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THE MOBNING OEEGONIAN, PEIDAT, PEBRtFAHY 3, 1905. - ' t. BURNED TO DEATH Mrs, Johanna Kurden Loses Life in the Flames,' LITTLE HOME BURNS DOWN Lamp Explodes, Throwing Burning Oil Over Bed-Clothing, and Death Comes in a Most Horrible Manner as a Result. Mrs. Johanna Kurden, 50 years old and living alone in a jsmall house at 503 fnion avenue, was burned to death at 2:30 this morning by flames that totally destroyed her home. No one "was left to tell the tale of how the fatal fire started, but from evidence and circumstances as seen by firemen and policemen about the burning house, it originated from the explosion of a kero sene lamp. Being alone, and probably in sound slumber at the time, the aged woman was burned to death in the fire, whidh con sumed her small habitation within the space of but a few minutes. The flames enveloped the frail structure and laid It in ruins before firemen could reach the scene, and the only thing they could do when they arrived was to carry the dead body of the unfortunate woman from the ruins and care for it until Coroner Fin ley's men came and took charge. So far as known, the woman had no relatives here. It is known posltively she has no children living here. Her husband died in Portland ono year ago, and since she has lived a most lonely life. She was frequently ill, and neighbors vis ited her often to cheer her. "WHAT BTTSSIANS SHOT AT. Their Naval Officers Say It Was Tor-pedo-Boats. PARIS, Feb. 2. A continuance of the cross-examination of the Russian officers at today's sessions of the International Commission developed considerable feel ing and several sharp exchanges of re marks. Captain Clado particularly criti cised the hostile attitude of the British press. He said Vice-Admiral Rojestven sky had written a private letter condemn ing the British press, using one phrase which Captain Clado said he considered necessary to withhold. Baron Taube, the Russian judicial ad visor, remarked that it was doubtless some strong seafaring expression. Cap tain Clado replied: "I will not say the phrase was strong, but it was bitter." Captain Clado referred to an alleged misstatement that Russian torpedoboats remained upon the scene without render ing aid to the trawlers. He declared that no such torpedoboats remained. Hugh O'Belrne, first secretary of the British Embassy in Paris and agent of Great Britain, said he had heretofore re frained from asking a delicate question, namely, why none of the Russian ships remained to give assistance after know ing that peaceful fishingboats had been struck. Captain Clado answered that Admiral Rojestvensky had fully explained that he did not consider the injuries to the fish ingboats were serious, whereas the squad ron having just escaped from an attack by torpedoboats, it was desirable to with draw the squadron as soon as possible from the vicinity of such attacks. Admiral Beaumont (Great Britain) close ly questioned the witness as to who gave the order to fire. Captain Clado saying it was Admiral Rojestvensky. The lengthy examination did not appear to shake materially Captain Clado's state ment. Lieutenant Bills, of the Russian battleship Alexander III. also maintained his testimony on cross-examination. Admiral Fournier, president of the com mission, announced at the afternoon ses sion that the commission had decided that the statements made this morning relative to the British press neither as sisted in the ascertainment of truth nor contributed to the high purposes of the commission, and that therefore they would be stricken from the report. Counsel for Great Britain introduced Commander Keane, former chief of a tor pedo division and a leading torpedo ex pert of the British navy He asserted positively that mistakes were frequently made between torpedo-boats and other boats, mainly because searchlights con fused the ordinary calculation of dis tance, and cited the case of the British battleship Devastation, which was mis taken for a torpedo-boat during a night evolution, and also of a cruiser of 11,000 tons which was mistaken for a torpedo boat during tho Mediterranean maneu vers of 1S03. Interrogating the witness, Keane, Ad miral Fournier (French) asked whether it would be possible to mistake a battleship for a torpedo-boat when a boat of tho dimensions of a trawler was alongside. "Certainly not," replied the witness. Admiral Fourner considered the point interesting, stating that such was the position of Russians who had observed tho torpedo-boats with trawlers along side. If a battleship instead of a torpedo boat had been there, it could not have been mistaken for a torpedo-boat. Admiral Doubasoff (Russian), saying tho question was important, asked Lieuten ant Schramtchonko. torpedo officer of the battleship Borodino, relative to the im pression on board his ship when it was announced that torpedo-boats were pur suing tho Kamchatka. Tho witness replied that "our supposi tions regarding the possibility of a tor pedo attack were realized." Christiansen, mate of the Norwegian vessel Adela, swore that he saw a torpedo-boat in the North Sea on September 29. and that on the following day ho saw a similar vessel without lights sailing at great speed in the vicinity where trawl ers crossed. The witness was uncertain w hethor the second vessel was a torpedo boat. MAY BUY THE COAL MINES. Prussian Government Learns It Can Raise the Money. BERLIN, Fob. 2. The Prussian govern ment has Inquired of the group of finan cial Interests represented by the Dresdener Bank and the Bank of Business & Indus try If it would be difficult to raise loans sufficient to take over the coal mines both of tho Rhenlsh-Westphalian and SI lcslan regions, should the government de sire to consider such a project. This inquiry was submitted to a meeting of bankers last week as a basis for dis cussion. The sum of $250,000,000 was named as a rough estimate of the cost The bankers' Judgment was that any gov ernment requirement could easily be ob tained. The government, it was pointed out. had no difficulty in borrowing four times as much with which to nationalize tho railways. In that transaction the government borrowed at 4 per cent, after ward converting the transaction Into a 3 per cent loan, and it had besides the in terest and allotments of the sinking fund, which made a fine yearly profit amounting In the last fiscal year to $12,500,000. The Ministry of Commerce expressly limited its communication to the bankers to the mere question of the possibility of raising the amount of money needed. The government seemingly" has two ob jects in view first, to learn if the nation alization of the mines is really feasible, and, secondly, to show the mlnoowners what might happen if the coal strike Is not settled, namely, that the government has means in reserve whereby It could take the whole controversy out of the hands of both the owners and workers. Chancellor von Bulow and Hcrr Moeller, Minister of Commerce and Industry, an nounced in the Prussian Diet during the recent Hlbernla mine discussions, that the government had no intention of taking over all the coal mines, but since then the situation had changed, and the 'gov ernment seemingly is preparing for what is yet only a somewhat distant contingency. BUILD WARSHIPS AT HOME. Russian Plans tor New Navy May Feather Schwab's Nest. ST. PETERSBURG, Fob. 2. (Mldijlght.) The Admiralty, having definitely com mitted Itself to the policy of rebuilding and greatly Increasing the size of the navy, although the details are not yet completed. Is already being besieged by foreign firms anxious to secure contracts. These firms are - having little success, however, as only a single French firm has thus far obtained a contract for a large ship. Several other contracts may be awarded, but the Admiralty has decided. Instead of placing contracts abroad, to attract for eign capital to Russia for the erection of new yards with the general purpose of encouraging and creating a vast ship building industry at home, which even tually will render the country completely Independent of foreign builders. In this matter the Admiralty is dis playing a friendly disposition toward the United States, and there Is reason to believe that the Admiralty already has received an offer from American capital ists who are willing to embark in the enterprise on the condition of obtaining sufficiently large contracts. Charles M. Schwab's approaching visit Is believed to be directly connected with this proposi tion. SEPARATE CHURCH AND STATE Ex-Premier Combes Urges His Policy on His Successor. PARIS, Feb. 2. Senator and ex-Premier Combes, In accepting today the presidency of the Republican groups in the Senate, eaid the Cabinet change must not permit delay or abandonment of the task of sep arating church and state. The opposition against which he had long struggled was now flattering Itself that it had indefi nitely postponed the project Therefore it was necessary to ask the new Cabinet without further delay to make a precise declaration removing all equivocation and doubt upon this essential question. Only upon condition that such a. definite dec laration is made would the groups of which he was president give adherence to the new Ministry. The new Ministry held an informal meeting today to go over the question of the separation of church and state, and agreed on tho general form of a new measure which will be presented to the Chamber of Deputies next week. Prince Eltel Will Recover. POTSDAM, Feb. 2. A bulletin Issued this morning states that the general con dition of Prince Eitel Friedrich is good. The Highest temperature since yester day's bulletin was 99, and today's Is 9S.6. Earthquakes at Andijan. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 2. Two severe earthquake shocks were felt at 10:15 this morning at Andijan, Province of Ferg hana, Central Asia. TO KEF0EM SOCIAL LAWS. Committee of Ministers Must Act on Wltte's Suggestion. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 2. The report circulated by the London Dally Telegraph this morning that Emperor Nicholas has signed an ukase empowering M. Witte, the president of the committeo of Minis ters, to draw up a constitution, is incor rect. The report probably originated In the following circumstances: The committee of Ministers rejected a motion made by M. Witte that the com mittee should express an opinion regard ing tho events of January 22, and take steps to prevent a repetition of such Inci dents. The motion was rejected on the ground that such action was beyond the jurisdiction of the committee of Minis ters. M. Witte, whose motion was placed upon tho minutes, thereupon submitted to the Emperor a memorandum, which His Majesty approved, and the committee of Ministers held an extraordinary meeting January 31 to consider this memorandum. The question of an inquiry into the inci dents of January 22 was discussed, and the Finance Minister was empowered to draft a scheme for the reform of social legislation, particularly applying to the workmen's question. SUSPENSION BRIDGE COLLAPSES Russian Cavalry Thrown In River, and Ice Breaks Under It. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 2. The sus pension bridge spanning the Fontanka River collapsed today while a detach ment of dragoons were crossing. Thirty men and' horses wore precipitated into tho frozen river, together with a num ber of cabs, wagons, etc, the ice at that point being weak. The greatest excite ment prevailed, but speedily help was forthcoming, and the victims wero res cued, with tho exception of ono dragoon. The chains on both banks broke and the bridge fell bodily with the whole traffic thereon at the time. The terri fied cavalry horses jumped over the rail ings of the bridge onto tho ice, which gave way. The river Is narrow at this point, and the men mauaged to scramble ashore with tho assistance of witnesses of the accident: The collapse of the bridge, whloh was known as the Egyptian bridge, was purely accidental, and was due to the chains snapping on account of the extreme frost and the regular tread of the cavalry. WOUNDED FROZEN TO DEATH Ghastly Find of Russians Where Jap anese Were Beaten. TSINKHETCHBN. Manchuria. Monday, Jan. 30 (Deleyed in .transmission.) The Japanese offensive in the neighborhood of Dziantchan, 14 miles southeast of Tsink hetchen. has everywhere been beaten off. Tho Japanese loft their killed and carried off a couple of hundred wounded. Tho Russians subsequently found a large num ber of frozen corpses of Japanese wound ed who had tried to crawl off- from Chenhatin Pass. The appearance of these corpses was frightful. The oodles Were scantily clad. Over 100 Japanese corpses were found on the field. STRUGGLE FOR SANDIAPU. Japanese Attempt to Drive Off Rus sians Is Unsuccessful. MUKDEN, Wednesday, Feb. J. (De layed in transmission.) After the Russian bombardment of Sandiapu yesterday, the Japanese tried to drive them off, but failed. The indications are that the Jap anese will abandon Sandiapu. The usual artillery duel Is proceeding at tho center. Ten Japanese battalions which attacked the Russian left were repulsed with heavy loss. The latest returns of tho Russian losses during the recent fighting show that 13,000 men were killed or wounded. General Kondratsvltch being among the latter. TO PREVENT TIIE GRIP Laxative Brarao Quinine, world-wide Cold acd Griji remedy, remove tho cam. Call for full name and look for signature, E. W. Grove. 25a BOURBON LAUNDRY WORK PERFORMED BY BAKER ON THE FLOOR OF HOUSE. He Tells His Brother Democrats a Few Things About Parker, tho Race Issue and Mail Subsidies. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. While the Post office appropriation bill was under con sideration in the House today, a. mild sensation was created by Baker (Dem., N. Y.). who said that the voting of mail subsidies was the way to kill the. Demo cratic party. Baker denounced certain members of his party for having foisted Judge Parker on them as their candi date for President, saying that his can-, dldacy had been Initiated and manipulated by monopolists. A provision for special mall facilities on trunk lines was retained. Consideration of tho bill was unfinished when the House adjourned. Through objecUon by Esch (Rep.. Wis.), unanimous consent was refused Williams (Dem., Miss.), the minority leader, to withdraw the minority report on the bill to regulate freight rates, as well as to amend the bill presented by the minority In connection therewith, so as to declare private car lines and refrigerator car lines common carriers, subject to the provis ions of the Interstate commerce act. The paragraph in tho postofflce appro priation bill authorizing appropriations for special mall facilities on trunk lines from Washington to Atlanta, and New Orleans, and from Kansas City, Mo., to Newton, Kan., was taken up. A motion to strike out the fast-mall privileges was defeated, 77 to 115. Baker demanded tell ers. He could muster only 10 supporters, among them Williams, the minority leader. Finding that tellers had been re fused. Baker, shaking his fist at those Democrats who had not voted with him and raising his voice to the highest pitch, shouted: "That Ib the way to kill tho Democratic party." His utterance provoked laughter. Baker attacked the Democratlq party and Judge Parker, Its candidate last year. He said tho Republican party was show ing today the shrewdest politic: it ever showed. "It Is," he said, amid a storm of Re publican applause, "giving rope to the Southern Democrats, and they are hang ing themselves." He declared that tho only reason that tho Southern Democrats were members of the party was because of the negro question. Referring to Judge Parker, Ba ker spoke of him as having been foisted on the party by men like those who sup ported this subsidy. Baker said that Thomas F. Ryan went into the Southern States and told the Democrats that Bryan had prevented the Democratic party from winning for eight years, saying: "Come with us and we will deliver the goods." "Do you mean to denounce Judge Par ker as a monopolist?" asked Pou (Dem., N. C). "I say," responded Baker, "that Judge Parker's candidacy was initiated and manipulated by monopolists." When Baker concluded, the House voted down a motion to strike out the provis ion for special facilities from Kansas City to Newton, Kan. On a point of order, the provision of $15,000 to be paid to the Oceanic Steam ship Company for carrying mails to Ta hiti was stricken out. After a protracted debate, an amendment was agreed to al lowing $45,000 out of the appropriation for transporting foreign mails, for carrying the malls from San Francisco to Tahiti under contract. Payne fflep., N. Y.) challenged some figures given by Overstreet regarding the trade with Cuba, and thereby provoked a brief discussion on the subject of reci procity treaties. Replying to questions, Payne openly asserted that he did not know of any country that was ready to make a fair and equitable reciprocity treaty with the United States. Considera tion of the Postofflce bill was not com pleted. During the day bills were passed as follows: Amending the law so as to reduce the amount of bond required of agents acting for consignees on Imported goods. Providing for the construction of irri gation and reclamation works In certain lakes and rivers in Oregon and California. Granting certain lands within the Flat head Indian reservation, Montana, to cer tain Catholic societies for religious pur poses. Authorizing an American register for the steam lighter Pioneer at Honolulu. .SENATE TALKS ON SEEDS. Lodge Condemns Free Distribution, and Pettus Throws Wilson Bouquet. WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. The Senate spent much of today discussing the dis tribution of ordinary farm and garden seeds by the Agricultural Department, tho agricultural appropriation bill be ing under consideration. Mr. Long and those who stood with him contended that the seeds were of the common va rieties to bo bought of dealers every where, and urged that only rare varieties should be supplied free. Their opponents contended that much good was accomplished by the work of the department. Pettus. the venerable Ala bama Senator, stood with the latter class and appealed to his fellow youth ful "Senators" not to forget the days when they enjoyed the violets that grew in the fiowerbox on tho front porch. The bill was not completed. When the agricultural appropriation bill was taken up Halo criticised tho House provision imposing a penalty of ?o00 and Imprisonment for counterfeit ing weather forecasts or weather flags, saying that it is a drastic provision for a trivial act Proctor replied that the provision had been Inserted and retained because of complaints of bogus forecasts and false reports as to the crop conditions. Clay asserted that the terms of the provision appropriating 51,500,000 for the collection and dissemination of in formation concerning livestock permits the Secretary to carry on an export business, and expressed tho opinion that there is danger of abuse under an Unwise administration. Tho point was temporarily passed. Lodge criticised the appropriation of 5240,000 for seeds, saying that tho seeds distributed were cheap and common. "Wc are appropriating public money." said Lodge, "year after year, in order to make gifts to our constituents. We . 'fltai jSib piii important fhingm PBBB SB in human life.- 1BBB SB . p"ey JCiJLl LjtJJY jiBBBBB Sfi lefiSBri l vnvrcrifKjs jgBBBi SB Sbaoonrik mcst 0CBnte of JfSBBBS IB S MBU8BBtx An illustrated history of the JEftDDDO B 5g Q g ggyr.. . watch sent free. J7 Jf? Eg .EjUf 1 Jg g jg, may as well look the truth In the face." Perkins read from the report of the Secretary of Agriculture to show that an intelligent effort was being made to improve varieties. Pettus defended the seed distribution as one of the most profitable acts of the Government. He commended Sec retary Wilson In high terms, saying that he bad done more good than all of his predecessors In that .office. Ho dwelt on the Importance of having a farmer at tho head of tho Department. "Oh, I wouldn't put a lawyer thcro," he said, turning and looking at Bailey, "even though he came from Texas. Yes," he added, evidently responding to a private suggestion from Spooncr, who sat near him, "I think he would ad minister the office honestly, but I am sure he would do it poorly." Proctor announced his personal op position to the distribution of common seeds, but said he had found it Impos sible to get the cpmmittce to strike it out. Without concluding consideration of the bill, the Senate, after a brief execu tive session, adjourned at 5:1S P. M. A further conference was ordered on the fortifications appropriation bilL DRAWBACKS ON FOREIGN WHEAT Attorney-General Allows It bn Flour Partly Milled Therefrom. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. The Attorney General has rendered an opinion in which he holds that drawbacks may be allowed on exported flour made in part from im ported wheat. He also holds that evi dence of books of account may be used to establish tho right of a manufacturer to a drawback. Tho question was raised by Secretary Shaw as to whether drawback may legally be allowed on exported flour in part from Imported wheat. It has been before the Treasury Department for several month?, and has excited much interest, especially In -the milling sections of the country, where considerable quantities of Canadian hard wheat is annually imported for the purpose of mixing with domestic wheat, .thus, it Is said, materially improving the quality of the flour produced. The de cision Is In effect that drawbacks may be allowed on flour produced In part from Imported wheat, provided the customs of ficials can identify the foreign material and can ascertain to their satisfaction by tho books- of account or otherwise the quantity or measure of the foreign mate rial actually present in the completed article. The Attorney-General adds: "It Is to be presumed that, having In view tho dangers of mistake or substi tution of material, suitable regulations will be framed which will require cleat proof of the identity and quantity of the Imported material used, the amount of duty paid thereon, and the quantity or measure of the imported material actually present In the completed article offered for export" SOLD MINING STOCK ON ROUTES Toledo Letter-Carriers Dismissed or Suspended for Breaking Rules. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. Postmaster General Wynne today removed three letter-carriers In the Toledo, O.. postofflce, ordered a fourth man to show cause why he should not be removed, and suspended 30 other carriers, all of the Toledo office, for 30 days on the charge of selling mining stocks and of collecting the assessments thereon. It is charged that the men sold this mining stock while on duty as car riers, as well as when off duty, and fre quently while in uniform, "to the scandal of the public service." Postmaster-General Wynne today called for an explanation why the Postmaster at Toledo permitted such lax discipline In his office. COST WOULD BE DOUBLED. Taft Tells Why Army in Philippines Gets 'No American Meat. WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. If American meats were furnished to soldiers In the Philippine Islands, the cost would be dou bled, according to a letter sent to the Sen ate today by Secretary Taft. replying to a Senate resolution, calling for informa tion. The communication incloses a re port from the Commissary -General of the Army, giving the total cost of fresh meat bought for soldiers In the Philippines for the years 1903 and 1901 at 51,033,343. Most of the supply was purchased from Aus tralian dealers at an average cost of S conts a pound for beef and 6 cents for mutton. Secretary Taft calls attention to the fact that there wero no American bidders for any of the contracts. Two New Appointments. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations: Consul, George E- Anderson, Illinois, at Amoy, China. Brigadier-General on the retired list of the Army, Colonel David P. Heap, Corps of Engineers. , BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC HEWS. Professor H. Cole, of Chicago, has dis covered what Is believed to be the larg est spot on the sun. It covers one-tenth of the sun's surface, is egg-shaped and" can be seen through smoked glass. The new Excelsior Roller Mills at MarysvUle, Kan., were destroyed by Arc yesterday. Loss, 5150.000. Fire in the Cramp shipbuilding plant , at Chester, Pa., yesterday destroyed valuable blueprints, models and charts, including plans of the battleships Idaho and Mis sissippi, and the cruiser Tennessee, but work on these ships is not much delayed. The annual report of President Charles W. Eliot, of Harvard University, for the year 1903-04, shows a deficit of $10,000, and he predicts an annual deficit unless tuition fees arc raised or a largo endowment created. He says 52,500.000 Is needed for reasonable objects in view. The bursting of a large water tank on the roof of the Denver Dry Goods store, a large department house, caused dam age to stock estimated at over 550,000 last night. No Result From Missouri'Ballot. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., Feb. 2. The ballot for United States Senator taken today was without result. Cock rell, 80; Neldrlnghaus. 74; Kerens, 12; Pettljohn, 2; Flnkelberg, 2; Representa tive Klinschitt, 2. Necessary, 82. New Secretary for Scotland. LONDON, Feb. 2. Tho Marquis of Lin lithgow has been appointed Secretary for Scotland in place of Andrew Graham Mur ray, who has been appointed to a Judge ehl p. ; SHEDS MORE, LIGHT Episcopal Bishop Tells About Indian Schools. CATHOLICS GET MOST. MONEY Allotment of Rations to Episcopal Schools Refused by Government, but Trust Funds Diverted in. Response to Petitions. NEW YORK. Feb. 2. The Evening Post today prints a statement from the Right Rev. William H. Hare. Protestant Eolsco pal missionary bishop of South Dakota, In which he charges that the law prohib iting Government aid to sectarian Indian schools has been evaded, and 'that money has been paid out to the Catholic mission schools. Bishop Hare's statement Is dated Sioux Falls. S. D., January 5. He de scribes the pecuniary embarrassment and anxiety on the part of the schools follow ing the abolishment of the contract sys tem of Government aid and recites his efforts to secure some measure of re lief from Its rigid application. He says: It was urged that when rations and annuities had reached the Indian country and a carent who bad a child In a mission boarding-school consented that that child's fair share of the rations for his family should be turned over to the Bald mission school, compliance with his wish could not fairly be held to be an "appro priation" to a sectarian nchooh I ventured to nresent this view of the case to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. He re jected it. I then carried the case to the Sec retary of the Interior. He upheld the decision of tho Commissioner. I then took, the matter uj to the President, who referred the matter to the Attorney-General, Mr. Knox. The statement tz-i i quotes ATtorney General Knox's reply, upholding the po sition of the Indian Commissioner, and declaring that that official has no uuthoi lty to grant Bishop Hare's application. It then continues: Obliged to Sell Schools. This oolnlon was sent roe by the President as his answer to my appeal. This, of course, finally settled the case. What 1U effect upon the school work of other missionary societies was I can only lmaclne. In regard to my own boardlns-school work. It made It necessary to sire up entirely two of the mission board Ins schools, namely. St. Paul', Yankton agen cy, and St. John's. Cheyenne River reserve, and aggregate upon the two remaining board Ins schools all the boarding school funds which I could command. I was ultimately driven to sell St. Paul's school for about half Ita value, and St. John's for about one-tenth of Its value. The only comfort lay In the fact that the highest executive officers of the Government seemed to have been driven to a seemingly pitiless act by a high and Imperative sense of duty, that publfc duty being l.ot to uso funds in the hands of the Government for denomina tional schools. I have gone Into some detail in making this statement In order that the fact may definitely appear that the Government officials (Hon. W. A. Jones, Commissioner; tho Honorable, C A. Hitchcock. Secretary of the Interior; the Hon orable Theodore Roosevelt, President of tho United States, under advice of the Attorney General, the Honorable C. P. Knox), read and avowed the opinion, after much discussion, and despite the great hardship that this con clusion brought upon missionary, effort that it was the settled policy of the Government not to use the money Intrusted to it in aid of any denominational school not a fraction of the rations in charge of an Indian agent could, at the request of tho head of the family, be set apart for tho use of that child if that child was in a denominational school. Opposite Policy Followed. Imagine my surprise, therefore, on discover ing, last September, that the same executive officers who' had declared this to be the policy of the Government, and had administered the policy with Inexorable suddenness and severity, had been making large contracts for the con duct of mission boarding-schools. On the spur of tho moment, it seemed to me that I might ease my pecuniary burdens by oocurlng -iuch a contract for my mission board ing echooUv and I wrote to the Honorable W. A. Jones. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, ask ing for information. He replied: "These contracts were entered Into pusuant to a petition filed In tho House by the Indians of the several reservations, the expense to be paid out of trust funds now to their credit in the Treasury of the United States."- In answer to a second letter, he wrote me: "I do not think It Is necessary to secure the consent, or even to have a reqeust made for tho tribe, for the purpose of entering into a contract for your boarding-school." One Denomination Got Bulk of Fund. My eyes began to be opened, not to say to stare. I recalled the whole history of the ac tion of the Government In regard to the Inter denominational schools as rehearsed above. I wrote to three or four Protestant missionary societies, and learned that their amazement was equal to mine. I next discovered that these contracts numbered In all nine, and that eight had been made with ono denomination. White Clover Butter is the best that can be produced. Packed in Cartons, its purity and delicious flavor are preserved. When you use some other brand you have goocf Butter some times. When you use only White Glover you have the best Butter at all times. . The difference is expressed in -two words: Certainty and Uncer tainty. . -Why not be certain and use only White Clover? One trial, and you -will use no other brand. Ask your dealer for "White Clover." Accept no other brand. T. S. Townsend Creamery Co., Portland, Or. Jobbers Exclusively in Butter, Cheese and Eggs Ayer's Hair Vigor is hair and the hair grows. That's all there is to it. And it is a splendid tonic to the hair, giving the hair follicles tone and strength. This is why it checks falling hair so As a dressing, it keeps and prevents splitting at Zfad9 by ths J. C. Ayor Alio acauracturers or g AYER'8 CHERRY PECTORAL For coughs. AYER'S PILLS For constipation. 1 AYER'S SAR3APAB1LLA For tbo blood. AYER'S AGUE CDRE-For maliria. andacM. I and that of the total amount of the contracts, viz., $102, 7SO. all but fr!320 was .for the benefit of one denomination. Petitions Got Up Quietly. I happen to have mislonaries in the Indian country who have been familiarly moving about among the people there for 15 to SO years, and who are thoroughly familiar with the ludlan language. I addressed Inquiries to these and others, and learned that the petitions for these contracts were gotten up quietly, that they were entirely unheard of by them and a large number of Indians for months afterwards, and that many of the Indians who signed them did not know what the petitions meant. I received copies of the petitions sent In from different tribes. I found the petitions to be all In practically the same language, and lan. guage which the natives would not use. They wero signed by women as well as men. About two-thirds of the signers merely attached their mark. The whole number of signers Is a very small fraction or the tribes concerned. In one case ISO signers In a tribe of 5000 Sioux. Bishop Hare then appends a list of con tracts made- by the United States Indian Office with various sectarian organiza tions for the education of Indian children for the fiscal year ending June CO nest. These are as follows: St. Joseph School. Roman Catholic... S IS.Sti) St. Louis School. Roman Catholic 11,375 St. John's School. Roman Catholic !s,123 Immaculate Conception School, Roman Catholic 7,020 Holy Rosary School. Roman Catholic. 21.600 St. Francis School, Roman Catholic. 27.000 St. Lubre's School. Roman Catholic... 0.4S0 St. Mary's School. Roman Catholic... COO F03S Boarding School, Lutheran 4.320 Total $102, "SO MAY PROSECUTE THE SANTA EE Rebate Case Referred to Attorney General for Action. WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. Tho Interstate Commerce Commission today forwarded to the Attorney-General a report on the In vestigation of the charges that tho Atchi son, Topeka &. Santa Fe Railroad has been granting rebates to the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, the report show ing that the law had been violated in these transactions, and referring the whole matter to the Department of Jus tice for action. The Commission's decision holding that the law has been violated Is accompanied by the voluminous tostlmony taken at the hearings. There is no mention of Secretary of the Navy Morton, who was vice-president of the road at the time the transactions oc curred, in the Commission's decision, and no connection whatever by the Commis sion between Mr. Morton and the rate transaction complained of. The report will be made public tomorrow. REBATES ARE MOST CONDEMNED Railroad. President's View of Public Opinion on Rate Question. CHICAGO. Feb. 2. B. L.. Winchell, pres ident of tho Chicago. Rook Island & Pa cific Railway, has given out the follow ing statement In regard to the proposed Government regulation of freight ratee: "Aside from public utterances of vari ous commercial organizations, I have not found that there 13 any deep-seated de sire of business men in general for the establishment of a rate-making power over the railroads. "In discussing the question of rate mm Great waves of heavy hair I Oceans of flowing iresses ! - Beauty, elegance, richness! a hair-food. It feeds the promptly. 1 the hair soft and smooth the ends. Co., Lowell. 2sa. 1 supervision with many Interested persons, I have not found one who did not ad mit, when pressed, that his real objec tion was to secret rebates. There is no relation between the two, but nearly every one confuses them and base3 his demand for rate supervision on his otH jection to secret rebates, which none of the proposed legislation can touch. "The most Important point of all Is that those who have any real desire for a rate-making power at Washington are actuated by a desire for the commercial betterment of one town as against that of another, and that desire can never ba satisfied. Geograpby can't be made over, and no legislative opwer in Washington can ever have any authority that will en able us to chango the map." Democratic Senate for Rate Law. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. Feb. 2. The Senate, which is Democratic by a large majority, today adopted the House joint resolution indorsing President Roosevelt's stand on railroad legislation. GETTING DOWN TO FACTS. Only 480 Shots Fired on Bloody Sun day, Say Officials. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 3, 2:10 A. M. Detailed reports riled at the headquarters of the St. Petersburg military district. wlire minute records are kept, show that in breaking up the demonstration of Jan uary Zi by the thousands of troops on guard only 4S0 shots were actually fired. Thess troops represented eight different units, from a squad of eight to a company of 120, and the total number of ball cart ridges expended was 1002. The authorities point out that this Indicated that there was no general volleying. The number of wounded In the hospitals today is 20S. MANY KILLED AT RIGA. Peace Only Restored After Deadly Fusillade by Troops. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 2. The latest reports received by Consul-General Watts, from the American Consuls In Russia, in dicate a cessation of the trouble in most of the industrial centers. The Consul at Riga reports that the rioting at that place was precipitated by students and rowdies, who fired on the police. The police and troops returned the fire, and 53 persons were killed and 150 wounded. At Reval the soldiers were obliged to defend a factory on Saturday against a mob. Threo rioters were killed and sev eral others were wounded. POLES HOOT THE CZAR. Austrian City of Lemberg Scene of Riotous Demonstration. L.EMBERG, Feb. 2. Thousands of work men engaged In a demonstration against the Emperor of Russia today, marching through the streets with banners In scribed "Hurrah For the Polish Revolu tion" and "Down With tho Czar." The procession stopped and howled In front of the Russian Consulate. The police finally succeeded in dispers ing the crowd and made many arrests.