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"Mi? MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 190C. OPEN DOOR IN CHINA Cotton Manufacturers of South Petition For It. NECESSARY TO IMPORTANT TRADE ! Secretary Hay Asked to Use His Good Office to Prevent Closing of Markets to Americans. WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. Secretary Hay has received a petition from nearly all of the leading: cotton manufacturers of the South to take such action as may lie within his power to prevent the Inter ference by any European power which might close the foreign markets to the cotton manufacturers of the United States and injure other American Inter ests. The petitioners declare that the "open door" policy Is necessary to secure the retention of the Important trade In cotton drills and. shirtings with China, most of which are manufactured In Southern States. It Is declared the with drawal of this trade In Manchuria would seriously affect not only the manufac turers of cotton goods but Southern cotton-growers and employes and laborers In the cotton mills. The petitioners rep resent fully $15,000,000 In capital, and de clare they have lost half their trade since the Boxer uprising and are running on half time. General Chaffee has cabled the War De partment the following from Taku, under date -of November 14: "Sixth Regiment, United States Cav alry, will remain In China, under com mand of Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore J. Wlnt. with Troops I. K, L, M. "CHAFFEE." CHINESE TRADE CONCESSIONS. Treaties of Commerce Can Be He vised When Peace Is Made. NBW YORK, Nov. 15. The conclusion seems to have been reached In Pekln to -conclude peace with China without under taking at present the complete revision of the treaties of commerce, says a dispatch from "Washington to the Journal of Com merce. A general article will be Inserted In the treaty of peace subscribed by the powers providing that China shall con sent to the revision of the treaties of com merce, but shall deal with each power separately. , "Whether the result of these negotia tions will be as satisfactory as a general treaty guaranteeing to the citizens and subjects of all the powers complete free dom of traffic in the Interior of China, remains to be seen It appears to be thought at the State Department and among some of the Ministers at Pe kln that difficulties and delay would arise in seeking to deal with desired changes In detail at present. It may be possible for the leading powers to secure conces. stons regarding interior trade which will drive the entering wedge for like conces sions to all. Most of the powers are entitled to the privileges of "the most favored nation," and will be able to ask for themselves whatever is granted to any of the other powers. The fact that the Chinese Imperial Gov ernment consents to the revision of the treaties as a general proposition Is con sidered at Washington an Important point for securing what the civilized powers desire. The process of obtaining further concessions may be slow, but It is hoped that pressure upon the Chinese Govern ment will secure them as fast as they can be availed of. Many of the conces sions heretofore granted by China to capitalists and syndicates have been lit tle more" that! waste paper' because the s7na16tbs'havenoV,proceeearT6 carry out their plans; When a syndicate or group of capitalists Is able to demonstrate readiness to pro ceed with actual improvements In China It Is believed at the State Department that little difflculy will be experienced in getting the consent of the Chinese Government. FATE- OF CONVERTS. Horrifying Description of Their Uenth at Hands of Boxers. VANCOUVER, B. C., Nov. 15,-Under the sanction and with the approval of the United States Minister and the offi cer commanding the American- troops in Pekln, George R. Tewksbury has been prosecuting inquiries, dictating terras and arranging indemnities In the villages around Tung Chow. Tewksbury's report says his Investigation "brought to light cruelties of the most hellish and barba rous description, as practised upon the native oohverts in that neighborhood by the Bexers. Some of the Christians and all their relatives and connections shared In whatever punishment was meted out to one. Some wore buried alive, others burned at the stake, and still others were first saturated with kerosene and then set on fire. A Belgian Roman Catholic priest had strips of flesh cut but of his limbs and the holes filled with kerosene, which was then ignited." Almost as horrifying a description, brought by the steamer Empress of China today. Is given by Rev. C J. TJader. of the Swedish Protestant Mission, of the murder ot Rev. G. McConnell, Mrs. Mc Connt&Lttftalr jjllttle baby boy, the Misses E. Bu?oiTan& S. A. King. Rev. John YoHng and Mrs. Young, and a native servant. At Tsln Klanan the little party, fleeing for their lives, were overtaken by SO soldiers and a mob of coolies. The soldiers hacked the missionaries to pieces with their swords, the women being forced to look at the murder and mutilation of the men and -the baby. The bodies were thrown on, tho road and were still in the dust seven days after the murder. NEWS OF REBELLION. Greeted in Germany as Favorable Sign, to Pacific Measures. BERLIN. Nov. 15. The news that Prince Tuan and General Tung Fu Slang had rebelled was greeted here as a fa vorable sign. The Tageblatt says that If It be true the rebellion will probably in duce the Emperor and Empress Dowager to return to Pekin and place themselves under the protection of the powers. The news from the German naval socie ties' China correspondent that Herr Knappo, German Consul-General In Shanghai, left today for Nankin, is In terpreted as slgnWcaat Several news papers believe that ho will confer with theVieeroy about Inducing tho court to return to Pekin. Another batch of soldiers' letters de scribing horrible cruelties committed In China at tho orders of superiors is pub lished today. The Voerweerts prints five Buch communications. A correspondent of the Cologne Gazette cables that be tween Tien TBln and Pekin It has be come a sport for the allied troops, es pecially the Russians, to shoot every Chinaman, even the most harmless. A number of prominent papers now de nounce such methods. The Cologne Volks Zeltung. the Centrist organ, says: "Such wholesale murdering will sow unquenchable hatred, destroying forever all chance of missionary work in China. The government must take t notice of these things and Issue peremptory orders to Count, von Waldersee- to prevent them hereafter, as they are a shame to all civilization." .With regard to the China bill, ;e pa pers point out that the next imperial budget will show the necessity for a loan of 100.000.000 marks, and that, in addition, the Chancellor will be empowered to is sue treasury notes for 175,000,000 marks. A terro nortien nf h nn.., dissatisfaction with this outlook; and. the Agrarian papers demand that the govern ment raise the rftmifrwrt mnm. v i poalng & number 0f special ;taxes upon I the country's commerce and Industry, which those ''Journals declare will alone Teap the fruits of the China war. The National Zeltung and the Vosslsche Zel tung argue strongly against this sugges tion. At today's session of the Reichstag; during the vote for the Second Vice President, a Joker cast a vote for Li Hung X3hang. ( MANCHURIA AND RUSSIA. Invitation to Return to Czar Rule Not Accepted. LONDON, Nov. 16. Tho Dally News publishes the following from Pekln, dated November 12: "It Is rumored here that Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang have requested an Interview with Count von Waldersee, which will probably be granted. The Field Marshal intends to make an incur sion into Nankau Pass and the Ming Tombs, as Prince Henry of Prussia did in 1S9&" Dr. Morrison, wiring to the Times from Pekin Tuesday, says: "The Tartar General, commanding In the Province of Szechuan, has been nom inated for Governor-General of Manchuria in deference to Russia's invitation to China to resume the government of that territory under Russian protection. "The Chinese Peace Commissioners have received a telegram from the Empress Dowager dated November 10, censuring their failure to prevent the dispatch of foreign punitive expeditions Into the In terior. The Empress Dowager continues to Issue orders appointing officials to of fice." LAST TO LEAVE SIN AN FU. Foreigner "Whose Life Was Saved by Governor Tnan. IiONDON, Nov. 15. The Rev. Evan Mor gan, the last foreigner to leave Si nan Fu, has arrived here. His life and the lives of the other missionaries in Shen Si province were saved by Governor Tuan, a kinsman of the notorious Prince Tuan. Governor Tuan, when he received a de oree from Pekln to kill all foreigners, warned Mr. Morgan and his colleagues and gave them an escort. Mr. Morgan describes the Governor as -a "brave, friendly and noble man, who, at the risk; of his life, saved us. The only foreigners left in Shan SI are 20 priests, mostly Ital ians, and 12 nuns, who are occupying a sort of fort near Slnan Fu, defended by machine guns. It is thought probable that Father Hugh, of London, Is in the fort, and, pos sibly, it is to relieve this party that Count von Waldersee's expedition, under Colonel von Wartenburg, has gone from Pekln. The German move toward Kalgan and th& combined march down the Grand Canal Indicates, the Rev. Morgan says, a movement of the allied troops on Slnan Fu. TRANSFER OF CHINESE COURT. Continued Rumors of Projected Change to Chens Tn. SHANGHAI, Nov. 15. There are contin ued rumors of the projected transfer of the Chinese court to Cheng Tu. It is said that the Viceroy of the Province of Szechuan objects to such an arrangement. It is also rumored that a rebellion has broken out in. the Province of Kiang Su. Chang Chi Tung, the Wu Chang1 Viceroy, is said to be raising 100,000 troops, and to have proposed to the Nankin Viceroy that they should combine their forces to op pose the allies, making the Yangtse their base for operations against Shanghai. Affray Between Germans and British. BERLIN, Nov. 15. An official version of the recent affray between German and British soldiers at Shanghai, says the two Germans had a row with tho land lord of a tea house and a British police patrol arrested the Germans. At tho guardhouse the Germans resisted. One of them was shot lnt the shoulder and the other was wounded. It Is admitted that the conduct of the Germans caused the affray, but it Is also asserted that the British exceeded their powers. The Brit ish authorities have suspended a ser geant and are dealing with tho matter in a spirit of fairness. Separate Place for Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 15. Tho Rus sian newspapers are Jubilantly celebrat ing the 40th anniversary of the treaty of Pekln, by which Russia acquired an im mense amount of territory. The Novoo Vremya, however, unfavorably compares Russian diplomacy then with European diplomacy now, and says it is authorized to state emphatically that an effort will be made to press a campaign for a sepa rate place by Russia In the negotiations with China. This Is not, however, under stood as representing the government views. Ministers Ask for Instructions. PEKIN, Nov. 13. The note of tho paw ots to the Chinese plenipotentiaries will probably be ready to submit, within the next 10 days. This announcement was made at tho conclusion of a meeting of Ministers. It Is understood that all points under discussion have been practically agreed upon, except minor phases of sev eral of the most Important questions. Concerning these points the Ministers have cabled for Instructions, which they expect to receive before November 20, the date of tho next meeting: Winter Port for Americans. PEKEN, Tuesday, Nov. 13. Brigadier General Charles Humphrey, of General Chaffee's staff, has gone to Shang Hai Kwan (on tho Gulf of Llao Tung), to In spect that place regarding its availa bility as a Winter port. The Fascination of Crime. It is said that burglary exercises such a fascination that, once the delirium of Its danger is tasted, a man can never put that fatal wine away, writes Senator Beverldge, in the Saturday Evening Post. An old and distinguished lawyer once toia me mat one of the most bril liant young lawyers he ever knew said to, him, at the conclusion of a legal duel In which he had resorted to the sharpest of sharp practice and won: "That was the most delicious experience of my life." Yes, and It was the most fatal. He be came, and Is, an attorney of uncommon resource, ability and success, with many cases and -heavy fees; nevertheless his Ufa is a failure, for his profession and even his clients know him for a dealer In tricks. Senator McDonald, an Ideal law yer in ethics, learning and practice of his profession, told me that one of our Jus tices once said to him of a certain great corporation lawyer of acknowledged pow er and almost unrivaled learning: "Mr. would be the greatest lawyer In the world if he were not a scoundrel. Aa it Is, I brace myself to resist him every time he appears before me." Ono of the ablest Circuit Court Judges of the Fed eral bench said almost precisely the same thing of the same man. All Australian Towns Look Alike. Newcastle (Eng.) Chronicle. The Inland country towns of Australia bear a strict family resemblance to ono another. There is a single main street with a few small ones leading out of it. and the houses are all of one story and roofed with iron. The three orour pub lic buildings, however, are generally of a substantial and sometimes an ambitious design, and the Inhabitants are very proud of them. The diplomatic visitor will take care to praise them. A park and a newspaper complete the public in stltutlons. Each township forms the cen ter of a scattered community that col lects there at frequent Intervals for a horse race, a cricket match, or a similar gathering. A ride of 30 or 40 miles is thought nothing of in a country whero you may see a beggar on horseback. As you proceed Inland the v population is sparser andjfthe towns are fewer until you reach Jhe'Out Back," which is tho juxut oi cmuzauon,. . TO PREVENT A LYNCHING PORTER, THE NEGRO MURDERER, WILL REMAIN AT DENVER. Sheriff Decides Not to Take Him to the Scene of His Crime Crowd Surround tho Jail. DENVER, Colo., Nov. 15. At 9 o'clock tonight it was announced that Sheriff Freeman, of Lincoln County, had decided not to take John Porter, the confessed murderer of little Louise Frost, to that county at present. He declares that he wishes to avoid trouble, if possible, and thinks that when the people have had time to cool down they will be willing to allow the law to take its y course. Friends of the dead girl's family are deeply incensed against the Sheriff, and threats of viqjence against him are freely made. The day has been an exciting one in Denver. Thousands of people have sur rounded the city Jail where the negro was confined and It kept the police department busy clearing the streets. There was no Indication that any motive other than curiosity prompted the gatherings. Late this afternoon Porter was transferred to the custody of Sheriff Jones, of this (Ara pahoe) County, and taken to the County DIRECT PRIMARY Members of the Legislative Assembly Requested to State Their Views on This Question. The Oregonlan has addressed to each member of the Legislature, at his postofflce address, a letter In which the following questions are asked: 1 "Are you In favor of primary reform?" 2. "Are you In favor of direct donment of the present system of tions?" j- "" 3. "Will you pledge yourself to vote for direct primary nomina tions, and oppose any scheme of pretended reform, really designed to perpetuate the existing system?" 4. "If you are opposed to direct primary nominations, .will you please state your reasons?" . t . t 5. "If you have a definite plan In mind, or bill formulated, will you please outline It for the readers of The Oregonlan?": ', The answers of the Legislators will be published in The Orego nlan when they are received. Jail. Porter spent the day reading the Bible. He expresses penitence for his crime, but retains remarkable nerve. Porter said today to Police Surgeon Mil ler, In reply to a question, that ho con fessed in order to save hl3 father and brother from sharing the fate that he be lieves awaits him. He Insists that he has told the truth and that he alone is guilty. Porter today expressed a desire to talk with the father of the murdered girl. Mr. Frost was sent for. When he was ushered Into the presence of the prisoner, the lat ter covered his face with his hands and shrank back In his cell. Neither the be reaved father nor the self-confessed mur derer uttered a word. Organised for Lynching. DENVER, Nov. 15. A special' to the News from Limon.Colo., says a niase meet ing of citizens from all parts .of Lincoln County was held there tonight -and reso lutions adopted requesting Sheriff Free man to bring John Porter, the negro mur derer of Louise Frost, to the, county at once. It was decided that the negro shall be hanged, but that no torture shall be permitted. An organization! was per fected and it was positively asserted that Porter' will be executed when brought to the county, no odds how long the delay. Much dissatisfaction was expressed at the decision of Sheriff Freeman to hold the prisoner In Denver for the present. MESSENGER BATXER'S VICTIM. Council Bluffs Robber the Outcast of a Wealthy Family. CHICAGO, Nov. 15. The bandit who was killed October 3, last by Express Mes senger Baxter, on the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad, Is said to have been the outcast of a wealthy Massachusetts family. This Information was given Lieutenant Rohan, of detective headqarters, by a "crook" whom the vet eran detective has known for years. "I have no reason to doubt the man's story," sald the Lieutenant, "and al though he lsa thief, I have confidence in his word. A week or 10 days before the train hold-up on the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad, my In formant met the man here in Chicago. The plans were then being made for the hold-up. 'Keep an eye on the papers,' said the man, 'and you'll hear of some thing near Council Bluffs.' My Informant did not then know that a train was to be held up, but when he read of the at tempted robbery and the killing of one of the bandits, he knew who It was that did the Job. Later he saw a picture and description of the dead robber and recog nized the man at once. He would not tell me the name of the thief who was killed by the express messenger, as he said it would only sadden a family who have had their share of sorrow, for the acts of a wayward son." WHOLESALE BODYSNATCHING. Horrible Discovery Made in a Michi gan Cemetery. KALAMAZOO, Mich., Nov. 15. The au thorities of this city were Informed today of a horrible case of wholesale body snatching which took place in the Spring brook cemetery In Newaygo County. Nine bodies, so far as known at present, were exhumed and all but one were those or persons who had died within the past year, as follows: Mrs. Carlotta Eldredge, aged 35, and her daughter, Mildred, 9 years old. both of whom died of typhoid fever; Charles James, 60 years old; Henry Houston, a middle-aged man; Clarence Colo, a 17-year-old boy; Don and Bertie Creston, infants, and Mrs. George Bailey, 50 years old. The ninth victim, which is supposed to havo been Mrs. Henry Knowlcs, although the body is' In such a state of decomposition as to be unrecog nizable, was discovered in a hedge fence about a quarter of a mile from the ceme tery. She died about five years ago. The cemetery is in an isolated spot, and up to Wednesday there had not been a burial there for nearly three weeks. When Isaac Dunton, the sexton, went to dig a grave yesterday, the discovery was made ot remnants of coffins, which seemed to have been knocked apart with an ax and were strewn about the graveyard. JONES AS STATE'S WITNESS. Rice's Valet May Testify Against Lawyer Patrick. NEW YORK, Nov. 15. Assistant Dis trict Attorney Osborne today appeared before Recorder Goff and made an ap plication for the transfer of Valet Charles F. Jones from the Tombs to the House of Detention. Mr. Osborne says Jones is a sick man, and that he is very mucn desired as a witness and that as such he is as safe in the House of Detention as in prison. The Recorder did not grant the application, but told the Assistant District Attorney to put it on the calen dar for tomorrow and make a formal mo tion, and added that the motion would be granted. The confinement ot prison ers whom the state expects to give valu able testimony in tho House of Detention Is not unusual, but removal of accused Jjprlfloacrs awaiting "indictment from the Tombs there is a. little out of the ordinary course of procedure. Mr. Osborne refused to say whether or not Johes had been in dicted, and would not reply to the query if this action did not tend to show that Jones, if he- had not been indicted, will not be, and that he' will be granted im munity for his confession on condition that he becomes a state witness. The prevalent opinion is that Jones will not be indicted for complicity in Rice's- death, but that he will be used as the prosecu tion's chief witness against Patrick. THE ELMIRA AFFAIR. Catherine Loonle Wants to Retract Her Retraction. ELMIRA, N. Y., Nov. 15. Announce ment has been made that Catherine Loo nle, in the County Jail under sentence to Auburn Prison for four years and nine months, had made another statement. This time she has made an affidavit to the effect that the statement made by her In her confession and in her evidence to Recorder Danaher Implicating Mayor Frank H. Flood was false and that she wished to take back these" statements and exonerate completely the Mayor from be ing Implicated In any way In her forgeries. Attorney H. N. Babcock is reported to have called there to see a client that he had in the Jail. As he passed the door of the Jail Miss Loonle said that she wanted him to do her a favor. She wanted him to take word for her to Attorney Eustace or to Mayor Flood. After talking to her for a while she said to Attorney Babcock NOMINATIONS. primary bosses, nominations and aban- delegates and conveu- e o o o o o oo that she wished to make a statement. Attorney Babcock is a Notary Public. He took a statement from fcer in which she took back everything that she had said connected with Mayor Flood, Implicating him In the crimes. Attorney Babcock turned the statement over to Attorney J. P. Eustace, who is Mayor Flood's at torney In this case. Attorney Eustace visited Miss Loonle at the Jail. Before he called, the girl talked freely to several people about her case, and the statement that she had made previously and the ono sho had made revoking the. first one. She said that it was represented to her Dr. Flood was prostrated and would commit suicide un less she retracted her confession. After Attorney Eustace's visit the girl refused to talk. Miss Loonle was afterwards visited by Attorney J. J. Hassett for the prosecu tion, she having expressed a desire to make an affidavit retracting her retrac tion, saying that she had made it under a misapprehension. He found her In a dls turbed.state of mind because 6f the day's developments, and concluded to wait until today before taking- her deposition. He says he Is not depending upon Miss Loo nle's evidence alone to make out a case that will stand, but has an abundance of other evidence, and proposes to probe to the bottom the matter of her retraction. REFORM WAVE AT PATERSON. Churches Take Up the Work of Pu rifying the Town. NEW YORK, Nov. 15. The first of a number of meetings planned by church people with a view of purifying the so cial condition of Paterson, N. J., has been held in the First Baptist Church, under the auspices of the Christian En deavor Union. Mrs. Ella N. Dealing, J matron of the Florence Crittenden Home, made the principal address. Mrs. William Hall, a prominent member 'of the W. C. T. U. also spoke. Both took for their theme, the "Appalling Conditions Dis closed by the Development In the Boss chleter Case' Mrs. Dealing said she believed in a Christian rather than a reform movement. She believed that churches should unite to crush out existing conditions, and that united, everything could bo done, but very little could be accomplished !f each church or each denomination worked alone. Mrs. Hall referred directly to the Boss chleter murder, and said the yultures of India that preyed upon the weak were not worse than the men who lured inno cent girls from the path of righteousness. The purest were not too good for these human birds of prey. In the name of the mothers of Paterson she asked all to unite for the protection of the children. BATTLE BETWEEN STUDENTS. Dentists and Doctors Fought In Oma ha Medical College. OMAHA, Nov. 15. Chairs, pieces of fur niture and wedges as missiles were flying In lecture-room No. 2 at the Omaha Medi cal College today, when the dental stu dents attacked the doctors In an attempt to get what they deemed a fair show at the seats for the season. ' The dentists were engaged In battle and driven back. Two men of their number," John Porter and Joe McCann, fell, with serious In ternal injuries. An operation may be per formed on the latter. Dale Woods was hurled to the bottom of the stairs, and the dentists tumbled on top of him. He "was unconscious for some time, but will recover. The dentists declare they will not attend the lectures unless they are given a fair show at the .seats. Chicago Burglar Arrested. CHICAGO, Nov. 15. Captain Schuett ler, of the Sheffield-Avenue Police Station, has under arrest a man whom he sus pects not only of committing the' assault in the O. W. Potter residence early on Tuesday morning, but also of having a hand In another Lakeshore Drive robbery, which thus far has not been made pub lic, but which Is declared to be of start ling magnitude. He was arrested last evening at Diversy boulevard and Lincoln avenue, after drawing a revolver and threatening to shoot the detective who made the capture. The man answers the de scription of Mrs. Potter's assailant. When arrested he had in his possession two re volvers and a billy, and also a package containing a letter-carrier's uniform. , In regard to the other robbery, which it Is said will outshine the Potter affair, the police absolutely refuse to divulge anything. It Is learned, however, that a large house in the Sheffield-avenue dis trict was broken into last week, and much valuable property taken. Raid on Gambling Dens. NEW YORK, Nov. 15. It is announced that the Society for the Suppression of Vice, of which Anthony Comstock is the head, will soon, begin the most extensive raid of poolrooms and gambling dens ever undertaken In this city. The work- of ob taining' evidence has been under war for some time. And the Comstock Socletv has received "tho aid of many cltizensj who. have formed themselves into an organiza tion known aa the Anti-Vice Society of New York. The evidence collected has been turned over to District Attorney Gardiner, and It is said Mr. Comslock will today get out a largo number of warrants. Remains of & Train Robber. PHOENIX. Ariz., Nov. 15. Between Casa Grande and Florence a party ot hunters found a skeleton which is be lieved to be the remains of Burt Alvord, leader of one of the most desperate bands of train robbers that ever operated in Ar izona. There is scarcely any doubt that he was killed by William Stiles, one of the members of the gang. Wild animals had torn all the flesh from the skeleton, but peculiar marks on the skull and fillings In the teeth made iden tification sure. Three Negroes Lynched. JEFFERSON, Tex., Nov. 15. Three ne groes who had been arrested for waylay ing and attempting to kill Mr. Stallcup were taken from the Jail last night by unknown persons and hanged to the rail road bridge across Cypress Bayou. The negroes had confessed to the crime. The mob that did the hanging overpowered the jailer and cut the telephone line, so that the Jailer could not communicate with the Sheriff. Three Hangings In Arizona. PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 15. Unless the unexpected happens and further clemency is extended by President McKlnley or Governor Murphy, three men will be hanged Saturday for murders in. Arizona. Thomas and William Holdeman will bo executed at Tombstone for the killing of Ted Moore, and Santiago Ortez will pay the death penalty for the murder of W. S. Moffat. Tramps Wrecked a Train. ' BETHLEHEM. Pa., Nov. 15. Tramps last night threw open a switch on the Lehigh & Lackawanna Railroad, 10 miles north of here, and the express from Bath, Pa., to this city was derailed, running into Monocacy Creek, but not overturn ing. Seventeen passengers were aboard the train and were hurt. Travel was blocked for several hours. WANT TO MEET MULTNOMAH Salem Football Eleven Issues Chal lenge to Portland Team. SALEM, Nov. 15. Manager Frank Dur bin, of the Capital Amateur Athletic Club football team, has been endeavoring for some time to arrange a game with the Multnomahs, but has not succeeded. The Multnomah managers reply that they cannot give Salem a game until about the middle oL' December Not satisfied with this, Manager Durbin today issued the following ultimatum: "As manager of the Capital Amateur Athletic Association football team, I hereby challenge the Multnomah football team for a game of football, to be played in Portland or Salem, as the Multnomah football team may see fit, on any date from the 16th day of November to the 24th day of November, 1900, or will agree to play three games, two of which to bo played In Portland and ono in Salem, but the first game must be played on or be fore the 24th day of November, 1900." When asked what he will do If the chal lenge be not accepted, Mr. Durbin said that he will claim for his team the cham plonship of the state. The Salem boys have had but one game this year, the one with Eugene, three weeks ago, and do not like the idea of waiting until the middle of December for another game. The poor prospect for a game is discour aging to the players, and they fall to come out for practice. What Mr. Durbin wants, so he says, is a game immediate ly, and he proposes to "make the Multno mahs either fish or cut bait." PARDON" FOR tTIS?' SAVAGE. Convicted of Robbing Espress Com pany Remarkable Case. SALEM, Nov. 15. Governor Geer today granted a full pardon In favor of Otis Savage, a young man who in November, 1894, was sentenced to four years' Impris onment In the Penitentiary for robbing the Pacific Express Company's office at The Dalles. The reason for executive clemency is stated in the pardon as fol lows: "His pardon has been asked for by a large portion of the taxpayers and busi ness men of Wasco County, and six years has elapsed since his conviction, during which time he has been out on bonds, while the sentence Itself was for but four years. The delay has been without fault on his part, and the District Attorney who prosecuted him says: 'No good pur pose would now be subserved by his In carceration.' " The crime of which Savage was con victed was committed Jointly by Otis Savage and Frank Klein. The boys se cured $14,000, but the whole sum was soon recovered. Klein turned state's evi dence, and, having pleaded guilty, wan sentenced to a year and a half in the Penitentiary. The letters and petitions that have been filed In the Governor's office relating to this pardon indicate L that the Governor's action was desired by u. migB iiiujuniy ut me resiuenis oi vvas- co County. It Is said that Savage's health is such that he could not stand the confinement to which he was sen tenced. Grant's Pass Schools. GrInT'S PASS, Nov. 15. The Grant's Pass schools have an enrollment of 6S0, and the accommodations are taxed to their utmost. This week the promotions were made upon the completion of the work, winch was cut short by the small pox scare of last Spring. Millions of Bibles for the Heathen. Over 5,000,000 copies of the Bible were sold by the British and Foreign Bible So ciety last year. This Is an increase of 1,000,000 over the sales of the year before, says a London newspaper. Sixty thou sand "parts" of the Testaments were printed .and bound for the use of the troops In South Africa. But for this num ber the sale of Bibles in England has re mained for two years at 2,000,000 copies. The missionaries are responsible for the additional million in the output. The heathen has more Bibles than ever be fore. Most of the books were printed in China and in Chinese characters. Many were printed in Hindostan. If the present rate of Increase Is kept up and each Bible represents a converted heathen, the world may be all Christian about two centuries hence. England Educntes Gardener. Meehan's Monthly. Since the old system of garden appren ticeship has been abrogated, some horti cultural schools and other institutions have examinations and give certificates to those who successfully pass them. The London Royal Horticultural Society is do ing good work in this line. In April, In each year, they have examinations open to all. The questions are Bttch that any first-class gardener should be able to an swer promptly and on the spot. At the last examination, there were 236 candi dates. Three hundred were taken as high-water mark, and only those who re ceived 200 points and upwards received first-class certificates. Parts of North America Unexplored. It may be surprising to many people that explorers have a wide range of work in North America, yet this is the fact, says a foreign correspondent. Researches In the far Northwest and in Alaska, caused by the sold finds, only begin to show how much remains to be done here, despite the energy with which tho Gov ernments of the United States and Can ada push surveys year after year. Much territory in Labrador and in the regions between the great rivers' and lakes of the Jnorth.l3 - als still unexplored. THEMETHODiST MISSIONS! GENERAL COMMISSION MAKES AN NUAL APPROPRIATIONS. Other Business Transacted at Yes terday's Session in New York Reports Adopted. NEW YORK, Nov. 15. In tho morning session of the general missionary com mittee of the Methodist Episcopal Church, tho consideration of the proposed reduction of $25,000 in the money for the foreign missionary field was taken up It was decided to make the reduction so as to distribute It over the entire appropriation for home and foreign fields, which la about $1,200,000. Of this latter amount, the foreign field gets 57 per cent, or about $614,600, the balance, or about $463,658.. goes to the home field. There are five districts in the foreign field, namely, Europe, South America and Mexico, Southern Asia, Eastern Asia and Africa. The committee appointed committers of five to take up each district and the ques tion of the appointment and tho allow ance for such territory. During the discussion. Bishop Cranston, who recently returned from Manila, spoke on the proposition, of including the Phil ippine Archipelago in the Eastern Asia district. In the afternoon the whole session was spent in receiving and acting upon the reports of the committees on approprla- tions for mission fields. For Southern Asia it was voted to devote these amounts: For North India, $500; for Northwest India, $25,000; for Bengal, $12, 00; for South India, $20,000; for Bombay, $23,500; for Malaysia, $10,250; for Burmah, $5277; for the Philippines, $2000, with the recommendation that $8000 in addition be asked for out of the thank offering, also $3000 for North India out of tho thank offering. Bishop Hurst asked: "Is this fund to be distributed from home or abroad? From Manila? And What does Manila mean? It is under tho United States flag and when Bishop Warren or any other bishop goes there it is not as a bishop but as a superintendent. He Is simply a citizen. President McKlnley himself has ordered the Philippines put down as a part of the United States on the maps, and so it cannot be a foreign mission field." After several bishops had spoken to this question, it was finally decided that the matter of Jurisdiction was something for tho General Conference to decide. Bishop Thoburn, of India, said before the dis cussion closed: "We all know, and it looks quite probable now that tho United States In 10 years will bo governing 100,000,000 Chinamen." The report on South America, which was adopted, was: For the South America conferences, $45,271; for the West South American conference and for Chile, $19. 202 52; for Lima, $9713. It was voted to apply $5000 of the entire appropriation and the amount of the sales of the property In Brazil to the reduction of the debt and to turn' over to the board an overdrawn account of $6000. After some discussion involving the respective rights ot the committee and the board, it was decided to turn over the mission work in Brazil to the Methodist Church, South. The reason for this was the fact that the committee has but few Portuguese mis sionaries, while the Southern Church has few others in South Africa. Bishop Hartsell made a plea for the adoption of the report for Africa, which recommended a large increase ove- the appropriation for last year. He spasje of tho great possibility of the continent, which he called "New Africa." "Liberia," he saidK "is going to have a political future of some Importance. It 13 paying oft its debt and is making closer connec tions with England and America." The committee voted to give Africa $29. 826, divided as follows: Liberia, $9855"; East Central Africa)" $10,625; West Central Af rica, $9383. It was voted also to add to this amount $25,000, provided that It could be raised. Bishop Charles Fowler, of Buffalo, pre sided at the night session, and In speak ing of'the lately developed opportunities for mission work, he said: "The three greatest events in Christian history are the labors of St. Paul, the firing on Fort Sumter and the blowing up of the Maine. The latter event helped to make the great Anglo-Saxon race one, when the men of the North and the men Of the South marched side by side, drink ing out of the same canteen and wrapped In the same blanket. In the far East, the spirit of St. George and the Union Jack moved forward and anchored side by side with the Stars and Stripes, so that today we are In an adjustment and relation that not a soldier may move foot on tho face of the earth without their consent. If England must come out of China, it will be destructive to civiliza tion there for a century to come." Bishop Fowler said it is the duty ot missionaries to get Into China, no matter at what cost. COUNCIL OF WOMEN. "Will Investigate Conditions in New Island Possessions. , MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov. 15. The National Council of Women today decided to investigate the conditions of social and domestic life In the new island pos sessions of the United States, and if its commissioners deem it wise and so rec ommend, to establish permanent commis sions In tho islands. The following inves tigating commissioners were appointed: Hawaii, Mrs. M. R. M. Wallace; Cuba and Porto Rico, Mrs. W. S. Flake, Minne apolis; Philippine Islands, Mrs. Em! line B. Wells, Utah. Their instructions are to secure co-operation in the islands themselves if possible so as to lessen the expense of carrying on the plans. The National Association of Colored Women was recognized and its presi dent. Mrs. Maryi Church Terrel, of Wash ington, D. C, welcomed as a member of the council. The National Association of Nurses was also admitted. The financial report on tho publication of tho triennial report and on interna tional council, was audited. "Mrs. J. El len Foster, of Iowa, was commissioned to arrange for the incorporation of tho National body. The plan of Rev. Anna Carlln Spencer, Mrs. May. Wright Sewell, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Mary Lord Carr, of Denver, for systematizing and co-ordinating the council's work, was finally adopted. The cabinet officers are to be those planning and supervising the work under the fol lowing conditions: Home life, education. church and mission!:, general culture, phil anthropy, moral reform, science and art of government, social economics, foreign relations, press and council propaganda and organization. Each member ot the council will designate the department In which it desires to work and will be un der the cabinet officer in charge of that department. Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson was com missioned to compile a list of outside or ganizations working along parallel lines for information, reference and possible co-operation, and it was resolved not to allow the work of the council to dupli cate work done by experts, organizations or the Government. The council's work Is not yet finished and another session will be held tomorrow morning: DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY. Determined That the Past ShaU Not Be Forgotten. MONTGOMERY, Ala., Nov. 15. The conference of tho United Daughters of the Confederacy was opened here today. A motion of Mrs. O'Brien, of Virginia, that the organization be not spoken of as National, but merely as United Daughters of the Confederacy, was adopted. In announcing the motion as carried. President Weed said the word "National" was offensive- to the Daugh ters. Mrsy Weed tha delivered, tha , presl- JemYsaxualadaress.'Shojraia now 20.000 members and over 400 chapters, "the result of tha faithful work of tha women of tha .South, There are chapters in New York, Philadelphia. Indian Ter ritory and Oklahoma," she continued, "and as long- as time endures. Southern women will stand first in the devotion to the cause of the South and the glorious past." Mrs. Weed elicited applause when sho called upon those present to educate their children as true Southerners in tho full knowledge of the war and the causes that led to it. She said: "They should be taught why their fath ers gave up everything, even life Itself, for tho principles involved." Naval Society. NEW YORK, Nov. 15. The eighth gen eral meeting of tho Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was be gun In this city. President Clement A. Grlscom presided. The present officers were re-elected. Besides the members of the society there were present Lieutenant Commander Defaranand, of the French Navy; Lieutenant-Commander von. Reo eur Paschwltz, of the German. Navy. Captain St. Chenovitsch, Captain Reher, Naval Constructor Tlhrnogosky, and Lieutenant Makedonsky, of the Russian Navy; Naval Constructors Klntonec, Fer. guson, Tawreaey and Baxter, United States Navy, and Mr. Coryell, architect. United States Navy. Bef oro the regular order of business was begun. President Grlscom announced that an Invitation had been received from the Naval Architects and Marino Engineers at Glasgow, Scotland, for the members of the society to attend their annual meeting at that place next year. Presi dent Grlscom opened the meeting with a short address. At its conclusion, F. Merrlam Wheeler read a paper on "Ca pacity Test on a Unique Form of Air Pump." Good Roads Campaign, CHICAGO, Nov. 15. A National cam paign against bad roads on a bigger and more comprehensive scale than any In the past 13 to be organized In Chicago next week. With tho formation of a Na tional Good Roads Association, with branches in every statq in the Union, and if possible in every county and everj township, all tho forces which make fur clean, level and smooth roadways wl.l be united for unanimous work In every legislative body In the country, from tho National Congress and tho State Legisla tures down to City Councils and County Boards of Supervisors. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, a National Good Roads ard Improvement Convention is to be held In Central Music Hall, at call of the Inter state Good Roads Association. Delegates from every state, probably 2000 In all, are expected, and before they leave a Na tional Good Roads Assodatlpn will havo been formed. General White Admitted to Hall. LANSING, Mich., Nov. 15. General W. L. White, ex-Quartermaster-General of the Michigan National Guard, who has been under Indictment fo. the past year for alleged complicity In the state mili tary frauds, appeared before Judge West, in the Circuit Court, this afternoon. Gen eral White returned to Michigan last night voluntarily, after on absence of al most a year. He stood mute before Judge West, and a plea of not guilty was ordered entered by the Judge. Judge West fixed ball at $10,000, which was fur nished by five prominent business men of Grand Rapids, General White's homo. The case was then adjourned until No vember 26. Agricultural College Convention. NBW HAVEN, Conn.. 15. The annual convention of tho American, Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations today elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: President, Professor A. W. Har ris, Oronoa, Me.; vice-presidents. Pro fessor James H. Patterson, Lexington, Ky.J Professor, W. H. Jordan. Geneva. J N. Y.; Professor I. Gl Carpenter. Fort Collins, Colo.; and Professor A. F. Bryan, Pullman, Wash; secretary and treasurer, Professor B. B. Voorhees, New Bruns wick, N. J. President Joseph B. Stubbs, of the Nevada Agricultural College, R'eno, Nev., was elected a member of the execu tive committee. Chautauqua Assemblies. INDIANAPOLIS, Not 15. The Interna, tlonal Association of Chautauqua As semblies met here today, with delegates present from all parts of the United States. The old officers of the association were re-elected, with the exception of tho executive committee, two changes being made In its personnel, W. G. Archer, of Old Salem, 111., being thosen to succeed J. L. Long, and Mr. Hitchcock, of Boston, taking the place of J. G. Holler. The as sociation decided to hold its next meet ing In Chicago, tha second Monday of November, 1301. Was Old Resident ot Albino. H. Fisher, of Sumpter, who died whtla being taken to the Asylum at Salem, was an old resident of Albino. He was burled Wednesday afternoon from Dun nlngs undertaking parlors and Lone Fir cemetery was the place of interment. About a year ago ho moved to Sumpter. Fisher in early days was a powerful man, and one of the Danish tug-of-war teams of Portland. In the contests he strained himself, the injury ho then received be ing the cause of his death. He leaves a widow and several children. Episcopal Congress. PROVIDENCE, R. L, Nov. ISL-Tha 20th congress of the Episcopal Church of the United States continued its ses sion today with the Rt. Rev. Bishop McVlcar In the chair. Discussion of "Foreign Missions and Social Progress," by the Rev. Everett P. Smith, of Idaho, an.d tho Rev. Percy Grant, ot New York, occupied the morning. Bishop Patterido, of Keoti, japan, also spoke 'upon personal experiences In the missionary field of that country. Delta Kappa Epsllon Society. PROVIDENCE, R. L, Nov. IS. At to day's session of the Delta Kappa Epsllon convention, the following officers were elected: President, Wllloughby Walling', Chicago University; vice-preslden,t, Ray Morris, Yale;'eecond vice-president, H. J. Hornberger, Colgate; secretary, B. M. Stoughton, Amherst; assistant secretary, William J. Boylan, University of New York. Sentenced to Be Shot. SALT LAKE, Utah, Nov. IE. JameS Linch and Robert L. King, the men con victed of the murder of Godfrey Prowse, at the Sheep Ranch gambling- house, tho night of September 14 last, were sen tenced by Judge Booth this afternoon to suffer the death penalty. The. condemned men chose to be shot. The date pf thflr execution was Bet for Friday, January li. English Politics Short Campaigns. Saturday Evening Post. One good thing about an English elec tion is that the thing1 Is quickly done. In America our contests drag on for the bet ter part of a year, and then It is usually another year before a new Congress gets down to work. In Great Britain, as illus trated by. recent events, there is only about five weeks from the death of tha old Parliament to the beginning or tho new one. In that time things are turned up and around mightily. It would not be correct, however, to suppose that all tho politics are concentrated in that brief period. For years, some of those who want to become or to continue as mem bers of Parliament are electioneering and preparing for the next general election. But the direct election campaign itself, with its excitement, takes nothing like so muoh time as we give to such an event in this country. Naval Cadet Dismissed. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Nov. IS. Naval Ca det William P. Rood, of Arizona, third nTnr woo fewilawa . aua V-. 'fiouInft' TCil 102.0