THE MORNING OHEGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1903.
WOMAN FOR OFFICE
Receiver of Public Moneys
at The Dalles.
ALSO NEW REGISTER APPOINTED
Williamson's Friend, Wioie Term
Hntl Expired, Go Out, and Moody's
Friends Succeed Orejron Dele
entlnu Xot Consulted.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
lngton. Feb. 2 The President on rec
ommendation of Representative Moody
today sent to the Senate the nomination
of M. T. Nolan for Register and Anne M.
Lang for Receiver of The Dalles Land
Office, to succeed J. P. Lucas and Otis
Patterson, whose terms expired last July,
.'either of the appointees were applicants
tor the office.
Mr. Moody states that Nolan was recom
mended on account of his long and faith
ful party service, and because of his rec
ord as a reformer when holding municipal
positions. Miss Lang's appointment comes
os a promotion because of her recognized
ability as an efficient officer In the land
pen-Ice' after yearn of experience. Con
firmation of both, it Is assumed, will
promptly follow, as the Senators have no
desire to obstruct or prevent confirma
tion of appointments made by the Presi
dent for offices In Mr. Moody's homo
town.
noTir were surprised.
Neither Appointee Wai a Candldat
Have Good nccoril.
THE DALLES. Or.. Feb. IS. (Special)
The appointments of new officials to the
local Land Office in this city came as a
great surprise this afternoon to the com
munity generally. None were more as.
tonlshed than the beneficiaries, neither of.
whom had applied for or were candidates
for the offices. "When the terms of the
cresent incumbents expired last June, It
was generally thought they would be re
tained by the Congressional delegation.
Hon. M. T. Nolan, the newly appointed
Register, has been - for many years one
of the most prominent citizens of The
Dalles, both politically and in business.
He has occupied various positions of trust
Jn the community, having served two
terms as Mayor of The Dalles, three years
In the. City Council, four years as Water
Commissioner, and he was also Post
master from 1S&0 to lSt He has been an
active member of the Republican party
Elnce 1SSS. His selection is regarded as
excellent from a party standpoint, as well
as from the point of capability.
Miss Anne M. Lang, who Is named for
the receivership, is a civil sen-ice clerk,
who has served as a clerk In this local
office for eight years. She is regarded
as one of the most competent persons In
the land service.
Regarding the appointment of his suc
cessor. Receiver Patterson sold:
"The appointment of my successor vas
not unexpected, but I was not aware as
to the person who would be Indorsed by
Congressman Moody for my position. I
know that the President thought, a great
deal of Mr. Moody, and in this Instance
he used his prerogative and appointed Mr.
Moody's selection without regard to the
rest of the delegation. Miss Lang has
been a clerk In the Land Office, and is
one of the most competent persons I have
ever met. Although not on the same sldeof
the fence, in a factional sense, we hav
always been good friends, and I sincerely
congratulate her. The patrons of the of
fice will find her accommodating and well
acquainted with her duties."
"WHAT IT MAY MEAN POLITICALLY.
-Williamson's Friends Give Way to
Moody's Inspector' Reports.
Politically the new appointments at The
Dalles are of great significance to Con
gressman Moody and Congressman-elect
Williamson. Messrs. Lucas and Patter-
eon received their appointments by agree-
roent of the delegation when Senators
Mitchell and McBride held the prevailing
influence. Neither of the land officials
was a friend of Mr. Moody when It came
to drawing the faction lines that have so
often been drawn In Oregon politics. In
the campaign last -year both took sides in
favor of -Williamson, who, without their
service, might not have displaced Moody.
Now Moody, who has tolerated these un
friendly elements until near the end of his
second term, gets his friends in office.
and their term will reach far beyond the
period for which Mr. Williamson is elect
ed. This fact holds Interesting possibil
ities.
However, while it Is frankly admitted
that Mr. Nolan is one of the most active
political friends of Mr. Moody, the charge
of political activity will hardly lie against
Miss Lang. Her efficiency of service is
said to have been her recommendation.
special agents repeatedly testifying to her
excellent work In the office. She has had
good training for It. Her father, the
late Thomas M. Lang, served a term as'
Receiver, and she was for two years his
chief clerk. She went out of office with
him, but two years later received the ap
pointment again, and she has held It
since. She Is in the classified civil serv
ice, and her appointment as Receiver of
Public Moneys is in the direct line of
promotion. There are said to be but three
other women holding lana offices in the
United States.
The suddenness of the appointments
and the sweep of the entire office Is very
unusual, ana jt suggests to many a pos
sible connection with the Investigation
recently conducted by Inspector Greene
.Colonel Greene Is now in 'Washington.
where he was called two or three -weeks
ago. In reporting irregularities or abuses
In the matter of timber entries he men
tioned The Dalles Land Office, but it has
never transpired that he made any direct
charge against the conduct of that office.
Indeed, Colonel Greene has not hesitated
to commend very highly Register Lucas
ana Miss Lang. This fact. In connection
with the fact that the term of each offi
cer had long expired, does not tend to
establish any relation between Inspector
Greene's report and the new appointments.
It is said, however, that the importance
of having a strictly business-like admin.
istration of the affairs of the office was In
view when these appointments were made.
It is understood that a private letter
from Senator Mitchell was received in Ore
gon within the past few days foreshad
owing the appointment of the new officiate
at The Dalles. That letter admitted that
Representative Moodjrs influence was
solely responsible for the new selections.
The statement was not made that there
'had been opposition by other members of
the Oregon delegation, but the Inference
"was strong that other members of the
delegation would have liked it otherwise
and their -wishes did not weigh. The pre
sumption Is that Congressman Moody's
recommendations for these appointments
at his own home, together with the facts
that he had not figured prominently In
Oregon patronage, and that these reco'm
mentations received the indorsement of
special agents having knowledge of tho
situation in that land district, carried the
day with the President, with whom Mr,
Moody Is on very good terms. The pull
of the delegation was not necessary.
There were several active candidates for
there offices, among them being D. J.
Farley, of The Dalles, Ed Kelsay. of The
Qalles, and L. N. Blowers, of Hood River.
EAKIX 3IAK12S A DCCISIOX.
Directly Contrary to Similar Case
Decided by Sears.
BAKER CITY. Or.. Feb. 2C SpeclaL
Judge Eaktn rendered an important tax
decision yesterday morning. It Is Impor
tant because it is directly contrary to a
decision rendered by Judge Sears, of Mult
nomah County, In a case Involving the
eame facts.
The caso Is one involving the validity
of a tax Hen prior to the enactment of
the law of 1S0L "A" owned a piece of real
estate In 1SSS on which a certain amount
of taxes had teen levied. This, property
was sold to "B" in 1BS9. after the taxes be.
came due that were levied in IK'S. The
taxes were not paid and became delin
quent. "B," who purchased the property
in 1SS9. refused to pay, claiming that the
taxes were chargeable to "'A." who owned
the property at the time the taxes rere
levied and became due. and as the prop
rty bad changed hands after the taxes
became due, that there could be no legal
claim against htm or the property. "B"
paid the tax, however, under protest, and
brought suit against the county to recover
the amount.
District Attorney White filed a demurrer
to the complaint filed by Hon. William
Smith In behalf of "B," the plaintiff, and
It was in sustaining the demurrer that
Judge Eakln rendered his decision. The
court held that the tax became a lien
on the property as soon as It was levied
and the general warrant for the collec
tion of taxes was Issued to the Sheriff.
In opposing the payment of the tax the
plaintiff in this case held that the tax did
not become a lien until the Sheriff had
levied on the property In pursuance of a
delinquent tax warrant. If this conten
lion had been recognized by the court, the
county would have been obliged to refund
the money, because at tho time the de
linquent warrant was issued the title of
the property had passed from "A" to "B."
In passing on the question Judge Eakln
held that it was "B's" duty to find out
about tho taxes when he purchased the
property. Judge Bears, in passing on a
case Involving the same facts, held that
prior to 1901 a piece of real property was
not subject to any Hen for taxes until
a specific levy had been made thereon
under a warrant. Judge McBride. it is
said, once held in a similar case the same
as Judge Eakln now holds, but afterward
reversed his ruling to comply with the
ruling of Judge Sears. It is a matter of
considerable importance to the taxpayers
and attorneys all over the state. It Is
possible that the case will be appealed to
the Supreme Court to get an authoritative
ruling on the subject.
DOJf'T WAXT COUXTY DIVISION.
Jinny Petitioners Airainst Proposed.
Roosevelt County.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 26. (Special.)
Charles L. Heitman and Edwin McBee,
of Rnthdrum, and S. P. Donnelly, of
Lakcvlew, appeared beforo the Senate
committee on counties and county bound
aries yesterday afternoon against the
proposed division of Kootenai County.
They presented a petition against the di
vision signed by over 1000 citizens of both.
the old and the proposed new county of
Roosevelt,
The argument made was that the county
Is already heavily in debt, and a division
would Increase the indebtedness by in
creasing the expenditures for salaries of
county officials, cost of new buildings.
etc. Owing to the rapid growth of the
county, especially in the mining industry.
they said. It was very difficult at this time
to determine with any certainty as to
where the center of the population will
be In a few years, and, of course, it could
not be said where the county seat of the
new county, or even the old one, should
be. They contended that the people of
Kootenai were opposed to any division of
their county, and believe that the propo
sition was only to make a county seat of
Band Point. It was also urged that the
submission of the question to the people
of the proposed new county was unfair
to the remaining portion, and that the
proposed new county would contain more
taxable property and less population than
the old Kootenai.
REFUSES TO SIGX RILL.
Speaker of Idaho House Doesn't Be
lieve in Removing Saloon Screens.
BOISE. Idaho, Feb. 26. The Speaker of
the House today refused to sign the bill
providing for the removal of screens In
saloons.
This measure come from the Senate.
was passed by the House and returned to
the Senate. Today the bill came over to
the Speaker for bis signature. The mat
ter has not yet been settled
The House adopted a resolution on the
death of Mart Patrie, who had been prom
inent in politics of the state for many
years, and who had been Secretary of
State. The House also passed a large
number of measures, the most Important
of which were disposed of at the night
session. Theso were the legislative re
apportionment and the general Irrigation
bilL
In the Senate there was a long contest
over the-sugar beet bounty bill, A. num
ber of amendments were offered and final
ly one was adopted providing no boun
ty shall be paid any company employing
alien laborers. This Is aimed at Japanese
and Chinamen. The Senate did not com
plete consideration of the measure.
BOOKS ARE CHECKED UP.
Idaho State Treasury Shotrs Pros
perous Condition.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 26. (Special.) The
clerks of the legislative Investigating com-
mlttee have concluded the work of check-
ing up the State Treasurer's office, cover
ing transactions for the two years ending
the first of last month the term of Treas
urer Plumer. They report that everything
cnecKea out in gooa snape.
Somo interesting figures were obtained
that are of Interest In connection with the
public funds bill passed by the Senate
and now pending before the House. The
first of the year there was deposited in
the Hank of commerce. Boise. JM6.6S9: in
other banks. 1SS.000. The clerks added the
total monthly balances for the two years
and struck an average by dividing the.
total by the number of months 2t which
showed an average balance of about 1289.
000.
ARRESTED IX SALEM.
Han
Who Left Missouri
With
His
Wife's Money.
SALEM. Or.. Feb. 26. (Special.) B.
Martin, of Tipton. Mo., was arrested by
Chief of Police Gibson today on a charge
of selling his wife's property In Missouri
and embezzling the money. Martin has
been living in Salem several weeks and
goes under the name of B. Franklin. Ac
cording to the story forwarded to Chief
Gibson. Martin left his wife In destitute
circumstances. Ho came here In company
with a young woman with whom he has
since lived. Ho is about 40 years old. Offl
cers from Missouri are on their way to
Oregon to take him in custody. Martlh
had over 11000 In ..his pockets when ar
rested.
DEATH OF PROSPECTIVE BRIDE.
Miss Duncan Accidentally Asphyxint-
ed In Sen Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26. Miss Delia
B. Duncan, of Helena, Mont., was found.
uuu wuifeui iu er rcuixi, jew -UCAIUSIcr
street. Death was due to accidental as
phyxlatlon from illuminating gas. Miss
Duncan came here recently to purchase
her wedding trousseau. She was engaged
to be mamea to Charles Schwartz.
member of the Montana Legislature and
an officer ot the' Amalgamated Copper
company.
Karl Bitter, Ui well-knowiTtculotor. is suf
fering- from a shake-up received In a runawar
accident, in ie icric city.
VETOES BUREAU OF MINES
GOVERNOR CONSIDERS 5IEASURE
TOO DllASTIC.
Reancsts for Veto of Bill Ponred
Into Executive's Office From All
Parts of the State.
SALEM. Or.. Feb. 26. (Special.) Tho
work of the 22d session of the Oregon
Legislature' was concluded at 9:30 tonight.
when Governor Chamberlain disposed of
the last bill In his hands. It was Senate
bill 217, to create a bureau of mines. The
Governor vetoed the bill.
This action was taken after an argument
had been made against the bill by Charles
A. Johns, of Baker City, and a score
of telegrams and petitions had been re-;
eelved protesting against his permitting
the bill to become a law. The objection
able feature of the bill was that it gives
the Inspector of Mines power to enter
any mine, examine the character and ex
tent of the ore. learn the methods and
cost of operation and ascertain many
facts which the mine operators assert the
right to keep secret. Other features of
the bill are indicated by the following
message. In which Governor Chamberlain
expressed his reasons for vetoing the
bill:
"The bill is. Intended to provide for the
establishment, government and operation
of a Bureau of Mines of tho State of Ore
gon, and to appropriate moneys tor the
maintenance and support thereof, to de
velop the mineral resources of and to pro
mote the welfare of mineral Industries
in the State of Oregon: to prescribe the
rules and regulations for the equipment.
management and operation of mines and
mining and metallurgical plants, and to
provide penalties and punishment for the
violation of the terms of the act; $20,000
Is appropriated for the purpose of the
act. Numerous bills were Introduced in
the Legislature, having for their object
the creation of a Bureau of Mines or else
for the development of the mining Indus
try in the state and all thereof seem to
have been referred to the committee on
mines and mining, with the result that the
act In question was reported In lieu of
all the others.
"I was at first disposed to approve the
bill under consideration for the reason that
its passage was to persistently urged and
fought for by Hon. J. H. Bobbins, from
the Sumpter mining district and others In
whose Judgment I had and have great
confidence as to needs in the mining
regions, but a lengthy protest by wire
from almost all the mlneowners
Baker County and telegraphic
and written protests from most of
the business men of Baker City, from
the presidents of the Chamber of Com.
merce and Commercial Club of Portland.
and from many of the expert examiners
and engineers and many of the business
men of the same place have led me to
scrutinize the bill more carefully than I
did at first.
I cannot but feel that there should be
established In this state a mining bu
reau for the purpose of promoting the in
dustry and for the better protection of the
men engaged therein, but the bill under
consideration, whilst in some respects it
would be promotive of much good, is too
drastic In its terms, too minute in its
details, and whilst It furnished the em
ployes protection to some extent, has not
that for its main object. There is much
force in the argument of those who are
most largels Interested in mining enter
prises In the state, that the Industry
-would be very seriously crippled and cap
ital seeking Investment in ouch indus
tries prevented from coming into the state
if the bill should be crystollzed into a
law. It is claimed that those who have
ast amounts of capital Invested in mining
throughout the state did not have an op
portunity to be heard in the framing
of the law under consideration, and hence
could not urge the objections against the
passage of the act which they have urged
before the executive.
"Mining Is In Its infancy in Oregon, and.
while some legislation may be necessary.
radical measures at this time ought to be
avoided. A bill should not be hastily
framed, but It should be drawn after con.
suiting the best interests and eharlng dis
cussions upon the part of both the em.
ployer and employed, and between this
time and the convening of the next Leiris
lature it Is probable that those most in.
tcrested in the development of the mining
industries of the state will be able to get
together and present then a measure
which will meet the requirements for
many years to come,
Because of the numerous n'roteats
which have been made to me against the
law In question, and fearing that the
drastic features thereof might have a
tendency to retard the develoDment of in.
dustrles which It Is Intended to promote, I
return soia om witn my veto.
Everett Offers Site for Prison.
EVERETT, Wash,. Feb. 26. The Ever
ett Chamber of Commerce will offer Ged-
ney Island to the United States as a site
for a prison. Since the wholesale iall-
break on McNeil's Island the Government
has been looking for a safer location.
ueaney isiana is two miles west of Ever.
ett, on Puget sound.
Fonnd Dead on Monntaln TralL
BOISE. Idaho. Feb. 2.--John Slett. atred
CS years, a pioneer, of the JBasln, lost his
life on the trail between Pioneer and
Rock Creek some -time during the past
week. The supposition .is that Slett be
came fatigued and lying down froze to
acatn. his body was recovered.
To License Gambling; In Montana.
HELENA, Mont, Feb. 26. The House
of Representatives today, in committee ot
tne whole, passed the bill licensing gambl
ing and making It a local option measure
in email communities. For eight vears
gambling has been a felony in Montana.
KING EDWARD IS CORDAIL
Fronds Expresses Pleasure at Inter
est In St. Lonls Fair.
NEW YORK. Feb. 26. President' Fran
ds, of the SL Louis Fair, has been re
ceived by King Edward in private audi
ence, says the World's London correspon-
oeni. Alter nis visit to lue King, Gov
ernor -rrancis saia:
"There Is no doubt that anything the
King can do to further the Interests of
the exposition over here will be Aem.
The King received me with creat cordial
ity, asked many -questions concerning the
exhibition, and reminded me that when he
-was the Prince of Wales he visited St.
Louis. J bad forgotten that fact, but His
Majesty evidently still bore some recol
lections ot the city.
"I do not think It likely that any mem
ber of the British royalty will visit the
exposition. We remained with the King
u minuicsi l nave received a verbal
promise of support from influential persons
in the city of London.
"I shall lunch with Foreign Secretary
Lansdowne, when, I shall probably learn
the Intentions of the British government.'
Francis Lunches With Lansdowne,
LONDON, Feb. 28. Lord Lansdowne, the
Foreign secretary, today gave a luncheon
In honor of ex-Governor D. R, Franc!,
president of the St. Louis Exposition,
Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, this
city.
Snow Delays Railroad Trade.
TRINIDAD, Colo., Feb. 2t As a result
of thb recent heavy snowfall in Northern
Texas and Northeastern New Mexico
railroad traffic in that -resldm Is badly de-
liayed. several Colorado & Southern and
Fort Worth & Denver City passenger and
freight trains are stuck in snowdrifts be
tween this city and Fort Worth. It has
been snowing along this line since Mon
day evening. The wind has been blowing
fiercely, and the railroad cuts are filled
in many places with snow packed to a
depth of IS feet. The Santa Fe trains
are all several hours late.
HAS SMOOT TWO WIVES?
Salt Lake Preacher Charges Senator-
Elect With Polygamy.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2G. Senator Bur
rows, chairman of the Senate committee
on privileges and elections, today present
ed to the senate a protest signed Dy tne
Rev. J. L. Lelllch. In the case of Senator
elect Reed Smoot, of Utah, urging that
Mr. Smoot shall not be permitted to take
his seat In the Senate. Mr.'Lciltch Is In
charge of Methodist missions in Utah, ana
resides In Salt Lake City. He is in Wash
ington as the representative of the Minis
ters' Association of Salt Lake. His state
ment Is sworn to.
Mr. Lelllch declares that Smoot is a
polygamlst, and now has a plural wife,
although he deems it inexpedient to give
the maiden name of the lady at this time.
His charge on this point Is as follows:
mat me said iteea smoot is a poiyg- i
amlst, and that since the admission of
That the said Reed Smoot la a poiyg-
bian lmo mo union 01 bulics. tic. i
al
though then and there having a legal wife.
married a plural wife in the State ot utan.
In violation of the laws and compacts
hereinbefore described, and since such
plural or polygamous marriage the said
Reed Smoot has lived and cohaottea wlin
both his legal wife and his plural wife
In the State of Utah and elsewhere, as
occasion Offered, and that the only rec
ord of such plural marriage. is the secret
record made and kept oy the authorities
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, which pecret record Is In the
exclusive control and custody of the first
ROY HEATER,
Well-lcnoTTn athlete "who will
train Pacific University Track
Team.
presidency and the quorum of the 12 apos
tles of the said church, of which the said
Reed Smoot is one, anu Is beyond the con
trol or power of the Protestants.
'Your protestant respectfully asks that
the Senate of tho United States, or Its
committee, compel the first presidency and
the quorum of the 12 apostles and tho said
Reed Smoot to produce such secret record
for the consideration of the Senate. Your
protestant says that he Is advised by
counsel that it is inexpedient at this time
to give further particulars concerning such
plural marriage and Its results, or the
place In which It was solemnized, or tije
maiden name of the plural wife.
Mr. Lelllch also asserts that "President
Joseph F. Smith, the president of the Mor
mon Church, is living in open polygamy
and has had a child born to htm by his
plural wife as late as 1S98," and also that
' President Lorenzo snow Uvea ana died
in the practice of polygamy and polyga
mous cohabitation, and that his plural
wife. Minnie Jensen snow, bore htm a
child as late as the Winter of 1S36-97."
PRESIDENT SMITH'S DE.MAL.
Says Charge Against Smoot Is False
and So Record Exists.
SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. 26. President
Joseph Smith, of the Mormon Church, was
shown a copy of the charges of polygamy
brought against Senator-elect Smoot by
Rev. Mr. Lelllch.
"I wish to deny In the most emphatic
terms possible." said President Smith,
"that there Is any truth In these charges.
Mr. Smoot has only one wife, and never
has had another, either before or after
Utah entered the Union. There Is no such
record of plural marriages kept in the
Temple, therefore there can be no such
record of Mr. Smoot s plural marriage.
as charged by Rev. Mr. Lelllch. I wish
to repeat the Mormon Church docs not
now sanction plural marriages, nor has It
since Utah entered the Union. The charges
against Mr. Smoot are absolutely false."
MINISTERS SUPPORT LEI LIT CH.
Tbouah They Do Not Father the
Charges, They Back the Accnser.
SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. 26. "Tho Min
isterial Alliance Is not back of the charges
of polygamy brought against Mr. Smoot
by Dr. Xlllch." said Rev. W. M. Paden,
of the First Presbyterian Church, today
The charges are brought Independently
by Dr. Lelllch. I was Informed last
night that such charges would be brought
against Mr. Smoot. Although this accusa
tion aocs not form part Of the formal pro
test against Mr. Smoot brought by the
Ministerial Alliance, yet that body will
stand back of Dr. Lelllch."
The polygamy charge against Senator-
elect Smoot was received with the utmost
surprise In Salt Lake, among Mormons
and Gentiles alike.
PLOT AGAINST EMPEROR
Officials of Pekln Arrange With
TnnK io Set Up Pn Chun.
VICTORIA. B. C Feb. 2C-JMal! advices
received from Shanghai state that tele
grams are constantly being exchanged
between prominent officials at Pekin and
Tung Fuhslang, who Is now at Hsuen-
ping. In Llmg Chow Prefecture, with his
army. The messages ore In prearranged
cipher, but at Pekln It has been learned
from conversation between the senders
that the Pekln officials, all ot whom arc
reactionaries who were prominent In the
Boxer troubles, urge that the Kansu ex-
General shall lose no time In hoisting his
stindard in favor of Pu Chun, the son of
ex-Prince Tuan, and ex-helr-npparent as
Emperor, and march upon Pekln to de-
pose His Majesty Kuang Hsu. Incident
ally driving out the foreigners.
Tho messages from Kansu ask what
sort of old In men and money the ex-
General is to expect from his friends. As
the telegriph line only runs through
Liang Chou and does not connect with the
headquarters of Tung Fuhslang. that is to
say, Hsuenplng, the conspirators have a
very convenient ally la the nerson of
Taotal Poh Yu Tao, the present Prefect
of Liang Chou, who forwards the mes
sages between the parties.
Russian Chief of Police Took Bribes.
NEW YORK. Feb. 26. After more than
three we oka' trial on charge of forgery,
acceptance of bribe, etc. Colonel Shof
roff, chief of the Kronstadt police, has
dc en touna guilty on the main charges.
says a dispatch from St. Petersburg, via
London, to the Times. He has been sen
tenced to deprivitton of rank and to
serve two years' imprisonment. His
name is to be struck off tho army rolL
GAMBLING MADE FELONY
(Contlnned from First Page.)
eluding lotteries In the bill was adopted.
22 to 6. Yandevanter tried to secure the
Insertion of bucket shops, but failed.
Clapp moved indefinitely to postpone the
bill, and this vote was really the best test
of the day. In that it. and not the vote on
final passage, reflected practically the real
strength of the bill In the Senate. The
vote on the motion to postpone was as fol
lows:
Ayes Clapp, Davis, Earles, Hamilton.
Hemrtch, Hurley. Klnnear, O'Donnell,
Rands, Sharp, Stansell, Sumner. Vande
vanter 13.
Noes Angle. Baumelster, Cornwell.
Crow, Garber, Halley, Hallett, Hammer,
LeCrone, McKenney, Moore. Moultray,
Palmer, Potts, Rasher, Ruth, Smith of
Snohomish. Tolman, Tucker, Warburton.
Welsh, Welty, Wilson. Mr. President 21.
Absent Baker, Graves, Rcscr, Splawn
and Stewart 5.
Hamilton tried to force an adjournment.
but failed. Then there was quite a pow-,
. . .. ..,
wow over the d! on 118 merits, partlcl-
j
and Davis against the bill, and Warbur-
ton. Warburton said that he was reluc
tant to vote for It. but had finally con
cluded that the bill ought to be given a
trial. It was either a good bill or a very.
vicious one, he said, and for his part he1
was fearful that Us passage would in
crease police blackmail. Still, he said, he
had been solicited by scores of business
men to support It, and he would do so.
The vote on final passage' was as follows:
Ayes Angle, Baumelster, Cornwell,
Crow, Earles, Garber, Halley; Hallett,
Hamilton. Hammer, Hurley, LeCrone, Mc
Kenney, Moore, Mdfaltray, Palmer, Potts,
Rasher, Ruth. Splawn. Tolman. Tucker.
Warburton Welsh, Welty, Wilson, Mr.
President 27.
Noes Clapp, Davis, Hemrtch, Klnnear.
O'Donnell, Rands. Sharp, Smith of Sno
homish, Stansell, Sumner, Yandevanter
11.
Absent Baker, Graves, Reser and Stew
art 4.
Before the vote was announced Yande
vanter changed his vote and gave notice
of a motion to reconsider. Under the Sen
ate rules this motion must be acted upon
within two days, but as the Senate Is
likely to adjourn from Friday until Mon
day, the motion may not be acted upon
until the latter day. E. W. W.
FOUR LIKE THE OREGON.
FOUR LIKE THE OREGOX.
Senate Committee Favors 31 ore Bat
tle-shlps nnd Tnro Cruisers.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-Scnator Hale,
from the committee on naval affairs, to
day reported the naval appropriation bllll
The most Important amendment recom
mended by the committee relates to the
Increase of the Navy. The entire House
provision Is stricken out and In Its stead
provision Is made for four first-class bat
tleships of the general type of the Oregon,
and two first-class armored cruisers of the
type of the Brooklyn. The battleships
are to cost not to exceed 13,200,000 each
and the cruisers, 12.750,000.
The battleships are to be of 12,000 tons
displacement, and the cruisers of 9C00 tons.
There Is a provision that not more than
two of these vessels shall be built by one
establishment, and for the building of any
or all of them In the Government yards in
case of a combination to deprive the Gov
ernment of tho benoflt of fair competition.
The House provision for submarine boats
is made to Include sub-surface boats.
Other Items of Increase are the follow
ing:
Depot for cool. 1250,000; work at Ma.ro
Island. J13S.0OO: Naval station. Tutuiia,
KL000: for a hospital at Washington, u.
C. J12S.000; for a hospital at Fort Bay
ard. N. M., 1100,000.
The total net Increase recommended over
the appropriation as the bill passed is
H.337,S6I, making a grand total of JS1.277.-
9S1
The bill also provides for two steel
training-ships for landsmen, at a cost of
J370.00O each, and for a wooden barge for
the same service, at a cost of JoO.OCQ.
The provision relative to hospitals Is for
a new institution at Washington, it is
tiroDOsed to Drovlde for the enlargement
of the Army hospital at iron uayara so
as to accommodate the seamen of the
Navy who may be afflicted with tubercu
losis, making the institution on Army ana
Naw hospital.
Another amendment limits to isws tne
time during which the House amendment
for the Increase of midshipmen at Annap.
oils shall be in effect. After that time one
mldshlDinan is to be allowed to each Sen
ator and member of Congress. A midship
man Is allowed to Porto Klco. It is re
quired that candidates for the place of
midshipmen hereafter shall bebetween 17
and 20 years of age.
TOO LATE) TO GET BUSINESS.
Portland Cnnnot Secure Transport)
tlon of Seventeenth to Manila.
OREGONLVN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 2t Representative Moody
today received a telegram from the Port
land Chamber of Commerce, asking If the
Seventeenth Infantry, to be sent from
Vancouver Barracks to the Philippines In
July, could be embarked at Portland. He
took the matter up with the Quartermas
ter-General and learned that arrange
ments for transporting these troops had
already been completed. They are to go
by a transport that sails from San Fran
cisco, and the cargo to be carried, to
gether with a number of "civilian passen
gers, has already been ordered to San
Francisco. Because ot the cost of sending
the chip to Portland for the troops, espe
cially as they can be carried to Sacra
mento free, the department cannot make
a change In Its order.
CATjSU OF DELAWARE DEADLOCK.
Every Move to End, It Blocked by
nolttns; Democrats.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 2S. Reports are received oc
casionally from Dover saying that there
Is a possibility of settling the Delaware
Senatorial contest by the election of a
ears
Pears soap is dried a
, .
whole year. That's why it
lasts so. It wears as thin
as a wafer.
Sold all over the world. ,
rasBss)
f
ssvescoo&time
regular Republican and a Democrat or by
the election of two regular Republicans by
Democratic votes. Some surprise Is ex
pressed that .this !s not carried out, but
inside information shows that, as soon as
a majority of the Democrats undertake
to make a combination with the regu
lars to elect anti-Addicts Senators, there
are a sufficient number of Democrats who
will make that the occasion to vote for
Addicks and whomever Addlcks names.
Enough of these Democrats are waiting
for the deal to be made with the regu
lars to go over to Addlcks.
to aid merchast marine.
Jones Proposes Discriminative Daty
on Goods Carried In Foreign Ship.
OREGONLVN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
lngton, Feb. 2S. Representative Jones, of
Washington, today Introduced the follow
ing bill In the nature of a substitute for
the ship subsidy measure, with a view
to have- It discussed prior to Its at
tempted passage in the next Congress.
inat a discriminating dutv of 10 cer
cent ad valorem, In addition to the duties
Imposed by law. hall hp- levin!, rollretrrt
and paid on all good, wurrs or merchan
dise which shall be lmDorted In vessels not
pi me umico states, out mis aiscnmlnat-
ing duty shall not apply to goods, wares
and merchandise which shall be Imnnrted
in vesrcls not of the United Slates enti
tled by treaty or any act of Congress to
be entered In the ports of the United
States on payment of tho same duties as
shall then be paid on goods, wares and
merchandise Imported In vessels of the
unueu siaies, until alter April i, vm.
From and after. Auril 1. 1904. a riUrrlm-
lnatlmf duty of 10 per cent ad valorem
shall be levied, collected and paid on all
goods, wares or merchandise, otherwise
admitted free ot duty, which shall be Im
ported in vessels not of the United States.
Mr. Jones, says this Is the Frye amend
ment to the Wilson tariff bill, and U ad.
vocated by many prominent men.
JtEW STATEHOOD COMPROMISE.
Democratic Senators' Propose and
Republicans Reject It.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. The Senators
who, as a committee ot the Democratic
Senatorial 'caucus yesterday tentatively
submitted a counter statehood proposition
to the Republican today presented their
proposition in formal shape to their Demo
cratic colleagues, and It was generally In
dorsed. They then submitted It to the Re
publican Senators. Republicans favoring
statehood Indicated a willingness to ac
cept it, but the opponents of statehood de
clined, saying they could go no further
than they had1 sons In their original prop
osition.
Following Is the text of the Democratic
proposition:
"The State of Montezuma shall be di
vided and the two states of Montezuma
and Arizona shall be created therefrom.
the State of Montezuma to be composed of
tno territory within the present bound
aries of the Territory of New Mexico and
tho State of Arizona being composed of
the territory within the present boundaries
of Arizona Territory.
'Provided, that the creation of the two
states of Montezuma and Arizona shall
be made by proclamation of the President
whenever Arizona as now bounded shall
have 200.000 Inhabitants; and
Provided, that a census shall be taken
each year by the National Census Bureau.
commencing on May 1, 1901, and each May
l thereafter, and not more than three
months shall be consumed in taking each
census."
The Intent was to leave the provisions
regarding Oklahoma and Indian Territory
as submitted, but to substitute the pro.
posed change for all propositions relating
to the territories of New Mexico and Ari
zona.
Proposed Income Tax In Utnh.
SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. 26. An income
tax bill has been Introduced In the State
Senate providing for a 2 per cent tax on
all net incomes of 51000 and over. It ap
plies to all corporations as well as to in
dividuals. Tho bill provides that all rev-i-
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A monster carload ot the re
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received at Ellers Piano House to
day. Another great big KKfoot 'car J
came in containing 19 beautiful
Pease uprights. Still another car-
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shipments of Pianola music, tho
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month. We shall sell during the
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second-hand pianos continues.
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part payment for new Klmballs
and Webers and Chlckering. and
other fine pianos, during our recent
heavy retail selling.
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most any price you name.
$25 buys a second-hand upright of
English make.
163 takes one three times as good
(UDright,)
ISO for one still a little better (up
right, too).
1115, a Marshall, rood as new.
1125. large rosewood Emerson, up
right, good condition.
1150. Kingsbury, rosewood or dark
mahogany case (good tune).
12X. large Knabe upright, taken
in part payment for a fine new up
right Haddorff piano.
1165, large fancy oak-cased Lud
wig. used 13 months. Received
toward payment ot a new email
Kimball.
$137 for a large Decker & Son. in
excellent shape.
CC0. fancy 5-pedal Wing & Son.
beautiful oak cose; used five
mcntbs.
1200, fine Flemish oak. Doll up
right. In excellent order. And doz
ens of others too numerous to
mention.
Remember the where Eilers
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nuc from this source shall go to the state
school fund. A penalty of 200 per cent of
the tax Is provided for false returns, and
for delinquencies 10 per cent Is added.
School Superintendents Adjonrn.
CINCINNATI. O., Feb. 26. The depart
ment of Superintendents of the National
Educational Association was today ad
dressed by J. L. Greenwood, of Kansas,
City, and Dr. W. T. Harris, United States
Commissioner of Education, addressed the
convention at length upon "The Uni
versity of Oxford and the Rhodes' Schol
arships for Americans.' The cenventlon
adjourned to meet next February at
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