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THE MORNING ORUGONIAN, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1901. DE WITTE'S MOVE Would Mobilize Russia's In dustrial Army. OBJECTOF MINISTER OF FINANCE It Is Believed That lie Desires Dis criminating: Duty to Impress t Cermaar More Tbsm the United States. 6T. PETERSBURG, Feb. 18.-Shrewd observers In St. Petersburg believe that the Russian Minister of Finance, M. de "Witte, in imposing a discriminating duty on American manufactures of iron and eteel, was not animated only by a desire to protect sugar-producers, but was eager to seize xin opportunity to Tnobillze Rus sia's industrial army, with a view of prov ing its ability to stand the test of a tar--Iff war. It is believed, moreover, he de sires -to impress Germany even more than the United States. The Russian press does not give any particular approval to the experiment. The Boerse Gazette, usually Influenced by the Minister of Finance, warns- both sides against implicit faith in the Blsmarckian theory that tariff wars do not disturb good political relations,, pointing out that ex perience has shown the opposite to be the case, as a rule. "We hope the friction will be as quickly removed as it arose," continues the Boerse Gazette, "since the political rela tions now existing between the two pow ers are the best types known. Both are playing the game of the tertium gaudens, which is preparing a blow against both. Doubtless American public opinion is wiser than the sugar-producers and the Government that is acting in their Inter est." The Novosti, correctly representing Rus sian public opinion as to the Russian Gov ernment's sugar policy, demands the abo lition of the domestic tax and of a system devised to enable a few lazy manufactur ers to make profits at the expense of con sumers. Russia's export policy, the Novosti con tinues, is designed principally to support high domestic prices. It is well known that one of the chief obstacles to temper ance work In Russia Is the price of sugar, which checks the consumption of tea. The .Novoe Vremya reminds Americans that they are the principal commercial beneficiaries of Russian railway enter prises In Eastern Asia, and expresses a hope that the United States Supreme Court will decide in Russia's favor. "Reprisals between friendly nations," It says, "should remain as a last resort. Hitherto Russia and the United Stales have been able to settle their differences peacefully, whether political .or commer cial." Evidently the Novoe Vremya article was written before M. de Wltte retaliated. Americans here have long been con vinced that one of the most formidable obstacles to the development of America's export trade with Russia is the lack of sufficient return cargoes to make a direct steamship line between New. York and fit. Petersburg profitable. Therefore, they deplore any action that would tend to'ag gravate the- difficulty. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times, who describes the action of M. de Wltte in raising the duty of all the principal imports from the United States as a "reprisal, strikingly disproportion ate to America's duty on sugar," says: "If any of the negotiations have been going on they must have been entirely conducted in "Washington. Russians here have been taken by surprise, and the Rus sian papers, which are always well dis posed toward the United States, express great regret at the 'unfortunate Incident and a hope that some amicable arrange ment may be reached." Mnnnfnctarerii to Take Matter Up. CHICAGO, Feb. 17. The Illinois Manu facturers' Association will endeavor to assemble the leading manufacturers of agricultural Implements in the United States In Chicago for the purpose of dis cussing of a retaliatory Russian tariff. The chief object will be to canvass the situa tion with a. view to Its correction. It is understood the manufacturers will en deavor to get a sugqr Importer to protest against the ttariff "imposed on beet-sugar from Russia, and thus carry the question before the board of appraisers in the hope that the tariff may be changed. CONDITION EMPRESS FREDERICK. From Private Source, It Is Learned Tliat End "Will Come Shortly. BERLIN. Feb. 17. The reports as to the condition of Iowager Empress Fred erick are quite contrary. The Lokal An zelger prints a dispatch from Hamburg asserting that her condition Is satisfact ory, and a Berlin news agency corrobor ates the statement. On the other hand, the British embassy takes a very serious view of the situ ation, believing Emperor William is re maining at Cronberg in anticipation of a fatal iBsue, and refusing to believe the reports that the Dowager Empress goes out driving dally. From private sources, It is ascertained that the end will come in a few weeks. Friendly Relations Denied. PARIS, Feb. 18. In view of recent state ments that the friendly relations between Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender, and the Count of Caserta had not "been In terrupted since the Carllat war, the pre tender's representative In Paris, Count Latour Landry, announces that all polit ical relations between them ceased when the Count of Caserta went to Madrid and placed his children in the Alfonso army. "Don Carlos deplores the fact," says the Count, "that a Bourbon should forget in such a manner the principles of legiti macy, and should set such a bad ex ample for his followers In Naples." Siberia-Port Arthur Agreement. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 17. It Is re ported from Nagasaki that an agreement has been concluded betwen China and the Russo-Chlnese Bank for the construc tion of a railway from Lake Baikal, Si beria, to Port Arthur. The bank. In return for constructing the line, gets the right to work It for SO years, and then to purchase or renew the concession for another 30 years, at the expiration of which latter period the road is to belong to China without compensation. No Retaliation Steps by Belgium. WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. Count Llch erveld. the minister to the United States from Belgium, says his government has not taken any steps looking to retalia tion against the United States because of the continued Imposition of countervail ing duties on Belgium sugar imported Into the United States. Champion Skater of Norway. QHRISTIANIA, Feb. 17. In the skat ing championship contests here today, the 500 meters race was won by Gunder sen, in 47 3-5 seconds, arid the 5000 meters race by"-"Wathen, In 8:24 3-S. Gundersen will receive the royal cup, the gift of King Oscar. Victory for Socialist Candidate. PARIS, Feb. 17. Considerable Interest was felt In today's second balloting In the 11th Arrondissemcnt of the Department of the Seine, to replace M. Baudln, Rad ical Socialist, who recently resigned. On the first balloting, which' took place a fort night ago, M. Regis, the notorious Jew ihaiter, had declared his Intention to wrest the seat, from the Socialist, headed the list, the other votes being divided among several Socialist candidates, including M. Allemane. Today's decisive election gave the victory to M. Allemane. Demonstrators Liberated. MADRID, Feb. 17. The Valencia news papers assert that anti-clerical demon strations occured Thursday last at Sues, and Jatlva. In the former town mobs marched through the streets to the Je suit convent and tore down the name' plates. Fifteen hundred demonstrators paraded In Jatlva, bearing black flags. They were dispersed by gendarmes. Sun day almost all the coachmen of the smartest hired carriages In Madrid, went on strike, and General Weyler had the coachmen's secretary arrested. All the persons arrested for participat ing In the demonstrations against the Jesuits, and against the royal marriage, have been liberated. Ministers' Resignations Presented. MADRID, Feb. 18. At the Cabinet council last Friday the Minister's resig nation was drawn up and It was handed to the Queen Regent Saturday. Nothing, however, has yet been settled, although the Madrid papers are .suggesting the possible personnel of a Sllvela Cabinet. Snsrfrestions to Sllvela Cabinet. MADRID, Feb. 17. Already the Madrid papers are suggesting the possible per sonnel of the Sllvela. cabinet. Nothing however, has been settled, as General Ascarraga, the premier, has not yet re signed. Accession to Throne Signalized. WEIMAR. Feb. 17. The Grand Duke of Saxe-Wclmar has signalized his acces sion to the throne by proclaiming a com prehensive amnesty. Including political of fenses. Queen Sophia Much Improved. STOCKHOLM, Feb. 17. The condition of Queen Sophia Is so much improved that It is now believed she will be no longer confined to her bed. Slight Earthquake at Vienna. VIENNA, Feb. 17. A Flight earthquake shock was felt here today. OVERDUE RICKMERS IN PORT German Ship from Hong Kong: at Astoria Trip Not a. Hard One. ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 17. The overdue German ship Peter Rlckmers arrived in todayi 141 days from Hong Kong. Her long passage was occasioned by her coming a different route than that usually taken. She reports an uneventful trip, except that on December 19 a sailor named Franz Baker fell overboard from the main yard and was drowned. Sailor Killed uy Fall. The British ship Ben Dearg, which ar rived In today from Santa Rosalia, re ports the loss, two days ago, of a sailor named Alex Wright, who fell from the rigging to the deck and was killed. He was burled at sea. Brightens Outlook for Lucerne. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Feb. 17. There Is now a decided conflict of opinion with reference to the Identity of the wreckage near Bacaliu. All who went to the scene on the Government tug Ingraham assert that the wreckage shows no Indication of having belonged to the steamer Lu cerne On the other hand, the agent who went to the scene first insists with equal positiveness that he saw much material which had unquestionably be longed to her. The absence of preclso information brightens the outlook for the friends for the crew of the Lucerne, leading them to hope that she may b6 adrift somewhere. Hnla Mnlccs Victoria. VICTORIA. B. C, Feb. 17. The ship Ilala arrived "this afternoon. She had been delayed by contrary winds. The captain says that "the life belt found on the west coast wis not from his ship. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Feb. 17. Sailed, at 9 A. M. Steamer Columbia, for San Francisco. Ar rived, at 10:40 A. M. German ship Peter Rlckmers, from Hong Kong, and British ship Ben Dearg, from Sarvta Rosalia. Ar rived, down at 11:50 A. M. British ship Scottish Hills. At 4:50 P. M., two square riggers and a schooner outside. Con dition of the bar at 4:50 P. M., rough, wind, northwest; weather cloudy. San Francisco, Feb. 17. Sailed Steamer George W. Elder, for Astoria; British steamer Victoria, for Chemalnus; schoon er Alice Cook, for Port Gamble; schooner Sacramento; for Suislaw; schooner Wing and Wing, for Suislaw; schooner Occi dental, for Columbia River; scnooncr Fanny Dutnrd. for Port Ulakeley. New York Sailed Potsdam, for Bou logne. Arllved Pretoria, from Hamburg. Liverpool Sailed Tauric, for New York; Bo vie, for New York. Moville Arrived Feb. IS Anchoria, from New York for Glasgow Genoa Sailed Auguste Victoria, for New Yot k. Queenstown Sailed Btruria, from Liv erpool for New xork. Portland, Me., Arrived Tunisian from Liverpool; Peruvian, from Glasgow. PUGILISTIC CONTESTS STOPPED Minnesota's Governor Ends Proposeu Minneapolis Carnival. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 17. Gov ernor Van Sant has put a stop to the pro posed pugilistic carnival scheduled to take place here tomorrow under the auspices of the Exposition Athletic Club. The Governor came to Minneapolis yesterday and held a conference with Mayor Ames. The Mayor was favorable to the contests, but the Governor was obdurate. While the Governor could not officially stop the fight, owing to lack of time, unless the Mayor sanctioned his act, the latter did not wish to take strong opposition to defy the Governor, and hence notified the man agement of the athletic club that the con tests could not take place. The fighters arrived in this city yesterday, and George Slier, the referee. Is expected tomorrow. He will confer with the Governor and ask for clemency. Sheriff Stopped Two Fights. TOLEDO, O., Feb. 17. Two attempts were made this afternoon to pull off a fight between Kid Moore, of Cleveland, and Fred Green, of Toledo. Both were stopped by Sheriff Newton. To Create Feeling Against G. A. R. CHICAGO, Feb. IS. Colonel George W. Cook, of Denver, Past Department Com mander of the G. A. R., of Colorado and Wyoming, and a member of the council of administration of the G. A. R., ar rived here today for the purpose of arousing sentiment among the order against the recent action of the execu tive committee of the council, at a meet ing in St. Louis, changing the place of the forthcoming encampment from Den ver to Cleveland. Mr. Cook declared that Denver has not been treated fairly by the executive committee and declares to night that he had it "from most excel lent authority" that a prominent member of the committee stated during the last encampment in Chicago "that while Den ver would be chosen here. Cleveland would finally receive the prize." This al leged statement Mr. Cook quotes as evi dence of the Insincerity which he charges. TO CURE A COLD IX OXE DAY. Take Laxative Bromo-Qulnlns Tablets. All drurrlsts rettind the xnoaoy If It falls to euro. E. "W. Grore'a elg&atur is ea ach box. 23s. NEGRO WAS LYNCHED KILLED MAX AND HIS FAMILY AND RANSACKED HOUSE. Two Boys Visiting Victims Gave Alarm, and Mob Soon Meted Out Vengeance. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 17. Thomas Jackson, a negro, was lynched today at St. Peter, 20 miles above this city, for a series of crimes. This morning he vis ited the home of Alexander Bourgeois, the engineer of the drainage machine on Bellepont plantation, some distance from the plantation quarters. He told Bour geois the manager wanted him, and tne engineer mounted the tricycle with the negro. Jackson stabbed -the engineer in the back and threw the body Into a ditch. He then returned to the hoUBe and butchered Mrs. Bourgeois and her two babies and ransacked the house. Two boys visiting the family hid In the woods. After the 'negro's departure the boys went to St. Peter and gave the alarm, returning with a mob-of several hundred men. The negro was tracked to his homo and fully Identified by the boys. He was hanged and his body riddled with bullets before the Sheriff arrived. THIXK THEY HAVE ROBBERS. Officials Capture Three Men for Illi nois Revenue Office Theft. CHICAGO, Feb. 17. Secret service of ficials are confident they have captured three men who robbed the Internal Reve nue office at Peoria, HI., January 28, of 535.000 in stamps. The men under ar rest are John Delehanty, James McVey and John Reagan. They are held on a charge of attempting to sell "washed" stamps, but the secret service agents say they have been able to substitute the rob bery charges. The arrest of Delehanty and McVey was made In the office of a firm of brokers in the Rookery building, where they produced a bundle of docu mentary stamps, amounting to I1S00 In face value. They agreed to part with them for $1100. It is said that Delehanty made a partial confession. In which he implicated Rea gan, who was arrested later at the Rich mond Hotel. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Firmness Prevailed, and a Grcnt Amount of Business "Vns Done. LONDON, Feb. 17. Last week on the Stock Exchange was eventful. The set tlement was successfully negotiated, firmness prevailed, and a good amount of business was done. The exchequer Issue was fairly successful, as more than double the amount asked for was ten dered at an average of 97 5s Sd. Con sols were higher on the week, and the war loan VA, while other gilt-edged se curities ranged from half to one point. More attention was given to the foreign ers than had lately been the case, and especially South Americans, which the Continent bought freely. Americans al ternately rose and fell, but closed firm at about the best figures of the day. Gold Is again flowing in from India, Egypt, Australia. Russia and France, and Is be ing restrained here. Rates closed easy, until Monday 3 per cent; for a week, 4 per cent; oa three months' bills,- 3 per cent. On the Berlin Bonrse. . BERLIN, Feb. 17. The bourse last week showed less demand for state funds, prices declining slightly until Friday, but yesterday there was a marked Improve ment. Imperial 3s closed 8 pfennigs down for the week and Prussians 65. Among foreign Tentes Mexicans weakened upon the rumored Illness of President Diaz. Chinese were firm. Argentines were heavily bought upon the strength of the belief that a funding operation Is near. The market seemed to have lost all In terest in American railway securities, but Transvaal certificates were a very strong feature, again advancing over 10 points, speculators believing that the rail way will soon be made British govern ment property under favorable terms for German holders. Bank stock was strong, rising on the expected increase in earnings. Coal and iron shares were strong dur ing the first half of the week, but during the latter half they weakened. Although money remained abundant throughout the week, the private rate of discount advanced "4 on the fear that money rates In England and the United States will rise. Therefore an early reduction In the official rate of discount Is regarded as doubtful. DESTRUCTIVE FISH WHEELS An Appeal to the Legislatures of Two States. VANCOUVER, Feb. 17. (To the Editor.) I have Just seen The Oregonlan of Janu ary 22, containing an article from H Wise, of Astoria, on fish wheels and fish ing above tidewater in the Columbia Riv er. Like all things that emanate from Astoria, he asks too much. The salmon should only have protection In the close seasons and against the use of villain ous vampire wheels that are located In every available spot In the narrow defiles of the river, both at the Cascades and the dalles of the Columbia River. When ever there Is a resting place for salmon on their voyage up the river to the spawn ing grounds, they are confronted by one of these vampire wheels. Like Mr. Wise I-wonder how any salmon get up the river at all. "Why the people of Washington and Oregon permit it is a greater won der. Many times this same matter has been brought to the attention of the State Legislatures: committees have been appointed to Investigate, but they have always been more of a Junketing excur sion than aught else. The committees' reports were so framed that nothing was said of the destruction of the salmon from the wheels that are so placed In eddies where salmon would naturally go to rest, when ascending the rapids, or that they are easily captured by the wheels which work automatically. The land on which these wheels are built. It is said. Is owned principally by the O. R, & N. Co., and for a great many years It has been constantly leased to one party, although many others have ap plied to get locations from the railroad company, but have been told that "the present lease" has not expired, etc, and though the now applicant would pay as much as any one else, he never got any lease. The Inference Is obvious. The principal owner of these leases may be found around the legislative lobbies en deavoring to create dissensions of differ ent Interests in other rivers and this river as to the close seasons, thereby detracting observation from one of the greatest menaces to the Industries of Washington and Oregon. Unless the pres ent Legislatures take more notice of facta and eliminate the wheel from the Colum bia, rather than listen to the owners and lobbyists, the money we havo been bring ing into the state from sale of salmon will be a thing of the past. Therefore, let the people who are interested in this product look and examine what Washing ton and Oregon are menaced with. It may be said that to eliminate these wheels it would work a great hardship to the owners. It is a well-known fact to those In the business that the owners of wheels, admitting them to have paid high rents, handsome royalties and in curred severe legislative expenses, will still have an Immense credit to their cost. This article Is written In the hope that it may Induce some well-disposed Legis lator in either state to interest himself for the state, to check the cupidity of the owners of the fish wheel and destroy. Its use. thereby perpetuating an industry that is fast going to destruction on the Columbia River. HENRY D. LAUGHTON. CUBA'S BILL-WHO PAYS? Serious and Troublesome Question That Must Have an Answer. Chicago Inter Ocean. The wir with Spain added J277.3S1.533 to the naval and military expenses of this country between April, 1S98, and June, 30, 1890. This amount was paid In freeing Cuba from, the yoke of Spain. In addition there was paid S3.000.OX) to the soldiers- of the Cuban army, be sides about fl0.0CO.0G0 for provisions and clothing with 'which to feed and cover the people of the Island. THe United States Gbvernment trans ported the Spanish army from Cuba to Spain at its own expense. It has main tained on the Island for two years, a military government at Its own expense. It has modernized Cuba's sanitary con ditions, roadways, and public works. It has established law and order, main tained peace, protected Cubans, Spaniards, and Americans, and made no complaint that the war which freed Cuba cost it, all told, S400.000.000. By making this vast expenditure the United States has been enabled to reor ganize the municipal and general gov ernments In Cuba, and to render them practically self-supporting. It has Im proved the harbors, has repaired the old railroads, and has built new ones. Yet now the United States Js asked to turn over the Island to the revolution ary party, asking no questions, exact ing no pledges, but miking a free offer ing of all that Cuba has cost this coun try to a faction avowedly hostile to us. In other words, we are asked to contrib ute all the war with Spain has cost us In lives and money without any guaran ties that the good order which we havo established, will be maintained, without any promise that American Interests will be safeguarded, without any con cessions that will enable us to prevent a return to the Intolerable conditions of 1S98. The Cubans represented In the Ha vana convention seemed to assume that the United States wis In duty bound to make this expenditure of $400,000,000, to pay the salaries of Cubans who fought against Spain, to feed the starving peo ple of the several provinces, and to ask absolutely nothing In return. To the minds of these professional revolution ists the United States Is simply a great eleemosynary Institution which they are free to levy on when they are in trouble and free to assail when. they are out. This Is an amazing state of affairs, but it Is In keeping with the demand of General Gomez, who, when Cuba wa3 occupied by the Americans in 1899, asked that the United States pay the officers and men of the Cuban army 160,000,000 as a reward for their services and as com pensation for losses. What Is the viewpoint In diplomacy, statesmanship, business, or common sense from which such a moustrous pol icy can be justified? Dewet's Command Exhausted. LONDON. Feb. IS. The Times corre spondent at De Aar confirms the report that Dewet's commando is "extremely ex hausted" and harassed on all sides. He adds: "Unfortunately the heavy rains have handicapped the movement of British troops from the north. The country Is reduced to a swamp. The rise of the Orange River behind the Boers, winch ought to have been an advantage, has only prevented the co-operation of Gen eral Bruce Hamilton's column on the en emy's rear. The Invaders get sympathy, but few recruits except mere youths. They are mainly armed with Lee,-Met-fords." ' , e ' - H ... Tax on Huntington Estate. ' NEW YORK, Feb. 17. The executors of the will-of C. B. Huntington have paid to- the state 5G67.COO, that being the amount they estimated as due to the state as an inheritance tax pn the prop erty left by Mr. Huntington. Later, re ports of the estate and of jthe tax de partment will together go over the es tate, and determine the exact amount of the tax. There la also a Federal tax to be paid. The tax just paid was on per sonal property and such real estato as Mr. Huntington held In New York. Comp troller Coler Is represented as having re ceived nearly $7000 as his commission. 9 Bursting of Shell In KcarsarKe's Gun WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. A mall report giving an account of the bursting of a shell In the bore of one" of the big 13-lnch guns of the warship Kearsarge has been received at the Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy Department. The accident occurred several weeks ago, while the ship was at target practice oft Pensacola, Fla. The damage resulting Is said to be not seri ous, an dconslsted mainly of the deform ing or "gouging" of the tube. This will not prevent the gun being used again. The Navy officials treat the matter light ly, and say that such explosions occur occasionally. Itinerary of Commercial Club. CHICAGO, Feb. 17. Tho itinerary of the Commercial Club of this city, which will make a tour of the western part of the United States, was announced today. The members of the organization will leave here via the Santa Fe road March 4, and go direct to Phoenix, Ariz. From there the trip will Include Ashforks, the grand canon of the Colorado, Los Angeles, Pasadena, San Francisco, Salt Lake and Denver. The club Includes among Its members many of the most prominent business men of Chicago. It is expected that about 50 men will take the trip. Feiver Jury Trials in England. London Globe. From the figures given by the Law Journal It would seem that trial by Jury Is becoming less and less popular. Out of 4S5 which are set down for trial In the Queen's Bench Dlvison during the present term, 190 are set down as non-Jury cases, which is a very much larger proportion than has hitherto been the case. It is the Increasing sense of the Uncertainty of the verdicts of Juries which has given rise to this state of things; and It must be confessed that some verdicts- which have been given of late quite ' account for the opinion. Van "Wyck Disapproves Police Bill. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Mayor Van Wyck has returned to Albany the police bill, with his disapproval attached. He says In his letter, after declaring the bill to be unconstitutional: "This bill is an attack upon the consti tutional rights of local self-government. It Is all the more dangerous because the attack Is made in an underhanded and indirect way." Morgan-Rockefeller Deal Denied. WHEELING, W. Va., Feb. 17. The story put on the wires Saturday that J. P. Morgan and John D Rockefeller had purchased all the mines In the Fair mount. W. Va., district, is declared to be false by officials of the companies al leged to be In the deal. Mexican Troops Defeated Indians. MEXICO CITY, Feb. 17. The Federal troops had another engagement with Maya Indians yesterday, and the troops turned their flank, and drove them from all their fortified places. The new Mauser rifles are found to "be extremely effective against the enemy. i "WEBFOOT" HARD WHEAT FLOUR. "Will make as much- or more bread to the sack than any other brand. This sav ing In flour Is that much saving In money. Ask your grocer. WEEKTO APPROPRIATIONS SEXATE WILL PRACTICALLY' TAKE UP XOTHIXG ELSE. Some TalE: of Xlgat Sessions, Bat They Are Not LIJcely-Before Last Days of Congress. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. The Senate will dtvote practically all Its time during the present week to appropriation bills. The postoffice appropriation bill will probably be taken up tomorrow Upon con vening, though it may give place to the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill.. The amount of time to be consumed In discussing these measures will de pend largely upon the determination Which may be'reached with reference to the subsidy bill. So long as the Demo crats feel that the subsidy bill is to be preyed In case of- a lull; they "Will Insist upon debating all measures presented. The bill making appropriations for fort ifications will also receive attention dur ing tho week, and it Is expected that the conference report on the Indian bill will be considered. The army bill will prob ably be reported late in the week, but not in time" to be debated before the begin ning of. next week. There is some talk of the renewal of night sessions, but it is not probable that they will be again "undertaken before the closing days of the session. IX THE HOUSE. Appropriation Bills and Conference Reports' Have Rljrht of Way. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. The last week but one of the present session of Cong ress will be an exceedingly busy one in the House. Much business remains to be disposed of, and the inevitable crowding which characterizes the closing hours of a Congress has begun already. The ap propriation bills, so far as the House is concerned, are In fairly good shape. The last of them, the general deficiency bill", will follow on the heels of the sundry civil bill, which Is about half completed, These bills and conference reports will be given the right of way over every thing else. All other matters, some of them of great Importance, relatively, but not of imperative necessity to be passed, will have to take their chances In the final rush. Speaker Henderson Is almost constantly besieged by members Impor tuning him in the interest of various measures. He is keeping everything clear for the great bills and letting the driftwood of legislation Into, the current only when It will not Impair the progress of things that must pass Congress before March 4. There are many knotty problems to be solved in connection with the appropri ation bills over differences between the two houses, and many good sized rows are promised. The ultimate fate of the river and harbor bill will probably de pend on how heavily It Is loaded when It comes back from tho Senate. The big gest fight between the two houses, from present appearances, Is likely to occur over the war revenue reduction act. The Senate conferees seem determined at present to force the Senate substitute or allow the bill to fall. But the House conferees are standing firm, and as many members of the House have their backs up. the Impression prevails that the House will support their conferees, and If It dees, the Senate In the end may be compelled to yield. Tomorrow. Is suspension day, and" the bill appropriating So.OQO.OOO for the StI Louis exposition. wIU be put, on Its pass age. A motion to, suspend the rules 'wilt cut off opportunity for amendment, anil np' doubt Is entertained that this bill win commnhd the two-thirds necessary tb se cure its passage upon a motion tb suspend the rules. THe "programme with reference to this and other measured, however, may be 'materially modified If It becomes certain before March 4 that an extra session is to be called. THE JOINT WRECKER. (Continued frorri First Page.) which she said the eyes of the entire country were on Kansas, and then Mrs. Nation spoke. Again Released nnd Makes Speech. She prefaced, her remarks by roadlng some verses from Jeremiah, where the prophet could see great victories in store for the people. She said it applied to the present battle with the elements of the liquor traffic and that victory was at last within the grasp of the faithful. "It remains for a few little women with their little hatchets," she said, "to do this work of the Lord. I have found the hatchet of great use in the Lord's work." "Women," she said, as she suddenly stepped forward with a dramatic gesture, women, we must bo about the work of the Lord this very afternoon. There are yet some hell holes here which have not closed up In spite of the promises to the contrary, and we must smash them this afternoon. This very afternoon." "Amen; yes, we will,"' exclaimed a hun dred women, many of them shedding tears In their excitement. The scene was dramatic, and not a per son In the house, man or woman, would have stood back for a minute If Mrs. Na tion had said that she had come to move on the "Joints." She had captivated them. Mrs. Nation said she was going to re main "right here in Topeka" until after the city election, so she could help In the election of the Mayor. The meeting then discussed some reso lutions protesting against the pending re Submission resolution in the Legislature and as the meeting adjourned Mrs. Na tion asked the home defenders to meet her at the close of the meeting. She was going on another smashing tour. Arrested a Third Time. But her plans were destined to be fruit less. Deputy Sheriff Lawson was wait ing in the vestibule of the church all the whllo, and when Mrs. Nation came out he stepped up to her with the gentle manly remark that he had a warrant for her arrest. Mrs. Nation smiled good naturedly. "An other warrant," she exclaimed. "What can it be for. They have served three already today." "It's for defacing property," said the officer. "Let's see it," said Mrs. Nation. "De facing property, why I defaced no prop erty. I Just destroyed It. I never de faced any property. That'3 a ridiculous charge to bring up against me. But come along, Mister Officer. I am not afraid of the jail. I have had considerable expe rience with them lately, while I have been about the Lord's work." Turning to the eager crowd of wonder ing people, she said: "They have gotten out another warrant for me. I'm going to Jail again. I will be right out, though, women, and so go on making your ar rangements." Fully 2000 people followed Mrs. Nation and the officer as they started to the county jail. The officer was obliged to draw his -pistol to keep the crowd back. It was with the utmost difficulty that the Jail was reached. All along tho way Mrs. Nation was In the best of humor. The route to the jail was through the most aristocratic part of the city, and as the people ran to their doors to watch the strange sight of a great mob filling up Topeka avenue on -a quiet Sabbath afternoon they were met with smiling greetings from Mrs. Nation. Young men in the residences pleasantly nodded and then tipped their hats in the most gallant manner possible. The news of the arrest of Mrs. Nation had reached the down-town district by this time, and as the officer hove In sight with his prisoner, he saw the street In front of the jail one seething mass of humanity. Further up the street, hun dreds of others, men, women and chil dren, were running to the Jail as fast as their feet would carry them. If tho Interest in Mrs. Nation had at any time been weak. it. had new broken, out with fever heat. The Chief of Police, with a detail of officers, was on the scene, and It took much hard work, together with the vigor ous use of clubs, and threats of worse treatment, to get an opening In the crowd sufficient to permit Mrs. .Nntlon to be taken into the jail office. Riot Xarrbwly Averte'd.. It was -a crowd bent for the most part on curiosity, but there were many turbulent-spirits there, and for a time it looked like serious trouble would, ensue. Nobody i knew any reason for a riot, but the riot ers were there, and a riot was narrow ly averted. At no time was Mrs. Nation in the least alarmed. She remarked more than once that It was a very nice looking lot of people and that she loved them very much. Thero was some-aelay in getting a bond for Mrs Nation, and in the meantime she entertained the lawyers and newspaper men In some of her characteristic ways. Mrs. Nation- soon became anxious about her bond. "Oh, now I see,", said she. "why they are keeping me here this way. They knew I was going about the Lord's work this afternoon and the devlf put It Into their heads to keep me here so I. could not do It. "Oh say, Mr. Sheriff Cook, 'there's some thing rotten In Denmark' this afternoon. Whyare my bondsmen not'sent for? Oh, 'there's a method In -alL this madness,' as Shakespeare said once." "It will be here soon," said the Sheriff. "Please be quiet. Mrs. Nation." But the bond did not come. Mrs. Nation then went out on the front steps of the Jail and appealed for some one to sign her bond. Nick Chiles, a negro "Jointlst, came In and signed it, and soon "Mrs. Nation was free. She was followed up the ayenue by thousands, but at last reached her lodging-place. The city Is excited tonight, but no more raids are expected until tomorrow. More Knnsns Joints Must Go. HUTCHINSON, Kan., Feb. 17. At a mass- meeting of citizens today, resolu tions were adopted demanding that every joint In town remove its goods and fix tures from town before Wednesday noon. Unless this order Is complied with the resolution says the Law Enforcement League will use whatever means are necessary to abate the places. The resig nation of the city and county officials are demanded unless they take immediate steps to enforce the prohibition law. Raiders to he Treated as Burglars. ATCHISON. Kan., Feb. 17. E. P. Wag goner. Attorney-general forthe Missouri Pacific, In view of the recent breaking t open of the Missouri Pacific depot at ' Goffs, Kan., by women temperance cru- saders, has advised the -company in pro- I tectlng Its depot against raiders' to treat them as common burglars. Mr. Wag-1 goner Is strong in "his denunciation of the manner In which the depredations were committed at Goffs and Effingham -last week, and says the perpetrators at both places will be prosecuted, as wll also all other crusaders who forcibly enter Mis souri Pacific depots. Kansas Crusade Severely Criticised. ST. PAUL, Feb. 17. At the People's Church today. Dr. Samuel Smith, In his sermon, criticised the Kansas crusaders without reserve. "This is nothing less than anarchy," said he. "If the hatchet is lifted against the saloon, no wonder that churches are also wreqkedr and men are mqbbed. Tho doctrine of the sanclty of the "state Is the most dearly bought wisdom of'( human history. Bleeding Kansas should learri the leseon of self control." , Texan Raiders Frnstrntcil'. ROCKWALL... ;.Tex-. Fefx. l'.-TjThls j morning at 3 o'clock a band of 20 men and women made an attempt to enter the freight house at the depdt here, for the purpose of destroying some whisky there, but were frustrated. Move Against Illegal Snle of Liquor. LYONS. Kan., Feb. 17. A mass meeting held here today appointed a committee of 75 citizens to assist the County At torney in obtaining evidence of the un lawful sale of liquor In Rice County. AS SEEX BY SUSAX B. AXTHOXY. Kansas Women Should Put Dovrn Joints at the Polls. ROCHESTER. N. Y.. Feb. 17. Miss Susan B. 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