THE STATION MAIL
C O N G R E SS RESU M ES.
House
£. D. ALELANDO. riÉMil i
Takes L%> Consideration o f
Philippine T a riff Bill.
TROOPS ARE READY
SE CO N D IN TRAD E.
Immense Volume o f Business
Germany During 1005.
With
BEGIN REVOLT ANEW
Washington, Jan. 4. — The cause of
Washington, Jan. 9.— Trade between
the Filipino was advanced on the tloor
the United States and Germany, whose
of the house by the Republican leader,
commercial relations are now the sub­
Payue, for nearly four hours today.
ject of negotiations between the two
He represented the views of the major­
countries, aggregated in the fiscal year
ity of the ways and means committee
1905 over $300,000,000.
A report
»
on the Philippine tariff reducing the
issued today by the bureau of Statis­
duties on sugar and tobacco to 25 per
tics of the department of Commerce
cent of the Dingley tariff rates and ad­
and Labor, says:
mitting other products of the islands
“ The imports from Germany were
to the United States iree of duty. Be­
$118,000,000 in value and exceeded
fore and following Mr. Payne's speech
A Resume o f the Less Important but brief discussions indicated that there is Three Regiments at Manila Ready to im|Nirts from that country in any ear­ A National Congress o f Workman is
lier year.
The exporta to Germany
Planned— Hod Sunday Will Be
Sail — Boycott Expands Into
Not Less Interesting Events
to be a protracted debate on the meas­
were $194,000,000 in value and ex­
o f the Past Week.
ure, and that the Republican opponents
Day of Mourning.
Hatred o f Americans.
ceeded our ex|>orts to that country in
representing the cane and beet sugar
any earlier year except 1904, in which
interests of this country w ill speak
year the total was over $214,000,000,
The kaiser is confined to his bed with and vote against the bill.
Ht. Petersburg, Jan. 4.— Tiie gen­
Washington, Jan. 6.— The govern­ this decrease in 1905 compared with
a cold.
eral
meeting of tiie Workmen's council
1904
having
occurred
in
raw
cotton
and
ment w ill not admit that it is worried
In tbs Senate.
and of representative!« of tiie proletariat
taring
due
altogether
to
a
fall
in
prices,
France protests against a fresh insult
Washington, Jan. 4.— After waiting over the situation in China, but it is
since the quantity in 1905 was greater organizations, which was held acroaa
from Castro.
for almost a year, R. M. La Follette known that conditions there are caus­
that in 1904.
Imports from Germany tiie Finnish border, lasted for 36 hours,
ing
grave
concern.
It
is
reported
that
Germany fears that war w ill follow appeared in the senate when it recon­
The
increased
$.37,000,000
in tire period adjourning only an hour ago.
the Moroccan conference.
vened today, after the holiday recess, to three regiments at Manila have been
from 1895 to 1906 and exixirts to that piaelieal result of tiie meeting was a
ordered
held
in
readiness
to
proceed
to
claim his seat as senator from Wiscon­
confession that the government had
King Edward has called for the elec­
Every preparation is country increased $10,000,000 in the
sin, and the oath of office was admin­ China at once.
proved too strong in its tight against
tion of a new parliament.
same time.
being
made
to
protect
American
life
istered to him by Vice President Fair-
tiie
strikers ami the proletariat organ­
“ Germany stands second in the
Binger Hermann is in Washington tranks.
The ceremony was witnessed and property in the empire.
izations, and that it would lie neces­
Grave reports of unrest have come order of magnitude of our trade with
and sik. His trial w ill occur in Feb­ by a crowded gallery, which manifest­
sary to organize on ii new basis the
from consuls. Private advices received foreign countries, troth as to imports
ruary.
ed much interest in the proceedings.
armed
revolution, to which the dele­
After I .a Follette had signed the are not so conservative as the official aud exports.
gates to tiie meeting were committed.
President Roosevelt has submitted a
ones. They express the fear that an
“ Manfactures are the bulk of the
lengthy report on the Panama canal to oath which he had taken, he was again
A new Council of Workmen, con­
joined by Spooner and escorted to the uprising worse than the Boxer revolu­ $118,000,000 worth of merchandise im­ sisting of 150 members, was elected.
congress.
seat assigned him among those Repub­ tion w ill break out liefore many months. ported from Germany.
Similar councils w ill be
organised
The annual report of the Panama licans who have seats on the Demo­ The lioycott inflamed Chinese animosi­
“ In manufactures, especially copper, everywhere, following which a general
Railway company shows an earning of cratic side of the chamber.
ty against the Americans.
When the mineral, leather, scientific instrmuents
congress w ill lie elected, and an elab­
5 per cent.
Assignments of La
Follette ami Chinese realized their power, it is said, and certain manufactures of iron and orate plan of battle ngaiuat tiie gov­
the
step
from
commercial
to
persoual
steel, our exports to Germany show a ernment formulated.
A British merchant has been arrested Gearin to committees was made as fol­
hatred was but a short one.
steady growth.
The value of copper
by Russian authorities and imprisoned lows:
Just prior to tiie adjournment of tiie
The situation is represented by high in bars and plates exported from the
La Follette — Potomac river front,
and beaten.
meeting a resolution was passed to
chairman; census, civil service, claims, authority is much graver than has been United States to Germany amounted to turn tiie anniversary of January 22
An expedition w ill be sent to Siberia immigration, Indian affairs and£pen- intimated by the btate department.
over «14,000,000,
( Red Sunday) into a day of mourning.
by the Russian government to subdue sions.
F'or tills purpose an -.ppeal w ill lx*
the revolutionists.
1 Gearin— Claims, pensions, forts and
made to tiie Six-ialist workmen's organ­
FAVO R S P H IL IP P IN E BILL.
W ILL T R Y TO G ET F A C T S .
The State Normal school of New York fortifications, industiiial expositions,
isations, both in Flurope and tiie Unit-
has been destroyed by fire.
The loss national banks and District of Colum­
mi Stales, to manifest their sympathy
bia. Simmons resigned from the last- Clark, o f Missouri, Occupies House Missouri's Attorney General Says He witii tiie Russian revolutionaries by
w ill reach $200,000.
named committee to make room for the
Floor for Three Hours.
Does Not Expect Much.
holding demonstrations on Monday.
A landslide at Haverstraw, New Oregon senator.
Washington, Jan. 5.— “ ChampClark
York, carried eight houses with it.
New
York,
Jan.
9.
—
Attorney
Gen­
The senate diteussed at some length
Democracy” was expounded to the de­ eral Hadley, of Missouri, said tonight NEW M ALH EU H P R O J E C T IS UP.
Sixteen persons were killed.
a proposition to reprint a magazine ar­
light and entertainment of the house that lie would probably ask for a hear­
Fighting still continuee in Santo Do­ ticle by Newlands, entitled ‘ ‘ A Demo­
for three hours today by Clark, of Mis­ ing in the Supreme court in this city Valley May Be Irrigated, Excluding
mingo. In a recent engagement 150 crat in the Philippines,” and also a
souri, and constituted the feature of on Wednesday or Thursday to deter­
Wagon Road Land.
men out of 800 engagde on both sides resolution for the regulation of senate
the debate on the Philippine tariff bill. mine whether H. 11. Rogers aud other
patronage.
Both were adopted. A
were killed.
Washington,
Jan. 4.— Tiie Reclama­
Clark's speech took a wide range and directors of the Standard Oil company
resolution calling for information con­
The Chicago council is investigating
he lalieled his political beliefs as above, must answer questions at the hearing tion service has not abandoned ho|>e of
cerning the status of affairs in Santo
a graft from which contractors are said
in answer to a question as to what tiefore Commissioner Sanlmrii regarding building part of the Malheur irrigation
Domingo was presented by Tillman,
to have obtained $5,000,000 of the
kind of a Democrat he really was. He the control of oil companies operating project in F'.aatern Oregon. Upon its
who made an unsuccessful effort to se­
recommendation tiie secretary of tiie
city ’ s money during tba past decade.
talked of the Philippines and favored in Missouri.
cure immediate consideration of it.
interior baa withdrawn from entry
the
pending
Dill;
he
discussed
the
gen­
“ I confess,” lie says, “ that I did about 20,000 acres on tiie Upper Mal­
A civil war is in progress in Ecuador.
Gallinger had expected to open the
eral tariff question and in particular not have much hope when 1 came here
The trial of Annapolis hazers is in debate upon the merchant marine the German tariff situation.
He re­ that the Standard Oil directors would heur river, as follows: Township 21
shipping bill today, but, when the bill
progress.
viewed W illiam J. Bryan's record on tell alxiut the Standard Oil control of south, range 36 east, sections 27, 28.
was laid before the senate, he asked to
silver
and paid his respects in charac­ the Waters-l'ierce Oil company and two and 34; township 23 south, range 3ft
The Russian douma has been called be excused from talking until next
east, sections 2, 3, 11, 12, IS, 14, 22.
teristic oratory to Republican leaders.
to meet March 3.
other companit s operating in Missouri,
Monday, when the bill w ill be formally
He ascribed future greatness to what but since they have appeared in answer 23, 24, 25, 16, 27, 35, 3 «; township-
Five men were killed near Chicago taken up as the unfinished business.
he termed the “ stand pat” disciples to subpoenas, I shall make the heat 22 south, range 37 east, sections 30
After a brief executive session, the
by the explosion of a ton of dynami'.e.
and declared that one of these, (secre­ effort I can to have them tell the and 31; township 23 south, range 3ft
senate adjourned until Monday.
east, sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 24;
tary Shaw, whose record as secretary of facts.
The governor of Ohio was inaugurat­
township 23 south, range 37 east, sta­
the Treasury include«], he said, classi­
ed in a glass cage owing to delicate
“ I don't care, of course, to have any­ tions 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19.
BRITAIN READY T O S T R IK E .
fying
frogs’
legs
as
poultry
anil
ponies
health.
body committed for contempt. 1 shall
This withdrawal does not include tiie-
as “ household articles” for the collec­
Idaho officers are confident they are Would Have Smashed Rojectvensky if tion of revenue was a logical Republi­ ask the court to have the witnesses di­ lands embraced in the
wagonroad
rected to answer certain
questions grant, and it ia possible a project may
on the right track in the Steunenberg
can presidential possibility, unless the
Togo Had Lost.
which they have declined to answer. tie devised which w ill enable tiie gov­
murder case.
mantle should fall on “ the gray and
St. Petersburg, Jan. 5.— The remark­
If the court orders them to answer and ernment to irr gate considerable vacant
David H. Mffoat says he w ill extend able allegation that the British fleet grizzled speaker, Uncle Joe Cannon.”
tiiey still refuse, I shall have to leave public land without waiting for wagon-
Fordney, of Michigan, opposed the
the Denver, Northwestern A Pacific was held in readiness to destroy the
to tiie court the question of contempt. road landowners to come to time. Tide
measure.
He expressed his disgust
railroad to Portland.
Russian fleet, if the battle of the Sea of
“ A refusal to answer in such a case move is lieing made at tiie request of
that the bill was made to reprsent a
More evidence in the Smoot case is Japan had gone in the Russians’ favor,
movement under the name of “ reciproc­ would be next boat for my purpose to tiie Oregon senators, who have twice
to be taken by the senate committee is made by Admiral Rojestvensky in a
ity .”
He reviewer! exhaustively the an answer in the affirmative, since it conferred with tiie Reclamation service
letter published in the Novoe Vremya
on privileges and elections.
sugar beet industry and argued earn­ would be equivalent to an admission.” in tiie lio|ie of having something done
today with the permission of the min­
on tiie Malheur project.
Much American money was lent
estly for its protection against compe­
ister of marine.
abroad during 1905.
Nearly $200,-
tition with the Philippines.
Fordney
Referring to the absolute secrecy of
K E N T U C K Y IS RAMM ED.
G ER M AN Y PR EPAR ES FOR W A R .
000,000 went to Japan alone.
cioncluded at 5 o’clock, when the house
Admiral Togo in regard to the disposi­
adjourned until tomorrow.
Alfred F. Norton, who has been tion of bis forces, Rojestvensky de­
Battleship Runs Aground in Fog in Gives Ruth Orders for Large Num­
conducting a grocery store at Indianap­ clares that “ this was unknown even to
New York Harbor.
ber o f Cars.
olis “ as Christ would,” hae gone bank­ the admiral of the British fleet allied
M AY S T IR U P O LD PE KIN .
New
York,
Jan. 9. — W h ile the bat­
with the Japanese, who concentrated
rupt.
Berlin, Jan. 4.— Tiie railway admin­
tleship squadron under command of
H. H. Rogers , of the Standard Oil his forces at Wei Hai Wei, in expecta­ Chinese Students 1 hreaten to Return Rear Admiral Fivans was proceeding to istration placed orders last w*ek for
tion of receiving an order to annihilate
20,000 freight cars, at a cost of $50,-
En Masse From Japan.
company, has defied the Missouri law
sea today, the battleships Kearsarge 000,000, with manufacturers of five
the Russian fleet, if this, the final ob­
by refusing to anewer questions con­
Pekin, Jan. 6. — The Chinese stu­ and Kentucky ran agiound in the har­ countries, stipulating delivery by tiie
ject of Great Britain, was beyond the
cerning the oil business.
dents in Japan, who number 8,000, bor off tiie West Bank light house. middle of F'ebruary. Besides utilising
power of the Japanese.”
As a result of a collision on the
From Admiral Rojestvensky’ s ac­ have struck against tne attempts of the The Alabama and Illinois were follow­ the car works of Germany, tlie* con­
Philadelnia A Erie railroad between a count of his tactics in the battle ot the government to subject them »o official ing next in line, and before tiiey could tracts were distributed among makers
fast passenger and a freight, three Sea of Japan, the reader is almost supervision. They are threatening to alter their course, tiie Alabama collid­ in Belgium, Holland, Switzerland and
I f this ed with tiie Kentucky, striking her a Italy, which would not have been done
trainmen were killed and 20 passengers convinced that the Russian commander return to China as a body.
threat
should
be
carried
out,
it
would glancing blow. Tiie Illinois just got unless some reason for haste exists.
more or lees seriously injured.
outmaneuvered Admiral Togo at every
prove a disturbing element here, as clear of the tangle and proceeded down
point,
and
was
himself
the
real
victor.
Inquiries made regarding tiie reasons
The revolution in'Russia has spoiled
He delares he knew Admiral Togo’ s the sympathies of the majority of the the bay, anchoring outside the bar with for urgency resulted in obtaining tiie
the Christmas festivities.
and anti- tiie flagship Maine.
exact whereabouts two days before the students are anti-foreign
statement that the ordering of the cars
Tiie starboard side of tiie Kentucky was a precautionary measure, tiie gen­
W itte is accused of nullifying the battle, made his disposition according­ dynastic.
concessions to the Liberals.
A notable movement has recently above tiie water line was quite badly eral staff desiring to be ready to move
ly and entered the fight with his eyes
She w ill come up to tiie troops if necessary by tiie first of
begun here in the establishment of damaged.
open.
No more Jamaicans w ill be allowled
Mr. Spring-Rice, the British charge schools for the education of women, navy yard tomorrow for repairs. Tiie March. Thin is only a proper measure
to go to Panama to work on the canal.
d’ affairs, without waiting for instruc­ under the direction ot several princess­ accident occurred shortly after 1 P. M. of prudence, it was arifimed, in view
The house and sentae are sure to tions from his government, demanded es, with Japanese tallies as volunteer Tiie Alabama stood by to render assist­ of tiie extensive m ilitary arrangements
clash over the appropriation of money. an explanation from Foreign Minister teachers. A ll the schools are crowded ance to the Kentucky and Kearsarge going on in France, which, among
Larnsdorff this afternoon of the state­ with girls from leading families. Four­ and wireless messages were sent to tiie other dispositions, include tiie move
Fire in the heart of Kansas City de­
ments contained in the admiral’s letter teen Mongolian princesses have arrived Brooklyn navy yard for tugs.
ment toward tiie German frontier of
stroyed three blocks.
The loss w ill to the Novoe Vremya.
at Pekin for the purposes of seeking
six regiments of artillery, or 180 guns.
reach $500,000. No lives were lost.
instruction in the European languages.
Place for Consumptives.
Great Printing Trust in East.
Boston, Jan. 9.— Mayor John F". F itz­
Millions May Siarve.
The drydock Dewey, on its way to
Eastern Roads to Submit.
gerald, who presided at tiie meeting
Cincinnati, Jan. 5. — The United
the Philippines, has reached Bermuda,
Victoria, B. C., Jan. 4.— The famine-
Washington, Jan. 6. — Through a which closed the tuberculosis conven­ in Nortli Japan is causing thousands to
where a stop was made for coal and States Printing company, cajdtal $3,-
traffffic tion at Horticultural hall tonight, said starve, according to advices received
376,300, one of the largest concerns of committee representing the
provisions.
its kind in the country, w ill be leased managers of the Fiastern trunk lines, in his speech that by tomorrow night today by the steamer Empress of Japan
Jerome is preparing to indict big fish to the United States Printing company, which came here yesterday, assurance tiie act calling for a board of trustees
A government report says Miyagi, Fo-
in insurance companies in February. of New Jersey, if the stockholders on has been given the Interstate Com­ for tiie establishment of a hospital for
kushima and Iwate provinces, with a
The small men are expected to turn February 1 ratify the action of the di­ merce commission that the roads have consumptives to cost $150,000 will
population of 2,821,575, are confront­
state’s evidence.
rectors announced today.
The com­ indicated a desire to comply with the have passed tiie board of aldermen, and ing the worst famine since tiie deadly
Two commissioners of the Chinese pany has jdants in Brooklyn, Mont­ law in respect to the granting of re­ w ill soon after receive his signature. one of 60 years ago. Already thous­
emperor are on their way to this coun­ clair, N. J., Norwood and Cincinnati. bates and other special privileges. Fol­ Tiie tuberculosis convention, which lias ands in these three provinces are re­
try to attend American Schools and The total output is estimated to be lowing a conference of the traffic man­ been in session here for two weeks, lias duced to shrub roots and bark of tree«
nearly $2,500,000 annually. The new agers with the commission, some days been a great success, tiie hall being to sustain life, and 1,000,000 people
study our ways.
holding company w ill take over all the ago, this committee has been at work crowded at nearly all the lectures.
are in extreme condition The misery
The Navy department has presented plants of the company.
securing pledges to this end, and the
arising is indescribable.
medals of honor to the 11 members of
announcement is just made.
Damages to American Property.
the Bennington’ s crew who survived,
Strikes Bankrupt Big Iron Works.
8t. Petersburg, Jan. 9.— Mr. Meyer,
America Guards Against Plague.
for bravery in rescuing more unfortu­
Wedding Day Announced.
tiie American ambassador, lias received
Paris, Jan. 5.— The correspondent of
Victoria, B. C., Jan. 4. — American
nate shipmates.
the Journal at St. Petersburg sends an
Washington, Jan. 6.— The president from tiie consuls at Moscow and Odessa quarantine officers at Yokohama have
The secretary of the Interior has interview with an official of the Puti- and Mrs. Roosevelt announced tonight detailed reports of the injuries suffered notified steamship companies there
withdran more than 1,000,000 acres of loff Iron works, who declares that the that the wedding of Miss Alice Roose­ by American property dnring the re­ that no persons who arrive in Yoko­
public land in Arizona and New Mexico establishment w ill be closed from Jan­ velt to Representative Nicholas I^mg- cent riots. A statement of tiie damages hama via Osaka or vicinity will lie al­
from all forms of disposal except under uary 13, owing to the impossibility of worth, of Cincinnati, February 17, at claimed will lie forwarded by Mr. lowed to proceed to America nnlese
the mineral laws for inclusion within carrying on the works after the losses 12 o'clock noon, in the Flast room of Meyer to the State department for in­ tiiey remain in Yokohama a week and
forest reserves.
caused by the strikes.
the white house.
struction.
tiieir health is certified to.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
lo a Condensed Form lor Our
Busy Readers.
American Government Fears Out­
break ot Chinese Fury.
St. Petersburg Reds Decide to
Form New Organization.
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