'Mil HHB.SIXn OIIECJOSIACs, .MONDAY, DECEMBER -ly, 1900.
BOYCOTT SANTA -FE
Railway Telegraphers May
Adopt This Means.
UNLESS STRIKE IS ARBITRATED
Assert That It Is In Their Poiver to
Divert Freight and Passenger Bus
iness to Other Xlnes Through
Natlonnl Organization.
TOPEKA, Kan., Bee 16. Should the
Santa Fe officials persist in refusing to
arbitrate the treaty between It and the
Order of Railway Telegraphers, a syste
matic boycott will, it Is said,
"be sprung by the members of
-the order all over the country,
and an effort made to bring the road to
time by cutting off its business.
The Order of Hallway Telegraphers has
about 32,000 members, comprising tele
graphers and station agents on every road
in the United States. If no agreement
can be reached, an order will.
3t is said, go out to all the
members of the order to route all
passengers and freight Business both from
the East and "West by some other line
than the Santa Fe. Agents, instead of
routing California traffic over the Santa
Fe, will turn it to either the Southern Pa
cific or Union Pacific Freight business
will be handled In the same manner.
"We can bring the Santa Fe to terms,"
said a prominent striking telegrapher to
day, "if we are'compelled to adopt this
method. We have tried it before in
Colorado, and in the East on the Burling
ton. In each Instance we were success
ful, as we ruined the business of the
company for the time being. We have
it in our power to take away from the
Santa Fe practically all its through
freight and passenger business, and we
have assurances from the men of other
roads that they -will act In our interests
as soon as notified."
STRIKE IS PAST HISTORY.
Santa Fe Ofllclals So Assert Operat
. ors Places Are Filled.
WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 16. "The operat
ors' strike in my division Is past his
tory," said Superintendent Tice, of the
Oklahoma division, tolnght "Two small
stations are without operators, but not
because we cannot get the men to supply
them. We have agents sufficient for all
the purposes of the stations. Our trains
are coming In and going out In better
shape than before the strike. In most of
our stations operators, as we have found
out since the strike began, Are -more of a
convenience than a necessity. Many of
our old operators, say 00 per cent of them,
would like to come back, and a great
number have asked to come back, but It
Is out of the question. In many places,
especially at the smaller stations, they
are securing the signatures of patrons of
the road to petitions praying for their
reinstatement.
"The only trouble we are experiencing
from the strike now is the clerical time
sacrificed in- receiving applications for re
instatement. We have a strikers file
in my office, and I will say to you in all
candor that it Is the biggest file we have
at present. The statement issued by the
strikers that my special was tied up in
Oklahoma for lack of "operators Is abso
lutely false. I had no trouble whatever,
and ran on time over the division. So
did the regular trains."
"What about trainmen: do you expect
them to strike?" Mr. Tice was asked by
the Associated Press correspondent.
"It Is all nonsense. No one knows bet
ter than trainmen that there is nothlrig
In the operators' strike, not even the
semblance of justification. I am in very
close touch with the trainmen of my di
vision, and to me the claim that they are
seriously In sympathy with the Order of
Railway Telegraphers strike Is superla
tively absurd."
Yardmaster Thomas Peters, of Newton,
in speaking with an Associated Press
correspondent tonight, said:
"I am a member of the Switchmen's
and Trainmen's Union. At G o'clock this
morning I received a dispatch from the
switchmen's general office stating that
they are not Interested in the Order of
Railway Telegraphers' strike, and are
not considering the question of a sympa
thetic strike. At 7 o'clock I had a similar
message from the general -office of the
trainmen's union. I like Dolphin person
ally, but I think he has taken about 3000
operators on a limb, and can never get
them back."
Despite the above statement, the strik
ing operators here are still hopeful, 'it
might be said confident, of winning the
strike. They laugh at me statement of
Superintendent Tice that he has oper
ators at every station on his division
save two, and rattle off from their
tongues end a list of more than a dozen
stations wrere there are no operators.
At Norwich today they say that a non-imipnvojw-agHihowed
the white feather
and lefrrown; He was the second non
union man to leave the Tcey this week, the
previous one joining the strikers volun
tarily. iNTratCEDED'roa telegrphers.
Trnlnnien Held Conference With
OfUcIals to Mediate Troubles.
TOPEKA. Kan., Dec 16. Representa
tives of the trainmen, conductors, en
gineers and firemen held a conference this
evening with General Manager Mudge,
of the Santa Fe, for the purpose of at
tempting to mediate the trouble between
the road and the Order of Railway Te
legraphers. While no agreement was
reached, the board of mediation was en
couraged by Mr. Mudge to hold a con
ference with Third Vice-President Barr,
which probably- will be done Monday or
Tuesday at Chicago.
"Representatives of the different rall
way orders," said Mr. Mudge, "held a
short conference with mvself and Mr.
Ressegule this evening. They stated they
had no grievance against the Santa Fe,
but at the request of the telegraphers
desired to offer their office to mediate the
differences between the Order of Railway
Telegraphers and the company.
"They expressed a desire to act for
the entire system and include the trouble
on the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe and
also tho lines west of Albuquerque. As
my authority extends simply over the
Sahta Fe proper, I could not deal with
them. They will probably hold a meet
ing with Mr. Barr and attempt to reach
a settlement upon the best possible basis
to be obtained for the telegraphers."
But little information could be obtained
from the members of the board of media
tion. They were nbt disposed to talk
about the situation, but intimated that
there would be something to give out In
a day or two. The telegraphers feel much
encouraged over the turn affairs have
taken, and think there Is no doubt of ul
timate success.
The telegraphers' headquarters at the
National Hotel presented a lively appear
ance all day. The representatives of the
different orders held a lengthy confer
ence In the afternoon before they decided
to take any action in the matter.
When shown, a telegram from Wichita
stating that telegraphers on the Okla
homa division were petitioning Superin
tendent Tice for reinstatement, Mr. Dol
phin this evening said:
"There is nothing in the story. If the
telegraphers desired to be reinstated they
would not apply -to Mr. Tice. They would
go to some one higher in authority. -The
telegraphers all over the system are
standing Arm and will do so until this
matter Is definitely settled. Of the large
number of men who went out in Topeka,
there Is not one who has attempted to get
back, and this Is the situation everywhere.
We are In this fight to stay. If arbi
tration Is not accepted, the Santa Fe
strike will be in evidence two years hence.
We have 12,000 members over the country
on other roads and If there Is no other
way to settle the difficulty they will boy
cott the Santa Fe and route their through
business over other lines. As a matter of
fact the strike is spreading. Only today
I have received information that old men
who did not go out on the first call are
throwing up their positions and new men
have been induced to quit."
Mr. Dolphin refused to talk regarding
the interview between the board of media
tion and Mr. Mudge H& says condi
tions are eminently satisfactory for suc
cess. While the representatives of the differ
ent orders deny that there is any like
lihood of a strike should Third Vice
President Barr refuse to arbitrate the
difficulty with the Order of Railway
Telegraphers, it is still the general feel
ing, should this take place, serious com
plications might ensue. The position tak
en Is that if the Santa Fe refuse to rec
ognize the Order of Railway Telegraphers
at the present time, similar action might
be taken should trouble arise In the fu
ture between the road and other, organl
gations, and It would mean the estab
lishment of a dangerous precedent.
New Operatdr Fired On.
ARDMORE, I. T.. Dec. 16. At Dough
erty, I. T., tonight unknown persons
smashed the Santa Fe station windows
with stones and fired on the new operator.
Marshals who were protecting the build
ing exchanged several shots with the mis
creants. No one was hurt.
NATIVES OF ALASKA.
Great Change for Better in Their
Ways Aspire to Citizenship.
WASHINGTON, Dec 12. Although the
natives in Alaska are yearly falling far
ther and farther from public view, yet
they are always recognized in the annual
reports of the Governor, and their con
dition is always noted. In his recent
comments. Governor Brady said:
"The old-fashioned trader, with his
stock of blankets, Hudson Bay muskets,
etc, no longer exists. They wear clothes
like the whites, and the younger people
are generally well dressed. They buy
cook and heating stoves, bedsteads, car
pets, chairs, and sewing machines. Many
sit down to their meals at tables covered
with linen, and eat from dishes with
knives and forks and spoons. They are
sending their children to school, and these
children are making good progress In
learning the English language. They are
on the upward tendency. They love to
accumulate money, and all have a natural
ability to trade The men engage In
the hardest kind of labor. They become
good miners, and very many of them fol
low this business. Others work In the
canneries and in logging camps, and in
sawmills. They will work upon the
wharves or go as deckhands or coal-
passers upon the steamships. Many of
the women devote their time to basket
weaving, tanning buckskin for moccasins,
and to making curios for the tourist
trade. Some of the men are clever carv
ers and silversmiths, an a few have en
tored into mercantile pursuits. During
the whole Russian regime they were very
little Interfered with, and they lived un
der their own rules and customs, exact
ing an eye for an eye and a life for a life.
"These people find the whites crowd
ing Into the country. They locate min
ing claims and build quartz mills. The
beans and deer are frightened away. The
fishmen come in great ships. They erect
immense structures, which they fill with
busy Chinamen. They start out steam
boats and tugs and all kinds of craft
with all kinds of gear to catch salmon.
This is going on rapidly, and the native
finds that the white man Is greedy. He
often does not care whether tho native
gets enough fish from his ancient stream
for his Winter food. They are becoming
uneasy. The Chilkats once had a lucra
tive fur trade beyond the Chllkoot Pass.
It Is gone Skagway, Dyea and Haines
have sprung up, and the miners are tear
ing up the earth on the Porcupine be
yond Cluckwan. Two canneries in their
midst this year have put up S5.000 cases
of salmon. They want to know whether
they can take up mining claims and se
cure the lands near fishing streams;
whether their young men can become
steam engineers and pilots like white men.
They find that they are held amenable
to the white man's law If they commit
.any crime, and that they can be sued If
they fall lo keep a contract. The time
has 'arrived for Congress to take action.
It should be remembered that the reserva
tion system has not worked well, and has
wrought mischief. It would not be good
policy to Introduce It Into Alaska, where
the people are self-supporting and of keen
commercial Instincts. They aspire to
citizenship. What Is to hinder Congress
In holding out the Incentive to them. One
law in Alaska for everybody and every
body amenable to that law should be the
motto. Equal rights and opportunity for
all. The native Is willing to take equal
chances with the white man In the race
Today he Is handicapped."
SHOT HIMSELF TO ESCAPE
Cnllfornlnn First "Wounds Daughter
and Two Officers.
SANTA MONICA, Cal.. Dec. 16. This
afternoon, City Marshal M. K. Barrett
and Constable H. T. Prltchard attempted
to arrest Louis Arrata, on a charge of in
cest. After arrest, Arrata requested that
he be allowed to enter his house to pro
cure his coat. The Constable allowed him
to enter, when Arrata grabbed a loaded
shotgun and fired at the Constable, who
ducked his head, the charge missing him
and entering the arm of Arrata's daugh.
ter. Arrata then fired the second load
at Marshal Barrett. The charge entered
the fleshy part of Barrett's arm, and part
of the charge entered the leg of Frank
R. Angel, who was standing near by.
Arrata then grabbed another shotgun and
shot himself twice, the second shot prov
ing fatal. The Injuries to Barrett, Angel
and the girl, though painful, are not
dangerous.
After the shooting, the officers found
trat Arrata had, besides the two shot
guns, a loaded revolver and a large knife.
It is said that he feared lynching by
his neighbors.
BIjr Tannery Burned.
SHEBOYGAN, Wis., Dec 16. The plant
of H. W. Zschistcbe & Sons, tanners, was
totally destroyed by Are this morning.
The .plant covered an entire block. Loss,
$190,000, fully covered by Insurance The
flames, fanned by a high wind, scorched
the big furniture plant of the Mattoon
Manufacturing Company adjoining, and
their loss will be several thousand dol
lars. A general conflagration was feared,
and it -was only through the aid of the
fire corps of a dozen, factories that the
fire was controlled.
Depcw Announces an Engagement.
WASHINGTON, Dec 16, At the dinner
given last night by Senator Depew and
Miss Paulding In honor of Governor-elect
Odell, of New York, and Mrs. OdelL the
Senator announced the engagement of
Miss Paulding to John Edle, United
States Navy. Miss Paulding Is the niece
of Senator Depcw. and has been the mis
tress of his home in Washington. Mr.
Edle Is the son of the late John R. Edle.
of this city, and a graduate of the Naval
Academy In the class of ISM.
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HITCH IN NEGOTIATIONS
BRITISH DEMAND WILL DELAY
SETTLEMENT IX CHIXA.
New Issue Will Involve a. Great Deal
More Diplomatic Procedure
Ministers Reticent.
PEKIN, Dec. 16. Definite Instructions
supplementing yesterday's communication
from .London have been received by Sir
Ernest Mason Satow, the British Minis
ter, and he now demands a modification
of a point in the joint note which the
foreign envoys generally regard as im
portant. This means further delay, as
all the Ministers must communicate anew
with their respective governments. Just
what is the nature of the objection raised
by Great Britain the Ministers decline to
say, but they admit that the new de
mand will Involve a great deal more
diplomatic procedure.
NOT UNDERSTOOD AT WASHINGTON
Change of Cngland In Chinese Set
tlement Canscs Surprise.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. Officials here
are at a loss to understand the reasons
for the Important modlncatlon in the Joint
Chinese note which It Is reported the
British Minister to Pekin Is to demand
before, signing that document preparatory
to Its presentation to the Chinese pleni
potentiaries. They "h.ave no information
on the subject, as nothing has been heard
from Mr. Conger on the matter for some
days. The understanding here has been
that the Joint note as agreed .upon by
the envoys was in the main satisfactory
to the British Government. That gov
ernment simply desired a slight amend
ment said to be In the nature of a mere
change in style of language to be used
rather than any amendment to the scope
of the agreement. This did not conflict
with any of the principles held out for
by our Government, and, such being the
case, it was confidently expected the
signature of the British Minister would
be affixed to the agreement promptly and
the note handed to the Chinese at an
early date.
LI HUNG CHANG THANKS CZAR.
For Permission to Govern Manchuria
Under Russian Protection.
LONDON, Dec. 16 Dr. Morrison, wiring
to the Times from Pekin, says:
"Li Hung Chang has wired to Emperor
Nicholas, at the Instance of Prince Ukhto
msky, an expression of gratitude for per
mission to rule Manchuria under Rus
sian protection. This permission purports
to have come from the Czar, who Is, of
course, quite ignorant of the matter.
Prince Ukhtomsky is leaving Pekin in a
few days, his mission having-been ac
complished.'' "Telegrams from the north," says the
Shanghai correspondent of the Times,
wiring Saturday, "report renewed activ
ity on the part of the Boxers in the
neighborhood of Pekin and Tien Tsin.
It is believed that certain foreigners are
continuing a susceptible bitterness In
arms with the connivance of the Tao Tal
of Shanghai. There are persistent rumors
here that the foreign troops have ar
rived at Tal Yuen Fu.
"While the Ministers In Pekin -are
haggling over the collective note, Russia
has consolidated her power In Manchuria,
which, under the guise of friendship, she
is wresting from her deluded neighbor."
The Morning Post published the fol
lowing from its Pekin correspondent,
dated Saturday:
"The Boxer organization Is nearly de
stroyed. There'appcars now td be no dan
ger of a recrudescence or the recent
troubles, although activity Is showri In
some unprotected places. The Boxer
leaders were In reality not numerous, and
most of them have been punished by the
Chinese authorities."
Another Rebellion in Kwnupr Tung.
TACOiMA, Wash., Dec 16. Kwang Tung
province, China, is the scene of another
rebellion, according to Oriental advices
received here. Its leaders declare their
Intention to substitute Chinese for Man
chu rulers, and to bring about the regener
ation of China along Occidental lines.
They favor foreigners and have molested
neither missionaries nor converts.- Nine
battles have been fought .with the im
perial troops sent against them, including"
a battle at Samtochuk, where each side
suffered the loss of several hundred killed
and each claiming the vlctoryi In eight
other engagements the rebels are reported
to have been completely victorious. They
now have 30,000 armed men in the field ajid
possess many towns. They are desirous
of establishing provisional government,
whereupon they Intend to cut off their pig
tails and wear European clothes.
Americans Capture Ammunition.
PEKIN, Dec 16. Yesterday, while a pri
vate of the Ninth United States Infantry
was searching for two stray mules, near
Ho SI Wu, he arrived at that town, where
he found a rapid-fire gun, with 5000 rounds
of ammunition, of which he took charge.
He went back to the main station for the
night, and on returning in the morning
he found two loaded Winchesters, two
other majrazlne rifles, and 1700 rounds of
ammunition. When leaving the town he
was fired upon. A village five miles
southeast of Ho SI Wu has been fired
upon by Chinese twice within half a mile
of the mall station.
Rnssin Explnins Its Action.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 16. The Of
ficial Messenger publishes an Inspired
statement as to the views of the Russian
Government concerning: the Yang Han
Kwan Railroad, repudiating the charge
that the Russians have acted illegally In
holding the line, contending that Russia's,
action was necessitated by military con-'
slderatlons, decllng to recognize tho Brit
ish owners of the lino, but admitting that
they have the preponderating financial
interest, and finally promising to restore
it to the former administration after the
foreign troops have evacuated the prov
ince of Chi LI.
Big Fire nt Canton Last Month.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 17. A special to
the Times from Tacoma, Wash., says:
Two thousand shops and houses werj
burned at Canton November 16. About
40 natives perished. Governor Nleh.-of
Klang Su, has sent a present of silks,
satins and embroideries worth 60,000 taels
to the Empress Dowager at Nslam, for
her birthday. The San Shi Bank ot
Yokohama has failed, owing 100,000 yen.
In consequence of the defalcation of the
cashier of the Toklo branch. He lost
10,000 yen speculating and then absconded.
Native Christians Are Restless.
PEKIN, Dec 16. The British are con
tinually reviving reports of dissatisfac
tion from the districts around Pekin un
der their special charge The officer In
command has Informed General Gaselee
that armed bands of native Christians
from the villace of Soura Noons, -five
miles southeast of Peklm are constantly 1
moving about and levying blackmail. The
marauders are Catholics, led by a French
missionary wearing Chinese clothing.
ENGLISH WAR OFFICE REFORM.
Committee Appointed to Deal With,
the aintter.
DONDON, Dec 17. The Secretary of
State for War, William St John Broder
lck, has appointed a committee to deal
with the question of War Office reform.
The committee will consider the system
of contracts and the possibility of fur
ther decentralization and more expedi
tious working. The chairman, of tho com
mittee is Cliton E. Dawkins, of the firm
ot J. s. Morgan & Co. The other mem-
bcrs of the committee are: Sir Charles
Glynne, Earl Welby, who was private
secretary to lberMarquis of Lansdowne
while the latter was chief Secretary for
War; Colonel Sir George Clark, superin
tendent of the Royal Carriage Depart
ment; George St'egman Glbb, general
manager of the Northeastern Railway;
Ernest William Breckett, Conservative
member of the House of Commons for
the Whlteby dlvison of Yorkshire, and
William Mather, Liberal member for Ros
sendale. The committee will meet In Jan
uary. The committee is- considered a strong
one. The only doubtful member Is Sir
Charles Wclby, who has long been con
nected with the War Office, and who Is
regarded as an upholder of the existing
system.
Approval of the composition of the com
mittee, however, does not Imply approval
of Mr. Broderick's action. The Daily
News and Dally Chronicle, and evert some
Conservative papers, complain that the
expedient of appointing a committee
really means shelving urgent reforms.
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY.
Among the Good Things Is the Expo
sition Movement.
PORTLAND, Dec 15. (To the Editor.)
In my former article regarding real es
tate matters. I assigned two reasons for
the apathy In dealings In real property,
to-wlt, low valuation, and the holding of
improved property at an exceptionally
high prlco by owners who were caught in
the boom of 10 years ago. I do not know
that I blame people for holding their
property at cost figures. The chief trouble
with them, is that when the Assessor
comes around, If he ever does, they de
preciate their holdings and connive at a
low valuation In ordgr to escape taxa
tion. The turn in the tide, however, Tiaw
that the election Is over and the growth
of trade Iff a commercial sense Is spread
ing Itself out over the bosom of the Pa
cific, seems to be near at hand.
In times of financial distress and re
covery, it Is said thaUreal estate is the
last to feel the improvement, and this Is
largely 30 at tho East.,, But the recovery
comes much so.oner there for obvious
reasons, but here In thqcWest It Is slower,
And depends somewhat .upon the recovery
there. Improvement In the financial cen
ter spreads Itself out by degrees, like the
ripple In the pond whop a stone Is cast
Into It And as New York Is the finan
cial center, the ripple "must first strike
the Middle States, then travel across the
prairies, and finally reach the shores of
thf Pacific Since 1S96 the country may
be said to be on the ascending scale. Cer
tainly at -the East improvement and de
velopment began at that time, and now It
Is about time we should be welcoming
that prosperity with -open arms. True,
we have been having some of It In the
growth of population and development of
our local resources. But the time should
be near at hand. I am inclined to think
It Is.
The first evidence of It to my mind is
the combinations of eastern railroad mag
nates to control territory and trade with
the Orient through our gateways. They
would not do this If they did not think
there was something beyond of a tempt
ing -nature, and an "outlet to the Pacific"
Is the co' of all trunk ah'd parallel lines
from the Eastern seaboard. Then, nearer
home. Is the activity of the local sub
urban railroads. There Is a wonderful In
terest manifested by them to get down
to the Peninsula and open up that sec
tion better tp homeseekers. The recent
sale of a railroad under foreclosure pro
ceedings puts a- better look In another di
rection, and it I3 reasonable to suppose
that electricity will take-a hand In (ex
tending some of them. Activity in these
matters, after long and indifferent de
lays, will give zest and activity for prop
erty In the suburbs which has been un
salable. Another straw- In the condition of. things
Is the organization' of sub-boards of trade
In the various communities and wards of
the city. These organizations were orig
inally brought about through the activ
ity ofithe-paTent organization Inithls city,
in .favor of the Pacific Coast and Oriental.
Exposition pf 1902. but as they an com
posed of the active property-holders of
each locality, they have almost universal--ly
grown Into organizations which have
assumed to extend their influences In the
development and prptectlon of the locali
ties, and we heir of improvement of
streets, Are and police protection, and
interest in the' public, schools, as' being
considered and discussed. This is a, most
excellent "move, and thes$ thjngs will re
sult hi benefit 'to all. n
' Thfs Invites me to the consideration of
the.' mbst Important mov'ement for .the
bettermcTit 6i Portland! and that 'IS the
fostering of the exposition Idea. 'What,
the-state and Portland -wants, and wants
badly.vMs vrecognition by Eastern people
and Eastern caplthT"bf 'our capabilities.
The opening -OMhe Pacific trade -will be
a large incentive to this, but the expo
sition will command attention from ' all
parts of the globe as to our location, and.
If gotten up with a liberal hand and com
prehensive mind will bring to us people
and product from jevery clime, develop
our trade with China, the Hawaiian Isl
ands and the Philippine0, and every coun
try ..having a foothold In the South Pa
clflc. The development of Alaska will be
very much enhanced, and that will. In
turn, prove of great benefit to the Pacific
Co'ast for all time. Our citizens are tak
ing hold of this, and, as an enterprising
citizen 'has already offered the use of
grounds admirably adapted for the uaes
of the exposition, there is nothing to do
ow but to go on and make it an accepted
fact
It does not need a wise man to discern
that such a movement will redound to
the glory of Portland in every way, and
that Its real property will at once be in
demand so soon as the fact becomes
known that we will have an exposition,
and that we are bending every Impulse
towards It CORTLAND L. PARKER.
r Arrested an Electric Llght.
Spokane Chronicle.
It would seem strange to most people to
hearthat the Sheriff of Spokane County
had arrested an clectrio light but that is
what Ivan Ichoff claims has been done,
.and.-he Is the man who should know.
Last evening leboff was brought to th3
County Jail from Welch postofflce, where
he was found wandering about bare
headed and barefooted, and acting in a
very strange manner. The man was. for
merly working at cutting ties for the rail
road, but Is thought to have gone insane.
What the reason is no one seems to
know.
Since he has been confined to the Jail
the man has refused to eat anything, say
ing he could not feel the electricity whilo
la the jail. When outside, ha said, the
electricity came to him all right, and then
he felt good, but that he did not feel good
In the house He talks very disconnect
edly, and say that some time ago when
he was sleeping the Indians got after him
and he had to get up and run for his life.
He claims he got away from them but In
the morning could not find his clothes
and the place where he was sleeping.
He claims that the other night he had
a. similar experience, but does not know
whether bears or Indians got after him.
He said he was full of electricity, and
then commenced to rub his hands, and re
marked that he could not feel It in the
jail. He also has the Illusion that he is
an electric light but how bright he shines
he does not know, as be only shines when
pobody else is around. He claims that no
J one can be an electric llgnt unless they
nave rea nair, wnicn is one 01 jus cniei
adornments
Wnlcoft-Choyns-kl 'Fight Off.
CHICAGO, Dec 16. The fight between
Joe Waleott and Joe Choynskl scheduled
for December 27 has been postponed in
definitely. This action is a result of the
contest between Gans and McGovern on
Thursday last
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby Is Cutting Teeth,
Se rate and tu e that old and wf ll-trled remedy.
Mrs- Wuulow'a Soothlnr-Sithd. for children
1- teetblnr. -It voot&e the child, soften th cuma.
I Sunday: humor
mays aiiaJa.vCSTM,iria colic tanjuusboti.
COMINGWEEK IN CONGRESS-
SENATE TO, DEAL WITH HAY
PAUNCEFOTE TREATY.
Matter Likely to Take All Time
Array qnd Appropriation Bills to
Go Over Until After Holidays.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16. The Senate
will devote the greater part of Its time
this week to consideration of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, if It should be neces
sary to do so In order to get the ratifi
cation resolution acted upon, and In cose
there Is any surplus time It will be de
voted to the consideration of the ship
subsidy bllL None of the appropriation
bills can be reported to the Senate In
time for consideration during this week,
or until after the holidays, arid thd same
may be said of the Army bill. There will
be an effort to report the Army bill dur
ing the week, and it may be successful,
but It cannot possibly be taken up be
fore the Senate convenes after the holi
days. Senator Ixidga is very hopeful of secur
ing an agreement to vote on the treaty
before the holiday adjournment next Fri
day. The present programme of the op
ponents of the treaty Js to have Senator
Money speak tomorrow, and other Sen
ators of the opposition in succession. A
number of speeches .have been promised
on the subsidy bill if opportunity offers.
IN THE HOUSE.
Week Will Be Unimportant Unless
River and Harbor Bill Comes Up.
WASHINGTON, Dec 16. Under the
concurrent1 resolution already passed, the
House will adjourn over the holidays on
Friday. The week In the House Is not
likely to be important unless the river
and harbor appropriation Dill should be
taken up Wednesday or Thursday. There
has been no decision upon this point how
ever, the bill not having yet been re
ported to tho House.
Tomorrow. Is individual suspension day
under the. rules, but only a brief time
will be occupied witli suspension busi
ness. Several bills to divide judicial dis
trict and the Lanham, Tex., claim "bills
probably will be passed. The remainder
of the day, under an order made-'yester-day.
will be devoted 0 the consideration
of private pension bills.
Tuesday has "been set aside for tne 'con
sideration of the District of Columbia
business.
BICYCLISTS SUFFER.
Six-Day Racers .Feeling Effects of
Their 'Hard Riding. .
NEW YORK, Dec, 16. The six-day bi
cycle racers -.were todav suffering se
verely from the effects of their hard rid
ing. So severe nas betn the test upon
their systems, particularly their nerves,
that sleep was almost an impossibility
for some of them last night MacFar
land Is In a much worse condition than
the others, owing to his fall Saturday
afternoon. His-right knee gave him. con
siderable trouble today.
Gougoltz is at the hospital, but expects
to, be- out In, a few days. .Elkes. man
ager stated that his man was Jn far the
best condition of the lot He slept twell
all night and then partook of a. "holiday
breakfast. He accounted for Elkes' good
condition by saying that Elkes had not
bpen given any drugs or stimulants. Tur
ville. and Aaronson. who were taken to
the hospital on Account, of Injuries re
ceived, will be out In a few days.
" jj ' :
Statement of Baseball Men.
"NEW YORK7 Dec 16.-The' cOmnilftee
of the Protective Association Tof ;ProTes
sfonal Baseball Players', composed of
Hugh Jennings. C."C. Griffith and Charles
D. Zlhimec, whoN. presented their claims
to the National Ltague "magnates during
the week, today Issued the. following
statementV -
"The refusal of the National League
magnates to cons'Ider, and- discuss, with
us seriatim our requests as. representa
tives of the Protective Association of
Baseball Players and their taleless reso
lution, which Is probably intended to ex
press in words their complete ignoring
6f the said requests collectively, without
anv adeouate reason therefor, seems' to
require; as such representatives'. To- mak
I the following 8tatement-to all the -mem
bers of -out'assoclation 'and to the pub
lid: - :--.
-"And'wo shall contlnue'-to stand as we
have always' stobd--f of the avoidance fof
a baseball war if-rthat- be-poaslNej We
recognize and" shall respecf-the inviolabil
ity of-all actual 'contract-Obligations'. 'No
member of our association, -who, during
the past season, played In the 'American
League, shall fct present sign -a contract
to play the coming season In tho Nation
al League, or vice versa. Pursuant to our
by-laws, none of the members of, our as
sociation shall sign a contract for the
coming season which has not been ap
proved by our association."
Lowered World's Record.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 16. Johnny
Nelson this afternoon defeated Gus Law
son In the 15-mlle motor-paced race, and
clipped 15 seconds from the record. The
time was 24:57. Lawson held the former
world's record of 25:12.
STRIKES AT THE ROOT.
Mr. Hill's Exposure of the Iniquitous
Subsidy Scheme.
New York Times.
The ship subsidy bill now before Con
gress contains In Its preamble the fol
lowing curious statement: "Whereas, the
profitable employment of the surplus pro
ductive power of tho-1 farms, factories,
mines, forests and fisheries of the United
States Imperatively demands the Increase
of foreign commerce, therefore" the an
nexed subsidies shall be paid.
The subsidies provided for amount to
$9,000,000 a year for the next 20 years or
JlSO.000,000 In all. The professed purpose
of paying them Is to promote foreign com
merce. To this end each vessel Is to be
paid a certain sum per gross ton per mile
for outward and inward-bound voyages
while engaged In foreign trade The de
tails of the terms on which the subsidies
are to be paid are somewhat complicated,
but ft Is estimated that a steamer of 10,000
tons gross tonnage plying between Eng
land and the Urlted States, and having a
speed of 20 knots, can receive, if there
is- enough to go around, Sn annual pay
ment of yiES.000. This Is 5 per cent on
53,360.000. If we suppose that the scramble
for the subsidy Is so great that no one
steamer can draw more than $100,000, It
would still be gaining for its owners In
terest on J2,000,00d at 5 per cent. If the
Treasury were to. turn over to the own
ers of such a vessel $2,000,000 for 20 years
without Interest, the gratuity to the bene
ficiaries would be no greater and the cost
to the Treasury would be less, for it
would get Its money back. In the case
we have described there Is not the slight
est evidence that a pound of freight would
be carried that is not now carried, or that
the rates of freight now charged would
be reduced by 1 cent. We may add that
the owners of vessels of this sort are
now making good profits, and their sole
known difficulty is in supplying the ex
isting demand.
The plea that the subsidies will pro
mote foreign trade is plainly an errone
ous one But it is claimed that the profits
of running vessels with this subsidy will
induce Americans to build ships, and thus
the American- shipbuilding Industry will
be extended. As- a matter of fact not
6f theory, but of cold fact the American
shipbuilders can, if they choose, already
build ships more cheaply than thelror
eign competitors. This statement Is made
by one of their own customers. Mr.
James J. K1U. PreslEent of 'the Gnat
i Northern Railroad, said lu Chicago on"
Saturday, that, having iuse.iforsh.Ips. he
ijad- caused 'inquiries w tV'be iSSde, 'arid,
found that, he .cpuld havethe'm fetfnstrfict
ed'here for 5400.000 or S500.C00 less for. each
Ship than. on. the" Clyde, in Scotland, the
scat, of the Brltlsn shipbuilding industry.
He declared that, If any legislation "were
needed In the direction -of encouragement
to shipbuilding, he would prefer that the
duty should be taken oft the plates ttfat
go Into ships. At present even that meas
ure Is not actually needed, as our steel
masters can undersell their rivals on the
other side of the Atlantic.
Mr. Hill's -statemnt really strikes at the
root of the -whole- subsidy scheme It Is
at the very best only a waste of public
money. At its worst It Is diverting public
money for private profit Neither the
owners nor the builders of ships have the
slightest claim to contributions from their
fellow-citizens A direct subsidy on. wheat
raised and exported, or on steel and iron,
or on buildings w ould be- just as. excus
able, and less liable to abuse. Every end
sought that it is legitimate to seek, in
the subsidy scheme, can be reached
through the opening of the ship markets
of the world to Americans wishing (0 buy
ships And according to the explicit
statement. of Mr, Hill they would even
then he able to buy at home cheaper than
anywhere else.
ABOLISH COURT FEES.
Litigation Should Be Encouraged
Word Abont Supreme-- Court.
MEDFORD, Or., Dec 16. (To the Edi
tor.) It is curious, but It seems to be so,
that the less a person knows about a
matter the more fluently he can talk
about it. I suppose It is because he Is
nol 'hampered by the facts. There has
been much discussion of late concerning
the business of our Supreme Court and
Incidentally about courts in general and
how they should be run As I know
nothing 'about running a newspaper, I
feel that I. could give to The Oregorilan
a large quantity of .advice upon the sub
ject of admitting to Its columns matter
which attempts to deal with a subject
of which the auth.or plainly kpows noth
ing. But I refrain.
In the minds of some, and The Or
pgonlan is one of these or else it has a
right of action against its. own editorial
page, courts are only a necessary evil,
to be restricted and confined within as
narrow limits as possible. All forms of
litigation are considered calamity and
lawyers a lot qf. sharks.
The OregonJan, with others, has jfrom
time to time recommepded that fees be
increased and the right of appeal re
stricted to the end that litigation may
be decreased. The one cry that Is always
raised Is taxes. While a Just regard to
the rights of the taxpayer Is at alL times
essential, it Is just possible. t,hat those
who espouse, his cause do not represent
his best Interest As a boy, one of. the
first things 1 learned about par country
and form of government, "and that which
caused my youthful breast to swell with
pride and reverence for our Institutions,
was that "under the Stars "and Stripes all
men were equal before the law, and jus
tice was meted dut to rich and poor
alike, "without money and without price."
I believe It will be a sad day for this
country when .that feeling is dissipated
in the hearts of the people. 4
It Is not so much a question of facts
as what people believe the facts to be.
There Is .no disguising the situation. A
large number of people believe that laws
are made and administered in the inter
ests of the so-called rich. Like all popu
lar delusions this belief has some foun
dation. The laws continue to make it
more "and more difficult for a poor man tp
get redress In court What - with In
creased costs and delays the man with
aismall case has no protection. The law
Is supposed to protect- the weak against
the strong.. But what are the facts?
The poor man .who is. cheated out of
?1P0 by the rich man has no recourse If
he manages to, scrape togetner tne price
of getting a hearing in the lower court
and a jury gives him a verdict, his rich
adversary appeals. It wllf slirely' -cosit
"him In court fees and necessary disburse- I.
ments,,notiincludfrigany "attorney's tee,
more than ihe amount of his claim' be
fore his case can be finally disposed of In
the -Supreme' -Court .If he should live
so long. "But," eays- -the taxpayer's
friend. "If he-cannot afford to pay for the
luxury of a lawsuit let him so without
This Government is not a charitable in-
NstilutIonJ' - . -a
Just there .the taxpayer's inend snows
his. Inability to understand.
It ls..tle duty of any fprtn of' govern
ment'to jifotectf not to support, It is the
'proud boast"' of our '-Government that'll
orotects'all ricK'ahd poor! ilttW'ahd big.
Bift'lt Is an-empty. boasc-If that'protec-J
tIonls vouchsafed, only1 to'those who -can
pay for it." Protection can -be bought .In
'any countrvT'TherB is no'more reason
why a man should pay forprotection froml
a court. thany from a- policeman- II a
man-ils being held, up by a footpad the
: policeman who happens upon the scene. Is
not supposed to stop to Inquire how
much money the man has, upon his per
son. There is no reason why a. litigant
should pay the jury and. not the Judge.
The whole theory of court fees is wrong
and ought'to be ahollshed. It Is much
better to pay taxes than, to foster and j
give cause .for the growing fear tnat
government Is for the strong and not for
the weak. '
The hordes 6f agitators - and dema
gogues are hatched from such seed. Noth
ing could be more erroneous than 'the
Idea that litigation ought to be dis
couraged. The causes that lead to liti
gation, greed and selfishness ought to
be discouraged; but It is not likely that
they Trill be greatly diminished. But
in litigation lles. to a great extent the
safety for civilization, until the millen
nium shall arrive .and all men . become
good. . As long as men continue to cheat
and defraud, so long should litigation con
tinue. To say that it should cease Is to say
wrongs should not be righted. Those
who desire to lessen litigation do not
expect to lessen the wrongs, but to cur
tail the redress
Not only should legal redress be within
the reach of all, but It should be speedy.
It ought to require no argument to prove
that a case should he decided immedi
ately when presented to a court It now
takes two years no less after a decision
In the lower court, before a decision can
be had In the Supreme Court, and It is
going from bad to w-orse. The Supreme
Judges work twice as hard as Circuit
Judges for about the same salary; but
it Is impossible to catch up or keep tip.
The Oregonian opposed an amendment
to the constitution authorizing the elec
tion of five Supreme Judges. Perhaps The
Oregonian knows why. But Oregon has
grown, both in population -and business.
What was once ample Is now Inadequate.
No more Judges can be had. The present
condition Is an "abomination. A man so
unfortunate as to get into court cannot
get out There Is but one method of relief
available: Commissioners to assist the
Judges we have. Someone has said the
Supreme Court do not ask for relieC
Quite likely. If the people whose busi
ness Is tied up lor an Indefinite length
of time can stand it, no doubt thief Su
preme Judges can. They will continue to
perform their duties as best they may
and leave the responsibility for delays
where lfbelongs. They can only'do so
much work anyway, and the amount of
work ahead need not trouble them. I
have taken up too- much of your space to
now attempt to discuss in detail the fea
tures of a bill to authorize such commis
sioners. Suffice -It to say they must be
appointed by the court They are not to
constitute a new court but to assist the
present court and no power except the
court itself can choose Its assistants.
Headache, biliousness, heartburn. Indi
gestion, and all liter ills are cured by
Hood's. Pills.
fioM by aU druggists. 25'cents,.
Otherwise we should have one branch o
the. government Interfering with another.
Vt the legislature authorize the cort
tb appoint such commissioners? and make
suitable provision for the pajment of
their salaries, and leave the rest to the
court Itself. The questions as to tho
powers and duties of such commisslon
erenhas been -pretty thoroughly settled br
the decisions, particularly In Indiana and
California. It is io experiment
AUSTIN S. HAMMOND.
Chosen Friends Treasurer Short.
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 16. W. F. Glb
son.jsupreme trustee of the Order of
Chosen Friends, 'when asked about tne
denial of the shortage In the accounts of
former Supreme Treasurer Wilson, of
Newark, mad.: by his daughter, who
based her denial on a letter said to have
begn written by the auditing' cdmrrilttee
after the books were audited;! in August
of this year, said today.: ,
"I do not think a letter was sent to
Mr. Wllsor saying his books were cor
rect His shortage was not discovered
by the members of the committee. The
discovery resulted from the confession,
made by Mr. Wilson to Mr; ynn and
was kept from the daugater who makes
the denial."
Canadian Election Protests.
VICTORIA, B. C,- Dee. 16.-rThe ques
tion "whether the Dominion or the Pro
vincial Government owns Deadmans
Island, which has been a political issue
In Vancouver for over a "year, and upon
which the Semlln Government split, Is to
come before"" the "Supreme Court next
week.
Piofests have been entered against ihe
election of Prior and Earle, Conserva
tives, to the Dominion Parliament, on
grounds of corruption.
-FiveMare Deaths From. School, Fire.
DUNKIRK N. Y Dec 16. Tha bodies
-of five more victims of the Normal School,
fixe were recovered today, making six;
that have been taken from the r.y!ns.
Those found today were charred beyond
recognition. Workmen, while remov-jng;
debris, found the bodies at the foot of a
fire escape, where they were piled across
each other. - , , ,
Kriigw Undecided About Vlsltinc-U.
THE HAGUE, Dec 16. In. reply to a
dispatch from Grand Rapids, Mich., invit
ing him to the United States, Mr. Kruger
has wired that he has not arrived at any
dcclalon with regard to visiting America.
Chicago Clothier Bankrupt.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16. Sol Wolfe, retail
clothier, has filed a petition In bankv
ruptcy. Liabilities, ?50",000; assets, $130,
000. Wondering "
about that present ? Suppose
you go down, this line.,.
China . '- - -. 1
Grookepy" " t
Glasswares -. -z&.
Fancywaro
Jardlnores ' i
lamps Ornaments - '
Silverware
Busts Figurom
Dinner Sets " t
Fish Sets - x
Canto Sets - - -,
Onyx. Tables s.-- ,
CupsrSaucers- . "".. .""-
Plates, Salad "- " ' r
Sets, Berry
Sets, Toilet
Sets, Vases
Clocks, Steins
Everything that's Beak
tlful for Christmas, ,-
rOurrPrices ,. . t -..- - "
Just Like'Finr3ing,Money.
fymi Eastern Tea Co.
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