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wmm PART THREE PAGES 17 TO 24 J VOL. XXII PORTLAND, OREGON, SUSPA MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1903. NO. C. TRUSTS Oil TOP They Win Their Point on Commerce Bill. RESULT OF CONFERENCE .Interstate Commerce Com mission Stays Where it Is. IT IS HARMLESS TO RAILROADS Standard OH Satisfied Senate' Pro gramme of,Truat Leglnlntlon Com plete Ellclns I1I1I Will Probably Kill LIttlcfleld's In House. The contemn have aTed on th Department of Commerce bill, and the. Senate la content. The amendment transferring- the In terstate Commerce Commission to the hit department wan withdrawn by tbe. House today, and that body will con tinue powerlem, an at rrestnt. This provision was opposed by the Standard Oil Company and the blg railroad combinations. Tbe Senate has pasxed all the anti trust legislation It wishes, but when the Elklns bill reaches tbe House St la proposed to cut out all after the enact ing clause and substitute the Llttlenelil bill. Then there would come another con ference, where the Senate would try to formally kill tbe Uttlefleld bill. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 7. The agreement of tho con ference committee on the Department of Commerce bill today. Including the Bureau of Corporations, completes the -programme of anti-trust legislation so far as the Sen ate Is concerned, the bill to expedite liti gation and the anti-rebate bill having passed without debate earlier In the pres ent week. Senator Hanna was one of the last conferees to yield to. the publicity .agreement, while Representative Hepburn held out till near the end for the House proposition to put the Interstate Com merce Commission In the new department. There has been a pronounced opposition from Standard Oil Interests to tbe In clusion of the Interstate Commerce Com mission In the bill. It being hoped that by eo doing tho conference would wind up In a hopeless tangle and prevent the ultimate passage of the bill. Proaldent Wants New Advlaer. President Roosevelt has been very anx ious for the passage of th!a new depart ment bill, and personally desires the In corporation of the Interstate Commerce Commission as well as the Bureau of Cor porations, but rather than have the bill In danger of falling, waa willing to com promise by having the commission omitted and the publicity feature retained. The great railroad combinations corpo rations have won one point In the con ference. The Interstate Commerce Com mission remains the same oa It la now, an Independent body with no more power for the regulation of Interstate traffic than it has exerted In the last 1$ years. This Is Jivst what the railroads wish. With the passage by the House today of the Uttlefleld bill, the trust situation In Congress becomes complex, and It now eeems probable that the final result will be determined In conference Tbe Elklns bill Is now In the House Interstate com merce committee. The Uttlefleld hill has gone to the Senate. The only feature of legislation common to the two bills Is that prohibiting rebates and discrimination by common carriers. Friends of anti-trust legislation say the section of the Little- field bill covering this Is more sweeping and better drawn than that In the Senate bill. An attempt will be made, when the Elklns bill gets before tbe House, to' strike out all after tbe enacting clause and sub stitute the Uttlefleld bill. Speaker Hendcr. . eon Is understood to be f favor of this plan. This move. If successful, would throw the whole question Into conference for settlement, with tbe prospects In favor of the Senate provisions. JONES WANTS TO KNOW. If Conatitaenta Favor Checkerboard Bill. He Will Not Oppose. . OREGONIAN NEWS BURRATT. W..K ington, Feb. ".Representative Jones Is sending to each member of the Washing ton .Legislature from counties In which are located parts of tho Northern Pacific Railroad land grant, copies of the reports on the "checkerboard" land bllL nnd air. Ing for their opinion as to the advisability or its passage. He does not expect the bill again to be considered this session but it will be pressed next session ami If the people of the stato desire It to pass. Jones wishes to be so Informed, and in mat event will withdraw his opposl tion. GRAZING IN FOREST RESERVES. Rules Laid Dawn by Secretary -Game Reserves Proposed. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU W , Ington, Feb. 7. Secretary Hitchcock has fixed the limit of grazing to be allowed In the Cascade forest reserve during the rnmlne aeuon. "Tinder his rnlo. e in. . .Wlitt, 97,000 sheep and 3500 horses and cattle will be allowed to graze In the northern divis ion of the reserve, and 103,000 sheep and 7500 horses and cattle In the southern di vision. The sheep season will extend from June 15 to October IS and horses and cattle will be admitted from June 1 to October 1. Permits will be Issued, the nme as last vear. subtect tn ilu approval of the Secretary, applications being made through the local forestry of ficials. The Senate today passed the Perkins bill, authorizing the President to desig nate arejs within forest reserves to bo set aside for the protection of wild ani mals, birds and fish, and to be recognised as .breeding places therefor. When such areas have been designated and mirked. all hunting, trapping, killing or capture pf -wild animals, birds and fish -within their limits -will- bo unlawful, except un der regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. Vlolttions of this law are punishable by fine not ex ceeding J1000 andN Imprisonment not ex ceeding one year, or both. This bill, if finally enacted, will In no way Interfere with local game laws affecting private, statu or territorial lands. OLD ENEMIES ARC FRIENDS. Footer nnd Ide, Ponlnsr an Cronlen, Make Itooitevelt Smile. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. ".President Roosevelt could hardly repress a emlle this morning as he passed into the reception-room of the White House to welcome his callers. Chat ting together moat amiably were Senator SEA WARRIOR DIES MEAR-ADMIRAL FRANK WILDES, U.S. X. Foster, o'f Washington, and Collector Clarence W. .Ide, of Port Townsend. They' had gone to the White House to show the President that past animosities had been laid aside. Seeing the two together re called to the Presidents mind the bitter attacks made against Ide last serelon. and the Insistent manner In which Senator Foster urged the appointment of another man to the Collectorshlp. Ide called solely to pay his respects to the President and to emphasize the ne cessity of a larger , force of customs officers on Puget Sound In order to sup press the practice of smuggling, and to urge a larger assignment of Immigrant In spectors with a view to stopping Illegal entries of Chinamen at Sound ports. The Increased business of the Sound, said Ide, was argument enough for an increased customs force, which, he explained, had been allowed him by Secretary Shaw. Money for Surveys In Alaska. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 7. Representative Jones to day secured from Secretary Hitchcock a promise to recommend the Immediate ap propriation of $75,000 for making Govern ment surveys In Alaska. With this rec ommendation Jones will offer an amend ment to the sundry civil bill and expects to secure Its adoption, having been prac tically assured by Chairman Cannon that tho amendment would be adopted If the Secretary recommended the appropria tion. BUYING OF FRIAR LANDS. Tatt and .Galdt Will Ilenevr Dtscns lon of Terms Monday. MANILA, Feb. 7.-3overnor Taft and Archbishop Guldl. the papal delegate, will resume on Monday tbe friar lands negotia tions which were interrupted for the. gath ering of data concerning the estimates. It Is anticipated that tbe prices asked by out siders having equalities in the friar lands will prove excessWe. Neither the outsid ers nor the members ot the religious or ders have as yet formally submitted their figures. Governor Taft A train at Work. MANILA. Feb. 7.-3overnor Taft. who has been 111 for a week as a result of drinking Infected water while touring La- guna and Ba tangos provinces, Is recov ering and has resumed work. Oppose Chinese Immigration. MANILA. Feb. 7. The Filipino labor union has Issued a protest against Chinese Immigration. Violence to prevent Its In troduction here is threatened, and the people are asked to co-operate In the ef forts to prevent such Immigration. July Onts Deal Closed at Last. CHICAGO. Feb. 7. As & result of the arbitration of the difficulties growing put of the July oats deal of last year, the firms which defaulted In their settlements will now be .allowed to settle all their own trades at 55. according to a decision rendered by the arbitration committee. The decision, which fixes the price ot set tlement at 55Kc. ends a long fight, which has been carried on since July. Funeral of Senator Daives. rxiTSFIELD. Mass., Feb. 8. The fu neral of the late Senator Dawes was held this afternoon. The- commonwealth, the City of Pitts-field, the county -."bar and various ocletIeswcre oil represented, and all places of business were closed. Flags were at half-mast. DIES ON WAY HOWIE Rear-Admiral Wildes Returns a Dead Man. WAS ONE OF DEWEY'S CAPTAINS Dendlr Tropical Climate Proven Too Much for Hint, and Relief Cornea Too Late To Have Commanded Bremerton Nav-Yard. SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. ".-near-Admiral Frank Wildes, of the United States Navy, died suddenly on board the steam er China yesterday morning. He was on IN HIS ELEMENT. his way home from "China 'on sick leave when death overtook him. Admiral Wildes had charge of the fleet In Manila and about the Philippines. He had been on the station since June. 1902. From the first the trying climate seemed to be too much for the officer. Under the straln'-of the continued heat and excessive humidity he constantly lost strength until finally the Naval Board of Survey stepped In and the Admiral was condemned as physically unable to do his duty, and was ordered home to recuperate. It was reported that upon Admiral Wildes' arrival In this country If the sea voyage had brought his health back, ho was to be placed In charge of the Bremer ton Navy-Yard. But the Invigorating sea air aw not work the cure honed for. From the time Admiral Wildes boarded the China at Hong Kong he seemed to get lower and lower. In Honolulu he was unable to leave his berth. He final ly died. February C at UiZ A. M. The body was embalmed and brought into port. Admiral Wildes was nearly 60 years of age. and had spent his life in tne Navy. He had held many Important assignments. He was appointed from Massachusetts, and bis family lives in Boston. Admiral Wildes was accompanied on the steamer by Ueutcnant Andrews. Com mandcr Barry and Captain West,, of the Nary. On the voyage the Admiral had told his fellow-officers that he soon ex pected death, and a day or two before the end came he arranged with Ueutenant Andrews to take charge of all his effects and care, for his remains. He had been a sufferer from heart disease for a long time, and he felt an attack coming on. He was dressing Friday morning when he was suddenly seized and died within five minutes. The news of the Admiral's death was conveyed to the warships In the harbor soon after the arrival of the China In port, and as tbe steamer went up the bay to bar wfcarf she passed close to the anchored armed ships, and each ot them bad Its flags at half-mast- Admiral Frank Wildes was born In Bos ton. June 17, 1313. being the son of Solomon Lovell and Sophia Rice Wildes. He was appointed to the Navy In 1EC0, and gradu ated from the Naval Academy in ISO, be ing appointed Ensign on May 2S of that year. He was appointed to ' the steam sloop Lackawanna, of the West Gulf squadron. June 15, ISO, and took part In the battle ot Mobile and with the naval battery until the surrender of Fort Mor gan. He served on the monitor Chicka saw during the operations In Mobile Bay in iiarcn ana April, ins. ending in the oc cupation of Mobile. He married Lucy A. Smith January 1. 1S7Z. After the Civil War he was cmnloved In various duties and stations, rising to bo master In 1K6, Lieutenant In 1SCT. Lieu tenant-Commander In 1SCS, Commander In April. 1SS0. Captain In July, ISM. In 1SS3 he took command of the cruiser Boston on the Asiatic station, and fought under Dewey in the .battle of Manila. May 1E0S. On his retlrn he was appointed Com mandnnt of the Brooklyn navy-yard, April 1. ISM. On his return to sea duty. In June. lKC he took command of the fleet in the Philippines, with the rank of Rear- Admiral. OF PATRIOT ANCESTlty. Admiral Wlldea' Anccators FoaRht In Revolutionary War nt Boston. BOSTON, Feb. 7. Tho announcement of the a earn or itear-Aamirai Wildes was received today with great regret by his many friends- In this city. Being a. na tive of Boston, as well as Commander of the cruiser Boston at the battle of Ma. nlla Bay, he has been looked upon for some years as one of the special rrnre sentatlrcs'of Boston la tbe service, Tho citizens of Boston on December 17. 1901. presented to him a magnificent sword. Rear - Admiral Wildes' great grand father. Brigadier-General Solomon Lovell. of North Weymouth, commanded the de fenses of Boston during the Revolution, af ter the British evacuation. His grand father. Captain William Wildes, was Lieu tenant 6f the old frigate Boston. His ma. tcj-nal grandfather. Ishamar Rice, partici pated In the battle of Lexington. A daughter survives hlra. ACCOUNT FOR THE MONEY. Kuykendnll Snea for Iteckonlnc on Sale of Pacific Rallrond Bonds. SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. 7 Attn,-. representing John R. Kuykendali. admin istrator of the estate of Charles Dur kee, deceased, today filed In the Federal Court a petition asking for an accounting from tho Harrlman lines of all moneys derived from the pale of first mortgage bonds of the Pacific roads, the Central. Southern and Union, which were Issued years ago. ADOUt jw.tWU.PW Is Involved the suit. The Union Pacific nallwn Gordon Dexter. E. H. Harriman. W. D. Cornish. WInslow K. Pierce; Chauncey M. Depew, George J. Gould. Alva W. Krelcht, Alex Miller. Jacob Schiff. T. Jef ferson Collldge. Jr., Kuhn. Loeb & Co., J. Plernont Mori-nn. Snnthpm Tio!fl. Company, of Kentucky; the Southern Pa cific Railway Company, the Mercantile Trust Company, of New York: the North western iTusi company, ot unicigo, and the Sioux Citv & Pacific Rallwnv Com pany are among those named as defend ants, ivocai attorneys interested refuse talk, but tho case Is believed to be continuation of thn Htintlnsrtnn -nit duplicate petitions being filed in every state tapped by the Union Pacific sys tem. EXTENSION TO ST. JOSEPH Southern Pacific Seeks Ronte for Line From Lafayette. LA FAYETTE OrFeb. 7.-R. Koehler. manager of the Southern Pacific Railroad. came up to La Fayette yesterday and looked over the town for the purpose of finding the best way to build the con necting link of the railroad from La Fay ette to St. Joseph. Petitions were sent in from McMlnn llle. La Fayette and Ncwberg asking the company to chinge the road and run through La Fayette to St. Joseph and connect with the Southern Pacific at that place and discontinue the run from La fayette to Whltraon. While in this city esterday, Mr. Koehler expressed him self very favoruble to the proposed chinge, and It is believed that the change will be made In a short time. Dtscuas Rlae in I-'relcht Rate. OREGON CITY, Or.. Feb. 7. (Special.) The merchants of this city held a meeting last night to discuss tho raise In freight rates between Portland and Oregon City. Charles Albright was chosen chairman and appointed A. Robertson. F. T. Barlow and Frank Busch a committee tc InterriSTir the heads of the different transportation lines and see what could be done toward reducing the rates. Should the railway and steamer lines be unwill ing to make a reduction the- merchants will negotiate for an Independent boat. Will Almost Double Capital. NEW YORK. Feb. 7. It Is semioffici ally stated that the proposed increase In the capital stock of the Pennsylvania Railway will be from e233.000.e00. the pres ent capitalization, to $100,000,000. The in crease will be made from time to time. as circumstances may require. There be ing about 3.000 shareholders and tno Pennsylvania laws requiring a majority rote of the outstanding shores, the man agement is now soliciting proxies for the necessary majority. Deed to St. I.ouIm Terminals. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7. Harry Delleur, sec retary of the St. Louis Terminal itau- read Association, today filed a deed ot trust with the Recorder of Deeeds for $59, 000,000 tn favor of the Central Trust Com pany and William Taussig, both of New York city. WHITTIER PAPERS SOLD. Sfanuscrlpts Auctioned Off for Bene- fit of Homesjtend Fond. NEW YORK, Feb. 7. Some manuscripts of John G. Whltttcr and letters formerly owned by him were sold at auction in this city last night to obtain tunas tor the maintenance of tne om. vt nutter nome stead. The 271 lots sold brought $10,000. An original draft ot a message oy President Lincoln to Congress In regard to the Freedman's Aid Society, obtained by Charles Sumner from Uncoin and pre sented to Whlttlcr. brought $S15, the hlchest fbrure of the sale. A letter from Alfred Tennyson to v mi- tier went for $100. Among tne purely Whlttlcr roljcs an original unpublished noem and the last stanza of the poem published In tne i. "to Jiy Bister. - a stanza which is eignea in tun Dy tne author, was sold for Id. The stanza runs thus: "And knowing how my life hath been A weary work of tongue and pen: A long, harsh strife with strong-willed men. Thou wilt not chide my turning To con at times an Idle rhyme. To pluck a flower from childhood's clime. And listen at the evening cnime For the sweet belto of morning." Tho original manuscript of the child. poem. In Scnooi uays. ot nine stanzas, together with two naamonai stanzas com posed afterward, brought $510. Attached to the manuscript was a Utter to Lucy Larcom. editor ot our loung Folks: "Dear Editor Lucy: I could not make verses for the pictures, but I send theo herewith a bit, which I am sure In child. Iph. If not childlike. Be honest with It, and If It seems too. spoony- for a grave Quaker like myself, don't compromise me by printing it. wncn I get a proof, may see somctnmg to mend or mar. Thine truly. J. G. W.' Almost without exception these, purely Whlttlcr relics were purchased, it Is un derstood, on behalf ot private Individuals. LOUBET PLANS ROUTE. Will Land nt Xevr Orleans nnd Aa cend MIsalaalppI to St. Lout. CHICAGO. Feb. 7. According to the Chronicle's New Orleans correspondent the French colony there has received word that President Loubet. of France, will come to that city about June 15, 1904, on board a French man-of-war. en route to the St. Louis Fair. The Idea Is to re trace the steps of historic French dis coverers, nnd to ascend the Mississippi River, as they did In years gone by. It Is Dlanned that After visiting the World' Fair. M. Loubet will cross the continent on a rpeclal train, where he will be "re ceived at New York. Thero he will board a United States cruiser and be taken back to France. File Artlclex of Bankruptcy. NEW YORK. Feb. 7. Schedules In bankruptcy have been filed by Curocnlngs & Stockbrldge. who assigned last July, The firm, which has large brewing inter ests, had offices here in addition to Ham burg. London. Brussels, Havana and other cities. Tbe liabilities are H,177,1SS; assets, nn.712, gross. The actual assets are thought to be about iJ.0O,W, . . BRAVE SHERIFF DIES Bullet Fired by Lyons.Proves Fatal. REWARD OF $1000 FOR OUTLAW Wife of Murderer la In Jail, Charo-ed With Complicity Aged Mother Under Arrest, bat Too Pros trate to Be Moved. EUGENE. Or.. Feb. 7.-(SpecIat)-Sher- Iff Withers died at Hale today at 11:21 A. M. Tho body was brought to Eugene, arriving at 9 o'clock this evening. An autopsy will be held tomorrow to locate the bullet. Elliot Lyons, the horsethtef who shot Withers, Is still at large. Lyons' wife was brought In today, arraigned and placed In Jail. Sheriff Wlthers'lost consciousness about a o'clock last evening, and without rally ing grew gradually weaker until the end came this morning. Mrs. Withers arrived 15 minutes before her dying husband be- BATTLESHIP OHIO IN THE GREAT DRVDOCK AT HUNTER'S POINT,. CAU Can Francisco has now at Hunter's Point the finest drydoek in the United States, and on of the bllEtst and best !n the world. It was officially opened last week to receive tfcn massive hull of the United States- battleship Ohio, which Is rapidly nearlng completion. The dock has betn two years In course ot construction. ' and cost more, than $500,000. It is 750 feet long. 122 feet wide at the top and 80 feet wide on the level ot tbe top ot the keel blocks. There Is S3 feet' ot water over the sill at high tide, and the 'larcest vessel in the world could be accommodated, with plenty of room to rpare.- The Ohio, whose huce bulk seems aa nothlne in tbe vat expanse of the big basin, li C03 feet lone, 72.2 feet wide, and drew 17 feet of water. When she passed Into tba dock' there was 11 feet of water between her keel and the dock Bill. As she lies in the dock now there la four feet to ssare on each side ot her at the dock's narrowest width, and between her stern and the dock gate is an unoccu pied space S3" fret long. came unconscious. Strong stimulants had been used to keep the Sheriff alive until her nrrlvaL The poor woman Is prostrate with grief. Before Sheriff Withers lost conscious ness he made a deposition regarding tho affair before Justice C. K. Hall, which withdraw their advertisements. He suc will be used as evidence against Lyons' I eded in getting all but a very few of . ., . ., I the firms and when it was time for the father, mother and wife. The pennltj tor paper tQ appcar a large Wank space was muir dime luu ...if. --- posse arrested the family ot Lyons yes- terday and brought his wife to town. where sho will be held for complicity in the crime. The aged mother and father were arrested, but left at home. The old lady ls72 years old. and is completely prostrated. The officers fear sho will die. and for that reason did not care to take her into custody. A number of Deputy Sheriffs are out looking for Lyons, but no news has been heard as to his whereabouts. If the posse has secured any valuable information, they are wisely keeping It to themselves. Two conflicting reports have been received of Lyons being seen yesterday morning. One is that he was seen passing Goldson, and the other that tho Crow stagedrlver saw him on the road toward Loralne. These places are In opposite directions from the starting-point, and the reports cannot both be true. This evening the posse returned from Hale, having found no trace of the mur derer. They came In to formulate a defi nite plan of action, and will at once re sume their work. Thero is a reward of 11000 offered for the body of Elliot Lyons, dead or olive. The Lane County Court offers $o00. and J. E. P. Withers $500 more. Fred Flsk. the Deputy Sheriff, hy been sworn In as Sheriff. Besides the posse there are a number of manhunters out on their individual ac count, and officers In all directions are notified to keep a lookout. Last night several men from this city were out watching every place where It was con sidered probable that tbe outlaw might want to go. Lyons has few friends, but It Is said that over In the forks of the river near the McKenzle lives a widow with whom Lyons has been to some extent In timate, who would harbor him. In fact- It is believed that for three weeks he has been staying at this place while the of- ficers were looking for him. He also has sisters and brothers In various parts of I Tongue has been admitted to probate, the country, and a number of his wife's ' there being no will. E. B. Tongue, the relatives. Deputy Flsk Is sparing no ef- 1 elder son. has been appointed admtnls Jort to locate the criminal, and is direct- I trator. and has filed his bond In the sum Ing the work from his office here. j of $70,000. The estate Is unofficially valued Sheriff Withers was the most popular I at J33.O0O. and will be divided as follows: couhty official In .Lane County, although a Widow, one-third; the balance share and Democrat, having been elected Sheriff three) times by big majorities in a countv overwhelmingly Repufillcan. ' FOR DEEPER CHANNEL. Port of Tillamook Commission Ap peals to Captnln I.niiKfltt. TILLAMOOK. Or.. Feb. 7. (Special.) A meeting of the Port of Tillamook: Com mission was held this afternoon, with President A- J.w Cohn presiding. Mayor Talmage appointed T. B. Handley, B. O. Snuffer and Claude Thayer as members of the commission to serve six years. The latter Is the only person who has' been reappointed on the commission since it was organized, having acted as secretary during that time. The appointments were confirmed. A committee was ap pointed to establish harbor lines. The most Important business before the com mission was the delay In the steamers reaching Tillamook City, they being de layed on the way on account of the channel having filled up. The steamer Sue H. Eimoro was unable to reach the city and Is still detained In the bay. loaded with freight for this city. Pres ident Conn was instructed to write to Captain Langfltt and acquaint him of the situation. Commissioner J. A. Taft resigned, as he Is leaving the city. , STUDENTS VS. BUSINESS MEN. Fljtht to a Finish Between Pullman Collese and the Merchnnta. PULLMAN, Wash.. Feb. G.-(Special.) A fight to a finish Is on between the citi zens of Pullman and the students of the Washington Agricultural College over an article that appeared In the last issue ot the "Evergreen," tho college paper, crit icising the Pullman Club. The trouble started over the action of the club giving a dance the night the del egation from Colfax was in town with the girls" basket-ball team. The paper said that those In charge of the affair repre sented the dance to be a free reception given In honor of the Colfax people and when they appeared demanded Jl before admitting them. The paper declared this action discourteous and rude and roasted the members of the club. When It ap peared the members at once called a meeting to act upon It. They say the dance was not given In honor of the Col fax delegation and that anyone making such announcement was unauthorized by them. In the meeting It was decided. that as the club was made up of the business men of the city they could not do better than withdraw their respective advertisements from the paper. So Thurs day afternoon. O. G. Devenlsh. a hard ware merchant, circulated a petition among the business men asking them to vacant. i The management of the paper published It anyway, and now .feeling is very high. and boycott ot the merchants who have taken this action Is threatened by the students. No settlement Is in sight at present and both sides say they will not give up. no matter what happens. Coming so close on the recent county division agitation, in which the college favored antl-dlvlslon against tho citizens of Pullman, who were strongly In favor of division, with Pull man as a county scat, this new fight bids fair to solidify them In opposition to tho college. TO FILL n.MI.IFF VACANCY. Supreme Court Will I.lkcly Appoint Some Law Student. SALEM. Or., Feb. ".(Special.) A bail iff to the Supreme Court to succeed tho late Flnley C. Perrlne will not be named by the court for a month. The appointive power of the subordinate officers of the Supreme Court Is vested in the members of that body. State Librarian James B. Putnam, who is deputy Supreme Court bailiff, is not in line for promotion, since he holds one office under election by tho State Legislature. Hence a new man will be named for the place. The position of Supreme Court bailiff pays a salary of for each judicial day, and amounts to something over 1C0 per month. Tho deputy bailiff receives about $30 n month. It Is learned that the members of the Su preme Court do not expect to appoint a man as bailiff nt the same salary. In stead a young man very probably n law student will be named at a salary ot about $50 per month. In this way the court can save to the state about $700 a year, and at the same time give some de serving young law student a golden op portunity to pursue his studies. Soma such young man will most likely receive the appointment, but the selection wllLi not be made for tnree or four weeks, as there is no rush of cases before the Ap pellate Court, and the services of a bailiff at this time are not greatly required. I Tonsue Eatnte Admitted to 1'rotiate. HILI.SBORO. Feb. 7. (Special.) The es- 1 tate of the late Congressman Thomas H. share, alike to the following children: Mrs. A. E. Reamer, Jacksonville: E. B. Tongue, Mary, Tbomas ti.. Jr., licrtna. Hlllsboro; Mrs. Frank Freeman, Portland, and Miss Florence, student at Pacific University. Bnrl.il of Convict White. . SALEM, Or.. Feb. 7. (Special.) The remains ot tne convict suicide. E. J. White, were given burial this afternoon in cie'y View cemetery- Brief services were conducted at RIgdon s .Chapel under the auspices, of the ladles of the W. C T. U. Relatives of the deceased man residing at isanaon, uoos county, telegraphed in structlons regarding the disposition of the ooay. THE NEXT MOVE McBride Not Through With Commission Bill. DEMOCRATS WOULD FUSE No Immediate Action Is Probable. IT MAY' REST FOR TWO YEARS Fusion Obnoxious to Governor 3Ic Bride, nnd He Will Stay With tbe Repub licans. The defeat ot the McBride Railroad Commission bill haj not weakened the faith of the Chief Executive In Its ulti mate success, and he -will endeavor to make It the leading le&ue of the cam paign two years hence. Seattle Democrats are already talk ing ot fusion with the McCrido Repub lican for the purpose ot passing- the bill. Governor McBride is emphatically op posed to tup-ton. and will endeavor to pilot his tet measure to success as a straight Republican issue. OLTMPIA. Feb. 7. (Staff correspond ence.) The week Just closing at Olympla his witnessed tho beginning of the last act In one of the most Interesting politi cal dramas that ever held the boards In the State of Washington. The 'railroad commission bill, which was dragged into the politics of. the state and ciused no end of turmoil nt a time when every community was floating on the top wave of prosperity and utmost harmony pre vailed In nearly all of the political camps, this week received Its death sen tence. With the same degree of consider ation shown by the fox when, he inquired of tho chicken as to the kind of dressing the litter preferred to be eaten with, antl-commlssion men granted their vic tims a choice of methods by which the final crimp was to be placed in their pet measure. The McBride bill will not make its exit from the stage In ar. inconspicu ous manner. The Mark Anthonys will bo there In force, and they will come not only to bury Caesar but to pnlse him as . well. But all of the glittering, dazzling beauteous gems of oratory which will reverberate above the bier of this try ing, troublesome issue will not "let slip tho dogs of war," and the commission bill will cease to be a factor of import ance so fir as the work of the Eighth Legislature Is concerne'd. McIIrlde Will Not Give Up. Now that the McBride fail! has tempo rarily at least been lost In the political shulfle.- speculation Is being Indulged in ns to what effect It may have In state politics two years hence. Governor Mc Bride. whose pugnacity and determina tion to bend everything to his will has earned for him the title "man with the Iron boots." has not yet given up the fight. In fact as has frequently been stated he never gives up a fight. This characteristic ot the Governor, together with the fict that the Republican party of the state has repudiated and undoubt edly will continue to repudiate the com mission bill, has paused the circulation of rumors of a fusion movement two years hence. From a Democratic standpoint, this would undoubtedly be a very wiso move. The ranks of this party have be come so badly thinned that it would be a case of everything to gain and nothing to lose by a tie-up with Governor McBride. and as much of his commission force as he could hold in line. The Governor, however, has fet at rest this rumor by a positive statement thit he will not under any circumstances abandon the party with which he has so long been associated. All of his utter ances on the commission bill matter have teemed with expressions on party loyilty and he proposes to continue hi? light on present lines. The Governor himsejf is not taking the general public Into confi dence as to his future plan of campaign. He was quoted In an Interview last Sum mer as saying that unless the present Legislature passed a commission bill be fore adjourning, he would call an extra session before the members had time to get down to the depot. The strength of tho anti-commission forces, however, proved greater than expected and there Is now nothing to be gained by such a move. The plan as now outlined Is said to b? a postponement of any immediate action of importance until near the time for. the primaries, two years hence. Mny Be Extrn Sennlon. Then, unless something to change the programme happens In the meantime, an extra, session will be called mil a demand made that a commission bill be passed. It Is a foregone conclusion that the re sult of the extra session so far as It affects the stitus of the commission bill will be nil. It will infuse new life into the Issue, however, and will enibie the Governor to go before the people and linethem up for another such a fight as has Just ended. The anti-commlsslon men are not alarmed at the prospect and freely predict that It will be Impossible to again force the obnoxious plank Into the Republican platform. The disastrous experience of the measure in King County will linger long in memory as a warning against the folly of attempting to line up a railroad community so thit it would support an dnti-rallrond Issue. Practi cally every county west of the Cascado Mountains is opposed to the McBride bill and In many ot the counties east of (Concluded on rage 23.)