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rfptttam VOL. XL. NO. 12,505. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. . r Any Size Any Quantity MACKINTOSHES, RUBBER AND OIL-CLOTHING Rubber Boots and Shoes, Belting Packing and Hose. Largest and most complete assortment o f all kinds of Rubber Goods. Goodyear Rubber Company R. H. PEASE, President. T. M. BHEPARD, JR.. Treasurer. J. A. BHEPARD. Secretary. FOR THE HOLIDAY TRADE- LA LITA Best of Clear Havana Cigars. BOUQUET EXTRA BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. T 44-146 FOURTH STREET, PORTLAD,OREGON. Shaws Pure Malt Tbe Condensed Strength and Nutriment of Barley and Rye BlUmaiier & HOCII, 108 and HO Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon HOTEL PERKINS fifth and Washington Sts. . . . PORTLAND, OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN ... . Rooms Single 75c to J1.E0 per day Flrst-CIass Cheek Restaurant Rooms Double $1.00 to J2.00 per day Connected With. Hotel. Rooms Family..., J1.50 to $3.00 per day J. F. DA VIES, Pres. St. Charles Hote CO. (INCORPORATED). 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Or. we are Bole Agents for the Pianola; alio for the Stelnway. Pianos. SMALLPOX IN KANSAS CITY . Compnhory Vaccination Crnaade Be inar Carried On. KANSAS CITr, Mo., Jan. 9. Kansas City physicians carrying on tbe crusade for compulsory vaccination begun recent ly will tomorrow start a house-to-house canvass, vaccinating every one who can not display a good scar. The city will be divided into districts and each physi cian will be accompanied by a guard to prevent persons hiding or escaping. The City Physicians today recommended that every homo and every business house or other house be scrubbed and fumigated. A few additional cases of smallpox were found today. Dr. "W. B. Swan, secretary of the Kan sas "Board of Health, issued a bulletin this evening, in which he says there are only 262 casps of smallpox in the state. Last Winter there were more than twice this number in Topeka alone. MORE NURSES RESIGN. i Developments In the Bellevue Hos pital Scandal. NEW YORK, Jan. 9. More sensational developments occurred today In the in vestigation of the Bellevue scandal. It Is rumored that eight of the Mills training school nurses resigned and more will fol low. The nurses give as the reason for resigning the attitude of Commissioner Keller toward them. If the other 12 resig nations occur. It will make a total of 41 nurses who have left the training school since the investigation started. Jessie R. Davis, Clinton L. Marshal and Edward C. Dean, the nurses of the insane pavilion at Bellevue who were Indicted for man slaughter for the killing of Louis H. HiUiard, an Inmate of the Insane pavilion, pleaded not guilty today and were re leased in $6000 ball each, furnished by Ogden Mills. Sagnr Trust's Surplus. NEW YORK, Jan. 9. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Amer ican Sugar Refining Company today a res olution was adopted that the company's surplus, less the amount necessary to pay the dividend due January 2, and less any amount that may be required for fu ture dividends, shall be reserved for work ing capital. President Havemeyer de clined to make any direct statement re garding the reported settlement between the American company and the independ ent refiners. American Engineer Released. WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. A dispatch from Charles W. Klndrlck. Consul of the United States at Juarez, Mexico, reports the re lease of T. W. Lewis, an American citi zen, an engineer on the Mexican Central Railway, who was arrested because his train ran over and killed a Mexican, named Jesus Calderon, who had attempted to make a coupling Any Style 73-75 HRST ST. PORTLAND, OR. .j& Packed Twenty Five In a Box. CT. BELCHER, Sec. and Trea$. American plan European plan .$1.25. Jl.BO. $1.75 OC, 70C. $1.00 the Chase and the Emerson A PRIEST MURDERED. Body of Rev. RIogel, of Philadelphia, Found in n Hallway. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 9. The body of Rev. Charles RIogel, of the Church of the Presentation, of Cheltenham, which waa found In a hallway of a lodging-house at 460 North Elghtfr street, last Saturday morning, was not Identified until Sunday morning, and great mystery surrounded the case. Father RIogel was burled to day. Over 50 priests attended the funeral, the exercises being held at the church os which he was pastor. Solemn requiem mass was held, Bishop Prendergast ofn clatlng. Saloon-Keeper Arrested, Confessed. NEW YORK, Jan. 9. Robert Bryan, alias "Sailor Bob," alias Jack Harris, wanted In" Philadelphia for complicity in the murder there. Friday last, of the Rev. Father RIogel, was arrested In this city today. Bryan has a saloon on North Eighth street, Philadelphia. When he wa arrested tonight he made a confession to Captain Titus, of the detective bureau, implicating several others, whose name were not divulged. The story told by Cap tain Titus concerning Bryan's confession Is that Friday night last there went to Bryan's place a man whose name Bryan gives, but which Is withheld by Captain Titus, accompanied by three others one a priest. Rev. Father RIogel. The latter was very much Intoxicated. Later the men gave the priest powerful drugs and robbed him. DEFENSE OP PANAMA. Government Authorities Prepnred to Resist Rebels. PANAMA, via Galveston, Tex., Jan. 9. A thousand guerrillas approached the city, but on the troops going out to attack them they disappeared. The government Is fully prepared, being strongly en trenched at the bridge next to the rail road station and at advanced points. .i Progress of Colombian War. COLON, Colombia, Jan. 9 (via Galveston) The French steamer Fournel, from Mar seilles for Colon, arrived here today and brought news of the complete pacifica tion of the department of Bolivia and Magdelna. No further Information la as certainable. Venezuelan Revolution Ended. CARACAS. Jan. 9. (Via Haytlan cable.) The last place occupied by the revolu tionists, Carupano, surrendered yesterday. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances shows: Available cash balance $141,157,660 uoia 90.913,762 NO MORE CANTEENS Senate Voted to Abolish Post Exchanges. CONCURRED IN HOUSE MEASURE Only Fifteen Senators Registered In Opposition Final Vote on the Army Bill Will. Be Taken Friday or Saturday. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. The Army can teen is to be abolished, as the Senate to day, by a very decisive vote, concurred In the House provision relative to the Army canteen. Only 15 votes could bo mustered In opposition, while 34 were cast against It. Most of the time today was occupied by Teller, Pettlgrew and Butler, who all opposed the adoption of the Sen ate committee's amendment which pro vided for the continuance of the can teen. Beyond disposing finally of the can teen question, the Senate has accom plished little and It seems doubtful .whether a final vote upon the measure will be reported before Friday or Satur day. The reapportionment bill was received from the House and referred to the com mittee on census. Lodge offered a' resolution calling on the President, If not incompatible to the pub lic Interest, to furnish copies of all pa pers and correspondence In the Depart ment of State subsequent to July 1, 1897, relating to the action taken by that de partment to obtain an adjustment of the claims of B. R. Henry and other Ameri can citizens against Great Britain in re gard to lands in the Fiji Islands; also whether any action had been taken in pursuance of a resolution of the commit tee on foreign relations- adopted by the Senate June 4, 1S96. ' At the conclusion of the routine busi ness, consideration of the Army reorgani zation bill was resumed, the pending question being the committee's canteen amendment. MoCumber, in a carefully prepared argument, attacked the amend ment, and urged the adoption of the House provision abolishing the canteen. He declared that a great majority of the deaths In the Army were due either di rectly or Indirectly to the use of intoxi cants. Teller said that no attack was being made upon the post exchange, but merely on the beer-selling part of the exchange. He declared bis belief that the canteen system was vicious, and believed that "the great majority offhfr AmeM&fripeciie held the same opinion. The Colorado Sen ator maintained that the excessive use of beer was qne of the most degrading phases of Intemperance. The statement that the saloon Interests was back of the fight upon the canteen, he said, was ab surd "It Is true, nevertheless," interjected Hawley. "It Is not true," retorted Teller, "and the Senator cannot prove that It is true." Reverting to the situation in the Phil ippines, Teller declared that the United States was cursing the people of those Islands with a curse as "vicious and vile as any the Spanish ever placed upon them." It was. he said, within the power of the President and Congress to destroy Government encouragement of drinking among the soldiers of the Ameri can Army, and the Filipinos. He directed attention to a statement of President Schurman, of the old Philippine commis sion, to the effect that one of the most demoralizing Influences taken to the Phil ippines by the United States was the American saloon. He said that the few thousand Americans in Manila drank more per capita than the same number" of Americans anywhere. Lodge said it was a fact that the Gov ernment of the United States had nothing to do with the saloons established In Ma nila, and that the Army canteen was an entirely different matter. Teller replied that that was true, but that It was within the power of the Presi dent to close every saloon In Manila as soon as a cablegram could reach the city. Lodge deprecated the establishment in Manila of the American barroom, which had "followed In the wake of the Army. He said: "If there be any way to close them, I would favor it heartily." Galllnger said that he had been told by a prominent Army officer that the 400 or 500 saloons in Manila were licensed by the American Government, and he believed they could be completely abolished. "I do not know tie reason for the con dition In Manila." said Lodge, "but I do know that under the command of General Ludlow, the establishment of saloons was absolutely stopped In Havana." "I never heard any complaint of this kind when I was In Havana last Spring," said Teller, "or anywhere In Cuba. But this condition of affairs exists in Manila." Lodge gave notice of an amendment prohibiting the importation of distilled liquors Into the Philippines, except for medicinal purposes. Pettlgrew made a fierce attack upon the pending bill, devoting some time to a criticism of the committee for not bring ing into the Senate a more elaborate re port in support of the measure. He urged that the report submitted deal al most exclusively with the canteen pro vision, while the far greater question of the proposed Increase of the Army to 100,000 men was covered by only a brief paragraph. He was not opposed, he said, to the post exchange, but he was opposed to the sale of liquor In the post exchange, which, he declared, has become "nur series of drunkenness and kindergartens of profligacy." In the course of his re mnrks Pettlgrew said the President had refused to obey the act of Congress pro hibiting the sale of liquors on any reser vatlon and "had directed his Attorney General to write an opinion In support' of his refusal." "The Senator does not mean the Presi dent dictated to the Attorney-General the nature of the opinion he should write," protested Spooner. "Well, I don't know whether he did or not," responded Pettlgrew. "I would not say that he did, then," suggested Spooner. Pettlgrew read and commented "upon the opinion of the Attorney-General on the law relating to the canteen. "The Presi dent certainly cannot he in need of ad vice of an Attorney-General capable of placing such a construction upon the law, unless he is desirous of an excuse for violating an act of Congress," be said. The House bill for the payment of elec toral messengers, carrying $12,700, was passed. Tbe canteen amendment of the. commit tee waa laid on xbe table, 34 to 15, as fol lows; 'AYES. Dolllver Fairbanks Foster Frye Galllnger Hale Hansbrouga Hoar Jones (Ark.) Lodgo MoComas MoCumber Allen, Allison Bard Bate Berry Beveridgo Burrows Butler Chilton Clay Daniel Deboe Nelson Perkins Pettlgrew Piatt (Conn.) Piatt (N. Y.) Simon Teller Towne Quarles Wellington NOES. x Caffery Heltfelt Prltchard Clark McLaurln Sewell Cockrell Mallory, Shoup Elkins, Morgan Spooner Hawley Fettus Stewart The effet of the vote is to 'restore to the bill the House provision abolishing the Army canteen, so far as the sale of any kind of Intoxicants Is concerned. As the section now stands In the bill, It reads as follows: "The sale or dealing in beer, wine or any intoxicating' liquors by any person In any post exchange or canteen or upon any transport or upon any premises used as military purposes, by the United States Is hereby prohibited. The Secretary of War Is hereby d'rected to carry out the provision of this section In full force and effect." Proctor, on behalf of the military af fairs committee, offered an amendment providing that volunteers in tho Spanish and Philippine wars may be appointed to the grades of Lieutenant in the regular Army, it provoked considerable discus sion, and was finally laid over until to morrow. The Senate, at 3:20 P. M., held a brief executive session, and adjourned, AMENDMENTS TO THE ARMY HUAj. Giving- the President Authority to Use the Militia to Enforce Lawn. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Senator Mor gan, of Alabama,tpday offered an amend ment to the pending Army bill, providing that whenever. In the Judgment of the President. It shall be impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States by the ordinary judicial proceedings, he shall have authorltly to call forth the militia of any or of all of the states, and employ such part of the land and naval forces of the United States as he may deem necessary to prevent a forcible obstruc tion of the laws of the United States, either within the confines of the United States or elsewherev Other amendments proposed are: By Senator Lodge "The importation or sale of distilled spirits into the Philippine Islands, or their dependencies except for medicinal purposes orfor use in the arte, under regulations to be prescribed by the commission of the United States, is here by prohibited." By Senator Galllnger Providing that all license for the establishment of Arrufican saloons in the Philippines shall be re voked, and that hereafter no such license shall be Issued. By Senator Penrose Providing that when a soldier serving In the Philippines re-enlists he shall be paid $300, the aver age cost of sending a new soldier to the archipelago and bringing a discharged man home. ' -By Senatfr Money -Limiting Its opera tions to'chfc time "between novapdJvly 1 next," providing- that1 after the latter date the Army shall be restored to its size previous to 1S98, except in the artil lery arm, where the Increase is to be maintained.'" MAJOR DALY'S VERSION OF IT Aider's Article n. Hodge-Podse of In accuracies. PITTSBURG. Pa.. Jan. 9. Major W. Hi. Daly, Chief "Surgeon on General Miles staff during the Spanish War, has Just returned to his home in this city from a hunting trip with General Miles. Con cerning eX-Secretary of War Alger's re cently published magazine, article. Dr. Daly says: "It seems to be a hodge-podge of in accuracies as to facts and the testimony I gave. What Mr. Alger calls my 'verbal statements' and 'a single letter' was, In fact Just one typewritten official report to the Commanding General of the Army, and It seems to me to have been a rather efficient report In fulfilling its object, made manifest by the prompt abatement of the Jssue of improper foods to our armies. I made a chemical analysis after my return to my private laboratory in Pittsburg, and after my official report had been sent in, because there was no op portunity for such accurate chemical work in a military campaign In. a foreign coun try, and I wanted to see whether or not I was correct. The Government chemical experts sustained my analysis in every detail, yet the 'Alger relief commission' suppressed this report of their pwn chem ists, and merely said In their report to the public that, 'Inasmuch as Dr. Daly's analysis was not sustained by the Gov ernment's expert chemists, he Is not worthy of credence.' The report, written and signed by Chief Chemist Clark and his assistants, ought to refute any im peachment of my credibility. Fortunate ly, I have a copy of the report of the chemists In my possession, else It would have been a question, of veracity as be tween Alger, , his relief commission and me. That Mr. Alger did reopen the mat ter at this late day, when every one but himself seems to have considered it a closed Incident, is unfortunate. To me It seems another case of a man sitting down without a chair behind him." THE DEATH ROLL. A Kansas Legislator. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 9. Z. L Wise, of Hutchinson, one of the newly elected members of the Legislature, died here this evening. Mr. Wine was taken sick Immediately after arriving here and was unable to attend a session of the House. Congressman Frank Clnrk. PETERBORO, N. H., Jan. 9. Congress man Frank Clark died at his home to night of quick consumption. Clark had been a candidate for United States Sen ator to succeed Chandler, but withdrew a few days ago. The Oldest Mason. CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-John B. Laing, be lieved to have been the oldest Freemason in the United States, died here today, aged 100. Laing joined the order in Scot land In 1820. Sir .Robert Dickson. SYDNEY, N. S. W.. Jan. 9. Sir Robert Dickson, Minister of Defense in -the new Federal Cabinet, died today. -t Governor Vonsant's Message. ST. PAUL, Jan. 9.--The, two Houses of the Legislature met today and heard the addresses of the retiring Governor, John, Llnd, and the Incoming Governor, Sam uel R.-Vansant. The two Governors were accompanied by three ex-Governors H-Jj. Hlbbard, John S. PIHsbury and the ven erable Alexander Ramsey, who was the first Territorial Governor over 50 years ago, and the only surviving Northern, war Governor. ONLY FOR ECONOMY Object of the Big Railroad Agreement. NO COMBINATION, SAYS HILL He Is Trying: to Brlns About an Aarreement With the Western Roads That Will Prevent Fric tionVisit to New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-James J. Hill, in an lntervlewFoday; outlined what he and his associates in the great railroad "com munity of interests" are trying to ac complish. Instead of a combination of great railroads under one system, he said he was trying to bring about an agree ment between certain big systems of the Northwest, by which "friction" would be prevented and the roads operated more AN OFFER AND -AN APPEAL The Oregonlan Is authorized by the O. R. & N. Company to announce that if Portland will establish and operate a sugar refinery to take care of raw sugar imports from the Hawaiian Islands, the O. R. & N. Company will put on and operate a line of steamships direct between Portland and Honolulu. It Is well known that Port land can do a lucrative business with the Hawaiian Islands, pro vided profitable return-cargoes can be provided for the vessels that go thither with our farm products and jobbers' merchandise. What ' answer will Portland make to this offer? The City of Seattle has just raised $103,000 to enable Moran Bros, to get a warship contract. Can't Portland raise ?15O,00O for a sugar refinery? economically. He denied that he was here to see J. P. Morgan and John D. Rocke feller. The day brought no development In the unfolding of the plans of the Hill-Morgan-Rockefeller combine. The meeting of the Northern Pacific directors did nothing more Important, It was announced, than declare the regular 1 per cent quarterly dividend. Vice-President Lamont was In close conference until dark with the di rectors of the Northern Pacific and asso ciates of Mr. Hill, and developments are expected soon. Mr. HU1 was In Wall street all day. James Stillman, president of the National City Bank, the depository of the 'Standard OU Company, was one" of his many call ers. "My plans have been greatly exagger ated, and a great deal tliat Is Untrue has been published about what I Intend to do." said Mr. Hill. "I don't contem plate any great deal, such as has been attributed to me. I did not come to New York to see Mr. Morgan. I have not seen Mr. Morgan today, and have no engage ment either to see him today or tomor row. 'One of the many objects of my trip. Is to consult with the contractors who are building two steamships at New Lon don "for my line. We need a large fleet for our lake traffic, as t is growing very rapidly, and we are having two splendid vessels constructed. "I am trying to bring about agreements between the Western roads which will prevent friction and make the operations of the lined more economical In other words, an understanding by which they may save money. The less friction there Is among railroads, the better it will be for all of us. . "I am a believer in railroad consolida tion when It Is advantageous. It is the Inevitable policy of tha roads sooner or later. Railroads, Just like .all other lines of business, should be run as economi cally, as possible. However, my plans have been so greatly misrepresented that I have made up my mind that silence Is the best policy." Mr. Hill did not attend the meeting of the Northern Pacific directors, but he saw Mr. Lamont just afterwards. Mr. Hill went down town from the Hotel Netherlands at 10 o'clock. He spent two busy hours at his office, and received among other visitors, J. H. Schlff, who Is deeply Interested In the Union Pacific, and E. H. Harrlman, chairman of the advisory board of the Southern road. This afternoon, Mr. Hill attneded a di rectors meeting at the Chase National Bank, and later went out to luncheon with A. B. Hepburn, vice-president of the bank. The wiseacres noted the arrival in the city of Norman B. Ream, of Chicago, said to be slated to go Into the St. Paul directory with Mr. Hill. He Is con nected closely with the Hlll-Otforgan man agement of the Erie and the Baltimore & Ohio, and there are those who suspect that Mr. Ream came East to confer with ,Mr. Hill. In railroad circles It was reported that Mr. Hill would succeed P. D. Armour in the directory of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. This, however, was only one of the thousand and one railroad rumors afloat during the day. The Tribune tomorrow will say: "It Is said on good authority that among Mr. Hill's plans, said to be put Into exe cution. Is one for materially shortening the transcontinental journey. Passengers arriving at Victoria from the Orient and now naturally taking the Canadian Pacific route in going to New York, will, before long, have tho choice of an alternate route arranged by Mr. Hill and made up of the Great Northern, the St. Paul and the Pennsylvanli Railroads, by taking which route they will be enabled to reach New York 18 hours sooner than by the Canadian Pacific. "It Is reported that the Rockefeller in terests aro trying to buy the Missouri Pacific and the Wabash Railroads. If they succeed in obtaining these railroads, 4k Is said they will unite them with the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad, thus obtaining a trunk line extending all the way from Galveston to Buffalo, and con necting with other Lake towns like De troit, Toledo and Chicago." MRS. NATION'S CASE- Habcaft Corpus Proceeding; Begun In Kansas Supreme Court. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 9. Habeas corpus proceedings were started In the Supreme Court here today to secure the release of Mrs. Carrie Nation from the Wichita jail, where she is confined for attempting to demolish a Wichita saloon. The pe tition was filed in behalf of David Nation, by W. S. Allen. The petition claims that tbe saloonkeepers have no rights under tha law. and that, therefore, Mrs. Nation cannot be held for trying to destroy an Illegal traffic The claim Is made that she is confined in the Wichita Jail by a bogus smallpox quarantine, after she has offered good and sufficient bond for her release. The petition is a voluminous document and goes Into detail about the numerous times the case has been post poned, when It should have been tried. The Supreme Court will hear the case January 12. The temperance people of the state are looking on the outcome with a great deal of interest. ROOSEVELT'S HUNTING TRIP Governor Orman Will Jfot Permit Game Wardens to Disturb Him. DENVER, Jan. 9. Vice-President-elect Roosevelt is expected to reach Colorado Springs on the Rock Island train from the East at 7:35 o'clock tomorrow morn ing. Ho has requested that no demon tratlon. be made on his arrival at Colo rado Springs, and an effort will bo made to. respect his wishes. He will be met at the depot by Philip P. Stewart and Dr. Gerald C. Webb, who will be his com panions on his hunting trip, for which Mr. Stewart secured the services of Guide John Goff. A section on the Colo rado Midland train which will leave the Springs tomorrow at 11 o'clock has been reserved for Mr. Roosevelt, and he will go direct to Rifle, where he will take the stage coach the next morning for Meeker. Governor Orman stated emphatically to day In an interview that he would not permit the Vice-President of the United States to be dogged by game wardens for any purpose while he is hunting in Colorado. Ex-Governor Charles S. Thom as, whose term expired yesterday, de clared he had never sent a warning to Mr. Roosevelt that he would be watched while In this state to see whether he killed any deer or other protected game. Do Not Want McIClnley. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 9. At a meeting of New Orleans Camp, Army of Tennesee, United Confederate Veterans th otwnr. est of the Confederate associations In New Orleans, resolutions offered by General Stephen Chalaron, commander of the camp, protesting against the invitation of President McKinley to the Confederate reunion, "to br held in Memphis this Spring, was -unanimously adopted. Gen eral Chalaron explained that It was un derstood that the President would be Invited to Memphis, and the resolution was Intended simply as a warning not to do that, MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 9. Tho protest of the New Orleans Camp of Confederate Veterans against Inviting President Mc Kinley to attend the reunion of Confed erate Veterans here next May, It Is de clared, will be Ignored so far as Memphis Is concerned. Tea en Coffee Exchange. NEW YORK, Jan. 9. The Board of Managers of the Coffee Exchange has de cided to list tea on tbe exchange. The opening call will be made January 21. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. Congress. The Senate voted to abolish the Army canteen. Page 1. The river and harbor bill was considered by the House. Pace 2. Senator Jerkins opposes the ratification of the Jamaica treaty. Page 3. ' Federal Government. Argument was continued before the Su preme Court in the Porto Rico cases. Page 3. There Is objection to commissioning the battle-shlpWlsconsln on. Friday. Page 3. The President's illness Is progressing fa vorably.' Page 1. Philippines. Southern ports may be closed to prevent communication between rebels. Page 3. A metropolitan police force will be or ganized. Page 3. Ma'cArthur was authorized to deport cap tured Insurgents. Page 3. China. The Chinese Emperor's brother may bo the imperial envoy to Berlin. Page 2. Ambassadors Choate and White are work ing for the removal of negotiations from Pekln. Page 2. Von Waldersee may return to Europe in March. Pago 2. Forelffn. Von Bulow made his debut as Chancellor In the Prussian Diet- Page 2. Canada will send recruits for Baden-Powell's African constabulary. Page 2. The Rome press is indignant at the Duke of Norfolk's address to the Pope. Page 2. Domestic. J. J. Hill denies that he Is trying to form a railroad combination. Page 1. The Middle West is suffering from storms an4 blizzards. Page 2. Northern tranecontlnentals announce a re duction In through rates to tho 3-cent basis. Page 5. Pacific Coast, Seattle citizens complete bonus necessary to get battle-ship contract. Page 4. The Oregon school fund has made some money on farms taken on foreclosures. Page 4. A boy crushed by one train flags another, and Is picked up, but dies. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. London & Globe Company to reorganize. Page 2. Stocks again booming In New York. Page 1L Big fleet left the Columbia yesterday. Page 5. Kalsow at sea again, after 10 days in the river. Page 5. Big water-front fire In New York. Page 5. Portland and Vicinity. Executive committee of the Taxpayers' League recommends a $40,000,000 valuation- Page 8. Henry Hahn elected president of the 0 Chamber of Commerce. Page 10. New dairy and food law being prepared by Commissioner Bailey. Page 10. Bill creating a State Board of Health will be Introduced. Page 8. Building boom has been started in Al bino. Page 7. Bev. W. R-TLord tenders his resignation as pastor of First Unitarian Church. Page 8. , ORE FOR A SMELTER Guaranty of 100 Tons a Day for Portland. FULFILLS DEMAND OF BUILDER If Portland Will Build Sugar Refin ery O. B fc N. Will Establish Steam ship lilne to Honolulu The New Portland & Asiatic Steamship. A smelter capitalist whose financial ability is said to stand unquestioned has offered to build and operate a smelter in Portland if he should be guaranteed 100 tons of ore a day. Traffic Manager Campbell, of the O. R. & N., yesterday announced that the guaranty had been filled by mining companies operating in O. R. & N. territory. Tho smelter man was notified accordingly, and he respond ed that he would bo in Portland before the first of February, to proceed with the enterprise. The identity of the smelter builder is not yet revealed to the public that being left for him. to' make known when he shall see fit to do so. The fact that the O. R. & N. has taken an active interest in tha project, however, is regarded as evidence of the substantial character of the prop osition to build the smelter in Portland. It Is. understood that much more than tho 100 tons of ore dally will be supplied and handled, but the 100 tons guaranty was essential to getting the matter in shapo for business dealing. Steamships to Honolulu. The O. R. & N. Co., which has been studying the question of Pacific transpor tation. Is desirous of establishing a steam ship line between Portland and the Ha waiian Islands, In addition to the line al ready arranged to ply between Portland and the Orient. Traffic Manager Camp bell last night said the O. R. & N. would establish and maintain a line of steam ships to the Hawaiian Islands if return cargoes could be assured. These return cargoes would be assured If Portland had a sugar refinery. Mr. Campbell said If Portland would build a sugar refinery his company would put on the steamships. "Seattle has Just raised J100.000 or moro to help local contractors get the building of a single battleship for the Govern ment," said Mr. Campbell. "Now will Portland, a larger and richer city, ralso tha money to establish a new Industry here, which will also be the" means of bringing- other new business ind vastly extending the trade and fame of th town? If so a new era of growth will open Immediately, not only for Portland, but for all Oregon and the Inland Em pire. Our ships will carry forth an in creasing volume of products of this coun try and return laden with a raw product to be made more valuable here." Portland and Aslatio Line. It has been definitely decided that tho O. R. & N.'s new Oriental line from Port land shall be conducted by the Portland & Asiatic Steamship Company. The first circular by thfs concern, bearing the sig natures of A. L. Mohler, president, and B. Campbell, traffic manager, has Just been Issued, and It reads as follows: PORTLAND AND ASIATIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 1. 1001. Effective this date, Mr. Allan Cameron is appointed general agent In charge of this com pany's Interests in Asia, with headquarters at Hong Kong. China. Mr. J. H. Lothrop Is appointed general Eastern agent, with headquarters at 287 Broad way. New York City. B. CAMPBELL. Traffic Manager. A. L. MOHLER. President. This line will be extensively advertised in the East, and the name" Portland & Asiatic Steamship Company," describes it so clearly that It will hardly be necessary to ask questions about It. Not only In the Eastern States, but also across tha Atlantic will this advertising be circu lated, and Portland will be well known as the starting point of this new and finely equipped Bteamshlp line to tho Orient, The first steamship to be delivered' to this company 13 the Indrapura, which It will receive at Hong Kong-, February 21, This ought to enable the ship to leave Portland on the first trip in tjie latter part of March. This Is developing some of the work of the O. R. & N. In promoting the Interests of the country In which it does business. These thlnge are made known after they have become achievements, not as a dream or speculation for the dim future. They are presented as of Importance la themselves, and also for the great oppor tunities they afford Portland for taking the tide at the full and helping itself to a glorious expansion. PRESIDENT HAD A GOOD DAY I His Case of Grip Is Responding? to Treatment. .WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. The President had a restful day and Is progressing favorably. Dr. Rlxey, the attending phy sloian. is satisfied with the manner in which the grip Is responding to treatment. Tonight it was said at the White House that the President had no fever today. The condition of Congressman Neville, of Nebraska, who Is dangerously ill at his residence In thld city, was more favor able today. Attempt Counterfeit Railway Tickets KANSAS CITY, Jan. 9. An apparent attempt to counterfeit Burlington rail way tickets has been learned by the local officers of that road which has received? Information that a man recently tried to open negotiations with a St- Joseph, printer to furnish an electrotype of a Bur lington coupon ticket, which he produced. The printing firm refused to do the work and notified the railway officials of the request. Burlington agents have been notified to be on the outloook for spurious transportation. Sympathy for Filipinos. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. O.X resolution, was adopted today by tbe Mis souri House of Representatives memorial izing Congress to allow the Filipinos tq establish a government of their own,