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VOL. XXVI. NO. 14,098 PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1906. PRICE IVE CENTS. T5 IN ALLD1R S Railroad Discrimination Forms Text of Verbal Fusillade. MILLIONAIRE IN STRIPES ?ngs to Sec One, but Questions Good Faith of Roosevelt In At tacks on Railroads and Scores His Advisers. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The Senate to- Jay adopted a joint resolution reported by fillman from the Senate committee on interstate commerce, which directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to In vestigate the charge of discrimination and combination In restraint of trade made igainst the railroads. It -was a joint resolution, and must bo passed by the louse and signed by the President before 'it becomes effective. The adoption of the resolution was preceded by a speech by Tillman, In which he practically charged that the administration was not proceed ing in rood faith to secure railroad legis lation, because he was not satisfied with ( tho President's advisers. Among these he mentioned Secretary Root and Senator Knox, the former of whom, he said, was an adviser of the "magnates responsible for tho devilment," and the latter of whom had been attorney for the Penn sylvania Railroad Company. .Knox con tradicted the charge relative to himself, paying that he never had been attorney for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Lodge also spoke at length on the rail road question. He delivered a carefully prepared speech. In which he took a posi tion for governmental regulation of rates, but advised the utmost caution against too radical action. He expressed tho (opinion that the giving of rebates was practically the only ovll existing in con nection with tho railroad systems of the country. Tillman After Root and Knox. Tillman called up his resolution with a view tp asking Immediate consideration jof it. Before doing so, no explained the ircsolulloa, by saying that it was very comprehensive and covered a wirfg. qjd. He said that the language of the resolu tion was largely the tame as that of the resolution presented in the House a .few lays since by Gillespie. Glvlcs hta rea sons for asking for the Inquiry, he said Jthat he was convinced that evils existed Un connection with the railroad systems f the country. He said that he had no ieslro to do injustice to the railroads, md he believed they should have a fair return on the money invested. "We find, however, a system of com bination instead of the old system of competition, resulting in trusts which arc grinding the people to death," he said. He believed there should bo a remedy, but added that- tho present proceeding in Congress is a stupendous farce. "ISvcry paper you. read," he said, "-brings assurance that the President has w on his fight, and yet when you examine further, you find that the President's two principal advisers arc Ellhu Root, who has been tho closest adviser of the railway magnates of New York, who aro at the root of all tho devilment, and Mr. Knox, the junior Senator from Pennsyl vania, who has been for I don't know how many years In the employ of tho Pennsylvania Railroad and Its closest friend and counsellor. When you look farther you find the Pennsylvania Rail road at the head of the list of the oppres sors of the people." Hence, lie contended that the people were being "bamboozled" by the talk of protecting the masses against tho classes. He confessed that "with such cooks hp was inclined to sniff at the dish that is cot before the United States." Knox Calls Him Down. Knox was not in the Senate chamber when reference was made to him, but he camo in before the South Carolina Senator liad proceeded far. He Immediately in terrupted Tillman to say to him that he had been entirely mistaken In saying he had been an attorney for the Pennsyl vania Railroad. "I never sustained, that relationship, cither permanently or tem porarily, directly or indirectly, at any time during my career," he said. He added that he would not consider such connection at all Improper. Tillman expressed satisfaction over the denial, saying to Knox that he. "would respect him more for the balance of his life." Continuing, the South Carolina Senator said that the three principal lines of road south of tho Potomac were In a merger which was controlled by the Pennsylvania and tho New Tork Central. He then spoke of the conditions in. West "Virginia, and said that .notwithstanding Governor Daw son's predecessor had called attention to the violation of law in that state, the At torney-General had done nothing about it. The people were, however, becoming aroused. He proceeded: Head Devil of Monopoly. "Even the poor, besotted Pennsylvania Legislature owned body and soul by the Pennsylvania and the Reading, lias shown signs of life b" adopting a resolution as to the control of the coal output by the railroads, as if everybody did not know that the anthracite output is, and has been for years, controlled both as to quan tity and price." He declared the Penn sylvania road to be "the head devil in the whole policy of monopoly," and, referring to the Baltimore & Ohio's policy in West Virginia, he said that road had practically told the public that It might be "damned.' He declared that a very strenuous effort aiad been brought to bear on the President i erant to the railroads the privilege of TILLMAN S ECU appeal to the courts before. the orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission go Into effect. Heliad even heard that threats were bring made that the "President "rivust yield. "If he stands firm And -docs, not yield, then they will, have more con fidence." ForakcrDcclarcs Himself. Foraker asked Tillman if he did not be lieve there should be provisions for review by the courts, and Tillman replied that he believed in it If properly provided for. "Otherwise," he said, "the poor devil of a complainant will be oullyragged and dragged from one court to another until he is forced into bankruptcy." In answer to further questions by For- ' akcr, Tillman said he was not satisfied with the Hepburn bill, and he added that he intended to offer amendments to rem edy the situation In West Virginia. He asked Foraker If he was going to vote for the House bill. Foraker replied in a sentence, "I am not," he said. The South Carolina Senator then went on to say that the Senate was under a cloud and should take steps to clear Its good name. "The newspaper press asso ciations, however controlled, and I have my suspicions on that point;" he said, "have educated the people to-belicve that Theodore Roosevelt Is' their only friend here, and that the Senate is the supple tool of the corporations unless It takes their ipse dixit." He declared that the Hepburn bill had a loophole that a freight train might be driven through, and added: Put Stripes on a Millionaire. "You will never stop tho devilment till you put some millionaire in prison and put the stripes on him." He said that he had asked the Inter state Commerce Commission to make the inquiry called for by his resolution, be cause, for one reason, the Senate has not tho time, and because "we know better how not to do it than anybody on God's green earth." He then proceeded to give reasons why he thought the President could not be de pended upon to serve the Interests of the people. Referring to cx-Attorney-General Griggs, he said that immediately upon retiring from office, he had taken the merger cases of the Northern Securities Company against the Attorney-General. Speaking of Paul Morton, Tillman said that he had resigned from the Navy De partment "with the confession of rebate on him, made by his own mouth, and the proof hanging over him." He continued: He is promoted and made head of the great insurance organisation in New York, which has been made the stamping ground for as dirty a lot of thieves as ever walked God's green carta. And they sent a mu with this unclean record anil put hlrri In charge of these scores of hundreds of mil lions, which are the savings, so to speak, of widows and orphans who have policies in that company. Yet here we- go. Tin White House Is Immaculate. I do not uoubt Theodore -RooeeyeTf integrity and 'trlotlwn. A I stated th t)i5r dar. Iie'i montroui.!r per suaded' bVOTOn TeT)lfl tcho rrt nrrrrrrA him ad "honej'faf ile" him with flattery. What ever tneir meuioas may te, ne stands by nu rrlenae. He gave, Morton' certJscate e.f good character. . Tillman then referred to a dinner re cently given at the White House to the executive committee of the Republican National Committee, andjald: Help "Poor Old McCall." The President has been elected nearly a year and a half and never has it been found necessary or desirable to bring these friends of his, these true and tried lieutenants and counsellors in his last race for the Presi dency, to dine with him. The Inevitable con clusion In my mind, at least.lt ought to be if It is not, is that thee people were brought together to confer how the money could be raised to help poor old McCall out of the bog Into which he has sunk and re fund $148,000 which he stole from the pol- icy-noiacrs or the Incurancc comoonr and contributed to the campaign funds of the National Republican Committee. For surely mis man aiccaii is not going to be left In the lurch and run the risk of bankruptcy or of being sent to the penitentiary because or the ract that his love for the Renubllcan party got him into this trouble. He closed as follows: The other day somebody here made an allusion to the comparison between Andrew Jackson and President Roosevelt. Let ut look at It. Andrew Jackson never put Nich olas BIddle in his Cabinet. In his ficht against the money power he fought to the bitter end. He used no blandishments: he used a bludgeon. The President had no need for any campaign fund, but his lieutenants (Concluded on page 2.) " ZION CITY HAH NEW KCLER, Wilbur Glenn Yolira. John Alexander Dowlc has ap pointed Wilbur Glenn Voliva as dep uty general overseer of the Church of Zion. His authority extends over all ecclesiastical branches and busi ness enterprise of tho church throughout tho world. With full powers of attorney. Voliva. will be authorized to aot In all things as Dowle himself. Voliva is an Indiana man. having been born near Newton, Fountain County, in 1S70. Ho Is a graduate of Union Christian College at Marion. Ind., and of Hiram College In Ohio, receiving the degrees of A. II. and B. D. He Is said to be a man of great executive ability. His work in Australia has been more successful than that of any other overseer and has sent more than "00 converts to Zion City. His appointment confirms the belief .of many that he would.be chosen to succeed the head of the church in case of Dr. Bowie's death. HiBsssssswilisiBssssssssssssss! LsLsssssssl'v V' isssssH &$MK&$::: JsLssssssssssssH BBSlflBEHbBBBBBBBBBttB UT Mi HON HOLDS THESTflGE Statesmanship at a Discount in the Roosevelt Household. WHIRL PRECEDES WEDDING Thousands of Invitations, but Still Many Arc Disappointed Flood of Presents Europe "Will Entertain Couple. - OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Feb. 12. These are strenuous days at the White House; as strenuous, indeed, as any days since the beginning of the Koosevelt administration. Ques tions of state have dwindled Into com parative insignificance; problems of legislation havo ceased to attract the usual amount of attention; patronage troubles have been sidetracked for the time being, and everything centers on the approaching wedding. These are strenuous days for the President, for Mrs. Roosevelt and more particularly for Miss Alice Roosevelt, upon whom the eyes of the United States, Indeed of the whole world, are now centered, for the wedding- of a President's daugh ter, so rare in this country, is of such importance as to Invite the attention of the ruling monarchs the world over. Not since ho took up the duties of President has Mr. Roosevelt had to solve a more perplexing problem than that which fell to his lot and the lot of his family when the list of wedding guests was being made up. State din ners are perplexing Jn themselves and call for the skill of men drilled In so cial and official etiquette, but a state wedding, as this one promises to be. presented problems vastly more intri cate, and It required the joint resources of Miss Roosevelt and Mr. Longworth and President and Mrs. Roosevelt to make up this list, and, it may be added, the list was not concluded at a single conference. Invitations by Thousands. The list of invited guests has been carefully guarded, Sjut it is learned that 4700 invitations have been Issued. though it is not probable thai more than 1000 of the-chosen few will actu ally , attend he -wedding. Invitations have gbne to the far corners of tho globe, as well as to all parts of tho United States. Approximately 1000 were distributed In Wrashington City, and it is out of this number that the large percentage, of actual guests wll come, though persons of prominence, particularly friends of tho bridal couple, are expected to make trips to Washington Just to witness the cere mony. Even with this large number, the In vitations were so restricted that there is a great outcry from persons who think themselves entitled to receive them, but were left off tho list. They were sent to the close personal friends of the bride and bridegroom, to their immediate kinsfolk, to the representa tives of foreign countries In Washing ton. to the entire Ohio and New York delegations In Congress, to members of the Cabinet and ex-members of the Cabinet who are now members of the Senate. Attention has been called to tho lib eral distribution of invitations to the coming welding as contrasted with the limited number to the wedding of Nellie Grant and Mr. Sartorls, which took place atllie White House 32 years ago. There were only 300 Invitations to the Grant wedding, and only 200 guests were present at the ceremony. Miss Grant, by the way. was hut 19 at the time of her marriage. anJ, like the bride of the present month, was the daughter of tho thon youngest Presi dent. "VYcddiiifr Presents Pour In. Forerunners f the wedding arc dally making their nppearance at the White Hou?c The flood of wedding presents has begun, and as rapidly as received, -they are carried up to the spacious attic, to be held In reserve until just before the wedding. The nature of the presents is as carefully concealed as the list .of invited guests, but judging by the number of packages delivered at the White House and the dally increase. It is safe to predict that the attic will be well filled. This is the assumption of those in charge of the White House, for the ample supply of apples, potatoes and the like has been removed to the cellar to make room for the presents. Tlc Bride's Trousseau. Eastern, papers have printed columns apd columns about the trousseau of the bridcclcpt. and her recent shop ping trip to New York was featured and amply Illustrated. But the most of this matter has been the conception of Imaginative brains of society writ ers, for little of fact has been given out as to the details of the trousseau. and It is' not probable that Any ofn cial announcement will be made until Just before the wedding. Certain It Is that Miss Roosevelt made lavish pur chases In New York, and It may be re lied upon that sho bought garments and other articles in largo numbers and of good quality. But any attempt to enumerate or describe her pur chases would be futile. Missj Roose velt Is authority for the statement that her trousseau will be extremely simple and entirely sensible; this from choice rather than necessity, for she carried with her a well-filled purse, which is replenished from time to time by her father and by her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Lee, of Boston. ' Whea the wedding gowa Is com ptetcd.. an. accurate description will be given out at the White House, and until that time any attempted, descrip tion is useless. The material is sam to. have . been woven In two pieces both brocade and plain. According to rumor. It win be built to cosrorm to the rules laid down by the court of England for the women's gowns to be worn when presented at court. This design is said to have been agreed upon In view of Mr. Longworth's In tention of taking his bridJo Europe In the Spring. This -sown, wnu court train. Is belnsr lrridc In- PatCron,,X. J- of all-American materials. It la to be trimmed with old rose-point lace worn by Miss Roosevelt's mother at her wedding. It is whispered that the petticoat Is to be of the richest and heaviest white satin that ever graced a blushing bride. But more will be known of these Interesting details later on. Bride's Farewell Farttcs. For several weeks past and up to the vcrv day of her wedding. Mies Roosevelt has been and will be the guest of honor at dinners and dances Klven In her honor by her closest friends in Washington and neighbor ing cities. A few days prior to the wedding Miss Roosevelt will entertain her girl friends at dinner In the White House, her farewell maiden party. Mr. Longworth will give the customary' last stag dinner to his friends at his Eighteenth-street home. Between these dinners and dances and her Innumer able calls. Miss Roosevelt has little time these days to devote exclusively to her future husband. But, as Is cus tomary, the bridegroom prospective at tends roost of the functions given in t f MASSACRE OF JEWS. t I ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 12. A 1 4 massacre of Jews is reported to have 4 taken place at Kalarashl. Bessarabia. J k honor of Miss Roosevelt; he shows himself as custom demands, is the re cipient of endless congratulations, and then steps aside to watch the brldc elect Jn her stellar capacity. 'Nick" Longworth Is & Jolly, xood fel low; everybody likes him, but he Is play ing second fiddle In the social orchestra at this time, and will not blossom out into a star part until the day of the wedding. But it does not disconcert him In the least; he takes it all modestly and In good nature, even to the eternal Joking he re ceives at the hands of his friends. Ho Is Just recovering from an attack of tonsf- lltis, and was able to go outdoors for the first time In a week and tako a short drive. Brief Journey South. Mystery surrounds the wedding tour that has been planned by Mr. Ixmgwerth and MM HooMYciu.jWli.ere It "'iH arr. xnera, now rong-mcy wice gone, no cjic can find out. TJiey have taken no one Into their confidence In -this matter, and thej- don't intend to. Unlike most bridal couples, they will enjoy the luxury of the private car. which Senator Elklns. of West Virginia, has graciously offered them for this trip. By using this car they can more readily elude their pursuers than if they traveled by regular train. It Is believed that Mr. Longworth will take his bride to the Southland, possibly to the resorts on the Florida coast, but it Is generally understood the tour will be of brief duration, to be supplemented In the Spring by an extended tour through Eu rope. On their wedding tour they will be (Continued on Fage S.) CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TESTEnDAYS Maximum temperature. -40 deg.; minimum. 3f. Precipitation, none. TODAY'S Partly cloudy. Northerly winds. TerelgB. Balfour speaks on tariff Issue, but stays on fence, rage i. Morocco conferees still hope for settlement. Fage 3. Powers will not withdraw troops from China- Page 3. Natleaal. Tillman makes assault on railroad monopo lies and administration, rage 1. House kills whipping-post bill with ridicule. Page 1. Portland leads Pacific Coast In grain export. I'age 2. Roosevelt may start movement . to relievo Japanese famine. Page 3. Politic. McCleary makes standpat tariff speech. Page 1. Cortclyou speaks at Grand Rapid.. Page 3. Uadlcy talks on crimes of Standard OH. Page 4. Bryan resigns as trustee of college which asked most- from Carnegie. Page -I. Domestic. Great preparations for Miss Roosevelt's wedding. Page 1. Mayor Dunne may veto S3-ccnt gas onlln a nee. Page 3. Mrs. Zelsler. the pianist, victim of melan choly through tear of bundneu. Page 1. Sport. Dcmogeot wins great automobile, race in Cuba. Page 13. PncMc Cet. Republican candidates speak at Salem XJn coin day celebration. Page 5. Ean Francisco medical students carry on trade in articles made of human skin. Page 4. Witness at Canadian Valencia Inquiry blames captains of rescuing vessels. Page 3. Chinese exclusion convention will be called at Sac Francisco. Page 5. European markets are calling for dried prunes. Page 3. Dumb woman's method of objecting to brothers marriage. Page -i. Commercial aad Marine. Firm position of canned and dried fruit. Page 13. Grain speculation dull a: San Francisco. Page 13. Government inspectors find fircboat Geo. H Williams in dangerous condition and or der repairs made. Pago 12. Steamer Roanoke makes fast trip from Eureka to Columbia River. Page 13. Oriental liner departs with valuable cargo. Fage 12.. rertlaBd aad YiclaUy. Four are killed and eight Injured In fire on East Side. Fage 9. Senator Gearin'a secretary will be ap. pointed Dtnutr County Clerk for Mult nomah that h may register the Senator in Washington. Page 8. M. J. Malley announces his candidacy for Sheriff against word, i'age n. East Side suffers from the gas graft. Fage 7 Lane's policy announced to segregate all disorderly women In tho North End. rage 8. Tattoo' Kflly on trial for his life for mur der of Thosos Flemmlngs. Fage I(. Evidence appears certain that Harriets lines will build from. Fortiaaa to tae Sousd. Page 12. SE REJECTS WHIPPING POST Bill to Establish It in Washing ton Is Killed With Ridicule: GREAT DAY F0R-"J0SHERS" Baltimore Member Offers Disused Implement of-"Torturc Bill Is Passed to Make Receivers of Rebates Repay Double. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The House to day- hud" sport with the bill providing the whlppins-post for wlfebeaters In the Dis trict of Columbia, and then laid It on the table, effectively disposing of It, by a vote of 153 to &. The most impassioned speech for the measure was delivered by Hepburn (Iowa), who depicted the brutality of the man who would beat his wife and de clared that to be whipped was hardly ade quate punishment. Adams (Pa.) opened the discussion with a serious speech in favor of the bill. All the opposing: speeches partook of levity, and Adams re ceived more than one fling; because he Is a bachelor. The bill requiring the return of freight rebates was passed, also a measure relating to court procedure. The rebate bill provides that, when a rebate has been received with guilty knowledge. It Is a violation of law and double the amount is to be returned by the recipient and one-half of this amount Is to go to the Informant. Babcock called up the bill to punish wlfebeaters with 30 lashes, and Adams was heard for 30 minutes in Its favor. At once he was importuned to yield to ques tions, but positively declined to be Inter rupted, and began with a rebuke of tho levity with which the subject had been treated. He said President Roosevelt and the District of Columbia officials were in sympathy with the bill, and it was only those possessed with the character of "maudlin sentiment which sent flowers to the criminal's cell who opposed It. The Chief of Police of Washington, he said, has reported 50S wlfebeaters in the past two years. Adequate punish ment should be provided. Steady Fire or Ridicule. Wachtcr Md.) said that "if the bill passed the' City of BattlmoYe had a good whipping-post In the Baltimore City Jail which the District could buy at a bargain. In SO years, he said. It had been used but twice. "The women of Maryland don't want It used any more than the men," said Wachtcr. "Where does the gentleman get his In formation r asked Adams. "At home," replied Wachtcr. and then. "Oh. I mean In Baltimore- (laughter.) Sims (Tcnn.), opposing the bill, pre dicted that It would get one vote only In the House. The President, he said. had advocated increased punishment for wlfebeaters, adding, "but he is a year older now and his last message said noth Ing about it." -He made the further point that the report of the local Chief of Police in dlcatcd that "common law wives and other females" received most of the beat logs. "Someone has suggested we amend the bill to apply to wife-chasers," he de clared further. "I don't know whom that would hit." (Laughter.) James made another attempt to advo cate that the whipping of "beaters" should be done In public. For five minutes Stanley made fun of the bill and incidentally took Adams to task for never marrying. "Tho whipping-post Is." he said, "a brutal measure of brutalizing a brute.' Fears Red-Headed Women. Gaines (Tcnn.) asked what the gentle men would do If they were to witness a husband beating his wife. "It would depend," replied Stanley, "on the husband and upon the wife; if she was rcd-headcd. even my Southern .chiv alry would not tempt me to Interfere.' (Laughter.) Bartholdt (Mo.) offered several amend ments, one to put upon the rack a man guilty of non-support of his family; one that a wife-deserter should be pinched with red-hot tongs; another penalising every man over 25 years old who refuses to take a wife and providing that he shall stand In the pillory, and after six months. If he shall still refuse, he shall be burned at tho stake. These amendments were received with hilarity. Mahon (Pa.) created much merriment by offering an amondmcnt providing- for the punishment of "women who are "common scolds." commonly called "hell-cats,' who shall be ducked In the Potomac River not less than five nor more than ten times. This amendment exempted the .President, members of his Cabinet, members of the Senate and House of Representatives. HepbHrn Rebukes Humorists. Hepburn took tne floor in favor of the bill, after an attempt had been made to extend the time of debate, dur ing which it was stated that many gentlemen wanted to speak. Payne re fused such extension. Hepburn declared the situation which .the bill sought to remedy a serious and disgraceful one. It was impossible to find an adequate punishment for the 53S "brates" who had beaten their wives in the district. He said he knew the bill was not go ing to pass, -but wished to rebuke the levity with which the attempt to ad minister proper punishment had been received. Payne moved that the bill be laid on the table. A vote by roll call was adopt ed on his motion, which was carried by a vote of lu- to 60. thus defeating the measure, Durinr the consideration of a bill to regulate the sale of poisons in the District of Columbia, the statement was made that the drug habit, particularly the uso of cocaine, had grown at an alarming rate during the past five years. Chairman Babcock said he had been called on at all times of day and night by mothersand persons interested to plead for a law which would make it Impossible to obtain this drug. "The evil has grown," he said, "to be decidedly greater than tho liquor habit." The bill was passed. f The urgency deficiency bill was sent to conference, with Littauer, Tawney and Livingston as conferees on the part of the House. 3Iust Refund Rebates Double. The regular order being demanded, the Barker bill for the recovery of un lawful freight rebates was taken up. It was favored by Parker (N.J.), Alex ander (N. Y.) and Clayton (Ala.), and opposed by Brantley (Ga.). Williams (Miss.), in giving the bill his indorsement, made a brief explana tion of Its terms. It first subjects the man who has received" an unlawful re bate to buIc and provides that he shall pay back the amount he has received, regardless of the question as to whether ho received It "knowing that he was or was not violating the law; It then provides that, when he shall. knowing the unlawfulness, receive the rebate, he shall return double the amount; It gives the informant half tho amount recovered but prevents "dum my" suits against the roads by requir ing every suit begun to be continued unless by tho consent of the Attorney General and the court, when they may be discontinued. After a brief speech by Smith (Ky.), the bill was passed without objection. A bill was passed, after being ex plained by Clayton, who introduced It. providing for the right to transfer cases from equity to law courts upon such terms as the court may prescribe; also to allow defective pleading to be corrected in the Appellate Court, so that a mere technicality may not be allowed to defeat a meritorious case. A new gavel was dedicated to the memory of Lincoln, by Speaker Cannon in opening the House, and the birthday of the martyred President was remem bered In the prayer of the chaplain. IS. ZEISLER COLLAPSES FAMOUS PIANISTE BECOMES A VICTIM OF MELANCHOLIA. Wanders Alone Through Chicago AH Day and Returns Exhausted. Fear of Blindness Cause. CHICAGO, lech. 12. For nearly eight hours today Mrs. Fannie Bloomfleld Zelsler, the workl-famous pianistc,' was missing from her home, and her friends and relatives, together with the police were scouring the city for her. During the afternoon Mrs. Zeislcr returned to her home alone, utterly exhausted. She declined to say whero she had been or what she had been doing. For some time Mrs. Zelsler has been greatly troubled with her eyes, which have failed steadily, and the fear of being com pelled to abandon her musical work had so preyed upon her mind that she had become at times subject to periods of melancholia. This morning she eluded her attendants and left the house alone. She was missed within a few minutes, and her husband hurried after her. She had disappeared, however, and no trace was found of her until she returned. Mr. Zelsler flaid tonight: "Mrs. Zelsler was very nervous when she returned, being on the vcrgo of col lapse. She would not talk about her ab sence and. when I asked her where she had been, she would only say, 'Walking.' She was assisted to her room and immedi ately went to sleep. As soon as prac ticable she will be taken to a sanitarium for rest and treatment." I MATHKW KIELY, CIHBF OF rO- LICK OF ST. LOUIS. SUSPND t ED ON GRAFT CHARGE? Chief Mathew Klety. cr et. .ils. who has been suspended on charges of "graft," had been at the head of the Police Department for .six years, but connected with tho force over 20 years. Ho was Opst promoted when "Larry" Harrigan was Chief, to be Desk Sergeant at the Four Courts, and won "fame for bis witty com ments on current events, something after the fashion of Mr. Dooloy. An thony Huebler then was placed at the head of the force, retaining the po sition eight years, when Harrigan again assumed command. One of Ms first acts was to make Kiely Captain and to place him In charge of the big central district. While Governor Folk was Prosecuting Attorney friction arose between him and Kiely. the reason, as alleged, being that Kiely had refused to place the. Police De partment under the orders of Mr. Folk. M'GLEARY AGAIN CRIES "STAND PAT He Throws Down Gauntlet Against Advocates of Reciprocity. GIVE NOTHING. TO GERMANY Leader of High Tariff Champions Scoffs at Benefit Farmers Gala -From Commerce With tbo . Kaiser's Empire. NEW YORK. Feb; 12. The twentieth annual Lincoln dinner of the Republican Club of New York was held tonight at the Waldorf-Astoria The 420 men d res ent were seated In the grand ballroom and more than 10) women were served in the Astor gallery and later heard ths speeches from the boxes. The toasts included: "Abraham Lincoln," General Horace Porter; "The Republican Party," Representative J. S. Fassett; "Shall the United States Make Its Own Laws?" Representative James T. McCIcary, of Minnesota. That the United States need not lower the tariff on products now Imported from Germany for fear that our export trade to that country would be ruined if such a tariff reduction Is not made, was the contention of Mr. McCIcary. Buys Very Little Grain. "Ten thousand circulars,' the speaker said, "are being sent out from Chicago every day by an organization whose ob ject it is to stir up the American farm ers, especially those of the Central West, against our present tariff, law. One of the cries of this organization Is that 'Ger many, our second best customer, will be lost to us if we do not make concessions to her.' During the fiscal year 1903 we sent to Germany goods to the value of "Inasmuch as this Chicago organization is directing its energies toward trying to make our farmers of the Middle West feel that they are going to suffer greatly If wo do not do something for Germany, it may not be amiss to state that our total sales of wheat to Germany in 1906 amounted to only ?2,2C0.452. and of wheat flour to only $351,217. and of other bread stuffs excop corn to onlv i51.054.S07. or 4.46S.1SS In all, about our domestic smiles of a single day. Of corn, we sold Ger many $7,000,000 to 512,000,000 worth a year ago. This is only about 1 per cent of our crop and. If we lost it, we would scarcely know of the loss without being told. Meat Purchases Small. "Aside from something less than ?15,000. 000 worth of lard, which they cannot well get anywhere else, Germany took only J1.S77.405 worth of meat from us last year," continued Mr. McCleary. Mr. McCIcary concluded by saying that. If the United States could sell Germany all the meat that she buys from the en tire world, "our sales would average less than $10,000,000 a year." SHOULD AVOID TARIFF WAR Keynote of Address to German Agrarians on America. BERLIN, Feb. 12. The annual con vention of the Agrarian Association, including in its membership 270,000 proprietors of estates, large and small, and forming one of the most powerful political bpdies in the empire, opened here today at the Hippodrome. About 8000 owners of estates were present. Dr. von Floeckcr, a large landowner of Hanover, and until recently secre tary of the legation at the City of Mex ico, made a carefully worded state ment upon the trade relations with the United Satcs. He said: These relations havo become acute, because up to the present timo we havo not been able to conclude a new commercial agreement with the United States. Tou all know that we take twice as much from America as wc send there. But. unfortunately, the principle of clofled home market has the upper hand in the Senate. President Roosevelt, in spite of his admiration for Germany, cannot alter the intention of the Senate. Diplomacy cor-slsts in reckoning with given facts and striving for the obtainable, and in this diplomacy differs from private and party life. In which one so often trie to treat facts to suit one's self an3 to attain the im possible. We might arguo that with the ex ception of cotton, wheat and lard wa could get anything else we buy from the United States from other countries. But firm as we must be In our negotiations. It would ba fatal If we dia not do all vrc could to make an agreement jxwalble The English and French would be the chief gainers were wo to engage in a commercial war with the United States. Such a war, therefore, -could have only one result on our side, and that would be to weaken us. But that must never be tho aim of our policy. Upon the other hand, we have every reason In the present complicated world situation to strengthen our ties, with America, which is the only world power that can remain pas sive toward Great Britain and at the same time form closer friendship with ua. Dr. von Floccker, In conclusion, said: "Do not think too little of American friendship, but do all you can to Impress upon all classes the political importance of this friendship." SHOOTS FORMER LOVER Chicago Man Ends Wife's Friendship With Another Man. CIHCAGO. Feb. 12. Dr. D. P. Had fleld. of Carroll, was shot and prob ably fatally wounded tonight by George W. Durphy. superintendent of the Chicago Dock Companyi In a room at the Grand Pacific Hotel. The shoot ing took place In the presence of Mrs. Durphy. Dr. Hadfleld and Mrs. Durphy have been friends for several years, both having lived in Louisville, Ky., before the marriage of Mrs. Durphy, who has filed suit for divorce.