iff w ( r " Zm " !rmK wfm IMMtt VOL. , XXXIX. NO. 12,191. POKTJ,AND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1900. TWELVE PAGES. PKIOE FIVE CENT& SHOVEL AND PICK shelling of the Boer trenches on the plain this morning forced the burghers to shift their position, after their horses had stampeded. OXWAS NOT SHAKEN SS 60 from Boston to Colorado common points; $26 60 from Boston to California common points, and $33 70 from Boston to Pacific coast points. The contest all day today centered on the refusal of the dif ferential Unes out of Boston to abandon tho authorized schedule. Without reach ing any practical result, the conference adjourned to meet at 10 A. M. Monday next at the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, New York. ' i TO COMBAT THE PLAGUE. A Dash From Ladysmith. ' HOOFD LAAGER, Ladysmith, Jan. 2. Six horsemen made a dash from Lady smlth a few nights ago, and, though pur sued, they escaped. It is believed the party Included Colonel Rhodes, brother of .Cecil Rhodes, and Dr. Jameson. 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NEW YORK, Jan. 4. Charles Beers, surviving partner of the firm of F. Blen ch! & Co., wholesale dealers In millinery goods, at 657 Broadway, today made an -1 n t Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash "balance .....'.....$251,365,026 Gold reserve 23G,7G7,329 C. W. KNOWLES. Max. STS., FOnUTO. 03E1D1 ilANAGEMEKT. EUROPEAN' flan .51.00, $1.B0. $2.09 .$2.00, $2.50. 53.00 AMERICAN PLAN EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE. J.Qilack&Co. 88 Third St. Crp. Chamber of Coounerce OS5CON 1 f&OO PER "DAY- """"lnilDjw8fdi l S3 STARK STREET trtween Sevccla tat fift over 200 periodicals a quarter on all subscriptions M. dally, except Sundays and holiday. TALK No. 236. Putting It Off. Every day I hear people say that they have needed glasses for some time, but have simply been putting It off. Did you ever stop Co think what putting It off really means? It means that the eyes are becom ing worse every day. It 'means that the longer you do without glasses the harder It will be to benefit your eyes. It means that when you are compelled to have glasses you will have to wear them all the time in stead of just for reading and sew ing. It means that you ivill have to change glasses every seven or eight months as long as you live instead of every two or three years. That one or the other of your eyes may entirely lose Its usefulness from neglect. That you are In dan ger every day of causing a cata ract You can afford to put off anything else better than you can afford to put off wearing glasses when you need them. See me about WALTER REED Eye Specialist 11 SIXTH STREET OREGOXIAX BUILDING LITTLE HOPE FOR REED. Second Operation Performed on the Actor Yesterday. PHILADELPHIATjan. 4-The friends of Roland Reed in this city were advised today that Dr. Bull had performed a sec ond operation upon the comedianlnNew York. The first operation, performed about a week ago, was supposed1 to have been made necessary by an attack -Of ap pendicitis. When the wound was ex plored, however, the surgeons discovered that Mr. Reed was suffering from an ad vanced attack of Intestinal cancpr "MV Reed was too weak to stand a radical operation at that time, and a delay .was agreed upon. The radical operation was performed today, and from Its nature lit tle hope is held out for his recovery. 4 a THE "OPEN DOOR." Italy Responds Favorably to the State Department's Note. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Italy has re turned favorable response to the recent note of the" state department respecting the "open door" in China. Italy was 'the last of the great powers remaining to be heard from. COFFEE PORTLAND Battle ob the Tugrela River Is Ex pected Next Week Extent -of the Dutch Rising. , LONDON, Jan. 5,51 -M. This morn ing's news throws no further light upon the war situation. The exact position at Molteno and Cyphergat Is not yet clear but in any case these little engagements are of small importance beyond proving that the British farces are beginning to attain a great degree of mobility. It is fully expected that next week will see a heavy battle on the Tugela river, which is now the Teal pivot of the cam paign. The Boers appear to be working inces santly with shovel and pick. Lord Me thuen's cavalry scouting has developed the fact that the Boer lntrenchments ex tend some 40 miles, far overlapping the British positions and making flank at tacks exceedingly difficult. Military crit ics affirm that the Boer trenches con fronting General Buller stretch away some 17 miles, and that work upon them Is pushed unremittingly. While the advance is delayed, flank movements are rendered most difficult be cause long marches are not done with celerity, and it Is hard to time an attack with certainty." .The exfent of the Dutch risings may now be measured by taking a line from Prleska, on the west, to Herschel or Barkly, on the east Along the whole of this line, -except at points actually occu pied by the British, the population seems for the most part hostile. New redoubts are being built at Klm berley, and 17 miles of works now en compass the town. The admiralty programme embraces the stationing of small squadrons at Durban, Simons bay, Port Elizabeth, Lorenzo Marquez, St. Vincent, in the' Cape Verde islands, ahd Cape Town, and sending an additional shfp or two to Aden. It is announced that Great Britain's agents and detectives are secretly watch ing all Italian ports. It now appears that it is John Churchill, second son of Lady Randolph Churchill, and not Winston Churchill, who has been given commadn of a squadron of the South African light horse. Lord Rosslyn ' has thrown up his en gagement at the Court theater in order to join the yeomanry. The offer of Lord Iveagh to provide at his own expense a completely equipped hospital for use in South Africa has been accepted. The war office has invited Sir William Thompson to accept th'e post of chief sur geon to the .forces in South Africa, in stead of consulting surgeon. PITCHER FALLS BACK. Was Unable to Occupy Douglas Per . ,. j, . manently. . v BELMONT,, Jan. 4. Colonel Pitcher, it is x officially announced, being only on a raiding expedition, and for military rea sons being unable to occupy Douglas per manently, has evacuated the town, bring ing off all the loyalists. He has now re turned safely to a close proximity to Bel mont When he announced the necessity of evacuating the place, the Inhabitants declared their lives were not safe five minutes after the troops left. Pitcher, therefore, invited them to accompany him to Belmont. The vehicles of the town were totally inadequate to convey the refugees, so the troops gave up the transport wagons to the women and children. The Canadians, acting as an escort of the refugees, car ried babies for women, and kept every body lively by singing as they marched along, in spite of the sore feet occa sioned by the heavy sand, which made marching extremely tiring. The force received Buller's congratula tions on the success of the expedition with great satisfaction. Fljrhtins at Coleskop. RENSBERG, Jan. 4. The casualties of General French's force up to the after noon of January 3 were five men killed and 24 wounded. A detachment of 25 New Zealanders had a narrow escape. While advancing on Colesburg, they were directed to occupy a kopje, but met with -vl hot reception from a concealed Boer force. Another body of British troops, seeing their dan ger, doubled to the rescue o the New Zealanders, and theJr retreaf was suc cessfully accomplished under the cover of the guns on the hills westward. Coleskop is now the principal scene of the fighting. The destruction of the wrecked train includes 22,000 rations and a supply of rum. Reinforcements Sent to French. ORANGE RIVER, Jan. 3. There was a small skirmish near Belmont this morn ing. Tho British fired a few shells, but the Boers did not respond. Reinforcements of infantry and artillery have been dispatched to General French from De Aar. OPERATIONS IN NATAL. British Artillery Divert Boers' Atten tion From Troop Movements. BOER CAMP, Colenso, Jan. 2. The British naval guns at Cheveley camp con tinue their Ineffective lbng-range firing night and day, in order to divert Boer attention from the movements of troops. Federal scouts yesterday penetrated into the British camp; when returning, the British pickets discovered them . and wounded one Boer., General Lucas Meyer resumes command" of the division here. General Joubert denies he has ever pro tested against the use of lyddite, fie avers that, up to the present, he has not lost a single man froni lyddite. - Scouting: From Ladysmlth. HOOFD LAAGER, Ladysmith, Jan. 1. The garrison of Ladysmith during the night threw out feelers on all sides, ex changing shots 'with the Boer pickets. At midnight a couple of shells fell into the Boer camp, killing a burgher. General Joubert preached in Camp Sun day. The Rev. Mr Mofring, who has just arrived here from America, addressed the burghers this afternoon, dwelling" on the expiring century witnessing the life struggle of a people. m This morning, shells loaded with con fectionery and containing the season's greetings, were sentNinto Lafdysmith. Fed eral shells are selling ,ln Ladysmith at from 30 shillings to 5. Paris Bourse Rumor. PARIS, Jan. 4. A report wag current in thef bourse today that Buller had met with another check in "his efforts to re lieve Ladysmith. Boer Trenches Shelled. FRERE1 CAMP, Janrf. A vigorous FRENCH HOLDING HIS OWN. War Office Report of the Situation. In Gatacre's District. LONDON, Jan. 4. There is great satis faction here at the news that De Aar has been able to send General French the reinforcements of guns and Infantry, of which he" appears to be so much in need. The latest telegrams say General French has almost surrounded Colesburg, the Boers stiffly defending all their positions close to the town. Further details of the fighting between General Gafacre and Boers at Cyphergat today show that 3000 Boers with artillery attacked the British outposts between Cyphergat and Molteno, General Gatacre, with mounted troops and field artillery, moved out in front of Sterkstrom and found the Boers strongly posted at Coop ersburg, whence they were quickly dis lodged, the Boers fleeing in the direction of Stormberg. The Boers used Brltisu guns captured December 10, and shot well, but the British kept under cover, and there were no casualties on their side. The war office has received a report from Cape Town, dated January 3, reporting tho situation in Gatacre's district. It said: "Dordrecht is now evacuated by Mont morency, who occupied Bird's siding, on the Indwe line. Molteno 13 being attacked today by the enemy, who more or less surround the station, but who, according to reports, are being forced back. JReln forcements of mounted infantry and field artillery have been sent by Gatacre. The result Is not known. A company of mounted infantry, under Alderson, has reconnoltered to Prleska, and exchanged shots with a rebel force on tho north bank. 'No movement of Generals Methuen or French is reported." Although dispatches under yesterday evening's date are. arriving from both Bul ler and Methuen's headquarters, they con-, tain little of Importance. Shells continue to be exchanged, and the patrols are busy. Otherwise there is little to enlighten tho general situation. General Cronje was reported to have been considerably disturbed at the first reports of the success of Colonel Pitcher's expedition, and sent 400 burghers to help Douglas. The British at Modder River hope 'to capture this force. An interesting fact is that Pitcher's wife Is a sister of Maud Gonne, the so-called "Irish Joan of Arc." The famous tennis-player, W. W. Eastes, and the old Oxford athlete, C. B. Fry, are joining the British forces in South Africa. The departure of the Seventh division of the British army for South Africa com menced this morning. The American hospital-ship Maine ar rived at Las Palmasr Canary Islands, yes terday, and reports all well on board. Reports come from Berlin that Great Britain's reply to the German represen tations on the subject of the Bundesrath is regarded as unsatisfactory and procras tinating. Traction engines have arrlve'dar' Frerd and have been successfully tested. They pulled trucks over the roughest and most sandy ground without difficulty. The enrollment of the second contingent of the London Imperial volunteers today was the occasion for a scene of popular interest and enthusiasm. The approaches to the Guildhall were thronged with rep resentatives of all classes, everybody cheering and the bands playing lively music. The scene at the Guildhall was highly picturesque and impressive. It opened with a civic procession, with the lord mayor, sheriffs, aldermen in their robes of office, headed hy the sword and mace-bearers. The contingents comprised the Honorable artillery company and de tachments from the other volunteers. After making a speech, the lord mayor read the following extract from a letter written by the queen's private secretary, Sir Arthur Bigge: "I have to assure you how much the queen values the corps which has been so patriotically raised by the city of Lon don for service In South Africa." Each detachment was sworn In separ ately, every man "kissing the Book" and receiving the queen's shilling from the hands of the lord mayor. BRUSH WITH KAFFIRS. Large Band Attacked a Boer Laager, but Was Dispersed. PRETORIA, Jan. 2 Since starting, the mint here has coined 140,000 sovereigns. The machinery Is now In full swing. Vanzenberg reports from Derdepoort that the Kaffir stations have been destroyed and the inhabitants are fleeing. Chief Lynchwe, with C000 Kaffirs, attacked the Boers' laager, but the natives were dis persed. A representative of the Associated Press, "who has been in Johannesburg for three days, says the utmost order prevails there. Lootjng is exceptional, and, where dis ' covered, Is heavily punished. The sanitary condition Is perfect, and sickness Is rare. About 12G0 British subjects are still in the Rand districts. Steyn's Latest Proclamation. CAPE TOWN, Jan. 3. Intelligence has been received here from the Free State to the effect that President Steyn has Issued a proclamation declaring that every white man, irrespective of nation ality, is to be considered-a burgher, and is liable to be compelled to fight for the de fense of the country. DR.vM'GLYNN'S CONDITION. Strange Disease Robbing- Him of Hlh Vitality. NEWBURGH. N. Y., Jan. 4. The Rev. Dr. Edward W. McGlynn, pastor of St, Mary's Roman Catholic church, in this city, is still confined to his room by ill ness, and his condition is such as to cause alarm among his large circle of acquaintances. Six weeks ago he was taken ill, but there Tvas every sign of an early recovery, and the physicians said he would be himself in 10 days. But he continued to lose flesh and strength dally. His once tall and robust frame 13 now emaciated, and he Is scarcely recognizable eyen by close friends. It has just become public that he has a mysterious growth on the right hip, and its appearance has baffled his phy sicians. It is eating its way in his sys tem and robbing him of his vitality and strength. The doctors say he Is not in a condition to undergo an operation, as the strain on his present weak system would undoubtedly prove fatal. Dr. Mc Glynn Is 68 years old, and has always been active and enjoyed the best of health until his presen't illness. Only clerical friends are allowed to see him. Every day. the parsonage is besieged by mem bers of his congregation, inquiring as to tne conamon 01 tneir pastor. Dr. 'McGlynn, although weak physical ly, Is strong in mind and spirit He jokes with his callers and converses with his usual keenness and Intelligence. Ballot for United States Senator Will Be Taken Tuesday The Brib ery Case. FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 4. The joint legislative committees which, will sit in the contests for governor and lieutenant-governor-were drawn by lot, as provided by law, today. A lucky star presided over the destinies of the democrats, as the drawing resulted In giving them 10 out of the 11 members of the committee on the governor's contest, and nine out of 11 on the lieutenant-governor's contest x The committee to hear the governor ship contest Is as follows: Senators Fraz ier, Allen and Crenshaw, and Representa tives Hickman, Berry, Finn, Rennlck, Sledge, Lyon and Barton, all democrats, and Yarberry, republican. In the lieutenant-governor contest tlje names drawn werei Senators Barrel!, Coleman and Watson, and Representa tives Crawford, Alexander, Baird, Bell, Holland and Sharp, democrats, and Rep resentatives Reed and Lilly, republicans. The house members of these two com mittees were sworn in tonight, and It i3 probable that the joint committees will organize and get down to work taking evidence tomorrow. In the drawing for the formation of the committees that will hear the legislature contests, the result was somewhat more evenly divided. In the case of the two senatorial contests, the republicans got only one member out of nine on each committee, but in the house they got ma jorities in- 10 out of the 18 committees which will try the contests. The, senate completed its drawing at tho morning session and the only incident con nected with it was when Senator Howard, republican, objected to Senator Goebel's name being placed in the box. Senator Goebel rose from his desk and said: "Under the law the names of all sena tors must be placed in the- box, but I beg to assure the senator that if my name should be drawn out, I, of course, will not serve." The house was occupied till late in the evening with the drawing of he legis lative committees, and there was nothing noteworthy in the proceedings until after the governorship committee had been an nounced, and just before the drawing for the committee on the lieutenant-governor's contest Representative Haswell, leader of the republican minority, charged Chief Clerk Leigh with manipulating the 'ballots so as to give the democrats the advantage. Haswell and Representative Berry, representing the republicans, stood at the clerk's desk as the names of the members were placed in the box, and when the last name was placed in it Has well walked to his seat and addressed the house, charging that Leigh had, In placing the names 4n the box, systematlcauy thrdivn'the names of the democratic mem- bers on the right side of the box, and likewise had thrown the names of tne republicans to the left He said he did not know how it happened that the demo crats got such a majority on the gover nor's contest drawn a few minutes before, but he did know how the ballots had been put in the box for the drawing now on, and he asked that the clerk at least be required to shake the box thoroughly so as to mix the names, as contemplated by law. Speaker Trimble Invited Haswell or any other republican member to shake the box, but they declined to do this, saying this was the duty of the clerk. Berry (rep.) asked the speaker to allow members to inspect the box. in order to verify the charges made by Haswell, but Mr. Cant rlll (dem.) said the charges were serious and that as long as they had waited till the drawing was practically complete, he thought they should be compelled to file them in the proper way, and not merely verbally and personally, as they were do ing. . Speaker Trimble finally ordered the box thoroughly shaken, and this was done, with the result that six democratic and two republican names were drawn out. It Is unofficially announced that the Franklin county grand jury has found in dictments against Colonel John H. Whal len and Charles Ryan, who it Is alleged attempted to bribe Senator Harrell in the governorship contest. The indict ments are based on conspiracy, and wl'l be similar to those returned against W. G. Hunter, John H. Whallen, E. T. Franks and others In the Hunter alleged bribery cases growing out of the Hunter Blackburn senatorial contest in 1897. The safety deposit box, which Harrell desig nated as holding the money, was turned over to tho grand jury today, and was found to, contain four $1000 bills and five $100 bills. The money was sealed up In a plain white envelope, without writing. This in part corroborates Han-ell's story. The democratic leaders ,in the legislature decided tonight to take the ballot for United States senator next Tuesday. As If seems settled in advance that Black burn will receive a, majority in each house, a joint ballot will probably not be necessary. There Is a question as to whether the ballot should be taken next Tuesday or Tuesday week. Blackburn's friends decided, as a matter of caution, to have a ballot on both days, so there may be no quibble over the legality of this election. It has been understood all along that a ballot would not be taken until one week from next Tuesday. Sullivan Nominated for Senator. JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 4. The joint democratic caucus of the Mississippi leg islature tonight nominated Senator W. V. Sullivan as the United States senator to fill the short term of one year, ending March 4, 190L Governor Crane Inaugurated. BOSTON, Jan. 4. W. Murray Crane wa3 today Inaugurated as governor of Massa chusetts. TO PATCH UP RATES. Object of a Conference of Passenger Men at Boston. BOSTON, Jan. 4. Twenty or more rail road lines, east and west, were repre sented In the conference of passenger agents In this city today at the office of the New England Passenger Association. Included in the gathering were represent atives from the Canadian Pacific. Atchi son, Chicago & Northwestern, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, Great Northern, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Central Pacific and trunk lines. The long-standing trouble over railroad rates was the question which the confer ence had been called to discuss. For months the so-called standard and differ ential lines have been cutting rates to the TVest and points on the Pacific slope. The New England Passenger Association has been the last one to cut rates. The cut rates are via Montreal, and are Marine Hospital Service Will Have Chnrge of Philippine Quarantine. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Prompt meas ures are being taken by the officials here to deal with the bubonic plague In the Philippines and to prevent its introduc tion Into the United States. An executive order will be Issued tomorrow by the war department, placing the quarantine service of the Philippines in charge of the marine hospital service, and officers to manage that work will (be detailed by the sec retary of tho treasury. A special set of Instructions, designed to prevent the Intro duction of the disease on the Pacific coast, are also in preparation and will be issued soon. Passed Assistant Surgeon Parry, ot the marine hospital service, has been de tailed lay Dr. Wyman to have charge tem porarily of the quarantine service at Manila. THE PLAGUE AT MANILA. SV ',. ". -;. Eptdemlc.First Broke Out In Neigh boring Towns. VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 4. The Manila Times, just received here, states that "It has been learned from various authentic sources that In many of our closely neighboring towns a serious epidemic, bor dering on plague, Is raging. The towns principally affected are Guadelupe, Man datogana, Pineda and Malabon, besides a number of other towns. The cause Is said to te due to eating the flesh of animals which have died from disease. Whatever the cause, there Is little doubt that a spe cies of plague exists, which In mo3t cases proves fatal. It Is said that the disease carries oft Its victim within 38 hours from its attack, and in these cpuntry towns medical aid or supplies are not to be had readily, and then only in a lImltHl way. Not only this, but burial of the corpses of those who have died from thi3 disease Is carelessly conducted, and abso lutely no precautions are taken. Natives do not understand the care which should be taken, but rely too much on their faith and superstition." It has been decided, at the instance of the Russian minister of finance, to dis patch a sanitary corps of doctors and Sls tera of Mercy to Manchuria to combat the plague which rs broken out among the Chinese laborers on the Manchurlan rail way. LEAHY'S RULI3 IN GUAM. Recent Orders Xor the Improve ment of the Natives Morals. BALTIMORE, Jan. 4. Captain Peter Leary, U. S. A., stationed at Fort Mc Henry, has received a letter from his brother, Captain Richard P. Leary, gov ernor of Guam, in the Ladrone Islands, which contained a number of interesting documents pertaining to the affairs of the new possessions of the United States. The first Thanksgiving proclamation ever seen by the inhabitants of the island wa3 issued by Governor Leary. Governor Leary has already caused slavery to be abolished In the Islands, compelled a number of friars to leave tho place, and has amended the marriage laws in regard to polygamy. One of his recent orders states that it is prohibited to import or sell intoxicating liquors In the islands, except by a special licenso Issued by this government and that vio lation of the order will be punished by a fine of ?100 or imprisonment for 30 days or by both. For a second offense all of the offender's goods may be confiscated. "Drunkenness," says the order, "Is the chief source of all crime and trouble In this Island and shall cease." A second order says; "For the protection of government inter ests and as a safeguard against the machinations, devices and schemes of speculators and adventurers, it Is hereby ordered that all persons who claim own ership of land In this island, or its de pendencies, are prohibited from selling or transferring any portion of such prop erty without first obtaining the consent of the government Violation of this or der may be punished by fine or impris onment or both," Captain Leary states that he Is making every effort to teach the natives to be self-supporting. An order Issued to fur ther this idea follows: "Until otherwise ordered, the exporta tion of hogs, cattic, fowl, rice, eggs, corn and' sweet potatoes fromthls Island is hereby forbidden. Articles of food may be delivered to vessels In sufficient quantities for the subsistence of those on board during their stay In port and their passage to the next port of destination. The delivery of such articles of food to ships is prohibited without a government license." In consequence of the liability of riots, the following order was Issued:; "Public celebrations of the feast days of the patron saints of villages will not be permitted. The church and its members may celebrate their feast days within the walls of the church, chapel or private residences in accordance with the regula tions for the maintenance of public peace, and unless otherwise ordered the only public holidays recognized will be Sunday and the holidays authorized by the United States statute laws and by proclamations of his excellency, the president of the United States." 0 1 . RUNAWAY TRAINl Thrilling Experience of Passengers on the Chicago & Great Western. CHICAGO, Jan. 4. A special to the Chronicle from Galena, IH.,ayst Travelers on a Chicago & Great Western passenger train had a thrilling ride and a narrow escape from death at Galena Junction today. To avoid death, the en gineer and fireman of the passenger train jumped just as their engine crashed Into the rear of a disabled freight train stand ing in a long tunnel. So great was the force of the collision that the passenger engine bounded back, and before the engineer or fireman could climb aboard the engine the train was going down a steep grade at tha mouth of the tunnel. The conductor was unable to -use the air, and the train had run a mile, and was within a hundred feet of a stationary freight train when stopped. Many of the passengers jumped, while others soughx safety in the front coaches. The wrecked cars and the caboose in the tunnel caught fire and were destroyed. The engineer and fireman of the, passenger train were both Injured. 0 Saturday's Gold Shipment. NEW YORK, Jan.- 4. Two million dol lars in gold will be taken from the clearing-house tomorow by banks In this city. Arrangements to that effect weremade today, and, unless additional orders are received tomorrow, It is believed $2,000,000 will represent the amount of next Satur day's gold shipment. Culberson Candidate for Democratlo National Committee Chairmanship Oregon City's Public Building. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Any attempt to figure out a majority In the senate to pass. any kind of bimetallic amendment shows that If all the silver democrats should vote for It, there would be but 36, while If Car ter, Shoup, Clark. Pritchard and Warren should also vote for an amendment simi lar to that offered by Chandler yester day, there would still be three votes lack ing for a majority. Some of the silver republicans, however, have hopes that Hansbrough and McCumber, of North Da kota; Thurston of Nebraska, and Baker of Kansas will vote for a bimetallic amendment which will give the regular republicans from the .silver states aorao show. But the difficulty seems to be that no one can count on democratic action to save these republicans from facing a fair and square gold-standard vote. A feature of the present financial bill which caused a great deal of trouble and objection on the republican side is the provision for 2 per cent bonds. Some of the republicans think that this ia alto gether too low a rate of interest, and that 3 per cent would be low enough. They assert that England's 3" pen cent consols show that as strong & nation as she is cannot keep such glltedge obliga tions at par, and there would be danger of 2 per cent bonds going below par, which would endanger the credit of the country. While the republicans will no doubt vote for this bill If tho republican members of the finance committee do not authorize an amendment, there will bo some criticism of this feature. Chairman Jones Successor. Senator Culberson, of Texas, is being pushed by certain of his friends for chair man of the democratic national commit tee in place of Jones of Arkansas. There is a good deal of dissatisfaction in some quarters on account of tho way Jones has been managing the party, and Culberson a successful political experience In Texaa -has marked him as a man who might bo good In national affairs. Stone of Mis souri is also a candidate for the chairman ship. While some fault I3 found with Jones, It is pretty well understood that his health will prevent him. from carrying on the campaign this year. Public Building nt Oregon City. Representative Tongue today Introduced a bill appropriating 560,000 for the con struction of a public building at Oregon City for the use of the post and land offices. He realizes that there is little hope of passing this bill this session, but will urge It strongly In the next session, in case It has to zn over. Oregon Land Bills. The, public land committee, of which Rtp. resentative Moody Is a. member, will b9 organized tomorrow. As soon as that committee gets down to business, Mr Moody will attempt to secure favorabla reports on bills of a local Interest to Ore gon that have been referred there for re port Senator McBrlde today favorably re ported his bill extending the privilege of Immediate transportation of dutlablo goods to the port of Astoria. This bill is more strongly recommended this year than before, and will probably pass. Senator McBrlde introduced a. bill to pay the Kathlamet and Chinook Indians for certain land3 in their original reservation, which have been absorbed by the govern ment under an unratified treaty and for which; the Indians have never been paid. Washington Judicial Districts. Congressman Cushman will urge con gressional action for the division of Wash ington Into two Judicial districts, to bo divided east and west; Spokane and King counties to be among those In the north ern district and Pierce and Walla Walla to be among those of the southern dis trict Congressman Jones had already in troduced a bill for a division along the Cascade range. Cushman will introduce a join resolu tion favoring a constitutional amendment for the election of senators by the people; also for a survey and estimates of tha cost of dredging Gray's harbor, near Aber deen and Hoqulam. and a bill for a frea portage railway nt The Dalles. EFFECT OF DRAINAGE CANAL Clear Water In Chicago River At the Controlling AVorks. CHICAGO, Jan. 4. The clear waters ot Lake Michigan have Invaded the Chicago river as far as Harrison-street bridge, in the south branch. At sunset last night the water had taken on a clearer tinge as far south as Twelfth-street bridge. Twelfth street Is almost two miles from the mouth of the river. At Wells street, about half a mile from the river'3 mouth, it was bet ter than it usually Is 200 yards west of the lifesaving station. Even the south fork of the south branch, known as the stockyards branch, shared in the benefits of the opening of the drain ago canal. A slight current was notice able at Archer-avenue bridge, due to tho lowering of the river and to the city pumps at Bridgeport The flume of the col lateral channel at Kedzie avenue was do ing Its full work all day, and 60,000 cubic feet of water poured into the drainage canal every minute. This draft on tne river was augmented by an additional 30. 000 cubic feet a minute the Bridgeport pumps were turning into the old canal. The rate at which the water is rising In the Windage basin at the controlling works at Lockport Indicates that a week will elapse before the level of the miter sill will be reached. The flume at Kedzie avonue was the objective point for a largo number of sightseers wbo tramped across the prairie during the day to see the ca nal flooded. Wpmen were out In largo numbers, and carriages found their way over the frozen ruts and hummocks. Many visitors went to Lockport to see the ap proach of the water. One party Included Norman Fay, Mrs. Emmons Blaino aad Mrs. C. H. McCormick. By the end of the week, the drainago officials expect to be able to show in the Chicago river a body of water which will compare favorably with tho Desplainea river below Jollet When the residents ot the Illinois and Mississippi valleys aro convinced that with the full capacity of the canal In use, the water turned down through the valleys will be better than at present, it Is thought that the antagonism to the canal will disappear. a Sawmill Boiler Exploded. CINCINNATI, Jan. 4. A boiler In the sawmill of Charles Stout, eight mites east of here, exploded and killed three em ployes and Injured the owner this morn ing. Mr. Stout's head was crushed, and 1 he will probably die. f r4