VOL. XXVI. NO. 14,098
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1906.
PRICE IVE CENTS.
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IN ALLD1R
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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.
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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
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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.