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2 TILS MORNING OKEGONIAX,, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 190G. IT IS IIP TO BRISTOL Copies of Letter and Reply Forwarded to Him. V DECISION WILL BEPROMPT Injunction proceedings this afternoon, aad the hearing profeably will' be held tomorrow. liCtter Prom Coos Bay Company. Calls Demand a "Hold-TJp"-iAction Is Likely to Be 'Taken 2cxt Thursday. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash ington, Feh. 9. District Attorney BrlBtbl will receive in tomorrow's mail a copy of Ma letter to the Coos Bay Land & Im provement Company, in which It is al leged that he virtually sells out his old clients, J. H Page and F. Hoberg, to gether with a copy of a letter from .an official of the Coos Bay Company denom inating Bristol's demand upon that com pany a "hold-up." Accompanying the pa-, pers is a request for a prompt explanation of the entire matter. . Persons who have seen the original Bristol letter say that t contains state ments which cannot be explained. It Is their opinion that Bristol must do one of two things acknowledge the authenticity of the letter and get .out of the Govern ment service, or deny having written it and prove that the letter Is a forgery. These same persons arc agreed that ''the letter 18 genuine, for the signature "has l?en identified by those who know Brls lol's autograph, .and this, and the place of writing the letter appear to be strong evidence that the paper is genuine. . Nevertheless, judgment is suspended at the White House until Bristol's reply is received. As yet no word has been re ceived here to indicato whether or not Bristol acknowledges having written the letter, and no intimation has come to hand to indicate what manner of explanation he will offer. It is generally believed, however, that, if he admits having writ ten the letter, he will have to go, and go (immediately after his answer reaches the White House. The fact that no money was paid to Bristol by the Coos Bay Company does not -alter his status In the eyes of the Presi dent; the intent Is shown and his demand for a cash consideration from the party with whom his clients were attempting to transact business Is hold to constitute a. most serious breach of legal etiquette. If Bristol makes a reply tomorrow, ac tion is likely to be had on his case by Thursday of next week, unless ho should Teply by -wire, In which event the case "may be disposed of the first part of next week. ARGUMENT FOR OPERATORS "Willcox Says Strike Commission's Decision Should Stand. NEW YORK, Feb. 9. David Willcox, of the Delaware & Hudson Company, to day made public the text of the letter which he -wrote to John Mitchell, presi dent of the United Mineworkers of Amer ica, concerning a conferenco between the mineworkers and the operators to discuss the wage question. In this letter, Mr. "Willcox says that practically all matters at present involved have already been the subject of arbitra tion by .the Anthracite .Strike Commission. He says that in 1902-03 th PnmmlRslnn found that the averago hours 'actually- woreed per day did not exceed six for the miners and eight for the other employes, and the present conditions are substan tially the same. In the case of the Dela ware & Hudson Company, during 1905, the average number of hours worked per day by the employes other than the miners was about 74; the average number of hours worked per day by the miners was slightly over Any suggestion of an eight-hour Iay for the employes by the day does not, there fore, look to a diminution of actual hours of labor, as they do not now average eight hours per day, but merely to a change of wages by Increasing the rate per hour bo. as to advance the wages about 12.5 per cent above the standard fixed by the Strike Commission. -This ad vance would amount, approximately, to 8 cents' per ton of coal,- or upon the entire product, about, $4,800,000 per annum. Mr. "Willcox devoted much space to. an argument tending to show that conditions have not changed since the award of the strike commission. He continues: Xt is tru that the award of the strike com mission ce&sefe to be. absolutelr controlling as to .future condition after March Si, JS06, but ita decision after "protracted investigation mast be regarded by any othor tribunal and by all disinterested persons as conclusive, in the absence of some new facts raisins new Questions, . In case it Ehould be necessary to resort to arbitration in reference to any matter not already covered by arbitration and, there fore, for the purpose of upplementlxi- the award of the- commission, if thera be any such matter. It would appear natural to re quest the members of the strike commission to act so that any further award mleht be In harmony with that already made. All arrangements necessary Jn the premises could fce made through members of the conciliation board, as they represent aft -part I e. Tbe conditions established by the strike com mission followed after very eerlous contro versy were the result Of -probably the most conscientious and exhaustive examination ever given to any jabor controversy: dn the whole, however, they proved satisfactory, and have not even been the subject .of;jjrious criticism. It does not, therefore, seem desirable to aban don -the results- reached with such difficulty and co Valuable la themselves and Tcsort to new method which are -uncertain and diffi cult. As already said, there is no association or rgonlratton f the -producers of anthracite coal, but 'tivW If there were, any arrangement between parties purporting to represent all the -employers upon tho one side and other parties purporting to represent all theemployes upon the other" side, "might be subject to th charge of Illegality and might not commend itself to public confidence. The letter concludes as follows: These suggestions are made In tho Interest or ine puduc ana or ail tne parUco, for the purpose of -avoiding future difficulties by con tinuing whatever beneficial results followed from the settlement oi the strike of 1902. It Is earnestly hoped that- they will commend themselves t'o tho best Judgment of all as tho proper course, afcd as far wiser than entering upon now and uncertain methods of procedure. DOIAX GETS INJUNCTION. 3Iincrs President Appeals to Court Against Removal. PITTSBURG. Feb. !. Patrick Do lan, president .of District No', fc. United Mineworkers of America, went Into court today and secured a temporary Injunction restraining- the delegates to the district convention, now in ses sion here, from interfering with his powers as president of tho district convention. The afternoon session of the convention was marked by much excitement when it became known that President Dolan had been granted an injunction. Bitter speeches were made.-. A resolution was unanimously passed branding President Dolan's action as "cowardly and unmanly," and a commit tee of three was appointed to make appli cation to tho court to have the Injunction dissolved. Abeut 109 delegates. were' served with the' Hope for Settlement Yet. NEW YORK. Feb. S. The officers of the Clvfc Federation took the stand yes terday that the miners arc a long way from a strike. No appeal has yet been made to tho Civic Federation to use its offices as mediators. Ralph M. Easley. chairman of the Na tional executive' committee of the Civic Federation, said, last evening: Matters have not reached the .stage where arbitration- could be called for. Both the anthracite and bituminous miners are repre sented In the Civic Federation. Arnog- the anthracite operators in the Civic Federation Is F. J. Underwood, president of the Erie Railroad, Fraud !. Ji&bbln. of Pittsburg, may be -aald to represent the soft-coal Inter ests. There seems to be a hi I si fading impression that because the roft-coa.1 miners con vest Ion baa adjourned without aay agreement being reached, there may be a strtko at any .time. There will be no strike In any case an til April 2. Tw Tears ago the conference of soft-coal miners adjourned sine die. with the parties at loggerhead, yet they came together two months later, aad a settlement was reached. It is not safe to predict that a strike will take place where there are nearly two months ahead. with" possibilities of a settlement. Reject Demands of Miners. CHICAGO Feb. 9. At a meeting of the Illinois coal operators, which was held today at the Auditorium Hotel, it was der elded by a unanimous vote to refuse the" demands mado by the United Mlnowork- ers of America. The meeting was attend ed by 200 coal operators from all over the state. The decision to refuse the de mands of the miners was reached by unanimous vote In a few minutes after the reading of the report of the National scale committee had been finished. .The question "of whether or not the mines STJGGBSTXD FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY. Woodrew "Wilson, ef Princeton. The name of Wooflrow "Wilson, president of Princeton University, was presented at the recent Lotus Club dinner In New Tork as the Ideal can didate for the,Democratlc Presidential nomination in the next campaign. His name was suggested by Colonel George Harvey and was received with enthusiasm by the guests. Mr. "Wil son Is a Democrat of the old school and a native of Virginia. "When Bryan was nominated In ISO 3 be sup ported McKinley. would be -operated with nonunion men -in .the event of a strike on April 1 was not discussed. In Illinois there are 15.000 soft-coal min ers, who will be involved in case of a general walkout after a wage scale dis agreement Millions of tons of coal are on hand for the emergency. Miners' Strike Continues. FUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa Feb. S. Ten thousand miners of the Buffalo, Roches ter & Pittsburg Coal & Iron Company are still on strike, which was declared at a mass meeting yesterday. A committee ot the miners, headed by National Secretary Treasurer W. B. Wilson, has been in con ference all day with General Manager L. W. Robinson, of the coal company. The conference is in session tonight. Carpenters Given More "Wages. CHICAGO. Feb. 8. The 10,000 union car penters of Chicago today secured an In crease of wages of more than $1,000,000 a year, through an agreement with the Car penters & Builders' Association. By the terms of the agreement the men are given an advance from -50 to 55 cents an hour for the first year, with an increase to 55 cents an hour for the last two years of the agreement. Hard Coal Conferenco February 15. NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The clerical staff in most of the orflces of the anthracite coal-carrying companies worked overtime yesterday in preparation for the coming conference withPresident Mitchell, of the United Mineworkers. U the coal presi dents have replied to Mitchell's request for a conference, agreeing to meet him February 05. ADOPTS BASIS OP. UNION Till-CHURCH COUNCIL. AGREES OX MAIN POINTS. ANSWER Doctrine Policy and Vested Interests Arranged Final Action' Will Bo Taken by Confederates. DAYTON, O., Feb. 9. The Tri-Church Council of tho Congregational "United Brethren and Methodist Protestant churches adjourned this afternoon after it had concurred In the reports of the committees on vested interests, doctrine and policy. The committees were made permanent creatures" of the council and ordered to continue at work on the elab oration of the various details that enter into the polity of the three denomina tions. The subcommittee on polity, composed of two from each church, will also have under consideration the name for the .united organization, and this will be submitted- at a meeting of the general coun cil to be held within IS months,, the ex act date and place to be later decided upon by the council officers. The place will probably be Topeka, Kan. After the meeting of the council Its final deliberation?, or, rather, the Inter pretation and elaboration of the general plans agreed upon at the sessions just concluded, will be submitted to the Na tional conferences of the three denomin ations represented for final approval. Thus actual organic unity will not be in effect for at least three years. The more difficult problems relate to vested interests. Charters In some ca&cs must be amended, the question of legacies disposed of and the business conduct of colleges and other institutions saade to conform 'to' t&e sew .policies. Judge Wickersham Denies tfie Charges of His Accusers. Wi Store r?n n , C" i . .... Store m rM iv A3 ywvv v rvv r rv ..tr v f rinses vm AY k M AX . J i LWi Ifil UIR OJi .A K U A a 6 P.M. f wis HIS DECISIONS' SUSTAINED Opens at 5 A. Ml VgT&ty jk j-i JM n7 w MM W WJ ar MZi a Alaska Jurist Says President Ap pointed Him After Investigation v. . of Same Charges Senate Committee to Act Soon, OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash- ington, Feb. 9. Judge James Wickersham of Alaska, whose nomination is held up in the Senate because of various charges, today filed with the judiciary committee a printed - answer to all the accusations, which fills 110 pages. He takes up each charge separately and offers documentary and other proof that the charges are with out foundation. He follows Mb answer with the statement that he is ready at any time to appear before the committee for cross-eiamlnatioa and also to produce witnesses from Alaska who are familiar with the facts to show that he Is unjustly accused. In presenting his answer, he says he has not been furnished the names of his ac cusers nor has he been confronted -with the first bit of evidence against him, but has only a meager statement, couched in general terms, setting forth in general the charges made. Answers Charges in Detail. In conclusion. Judge Wickersham calls attention to the fact that all these charges against him were examined Into by Judge Day. sent to Alaska for that purpose, and that the President, after reading Judge Day's report, promptly sent his (Wicker sham's) nomination to the Senate, which in itself is very strong evidence that the charges have not been sustained. Judge Wickersham says that the charges of favoritism, in his decisions In mining cases, for example, are answered by the record, which shows that during his term In Alaska he has decided 250 mining cases involving 5OrOD0,O00. and not a singlo caso out of this entire lot that was appealed to the higher court was reversed. In aa equal ly emphatic manner he denies the charge of accepting a present of a lot in Fair banks; of corruption In connection with tho opening of Gig Harbor, near Tacoma; of appointing td office W. 11. WhlttleEcy after the latter had been removed from an other office for embezzlement. Accuser Confessed Falsehood. The old charge of seduction, which has many times been proven unfounded. Is again answered by producing the record showing that his former accuser, Sadie Brantner, of Seattle, subsequently admit ted that she testified falsely against him under Influence. To the charge that he failed to regulate saloons and gambling In Alaska, he says this Is the duty of the Marshal, not of the Judge. To the charge of approving false vouchers from the Marshal at Nome for the support of prisoners, he answers that no false vouchers were ever presented for his approval, and to the last charge, that of rendering a false judgment In a mining case, he cites the records to sustain his decision. The committee will probably give early consideration to this answer and take ac tion on the nomination, TOPS CHEATING TtESERVES President Awaits Action on IIcybHrn Bill Fulton's Forestry Thin. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. ?. No more forest reserves are to be created until Congress takes ac tion one way or the other on Senator Heyburn's bill, which denies the President the right to create reserves by proclama tion and restricts this power solely to Congress. This announcement was made today by an official of the Forest Service, who declared that orders to that effect had recently been Issued by President Roosevelt- The President, Inasmuch as his authority in this matter has been questioned by Congress, has decided to take no further steps until Congress shall determine by legislation whether or not the Executive has power to make forest reserves. This decision has a direct bearing in Oregon, and will, temporarily, at least, atop the plan to create the Rogue River jescrve In the southwestern part of the state, as well as the Blue Mountain and other reserves In Eastern. Oregon. It will also postpone the creation of the much dlscusecd Shoshone reserve in Idaho, which Mr. Hcyburn has been persistently fighting of late. This order Is looked upon as a concession to Mr. Heyburn. but the Administration believes that Congress will turn down the Hcyburn bill and recognize the right of the President to create forest reserves as heretofore. Senator Fulton is gratified to know that the President has suspended the extension of forest reserves, aad says that. In case Mr. Heyburn's bill Is CQt acted upon, he will offer an amendment to one of the appropriation bills which will rccognlzo the right of the President temporarily to withdraw land for forestry purposes, but which will give Congress the exclusive power to create permanent reservation.!!. His amendment will provide that land temporarily withdrawn shall be examined, as at present, and the recommendations of the forest officials shall be sent to Con gress for its guidance. If Congress falls to create the reserve at the session "fol lowing the withdrawal, the land so with drawn shall be thrown ojen to entry im mediately after adjournment that session. This amendment, if carried, will have the effect of restricting temporary with drawals to a period of more than one year. The Store's "Official Guide" to Bargains Gondemsed and curtailed for hasty perusal of Busy Saturday Shoppers. Bead, and run thro' the Household duties during the early morning hoars, while allB2faimre is at her best, allowing a-plenty of time for week-end shopping to he over hefore 6 P. M., when as you know is cus tom with modern "Big Stores" this establishment closes its doors to allow hundreds of employes ample time for recreation and prepara tion for Sabiath observance. Silks Saturday Half Price Dress Goods Too If you miss this sale you'll miss wonderful and very exceptional savings. Amaex Flftk Street Flrnt Fleer. LAST DAY OF GREAT REMNANT SALE. Thousands of Remnants of Stylish. Durable Silks and Colored Dress Goods so today At Half Price New Black Silk and Wool Dress Goods. In neat novelty weaves Regular 2. J2.25, J2.50 and 52.75 values at HALF PRICE, SATURDAY. The Voting Contest Closes Today, at 6 P. M. AH vete lauvt be 1st the ballot bexm before the clenlaxr 'kbst riRjpt tonight nt 8 o'clock Nharp. StaadiaK of the lenders at C P. M. ye terdayt $2500 Given to Charity Patton Hom.e ..... l5S,eee St. Vincent's Hospital 146,878 Fruit and Flower Mlcsion I44,iet Crlttcnton Home 134,181 Salvation Arm)' H7rS8e People's Institute ei,s-u Baby Home CSSt Mount St. Joseph's Homo for the Aged.. 4Sve4 Good Samaritan Hospital -fl.471 Old Ladles' Home aese Volunteers of America Open Air Fund - ie,434 King's Daughters, Marahall-St. Church. 7353 Children's Home 7,563 Boys' and Girls' Aid Society Scattering- 23,847 Total 3,W3,512 The Reorganization Sale of Shoes Sixth-Street Ahbcx FiMt Floor. Continues We offer during- this sale about 3300 pairs of Women's Patent Colt and Kid Lace and Button Shoes; also some In VIci Kid and light-weight Calfskin Leathers, made In Blucher and regular pattern, -with heavy or light soles. All good, stylish footwear, but short lines that must bo closed out at once. 1VOME.V UO SHOES FOR S1.9S. Women's Patent Colt Mat Calf Top Shoes. Goodyear welt soles and Cuban heels. Plain toes Our J3.50 value; Special Sale C7 Price, the pair l.-JW AIko WamcH't All-VIcI Kid Xace Sheen, with patent tips, military heel and extension soles; stylish and serviceable; Special ale (rz Price, the pair . ',,JW Twenty-nve distinct styles in the lot. QX Priced at, the pair WOMEN'S FANCY SLIPPERS FOR 23c Three hundred pairs of Women's Slippers, In white, pink, blue and lemon kid. In strap and bow styles; odd lines which must be sold to make room for the Incoming stock. These Slippers are In all sizes, but not even size In each style: the bargain of a Hfetlmc Values up to 53.30; Special Sale Price, 0Zc the pair vv. BABY SHOES" FOR S5c. Baby Shoes, In red and black: button or lace styles: sizes 1 to C Our 73c value: T?f Special Sale Price, the pair vvv. WOMEN'S O50 SHOES FOR &1J0&. 600 pairs of Women's Patent and Kid Leather Shoes, made with light or heavy soles on fashionable new lasts. Thoroughly good footwear, and very desirable patterns: com plete line of sizes and widths. Values up to 53.50; Special Sale Price, njr the pair I .5J O MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S FINE KID LACE SHOES. Mado with a fancy inserted mat kid scroll lace stay; very dressy and a Shoe that will wear well; sizes 6 to 11; Special Sale Price, nj? the pair '...ilOC Sl7es"ill to 2; Special Sale Price. j -tq the pair ....' txJU MEN'S SCOO SHOES FOR 52.10. Odd pairs of Men's Shoes. In i?unmetal box calf and vicl kid: in patent button and lace styles Values up to 5.-.00; Special i-o ft Sale Price, the pair ))) HALF PEIOE WORKS MIRACLES IN SUIT SELLING! ALL RECORDS BROKEN" AND Till" .BAKCrAlUa UUWTJLNUli SATUltUAX. Choose Any V4-Length Coat Suit in the House at Half Price Grand Salons Second Floor. An event fraught with interest to hundreds of women who have heard the news from the great Eastern fashion centers that 34-Length Suits are in Favor tor Spring Such Suits as we offer in this sale -will be -worn by smart dressers thro the Spring months. The Suits: 34-length Coats, light fitting; cheviots, broadcloths, serges and man nish mixed suitings, all wanted colors; coats lined through out -with silk, in most lines, hand-tailored aud made in per fect -workmanship on correct and authoritative models. Values up from $1S0 to $75.00. CHOOSE ANY -LENGTH-COAT SUIT IN THE HOUSE AT Y2 PRICE. $10.00 to S20.00 Coats $3.95 Three-quarter lengths, loose-fitting and Eng lish walking styles, tight and half-fitting coats, Empire and Redingote models, man nish mixed tweedish goods, beaver cloths, zibelines and kerseys, in blues, tans, grays, browns and mixtures; values O S $10 tb-JO, for 3xJiJxJ Women's Shirtwaists for Half A special line, embracing albatross, basket cloth. Scotch flannel aud other popular weaves, in neat plaids and all wanted color ings; values $3.00 to $7.50. j baturday, to close.... :J6 Price Dinner Sets Reduced Third Fleer. Dinner Sots, with one or more pieces missing; for Oae-TMrd ott. Decorated China Sets Our 420 value; special at $13-33 Decorated Freack Cklat Dlaaer Set. Our $23.50 value; special at, the set l8.ee Our J7-7.50 value; special at, the set $25.60 Our $43.0? value; special at, tho set ?2.98 Blankets and Bedroom Fitfings Keartk Fleer. J7.B0 Navajo Blankets W-M $6.00 Comforters -!-. ?5.00 Pillows , Bed Setn Half Price. - IN LINEN AND WASH QOODS SHOP First Floor. Special Mile odd Tablecloth. Hack TorreU at Oar-Fourth ofT. Dre Fabrics, YVask Staffs, Sheetlaes nt lent than eont. 30c Drop-Prices in Hosiery First Floor. Grand Hosiery values up to $1.75 the pair; this sale Good Hosiery values up to 60c the pair; this sale S7c Women's "out size" large, full sizes Hose In fine cashmere; regular 75c values; this sale. the pair 30c Children's 20c values In Black Hosiery: good. sturdy cotton rahrlc. In strong, perfect weave; this sale, the pair 12c Children's Black Cashmere Hosiery; values to 40c; this sale I8e Boys heavy, strong-, well made Cotton Hose; tine or double ribbed: bwt regular 25c value: this sale, the pair 15c IX TUB TEA ROOM. Saturday's Menu Chicken Fricassee. Mashed Potatoes. Boston Baked Beans, Brown Bread. Potato Salud. Cup Custard. Tea. Coffee. Milk. Chocolate. Etc. 5pecia! Notice to Students in Embroidery And those Interested In line art needlework. Our classes for FB.EB Instruction In U1I3 work will take their vacation season starting Mon day next. February 12, continuing; until March 1. when the Spring? term will begin. The com ing1 season we shall add to the course ot in struction many new features. Including; the Cloister. Hardanger and Berlin cross-stitch. All interested In the work are cordially Invited to join the class without charge. Remember, all Instructions are absolutely FREE. Next Wednesday St. Valentine's Day Get the dainty love missives and the "comics" here all at mites o prices sure to please the youngsters. Card Valentines, Lace valentines. Art Valentines as you choose. SEE THE "K03IICS" AT 1c. Card "Valentines at lc, 2c, two for He, 5c, 10c up to 35c. Lace. Valentines, 4c aad ro. Postal Card Valentines, two for Sc; 5c each. Fancy Art Valentines, 5c. 10c, 25c, 35c. 30c ap to 95.0O. "Jumping Jack" Valentines, 15c. Unusual Umbrella Bargains Flrt Floor. A grand choosing' of smart and dressy Um brellas in ladies' sizes; black taffeta, piece dyed, with strong hut neat steel rods and stylish, natural wood handles. Princess or Opera shapes; 2B-lnch size and best $1.50 values; special Saturday at OSc Men's Saturday ...Bargains First Floor, Sixth-Street Annex. Men's $2.50 "Underwear 81.00 Remnants in Men's Fine Mercerized Underwear; values to $2.50; special, the garment 71.00 3IenV 31.00 Unlauadered Shirt 25c Broken sizes In Men's Unlaundered Shirts; values to $1.00; special, each 25c Men 25c AVool Sox 15c Men's Wool Sox in natural, black and Oxford; regular value 25c; special, the pair 15c Mca'.H 20c Merino Sox 10c A line of Men's Me rino Sox in camelshalr. black and natural; regular value 20c; special, the pair 10c Men'M 92.6O XIicntrobcH 70c Broken lines of Men's Satlne Night Robes; regular value $2; special, each 70c Men' 20c Linen Handkerchief 10c A line of Men's Linen Handkerchiefs with tape border; regular value 20c; special, each 10c Men's 5-3 -"50 Underwear 91.50 Remnants In Louis Underwear; values to $4.50; special, the garment 91.50 CASH FOR 3nTCHELIS WIDOW Senate Allows Her--Year's Salary According to Custom. ORBGON'IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Feb. -9. The Senate attached an amendment to the deficiency appropria tion bill paying $5W9 to the widow of Sen ator John H. MltchelL This Is In observ ance of a custom of paying widows of Senators who die In office the equivalent of one year's salary. Two other widows are similarly provided for in the bill. Joy at Port Townsend. OREGON I AX NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Feb. S. The Secretary of the Treasury today informed Senator Piles that he will not abandon the marine hos pital station at Port Townsend. MHSt Address Mail by Xarac. WASHINGTON". Feb. 3. At the Postof flce Department it was stated that an erroneous Impression seems to exist In some parts of the country regarding the scope of rural free delivery service. Al though the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General has recommended that mall mat ter be permitted to be addressed to rural boxes according to their numbers and not to any particular Individual, the same as In postofflces the Postsnastcr-Gencral has cot as yet given his approval to the same. In a few Instances the proposition gave riK to cosptelBt, It being alleged tfeat the rural free delivery servlco would be utilized by large business bouses through out the country as an advertising medium to the disadvantage of the local mer chants. As the matter now stands, un less mall Is specially addressed to parties residing on rural routes. It will not be delivered. KAFFIRS REVOLT IN NATAL Kcfusc to Pay Polltax and Beslst Military Party. PIETERMARITZBURG. Natal, Feb. Tho collection of the poll tax from natives near Richmond has led to trouble, which it Is feared will spread and possibly develop Into an ugly na--tive-'uprlslmsr . A Armed natives nayo resisted the col lection of the tax, and havo wounded with spears an Inspector of Police and a trooper. Fourteen mounted" police who were proceeding to tho scene have been attacked, and six are missing. Cavalry and artillery and outlying de tachments of police havo 'been called In and are being concentrated to deal with the recalcitrant natives. Martial law has been declared. It Is re ported that the natives are determined to resist the collection of the poll tax. The police reinforcements have found the bod ies of the six soldiers who were reported missing. The men had been stabbed to death. Fighting has not been renewed, but serious trouble Is feared. HEAP HONORS ON PEABODY Germans Cheer Harvard Professor. Kaiser Gives Portrait. BERLIN. Feb. 9. Francis Green wood Peabody, of JIarvard University, delivered his final lecture In Germany today, summarizing his work here. The lecture was delivered in the largest hall of the university, the doors of which had to be closed, turning many people away. After the lecture Dr. Studt. the Minister of Education, ex pressed tke feearthy thanks 'and satis faction of his Ministry at the impor tant Inauguration of the system of ex changing' professors, thereby Institut ing an Intellectual bridge between two peoples which Insured cordial rela tions. The rector of the university. Profes sor Diets, proposed threo cheers for Professor Peabody, which were given vigorously. Count Schmettow, the Emperor's Ad jutant, was present In behalf of the Emperor, who sent the professor his photograph, with an autograph. Pro fessor Peabody and Mrs. Peabody and Dr. Dickie, pastor of the American Church here, and Mrs. Dickie will sail for New York tomorrow on the Hamburg-American line steamer Amoyka. Natives Drowned in Gold Mine. JOHANNESBURG, Transvaal, Feb. 9. Fifty-five natives were drowned to day owing- to the flooding of South Rose, a deep gold mine. WILL INSPECT ACADEMY House Will Send Committee to In quire Into Discipline. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. The House committee on naval affairs today adopted tho following- resolution: "Resolved. That a subcommittee of five bo appointed by the chair to visit the Naval Academy at once to examlno and report upon the discipline and management of the academy, and to report to this committee at the earliest possible time." Chairman Foss, of Illinois, has ap pointed the following members of the subcommittee: Representatives Vree land. New York, chairman; Loud, Mlch lgan;Dawson. Iowa; Padgett, Tennes see; Gregg Texas. The subcommittee will so to An napolis next week, but the exact date has cot yet been determined. SHSpend Trial of Hazers. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.Secretary DO YOU WANT A HOME In a country where life Is worth living-, and where sweet contentment Bmlles on you the year around? Beaatlfnl Hood River la the spot. Everybody enjoys good health In this valley. Life Ih worth living- when you can go to bed- at night and dlccp like a babe, get up In the morning refreshed and ready for your dally pursuits;-eat three square meals a day, the best food the market affords, most of which you can grow in your own yard. Tho reason so many people are sick is because they don't know how to live. Cast off your worries and strenuous city habits and learn to prolong- life. Hood River has a different class of residents than mo3t farming countries retired merchants and professional men come up and meet them. After seeing- this beautiful valley you will be convinced "that this section has a wonderful futxjre. Now is the time to investigate. Write us for particulars. J. H. HEILBRONNER 6 COMPANY REAL ESTATE, FRUIT LANDS AND INSURANCE HOOD RIVER, OREGON Bonaparte has decided that, while sev eral of the midshipmen whom the board of investigation found to have been Implicated In the hazing of fourth-class men will be technically placed under arrest, they will not be court-martialed at once, Mf at all. The Secretary probably wi.li bo willing to suspend action at Annapolis for a rea sonable time to afford opportunity for legislation. Mall Contracts Arc Let. ASTORIA. Feb. S.-OpeciaU Word has b,ecn received at tho local postofflce that contracts for carrying malls on Star routes In this vicinity during the four years beginning on July 1 have been awarded aa follows: From Astoria to Elsie, via Olney and Jewell. Audley Gragg; Astoria to Gray's River, Max Sklbbe; Clifton' to Albert, John Gerttula. No official report has been received re garding the routes from Astoria to Deep River and Melville, but It Is understood the contract for the Deep River route has been- awarded to Captain PickernelL