the Moiaaxo oi?rw(M.':;t -h-viay, rKrEiir.E: is, isoo.
DAY IN THE -HOUSE
Boutelle Placed on the Retired
List of the Navy.-
SJQMEWEW' JUDICIAL DJSJRIGfTS
BUI Denljrncd to Give War Veteran
the Preference in Appointment
to Cfrll Positions Wan Over-
vrlielniingly Defeated.
WASHINGTON. Dec 17.-Under sua
pension of the rules,. the House today
Sf1."."8 t0 divIde KentucS anVS
Vireinlajnto Injudicial distrlefe. to -create
another District Judge In. the NorthI
ern restrict of Ohio, and to refer to the
SSTSfVf thC. IterIOr tac
tion the claim of the State of Texas for
moneys expended in public improvements
in Greer Countv bfnr tt-T.T. .,- "
fi Vf ,th5 SuPrene Court placed it -withl
e jurlsdlctloA of Oklahoma. An at
tempt was made to pass a bill to give
soldiers and sailors of the Civil War.
T.iiit:r.aMU,?,"r and tt war In the J
f . . iSianas Preference in matters
Jn aPPIntment and retention In positions
in the executive departments of the Gov
fimints,Jbut U aroused opposition on
the ground that it would practically shut
i, . . Governnient for years to come
an civilians and was overwhelmingly de
feated One hundred ancTtWo private pen
sion claims were passed.
3?s before the House adjourned a fine
tribute was presented to Representative
Charles A. Boutelle, who served IS years
in Congress, and who has been re-elected
to the E7th Congress. Uttfefield (Rep.,
ate.) asked unanimous consent for the
uniioeraiion or a bill to alace him or
the retired list as a Captain in. the Navy
Mr. 3outelie having been In the. Navy
during the Civil War. Mr. Littlefleld
said that Mr. Boutelle's condiUon -was
such that he undoubtedly would resign
The condiUon of the Maine Representa
tive was well known to the Representa
tives and although some of them were In
clined to protest against the proposed
legislation as establishing a dangerous
precedent, no objection was made, and the
Dill was passed
T10 Speaker first recognized Brownell
(Rep., O.), who moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill reported by the
Civil Sen-ice Commission, to give prefer
ence to "honorably discharged soldiers In
the executive departments of the Gov-TSf."-
Aiter an Interesting debate the
&&rbill was defeated, 51 to 105.
Hepburn (Rea. la.i nkprt if if mn
bo in order to move an amendment to
strike out that portion of the blU provid
ing that "persons thus preferred shall
not be removed except for caused upon
charges and after hearing." The Speak
er replied that it would not. Brownell
explained that the bill as originally in
troduced was the bill prepared by the
G. A. R, It simply extended the provis
ions of the existing law, giving prefer
ence to honorably discharged soldiers and
eallors of the Civil War, maimed or suf
fering physical Impairment, to all sol
diers honorably discharged. -The com
mittee had further extended it to the War
with Spain and the War in the Phil
ippines. Bichardsoa (Dem., Tenn.) asked -why
the soldiers of the Mexican War were
not included. In this era of good feel
ing, why not include the soldiers and
soldiers of all the wars? Brownell re
plied that there was less reason for in
cluding the soldiers of the Mexican. War
now than when the original bill -was
passed.
Glllett (Rep.. Mass.), chairman, of the
Civil Service Commission, protested vig
orously against the bill. He said that
It was vicious, although drawn doubt
less, with good intentions. It would, he
declared, practically shut out civilians
irum government service for years to
come. It would, place at the top of the
preferential list all the soldiers and sail
ors of the War with Spain, regular and
volunteer alike, amounting to 200.000, the
100,000 now In the service and 35,000 who
would bo enlisted In the re-organization
bill. It would, therefore, give preference
to 350,000 men and for many years would
keep civilians off the rolls. The regulars,
he said, were not entitled to be in a
preferential class. The soldiers of the
Civil War enlisted as a sacred duty. The
regulars did not enlist for the same rea
son. Many of them went into the Army
because they liked the service. Why
should they go to the top of the list?
They are rewarded with pensions; why
also reward them with preference for ap
pointment in the civil service?
Hepburn also opposed the. bill pn the
ground that It made an appointment a
vested right. Grpsvenor (Rep., O.) took,
the same position. Sulzer (Dem., N. Y.)
supported the measure, -which he said
had been asked for by every Grand Army
post in the country. McCall (Rep:, Mass.)
opposed the bill because he said It would
create a military caste. The soldiers
fought to maintain a. free, government.
the fundamental principle of wlflch. was
equality before the Jaw. ..He helieved the
soldiers of the country were" entitled to
the most liberal treatment,' irat the X3ov
ernment service "shduld "be open fo all. It
-n as a slur upon the intelligence of the
soldiers to give them preference:
On &wrlIns vote the bill was defeated,.
OL IO lWif fK-'
An urgent deficiency bill, carrying $1S2,
500 -for contingent expenses of the House
of Representatives. Indian affairs. Dis
trict of Columbia and the National Home
for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was
passed.
Lanham (Dem., Tex.) moved the pas
sage, under suspension of the rules, of a
bill to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to fix the boundary between
Texas and Oklahoma and to inquire into
the claims of the State of Texas for
moneys expended while Greer County w as
a part of Texas. The bill was passed,
110 to 3G.
The House then parsed 102 private pen
sion bills and then, on motion of Ldttle
field, passed a joint resolution to ap
point Representative Boutelle on the re
tired list as a Captain in the United
States Navy. Iittleneld said there was
no exact parallel to the case of Boutelle,
but there were eight instances in which
Congress had placed officers on the retired
lit of the Army and Navy. Williams
(Dem.. HI.) asked if Boutelle had not
been re-elected to the next House. Lit
tlefleld replied that he had. but that his
condition had taken an unfavorable turn
and that it would be impossible for him
to serve. He said Boutelle undoubtedly
would resign. TJnderhlll (Dem.. Ala.)
said he was opposed to the principal in
volved in the bill, but he would not ob
ject. The House at 5:15 P. M. adjourned.
those In criminal, civil, probate and chancers-
cases, the clerks to pay their own
clerk hire and necessary expenses. The
estimates made no provision for contract
Indian schools, but $20,000 Is allowed for
the Hampton state school, as this is not
considered a sectarian school. An addi
tional $11,000 for the Salem, Or., school
for an electric light and steam-heating
plant. Is provided. Two sections are added
to the bill, providing for telephone and
telegraph lines and highways across In
dian lines and reservations, and another
to allow the Silotx Indians of Oregon to
sell or lease a portion of their reserva
.tlon. Chairman Sherman expects to pass
the bill before the holiday recess.
.-
REAPPORTIONMENT BILL.
Konne Committee Agree to Report
'WASHINGTON, Dec 17. The House
committee on census, by a vote of 7 to 6,
agreed to report the Hopkins reapportion-5
ment bill, leaving the total membership of
the .House at 375. as at present, and re
arranging a number of state delegations.
The bill will not be taken up until after
the Holidays. The only change in the bill
was vn amendment requiring that the
several Congressional districts of the sev
eral states should be composed of "con
tiguous and compact" territory. The pur
pose of the amendment is to prevent ger
rymandering. Under the bill, the follow
ing states will lose one RonroRntnt'vA
each: Indiana". Kansas, Kentucky, Maine,
Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina and Vir
ginia. The following will gain one each:
Illinois. Louisiana. Minnesota New Jer
sey. New York and West Virginia. Texas
will gain two Representatives. Based
upon present political divisions, neither
rr.rty will gain advantage in the new re
apportionment proposed in the bilL The
jxepumicans win gain Ave and lose five,
and the Democrats will gain three and
lose three. The basis of representation
will be one Representative for each 308.
S6S inhabitants.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
OCCASION MAY ARISE TO APPLY IT
TO FRAXCE.
SUBSIDY BfLL PROSPECTS.
Cannot Pass This Session, but May
Re Revived Next.
WASHINGTON'. Dae 17. The subsidy
bill Is not dead, for It may be revived in
the next Congress, and there Is every in
it cannot pass at this ses
sion. Already there has been organized
a determined minority which will defeat
the bill and force an extra session If
the friends of the subsidy Insist on put
ting it through. With the Army reor
ganization and revenue bills to b"e con
sidered, together with the appropriation
bills, the minority say there are enough
things to talk about to kill the subsidy
bill -without any effort. If the subsidy
men will come to the conclusion that
they cannot get this bill through, there
"will then perhaps be a possibility of get
ting the canal bill passed.
Representative Jones today Introduced
a bill extending the free homestead law
to the opened half of- the Colvll'e reser
vation, so that settlers may be relieved
of paying ?1 50 for their lands.
The Secretary of the Treasury submits
an additional estimate of $25,000 for pur
chasing morejland for 'the water supply
and Its protection at the Puget Sound
Naval Station.
Latter; Government Is Seeking to
Enlarge Its Guiana. Territory
In South. America.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17. A special to the
Times from Washington says:
The territory until recently In dispute
between Brazil and France, and which
has been decreed to belong to Brazil,
may shortly become an object of a dis
pute between France and the United
States, should the Monroe doctrine be
violated. The territory lying south of
French Guiana, in the State of Para,
and containing 103,000 square miles, was
claimed by Brazil and France, and Switz
erland was made arbitrator. Her decision
was In favor of Brazil. It Is now report
ed that some-French financiers, anticipat
ing that the decision would be favorable
to France, had already invested their cap
ital In this territory- They are now, it Is
said, trying to engineer a deal by which
the French Government -a ill buy this land
from Brazil.
The State Department hasabso!utely no
knowledge on the subject. Its nttehtion,
however, has been called to the matter.
and the attempt of the French capitalists
to secure government aid in getting their
money back will te watched with Interest.
There is hardly any question, it is saifl
at the dfpartmont, that such action would
be a violation of the Monroe doctrine, and
would call forth a protest from the
United States. As long as the claim was
in its- original form, France might have
maintained that she was simply rectifying
her boundaries and that the United States
cannot object to that. Even in that case
a rectification of boundaries which in
volves an area of 100,000 square miles
would be closely scrutiniz d. France has,
however, forfeited the right to make that
claim by submitting the matter to ar
bitration by Switzerland. The territory
has been officially decreed by the Swiss
tribunal to" be outside the boundaries of
French Guiana.
these stakes fnterest of course center.-,
in the Brooklyn- handicap.
The Brooklyn- handicap of $10,000 for 3-year-olds
and 'upwards. $200 eachhalf
forfeit, or only $15 if declared by Febru
ary 20; to the winner, $S000f to the sec
ond $1500. and to the third $500;' weights
tb be' announced February 1; one mile
and a quarter.
A: CURE FOR .STRIKES
"MATTERS DISCUSSED BY THEr CIVIC
FEDERATION.
FAST SIX ROUNDS.'
t Rnhlln and Mater in a Fnrlons Rout
in Philadelphia.
PHTLADEIiPHIA. Dec. 17. Gus Ruhlln
and Peter Maher met tonight at the Penn
Art Athletic Club In a six-round contest
that proved-to be one of the fastest and
most furious bouts of that length between
heavy-weights which has been seen for
some time. Under the local laws no de
cisions are permitted. Judgment as to the
outcome being left to the spectators. Thft-
by far the better of the fleht. .and
clearly outclassed the Irishman, notwith
standing Maher p"bt up one of the gamest
battles that he has ever done. Both men
were In excellent shape, and from the first
sound of the bell," to the end of the fight
went at It hammer and tongs. Maher was
especially active la the first three rounds,
after which he did not show the same
fprm, but apparently avoided the heavy
swings of Ruhlln., Attendance, 4000.
Speakers Representing: Capital and
Labor Were Vlgoronaly Opposed
to Compulsory Arbitration.
CHICAGO, Dec 17. Men who in the
past have bitterly opposed each other
in Industrial contests filled Stelnway Hall
at tonight's' conference on "arbitration, a
conference which began here today. The
first day and night sessions were taken
consensus of opinion was that Ruhlln of niT,i.n,., , oy representatives
had by far the better of th flrrht r !?"?. ..an4 bor looking to the same
Presidential Appointments.
WASHINGTON, Dec 17. The President
today sent the following nominations to
the Senate:
Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. McClague, As
sistant Commissary-General, to be As
sistant Commissary-General, with- the
rank of Colonel; Major William I Alex
ander, Commissary, to be Assistant Commissary-General,
with rank of Lieutenant
Colonel; Captain George B. Davis. Com
missary, to be Commissary, with rank of
Major; First Sergeant Ralph W. Jones,
Company H, Forty-fourth United States
Volunteers, to be Second Lieutenant;
Past Assistant Surgeon George H. Bar
ber, to be Surgeon; Samuel Bodeman, of
Kentucky, to be an Assistant Surgeon;
Jolm M. Brlsto. of Pennsylvania, to be
an Assistant Surgeon.
To Suppress Train-Robbery.
WASHINGTON, Dec 17. Representative
Ray, of New York, In the House, and
Senator Hoar, in the Senate, today In
troduced bills for the suppression of
train-robbery in the territories of the
United States and elsewhere." It pro
vides the death penalty for those guilty
of a "hold-up." in case the death of any
person on the train results. In case no
one Is killed, the penalty is made hard
labor fromV20 to 40 years. Flynn of Okla
homa Introduced a bill providing for a
Supreme Court for .Oklahoma.
Water- Storage In Nevada.
WASHINGTON, Dec 17. Representative
Newlands today Introduced a bill for the
construction of reservoirs for the storage
of water on the Humboldt River, In Ne
vada, and for the disposition and settle
ment of public lands within reach of the
stored waters.
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
Holding; a Speclnl Session in Phila
delphia.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec 17. The Indus
trial Commission began a special session
at the Manufacturers' Club here today.
Representatives of all the Important In
dustries In Pennsylvania have been in
vited to appear. It is expected that much
information of economic and industrial
value will be collected. The first witness
was J. Gordon Grey, secretary of .the
Manufacturers' Club. Chairman Albert
Clarke asked Mr. Grey to state the ob
ject and status of the Manufacturers'
Club. He suid 'every Industry In Phila
delphia, also many industries through
out the country and abroad, are repre
sented In the club. He said that during
the past four years conditions had im
proved. In many cases factoreis were
worked overtime, and wages had been
largely Increased. Mr. Grey asserted that
the manufacturers had not participated in
this prosperity to any extent, as the in
creased 'price of .raw material prevented
a proportionate Increase in profits. Raw
material costs more, and wages are high,
he said, but the manufacturers are un
able to secure relatively higher prices
for the finished articles.
Amateur Billiards,
NEW YORK. Dec 17. Albert Cutler,
of Boston, won the amateur class B bill
iard championship of the A. A. U. at
the Knickerbocker Athletic Club tonight.
Cutler had previously defoated Kellogg,
of Chicago, who In turn beat Hendrick,
of this city, but Hendrick tonight de
feated Cutler, and while he tied with
the Bostonian on gjames won. Cutler won
on his average of the last three games
played. ,
Captnin Steedmnn Contlctcd.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Captain Rich
ard R. -Steedman, Eleventh Infantry, wa
tried by general court-martial at San
Juan, Porto Rico, on a charge of conduct
unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.
The court found "him "guilty of conduct
to the prejudice of good order and mili
tary discipline." and sentenced him to be
reprimanded In general orders and re
duced In rank 50 numbers on the list of
Captains of infantry. ,,
Military Academy Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. The Military
Academy bill was reported to the House
today. It carries $009,151, which is $346 598
below the estimates, and slightly above
the bill of last year.
G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT.
INDIAN .APPROPRIATION BILL.
Matters Affcctinsr Oregon Schools
and Reservations.
WASHINGTON. Dec 17. The Indian
appropriation bill was completed today
by the House committee on Indian affairs.
Jt carries something like $9,000,000, the
exact aggregate not yet "being determined
The number of Indian agencies Is reduced
from 52 to 44. those omitted being the
Leml, Idaho; Neah Bay, Washington, Ne
vada. Nevada; Quapaw. Indian Territory;
Sac and Fox. Iowa; Siletz. Oregon; Slssc
ton. South Daliota: Tulalip, Washington.
The estimates for various tribes are
closely followed, but $3000 additional Is
given to the Kiobebes and Shebts, of
XTtah. Provision Is made that no police
officer or other Government official In the
Indian Territory shall -expel arty one1
from the territory for'tBe collection of1
taxes, expepr. In connection with leases
and realties. .The -clerks, of the United
states Uourt in the Indian -Territory are
Claims of Denver Turned Doivn foy
Exccntli c Committee.
ST. LOlrfS, Dec 17. The executive com
mittee of the G. A. R. held a meeting
today to decldp on a place for the next
National encampment, which will be held
September 10, 1901. The cities desirous of
securing the encampment are Denver,
Washington. Cleveland and Pittsburg.
'Hours were spent In debate, and while no
place was definitely chosen, the claims
of Denver were "turned, down" by a vote
of S to 1. This does not settle the matter
as far as Denver Is concerned, for Its
representatives say that they will fight
the decision and will lay claim to the
com entlon. The reason for the decision of
the committee Is that the terms required
by the Chicago encampment last Summer
were not complied with by Denver. At
Chicago It was voted to accept Denver as
the site, provided that city would secure
railroad rate of 1 cent a mile. This mat
ter was the point on which the committee
and the Denver representatives disagreed,
the Denverltes claiming tnat the rate was
practically assured, while the executive
committee refused to accept the evidence
and set a new date to consider the claims
of other cities. January 21 was deter
mined as the date, the place of meeting
to be announced later by Commander Ras
sleur. The Cleveland representatives stat
ed that the 1-cent rate hid been prom
ised by the Central Traffic Association.
The delegates at the meeting seemed to
be of the impression that Cleveland would
be the place selected for the special
meeting, and that that city would be se
lected for the encampment .
Norfolk Nnvy-Ynrd. Fire.
WASHINGTON. Dec 17. It Is said at
the Navy Department that a serious loss
has been suffered by the Navy In the
fire at the Norfolk Navy-Yard yesterday.
The money loss Is of secondary Impor
tance, the fire destroying valuable rec
ords that cannot be replaced, and many
necessary plans which can only b re
placed at much expense In time and
money.
Kentucky Sails for Port Said.
' WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Captain Ches
ter cabled the Navy Department today
from Smyrna notice of the departure of
the Kentucky for Port Said, on the way
to Manila.
PRIZEFIGHTING PROHIBITED
Resolution Adopted hy City Council
of Chicago.
CHICAGO. Dec 17. There will ,be nx
mote prlzofights held in Chicago unlcss
Mayor Harrison v etoes. an anti-fight' res
olution almost unanimously adppted by
tne City Council tonight. , The. -unsatisfactory
ending to the GansOfcGov ern
contest at Tattcrsall's last Thursday
night sltrred ;up so much feeling, th'nt the
Council decided, that all pnSMstlc encoun-'
ters should be prohibited in the future.
According to the resolution adopted, no
permits for sparing or boxing exhibitions
can be issued by the Mayor, and the
Chief of Police Is held responsible for the
law belne carried out. It is believed the
Mayor will sign the ordinance, as It passed
by a vote of 53 to 14. The penalty against
prizefighting, according to the stite law.
Is from one to 10 years' Imprisonment In
the penitentiary for each offense.
THE DAY'S RACES.
Rncen at Tanfornn.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 17. Results at
Tanforan:
Five furlongs, selling Cougar won, Ada
N. second, courtier third; time, Ij40.
Seven and one-half furlongs Hohen.
lohe won, Lamachus second, Glissando
third; time. 1:38.
Five furlongs, selling Toach won, Ph'i
Archibald second, Thracla third; tlmss,
l:04U.
Five furlongs, purse Esplrando won.
Genua second. Mountain Dew third; time.
1:03.
One mile, selling Tappan won, Walkon
shaw second, Astor third; time. 1:454.
Seven furlongs, purse The Lady won,
Prejudice second, Labergia third; time.
l:22--i.
FOR AN OPEN RIVER.
Petition of LcTvlnton Commercial
Club Reachcn WaaulnKton.
WASHINGTON. Sec. li-Beprcsenta-tive
Moody, and presumably other mem
bers of the Oregon, delegation, has been
petitioned by the Lewlston Commercial
Club In the Interest of opening up the
upper Columbia and Snake Rivers. The
Lewlston. club seems to have the right
idea in mind in Its,petltion. for in clos
ing, thtiy dwell on the following very
pertlnent facts:
"An open waterway to the ocean would
so stimulate settlement, development 'and
.uuueon in an me. industries now con-
,i rr m iaan. ana- Eastern Oregon and
ash!ngtonr that several railroads would,
perforce, quickly follow and gridiron the
territory described, and thus aid In up
holding the richest portion of the Inland
Empire wlilch would then easily rank
with the most productive, most prosper
ous, and most progressive sections of
America.
"The Inland Empire as a whole pos
sesses grain lands, worth $200.COO.OOa when
under favorable transportation .condi
tions; livestock Interests now valued at
$50.009000;. fruit lands, prospectively worth.
$100,000,000; lumbering. Interests awaiting
cheap transportation, to. have a valua
tion above 50.C00,O0a: a grand total in
thciM Items aloqe of $500.0.000. not count
ing the millions In ,coal and ores and
manufacturing, all awaiting the lifc-glv-lrg
influence of an open river to the sea
and consequent ample and economical
transportation facilities. Even now, with
development In Its Infancy, the grand
total or 0.000 carloads of these products
have been crowding for shipment."
xiie Docy of tills petition, drawn up In
the Interest pf the, "Inland Empire,"
meaning the C 200,000 ncres. Including the
northeastern corner jof Oregon. Asotin
County, Washington, , and Nez Perces,
.uataii, Idaho and a part of Shoshone
Counties, Idaho, Is drained by the SnaKe
and Clearwater Rivers and their tribu
taries, which afford, ,the only natural,
logical commercial outlet for this dis
trict, and were It not. for the obstruc
tions at The Dalles er$ Cfclilo. and a few
rapids and abstracting boulders, these
"streams' today wouia afford"' the- relief
sought. The population of the district Is
about 5O.CO0, hut It la said that the open
ing of the rivers would benefit nearer
330,000 people. Yet this same territory,
If properly developed, would easily ac-'
commodate 10,000,100 people. The grain
belt of this section, comprising over
2 000,000 acres, has a producing capaclty
conscrvatlvely estimated at 25.000.000 bush
els annually, and yet. because of the in
ability to secure reasonable transporta
tion rates, but 375.000 acres was cultivated
during the past season. The yield In
cereals for IP Is roughly estimated at
5.4,CiX bushels of wheat, 1,120.003 bushels
of oats and barley., and 2S4.000 bushels
of flax, a tot'l of C.SW.000 bushels. This
means over 7CO0 carloads, more than can
now be moved before next season.
The fact? set forth arc the same a-9
were presented by 'Jr. Llbbey, of Jjew
iston, to .the Jortland Chamber of Com
merce, recently, and then set forth at
length In The Oregon'an.
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
Transfer of Fountain Grove.
SANTA ROSA, Cal, Dec 17. By the
terms of a deed filed for record here to
day. Thomas Lake Harris and wife, of
New York, transfer to Kanal Nagasawa,
Miss Nicholas. Miss Margaret Parting
of this city, and Robert Morris Hart and
Mary Elizabeth Hart, of New York, their
entire remaining interest in the nronprti-
known as Fountain Grove, a short dis
tance north of Santa Rosa. The consid
eration named is $40,000, and a peculiar
clause in the deed provides that the
grantees shall hold a life tenure and the
property finally Is to revert to the one
who lives the longest, and to his heirs
and assignees. Fountain Grove was the
home of the celebrated community
founded here some 25 years ago by
uvoias jLrane iaarns, tne mystic It is
one of the finest and most productive
properties In Sonoma County, and Is
commonly regarded as worth at least $230.-000.
. State Senate Killed the Blanket Tax
'". tC. r tIon Bill.
LANSJNG. M'ch., Dec 17. The special
session 6f the" Stite" L-gislafure called by
GoVcVridr Plngree tp enact legislation pro
filing for the taxation of railroad; and
other corporation property upon its actual
Cash- Value lias failed to meet .the "wishes
SI the Governor. The blanket taxation
"measure passed by the 'House last Fri
day -w'as killed today in the Senate,
wh'ere a motion indefinitely to postpone
action on the bill was carried by a vote
of. 12 to 10. The Senate then voted to
adjourn. An adjournment of the House
concurrently with the Senate tomorrow is
looked -for. The Senate also, by a vote of
17 to 5, refused to allow Governor Pln
gree to use the Senate chamber for a
banquet hall tomorrow- evening.
'- Dr. Phrker's New Paper.
1JONDON, Dec 17. The first issue of
the London Sun, under the editorship of
the Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker, pastor bf the
City Temple, appears this afternoon. The
cdlumn where the day's betting is usual
ly published, contained, under the caption
"Latest News," the "wages of sin is
death," and other familiar texts, followed
up by vigorous protests against gambling.
The article declares, "If a paper cannot
live six days without pandering to the
gambler, the drunkard and the sensualist,
let It withdraw." In another editorial
Dr. Parker urges the magistrates to
"apply the cat and wipe out Hooligan
ism." ,
Races at Xew Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 17. Fair weath
er favored today's racing. The results:
One mile The Bloomfield finished first,
but was disqualified; Belle Simpson won
Domatlge second. Star Cotton third; time
1:434. '
Selling, five furlongs Animosity won,
Dlvonne seconL Gracious third; time, 1:03.
Mile and a quarter, selling Admetu3
won. Silver Coin second, Hood's Brigade
third; time. 2:12.
One mile, handicap Frangible won. Ida
Lcdford second, Mint Sauce third; time,
1:13.
Seven furlongs, selling Locust Blossom
won. Judge Magee second. Heroics third;
time, 1:3L
Selling, six furlongs Sir Christopher
won, DIggs second, Dousterswivel thlrdt
time, 1:154.
The Colombian Yar.
COLON, Dec 17. The British gunboat
Pheasant arrived at Panama Saturday.
The British steamer Taboga, seized by
the Colombian Government some time
ago, left today with an armed Colom
bian expedition to quell a disturbance at
Chepo. The government force is expect,
ed to achieve an- easy victory.
Stops the Couch- and Worts Off the
VOIO.
allowed -to mala, m - fees erthan iZlg ?
Brooklyn Jockey Clnh Stnkes
NEW YORK, Dec 17. The Brooklyn 4
jucitey viuD, uirougn its secretary. Hugh.
D. Mclntyre. Is out vvith a list of stakes
for the coming season. All time stakes.
ciose on Wednesday, January 7.-M-1901.
There are six stakes for horses 3-year-old
and upward, four for 2-year-olds exclu
sively, and three for 2-year-olds. Of
Roland Reed Recovering.
NEW YORK. Dec 17. It was said at
St, Luke's Hospital tonight that Roland
Reed had passed the crisis, and is now
on the road to recovery.
Bubonic Plafrne in Argentina.
BUENOS AYRES, Dec 17. Five cases
of what is believed to be bubonic plague
have ideveloped In Tucuman, In the Ar
gentine Republic
PILES CURED WITHOUT THE KNIFE
Itching. Blind. Bleedlc? or Protrodlnr pu..
No Cure. No Par. All drucrlsts are author-
izca dj- tne mnuiaciurer oi .paio Oint
ment to refund, the money where It falls to cura
any case of piles, no matter of how lens stand
ing. Cures ordinary cases In six days, the
worst cases In fourteen: days. One annllrntt
I glvea ease and rest. Relieves Uchlnr Injtantly.
iuu is a new ui9cutei7 ana is tne only plla
remedy sold on a sosltlre n.avrantte nn ,-
no pay". Price BOc. If your drurgtst donTt keep
... u- atUM ECU U3 WC la P0312B SiaiDpS and
,wo will forward same by mall. Mannfartnr.
by Paris Medicine Co. St Lonls'Mn.. thnn.i
Pfacturers of Laxative-Brtrao-Qolnlae'Taolets. j
end a cure lor strikes. From the tone
oi tne addresses it wpmoil nininir- avI-
dent that both sides were vigorously op
posed tb compulsory arbitration, and If
a recommendation on the subject of a
National" board results rrom the present
srathering. the recommendation win In all
probability specify that all the board's
work shall be along the line of volun
tary arbitration.
The night session was called to order
at So clock by Franklin MicVeagh. the
presld ng officer. Mr. MacVeagh. after
declaring that nothing Is more pressing
than the need of some method of ad
justing differences betwen capital and
labor, suggested that the question of ar
bitration by disinterested Judges was not
alone to be considered. The advance of
organization on both sides, and especially
the increasing prevalence of National or4
ganlzatlons, he said, have made It pos
sible In many cases to solve various ques
tions by conference by the persons In
terested Tvlthout the aid of arbitration.
? cYh said he could not agree!
that there is a great and growing chasm;
between capital and labor. Said be
Much of the dividing Itnehetween em
ployer'and emoloved is fnritn- .. ..
whlle we think It Is so deep and per-
."r, - or ""lancer The greatest
strikes of the present day -are not be
tween capitalists and laborers at all; they
are between employes and employed be
tween worklngmen called managers or su
perintendents and the worklngmen called
worklngmen strikes with which capital
ists have nothing to do except to take"
their punishment and loss. There are
still some industrial disputes in which
the capitalists themselves are one of the
two parties as In strikes of building
trades though even there the Important
capital in the case Is not that of the con
tractor, but that of the owner of the
building who usually Is a noor. holnlo.s
k sufferer and hanger-on, entitled to the
sympatny of all charitable hearts. But
the greater strikes and lockouts, such as
those on railroads -or In coal mines,sare
the contentions of two sets of employes
or two sets of wage-earners And the stock"
holders, the capitalists In many cases
women and children and savings tanks.
are generally even more helpless and
suffering than the general nubile itself."
He spoke of the arrowing tendency to-
..u..u luijnjiaiij uieinoos oi uolng DUS1
ness. which, he said was destroying the
exclusiveness of capital, and said:
"When America shall be wise enough
to take the point of view that legalized
corporations are necessary for all the peo
ple; and then see to It that they are both
organized and administered for the people
and under the clear eye of the public?
authorities, as the National banks are.
only better, as experience teaches better
ways, then with great strides the hostile
distinctions between capital and labor
will become still more meaningless and
will still further pass away."
Henry Herlt,, president of the National
Founders' Association, was Introduced
Mr. Herlt said in part:
"As long as the wage-earner believes
or Is tausht to assume that society Is
in" league to rob him as an individual of
some of the purchasing power of hls-
scrvice, so long must society reckon with
him In hls collective capacity. The em
ployer who elects to ignore this fact is
as much of a. menace to the industrial
rpcace as tnat agitator who plas upon
tne prejudice and Inflames the passions
of the men he falsely serves; There is.
onljK one certain rule of action. It was
long ago called the golden rule."
The next speaker was Samuel Gomp
ers. president of the American Federa
tion of Labor. Mr. Gompers received a
warm welcome. At the outset. Mr. Gomp
ers stilted that he desired to take posi
tive exception to statements that had
been made before the conference during
the afternoon. He had already, he said,
advised the gentleman whose re-marks
he Intended to criticize, of his Intention.
Mr. Gompers added:
"One of the things to which I took ex
ception was that, as an officer of the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad,
he should undertake In this conference to
present his side the side of the railroad
In a strike which Is still In progress
without a representative of the strikers
bring here to present their side of the
controversy. (Applause.) It seemed to
me that If the opportunity at this con
ference Is to be taken advantage of for
the presentation of the railroad's side,
of this controversy, due notice might
have been given to the representative of
the Order of Railway Telegraphers, In
order that he might- be here to- listen
to what was said, and refute -It If nec
essary (Applause.) I am not prepared
to say that what the gentleman said was
untrue, but onestory Is very-good only
until the other s.de is told." - ,
Continuing, Mr. Gompers said that from
tho statement of the Santa Fe official lt
wouia appear mat an tne overtures
..toward conciliation or arbitration In such.
disputes as that between the Santa Fe
and its telegraphers came from the em
ployers. Mr. Gompers asserted that, on
the contrary, where there had been one
offer from the side of associated capi
tal, there have been hundreds on the side
of organized labor. Tho employed he
said, had become accustomed to hear
their proffers of conciliation met with the
answer hp.t there Is "nothing to arbi
trate." He added, however, that he was
not unmindful of the fact that there was
a growing disposition on the part of em
ployers toward a more conciliatory pol-
ley. This, Mr. Gompers believed, was due
to the growing strength of organized
labor. Conciliation between two parties,
having diverse Interests, he said, is only
passed when they have either equal
power or nearly eaual power. Admitting
that strikes ought to be avoided. In the
Interest of both capital and labor, Mr.
Gompers declared that there were some
evils more dreadful than strikes. He
add.ed:
"We strike; people In China don't strike.
I wonder whether those who would try
to prevent the strikers from striking, or
those who would punish, tho workers for
striking, would like to change the condi
tion from that which obtains In our coun
try to that which obtains In. China. If.
the absence of strikes was the measure
of civilization, then China ought to stand
at the head of the world. (Laughter and
applause.) We shall Insist upon the right
to quit work whenever it becomes irk
some to us, and we shall always Insist
on our right to strike, for any reason or
for no reason at all."
The morning session was called to or
der by Franklin. McVeagh, chairman of
the committe on arrangements.
Colonel D. White, United States Com
missioner of Labor, said. In part;
"Personally, I have always been In fa
vor of boards of arbitration of any kind.
Any board that will aid In bringing about
conciliatory efforts, and, falling in them,
rational and discreet arbitration,, has ap
pealed to me as a method to.be desired,
not as a solution of the great labor strug
gle, but as b help of vast Importance, ana
I still' feel that- the existence of a board
of conciliation and arbltrat'on established
by states, to which resort can-be -had vol
untarily, has a balancing effect morally
In" the community. Nevertheless, I do pet
hesitate to-'declare that the reat results,
to be -reached by -arbitration and concili
ation can be secured'far more effectivelg
and In -a far- mora acceptable' manner
through the trade boardao 'Its- exists to-
day In nearly all "the industries of England-,
than by any other means,
"Such experiences as those In the great
trades In England and on the Continent,
must have a far greater effect than anv
abstract treatment of the doctrine of con
ciliation and arbitration. The doctrine 13
all right, but what we wish to know In
this country. Is Jest how the doctrine
Works when practically applied, and, the
experiences abroad teach us that thare
never wasa time in industrial warfare in
England when both sides were better, or
ganised and never did they work together
with such harmony. These experiences
are positive results, and positive results
need but little comment." "
Dr. Hermann Just!, commissioner of the
Jlllnols "Coopers Association, not only
outlined a plan of conciliation and arbi
tration,, hut urged that the capitalists
must organize to deal with the labor prob
lem as a prerequisite of the success or
any plan of conciliation or arbitration.
., John Mitchell, president of the United
Mlneworkers, was received with vigorous
applause. He said that In the recent con
test In the anthracite coal fields of Penn
sylvania, the mlneworkers organization
had endeavored to arbitrate their differ
ences before striking.
The afternoon session was opened by
E. Dana JJurand. secretary of the United
States Industrial Commission. Mr. 'Du
rand was followed by D. E. Kenna.
John B. Tobin, of Boston, general pres
ident of the .yoot and Shoemakers' Union,
spoke of the method of conference under
which the boot and shoe workers and
their employers have got. along together
with a minimum amount of trouble. R.
H. Jeffrey, of Columbus, O.. thought tho
deplorable conditions of employe and em
ployer were due to the fact that both
were actuated by supreme selfishness.
W. Connelly, of the Memphis Commercial
Appeal, also spoke.
Chairman McVeagh announced the fol
lowing committee on resolutions and plan
of action, chosen by tho comxnltteo in.
charge of conference: A. C. Bartlett,
vice-president of Hlbbard, Spencer. Bart
lett & Co.; H. W. Herlt. president 'Na
tional Foundry Association: Hermann
Junsti. commissioner Illinois Coopers' As
sociation: G. Watson French, vice-president
of the Republic Iron & Steel Com
pany: E. D. Kenna, vice-president Atchi
son Railway; C. H. Castle, president
Stove Founders' National Defense Asso
ciation: Samuel Gompers, president Amer
ican Federation of Labor; John Mitchell,
president United Mlneworkers of Amer
ica.: Martin Fox, president Iron Molders
Union of America: F. P. Sargent grand
master Brotherhood of Locomotive Flre-
jntni Henry Whlte, general secretary
United Garment Workers, of America;
James M, Lynch, president International
Typographical Union. -.,
speakers will be: Govornor Beckham of
Kentucky; J. Hamilton Lewis, of Seattle;
and Congressman Shellenberger, of Ne
braska. General Fltzhugh Lee and Sena
tor J. C. S. Blackburn, of Kentucky, will
be among the guests of honor.
FRENCH AMNESTY BILL.
Chamber of Depnties Rejects an.
Amendment.
PARIS. Dec 17. In the Chamber of
Deputies today, during the debate on tho
amnesty bill, Vaselle. Radical Socialist,
moved' an, amendment excluding forgers
and false witnesses from its provisions.
He explained that ordinary criminals
should not be allowed to profit by am
nesty, and he added "there Is nothing
pier and baser than .forgery and lylnjr
Zi. r-. ", c U1U "yt uesire I0 revive
the Dreyfus agitation, but he did not
wish them to fipd their hands tied should
a. fresh, fact come to light. The Premier.
M. x aldeck-Rousseau," Opposed the
amendment on the ground that it would
revive the whole Dreyfus controversy
j.uc v-iwuiuer voiea connaence in the Pre
mier by rejection of the amendment the
vote standing 341 to 90.
THE SANTA FE STRnCE. "
Trainmen and .Ofllcial.s Will Hold
Cdnfcrenceirf Chicago -Today.
TOPEKA. Kan., Dec 17. General' Man
ager Mudge.'of the Santa Fe.left for Chi
cago thTs afternoon In his private car.
Mr. Mudge said his visit' had absolute
ly nothing to do with the 'strike, but
tne strikers say his visit there is oc
casioned by the conference heldbetween
the ofilcers of 'trie 'different trainmen's or-'
gaTnlzatlons and the officers of the road.
Mr. Dolphin, president of the O. RT T.,
also left for Chicago tonight, and some
Interesting developments may be looked
for at bnce. it lsthe purpose of the gen
eral manager and the ofilcers of the strik
ers' and trainmen's organizations to hold
a conference In Chicago tomorrow with
J. W. M. Barr, third vice-president of
the road. The trainmen's officers, togeth
er with the officers of the striking
telegraphers, will represent to Mr.
Barr that the grievances of the teleg
raphers should be settled at once. If he
refuses to take steps toward the set
tlement of the difficulties, the officers will
then Inform him that a strike may be
expected at once. Part of the plan of
the officers Is thought to be the setting
or a certain date upon which, the strike
will be t)rdered,.if the telegraphers are not
provided for. President Dolphin, seemed
very.,jubilant this evening over the ulti
mate outcome.
beautiful
German China.
Articles almost without
number artistically decorated.
Gake Trays
Gabarats
Gard Boxes, Smvko
Sets, Plaies, Ash
Trays, Ho f dors, Pin
Trays, Ghoooiato
Sets
Our Prices
Just Like Finding Money,
Great Eastern Tea Co.
STOIlESt
326 Wash. St., het. Sixth and Seventh
SZ3 First Street, near Salmon.
Bnnislied THem All,
"Sozodoot has become almost Indis
PQisaple in our household. All tha diff er
enttopthjowders, etc., that at one' time
were iouna on the "washstands a i
have been banished.." .J J
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THE METRIC SYSTEM.
Jerreler Finds It Useful In His Bnai-
ASHLAND. Dec 15. (To the Editor.)
From seeing a letter in The Oregonian of
December" 11 frflnr W. Hampton Smith
regarding the adoption of the metric sys
tem, I am constrained to give my ex
perience In Its use.-
Being a Jeveler, using tools and ma
terial made In France and Switzerland,
by the metric system I found It very
cortv enlent In ordering to use that system,
so I bought a 30-centlmeter rule with
millimeter graduations, for use In meas
uring stones, mainsprings, etc. Later,
becoming Interested In photography, and
there finding some formulas In metric
weights and measures, I bought a gradu
ate and Weights.
These measures I use the same as the
old system, measuring mllllmetfirs'wlth
the rule, mixing developer with the gradu
ate, without ever thinking about the, cor
responding Inches. ounces, scruples,
drams, minims, etc. I make J no mentai
calculations, that 3. centimeters is about
an inch or4hat 100cublc centimeters Is
nearly 4 ounces; when that is desired, a
loot rule or a graduate divided Into
ounces and-drams, tells quickly and mora
satisfactorily than an arithmetical calcu-'
latlon could.
After uslng 'the' metric system but a
short time, and only as needed In cer
talnwork. the mention of certain weights
and measures calls up-as clear a mental
Image as does the mention of a certain
number of inches, chains, roods', gallons,
etc. '
Not desiring to enter Into any contro
versy in the matter, I have given only
personal experience, yet one cannot help
thinking that If nearly all civilized peo
ples, including tho Servians and Bulgar
ians, could change, the people of the
United States could also.
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Girl Students as Firemen.
CHICAGO, Dec 17. A bad blaze, which
threatened the destruction of Foster Hall,
at the University of Chicago, Sunday,
aroused the "co-eds" who live In the hall,
and forced them to assume tne role or
firemen In a hastily Improvised pitcher
brigade. When the fire was discovered
they Immediately rushed to the scene
with pitchers of water, but found they
were unable to reach the blaze, as It was
on the.roof. Securing .a. ladder, "one ot
the young women climbed on the roof,
and as fast as, her companions brought
the pitchers, poured water on the fire.
It proved too strong for them, however,
and It was not until the firemen had ar
rived and torn off the slate roofing., that
the hlaze was extinguished. The -damage
was small.
Bryan 'and the Party's Fntnre.
OMAHA, Dec 17. Hon? W, J. Bryan,
who will be the principal speaker at the
annual banquet of the Jacksonlan Club,
January 7, has announced that he will on
that occasion talk about the future policy
of the Democratic" party. Tho other
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