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YOL. XLV.- X0. 14,076. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 18, 1906. " PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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SWAGE ATTACK
ON ROOSEVELT
Tillman Pours Forth
Torrent of Abuse.
HALE STERNLY REBUKES HIM
-His Text Is Santo Domingo
and Mrs. Morris.
MOVES TO INVESTIGATE
South Carolina Senator Declares
Congress Is Sxibscrvlent, Presf-
dent Imperial Dictator Who
Dictates to Everybody.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. The recent
forcible romoval from the White House
of Mrs. Minor Morris was made the sub.
ject of emphatic denunciation by Tillman
In the Senate today. His remarks called
out remonstrances from Hale. Hopkins
and Daniel, and led to the very abrupt
closing of the doors and the sudden ad
journment of the Senate in the middle of
the afternoon. The speech abounded in
Tillman's peculiar expressions, and was
characterized by many severe aud excep
tionally personal thrusts at the Presi
dent. At times he wept over what he
regarded as the indignities to the lady.
and his voice and eyes were full of tears
when he declared, in the face of protests
from his fellow Senators, that he would
demand an investigation of the White
House Incident.
The reference to the treatment of Mrs1
Morris constituted the latter haK of a
speech based upon the Senator's resolu
tion making inquiry of the President con
cerning the statu? of our relations with
the Republic of Santo Domingo, and was
added to illustrate his theory . that the
.present administration is tending toward
imperialism, in the first part of the ad
dress, he characterized the course of the
united States in Santo Domineer as a
great extension of the Monroo Doctrine.
and said that if pursued thespJMiyWould
lead the country into many serious com
plications. He accused the President of
putting the treaty into execution in the
lace of the Senate's refusal to act. do
nounced the Senate as willing to submit
subserviently to all that Is asked of it.
and implored Senators to show their in
dependence and thus teach the executive
a lesson, and at the same time serve the
country.
Would Investigate .Morris Affair.
Wit reference to the Morris occurrence.
he declared that the President had been
derelict in failure to punish his subordi
nates for their course, and quoted state
ments from persons said to have been
witnesses to show that the proceeding
Had been inhuman. He informallv Intro
duccd and said that he would tomorrow
present a resolution for an Investigation
of the entire Incident. It was the Intro
duction of this resolution which called out
the protest from Daniel, while Hale ob
jectcd to the presentation of tHe matter
at all, except upon proof. Tillman de
clared his determination not to be giuded
by their advice, and closed with the re
iteration of his determination to bring In
the resolution tomorrow.
The announcement occasioned a number
of hurried conferences, and it is under
stood that, as a result of them, Tillman
will be urged not to carry out his pur
pose. Prominent Senators on both sides
said that the resolution would command
few votes.
Grafting in Philippines.
The first matter of importance taken
up was the resolution offered bv Culber
son relative to the ownershin bv Phil
ippine officials of land In the Philippine
islands. The resolution was presented
by Culberson in modified form todav. and
ns modified was adopted. As passed It
calls upon the Secretary of War to sun
ply the Senate with information as to
whether any member of the Philippine
Commission or any officer of tho Army
or Navy of tho United States owns or
has any interest in any land in the
inlands. Tho Secretary is directed also
to state whether such land is situated
particularly with reference to the loca
tion of proposed railroads In said islands "
The Philippine tariff bill was received
from the House and referred to the com
Jnlttce on Philippine Islands.
Tillman Begins His Tirade.
Tillman was then recognized. Ho be
gan by quoting extracts on tho Monroo
doctrine from the last annual mes
sage of the President. He laid special
stress upon the President's declaration
"that no Just and rderly government
jias anyinmg to rear from us." .
"Is the converse true, that an unjust
and disorderly government has some
thing to fear from us?" Tillman asked;
"because. If It is, therein lies an im
mense amount of trouble for this coun
try."
It meant, he said, that tho. President
Intended to set up a .standard and
compel the South American nations to
adhere to it.
Proceeding with his quotations from
the Presidents message. Tillman eon
tended that it would not benefit the
country to "wrench and stretch the
Monroe Doctrine beyond all precedent.
It will not benefit us to step forward
upon this pretext with a policeman's
club to force the claims of bondhold
ers. That Is the sum and substance of
the new departure."
Culberson interrupted, .Tillman to
read an extract from,a letter which he
said had been written bv Seeretarv
Hay, 4n which the Seeretarv -was re
ported to have' said that 'the rejection
of the Dominican treaty would work
"no great disaster." His purpose, Cul
berson said, was to contrast the Sec
retary's utterances with that of the
President.
Tillman quoted the executive order
of March 28, establishing- a modus Vi
vendi; and -speaking- of the meaning of
ine 'expression, "modus vivendi." he
defined it as "a little rope by which
you hang- onto life until you get loose
or are entirely hung."
Coercion of Santo .Domingo.'
He declared there had been coercion In
enforcing that order, and that "Morales
and his Junta of cutthroats had not
accepted Its terms until compelled to do
so by Mr. Dawson and his gunboats."
He said that the Island was oractleallv
blockaded by our gunboats, and that our
efforts were directed largely In the In
terests of the "Shylocks and sharps and
other fellows who live by .shaving paper."
He said there evidently had been a lot
of drastic power applied to make the debt
collectible and added:
"This microbe of graft, or stealing is-
equal to the grippe microbe, and even
worse, because It leaves fewor people un
touched." He quoted from the Springfield Repub
lican, which he characterized" as a clean
and careful newspaper, a history of
Morales' career.
Says Senate Was Ignored.
"An admirable picture," he exclaimed.
"of the kind of a Government our great
and good President has taken under his
wing a government of cutthroats, back-
stickers, assassins, debauchcrs and liber
tines, and everything awful that the Eng
lish language may be used to describe."
At 3 o clock, on motion of Hale, the Sen-
Senator Benjamin R, Tillman. Who
Wan Rebuked br firrurtor Hale for
Attacking the President.
'"M,l,'rrH
ate went intp executive session and ad
journed -ffve minutes" later. -
He said the Prosident - had trans
gressed the canons - of a centurv' in
carrying into effect a treaty .that had
never been ratified.' "It used to .be
that the failure of. the' Senate to act
on a treaty was sufficient" nM th
Senator, "but such Is no longer the
case; you've got to say, no." -In very
lo.ud words to Theodore Roosevelt In
order to get him to hear at all."
Quoting articles from the Washing
ton Post and Washington Star. Till
man said:
Tncy are fair -and clean In their
news columns and friendly with tne
President, when he will let them be
rue articles quoted outlined the
plan of having a Joint resolution pass
ed by the "President's subserviont
friend in Congress."
wnat could be done bv means of
a joint resolution except to annex tho
Islands? Here you have the delightful
prospect of adding the island with iu
10.030,000 negroes, to our domain., to
satisfy the design of our lord and
master to have his own wav.'
Calls House Subservient.
Tit . 1 .1. -
jiobuasuiK me prospect or acting on
such a resolution, he quoted a character
Ization of the House by the Boston Her
aid as puppets, the clanking of whose
chains could bo hoard In advance, and
said that that body had yostcrdav clien
an exhibition of its subserviency to execu
tive power.
He said he had heard it stated that four
more votes are needed to secure the rati
llcation of the Dominican trcatv. and hi
supposea uiry were looking about for
White House Democrats to hcln out and
he feared that a sufficient number might
be secured by the use of patronage, "a
pouna or two of pork." to aid the other
side in securing favorable action. He de
clared his conviction that the
outlined had come authoritatively from
me tips oi ineoaore Roosevelt, and asked:
What are you going to do about itr
He advised them that ther Should n
him, "You've got to obey" the law or we
will take you by the throat and comncl
you to do so." He hoped that the pos
session of a little power In the shape of
patronage would not stand in the way of
the Senate's doing its duty.
In criticising the President. Tillman said
that the press was being used in threat
ening Congress on matters of legislation
or patronage. In order that the President
may have his way. The Senator com
pared tho Executive with "Andrew Jack
son or Napoleon Bonaparte or any other
man who pushed things to the limit."
Says Roosevelt Works Press.
Tillman said that ho wanted to ak
what It is that emboldens tho President
to take the stand he has. Answering ihn
question himself. Tillman said that the
press has made tho Piroldent v. s.
and that it has been through that instru
mentality that he has dared to "bestride
the world like a Colossus." He said that
an instance of the President's use of
newspaper men is had in his ctnntnvmpnt
of Joseph B. Bishop as a "press agent"
for the Panama Canal. He said that dur
infr the time Mr. RooRPwit'. mtiu,n.
ord was being made, the newspapers con
tinually referred to "Colonel Roosevelt"
here and "Colonel Roosevelt" thcre until
XCeachidcd oa ?ax&-4.
EXPELS DIGIT
FROM REPUBLIC
Castro Offers Crowning Insult
-to -French Representative.-
LANDS - IN DUTCH COLONY
Going Aboard French Steamer With,
out Permission, Taigny Is Threat
ened With Imprisonment If
lie Returns Ashore.
WILLEMSTAD, Island or Curacoa.
Dutch West Indies. Jan. 17. France
broke off diplomatic relations with Vene
zuela January 10 through the American
Minister at Caracas, Mr. Russell, who at
present is in charge of French Interests.
M. Taigny, the retiring French Charge
d'Affaires, who left La Guayra January
35, on the French steamer Martiniaue for
Curacoa. via Puerto Cabcllo, Venezuela
arrived nore today. He was not allowed
to land at Puerto Cabcllo. He Is awaiting
a French cruiser to convey him to Mar.
Unique.
The chiefs of the French cable offices at
Caracas and La Guayra. MM. Jaccoux
and Bourget, have been expelled from
Venezuela, and are expected here by the
first steamer. Cable communication with
Venezuela continues Interrupted.
Taignys Story of Affair.
The following details were given to the
Associated Press by M. Taigny:
"Knowing that the captain or the Mar
tinique had Important dispatches for him.
and being without advices for five days!
owing to the closing of the cable. M.
Taigny went to La Guayra Saturday last,
accompanied bynhc French Vice Consul.
He was accustomed to board the French
steamers without a permit, which on this
occasion he was not allowed to do. Think
ing it his duty under the circumstances,
he decided to go aboard the Martinique
without pcrmlssfon.
On Sunday the Vice-Consul and the ca
ble director accompanied M. Taigny lo
the wharf, but did not go on board the
Martinique with him. The Venezuelans,
however, it was noticed, went on board
the vessel and returned without belnc- in
any way hindered.
Forbidden' to Return Ashore.
While htfwas -convAry&ig with the cap
tain of the Martinique, a Doliccman or
dered M. Taigny to leave the ycksoI imt
he refused to do so. While he was break
fasting, an order came to the captain of
tne vessel to put out 20 meters from the
shore, and nobody was allowed to leave
tne ship.
M. Taigny asked permission of the cus
toms officer to go ashore with him hur
the request was denied, and, when he
insisted, force was used to prevent him.
At 5 o clock. M. Taigny was officially
notified that-'lf he went ashore, he would
be Imprisoned. Sunday
with a Venezuelan guard watchlnc- for
any movement M. Taigny might make.
Russell's Intercession Fails.
Meanwhile, the French Vice-Consul went
to Caracas and informed Minister Rus
sell of the condition of affairs. Mr. Rus
sell, though III, at once took up the mat
ter and used every Influence with Presi
dent Castro, hut without avail. The Vicc
Consul brought to M. Taigny a letter from
-wr. uussell to that effect. M. Taigny
then sent a protest to Mr. Russell and
to the dean of the diplomatic corps.
At 11 o'clock the French steamer agent,
with the authority of President Castro.
Informed M. Taigny that a French naval
vessel would take him off at -1 o'clock in
the morning. No such vessel came, how
ever, and one day was lost In waiting.
Must Not Communicate.
The Martinique then loft for Puerto Ca
bcllo. where M. Taigny was forbidden all
communication with the shore.- Hp then
requested the captain of the Martinique
xo toucn at WMIemstad. which wns not
on his schedule; and to leave him there
M. Taigny expressed to the Associated
Press his great gratitude for the kind as
sistance rendered by Mr. RubsHI ,i
other Americans.
Docs Not Know Taigny. Has Lett.
PARIS. Jan. 17. Inquirie? at the for
CLEVELAND BROKKR WHO
KILLED lOMSKLr.
L. W. rrier.
Leland W. Trior, who committed
Milclde in Cleveland on Tuesday he
canne of big losses In copper stock,
was president of the Cleveland Stock
Exchange and a member of the New
York and Chicago Stock Exchanges
and the Chicago Board of Trade.
Ivifeit uiuvi: ciitiivu iuu aiaiciuciu link I i a 1
nnthlnf t Aff1olri1U Vnnvn Nibtlv. V,r. I I 1 1 1 11 in
departure of M. Taigny from Venezuela. 1 H K 1 1 iVfi I S
CASTRO BUYING MACHETES.
American Agent Negotiates for 10,
000 Cuban Weapons.
HAVANA. Jan. 37. A German mer
chant who deals In machetes Informed the
Associated Press today. Jthat-het.was ques
tioned recently by A. L. Breslerlin
American, formerly a resident of De
troit, who Is the Nlcaraguan Consul here,
with reference to the purchase of 10.000
machetes for the Venezuelan government.
The negotiations, the merchant said,
were Interrupted by thrfsailing for New
York yesterday of Mr. Bresler, who will
soon return to Havana. Mr. Bresler lived
for some time In Venezuela and In Cen
tral American countries.
The Venezuelan Consul, Senor Mazon.
says he has received no Information of
the matter.
Forbidden to Land Again.
CARACALS, Venezuela, Monday, Jan.
35. via Port of Spain. Island of Trinidad,
Jan. 17. M. Taigny. the former French
Charge d'Affaires. having gone on board
hi Fwnf.i ltn f MmJr "f artlntmie nt T .1
Guayra yesterday without legal permis
sion, tne Venezuela autnoriiics nave pro-
uiDited nis landing again in Venezuela,
and lie must go to uoion.
OF T
WRECKED "SAILOR ADRIFT TWO
DAYS OS GANGPLANK.
Crew and Passengers on Collier Lost
in Storm While Coasting Down
- to Savannah.
SAVANNAH. Ga., Jan. 17. Adrift on a
gangplank from 3 o'clock Surday
morning until 5 oclock Monday exen
Incr without food or water. Carl Sum
ner, the only known survivor of a
pariy or ia people uooard tne rour
mastcd' schooner Robert H. Stevenson,
was picked up by the German steamer
EurODil. bound from Philadelphia for
savannan. .Monday afternoon in latr
tude 34.46 north, longitude 33.54 west
and brought to Sa-ann:ih today.
.tscsiaes tne crew, there were four
women aboard, the wife of the captain,
two relatives and a colored servant.
all going to Savannah on a pleasure
in p.
The Stevenson, loaded with ni
sailed from Philadelphia January X for
Savannah. Captain HIgbee was Ixu
cnarge. with First Mate Lewis. Sumner
says the schooner grounded on Dia
mond. Shoal, and all but four seamen,
himself included, took to the boats, one
boat being smashed and the flrxt mntr.
ana iwo men oeing drowned. This fate
he witnessed. He thinks the others
capmzeojr
TwO'df the men whn mmoinn.I -n.ttt.
uc 3-imuur icit on a rati, he left" on
from cold, hunger and thirst.' by a
wujti. i rum uie Europa. He thinks he
was the sole snrvix-or.
The schooner was of 1036 tons rcg-
emu on-iica in nosion.
BOMB WOUNDS SERGIEVE
Terrorist Wrecks Railroad Depot to
Catch His .Aran.
ST. PETERSBURG. J icc r..i
While General Sorgiove was standing at
w.u n.iij Bt-poi at tne samara station
some one threw a bomh nHiii.. i
ing the General and demolishing part of
,mic uuuuijig. ine oomothrowcr escaped.
Two Alaska Postmasters. '
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. The Senate in
executive session today confirmed these
nominations as Postmaster in ih.v,.
lonn f. uium. Fairbanks; Frank W.
Swanton, Nome.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 42
drg.; minimum, 40. Precipitation. 0.53 of
an inch.
TODAY'S Rain. Easterly wind.
1'orelgH.
Chamberlain wins great victory at Blrmlng
ham, hot Liberals win elsewhere In' Brit
ain. Page 3.
Falllores elected PreMdrnt of France, rage 4.
Taigny forcibly expelled from Venezuela.
Page 1.
Peace signed with Dominican rebel-. Iage n.
Rebellion on Russian islands in Baltic
Page 2.
National.
Tillman makes ravage attack on President
and proposes investigation of Morris inci
dent. Page 1.
President invites proponed inquiry. .Page i.
nurn denounces Government forestry policy-
Page 2.
Marcus Braun expos European policy of
emigration. Page I.
Elklns railroad, rate MIL Tag. o.
Tolltlcs.
Ex-Senator Hill secures Inquiry into his con
nection with Equitable Life. Page 4.
Demertlc.
New n&mpshlrc farmer burns whoje family
to death and commits suicide. Page 1
HW.iMr?a" .F,e,d "ved Ch'go 'rom
panic Page 4.
Dowle loses control of Zlon finance's because
of extravagance Page iL
Fltzslmmons manager sues' Miller for llbeL
Page L
Only one survives of . 13 on board wrecked
collier. Page 1.
PacMc Coast.
Dora Jennings' trial for murdering father
begins at Grant's Pass today. Page S.
Loggers have deeperate hand-to-hand battle
with cougar. Paga 3.
State Treasurer Moore makes semi-annual re
port. Page 5.
Three, men killed In explosion at Opp mine.
Page Z.
Oregon pilgrims entertained at San Jose and
Stanford University. Pa a 5.
Washington Assessors Convention dec!
on 00 pr cent assessment and raises rail
road valuations 50. Page 3.
FertUad and Vlclalty.
Gas Company's big oil tanks menace life and
property on river front. Page 14.
Los Angeles capitalists Incorporate to build
.railroad into Washington Count v. 12
Oregon Hotel management attempts to close
Apouo sxaung rime m rough injunction
suit. Page 12.
Alaska mining men here to buy - supplies.
Psge 12.
Columbia Central Lutheran League of Young
People meets. - Page 7. 1
Two applications - or" " franchises to aelL
enraper gas- mGe to Clty-Coaacil. Page 1.
Council appoints committee to Investigate
Gas Company. Page 9. r
Richards found - not entity .'.of - Mlatmialjtr
dJcreptMfels jxierL -Page.S; -r
wingnnspianx ana the fourth remained.
Scpral ahlpi passed Ska at a cTfs
lancc. before he was rtirT..! n
E TO SELL
i iiumiu
60 CENT OAS
Eastern Capitalists Ask Coun
cil for a 25-Year Fran
chise to Enter Field.
WILL. CURB THE MONOPOLY
Local 3Icn, Headed by R. W. Colson,
Also Apply for Charter Prom
ise Good Article at a
Reasonable Rate.
GAS GRAFT TO BE CURBED.
Can at GO cents per thousand feet is
promised by Eastern capitalists
through Thomas McCuaker. who asks
the City Council for a 25-year fran
chise. The present price In Portland
la-$1.15.
Another gas franchise to asked for
by five local men. who promise "good
and satisfactory gas at & reasonable
rate."
To probe existing gas evils. City
Council appoints a special committee
Annand. Bennett. Kellahcr. Masters.
Mencfee. Rushlight and Vaughn.
In response to Portland's demand for
better and cheaper gas. and for relief
from the greedy graft of the present gaa
company, two groups of men 5-estcrday
astted the City Council for franchises.
and the Council appointed a special com
mittee to probe Into the practices of the
present gas company.
It was "gas day" in the Council, and
no mistake, and the Portland Gas Com
pany, which Is charging consumers 51.15
for gas which can be supplied at a profit
for 60 cents or lea?, was made to see
that the public will not suffer itself to
be grafted much longer, and that If tho
law cannot compel better and cheaner
gas. the people, through the Council, can
admit a competitor.
Plant 3Inx Cost $3,000,000.
Mr. McCuaker. applicant, for a fran
chise, last night received1- word by wire
from the Investors he Represents, saying
that If conditions in Portland are as they
CXnect to flnl thfcm. !Vipv rvn orOt r-i o
a profit for 60 cnta-. ,Mr. McCuskcr said
that in no event would the price exceed To
cents. The plant and piping would cost
between J2.CCO.000 and 53.000.000 a sum
which he says his men are amply able to
furnish, and which tltcy will guarantee to
spend.
Mr. McCuskcr cave notice that he and
his associates would apply for a franchise
In short order. They had had the appli
cation under consideration some time,
but had been delayed In making their
plans. They had not expected to see an
application from another group of men.
a the five Portland citizens, who asked
for a franchise yesterday; therefore thej
had been slow In their preparations.
On learning yesterday morning- that
others were seeking a franchise. Mr. Mc-
Cusker notified the Council- of (he plans
of his associates In ,thc following letter:
3fr. 3IcCusker's Statement.
I am requested br the Gelser-Hendm In
vestment Company, of which 1 am a member.
10 notify you that we have hail under con
sideration for some time the nroleet nf
gas plant in this city and have made. neces
sary arrangements for financing same, and
expected all papers to be ready today; but.
unfortunately, have been unable to com
plete same In time for your consideration at
tnu meeting. .
In view of the fact that other nartles are
contemplating applying for a similar fran
chise, we desire to serve notice on vou thnt
we will make application on or before your
next meeting, having our turners completed
in every detail.
I had spoken to a number of tho Council-
men regarding this several days ago. saying-
that I would present my application for a
franchise at this meetlnc. and therefore
deem it necessary to write this letter explain
ing my reason for not making the appllca
tion.
Trusting that same will hm tnnr onn.
fldcratibn. I am. very truly yours.
THOMAS M'CUSKER.
"What l-focal 31 en Offer.
Then came the application of Richard
W. Colson, A. J. Farmer, Joseph Closset,
Theodore A. Garbadc and B. S. Paguc.
WIIX TKRFORM THE MARRIAGE
CEREMONY AT AIJCE ROOSE
VELT WEDDING FEB. 17.
Bii&ep Hfarjr Y. gatterlee.
Tho Rt. Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee.
bjihop of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of Washington, will perform
the marriage ceremony at the wedding
of Alice. Roosevelt and Congressman
Nicholas Longworth In the White
House on February IT next-
7r-v- HmV' 1
' v' '"""dHyH
mention of which was made in these col
umns yesterday. Their proposition to en
gage locally in the lighting- business was
referred to the Joint streets and judiciary
and elections committees, and will be con
sidered at the next meeting thereof.
The two committees are practically the
same, with the exception of Councilmen
Shepherd, who 13 a member of the judi
ciary and elections committee, but not
that on streets. The joint committee Is
composed of Masters. Vaughn. Menefee.
Annand, Kellaher, Wallace. Wills and
Shepherd.
The city lawmakers feel that they are
masters of the situation, and that the
community is certain to reap the benefits.
not only in direct competition, insuring
better quality and service, but In. lower
prices for the necessary commodity as
weu.
Must Show Good Faith.
Upon that hypothesis several members
have expressed themselves as being in
ravor of exacting rigid terms in the mat
ter of granting franchises, and In all prob
ability applicants will be compelled to
show their bona fides by process of bond
and other security, and It Is hardly likely
that any proposition will be considered
unless it Is shown to the satisfaction of
the Councilmen that the applicants mean
business and are not actuated by "sell
out". principles.
BURNED IP HIS FAMILY
XEW HAMPSHIRE FARMER FOL
LOWS "WITH SUICIDE.
Bod!cs of Wife, Four Children and
3Iother-in-Law Found in
Ruins of House.
PEMBROKE, N. If., Jan. 17.-Sevcn
persons, all members of the family of
cnaries Ayer, are supposed to have ner.
lshed In a fire which destroyed Ayer's
farmhouse near here tmiav. Thi hnHtno
bf a child and of Ayer's mother-in-law
nave oeen round In the ruins.
Ayer shot and killed himself nn hour
after the fire was discovered. The theory
Ul cuuniy authorities Is that Ayer
vim me muruerer. out up to a late hour
"iey naa oeen unable to find nnv evi
dence to Indicate th
iu wipe oui tne family., Whether the vic
tims were snot or killed- bv othpr mpnns
cannot be told at Dresenr.
up to a late hour the charred fraer-
ucuis oi two oi inc Vlctlma hart hpon
recovered, although nersons whn visits!
the scene of the fire thought that they ob
served two other trunks In the blazing
ruins. i.nc eignt victims of the tragedy
were:
CHARLES F. ATCR. ami -l.t v-ill y,im-
seii uy snooting.
MRS. ADDIK A V VI? hi. n ir-
MRS. I SAA C LA K EM A . Avar's mnth.r.
in-law.
FLOSSIE AYER. aged 12.
ALFRED AYER. Jeed 10
BERNICE'AYER. arrtl B.
ANDREW AYER. arnl 4 ami r-trl hahv.
u cnunren or me .yera.
The fire occ&rred about 9 uTo.'nck- in
tne morning, and Aver drov un tn th
home bf his sister. Mrs. George Bailey,
in the town of Phl1ietoi ihnnf oiv
miles from his home. Just after 10 o'clock.
He remained at his sister's place until
noon, and when informed that his build
ings naa oeen burned, manifested some
agitation. A moment later he drew a
revolver, and, pointing it at his right
temple, fired and fell unconscious. He
died tonizht.
From the ruins the official think- it
probable that the inmates of the house
aied several hours before the fire was
seen. The renort that the curtains had
not been raised in the mornlnc- led to
the theory that the seven members of the
iiousenoia were Killed some time before
daylight. Ayer had not been held in high
esteem by his neighbors. He was obliged
to rely upon his wife's relatives for .sup-
pon.
FITZSIM3IOXS' MAXAGER SUES
MILIjER FOR" IiIBEL.
Resents Charge of Blackmail by
Pennsylvania Millionaire Against
Himself, Fitzsimmons and Wife.
NEW YORK. Jan. 17.-(Spcclal.) An
echo of the "Bob" Fitzsimmons estrange
ment is heard- In the bringing" by Leon
Freldman, the prizefighter's manager, of
a suit to recover 530,000 damages from
Charles J. S. Miller, of Franklin. Pa., who
is accused of havinc caused to h nnh.
llshed in tho newspapers statements that
FItz and his wife and tho manager were
In a conspiracy to blackmail Miller.
House. Grossman Xr Vorhaus rmin!
foe Freldman. say that the particular
statement to which their client objects Is
the following, purporting to have been
made to a newspaper reporter by Mr. Mil
jer:
"This Is about the crudest hit of hlack.
mall I ever heard of. It looks to me ilka
the work of amateurs, but thev will find
that I am no amateur.
CHANCE FOR BENEDICTS
Handsome Norwegian 'Widow Com
ing: to Portland Marriage Market.
ROSTOV. Vnc .Tan 17 Cnntat
Having heard that wives were In demand
in Portland, On. a handsome widow with
a little girl has come all the way from
Isorway to try her fortune In the matri
monlal market there. So confident were
her relatives that she would be quickly
snapped up that they deposited J3C00 as
security with the Federal authorities that
she wouW Hot- become a public charge.
FLIES TO CANADA TO REST
Officer of Wrecked Boston Bank
Changes His Name.
MONTREAL. Jan. 17. L. TV. Rnri.n
secretary-treasurer of the Provident Se
curities at tsavings company, of Boston,
which was closed br order of th
arrived here last night and rprdtorui J
one of the leading hotels. He received
raw muia auiucxm iu vxcorge omith.
Burlcn said he came to CanaHa nn th
advice of -his attnrnov fn arM. ne
- - -- -. Ufc lUb
EUROPEAN
LAN
TO MILK AMERICA
Braun's Revelations ot
Immigration.
COLONIES OF FOREIGNERS
They Come Not to Become
American Citizens.
BUT ENRICH NATIVE LAND
Hungary, Italy and Austria Derive
Revenue From Emigration Ar
menians Plot Against Turkey
as Citizens of Republic.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. In response to
the Sulzer resolution passed by the House,
Secretary Metcalf, of the Department of
Commerce and Labor, today sent to tho
House the report of Special Immigrant
Inspector Marcus Braun. which deals at
great length with the character of the
Immigrants coming to .this country and
the attitude of the European governments
upon the matter. Mr. Braun declares that
he has incontrovertible evidence that.
while the number of aliens shipped to this
country who arc legally Inadmissible due
to disease is diminishing. Immigrants in
admissible for other reasons are constant
ly brought Into the country in large num
bers "by the concerted action of some
European governments and steamshio
agencies, by bankers and schemers of all
sorts."
He declares that, while these govern
ments have law3 ostensibly Intended to
restrict Immigration, instead of doing so
they actually encourage It by keening
alive the "patriotic spirit of the father
land In the minds of these colonists" by
representing that "unless they adhere to
the principles of home patriotism their
governments would leave them without
protection in barbaric America."
United States Their Colony.
This is especially -true, Mr. Braun say3.
in Italy and Hungary. He asserts that
these countries regard the United States
in the attitude of adjuncts or colonics of
their own, and by their Instructions and
teachings to immigrants benefit accrues
to the home government, to the detriment
of this country. He cites the fact that
$50,000,000 was sent last year from the
United States to Austria-Hungary alone
from these immigrants.
"Not a single promise which the new
Hungarian immigrant lawguaranteed has
been kept. I experienced the bewildering
spectacle," Mr. Braun says, "of hundreds
upon hundreds of agents licensed by the
Hungarian government carrying on and
conducting an almost unheard-of cam
paign to get Immigrants, in direct and
open violation of the laws."
These laws, he says, are nothing- but a
farce, and systematic violation is licensed
and privileged by the Hungarian govern
ment. Mr. Braun narrates at length his
interviews with Hungarian officials, and
quotes Premier Tisza as saying that bills
Introduced In Congress tending to restrict
immigration are regarded as unfriendly
acts toward the government of Hungary.
He states that, in order to discour
age Hungarians from becoming- Amer
ican citizens, the precaution 13 taken
to advocate the establishment in the
United States of Hungarian homes
schools, churches and institutions, tho
Intention of which is to avert tho
'terrible danger" of Hungarians be
coming naturalized.
System of Armenian Rebels.
Mr. Braun then takes up Immigra
tion from Turkey. Asia Minor and
Syria. Speaking of the Armenians, he
says that they have invented a sys
tem wherobv they can stav in Tnrkov
and at the same time defy Turkish
laws. This system consists of n l.ir
number of Armenians emigrating- to
the United States and, as soon as they
have earned sufficient monev for trmir
needs. they return snnnlffi? with
American citizenship papers and aro
continually cottsDlrin?? acalnst- thf
Turkish government under the protec
tion of American citizenship. The
same is true Tn Syria and Palestine.
In this connection, he nuotea from tho
Governor of Mount Lebanon, sayings
if tnig constant travel from Syria
to and from the United States dneta
not cease soon, the TTnltc.i Siit hrwt
betteranncx the Province of Lebanon,
as at present there are more American
citizens there than Turkish citizens."
In Jerusalem alono Mr. Braun found
more than 100d American citizens. He
cites a number of Instances of lh
fraud which these people practice and"
declares that 36 per cent of them
speak not a A'O.'l of Ensilsh and most
of them did not know the street or
the citv In which thev oialmpr in
have resided while in the United
States.
Italy Makes 3Ioney Off Business.
Regurdlnsr Immigration from Ttalv.
he says that an Italian suhlont -mav
leave that country for any place, on
the globe except the United States
without a passnprt. He Is required to
ray a fee of eicrht lir foi- nana.
port to the United States, and from
this the government derive. nvmn.
He further declares, upon the state
ment of bankers and steamshl
that the amount annually received In
Italy from Italians In this country
averages i a day ror every Italian In
this country. It Is nncnlv t9tr-
says, in the Export Review, a semi
official Onran Of thf Austrian rwra
ment. that three-fourths of the Im
migrants leaving that country for tk
aiwie yow emjerrasmnt.
UTeseludcd ca sage 3.)