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THE. MORKIKG OREG02CIAN, MOXTiAY, JANUARY 13, 1902.
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS
SENATE'S ACTIVITY WILIi BE DIS
PLAYED IX C03I3IITTEE-ROOMS.
Three Bills to Be Reported, and
Probable Rivalry for Precedence
The Hontc Forecast.
"WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. The Senate ls
Still without any definite plan of action
for the future, and the indications are
that the present week will witness a
greater display of activity In the Senate
committee-rooms than In the Senate cham
ber. There are very few matters of im
portance on the -calendar, but enough to
engage attention for a few hours each
day until Thursday, when the Senate
probably will adjourn for the week.
Among the measures which there will
be an effort to get out of committee dur
ing the week are: The Nicaragua Canal
bill, the Philippine tariff bill .and the ship
-subsidy bill. The indications are that
the Nicaragua bill will be reported prac
tically as lp passed the House, and that
the shipping bill will, not "be materially
amended, but the Republican leaders have
practically decided to make a. material
reduction of the tariff on Philippine Jm
iMrts. It Is not probable that the discus
sion of cither of these questions will be
gin for some time. The utmost that is to
be expected in that direction Is a prelim
inary arrangement for consideration.
Which of the measures shall receive first
attention is not yet determined, and con
siderable rivalry is likely to develop for
precedence. All of the three measures
will be debated at some length when
taken up by the Senate.
Programme of the Honse.
The really Important work of the House
of Representatives, aside from the Nic
aragua Canal bill, Is still In the commit
tee stage, for there Is little of Importance
to be considered during the coming week.
Monday will be given to bills affecting
the District of 'Columbia. After that, the
pension appropriation bill will be passed.
Although this measure carries about ilS9,
000,000; it follows the department esti
mates and does not involve any serious is
sues, .so that, after a brief explanation,
its passage usually follows promptly.
The ways and means committee has a
few m)nor. bills on the, .calendar for the
redemption of revenue stamps made
worthless by the repeal of certain fea
tures of the war revenue act. "With the
disposal of these bills there will be lit
tle to engage the attention of the House,
and there promises to be several periods
of adjournment, during which time the
committees will perfect the largest meas
ures to be brought before the House.
The chief Interest of the week will cen
ter in the hearings on Cuban reciprocity,
to begin at 10 o'clock "Wednesday morn
ing before the ways and means commit
tee. The hearings will continue for sev
eral days, and it is expected that Gen
eral "Wood, prominent in Cuban affairs, as
well as the interests opposed to reci
procity, will address ihe committee.
HEARING OX EXCLUSION.
Labor and California Delegations
Conferred "With Special Committee.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. There was a
session today of the special committee
of "Western Senators and Representa
tives in Congress engaged In the con
sideration of Chinese legislation. New
lands of Nevada acted as chairman. The
meeting was held for the purpose of hear
ing arguments on the subject from
Messrs. LIvernash, Bate and Furuseth,
representing the California Commission
now here, and Mr. Gustad and other rep
resentatives of the Federation of Labor.
The members of these two bodies had pre
pared an exclusion bill which they be--flcved
would form the basis of legislation
satisfactory to the interests they rep
resent, and it formed the feature of the
discussion by the Congressmen and their
visitors. This bill re-enacts specifically the
exclusion law now in force and adds cer
tain, provisions designed to prevent the
migration of Chinese between the United
States and its insular possessions and
vice versa. Its provisions are described
as liberal in the treatment of what is
known as the exempt class, Including
merchants, students, travelers and offi
cials. The purpose In view, the speakers
declared, Is to prevent the industrial com
petition of the Chinese as laborers. Their
wish, is to promote commercial relations
with the Chinese and not to harass
any of those who have a right to be
here. The measure also has other .fea
tures designed to secure the proper and
certain administration of exclusion acts
5n3 otherwise strengthen the hands of the
Treasury "Department in. the enforcement
of the law
Mr. Dunn, representing the Immigration
bureau of the Treasury Department, also
was present, and in answer to inquiries
explained the attitude of the bureau
whose desire, he said. Is to perfect the
administration of the law, leaving it to
Congress to shape such new legislation as
is necessary ,.to meet conditions that had
arlseni The special committee will meet
"Wednesday further.. to consider the ex
clusion acts; Meantime- there will be a
conference of the California Commission,
the labor interests, the immigration offi
cials and representatives of the Attorney
General's office, at which an effort will
be made ,to reach a common understanding
for legislation on tbe exclusion question.
Deperr and the Tunnel Question.
NETW'TORK, Xan. 12. Senator Chaun
cey M. -Depew wilt not go to Washington
tomorrow, as. plianned, but will stay over
until Tuesday to have a conference with
the directors of the New York Central
Railroad regarding the accident In the
tunnel last week, and especially as, to
electrical and other Improvements for that
underground passage. Said the Senator
tonight:
T am going to the Central office tomor
row, feeling that if I could solve this tun
nel question by my ability as an engineer,
or in any other way, I would give "up
everything else, even the United States
Senate, and devote myself to It."
Reciprocity "With Canada.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12. That no fewer than
8000 of the most prominent merchants,
manufacturers, bankers and professional
men of Chicago will Join in petitioning
Congress to establish a reciprocal trade
agreement with Canada is considered cer
tain by Elmore A. Pierce, who Is here on
behalf of the Boston Chamber of Com
merce, the organization leading the move
ment. Mr. Pierce will begin an active
canvass of the business men of the city
tomorrow.
RECEPTION OF PRIXCE IIEXRY. -
He Will Be Invited to Become the
Gnest of the Xation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. The announce
ment that Prince Henry of Prussia, broth
er of Emperor William, will come to the
United States at an early .date already
has caused much interesting speculation
as to the details of his reception. The
programme for his entertainment will be
an elaborate one, appropirate to his high
station. He will be met at New York by
representatives of President Roosevelt,
An officer will be detailed from the Army
and one from -the Navy to arrange for
the convenience' 'of the Prince and to ac
company him. He is an Admiral in the
German Navy and when he arrives at
New York, he wl!J be greetrd by a salute
of 21 guns, which is the same as a Presi
dential salute. He may make an address
at tho launching of the Imperial yacht,
which Is to be christened by Miss Roose
velt, and it is not improbable that Presi
dent Roosevelt may attend the launching
and respond, to the Prince's address.
On his arrival at "Washington, Prince
Henry wiy be received by the President
and "will be invited to become the .guest
of the Nation Whetherjiejwlll care to
accept this invitation or to6tayaT'the
German Embassy is not known. His call
upon the President will be returned In
person by Mr Roosevelt, who will Invite
him to a dinner, where will also be the
most prominent men of the country.
Everything will be done to make Prince
Henry's visit a pleasant and memorable
one.
The Imperial yacht Hohenzollern will
al&o be given a cordial reception. It is
possible that the North Atlantic Squad
ron may find its itinerary cut short and
that It will be ordered to receive the yacht
at sea, accompany it to port and take
its share In doing honor to the Prince of
Prussia.
NEW YORK. Jan. 12. During this week
plans will be considered for the reception
of Prince Henry, of Prussia. The pros
pect nowvis that from the arrival of the
Prince in New York waters will date a
series of public receptions, fetes and
kindly greetings of an International char
acter, such as have been paralleled In
this country only during the visits of the
Prince of Wales, now King of England,
40 years ago, and when a welcome was
extended 11 years later to the Grand
Duke Alexis, brother of the Czar of Rus
sia. Many German-American citizens, in
cluding Jacob A. Cantor, president of the
Borough of Manhattan, and ex-Mayor
Schleren, of Brooklyn, today discussed
plans for the Prince's reception.
Mr. Payne at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. Henry C.
Payne, of Milwaukee, Wis., who is to suc
ceed Postmaster-General Smith In the
Cabinet, reached here tonight from Wis
consin. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Payne and by his niece. Miss Louise
Jones. Mr. Payne will assume his duties
the early part of the week.
The Enropean Squadron.
NICE. Jan. 12. The United States cruis
ers Chicago and Albany and the gunboat
Nashville left "Vlllefranche for Grot, to
await the arrival of Rear-Admiral J. B.
Cromwell.
STRONG WEEK ON THE BOURSE
Upward Movement Is Assuming;
Greater Dimensions.
BERLIN, Jan. 12. Notwithstanding the
unfavorable view of the condition of busi
ness given by Emperor William's speech
from the throne, read by Count von Bu
low at the opening of the Prussian Diet
January S, and the pessimistic survey of
the finances of the empire by Baron von
Thielmann, Secretary of the Imperial
Treasury, the bourse had another strong
week. The upward movement Ls assuming
greater dimensions and affecting more in
dustrials, such as cement, machinery,
electrical and textile concerns. On some
days last week an uncommon activity was
developed. It ls remarked that the buying
was solely speculative, and confined to the
professional element, which is inclined to
realize at the first opportunity. The in
vesting public still holds aloof from indus
trials. The keenest observers point out
that the present bull movement has al
ready gone much too far, and a reaction ls
predicted. The Frankfurter Zeltung and
the Vcssische Zeitung both express this
view.
(Money remains very easy. Call money
was offered abundantly at 2 per cent, and
some was placed at less. The reviews
emphasize the fact that money ls now
easier at Berlin than at any other place
in.Europe. The ease of money has caused
all foreign exchange to rise, the exchange
on Paris rising to the gold point. The
export of gold to Paris is regarded as
probable. The reviews, however, . expect
an early reduction in the Relchsbank rate
of discount.
The market for most of the government
funds was firm. Nevertheless the govern
ment 3 per cents lost as a result of the
speech from the throne, and the statement
of Baron von Thielmann, from which tley
have, not wholly recovered. Favorable
money markets create activity in new
municipal loans. Krefeld announces a
loan of 11,000,000 marks; Offenbach one of
6,000,000, and Bonn one of 4,000.000 marks.
The above bonds bear from 3 to 4& per
cent interest. Among foreign rentes,
Spanish 4s were heavily realized upon,
following the fiasco of the subscription to
tho treasury obligations, but they recov
ered later upon French buying. Bank
stocks were bought considerably during
the past week for speculative purposes,
and the shares of provincial banks also
improved. Shares of the ocean steamship
companies were very quiet, as were Amer
ican securities, with the exception of Can
adians, which were more active upon
Jew York advices.
The reports of the iron Industry con
tinues to be mainly favorable. A number
of price advances were announced last
week. The mills of Western Germany ad
vanced the price of iron 5 mars to 105
marks. The Slleslan works did the same
thing, and the Bar Iron Association an
nounced a similar Increase. The latter
resolved to take orders only for short
terms, thus reversing its previous policy.
The Slegan district reports an active de
mand for sheet iron.
Numerous textile centers anonunce an
improved situation, and Plauen has large
American orders. The Chemnitz knitters
are better employed and at higher prices.
ADVAXCE WAS XOT MAINTAINED.
London Stocks Depressed by Lack
of Resnlts in Sonth Africa.
LONDON, Jan. 12. The advance that
was recently made on the stock exchange
on the strength of more encouraging news
from South Africa was not maintained
during the last week, except in the shares
of the British Chartered South African
-Company and Kaffirs, where much activ
ity still continued. It ls said by some ob
servers, however, that the movement in
the shares of the Chartered'' Company is
largely artlfical.
Money has been In fair supply, with
rates from 2 to 2 per. cent, with the
prospect of a considerable strengthening
of the bank reserve on predictions of a
lower bank rate in the near future. j.ne
majority of securities on the stock ex
chance were dull and depressed during the
past week, however, Americans lagging
generally below parity. Home rails were
very dull, in spite of the confident talk
of improved dividends.
The chief causes of public dissatisfac
tion with the present situation arise from
the failure of the War Office to show sub
stantial results in South Africa after the
recent optimistic predictions of the col
lapse of Boer resistance, and from a fur
ther large loan expected next March or
April, which it ls believed will adversely
affect prices.
There is much Interest in the great to
bacco combine to be floated for the pur
pose of fighting American tobacco (inter
ests. In connection with this combine
there are rumors of American tariff con
cessions for Cuban tobacco, and it is said
if these be consummated, they are likely
to upset the entire British tobacco market
and cause further serious disturbance.
These rumors have already agitated this
branch of industrial securities.
In the Telephone Trust.
DETROIT, Jan. 12. The Free Press to
morrow will say:
"The Michigan Telephone Company,
with the other telephone concerns con
trolled by the Eric, has formally passed
Into the control of the big Bell combina
tion, known as the American Telegraph &
Telephone Company. It is announced that
the scheme of the reorganization of the
Erie is to be carried through by means
of which the $9,000.000 1 of Indebtedness
which has been carried along for a year
will bo wiped but."
Worklnbnca Svrell McKinley Fund.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 12. Ten thousand
dollars was yesterday contributed-t6 the
National fund for a McKinley memqrlal
by the worklngmen of Homestead. The
majority of the workinsmen gave a, halt
day's pay from the lowest laborer to. the
heads .of the -departments. There were a
few, however, who gave nothing. .
FRENCH CAMPAIGN OPENED
MINISTERS BEGIN THEIR ELEC
TIONEERING AT ST. DTIENNE.
Premier Waldeck-Ronsxeau Spoke at
a Banquet on Necessity of Keep
ing Present Administration.
ST. ETIENNE. France, Jan. 12. The
opening of the Ministerial electoral cam
paign here today proved an unqualified
success. The weather was fine and cold.
Since yesterday morning the camp of the
Lorirre has been filled with people from
the surrounding districts and numerous
visitors from Paris and other parts of
France. .Besides M. Waldeck-Rousseau,
the French Premier, the Ministers of War,
Marine, the Colonies and Commerce were
In attendance, as were the principal mil
itary and civil officers of the department.
Today's ceremorles Included visits to the
hospital and other local institutions of St.
Etlenne. The town was elaborately dec
orated with flags. M. Waldeck-Rousseau
and the other Ministers were greeted
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LEADS FIGHT TO RESTRAIN
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ATTORNEY-GENERAL WALLACE B. DOUGLAS, OF MINNESOTA.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 11. Attorney-General Wallace B. Douglas, of
Minnesota, who his Just filed In the United States Supreme Court a bill
to restrain the great railway merger In the Northwest, is one of the most
capable lawyers In the West. It was believed at first that Mr. Douglas
would embarrass Governor Van Sant by his disinclination to fight the
railroads, but this belief has passed away. In the beginning of the pro
ceedings against the merger, Mr. Douglas expressed the opinion that the
state authorities, under existing laws, could not Interfere with the pro
jected combination.
with cheers, and cries of "rive la repub
llque," "vlve la governmente," and "vlve
Loubet."
Upon leaving one of the hospitals which
was founded in 16S0, the French Premier
bald: . "It ls not a hospital that I have
Just visited. It Is a vestibule to the
morgue." He promised to do his utmost
to secure governmental aid in building a
new one.
After lunch at the Hotel De Ville, at
which M. Waldeck-Rousseau's speech was
confined to local topics, came the unveil
ing of the statlie to Marc Joseph-Francois,
Gamier, a Captain of the French Navy
and an explorer, born here In 1S39, and
whose efforts helped to obtain for France
her colonial possessions of Annam and
Tonkin, where Captain Garnler was as
sassinated In 1S73 by the "Black Flags."
The unveiling of this statue was made the
occasion of a great ovation to the French
Premier and the other Ministers. A recep
tion by the delegates to the labor and
commercial organizations followed.
In the evening, at the banquet at the
Prefecture, tendered to the French Pre
mier by the Republicans of the Depart
ment df the Loire, M. Waldeck-Rousseau,
replying to a toast to his health, made
nis principal speech of the day. In it he j
set forth the position of the government
In view of the coming general elections.
The speech took the form of a review of
the policy of the government and the
work of the present Legislature. It ex
pressed the firm conviction that the elec
tions would result In a striking victory
for the republic and overthrow of the
forces of reaction. M. Waldeck-Rousseau
declared that since the formation of his
ministry the country had acquired a secu
rity unknown for a long time and that It
required an insatiable pessimism not to
recognize that the bad .days had gone by.
When the Cabinet took office, he said,
the factions of the party which regarded
France as its own property and patriotism
as a political Industry, the sole patent of
which it conferred upon Itself, was pre
paring to usurp power by the exercise of
veritable tyranny and that within the first
year this tyranny was succeeded by mate
rial and moral disorder.
He recalled the sweeping Republican
victory In the municipal elections and said
that the hour for action, Instead of de
fense, had seemed to arrived, and that
the government submitted a programme
of reforms. He said the adoption of the
law of associations had marked a decisive
step forward from this point of view of
economic development and guarantees to
society. Notwithstanding a Dredlctlon- of
agitation, the speaker said the law of as-
sociations had begun to be executed, and j
it would be carried out in the spirit In !
which it was conceived, without passion j
and without weakness.
Referring to the liquor legislation, which
had resulted In a loss to the treasury, the
Premier said that the transitory decep
tions attributed to this law were not too
heavy a price to pay for the suppression
of the scourge of alcoholism, which
threatened the existence of the race.
Alluding to the naval programme of
France. M. Waldeck-Rousseau said that
submarine boats, the construction of
which was due to French genius, were
calculated to overturn the laws of naval
preeminence.
The Premier spoke of the development
of the French-African republics and said
that the energetic action of France had
given French Influence a new authority.
"The presence of an Italian squadron at
Toulon," said the Premier, "has shown
that we are capable of Inspiring sympa
thies, and the presence of the Czar of
Russia at Bethany has shown that we are
able to strengthen an alliance and in
crease our strength In the confidence the
race has succeeding in inspiring, and in
the spirit of equity which she has shown
in all foreign relations. We have thus
better served the interests of the country
than by a policy of bluster, which ls more
calculated to alarm everybody than
frighten anyone. Other men have con
ceived loftier designs, but they could not
have shown that good faith of persever
ance. !
"The work accomplished by the Legis
lature permits us to contemplate the fu
ture confidently. The coming consulta
tion with the country will be a great
victory for the republic, because we shall
Impose upon ourselves a stricter discip
line." M. Waldeck-Rousseau concluded by re
calling the tactics of the adversaries of
the republic He said the first antl-rcpub-llcan
coalition had been formed of contra
dictory elements which had found no title
that they could avow as theirs. The
speaker dubbed it the "nameless party," ,.
"Today It ls nationalism," lie said. Vlt
is & monarchy .of-jCao6arl6m- tomorrow, a J
connecting link between aristocrats who
would have become familiar and dema
gogues who have become haughty. The
men who sought success In this- equivoca
tion have made a false calculation. They
took took great care to hide themselves
from the ancient parties and thus signed
their abdication and gradually accustomed
the country to take note of the definite
downfall."
At the conclusion of the banquet, the
French Premier, who was accompanied by
his wife, took the train for Paris. He
was enthusiastically cheered by the crowd
at the station. The other Ministers will
remain here to participate In the conclu
sion of the festivities tomorrow. The
threatened hostile demonstrations did not
occur and good order was maintained.
IRON RULE IN RUSSIA.
Measures Taken to Check the Revo
lutionary Movement.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 12. The addi
tion of 16 cities and the Province of VII
na to the places "under extraordinary po
lice supervision" makes the total of such
places in European Russia, not counting
the provinces Included In the last king
dom of Poland, as follows: Ten prov
inces or. territories, three large cities, 24
other cities, nine districts, three large
villages, two small towns and one ordi-
GREAT RAILWAY MERGER
nary village. The number has been grad
ually increasing during the two decades
the law on this subject has been In force.
The occasion of the last additions to this
list. It was said, to the correspondent
of the Associated Press, was a riot at
Kisheneff, a town In Bessarabia. The
editor of the Bessarabez, who is com
monly believed to be a representative of
the government in other ways than as a
publicist, was beaten on the streets and
the windows of hla office were smashed.
He came- to St. Petersburg Tmd made a
special report.
It is also said there ls an active revo
lutionary movement In all of South Rus
sia. The addition of other towns in 'all
parts of the country to the districts un
der special supervision Is attributed to
the policy of "making ono bite of the
cherry."
The law on the subject, which dates
from the early years of Alexander Ill's
reign, gives the local Governors the right
to close Industrial establishments, to ex
pel anybody from any place, to issue spe
cial orders with special penalties against
gathering on the streets, etc; to with
draw processes from the courts or exclude
publicity and to put their seals on pri
vate property without giving any reason,
etc, etc. The police and secret service
officers may also arrest anybody on sus
picion. Practically the main difference is
that the local authorities are empowered
to act on their own judgment without re
porting to St, Petersburg in advance.
Without the state of special supervision
the central government can at any time
order anything to be done that It regards
as conducive to public welfare.
The St Petersburg, Riga and Dorpat
police authorities have made use of their
renewed or newly-conferred powers by
Issuing proclamations against unlawful
gatherings. Those who fall to "move on"
when ordered are subject to three months'
arrest or 500 rubles' fine.
CHICAGO TRANSVAAL LEAGUE.
Calls on Roosevelt to Enforce the
Neutrality Laivs.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12. The Chicago branch
of the American Transvaal League held
a meeting here tonight and adopted a
petition calling upon President Roosevelt
to enforce the neutrality laws. A large
number .of signatures of prominent men.
Judges, lawyers and others, was obtained.
The petition ls in the form, of an argu
ment, and sets forth that the United
States Is conceded to be a neutral nation
In the war between Great Britain and
the South African Republic. It is con
tended that if the augmentation of Great
Britain's military supplies from New Or
leans were stopped, the South African
war would come to a speedy end. It Is
urged that horses and mules designed for
use In military operations are within the
meaning of the term "military supplies,"
as used in the Treaty of Washington.
The President Is, therefore, called upon
strictly" to enforce article 6 of that treaty.
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"Web Davis" Speech at Denver.
DENVER, Jan. 12. An enthusiastic pro
Boer meeting was held at the Broadway
Theater tonight, at which Hon. Webster
Davis, ex-Assistant Secretary of the In
terior, was the principal speaker. The
theater was crowded to overflowing, and
on the stage were state and city officials
and many other prominent citizens. Mr.
Davis described bis visit to Pretoria
shortly after the outbreak of the war,
and told of bis great surprise to find that
a large majority of the people spoke the
English language, that the country sup
ported improved means of transportation
and other evidences of progress, all of
which disproved the assertions of Illit
eracy and uncivilizatioh that the enemies
of the .Boer, race were wont to attribute
to them.
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CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH, AT BIR
MINGHAM CRITICISED.
He "Wo aid Have Pleased Englishmen
Better Had He Sunk His Ovrn
Personality.
LONDON. Jan. 12. The speech of Colo
nial Secretary Chamberlain at Birming
ham is being commented upon from the
party standpoint. It was delivered at the
annual dinner of the Jewelers' and Silver
smiths' Associations, an entirely non
partisan gathering. Mr. Chamberlain
was in high spirits, and spoke more de
liberately than usual, puffing a cigar at
Intervals. His references to Count von
Bulow, the Imperial Chancellor of Ger
many, were calmly and even contemptu
ously given. Mr. Chamberlain's reply
mcets with the approval of men of his
own party, but In many quarters friendly
to his policy regret is expressed that he
should thrust his own personality so
much to the front.
The Morning Post says that in this mat
ter Mr. Chamberlain has the nation solid
at his back.
The Dally Telegraph declares that Count
von Bulow has helped to make Mr. Cham
berlain an even more popular and power
ful figure throughout the empire.
The Dally Mail believes that the quarrel
between Count von Bulow and Mr. Cham
berlain Can benefit neither nnrtv htit nH-
mlts that Mr. Chamberlain has nothing
to witnaraw. But the paper cannot for
get that almost yearly Mr. Chamberlain
has offended some great power. First it
was Russia, then France. He Irritated
America by suggesting jin alliance, and
ls now working Into a quarrel with Ger
many, which may go further. Great Brit
ain's hands are too full In South Africa
to want trouble with Germany. The Dally
Mall expresses thankfulness that 3Ir.
Chamberlain ls not the British Minister
of Foreign Affairs.
The Dally Chronicle, writing on lines
somewhat similar to those of the Dally
Mall, wishes that the masterful Minister
could learn sufficient dignity and patri
otism to sink his own personality in the
consideration of Imperial Interests. It de
clares that a burst of national enthusiasm
might have resulted from Saturday's
speech, but the country remembers Mr.
Chamberlain's previous speech, In which
he shamelessly touted for a German alli
ance. Tho Dally News declares the Colonial
Secretary to be suffering from a "swelled
head."
' The Berlin oorresnondents of th Iin-
'don papers express varying opinions of
the quarrel. The representative of the
Daily Mall claims to know that Emperor
William will not suffer Count von Bulow
to make any more concessions to the
Anglophobe feeling. The correspondent
says that a successor to Count von Bulow
is already knocking at the door, and will
gladly enter and try better to interpret
the Emperor's wishes.
On the other hand, the Berlin corre
spondent of the Dally Chronicle believes
that the tardy official denial of the state
ment that Emperor William ls going to
England shows that the latter has changed
his mind because of the Von Bulow-Cham-berlaln
dispute, and that Emperor Will
iam originally Intended to be present at
the memorial service for the late Queen
Victoria at Frogmore.
The Times unreservedly applauds Mr.
Chamberlain's reply to Count von Bulow
as the only kind the spokesman of a na
tion not lost to self-respect could make
to such attacks.
AUSTRALIAN TARIFF BILL.
Notice of a Change in the Plans of
the Government..
WASHINGTON, Jan, 12. The State De
partment has been advised of,a change
in the -plans of the Australian government
with regard to the new tariff for the
confederation. It was the original pro
gramme to let the tariff go into effect
as drawn up, and then to refund or col
lect for any alterations which might be
made before the tariff bill passed
the Parliament, United States Consul
General Bray, writing from Melbourne
under date of November 18, states that
he has been Informed by C. C. Kingston,
Minister of Australian customs, that
should the tariff now before the Austra
lian Parliament fall to pass In Its present
form, an Increase or decrease in duties
as now levied will not be charged or
refunded to the Importer. Amendment
made in the tariff during its passage In
Parliament will take effect Immediately.
When a change in the original bill ls
voted or passed by the House of Repre
sentatives, the government at once noti
fies the Collector of Customs to charge
duty from that date, according to such
amendment. Mr. Bray stated that the
Parliament ls now debating the bill and
it ls anticipated that two months will
elapse before its final passage.
Another report to the Department from
the Consul-General dated November 21,
states that a number of alterations have
been made in the tariff by proclamation
of the Minister of Customs, taking effect
that date. Among them Is a reduction in
the duty on manufactured tobacco from
85 to 79" cents a pound.
MELBOURNE, Jan. 12. Regarding the
complaint of Canadian manufacturers
that the new tariff of the commonwealth
of Australia Is injuring Canadian trade,
the Prime Minister of the commonwealth.
Right Hon. E. Barton, says that Can
ada has been benefited by 33 years of
protection. He thinks, therefore, that the
Canadians should appreciate the desire
of Australia to place her manufacturers
on a sound basis like that of Canada.
Rights of American-China Company.
LONDON, Jan. 13. The Shanghai corre
spondent of the Times says that Prince
Chlng, president of the new Chinese For
eign Office, recently informed United
States Minister Conger that the Viceroy
of Canton has been ordered to enter Into
no undertakings with reference to rail
ways In Kwang Tung Province of a na
ture affecting the rights of the American
China Development Company under the
Kankow-Canton line contract. The com
pany has notified Sheng, the Director
General of Railroads In Chlnat of Its in
tention to proceed with the construction
of -his line, beginning at Canton.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Standard cables that 7000 of the bodyguard
of the Dowager Empress of China, who
joined In the attack on the foreign lega
tion at Pekln, under Prince Tuon, re
turned to Pekln with the Chinese court.
The National Convention at Dublin.
LONDON, Jan. 12. The Dublin corres
pondent of the Sunday Observer declares
that the National Convention of the
United Irish League, which opened In
Dublin, January 8, was a great success
and that it was the first Irish gathering
in that city since the death fo Parnell
really Inspired by a spirit of unity.
"No one present," says the Sunday Ob
server, "could fall to note the firm hold
that John. Redmond had got on the coun
try and no question of an' alternative
chairman was now ever thought of. He
was undoubtedly more generally support
ed by the people than any one since Par
nell andthe feeling prevails that the
National party has opened a new and
victorious chapter."
Ministry of Iceland.
COPENHAGEN. Jan. 12. King Chris
tian and the government have decided to
present a bill to Parliament permitting
Iceland to have an independent ministry,
with headquarters at Relklavik, its cap
ital. Up to the present, the Icelandic Min
ister has resided here.
Leubet "Will Retarn Czar's Visit.
PARIS, Jan. 11 According to La-Presse,
the battle-ship Massena ls outfitting at
Brest to tak President Loubet to St.
Petersburg o return the visit of the Rus
sian Czar to France. La Presse says the
Massena will sail at the end of March
or the beginning of April, escorted by
three cruisers, and that she will remain
at St. Petersburg three days, returning
before the general elections.
Roman Bridge Collapsed.
ROME, Jan. 12. While a train carrying
workmen to repair a suspension bridge
near Brindlsi. was passing over it, the
bridge collapsed and the train was precipi
tated Into the River Callearys. Several
men were killed and Injured.
Russians In Cores.
YOKOHAMA, Jan. 12. A report has
been received here from Seoul, Corea, to
the effect that Russia, without waiting for
Corea's permission, has pushed Its tele
graph line across the Toomcn River into
Corean territory.
Boer Laager Surprised.
PRETORIA, Jan. 12. The British forces
have surprised and captured a Boer laager
20 miles northwest of Ermelo. Forty-two
Boers were taken, including Major Wol
marans. Twelve Perished in Yokohama Fire.
YOKOHAMA, Jan. 12. A fire In a wood
en house here resulted In the death or
12 persons and the severe burning of 20
more.
MME. NORDICA IH JURED.
The Singer Was In a Train Wreck on
the Southern Railway, in Georgia.
ROME, Ga., Jan. 12. In a collision
which occurred between a passenger and
a freight train on the Southern Railway
at an early hour this morning, near
Reeves Station, 20 miles north of Rome,
Mme. Lillian Nordica, the singer, was In
jured, her accompanist, E. Romaine Sim
mons, sustained a bruised hand, an en
gineer was killed and three other em
ployes of the road were injured. The
dead:
FRANK TRACEY, engineer, Atlanta.
The Injured:
MME. NORDICA.
E. ROMAINE SIMMONS.
GUY CONNOLLY, engineer on freight
train.
GEORGE FLORENCE, passenger con
ductor. ED LEWIS, fireman, colored.
The train, to which Mme. Nordica's pri
vate car, the Brunnehllde, was attached,
was a mixed passenger and freight, and
left Atlanta at 11:30 last night for Chat
tanooga. It arrived at Reeves Station at
3:S0 this morning, where It had orders to
meet freight No. 55. A freight train,
which proved to be an extra, was on the
siding at Reeves when the passenger ar
rived, and the engineer of the passenger,
evidently assuming that it was No. 55,
did not stop, but continued his run for
ward toward Chattanooga. A mile north
of Reeves, while going at a rapid rate,
the passenger met the freight on a sharp
curve. The two engines crashed Into each
other, and Engineer Tracey, in attempting
to jump, was caught between the two
locomotives and crushed to death.
. Mme. Nordica's car was attached to the
rear of the passenger train. She sang in
Atlanta Saturday night, and was on her
way to Nashville, where she ls booked
to fill an engagement Monday night.
When the collision occurred, Mme. Nor
dica was asleep In her bed in the private
stateroom of the car. The sudden jar
threw the lady to the floor. It ls said
that she sustained a badly bruised shoul
der, and the muscles of her neck are said
to have been strained. Dr. Garlington,
the Southern Railway surgeon here, was
Immediately summoned, and attended the
singer. The doctor stated tonight that
Mme. Nordica was not badly hurt, and
that, although she would be able to fill
her engagement tomorrow night, her in
juries are somewhat painful.
Mr. Simmons, her accompanist, sus
tained injuries to his right hand. The
exact condition of his Injury was not as
certained here, but It is understood that
he will' be able to play tomorrow" night.
Mme. Nordica's car was not derailed,
and, together with two other Pullmans,
was returned to Rome, and sent over the
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis to
Nashville, where they are expected to ar
rive early Monday morning. Both en
gines were badly wrecked, and 12 cars, it
ls said, were burned. The engineer and
fireman of the freight escaped by jump
ing, but were both badly bruised.
Seventeen Victims of Tunnel Wreck.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. The death list
caused by the New York Central tunnel
accident was today swelled to 17. Win
fleld Slutze, who had submitted to the
amputation of one of his legs, died today
at Flower Hospital. He lived at New
Rochelle. Richard Moleux, another New
Rochelle man, who Is at the same hospl
tla, Is reported to be 'in a serious condi
tion. The other patients are progressing
favorably.
Miss Alice Morton Engaged.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. Ex-Governor and
Mrs. Levi P. Morton today announced the
engagement of their fourth daughter.
Miss Alice Morton, to Wlnthrop Ruther
ford, of this city. Mr. Rutherford comes
from the old Rutherford family, and Is
related to nearly all the old Knicker
bocker families In New York. He is very
wealthy.
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A Chilean Loan.
VALPARAISO, Jan. 12. The Chilean
Congress has authorized a loan'of 2,500,
000. Newspapers here, commenting on the
official reports of the Pan-American Con
gress In Mexico, point out that the atti
tude of the United States and Chile alone
has prevented the congress from being
a fallurei.
Grnndnlece of Wagner Dead.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. Frauleln Kathe
Brandt, grnndnlece of Richard Wagner,
died today in this city She was a mem
ber of the German stock company at the
Irving Theater. Her father Is a promi
nent theatrical manager of Berlin.
In Los Angeles, Cal., there ls a tele
phone for each 10 persons.
Announcement to the Public
Dr.Talcott & Co.
I PORTLAND OFFICE, 250 ALDER STREET, CORNER THIRD
SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE,
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ENTIRE FAMILY PERISHED
SEVEN LIVES LOST IN A FIRE AT
BUFFALO.
Owner of the Building: Arrested las'
Arson Mme. Nordica Hurt ia
a Train Wreck,
BUFFALO. Jan. 12. Henry Pearlsteln,
his wife and five children, ranging in aga
from 1 to 12 years, were burned to death
early today In a fire that destroyed a,
two-story frame .building. Joseph Supow
skl, who owned the building, and Karl
Brack!, his brother-in-law. have been ar
rested pending an investigation. Supow
skl carried an insurance of $9000 on the
building and Its contents.
The Pearlstelns and another family
lived In rooms above a shoe store, and
were asleep when the fire started. Su
powski told the police today that he acci
dentally dropped a lamp. A few minutes
after the fire began there was a loud ex
plosion that blew out the front of the
store and hurled some of the contents or.
the windows into the middle of the street.
Plate glass windows on the opposite side
of Broadway were shattered by the ex
plosion, and the report was heard two
blocks away. The flames enveloped tho
building In a short time. The family liv
ing in the rear flat barely escaped with
their lives.
The Pearlstelns were awakened, but be
fore they could reach the only stairway
leading from their rooms, the fire had
undermined the floor In the hallway, and
It collapsed, carrying them down into a
mass of flames. The charred bodies were
found at 8 o'clock, four hours after the
firemen had extinguished the flames. The
body of the mother and baby were found
together, the little one tightly clasped in
its mother's arms. Pearlsteln's body was
found close to that of his wife. He also
held one of the children in his arms. The
bodies of the other three children were
found huddled together close to the fa
ther's body.
Chicago Elevator Burned.
CHICAGO, Jan. 13. Fire, which broke
out about 1:30 o'clock this (Monday)
morning in the elevator of the American!
Malting Company, on Fifty-first street,
near the Panhandle Railroad tracks,
threatens the destruction of the com
pany's entire plant. The elevator, in
which was stored 300,000 bushels of bar- n
ley, has been destroyed, with its contents.
The loss. It is said, will be near $300,000.
Lost in a. Hotel Fire.
BRINCKLY, Ark.. Jan. 12. Fire has de
stroyed several buildings here. Including
the Arlington Hotel, entailing a loss esti
mated at from $50,000 to $75,000. Charles
Starkey. of Stuttgart, Ark., perished in
the hotel.
Killed by a. Robber.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Jan. 12. Roy Iden,
aged 22 years, was shot and killed by a
robber at midnight In a butcher shop in
South Eleventh street, where he was em
ployed as clerk. Iden was making change
for a customer, when two men entered
and commanded them to throw up their
hands. Iden Instead grasped a revolver,
when one of the robbers 'shot him dead.
The robbers escaped.
"Sherlock Holmes" in Amsterdam.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 12. By arrange,
with Charles Frohman, William Gillette's
dramatization of "Sherlock Holmes" was
produced at the Grand Theater here last
night. The title role was taken by Man
uel Mlyen, of Berlin. The house was
crowded and the play well received.
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