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Secretary Shav h llr.-t communication on financial I gisiation Is contained in a letter to Rep resentative Sulzer. of New York, concern 1 g the hitter's bill to deposit Governvnent fund. at interest In national banks throughout the country. The letter says: "I find on my desk awaiting my arrival, jour letter of January 17, referring to House resolution 112. and asking Informa tion as to the amount of interest which the Government would have realized had the proposed law been adopted as a part of the National banking law. "If the surplus money In excess of $50, (rtf,! -working capital had been deposited In clearing-house cities in proportion to the relative capital of each bank therein, with no other security than a prior lien upon the bark's assets, the Government would have lost nothing, and if the Gov ernment had realized 2 per cent upon the lunds so d-positcd it would have received S3.200.OM. Aided in this way, the banks referred to would have been able to in crease credit accommodations to the peo ple in the fum of SSOO.OOO.OjO. "This octnpjtation was made at the in stance of m predecessor (one year ago) and was based upon quarterly rather than daily balances. "I think some provision for the deposit of surplus funds belonging to the United States Government with National banks upon iurit other than Government bonds would le wise, though I doubt the limitations as to the amount of capital and surplus contained in the bill. I also question the wisdom of mandatory provis ions of law. On the contrary, I think there should generally be a fair latitude ot discretion. Authority to act in a given line is generally sulllclent. "LESLIE M. SILWV." Major Robertson Goes to Manila. PEK1N. Feb. 5. Major Edgar B. Rob ertson, of the Ninth Infantry, started to day for Manila, and Captain Andrew Brewster, of the same regiment, assumed command of the United States Legation guard. Many foreign military men, in cluding Japanese and British officers, bade the Major farewell. Admiral Remey Ordered Home. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. Orders were sent forwaro from the Navy Department today to Rear-Admiral Remey, directing him to proceed home with his flagship, tho Brooklyn, which Is- now at Hong Kong. She will probably go to the New York Navy-Yard to be overhauled. President Trip to Charleston. WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. President and Mrs. Roosevelt and a party who will ac company them to the Charleston Exposi tion wiil leave here forHhe .South next Mondav night In a special train over the Southern Railway. The return journey will begin Thursday, February 13. Nob. 73 and 75 First Street. PORTLAND. OREGON. America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today MALT PORTLAND, OREGON Rooms Single 75c to S1.K0 per day Rooms Double $1.00 to 52.CO per day Rooms Family $1.50 to $3.00 per day C. T. BELCHER. Sec. and Treaa. American Plan European Plan .?1.23. 51.S0. -LT5 ..50c. 73c. $1.00 87-89 FIRST ST. WPortIand 0r- it ADVERSE TO SCHLEY. President Thinks the Majority Ver dict On k:1i t to Re Sustnlned. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. The Post to morrow will say: "It was stated last night that the Pres ident's response to the application of Ad miral Schley would be made public next i Saturday. It is understood it will be ad verse to Schley. A visitor at the White House with whom the President talked on the subject quoted the President as ray ing he thought the verdict of the major ity report ought to be sustained." Silver Cane and Loving- Cnp. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 5. The prin cipal event of today's programme for the entertainment of Admiral Schley was a grand parade at 11 o'clock. Admiral Schley was escorted by Knoxville Knights Templar In full regalia. The procession was reviewed by Admiral and Mrs. Schley from the Courthouse Square, after wnlch a public reception was held by them In the Woman's building, where thousands of persons shook hands with Admiral Schley. The formal address of welcome was extended by President W. B. Lock ett, of the Chamber of Commerce. Coeur d'Lepn Commanders. Knights Templar of Knoxville, presented to Admir al Schley a handsome silver-headed hick ory cane. The hickory was cut from the site of Admiral Farragut's birthplace and early homo, 13 miles west of this city. To night Admiral Schley was the guest of honor at a banquet In the Woman's building, when a handsome gold and silver I loving cup was given to him on. behalf of Knoxville citizens. Day' Work In French Mine. PARIS. Feb. 5. The Chamber of Depu ties today adopted a bill regulating the period of dally work In tho mines. This bill provides that a nine-hour day shall be instituted at the coal pits at the end of six months from the day the measure is adopted. At the end of two years, a day's work shall be reduced to eight and one-half hours, and at the end of another two years it shall be reduced to eight hours. Shniv't mil Introduced. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Representative Pugslty. of New York, a member of the House banking and currency committee, today introduced a bill on the general lines of Secretary Shaw's law, favoring the de posit of surplus Government funds, under certain conditions, with National banks. The bill Invests th.- Secretary with wide discretion in the deposit or recall or Treas ury funds. Anstrinn Archduke Goe.i to Russia. VIENNA, Feb. 5. The Archduke Fran cis Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the thrones of Austria and Hungary, started today for St. Petersburg. The Czar'o pri vate train will meet him at the frontier. The visit of the Archduke to the Russ'lan capital Is regarded as being of great po- lltlcal significance. MANY DEFECTS IN IT Land-Leasing Bill Does Not Meet Settlers' Views. MOODY POINTS OUT ITS FAULTS Not Likely to Meet the Indorsement of the House Committee aw It Stands General Wood' Circulnr Letter. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. President F. C. Lusk, of the American Cattle-Growers" Association, was heard today by the House public lands committee In favor or the Millard bill for leasing the public grazing lands. During the hearing Representative Moody brought out the fact, previously unobserved, that the military wagon roads In Oregon, controlling a grant of 1.5W.O0O acres, could, under the pending bill, control 10 acres of grazing land for every one of their present holdings, or nearly half of the entire state of Oregon. The friends of the bill ad mitted that this was a correct construc tion of the proposed law, although it was not framed for that purpose. Mr. Moody also called attention to the fact that while the bill permitted homestead entries. It virtualy blocked the operation of the homestead law by falling to provide that persons making homesteads on lands under lease could secure any leasehold and that homesteaders In the range sec tion of Oregon, where transportation fa cilities are limited, unless they had the use of sufficient range to enter the stock business, could not make a living. Representatives Jones of Washington and Mondell of Wyoming also took part In the discussion. It Is evident fron. to day's hearing that no leasing law will re ceive the endorsement of the committee until It meets the views of the settlers and stock-raisers generally in the West ern states. John P. Irish also appeared In advocacy of the bill and criticised the petitions from Eastern manufacturers and others against the bill, alleging that they were prepared and circulated by George H. Maxwell, president of the National Irri gation Association, who. he aswrted with posltlveness. was in the employ of the railroad companies. Governor Wood' Circulnr Letter. Senators and Representatives who op pose any concessions to Cuba are express ing themselves rather emphatically In re gard to the propriety of General Leonard Wood's letter urging reciprocity. Several Senators were heard to remark that it was about time that communications from the Government were received through the proper channels and not In the form of circular letters. It Is pointed out that Miles was severely reprimanded for expressing his opinion to the public, while Wood has gone to the length of sending circular letters to Congressmen. At the same time, this Is all said under the breath, and the men talking this way do not want their names used. One Sen ator said: "The fact is a great many of us want some appointments and we do not care to get into a row with the Ad ministration. The power of patronage Is just as great now as It has been in past administrations and none of us want to Incur the displeasure of the President who makes the appointments." It Is not believed that President Roose velt has specifically exerted his power, but It Is a fact that those who are seek ing appointments for their friends do not want to place themselves In the po sition of openly opposing his pedicles. Several members of Congress are In hopes that the President will censure Wood for attempting to influence Congress, but the fiat-footed announcement comes that Wood's action has the approval of both the President and the SecreLiry of War. There may be comment In Congress upon Wood's action, but no resolutions of censure will ever receive serious consid eration in either branch. Minister Wu's Criticisms. Minister Wu is one diplomat who does not hesitate to say very nearly what he thinks, and his speeches have often criti cised American officials and even the American Congress, or propositions of tne American Congress relating to China. Wu has criticised Otis for excluding Chinese from the Philippines and he has criticised those who favor Chinese legis lation to further exclusion now. But he is regarded by the State Department as a valuable man in this country to retain good relations with China, and, therefore, his government has never been asked to "call him down" for his utterances. labor Leader Gompers criticised him for referring to "labor agitators" as those who are forcing the proposed drastic Chinese exclusion legislation. Wu comes back by saying that he did not mention aqy names and had not Intended to give offense to anybody in the expression, but added that "if the shoe fits, Gompers can wear It." Mile' Bid for Popularity. Notwithstanding the disclaimer of Gen eral Mlies that he is net a candidate for the Presidency, It Is believed that ho has made a second bid for that high office in opposing military posts near large cities, for the reason that labor organiza tions are also opposed to troops near cities where they may be used to quell dis turbances. The first bid of Miles was in endorsing the canteen law of the last Congress, although he had previously fa vored the regulation canteen. Miles and the President are said to 'have disagreed rather earnestly on the latest proposi tion, and It Is known that the other high officials of the board arc opposed to the contention of General Miles, linker City Bank Change. The Controller of the Currency has au thorized the conversion of the Citizens' Bank of Baker City into the Citizens' National Bank of Baker City, with a cap ital of J100.000. OrcRon's "War Claim. Senator Mitchell succeeded today In having an amendment adopted to the de ficiency bill which provides for the in vestigation by the Secretary of the Treas ury and the payment of the whole of the Oregon, California and Nevada claims. If this Is held in conference, it will mean, when the matter Is adjusted, about $34,000 for the state of Oregon. Increase for Tnconm Bulldinpr. The Secretary of the Treasury today promised Representative Cushman to re commend an Increase in the appropriation for the Tacoma public building from $500. 000 to $000,000. Cushman feels confident the House committee will favor this Increase. WILL ABANDON THE COLONY. England Propose to Withdraw From Wei Hal Wcl. LONDON. Feb. C According to the Cal cutta correspondent of the Dally Mall, the British Government has decided to abandon its intention of fortifying or gar risoning the colony of Wei Hal Wei. China, and will withdraw all its troops from that place and transfer its control to the civil authorities. It seems doubtful, even, continues the correspondent. If the colony will be retained. Its position is usele-ss from a military point of view, ex- pcept by enormous expenditure. CHIXA'S COMMERCIAL TREATY. General Shnrrette Say the Tariff Question "Will He Settled Soon. VICTORIA. B. C, Feb. 6. General Sharrette, United States Trade Commis sioner to China, Interviewed by the North China Dally News, Hong Kong, said re garding tariff questions and the new com mercial treaty: "It seems well settled that there will be no obstacles In the way of a speedy settlement of the tariff ques tion." He said that the Interests of the United States are safe In the hands of Sir Ernest Satow and Sir James Mackay, the British Commissioners, and those of oth er countries in conjunction with the local merchants of the countries Interested. He considers the negotiation of the commer cial treaty a matter of far greiter mo ment and difficulty. In which many con flicting Interests will be Involved, render ing a unanimous agreement hard to ar rive at. He also expressed doubts as to the Chinese officials' willingness or ability to apply the drastic measures which might become necessary. The fundament al features of the new treaty would, he said, be to open up fresh treaty ports, secure to foreigners the right to build and own property, to work mines, con struct railways in the interior and gen erallv to secure better trade facilities. Developments in Northern China. LONDON. Feb. 6. The correspondent of the Daily Mail at St. Petersburg says he believes thru Important developments are oendiiig in Northern China; that Great Britain has taken a strong line with re spect to the Manchur:an convention, and tr.ar Russia and Great Britain are likely to arrive at a sort of self-denying ordi nance to foster the commerce of Northern China to the exclusion of ruinous military rivalry. China and Japnn. LONDON, Feb. 6. Since the death of Li Hung Chang, cables the Shanghai cor respondent of the Times, there has been a noticeable development In the friendly re lations of China and Japan. This rap prochement Is particularly marked in the attitude of Chi LI and Yangtse Viceroys. YACHT AT ST. THOMAS. The Hohenxollern Readies the Dan Jsh "West Indies. ST. THOMAS, D. W. I., Feb. 5. The Imperial pacht Hohenzollern, which left Kiel January 18. arrived here this morn ing. Admiral Count von Baudlssln, the commander, said that the Hohenzollern had an unusually fine voyage and that no Incident of Importance occurred dur ing the trip. The Hohenzollern will leave Saturday, for Bermuda, where she expects to arrive after a run of about two and one-half days. At Bermuda the yacht will coal and remain one day and a half. She will then leave for New York and hopes to make the run to that port in 40 hours. LodpriiiK the Prince' Suite. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Prince Henry, during his visit to Washington, will stay at the German Embassy. The German Ambassador's residence, however, will not accommodate the large array of at tendants accompanying the Prince, and his suite will stay at the new Wlllard Hotel, occupying the entire floor above the office and lobby. The Colorndo Student'' Strike. DENVER, Feb. 5. Governor Orman to day listened to statements from the mem bers of the board of trustees of the State School of Mines, and also from the stu dents regarding the trouble which threat ened to disrupt that Institution. After due deliberation he instructed the trustees to go to Golden, the scat of the school and to make a satisfactory and final set tlement of the affair. An announcement was made this afternoon, that an arbitra tion agreement had been reached between the students and the faculty, but this was emphatically denied by the students. Creed Revision Committee Meet. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 3. The Pres byterian committee on creed revision, ap pointed by the last General Assembly, met here today to continue the work of preparing the report to be presented to the General Assembly In New York next May. The committee will meet daily during the remainder of this week and part of next week. One of the most Important ques tions to be decided at this meeting Is that of textual revision. Snow Storm in Texas. DALLAS. Tex., Feb. 5. A snow storm in North Texas and heavy rains in South ern Texas are reported. The fall of rnon was very heavy. At Santa Ana there was a blizzard with 3A Inches of snow. The snow will be of Incalculable benefit to the wheat crop, which was almost a failure in this state last year. Pension Board In Session. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. The pension board of the G. A. R. met here today to hear various complaints and grievances of the members of the G. A. R. with re spect to pensions and to take action with regard to pending pension legislation. The board will be in session several days. Fire Near Albany. ALBANY. N. Y., Feb. 5. A fire on Van Renssalaer Island, Just outside of Al bany, today destroyed $30,000 worth of property, and narrowly escaped destroy ing the big storage plant of the Standard Oil Company. P. J. McCardle, of New York. Is the heaviest loser. Anti-Oleo Lniv Invalid. CADILLAC. Mich.. Feb. 5. Judge C. C. Cluttenden, In the Circuit Court here, to day declared the state law prohibiting the sale of colored oleomargarine to be unconstitutional. GAS MAINS BLOW UP Thirteen Lives Are Lost in a Chicago Explosion. CAUSESBUILDING3T0 COLLAPSE About r. Hundred Persons Injured Flames Gushing From the Man hole Set Fire to the Wreckage. CHICAGO, Feb. 5. Thirteen lives were lost, many persons slightly lnjureel. two buildings at 372 and 374 Twenty-second street were wrecked and $50,000 damage done by an explosion of gas tonight at DON'T NOBODY the intersection of Twenty-second street and Archer avenue. The dead are: OTTO TROSTLE, 33 years, butcher. MRS. OTTO TROSTLE; 35 years old. OTTO TROSTLE. Jr.. 2 years old. LENA TROSTLE. 7 years. ANNA TROSTLE. 9 years. MAMIE TROSTLE, 11 years. FRED TROSTLE. butcher, nephew of Otto Trostle. 23. ' SOPHIE KNIGHT, domestic In Trostle family. MARY ROSENTHAL, 32 years old, 2111 Purple street. MRS. M. KAUFERT, 374 Twenty-second street. EDWARD KAUFERT, 14 years old. MAMIE KAUFERT. 4 years old. ANDREW KOLB, roomer with Mrs. Kaufert. Among the Injured are: Sing Wah. Twenty-third and Archer avenue, blown through window, cut and bruised: Mrs. J. W. McLeod, cut and badly bruised: Tim othy MonaKanx fireman, badly burned: J. P. Collins, street-car conductor, blown through car from end to end, cut and slight Internal Injury: Barnes, street-car conductor, blown from car Into street, badly bruised. The list of Injured might be extended to 75 or 100. as there were many people In the neighborhood who were slightly In jured by flying glass or slight bruises caused by falls, but whose names have not been reported. Only one of the bod ies of the dead that of little Lena Tros tle has been recovered. All that Is known of the fate of the other 12 reported dead Is that most of them are known to have been in the demolished houses and since the explosion no trace of them has been found. The cause of the explosion Is unknown and It has not yet been determined whether It was sewer gas or illuminating gas. Mains filled with the latter were In stantly ablaze after the explosion and a succession of explosions followed, the flames shooting up through the man holes In the street. It will be difficult to ascertain whether Illuminating gas ex ploded or whether the mains were broken by an explosion of sewer gas. Many people living In the vicinity be lieve that the first explosion was In a main at Twenty-second street and Arch er avenue. Then the manhole, half a block south on Archer avenue, was thrown Into the air by a loud explosion. Flames leaped and roared from the hole. The fire spread rapidly and three other manholes were blown into the air. The flames from the first gas main shot high into the air and reached, with the aid of the wind, to the Trostle butcher shop. The building was a three-story frame structure, and it had been weak ened and nearly wrecked by the shock. It Is supposed that the occupants of the buildings were knocked unconscious or were too panic-stricken to rush from the place. The flames caught the weather worn timbers. The dry and rotting wood was food for the fire, and In an Instant the flames had enveloped the structure. With a roar the building collapsed, and the occupants, with one exception, were carried with It to the .basement. The adjoining building, a two-story structure, flared up the next building was wrapped in flame's, and then another :: fL Ml 11 'i mX It - '" structure caught fire. It seemed that the whole block would be wiped out before the firemen could bring the blaze under control. A firewall of a brick building at Archer avenue and Twenty-second street held the fire In that direction. On the west of the burning buildings were two small one-story cottages. They were a few feet from the burning buildings, and that gave the firemen an opportunity of heading off the flames. The windows throughout the neighbor hood ffcrf broken, and bottles and glass ware In the dwelling." and stores were thrown down and broken. Many persons in buildings near the explosions were knocked down. Scores of men and women, many of them carrying children, ruthed to the streets. They were greeted by the glaro of the fire from the manholes. Fearing further explosions, the people rushed down the street, many of the I women screaming with fright. On several street-cars near the place the windows were smashed, and the pas sengers were severely shaken up. When the people In the cars saw the flames gush from the ground all hands rushed for the doors. A number of persons were bruised and knocked down In the excitement. One car tilled with passengers was thrown from the tracks. Adjoining the Trestle 'building, at 271 Twenty-second street, was a two-story frame building, in which John McLeod CARE FOR ME?" had a saloon. It vanished in the same second as the meat market. It was re ported that one or two people were killed there, but the story cannot be substanti ated. In the ruins of the buildings occupied by Trostle and McLeod flames bt.'rncd so fiercely that, even though the inmates had not been killed by the first force of the explosion, they must have met a quick death by tire. Beside the Trostle build ing stood the People's" Hospital, a small affair with but a few patients. Every win dow In it was blown out, but none of the patients was injured. Ten Bodies Recovered. CHICAGO. Feb. 6. At 2 o'clock this (Thursaay) morning, 10 bodies had been recovered from the ruins of the Trostle building. They had been Identified as tollows: Otto Trostle, Mrs. Augusta Tros tle, Annie Trostle. Lena Trostle. Sophie Knight, Otto Trostle. Jr.; Mrs. Mamie Rosenthal. Fred Trostle. unknown man and unidentified woman. For Union of Democracy. NEW YORK. Feb. 5. Prominent Demo crats from many states will attend the reception to be given at the Manhattan Club, February 22, when plans for re uniting the party in the Nation will be discussed- General Patrick A. Collins, Mayor of Boston, will speak on "The De mocracy of New England." Ex-Senator David B. Hill will have for his subject. "The Democracy of the Middle States." General Charles E. Hooker, of Missis sippi, will respond for "The Democracy of the South." Some equally prominent Democrat, probably from Illinois, will be invited to speak for the Democrats of the Middle West, while the views of the party men In the far West will be ex pressed by one of their number to be decided upon later. Edward M. Shepard will have for his subject, "Washington." Preaching: a Holy AVar. PE3HAWUR PUNJAB. India, Feb. 5. There is considerable unrest at Cabul and elsewhere in Afghanistan. The fanatical element Is predominant, and trouble Is feared. Hadda. Mullah, who was promi nent In the rising which ended in the TI rah campaign, is preaching a holy war. He Is said to jiave the Ameer of Afghan istan under his Influence. Death of a Chlckasaiv "Woman. DBNISON, Tex., Feb. 5. Mrs. Senara Short, aged 61. the most noted woman of the Chickasaw tribo. Is dead at her home at Emmett. She had figured promlnently In the work of civilizing the tribe of which she was a member. She was the mother of Mrs. Johnston, wife of the Governor. Xeiv Miner' Scnle. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Feb. 5. At the opening meeting of- a joint scale commit tee of miners and operators today a mo tion was carried that a sub-committee, consisting of two operators and two min ers from each state, take up - the mat ter of a new scale. CUBAN ANNEXATION Republic Invited to Become a Part of the Union, RESOLUTION EY NEWLANDS It Also Authorizes n Twenty-live Per Cent Reduction of Duty ou the Present Sugar Crop. WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. Representative! Newiands, of Nevada, of the waya and means committee, who was the author of the resolution annexing Hawaii, today introduced a joint- resolution Inviting the Republic of Cuba o become a part of the United States, first as a territory and then as a state of the Union, to, be called the State of Cuba; and also authorizing a 25 per cent reduction of duty on tha present crop of Cuban sugar, in consider ation of Cuba's grinting preferential rates to the United States. The resolution con finis the 23 per cent reduction of duties to the period prior to January 1, 1903. Neniands. in explanation of his resolution, said: "All those who have appeared to voice Cuba's needs and requirements have indi cated that an invitation to Cuba of an nexation would be accepted. Annexation by force would not be justified. It must be accomplished, if at all. by the free act of the Cuban people. At present there is no machinery In Cuba by which the popu lar will can be tested, but the Cuban con stitution has been adopted. The Cuban Congress will meet in February, a Cuban government will be organized, and the Un.ted Stateo will then leave the govern ment and control of the island to its peo ple. Cuba then will be in a position to express her will." NOT A FORCE BILL, Congress to lie Asked to Investigate the Southern Franchise (Question. WASHINGTON.- Feb. 5. Representa tive Crumpacker, of Indiana, author of the resolution presented to the Republi can caucus Monday night, and to be fur ther considered at a caucus next Monday night, authorizes the following statement as the general purposes of the movement to correct any Impression that it is in the nature of a "force b.ll:" "The resolution submitted to the caucus was des-igned to secure full investigation of the suffrage question, not only in the South, but in all the states that have imposed material restrictions upon man hood suffrage. There is a general belief that a number of states have dis franchised a large portion of their citi zens; that the colored population, by the operation of state laws, is entirely elim inated as a political quantity and yet it counts in apportioning representatives among the states. It Is the general be-lle-f that the Southern states have at least 35 representatives In the House and the electoral college resting upon a fictitious basis. If this be found to be true In fact and representation be re duced accordingly, as the Constitution Imperatively requires, it would go a long way towaid settling the race question. Such a method would have none of the characteristics of a force bill. It would require no force for its execution. Dis franchising states would suffer a reduc tion of political power which th'ey could regain by educating their citizens and ad mitting them to the privilege of tho ballot. The whole question would rest with those states. "But the caucus is asked simply to au thorize a thorough Investigation of the whole question through a congressional committee appointed and equipped hrdu committee especially appointed and equipped for that purpose, and when the facts, as they really exist, are laid before Congress and the country, such action may then be taken as the situation re quires." Mining Injunction Modified. ' HELENA, Mont.. Feb. 5. The Supreme Court has modifitd the injunction granted by Judge Clancy to F. Augustus Heinze and the Johnstown Mining Company, re straining the Boston & Montana Company from operating the Leonard. -Gambetta ad Piccolo mines. ' The decision exempts the Leonard vein from the operation of the Injunction, but continues It In force as to the Gambetta. SUMARY OF THE DAY'S NEW i Consrrei. Congressman Moody points out the defects la the Millard lanil-leaslns bill. Page 1. Newiands Introduced a resolution In the House for the annexation of Cuba. Page 1. The Senate pas&ed the urgent deficiency bill. Page -. Consideration of the Nome contempt case was continued. Page 2. The Rouse will debate the oleomargarine bill two days more. Page 2. Governor Taft will discuss tariff matters today with the Senate committee. Page 2. 'Foreign. Europeans still disputing over their attitude during the Spanish war. Page 3. Salisbury discussed the recent peace negotla- tlons. Pase o. England will abandon her rights in "Wei Hal Wei. Pase 3. Domestic. Thirteen persons were killed by a ga3 ex plosion at Chicago. Page 1. The woolgrow-ers convention places Itself on record In favor of oleomargarine. Page 12. Governor Van Sant asks for funds to fight tba railroad merger. Page 3. Paciflc Coast. Governor McBrtde'a ultimatum brings Capitol contractor to time. Page 4. Flax mill Is practically assured for Salem. Page 4. Annual report of Fish Warden Van Dusen. Page 5. Contributions for aid of "Willamette "University continue to pour in. Page 4. Successful bidders on star mall routes In Oro- gon. Page 12. Marine. Decline In freights retires steamships from tha grain trade. Page T. German bark Earmbek. from Hamburg, Is off the river Page 3. Remarkably quick dispatch given the steamer Indravelll. Page o. British shipowner discusses conditions in the United States. Pae T. Portland and Vicinity. City Council decides to pave Fourth street with, wood blocks. Paze S. Forty - nine graduates receive High School diplomas. Page 10. Portland fraternities still much exercised over Actor James Xeill. Page 14. Southern Pacific allows settlers 10 days stop over at every station In Oregon. Pago 10. Retail grocers clash with wholesalers over new credit system. Page 14.