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THE MORNING OKJSUONIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1904. PLAGE FOR SENATOR Cockrell Can Become Civil Service Commissioner. BLACKTO BE TRANSFERRED To Become Pension Commissioner Roosevelt and Prominent Repub licans Regret Retirement -of Venerable Missouri Solon. SENATOR FOB. THIRTY YEARS. Senator Cockrell has been a member of the Senate since 1875. He succeeded Carl Schurz, Independent Republican. He never held any public office prior to his election to Congress. By profes sion be Is a lawyer. He Is & native of Missouri, belnp born In Johnson County, October 1. 1S34. "WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. (Special.) The President has found a place for-Sen-ator Cockrell, Democrat, of Missouri, when the latter retires March 4. He can be president of the Civil Service Commis sion if he -wishes the place. General Black -will take the Pension Commlssloner- Bhlp at that time. The Administration finds the probable retirement of Senator Cockrell the fly in the ointment of the recent election. Universal regret among the Republican leaders is expressed. Ex Secretary of "War Root went so far today as to express the hope that the Repub lican General Assembly would throw par tisanship to the winds and re-elect Cock rell. WARE IS NOT YET OUT. Roosevelt Removes Doubt as to Legal ity of Commissioner's Acts. WASHINGTON. Nov. 18. A question has been raised as to the date, when the resignation of Pension Commissioner "Ware takes effect. The resignation was dated November 13 last and accepted by the President the next day. Neither in the resignation nor in the acceptance was there any mention of time when the res ignation should become operative. The Commissioner's note wa3 brief. He only said: "With best wishes I hereby tender this, my resignation." v Since the President's acceptance has been received the Cbmmlssloner has con tinued to discharge the duties of office until the present time, and Inquiry has developed the fact that it was his ex pectation to remain in office for some weeks yet. The question as to date has been brought unofficially to the attention of the Secretary of the Interior, but he has not as yet taken any steps in con nection with the matter. The claim is made that Mr. Ware's oc cupancy of the office tremlnated when the President acted upon it and that no act of the Commissioner since that date Is legal. When the matter was brought to Mr. Ware's attention today he replied that he had not known that the question had been raised. "My intention has been." he said, "to remain in office until about the 10th of December, but I am not anxious to con tinue even until then. My original wish was to get out Immediately after the election, and I have only extended the time to meet the wishes of the Presi dent." Secretary Hitchcock brought the con tention concerning the date of Commis sioner Ware's resignation to the atten tion of the President at the meeting of the Cabinet today, and was told by the President that he had made an indorse men on Mr. Ware's letter acceping the resignation to take effect on January 1. This, all agreed, has the effect of ex tending the Commissioner's term of of fice until the time specified In the in dorsement. Secretary Hitchcock today denied the report that the resignation of Conunls sloner Ware had resulted from a lack of harmony between himself and the Com missioner. "The report Is absolutely without foundation," he said. "True, we have not always agreed In judgment as to policies to be pursued, but the differences have not been greater than ordinarily arise between men concerning the same question. There is no friction whatever, and any statement to the contrary is false." WILL TURN SCHELL DOWN. Secretary of Interior Will Refuse to See Priest. WASHINGTON. Nov. ISi In conver sation with the President today. Sec retary Hitchcock referred briefly to the charges made by the Rev. Joseph Schell, of the Catholic Church, against Indian Commissioner Jones regarding a. recent investigation of the condition and treatment of the Winnebago In dians. Father Schell is a Nebraska priest, who has become involved In trouble in connection with the Winne bago Indians, and has announced his purpose to come to Washington to lay the whole matter before the President. Secretary Hitchcock announced that if Father Schell should come here he will refuse to see him. He intimated that the President might decline to take up the subject also with him. Secre tary Hitchcock said he had announced his intention not to receive Father Schell to Archbishop Ryan, a member of the Board of Indian Missions, and that the archbishop had approved of his determination. Father Schell Arraigned at Omaha. PENDER, Neb., Nov. IS. Father Joseph Schell, the Catholic priest arrested In Omaha and brought to this city, was to day arraigned on a charge of forging the name of Mre. Mary Little Walker to a certificate of deposit for $2000, drawn on the Homer bank. He pleaded not guilty and the trial was set for next month. Father Schell left today for Washington, where he will 6eek to place before Presi dent Roosevelt the conditions which exist at the Winnebago Indian agency, which he alleges aie deplorable. He says the Indians are in a starting condition as a result of their persecution by unscrupu lous white merchants. COST OF CARRYING MAILS. United States Paid $67;931,430 for the Past Fiscal Year. WASHINGTON. Nov. IS. The annual repc-rt of W. S. Shallenberger. Second Assistant Postmaster-General, shows that the annual rate of expenditure for all in land mall transportation service during the last fiscal year was 567.931,430. To this is added 52.156,053 for foreign malls. The largest item In the postal's trans portation figures are the star routes, which number 18.743. aggregating 233, 292 miles, and an annual rate of expen diture of 56,834.023; railroad routes, 3008 in number, wlpi 10C.907 mileage and an annual rate of expenditure of 539,177, 377: railway postoffice car routes, num bering 2S4, with an aggregate length pf 52,037 miles, and an annual rate of expenditure of J5.31S.23i; and railway mall service (officers and clerks) 11,44 in number, involving an expenditure of $12,095,437. The number of miles trav eled per annum by all classes of routes of mail transportation in this country, among wnich are the star route's, rail road routes, special office routes, mall messenger routes, etc, aggregates 505,- 585,526. In Hawaii, the mail and messen ger service at the various ports is now so arranged as to connect mail steamers at any time whether the steamers are running on regular schedule or at Ir regular intervals. , To indicate the large Increase in the volume of mails carried by the railroads It is pointed out that the expenditures for. railroad transportation and railway posfofflce cars during the four years 1902-05, was $42,438,146. an increase of over 17 per cent over the previous four years period, while the revenue of the postal service was $139,781,794, an in crease of over 40 per cent over the pre vious four-year period. The report says It Is evidently the de sire of the American people to send' par cels of small average weight abroad, and that our rates of postage favor this practice. TALK OF TARIFF REVISION. Roosevelt Confers With Piatt, of Coiv necticut, and Babcock. WASHINGTON. Nov. IS. The PresI dent today conferred with Senator Piatt, of Connecticut, and Congressman Bab cock regarding tariff revision. There is not the slightest doubt In the President's mind that 1905 is the proper time for the consideration of the subject both from business and political standpoint. It is no breach of confidence to announce that several prominent Republican stand-pat' tetra who have seen the President have come from their conference viewing rather favorably the Idea of tariff revls-' ion in 190a. There can no longer exist a doubt In the minds of those who are closest to the President that Mr. Roosevelt Is gradually but surely leading his party toward tariff revision. The President will consult every leader of both Houses before he acts, as he did In dealing with Cuban reciprocity. Speaker Cannon s opinion will have great weight. He will have a majority of over 100 in the now Congress. But no one doubts but that he will be able to control the body absolutely. DETROIT AT SANTO DOMINGO Carries American Who Is Supervising Collection of Duties. SANTO DOMINGO. Nov. IS. The United States cruiser Detroit arrived here today from Monte Cristl, bring ing the American financial agent, John T. Abbott, who Is supervising the col lection of customs 'duties there, In ac cordance with the agreement resulting from the glaims of the Santo Domingo improvement company, or New lorx. against the Government of Santo Do mingo. The Detroit reports that the German cruiser Panther is at Monte Cristi. The German Minister is expected to arrive here shortly on board the Ger man cruiser Bremen. Quiet prevails here. Government Calls in Money. WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. Secretary Shaw has announced a call upon National banks holding Government deposits to the amount of 25 per cent of their holdings, 10 por cent to be paid on or before January 15 next, and 15 per cent on or before March 15. This, the Secretary estimates, will bring Into the treasury about 523, 000.000. This willmake a working balance of approximately 550,000,000. The call Includes all banks except a few active depositories where the amount of the deposit is rela tively small as compared with the amount of business handled for the GovernmenL Rural Routes for Oregon City. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Nov. 18. Rural free-delivery routes Nos. 4 and 5 were today ordered established December 15 at Oregon City, Clackamas County, Or., serving 796 peo ple and 183 houses. Francis H. Herb was today appointed regular, John H. Herb, substitute rural carrier on route 2 at Greenville, Or. . Bear Is Ordered to Honolulu. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 18. Tbe United States revenue cutter Bear has been or dered to Honolulu to remain there until the time comes next year for her trip to the Arctic whither she will go direct from the Island port. Captain Hamlet, now on the Thetis, will bo detached and placed in command of the Bear. Examiner for Bureau of Corporations. WASHINGTON, Nor. IS. Luther Co nant, Jr.. of New York, has been ap pointed a special examiner In the bu reau of corporations Department of Com merce and Labor. Mr. Conant nas been for some years financial editor of the Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin of New York. Attorney-General of Arizona Resigns. PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. lS.-Judge EL W. Wells, of Prescott, has resigned the of fice of Attorney-General of Arizona, on account of pressing private business. Judge J. H. KIbbey, of Phoenix, has been appointed by Governor Brodle to succeed him. Taft Passes Through Atlanta. ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 18. Secretary Taft, of the War Department, and his party passed through Atlanta: today. They will reach New Orleans tomorrow and sail for Pensacola. where the party will take a boat for Panama. To Raise Rank of American Legation PARIS, Nov. 18. A dispatch to the Temps from Constantinople says negotia tions have been resumed for raising the American Legation to the rank of an Em bassy. , SHOOTS WOMAN A1TD HIMSELF Detroit Man Found Dead With Wife of Another. DETROIT, Mich., Nov. IS. At Wyan dotte, near here, today, policemen discov ered a horse and buggy standing on the street, with H. J. Hlllebrand and Mrs. W. J. Miller, of Detroit, lying dead In the buggy. Both were shot through the head, and It evidently was a case of murder and suicide. Whether Hlllebrand or the -.woman fired the shots Is unknown. A letter found In Hlllebrand's pocket and written by the woman recently, told of an inti macy between the two. and warned Hllle brand that he must be careful of her hus band, who, she said, had threatened to shoot him. The woman's husband says he believes her refusal to elope with Hllle brand caused the latter to shoot her and commit suicide. Death Reveals His Double Life. PEORIA, 111.. Nov. IS. Death has re vealed an extraordinary case of double life led by Dr. T. C Conklln. a prom inent physician of Farmlngton, who died November 8; The wife with whom he was living at the lme of his death went to Lewiston to have herself appointed ad ministratrix of his estate and found that the records showed that many years ago her husband had been married to a Miss Steele and the first wife, together with four children was still alive. , Children of the first wife will make a fight for the estate, which -amounts to about 510,000. Dr. Conklln had two chil dren by his second wife. TO CUKK COU IX ONE. DAT. Take laxative Brreno Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If It falls to core. S. W. Gter sloaWra ia OA Mcb kmc. 5 STEAMER 18 BURNED Takes Fire on -Way From New York to London. WATCHMAN ALONE PERISHES Twenty-Orie Other Persons on the Craft Rescued Almost Immedl ' ately After They Abandon Boat Explosion Occurs. NEW YORK, Nov. IS. Twenty-one per. sons were rescued from the big freight steamer Mohawk, of the Central ver mont Railroad's fleet, which burned to the water's edge off Horton's Point, in Long Island Sound, early today. The watch man, a Swede namedLarsen, Is believed to have been burned; to death.' All the others on board, among whom were two women, were taken off the burning vessel by the freight boat Boston, of the Fall River Line, shortly after 1 o'clock this morning, and almost immediately after ward there was a heavy explosion on the abandoned freighter which helped greatly to complete the destruction made by the flames. The charred hull of the Mohawk now lies on the Inlet Bar, west of Peconlc, and the vessel and cargo are a total loss. The Mohawk was loaded with general mer chandise, which Included nearly a thou sand barrels of sugar and considerable other freight. The value of the cargo has not yet been ascertained. The Mohawk left New York last even' Ing with a full cargo of general mer chandise. She had 22 persons on board, Including two women, wives of the of ficers. As the steamer passed Horton's Point the llghthousekeeper saw flames breaking from the boat and a few mm utes later she was wrapped In flames. Assistance was near at hand In the shape of the Fall River line steamer Boston, who had closely followed the Mohawk down the Sound, and those on board the burning steamer, with the one exception 'noted, were taken off. The flames had passed beyond con trol, however, and she was abandoned to her fate. A few minutes after the Boston bad re sumed her Interrupted voyage there came the sound of a heavy explosion and a mass of blazing debris, accompanied by a burst of flames, shot up from the center of the abandoned freighter. When dawn came the steamer was ly Ing fast on the bar off Horton's point, and only a portion of her upper works showed above the surface. This grad ually disappeared as the fire ate its way into tbe hull of the boat. The lighthouse- keeper was unable to make out the name of the abandoned steamer, and it was not until the rescued crew had reached Fall River that the name of the unfortunate craft was made known. Loss on Steamer $250,000. NEW, LONDON, Conn., Nov. IS. Tho burned hulk of tho steamer Mohawk was towed into the harbor late tonight. The after part of the vessel was still smoul dering. It was said at tho office of the New London Steamboat Company that the loss on the vessel is 5250. and that the value VIKING COMES FROM HAKODATE Sails Over Mined Entrance to Japa nese Harbor in Safety, ASTORIA. Or., Nov. IS. (Special.) The Norwegian steamship Viking arrived in this morning, 21 days from Hakodate, with 11,413 barrels, or 755 tons, of brim stone for Portland. The only feature of the trip across the Pacific was that on last Sunday afternoon when the vessel wa3 about 250 miles off Cape Flattery, her barometer dropped to the extremely low point of 26:90. There was a dead calm at the time, but a severe gale followed within a few hours. Captain Danlelsen states that when he went to Hakodate he sailed into the usual anchorage grounds without taking a pilot. Soon afterward he was boarded by Jap anese officials, who censured him for com ing In without a government pilot, as they asserted the harbor was mined. Ho thinks that is all a bluff, and there are no mines, as several vessels have sailed In the same way recently and none of them was Injured. Captain Danlelsen brought no war news of Interest excepting troops are constantly being sent to the front, and while he was at Hakodate 30,000 Japanese soldiers were embarked on transports. SURE Y0TJ2TG SHOT HIMSELF. G'erman Writes Attorney for Actress Nan Patterson. NEW YORK, Nov. IS. In the Nan Pat terson trial, eight Jurors had been secured when the court adjourned this evening. Incidents in the courtroom tend to keep up Interest In the case. The receipt of a letter telling of an Important new wit ness, and the finding during the examina tion of talesmen of another person, be lieved to be an eye-witness, were the prin cipal Incidents. The letter which Mr. Levy received was written in German and signed "L. Black." The writer professes to have wit nessed the struggle In the cab and says that he saw Young turn the revolver against his own breast and fire. "I saw with my own eyes on the morn ing of June 4 a man in the cab with a pis tol in his hand. A woman was seated alongside him," says the writer. "I saw the man raise the pistol which was In his hands; I heard the shot, and ran as fast as I could. I kept quiet until now because I thought you had otheV witnesses, but for the sake of the truth I must write you this. I am willing, should occasion de mand, and If you think It worth while, to appear before Mr. Jerome and yourself and say that I saw the man hold the pis tol In his hand. I am ready to take an oath on this, for the sake of Justice." Howard A. Rlsley. a clerk, was accent ed as a Juror, taking his place in the box as No. S. Burn Body to Hide Crime. WILLIAMSBURG. Ky., Nov. IS. George Curd and Emma Durham have been killed and Thomas Curd fatally wounded near Cumberland Falls. Curd brothers owned a large tract of land and had had trou ble with squatters. As they were pass Ing the cabin- where the Durham woman lived they were, fired upon. Thomas crawled two miles to his home, anc George was dead when found. The Dur ham woman probably was killed and burned to cover the identity of the mur derers. Bankers Charged With Embezzlement TOLEDO. O.. Nov. IS. Dr CalvJn Hath away, formerly . president, and O. M. Burns, formerly cashier of the First Na tional Bank of Montpeller, O., were ar rested today on a Federal charge of em bezzlement of 514.000 of tho bank's money and making false entries on its books to cover tms shortage. Jewelry Valued at $20,000 Stolen. NEW YORK. Nov. IS. Dr. Samuel J. Holley. a pnyslclan of Lexington, Ky., and Mrs. Holley have reported to the police that one of their trunks has been robbed of Jewelry valued at nearly 520,000. Thief Believed to Be on Liner. NEW. TOSS; Nov. IS. Although tbe LADIES You can save the price of O I H A N K SfZTV TTXTf. by purchasing MISSES' DRESSES at our . CLEARANCE $6.95 $7.95 For $10 and $12 Sorts 9 For Garments costing double at the depart ment stores D C XT JU JL,n butler who is believed to have stolen 53000 worth of Jewels from Mrs. Lorraine Beatty, of Pittsburg and this city, has thus far eluded, the police, he is thought to have been located on the passenger list of a steamer bound for Europe, and instruc tions have been cabled for his arrest. The trace of some of the stolen Jewelry has been found through the arrest of a clothing cutter In whoso possession was found a diamond brooch. The man said he advanced 520 to the butler on the article. Ho was arrested and a modiste for whom he works was compelled to sus pend operations 'on the costumes for a large operatic production, -her 60 sewing girls being unable to proceed without the help of tho cutter. EAILK0ADS HOLD RATES LOW Livestock Shipments More Expensive to Handle Than General Traffic. CHICAGO. Nov. IS. Nearly all the tes timony In the case of the Texas Cattle raisers' Association against the South western railway companIfe, being heard before the Interstate Commerce Commis sion, has been taken. The attorneys for tho railway companies closed their case tonight, but the commission will convene tomorrow morning to hear a little addi tional testimony from the other side. The grounds on which the railroad com panies declare their side of the .contro versy to be just and reasonable were summed up by Judge Baxter, one of the railroad lawyers, as follows: "Livestock shipments are more ex pensive to handle than almost any other ' kind of traffic; livestock trains have to be given tho right of way over all other trains except passenger trains; the liabil ity to damages on account of livestock Injured or killed while In transit greatly reduces the gross earnings; the shipments of livestock delay traffic more than any other class of freight; special arrange ments and equipment must be provided for this traffic, entailing extraordinary expenses; all railroad cars must be re turned empty, thereby greatly Increasing the empty mileage of all freight cars; railroad companies provide free transpor tation to men accompanying shipments of livestock, thereby cutting into the re ceipts from the passenger departments; livestock cars cannot' be loaded in the capacity of cars carrying 'dead freight.1 " In the hearing of the case traffic man agers, superintendents and officers of seven railroad companies testified, and without exception the rates were de clared to be exceptionally low when all difficulties were considered. One of the witnesses did not think the rates were even compensators. SUBWAY BRANCH TO BE OPENED Extension of Underground System at New York About Ready. NEW YORK. Nov. IS. What Is known as the east branch of the Subway will bo opened early next Wednesday morning. Trains will begin running at one minute after midnight- The branch begins at One Hundred and Eighty-third street and Broadway, runs east under Central Park to Lenox avenue, thence north to the Harlem River, under which it passes to tne Bronx. For the present the terminus of the new lines will be at One Hundred and Forty-fifth street, where the tunnel under the river begins. By the opening of this section, express train service in the Subway will be dou bled, and during the rush hours the fast trains will be run only two minutes apart. No formalities will accompany the open ing of the new road. In about three weeks the Fulton-street station of the Lower Broadway extension will be ready fcr operation, but it will be two years before the tunnel under the East River at the Battery and the exten sion to Flat bush avenue. Brooklyn, is completed. BUSINESS GOOD ON RAILROADS Line Centering at New York Have Added 20,000 Men te Payrolls. NEW YORK. Nov. 18. A revival of bufilaeas oa tke rsilrsode cntetias this IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT SMARTLY DRESSED MEN WILL WEAR THIS SEASON ASK BEN SELLING ABOUT IT TI Rk PYs & and COATS PRICES . CCI I OjUIJUliVJ- CLOTHIER city has, according to statistics gathered by tho Herald, resulted within the last six weeks In the re-employment of more than 20,000 men who were dropped from the payrolls during a period of a few months ending with June 1 last. Of the Jlst, the Pennsylvania Company, which made the most sweeping reductions, is estimated to have taken back on its systems 11,000 men; the New York Central has restored 6000 more; the Reading Sys tem. In the neighborhood of 2000, and .the Independent lines, as many more. At every railroad office In New York ahd Philadelphia, the statement was "run ning on full time In every department," or "will be running on full time very soon,." In addition to this, railroads which were compelled to economize In the purchase Grand Prize AWARDED TO Walter Baker & Co.'s Chocolate 5Cocoa Tha Highest Award mvor tnmtim in this Country xoon Toa this HIGHEST AWARDS IN EUROPE and AMERICA 43 A new Illustrated recipe book sent free Walter Baker&Coltd. EitaUitludnSo SOXODESTXS.XASS. PARKER'S Hair Balsam Promotes the growth ot tbo fcafr and , gives It Uio lustra and silMaeas of youth. When tho hair la gray or .fafled It 1 BRINGS BACK THE YOUTHfUL COLOR. It prevents Dandruff and hair falllnsr , srfl keeps the scalp clean and healthy. CHtCKrsTca& snsubh HYR0YAL PILLS ritteatKTl7 SeamUe. far CJUOBSHR'S JQfGLlSH la US m4 MM wlilk law. mM vttfa Mm riMM. 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