so, whereupon M. Bourgeola once 'more suspended the session tempo rarily, while the military cbntlngent again marched Into the Chamber and escorted . Deputy Syveton out, amid cheers and groans. Order was now fairly re-established and the Minister of Justice mounted the tri bune to finish his Interrupted speech. In which he defended the government's course In the Humbert affair, declaring that ' everything possible for the govern ment to do In the matter had been done. . Following thl? the Chamber, by a decis ive majority of 336 votes to 135, adopted ah order of the day expressing confidence In the government. The decree closing, the session for the recess was then read.' The seconds of MM. Syveton and Vallo will make final arrangements for ar meet ing of thjlr principals on Monday.