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THE MORNING- OREGONIAJf, YRIDjLts .FEBIiCAKY 9, 1SHHJ. -BUNK LINE it Proceed With. Its Work 0,or the Tunnel at Cape tforn.. . ISV DENIED Effort oT the Columbia Valley Kosd toBlock the Portland &r Scat- tjc .aiLsv'in llio.AvCourt i'ar -at Vancouver. . ' -r -iV. ' 'vkf;i..- ... 1'" ' ' i-;r ?' . i' r, VANCOUVER,-, Wash.. Feb.' 8. (Spe-claW-The Portland Seattle scored a -vicvwlierel today in the battle -with the Coliinilila Vailey. Railroad Company, and its force of several hundred -men -who are driving the tunnel through Cape Horn canfkeep' steadily-at work,: as Judcc Mc Crefcle, 'in the .Superior -Oourt, denied, a petition, for an injunction to restrain the Portland Seattle from further occupy ing ihe strip of right of -way along Capo Horn claimed by the Columbia Valley. Tho;aIt of the Columbia Valley for pos 8058101 of the strip in question -will be tried out on its merits before Judge Mc Credle. February 19. The. land involved is situated in section 3G, iownshlp. 1 north .of range & cast. ThlB -Is a school eectlbn, and in asking for a. temporary -injunction. Martin 1. ripwand George Stapleton, attorneys for ihelCulumbla Valley, represented a right of across this section had been pur chased from the Washington, State Land Board "In July. 1902, for $127.10, and the deed filed with the Auditor of Skamania County. In describing the land the deed refers' to a plat, also filed, on -which a mistake was made so that if the land as thus described should be used as a right of way for a railroad a mile-long tunnel would .ibe necessary, as the strip lies 300 Xect'farther back on the mountain. Wants Error Kcctlf led. MiLiPipes contended that the land in tended, to be purchased by his cofnpany and 'the land intended to bc conveyed by theSttcte Land Board was that lying next to the 'river, and now occupied by the PorX&hu & Seattle, and that their original HUrjy.ing stakes. were still on that strip. He -ijrged that the Columbia Valley has oqultv, in that strip, and the mistake was as much the fault of the State of Wash ington as of his company. The error, he said; existed onlyon the map, and not on the "-Btirvey, and no matter how the mis take may be construed", the Columbia Val-. ley Is .the equitable owner of the proper ty. J& such he has as much righl to de fend equity to land as to defend a deed, and he-.asked that an injunction issue to prevent the Columbia Valley from being longer deprived of the enjoyment of its property. Chitons Strip by Condemnation. . - The Portland &'Seattle claims the same ' strip by condemnation proceedings and by purchase from the State Land Board. Thcompybas -proceeded with the cree-tidn- or iliaiiainga. and the digging of a tunnel tnrVugli-Cepe Horn, .-.claiming title and that the possession and Expenditure of money on the' strip oT land was known from the start, but never contested by the Columbia Valley. Affidavits were read by both sides, the Columbia Valley attor 4eys showing by sworn statements of en gineers -and foremen engaged on the work that the Portland & Seattle was occupying and improving what was belleevd to be the property of the Columbia Valley as included in the -original survey. Attorney James Kerr, for the Portland & Seattle, Introduced affidavits by foremen of con struction gangs testifying to noninterfer ence from the rival railroad at any time since work was begun, and Irv Kerr con tended hli company had believed it was on its own land, and had depended upon the .lack of "interference as -additional proof of that jfact. Gang or Eight Surveyors. A statement read at the hearing and made by -a foreman of the Portland & Seattle construction pangs told how a crew of eight surveyors appeared one day near Cape Horn and laid out a line near the Portland & Seattle grade, then being .established. After they surveyed for a while, they threw up a makeshift grade with picks and shovels, telling the graders- of the Portland & Seattle that they were working for the O. R. & N. They then disappeared. A statute of the State of Washington provides 'that when railroads conflict at any pass, defile or canyon, by the proper proceedings tho road having a track through the only feasible route can bo made to allow Its tracks to be used by a rival road. ,Jlr. "Plpps -referred to this law. and sali the Columbia. Valley wanted to dig this tunnel for Itself, and when the Portland & Seattle would cease Its in terference) and let the work proceed, then, the latter corporation could use the tun nel for its cars. This announcement of intention of the Columbia Valley to build even one tunnel raised a laugh. STILL RELY ON RELIANCE t- AVill Be. Converted to -Suit Ncv Tcrhis of Yacht Racc. NEW Ydrilv." Feb. S. In dlsotisslncr the possibilities o a -challengefor tho- Americans cupucpm jr .Thomas HJp ton -or any foreign -source, and Hie probable courses of the New York Tacht ,CJ.ub, on receiptor. -such a chal ishfng- statement was made by -a. prom inent memben- of the New York Club yesterday that the Reliance would be 1 used in 411 probability, as the defender of .the cup, even, though'the challenge called for a race with schooners, as lias been suggested, and that to "meet these conditions she would be convert ed, as It lis a perfectly practical sugges-tloaTiI"e!tahy-Thowasi and any o th" orphal 1 eVfr-ai-Srr"plnt.' l&MS0-fpot ?2oiffHS jaygscsted "by Sir "Thomas, is nameo. as the challen ger,, the challenge will be 'accepted foot -schooner z "named, -the Bellance vill be converted and will, still be tho defender. If a 90-foot sloop is named, it 'will, of course, be the Reliance, which will cross the line as the de fender of America's priceless trophy. Under -old rules or under new, tho Be llance is looked upon .as capable of successfully -defending thecup and will remain the club's Reliance. FACULTY AGALNST' FOOTBAKD Harvard . Will Suspend Game Until Rules Are Reformed. CAMBRIDGE! Mass., Feb.S. An nouncement was ma"de today- that the faculty of Harvard has expressed its opinion. -to tbec6m'mlttce oa tho regrala- & tionef-athlctic9prtfl--tHa!-lBtreelle-;? J ate -football' rtiouIS fee woMbited to Harvard students in l0-ind until a reasonable game shall have been for mulated. This attitude -of the faculty was agreed to at its meeting on Tues daj. but the announcement was with-' held. ' . COXSPIRATOIIS ARE RULED OUT . r' Severe Measures Against Fraud Hteat Racing at "Jicw Orleans. , NEW ORLEANS, .Feb. S.-Judgcs Try- lyan and Murphy, at the City Park, day, -.bended down the -following rulings: "Jockey J. Daly will not be' able to aer cept any more mounts at the meeting. For being in - fraudulent conspiracy with Sam Most already ruled off. and Wil liam; Babb. V. S. Wlshard and all tho horses Dwned bv him and the said Wil liam Babb are ruled off the turf. Jocko D. Wishard is suspended from riding un til such time as proper arrangements as to his employment can be made." Summary of tod-ay'a races: Halt mile Bluedale won. BUptFUs sec ond. Little George third; time. 0:v03-5. . &ren furlonira Fro ft Booter won. Kr.ell- vrooi econa, IJmcrlclc Girl -third: time,; 1:30 4-5. Five and a half furlones,- handicap LHH Duffy won. Karrut ncond; Mint lioy third; time. 1:10 2-5. -u Five and a half furlomw Moaacodor 'won.j Garnish 6econd. uucy lounc uura; ume, 1;10 1-5. Five and a half furlonsrs LHUo Jam won, Southampton Mcond, Mis Layman third; time, C112-3. - - -j: Mile and a alxnlh Fonooluai won, Thlstlcdo eecond, Goldle third; tlaj'. J:r3 4-5. Seven lurlonw GIrard won. ' lHendthift second, Helen Creole third; time. 1;31. At Xew Orleans Falr .GroHnds.. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. S. Fair Grounds race results: One mile Saulsberry won. JUiyjfa Gem sec ond: Buxom third; time, 1:S 1-5. Three and a half furloncb-Black Mate won. Pepper and Salt second, Glad P.trafc third; time. 0:44. Six furlorwts Klnp Cole won. Luretta eec ond. Harmakln third; time. J:U Mile and 1 yarda, handicap Cigar LSichter won, Phil Finch iccond, EL Valentine third; time. 1:47. One mile Proteus won. Hublana second, Lancastrian third; time. 1:47 Mile and SO yard Besterllnfr wen. Letatee iecond."lollnda third; time, 1:51 15. . v. At Oakland. SAN FRANCISCO, ' Feb. S. Oakland race results: Three u6 a half furlong Seven Full won, Mendca second, John H. Sheehan third; time, 0:42. . Five and a half furionr Frolic won, Carw tain Burnett vecond. Libertine third; time, l:06tj. - . One mile Itay won, Standard seoond. Mountebank third: time. J:42. One mile Red Lljfht won, Ixiral Form sec ond. The Lieutenant third; time. 1:H- . One mile: Ralph Youns won, I'haon second. Dr. Shorb third; time,- 1:424. ' ' Swen -furlong Sir Edward .won. "E. TV. Barr secpnd. Bquorum third; time, lTU At Eos Angeles. LOS vtNGELES, Cal., Feb. S. Ascot race results: .Four furlong EI Caader won. Jack GlI roy second, Tony Faut third; time. 0:49. .Futurity cours Tlm Hurst won, Rc quleter second. Golden Buck third; time. l:00?i. , Mile "VV. 11. Carey won. HCrmlUKC sec ond. Chancellor "Walworth third; time. 1:40. Five and a half furlonc Masedo won. Lotta Gladstone second, Don Do mo third; 1 time. 1:08. . Mile ana T.0 yards Yellowstone won. Co tillion second, Precervator third; time, 1:4CU". ' Six furlonB Alsono won. Elfln Kias sec ond, Bejal thirdf- time. 3:i4. Guardsmen's Indoor Field Meet The second" indoor field meet among the guardsmen of tho O. N. G. was held at the Armory last" evening." The 'eoldlers games dre$v a fair-sized crowd, -in vspltc of the" counter-attractions in ' the same building. F Company won the wall-scaling contest in the remarkably fast time of 9 seconds, and socond honors -went to Compapy B.whloh team took a trifle over a minute to get its men over the wall. THe rfesults follow: . "Wall-scaling F Company first, time 59 seconds: B Company second, . time CO 2-5 seconds. 50-yard dash Matthews. Company H, first, time -6 seconds; Wetterborg, Com pany F, second. 440 yards Wetterborg, Company F, first, time, l:09i; "Vigellus, Company F. second. Two-mile walk Cramer, Company H, first, time 4:09; Guerin, Company B, sec ond. High Jump Atterbury, Company C, first, distance 4.. feet .10 inches; Vigellus,. Company F, second. Wall-tent pitching Company F team first, time 0:40; Company B team second,' tlmo 0:50. Bayonet race Sergeant Parks, Company F, time 1:00; Private, Stewart, Company E, second. Belay racer-Company F team first, time 1:03 2-5; Company B team second, time LOS 3-5. . Officials Referee, Major F. 3. Baker: starter. Lieutenant McDonell; master of ceremonies; Lieutenant JLe M. Clarke. Teams Tic at Water Polo. The Junior watej- polo teams of the Multnomah Club and tho T. M. C A. played an Interesting garoo of water polo at the Multnomah Club last evening, which resulted In a tie game, each ten scoring two goals during the progress of the contest. The line-up: M. A. A. C. Pod lion. Y. It. C. A. Sharp ....F nuey gpnnell F..; Smith gpuslas - C Korrcll Blascn . B: BuKhes c B Rosa S'epp G jvilen This is the first of a scries of matches to take place between the two athletic in stitutions, and was witnessed by a largo crowd of interested spectators. The diving for objects was won by Davis, who brought up 21 out of 25 plates. Stepp was second, with 17 out of the 23, and Otten was third with 1G. Tho 100-yard race was won by Blagcn, Brandt second, and I Thomas third. The 440-yard race jrvas also jwonCy Bla ccn, G. JhmaSiieeoHlr-awl Stepp third. - Alblna Wins at Baskct-Ball. The Alblna Boy's Brigade basketball team administered an overwhelming de ,teat.;toJthc crack Junior Leaders' team .of the Y3t "C. A.,at the TAlblna Brigade HalirHast evening. Tfie final scere was 53 to s. The lineup: Juniors. .Position. Alblna. Eautcn F Farrell h?hpp .;.. F. Wllllanis fenson c Uriden LWlnBston i G Phillips Pahr G....... James 'iMihvaukic. Athletic Club. The newly-or&ahlzed Milwaukle Amateur Athletic Club will hold Its first. exldbJtloa Saturday night, when the .members will witness an cxhlbl- tllonia-tSIixJJltsu, and different-styles of wrcsi.ng, iy sstrangier" Smith., si noted wrestler who has contested with the TcrribK; Turk and others. In addi tion -to the exhibition' of Smith, there will- be .several boxing- 'bouts anfong mcmbCTo.l)ie club. Would Play Rugby Football. Enthusiasts of the game of Rugby .are trying- to get together", r strong 15 to meet the British Columbiacicam on their return trip from San Francisco, where thty are to play againtt'the New Zealanders. There will be a .practice frame next Saturday at 3 .o'clock on the Multnomah Field. All -old- Rugby players -will be welcome. TOTTEsT IS 8EKTICX. Qam ef .Hirer Kat-Ts New es tk "Actert Enjey a trts t AtecJa mi ta F?ttr. Teu will always remember k. Leaves As-street dock every afkt at S e'eilc, except Sunday. (Jfeturtav a4cat. M P. 1L) Kuad trip. IS. Parttevtars at TMrd u4 "Wualaciva strtts. For. VOnlFinCE Every-Mormon weSes It ' -.Against Thi'sNatjon; -1 r CHORCH RULESBUSINESS 1 ' ''. . -. ' " w. Smarthwaitc Says irc Vas'Excom iBHiUeateflfoCmpctlns With 3ts SSWorks 3Ionn4i Control Utah Politics? WASHINGTON, Feb. S. More secrets of the Mormon'.endowmfnt-housc oath of vengeance were revealed today ,to the Senate- committee by-witnesses In-the In vestigation of the case of Senator .Smoot. Three witnesses" testified that they had taken the obligation administered." and. as they recalled It, there was a .variance in the form as it related to an agreement to avenge.' the blood of the tfrphcts. Henry W. Lawrence, of Salt Lake, said he had been .called upon to promise to avenge Joseph Smith, Hyrum' Smith. David Patten jtd Parley P. Pratt, all church leaders who met deathat the hands of mobs. This -witness declared that no Mormon could go through the endowment-house -without takins tlc oath. At the.openlng of the session. Walter JL Wolfe, who was a 'teacher in 'Brjgnam Young College at Logan and a -member of the church until recently, was sub jected to a severe cross-examination by A, S. Worthlngton, counsel for the Sen ator. A. large number of letters which had been written by -Wolfe a members of the church" were put .into the record to show. that he had not made complaints of the conduct of Benjamin duff on the Mexican expedition, as he had testified. He denied charges by -counsel that he had "been in toxicated in several public places, and that he had expressed contrition because of his refusal to pay tithes. Mr Wor thlngton will call a large number of wit nesses to discredit Wolfe. Ten Polygatulsts at Provo. On redirect examination the names oH a" number of residents of Provo were read to the witness, and ten of them, he said, were living In polygamous cohabitation. Ho said ho "knew George T. Taylor, brother-in-law of Smoot. and that.Taylor had asked him (witness) to giveup his Democratic faith and como In '-with the great majority." This was Just previous to the meeting of the Legislature that elected Smoot to the Senate, he said, and further, that Taylor asked him to do all he could for the election of SmooL "I told him." said the witness, -that I would If I thought it to be the will of tho Lord. Mr. Taylar said he believed It was the will .of God and It seemed, to brve been. He told me then that Smoot's can didacy had been discussed and .indorsed by tho lilgh council of Utah, 'convened as a prayer circle " In response to questions by -several members of the committee. Wolfe said In Brigham Young College. Ovena Jorgen son and Florence Reynolds were the only students whom he knew to Jhave become plural wives. He thought that the chil dren of polygamous relations looked upon polygamy as a divine mstluition: Of tho Provo citizens-whose nasies "were read, only one. Thomas Chamberlain, had en tered polygamy since the manifesto. A number of songs alleged to have been hostile (to the Government of "the 'United State, were put 'into 'the record -and Wolfe said that these songs were sung frequently. Took Oath of Vengeance. William -J. Thomas, of Spanish Fork. Utah, the next witness, said he had gone through the Endowment House In ISO and had taken an oath "to avenge the blood of the prophet, Joseph Smith, upon this Nation and to teach his children to do so down to the third and fourth gen erations." He said he was dropped from the church In the 'SQs because he had spoken too openly against plural marriages. Senator Knox asked If he had ever done anything to carry 'out his obliga tion to "avenge the blood of the prophet upon this "Nation." "No, sir; I enlisted twice to defend this Nation," said Thomas. The witness told of M. Mlchelson, for merly an employe of Thomas, going to Mexico to take a plural wife. Mlchelson told the witness he was "going where he could live his religion." Jdhn P. Holuger, of Bear River City, Utah, a member of the Utah Legislature from 1K0 to 1903. testified that he voted against the Evarts bl'L prohibiting the first wife from.' testifying against her hus band In polygamy proceedings. He was defeated after this, but said he thought that it was not his vote that defeated him. He said he took tho Endowment House oath In 1SS9. He reneated the oath of vengeance, and as he remembered it, he agreed to avenge the blood of both Joseph and Hiram Smith. Church Threatened to Rain Him. Charles A. Smurthwalte", of Ogden, Utah, testified that he had been excommunicat ed by the Mormon. Church in April. 1505. He is a director in the Beck Salt Works, and told of having been called to Salt Lake City to see President Joseph F. Smith and members of the first presi dency, which held the controlling Interest in the Inland Crystal Salt Company. In company with Richard Taylor, Mr. Smurthwalte- met the first presidency," he said, and was told by President Smith that If be remained In the salt business in competition with the church he would bo ruined. "I told President Smith." said the wiu ncss. "that I had the power to crush ray child, but not the right, Mr. Smith re plied that this was business, and I told him that I thought business meant profit." The witness then detailed the. entire In terview which resulted in no agreement. as the church Insisted that none of its members should enter into competition with the church. Mr. Smurthwalte was excommunicated, he said, owing to this disagreement. He spoke against the church being In business, and had told his bishop that, as Joseph Smith was the executive agent of God In the church. Its participation In business was equivalent to God being Irt business. Finally, ho said, he had publicly disclaimed Smith's authority as a prophet and spoken against his testimony upon the subject of polyga mous cohabitation and was tried on charges of apostasy and un-Christlanllko conduct and found guilty. Foar Prophets to Be Avenged. Henry W. Lawrence, ot Salt Lake Uity, was the first witness at the afternoon session. "He was born of Mormon par ents and left the church in 1853 because he became doubtful ef the church system. He said he was associated with others In the publication of the Utah Magazine, which advocated the opening of minds against the teachings of the holy priest hood. His associaltsr "were ex -communicated because of this policy early in IMP, but action against him failed for the rea son, he thought, that he was then a man of affaire. Concerning the Endownent House cere mony, which he said he took early in his life, he said an oath was adminis tered obligating him to covenant and agree before God. his agents and the wit nesses assembleu, to averse the blood of Prophets Joseph Smith, Hiram Smith. David Patten and Parley P. Pratt. His testimony is the first that has been gives Mh4 CJw it ItoMl View mm Make Both for th Run Down lociy System The pale cheek and lusterles eye indicate lost blood tone, and impaired vitality, lack of HEALTH VIGOR. 0Z0MULS1QN By iccdinr x system which cannot be nounsbed by tnc 100a 01 me day. Your First bottle will be vour first step oh the road to health. No better food known for pale children, overexerted young wom en and nursing mothers. Beneficial Results are Obtained after the First Dose. There are re thw 4 c. aaa l&ec Sftitlet; tfee Formal ,U pdse4 to 7 ltagmftoa eaca. OZOMULtlON LABORATORIES M Pine &U New York. by any witness using the names of David Patten and Parley P, Pratt. In the obli gation. He said that, as administered to him, the bath did not stipulate that tho vengeance must be taken upon "this Na tion," and in that respect the oath was .ambiguous, . . Ho said he had participated later In administering the ceremonies to others, and that no person could go through the Endowment House without taking the oaths. These were administered orally, he said, and as different parties officiated. It was likely that the wording or tho obligation might vary at the different ceremonies. . During his testimony, Mr. Lawrence re ferred frequently to the tyranny of the priesthood that existed during his mem bership In the church, and Chairman Burrows asked if that tyranny existed today. The witness said that there was a liberality shown now, but that a man who desired to continue In good standing in the church must obey the leaders in all things. In regard to teachings of the church, he sakl that nowhere in the books was there to be found anything directing loyalty to the Government and that they sang a song containing the lines "Brigham Younjr Is our King." He said from the preachings he had heard, he believed that the teachings were the same today. He said the revelation of polygamy must be believed by a good church mcmber whether he practiced It or not, for to suspend one revelation would be to suspend them all. Mr. Lawrence testified that he had been credibly Informed that the Woodruff man ifesto had been opposed by a' quorum of the apostles and therefore was of no force and erfect. He declined to reveal the name of his Informant on the ground that It would Injure him and was per mitted to withdraw his statement. Mormons Hold 3rost Offices. C M. Owen, who has been employed In getting evidence against Mr. Smoot, was thee called. Mr. Carlisle submitted a list of members of the constitutional convention, all of the members of Legis latures, state officers and others who have held office since Utah was admitted to statehood. Mr. Owen marked the list, showing that of those represented every Go'ernor, Secretary of State. Treasurer. Auditor and Superintendent of - Schools bad . been Mormons; that two-thirds of every Legieta tare - were Mormons: thai in each Legislature there had been from one to 10 polygamlsts and In the con stitutional convention out of 11? members there were 70 Mormons. '37 of whom were polygamlsts. The. Supreme Court was Gentile, he said, - and the other courts mixed. Mr. Worthlngton sought to show that two-thirds of the Utah population was Mormon, but Owen said he did not think this was true at the present time. The case, as far as Introduction of testi mony by the protcstants Is concerned. probably will be closed tomorrow. An an nouncement to that effect was made by John G. Carlisle, who has been prosecut ing the case at the present seson of Congress, at the close of proceedings to day. The defense has not announced the number of witnesses It expects to call nor when It will be ready to proceed. Chairman Burrows said that he would Insist upon concluding the investigation and making a report to the Senate this session. WHOLE FAMILY HAS FITS Xcrvous Terror of Boy Spreads Con vulsions to Others. NEW YORK. Feb. 8. A special to the Herald from Newburg-. N. Y.. says: Sympathetic fits, of a nervous malady have attacked six members of a family of 12 children living near here. One of the boys in the family. Tchlch is that of Torrcnce Clark, of East Goldenhorn, is the cause of this strange condition. He is now in a hospital here. Realizing that the boy was afraid of a kicking mule that was stabled near the farmouse, a driver named Lynch placed him last Christmas night in the stall with thd mule, and then locked the door, leaving him In the dark. The lad's cries attracted attention and he wus rescued In a state of col lapse, his mind, being affected. Lynch was arrested and the boy was put un der a severe cross-examination for two hours, during which time he wns obliged to rehearse the story of his fright A$ the close he went into con vulsions, which have dally continued. Five other members of the family, all younger than the boy. are now ex periencing the same affliction. When one goes Into convulsions another fol lows, and at times there are six In fits. It reaulrcs a strong- man to hold one of the frlrl in these . paroxysms. The ! authorities were appealed to yesterday. and bv advice of a physician those ar filcted will be separated for a week or two In the hope that after their nerves have become auleted they may yield to medical treatment. Physicians say that If the malady Is net checked the entlro family will be In a similar state. Goes After Contraband Chinese. bav FRANCISCO. Feb. S. Sailing un hy- juwrot nrdeni for some nort near San Diego, the United States revenue cutter McCullough left the harbor this morn ing to arrest if possible about SO Chinese who are said to have Illegally landed In the United States and are alleged to be on an Island off the coast of Southern California. Deputy Inspector W. H. urine is in charge 01 tnc expeaiuon. Will Play the Champions. CORVALLIS. Or., Feb. S. S pedal.) Manager Stiraeon has scheduled a bas ket-ball game with the. Red Mens team of. Red Wing. Minn., to tako place In the college armory. February 17. The contract was s-igsed yesterday. The Red WIsk. team claims the championship of the Middle West. CARD OF THANKS. The family of David Butxer. who died February 4. hereby desire sincerely to thank the many friends who so sympa thetically aided them in their recent be reavemeat. THE FAMILY. The A- Sam' Rosenblatt & Go; Comer Third and Mormon Streets TAIGNYGQING.HOME Sizes Up Castro as Only After the Money. WAR WOULD NOT BE' EASY Expelled Prcnch Diplomat Describes Ycnexucla as Bad Country for righting and .War as a .Favorite Amusement. WASHINGTON. Feb. 8.M. Talgny. Charge d'Affalres of France, who was ex pelled from Venezuela, held a conference with the French Ambassador today. He gave M. Jusserand a history of the recent happenings In Venezuela, which the Am bassador will forward to his government. M. Talgny did not call at the State Department, notwithstanding tho fact that the United States Is looking after France's Interests In Venezuela and after the Interests ot Venezuela In France. The Ambassador Informed M. Talgny minutely as to the attitude of the United States towards this matter and Mr. Talgny will be able to report this to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in France. He left Washington for New York today and will sail on the Carmanla next Saturday. Castro Only a Grafter. Mr. Talgny declared that he had re ceived a cablegram from his government. but had not yet been able to decipher it, as the French codes for Venezuela and for the United Stntes are not the same. As to the reason for his expulsion, ho repeated the statements he had mado in New York and continued: 'It is Impossible to maintain satisfac tory relations "with a man like Castro. His chief object Is to get money, no matter from where or In what way. This Is the basis of everything." When asked what he thought of an In vasion of Venezuela by a French army. Mr. Talgny shrugged his shoulders and professed not to have much knowledge of the chance of success or sucn an un dertaking. Bad Country for righting. "It Is an extremoly difficult country to fight In." he said. "The country Isfcioun tainouo and. though Caracas Is from the coast only nine miles as the crow flics. the road to the capital Is about Zj miles long and easily defensible. The people love nothing more than a fight and would welcome s"uch a beautiful chance. Be sides, althouch sure of the .ultimate re sult, there Is always the danger of com plications with the tinned states or any other .foreign nation, and France Is not likely to embark In such an expedition as long as she can use otner reraeaies. DEFICIENCY. BILIi IX SENATE Committee Adds Items for Panama Railroads and Other Purposes. WASHINGTON, Feb. S. The House bill making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies was today reported to tho Senate by the committee on ap propriations. It was amended so that It now carries $17,336,962, an Increase of $1,137,512 over the amount appro priated by tho House. The principal items of Increase are as follows: Advance to the Panama Railroad to pay for the equipment of that com pany. 1650.000; contingent expenses -ot foreign missions." $30,000; contingent expenses of Consular service. $40,000; full settlement of the German claims for losses in connection with the dis turbances In Samoa In 1891 under tho convention of the United States, Ger many and Great Britain. $20,000; also to Denmark, $760. for settlement of Danish Samoan claims; quarantine sta tion at Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, $20,000; for Investigation of work of five civilized tribes commission. $50. 000; for Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture. $15,000, and Spanish treaty claims commission ,-nrHs. 19.900. The bill Is amended to dlmlt the cost of the heating, lighting and power plants ot th Ronntn nmt HotlSC Oftlcc bulldlnST. the Congressional Library and such other buildings a may be erccica aajaceni. to the capUol grounds to $1,3S5,C?0. The cost of the subway system to connect the ranitnl and SVnate office bulldlnsr is lim ited to $163,500 and the expenditure of that amount is authorized. Hear Custom-Housc Appeals. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. With a,' view to expedition of appeals from decisions of customs officers, members of the Board of General Appraisers will here after hear appeals outside of New York City. according to a fixed schedule Among the dates assigned are the fol lowing: Seattle, the second Wednesday In the months of March June. September and December. Portland, the. Friday following .the sec- Multnomah - $3 Hats In the Very Latest Spring Styles and Shapes ' - in both Soft and Derby Are Hpre We Announce the Arrival of the Spring Shapes of the MILLER AGENCY. HAT S5.00 ond Wednesday In the months of March, June, September and December. San Francisco, the third Wednesday in the months of March, June, September and December. Metal Industries Lead All. WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. According to a report issued by the Department ot Com merce and Labor, the aggregate volume of international commerce during 1906 wa3 undoubtedly the largest for any corre sponding period In the history of the country. The report says: "The greatly Increased activities in the Iron, steel and copper industries were par ticularly worthy of note, having caused Iron production, according to reliable com mercial sources, to advance 40 per cent, and copper nearly 15 per cent over similar production In 1904." Wants Action on Sorsby Case. WASHINGTON, Feb. S. Before the House committee on foreign affairs today. Representative Gilbert (Kentucky) ap peared to urge a favorable report on his resolution Instructing the State Depart ment to make a full report to Congress concerning William B. Sorsby. United States Minister to Bolivia, and his trans fer from Ecuador to Bolivia. Mr. Sorsby is charged with having used his official position to wreck an American Mining Company In the interest of British cap italists. It was referred to a special com mittee. Three Bills for Mariners. WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. The Senato committee cn commerce today voted to report favorably bills providing for tho following: Establishing a lighthouse and fog signal on Cape Spencer Alaska: to promote the eftlciertcy of the revenue cut ter service; authorizing postponement of the inspection of foreign vessels whose licenses expire at sea until they are re turned to their home ports, and regulating enlistments and punishments In the reve- nue cutter service. Bill for Embassy Buildings. . WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. The Long- worth bill appropriating $5,300,000 for the purchase of American legations and embassies in foreign countries. was favorably reported to the House committee on foreign affairs by a subcom mittee today. BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC NEWS rl,rtoT.r? Th TlnTlrnr fTnuntv Bank lfofl tn nnrn its doors Thursday. Assets $130,000; liabilities. ? II 0.0O0. New York. A Coroner's jury Thursday found a verdict that the death of Mrs. Frances Burton Harrison was "due to tho overturning of an uncontrollable automo bile." Washington. Rear-Admiral W. S. Schley. V. 3. N.. retired.-was Thursday night mus tered In as a member of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Garrison. No. 74. of the Army and Navy Union. New York. Action upon the union Pacific jUi(..ri Visa )n nintnnn.d . nntll rt Wednesday. Meetings of the Union Pacific and Southern I'acinc iiauroaa executive committees were held here Thursday, but no action followed. Om.h, Staff. Tfenatnn T?vTinlrt! and VUi."w - " " ' ' C H. Cortelt. cattlemen of Valenttnej Neb., Will aSK rreiiueQk nuvacvca uu ucuau the small cattlemen ot zseorasxa to ncip ,hm tn seure a. law for the teailnr of Government land for crazing purposes. Steubenvllle. O. M. Schormack. said to be an Austrian nobleman, who had amassed a fortune In Western mines, was killed Thurs day br falling from a fast train upon the Cite HOUSE THOUSAND CANDLES ' Meredith Nicholson's new novel should fee rechrlstened 'Tiie Book of a Thousand Delights.' "The very name reeks with enchantment. It savors of a new Arabian Nights' allurement and we dash through the pages, the speed increasing with every chapter, held breathless with excitement." Phuadeipkia Item AT ALL BOOKSTORES. THE j '1 1. ' L Wabash Railroad, bound from St. Louis to Plttsburjr. He was returning to his natlvr country. New York. On the ere of his return his native land. Professor Otto Nocdenakjolu the young- Swedish Antarctic explorer, who has spent six weeks In .this country, re ceived a Joint tribute of praise Wednesdar night from the Arctic and the. Explorers" Clubs, who gave him a dinner. Chicago. In anticipation of a shortage In the supply of lee next Summer, and a sharp riso In prices, the Chicago Restaurant Men Association, which Includes a. numbrr of h tela, will begin shortly the erection of at. artificial Jce plant, to cost $ 100.000, for saU of Ice to the members at cost. Chicago. The Chlcaco Teleohone Comoai has asked for a 20-year franchise renewa: ottering certain reduced rates, and slight'-, increased compensation. There still remain three years of the present franchise, but tfc company offers to spend $13,000,000 In extending- and Improving the service. New Brunswick, N. J. F. P. Smith, of To peka. Kan., has arrived to wage a fight against tfie settlement of the Charles Ealr estate. He was recently In an automobile accident, in which three ot his ribs wer broken. At the time the other heirs mad a settlement it Was thought this heir was dead. Kansas City. Mo. Colonel Thomas H Swope. who a few years ago gave to Kansas City 1300 acres of land, now known as Swop Park, will give to the city a magnificent gallery ot art, to be known a3 the Swopc Gallery of Art. which will cost $430,000. Ct onel Swope will also give an annuity o' $20,000 for the support of-the art galterj Chicago. Forty-two breweries take out 72 per cent of the saloon licenses issued in Chicago. Seventy-two per cent of the bo ml issued to cover licenses for 1905 bear th slgnatures of' the brewery officials. The amount of each bond was $3300. making a total liability for the 42 breweries-of mo.e than S2 1.000.000 on 606U saloons. New York. Fire swept through the 'a.g apartment-house at 297 Ryerson street t the fashionable section of Brooklyn, earl; Thursday, drove scores ot tenant to th' streets half dressed -and cut. oft the cnp of four families. These latter were rescue.! b. firemen and taken down on ladders fr- . the third and fourth floors. All escaped ir Jury except from exposure. Thermopolls. Wyo. Dick Tyndall. one o" the wealthiest horsebreeders In Northwest ern Wyoming, got Into an altercation with James Kester, a neighbor, on the former's ranch on the Cottonwood. Kester drew a gun and while Tyndall was trying to disarm him. Tyndall's son. John. was accidentally killed. Tyndall was so enraged that when he secured the gun he beat out Hester's brains with It. New York. Circumstances of the death from poisoning Wednesday ot Mrs. Warren C Sneden at the Hotel Vendome ha -caused Coroner George F. S. Grady, Jr. t make an investigation, and he will hotd an autopsy on the body today. Mrs. Sned had been found dead In bed by her husband Dr. Sneden. The couple had quarreled anJ Mrs. Sneden had several, times left her hus band, accusing him of cruelty. "Wireless Works Well In South. SAN DIEGO. Cal., Fob. S. While lylr.jr In San Diego Bay, during their present stay, the cruisers Chicago and Boston have intercepted wireless messages sent from Commander Geering, ot the Man Island Navy-Yard, to the Point ArgulHc station, near Santa Barbara. The dis tance traversed by the messages L? our 430 miles, the greatest yet attained b wireless telegraphy upon this Coast. "When the new wireless station on th top of Point Loma, at the entrance of San Diego, harbor. Is completed. It is ex pected that messages from here will reach Honolulu and Panama. The top of the mast will be 630" feet above sea level. After typhoid fever, pneumonia and other prostrating diseases, take Hood' Sarsaparilla. Murine ye Remedy uures Kyes: Makes v7ta.it Tjtm Strong. Booth es Ej Pain: Doasa't Smart. BOBBS-MERRILL CO.. Fub'iskcrs