VOL. XLV.- XO. 14,074. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS. LIBERALS HAVE CLEAR MAJORITY Great Gains in British Election. OUTNUMBER OTHER PARTIES Labor Party Also Gains De cisive Victories. GERALD BALFOUR BEATEN Day's Results Show 4 2 Scats Gained by Liberals Against One iSr the Unionists Chamberlain Carries Two Towns. MAJORITY OF 200 OVER A1A. LONDON'. Jan. 15. fSpoclal.) Should the present ratio o Liberal gains continue. Campbcll-Banncrman will have a majority over and above the Irish members of 200 In the next Parliament. It now looks as though there would bo only some 120 Tories in the next House, as compared with 402 elected In 100O. LONDON, Jan. IS. The Liberal land slide continues. Out of 7G contests to day the Liberals and Laborltes to gether secured 62 scats. The Libera? gains today show the surprising total of 42, -while the Unionists gained only one seat, that of Hastings. Two former cabinet officers went down before the storm of Liberal sen timent. Gerald J3alfour, who was pres ident of the local government board in the Balfour cabinet, was defeated at Leeds by a majority of 1069 and Wal ter Hume Long, former Chief Secretary for Ireland, lost his seat for South Bristol, while Augustine Burrell, pres ident of the Board of Education, de feated the Unionist candidate at North Bristol. Two Chamberlain Men Win. Lord Hugh Cecil, leader of the Con servative Free Traders, was defeated at Greenwich, and T. Gibson Bowles, a Unionist Free Trader, lost at King's Lynn, both being opposed by Chamber lainites. Aside from the overwhelming gains by the Liberals throughout the coun try, the Immense majorities secured in the turnover are causes of surprise to both sides. The Labor candidates are showing remarkable strength, the total gains of the Labor party today being seven, not including W. Tliornc, who at West Ham defeated the Unionist candidate, Sir J. G. Hutting, by a majority of 5000. Liberal Majority Over All. The composition of the new Parlia ment up to the present Is as follows: Liberals. 95: Unionists, si; Laborltes, 37; Nationalists, IS; Socialists, 1. The total Liberal gains number G4, the gains made by the Laborites being classed among Liberals. Twenty-one London districts voted today. Out of these hitherto Unionists strongholds the- Unionists- succeeded in securing only seven seats. Three members of the new ministry were returned today by strong ma joritiesHerbert John Gladstone, Sec retary for Home .Affairs, President of the Board of Education Burrell and James Bryce. Chief Secretary for Ire land. The Attorney-General, Sir J. Lawson "Walton, also received a large majority. Saved From the Wreck. Among the few Unionists who re tained their seals were H. O. Arnold Forster. formerly Secretary of "War at Croyden. and Sir Howard Vincent, at Sheffield. Newcastle-on-Tync voted for two seats today, but the returns were not declared tonight. These seats hitherto have given Unionis majorities, but it is predicted that the vote will be close and that both arc likely to be turned over to the Liberals. The announcement this afternoon of the re-election of Sir George Doughty. Unionist for Great Grimsby, with a majority of 2300, an jncreaFe of 55b over the result of the last contest in 3 898. proved a welcome "pick me up to the Unionists, who were somowhat panicky after Saturday's landslide. Nationalists Win Unopposed. A number of unopposed returns were made this morning, the most no table being Sir Henry Campbell-Ban- norman. in Stirling district; Timothy M. Healy, Irish Nationalist. North Louth, and Joseph Devlin, Irish Na tionalist. North Kilkenny. Six more Nationalists, including "William H. Redmond, East Clare, ana Sir Thomas Esmonde. North Wexford, were returned unopposed this after noon. Among today's candidates Is J. H. Seavern, an American who has been naturalized as a British subject, who is contesting Brixton ln the Liberal in terest. Mr. Seavern was born and edu cated in Boston, Mass., and came to this country when 22 years old. , He married a Miss Gill of Portland, lie. Enthusiasm but No Disorder. The results of the pollings are received with enthusiasm. There are cheers and cheers, but no disorders. .Heavy polls are recorded in almost every case and It is evident that the people as a whole, espe cially the working classes, are taking a deeper interest than ever before. The tide is running so swifUy against the Unionists that an unexpected diffi culty is being experienced in finding a safe seat for ex-Premier Balfour. Some of those, who it was expected, would resign their scats to Mr. Balfour refuse point blank to do so, while in other cases it Is seen -that the issue Is so doubtful there will be the risk of subjecting the ex Premler to a second defeat. Nothing, how ever, has been decided. Balfour Roasts Burns. Mr. Balfour himself seems to be giving way to Irritation. In a speech at Not tingham tonight, in which he criticized the new government in a biting manner, he said: "The language used by one member of the Cabinet would do credit to a bargee. It rather belonged to a 'slanging match between rowdies quarreling over their cups than to a Minister with great re sponsibilities, and, in the cose of the oc of whom I am thinking, of great abili ties." This obviously referred to John Burns, and was a great departure from Mr. Bal four's customary urbanity. Mr. Burns, on the other hand, takes no pains to conceal his thoughts. In a speech at Battersea he referred to Joseph Cham berlain as the "Llama in the political Thibet of Birmingham." and declared that Toryism would receive Its greatest stabs when the full story of the late gov ernment's connection with the Jameson raid and the Rand scandals became known. Tory Stronghold Taken. As an instance of the unexpectedness of tho Liberal flood. Preston, which re turned two Liberals, has been consistently a Tory stronghold for 41 years and it has been 34 years since the Liberals ran a candidate there. The Liberal elected for Preston Is Harold Cox. a former secretary of the Cobden Club. The Liberals suffered one reverse by the defeat of one of their whips, Freeman Thomas, at Hastings. Among the most Interesting pollings to day will be those at Liverpool, which was represented by eight Unionists in the last contest will be for 55 seats represented previously by 42 Unionists, 11 Liberals and one Nationalist. Birmingham will poll tomorrow and the Unionists, though assuming confidence In the return of Joseph Chamberlain, admit that they are likely to lose two other seats and that Mr. Chamberlain's majority will be great ly reduced. Tho conservative newspapers have ceased tho effort to explain the defeat of Conservative candidates and content themselves with attacking the new gov ernment and its supporters. They dilate especially on the danger to the nation through the new-found power and in fluence of the labor party. WILL IRISH. GET HOME RULE? The Liberal Purty May Win Too Great a Victory. (Contributed by an Irlfch American.) Sympathizers with the Irish hoinc-rile movement in Portland arc not ovcr-cn-thuslastic at the defeat of the Balfour Ministry and the success of the Liberal party 1n Great Britain, judging from the tone of their observations on English poli tics. Paradoxical as it may seem, a num ber of the leading Irish-Americans are disappointed at the apparent landslide toward the government of Campbcrl-Ban-nerman, for the reason, they say, that, in the event that the Premier of the new government of England should have a working majority Independent of the Irish votes in the coming Parliament, the cause of home rule for Ireland, while it will bo in friendly hands, yet will not make nuch progress toward the goal of a domestic government of Ireland for exclusively home affairs, as In Canada and Australia today, as It would were the Liberals to be returned to power with only such a majority that they would be dependent upon th- Nationalist vote upon impor tant divisions in the House of Commons. If the majorities continue to roll up for the Liberals during the remainder of the present campaign in England, as they have the past few days, the new Ministry may be able to get along without the help of the Irish party, and consequently home rule for Ireland may become a sub ordinate issue in the next session of Par liament. However, they say. the local government of Ireland under the new ar langements will run much smoother, and reforms in land tenures and other evils that Ireland Is suffering will be in more sympathetic hands, particularly if given a wider scope for the workings of the land-purchasa fchemes and laborers' act. Said J. Hcnnessy Murphy yesterday: "I was much more interested in the splendid cable service of The Orcgonian, s dem onstrated in its Sunday Issue and con tinued this morning, ln Its reports of the English political campaign than I was ln the downfall of Balfour and Chamberlain, for to tnos who follow Irish politics both these woithles were utterly discred ited months ago. and, like wrap of your American politicians, were only hanging onto office by hook or crook to slide out by limitation unless an indignant public opinion kicked them out before. This great cable service of the Associated Press Is now covering not only tho prin cipal capitals of Europe, but every point of interest ln the civilized world, bring ing to our breakfast tables tho day's happenings in such detail and Impersonal and unrestricted latitude of independent expression as would be considered a great performance even from Washington, New York or Chicago a decade ago. "And this is due to the administra tive genius of Melville E. Stone, the general manager of the Associate! Press. And who is this Melville E. Stone, pray? Well, he is the son of an Irish woman, an ardent home rule for Ireland sympathizer, and one of the executive committee who welcomed Mr. Parnell to America upon the occasion of his first visit to this country." & Said another Irish-American. Jesse Macey, professor of political science at Iowa State College, in his work on "Party Organization and Machinery": "The so-called Home Rule party In Ireland is not a political party In tho sense in which the term Is applied to Liberals and Tories or Conservatives. For many centuries the English have treated the Irish as a subject people, but a few years ago the Irish were enfranchised. Of this change ln rela tions the Hornet Rule party is one of the results. Though it is called a po litical party, the Irish leaders are themselves subject to no delusion as to the facts. They havo never intended that their organization should exercise the functions of a political party. It is a substitute for civil war. Its pur pose and, mission is to obstruct, to In timidate, to make party government for England difficult or impossible un- EYES Of EUROPE ON ALCEGIRAS Conference on Morocco's Af fairs Begins This Afternoon. Americans are on scene Spanish Foreign Minister Calls First Meeting Both France and Ger many Count on Support of United States. SCENE OP THE CONFERENCE. .Mgeciras. the sceB of the confer ence on the affair of Morocco, is la AntlsluMn. Spain, on the west side of the Bay of Gibraltar, opposite to- and weft of the fortress of that name. It Is well built, has a wHI-frcquented heritor, guarded by batteries am! In U00 the commune had a population of 12.302. It chief trade is the ex port f charcoal, grain, spirits, stone, oerk and leather. It was the first conquest of the Earacnx ln Spain and is supplied with water by an aqueduct, which In a fine relic of Moo rich en gineering. It was the scene of an engagement between the British and the united French and Spanish fleets In 1S01. ALGECIRAS. Jan. 15. (6:13 P. M.) The opening of the international confer ence on Moroccan reforms has definitely been fixed for 3 o'clock tomorrow after noon. The Duke of Almodivar. the Span ish Minister of Foreign Affairs, took the Initiative soon after arriving here today in arranging plans for beginning the de liberations. All the delegates had arrived during the day, and each found a note from the Duke advising that a prelimin ary session for the purpose of organiza tion will take place at 3 o'clock tomor row. It is expected that the Duke will pre side, and will make a brief address of welcome, after which doubtless he will be chosen as the permanent presiding officer. American Ships Salute White. Tntorestlng features this afternoon were the landing of Ambassador White, the American delegate, from the American protected ember Galveston, and later tho arrival of S. R. Gummere. Minister to Morocco, the second American delegate, from Tangier. The Galveston fired a Fa lute of 21 guns as she dropped anchor off the pier. The Spanish cruisers did not respond promptly, but the land batteries fired a salute. The Ambassador entered one of the Galveston's launches, and the latter took a course circling the Spanish cruieer Rio dc la Plata, the sailors of which manned the yards and gave hearty cheers to the American delegate. The American launch then circled the Spanish cruiser Marina de la Moana, the sailors of which also cheered Mr. White and his companions. On landing, Mr. White was greeted by the Governor-General and suite, who escorted him to his hotel. Mr. Gummcre was similarly saluted when he arrived on board the Galilee. How Powers Will Line Up. As the delegates assemble, there is no, outward evidence of tension, but, on the" contrary, there Is a notable exchange of amenities between the German and French delegations. There Is, however, an undercurrent of sentiment that a su preme diplomatic struggle Is imminent, with France and Germany occupying tho center and the other powers ranged in varying degrees around them. The French count upon Great Britain, Spain, Italy and Russia as sure, and con sider that the relations between the United Slates and France and Groat Britain Justify them In expecting the support of the American delegates. On the other hand, the prevailing sentiment Is that Germany can count on Austria. Holland and Sweden, and perhaps on Den mark, with Germany also expecting that the United States will support some of her contentious. Scene Fits Occasion. Now that the delegate arc here, the scene before them is suggestive. Plalnly vislble three mllos away rises the gigantic rock of Gibraltar, like a lion guarding the straits, while dimly outlined to tho southward are the low mountains of Africa. Algcciras lies ln the center of this panorama. Thus Uie powers of tho world are gathered at tho southernmost point of Europe, and their, longing looks toward Africa give the keynote to the meeting about to begin. EQUAL INFLUENCE FOR ALL Germany Will Ask That No Tower Have Special Rights. ALGECIRAS. Jan. 15. 11:15 P. M.) The German envoys will enter the conference with instructions to take up a modest at titude, insisting upon nothing, even pro posing nothing, unless It shall be the wish of the other members of the conference. In the latter event, German!' will put for ward a plan of collective action toward Morocco, worked out under the principles agreed upon ln September with France that is. for a permanent open door. In cluding equal industrial and financial priv ileges for all countries, the territorial in tegrity of Morocco and the Independence of the Sultan, with the administrative re forms, for which all the powers partici pating shall have Identical responsibility. The German plcnltopentiarics will be strenuous upon nothing except that no one power shall obtain an international guarantee for predominance in Morocco, and. as Franco Is understood to be ap proaching the conference In the same spirit, an adjustment of the differing views Is considered highly probable. The principal cause of delay is likely to be with the Sultan, to whom reports of each session must go. As tho Sultan docs not use the telegraph ciphers, reports must go by courier to Tangier and thence overland to Fez. This is the reason for holding the conference here, for, were It held at Madrid, the delays would be In creased. The Duke of Almodivar. when ques tioned by the Associated Press tonight, said: "Spain In the past has feared nothing from France, and fears nothing now. as the Franco-Spanish agreement regarding Morocco abundantly protects Spanish rights there." i The Associated Press rccflvcd the im pression from tho conversation with the Duke that Spain would squarely support France. ' ' PRETENDER AGAIN ACTIVE. Bu Hamara Has 0000 Men Ready to Renew Attack. f PAR IS. Jan. 15. The Matin this morn ing prints a dispatch from SIdi del Abbls. Morocco, which says that the Moorish pretender, Bu Hamara. Is encamped at Seouian and Is making every effort to resume the war In the most vigorous manner at the earliest possible date. The dispatch says that, while the local tribes refuse to send reinforcements to the gov ernment, those attached to the pretender are extremely active. Tho rebel army, it says, now consists of COW. of whom 303 aro mounted, well armed and disciplined, experienced and supplied with money and munitions. The pretender plans to seize Sadal. which Is well defended. Part of the troops of BenI Snasscn. which remained loyal to the Sultan, ac cording to tho dispatch. Is marching to Oudjn. the Governor of which town con tinues to Implore the government to send him reinforcements. SUPPORTS GERMAN CLAIMS. United States Favors Open Boor and International Police. LONDON. Jan. 15. The Associated Prees Is advised that Ambassador White, representing the United States at the Moroccan cot ference at Algcciras, will support the German contention both as to tho "open door" in Morocco and as to an International commission to control the policing of the country. It is suggested that this may make the adoption of the German view probable, particularly In the light of the fact that Russia has shown marked Indifference to the appeal of France for support. The In fluence of the Vatican Is also understood to be hostile to France. SIGSBEE WELCOMES WHITE. American Delegate Rccivcd on Flag ship at Gibraltar. GIBRALTAR, Jan. 15. The American Ambassador to Italy, Henry Wldtc, chief of the American mission to the Moroccan conference, arrived hero today from Na ples on the North German Lloyd steamer Princess Irene. The steamer's band played the American and British anthems as tho Princess Irene entered the harbor. A steam launch of the United States crui ser Galveston ran alongside the liner and took the Ambassador on board the Brook lyn, flagship of Rear-Admiral SIgsbec, where the Admiral assembled his officers and received Mr. White with all honors, while the warships fired an Ambassador's salute. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YRSTBRDAYS Maximum temperature. 38 dec: minimum. CI. Precipitation. 0.16 of ar inch. TODAY'S Rain or snow. Strong, gusty southeast shifting to southwest winds. 1'orelgn. Liberal landslide In Britain continues. Page 1. Irish fear victory may be. too groat. Page 1. Morocco conference at Algeclras begins to day. Page 1. Czar sends Manchurlan army to reconquer Caucasus. Page U. France recalls Talgny and prepares to whip Castro. Page S. Nntlonnl. Insurgents against Philippine Mil rain rength, but administration refuses con cessions. Page 1. Senators object to American participation ln Morocco conference. Page Stevens blamon Southern Pacific for freight blockade at Panama, rape 3. Facts about tariff war with Germany. Page 4. Miller's hazing trial ends, Meriwether's be gliw. Pagr 7. rollllc. Chics so Cornell rails Dunne to account for corruption charge. Page 3. Domestic. Marshall Field rallies and may recover. Pag 4. Extent of Prior" frauds grows. Page 3. Mayor Dunne asks for police to stop Chi cago's murder epidemic Page 4. Succ error to President Harper. Tagc 4. Sport. Harvard forbids football until It is reformed. Page 7. Taclflc Coat. Jasper Jennings avors that his mother may have Instigated his father's murder. Page 1. Heads of Mrs. Hembree and daughter found In stove In ruins of house. Page C. Oregon pilgrims are given a warm welcome to California, rage C. Orchard ! heJd for the murder of cx-Gov- ernor Steunenberg at Caldwell. Idaho. Page 0. Finding. of human hand In dog's possession ha greatly excited Lewiston. Idaho. Page 14. Tacoma man reported beaten by thug, al leged to -have been hired by gamblers. Page C Commercial and Marine. China buying flour despite boycott, rage 13. San Francisco potato market weaker, rage IT.. Wheat firm all day at Chicago. 1'age 13. Profit-taking tlll under .way in stock mar ket. Page 13. Unknown schooner ashore near Umpqua River. Tage 11. Pilots protest against- -extension of harbor line. Page 11. Portland and Vicinity. Subpenax are Issued In' Richards case for prominent witnesses. Page 10. Pilots will fight against brldg for the North Bank across Willamette. Page 10. Former employe tells truth about Standard OIL Page 11. Wronged wife demands vengeance In Judge Cameron's court. Page 16. Proposed flsh law will be fought. Page 10. Fund for Park Board cut f 3000 and SfWOO of remainder set apart for East Slijc Page IC Many- Republicans axe after Word'a Job. Tage 10. Portland & Seattle Railway takes case Into courts. Tage 9. Y. W. C A. dot. successful, year, with annual meeting and banquet.' PageUp ACCUSES MOTHER OF THE MURDER Jasper Jennings Connects Her Name With That of North Carolina Man. TALE LIKE DIME NOVEL Sister 'Born. He Says, Confessed to Him That She Shot the Father and Then Hid the -Rifle. His Grcwsomc Story. BY W. G. MACRAE. GRANT'S PASS. Or.. Jan. 15. (Spe cial.) Jasper Jennings has told his story from the witness stand. Not only did he again review the story of his confession, in which he said that Dora Jennings, his sister, had admitted to him that she had killed their father, but he must drag- in his old mother, who had Journeyed from North Caro line to be with him during the trial. Even backed up by his story this morning' the confession that he made some months ago docs not ring; true." yet he went Into the details of how he forced Dora to tell that it was she who had killed her father, with a brazen front and a poise of self-assurance which was little short of as tounding. When court convened this morning;. Attorney Norton, counsel for Jasper Jennings, announced that he would place the defendant on the stand. In a remarkably short time it became "known on the streets that Jasper was telling: his story and in a short time tho courtroom was ta'xcd to Its lim its. Several times during the morning and afternoon sessions. Judge Hanna was forced to Interrupt the proceed ings and instruct the Bailiff to compel the crowd to move back and not crowd the aisles. Drives Smiles Prom Courtroom. Once during the afternoon session, when Jasper and District Attorney Rcames engaged In a spirited verbal tilt. the spectators laughed. Judge Hanna's gavel sounded sharply on the desk and he soon drove the laugh that was coming from the prisoner's lips, when he eaid: The 'defendant on yicveas-stah'J- i.i on irini ior nis me ana laugntcr must stop: if not I shall be. compelled to order the courtroom cleared." This sharp rebuke not only caused Jasper Jennings to drop his frivolous attitude, but it stilled the crowd, so that a few other humorous things which came up "did not get a laugh from those. wh"o were straining and craning their necks and cars to hear this unnatural man of 27 years en deavor to fasten the crime of patri cide on his sister, and if not successful in this, to point suspicion to the aged mother, who drank In every word that fell from the prisoner's lips, while a look of Intense anxiety distorted her features. Witnesses Memories Arc Poor. It has not boon the intention of Dis trict Attorney Rcaraos to introduce as evidence the confession that Jas per Jennings made to Sheriff Lewis. Since his arrest the state has obtained from the prisoner enough statements to All a good-sized volume. Some of the witnesses, many of whom also had made statements at one time or another, had very sad cases of lapses of memory on the -""witness stand, and because of this the state decided to make use of theconfession which charges Dora with the killing. Jasper went through the ordeal of the extremely long direct examination and came off with flying colors. He was exceedingly anxious to tell his story and it was very, evident throughout that he was there to save his own heck, without a thought or care whom he hurt or humilfated. His story of how he forced Dora Into making her confession to him rends like a chapter out of a blood-and-thundcr detective htory. . -' Alleged Confession oT Dora. Jasper stated that Dora told him of killing their father on the way to Grant's Pass, where both of them wer'c going to have some legal matters ar ranged. They were driving Into the city. When they had reached the Louse Creek crossing, and after they had disr cussed the. murder, Jasper said: "Dora, you must have killed father. "The shot eould not Jfave been flrcd in that room without waking you up. It looks mighty suspicious." Dora began to cry and after a while sho replied: T killed him. T went to your cabin and stole your rifle. I held the gun .close to his head and) fired. His back was to me and I waited until It was quiet, and. putting on a pair, of shoes, I Itft the house and hid the gun." Jasper then went on to say: "I asked her where my rifle was and she told trie that I would never see it again. I asked her if she had 'hidden it In one of the old tunnels "or in-the creek and she told me I need not never hunt my gun because I would never find it." s Coolness of the Witness.. Without a sign of regret, and with the attitude of a raali' telling a story in which he was a great hero, Jasper Jennings went through this recital. That he cared nothing for the sister who is languishing in jail at Jack sonville was apparent. He might have been telling the truth. He struggled manfully to make this fact apparent. If ha was lying throughout. In addition to being a scoundrel ho -Is a great actor. Even the bombarding which he received at the hands of District At torney Rcames did not upset his poise, and but for his tendency to be pug nacious and argue with the prosecutor he was as cool as the proverbial cu cumber. While ho was in jail It is apparent that Jasper was willing, to lay the crime of the murder of his father on anybody's shoulders. In his first state ment he said ha did not "know who had shot his father, then he made a con fession Imputing the crime to Dora, and later, when District Attorney Rcames asked him If It were possible that his mother might have a hand in the murder, he made a statement in which he says that Mrs. Jennings might have had one of the Brison boys come out from their home In North Carolina' and do the job. This state ment was produced and road. Mother's Cheek Is Flushed. Mrs. Jennings colored when the doc ument was read to the jury and sho drummed nervously on the table with fingers knotted from hard toll. But Jasper neither blushed nor showed a bit of shame at linking his mother's name with the name of a man who had been the means of separating husband and wife. It seems that before the Jennings family moved to the West. Newton Jennings, the dead man, had aVcuscd his wife of being intimate with De wltt Brison. When the murdered man would get In his cups, it is said, he would renew this charge and finally Mrs. Jennings, smarting under the in sult, left her husband. When the separation came. Jennings gave his wife money with which to re turn to her North Carolina home and from that time on she had nothing to do with her husband. Brison Theory Is Exploded. It seems that Mr. Reamcs questioned the story about the Brisons and found that neither of the brothers had been absent from their home long enough to have made the trip from North Carolina to Oregon and back, so this story of Jas per was discredited. It is not believed that his confession about Dora will-carry any weight with the jury- The fact that he was trapped In a number of lies and the skillful and evasive manner In which he answered all of the questions put to him In cross-examination did not leave a good Impression. While the District Attorney knew that he weakened his case against Dora by introducing Jasper's confession, it did not prevent him from taking up the confes sion bit by bit and riddling It. The state has struggled hard to make out a strong case against the defendant, but its fabric of circumstantial evidence has been very thin and It would not be a sur prise should the jury disagree or bring in a verdict of acquittal. If Jasper slips away there will be, little use In trying his sister. This will be necessary, however. Good Defense Js Made.. Attorney Norton surprised almost everybody by calling only two witnesses that had not already been called by the state. The examination of Jasper lasted from 11 o'clock until 4:40. Counsel for the defendant used Jasper and the state's own witnesses to upset the motives they contended Jasper had for killing his father. First It was proved by his sweetheart. Blanche Roberts, that he had given Dora iSl to keep for him. Jasper swore that he had about 5t0 on him when his father was shot and that he had about 550 coming to him from his father. The state tried hard to get the witness to admit that he had said in a statement that his father had $600. but he denied this and said that he stated that his father should have had this' amount saved up. Jasper swore that the effort he made to get his father's wood contract was sug gested by his bunkie, Harvey. This was corroborated by Harvey. The defense has only one more witness to put on the stand. The state will put on a couple In rebuttal, then the argu ments will follow. The case will go to the jury tomorrow night and Dora's case will come up Wednesday morning. ALONG EXPLORERS7 ROUTE Davidson and Prcemnn Will Travel by Boat From Portland. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. F. B. Da vidson and D. C. Freeman, who were connected with the Lewis and Clark Exposition, have made a contract with the management of the Jamestown Ex position at Hampton Roads for a pub licity and advertising - programme. They will make a trip from Portland to Hampton Roads In a boat, follow ing the route traversed by Lewis and Clark from Portland to Pittsburg. From this point they will go either by way of the lakes to the Hudson River or bj- way of Cumberland, Md., to the Potomac River. Where the boat they use is taken overland. It will be sent by rail to the points on rivers used by the explorers of a ccntury aso.. WILD STORM IN INDIANA Three Lives Lost and Sclioolhonsc Is Wrecked by Wind. INDLVNAPOLIS. Ind.. Jan. 13. Dis patches from over the state tonight tell of several fatalities, many injuries and se rious damage to buildings of all kinds -as thc result of a severe wind, rain and sleet storm, accompanied by lightning, in many Instances tho dispatches report that tho wind attained a velocity of 60 miles an hour. Near Michigan town, a wail of the brick schoolhousc was blown in upon about rt jmpils. who were buried beneath the de- Dris. tAiza. jonnson. aged 12. was killed and about a dozen Injured. At Tcrre Haute. Emery F. Read, a con tractor, was blown from the roof of a factory and killed. Near Bedford. Isaac RItter, while driv ing across a bridge, was in some manner thrown from his buggy Into the creek and killed. - NO SURRENDER TO INSURGENTS Payne Will Not Change Philippine Bill. TRUST FORGES ARE GROWING Sugar and Tobacco Men Win ' Over More Members. BEET STATES MALCONTENT Compromises Offered by Insurgents Rejected and Administration Still Believes Bill Will Pass-Last Day of the Debate. WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. Chairman Payne, of the House ways and means committee, announced tonight that he was confident the Philippines tariff bill will pass without amendment when put to a vote. He said he was unwilling to accept the amendments proposed by the beet sugar men. and declared it would be bet ter for the bill to be defeated than passed ln such form that the amount of sugar permitted to come to the United States annually at reduced rates would be lim ited to a definite amount. In the opinion of Mr. Payne, such limitation would de feat the purpose of the measure. Several conferences were held today be tween Republican leaders of the two fac tions, but the Administration faction re fused to accept any of the compromise amendments suggested by the Insurgents, although the overtures of the Insurgents were carefully considered. Many of the "stalwarts" who were reported to be lined up firmly, with the Administration two weeks ago are now said to be showing signs of weakening and favoring amend ments satisfactory to either sugar or to bacco interests in their respective dis tricts. Early ln the session It wa3 announced that the entire Nebraska delegation would stand by the Administration. Two mem bers have weakened already, and- several others are said to be wavering and In clined to favor an amended bill. The beet-sugar Interests of the state are re sponsible for this change of view, and a number of other Representatives from Middle Western States are reported t3 be yielding to home influence. On the other hand, there arc several Representatives from sugar-beet districts who, like Cooper of "Wisconsin, announce that they will vote for the bill as It now stands and are confident that a full ex planation of the Philippines conditions will persuade their constituents that no harm will result to home-grown sugar from the small amount of Philippines sugar which will come here under reduced tariff rates. BABCOCK ANSWERS CRITICS Insurgent Leader Denies Personal Motive Philippine Debate Closes. WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.General de bate on he Philippine tariff bill was concluded in the House today, having been continued dally since January 1. The bill will be taken up for amend ment under the five-minute rule to morrow and put on Its passage cither tomorrow or the next day. Preceding the debate today, the statehood fight made Its appearance on the floor for the first time, in tho form of a personal explanation by Babcock. of Wisconsin, credited with being the lender of tho opponents of the joint statehood forces. Babcock denied that his course in opposition to the blil was dictated by any feeling of revenge because he had .not been made chairman of the appropriation committee. He also took occasion to state his position in favor of tariff re vision. Tariff talks were made during the day by De Armond. of Missouri, and Kcliher, of Massachusetts, who spoke particularly with reference to the needs of- thac state. Speeches for the bill were made by Parker, of New Jersey, Lamb, of Virginia. Bennett, of New JYork. and Randell. of Texas. Those speaking against the measure includ ed Gocbcl. of Ohio, Davis, of Minne sota, Tindall, of Missouri, and Camp bell, of Ohio. The debate was closed with an ex tended speech in favor of the bill by Botitell of Illinois, a member of the ways and means committee. Why Babcock Rebels. When the House met Babcock took the floor on a question of personal privi lege. He based this on a statement of a local newspaper, entitled, "How Came Babcock to Rebel?" and which gave as a reason for his opposition to joining Ari zona and New Mexico as one state, his pique at not being made chairman of the appropriations committee. The statement, Babcock said, totally misrepresented him, and he also believed the so-called "stalwarts," which he un derstood meant the House organization. He had, he said, never been an applicant for the chairmanship of the appropria tions committee. He had not wanted that chairmanship, and had' It been tendered him should have declined it, as he did pot feel that under the circumstances he could have filled it tq the satisfaction of the House. As to statehood, Babcock said he had always been opposed to. joining Arizona (Concluded on 'Second Page.) V r