THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. JANUARY 25, 1S01.
INCREASE OF NAVY
House Nearly Completed the
Appropriation Bill.
CANNON'S NOTE OF WARNING
He Thinks We Have Spent Enough
for Ships of Wnr-In the Senate
Pettlereir Made Attncfc on the
Davres Commission.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The House to
day considered the naval appropriation
bill all day and completed it -with the
exception of one paragraph. The item
for an increase of the Navy "will remain
as reported, namely two battle-ships and
two cruisers. Some opposition was man
ifested to any increase of the Navy and
Cannon (Rep., 111.) sounded e note of
warning as to the size of the appropria
tions and announced that with the pres
ent appropriation, 5310,000,000 would have
been spent on our navy and we should
stop.
Speaking to a pro forma amendment,
William A. Smith (Rep., Mich.) brought
up at the opening of the day's session
the question of the abrogation of the
treaty of 1817, prohibiting the mainten
ance of war vessels upon the Great Lakes.
Smith said the treaty was an imposition
upon the shipbuilding and commercial
Interests of the lakes, against which he
protested. The treaty was originally
made In the Interest oC peace and was
very properly negotiated. The reasons
which then existed have passed away.
He desired to see the shipyards on the
Great lakes participate in the building of
war vessels.
Mann (Rep. 111.) opposed the abroga
tion of the treaty. If we built warships
on the lakes, England must have a sim
ilar, privilege. She could build great ships
there and could threaten the cities on the
American side and the whole commerce
of the lakes. The treaty, he argued, was
absolutely essential to the safety of the
cities on the lakes in case of war with
Great Britain.
Boutell (Rep. HI.) was In favor of a
modification of the treaty in the inter
ests of the naval reserve, so as to permit
the maintenance of one small armed ves
sel on the upper lakes and one on the
lower. The treaty also should be mod
ified, he argued, so as to permit both par
ties to the compact to build warships of
any class to be taken to tldewatetr.
Foss (Rep. 111.), in charge of the bill,
said the question of a modification of the
treaty of 1817 was discussed by a Govern
ment commission a few years ago. It
was a matter for the State Department,
not the naval committee, to consider.
Rlxey (Dem. Va.), a member of the na
val committee, opposed the provision In
the bill for an Increase of the Navy, on
the ground that the recent contracts let
would absorb for the present the capa
bilities of our shipyards. Rlxey said that
If the building of the Navy was rushed
along at an inordinate rate, In a few
years new inventions might make many
our our new ships obsolete. He was in
favor of going slower.
Wheeler (Dem. Ky.) replied to Rlxey,
contending that the Democratic party al
ways had been in favor of a strong Navy.
"Is the gentleman aware," inquired
Foss, "that "William J. Bryan, on the
floor of this House In 1890, opposed fur
ther construction of ships 7" i
"William J. Bryan," retorted "Wheeler,
"is a great, pure and able Democrat, but
he Is not the Democratic party." (Repub
lican laughter and cries of "We thought
he was!") That statement excites mer
riment on the Republican side of the
House," continued Wheeler, "because
men who recognize as their party shib
boleth and mainspring of action the will
of one man, Marcus Aurellus Hanna, do
not understand how Democrats can rec
ognize a distinguished citizen and
leader and at the same time differ from
him on questions of policy."
Rlxey offered an amendment to strike
out the provision for an Increase of the
Navy.
Dayton (Rep. "W. Va.) vigorously op
posed the amendment, contending that if
the Government abandoned the naval pro
gramme, it would disappoint the generous
sentiment manifested by the country to-,
ward building up of the Navy
Cannon, chairman of the appropriations
committee, said he was for a sufficient
Navy, hut when it was sufficient, he was
in favor of stopping. Since 1896. when
the new Navy began to be built, $227,000,-
000 had been appropriated for ships (In
cluding the provisions in the bill, but not
including $S3,000,000 still due on contracts).
Wheeler Interrupted him to inquire to
whom the credit of the Inauguration of
the new Navy was due.
Cannon replied rather Impatiently that
the country at large did not care "three
hurrahs In a hot place to whom the credit
belonged." Cannon said he did not think
Congress had appropriated too much for
the Navy, but he did not think the United
fitates needed the largest Navy in the
world. We would not be called upon to
fght England. But we need a strong
Navy, we have the ships and we are go
ing to keep them We could not get rid
of them if we desired to, but we do
not want a larger Navy than Is needed.
and after the ships ow authorized and
to be authorized by this bill had been
completed, he thought the time to stop
wc j: J have arrived.
"With $753,008,000 of appropriations, in-
c'ud.ng provision for the sinking fund,
now in sight for the coming fiscal year,"
said he, "if we are to reduce taxation we
Sjshcu'.d inquire diligently Into all these
I matters and net go beyond that which
is necessary fer the protection, glory
land honor of the country."
Foss defended the action of the com-
Imlttee. The Naval Bureau chiefs had
asked for 32 vessels and the Secretary of
Ithe Navy for 11 vessels. He submitted
that the action of the committee recom-
lendlng four vessels was both moder-
lte and conservative.
The Rlxey amendment was lost on a
lslng vote. 46 to 94.
Van Diver (Dem. Mo.) moved to strike
3Ut the provision 'for the construction
jf two armored cruisers; lost.
Fitzgerald (Dem. N. T.) offered an
lendment providing that the ships
t'.ght be built in the. Government navy-
rards; lost 67 to 84.
After completing the bill, with the ex
ception of a single paragraph, the House,
it 5.30 P. M., adjourned.
Indian blood was necessary to secure ad
mission to such schools.
Thurston answered that no children are
received unless they are Indians, no mat
ter how slight the mixture of Indian
blood. He had, he said, seen in a tepee
with a woman, evidently an Indian
squaw, children of her own which had red
hair. It was impossible, he said, to ex
clude children from the schools merely
because they-might have red hair or light
skin.
Butler insisted that many of thfe chil
dren who were attending the schools were
white, and that the abuse of the Indian
school appropriation was notorious.
Teller was satisfied Butler was mistak
en. He knew personally, he said, that
children were not admitted to the Indian
schools whose parents did not maintain
their tribal relations.
Jones (Ark.) added that he knew many
Indian children who had freckled faces
blue eyes and red hair.
Pettlgrew expressed the opinion that
the whole Indian school system ought to
be overhauled. He was inclined to be
lieve that many of the Indian schools in
the East would be better abolished, and
in this connection he referred parIcu-
TO MAINTAIN THE PARITY
HILL'S KTNAXCIAIj BILL "WILL BE
REPORTED TO THE HOUSE.
St. Louis Delegation, Trying to
Further Their Exposition, Had
Hearing In "Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. By a party
vote of nine to six the House committee
on coinage today ordered a favorable
report on the bill of Hill, to maintain
the "silver dollar at parity with gold."
This was done alter the committee had
refused to defer action on the pending
bills to permit the minority members of
the committee to be heard, and a com
munication from W. J. Bryan, to be re
ceived. This, however, was without pur
pose to exclude Mr. Bryan's communica
tion, which will be received and printed
Improved water filtration and other fea
tures, putting St. Louis in creditable con
dition for this international event. As
conclusive evidence that St. Louis had
raised the $5,000,000 required. Governor
Francis read a letter from William H.
Thompson, chairman of the flnancevcom
mittee of the exposition, stating that St
Louis had fulfilled its promise. Ine Na
tional aspect of the project wa8 explained
and Governor Francis said it was essen
tial that Congress should at this session
carry out the provision of last year's bill
by making the appropriation. The bill
also provides for a National commission
of nine members to be appointed by the
President; for a local commission, board
of lady managers, etc., and for the se
lection of site. Invitation to foreign gov
ernments and the other requirements of
world's fairs. A Government building is
provided for, to cost $400,000, and a suitable
exhibit of Government resources. Gover
nor Francis disclosed a plan of having
President McKInley visit St. Louis in the
Spring on his way back from the Pacific
Coast, and christen the exposition site.
In closing, Governor Francis read from
an address of James G. Blaine at St.
Louis, in which, after referring eloquently
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PORTO RICANS. MUTINIED
xamiGRAirrs at Honolulu want
ed MORE TO EAT. V
Police "Were Called On to ttuell the
Disturbance Objection's to the Im
portation of Negro Labor.
WOMAN'
KIDNEYS
Women as Well as Men Suffer and Are Made Mis
erable by Kidney and Bladder Troubles.
THE" HAllF-BROTHER OF "THE OLD BOY" IS WITH US.
St. Paul Pioneer Press, i
larly to the Carlisle school. Pettlgrew
made a vigorous attack upon the Dawes
commission, asserting that there was no
more corrupt or extravagant body in the
service of the United States than that
commission. He attacked the increase
from $30,000 to $300,000 of the appropriation
for the commission. He believed the ivork
done by the appraisers of Indian lands
could be done for 10 per cent Of what the
Government was paying for it.
Jones maintained that the criticism by
Pettlgrew of the Dawes Commission was
not well foundefl in any respect. The ex
penditures made by the commission for
the appraisal of lands were, he main
tained, absolutely necessary in order that
the distribution of the Indian lands might
be made justly and with careful regard
to tne ngnts oi me tens oi inousanus
as a part of the hearing. Chairman
Southard presented a dispatch received
from Mr. Bryan, at Lincoln, Neb., say
ing: "Inconvenient to visit Washington, but
shall be pleased to submit views in writ
ing If you will send me copies of pending
measure."
The Hill bill, as reported, follows:
"Be It enacted, etc., that the Secretary
of the Treasury Is hereby authorized to
coin the silver bullion purchased under
the act of July 14, 1S90, Into such de
nominations of subsidiary silver coin as
he may deem necessary to meet public
requirements, and thereafter as public
necessities may demand; to recoln silver
dollars Into subsidiary coin, and so much
of any act as fixes a limit to the aggre
gate of subsidiary silver coin outstand-
of persons Interested. The work, Jones i ing and so much of any act as directs
said, was being done economically and the coinage of any portion of the bullion
thoroughly. purchased under the act of July 14, 1S90,
. Aldrlch reported the war revenue taxa- into standard silver dollars, Is hereby
tion bill from the committee on finance repealed.
and gave notice that he would call up j "The Secretary of the Treasury is"
the measure the first of next week. He hereby directed to maintain at all times
added that the committee had an amend- I at parity with gold the legal tender sil
ment covering the sale of stock and raer- j Ver dollars remaining outstanding; and
chandlse under consideration, which i to that end he Is hereby directed to ex
would be submitted at an early stage. j change gold for legal tender silver dol
Stewart endeavored to secure an order i&rs when presented to the treasury in
for a night session for the reading of the the sum of five dollars or any multiple
District of Columbia code bill, but Wei- ' thereof and all provisions of law for the
Hngton had determined there should be vise or maintenance of the reserve fund
a quorum In the Senate present for all in the treasury relating to United States
matters and forced several roll calls, one notes are, in the discretion of the Sec
of which drew from Pettlgrew the state- retary of the Treasury, hereby made ap
ment that a night session would be of no plicable to the exchange of legal tender
avail unless a quorum was present, as no silver dollars."
to the act of Thomas Jefferson in creat
ing by a scratch of his pen the imperial
empire west of the Mississippi, pointing
out that there was no statuo of Jefferson
within the seven states and three terri
tories acquired by the Loulsian.1 purchase.
This reproach, Governor Francis said,
would not long continue, for during the
exposition a fitting memorial shaft would
be raised to the memory of Jefferson.
The committee adjourned until next
Monday, when the bill will be considered
by sections and doubtless reported soon
thereafter. ,
IN THE SENATE.
'cttlgrcYV Mnde a Sharp Attack on
the Davres Indian Commission.
I "WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. In the Senate
jday, the Indian appropriation bill made
progress. The features of the de
late was a sharp attack by Pettlgrew
a the Dawes Commission, which, he
xid, was very extravagant and was ac-
ipllshing little In the way of results.
the shipping bill was not taken up, but
Dmorrow will witness a speech on it by
epew. It will tnen give way to appro-
latlon bills, Frye saying that he did not
Ilsh to delay them.
At the opening today, the Senate
Icpted the Pettlgrew resolution con-
krnlng the reported deportation of A.
tablr.l, a citizen of the Philippines, to
jam.
)uring the consideration of the appro
bation for Indian schools, Butler said he
xa visited such schools and observed
I at there were children at present tak-
Ig advantage of the benefits who were
H Indians and asked what proportion of
business would be transacted. He did
not Intend to filibuster, he said, or to
compel the Indian appropriation bill to
make vicarious atonement for other
measures.
Pettlgrew offered an amendment pro
viding that the Dawes Commission shall
file an itemized statement of Its expen
ditures to January 1, 1901, and annually
thereafter. The amendment was accepted
and an amendment making the total ap
propriation for the commission $324,000
was adopted.
"Wellington, then, at 5:10 P M., forced
an adjournment by raising the point of
no quorum.
FOR THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
Missouri Committee Had a Hearing
in Washington.
"WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. A large and In
fluential delegation, representing those In
terested in the Louisiana Purchase
World's Exposition, to be held at St.
Louis In 1903, was heard today by the
special committee of the House of Rep
resentatives having charge of that sub
ject. The exposition is designed on a
scale of unusual magnitude, $15,000,000 al
ready being assured for It by the United
States Government and the City of St.
Louis. It will partake of the interna
tional scope of the Paris Exposition and
the Chicago World's Fair. Tho delegation
present today Included ex-Governor D. R.
Francis, of Missouri; Charles W. Knapp,
president of the St. Louis Republic; ex-
Representative Nathan Frank, who was
lOO.OOO Peach Trees for Sonth Africa.
Atlanta Constitution.
A shipment of 100,000 young peach trees
from Georgia nurseries, bound for Cape
Colony and Natal, South Africa, will be
mailo nt irpfik. nnd followinc th in-
, fh. c.no.iu r-rvnioi s.. i one of the Congressmen who framed the
. t ij.h co TthAi. Chicago exposition legislation; ex-Repre-w
im ti 'JX-2 ? tentative Seth W. Cobb, of Missouri, and
Scott will go to Augusta to Inspect the -T Tw TJo.nU , r r ennn
trees and report their condition by cable , Meswa. James Hagerman and . C. C L Spen
to the British authorities. The shipment cf5' "L"
to be made by the Augusta nursery to , """" i.uuiuu, . f - .,,,.,,. .i,
, irPin, i t th tw tw win h,v status of the measure. The sundry civil
South Africa is not the first that will have
gone from this state to that country.
Last year a shipment about half the size
of the present one was sent forward, but
the trees were held up at Ladysmlth on
account of the Boer-English War.
An act was recently passed by the Brit
ish colonial authorities forbidding the
shipment of any fruit "trees Into South
Africa from either the United States or
Canada. This was done because the trees
from Canada and the United States were
the only ones sent, either into Natal or
Cape Colony, that were infested with
San Jose scale. On the earnest petition
of State Entomologist Scott, who is per
sonally acquainted with the entomologist
of Natal, the colonial government has is
sued an order exempting from the law
above referred to the trees from Georgia
during the present season. As it stands
at present, Georgia fruit trees are the
only ones anywhere In the United States
or Canada with the right of entry into
British South Africa. Professor Scott is
proud of this fact, for It argues confi
dence in the Georgia nurserymen, as well
as general excellence for the Georgia
trees.
The 100.000 peach trees to be forwarded
by steamer from Augusta go largely Into
Natal, and a large number of the trees
going to that country are consigned to
Ladysmlth. Cape Colony fruitgrowers get
I less than half of the shipment.
appropriation bill of last year contained a
provision pledging the United States Gov
ernment to appronriate $5,000,000 when the
local authorities had provided $10,000,000
to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the
Treasury. The present bill .contemplates
carrying out this pledge by making the
appropriation of $5,000,000, and at the same
time providing a comprehensive plan of
Government participation along the lines
of tho participation at Chicago.
Governor Francis addressed the commit
tee, pointing out that the $10,000,000 had
been secured by the local authorities. Of
this amount, $5,000,000 had been raised by
nonular subscription and $5,000,000 by the
issue of bonds. He said the spirit of the
ARMY REORGANIZATION.
The Bill as Agreed to by Conferees
of the Trro Houses.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2i.-Cha!rman
Hull, of the House military committee,
thus sums up the essential points of the
Army reorganization bill, on which an
agreement was reached yesterday by the
conferees of the two houses:
"The artillery corps organization Is
adopted, with a chief of artillery, who
will serve on the staff of the General
commanding the Army. The battery be
comes the unit of artillery organization.
The strength of the staff corps Is left as
the two houses provided, except the
Quartermaster's department, in which a
compromise Is made, adding two Majors
and six Captains and providing for 25
volunteer Quartermasters as long as their
services are needed. In the nurse corps
provision is made that the heads should
be graduates of a hospital training school
of two years' service. The Senate provis
ion for veterinary surgeons Is retained.
The pay corps Is left as provided by the
Senate, except that the number of Majors
Is to be 20 instead of nine, as adopted by
the Senate. The signal corps is finally
fixed to include one Colonel, one Lieutenant-Colonel,
four Majors, 14 Captains,
14 First Lieutenants, vwlth authority to
retain five First and five Second "Volun
teer Lieutenants, as required.
"The detail system of the staff is ac
cepted, with a provision that all appoint
ments to original vacancies created by
this act shall form part of the permanent
staff and not be subject to detail. All de
tails to the staff are to be for two years,
the words 'unless sooner removed' being
stricken out. Instead of the present sys
tem of chiefs of staff, they are to be ap
pointed by the President and confirmed
by the Senate for a term of four years,
and as longas the permanent staffs re
main, the chiefs shall be chosen from the
staffs. Lieutenants appointed to the line
are to be chosen from First and Second
Lieutenants under 40 years old, and n
listed men of the regulars or volunteers
may be appointed subject to the laws
now In force, except that one year's serv
ice qualifies, instead of two, as now re
quired. The advancement and retirement
of Generals Shatter, Lee and Wilson is
assured by the retention of the provision
for two Brigadier-Generals retired and
one Major-General."
Mr. Hull expects to get the agreement
before the House at once.
Philippine Bills.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The Senate
committee on the Philippines decided to
report favorable the bill providing for
the maintenance of. a soldiers' library at
Manila. The resolution introduced by
1 report ordered upon it. The Stewart bill
for the creation of a Supreme Court for
the Philippines was discussed, but the
opinion prevailed that the time had not
come for action in that direction.
.oov.v, .. --' vr, . j . . I .teller proviuius xur uie pnnung oi mo
neonle of the State of Missouri and or tne ' ruii-i,,. natuinn nnAntmi tn tho sn
City of St Louis was shown by the large , by hlm was con6iaered and an adverse
vOle Suppurung me oimuh,c ui ujuh
for exposition purposes. The certlflcate
of the Secretary of State of Missouri
shows a large majority in the state voted
favorable to the amendment authorizing
the bonds, and in St Louis the vote
showed eight-ninths favorable to the
bonds. Governor Francis explained the
enthusiastic manner in which St Louis
had taken up the work of preparing itself
for receiving- the world's guests on that
occasion.
In addition to pledging $5,000,000, the
city was arranging expenditures of about
$10,000,000 for streets, boulevards, parks,
Hazlngr at Annapolis.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Representative
Sherman, of New York, today introduced
a resolution, which was referred to the
naval committee, providing for appoint
ment of a select committee of Jive mem
bers of the House to investigate having
at the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
HONOLULU, Jan. 17, via Victoria, B.
C, Jan. 24. A mutiny of Porto Rlcans
on board an Island steamer about to take
them to the Island of Hawaii startled
Honolulu "Wednesday night of this week.
The vessel was stopped just as -she was
leaving Honolulu harbor by the action
of the Immigrants, one of wihom drew a
knife on the master of the vessel, Cap
tain Olsen.
It Is stated that the cause of the trouble
was the failure to feed the immigrants.
The Porto Rlcans say t&at all the food
they had on the day of their arrival in
Honolulu and up to the time of their de
parture for Hawaii, at about 2 o'clock in
the afternoon, was a bun for each. When
they were all put aboard the island steam
er, which was the Interisland Company's
packet Ke Au Hou, they found that the
cook had no meal prepared. On the
vessel were 128 of the 39S who came here
on the City of Peking. It was a matter
of some thne for the cook to prepare food
for such a number, hence the row. The
Ke AU Hou suddenly dropped her anchor
in the harbor a few minuces after she had
left the City of Peking, and signaled for
the police. Deputy Sheriff Chdlllngs
worth and several officers went out to the
vessel and restored order. Captain C-Isen
wanted the man who had drawn the knife
arrested and taken ashore, but the others
threatened a general revolt if this were
done, and the man with the knife was
allowed to remain on board. A search
was made for the knife, but It could not
be found. Two policemen remained
aboard the vessel, and she proceeded to
her destination.
During the row the immigrants who
were destined to various plantations be
'came so mixed that there Is fear of more
trouble In sorting them out. They had
all been given tags bearing their names
and numbers and the name of the planta
tion to which they were to go. In their
anger over the lack of food and threatened
arrest of one of their number, many of
them tore the tags off their clothes and
threw them away.
The Peking brought 39S of the sickliest
looking lot of immigrants ever landed
here. Three had died of malaria and dys
entary on the way here. Many of them
are malaria Infected, and weakened by
dysentery. Two more are spoken of by
local doctors as likely to die. There are
10 women arid 11 children, mostly thin and
weak-looking. Some time will be re
quired for recuperation before they will
be of much use on the plantations. The
Porto Rlcans. say they had insufficient
food at home as well as on the journey
here. The reason why they got so little
on the morning of their arrival at Hono
lulu Is said to have been that the quaran
tine officials and other officers examining
tnem and transferring them to the Inter
Island vessels kept them busy most of the
time. The local steamer took about 300
to plantations on Maul. She left before
the Ke Au Hou, and there was no trouble
with those aboard her.
Four hundred more negroes from the
United States also arrived on the Peking.
Some vigorous local objections are be
ginning to be heard at the importation
of negro labor, as It is feared that some
of the criminal experiences In the
Southern states may be repeated here if
negroes are brought In large numbers
A row of this sort has already been re
ported from Wailuku, Maul, ' Where pis
tols are said to have beep drawn during
a difficulty' over some woman. Particu
lars have not yet reached Honolulu.
First Circuit Court Judge Humphreys
Is ready to resign frbm the bench m as
soon as the present vacancies are filled.
He was appointed a few months ago,
but says his private practice will not
allow hliri to serve longer in view of his
present financial ciricumstances. There
is a vacancy on the circuit bench now
for which George D. Gear and J. T.
Debolt are candidates. It has existed for
some time and much public business has
been delayed and an appointment is
'anxiously awaited.
Honolulu is to have a new telephone
company. A corporation has been or
ganized with a capital stock of $150,000
to compete with the present company.
There have been many public complaints
recently regarding the service given by
the present company, and the new cor
poration is organized as the result of
such criticism.
The United States army transports ar
riving lately with heavy cargo found
Honolulu harbor filling in and Captain
Slaker, Quartermaster in charge here,
says some dredging will have to be
done very soon. The big transports fre
quently touch bottom now In taking their
berths, though as the bottom Is soft
mud, no injury Is done. Tides and cur
rents are supposed to have caused this
filling in.
'A very rare coin was found last Tues
day by excavators who were working on
a foundation for a building in the heart
of the city. It Is one of the first minted
half dollars of 1S53 and is said to be a
coin of great interest to collectors. The
finder was offered $400 for the coin by a
local numismatist and refused to sell it.
The coin was probably brought to Hon
olulu soon after being minted and lost
In the site of the excavation in which
it was picked up.
Shipping entries during the year 1900
are calculated to have amounted to
786,462 tons register. This does not in
clude the entries at several other Island
ports, nor the business of nearly 40 ves
sels plying between. Honolulu and other
Island ports. These figures show an In
crease over 1889 of 93,301 tons, and over
1898 of 274,078 tons.
The schooner Twilight, which arrived
here in distress from the South Sea
Islands, is ready to proceed on her run to
San Francisco. United States Judge Es
tee, who made an order that certain re
pairs must be made on her, has given an
order releasing her. as the work has been
done.
Francis Murphy, the famous temper
ance ugltatcr, has been spending the last
few days in Honolulu conducting a vigor
ous crusade. He Is holding nightly meet
ings in the Central Union Church, where
large crowds gather to listen to his ex
hortations. Several hundred people have
signed the pledge.
E. L. Green, who Is said to be a deserter
from the Navy transport Solace, was
fined $100 In the Police Court here for
heedless driving, on account of an acci
dent by which a native woman named
Mrs. Makaena is said to have lost her
life. December 18 Green was driving a
cart which collided with a brake in which
the woman was riding, and her ankle was
broken by the overturning brake. This is
believed to have caused her subsequent
death. Green tried to arrange to go on
the transport Hancock, but waa not al
lowed to do so.
As he passed through here on the
steamer Alameda, Commodore "Weaver,
the famous owner of the yacht Norma,
was searched for by one of his alleged
dupes during his last stay here "When
he left Honolulu about a year ago,
Weaver took with him. in the Norma R.
A. C. Peterson, a local stock broker, who
was to go into some South Sea Island
deals with him. Peterson claims that
Weaver owes him a considerable sum of
money as a result of their deals, and
says he will bring suit for it in the
courts of Samoa, -where the Commodore
has gone to engage in the new enterprise.
The Army transport Thyra arrived here
the 14th on her way to Manila without
having lost any of her horses or mules
between here and the Coast She contin
ues on her Journey on the 19th.
To Prove What SWAMP-ROOT, the Great Kidney Rem-
edy, Wil! Do for YOU, Every Reader of The
Oregonian May Have a Sample
Bottle Sent Free by Mail.
Swamp-Root will do Just as much for
any housewife whose back Is too weak to
perform her necessary work, -who is al
ways tired and overwrought, who feela
that the cares of life are more than sho
can stand. It Is a boon to tho weak ana
ailing.
r
MRS. H. N. WHEELER.
Among the many famous cures of I
Swamp-Root investigated by The Ore
gonian, none seems to speak higher of the
wonderful curative properties of this
great kidney remedy than the one we
publish this week for the benefit of our
readers:
Mr. H. N. Wheeler, of 117 High Rock St,
Lynn, Mass., tvrltes: "About 18 months ago I
had a very severe spell of sickness. I -was ex
tremely sick for three -weeks, and -when I
finally was able to leave my bed I was left
with excruciating pains in my bock. My
water at times looked very like coffee. I could
pass but little at a timo. and then only after
suffering rreat pain. My physical condition
was such that I had no strength and was all
run down. The doctors said my kidneys were
not affected, but I felt certain that they -were
the cause of my trouble. My sister, Mrs. C. E.
Llttlefleld. of Lynn, advised me to give Dr.
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Is that of canvasser, I am. on my feet a great
deal of the time, and have to use much energy
in getting around. My cure-Is, therefore, all
the more remarkable, and is exceedingly grat
ifying to me."
MRS. H. N. WHEELER.
, , . Jt used to bo considered that only urinary and
HOW tO rind UUt hladder troubles were to be traced to the kidneys.
14? V N a A now moaern science proves xnat nearly an gis-
IT YOU neeO . eases have their beginning in tho disorder of theso
most important organs.
The kidneys filter and purify the blood that Is
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Its duty.
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Many women suffer untold misery because tho nature of their disease Is not
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If there is any doubt in your mind as to your condition, take from your urine
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SWAMP- ROOT.
GOOD POINT IN MEASURE
ENGINEERS' BOARD FEATURE OF
RIVEIt AXD HARBOR. BILL.
Five Members Will Pass on All
Projects for Which Appropria
tions Arc Sought.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. In discussing
the river and harbor bill the other day,
Representative Moody, of Oregon, called
attention to one feature of that measure
which has escaped general notice, and yet
which is an Innovation that Is based on
as good, sound merit as any provision in
the entire bill. That is the provision for
the organization of a board of Ave en
gineer officers, whose duty it shall be to
examine the reports upon examinations
and surveys, provided for by Congress,
and submit recommendations thereon.
Also to examine, either of their own ac
cord, or upon request transmitted to the
Chief of Engineers by the committee on
rivers and harbors of the House of Rep
resentatives, or the committee on com
merce of the Senate, projects heretofore
adopted. The object aimed at by the cre
ation of this board is to secure greater
uniformity in the recommendations and,
reports as to various projects in the coun
try, and the examination of existing
projects the further prosecution of which
'13 questionable.
As already stated, the total estimated
cost of river and harbor improvements, for
which estimates have heretofore been
made, approximates $300,000,000. It Is evi
dent that the prosecution of many of
these Improvements must be postponed for
a long time or they must be rejected al
together. Under the present system local
engineers make recommendations as to
Improvements. Some of these reports of
local engineers namely, those made by
officers of a rank lower than that of Lieutenant-Colonel
are submitted to a divi
sion engineer, who transmits them to the
Chief of Engineers. These engineers are
located in different portions of the coun
try, and each acts in making recommen
dations according to his own standard as
to the merit of projects. An examination
of their reports shows a marked absence
of uniformity. It Is though that the or
ganization of the board provided for will
secure greater fairness to all localities
and tend to exqlude from consideration
projects not worthy of improvement
In commenting upon this feature of the
bill, Mr. Moody said it should have his
most earnest support He is of the opin
ion that such a board as Is provided by
this section will do much to secure a Just
recognition of meritorious river and har
bor projects, eliminating altogether works
which are devoid of merit, or which
should not be undertaken by the general
Government, and recognizing only the
projects which are deserving, but wlich
for one reason or another cannot secure
Just recognition at the hands of the river
and harbor committee. Mr. Moody's stand
is well taken.
There is undoubtedly more detail In a
river and harbor bill than In any appro
priation measure which goes through the
hands of Congress. It is a bill, in fact,
that is made up of details. The commit
tee which has the bill In charge now bases
its action, to a certain extent, upon tho
recommendations of the various Army
Engineers, who are stationed in the re
spective states., Of course, the recom
mendations of tho local engineers all go
through the hands of the Chief of Engi
neers, but this officer has not the time nof
the opportunity to make himself person
ally acquainted with the jnerits of each
case, and generally bases his opinion on
the report as presented by the local en
gineers. It is natural to suppose that an engi
neer who is stationed in a certain local
ity and assigned to superintend a eer
tain number of river and harbor improve
ments will do what he can to upbuild
those particular improvements. If his fa
vorable recommendations will bripg forth
good-sized appropriations to be expended
' on those works, ho Is then enabled to
l make a pretty good showing with the
funds placed to hl3 credit, and the greater
the i obstacles he overcomes the more
credit does he derive. In other words,
local engineers, who once become inter
ested in certain projects placed under"
their charge, are very apt to become
biased, and to make recommendations
which are not always warranted by the
facts.
One of the grave faults with the recent
bill, as with Its predecessors, has been
that it appropriates considerable money
for projects that are not worthy of Im
provement by the general Government.
Many streams of very shallow depth, and
which have practically no commerce, but
whose improvements may, perhaps, mean,
the re-election of some one Congressman,
have received fair-sized appropriations,
and in case such districts have a member
on the committee, as was pointed out by
the able "Washington Representative, in
his now famous speech, such worthless
projects often get large lump appropria
tions on the general river and harbor bill.
As a matter of fact the principle of rec
iprocity enters largely into the make-up
of these bills. One member of the com
mittee win make concessions to another,
In return for a similar favor, and when
this goes on throughout the 17 members
there are a number of concessions which
would never have been allowed had merit
alone been recognized. On this basis,
somebody has to suffer. Xf the com
mlttee absorb for Inferior projects In
their own districts large sums of money
which should by rights have gone to a
more meritorious improvement in some
other state, the latter Improvement suf
fers In ponsequence.
It is thought however, that If all proj
ects are first passed upon by a special
board of five engineers they will be very
apt to single out the projects which pos
sess little or no merit, and with the stamp
of disapproval of this board across their
face, It is hardly possible that any mem
ber, whether on the committee or not,
will assume to ask for any considerable
appropriation for such condemned proj
ects. Chairman Burton, of the river and
harbor committee, realizes that his bill
is greatly damaged each year by being
loaded down with undeserving appropria
tions, and while he recognizes what is go
ing on under his very eyes, he Is now
powerless to prevent whereas with an ad
verse report of such a board as it Is now
proposed to establish, it will bo a com
paratively easy matter to defeat what
may properly be termed "fraudulent appropriations."
Wonld I Were a Bird."
Los Angeles Times.
How'd you like to be a duokt
Paddle In the slimy muck;
Sadly tuck
Tadpoles and all kinds of truck.
Bum my,
Bummy.
Down your tummy;
Nosing In the smelly mud;
Through your snout.
Quacking things that Brother Bud
Talks about;
Daren't even sleep at sight:
Must keep steam up for a night;
Starboard feathers shot away
It isn't play
To live that way;
Say!
My callow. Inane, wailing buck,
How'd you like to bo a duck?
Or else a turkey gobbler, sow?
Always looking for a row
"B-r-rowl"
Anywhere and anyhow.
Strutting,
Cutting
Figures; shutting
Out the light with your big tall;
Neck all red:
Next day, hanging on a nail.
Stark and dead!
Smear ham gravy over you.
For the Christmas barbecue;
Slap you In a roastlng-pan
Soft young man,
Thlnlf, If you can.
How you'd look browned russet-tan!
Say!
Can you muss np your hair and yowl
That you'd llko to be a fowl?
(Motlvo:)
Be content if you can.
To be simply a man.