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VOL: XLIIL tfO. 13;494. PORTLAND, OBEGON, THUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MS BATTLE ON Tokio Sure Port Arthur Is?Again Under Fire. TROOPS MAKE BOLD DASH Russian Force lsompeIledto Leave Fung Wang Chang. GREAT LAND FIGHT IMMINEN1 Wikado's Men Are Moving on Strong ly Intrenched Army at Lio Yang Niu Chwang Will Fall - If .Move Is Successful. SPECIAL CABLE TO THE LONDON' TIMES AND PORTLAND OREGONIAN. XfONDOK, March 10. Special advices from Tokio state that there Is little doubt that the bombardment of Port Arthur was resumed today, but at the War Office all information on the subject is refused. Persistent rumors to this effect are in circulation, however, in quarters where there should be a knowledge of the truth or falsity of the report, and as no effort Is helng made to deny it, the presumption Is it is well-founded. The Russian advance into Northern Corea continues, according to the latest advices received at the "War Office. It Is (probable that a serious clash will soon take place in that vicinity. The mission of Marquis lto to Corea, it Is emphatically stated, will not be of an administrative character, but rather a strong expression of the relations the Mikado desires to establish with Corea. JErom Tientsin, advices are sent that by. a series of ranld marches the Japanese have succeeded in surprising the Russian force sent to throw up intrenchments at Fung "Wang Chang, and compelled them to abandon the position, the Russians be ing outnumbered and unable to secure the commanding position planned. The Jap anese army then marched northward to on eastern pass to Takung X3ngf and is now moving' on Hal Tcheng anif Llo Yang' where a force 6f 33.000 Russians .are etrongly lntrenoneo. An engagement is imminent at the latter place, and if ihg QFapanese. ar successful the line feom taunicatlon with Port Arthur will be cut. endangering the safety of the fortress. While Nlu Chwang and Its port, Ylnkow, are almost certain to fall. In their present' movements, the Jap anese are followfjg exactly the same tac tics as secured them success in the Chinese-Japanese War, and are moving over precisely the same ground. The rapidity of the Japanese movement has bewildered the Russian commanders, and the result is that many small parties have' been cut off and compelled to fight. J This Is the only news on this subject yet received In London, and to some of the military critics it is inconceivable that Japan .really can have executed such a EUdden, unexpected and successful turn of the Russian position on the Yalu River, which, it Is thought, would have necessi tated" the employment of a much-larger force than It is believed Japan can pos sibly have at this point. Washington Has Some Advices. "WASHINGTON. March 9. 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The first named place Is about 45 miles north of An Tang In Manchuria, and the latter Is a few miles inland from the mouth of the Talu River. According to the calculations of the naval officers here they believe this 'movement has placed the Japanese on the Russian flank vand . perhaps in the rear and on their line of communication. It is believed that yesterday's attack upon Port Arthur and Tallen "Wan was a di version perhaps to cover the expedition's land movements of the Japanese, who were probably landed from transports at some point west of the Talu River. Equal to Napoleon's Great Move. -LONDON, March 10. The Daily Tele graph, commenting on reports that the Japanese" have taken Fung "Wang Chang, says If the news of this strange and mar velous collapse of Russian power on land is true,, there is nothing to prevent the Japanese - from seizing Mukden and the railroad. There has been nothing to com pare with this move, the paper continues, since Napoleon staggered Europe by ap pearing in the Plains of Italy, having de scended from the Alps as from the clouds. Its effect throughout the East will be stupendous. The other newspapers pre fer to wait for authoritative detals before accepting this news, Rumors of media tion in the Far Bast continue to circulate on the Continent, but evidently the Brit ish .government has no idea that media tion Is possible. Russians Compelled to Retreat. SPECIAL CAB LB TO THE LONDON TIMES AND PORTLAND. OREGONIAN. . "WEI HAI "WEI, March 10. It is report ed, on excellent authority, that a skirm ish has occurred between a Russian scouting party, which had penetrated as far southward as Halju, and a Japanese force. The Russians are reported to have been compelled to retreat. Nothing is known as to the loss on each side. WOMEN URGED TO LEAVE. Family of United States Consul Mil ler Will Quit Niu Chwang. YIN KOW, March 9. The British Con sur strongly and officially urges the for eign women and children to leave Nlu TChwang before the river opens. The Brit ish station gunboat Esplegle will leave as soon as possible, ana will be replaced. The family of the United States Consul, Mr. Miller, win leave tomorrow. It is understood that the neutral pow ers will not embarrass Japan by the pres ence of warships In the river here, and the neutral Interests at Niu Chwang will be officially abandoned. The ttenslon among Russians also con tinues. There are circumstantial native reports of fighting east of. the' railroad, and there is 'some evidence of a Japanese advance. It is reported that the action of the Russians In ordering Nlu Qhwang to be fortified .was due to the- withdrawal of the foreign warships, thus removing nheaasuposslblilty of the neutralization of this port. The Russians received by train today two five-inch guns and two slx-pounder thowitzers, --They were Unloaded at the Nlu Chwang railroad, station. JAPANESE ASKED. FOR FUNDS. Patriotic Societies Are to Be -Formed in All Large Cities. SALT LAKE, March 9. Japanese in Utah have been asked to contribute $10,000' toward the Japanese war fund helng called In this " country by the Fokuglkal (Pa trlotlcfSoclety) a, branch of which Is be ing, organized here. According to E. D. Hashimoto, the organizer, similar assess ments have been made on Japanese of Nevada, Montana, Wyoming and Colora do. Letters, it is stated, have been writ ten to leading Japanese of every big city In the country, and every state will have an organization of the Fokuglkal to col lect funds for the home ' country in its struggle with Russia. Mr. Hashimoto said- that $2SO,000. -has- already been raised In San Francisco alone, and . large sums are coming from Oregon, "Washington, and British Columbia. Russians Seize Telegraph Station. SEOUL. March 9. A party of nine Rus sians seized the Corean telegraph station at Yong "Won today. - It is reported that a fight has occurred between Coreans and Russians on the Corean side of the Tumen River. PORTLAND, OREGbX. America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today MALT MANY GRILL HIM Members of Congress Open Fire on Bristow. REPORT ANGERS THEM Liar, Scoundrel and Coward a -few ofthe Epithets Applied. GR0SVEN0R IS WROUGHT UP Declares He Will Resign If Guilty of Any Wrongdoing-Upshot of the Matter Will Be Investigation of Postal Department. WASHINGTON, March 9. That anyjn vestigation of the Postofflce Department by the House of Representatives will re sult from the publication of the report involving members of Congress in that connection, was indicated by every ex pression possible short of a vote in that body" today. With a whirlwind of pro test the report was taken up by indignant members, . their personal connection with it explained, and epithets hurled at Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General Bristow. Williams (Miss.), the Democratic leader, urged a complete Investigation of the whole postofflce department, and received the hearty applause of both sides of the House and the galleries. It was soon found that the two hours which had been allotted to thesubject would not be nearly enough to meet the personal explanations which members were demanding the right to make, 'and a motion to extend the de bate until 4 o'clock tomorrow was car ried. ' When the House met the. invocation -was delivered by Rev. J. "J. Dblliver, father of Senator Dollivef, of Iowa. Im mediately thereafter W. Bourke Cock ran (Dem.). -who was elected to succeed Mayor McClellan from the Twelfth District of New York, was sworn in Oyerstreet (Ind.). chairman of- th committee- on ppstpfflces) and; postroads,- 'v6cu. ae- aanj ne .saia, con.-1 suited with members on botji -ijldesijf the House who desired more time than three hours to discuss the Hay resolu tion bearing on the Brlttow charge Jn connection wiut postal affairs. He' -xnererore suggested a oostDonement nf. . -- Aiuoiui;iiiui;u ui iuu resolution un til next Monrfav. Hepburn (la;) said that any Investi gation of the Postofflce Department "would not elicit any facts not brought out by the committee report. "I say an investigation would elicit further facts, and the facts have been suppressed." retorted William Alden Smith amid loud applause from the floor and gallery. Replying, Hepburn said: "There Is no member of this House who desires to screen anybody in this matter." He was applauded at. this remark,- ana continuing, sam: I want to go to the very bottom. We have shown no unwillingness. Williams (Dem., Tenn.) said he wanted the corruption in the Postof flce Department investigated not by the friends of the men who have been guilty of the corruption, but by the. House or .Representatives. As to the Hay resolution, Williams said it did not touch the question, adding: Bears Tinge of Criminality. "Somebody at the Postofflce Depart ment has somehow included in the re-' port the name of man after man in the House of Representatives and in the Senate guilty of no apparent wrong, guilty of no violation of any law, guilty of no moral obliquity, guilty of nothing that bears even the tinge of criminality. "What -was the motive of it? Wasn't it to give Congress notice that the de partment held something over Con gress and that Congress had' better let the department alone?" he inquired, his words being drowned by applause from both sides. "Are you going to meet it?" he demanded. He Inquired of tHepburn if the point of order was to be made in -the name of the Republican party and its policy. Cooper (Wis.) followed and said he was "one of the members under in dictment." No member of the House whose name is "coupled with that of A. W. Machen, whom the country knows and the world knows, Is a con victed felon on his way to the peniten tiary, has the right to stand up in the House and ask for a moment's delay upon the resolution." This remark elicited loud applause from both sides of the House and in the galleries, which by this time had filled up to the limit. - There is no question of politics in the matter, Cooper said. One man con victed is a Democratic appointee and the other "whom we expect to go on the road is a Republican." He de clared President Roosevelt had direct ed the prosecution of members of his own' party. Moon (Dem., Tenn.) next got the floor, and facing the Republicans, said If the point of order was made, "you stand as a protecting shield against an Investigation." Continuing, he said: "The thieves being yours and not ours, it is for you, not us, .to say if they shall have your protection." Oyerstreet then withdrew his motion to postpone, and the House proceeded to discuss the resolution under the de partment order allowing an hour and a half to eacn siae. O.verstreet spoke for an hour and reserved the balance of his time. He made a motion - that debate continue until 4 .o'clock, which was unanimous ly agreed to. Overstreet took the floor and said that whatever may be the truth of the allegations in the several indictments against postal officials, the. mere fact that the various recommendations " of Representatives in Congress passed through the han.ds of men whose con duct has been severely criticised and whose liberties have oeen 'threatened. imputes neither censurable conduct nor improper actson their part. 'He said iihV?ecdmiriendatIons ofi'memb'ers re-' ferred .toMn 'theBrlstowrrt-fol-j lowed the usual line of recommenda tions -relative to Increased allowance for clerk hire at "third arid" f ourth.-class postoffices and the matters of rent-of postofflce buildings. 'It can -be said with absolute as surance, of accuracy," he continued, "that there was in no Instance any vio lation pf any- law whatever by any member of Congress in making any recommendation either for increase of clerk hire allowance or increase of rent of postofflce buildings." ' The resolution ""proposes -an investi gation by five members of this body, he said,.whereas( a committed-'' of i,17 members, representing an equal num ber -of states, both parties in politics, has already passed on this" informa tion in a proper way, and hasunahl mousiy reported to the ' House that there, is .no - need fv further, investi gation, nor would any further investi gation elicit additibnal facts sufficient to change its conclusions. Overstreet .moved .that, debate continue until A o ciock, wnicn was sgreea io unani mously.. Moon (Dem., Tenn.) insisted that there should be an Investigation cov-' ermg tne .Fostomce .uepartment ana everybody connected with it, adding: "And whoever is guilty, whether'' in thls-House or ln-the department,-should be exposed." W. W. Kltchin (Dem.. N. C.) charged Bristow. with having deliberately sup pressed important -and' material facts, "facts," he said, pounding his ' desk, "which -could 'not be overlooked, and which were . suppreaaed", in my judg ment, for the purpose of giving a false impression to the country and mislead ing the: public.' . Terms It Attempt to Blackmail. . "Bristow's action," he said, "was neither courageous nor honest, -but for partisan purposes. He knew the -country demanded an Investigation. He .under took,, in my judgment to. blackmail Cpn gress, to silence Congress and to-allehce the country. It is a 'species of intimida tion." Amid a storm of applause lasting for several minutes, Grosvenor (O.), who was named inthe "report, said this was a pretty good specimen of the readiness with which the newspapers of the country and i the great body of the people grasp a publica tion, or a statement, and assume evil where they might assume 'good. He con vulsed the House by reading, an editorial which referred to Speaker Cannon and Representatives Payne and Hill as having been taken "red-handed," but speaking seriously, he said it was in accord with the views of 95 per cent of the newspapers of the country. The report was a ma licious libel on 191 members of the House and Senate. "I submit," he said, "that the investiga tion which the gentleman from Indiana has apologized for is an outrage and a violation of every principle of justice." Prolonged ' applause followed this state ment. He wanted to know, by what right the Bristow - report had been published before the action of any tribunal had es tablished the truth of it. In order to show what he termed "thfj infinite ras cality" of the Bristow repcrt, Grosvenor explained the cases in wfch " his name was mentioned. "I will resign niy seat tomorrow," Che nnundlnsr hla desk. "If :ihefe -is any thing- irregular or improper' in what I "did." f r "f Grosvenor Condemns Bristoyft Theri, showing the- Effects of hls'indlgna tlonY VBirosvnor; poundsd h'f jetik 'again "Itcondemh the man" that sent that Into I tnisy .House, uan any Hen-reayetmig. congressman ever enier uie uuee ui wa man who will produce such a document as that?" This report, "he added, woull be printed abroad, and It would be said that In the American Congress there were 191. rascals. If the Postofflce Department had some officials whose judgment was so dwarfed by the. opinion, of .a Congressman the nffiplnls had better be turned out. he de clared. The Bristow report, he said- in conclusion., was born In iniquity and con celved in sin, and had traveled its course until' it had struck the public of the United States as a great attack on a body of men "as free from wrong doing, cor ruption, crime and" irregularity as any equal number of men on the face of the earth." Lilley (Conn.), who was charged in the report with 'being 'a technical-violator, of the law In leasing -a" building-at Mnstea, Conn., to the .Government for postofflce purposes, explained that within 24hours after his attention-had been called to the statute In question he had made personal application at the Postofflce Department to have the lease cancelled. iJirst Assist ant -Postmaster-General Wynne had asked him- to delay the matter that he .might take It up with the Law Department. Butler (Pa.). - another accused member, said he would defy any one to close the doors of the department to him. Whoever had assailed' him, he said, was a coward. A Liar and a Scoundrel. Hill (Conn.), likewise mentioned In the Bristow report, denied he had done any thing improper. -'He had, he said, sub mitted certain questions to General Bris tow. answers to which had been refused. "I am going to- vote for a resolution to Investigate myself and to Investigate the Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General," he said, amid a round of applause. Holding up a co'py of "the report. Hill vehemently declared: "Tnat oocumeni is uie proauc tlon of a liar and a scoundrel.'.' Thompson (Dem., Ala., also named in the reDOrt. characterized tne report as in famous, having for its object the intimi dation of members in order to Keep tnem from insisting on their rights. Robinson (Dem., Ark.) demanded an in vestigation of the entire Postofflce De partment, "it having confessed to befog unable to conduct its. affairs with a fair decree of seeming propriety. Cooper (Wis.) Interrupted Robinson, and said he had been' Informed by .-an old member of the House tnat uenerai ans tow, "trembling from Illness," told that member that he (Bristow) had never seen the report as it was now printed. "There fore," said Cooper, 1 tninx ine aouse oi him ought to stoo.' , The naval aonroorlatlon bill was sent to the conference, the Speaker appointing Foss, Dayton and Meyer conferees, on tne art of the House, andfc at 5 p'clock the SEHAT0B TILLMAN VERY ILL. t . ' : Condition of Throat Such That He Cannot Swallow. WASHINGTON, March 9. Senator Till man, of South Carolina, is very ill, with a serious throat trouble. HI3 friends are much concerned, as it is impossible for him to swallow, and a little liquid nour ishment is all he can take. Newspaperman Undergoes Operation. CHICAGO. March - 9-Calvln Cobb, president of the Idaho Stajcsmani under went a surgical operatlonAtoday at the Presbyterian Hospital. The operation was successful. TajRepfMtnt Japt-.St.. Louis Fair. ;3libND0Ncli?k-tiIsvajwpunced on rAltaKle nii t lw H t-o-' t haiPrl n ce and Princess AY)hu&wa wHl ' rASeBtr',the Japanese. KNIFE CUT DEEP But Preston - McBride Force, Is Spent FACTION. GOES TO PIECES Governor's Seattle Fight Said to Spell His Defeat FIGHT ON HEAD OF TICKET Political Stories of a .Damaging Char acter Were Circulated Against Ballinger, Too Late to Be Generally Refuted. REPUBLICAN PLURALITIES. R. A. Ballinger, Mayor -...1282 .John JUplInser. Controller ....4629 Mitchell Gilliam, Corporation Coun sel 3078 Samuel F. Rathburn, Treasurer. . .4558 I. W. Bowen, Councllnian-at.-Large.2811 Charles H. Burnell, Councllman-at-Larse 3325 SEATTLE, March 9. Special.) Twelve hundred Republicans knifed Ballinger yesterday. Fully half of this number can be traced to an alliance o Preston-Mc-Bride forces, the remainder, leaving the Republican nominee through alliances with the liquor dealers or from pressure brought to bear as a result of half a dozen damaging political stories circu lated against Ballinger, none of which had any foundation in fact, but all of. which were put out cautiously during the few. days of the campaign. The Repub lican campaign was' too short to meet these charges, and the organization was not close enough to anticipate them. The failure of the Preston-MoBrjde forces to cut Jnto Ballinger's plurality deeper has given the opponents of the state executive confidence today that-e. Preston-McBrJde wing ot the party has gone to pieces. An unfair assumption that the influence of Preston 4s .limited to those jwim -followed- him out 6t te party has; foimd. supporters.. Wfcilgthls 'conclusion is wg.-.the. pqpr showing of th Preaton-McBrlde fight against Bal linger Indicates a falling off in that sup port that is remarkable. Where Cuts Were Deep. The most striking . cuts made against Ballinger occur In the Third, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Wards. The Third is Preston's home precinct and the Seventh Is the district where he and his closest friends are most influential. The Eighth and Ninth .were influenced by the Preston defection and antl-Ballinger statements of Democratic workers. The saloon fight was limited largely to the First, Fifth and Sixth wards. An average of other Repub lican votes shows Ballinger In the First ran but 16 behind. In the Fifth and Sixth he was cut deeply by the liquor dealers' influence. The Republican pluralities for the heads of the ticket are as follows: Ballinger, 1262; John Riplinger, ' Con troller, 4629; Mitchell Gilliam, Corporation Counsel, 3978; Samuel F. Rathbun, Treas urer, 4553; D. W. Bowen, Councilman-at- lacge, 2S11; Charles H. Burnett, Jr., Coun-cilman-at-large, 3325. .The Socialist, Social Labor and Prohi bition tickets polled a total' of 1100 votes. Aside from the showing of the Socialists, who polled 635, no significance attaches to these votes. The Socialists, who main tain a regular organization throughout the year, show a slight gain. The total vote cast approximates 15,000 out of a registration of 19,061. Charter Amendments Carried. The charter amendments were all car ried. Of these the most important Is the one that 'grants to the Park Board exclusive control of park sites, and pro vides for a minimum annual-tax levy of three-fourths and a maximum levy of one mill for the support of the parks. In addition, 10 per cent of the licenses and fines goes to the same fund. This gives the Park Board control of the expenditure of C.oOO annually, no one, save the Mayor, having any authority over the board. The amendment was carried by a "majority of 110. The appropriation to annex a big strip of territory ' lying "south of . Seattle car ried overwhelmingly in the city, but was defeated in the county. The district will not come in. As a result of yesterday's election the new Council will stand 10 Republicans, three ..Democrats, a Democratic gain of two. The new city officiate take their seats March 20. Mayor-elect Ballinger wllTnot announce until then the changes he may make In the police department. THE DEATH BOLL. Severe hok to the Baroness. WASHINGTON. March- 9. The news of the death of her father was a severe shock to the Baroness von Sternberg. Her first decision was to leave on the evening train- for the Pacific Coast, but she has been ill for several days, and at the ur gent wish of her 'family, probably will not attempt the trip. Genera! Henry Boynton. AUGUSTA. Me., March 9. General Henry Boynton. of Maine, an officer who won distinction in the Civil War, died today of heart disease, aged 72 years. General Boynton took a prom inent part, in rescuing. Kansas from border ruSans and pro-slavery In 1856. Prlmat-f JAI1 Caitada. rl to the Pioneer Press from Winnipeg. Man., says: - Archbishop MacPray, of Rupert's land. Kplscopalian Primate of .all Canada, died tonight, aged 73 years. Father of Baroness von Sternberg. LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 9. A dis patch received here today -announces the death In Eplwonda, Cal., of Charles Ward Landham. father of the Baroness von Sternbenr. Mrs. Landham is now tmvoiinp- In Italy. Ex-British Ambassador. LONDON. March 9. Lord Augustus Loftus, the ex-Britsh Ambassador at Ber lin and St. Petersburg, is dead. He was born in 1S17. Robert Tabor, the Actor. SARANAC LAKE, N. Y.. March 9. Robert Tabor, the actor and divorced hus band of Julia Marlowe, died here last night. BEADY P0B "WAR Df BALKANS.. Russia, However, Does Not Expect an Outbreak in the Spring. ST. PETERSBURG, March 9. Care ful inquiry concerning the outlook in the Balkans develops the fact that the prevailing opinion In government, a well as In diplomatic circles, is against an outbreak of war in the Spring, al though the danger Is not considered passed. A perfect understanding ex ists between Russia and Austria, and besides, the Russian authorities appear to be satisfied completely regarding the attitude of Bulgaria. What assurances .the authorities have concerning Bul garia are not known, but they do not tally with direct information from other sources, representing Bulgaria as having her army under mobilization, with having her plans perfected for an invasion of Turkey, and as being con fident that she can defeat the Turks single-handed. Evidently the Porte Is alarmed at the outlook, as an American, a represen tative of an ordnance firm, -who cam a -here to act as a broker in the sale of South American warships to Russia, has been requested to go to Constanti nople immediately, the Sultan desiring to purchase a large supply of guns. It is a mistake to Imagine that Rus sia is so engrossed wlth affairs in the Far East as to be unable to give at tention to the Balkans. She has care fully refrained from removing troops from the vicinity of the Roumanian frontier, and" will be prepared if neces sary to assume her share in the event of war. Railroad Deposits Guarantee. OTTAWA, Ont, March 9. The Domin ion government was notified today that the Grand Trunk Railroad had deposited $5,000,000 in the Bank of Montreal In cash to the credit of the Finance Minister as a guarantee for the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad. CONTENTS OP TODAY'S PAPEE Hu3o-Japasee War. Tokio is confident bombardment of Port Ar thur has. been renewed. Page L Japanae.' make - Russians abandon stronr post- ton-or jrung-wijnK'ijnans. -ase J- Japanese are moving- on strong force at L!6 Tlxur. and great land battle 13 imminent. Pate 1. Diplomacy of Hay causes Russia great alarm, and she say3 it Is a nightmare to all Europe. Page 4. Congress. Senate committee indulges in Invective In dis cussing land reform, and meeting ends with out result. Page 1. Members of House hurl many epithets at Bris tow for his report on use ot "influence" in postal affairs. Page 1. Bacon strongly advises the Senate not to allow acceptance of statue of Frederick the Great. Page 5. Brief of the late Senator Hanna declares "Wood should explain away charges before he is promoted. Page 2. .Several Mormon church officials acknowledge they are poly gam Is ts, and give sensational testimony. Page 3. . Domestic, Another race riot Is feared at Springfield, and more ' troops are , ordered to the scene. Page 2. Flood in "Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, ren ders 2000 Homeless, and causes property loss of $1,000,000. Page 4. Gould lines, now that they cannot get ' Clark road, must build to the Pacific Coast. Page 5. Political. Freeton-McBride fight against Ballinger at Se attle shows weakness of organization. Page 1. Kansas Republican State Committee instructs for Roosevelt, and nominates a ticket. Page 4. National. ' John Barrett is promoted -to be Minister to Panama. Page 5. Roosevelt gives District-Attorney Grigsby, of Nome, charged with malfeasance in office. a hearing. Page 5. Foreign. London fears "ex-Secretary Chamberlain ia suf. fering from an incurable malady. Page 6. Premier Balfour's weakness Is shown by nar row majority on resolution- to censure pro bation. Page 5. Commercial and Marine. "Weekly review of local produce and Jobbing markets. Page-15. New York stock market continues dulL Page 15- Wheat, closes firmer at Chicago. Page 15. San Francisco produce quotations. Page 15. .Government awards contract for oats at Seat. tie. Page 14. Dredge ChlnooTc coming to Portland. Page 14 Riggers' dispute on Armen settled. Page 14. Sports. Dispute between big leagues on baseball sched ules. Page T. Pacific Coast League directors adopt i schedule. Page 7. Pacific Coast. Arthur Morton, a diver, loses life while search ing for Chinook's lost anchor in the Colum bia. Page 6. - - Augustus Helnze and two superintendents ar rested for contempt of court at Butte. Page 7. Walla "Walla's proposed water supply Is con- . tamlnated by flowing in part through sheep corral. Page 6, Portland and. Vicinity. Taxpayers' League will investigate offices of Sheriff and City Engineer this week. Page IS-, Mount Tabor and Montavllla unite In move ment? for annexation. Page 10. Builders again appeal for change- in terms of bids on Lewis and Clark Fair buildings. Page 10. Dentists decide to fight against Dr. Lincoln's appointment. Page 10. Invitation to manufacturers, and other pro ducers of the "West to exhibit at Lewis and Clark Fair is sent out. Page 11. Southern Pacific making Improvements oa Yamhill division. Page 10. Two men almost suffocated in blocked Tanner. street eewer. Paga 11- - If Democratic vi " JET, ',.. it.-j view -of -result -of Seattle election. HOT WORDS PASS Committee in a Row Over land Reform. DEMOCRATS ARE INDIGNANT Only.Dilatory Tactics Prevent Vote to Repeal Timber Act, REPUBLICANS' OUT OF LINE Three Are Determined to Vote With the Opposition, but After th Meeting Agree to Support " Substitute Legislation. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March 9. After a stormy session lasting -more than two hours, during which Senators hurled bitter invective back'and forth at one another, because of theirs divergent views on the subject of land law reform, the Senate committee on public lands ..today adjourned in a state of riot, theI)emocrats indignant because they could'Tiot. get a vote on the. Quarles bill, the Republicans sore because three of their number were ready to vote with the Democrats, and would not be dis suaded from their purpose. Had a vote been possible today, the Quarles bill ab solutely repealing the timber and stone, desert land and homestead commu tation acts without offering any sub stitute legislation, would have been re ported by a majority of one vote. It was only through dilatory tactics that Chair man Hansbrough was able to prevent a vote being taken. With the Western Re publicans, he realizes to report such a bill as the Democratic measure would defeat remedial land legislation at the present session of Congress. Filibuster Proves Fortunate. It was fortunate that the filibuster pre vaileS, for since the meeting adjourned an- amicable agreement has been reached among the Republican, members, which, if lp continues in force on next Wednesday, will result in. the report of a substitute for the Quarles bill, which can-no doubt ha-?ehe. support of a majority of the Sen ate and probably become a law. This -compromise measure, repeals the timber and stone- act, and authorizes the selling ot public tlmher to the-highest bid der under sealed proposals. Instead of repealing the commutation clause of the homestead act, this bill re quires 24 months' residence on an entry before it can be commuted, in place of U months, as under the present law. The desert land act is amended by hav ing the assignment clause stricken out. It is the understanding tonight that all the Republican members of the commit tee -will support the compromise bill, and if this proves the case at the next meet ing, the bill will be reported. Dubois (Dem.), of Idaho, will vote for the meas ure. Protects Portland Water Supply. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March 9. Senator Mitchell today secured the passage of his bill prohibiting trespassing or the grazing of stock "with in the Bull Run forest reserve, which, protects the Portland water supply. He also secured a favorable report on his bill extending to Oregon, Washington, and California tie law permitting the cutting of timber from the public domain for use in developing mining claims.. New Oregon Postmaster. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March 9. James S. Bacon was today appointed postmaster at Warren, Or., vice Henry H. Clark, resigned. Albert Halstead was today appointed regular and George Freudenstern sub rural carrier at Tacoma. Washington Bank Changes Title. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March 9. The Controller of the Currency has authorized the Cain Na tional Bank of Port Angeles Wash., to change its title to that of the Citizens' National B.ank, of Port Angeles. m CHANCE TO CATCH C0BEANS American Women Take Hope on Re port of Marriage f Emperor. WASHINGTON, March 9. So much currency has been obtained in the press of the country by a story that the Em peror of Corea .had married an American woman named Emily Brown that United States Minister Allen at Seoul has been obliged to print replies to a number of women correspondents denying the truth, of the story, and" declaring there is no room in Corea for foreign female nurses, .governesses, companions" and the like. Russia May Need Fleet of Steamers. NEW YORK, March 9. The Russian Steam Navigation Company is said to have received government instructions which compel it to curtail ordinary oper ations, particularly outside the? Black: Sea, says a dispatch to the Times from Sebastopol. It is understood the instruc tions provide for a contingency call oa their tonnage by the government. The company's contract with the government provides for the government's acquisition Of the whole fleet for troops and other military; work; within the Black: Sea - Supposed' Millionaire PcnnileM. NEW' YORK, March 9. A report Just completed after ten years' work has been filed by the state appraiser showing that Robert lu Cutting, supposedly a millionaire, was penniless when"e died in 1S9L He ,also owed $150,000 to the estate of' his' father and about ?17,0 to hl brother, with 50QO to his wife. At the tlm& of Mr. Cutting's death lie wag member of a stock toroker&t firm. xt4