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if) wn in ur mk VOL. XLH.XO. 13,125. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1903. BAR FIXTURES-BILLIARD AND SUPPLIES -IN ENDLESS VARIETY. IT WILL BE TO YOUR INTEREST TO FIGURE WITH US BEFORE PURCHASING ROTHCHILD BROS. MORE CAMERA BARGAINS TO CLOSE OUT BEFORE WE MOVE We are offering bargains in all the best lines PREMO, POCO, CENTURY. IMPERIAL. Double Extension Compact Montauk uouoie extension compact iviontauK Poco C. Camera 4x5, regular $15.00 BBuoiaoer-Frank Drug Co. . II 111 IF Assets $331, 039,720.34 Surplus $71,129, 042.06 "STRONGEST IN THE WORLD." L. Samuel. Manager. 205 Oregonlan Build ing. Portland. Oregon DR. m EAl AKES There's Life and A BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINE Tor Sle BLUMAUER & HO.CH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale Liquor and Cigar Dealers tllll, MET3CIIAN, Pre. :aaTH akd washikotob y CHANGE OS European Planr .- . - . THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, OREGON, American Plan COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS. .HHDQUMTEBS FQS TOURISTS Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The maaage Bient will be pleased at all times t show rooms and give prices. A mrf em Turkish bath estsbllshmeat la tha JzetI. H. G. BOWERS, Mgr. MAY TAKEITINTO CONGRESS j "FATAL DENVER FIRE. 2resldent' Action in Protecting Col ored Postmistress in Mississippi. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU; Wash ington, Jan. 4. The Southern .heart Is again fired because the President has de termined to uphold the rights of a negro postmistress in Mississippi. It is said that several Southern members will Intro duce resolutions, and "some Southern Sen ators may decide to make the President's actions the text of denunciatory speeches. It scarcely seems possible that the Presi dent's good luck will extend that far, as nothing would be more beneficial to him than to have the "race question" raised by Southern Congressmen over his action In the Indlanola case. Efforts to, get the colored men to leave the. Republican party In the South have received encouragement from many Republicans of prominence, and are favored by influential Republic an papers. While the President has em phatically supported the colored men, there was some Indication that the ne groes were getting restless. Just at this juncture comes the Mississippi case, and the prompt action of the President has al ready caused murmurings among the Southerners. It Is expected that men who have kept themselves in office for years on the "race question" will quickly take up the gauntlet and, no matter if it does have a disastrous effect upon the Demo cratic party, will seize this opportunity to make themselves solid with the white men of the South, who can still be stam peded by the cry of "negro domination." TABLES 20 - 26 North First Street Portland, Oregon Camera 4x5. reg. $32, close $16.50 Uamera 5x7, reg. $42, close $24.00 $7.50 FOWLER'S arKj iyf ALT 1 V JLUSCl F Strength In Every Drop" hy All Dracglsts. O. W. KJfO-SV'LES, XsiS streets, pobtukd, oheboi MANAGEMENT. . $1.00,$1;50, $2.00 per Da NEW "YEAR And a New Carpet are sure to form a very happy and harmonious combination : : EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE .GJack&Co. SO-SS THIRD STREET, Opposite Chamber of Commerce. $3.00 Per Day and upward. AHD COMMERCIAL TrUYElESI One Alan Demi, and n. Dozen Seri ously Hurt. DENVER. Colo..Jan. 4.-A fire in a lodglng-houso on Thirteenth and Market streets resulted in the death of one man and the Injury of a dozen or more, several of them seriously. The fire occurred about 2:30 o'clock this moming, and is thought to have been caused by the ex plosion of a gasoline stove. The property loss is nominal. Dead: John Ott, Itinerant tinker, aged 45. Fatally Injured: Naclne A. Schmaley, aged 28, saloon keeper and proprietor of the lodging house; terribly burned. Seriously injured: Charles Halk, Glendon, Wyo. William Hardy, baker. Burt Keefe, cook. ' Ferris Thomas, bartender. Frank Brown, laborer. Con O'Mara. laborer. George Herbert, laborer. Ed O'Malley, laborer. Lizzie Hall. All of these were burned and bruised, the latter Injuries being received from jumping from windows. Grocery Fire in Chicago. CHICAGO, Jan. 4. Fire tonight In the warehouse of Franklin MacVeagh & Co., wholesale grocers, at Sixteenth street and Newbury avenue, caused a loss of $150,000. Chinese Trouble Spreading-. SHANGHAI, Jan. 4. The disturbances in the interior of China are spreading. Five thousand troops have been sent to sup press the disorders in the Province of Ohe-kJang. imp bin TOO MUCH RAIN Puget Sound Country Is Awash! WORST FLOOD IN 25 YEARS Miles of Railroad Washed Out or Under Mud, . NO TRAINS FROFn THE EAST Mountains "Will Be Impnjmnble Until Tuesday Road Betivccn Portland" and Seattle Opened Late Lost Night. , SEATTLE. Jan. 4. White River over flowed its banks near O'Brien Station. four miles below Seattle, at 3 o'clock this morning. The people of the town, not fearing disaster, had retired last night. but were awakened by the water, in many cases creeping into their beds. Orlllia. a town on the ' White River, two miles above O'Brien, was also flooded, but the people were warned and many of them left their homes and scoured places of safety before the rushing waters had surrounded their homes. At O'Brien, how ever, little children, women and men were Imprisoned In their housed with eight and 10 feet of water about them. A relief train was ordered from Seattle. and on arriving with boata the rescuing party found several families the woman and children of which were huddled on chairs and tables in order to keep from the water that was more than two feet deep on the floora. All persons were taken to places of safety. No lives are report ed lost, but much household belongings. fences and some buildings have been ruined or lost Tonight the floods arc subsiding and no further danger is feared. Not since 1SC9 have there been such floods In the White River Valley. The present one was caused by the recent nine days' rain and the chinook winds, which molted the heavy snows In the .Cascade Moun tains, discharging the waters Into the tributaries of the White River. Announcement was made by the Great Northern this afternoon that the Madison bridge would be repaired Monday evening and the first break In the traflic blockade would be made during the night by the arrival of an overland train. Four days' mail will be on it There Is no telling when the Northern Paciflp main line will be open, "but prob ably not for several days. Tonight the Portland division was cleared and the first train from the south in two davs came In. All the coast lines from Seattle north, with the exception of the WTrat- jcom line, have been cleared, and this lat ter will not be In operation until some time tomorrow. Largo forces of men are at work on th line between Seattle and Tacoma. The announcement Is made tonight that It will De opened at noon tomorrow in a tem porary way. The waters are falling, and It Is thought that the worst of the flood Is over. The temperature In the mountains It falling, and this will have a tendency to siop me now or water from the moun tains. The Seattle-Tacoma Interurban lln n-m probably not be In operation for several weeks, so great Is the damage. ine cost of the flood to th Northern for the past 10 davs ha about $3000 In labor alone. The North ern Pacific is expending about 55000 a day NO TRAINS AT TACOMA. Auburn Cnt-Off Under Water-Green River on Rnmpagc. TACOMA, Jan. 4. Ther doing on the Northern Pacific today not a train leaving the city, and th miim... officials are unable to make any definite statement as to the future. The chinook still prevails, and water is Dourinc- r the Cascades in torrents. At Martin, on tne cast side of tho tunnel, there Is a washout of nearly 300 feet, while several places between the tunnel and Ellensbur" are under water, or the tracks are cov ered deep In mud. To sum up the difficulties, the Nnrihi-n Pacific Is now struggling with, there are five washouts on the main line bctnvW Castle Rock and Kelso. There are Innu merable slides all, the way from Cosmo polis to the terminus on the Gray's Har bor branch. The Auburn cut-off Is under water for one mile. Nearly a mile of track is gone In one place on Green River. Five or six other minor washouts are re ported between Lester and Palmer. The big washout at Martin Is followed by a succession of washouts and landslides all tho way to Ellensburg. The South Bend branch .is under water and covered with slides from Wlllapa to the terminus. Tho company has two passenger trains tied up at Maywood, and Is taking the best care possible of tho passengers. There arc slides on one side and wash outs on the other, and arrangements are being made to get more supplies tp tho trains as needed. There la no way to get the. passengers out at present, owing to the washing out of all road bridges In that section. Not a county road can be traveled for a single mile In any direc tion. One passenger train Is bound up at Lester, where the passengers are also be ing cared for by the railroad. No com munication is possible either way until the water shall have abated. The Great Northern Is In a like pre dicament with the Northern Pacific The first effects of the chinook were again to carry away the bridge at Meadows Creek. Trains were then directed over the North ern Pacific, but before they could be dfcs- 'patched East the Northern Pacific was blocked as stated. An official who re turned last night from Eagle Gorge, in the Cascade Mountains, says: "Friday morning tho warm winds began to blow, and by night the water was pouring over every cut and extra track walkers were put on to look for slides. Water was soon pouring over the track in 1000 places, for as yet It had not cleared a way for itself through the culverts, Yesterday at daylight the wash of water was bringing down earth and debris, and It was quickly seen to be futile to try and keep the track clear. Culverts refused to accommodate the extra flow. Green River rose yesterday, and tho track was soon awash in many places. m "Just what Is the extent of the damage is hard to stay, for we could not travel the track nor ford the streams which were running over it since yesterday at noon. There is much snow to melt If the weath er continues warm, and the men on re pairs are unable to do much for the pres ont A boardlng-traln for the workers was being established Just above Palmer. Men were being hired at all small towns along the line as we came along and quotas were being shipped to the front as rapidly as engines could take them." The Northern Pacific late tonight got a train through from Portland by trans ferring passengers and malls by steamer between Kelso and Castle Rock. LITTLE BETTER AT CASTLE ROCK. Steamer Connect With Trains Pro- vinlon.i Gcttlnjr Scarce. CASTLE ROCK, Wash., Jan. 4. (Spe cial.) The situation here Is somewhat improved. The flood reached Its highest point at 11 P. M. Saturday, and haa since receded about 20 inches. The rain has ceased. It Is esti mated that about 12,000 cords of shingle bolts have gone down the river. The center span of the Toledo wagon bridge Is gone and many smaller bridges also, but communication with the country districts is almost Impossible, and full details can not be learned. The Wright mill boom. gave way today, letting out several hun dred cords of bolts. All the piling re cently driven for a bridge across the Cowlitz at this point is also gone. The steamer Joseph Kellogg arrived at 9 o'clock this morning with tho belated mall from the south and took the North ern Pacific passengers going south two hours later. A work train has arrived hero and a large gang Is at work clearing the track, which is covered with mud and stones two feet deep for a distance of about a mile and a half at Intervals. A train arrived with malls and passen gers from the north at 3 o'clock this after noon. The steamer Northwest had also arrived. Captain Duludc understanding that he would return at once with train passengers to Kchso, r-t the Northern .facinc omciaia did not seem to under stand it so, and 200 travelers are delayed here. Supplies are getting scarce, and restaurants have raised prices. Among the tram passengers here is Fred S. Howe, mascot of company C, Ninth Infantry, who was so badly shot at Santiago, the Philippines and China. The electric light plant Is partially out of water and dwellings and streets are lighted. The railroad may be opened Monday evening. Damages are roughly estimated at $75,000. All teachers but two are away on vaca tions, and cannot roturn. consenuentfv schools cannot open Monday. RAILROAD BRIDGES GO.VE. No Throusli Trains Since Friday Reach Everett. EVERETT. Wash.. Jan. 4.-Trafnc con ditions on the Great Northern r ern. Pacific are worse than yesterday. .iuus xo. aa, m and 93. on the Great Northern, near Madison, are out owing to slides. No trains have East since Friday, but tho Great North ern expects to brinir a train in T..n,iv Tho Stillaguamlsh River is covering the town of Silvans, and Is higher than for 25 years. Plank and skid roads are washed out The Great Northern Coast trains from that point come over the Northern Pacific tracks. Tho Snohomish Rlvor is still booming. Great Northern hrffla o Sultan and Lowell are washed somewhat out of line. TRACK CLEARED FOR TRAINS. Delayed Northern Pacific Passenger Arrive From Seattle. Tho Northern Pacific Portland and Tacoma was cleared and a aeiayea train arrived from Seattle about 10:40 o'clock. The track was reported ciear aiong tne route, and the usual Ta coma local was dispatched at 11:45 o'clock last night All Eastern trains on the Northern Pacific anil th a em left over the O. R. & N. No passen- Kers were laitcn ror points west of Spo kane, and no stops were made west of Pasco. Ono of the delayed trains on the North ern Pacific arrived yesterday afternoon, and among the Dassencrers was Vrnnv t White, a newspaper man of Denver, who Is making a tour of the West Mr. White left Tacoma at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon. ana was nem up oy a landslide at Castle Rock. There the passengers were trans ferred to a steamer, which had a diffi cult time breaking Its way through the high-running Cowlitz River and logs which were floating down the stream. After -a strenuous effort the steamer made a landing, and all the passengers were taken down to Kelso, and then brought by train to Portland. "The company and the neonln nf rnotio Rock took very good care of the passen gers," said Mr. White. "We were all well ireaiea, ana, so iar as x Know, there was only a single unhappy man in the crowd. He was Stenhen Katzer. or 'Stove o called him from familiarity, and tho cause or his unhappmcss was that he- was to bo wedded here Saturday night and he couldn't be on hand to attend the event Sorrowful plight for a groom. Isn't it? As a married man, I sympathize with Steve, and I hope he will get along well." Tne recoras ior saiuruay snow that a HrrnsA to wad had been IssikvI in 5t. phen M. KatzCr, aged 32, and Amelia Han- neman, 22. Plasne Reported Near Texan Border. LAREDO, Tex.. Jan. 4. A special from Hermoslllo, Mex., says: Two causes of bubonic plague have been reportod in the little town of Ahome, not far from the Sonora border. The au thorities of Sonora have notified those of the State of Slnaloa that a sanitary corporation has been established on the border and no one will be permitted to enter the state from the south. Exciting Prospect for Legislature. HOUSES OF OPPOSITE FAITH Democratic Senate Against Republican House. EACH MAY UNSEAT OPPONENTS Enouprli Republican Will Stay Out of Cancan to Render It Action HnrmlesE Teller vm. Wolcott Important Circular Appears. DENVER. Jan. 4. The Senatorial sit uation In Colorado is becoming decidedly complicated, 'and should present declared plans bo carried out the contest over the selection of a successor to Senator Henry M. Teller, which will begin in earnest with the convening of the Legislature on Wednesday next, will be, to say the least exciting, and, more than likely, spectacu lar. The solid support of the Democratic wing of the Legislature for Teller Is still maintained, while the Republican strength 13 parcelled out among four candidates, of whom ex-Senatcr E. O. Wolcott Is the most conspicuous. At a meeting of the Democratic State Central Committee, the matter of the threat of the Republican majority in the House to unseat the enlre Arapahoe Dem ocratic, delegation was discussed, and res olutions adopted to the effect that It la the "right and duty of the Senate to utilize the same constitutional right and authority and restore the equilibrium." The majority in the Senate being Demo cratic, should their threat to "meet revo lution with revolution" be carried out. It would bring about a condition render ing a selection of a Senator impossible. With a solid Democratic Senate it is claimed a deadlock could be maintained to the end. It had been practically agreed that on next Tuesday nleht "a caucus of the Republican members of the House would be held to select a Speaker. but It develops that several members have refused to be bound by the actions of the leaders, claiming that they were nominated and elected on an antl-Wolcott pledge, and they fear that a caucus se lection of a Speaker would be made to appear .as a Wolcott victory and would prpbably be really" such. For this reason tney win, it is said, remain awav Tues day night. They number 17. onough to de feat any action the caucus might agree to. A sensation was created by a circular just issued from the headquarters of P. B. Stewart, of Colorado Springs, who Is supposed to be the spokesman of the Administration at Washington. The cir cular charges that copies of letters sup. posed to have been received from Sen ator Lodge saying Wolcott was the choice of the Administration have been circulat ed among the members of the Legislature and denounces them as forgeries. The circular declares that the wish of the Ad ministration was that only a Republican should be chosen Senator without regard to any particular candidate. SPOKANE DELEGATION SPLIT. Three Wilson Men Combine AsnlnMt An keny Three Favorable. SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 4. (SaecIaD State Senator Herman D. Crow and Rn- resentatlves J. B. Llndsley and Walker A. Henry, all of Spokane, have entered Into a hard and fast agreement to act In concert on the Senatorial nuestlon. Their agr-cement' provides that they shall vo.te for John L. Wilson for United States Senator, until such time as they shall unanimously agree to vote for some one else. It is agreed that tvhen they leave Wilson they shall vote for a can didate that shall be satisfactory to all three. The combination as formed Is hostile to Levi Ankeny. Crow's opposition to Ankeny is well known, and Llndsley told tvnKeny nimsclf In Spokane a few weeks ago that ho would not vote for him. Onp of the three would be sufficient to keep tno commne rrom goln? to Ankenv. hut as the matter stands. Crow and Llndslev are both of the same mind, and Henry is generally believed to be as stanchly against Ankeny as the other two. Senator Crow, when asked about thn formation of the combine, said: "I am not prepared to say that such a combine has been formed. It has been bruited about, however, that the Spo kane delegation was disintegrating and sloughing off. I think before the Senatori al fight Is over that It will be found that some men on the delegation will stand pat" The other three Republican members of the delegation are for Ankeny. The delegation Is split wide open. NO CHANGE IN IDAHO. Borah and Standrod Popular Candi dates for United State Senator. BOISE, Idaho. Jan. 4. (Special.) There was little change In the Senatorial situ ation today. Some of the members went to church In the morning, which thinned out the throng around headquarters for a short time. F. S. Dietrich, one of the chief managers for Judge Stan rod, came In on the morning train and was warmly greeted by a crowd of friends. Dietrich is popular and diplomatic and his pres ence adds much to Judge Standrod's forces. The Borah forces were also greatly strengthened by the arrival of Judge- elect Lyttleton Price, who will be the chief manager of the Borah campaign, and by the arrival of Dr. C. A. Hoover, chairman of the Republican county con vention of Bear Lake County. Dr. Hoover has a large acquaintance in tho eoutheist and his presence will be felt Only two members arrived during the day. .They are Thomas Present and J. B. McNeil, Republican Representatives from Oneida County. Other arrivals were Hon. Burton L. French, Congressman-elect; Hon. John L. Smith, former State Senator from Cassia County: C. A. Foresman, editor of the Lewlston Teller, and G.lW. Fletcher, of -Lewlston. Tomorrow the new state officials,, neaded by John T. Morrison as Governor, will be inaugurated. They will be In stalled short;r before noon, and on Tuesday Vne Inaugural reception and ball will ocur. The advent of the new Ad ministration will mark a complete pol itical revolution, tho Republicans not having- had control of any department of the state government for six years, hav ing been swept from power by the Bryan tornado of 1S25. The Legislature will assemble at noon tomorrow. It is overwhelmingly Repub lican In both branches and will select a Senator to succeed Henry Heitfeld. The contest is a three-cornered one between W. E. Borah, of Boise: John W. Hey burn, of Wallace, and Judge D. W. Stan rod, of PocatcUo. Senator George L. Shoup is In the field, but his following i3 Bmall. The Senator Is In poor health and It 13 found that members generally think he should not be selected. There Is a very spirited contest In progress. Mr Borah having a decided lead, but it is yet too early to predict what the outcome will be. His supporters claim, however, they have enough votes in sight to give him the caucus nomination. When the caucus will be held Is not known. There are 50 Republican members. IDAHO CAUCUS NOMINATIONS. Hnrmonj- Over Republican Sclec tioiiH Democrat Also In Field. BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 5. (Special.) Tho Senate caucus did not complete Its work until 2:30 A. M. For president pro tern, there were two candidates, Yost of Koot enai and Brigham of Latah. After some discussion Yost withdrew in favor of Brigham. The list of attaches follows: President pro tern., J. W. Brigham, of Latah; secretary. Colonel Allen Miner, of Idaho: assistant secretary, Alexander Roberts, of Ada; engrossing clerk, A. S. Abbott, of Cassia; assistant engrossing clerk, M. Champlain. of Lincoln; assist ant enrolling clerk. Ada B. Vanderbeck, of Bannock; Journal clerk, Douglas Hix of Fremont: Chaplain. E. Ej Fife, of Ada; sergcant-at-arms, J. M. Morton, of Can yon; committee clerk. S. M. Winters, of Bear Lake; doorkeeper, M. Hooper, of Washington; janitor. O. Neilly, of Ada. More- of Freemont. was chairman o; the Republican House caucus, and Howard McBrlde. of Shoshone, secretary. The meeting ti-na t-..,. , are tlie nominees: Speaker. J. Frank Hunt, of Bannock; chaplain, Rev. I F Roach, of Ador: chlef'-eieVk; R. M Mc Cracken, of Bingham; first assistant, H. G. Fuller, of Fremont; journal clerk. Miss Lucretla Sebern. of Ada County: SssIn clerk. Thomas Durrant. of Oneida: first enrolling clerk. L. S. Clark of Lincoln: assistant. Miss Elsie Heuch Ke of Ada; enrolling clerk. Miss I M. owl?' n"ock: several committee clerk, J. F. Field, of Canyon; sergeant-at-arms. Simon Harris, of Owyhee; door- WPC R-.N; Wark' of Kootenai; jan. ltor. Robert Lewis, of Idaho. W hvi?rhTi?Cra,t,Il0US? caucus name1 p ?r i t i oft,Idaho Cou"t'. for Speak i . oS' Parker f Canyon, for chief SS !0fSSf Wh,tWC11 to president pS !! a i 6 Senate- ani1 W. V. Helfrlch of Ada County, for secretary. CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER Political. Colorado Legislature promises a hot time over election of Snator. Page 1. Idaho Legislators make caucus nominations for ofllcere. Page 1. Spokane Legislative delegation splits wide open on Senatorial question. Page 1. Will Odell take control of New York Repub lican machine from Piatt? Page 4. Foreiprn. German papers speak lightly of the Monroe Castro laughs at the Idea of his abdication Page 2. Sultan of Morocco has discredited the pretender by effecting a reconciliation with his broth er. Pafte 2. French Senatorial elections resulted In gain for the present Ministry. Pace 3. Irish land report Is made that both Ireland and c-usiuuu appear to ravor. Paso 3. Domestic. Congress -will reassemble after holiday recess tclay. and Senate will take up omnibus statthood bill. Page 1. Report of Governor Taft speaks of difficulties and encouragements m the Philippine Page a. Markle & Co.. Independent coal oporaters an swer aemana oz me miners. Page 2. Torpedo-boat destroyer MacDonoagh. on trial exceeded her contract reculrement of 2S knots. Page 12. Pacific Count. Puget Sound country has greatest flood In 25 years. Page 1. Pies Armstrong i-ays he did not Intend to shoot Miss Ensminger. Page -1. Washington County farmers at Gaston indorse $500,000 appropriation for Lewis and Clark Pair. Page 4. Albany Methodists celebrate the 30th annlver- sary of their church. Page 4. Bill prepared by Marlon County Bar Associa tion to tax franchises. Page 4. Bill proposed for reorganising the State Land Board and defining how lieu land shall be selected. Pase 4. Marine. Oriental liner Ir.drapura arrives with a big cargo. Page S. Loaded ship has narrow escape from Clatsop beach during thick fog. Page S. Ko direct bag ships from Calcutta this year Page 8. A. B. Hammond's new ste.imor nearlng com pletion in the East. Page 8. Portland and VieinJty. Attempt may be made to hold up Governor elect's Inaugural. Page 14. St. David's Episcopal Church Is dedicated. Page 12. Creamery men seek to change "tub butter" law. Page 14. Memorial service In honor of the late Solomon Hlrsch- Page 14. ' County Clerk Field's report shows saving to county of $78SS. Page S. North End saloon starts to sell soda water. Page.S. Active work of East Side Improvement Asso ciations. Page 8. Mayor "Williams will not appoint special po licemen under new charter. Page 14. Sport. Hunt Club directors to act on John Creash's protfgt. Page 5. - " Football season comes to an end. Page 5. Consolidation of Oregon Tacht Club and 'Port land Rowing Club discussed. Page 5. Manager "Vlgneux makes an offer to Jay An drews. Page 0. Session to Be' Resumed Today Noon. OMNIBUS STATEHOOD BILL To Be Many Long Speeches in Opposition. A FEW ARE IN FAVOR OF IT Appropriation Bill Are Not Yet Ready for Presentation, and the House Will Kill Time Until Committees Get Reports In. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. Many of tho Senators who left Washington for tho Christmas holidays are still absent, and the presont indications are that when business is resumed at noon tomorrow there will not be a very full attendance. Before the week Is far advanced, however, the Senate will again be in regular work- I lng order and there will be little cessa- I tion of -work before March 4. The predic tion is general that the remainder of the session will be exceedingly busy because of. the number of Important questions which will be presented for consideration, before final adjournment. During the present week and for some time to come the omnibus statehood bill will be the chief topic of discussion on tha floor, but under the unanimous agreement by which the bill was made the unfinished business, it cannot be taken up any day before 2 o'clock. It Is the purpose dtthe friends of the bill to press consideration and not to allow the bill to be sidetracked unless under very great pressure. The present purpose Is to give way only for appropriation bills, but there are now no appropriation bills on the Senate calen dar. It Is the purpose of the Senatorial leaders, and especially of those who op pose the statehood bill, to press appropria- j tion bills tp the front as much as pos ! slble. I The committee on pensions will immedi ately take up the Legislative, Executive and Judicial appropriation bill, and it will be reported to the Senate as soon as pos sible. It is a bill which demands consid erable investigation, and it is not probable ! that it will reach the Senate much before ; the middle of the month. When It Is re ported the committee will seek to secure Its immediate consideration. According' to the arrangement made be fore the holidays, the debate on the state hood bill will be resumed at 2 o'clock tomorrow. Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, being the first speaker on the list- He is a member of tho committee on territories, and In addition to his opposition to the admission of the Territories of New Mex ico and Arizona, he Is a stanch advo ca'te for the admission of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state, which was reported by the majority of the commit tee a3 a substitute for th'e omnibus hill. He has carefully prepared a speech, and its delivery probably will, require the greater part of two days. Senator Burn ham will be heard next, and he will prob ably speak for two days or more. Other Republican Senators have agreed to speak in opposition to the bill, and It Is now" ex pected there will be no fewer than 13 anti-statehood speeches before considera tion of the measure- Is concluded. Soma speeches in support of the bill are prom ised, but the indications are somewhat against delivery of any of them during the present week, though It is positive that Senator Foraker, who is an earnest advocate of the omnibus bill, may bo heard some time within the next few days. - The time of the Senate each day before 2 o'clock will be earnestly contested for, among the measures &eeking early atten tion being tho militia bill, the immigra tion bill, the eight-hour Government labor bill and the Philippine currency bill. Sen ator Proctor has given -notice that he will call up the militia bill Monday morning as soon as the routine business is dis posed of, and he will try to "keep this bill to the front until action can be se cured. Some features of the measure aro sharply antagonized, sc that it may pro voke considerable debate. There also is a disposition to amend tho immigration bill. The supporters of this measure do not yet seem inclined to con cede the changes demanded. Senator Lodge, as chairman of the com mittee on the Philippines, has given notice that he will press the currency bill as rapidly as possible, and expresses con fidence in Its passage before the session grows much older. Senator McComas will urge considera tion of the eight-hour bill. The committee on foreign relations, it is expected, will take up the Cuban treaty at Its meeting this week, but it is doubt ful whether It will be, reported during the week. It has not been decided whether there will be any hearings on the treatv. Thus far no formal request for thsm has been made, and probably none will bo sought until after the beet-sugar conven tion, which Is to be held In this city dur ing the week. Senator CuIIom says ho will ask the Senate to give the treaty ita attention at as early a day as prac ticable after it shall be reported. A large number, of new bills and" resolu tions will be Introducsd at the beginning' of the session tomorrow, among them a joint resolution by Senator Morgan direct ing the Executive Department to ceasa ne gotiations with the government of Colom bia for the right of way for an isthmian canal, and to close agreements with Costa Rica and Nicaragua for the construction of a canal by the Nicaragua route. On Tuesday, during the morning hour, Senator Hoar will address the Senate in support of his anti-trust bill. It Is prob able that his speech will give rise to more or less debate, but any discussion on this subject must cease after 2 o'clock. unles3 unanimous consent should be procured to delay the statehood bill for a time. Mexican Smelter Strike. LAREDO, Tex., Jan. 4. At Monterey, Mexico, 250 of the employes of the largo Guggenheim smelter have gone out on strike because of dissatisfaction with a new system of pay. About GOO others ar& affected.