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4 VOL. XLII. NO. 13,132. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY JANUARY 13, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. - RUBBE BOOTS, SHOES, CLOTHING, ETC, BELTING, PACKING, HOSE. Goodyear Rubber Company It, 1L PEASE, PreMdent. VI 1 1 E B JM I K .OO per doz. BL11AUER-FRANK DRUG COMPANY CS, Aw "UK MM- BLUMAUER & HOCH 108 and 110 Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon and "Washington. J. F. DAVIES. Pres. t. Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON American and European Plan. 5gS """"-"iS? fsf 11 ASK YOUR DEALER FOR Men's "FLiNTSTONE" $3.50 Shoe j The Greatest Shoe on Earth. Fire styles. Our stock of Spring Shoes is now arriring. Wholesale Exclusively. HQTEJc, PERKINS Fifth and "Washington Streets EUROPEAN PLAN First-ClMM Cheek RestanrHt Connected With Hotel. POLITICIANS REQUIRING A STRONG PULL SHOULD PATRONIZE OUR Logging Engine Department WILLAMETTE IRON & 76 Fnnifahle Savin and Lan 240 Stark Street, corner Second. GUARANTEED MATURITY CERTIFICATES INTEREST-BEARING CERTIFICATES INSTALLMENT LOANS Chas. E. Ladd, Pres. Theo. B. "Wilcox, Vice-Pres. WOMAN CARRIED GUNS. t Were Taken From Fashlonnhle Phll adelphlan at n Hospital. NEW YORK. Jan. 12. Two loaded re volvers were taken from a beautiful -woman who was removed In a cab Sun day night from the Waldorf-Astoria to Bellevue Hospital and placed in a ward for the female insane. Papers in her possession bore the inscription "Mrs. Maignen, Philadelphia," and the ad dress "P. A. Maignen, No. 310 or 1310 Arch street, Philadelphia," was found on a letter. The woman registered in the hotel three days ago as Mrs. T. A. Maignen, of Philadelphia, and has ordered jew els to the value of about 5100.0M from various fashionable jewelers since she arrived in this city. The superintendent in Bellevue Hospital says he thinks he knows who her husband Is. He admitted she was a French woman of wealth and social distinction, but declined to give her name or to fumlsh any details about her family connections. ' The woman was not violent in the cab or in the hospital except when she was about to be taken to the pavilion, when she raved. She is tall, splendidly built, with exceptionally handsome features and with the unmistakable stamp of re finement It. J. Allccn, Millionaire Ccntcnnrlan. NEW YORK, Jan. 12. Robert J. Aiken, millionaire, philanthropist, who would have celebrated the 100th anniversary of his birth on August 14 next, died of pneu monia tonight at his residence. FonRht In American Civil War. STOCKHOLM. Sweden. Jan. 12. Major- General von Vegesack is dead. He was 82 years old. and fought in the Northern Army during the Civil War in the United tales. R 73-75 Flrnt St., Portland, Or. Just received another large shipment, which we are offer- -ng tQ tjle tracje at America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today URE MALT J. "W. BLAIN, Sec and Treaa. 'it jrxil 87-89 Mrst St. Portland, Or. PORTLAND, OREjGON Room Single TBo to fLBO per 4y Rooms Double 11.00 to $2.00 per it; Room Family 1 1. CO to tS.00 er JSjr STEEL WORKS, PORTLAND SAFE & LOCK CO, HIGHEST GRADE FIRE-PROOF SAFES Have Stood the Test of 57 Years. WE HAVE REMOVED TO FIRST ST., CORNER OAK ruouviuuuil F. "McKercher; Secy. ENTER LEGION OF HONOR Xoted American Receive Coveted Decoration in France. PARIS, Jan. 12. Among the American recipients of New Year's honors at the hands of the government is Dr. Roaldes of New Orleans, who received the high rank of officer of the Legion of Honor, President Eliot, of Harvard University and James H. Hyde, who founded the courses In French at Harvard, were slm llarly honored. Among the French recipients of the cross of the Legion of Honor were Fred' erlck Passy, the prominent advocate of arbitration; Henri Batalllc, who drama tlzed Count Tolstoi's "Resurrection." and J. H. Dreyfus, the grand rabbi of Paris. AfisnxNln Came From Argentine. MADRID, Jan. 12. Felto. the monoma nlac, who on Saturday afternoon fired at a carriage in the royal procession, in which the Duke of Sqtomayor, the Grand Chamberlain, was supposed to be riding. which caused the circulation of reports that an attempt had been made on the life of King Alfonso, Is shown by lettere found upon him to have a wife and two children living in Buenos Ayres, Argen tina. The Spanish Government has tele graphed there for Information regarding Felto s antecedents. The police are searching for an anar chlst named Piercontl, who was recently expelled from Argentina and went to Barcelona, where all traces of him were lost Anibnimador Clayton 111 LAREDO, Tex., Jan. 12. A special from I Mexico City says: Ambassador Clayton is confined to his bed with an attack of i bronchitis. It is expected that he will not j be out for several days, READYFO 1 Oregon Legislature Ef . fects Organization. BROWNELL AND HARRIS WIN Candidates of Multnomah Delegation Turned Down. i0 HARD FEELING RESULTS After Cnlllnu to Order, Both Houses Adjourn Out of Respect to the Late Congressman Tongrne ClerU ahlpa Given Out Today. SALEM, Or., Jan. 12. (Staff corre spondence.) The Oregon Legislature or ganized this afternoon with George C. BrowneH, of Clackamas County, as Pres ident of the Senate, and L. T. Harris, of Lane County, as Speaker of the House. The caucus of the Senate Republicans took 18 ballots before a change of one vote gave the victory to Brownell. The name of the Senator who changed from Smith to Brownell cannot be learned, but the Brownell people glvo the follow ing as the list of those who voted for the winning candidate: Kuykendall, Mars ters. Booth, Dlmmlck, Smith of Yamhill, Howe, Fulton, Williamson, Carter, Stel- wer, Johnston. The Smith leaders count the following as their stalwarts on the last ballot: Daly, Myers, McGinn, Mays, Holraan, Hunt, Farrar, Croisan, Hobson, Mulkey, Rand. Brownell's nomination was made unanimous upon motion of his opponent. Smith of Multnomah. In the House caucus 19 ballots were required to .make a choice. Just beforo the last ballot, Eddy, who had lost sev eral votes to Harris, withdrew in the latter's favor, and Harris was elected. Upon motion of Davey, the third candi date, the nomination- Tvas -made unani mous. It is understood that in mak ing committee appointments Mr. Harris will deal very liberally with the sup porters of both Eddy and Davey. At the close of the organization both Houses adjourned out of respect to the memory of the late Congressman Tongue. The air was cold and bracing this morn ing when the solons crawled stiffly out of bed. They had been up late the night before, buttonholing and confabbing with each other. In fact many had stayed up past the midnight hour. Along about 9:30 o'clock they began to assemble at the Capitol. The Senate came together in temporary organization about 10:lo o'clock, and the House some 20 minutes later. Soon thereafter the Republicans of each House went Into caucus. The Republicans of the Senate took seven ballots, each of which gave 11 votes to each candidate. In the caucus of the House the votes were scattered" between Davey, Harris and Eddy, In about equal proportion. In the 'afternoon when the caucuses took up again, after a noon re cess. Brownell and Harris were chosen as the Republican candidates; Among the ex-members of the Legis lature who were around the corridors of the Capitol today were: A. S. Dresser, of Clackamas; J. D. Lee, of Polk; N. H. Looney, of Marlon; J. W. Virtue, of Jose phine; Claren.ce Butt, of Yamhill; A. W. Gowan. of Harney; J. J. Whitney, of Linn; J. A. Talbcrt, of Clackamas: W. P. Keady. of Crook; C. J. Curtis, of Clatsop; D. W. Craig, of Marion; C. B. Moores, of Oregon City; Dexter Rice, of Douglas; H. L. Barklcy, of Marlon; A. Gesner, of Marlon; C. D. Hartman, of Marlon; J. M. Poorman, of Marion. Dr. J. M. Keene, of Medford, who has been a member of the third House In evory session for the last 15 years, is In Salem again, but says he is not taking any Interest whatever in politics. Those who know him have no doubt that he will get Interested before the session is over. James Inghram, the convict who lost his leg as a result of receiving a bullet j from the rifle of David Morrill at the time i of the outbreak at the prison last July. , was around the Legislature all day. He 1 was a candidate for doorkeeper of the i Senate, and will also ask the Legls- j on account of the loss of his. limb. HLs left limb is off between the knee and hip and he walks on two crutches. Henry E. Ankeny, of Jacksonville, was one of the prominent citizens of Oregon who was a spectator upon the struggles of the Legislative combatants today. His presence gave rise to some talk of his possible candidacy for the United States Senate, but the interest In the organi zation contest was too great to permit much attention being given to a greater fight that will' not be on in earnest for a week yet. One of the features of this session of the Legislature Is the almost entire ab sence of women applicants for clerk ships. At almost every session there has been a crowd of women besieging the members for places where there will be good pay with little to do. At the last session the number of these was greatly less than usual, and at this session the women applicants are exceedingly few. Perhaps one reason for this is that many scandals arose out of the practice of em ploying many women, clerks, .and women began to feel that they could not afford to be enumerated among the class re ferred to as "lady clerks." Members have In the last two sessions carefully excluded all applicants of a question able character, and the title of "lady 'lerk" has lost some of its former in sinuated meaning. Another reason why the number of fair applicants has diminished Is that under the Kuykendall law a clerk must work and not merely draw a salary for looking pretty and saying pretty things. The roll-call in theSenate Is as fol lows: Booth, Carter, Croisan, Daly, Dlmmlck, Farrar, Fulton, -Hobson, Hol man, Howe, Hunt, Johnson, Kuykendall,. Marsters, Mays, McG-inn, Miller. Mulkey, Myers, Pierce, Rand, Smith of Multno- j mah. Smith of Umatilla. Smith of Yam hill. Steiwer, Sweek, Wade, Wehrung, Williamson, President Brownell. The members whose names appear In the first half of the list have a prestige thereby, for the reason that many mem bers will vote on measures according to the way the ballot seems to be going. In case of a close vote, the last few mem bers in the list have an Important posi tion, because they can cast the decid ing votes. Williamson Is the last Repub lican to announce his vote, and he is preceded by three Democrats. In the House the committee on creden tials recommended that the Speaker ap point a committee of one member from each representative district to select and report to the House the names of all committee clerks and -stenographers, in accordance with the provisions of the Kuykendall law: and the House adopted the recommendation. So the lucky mem bers of this committee, -will have the happy duty of making selections from the ll3t of fair clerkship applicants. The House today decided to adopt the rules of the session of IDOL There has been no change In the rules of cither house for many years. Both houses today adjourned out of re spect to the memory of the late Repre sentative Tongue. In the Senate Senator Fulton made a few feeling remarks, re ferring eloquently to the eminent services of the dead Congressman: and in the House Representative Gault, of Washing ton, after telling the story of the death, moved the appointment of a joint comml- tee of three from the House and two from the Senate to draw up suitable resolu tions. Everything about the Capitol is spick and span, or "as neat as a new pin," as one of the lawmakers expressed It The Legislators are enjoying their initiation into the business of lawmaking. They have stationery bearing the seal of the State of Oregon, which "flies with its own wings," and, best of all, the name of each lawmaker in bold type. New ink stands, new blotting-pads, new pens, and all the accessories for the art of lawmak ing adorn the desks. The solons will have explored all of the novelties of the Capitol by today, and will be ready for business. The following are the Representatives from the several dlstlcts named by the Speaker to select the clerks: Blakley, Both, Burleigh, Cantrall, Car nahan, Cornett, Davey, Eddy, Emmltt Gault, Glnn, Hale, Hansbrough. Hawkins, Hayden, Hermann, Hodson, Humes, Hunt ley, Jones of Lincoln, Miles, Murphy, Not tingham, Phelps, Riddle, Robblns, Shel ley, Test The House comrnlttee on clerkships, ap pointed this afternoon, tonight appor tioned clerkships among the Representa tive districts. Under the Kuykendall law the House Is allowed about $166 per day for the payment of the Speaker's desk clerks and the committee clerks. The patronage will be distributed between the districts according to representation in. the Kuse. Muhncaiih, for examine, hav ing 12 Representatives, "will receive about twelve-sixtieths of the total allowance for Its appointees. The salaries of the clerks are regulated by law, and will determine the number of clerks to which each dis trict is entitled. The House will have about 32 clerks and stenographers. These were named tonight, and will be formally elected by the House tomorrow by the adoption of the committee's report Gault of Washington Is chairman of the commit tee, and Phelps of Morrow is secretary. In the Republican caucus today a propo sal was made to dispense with women clerks, but It did not succeed. INAUGURATION OX WEDNESDAY. Day Will Probably Be Set No Talk of Holding: Up Governorship. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.) The In auguration of Governor-elect George E. Chamberlain will probably take place on Wednesday afternoon. This Is the opinion of the leading members of the Legisla ture, as no action has been taken. The houses must pass a concurrent resolution fixing the time for a joint session, and (Concluded on Page 5.) OREGON STATE VIEW FROM CAPITOL STREET. SALEM. Or., Jan. 12. (Special.) The Oregon State Capitol, in which the Legislature convened today for its twenty-second session, was erected In 1873. and has cost the state $300,000. It is located on what is known as Piety Hill, a slight rise o ground halt a mile back from the "Willamette River, and in about the center of the city. The block utfon which the Cap itol stands is bounded on the south by State street, on the west by Summer street, on the north by Court street, and on the east by Capitol street The accompanying picture Is a view from Capitol street. During the last eight years the Capitol grounds have been very carefully kept by a compentent gardener, and the lawn is covered with a good growth of grass. Ornamental trees and shrubs of ail varieties that will thrive in this climate are planted at Intervals over the grounds. The walks are of white decomposed granite or concrete, and add much to the beauty of the surroundings. ' The Capitol Is' 200 feet long "from north to south, and 160 feet from east to west- The cornice is 75 feet above the ground, while the top of the dome reaches a height of 1S7 feet. The dome is reached by riding In the elevator to the attic," after which the visitor must climb the Iron stairways a distance of about 100 feet. The legislative halls are on the second floor, the House of Representatives, being in the south wing and the Senate chamber In the north wing. The ground floor Is occupied by the offices Of the State Printer, the- Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Adjutant-General, the State Land Departments, and several committee rooms. On the second floor, besides the legislative halls, there are the offices of the Governor, Secretary of State. State Treasurer and Attorney-General, with several Vacant offices which are" used as committer rooms. The third floor contains thc Supreme Court room, the offices of the Supreme Judges, the Clerk of the Supreme Court the State Library, and one. large room, formerly used by the library, but now vacant. On all three floors the ccnteV of the buildlnr Is an open rotunda, with halls extending from the four directions, into which halls all the offices open. The executive, offices are In the north side of the west wing, and directly opposite In the same end of the building are the offices of the Secretary of State. NT I I Tongue's Body Return ing to Oregon. TO REST AT HILL8B0R0 Sorrowing Family and Friends Accompany It, WITH ESCORT FROM CONGRESS Moody the Sole Oregon Member Who Comes Both Houses Prsk Resoln tions of Regret and Adjourn Out of Respect. The body of Representative Thomas H. Tongue left Washington last night on a special car, and will arrive Satur day morning or afternoon. It is accompanied by Mr. Tongue's family and by a committee from each house of Congress, including Represen tative Moody, of Oregon. The funeral will be held on Sunday at Hlllsboro, and will be arranged by Mrs. Tongue. Resolutions of regret at Mr. Tongue's death were passed by each house of Congress yesterday, and both adjourned In respect to his memory. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Jan. 12. At 7:45 this evening the Pennsylvania express for Chicago bore from the National capital the earthly re mains of the late Representative Tongue, of Oregon. If the train makes expected connections at Chicago and at Omaha and there are no unforeseen delays on the way, the funeral party will arrive in Port land next Saturday morning at 3. o'clock. Ia-imy event, it Is hoped lo" -arrive there Saturday afternoon in time to'permlf of the holding of funeral services at Hllls boro on Sunday. The details of the fu neral have been left entirely to Mrs. Tongue and the members of the family in Oregon. Accompanying the body in a special car were Miss Bertha and Thomas H. Tongue. Jr., the daughter and son of Mr. Tongue; Miss Ruane. his secretary, and Miss Marcla Paechal, of this city, an Intimate friend of Miss Tongue, together with the Congressional escort consisting of Repre sentatives Moody, of Oregon; Bishop, of Michigan; Davidson, of Wisconsin; Rame dell, of Louisiana, and Bellamy of North Carolina. Senator Mitchell said he found it Impos sible to go, as he has two Important cases coming up In the Supreme Court, aside from important Oregon legislation "pend, Ing, and his colleague. Senator Simon, says he ha3 but recently come from Oregon and does not care to return so soon. Sen ators Dolllver and Clark, of Wyoming.' expressed a desire to form a part of the CAPITOL IN WHICH LEGISLATURE IS MEETING. escort, but are so situated that they can not leave at this time. During the afternoon the body of the late Congressman was placed in an Im posing square casket covered, with black broadcloth and lined with cream eatin. Along either side were suspended bar handles of silver and on the lid a silver plate bearing the inscription: THOMAS H. TONGUE. Born June 23, 1S44. Died January IX. 1903. Tributes From. Friend. Among the. floral tributes was a hand some wreath of red meteor rcees and maidenhair ferns, across which lay a profuse cluster of lilies of the valley, a token from the members of the House. Another wreath v of white lilies, sweet peao and lilies of the valley was from Senator Mitchell. Throughout the day many friends of Mr. Tongue and his family called at the Irv- Ington to view the body arid extend words of sympathy to his children. Miss Bertha had rallied wonderfully this morning, and has borne the strain of the day with great fortitude. At 7 o'clock this evening the casket was closed, pnd without ceremony at the house carried to the hearse by a squad of eight Capitol policeman as pallbearers. The body was escorted to the train by the full membership of the river and harbor and the Irrigation committees. There the casket was placed In a box of polished chestnut and put aboard the train, immediately after the funeral party and escort had gone to their car. A large gathering of members was pres ent at the house and at the depot, and stood with bared heads as the casket was borne past them for the last time. Moody ComCM With Body. Before leaving tonight, Mr. Moody said that, In addition to his personal sorrow at the death of his colleague and the sad errand upon which he returned to Oregon at this time, he left Washington with .great regret, owing to the fact that it left his state temporarily without representa tion In the House at a time when there are Important matters pending in which the people of Oregon are deeply con cerned, but he felt It was a duty he owed, not only to his late coLague, but to his family and his constituents. He believed that It would be the sentiment of the people of his own district, as well as the First that he at least should be a mem ber of the Congressional escort to his former home, as otherwise his state would not have been represented thereon. He anticipates that there will be no lack of attention to the state's interest in the House, as practically all of the Western members realize the situation and volun teered to give them their special atten tion during Mr. Moody's absence. Mr. Moody will return to Washington directly after the funeral." The" others of the Congressional party will return by way. of San Francisco and the South. " Hermann Could Not Leave. Commissioner Hermann would have formed one of the party, as he was anx ious In this way to testify his regard for the memory of his successor In Congress, but found the time too short In which to close up the unfinished business of his office before turning the same over to his successor, who will soon be appointed. Representatives .Burton, Mondell and Lacey, all close friends of Mr. Tongue, were desirous of being members of "the Congressional escort, but, owing to the fact that It Is a short session and Import ant matters under their care are constant ly coming before the House, they could not get away. Several other personal friends were In the same situation. This morning several members who had mere ly a passing acquaintance with Mr. Tongue sought to be appointed on the es cort and were favorably listened to by (Concluded on Second Page.) Preston Men Combine Against Ankeny. MAY BLOCK PROCEEDINGS McBride Stakes His All on - Commission Bill. SCHEME TO TIE UP MANY VOTES Governor's Fighting Blood It Up, ami He Bcnd.s All Energy to Overcom ing: Strength Which Ankeny Han Developed. OLYMPIA, Wash.. "Jan. 12. (Staff cor respondence.) The, Preston-McBrlde con tingent recovered Its wind after its de feat in the organization of the House yes terday, and along toward midnight the railroad commission bill came up into the limelight dressed in new togs. The Sen atorshlp has been temporarily shunted .to the rear, and the commission bill will be used as a club to keep it there until the bill has passed both houses. The dem onstration of Ankeny strength In the or ganization of both houses of the Legisla ture gave but small hope of beating the Walla Walla candidate on the straight Senatorial Issue, and tonight the com mission bill was put to the front for the purpose of tying up enough votes to pre vent the Ankeny people from holding a caucus. - An Ironclad agreement was drawn up tonight by the McBrlde-Preston people, obligating the signers to refuse to sign any call for a caucus unless the call for such caucus provides that all of the sign ers thereof shall agree to the passage through both houses of a railway com mission bill, as provided for in this state platform. This agreement had received 20 signers up to midnight, none of them I being: members of the King County dele- tgation. " Of the latter delegation. Preston this afternoon succeeded in tying up 24 votes, so that they cannot enter a caucus without his consent. This makes a. total of 44 votes marshaled by the McBrlde Preston people for the purpose of tying up the Senatorial matter until after the passage of a railway commission bill, and, to clinch the proceeding, John L. Wilson has agreed to supply enough votes to pre vent the caucus. As no caucus :an be held until 69 signers are secured, this ap parently has blocked proceedings for a while. The tie-up tonight has every ap pearance of strength, but the luke-warm-ness of King County on the commission and of the Preston-McBrlde contest will probably prevent its lasting too long. McBride in Fighting Trim. Yesterday's defeat of the McBrlde Preston forces has materially changed the aspect of both the Senatorial and railroad commission contests. The Gov ernor is hopeful and defiant, and con included on Page 5.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER- National. Leaders In Congress agree on relief from coal famine. Page 2. Both houses of Congress adjourn out of re spect to Representative Tongue. Page 1. After conference with President, Reoubllcan leaders agree to push Knox's trust bill. Page 11 Senate committee reports on Hawaiian affairs. Page 12. Filipinos petition Roosevelt not to recall Gov ernor Taft. Page 11. How Roosevelt's opinion of Smoot came out Page 3. Domestic. Investigation of coal famine being made by Chicago grand Jury and committees of Con gress: many cities without coal, and in seme the people seize It on railroads; apseal to miners to dig more. Page 2. Extreme cold weather In Middle "West and South. Page 11. Great assembly of livestock- men: tralnload of Oregonlans trying to capture the next one. Page 11. Foreign. Another scandal In Imperial family of Austria, Page -5. Revolution . started In Macedonia: powers will enforce reforms. Page 5. Plague spreading to more Mexican towns. Xorthirent Legislatures. Preston and McBride combln- forces to pre vent a caucus at Olympia. Page 1. Brownell and Harris win In organization of Oregon Legislature. Page 1. Pacific Coast Oregon Supreme Court hands down a batch of decisions. Page 4. Superintendent Lee reports on Oregon Peniten tiary. Page 8. Mrs. Tlngley. given a verdict for ?750O. .Page 12. Sportn. High salary to be paid Jockey Rausch. Page 12. Good races at San Francisco. Page 12. Commercial, and Marine. Unloading by longs depresses wheat -at Chi cago. Page 13. Heavy selling takes vigor out of etcjek specula tion. Pare 13. China steamer Indrapura sails with a large cargo. Page 10. Custom-house business In December. Page 10. Overdue steamship Pleiades is safe. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. - V. H. "Watt, of Denver. Colo., makes a sensa tional attempt at suicide by Jumping In tho "Willamette River at Morrison-street bridge. Page 14. Board of Education will finish work on school estimates today. Page 14. Attorney J. E. Bronaugh argues that law re quiring affidavits when purchasing stocks of goods does not hold in casoa of hotels. Page 10. Postal Inspector alleges that Postmaster at "Wasco Is short In his accounts. Page 12. Indian "War Veterans will urge passage of bill providing for back pay. Page 10. "W. & "U'llks, an Oregon pioneer of 1544, dies at his home near Rockwood. Page 12.