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THE HOBNIXG- OKEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBKUABT 8, 1905. FORGED TO A VOTE Senator Mitchell Indorsed by the Oregon Legislature. MEMBERS MAKE PROTEST Resolution Is, by Clever Move, Coupled With One Calling for Adjourn ment "-Without Day, February 17. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 7. (Special.) The confidence of the Oregon legislature In United States Senator John H. Mitchell was expressed in a joint resolution adopt ed today providing for final adjournment on February 17. The resolution -was in troduced in the Senate by Senator Rand, of Baker County, and was adopted by both houses by unanimous vote of the Re publican members. One Democrat voted against the reso lution in each house. Senator Corbin, of Douglas, and Representative Caldwell, of Yamhill. All the Senators were present except Mays, who is not at the Capital, and all the Representatives except Bur gess, Calvert, Fawk, Hermann, Killings worth, Mears and Smith, of Josephine. In the House a number of Representa tives scurried out Into the lobby, when the resolution came up in that body. Hol comb moved a call of the House, and Ser-geant-at-Arms Isenberg was footed off to round up the estrays. Rand moved adoption of the resolution in the Senate, and the resolution went through without debate, except that sev eral members explained their votes when their names were called. In the House Capron of Multnomah moved for sup pression of the roles and for adoption of the resolution. Senator Coshow (Dem.) voted "no." Mil ler (Dem.) asked to bo excused, because he was not present when the resolution was read; Pierce and Smith (Dem.) vot ed "aye," after expressing regret at be ing compelled to vote on adjournment and indorsement of the Senator at the Bame time, and Avery, the remaining Democrat, voted "aye" without protest. Nottingham, the anti-machine Senator from Multnomah, hid behind his desk when his name was called, but came Into view again near the end of the roll-calL Reading Clerk Motter went back and called his name, whereupon the Senator voted "aye," amid the laughter of the Senators and lobby. "For political diplomacy wc must take off our hats to the Senator from Baker," said Senator Pierce, as his name was called, and he arose to explain his vote. "Yesterday I was angered when an at tempt was made to compel me to vote for a measure against my will, but now I am amused. This resolution provides for final adjournment February 17, at which time wc should adjourn, and it also expresses our confidence in the Integrity of Senator Mitchell, thereby telling the Federal grand Jury It did not know what It was doing when It indicted him. I do not see how I can vote against adjournment, so 1 must vote aye' on this resolution." Senator Smith expressed a similar view, but in fewer words. Senator Whealdon (Rep.) took occasion, when his name was called, to say that he has felt all the time that It would be an Injustice to Senator Mitchell to adjourn until a later date, and he favored the resolution. Further than this, there was no discussion of the resolution. "It was a forced put," said a leading Senator a short time after the resolution had been adopted. "Wc were forced to adopt the resolution and the machine is welcome to all the good It can get out of the move. It must be humiliating to the admirers of Mitchell to acknowledge that an Indorsement must be secured in that manner." "They didn't fool any one," remarked another Senator, who emiled grimly as he voted "aye." "It was a smooth piece of work, but the people will see through It and will take it for what it is worth. "Now the fact of the matter is that the Mitchell people were the ones who sug gested and agitated the matter of ad journment until November. The anti Mitchell people opposed the move. Now those people, after starting the project, come out and say the rumor of the move ment was without foundation. More than that, they mix an Indorsement In with a resolution for flnal adjournment because they knew we could not vote against It, and then called the roll on us. The people are not so easily fooled, and will take such an indorsement for what it is worth. "The Idea of this Senate, which did not hear the testimony, putting Its opinion up against that of the grand jury, which heard every word of the testimony!" That it was a smooth piece of work is conceded by all, for It went through ac cording to programme, with the excep tion that one Senator tried to escape by hiding, two others protested and a num ber disclosed by the look on their faces that they were being forced. The' resolu tion took the Senate by surprise, and without concerted action the opponents ofl the resolution could not attempt to refer It to a committee or otherwise stay its progress to adoption. The resolution is as follows: "Whereas. A rumor has been circulated to the effect that the Legislature of the State of Oregon Intended at the end of a 40 days session to adjourn to a day certain instead of adjourninp without day. and that such action was to be taken on account of want of confidence In the senior Senator from the State of Oregon. Hon. John H. Mitchell. "Whereas, Said rumor was wholly without any foundation therefor. Whoreas, The State of Oregon is under a lasting debt of gratitude to our senior Senator for long years of faithful, honest and efficient service. Whereas. During all of those years of pub lic service no charge has been made detri mental to the personal honor or Integrity of our senior Senator until his recent indict ment by a Federal grand Jury. Whereas. This Legislature, believing in the personal honor and integrity of our senior Senator and desiring to express to the world our belief In his innocence. Resolved, by the Senate, the House con curring. That this biennial session adjourn without day on the 17th day of February. JU0r. not later than 0 P. M. Uesolved. That we declare our continued faith in the honesty, honor and Integrity of our senior Senator, Hon. John H. Mitchell, and that wo at thlstlme extend to him a vote of thanks for, the 22 years of faith ful service by him rendered to our state and Nation, and hereby record our hope and be lief that his good name and the fair name of our state will be cleared from any charge of any nature whatsoever. LICENSES FOR POOLROOMS. Bill Affecting Portland Introduced In the House Other Bills. SALEM, Or., Feb. 7. (Special.) That the City Council of Portland may license poolrooms Is the object of the bill Intro duced in the House today by Mayger of Columbia. It reads as follows: "The Common Council or other body in any incorporated town or city in -this state authorized by the charter thereof to enact ordinances for its government shall have tbe exclusive power to license and regulate all racetracks and turf ex changes and other places where wager ing on the result of horse races is car ried on located within Its corporate lim its, provided that no license shall be crantcd for a term exceeding- one year nor any license fee exceeding $1200 for one year or a proportionate amount for' any lesser term." The bill comes from .poolroom men who have been closed out in Portland, al though licensed by the Council, an Inter pretation of the state law being that the Council had no right to grant such a license. Today in the lobby were seen M. G. Neasc. manager of the "Warwick Exchange, .and Jack Grant, of the Port land Club. The rate for first-class berth in trains is fixed, at $1.50 In the House bill of Grif fin of Lane. Tourist berths are to be 75 cents. The charges for seats in first class sleepers Is not' to exceed & cent per mile nor be less than 25 cents for any distance. Fines are provided for any company charging over these rates. A bill of Smith of Josephine introduced today provides that only the following increases over the rates of another state can be charged on freight within this state: For haul less than 1000 and over 500 miles, 0 per cent increase; less than 500 and more than 250 miles, 100 per cent in crease: less than 250 miles. 150 per cent increase. No Increase over rates in effect January 1 Is to be allowed. A scalp bounty of $2.50 for. wildcats and lynx is provided in the bill of Huntley of Clackamas Introduced today. Five dol lars Is to bo the bounty on mountain lions, panthers, cougars, gray and timber wolves. The County Court shall pay one third and the general fund of the state two-thirds of the scalp bounty. "Convict made" Ib to be the stamp upon all goods made by convict labor according to the House bill of Smith, of Josephine today. Trout in Rogue River can only be caught with hook and line at all times of the year according to Jackson's House bill introduced today. A fine not to exceed $100 or impris onment not to exceed 30 days Is the punishment provided In Graham's House bill for anyone taking out a horse, carriage or automobile from a livery stable and absconding with same. From Stelner, of Lake, chairman of the House committee on medicine, came a bill today providing that any one practicing medicine or surgery or appending "M. D." to his name, with out having obtained a. license, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and liable to fine and imprisonment. New salary bills were Introduced In the House this afternoon as follows; Douglas County County Clerk, $2000, with $150J for two deputies; Sheriff, $2200, with two deputies at $1000 and $720. Sherman Counts County Judge $450; Commissioners, $5 a day during tho attendance at court with mile age; County Clerk, $1500. with one dep uty at $75 a month; Sheriff $1S00, with one deputy at $75 a month; Treasurer, $400 a year. Introduced by Kuney, of Clatsop County. Jackson County County Judge $1503; School Superintendent, $1200. In troduced by Jackson. Klamath County County Judge, $1200; Treasurer, $1000. Introduced by Shook. The Master Fish Warden, by Shook's House bill Introduced today, is in structed to remove from Rogue River above the Illinois all obstructions nat ural and artificial which retard salmon. Tho bill is said to have come from R. D. Hume, to bring C R. Ray. president of a company which owns a big dam in Rogue River, posting to the CapitoL Importation into the state or sale or adulterated illuminating oil is to constitute a misdemeanor with fine and Imprisonment according to Sonne mann's House bill. Teachers holding state Normal School certificates are given the preference in Sonnemann's House bill which In structs directors to make this prefer ence when engaging teachers. STATE TREASllttY DEPARTMENT Large Balance Remains in the Gen eral Fund of Oregon. SALEM, Or., Feb. 7. (Special.) The semiannual 'statement of the State Treas ury Department for the year ending De cember 31 was made public today. It shows that there is $3S5.000 In the general fund, as compared with $S5,000, at this time last year, the funds on hand being sufficient to carry the state until the taxes of 1905 begin to come In. There is in the irreducible common school fund $200,000, as compared with $500,000 last year, the decrease being due to heavy loans from the fund. The state ment of receipts, disbursements and bal ance on hand in the several funds, is as follows: RECEIPTS. General fund $ S39.S04.80 Common school fund, principal.... 205.671.67 Common school fund. Interest 127,002.62 Agricultural College fund, principal 14,214.62 Agricultural College fund. Interest. Ii.lXi2.37 University fund, principal 0.014.H2 University fund, Interest 3.226.33 A. R. Burbank trust fund, principal rt.4S5.00 Swamp land fund 5,371.15 Five per cerit U. S. land sales fund C4.-3tt2.24 Inheritance tax fund 2,458.09 State Agricultural College tax fund 5.1S2.50 Ore. Soldiers Home National fund 4.062.50 Hatchery fund. District No. 1.... 3.124.40 Hatchery fund. District No. 2 3,123.60 Pure food fund 560.S0 State Board of Examiners' fund.. 750.00 Oregon stove foundry fund..." 7B0.90 Penitentiary betterment fund 6,054.02 Total receipts $L096,2S3.C9 Balance on hand July 1, 1004 U71.3S1.73 Total $2,007,663.42 DISBURSEMENTS. General fund $ 623,874.09 Common school fund, principal.... 279.40302 Common school fund. Interest 24S.O01.S1 Agricultural College fund, principal 6.000.00 Agricultural College fund, interest. 4.332.14 University fund, principal 0,500.00 University fund, interest 5.710.00, A R. Burbank trust fund, principal 2,200.00V a. it. uuroanK trust iuna. interest. 83.60 Swamp land fund 0.S47.11 State Agricultural College tax fund 12.500.00 Ore. Soldiers' Home National fund 3,469.07 Bounty fund 48S.15 Hatchery 'fund. District No. 1.... 10.7S3.10 Hatchery fund. District No. 2 1,374.48 Pure Food fund 49.15 State Board of Examiners' fund.. 734.06 Oregon rtove foundry fund 4.70 Penitentiary betterment fund 3.2S4.82 Total disbursements $1,215,633.80 Total receipts $2,067,665.42 Total disbursements..... 1.215.853.SO Balance on hand Dec 31. 1904...$ S52.011.62 BALANCES. General fund $ 3S4.978.89 Common school fund, principal.... 201,862.63 Common school fund. Interest 84,239.43 Agricultural College fund, principal 22,719.29 Agricultural College fund. IntertU. 5.857.77 University fund, principal 10.401.73 University fund, interest 1.013.10 Thurston monument fund, principal 120.30 A. R. Burbank trust fund, principal . 3,426.22 A. R. Burbank trust fund. Interest. .40 Swamp land fund 4,S93.b3 Tide land fund 19.673.62 Five per cent U. S. land sales fund 64,562.24 Inheritance tax fund... S.1C4.59 State Agricultural College tax fund 0.16S.39 Ore. Soldiers' Home National fund 7.82S.SS Bounty fund 1,907.06 Hatcherj' fund 1.00 Hatchery fund. District No. 1 3.042.50 Hatchery fund. District No. 2 3,976.32 Pure food fund 545.6S State Board of Examiners' fund... 250.01 Oregon Move foundry fund.......... 4.913.95 Penitentiary betterment fund 11,021.53 Sewer fund : 202.44 Total $ 652,011.62 For Accommodation of Rural Voters. SALEM. Or., Feb. 7. (Special.) The plea of the rural residents for improve ment in the registration law was an swered yesterday when the House passed the bill of Representative Richie, of "Ma rion, which provides that voters in coun ties of less than 75,000. having once regis tered, need not do so mraln L within the time allowed for registration mey noiuy tne County Clerk that ther are In the same precinct CHIEF'S LIFE IS FORFEIT CHINESE TO KILL HEAD OF NEW WESTMINSTER POLICE. Members of Heathen Secret Society Given Mortal Offense by Arrest on New Year's Day. NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C, Feb. 7. (Special) Great anxiety Is being felt in the city for Chief cf Police Mcintosh, and a close watch Is being kept on sus-plclous-looklcg Chinese who are skulking around. The Chinese of this city have signed a petition circulated by Chinese secret society to the effect that If the Aldermen Board of the city will not heed their re quest and remove the new chief of po lice from office, they will take severe measures to do away with him alto gether. Tho trouble between the Chief of Police and the Chinese arose over an arrest of five Chinese for gambling on the first day of the Chinese New Year celebration. These five Chinese belong to a certain secret society, the belief of which is that If even one member of their society is arrested on the first day of the new ear, bad luck will attend the society all the rest of the year unless- the society can In some way revenge Itself on the police man who makes the arrest or is the principal mover In the raid. ' In this case Chief Mcintosh was the head of the police-raiding crew and to him Is ascribed the cause of the trouble. The Chinese secret society held a meet ing of their leading members yesterday afternoon and went through the heathen custom of swearing themselves to revenge the wrong by cutting off the head of a chicken, then cutting a slit half an inch long in left forearm and mixing the blood from each process; over which they chant a weird song, and no matter what hap pens the Chinaman who is chosen to do the deed will perform It. This meeting and the trouble with the police have put a serious aspect to, the raid business, but Chief Mcintosh says It will not deter him in his duty as he will raid every gambling table he finds In op eration. REGULATION OF FISHING. Two Measures Have Already Passed the Lower House. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 7. (Special.) Several Important bills relating to fisheries are in the Legislature, two of which have passed both houses one to appropriate $25,000 for salmon hatcheries, by Repre sentative McLeod, of Union; the other to increase licenses for fishing gear, can neries and cold-storage plants, by Rep resentative Burns, of Coos. The latter bill will bring In an estimated revenue of $30,000 a year. Last year's revenue was $13,500. Three other fishery bills of Importance are: To regulate open and closed seasons, by Representative Mayger. of Columbia; to appropriate $16,000 for two patrol-boats on the Columbia, by Senator Tuttle, of Clatsop, and to enact the old McGulre law wherein appointment of the Fish Warden Is vested in the Governor, by Representative Jayne and Senator "Wheal don, of Wasco. The bill relating to open and closed season applies generally to the whole state, and the most noteworthy modifica tions from existing law relate to the Columbia River, whereon the Spring closed season is to last from March 15 to April 15, Instead of from March 1, and the August open season Is to end August 25. with five days to "clean up," instead of August 15; and to Rogue River, whereon the open season on the upper waters In Josephine County is to be extended from July 1 to August 1. The last-named bill in in the hands of the House engrossing committee. That of Senator Tuttle for two patrbl boats Is In the Senate committee on fisheries, which will report it back after Mayger's shall have passed. both houses. The bills of Jayne and Whealdon to re enact the old McGulre law, repose In the fishery committees of tho two chambers, and from present appearances stand no chance of passage, inasmuch as that of Mayger is given preference by the fishery committees, and follow the agreemont of the joint committees of the Oregon and Washington Legislatures for concurrent legislation on the Columbia. The Jayne and Whealdon bills aim at the decapitation of Fish Warden Van Duson and at shortening the August open season from the 15th to the 10th. The bill which passed the House to de prive R. D. Hume of his salmon monopoly on Rogue River is likely to pass the Sen ate, and to become a law, notwithstanding Hume's frequently declared confidence to. the contrary. Burns' bill, now with the Governor, fixes licenses for fisheries at the rates agreed on by the Joint committees of the Oregon and Washington Legislatures. A bill to confer on riparian owners on the Columbia River rights against fish traps and seines has passed both houses. The bill does not interfere with gillnets. Senator Brownell has Introduced a simi lar bill to confer the same rights on all riparian owners, the effect of which would be to perpetuate Hume's control of Rogue River. The bill Is in the Senate fisheries .committee For protection of young sturgeon a bill of Senator Tuttle's has passed the Sen ate and Is now In the House fisheries com mittee. The bill requires that sturgeon of less than four feet In length which shall be caught In fishing gear shall be returned to the water. GOVERNOR MAY GIVE KNOCKOUT Opposing Forces In the Senate Are Saving Their Strength. SALEM. Or., Feb. 7. (Special.) The Port of Portland commission bill passed the Senate today and Ls now with the Governor, who is expected to veto It. AH the members of the Senate voted for the bill except Nottingham. A battle was expected In the upper chamber when the measure appeared and an organization has been effected by the opposition, with Nottingham at its head, to put the kibosh on the bill, but the In surgents drew In their forces because of the unnecessary trouble of lining up when the Governor was understood to be will ing to deliver a knockout blow himself. They have agreed to stand together to sustain his veto and will have no diffi culty In accomplishing the feat if the Governor shall enter into the game, for only ten votes are needed to sustain a veto. Nottingham Is allied with eight Re publicans, who are playing politics to gether and with whom the five Demo cratic Senators would co-operate to sup port the Governor. Jefrerson or Nesmlth County has come to life again and worried the House Com mittee on counties tonight. Representa tive Burgess has redrawn the boundaries of the proposed county so as to leave in Crook County five of the townships over which there has been, war and to take in one from Sherman. The new bill will lower the salaries of county officers. The House railroads committee tomor row will lend audience to W. D. Fenton, of the Southern Pacific, who will endeavor to persuade its members that Josephine Smith's bills to create a railroad commis sion and to prevent the Southern Pacific from engaging In mining and retaining mineral reservations in deeds are bad medicine. Smith is trying to persuade the committee to report his commission bill witfiffut recommendation. The com mission Is to be appointed by the Gov ernor and ls to regulate railroad rates. Stoves Seized for Taxes. WALLA- WALLA. Wash.. Feb. 7. (Special.) County Assessor Berryman has seized several hundred dollars' worth of stoves belonging to an East ern concern, because of an attempt to avoid taxation. The stoves were brought here a few days ago and Ber ryman became impatient at the effort of the representatives of the company to avoid paying a tax and seized the whole stock. The representatives claim that the stoves were part of a big shipment to Pendleton, Or., which had already paid 1904 taxes in Umatilla, County, and will bring- sul for recov ery of tho stoves. NORTH COAST LIMITED WRECKED Two Women Given Medical Treat ment Seven Men Scratched. SPOKANE. Wash.. Feb. 7. The North Coast Limited on the Northern Pacific was wrecked at Drummond, Mont., this morning and several passengers were hurt. Two women were Injured so that they had to be removed for medical treatment and seven men wero scratch ed and bruised. The cause of the acci dent is not known. The track was torn up for several hundred feet and traffic was tied up for 12 hours. The mall-car. baggage-car, smoker and one coach were thrown at right angles with the track and upon their sides. The other cars except the observation car were derailed. The Injured: J. T. Walker, a lumberman, of Port land, Or., back Injured and scalp wounded. Mrs. Peter Larsen, bound for Spokane, said to be Internally Injured, proceeded. M. J. Conway, of St. Paul, head In jured. Walker Is In the hospital at Missoula, but Is not considered seriously Injured. Conway continued his Journey to tho coast. INVITATION TO HIGH SCHOOLS Oregon Representatvies at the Presi dential Inauguration. SALEM, Or., Feb. 7. (Special. Gov ernor Chamberlain today received a letter from the committee on Presiden tial Inauguration arrangements, ask ing him to appoint one or more dele gates from the high schools of Oregon, to participate In the inaugural cere monies on March. 4. This body of high school boys will have a place in the column of civic organizations, and In addition will be given such attention as will make their visit to the National capital Interesting and Instructive. The only requirements are that tho delegate shall be a regular student In some high school of the state, shall be physically able to endure the five mile march of the parade and shall be duly appointed by the Governor. Gov ernor Chamberlain will appoint any such student who will send him his name and address. NORTHWEST DEAD. Double Burial at Weiser. WEISER, Idaho, Feb. 7. (Special.) The funeral of Walter W. RIggs and Albert Overman, the late Weiser men who were asphyxiated by gas at Port land last Friday evening, was held from tho Methodist Church yesterday aft ernoon. Every business house In the city was closed from 2 to 4 P. M. Over man, who was a member of Company L., I. N. G., of this city was burled with military honors. The funeral was tho largest ever held In the city. The pro cession was three-quarters of a mile long. John McNeil. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Feb. 7. (SpeciaL) John McNelL a pioneer who came here 40 vears ago, died Sunday evening at" his home and will bo burled tomorrow under charge of the Masons. He was born in Indiana 75 years, ago and crossed the plains in 1S65, locating in Walla Walla. He was' proprietor of a grocery store, a prominent Mason and a member of the Congregational Church. He Is survived by a widow and two sons, Edward and Frank, all residents of this city. Peter Hoss. COLFAX, Wash., Feb. 7. (Special.) Peter Hoss, who crossed the plains to Springfield, Or., In 1S52 and came to Whitman County, Washington Ter ritory, In 1S74, died here yesterday at the age of 80 years and 16 days. Mr. Hoss was .born in Ohio in January, 1S25; was married to Martha Brown when but 19 years old, and came to the Coast in 1852. He had lived in Whitman Coun ty 31 years. His wife died the year he came here, but ho Is survived by two sons and two daughters. J. J. Potter. COLFAX, Wash., Feb. 7. (Special.) J. J. Potter, who came to this county 30 years ago, died at his home In Col fax yesterday of paralysis, after a long illness. He had been helpless for several years and suffered much. He left a widow, two sons and two daughters. All were at his bedside, but one daugh ter. Miss Jessie Potter, -dramatic read er, .who is traveling in the East. Mr. Potter was 82 years old. Heavy Gale at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 7. A heavy gale here today caused considerable dam age along the waterfront. A number of yachts and tugs were blown ashore from their anchorage, and several vessels which started from the port were obliged to re turn to the harbor. Warden Was Too Busy. ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 7. The Fish War den's report tonight shows 2,554.925 early variety of Chinook fry liberated In Ore-, gon streams In January. Convictions of poachers could not be se cured on account of the warden being too busy to appear at trials. with you In the throat? That throat, tonsillitis. In I 1 chitis, pneumonia, consumption. Do not let your cold settle. Break it up ! Drive it out! Ask your doctor the best medicine for this. If he says Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, take it at once. If he has anything better, take that. 1 3bde by the J. O. Ayer Co.. Imll, Xw Also suas&eturers of AYER'S kair VIGOR-Tar tie teir. ATXS'S SAESAPARILLA-Fw tte Meefi. wmmmmeamaammmmk TIED.GAGGED AND ROBBED EXCITING NIGHT FOR NORTH-END SALOONKEEPER. Highwaymen Bind and Almost Choke Him, but by Great Struggle He Summons Relief. Highwaymen entered the Richelieu sa loon, 25 North Sixth street, at 2 o'clock this morning, bound and gagged S. J. Mace, one of the proprietors, and took between J250 and $300 from the cash regis ter and the safe. One stood guard while the other robbed the establishment. Both then made their escape. Mace was left helpless on the floor ot the music room, bound hand and foot and face, downward. His bar apron was wound about his head so tightly he scarce could breathe, but he shrieked as loudly as a man In such a desperate con dition could do, dragged himself to a rear door and succeeded In bringing James Clancy from a restaurant next door to his assistance. Clancy notified police headquarters, and Captain Bailey dispatched Acting Ser geant Slover with Acting Detective Jones and Patrolman Courtney. The robbers had been gone but five minutes when the officers arrived. Mace was exhausted, but was able to give a partial description of them. The rope they tied him with was taken to the station. They rapped at the rear door at 2 o'clock and be responded, when they "covered" him with their pistols and proceeded to bind and gag him. The man who took the money first robbed the cash register and then with Mace's key unlocked the safe and se cured Its contents. Neither man spoke a dozen words. It ls supposed they fa miliarized themselves with the place dur ing the afternoon, as they seemed to understand the location of the boxes and fixtures. TAKES GAG EROJt THE PEESS Radical Revision of Censorship Laws Approved by the Czar. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 7. The com mittee of ministers has decided to Insti tute a special conference to revise the censorship and press laws. The president of the conference will be appointed by the Emporor and Its membership will consist of officials especially cognizant of the question, members of the Imperial Academy of Science, prominent writers and representatives of the departments. The president of the conference will have the right to Invite certain persons from whom useful Information can be secured and members of the provincial pres3. The president will present a draft of the revised laws direct to the Council of State. The committee of ministers has decided the following points: First Precedent to definite revision, to abolish the right of the Minister of the Interior to prohibit the iublIcatIo n or Items In newspapers. Second To abolish the existing order and permit of the transfer of newspapers from one editor to another, conditioned on Information of the transfer being given to the press department by both editors, Third The Minister of the Interior Is only authorized to prevent street sales of newspapers. Tho Minister of the In terior may demand the name of the author of an article. If needed for pur poses of prosecution or In the Interest of the security of the state. Fourth To request the Emperor to or der, before a book is suppressed by the right of the Minister of tho Interior, that copies thereof shall be sent to scientific institutions. Fifth To grant the Minister of the In terior the right to revise censorship regu lation?. r Sixth To request the Minister of In struction and the Minister of the Interior, after conference of tho government of the Kieff Academy of Science and the Uni versities of Kharkoff and Kieff, to re vise the Imperial decree restricting the use of the Little Russian language in books. All these decisions were confirmed by the Emperor on February 3. An Imperial decree will be Issued to morrow appointing the censorship con ferees. Privy Councillor Kocbeko will be the president and the membership of the conference will Include the numerous Sen ators and other officlala The list In cludes the editors of the European Mes senger, the Grashdanln and the Novoe Vreznya. The conference will begin their labors about February IS. Mrs. Duke, Is Discharged. NEW YORK, Feb. 7. Mrs. Alice Webb-Duke was discharged from cus tody when arraigned in Police Court today, with the consent of the authori ties of Nocagdoches County, Texas, where she hud been Indicted. CHICAGO, Feb. 7. Charles F. Tay lor, business partner of Mrs. Alice Webb-Duke, was arraigned In court here today, charged with swindling A. Blount, of Nacogdoches, Texas, out of $3000. Gompers Silences a Critic. BLOOMINGTON, 111., Feb. 7.- When Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, finished a "speech to the National Convention of Tailors. Delegate Herman Nehus. of Pittsburg, said that there was some doubt us to whether Mr. Gompers was wearing clothes with the union label, and moved that a committee be ap pointed to investigate. Mr. Gompers agreed, showed the union label to the whole convention and Nehus was si lenced with derision. Ache all over? Feverish? Chilly? Just coming down a hard cold? Where do I suppose it will settle? means hoarseness, sore the chest? 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In onier to be very tram about this. 1 had a doctor ex amine some of my water today and he pro nounced it all right and In splendid condition. 1 know that your Swamp-Koot la purely vege table and doea not contain any harmful drugs. Thanking you for my complete recovery au.1 recommending Swamp-Root to all suaerera. X am. Very truly yours, I. C. RICHARDSON Swamp-Root is not recommended for everything, but It promptly cure3 kidney. EDITORIAL NOTE. In order to nrovn th you may have a sample bottle and a book lutely iree oy maiL liic book contains many of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters received from men and women cured. The value and success of Swamp-Root are so well known that our readers are advised to send for a sampla bottle. In sending your address to Dr. Kilmer &. Co.. Binghamton. N. De sure to say you read this generous ofTer In The PorUand Daily Oregonlan. The genu ineness of this offer is guaranteed. Diseases of W. NORTON DAVIS M. D., 31. C. P. S. O. 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I r c:ip-r. : m LMLvfP 0 EF- of whicn are obliged to pass your walur I lretjueniiy nignt and day, smarting or ; Irritation in passing, brickdust or aedl- ment In the urine, headache, backucne. ; lame back, dizziness, poor digestion. , sleeplessness, nervousness, heart 'disturb i ance due to bad kidney trouble, skin erup tions from bad blood, neuralgia, rheu matism, diabetes, bloating, irritability, wornout feeling, lack of ambition, loss of Hush, sallow complexion, or Bright' disease. If your water when allowed to remain undisturbed In a glass or bottle for twenty-four hours, forms a sediment oc settling or has a cloudy appearance. It Is evidence that your moneys and bladder need immediate attention. Swamp-Root is pleasant to tako and ls for sale at drug stores the world over In bottles of two sizes and two prices tlfty cents and one dollar. Remember tha name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's SwamptRoot. and the address. Blng- hamton, N. 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