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vtwrnrn VOL. .XLYI.- NO. 14,099. POBTIANB, OREGON, TVEDXES0AY, FEBRUARY 14, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BASCULE BRIDGE IS NOT POSSIBLE Conclusion of Portland Committee. SWING DRAW IS THE" THING Inspect Every Type in? Big Cities of the East , OBSTACLES ARE TOO GREAT Engineers Point Out Itadlcal Differ ences Between Chicago and Wil lamette Itivers, "Which Slake Swing: Draw Accessary. CHICAGO,' Feb. 13. "We came Eas strongly In favor of a bascule bridge for the Willamette River, but, after Inspect ing; structures in New York, Pittsburg, Chicago and other cities where difficult problems have been worked out, we arc returning to PortlanB satisfied that there aro Insuperable obstacles to the success of a bascule bridge over the Willamette, and that a swing: bridge is the only practica ble solution." While not voicing these sentlmonts in words, as it would not be befitting to give out Its conclusions In advance of a formal report to the Port of Portland Commis sion, the special Portland bridge commit tee, composed of John Drlscoll, Captain A. L. Pease and Engineer J. B. C. Lock wood, nevertheless Is on Its way home, impressed that this Is the net result of its investigation at various cities and con 'fcrenccs with famous engineers. The committee expects to arrive in Portland Thursday aftornoon at 5 o'clock, and will make Its formal report to the Port of Portland Commission next Monday. Swing Bridge Is Only Thing. While it is not definitely known Jutt wha.taUieTepdri will contaliL.'Vfllcrrnt la'- nuTry here r-mong prominent' engineer:' ana city officials, with -whom the commit tee is known to have .consulted,, makes It almost cert&itr that a swing bridge, wllle recommended for ihe Portland & Seattle Railroad across the Willamette River be low 'Portland. "The swing bridge on a center pier witli a wide channel on each side is the only practical method of building a bridge at tills point," said Consulting Engineer Ralph Modjcski, of tho Portland & Seattle Railroad, who Is also chief engineer In charge of the construction of the new Vancouver bridge. Objections to the Bascule. "The bascule style of structure, favored at first by some of the members of the Commission, would prove loo expensive to- operate and to repair, and -in my judgment is entirely unnecessary. The bascule bridges across tho drainage canal In Chi cago swing from piers built on tho banks of the channel, while at Portland the arms of a bascule brldgo would have to rest on piers built in tho middle of the river. Complicated machinery woufd have to be installed on each pier, requiring two sots of engineers or operators to run it Another objection to the bascule is that gives dui one opening. Big ocean ves sels could not easily pass each other "By constructing a swing bridge rest ing on a center pier, two fleets of ves sels could pass through at the same time thus avoiding delay. In making repairs to the swing bridge, if, for example, any thing should happen to the machinery, the bridge could be swung by hand power, if the machinery of a bascule bridge got out. of order, navigation and' railroad traffic would be seriously inter fered with, because .machinery Is necc; sary to move the structure. If the Com mission decides, to recommend the "build ing of a swing bridge, the length of the fpan will probably be 462 feet, the same as is called for" in the plans of the Van 'couver bridge over -the Columbia River." Saw All Varieties In Chicago. Engineer of Bridges Alexander von Babo, who accompanied the members of the committee on their tour of inspec tion In this city, agreed with the views of Mr. Modjcski. He said: "The Portland committee spent one whole day making a critical examination of Chicago's bridges. Its members were shown- the various types which span the north and south branches of the river, as well as those of the drainage canal. Among these types are the Scherzer, the Page, the bascule trunnion and the ordi nary swing variety. The committee spent considerable time in inspecting the one at North Western avenue, constructed by the city and "recently finished. It is a Bascule trunnion design and its length 16 203 feet between the centers of the trunnions. While the members of the committee seemed generally disposed to favor this style of bridge at one time. I am quite sure that it will not be recom mended for use at Portland. Mr. Mod jeski has plans for a swing bridge already drawn up in hip office. These plans were carefully gone over by the different mem bers of the committee, and in all likeli hood will be adopted. There will be three spans to the Portland bridge, vary ing in length from 180 to 373 feet, on which there will be a double-track rail road." On its tour of inspection In this city, the committee was accompanied by Mr. Modjcski; C. H. Dart, engineer of the sanitary district: B. B. Carter, consult ing mechanical, csglneer of the city; Al- cxander .von Babb, assistant City Engi neer, and- W. -E. Angear,aslstant to Air. ModJeskL HADLEY HASJJLEAR CASE Gets Evidence or Standard Oil Mo ,nbpoly .Agreement. DES MOINES, Feb. IS.Attorney-Gen--eral Herbert S. Hadlcy, of Missouri, ar rived today to take depositions on alleged unfair competition in the sale of oil by the Standard Oil Company in Iowa. With the taking of the testimony of Frank R. Nortbrup and F. E. Lyman, of Des Moines, former Standard OU Com pany employes, Mr. Hadley announced he had made out his case against the com pany In'MIssourl and expects to.set a de cision ousting the -company from doing business in that state-. Mr. Hadlcj' asserted he had positive evidence that the Standard OIL the Waters-Pierce and the Republic Oil Com pany had formed a combination and di vided the terrltoryJriMis-fourl among them. F. R. Northrup, formerly agent of the Schoflcld, -Shurrncr & Taglc Oil Com pany of Cleveland in St. LouiB, said ho had oral Instructions from the Republic Oil Company after it had absorbed the Schofield Company and the Cleveland Re fining Company not to enter territory of cither the WaterF-Pierce Company or tho Standard Oil Company in Missouri, but not to- relax the light upon the independ ent companies. Lretters also instructed him to follow the price of the Watcre-PIcrcc Company. Mr. Northrup testified that he was al ways given one or 'two days advance no tice of the prices of the Wators-Picrcc Company. Northrup testified that he received his personal instructions as to non-competition with the Standard Oil Company from "Walter Tcagl'-ilf said that he received letters front the Kcpy bi icyiMra pany that it had bcon absorbeaBj" the Stand ard OH Company. "Have you any more letters belonging to the company which you appropriated from the Standard Oil Company?" asked Hagerman. "None of your business," was the hot retort. Mr. Northrup was -manager of the Re public Oil Company In Sf. Louis in June, 1101, when the xtepubllc Company -was organized. , F. E. Lyman, of Dcs Moines, testified that as traveling agent of the Standard -Oil Company, in 1S91, he had been given Instructions to turn orders from the Waters-Pierce customers to agents of that company. AWAITS MISSOURI DECISION. Hadlcy Secures Delay in Proceedings i Xcw York. NEW TORK, Feb. 13. When tho taking of testimony before a commissioner in the case of th Stato of Missouri against the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, the Waters-Pierce Oil Company and the Re public Oil . Company, to oust the compa nies from the State of Missouri, on tho ground of Illegal combination, was re- aumeS in this, city today, onq wltesjjonly exiMcSvJHo was a" process-Server and was Introduced bjvtho lawyers actin: for .Attorney-General Hadler. of Mfewurl. -simply to -secure an adjournment of the fW6ccdies, ntomUl;'JLho afternoon kn$. lhvu unui ujinoiTp?v morning at jy.o ciock. Tho purpose- 6C the dciav was to. await the decision of tho. Supreme Court' of Mis souri on me question, whether certain questions must le answered. ' CANNOT HELP T. W. LAWSON Jjh. Eolcttc Too" Busy to Bother With His Proxies. WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-Scnator La Follctte has declined the Invitation ex tended by Thomas W. Laws on to become a member of the committee to vote the proxies of a number of policy-holders of two of .the life-insurance companies of New Tork at their meetings tills year. The Senator found it impossible to under take the work because of the pressure of public business. Jerome and Cleveland Confer. NEW YORK. Feb. IS. District Attorney Jerome had a talk lasting an hour and a half with Grover Cleveland today. He declared that they luid not discussed in surance, but would not rceval the nature of the conversation. Vesuvius Spreads-Destruction. NAPLES, Feb. 13. Mount Vesuvius' eruption is assuming alarming propor tions. The funicular railway track has been' damaged at six points, and tho principal station is threatened with de struction. An effort is being made to save the station by the construction of a thick wall of masonry reinforced by em bankments of Hand. StrewniS or lam are flowing with considerable , rapidity, de stroying everything In their course. Tho authorities arc taking precautions to pre vent loss of llf. SeaaUr S. W. Velivt &t AUfema. Senator E. W. Pettu of AUttnii has authorized the annoonceaiat tbat.he 1 & candidate for re-election. Senator Pettu was born In 1821, went to California In 1810. returned to Ala bama in 1851, has held farious otnee of trast la-Alabama ati'd ha been In the "United States Senate sine JS7. His jt;rm does not expire until l09, so. that hcjvlll &8 yearsoid lfho should succeed hlmselt an i -when the tbrm A CANDID ATK AT IHGirrT-rrVE. j STOP JT SEftTTLE Harriman Has a Difficult Prob Jem to Reach His High Priced Depot Site. ST. PAUL STEALS A MARCH Tidclands for. TcrmlHals AVcrc Se cured at Reasonable Figures Bc Sorc Union Pacific Magnate Awoke to Uic Situation. BT E. Wi WHIGHT. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. U.-(Staff Cor respondence.) Mr. Harriman lias "de clared his intentions" regarding Seattle, and, after weeks of secret warfare and dickering, .Mas come into the open. At a meeting of the City Council tonight, by request of the Union Pacific local counsel,' John F. Hortman, Councilman Mullen, in troduced an ordinance asking a fraricbiee for tho Washington Northcnva Harriman line, to lay tracks around the catlre water front of Seattle and thence on to SmliVs Cove and Ballard. . , Harriman asks to come 'in from the Tm wamlEh Valley, along Whatcom avenie. where the other roads have already asked for franchises, and thence up Railroad avenue and Seventeenth avenue, west to Smith's Cove, Salmon Bay and Ballard. Ho thus spans the whole city. This is a comparatively simple problem, since all roads have .left it open to add new tracks up Whatcom avenue. But Hill's tidclands intervene between the country and the Harriman passenger- depot. To reach this depot is the most difficult problem that confronts Harriman, and will probably result In a fight between him and Hill. The latter owns property -which Harriman needs to reach the depot, and Just who will win the contest over - tho final disposition of tho property remains to be seen. Harriman Has a Eight Ahead. In view of the great activity and heavy real estate purchases made hy the Harriman agents, the official peti tion for a franchise did not create very much surprise. Mr. Harriman wljl undoubtedly get into Seattle, butt In 'vletv -uf thc entertainment that he has- bscn 'affording Mr. Hill and th north-bank road; pot to mention, to- Peninsula fight, bo will rind considera ble 'work cut out. for him before hlx petition- is granted; Mr. "liHl has a 'number of friends in tho Council, and some ttC them may he a little slow in recognizing the merits of the pro posaL The application for. this .franchise is the culmination of a protracted period of highly sensational skirmishing for desirably located tidelands that could be used for terminal purposes. Indel ibly stamped on the minds of every citizen Is some great event In the his tory of his town or city. Up .here at Seattle a few of the oldest old-timers tatc their yarns back to the period when the townslte was shelled by a Government vessel for the purpose of throwing terror Into the Indians. Coming farther down toward mod ern times, the less ancient old-timers use the big tire of 1S83 as a point from which to' mark time. There are several- thousand Scattlcltcs -who "wcr sot here during the Indian fighting era or even when the big fire advertises! S&attle. Thrse late arrivals, howver. nave been providd with an vent which will sre admirably as, a period from which to date all future commercial and social events. Agents Force Up Prices. Nineteen hundred and six "will go down In Seattle history as the year of the tidcland boom, and nothing like it has ever before been witnessed In th West. Since a nhort time before New Tear's the Harriman railroad Interests have paid out in Seattle approximately 33.000,003 for approximately J300.000 -worth of tidclands. "Coil Oil Johnny, in hlswildest bursts of extravagance, never threw his money around with such prodigal recklessness as has been displayed by the Harriman real estate buyers, who have secured a consider able amqunt of tidclands at almost fabulous prices. The Chicago. Milwaukee & St, Paul, which has completed a deal by which It will enter Seattle over the tracks of the Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad, began picking up Seattle Udeland nearly two years ago. Negotiations were conducted so quietly that there was no undue infla tion of values until practically everything needed had been secured. Mr. Harriman s men were less cautious. They did not go out with a brass band and banners notifying the public that they -were in the market for tidelands at any old price, but they gave the matter ao much publicity that there was an advance of from 400 to SCO per cent before the first deed was signed, and the figures have been steadily Increasing since. St. Paul People In Good Shape. "Thej' raised us clear out of the game as soon as they -butted in." says a St, Paul man. An discussing the matter to day. "We did not get quite all that wo wanted, but we can get the rest by con demnation proceedings for less than half the figures that are now asked." By a trackage and terminal ground lease with the Columbia & Puget Sound road, the St. Paul is now pretty well fixed for k grand entry. The terms by which It secured entrance over rails already laid were J20.CO3 per year. Included in the lease being use of- two large dock?. These facilities, together with the i.eg.A worth of tidelands 'already purchased, will give the new read very good facilities for business. Mr. HarrlBiaa is generally regarded as II LL HOLD HAND supplying 'the materials for obstructions which are heteg ptaeed in the way or the St- Paul In Rs efforts to secure a fran chise over certain streets. This opposition Is mild and latxptasivc when compared with that which he" must put up la order to make an !ipre(qn on Mr. Hill. Site for Prospective ThiircI. Within less than feet, of the south entrance of tW Great Northern tunnel Mr. Harrl man's. "Cal-Oil.Johnnles" have paid' llff far a, -t'1 by 13 feet, and have bid 3&i&& for ajslrallar-alzed tract adjoining the ene purchased. -In the ordinance introduced tonlsht the route from South Seattle tf Ballard Is out lined as areuad the water .front, but If too much opposition develops to the franchise It is not improbable thit Mr. Harriman will -begin tuneling on his high-priced property abutting the tidelands and par allel the Hill tuane under the city, and on the opplaitc side of Smith's Cove from where the Hll docks, arc located build ex tensive yards and docks. A large tract of land was secured at that point at reasonable prices before the Harriman buyers became unduly excited, and yet in spite of all the money that Is being spent there is still a lurking sus picion that it is a ganieofjbluff put up by Mr. Harriman for mlfimppse of forcing from Mr. Hill tcrnMmMituwlll admit the O. R. & N. t'MatM?ftfeMit the neces sity of bullttwy Of course. If this fa a MmsT. iuM.bc called by Mr. HHL Mtrtny dc a we&kenlirg the Mr. Harriman. tip his buff, or for a is will be. the -franchlso he jsetk. MARRIXAX BLOCKS - ST. TAUL - . .rpr t Stt!c City Engineer a Close Friend of Union Pacific-Attorney. SEATTLE. WaHi.. Feb. IS. Special.) Officials of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad arc beginning to believe their application for a franchise in Scat tie is "being blocked, by Harriman Inter ests. Men close enough to those officials to speak with authority point out the in dications of Harriman . activity to pre Tent an early settlement of the franchise fight unless the, Harriman Interests are fully protected. John P. Hartman is thoUnion Pacific attorney in Seattle. He has several times appeared before the corporation's com mittee to oppose a grant to tho St. Paul Railroad" -oYer Colorado" street, claiming tq represent property interests that would be affected by the road. City tngmecr Thomson, who Is a clos; personal friend of Hartman, is thoroughly familiar with all ofHartraan's oVJetttons, and if there is a man in SeAttlecu whom tho Union Pacific franchise dcslrclfhavc been out lined It is believed that Thomson Is that "person. 4 r Tho strenuous objfjbon of tho City En-. gtnec to gram i fppucauons iur rVancfctfeji onhHP!$ayW,cV and n,a rejection. jot lhN?tft G&ft applications altogether. Tit In with these -theories. The City Engineer has demanded that room be left oil Whatcom avenue for a new road and. he has refused to consider the North Coast in the light of a Uew rail way until it makes known substantial transcontinental -backing. Were It not for the fact that the City Engineer dominates the Council in fran chise, matters his attitude would not be of such importance. But the engineer Is a great deal of a, Csar in such matters. At tho first meeting the St. Paul officials had with the corporation committee the City Engineer announced a policy that the city would adhere to and nothing has ever shaken the Council away from this an nouncement. Apparently it was made by the City Engineer In an off-hand expres sion of opinion, but It was law to tho Council men. It is not clear that the Harriman line has anything at stake on Colorado street, but the turmoil over that franchise has hold up tho entire application and tlma has been an essential in the Harriman campaign here. Tho St. Paul franchlso cannot go through for another week or more and It may be. by that time the Harriman interests will be ready to speak. On Whatcom avenue the franchises agreed upon by the Hill lines and the St. Paul leave room for at least one more road. But lour tracks on a 250-foot street arc granted. As soon as this was agreed upon, all efforts at blocking the What-com-avnuc grant was stopped by the City Engineer, and tho St, Paul franchise held up on technicalities Involving tho passenger and freight depot tracks. Tbeso were straightened out today by the St. Paul's agreement to dedicate a ten-foot strip In front of the passenger station for cab stands. That the Harriman purchases here are pretty nearly If not quite completed Is fully believed in railroad circles. It Is stated positively that the orders to buy were all placed by J. R. Coryell, of San Francisco. He was here with his wife several weeks ago and was almost the en tire time the guest of F. K. Struve. Jacob Furth and X. H. Latimer, the thrrft men who bought in Jands for the Union Pa cific Coryell Is or a San Francisco law firm close to Southern Pacific Interests. BOMB IN SOLDIER'S BOX Expressman Badly Injured While Conveying to Transport Meade. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 12. The Post today says that H. L. Laughran, an ex pressman, has been seriously injured by a mysterious explosion and is now in a hos pital. It is alleged that Laughran wont to tho Santa Fe Railroad sheds last Saturday morning to get a box belonging to Com- f pany B, of the Second United States In fantry, and convey It to the transport Meade, which was about to sail. He ac cidentally dropped the box. the contents of which immediately exploded, wounding the expressman and rendering him uncon scious. The box is declared to have been similar to one which previously had beh placed on the Meade in the section of the hold where the fatal fire occurred, the origin of which remains a mystery. Both boxes were said to contain personal effects of the officers of Company B. Major Devol, chief of the transport serv ice, admitted today that the 'box, sup posed to contain tho supplies, liad ex ploded at the freight sheds. He said that he had appointed a commission of officers to Investigate the matter, but declined to express an opinion regarding the cause of the accident until a full report had been "made. . Chinese-Troops .for 31ancuurla. PS KIN. Feb. 3S. Yuan Shi Kal. the commander of the Chinese forces. Is prepariag to sead" adiv!slon of. his troops from 'Paotlng to' Manchuria, to maintain' order la place 'of the Japan ese, whlch'are'v withdrawing from .there.' . read JOHN S. M'CALL IS Hope of His Recovery Given Up .and He Takes Last Cath olic Sacraments. MAY LIVEFEW M0R& DAYS Disease of Liver and Kidneys Ag gravated by "Worry of Life Insur ance Exposures Sinking. Spell Causes Alarm. NEW TORK. Feb. IS. The last rites of the Roman Catholic Church were ad ministered today to John A. McCall. cx prcsldent of the New York Lifo Insur ance Company, at Laltcwood. N. J., where ,he has been seriously ill for some time. Father Hcaly, of the Church of Our Lady of the Lake, which the McCall fam ily Has attended whenever at Lakewood, officiated. . Mr. McCall had had a sinking spell, and the doctors had been hastily called. His condition was such that his family was advised to be prepared for the worst. Subsequently Mr. McCall rallied some what, but his condition remains critical. Besides Mrs. McCall there ana now in constant attendance three physicians and three nurses. Dr. F. G. Janeway and Dr. John Vanderpoel. of New York, have been called. In consultation. Other members of Mr! McCall's family were summoned to Lakewood this after noon. John C. McCall went -yesterday. It Is understood that Mr. McCall is suf fering from liver complaint. The disease has progressed with great rapidity, and Mr. McCall has lost at least 60 pounds in the last three weeks. IIVJ3 THREE MORE DAYS. Disease of Liver and Kidneys Makes Case Hopeless. JLAKEWOOD. N. X," Feb. 13. (Special.) Physicians who are In attendance on John A. McCall. ex.prcsldent of the New York Ufc Iruturanco Comnanv. -lonlsrht said that he might live two dajC? pos, azoiy tnrce. At a late hour tonight he was resting more cosafortably than was the- case during tho greater' part of the day. Mr, McCall has been a very 111 man at times, ever slnco he was first stricken on December 30 last, but alarming symp toms did not develop until Monday. He had a bad attack on Thursday last, but on Sunday had partly regained what he had lost Mooday his condition was so critical that Dr. Charles L. Llndlcy, tho Lake wood physician who has been attending him, thought it advisable to .consult with others. Dr. . E. G. Janeway, the New York specialist, and Dr. John Vanderpoel. Mr. McCall's family physician, were sum moned. The malady from which Mr. McCall first suffered was congestion of the liver, but within the last week, it Is said, an acute and incurable disease of the kid neys has developed, with the result that the- physicians have abandoned hope The constant worry, to which Mr. Call CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Wertther. TESTER-DAY'S Maximum temperature. 46 dcg.; minimum. 3S. Precipitation, none. TODAY'S Rain. Southeasterly winds. Foreign. Ambauador "White ready to solve Moroccan. problem. lro v. China In ferment against foreigner and training for war. rase -t. King Christian's body seen by hosts of his subjects. Faise S. Countess de CaMellanc making financial deal for divorce. Pago 7. atlesa!. Fulton axks 2-100,000 for Columbia Jetty. rce 3. SenatA committee may be tied on rate bill. Tase 4. Rouse debates fortification MIL Page 3. Ship subsidy bill under fire. Page 3. La Toilette exposes scheme to defraud In dians. Tage 2. Coal operators cry for -relief from monopoly atlficd in House. Paso 3. FoUtks. Woman suffrage convention ends. Page 5. Hadley gets clear case against Standard Oil Company. Page 4. Anthracite miners and operators ready for conference. 1'age -1. Port Commission's committee decides against bascule bridge. Page I. Helnse'a mines transferred to Amalgamated. Page 4. John A. McCall at point or death. Pago 1. Multnomah Club elects board of directors. Page 14. Coatmerelai' and Ma rise. No Oriental demand yet for flour. Page 17. More activity in wool at Boston. Page 15. Dairy produce advances at San Francisco. Page 15. Copper stocks advance at New Tork. Page 15. Chicago wheat market treat: with narrow- range. Page 13. Chief engineer of fireboat Geo. H. "Williams admits that firemen hare-feared explosion of steam pipes for some time; arrange ments will be made for Immediate re pairs. Page 14. Steamer Texan In dangerous condition at Honolulu. Page 14. Pertlad aad Vleteitr. Merchants feel sura that Roanoke will be put on the Portland-Alaska, run. Page 10. List of fatalities In East Side fire Increased to five. Page 10. D. C Keltya trial for tho murder of Thomas Flemmlngs progresses. Psge 10. Prosecution against Richards ceases. Paged. Daya record In the Municipal Court. Page 11. Concordia Club gives an elaborate entertain ment. Page 10. la the Oregon Coast & Eastern - a paper railroad 7' Page 1. N DEATH Get-Together Club hold a baaquet. Page l has been subjected . as . a result of bis enforced retirement from the head of tho New York" Life, following the - exposure brought about by the Armstrong com mittee, has contributed largely to the physical break-down which now Imperils his life. IN GRIP OF MONOPLY COAL OPERATORS' APPEAL TO HOUSE STIFLED. Independents at Mercy of Pennsylva " nla Railroad, Which Controls the Miacs and Dictates to Trade. ; WASIUNGTON, Feb. 13. Representa tive' Gillespie mado two unsuccessful at tempts In the House today to obtain con sent to have -included in the House rec-i "ords a letter from the Bituminous Coal Trades League ot Pennsylvania, de nouncing the alleged combination of coal carrylng railroads to control and regulate the output of coal In the United States. Both times Representative Payne of New .York, the Republican floor leader, objected, and Gillespie finally abandoned tho erTort- Tho letter, which is referred to as a pe tition for relief, was prepared by Frank G. Drane, Secretary of the Bituminous Coal Trades League of Pennsylvania. Mr. Drane calls attention to Mr. Gillespie's resolution and the threatening strike o 'hard and- soft coalv -'miners, and claims there has existed for a. long time a com bination of . the Pennsylvania Railroad with the anthracite and "bituminous coal mining companies and shippers to stifle all compettlion in violation of the anti trust laws. Mr. Drane says It Is unfortunately true mat not one ot his associates in the Bi tuminous League would be able to give sworn testimony before an Investigating committee of Congress, "as we have never been able to get evidence suffi ciently strong to enter a suit at law, nor have we been able to get the Independent operators united so as to test the Elklns law,, many fearing the consequences tho Pennsylvania Railroad officials know so well how to Inflict on any operator who daro complain." He recites the grievances to which the independent operators are subjected through alleged discrimination, particu larly the soft coal operators In Pennsyl vania. "West Virginia and Maryland, and says the independents are helpless! The letter asserts that the Pennsylvania Rail road has established rules that only cer tain markets can be supplied by one re gion, and that the private care of the soft coal trust have unlimited choice of mar ket to ship coal in accordance to the demand therefor. JIMINEZ STARTS A REVOLT His Partisans Capture Town and ?tf Aim to Prevent isieefinn- CATS HATCTIEK, Hayti, Feb. 13. A messenger who arrived here today from Monte Christ!, in tho northern part of the Republic of Santo Domingo, reports that a revolutionary movement has Broken out at Monte Christ!. General Neney at the head of a numerous body of troops, has attacksd and captured the town of Dajabon, on the frontier of -Hayti. , Neney is a devoted partisan of. General JImlnez. former President of Santo Do mingo, and it Is generally believed that the movement Is in favor ot JImlnez. and that Its object Is to prevent the govern ment trom holding tho approaching elec tions. Outbreak Xot Dangerous. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Secretary Koot, Detore going to the Cabinet meet ing today, received from the Navy De partment a cablegram from Commander Southcrland, from Monte Christ!, to this effect: "There is an insurrection; small force at Dajabon, 2j miles south of Monte Christ!." Commander Southcrland adds that there Is no danger if the do facto government acts promptly. Caccres-Wlll 2ot Resign NEW YORK, Feb. 13. A cable dispatch to the Herald fromSsnto Domingo says: "Yielding to the solicitations of his friends. General Caccre3 yesterday promised to -withhold his resignation, -which he had intended to offer on the opening day of tho session of the Chamber of Deputies. It is likely that he will retain office until the United States treaty Is ratified, pro viding he finds that there will be no delay In bringing-up the measure. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER DROPS OUT OF SIGHT. John D. Rockefeller, president of the Standard Oil Company, has suc cessfully eluded all subpena servers. Attorney-General Hadley of Missouri Is anxious to find Rockefeller In con nection with the ar of that state against the oil trust. Even Mrs. Rockefeller says she does not know where be Is. It Is suggested that he Is cruising In the Caribbean with H. II- Rogers. son. but there -Is no direct evidence of this. Messages have been sent everywhere, but tn. re- sponse to every Inquiry the answer has come that nothing has been seen 'of tho billionaire. S THIS PROJECT APflPERRAILROUD Oregon Coast & East ern Arouses Question DEMANDS LAND AND SUBSIDIES Claims Backing of Millionaires Who Have No Rating. TILLAMOOK IS SUSPICIOUS False Impression Is Cheated That Project Is Indorsed by . Portland Chamber or Commerce by Let ters Written by J. Ji". TcaL Though the Chamber of Commerce has not Indorsed and has not been asked to indorse TV. J. "Wllscy's "huge scheme for making- a quadrlsectlon of the State of Oregon, with a 52S.OOO.O0O railroad, through the independent ac tion of one of its committees the im pression "has. been spread broadcast that the Chamber is actively promoting- the proposed road, and. as a body, is standing- sponsor for Mr. "Wilsey and his agents in all their acts, promises and representations regarding- the somewhat stupendous project. A local paper, through the columns of which Mr. Wilsey first sought pub licity for his scheme a fortnight or so ago, "has since that time done Its share to strengthen thi3 false . impression, but, as a matter of fact, except for what vague information Mr. "Wilsey may have given out through newspa per interviews, the Chamber as a body has never given tho "Biff T" railroad scheme the slightest investigation or attention, through Its officers or true fees. Tt is'ttaruUtful. even. It more than a score of the 365 active members of the organization have further than a -hearsay Tcnowlcdgc- ot its existence. Though there are mysterious capi talists ready to back his scheme for ?3QO,000;000, according- to Mr. TTil scy's newspaper announcements, just now money seems to bo a little tight with them, for Mr. Wilsey says that only tho lateral branch of tho "Big- T." running from Portland to Tillamook and down the coast, will be construct ed at the present time. Moreover, they insist on securing- the right of way for this branch absolutely free of cost to themselves. In addition to sub sidies ot cash and land from tho vari ous communities through which the road may some day be built. The discovery of this state of affairs was made yesterday by members of the Chamber of Commerce, whose at tention was called to the "Wilsey proj ect by an editorial in The Orcgonian the day before, suggesting- that the transportation committee would do well to dlscourago the building of pa per railroads into the Tillamook coun try, in view of tho fact that E. E. "Lytic, at the suggestion ot the com mittee, had taken up that long-talked -ot schemo and had financed and was actually building a genuine railway to Tillamook and into the Nehalcm dis trict from this city. Transportation Committee Indorsed. A very brief investigation sufficed to show that, far from discouraging the "paper railroad," the transportation com mittee, through J. N. Teal, its attorney, had absolutely committed itself to the Wilsey project and was tied hand and foot by a letter of indorsement signed b Mr. Teal and delivered to Mr. Wilsey and his associates, presumably for use in backing up their appeal to the people ot Northwestern Oregon for land and moncf" to float their railroad scheme. Inasmuch as the transportation com mittee Is to all intents and purposes an independent commercial body, only nom inally appointed by tho President of the Chamber and not responsible to him or to the Board of Trustees for its acts, the discovery did not create any partic ular surprise. It was only when mem bers of the Chamber who were friendly to Mr. Lytle and his railroad plan learned that Mr. Teal's letter was being construed by the rural press as an In dorsement of the Wilsey scheme by the Chamber itself that they began to sit up and take notice. It might be explained that up to a com paratively recent time the transportation committee of tiie cnamoer 01 i.ommerce was an Independent business men's or ganization, called tho Portland Transpor tation Committee. Years after Its organ ization It voted to annex itself to the Chahiber of Commerce in order to facil itate its operations, but in so doing it ex nresslv reserved the right to independent action, which It still asserts at all times. Chamber of Commerce Bound. For this reason the members of the Chamber of Commerce who were looking Into the matter had no criticism to make of the committee's action, so long as it did not bind the Chamber Itself. But such. It was conclusively learned, was the effect which Mr. Teal's letter was having In the western part of the state, and as a result there are things doing In the way ot em phatic denial. Possibly Mr. lytles friends In the Chamber would not be so emphatic In Concluded on Page 5.) r I'