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Newspaper Page TextOTWtw rpttiatt. Stor VOL. XLI. NO. 12,833. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. "WxVrvV jmmW WW IK We Carry ike Largest and Mest Complete Steele ef Mechanical Rubber Goods ' RUBBER, LEATHER AJfD CAXVAS BELTING, STEAM AXD SHEET FACKIXG, MILL SUPPLIES. Headquarters far All Kinds of Rmbber Geedi. GOODYEAR RUBBER COMPANY R. H. PEASE. President J. A SHEPARD. Secretary. F. M. SHEPARD, JR., Treasurer. This is Robertine Weather Robertine Is a positive proof against Irritated skin and chapped face. It la the only thing1 for those who desire a clear complexion to use this cold weather. It Is soothing, healing, and a necessary adjunct to every lady's toilet. Tour friends all use it. Tour druggist sells It. BLUMAUER-FRANK D RUG CO. Wholesale and ImperttagDruggists. SHAW'S PURE SHaVS BLUMAUER & HOCH 108 and 110 Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon HOTEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Streets EUROPEAN PLAN First-Class Check Restaurant Connected "With HoteL J. F- DAVIES. Pxes. St. Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON American and European Plan. WHOLESALE SHOES OUR SPRING LINES. NOW ARRIVING. ----- ANTICIPATE -YOUR VATS -EARbY, . -fcJw AND SEND IN YOUR ORDERS WILE THE STOCK IS COMPLETE, AND GET FIRST SELECTION. PHONE 1391 KRAUSSE & PRINCE "1WS2EET You Get What the Other Fellow Paid UNCLAIMED Half UhCUIMED TROUSERS S1.S5 UP. WORTH $7 TO $12. "We have on hand hundreds of unclaimed suits, which have been made up at our various stores throughout the country, and for many reasons have not been taken after having deposits paid on them. You get the benefit of what has been paid a good tailor-made suit for less than half-price. SUITS TO ORDER $20.00 UP. Farnsworth - Herald Co. &8rtwlaasn"d,no SUSSS Read This and Ponder The expression; the nature or character of the touch, from a soft, velvety legato to a blow to Dowerful that It was never exceeded by a Liszt or Rubinstein: the velocity of the passage-work; the most Intricate pedal effects and sudden, abrupt intervals; the staccatos in all their forms as applied from single notes to staccato chords: the glissando passages even in chromatics all these developed pianlstlc characteristic are produced by the Pianola with absolute exactness and infallible certitude. Musical Courier. THE AEOLIAN COMPANY M. B. WELLS, Sole Northwest Asrent. Aeolian Hall, 3G3-355 Washington St. LIBERALS SUCCESSFUL. I Defeat the Conservative Forces in Three Engagements in Colombia. NEW YORK, Jan. 27. General Mo desto Garces, special delegate In charge of foreign affairs of the Liberal party of Colombia, said today that he had re ceived cable advices from Curacoa say ing that the army under General Solo met and defeated the Conservative forces, led by General Franjaver and a Jesuit priest, Padre Espana, after a bloody en gagement lasting all day, 25 miles south of Bogota, General Solo captured a large quantity of arms and ammunition and several cannon. Among the killed was Padre Espana. Another engagement was at Usme, about 30 miles east of Bogota, in which the Liberals were also successful. General Garces advices also state that Another Liberal army under General Po losa, combined with forces from Cauca and Tolima, has just captured the Im portant city of Salamlna. WHITE NO BETTER. Kansas Author Believed to Be More III Than Generally Known. EMPORIA. Kan., Jan. 27. A telegram received at his home here today from William Allen White, the author, who is at Colorado Springs for his health, says he Is no better. Mr. White's condition is believed to be more dangerous than is generally known. J. R. Xicholai Seriously 111. SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 27. J. R. Nich olas, formerly receiver for the United States Government on the Union Pacific, was stricken with convulsions this after noon, and his recovery is considered doubtful on account of his advanced age, 72 years. Mr. Nicholas was an old friend of General Grant. His 6on, Professor Nicholas, occupies the chair of ancient and modern history at the University of Colorado. Denver. Bower' Nomination Confirmed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The Senate today confirmed the nomination of Will iam W. Bowers, to be Collector of Cus toms at San Diego, Cal. Nas. 73 axa 7B First Street. FORTLAJfD. OREGON. America's ORIGINAL MALT VRISKY Without Rival Today MALT PORTLAND, OREGON Rooms Single .' TBc to J1.B0 per flay Rooms Double $1.00 to 42.00 per day Rooms Family (1.50 to $3.00 per day C T. BELCHER, Bee. and Treas. American Plan European Plan .... fl.23. $1.50. $1.75 60c, 75c 1.00 Wo You Get What the Other Fellow Paid SUITS AT Price LNCLUMED SUITS SlOte $21 WCRTH $30, $40, $50. MISS STONE SOpN TO BE FRER Release of the Missionary Held by Brigands Is Expected Hourly. DJAMALA, Roumanla, Jan. 27. The re lease of Miss Stone and Mme. Tsiika V now expected hourly. At the request oi the American negotiators, the government has granted the former entire freedom to cross and recross the frontier, so as to facilitate the liberation of the .captives. Ransom Is Paid. LONDON, Jan. 27. A. dispatch from Sofia, Bulgaria, says the ransom of Miss Ellen M. Stone and her companion- has bpPTl Tifllri tft thf Virlfan? nn9 4V10. .K captives are expected to be released to day. THE DEATH ROLL. Herbert D. Bennett. COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 27. Herbert D. Bennett, president of the American Dis trict Telegraph Company, died suddenly at his home In this city today, of heart disease, aged 34. Editor of the Japan Herald. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 27. Advices from Japan, per steamship China, an nounce the death at Yokohama January S of J. H. Brooke, editor of the Japan Herald. Mr. Brooke was a native of Boston, but went to Melbourne in 1S3, whence he drifted to Japan some years later. Two sons, Oliver and Arthur, re side in California. One of his daughters is the wife of the Spanish Minister to Morocco. Governor Taft in Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 27, Hon., W. H. Taft, Governor of the Philippine Islands, arrived today with his family. ; uc t- 1I1CI &k J.41C laiuuau SUILJUH oy his brother, Hon. C P. Taft, and by his I brother-in-law, W. C. Herron, and was driven to the residence of C. P. Taft, where he breakfasted. Owing to the death on Saturday of Mrs. W. H. Taft's mother, Mrs. J. W. Herron, Governor Taft denied himself to callers. The funeral of Mrs. Herron is set for this afternoon. Governor Taft arrived in good health. IS BEST FOR CANAL Delay In Reporting Bill Say ing of Time Later. NICARAGUA IS MOST FAVORED This Is Hew Hanna Says Committee Stands Oregon Protests Aft-aiaat Dismissal at Forestry OSelals Farre Gets Saras Oflce, ? ' r f WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. - An at tempt Is being made to make capital out of--the delay in reporting the canal bill, but Senator Mitchell says that time will bo saved In having every possible fea ture of opposition to Nicaragua developed In the commute, so that there can be no requests for further investigation, or further delay, after the bill comes be fore the Senate. Then It will simply be a question which Is the best route, and while the matter may be discussed at length, debate cannot be drawn out, as It might be, should some Senator hold that the committee had not gathered all the facts obtainable. Seantor Hanna ac knowledges that the committee Is -surely In favor of the Nicaragua bill, there being three majority against Panama, whenever the committee Is ready to vote. Dole Xet Asked to Resign. Sam Parker, who was once prominent In Hawaiian affairs, a member of the Republican National Committee from that territory. Is stirring up more or less gossip about the Governorship, and al ready several stories have been published that he is to succeed Dole. It was ascer tained at the White House today that Dole's resignation has not yet been asked for, and the President has not decided to select Parker if he finds it necessary to make a change. He is considering the case, and it is possible after he obtains all the facts that Dole may be removed, and that Parker may be appointed, but some other man Instead of Parker stands as good a chance. It Is reported that General Miles and Admiral Dewey are to be sent to Europe as representatives of the SL Louis Expo sition, to arouse Interest in the enter prise and secure foreign exhibits. Should this be done, both will first have to ob tain permission from their respective departments. Protest From Oregon. Representative Tongue today presented to the President a petition from citizens 'Lake County, endorsed jy, th Gov ernor, State Treasurer and Secretary, of State of Oregon, protesting against the dismissal of the present forestry officials of their state. The petition contends that this force Is generally competent and efficient, and it would be unjust and un wise to remove these officials and re place them with Eastern college men who are. unfamiliar with conditions In Oregon. The President Indicated that the present force In Oregon was not altogether made up of the best obtainable men, and that there were many among. them who were Incompetent He, however, promised to give the petition thorough consideration. In this connection, attention Is called to a letter addressed by the President today to Secretary Hitchcock, directing him to hereafter leave the appointment of forest rangers to forest supervisors. He told the Secretary he wanted good, prac tical Western. men In the forests, men of experience and ability, and that he did not want the forests left In the hands of a lot of college dudes from the East. Clark; County Settlers' Case. Representative Cushman today called on the Attorney-General to renew his request for an appeal of the caseof the Clark County settlers against the .North ern Pacific Mr. Knox stated that he was convinced there was no Just ground for appeal, but if anything developed be fore the end of the month, he would give it due consideration. Farre Gets Barns Reglstershlp. The President, after making private in quiries as to the character and ability of William Farre of Canyon City, today sent in his nomination as Register of the Burns land office, in accordance with the recommendation of Representative Moody. The nomination of Blbee for Oregon City is still held up. apparently at the request of Senator Simon. Request of Portland Grocers. Representative Moody today presented to the ways and means committee the re quest of the wholesale grocers of Port land for the repeal of the war revenue tax on tea, or at least a SO per cent re duction. Simon's BUI Passed. The Senate today passed Senator Simon's bill extending until February 2S, 19(6, the time for the completion of the Clearwater Valley railroad across the Nez Perces lands in Idaho. This road Is controlled by the O. R. & N. Indian War Veteran BUI. Senator Foster today favorably re ported Senator Mitchell's Indian War veteran bill, which provides pensions for the survivors of the Cayuse and other Pacific Northwestern wars. To Confer With Hermann. State Land Commissioner Calvert of Washington is here to confer with Com missioner Hermann relative to state lands In Washington. , Railroad Land Decision. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Justice Brew er, of the United States Supreme Court, today delivered the opinion of the court in the case of the United States vs. the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, In volving title to land sold by the railroad company en portions of the company's land grant. The court held that the ac tion of Congress in 1SS6 had the effect of legalizing all these purchases except a purchase of 35,000 acres, which wes made by Judson C Groves and a foreign cor poration. The remedial act did not apply to aliens, according to the court's opinion. Canal Committee te Have Hearings. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The Senate committee on inter-oceanic canals did not 1 make a report today, but decided to have hearings beginning next Monday. The members of the isthmian Commission and such other witnesses as may be desired will be summoned. The decision to have hearings was agreed to unanimously af ter the whole situation hid been dis cussed. It was agreed that the legisla tive condition of the Senate 'was such that nothing could be gained by present ing a report at this time. A sub-committee, consisting of Senators Morgan, Foster, of Louisiana; turner, Pltchard and Klttrldge, was appointed to prepare a report on the legal points involved. In the offer of the Panama Canal Company. SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS Twelve Belw Zero la Lake Superior Region With a Strang Wind. CHICAGO, Jan. 27. The most severe weather conditions tonight existed In the Lake Superior region, where the tem perature ranged from 8 below to 12 be low, and the wind blew a gale. At Houghton, Mich., the storm was declared "the worst within a generation. The mercury was M below, and the wind blew 31 miles an hour. At Saulte Ste. Marie, for the first time this Winter, it was found impossible to run the 'ferries across the Straits of Mackinaw. All over the Lake Superior country trains were WILKOMMEN! Eln leedle loag JDos 1st at meln iMt, Untl I got eta Pipe und Stein, ' Mein Cherm&a ukeub 1st gomblet; Fuerst Helariea, komm' aerclalt. v 1 SW 3IS) : 23i iKjl a H. vl vL "S all? a ,)'1II' S mi mw ri I "3K33F& Wfc m Ik iH9k. HNi asl. la v .iHi1 H IR1IBV mM II READY TO RECEIVE PRINCE HENRY. delayed and electric street car lines were i in the Senate or elsewhere on the con practlcally out of business. In Southern duct of affairs in the Philippines. Rising Illinois and Indiana there were reports to a quC8Uon of privilege, early In the of ruined fruit crops and of damaged ... t..v. ui !i , wheat. From Michigan comes the old session. Dubois had read an Associated cry of a peach crop destroyed. . Press dispatch from Manila. In which Chicago is still struggling under the General Wheaton was quoted as crlticis- bltlng blasts of the cold wave. This morning it was S degrees below zero. As the day advanced the mercury rose slightly in the thermometer, but towards night It began to fall, and there Is prac tically no change In the weather. Train Ditched by Snow. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 27. Last night and today was the coldest experienced In this part of the Southwest this Winter, with the following temperatures reported: Clinton. Mo.t 17 degrees below zero; Law rence, Kan., 16 below; Abilene, Kan., 15 below; Kansas City, 7 below. At Clin ton, Mo., the thermometer fell 43 de- grees within 12 hours. Near Jewell, Kan., a Missouri Pacific train was ditched to- day by running Into a snowbank. No one but the engineer was injured. The indications are that the severe cold Is at an end. Trains Delayed in Minnesota. ST. PAUL, Jan. 27. Nearly every pas senger train was from one to six hours late today, and Coast trains came In from 12 to 15 hours late. The latter trains met the severest storm In the Northwest and were not only delayed by snow, but by the ex- ceedlnclv low temoerature. which made it almost Impossible to keep up a full head of steam. Suffering In Iowa. DES MOINES, la., Jan. 27. The Gov eminent Weather Bureau reports a mini mum temperature of 16 degrees below zero. It reports a minimum of 20 at Sioux City and estimates the average for the state at about two degrees colder. Owing io ine suoaen cminBe oi lemperuiure there Is considerable suffering. Heavy Snow In West Virginia. HUNTINGTON, W. Va., Jan. 27. Twenty-four hours of heavy rain is being fol lowed by the fiercest snow storm of the ! it c, w-t vci0 TVoffl f j i .1,11 0,0 Miin,? " Is delayed on all the railroads. ,, , . ., , . Blisrard in Wisconsin. LA CROSSE. Wis., Jan. 7. A severe blizzard Is raging In this vicinity. The mercury dropped, about '20 degrees since yesterday. u.ne com wave was accom- panicd by a fall of four Inches of snow and a heavy wind. Deny Plebiscite Story. COPENHAGEN. Jan. 27. The officials here deny that It has been decided to the statements attributed to him. Gen take "a plebiscite of the Danish West In- eral Wheaton, he said, was an officer dies after the ratification by ihe United of ability and character, and no hasty States of the treaty providing for the action should be taken In such .a case., sale of those Islands to the United States. Teller: "I don't think there Is any tRE OF SENATORS UP Dubois Heads Move to Have Wheaton Reprimanded. HOT DEBATE IN THE SENATE Discussion Over the Right of Army Oficera to Criticise Utterances in Congress or Elsewhere Re garding Philippine Affairs. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. An animated and prolonged discussion was precipitated in the Senate' today over the right of I Army officers to criticise utterances made ' ,," Ing some utterances of Professor Schur man in a speech delivered in Boston. Dubois thought the President, In the cir cumstances, would be "warranted In rep rimanding General Wheaton for his utter ances. He declared that such comment upon the action of the Senate was "out rageous and Indecent" and that the mi nority had had quite enough of threats and blackmail. The debate thus pre cipitated took a wide range. Proceedings in Detail. Soon after the Senate convened today. Lodge, chairman of the Philippine com mittee, favorably reported a resolution authorizing that committee to make an investliratlon of the PhlliDnlne ouestlon. ani for that Durnose to sit during the sessions of the Senate. The resolution was referred to the committee on con tingent expenses. Blackburn presented the credentials of James B. McCreary. recently elected from Kentucky for the term beginning March 4. They were placed on file. Hanna likewise presented the creden tials of Joseph Benson Foraker. They were read and filed. In introducing a resolution providing , for the appointment of a committee of experts to ascertain the cost of an Isth- i mlan canal tunnel five miles in length by what Is known as the Darien route. Scott gave notice that at some later time he would address the Senate upon this subject. Dubois, rising to a question of personal privilege, directed attention to an As- -nointfi -Pre disnntrh fmm Mann quotlng General Wheaton as criticising some remarks of President Schurman ln a speech at Boston, and that the opin Ion was prevalent In the Philippines that men were sent to prison in Manila for saying less. WoHld Reprimand Wheaton. "I think," said Dubois, "in view of the statements in this dlBpatch, the President . ? " V"3 uiB,M:"' " c mfnt ought to reprimand General Wheaton and those officers in the Philippines who are crltlcl3,nff the Senate actlon or statements regarding the Philippines. j dont know whQ General wheats Is. but he Is probably some charity boy appointed to West Point by a Senator Dr Representative and since supported.' , by the Government. Such remarks as he Is quoted as haying made are, however. outrageous and indecent." Lodge suggested that it would bo wise to ascertain before General Wheaton was reprimanded whether he actually roadp i: MM j " doubt but that General Wheaton said what is attributed to him." Lodge: "There may be a great deal of doubt of it." Teller, continuing, said such a situation as had arisen was one of the blessings growing out of the conditions ln the Philippines. A padlock, he asserted, 'was to be placed upon the mouth ot every man. Congressman or private citizen, and all criticism of the Administration's Philippine policy was to be silenced. He referred to the criticism of Senators who had r antagonized the Administration's policy in the Philippines, declaring that they had been charged even with treason. "I suppose," said he. "that no Senator after a while would be able to read on this floor the Declaration of Independ ence without subjecting himself to a charge of inciting treason." He said that If Professor Schurmann's speech was not published ln the Philippines. It was known over there he had proposed that the Filipinos ultimately should have their Independence. "Anybody," he asserted, "who criticises the utterances of that speech would criticise the Declaration of Independence if he dared to do so." "Silly," Said Lodge. Lodge characterized Teller's statements concerning the Declaration of Independ ence as "silly." What President Schur man said ln Boston did not, ln his opinion, concern the Senate. The only point was whether a General of the United States Army had criticised the Senate. It did not. appear ln the dispatch that General Wheaton had referred to the Senate at. all. He had a perfect right to comment upon President Schurman's utterances If he wished to. It would be a most un usual proceeding to assume that General Wheaton was guilty of any Indiscretion until he had been heard from. In response to inquiries by Rawlins, Lodge suld he did not know whether newspaper dispatches sent from Manila were censored or not, and he did not know whether the War Department had or had not taken steps to ascertain whether General Wheaton had made the statements credited to him. Carmack questioned the right of any officer of the United States Army to criticise the actions or the utterances of any private citizen. Tillman Interrupted to say that the General commanding the Army had been reprimanded by the President for agree ing with the Admiral of the Navy upon a question upen which "all the people of the United States were absolutely agreed." Carmack did not think that Tillman's Interjection was entirely relevant. Hoar contended that no unsupported newspaper report on a matter of this kind and to be accepted by the Senate. He. therefore, deprecated the introduction of the Manila dispatch Into the Senate proceedings. He thought the whole mat ter ought to be eliminated from consid eration, as he believed It entirely prob able that General Wheaton would be re proved If he had made any statements he ought not to have made. For the time, this closed the Incident. A bill was passed to amend an act granting to the Clearwater Valley Rail road Company a right of way through the Nez Perces Indlnn lands in Idaho. The Department of Commerce bill went over without progress having been made, and the discussion of the Philippine tariff bill was resumed. Lodge- said he desired to apollgize for referring to anything Teller may have said as "silly," and pointed out that the statement of General Wheaton did not criticise the- minority of the Senate, but simply Professor Schurman. He in sisted that there was no disposition on the part of anybody to suppress news or views. He instanced the circulation of a letter urging the soldiers in the Army of the Philippines not to continue to serve. "Who sent out that circular?" asked Jones, of Arkansas. Edward Atkinson Sent It Ont. "It was sent out, I think," replied Lodge, "by Edward Atkinson. It urged soldiers not to serve In the Philippine war. The letter was widely circulated and attracted much attention." Rawlins insisted that the suppression o foplnlon was so notorious that one could not depend upon the statements coming to us from the Philippines. The Philippine Commission, he asserted, had arrogated to itself the functions of Con gress; indeed, the Commission had done many things which Congress never would have done. The dispatch under consid eration indicated, he said, that the au thorities ln the Philippines were pre pared even to define and punish what they considered treasonable acts and ut terances. Dubois Insisted that tlte dispatch he had presented bore evidence on Its face of accuracy. "We have been threatened find blackmailed," he said, "as long as we ought to endure It. Such utterances as have been instanced are offensive to us. and they ought not to be permitted to pass without a reprimand of the Presi dent of the United States. Coming from officers of the Army, they are in ex ceedingly bad taste." Spooner deemed It the part of wisdom to ascertain first whether General Wheaton had made the statements at tributed him before any attempt was made to secure his censure. Tillman in terrupted to inquire who would furnish the proof that the dispatch read had not been Inspired. Spooner replied that he did not believe It either inspired or censored, but felt that the Senate ought to wait definite In formation. General Wheaton was a fine officer, of notable achievements. "Yes." Interjected Tillman, "he Is a brilliant officer doing some very dirty work. That Is my opinion." "Well, It Is not mine," replied Spooner. "I have the word of the Senator from Indiana (Bcverldge) that the censorship of news dispatches ln the Philippines was abolished some time ago." Money made an extended speech In criticism of the Government's policy In the Philippines, declaring: "We are committed to It, I suppose, until we have a lucid interval, and we are not likely to have that soon." Hale Interrupted to say that the- situ ation In the Philippines will grow worse instead of better, and that It was anomalous to mix the military and. civil government. What He Would Do With Islands. Replying to a question of Hale as to what he would do with the Islands, Money said: "Let them go to the devil, and. take care of themselves, as far as the Ameri can 'people are concerned." Money, answering Hoar, said that be fore the United States declared war there were village governments, peaceful and successful. In the Philippines. Piatt of Connecticut said he did .not want to let this occasion pass without expressing his emphatic dissent from the principle on which Money's remarks were founded. The Mississippi Senator, he said, had not questioned our rights ln the Philippines, our sovereignty over the islands, and the legality of our acquisi tion of them, yet he Insisted that we were ln the Philippines, where the Con stitution was not. and tHat we ought to accord the Filipinos their independence because they demanded It. Piatt con tended that If the United States had the right to acquire territory and hold sov ereignty over It, It would be a stultifica tion of ourselves to yield our rights to that territory as soon as the inhabitants (Concluded on Second Page.) PORTLAND WINS OUT Supreme Court Decides the King Assessment Case. OPINION GIVEN BY H'KENNA Validity of the Rule Fixed by Char ter for Procedure In the Matter of Street Improvements Is Thus Sustained. WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. The Supremo Court today affirmed the decision ot the Supreme Court of Oregon In the case of A. N. King et al. against the City of Portland, . holding that under the facU nnd interpretations given of the charter of Portland by the Supreme Court of the State, plaintiffs In- error have not been deprived of their property without due process of law. The decision was handed down by Justice McKenna. After review ing the history of the case the court ex plains that the contentions of plaintiffs are made to depend upon the validity of the rule of assessment prescribed by the city charter, and upon what notice trie charter requires to be given to property owners, and what opportunity such own ers are given to be heard upon the bene fits to them of the contemplated Im provement. The court says the City Council carefully Investigated to see that the property of claimants would be bene fited by the Improvements, and found that the cost assessed against the property did not exceed, or equal, the benefits which accrued. Every requirement ot law, therefore, was satisfied. Under the rule of the charter, the opening and grad ing of streets have been done for years, and the courts have been watchful to protect the rights of property-owners, the taxing district being formed upon a consideration of the utility of the work proposed and the benefits to property owners and the cost of the work and its apportionment. The amount of the assess ment then followed as a certain deduc tion, and the property-owners, having notice of all proceedings, and the right to contest them, it would seem uselebs to give them a further right to contest the assessment. Navy and Army to Be Reorganized. TACOMA, Jan. 27. The steamship Vic toria brings news that Viceroy Liu of Nanking and Viceroy Yuan Shi Kai of Chi Li have stopped the proposed sale cf the Pel Yang naval squadron to Rushla nnd are rapidly making preparations for an entire reorganization of China's navy and army. The Viceroys' purpose 13 to employ American and British naval offi cers in effecting the reorganization tf the Chinese navy. Naal and military head quarters will be established at Tien Tsln. Reorganization of the Chinese army will be commenced by Viceroy Yuan Shi Kal of Chi LI, who will Immediately mobollze an army of 100,000 foreign-drilled troops for use ln the Province of Chi LI and Shan Tung. Fire Board's Demurrer Overruled. DENVER. Jan. 27. Judge Carpenter, In the District Court, today overruled the demurrer of the Denver Fire and Police Board, requiring the Council to appropri ate for the Fire, Police and Excise De partments the amounts estimated by the board to be necessary. Large reductions from these estimates had been made by the Mayor and Council in the appropria tion bill for this year. The case will be appealed to the Supreme Court. German Baron Attempts Suicide. DAVENPORT, Iowa. Jan. 27. Baron Otto Von Schaezler, who was recently brought Into prominence by renouncing his title and claim to ancestral estates in Germany because his wife preferred to live In America, has attempted suicide by shooting. He was disarmed after In flicting a flesh wound, and is now held a prisoner In the County Jail. A few week3 ago his wife obtained a divorce. SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEYi CongreMi. Delay in reporting canal bill means a saving of time later. Page 1. Hot debate ln the Senate as to right of Army officers to criticise utterances regarding Philippines. Page 1. Tea and beer Interests had a hearing on re duction of war-tax matter. Page 2. Domestic. City of Portland wins an Important -victory In the United States Supreme Court. Page 1. Schley's last day In Chicago was one great round of pleasure. Page 2. Supreme Court takes railroad merger case un der adUsement. Page 3. United MIneworkers will levy an assessment to help strikers fight battle with operators to the end. Page 3. Foreign. Emperor William celebrates his 43d birthday. Page 3. Kruger's health will hardly permit of his com ing to America In April. Page 3. Pneiflc Coast. Oregon Supreme Court rendera four decisions. Page 5. Victim of hpnotlc spell at Spokane awakes In sane. Page 4. Hog cholera prevalent at Pendleton. Page 4. Newly married couple spend their honeymoon ln a pesthouse. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Speculation dull in New York stock market. Page 11. Stampede in Chicago oat market. Page 11. River navigation suspended above the Cascade Locks. Page 10. French bark Henrlette and steamer Regulator libeled. Pace 10. French bark Mollers and schooner Roy Somers make steamer time to San Francisco. Page 10. Ships Wendur and Glenlul Ball together on a long ocean race. Page 10. More denials of trans-Atlantic steamship com bine. Pasc 10. Portland and Vicinity. Lett Is and Clark stockholders will themselves Increase capital stock. Page 12. Port of Portland lets contract for hull of new dredge. Page 12. Mount Tabor taxpayers plan to refund echool bonds. Page 10. Claimants of Morrow murder reward must su for It. Page 8. School Board considers question of teachers' salaries. Pase S. Bert Kerrigan breaks American high dive rec ord. Page S.