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.
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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.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Arrived Mo
hawk, from London; Obdam. from Rotter
dam; Noordlad, from Antwerp; Majestic,
from Liverpool; Kaiser Wllhelm II, from
Mediterranean points; Lahn, from Bre
men. Sailed La Gascogne, for Havre;
Westernland, for Antwerp; Berlin, for
Southampton. Arrived out Teutonic, at
Liverpool; New York, at Southampton:
Phoenicia, at Hamburg. Sailed for New
York Russia, from Havre; Veendam,
from Rotterdam.
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The Vote at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 20. In a total
vote of 214.747. Charles F. Warwick, repub
lican candidate for mayor, had a plurality
of 60.9S9 over ex-Governor Robert E. Pat
tison, democrat. This is the greatest
plurality ever given a candidate in a mu
nicipal contest. Ihe republicans carried
almost all the city and borough elections
in the state.
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