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EEEE) PART THRfeE VOL. XXI. PORTLAND, OKEGQN, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1902. NO. 51. HIT LOSE BOTH Routes for thq Isthmian Canal in Danger. MORGAN WARNS SENATE Doubts Whether Title to Pan ama Route Is Secure. TREATY MAY,, FALL THROUGH Alabama Senator Advocates Immedl ' ate Action on Klcaragruan Route, Lest Xo Canal Be Built Appro priation Will Soon Lapse. After a cession of less than throe hours, the Senate yesterday adjourned until January O next. Today's session was largely given up to an address by Senator Morgan upon the question o the construction ol an Isthmian canal. The Senator declared that it would be In the Interest of the United States to resume negotiations with Nicaragua and Costa Rica, with the view of util izing the Nicaragua route, for the rea son that, as he believed, If we should continue to depend upon the Panama route, we would never have a canal. A number of hills were passed, and a conference report providing for the pay ment of the expenses of the anthracite coal strike commission was agreed to. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. There were 20 Senators in their scats when the Senate was called to order for the final session before the Christmas holidays. They heard a vigorous address by Morgan on the isthmian canal negotiations. Morgan contended for the making good of contracts entered into by President Mc Kinley with Costa Rica and Nicaragua; The negotiation of these agreements he characterized as a masterful act, and .said they were -about to be trodden under foot. Why this was true was not a question lor a Democrat- to solve.-but-he'couLd, .at any rate, say he did not agree with the ; mind-readers and spirit mediums who had since declared that Mr, McKinley did not'; mean what he said in the contracts. He then went on to express apprehen sion that if the United States did not avail itself of the opportunity to build a canal by the NIcaraguan route, none would be built, and he said the appro priation of $180,000,000 tor the construction of the canal could be covered into the Treasury about June 2S, 1904, if not used before that time. Attention was called to the fact that, under the Colombian law, only the Con gress of that country can ratify a treaty. There had been no Congress there since 1S29, and there was not likely to be any unless the Panama Canal Company should pay its expenses out of the $3,000,000 on hand 'or the $40,000,000 promised by the United States. He therefore expressed ap prehension that a treaty that might be accepted by this government would fail of action in Colombia. After quoting from the concession granted to the liquidations of the old Pan ama Canal Company, which Mr. Morgan said was also made a law of Colombia, he said: "It is a surprise- to jurists' and laymen alike In our country that the Attorney General, Jn his opinion given to the.PresI dent on the right and power of the New Panama Canal Company to revoke a title to the United States of its property in Panama, omitted to notice the prohibition in the concessions and in the laws of Colombia, through, which it derived all its property rights in Colombia." Allison, of the Senate conferees on the coal strike arbitration bill, presented the report of the conference committee. He explained that the Senate amendment, fix ing a definite sum for the expenses and compensate i of the commissioners and employes and taking the question ef fix ing these out of the hands of the Presi dent, bad been retained,, but that the Sen ate conferees had yielded to the $15 per day to the commissioners for expenses instead of $10, as fixed by the Senate. The report was agreed to. Lodge, of the committee on Philippines, reported the Philippine currency bill, and gave notice that, as the measure is im portant, he would call it. up during the morning hour of the Senate at the earliest moment. He expressed the opinion that the bill would not lead to prolonged de bate. A bill authorizing the payment of Judg ments amounting to $1,000,000, on account of the destruction of property in Hawaii, in connection with the fight on the bu bonic plague in those islands, in 1S99, was also passed. The resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Patterson of Colorado, requiring rail road companies to, supply to the Inter state Commerce Commission data as to brakes, was adopted. Shortly after 2 o'clock the Senate went into executive session, and at 2:40 ad Journed until Monday, January 5, 1903. COMMISSION BILL PASSED. House Adopted ' Conference Report, Then Adjourned for Holidays. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The last ses sion of the House before the holiday re cess was -very brief. It lasted only long enough to permit final action upon the bill to defray the expenses of the Coal Strike Commission. No other business was transacted. The adjournment was until Monday, January 5. Immediately after the convening, Can non explained that It was important that the Coal Strike Commission bill and the urgent deficiency bill be finally disposed or before the holiday recesfi.- The cob ference report .upon the former, he said, was in the Senate, and he asked , that a recess be taken until it was returned from that body. A recess-was accordingly tak end for 20 minutes. ... 'When the House reconvened, Mr. Can non presented the conference report on the Coal Strike Commission bill and the report was adopted without discussion. The House remained in session until the bill was enrolled and signed by the Speak er, and then adjourned until January 5, 1903. PRESIDENT TAKES A REST. With His FamllyHe Makes Visit to Virgin!. Friends. WASHINGTON, Dec 20. President Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and four of their chiiuren,' left Washing ton at 02:05 P. M. today for Rapldan, Va., to pass Sunday with Joseph Wilmer and family. Not, an inkling of the president's Intentions had been permitted to become public; Indeed, the trip was not deter mined upon until last night, at such, an hour as rendered It Impossible to complete arrangements for it until today. President Roosevelt attended the funeral of Mrs. Grant, and hurried directly from the church to the White House. A few minutes later Secretary Hay called to discuss with, the President some of the FUTURE HEAD MAJOR-GEXERAXi latesdevelomnents In the Venezuelan sit uation. Through -xl private passageway the Secretary was admitted to the White House lor a brief talk- with the President before the latter left for the railroad station.- - ' President Roosevelt was accompanied to the depot by Secretary Cortelyou, but the latter did not go to Rapldan. The President and bis family were accompa nied, however, by' Assistant Secretary Loeb, who will, keep in close telegraphic touch with the White House during the absence of the party. It Is the intention of the President to' return to Washington on Monday morn ing, his desire being to obtain absolute rest for a day or two. The strain upon him, both mentally and physically, since Congress convened, and during the crisis In Venezuelan affairs, has been very great, and he felt the necessity for some relief from those cases. In addition to those already mentioned, the only persons who accompanied the President were two se cret service officers. The trip was made on a special train of two cars over the Southern Railway. Few people at the station had any idea that the President was to leave the city, and, in consequenoe, the only people about the train when it pulled out were four or five newspaper men and some of the White House attaches. ' As the train moved from the station the President ap peared on the rear platform of the last car and, in response to greetings from the little coterie of friends, raised his hat in farewell. - - . Joseph Wilmer and family, with whom the President, Mrs. . Roosevelt and .the children will-spend Sunday, are old friends of the Roosevelt family. ' Mrs. Roosevelt passed a week with them lastjyear, and they frequently have been the'" guests of the President For Reciprocity In Coal. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Senator Lodge today introduced in the Senate a bill axi thorlzing the President to Tcmove. the duty on coal coming Into the United States from Canada, whenever the duty on coal from the United States going: into Canada shall be 'removed. COAL DEPOT MOBBED. i . People Hangrry for Fuel Break Into Offlce and Mob Clerk. , ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 20. A crowd of several hundred people broke through the door of the Northwestern Fuel Company's Robert-street office today, after a re markable three hours' rush for coal, sav agely beating a clerk, who had acted as doorkeeper and admitted only one cus tomer at a time. The company had re ceived a few hundred tons of coal, which was disposed of in single ton cash orders at $8 75. After breaking into the office, police had - to be called, and order was, restored with difficulty. Wipe Out Coney island's Bovrery. NEW YORK. Dec. 20. The first Import ant step for the acquirement for park purposes of 132 acres of land at Coney Island, thereby wiping out the Island's Bowery and converting the island into a National seaside resort, has been taken.' At a meeting attended- by many prom inent residents of Brooklyn and officials the plan was unanimously approved. The assessed value of the land purposed to be acquired by the city amounts to. '$1,834,795. It was stated at the meeting that the land desired 'was all that portion of the island lying between Seaside Park' and Seagate and south of Surf 'avenue. Would-Be Train Wreckers Foiled. MEMPHIS. Tenn., Dec 20. An attempt was made to wreck the 'Frisco fast pas senger train Irom Birmingham last night, three miles east of this city. Just before the train arrived before a high trestle, three miles out. a farmer discovered four men laying cross-ties across the track. He advanced toward them and they fled. A short distance .further on it "was found that several spikes had been' drawn and laid on the rails. The .train was'.flagged and stopped within a' few" yards of the. obstruction. . , , OPEN SOUTH HALF Bill irl Regard1 'to Colville Reservation. SURVEY TO BE MADE FIRT Jones Proposes That Great Area In Washington Be Thrown Open to Settlers After ' Indians ' Have Been Given Allotments. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 20. Representative Jones to day introduced a bill, opening- to entry the south half of the Colville Indian "res- OF THE ARMY ADNA R. CHAFFEE. ervntion afte'r the .same shall have been surveyed and allotments4made to the In dians. The bill proposes to' restore all surplus lands j-.to. the public " domain, so' that entries can'.be-made under the pub lic land' laws. This portion of the original Colville res ervation contains 1,500,000 acres. Each In dian now properly residing upon the south half of the reservation will be en titled under the bill to an allotment of SO acres, to be selected without restric tion from any part of the present reserva tion, only all allotments must conform to Government surveys. Indians having Im provements on any section of the reserva tion will have preference right to select the improved tracts. These allotments must be made within six months after the President's . proclamation opening the reservation. All allotted lands are to be subject to taxation. Where lands within . the ' reservation are now occupied by i agency buildings, schools or such strue i tures, they shall be reserved, unless other j tracts be selected In lieu thereof. But i such reservations shall not exceed In area two sections, j The bill appropriates $50,000 to cover ex l penses)f surveys and allotments. RIGHT OF WAV. FOR IRRIGATION Bill , Granatin?? -ji Over Reservation and Public Lands. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, .Wash ington, Dec. 20. A bill has been.' intro duced In the Senate and House granting to railroads and water companies right of way through Government reservations and public lands for reservoirs and .pipe lines. The bill provides that such right of way shall "be ground occupied by the water of reservoirs and 50 feet outside of the mar ginal limits thereof and 25 feet each sldo of the center line of pipe lines. It also gives the right to. take from lands adja cent to reservoirs and pipe lines earth, stone and timber necessary for construc tion. Railroads or water companies may, within 12. .months after location of reser voir and pipe lines, file In the local land office a map of the same, and, upon ap proval thereof by ahe Interior Depart ment, the same shall be noted upon land office plats, and' lands over which rights of way pass shall be disposed of subject to such right of way. Companies, owning reservoirs or pipe lines heretofore constructed are granted privileges conferred by the bill. TO CREATE -GAME PRESERVES. Senator Perkins Would Set Tkcni t Aside In. Forest Reserves.' OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec 20. Senator Perkins, of Cali fornia, today introduced a bill authorizing he President to set aside areas within forest reserves to be preserved as breed ing places for wild animals, birds and fish. Within these areas all hunting, fishing and killing of game lsto!be prohibited at all times. The Senator has drawn his bill along lines recommended by. the Presi dent, and with a further view largely to doing away with state protection of game within reserves. FOR STEALIXG FROM IXDIAXS. Mondell Proposes That Penalties Be Largely Increased. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec 20. Representative Mondell, of Wy.omlng. bas Introduced a bill increas ing the penalty , .to. be imposed upon per sons' committing crimes 'against Indians. Under the, present" law,-one year's imprls oninent is the maximum'penajty for steal- ing from, Indians, regardless of the value of property taken. In mahy instances large numbers of Indians' cattle and other valuable ' property have been taken, and, upon conviction, the guilty parties have been required to serve; but one year's im prisonment. " . Under the Mondell bill,, the penalty Im posed Is one year's Imprisonment 'if the property taken is worth. less than $25;"lf the property is valued at $25 or over, the punishment shall be imprisonment for not less than one nor more than. 14 years. To Pay for Relief of Alaska Miners. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec 20.--Senator Perkins ha3 in troduced a bill making payments for serv ices and supplies rendered in taking care of destitute miners in Alaska over a year ago. The bill proposes to. pay the Alaska Commercial Company- $25,32S, the North American Transportation Company $1550 and the Alaska Exploration Company a smaller amount. Extend Alaska Railroad Franchise. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec- 20. Senator Millard today in troduced a bill extending for two years the time within which the- Akron, Sterling & Northern Railroad Company, may conT struct Its railroad from the head of Valdesy Bay, Alaska, by Lowe River to Keystone Canyon and on to Thomson Pass. OFFICIALS UNDER FIRE. Charge of Smuggling? Against Three Americans in Porto Rlox. SAN JUAN, P. R., Dec 20. Supervisor of Elections Benjamin Butler, Captain G. W. Mentz, United States Marine Corps, and James Brenna, , an employe of the Country Club, have been arrested on In formation received by the customs au thorities for smuggling two lots of wines and liquors from St. Thomas, brought here on the United States ship Uncas and lighthouse tender Laurel, In all 64 cases. The prisoners were bound over until Mon day and Tuesday under $2000 bail, when the preliminary examination will bo held before United States Commissioner An derson. It Is alleged that supplies for the Country Club, which the Elite bought In St. Thomas, were smuggled in through the Navy and Army. Butler la managing officer of the club and Brennan Is the steward. The arrest of the other promi nent persons will be made today, and it is said that a large number more "will follow, as the smuggling has continued for a long period and goods are being secretly landed throughout the naval sta tion. Capture of "Cherokee BUI." LAS ANIMAS. Colo.. Dec 20. "Chero kee Bill" Smith, for whom posses have" scoured the Southeastern part of Colo rado in an effort to effect his capture, has been captured by three Eent County Dep uty Sheriffs In the neighborhood of Big Cedars, a wild, unsettled district near the southeast boundary of the state. Five shots were fired at Smith before he sur rendered. Smith was being pursued on the charge of having robbed the postoffice at Charlton, several weeks ago, In com pany with two others. The latter, it is believed, succeeded in reaching the Indian Territory. Smith is a half-breed Indian. Embezzler Wanted in France. WASHINGTON, Dec 20J The Secretary of State has terminated a famous extra dition case by Issuing a warrant td the French authorities for Louis Balensa, who is charged with the embezzlement of several million franca of the French cor poration In whose employ he had been. At present Balensa is in Sing Sing Prison serving a sentence for forgery cdmmltted in the United States, and the extradi tion will not take effect until the Amer ican sentence expires in the near future. Citizens Kill a Highwayman. ARDMORE, I. T., Dec 20. Two high waymen, "heavily armed, were' attacked by a posse of citizens .as they rode Into the town of Provence, In the Chlcaksaw Nation, last night, and an exchange of shots followed. The horse was shot from uhdor one ofi the men, George Slocum, and finally he was shot and. captured. The second man escaped. Slocum died later. The men are supposed to have engaged In a bank robbery near Provence yesterday. Justice of the Peace In Trouble. CLEVELAND, O.. Dec 20. Tho grand Jury today Indicted Justice of the Peace F. A. Truman.- E. A. Maxflcld. his clerk, and ex-Ccnstable Philip Becht, on the charge of forgery." It was shown that officers from Truman's court had arrested and fined persons without the formality of a trial, while the court records indicat ed that everything had been carried out in' due legal form. Claims Mine Was Mismanaged. DENVER, Colo., Dec. 20. A mining suit, Involving many valuable claims at Victor, some of which are estimated to be worth $500,000, has been filed in the United States Circuit Court. Perry Brown, of Lake Milles, la., Is the plaintiff, and brings the suit as a stockholder of the Mount Rosa Mining Company. He alleges mismanage ment of the affairs of the Mount Rosa Company, asserting that Its property and the money In Its treasury have been mis appropriated. The Woods Investment Company, of Colorado Springs, is the principal defendant. Flag-Day at St. Louis Fair. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 20. This Is Louis iana Purchase flag day, and as such was declared a holiday by Governor Dockery and-Mayor Wells, it is also the first an niversary of the breaking of ground for the world s Fair. It St. Louis the National ensign Is dls played on public and private buildings generally. The day Is being observed at the exposition grounds with addresses and luncheon at the Administration building. Roosevelt Invited to Denver. DENVER, Colo., Dec. 20. The followln telegram was sent to President Roosevelt today by Mayor R. R. Wright. Jr.: "On behalf of the City of Denver. I cordially invite you to visit this city while on your contemplated trip to the Coast the com ln's Spring." Catholic bishops Appointed ROME," Dec. 20. The pope today signed the appointments of Bishop James E. Qulgley, of Buffalo, N. Y as archbishop of Chicago, and Rev. J. F. Regis Canavln. rector of St. Paul's Cathedral, of Pitts burg. Pa., as coadjutor bishop of Pitts burg. Thank-OiTcrlng Fund Is Raised. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 20. Rev. E M. Mills, corresponding secretary of i the Methodist Episcopal thank-offering fund. says that every dollar of the $20,000,000 called for three years ago has been raised In cash and pledges. Miner Falls Down Shaft. PARK CITY, Utah, Dec. 20. W. H, Ward, a miner who came to this city from Butte about-two months ago, .was instantly killed today by falling down a 200-foot shaft in the J. I. C. mine- TALE OF TERRORISM Nonunion- Miners Continue Testimony.- . FAMILY - DRIVEN FROM HOME .4 Woman Says Her House Was -Burned Union Produces Evidence Contra dicting Charge of Expulsion. From Society Holiday Recess. , SCRANTON, Pa., Dec-20. The Anthra cite Coal Strike Commission held its last session of the year today and adjourned to meet , in . Philadelphia on Tuesday, Janu- EEL MOCHO," VENEZUELAN REBEL LEADER GENERAL JOSE .--..- -v - , -- ary 6. In order to permit the commission ers and-others connected' with the pro ceedings to. catch trains today's session began at D.o'clock. The attorneys for the nonunion mencon tlnued calling witnesses' from Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties for the purpose 'of proving that violence, Intimidation and boycotts were resorted to in order to pre vent the nounlon men from continuing at work. Everett Warren, counsel for the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, filed the wage statement of the company. John Otto, the first witness called, said all the merchants In Archibald, Pa., were compelled .to boycott him because he worked In the mlnto. The second witness was a boy who was forced, to leave the store he was employed In on account of his father being a nonunion man, and the next witness testified that strikers tried to have him forced out of the volunteer fire company to which he belonged because he continued at work as a mine engineer dur ing the strike. Mrs. Rhoda Snyder, of Wllkesbarre, with a baby In her arms, took the stand and with tears running down her face told of the burning of her home by strikers. Her husband was In the mines and could not come home because he" feared bodily harm. She and her children were so abused that they moved to another part of the city. Her reception In the new home was hostile and ehe decided to move to her mother-in-law's home. Strikers prevented her moving and the .same night the house and all Its contents were burned. Her goods were not insured. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law corroboratedlher testimony: President P. J. Mulhcln, ' of tho Father Whitley Temperance Society, of Provi dence, near Scranton, and the treasurer, of the society were called by the miners in rebuttal of testimony given yesterday by J. P. Dugan, who eald he had been ex pelled from tho society because he was an unfair workman. The two officers of the society testified that, he was expelled be cause he had violated the total abstinence pledge!. . James D. Lewis, a mine foreman, who testified yesterday that he had been held up by a crowd near Ollphant, was called In rebuttal by the miners and a photograph enowlng him with a large crowd around posing for a picture was placed In evi dence. James Dolan told a story of persecution because he worked during the strike. His children were beaten and insulted on the streets. Before adjourning ' for the holidays Chairman Gray requested all persons con cerned to make every effort to hand In the wage statements before the recess, so that members of the commission could study them. ORGANIZE AGAINST UNIONS. Secretary of Manufacturers' Associa tion Sounds Note of Alarm. INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 20. "It Is time to organize," is the keynote of four cir culars that are being sent to manufac turers throughout tho country by D. M. Parry, of Indianapolis, president of the National Association of Manufacturers. He has found his text in various resolu tions of the recent American Federation of Labor convention at New Orleans. The circulars are directed more against organized labor In general than against the cghr-hour bllli which Mr. Parry has attacked In circulars recently. Referring to the Max Hayes resolution adopted by the Federation, Mr. Parry says: "John Mitchell's United Mlneworkers organization cast 10S0 votes solidly for this resolution. This is the organization that evoke- so much maudlin sentiment and brought the whole country to its knees In the anthracite strike. It is con fidently prophesied that the Socialists will be in full control of the trades unionist movement in the United States by the next American Federation of Labor con vention." The charge is made that the Hayes res olution means an attack on the productive wealth of the country, and that the So cialists Intend to take possession of all the money and private properties. Oriental Exhibits at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 20. Kee Owegang. representative of the Imperial Chinese Court to the World's Fair, and Waicnl ArakI, commissioner to the fair from Japan, have arrived in St, Louis with credentials from their respective govern ments. Mr. Kee comes as a representa tive of his government through the Chi nese Legation at Washington. He is au thorized to select the site for the Im perial Pavilion, and arrange for space for the, Chinese exhibit In the various depart ments of the exposition. Mr. Walchl wljl report the conditions and situation at the- World's Fair to his government, which will be considered as regards Ja pan's exhibit. POLITICS IN HAWAII. Vacant Offices Are Filled McStocker Boomed for Governor. HONOLULU, Dec. 13. The special ses sion of the Territorial Senate has ad journed after filling all the vacancies in the territorial departments caused by re movals made at the suggestion of Gov ernor Dole. The Governor nominated Henry E. Cooper for Superintendent of Public Works, A. N. Kepolkai for Treas urer, and J. H. Fisher for Auditor, and the nominations were all confirmed by the Senate. Cooper is the present secretary of the territory, and he is understood to have sent hi3. resignation to President HERNANDEZ. Roosevelt Kepolkai waa a Circuit Judge on the Island of Maul before annexation Fisher was secretary of the Republican territorial central committee and is a well- known Honolulu business man. Senator D. Kalaukalani, leader of the Home Rulers, Introduced In the special session of the Senate a resolution calling for an Inquiry Into the acts of Secretary of the Territory Henry E. Cooper in Issuing certificates of citizenship to Chi nese born in the territory, It having been alleged that Cooper had retained funds secured from fees for such certificates The resolution was ruled out of order, the Secretary's office being a Federal offlce. The certificates In question were Issued by Cooper under an authorization from Washington, and the Secretary states that his charges were in accordance with au thority given him. The Star says: "A quiet little boom for Frank B. Mc Stocker for Governor has been going the rounds of Republicans In Honolulu, and some of his frlende say he may be strong ly backed for successor to Dole when the latter's term expires.. In the same connec tion It Is stated on good authority that the Governor has expressed himself as not wanting another term." Mr. McStocker was at one time Collec tor of Customs at Honolulu. Rev. Gilstan F, Ropert, Catholic bishop in charge of the mission for the islands. Is seriously ill and grave fears are enter tained for him. He Is now In Hllo, and at last reporta was too weak to return to Honolulu. The aged bishop has been fall ing for some time, and about a month ago. he sent to Rome .nominations for suc cessor to himself as bishop, desiring the appointment of an assistant with the right of .succession. Bishop Ropert has had charge of the Catholic church work In the Islands for many years. The Republican territorial central com mittee has adopted resolutions which will probably go forward to Washington today Indorsing Senator George R. Carter for the offlce of Secretary of the Territory, which Is vacated by the resignation of Henry E. Cooper. Cooper's resignation also goes forward today, he having been appointed Territorial Superintendent of Public Works. A suit by tho territory against William H. Wright, the absconding Treasurer, was heard last Monday before Judge Rob lnson, and Judgment wa3 entered against the fugitive for the amount o his defal cation $17,1S9 91. BELVIN BECOMES A CRANK Former Northern Pnclflc Official Put Under Peace Bonds. NEW YORK, Dec. 20. W. .Wayne Bel- vln, a descendant of "Mad Anthony" Wayne, and formerly vice-president of the North Pacific Railroad Company and president of the Washington Improvement Company, of Seattle, was arraigned In court yesterday, charged with disorderly conduct In the offlce of a downtown firm. where he wanted tc sell 10.000 shares of National City Bank stock. He was held in $500 bonds to keep the peace for six months. Mr. Belvln. it Is said, has figured In many eccentric escapades here In recent years, and in November, 1S99. was com mitted to Bellevue Hospital for eramlna tlon as xto his sanity, but was later dls- cnarged. Conl Oil In lovrn. DES MOINES, la., Dec. 20. Oil has been discovered oozing from the banks of the Coon River, near Grant City, In Sac County. A quart of the oil sent to Ames College for an analysis Is said to have been found to be SO per cent pure. The discoverer,- a woman, has quietly leased 60,000 acres In the locality. Commission Firm Fails. NEW YORK. Dec. 20. Gustave A Jahn & Co., commission merchants, made an assignment today. No statement of as sets or liabilities was made. A member of the firm said he believed the liabilities were about J25O.0CO, and that the assets would prove more than sufficient to pay all claims. NT LOMA i Inhabited by a .Dead Theosophist's Spirit SECRETS OF POINT LOMA Mrs, Tingley's Former Book keeper Makes Revelation. SHE CALLS HERSELF A PROPHET Last in Line Formed by Buddha, Christ and Mahomet Hard Fare and Despotic Rule-Worship of the Rising:, 'Sun. The secrets of the Theosophist religion, as practiced at Point Loma, under the rule of Mrs. Katherine Tlnglcy, are re vealed by Louis S. Fitch, a former In mate. He says: Mrs. Tingley claims that, on the death of Mr. Judge, the- former Theosophist leader, his spirit entered Into her dog. Mrs. Tingley is regarded as a prophet ess la lino 'tflth Buddha. Christ and Mahomet. She Is the absolute ruler of every act of tho members of her community, gives them hard fare, rough clothing, forbids Intercourse among members of a family, but fares luxuriously herself. SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Dec. 20. The formal evidence was turned to what purports to be a remarkable revelation of the Inner workings of the Thcosophlcal Institution at Point Loma at today3 session of the pending trial of an action for libel, in which Mrs. Katherine Tingley, head of. the Universal Brotherhood, is plaintiff against the Times-Mirror Company, of Los Angeles, defendant. This evidence is In the form of a depo'sltlon made by Louis S. Fitch, of 200 Bond street, Hartford, Conn. According to the deponent, who says he was omployed as a- bookkeeper by the Universal Brotherhood, of -.which hoibe came a member, and had privileges ac corded to few, a dog belonging to Mrs. Tingley was supposed to have inherited the spirit of the former leader of the The- osophist movement; that Mrs. Tingley was regarded as a prophet In line of succes sion. Including Buddha, Christ and Ma homet, and that she had told deponent that marriage relations as known to tho world In her belief were wholly false and perverted, and that people who lived tho life at Point Loma would evolve so as to reach a stage where marriage would not be necessary. In his deposition, Mr. Fitch said that he Is 30 years of age; that he went to Point Loma to live about August, 1S00, and that he remained there until March, 1, 1901; that he went there as a bookkeeper for the Universal Brotherhood organiza tion. He said the pledge of the Esoteric Society ofTheosophy was very binding, all members taking oath to obey the lead er in all things, the leader being Kafherlna Tingley. Mrs. Tingley had absolute con trol over everything and everybody, and she exercised this In the minutest detail. She regulated where every member should lodge, what they should eat and where they should eat It; whom they should have conversation with, whom they should walk or talk with, and whom they must not speak to or look at. The breakfast fare consisted of one or. two slices of very hard unbuttered toast and a portion of a cup of coffee, without milk or sugar, and one case egg. On -leaving the dining-room after breakfast each member took from a tray four small crackers and what else they might have concealed, which was all they had until the evening meal, which was fairly sub stantial. All the eating was done In ab solute silence, rib member being allowed to speak to another while going to or from meals or while at meals, byhe ex press order of Mrs. Tingley. Deponent testified that Mrs. Tingley had a dog named "Spot," and further said: "Mrs. Tingley told me that Spot was a great deal more than a pet. 'I believe I know,' said Mrs. Tingley, 'that ,Mr. Judge's spirit entered into Spot at his death. Mr. Judge giving Spot to me at the time of his death, and at. that time I assumed the leadership of the Universal Brotherhood as his successor.' " Deponent testified further that Mrs. Tingley's supervision of the intercourse of members extended to interference with relations between members of the same family; that she did not allow Mr. and Mrs. Hanson, who were Inmates, to speak with their own children; that the colony was patrolled by armed guards, and that restrictions were placed upon the entrance of visitors. Mr. Fitch described some of the cere monies performed In connection with some of the orders to which he belonged. The costume prescribed for all meetings and gatherings, except the Sunday morn ing meetings, consisted of a cheesecloth garment without sleeves, belted with a cord about the waist, this garment to be worn over underclothing only, and that no stardhed clothing was to be worn, ac cording to Mrs. Tingley's orders. One of the most common ceremonies was that of the morning sunrise gather ing, when all the members marched to a point just within the line of the sacred gropnds, where the rising sun could be viewed. They stood In silent meditation until the sun topped the hill, when they welcomed its appearance with song. The evening gathering was held at 9 o'clock. The members remained from three to five minutes In meditation, sending thought waves ' throughout the world. The aa djesses at these meetings, says Fitch were almost entirely laudatsry of the sacredness of the organization and the grounds upon which they were standing, and especially of the sacredness of Mrs! Tingley. Mr. Fitch says that Mrs. Tingley showed him a portrait of an Indian, with, the (Concluded on Page 23.)