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THE MOKKTSG OEEGKKUl2T, THXTRSDAX, KEBRTTAET 21, 1895. HOUSE BILLS PISSED MUCH BUSINESS "WAS DONE AT THE XIGHT SESSION. To Permit Final Action on Tbene Meosur-ea, the Charter Bill Went Over Until Tnla "Jlornlngr. SALEM, Feb. 20. The routine report of the proceedings at the night session of bot3i houses shows a large number of bills were passed. In view of the fact that only a few of them can be passed bj th other house and become laws in the short time remaining, it seems idle to discuss them. Gates railroad bill, mak ing the commission appointive, had a votes. Rlnearson's bill for a constitutional convention had 30, thus falling. The Port land charter bill, which was the special order for the evening session of the house, was put over for the passage of house bills, this being the last night for passing house bills. On motion of Cole, the chairman of the Multnomah delegation was ordered to report the bill at the opening of the morn ing session. The three most Important events of the day were the failure of the three important matters of legislation salmon protection, bank examination, and the substitution of the salary for the fee system for state and county officers. Faxton's absence from the house tonight and Cole's uncomplimentary reference to it, has been the subject of considerable talk. In making his motion that Paxlon be required to report the charter at the opening of the morning session. Cole said Paxtcn had been in and out once or twice, but had not at all participated in the session, and as the bill was the special order and Paxton had the bill in his pos session, and had had ample time to report it, he (Cole) thought the matter justified ittenlion, inasmuch as this was the first time Paxton had been absent. The fact is that Mr. Paxton had consulted with Speaker Moores and several members of the house, and had been assured that the house would not abandon its work on the house Dills to take up the chaVtcr or any senate legislation. He, therefore, availed himself of the evening hour, fore going his selection of the bill for pas Fage. to go over the charter bill and con uder the matter of amendments to it, and v.hetlier it would be so amended as to nvet the points suggested for change. As to the fate of the charter bill, it is now likely to pass the house. The im pression Is gaining strength that the fight over the bill is one between the people on one hand and the officials and their paid lobbyists, bent on a perpetuation of fat emoluments on the other. The good sense and judgment of the house will likely ultimately prevail and bring about the passage of the bilL The rule-or-ruln policy of the Astoria gillnet fishers and their representatives came to its logical culmination in the house today by the defeat of the salmon bill. The Paxton. or the Steiwer bill, as agreed upon at the Portland joint con ference with the Washington committee last Sunday and recommended by the majority of the standing fisheries com mittee, was Indefinitely postponed upon motion of Curtis, after the house had refused to adopt the minority report en acting the abolishment of traps and wheels. The discussion preceding the ote was quite generally participated in by members under thd one-minute rule adopt ed this morning. Majority and mlnority roports upon the amended Paxton bill were before the house, and the question was upon a motion to adopt the minority report, which offered three added sections -abolishing traps after two years, for bidding new wheels being built, and pro hibiting taking fish of less than nine pounds weight. Curtis. lster, Cleeton, Jffrcjvi-Raxkley and.Stewart spoke in favor ot the minority report, ana'Pax'lon, Smith of Josephine, Lyle, Hofer, Smith of Polk, and Wright advocated an enact ing measure as recommended by the com mittee and agreed upon by joint con ference. A vote was ordered upon the minority report by sections. The first section being lost, Curtis moved indefinite postponement, which prevailed. Curtis bill abolishing wheels came up immediate ly afterward, and was voted down. There is now no hope of fish legislation this session, and the outlook for the industry is dark. Indeed. The senators voting against Butler's assessment bill were: Bancroft, Brownell, Carter, Gcsncr, Hus ton, King, Smith of Clatsop. Smith of Sherman. Steiwer, Woodard. Simon. Senator McGinn was absent or he would have opposed it. Considerable surprise is manifested at the action of Senator Den n. in voting for allowing the deductions for indebtedness clause in this bill. Port land. as a business and mercantile com munity, has viewed this law with dis favor. Senator Denny's action Is the more to be noticed, as his vote virtually decided the question. Had he voted against it the measure would not have prevailed. The examination of banks is another important branch of legislation which has failed this session, the closing act being the defeat of Brownell's bill, No. 53, this afternoon. Brownell made a gallant fight for his measure and advocated it in a speech of much force. This is also true us to Senator McGinn's bill, defeated yes terday. The bill received more of Sen ator McGinn's attention, probably, than any other measure, except his bill for the relief of Multnomah county from the burdwis'of the official fee system. It w as carefully drawn, and its support was Tuch urged by him on senators individu ally, as well as in his speech on the sub ject. In which he rehearsed the history of the bank troubles in Portland the last two years and the consequent losses to depositors. Senator McCIung's bill pro viding for examinations at the instance of the secretary of state, also failed of passage today, making the third of these measures to fail. Senator Johnson ex plained that it contained some excellent features, but was imperfect in parts. The responsibility for failure to enact a good bank-examination law seems to lie measurably upon the senate banking com mittee, of lUilch Johnson is chairman. It seems that with an effort a bill could have been perfected which would have passed. McGinn's bill carried salaries for commissioner and clerk, and was objected to on that account, though its author, by hard work, brought it within two votes c? passing. Probably any one of the Three bills, adjusted in its objectionable features as to meet the views of the senators, would have been passed. John son's committee, however, merely reported all back without recommendation. John son runs a bank at Scio. The governor has signed the school land bill and thoe creating new judicial dis tricts and irrigation districts. The Port land bridge bill and the frult-pest act just reached him for attention today. IVrhaps the most significant evidence of demoralization and inefficiency into which the antl-Dolph caucus bolters have thrown the republican party at this ses sion was furnished this morning by the utter rout of all efforts to put state of ficers on salaries nqw or at any future time. The pledge was made in nearly every count- campaign that state of ficers should be put upon salaries. Not only this, but the state officers went be fore the committee urging that they be pt't upon salaries, and that the fee system be abolished. Paxton made. In behalf of a tion on the matter, what was perhaps h.s strongest speech this session. Long and Sehlbrede also dwelt eloquently upon the desirability of redeeming the party pledge; but all to no purpose. The houst finally fled precipitately from acting upon, the bill by indefinitely postponing It. The bill was not very satisfactorily drawn, perhaps, as it did not plainly establish salaries and provide for fees going into the treasury. Any defect in its form Is, of course, another testimony as to the Incompetency of the house. ttOUTIXE OP THE DAY. Varlooi Measure Before the Senate and the Action Taken. SALEM, Feb. 20. At the morning ses sion of the senate, Butler's bill changing the compensation and mode of payment of county clerks, sheriffs and other of ficers was passed. McCIung's bill requiring the state banks to make quarterly statements failed to pass. SteiwerE bill relating to the drawing of justice of the peace jury lists was passed. Maxwell's bill regulating the salaries of county judges was ordered to third read ing. Calbreath's bill for a fair in Yamhill county was ordered to a third reading. Bancroft's bill providing that circuit judges may act for county judges in case of illness or absence of the latter was passed. Huston's bill regulating the salaries of district attorneys: consideration post poned until 2 P. M. today. Woodard's election law bills were made the special order for 4 P. M. Butler's board of assessors bill was made the special order for 3 P. it- today. Carter's bill creating the office of state food commissioner was passed. Further consideration of Brownell's bill providing for the Irrigation and re clamation of arid land under the Carey law was indefinitely postponed. Smitn's bill protecting persons furnish ing material and labor on public works was passed. Gowan introduced a resolution provid ing that the state provide the officers of the senate with the same number of news papers as were provided for the senators; adopted. The house joint memorial committee re port, asking vacation of the Cascade re serve in Klamath county, was amended and adopted. At the opening of the afternoon session a resolution was introduced by Calbreath providing for the final adjournment Fri day, February 22, at 12 P. M. Johnson moved to amend by fixing adjournment at midnight Saturday. The amendment was rejected, and the original resolution was adopted. Raley introduced a senate concurrent resolution providing for printing the house and senate Journals, laws, resolu tions, memorials, etc.; adopted. "The senate concurred In the house joint resolution honorably discharging the Oregon world's fair commission. Cogswell introduced a resolution pro viding that journals, etc., be furnished members of the legislature; adopted. Gowan introduced a resolution providing that supreme court reports be furnished each member of the senate; failed of adop tion. Butler's bill creating a state board of county assessors came up for final pas sage, and was passed. Raley introduced a senate concurrent resolution asking that reports of state officers, journals, etc, be sent to the state library at Pendleton and the law library at Portland: adopted. The joint committee on investigation of the Soldiers Home made a report that is everything but complimentary to the board of managers of the home. It shows bad business management, extravagance and dishonesty on the part of the board. The report was adopted and ordered printed. Denny's bill authorizing the governor to contract for the employment of state prison labor in the growing of sugar beets and in the manufacture of beet sugar, etc, was passed. Myer's house bill providing for the em ployment of convicts in the penitentiary was advanced on the calendar and or dered to third reading. .BrowneU's bJH creating the. office of. state oanic examiner taiiea to pass. Dawson's bill creating the office of state fish and game protector was passed. At the evening session action was taken upon the following bills: Gesner For the construction of a mac adam road from the asylum; failed to pass. Woodard Amending the code in relation to the time for holding elections, etc.; passed. Woodard Amending the Australian bal lot law; passed. Calbreath To assist county fairs; passed. Price Creating the office of state treas ury examiner; made special order for 10:50 tomorrow. Huston Beaverton charter bill; passed. Holt Amending the road law; passed. Butler Amending the code concerning pleadings in civil cases; passed. Smith Amending section 149 of the code; passed. McAlister Relating to salaries of cir cuit judges; passed. Bancroft Providing for divorce in cases of insanity, etc; failed to pass. Gesner For additional buildings for the Soldiers' Home; made the special order for 10:20 Thursday. King Providing for liens for laborers on mining claims; passed. McClung Regarding actions against corporations; passed. Smith Regulating railway traffic be tween Celllo and The Dalles: made the special order for 10:45 Thursday. Steiwer Defining the boundaries of sen atorial districts: passed. Vanderburg Providing for the location of the county seat of Coos; passed. In the House. SALEM. Feb. 20. Following the organ isation of the house, a resolution was adopted providing that the day be de voted to house bills, and that each mem ber be allowed to call up one bill and have it acted on; adopted. On special order the following bills were taken up: Yates Allowing sheriffs to collect mile age in lieu of expenses; passed. Smith of Polk .Making the salary of the governor 53000 and no other fees, and each of the justices of the supreme court 54000, was reported back from the committee. The bill was assailed by Burleigh and Smith of Polk, and was defended by Pax ton and Long. Sehlbrede moved an amendment that the secretary and treas urer of the state be each placed on a salary of $4000. This was lost. The orig inal report of the committee was rejected and the whole matter was indefinitely postponed. Long Regulating compensation of pub lic officers; passed. Paxton To protect food fishes. This is a comprehensive fish law. Gates introduced a resolution limiting speeches to one minute, except the spon sor of the bill, who may have five min utes, but not to apply to the appropria tion bill; adopted. Consideration of house bill No. 297 was resumed at the afternoon session. The majority of the committee, Myers, Coon and Bridges, reported in favor of retain ing fishwheels, traps, etc, while the mi nority. Lester and Stewart, reported against such wheels, traps, etc., after two years from the passage of the bill. It was characterized as a fight between the gill-net men of the lower Columbia and the wheel men and trap men of fur ther up the river. The minority report was defeated, and subsequently the whole matter was Indefinitely postponed. This led Paxto to introduce a joint resolution for a committee of three from the house and two from the senate to Investigate food fishes and report needed legislation thereon to the next legislative session. This was referred. Curtis' bill to pro hibit the catching of salmon and other food fishes by fishwheels, etc. was then taken up and defeated. The senate resolution was read for final adjournment Friday at midnight. Smith of Polk offered an amendment making the time Saturday night at mid night. Baker offered a further amend ment that no adjournment be had until some time next week, to be absolutely! fixed next Tuesday, and the whole mat ter was laid on the table. The reports on the investigation of the asylum and soldiers" home was read and ordered printed. These bills were then acted upon: Baker Amending section 4220 of the code so as to give a surveyor of lumber in logs to Lane county as well as Coos; passed. Smith of Josephine (selected by Barkley) Providing a tax of one mill as a state school tax; passed. Blundell Fixing the salaries of county treasurers; recommitted; amended, report ed back and passedv Boothby Fixing the compensation of the commissioners of Morrow ana Harney counties; passed. Wright General appropriation bill; made the special order for tcmorrow evening in committee of the whole Rinearson (selected by Huffman) Regu lating the creation of new counties; re committed for amendment; reported back amended and passed. Burleigh Providing for certain qualifi cations of county superintendents; passed. Sehlbrede (selected by Calvert) Relating to appeals In criminal cases, simplifying the same and lessening the costs; passed. Thompson (selected by Bridges) Requir ing terminal companies to furnish fa cilities for railroad companies; passed. Cardwell Fixing the salary of justices of the peace in Portland; passed. Cleeton Extending the time of redemp tion from execution sale to one year; passed. Coon Prescribing homestead exemp tions; passed. At the evening session the calling of names for the selection of bills was re sumed, as follows: Conn (selected by Coon) For the relief of certain persons; passed. Cooper Regulating salaries of county judges; recommitted. Craig To prevent livestock from run ning at large; passed. Curtis Amending an act to make coun ties liable for aamages sustained because of defective roads and bridges; passed. David Repealing section 4101 of Hill's code, relating to roads; passed. Hope (selected by Davis) For the relief of Malheur county: lost. Curtis Astoria's charter; senate amend ment concurred in. Smith of Josephine (selected by Dunn) Amending section 232S of Hill's code; passed. Burke Amending Portland's charter, giving permission to purchase East Side water works and connect Bull Run; read first, second and third times and passed. Gates Amending sections 4003 and 4007 of Hill's code, relating to railroad com missioners; passed, 38 to 10. This bill makes the commission elective on and after 1S96. Sehlbrede (selected by Gowdy) Amend ing sections 537 and 541 of Hill's code; passed. Rinearson (selected by Guild) Providing for the caling of a constitutional con vention: lost. Cole called for the special order senate bHl 104. Upon motion of Smith of Jose phine the special order was passed anti made the special order for tomorrow at 9:30 A. M. Patterson, (selected by Hillegas) To pro vide compensation for deputy sheriffs in Crook, Harney, Grant and Morrow; passed. Hofer Licensing public corporations; lost. Hofer (selected by Huffman) For the state publication of school books. Jeffrey Relating to mining records in Jackson county; passed. Keyt Repealing the drainage act; passed. Chairman Wright, of the committee on ways and means, announced that the rea son the report of the committee was not on the tables of the members was owing to some typographical errors, which ne cessitated that the bill had to be reprint ed, and undoubtedly will be on the tables in the morning. Lester Prescribing duties of road su pervisors; passed. -LongT-Amendingsectionnl77pflthe code; passed. McCraken Amending the law relating to harboring seamen. McGrcer Fixing the bounty on wild an imals; lost. Shutrum Prohibiting narrow wagon tires; passed. Lyle For the creation; of Sutton county; lost. Moorhead Preventing blacklisting: passed. Jeffrey (selected by Nealon) Amending section 4178 of the code; passed. Myers Prohibiting minors from fre quenting places of evil resort; passed. Guild (selected by Rinearson) Providing for recording chattel mortgages; passed. Sehlbrede Fixing the salary of the clerk of the supreme court at $3000 a year, with a clerk at $750, and no fee; passed. Cleeton (selected by Patterson) Requir ing receivers to give bonds; passed. David For a graded school at Fossil; lost. Blundell (selected by Stewart) Protect ing salmon in the smaller streams of the state; passed. Smith of Josephine Relating to the service of summons in justice courts. Tigard For fire escapes and exits; passed. WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. Later, However, She Revived, and Saiil She Hud Felt Fnint. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Mrs. Bowden, 73 years old, who lives with her daughter, Mrs. Harvey Hallock, in Bridgehampton, L. I., seemed to be stricken with heart failure Sunday. The family physician did all he could, but she sank rapidly. Old friends were called In, and the sorrowing family waited for the end. Her breathing became weaker and weak er, until It ceased. The doctors listened vainly for the heart beats, and pro nounced the woman dead. The undertaker was about to measure the body for a casket, when one of the family insisted that the woman might not be dead. The physician, to satisfy him, injected a heart restorative. There was a perceptible movement of the eye lids, and the woman's breast moved up and down faintly. Soon she began to breathe, and finally opened her eyes. Those about the bedside watched in amazement. The woman scon got up, and in less than an hour was walking about the room. Mrs. Bowden says the attack seemed like a fainting spell. The "Winter on the Cattle Ran fees. MILES CITY, Mont., Feb. 20. Reports fiom the northern and eastern part of the state indicate that the loss of live stock from the excessively cold weather has been large. The number of sheep that have died will reach 50.000. A warm wave has struck the state, and it is believed no more cold weather will be experienced this winter. Reports from the ranges near Livingstone are that stock have sur vived the cold spell and are in good con dition. The snow is disappearing rapidly from the feeding grounds. A Fatnl Stroke of Apoplexy. WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Harry G. Os good, chief clerk of Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General Maxwell, was strick en with apoplexy while at work today and died shortly afterwards. Osgood was a grandson of a former postmaster-general. The Brljc Adeline ThouKht Lost. BALTIMORE, Feb. 20. The brig Jane Adeline, which sailed from this port to Turk island and there loaded a cargo of salt for Boston, is believed to have been lost with all on board. She has not been heard of since February 5. Mistaken for a. Deer. SANTA CRUZ. CaL. Feb. 2a Charles Coombs killed Frank Carroll at Loma Prleta this afternoon. The men were hunting deer. Coombs saw a bush move, thought a deer was there, and fired. -The bullet entered Carroll's heart TWO BALLOTS TAKENl TtTLLIAMS AGAIX;flPOM,S THE OPPO SITIOX'"VOTE. " $S Cancns - Bolters Xere Anxiona nnu Their Kollowew3Cbre Discontent ed and Apprehensive Each Day. 7- Yesterday, for the first time since the balloting for United States senator com menced, two ballots were taken In one day at Salem. The two showed, but one change. Senator Raley first voting for Senator Huston and ' then for Senator Butler. The opposition republicans, or caucus-belters, as they are better known, jumped from Lowell ofcPendleton back to Williams. The opening, ballot and those of the past two weeks, .so far as the can didates now before the convention are concerned, were: 1114 15 16 17 18I13I20I21I22I23i24i2oI25 Dolph .... 44 41 41 30 36 39 39133 41 3538 40' U 41 Williams. 1 9 11 9 9 11 11 11 10124 27 0l23 29 Hare 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Raley .... 00000000 7j 77 677 Lowell ... 0 3 10 3 10 10 12 9 12 0 0 29 0 0 Huston. .. 0 0 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 li 0 Butler .... 00000000 01 00 01 0'1 Absent ... 1 2 2 24 12 6 6 6 1 14 8 4 2 2 SALEM. Feb. 20. Today's balloting and tonight's anxious caucussing and running here and there of minority republicans has brought out no new element of the senatorial situation or the indication of any event other than has been outlined in these dispatches for a month past. The opposition leaders are growing more anxious, and their followers are each day more discontented and apprehensive. The Dolph forces have seen and appreciated the necessity of their standing fast to the caucus nominee, and their action in stead fastly continuing to do so has nonplussed the opposition leaders and nettled bolt ers. The latter's ranks are held together by very slender threads, and friction is growing under the vicissitude of legisla tion and the near approach of the last day, with its possibility of saddling upon them the responsibility for deadlock, and, perhaps, an extra session, by the bolt of caucus, and by persistence In resisting the will of the majority. Overtures are made to democrats and populists with greater importunity and less attempt at concealment. All efforts, however, seem utterly fruitless, and it. Is more than ever apparent that the key "to the situation is in the hands of the majority, and that their standing together to the last must bring some members of the opposition to them, though It may take until the last day. Shrewd observers and men who are on friendly terms with both sides assert positively that there are enough of the opposition to elect Dolph who will vote for him rather than go home without election. There are, perhaps, many of the minority who would not regret a dead lock, and some who would even welcome an extra session for the opportunity of political employment It would give, but they will not be allowed to dictate what shall be dene. Indications still point to Dolph's election. The Joint Session. SALEM, Feb. 20. The joint assembly was called to order at 12:05, with the larg est attendance of spectators since the opening days. A large number of Port land people came In this morning, and others were present from all parts of the state. The only pair announced was that of Senators McGinn and McClung, all the representatives being present. Rollcall proceeded without incident, the opposition republicans voting uniformly for Judge Williams. Representative Smith, of Polk county, moved that another ballqube taken, and Alley.. moved to adjo;ai'The motion .to adjourn taking precedence, was put and lost, the Dolph republicans, excepting Hobson and Patterson, and the democrats, excepting Huston and McAlister, voting no, and the antl-Dolph republicans, ex cepting Davis, and the populists, except ing Jeffrey, voting aye. Another ballot, the 26th of the session, was then tak?n, the president sustaining the point of order made by Senator Hus ton that no motion was necessary. The only change on the 26th ballot from the preceding was that of Senator Raley, dem., who voted for State Senator Butler. Another aye and no vote was then taken on the question of adjournment and re sulted ina tie, 14 votes being cast on each side, and factional lines being closely drawn. After this a number of senators began announcing pairs and leaving the hall, whereupon a motion by Rinearson to adjourn was put viva voce and carried. The detailed vote upon the second ballot of the day was: For J. N. Dolph Bancroft, Beach, Blundell, Bridges, Brownell, Calbreath, Calvert, Cardwell, Carter, Cleeton, Conn, Daly, David, Dawson, Denny, Gesner, Gowdy, Gowan, Hobson, KLong, Maxwell, McCraken, McGreer, Mtntle, Moorhead. Myers, Patter son (Marion), Paxton, Price, Sehlbrede, Shutrum, Smith (Clackamas), Smith (Jo sephine), Smith (Polk), Stanley, Steiwer, Templ3ton, Thompson, Woodard, Moores, Simon 11. For G. H. Williams Alley, Baker, Barkley, Boothby, Burke, Cole, Coon, Cooper, Craig, Curtis, Davis, Dunn, Gates, Guild, Gurdane, Hilleg.is, Hofer, Hope, Johnson, Keyt, 7es ter, Lyle, Patterson (Grant), Rinearson, Scott, Smith (Linn), Wright, Yates, Tigard 29. For W. D. Hare Buckman, Burleigh, Holt, Huffman, Jeffrey, King, Nealon, Stewart, Venderburg. Young 10. For J. H. Raley Beckley, Butler, Cogs well, Huston, McAlister, Smith (Sher man), Smith (Clatsop) 7 For N. L. Butler Raley 1. AFTER THE RAILROADS. Minnesota hnd North Dakota Con ferring as to Hate Reduction. ST. PAUL, Feb. 20 The freight rate reduction committees of the legislatures of Minnesota and North Dakota met here this afternoon and listened to an argu ment by M. D. Grover, of the Great North ern railway, against any general reduction of rates. Mr. Grover attempted to show that his company did not make G per cent on a tenth of its Investment. This was admitted of the line west of Minot, N. D., but not points east of Minot. It was the general impression of the committee that a uniform cut of 10 per fcent should be made. The Minnesota members of the committee will go to Bismarck Monday, and a second conference will be held, after which bills will be introduced in both legislatures. IV OTHER LEGISLATURES. Xevr York's AVblppinpr-Post Bill. ALBANY. N. Y., Feb. 20. The senate judiciary committee will tomorrow report favorably Senator O'Connor's Gerry whipping-post bill, amended so that corporal punishment may be inflicted on persons assaulting a female or child of either sex under the age of 10 years. Wife-beaters, whom Gerry "was anxious to reach as well, are exempted from the provisions of the bill. Still So Chnnge at Boise. BOISE. Feb. 20. There was no change in the senatorial vote today. The result: Shoup 20!CIagett 15 Sweet 191 It does not seen likely that there will be any change tomorrow. Large Hats and Cigarettes. SACRAMENTO. Feb. 20. The assembly of the state legislature today passed a bill to prohibit the wearip of hats or bonnets in theaters fZ..' public places of amusero" j.ne bill to prevent the manpt','.u.-e, sale or other distribution of cigarettes has pasesd both branches of the legislature, and was today sent to the gov ernor for his approval. The senate passed the bill by an unanimous vote, and in the assembly it passed by a vote of 54 to 12. It is believed Governor Budd will approve the measure. The Ballot in DelRvrnre. DOVER, Del., Feb. 20. There was only one ballot In the senatorial contest today, resulting: Higgins 91Massey -3 Wolcott 7JBayard 3 Addlcks 6jTunnel jl SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD Suicide of the First Secretary of the Russian Legration. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. P. Bogadoff. first secretary of the Russian legation, killed himself today by shooting himself in the head. He was until recently the Russian charge d'affaires at Rio de Ja neiro. A thorough examination of the body showed that, while reclining on his bed, the secretary had pressed the revol ver against his right temple and fired. The bullet went clear through the head and was found afterwards in the middle of the pillow. The weapon, firmly clench ed In the right hand, lay on the breast. The secretary had been complaining, the servants sail, for the past two weeks, of severe neuralgic pains, and for several days had been obliged to remain abed. Mr. Botkine, the second secretary, with whom he lunched yesterday, said that he seemed very cheerful The coroner, after an investigation, was about to ascribe the death to the late Illness, when, in glancing over the papers on the desk, Mr. Botkine uttered a slight exclamation of surprise, and said: "Ah, here are some notes. One of them says 'For Relatives, the other 'To Be Opened.' Shall I open them?" Hammert told him that the second one must be opened, but the other, being sealed, should be sent to its destination. Accordingly, Mr. Botkine read aloud the note, which was written on a card, bear ing the imperial crest It was signed by Bogadoff, couched in these strange words: "To a long-time dead soul, the body is too heavy a task. For this reason I de stroy myself." It was then s.een that for some time the deceased had been suffering mentally, though his actions did not show it. The coroner accordingly ncted In his minutes that death was due to despondency, and made a certificate of death by a self-in-flictPd revolver wound. The effects of the deceased were turned over to Mr. Botkine, who locked the drawers and trunks and sealed them with the seal of the lega tion. The "Wnsres of Sin. NORWICH, Conn., Feb. 20. Gustave Geduldig, a prominent florist of this city, committed suicide by poison today, the re sult of shame and remorse because a woman of ill-fame had died in a room which they jointly occupied on Monday night. The woman's death was due to alcoholism. He was a man of family and heretofore bore an unblemished reputa tion. A GRAVE ASPECT. General Strike in the Building Trades Threatened. NEW YORK, FebT20. The labor sit uation. Involved In the strike of the elec trical workers declared Monday, has as sumed a grave aspect. The threat of call ing a general strike In the building trades was in part carried out when 750 men em ployed on two of the biggest building enterprises in the city threw down their tools. Tomorrow more great buildings will be deserted and at 4 o'clock In the afternoon, at a conference of the commit tee and board of walking delegates, a general strike of the building trades of this city and Brooklyn will be declared, stopping the construction of 37 large buildings and innumerable smaller ones, and..thrpwing out of-, work, at a very conservative estimate, 10.00Q men. The loss Involved in such a strike in the very heart of the building season can scarcely be estimated. The threat has brought the master builders almost to their knees to the electrical contractors, whom they im plored not to bring down such a calamity. The walking delegates threaten to extend the strike still further If the eight-hour day is not conceded. The board of waking delegates this afternoon ordered a general strike on the Presbyterian building, which is in course of construction at Thirtieth street and Fourth avenue. The strike is in sym pathy with that of the electrical work ers. About 300 men have been employed on the building. To Sift the McBrltle Charges. COLUMBUS, O.. Feb. 20. The charges of bribery made by Mark Wild, president of the Columbia Trades Assembly and ptate organizer of the American Railway Union, against John McBride, president of the American Federation of Labor, were not satisfactorily disposed of by the recent miners' convention, which exon erated McBride, and now those who be lieved McBride guilty will take advantage of the existing circumstaneces to sift the matter to the bottom. Three Thousand Are Out. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. The Children's Jacket-Makers Union, Knights of Labor, struck today. Three thousand are out. The strikers state that the manufacturers want them to return to the piece system, by which they can earn only 55 to 510 a week, whereas they are now making 56 to $16 per week. Sixty contractors have consented to the strikers' demands. THE FIRE RECORD. Stockton's Mnsonic Temple. STOCKTON, Cal., Feb. 20. Shortly be fore midnight last night a fire broke out in the Masonic temple and within a few minutes after the blaze was discovered it looked as if the entire block would be burned down. The building is one of the largest In the city, and is valued at about 5200,000. It nas a large music "hall In the center, and the other rooms in the struc ture are used by various clubs, by the United States land office and by lodgers. The lodgers managed to escape in scant at tire, and the rooms of the Camera Club and Oak Leaf Wheelmen were badly dam aged by water. The fire started under the stage of the music hall, and the interior of the building was quickly ablaze. The firemen did some wonderfully quick work, and man aged to check the flames before they had communicated to the rest of the building. The loss is large, and Is estimated at be tween 510.000 and 512.000. L. P. Drexler. of San Francisco, who has a mortgage on the building, has it Insured in his name, for $35,000. The Masons have their parapher nalia insured for a small sum. The origin of the fire has not been ascer tained. Caused by Mice Knowing: Mntchet. RENO, Nev., Feb. 20. A fire at 2:30 this morning, which had its origin in the sa loon of S. Armanko, caused a heavy loss. Armanko's place was completely de stroyed, and the goods of F. Levey & Bro., and the clothing store of Ash Bros, were badly damaged by fire and water. It is supposed the fire was caused by mice gnawing matches. The owner of the building, Mrs. Byington, of San Francis co, is fully insured. Armanko's loss is 54000. F. Levey & Bro. are heavy losers, but their loss is not estimated: insurance, 510,000. Ash Bros. loss unestimated; in-, surance, 57000. A Sew York "Villnpre Badly Scorehed. UTICA, N. Y Feb. 20. The business portion of the village of Hamilton burned fast night The loss will aggregate 540, 000. Seven Persons Frozen to Death. IRONDALE, Mo., Feb. 20. During the recent blizzard, a woodchopper named Warner and his family were frozen to death, seven persons in all. They lived in a cabin on Beaufort mountain. TEE IRON INDUSTRY GREAT DEPRECIATION" OF PROP ERTY. The Opening: of the Mesabn and Other Ranges "Will Bring: About a Complete Revolution. MILWAUKEE, Feb. 20. Solomon S. Curry, president of the Metropolitan Iron & Land Company, made an astounding statement today regarding the future of that business, and predicts a revolution in the iron industry. He said that over 5100,000,000 had vanished, and added that the opening of the Mesaba and other ranges had been a big blow to the Wisconsin-Michigan companies. Mr. Curry con veys the idea that there has been a de preciation of property to equal this great sum. Mr. Curry returned today from Cleveland, where he attended a confer ence between nearly all the principal ore corporations of the United States. He said: "The meeting was like a funeral dirge. We sobbed at the sight of wealth as great as the Rothschilds' vanishing into mist, all through the discovery of ore fields which can be mined for more ore than the world needs. All this is due to the development of the Mesaba range and the billions of tons of ore which can be placed on the cars there at a low price, and assures the the world of an adequate supply of the metal for a thousand years. This condi tion confronts us when we had just com menced to believe a famine in the produc tion of bessemer iron was about to be in augurated. We had some of the most ex perienced iron men in the world visit Eng land, Spain, Algiers and Cuba, and make examinations of mines. From their re ports we believed that in a few years Europe would be obliged to call upon America for its bessemer ore. This will prove to be true, for the United States has the ore, and the fields in the old country are playing out." The Downey Estate. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Feb. 20. R. C. Guirado, brother of the late Mrs. John G. Downey, filed a complaint against Downey Harvey late this afternoon for one-half of the estate of the late ex-Governor Downey. This claim is in behalf of him self -and his brothers Leandro and Ber nardino. He bases the claim on an al leged agreement, said to have been en tered into between ex-Governor Downey and Mrs. Downey's brothers after Mrs. Downey's demise, in which the ex-governor gave what purported to be a written agreement to leave half of his estate to his dead wife's relatives in consideration of their giving him a quitclaim deed to their respective interests in the properly. The estate is appraised at 51,500,000. ProSIt in Books. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. The Methodist Book Concern makes the following an nouncement: "Notwithstanding the financial depres-' sion throughout the whole country, the profits from our publishing houses have been such as to permit dividends from the Methodist Book Concern to the confer ences for th benefit of superannuated preachers and widows and orphans, to be made for the fiscal year beginning this date, to the amount of 5120.000, $20,000 in excess of the dividends of last year." They Ask Dnmnccs ns Well. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20 The execu tors of the estate of the late Mervyn Don ahue, president of the San Francisco & North Pacific Railroad Company, today brought suit against J. and W. Sellgman & Co., and Ladenburg, Thallmann & Co., of New York, and P. N. Lllienthal, of San Francisco, for the recovery of 5000 shares of stock which they have held un der an agreement entered Into some years ago. The stock Is worth 5101,250, and the executors demand $10,000 damages In ad dition for its detention. The Tnhor Block, Denver. DENVER, Feb. 20. Judge Allen today denied the application of Mrs. Smith to .foreclose her second trust deed of 5273,000 on the Tabor block and Tabor opera house, but decided that she shall have the right to foreclose at the same time that tho Mutual Life Insurance Company fore closes its trust deed of 5400,000. This pro tects the interestsof Mrs. Smith, for, by a former decison, the Mutual Life was al lowed to bring foreclosure, and the same privilege was denied Mrs. Smith. Price of "Whisky Too Low. CHICAGO, Feb. 20. The receivers of the whisky trust held a consultation today with distillers from all parts of the coun try for the purpose of fixing the price of whisky, which is believed to be too low. It is authoritatively stated that the rate will be advanced 24 cents per gallon. The receivers have just discovered that the trust owned a valuable piece of property in California, which did not appear in the assets. Alimony Must Be Paid. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. A motion was granted today for a receiver for the prop erty of a San Francisco wine merchant named Maubec to satisfy his divorced wife's claims for alimony. Maubec fled to avoid paying the money, hence the proceedings; THE THIRD NIGHT'S RIDING Winners of the Finals in San Fran cisco's Bicycle Tournament. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. There was only one accident at the bicycle tourna ment tonight, and that was caused by carelessness. The sport was better and more appreciated than on the previous nights. The track had been altered dur ing the day, and the riders seemed to re gain their confidence. Only three men were allowed to ride in the same heat. Frank Byrne, of the Imperial Club, was the sensational rider, winning his heat from the scratch in the one mile class A handicap, the semi-final and the final, all in fast time. Byrne is a comparatively new man, but promises to be the best man In his class before the season is over. The final results were: One-third mile dash, class A Byrne won, Nissen second, Rose third; time, 0:48. 4 One mile, class B, scratch Foster won, Osen second, Terrill third; time, 2:27. One mile, handicap, class A Byrne won, Languetin second, Howe third; time, 2:23. THE RACE-WIXNERS. Results YeKlerdny at San Francisco and New York. Starter Ferguson kept 12 2-year-olds half an hour at the post at San Fran cisco yesterday, and when he finally sent them off three were left at the post, and the rest were strung along an eighth of a mile. Rey del Bandidos won in a drive from Corrigan's colt, Kowalsky. All the other races except the last were won by favorites. The winners at San Francisco and New Orleans were: At San Francisco Five and a half fur longs, selling, for maidens, Lizzie Hamp ton, colt, in 1:09; six furlongs, selling. Sea Spray in 1:16; half mile, for 2-year-olds, Rey del Bandidos In 0:494: mile and a fur long, handicap, Articus in 1:56; five fur longs, selling. George F. Smith in 1:004. At New Orleans Five furlongs, Walter Talbot in 1:13; 54 furlongs. Emperor Bil let in 1:20; six furlongs. Bill White in 1:27k: 5-4 furlongs, Rancocas In 1IS; 5 furlongs, Viola C. in 1:19. Merely an Expression of Opinion. BOSTON, Feb. 20. At a meeting of the Harvard faculty, held yesterday, It was voted as the opinion of the body that it would be well for the athletic committee to put an end to intercollegiate football. The faculty further decided that this opin ion should be sent to the corporation with a request that they forward it to the athletic committee. This vote of the faculty, though it will doubtless have considerable weight with, the athletic committee. Is merely an ex- .v...w.. uv unuimi. xue uutu action in the matter. In fact, the nUw dprMnn of the question, rests with this commit tee, ane athletic committee is appointed, by the corporation, and consists -ofl nine members: three members of the faculty, three graduates, and three undergrad uates. Xothinjr Known as to the Vifrllnni. SOUTHAMPTON. Feb. 2a Howard Gould will said for America in the steam ship New York next Saturday. " The press correspondents made many inquiries here today as to the report that the yacht Vigi lant would be taken back to America at once, and were informed that no instruc tions whatever as to her future move ments had been received. m Discrimination Alleged. DENVER, Colo., Feb. 20. The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company has forwarded to Washington a petition to the interstate commerce commission, praying that the roads from Chicago to the Pacific coast be compelled to cease discrimination In their freight rates arainsr TVnvor PitaMn and other common points. On the western siue ot tne continent the Colorado people have not been able to overcome the preju dice of the Southern Pacific, which has made a lower rate for hauling rails from Chicago. 900 miles east of Pueblo, than they demanded for the haul from Colo rado. a Movements of Ocean Vessels. 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