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TeL JMain 122. 91 FIRST STREET COMPLETE LINE OF ASBESTOS ARE INCLUDED ASBESTOS STOVE AND OVEN MATS. ALSO THE BUFFALO STEAM CE REAL COOKER. BUFFALO TSTEAM EGG POACHER. And the IMPROVED PERFECTION TIS (with removable bottom), for cnkes, plea or bread. ALDER STREETS. w $3.00 PER DAY and upward. ft Portland STARK STREET Bet. 7th and Park AMONG HIS FRIENDS M, S, puay Sworn In as United States Senator. DEMONSTRATION WAS UNIQUE Xotliing Approaching Yesterday' Scene Was Ever Before Witnessed in the Upper House of Con- , , grcss Tho Army BUI. WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. As a demon stration, in honor of the seating of a sin gle Senator, and as an elaborate and beautiful floral spectacle, the return, of Matthew S. Quay, of Pennsylvania, Jo the Senate today -was unique in the his tory of the body. Within the memory of oldest Senators nothing approaching to day's scene was ever witnessed In the Senate on a similar occasion. Quay'e friends from Pennsylvania came to Wash ington by the hundreds to witness his in duction into ofllce, and they brought with them floral offerings literally by the car load. While Quay's desk and the desks of other Senators adjoining his were banked with costly and beautiful floral pieces, scarcely an appreciable quantity of the profusion of flowers his friends had provided could be displayed' in the Senate chamber. The demonstration accorded to Quay when he entered the chamber amounted to" an ovation. While he was receiving the congratulations of friends on the floor, the hundreds of persons who thronged the galleries rose as one and ap plauded him tutnultuously. That Quay ap preciated this distinctly personal tribute was quite evident. He glanced smilingly ardund the galleries, nodding familiarly to friends whom he recognized here and there. The brief ceremony of administer ing to him the oath of office passed with out special event, the President pro tem. having warned those in the galleries that it was against the rule.s of the Senate for spectators to express either approval .or disapproval. During thi day's session the Army re organization bill was discussed at length by Money. McComas and Bates. The Mis sissippi" Senator devoted some attention to the practice of hazing at West Point, which he bitterly denounced. As soon as the Senate convened Pen rose, who was also the recipient of sev eral handsome floral pieces, presentedthe credentials of Quay. They were read "and placed on me. Penrose then, requested that the oath of office be administered to his colleague. As no objection was of fered. Penrose escorted Quay to the desk of the President pro tem.,-Frye. Before taking the oath Quay shook hands cor dially with Frye. Alter he had sighed the 'roll at the desk of the secretary he re tired o his seat, where he was over whelmed with congrjatulatltms. Within a lew minutes hundreds of people had leffc the floor and galleries, the floral Offerings had disappeared from the chamber, and the Senate had resumed its wonted ap pearance. A bill to provide for sub-ports of entry and delivery In the Hawaiian Islands was reported by Hanna from tho committee on commerce and passed. At 12:45 Foraker moved that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. Pettigrew protested that the motion ought not to be pressed, as it was in violation of a trfclt understanding that the Army bill should remain under con sideration until the vote shall have been taken, and Foraker withdrew his motion,' Jones (Ark.) appealing to him, to do so. Consideration, of the Army bill was then resumed, Money speaking in opposition to the measure. He attacked that portion of the bill which confers upon the Presi dent the discretionary power to Increase the" strength of the Army as an. abdication of authority by Congress that was un warranted and inexcusable. He admitted that the people did vote at the November election In favor of the Republican pol icies, including perhaps that for a large army. "But," said he. "Is there to be no such faith in human nature as will suppose that the people will not after awhile have a lucid Interval?" He surged that the people, after realiz ing the power placed in the Executive by the pending bijl, and realizing that they were to be saddled with a 'permanent standing army of 100:000 men, would re verse the present condition of things po litical. Money adverted vigorously to the prac tice of hazing at the West Point Military Academy, declaring it must be stopped or the institution must be abolished. He said nobody could Induce him to believe that the way to make a good soldier was to "sqt a great big bully" upon a small man to beat him. He did not refer, he said, to horse play or practical Jokes, but to mob violence and cowardly brutality. "I cannot understand," said Money, "the motives of a lot of young men, all of them scholars of charity who are paid for taking their education, who get to gether and mob another young man whose only crime is that he arrived at West Point two or three years later than they." He declared that the man who hazed others at the mlltary academy would be a tyrant and a despot with the men of his command after he received his com mission. He did not believe that the cadets realized the contempt In which their actions was held by the American people. The practices there, he declared, must be abated. "I think the Senator will be satisfied," interjected Proctor, one of the members of the military affairs committee, "when he sees the "Vrest Point bill which will be reported In a day or two." Mr. Money, continuing, said: "And I do not want to stop at the boys. Any offi cer or instructor at West Point who countenances or winks at this practice of hazing ought to be dishonorably dis charged from the service." McComas, while giving the pending Army bill his approbation, believed it ought to be amended in some respects. He argued in favor of eliminating the age limit us applied to the appointment of of ficers in. the regular Army from the vol unteer service, urging that the President be given discretion to appoint any com petent officer, Irrespective of age. He, too, denounced, hazing at West Point. Bate opposed the pending bill, not only because It conferred upon the President authority which he thought ought to be exercised only by Congress, but also be cause It created a permanent standing army of 100,000 men. He urged that if the regular Army was increased to 100,000 men it would never be reduced In strength, as al's-powerful Influences, social and polit ical, would work to prevent the reduc tion. The building up of this army and the authority conferred upon the Presi dent by this bill he said, were the longest strides in this country towards "Imperial ism." -. Penrose addressed the Senate briefly In support of an amendment he offered, striking out of the bill all limitations of aire, as aDDlied to the appointments 6f of ficers in the regular Army. Without nroceedlne further with the Army bill, the Senate, at 4:55 P. M.. -went Into executive session, and at 5:u r. ax. adjourned. DULL DAY IN THE -HOUSE. Discussion of Bill' to Codify the Pos tal Lairs. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. This "Wan an exceedingly dull day in the House. The entire day was spent upon the bill to revise and codify the postal laws, which is to be the continuing order, not, how ever, to interfere with appropriation bills or conference reports, until disposed of. It is a bill of 221 pages, and is simply a revision of existing laws. Some disposi tion was manifested to Inject Into the measure some amendments to the pres ent law In the interest of certain classes of mail employes, but such attempts were successfully resisted. Ninety-three pages, of the bill were completed today. There were hardly 50 members In their places when the House met. A majority of the members had gone over to the Sen ate to witness the administration of the oath to Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania. The House, without preliminary busi ness, went into committee of the whole, Lawrence (Rep. Mass.) In the chair, and took up the consideration of the bill to revise and codify the postal laws. Loud (ReD. Cal.). In charge of the bill, made a brief explanation of the provisions of the measure, "and explained In answer to many Inquiries that the bill made no mod ification of existing statutes regarding railway mall, salaries of railway mall clerks, or any of the mooted questions re garding the postal service. The bill was then read for amendmerit under the five-minute rule. Hepburn (Rep. Ja.) moved to strike out the pro vision requiring that the Fourth Assist ant Postmaster-General should be con firmed by the Senate. Hepburn said tba confirmation of those officials by the Sen ate simply crippled the appointing power of the President and placed It In the power of the Senators to "hold up" tho Executive In the matter of appointments. The amendment was lost. W. A. Smith dtep. Mich.) offered an amendment to classify letter-carriers as first, second, third and fourth class, and pay them at tho rate of $1200, $1000, $S00 and $600 per annum, respectively. He made an impassioned speech in support of tho amendment. Which, he said, would do only scant Justice to one of the most deserving class of Government employes. Mahon (Rep. Pa.) replied with an equally earnest appeal against Increasing the salaries of Government employes. He declared that for the same class of work the letter-carriers were the best-paid men In the Nation. Loud urged that the presentation of such an amendment to the pending bill was Inopportune, but he said he was will ing to allow the proposition to go to a vote without debate. The vote resulted: Ayes, 19; noes, 33. Smith made tho point of no quorum. The committee then rose, and at. 5:40 the House adjourned. THE DEATH ROLL. Lnnrenre Comill. Aged. 115-"- .STJ JPSEPHV wJanf li-Jjxurenca, Conheli died & ms nome near tms city today aged 115 years. He had led an ac tive outdoor life for more than a cen tury, owning several farms In this vicin ity for more than half a century. He left a numerous progeny, down to great-great-grandchildren. He was born In Dublin, Ireland. 'A French Librettist. PARIS, Jan. 17. Paul Jules Barbler, the French dramatic author, librettist of "Faust," and many other well-known operas, died today, aged 76 years. SUMMARY OF IMP0RTANT NEWS. Congress. M. S. Quay was sworn in by the Senate. Page 1. . , More Senators denounced hazing at West Point. Page 1. The House discussed the bill to codify the the postal laws. Page 1. Morgan has schemed to secure time for the canal bill. Page 2. Federal Government. Cadet MacArthur denied that he was bru tally hazed. Page 3. There are no new developments In the Venezuela case. Page 3. Boer War. Lord Roberts issues an appeal for 5000 yeomanry. Page 2. Martial law Is proclaimed throughout Cape Colony. Page 2. . More naval guns will be landed at Cape Town. Page 2. Boers attacked Colvllle's column, but were repulsed with heavy loss. Page 2; . Foreign. . The celebration of Prussia's bicentenary began In Berlin yesterday. Page 2. Rosebery talks of the coming war for trade. Page 9. Domestic. Cullom's opponents in the Senatorial race in Illinois withdrew. Page 1. Cleveland spoke on the necessity of con servatism, at a banquet In New York. Page 1. The livestock convention protests against the Grout bill. Paga 3. Arguments were begun In the Bosschleter murder case. Page 10. Northwest Legislatures. That the Republican legislators of Oregon will hold a Senatorial caucus seems more than likely. Only avowed Mc Bride men refuse to sign call. Page 4. The Oregon Legislature adjourned yester day to reconvene Monday. Page 4. The distribution of patronage by the Ore gon Senate -was according to a slate. Page 4. Bill for a Railway Commission will be fa vorably reported in the Washington Senate today? Page 4. The chairmen of the Important House committees ire Washington were an nounced yesterday. Page 4. Bill was Introduced in the Idaho Legisla ture fixing the duties of the Governor in time of insurrection. Page 4. Pacific Coast. Full text of mortgage tax decision. Page 5. A large body of free-milling oVe has been discovered In. Red Hills, eight miles south of Salem. Page 4. Puget Sound Immigration officers made an important seizure regarding violation of the alien contract labor laws. Page 5. Commercial and Marine. Iron and steel trade affected by Impend ing strike- Page 11. St. Paul stock affected by Hill's denial of ownership. Page 11. Steamship Eva brings another big con signment of matting.- Page 6. French bark makes a fast trip from Lon don Page 5. Steamer Willamette In port with coal from Comox. Page 5. Rescue of the Flottbek. Page 5. Portland and Vicinity. New veneering and basket factory secured for St. Johns. Page 12. Multnomah County's debt decreased $112, 000 the past six months. Page 8. Tom Connell defending himself against charge of arson. Page 8. Governor Brady, of Alaska, addresses the Merchants Protective Association. PageS. ES DANGER AHEAD Conservatism, Says . Cleve land, Is-Only Salvation. SOBER DAYS FOR SERMONIZING Ex-President's Speech at tho Annual Banquet of the Holland Society In rCevr York Message t I Wilhelmlna. i NEW TORE, Jan. 17. The Holland So ciety hed Its 16th annual dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria tonight. Rev. Dr. Henry Vandyke, president of the society, presid ed. On his- right sat ex-President Cleve- NEW SENATOR FROM HEJTRY E. BURNHAM. Senator Chandler's successor is a native of New Hampshire, and is derived from an old New England family, which came from England in 1635 He Is a graduate- of Dartmouth, and Is a prominent practicing- attorney of Manchester. He has been more or less prominent In politics since 1873, and was a delegate to the National convention of 1888. land, Dr. Andrew H. Smith, and ex-Postmaster Charles W. Dayton. Mr. Cleveland said: "I am quite willing to take any humble place among the sermonlzers. In this time of headlong National heedlessness, and to invoke the cultivation of the saving grace of Dutch conservatism. This is the kind of conservatism that counts the cost, but for the sake of principle and freedom, will disregard the cost? that lays out a voyage by chart and compass and follows chart and compass to the end; that loves the liberty and National hap piness which rest upon tried and sure foundations: that teaches reverence for National traditions and encourages the people's satisfaction with their country's mission; the kind of conservatism in which our Constitution had Its -birth, and which has thus far been the source of our Nation's safety and strength the con servatism of justice, of honor, of honesty, of industry, of frugality and of contented homes "In this assembling of tnoso who know so well the meaning of these things, the OjUestlon is suggested whether in political conditions, this conservatism character. Izes the conduct or guides the sentiment of our people. There can be but one answer to this question. Conservatism has In a great degree been Jauntily cast aside or condemned as, opposed to our country's welfare and glory. A strange voyage has been entwec upon without count of cost, and without chart or comr pass. The tried and sure foundations of our liberty and National happiness have been discredited. Reverence for our Na tional traditions has been relaxed, and satisfaction with our country's mission toas been undermined. The restraints and limitations of our Constitution have be come galling and Irksome under the temp tations of National greed and aggrandlze- .rnent. 'Our love of peace, honor and Jus tice has been weakened. ' "War, even with the world'3 advanced civilization, may still be sometimes neces sary and Justifiable; but, whether neces sary and justifiable or not, the demorali zation that follows in Its train can never be evaded. It teaches bloody Instructions which, in -a. country whose citizens do the fighting, cannot fail to leave the Impress, for a time at least, upon public and pri vate life In time of peace. "Thirty years after the close of the war for the preservation of the Union, a treaty of arbitration was formulated between the United States and Great Britain, which, . If completed, would have gone far toward removing every pretext of war between the two countries. Thus these tw;o great English-speaking nations then assumed leadership In the path of peace, and in ad vocacy of the abolition of war with the hope and expectation that the example would be followed by other nations, and that a more general adoption of arbitra tion as a means of settling International disputes would result in a great advance toward the abandonment of war through out the world. This treaty failed of con firmation In the Senate of the United States. "Less than five years have passed and h these English-speaking champions of peace and arbitration are still operating In parallel lines one In the Philippines and the other In South Africa but no longer for peace and arbitration. Both are killing natives In an effort to possess their lands. This indicates a sad relapse; and In our case It Is a most serious one. If England succeeds in her attempt In South Africa she will but add another to her list of similar acquisitions; a brave people will be subjected and because of our engagement in a similar venture in another quarter, will miss the expressions of American sympathy which we are ac- customed to extend to those who strug gle for National life ana Independence. On the other hand, with success in our subjugation effort, a new, untried and ex ceedingly perilous situation will be forced upon us. We .can conquer the Philippines, and after conquering them can probably govern thenu It 1b in the strain upon our Institutions, the demoralization of our people, the evasion of our Constitutional limitations and the perversion of our Na tional mission that our danger lies. ' As a distinguished bishop has sold: The ques tion Is not what we shall do with the Philippines, but what the Philippines will do to us.' "Our country will never be tho same again. For weal or woe we have already Irrevocably passed beyond the old lines. The Republic will In some sort be saved. Shall It be only In name and semblance, with fair external appearance, but with the germs of decay fastened upon Its vitals, or shall It, though changed, still survive In such vigor and strength as to remain the hope and pride of free Amer icans? "The problem la a momentous one. Its solution depends upon tho extent to which the old patriotism and good sense of our countrymen can be rescued from impend ing danger. Thus these are sober days for thoughtful citizens days for preaching days for sermonizing. If wo are to be NEW HAMPSHIRE. saved from disaster, it must be through the, cultivation and enforcement of that sort of conservatism that should find a congenial home In the Holland Society. In the midst of reckless tumult and in the confused rage .of iNatlonal greed and bloodiness, this conservatism should de fiantly stand forth and demand a hear ing." Dr. Vandyke read a message, which will be sent to Queen Wilhelmlna, of Hol land, as an address from the society, on the occasion of her approaching marriage. At the conclusion of Its reading the health of the Queen was drunk standing. SURRENDER OF DELGADO. Head of Insurgents of Panay For mally Lays Down His Arms. ILO ILO, Island of Panay, Jan. 17. General Delgado, formerly the head of in surgents In the Island of Panay, has vol untarily surrendered. Since November the insurgent force has been broken up into small bands. A truce conference be tween Delgado and Major Noble, Adjutant-General of the Department of Vlsaja, resulted in Delgado and his staff en tering Ho Ho and surrendering to Gen eral Hughes. Delgado sent word to the remnant of his command, numbering. 70 men, that they were to come In and sur render. The commands of General Pullon, Diocno and Qulnlln Saal are holding strong positions In the mountains of Ca plz province. Battery .G of the Sixth Light Artillery, with four guns and a con siderable force of Infantry are trying to dislodge them and compel the Filipinos to fight an open engagement. Rear-Admiral Remey and his officers held a reception this afternoon on board the Brooklyn. Transports Returning Empty. WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. According to the records of the War Department, 10 steamships chartered by the Quartermas ter's Department for the transportation of horses and mules to the Army In the Philippines and China are now on their way to the Pacific Coast for dispatching, having served their time. They are the AraD, Athenian, Pak Ling, Port Albert, Port Stephens, Fedorlca, Pack, Wyefleld, Conemaugh, and Westminster. They all have left Nagasaki, and are at different stages of the Journey across the Pacific. The Arab, Athenian, Pak Ling. Port Al bert and Port Stephens are bound for Seattle, and the others for San Francisco. Unless further use Is found for some of them, they all will ,be discharged from Government service on arrival at their destination. The charter price of these vessels ranges' from $400 to J600 a day, and the daily cost of the entire number; is $5725. MacArthur Reports Casualties. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. The War De partment has received the following cas ualty list from General MacArthur, at Manila: Killed December 15, Duro, Bohol, Com pany C, Forty-fourth Infantry, Joseph R. Nooung. Troy P. Sllglor, Corporal Wil liam P. Ellert. " Wounded, extent not reported Wayner Eskrldge, David N. Stark, Solomon Dot terer; January 12, Capan, Luon, Com pany C. Twenty-seventh Infantry, Edward D Mason, hand, side, slight; December 7, Donsol, Luzon, Company N, Forty-seventh Infantry, Philip A. Hollenbeck, thumb, severe. Dally" Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances shows: Available cash balance .: 1198,187,046 Gold 80,338,395 HAD A WALK-OVER Cullom's Opponents in Sen atorial Race Withdrew, THEIR REASONS NOT STATED Effort to Sccnre a Republican Cau cus in Nebrnnkn Failed Clark's Victory Celebrated by Jubilee Contests in 'Other States. SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Jan. 17.-The Re publican joint caucus tonight unanimously nominated Shelby M. Cullom for United States Senator. The contest came to an unexpected close about noon today by the announcement that ox-Governor Tan ner and Messrs. Cannon, Hltt and Prlnca had withdrawn from the race, leaving Senator Cullom a walkover. Tho announcement of Governor Tan ner's withdrawal came first, and Was shortly followed by announcements from the other candidates. The exact cause that led Senator Cullom's opponents to leave him a clear field are not announced, further than that all the candidates and their friends, after several conferences, agreed that It would "be difficult. If not impossible, to defeat Senator Cullom, and that It would be to the Interest of party harmony, as well as to their own Interest, to withdraw before It came to a vote to night. CONTEST IX NEBRASKA. Efforts to Secure a Republican Cau cus Failed. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 17. Sp little suc cess attended the effort to secure signa tures to an agreement for a Republican caucus on tho Senatorshlp that the effort was tonight abandoned for the time be ing. Of the necessary 67 members, only 36 have signed the petition. The balloting today showed few changes. It was as follows: W. V. Allen fusion 57 Gilbert 1M. Hitchcock, fusion 57 D. E. Thompson 32 Currle 32 Crounse 10 Halner 6 Hinshaw x7 Melklejohn z Rosewater 15 Klnkaid 4 Scattering" t 12 A bill will be Introduced In the House tomorrow providing that In a lynching the relatives of the person lynched can obtain damages from the county where It occurred. Jubilee In Helena. HELENA, Mont... Jan. 17. There was a grand jubilee In town last night In honor of the election of William A. Clark as United States Senator. A special train brought several hundred visitors from Butte and the West Side. Reinforced by Helena people, they formed a large and enthusiastic procession, which marched through the principal streets. Mr. Clark made a short speech, in response to loud calls, thanking all friends for their demonstration. The rest of the night was devoted to merrymaking. Tonight an In formal reception was held by Senator Clark at the Hotel Helena. Hundreds of friends, ladles and gentlemen, failed to congratulate him and shake hands. The Delaware Deadlock. DOVER, Del., Jan. 17. The vote on joint ballot today for two United States Senators showed but little change In the deadlock that has resulted over tho strained relations of the Republicans. It was as follows: For the full term: Richard R. Kenney (Dem.) 22. John Edward Addlcks (Union Rep.) 16, Henry A. Dupont (Rep.) 8, scat tering Republican 4; absent. Democrats 1, Republican 1; necessary to choice, 26. For tho unexpired term: Saulsbury (Dem.) 22, Addlcks (Union Rep.) 16. Charles F. RIchard9 11, Benjamin Nlends (Rep.) 1; necessary to a choice, 26. The regular Republicans voted to a man, for Mr. Richards. California Legislature. SACRAMENTO. Cal., Jan. 17. The Stato Legislature today adopted a joint resolu tion requesting Congress to pass the Cal ifornia mineral lands bill. The Assembly passed a resolution Instructing the Cali fornia Representatives and Senators to work for the passage of tho Grout oleo- ft margarine diu. a resolution instructing the Congressional representation to secure the investigation of the Cape Nome min ing litigation, and an inquiry into tho charges against United States Judge Noyes, were introduced in the Assembly. Will Exonerate Bailey. AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 17. The legislative committee which has been investigating the charges against Congressman J. W. Bailey, regarding his connection with the issuing of a permit to the Waters-Pierce Oil Company to do huslness In the state In violation of the state anti-trust law, closed its sessions today after hearing the testimony of several witnesses. The committee is preparing a report which will fully exonerate Mr. Bailey. Utah Republicans Caucus. SALT LAKE, Jan. 17. The Republican members held a caucus tonight and adopted a majority rule which takes 19 votes to nominate. Tho caucus adjourned till tomorrow night, when rfc will meet to ballot for the nomination of a Senator. Thirty-seven members were present, and all agreed to be bound by the caucus. Strike Investigation In Colorado. DENVER, Jan. 17. Both branches of tho Legislature today adopted a resolution providing for a joint committee to in vestigate the grievances of the striking coal miners, and, if possible, suggest some basis of a settlement. STEEL AND WIRE TRUST. .Two Hundred Million Dollar Combi nation Being Formed. NEW YORK, Jan. 17. The Journal and Advertiser will say tomorrow: "The first steps in the formation of a $200,000,000 combination of four existing steel and wire companies were taken yes terday afternoon at a secret meeting In the offices of the Federal Steel Company, which was attended by the chief repre sentatives of the American Tlnplate Company, the American Steel & Wire Company, the American Steel Hoop Com pany and the National Steel Company. Another meeting will be held today (Fri day). The present capitalization of the four companies named la about $150,000,000."