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QavrailaBs Criticise Delegate Wil
cox's BID.
HONOLULU. Dec. 28, via San Francis
co, Jan. 5. The bill introduced In Con
gress by Delegate Wilcox, providing for
e. National leper settlement on the Island
of Molokal, -was a surprise here, as the
matter had not beeen discussed In Hawaii
elnce Congressman Kahn, of California,
proposed a similar scheme a year ago.
At that time the plan aroused strong op
position in Hawaii and it is now criti
cised with equal vigor. The plan Is great
ly objected to by local papers, though
some of the home-rulers appear to favor
it, on the ground that It will save Ha.
wall the expense of maintaining the leper
settlement.
Collector of Customs Stackable has re
ceived from "Washington orders to admit
Importations from the Philippines free
of duty. As a result, about 400,000 Manila
cigars that have been held here In bond
firfll be allowed to enter free.
Hawaii has been visited by a heavy rain
storm, which, at one point, is thought to
have been a record-breaker. Unofficial re
ports from Papaaloa, Island of Hawaii,
state that last "Wednesday 40 Inches of
rain fell in 24 hours. Professor Lyons,
of the Government observatory, says that
this is a world's record, but he discredits
the report. From another district a fall
of 10 Inches in five hours is reported, and
throughout the Islands there were heavy
rains. A few washouts occurred, but
there was no serious damage.
CobsbI Booth-Tneker's Condition.
OAKLAND, CaL, Jan. 5. Commander
Booth-Tucker, of the Salvation Army, who
was called here by the illness of his wife.
Consul Km ma Booth-Tucker, has an
nounced that he will remain until his
wife can be safely removed to New York.
All plans with regard to the Consul's
part in the tour of the United States
are abandoned. The remainder of her
party will fill the dates without her. It
Is also probable that the National con
gress of officers, to take place In New
York, will also be abandoned.
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Call to Dr. Stevenson.
NEW YORK, Jan. B. The Fifth-Avenue
Presbyterian Church will. It Is stated,
extend & call to the Rev. J. Ross Steven
son, of Chicago, to succeed Dr. George
T. Purves, who died in September last.
Dr. Stevenson has for the last five years
been filling the chair of Church History
at McConmick Theological Seminary. He
is not quite 36, and Is one of the members
of the committee on revision of the creed.
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LIbertador Carried Oat the First
Part of Her Programme.
WTLLEMSTAD, Curacoa, Jan 5. The
armed revolutionary steamer LIbertador,
which left Fort de France December 31
for the "Venezuelan coast, with General
Matos and 300 volunteers, and a cargo of
munitions of war. Is now reported to have
anchored early yesterday off Uchire, on
the "Venezuelan coast, near Rio Chico,
and to have sailed from Uchire the same
afternoon. It is believed here that the
LIbertador has been successful In exe
cuting the first part of her programme of
landing men and war materials in "Venez
uela. Three "Venezuelan war vessels are
today cruising off the coast of Uchire.
A report has reached here that last
evening a bomb was exploded at the resi
dence at Caracas of the "Venezuelan Min
ister of Finance, Tello Mendosa. The
explosion wrecked a considerable portion
of the house, but no one was injured. The
attempt has caused considerable excite
ment in Caracas.
Almost all the "Venezuelan revolution
ists who have lately been here have left
this island to join the Insurgent bodies In
Venezuela.
Argentina Has Xot Ratified.
SANTIAGO DE OHHJE, Jan. E. Argen
tina has not yet officially ratified the
protocol signed by Senor Yanez, the Chil
ean (Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Senor
Portela, the Argentine Minister to Chile,
and has asked the Chilean Government for
further explanations.
Extra Session In Minnesota,
ST. PAUL, Jan. 6. It was stated tonight
that the report of the Tax Commission
will be presented to Governor "Van Sant
Thursday, -and it will then be for him to
decide whether it is necessary to 11 an
extra session of the Legislature to act
upon the matter. I As the Governor has
been heretofor quoted as determined to
call the extra session soon after the re
port was submitted, it is probable the
Legislature will be called to meet early
In February, at which time the members
may also be asked to take some action la
regard to the Northern Securities 'Com
pany and the so-called merger of railroad
Interests.
Defective Meter Csased Pear Deaths.
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. E. Anton
Schave, his wife and .2-year-old boy,
Joseph, and Miss Mary Dlvada, aged 18,
were asphyxiated early today at their
home by gas from & defective meter.
Co.
Thrilling Experiences When
the Walla Walla Sank.
DAMAGE TO FRENCH BARK MAX
NInety-tvro Survivors Arrived at San
Francisco Sad Case of Rev. Mr.
Erlckson The Fourth Offi
cer's Story.
BAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5. The French
bark Max, which collided with the steam
er Walla Walla January 2, off Cape Men
docino, was towed Into port at 9 P. M.
tonight by the steamer Acme, in a badly
disabled condition. Had It not been for
her water-tight compartments the Max
would also have gone down. The Max
was picked up by the Acme seven miles
southwest or Point Gorda, at U A M.
yesterday. Later the United States reve
nue cutter McCulloch fastened a line on
the Max and assisted the Acme until
within a short distance of the Gate, when
shek cast off and returned north to con
tinue her search for survivors of the
Walla Walla. On her arrival in port
the Max was placed in quarantine.
The officers of the Max, In their version
of the collision, throw the blame on the
crew of the Walla Walla. They claim
that the Max had all her lights set and
burning. They saw no lights on the
Walla Walla, which attempted to cross
their bow. After the collision the Max
was In such a critical condition that they
had all they could do to take care of
themselves. For this Teason they did not
stand to with offers of assistance.
The officers of the Max are not Inclined
to go Into a detailed statement of the
collision pending the official investigation.
An examination of the Max shows that
she is badly damaged. Her bowsprit
and JIbboom. were carried away, and seven
plates on tho port and starboard bow are
stove In. She also has two large holes,
one above the other, below the water
line.
The Max Is in command of Captain
Robert Benolst She is a three-masted
steel bark, and left Havre September 9
for this port, in ballast Ill-luck has
followed the vessel since she was built,
two years ago, in France. On her maiden
trip a gale In the South Pacific stripped
the bark of her steel masts and her rlg
glng. The vessel sought refuge in a near
port and new masts and rigging were set
In place. Then she started for home,
but again the hoodoo followed. As she
neared her destination she was caught
In the sweep of a mlghjy gale and
stripped 6f mast, rope sid sail This
time- the Max. narrowly escaped final dis
aster. Ninety-two survivors of the Walla
Walla arrived here today from Eureka
on the steamer Pomona. There is still
some discrepancy in the-lists of the dead
and missing. The number ranges from
37 to 47. This discrepancy Is due to the
fact that several passengers boarded the
vessel Just as she was leaving port
Others who were traveling second class
gave assumed names In order to h'do thir
Identity. By striking out what are pos-
aiuie uupucui.es, me numoer of lost stands
at 42, classed as follows: Known dead,
9; missing, passengers, 13, crew 20. One
life raft is unaccounted .for and It is
feared that all the missing are lost
Lost His "Wife and Children.
Rev. Henry Erlckson, who was among
the six survivors brought to this city by
the steamer Nome City last night, lies at
St Mary's Hospital, a physical and al
most a mental wreck. His wife and
three children are among the dead and
missing. The Erlckson family, except
ing the mother, were second-class pas
sengers. When the crash rnm thov
were awakened and all got to the upper
ucch. logemer. .Mrs. .Erlckson and the
two younger children got separated from
their father and elder brother. What
their fate was Is not known, but It Is
presumed they were drowned when he
vessel went down. Erlckson and his son
clung together and were pitched Into
the water clear of the sinking steamer.
Thoy floated around for some time and
finally were picked up by the life raft
on which were a number of the officers
of the Walla Walla. It was almost day
break when they were found and they
were In an exhausted condition. Father
and son were pulled on the light struc
ture, but the boy was too weak to stand
the exposure. A few hours later he died
in his father's arms, and after the heart
broken parent had bowed his head In si
lent prayer over the corpse of his son,
the body was consigned to the waves as
tenderly as It was possible under the
circumstances.
After the body of the boy had gone
overboard,, the father became more and
more despondent Despite the advice of
his companions time and time again he
filled his hands with water and drank it
down. This "added to his misery, and his
companions feared that he would be the
next to succumb. The sea was running
high and dashing over the raft but all
clung on tenaciously through the long
hours of the day and the longer hours of
the night They hoped against hope until
the Nome City picked them up. The
Rev. Mr. Erlckson was the first to bo
lifted aboard. He was at once placed
In a bed and as carefully tended as cir
cumstances would permit It Is thought
he will recover from the terrible effects
of the exposure, unless he succumbs
under his grief.
The Foarth Officer's Story.
Cecil Brown, fourth officer of the Walla
Walla, who was one of the six picked
up by the Nome City, gives a graphic ac
count of their experiences. He said:
"We certainly had an experience that
none of us will ever forget The raft on
which we were drifting when the Nome
City picked us up was only an ordinary
ship's raft IB feet square. It afforded us
absolutely no protection from the cold
night wind nor from the waves, which
frequently swept over us. The greatest
part of the time some portion of the
raft was under water. Our clothes were
drenched and yesterday morning they
were almost frozen stiff.
"When the vessels collided the passen
gers, almost without exception, were
asleep in their berths. In some instances
we were compelled to use force to pull
them out As the Walla Walla was go
ing down a young woman, whose name I
do not know, came to me and asked for
help. I seized her In my arms and
Jumped overboard. I swam about for a
considerable time looking for a raft or
boat on which to put her. At last I
found a Taft but it was crowded and I
could only find room for the young wom
an. I put her aboard and then swam
off to look 'for another raft or boat.
I do not know whether she was rescued
or not
"I found another raft but I should
Judge that there were already over SO
people clinging to it I managed to catch
hold and very soon afterward another
raft with but a. few people aboard came
floating by. Part of the people from
the raft to which I was clinging went
aboard thl3 second raft A little while
after we came In contact with a third
raft and again we put some of the peo
ple from our raft aboard. This left but
the six men who were rescued by the
Nome City.
Thirty-six Hoars Adrift.
"During the remainder of the morning
we endeavored to row toward the shore,
but our raft proved rather an unwieldy
affair. The waves and wind were
against us and we were unable to make
any headway. When the morning cleared
we were still near the scene of the wreck.
We could see the steamer Despatch about
a mile awnv. Wfi Mrd twn nt tho nnra
together and tried to signal the boat.
uut we lauea. we also saw several
other rafts with people aboard floating
about but we were notwlthin hailing
distance of them. Severa' times we at
tempted to propel our raft toward the
shore, but our efforts failed. Rafts un
der ordinary conditions are not made to
be rowed and we were badly exhausted
from being exposed to the frosty morning
air after our plunge Into the ley waters.
We finally gave up trying to row and al
lowed ourselves to drift in the hope of
being picked up by some passing boat
We saw a number of vessels passing dur
ing the 35 hours that we were adrift but
none, unfortunately, happened to see us.
"I cannot describe how wo suffered from
cold, hunger and thirst It is bad enough
to be exposed In an open boat but in a
raft one has no'protection whatever. We
were drenched again and again by the
waves that washed over us. With all
our hardships, however. I do not think
that any of us gave up hope. I know I
would not. have ceased to hepe for relief
until death itself came."
Panic on the Ship.
Describing the scenes ob tho Walla
Walla was going down, Officer Brown
said:
"I never saw such a panic. Men and
women were running about the decks
wild with fright, and It was almost im
possible to get them to obey directions.
The wife of Erlckson was running about
screaming for her husband- I was di
recting the loading and lowering of some
of the boats and I told her to get Into
one of them. I will not get In without
my husband,' she cried. . I tried to per
suade her, but it was useless. So, after
a few moments delay, I told her abrupt
ly that there were other people waiting
for placos in the boats, and that she
could go and look for her husband.
"There were other passengers who were
Just as hard to handle. I have been In
several shipwrecks, but I never saw peo
ple before who were so opposed to being
saved. They wanted to Btay with the
ship to the last minute and our efforts
in getting the boats loaded and lowered
accordingly met with a great'deal of diffi
culty. "My place was in one of the boats and
but for the stupidity or knavery of a
sailor, I would have been there. This
boat was lowered and I ordered the man
in the bow not 0 cast oft until I gave
the word. While I was busy helping
passengers off, this sailor pushed off and
left me. 1 saw this boat after daylight
sho had eight people aboard and the
sailor who had disobeyed my orflors. was
directing her movements? Th"$y "-had
rigged up a blanket for a sail and sailed
by us with a good wind at their backs.
That sailor had the audacity to wave his
hand to us. v He would not take us
aboard, although there was plenty of
room for us in the boat He sailed past
as Impudently as you please and left
us to our fate in the mlddlo of the ocean.
If I ever had murder in my heart I had
It at that moment"
STORIES THE PASSENGERS TELL.
Great Bravery and Fortitnde Shown
by Some of the Victims.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5. Forty-five
of the rescued passengers and 47 of the
crew of the lost steamer Walla Walla ar
rived here early this morning on the
Steamer Pomona, from Eureka. While
It was yet dark a large number of anxious
relatives and friends gathered at the dock
to meet them. It was a desolate looking
company that the Pomona brought into
port, for many of the survivors had met
with physical Injury In addition to suffer
ing from cold, hunger and exposure for
many hours In open boats and life rafts.
Many who had escaped from the wreck
in scant attire were garbed in strange
clothing and carried their few belongings
tied up in a night-robe or a handker
chief. Some were wrapped In bandages
and others, too III or too seriously in
jured to walk without assistance, were
In their berths or propped up with pil
lows In the social hall of the steamer.
As the Pomona came within hailing dis
tance of the dock there was a general
waving of hands and an exchange of
shouts and greetings, to be followed lat
er by affectionate embraces and tearful
Interviews when the survivors landed.
While these touching scenes were being
enacted beneath the big freight shed of
Broadway wharf. Passenger Agent Wat
ers and other representatives of the com
pany hurried to and fro securing convey
ances for the sick and arranging hotel
accommodations for such as cared to ac
cept the hospitality of the steamship
company and furnishing railroad or
steamship tickets for those who wanted
to Journey to homes outside the city.
A number of the survivors were In need
of medical attention. Among the num
ber was Mrs. R. S. Edgar, of San Jose,
who sustained a fracture of several ribs.
She was taken to the Llcle House.
George E. Sell, who was knocked from a
raft by the descending boom of the sink
ing ship, was too helpless to move a
limb without assistance. A. Swanson,
who was suffering from fever arising
from his long hours of exposure, was
taken to the Marine Hospital, and J.
Robbershoute, who was similarly situ
ated, was sent to his home in Los Gatos.
All of the survivors tell thrilling stories
of their experiences. Though differing
in detail... they all show that the -victims
of the disaster exhibited great bravery
and fortitude and were treated with the
utmost kindness by their rescuers.
Mrs. R. S. Edgar was the most seri
ously injured of tho surviving women
passengers of the Walla Walla. She
sustained a fracture of one or more ribs
and other lesser injuries In the eventful
experiences that marked her escape from
the sinking steamer and on the trip down
from Eureka on the Pomona she wa3 too
III to move without assistance. Mrs. Ed
gar says that the scene aboard the Walla
Walla after she was struck by the French
bark was too terrible to describe. She
says that the discipline among the crew
was not what It ought to have been, and
that she is a witness to the fact that
three firemen ran away with a lifeboat
In the face of orders from the captain.
Captain Hall, she says, threatened to
shoot them If they left the ship's side
with the boat but In spite of his orders
and threats they pulled away and dis
appeared. In describing her rescue, Mrs.
Edgar said:
"I had a very trying and dangerous ex
perience getting away from the sinking
ship. George Reis, tho captain's man,
picked me up and threw me over the
side of the ship into a boat and I landed
In a heap on the bottom. Then' he Jumped
In himself. I don't know what Injuries
I received In my fall, but I am Inclined
to believe that my ribs were not broken
(Concluded on Seoond Pare.)
BANF1ELD CHIMES IN
''AdamsjSwigertand Hughes
Should Resign, "He Says.
NO CHANCE FOR HARMONY NOW
Members of Legislature Say They
Had No Intention of Slaking?
Hashes Boss of Port of
Portland Commission
"If I were In the positions occupied by
Commissioners Adams and Swlgert and
Chairman Hughes, respectively, I think
I should retire," said M. C. Bantleld,
a member of the Port of Portland Com
mission, yesterday afternoon. "The three
are excellent men, but they differ In their
views. They cannot or will not recon
cile their differences. Each Is sincere in
his belief. Chairman Hughes thinks his
spud gear plan is right Commissioners
Swlgert and Adams have the same opin
ion as Engineer Lockwood. There the
matter rests. If I were In the situation
of any one of them, I should retire and
let the Multnomah delegation, which cre
ated the commission, recommend my suc
cessor." Commissioner Banfield is a self-contained
man, and he gives an opinion only
after deliberation. When It was known
that he had made the foregoing state
ment members of the Multnomah dele
gation to the Legislature were inter
viewed. "Who Is Hashes?" Legislators Asked
Some asked who Chairman Hughes was.
They apparently did not know that he
was the originator of the first Port of
Portland bill. Members of the delega
tion of 1901 did not know how he who
claimed to be responsible for all the Com
missioners came to consider himself the
"boss" of the whole boardi
"We gave him a place on the board
only because he had been a member since
the date of organization," said one.
"He had nothing to do with the enact
ment of the law, excepting so far as a
little advice was concerned," said an
other. "We never told him he was to be the
whole board," said a third. "Dr. Smith
will tell you that"
Senator Andrew C. Smith, who Intro
duced the Port of Portland bill, was seen,
and said:
"One of the principal motives In mak
ing the fight against the commission was
that It was too numerous and too un
wieldy, ;ond that 'a all the- bttslnesa was
transacted through the chairman of the
executive committee, it was considered a
one-man affair. I thought that if the
commission were reduced to five, a figure
subsequently raised to seven. It would be
out of the hands of one man, and that
an active, well-selected commission that
would pull together would obtain better
results than the old large commission,
which we, for the best Interests of the
public, put down."
"Xott "We Have One-Man Povf er."
"And now we have one man trying to
run the commission again," observed a
Legislator who was standing near by.
"And a one-man power Is tho very
thing which we as members of the Leg
islature sought to avoid," said Dr. Smith.
"Mr. Hughes had nothing whatever to
do with the passage of tho bill, so far
as I was concerned," said Senator Alex
Sweek, -one of the Democratic leaders
of the state. "I voted for the bill be
cause I felt the necessity of a drydock.
The only man outside qf the Legislature
who appeared before us was President
Mohler, of the O. R. & N. Co. He spoke
of the Importance of a drydock, and If It
had not been, for the fact that such an
Improvement was needed the bill would
not have been passed. Mr. Hughes never
suggested any names for appointment to
the board, and he Is not considered by
the delegation as responsible for the
board."
How Hughe Got on Board.
"Ho was left on the board himself only
because he drafted the first port bill,"
said a Legislator who was in Mr. Sweek's
office.
"The board you can publish my name
later was purposely organized so that
Mr. Hughes should not havo control,"
said another. "We had all been Impressed
by Mr., Hughes. He had standing; he
had the interests of the port at heart, and
he knew all about the work. We thought
he was a good man for Dr. Smltht who
had charge of the bill, and we referred
him to the Senator. He drew up a bill
which, with modifications, fhe Senate
adopted. It was the Intent of this bill
that Hughes should not have control of
the commission. In fact, we wanted no
change in tho commission, except to re
duce Its proportions. We wished Theo
dore B. Wlicor to remain as president
and Charles E. Ladd as member of the
board, recognizing the peculiar fitness and
the large property Interests of both. Mr.
Wilcox declined to stay with Mr. Hughes.
Mr. Ladd resigned. Mr. Adams and Mr.
Swlgert were elected to fill their places.
Mr. Hughes we retained because he draft
ed the first port bill and because he draft
ed the latest We hold him responsible
for the trust we reposed in him, but not
for the acts of the whole commission.
Colonel McCraken we placed because we
recognized his worthiness and also be
cause he was a member of the delegation,
although he differed in politics from, us."
Several other members said they re
gretted tho conflict In the commission and
that the friction was likely to cause de
lay in the construction of the dredge,
which will be needed before the river
reaches the low-water mark.
That Mysterloas Correspondence.
People generally were anxious to leam
something about the correspondence be
tween Commissioner Swlgert and Chair
man Hughes, which was presented at the
Port of Portland meeting Saturday. Some
persons pretended to have the full text
of tho letters. According to one, they
were as follows:
Charles F. Swlgert Portland, Or.: Resign at
once. You weary my friends.
ELLIS G. HUGHES,
Chairman Port of Portland Commission.
Ellis G. Hughes, Chairman of Port of Port
land Commission: I will not. Go to.
CHARLES F. SWIGERT.
"That's the substance of the letters,"
said a member of the commission yester
day, "but the man who told you about
them should have repeated them line by
line. By George, but they were hot!"
"Hot?"
"Hot?" he repeated. "Well, I should
say hot Emperor William never wrote
a hotter one. And the Czar why, he
was left In the shade."
"And Swigert's answer?"
"Well well, It was about the same in
tenor as the answer of tho nihilist who
crossed the Austrian frontier 20 yards
ahead of the Czar's soldiers."
"And that was?"
"I'm here, sweetheart Take me if you
can."
MAY APPEAL IJf WISOXA CASE.
Port of. Portland Not Satisfied With
U. S. Inspector's Decision.
The Board of Commissioners of the Port
of Portland has instructed its attorney to
Inquire into the recent collision between
its steamer Winona and the Regulator
and ascertain whether there is any appeal
from the decision of Captains Edwards
and Fuller, local United States Inspectors
of Hulls and Boilers. The object of the
inquiry Is to learn whether damages may
be recovered from The Dalles City Navi
gation Company.
Asked regarding the collision yesterday.
Captain Edwards said an appeal could
have been taken to the Supervising In
spector at San Francisco any time within
30 days after the decision was rendered.
By the decision Captain. Hayden, of the
Winona, was found guilty of negligence
and suspended 30 days. During a fog. it
was held, he handled the Winona so that
she lay In the Regulator's course.
Captain Edwards says thedeclslons will
not stand In the way of any court pro
ceedings for damages which the commis
sion may institute against The Dalles Clty
Navigatlon Company.
OVERWORKED PRESIDENTS.
Chandler Invites Rootcvelt to Inaug
urate Some Reforms.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. The Washing
ton Post today prints an Interesting and
Important article by ex-Senator William
E. Chandler, president of the Spanish
Claims Commission, entitled, "Wanted,
by the United States, a President." The
article Is a strong argument for a reform
In the present methods of conducting ex
ecutive business. Mr. Chandler asserts
that a President has now only three ob
jects In his life. First, to see 0.000 people
a year; second, to accomplish 2000 little
things; and third, to try to do 200 hun
dred great things. In the seeing of so
many thousand people about trivial mat
ters and In giving his attention to the
thousands of little things, the President,
Mr. Chandler insists. Is worn out and be
comes physically unable to grapple with
the great problems to which he ought to
give his undivided attention.
-Mr. Chandler cites from personal knowl
edge the cases of Presidents who have
almost succumbed under the strain, in
stancing particularly President Arthur, In
whose Cabinet he was Secretary of the
Navy, and President McKinley, to whose
Impaired health Mr Chandler attributes
inability to recover from the shock from
the assassin's bullet
Mr. Chandler expresses his regret that
President Roosevelt, "even with his quick
ness, his acuteness and his present untir
ing Industry and energy, ha3 given counte
nance to the idea that he will do all the
appointing himself, and hear all that any
one has to Bay concerning any appoint
ment" Mr. Chandler thinks that the
great weight of the pressure for office
ought to fail upon the Cabinet Ministers,
and that the President ought to have
more time for Important things.
What Ip wanted in the person of Mr.
Roosevelt." says Mr. Chandler, " and In
every other person whom the Twentieth
Cenutry may see in the White House, Is
a President who will be allowed to serve
the whole people with all his heart and
strength, with all his mind and body In
the discharge of his official duties, un
hindered by the pressure upon him of so
many thousands of his countrymen a3
have In recent years encroached upon the
time and patience of our Presidents and
kept them from their public work, or
compelled them to do It by Impairing
their physical health and overstraining
their mental powers. The time has come
when access to the President, except at
public receptions should be limited to
the Cabinet Ministers, Senators, Represen
tatives and Ambassadors, and to such
other persons only as are given interviews
for public purposes after written apjdlca
tlons have been received and carefully
considered.
"The public receptions of the President
should be few, and there should be no In
trusions upon his social life, which he
should be allowed to regulate according
to his own will and pleasure, and no
person should take offense by not being
invited to his presence or find fault with
his selection of his company, whatever
may be Its race or color. This needed
change of custom will at first, no doubt,
be unpopular. It will be condemned 03
unrepubllcan excluslveness. It will re
quire to begin the new rule a President
who has been a man of tfie people, who
Is known to be at heart thoroughly demo
cratic In his Ideas and ways, and who
Is also strong In his convictions and fear
less In his actions. Is not Mr. Roosevelt
such a President? Wll he Inaugurate
the reforms?"
MEMORIAL TO LINCOLN.
Congrcjjntionnl Churches to Observe
Sunday February 0.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 5. The American
Missionary Association has Issued an ap
peal to the Congregational churches of the
country to observe Sunday, February 9,
as a memorial of Abraham Lincoln, whose
birthday is February 12. The churches,
and especially their Sunday schools and
Endeavor societies, are urged to empha
size Christian patriotism.
"Abraham Lincoln," says this appeal,
"was born in the mountains of the South,
where schools and churches have been
established by this association. Tho (ne
groes have grown Into a great multitude
of more than 8,000.000, among whom this
association has planted Its Institutions
and missions. Through Its missionaries
the colored people are being trained In
the shop, on the farm, in the school and
the church, and at home, for safe citizen
ship and Christian responsibility. Presi
dent Lincoln urged the kind and Christian
treatment of the Indians. The negro and
Indian departments of missionary work
carried on by this association are, there
fore, naturally suggested by his name."
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Crnxy Woman Barned Herself.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 5.
Mrs. Ulln S. Emlck, a middle-aged woman,
who has been mentally unbalanced for
about three months, set fire to herself at
her home today, and was burned to death.
She locked herself In a room, and before
her husband and son. who had discovered
her attempt at suicide, could reach her,
she was beyond help.
jHdges Xoyes Is Better.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 5. Judge Ar
thur H. Noyes, of Alaska, who has been
seriously III at the Hotel St Nicholas, In
this city, for a week, as the result of a
hemorrhage, which occurred last Monday,
is reported by his physicians to have
greatly improved. They predict that he
will be out again In a week or 10 days.
Drowned in Cab.
ANTWERP. Jan. 5. A Swedish Cap
tain, named Rossander, had been missing
since New Tear's eve, when he left a
dinner party In a cab to return to his
ship. The retreating tide has now re
vealed the cab in the river, with the horse
dead and the drowned body of Captain
Rossander inside the vehicle.
BELL 18 NOT GENTLE
Only Stern Measures Will
Quell Luzon Rebellion.
CAMPAIGN DOWN IN BATANGAS
Conditions In Saninr Still Unsatis
factory Captares In Lcyte
Breaking Up a Secret
Society.
MANILA, Jan. 5. General J. Franklin
Bell is conducting a vigorous campaign
in Batangas Province. Every available
soldier Is in the field. The columns un
der the command of Colonels WInt and.
Dougherty are doing- excellent work and
driving the Filipinos In all directions. A
number of the latter are fleeing to Tay
abas Province, where the native constab
ulary are rendering valuable assistance
In capturing men and rifles.
The advocates of peace at Manila depre
cate the stern measures employed by Gen
eral Bell. In reply General Bell says
that these peace advocates have had
numerous opportunities to use their In
fluence, as they have been given passes
through the American lines almost for
the asking, and that It has been after
ward proved that they often only went
through the lines for the purpose of as
sisting the insurrection. General Bell
says that the best peace method now Is a
rigorous warfare until the Insurrection Is
completely subdued.
The arrest of members of the wealthy
Lopez family and the confiscation of their
steamers and rice, as well as the arrest
of three members of the religious corpor
ations, who were known to be instigators
of the Insurrection, has had an excellent
effect upon the natives.
Conditions in the Island of Samar are
still unsatisfactory, owing to the diffi
culty of finding the insurgents. Captain
Schoeffel, of the Ninth Infantry (who was
wounded in a severe hand-tohand fight
last month at Dapdap, Samar Island, be
tween 13 men of Company E, of his regi
ment, and a large force of bolomen), has
practically recovered from the effects of
his wound. In an official report of the
encounter, It Is said that Schoeffel killed
three men before he received his wound,
and that the remnants of the detachment
of 18 men were saved by his personal
courage and 'daring.
The civil authorities say that the Island
of Leyte is. now perfectly peaceful. On
the other hand, the military authorities
consider Leyte to be dangerous on ac
count of its proximity to Samar, If for
no other reason. Lest Friday Major
Albert L. Meyer, of the Eleventh Infan
try captured quite an .extensivo arsenal
and plant for th mailing of cartridges
at Ormoc, on the northwest coast of
Leyte. Major Meyer also captured anothr t
powder factory, large quantities of amt
munition, four cannon and several rifldST
Major Henry T. 'Allen, ex-Governor of
the Island of Leyte, (now on a tour of
inspection through that Island and Min
doro), reported yesterday that the ma
jority of the Signal Corps wires on Leyte
had been cut, and that this action was
evidently preconcerted.
Captain Pitcher reports that he Is 'rapid
ly ridding the Island of Mlndoro- of insur
gents. The constabulary of Tarlac, Luzon, have
captured a number of members of the
Filipino secret society called the "Guardla
de Honor." The prisoners intended mov
ing to the Island of Pollilo, off the east
coast of Luzon, where they expected to
be free from American interference, tem
porarily, at least, and where they intend
ed to resist American invasion to the
uttermost. Twenty members of the
"Guardla de Honor" are charged with
sedition.
The big stone church at Balayan, in
Batangas Province, is falling to pieces as
a result of the recent earthquake.
Appeal for Endowment Fund.
BOSTON, Jan. 5. The announcement
was made today by Right Rev. Charles
W. Brent, who was consecrated bishop of
the Philippine Islands last month by tho
Episcopal church, that he had decided to
issue an appeal to the church In the Unit
ed States for a fund of 5100,000, with which
to endow the new Jurisdiction.
Princess Louise, of Belgium, Insane.
BERLIN, Jan. 5. Princess Louise, the
eccentric daughter of King Leopold of
Belgium, who was divorced from her
husband, Prince Philip of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,
and who has been held practically
a prisoner In a retreat near Dresden for
the last two years, has been pronounced
hopelessly insane. Her daughter. Prin
cess Dorotha, was married to Ernst Gen
thier, Duke of Schleswig-Holsteln, broth
er to the present Empress of Germany,
and her sister. Princess Stephanie, was
the wife of the Archduke Rudolph of
Austria, who committed suicide.
SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS
Philippines. ,
General Bell is conducting a vigorous campaign
In Batangas. Page 1.
Conditions In Samar are still unsatisfactory.
Page 1.
Important captures were made In Leyto.
Pago 1.
Foreign.
An Important quarantine report may be pre
sented to tho Pan-American Congress thU
week. Page 2.
The Zionist movement was aided by a meeting
of Chicago Hebrews. Page 2.
MIsb Stone's captors are being hustled from
Turkish territory. Page 2.
Domestic.
Congress will reconvene today. Page 2.
The House will take up the Isthmian canal bill
this week. Page 3.
Bryan spoke at a pro-Boer meeting at Cleve
land. Page 2.
Pacific Coast.
Further particulars of the loes of the "Walla
"Walla. Page 1.
Several changes will soon bo made by Gov
ernor McBride. Page 8.
A farmers' institute was held at Summerville.
Page 6.
Portland and "Vicinity.
Commissioner Banfield advises Messrs. Adams.
Hughes and Swlgert to resign from Port, of
Portland Commission. Page 1.
Lively cackle in the poultry-raising field.
Page 10.
Illness and career of Elijah Smith, ex-presldent
O. R. & N. Co. Page 10.
Preparations for active canvass for soldiers
monument. Page 5.
Presidents of "Whitman College and Paclfle
University commend Or. D. K. Pearsons for
his benefactions. Page 8.
Smith family, of Oregon City, carry troubles to
police station. Page 10.
All-Northwest football team chojen, with H.
"W. Kerrigan as captain. Page 3.
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