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General Miles Goes to Cubn.
WASHINGTON, March 14. Lieutenant
General and Mrs. Miles and their son,
Sherman Miles; Quartermaster-General
and Mrs. Ludington; Colonel H. H. Wy
ley. Artillery Corps, aid-de-camp to Gen
eral Miles; Albert A. Pope, of Boston;
Frank Wlberg, of Cincinnati; and Gen
eral Miles' secretary and orderly, left here
for Cuba tonight over the Southern Rail
way. Although General Miles has been
commissioned to look Into certain mili
tary matters for the Secretary of War, it
is stated with the utmost posltiveness
at the War Department that General
Miles' visit has no connection whatever
with the political affairs In Cuba.
Testing the "Ripper Bill."
SCRANTON, Pa., March 14. The consti
tutionality of the "Ripper bill," -which
recently became a law In this state, and
which provides a new charter for second
class cities, came up for argument In the
Lackawanna Courts today on quo war
ranto proceedings Instituted by ex-Senator
McDonald, on his petition requiring
James Molr to show by what authority
he exercised the office and duties of Re
corder of Scranton.
DEAD EX-PRESIDENT
All Arrangements Completed
for Harrison's Funeral.
NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON
The Remains Will Lie In Stnte In the
Indiana Capitol Tomorrow Mes
sages of Condolence Received
by the Family.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., March 14. The
arrangements for the funeral of General
Benjamin Harrison have been completed.
The body will He in state at the Capitol
Saturday, from 11 o'clock in the morning
until 10 o'clock in the evening, and the
funeral services will be held from the
First Presbyterian Church Sunday after
noon, at 2 o'clock. Rev. L. M. Haines of
ficiating. Cablegrams are reaching the family of
the dead statesman from all parts of the
world, offering condolences In the hour
of bereavement. General Harrison was
a man of International reputation, and
was held in high esteem, throughout the
civilized world.
The funeral will be attended by many
of the noted men of the United States.
President McKInley and members of his
Cabinet will be here. Governor Yates, of
Illinois, telegraphed today that he would
be here, attended by his staff. Governor
Nash, of Ohio, with his staff, will attend
the funeral. Governor Durbln this after
noon sent a notice of General Harrison's
death to the Governors of many of the
states, and it Is the belief that a majority
of them will come. The railroads have
made arrangements for a rate of one fare
for the round trip, which will have the
effect of greatly Increasing the crowds.
Many different state and National or
ganizations held meetings today and took
action on the death of the statesman.
In the morning a meeting, attended by
Governor Durbln, state officials, repre
sentatives of the family and citizens, was
held In the Governor's parlors and ar
rangements were made for the funeral.
The Merchants' Association, of Indianapo
lis, held a meeting this afternoon and
drafted a memorial on the death of Gen
eral Harrison. Arrangements have been
made for a joint meeting of the State
and Marloa County Bar Associations, to
be held In the Senate Chamber, at the
Statehouse tomorrow afternoon. The
Superintendent of Public Schools has is
sued" an order recommending that a part
of Friday be devoted to the life and
services of General Harrison, and that
the teachers speak of his life in connec
tion with the history of the United States,
of his services as a soldier, as a Senator
and as President. County offices will be
closed Saturday at U o'clock in honor of
General Harrison. Mayor Taggart has
called a special Council meeting for to
morrow morning to take action. The State
Bar Association has Issued an order re
quiring that the Circuit Courts through
out the State be closed Saturday.
All the members of General Harrison's
Cabinet have been heard from with the
exception of Redfleld Proctor, who is now
In Cuba. Telegrams have been received
from B. F. Tracy, Charles Foster, John
W. Noble, S. B. ElklnB, John W. Foster
and John Wanamaker.
Messages of Condolence.
This morning Mrs. Harrison received a
telegram from President McKInley, which
read:
"In the death of General Harrison the
country has lost a distinguished states
man, a devoted patriot and an exemplary
citizen. The people of the Nation mourn
with you. You have the heartfelt sym
pathy of Mrs. McKInley and myself in
this the hour of your overwhelming sor
row in your home."
Ex-President Cleveland has telegraphed
that it will be impossible for him to at
tend. Telegrams have been received from
Governor Beckham, of Kentucky; Gov
ernor Nash, of Ohio; Governor Dietrich,
of Nebraska, and others. Among the
telegrams received from foreigners are
those from Wu Ting Fang, Mexican Am
bassador Azplroz, T. Daggettau, Commis
sioner from Porto Rico; Sir Richard Web
ster, of London, who was chief counsel
for Great Britain in the Venezuelan case;
Von Holleben, Imperial German Ambas
sador, Chief Justice Fuller, Justice
Brewer, Henry White, of London, John
G. Woolley, John Philip Sousa. White
law Reid, and Minister Harris.
Flags are at half-mast, and buildings
are draped in mourning. While the body
lies in state, all the merchants in he
city will drape their places In mourning,
and business practically will be suspended.
The burial will be private.
Late this afternoon W. H. H. Miller,
Russell Harrison, Secretary Tlbbett and
Colonel Ransdell, who Is In constant at
tendance at the Harrison home, visited
an undertaking establishment, selected a
casket and gave directions concerning the
funeral arrangements. What Is known as
a state casket was decided on. It Is made
of red cedar, and Is provided with a cop
per lining, which makes the compartment
absolutely air-tight. Over the copper is
a silk lining, on which the body will rest.
The casket Is decorated at the comers
with simple hand-carved moulding. The
top Is absolutely plain, and the only or
nament will be a plain oxydlzed plate, on
which will be engraved the words: "Ben
jamin Harrison, 1S33-190L" The covering
Is of black broadcloth. Heavy oxydlzed
handles and ornaments will be used. The
casket complete will weigh nearly 300
pounds. A heavy red cedar outside box
will bo used with the casket. It will be
deposited In an air-tight vault, and the
casket will then be placed Inside.
The Funeral Arrangements.
The casket will be taken to the home
tomorrow afternoon, and the body will
then be dressed for burial and placed In
It. The body will remain In the room
where the death occurred and where It
has since rested until It has been placed
in the casket, when it will be taken to
the double parlors on the south side of
the house. Here It will remain until Sat
urday morning, when It will be taken to
the Statehouse.
Four black horses will be used to draw
the hearse, which will be draped in black.
A large American flag will be thrown
over the top of the funeral car, falling
down about the sides. Black rosettes
with long, flowing streamers, will be at
tached to the horses' bridles.
The vault at Crown Hill, where the body
Is to be placed, is now being constructed.
The body of General Harrison will He
at the right side of that of Mrs. Harrison,
who is burled In the family lot, located
In one of the loveliest spots In the ceme
tery, which Is widely noted for Its beau
ty. It Is situated Immediately at the foot
of a grassy knoll that rises toward the
west and Is surrounded by shade trees
which In Summer add greatly to the beau
ty. Not far away are the tombs of Oliver
P. Morton, Thomas A. Hendricks and Will
iam H. English and the graves of the un
named heroes who gave their lives for
their country In the Civil War. A tomb
stone marks the lot. General Harrison
himself selected the monument, a solid
piece of granite, 10 feet high and six
feet square, which marks the grave of
his departed wife, and which will also
stand above his head. "Harrison" Is the
simple Inscription on the tomb.
Governor Durbln has requested President
McKInley to be his guest during his visit
to Indianapolis. The President has not
announced his acceptance yet, but It Is
thought he will send his answer to the
Governor tomorrow morning. Governor
Durbln and the President have been
friends for a number of years. The Co
lumbia Club Is anxious to entertain the
President during his short stay in the
city, but It Is thought he will prefer the
quiet of a private residence. Senator Fair
banks has also asked the President to be
his guest. Mrs. Fairbanks Is In Washing
ton, and It is understood she will join tho
Presidential party.
Troops "Will Be Assembled.
Orders were issued today calling for the
assembling In this city Saturday morning
at 9 o'clock of the entire force of state
troops. The order was so distributed
through the state by wire that the com
panies of the three regiments of Infantry,
the three batteries of artillery and the
Hospital and Signal Corps will have ample
time to reach Indianapolis. Two hundred
troops will be under arms In Indianapolis
Saturday morning to participate as a mili
tary escort and do service as guards of
honor during the afternoon when the re
mains of the dead ex-President are lying
In state at the Statehouse.
A. L. Mason, a lawyer and personal
friend, in telling of his last call on Gen
eral Harrison, a few days before his last
Illness, said today:
"We conversed on a variety of subjects.
I had just finished reading his article
on the Boer War and rallied him by
saying that when he should go abroad
the next time he would not be an accept
able guest at the English court. He an
swered with gTeat quickness, 'I can go
to see Kruger.'
"He talked for a time about the Pres
byterian creed. He was the chairman of
the committee on revision. He took up
the Cuban question. His point on this
was that we bad placed ourselves In a
position before the world where our sin
cerity In dealing with Cuba could Justly
be questioned. He was emphasizing his
former statement that the moral law
bound the honor of nations as well as
of individuals. His reference to Phil
ippine and Porto Rican matters expressed
surprise that the Supreme Court of the
United States had not yet handed down
Its decision.
"Later the conversation turned on
trusts. He said he had very definite Ideas
on the regulation of trusts, and believed
that the problem was one which was
fairly within the reach of legislation that
would commend itself to the common
sense of all good people. He quoted at
length from memory from the articles of
Incorporation of the steel trust, and ex
pressed a belief that a corporation should
not be admitted to do business In any
state unless It carried on Its principal
business in the state where it was organ
ized, and unless It was a bona fide cor
poration of that state. He remarked that
many of the great trust combinations or
ganized under the laws of New Jersey
transact no business in that state, and
are not intended to transact any business
there. Of the general conversation, these
are the things that come to my memory."
At the Harrison Home.
All was quiet at the Harrison home to
day, but there was no ostentatious or op
pressive air of depression. Numerous
friends of the family called during the day
to express their sympathy. They were re
ceived In the parlors by General Harri
son's sisters and brother, John Scott Har
rison, who arrived during the afternoon.
Mrs. Harrison was seen by only one or
two of her most Intimate friends. She
has recovered as fast as could be expect
ed from the shock and severe nervous and
mental strain of the eight days she spent
In constant attendance, without sleep and
with scanty nourishment, on her husband.
To friends she spoke feelingly of the mes
sages of condolence which poured into the
house all day, being deeply touched by the
many evidences of love and respect shown
her TiiiRbnnii hv all who knew him.
Mrs Mnrv Hnrrison McKee. General
Harrison's daughter, arrived at noon from
Saratoga with hex husband, and was at
once driven to the home of K. b. .sicivee.
in -Vnrth Meridian street. During the
afternoon she visited the Harrison home,
where she remained for some time and
viewed her father's body. A telegram
was received during the day from Carter
w Wnrrfsnn nT Murfreesboro. Tenn.. an
other brother of the dead statesman, an
nouncing that he will arrive nere tomor
row. It is said that General Harrison left
an estate valued at about $250,000. It is
believed that he left a will, and in It he
has provided that all the means which he
has accumulated up to the time of his
second marriage will go to the children of
his first wife, and that those since his
second marriage will go to his widow and
the child of his second marriage.
Late this afternoon John H. Mahoney,
the sculptor, of this city, took a plaster
cast for a death mask of General Harri
son. Riley's Poem on Harrison.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 14. James
Whltcomb Riley has written the follow
ing poem on the death of General Harri
son: Bowed,, 'midst a universal grief that
Columbia's self a stricken mourner, cast
In tears beneath the old flag at half
mast, A sense of glory rouses us, and breaks
Like song upon sorrowing, and shakes
The dew up from our drenched eyes that
smile at last
In childish pride as though the great
man parsed
To his most high reward for our poor
sakes.
Loved of all men we muse yet ours he
was;
Choice of the Nation's mighty brother
hood Her soldier, statesman, ruler aye, but
then.
We knew him long before the .world's
applause.
And after as a neighbor, kind and good,
Our common friend and fellow citizen.
All-Metal Yacht.
GLASGOW, March 11. The keel of a
yacht jdeslgned by young Hcrreschoff was
successfully run this morning. She will
be constructed entirely of nickel steel.
As she will be the only all-metal boat
In the 65-footer class, she is certain to
create a sensation in British yachting
circles. She will be sailed by Captain
Willie Hogarth, a brother of the Sham
rock's 6klppcr. Mr. Herreschoft's meth
ods of dealing with the difficulties of
Brltisch racing rules are said to be origi
nal. Sensitive Porto Rlcans.
SAN JUAN, March 14. Two members
of the Porto Rlcan Regiment, Bel tram
and Arraoyo. committed suicide tonight.
Beltram had been reprimanded by an
officer for untidiness and ordered to
kitchen duty. He went to quarters and
blew off the top of his head with his
rifle. While the body of Beltram was be
ing buried, Arraoyo, a close friend of
Btltram, shot himself In the same way.
ACCEPTS THE PLACE
F, E. Johnson Will Be a Su
preme Judge in Manila.
OUTLAWRY IN THE VISAYAS
Rebel Trading Operations Broken
Up by Lieutenant Payne, on the
Gunboat Pampngna Captures
and Surrenders.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 14. Profes
sor F. E. Johnson, secretary of the law
department of the University of Michigan,
tonight announced his intention to accept
the appointment to the Supreme Judge-
COUNT BONI DE
WHO ASSAULTED THE EDITOR OF THE FIGARO, AND WILL NOW nAVE
TO FIGHT HI3I.
ship In the Philippines, tendered him a
few weeks ago by President McKInley.
EFFECTUALLY BROKEN UP.
Rebel Trading Operations in the
Vlsnyas Brought to an End.
MANILA, March 14. The rebel trading
operations In the VIsayan Islands have
been effectually broken up. Lieutenant
Fred R. Payne, commanding the United
States gunboat Pampanga, pursuant to
Instructions, has seized and destroyed 300
vessels of various sizes, mostly native
craft, constructed to assist the Insurgents.
But among those which have come to
grief are a number of coasting vessels be
longing to leading Manila firms. Lieu
tenant Payne captured a quantity of sup
plies and war material, shipped by the
Insurgent Governor of Leyte to the rebel
commander on Samar. The Cebu pirates
who occasionally raided the opposite shore
of Negros Island have been suppressed
and their boats all burned.
A detachment of the Flrty-slxth Vol
unteer Infantry captured five rebel officers
and 30 men, together with 47 rifles, near
Indlanang. Province of Cavlte.
Colonel Robert L. Bullard, of the Thirty-ninth
Volunteer Infantry, has received
the surrender of the Insurgent Colonel,
Bopen, with two officers. 33 men and 29
rifles, at Batayan, Province of Batangas.
Lieutenant Thomas L. Sherburne, of the
Thirty-third Volunteer Infantry, with a
company of native scouts, defeated 40 in
surgents in the mountains beyond Santa
Maria, Province of South Ilocos.
Major Corry, of the Forty-second Volun
teer Infantry, captured one Insurgent offi
cer and two brass cannon near Moron
ga. Major E. F. Taggart, of the Twenty
eighth Volunteer Infantry, captured
about 25 miles south of Cagayan, the fol
lowing members of the revolutionary cab
inet: Auzellno Abejechuca, Military
Chief, and Gusto Jacklan, Ramon Neerez.
Santiago Costello, Ramon Chavez and
Fausto Plodo.
Tnft Commission's Plan.
NEW YORK. March 14. A Washington
dispatch to the Times says:
The Taft Commission has been ordered
to forward to the War Department Its
recommendations for the form of govern
ment to be adopted In the Philippines.
This Is In accordance with the original
Instructions, by the terms of which the
commission was to prepare such recom
mendations whenever ordered to do so.
The time has come, in the estimation of
the President, when plans for the gov
ernment of the Philippines may be sub
mitted for his consideration. No intima
tion of the nature of the scheme has yet
been received. The commission, it is de
clared, has not received any suggestions
from Washington, but has been left en
tirely unhampered. It may propose any
form of government It thinks fit
Colonel Humphrey Goes to Manila.
WASHINGTON. March 14. Colonel
Charles F. Humphrey, who had been chief
quartermaster with General Chaffee in
China, has been ordered to the Philip
pines. He will make a tour of the islands,
visiting various posts, and return to Ma
nila about June 1 to assume the duties
of chief quartermaster In the islands, re
lieving Major Miller.
BIG MINING SUIT.
Jlontnnn Ore Seeks to Recover $5,
1500,000 Damages.
NEW YORK, March 14. The Tribune
says:
The summons and complaint in an
action brought by the Montana Ore Pur
chasing Companj. of which F. A. Heinze
is president, against E. R. Morse, of Bos
ton, and the Butte & Boston Consolidated
Mining Company, of New York, has been
filed in the office of the County Clerk. Mr.
Morse was served with papers of the
suit in the office of Franklin Blen. the
attorney of the Montana Ore Purchasing
Company. Mr. Morse Is well known In
Boston. He Is a banker.
The suit Is brought to recover damages
in the sum of $5,500,000. It Is charged
In the complaint that Mr. Morse, as chair
man of the reorganization committee,
bought the property of the Butte & Bos
ton Company of Montana at Butte, at the
receivers' and masters' sale on February
2, 18D7; that under the reorganization
agreement he conveyed the entire prop
erty, including the Michael Davltt lode
claim, to the defendant Butte & Boston
Consolida'ed Mining Company, of New
York, on May 2. 1897.
It is asserted in the complaint that
there was a conspiracy between Mr. Morse
and the Butte & Boston Consolidated Min
ing Company to maintain the Injunction
upon a false claim of title, and that the
Montana Ore Purchasing Company has
beon damaged in the sum of $5,000,000, that
amount being based upon the declara
tions by Mr. Morse In his action for tres
pass against the Montana Ore Purchasing
Company us to the value of the ore property.
PROMISES TO THE CUBANS
Senator Teller Believes They Should
Have Been Kept.
CHICAGO, March 14. "I think the Na
tional Administration should have kept
CASTELLANE.
faith with Cuba and granted the people
of that Island their independence," said
Senator Teller, of Colorado, who passed
through Chicago en route to Denver.
"The Cubans should have received just
what was promised them their lndependU
ence. Then, after that had been done,
this Government could have taken up the
concessions demanded of those people
through diplomatic relations. As a mem
ber of the Cuban relations committee of
the Senate, I did not vote In favor of
the demands made upon the Cuban con
stitutional convention, nor did I vote for
them In the Senate. The people of the
Island did not have an opportunity to
demonstrate what they can or cannot do.
I don't look for any trouble down there,
however, as they seem to be reconciled
to their fate, for the time being, at least"
Is Not Obligatory.
NEW YORK. March 14. A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says:
Local papers publish Interviews with vis.
king members of the United States House
of Representatives, who state that If
the Cuban constitutional convention de
clines to accept the Piatt amendment rel
ative to the relations between the United
States and Cuba, everything will remain
as at present, until December, when the
President will again submt the matter to
Congress for further consideration. This
Is construed as meaning that the Piatt
amendment does not have the binding and
obligatory character of a law.
Cubans greatly regret the continuance
of the present military government, but
And much encouragement In these utter
ances, because they confirm similar state
ments made by Governor-General Wood.
The publication of General Gomez letter
opposing the Piatt amendment and en
couraging the convention Is exciting in
terest General Wood's letter to the con
vention stating that that body Is author
ized to take binding action on the Senate
resolution Is regarded as only an expres
sion of his opinion. Circumstances con
nected with the orders giving authority
for the preceding steps are regarded as
not supporting this opinion.
Cubans Question Congressmen.
. HAVANA, March 14. General Wood and
staff today accompanied the Congres
sional party now here, which Includes
members of the river and harbor com
mittee, to Agulcate, to inspect a sugar es
tate. The Cuban delegates to the consti
tutional convention are eagerly seeking
Information from the American Congress
men regarding the possibility of a recon
sideration of the Piatt amendment. A
controversy in the local press over cer
tain statements alleged to have been made
by some of these Congressmen has al
ready begun, and La Patrla, on the
strength of these allegations, strongly
urges the delegates to refuse to accept
the Piatt amendment, but to wait until
a new Congress assembles.
VENEZUELA IS FRIENDLY.
But Government Sentiment Is Not
Shared by the People.
WASHINGTON, March 14. The Vene
zuelan Charge, Senor Pulldo, says there
need be no fear of any governmental
complications growing out of the recent
asphalt affairs In Venezuela, and the
course of Mr. Loomls, the United States
Minister. Any criticisms which have been
made of Mr. Loomls are said to come
from private sources and not to be shared
by the responsible officials of Venezuela.
The local papers of the country have
reprinted articles appearing In the United
States arraigning Venezuela as a "blood
thirsty country," and these have caused
considerable irritation and adverse press
comment, but so far as the Venezuelan
government is concerned, frequent com
munications to Senor Pulldo show that
the most friendly sentiment continues to
be entertained for the United States.
HITHIMINTHEFAGE
Assault on the Floor of
Washington Senate.
RUTH STRUCK BY EASTERDAY
Member of the Lower House Gave
Senator the He, and Followed It
With a Blow Afterward Apol
ogized OLYMPIA, Wash.. March 14. The clos
ing hours of the legislative session wit
nessed an exciting scene on the floor of
the Senate. This was no less than a hand-to-hand
encounter between Senator Ruth,
of Thurston County, and Representative
Easterday, of Pierce County, and arose
over Ruth's vote for the Indefinite post
ponement of Easterday's bill to repeal th
libel law. The bill was on the Senate
calendar, having: passed the House soma
time-ago, and came up in regular order
this afternoon.
Speeches for the bill were made by Sen
ators Hall, Wllshlre and Warburton.
Crow of Spokane, Garber and Hamilton
spoke against the bill. Angle, who is a
newspaper man, moved to indefinitely
postpone it The motion carried by the
following vote:
Ayes Andrews, Angle, Biggs. Clapp,
Crow of Spokane, Crow of Whitman, Gar
ber, Hallett, Hamilton, Land, Megler,
Moultray, Preston, Ruth Smith, Stewart,
Tolman. Welty 18.
Noes Baker, Baumelster, Cornwell. Da
vis, Hall. Hammer, Hemrlch, Mantz,
Rands. Schofield, Sharp, Sumner, Warbur
ton. Wllshlre 13.
Absent Reser and Le Crone.
Representative Easterday was on the
Senate floor, and when he saw his bill
was beaten he walked over to Ruth and
called the latter a liar, and accused him.
of promising to support the bill. Ruth
retorted sharply, and Easterday hit him.
Ruth has been 111 for some time, and was
sitting down when Easterday struck him.
He attempted to rise, but in the meantime
Senator Hamilton and others crowded be
tween the belligerents and separated
them. The wildest excitement prevailed,
and for a moment it looked as though
the session of the Senate would break up
in a disgraceful scene. Senator Baker, of
Klickitat, relieved the situation by mov
ing to adjourn until evening. The motion
carried.
The defeat of the libel repeal bill is a
decided victory for the newspapers of the
State. The movement for repeal was start
ed by Pierce County's Representatives
and Senators, headed by Easterday. Their
desire was to get even with two Tacoma
newspapers.
At the evening session Representative
Easterday appeared at the bar of the Sen
ate and made an apology for striking
Ruth, and on motion of the latter the
apology was accepted.
Army Appointments Delayed.
WASHINGTON. March 14. Great agi
tation among the candidates for Army
appointments now in Washington resulted
from a long visit to the White House
today by Secretary Root and Adjutant
General Corbln. It was known that for
the past two or three days the President
had been endeavoring to arrange all or
nearly all of these troublesome appoint
ments. Mnnv Congressmen also remain
in the city awaiting action upon the ap
plications they have filed. But after two
hours spent in close conference. Secretary
Root came away from the White Housa
leaving the appointments still to be finally
arranged, though It is expected that an
end can be reached In the course of a few
days.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS.
The Dead Ex-President.
All arrangements are completed for Gen
eral Harrison's funeral Sunday. Page 1.
The body will be taken to the state capi
tol tonight and lie In state tomorrow.
Page 1.
The President left Washington last night
to attend the funeral. Page 3.
Several Lecislatures adopt resolutions of
sympathy. Page 3.
Foreign.
Count Castellane thrashed De Rodays,
editor of Figaro, and a duel is being
arranged. Page 2.
Deroulede and Buffet will fight their duel
at Lausanne this morning. Page 2.
China objects to the limitations of tho
Manchurian treaty. Page 2.
General.
F. E. Johnson has accepted the Supreme
Judgeship in the Philippines. Page L
Governor Wells, of Utah, vetoed tho
Evans bllL Page 2.
W. C. Sanger was appointed Assistant
Secretary of War. Page 3.
Pacific Coast.
New Oregon law for apportionment of
state taxes may infringe upon the con
stitution. Page 4.
Loss by wheat pests in Oregon last year
has been overestimated, said Professor
Cordley. Page 4.
The Secretary of the Interior will not act
on Commissioner Hermann's recom
mendation for larger Northwest re
serves If he can avoid It. Page 4.
"Washington Legislature.
Representative Easterday gave the He to
Senator Ruth and struck him In the
face. Page 1.
The time for adjournment expired yester
day, although both houses were still in
session at an early hour this morning.
Page 5.
The amount of the general appropriation
bill Is $2,228,000. Page 5.
Bills which have passed both houses; also
those approved by the Governor.
Page 5.
Commercial and Marine.
California oranges strike a poor market in
the East. Page 11.
Wheat markets have a better tone.
PagelL
Steamer Athlon sold to Seattle men for
$25,000. Page S.
Astoria and Buteshire sail an even race.
Page 8. ,
November grain fleet arriving out. Page 8.
Steel trust may build a fleet of steamers.
Page 8.
Panama rates are being slashed. Page 8.
Portland nnd Vicinity.
No way clear to settle County Commis
sioners' muddle. Page 8.
President Hughes, of Port of Portland
Commission, announces. reform in
dredging. Page S.
Thief who has been robbing churches of
electric lamps confesses. Page 7.
There is evidence of the transcontinental
combine In the winning by the Wash
ington & Oregon of the old Portland &
Puget Sound right of way between
Vancouver and Kalama. Page W.
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