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tmmm, 4r -K. - VOL. XL. NO. 12,465. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. V Any Size Any Quantity ' MACKINTOSHES, RUBBER AND OIL-CLOTHING Rubber Boots and Shoes, Belting, Packing and Hose. Largest and most complete assortment o f all kinds of Rubber Goods. Goodyear Rubber Company R. H. PEASE. President. F. M SHEPARD JR.. Treasurer. J A. SHEPARD. Secretary. SUMMERS & PRAEL CO. IMPORTERS WHOLESALE AND RETAILERS IN China, Crockery, Glassware LAMP GOODS AND CUTLERY Hotel, Restaurant and Bar Supplies a specialty. HI THIRD STREET Shaws Pure Malt 1 he Condensed Strength and Nutriment of Barley and Rye BlUmaiier & Hoch, lOS and HO Fourth Street Sole Distributers f6r Oregon HOTEL PERKINS Fifth end Washington Street . . PORTLAND, OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN Rooms Single 76c to 11.60 per day Flryst-Claun Cheek Restaurant Rooms Double Jl-00 to 52.00 per day Connected With Hotel. Rooms Family $1.50 to $3.00 per day J.F.DAVIL5,Prcj. $t Char l&sJj oM co. ooRoaSTrD) ; FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND. OREGON . , American end European Plan. Come In and Try The Pianola -will enable anv one to play upon the piano anything he desires no matter if lie literally does not know one note from another. He has all the pleasure of hand-plaj ing, because he controls the expression -which is the soul of music. ' M. B. WELLS, Northwut Agent for the Aeolian Company Aeolian Hall, 353-355 Washington Street, cor. Park. Portland, Or. We are sole agents for the Pianola. It Is exhibited only at our warerooms. BISHOP POTTER'S. SUGGESTION Want a Vlullnnce Committee to Clcnnnc cw Yorl. of Vice. NEW YORK, Nov. 2S Bishop Henry C. Potter today delHered an address on "God and the Cit" In St. Paula Chapel, in which he suggested the organization of a igilance committee of 26,000 reform ers o cleanse the city of -vice. He fa lorcd a central committee of three or fle men, under -nhoe orders the public committee should act. The bishop said, in part- ' In New York tomorrow there could be organized a igilace committee such as was in San Francisco, of 21,009 men, sworn to service for three yeara and pledged by night and by da, when their business and their opportunities gae them the freedom for it, to see for them seHes whether our souls had been smit ten with the sorrow of that little -victim of 6 years, who was picked up In the street the other day In broad da j light and ravished by a brute who had llef here Would such things be possible in a God-fearing community No men and b-ethren. not If you and I had our oyes open and kept them open, and stood where God calls us to stand today. And then, finally, we must hae not only vigilance, but persistence. We shall not redeem New York, men and brethren, by emotions; we shall not redeem It by denunciation; we shall not redeem it by pessimistic temper, that wraps its garment around it and turns Us back upon It. Ib-re are burning with zeal and enthusiasm and a high purpose of sacrifice in this .great city today great multitudes of men and women. They are of different religious; they must for get that. They are of different nationali ty, they must forget that. They are of d'tTerent political associations; they must f Tget that. And If, having reached that pv..nt, we could And three or Ave men whom all of us trusted and believed in ithere are hundreds of them), and say to these three or Ave men: 'Now, then, tell us what you want us to do, where jou want rae to stand, what relation you want our party, our church, our organi zation to bear toward the betterment of New York we will trust jour judg ment; we will follow your lead and the work is done "Next to that in this service of en lightened souls we waa.t vigilance." Indictments Afrntnat Jesse Weeks. INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 23. The Federal Grand Jury today returned four Indict ments against Jesse "Weeks, of Green castle, a prominent Republican politician, and one of the authors of Herndon ana Weeks "Life of Lincoln." In the first three counts Weeks is charged with de frauding railroad companies, each count being for a separate offense. The fourth count is the most serious, and charges him with forging the name of Postmaster General Smith to the credentials as a Post office Inspector which he "used in de fraoding the railroad companies. Weeks was a Postefflce Inspector for several -rears during Harrison's Administration. Any Style 7375 FIRST ST. PORTLAND, OR. A CLEAN, SWEET SMOKE Beau Brummell THE LEADING HIGH-GRADE FIVE-CENT CIGAR BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. DISTRIBUTERS. 207 WASHINGTON 3XH.UiJB.-X' t. T. BELCHER. Sec. ond Treas. v y American plan H 25. SI 69, X1.7S European plan 60c. 75c tUOO It CHARLES H. HOYT'S FUNERAL The Body Lay in State in the Church at CharlestOTrn. CHARLESTOWN, N. H., Nov. 23 The funeral of Charles H. Hojt, the play wright, was held in St. Luke's Episcopal Church this afternoon. From 9 o'clock in the morning until the hour of service the body lay in state in the church, ana a continuous line of people passed in to view the remains. The body lay In a ce dat casket, decorated with royal blue broadcloth and heavily mounted with sll--ver with tufted silk lining. In plain black letters on a broad slher plate was the Inscription: "Charles Hale Hoyt, 1860 1000" The floral offerings were almost without number, coming from all parts of the country. The services commenced at 1.45 o'clock, the officiating clergyman being Rev. B. S. Lasslter, rector of St. Luke's Church, assisted by Rev. Howard F. Hill, of Concord. The choir sang "Abide With Me" and "Lead, Klndl Light." and the solos, "One Sweetly Sol emn Thought" and "Only Wajtlng" were rendered. A large number of people fol lowed the casket to the mausoleum In the village cemetery at the conclusion of the church services. THE COLOMBIAN WAR. More Rebel Victories Colon and Panama Terror-StricUen. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 23. The British steamer Barbadian, which has just arrived here from Colon, reports that severe fighting occurred Monday and Tuesday at Culebra. The go eminent forces attacked the rebels, who occupied a good position, with the result that the losses of the former were heavy. The fighting was proceeding wnen the steam er left Tuesday night. The stores and restaurants at Colon were closed and tho rebels held a portion of tho railroad line. Another rebel force was reported to be engaging the government troops near Panama. Business is entirely suspended at' the latter place, and both Panama and Colon are in a state of terror. The rebels are attacking In a determined manner. and it is feared the slaughter will be great before decisive results are reached. The liberals, it Is asserted by the passen gers of the steamer, still hold Buena Ven tura, though the Colombian Government is making a great effort to regain posses sion of it. Discrepancy In "Water Accounts. NEW. YORK. Nov. 23. The Board of Directors of the Merchants Association has -accepted and made public a report prepared by Frederick B. de Berard, which is a summary to an inquiry made into the Ramapo water contract and the question of tho city's water supply. The Inquiry was in progress from. October, 1S89, to August of this year, and the re port finds a discrepancy In the water ac- counts of Ji.107.30Z , JOURNEY IN FRANCE Kruger's Trip North From Marseilles. SPENT THE NIGHT AT DIJON Ex-President Greeted by Crowds of Enthusiastic Frenchmen -Wherever He Stopped. DIJON, France, Nov. 23. Mr. Kruger has become, for the moment, at least, the popular Idol of the French. His triumph ant passage north through the country from Marseilles to Dijon has p'aced this be ond doubt. He met with a tremen dous reception in each town along the route where the train stopped, culminat ing in scenes of frenzied enthusiasm here this evening calculated to turn the head of any man. The population of Marseilles gathered in thousands this morning to escort him to the railroad station and gave him a rousing send-off, while at Tarascon, Avignon, Valence, Lyons, Macol and Di jon, the inhabitants who crowded the railroad stations made the rafters trem ble with enthusiastic shouts of "Vivo Kruger" and "Vive les Boers." The dem onstration was all the more significant, because it shows that the fervid acclama tions at Marseilles were not merely an explosion of exuberance tfn the part of the warm-hearted and excitable populace of a sunny clime, but the sentiments were shared with even greater intensity by the usually less demonstrative ana cold-blooded inhabitants of the northern provinces. The warmth of the enthusiasm In creased, instead of decreased, as might have reasonably been expected from the difference in character of the inhabitants in the provinces through which Mr. Kru ger passed, but one of the most impor tant phases of the demonstration was the turn it took in an anti-British direc tion The few criminally foolish Englishmen whose ill-timed levity at the Hotel Du Louvre, in Marseilles, exasperated the people In the streets there, never dreamed of the consequences of their act. They sowed the wind, and today the English people are reaping the whirlwind. The news of the supposed Insult to Mr. Kru ger 3eems to have spread across France, and at all stations, but especially at Ly ons ind Dijon, shouts for the Boers were mingled with loud cries of "Down with the English." Indeed, at Lyons, the de nunciations of the English drowned the shouting for the Boers. This is a dis turbing feature which is universally dis cussed. Fears are expressed that tomor row's reception in Paris may assume a character calculated to arouse the feel ing of Great Britain against France to such an extent as to result In unp'easant relations between the two countries. The warmth of the enthusiasm at Mar seilles palpably raised the spirits of Mr, Kruger and hla advisers to a high pitch. The faces of Dr. Leyds.Mr. Fischer and "cthWsjwhlcV clheeve'of "thearrlval or Mr. jvruner revemeu uie aiiAiciv mcj felt regarding his reception, were today i lighted up with happiness and connaence. Evidently hope' had revived in all that his mission to Europe would be crowned with success Mr. Fischer snoke to Mr. Kruger today regarding the v'sit of the Boer envoys to the United States, and told him of the welcome they had received there from the American people. He expressed himself .as grateful to know that so many Amer icans had expressed sympathy with the cause of the Transvaal, adding that he was not surprised to learn this, as he had expected all along that the freedom loving citizens of the American Republic would stand by the Boers In the struggle to defeiTd the liberty which they had pre viously won for themselves. The Start From Marseilles. Today Mr. Kruger was dressed in famil iar attire, wearing the rosette of the Legion of Honor In the buttonhole of his overcoat. As soon as the train left Mar seilles amid deafening salvos, he took a seat in the saloon In an armchair, amid his friends, where he sat for most of the time silent, listening to the conversation going on around him and puffing his big bowled pipe At Tarascon delegations awaiting the train's arrival on the plat form presented addresses and bouquets. He made bis appearance at the window and bowed In response to the cheering Similar scenes took place at AVlgnon and Valence, where the platform In each case was black with peopie. Numbers climbed up on the roofs of trains waiting at the station, and some clambered to the roof of Mr. Kruger's own car. During the run through the rural dte trlcts the train passed groups of peas antry, who waved handkerchiefs and hats and cheered. At one point women had climbed the trees, and, clinging to the branches with one had, they waved band kerchiefs with the other. At several points infantrymen and cavalrymen on foot drew up near the roadside, whirled their hats around their heads and gave the military salute. The most remarkable demonstration along the route occurred at Lyons sta tion. As the train slowed down on enter ing the town, the windows and roofs of house within view were seen to be occu pied by people. WJien it stopped in the wide, lofty station, every inch was cov ered with a concourse of thousands, who set up mighty shouts of "Long live Kru ger and "Down with the English." Again and again the rafters resounded with the plaudits for the Boers and the anti-English cries. It was a memorable scene. The people swarmed on the steps and roof of the train, and even clambered on the locomotive. Many clung to the gas lamps, and here also a few climbed to tbo roof of Mr. Kruger's car. Mr. Kruger and his friends alighted from the carriages and proceeded through the station to the square, which lies high above the level of the town. The ceremony of presenting an address by the municipal authorities took place on a parapet which looked down upon a sea of upturned faces. Frenchmen held a tri color beside Mr. Kruger as he replied to the address, which breathed sympathy and admiration, and when he concluded the cheers were renewed. The train start ed again, many persons clinging to the footboard of the carriage to shake Mr. Kruger's hands. As the train passed over the Rhone .the passengers could see thousands massed along the riverside and on the suspen sion bridge further up the river. The cheers came faintly to Mr. Kruger's ears, but the waving hats and handkerchiefs could be distinctly seen. He stood at the window bowing until lost to view. Arrival at Dijon. Tho Boer statesman and his friends were much elated, but they had never foreseen the still mon elaborate enthus iasm that was awaiting thlr arrival at Dijon, which place they reached at 5:15 P. M. The municipality had taken the matter into Its own hands, not leaving the reception to private committees, as at Marseilles, and the result was a demon- JLstratlon such as never before had been witnessed within the memory of the old est inhabitants. Mr. Kruger, on alighting from the train, was welcomed by the authorities and -then walked, to a two-horse laudau standing before the door of the station. The crowd gathered around giving vociferous shouts for .Mr. Kruger and the Boers. The moment the laudau started a bat tery of, artillery began to. fire a salute of 21 guns. The cannon were heavily charged and ear-splitting detonations ac companied him aa he slowly proceeded to the hotel. Mr. Kruger, who was bare headedr bowed to the right and to the left as he rode along. His apartment, which is on the first floor and has a balcony draped with Boer and French flags, overlooks the square, and the spec tacle from the balcony was such as Mr. Kruger had never witnessed befo -e. Be low him was an ocean of faces, illumin ated by dazzling electric lights. Enthus iasm -was at white heat. An unceasing roar of cheering arose from, the throats of the multitude, which numbered many thousands. A veritable forest pf hats, canes and handkerchiefs was agitated un til Mr. Kruger came to the front of the balcony and acknowledged repeatedly the hurricane of plaudits. He uttered a few words of thanks, which were interpreted and shouted down to the people Mr. Kruger then retired from the bal cony and received the Mayprr-member3 of the City Council and varioui delega tions presenting addresses and bouquets. The crowd in the streets was decidedly hostile to England, raising anti-British cries. A procession of students) paraded, chanting denunciations of everything English. The enthusiasm lasted until a late hour. Tomorrow morning at 6.25 Mr. Kruger will start for Paris' ' ! HIS RECEPTION IN PARIS. L. j Authorities Do Not Cook for Any TJn- pleasant Occurrence. PARIS, Nov. 23 The peaceful but en thusiastic manner in which the. people' of Marseilles greeted the arrival of Mr. Kru ger yesterday, and the warm welcome extended to him in the cities he nassed 'through today, all occurring without any anu-urmsn demonstrations or any conse quence, have made the authorities hero feel confident that his reception here to morrow will not result in any unpleasant incident. M. Leplno, the Prefect of Po lice, said today: "We have full confidence In the people of Paris, and count upon them not to do anything likely to cause diplomatic com plications. However, the police have tho strictest orders to permit only, cries which are complimentary to Mr. Kruger and the Boers. They will not tolerate any cries uncomplimentary to a neighboring and friendly country. Any persons uttering such uncomplimentary cries will be ar rested." " Mr. Kruger will arrive a. the Lyons Railroad station at 10 U A. M., where he will be met by committees .representing the Boers, Deputies, Senators, etc After a short informal reception he will be es corted by way of the grand bqulevards to his hotel) which Is situated on a promi nent boulevard. His time of passing through the thoroughfares will be coinci dent With the lunch hour, and many of the stores will be closed for the rest of the afternoon. There is certain to be an immense concourse of people1 along the en tire route. fv .."C-V " -- 'f-A'-j-ff1 .- SECRETS OP THE W3R?V Kruger Threatens to Divulge Them If the Pofrers Do Not Intervene. BRUSSELS, Nov. 23 The Solr this evening sas Mr. Kruger, on his arrival at The Hague, will ask for mediation, and, If unsuccessful, he will make pub lic all the documents of state in his pos session; showing the secrets of the war. The paper adds that Mr. Kruger believes that when Europe knows the truth it will produce such an outburst of public opinion that Great Britain will be com pelled to be less harsh. The Solr adds that, failing this, Mr. Kruger will return to the Transvaal. ' Louhct "Will Receive Kruger. NEW YORK, Nov. 23 A dispatch from Paris to the Journal and Advertiser says: The French Government has decided that, as England has not notified the pow ers of the annexation of the Transvaal, Kruger will'be received at the Elysee, If he desires, as a foreign sovereign travel ing incognito. Cork Corporation Protects. CORK, Nov. 23. At a protest against the refusal of the Lord Mayor of Cork to entertain a motion to confer the free dom of the city upon Mr. Kruger, the cor poration adjourned today, the adjourn ment resolution being adopted by a large majority after an excited debate. ' Wilhelmina to Kruger. THE HAGUE, Nov. 23 Queen Wil helmina has sent a message to President Kruger, sajing that she is happy to learn that he has completed his voyage and la in good health. CROKER AT QUEENSTOWN. Refused to Discuss Politics or the Jockey Muddle- QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 23. Richard. Cro ker looked somewhat indisposed when the Cunard line steamer Lucanla arrived here this afternoon. He jsald to -a rep resentative of the Associated Press he was not in the best of health. He -has done much work during the campaign, and intended to rest in England and on the Continent for six months. Mr!- Cro ker declined to comment on the charges made against American jockeys, nor would he refer to The Scotchman II' a running at Doncaster until he knew tho details. He eschewed polities'" wholly. aiosquitos Spread "Yellow Fever. NEW YORK, Nov. 23. The Tribune says: It is understood that a report concern ing the investigations of the acute infec tious diseases prevalent in Cuba will soon be made to Surgeon-General Stern berg; This report, it is declared, will show that mosqultos are largely respon-i sible fdr the spread of yellow fever in Cuba, and that a physician who experi mented On himself to learn if this theory was true, died from yellow fever, the germs of which had been Injected into his system by a mosquito that had bitten a person afllicted with yellow fever. It will also show, it is said, that another physician who experimented in a similar manner was stricken with .yellow fever, but recovered. Dr. Jesse Lazear is said to have been the physician who suc cumbed to the disease, and Dr. James Carroll was the one who recovered. Drs. Carrol and Lazear were stationed in Cuba at the time of the experiments. TJie Nevrport Bank's Affairs. CINCINNATI, Nov. A At a meeting of stockholders of the German National Bank of Newport, Ky., today It was re ported, that the, directors had subscribed enqugh to require only $45,000 from the 681 other stockholders to bring the amount up to the requirement for reopen ing the bank. "The ,dlrectors offer to re sign rkt a body' when. thereorganlzatlon takes places? V S. i IT WILL LIKELY PASS BUI for 40-Foot Channel for the Columbia. OPINION OF HON. T. H. TONGUE Depth. Should Be In Proportion to Needs of Commerce Other Important Measured. HILLSBORO, Nov. 23 "Do you think the prospects are good for Congress, at its coming session, to make an appropria tion for the Improvement of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, giving a 40-foot FRENCH PRESIDENT . liliM'' .... O Mil I joF i i-fllj4! life i-.-Jmiii fflM&j&miti j ,erm ; , - -? -. EHTLE IiOtJBET, PRESIDENT OF FR-ANCE. channel at .the mouth of the Columbia, and a 25-foot, channel to Portland?" was asked of Representative Tongue by an Oregonian correspondent today. Mr. Tongue said: "A river and harbor 'bill will , certainly be introducedj very j early in the session, and will , undoubtedly pass. The project for the lmprovement-of-the mouth of the Columbia River," giving, a 40-foot chan nel, has been recommended by the engi neering department, and will be earnest ly and energetically supported by every member of the Oregon delegation. I think it is being considered favorably by the members of the committee,' and especial ly by Chairman Burton, and I have every reason -.to. believe that the. project, vtlA be approved and a fair-sized approprla, tlon made for expenditure during the coming fiscal year. You remember that the appropriation at the last session oCJ $250,000. while not a formal, was a prac tical Indorsement' of 'theproject. There has been no formal indorsement by the Engineering Department, so far as I know, of any specific -p' an for the Im provement of the Columbia and Wlllam ette Rivers from the mouth of the Co- lumbia to Portland.!. "Whether much can be done to secure such Improvement in the present session Is, an open question. I think every member of the Oregon del egation is earnestly in favor of such im provement as wlll answer the needs o commerce, whether that' should be a 2."i foot channel or a SO-foot channel. The tendency for larger vessels, which means deeper draft, is rapidly gaining ' favor, J and Tve are having to reconstruct our en tire plan of river and harbor Improve ment. It Is difficult to set a limit to the depth of any proposed improvement of our waterways." "What are the rrospects for the pass age of the bill for the construction of the Nlcaraguan Canal7" "In .my Judgment, good. The House passed the bill by a majority great enough to show a strong pubiio sentiment In its favor. This will doubt.ess have at; Impression upon the Senate. The bill has been, set down fo. hearing the 10th of next month, and will have the right or way until final notion. Dispatches from Washington have given out an erroneous impression as to the provisions of the House bill, alleging that it contains a provision for fortifications, which will be antagonized In the Senate. This is in correct. As orjginally reported by the Committee on Foreign and Interstate Commerce to the House, it contained such a provision, but whenever Chair man Hepburn-sought to procure consider ation of the bill, it met strong opposition on thati ground. It was claimed, with some show of reason, that to pass a bill containing directions to the President to fortify, would not only antagonize pres ent treaty provisions, but while a treaty was pending in the Senate on that sub ject, would be an attempt by the House to dictate to the Senate what action the latter ought to take on the treaty then pending. A conference was had by lead ing Government officials, and the mem bers of the .Souse and Senate from th Pacific Coast, at my solicitation. Growing-out of this conference, the word 'de fend' was substituted in the bill for the kword fortify,' thus avoiding a conflict with existing treaties and avoiding an apparent effort to dictate to the Senate. J I reel qmte confldent'the Senate yTasaX the bill. There is no measure pending be fore Congress that will i be of such vast importance to the Pacific Coast. Upon the construction of such a canal we shall cease to be on the outer edge of the com mercial world. It will attract enterprising men, business enterprise and capital needed for our development towards this coast." Speaking of the general work of Con gress, Mr. Tongue further remarked: , "There are a number of bills coming before this Congress of, unusual Import ance to the people of this Coast. Time may prevent the passage of some of them. The Grout bill will pass the House by a large majority early In the session. If the Senate reaches it, it will probably pass that body. It is right, and it ought to pass. If a man wants to sell, and another man wants to buy, oleomarga rine, well and good, but ,no man has a right to sell another man oleomargarine who does not want to buy It; Who would not knowingly buy It, and does buy it only because he believes that he is buy- TO RECEIVE KRUGER gg.s- inp' butter, and the seller knows that the purchaser believes he "is buying butter. Let, It sell on its merits, for what it is worth, and there is no objection. The Grout bill decreases the tax on oleomar garine sold as such. If increases the tax on oleomargarine, sold as butter, ana where itls so. colored and put'up to In duce .the customer to believe it Is butter. "The pure food bills, one introduced by Mr. Brossius and the other by Mr. Bab cock are also'of great Importance, and I sincerely hope some action will be taken upon, one of these bills.' When we buy food for, our families and ourselves, we ought to .know -what wq are buying. It Is not a question of pocket. It is largely a" question "of health. "We can stand to buy sand forvsugar sometimes, but some of the miserable compounds of drugs that are Imposed upon us in t;he place of wholespme -food are exceedingly delete rious to health,. and should be prohibited. The pure food "-bills, like the Grout bill, simply require those who sell food prod ucts to ns to 'play fair.' These b'llls are to .suppress fraud and encourage fair play." SUMMARY-OF IMPORTANT NEWS. Federal Government. Chairman Hull Is pushing work on the nw Army bill. Page 1. There Is a disposition among Senators ta pass the canaKblH. Page 1. , Acting Commissary-General Weston makes his annual report. Page 2. Turkey refuses to grant an exequatur to an American Consul. Page 3. Philippines. It is reported in Manila that Aguinaldo was killed recently. Page 2. The Hong Kong junta is to send more supplies to Luzon. Page 2. Particulars of the capture and rescue of Captain Shields' force. Page 2. addresses an Identical note to the powers. Page 3. The envoys are still divided on the ques tion of punishment. Page 3. Von Waldersee reports military opera tions. Page 3. Foreign. Kruger began his trip from Marseilles to Holland. Page 1. The Czar Is threatened with lung compli cations. Page 2. Von Bulow defended Emperor William's war speecnes. .rage 3. Domestic. Yale and Harvard will play football at New Haven today. Page 10. The lrrlgatlonlsts are quarreling over the next .meeting-place. Page 5. Pacine Coast. Representative Tongue is of the opinion that the bill for 40-foot channel for Co lumbia will pass Congress. Page L. Thomas Connell, of Portland, was found guilty of arson in Washington. Page i. La Grande will renew Its fight for the county seat of Union County at the coming Legislature. Page 4. Governor John B. Brady's annual report on conditions In Alaska. Page 4. Smallpox is general In Alaska. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Weekly trade reviews and bank clearings. PagelL Steel stocks slump In Wall street. Page B. Corn corner In Chicago. Page VL Coffee and sugar war on again. Page 1L Oil ships in demand. Page 10. Cargo ship arrives from Hamburg. Page 10. Local. Further particulars of the murder of joung Venville received. Page 8. Chamber of Commerce commits itself to uie udjiea canai ana jocks, .rage iz. JXriSTaiir - TTiiatamMfait A- V. 41m il-. A Alt. fc-,M THE NEW ARMY BILL Chairman Hull Says It Should' Not Be Delayed. WHAT THE PRESIDENT DESIRES Soldiers Returntns From the Falllp pines Should Be Replaced Imme diately a tive Troops. "WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Chairman Hull, of the House committee on military affairs, today called a meeting of tho committee for next Tuesday. He. hopes that a quorum will be present and that the committee can go to w ork immediate ly on the outlines of a new bill. "It will be In the direction of economy to pass the Army bill without delay," said Mr. Hull today. "The Army now; jn, the Philippines will have to be brought homo in the Summer that Is, those of the men who do not care to re-enllst. Tho transports which go out for them should depart laden with the troops who are to replace them, else the ships will make one voyage empty." Mr. Hull was in conference today with the President and with officials of tho War Department -upon tne character of legislation desired by the Administration. He said the President will communicate to Congress fully his recommendations about the Army, and he did not assume to speak the President's mind in advance. He thought, however, that the Adminis tration will not be content with any makeshift legislation, any proposition to continue the present law for two years more. His Impression Is that the PresU dent wants authority to raise a regular Amy sufficient for the needs of the coun try 100,000 men, if necessary the number to be reduced -when there la no longer any need for them. Mr. Hull said the Taft Commission had reported that 15,060 Filipinos could be en listed immediately In tne Army tor tho Philippines, and that they would make good soldiers under American officers. There Is no fear of a repetition of Great Britain's experience with the Sepoys, for the Filipinos, Mr. Hull said, have no national flag like the natives of India. Moreover, added Mr. Hull, the experiment of enlisting native troops has proved successful, and there are not more loyal or efficient soldiers than the natives en listed in the British Army in India. WAR REVENUE BILL. The Reduction Will Be Made In the Stamp Taxes. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Chairmaa Payne and Representatives Dalzell and Hopkins, acting as a subcommittee, spent a portion of the day drafting the bill to amend the war-revenue law. The gen7 eral provisions of the bill have been agreed upon. The reduction to be mads will be In stamp taxes, as heretofore in- laioated. Ajnapaber. of therscommlttaa Pa!a,toyihlEougrTBereV"oina 6Usoussion concerning reductions upon beer, and also on cigars, cigarettes and tobaccos, there did not seem to be any inclination to reduce the present tax on these articles as long as there remained stamp taxes, which, he added, were ob-f noxious to every one using them. Although It Is generally understood that there Is a complete understanding among the members of the committee as to what changes shall be made, It is un derstood that no Iron-clad agreement has been reached, and any part of the bill can be taken up and changed. But the members of the committee do not ex pect many changes, for It is said the full Republican membership will not bo likely to meet again until next Friday, one day before the full committee Is to be called together. The committee ex pects to present the bill tb the House the first or second day of the session. NICARAGUA CANAL BILL. General Dlspoaltlon Among Senators to Pass It. WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. There Is a growing disposition to pass the Nica ragua Canal bill as it came from the House, without waiting for the Hay-Paun-cefote treaty or for any other negotia tions. Senator Elklns, who, by reason of his assured re-election, becomes a more prominent figure than ever before In the Senate, Is out In an Interview declaring that, regardless of the Hay-Pauncefoto treaty, the canal bill should pass. This Is directly contrary to the Administration's wishes, but the sentiment among the Sen ators is so earnest that it Is doubtful If the friends of the canal will allow any thing to interfere with the measure, onco the Senate begins the consideration of It. As it is set for December 10, nothing but a vote of the Senate can put it aside. Senators who represent constituencies anxious for the canal will hesitate a long time before putting it aside, no matter what reason may be advanced. SENATOR DAVIS IS WORSE. His Physician Reports That His De lirium Is More Acute. ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 23. Reports from the home of Senator Davis today were to the effect -that his condition seemed better earlier in the day, and that he was resting quietly. -The symptoms of the Senator's sickness as indicated by today's bulletins are not encouraging. His Increased pulse and his Increased resplrat.on leave much cause for alarm. The physicians in attendance did not ex press any opinion other than that given in their dally bulletins. The delirium continues, and Senator Davis Is lucid only at b-lef intervals. Dr. Stone's midnight "bulletin is as follows: "Senator Davis' condition Is about tho same as at noon, except that his delirium Is much more acute." The doctor made no statement as to temperature, ptilse or respiration. Ac cording to the noon bulletin, the Senator's tenrtperature was 99 2; pulse 112 and res piration 30. The noon bulletin also an nounced that the Senator was not so strong as yesterday. Taking the two bul letins together, it will be seen that tho Senator Is considerably worse tonight; May Stop Irrigation Projects. LINCOLN, Neb . Nov. 23 The State Su preme Court In an opinion by Chief Jus tice Norval, has rendered a decision which may stop all irrigation projects in West ern Nebraska. The opinion "holds in effect that the owner of, property adjacent to a stream has the right to Its water un diminished. This is the old English com mon law, and It was against such ruling that the Irrigation companies of the West were fighting. The suit In question was one brought by the Crawford Irrigating Company to establish Its right to divert water from White River. This right was opposed by the owners of the mills on the stream, and the contention, of th mia-owners la sustained.