THE MORNING - OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1901.
RAILROADS WIN OUT
House Turns Down Three
3-Cent Fare Bills.
EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY NEXT
Bills Were Believed to Be Unconsti
tutional In the Form Presented,
but the House Wni Not Will
ing: to Amend Them.
SALEM, Or.. Feb. 12. The railroads bad
their Innings In the House today. The
fight waged nearly all day over the pro
posed maximum 3-cent fare, and the ad
vocates of reduction were finally beaten
by a large vote. The reasons for the
House's action appear to have been not
bo much a desire to help out the "rail
roads as a belief that the several bills
were unconstitutional, In that It proposed
to exempt exclusive Oregon railroads
from their operation. The railroads made
out a very good case, Indeed, though a
most vigorous fight was waged on them
bv Representative Colvlg, ex-Railroad
Commissioner, and others. A railroad
commission bill, too, was summarily
voted down. The fellow-servant bill will
come up tomorrow morning.
The first measure to come up was
House bill 40, introduced by Carter, fixing
passenger rates on railroads at a maxi
mum of 3 cents per mile. This bill Is one
of the group discussed Monday in com
mittee of the whole, when the railroad
attorneys spoke. Carter urged the pas
sage of the bill, saying the only objec
tion he had heard was that it might be
unconstitutional. He thought that it
would stand the test.
Dresser suggested that the fact that the
bill permitting railroads operated entirely
within the state to exact a 4-per cent
fare, "while railroads whose lines extended
beyond the boundaries are limited to a
maximum charge of 3 cents per mile,
makes It unconstitutional. This would be
permitting privileges and immunities to
one class and denying the same to others.
It was a plain discrimination. The meas
ure was defective and should be amend
ed. "If we pass It In Its present shape
It will be of no effect," he said. "Per
sonally I do not believe it good Judgment
on the part of this Legislature to restrict
rajlroad passenger rates to 3 cents per
mile. Oregon needs development. We are
not in the lead in the race for develop
ment. Our importance, our Interests will
not be developed by trying to restrict the
railroads. If there is any doubt as to
the wisdom of adopting this proposed law,
give that doubt, to those who are In
vesting their capital In the development
of our state. Let us not be rash in pass
ing such laws. If we are not absolutely
sure that the railroad companies can af
ford to make this reduction, do not let
us experiment with the proposition. If
we do pass such a measure let the bill
be so amended as to make the Intended
legislation constitutional."
"A 3-cent rate has not hurt the States
of Washington and California," replied
Carter. "We have no desire to work a
hardship on any corporation. What we
want Is right and justice. If there is any
defect In this bill let us amend It I
move that the House go Into committee
of the whole for that purpose."
On motion of Colvlg, House bills 15 and
11 were also Included and the motion was
then adopted. In committee of the whole,
Roberts of Wasco occupied the chair.
In Committee Asaln.
Carter offered as an amendment to
strike out that portion of the bill ex
empting roads operating within the state
and providing "If for the transportation
of any person the whole charge at the
rate before mentioned would be less than
60 cents, the same may be charged as a
minimum." The amendment was de
feated. Eddy claimed that when three different
members of this House had prepared bills
compelling the railroad companies to re
duce passenger rates to 3 cents, they
should at least have been prepared to
show that' the people demanded this re
duction and that the railroads could af
ford It. "I have not heard one single ar
gument that satisfactorily shows that this
3-cent rate is demanded," he said. "In
my county we pay 10 cents a mile for
the privilege of riding on a buckboard or
the hurricane deck of a mule. We would
willingly pay 4 cents a mile for the lux
ury of riding In a Pullman car. We hope
to enjoy such privileges soon and I do
not want this Legislature to enact a law
that may deter this boon to my section
of the state."
Butt criticised the failure of the South
ern Pacific Company to fall Into line
with other roads and making a voluntary
rate of 3 cents per mile.
Colvlg spoke In general against rail
road methods and the Southern Peclflc In
particular. From a constitutional stand
point he hardly thought the bill under
consideration would stand the test with
its proviso that all Oregon roads be ex
empted from the operation of the act.
He had a bill of his own that would be
considered, to which he wanted to add
an amendment, when It would be a better
measure than the one under discussion.
Colvlg made a very strong argument.
Hume of Curry County, was not in fa
vor of reducing the rate. So far as he vras
concerned, he wanted his part of the state
developed and would be willing to pay
25 cents a mile for the chance of riding
to and from home on a railroad.
Whitney discussed the bill from a con
stitutional standpoint, citing the section
of the state constitution that denominated
this particular class legislation.
The bill was reported back to the house,
when Carter, author of House bill 40,
withdrew it. in favor of the bill Intro
duced by Colvlg. Both bills have the
same object In view a maximum rate of
3 cents. The Colvlg bill holds a place
under special order.
No Railroad Commission.
House bill 107, Introduced by Miller, cre
ating a Board of Railroad Commissioners,
was the next of the six railroad bills
under special order to be taken up. Miller
spoke briefly In support of his bill, stating
that from the arguments brought out dur
ing the railroad discussion yesterday the
necessity of such a commission was made
manifest.
Butt opposed the bill, saying it was ex
actly the same measure that created a
railroad commission in 1SS5 which was re
pealed at the special session of the Legislature-
in 1S9S. There was no demand
fbr such a bill. If there was, one man
would be sufficient to do all the work a
railroad commission would have to do.
Eddy said he would oppose the bill be
cause It Imposed upon the people an Im
mense tax of $10,000 without giving any
thing In return. The bill failed to pass,
receiving only 11 votes In Its favor.
At the opening of this afternoon's ses
sion Colvlg's 3-cent rate bill was taken
up under special order. The house pur
sued Its usual course by going Into com
mittee of the whole, with Smith of Ma
rlon In the chair. Colvig. after his bill had
been read, asked adoption of an amend
ment which in effect was similar to the
one offered when the Carter bill was un
der discussion and voted down. The Col
vlg amendment was to get rid of the
objectionable feature of excluding all Or
egon roads from the operation of the bill,
by allowing them to charge a 25-cent fare
without regard to their miles of track
age The amendment met ihe same fate
as that of the Carter bill, only 11 mem
bers voting in its favor.
Colvig took defeat of his amendment In
bad grace, showing his ill-humor in the
remarks he made afid closing by saying
he did not care whether the bill passed
or not He thought It was unconstitu
tional In its present form, but he had
done his duty to the people.
The bill was reported back to the House
unfavorably and defeated by the .follow
ing vote:
Ayes, IS.
Butt Keene
Carter McQueene
Colvig Montague
Grace poorman
Harris Rice
Hartman Roberts
Hedges Smith of Marlon
Ingram ,
Noes, 42.
Allen McCraken
Barrett McGreer
Black Merrill
Briggs Miller
Cattanach Nichols
Dresser Nottingham
Drlscoll Orton
Eddy Pearce
Edson Reavls
Emmett Schumann
Geer Shipley
Hahn Simpson
Hawkins Smith, of Multnomah
Heitkemper Story
Holcomb Stewart
Hume Talbert
Kirk Thompson of Mult
Kruse Thomson of Umatilla
Lamson Vincent
Mattoon Whitney
McAUster Mr Speaker
Absent, 3 Hemenway (excused), Watson
and Bernards.
Third Bill Withdrawn.
Short work was made of House bill 41
by Butt, the last of the trio of the 3-cent
rate bills. Its author wanted it consid
ered but Barrett of Grant in view of the
fate of the preceedlng bill, moved Its in
definite postponement Butt hardly rel
ished this summary action and asked
permission to withdraw the bill if the
House Intended to Indefinitely postpone Its
consideration. He said he had a right
to fair treatment He was permitted to
withdraw the bill.
House bill 80. employers' liability bill,
was reported back from the committee
on railroads with the following amend
ment to the first section:
Provided, further, that recovery in any case
arising- hereunder shall not exceed $6000. and
any action thereon shall be commenced within
two years after such cause of action has ac
crued, and not otherwise; and provided, how
ever, that this act shall not be retroactive and
shall apply only to causes of action that may
accrue after this act takes effect
Consideration of this bill was made a
special order for tomorrow morning.
BOYCOTT ON RAILROAD.
Astoria Federated Trades So Declare
Against Local Line.
ASTORIA, Feb. 12. At a meeting of
Astoria Council of the Federated Trades,
held last night, it was reported that the
Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Com
pany was employing Japanese to" load and
unload cars, so It was decided by a unan
imous vote to place a boycott on the rail
road company, and unless the Japs were
discharged before March 11, that a gen
eral boycott would be inaugurated against
all merchants patronizing the railroad
company. The reports of the delegates to
the Council showed the total member
ship of the Federated Trades In Astoria
to be 1433. One restaurant of the city was
declared unfair on account of employing
Chinese cooks, and the delegate were In
structed to notify tnelr respective unions.
School Observed Lincoln's BIrhday.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 12. The Ly
ceum Club, of the Vancouver High School,
gave an open meeting yesterday In ob
servance of Lincoln's birthday. The fea
ture of the programme was a debate on
the question: "Resolved, that the period
1861 to 1S65 was a more critical one than
that of 1781 to 1788." The debaters were
Charles Hall and Allan Forbes for the
affirmative, and Lever Sha.w ann Roland
Quamberg for the negative. The judges
decided in favor of the affirmative. The
recitations and other exercises were ap-
proprate to tne occasion.
Exercises commemorating the birth of
Lincoln were held In many of the de
partments of the public schools here to
day. Tacoma Baseball Men Organize.
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 12. The stock
holders in the Tacoma Baseball Club,
met tonight at the Donnelly Hotel, and
perfected a permanent organization.
Councilman John Hewitt was elected pres
ident; A. E. Grafton, secretary, and Alex
Tinling, treasurer. Tacoma's stock has
been subscribed and her $500 forfeit money
as a member of the new Pacific North
west League Is ready to be deposited on
call. Manager John J. McCloskey was In.
structed to go ahead and engage his
players. A meeting of the league mag
nates. Including Portland, Spokane, Seat
tle and Tacoma will be held early next
week at Tacoma, and the forfeit money of
each city will be deposited and a perma
nent league organization perfected.
Electric May Change Hnnds.
ASTORIA, Feb. 12. A deal Is about
closed for the sale of the steamer Elec
tric to the Thllnket Packing Company, of
Portland, and will be used as a tender
for the company's Alaska cannery. The
Electric is under lease to the marine hos
pital service until July 1, but It Is ex
pected that a regular quaratine steamer
will be sent here from San Francisco be
fore that time.
Ten fishermen left here this morning for
San Francisco to bring the American ship
Prussia to Astoria. The vessel is under
charter to the Columbia River Packers
Association to take the outfit to Its new
cannery in Alaska.
Sentenced to the Gallows.
SEATTLE. Feb. 12. The steamer Dol
phin arrived from Alaska last night with
news that George St Cyr, member of a
well-known Canadian family, had been
found guilty at Dawson of the murder of
H. Davis, and has been sentenced to the
gallows. An attempt will be made to se
cure a new trial. In case of failure an ap
peal will be taken.
St. Cyr killed Davis In a cabin on the
Hootallnqua River last December during
a quarrel.
Alnskn Soldiers "Well.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. Telegraphic
advices have been received at the War
Department from Fort Egbert, Eagle City,
Alaska, and Fort St. Michael, Alaska, to
the effect that the officers and men at
those garrisons are well and comfortable.
The temperature at Fort Egbert Is re
ported at 68 degrees below zero.
Charged Wih Having Swindled.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Feb. 12. P. M.
Maher, formerly of this city, has been
arrested at Salt Lake City on a charge
of obtaining money under false pre
tenses. His alleged victim Is Smith F.
Henderson, contractor of this place.
Maher, It Is said, secured $150 on bogus
mining stocks.
Second Semester Begins.
EUGENE. Or.. Feb. 12,-The second sem
ester of the college year, began at the
University this morning. A number of
new students are registering.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
It Baby Is Cutting Teeth.
Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for children
teething. It soothes the chllu. softens the gums.
allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea.
At the first Intimation of an attack of
"grippe" begin at once to regulate the
system with Carter's LItle Liver Pills.
One pill after each meal.
You cannot be too cautious. In this epi
demic of "grippe." Keep your system
fortified with Carter's Little Liver Pills.
One pill alter eacn meai.
It is appalling to read the accounts of
the ravages of "grippe." Keep yourself
1n a condition to reject the disease with
Carter's Little Liver Pills.
MAKES SHERIFF LIABLE
BILL TO HOLD HIM RESPONSIBLE
FOR UNPAID TAXES.
He Would Be Charged With All
Amounts He Did Not Collect,
With Certain Exceptions.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 12. Senator Mulkey's
bill making the Sheriff liable for -uncollected
taxes, with certain exceptions, will
doubtless not meet with the approval of
Sheriffs throughout the state. The bill is
amendatory of section 2812 of the code,
and provides;
"The Sheriff shall be charged and his
official bond shall be liable for the whole
amount due on all tax rolls placed In his
hands for collection, and upon settlement
with the County Court he shall be al
lowed a credit for the amount of taxes
collected and paid to the Treasurer, and
for no other amounts' unless it shall be
made to appear to the County Court that
the Sheriff has been unable to collect the
remainder of the taxes charged on a tax
roll on account of errors in assessments,
or double assessments, or that property
has been assumed to exist that did not
exist When this Is made to appear to
the County Court, then the Sheriff shall
OREGON SENATE PAGE
MASTER DON CAMERON.
SALEM, Feb. 12. The highest .and lowest officials In the Senate are still engaged In a re
lentless contest for supremacy In rushing business In that branch of the Legislature . Little
Don Cameron, the page -whose picture Is herewith Given, is holding his own thus far, and
President Pulton is in a fair way to be at least equaled by his- llttlo competitor, Fulton has
long been recognized as a man who has few. If any, superiors In rushing matters In a de
liberative body over which he presides. He has a ready knowledge of parliamentary usage,
and Is seldom at a loss for a suggestion as to a speedy method of disposing of business.
But in this session of the Legislature he has found in an official who obeys rather than
commands, a rival for chief honors in this respect. Don Cameron Is a son of Senator Cam
eron, of Jackson County. He was 8 years old February 10. He is an alert. Intelligent, act
ive and willing little fellow, and performs his duties with such precision and dispatch as to
excite the admiration of every member or visitor in the Senate chamber. His gentlemanly
conduct endears him to the hearts of all.
be entitled to a credit for such amounts
In addition to the amount of taxes col
lected and paid to the Treasurer."
During the panic of 1893 and one or two
following years the Multnomah County
Sheriff was unable to collect a consider
able amount of taxes where It was not a
case of errors In assessments, double as
sessments, or that property had been as
sumed to exist that did not exist The
Sheriff was also unable to collect the
taxes at the delinquent tax sale, for the
reason that tax speculators bid In little
or none of It. The taxes 6n the Marquam
block property were not collected for sev
eral years, amounting to over $20,000, and
no one would bid In the property. Under
this bill the Sheriff would be liable In
such a case. The county was finally set
tled with after a lawsuit. There are also
each year some personal property taxes
which the Sheriff is unable to collect, for
reasons too numerous to mention, and
which are never collected. This. It would
appear, would be all charged to the Sher
iff under this bill. At delinquent tax sales
property not otherwise purchased is now
bid In by the county that Is, in some of
the counties, probably all of them. It
has not always been the rule In all coun
ties, having only been done In Multnomah
County within the last two years. This
might relieve Sheriffs of the burden oth
erwise placed upon them by this act. If
so, what Is the purpose Intended by it?
If not. isn't it possible that the various
Sheriffs will be In debt to their different
counties at the end of each tax collection
time much more than their salaries
amount to?
WOULD NOT AFFECT 1001 TAXES.
Swede's Reform Bill, "Which Prom
ises to Become a Law.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. Senator Sweek's
bill regarding assessments and taxation,
which promises to become a law, will not
Interfere with the collection of taxes for
the present year, which are about ready
to be collected, and the collection of
which may have already been commenced
In some of the smaller counties of the
state. The bill does not contain the
emergency clause, and therefore will not
take effect until 90 days after Its pass
age, and by that time taxes will have
been pretty t well collected all over the
state.
The act provides that Sheriffs shall con
tinue to collect taxes. Discounts are. al
lowed for prompt payments, and the fre
quent copying of the delinquent tax roll,
which has been an Item of considerable
expense In the past is done away with.
There are various other changes Intend
ed to simplify matters. Senator Sweek
states that In no event will the bill, If
passed. Interrupt the collection of taxes
according to the tax rolls as now writ
ten up. The act will practically apply to
next year's levy, and In case any legal
complication Is foreseen, the bill may be
amended to take effect beginning with
the 1901 assessment and tax roll.
Little Hope for Mullan's Claim.
SALEM Or., Feb. 12. The Joint commit
tee on ways and means will doubtless
make an adverse report on the claims of
Captain John Mullan. The sub-committee
appointed to Investigate the claim has
practically prepared Its report and It is
unfavorable.
Circuit Court at The Dalles.
THE DALLES, Or., Feb. 12. Circuit
Court convened here yesterday, beginning
business In earnest this morning. A long
civil docket confronts the, attorneys, with
a total absence of criminal cases. Four
lame damaee suits will be the chief fac-
tors of Interest in the term namely, J.
J. Hecker and C. D. Walbreth each
against the O. R. & N. Co.; Rev. Paul
Kruger against Dalles City, and the heirs
of Mrs. A. Reese against Wasco County.
Charged With Assault
DALLAS, Feb. 12. Ed Rlcaards was
yesterday arrested for "assault with a
dangerous weapon" on the person of Mrs.
Darling. This was a street brawl in which
Richards struck the woman with a club,
Inflicting an ugly wound.
Charged With Bigamy.
SEATTLE, Feb. 12. James A. Taylor, a
railway contractor, well known throgh
out the Northwest, was arrested here to
day on a charge of bigamy, committed
at Duluth, where he Is wanted by the po
lice. His wife and two children are here.
Ship Ashore Off Tatoosh.
VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 12.-The collier
Frederica, which has arrived from San
Francisco, reports having1 seen a ship
ashore off Tatoosh, while bound In this
morning, but did not go near enough to
speak to her.
, Dr. Hill Complimented.
DALLAS, Feb. 12. The. W. C. T.U., at
a meeting yesterday, passed a resolution
complementing tljeRev. E. P.' Hill," 'of
Portland, for his brave fight for reform.
Idaho Notes.
Nez'Ferces will have a1 free public II-
WHO IS A HUSTLER.
brary in the near future. Lumber for
that purpose is on the ground and the
building will soon be in the course of
construction.
The Nez Perce County Pioneer Associa
tion was organized at Lewlston Saturday.
All persons who came to the state prior
to the last of December, 1877, are eligible
to membership.
Great activity still nrevalls In tho Irn?--
i glng camps at Rathdrum. The snow f ur-
I nlshes excellent sledding. M. D. Wright
has so far cot nnarlv. 2omrwi f nt
logs to his mills and expects to bring in a
half million more before the snow leaves.
John Duprey, a half-breed Coeur d'Alene
Indian, Js in the Latah County Jail,
charged with horsestealing, and the offi
cers believe that In him. they have an old
offender who has been guilty of stealing
both horses and cattle for a number of
years.
Since the oil discoveries throughout the
Palouse country have been brought to
notice manv nprsons hp. r;onac-nn k....
j been prospecting. On a farm owned by
I T. Driscoll, four miles from Genesee, Al-
uu ."aua.Ji lius iimue discoveries wnicn
he considers are very promising. J. W.
Brlgham, living at the head of the Lit
tle Potlatch, says there is no doubt that
oil can be found there. He states that
the ponds and springs are covered with
an oily substance, and fn many places it
bubbles out from the earth during the
whole year.
Oregon Notes.
The Long Creek Treasurer has on hand
$1322 67.
Sllverton has contracted for five Jlre
hydrants.
The Marshfield band has recvelved some
new Instruments.
J. C. Phelps has been appointed Re
corder of Florence. . ti
Eugene High School students have
formed a brass band.
The Florence West says $500 will repair
the Sluslaw wagon road. -
A council of, the Knights of Kadosh
will organize at La Grande.
Opening of the Eugene new armory "has
been postponed from February 22 to
March 8.
A. P. Svarverud, aged' SI years, 'fell
from a haystack at the residence of his
son, Andrew Svarverud, of Eugene, Sat
urday, and his collar-bone was broken.
Despite his age the old gentleman Is get
ting along well.
San Francisco Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12. The Official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks today were:
Alta. $0 CJIJustice n vr
Alpha Con
1 1 .Mexican 30
bfOccldental Coa ... 0
ISjOphir ss
301 Overman ........ 17
lOiPotosi 7
Andes
Belcher
Best & Belcher..
Benton Con
Bullion
Caledonia ......
Challenge Con ..
-loavage is
oeg. .ueiciier 1
Sierra Nevada ... 20
Silver Hill 42
Standard 4 25
Chollar
Confidence ...... SO
Con. Cal. & va... 1 boiunion Con ...v...
Crown'Polnt .,.. 17 Utah Con ,
23
Gould & Curry..
Yellow Jacket ... "SO
Hale & Norcross
Small and Modest :Requcsts.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. 8. (To the' Ed
itor.) Kindly forward me papers, circu
lars or information regarding following:
Location and amount of Government
lands open for stone and timber ofc home
stead entry In your state.
Location and name of Register of Gov
ernment land offices in Oregon.
Climate, resources, farming and timber
lands of Oregon.
Names and addresses, of land-lookers or
loeaters of settlers. W. O. TILLOTSON.
HAMILTON'S CONFESSION
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONT AT THE
MINNEAPOLIS TRIAL.
Arresting Officer Declared the News
paper Man Acknowledged Bull
ing Day in Sell-Defense.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Feb. 12. The
prosecution in the Hamilton murder casB
rested today, after introducing the sen
sational testimony of Officer Thomas J.
Rooney, who testified that Hamilton
said to him when he was arrested: "I
will go with you. I am prepared to
take the consequences. Let the law
take its course. I killed him, but I did
It In self-defense." Hamilton listened to
the statement with a perfectly impassive
face. Rooney's evidence related to the
conversation with Hamilton on the way
from the West Hotel to the police sta
tion. Every effort Is being made to have A.
M. Barbee, the St Louis traveling man,
brought here to testify. His evidence Is
said to be-of the highest Importance to
the defense. Hamilton, it Is said, will
take the stand and give his version of
the fight that ended in Day's death. Af
ter court adjourned there was an Im
pulsive movement toward Hamilton, men
vlelng with women to shake his hand and
utter the hope that he would be able
to prove his Innocence. Rooney testified
as follows:
"When I entered the bllllard-room that
morning, Watchman O'Malley said to me:
'Officer, take this man and lock him up.
He did It and I said, 'Did what?' 'Did
this,' he replied, leading me to where
Day's dead body lay on a billiard table.
I took hold of Hamilton's coat sleeve and
told him to come along. He was sitting
in a 'chair In the barroom. Some one
suggested delay, but Hamilton got up and
said: I will go with you; let the law
take its course. I'll take the conse
quences. I killed him, but I did it in self
defense.' "Hamilton said: 'This trouble Is all on
account of a girl, Miss ' and then ho
gave her name. 'We had both been go
ing with her. I told her Day was In ill
health. She told him. He got sore and
has had it in for me ever since. Feel
of this bump Day did that. I had to do
him. I could not stand and let him
beat me and do nothing.'
"Afterward he said: 'This Is terrible; I
wish It had been the other way.'
" 'What other way?' I asked.
" 'That he had killed me instead of I
him.'
"Then he asked me to feel of that bump
again and told me that Day had done It
but ha did not know what with. I said:
'It seems to me a man like you could have
taken care of a slim man like that without
using a knife.'
" 'I would have, if his friends had not
Jumped on to me,' ho answered. 'As it
was, I had to do it to .ave myself.'
"After awhile Mr. Francis came. He
wanted to talk with Hamilton. I said
that he might, but that It must be In
my presence. Francis said 'Keep your
mouth shut. Don't say a word until you
se6 me again. Let me see your knife.'
Hamilton produced a small knife. Fran
cis asked 'If he had another knife. He
said 'No.' Then Francis asked, 'Did you
have a large knife?' and Hamilton an
swered 'Yes.' Nothing" was said about
when ho had the large knife or where it
was."
On cross-examination the witness could
not exactly locate the place where the
confession was made. His memory was
not clear on sofne other details, and the
defense endeavored to show that his mem
ory was not of the best. He said Ham
ilton appeared to be Intoxicated, and he
observed a lump on his forehead, and an
abrasion of the sklri.
Ralph Gary, recalled, was the first wit
ness of the day. He could not Identify
the big knife, and declared he had never
seen It He corroborated Gray's testi
mony of yesterday that at a certain
Juncture after the killing there was no
one near the body.
Ernest N. Ruel, night clerk of the West
Hotel, testified that he was playing pool
with the Day party, but saw only a part
of the trouble. He heard what Day had
said to Hamilton, but did not hear the lat
ter's replies. He saw the first scuffle,
and heard Day refuse to fight because
Hamilton was not sober. His recollec
tion of the affair and the persons there
corroborated so far as It went, the evi
dence of the stale of the other wit
nesses. J. W. Bennett, the traveling man, was
recalled,. He denied emphatically that he
had said to Hamilton, as witness Gray
had claimed yesterday. "The man is dead;
you killed him."
Robert C. Hill, night police reporter on
the Tribune, gave some Important evi
dence. He had gone to the hotel to
"cover" the case. There he saw Hamilton
and Bennett. The latter was excited and
hysterical, and acted as If he had been
drinKing. Witness was a personal friend
of Hamilton, and had talked with him.
He testified, as follows:
"I proffered my services to Hamlltor
and offered to do anything I could for
him. I added that while things looked
bad for him, he would better cheer up.
Then I asked him If he did It He said,
'I don't know whether I did It or not.
He added something to the 'effect that
It was 'all off, and that he was 'up
against It' or something like that. I said,
'Is that your knife?' 'No,' he said."
'ne witness denied that he had advised
Hamilton to say nothing about the case.
Ex-Patrolman Rooney was the next
witness, and after he had given his tes
timony as above. County Attorney Board
man said: "The state rests."
Court was then adjourned until 1C
o'clock tomorrow morning, in order tc
give the defense a little time to arrange
Its case.
Shot Her Former Husband.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 12. Mrs. Ella
Seeley tonight shot and wounded her for
mer husband, W. A. Selley, chief buyer
for Swift & Co., at his residence, in this
city. The wound Is not serious, although
the ball passed through Seeley's arm.
Mrs. Seeley wore a beard and a cap and
was otherwise disguised as a man when
she was admitted to the Seeley lesldence
by Mr. Seeley's present wife. The dis
guised woman asked for Mr. Seeley and
when he appeared she whipped out a re
volver from her pocket and fired one shot
at him.
They Dngf Up' the Money.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 12. Clarence
Gordon and Roy Riley, aged 16 and 15, re
spectively, were arrested In this city to
night, and JS70 In gold was found on them.
The boys say they saw two men bury
the money February 3, In Terre Haute,
Ind. After the men departed they dug up
the money. Gordon says his home Is In
Indiana, and Riley says he lives in New
York.
Stole an Empty Safe.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12. Under the glare of
an electric light, a robber entered the
second-story window at the residence of
Chauncey J. Blair, a millionaire banker,
on Drexel boulevard, and carried out a
small empty safe. Mrs. Blair usually
kept her jewels in the safe, but she had
removed them a short time before.
Collar, Cnft and Shirt Trust.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. The Tribune
says-
The long-talked-of syndicate at Troy,
N. Y., of collar, cuff and shirt whole
sale houses is now regarded as a certain
ty by manufacturers concerned No out
side capital will be required to swing the
combination, the name of which will prob
ably be the American Collar, Cuff and
Shirt Company. With, the exception of
the following firms, every well-known
house in the trade having factories at
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of things. Earl & Wilson, the William
Barker Company, E. W. Marvin, Corliss,
Coon & Co. and Elnlgh & Straub. Water
bury & Weston, of New York, are coun
sel for the promoters. The Interests of
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f20.000.000. Instead of having Individual
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market covering the general business.
COUNTERVAILING DUTY.
Imposed by the Treasury on Sugar
Imported From Russia.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The Secre
tary of the Treasury has Imposed a coun
tervailing duty of 64 copecks, or about 32
cents per pood (a little over 36 pounds), on
all refined sugars Imported Into the United
States from Russia. Following Is the or
der addressed to O. L. Spauldlng, assist
ant secretary In charge of customs:
"You will Instruct collectors and other
officers of the customs that In pursu
ance of the provisions of section 5 of the
act of July 21, 1S97. the amount of the
bounty or grant paid or bestowed by Rus
sia on the export of sugar Is hereby de
clared to be 64 copecks per pood of re
fined sugar, and that an additional duty
of equivalent to such amount must be
assessed and collected under said section
5 of the act of July 24. 1S97."
After quoting the act, the letter pro
ceeds: "In the present case the facts are in
volved and the conclusions to be drawn
from them are correspondingly difficult.
At the conference of delegates on the
question of sugar bounties, held In Brus
sels In June, 1S9S, the Belgian and Aus
trian delegates contended that the Rus
sian Government regulations resulted in
an Indirect bouty on sugar exported equal
to the difference between the price (ex
clusive of excise tax) of sugar sold n that
country for home consumption and the
price of sugar sold for export. Russia, on
the other hand, protests with great vigor
that by no act of hers Is any bounty or
grant paid or bestowed on the exporta
tion of sugar. It Is represented that Rus
sian sugar Is sold for export at prices con
siderably below the cost of production,
and this phenomenon appears to be In
some degree due to the regulation of the
sugar Industry of that country by the
Russian Government.
"Do the Russian Government regula
tions have such a bearing upon the facts
of the case as to bring Russian sugar
within the intent of the said law as dis
closed by Its terms? While the question
of its initiative lies with the administra
tion of the Treasury Department, the
question Is of a Judicial rather than of an
administrative character, and Its Import
ance demands determination by a judicial
tribunal. The Boanl of noral Apprais
ers constitutes such a tribunal, and from
its decisions appeal may be taken to the
United States Courts.
"As an administrative officer. It Is my
duty to determine questions of doubt In
favor of the Government, the more so
that if I err in that direction, the error
can be readily corrected by a competent
tribunal, upon protest and appeal by those
adversely affected, while If by my action
the interests of the Government are In
juriously affected, there is no remedy. In
the present case there seems to be no
other proper course than the one you
are hereby instructed to pursue. It
ought to bring the whole question prompt
ly before a body constituted to hear and
determine disputed questions of fact and
of law. The jurisdiction of the Board
of General Appraisers to determine sim
ilar questions has now been sustained by
the United States CJrcuIt Court of ap
peals. In the case of the United States vs.
the Hills Bros. Company, decided Febru
ary 8, 1901 (unpublished),' and If appeal be
taken from my ruling to that body, it will
be your duty to facilitate In every way
a prompt and final adjudication of such
appear."
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY.
Lanrlcr Explains the Relations Be
tween Canada and United States.
OTTAWA, Ont., Feb. 12. The address
in reply to the speech from the throne was
disposed of in two hours In the House of
Commons. During the debate R. E. L.
Bordon, the leader of the opposition,
asked the Premier as to the condition of
affairs between Canada and the United
States In regard to the Alaska boundary
and the Joint high commission. Sir Wil
frid Laurler, in reply, said that the po
sition of the joint high commission Is
exactly the same as when It separated.
The commission Is still In existence. When
the sessions of Congress and the Canadian
Parliament are over, he expects that ne
gotiations will be resumed and a satis
factory conclusion reached. He had no
hope, however, of reaching a settlement
In regard to the Alaska boundary. It was
Impossible to reach a settleemnt with the
present view taken by the United States,
but he thought an honorable compromise
may be arrived at. It may be settled by
an honorable compromise or arbitration.
A' third party may be called to arbitrate.
For the present, there Is a provisional
boundary, which was also adopted in the
way of a compromise.
Lnngrclier Will Not Go Abroad.
TORONTO, Ont., Feb. 12. It Is pointed
out by the United States authorities that
the Anglo-American commission has not
yet been dissolved and that it was dis
tinctly understood that when the com
mlsion adjourned, neither party to the
conference should take any steps In re
gard to the questions before It until
the negotiations were resumed. Sending
Charles Langeller to London and St. Pe
tersburg Secretary Hay points out, would
be a distinct contravention of the agree
ment reached when the Anglo-American
commission indefinitely adjourned. The
Government has, therefore, deferred tho
request and Mr. Langeller will not be
sent abroad.
Red Cross Hospital.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. Tho New York
Red Cross, through William T. Ward
well, the president, has purchased for
$100,000 a plot of ground adjoining Central
Park on the west on which It will erect
a Red CJross hospital and home for Red
Cross sisters. The money for the purchase
wa sralsed by private subscription, the
greater portion being given by Mr. Ward
well, and the money to build the hospital,
which Is to cost about 560,000, will be
raised in the same way.
Canadian Estimates.
OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 12. The estimates
for the- Dominion for the year ending
June 20, 1902, have just been made. Tho
total wanted on consolidated fund or or
dinary expenditures is $44,102,323, or $2,750,
720 less than for the current year. On cap
ital account there is $6,296,500 wanted.
$3,953,341 less than In IDOL
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Operation on Wllhelmlna's Mother.
THE HAGUE, Feb. 12. It is rumored
that the Queen mother will go to Bonn
shortly to undergo a serious operation,
the necessity for which Is the reason
Queen Wllhelmlna's marrlago festivities
were not postponed, as they otherwise
would have been because of the death of
Queen Victoria.
Earthquake Near Cadiz.
MALAGA. Feb. 12. There was an earth
quake shock today at Grazalema, 40 mlle3
from Cadiz. It was accompanied by loud
rumblings. The Inhabitants became panic,
stricken and many buildings were dam
aged. Pretty boxes and odors
are used to sell such
soaps as no one would
touch if he saw them un
disguised. Beware of a
soap that depends on
something outside of it.
Pears', the finest soap
in the world is scented or
not, as you wish; and the
money is in the merchan
dise, not in the box.
All sorts of stores sell it, especially
druggists; all sorts of people are
using it.
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The
H-0 Company s
crispy short j
tender
Pancakes
JIore attractive
than the
Morning Papeik
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