THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1903. DUBOIS FIRES SHOT Condemns Removal of Fore shay by Hitchcock. FOR COLLECTING ASSESSMENTS lie ninmc Civil Service Commission tor Interfering 'With Idaho Snr-veyor-C'cnernl mid Demands llcruions for Its Action. Prr.alor Dubois yesterday asked the Senate to call on the Civil Service Com mission for information regarding the removal of E. E. Foreshay aa clerk In the Surveyor-General's office in Idaho. lie made a speech condemning the commljIon for 1U Interference, and for lu refusal to explain its action: also for causing the removal of Surveyor Genera! rerrault. Owlne to the exposure of the attempt to push the shipping- subsidy bill through the House committee in the ab sence of three Democratic members, ac tion on it has been postponed. Senator Depew argued yesterday against the statehood bill that it would tend to promote the movement for direct election of Senators. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. 17. The Civil Service Com mission was subjected to severe criticism today, when Senator Dubois brought up his resolution calling upon the commission for information regarding the charges and evidence on which Elmer E. Foreshay was dismissed from a clerkship in the oince o Surveyor-General Perrault. of Idaho. Du bois explained that Foreshay did not be long to the same party as Perrault, but was compelled by the latter, when Surveyor-General, to receive Republican cam paign contributions,, and for no doing, it was understood, he was dismissed. Fore Bhay performed this service under threat of dismissal by rerrault should he de cline. Yet, in view of these circumstances, his dismissal was brought about by the Civil Service Commission for having received campaign contributions contrary to civil service rules. Perrault. he said, combat ed the removal of Foreshay. When he (Dubois) requested information from the Civil Sen-ice Commission, explaining why the clerk was dismissed, his letters were evasively answered and the information withheld. Therefore he sought to obtain It by authority of the Senate. Dubois said that Perrault had been re moved through "intense activity of the Civil Service Commission, notwithstand ing he was the best Surveyor-General Idaho ever had." Neither Secretary Hitch cock nor President Roosevelt wanted Per rault removed, both regarding him highly. Yet the Civil Service Commission tri umphed, and, with Perrault, Foreshay was forced to go. A number of Senators did not like to establish a precedent for. ordering- Sena torial Investigation into the removal of minor employes, but considerable Interest was manifested in this case because of the apparent unfairness. Senator Hale went so far as to say that he thought the Civil Service Commission the moving power, al though the dismissal was ordered by some one who "yielded to the importunities of the commission, which is constantly Inter fering with men who are good officials but who perhaps may technically be guilty of somcthing'of this kind." Several other Senators. Including Spooner and Piatt, expressed the opinion that, if Perrault forced Foreshay to receive cam paign funds under threat of dismissal, he. and not the clerk, ehould have been dis missed. Senator Bacon thought the case in point not an Isolated one. but typical of many similar actions, and thought an Investigation should be made to determine how generally the Civil Service Commis sion is exceeding its lawful authority. Dubois later explained that Perrault had not been dismissed, but had not been reap pointed at the expiration of his term. The resolution went over until tomorrow. DEPEWS ORIGINAL PLEA. Opponent of Popular Election of Sen ators! Arsmes Against Statehood. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. 17. Senator Depew, in his speech on the statehood bill today, argued that to add to the Union three more states with small population, giving them six Senators, would still farther dilute the Senate and make it more unpopular than now. Ho. added that this would call the attention of the country sharply to the conditions in the Senate, and that it-would start a sentiment in favor of populariz ing the Senate, having the Senators elect ed by direct vote and giving larger states a representation according to their pop ulation. Depew is one of the' Senators -who have stood out firmly against any action In the direction of the election of Senators by direct vote. While the advocates of the election of Senators by direct vote arc constantly growing in numbers, none of them has ever been heard in favor of a proposition to equalize representation in the Senate according to population. The only proposition of this-kind that has been presented to the Senate in recent years was by Penrose of Pennsylvania, who did it with a view of injuring tho chances of the Joint resolution for election of Sena tors by a popular method. SHARP PIUtCTICE EXPOSED. ililp Sulisldy Advocates Forced to Postpone Action in Committee. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. 17. Consideration of the ship subsidy bill by the House committee this morning was postponed simply and solely because the Eastern press of today very generally called attention to the fact that its friends were going to resort to sharp practice in order to get favorable action by demanding a report when three Demo cratic members opposed to the bill were out of the city. There was also some such comment among Republican members of the House who aro opposed to the MIL and it was only to escape public condem nation that the committee postponed a vote. The discussion among Republicans for the past few days has convinced some of the friends of the bill that It cannot pass, even if reported, but one member of the committee said that Senator Hanna had made an earnest plea with the Republicans to get some action on the bill, for which ho had labored so earnestly for the past four years. Now that it is known an ef fort will be made to pass the MIL the opposition Republicans are combining forces, and confidently claim that the bill la easily within their control. XORTmVEST IJT CONGRESS. Public liulldlus for Ysklms-Power Dams nt Kettle Falls. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 17. Senator Foster today of fered an amendment to the omnibus public building bill authorizing the purchase of a public building site at North Yakima, to cost J10.000. The House commerce committee today favorably reported the Senate bill author izing the construction of dams in the Co lumbia River at Kettle Fall, for divert ing the watci for power purposes. As re ported the bill stipulates that the dams must be confined to that stretch of 'river within three or four miles of Kettle Falls, the full rights accruing to Jay P. Graves. The committee also reported tho Senate bill establishing a llfesavlng station at Cape Flattery, Wash. GIVE COAST. BIDDERS A CIIAXCE. Cnshninn Wants DltTerentlnl on Con tracts for Warships. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 17. Representative Cushman called on Secretary Moody today to se cure departmental recommendation for the incorporation in the naval appropria tion bill of a provision allowing Pacific Coast bidders on naval vessels authorized under tho pending measure a differential of 4 per cent over bidders on the Atlantic Coast. Such a stipulation was Incorporated in the bill last year, and in Cushman's opin ion is necessary to place Pacific Coast firms on an equitable footing. Further more he says such a differential would tend to hold down bids on the Atlantic Coast. BUILDING FOR OREGON CITY. Senate Posses Dill Appropriating $100,000 for the Purpose. OREG ON1AX NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 17. The Senate today passed Senator Simon's bill authorizing the erec tion of a public building at Oregon City, to cost $100,000. Blizzard Keeps Mitchell Indoors. OREGONIAN, NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. 17. Senator Mitchell would have gone out for a ride today but for the blizzard -that struck Washington last night. The severe weather may keep Mm Indoors for several days. BRYAN ON DEMOCRACY. Does Not Believe wid School Will Recover Control. NEW YORK. Feb. 17, William J. Bryan In an interview printed this morn ing Is quoted as answering the question: "What attitude will you take in the event of a candidate of the-old school of Democracy being named for President" by saying: "I will not assume that there can be such a revolution in the party as would place the men who have been against it in con trol next year. VThe next platform, in my opinion, will, in every essential par ticular, reaffirm the principles of the Kan sas City platform. I firmly believe it will be along those lines, of course, cov ering the new additional questions that have or may arise. I do not believe the platform of 1900 will be repudiated." "If an Eastern man is nominated will you support him!' "It depends on what he thinks, not where he is from." "Do you think the nomination of Judge Parker would' be satisfactory?" "I prefer not to say anything about Judge Parker now," was the reply. "WIN- VICTORY SOME DAY. Comforting; Prospect Held' Out by Bryan to Democrats. BALTIMORE. Md.. Feb. 17.-W. J. Bryan was the guest of honor tonight at Eutaw House of the Maryland Demo cratic Association. Jlr. Bryan was in troduced by President Field, of the Mary land Democratic Association (Silver Dem ocrats). He delivered a strong argument in favor of "real Democratic principles," and was cheered to the echo. "In all parts of the country," ho said "there are thousands of people who are Just as devoted to the principles for which we are contending as are you loyal mem bers of this club to whom I am speaking tonight. I am absolutely sure that some day we shall rejoice in winning a victory upon these principles. "In my opinion there has been no time in recent years when the Democratic chances equaled "present conditions. If we can get entire control of tho National Government in the hands of real Demo crats, we" shall institute so many reforms that the Republicans will not regain a foothold in a generation." He closed by advising his hearers to Fpend tho next year In "maintaining the Integrity of tho Democratic party of the country and to send delegates to the next National convention who will not vote for an ambiguous platform." CONSIDERATE OF TAMMANY. Croker Will Not" Return Lest He Injure Its Chances. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. According to a published statement Richard Croker has reconsidered his intention of coming to New York for a visit before 1304. A letter received at Tammany Hall announced the postponement of his visit. It is said that Croker had looked forward to a visit to New York this Spring and was sorry to have to alter his plans. "But," said the letter, "I know that any return of mine to New York before1 a campaign would be misconstrued by some and might deliberately be distorted as to motive by others. I do not wish unwitting ly to harm the interests of the organiza tion. ex I have .postponed my coming." Addlclca Men Remnln Firm. DOVER. Del.. Feb. 17. Addicks Repub licans In the Legislature in conference to day formally replied to the 10 regulars, refusing to make any other settlement re garding tho election of two United States Senators Protest Annlnst Ames' Extradition. CONCORD, N. IL, Feb. 17. Preparations practically arc completed for a protest to morrow against the granting' by the Gov ernor and Council of extradition papers for the removal to Minnesota of ex-Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis, who is wanted in that city for alleged attempted bribery. It will be alleged that the removal will en danger the life of Ames. Ncvr French Diplomat Comlnfr. PARIS. Feb. 17. The Foreign Office to day announced the appointment of Vls comte de Chambnin to be an attache of the French Embassy at Washington. He is a grandson of La Fayette. The Vls coroie will sail for New York March 7. Will Visit St. Lonls Fair. VIENNA, Feb. 17. The Industrial Asso ciation of Lower Austria has decided to visit the St. Louis Exposition between August and October. The prospect of Austrian partlclpatlon-In trie exposition la lessening. The dining-car ot a Burlington & Missouri River train left the rails six miles north of St. Joseph last night, causing the car to roll over. C W. Smith, a colored waiter, was Instantly killed: Charles Bowen, another waiter, was badly scalded, and Conductor T. J. Walker slightly injured. There were so passengers in the car. Olds, Wort man & King Now is the fittest time to do your Spring choosing. Many of oar departments are full of the freshest, trahandled goods. Make your selections 'while the lines and colors are foil. You will not find a better time later in the season. Striking Suiting Specials And Big Blanket Bargains Finest Product Portland Woolen Mills Great Riddance Sale of Overstock These goods we have undertaken to dispose of for the Portland "Woolen Mills outrank any be fore offered for the price. If your wants are not over-supplied, it will pay you to buy heavily now, for woolen goods prices are going up every where and it will be long before such opportun ities are again offered. . Tailor Suitings Fine fabrics that will bear careful scrutiny from the most experienced buyers and prove an excel lent wearing satisfaction. Weaves, mixtures and colors are the most approved present day fash ions. Regular price per yard $1.50, QQi special yOC Blankets Full double size, long napped and fleecy, every thread wool, colors red, gray, blue, brown, tiger mottled and vicuna. Prices: $3.50 Blankets per pair $2.45 4.00 Blankets per pair 2.95 4.50 Blankets per pair 3.40 5.00 Blankets per pair 3.87 6.00 Blankets per pair 4.75 7.25 Blankets per pair 5.65 9.00 Blankets per pair 6.98 J 0.00 Blankets per pair . 7.75 Special Demonstration Waist Extender Practical, comfortable, simple and shapely. Ladies will be glad to secure just what they want to produce the long waist, straight front effect. Jewelry Sale And Ring Demonstration Tnis Week Great Reductions on our entire line of jewelry and demonstration sale of the famous W. L. & Co. Gold Filled Rings The latest and best wearing rings for the price on the market. Stones and settings hard to dis tinguish from the genuine, and every ring guar anteed to give satisfaction for five years. ' Price 25c, 50c, $.00 and $.50 Jewelry Reductions For 9c Bracelets, fancy hat pins, neck tie holders, shirtwaist sets, brooch pins, lace pins and stick pins. For i 3c Three piece shirtwaist sets, gilt, enamel, oxide and bronze. For i 9c Coral waist sets, sterling silver bracelets, lace pins, assorted designs, enameled and jeweled, bracelets with pearl ends, fancy jeweled hat pins, sterling silver curling irons, shoe horns, cuticle knives and button hooks. For 39c Men's watch fobs, gold plated and gun-metal mountings, and turquoise settings, jet beaded Jong chain, turquoise bracelets, stick and lace pins. For 79c Oxide chatelaine chain purses. For $1.35 Opera 'glasses, $2.00 value, French make. For$.75 ' Opera glasses, excellent lenses, pearl barrels. For $7.50 Field glasses, $12.50 values, very fine. GATHERING IN FRAUDS DLT SOME SL1I THROUGH FIXGEHS OF OFFICERS. Raids Continue In St. Lonls and Chl enso Thousands ot Dollars Seised Victims Combine to Prosecute. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 17. Raids were made on the offices of the National Se curities Company and the International Investment Company by Circuit Attorney Folk and deputies. Perry Smith, recently of Memphis, secretary, and Charles H. Brooks.supposedly the manager, of the National Securities Company, were placed under arrest and later released on bonds. At the International Investment Company a Mr. Anderson was found in charge. lie was subpenaed as a witness before the grand Jury, but during the inspection of the books and papers of the concern An derson escaped from tho officers, and has not been found. It is stated that orders were Issued to the police tonight to ar rest II. J. Hogue. general manager of tho International Investment Company, but Hogue cannot be found. The 'search for E. J. Arnold and I. A. Gill, local manager for Arnold, still continues. O. W. Deppler. late manager for J. J. Ryan & Co., who, with Ryan, was indict ed on charges of fraud, returned from Cin cinnati today and surrendered himself. Both he and Ryan are now out on bonds. Thousands of dollars, supposed to be in letters which have come for Arnold & Co.. since last Thursday, will be returned to the persons who sent them, although they will probably go through the Dead Letter Office first. Circuit Attorney Folk announced that he would tie up PO.000 which it has been learned L. A. Gill has on deposit in a bank at Hartford, Conn., where Gill's family resides. The grand Jury resumed its Investiga tion of turf-lnvcstment and brokerage companies this afternoon. The followina companies were the subject of investiga tion: Cella Commission Company, Rlalto Grain Company. Leftwlch Commission Company and the National Securities Com pany. ANOTHER RAID IX CHICAGO. Allefred Fraudulent Compnny'ArreM ed Benedict Rrsumrs Tnyment. CHICAGO, Feb. 17. The office ot the Nicaragua Company, in the Stock Ex change building, was raided today by Gov ernment officers, and Frank Blttlnger. Henry A. Burnham and Orlln N. Vincent arrested. They were taken before Com missioner Foote, charged with fraudulent use of the malls. The hearing was con Unued for ten days. BltUnger's. bond was placed at tSOOO, while that of his associ ates was $3000. The Nicaragua Company was incorpor ated under the laws of New Jersey in 1S00, and its home office unUl last July was at Dayton. O. Many persons are said to have been swindled before the concern moved to Chicago. The object of the com pany, as announced in circulars, was to plant pineapple, banana, cocoanut and rubber trees near Pearl Lagoon, in Nica ragua. Products were to be sold in the United States. Great proflts were prom ised. In June. 1900. $300,000 worth of stock was offered for public subscription, and 37,000 worth was said to have been cold within two weeks. Benedict & Co. received another con signment of cash, according to the police, from W. S. Curtis, at New Orleans, and sajd they would pay off every subscriber if they demanded It. and still continue to do business, despite their arrest. Scores of persons stood In line for hours at the office of the concern, watting to get their certificates cashed. Over 100 persons had been paid their deposits during the day. VICTIMS READY TO PROSECUTE. Meetlnjr Held In Chlcnco Police Dis cover Further Swindles. CHICAGO, Feb. 17. Nearly 100 persons claiming to be the victims of the "get-rich-qulck" turf concerns which were raid ed last week gathered at the Harrison street police station today to Attend a meeting called by the police. At the time the meeting was called it was announced that plans for prosecuting the arrested men would be discussed and means of get ting back Investments decided .upon. As fast as the persons arrived today they were told to go to Inspector Stuart, at the postofflce, or to the office of the State's Attorney, where .plans of prosecution would be discussed. Anticipating Federal action against them, the concerns whoso places were re cently raided have given orders that their mall be delivered to other addresses. After sorting over the materlal'taken In the second raid of Harry Brolaskl's place yesterday, the police assert that evidence was found that Investors lost at least $17. E00 in addition to the $20,500 known to have been lost when the raid was con templated. Another Raid In Xcw .York. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. Central office de tectives today raided the offices of A. EL Rand & Co., turf speculators, at 163 Broad way, and arrested the members of the firm. The prisoners were arraigned In the Tombs Police Court on the charge of at tempted larceny and were held for exam ination tomorrow. The concern was one of the many advertising Infallible schemes for operating books on the race tracks and holding out promises of proflta of 3 per cent a week as a bait for Investors. Its sphere of operations was principally in the West. as to the. best plan of selecting- those entitled to the Rhodes scholarships. While Willie Crojth. the 14-year-old son. ot s Salt Lake shoemaker, was endeavoring to In struct his younger brother In the use of a tor rifle last night, the weapon was accidentally discharged. The small bullet entered Willie's ere and penetrated the brain, kilting: him al most instantly. Tcleirraphlc Drevltles. There were three deaths from the placue at Maratlan. Mexico, on Monday. United States Minister Squlers sailed yester dsy for New York from Havana. Robert E. Peary thinks he can reach the pole If he Is given backing to the txtent of 100.000. Ex-State Senator C H. Smith, of Jackson. Mich., has accepted the office' of Prosecuting Attorney at Manila. The New York County Medical Association has recommended the Legislature to abolish the office of Coroner. Robert Hebelwalte, a widower, shot and kill Mrs". Ruby Relbon at Racine. Wis., yes terday, and then committed suicide. . The committee of the Presbyterian Synod bar selected Denver as a site for a Rocky Mountain college, a complete building having been ot tered. Susan R. Anthony has Just sent to the Con gressional Library In Washington a large num ber of valuable books, autograph letters and scrapbooks. The Methodist book committee has decided that the meeting place of the next quadrennial conference of that body shall be held at Los Angeles In May, 1P04. A. syndicate of New York capitalists, headed by Charles Green, formerly with the Interna tional Paper Company, will build a big paper mill in New Hampshire. Hay Is to be distributed on the Teton-Yellowstone forest reserves to save from starvation 10.000 elk, whose feeding ground Is covered with snow 10 feet deep. The Mechanics National Bank, one of the oldest financial Institutions In Philadelphia, has gone out of existence and transferred its business to the Glrard National. A section of 200 seats In the Lakeside Au ditorium, at Racine, Wis., gave way Monday night, creating a panlo among the 1000 spec tators and Injuring many people, two fatally. At the monthly meeting yesterday of the Copper Producers' Association. In New York, the formal notice of withdrawal of the Amal gamated Company and Its allied concerns was accepted. Because of the resignation ot President Frank Springer, of the Board of Regents of the Nor ma.! University, at East Los Vegas. N. M.. President Hewitt and the 16 teachers have gone on strike. At yesterday's session of the 15th annual meeting of the Odontography Society ot Chi cago Dr. Otto Length, of New York, read, a paper on "The Rational Use of Porcelain In the Filling of Teeth." Application for the appointment of a re ceiver for the Monmouth Trust & Safe Deposit Company, ot Asbury Park. N. J., was made yeslerdsy. The liabilities are given at 170.168; assets. $4SS.0.V. Three alarms were founded last nlrtit for a fire aboard the steamship Rio Grande, of the Mallory line, docked In Burling slip. New York. The Are was confined to the cabin, and the damage was not large. The annual conference of the American Newspaper Publishers Association was begun In New York yesterday, with a laree attend ance. The capital stock of the association will be Increased from $1000 to XS0OO. Two bills were yesterday reported to- the Kansas Legislature making It a crime for a railroad to confiscate any coal consigned to a shipper, no matter how great Its need may be. As a penalty for violation, a fine ot $1000 is provided. The committee on engineering and sanita tion of the Merchants' Association. New York City, is busily engaged In a systematic series of - observations upon the street-railway traffic and the movement of vehicles so far as they affect the same. President James H. Baker, ot the University of Colorado, has been authorized to call a meeting of the representatives of the univer sities and colleges In Colorado. Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico for the purposa of. conferring SEALSKIN JACKETS As our Arm handles more seal skins than any other house in the world, we are always able to quote lower figures for genuine sealskin garments than any other firm In America. This assertion cannot be successfully contradicted. Let us take your measure now. 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Pretty Wool Waistingsc Special weaves In pretty colors, and a multitude of styles In pure white and cream effects. Just the right weight for early Spring wear. Shirtwaist Linens Hand-embroidered Shirtwaists will be greatly in evidence this Spring. For those who are skillful enough to embroider their own waists, we have provided a great variety of shirt waist linens, both fine and heavy weaves. At Linen Counter. Prices 35c, 50c, 60c, 75c, 90c Tweeds From Scotland Tailor-made suits made from the light-gray and silver-gray novelty tweeds will be most attractive, stylish and service able. They are prominently displayed in our Third-street window today. Prices $2.50, $3, $3.50 yard Spachtel Scarfs, Etc. 35c, 50c, 75c to $1.50 Moderately priced and daintily and skillfully made in lengths of 54 inches as scarfs for bureaus, dressing table, etc. The snowy white Spachtels set off to great advantage the polish of fine furniture. Spachtel Shams, also, in great variety, at $1.00 to $3.00 pair. Spring Novelties Choice, selected fabrics and articles that are eagerly sought for. Hand-embroidered Waists White Novelty Silks Solid Weave White Silks Mexican Drawn Work Medallions Vogue Hats New Iris Veilings New Drapery Materials New Hosiery New Embroideries Etc., Etc. 1 Pin-dot Silks Mercerized White Oxfords Checked Novelty Silks Robinson & Wells Hats Paris Ribbons New Tailor-made Suits New La Vida Corsets New Muslin Underwear New Laces Etc., Etc. The chief charm of woman's wardrobe is a fetch ingly fashionable Tailor Suit. And it is little wonder that our advance showing of Tailor Suits has met with the most enthusiastic admiration of hundreds of fastidious dressers who have crowd ed our store the past two days. The styles for Spring are a harmonizing of many decidedly new ideas. The collarless Eton with the stunning cape effect is a most swagger creation, having an individuality and exclusiveness of appearance which is sure to make it one of the Spring sea son's favored fashions. There's also the new box pleated sleeves, a decidedly fascinating style thought. The new materials also are strikingly handsome; and the trimmings somewhat a ten dency toward elaboration. But still the Tailor Suit for Spring 1903 has that air of dressiness that will meet with the hearty favor of every dig nified dresser. Pleased to show our styles whether you purchase or not. Come in today. 283-285 Morrison Street Silverfield All Diseases of Men Permanently Cured by the Leading Specialists DR. TALCOTT & CO. FEES MODERATE CURES GUARANTEED 2SOK ALDER STREET Will DRUGS FAIL Many Men Treated for Weakness Which Never Existed Fail ure Due to "Wrong DlaKiiosl. 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Still further, these facts are verified bv purely local treatment, for procedures directed toward repairing the damaged gland are always rewarded by the most brilliant cures. The pope has refused France's request to beatify Joan of Arc saying the laws governing the procedure of the congregation of rights must be observed. The Rio Grande Railroad has voluntarily In creased by 2H to 5 per cent the wages of its nonunion shop employes, continuing the organ ized men at the old rate.