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
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