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P. and 10 C. JV- 25 varieties electric reading lights: special light, reading in bed. Andirons in good designs for JLW pair and up. 91 FIRST ST.,. PORTLAND Tel. Main 122. The Getting What's Coming to You? Ever owner of a piano should ask himself if he Is getting the pleasure and satisfaction out of that piano that he should. If he buys a Pianola he can imme diately play his own piano. M. B. WELLS, Northwest Agent for the Aeolian Company Aeolian Hall, 353-355 Washington Street, cor. Park, Portland. Or. We are Sole Agents fer the Pianola; also for the Stelnway, the Chose and the Emerson Pianos. t Chaffee May Succeed Mac Arthur. NEW. YORK, Dec. 13. A dispatch to the Herald from Washtnton says: If the wishes of high ranking officers in the Philippines are observed many import ant changes will occur at the end of the present dry season. Several of the gen eral officers are urging that they be or dered home and it is expected that when the volunteers are returned they will accompany them. It is" the general belief of well-informed offlcors that General MacArthur and General A. E. Bates wll? return to the United States within a few months and Major-General Chaffee, now In command at Pekin, -will be ordered to Manila as General MacArthur's success or. - BETTER THAN EVER, Beau Brummell BEST 5-CENT CIGAR BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. Fourth Street PORTLAND, OR. EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE J. 0. Mack & Co. 88 Third St., Opposite Chamber of Commerce C. JT. KNOWLES. Mgr. STREETS. PORTLAND, 0REG91 UAXACEME5T $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day With Ivory, Bone and Stag Handles Fourth and Alder Sts. i, CLARKE & CO. John Barrett Co. Plymouth Monument Defaced. PLYMOUTH. Mass.. Dec. 13 The can 1 opy over Plymouth Rock has been de faced by vandals. The act. to all np penranccs, was deliberately done. This canopy is of granite, 15x15 feet and 30 feet high, and is built in the form of four piers, with arched onenlntrs. and j surmounted by a granite roof. The square j stonea on either side of the western en- trance are bruised, and the angles broken off. while marks of other hammering are plain on various parts of the base. A reward has been qffered by the Pilgrim Society for the. detection of the vandals. To make perfect repairs on the canopy the entire structure may. have to be re built. , - Several Other Chancres Were Sug gested Hanna. Ma'de a Long; Speech, for the Ship Subsidy Bill. WASHINGTON, Dec 13 In accordance with a previous agreement, the Senate, in executive session, took a vote at 3 o'clock today on the amendment to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty authorizing the United States to defend Its interests In the canal. The Senate did not close its doors until 2 o'clock, and there was then left only one hour's time for discussion of the provisions of the amendment. The vote was taken by ayes and noes, 65 votes being cast in favor of the amend ment and 17 against It. The negative votes are as follows: Ba'rd. Mason, Stewart, Beveridge, McEnery, Tillman, Frye. McBrlde. "Wellington, Foster. McCumber, Wolcott, Hansbrougb, Morgan, Galllnger. Lindsay. r Money, After the amendment offered by tho committee was passed upon, various other amendments received the attention of the Senate for a brief time, but none of them was acted upon. The committee amendment, which was adopted, is a pro visoln to be Inserted after section 5, ar ticle 2, of the treaty, and is as follows: "It Is agreed, however, that none of the Immediately foregoing, conditions and stipulations In sections Nos. 1. 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this article shall apply to measures which the United States may And It nec essary to take for securing by Its own forces the defense of the United States and the maintenance of public order." The committee amendment no sooner had been adopted than various Senators took the floor to suggest further amend ments. The amendment which probably attracted most attention was offered by Elkins (Rep. W. Va.), and is as follows: "Nothing m this treaty shall be con strued to prevent tho United States from acquiring sufficient security and sover eignty, or to prevent it from building, operating, maintaining, controlling and defending said canal (referring to the pro posed Nicaragua Canal), or for any other purpose that the United States may deem for its best interest." Other Amendments. Other amendments were suggested by Tillman Pern. S. CO, Allen (Pop. Neb.). Money (Dem. Miss.), and Thurston (Rep. Neb.). Thurston's suggestion provides that the United States may defend the canal, and Tillman's makes the committee amendment adopted-today.applyUx.all the "provisions of article "2. This -would have the effect, it is believed, of nullifying the provision of section 7 of the article providing against the fortification of tho canal. Other amendments were offered striking out sections 3 and 7 of article 2. Teller (SIL CoL) said that If Elkins amendment should be adopted, he would not press his amendment for the modifi cation of section 7 so as to omit provis ion against the fortification of the canal. Lodge (Rep. Mass.), in charge of the bill, was not slow to recognize the futil ity of trying to secure further considera tion for the treaty as amended during to day's session, and. as soon asr the amend ments were submitted, ho moved an ad journment until tomorrow, which motion prevailed. Previous to taking a vote on the amend ments, Elkins occupied the greater por tion of the Senate's time with a speech advocating radical, alteration of .the treaty. He announced himself as favora ble to the committee amendment, but said that, to his mind, the amendment did not go far enough to meet the wishes of the American people. He believed, he said, that it the canal were to be con structed by the Government, the United States would demand complete and abso lute control over the canal Itself, and also the right to exercise Its own judgment, as a Nation, not only In acquiring prop erty In connection with the ranal, but. If need be. In securing sovereignty over It. He contended that to pursue this course Involved no violation of International rights, and. In defense of this position, said the United States had made an of fensive and defensive treaty with France In 1793, and soon afterwards had repudi ated that obligation. He also cited other precedents and authorities, some of them being from English sources. In support of this position. He argued, In short, that changed conditions warrant a change In conduct and In position. The speech was listened to with much Interest, and at its conclusion a motion was made to have It made public. Objection, however, was raised, and the order was not made.. After the Senate adjourned for the day the Republican committee on order of business held a session to decide upon the future line of action with reference to the treaty as amended. After this com mittee had concluded its conference Lodge, whp was with the committee, stated that the Senate would proceed with the treaty, and he would continue his ef forts to have It ratified. Uanna on the Subsidy BUI. Fairbanks (Rep., Ind.), In the open ses sion, offered a joint resolution from the committee on" public buildings and grounds, directing the appointment by tho President of the Senate of three members of that committee and by tho Speaker of the House of five members of the same committee of the House, to constitute a Joint commission to ascertain a feasible location "for .and the probable cost of a hall of records to be located In the Dis trict of Columbia. The resolution was adopted. i At the conclusion of the routine busi ness Hanna (Rep., O.) was recognized. His .speech was In a sense a reply to that delivered a few days ago by Clay (Deim, Ga.). Like 0 Clay. Hanna is a member of the committee on commerce, from which the measure now pending was reported to the Senate. In opening his address, Hanna said that the re marks of Clay had brought Into question the motives of those who had assisted in the preparation of the pending meas ure. As a member ofi the maritime com mittee on commerce, Hanna said he felt it his right and duty to explain the work of those committees. "For myself." he declared. "I resent the Imputation that any other- motive than those of Interest in our country, and good public policy actuated the com mittees." Clay Interrupted Hanna to disclaim any such-Imputation. Taking up the bill. Hanna said the pending measure was believed to be the most practical legislation that could be enacted upon the subject. He then sketched rapidly the rise of the shipping Industry of the Great Lakes. He had. KJIrI- V ' I 3 The stranded hart Toltalloch Wrtstltfg easy well Inside of the breakers, and is lying In anch a. position that many who have ex amined her believe that she can ba hauled Into deep water in WUlapa. .Harbor. It Is thought Impossible taever tako her otit bythe route- by which she entered, She is-uninjured, and Captain Thompson, of Victoria, is at tho sceno of the-stranding waiting word from, the underwriters as to the manner of proceeding to float her. - . he said, been connected with that indus try for nearly 40 years, and bad seen It grow from a comparatively insignificant beginning to its present condition of un paralleled greatness. He recalled the time nearly a third of a century ago when the ship Escanaba carried COO tons of iron ore from Escanaba to Cleveland. Today, he said, there were steamers on the Great Lakes which were carrying 6000 gross tons in one cargo. He maintained that this great shipping Industry on tho lakes had been fostered and protected by salutary and wise navigation laws. To the advantage of these laws were added the liberal appropriations made by Con gress for the Improvement of the harbors of the Great Lakes. Hanna maintained that In order to build up the American merchant marine it was necessary to have not only capital and experience, but It was necessary like wise "to afford our foreign carrying trade protection some kind of Inducement by law. If this protection should be afford ed, tho growth of the American merchant marine would be on a par with the growth of the shipping industry on the Great Lakes." Discussing the rise and fall of the American merchant marine, Han na declared that tho beginning of the decline in the Industry was coincident with the outbreak of the Civil "War. Vest (Dem., Mo.) interrupted the Ohio Senator to challenge his statement that the Civil "War caused the decline of ship ping. He declared the decline had begun as far back as 1S55. In. response to Vest's challenge, Hanna reviewed the history of the American merchant marine from the establishment of the Nation to the pres ent time. He maintained that the de cadence in American shipping begun In 1SG0. and not in 1S55, as the Missouri Sen ator had asserted. Growth of Sea Porrer. He declared in the circumstances there was not today a question so Important to the maritime nations of the old world as the prevention of American compe tition on the high seas. The foreign com merce of the United States is four times larger today than it was in 1S60, and yet the proportion of tho foreign carrying trade is less than one-third what it was in 1SG0. This, said he. la a most humiliat ing decline of the great National indus try. He added: "There Is no popular question which appeals so strongly to the American peo ple as does this one of building up the sea power of the Nation, It Is a simple question of business as affecting the In vestment of capital, although there Is a phase of it that appeals to the patriotism of the American people." Adverting to the amount of the subsidy which would be drawn by the vessels of the American International Navigation Company, Hanna said he did not propose to evade any of the slanders or calumnies of anybody In connection with this mat ter. He declared that the four ships of the American line which are carriers of mall had not made a net dollar since they came under the American flag. Ho challenged the assertion of Clay that each of the fast vessels of the American lino would drjiw 504,050 annually from the proposed subsidy. Clay directed the Ohio Senator's atten tion to the testimony of Mr. Clyde, a steamship owner, before the commerce commission. "I am not using Mr. Clyde's figures," replied Hanna, "but my own." l Thereupon1. Vest called attention to the fact that Mr." Chamberlain, the Commis sioner of -Navigation, and on- of tho strongest advocates of the pending meas use. alsohad said the American -line ves sels would receive $201,090 annually from the subsidy. After assertln"gthat his figures showed (Concluded -on' Second Page.) IT MAY PASS TODAY DEBATE OX "WAR. -TAX BILL "WILL CLOSE THIS AFTERNOON. Bartholdt of Missouri Will Introduce an Amendment That the Tax on. Beer Be Tteduced to SI SO Per BarreL "WASHINGTON, Dec 13. The debate upon the war revenue reduction bill was continued in the House today. It was dull and featureless. Those who spoke were Grosvenor (Rep. O.), Barthold (Rep. Mo.), Hill (Rep. Conn.), Boutell (Rep. 111.), McClellan (Dem. N. Y.), Newlands (Sil. Nev.), Levy (Dem. N. X.), and Un derwood (Dem. Ala.). Barthold criti cised the action of the ways and means committee In not making a deeper cut in tho tax on beer, and gave notice that he would offer an amendment to reduce it to 51 50 per barrel. General debate upon the bill will close at 2 o'clock to morrow, and Payne, the floor leader of the majority, expects tho bill to pass be fore adjournment tomorrow. The House today adopted a resolution for a hollday recess from Friday, December 21. to Thursday. January 3, 1901. McClellan, a member of the ways and means committee, was the first speaker today. He regretted that the present measure did not reform the whole scheme of International taxation. Our present system, hesald, was the outgrowth of the Civil "War. He argued that there should bo a balance In the budget. There was no necessity for a surplus. "With a scientific system of taxation the rates could tte either lowered or raised very nearly to meet tho appropriations. A correct scheme of taxation would Include a progressive legacy tax and a progres sive tax on certain occupations, and an Indirect tax on distilled spirits, beer and tobacco, at a rate somewhat below the maximum revenue-raising point. Grosvenor recalled the statement of Cleveland that unnecessary taxation was unjust taxation. He planted himself, he said, upon that doctrine, and proceeded to argue that the pending bill was framed on It. The Republican party, he said, while In power had never shown a deficit of the treasury. "When questioned about the old story that ex-Secretary of the Treasury Foster was preparing to issue bonds Just before the Cleveland adminis tration came Into power, Grosvenor said that the bonds were orcered prepared after consultation with Senator, after--ward Secretary, Carlisle. Subsequently, Carlisle changed his mind and the prepa rations were discontinued. "Wheeler (Dem. Ky.) asked for Gros venor's authority for this statement. "Mr. Foster," replied Grosvenor, "has made the statement over and over again, and Mr. Carlisle has never denied It." 'Mr. Carlisle," said "Wheeler, "has re peatedly stated that he knew nothing about the proposition to issue bonds." Newlands said that Justification for the retention o If any features of the war rev enue act rested upon the fact that an other war had followed the -Spanish "War. The Spanish "War had been fought in vindication of the rights of man, for free government, and to free a people from oppression. The present war was for the purpose of suppressing the aspiration of a people for Independence. "While the minority protested against- this war. It realized that, as the result of the recent election, the present policy of the Ad ministration would continue, with its train of expenses. Newlands then, pro-J ceeded to argue that the proposed' reduc tion In taxation was not sufficient; that even with the estlmaed extraordinary ex penses, a much deeper cut could be made. Speaking of the general principles of taxation, Newlands argued that the taxes now levied on bank capital and stock' should be extended to all great In dustrial combinations, and that such cor porations should be required to make complete statements regarding their capi tal, earnings, salaries, etc; Levy figured that the pending bill did not go far enough. He was In favor of wiping out surplus revenues. Underwood said the present was an op portune time for an equitable adjustment of the burdens of taxation so that one interest should not be unduly oppressed. Had he the power, he said, he would discriminate, if there was to be discrimi nation, against the ldie holders of Idle wealth, not against productive wealth and enterprise. In the pending bill, un productive wealth was absolutely un taxed. Barthold argued that the result of the oppressive tax on beer had seriously de pressed not only the bre-wlng Industry, but all -allied interests. Boutell also criticised the bill. He dis liked It, he said, not so much for what It did -as for what It failed td do. He recalled the words of the Republican leaders when the wat- revenue act was passed, to the effect that It was strictly a war measure and would be repealed when the war was over. To keep faith with the people, the pledge then made should be redeemed. He thought this could be done by abolishing one-third now, one-third July 1, 1901, and one-third January 1. 1902. Boutell said If his views did not prevail, he would vote for tho bill. The committee then arose, and at 5:11 o'clock the House adjourned. WILL NOT ARBITRATE. President Ripley Says the Time for That Has Passed. TOPEKA. Kan.. Dec 13. Today Presi dent Ripley received the message sent by Acting Governor Carney, of Colorado, to which he sent the following reply: "Topeka, Kan., Dec 13. To Hon. Fran cis Carney, Acting Governor, Denver, Colo.: Have given your suggestion of 12th most careful consideration, and re gret that circumstances preclude com pliance with your suggestion. The strik ing telegraphers hitherto employed on our lines In Colorado did not strike be cause of any grievance against the com pany. On the contrary, by the course they pursued they violated their obliga tions, technical and moral, which on our part have been fully lived up to in every respect. The company has not charged the strikers with committing outrages on employes. The public and the authorities of law must judge as to who Is guilty. Under the circumstances, it is manifest that the time for arbitration has passed." To Protect Operators. WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 13. State Senator Tap is preparing a bill making it compul sory upon telegraphers to pass an exam ination as to competency and to secure a license before they can do railroad work in Kansas. The bill is designed to pre vent railroads, In case of strikes, from hiring students to take the place of strik ers. Limerick: Honors Kroger. LIMERICK, Dec. 13. The corporation of Limerick today conferred the freedom of the city upon Mr. Kruger. The two members who opposed the proposal were howled down. SchnlUenbercr Strom In na 'Acting; Stnte President Rumor In Lon don of n Serious Defeat to British Arms. NE"W YORK, Dec 13. A dlspatoh to the Journal and Advertiser from Am sterdam says: The following proclamation by General Louis Botha has been received: "Whereas, I have been informed that the enemy circulates all sorts of wrong and lying reports among the burghers about the government and myself, our officers and officials are charged to com municate the following Information to tho general public: The Executive Council, after consulting the President of the Orange Free State, has decided in the interests of our cause to give leave of absence to our State President, with orders to go immediately to Europe In order to assist our deputation there la the work they have before them, Vice President Schalkenberger has been sworn in, according to law, and Is now acting as State President. He Is now assistel by the State Secretary, two members of the Executive Council. Lucas Meyer and myself, and other officials, in short our government exists In the same way as before and Is now In my Immediate neighborhood and in direct communica tion with me. "Let the blood of our brave dead al ways by a strong voice Induce every burgher to fight for liberty. "We have nothing left to lose, dui everything to win. The government Is most firmly de cided to continue the struggle. I ain convinced the burghers will applaud this decision and act accordingly until tha end. Burghers are warned against tha fine words used by the enemy to deceive them and to make them put down their arms, because, according' to the procla mation of Roberts, they will all be trans ported to St. Helena or Ceylon as pris oners of war. Our cause, however pre carious, Is not hopeless If every burgher only does his duty. The Lord Is sun to give a blessed end In his own time and in his own way." Rumor of a British Defeat. LONDON. Dec. 14. The Dilly Exprers publishes a rumor of a. serious disaster to the British arms. According to tb.s report, the Boers attacked the camp of General Clements, in the Barberton dis trict, capturing the camp, killing a num ber of British officers, and taking pris oners all the British troops. Including four companies of the Northumberland FusllIersT The "story fs not confirmed In any quarter, and Is not generally be lieved. , American Arrested in Cape Colony. LONDON, Dec. 14. The Cape Town cor respondent of the Dally Mall reports the arrest at Worcester, Cape Colony, of Harold Darringale, alleged to. 'be an American, on a charge of fomenting an Afrikander rebellion. "The arrest," says the dispatch, "has made a great sensa tion, and startling disclosures' are prom ised." THE DEATH ROLL. - Mnlhnll, the Statistician. LONDON, Dec. 13. Michael G. MulhaH, the statistician, .Is dead. He was born la 1S3S. (Michael G. Mulhall founded In 1S61 the Buenos Ayres Standard, the first English dally paoer printed In South America. He was elected to the committee of tha British Association in 1SS3, and attended the Anglo-American Scientific Congress, held in Philadelphia that year. His prin cipal works were "Dictionary of Statis tics," "Progress of the World," and "In 'dustries and Wealth of Nations.") Adolph E. Schoeninger. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 13. Adolph: E. Schoeninger, president of the Western Wheel Company, of Chicago, died today after a lingering illness. Tuberculosis was the cause of death. Nordcnlijold'"i Expedition. 'CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 13. The. Antarctic) expedition, headed by Dr. Otto Nordensk Jold, will leave In August. a SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. Congress. The Senate adopted the fortifications amend ment to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, 63 to 18. Vage 1. Hanna poke In the Senate for the ship subsidy bill. Page 1. The war-tax bill may pass the House today. Page 1. China. Periodical executions relieve overcrowdlnff of Canton Jails. Page 3. Prince Tuan escapes In disguise. Page 3. The Chinese Emperor is said to be converted to Christianity. Page 3. Foreign. Steyn will Join Kruger In Europe. Page 1. There Is a rumor In London of a serious dis aster to British arms. Page 1. The House of Commons passed the war loan bill to a second reading. Page 2. Two hundred persons were drowned In "West River, China. Page 2. Domestic. A receiver is asked for the Order of Chosen Friends. Page 2. McGovern knocked out Cans In the second round. Page 3. Radical resolutions- were voted down by tho Federation of Labor. Page 3. Pacific Coast. Salem may losSthree mall carriers as result of recent census. Page 4. Prizes for best county exhibits at next state fair decided upon. Page 4. Game Warden Qulmby, of Oregon, submits bis annual report. Page 4. Moran Brothers, of Seattle, will likely build one of the unsheathed battle-ships. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. ""Wheat growing rank In Kansas. Page 11. Day of liquidation In New York stock market. Page 11. Oregon rrain fleet still making fast passages. Page 5. Tug Samson, disabled at sea. Page S. -Two grain ships lose their charters. Page 5. Portland and Vicinity. The dredge has done more effective work than previously reported. Iago 8. Council and City & Suburban Company could not agree on terms for car shops franchise. Page 8. L. C Former died from wound inflicted by. highwayman. Page 7.