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FOR AN EARLY HEARING.
Motion to Advance Case Involving
Validity of Chinese Exclusion Law.
"WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. Solicitor-General
Richards today filed a motion in the
United States Supreme Court to have the
case of the United States versus Len
Ten Tai advanced on the court record.
CHAMBERLAIN ON BOERS.
First Important Debate of Session in
House of Commons.
LONDON. Jan. 20. The first important
debate of the session began in the House
of Commons tonight, on an amendment
moved by Frederick Cowley, Liberal, to
tne address :n reply to the speech from
The case 'is important afthis time, be-J the throne. The debate called out Mr.
cause It involves the treaty made between
the United States and China, made in 1894,
and also the validity of the Chinese ex
clusion law. Lee Ten Tai Is a Chinaman
residing in Northern New Tork, who was
Chamberlain, who spoke vigorously in
defense of the Boer War. He made the
significant statement that if Lord Rose
bery's speech Intimated the Boers be
lieved they could win a repetition of
admitted as a merchant, when it was al- j Lord Kitchener's terms, he wished to in
leged he was in reality a laborer. His
deportation was ordered, but before this
order could be carried out he was re
form them that they were mistaken; Mr.
Chamberlain asserted, however, that the
government's programme was not one of
leased by the United States District Judge efwraunauon. xne uoers, ne sain, naa
for the Southern District of New Tork on already been offered terms the liberality
a writ of habeas corpus. The plea Is set
tip that the treaty of 1894 annulled the
exclusion laws, and that therefore the
courts have no power to deport a Chinese
person. The question of the advisability
of which surprised even .England's most
severe critics. Since they had been re
jected, the government did not purpose
to embarrass itself with a further spe
cific offer.
f T ihniiAhAiH) T I Vulval AnltMnJ
admitting Chinese to ball under the do-I port the amendment of Mr. Cawley. De
portation proceedings is also an item in ' co ,t n,aAtTnA f, T. ,i. ,...
the case- Mr. Richards Informed the court I pjJcs for the war
t4iti me nuesuoiis are su ljuDWiaui mat John Dillon. TrUh Kntlnnnllet nrnnnc
to omit that clause of the amendment
an early hearing is considered desirable. !
The motion was taken under advisement.
To Open and Correct Judgment.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 0. Joseph Call,
as the representative of the United States,
today entered a motion in the United
States Supreme Court to open and correct 1
the Judgment of that court in the South
ern Pacific land cases decided by the court
two weeks ago. The land Involved amounts
to about 60,000 acres
Insurrection la Formosa Serious.
TACOMA, Jan. 20. Advices by the
steamship Tacoma state that the Insur
rection movement in Formosa Is much
more serious than at first supposed.
providing funds to carry on the war, and
to add a clause denouncing the policy of
the concentration camps. This was re
jected by a vote of 2S3 to 64.
Boers Xot Suing for Peace.
LONDON. Jan. 20. The Colonial Secre
tary, Mr. Chamberlain, in the House of
Commons this afternoon said there was
no foundation for the report that over
tures for peace In South Africa had been
made by the Boer envoys.
Crown Prince Punished. by College.
NEW TORK, Jan. 20. According to the
Berlin correspondent of the Journal and
American, the Crown Prince of Germany
Twenty-five hundred natives in Southern Is not enjoying students life in Bonn at
Formosa have taKen up arms against the I all. He dislikes the restrictions and corn-
Japanese authorities. The prevailing
conditions are similar to those in the
Philippines, making it almost Impossible
for the Japanese troops to follow the in
surgents into the swamps and Jungles,
where the latter are able to live. In
the last battle, the Japanese lost 21
killed and 20 wounded. Twelve insurgent
leaders and 156 of their followers were
killed or captured. Neither party gained
any advantage by this battle. The in
surgents are carrying forward sucH a
vigorous campaign that the Japanese
have sent 17 companies of militia against
them.
mands of the corps aAd the usages and
ritual of the students society to which
he belongs. He considers those usages
stupid, and once ho grew so vexed over
some commands of the corps that he
walked out of the club drinking-room.
As a result, the leading official pf the or
ganization came to Berlin and made com
plaint to the Emperor who decided that
the Crown Prince should receive the same
treatment as all the others. Then the
corps sentenced the Emperor's son to two
week's confinement In his room, and this,
it is learned, he suffered before he came
1 to Berlin last Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. The friends of
the Nicaragua Canal took a-"brace today,
and have determined to go ahead and
fight for their bill, regardless of the sup
plemental report of the commission. Sen
ator Morgan says this report cannot
change the status of the situation, and
declares the whole Panama movement Is
meant to delay or defeat any canal legis
lation. He says he does not believe that
a majority of the Senate will dare take the
responsibility of leaving the United States
subject to the claim of the ' stockholders
and bondholders of the old Panama con
cern. Their claims upon the old company
amount to about $350,000,000, with interest
for nearly 10 years. While a deal might
be made to close this up. Senator Mor
gan says the new company Is morally
responsible to the old, and if the United
States takes the Panama Canal it will be
In a measure similarly responsible.
Representative Hepburn says this sup
plemental report ought not to change the
situation in the least. It does not differ
materially from the flrs.t report, save in
the reduction of the amount of the Pan
ama company's offer of $69,000,000, and
that offer was known at the time the
House passed the Nicaragua bill with
only two dissenting votes. According to
the commission's report. It was purely a
matter of concessions, engineering and
cost. The House knew as much .then as
It knows now, and the commission's re
port ought not to change the temper of
the House in the least. He recognizes,
however, that If the Senate should pass
the Panama bill, and there should be a
contest between the two houses, the anxi.
ety of the members of the House for a
canal, even if It is Panama, might in.
duce them to accept the Senate bill, but
it will never be done without a hard fight.
He maintains that the principal advantage
of the Nicaragua route still stands out,
and the supplemental report has not
touched upon that feature, which Is
shorter distances from points in the
United Suites on the Atlantic to points on
the' Pacific. This alone will be swortr.
millions to the commerce of the country,
and must be taken into consideration be
fore the Nicaragua route Is sacrificed.
Senator Mitchell, in an interview pub
lished in New Tork, reiterates statements
heretofore made by him, and declares his
Intention of supporting the Nicaragua
CanaL Senator Turner, a member of the
committee, also Insists that the supple
mental report has not changed conditions
in the committee. The Evening Star, In
an editorial discussion of the situation as
a result of the new proposition, closes by
saying:
It this bill is allowed to remain unenacted,
in lther form, when the session closes, simply
because of the rivalry between two possible
lines of canal construction, or because of the
opposition to any form of canal construction
on the part of transcontinental railroads, the
clearly expressed will of the American people
will have been deliberately disregarded by
Congress.
If Transports Are Sold.
Should the Army transports on the Pa
cific be sold, the War Department will
enter into cqntracts with merchant vessels
plying between the Pacific' Coast and the
Orient for the carrying of troops and sup
plies. There is no intention to charter
vessels by the voyage. In his annual re
port Secretary Root says:
It would be gratifying if the American mer
chant marine could furnish vessels to trans
port our men and supplies as part of a regu
lar commerce between the United States and
the Philippines.
The department hopes. In abandoning
its transport service, to largely assist in
building up American shipping on the Pa
cific by turning over the vast amount of
transportation that Is now and will al
ways be required to private vessels.
According to a report from Wall street,
the Hill-Morgan forces and the Harrlman
syndicate are likely to lock horns in an
endeavor to control this large and impor.
tant traffic The transportation service
between the United States and the Phil
ippines costs the Government nearly $10,
000,000 a year, and on account of its great
extent the business Is naturally sought
by the regular transportation companies.
It Is said the Interests arrayed on the
Morgan-Hill side are the Great Northern,
the Northern Pacific, the Canadian Pacific,
the Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy Rail
ways, the National Bank of Commerce,
the First National Bank and the Chase
National Bank. On the Harrlman side
are arrayed the Standard Oil Company,
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., the National City
Bank and its group of trust companies,
the Union Pacific, the Southern Pacific,
the Central Pacific, the- Missouri Pacific,
the Denver &. Rio Grande, the Rio Grande
Western, the Kansas City Southern and
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railways.
To Stop Lieu-Land Frauds.
Representative Tongue intends, if pos-
slble, to put a stop to lieu-land frauds. He
today Introduced a bill providing that
hereafter, when tracts within forest re
serves are relinquished, the other lands
selected shall be vacant surveyed public
lands subject to homestead entry and shall
be of approximately the same value as
the lands relinquished. This bill was in
troduced after a conference with Commis
sioner Hermann, who gives It his hearty
indorsement A favorable report is also
expected from Secretary Hitchcock, who
Is known to desire such legislation.
Idaho dominations.
National Committeeman D. W. Stanrod
and ex-Senator Shoup have made up a list
of Federal office-holders for Idaho and
submitted It to the President They rec
ommend Robert V. Cozier for United
States Attorney, Charles Warner for Re
ceiver at the Coeur d'Alene Land Office,
W. W. Prltchett for Postmaster at Weiser,
Jobn'L. Uundcrwood for Postmaster at
Montpeller. It Is thought these nomina
tlons will be made. Senator Shoup has
also urged the reappointment of Surveyor
General Perrault
Bills te Pay Indian War Veteran.
Senator Mitchell today Introduced a bill
appropriating 3,296,65$ for the payment of
balances due sundry claimants In Oregon
and Washington arising out of the Indian
wars of 1855 and 1S56; also a bill appropri
ating $9955 for the payment of claims aris
ing out of the Cayuse Indian War in Ore
gon In 1847-48; also a bill providing that
veterans of all Indian wars In the United
States shall be entitled to admission to
the various Soldiers' Homes In the United
States on the same terms as veterans of
the Civil War.
Additional Pax for Volunteers.
Senator Foster and Representatives
Cushman and Jones today Introduced bills
providing for the paymenfto all volun
teers who served In the Philippines after
their term of enlistment expired at the
rate of $3 per day for officers and half
that amount for enlisted men, this addl-
LEVY 2.9 Mill TAX
Eight Hundred Taxpayers at
School Meeting.
NO FUND FOR KINDERGARTENS
Dodge Question of Increasing Teach
ers' Salaries and Refer It Back: to
the Directors Also the Xew
' SchoolhoHses. '
Just -about 800 school taxpayers crowded
the assembly hall, stood on the ' stair
ways and lined the railing of the light well
in a -way that counteracted the effect of
his previous effort, "I do not"
Then everybody laughed again, and even
the chairman exchanged smiles with him
self "Well," said Mr. Seton. In such su
pernaturally solemn tone that a third up
roar followed, and even the speaker him
self condescended to smile.
Threaten to Elect "Women.
"Now, here," said Mr. Seton. In a voice
that scattered all the Nyelsm of the audi
ence and brought attention to his de
mands, "we want an addition of four
rooms at Brooklyn. We give fair warn
ing to the Board of Education. Tou,"
with a shake of the finger at the chair
man and Directors Williams, Warren and
Wittenberg, "will have to add those four
rooms. If you do not, we shall nominate
a woman for School Director each year,
and finally you will find yourselves in the
minority."
The menace was received good-naturedly
by the male Directors. Mrs. Sltton, the
fifth Director, blushed so furiously that
Mr. Seton thought It best to sink into his
chair. At the same Instant an unknown
taxpayer felt called upon to tumble down
the stairway leading to the basement The
only damage resulting was the breaking
of a glass door. The gentleman was not
injured, and SOO or more of his fellow
i taxpayers who jumped out of their chairs
FIGHTINGATPANAMA
Hot Naval Battle in Which
Gen. Alban-Is Killed.
MANY OF HIS HEN ARE LOST
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tlonal payment to cover the period from
the time their enlistments expired until
the date of their discharge or muster out
More for Light and For Signal.
Senator Turner today introduced a bjll
increasing the appropriation for a light
tnd fog signal foi flliwn's PoIr.U Tacoma
Harbor, from $6000 to $9200.
Ratifying Treaty With Indiana.-'
Representative Tongue today Introduced
a bill prdvldlng that adult heirs of any
deceased Indian to whom a patent has
been Issued for lands allotted In the for
mer SUetz m Indian reservation may sen
their Inheritance; also a bill ratifying
the agreement with the Grand Ronde In
dians and appropriating $23,500 to pay
them for a tract of 25,751 acres thereby
relinquished.
Public Land Laves for Alaska..
Representative Lacey Introduced a bill
extending the public land laws to Alaska.
Drain Sleets Roosevelt.
Representative Cushman today presened
AdJutant-eGneral Drain to the President.
The latter laid " before Mr. Roosevelt a
number of suggestions of changes that
should be made with regard to the state
militia, among other things suggesting the
propriety of having the General Govern
ment bear the expense of the annual en
campments' of the militia of the several
states, and to also furnish the new rifles
of .30 caliber free of cost to the states In
exchange for the old Springfield rifles
which have been turned in.
For Removal of Indians.
Senator Stewart today Introduced a bill
appropriating $12,000 to defray the ex
penses of transferring all of the We
natchee Indians of Washington, now liv
ing near Wenatchee and Mission, to the
Colvllle reservation.
ITINERARY OF PRINCE HENRY
Cities He
"Will Visit "While
United States.
In the
BERLIN, Jan. 20. Admiral Prince Hen
ry, of Prussia, while In the United States,
will visit Chicago, Milwaukee, Niagara
Falls and Boston. These points arc em
braced In the Itinerary which has been
cabled here by Dr. von Holleben, the
German Ambassador at Washington. This
programme was submitted to Emperor
William and Prince Henry today and has
been lpproved by them. Its general out
line follows:
February 22 The arrival of 'the Prince
and his suite at New Tork.
February 23 The official welcome by
the representatives of President Roose
velt, the Governor of the State of New
Tork and the Mayor of New Tork City.
February 24 The launching of the yacht
at Shooter's Island, and a dinner to be
given by Prince Henry.
February 25 A reception In honor of
Prince Henry and a dinner in his honor.
to be given by the Mayor of New Tork
City, and if consistent with these func
tions, a reception by the Press Club.
February 26 The Prince and his party i hand.
will proceed to Washington, where the
Prince will reside at the German Em
bassy. He will exchange cills with Pres
ident Roosevelt, and be entertained at
dinner at the White House.
February 27 The official receptions and
a dinner at the German Embassy.
February 2S-The Prince and his party
will start for Chicago. The apportion
ment of the Prince's time between Chi
cago. Milwaukee. Niagara Fal's and Bos
ton has not been precisely made. Cable
grams on the subject of the programme
are still being exchanged.
of the High School last night, when the
question of an Increase of teachers' sal
aries came up for decision. Just about
600 taxpayers shouted when the question
was referred back to the Board of Educa
tion, and about the same number Indulged
in an uproar when the annual tax was
levied and when the request for a kinder
garten appropriation was denied.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman. Beach ,a lUtle, before 8 'o'clock.
The reports of the board and of School
Clerk Allen were read, and were received
without discussion. J. N. Teal, represent
ing the Taxpayers' League, made a mo
tion that a special tax of 2Vi mills be
levied on all taxable property for the sup
port of the schools, and the erection of
new buildings "within the limits provided
by such levy at such places and ot such
character as to the said Board .of Direct
ors may seem meet and necessary.'.'
In support ot his motion Mr. Teal spoke
of the necessity 6f better school build
ings, and of the requested advance Jn..the
salaries of the teachers. The salaries, he
said, should be increased, and the increase
should be given first to the hardest-worked
teachers those of the primary grades
and then to the others.
Judge H. H. Northup moved that the
rcsplutlon be tabled, and the motion was
lost. Mr. Lents moved that .the levy be
Increased to 2.9 mills. Whitney L. IJoIse
moved as an amendment that the Board
of Education be directed to spend $5000
for kindergarten schools, $15,000 increase
for teachers' salaries, the sum to be di
vided as equally as possible, the poorest
paid to receive the benefit first
More Buildings Wanted.
Director Wittenberg had different views.
The Board of Education was on of r the
most economically managed Institutions of
the city. He did not say so because he
was a rriember of the board. "Leave it to
me," he declared. In a voice that sent
waves of air rushing up the light well,
"and I will spend more money than can
be obtained from the tax. The schools are
closely packed, and the air Is contami
nated. We want $100,000 for our school
houses. (Applause:) We may take that
sum from other institutions and devote It
to the schools. We have teachers who are
now receiving $1200 a year who. If they
engaged In mercantile pursuits, could get
$2000. (Suppressed applause.)
"Why don't they get It?" cried some
one 'way back In the crowd (accompanied
by a general titter).
"There Is sickness in the schools which
are not well built," went on Mr. Witten
berg; without heeding the interruption.
"From 4S to 50 pupils are crowded Into
one room In some of the buildings. The
Atkinson School Is ready to tumble down.
The teachers of Portland are underpaid.
I speak from experience, because I em
ploy 1500 hands. The salaries should be
increased. The lower grades should re
ceive the increase first, the upper grades
afterwards."
F. V. Holman was surprised to find a
director who would say that the schools
were unhealthy; and yet had signed his
name to a recommendation for a tax of
2t& mills.
With a Balance on Hand.
Rufus Mallory spoke of the businesslike
methods of the board, which, after a
year's work, had a balance of $20,000 on
He ras in favor of referring the
when they .heard him feeling his way
downstairs, wero greatly disappointed to
learn that he had not been killed.
After the excitement had subsided the
amendment to the resolution raising tho
levy to 2.9 mills, and the resolution Itselr,
were put to a vote and carried amidst
cheers.
F. B. Gibson moved that not to exceed
$16,000 be added to the total sum of the
teachers' salaries. The motion was car
ried. Rufus MaHory moved that $3000 be ap
propriated for the kindergarten schools.
The motion was hardly proposed before
a dozen cries to lay It on the table were
heard. The friends of the kindergartens
arose to support the schools, but they
were outnumbered, and the motion was
tabled.
G. E. Wlthlngton, S. Grutze and F. C.
Miller were appointed examining clerks
for the ensuing year, and then a motion
to adjourn was made. Mrs. Dr. Mary
Thompson and some other stalwart cham
pions of the kindergartens voted against
It In order to make another effort to
gain tlie approprlatlonr but It was car
ried overwhelmingly, and the taxpayers
dispersed. .
Government Boat Fired by Crew
and Sank Philadelphia Is Pro
tecting American Interests
Five Gunboats Sank.
COLON, Colombia, Jan. 20. Via Gal
veston. A naval battle began at 6 o'clock
this mornlnsr in the harbor of Panama.
General Carlos Alban. Governor of Pan
ama, was killed during the fighting, which
continued for some time. The govern
ment boat Lautaro was fired by her crew
and sank. The revolutionary fleet con
sisted of the steamers Padltla. Darlen and
Gatien. They are trying to force a land
ing off Saoana. The government ships
were the Chilean line steamer Lautaro,
the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's
steamer Chlculto and the Panama Canal
Company's ste-er Boyaca. The first
named steamer was c-elzed by General Al
ban, and the other two have been char
tered by the Colombian Government Tho
government forces are throwing up en
trenchments. The United States cruiser
Philadelphia is close to the scene of the
fighting.
Some of the men killed on board the
government ship Lautaro have been
brought ashore, where they are being
buried. Fire broke out on the Lautaro,
and later the crew of the Philadelphia
went to her assistance and attempted to
put out the fire. While they were thus
engaged the Lautaro sank. It is reported
here that the Lautaro crew rebelled, and
that the firing of the vessel was an act
of treason.
The revolutionary gunboat Padilla sur
prised the Lautaro at the opening of the
fight, and began shooting at close range.
Many men on board the Lautaro were
killed. It Is impossible to locate the rev
olutionary gunboat Gatien. The slow
movements of the Padilla. which are no
ticeable from the shore, lead to the belief
that she has been damaged. The govern
ment gunboat Boyaca has Just moored to
the dock here. She brlng3 troops from
Chlrlqul. She reports that the revolution
ary steamers Padilla. Darlen and Gatien
drew off when they became aware of her
presence. The Darlen Is now said to be In
a sinking condition. The death of Governor
Alban is deeply deplored, for he was loved
by his soldiers and enjoyed the esteem ot
the community. It is asserted that tho
death of the Colombian leader may have
the effect of bringing to the government's
side large numbers of men anxious to
avenge his loss.
TAFT IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Civil Governor of the Philippines Is
Quite 111.
W. F. Fenton for Postmaster at Boise,
"When Prince Henry "Will Sail.
NEW TORK, Jan- 20. It was announced
by the Hamburg-American Steamship
Company today that" the Deutschland, of
that line, which will take Prince Henry
of Prussia home, will sail on. March 11 In
stead of March 8, as originally planned.
Pope Receives a Duchess.
ROME. Jan. 20. The pope, who wa$ -In
excellent health, received the Grand
Duchess of Saxe-Welmar in audience today.
question of increased salaries to the board.
"It Is the duty of the directors to pass
on the teacners salaries," said Zera Snow.
"If the matter comes up the board will
use Its judgment," said School Director
Williams.
Mr. Snow asserted that the board had
shirked its duty In relation to the salary
question.
'Tm with you on that," exclaimed Di
rector Wittenberg, jumping from his seat
"Like Dewey, I signed the report as a
matter of form," explaining the peculiar
position in which Mr. Ho'man's remark
placed him.
Waldemar Seton spoke for Brooklyn and
the Brooklyn Sub-Board of Trade and Its
component members. He explained the
needs of his community. As for the kin
dergarten, that was another matter.
"It is a proposition," said Mr. Seton,
"that will most likely get stranded on
Nob Hill."
The enemies of the kindergarten Inughcd
uproariously At this. Whereupon Mr. Se
ton looked angry.
"I do not see what you are laughing at,"
he said, with a look and In a tone that
stopped the hilarity. "No," he went on.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21. W. H. Taft,
Civil Governor of the Philippine Islands,
who arrived here on the transport Grant,
Is quite 111. the Philippine climate and the
arduous duties he has performed having
told on- his constitution. He feels that
after a few days of rest In this city he will
be strong enough to undergo the trip East
and make his report to the Secretary of
War. Governor Taft says he hopes to
leave for the East Thursday. He says the
war Is confined to two provinces, Bat
angas and Samar, and that the operations
In Batangas occasionally range Into the
neighboring provinces of Tayabas and
Laguna.
The Governor says General Wheaton is
doing splendid work in the Islands, and
thajt that officer assured him shortly be
fore he sailed that the natives of the
Province of Batangas and Its vicinity i
would all be pacified before the close of
next March. The Provinces" of Cebu and
Bohol, unt'l recently disturbed by Insur
gent operations, have settled down, the
fighting men having all surrendered.
The Filipinos are very anxious to secure
a Legislature as a step toward the per
manent establishment of a civil govern
ment The present civil government has
been working with great zeal, and has
far exceeded expectations, the Governor
says. The chief difficulty at present Is the
lack of police protection In the provinces.
Small bands of robbers still Infest the
back districts. They terrorize the na
tives, and until the strong arm of the
law Is able to suppress them absolute
peace In the Islands will not be obtained.
The native Filipino police have .proved a
success. They were appointed by the civil
government, and, officered by Americans,
they do good service.
Governor Taft says that he Is much Im
proved by the sea voyage, and will spend
several days at his old home In Cincinnati
before going to Washington.
Governor Taft Is accompanied by his
wife. During his absence his place on the
commission will be filled by -Luke E.
Wright, one of the other members.
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF BATTLE.
Philadelphia Will Prevent Bombard,
ment of Towns.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Meager details
of the fighting between the vessels of the
Colombian Government and those of the
insurgents In Panama Bay were received
In official circles today. They consisted
of a dispatch from Consul-General Gudg
er. at Panama, and another from Captain
Meade, the commander of the cruiser Phil
adelphia, which Is lying In Panama Bay.
The dispatches were as follows:
"Fighting In bay. Governor killed. Ex
citement great. GUDGER."
"The Insurgent steamer Padilla attacked
the Lautaro yesterday morning at close
quarters. Crew has deserted her. Is now
on fire and sinking. MEADE."
Up to 10 o'clock no additional advices
had come either to the department or to
Dr. Sllva, Colombia's representative at
this capital. The officials of the State
and Navy Departments are watching the
outcome ot the contest with much Inter
est. It Is believed that fuller reports will
be received by tomorrow morning. At the
Colombian Leeatlon reat regret Is ex
pressed by the officials at the death of
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In
Vandcrhllt to Attend Coronation.'
NEW TORK. Jan. 20. Among the Amer
icans who will be present at the corona
tion of King Edward VII of England will
be William K. -Vanderbllt. who will sail
for Europe In a few days. Before that
event Mr. Vanderbllt will attend the horse
races In which his own trotters are to
take part Mr. Vanderbllt has just given
a farewell house party at his Oakdale, L.
I., home. Idle Hour, 25 guests accom
panying him to Idle Hour from this city.
Chicago's Flrht Coal 'Denier.
CHICAGO, Jan. 30. Charles A. Reno,
who Is said to have been the first retail
coal dealer in Chicago and to have sup
plied the domestic trade entirely with a
one-horse wagon at one time. Is dead at
his home In this cits'. He was 84 years
old, and came to Chicago In 1S18. Mr.
Reno became a Police Commissioner In
1872 and held the office until it was abol
ished by the present city charter.
SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS
Isthmlnn Tronble.
fireat Naval battle In harbor of Panama,
which government lost heavily. Page 1.
General Alban was killed. Page 1.
Philadelphia Is protecting American interests.
Page 1.
Foreign.
Itl'nerary.of Prince Henry while In the United
States. Page 1.
Official statement of attitude of England to
wards United States In War with Spain.
Page 3.
More revolutions in China. Page 3.
Philippines.
General Bell determines upon war in the.
strictest sense In Batangas. Page 3.
His order Involves reconcentratlon In a modi
fled form. Page 3.
Congress.
Isthmian Canal Commission reports in favor of
the purchase of Panama canal. Page 2.
Senate will begin debate on Philippine tariff
bill today. Page 2.
House considered the urgent deficiency appro
priation bill. Page 2.
Domestic.
Annual convention of the United Mlneworkera
of America opens. Page 3.
Bank cashier at Great Falls. Mont., short In
his accounts, due to gambling in stocks.
Page 5.
Motion to have Supreme Court advance case
Involving validity of Chinese exclusion act.
Page 1.
Marine.
Portland exported one-flfth of entire amount of
wheat shipped from United States In De
cember. Page 5.
British ship Ardnamurchan makes fastest pass
age on record from Santa Rosalia. Page 5.
British ship Falkirk ordered from Astoria to
Tacoma, to load wheat. Page 5.
German ship Brunshausen destroyed by Are at
sea. Page 5.
Big steamship combine still under discussion.
Page 5.
Pnclfic Coast.
Three of 11 escaped convicts on McNeil Island
recaptured. Page 4.
Episcopalian Church In Seattle destroyed by
Are. Page 4.
Governor Geex Issues statement as to loan of
Land Board to H. A. Johnson. Page 4".
Oregon Supreme Court renders fou opinions.
Page 4.
Portland and Vicinity.
M. C. Banfleld elected president Port of Port
land, vice Hughes. Page 8.
Oregon bidders secure contracts for 4000 tons
of forage for Philippines. Page 14.
Street-car men ask for better pay. -Page 14.
Washington politicians meet here to discuss
muddle. Page 8.
Unknown woman takes carbolic acid, and dies.
Page 14.
Police Jail two highwaymen. Page 10.
School meeting decides on levy of 2.0 mills.
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