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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.