VOL. XLY. NO. 13,779. PORTLAND, OREGON, MQ2JDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1905. " PRICE FIVE CENTS. i - 1 1 1 " "V I., i i - .. - i ,. . ., - 'i , . . , NATION AT BACK President Has Won Hearty Support. FOR RATE CONTROL Democratic Governors Vie'With Republicans. ACCORD IS PRONOUNCED Enlarged Powers for Interstate Commission a Necessity. PROPER CHECK ON RAILROADS Commercial Bodies of Many States Urge Representatives in Congress to Support Law Giving Gov ment More Authority. . CHICAGO. Feb. 5. (Special.) Judging by the result o a canvass made by the Kecord-Herald of state Governors, Iegls lators and other outspoken leaders of po litical thought. President Roosevelt has the almost unanimous support of the Na tion In his fight for enlargement of the powers of the interstate Commerce Com mission, and for further Governmental control and regulation of railway freight rates. East and "West, North and South, every Governor who was willing to be quoted on the subject declared himself in hearty accord with the suggestions of the Presi dent Democratic executives of the states were as cordial in their indorsements as Republican Governors. In several of the states, notably itansas, ' Minnesota, Mon tana and "Washington, the Legislatures, taking their cues from President Hoose velt, are preparing to invest their state railway commissions with additional pow ers or to create new commissions. Hostile Governors Will Not Speak Out Legislative leaders and Governors inter viewed agreed that the better control of rates In order to avert unjust discrimin ations is one of the greatest needs, if not the greatest, in the country today. Although several Governors are known to bo hostile to President Roosevelt's pol icy, none had the courage to speak his mind, and pleaded lack of time and op portunity to study the question. The Governors of Michigan, Colorado, Nebraska, Minnesota, Georgia, Indiana, "Washington, Kansas, Montana, South Dakota, Louisiana, Idaho, "Wyoming and Rhode Island were frank to say the Presi dent is on the right track, and in nearly every case they gave assurance that the public opinion of their respective states sustained the Administration heartily In Its policy. Texans Are for State Rights. Several members of the Texas Legisla ture, speaking for their fellows, approved the course of the President as It relates to control of Interstate rates, but bitterly opposed any Intention to encroach upon the authority of the states in establishing tariffs. In the Legislatures of Nebraska, Michi gan, West Virginia, Kansas, Missouri, California, "Wyoming, Minnesota, South Dakota, "Washington, Illinois, Montana and Idaho resolutions memorializing Con gressional delegations to work for an enlargement of the powers of the Inter state Commerce Commission along the lines suggested by the President have been adopted by one or both Houses. Many organizations of shippers, manu facturing associations, commercial bodies and other organizations have forwarded strong resolutions to Senators and Rep resentatives urging support of the pro posed law. Briefly, here are opinions of a few Governors, chosen at random, as representative of the United States: I On the Right Track. Governor F. M. "Warner. Michigan I bllleve the President is on the right track and that the country generally approves his course. Several Important Interests in Michigan have suffered by reason of discriminations which he is seeking to pre vent It certainly does not seem that any one should question the wisdom or the justice of such Governmental regulations. Governor Alva Adams, Colorador-If President Roosevelt continues as he has begun and actually brings the big corpo rations to a knowledge of the truth that the law is for them as well as for poor people, he will be one of the greatest Presidents this country has had. Presi dent Roosevelt knows what to do and how to do it. It remains to be seen if ho can resist the threats, cajolery and intimidation of the giant combines of capital. This Is not a partisan matter, and I believe the Democrats will be the first to acclaim the greatness of the Pres ident If he finishes the good work. Bold and Courageous Stand. Governor John H. Mickey, Nebraska The President has taken a bold and cour ageous stand, and I believe he will suc ceed as he deserves to. Governor J. A. Johnson, Minnesota I am strongly ln favor of Governmental control of railway freight rates. Governor S. "W. Pennypacker, Pennsyl vania, would not be quoted, but said It was a National problem with which he had no doubt the President was eminent ly fitted to deaL Governor Joseph M. Terrell, Georgia President Roosevelt's policy on Govern mental control of railroad rates meets my full approval and is fully in lino with the policy of the Georgia Democracy as expressed In Its platform two years ago. Lieutenant-Governor Miller, Indiana I Indorse the President's policy fully and unequivocally. The President Is on tho right track and his suggestions ought to bear fruit. Mead in Hearty Accord. Governor Albert E. Mead, "Washington I am heartily in accord with President Roosevelt's policy of Government control and regulation of freight rates. I am firmly convinced of tho necessity of giv ing public officials authority to Inquire into and remedy abuses in rate making. Governor Edward J. Hoch, Kansas I can put It no stronger than I did in my message to the Legislature, when I urged that body to adopt a resolution request ing tho Kansas delegation in Congress to support the President in this matter. Governor S. "W. T. Lanham, of Texas, would not be Interviewed. Four members of the Legislature, Representatives Peel er and Onion and Senator Hicks and Skinner, were alike of the mind that it was right for the Government to control interstate rates. Governor J. K. Toole, Montana I heart ily Indorse tho President's efforts along these lines. The National, and not the state governments, Is the proper author ity to deal with the rate question. No Man Is Eetter Qualified. Governor S. H. Elrod, South Dakota Tho railroad regulation question Is the most important one before the Congress this session. No man is better qualified to protect the rights of the people than is President Roosevelt. Governor Newton C. Blanchard, Louisi anaPresident Roosevelt's policy on Fed eral control and regulation of railway rates Is sustained by public opinion In Louisiana and my hope Is that the Demo cratic vote In the House and Senate will be cast to enact the same into law. Governor F. B. Gooding, Idaho I am In hearty accord with the recommendations of President Roosevelt's relative to Fed eral control of railway freight rates. Governor B. B. Brooks, "Wyoming I am In favor of President Roosevelt's policy. Our Legislature now has a joint memo rial "before It asking our delegation In Congress to use its influence in passing any legislation that will give the "Inter state Commerce Commission power to regulate rates. Governors Henry Roberts, of Connecti cut; A. J. Montague, of Virginia; John Culter, of Utah; James B. Frazier, of Tennessee: Myron T. Herrick, of Ohio; B. B. Glenn, of North Carolina; F. "W. HIgglns, of New York; Joseph W. Folk, of Missouri, and "W. L. Douglass, of Mas sachusetts, declined to be interviewed. RATE-MAKING POWER LACKING President of L. & N. in Opposition to Speaker Cannon' Statement. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb." S.-In a com munication to the Courier-Journal, 3111 ton H. Smith, president of the Louisville' & Nashville Railroad, characterizes as erroneous Speaker Cannon's reported statement that when the Interstate Com merce Commission was created every body supposed it had the power to make rates, and says the terror Is due to mis representations of the commission itself. Mr. Smith quotes extensively from the Congressional Record and shows that the Senators and Representatives, including the champions of the measure in both houses, repeatedly explained that it does not attempt to confer any rate-making power and he also quoted from early decisions of the commission to show that it did not at first assume to have that power. Instead of the alleged universal acquiescence in the existence of the rate making power of the commission, Presi dent Smith declares that in 1SS9 the courts intimated that the commission had no subh power; that in 1S90 one of the com mission's most important rate-making efforts was disregarded and no attempt was made to enforce it; that in 1891 the power was denied in court; that in 1S92, the commission itself reported that the railroads continued to deny the existence of the power; that in 1SS3, the Louisville & Nashville denied the power in the first rate-making order Issued against it, which, If gained, would radically reduce rates Irom Ohio River points to the southeast, and that this denial was up held In all the courts, including the su preme court, in 1S33." President Smith declares that it Is con clusively established that Congress never Intended to confer on. the commission the rate-making power; that the act did not in fact confer the power, and that the courts have uniformly so decided, and hence that Speaker Cannon's alleged statement is erroneous. FOREIGN MINERS SHUT OTJT. Japanese House of Representatives Passes a Retroactive Law. SPECIAL CABLE. . TOKIO, Feb. C After the most heated debate which has yet taken place In the Japanese House of Representatives, the amendment to the mining law prohibiting foreigners to work Japanese mines, was passed during Monday's session. The bill was fought bitterly by the foreign residents here having mining in terests in Japan, -and the government has been severely censured for advocating a measure which must needs antagonize certain influential interests whose good will, it is believed by many, to be Import ant and necessary at this time. The friends of the measure insisted, however, as mining in Japan was only in its in fancy and as the soil and mountains were rich in metal and mineral deposits, that the benefits to be derived therefrom in the future should be reserved by the gov ernment for native Japanese. As the 'law in retroactive, it will play havoc with several British, American and French syndicates having large interests in the country. RATH HELPS QUENCH FLAMES Birmingham Gets Off With Compara tively Small Fire Loss. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Fb. 5. Fire, which at one time threatened to destroy millions of dollars' worth oX property, was extinguished early today after It had caused losses to the amount of $20,000. divided among a score of more firms in the principal business section of the city. Requests for assistance were made of tho cities of Montgomery, Atlanta, Chatta nooga and Gadsden, but later these re quests were cancelled on account of the shifting of the wind and a heavy down pour of rain. The heaviest individual losses were Rob ert Garry & Co., wholesale notions, loss 30.000. and tha EarleBuIIdlnjr. 523.000 POLAND TO BUZ Ominous Quiet Broods Over City of Warsaw. REVOLUTION FILLS THE AIR Strikers Armed With Guns and Smuggled Dynamite. CRASH IS S00N EXPECTED Tales of Horror and Crime Brought In by Courier From Outlying Dis tricts Peasants Make Com mon Cause With Them. SPECIAL. CABLE. "WARSAW, Feb. 6. Revolution is ram pant throughout Russian Poland. This statement is made with positivencss, de spite the ominous quiet which hangs like a pall over this ancient city thla morn ing; despite the official statements made by Russian bureaucrats that the situa tion is vastly Improved and can no longer be called serious even in the face of the reassurance cabled to the United States from this and other Russian cities by newspaper correspondents who allege that the trouble is over. One hundred thousand strikers, armed with firearms and dynamite smuggled across the Aus trian frontier are ready to assemble at a momenta notice at any given point and offer their lives as a sacrifice to bet ter the condition of their fellows. A general strike has been declared throughout the governments of Kallesz, Radom and Kielce. Churches arc being burned by orthodox believers, who have lost faith owing to the maimer in which their priests have betrayed them by sid ing with the government. The governments of Radom, Kallesz and Kielce were declared In a state of siege Sunday. The proclamations set ting forth that fact came after 12 hours of turmoil, during which neither life nor property were safe. It Is difficult to ob tain accurate facts and figures from these outlying districts, owing to the strict maintenance of internal censorship and the general state of chaos which has made communication other than by post next to impossible. Most of the news is brought here by couriers, who, having only observed their happenings In their particular districts, are not able to give connected accounts of the general situation, but their com bined stories tell a tale of horror and crime and of conditions which Indicate that the bloody days of 1S63 and ISM will be repeated and that unless every demand Is granted to the strikers, or unless those controlling them decide that the day has not come to deal Russian rule in Poland a death blow, the world will witness an other of Poland's sinister tragedies. The statement can be made without fear of contradiction that the strike of the discontented workmen throughout Po land is practically general today, and that the figure of lOO.OOO Idle men represents a very conservative estimate. Whether the peasants have already made common cause with the works in the cities is still a much-mooted ques tion, and the authorities express confi dence that the agitation has not reached the agricultural districts. The strikers here, while reticent as. to their plans, in timate that before long Poland will be aflame and that all classes will make common cause against Russian oppres sion. CONGRESS OF FREE POLANDERS Radical Members Will Call for a Restoration of the Old Monarchy. SPECIAL CABLE. PRAGUE, Feb. 6. A congress of the 'leaders of the movement for "Free Po land" will be held In, this city In the near future, at which the advislbility of proclaiming the reunion of the three Po lands as an independent government will be discussed in all of its various phases. The main body of the delegates will represent Russian, Austrian and German Poland, but there will also be present many men who have shaped the policy of the revolutionary movement from Paris, Berne and Vienna. In addition, a large delegation from the "United States, headed by Philadelphia, Chicago and Pittsburg Poles, has promised to attend. The choice of Prague as the place of meeting of the Polish delegates. It Is understood, was made after a conference between Polish and Czech leaders. Ac cordingly, there is a suspicion that the small, but very determined party which has been clamoring for the separation of Bohemia from Austria may have reason of Its own for making common cause to a certain extent with the Po lish revolutionary committee. Old -Monarchy Is the Object. So far as can be learned at this time the congress will declare those who be lieve in its object must refrain from par ticipation in any anti-Russian movement that has not for Its sole object the liber ation of Poland. It Is also stated by well informed parties here that the sugges tion to proclaim a Polish republic will not be considered, but that ways and means are to be fourid to re-establish the ancient Polish monarchy and secure for it the recognition of both Germany and Austria. This failing," the old plan, so utterly unsuccessful when last tried, nearly a hundred years ago, is to bo readopted and Poland declared a republic Feeling certain of tho success of .their plan to re-establish the kingdom of Poland, tho leaders of the movement do not care to forecast the possible consequences, po litical or otherwise, which the procla mation of a republic would have in Its wake. There Is a well-deflncd disposition among intelligent Czechs 'to trust in the acquiescence of both Germany and Aus tria and with possibly even Russia, in the restoration of Polish throne. It is urged by them that Germany has grown tired of tho great burden caused by the indefatigable Polish agitation in her own provinces and that while she would never recognize free Prussian Poland as such Individually tho Emperor William may be willing to act In conjunction with Em peror Francis Joseph and relinquish the provinces which were added to their do mains by the Polish partition. Austria Expected to Let Alone. Strange as it may seem, the Czechs who favor the plan express no fear that the 'Austrian government may take steps to prevent, or if this cannot bo done, break up tho Polish congress. They say that the Austrian government Is will ing to listen to proposals and will not exercise police duty, over a body at least four-fifths of which owe no allegiance to Austria and can claim the protection of other governments. There are those.who claim to know that the leaders of the congress will receive notice in due time that the political free dom of Poland was absolutely out of all diplomatic reckoning and that a serious attempt to bring It about would, If nec essary, be met by armed force. These con servatives say that the congress will busy Itself with questions only which will In no way lead up to the liberation of Po land, but will have only the object to se cure for the Polish provinces the restora tion of Polish as the official language with all the concessions "thereby Implied and a larger measure representation In the German and Austrian legislative bodies than is at present the case. The congress, these doubters say, will also advocate the establishment of a Polish legislative body, the functions of which will be connected with the admin istration of the three old Polands, sub ject to liberal restrictions agreed upon by Russia, Germany and Austria. CRISIS REACHED AT LODZ. Employers Will Attempt to Open the Factories, Despite the Strikers. LODZ, Feb. 5. The situation here has reached a critical stage, and it will be decided tomorrow whether the conflict shall end or the strike be continued. The employers met on Saturday and decided to reopen all their factories on Monday.when men reporting for work will be re-engaged and the remainder discharged. A large number of workmen are disposed to re sume, but fear that the malcontents will employ coercion. The newly-appainted Governor-General, Archlmovitch, Is giving the closest atten tion to the situation. In tho course of an Interview with the Associated Press thl3 afternoon the Governor-General said that tomorrow would be the critical test. If the strikers once resume, he said, the strike will he broken. Beinjr asked wheth er he conaidere?v'dhe Strike a poliUcaL-i movement, the Governor-General an swered: "Yes and no. It is .a labor movement, but the strikers specific demands are suggested by political agitators, many of whom are foreigners." He expressed himself as being confident that order will be maintained, though the authorities are handicapped by the in sufficiency of police force. The Governor General said he was averse to using sol diers, who made bad policemen. The manufacturers highly commend the promptitude and tact which the Governor-General displayed In the maintenance of order, which is in marked contrast with the fatal hesitancy of the "Warsaw authorities. The striking men are demanding an eight-hour day, but are willing to accept a compromise. Ths masters declare that It Is Impossible In the face of existing competition to either increase wages or decrease the hours of work until it is made general throughout. The state of siege Is still maintained here, and the streets are being" patrolled by military. All travelers are carefully scrutinized. Thirty strike leaders, mostly foreigners, have been arrested. DISOWNED BY WORKMEN. Delegates Who Visited Czar Declared to Have Been Chosen by Employers. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 6 (2:35 A. M.) THe workmen, to the number of '-iOOO, In the carshops have drawn up a manifesto disclaiming the delegates who were put forward as representing them in the depu tation which visited Emperor Nicholas at Tsarskoe-Seio February 1. They Insist that these men were selected by the em ployers and were not representatives of the workmen. The employes of one or two other factor ies may follow suit; but the workmen In general are Inclined to stand by the depu tation. There were a few slight collis ions between Lessner's workmen and the police guarding the factory yesterday. Poland, however, continues to be the storm center of the disturbances. Though the strike has ceased in some establish ments, it has assumed a more important phase by its extension to the great coal mines and sugar factories; and three more governments have been placed under mar tial law. Police and Cossacks have had to break up a number of demonstrations and quell disorders; but as yet there has been no repetition of fighting on the scale of the first collisions. The strikes In Tlflls and other parts of the Caucus are frequent, and the pres ent one does not attract much attention, except as bearing on the general situation In Russia. Martial Law in Polish Town. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 5. The strike movement In Poland has spread to the governments of Warsaw, Kalisz, Lublin and Suvalkl. Martial law has been de clared in Kalisz, Radom and Seidlec DAY ALLOWED USE OF MAILS Shows Contents of Letters for a Month to Postmaster Minto. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 5. The Postofflce Depart ment has revoked Its order denying Harry O. Day, of Portland, use of the United States malls. October 22 last Day was debarred from use of the malls on a show ing made against him by Postal Inspec tors that his name and address was be ing used by the Preferred Mercantile Com pany, of Boston, which had previously been denied the use of the malls for operatlng'a fraudulent scheme. Day Immediately applied for revocation of the order, saying" -he had severed. his connection with the" company. He con sented to have his mail opened dally for a month in the presence of Postmaster Mlntb and - no objectionable matter ap peared. On this" showing, the restraint was lifted. GORGED WiTH ICE Navigation on Delaware at Standstill. JAM RUNS FAR OUT TO SEA Icebreaker Wrecked on a Sunken Barge. CREW SAVED AT GREAT PERIL Exhausted and Stiff From Cold and Exposure, the Men Make Their Way Ashore Over Frozen Hummocks of Ice Field. LEWES, Del., Feb. 5 Thirty men nar rowly escaped drowning in the Icy waters of the harbor of refuge at the Delaware breakwater, and after being rescued with the greatest difficulty by the crews of two tugs, they were forced to make their way to shore afoot over tho heavy ice floes with which the Delaware River and bay Is blocked. The men whose lives were Imperiled were Captain Jacobs and his crew of 29 men, of the Philadelphia Iceboat, No. 3, which made Its way from Philadelphia In an effort to make a channel for vessels icebound at the breakwater. The Iceboat collided with the sunken barge Santiago, the masts and buoys of which had been carried away by tho Ice jam. The Iceboat had become wedged in the mass of Ice between the harbor of refuge and the "old break," and was unable to proceed. "While drifting In this manner the Iceboat struck the barge and a large hole was stove In her hull. Captain Jacobs' signals of distress were answered by the tugs Teaser and Boxer. The tugs experienced, much danger In reaching the rapidly sinking boat. The Jam prevented the tugs from docking and tha crew of the iceboat, after being taken off, stiff from exposure, and nearly exhausted, managed to complete a peril ous journey afoot across the icefield to shore. Navigation Is almost at a standstill on the Delaware because of the ice which is jamming from the stream from Tren ton, N. J., to Breakwater and extends nearly ten miles out to sea. There is a large fleet of vessels of all kinds at the Breakwater unable to make any head way against the jam. Several ships are fast in the ice at the Horseshoe, a bend in the river at Gloucester, N. J., and It will be several days before the city ice boats can clear a passage for them. BUCKING THE ICE PACKS. Long Island Sound Steamers Combine to Force a Passage. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Ice floes com pletely filled New York harbor today, rendering the passage of vessels Into and out of the port slow and difficult. In the narrows the Ice-pack was so dense that even the powerful trans-Atlantic liners had trouble in forcing a passage. One of the serious results of the pres ence of vast floes In the lower bay during the past four days, has been the break ing and carrying away of great numbers of spar and can buoys In the various ship channels. Captains of coastwise steamers and Sandy Hook pilots have re ported a number of narrow escapes from grounding vessels by the displacement of buoys. Captain Shepard, of the lighthouse board', said that the displacement of buoys by Ice during the week was un precedented in the history of the depart ment and that the conditions of naviga tion Into and out of the port are the most dangerous that have ever existed. All steamers of the Sound fleet arrived safely today, although several hours late. Their captains reported that heavy Ice was encountered throughout the Sound am! that navigation was barely possible. On several occasions the fleet of New York-bound steamers were compelled to unite and attack the ice In wedge forma tion. Owing to a change in the wind the north and east channels were compara tively clear of Ice during the day and the ferries were operated with little inter ruption. FIFTY VESSELS FAST .IN ICE Extreme Cold Prevents Shipping of Coal to Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5. An almost complete suspension of the coastwise trade of this port has followed the general freeze-up of the harbor. There are a number of vessels here, but none will charter until there is some probability of their being able to get out of tho Dela ware River. Very little coal Is being re ceived at this port In consequence of the extreme cold In the mining regions and great delay Is being experienced by steamships under charter for the West Indres in getting their cargoes. More than 50 vessels were held fast in the Ice in the lower bay today, and a number of ocean steamships which at tempted to force their way through the obstruction at "the Delaware capes were compelled to return to sea and anchor for the night. Off Billings Point, N. F., 15 coal barges are held fast In the Ice. They belong to tho Reading Railway Company, and are Inward bound from Boston. HEAVY SLEET IN THE SOUTH Telegraph and Telephone Poles and Wires Break Under Weight. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 5. Telephone and telegraphic service over a wide range of the South was almost completely crip pled by heavy sleet today. Railroad serv ice also suffered and in some, towns the lighting and street-car facilities were suspended. It may bo two or three days before normal conditions resume. The storm, which covered with a thick icy coat Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Indian Territory. Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia, had prevailed In termittently for three days and the wires broke under the accumulated ice. Service from Louisville to Memphis, Nashville. Chattanooga and Birmingham was but little Interrupted. South of these cities to the Gulf only two or three wires were working imperfectly tonight. The fall of snow and sleet, varying from one to threo Inches, extended as far north as Louisville. For several hours Atlapta and New Orleans were cut off from the rest of the country. Two hundred poles went down in Mississippi. In Chattanooga the streets were filled with broken wires. The lighting and street-car currents were turned oft to avoid danger to pedestrians and linemen. NEW ENGLAND PORTS CLOSED Floating Ice South of Cape Cod Pre . vents Moving of Vessels. BOSTON, Feb. 5. The New England coast south of Cape Cod was tonight in the grasp of one of the most extensive ice embargoes of recent "Winters. While in Boston harbor the only Inconvenience was caused by floating ice. south of tho cape conditions were far different, Nan tucket Sound being almost completely closed over, while Vlneycrd Sound was filled with ice. Naragansett Bay Is full of ice, and shipping there Is practically at a standstilL Throughout the day tho weather was cold, but the temperature rose gradually toward night, then it remained too low to warrant predictions of an immediate thaw. PRESIDENT BECK WITH. DEAD. Mrs. Chadwick's Case Has Been Ma terially Aided by Occurrence. OBERLIN, Feb. 5. C. K. Beckwith, pres ident of ,the defunct Citizens' National Bank of this city, died at 10:45 o'clock to night, after two days of unconsciousness, during which death was expected at any moment. Only the family surrounded the deathbed of the banker. Mr. Beckwith was about 65 years of age. December 14 last the Federal Grand Jury In Cleveland returned five Indictments against Beckwith upon the charge of vio lating the National banking laws In con nection with the loans made to Mrs. Cas sle L. Chadwick by the Citizens' National Bank of Oberlin. of which deceased was the president. From the day of his ar rest Mr. Beckwlth's health rapidly failed as a result of worry over his troubles. He frequently declared during his Illness that he wanted to die. For several days prior to his death he refused to take food in any form. Death resulted directly from heart trouble. The death of President Beckwith may materially weaken the cases of forgery and conspiracy to misapply bank funds now charged against Mrs. Chadwick. Filipinos Behind the Times. BOSTON, Mass., Feb. 5. (Special.) Paultney Blgelow, the famous correspond ent, Just returned from the Philippines, says the Filipinos are a thousand years behind the ago, and it is a mistake to treat them like white men. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TODAY'S-Contlnued fair; winds mostly north erly. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 43 dec; minimum. 3S. Precipitation, none. Notional President Roosevelt wins support for Govern mental control of railway freight rates. Pase 1. Democratic Governors, as well as Repub lican, commend his attitude. Page 1. Pure-food bill will follow statehood measure tn the Senate. Pago 12. Right of way to be given railroad-rate legis lation In the House. Page 12. Cold Weather In the East. Philadelphia Iceboat wrecked in attempt to open channel in the Delaware. Page 1. Ice floes Jam New York harbor, blocking navigation almost entirely. Page 1. Sleet-covercd wires and poles In the South break under heavy weight. Page 1. Russia. Russian Poland is ripe for revolution; strik ers are armed with guns and dynamite. Page 1. Congress of the leaders of the 'Tree Poland" movement is to be held in Prague, Aus tria. Pago 1. Six thousand reservists at Peterhof under arrest for mutiny. Page 1. Domestic. Betterment of home, farm and factory is the object of a proclamation Issued by the Patrons of Husbandry. Page 3. Pittsburg, Pa., woman assaulted and mur dered near her home. Page 4. 'Raffles' " New York Imitator confesses to New York police. Page 4. Bishop Hoban. of Scranton, Pa., declares that working boys should be allowed Sunday for play day. Page 9. President Beckwith dies of worry over in dictment In connection with Mrs. Chad wick's case. Page 4. Pan-American. President Diaz receives oSlceYs of French crulaer cordially. Page 0. Order is restored in Buenos Ayses after death and wounds to rioters. Page 0. Government troops sent to provinces to put down uprising. Page 4. War In Far East. Active skirmishes are reported along the Hun and Shakbe Rivers. ,Page 4. Confirmation of the report of General Kuro patkln's resignation Is lacking. Page 4. Pacific Coast. Rev. C. E. Bentley. once Prohibition candi date for President, dies in Los Angoles lodging-house under suspicious circum stances. Page 12. Gralnhouse & Geary's store at Marshland. Or., was' destroyed by Are. Page 12. Local-option rallies held In Salem churches. Pace 12. Summary of work accomplished by the Washington Legislature. Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. . Federal grand Jury convenes today for final work of present session, and many Indict ments are looked tor. Page 1. Declaration made before People's Forum that local option is contrary to personal liberty. Page 8. Mountain lion ha staken up an abode at head or Marquam Gulch, and small army is on Its trail. Page 8. Washington Exposition Commission Is grant ed request for new building site at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. Page 8. Legislature has lafge amount of heavy work on the slate for consideration this week. Pace 0. J. M. Church; well-known La Grande banker, succumbs to Injuries received In accident at Salem. Page 0. Joint committee appointed to investigate Boys' and Girls' Aid Society finds affairs of institution In good condition. Page 10. Antl-machtnVbraves of the Oregon Legisla ture ready to take up hatchet against the "organization." Page 14. Rev. .E- Nelson Allen asserts public con science is awakened In Portland, and that evil will no longer, bejtolerated. Pta 8, JURY DRAWS NET Ready for Final Week of Land-Frauds Session. INDICTMENTS ARE PENDING Two Said to Be in Order for J. N. Williamson. CONCERN SCATTERED DEALS Strong indications That Many Per sons and Officials Will Be Impli cated Before Close of Present Week. The last week of the present Federal grand jury is at hand. The iong series of Investigations which have been taking the time of the jury for the iast two months Is drawing to a close and will end on Saturday, If tho plans of the Govern ment attorneys carry. The coming week will be a busy one, for It will bring to light some of the en tanglements of those high in the confi dence of the state and the Nation and will show .still furtner the extent an4 scope of the land frauds which have been carried on in many cases to completion and In others practically to that stage during the past few years. During the week it was rumored that Representative J. N. "Williamson will come under the notice of the Federal grand Jury, not once, but twice. It is said that the next six days will see the junior Representative of the state indicted for his alleged connection with various land deals In the vicinity of his home at Prine ville and also 'or fraudulent transactions in the Blue Mountain reserve. Just what the complaints are is a mys tery which the Government officials alone would be able, at this time, to tell. They have nothing to say. But in spite of thi3 reticence, It is made known from various sources that the end of the week will see more persons implicated in the land frauds than- have as yet been hinted at or thought ot- Today may see other indictments re turned. In addition to the names of Mr. Williamson are mentioned those of vari ous of the former special agents of the -Government, and several of the ex-special agents who have been sent to this terri tory to look into the alleged Irregularities of the land department. Beyond a rumor that several of the special agents are under the eye of the grand jury, nothing definite can be learned. How ever, It can be stated with a reason able degree of certainty that former employes of the Interior Department In Oregon will he brought to book for Irregular work done by thelm during- their terms of office. It is further safe to pre dict that Saturday will see the adjourn ment of the Jury until the March term calls the men once more to the task of probing into the irregularities of the land transactions of Oregon. At the close of the present session of the grand jury Mr. Heney wil. leave for "Washington, D. C, for a week. It was his Intention to go to San Francisco to at tend to private business, but the lapse of time has been such that he will be unable to make the trip. At the end of the week spent in Wash ington, Mr. Heney will return to Portland and. will remain in this city until after the last of the land-fraud cases have been considered and decided upon by the' Fed eral Court. The concluding investigations b the grand jury will have to do with the now well-known township 11 south, range 7 est, the home of the Puter-Watson frauds, and the Blue Mountain reserve in Eastern Oregon. These sections, the one old and the other new, will yield the last of the forthcoming indictments. After these have been returned and the end of the week has come, the land-fraud ques tion will be given a rest until Mr. Heney's return, .when the jury will reconvene, and on April 10 the first of the trials will be brought before the court and the public RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT DIAZ Officers of French Cruiser Given a Cordial Greeting. MEXICO CITY, Feb. 5. Admiral Lape yere and a number of the officers of tha French armed cruiser Duplex -were re ceived by President and Mme. Diaz today. On the visit to the President the Adraina was accompanied by Camillo Blondel, the French Minister, and M. De la Faur, Sec retary of the Legation. The welcome. of the President was cordial. After Mexican Street-Car Concessions MEXICO CITY, Feb. 5. William'' Mc Kensle, of Toronto Canada, and associ ates have arranged for the purchase o the concession for electric car lines for Monterey. They are also negotiating with W. S. Slayden, of New York, to buy hl3 mule .system of cars and convert the two systems of cars Into one electric line. Mexican Hospital Formally Opened. MEXICO CITY, Feb. 5. President Diaz formally opened the new hospital today In the presence of a great and brilliant company, including many physicians. JAPANESE COLONY HT TEXAS Silk Worms to Be Raised by Families on Five-Acre Tracts. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Feb. 5.-In in terview today B. F. Yoakum, chairman of the board of the Frisco system and president of the St. Louis, Brownsville-& Mexico Rallrocd. gave out the following details concerning the recent visit' to Texa& of a number of commissioners from the Japanese government: 1 "As a result of the visit of these gentle men a great Japanese colony will' be planted in Southwestern Texas for the growing and manufacture of silk. A splen did tract of land has been, secured, and upon each five acres of this will be set tled a Japanese family. It was the opin ion or the commissioners that the Japan ese, with their methods of cultivation would reap a profit of at least" $200 per acre in silk cultivation. The first install ment of Japanese, numbering '500 or 600 persons, will leave Japan in the course of .two or. three months.,"