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THE MOP.NING OKEGOKIAS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1903.
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RUSSIA IS DEFIANT
Fears Expressed in London
on Outcome in Far Eavst
ULTIMATUM WAS NOT SENT
Japan, It Is Believed, Will Not Ac
cede to the Principles in Russian
Note, at Wide Variance
With Her Ideas.
LONDON", Dee. 20. Reuter's Telegraph
Company has learned that considerable
enxlety exists in the best-informed circles
of London regarding the possible outcome
of the situation In the Far East. Feara
are, it Is said, expressed that the Russian
government may have overstepped the
hounds -which "would make peaceable ne
gotiations with Japan possible.
It may be regarded as quite certain, It
asserts, that Japan will not accept the
principles of the. Russian note, tvhlch are
altogether at variance -with Japan's main
contentions and that Japan's reply must
necessarily be cast in -this sense.
Apart from the delicate state of the ne
gotiations bet-ween the two nations, Reu
ter says, it also is known that Russia is
assuming a more defiant attitude and the
outlook may be regarded as more gloomy
than It hitherto has been, although it can
not be said that the resources of diplo
macy have been completely exhausted.
The statement concludes by -saying that
there Is as yet no actual news of fresh
developments and that no ultimatum has
been sent by Japan to Russia.
DEMANDS THAT CLASH.
Japan Wants Corea-Russia Wants
to Erect Commandery Posts.
TOKIO, Dec 20. A report became cur
rent this evening to the effect that the
latest demand of Japan which has been
denied by Russia, was that the Czar
Immediately acknowledged Japan's su
premacy in Corea, This was, according
to the report, the chief contention raised
by Japan in her recent note, the reply
to which was received a few days ago,
and all Information as to its contents
refused.
The answer of Russia, according to the
story current tonight, was in effect a
refusal point blank. Russia is said to
have contended for the right to estab
lish fortified military ports at Massam
pho and Mokpho. This latter demand,
according to the Japanese officials, was
preposterous in view of the fact that
with forts at these two points Russia
would be in possession of the point of
vantage that would practically give her
command of all the lower portion of
the Coreah Peninsula.
Japan promptly declined to even 'con
sider this fresh proposal and ltbas en
gendered fresh ill-feeling.
As a well-known official, who for ob
vious reasons, declined to be quoted,
said, when asked what effect the con
trol of these two ports by Russia would
have:
"Effect? Effect, did you say? Why.
with a Russian army post at Massampho
and war vessels lying there Russia
would control Corea Strait and be in a
position to menace the coast of Japan,
while with the same conditions prevail
ing at Mokpho she would control the
Tellow Sea and be in a position to keep
the way open for her Port Arthur squad-
ron. Japan will merer, -never consent to
such a preposterous demand. All at
tempts to confirm, the report failed, but
the general belief Is that it is founded
on a substantial basis.
FEAR PROSPECT OF WAR.
London Papers Do Not, However,
Have Any Very Bad News.
LONDON, Dec 2L The morning news
papers display Increased alarm over the
aspect of affairs In the Far East, rather
from the feaf that some unforeseen Inci
dent may precipitate a conflict than from
any belief that the resources of diplomacy
have become exhausted, the opinion being
still almost universal that both Russia
and Japan arc anxious to avoid war.
The Morning Post, which Is Inspired in
the Japanese Interest, makes a suggestion
Khlch may possess significance namely,
that Japan should cut the gordlan knot
by declaring a protectorate over Corea.
The paper contends that such a solution
would commend Itself to all the powers
vith the exception of Russia and that it
might even be welcomed at St. Peters
burg if It be true that Russia does not
desire war.
The special cablegrams from the Far
East published in this morning's newspa
pers throw no new light on the situation,
but all are agreed that Japan has not senti
an ultimatum to Russia. The. correspon
dent of the Dally Telegraph, who after
a tour of Manchuria, has arrived at Na
gasaki, expresses the belief that there will
be no war, certainly not before Spring and
that Russia does not want a war before
she has consolidated her position in Man
churia. She is apprehensive, however, of
the strength of the Japanese fleet and
over the attitude of China and Great Bri
tain. The correspondent doubts whether there
are as many as 100,000 troops south of
Mukden or whether the stores there "will
last for six months. Electric lights have
been installed at Mukden. The correspon
dent believes that Port Arthur Is over for
tified, and says:
"All positions cannot be defended, as
not half of them are yet provided with
guns. The Russians are preparing for
the investment of Port Arthur, but will
make a fight to secure Dalny from occu
pation." JAPANESE GENERALS GO HOME
Pekln Believes That Grave Crisis Is
Approaching.
PEKIN, Dec 20. While no news has
been received at the Japanese Legation
thafJapan has sent an ultimatum to Rus
sia, it is recognized at the Legation that
a grave crisis is approaching. Major-Gen-eral
TamanI, the Japanese military at
tache, and the Japanese Colonel who has
been Instructing General Tuan Shai Kai's
troops, have both started for Japan.
The natlvo press recently reiterated a
circumstantial story to the effect that In
the event of Manchuria being retained
by Russia It was the Intention of Great
Britain to establish a protectorate over
the Tangtse Valley, as compensation, and
to appoint a Viceroy therein, so that her
prestige In the Far East would be equal
to Russia's. Some of the native papers
give TVal "Wu Hu, of the Chinese Foreign
Board, as authority for the story.
This fiction Is largely credited and grave
ly discussed, and has created hostility to
Great Britain. It Is suspected that the
story has been fostered by unfriendly
agencies appointed for the purpose and the
British Legation is investigating its origin.
Discredited at Pekln.
PEKIN, Dec 20. The report cabled from
Tien Tsln to London Saturday to the ef
fect that Japan had sent an ultimatum to
Russia is discredited and no corrobation
is In possession of the legations. While
the knowledge of the legations on the sit
uation leads to the belief that the sending
of an ultimatum is improbable, the pros
pects of war are evidently increasing.
The British Legation, some days ago,
received a telegram indicating: that war
was possible and the Japanese Legation is
officially informed that Russia's recent
reply to the Japanese proposals -was unsatisfactory.
More Trouble for Chang YI.
TIEN TSIN, Dec 30. The reason for the
degradation of Chang Yl, director of the
Northern Railway, and the taking from
him of all his honors, as cabled yesterday,
is that in 1900 he sold the valuable mines
at Kalplng. Chang Ti has been given two
months' grace during which he is ex
pected to agree to bring the mines under
Chinese control. Should he fall to do this
further punishment awaits him.
No Russian Officers for Corea.
LONDON, Dec 21. The Dally Mall's
Toklo correspondent says that the Corean
Foreign Office denies the reported agree
ment to employ Russian officers In the
Corean Army.
Manchu Nobles Are Blamed.
LONDON, Dec 2L The Dally Mail's
Pekin correspondent declares that a few
Manchu nobles, who are under Russian
Influence, are delaying the conclusion of
an alliance between Chlnp. and Japan.
TIMBER GOING PAST.
Oregon Is Losing Very Valuable
Land.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec. 20. (Special.) No state in the
Union Is losing its valuable timber lands
so rapidly as Oregon, therefore no state
is as deeply interested in securing modi
fication of the timber and stone act. It is
shown In the appendix of the annual re
port of Land Commissioner Richards that
there were nearly four times as many
timber entries filed in Oregon during the
fiscal year ended Jane 30 last, as were filed
during the previous 12 months. The
activity of the timber entrymen has been
phenomenal. While no doubt many of
these entries the great bulk of these
entries -were made In good faith, it is
not questioned that a large proportion
were made in violation of the spirit, If
not the letter of the law.
Last year, as in the year preceding,
there were more timber entries recorded
in the Roseburg Land Office than else
where in Oregon, and it Is in that district
that it is believed the timber speculators
have operated very largely. In the fiscal
year 1902, there were 4S1 timber entries
In the Roseburg district, embracing 71,457
acres. From these sales the Government
derived 5178,644. During the past year
Roseburg district reported 1700 timber en
tries, embracing 261,553 acres, from which
,,was derived a total fund of $653,876.
Lake View District Second.
The Lakevlew district stands next to
Roseburg In the importance of its timber
land business. Where this office in 1902
reported only 80 timber entries covering
11,197 acres, it reports, for the past year,
950 timber entries embracing 143,452 acres.
Its receipts on account of the increased
timber business .show an advance from
$27,992 to 535S.631.
In the importance of its timber land
entries the La Grande district ranks third.
In 1902 there were only 116 timber entries
filed in that office, embracing 14,456 acres.
Last year there were 815 entries, covering
124,299 acres. On account of this increase
In business there has been an advance in
receipts at La Grande from $36,141 to
1310.760.
The remainder of the State of Oregon
experienced less activity in timber land
business than was shown in the three dis
tricts above named. The Dalles, Oregon
City and Burns districts all experienced
a remarkable increase in timber entries
last year as compared with the year
previous, hut nowhere were operations as
extensive as in the districts heretofore
cited. In 1902 Tha-Dalles district reported
44 timber entries embracing 5752 acres,
and last year 455 entries covering 70,500
acres. Its receipts increased from $14,3S1
to 5177,000.
Record of Oregon City Office.
Oregon City In 1902 returned 226 timber
entries covering 32,968 acres, from which it
derived a total revenue of 5S2.420. In the
last fiscal year the Oregon City office re
ported 307 timber entries embracing 43,823
acres, from which was derived 5103.559.
The timber land business in the Burns
district amounted to very little. In 1902
there were only 12 entries embracing 800
acres. Last year there were 16 entries
embracing 1C19 acres. The receipts In
creased from 52000 to 54122.
Summing up, It is found that whero
there were only 939 timber entries in
Oregon in 1902 embracing a total area of
135,632 acres, there were in the past year
4203 entries covering 645,678 acres. The
total receipts from the sale of Oregon
timber land shows an Increase from 5341,
5S1 to 51,613.948.
In the fiscal year 1902 Oregon derived
-nearly 550,000 more from the sales of its
timber lands than did any other Western
State, Washington being second. Last
year Oregon's receipts from timber lands
were nearly 5900,000 more than the receipts
of any other state. Again Washington
stood second with sales amounting to
5744,013. ;
There has also been a phenomenal in
crease In the purchase of timber lands
In the State of Washington. In 1902 there
were only SOS timber entries made in that
state, where last year the number reached
2076. The acreage covered "by these en
tries shows an Increase from 117,184 to
297,604 and the receipts show an increase
from 5292,961 to 5744,013.
Idaho Also Felt, the Boom.
Idaho has also felt the boom in timber
land enterprises. Two years ago that
state reported 477 entries, embracing 69,
40S acres, representing gross receipts of
5172,521. In 1903 It reported 1293 entries
covering 190.7BS acres from which it de
rived 5477.C46.
In this connection It is interesting to
note the number of entries made under
the homestead laws in the various states.
In Oregon there were 4S98 original home
steads filed In 1902, whereas In the year,
following 5557 such entries were recorded.
Washington two years ago reported 6S92
homestead filings, but last year returned
only 5479. In Idaho-there has also been a
falling off from 2642 in 1902 to 2550 m 1903.
There were fewer final homesteads
passed to patent In Oregon than there
were the year before, there having been
910 In 1902, and only 807 in 1903. Washing
ton shows a falling off from 1021 to 930,
but Idaho reports an Increase from 1248
to 1333.
If an Increase In the business under the
commutation clause of the homestead act
is an indication that that law should be
repealed.there is sufficient evidence in the
annual report of Commissioner Richards
of the General Land Office to Justify Con
gress In modifying or doing away with
this feature of this- law. Where there
were only 6907 commuted homesteads filed
during the year 1902, there were last year
15,112 such entries in the whole United
States, and in Oregon alone tnere was an
increase in commuted homesteads from
595 In 1902, to 797 in 1903. In Washington
there was an Increase from 513 to 913, and
In Idaho from 168 to 214. It is true that
the reclamation fund has been materially
benefited as a result of the Increase in
thle class of entries, for the Government
derived a total revenue of 51.290,505 from
commuted homesteads In 1902 and last
year added to that fund 52,850,720 from the
same source. Whether or not the com
mutation clause Is being used Improperly
to permit speculators to obtain title to
large tracts of Government land, the re
clamation fund is benefited by this
activity.
Be Quick.
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croupy cough appears, will prevent the
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OBJECTSTQTHETAX
State Should Support Roman
Catholic Schools,
SO SAYS ARCHBISHOPQUIGLEY
Special Grievance That Teachers in
Chicago Public Schools Must Grad
uate From City Normal School-
Complains of War on Church. S
CHICAGO, Dec 20. (Special.) "The
state has not the right to tax all the peo
ple for schools that all the people do not
patronize The state can support jiarochlal
schools and yet leave them under the con
trol or the church forpie education of
Catholic children, wlthoutfviolatlng any
constitutional right."
That was Archbishop James E. Qulgley's
statement during an address on "Public
Schools" before the Roman Catholic Wom
an's League. The speaker also said the
state must provide schools for the minor
ity as well as for the majority.
"The more Catholics we have in this
country the safer the Constitution is," con
tinued the archbishop. "The new world
was discovered by Catholics and the cross
was planted In the name of the church.
We cannot get it out of our heads that
Catholics will yet claim the new world
again." .
He urged theestablishment of a subsi
diary system of the public schools for the
benefit of Roman Catholics. This system,
"for the benefit of the minority," said
the speaker, "should be paid for by the
state but controlled by the church. Finally,
he said, the rule requiring Vat candidates
for public school teachers to have normal
training was nothing more or less than
tyranny and oppression.
"The supreme and fundamental error of
the age is liberalism," urged the archbish
op. "Liberalism delegates to the state all
rights and this is where the state and
church conflict."
The education of the child, he added,
should rest with the church and not with
the state. The archbishop declared that the I
United States Constitution stood for in
dividualism. He asserted that today the
state is encroaching on the rights of the
church and that God is not recognized in
any of the modern constitutions.
"Protestants and non-Catholics," the
archbishop continued, "are undertaking
through the public school system to pre
vent the Catholic church from getting a
stronger foothold. The purposes of the
non-Catholics is to prevent the growth
of the church. They will scruple at no vio
lation of justice to gain their ends.
"The state," he urged, "must provide
schools for the minority as well as for
the majority. The state should divide the
public school system and maintain a sep
arate system for the minority separate
In the sense of religious teaching. The
two systems could be under one control,
but in the Catholic division. Cahtolic
principles should be taught. This would
give the minority an equal chance with
the majority.
"The cry all over Is nonsectarian educa
tion. The Catholic schools are recognized
by the state, but they are not supported
by the state, because non-Catholics be
lieve that it would be dangerous tor the
state to support them.
"In the Chicago Normal School, that Is
now being erected by the Board of Educa
tion, It will be required that teachers must
attend this school before they may ob
tain positions in the city schools. If a
school board can force attendance at a
normal school why then cannot the state
force attendance at the public schools?
"Any law that makes It obligatory for
a Catholic to attend a public school Is
tyranny and oppression. Why not pass a
law appointing a board of examiners for
securing teachers, and not force attend
ance at a normal school to secure posi
tions? All teaching by non-Catholics is
antl-Cathollc The supremacy of the state
In all things denies God.
"The cry all over Is for nonsectarian
education. This Is secular education
which Is liberalism. It Is liberalism that
is the fundamental error of the age. It
doeB not recognize the church nor God,
but individuality. This Is the trouble all
over the world between church and
state. Catholic schools are recognized by
the state, but not supported by It.
Religious Schools Are Dangerous.
PARIS, Dec. 20. The text of the bill of
Premier Combes for the suppression of
teaching by the religious orders, and
which -was communicated to the Council
of Ministers December 15. Is published
this morning. The Introductory clause
dwells on the Insufficiency of the teaching
In religious schools and also the danger
ous tendencies Inculcated, adding that on
this point there is no difference between
authorized and unauthorized congrega
tions. The bill provides that teaching congre
gations may be legally dissolved by mere
notification to them to close their schools.
Should they refuse to obey their property
Is to be sequestrated. In the case of the
teaching congregations, which also con
duct hospitals for the indigent, the prop
erty connected with their schools will not
be confiscated but must be used in con
nection with the hospitals.
GIEL SAVED FROM RUIN.
Uncle Places Her In North End Dive
and Is Arrested.
Driven from home by a drunken father
In Marshalltown, la., and taken in charge
by an uncle who -wished to live on her
earnings, Elma Smith, aged 17 years, last
night found herself an employe In the
Owl Saloon on Nbrth Third Btreet, sub
ject to the abuses and Insults heaped
upon a woman In such a place. Through
two young men, whose names are not
known, she made known to the police her
condition and was last night taken In
charge by the officers. The uncle, giving
his name as R. H. Blrk, was arrested last
night shortly after 11 o'clock.
Blrk is a burly-looking man about 50
years of age. He declares that he was Ig
norant of the nature of the house and
merely wished her to have a place where
she could earn money. When searched at
the station he possessed an ugly looking
revolver and a knife with a long, keen
blade. His stock of cash was down to 52.
The couple arrived In Portland Saturday
and put up at the St. Charles Hotel.
During the day Saturday, according to the
statement of Fred Glesler, who runs the
Owl saloon, Blrk came to him during trie
day and asked that the girl be allowed to
work in the house.
"I am very fond of dancing," said she
last night, "and when my uncle came
home he told me that we would go to a
dance this evening. I thought "we were
going to a nice dance, and little dreamed
of the place he was taking me to. I soon
realized where I was and told two young
men who chanced to be In the house that
I wanted to get away from the place."
As soon as the two young men In ques
tion knew of the girl's trouble they made
It known to Officer Gassett, who reported
to Captain Moore.
Officer Baty was sent to bring the girl
to the station where she told her story.
"Her father, Jim Smith, of Marshall
town, is a saloonkeeper," sa,td Blrk last
night. "He never treated the girl well
and recently drove her away from home.
Her mother is dead. I used to be in
the confectionery business here, and I
told the girl that we would come out here
and take up a homestead each."
The case will be called before Municipal
Judge Hogue this morning and the girl
will probably be turned over to the Boys'
and Girls' Aid Society.
PL00D OK COWEMAN.
Big Logging Dam Breaks, Letting
Water Loose.
A weak dam very nearly caused the
death of five men on the "Coweman River,
Washington, Saturday morning. According
a the story told by Robert H. Barr, a
logger from the Coweman, who arrived In
town last night after an exciting encoun
ter with the flood, Harry Bailey, of this
city, manager of the Coweman Driving &
Rafting Company, and four loggers went
out to the middle of the company's new
dam to trip the guage and let out the 70
acres of Imprisoned water when they
heard an ominous cracking, and rushed
for the bank. They all arrived safely, but
the center of the dam was a mile down
the river before they got oft the end. The
last man jumped for his life as thtf tim
bers caved from under him, but he scram
bled up the bank before the flood caught
him.
The site of the dam Is four mllse up the
Coweman, which empties Into the Cowlitz.
The Coweman Driving &. Rafting Company
built a dam there a year ago, but It
was carried away, with a loss of 512,000.
Last Summer the company decided to build
an exceptionally strong dam, and the
structure when finished was 600 feet long
and 45 feet high. It looked faultless and
last week It was filled with water for the
first drive. At 8 o'clock Saturday morning
the five men went out on the dam when
It gave way In the unexpected way men
tioned. The loss Is 516,000.
Such a large volume of water let loose
all at once flooded the entire valley of the
Coweman, and two logging camps further
down the stream were carried away com
pletely, though no one was drowned. The
camp of Robert H. Barr was only a mile
below the' dam, and nothing was saved.
A thousand dollars' worth of provisions
and tools were lost. The donkey engine
was uprooted and stranded on a log-janrs
The water came so quickly that it broke
in the roof of the stable before the onrush
of the flood carried It away. A horse inside
swam out through the hole left by the
roof. Two miles further down the
stream was Barr's camp ;here a woman
and child were alone In danger. A wall
of water ten feet high came down upon
them but they managed to reach high land
and escaped being drowned.
Why the dam broke has not been fath
omed. It was apparently strong enough to
hold twice the volume of water, and no
one had expected Its weakness. One ex
planation that has a good deal of cre
dence down on the Coweman is that it
was blown up. After the dam broke
several people living near said that at
about 6 o'clock that morning they heard
an explosion from the neighborhood of
the dam. Whether that explosion was dy
namite placed under the dam by enemies
of the company, or a preliminary cracking
of the dam or merely ono of the stories
that always spread after an accident, tho
members of the companw are trying to
ascertain. They do not thlak they have
any enemies though they have had several
lawsuits that have caused some bad.
blood. The owners of tho company are
James Muckle, of this city, State Senator
McKlnnon, of Cowlitz County, and Frank
and Harry Bailey.
WEIGHT IS A SHINING MASK.
Burglars Very Attentive to Residence
t of Portland Hotel's Vihief Clerk.
The residence of Allan A. Wright, at
the corner of Sixth and Montgomery
streets, seems to be a shining mark for
the burglars now operating In Portland.
Mr. "Wright Is chief clerk at the Portland
Hotel, and his duties keep him away
from home at night. This fact seems to
be well known to tho gum-shoe fraternity.
About a month ago a thief entered the
house and had the family plate and jewels
all collected and was In the act of making
his get-away, when a small cocker spaniel
raised an alarm, and frightened the ma
rauder into a hasty escape. Since that
time suspicious-looking men have been
prowling about the premises and Satur
day night another attempt was made.
The family was away from home at the
time and no one was in the house but a
nurse girl and a Chinese servant, who
sleeps in the basement. About 10:30 o'clock
the girl heard some one at the front door,
and, thinking it was Mr. Wright, went
to open It As a precaution she called
to know who was there and was roughly
ordered to open the door. She saw through
the glass In, the door a large, shabbily
dressed man who, according to her story,
wore a false beard and a handkerchief
over the upper part of his face as a dis
guise. The girl refused him admission,
and had the presence of mind to tele
phono toYthe police station for help. She
also rang the bell to arouse the China
man In the basement. The captain In
charge at the police station telephoned
Mr. Wright at the hotel that his house
was being burglarized and that gentleman
rushed to a side door of the hotel, where
a baggage wagon was unloading and told
the driver the situation.
The driver whipped his horses into a run
and with Mr. Wright did a spirited imi
tation of Sheridan's ride all the way from
the Portland to the residence. NWhen
they arrived on the scene the premises
were searched, but the burglar, had evl
dnetly taken fright and lied.
Some time later a police officer came
from the station to Investigate the trouble
(Mr. Wright,, spent almost the entire night
guarding the house with a rifle, but noth
ing more happened. He came down yes
terday morning and secured a bulldog
with a state reputation for savagery,
which he has Installed as a red-hot re
ception committee In the event of a re
currence of Saturday night's episode.
TURKISH CRUISER A SUCCESS
Exceeds Her Contract Speed on a
Chesapeake Bay Course.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 20. The cruiser
Medjldla, built for the Turkish govern
ment by the Cramp Shipbuilding Com
pany, returned here tonight from her trial
trip, which proved to be a success In
every way to her builders. Over a one
mile course the cruiser sustained 22.2S
knots an hour. Her contract is for 22
knots. The new warship roads a speed
of 22.4 knots in a one-hour trial, and In
a run of six hours maintained a speed
of 20 knots flat. The trial took place in
Chesapeake Bay. Prior to her trials,
while her engines were being worked for
adjustment, a steam gauge blew, out,
scalding five men, who were taken to
Baltimore Hospital.
Edwin Cramp, a member of the firm of
builders, said tonight that the showing
of tho cruiser fully came up to his ex
pectations. The cruiser will have her armament
placed on her at the shipyard, and It is
expected she will leave for Turkey about
February 1.
Amur Is Heard From.
VICTORIA, B. C, Dec 20. Advices
have been received by the Canadian Pa
cific Railway officials here which indicate
that the steamer, now four days over
due from" Skagway, Is safe, though she
probably has had some accident which
caused her to make slow progress.
A report was received today from
Ketchikan that she had arrived there on
Wednesday last, two days late. The
Amur left Skagway on December 12 with
55 passengers.
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tomorrow morning, and while they last, will sell them at
95 CENTS EACH
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DEATH FROM GAS JETS
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SAN FRANCISCANS ADDED
TO A LONG ROLL.
Coroner Calls Attention to the Fact
That In Most Instances Win
dows Were Left Open.
Rtv ttt ATMOTSfn Trr 50. Six rwrsona
were asphyxiated by gas last night, and
the Coroner concluded that the cases -were
all accidental. In most Instances a -window
was open In each room. In which
gas was escaping, and the Coroner called
attention to fact that It Is. popularly sup
posed a fatal result cannot ensue where
fresh air also has entrance.
John Lundln, a railway foreman, an
Percy Nelson, a laborer, were asphyxiated
In a Sacramento-street lodging-house.
They were to have started for Los
Angeles this morning.
James Tyson, aged 78 years, and
formerly a miner, died at 272S Howard
street. A rubber tube attached to a gas
stove had rotted and allowed the fluid to
escape.
Miss Jennie Crowley, a laundress, room
ing at 626 Golden Gate avenue, was found
In her room in a comatose condition and
died at the hospital.
T. Kawabata and I. Murakami, Jap
anese fishermen, who had arrived from
Honolulu, Tuesday, were found dead In a
lodging-houtte.
FOREMAN'S LIFE THREATENED
Gang of Italian Laborers Have Him
Surrounded In a Depot.
LEAVENWORTH, -Wash., Dec. 20.
(Special.) M. Florence, foreman of a
gang of So Italians just laid off. Is sur
rounded in the depot here by angry for
eigners, who say that If he dares to step
outside the depot he will get bullets put
through him. The Italians were promised
transportation to St. Paul, and they tore
their bunks from the outfit cars, thinking
they would leave on today's train. The
transportation did not show up, and they
have no place to sleep and no money to
buy food.
They were promised their wages would
be paid today, but that promise was not
kept. They blame tho foreman, and say
if he does not provide them means and
sleeping quarters for tonight he will never
.leave the depot alive. The foreman can
do nothing for the men.
The Sheriff has been galled to tho de
pot, and will do what he can to protect
Florence. There are fears lest Italians
break Into the depot or take a shot at
Florence through ie window.
NO CHANCE FOR LOOT.
Secretary of State Has Provided Leg.
Islature With Necessaries.
SALEM", Or., Dec. 20. (Special.) Sec
retary of State Dunbar "has Incurred no
extra expense on account of the special
session of the Legislature. He has pro
cured no new supplies and Is prepared to
furnlah the members with only a few
IS
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OFFICE DESKS
HALL
You may not care for a hatrack in your front
hall or you may not have room for it. But you
need not throw hats and coats on chairs or
tables. We have the very thing you want.
Pretty hall mirrors in golden oak and weathered
oak, with beveled French plate glasses. Any
shape you want, round, oval or square, with
solid bxass coat hooks and brass hanging chains.
The long, narrow ones are especially adaptable
to halls with low ceilings. Over fifty designs
to select from. .
AS LOW AS $4.00
TULL & GIBBS
COMPLETE HOUSEFURNISHERS
MORRISON AND SECOND STREETS
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necessary articles of stationery which he
had on hand from previous years.
At each session the Legislature orders
the supplies it wants, but in anticipation
of the order the Secretary of State lays In
a quantity of material before the opening
day. If anything more than absolute ne
cessities are ordered at this session they
must be purchased after tho Legislature
calls for them.
No waste-paper baskets, printed station
ery, steel erasers, paper knives, or bill
books will be placed on the desks tomor
row morning. Each member will be sup
plied with a blotting pad, letter paper.
Ink, pens, pencils and legal cap paper.
The Secretary has on hand a few small
bill books which can be distributed If the
Legislature shall prolong tho session and
a considerable number of bills should be
printed.
VANCOUVERCHURCH DEDICATED
Lutheraps Have a Fine Structure
Practically Free of Debt.
VANCOUVER, "Wash., Dec 20. S.
Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church was
dedicated with appropriate ceremonies
heYe today. The new church was erected
and equipped during the past Summer by
tho congregation here, through the ener
getic efforts of the pastor, Rev. William
Holl, at a cost of about $4000.
The dedicatory services were conducted
by Rev, Dr. J. A. Leas, president of the
Pacific Synod of the Lutheran church,
assisted by Rev. George Young, of Oregon
City; Rev. William Brenner, of The
Dalles, Or.; Rev. Mr. Buehler, of Penin
sular, Or.; Rev. Mr. Eck, assistant to
President Leas, and Rev. Mr. Holl. A
delegation of about 23 members from
Portland, Or., churches, including a fine
choir, also assisted.
The new congregation starts off under
the most favorable circumstances, prac
tically free of debt, and with a good mem
bership. The new church Is a handsome
structure, conveniently located, on Thir
teenth street.
Jag That Cost Money.
M'MINNVILLE. Or., Dec 20. (Special.)
Yesterday Constable Joe Brower re
turned from the country with Will Spencer,-
whom he arrested for the theft of a
team and wagonload of flour. Early In
the day Spencer came town on a saddle
horse, which he put up at the City Feed
Stables. He then proceeded to load up
with plenty of bad whisky.
Returning to the stable in the evening he
picked out a fine gray team and ordered
the boy In charge to hitch them to a
wagon loaded with flour that stood in the
stable. With this change Spencer drove
home. He paid all costs and was released.
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Aberdeen Has Lost Money.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 20. (Special.)
Tho directors of the Aberdeen Athletic
Association has decided to sell its
grounds, near this city, to pay the debts
of the organization, which, amount to
$3200. The association was organized
two years ago and has maintained a team
in the Southwest Washington League.
The association has made no money.
Curious Folk at Capitol.
SALElf, Or., Dec. 20. (Special.)
Around the corridors of the State Capitol
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all was quiet today. During the afternoon
a number of men and women visited the
Building as though expecting something
to be happening, but the doors of both
the legislative halls were locked and no
members of the Legislature were In sight.
A few of the members were In the city all
day. among them Representative R. D
Hume, of Curry County; Senator Miller,"
of Linn, Representative. Adams, of Uma
tilla, and RcnresentaHvft TTni n T.
)hlne.
A few more came In from the south on
the afternoon train, but the greater num
ber came up from Portland In tho evening.
B. B. RICH AUTOMOBILES.
Auto smokers' set. makes an elegant
present Any B. B. Rich cigar store.
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