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THE MORNING. OREGONIA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1901. NO EXTRA SESSION Senators Will Avoid One if Possible. CONFERENCE ON SHIPPING BILL It "Will Be Pressed as lions as Pos sible "Without Endangering the Appropriation Bills Democrats Opposed to Nlsht Sessions. "WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. The opposition to the shipping bill and the disposition manifested In the Senate today to delay Its passage resulted in the calling: of a Republican committee on order of busi ness this afternoon for the purpose of considering: ways and means to secure action on the bill. A decision was reached to ask for earlier dally sessions than have been held heretofore, and to make an effort next week to secure night sessions. There was also a general discussion of the Senate Calendar and the possibility of an extra session of Congress. The opinion was general an extra session should be avoided if possible, and the suggestion was made that later In the session there should be an effort to get action upon the Spooner Philippines bill. The conference also considered the posi tion of the subsidy bill relatively to the appropriation bills and so far as there can be said to have been a decision, It was to press tho subsidy bill as long as It can be pressed without endangering the appropriation bills. Senator Allison had given notice earlier in the day that he would ask to have the Senate take up the District of Columbia appropriation bill next Monday, and it is understood he agreed to postpone that for a few days if it should appear that by so doing he could promote the Interest of the sub sidy bill. As a result of the conference, Allison later in the day moved that tomorrow's session begin "at 11 o'clock. The minor ity Senators made no disscntion to this, but they did not hesitate to say that an effort to hold night sessions would be met by a demand that a quorum should be constantly retained in the Senate. Captain Johnson Appointed Admiral. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Army "Volunteers, Edward N. Bowen, of Massachusetts, acting assistant sur geon, to be assistant surgeon of volun teers, with the rank of Captain; regular, Second Lieutenant D. K. Major. Jr., Four teenth Infantry, to be First Lieutenant. Navy Captain Mortimer L. Johnson, to be Rear-Admiral; Commander Franklin Hanford. to be Captain; Lleutenant"F. J. Schall, to be a Lieutenant-Commander; Lieutenants, Junior grade, to be Lieuten ants, George Mallison, Walter Ball and Joel R. P. Pringle. Omnlbns Public Building: Bill. WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. The House committee on public buildings and grounds today acted favorably on what is known as the omnibus building bill, increasing the limit of cost of a number of public buildings. The following revision of in creases nas made before the bill was reported: Cheyenne. Wyo W25.000 Bait Lake City boo.ooo Seattle 750,000 Beattle site 200,000 Pension Court Bill Defeated. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. The bill for a pension court of appeals which has at tracted considerable attention as a G. A. R. measure, met a reverse In the House committee on Invalid pensions today, where, by a vote of 6 to 7 a motion to report was defeated. A sub-committee consisting of Representatives Norton, Graff and Minor, was then named to per fect the department bill providing for pension appeals. Election Amendment Invalid. DES MOINES, la., Feb. 1 The Supreme Court this morning announced that the decision of the lower court on the Titus biennial election amendment was affirmed. This knocks out the amendment to the constitution, and results in a state elec tion being held this Fall In Iowa. WU AS A LISTENER. The Chinese Minister at a Baltimore Banquet. BALTIMORE. FebTT The annual ban quet of the Merchants' and Manufactur ers' Association last night brought to gether a large number of distinguished men, among whom were four United States Senators and a dozen or more Con gressmen, and nearly all the prominent officials of the State of Maryland. The Chinese Minister. Wu Ting Fang, was the chief guest, and his personality aroused the greatest Interest, as did also his re sponse to the toast of "Our International Relations With China." Senator Daniel, of Virginia, discussed "Commerce and the Nicaragua Canal"; Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, talked about "The Broadening Horizon of National Duty"; Senator Bur rows, of Michigan, told of "National Fi nancial Problems '; Senator Culberson, of Texas, spoke on "The Common Interests of Baltimore and the Southern States," and Professor Walter Wykoff, of Prince ton University, discussed "Industrial Progress." Minister Wu took notes during the early responses, his pencil being noticeably rapid during a passage in Governor Smith's speech. In which that official re ferred to the acquisition by this country of tho Philippines, Porto Rico, possibly of Cuba, and a "slice of China." Mayor Hayes followed Governor Smith and made a hit with Minister Wu by say ing. "I don't agree with the Governor. We don't want any part of China," which sentiment the Chinese Minister vigorously applauded. Senator Daniel, after fully discussing the problems connected with the comple tion of the Nicaragua Canal, declared that his vote will always be recorded against ' the partition of the Chinese Empire in any way or manner whatsoever." at which sentiment Minister Wu clapped his hands. A moment later he appeared equally pleased when the Virginia Sen ator launched a vigorous philippic against the looting of the Chinese cities, towns and villages in the name of Christianity. Senator Thurston followed and declared that, having taken the Philippines, we were bound to keep them, and that it is our constitutional duty to govern them as a part and parcef of the United States. He asserted that any person who encour ages the revolutionists in the Philippines is a traitor to his country. Minister Wu followed Senator Thurston. He said: "I am wiser now than if I had spoken early. There seems to be a difference of opinion on the Nicaragua Canal ques tion. I am glad to har your Governor Is a farmer. In my country we have four great classes, the second of which Is the farmer, the fourth is the merchant. As a foreign diplomat I know nothing of your politics, and I am not here to ap prove or condemn your system of govern ment. "I am told that your Governor Is consid ering the question of calling an extra ses sion of the Legislature to disfranchise whom? Not the Chinese, for they are already disfranchised, but the illiterate, and the Chinaman is not illiterate. I will not ask nor expect special favors. We ask only that the Chinese who come here should be treated exactly as other for eigners are treated. There is no Teason to fear that the 400,000.000 Chinese will ever immigrate here. The fear that this country will be flooded by, Chinese Is ab surd. Why do you single out my coun trymen in your preventive measures when you permit the laborers of all other coun tries to enter your boundaries? "The evil of opium smoking is urged against us. We have vainly tried to break it up in China. You have It in your power to prevent It here. The importa tion of opium could be prevented here. If you do not prevent it, you will suffer as we do. The remedy so far as this country Is concerned is in your hands, not ours. We cannot, for political rea sons, prevent it there, but if I under stand your laws, you can prevent It here if you wish to do so. If you want to extend your trade in China, study our ways and meet our requirements. Our merchants are honest. Study our meth ods and conform to them. The commer cial interests of your Nation and of mine desire that the peace of the world shall be maintained." BIGGEST DEAL YET. (Continued from First Page.) negotiations are pending for the control of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, which would meet the Union Pacific at both Omaha and Kansas City, and afford, a direct route to Chicago, where traffic will be dlvjded among the trunk lines which are already being operated on the "community of Interest" plan. Such a plan, however. Is not necessary for a di rect transcontinental line, for the Chi cago & Alton already connects with the Union Pacific at Kansas City, and pro ceeds to Chicago, and the Illinois Cen tral connects at Omaha, and also pro ceeds to Chicago. At Chicago connection Is made with the Baltimore & Ohio for the Atlantic seaboard, and thus is estab lished a complete "Harrlman" transconti nental route. It may perhaps be a coincidence, but It certainly appears highly significant, that the announcement of the purchase of the control of the Southern Pacific should follow so closely upon the pur chase by Harrlman of the Central Chi cago Terminal Transfer Company and its connecting lines. A week ago Mr. Harrl man bought the Deutsche Bank holdings of this company, through Kuhn, Loeb & Co., who are interested with him in that deal, and who are likewise interested with him in the present deal. The yards in and about Chicago are owned by the Terminal Company. They comprise 760 acres, with a total of 250 miles of track. The com pany also owns the Grand Central Pas senger Station, and 3500 feet of docks on the Chicago River. The Price Paid. The consensus of opinion of men inter ested in railroads and stock markets la that the price paid for the Huntington shares was about $50 per share. The Speyer holdings are known to have aggre gated about 550.000, If not 600.000, so that, with the Huntington block, the new In terests have 1,000,000 shares, or half of the capital stock. Rumor has It that tho Speyera got $48 a share for their stock. It is stated on authority, however, that the Speyers have not sold their Southern Pacific bonds. Chairman Tweed was requested to make some statement dealing with the re ported change of control, but he twice de clined to say anything. With Acting Vice-President Gates, of the Southern Pa cific, Mr. Tweed Is an executor of the late C. P. Huntington's will. The bank ing house of Speyer & Co. was for some years prior to Mr. Huntington's death the financial agent of the Huntington prop erties. The Speyers held large amounts of Southern Pacific bonds for their Euro pean clients. According to current re ports, they were anxious to acquire pos session of the Huntington shares. It is said they made an offer for the entire block, but the price offered was unsatis factory. It was then, according to Wall- street gossip, that the Harrjman syndi cate stepped In, obtained an option on the Huntington shares, ana" named to the Speyers the price they were willing to pay all around. History of the Transaction. The Southern Pacific Is said to have the largest capitalization of tho American roads, Its stock being capitalized at $200 -000,000. The properties concerned In the deal, directly and Indirectly, represent. It Is said, an Investment of $500,000,000. The Harrlman syndicate Is supposed to be di vided into portions of one-eighth, E. H. Harrlman holding two of these, and the re3t being distributed as follows: J. P. Morgan and W, K. Vanderbllt. one-fourth; Rockefeller Interests, one-eighth; George Gould, one-eighth; Kuhn, Loeb & Co., one-fourth. The history of this transaction dates back to shortly before the death of C. P. Huntington, last Summer. Mr. Hunt ington, to whom overtures for the acqui sition of his stock were made, declined to sell. His heirs, however, were more ready, but they refused, as well as Mr. Speyer, an offer of $45 a share, which the syndicate made to them for the whole of their holdings. It is understood that they named a price, favoring $50 a share as the one they would consider. Such an offer was made, H Is said, but it was not actually accepted until today. H. E. Huntington, nephew of the late C. P. Huntington, arrived here today, but declined to talk. James Speyor, late tonight, said: "I re ceived .an offer for my holdings of South ern Pacific stock, and I have parted with them at the figure agreed upon." "Will you state what the figure was, or who was the purchaser?" "No; that would bo contrary to my agreement with the purchaser, who de sires the facts to be kept secret. No, I cannot say what was the amount of my holdings." "Does this sale include or have anything to do with the Huntington holdings?" "I am speaking altogether of my own stock. Whatever may have been done In regard to the Huntington holdings will have to come from others. There Is no doubt, however, that some arrangement was made with regard to them." Cabinet DIsctisscd China Question. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. At the Cabinet meeting today Secretary Hay spoke at some length on the situation in China. It developed that the plenipotentiaries of the powers are not making as rapid prog ress toward a settlement as was hoped, and that many disturbing questions hive arisen In consequence. Whether our forces In China should be increased, and whether it would be necessary to make arrangements for more permanent quar ters for those who are now there, were among the questions touched upon. The Cuban constitution was also a subject of discussion. Much regret was expressed at the seeming deadlock In the constitutional convention, by which the adoption of a constitution may be long delayed. "Faltlr" Tucker Dead. NEW YORK, Feb. 1. Commander Booth-Tucker, of the Salvation Army, who sailed on the Campmla last Satur day In the hope that he would reach the bedside of his father before he died, will arrive In England too late. A cable dis patch just received by the Salvation Army conveys the tidings of his death. He was known to members of the Salvation Army as "Fakir" Tucker. He was the son of an English officer. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances in the gen eral fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve In the division o redemption, shows: Available cash balance $143,013,973 Gold 71.1S3.644 TO CURE A COLD IX ONE DAY, Take Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets. All druccUts refund the. money it it falls .to turn. E. W. Gro es alfn&ture la on each box. 23c. ONLY FOUR BIDDERS FOB, THE THREE SEW PROTECTED CRUISERS. Contracts "Will Probably Go to Nevr- port News, Bath Works and Neafie fc Levy, Philadelphia. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. Bids for the construction of three protected cruisers were opened at the Navy Department to day. The attendance of bidders was neither as large nor as representative as In the case of the last opening. It Is doubtful If the Cramps or the Union Iron Works have been unrepresented before in any bidding since the birth of the "new Navy." One of the Moran Bros., of Se attle, was the solitary representative of the Pacific Coast interests, but did not bid. There were only four bids In all. The first bid opened was that of the Newport News Shipbuilding Company. They offered to build a 5700-ton cruiser with a speed of 22 knots in 36 months for $2,741,000. The Bath Iron Works offered to build a cruiser of the same propor tions for $2,750,000. which Is exactly the figure available after making the reduc tion on account of armor limit fixed by Congress. The William R. Trigg Com- DELEGATE ROBERT W. "WILCOX, AGAINST "WHOM CHARGES OF TREASON nAVE BEEN FILED. pany, of Richmond, offered to build one cruiser for $2,7S0,0uu, being the limit of cost fixed by Congress, or two cruisers for $5,480,000. The last bid was the lowest, and was submitted by the Neafie & Levy Shipbuilding Company, of Philadelphia. It onered to build a cruiser on the depart ment's plan in 36 months for $2 740,000. These cruisers are designed to be the most formidable vessels in the world of their class. They will resemble closely the type of second-class armored cruisers and might be easily mistaken for such. Tho act of Congress authorizing this class of cruisers states that the vessels should carry "the most powerful ordnance for vessels of their type, and have the highest speed compatible with good cruis ing qualities and great radius of action." Admiral Hlchborn, Chief Constructor of the Navy, who has been foremost In the preparation of plans for the building of the ' new Navy," says that In an engagement the new cruisers would be able to cope with and prove more than a match for some of the armored cruisers of foreign navies. Tho new vessels are to be named the St. Louts, the Milwaukee and the Charles ton, the last to continue the name of the ship wrecked November 2, 1899, In the hll'rp'ncs. Their trial displacement will be about 9700 tons each; they will be equipped with 21,000 horsepower, twin screw engines and will have a speed of 22 knots per hour. The vessels will be 424 feet In length and C6 feet In extreme breadth. Their bunkers will have a ca pacity of 1500 tons. The main side ar mor will be four Inches in thickness all around, as will also the upper and lower casemate armor. Two and a half Inches of steel plate will encase their protec tive decks. The main decks of the cruis ers will be supplemented amidships with covered superstructures, within each of which will be located four six-Inch rapid fire guns and six Impounders of the same type; outside the superstructures will be two more six-inch guns located on the center line, one forward and ono aft. On the gun deck the greater batteries will be located, of eight six-Inch, 12 14-pound and four 1-pound rapid-fire guns. Sixteen rapid-fire guns are to be placed on the superstructure deck and bridges. The remainder of the batteries will be located ,n .j. ! itpp, tops 0f tne military masts. Electric ammunition hoists will supply the guns with the greatest rapidity, mak ing it possible to hurl against an enemy a broadside of about 12 tons of solid metal a minute. The vessels each will have fopr lofty smokestacks, 76 feet above the load water line, providing draught for the 16 straight water-tube boilers situated In four water tight compartments. These boilers, to gether with the engines, will be protected by the side armor, sloping deck armor and a 12-foot coal bunker. The Inner bot tom of the vessels will extend to tho undersides of the protective decks, above which a cellulose cofferdam, 30 Inches wide extends the length of the cruiser. All the latest Improvements in construc tion are to be provided for the accom modation and comfort of the officers and crew. In commission, the number of offi cers will be 89, and the crew will number 525 men, for which are provided 16 boats. ranging from a C6-foot "steam cutter to a 16-foot dingy, besides two punts and two life rafts. . It has been believed In some quarters that the three cruisers could not be built within the limit of cost named by Con gress. However, a calculation, based on the price to be paid for the unsheathed armored cruisers, would tend to disprove this theory. The average cost of the three unsheathed armored cruisers of 13,400 tons trial displacement and 22 knots speed Is to be J3.76S.333 each, or $281 22 per ton. At this rate a cruiser of 9700 tons dis placement would cost $2,727,834, or $72,166 less than the amount appropriated, name ly $2,800,000. As about $100,000 will, be re quired for armor out of the sum appro- pria ted has been necessary to eliminate certain Items from the specifications as In the case of the sheathed battle-ships. Cramps' contract price for the Maine, an S-knot battle-ship of 13.500 tons displace ment, was $2,SS0.O00, or $23S per ton. The Philadelphia at Callao. LIMA, Peru, Feb. 1. The United States crulser Philadelphia has arrived at Cal lao. All on board are well. REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY. Principal Appointments Have Been Decided Upon by the President. WASHINGTON, Feb. L There will be no delay at the War Department in ex ecuting the Army reorganization law. The reorganization scheme engrossed almost the entire attention of the military au thorities today, and the result will be offi cially promulgated In general orders as soon as the bill shall have been signed by the President. The matters 'which will re ceive the earliest attention are the ap pointments of the Generals and field offi cers, and the recruitment of the 10 addi tional regiments of Infantry and cavalry authorized by the bill. Recruiting sta tions have been established at all the prin cipal centers of population, and all officers In this country have been assigned to re cruiting duty. There is an immediate de mand for at least 5000 recruits to meet de ficiencies In the Philippines, caused by1 the necessary discharge of the entire volun teer force by June 30, at the latest. All the principal appointments provided ior in tne bill practically have been de cided upon by the President. A list of these nominations has been made out at the War Department, and will be sub mitted to the Senate without delay. These appointments will include a Lieutenant Genera!, four Major-Generals, nine Brigadier-Generals, and the Colonels and oth er officers essential to the organization of the 10 new regiments. General Miles un- FROM HAWAII doubtedly will receive- the JLIeutenant Generalahlp. and Generals MacArthur, Wood, Wade and Young aro most likely to be made Major-eGnerals, al though it is possible that General Mer riam will be made a substitute for one of the four named. Among the officers men tioned as likely to receive commissions as Brigadier-Generals are Generals Bate3, Wheat, Chaffee, Schwan, Arnold, Rodgers and Wood (If the last named does not se cure the higher grade). Including line and staff, the President will have to ap point about 1S00 officers to meet the re quirements of the new law. Public Debt Statement. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. The monthly statement of public debt shows that at the close of business, January 31, 1900, the debt, less cash In the Treasury, amounted to $1,094,595,878, a decrease for the month of $4,595,432. The debt Is re capitulated as follows: Interest-bearing debt $l,O01,5O0,2C0 Debt on which Interest has ceased since maturity 2,023,190 Debt bearing no Interest 3S4,0S5,4O0 Total $1,3S7,C08,S51 This amount, however, does not Include $763,537,279 In certificates and Treasury notes outstanding which are offset by an equal amount of cash on hand held for their redemption. MINERS AND OPERATORS. Prospects for an Agreement Are Not Bright. COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 1. The second day's session of the joint conference of the coal operators and miners was called to order by Chairman John Mitchell, of the miners' union. There were 499 mine delegates present, nnd 182 operators. W. D. Ryan, of Illlonls, moved that Iowa and Michigan delegates be admitted to the conference. President Mitchell and Vice-President Lewis, of the miners' union, spoke In favor of their admission. The vote resulted in a tie, and the chair decided that the motion was lost. During the afternoon session, President Mitchell moved that the operators pre sent their scale, which was declared car ried, and F. L. Roberts, while stating that the operators had no scale, said they wanted the scale of last year reduced 10 per cent per ton, with corresponding re ductions In all other work. The operat ors then requested that the miners pre sent their proposition. President Mitch ell responded on behalf of the miners, out lining their demands. The prospects ior an agreement are not bright, and nego tiations promise to be protracted. Operators Considering Reduction. SCOTTDALE, Fa., Feb. 1. There Is a persistent report throughout the Connell vllle region that the coke operators are considering the advisability of a 15 per cent reduction In wages. Neir Record for Mile Run. CHICAGO", Feb. 1. Eugene Bliss, a freshman in the University of Chicago, yesterday broke the indoor record for the 'varsity track in the mile run, doing the distance In 4:47 2-5. 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BATTLE IN ABYSSINIA REPORTED IN CAIRO THAT SEVEN THOUSAND WERE KJLLED. It Is Snppased the Chiefs Rebelled Dnrlnp the Absence, of Menellk at the Egyptian Frontier. PARIS, Feb. L A dispatch to the Francals from Cairo says news has been received there from Abyssinia of a great battle In which 700 were killed. It is supposed the chiefs rebelled during the absence of King Menellk, who has gone to the Egyptian frontier in connection with the dolimiation of the Egypto Abysslnla frontier. LONDON, Feb. 1. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company from Cairo says severe fighting Is reported In Abyssinia. The casualties are said to number 7000. The foreign office officials know noth ing of any difficulty In King Menellk's territory, but It Is not unlikely they think that certain malcontent chiefs may have taken advantage of King Mene llk's absence from the capital to foment an Insurrection. THE RUSSIAN BUDGET. Some Facts In Minister de Wltte'a Annual Statement. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 16. Amer icans or Englishmen who generally leave budgets, annual estimates and bal ances, tax bills, and appropriation bills to tne statesmen, politicians and lobbyists, would be astonished at the intensity ot interest in the Russian' budget. It is an engrossing topic of conversation in wide circles a month before and after publica tion. The reasons for this are not diffi cult to find. The first Is that the annuil estimates In Russia, owing to the direct Intervention of the Government In every sphere of business and of life, directly affect an Infinitely greater number of people th&n In England. America or in deed any other European country. The second Is the comparative paucity of pub lic utterances by this Government. The Minister of Finance is the only Minister who has a stated time for general re marks. His report on the annual esti mates corresponds to some extent with the rPesldent's message and with the speech from the throne of monarchs. The statements that were published here January 1 (old style) are worth the Interest which Is taken In them. A fully Intelligent reader oil the figures would have a fair knowledge of what goes on In Russia. It Is safe to say there are few such readers outside of the ranks of the Government. A Just appreciation of the document would require -six months' study. Nevertheless even the Inexpert can learn much from even a casual perusal. Minister de Wltte's address to the Emperor, which was no doubt made at Yalta before the budget was mado to the Council of State, instead of afterwards as Is usually the case, contains many Interesting" pass ages which could not be telegraphed on account of the length of the document. In discussing the unfavorable state of the country, economically consldered.Mln lster de Wltte, In the budget, gives sev eral causes which, In his opinion, show the wars in South Africa and In China as disturbing factors. One of these -Is the general economic progress of the United States. It Is gratifying to noto that Minister de Wltte couples his appre ciation of American growth and prosper ity with no re-echo of the Austrian statesman Goluchowski's proposal of a continental league against American prod ucts. According to the authorized trans lation Minister de Wltte says: . "There is another cause of a specific character which acts very strongly In tho same direction, however. Of late years the position of the United States of Amer ica In the world's money market has un dergone a serious change. Notwithstand ing the expenses entailed by the Spanish War, American capital has taken a far smaller share than Europe In undertak ings outside the country. A series of good harvests conduced greatly in raising tho economic condition of the country. Side by aide with the growth of capital and the development of Industry involved thereby, the export trade of the United States made great progress, which In sured a favorable balance of trade and balance of payments. "Since 1897 the flow of gold Into the United States has constantly been In- ex cess of the outflow; the abundance of money In the American market has led to large Investments In European loans. Although part of the debt due to America from Europe for exchange of goods and for money Invested In loans Is covered by the Interest and dividends on American securities placed In Europe and their re importation, still, even taking this Into account, there is a considerable balance In favor -of America which Europe pays in gold. Thus the trans-Atlantic republic attracts considerable of the resources of tho Old World." This discussion Is apropos of the diminu tion of gold stocks compared with for mer years. At the close of 1900 the gold stocks amounted to 1.492,200.000 rubles, or about $750,000,000, of which 684,500,000 rubles was In circulation and 807,800,000 was In the state bank and the treasury. The stocks at the close of 1699 were 1.566,400. 000 rubles, or 74,100,000 larger. At that time the bank and treasury held 927,000,000 rubles, and there was on'.y 639.4CO.000 rubles In circulation. The bank notes In circu lation are covered to the amount of 146 per cent. Referring to the estimates of the cost of the Chinese troubles to date as 62,000,000 rubles. Minister de Wltte states that thl3 sum Is composed of grants above the'cstl mates made to the Ministries of War, Marine, Interior and Communications to cover the outlay required In 1900 In order to put the troops of the Amur and Siberi an districts on a war footing He says that of course this sum "together with the extra assignments to be made for the purpose in 1901, does not form the only expenditure to be bprne by the United States as a consequence of the complications in the East and does not embrace all the losses caused by Russia by these lamentable occurrences.'' Part of the expenses have fallen on "other departments and local resources." The losses sustained by the Manchurlan Railway have already affected the bud get of 1900 In the form of loans to rail way companies. FOUGHT ALL NIGHT. Battle Between Sheikhs and the "Kinsr of Arabia." BOMBAY, Feb. 1. Reports have ar rived here of a sanguinary battle near Kowelt, on the Persian gulf, between the Sheikhs of Kowelt and Blnrashld, who calls himself King of Arabia. Blnrashld had 20,000 men, armed with rifles, while the Sheikhs had 10.000, all mounted and carrying rifles. Blnrashld marched on Kowelt and the Sheikhs ad vanced to meet him. The battle lasted from sunset until dawn. Blnrashld charged repeatedly but he was completely routed by the Sheikhs, who captured great quantities of booty. German Affairs. BERLIN, Feb. 1. Professor Von Stra donllz, who was the leading German her aldlclst, published a statement that Em peror William op his paternal side Is a direct descendant of "Mary Queen of Scots, through Sophia Dorothea, who died In 1757, and Prince Augustus William, who died in 1878. At the coming Eastertide the Prussian school system will be Introduced in the Relchland. The court theater at Dresden has ac cepted the new opera of M. Ignace Jean PaderewskI, and the work will have its first presentation in May. The Reichstag, by a large majority, has adopted a resolution In favor of uniform German orthography. Numerous snow blockades are reported, especially In the Hartx district." The Inline has risen dangerously as far up as Cologne. At Moerchlngen. In Loralne, on Em peror William's birthday. First Lieuten ant Reuger killed Captain Adams during an altercation. Emperor William's shooting record for 1900 remains behind that of 1S99. showing 3563 game, of which 2750 were pheasants and 146 deer. The Frankfurter Zeitang learns that Dowager Empress Frederick is so much Improved thai It Is not unlikely she may live for years. German Demand tor Indemnity. HONG KONG, Jan. 31. It Is reported from Canton that the German Consul there has demanded an Indemnity of $100,000 for each man wounded in the recent outrage on the West River and. $50,000 for other damages. Piracy is increasing to such propor tions that the Consuls have demanded bet ter protection for the waterways. The Viceroy replied to their demands that he was doing all that was possible, but the Consuls are not satisfied. It Is not un usual for a dozen outrages to be re ported from Che river In one day. Rumor of Earl Li's Death. LONDON, Feb. 2. The Tien .Tain cor respondent of the Standard, wiring Thursday, says It Is rumored Thursday In Tien Tsin that 14 Hung Chang Is dead. PARIS, Feb. 1. The Foreign Office has no news of the death of LI Hung Chang, as reported by the Frankfort Ga zete. M. RIchon, the French Minister at Pekin, has not alluded to his Illness for some time, so it Is supposed It 13 not serious. Croker Pays His Income Tax. NEW YORK, Feb. 1. A dispatch to the World from London says: Richard Croker arrived at Wantage from the Continent Wednesday and drove to the Moat House. Letcomb. He came to London yesterday. He has paid his Income tax of $5000 on the official esti mate that he was In receipt of $100,000 a year. He has abandoned his appeal in the face of the inquisitorial character of the questions he would be compelled to answer, and a false answer to which woull render him liable to a heavy fine. No Russian Loan. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1. The Rus sian Minister of Finance, M. De Witte, authorize the Associated Press to deny all reports of Intended Russian loans par ticularly the $50,000,000 loan said to have been arranged with a syndicate of Amer ican Insurance companies. The story cir culated that an order was recently Issued giving to foreigners contracts for Rus sian railroad material and restricting foreign orders In other departments, Is also authoritatively denied. Basutos Accept the New ICInpr. MASERU. Basutoland, Feb. l.-Chlef Le rothodl and the chiefs of numerous other nations assembled here today to hear the proclamation of the accession of King Edward VII. Lerothodl and others spoke in praise of the late Queen, saying they considered that they had lost their great est friend. Lerothodl said that through her the Basutos had remained a nation and they accepted King Edward as the great chief of Basutoland. The Punishment Question. NEW YORK, Feb. 1. A dispatch to the Herald from Pekin says: At a meeting of the Ministers Sir Ernest Satow, the British Minister, informed his colleagues that he had received instruc tions giving him discretion to waive his Insistence on the death penalty. Miss Astor Engaged. LONDON, Feb. 1. The engagement of the Duke of Roxburge to Miss Pauline Astor, daughter of William W. Astor, has been definitely arranged. The wedding Will 'take place some time next Summer. French Torpedo-Boat Sank. HAVRE, Feb. 2. The French torpedo boat No. 24 sank last evening within a mile of the harbor as the result of a boiler explosion. AH the crew were lost, with the exception of two. SALOON MEN WARNED. Mrs. Nation Suggests n Conference "With Topeka "Joint" Keepers. TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 1. Mrs. Carrie Nation today sent a personal letter to all the saloon-keepers In Topeka warning them to stop their buslnes. The letter was addressed to "The Joint Keepers of Topeka. My Dear Hell-Bound Sinners." Mrs. Nation suggested in the letter that the "Joint" keepers appoint a place of meeting with her at which the situation could be carefully canvassed and the de cision concerning the future disposition of the "Joints" arrived at. She Intimated that forcible means would soon begin If they did not heed her advice and close up. Mrs. Nation Go Ins to Chicago. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1. A. C. Rankin, of Pittsburg, Pa., who is en route home from the temperance convention that has just been held at Topeka, said that Mrs. Carrie Nation, accompanied by her hus band and three or four of her followers will come to Chicago the latter part ot next week, probably stopping a day each at Kansas City, Des Moines and Sioux .City. "The object of the visit," Mr. Rankin said, "will be fourfold; to let the people know that they are not a lot of crazy women; to give Mrs. Nation an opportu nity to present fairly the situation as it exists In Kansas; to arouse and quicken the temperance movement in other states, and to raise funds to carry out the cru saders' lawsuits in Kansas." It Is promised that there will be no damage wrought on this trip. However, it Is said that future plans of the cru saders include an extended tour of saloon-wrecking. Mrs. Nation has received invitations to lecture In many Eastern cltlea. Druggist Destroys His Liquor. HIAWATHA, Kan., Feb. 1. E. J. Eye holtz, a local druggist, today made public his determination to destroy all the liquor in his store. This afternoon he poured a barrel of whisky into the sewer and announced that Saturday he would prob ably destroy the remainder of his supply of liquor. Including several barrels of wines and whiskies. Muncle on the 1.1st. MUNCIE, Ind.. Feb. 1. Mrs. A. B. Cus slck. a relative of Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kansas saloon demollsher, says that Mrs. Nation Intends visiting Muncle in the near future. Mrs. Cueslck expects that the wrecker will make a demonstration here against the liquor-dealers. She also claims that Mrs. Nation will not divulge What Is the use of telling the rhenmatii that he feels as If hla joints were being dis located? He knows that his sufferings are voT much like the tortures ot the rack. What he icanU to know Is what will per manently cure bis disease. That, according to thousands of grateful testimonials, Is Hood's Sar&aparHEa It corrects the acidity ot the blood on which the disease depends, strengthens the stom ach, liver and kidneys, and builds up the wholo system. Try Hood's. the exact date of her arrival, and this leads her to believe that the demollsher of saloons will prepare to take the city by storm before her presence Is known. She believes that Mrs. Nation will visit Indianapolis and other cities in the gas belt while en route to the home of other relatives south of Muncle. Muncle W. C. T. U. women. It Is gener ally known, disapprove of Mrs. Nation's stylo of damaging property, and they will not aid her in any manner If she should start her oru6ade here. "Whitney Purchase. NEW YORK. Feb. 1. When seen re garding his purchase of Hamburg at the Bitter Root stud auction sale, William C. Whitney said: "I will send Hamburg to Kentucky at once and I anticipate that he will prove a sire worthy of his pedigree. 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