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THE MOUSING- OREGONIAX, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1900. , 3 ILL GOES THROUGH House Passes Statehood Amid Many Protests. CREATES TWO NEW STARS Western 3rcn Condemn to liast Union of Xew 3Icxico and Arizona. Hepburn Recalls Inci dents of History. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. The House passed the statehood bill according to schedule today. The Republican opposi tion spent its entire force yesterday and no effort was made to defeat the bill on its final passage, only1 33 of the "lnsur Bents" voting: against it. The bill paused bv the vote of 194 to 150. The debate which preceded this vote began at 11 o'clock and was -practically featureless f o far as any hope was entertained of r.,anrirnr ihfi measure in the slightest degree. The bill as passed -provides that Okla Vinma nnri th Indian Territory shall con Btitntp onft state under the name of Oklahoma, and that Arizona and New Mexico shall constitute a stale under the namR Arizona. Should the terms ot au miMtnn ho ratified by the residents of the two former territories, their respective fnto constitutions must contain clauses prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating liquors r.inra1 inarrlaccs. The constitution of Arizona must prohibit the sale of liquor to Indians forever and that of Oklahoma for 21 years. There are many other stipulations concerning schools, courts and political subdivisions of the proposed new states. Final Chorus of Protest Only 20 members were in their places at 11 o'clock when the debate began. Basing his prediction of the great fu ture development of Arizona and New Mexico on the accomplishments of his own state. Kahn fRep.. Cal.) depicted the wrong that was being done in joining these two territories as one state. Mondell (Rep.. Wyo.) followed in the same line. He predicted the time when the Representatives of the flourishing "West would object to the representation accorded the dead and dying East, be cause of the past prosperity. A brief speech in opposition was made by Lloyd (Dem., Ark.). The debate shifted to the other side at this point. Cole (Rep.. O.) was opposed to substituting hills for homes or moun tains for men. Capron (Rep.. R. I.) began a speech in favor of the bill and then said he would vield to Hepburn (Rep., Ia.) if he would "recount the experiences of the Territories of Maine and Iowa. Will Not Be Dragged In. Hepburn complied. Three timqs. he said, the people of Iowa rejected state hood and when they accepted. It was by the barest majority; four times the Ter ritory of Maine refused to come into the Union and her final acceptance was bare ly carried. Should the people of the terri tories now in question vote against com ing in. they should not be dragged in. Upon the assertion that 9S per cent of the people of Arizona were opposed to becoming a state with New Mexico. Webb (N. C.) based an argument against the bill. Moon made an Impassioned plea for Arizona. Smith made a most emphatic denial of charges that the railroad and mining In terests were working against joint state hood. Fear Power of West. "Lloyd (Mo.) depicted the injustice of uniting Arizona and New Mexico and charged that the only argument in favor of so doing was the foar of increased power of the "West in the Senate. The roll call on the bill was begun promptly at 3 o'clock. In just 22 minute. the result was announced. 1M ayes, ISO noes and eight answering present. "The bill is passed." declared Speaker Cannon. The resignation of Claude A. Swanson, recently elected Governor of Virginia, was presented to the House. would get a line ashore. I told Jier i could not accept her money as it was my duty to try to save lives. , "It was no use. I was simply dashed back by the waves, so I cut the line and a lifebuoy was thrown to me and I was pulled on board stunned. lAs the vessel settled, passengers and crew sought the masts and rigging. Many wore swept off the decks. Others Jumped into the sea, seeking to swim ashore. On Wednesday morning Captain John son told us the only chance for safety lay in the rafts. He urged the women to get Into them. There were about a dozen, women alive then, some in 'the riggjng and some on the deckhouse. They re fused to take to the rafts. I Jumped from the mast, where I had climbed, and was helped up on one of the rafts. The sea was running heavy, and there was a fog. lit which we lost sight of the other raft that left at the same time. It was about six hours afterward that we were picked up by the Topeka, and were received with every care and attention on that vessel. Segalos was transferred to the tug Lome, so that he might be of sorvlce In guiding that vessel to the Jocation of the wreck. liorne Returns to Esquimau. VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 23. The tug Lome has just returned to Esquimau with MONO 5 F Senator Criticises Roosevelt's Foreign Policy. NO PLACE-IN CONFERENCE Shudders With Dread of Complica tions In Morocco and Santo Do mingo I Icy burn Would An nex Half-Brccd Republic. WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. The foreign affairs of the United States continued to hold the attention of the Senate today, the Moroccan and Dominican matters be ing immediately at Issue. Money was the principal speaker and he talked for over two hours in opposition to the course of ccmber, 1S05. being that or uecemoer. 1004, when the total was J1T4,S135. The report adds: , , , "The Import record for ISOj Is also In excess of that of any preceding year, being for the 12 months ending with De cember $1.17S.S8,StS against J1.0S3.SB.1SO in ISO!. The growth of Imports, while not rapid, has been steady, and continues to be so, keeping pace approximately with the growth of population." The commerce with the non-contiguous territory of the United States also makes a new high record for 1S06, and will amount to about $ia.CC0.0 in value against a little less than $100,0,(0 last year. . HEYBURN'S ANGER IS BOILING Will Ask Senate to Curb Liberty of Western Press OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan. 23.-Falling in his effort to up set President Roosevelt's forest reserve policy and falling to drive the Senate Into nassinc the pure-food bill. Senator Hey- burn Is planning to take a new tack and censor news dispatches from asmngion. at the same time denouncing the v.asn incton correspondents. Mr. Heyburn is putting on his war paint and. threatens to tear things loose In the Senate within a few days, paying especial attention to all the large papers which W. K. VANDKRBILTS MERCEDES AUTOMOBILE NOW RACING AT ORMONDE BEACH. the British bluejackets from the Egcrla, towing their lifeboat. They were unable to accomplish anything, though every ef fort was made. No bodies were brought by the Lome. 'S VIEW OF CASE SAYS TAIGNY VIOLATED DIPLO MATIC ETIQUETTE. GREEK FIREMAN MAKES GAL LANT FIGHT IN SURF. Venezuelan President Says He Was No Longer Representative of France When Expelled. CARACAS. Venezuela. Jan. 22. (Via Port of Spain. Trinidad. Jan. 23.) In roply to a request sent him today by the Asso iMHtrfl Props correspondent for a state ment of Venezuela's attitude concerning the Franco-Venezuelan situation. Presi dent Castro immediately telegraphed as follows from Maracalbo: "You can transmit to the Associated Press the following: "M. Talgny. the French Charge d'Af fairos at Caracas, not only violated diplo matic etiquette, as is proved by the fact of his presenting a protest against the Venezuelan government when the French Cable Company was calmed and had been almost arranged with, but the protest has brought the disagreeable situation be tween France and Venezuela to the point f a rupture. "But. not content with this. he. having been deprived by his government of the diplomatic character with which he was vested in Venezuela, violated as a French citizen the laws of the port of La Guayra bv embarking on a French liner; where upon the Venezuelan government, in order to avoid new dlrnculties, ana alter its police had been treated contemptuously. resolved not to permit M. Talgny to re- land. CIPRIANO CASTRO. Driven Back by Waves, He Is Dragged "Upon the Wreck, Stunned by Shock. VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 25. The tug Lome, which returned at midnight from the wreck of the Valencia, brought John Segalos, of San Francisco, a fireman of the Valencia, rescued by the City of To peka from a raft and placed on board the tug Lome. Segalos is a Greek. In the Interview he told of a .futile attempt made by him to swim ashore, carrying a line through the seething breakers, to attach the line between the wreck and shore, and of how he and 17 other sur vivors had spent from 10 A. M. until P. M. of Wednesday on a fragile raft. buffeted by the gale and swept by the running seas until picked up by the To peka. He said: "It was my turn on watch in the fire room when, at 11:50 P. M, Monday night. the Valencia, going very slow, suddenly struck the rocks and shook from end to end. Orders came to the engineer to re verse. The boat backed from the rocks. and soon afterward the water came rush ing in at a rate of about a foot a min ute, and we all knew the steamer was doomed. "The officers and crew passed out lifebelts to everybody and orders were given to man the boats. It was terrible, the darkness, the rain, the crashing of the wreck and the roar of the boil ing Rurf. Panic seized many and there was a blind rush in the blackness to get In the boats. At about 12:30 I aw a boat loaded with 25 people crash from tho davits and everyone fell into the sea. Among- them was the first assistant engineer, now rescued and on board the steamer City of Topeka, go ing- to Seattle. -I helped to load three more boats, but they were swamped. About this time the Valencia drifted broadside to tho rocks. "Tuesday morning about 9 o'clock three unsuccessful attempts" were made to shoot lines to shore, but nothing- could be done. That afternoon I volun teered to try to swim to land with a line. A rope was fastened to me and plunged into the surf. "Before i ieit me wreck a passen gcr, a woman I did not "know, cause te me and offered to five me jflWD if IT IS ALL OFF WITH FRANCE Castro Recalls Consuls and His Or gan Calls French Cowards. CARACAS. Venezuela. Tuesday, Jan. 23. via Port of Spain. Trinidad, Jan. 25. A decree has been issued by the government recalling its Consuls in France and with drawing the exequaturs of the French Consuls in Venezuela. The Constitutional, the government or gan, prints a long eouonai jusuiying this action, accusing France of seeking to make friendly nations "accomplices in her crimes against enezuela": of "cow ardly trampling on the Ideals of the French Revolution, and of hiding be hind diplomatic conventionalities when Berlin demanded the dismissal of Dcl- casse. JUDGE SCORES CONSPIRACY Marie Carrau Will Is Denied Admls sion to Probate. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 25. (Special.) The alleged oral will by which Marie Car rau. tho ex-fiancee of the late pioneer. John Sullivan, laid claim to the $605,000 es tate left by him,- was declared by Superior Judge Frater tills afternoon to bo a fraud conceived by some criminally legal mind for the purpose of stealing the estate. He denounced in strong language, without charging any person with being the orig inator of the fraud, what he considered a criminal conspiracy, in which Marie Carrau was a prime mover to unlawfully obtain the property. As a consequence of this finding. Judge Frater refused to admit the oral will to probate, and decided that John Sullivan had never uttered the words that- Marie Carrau and her witnesses said he did. Their statements Judge Frater branded as perjury- The court also found that, not only were the words not uttered, but that they were not written down at the time Marie Carrau says she, wroto them. the Administration with reference to both Santo Domingo and Morocco. He con tended that there was danger of becoming Involved unnecesmrlly in the affaire of other countries by participation in the Algeciras conference and that this coun try was not sufficiently concerned with the conduct of affairs in Santo Domingo to justify our course In that Island. He also took the position that the President had transcended hi? authority there. Heyburn spoke In support of the annexa tion of Santo Domingo. The consular reorganization bill was read at length, but was not acted upon. LaFollettc appeared on the floor for the first time, since he whs sworn In. Money Fears Complications. Mrney took the position that the Alge ciras conference was liable to lead to serious complication? and said we were endangering our trade with Europe for a mere pretense of trade with Morocco. With reference to Santo Domingo. Money contended that the President had made one explanation and his friends another on our attitude toward that country. Money said that, while he did not wish to be considered as impeaching the wis dom of the President and hip Secretary of State In the Santo Domingo matter, ho did not believe that the Senate should sum ndcr. "We will have pome day a change In the Presidency." he said. "Wet may some time have in the place of the protent level-headed, even-tempered chief execu tive som hot-headed, emotional man a man who will not observe the require ments or the Constitution as. I am pleaped to learn from the Senator from Massa chusetts, the present occupant of the White Houre docs." Speaking of Spooner's reference to the President" intervention for pence be tween Russia and Japan. Money said that he showed that the President "constantly carried a psychological moment around in his vest pocket." He declared thut those two nations were exhausted and there wa nothing left for them to do but make peace. Heyburn followed Money, advocating the annexation of Santo Domingo and saying that the present population would soon become Americanized under the rule of the United States. In that Island we would have a picket post at the mouth of the Panama Canal. Among the bills passed were those cre ating lighthouse districts for Alaska. Hawaii and Porto Rico; for the relief of rettlers wlthm the limits of the Northern Pacific land grant In Oregon and Wash ington. Heyburn gave notice that on next Mon day he would ask the Senate to fix a time for voting on the pure rood mu. An effort was made to secure consider ation of bills granting 50,000 acres each to the States of Wyoming and Idaho in aid of the soldiers'' homes of those states, but Carter objected, saying that land thus donated was often used In the interest of landowners. At the instance of Lodge, the consular reorganization bill was read at length and the amendments suggested by the com mittee or foreign relations agreed to. The Senate, at 4:15 P. M.. went Into ex ecutive session, and at 4:25 adjourned un til tomorrow. circulate in Idaho. Ho declares that these papers arc deliberately misrepresenting him. arc striving to injure him by unfair means and ought to be curbed. He will give vent to his feelings in what he says will bo a scorching speech, and he hopos i to enlist the support of other Senators in his effort to gag the press generally. New National Bank at Colvillc. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan. 23. The application of Hugh Waddell. of Spokane: F. H. Cromble. D. Ryic. F. J. Davies and W. B. Forstcr to organize the First National Bank, of Col vllle. Wash., with 52S.O0O capital, has been approved by the Controller of the Cur rency. Rural route No. 1 has been ordered es tablished March 15. at Kent. King County. Wash., serving 501 people and 112 houses. Pay for Mitchell's Funeral. WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. Senator Ful ton presented a resolution In the Senate today authorizing the payment of the funeral expenses, amounting to of the late Senator Mitchell. The resolution was referred to the committee on con tingent expenscH. Confirmed by the Senate. 25. Confirmations WASHINGTON. Jan by the Senate: Luke E. Wright. Tennessee, Ambassa dor to Japan: George Cabot Ward. New York, auditor of the Island of Porto Rico; Fred G. Havn, postmaster at Sal mon. Idaho. PUTER TO BE AT TRIAL Wife Says He Will Be on Hand When He Is Wanted. BERKELEY. Cal.. Jan. 25. Mrs. S. A. D. Puter stated today that her husband would be in Oregon when he was wanted In connection with the land-fraud trials. Races at Los Angeles and Oakland: LOS ANGELES. Jan. 25. Ascot race re suits: Five and a half furlonffs Mill Sons won. Ha cond. Sd cane intra; ume. i:v,w ink ntl a lxtr?nth A. JlBKolar won, Prince Silver "Wlnss second. Northvllle third; time. 1:40U. . , Six furlong Search Me won. Golden Buck second. Evelyn Grirnn third; ume. i:n. vtvn rurione cg nooraoxn -nan. wuy Klrpnr necond. My Surprise third: time. 1:01. mh unit an eighth Gentle Harry won. Dollr Welthoft second. Exapo third; time. Six furlonss Money Mus won. Bologna second. Revolt third: time. i:i3. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25. Emeryville race results: Five furJonK K. M. Brattaln won. Sound iv mnd. riasm third; time. i:oite. SIX lunonK ni ou. iwircit sec ond. MC ion uiini, ""r. : rv Mile Royalty won. Hugh McGowan sec ond. Jolly Witch third; time. 1:42. Mile and a sixieenin rnaianx won. Eauorum Rex second, cnnsiine -v. third; Ume. I:l7'.i. Foturlty course Grasscutter won. St. Frnel Mmni. CocKure third- time. i-n Obispo Bank Is Closed. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25. The Bank of San Luis Obispo, the oldest banking in stitution in that city, with a paid-in cap ital of $100,000, was closed today by the State Board of Bank Commissioners, by order of the Attorney-General. The rea son given is that the institution was un able to meet the demands of Its deposi tors. It Is alleged, however, by President J. L. Crittenden, of the bank, that it is solvent, as the real estate owned is worth at least 59.000 more than has been esti mated. TIm aaeuat due depositors Is 7W DEVELOP COAL IX PHILIPPINES Taft Wants Congress to Buy Mine to Supply Warships. WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. Secretary. Taft appeared before the House committee on insular affairs today to explain a pending bill for the purchase of coal land to en able the United States to mine coal on Its own land in the Far East. The appro priatlon of $50,000 Is sought to make the purchases. The Secretary said the coal on Batan Island is the best in the Orient. As there had been objection to the Gov ernment's ownership of mines, the Secre tary suggested that, after the Government acquires the land, it shall be leased to capitalists who are willing to develop the property, with an agreement to sell" coal to the Government at a price 10 per cent In excess of the cost of production. TOTAL NEAR THREE BILLIONS Immense Increase In Foreign Com' nicrce In Year 1905. WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. The foreign commerce of the United States ap p reached surprisingly near to the $3,000,- 000.000 point m the calendar year, i. according to a report Issued by the Bu reau of Statistics of Commerce and Labor. The total Imports and exports of mer chandise. the report says. Is $2,806,000.(0) as against J2.307.O00.O00 In 1300, an average Increase of 5100.000,000 a year In tho five- year period. Another notable characteristic of the year's foreign trade is the fact that the exports- in the month of December were practically $9OO,69,tt0. the largeet month's l exserU la any yr prior to Dc- TELLS BY THEIR SLEEP " I can tell by my little ones' sleep when a cold is coming on" said a mother when speaking of the advance symptoms of colds in children. " They toss about, are rest less, their breathing is heavy and there are symptoms of night sweats. The next morn ing I start with Scott's Emul sion. The chances are that in a day or two they are all over it Their rest is again peaceful and the breathing normal." Here's a suggestion for all mothers. Scott's Emul sion always has been almost magical in its action when used as the ounce of preven tion. Nothing seems to over come child weakness quite so effectively and quickly as Scott's Emulsion. COTT MWXX, srMxl ftl, XwrYack;- Girl Toilers mm Gain Strength for Work In office and factory, shop, store or kitchen girls are at work all over this land, and, alas I far 'beyond their strength. Young women who work are especially liable to female ills. Too often the girl is the bread winner of the family and she must toil unremit tingly, no matter if her back does ache, her limbs and abdomen throb with dull pain and dragging sensations, and dizzy spells make her utterly unfit for work. These are the sure signs of female irregularities which kill beauty and youth. lydiaE.KnkhamsVeetaWeConipoand. builds health and strength for all women who work and are weary. It creates the vitality that makes work easy. From the thousands of grateful letters written by working girls Lto Mrs. Pinkham we quote the following : Dear Mrs. Pinkham : I feel It my duty to teS you the good Lydla E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier have done for me. Before I took them I was very nervous, had dull headaches, pains inback, and was very irregular. I had been to several doctors and they did me no good. Your medicine has made me well and strong, I can do most any kind of work without complaint, and my periods are all right. I am In better health than I ever was, and I know it is all due to your remedies. I recommend your advice and medlclnft to all who suffer. Miss Abby F. Barrows, Nelsonvllle, Athens Co., Ohio. Oh, if American girls who work would only realize that they have but one life to live, and make the most of their precious health and strength ! Mrs. Pinkham extends to every working girl who is in ill health a cordial invitation to write her for advice. Such letters are always kept strictly confidential, and from her vast experience Mrs. Pinkham prob ably has the very knowledge that will help you and may save your life. iLydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Cures Where Others Fail WE TELL YOU, WE'VE GOT TO MOVE! THEY'EE GOING TO BUILD ON THIS CORNER! WE HAVE TO VACATE THESE PREMISES! ie and pack tne Roods away at almost nothing. Here re a few of the e: of others which we cannot tell of in this space. ZVOTICK All coats, suit they last There are no duplicates. Also these "moving bargains" today ai Come dozens while thev crs. who may need some stock. extreme barprains and there are. Its. crarmcnts. etc.. etc.. are only and tomorrow arc open to deal- 2t SB.30 children's Wool Coats. 3 y'rs and up. $1.65 43 $7.75 children's and girls' Coats. 3 years and up - $2.60 'Guess that will pay for the buttons and thread. NOW Two dozen $11.00 ladles' and misses Raincoats $4.00 That is. about one-half cost. AIN 5 $16.50 beautiful ladles" Coats. 4o-Inch dark mixed goods, finely trimmed. $5.65. These arc nice ones. WALKING SKIRTS Here you can get lots of snaps. You have got to wear skirts. You always need them. Wo here sample a few for you NO 140S Gray, regular $7.50. while they la-st. there are IS of them $3.65 NO. 1463 Mixed cloth. Spring weight. there are 12 of them. Regular $o.00 garments: sale price $2.15 NO. 173K Blue, elegant $11.00 garments. There are nine of them. Will pass them out at .$6.10 We have over 1000 skirts, comprising all tho styles and qualities used today, and they murt move out we have to move. Your prices will procure them The prices we are making we feel are your prices. SEE HERE. EXTRA SIZE LADIES We have dozens of skirts your size. Black, blue and gray. Here's your chance if you want to lay In a supply of lnrge-slze skirts, and don't want to nay a larce-slze price. We have made a specialty cf keeping large-size skirts. Best covert jacket in the United States: made of same material as above. Regular $27.."3 gar ments on sale at $16.75. There are nine of tncse. OUT-OF-TOWN CUSTOMERS If you see something In our advertisement, don't hesitate to send for it inclosing the price -sited When you get it. if you don't want It return it to us and we will refund your money. On petticoats 18 cents must be added to price for postage. Communications not complying with this rule during the moving sale will not be taken notice or. we oner me square nuns. This line of Coats no matter, we imv are not all sizes of each If it Is your size. la Rtronc-irrcat value Think or ft. you can buy them for one-half what they have cost us I tn m?veL-ind f ran't take them with us. Don't delay. Come early, get your pick. Tnere acn tyfe,tndnyou win haVe aelerttlll ?o2 find your size. Then you had best grab the coat Undergarments 60c Corset Covers 19c $1.65 Nightgowns 85c $1.50 Muslin Underskirt 80c NOW listen: silk petticoats 500$ 6.50 to $ 7.50 Silk Petticoats $X45 160 $ 9.00 to $10.00 Silk Petticoats $3JM $11.00 to $12.50 Silk Petticoats 9:i-efi Most all colors. An Immense assortment, on sale all Jay. One to a customer only X dealer, nnvr. $1.75 SUNBURST fcTTICOATS. Ia Colers Bine, Brown, Greea 93c. The colors cost a little more than black. This is something for you. You will have to hurry to get them. You can only nave one. We hav-e only 56 dozen of these, and they will only be sold between the hours of 8 to 11 A. M. and 4:30 to 5 P. 11. Regular $1.50 black sateen Petticoats. 75c. One to a customer; same houra aa above. The finest line of $2.00 sateen Petticoats you ever saw. Wo -will place on this sale at $1.00 j all day. Top-notch, elegant sateen Petticoats; splendid value at $2.50, on moving sale at $1.25 all day. Not many of them. One to a customer of all these. Dealers can t purchase them. They are for individual customers. Remember own onerate and maintain a manufacturing plant for the making of ladles' garments, and hav ?th Teal YnaS-SiSon ?Pto fit you. ThearnVents you purchase in our store will be handled In an expert man ner. Yi will mil no such equipment elsewhere as we maintain at our store. We have a splendid line of Silk Petticoats. Dress Skirts, etc., etc - THE J. M. ACHESON CO. FIFTH AND ALDER STREETS i