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, ...g.. HO ROOM FOR BOTH Government or Private Enter prise in Klamath. COMPANY MUST STOP WORK Klamath Canal Company Continues Operations, and Director Walcott Urges That War Department Force It to Stop. ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Airch 2. There is not room enough In Klamath Basin lor both Gov ernment and private Irrigation enterprise. Either the Government must withdraw from the field, or it must buy out the vested rights of private companies and private irrigators who have already es tablished themselves in that field. This Is the situation that confronts the re tlamation service: and In its present stage is sorely perplexing the represen tatives of the Government. As has been previously explained(ln The Oregonlan, all private irrigators in the Klamath Basin, except the Klamath Canal Company, are ready to sell out to the Government on terms that are entirely satisfactory. The owners of the Ankeny Canal, which the Government hopes to utilize, have made an, offer which is fair and acceptable: others with vested rights have made similar offers. But the Klamath Canal Company alone will not accept what the Government deems a most liberal payment for Its rights and property. Government Has Whip Hand. The Government has several means at Its command of driving out the Klamath Canal Company, but it prefers to have the matter amicably adjusted. The property of the Klamath Canal Company can be condemned, but that will require time and costly litigation. The Govern bent can and possibly may have to de prive this company of its water, as it is to be obtained in a manner apparently in violation of the law, but in this event the Canal Company would lose everything it has invested, and the Gov ernment is not desirous of being unnec essarily harsh. What the Government wants to do is to buy out the Klamath Canal Company at a fair figure, paying back all It has expended on its works, with a liberal margin to cover possible profits that Would accrue from the finished canal "But there seems to be no ground for agreement on this price. One of the strongest reasons why the Government is anxious to go on with the construction of the Klamath project, to reclaim almost the entire Klamath Basin, is because the project is entirely feasible on a large scale; because it is comparatively cheap, and because the overwhelming sentiment of the people in Klamath Basin favors Government irri gation, rather than irrigation by private enterprise. "Were it not for public sen timent, it is probable this project would have been dropped long ago, on account of the conflict with vested interests, but th people who will be benefited are con tinually clamoring for Government aid, and the Government can hardly turn a deaf ear while there is a possibility of making terms with the Klamath. Canal Company, Hawkins' Plan Is Illegal. Seveal weeks ago, when President Hawkins, of the Klamath Canal Company, came tp Washington, he was notified by the "War Department that it would be il legal for his company to divert water from Klamath Lake, according to Its plan of irrigation, but Mr. Hawkins-replied that his company would make the diversion despite the warning he had received from the Government. His company proposes to divert water from Upper Klamath Lake in an amount exceeding the ordi nary Summer flow of Klamath River, the outlet to the lake. If this is done. Jt will practically destroy for several months each year the navigable capacity of the river below Klamath Falls through to Ixwer Klamath Lake, and in the lake itself, and the diversion of any consid erable part of the water claimed will eeriously Interfere with the navigable ca pacity of these waters. In a letter to the Secretary of the In terior. Direotor Walcott, of the Geological Survey, calls attention to these facts, and adds that both Oregon and California have, by legislative act. conceded to the Federal Government all their claim to the swamp and lake lands in Klamath- Basin, which lands are to be disposed of by. the Secretary of the Interior under the re clamation act Furthermore, he shows that the National Congress has passed a Jaw authorizing the Secretary of the In terior to utilize Upper and Lower Klam ath Lakes for irrigating the lands of Klamath Basin. The Director adds: Two Enterprices Conflict. The Klamath Canal Company Is continu ing to construct a canal and tunnel which will divert the water from the Upper Klam ath Lake approximately at Its present level, while the engineers of the reclamation serv ice have planned to divert from the lake at a point between five and ten feet below Its present elevation. In order that the upper lake may ba drawn down, as authorized by the special act of the State of Oregon, thus uncovering certain marginal swamp lands and using the upper lake as a storage reser voir. Manifestly, lr the reclamation service should make such a diversion, it would Inr terfe with the diversion of the Klamath Canal Company, if its divorslon is permit ted and Its canal is constructed. Advantage might be taken of those circumstances to present very large claims for damage against the United States.' The reclamation ervlee proposes to deal Justly with th Klamath Canal Company so far as there te any reasonable claim on its part, but to per mit this company to continue its work In 'elation of the law will induce many com P ications and delays in the work of the U-acrnment. The reclamation service is urged to pro ceed with Its work by practically all the land-owners in the Klamath Basin and the siaie and Federal representatives of Califor nia and Oregon. The project from an en gineering standpoint is a very feasible one. and the legislation already obtained opens the way for a solution of the legal dlfCtcul jcs of the project, which are' practically insuperable for private enterprise. The director cites two provisions of law prohibiting the injury of the navigable tapacity of any stream by diminishing its flow, and adds: War Department Should Step In. Mr. Hawkins has stated that he has been r' cn to understand by some parties con-T(-ted with the "War Department that the " tUe which he has received from them Is a mere formality, and that his diversion vtii not be interfered with until it is demen-..:-atel that he is injuring the navigable tapatity of those waters. The company'? operations can have J possible outcome other than a direct viola ion of the law. and It ie believed that this, as well as the fart that its p)aa ef M truction bave not been submitted to the TVar Department, apparently warrants' Im mediate Interference by the Secretary of Tar. Jt is delred that the attention of the "War Department be called to this phase of thr situation, and that the necessity of pre vent mg a continuance of the company's opt rations be urged upon that department, with the suggestion that early and specific action is necessary to prevent serious de lays and great embarrassment in the prose cution of the work of the reclamation ttt Ice Arrested for Assault. For attempting an assault upon Mrs. Mary Haley, yesterday afternoon ,ln the lodging-house at 209& First street, Harry Hight, a negro, was arrested by Patrol man White. He was locked in the City Jail on a charge of assault with a knife. He had been a janitor in Mrs. Haley's employ for some time, but was recently discharged, and made the attack as a re result. She was not hurt, as bystanders held the enraged negro until the arresting officer arrived. GIVE "DP MUEDE2T. , (Continued lrom First Pa?c) at Mukden. Owing- to the absence of traffic, merchants laden with dollars are going to Tien Tsin. Refugees from the battle are arriving here. LINE OF RETREAT SECURE. Military Experts Squeeze Comfort Out of Kuropatkin's Defeat. ST. PETERSBURG. March 2 (6:10 P. M.). The position of General Kuropat kin's army is regarded as being more or less critical. The real turning movement which General Kuroki is operating In the mountains 40 miles eastward of Mukden seems to be making progress, and at the same time Field Marshal Oyama is also rolling back the Russian left, wblle pound ing away at the Russian center with heavy high-power guns. Poutlloff and Novgorod Hills have been subjected to a continuous three-oay bombardment, fol lowed by an Infantry attack, the main Russian lines being forced to retire two miles to their sheltered trenches. Some of the Russian newspaper correspondents anticipate an attempt to take the hills by storm. General Kuropatkin Is making desperate efforts to check Kuroki. one of whose col umns has succeeded in working around the extreme Russian, left and reinforce ments have been dispatched In -a north easterly direction. General Rennenkampf Is slowly retiring, fighting, taking advan tage of the broken, hilly country and con testing every Inch of ground. While the Japanese are evidently mak ing progress, there is nothing yet to in dicate that Field Marshal Oyama will succeed in Inflicting a decisive blow even if he forces Kuropatkin to abandon Muk den. According to the reports current, which are not, however, confirmed by the War Office, the withdrawals of stores and supplies northward from Mukden is al ready under way. The War Office insists that, no matter what the result of the re mainder of the action, the Japanese have again been too slow, and that Kuropatkin has made sure of his line of retreat. Ex cept the moral effect of another retire ment, the War Office officials declare that the abandonment of the present Winter quarters eliminated a great dan ger to the health of the army as sdon as the warm weather sets in. JAPANESE RAID SIN M1N TIN Contraband Traders Driven Out Battle With Cossacks at Hand. NIUCHWANG. via Tientsin. March 2. A detachment of 400 Japanese cav alry, with one gun, raided Sin Mln Tin. about 30 miles west of Mukden, this afternoon. With the gun trained on the main street, the troopers ran sacked the railroad bridges and Chi nese inns. For months Sin Mln Tin has been the headquarters of contraband trade, and the Japanese heretofore have not In terfered with it. On the arrival of the Japanese at Sin Min Tin the streets were quickly cleared. The Chinese went Into hiding, and the great crowd of Greek and German traders became panic-stricken, but the Japanese did not touch their carts, which were wait ing to make a night trip to Mukden. Three Cossacks were discovered. One of them was killed. The others os caped. The Chinese report that previous to their entry Into Sin Min Tin the Jap anese dispersed a small body of Rus sian, scouts, capturing 15 of them. On the completion of their examina tion of Sin Min Tin the Japanese with drew to Pauchlatun. An engagement Is expected, as It Is known that Cossacks are not far distant. Ten thousand Japanese troops are re ported to bo throe miles south of Pau chlatun, and numbers of Japanese in Chinese clothes are along the Kou pantse line. It is possible that the Japanese may seize Sin Min Tin, as It has been de neutralized, owing to Russian traffic there. There are large accumulations of stores at Chenkow and Koupantse. Sin Mln Tin is now quiet. The Jap anese hold all the roads. On all sides are groups of Chinese whispering to gether and expectant camp followers, who are anxiously awaiting Instruc tions to pass out with their laden carts. It is reported here that General Ku ropatkin's left has advanced six miles. . ATTEMPT TO STORM HILLS. Japanese Beaten Back From Poutiloff and Novogorod Hill. MUKDEN. Wednesday, March 1. Today was marked by attacks along the whole front The fighting In the center is be coming serious. After an all-night Jap anese bombardment of Poutiloff Hill and Novogorod Hill. Involving a literal rain of heavy projectiles, the Japanese infan try this morning advanced against the Russian lines from the hills and drove back the advance posts two miles. The advance was unchecked until the Jap anese came within 200 yards of the main line of trenches, when they were beaten off by the fire of machine guns and vol leys of rlfllc fire. When they retired the Japanese left many dead and wounded. Sahapu, Shanlandzi. Chzhanlan. Chan dlapa and other positions of the Russian center were' subjected to a heavy bom bardment by siege guns. The Russian artillery, which was silent February 2S. accepted the challenge today and a vig orous artillery duel Is in progress. The Russians have abandoned the Shakhe Rivor bridge entirely, taking up their former positions. The losses on both sides have been heavy. The Russian cavalry has been dis patched northwestward in the direction of Kalama to interpose a barrier against the attack of the Japanese columns ad vancing from the Llao River Valley. CANNON ROAR ON ALL SIDES Bombardment of Hills Resumed After Japanese Repulse. MUKDEN. March 2. The thunder of cannon Is heard from all positions. Poutil off and Novgorod hills are hidden by the smoke from the guns. The bombardments were resumed after the repulse of an In fantry attack by the Japanese. A heavy bombardment is also in prog ress In the neighborhood of the Shakhe River, apparently In preparation for an attack in that quarter. The weather continues fine and warm. The Chinese are preparing to sow their grain. Colliers for the Baltic Fleet. PORT SAID, March 2. Nine German colliers, chartered from the Hamburg American Steamship Company, proceeded to Jibuti. French Somaliland, today. It is believed they are on their way to Join Ylce-Amlral Rojestvensky's squadron. Two other steamers, with stores, have sailed for the same destination. Railroad Bridge Not Destroyed. ST. PETERSBURG. March 3. According- to a semi-official note the man ager f the Chlnose Western Railway denies that tne bridge between Tie Pass and Kai Yuen lias been destroyed. The manager declares that traffic- Is uninterrupted. HIS HOPES BLASTED Majority of Committee Is Op posed to Peabody. REPUBLICANS ARE DIVIDED Democrats and Majority of Repub licans in Colorado Contest Say Adams Was Elected Chair man lb With Him. DENVER, March 2. Consideration of the reports of the committee which heard the evidence in James H. Pea body's contest for the office of Gov ernor was postponed today by the joint convention of the General Assembly, in consequence of the death of Edward O. Wolcott, ex-United States Sena tor from Colorado. The General As sembly appointed a committee to draft resolutions in memory of the late Senator, and adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow forenoon. Four reports were filed with Lieutenant-Governor Jesse A. McDonald by the gubernatorial contest committee to be presented to the joint convention of the General Assembly, which will de cide after hearing arguments whether or not Governor Alva Adams shall sur render his office to ex-Governor James H. Peabody, who contested the election. Fourteen Republican members of tht committee, a majority of one, finally signed the report in favor of ousting Adams and seating Peabody, which was prepared by counsel for Peabody, but six of these committeemen declared they reserved the right to vote as they see fit after hearing the arguments in Joint convention. They said they signed the report merely to get the matter be fore the assembly. How the Committee Voted. At the final meeting of the commit tee yesterday afternoon for considera tion of the contest, the Peabody report was signed b 13 members. One of these. Representative C E. Dugan, of Montrose County, subsequently with drew his signature, notifying Chairman Griffith by letter that he bad signed "through misunderstanding." Two other Republican members. Sena tor Morton Alexander, of Jefferson County and Representative Alfred Stewart, of Douglas County, who refused to sign the report at tie meeting yesterday, changed their minds during the night and their signature? were attached to the ma jority report when it was presented today. Senator Alexander had pre viously filed a report in favor of de claring the election of Governor null and void, creating a vacancy to be filled by the. Lieutenant-Governor. Thjs method of solving the difficulty re ceived no support from the other mem ber3 of the committee. The nine Dem ocratic members made a report recom mending the dismissal of the Peabody contest, because no case had been made by the evidence. Four Republicans Against Peabody. The fourth report, which may prove to be the most important, was prepared by William H. Griffith, of Cripple Creek, chairman of the committee, and boars in addition to his signature those of Representatives J. A. Mclntyre, of Denver: C. E. Dugan. of Montrose, and J. B. Thompson, of Boulder, all of them Republicans. The minority Republican report recom mends that the contest filed by Peabody be dismissed, as he did not receive a plurality of the legal voters for Governor. It finds that much fraud was perpetrated by the Democratic party In Denver, but that it was confined to 4S precincts. It recommends that the vote of those pre cincts be excluded from the total. The following are set forth as "facts:" That the contestor arfui to have the returns from 104 precincts In the City and County of Denver rejected. That the only legal evidence of fraud Intro duced by contestor to sustain the rejection of the returns from M of the precincts was that of the experts on handwriting, and in regard to the re-check Hat of fraudulent voters. That so far as these &S precincts are con cerned, the evidence of the eontestee moot uc cossfully discredited and controverts the hand writing experts and re-check evidence of the contestor. That to reject the returns from said 56 pre cincts Is to disfranchise 15.000 honest voters without any Just or legal reason. That. If eald 56 precincts are not rejected, the case of the contestor falls., even though all bis claims of fraud in outside counties are sus tained, by a plurality for the eonteetec of 1812. The report says that the evidence con cerning the outside counties was con flicting and that Adams' plurality Is 3S19 "after having decided every question of doubt in favor of the coatcstor." Facts Against Their Wish. That this conclusion was reluctantly reached is evidenced by the following paragraph In the report: Before closing this report, the undersigned desire to say that It has not been an easy or pleasant task for them to file this report and thus differ with the Republican colleagues on the Joint contest committee. Their desire ana inclination was to be able to decide In favor of the contestor and Join with their aaid col leagues In findings and recommendations to that effect. They have taken this step only after most mature and deliberate consideration of the evidence In the case. STUBBORN FIGHTING ON LEFT Relieving Column Holds Back Japa nese With Heavy Loss. SHAKHE TUN, Manchuria, Wednes day, March 1. A stubborn fight is waging on the left wing. Vigorous at tacks of the Japanese on the village of Kudaza have been repulsed and the Russians maintain their position, thanks to the intervention of a relief column which attacked the Japanese from the west, after two passes had been occupied. This column was hard pressed by the Japanese and suffered great losses. It advanced in detach ments to the neighborhood of Ubenu puea and was attacked thrice during the night at 11, midnight, and 3 A. M.. but repulsed all the Japanese on slaughts. To the westward the Japanese made a night attack on Kutal Pass. Some of the assaults were repulsed, but at 9 A. Mv the Russian advance guard vacated two outworks which had. been destroyed by the Japanese artillery and retired' to adjacent and better fortified positions. The Japanese uttacked Xanshanpu, in Khandiensad district, at 6 A. M., but were repulsed; DRIVING RUSSIANS NORTHWARD Japanese Force Back Their Left and Occupy More Villages. TOKIO. March 2 (5:30 P. M.) Advices from the headquarters of the Japanese army before Manchuria show that the Japanese activity on the extreme right continues. That wing Is pressing forward and is dislodging the Russians. A dispatch from headquarters says: "Our force in the Slgnkln tYenden) di rection is occupying Tsinghocheng (Tslnk he tehee?) t and Is . pursuing the enemy northward. We captured -large quantifies of provisions at Tsinghocheng. "Our forces at Henhsu is generally dis lodging the enemy from their position 13 miles northeast of Bentslaputz and from another position seven miles northwest. The first position is four miles west of the second. Our force has pressed the enemy northward of the Shakhe River, and has occupied Summupaetzu, Tlaochln butun and Sunhupaotz, three miles north of Walto Mountain. "The enemy has many field and heavy siege guns on either side of the railroad, heretofore unused, and is now shelling us." WORKS AROUND RUSSIAN LEFT Kuroki's Flanking Army Takes Vil lages and Resists Bombardment. GENERAL KUROKI'S HEAD QUAR TERS IN THE FIELD, via Fusan. March 2. During the night Japanese infantry swept forward from the hills and took three small villages near Witoftsan. on the plain near the river, which has been the scene of many outpost- affairs. One column advanced northeast and captured the town of Kodise, 13 miles from Witoftsan. The engagement there was not severe. The artillery duel Is continuing in the east, and Is most active about Walto Mountain (not Wltofsan), but the can nonading is neither as heavy nor as un ceasing as heard from' the westward. The batteries of both armies have main tained their position and are exchanging volleys of shrapnel across the villages. One village which the Japanese occupied was subjected to a fierce bombardment of solid shot, but the two companies stuck to their positions. RETREAT IS THREATENED. Japanese Capture Important Points and Endanger Russian Left. HEAD QUARTERS OF GENERAL RENNENKAMPF. near MadydanI, Man churia, Feb. 28, via Mukden, March 2. All the Japanese attacks today on the new Russian positions, a few miles north of Oubenepuza, were successfully re pulsed, but the forces defending the Rus sian left fiank wero unable to withstand the advance of the Japanese, who en veloped the front and left. The village of Kudyzi, north of Hu manda, a few miles east of the highway, was captured by the Japanese during the afternoon. The retreat of the division of MadydanI is seriously threatened. GENERAL STRIKE NOON TODAY St. Petersburg Workmen Place Time Limit for Surrender. SPECIAL CABLE. ST. PETERSBURG, March 3. The workmen who assembled at the People's Palace yesterday and adopted resolutions demanding the inviolability of person and domicile, liberty of speech and full public ity of the proceedings of the labor com mission, have agreed to assemble today at 11 o'clock and wait until 12 for their answer. If the reply Is unsatisfactory a general strike will then be ordered. The authorities are preparing to meet the situation and arrangements have been made to use repressive measures if the mobs bcome demonstrative. Many citi zens, in anticipation of a general strike which will close the shops and tie up bus iness, are stocking their houses with pro visions and with oil. New Governors of Rebel Provinces. ST. PETERSBURG, March 2. It Is re ported that General Maxlmovltch has been appointed Governor of Warsaw and Count Veronszcff Dashkoff, Commander-in-Chief of the Caucasus. STATEHOOD APPLE OF DISC0KD Conferees Meet Again Without Com ing Near an Agreement. , WASHINGTON. March 2.-Numerous conferences on the statehood bill again failed to bring about an agreement by which legislation for either one or two states may bo had at the present session. The conferees adjourned until tomorrow at 11 A. M. without any proposition hav ing been advanced during the day that even approaches promise of ultimately compromising the difficulties. For several days the Senate conferees have been proceeding on the Idea that It might be possible to get an agreement for the acceptance of the House bill for two states, with the amendment by Sena tor Foraker making it possible for either Arizona or New Mexico to reject the con stitution. Now this plan has been prac tically abandoned because of opposition in both Houses. ! PROPOSES TO ANNEX PANAMA Kentucky Member Would Have Pres ident Name Terms of Union. WASHINGTON. March 2. Representa tive Kehoc (Ky.) Introduced a concurrent resolution today to annex the Republic of Panama to the "United States. The reso lution recites that, "as It will be to the best Interest of the world, and especially beneficial to the contracting parties," the President be requested to advise the Con gress upon what terms the territory cm braced within the Republic of Panama can be annexed to the United States, the inhabitants thereof to enjoy all the rights, privileges and Immunities guaranteed to other citizens under the Federal Consti tution. MESSAGE OF SANTO DOMINGO President Will Again Urge Senate to Ratify Treaty. WASHINGTON, March 2. President Roosevelt will send to the Senate next Wednesday a special message relating to the Santo Domingo treaty, which is pend ing before that body. The nature of the message has not been divulged, but it will present 1n concise form the circumstances of the negotiation of the convention and the arguments by which its ratification Is urged by the administration. Agreement on Postofflce Bill. WASHINGTON, March 2. A com plete agreement was reached in con ference today on the postofflce appro priation Bill. The principal amend ments were an addition of $300,000 by the Senate to the 3500.000 appropria tion of the House for pneumatic tube service and a provision for the exten sion of the service. The Senate receded on both propositions. An increase of $75,000 for postal car service was al lowed. The amendment giving prefer ence to soldiers and sailors of the Civil War 'for the railway postal service is retained. The Senate increase for for eign mail transportation of 145,000 is retained. The Senate recedes from a provision fixing a rate of 3 cents per pound on rural free delivery routes. Increases made by the Senate for vari ous branches of the service are re tained. Denies the Constructive Recess. WASHINGTON, March . 2. Senator Spooner today presented the opinion adopted by the' Senate committee on the judiciary relating to recess nomina tions and defining a constructive re cess. It was accompanied by a minor ity opinion by Senator Nelson dis senting. Death of Mrs, Louise Litchfield. Mrs. Louise Litchfield, wife of D. C. Litchfield, died early this morning at 147 West Park street, aged 59 years. She was the mother of Mrs. H. O. Baker, of Salem; Mrs. George Shirley, of Johnson, Wash.;- Mrs. S. A. Sanford. of Rose.burg; Mrs. R. H. Thomas, of Portland, and Miss Nelli Litchflalji, el Portland- SPLIT IN HIS PARTY Balfour's Government on the Brink o? Dissolution. FISCAL ISSUE THE CAUSE Publication of Letters Betrays Divis ; Ions Between Free Trade and Pro tection -Factions-Majority in Parliament Dwindles. LONDON. March 3. The government embarrassments are thickening daily. Mr. Chamberlain evidently takes Mr. Bal four's attempt to change the is3ue from the fiscal question to home rule as "lying down," and the result is seen partly in the reduction of the government's major ity yesterday and still more in some behind-the-scenes correspondence published this morning, arising as follows: At the beginning of the session Lord Stanley, free-trader, and Mr. Fellowes, M. P., both members of the government, promised to go to King's Lynn to spaak for Thomas Gibson Bowles and free trade last evening. Their promise was con firmed by Sir Alexander Acland Hood and waa repeated as late as February 27, but suddenly the engagements were can celed. Lord Stanley wrote to Mr. Bowles apologizing for an apparent .breach of faith, stating that, owing to pressure of his colleagues he and Mr: Fellowes would be unable to fill the engagement. A. long correspondence followed between the parties concerned, which Mr. Bowles has given the papers today, and In which Lord Stanley and Acland Hood pretend that Mr. Bowles was left in the lurch on account of his well-known tendency to criticize the government; it is generally understood that Mr. Chamberlain, Irri tated at Mr. Balfour's attitude toward Lord Hugh Cecil, threatened to revolt If Lord Stanley and Mr. Fellowes were per mitted to publicly support the free-trade movement. Mr. Chamberlain himself and many Cbamberlainltes were absent from the House without having been paired off last night and the lax attendance on the first day of the session's real business has an ominous aspect for the government. The session was also the occasion for unseem ly scenes and acrimony between the oppo sition leaders. Meantime the Cablnec vacancies are still unfilled, and the belief Is deepening that Ireland has proved a check to Mr. Wynd ham's brilliant career. The Ulster Union ists display an undlminishing determina tion to defeat Sir Anthony McDonnell's policy. They have left London for Bel fast to attend a demonstration In denun ciation of Lord Dunraven's revolutionary scheme. War Secretary Arnold Forster, In a letter regretting his inability to at tend the demonstration, says he considers the time of great difficulty and danger. The Times this morning warns the gov ernment that there will be redoubled dis yatlsfactlon unless the opportunity of the existing Cabinet vacancies is taken to re construct the Irish administration since the combination of the Earl of Dudley, Mr. Wyndham and Sir Anthony MacDonnell entirely falls to secure the confidence of the Unionists. BALFOUR'S MAJORITY SMALL Opposition Exults Over It, and Says Cabinet Has Split. LONDON, March 2. The House of Com mons tonight. In committee of supply con sidering the additional army estimate, with a reduced attendance, gave the gov ernment a majority of only 25 on a minor amendment. The result of this division was received with an outburst of cheering by the opposition. Mr. Lloyd C. George (Advanced Liberal) immediately moved to report progress. He accused the government of filibustering in order to gain time and whip up the ma jority, thereby sacrificing the time of the House. He said It was evident there was a split In the ministerial ranks and that the Commons were tired of Mr. Balfour and the ministry. Premier Balfour, In- replying, said that if the Commons was tired of him, it was an easy matter to secure a riddance. A division was then taken, the result being 167 to 191 In favor of the govern- VERY FEW PEOPLE Are Free From Some Form of Indi gestion. Very few people are free from some form of indigestion, but scarcely two will have the same symptoms. 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Think of that! Think of the millions of people who have been cured by this medicine! If despondent, down-hearted, discouraged, and almost ready to give up, this splendid old family medicine will prove the silver lining to your' dark and dismal cloud. Ask your doctor. 2Cds By the J. C. Ayr Co.. Lowell. Ktu. JlIbq oinuficturtrs of AYBR'S EAIR VIGOR-For the hair. ATER'S PILLS ?or cosxtisatisn. AXS'S CHEERY PECTORAL For ccajhi. ment. This majority of U was greeted with cries of "Resign." In subsequent divisions the government majority hovered around 26 and 2S, and the matter was the subject of excited comment In -the lobby. As the House was rising, Winston Churchill asked whether there was any truth in. the rumor of Mr. Wyndham's resignation of the Chief Sec retaryship for Ireland. Secretary Alexander Acland Hood re plied that the question ought not to be put to the Premier. It was untrue, he said, that either Secretary Wyndham or the Viceroy, the Earl of Dudley, had ten dered his resignation. Miss Porter's Wedding Festivities. PARIS. March 2. A dance at the Amer ican Embassy tonight inaugurated the festivities attending the wedding of Miss Elsie Porter, daughter of the Ambassador, to Dr. Edwin Mende. of Zurich. Switzer land. The civil marriage will take place tomorrow at the town hall of the Bols de HEUMATISM J FEET OR ANKLES; USE AN Tear an A keel's Plaster in two, lengthwise, and apply -co. soles of feot: Tnew the Blaster everv time the featus? bathed. You will be surprised how ft will reHevosr? J mausm in me ieet or anicies. For tired or lame feet relief is afforded at once. All cock's Plasters are the original and gwaxise poross platta i &adbcr never been equalled as a pain-carer. We gaarsntoe them to osataia w ln'Mii Insist Upon VITAL WEAKNESS Xosseat established. most succeasful and ; reliable specialist I la diseases of men. f as medical diplomas. license and newspa per records snow. Stricture, Varicocele, Nervous Debility, Blood rs D 1 I iiHnpi anrl ! Irlnarv Hicpacec ruisuu, ncttai) 'u,,w and all dlneases aad weaknesses cesses or the result NSULTATION AND EXAMINATION FREE S3fi TSSiff Ofnce Hours: S A. 31. to 8 P. M.; Sundays, 10 to 13 oaljr- CO Medical and Surgical Cor. Second and Yamhill Streets, Portland, Or. i Blood poison, potency thoroughly cured no failure "iOUKtt Troubled with night bashfulnesa. aversion to society, wnicn ml -yoU FOR BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE. MIDDLE-AGED MEN", who from excesses and strains have lost their" MANLY POWER. BLOOD XSD SKIN DISEASES, Syphilis. Gonorrhoea, painful, bloody urine. ney and Liver troubles cured without MERCURY OR OTHER POISOXOUS DRUGS. Catarrh and rheumatism CURED. Dr. Walker's methods are regular and scientific. He uses no patent nos trums or ready-made preparations, but cures the disease by thorough medical treatment. His New Pamphlet on Private Diseases sent free to all men who de scribe their trouble. PATIENTS cured at home. Terms reasonable. All letters answered In plain envelope. Consultation free and sacredly confidential. Cali on or address J DR. WALKER. 181 First Street. ATER'S AGDB CUBS For TMlirUmat Boulogne, only the family and the wit nesses attending. The church marriage will be celebrated Saturday, and will be the event of the season in the American Colony. French Anarchist Shoots Policeman. PARIS, March 2. During an, affray today attending the strike of a large number of the Paris carriage-makers a striker shot and dangerously wounded a nollceman. The assailant was-"ar rested and was found to have a num ber of anarchistic documents in his" possession. Great Progress of Guatemala. GUATEMALA. March 2. The National Congress of Guatemala assembled here to day. The. President's message gives sta tistics showing that constant progress has takea place during the last seven years under the administration, of Presi dent Cabrera. Iff mm Having: AOceck's. Above all other thine, vre strive to save the thCH- sands of young and middle-aged men who are plung ing toward the grave, tortured by the woes of.nervoua debility.- We have evolved a special treatment for Krvous Debility and special weakness that is uni formly successful in caes where sucoess was befor and by otner uociurs- deemed impossible. It does not stimulate temporarily, but restores permanently. It all ay a irritations of t'aa delicate tissues surrounding tne lux and unduly expanded glands, contracting them to their normal condition, which prevents lost vitality. It tones up and strengthens the blood vessels that carry nourishment. The patient realizes a great blight has been lifted from his life. We want all JIKV WHO AKE SUFFERING from any disease or special weakness to feel that they can come to our office freely for examination and explanation of their condition F11EE OK CHARGE, without being bound by any obligation whatever to take treatment unless they no desire, We cure - j - .ouuuv.o due to Inheritance, evil kafalts, of speclflc diseases. Dispensary Twenty Years of Success In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver, kidney and stomach disorders; constipation,, diar rhoea, dropsical swellings, Bright'3 disease, etc. Kidney and Urinary Complaints, painful, difficult, to frequent, milky -or bloody urine, unnatural discharges speedily cured.-, Diseases of the Rectum Such as piles, fistula, fissure, ulceration, mucous and- - bloody discharges, sured without the knife, pain, or confinement. Diseases of Men gleet, stricture, unnatural losses. Cim- .-Cure guaranteed. ; emissions, dreams, exhausting drains. aepnve you oi your raannooa. unfits. Corner Yamhllf. PortliruL Or.